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[WWE intro music plays]

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[John Cena] Then…

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-[Flair] Woo!
-[glass shatters]

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[The Rock] If you smell…

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-[bell tolls]
-[Cena] Now…

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-♪ The King of Kings ♪
-♪ You can't see me ♪

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[Cena] Forever.

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[crowd cheering]

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Together.

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[music fades]

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["Nobody Better Than Me" feat.
Supreme Madness by def rebel playing]

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[man] Hey!

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Hey!

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Hey!

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Let's go!

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♪ Who better than me?
I don't see nobody ♪

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♪ I don't see nobody who stepping to me ♪

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♪ I don't see nobody, I don't see nobody ♪

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♪ Who can tussle with the beast?
I don't see nobody ♪

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♪ 'Cause there ain't nobody ♪

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♪ I say I'm the best
'Cause ain't nobody got me ♪

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♪ Running through the crowd
Like there ain't nobody ♪

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♪ Who better than me? ♪

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Whoo! Whoo!

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[loud popping]

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[crowd cheers]

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♪ Who better than me?
Flexing and focused ♪

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♪ I'm leaving dem all looking
Stressin' and folded ♪

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♪ How am I hot
But I'm dressing the coldest ♪

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♪ Impressing the suckaz
That said I was bogus… ♪

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[Cole] Coming off a wild and unpredictable
Survivor Series,

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we welcome you tonight to
the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York.

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This is Friday Night SmackDown on FS1.

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Sponsored by Progressive,

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a triple threat of protection
with home, auto, and more.

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-["This is it" by def rebel playing]
-[crowd cheering]

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[bell rings]

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[Samantha Irvin] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Solo Sikoa

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and the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Usos,

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from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn!

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[crowd cheers]

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[Cole] Well, despite the fact
that Sami Zayn

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is wearing an Honorary Uce t-shirt,

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many would argue that Sami Zayn
is no longer an Honorary Uce.

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That he is a full part of The Bloodline.

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[Wade] Absolutely undeniable.
The man is full family for me now.

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[crowd cheers]

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[Cole] Sami Zayn, part of a very wild
Survivor Series this past Saturday.

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For the first time ever

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in Boston, Massachusetts,
Survivor Series: WarGames.

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[music continues]

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For the first time, we welcome you
to Survivor Series: WarGames.

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♪ Generals gathered in their masses ♪

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♪ Just like witches at black masses ♪

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♪ Oh lord, yeah! ♪

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[Graves] Respect to Shotzi

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for giving the champion a run,
but Rousey just too much.

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This matchup has instant classic
written all over it.

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[Cole] These men pulling out all the stops
for the United States Championship.

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Theory falls into the cover.

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-Austin Theory did it!
-[bell rings]

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I need to know if you're with us

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or if you're gonna stab us
in the back out there.

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I'm with The Bloodline.
I am not going to let you down.

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[Cole] Oh no.

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Jey Uso caught Sami with a superkick.

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Stunner by Owens.

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[crowd] One! Two!

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[Cole] Sami Zayn preventing the official
from counting to three.

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Low blow to Kevin Owens.

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"Roman, I will show you
where my allegiance lies."

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-The Bloodline wins.
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And he is officially accepted.

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[Graves] That's family,
that's The Bloodline.

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♪ Oh lord, yeah! ♪

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-["This is it" by def rebel playing]
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[no audible dialogue]

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My dawg.

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-[crowd cheering]
-Hey, hey!

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[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami!

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The Bloodline is now in your city.

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[crowd cheers]

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Hey, guess what, Jey?

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At Survivor Series, inside of WarGames,

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The Bloodline yet again leveled up.

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And you want to know why?

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Because at WarGames,

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we had the longest-reigning
Tag Team Champions--

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No, no, no, no, my dawg.

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We're not gonna do that.

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I told you in the back,
tonight is about you, my dawg.

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-[crowd cheers]
-Yeah.

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Of course, Uce. Check it.

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Of course The Bloodline
leveled up at WarGames.

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Of course we hashed it out.
But you, my dawg, you were the MVP.

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They were chanting, "Sami Uso."

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[crowd cheers]

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[crowd chants] Sami Uso!

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[chanting continues]

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[Jey] Hey, Sami.

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I doubted you for a long, long time, bruh.

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I did.

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I ain't like you.

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But when you made that decision
to stand with the family, bruh,

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you earned my respect ASAP.

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[crowd cheers]

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And it's because of you at WarGames
we won that match, Uce.

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[spluttering] Guys, this is too much.
I don't know what to say.

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I do. We got one question, my dawg.

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How you feeling?

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[crowd chants] Ucey! Ucey! Ucey!

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[chanting fades]

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I gotta say, right now….

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I am feeling pretty freaking Ucey, baby.

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[crowd cheers]

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-My dawg.
-We doing it?

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-Yes.
-My dawg.

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[crowd] Oh!

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Come on in, dawg.

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Come on in, dawg.

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Come on, dawg. Come on, dawg.

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[crowd cheers]

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[indistinct excited chatter]

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-["Hellfire" by CFO$ playing]
-[crowd cheering]

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[Cole] Well, so much for the good times,
because it's Fight Night!

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You know, Sam,

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I hate to beat the bollocks
out of a fellow ginger,

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but trust me, by the end of the night,

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you will have a massive smile
on your face.

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I think it's enough talking
for tonight, yeah?

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-[crowd cheering]
-[man] It's Fight Night!

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It's Fight Night! Let's go!

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[crowd cheering]

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[Cole] Sheamus is set to go one-on-one
with Sami Zayn here tonight.

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Sheamus still with a huge score
to settle with The Bloodline.

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Remember,
The Bloodline put him out of action

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for weeks with a fractured elbow.

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And, tonight, Sheamus goes one-on-one
with Sami Zayn.

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-[Wade] Sheamus and the Brutes' stated…
-[bell rings]

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…goal was to destroy The Bloodline
at Survivor Series in WarGames.

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Easier said than done.

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[Cole] And Sheamus misses
with a wild right hand.

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And Sami Zayn, collar-and-elbow
tie-up, center of the ring.

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It has been an interesting week
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for Sami Zayn.

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This past Monday night on Raw,

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Kevin Owens came out and told his
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that he was quote, "Done with him."

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He said, "I'm not mad at you, Sami,
but I want nothing to do with you."

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"You threw away everything after 20 years

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and remember,
The Bloodline will never be your blood."

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[Wade] But they're family, though,
all the same.

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I don't agree with KO at all on that one.

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[Cole] Hey, KO admitted he turned
his back on Sami a few times

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over the years, but said that,

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"Listen, I'm not mad at you, Sami,

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but I'm not gonna be friends
with you anymore."

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Sami trying to hip toss on Sheamus
and runs into a clothesline.

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[Wade] Clothesline on the jaw too.

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Sami Zayn not feeling Ucey anymore.

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Oh my word, we got ourselves
a Dublin Grin in the early goings.

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[Cole] Well, Sheamus did say that Sami
would have a massive smile on his face

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after this matchup tonight,

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as we take another look
at the power of Sheamus.

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You see The Usos at ringside
cheering Sami Zayn on.

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They are at 502 days
as Undisputed Tag Team Champions.

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We'll talk about their next title defense
when we come back.

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Sheamus in control of Sami Zayn
here on SmackDown.

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[crowd cheering]

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Get your breath, my dawg. Breathe.

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[Cole] We are back on
Friday Night SmackDown here on FS1.

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Tonight, Sheamus and Sami Zayn.

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Sami, of course,
now part of The Bloodline full-time.

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Sheamus, part of The Brawling Brutes.

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As Sami Zayn looks for a breather,

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and Sheamus gonna
bring the fight right out here

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in front of us with an uppercut
to Sami Zayn.

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Sami sent back into the ring
as Sheamus looks back

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at the Tag Team Champions,
and Sami takes advantage.

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DDT, planting Sheamus.

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Sami to the… to the cover. For the win.

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Hook of the leg,
and a kickout by Sheamus at two.

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[Wade] Just one glimmer of a distraction

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is all it takes for Sami Zayn
to capitalize.

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That is the benefit of having
the Tag Team Champions

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at ringside in your corner.

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[Cole] Take another look
at the distraction

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from the Tag Champs, The Usos,

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who now have held the Tag Team Titles
for a record 502 days.

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Their next defense comes Monday
night on Raw in Washington, D.C.

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against Elias and Matt Riddle

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for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles
next week.

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Speaking of Tag Team Title opportunities,

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you gotta believe, Wade,
that Sheamus and Drew McIntyre

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have to be in the mix for a possible
Tag Team Championship match

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down the road
since they knocked off The Usos

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in the WarGames Advantage Match last week.

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[Wade] Yeah, undoubtedly.

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I've always said, if you beat a champion
in a non-championship match,

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you deserve a title opportunity.

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I don't know if management
see it that way, but--

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Perhaps a loss at WarGames
will negate that victory.

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We will see.

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[Cole] Sami Zayn, who I said
on Saturday night at Survivor Series

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-sold his soul to The Bloodline.
-[Wade] Ha!

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Where do you come up with this nonsense?

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He didn't sell his soul to anybody.
He proved himself a loyal family member.

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He stuck to his word.
He did exactly what he said he would do.

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[Cole] At the expense of a man
who's been best friend

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for the better part of two decades,
that in Kevin Owens.

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[Wade] Yes, let's gloss over the fact
that Kevin Owens

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has stabbed Sami Zayn in the back
previously too.

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It's not all sunshine and rainbows,
is it, Cole?

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[Cole] Roman Reigns
had a face-to-face talk with Sami Zayn

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before the WarGames match,

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said he would know everything he had to
by looking into Sami Zayn's eyes.

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[Wade] He got it absolutely right,
didn't he?

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The Tribal Chief does not make mistakes,
Michael Cole.

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[Cole] Sami Zayn with Sheamus.

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Oh, a tornado DDT.

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Sami looking to knock off
The Celtic Warrior.

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-Again, hook of the leg.
-One! Two!

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[Cole]
Oh, and a kickout at two and a half.

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[Wade] And it was all Sheamus
up until that intervention by The Usos.

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The distraction swung this match a 180,

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and now, Sami Zayn, complete control.

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[Cole] Ridge and Butch looking on

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as you take another look at
the Tornado DDT by Sami Zayn.

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Paul Heyman, the special counsel to
the Undisputed Champion, Roman Reigns,

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during the Survivor Series
post-show press conference

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last Saturday night
expressed his admiration for Sami Zayn.

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[Wade] Yeah, they don't call him
"The Wiseman" for nothing.

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That is proof positive.

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-Paul Heyman--
-[Cole] Oh no.

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Sami's not gonna try to do this.

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Deliver Sheamus'
10 beats of the Bodhrán against him.

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-[crowd] One!
-[Cole] Maybe not.

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[Wade] Attempting to prove a point
might backfire here.

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[Cole] Sami is caught.

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-Sheamus with a couple of back elbows.
-[grunting]

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Punishing Sami Zayn.

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[Wade] One way to get Sheamus
to snap out of it is to insult the man.

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[Cole] And Sheamus
starting to build momentum.

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Sami Zayn, what a clothesline
by Sheamus in the corner.

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[yelling]

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[Cole] And Sami suffering the slam
at the hands of Sheamus.

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Former multi-time world champion,
Royal Rumble winner,

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King of the Ring,
Money in the Bank winner, Sheamus.

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[Wade] You know what time it is.
It's chest concaving time, Cole.

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[Cole] I don't think Sami Zayn
should've even…

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Now, he hangs Sheamus up on the top rope.

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[Wade] Might be the smartest thing
Sami Zayn has done all day.

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[Cole] Sami, who lasted nearly 30 minutes

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inside the WarGames structure
Saturday night

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is caught by The Celtic Warrior.

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Irish Curse Backbreaker by Sheamus.

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And now, setting Sami Zayn up.

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Looking for the Clover Leaf

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if he can roll Zayn over onto his stomach,
and he does.

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[Wade] Locked in, center of the ring.

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Sami Zayn in a world of hurt now.

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[Cole] Submission move here by Sheamus.

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The Clover Leaf applied to Sami Zayn.

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Sami trying to drag himself somehow
to the bottom rope to force a break.

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Sami fingertips away.

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Gets there, and referee Jessika Carr

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has a five-count before Sheamus breaks,
and he does.

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[Wade] Just about enough left in the tank
of Sami Zayn.

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Did not want to disappoint
The Tribal Chief.

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[Cole] We talk about people
who survived inside WarGames.

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Jey Uso, who started the matchup,
lasted nearly 39 minutes,

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as did Butch of The Brawling Brutes.

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[Wade] Couple of marathon men right there.

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[Cole] Brawling Brutes
trying to will Sheamus on.

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Sami over the top rope. Takes Sheamus out.

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Sami's rolling.

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Can Sheamus climb back into this
matchup here on Friday Night SmackDown?

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[Cole] Sami Zayn, with The Usos
cheering him on.

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Heading up to the top rope,
but Sheamus back to his feet.

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This has been a battle between
Sami Zayn of The Bloodline,

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yes, officially of The Bloodline,

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and "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus
of The Brawling Brutes.

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[Wade] You just get this sense,
Sami Zayn and The Bloodline

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would love to leave The Brawling Brutes
in the rearview mirror.

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They just won't go away.

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[Cole] No doubt about it, and Sami Zayn
just oozing confidence tonight.

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You can feel it with The Usos
in his corner.

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Sheamus, though, caught him with a knee.

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Cover by Sheamus.

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Hook of the leg on Sami Zayn. Near fall.

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Kickout by Zayn.

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[Wade] Take your eye off Sheamus
for a split second,

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he'll bounce back
and clean knock you out like this.

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[Cole] And there's a reason that Sami
has been fighting this match

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with so much confidence. We kicked
the show off tonight with Jey Uso,

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a longtime rival of Sami Zayn within
The Bloodline, telling Sami, "Respect."

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"Because of you, we won at WarGames."

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[Wade] There's no doubt at all
anymore within The Bloodline.

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They've never looked stronger.

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This is suppose to be
a celebration, though.

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Sheamus here to play spoiler.

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[crowd booing]

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[Cole] Making Sami Zayn suffer,

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as Sheamus climbs up now
to the second rope.

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Sami Zayn in trouble.

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Sheamus has him in position.

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Sami Zayn trying to fight out of it.

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Looking for White Noise.

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Zayn able to turn it into
a Sunset Flip Powerbomb.

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Cover, and a kickout by Zayn-- by Sheamus.

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[Wade] Split second away.

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Sheamus is hurting bad.

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He prides himself on showing
no displays of inner pain.

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Throw that out the window right now
thanks to moves like this from Sami Zayn.

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[Cole] Great counter by Sami Zayn,
and he almost put Sheamus away.

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The Celtic Warrior able to kick out
at two and a half.

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The Usos, who have
a Tag Team Championship match

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Monday night on Raw
against Elias and Riddle,

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heavily invested in this match tonight,

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as Sami looks for the Helluva Kick.

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Sheamus picks him out of the air though,

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and now Sheamus delivers
a traditional White Noise.

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Cover on Zayn.
Hook of the leg for the victory,

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and again a kickout by Sami.

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[Wade] Sheamus just about avoiding
catastrophe there.

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Let's not forget it was the Helluva Kick
in the WarGames matchup

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that did all the damage and served KO up
on a silver platter for Jey Uso.

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[Cole] Off the White Noise,

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Sami was able to kick out
before the count of three.

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And you're right, Wade,

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Sami proved himself to The Bloodline
inside the WarGames structure.

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[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami!

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[Cole] Sheamus has Zayn in position
for the Brogue Kick.

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Sheamus about to explode
out of the corner.

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Jimmy Uso up on the apron
and it allowed Sami Zayn to at least…

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roll out to the apron,
but he may not want to be there.

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[Wade] Out of the frying pan
and into the fire.

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[crowd booing]

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[crowd] One! Two! Three! Four!

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00:19:00,239 --> 00:19:03,976
-Five! Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten!
-[Jessika] One! Two!

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-11! 12! 13! 14! 15!
-Three!

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-16! 17! 18! 19! 20!
-Four!

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[Cole] Twenty beats of the Bodhrán.

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[Wade] Thought Sami Zayn
was gonna tap out.

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[Cole] Man, Jimmy Uso,
you saw the look on his face.

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He realizes Sami Zayn
is in deep, deep trouble.

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[crowd cheering, booing]

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[crowd counting along]

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-Sheamus setting up for the Brogue Kick.
-Faugh A Ballagh!

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00:19:34,173 --> 00:19:37,509
[Cole] Jimmy Uso up on the apron.
Providing a distraction.

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Sami Zayn…

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on the back of Sheamus.

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Go, go, go, go!

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-Jimmy with a kick.
-[Wade] It's a mugging.

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[Cole] Jey Uso is directing traffic.

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Blue thunder bomb by Sami. Cover.
Sheamus kicks at two.

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[Wade laughs] I thought the fix was in.
It's gonna break down, Cole.

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[Cole] And now,
The Brawling Brutes getting involved.

360
00:20:00,332 --> 00:20:02,367
Ridge, and Butch, and The Usos.

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[Wade] It was a matter of "when" not "if"
between these four at ringside.

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Oh. Make that five!

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[Cole] Solo Sikoa gets involved.

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[crowd cheers]

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-[Cole] Sikoa, the Brutes, The Usos.
-[crowd] Oh!

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[Cole] That Spinning Solo,
delivered to the barricade to Butch.

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Now attention turned to Ridge Holland.

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Chaos here at ringside.

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-Oh, what a kick!
-[Wade] Solo Sikoa, one-man-wrecking crew.

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[Cole] Sami went for the Helluva Kick.
Sheamus caught him with a knee.

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Meanwhile, look at this, Jey Uso.
Jey Uso with a super kick.

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The official didn't see it.
Sami into the cover on Sheamus.

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-Jey Uso helps Sami Zayn pick up the win!
-[bell rings]

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[Irvin] Here is your winner, Sami Zayn!

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[Wade] Wow. Amidst the chaos,

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The Bloodline continue to reign supreme
like a well-oiled machine.

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[Cole] But the story here, Wade,
is the fact that Jey Uso,

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a long-time rival of Sami Zayn
within The Bloodline,

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made good on all the things

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he said about the respect
he now has for Sami.

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Jey Uso, along with his brother Jimmy,

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helping Sami Zayn beat Sheamus
in this match tonight.

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[Wade] Well, there's been
months of doubting

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when it comes to Sami Zayn
and The Bloodline,

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but it's all evaporated
over the past week.

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[Cole] Yeah, first,
there was the chaos at ringside.

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00:21:30,255 --> 00:21:32,658
Solo Sikoa, The Usos,
and The Brawling Brutes involved.

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00:21:32,724 --> 00:21:33,892
Watch this super kick.

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00:21:36,328 --> 00:21:40,365
Sheamus, as Sami went
for the Helluva Kick, would intercept,

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00:21:40,432 --> 00:21:43,101
but watch this.
Jimmy will jump up on the apron.

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It distracts the official, which allows
Jey Uso to deliver the super kick

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and hand the win to Sami Zayn.

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[Wade] That's the type of help that
you give to family and family alone,

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and make no mistake now,

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Sami Zayn is family
when it comes to The Bloodline.

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It has to be said, Michael Cole,

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The Bloodline have never looked
stronger than they do right now.

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Finally, all members reading
off the same hymn sheet.

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00:22:09,695 --> 00:22:12,397
Wade, I agree with you. When I said that
Saturday night at Survivor Series,

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the most dominant faction in WWE history,

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but I never thought I'd see the day
where Jey Uso actually helped Sami Zayn.

402
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Unbelievable stuff,
and it's a great thing,

403
00:22:20,472 --> 00:22:23,008
especially for The Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns,

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whose plans have all come into gold.

405
00:22:25,143 --> 00:22:27,145
Well, later on tonight in our main event,

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it is the finals of
the SmackDown World Cup here on Fox.

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It is Ricochet versus this man,

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00:22:33,385 --> 00:22:35,020
Santos Escobar.

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00:22:37,222 --> 00:22:39,725
[mysterious music plays]

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00:22:46,431 --> 00:22:50,769
Legado Del Fantasma has only flourished
since our arrival on SmackDown,

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00:22:50,836 --> 00:22:52,771
and now I…

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00:22:53,939 --> 00:22:58,577
Santos Escobar, will make sure that
the SmackDown World Cup

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is in the rightful hands
of our perfect enterprise.

414
00:23:04,616 --> 00:23:08,253
Winning this tournament
shines a light on Mexico

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and the superior art of lucha libre.

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00:23:13,024 --> 00:23:16,061
Soon, you will all see that the Emperor,

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00:23:17,062 --> 00:23:22,234
Santos Escobar, is the very best
that this industry has to offer.

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00:23:23,568 --> 00:23:27,005
I mean, the results speak for itself.

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00:23:27,572 --> 00:23:29,508
The SmackDown World Cup

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will give Legado a first-class flight
to the Intercontinental Championship.

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And when Santos becomes
the Intercontinental Champion,

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it will give Legado an undoubted
position of power in WWE.

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00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,728
Me gusta eso, Reyna. I like that a lot.

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00:23:50,829 --> 00:23:53,532
Now, Ricochet, you've made it this far,

425
00:23:53,598 --> 00:23:55,667
but it's about time your fairy tale

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comes to its final chapter.

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00:23:59,604 --> 00:24:01,873
[speaking Spanish]

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[in English] Legado reigns supreme.

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00:24:03,708 --> 00:24:06,311
-[laughing]
-[glasses clinking]

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00:24:06,378 --> 00:24:07,512
Salud.

431
00:24:09,848 --> 00:24:13,018
[Cole] Well, Legado Del Fantasma
better not get ahead of themselves,

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00:24:13,084 --> 00:24:15,420
because there is still one more match.

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00:24:15,487 --> 00:24:20,091
It is the finals tonight here on FS1
in the SmackDown World Cup.

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00:24:20,158 --> 00:24:24,830
Our main event, Ricochet versus Escobar,
still to come live tonight.

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00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:31,736
[dramatic music playing]

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00:24:35,073 --> 00:24:37,409
[crowd counting down]

437
00:24:44,015 --> 00:24:46,918
♪ Wall to wall
And it still ain't sold out ♪

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00:24:50,355 --> 00:24:53,191
♪ Wall to wall
And it still ain't sold out ♪

439
00:25:00,065 --> 00:25:03,268
Royal Rumble is right around the corner.

440
00:25:03,335 --> 00:25:07,839
But now, ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome my guest, Kofi Kingston.

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00:25:07,906 --> 00:25:11,243
-[crowd cheers]
-[Kofi cheering] Yeah!

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00:25:11,776 --> 00:25:14,012
Well, Kof, I heard that you
have some big news for us.

443
00:25:14,079 --> 00:25:17,716
That's right. An exclusive
as the first WWE Superstar to say that

444
00:25:17,782 --> 00:25:24,289
-I will be in the Royal Rumble, baby.
-[crowd cheering]

445
00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:25,757
Congratulations, Kofi.

446
00:25:25,824 --> 00:25:27,759
But while I have you here,
I have to get your thoughts

447
00:25:27,826 --> 00:25:30,829
on tonight's finals
in the SmackDown World Cup.

448
00:25:30,896 --> 00:25:32,397
Who do you think will come out on top?

449
00:25:32,464 --> 00:25:36,134
Wow. I like what I'm seeing out of Santos,
but I can't bet against Ricochet.

450
00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:38,103
This man is sensational, honestly.

451
00:25:38,169 --> 00:25:40,505
Either of these guys
has a great chance against Gunther,

452
00:25:40,572 --> 00:25:42,507
because of that no risk it,
no biscuit style.

453
00:25:42,574 --> 00:25:44,676
Megan. Megan, why would you ask someone

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00:25:44,743 --> 00:25:48,280
who clearly has zero respect
for our sport about their opinion?

455
00:25:48,346 --> 00:25:49,881
-Come on.
-Exactly. I mean,

456
00:25:49,948 --> 00:25:54,853
he and Xavier would spend more time online
nowadays than in an actual wrestling ring.

457
00:25:54,920 --> 00:25:58,590
Okay. Okay. Look at y'all
with your new t-shirts on. "Imperium."

458
00:25:58,657 --> 00:26:00,492
Should say "Imperiyuck."

459
00:26:00,559 --> 00:26:03,061
And I see where this is going,
so let me just cut it off right here.

460
00:26:03,128 --> 00:26:04,863
Look, y'all wanna have a match
tonight, right?

461
00:26:04,930 --> 00:26:07,699
Unfortunately, my tag team partner,
Xavier Woods, is not here,

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00:26:07,766 --> 00:26:11,536
but I'm ready, willing, and able
to engage in fisticuffs

463
00:26:11,603 --> 00:26:13,638
in single competition
against any one of y'all.

464
00:26:13,705 --> 00:26:16,174
So the question is who is it going to be?

465
00:26:16,241 --> 00:26:19,277
-Who? Who? Who?
-[crowd repeating]

466
00:26:19,344 --> 00:26:20,745
Who?

467
00:26:20,812 --> 00:26:23,114
[crowd cheers]

468
00:26:23,181 --> 00:26:27,185
That's perfect, because tonight
you're gonna fight me.

469
00:26:28,987 --> 00:26:30,055
[softly] Who.

470
00:26:31,523 --> 00:26:32,991
Okay.

471
00:26:33,058 --> 00:26:36,328
You were just hiding off to the side
the whole time? Huh?

472
00:26:36,394 --> 00:26:38,263
It's all right, though.

473
00:26:38,330 --> 00:26:39,998
I'mma see you out there, bro.

474
00:26:41,333 --> 00:26:43,134
[suspenseful music playing]

475
00:26:43,201 --> 00:26:45,603
[crowd cheers]

476
00:26:45,670 --> 00:26:47,405
You know what I think's pretty wild?

477
00:26:48,540 --> 00:26:51,843
It's that… I think we're spoiled today.

478
00:26:52,711 --> 00:26:55,747
Society has given us
this lavish lifestyle.

479
00:26:55,814 --> 00:27:00,218
We're all shrouded in technology
and everybody has manners.

480
00:27:02,454 --> 00:27:06,825
I think that we typically forget that
once upon a time,

481
00:27:06,891 --> 00:27:08,927
we were all just wild animals.

482
00:27:10,095 --> 00:27:14,833
Spiders eat flies.
Even to this day, snakes eat rats.

483
00:27:16,001 --> 00:27:19,638
But nobody looks at this
like an act of violence.

484
00:27:19,704 --> 00:27:24,009
It's simply just animals
trying to survive.

485
00:27:24,843 --> 00:27:26,044
[laughs]

486
00:27:26,111 --> 00:27:29,280
Some must die so that others can live.

487
00:27:30,448 --> 00:27:33,151
You know?
And you don't want to be the one.

488
00:27:33,218 --> 00:27:36,821
Right?
We don't dare talk about these things,

489
00:27:36,888 --> 00:27:41,459
even though all these primal instincts
are ingrained in every single one of us.

490
00:27:41,526 --> 00:27:42,894
We don't dare talk about it,

491
00:27:42,961 --> 00:27:44,829
because we don't wanna
be the freak, right?

492
00:27:44,896 --> 00:27:48,333
We wanna fit into our little place
in society and carry on.

493
00:27:49,768 --> 00:27:51,703
But they're still there.

494
00:27:54,272 --> 00:27:56,474
I'm not the one that hurt LA Knight.

495
00:28:03,648 --> 00:28:05,750
-Who's afraid?
-Get it off! Come on!

496
00:28:06,518 --> 00:28:07,752
Human trash bag.

497
00:28:07,819 --> 00:28:10,789
If not for this sling,
the consequences would be severe.

498
00:28:10,855 --> 00:28:13,558
-Turn it around!
-We need some help. We need some help.

499
00:28:15,493 --> 00:28:16,528
I didn't.

500
00:28:17,962 --> 00:28:20,398
But I heard you.

501
00:28:20,465 --> 00:28:21,699
[laughs]

502
00:28:23,301 --> 00:28:26,571
And oh, how you rejoiced.

503
00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:28,006
[laughs]

504
00:28:29,007 --> 00:28:31,443
How primal of you.

505
00:28:32,177 --> 00:28:36,181
However, if I had been the one,

506
00:28:38,049 --> 00:28:39,651
you would all know…

507
00:28:40,985 --> 00:28:45,023
because there'd be none of him left.

508
00:28:50,895 --> 00:28:53,798
[crowd cheering]

509
00:28:53,865 --> 00:28:57,402
You know, Cole, to me, Bray Wyatt
seems like a man who's trying to change.

510
00:28:57,469 --> 00:29:01,272
He's consistently showing
some form of remorse for past behavior.

511
00:29:01,339 --> 00:29:02,807
Some form of remorse.

512
00:29:02,874 --> 00:29:05,610
But, two women who have shown no remorse,

513
00:29:05,677 --> 00:29:07,846
the SmackDown Women's Champion,
Ronda Rousey

514
00:29:07,912 --> 00:29:10,148
and her partner, Shayna Baszler.

515
00:29:10,215 --> 00:29:11,950
Here is our Progressive Match Flo.

516
00:29:13,618 --> 00:29:16,121
[man] Match Flo
is sponsored by Progressive,

517
00:29:16,187 --> 00:29:19,691
a triple threat of protection
with home, auto, and more.

518
00:29:19,757 --> 00:29:22,327
Let me know
when you're ready to break some bones

519
00:29:22,393 --> 00:29:23,828
and take over the show again.

520
00:29:23,895 --> 00:29:28,266
[Cole] Baszler and and Ronda Rousey,
very formidable as a duo.

521
00:29:28,333 --> 00:29:31,369
[Wade] Natalya's face
is completely ruined.

522
00:29:34,272 --> 00:29:35,106
Rule by fear.

523
00:29:35,173 --> 00:29:38,610
Many of their opponents have lost
before the match even starts.

524
00:29:38,676 --> 00:29:40,612
[overlapping shouts]

525
00:29:40,712 --> 00:29:42,847
[Cole] Raquel has a broken arm.

526
00:29:42,914 --> 00:29:44,349
Now it's personal.

527
00:29:45,917 --> 00:29:50,688
And, Ronda, I'm gonna shock the world
when I beat you senseless.

528
00:29:50,755 --> 00:29:52,791
[Cole] SmackDown Women's Champion

529
00:29:52,857 --> 00:29:57,395
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey versus
the Number One Contender, Shotzi.

530
00:29:57,462 --> 00:29:59,497
[crowd cheering]

531
00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:01,633
Shotzi off the barricade.

532
00:30:01,699 --> 00:30:04,536
Landed in the front row,
wiping everybody out.

533
00:30:04,602 --> 00:30:06,604
[Graves] Shotzi has the champion down.

534
00:30:09,440 --> 00:30:11,709
-Oh no.
-Oh my goodness.

535
00:30:12,610 --> 00:30:14,679
[Graves] That is the beginning of the end.

536
00:30:14,746 --> 00:30:17,182
[bell rings]

537
00:30:17,248 --> 00:30:20,518
Respect to Shotzi,
but tonight Rousey just too much.

538
00:30:24,389 --> 00:30:27,692
-["Limb By Limb" by def rebel playing]
-[crowd cheering]

539
00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:38,069
[bell rings]

540
00:30:38,136 --> 00:30:41,005
[Irvin] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

541
00:30:41,072 --> 00:30:44,642
Introducing first,
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,

542
00:30:44,709 --> 00:30:47,979
Shayna Baszler!

543
00:30:48,046 --> 00:30:50,515
[Cole] SmackDown Women's Champion
Ronda Rousey not here tonight.

544
00:30:50,582 --> 00:30:54,085
She's off doing PR, fresh off her victory
last week, again Survivor Series,

545
00:30:54,152 --> 00:30:58,423
but the "Submission Magician"
Shayna Baszler is in action.

546
00:30:58,489 --> 00:31:01,326
And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on FS1

547
00:31:01,392 --> 00:31:03,528
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

548
00:31:03,595 --> 00:31:08,066
Save when you bundle auto, home,
or motorcycle insurance.

549
00:31:11,936 --> 00:31:16,007
Shayna Baszler, looking to break
some bones here tonight.

550
00:31:16,074 --> 00:31:17,976
Wade, she goes one-on-one with Emma.

551
00:31:18,843 --> 00:31:24,249
[Wade] They're here to tear some tendons
and make an example of another victim.

552
00:31:24,315 --> 00:31:27,118
Maiming Time may be about to happen, Cole.

553
00:31:27,185 --> 00:31:29,287
[Cole] Emma, she's game.

554
00:31:29,354 --> 00:31:31,422
It's Shayna and Emma live, next.

555
00:31:38,029 --> 00:31:42,100
[Cole] Shayna Baszler gets set
for one-on-one action here on FS1.

556
00:31:45,169 --> 00:31:47,472
[crowd cheering]

557
00:31:51,409 --> 00:31:53,177
Don't stop on my account.

558
00:31:55,914 --> 00:32:00,184
-You all right?
-Yeah. I'm good, I'm good. It's just…

559
00:32:00,918 --> 00:32:04,289
It's just… five years
is such a long time to be gone

560
00:32:04,355 --> 00:32:06,891
and so much has changed around here.

561
00:32:06,958 --> 00:32:09,727
-And the competition is tough.
-Stop, stop, stop.

562
00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:13,464
It doesn't matter how long it's been.

563
00:32:13,531 --> 00:32:18,169
It matters who you are.
Or did you forget who you are?

564
00:32:19,003 --> 00:32:20,405
You're a trailblazer.

565
00:32:20,471 --> 00:32:23,975
The whole Women's Revolution,
the Women's Evolution,

566
00:32:24,042 --> 00:32:27,111
none of that happens without you.

567
00:32:27,178 --> 00:32:30,581
You worked your tail off to make change,
real change.

568
00:32:31,316 --> 00:32:35,053
And now the whole game has changed,
so yeah,

569
00:32:35,119 --> 00:32:36,287
the competition is tough.

570
00:32:38,690 --> 00:32:39,624
But you're Emma.

571
00:32:41,092 --> 00:32:42,627
You belong here.

572
00:32:44,629 --> 00:32:45,697
Thanks, Riddick.

573
00:32:46,864 --> 00:32:48,266
I'll see you later.

574
00:32:48,333 --> 00:32:49,167
Hey.

575
00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:51,469
You got this.

576
00:32:57,976 --> 00:33:00,812
-["About Me" playing]
-♪ It's all about me ♪

577
00:33:06,851 --> 00:33:09,921
[Wade] Emma and Madcap seem to be
spending a lot of time together lately.

578
00:33:09,987 --> 00:33:15,960
[Irvin] And her opponent,
from Melbourne, Australia, Emma!

579
00:33:16,027 --> 00:33:18,629
[Cole] Emma used to be on the old
JBL & Cole Show,

580
00:33:18,696 --> 00:33:20,264
which is where "Bad News" Barrett

581
00:33:20,331 --> 00:33:22,133
-actually got his start.
-[Wade] What a legend.

582
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,003
They should bring that back.
That's my opinion, Cole.

583
00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:33,077
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
Royal Rumble is sponsored by Cricket.

584
00:33:33,144 --> 00:33:35,847
With fast and powerful
nationwide 5G coverage,

585
00:33:35,913 --> 00:33:37,715
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586
00:33:37,782 --> 00:33:41,152
And by the official
WWE CreditOne Visa card.

587
00:33:41,219 --> 00:33:44,222
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your WWE pride every time you pay,

588
00:33:44,288 --> 00:33:48,559
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to see if you pre-qualify.

589
00:33:48,626 --> 00:33:50,228
Terms apply.

590
00:33:52,230 --> 00:33:53,464
[Wade] Well, joking aside, Cole,

591
00:33:53,531 --> 00:33:57,034
Shayna Baszler has refused to remove
the ice cold stare

592
00:33:57,101 --> 00:33:59,237
from Emma from the second
she walked into the arena.

593
00:33:59,303 --> 00:34:01,039
-[bell rings]
-[Cole] Well, it was Ronda Rousey

594
00:34:01,105 --> 00:34:02,840
who a few months ago reminded
Shayna Baszler,

595
00:34:02,907 --> 00:34:04,876
"Hey, listen.
You got to get back to your roots."

596
00:34:04,942 --> 00:34:06,477
"You can maim people in the ring."

597
00:34:06,544 --> 00:34:08,112
"You're the 'Submission Magician'."

598
00:34:08,179 --> 00:34:10,515
The MMA style,
the pound and ground attack,

599
00:34:10,581 --> 00:34:12,116
and Shayna's done just that.

600
00:34:12,183 --> 00:34:16,220
[Wade] Well, the killer inside
was reawakened in Shayna Baszler,

601
00:34:16,287 --> 00:34:18,723
and she has been on a tear ever since.

602
00:34:18,790 --> 00:34:21,459
[Cole] Let's not forget Emma, though.
Madcap made the point.

603
00:34:21,526 --> 00:34:23,528
One of the pioneers
of the Women's Revolution

604
00:34:23,594 --> 00:34:24,796
back down at NXT.

605
00:34:24,862 --> 00:34:29,033
She made it to the finals of the initial
NXT Women's Championship Tournament

606
00:34:29,100 --> 00:34:30,435
a number of years ago.

607
00:34:30,501 --> 00:34:33,071
Now, shoulders down on Shayna,
and a kickout.

608
00:34:33,137 --> 00:34:36,207
[Wade] Emma needs to remind the world
exactly who she is here,

609
00:34:36,274 --> 00:34:40,812
show us the competitor that helped put
women's wrestling back on the map.

610
00:34:41,712 --> 00:34:45,950
[Cole] Shayna Baszler… Nice move by Emma
into the side Russian leg sweep.

611
00:34:46,017 --> 00:34:48,486
Quickly into the cover again,
and a kickout.

612
00:34:48,553 --> 00:34:53,224
Emma, the first female Australian-born
wrestler here in WWE.

613
00:34:54,058 --> 00:34:55,960
-[Wade] Lets not forget several--
-[both] Whoa.

614
00:34:56,027 --> 00:34:58,563
[Wade] Just as I was saying that…
several weeks ago,

615
00:34:58,629 --> 00:35:00,164
Emma put in a hell of a performance

616
00:35:00,231 --> 00:35:03,167
against SmackDown Women's Champ
Ronda Rousey.

617
00:35:03,234 --> 00:35:04,535
A losing effort in the end, but…

618
00:35:04,602 --> 00:35:07,638
[Cole] Yeah, taking an open challenge
from Rousey

619
00:35:07,705 --> 00:35:09,407
for the SmackDown Women's Championship.

620
00:35:09,474 --> 00:35:10,975
Now here's where Baszler is so dangerous.

621
00:35:11,042 --> 00:35:14,712
She picks a body part, this time the arm,
and goes to work on it.

622
00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:17,048
Emma already in serious pain.

623
00:35:17,982 --> 00:35:22,687
[Wade] Once Shayna Baszler
gets a step up on any competitor,

624
00:35:22,753 --> 00:35:24,489
it can be close to "good night."

625
00:35:24,555 --> 00:35:28,926
There's a certain depraved barbarity
that Baszler revels in.

626
00:35:28,993 --> 00:35:31,529
A former WWE Women's Tag Team Champion,

627
00:35:31,596 --> 00:35:36,334
two-time NXT Champion,
knows every submission move in the book.

628
00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:38,903
-[Emma cries out]
-Continuing to punish Emma here.

629
00:35:39,637 --> 00:35:42,039
Look at how she bends the elbow back.

630
00:35:45,376 --> 00:35:48,346
-Shoulders up.
-[Wade] Referee taking a close look.

631
00:35:48,412 --> 00:35:51,883
Baszler's own arm underneath the shoulder
of Emma there,

632
00:35:51,949 --> 00:35:56,721
but Baszler has Emma in agony.
Baszler is just a human torture device.

633
00:35:56,787 --> 00:35:59,557
[Cole] Well, and to Ronda Rousey's point,
Wade,

634
00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:01,826
Shayna Baszler is so dangerous.

635
00:36:01,893 --> 00:36:03,561
Emma now, rolling up,
trying to steal one here,

636
00:36:03,628 --> 00:36:05,196
and a kickout at two.

637
00:36:05,263 --> 00:36:08,733
And Shayna just had to remind the world
of how dangerous she actually is.

638
00:36:08,799 --> 00:36:13,004
[Wade] Yeah, I don't think too many people
forgot what Baszler was capable of,

639
00:36:13,070 --> 00:36:14,839
but if you needed a reminder,

640
00:36:14,906 --> 00:36:18,709
just open your eyes anytime
in the past four or five weeks

641
00:36:18,776 --> 00:36:20,144
that Baszler has been in the ring.

642
00:36:20,211 --> 00:36:22,113
[Cole] Emma trying to
roll out of the situation

643
00:36:22,180 --> 00:36:24,248
as Shayna continues to work on her arm.

644
00:36:24,315 --> 00:36:25,616
Kick to the face, though, by Emma

645
00:36:25,683 --> 00:36:28,586
creates some space,
and now Emma fighting back.

646
00:36:30,621 --> 00:36:32,857
[Wade] Fighting back with one arm,
that's the problem.

647
00:36:32,924 --> 00:36:39,096
Such is the damage that Baszler has done
to that left upper limb of Emma.

648
00:36:39,163 --> 00:36:41,199
Trying to get a little feeling
back in there.

649
00:36:44,635 --> 00:36:46,904
[Cole] Shayna looking to recover as well.

650
00:36:48,306 --> 00:36:50,174
Emma caught her with a back elbow.

651
00:36:50,775 --> 00:36:53,077
Emma showing some fight here
tonight against Baszler.

652
00:36:53,144 --> 00:36:55,112
[Wade] Yeah, you better be
when you're in the ring

653
00:36:55,179 --> 00:36:56,681
with someone like Shayna Baszler.

654
00:36:56,747 --> 00:36:59,283
Fight for your life,
quite literally at times.

655
00:37:00,985 --> 00:37:03,888
[Cole] Emma hanging on.
Baszler going to be sent out to the apron.

656
00:37:03,955 --> 00:37:06,424
Emma may have Baszler right
where she wants her.

657
00:37:06,490 --> 00:37:09,560
Shayna in trouble!
Neckbreaker off the second rope.

658
00:37:09,627 --> 00:37:13,497
Cover by Emma for the win.
Baszler kicks at two.

659
00:37:13,564 --> 00:37:15,399
[Wade] Now you've got
the upper hand, Emma.

660
00:37:15,466 --> 00:37:18,035
You better make it count.
This was superb from Emma.

661
00:37:18,102 --> 00:37:19,036
[Cole] Yeah, what impact!

662
00:37:22,740 --> 00:37:25,443
Now Emma trying to tie Shayna Baszler up.

663
00:37:25,977 --> 00:37:27,378
[Wade] See the grimace on her face,

664
00:37:27,445 --> 00:37:30,147
thanks to the damage already incurred
on that left arm.

665
00:37:30,214 --> 00:37:34,218
Don't forget,
Emma also uses a submission move

666
00:37:34,285 --> 00:37:35,987
to put her opponents away.

667
00:37:36,053 --> 00:37:38,889
Emma got a full five-count
version of the tarantula here.

668
00:37:38,956 --> 00:37:42,159
Has Shayna hooked up in the ropes.

669
00:37:42,226 --> 00:37:45,896
And the damage has been done,
perhaps, to the back of Shayna Baszler.

670
00:37:45,963 --> 00:37:48,733
[Wade] They don't teach you
that one in MMA.

671
00:37:48,799 --> 00:37:51,802
Nice trick up the sleeve of Emma.
Can she put this one away?

672
00:37:51,869 --> 00:37:55,039
[Cole] Oh, and look at Baszler.
How smart was Baszler?

673
00:37:56,073 --> 00:37:58,209
Forcing Emma to lose her balance
on the top rope,

674
00:37:58,276 --> 00:38:00,344
and right back to the already injured arm.

675
00:38:02,580 --> 00:38:05,650
And now, Kirifuda locked in.
Emma is in trouble.

676
00:38:05,716 --> 00:38:08,119
Is Emma gonna tap out
to Shayna Baszler here?

677
00:38:08,185 --> 00:38:11,822
Emma trying to hang on,
trying to hang on, but can't.

678
00:38:11,889 --> 00:38:13,157
-Tap out.
-[bell rings]

679
00:38:18,095 --> 00:38:21,265
[Irvin] Here's your winner by submission,

680
00:38:21,332 --> 00:38:25,336
Shayna Baszler!

681
00:38:26,070 --> 00:38:31,242
[Cole] Shayna Baszler tapping out
a very game Emma in this match tonight.

682
00:38:32,510 --> 00:38:35,446
[Wade] Tap out or pass out. You choose.

683
00:38:44,855 --> 00:38:48,092
[Cole] Only Shayna Baszler isn't done yet,
attacking the arm once again.

684
00:38:48,159 --> 00:38:50,961
I guess, she didn't like the fact that
Emma was just trying to crawl away

685
00:38:51,028 --> 00:38:52,596
after the Baszler victory.

686
00:38:52,663 --> 00:38:55,833
[Wade] Well, the victory is in store,
but now it's time to be maimed.

687
00:38:55,900 --> 00:38:57,835
["Ball Pit" by def rebel playing]

688
00:38:58,903 --> 00:39:00,404
[Cole] But here comes Shotzi,

689
00:39:00,471 --> 00:39:04,108
who hasn't forgotten how Shayna
helped Ronda gain the advantage

690
00:39:04,175 --> 00:39:05,543
in their championship match

691
00:39:05,609 --> 00:39:08,346
this past Saturday night
at Survivor Series.

692
00:39:08,412 --> 00:39:10,815
And Shotzi now
taking the fight to Baszler.

693
00:39:11,882 --> 00:39:15,219
[Wade] Very game, Shotzi,
but already taken down by--

694
00:39:15,286 --> 00:39:17,822
How dangerous is Shayna Baszler?

695
00:39:19,457 --> 00:39:21,559
Back in the zone.

696
00:39:23,427 --> 00:39:26,764
[Cole] An overzealous Shotzi
came out to get some of Baszler,

697
00:39:26,831 --> 00:39:30,201
and Baszler now looking to maim Shotzi

698
00:39:30,267 --> 00:39:33,204
much like she did to Emma
earlier on in the matchup.

699
00:39:34,271 --> 00:39:36,240
[Wade] How many arms are we gonna break?

700
00:39:38,409 --> 00:39:40,177
["Trap Queen" by def rebel playing]

701
00:39:40,244 --> 00:39:41,779
[Cole] Now, speaking of broken arms,

702
00:39:41,846 --> 00:39:45,916
here's a woman who Ronda
and Shayna Baszler broke her elbow.

703
00:39:45,983 --> 00:39:49,453
Raquel Rodriguez, who was supposed to be
out of action four to six weeks,

704
00:39:51,922 --> 00:39:56,660
but she's now marched down to the ring
to aid Emma who's back on her feet

705
00:39:56,727 --> 00:39:58,395
and her friend Shotzi.

706
00:39:58,462 --> 00:40:04,235
Shayna Baszler took a look at the numbers
and said, "Not right now."

707
00:40:04,301 --> 00:40:05,703
[crowd booing]

708
00:40:05,770 --> 00:40:08,939
[Wade] It took three women
to stand Baszler down.

709
00:40:09,640 --> 00:40:10,808
Only took three.

710
00:40:11,776 --> 00:40:13,444
[Cole] She echoed your point.

711
00:40:14,478 --> 00:40:19,383
[Wade] Tells you exactly how dangerous
Shayna Baszler has become.

712
00:40:21,118 --> 00:40:23,087
[Cole] How does it feel for Shayna Baszler

713
00:40:23,154 --> 00:40:25,523
-to finally be outnumbered?
-It took three.

714
00:40:26,557 --> 00:40:28,025
It took three.

715
00:40:28,092 --> 00:40:32,029
Again, the Women's Division
heating up here on Friday Night SmackDown.

716
00:40:32,096 --> 00:40:34,331
Ronda Rousey your current champion.

717
00:40:34,398 --> 00:40:40,538
And there is more talent on the way
as Lacey Evans is getting back to basics.

718
00:40:43,374 --> 00:40:45,176
[gentle music playing]

719
00:40:57,822 --> 00:41:00,658
[Lacey] You are the product
of elite training

720
00:41:02,460 --> 00:41:05,629
by the most powerful fighting force
in the world,

721
00:41:06,697 --> 00:41:09,533
the United States Marine Corp.

722
00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:11,969
Get up. Get up. Get up, get up, get up.

723
00:41:14,638 --> 00:41:17,541
Yet somehow,
you found yourself lost in the crowd

724
00:41:18,976 --> 00:41:20,444
with the whiners…

725
00:41:21,145 --> 00:41:22,346
and the weak.

726
00:41:22,413 --> 00:41:25,616
Get up, get up. Get up right now.
Get up. Now, get up.

727
00:41:27,117 --> 00:41:29,019
Something had to change.

728
00:41:30,054 --> 00:41:32,189
Get up, get up, get up. Go, go, go.

729
00:41:32,256 --> 00:41:33,491
A Mustang gets a tune-up.

730
00:41:33,557 --> 00:41:36,560
Faster, faster. Get them up, get them up.

731
00:41:36,627 --> 00:41:38,462
A boxer goes to training camp.

732
00:41:39,997 --> 00:41:43,400
A Marine… goes back to basics.

733
00:41:43,467 --> 00:41:45,469
[group] Hoorah!

734
00:41:48,839 --> 00:41:51,208
["New Day, New Way"
by Jim Johnston playing]

735
00:41:51,275 --> 00:41:53,611
[crowd cheering]

736
00:41:56,881 --> 00:42:00,050
[Cole] Lacey Evans, a force
to be reckoned with, I'm sure.

737
00:42:01,252 --> 00:42:02,553
[bell rings]

738
00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:05,256
[Irvin] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

739
00:42:05,322 --> 00:42:08,592
Introducing first,
representing The New Day,

740
00:42:08,659 --> 00:42:13,264
from Ghana, West Africa,
weighing in at 212 pounds,

741
00:42:13,330 --> 00:42:15,866
Kofi Kingston.

742
00:42:15,933 --> 00:42:19,937
[Cole] You know, Kofi Kingston,
a former WWE Champion,

743
00:42:20,004 --> 00:42:24,942
never backs down from a fight, but, Wade,
he is about to be in a major fight.

744
00:42:26,610 --> 00:42:29,980
Kofi Kingston
and the Intercontinental Champion,

745
00:42:30,047 --> 00:42:32,917
Gunther, go head-to-head,

746
00:42:32,983 --> 00:42:37,888
coming up next, live on
Friday Night SmackDown on FS1.

747
00:42:40,024 --> 00:42:41,458
All day!

748
00:42:43,227 --> 00:42:44,962
[Cole] Well, as a New York Jets fan,

749
00:42:45,029 --> 00:42:47,331
it pains me to say
that we're actually in Buffalo,

750
00:42:47,398 --> 00:42:50,100
home of the Bills,
but the Bills are darn good.

751
00:42:50,167 --> 00:42:51,936
At least they knocked off
the Pats last night.

752
00:42:52,002 --> 00:42:54,471
We're also at the home
of the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL.

753
00:42:54,538 --> 00:42:57,942
And tonight, the SmackDown World Cup
here on FS1,

754
00:42:58,008 --> 00:43:01,378
Santos Escobar against this man, Ricochet.

755
00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:07,518
[Ricochet] So it has come down to this.

756
00:43:07,585 --> 00:43:10,754
Mexico versus
the United States of America.

757
00:43:10,821 --> 00:43:12,990
Santos Escobar versus Ricochet.

758
00:43:15,092 --> 00:43:18,596
You know, from the moment that
the competitors were announced,

759
00:43:18,662 --> 00:43:21,899
everyone has been asking me
this one question, and that's,

760
00:43:21,966 --> 00:43:25,202
"What would it mean for Ricochet
to win the SmackDown World Cup?"

761
00:43:27,271 --> 00:43:30,941
I think it's pretty obvious what it means
every time he walks out the curtain.

762
00:43:31,542 --> 00:43:34,078
[Cole] He is exhilarating,

763
00:43:34,144 --> 00:43:36,780
he is breathtaking,

764
00:43:36,847 --> 00:43:40,517
he's invigorating.
He is a human highlight reel.

765
00:43:41,552 --> 00:43:44,021
[Wade] Ricochet has a date with destiny.

766
00:43:45,389 --> 00:43:47,458
It would mean everything.

767
00:43:48,993 --> 00:43:53,197
And if this… if this is the route that
Ricochet has to take to finally

768
00:43:53,263 --> 00:43:56,533
get his rematch for the Intercontinental
Championship against Gunther, then…

769
00:43:59,103 --> 00:44:01,972
you're looking at the winner
of the SmackDown World Cup.

770
00:44:02,039 --> 00:44:04,975
Santos… I hope you're ready.

771
00:44:08,746 --> 00:44:12,983
[Wade] Ricochet feeling confident
ahead of tonight's main event,

772
00:44:13,050 --> 00:44:15,019
the SmackDown World Cup Final,

773
00:44:15,085 --> 00:44:17,554
Ricochet versus Santos Escobar.

774
00:44:17,621 --> 00:44:20,891
Who will lift the cup
and become the Number One Contender

775
00:44:20,958 --> 00:44:24,228
for Gunther's
Intercontinental Championship?

776
00:44:24,294 --> 00:44:27,097
[Cole] Meanwhile,
Friday Night SmackDown here on FS1

777
00:44:27,164 --> 00:44:29,566
is sponsored tonight by Progressive.

778
00:44:29,633 --> 00:44:33,270
As Kofi Kingston gets set to take on
the Intercontinental Champion.

779
00:44:33,337 --> 00:44:35,606
Alex Wright! They know him.

780
00:44:35,673 --> 00:44:37,274
You know that? You know Alex Wright?

781
00:44:38,108 --> 00:44:39,843
Y'all look like a bunch of Alex Wrongs.

782
00:44:39,910 --> 00:44:42,012
[Gunther's music plays]

783
00:44:47,451 --> 00:44:48,886
♪ Gunther ♪

784
00:44:48,952 --> 00:44:50,454
[Irvin] And his opponent,

785
00:44:50,521 --> 00:44:53,724
accompanied to the ring by Ludwig Kaiser

786
00:44:53,791 --> 00:44:58,495
and Giovanni Vinci, representing Imperium,

787
00:44:58,562 --> 00:45:05,436
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Gunther!

788
00:45:06,370 --> 00:45:08,205
[Cole] Imperium has had an issue with

789
00:45:08,272 --> 00:45:10,474
Kofi Kingston and The New Day
for a while now,

790
00:45:10,541 --> 00:45:13,811
claiming that they don't respect the mat.

791
00:45:13,877 --> 00:45:15,312
They don't respect the ring,

792
00:45:15,379 --> 00:45:18,148
that they're too interested
in entertainment.

793
00:45:18,949 --> 00:45:21,785
[Wade] Well, Imperium despise anything

794
00:45:21,852 --> 00:45:25,189
that is outside of their vision
for this sport.

795
00:45:25,255 --> 00:45:28,425
They see the likes of Kofi Kingston
and New Day

796
00:45:28,492 --> 00:45:32,830
as a side show that needs
to be exterminated from our universe.

797
00:45:33,630 --> 00:45:36,333
[Cole] Kofi Kingston with a win tonight
could find himself on the hunt

798
00:45:36,400 --> 00:45:39,837
for a possible Intercontinental
Championship opportunity down the road.

799
00:45:39,903 --> 00:45:44,074
Kofi, a former four-time
Intercontinental Champion,

800
00:45:45,042 --> 00:45:47,077
has held the United States Title, the…

801
00:45:47,745 --> 00:45:49,980
Tag Team Titles on 14 different occasions,

802
00:45:50,047 --> 00:45:52,082
and of course, a former WWE Champ.

803
00:45:52,149 --> 00:45:54,017
-You know, earlier tonight…
-[bell rings]

804
00:45:54,084 --> 00:45:56,587
As Kofi Kingston gets set
to go one-on-one with Gunther.

805
00:45:56,653 --> 00:45:58,789
Earlier tonight, Kofi Kingston

806
00:45:58,856 --> 00:46:03,193
declared himself the first entry
into the Men's Royal Rumble match

807
00:46:03,260 --> 00:46:05,929
the last Saturday night in January,

808
00:46:05,996 --> 00:46:08,799
the beginning of the Road to WrestleMania.

809
00:46:08,866 --> 00:46:12,770
[Wade] You cannot have a Royal Rumble
without Kofi Kingston.

810
00:46:12,836 --> 00:46:14,705
[Cole] Backbreaker by Gunther.

811
00:46:14,772 --> 00:46:18,709
[Wade] If Kingston's body is still
intact at that point, that is.

812
00:46:18,776 --> 00:46:22,446
From the looks of Gunther,
he wants to put that in jeopardy.

813
00:46:22,513 --> 00:46:25,249
[Cole] Kofi Kingston
is closing in on history

814
00:46:25,315 --> 00:46:27,885
as it comes to
the Royal Rumble match, Wade.

815
00:46:27,951 --> 00:46:32,523
This year, if he makes it there,
will be his 15th Royal Rumble match.

816
00:46:32,589 --> 00:46:33,991
Oh, what an uppercut.

817
00:46:34,057 --> 00:46:35,459
[Wade] You said if he makes it here.

818
00:46:35,526 --> 00:46:37,027
[Cole] Kane holds the record

819
00:46:37,094 --> 00:46:39,830
in the Royal Rumble matches,
with 17 appearances.

820
00:46:39,897 --> 00:46:42,733
So, Kofi Kingston closing in
on that record.

821
00:46:42,799 --> 00:46:44,401
Also, I talked to Kofi
a little bit earlier.

822
00:46:44,468 --> 00:46:47,704
He told me that he needs to make amends
in this year's Royal Rumble match,

823
00:46:47,771 --> 00:46:48,739
because remember last year,

824
00:46:48,806 --> 00:46:52,776
things didn't quite go
as he's used to in that match.

825
00:46:52,843 --> 00:46:55,379
[Wade] You could put together
a ten-minute highlight reel

826
00:46:55,445 --> 00:46:58,749
of Kofi Kingston moments in Royal Rumbles.

827
00:46:58,816 --> 00:47:01,485
I'm expecting big things
from Kingston this year.

828
00:47:04,555 --> 00:47:06,056
[Cole] Just listen to this.

829
00:47:06,123 --> 00:47:08,091
-[loud slap]
-Oh my goodness.

830
00:47:10,694 --> 00:47:12,963
Gunther, of course, focusing on Kofi now.

831
00:47:13,030 --> 00:47:15,732
Later on tonight,
he'll focus on our main event,

832
00:47:15,799 --> 00:47:19,369
Escobar-Ricochet,
finals of the SmackDown World Cup.

833
00:47:20,170 --> 00:47:21,672
Gunther will defend against the winner.

834
00:47:21,738 --> 00:47:24,775
[Wade] Imperium must be sick
of hearing about the World Cup.

835
00:47:24,842 --> 00:47:27,077
Austria didn't qualify,
Italy didn't qualify,

836
00:47:27,144 --> 00:47:29,079
Germany got humiliated.

837
00:47:29,146 --> 00:47:33,016
And now Gunther has to worry about
the winner of the SmackDown World Cup.

838
00:47:33,083 --> 00:47:33,984
It never ends.

839
00:47:35,986 --> 00:47:39,556
-[Cole] United States is still playing.
-They are, until tomorrow perhaps.

840
00:47:39,623 --> 00:47:43,126
[Cole] Oh, and a shot right to the kidneys
by Gunther.

841
00:47:43,193 --> 00:47:45,796
What makes Gunther so dangerous, Wade?

842
00:47:45,863 --> 00:47:49,366
[Wade] You know,
it's his size, his brutality,

843
00:47:49,433 --> 00:47:51,335
and his technical proficiency.

844
00:47:51,401 --> 00:47:57,441
Very few people are able to come close
to Gunther's bullying ways.

845
00:47:57,507 --> 00:48:01,311
[Cole] And very few people have
the survival skills of Kofi Kingston,

846
00:48:01,378 --> 00:48:04,014
and the heart, and the resilience.
Oh my goodness.

847
00:48:04,081 --> 00:48:07,017
[Wade] Trust me, I've been in the ring
with Kofi Kingston enough times.

848
00:48:07,084 --> 00:48:08,852
I cannot sing his praises enough.

849
00:48:08,919 --> 00:48:11,088
The athleticism is obvious,

850
00:48:11,154 --> 00:48:15,459
but the speed of thought especially when
he's getting a beating is unbelievable.

851
00:48:15,525 --> 00:48:17,160
[Cole] Gunther, listen to this.

852
00:48:17,227 --> 00:48:18,395
-[Gunther roars]
-[loud slap]

853
00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:21,298
[Cole] He is a human defibrillator.
That's what he is.

854
00:48:27,704 --> 00:48:31,341
Right now, Gunther is dismantling
Kofi Kingston.

855
00:48:34,244 --> 00:48:37,047
Kofi, though,
sends the big man out to the apron,

856
00:48:37,114 --> 00:48:39,349
and now Kofi Kingston
has the chance to rally.

857
00:48:39,416 --> 00:48:41,351
Kick to the face.
Gunther's outside the ring.

858
00:48:41,418 --> 00:48:43,754
Kofi Kingston now in his wheelhouse.

859
00:48:44,688 --> 00:48:49,526
Ludwig Kaiser.
Official Charles Robinson didn't see it.

860
00:48:49,593 --> 00:48:53,530
He was dealing with Gunther,
who capitalizes off the distraction.

861
00:48:53,597 --> 00:48:54,665
[Wade] And here we go.

862
00:48:54,731 --> 00:48:56,700
["Monster Of All Monsters"
by def rebel playing]

863
00:48:56,767 --> 00:48:58,402
[crowd cheers]

864
00:49:00,137 --> 00:49:02,973
[Cole] The Monster of all Monsters.

865
00:49:03,840 --> 00:49:06,977
[Wade] He's out for a little payback,
Cole. Let's not forget,

866
00:49:07,044 --> 00:49:11,114
Imperium helped eliminate Braun
from the SmackDown World Cup.

867
00:49:11,181 --> 00:49:13,050
[Cole] Yeah, and obviously,
Braun has not forgotten.

868
00:49:13,116 --> 00:49:14,685
And Braun…

869
00:49:16,687 --> 00:49:19,589
-catches Vinci in mid-air.
-[Wade] Vinci just bounced off--

870
00:49:19,656 --> 00:49:21,525
[Cole] Oh, and drives him into the post.

871
00:49:23,026 --> 00:49:25,228
Dumped into the timer keeper's area.

872
00:49:25,295 --> 00:49:28,532
-What?
-[Cole] Kaiser on the back of Strowman.

873
00:49:28,598 --> 00:49:31,868
Strowman hauling Kaiser
into the time keeper's area.

874
00:49:31,935 --> 00:49:33,203
The monster's fired up.

875
00:49:33,270 --> 00:49:36,773
[Wade] It is just effortless
for Braun Strowman.

876
00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:38,675
[Cole] Meanwhile, back in the ring,

877
00:49:38,742 --> 00:49:41,578
Gunther hoisting Kofi up. Kofi Kingston…

878
00:49:42,913 --> 00:49:44,581
with the SOS to Gunther.

879
00:49:44,648 --> 00:49:46,883
Kofi trying to beat
the Intercontinental Champion.

880
00:49:46,950 --> 00:49:47,784
Kickout.

881
00:49:47,851 --> 00:49:50,921
Kofi's got a fighting chance
here on SmackDown.

882
00:49:51,655 --> 00:49:52,756
[groans]

883
00:49:57,561 --> 00:49:59,463
[Cole] It is Gunther,
the Intercontinental Champion,

884
00:49:59,529 --> 00:50:02,532
in control of Kofi Kingston here tonight.

885
00:50:02,599 --> 00:50:06,303
So Gunther is gonna have some issues
if he loses this match to Kofi

886
00:50:06,370 --> 00:50:08,405
because not only would Kofi perhaps earn

887
00:50:08,472 --> 00:50:10,574
a future Intercontinental Championship
opportunity,

888
00:50:10,640 --> 00:50:12,042
he's got Braun Strowman to worry about

889
00:50:12,109 --> 00:50:14,611
who's still ticked off that he didn't
make it to the finals of the cup,

890
00:50:14,678 --> 00:50:17,547
and he's got the winner
of the SmackDown Cup later on tonight,

891
00:50:17,614 --> 00:50:20,617
either Santos Escobar or Ricochet.

892
00:50:20,684 --> 00:50:23,186
Gunther now dragging Kofi down,
shoulders are down.

893
00:50:23,253 --> 00:50:24,321
Gunther's got a kick at two.

894
00:50:24,388 --> 00:50:28,458
[Wade] Well, this is what happens
when you have gold in this industry.

895
00:50:28,525 --> 00:50:32,029
You find yourself with a lot of rivals
coming in your direction.

896
00:50:32,095 --> 00:50:34,031
[Cole] And we're down really
to a one-on-one matchup

897
00:50:34,097 --> 00:50:37,901
because Vinci and Kaiser,
the Imperium, no longer at ringside.

898
00:50:37,968 --> 00:50:39,336
They were chased out of the arena

899
00:50:39,403 --> 00:50:41,371
by the "Monster of all Monsters"
Braun Strowman.

900
00:50:41,438 --> 00:50:45,909
[Wade] Once again, Imperium trying to pour
scorn on the idea of fair competition.

901
00:50:45,976 --> 00:50:49,613
Thankfully for Kingston,
Braun evening the odds.

902
00:50:49,679 --> 00:50:51,882
Kofi, dropkicked Gunther back to the ropes

903
00:50:51,948 --> 00:50:55,886
and Kofi trying to rally here, needs
to pick up the pace as he's doing now.

904
00:50:57,721 --> 00:50:59,189
The veteran Kofi Kingston…

905
00:50:59,256 --> 00:51:00,924
-New Day!
-[crowd chants] New Day!

906
00:51:00,991 --> 00:51:02,926
…with a Boom Drop to Gunther,

907
00:51:02,993 --> 00:51:04,761
and the Intercontinental Champion's
reeling.

908
00:51:05,962 --> 00:51:09,032
[Wade] Been in this position many times
against Kingston.

909
00:51:09,099 --> 00:51:12,569
Kingston, with all that momentum,
trying to put this one to bed.

910
00:51:12,636 --> 00:51:14,237
[Cole] How did you ever
slow that momentum?

911
00:51:14,304 --> 00:51:15,972
[Wade] I didn't. That was the problem.

912
00:51:16,039 --> 00:51:18,008
-[Cole] That's why you're sitting here.
-Exactly.

913
00:51:18,075 --> 00:51:21,378
[Cole] Kofi Kingston perhaps setting up
Gunther for the Trouble in Paradise.

914
00:51:21,445 --> 00:51:22,913
Gunther back to his feet.

915
00:51:22,979 --> 00:51:26,016
Kingston measuring his man,
able to step out of harm's way.

916
00:51:27,584 --> 00:51:30,187
Went for the German suplex.
Kofi lands on his feet.

917
00:51:31,822 --> 00:51:33,924
Kingston caught him
with a boot to the face.

918
00:51:34,991 --> 00:51:37,861
Kofi looking to rally,
up to the top rope now.

919
00:51:37,928 --> 00:51:40,263
Kingston, splash to the back.

920
00:51:40,330 --> 00:51:45,168
Cover on the champion, hook of the leg,
and a near fall for Kofi Kingston.

921
00:51:45,235 --> 00:51:47,938
[Wade] Kingston digging deep
into the playbook.

922
00:51:48,004 --> 00:51:52,576
Rarely, rarely do you see
"The General" Gunther reeling like this.

923
00:51:53,543 --> 00:51:56,346
[Cole] In there
against a former WWE Champion,

924
00:51:56,413 --> 00:51:57,914
a Royal Rumble…

925
00:51:58,849 --> 00:52:00,116
highlight reel as…

926
00:52:00,951 --> 00:52:03,620
Kingston comes off
the top rope to Gunther again.

927
00:52:03,687 --> 00:52:05,689
One! Two!

928
00:52:05,755 --> 00:52:06,990
[Wade] And here's the question.

929
00:52:07,057 --> 00:52:09,659
Can Gunther do it
without the troops in tow

930
00:52:09,726 --> 00:52:12,162
against someone
the caliber of Kofi Kingston?

931
00:52:13,697 --> 00:52:15,999
[Cole] We're gonna find out as Kingston,
top rope.

932
00:52:16,066 --> 00:52:20,403
-Oh! What a chop!
-[Wade] What a game-changer.

933
00:52:24,074 --> 00:52:26,843
[Cole] Now Gunther
is gonna power Kingston up.

934
00:52:26,910 --> 00:52:29,246
This time with a German suplex.

935
00:52:29,312 --> 00:52:33,283
Cover, hook of the leg for the win.
Kingston stays in it.

936
00:52:33,350 --> 00:52:36,386
And a bit of frustration being shown
now by the champion.

937
00:52:37,287 --> 00:52:39,623
[Wade] Sneering disdain for anybody

938
00:52:39,689 --> 00:52:43,326
who does not meet the standards
of Gunther and Imperium,

939
00:52:43,393 --> 00:52:46,429
and now it is time to torture
Kofi Kingston.

940
00:52:47,831 --> 00:52:50,066
Kofi, center of the ring, nowhere to go.

941
00:52:53,103 --> 00:52:56,273
Kingston trying to drag himself
to the bottom rope.

942
00:52:57,607 --> 00:52:59,276
That Boston crab.

943
00:52:59,342 --> 00:53:01,778
Gunther, though,
turns it into a crossface now.

944
00:53:03,079 --> 00:53:09,152
[Wade] So technically astute, so big,
so strong, and so mean with it.

945
00:53:09,219 --> 00:53:11,121
[Cole] Trying to slip the arm
underneath the chin.

946
00:53:12,556 --> 00:53:14,758
Kofi trying to make it back to his feet.

947
00:53:14,824 --> 00:53:17,861
Is he able to slip out, create some space?

948
00:53:17,928 --> 00:53:21,431
Kicks to the hamstrings,
the back of the knee of Gunther.

949
00:53:21,498 --> 00:53:24,801
[Wade] Speaks volumes
for the durability of Kofi Kingston

950
00:53:24,868 --> 00:53:27,704
who has truly been put through
the wringer, but still in the fight.

951
00:53:27,771 --> 00:53:29,205
[Cole] Looking for the SOS once again,

952
00:53:29,272 --> 00:53:32,776
but a gut-wrench by Gunther.
There's the power of Gunther.

953
00:53:32,842 --> 00:53:35,011
Kofi, though,
able to slip out from behind.

954
00:53:35,078 --> 00:53:37,447
Caught him with a kick.
Didn't get all of it, though.

955
00:53:37,514 --> 00:53:39,282
There's the dropkick by Gunther,

956
00:53:39,349 --> 00:53:41,318
driving Kingston into the corner.

957
00:53:41,384 --> 00:53:43,453
[Wade] Where is the weakness?
When you look at Gunther,

958
00:53:43,520 --> 00:53:45,755
where the hell is any weakness?

959
00:53:45,822 --> 00:53:47,991
[Cole] Gunther with a powerbomb
to Kingston.

960
00:53:48,058 --> 00:53:52,796
Here's the cover for the victory.
Kofi able to kick out of the powerbomb.

961
00:53:53,597 --> 00:53:55,065
And now Gunther is ticked off.

962
00:53:56,066 --> 00:53:59,169
[Wade] Oh my word.
So few people, historically,

963
00:53:59,236 --> 00:54:02,205
have been capable of kicking out
of that powerbomb,

964
00:54:02,272 --> 00:54:06,710
as we see, once again, the versatility
of "The General" Gunther.

965
00:54:08,211 --> 00:54:10,580
One! Two!

966
00:54:10,647 --> 00:54:12,816
[Cole] Kofi able to kick out
of the powerbomb,

967
00:54:13,617 --> 00:54:15,585
but Gunther right back on the attack.

968
00:54:15,652 --> 00:54:18,054
[Wade] Kofi has no clue
where he's at right now.

969
00:54:18,121 --> 00:54:18,955
That's the problem.

970
00:54:19,022 --> 00:54:20,223
[loud grunts]

971
00:54:20,290 --> 00:54:23,994
-[Cole] And you were saying?
-Playing possum, perhaps, Michael Cole.

972
00:54:24,060 --> 00:54:25,862
Always kept me guessing.

973
00:54:25,929 --> 00:54:29,432
[Cole] Gunther with Kofi up
on his shoulders, planting Kingston.

974
00:54:29,499 --> 00:54:32,369
Here's the cover.
Hook of the leg, and that's the win.

975
00:54:32,435 --> 00:54:33,570
[bell rings]

976
00:54:33,637 --> 00:54:35,805
[Imperium's music plays]

977
00:54:35,872 --> 00:54:37,607
[Irvin] Here is your winner,

978
00:54:37,674 --> 00:54:43,513
the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther!

979
00:54:43,580 --> 00:54:45,915
[Cole] That must have been what
Gunther was talking to me about

980
00:54:45,982 --> 00:54:48,785
earlier this week, Wade.
I was in a conversation with him

981
00:54:48,852 --> 00:54:50,120
and he was talking about evolving

982
00:54:50,186 --> 00:54:52,155
and he was talking about
changing his game.

983
00:54:52,222 --> 00:54:54,157
He said he was working on
this new finishing move

984
00:54:54,224 --> 00:54:55,692
he called the Last Symphony.

985
00:54:55,759 --> 00:54:58,495
Apparently,
that is what Gunther used tonight

986
00:54:58,561 --> 00:55:01,164
to take out Kofi Kingston in this match.

987
00:55:01,231 --> 00:55:04,634
You've got to give credit to the champion,
trying to evolve his game,

988
00:55:04,701 --> 00:55:05,869
never staying stagnant

989
00:55:05,935 --> 00:55:08,938
because he knows there's
more competitors down the road.

990
00:55:09,005 --> 00:55:13,109
[Wade] The champ simply does not
sit still as we take another…

991
00:55:13,176 --> 00:55:16,579
look at that blast to the chest
of Kofi Kingston.

992
00:55:16,646 --> 00:55:19,582
Some high-flying offense, too,

993
00:55:19,649 --> 00:55:23,920
from the big Austrian, and then putting it
to bed with the Final Symphony?

994
00:55:23,987 --> 00:55:27,991
[Cole] The Last Symphony is what Gunther
said he was gonna call it. Very effective.

995
00:55:28,058 --> 00:55:29,326
You see how we used it.

996
00:55:29,392 --> 00:55:31,928
Kingston was able to kick out
of the normal finisher

997
00:55:31,995 --> 00:55:34,931
which was the powerbomb,
so Gunther took it one step further

998
00:55:34,998 --> 00:55:37,167
to pick up the win,
and now turns his attention

999
00:55:37,233 --> 00:55:40,270
to the finals tonight
of the SmackDown World Cup.

1000
00:55:40,337 --> 00:55:43,106
Will it be Escobar or Ricochet
next in line for Gunther?

1001
00:55:46,509 --> 00:55:48,244
You all right, boys? Are we good?

1002
00:55:48,311 --> 00:55:49,346
-Yeah.
-Let's get going.

1003
00:55:49,412 --> 00:55:50,747
I'm gonna get the car brought around.

1004
00:55:50,814 --> 00:55:52,816
I got a great late-night spot.
I hope you're hungry.

1005
00:55:52,882 --> 00:55:54,084
-Yeet.
-Let's get the car going.

1006
00:55:54,150 --> 00:55:55,618
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.

1007
00:55:55,685 --> 00:55:57,253
-What's up?
-Let Solo go with you.

1008
00:55:58,121 --> 00:55:59,456
Why?

1009
00:55:59,522 --> 00:56:03,093
Because, dawg, you've been
making a lot of enemies lately.

1010
00:56:03,893 --> 00:56:06,096
Let Solo do his job. Yeet?

1011
00:56:06,963 --> 00:56:08,898
-Chess move.
-Bet. All right.

1012
00:56:08,965 --> 00:56:11,034
You good, Uce? All right.

1013
00:56:11,101 --> 00:56:12,635
-All right, dawg.
-Hope you boys are hungry.

1014
00:56:12,702 --> 00:56:14,838
-Yes, we are.
-I'll get that car brought around.

1015
00:56:14,904 --> 00:56:16,506
Yo, he still ugly, though.

1016
00:56:16,573 --> 00:56:18,308
Well, I still can't believe it.

1017
00:56:18,375 --> 00:56:22,212
Sami Uso in The Bloodline,
and you okay with it?

1018
00:56:22,278 --> 00:56:24,814
I know.
I never thought I'd see the day, right?

1019
00:56:25,448 --> 00:56:30,019
Hell, no. You ever get a chance to talk
to Sami about lying to your face?

1020
00:56:31,654 --> 00:56:33,590
No, man. Um…

1021
00:56:34,257 --> 00:56:38,828
Big Uce said he's seen what he needed to
see when he looked in Sami's eyes, right?

1022
00:56:39,395 --> 00:56:40,230
Yeah.

1023
00:56:41,164 --> 00:56:43,500
We saw how WarGames went down, didn't we?

1024
00:56:43,566 --> 00:56:44,901
-Got the W, dawg.
-Yeet.

1025
00:56:44,968 --> 00:56:46,903
-On me. On me, man.
-That's what I'm talking about.

1026
00:56:46,970 --> 00:56:48,071
Watch out.

1027
00:56:48,138 --> 00:56:50,039
[grunting]

1028
00:56:50,106 --> 00:56:52,242
[Cole] Sheamus with the shillelagh.

1029
00:56:53,877 --> 00:56:55,912
Good luck Monday, fellas.

1030
00:56:55,979 --> 00:56:57,046
If you make it through,

1031
00:56:57,781 --> 00:57:01,050
me and McIntyre will be waiting for yous
on the other side.

1032
00:57:01,985 --> 00:57:06,055
Banger after banger after banger…

1033
00:57:06,122 --> 00:57:08,458
[Cole] Sami not the only on
in The Bloodline making enemies.

1034
00:57:08,525 --> 00:57:11,961
[Sheamus] …after banger after banger
after banger…

1035
00:57:13,329 --> 00:57:15,098
["Still The Baddest" by def rebel playing]

1036
00:57:15,165 --> 00:57:18,735
[Cole] And tonight on FS1,
it is Friday Night SmackDown…

1037
00:57:18,802 --> 00:57:20,737
♪ Damage CTRL ♪

1038
00:57:20,804 --> 00:57:22,305
[Cole] …with Damage CTRL.

1039
00:57:26,009 --> 00:57:27,877
♪ We got the power, we got the rage… ♪

1040
00:57:27,944 --> 00:57:33,183
[Irvin] Please welcome Bayley
and the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,

1041
00:57:33,249 --> 00:57:39,255
Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky, Damage CTRL!

1042
00:57:41,391 --> 00:57:43,660
[Cole] Bayley and Iyo and Dakota Kai,

1043
00:57:44,894 --> 00:57:48,698
still showing the wounds from
what happened this past Saturday night.

1044
00:57:48,765 --> 00:57:51,968
They were a major part
in kicking off Survivor Series

1045
00:57:52,035 --> 00:57:54,971
as part of the Women's WarGame match.

1046
00:57:55,038 --> 00:57:56,072
♪ Let's go ♪

1047
00:57:56,840 --> 00:57:57,974
[alarm blaring]

1048
00:57:58,041 --> 00:58:01,845
[Graves] Two rings, one cage,
no holds barred.

1049
00:58:01,911 --> 00:58:07,083
♪ Generals gathered in their masses ♪

1050
00:58:07,150 --> 00:58:11,354
♪ Just like witches at black masses ♪

1051
00:58:11,421 --> 00:58:12,388
♪ Oh lord, yeah! ♪

1052
00:58:12,455 --> 00:58:17,927
[Irvin] Let the WarGames begin!

1053
00:58:17,994 --> 00:58:19,896
[Graves] If you want victory
in this battle,

1054
00:58:19,963 --> 00:58:22,332
there are bound to be casualties.

1055
00:58:22,398 --> 00:58:24,400
We knew this would be chaotic.

1056
00:58:24,467 --> 00:58:26,936
It is a frenzy inside WarGames.

1057
00:58:27,003 --> 00:58:31,307
Becky Lynch changed the complexion
of this entire match.

1058
00:58:32,642 --> 00:58:34,177
KOD into the cage!

1059
00:58:36,212 --> 00:58:38,615
Becky, what the hell are you thinking?

1060
00:58:39,949 --> 00:58:42,485
-The Man with a leg drop!
-[crowd] Three!

1061
00:58:42,552 --> 00:58:45,555
-[bell rings]
-[Cole] Becky and company win WarGames.

1062
00:58:48,524 --> 00:58:50,827
♪ Manipulate the odds
And make it look like magic ♪

1063
00:58:50,894 --> 00:58:53,196
♪ Pretty as a barb
But we're still the baddies ♪

1064
00:58:53,263 --> 00:58:55,999
♪ Breaking down the walls
We are far from average… ♪

1065
00:58:57,000 --> 00:59:00,403
Ding-dong, idiots,
especially you right there.

1066
00:59:00,470 --> 00:59:02,739
Sit down with your dumb hat.

1067
00:59:02,805 --> 00:59:04,707
-[crowd booing]
-[Cole] That's nice.

1068
00:59:07,443 --> 00:59:11,347
Trust me, trust me, we don't wanna be here
in stupid Booffalo, either.

1069
00:59:11,414 --> 00:59:13,750
[crowd booing]

1070
00:59:14,384 --> 00:59:19,289
But I'm pretty sure, uh,
Michael Cole must have missed me, huh?

1071
00:59:19,355 --> 00:59:21,291
-That's why we're here.
-[Cole] Yep.

1072
00:59:21,357 --> 00:59:26,763
Or SmackDown needed ratings so they knew
that they can count on Damage CTRL.

1073
00:59:26,829 --> 00:59:29,232
[scattered booing]

1074
00:59:29,299 --> 00:59:31,301
-You guys saw that footage, right?
-[boos continue]

1075
00:59:31,367 --> 00:59:34,904
That was less than a week ago. Okay?

1076
00:59:34,971 --> 00:59:38,975
We were inside WarGames
less than a week ago.

1077
00:59:40,843 --> 00:59:44,681
The three of us combined
were inside that match

1078
00:59:44,747 --> 00:59:49,986
for a total of 95 minutes and 19 seconds.

1079
00:59:50,720 --> 00:59:53,556
That's a long time! Are you kidding me?

1080
00:59:53,623 --> 00:59:58,161
Do any of you idiots realize
the magnitude of that, huh?

1081
00:59:58,227 --> 01:00:00,830
Do you know what that does to our bodies?

1082
01:00:02,665 --> 01:00:03,866
I'm sore still!

1083
01:00:05,335 --> 01:00:07,103
Of course you don't, of course you don't,

1084
01:00:07,170 --> 01:00:10,940
because you dummies cheered
for Becky Lynch when she won.

1085
01:00:11,007 --> 01:00:13,242
[crowd cheers]

1086
01:00:13,309 --> 01:00:16,913
Oh, give me a break.
She was in there for a cup of coffee.

1087
01:00:18,848 --> 01:00:22,552
-Hey, you know what? I will give Becky--
-[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky!

1088
01:00:22,618 --> 01:00:24,587
She's not here, so shut the hell up.

1089
01:00:26,422 --> 01:00:29,926
Actually, you know what? I was
gonna give her credit for stepping up,

1090
01:00:29,993 --> 01:00:33,463
but because of you I'm not.
Let's forget about Becky, okay?

1091
01:00:33,529 --> 01:00:36,299
Let's talk about the SmackDown roster.

1092
01:00:38,301 --> 01:00:42,071
Nobody back there had the guts to step up.

1093
01:00:42,138 --> 01:00:45,508
Nobody back there wanted to face us.

1094
01:00:47,276 --> 01:00:50,713
And as the longest-reigning
SmackDown Women's Champion in history,

1095
01:00:50,780 --> 01:00:53,850
that really disappointed me.

1096
01:00:53,916 --> 01:00:55,218
[crowd shouts] What?

1097
01:00:55,284 --> 01:00:59,522
So, we're here to be your role model,
SmackDown. Don't worry about it.

1098
01:00:59,589 --> 01:01:01,424
If you guys need someone to look up to,

1099
01:01:01,491 --> 01:01:04,894
we got Iyo Sky, Bayley,
Dakota Kai, Damage CTRL.

1100
01:01:04,961 --> 01:01:07,397
["Liv Gone Mad" by def rebel playing]

1101
01:01:07,463 --> 01:01:09,032
[Cole] Well, not so fast, Bayley.

1102
01:01:09,799 --> 01:01:11,401
♪ Watch me ♪

1103
01:01:12,335 --> 01:01:14,704
Bayley, Bayley, Bayley,

1104
01:01:14,771 --> 01:01:20,109
it seems like you have a problem
with the SmackDown Women's Division.

1105
01:01:21,878 --> 01:01:25,548
Well, on behalf of the locker room,
I'm here to address it.

1106
01:01:26,749 --> 01:01:29,152
One, two, three…

1107
01:01:30,953 --> 01:01:32,121
seems fair.

1108
01:01:33,389 --> 01:01:34,891
-[Cole] Liv Morgan.
-[Wade] What the hell?

1109
01:01:34,957 --> 01:01:38,728
[Cole] Liv Morgan, who's been obsessed
with disorder and brutality lately.

1110
01:01:38,795 --> 01:01:41,264
[Wade] It's three against one, Liv,
what the hell are you doing?

1111
01:01:41,330 --> 01:01:42,799
[Cole] She obviously doesn't care.

1112
01:01:42,865 --> 01:01:46,769
Dakota and Iyo sent into the steps,
in the barricade.

1113
01:01:46,836 --> 01:01:49,672
Now, Liv goes after Bayley
and takes Bayley out.

1114
01:01:49,739 --> 01:01:54,343
Liv Morgan throws caution to the wind,
and going after Damage CTRL.

1115
01:01:54,410 --> 01:01:58,014
[Wade] Liv Morgan is out of her mind.
It was working so well,

1116
01:01:58,081 --> 01:01:59,549
but this is inevitable.

1117
01:01:59,615 --> 01:02:02,518
-[Cole] Yeah, obviously, this is what…
-[crowd booing]

1118
01:02:02,585 --> 01:02:04,821
…everyone was afraid of
when Liv charged in the ring,

1119
01:02:04,887 --> 01:02:05,988
was this three-on-one assault.

1120
01:02:06,055 --> 01:02:08,491
-["Blue Marvel" by def rebel playing]
-[Cole] Who the…?

1121
01:02:09,625 --> 01:02:11,661
-Oh my goodness.
-[Wade whoops] No way.

1122
01:02:11,727 --> 01:02:13,129
[Cole] It's Tegan Nox.

1123
01:02:13,196 --> 01:02:15,798
[Wade] The Welsh firecracker herself.

1124
01:02:15,865 --> 01:02:18,000
-[Cole] Tegan Nox is back…
-Wow!

1125
01:02:18,067 --> 01:02:19,335
[Cole] …in WWE.

1126
01:02:21,137 --> 01:02:24,240
Tegan Nox is here,
coming to the aid of Liv Morgan.

1127
01:02:24,307 --> 01:02:26,442
[Wade] And not a moment too soon.

1128
01:02:26,509 --> 01:02:29,112
[Cole] Let's not forget the long,
tumultuous history

1129
01:02:29,178 --> 01:02:32,415
with Tegan Nox and Dakota Kai
of Damage CTRL.

1130
01:02:32,482 --> 01:02:35,051
[Wade] Nox displaying
that frenzied offense

1131
01:02:35,118 --> 01:02:37,153
that made her a legend in NXT.

1132
01:02:37,220 --> 01:02:39,522
But again, Damage CTRL with the numbers.

1133
01:02:40,456 --> 01:02:42,158
Because Liv's been taken out,

1134
01:02:42,225 --> 01:02:43,726
and now Bayley and company

1135
01:02:43,793 --> 01:02:47,763
with a three-on-one attack
on the returning Tegan Nox.

1136
01:02:47,830 --> 01:02:51,400
A valiant effort by Tegan,
but the numbers game catches up to her.

1137
01:02:51,467 --> 01:02:53,770
[Wade] So good while it lasted, Tegan.

1138
01:02:54,770 --> 01:02:56,372
-Plenty of--
-Now Liv Morgan,

1139
01:02:57,340 --> 01:03:00,042
-kendo stick in hand!
-[Wade] What an equalizer!

1140
01:03:00,676 --> 01:03:03,846
[Cole] Liv just shattered that kendo stick
on Bayley.

1141
01:03:04,981 --> 01:03:07,617
[crowd cheers]

1142
01:03:09,352 --> 01:03:12,622
Tegan now with the Shiniest Wizard.

1143
01:03:16,692 --> 01:03:18,694
-["Blue Marvel" by def rebel playing]
-Tegan Nox is back,

1144
01:03:18,761 --> 01:03:23,099
standing tall with Liv Morgan
and putting Damage CTRL on notice.

1145
01:03:23,166 --> 01:03:27,069
[Wade] Causing utter carnage
here on SmackDown.

1146
01:03:29,338 --> 01:03:34,810
[Cole] The World's Shiniest Wizard
and a kendo stick by Liv Morgan

1147
01:03:34,877 --> 01:03:37,880
sends Damage CTRL
heading back to the locker room.

1148
01:03:37,947 --> 01:03:41,184
Who do you think you are
coming back with us, huh?

1149
01:03:41,250 --> 01:03:44,020
[Cole] There may be hell to pay
for Liv and Tegan Nox,

1150
01:03:44,086 --> 01:03:45,755
but it was fun while it lasted.

1151
01:03:45,821 --> 01:03:48,624
Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next here

1152
01:03:48,691 --> 01:03:51,160
on Friday Night SmackDown,
it is our main event

1153
01:03:51,227 --> 01:03:52,495
in the SmackDown World Cup.

1154
01:03:52,562 --> 01:03:54,664
Let's show you how these two
competitors got to the finals.

1155
01:03:54,730 --> 01:03:57,567
First, Ricochet with a win
over Mustafa Ali

1156
01:03:57,633 --> 01:04:01,137
and then the big upset
on Braun Strowman last week.

1157
01:04:01,204 --> 01:04:04,740
[Wade] Yeah, and how about
Santos Escobar's path to the final?

1158
01:04:04,807 --> 01:04:07,310
First off beating
Japan's Shinsuke Nakamura,

1159
01:04:07,376 --> 01:04:11,047
and then beating England's Butch
in the semifinal.

1160
01:04:11,113 --> 01:04:15,117
Now, we're here at our final,
Mexico versus USA.

1161
01:04:15,184 --> 01:04:16,485
[Cole] It is gonna be some matchup

1162
01:04:16,552 --> 01:04:18,788
because you're looking at the exciting,
the innovative,

1163
01:04:18,855 --> 01:04:21,924
the breathtaking,
the eye-popping Ricochet,

1164
01:04:21,991 --> 01:04:24,227
a former Intercontinental Champion,

1165
01:04:24,293 --> 01:04:29,198
against the smooth-as-silk technician,

1166
01:04:29,265 --> 01:04:34,770
the luchador, Santos Escobar,
from Legado Del Fantasma.

1167
01:04:34,837 --> 01:04:39,108
Ricochet and Fantasma's Santos Escobar

1168
01:04:39,175 --> 01:04:43,279
in our main event
for the SmackDown World Cup on FS1.

1169
01:04:43,346 --> 01:04:45,915
The finals are coming up next.

1170
01:04:48,284 --> 01:04:50,319
And again, Wade,
I cannot wait for this main event

1171
01:04:50,386 --> 01:04:51,854
because you've got two styles that,

1172
01:04:51,921 --> 01:04:53,589
in many ways are contrasting,

1173
01:04:53,656 --> 01:04:55,791
but in other ways
are completely different.

1174
01:04:55,858 --> 01:04:57,293
Who's your pick for the finals tonight?

1175
01:04:57,360 --> 01:05:01,197
My pick has to be the Emperor
of lucha libre, Santos Escobar,

1176
01:05:01,264 --> 01:05:02,832
one of the best I've ever seen.

1177
01:05:02,899 --> 01:05:07,003
Add to that the fact that he's got
Legado Del Fantasma with him,

1178
01:05:07,069 --> 01:05:09,538
-I don't think he can be beaten.
-I disagree. I pick Ricochet.

1179
01:05:09,605 --> 01:05:12,174
Because Ricochet wants
the Intercontinental Championship back

1180
01:05:12,241 --> 01:05:14,744
that he lost to Gunther back in June.

1181
01:05:14,810 --> 01:05:16,412
The finals are right now.

1182
01:05:16,479 --> 01:05:18,814
["Legacy of the Ghost"
by def rebel playing]

1183
01:05:27,890 --> 01:05:28,991
[bell rings]

1184
01:05:29,058 --> 01:05:31,160
[Irvin] The following is the finals

1185
01:05:31,227 --> 01:05:34,697
for the SmackDown World Cup on Fox.

1186
01:05:35,431 --> 01:05:38,968
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Zelina Vega,

1187
01:05:39,035 --> 01:05:41,837
Cruz Del Toro, and Joaquin Wilde,

1188
01:05:41,904 --> 01:05:45,775
representing Legado Del Fantasma,

1189
01:05:45,841 --> 01:05:50,112
Santos Escobar.

1190
01:05:50,179 --> 01:05:52,348
[Cole] And you know, Wade,
it is not lost on Ricochet

1191
01:05:52,415 --> 01:05:56,118
the fact that you're going to have
two members of Legado Del Fantasma,

1192
01:05:56,185 --> 01:05:58,788
and, of course, Zelina as well,
at ringside for this matchup.

1193
01:05:58,854 --> 01:06:01,791
Ricochet said,
"I have to prepare for three men tonight,

1194
01:06:01,857 --> 01:06:04,093
but the odds are always against me."

1195
01:06:04,160 --> 01:06:08,464
"My back is always against the wall.
I want my title back."

1196
01:06:08,531 --> 01:06:10,599
"I've got to beat Escobar tonight."

1197
01:06:11,701 --> 01:06:14,603
Santos Escobar versus Ricochet.

1198
01:06:14,670 --> 01:06:18,841
They meet for the first time ever
in WWE, one-on-one.

1199
01:06:19,809 --> 01:06:21,911
The SmackDown World Cup is at stake.

1200
01:06:25,548 --> 01:06:28,584
["War Pigs" by Ozzy Osbourne playing]

1201
01:06:37,026 --> 01:06:41,197
♪ Politicians hide themselves away ♪

1202
01:06:42,064 --> 01:06:45,234
♪ They only started the war ♪

1203
01:06:48,304 --> 01:06:50,272
[suspenseful music plays]

1204
01:06:50,373 --> 01:06:51,607
[Kross] This universe…

1205
01:06:52,742 --> 01:06:55,211
is one giant storm.

1206
01:06:56,746 --> 01:06:59,482
It's chaos,

1207
01:06:59,548 --> 01:07:01,050
randomness,

1208
01:07:02,018 --> 01:07:06,989
and I embraced this truth a long time ago.
I embraced it.

1209
01:07:07,690 --> 01:07:10,626
But others,
they struggle with this reality.

1210
01:07:10,693 --> 01:07:13,295
The more they fight against it,
they come to find

1211
01:07:14,430 --> 01:07:19,435
that it puts them in all of the places
they really don't wanna be.

1212
01:07:20,102 --> 01:07:22,171
I had to show Drew McIntyre this.

1213
01:07:23,806 --> 01:07:26,709
And I had to teach Madcap Moss

1214
01:07:27,977 --> 01:07:29,645
that you don't walk…

1215
01:07:30,946 --> 01:07:32,114
against the wind.

1216
01:07:33,049 --> 01:07:33,949
But now,

1217
01:07:35,051 --> 01:07:39,455
now it's time to take someone else
into the eye of the storm.

1218
01:07:40,756 --> 01:07:41,791
Scarlett?

1219
01:07:53,502 --> 01:07:54,603
Ticktock.

1220
01:07:56,806 --> 01:07:59,475
[Cole] It's obvious the clock is ticking
on Rey Mysterio.

1221
01:07:59,542 --> 01:08:01,811
Nonetheless, we now focus on
Monday Night Raw

1222
01:08:01,877 --> 01:08:03,512
this coming Monday, Washington D.C.

1223
01:08:03,579 --> 01:08:07,550
The Usos put their record
502-days-and-counting

1224
01:08:07,616 --> 01:08:10,152
Tag Team Championship reign on the line

1225
01:08:10,219 --> 01:08:14,023
against Riddle and Elias
Monday night on Raw.

1226
01:08:14,089 --> 01:08:16,425
Well, next Friday night on SmackDown,

1227
01:08:16,492 --> 01:08:18,594
we're actually in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania,

1228
01:08:18,661 --> 01:08:20,162
and we're back on Fox.

1229
01:08:20,229 --> 01:08:21,697
And next week in Pittsburgh,

1230
01:08:21,764 --> 01:08:25,034
we have a Tag Team Championship Match
of our own on SmackDown.

1231
01:08:25,100 --> 01:08:27,069
[Wade] Absolutely,
there's no rest for the wicked

1232
01:08:27,136 --> 01:08:31,674
because the winners of the aforementioned
Tag Team Championship on Raw

1233
01:08:31,740 --> 01:08:33,676
will go on to defend their titles

1234
01:08:33,742 --> 01:08:37,012
against the formidable team
of McIntyre and Sheamus

1235
01:08:37,079 --> 01:08:39,381
right here next week on SmackDown.

1236
01:08:39,448 --> 01:08:41,383
[Cole] Also next week, you saw Shotzi

1237
01:08:41,450 --> 01:08:44,353
get involved with Shayna Baszler
here earlier tonight.

1238
01:08:44,420 --> 01:08:47,857
Shotzi goes after
"The Submission Magician" Shayna Baszler.

1239
01:08:47,923 --> 01:08:49,325
One-on-one live next week,

1240
01:08:49,391 --> 01:08:52,127
Raquel Rodriguez and the SmackDown
Women's Champion, Ronda Rousey,

1241
01:08:52,194 --> 01:08:54,830
-will be here as well.
-[Wade] And I cannot wait for this.

1242
01:08:54,897 --> 01:08:58,467
Join us as we celebrate the birthday
of Olympic gold medalist

1243
01:08:58,534 --> 01:09:03,906
and WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle
in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA.

1244
01:09:03,973 --> 01:09:06,308
Line up the pints of milk at the bar.

1245
01:09:06,375 --> 01:09:08,410
It is gonna be one wild night, Cole,

1246
01:09:08,477 --> 01:09:12,648
and I promise you I can drink you
under table any day.

1247
01:09:14,016 --> 01:09:15,351
[eerie music]

1248
01:09:15,417 --> 01:09:18,587
[man 1] Do you know the man
who lives next door?

1249
01:09:20,055 --> 01:09:23,192
How well do you know his name?

1250
01:09:24,226 --> 01:09:26,128
Why can't you all see?

1251
01:09:26,195 --> 01:09:27,530
[woman] Why can't you all see?

1252
01:09:28,864 --> 01:09:30,900
-[man 1] I know what he thinks.
-[woman] Thinks…

1253
01:09:32,635 --> 01:09:35,070
-[man 1] I know how he feels.
-[man 2] I know…

1254
01:09:35,137 --> 01:09:36,639
[woman] How he feels.

1255
01:09:36,705 --> 01:09:39,675
-[man 1] It's all fiction.
-[man and woman] It's all fiction.

1256
01:09:39,742 --> 01:09:41,610
[woman] Trust us.

1257
01:09:41,677 --> 01:09:43,312
[man 1] Trust me.

1258
01:09:46,615 --> 01:09:48,584
Revel in what you are.

1259
01:09:54,423 --> 01:09:56,292
[Cole] Not quite sure
what to make of that,

1260
01:09:56,358 --> 01:09:57,860
but Santos Escobar is in the ring

1261
01:09:57,927 --> 01:10:00,996
for the finals of the SmackDown World Cup
here on FS1,

1262
01:10:01,063 --> 01:10:03,265
joined by Zelina Vega yet again this week.

1263
01:10:03,332 --> 01:10:06,101
Hello. A part of Legado Del Fantasma.
I'll get it right.

1264
01:10:06,168 --> 01:10:07,937
The one and only.
Eventually, you'll get it right.

1265
01:10:08,003 --> 01:10:11,674
You make people nervous, Zelina.
Michael Cole clearly in fear around you.

1266
01:10:11,740 --> 01:10:12,775
-[Cole] It's true.
-I know.

1267
01:10:15,544 --> 01:10:17,213
["One and Only" playing]

1268
01:10:17,746 --> 01:10:19,415
♪ One and only ♪

1269
01:10:19,481 --> 01:10:22,284
[Cole] It is time now
for the highlight of the night.

1270
01:10:24,587 --> 01:10:26,388
♪ It's about to go down ♪

1271
01:10:27,590 --> 01:10:29,692
-♪ Let's go! ♪
-[effects popping]

1272
01:10:30,159 --> 01:10:33,329
[Irvin] And his opponent, from Las Vegas,

1273
01:10:33,395 --> 01:10:39,268
weighing in at 207 pounds, Ricochet!

1274
01:10:39,335 --> 01:10:40,236
[Cole] You know, Zelina,

1275
01:10:40,302 --> 01:10:43,572
we heard from you and Legado Del Fantasma
earlier tonight.

1276
01:10:43,639 --> 01:10:47,209
How important is it for your group
and Santos Escobar

1277
01:10:47,276 --> 01:10:49,011
to win the SmackDown World Cup

1278
01:10:49,078 --> 01:10:51,180
and earn the Intercontinental
Championship opportunity?

1279
01:10:51,246 --> 01:10:52,915
[Zelina] We've explained this
a million times.

1280
01:10:52,982 --> 01:10:55,684
He's representing Mexico,
he's representing lucha libre,

1281
01:10:55,751 --> 01:10:57,653
he's doing this for Legado,
he's doing this for us,

1282
01:10:57,720 --> 01:11:00,623
and we're gonna not only become
the winners of the World Cup,

1283
01:11:00,689 --> 01:11:03,359
but also the Intercontinental Champion.
Hello.

1284
01:11:03,425 --> 01:11:04,693
[Wade] Love it, Zelina.

1285
01:11:04,760 --> 01:11:07,162
You got to learn, sitting at this desk
as often as I do,

1286
01:11:07,229 --> 01:11:10,799
Michael Cole doesn't listen to anything
anybody ever says.

1287
01:11:10,866 --> 01:11:12,501
-It's a real shame.
-[Zelina] Clearly.

1288
01:11:12,568 --> 01:11:14,737
[Cole] I did listen to Ricochet
when he told me earlier today

1289
01:11:14,803 --> 01:11:18,273
that he's had some run-ins
with Santos Escobar in the past.

1290
01:11:18,340 --> 01:11:24,013
However, tonight is the first time ever
that they've met one-on-one in WWE.

1291
01:11:25,981 --> 01:11:30,486
Tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on FS1
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

1292
01:11:30,552 --> 01:11:34,189
Save when you bundle auto, home,
or motorcycle insurance.

1293
01:11:36,358 --> 01:11:37,726
[Wade] Zelina, once again,

1294
01:11:37,793 --> 01:11:40,829
I have to compliment you
on your fashion choices.

1295
01:11:40,896 --> 01:11:43,899
I can see that your fashion tastes
are rubbing off

1296
01:11:43,966 --> 01:11:46,368
on the gentlemen of Legado Del Fantasma.

1297
01:11:46,435 --> 01:11:49,738
You are the greatest-dressed unit
in the history of WWE.

1298
01:11:49,805 --> 01:11:51,106
[Zelina] Oh! You're so right.

1299
01:11:51,173 --> 01:11:53,575
The best dressed, best talker,
best everything. Oh my God.

1300
01:11:53,642 --> 01:11:55,544
[Cole] Maybe you could give Wade
some fashion tips.

1301
01:11:55,611 --> 01:11:57,846
[Zelina chuckles] Well, right now,
we just need to also mention

1302
01:11:57,913 --> 01:12:00,215
that Ricochet needs to wake up
from this dream that he's having

1303
01:12:00,282 --> 01:12:02,618
that he's actually gonna win this.
Wake up to reality, Cole.

1304
01:12:02,685 --> 01:12:04,953
Nothing ever goes as planned
in this accursed world,

1305
01:12:05,020 --> 01:12:06,455
and he's gonna learn that tonight.

1306
01:12:06,522 --> 01:12:09,958
[Cole] Zelina, the problem for Ricochet
is he's fighting for a lot here.

1307
01:12:10,025 --> 01:12:13,028
He wants his Intercontinental Title back.
He lost to Gunther back in June.

1308
01:12:13,095 --> 01:12:14,530
-[bell rings]
-Hasn't had the opportunity

1309
01:12:14,596 --> 01:12:16,532
to try to win back
that championship since.

1310
01:12:16,598 --> 01:12:17,966
And Escobar and Ricochet,

1311
01:12:18,033 --> 01:12:22,471
we are underway in the finals of
the SmackDown World Cup here on Fox.

1312
01:12:22,538 --> 01:12:24,840
[Zelina] He doesn't deserve it.
That's why.

1313
01:12:24,907 --> 01:12:29,611
[Cole] Ricochet with Legado Del Fantasma
hanging out at ringside.

1314
01:12:30,312 --> 01:12:34,083
[Wade] Ricochet got himself
a miracle last week against Braun.

1315
01:12:34,149 --> 01:12:36,785
Got an unexpected assist,
of course, from Imperium.

1316
01:12:36,852 --> 01:12:39,621
He might need
an even bigger miracle tonight

1317
01:12:39,688 --> 01:12:41,724
to defeat Santos Escobar

1318
01:12:42,391 --> 01:12:44,660
and the high-flying hyenas at ringside.

1319
01:12:44,727 --> 01:12:48,263
[Cole] Like the USA needs tomorrow
against the Netherlands in the World Cup.

1320
01:12:48,330 --> 01:12:49,898
[Wade] No comment.

1321
01:12:49,965 --> 01:12:52,735
-[Wade speaks indistinctly]
-[Cole] Again, Escobar takes advantage

1322
01:12:52,801 --> 01:12:55,537
of the distraction outside the ring.

1323
01:12:55,604 --> 01:12:59,375
No matter how you look at it, Ricochet's
in a three-on-one situation here.

1324
01:13:00,042 --> 01:13:02,811
Four-on-one when you figure
Zelina into the mix,

1325
01:13:02,878 --> 01:13:04,813
but Ricochet right back up to the apron.

1326
01:13:04,880 --> 01:13:07,816
[Wade] Cameroon beat Brazil
in the World Cup earlier today.

1327
01:13:07,883 --> 01:13:10,385
[Cole] Ricochet with a missile dropkick
off the top rope.

1328
01:13:10,452 --> 01:13:11,987
[Wade] I'm not counting anybody out.

1329
01:13:12,054 --> 01:13:14,890
[Cole] Ricochet going to fly
with a suicide dive.

1330
01:13:14,957 --> 01:13:16,525
Takes out Escobar.

1331
01:13:18,627 --> 01:13:20,396
Come on, come on. Get up, get up.

1332
01:13:22,664 --> 01:13:27,136
[Cole] Now, Joaquin Wilde up on the apron
causing a distraction.

1333
01:13:27,202 --> 01:13:28,036
[Zelina] Go!

1334
01:13:28,637 --> 01:13:33,675
[Wade] Santos Escobar, one of the smartest
tacticians in the history of NXT.

1335
01:13:33,742 --> 01:13:35,878
[Cole] Why can't he be out here
and have a one-on-one match?

1336
01:13:35,944 --> 01:13:37,980
-Oh, nice dropkick.
-[Wade] It's tactics, pal.

1337
01:13:39,448 --> 01:13:41,383
[Cole] Ricochet
missed with that clothesline,

1338
01:13:41,450 --> 01:13:43,051
as Escobar sends him out to the apron.

1339
01:13:44,319 --> 01:13:48,023
Now, Cruz Del Toro and Wilde
swarming like hyenas.

1340
01:13:48,090 --> 01:13:49,958
The official didn't see it.

1341
01:13:50,459 --> 01:13:53,695
Ricochet pushed off the top rope,
and this is a handicap match.

1342
01:13:53,762 --> 01:13:56,331
[Zelina] What? Don't! Don't!
Don't you dare.

1343
01:13:56,398 --> 01:13:58,867
-[Cole] Yeah, see ya. Goodbye.
-[Zelina] What?

1344
01:14:00,302 --> 01:14:02,037
Are you kidding?
What kind of call was that?

1345
01:14:02,104 --> 01:14:04,673
[Cole] Referee Jason Ayers
doing the right thing.

1346
01:14:04,740 --> 01:14:06,508
Making sure that this matchup is fair.

1347
01:14:07,643 --> 01:14:11,847
[Wade] Wow, the miracle that
Ricochet needed

1348
01:14:11,914 --> 01:14:13,549
certainly got a lot more possible.

1349
01:14:13,615 --> 01:14:15,317
You! Are out of here!

1350
01:14:15,384 --> 01:14:17,986
-[Cole] And Zelina sent packing as well!
-[shrieking]

1351
01:14:18,053 --> 01:14:19,888
Now, we're gonna have a one-on-one match.

1352
01:14:19,955 --> 01:14:23,992
Escobar, Ricochet
for the SmackDown World Cup.

1353
01:14:25,627 --> 01:14:26,862
[no audible dialogue]

1354
01:14:26,929 --> 01:14:28,297
[referee shouts indistinctly]

1355
01:14:31,166 --> 01:14:33,702
[Cole] Here tonight at FS1,
this is Friday Night SmackDown.

1356
01:14:33,769 --> 01:14:36,638
It's all about that,
the SmackDown World Cup.

1357
01:14:36,705 --> 01:14:40,275
This is the finals.
Ricochet versus Santos Escobar.

1358
01:14:40,342 --> 01:14:42,478
It is one-on-one for good

1359
01:14:42,544 --> 01:14:45,414
because Zelina Vega
and the rest of Legado Del Fantasma

1360
01:14:45,481 --> 01:14:48,450
were sent back to the locker room
by official Jason Ayers

1361
01:14:48,517 --> 01:14:50,118
before the commercial break.

1362
01:14:50,185 --> 01:14:52,087
[Wade] Here's the issue
for Santos Escobar,

1363
01:14:52,154 --> 01:14:54,723
Legado Del Fantasma have been instrumental

1364
01:14:54,790 --> 01:14:57,793
in both of his victories thus far
in this tournament

1365
01:14:57,860 --> 01:14:59,695
against Shinsuke Nakamura
and against Butch.

1366
01:15:00,462 --> 01:15:03,398
[Cole] Yeah, but, Escobar,
he's a true talent, Wade.

1367
01:15:03,465 --> 01:15:05,767
He shouldn't need those guys to

1368
01:15:05,834 --> 01:15:07,836
pick up a victory here tonight
over Ricochet.

1369
01:15:07,903 --> 01:15:11,340
But Ricochet has been focused
since the start of this tournament.

1370
01:15:12,341 --> 01:15:15,510
[Wade] Here's the thing you gotta
remember about Santos Escobar,

1371
01:15:15,577 --> 01:15:17,246
he has a deep bag of tricks.

1372
01:15:17,312 --> 01:15:21,717
A strategist like no other,
has a plan C, D, and E.

1373
01:15:21,783 --> 01:15:26,188
[Cole] Ricochet got caught on the top rope
and shoved to the floor by Escobar.

1374
01:15:27,055 --> 01:15:28,156
[referee] One!

1375
01:15:29,358 --> 01:15:32,327
[Cole] Santos Escobar said
there is a universal truth:

1376
01:15:32,394 --> 01:15:34,997
-what goes up must come down.
-[referee] Three!

1377
01:15:35,664 --> 01:15:38,667
-Was he talking about Ricochet?
-[referee] Four!

1378
01:15:38,734 --> 01:15:41,737
And now, Santos Escobar
using his own momentum.

1379
01:15:41,803 --> 01:15:43,038
Going to fly through the ropes,

1380
01:15:43,105 --> 01:15:47,509
and Ricochet sent right on our announce
table off the suicide dive by Escobar.

1381
01:15:48,677 --> 01:15:53,982
[Wade] Some high-flying of his own from
the Emperor of Lucha Libre. El jefe.

1382
01:15:54,049 --> 01:15:55,417
The jefes.

1383
01:15:58,320 --> 01:16:00,022
[Cole] And if there's anyone…

1384
01:16:01,990 --> 01:16:06,328
who knows how to fly high,
it's the luchador Santos Escobar

1385
01:16:06,395 --> 01:16:09,398
who has now taken control of Ricochet.

1386
01:16:09,464 --> 01:16:11,934
Into the cover now.
Looking to put Ricochet away.

1387
01:16:12,000 --> 01:16:14,036
Two count. Kickout by Ricochet.

1388
01:16:14,102 --> 01:16:15,270
Got his shoulder up.

1389
01:16:21,777 --> 01:16:25,314
Another look. Watch the impact
off the suicide dive.

1390
01:16:26,014 --> 01:16:28,650
Santos Escobar says
he'll win the World Cup.

1391
01:16:28,717 --> 01:16:31,486
Version of the Lion Tamer
here now by Escobar.

1392
01:16:31,553 --> 01:16:34,890
Knee driven into the spine of Ricochet.

1393
01:16:36,692 --> 01:16:38,527
Ricochet trying to work
out of this situation.

1394
01:16:38,594 --> 01:16:40,762
Escobar said he wins the World Cup
for Mexico,

1395
01:16:40,829 --> 01:16:43,231
he wins the Intercontinental Championship
for himself.

1396
01:16:43,298 --> 01:16:46,768
That's his mindset, his attitude,
as Ricochet looks to fight out.

1397
01:16:46,835 --> 01:16:50,706
-[yelling]
-Again, grounded by Santos Escobar.

1398
01:16:50,772 --> 01:16:55,544
[Wade] Legado Del Fantasma always
looking to expand upon their empire.

1399
01:16:55,611 --> 01:16:59,281
No finer way to do it than winning
the SmackDown World Cup.

1400
01:16:59,348 --> 01:17:02,250
[Cole] We talk a lot about
the luchador style of Santos Escobar,

1401
01:17:02,317 --> 01:17:05,420
but he's a great mat technician,
as he's showing here.

1402
01:17:05,487 --> 01:17:06,488
[Wade] Yeah, absolutely.

1403
01:17:06,555 --> 01:17:11,860
I don't think anybody on this planet
can match the aerial skills of a Ricochet,

1404
01:17:11,927 --> 01:17:13,929
but the power game, the technical game,

1405
01:17:13,996 --> 01:17:17,199
that has to go in favor of Escobar,
as we're seeing right now.

1406
01:17:17,265 --> 01:17:19,001
[Cole] Escobar gonna get Ricochet
to tap out.

1407
01:17:19,067 --> 01:17:22,137
Ricochet in a world of trouble here.
His shoulders are down.

1408
01:17:22,204 --> 01:17:23,505
Ricochet's got a kick at two.

1409
01:17:23,572 --> 01:17:24,873
[crowd cheering]

1410
01:17:26,074 --> 01:17:29,244
A tremendous show of respect
from the WWE fans

1411
01:17:30,145 --> 01:17:34,716
as Santos Escobar and Ricochet continue
to do battle for the SmackDown World Cup.

1412
01:17:37,586 --> 01:17:39,955
Ricochet hanging on to the top rope.

1413
01:17:40,822 --> 01:17:42,157
Off there. One!

1414
01:17:42,891 --> 01:17:44,559
[Cole] Caught Escobar with an elbow.

1415
01:17:48,230 --> 01:17:50,832
Ricochet down to the floor
as Escobar missed.

1416
01:17:50,899 --> 01:17:52,768
Now, Ricochet with his shoulder
to the midsection.

1417
01:17:52,834 --> 01:17:54,102
That was a great move by Ricochet.

1418
01:17:54,169 --> 01:17:56,905
[Wade] Such ridiculous
speed of movement from Ricochet.

1419
01:17:56,972 --> 01:18:02,144
We shouldn't be surprised at this point,
but still he continues to confound.

1420
01:18:05,547 --> 01:18:07,616
[Cole] Escobar shifting his weight,
his balance.

1421
01:18:07,683 --> 01:18:11,253
Now, Ricochet does the same.
Lands on the apron.

1422
01:18:11,319 --> 01:18:13,989
Escobar up top. That was dangerous.

1423
01:18:14,056 --> 01:18:16,224
[referee] Get back inside, both of you.

1424
01:18:16,291 --> 01:18:18,060
[Wade] Good old-fashioned slugfest.

1425
01:18:18,126 --> 01:18:20,829
[Cole] Oh, kick to the face
and down goes Escobar.

1426
01:18:20,896 --> 01:18:23,799
And now, Ricochet trying to turn
the momentum around in this matchup.

1427
01:18:25,033 --> 01:18:27,736
Ricochet, kick again. Escobar stunned.

1428
01:18:28,470 --> 01:18:31,706
[Wade] Just about staying on his feet.
Looking real woozy, though,

1429
01:18:31,773 --> 01:18:35,410
-ripe for the pickings.
-[Cole] Ricochet-- Oh my goodness.

1430
01:18:35,477 --> 01:18:39,981
Ricochet throwing caution to the wind.
It's all about the SmackDown World Cup.

1431
01:18:44,086 --> 01:18:46,455
[Cole] We're back on
Friday Night SmackDown here on FS1.

1432
01:18:46,521 --> 01:18:49,191
This is the finals
of the SmackDown World Cup,

1433
01:18:49,257 --> 01:18:52,594
Escobar from Mexico,
Ricochet from the United States.

1434
01:18:52,661 --> 01:18:54,596
Hammering away at each other. Top rope.

1435
01:18:56,131 --> 01:18:58,733
[Wade] Match has swung back and forth.
You get a sense, though,

1436
01:18:58,800 --> 01:19:01,737
the Emperor of Lucha Libre
starting to take control.

1437
01:19:01,803 --> 01:19:03,205
-Spoke too soon.
-Yes, I guess you did

1438
01:19:03,271 --> 01:19:06,041
because Ricochet with a superplex.

1439
01:19:07,976 --> 01:19:10,145
The winner of the SmackDown World Cup

1440
01:19:10,212 --> 01:19:12,013
gets a championship opportunity

1441
01:19:12,080 --> 01:19:14,483
against the Intercontinental Title holder,
Gunther.

1442
01:19:14,549 --> 01:19:18,553
[Wade] These two have been going at it
hammer and tongs.

1443
01:19:18,620 --> 01:19:21,656
At this point,
it's about how much do you want it.

1444
01:19:21,723 --> 01:19:25,594
[Cole] Ricochet with a superplex
that rattled the ring.

1445
01:19:25,660 --> 01:19:28,230
Both men down off the impact.

1446
01:19:29,197 --> 01:19:33,735
Ricochet will just crawl into the cover.
Escobar at two.

1447
01:19:33,802 --> 01:19:36,538
[Wade] So little
in that pin from Ricochet.

1448
01:19:36,605 --> 01:19:39,141
So much taken out of him already
in this matchup.

1449
01:19:39,207 --> 01:19:43,178
[Cole] Once again, this is the finals of
the SmackDown World Cup here on FS1.

1450
01:19:43,245 --> 01:19:47,849
Tonight, Ricochet from the United States,
Santos Escobar from Mexico.

1451
01:19:47,916 --> 01:19:50,585
The winner to face Gunther
for the Intercontinental Championship

1452
01:19:50,652 --> 01:19:51,753
in a couple of weeks.

1453
01:19:52,521 --> 01:19:55,457
[Wade] Escobar desperately
trying to save Mexico's blushes

1454
01:19:55,524 --> 01:19:57,993
after they got knocked out
of the FIFA World Cup.

1455
01:19:58,059 --> 01:20:00,896
[Cole] They did really well.
Escobar with a couple of right hands.

1456
01:20:00,962 --> 01:20:02,164
Ricochet.

1457
01:20:03,965 --> 01:20:05,400
They fired their manager, didn't they?

1458
01:20:06,067 --> 01:20:07,302
[Wade] I'm not surprised.

1459
01:20:07,369 --> 01:20:10,205
Very, very important for the Mexicans,
as is lucha libre,

1460
01:20:10,272 --> 01:20:12,574
and their representative Santos Escobar.

1461
01:20:17,712 --> 01:20:21,116
[Cole] Ricochet misses wildly,
Escobar trying to fight back into this.

1462
01:20:21,183 --> 01:20:24,186
Both men collide, down,
middle of the ring.

1463
01:20:24,252 --> 01:20:27,088
Critical moment right here,
Wade, in this match.

1464
01:20:27,155 --> 01:20:31,493
[Wade] Referee checking both competitors
very, very closely.

1465
01:20:32,727 --> 01:20:36,097
[Cole] Watch this… Bang! What a collision.

1466
01:20:36,164 --> 01:20:37,632
[Wade] Forehead to forehead.

1467
01:20:40,068 --> 01:20:43,171
-[referee] Two.
-[Cole] Who will get to their feet first?

1468
01:20:43,238 --> 01:20:48,877
Who will recover to take the upper hand
in the SmackDown World Cup?

1469
01:20:48,944 --> 01:20:52,414
[Wade] No idea what we do if we get
a double count-out here.

1470
01:20:52,480 --> 01:20:53,682
Do we go to penalty?

1471
01:20:53,748 --> 01:20:56,785
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
we are in Buffalo, New York, tonight.

1472
01:20:56,852 --> 01:21:01,389
This is the KeyBank Center,
Friday Night SmackDown on FS1.

1473
01:21:01,456 --> 01:21:03,558
It is for the SmackDown World Cup.

1474
01:21:03,625 --> 01:21:07,062
Ricochet versus Santos Escobar
in the finals.

1475
01:21:07,128 --> 01:21:11,466
The winner, on December 16th,
two weeks from tonight, in Chicago

1476
01:21:11,533 --> 01:21:14,569
will face Gunther for
the Intercontinental Championship,

1477
01:21:15,570 --> 01:21:16,838
so a lot at stake.

1478
01:21:16,905 --> 01:21:18,173
The pride of winning the World Cup

1479
01:21:18,240 --> 01:21:20,075
and then getting
the championship opportunity.

1480
01:21:21,409 --> 01:21:24,112
[Wade] Both of them slowly
getting their wits back about them.

1481
01:21:24,179 --> 01:21:27,082
Have to be running on fumes at this point.

1482
01:21:30,051 --> 01:21:31,353
Escobar…

1483
01:21:32,921 --> 01:21:34,256
and Ricochet…

1484
01:21:36,958 --> 01:21:38,026
sizing one another up.

1485
01:21:39,194 --> 01:21:41,963
Ricochet launching himself on the steps.

1486
01:21:42,030 --> 01:21:45,100
Landed on the barricade.
What balance by Ricochet!

1487
01:21:45,166 --> 01:21:47,235
Escobar on the barricade as well.

1488
01:21:47,302 --> 01:21:50,505
Both of these men on a tightrope.

1489
01:21:50,572 --> 01:21:51,940
[referee] Four!

1490
01:21:53,275 --> 01:21:57,312
[Cole]
Oh, hurricanrana brings Ricochet down.

1491
01:21:57,379 --> 01:21:59,981
[crowd chants] Holy shit! Holy shit!

1492
01:22:00,048 --> 01:22:04,586
[Cole] And the official now at a count
of six, at a count of seven.

1493
01:22:04,653 --> 01:22:08,723
Could we be looking at a double count-out
in the SmackDown World Cup?

1494
01:22:08,790 --> 01:22:10,725
Escobar said, "No way."

1495
01:22:10,792 --> 01:22:12,727
"I am gonna take advantage
of the hurricanrana."

1496
01:22:12,794 --> 01:22:14,829
Into the cover
to win the SmackDown World Cup

1497
01:22:14,896 --> 01:22:17,432
on Ricochet,
who gets the shoulder up at two.

1498
01:22:17,499 --> 01:22:21,303
[Wade] Ooh, Escobar about to finish
this one in style.

1499
01:22:21,369 --> 01:22:25,774
Hurricanrana. Just when Ricochet
thought he had his balance,

1500
01:22:26,741 --> 01:22:30,378
Santos Escobar with other ideas.
What a heavy landing.

1501
01:22:32,247 --> 01:22:35,216
Escobar again into the cover,
hooks the leg on Ricochet,

1502
01:22:35,283 --> 01:22:39,988
who again shows that resilience
as he kicks out again at two.

1503
01:22:40,055 --> 01:22:44,259
It's all to battle out to win the finals
of the SmackDown World Cup.

1504
01:22:45,760 --> 01:22:48,196
[Wade] We just have to admire,
at this point,

1505
01:22:48,263 --> 01:22:53,368
not just the resilience but the stylish
savagery of Santos Escobar.

1506
01:22:54,235 --> 01:22:57,305
Escobar the leader of Legado Del Fantasma.

1507
01:22:57,372 --> 01:23:01,977
Drops the elbow to the spine of Ricochet,
continues to punish Ricochet.

1508
01:23:02,043 --> 01:23:04,379
-Ask him.
-Now telling the official to ask him.

1509
01:23:04,446 --> 01:23:06,681
Will Ricochet say "I quit"?
Will he tap out?

1510
01:23:08,016 --> 01:23:12,420
[Wade] Is in complete control
since that hurricanrana on the outside.

1511
01:23:15,590 --> 01:23:18,793
[Cole] Yeah, but Ricochet
is still in this fight.

1512
01:23:28,670 --> 01:23:32,407
Escobar has done a pretty decent job
of slowing Ricochet down.

1513
01:23:33,174 --> 01:23:36,945
[Wade] Been brilliant. I'm surprised
at this point Ricochet is even awake.

1514
01:23:37,012 --> 01:23:38,646
[Cole] Yeah, but he's still fighting back.

1515
01:23:38,713 --> 01:23:40,982
[Wade] Fighting on pure instinct alone.

1516
01:23:41,049 --> 01:23:43,051
[Cole] Escobar
teetering on the second rope.

1517
01:23:43,118 --> 01:23:44,586
He's in the drop zone.

1518
01:23:44,652 --> 01:23:48,056
Ricochet realizes he may have
Escobar right where he wants him.

1519
01:23:48,123 --> 01:23:51,326
Can Ricochet somehow pull it off?
Can he dig down deep?

1520
01:23:52,861 --> 01:23:55,597
[Wade] What a gutsy performance thus far.

1521
01:23:55,663 --> 01:23:58,600
[Cole] Yeah, what a move by Escobar.
Rolls out to the apron…

1522
01:24:01,536 --> 01:24:03,405
and back on the attack.

1523
01:24:03,471 --> 01:24:05,306
Ricochet just been through
too much punishment.

1524
01:24:05,373 --> 01:24:10,779
Couldn't recover in time and now both men,
top rope, dangerous situation.

1525
01:24:10,845 --> 01:24:14,215
Now Escobar, but Ricochet lands
on his feet this time.

1526
01:24:15,917 --> 01:24:19,687
Tried to do what he did at the barricade,
but Ricochet wouldn't have any of it.

1527
01:24:21,890 --> 01:24:24,092
Now Ricochet is back on his feet.

1528
01:24:24,159 --> 01:24:27,929
Knee to Escobar,
you can feel the momentum shift.

1529
01:24:27,996 --> 01:24:30,632
Off the suplex, Ricochet rolls through.

1530
01:24:31,966 --> 01:24:35,036
Look at the power of Ricochet,
vertical suplex.

1531
01:24:35,103 --> 01:24:38,706
[Wade] What a hot streak Ricochet
has been on these past few weeks.

1532
01:24:38,773 --> 01:24:41,009
[Cole] Moonsault off the second rope.

1533
01:24:41,076 --> 01:24:44,412
Cover, hook of leg, Escobar kicks at two.

1534
01:24:46,214 --> 01:24:48,716
[Wade] Both men
at this point in the matchup

1535
01:24:48,783 --> 01:24:50,852
must feel like they've had one hand

1536
01:24:50,919 --> 01:24:56,591
on the SmackDown World Cup trophy,
as we take another look at the excellence

1537
01:24:57,725 --> 01:25:00,562
-of Ricochet's high-flying skills.
-One! Two!

1538
01:25:00,628 --> 01:25:04,499
[Cole] Had the springboard moonsault,
but it wasn't enough.

1539
01:25:04,566 --> 01:25:07,202
-Both of these men digging down deep…
-[crowd chanting] USA! USA!

1540
01:25:07,268 --> 01:25:09,771
[Cole] …putting everything on the line

1541
01:25:09,838 --> 01:25:12,841
for an opportunity
to win the SmackDown World Cup,

1542
01:25:12,907 --> 01:25:15,143
and perhaps
the Intercontinental Championship.

1543
01:25:18,112 --> 01:25:20,815
Ricochet driving Escobar into the corner.

1544
01:25:22,150 --> 01:25:24,552
[Wade] This has to be Ricochet's
biggest chance.

1545
01:25:24,619 --> 01:25:26,921
I don't know what is left
in the tank of Escobar.

1546
01:25:26,988 --> 01:25:28,590
He went down and he went down hard.

1547
01:25:28,656 --> 01:25:32,193
[Cole] Ricochet up to the top rope.
He's got Escobar where he wants him.

1548
01:25:32,260 --> 01:25:35,363
Ricochet high above the ring.

1549
01:25:37,232 --> 01:25:43,538
Oh, Escobar got the knees up for the win--
off the count, and Ricochet kicks at two.

1550
01:25:43,605 --> 01:25:46,174
[Wade] Escobar playing possum
the whole time,

1551
01:25:46,241 --> 01:25:49,944
suckering in Ricochet,
but somehow not quite enough.

1552
01:25:51,479 --> 01:25:55,016
The ribs of Ricochet
absorbing the full impact

1553
01:25:55,083 --> 01:25:57,752
of the knees of Santos Escobar,

1554
01:25:57,819 --> 01:26:01,656
but just enough in the tank,
with a millisecond left.

1555
01:26:01,723 --> 01:26:04,192
[Cole] Now Escobar
with Ricochet up on his shoulders,

1556
01:26:04,259 --> 01:26:07,562
Escobar knees to the face,
and yet another one.

1557
01:26:07,629 --> 01:26:09,697
[Wade] Gotta go for that Phantom Driver,
and, oh.

1558
01:26:09,764 --> 01:26:11,966
[Cole] Ricochet able to counter.
Now into a cover of his own.

1559
01:26:12,033 --> 01:26:13,801
Escobar's gonna kick out.

1560
01:26:13,868 --> 01:26:16,938
Both men going for finishing moves,
both men able to counter.

1561
01:26:17,005 --> 01:26:18,206
Escobar now from behind.

1562
01:26:18,273 --> 01:26:20,375
Ricochet lands on the back of his neck.

1563
01:26:20,441 --> 01:26:23,945
Cover to win the SmackDown World Cup.
Ricochet kicks at two.

1564
01:26:24,012 --> 01:26:29,083
[Wade] Man, that pin had everything on it
from Santos Escobar. The man is in shock.

1565
01:26:29,150 --> 01:26:30,418
[Cole] Look at Escobar.

1566
01:26:30,485 --> 01:26:34,656
He cannot believe that Ricochet was able
to kick out of that at a count of two.

1567
01:26:34,722 --> 01:26:37,525
Watch the impact
on the back of the neck of Ricochet.

1568
01:26:37,592 --> 01:26:41,229
Escobar thought he had the win,
but it wasn't to be.

1569
01:26:41,296 --> 01:26:43,798
[Wade] The pin had everything
stacked upon it.

1570
01:26:43,865 --> 01:26:47,302
Ricochet somehow digging himself
out the hole he was in.

1571
01:26:48,503 --> 01:26:50,605
[Cole] Now Escobar
wisely back on the attack.

1572
01:26:50,672 --> 01:26:52,006
How much does Ricochet have left?

1573
01:26:52,073 --> 01:26:54,676
Both of these men
have punished each other.

1574
01:26:56,878 --> 01:26:59,080
[Wade] Whoever wins this one
from here, Cole,

1575
01:26:59,147 --> 01:27:03,618
we have got two of SmackDown's
finest before our very eyes.

1576
01:27:03,685 --> 01:27:05,720
[Cole] Ricochet placed up on the top rope.

1577
01:27:05,787 --> 01:27:09,257
Santos Escobar gonna try
to make his way up there as well.

1578
01:27:13,328 --> 01:27:17,498
[Wade] Neither man prepared to give
an inch this entire battle.

1579
01:27:17,565 --> 01:27:19,968
[Cole] The heart and soul
that Ricochet and Escobar

1580
01:27:20,034 --> 01:27:21,936
are both showing in this matchup tonight.

1581
01:27:22,003 --> 01:27:24,606
Ricochet-- Oh my goodness!

1582
01:27:25,506 --> 01:27:29,644
-Escobar, no clue where he's at.
-[Wade] Completely glassy-eyed.

1583
01:27:29,711 --> 01:27:32,246
-[Cole] Ricochet…
-[crowd] Oh! Oh!

1584
01:27:32,313 --> 01:27:33,915
[Cole] Kick to the chin.

1585
01:27:33,982 --> 01:27:37,318
Escobar again is down,
Ricochet's got a chance.

1586
01:27:38,219 --> 01:27:39,787
[Wade] Escobar is a sitting duck.

1587
01:27:39,854 --> 01:27:41,756
Now it's there for the taking, Cole.

1588
01:27:41,823 --> 01:27:46,461
[Cole] Ricochet's got a chance.
Escobar, no idea where he's at.

1589
01:27:46,527 --> 01:27:48,429
Top rope for Ricochet.

1590
01:27:48,529 --> 01:27:50,932
[crowd cheering]

1591
01:27:51,966 --> 01:27:55,236
[Cole] 630… connecting.

1592
01:27:55,303 --> 01:27:58,439
-Ricochet into the cover. Hook of the leg.
-One! Two! Three!

1593
01:27:58,506 --> 01:28:01,809
-Ricochet wins the SmackDown World Cup!
-[bell rings]

1594
01:28:01,876 --> 01:28:02,910
[upbeat music plays]

1595
01:28:02,977 --> 01:28:08,983
[Irvin] Here is the winner
of the SmackDown World Cup on Fox,

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01:28:09,050 --> 01:28:12,253
Ricochet!

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01:28:12,320 --> 01:28:15,323
-[Cole] What a match!
-[Wade] Oh man.

1598
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A finer matchup you will not see all year.

1599
01:28:19,093 --> 01:28:23,197
It took something incredibly special
from Ricochet

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01:28:23,264 --> 01:28:28,469
to win something incredibly special,
a 630 Splash.

1601
01:28:28,536 --> 01:28:31,539
Get your protractors out,
measure that one.

1602
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Should be impossible. It is for everyone
else if they're not named Ricochet.

1603
01:28:36,678 --> 01:28:40,081
[Cole] It is a shame that we had
to have a loser in this match.

1604
01:28:40,148 --> 01:28:42,850
What a performance
by both of these athletes.

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01:28:42,917 --> 01:28:46,387
-But in the end, Ricochet wins the--
-It's go time!

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-[crowd cheering]
-[effects popping]

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01:28:56,564 --> 01:29:03,037
[Cole] The celebration of winning
the SmackDown World Cup.

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-[Imperium's music plays]
-[Wade] Oh no…

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01:29:07,342 --> 01:29:11,879
[Cole] As the celebration ends,
reality now sets in.

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01:29:11,946 --> 01:29:13,348
♪ Gunther ♪

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01:29:14,649 --> 01:29:17,719
[Cole] Because two weeks from tonight,

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01:29:18,519 --> 01:29:22,290
December 16, Chicago, Illinois.

1613
01:29:22,357 --> 01:29:28,329
Ricochet, Gunther
for the Intercontinental Championship.

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01:29:28,396 --> 01:29:29,464
That's next.

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[inaudible dialogue]

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This… and that's next.

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I don't make no lies.
t.