[WWE intro music playing]
[Cena] Then.
[Flair] Woo!
-[glass shatters] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolls] -[Cena] Now.
♪ The King of Kings ♪
♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cena] Forever.
Together.
[music fades]
-["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing] -[Cole] It's Nashville, Tennessee,
Music City, USA,
and the host tonight of SummerSlam!
[crowd cheering]
Forty-eight thousand, four hundred forty-nine fans in Nissan Stadium.
♪ Roll into town, step off the bus ♪
♪ Shake off the where-you-came-from dust ♪
[Cole] What's he doing here? Riddle's here.
[Riddle] Seth, get your ass out here, bro!
♪ But I have found ♪
♪ It's a crazy town, full of neon dreams ♪
♪ Everybody plays, everybody sings ♪
♪ Hollywood with a touch of twang ♪
♪ To be a star You gotta bang, bang, bang ♪
♪ Bend those strings 'Til the Hank comes out ♪
♪ Make all the drunk girls Scream and shout ♪
[Graves] It is about to go down at SummerSlam.
[McIntyre] Music City. I love this place.
♪ In this crazy town ♪
[song ends]
["Shakedown" by Kid Rock playing]
[Graves] Nissan Stadium is rockin'.
[Saxton] Another absolute classic for the Raw Women's Championship.
♪ I live my life on the edge ♪
♪ Party like a rock star Pedal to the floor ♪
♪ And it doesn't matter how far ♪
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
[Saxton] K.O.D.!
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
["Deliverance" playing]
[Graves] It has been over a year!
[Saxton] Bayley is back!
["Shakedown" resumes playing]
[Graves] Bayley, Iyo Sky, and Dakota Kai.
This is truly surreal!
♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight ♪
[Graves] The biggest party of the summer is about to become must-see.
Logan Paul has taken to this business like a duck to water.
♪ Fuck Superman, I'm a man of God ♪
[Saxton] Logan Paul is about to risk it all!
♪ The ever-loving sex kitten Colder than winter ♪
♪ The faster than a jet… ♪
[Saxton] Skull-Crushing Finale!
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
♪ I live my life on the edge ♪
♪ Party like a rock star Pedal to the floor ♪
♪ And it doesn't matter how far ♪
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
♪ Shakedown, takedown… ♪
[Graves] The Rated-R Superstar has crashed the biggest party of the summer!
♪ …Takedown, breakdown ♪
♪ Somebody gon' get it tonight, come on ♪
[Graves] Does Liv Morgan have the killer instinct to get past Ronda Rousey?
♪ Party like a rock star ♪
[Cole] Liv is in trouble.
-Armbar on Morgan. -[referee] One, two…
[Cole] Wait a minute. Ronda's shoulders are down!
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheers]
[Graves] Liv tapped! Liv tapped!
[Cole] There's a tap before three. You're right.
♪ Slaying you suckers like a dragon ♪
[Cole] Rousey has snapped.
♪ Kicking y'all's ass Right off the bandwagon ♪
♪ I ain't bragging It's a well-known fact ♪
♪ I back-slap the wack And dollar bills I stack ♪
♪ Don't take no flack from you wannabes ♪
-♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪ -Whoo-hoo!
♪ I live my life on the edge ♪
♪ Party like a rock star Pedal to the floor ♪
[Cole] Referee's knocked down.
Low blow!
♪ Ain't nobody stopping me ♪
[Cole] McAfee got him!
McAfee got him!
[song ends]
-["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing] -[Cole] It's the last time, last match.
Last man standing!
Lesnar driving a tractor.
♪ To be a star you gotta ♪
[Graves] It's like a horror movie out here.
Oh Jesus!
This is one of the damnedest things I've ever seen in my life!
♪ We love it, we hate it ♪
[Cole] Mr. Money in the Bank.
♪ We're all just trying to make it ♪
♪ We love it, we hate it ♪
♪ We all came here to make it ♪
[Cole] Heyman F5'd through a table!
♪ In this crazy town ♪
Don't ever come back!
[Graves] The Usos assisting Roman in burying The Beast!
-[music fades] -[crowd cheers]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And we are here live on Friday Night SmackDown,
Greenville, South Carolina.
-Woo! -[crowd cheering]
[laughs]
Here we go.
Oh man. In the building.
-What up, boy? -Ah!
-Huh? -That's right.
Where we at?
-[McAfee] Ooh! -[crowd cheering]
[indistinct]
Man.
-[McAfee] Whoa-oh! -This is sick.
-Let's go. -Let's get it.
[Cole] The Undisputed Champion, the Undisputed Tag Team Champions
are here live tonight…
♪ Are you ready? ♪
…on the heels of an amazing SummerSlam
where Roman Reigns is the last man standing.
We welcome you tonight to Greenville, South Carolina.
And Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
[McAfee] Tonight is a massive evening, 'cause as you have seen,
Roman Reigns is in the building!
The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion,
the GOAT, the last man standing at SummerSlam
will be addressing Drew McIntyre
ahead of their clash at Clash at the Castle.
SummerSlam was an amazing event last week in Nashville, Tennessee,
and, Pat, you had quite the night at SummerSlam as well.
It was an absolute honor to be on that card
in front of 48,449 members of the WWE Universe.
I've kicked balls my whole life, but a ball-kicking I did on Saturday,
I will remember for the rest of my life.
Hey, truck, can you please run a replay
of that beautiful bean-busting footage?
Here you see a big right.
Bum Ass Corbin knocks Charles Robinson onto the ground.
Charles Robinson, obviously, Hall of Fame official,
and this big dumbass got him out of the way.
My eyes on Charles out of the way, and Bum Ass Corbin distracted,
knew that I was in for something magical.
The scene was set, the balls were kicked, Cole!
Charles Robinson couldn't see it 'cause he was down,
'cause the big dummy got him knocked over.
Bang to the beans!
And then the quick "How you doing?" And "Suck it, sir."
-[drum thuds] -Just a magical moment.
-[drum roll] -The drums are banging
and the balls are crying!
Just Friday night, if you do recall,
this man kicked me in the balls from behind,
so just one day later, in Nashville, Tennessee,
with this foot right here that has made millions… Say it, Cole.
[Cole] Millions!
[McAfee] And millions of dollars, with my eyes on the prize,
here, the tiny target spot, this big dumb face.
I knew that this was all she wrote,
because whenever the foot starts swinging…
-[crowd cheers] -[clangs]
-…the balls are ringing! -[groans]
-[explosion] -The balls start ringing, Cole!
Look at his big dumb face!
You can almost see it happening.
"Ouch," he said. I heard him.
His breath smelled terrible.
He was saying, "Ouch. My balls hurt."
You get it.
A magical evening, and it's a…
it's a storybook moment that'll go in the documentary of my life forever
and… I've never been more proud of myself.
I've never been more excited for something,
but when that foot hit his balls,
I was in pure euphoria.
-And it was a magical night. -[laughter]
Oh, look at the big dummy. [laughs]
-Uh… -[laughter]
You think this is funny? It's not funny.
Karma is a beautiful thing, don't you think?
How about I wipe that smile off your face?
You know, I'd like to see you try.
So as soon as you're done here pouting, how about we kick off SmackDown?
Let me tell you what.
I'm gonna go out to the ring, and this smile will be waiting for you.
[McAfee laughs] Loser!
Loser!
That guy
right there.
Uh, sorry about it, sorry about it, sorry about it.
I'm taking too much control.
Pat, nonetheless, I mean, it's not Happy Corbin anymore.
-It's Pouty Corbin… -Yeah.
…according to Ricochet. You're having way too much fun.
Ah, that was awesome. I can't believe I got a telestrator out here
and I got a big win at SummerSlam over a bum,
and now I get to watch
just a one-of-one Ricochet do his thing.
♪ It's about to go down ♪
["It's About to Go Down" playing]
[explosion]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Samantha Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, weighing in at 207 pounds,
Ricochet!
[Cole] Well, Ricochet said it right, Pat.
You know, karma is an issue, especially for Mr. Corbin
who is, uh, very, very embarrassed and humiliated
after what went down over the past week.
[McAfee] Yeah, he should be.
Obviously, he's a ten-year vet, he's very talented, we're old friends,
but it has to be tough to take an L at SummerSlam,
and now he's gonna go one-on-one with that…
-["The Good Life" playing] -…that special athlete.
[crowd booing]
Nobody likes him in South Carolina, it does appear.
A little kid behind me said,
-"This guy sucks." -[Irvin] And his opponent,
weighing in at 285 pounds,
Happy Corbin!
[Cole] So, Pat, you've known Corbin for a while.
He's now backed into a corner.
He was made fun of by the entire locker room.
You made fun of him at the top of the show tonight.
Does that make Corbin even more dangerous?
[McAfee] Oh, I-I think he's always very dangerous,
but he has an issue with controlling his temper
and stuff like that.
Everybody laughing at him might be for his own good.
Maybe he becomes a better human out of this,
and that's what we're all hoping for.
Do you think if Corbin hits rock bottom, it may be better off for his career?
[McAfee] Yes. 'Cause think about how talented he could be.
I mean, the screen in the back there on the jumbo-LED thingy says "winner,"
and I know there's new people in charge. He's gone. He lost,
literally just a couple of days ago to me.
[Cole] Yeah, but he won a lot of money in Vegas.
[McAfee] That's… Hey. Inflation, pal.
That money ain't worth a damn.
[Cole] So, Corbin and Ricochet, one-on-one to kick us off here tonight
on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
Ricochet, of course, a former Intercontinental Champion
and would love to get back in the hunt for that prestigious title,
as Ricochet land--
lands on the apron and catches Corbin with a kick right to the face.
[McAfee] I can't help but assume, uh, Ricochet watched me beat Corbin. Ooh!
[Cole] Uh-oh, went for an End of Days,
and Ricochet able to land on his feet,
catch Corbin with a kick right to the face,
and Ricochet has Corbin reeling in the early going.
[McAfee] I have some bad news for Corbin. Ricochet appears to be in…
[Cole] And Ricochet--
[McAfee] …much better shape than I was on Saturday,
and he is absolutely dominating Corbin.
[Cole] The exhilarating Ricochet
had Corbin in his wheelhouse.
[McAfee] I mean, Ricochet is a video game player.
He can do everything.
[Cole] Uh, nobody home as Corbin…
That's vintage Corbin right there.
Oh, and a big clothesline turns Ricochet inside out.
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee] Very good.
There you go. I'm proud of you.
Take these boos, become a better-- Hey, way to go.
Become a better person.
[Cole] Corbin, uh, very quick, as we saw this here, Pat.
Watch the impact of the clothesline.
[McAfee] Turns him inside out.
Corbin has that power. He has that ability.
[crowd chanting "Bum Ass Corbin!"]
[Cole] And of course, you're responsible for this chant, by the way, partner.
[McAfee] I do have a sense of pride whenever this crowd started yelling that.
-[grunts] -[Cole] But I was proud of you
to be able to go into that match last week at SummerSlam
against a world-class athlete like Corbin and actually pick up the win.
Number one trend in the United States, #SmackDown.
That's because we're getting a chance to watch Ricochet perform,
not because the bald guy that is currently in there in control.
[Cole] Well, Corbin as well. I mean, Corbin, mentioned before,
a world-class athlete and former Money in the Bank contract winner,
as he drives Ricochet into the corner.
-[McAfee] He keeps side-eyeing me. -Well, the issue is,
-as you watch again, the impact… -[groans]
Corbin's gotta stop worrying about you out here
and concentrate on the opponent in the ring, Ricochet.
[McAfee] My big thing is they gave me a telestrator. What do you want me to do?
I didn't mean to bury him.
I just had to point out an obvious kick to the balls.
[Cole] And now Ricochet.
Oh, runs into a right hand by the former Golden Gloves boxing champion.
[McAfee] I got a chance to feel those here on the commentary desk, Michael Cole.
[crowd chanting "McAfee!"]
-[Cole] Yeah, as he, uh… -[chanting continues]
And this has got to really be getting under the skin of Corbin as well,
the fact that the WWE fans are chanting your name.
[McAfee] Oh, now he's telling them to shush.
Nobody listens to you, Corbin.
[grunts]
-Oh, another. -[grunts]
[Cole] Oh, and Ricochet, right to the spine.
[McAfee] See, that was some studying that I did as well. He does that often.
[Cole] Oh, and a kick right to the face,
and Ricochet now has Corbin reeling with yet another kick.
[McAfee] Come on, Ric!
[Cole] And Ricochet now off the apron.
-[McAfee] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Cole] Nobody home,
and Corbin…
Oh, Ricochet face-first off the post.
Corbin has taken control.
Can Ricochet get back in this?
Jeez.
[Cole] Happy Corbin is back in control here
on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
against a former Intercontinental Champion, Ricochet.
Corbin, who was embarrassed and humiliated
by Pat McAfee back at SummerSlam, and he took it out on Ricochet.
This is before the break. Boom!
Ricochet right off the ring post,
and that's how Corbin has taken control.
Corbin's a dangerous guy, Pat.
You talked to a lot of people. They--
They say Corbin's just got to get out of his own head.
[McAfee] Yeah, I think he just needs to become a…
you know, a humble human again.
He got kicked in the balatas there just a few days ago,
and that's really where he's at.
He's got an entire audience screaming "Bum Ass Corbin" at him right now.
[Cole] You are sort of to blame for that.
[McAfee] All I'm saying is, I'm a good friend of his.
I need him to hit rock--
-[Cole] Oh my goodness! -[McAfee] Oh my!
[groaning]
[Cole] Corbin just about shot Ricochet out of the building.
Cover now. Hook of the leg,
and a kickout by Ricochet at two.
-[McAfee] How did Ricochet-- -[Cole] Watch this.
This is incredible.
Look at the height.
He almost goes out of your screen.
[McAfee] Hey.
That was some…
[Cole] Well, again, this is the point, Pat,
is that Corbin should be back on the attack,
try to win this match and put Ricochet away.
-[McAfee] Yeah. -[Cole] Instead, he's talking trash,
-yelling at the WWE fans. -[crowd chanting "You suck!"]
[McAfee] They're talking to Corbin, not Ricochet.
[Cole] And Ricochet able to land on his feet.
Couple of right hands now to the midsection.
-[both grunt] -Ricochet catches Corbin with a knee.
-[McAfee] Ooh! -And the innovative Ricochet
driving Corbin back into the corner.
-[yells] -[groans]
This man is breathtaking when he gets rolling.
[McAfee] Absolutely. Exhilarating. Flawless.
-[Cole] Off the top rope! -[crowd cheering]
That flying clothesline takes Corbin down,
and now Ricochet into the cover.
Is it enough to put him away? And a kickout.
That standing Shooting Star by Ricochet.
[McAfee] I have never seen an arena bored when Ricochet is doing what Ricochet does.
[Cole] Ah, he loves what he does as well.
Very inspiring with moves like this.
[crowd chanting "Ricochet!"]
[Cole] That is incredible!
[McAfee] Running Shooting Star Press.
[Cole] Human highlight reel is Ricochet.
Corbin, however, caught Ricochet.
The power of Corbin.
-[groans] -Boot right to the face.
[McAfee] The quickness of Ricochet.
[Cole] Well, Corbin caught him.
-I think Ricochet is gonna pay here. -[McAfee] Oh! Oh no!
One-armed Ricochet.
[Cole] Oh, and off the neckbreaker! Planting Ricochet.
-Cover now for the win by Corbin. -One, two…
[Cole] Hook of the leg, almost had him, two and a half.
-No! -[McAfee] Corbin's six-foot-seven?
[Cole] Indeed.
[McAfee] Just caught Ricochet one-handed, put him on his back, twisting neckbreaker.
[crowd chanting "Bum Ass Corbin!"]
[Cole] And the fans all over Corbin here tonight…
-Bum Ass Corbin! -…on Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd chanting "Bum Ass Corbin!"]
-[grunting] -Corbin was looking for a chokeslam,
I believe. Ricochet, though, hooks the leg as he rolls through.
Almost had him. Kick at two by Corbin.
[McAfee] Quick run after Ricochet.
-Oh! -[Cole] Ricochet again.
[McAfee] A version of what I did to finish this thing.
[Cole] And a kickout at two.
-[groans] -[Cole] Yeah, but you had the, uh,
the help of a low blow.
-Oh! -[McAfee] Of course.
I'll take any help I can get, especially 'cause I'm nowhere near Ricochet's level.
[Cole] Oh, and… Oh!
Deep Six by Corbin.
Into the cover to put Ricochet away. Is it enough by Corbin?
And Corbin was staring at you when he had the cover on Ricochet.
Ricochet kicked at two.
[McAfee] I took this ride on Saturday night.
It is longer and higher of a fall than you could ever imagine.
-One, two… -[grunts]
[McAfee] Ricochet somehow kicked out.
-[crowd chanting "Corbin sucks!"] -[indistinct shouting]
[McAfee] Corbin taking Ricochet up high.
[Cole] Now Ricochet trying to fight out of this.
Corbin now.
Don't know what he was trying to do up on the top rope.
Corbin doesn't go up there often.
Ricochet looking for the Sunset Flip Powerbomb.
[McAfee] Oh, Corbin set him up, it appears.
[Cole] And Corbin able to block.
[McAfee] Now he rips Ricochet up to the second rope.
[Cole] Ricochet's still fighting back. That's the… the guts of this man.
Top rope now for Ricochet.
-[McAfee] Dangerous. -High-risk district.
-[McAfee] Dangerous. -[Corbin grunts]
[Cole] Corbin may be going for a chokeslam.
Ricochet, oh, hit the top rope hard.
[McAfee] Just kinda throws Ricochet to the side.
What's this?
What, you want some?
-You want some? -[indistinct]
I'll come get you right now.
Hey, I'll do Saturday again if you want it.
-[McAfee laughs] -Meanwhile, Ricochet taking advantage.
Again, Corbin is so obsessed with you out here, Pat,
that he forgot to pay attention to his opponent,
-and Ricochet able to take over. -[McAfee] I'm mesmerizing to Corbin.
He can't help but pay attention to me.
-[Cole] And little bit of Recoil! -[crowd cheering]
-Corbin is down and out. -[McAfee] Go!
Go! Now's the time, Ricochet!
Do something that I was not able to do!
Something smooth, something devastating off the top rope
here in South Carolina!
[crowd cheering]
Shooting Star!
[Cole] Connecting! Is it enough to put Corbin away?
-[crowd] One, two, three! -Corbin continues…
-[bell rings] -…to spiral!
-["It's About to Go Down" plays] -[McAfee] Yeah, Ricochet!
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Ricochet!
[McAfee] My God, Ric!
[Cole] Massive win by Ricochet here tonight.
And again, the bum luck for Corbin continues.
[McAfee] Ricochet with a picture-perfect,
flawless Shooting Star Press
-coming down from the clouds. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[crowd cheers] -[bell rings]
I was pumped up, Cole, I'm sorry.
I was pumped up.
Hey, you know what I wanna do with Ric?
I got a football here.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, Ric. Huh? Huh?
-Ah, whoa, whoa, whoa. -Not bad.
[McAfee] Huh? Whoa. Hey.
Come on, bring that bad boy back.
Yeah, baby.
You think we send… Me and Ric are just boys.
[Cole] Are you autographing that football?
Yeah, my TO.
Me and Ric played catch.
We're in South Carolina!
Kick that thing out into the crowd!
[Cole] In cowboy boots.
-I love you, Ric! -[Cole] The old GameDay punter.
Well, as Pat celebrates with Ricochet, I wanna talk about the fact
that Liv Morgan became the first woman in WWE history
-to beat Ronda Rousey twice… -[both yelling]
…but it was controversial.
Rousey's shoulders were down,
the official counted "one, two, three,"
but as you can see, Liv Morgan was tapping
before the three-count happened.
Tonight Liv Morgan is here live to address the controversy,
and Ronda Rousey has now been suspended and fined for this week.
So a new challenger has to be found for Liv Morgan
and the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Who will it be?
We'll have a Gauntlet Match to figure out
who faces Morgan for the title
at Clash at the Castle
four weeks from tomorrow.
[McAfee] Oh, Sami Zayn, the Honorary Uce.
[Cole] And Roman Reigns is here.
[McAfee] Oh, what's Sami wanna say to the Tribal Chief?
[Cole] Maybe congratulations?
["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing]
♪ It's a crazy town, full of neon dreams ♪
♪ Everybody plays, everybody sings ♪
♪ Hollywood with a touch of twang ♪
♪ To be a star You gotta bang, bang, bang ♪
♪ Bend those strings 'Til the Hank comes out ♪
♪ Make all the drunk girls Scream and shout ♪
♪ We love it, we hate it We're all just trying to make it ♪
♪ In this crazy town ♪
["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing]
♪ Pay your dues, and you play for free ♪
♪ And you pray for a honky-tonk destiny ♪
♪ You cut your teeth… ♪
[music fades]
Oh! [laughs]
-Yeah! -Sami Zayn, Honorary Uce.
-Honorary Uce in the house. -What's up, man?
We'll get one. We'll get one.
Hey, boys, I just had to tell you in person.
What you guys did at SummerSlam, unbelievable.
-Appreciate that. -Unbelievable. Mad respect. Mad respect.
Speaking of SummerSlam,
uh, how's Paul Heyman? How's The Wiseman?
Oh, he's good. He need a few days at home, 'cause, you know, the big F5 through--
-I-I saw. I saw. Okay, so he's at home. -Good.
Okay, that might make some sense, 'cause he didn't answer my text.
I was trying to let him know I was coming to talk to Roman.
-Mmm. -Just wanted to congratulate him
on everything. SummerSlam was unbelievable,
so I'm just gonna pop in real quick
and just-just give him my regards.
Now's not a good time, Uce.
My dawg.
-W-what… -Hey, I'll shoot you a text.
-Later? Okay, okay. -Yeah. I'll text you.
-You-you text me. -Got you.
-Okay? -I'm on it.
-I'll come back later. -Peace.
Peace.
-One-- One hundred. -[door closes]
♪ Are you ready for a good time? ♪
One hundred. I don't think they're dawgs.
I think Sami Zayn is a bit confused,
and he is nowhere near on the Tribal Chief's schedule.
That's tough luck for Sami Zayn. Tough luck.
Well, The Bloodline celebrating a big SummerSlam.
Speaking of SummerSlam, it wasn't without controversy.
Let's take you back to the SmackDown Women's Championship,
Liv Morgan versus Ronda Rousey.
[Graves] This is where we find out what Liv Morgan is made of as a champion.
Does Liv Morgan have the killer instinct required to get past
"The Baddest Women on the Planet" Ronda Rousey?
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] Rousey quickly goes right after Morgan.
-[Graves] Oh! -[Cole] What a knee.
Liv is in trouble.
[Graves] There it is.
[Cole] Armbar now, center of the ring.
Gets the foot there, and will force the break.
A survival instinct from Morgan.
[Graves] Liv's arm is gonna snap like a twig.
-[screaming] -[Cole] Morgan is screaming in pain.
Wait a minute, Ronda's shoulders were down!
-[referee] One, two, three! -[Graves] Wait, Liv--
-Liv tapped! Liv tapped! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
-[tense music plays] -[Cole] The referee counted three.
Liv Morgan is still the champion.
[Graves] Look at the replay.
[Cole] There's a tap before three. You're right, Corey. You're exactly right.
Well, the official blew that call.
[Graves] Rousey is pissed.
[tense music buildup]
[Cole] And Ronda Rousey now from behind.
She's gonna break the champion's arm.
[screaming]
Oh, and now she's attacking the referee!
[Graves] Ronda Rousey is on a rampage.
Morgan's arm might be severely damaged.
[Cole] Rousey is gonna be fined or-or perhaps worse.
Ronda Rousey has snapped.
We'll hear from Liv in just a little bit.
Ronda Rousey fined and suspended for this week,
so we have to find a competitor for Liv Morgan
at Clash at the Castle-- Gauntlet Match later on tonight here on SmackDown.
Number One Contenders match.
Who's gonna get an opportunity to become the champ?
-Shinsuke now! -["The Rising Sun" playing]
[Cole] We're gonna need oxygen out here tonight.
[McAfee] I needed it on Saturday. Where the hell were you?
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Kyoto, Japan,
weighing in at 220 pounds, Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Cole] Will you stop? You're gonna--
-Hold it, hold it. -[McAfee mimics air guitar]
-My goodness. -[mimics air guitar]
[Cole] Well, as Pat plays air guitar,
I wanna tell you that tonight,
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
Pat's gonna need Progressive
if this night keeps up. You're gonna blow out a knee…
-[explosion] -…or something worse.
Shinsuke Nakamura, the King of Strong Style,
can earn an opportunity at Gunther and the Intercontinental Championship,
but he's gotta knock off Gunther's buddy, Ludwig Kaiser.
Nakamura, Kaiser, live next on SmackDown.
[McAfee] You're the man, Shinsuke!
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[electricity zapping]
[Lawler] The DX Express!
[Cole] What the hell will DX, the McMahon-Helmsley regime,
have planned for tonight?
I'm sick and tired of all these games.
I'm tired of this Austin 3:16!
So McMahon 3:16 says, "If you are here,
why don't you come down in this ring right now?"
[tense music playing]
[glass shatters]
I understand you jackasses have been looking for me.
Hell, I'm out in the parking lot.
What we've got here is my own little toy.
[Lawler] Now what?
[Cole] That's the DX Express bus!
[crane whirring]
[shattering]
[explosions]
[Cole] Austin 3:16 says,
"I just wrecked your bus."
And that's the bottom line,
'cause Stone Cold said so.
-["I Won't Do What You Tell Me" plays] -[flames crackling]
[Cole] If my memory serves me correctly,
that happened up the road at the old Charlotte Coliseum, I believe.
[McAfee] That was 22 years ago.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Shinsuke Nakamura, looking to earn an opportunity
at the Intercontinental Championship.
-["Prepare To Fight" playing] -Still doing it, Cole. Still doing it.
Proud of you, man.
And these two men are…
-Depends-like intimidating. -[Irvin] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Ludwig Kaiser!
[yelling in German]
[Cole laughing] "Depends-like intimidating."
[McAfee] You need a diaper when these guys come out,
'cause everybody's pooping.
["Prepare To Fight" continues]
♪ Gunther! ♪
♪ Der Ringgeneral! ♪
♪ Gunther! ♪
♪ Das mächtigste! ♪
-[music fades] -[Cole] So, Ludwig, uh,
-has to play roadblock tonight… -Ring the bell!
-[bell rings] -…for Nakamura, and of course,
his buddy Gunther, the Intercontinental Champion.
Nakamura wins, he gets an opportunity next week here on SmackDown
against Gunther for the Intercontinental Title.
Kaiser owns a victory over Nakamura a couple of weeks ago
with the help of, uh, Mr. Gunther.
Nakamura knocked off Kaiser a few weeks before that.
So here we go now.
Rubber match, so to speak, with a lot on the line for Nakamura.
[McAfee] Ludwig is a German gentleman.
[Cole] Former two-time NXT Tag Team Champion, Mr. Kaiser.
Nakamura, of course,
a two-time Intercontinental Champion.
-Two-time United States Champion. -[yelling in German]
[Cole] Winner of the Royal Rumble Match as well.
Speaking of the United States Championship,
how about Ciampa winning on Raw
for-for the opportunity to face Mr. Bobby Lashley
for the United States Title?
[McAfee] I know a lot about all of these men
because I've been a fan of the business for so long.
What we're looking at in the ring right now,
although Ludwig is working for Gunther,
we're talking about two of the most dangerous men
to ever step foot in a ring.
[Cole] Yeah, Kaiser has been very impressive…
[yells] Nein!
[Cole] …here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[McAfee] He just said "no" in his native tongue, which is German.
[yelling]
-[Cole] Thanks. -[McAfee] That's "nein."
-[yelling] -[Cole] Great. Kaiser…
[speaks in German]
[Cole] …continuing to pummel Nakamura in the corner as Gunther barks orders.
-[grunts] -[McAfee chuckles]
[Cole] Nakamura bounced face-first off the turnbuckle,
-and Kaiser with a scowl on his face… -[grunting]
…taking the fight to Nakamura here tonight.
-[grunts] -[groans]
[McAfee] I don't know if the chant-- What… [laughs]
[Cole] Nakamura now would love to win tonight.
Put him in a spot next week to win his third Intercontinental Championship.
-Oh, and Shinsuke Nakamura. -[yelling in German]
-[crowd cheering] -[McAfee] So talented, so dangerous.
He's a veteran. His in-ring IQ is high, and when he starts rolling…
Come on!
[Cole] Nakamura begging Kaiser to come on out of the corner
and caught him with a knee.
[McAfee] Tough to stop.
[Cole] Gotta be a lot of pressure on Kaiser's shoulder tonight as well.
Gotta knock off Nakamura for Gunther.
[McAfee] Not only that, he's getting a chance…
-Oh! -…to have a match
against one of the all-time greats on SmackDown.
[Cole] Cover by Shin, and a kickout by Kaiser at one.
[McAfee] Big moment here for Ludwig.
He's either gonna disappoint Gunther and disappoint everybody
or he gets a win and moves on to another day.
[Cole] Well, disappoint everyone if you're a fan of Gunther and Ludwig.
If you're a fan of Nakamura, it wouldn't be a disappointment.
[McAfee] I'm just saying, you're talking about the pressure on Ludwig.
But Shinsuke, I'd love to see him with the title
-around his waist! -Running knee drives Kaiser.
[McAfee] Shinsuke, who was a great champion for us for a long time,
-looking to get back. -Look at the quickness of Kaiser
-into the ring. Nakamura… -[yells]
-…with a kick to the spine. -[both grunt]
[Cole] Kaiser, oh!
Flipping Nakamura over, face-first. Kaiser in control.
Can Nakamura earn himself an Intercontinental Title opportunity?
[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] And we are back on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
It is Nakamura versus Kaiser.
Nakamura needs a victory tonight to earn himself
an Intercontinental Championship opportunity
against Kaiser's buddy, Gunther.
There he is here at ringside.
-And… -[McAfee] Nakamura turning this around.
[Cole] And now Shin, right to the back of the neck of Kaiser.
And, oh, the sliding Nakamura.
[McAfee] His strikes are just so innovative.
They come out of nowhere
-and Ludwig is reeling. -Nein!
[Cole] And now Kaiser-- Oh, and a chop by Nakamura.
-[McAfee] This is awesome! -[yells]
[Cole] And Nakamura slides through! There's the German suplex.
[McAfee] Wow.
On a German.
-Hit me. Come on. Hit me. -[Gunther indistinct]
[McAfee] Now Gunther and Shinsuke are eye-to-eye.
[Cole] And Nakamura planted off the distraction.
[McAfee] Gunther knew exactly what he was doing.
Shinsuke had all the control after the slide-through German suplex
-on the German man. -[groans]
[referee] Come on. Let's stop.
One!
Let's go, Shin. Let's go. Two!
[McAfee] Shin able to regain control
-with a big knee! -Nakamura with a running knee to Kaiser.
Nakamura could be closing in
on a victory here tonight perhaps.
[McAfee] Intercontinental shot next week.
[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] Setting him up perhaps for the Kinshasa, Pat.
[McAfee] Will Shin be a champ again?
[Cole] Oh, and Kaiser caught him with an uppercut.
Cover now to put Nakamura away. Hook of the leg. Is it enough?
-Almost had him. Kickout at two. -[crowd cheering]
-[McAfee] Damn! -[yells]
[McAfee] Did you see that?
European uppercut.
-[Cole] Bang! -[indistinct] to Shinsuke's jaw.
Almost ended this thing.
[both groan]
[Cole] And Nakamura trying to fire back. Kaiser looking to put Nakamura away.
[McAfee] Shinsuke understands what's on the line,
-as does-- -[Cole] Oh, look at that!
Dropping Nakamura, back of his neck.
For the victory here tonight.
Nakamura kicked at two!
-[yells] -[McAfee] A German suplex.
[Cole] Kaiser has been so impressive in this match.
[McAfee] Look at how strong and powerful and innovative…
Ludwig Kaiser.
[Cole] And Gunther barking orders at ringside,
telling him to put Nakamura away.
[indistinct shouting]
[yells in German]
[Cole] Oh, Nakamura, though, catches him. Looking to--
-Will Kaiser tap? -[McAfee] Armbar.
[Cole] Yeah, trying to lock the armbar in on Kaiser,
who's able to stomp at the chest
and almost pull off the victory.
[yelling]
Nakamura caught him on the backside.
Ahh!
[McAfee] We've seen this before.
[Cole] Kinshasa by Nakamura!
-The cover. Hook of the leg! -[crowd] One, two…
Nakamura is gonna face Gunther for the title next week.
["The Rising Sun" plays]
-[McAfee] Good luck, Gunther. -Here is your winner,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[McAfee] Next week,
Gunther has to face the most electric human
-in South Carolina right now. -[crowd cheering]
Shinsuke Nakamura earns himself a title shot.
[Cole] The Kinshasa by Nakamura
-to knock off Ludwig Kaiser… -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[bell rings] -…and Gunther was not happy.
-[Irvin] Here is your winner… -[McAfee] Livid with Ludwig.
He's not supposed to protect
and defend his title.
Ludwig was supposed to get the win, and now…
-[crowd cheering] -[music fades]
We gotta see what Der Ringgeneral has
with Shinsuke Nakamura next week, Gunther.
-Come on! -[crowd cheering]
-[McAfee] Oh my… Again. -["The Rising Sun" playing]
[Cole] Nakamura is ready to go.
And Nakamura looking to earn his third Intercontinental Championship next week
right here on Friday Night SmackDown in Raleigh, North Carolina.
And it is going to be a war.
And speaking of a war,
how about the new, vicious Viking Raiders who have been on a tear?
Here's our Progressive Match Flo.
[narrator] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
-[tense music playing] -[Cole] The fun and games are over,
because The Viking Raiders take on The New Day in tag team action.
New Day looking to thwart the threat of the new, vicious Viking Raiders.
-[grunts] -[crowd cheers]
Off the top rope! It could be over!
And Ivar breaking things up.
Oh, what a knee to the face!
-Now, double-team to Kingston! -[crowd cheering]
Cover.
-And The Viking Raiders… -[bell rings]
…with a definitive victory.
[crowd boos]
[McAfee] What are they doing?
[Cole] Viking Raiders have already won this match.
Woods-- Oh my goodness!
[tense music playing]
-[both grunt] -[groans, yells]
-[crowd boos] -[yells]
[indistinct shouting]
-[booing] -[groaning]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest, Kofi Kingston.
[crowd cheering]
We match! We match! Look at us! Wow!
-We do match. -What's up? What's up?
Well, we just saw The Viking Raiders' gruesome attack
on your partner, Xavier Woods, from last week.
How's Xavier doing? How's he holding up?
Woods is holding up just fine.
He's in high spirits right now, resting, recovering, recuperating.
Look, it's gonna be a matter of time
before he's right back on SmackDown with us.
And that's the thing about us, is that no matter how many times
these nasty, disgusting, gross, grotesque, crusty-ass Vikings wanna put us down,
we're always gonna get back up, because to us it's not just a gimmick
when we say that "Every day is a New Day."
It's actually weird saying that by myself.
No Woods, no E.
I mean, it's just me on SmackDown by myself.
It's been such a long time.
And speaking of time,
it's almost time for me to make The Vikings pay
for what they did to Woodsy last week.
And do you know why?
[high-pitched] Because…
-New Day rocks, New Day rocks! -[crowd chants along]
-Yeah! New Day rocks! -[Cole] Kofi Kingston
with revenge on his mind.
-[screaming] -Meanwhile, coming up next.
SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan,
addresses her controversial victory
over Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam.
The champ is here live next on SmackDown.
It was one of the most amazing SummerSlams in history.
The entire world is talking about the chaotic main events
and also your great match, Pat.
[McAfee] Yeah, it was nice to get a little love in the press,
but it wasn't just one place.
It was every place on Earth
talking about how amazing and majestic
and mesmerizing this SummerSlam was.
[Cole] Indeed there were surprises from everywhere.
-Bayley of course returning. -[McAfee] How about that surprise?
How about Logan Paul flying, like, 40 feet?
-[Cole] And how about this? -Roman Reigns outlasting Brock Lesnar
in a Last Man Standing Match building for seven years.
["Shakedown" by Kid Rock playing]
[song fades]
Hey. Hey, hey, hey.
Uh, sorry, I… I just-- I have terrible reception in the building.
I don't know if you texted me or not. I didn't get anything.
No. I was just about to text you.
-Yeah. -Oh, perfect timing.
-Want me to go in there? -Hey, we need a favor.
Usually, when The Wiseman's here, he handles these things.
He's in a production truck making sure the music's good,
the graphics are good, the power was good.
Making sure Roman's entrance is perfect.
Uh-huh. Okay.
Do you think you can do that for us tonight?
[scoffs] Are you serious?
Yeah.
I mean, it's…
It's not really my job. [chuckles]
I mean, I'm the Honorary Uce, I…
It'd mean a lot
to Roman.
A-All right. Okay.
-Yeah. -I'll do it.
-Bet. -Bet. Absolutely. Bet.
Okay. Tell him…
Just tell him I'm-I'm taking care of it.
-Got you. -Huge pyro tonight.
Huge. Okay.
-Boom. -I'm on it. I'm on it. I'm on it.
[Cole] Marty, lock the door of the production truck.
-Sami's on his way. -[McAfee] Yeet.
If Sami messes up Roman's entrance tonight
for when he addresses Drew McIntyre,
if our Undisputed Universal Champion, GOAT, Tribal Chief
doesn't get a proper entrance tonight because of that honorary idiot,
I will be so bummed out.
[Cole] Friday Night SmackDown on Fox tonight
is sponsored by Progressive.
Let's head up to the ring and our own Kayla Braxton.
["Are You Ready" by AC/DC fades]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
your SmackDown Women's Champion,
Liv Morgan!
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
♪ Watch me ♪
[Cole] Liv Morgan, a very proud champion.
Of course her left arm is, uh, bandaged up, braced up
because of the damage done by the armbar
by Ronda Rousey last Saturday night,
but Liv does hold one thing
that no one else in WWE does.
She is the only woman in the history of WWE
to have beaten Ronda Rousey on two different occasions.
[McAfee] That's why she's our champion, Cole.
[fan cheering]
An American dream story come to life.
Went into SummerSlam,
beat a Hall of Famer,
remained champion.
Now, there are some question marks around it, but who cares?
She walked into Nissan Stadium and out of Nissan Stadium the same way,
and that's our SmackDown Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
Liv Morgan.
[crowd cheering]
Now, Liv, uh, this-this past Saturday, you were in the ring with a very vengeful,
a very vicious Ronda Rousey, and…
And Ronda thought that she won the match,
and then she snapped
when the referee held your arm up in victory,
and now your arm is in a brace
and Ronda has been suspended and fined for her actions.
So, Liv, can you tell us
what's been going on in your mind since SummerSlam?
Yeah. Um, honestly, Kayla,
I am feeling so many different emotions.
[crowd yelling]
But when I look at this…
[crowd yelling, booing]
Do you know what? It's okay.
It's okay, because this is exactly why I wanted to come out here.
I want to address the elephant in the room.
[crowd chanting "You tapped out!"]
[McAfee] Somewhat a rowdy bunch.
It's okay. It's okay.
I appreciate y'all calling me out on my [muted].
-I get it. I understand. -[McAfee] Oh. Oh. [chuckles]
[crowd booing]
But what I want to say
is that this championship means everything to me.
It's why I was able to withstand armbar after armbar after armbar.
[crowd booing]
I survived three of Ronda Rousey's armbar, and, yes, you know what?
I did tap, but I tapped only after I thought
the referee had counted three.
[crowd booing]
So I know that when Ronda comes back--
["Pride Fighter" playing]
-[McAfee] Well… -[Cole] Now, Liv, of course,
getting caught up in the emotions here tonight and…
not surprised that, uh, this woman would interrupt her.
♪ I am a beast, I am a menace I am the storm ♪
Liv Morgan. Oh, this is sad to see.
I think it's time for a hard dose of reality.
You can stand up here and give
your little innocent, noble Liv Morgan act to all these people,
and some of them will buy it, because they're dumb.
[crowd clamoring]
Well, Liv, you and I both know
that you shouldn't be the champion right now.
Come on.
It's pathetic.
Honestly, it disgusts me, but you know what made me happy?
You know what made me happy?
Watching Ronda Rousey get her hands on you after you screwed her over.
[crowd cheering]
But I-I will admit, I will admit,
it's also a testament to how bad Adam Pearce sucks at his job.
-Right? -[McAfee] Whoa.
-Pearce, ricochet. -[Sonya] Yeah.
Oh.
But, Liv, standing here face-to-face with you
-this close… -Yeah.
…looking you in the eyes,
I, uh…
I really, really love
-seeing you hurt. -Mm-hmm.
-[McAfee] Oh. -So here's what's gonna happen.
Tonight, I'm gonna win the Gauntlet Match…
and then I'm gonna beat you at Clash at the Castle.
And then I'm gonna break your heart,
because I'm gonna take away the one thing that matters to you most,
and it's the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Try me.
[mouthing]
-["Shining Like A Diamond" playing] -[McAfee] Wow.
[Cole] No doubt, Liv has a target on her back.
[McAfee] That's what life is like as a champion.
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is a Gauntlet Match
in which the winner earns a SmackDown Women's Championship opportunity
at Clash at the Castle!
Introducing first, Aliyah!
[Cole] So, Aliyah and Sonya will start this Gauntlet Match.
You win, you advance to take on the next competitor.
Meanwhile, the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan,
will hang out here at ringside to watch this match.
Liv, very emotional tonight. It's been a rough week for Liv as well.
You-You heard Liv mention that she didn't tap
until after the three-count. That isn't exactly what happened,
and that was the reason that Ronda Rousey actually went off
and attacked the official and got herself suspended for this week.
[bell rings]
-Nonetheless, Liv-- -[McAfee] Liv said she thought.
[Cole] She's still the champion, Pat, nonetheless,
and she will face the winner of this Gauntlet Match,
four weeks from tomorrow, Clash at the Castle, Cardiff,
Saturday of Labor Day weekend here in the States.
And Aliyah now, oh, runs into an elbow from Sonya Deville.
[McAfee] Here we go. Lot of opportunity on the line here…
-[Cole] Oh! -…for a lot of women here in the WWE.
[Cole] Running knee by Sonya.
[McAfee] Sonya Deville says, "Hey, I'm gonna come out,
I'm gonna win this Gauntlet Match, and I'm taking your title."
[Cole] Well, she's been begging for opportunities, has Sonya,
and she has one here tonight.
[McAfee] She goes about things interestingly…
[Cole] Aliyah now, roll-up.
Is it enough now to advance? And a kickout.
[McAfee] She buries the official that can make the matches for her
and she is a constant unprofessional, but she is very dangerous.
[Cole] And she's also bitter over the fact that she no longer is a WWE official.
[McAfee] Had quite a run.
-[yells] -[Cole] And now Sonya, power,
as she delivers a spinebuster to Aliyah.
-One, two… -Cover now, hook of the leg,
and Aliyah kicks out.
Aliyah of course owning the fastest victory in the history of WWE.
[McAfee] 3.17 seconds. I'm not sure that's ever gonna be defeated,
but she's in a scrap right now with Sonya Deville.
[Cole] And Sonya now in control.
Sonya, dangerous in her own right.
[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] Submission specialist, MMA background.
[crowd cheering]
Aliyah now tries to make it back to her feet, create some space.
[McAfee] Aliyah's been dreaming about this forever,
-working forever. -[Cole] Oh!
And creates some separation.
And now Aliyah, looking to pull off a miracle
-and run the Gauntlet here tonight. -[grunts]
-[McAfee] This-- Oh! -[Cole] Oh! Down goes Sonya.
-[yells] -Now Aliyah with a Thesz press
to the right hands.
[McAfee] Aliyah, very explosive.
-[grunts] -Has an offense that is innovative and…
Off the second rope, crossbody.
-Lateral press now to… -One, two!
…advance in the Gauntlet.
-And Sonya, able to get the shoulder up. -[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Imagine Sonya, one, two, three out of this Gauntlet Match
after what she just said.
-Big, tough talk. -[indistinct]
[Cole] Yeah, go back and talk about Liv for just a moment.
I mean, if Liv's hearing the chirping of the WWE fans, a lot of people are…
[crowd chanting "Ronda Rousey!"]
…as you hear the "Ronda Rousey" chants now.
And Liv has got to try to block all that out.
She's got to continue to try to--
Oh! And look at that!
Great move by Deville.
She calls it the "Deville's Advocate."
[McAfee] Oh, just like that.
[Irvin] Aliyah has been eliminated!
[Cole] And Sonya will advance now to take on Raquel Rodriguez
-in the next match in the Gauntlet. -["Trap Queen" playing]
[McAfee] I thought there was a chance Aliyah was gonna get Sonya,
but just too devastating at the end. And good luck.
Beat-up Sonya has to face Raquel Rodriguez.
And the powerhouse of Friday Night SmackDown,
-Raquel Rodriguez. -[grunting]
-Sonya knows what Raquel is all about. -[indistinct shouting]
Sonya ran into an angry Raquel a couple of weeks ago,
thanks to some punishment from Adam Pearce.
-[McAfee] Raquel has been very impressive. -[Cole] Oh!
Cover by Raquel. Hook of the leg. And Sonya, able to get the shoulder up.
Get back to Liv just for a moment.
You know, if you're the champion,
you've got to put all that out of your head,
focus on what comes your way now in four weeks,
which is your next title defense against the winner of this Gauntlet Match.
[McAfee] Absolutely. You're at the top. Everybody's trying to knock you off.
-That is what life is like as a champion. -Oh!
[McAfee] And right now, a Gauntlet Match means what, Michael Cole?
[Cole] You just continue to run the Gauntlet.
The last woman standing earns herself a title opportunity.
And Deville off the chop block to Rodriguez to take her off her feet.
Kickout at two.
Take another look at Deville and…
Oh, from behind, the nastiness of Sonya Deville.
[McAfee] She knows all the tricks in the book.
[Cole] And again, Pat, you've been on many successful teams…
you know, as a pro athlete, and when you're on top,
people cannot wait to knock you down a peg.
[crowd clapping]
[McAfee] People hate you just because you are successful.
You're in a spot that they yearn to be,
and fans can sometimes feel the same way.
And I think South Carolina is saying that to Liv tonight, but Liv is…
You know, her foundation's built on marble.
She's solid. She's built for this.
[Cole] Well, she's spent eight years of her life, uh,
earning this opportunity.
[crowd chanting "Liv Morgan!"]
[Cole] And now the "Liv Morgan" chants from the fans here tonight.
[McAfee] See that? The champ has supporters everywhere she goes.
[Cole] Oh! And Raquel Rodriguez off the side slam,
trying to take back over this match from Sonya Deville.
[McAfee] Sonya running the gauntlet on this would be wildly impressive.
[Cole] Ronda Rousey has been very mouthy on social media this week
-as well during her suspension. -Ahh!
[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] I don't think Raquel caught all of that,
but she landed a boot.
[Cole] Raquel Rodriguez, second rope!
There is that spinning elbow splash by Rodriguez,
dragging Sonya Deville up now to her feet.
And Rodriguez with a Tejana Bomb,
and Raquel Rodriguez into the cover
-on Sonya Deville. -One, two, three!
And Raquel Rodriguez will advance to run the Gauntlet.
[Irvin] Sonya Deville has been eliminated!
["I Am A Psycho" playing]
[McAfee] So, Sonya has told a lie this evening, but had an incredible start.
[Cole] Up next, Raquel takes on the unpredictable Shotzi.
The Gauntlet Match continues.
Who's gonna face Morgan at Clash at the Castle?
It is the Gauntlet Match to determine who faces Liv Morgan
for the SmackDown Women's Championship
four weeks from tomorrow night at Clash at the Castle.
Already, Sonya Deville has been eliminated in this matchup.
[McAfee] As has Aliyah.
Shotzi, the most recent entrant.
[Cole] And Shotzi, looking very impressive against Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] Raquel Rodriguez eliminating Sonya Deville,
and Shotzi has been very impressive
since entering the Gauntlet.
[Cole] Indeed. Trying to take advantage of Raquel Rodriguez
who's been in this matchup for a while now.
The abdominal stretch applied to Raquel.
Shotzi has done a nice job trying to take the power game away from Rodriguez.
[McAfee] Still trending number one in the United States with a Gauntlet Match
with a massive opportunity on the line here in South Carolina.
[Cole] The SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan, watching on from ringside.
[McAfee] And the power of Raquel Rodriguez on display.
[Cole] Raquel turning it around now, and the fallaway slam by Raquel.
[McAfee] Unbelievable display of strength as Liv Morgan watches.
[Cole] And now Raquel up to the second rope.
There's that, oh, spinning, twisting elbow drop.
And now has Shotzi in position perhaps
to put her away much like she did Sonya Deville.
[McAfee] Little bit different this time.
-Up. -But still slamming Shotzi to the mat!
-Cover now by Rodriguez. -One,
-two, three! -Hook of the leg, is it enough? And it is.
-Raquel advances. -[Irvin] Shotzi has been eliminated!
-["Fighting Spirit" playing] -Raquel has knocked off Sonya and Shotzi.
Next up for the powerhouse, from Friday Night SmackDown,
Xia Li.
[McAfee] This is gonna get interesting quick.
[Cole] The longer the match goes,
the better off for the fresher competitor, of course.
Raquel now trying to knock off her third Superstar in this match,
and Xia Li takes the fight to Rodriguez with numerous kicks.
[McAfee] Xia Li, incre-- Incredibly explosive.
-Dangerous. -[Cole] Dropping Raquel to a knee.
Xia Li now!
-[Xia Li yells] -And Raquel's in trouble.
[McAfee] Just think about the opportunity that's on the line for these ladies,
-Michael Cole. -An opportunity
at the SmackDown Women's Championship currently held by Liv Morgan.
And Raquel trying to create some space.
Xia Li going right after the leg of Raquel Rodriguez,
and this is tremendous strategy by Li.
Take out the leg, take out the power advantage from Raquel.
[McAfee] This is right in Xia Li's wheelhouse too.
-Beat somebody down. -Into the cover now to advance.
Raquel's got to kick at two.
-[yells] -Again, the…
damage to the knee was first brought on
by a Sonya Deville chop block a couple of matches ago.
-And now a roll-up by Li. -Innovative.
[Cole] Shoulders down again.
Raquel Rodriguez trying to stay out of harm's way.
[McAfee] Innovative, good flow through, into a half crab.
[Cole] And Raquel, is she gonna tap out to Xia Li?
[McAfee] No way.
-Raquel-- -Raquel trying to fight to stay in this.
[McAfee] This is her third competitor here in this Gauntlet Match.
Who will get an opportunity
to fight for the championship
-in a stadium in Wales? -[Cole] Oh!
And Xia Li doing a great job, keeping Raquel grounded.
How much does Rodriguez have left?
Continuing to batter the left knee of Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] You gotta think, Xia Li is incredibly intelligent
for trying to ground the powerful Raquel Rodriguez.
[Cole] It's been a systematic attack by Li.
[McAfee] As soon as she got in here, she just started chopping down Raquel.
[Cole] I'm not sure how wise this is, ticking Raquel off.
[McAfee] Second, third wind here from Raquel, you're thinking.
[Cole] And look at the size difference.
[McAfee] Yeah. Yeah. That's a problem.
[Cole] Oh, and Raquel…
-with a headbutt. -[groans]
And Xia Li back on the attack.
Raquel Rodriguez, though, with the power.
Fallaway slam to Li.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Raquel has the ability to catch another adult,
-toss them-- -Third time, that spinning elbow drop.
[McAfee] Xia Li was in control. In one flip of the switch, and Raquel…
[Cole] And again, Raquel with the Tejana Bomb!
-And Raquel Rodriguez… -One,
-two, three! -…gonna knock off Xia Li.
[Irvin] Xia Li has been eliminated!
-["New Foundation" playing] -[McAfee] For those keeping score at home,
it is currently Raquel three, Gauntlet Match zero.
[Cole] But here comes the self-proclaimed BOAT,
Best of All Time, the veteran Natalya.
And Natalya wasted little time
going to work on the injured knee of Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] Natalya, a member of the last graduating class
-of the Hart Foundation. -Went for the Sharpshooter.
That would've been smart, Pat.
[McAfee] Absolutely. She knows what Xia Li just did to Raquel.
[grunts]
[Cole] Raquel trying to hang on, Natalya rolling through.
-[groans] -Right back to the injured knee again.
[McAfee] Natalya knows, she's been watching behind, plotting, scheming.
-[grunting] -[Cole] Now Natalya
dragging Raquel Rodriguez to the center of the ring, weakening up the knee.
-[McAfee] Wow! -And continuing the assault.
Rodriguez screaming in pain.
[McAfee] Think about Natalya with the title opportunity in Wales.
[Cole] And Natalya now wrapping up the legs of Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] Everybody on Earth would hear about it.
[Cole] Deathlock by Natalya applied.
[McAfee] Look at this, ripping the groin to pieces
while slapping Raquel.
[Cole] Is Rodriguez gonna tap out? Shoulders are down.
-[McAfee] This has to hurt so bad. -Yeah, Natalya, the veteran,
-knows exactly what she's doing. -One!
[Cole] Shoulders down.
-What are you gonna do, Raquel? -[Cole] Ref Jess Carr…
-[McAfee] Ooh! -[Cole] But a right hand by Raquel.
Trying to fight out of this. Caught Natalya with a…
-That straight right. -[McAfee] Solid.
[Cole] And now Raquel rolling through.
-[McAfee] What is she thinking? -[Cole] Power displayed
-by Rodriguez here. -[McAfee] Wow!
[Cole] Vertical suplex, incredible on a bad knee.
-Cover now by Rodriguez… -One, two…
…to put Natalya away, who kicks out at two.
[McAfee] I don't know where Raquel finds the strength to do what she just did.
And Natalya attacks the base yet again.
This is some performance here.
[Cole] Looking to step through into the Sharpshooter.
Natalya already taken advantage of the injured leg.
Raquel Rodriguez nowhere to go.
Natalya's got it locked in.
[McAfee] I mean, this is teach-tape Sharpshooter from Natalya.
[Cole] Is Rodriguez gonna tap out?
Trying to drag herself to the bottom rope and does.
That'll force a break.
-[crowd cheering] -Raquel is still in this.
[McAfee] Look at the wily vet Natalya attacking immediately afterwards.
Back it out. One!
-Two! Three! -[Cole] And Natalya just taking the fight.
Little wasted motion for Natalya in this match,
trying to wear down Raquel Rodriguez,
who's already had to face Sonya, Shotzi, Xia Li.
-[McAfee] Oh, Natalya! -Now Natalya…
Natalya may have made a mistake.
Slamming Natalya down!
-Center of the ring, cover by Rodriguez. -One, two…
-three! -[Cole] Raquel advances.
[Irvin] Natalya has been eliminated!
["Limb By Limb" playing]
[Cole] Raquel has one more person to get through to run the Gauntlet,
but that person, The Submission Magician,
the dangerous Shayna Baszler.
Who's going to Clash at the Castle to face Morgan for the title?
Two women remain in the Gauntlet Match.
Either Raquel Rodriguez or Shayna Baszler
will advance to take on Liv Morgan for the SmackDown Women's Title
four weeks tomorrow, Clash at the Castle, Cardiff, Wales.
And Shayna Baszler, The Submission Magician,
who specializes in joint manipulation, Pat,
has been, uh, working on the already damaged leg of Raquel Rodriguez.
[McAfee] Raquel is putting together an incredible fight here tonight,
but Shayna is trying to end it all.
[Cole] Already, Raquel Rodriguez has knocked off Sonya Deville,
Shotzi, Xia Li, and Natalya, but the damage has been done.
Sonya Deville started working on the leg of Raquel Rodriguez…
[screaming]
…a number of minutes ago,
and Raquel has not been able to get back on her feet
to bring her power game into play here against Baszler in this matchup.
[McAfee] Who will get a championship opportunity
at the first stadium show in the UK in 30 years?
[Cole] Baszler talking trash.
You notice how Baszler was working the left arm of Raquel Rodriguez,
focusing and motioning down to Liv Morgan, who has a brace on her arm
after the attack by Ronda Rousey back at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Shayna is so comfortable just with the…
the submissions and magicians.
[Cole] Well, two different Superstars went after Raquel's legs.
Sonya Deville did the first damage with the chop block.
Natalya would follow up on it a couple of matches later.
Xia Li, Shotzi, also working on the already
-damaged knee of Rodriguez. Nobody home. -[McAfee] Now Shayna…
[Cole] Shayna Baszler, a multi-time champion in NXT now,
rolling up Rodriguez, and a kick.
-[McAfee] Raquel… -Baszler with a knee!
…is a little bit slower here late in the end.
And Shayna is trying to take advantage.
[Cole] Oh, and a kickout by Raquel Rodriguez at two.
What an opportunity for Shayna Baszler.
She's been begging for one and she can earn it here tonight
if she can knock off Raquel Rodriguez in this Gauntlet Match finale.
[McAfee] What an opportunity for Raquel Rodriguez
who's been wanting an opportunity and a chance to be the champion.
Both these women have it right in front of them.
[Cole] Raquel, so much of her offense is based on the power game.
Hard to do that when you're on one leg.
And now Baszler just swung away by Rodriguez.
-[groans] -Raquel, splash in the corner,
and trying to rally now.
Does Raquel have enough left to knock off Shayna Baszler there?
-[McAfee] Oh! -Oh, Shayna caught her!
Kirifuda.
Shayna Baszler caught Raquel
trying to come off the second rope again
with that spinning elbow.
And Shayna Baszler able to catch Raquel Rodriguez.
Now the question is, does Raquel have enough to hang on?
[McAfee] Raquel getting back to her feet somehow.
[Cole] Trying to reach for the ropes to force a break.
Baszler trying to hang on.
Baszler dragging Raquel back, center of the ring.
Raquel able to shift her weight momentarily,
but is it enough?
And Raquel Rodriguez seems to be fading here, Pat.
Shayna Baszler could be closing in on a victory in the Gauntlet Match.
Rodriguez grabbing the ropes, and Baszler, though,
-dragging her back toward the center. -One, two…
[Cole] Baszler's shoulders were down.
Now Shayna Baszler,
with Raquel Rodriguez's shoulders down…
-[bell rings] -…wearing her out with the Kirifuda.
-Baszler picks up the pinfall victory. -["Limb By Limb" plays]
[Irvin] Here is your winner,
Shayna Baszler!
[McAfee] Wow!
[Cole] Shayna Baszler will now face Liv Morgan
four weeks from tomorrow at Clash at the Castle
in Cardiff, Wales, streaming on Peacock.
[McAfee] Shayna doesn't care at all that she came in last
and beat a beat-up Raquel Rodriguez.
[Cole] But here's the problem now for Liv Morgan.
She's got a bad left arm, the arm brace is on there.
Shayna Baszler, her submission prowess and the condition of Liv Morgan's arm
make Shayna probably the worst possible matchup
for Liv Morgan at Clash at the Castle.
[McAfee] Liv Morgan, you're the champ now.
This is what it's gonna be like forever.
Hey, it's all taken care of.
I went to the production truck.
Graphics are set, pyro is great.
I got into a fight with the guy. It's a whole thing.
-It's… it's not important. -Damn.
Listen.
I gotta go talk to Roman now before he's gotta go out there. Okay?
Look, Uce, it ain't gonna happen tonight.
-Oh my God, are you kidding me? -Like-- I'm just--
-Come on, man. -I'm being real with you.
You're giving me the run-around all night.
[clicks tongue] Hey--
Come on, man. Am I part of this group or not?
Am I not the Honorary Uce?
-[overlapping] -Hey, hey, hey, you want the truth?
The truth is, The Bloodline leveled up at SummerSlam, bruh.
Roman, two titles. Usos, four titles.
If you don't start pulling your weight around here, Uce,
we gonna make you take that shirt off real soon.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sami a bit embarrassed, but we do know this.
Roman Reigns is here live.
[McAfee] Absolutely. The Last Man Standing at SummerSlam
after an epic battle with Brock Lesnar
will address Drew McIntyre
ahead of their clash at Clash at the Castle tonight.
Should be electric.
["Are You Ready" by AC/DC playing]
♪ It's a crazy town, full of neon dreams ♪
♪ Everybody plays, everybody sings ♪
♪ Hollywood with a touch of twang ♪
♪ To be a star You gotta bang, bang, bang ♪
♪ Bend those strings 'Til the Hank comes out ♪
♪ Make all the drunk girls Scream and shout ♪
♪ We love it, we hate it We're all just trying to make it ♪
♪ In this crazy town ♪
["Crazy Town" by Jason Aldean playing]
♪ Pay your dues, and you play for free ♪
♪ And you pray for a honky-tonk… ♪
[Cole] Back on Friday Night SmackDown.
I believe it's time to join the raid.
["Vicious" playing]
[bell rings]
[Irvin] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring,
at a combined weight of 590 pounds,
Erik and Ivar,
The Viking Raiders!
[McAfee] You can smell 'em before you can see 'em,
and once you see 'em, you can feel 'em and it's violent…
[Cole] And, Pat, I've got something to tell you about that in a moment.
But tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
I actually had a Viking expert, an historian reach out to me, Pat,
who said that The Vikings were some of the cleanest individuals
-of-of modern times. -[McAfee] Yeah, I mean,
they weren't around when showers existed, but sounds good,
-Viking expert. -[bell rings]
All I know is they're battling against the best tag team…
-[Cole] Oh! -…in South Carolina.
[Cole] Well, this is Erik who just blasted Tommy Gibson
and "Mr. Bleach Blonde" Jim Mulkey.
-[grunts] -[McAfee] What are their names?
[Cole] Tommy Gibson and Jim Mulkey.
[McAfee] These two won a scratch-off to be here.
-[Cole] Oh! -[crowd clamors]
[Cole chuckles] And there is Ivar, and the double-team now by The Vikings.
[McAfee] Quick work of these humans, isn't it?
-I mean, look at The Vikings. -Look at this double-team!
[McAfee] Dominating these South Carolinians!
They will come into your town smelling terrible.
[Cole] I-I don't think this Tommy Gibson has any relation to Hoot,
but nonetheless, uh, Ivar is just unloading.
[McAfee] Elbows to the beautiful young face that has just signed up
for something they didn't know what was happening.
[Cole] Tag made. Here comes Erik.
[McAfee] See how cool they tag too, they do The Viking thing?
-[Cole] Oh! -[McAfee] Oh!
Big chest to blond hair. White hair.
[Cole] Oh my goodness!
Oh, it's…
What a slam.
Tag made.
[McAfee] As somebody that is here live and in person,
-these are adults, these are not children. -[Cole] Oh no. Not from up there.
From the second rope…
-Splat! -[McAfee grunts]
[Cole] And another tag.
[McAfee] "I wanna be a WWE Superstar," these two said.
Then they get
the chance…
-[Cole] Oh! -…to fight The Viking Raiders.
…two, three! [yells]
[bell rings]
["Vicious" plays]
[Irvin] Here are your winners…
-[McAfee] And it's over. -…The Viking Raiders!
-[Cole] Now… -[McAfee] Jeez.
-Boys, boys. -[Cole] Thanks for coming, guys.
[McAfee] Maybe try, like, music or something, you know?
[Cole] Just watch this, this complete and total destruction
-from The Viking Raiders. -[McAfee] And obviously,
these two blond-haired locals are very good,
and The Viking Raiders are just a problem to anybody you put in front of 'em,
but these two might think about tonight being the last night
-they ever attempt… -One, two,
-three! -…to wrestle again.
What a bad nightmare that had to be for these two right here.
[Cole] Head back to the local high school gym
because The Viking Raiders, destructive here tonight.
-Oh! -[McAfee] Oh hell yeah!
[Cole] Kofi Kingston, Kendo stick in hand,
getting some payback to what The Raiders did to Xavier Woods last week!
Kendo sticks flying everywhere.
Kofi Kingston beating the hell out of The Raiders!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Kofi said earlier, "It's a New Day."
Yes, it is. And The Viking Raiders felt all of it.
[crowd chanting "Kofi!"]
You're a dead man. You're a dead man.
You're a dead man.
-You're a dead man. -Come on.
You're a dead man.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston, Erik, one-on-one matchup made
during the commercial break, Pat.
And Kofi Kingston came out here on fire, wielding a Kendo stick,
trying to get some payback for the attack on his friend Xavier Woods last week.
[McAfee] Absolutely. Kofi said it feels weird screaming "New Day" all by himself,
-but he's representing for the whole crew. -Uh-oh. And Erik caught Kingston.
Oh, and what a kick!
-[McAfee] Damn! -Erik picked Kingston out of midair
and then delivered a thunderous kick.
I applaud Kofi and his bravado, but listen to this.
-[grunts] -Oh my God!
[McAfee] I… It's…
The Viking martial arts is called glima,
and I would assume that is the expert version of.
[Cole] Well, Kofi Kingston just pissed off The Raiders
when he attacked them with a Kendo stick from behind
after their tag team victory.
This, of course, payback for his friend Xavier Woods
who's out of action for a couple weeks
after the assault by The Raiders last week.
And I believe that just made Erik mad.
-[McAfee] Absolutely. -Look at the welts on the back of Ivar
from the Kendo stick attack from Kofi Kingston.
[McAfee] Kofi painting the back of Vikings like Bob Ross would paint a picture,
but now he has to answer for it.
[Cole] And here's a cover, and a kickout by Kingston.
Kofi full of bravado, tremendous heart, very brave and courageous man,
but may have bit off a bit more than he can chew here tonight
from the clubbing blows by Erik.
[indistinct shouting]
These are different Viking Raiders than we've seen before.
-[McAfee] Vicious, have zero empathy. -[crowd chanting "New Day rocks!"]
I mean, Vikings never had that, but…
this seems to be in a different gear now for these Viking Raiders.
[Cole] These WWE fans, uh, trying to get Kofi back into it.
Kofi looking to rally, the former WWE Champion.
[McAfee] Keeping an eye on one Viking while flying
-and hitting another one. -Whoa! What a crossbody.
Lateral press for the win,
almost had him, kickout.
[indistinct shouting]
A very angry Ivar looking on at ringside, at Erik.
Kofi Kingston now has him in position, looking for the SOS, Erik able to block.
-[both grunt] -And planting Kofi,
almost drove him through the ring.
Cover, hook of the leg for the win,
and a kickout by Kofi at two.
[McAfee] Some brutal moves here from The Viking Raiders.
[Cole] Yeah, nothing pretty, but The Raiders, just effective.
[McAfee] I mean, just spiking Kofi through the mat.
Kofi, former World Champion.
I mean, having at it right now.
[Cole] Raiders have been pillaging
and plundering the entire SmackDown roster.
[McAfee] Showing up whenever, however.
-Smelling bad. -[Cole] Oh! And full nelson into a knee.
The back of the head of Kingston
who kicks at two.
[McAfee] We've seen like four or five things here out of…
-[Cole] Erik. -…Erik
that, I mean, have…
-have looked absolutely devastating. -Yeah.
We've never seen The Raiders do before.
Watch this, full nelson into the knee to the back of the head.
-One, two! -[McAfee] The knee to the jaw, the little…
This thing, the spike through.
I mean, they are trying to damage Kofi right now.
[Cole] Kingston, now off the second rope.
A little bit of momentum as he knocks Erik down.
Can Kofi rally?
[grunting]
Erik sent through the ropes to the floor.
And here comes Kofi Kingston, trust fall,
over the top rope, takes Erik out.
Kofi Kingston's fired up.
-[McAfee] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! -Now Ivar…
trying to assault Kofi with a Kendo stick.
And Erik took advantage.
[McAfee] We had a wild Viking with a Kendo stick for a moment.
And now Erik, able to regain control.
[Cole] Yeah, Kofi rallied for a moment, but off the distraction.
Erik now, full nelson. Kofi Kingston,
though, from behind, gonna roll Erik up.
Shoulders are now down.
-And Kingston steals one! -[bell rings]
[''New Day, New Way'' plays]
[Irvin] Here is your winner, Kofi Kingston!
[McAfee] How good does that have to feel for Kofi Kingston?
[Cole] Kofi Kingston stealing one here tonight.
[McAfee] Earning one here tonight.
A little comeuppance for The Viking Raiders
for all they've done to The New Day here in South Carolina.
[Cole] Xavier Woods, Big E, both watching at home,
uh, cheering Kofi Kingston on in his victory here tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, tonight on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
we have some breaking news.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
You recall that the Women's Tag Team Championship is now vacant.
Well, starting Monday night on Raw, live from Cleveland,
we will start a tournament to crown
brand-new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
[McAfee] Who…
will be able to battle their way to championship gold,
changing their careers, changing their legacy?
Who will be the new holders of the Women's Tag Team Championship?
[Cole] I can't wait to see the tag teams that are gonna be formed
and developed for this tournament.
-["Head of the Table" plays] -[McAfee] I can't wait to see…
The Last Man Standing.
[crowd cheering]
The GOAT.
[Cole] There's no arguing that point now.
Not after what Roman Reigns accomplished
in the Last Man Standing Match at SummerSlam.
For 705 days,
Roman Reigns has been a World Champion.
For 382 days,
The Usos have been Tag Team Champions.
They are The Bloodline,
the most dominant force in the history of WWE.
[crowd cheering]
[Irvin] Please welcome the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Usos,
and the Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[Cole] I had wondered for weeks
how Roman Reigns was gonna be able to keep
"The Beast" Brock Lesnar down for a ten-count
in a Last Man Standing Match.
I was just a few feet away from this destruction.
It was the damnedest thing I'd ever witnessed.
It was the most chaotic scene I've ever seen in 25 years here at WWE,
as Roman Reigns and The Bloodline buried The Beast
under all kinds of equipment here at ringside.
-Brock Lesnar was kept down… -[bell rings]
…for a count of ten.
Romans Reigns rules the universe as the Last Man Standing.
["Head of the Table" continues]
[McAfee] Alongside his cousins,
that man…
-has been on a run that this business… -[inaudible]
…has never seen before.
[Cole] No one in over 35 years
has held a World Title longer than Roman Reigns.
Up next, Roman Reigns squares off face-to-face
with the man he faces at Clash at the Castle, Drew McIntyre.
The Bloodline, Roman Reigns, live next.
[tense music playing]
Ladies and gentlemen…
[Cole] Six-foot-four, 265.
Der Ringgeneral.
[Cole] Commanding, imposing.
[Kaiser] Gunther!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] An impressive, incredible athlete.
[Patrick] He pulverizes every opponent.
[Cole] Gunther has arrived as the new Intercontinental Champion.
[Kaiser] Your winner, Gunther!
[Cole] Next week in Raleigh, North Carolina,
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
and that is what Shinsuke Nakamura is gonna go face-to-face with.
Nakamura knocked off Ludwig Kaiser earlier tonight to earn the opportunity.
It's Nakamura and Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship
live next week.
And look who's here.
The Bloodline led by the…
Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, Roman Reigns…
["Head of the Table" playing]
…who, Pat, four weeks from tomorrow, streaming live on Peacock,
Roman Reigns' next title defense against Drew McIntyre,
who last week here on SmackDown knocked off Sheamus.
Good Old Donnybrook street fight.
["Head of the Table" continues]
[McAfee] That's gonna be epic.
But everything this dude does is epic, including catch a microphone.
-[music ends] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd whooping, cheering]
Jimmy with the handoff.
[cheering continues]
Greenville, South Carolina.
[crowd cheering]
Acknowledge me.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] They have to.
How could you not?
[crowd chanting, cheering]
Well, you know the deal.
We defend these titles, we win the big one,
and then we come back to SmackDown
and we brag about what we accomplished. [chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee chuckles]
Yeah!
But there's a few things that need to be addressed
before we get into all that. You see,
number one…
let's talk about Brock Lesnar.
[crowd booing]
Hey.
I hate him too.
I hate Brock Lesnar, but…
But I respect that man.
But I still hate Brock Lesnar.
[crowd cheering]
And it's not why you think.
We hate Brock Lesnar because he tried to kill The Wiseman.
As you can see, we don't…
have our Special Counsel here, and we're not very sure
when he's gonna be back, so…
And that's-- At the end of the day, that's what happens.
You take an F5 through the announce table and you're gonna go to the hospital.
So right now, I just wanna send prayers up for The Wiseman.
-["Gallantry" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] I don't know if that's what prayers sound like.
[Cole] Yeah, I don't think Roman Reigns was done either,
but here comes the man he faces at Clash at the Castle,
the Number One Contender for the championship, Drew McIntyre.
Roman, our "Tribal Queef."
I know if I didn't come out right now, you're gonna talk until we're off the air.
These people have heard enough.
All I want is to get my hands on you,
and I can't wait until Clash at the Castle.
[crowd cheering]
If you want Drew McIntyre to tear apart The Bloodline right now,
let me hear you scream.
-[crowd cheering] -[mic thuds]
[Cole] McIntyre looking for a fight.
-[indistinct] -[McAfee] South Carolina wants it.
["Dead Silent" playing]
[McAfee] What?
[Cole] Oh my God, from behind, McIntyre attacked and--
-What the-- Is that-- -[muttering]
[grunting]
[Cole] It isn't, is it?
-[loud thud] -McIntyre assaulted and ambushed and--
Pat, that can't be-- Is that--
[McAfee] Karrion Kross?
-[Cole] Was that-- -Ahh!
[McAfee] Yes?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Karrion Kross is back and he's attacked McIntyre.
Come on. Come on, Drew. Come on!
[McAfee] What the heck? Oh!
[Cole] Roman Reigns looking on, The Usos looking on.
Karrion Kross, a former NXT Champion, has returned,
and there's Scarlett…
with the hourglass.
[McAfee] What the hell does that mean, Cole?
[Cole] It means… tick-tock.
The clock is ticking.
[McAfee] So…
[Cole] Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre have issues from many different fronts.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Roman doesn't look fazed,
but Drew McIntyre was taken out by one man.
[Cole] Pat, doomsday has arrived.
[mouthing]
[Cole] And the clock is ticking
on Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd cheering] mackDown.