[WWE intro music plays]
[John Cena] Then…
-[Ric 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]
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Cole] It is a Tag Team Championship night.
You are looking live at the Vivint Smart Home Arena
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
-["Head of the Table" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering raucously]
[Cole] And we kick things off tonight
with the man who has held the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
for 754 days, more than two years,
The Head of the Table.
["Head of the Table" continues]
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheers]
[ring announcer] Please welcome Paul Heyman, Sami Zayn, Solo Sikoa,
the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos,
and the Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[Graves] Tonight, the Island of Relevancy
resides on the shores of the Great Salt Lake.
Personification of dominance.
[Cole] And The Bloodline once again in full force,
much like they were in Las Vegas last Saturday.
There was a press conference
to announce social media star, entrepreneur,
Logan Paul versus Roman Reigns for the Championship at Crown Jewel.
Special Counsel Paul Heyman was addressing Logan Paul.
It's time that you take your supermodel girlfriend,
and your TikTok account, and your Instagram account,
and your Twitter account,
-and YouTube your ass on out of Vegas. -Isn't this Roman's press conference?
Hey, Roman, why is your mouthpiece talking for you?
You said four words, and you're standing behind him.
-Hey, Roman-- -He doesn't--
-[crowd cheers] -Yeah, where is he?
You're supposed to be the…
[Cole] So, it indeed happens six weeks from tomorrow.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, WWE Crown Jewel.
Roman Reigns says Logan Paul is going on a worldwide trip
to the top of the mountain in a beating for the entire world to see.
[Graves] Two of the biggest stars in the entertainment world
will collide for the richest prize in the game,
the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
[Cole] And there's gonna be so much to talk about, Corey,
in the upcoming six weeks
about this clash between Reigns and Logan Paul.
As the Undisputed Champion basks in the spotlight.
[Graves] As Logan Paul was quick to remind the Tribal Chief,
it only takes one lucky shot.
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And you see The Usos in the background.
They defend the Tag Team Titles later tonight in our main event
against Ridge Holland and Butch of The Brawling Brutes.
And let's not mistake all the internal strife
that's been engulfing The Bloodline over the past couple of weeks.
[Graves] Families fight, Cole. It's what they do.
It's The Bloodline versus the world.
Look at Solo Sikoa on your left, an absolute tank,
the newest addition to The Bloodline.
[Cole] No North American Championship. He had to give it up.
He was stripped of the title on NXT this past week.
More on that story later.
-[music fades out] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[crowd cheering]
Salt Lake City.
[crowd cheers]
Acknowledge me.
[crowd cheers]
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is
-Paul Heyman. -[crowd] Paul Heyman.
There is…
I… Well, I-I-I-- What--
What do you call people from Utah?
Utahans? Utonians? U…
Utopi… U-U-U…
You?
[Sami, indistinct]
Let's settle on this.
Salt Lake Citiots, there are--
[crowd boos]
You don't boo The Wiseman.
[crowd boos]
There are a lot of items on The Bloodline's checklist.
Let's go through them rapid-fire, shall we?
Number one, as you notice,
and still Undisputed Heavyweight Champion
of all sports entertainment,
"The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering and applauding]
And I've been hearing everybody say, "Oh, poor Drew McIntyre."
"It was his time. It was his turn."
"It was his moment. It was his home turf."
[imitates buzzer] Wrong answer.
Because neither Cardiff, Wales, or Scotland,
or any place on the face of the planet,
it's not Drew McIntyre's home turf.
This entire planet, the entire universe, the multiverse,
the metaverse belongs to the Island of Relevancy.
And sitting on the throne,
the home turf,
"Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering]
So, now that Drew McIntyre
has another bridge to, um, cross,
let's talk about Solo.
[crowd cheers]
Oh, how I wish I could brag
that this was The Wiseman's most brilliant coup,
but it wasn't my idea.
It wasn't the Tribal Chief's idea.
And while some people might like to take credit
for it being their idea, no.
The idea for Solo…
is that Solo was sent
by the elders of the Samoan Dynasty.
[crowd cheering]
Solo was sent because Brock Lesnar took out The Wiseman,
because The Usos have enough on their plate,
and someone has to stop these conspiracies
against your Tribal Chief,
"The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering]
And if you thought The Bloodline was unstoppable before,
and we were,
now there is an enforcer
to ensure Roman's reign
on the throne of the Island of Relevancy,
and that enforcer is Solo.
[crowd cheering]
Which opens up Jimmy and Jey Uso
to concentrate on their pursuit of greatness,
on their pursuit of history.
It opens up The Usos
in their pursuit of immortality.
Yo, OG, it's The Usos versus The Brawling Brutes,
and tonight, I guarantee y'all gonna hear it again.
Still, still Undisputed
WWE Tag Team Champions.
-All day. All day. -[crowd cheering]
Hey, 'cause you the twos,
and we the…
[crowd] Ones!
[crowd shouting and cheering]
[crowd chanting] Roman! Roman! Roman!
Solo.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
The elders, they may have sent you,
but you answer to me now.
Acknowledge me.
[crowd shouting and booing]
I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering raucously]
["Head of the Table" playing]
[Cole] And with that…
Uh, can we… Can we… I'm sorry. [chuckles]
Can we cut the music for a minute, please?
-Can we just… -[music stops]
Can we just cut the music for one moment?
Sor-sorry. Sorry.
-Well… -What are you doing?
What are you doing, Sami?
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[inaudible]
I just want to say I know I'm not, you know, technically blood, right?
But the way you guys have taken me in as a family as of late,
I just… I wanted to show my gratitude,
and I wanted to also publicly acknowledge the Tribal Chief.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[inaudible]
[indistinct] What's the matter with you?
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami!
[chanting continues]
[Sami speaking indistinctly]
I like you, Sami.
But what are you talking for right now?
Why are you saying anything right now?
[inaudible]
I… I get it. I've been seeing what's happening here, but, like…
Why do you have our shirt on?
-[Jey Uso] Take it off. -[Reigns] Wh--
[crowd boos]
What's going on here, man?
Why you got our shirt on?
Why are you tagging along this whole thing? What-what…
What's this about? What do you want?
Well, I'll tell you what I want.
I want you to take that shirt off.
Take the shirt off.
[crowd boos]
Take the shirt off.
Now.
R-Roman, I… I don't know if you're kidding,
or if you're not kidding.
If this is about what happened with Logan Paul last week,
I can explain, okay?
I…
Just don't make any rash deci--
Last week, yeah? Last week…
Logan Paul, when you disrespected The Wiseman last…
We're talking about last week?
Sami…
I'm not gonna tell you again.
-Take our shirt off. Now. -Take the damn shirt off, Sami.
-[crowd boos] -[Jey] Take the damn shirt off.
Take it off.
[crowd chanting] Take it off! Take it off!
[Jey] Take the shirt off.
Jey.
[crowd cheering and shouting]
[Jey] Take it off now.
See, this is what I'm talking about right here.
I need you to listen for once.
I don't wanna see you in that shirt ever again.
Do you understand me?
You ain't ever gonna wear a Bloodline shirt ever again.
[crowd shouting and booing]
You ain't ever gonna wear it again…
because I got you a new one.
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd cheering and applauding] -[Graves] Wow. Wow.
[Cole] I guess welcome to the family.
My god! Oh my god!
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[crowd cheering and applauding]
[Heyman] Sami!
Anything you want to say?
Yes, as a matter of fact, there is.
I acknowledge you, Tribal Chief.
-[crowd cheering] -[mic clatters to mat]
[crowd cheering raucously]
["Head of the Table" plays]
[Cole] And with that, The Bloodline is stronger than ever.
[Graves] What a moment!
[Cole] And there you see The Brawling Brutes.
Later on tonight, Ridge and Butch take on The Usos
for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles, live on SmackDown.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Graves] Tonight, the ring will be reinforced
when Braun Strowman and Otis collide
in a match that can only be measured on the Richter scale.
[Cole] Meanwhile, back in the arena here on Friday Night SmackDown,
the SmackDown Women's Champion Liv Morgan
set to go one-on-one with Lacey Evans here tonight.
You know, last week, Liv Morgan actually made the challenge,
and it was accepted to defend her championship…
two weeks from tomorrow at Extreme Rules
in an Extreme Rules Match against Ronda Rousey.
Which means that anything goes. You only win via pinfall or submission.
No count-outs, no disqualifications.
[Graves] Just say all that information out loud one more time, Michael Cole.
Who did Liv Morgan challenge?
[Cole] Ronda Rousey, "The Baddest Woman on the Planet."
-To what kind of match? -An Extreme Rules Match.
Does Liv Morgan have a death wish, Cole?
[Cole] Well, Lacey Evans said earlier today,
she told Liv Morgan,
"That was the dumbest mistake you've ever made in your career,
challenging Ronda Rousey to an Extreme Rules Match."
Here we go, Evans and Morgan one-on-one here tonight on SmackDown.
[Graves] Listen, I've got a lot respect
for what Liv Morgan has accomplished in her career
and the fact that Liv constantly strives to improve,
but you gotta know when you're out of your depth.
This is Ronda Rousey we're talking about.
[Cole] Corey, when you win a championship, sometimes it gives you this bravado.
Liv Morgan, a champion for a couple of months,
believes she can go toe-to-toe with Ronda Rousey under Extreme Rules.
Lacey Evans with a right hand.
-The problem with Liv is this… -You're not extreme, Liv. Get up!
[Cole] As you hear Lacey Evans trash-talking,
It is well-documented in the locker room that Liv is a nice girl, right?
-She's polite to everybody. -[Graves] Oh.
[Cole] Respects everyone, and that may come back to haunt her.
[Lacey] You're not extreme.
[Cole] Because many people believe, as Lacey just said,
Liv doesn't have a killer instinct, that she isn't extreme.
-Get up. -[referee] Watch her hair.
You are weak.
[Graves] Based solely off of what we've seen in Liv's career,
I've gotta agree with Lacey.
-[referee] Hair! -Yes, Liv is well-liked backstage.
Liv is beloved by the WWE Universe for that very same reason,
the positive energy, her passion for this game.
-[crowd boos] -You're not extreme.
[Graves] But Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules Match
is a completely different environment.
[Cole] Dare I say, Lacey Evans has been much more extreme in this match
than Liv Morgan has here tonight, as Morgan drives Evans back to the corner.
And again, Ronda Rousey…
Listen, The Baddest Woman on the Planet just isn't a nickname.
It's a lifestyle for Rousey.
And the fact that she can use anything,
any weapon that she wants to get her hands on
to battle Morgan at Extreme Rules?
Look out.
[Graves] Lacey Evans out of the way just in time there. Right hand connects.
[Cole] Oh, sweeps the legs of Morgan.
Lacey Evans looking very impressive here tonight.
[crowd boos]
[Graves] Lacey realizes this may not be a title match in and of itself,
but defeating the champ would propel Lacey
to the front of the line for a future title match.
[Cole] Former United States Marine
taking it to the SmackDown Women's Champion here.
Ronda Rousey is dangerous by herself, Corey.
I mean, she's a weapon, right?
Now, the fact that she can actually use weapons?
How do you stop her?
-[Graves] I don't know that you can. -[screaming]
[Graves] It's like arming a natural disaster.
How do you make it worse? There's gotta be some way to do it.
I think Liv might have figured it out.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] The WWE fans here in Salt Lake City trying to will the champion Liv Morgan on,
but Lacey Evans has been relentless with her assault thus far.
[Graves] That could be the game changer. That could be Liv's best chance,
come Extreme Rules, is her relationship, her connection with the WWE fans.
They drive her forward.
-They will her on. -Extreme Liv, huh?
[Cole] The other thing about Liv too, Corey, is…
Come on.
[Cole] She, in many ways, is a fan of the business.
She perhaps has gotten caught up in the fact that she's champion.
-[Graves] Oh. -She tweeted out a photo earlier this week
about her attending Extreme Rules in 2014, oh, as a fan.
And now she defends her championship against Rousey
in an Extreme Rules Match there.
Evans, in control. Can Morgan get back in this match?
[crowd boos]
[Cole] Herein lies the problem
for the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan,
who's one-on-one with Lacey Evans here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
Evans has been dominating this match from the get-go,
except for a couple of flurries by the champion.
And the problem is Evans has been much more extreme,
-to use that word, against Morgan… -[screams]
…as Morgan prepares for Extreme Rules against Ronda Rousey.
[Graves] What Liv's risking tonight is having her momentum derailed.
-[Cole] Oh. -[Graves] Her confidence that she's built
preparing for, likely, the most dangerous matchup of her career
-against Ronda Rousey… -[Cole] Oh!
…in an Extreme Rules match.
If Liv Morgan gets her momentum derailed or is not in the right headspace…
-Look at my face. Get up. -…by the time we arrive in Philadelphia,
forget about it.
[Cole] Remember, it was Liv Morgan who made the challenge
for Extreme Rules to Ronda Rousey.
-[referee, indistinct] -[Lacey] Get up, Liv.
-[Graves] This has been a decidedly… -You will never be extreme.
…one-sided affair.
-Bring it. Let's go. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
-Come on! -[Cole] Liv Morgan not backing down,
and there's the fire that we know from the champion.
[Graves chuckles] Oh, and Lacey just extinguished that flame.
[Cole] Cover by Evans, trying to pin the champ.
And Morgan able to power out.
Ronda Rousey's gotta be watching this match.
[Graves] Ronda Rousey's watching this match right now and licking her lips.
[Cole] Exactly, that was the point I was gonna make.
Ronda Rousey's gotta love what she sees, as Evans has been dominating the champion.
Take down on Morgan. Shoulders… Nope, not quite down,
-but making… -[Graves] What a physical specimen.
[Cole] …Morgan pay. Evans has been so impressive.
-[crowd boos] -[referee, indistinct]
[Cole] Again, we mentioned it before, Corey,
you become champion, all of a sudden you think you can…
You're a world-beater, right?
[Graves] There's a fine line between confidence and delusion,
and I have a feeling Liv might have stepped on the wrong side.
[Cole] And Morgan with some boots to the face of Lacey Evans,
who rolls out to regain her composure.
Liv in all kinds of trouble, though, trying to fight back in this match.
Corey mentioned it earlier, this could be a momentum killer for Morgan
if she loses heading into Extreme Rules in a couple of weeks.
[Graves] Hang on a second.
Two.
[crowd boos]
Three.
[Cole] Evans… with a broom. Well, thinking twice about that.
And now, a Kendo stick.
Keep in mind this is not Extreme Rules. However, in the Championship Match…
-You can't use that. -…a Kendo stick would be legal.
[referee, indistinct]
[Graves] I don't know if Lacey's concerned as much with a W
-as she is with making a statement… -Get up.
…at the expense of the champ. Look out.
[Cole] Morgan able to duck underneath into a Codebreaker.
And now Morgan, from out of nowhere, hits the Oblivion.
Morgan into the cover on Evans.
-Hook of the leg. Morgan with the win. -[crowd] One, two, three.
[bell rings]
-["Liv Gone Mad" by playing] -[crowd cheering]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner,
the SmackDown Women's Champion, Liv Morgan.
[Cole] That is a gutsy win, Graves.
[Graves] I'll agree with you.
I had my doubts for sure,
but Liv Morgan was able to endure the onslaught
provided by Lacey Evans and escape with a victory.
[Cole] Yeah, but this was a normal match.
In a couple of weeks, it's Extreme Rules where anything goes
against "The Baddest Woman on the Planet" Ronda Rousey.
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] See, I told you. I told you.
Liv Morgan does not have the killer instinct needed
to beat Ronda Rousey in an Extreme Rules Match.
-[Cole] Maybe she does. -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Liv grabs the Kendo stick, and she's unloading on Evans.
[Liv screams]
[Cole] Lacey in trouble, as Morgan has snapped.
[Graves] The SmackDown Women's Champion has come unglued.
I can't get extreme? [grunts]
[Cole] As she said, "I can get extreme,"
driving Evans' back and neck-first into the barricade.
[crowd cheers]
[Graves] Morgan needs to figure out how to maintain this energy,
this very same energy,
on the trip to Philadelphia to Extreme Rules.
Do it. Do it. Do it.
[Cole] I don't believe Morgan's done here yet tonight though.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] It doesn't get much more extreme,
and did you see the facial expression change?
[Graves] I don't know that I've ever seen that look in Liv Morgan's eyes, Cole.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Liv Morgan fired up.
Lacey Evans has barely moved since being driven into the barricade.
When you think of extreme, you think of the Dudley Boyz, right?
You think of tables, right?
Well, Liv Morgan setting a table up here at ringside.
[crowd groans]
[Cole] I've never seen Liv Morgan in the zone that she's in right now.
[Graves] Lacey's night's about to go from bad to worse.
[Cole] Liv Morgan climbing to the top rope.
Morgan's standing on the ring post.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Liv Morgan lets it all out with a senton to Evans through the table.
-[Liv screams] -[Graves] Oh my God.
[Cole] So much for the naysayers. Liv Morgan does have--
[Liv] I'm ready for you, Ronda. Let's get extreme.
[Cole] Morgan does have a killer instinct.
-["Liv Gone Mad" playing] -[Cole] I hope Ronda Rousey's watching.
This is a different Liv Morgan than Ronda Rousey's faced in the past.
Liv Morgan, the only person to pin Ronda Rousey twice,
looks to do it again with moves like that at Extreme Rules.
[Graves] Throwing caution out the window.
Saying to hell with her own safety.
Liv Morgan just risked it all
to make a statement to The Baddest Woman on the Planet.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Will this be the scene for Morgan in a couple of weeks
in Philadelphia at Extreme Rules?
[hip-hop music plays]
Oh, you look good over here.
This is how Hit Row throw a party. It look as good as you in here.
-Oh no. -I'm tripping. I'm tripping.
Right? We got the VIP watch party.
Mm-hmm. Party poppin'. Okay.
Hey, and we watching The Brawling Brutes versus The Usos
for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship. So who y'all got?
Hmm… Whoever it is--
-We want next. -I know that's right.
Now, let's toast to our successes and to that…
Money, money, money, money.
Let me pour that… [indistinct]
Make sure you save us some.
[all] Hey!
Yo! What's good?
Yo, B-Fab, thanks for the invite, fam.
[indistinct]
You already know, when it comes to invites, we're…
[sings] ♪ Always ready, ready, ready ♪
But speaking of big nights, it also features Otis versus Big Braun.
So, what are you all on?
[all] Hmm.
What about you?
[crowd cheers]
Bro.
[all] Hey!
That's what I'm talking about.
[indistinct chatter]
Cheers, y'all.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Cole] The Usos have been Tag Team Champions a near-record 432 days.
Could it end tonight?
The Usos defend against Ridge and Butch of the Brawling Brutes
live in our main event on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
♪ Sweet apple pie ♪
I don't understand. Hey, listen to me. No.
When the Honorary Uce asks you for a vegan meal,
you get him a vegan meal. What are you good for?
Go, go, just go. God.
-Oh, great. -Dude. Sami.
-Come on, man. -You've changed, man.
-Oh, have I? -Yeah.
I mean, before you were obnoxious and unbearable, and now you're…
You're… [sighs]
Well, he's still obnoxious and unbearable.
-Yeah. That's right. -But now it's just really bad.
-Is that right? -It's a whole new level.
I get it. It's what happens when you take your head
and you shove it all the way up Roman Reigns'--
Listen to me very carefully.
From now on, you wanna disrespect me, that's fine. Just understand something.
When you disrespect me, it's not just me anymore.
Who is it?
You're now disrespecting the entire Bloodline.
-Sami. [scoffs] -You understand?
Listen, I get it. You might consider yourself
an "Honorary Uce" right now,
when in reality everybody here knows
that you're nothing more than a certified--
[screams]
What you say?
[Sami] Certified what? Certified what? Huh? What's the end of that sentence?
-[grunting] -[Sami shouting indistinctly]
Say something now. Say something now.
They get it now. They understand.
They understand. Don't you?
You're dealing with The Bloodline now.
Good work, Uce.
Man, I was just about to do that.
Yeah. [indistinct]
[grunting]
Well, It certainly seems like Solo's taken quite a liking to Sami Zayn,
particularly after Sami helped him last week.
Well, Solo is called The Enforcer of The Bloodline.
He's also the younger brother of The Usos,
who later tonight continue their march toward history at 432 days,
closing in on the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions of all time.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[dramatic music playing]
[Heyman] For over a decade,
Jimmy and Jey Uso have run roughshod over the competition.
We got this whole Tag Team division on lock.
[Heyman] But it is their current championship reign
which has cemented them as the greatest Tag Team in the world.
It was 432 days ago
when The Usos ended the father-son happiness
of Rey and Dominik Mysterio,
and in the process, became the SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
And then went on to decimate RK-Bro
to become the first-ever
Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
The Bloodline is dripped in all the gold, bruh.
[announcer] Jimmy and Jey with vice-like grips on the Tag Team Titles.
[Heyman] The Usos have carved a path of historical dominance like never before.
Now, The Usos stand on the precipice of history.
Their epic championship reign
has endured longer than some of the most legendary Tag Teams
in WWE history.
Longer than the Hart Foundation.
Longer than the Road Warriors.
Longer than the New Age Outlaws.
Longer than the Dudley Boyz.
Only two teams remain.
Demolition…
and The New Day.
And soon, The Usos will surpass them
to become the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions of all time.
[McAfee] Cementing their legacy as the greatest Tag Team.
[Heyman] And then the halls of Tag Team immortality
will ring out only one name.
Uso!
[Cole] It's our main event later on tonight.
[upbeat music playing]
[crowd] Three, two, one.
-[buzzer sounds] -[crowd cheering]
[Vince McMahon] The Heartbreak Kid drew number one.
It's the luck of the draw,
and Shawn Michaels very unlucky here tonight.
This will be the fastest, most furious Royal Rumble matchup ever,
and miraculously, Shawn Michaels is still in there.
Michaels has been eliminated.
[Jerry Lawler] Wait a minute.
-What's the deal? -[bell rings]
[ring announcer] Only one of Shawn Michaels' feet hit the floor.
The winner of the Royal Rumble, the Heartbreak Kid.
[Lawler] Shawn Michaels has won the Royal Rumble.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Cole] And you have the opportunity to celebrate your dreams as well,
because a week from tonight, next Friday,
tickets are available for the Royal Rumble.
The start of the road to WrestleMania at the Alamodome in San Antonio.
[song fades out]
["New Day, New Way" plays]
[Cole] And speaking of Royal Rumble moments,
Kofi Kingston has many, many, many in his long career.
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is a Tag Team Match
scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring,
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods,
The New Day.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] New Day set to take on Maximum Male Models
here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
which is sponsored by…
-[Xavier playing trombone] -…Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
Saw this earlier, Corey, The New Day,
longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in history at 483 days.
The Usos at 432, trying to break that record over the next few weeks.
[Graves] When you've got dominant Tag Champions like The Usos,
the tag team division is essentially wide open
on both Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown.
So every matchup is of the utmost importance,
including for the Maximum Male Models and The New Day.
Look at the Sultan of Suave.
[Cole] Mansoor making the tag indeed to Mace.
-Oh! -[Graves] The height of fashion!
Mr. Woods, pick up your teeth in the third row.
[Cole] Cover now by Mace, and a kickout by Woods.
Again, as you see, Maxxine and Max at ringside.
Not sure what she's doing, but… anyhow--
[Graves] Maxxine's an entrepreneur, Cole. She can do whatever she wants.
[Cole] She just stole the camera from David Gunn,
our ringside cameraman.
-That's that guy's name? -Yeah.
I've worked here lot of years, never knew that.
[Cole laughs] Tag. Here's Mansoor.
Corey, here's the deal for Maximum Male Models.
They have a lot to prove tonight. They were embarrassed last week
by Braun Strowman, who we'll see in action in a little bit.
[Graves] Tonight is an opportunity for redemption.
[Cole] Oh!
[Graves] It could be a matter of moments
before everyone in Salt Lake City is chanting,
"Slay, Mace, slay."
[Cole] Good contact profile there.
[Graves] The bone structure on these two is next level.
[Cole] Mansoor dropping the elbow to Xavier Woods.
There's no denying the athleticism of both Mansoor and Mace.
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks!
[Cole] "New Day rocks" chants now fill the arena here in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Electric crowd all night long.
[chanting continues] New Day rocks!
[Cole] Oh!
[Graves] The forearm rocks Mace. Mansoor to the outside.
[Cole] Now, an opportunity for Xavier Woods
to get to the corner and tag in his partner,
former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston.
Tag.
Mace now the legal man blasting Kingston off the apron.
[crowd boos]
[Cole] Now, the powerhouse of Maximum Male Models.
This Mace… Models are supposed to be tall, right, for the most part?
[Graves] I think that's generally a prerequisite.
[Cole] Whoa!
Mace, who goes at 6'5", delivers the elbow.
-One, two… -Cover on Woods, who happens to kick out.
I think even more important than height
is your ability to titillate the juices, Cole.
I think that's what we're really looking for.
[Cole] Still trying to figure out what Max Dupri knows about modeling.
[Graves] You ever spoken to Max Dupri, Cole?
He's one of the most intelligent men I know.
[Cole] And there's Maxxine, continuing to take photographs.
Max not happy.
From behind, Kofi Kingston,
and the Backwoods by Xavier Woods, and the win.
-[bell rings] -["New Day, New Way" plays]
[ring announcer] Here are your winners, The New Day.
[Cole] Max isn't gonna be happy.
[Graves] Max is gonna be understandably upset,
but I understand what Maxxine was thinking.
You never wanna miss an opportunity to capture great content.
Content's everything, Cole.
You can't be serious right now.
-[Cole] We have ringside photographers. -You guys are over here posing.
You're posing over here.
Why are you doing that?
You guys are making a joke… [indistinct]
[Cole] Relax, dude.
[crowd boos]
[Graves] It's tough to get your jacket off when your lats are that big.
Calm down, Max.
[crowd boos]
Well, listen, I-I-I get it. Losing sucks, but…
Listen, I think everybody just needs to relax.
Just do an inner reflection.
And Maximum Male Models will be back to titillating juices before you know it.
But you and I can't relax. Do you got your hard hat?
'Cause they're about to batten down the hatches
because coming up next it's Braun Strowman versus Otis.
Here is our Progressive Match Flo.
[dramatic music playing]
[narrator] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive.
A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
[Cole] The Monster Among Men!
Yeah!
[Cole] Braun Strowman is a one-man wrecking matching.
[Graves] Strowman is annihilating everything in his path.
[Strowman] I've tossed around grown men like beanbags.
[Cole] Oh my god!
-Yeah! -Shoosh!
My number one guy.
[announcer] One shot is all it took for the 330-pound frame of Otis.
[Chad Gable] Shoosh!
[Cole] You'd think that the Alpha Academy would've learned their lesson.
The power of Otis!
With a World's Strongest Slam!
[Graves] The Monster's unleashed and ready for battle.
[inaudible]
[Cole] And they are indeed reinforcing the ring, Corey.
[Graves] Quite literally the biggest match
on Friday Night SmackDown in quite some time.
Strowman, Otis, one-on-one next.
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Graves] We are counting down the minutes
till our massive Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship main event
as the challengers, Ridge and Butch of The Brawling Brutes,
challenge the dominant Tag Team Champions, The Usos.
Still to come tonight.
Yeah! That's what I'm talking about.
Why is your cup so much bigger than mine?
This party is bad.
[crosstalk]
Chiquita! Yeah, you.
What happened to our invitation?
We assumed it got lost on the way to our hearts.
Hold up. Hold up. Hold up.
-What are-- -Y'all must be lost.
-No, we're not-- -They're not on the list.
[crosstalk]
Get out of here. Get out of here.
-You need to leave. -Bye.
Get Los Lotharios out of here, man.
Hey, man, the party's still poppin'.
Y'all see this Braun and Otis match about to go off?
-Let's do that. Let's do that. -Yes!
["Monster of All Monsters" playing]
[Cole] Drew Gulak, what a party killer.
[Graves] Nothing says party like Drew Gulak.
[Cole] Here comes the Monster Among Men.
However, the Monster of all Monsters.
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, weighing in at 340 pounds,
-Braun Strowman! -Let's go! Let's go!
[Graves] Prepare for a battle of prehistoric proportions.
[Cole] How strong is Braun Strowman?
He actually won the 2012 Arnold Amateur Strongman contest.
He's participated in strongman events all over the world.
And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox is sponsored by Progressive.
Former Universal Intercontinental Tag Team Champion,
Mr. Money in the Bank.
[Graves] Braun's gonna have to summon some of the old strongman experience tonight.
I had him as my guest on my podcast After The Bell last week.
Strowman compared Otis to a 400-pound Atlas Stone.
["Shoooosh" playing]
[ring announcer] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Chad Gable,
weighing in at 360 pounds,
he is one half of Alpha Academy, Otis!
[Cole] So it's Otis versus Braun Strowman one-on-one here tonight.
And when it comes to the Tale of the Tape, some real heavy machinery,
Corey, between these two men.
[Graves] I see what you did there, Cole. That's why you're the best.
Aside from the striking height advantage possessed by Braun Strowman,
the other physical attributes of these two athletes
are relatively similar.
Both have incredible, superhuman bench-press abilities.
You see Strowman at 585, Otis at 545.
I don't expect this match to last very long,
but it's gonna be one of the hardest hitting affairs
we see all year.
[Cole] Otis also a former Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner,
former Tag Team Champion. And listen, Otis can also wrestle.
Former amateur, Greco-Roman style.
He won the junior nationals.
He was trained as a pro in Colorado for New Revolution Wrestling,
and now here tonight, Otis goes one-on-one with Braun Strowman.
[Graves] Otis also possesses a low center of gravity.
It could pose trouble for the Monster Among Monsters.
[Cole] And let's not forget Otis actually took Strowman off his feet
last week right here on Friday Night SmackDown.
And Gable said, "We did that with a week to prepare."
"We had another week to prepare for Strowman tonight."
"Imagine what we can do."
A lockup, collar and elbow, center of the ring,
and a standoff so far,
as Strowman looks to drive Otis back to the corner.
Now the powerhouse Otis,
and a knee right to the midsection by Strowman, and a right hand.
[Graves] Otis finding out firsthand what it means to get those hands.
-[Cole] And Strowman with a big… -[Graves] Yikes!
…to the 360 pounder.
Now Strowman with a dropkick!
Are you kidding me?
Strowman with a dropkick driving Otis outside the ring!
[crowd cheering]
-One… -[Cole] Strowman's so impressive.
He mentioned on the After The Bell podcast as well, Corey,
how he needs to evolve.
New-new-new things in his career.
[Graves] Wait a minute, Cole. Here comes the Midnight Meat Train.
[Cole] Oh, and Chad Gable, though, duking underneath.
[Graves] Braun just hopped over Gable like a speed bump.
[Cole] Yeah, but the distraction allowed Otis to attack from behind,
and now Otis with the upper hand, thanks to the genius of Chad Gable.
Oh, and Strowman went… Did you see the barricade buckle?
Moved about a foot as Strowman was driven into it by Otis.
[Graves] The two true forces of nature clashing on Friday Night SmackDown!
[Cole] Into the ring post.
Otis said that, "Braun, you've never been in the ring with someone like me."
It's gonna be absolute carnage tonight.
Think about it, Cole. When's the last time you saw another human being
lift Braun Strowman off of his feet?
Otis just did it multiple times.
Not to mention a World's Strongest Slam last week on SmackDown.
That's gotta get in the psyche of the Monster.
[Cole] And now Otis in control.
Otis with a wicked discus clothesline driving Strowman to the mat.
Here's the cover, for the win, oh, and a kickout by Strowman.
Focus. Stay on him. Stay on him. Don't let… [indistinct]
[Graves] Master Chad Gable on the outside coaching up the Number One Guy, Otis.
[Cole] Yeah, his star pupil of the Alpha Academy.
Now driving Strowman into the corner.
Otis has looked great tonight,
the best he's looked in a long time, in my estimation.
[Graves] I have to agree with you.
Yeah, that's right.
[Cole] Clubbing blow by Otis as well.
Strowman's in deep trouble
as Gable continues to bark orders at ringside.
[Graves] Otis would love nothing more…
As we witness another brutal strike to the side of the ear,
Otis would love to be the one who spoils Braun's return to WWE.
[Cole] Listen, Otis and Chad have been very vocal over the fact
that they believe Strowman cost them an opportunity
for a Tag Team Championship shot when Strowman returned.
-[Graves] Oh! -[Cole] Strowman with a spinebuster!
A ring-rattling spinebuster by Strowman.
[Graves] …rattling the ring. I think that shook the earth, Cole.
[Cole] Now Otis right out here ringside
as you watch the impact yet again by Strowman.
…got the best of you. Come on.
You got more than that. I know you do. We talked about this. Come on.
Good job. Good job.
[Cole] Gable trying to will Otis back into this match,
as Strowman now slides underneath the bottom rope.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Sometimes these things work well.
And Strowman driving Otis right over onto our announce table,
as he wiped out Gable as well, and the Monster now is done playing games.
Look at the look in the eyes of Braun Strowman.
Strowman stalking Otis.
[referee] Three…
[Graves] Braun now chucking Otis back inside the ring, and--
[Cole] And Chad Gable trying to hang on. Not sure how wise that was.
And Gable now launched into the ringside area,
the timekeeper's area.
[Graves] Braun now stalking his way back into the ring.
-Check this out! -[Cole] Can you beli-- Oh!
It's just too much. Otis…
[Graves] Braun's knee buckling. Otis shifting his balance, and now Otis…
-[Cole] Oh my lord! -[Graves] That's gonna do it.
Otis is gonna do it.
-[Cole] Cover now on Strowman. -One, two…
[Graves] And Braun again convincingly kicks out.
[Cole] Yeah, World's Strongest Slam by Otis.
Braun is down. Could be out.
Otis looking to put Strowman away.
What a matchup here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
Otis, second rope. The splash off the Vader.
-Is it enough for the win? -[crowd] One, two…
Strowman kicks at two!
Holy… This is some match!
[Graves] That has got to be psychologically destructive to Otis.
After Powerslamming Strowman,
after landing this thunderous Vader Bomb from the second rope,
nearly 400 pounds crashing down across Strowman,
and Braun still kicks out.
[Cole] And now Otis goes to the second rope on the other side.
-Braun Strowman halfway across the ring. -[Graves] Oh!
[Cole] Nobody home. Otis took a chance that may have cost him.
Strowman back to his feet.
Braun Strowman now looking to put Otis away.
This is 360 pounds.
[Graves] Can Braun do it again?
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Strowman's got him up.
Monstrous Powerbomb!
-Cover by Strowman. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] What a win! -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -["Monster of All Monsters" playing]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner,
Braun Strowman!
[Cole] What a match between two of the biggest men in WWE!
Well, actually, in the world.
[Graves] A true battle from start to finish.
A master class in power offense
from both Strowman and Otis.
You could see the effects.
Braun might have tweaked his lower back a little bit
after delivering this superhuman feat of strength.
Look at Strowman,
forefingers locked
-around the girth of the tree trunk. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Graves] An emphatic victory for the Monsters Among Monsters.
[Cole] Welcome back, Braun Strowman.
You have put the entire WWE on notice.
A true Monster Among Monsters.
Huge victory for the newly returned Braun Strowman.
But now please welcome my guests,
who are looking to pick up the biggest victory of their careers,
The Brawling Brutes.
Well, lads.
-Gentlemen… -We're ready to go.
Friday Night SmackDown, it's Fight Night!
Fight Night, Fight Night, Fight Night, Fight Night!
Tonight, we're gonna batter The Usos
and become the new Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
That's right, lads. That's right. And Kayla, as far as we're concerned,
The Bloodline face an uphill battle tonight
'cause us Brutes, we're made of sterner stuff,
and we just love a good fight.
I mean, just ask Gunther,
when I dragged him into the belly of the Red Dragon in Cardiff.
And in two weeks' time,
in the season premiere of SmackDown,
it's gonna be Sheamus versus Gunther II.
Absolute war in Worcester.
And I'm going to drag that Intercontinental Championship
out of his cold, dead hands.
But tonight, it's not about old Sheamy.
Tonight's about Ridge and Butch
and becoming the new Undisputed Tag Team Champions, Kayla.
Because everybody knows when we step in,
when The Brawling Brutes step in that ring, they are going to get…
Banger after banger after banger
after banger after banger after banger
after banger after banger after banger!
Beep beep.
Working.
[upbeat music playing]
My name's King Crusher. I am seven years old.
I'm working to take down cancer.
You gonna join me?
Thank you.
I did that on purpose.
-["Gallantry" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[explosion]
[ring announcer] Please welcome Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] The Scottish Warrior who, Corey, is extremely angry
after being ambushed and put to sleep a couple weeks ago by Karrion Kross.
[Graves] Karrion Kross has been a perpetual thorn
in the side of The Scottish Warrior.
McIntyre obviously spent all of his time, his effort, and focus on Roman Reigns,
and it seems as though at this point, Kross has used that against Drew McIntyre.
Kross picking and choosing his spots to make McIntyre's life hell.
[Cole] McIntyre, who was so close
to winning the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
a few weeks ago at Clash at the Castle.
-If it wasn't for Solo Sikoa… -[explosion]
…you may be looking at the new champ right now.
But Drew not one to dwell on what could've happened.
[Graves] Pick yourself up. Dust yourself off.
Grit your teeth and get ready to fight again.
And look at this.
We are the number one trend in the United States, #SmackDown.
Make sure you join the conversation.
Salt Lake City, let me hear you scream!
[crowd cheers raucously]
[crowd chanting] Drew! Drew! Drew!
I think, after all these years, everybody should know Drew McIntyre pretty well.
You should certainly know I don't like playing games,
and if you've got an issue with me,
you can step in this ring, and we'll figure things out.
[crowd cheers]
Well, it seems that Kross never got that memo,
because beside the fact he loves playing games,
if he's got a problem with me, he won't face me like a man.
He'd rather jump me from behind again and again and again,
expecting no repercussions,
but I've got news for you, buddy.
I went straight to the top, and it appears there's good news for you.
You're gonna have your first big match…
[crowd cheers]
…at Extreme Rules against Drew McIntyre.
[crowd cheers]
And it's no ordinary match. You're probably wondering
what this thing is in my hand is right there.
It's a match designed to make sure you can't run away from me,
a match designed to inflict maximum pain.
[crowd cheers]
At Extreme Rules,
it's McIntyre versus Kross in a Strap Match.
[crowd cheers]
["Dead Silent" playing]
[Cole] A Strap Match?
That there, ladies and gentlemen, is the clairvoyant mystic,
the cunning Scarlett, who accompanies Karrion Kross to the ring.
-Cold icy stare from-- -[Graves] Wait a minute.
[Cole] Oh! From behind, Kross tried to attack McIntyre.
Drew was ready this time, and now both men coming to blows.
[Graves] McIntyre with the upper hand for the moment.
Shoulder-first into the post.
[Cole] McIntyre now with the strap unleashed.
This is what we'll see at Extreme Rules two weeks from tomorrow.
[Graves] Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
[Cole] Both men will be strapped to one another,
just like McIntyre is showing here.
[Graves] Karrion Kross receiving an agonizing preview of Extreme Rules.
[Cole] And as Drew said, there's nowhere to run and there's nowhere to hide.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Oh!
[Graves] Oh, did you hear that?
-[Cole] Oh, and again. -[Graves] Oh, that's sickening.
[groaning]
[Graves] Kross writhing in pain.
[Cole] Yeah, the Calculated Lunatic trying to run away,
but McIntyre will not allow it.
[Graves] We got a tug-a-war.
-Oh God! -[crowd groaning]
[Cole] Oh, you have to say, Kross had this coming.
[crowd cheers]
[Graves] Kross pressed his luck one time too many.
[Cole] Trying to crawl away. McIntyre having fun.
[Graves] Oh, attempting to protect Karrion Kross.
[crowd boos]
[Scarlett speaking indistinctly]
[Graves] There's a conundrum for McIntyre.
[Cole] Oh my God.
-[crowd shouting] -Get him!
[Cole] And now Kross taking advantage. What the hell was that?
[Graves] Some sort of fireball fired by Scarlett,
but I don't know if it caught McIntyre.
[Cole] Kross tried to take advantage.
-[crowd cheering] -[Scarlett screams]
-[Cole] Now from behind. -[crowd groans]
[Cole] Scarlett went low.
[crowd booing]
[McIntyre coughing]
[Cole] McIntyre blinded.
Oh, wait a minute. Kross isn't finished yet.
[grunting]
[Cole] Now Kross looking to lock in the Kross Jacket,
which took out McIntyre a couple of weeks ago.
And McIntyre fading. Kross with it locked in.
-I'll see you, Drew, at Extreme Rules! -[grunting]
I'll see you at Extreme Rules! I accept!
This is exactly what we wanted, and you fell for it!
You fell for it!
Let it go! Let it go, Drew!
[laughing]
Yeah, let it go!
Let it go.
[crowd booing]
[McIntyre coughing]
["Are You Ready" playing]
[Graves] Still to come tonight in our main event,
the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships are on the line
as The Usos defend their titles
against Ridge and Butch of The Brawling Brutes.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, moments ago on Friday Night SmackDown,
Drew McIntyre made the challenge
he was gonna face Karrion Kross in a Strap Match.
[Graves] Scarlett and Kross would arrive.
Scarlett would fire a fireball in the direction of McIntyre.
Luckily, it was not a direct hit,
but would cause great discomfort and confusion for The Scottish Warrior.
[Cole] Yeah, and it allowed Karrion Kross to then apply the Kross Jacket
to Drew McIntyre.
Two weeks away from the Strap Match at Extreme Rules.
[song fades out]
["Still The Baddest" playing]
♪ Damage CTRL, yeah ♪
♪ We got the power, we got the rage ♪
♪ Control the stage, control the cage ♪
♪ We got the power, we got the rage ♪
♪ Control the stage, control the cage ♪
-♪ We are the puppet masters… ♪ -[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Bayley and Iyo Sky,
representing Damage CTRL,
she is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Dakota Kai!
[Cole] Dakota Kai set for one-on-one action here tonight
on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
which is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home, or motorcycle insurance.
[Graves] Cole, I don't know if there is anybody as red-hot in the women's division
as the three members of Damage CTRL,
the reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
And we found out Bayley's invoking her opportunity
-to challenge for the Raw Women's Title. -["Trap Queen" by def rebel plays]
[Cole] Yeah, after Bayley beat Alexa Bliss on Raw this past Monday night,
said she wants Bianca Belair.
[ring announcer] And her opponent, from Rio Grande Valley, Texas,
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] Raquel has an issue with Damage CTRL.
They injured her tag team partner, Aliyah, a number of weeks ago on Raw
when they, Damage CTRL, would win the Raw Tag Team Titles.
Raquel with a score to settle.
This is an interesting matchup, Corey,
because of the long history between Raquel and Dakota Kai down at NXT.
[Graves] Raquel Rodriguez and Dakota Kai were actually
the first ever NXT Women's Tag Team Champions
as a cohesive unit.
No shortage of history between these two women.
[Cole] Bayley and Iyo Sky look on at ringside.
[bell rings]
Dakota Kai and Raquel one-on-one here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
The powerhouse of SmackDown, Raquel Rodriguez,
taking the fight to Dakota Kai.
[Graves] You have to assume Dakota Kai attempted to strategize for this matchup
and avoid the power of Raquel Rodriguez,
which is unmatched in the women's division. Look out!
[Cole] Oh! Right off the turnbuckle, as Dakota gets stuck.
Now Raquel Rodriguez trying to drag her to the corner of the ring.
Dakota hanging on.
A couple of well-placed boots, and now another one to Raquel.
[Graves] Dakota Kai and her highly educated feet.
Wanted a Scorpion Kick. Raquel sensed it coming.
[Cole] Now Iyo Sky up on the apron trying to cause the distraction.
[Bayley] Leave her alone!
-[Graves] Madness. -[Cole] Now Bayley on the other side.
-[Graves] The numbers game. -[Cole] Dakota takes advantage.
[Graves] Scorpion Kick right between the eyes of Rodriguez, and check this out.
[Cole] Oh! Big boot to the face from across the ring.
[Graves] Kai will kick the features clean off your face.
[Cole] Once a member of Team Kick.
[Graves] And Bayley on the outside.
["I Am a Psycho" plays]
[Cole] Well, listen, last week, Shotzi got involved.
Raquel said she wasn't sure what to make of Shotzi,
but again tonight Shotzi coming down to even the odds
as she attacks Bayley. And now Iyo Sky getting involved.
[Graves] Shotzi set on--
[Cole] Raquel, roll up from behind.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -Shoulders down. Raquel with the win!
-[bell rings] -["Trap Queen" by def rebel plays]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner, Raquel Rod--
[Graves] Now Bayley and Iyo looking for payback on Shotzi on the outside.
[Cole] Shotzi driven into the barricade.
Now the three-on-one attack on Rodriguez by Bayley, Sky, and Kai.
Damage CTRL taking it out on Raquel.
Now Shotzi back in the fight.
Shotzi, who said earlier this week that, "I have a problem with bullies."
[Graves] Shotzi now looking to…
inflict some sort of punishment on Iyo, sent to the outside.
[Cole] Well, Shotzi, who calls herself a ballsy badass,
said she's out here to make an example of Damage CTRL, and Shotzi did just that.
-["I Am a Psycho" by def rebel plays] -[indistinct]
[shouting indistinctly]
[Graves] Do not lose sight of the fact that Raquel Rodriguez just pinned half
of the Women's Tag Champs.
[shouting indistinctly]
-[indistinct chatter] -[hip-hop music playing]
-I am the best of all time. -That's true.
-Always. -Always.
Yo, I thought I told y'all, y'all not on the--
-[all shouting] -[glass breaking]
Are you serious? Get out of here.
Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
I'mma take your head off.
That's the worst decision you ever made.
[Cole] Start the road to WrestleMania in San Antonio at Royal Rumble,
and join unrivaled access, unmatched service,
and an unforgettable experience
with a Priority Pass powered by On Location.
Priority Pass packages are now available.
Visit onlocationexp.com/WWE to get yours today.
[Graves] Well, their match at Clash at the Castle
is already being considered a potential match of the year.
It was announced earlier today.
We are gonna run it back in two weeks.
On the season premiere of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
Sheamus will challenge Gunther
for the Intercontinental Championship one more time.
[Cole] But before we get there next week,
Friday Night SmackDown is north of the border in Winnipeg,
and we have Shotzi go one-on-one with Bayley of Damage CTRL
based on what just happened moments ago here tonight on SmackDown.
[Graves] While we're having fun in the Great White North,
how about some tag team action?
As Hit Row will face off with Los Lotharios next week
on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] Hey, Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa have become
quite the mutual admiration society.
Earlier tonight Solo beat the hell out of Ricochet and Madcap.
Madcap and Ricochet getting their opportunity for revenge,
tag team action next week here on Fox.
-♪ Then get ready for the night… ♪ -[song fades out]
[The Brawling Brutes' theme playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Graves] It's Fight Night on Friday Night SmackDown.
Led by "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus,
Butch and Ridge Holland are prepared
for the biggest matchup of their young careers.
[Cole] They've had quite the week. Last week on SmackDown,
they won a Fatal 4-Way to get this opportunity tonight.
Monday night on Raw, they knocked off former Tag Team Champions,
The Street Profits.
[Graves] Ridge and Butch are functioning at an extremely high,
dare I say championship level, as a Tag Team.
Of course, The Celtic Warrior making sure their gas tanks stay full of fire
before this battle.
[Cole] A rabid Butch ready to go
as is Ridge the Fridge, as Sheamus calls him.
["Done With That" plays]
♪ Yahoo! ♪
♪ Down since day one ish… ♪
[Cole] Four hundred thirty-two days…
The Usos have been Tag Team Champions.
Only two teams have held those titles longer,
Demolition at 478,
and of course, The New Day at 483.
[Graves] Now, The Bloodline here in full force.
We saw Paul Heyman and of course, the Head of the Table,
the Undisputed Champion, Roman Reigns, here earlier tonight.
But listen, let's not let this fool you.
There is still internal strife within the family, within The Bloodline.
Cole, you are turning into nothing more than a rumor monger.
The Bloodline has never been stronger,
and what a feel-good moment we had earlier tonight
when we got Sami Zayn officially minted as the Honorary Uce.
[Cole] Yeah, but how did that sit with Jey Uso,
who's had major issues with Sami Zayn over the past number of weeks?
He actually ripped the old T-shirt off of Sami.
Not quite what Roman Reigns wanted.
[Graves] Listen, every family fights.
Jey Uso may have a little issue with Sami Zayn,
but as long as it doesn't affect--
[Cole] "Little issue"? Maybe he's jealous.
[Graves] Jealous?
Cole, Jey Uso's half of one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
What's he got to be jealous about?
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest scheduled for One Fall is for
the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship!
[crowd cheers]
[ring announcer] Introducing the challengers,
accompanied to the ring by Sheamus,
Ridge Holland and Butch,
The Brawling Brutes!
[crowd cheering]
[ring announcer] And their opponents,
accompanied to the ring by Sami Zayn and Solo Sikoa,
they are the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
[crowd cheering raucously]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
it is Fight Night on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
for the WWE Undisputed Tag Team titles.
The Usos versus The Brawling Brutes.
It's live. Our main event is next.
[Cole] It is quite the atmosphere here tonight in Salt Lake City.
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
Usos defending the Tag Titles against The Brawling Brutes.
And just like that, former NXT Tag Team Champion, Butch,
is going right after Jey Uso.
[Graves] Smart strategy being employed by Butch,
bringing the fight directly at Jey Uso off the opening bell.
[Cole] And the master of joint manipulation,
and Jey Uso could be done if Butch keeps this up here tonight.
[Graves] This is hard to watch. Butch just prying apart the fingers
of Jey Uso, "The Right Hand Man."
[Cole] And again, The Usos, Tag Team Champions for 432 days.
Streak in jeopardy here tonight.
Not only do they have to take on this young upstart team
of The Brawling Brutes,
Ridge Holland in off the tag,
but there appears to be some issues with Jey Uso and Sami Zayn.
Some internal strife perhaps for The Bloodline.
Can they keep focused in this match tonight?
[Graves] I really wish you would stop with the speculation, Cole.
The bottom line is
Sami Zayn, once upon a time, was known as the Master Strategist.
Sami is a valuable asset to The Bloodline or any crew,
who-who can get his services.
[Cole] And here's the tag. Jimmy Uso legal.
You saw Solo Sikoa, the enforcer now of The Bloodline,
out there at ringside with Sami Zayn.
Solo was the NXT North American Champion. He was forced to relinquish.
He was stripped of the title by Shawn Michaels this week on NXT
because he was, quote,
"not a sanctioned participant in the match two weeks ago."
Solo Sikoa was ticked off about it.
He said, "I did more for that title in one week
than anybody's done in their entire career."
[Graves] Let's be honest, I think HBK was worried
he'd never see the North American Championship again on NXT.
-Not if Solo Sikoa-- -[Cole] Oh!
Knee right to the midsection by the man Sheamus calls Ridge the Fridge.
Sheamus out here at ringside as well looking on.
He's got a massive matchup in two weeks
against Gunther of Imperium for the Intercontinental Title.
Oh, and Butch now all over the place, the frenetic pace of Butch.
And now the double-team of The Brawling Brutes,
and… Sheamus calls it the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán.
Is this gonna be 20 beats?
[Graves] Either that, or five and five. Haven't decided yet.
[Cole] Oh, and Butch to the back of the neck.
[Graves] The Usos were caught off guard at the opening bell
and have not been able to get back in this fight.
[Cole] Corey, they've run into a red-hot team.
We had mentioned it before.
The Brawling Brutes were in a Fatal-4 Way last week.
Knocked off The Street Profits,
who've been one of the best rivals for The Usos all year.
They are on fire tonight.
[Graves] I had Sheamus on After The Bell this week,
and no one believes in Ridge and Butch as much as The Celtic Warrior himself.
Sheamus believes this is their time.
Tonight belongs to The Brawling Brutes.
[Cole] And now Ridge, the powerhouse of the Brutes.
Jey Uso, though, able to slip behind, driving Ridge outside the ring.
Now, Jimmy Uso on the apron.
-Butch is launched over the top. -Oh my God.
[Cole] Oh my goodness! Somebody better check on Butch.
He got hung up in the rope and collapsed to the floor.
Smile across the face of Uso.
That idiot Sami Zayn jumping up and down screaming at him.
I think Butch might be out. I don't know if he's moved.
Well, Ridge is out too.
-And The Bloodline… -[shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] And Jey Uso again.
Here's what I'm talking about, Uso taking… getting upset over the fact
that Sami Zayn was out there barking at Butch and Ridge,
and he told Sami to get the hell out of the way.
Inside out, baby. Inside out.
I don't think there's a more annoying man on the planet.
All of a sudden you give this guy a T-shirt, and he thinks he's all that.
Stay down. Stay down.
[Graves] Cole, give Sami a little credit.
The guy was an Intercontinental Champion in WWE.
Sami Zayn has been a wildly successful competitor,
and as I said moments ago, a master strategist.
Sami is valuable for what he brings to the table from a mental capacity.
[Cole] Double-team by The Usos.
-[Graves] Yikes! -[Cole] Planting Butch.
Cover now by Jimmy for the retention of the Tag Titles.
Kickout. How the hell is Butch still walking?
I don't know, but he better stand up soon if he wants to stay in this fight.
[Cole] And The Usos have been dominating The Brawling Brutes
for the last few minutes in this Tag Team Championship Match.
But Butch doing his best to try to fight back.
Four hundred thirty-two days,
that is the length of time The Usos have been champs.
That record in jeopardy tonight.
A step-up enzuigiri by Jimmy! Cover now on Butch.
-Hook of the leg, and a kickout! -[crowd] One, two…
Corey, The Usos have weathered the early storm from the upstart Brutes.
[Graves] There's a difference between being a contender
and being a champion, period.
It's why The Usos have been champions for so long,
why The Usos are spoken of as breathing rarefied air.
Arguably the greatest tag team of all time.
Sometimes you have to endure a little pain before you get to celebrate the glory.
[Cole] Jey Uso barking at Sami Zayn now.
The Honorary Uce was bestowed that honor earlier tonight by Roman Reigns.
[Sami] I didn't do anything. I didn't do anything.
-Back it up. -Didn't do nothing.
[indistinct]
[Cole] Sheamus coming to the aid of his buddies, Butch and Holland.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] And again, Jey and Sami having words.
Not quite sure if that's jealousy on Jey's part, or…
[Graves] It's a difference in theories, Cole.
-[indistinct] -Come on, Sami.
[Cole] Corey, this isn't biology class. Come on.
I mean, seriously, it seems like Jey is jealous over the fact
that Roman and Solo have welcomed him into the family.
That distraction right there may have cost The Usos.
-Butch has created an opening for himself. -[pounding on mat]
[Graves] Jey Uso took his eye off the ball a little too long.
Butch made him pay. Butch now scratching and clawing.
Here comes Ridge.
[Cole] And Ridge Holland of The Brawling Brutes,
the 253-pounder laying waste to Jimmy Uso.
Looking to gain his first championship here in WWE.
Oh! Kick right to the mid-section by Jimmy, and there's the right hand.
Ridge with a reversal. Jimmy across the ring.
Tilt-a-whirl slam by Ridge for the championship
and to end the record 432 days.
So close.
-[shouting indistinctly] -[pounding mat]
[Cole] Ridge is loading up.
Jimmy Uso's in deep, deep trouble.
Ridge looking to put him away, but he runs into a right hand.
Tag made. Here comes Butch.
[Graves] Samoan Drop.
[Cole] Now Butch, the legal man, taking out Jimmy.
-Cover now to win the tag team gold. -One, two…
[Cole] Two-count. Near fall again for the challengers.
[Graves] Sami Zayn, on the outside, understandably beside himself,
as the tension in this match continues to build.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Graves] Which team will leave Salt Lake City
as Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions?
[Cole] Nothing lasts forever.
Is tonight The Brawling Brutes' night?
Jimmy with a right.
Butch still on his feet, launching Jimmy over the top rope.
-[Graves] But Jey made the tag. -[Cole] Jey the legal man.
[Graves] Jey made the tag as Jimmy was being launched over the top.
[Cole] Butch now off the apron, taking out Jimmy.
Butch is in a completely different world right now.
Jey Uso…
Oh, what German Suplex by Butch.
[Graves] Double stomp.
[Cole] Kick to the back of the neck.
-I guess the tag wasn't made. -[crowd] One, two…
Or the official didn't see it.
[Graves] Jey is-- Jey Uso is legal.
Jey tagged Jimmy as Jimmy was being thrown over the top rope.
[Cole] Frantic pace of this matchup.
Jey is legal, and so is Butch
as this Tag Team Championship Match continues.
Sheamus looking on, realizing what is at stake here tonight.
[Graves] Chaotic environment. Hats off to Charles Robinson
trying to keep the order.
-Got two world-class teams. -Tag.
-Now, Jimmy's legal. -[Cole] Oh! Kick to Butch.
Oh, and a superkick by Jey.
-[Graves] Double. -Down goes Ridge.
The Usos showing why they're Tag Team Champions.
But Butch does not give up, does he?
Butch, second rope.
Oh! Moonsault caught by The Usos.
-[Graves] Game, set, match. -[Cole] Cover by Jimmy to retain.
Butch kicks out again!
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Sami can't believe it. The Brutes are still in this thing.
[Graves] Are you sure? Are you positive, Cole?
There is no way, no way Butch survived this.
Double superkick right to the jaw.
[Cole] But he did, and the match continues for the Undisputed Tag Team Championship.
We are live tonight in Salt Lake City, Utah.
It is a goose bump-like atmosphere for the WWE Undisputed Tag Titles.
-Jey-- -[Graves] Jey Uso now legal again.
[Cole] The Usos double-team on Butch, looking to put the resilient Butch away.
Oh my goodness!
[Graves] The Usos, I think, wanted 1D.
Butch sensed it coming.
[Cole] Butch able to counter, planting Jimmy off a makeshift DDT.
Jey now not allowing Butch to make it to the corner.
Butch needs to make a tag.
[indistinct shouting]
[Graves] Oh no. Oh no.
[Cole] He may break Jey Uso's fingers.
Oh my goodness!
Tag.
Here comes Ridge.
Ridge looking for an Alabama Slam.
Jimmy makes the tag, though. Jimmy's legal.
Kick to the face of Ridge.
Roll up.
Double-team again.
Ridge ducks underneath, and now the powerhouse…
[Graves] Oh my god!
[Cole] …lifting up both Usos.
Down they go. This could be the Brutes' night.
Tag.
Here comes Butch.
Double-team. Planted. Cover.
-New Tag Team Champions. -[crowd] One, two--
Oh, and breaking things up, Jey Uso.
Damn it! So close!
[Graves] At the last possible fraction of a second.
It should come as no surprise.
This is another glaring example
of why The Usos are the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] And the Brawling Brutes taking them to the limit tonight.
Sami Zayn now with a steel chair.
[Graves] Oh, watch out for Sheam-o.
[Cole] And Sheamus not gonna allow that to happen.
[indistinct shouting]
[Graves] Oh boy.
[Cole] And Imperium.
Kaiser, Vinci attacking Sheamus.
[crowd boos]
[Cole] And now Gunther, the Intercontinental Champion.
[Graves] The Ring General, the leader of Imperium.
-Oh! -Oh!
[Cole] Now, Butch and Ridge run into superkicks
as they're distracted by Imperium.
And The Usos looking to take advantage.
Tag made.
-1D. -[crowd cheers]
-[Cole] One and done. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-The Usos' streak continues. -[bell rings]
["Done With That" plays]
[ring announcer] Here are your winners
and still the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Usos!
[Cole] Dare I say this might have been The Brawling Brutes' night
if it wasn't for Imperium.
[Graves] You know what, Cole, I cannot disagree with that assessment,
but we have to live in the reality.
And the reality is "and still."
[Cole] This is what happened at the end of this matchup.
Sami Zayn wanted to somehow get a steel chair
to his Bloodline brethren.
[Graves] I mean, Sami could've been running a diversion.
It attracted Sheamus, which opened the door
for Imperium to hit ringside and take out The Celtic Warrior.
[Cole] And it was that distraction, Corey, that allowed The Usos to do this.
[Graves] A pair of superkicks to the challengers.
[Cole] And the 1D.
-And with that, 432 days and counting. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] Usos looking to make history.
And the story of tonight,
The Bloodline stronger than ever!
[shouting indistinctly]
♪ Down since day one ish ♪
♪ We been down since day one ish ♪ -[crowd] One, two, three!