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[WWE intro music plays]

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[Cena] Then.

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-[Rick Flair] Woo!
-[glass shatters]

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[The Rock] If you smell…

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-[gong sounds]
-[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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[Cena] Together.

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[music fades]

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[tense music plays]

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[Patrick] A fraction perhaps
within The Bloodline.

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A tribal court to decide
the fate of Sami Zayn.

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[Heyman] Sami Zayn, running away like
the gutless coward that he is.

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That's not hesitation.

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He's the betrayer
of the Island of Relevancy.

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He has been in a conspiracy
with Kevin Owens

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since day one.

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I beg of you to find

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this rat bastard

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guilty as charged.

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What do you think I'm doing?
You think I'm conspiring with Kevin Owens?

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You think I'm trying to take out
The Tribal Chief?

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Yes!

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How do you think that
after all of this time?

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The fact that you would
make me sit here

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and literally put me on trial

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to defend myself?

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Man, that hurts.

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So I guess what I'm saying is,

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my defense

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is that I have no defense.

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[dramatic music]

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[Reigns] You don't have a defense?

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You got so much ego
you won't even fight for this?

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You don't care now, huh?

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You can't even argue for this?
It doesn't mean anything to you?

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I let you in my family
and this is what you do.

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Enough! Solo!

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[shouts]

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[crowd gasps]

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Tribal Chief, no disrespect.

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This man has took so many bullets for me,

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for you,

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for the whole Bloodline.

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That right there,

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that's what family do.

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So that demonstrates to me, Uce,

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loyalty and love to this family.

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So if you want Sami Zayn
to stay in The Bloodline

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then throw your ones to the sky.

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[crowd cheering]

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[crowd chants "Sami"]

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[Reigns] As your Tribal Chief

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and The Head of the Table,

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I find you, Sami Zayn…

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not guilty.

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[crowd cheers]

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For now.

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Finish out tonight,

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and then I don't want to see you again

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until Saturday at the Royal Rumble.

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And that is where you're
gonna deliver your final test.

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And then we're gonna see
if Sami Zayn

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really is The Bloodline

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or not.

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[crowd cheers]

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Here we go.

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Only ones in the building.

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You already know what time it is.

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Hey, Solo, tonight's all about you, baby.

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Put this work on KO, Uce.

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Let's do it.

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Yeet!

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Psst! Jey.

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Hey, it's me, it's me.

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What you doing here, man?
You ain't supposed to be here, bro.

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That's against direct orders
from The Tribal Chief.

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I know. That's why I'm not going in there.

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Trust me,
I don't want to step on any toes,

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I don't want any problems.
I just had to catch you

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before you go in there, okay?

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Because I had to tell you this
face to face.

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Man, what you did for me Monday
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l won't forget that.

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-That meant the world to me.
-I got you.

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No, I got you.

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If you need anything from me ever,
you just let me know, okay?

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-All right, man.
-Go in there, do your thing.

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-I'm staying out of this.
-All right. Get out of here.

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-All right.
-Go, man.

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All right. Love you.

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Love you too.

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You got this.

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["Nobody Better Than Me" playing]

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♪ Whoo! Whoo! ♪

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♪ 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? ♪

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♪ I don't see nobody
'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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[fireworks explode]

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♪ Who better than me? ♪

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♪ Besting opponents
Flexing and focused ♪

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♪ I'm leaving them all
Looking stressin' and folded… ♪

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♪ How am I hot but I'm dressing… ♪

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[Cole] We are at the eve
of the Royal Rumble

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and you are looking live
at the Sames Auto Arena in Laredo, Texas.

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This is Friday Night SmackDown on Fox

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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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And a major main event tonight
with Rumble implications.

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[Wade] You ain't lying, Cole.

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Kevin Owens has a huge matchup
tomorrow night versus Undisputed Champ

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Roman Reigns,
but he's got to get there first.

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Tonight he goes one-on-one
with Bloodline enforcer Solo Sikoa,

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whose orders are simple:

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Destroy KO ahead of the Royal Rumble.

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[Cole] And we kick off tonight
with a former Royal Rumble Match winner

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and a Legendary Luchador.

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["Booyaka 619" by P.O.D. plays]

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♪ Booyaka, booyaka, that's my pueblo ♪

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♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪

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♪ Booyaka, booyaka, Rey Mysterio ♪

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[bell rings]

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[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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Introducing first,
from San Diego, California,

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weighing in at 175 pounds,

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Rey Mysterio.

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[Cole] Tonight, Rey Mysterio
focuses on Karrion Kross,

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but in 24 hours at the Alamodome
in San Antonio, Texas,

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Rey Mysterio will hope
that history repeats itself

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as he enters the Royal Rumble
for the 14th time in his career.

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Back in 2006, Rey Mysterio won
the Royal Rumble Match,

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lasting one hour and two minutes.

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He would go on to win the World Title
at WrestleMania.

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But tonight, Wade, Mysterio has to focus

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on "The Harbinger of Doom," Karrion Kross.

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[Wade] You're right, Cole.
This is the greatest luchador,

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the greatest underdog of all time,

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but with such a glittering career
as Rey Mysterio's,

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there is a permanent bullseye on his back.

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["Dead Silent" by def rebel plays]

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[Cole] Well, Rey Mysterio said
Karrion Kross has made this personal.

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Kross has targeted Rey for weeks,
questioning his ability as a father,

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saying it's time for his
Hall of Fame career to end.

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Two weeks ago, Kross, though, Wade,

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showed Rey Mysterio what he's up against.

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[Wade] Rey Mysterio gamely fighting
for his life.

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It was going well until the intervention
of the sinister siren Scarlett,

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upon which,
locked in the Kross Jacket

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and the concerning specter of that

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tarot card with Rey Mysterio's
face on it…

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[indistinct chanting]

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[roars]

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[Cole] We mentioned Rey Mysterio
entering the Royal Rumble Match

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tomorrow night for the 14th time
in his career.

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For Karrion Kross, he will enter
the Royal Rumble Match

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for the very first time in his life.

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[indistinct chanting]

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[roars]

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[Cole] It is the match that will alter
your career.

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Thirty men enter the ring,
only one man will be left standing.

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That man will main event
for the Undisputed Championship

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at WrestleMania.

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[Wade] And try and pick a winner
out of that group.

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But we still don't know
all of the entrants, of course.

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[Cole] So Kross and Mysterio
kick us off here tonight

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on Friday Night SmackDown.

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[Wade] Karrion Kross has stalked
Rey Mysterio for months now,

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prophesizing the demise of Rey's
legendary career.

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Well, tonight, Kross gets the opportunity
to make good on those words.

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[Cole] Karrion Kross spent years
in Mexico laying waste

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to just about every luchador
that came into his path.

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And he considers Mysterio tonight
the last man to try to take out.

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[Wade] So devastating
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promoters used Kross
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the locker room and keep egos in check.

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He essentially got a free pass
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without legal consequence.

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[Cole] And Mysterio tossed over
the top rope to the floor.

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And if that happens tomorrow night
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Kross would have eliminated Mysterio.

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[Wade] Kross did it with ease.

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We mentioned before how Rey Mysterio
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in the Royal Rumble.

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That was just too easy for Karrion Kross,
but once again,

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The Ultimate Underdog back on top.

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[Cole] And Mysterio driving Kross
into the barricade.

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Vintage Mysterio.
Rey in charge, here on Fox.

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[Cole] Back here on
Friday Night SmackDown.

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Rey Mysterio trying to climb back into
this match that Karrion Kross took over

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during the commercial break.

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Kross now having his way
with Rey Mysterio.

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And the power taking over.
Knee to the spine.

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[Wade] Sands of time may be
running low for the career

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of Rey Mysterio,
if this is anything to go by.

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[Cole] Cover now by Kross.
Hook of the leg by Mysterio.

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Let's show you how Karrion Kross took
control during the commercial break.

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Rey Mysterio got caught in mid-air.

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Watch the power now from Karrion Kross.

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Boom, a chokeslam right onto the apron.

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[Wade] Such a massive strength
disparity between these two,

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and Rey Mysterio getting battered
from pillar to post.

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[Cole] Meanwhile, now Karrion Kross
looking to try to rip the mask

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off Rey Mysterio.

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We've talked at length
here on this show about the importance

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of luchador masks
to Rey Mysterio and many others,

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the honor and the tradition it carries.

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And Kross there was trying
to disrespect that.

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[Wade] Just beautiful there
from Karrion Kross.

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I've got to get this off my chest, Cole.
I cannot believe--

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-Whoa!
-[Cole] Uh-oh, Rey Mysterio though,

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great core strength, as Kross goes
shoulder-first into the ring post.

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Now can Rey Mysterio change
the momentum of the matchup?

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Step-up enzuigiri to Kross,
and Kross is now down.

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[Wade] You just sensed it was now
or never for Rey Mysterio.

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Do not let that chance go slipping.

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[Cole] Scarlett getting involved,
causing the distraction.

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Mysterio though goes down low.
Kross in position for the 619.

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[Wade] Mysterio had seen that movie
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wise to it on this occasion.

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Here we go.

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[Cole] Mysterio off the splash
from the top rope, hooks the leg,

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Kross kicks at two.

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[Wade] Not too many people
kick out of that.

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Tells you a lot about Karrion Kross.

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[Cole] Meanwhile, Wade, you were saying
during the commercial break

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that you still can't get over
the situation involving Sami Zayn.

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[Wade] Yes, what on earth is he thinking?
He showed up tonight

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after Roman explicitly told him
not to show his face

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until the Royal Rumble Brawl.

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[Cole] Well, Sami never actually
came into the building,

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but I get your point.

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Nonetheless,
back to the action in the ring.

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Kross and Mysterio,

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both men will be a part of the
Royal Rumble Match tomorrow night.

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Kross with a great throw,
jack-knife cover, rolls through,

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looking to power Mysterio up.

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Rey slips from behind.

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Shoulders down, Mysterio got him!

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[bell rings]

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["Booyaka 619" plays]

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[announcer] Here is your winner,
Rey Mysterio.

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[Cole] Rey Mysterio, and the way, Wade,
that he invents ways to win.

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[Wade] He is a slippery customer.

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Perhaps Karrion Kross
getting a little too cocky,

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a little too confident,
and it came back to bite him.

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[Cole] Rey Mysterio building momentum
toward tomorrow night's

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Royal Rumble Match.

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Impressive win over Karrion Kross
here tonight.

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This is just insane.

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[Wade] Well, Karrion Kross throwing
Rey Mysterio around with abandon,

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but Rey Mysterio consistently inventing
something new.

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By the look in the eye of Karrion Kross,
this, perhaps, is not over, Michael.

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[Cole] Well, it could be renewed
as soon as 24 hours from now

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inside the Royal Rumble Match.

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We do know that Rey Mysterio
and Karrion Kross

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will be two of the 30 men involved
in the Royal Rumble Match

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in front of over 50,000,
tomorrow night, at Alamodome.

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Two others who will be involved?

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The United States Champion, Austin Theory,

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"The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley,

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who clashed this past Monday night
for the United States Title on Raw.

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Here's our Progressive Match Flo.

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[man] Match Flo is sponsored
by Progressive,

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

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[Patrick] The electric crowd here
in Philadelphia packed to the rafters,

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as we celebrate the 30th anniversary
of Monday Night Raw.

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Our main event here,
the United States Championship,

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is on the line.

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Austin Theory will defend his title
against Bobby Lashley,

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with no disqualifications.

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[Cole] Theory went low,
and it's perfectly legal.

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[Patrick] Through the table
goes Theory.

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["Next Big Thing" by Jim Johnston plays]

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[Cole] Brock Lesnar.

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The Beast is back!

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F-5.

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What is Lesnar's issue with Bobby Lashley?

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[Patrick] F-5 to Theory,
who's on top of Lashley.

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[bell rings]

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[Cole] The Beast cost Bobby Lashley
the United States Championship.

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["A-Town Down" by def rebel plays]

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[Cole] Well, Wade, I heard rumors
throughout the day that perhaps

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Austin Theory, the United States Champion,
was here in Laredo.

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Well, it's Royal Rumble season,
anything can happen.

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[announcer] Please welcome
the United States Champion,

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Austin Theory.

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[Wade] Talk about a man
on a roll right now.

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Even when things go completely
wrong for Austin Theory,

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like this past week on Raw, he somehow
still comes up smelling of roses.

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-That is all day.
-[Cole] Austin Theory will be a part

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of tomorrow night's Royal Rumble Match,

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and if he happens to win that,
we'll never hear the end of it.

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[Wade] Do futures look any brighter
than that of Austin Theory?

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[Cole] The Now is here.

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The United States Champion, Austin Theory,

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live on Friday Night SmackDown, on Fox.

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♪ A town down, we tearing the place down ♪

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♪ A town down, you like how that sounds ♪

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Ding dong, hello.

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[laughs]

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After what happened on Monday night,
I've got to say that

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Damage CTRL is feeling really confident

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joining the Royal Rumble tomorrow night.

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00:18:06,919 --> 00:18:08,020
No, you know what?

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00:18:08,087 --> 00:18:10,422
I feel so bad for all the other
competitors,

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00:18:10,489 --> 00:18:12,391
because once the three of us
get in the ring

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and start working together,

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it's going to be near impossible
for anyone to win, except for us.

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Tomorrow, everyone find out who runs WWE.

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It's us.

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[Cole] Well, let's not forget, ladies,

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00:18:25,971 --> 00:18:29,641
that it will be every woman for herself
at some point in that matchup.

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00:18:29,708 --> 00:18:32,978
Meanwhile, here's the
United States Champion, Austin Theory.

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[crowd boos]

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The champ is here!

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[crowd boos]

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00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:05,777
And not only did I retain my
United States Championship

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00:19:05,844 --> 00:19:10,382
this past Monday, on the 30th anniversary
of Monday Night Raw,

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but now, now, because we are in the now,

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I am going straight to the Royal Rumble,

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and I, Austin Theory, Mr. All Day,

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is going to win the Royal Rumble.

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00:19:26,632 --> 00:19:30,569
[crowd boos]

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00:19:30,636 --> 00:19:31,470
You want to--

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00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:32,871
["New Day, New Way" plays]

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00:19:32,938 --> 00:19:36,275
[crowd cheers]

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00:19:50,389 --> 00:19:55,694
Now, now, now, hold up.

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00:19:56,328 --> 00:19:58,130
Austin Theory.

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00:19:59,364 --> 00:20:03,435
Now, there's only three Austins
that I respect.

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00:20:03,502 --> 00:20:08,140
That's Austin Creed, "Stone Cold" Steve,

342
00:20:10,275 --> 00:20:12,411
and the city where I live, right here

343
00:20:12,477 --> 00:20:16,515
in the great state of Texas, baby.

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00:20:16,582 --> 00:20:20,319
[crowd cheers]

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00:20:20,385 --> 00:20:22,621
Now Austin-- that's weird.

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00:20:22,688 --> 00:20:24,756
We know you're from Raw,
the three-hour show,

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00:20:24,823 --> 00:20:28,794
so you got a lot more time to fill,
so you can spend it flapping your gums

348
00:20:28,860 --> 00:20:31,964
and just wasting time, but here on
SmackDown,

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the two-hour show,
the efficient show,

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00:20:34,833 --> 00:20:37,002
we have to get to business…

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00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:38,270
Immediately.

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00:20:38,337 --> 00:20:39,171
…immediately.

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00:20:39,238 --> 00:20:40,072
Immediately.

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00:20:40,138 --> 00:20:42,074
-Immediately.
-Immediately, boy.

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00:20:45,110 --> 00:20:48,747
Now hold up, Mr. All Day.

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00:20:49,381 --> 00:20:53,252
Did I just hear you talking
about the fact that you think

357
00:20:53,318 --> 00:20:56,388
that you're gonna win the Royal Rumble?
Is that what you said?

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00:20:56,455 --> 00:20:59,424
That's exactly what I said.

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00:20:59,491 --> 00:21:02,995
[laughter]

360
00:21:03,061 --> 00:21:04,296
You ain't winning, bro.

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00:21:04,930 --> 00:21:07,799
But if not Austin Theory, then who?

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00:21:07,866 --> 00:21:11,536
Who? Who? Who?

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00:21:11,603 --> 00:21:16,108
That would be Xavier Woods
and Kofi Kingston,

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00:21:16,174 --> 00:21:19,845
aka, your boys, The New Day.

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00:21:19,911 --> 00:21:23,982
And that is because
when one of us wins the Royal Rumble,

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[both] we all win the Royal Rumble.

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[crowd cheers]

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00:21:29,888 --> 00:21:31,757
E too. E too.

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00:21:31,823 --> 00:21:35,127
-Not Spanish, like "E," Big E.
-Yes, him too.

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00:21:35,193 --> 00:21:36,561
That's what you think?

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00:21:36,628 --> 00:21:38,163
That's what you two think?

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00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:42,534
Let's get something straight.
You walk out here and you interrupt me?

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00:21:42,601 --> 00:21:47,272
Do you know who I am?
I am the biggest star that there is.

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I am the biggest star in the WWE.

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00:21:51,243 --> 00:21:53,979
[crowd boos]

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00:21:54,046 --> 00:21:56,314
Awesome!

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00:21:56,381 --> 00:21:58,350
["I Came To Play" by Downstait plays]

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00:21:58,417 --> 00:22:00,218
[Cole] I told you
it's Royal Rumble season.

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00:22:02,521 --> 00:22:04,222
The stars just keep showing up.

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00:22:05,857 --> 00:22:08,894
[Wade] The stars don't get bigger
than this guy.

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00:22:12,864 --> 00:22:14,700
[Woods] You're on a three-hour show!

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00:22:22,541 --> 00:22:26,011
Biggest star in WWE.

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00:22:27,212 --> 00:22:29,481
Let me explain something to you, Theory.

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00:22:29,548 --> 00:22:34,119
I've been competing in Royal Rumble
Matches since before you hit puberty.

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00:22:35,354 --> 00:22:37,422
Oooh!

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00:22:38,056 --> 00:22:39,524
Hold on a second.

387
00:22:40,158 --> 00:22:42,194
Doesn't that just mean you're old?

388
00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:48,734
Older, wiser, smarter,
better than you will ever be,

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00:22:48,800 --> 00:22:51,002
and let me explain something to you.

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00:22:51,069 --> 00:22:54,106
Tomorrow, I'm gonna throw you
and 28 other Superstars

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00:22:54,172 --> 00:22:57,509
over the top rope and win
the one thing in this industry

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00:22:57,576 --> 00:23:01,613
I have never won,
and that is the Royal Rumble Match.

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00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:03,482
[laughing]

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00:23:03,548 --> 00:23:05,484
Oh, you guys can laugh all you want,

395
00:23:05,550 --> 00:23:08,520
but let me explain something
to you and to you.

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00:23:08,587 --> 00:23:12,457
There is nothing, and I mean nothing,
more dangerous than me

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00:23:12,524 --> 00:23:15,694
with a sh-- a something on my shoulder.

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00:23:15,761 --> 00:23:17,963
Oh! A chip maybe?

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00:23:18,029 --> 00:23:21,733
So allow me to give you an education

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00:23:21,800 --> 00:23:24,736
on what's going to happen tomorrow.

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00:23:25,737 --> 00:23:27,606
[Cole] Oh, here we go!

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00:23:27,672 --> 00:23:29,274
Everybody's feisty tonight.

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00:23:29,341 --> 00:23:31,710
Theory, Miz, Kofi, Woods.

404
00:23:31,777 --> 00:23:33,945
[Wade] Like a damn hockey fight in there.

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00:23:34,012 --> 00:23:35,113
[Cole] It's not over yet!

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00:23:35,180 --> 00:23:37,382
["All Mighty" by def rebel plays]

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00:23:37,449 --> 00:23:41,353
[Cole] Because here comes
"The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley.

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00:23:42,954 --> 00:23:44,756
[Wade] Clear the ring while you still can.

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00:23:44,823 --> 00:23:49,294
[Cole] Bobby Lashley is pissed off
after he lost the United States

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00:23:49,361 --> 00:23:53,698
Championship Match this past Monday
on Raw in controversial manner.

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00:23:56,401 --> 00:23:57,502
Oh!

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00:23:59,971 --> 00:24:01,239
Not smart, Miz.

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00:24:05,710 --> 00:24:09,514
Now Lashley targeting the United States
Champion with a spear.

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00:24:10,182 --> 00:24:13,485
[Wade] All right. That's my pick
for the men's Royal Rumble Match

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00:24:13,552 --> 00:24:15,053
right there, Cole.

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00:24:15,120 --> 00:24:16,955
[Cole] I'm not gonna argue with you.

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00:24:21,893 --> 00:24:26,865
[crowd chants "Bobby"]

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00:24:28,500 --> 00:24:33,004
Now since Brock Lesnar interrupted my
United States Championship Match

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00:24:33,071 --> 00:24:34,806
on Raw 30,

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00:24:34,873 --> 00:24:39,444
I'm gonna terrorize every
one of these guys in the Royal Rumble

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00:24:39,511 --> 00:24:43,281
until I get what I deserve around here.

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00:24:43,348 --> 00:24:46,251
[Cole] Wait a minute!
Bobby better turn around.

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00:24:46,318 --> 00:24:49,654
It's "The Beast" Brock Lesnar.

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00:24:49,721 --> 00:24:52,224
Lesnar with an F-5 to Lashley.

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00:24:53,291 --> 00:24:55,293
[crowd cheers]

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00:25:01,666 --> 00:25:04,302
I'll catch you at the Royal Rumble, Bobby.

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00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:06,037
See you tomorrow, brother.

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00:25:07,939 --> 00:25:12,043
[Cole] Wade, that means Brock Lesnar
is gonna be at the Rumble Match?

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00:25:12,611 --> 00:25:17,048
[Wade] I don't care if it's one versus one
or one versus 29,

430
00:25:17,115 --> 00:25:21,319
if that one is Brock Lesnar,
I'm changing my pick, Cole.

431
00:25:21,386 --> 00:25:23,321
My money goes on Brock.

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00:25:24,022 --> 00:25:29,127
[Cole] Brock Lesnar, a two-time
Royal Rumble Match winner

433
00:25:30,395 --> 00:25:34,599
ambushing Bobby Lashley with a massive F-5

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00:25:34,666 --> 00:25:38,637
and sending a message to the field of 30.

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00:25:39,237 --> 00:25:43,308
Brock Lesnar.
Can he tie Steve Austin's record

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00:25:43,375 --> 00:25:47,746
as a three-time Royal Rumble Match
winner tomorrow night?

437
00:25:49,714 --> 00:25:53,685
[Cole] Meanwhile, Kevin Owens looks
to eliminate a potential threat

438
00:25:53,752 --> 00:25:56,454
before his match tomorrow night
with Roman Reigns

439
00:25:56,521 --> 00:25:58,557
for the Undisputed Championship.

440
00:25:58,623 --> 00:26:03,094
Solo Sikoa looks to soften up KO
for his cousin, The Tribal Chief.

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00:26:03,161 --> 00:26:05,563
KO, Solo, live tonight.

442
00:26:10,068 --> 00:26:15,173
Mami is here and I am ready
for the Royal Rumble tomorrow.

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00:26:15,240 --> 00:26:18,109
You know, I've had my fair share
of Royal Rumble Matches

444
00:26:18,176 --> 00:26:20,078
and I've come extremely close,

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00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:25,216
but 2023, it's the year of Mami.

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00:26:25,283 --> 00:26:28,286
It's the year of Rhea Ripley,
because I am Rhea "Bloody" Ripley

447
00:26:28,353 --> 00:26:31,356
and I am going to win
the 2023 Royal Rumble

448
00:26:31,423 --> 00:26:34,459
and punch my golden ticket
to WrestleMania.

449
00:26:35,593 --> 00:26:38,563
Wade, I don't know if you got
a chance to see it on WWE.com,

450
00:26:38,630 --> 00:26:41,399
but Rhea and her Dom Dom,
Dominik Mysterio,

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00:26:41,466 --> 00:26:42,901
have been sparring all week long

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00:26:42,968 --> 00:26:44,936
to get ready for their respective
Rumble matches.

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00:26:45,003 --> 00:26:47,973
Rhea Ripley was a runner-up two years ago.
She vows to win this year.

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00:26:48,039 --> 00:26:51,810
Cole, what about the massive news
we saw before the break?

455
00:26:51,876 --> 00:26:55,246
"The Beast Incarnate,"
Brock Lesnar himself,

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00:26:55,313 --> 00:26:58,216
two-time Men's Royal Rumble Match winner,

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00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:01,753
has entered tomorrow's Royal Rumble Match.

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00:27:01,820 --> 00:27:04,956
[Cole] Oh, boy, has the complexion
of tomorrow night's

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00:27:05,023 --> 00:27:07,392
Royal Rumble Match changed.

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00:27:07,459 --> 00:27:11,162
Brock Lesnar joins the field of 30.

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00:27:11,229 --> 00:27:12,330
Who will win the Rumble?

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00:27:12,397 --> 00:27:15,834
Who will main event WrestleMania?

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00:27:18,403 --> 00:27:20,739
-["Bet On Me" by def rebel plays]
-♪ Left, left ♪

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00:27:21,439 --> 00:27:23,808
♪ Left, right, left ♪

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00:27:25,243 --> 00:27:26,111
[bell rings]

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00:27:26,177 --> 00:27:29,414
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:33,651
Making her way to the ring,
from Parris Island, South Carolina,

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00:27:33,718 --> 00:27:37,055
Lacey Evans.

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00:27:37,122 --> 00:27:39,824
[Cole] The story of Lacey Evans,
Wade, is pretty simple.

470
00:27:39,891 --> 00:27:42,360
Back to basics.

471
00:27:42,427 --> 00:27:45,964
[Wade] Well, we know how good,
historically, Lacey has been.

472
00:27:46,031 --> 00:27:50,001
She's attempting now to get back
to the top of the Women's Division

473
00:27:50,068 --> 00:27:51,569
and ultimately capture gold.

474
00:27:52,437 --> 00:27:53,605
Shut up!

475
00:27:54,606 --> 00:27:57,342
[Cole] Lacey Evans set for
one-on-one action here tonight

476
00:27:57,409 --> 00:28:02,113
as Friday Night SmackDown
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

477
00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:06,251
Save when you bundle auto, home,
or motorcycle insurance.

478
00:28:06,317 --> 00:28:10,655
Evans set to take on Jazmin Allure
here tonight in Laredo, Texas,

479
00:28:10,722 --> 00:28:13,024
part of Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.

480
00:28:14,092 --> 00:28:15,760
Of course, Lacey a marine

481
00:28:16,394 --> 00:28:21,099
who decided to go back to basic training
to try to refocus her career.

482
00:28:21,166 --> 00:28:23,902
Let's see how it works out tonight
as she returns to the ring

483
00:28:23,968 --> 00:28:25,503
on Friday Night SmackDown.

484
00:28:25,570 --> 00:28:28,473
[Wade] Back to boot camp, lost her edge.

485
00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,910
Now on the comeback trail. Lacey Evans.

486
00:28:31,976 --> 00:28:33,778
[Cole] A biel by Evans.

487
00:28:35,680 --> 00:28:37,415
Number one trend in the United States,

488
00:28:37,482 --> 00:28:40,318
Friday Night SmackDown
on the eve of the Royal Rumble.

489
00:28:40,385 --> 00:28:42,320
Drop toehold by Lacey.

490
00:28:44,622 --> 00:28:48,326
Meaner attitude,
doesn't care about anyone else.

491
00:28:48,827 --> 00:28:49,994
That's her perspective.

492
00:28:50,061 --> 00:28:52,697
[Wade] Lacey Evans trying to make up
for some lost time.

493
00:28:52,764 --> 00:28:54,265
Get up, you nasty thing!

494
00:28:58,603 --> 00:29:00,405
[Cole] Collar-and-elbow tie-up,
center of the ring.

495
00:29:01,973 --> 00:29:05,076
As you mentioned, Lacey with
a very successful career thus far,

496
00:29:05,143 --> 00:29:07,912
and perhaps to refocus
would turn things around for her.

497
00:29:08,613 --> 00:29:11,216
[Wade] Certain snap in the step
of Lacey Evans.

498
00:29:11,282 --> 00:29:12,350
Oh, beautiful.

499
00:29:15,086 --> 00:29:19,624
[Cole] Evans with a slow, methodical pace,
just dominating her opponent here tonight.

500
00:29:19,691 --> 00:29:21,159
[crowd boos]

501
00:29:21,226 --> 00:29:24,129
[Wade] Today Evans
in complete control here.

502
00:29:26,164 --> 00:29:29,267
[Cole] Apparently adores herself
as she continues to beat the hell

503
00:29:29,334 --> 00:29:30,635
out of Jazmin Allure.

504
00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:35,507
What are you doing?

505
00:29:35,573 --> 00:29:36,875
Hey, put that down.

506
00:29:36,941 --> 00:29:38,510
No, put it down. Hey. Put it down.

507
00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:39,410
No, hey!

508
00:29:39,477 --> 00:29:41,446
Come on. No, you can't do that.
It's a weapon.

509
00:29:41,513 --> 00:29:44,115
-[Cole] The official doing his job.
-A wardrobe malfunction?

510
00:29:44,182 --> 00:29:46,317
[Cole] The sole of her boot
came off, Wade.

511
00:29:46,384 --> 00:29:48,086
She was gonna use that as a weapon.

512
00:29:48,153 --> 00:29:49,888
[Wade] I have never seen that before.

513
00:29:49,954 --> 00:29:51,756
[Cole] You saw it tonight.
Lacey ducked underneath.

514
00:29:51,823 --> 00:29:53,024
[Wade] Need a new shoemaker.

515
00:29:55,226 --> 00:29:57,262
[Cole] Oh, just straight right hand.

516
00:30:00,865 --> 00:30:04,502
Continuing to work on the knee of Allure.

517
00:30:05,737 --> 00:30:08,273
Pretty impressive she's out there
doing this without a sole on her boot.

518
00:30:08,339 --> 00:30:11,109
[Wade] They cannot be army-issued boots.

519
00:30:12,043 --> 00:30:14,579
[Cole] Definitely not. Could be marine.

520
00:30:14,646 --> 00:30:17,048
Nonetheless, roll-up by Allure
looking for an upset,

521
00:30:17,115 --> 00:30:18,583
and a kickout by Evans.

522
00:30:18,650 --> 00:30:20,552
Oh, a right hand.

523
00:30:21,452 --> 00:30:25,623
A Women's Right by Lacey Evans
will set her up for this.

524
00:30:25,690 --> 00:30:28,259
She's been working on this
in basic training.

525
00:30:28,326 --> 00:30:31,830
The Cobra Clutch, a move made famous
by the Hall of Famer

526
00:30:31,896 --> 00:30:33,031
Sgt. Slaughter.

527
00:30:33,097 --> 00:30:35,767
[Wade] Yeah, back in the day,
nobody got out of the Cobra Clutch.

528
00:30:35,833 --> 00:30:37,635
[Cole] And Allure
isn't getting out of it tonight.

529
00:30:37,702 --> 00:30:39,037
Tap out win for Evans.

530
00:30:40,171 --> 00:30:42,540
["Bet On Me" plays]

531
00:30:43,541 --> 00:30:49,781
[announcer] Here is your winner
by submission, Lacey Evans.

532
00:30:49,848 --> 00:30:52,283
[Cole] Lacey Evans
using the Women's Right.

533
00:30:53,051 --> 00:30:54,152
Boom.

534
00:30:54,219 --> 00:30:55,787
[Wade] Slug to the jaw.

535
00:30:56,287 --> 00:30:59,991
[Cole] To set up Allure
for the Cobra Clutch.

536
00:31:01,459 --> 00:31:04,028
[bell rings]

537
00:31:11,236 --> 00:31:14,239
Little miss loser Laredo just learned…

538
00:31:17,342 --> 00:31:18,743
Shut up.

539
00:31:19,444 --> 00:31:22,981
…that the Cobra Clutch is unbreakable.

540
00:31:25,516 --> 00:31:27,318
Oh, y'all sound so mad.

541
00:31:27,385 --> 00:31:28,453
I'm the one with the mic.

542
00:31:28,519 --> 00:31:32,190
Y'all are really gonna be mad
tomorrow when I take this bicep,

543
00:31:32,257 --> 00:31:35,860
this forearm,
lock it around 29 other women,

544
00:31:35,927 --> 00:31:41,332
throw them over the top rope at my feet
where they belong.

545
00:31:42,100 --> 00:31:45,536
[crowd boos]

546
00:31:45,603 --> 00:31:49,674
In fact, all you losers here in Laredo,
get off your butt,

547
00:31:49,741 --> 00:31:52,343
on your feet and salute

548
00:31:52,410 --> 00:31:56,781
your soon-to-be Royal Rumble winner.

549
00:31:56,848 --> 00:32:01,486
[crowd boos]

550
00:32:01,552 --> 00:32:02,553
[Cole] Salute her, Wade.

551
00:32:03,721 --> 00:32:05,657
[Wade] Cobra Clutch is unbreakable

552
00:32:06,491 --> 00:32:08,259
unlike Lacey Evans' boots.

553
00:32:08,326 --> 00:32:11,429
[Cole] And Lacey Evans showing
that she can eliminate

554
00:32:12,930 --> 00:32:15,266
women in tomorrow night's
Royal Rumble Match.

555
00:32:15,333 --> 00:32:19,737
Will this back-to-basics attitude
help Lacey Evans win

556
00:32:19,804 --> 00:32:21,606
the Rumble tomorrow night?

557
00:32:28,346 --> 00:32:31,215
Huge statement made by Lacey Evans
on her first night back

558
00:32:31,282 --> 00:32:32,383
to Friday Night SmackDown.

559
00:32:32,450 --> 00:32:33,952
Now, ahead of their match tonight,

560
00:32:34,018 --> 00:32:37,055
please welcome Sheamus and Drew McIntyre.

561
00:32:37,121 --> 00:32:38,556
Hello, Kayla. How are you?

562
00:32:38,623 --> 00:32:40,091
Hello, Kayla. You all right?

563
00:32:40,525 --> 00:32:41,659
What a big night tonight.

564
00:32:41,726 --> 00:32:44,796
Huge night tonight, huge night
tomorrow night, the Royal Rumble.

565
00:32:44,862 --> 00:32:46,597
Mate, I've been thinking about this.

566
00:32:46,664 --> 00:32:47,765
It's your birthday.

567
00:32:47,832 --> 00:32:49,834
You're on the run of a lifetime right now.

568
00:32:49,901 --> 00:32:51,369
I've got the feeling the winner

569
00:32:53,071 --> 00:32:54,138
is gonna be Sheamus.

570
00:32:54,772 --> 00:32:57,976
Well, I appreciate that, Drew,
and I've known you a long time,

571
00:32:58,042 --> 00:33:00,445
but you've been on a hell of a roll
since you came to WWE.

572
00:33:00,511 --> 00:33:04,649
If I was a betting man, my money
would be on Drew McIntyre.

573
00:33:05,183 --> 00:33:08,252
I don't know how many Manias
you have left, to be honest,

574
00:33:08,319 --> 00:33:11,589
and you've been on the bangers,
so I believe in Sheamus.

575
00:33:12,857 --> 00:33:15,259
Well, I have a lot more Manias
in the bag than you ever will so,

576
00:33:15,326 --> 00:33:19,097
as I've said, I think my money
is on Drew McIntyre.

577
00:33:19,163 --> 00:33:20,932
I'm definitely going for Sheamus.

578
00:33:20,998 --> 00:33:22,500
I'm definitely going for Drew.

579
00:33:22,967 --> 00:33:24,135
-Sheamus.
-Drew.

580
00:33:24,202 --> 00:33:25,069
-Sheamus!
-Drew!

581
00:33:25,136 --> 00:33:26,871
Boys, boys, boys!

582
00:33:26,938 --> 00:33:29,240
But first tonight,
you take on Hit Row.

583
00:33:30,908 --> 00:33:31,743
Good point.

584
00:33:32,176 --> 00:33:33,411
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

585
00:33:33,478 --> 00:33:36,981
And the plan is, Kayla,
is we're gonna send Hit Row

586
00:33:37,048 --> 00:33:39,784
straight back to skid row.

587
00:33:40,485 --> 00:33:41,886
Because when The Lads are in town…

588
00:33:42,954 --> 00:33:43,788
We put on…

589
00:33:44,489 --> 00:33:45,423
-Banger!
-Banger!

590
00:33:45,923 --> 00:33:47,692
-After banger!
-After banger!

591
00:33:47,759 --> 00:33:49,260
-After banger…
-After banger…

592
00:33:50,161 --> 00:33:54,399
[Cole] Semi-final match in the Tag Title
Contenders Tournament is next.

593
00:33:58,803 --> 00:34:02,607
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
you can check WWE social media channels

594
00:34:02,673 --> 00:34:04,742
for this amazing drone footage.

595
00:34:04,809 --> 00:34:08,379
There's the historic Alamo
in the Alamo City of San Antonio,

596
00:34:08,446 --> 00:34:09,280
the River Walk.

597
00:34:09,347 --> 00:34:11,649
You were at Coyote Ugly
last night, I heard.

598
00:34:11,716 --> 00:34:12,550
[Wade] Body shots.

599
00:34:12,617 --> 00:34:14,552
[Cole] Nonetheless, getting ready
for the Royal Rumble,

600
00:34:14,619 --> 00:34:16,454
which takes place right there
tomorrow night.

601
00:34:16,521 --> 00:34:19,924
And over 50,000 WWE fans

602
00:34:19,991 --> 00:34:23,561
at the Royal Rumble
as we start the Road to WrestleMania.

603
00:34:23,628 --> 00:34:25,763
Man, I cannot wait for the Royal Rumble.

604
00:34:25,830 --> 00:34:28,766
Always my favorite as a kid,
always my favorite as a competitor.

605
00:34:28,833 --> 00:34:32,870
Nothing beats the suspense
and the shocks of the Royal Rumble.

606
00:34:32,937 --> 00:34:38,342
And tomorrow night at San Antonio,
all "Rhodes" lead to the Rumble.

607
00:34:41,078 --> 00:34:43,815
[calm music plays]

608
00:34:46,684 --> 00:34:50,521
Absolutely the dream scenario
is to come back at the Royal Rumble.

609
00:34:51,422 --> 00:34:53,524
But not just to come back,

610
00:34:54,859 --> 00:34:55,760
but to win it.

611
00:34:57,795 --> 00:35:01,098
It's taken, I feel like, 16 years
to even get into a position

612
00:35:01,165 --> 00:35:03,301
where I'm coming back
from an injury, sure,

613
00:35:03,367 --> 00:35:06,337
but I'm also carrying everything
from every place I've been

614
00:35:06,404 --> 00:35:07,905
and everywhere I've gone.

615
00:35:08,673 --> 00:35:13,044
All the sacrifice,
all the doubt, all the struggle,

616
00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:15,813
all the heartache, all that I have.

617
00:35:16,681 --> 00:35:19,183
When you're standing in the ring
and you're in that moment,

618
00:35:19,250 --> 00:35:20,918
you know exactly why it's worth it.

619
00:35:20,985 --> 00:35:22,420
That's what I'm meant to do.

620
00:35:22,487 --> 00:35:24,989
-["Born For This" by The Score plays]
-♪ I was born for this ♪

621
00:35:25,056 --> 00:35:26,991
♪ I'm checking my vital signs
Drawing my battle lines ♪

622
00:35:27,058 --> 00:35:28,793
♪ Going to war again ♪

623
00:35:28,860 --> 00:35:30,528
♪ Feeling the rhythm inside of my chest ♪

624
00:35:30,595 --> 00:35:32,296
♪ All I need is just a friend ♪

625
00:35:32,363 --> 00:35:33,364
♪ Oh ♪

626
00:35:33,431 --> 00:35:37,134
I'm in the prime of my career
and then it gets taken away.

627
00:35:37,201 --> 00:35:38,169
You hit rock bottom.

628
00:35:38,736 --> 00:35:42,540
[announcer] Cody Rhodes suffered
a partial pectoral tear,

629
00:35:42,607 --> 00:35:46,844
then working out, he tore
the pectoral muscle right off the bone.

630
00:35:46,911 --> 00:35:48,880
♪ Don't care for the critics
My words are like physics ♪

631
00:35:48,946 --> 00:35:50,481
♪ A force that they can't stop ♪

632
00:35:50,548 --> 00:35:52,617
♪ They just don't get it,
I think they forget ♪

633
00:35:52,683 --> 00:35:54,218
♪ I'm not done till I'm on top ♪

634
00:35:54,285 --> 00:35:55,920
♪ I know ♪

635
00:35:55,987 --> 00:35:59,056
[Rhodes] No human being could have kept me
from getting in the ring.

636
00:36:01,926 --> 00:36:03,861
I've looked up at the lights enough,

637
00:36:03,928 --> 00:36:06,731
whether that be in the ring
or laying on a table getting ready

638
00:36:06,797 --> 00:36:07,865
to get surgery.

639
00:36:09,834 --> 00:36:13,070
♪ We are the warriors
Who learned to love the pain ♪

640
00:36:13,137 --> 00:36:16,974
♪ We come from different places
But have the same name ♪

641
00:36:17,041 --> 00:36:19,110
♪ 'Cause we were, 'cause we were ♪

642
00:36:19,176 --> 00:36:21,879
♪ 'Cause we were
'Cause we were born for this ♪

643
00:36:21,946 --> 00:36:23,948
♪ We were born for this ♪

644
00:36:25,850 --> 00:36:27,785
♪ I've struggled for years
Through all of the tears ♪

645
00:36:27,852 --> 00:36:29,820
♪ I've faced the doubts I hide ♪

646
00:36:29,887 --> 00:36:32,924
♪ I never gave into my fears deep within
'Cause I heard my voice inside ♪

647
00:36:32,990 --> 00:36:34,725
♪ I know ♪

648
00:36:35,226 --> 00:36:40,231
As much as he has the sheer
determination and desire to get back,

649
00:36:40,298 --> 00:36:42,700
we also have to respect Mother Nature.

650
00:36:42,767 --> 00:36:45,369
The biggest thing
is how it weighs on your mind.

651
00:36:48,272 --> 00:36:52,243
To think you were as close
as you've ever been to the moment,

652
00:36:52,810 --> 00:36:55,379
that validation and that vindication,

653
00:36:56,414 --> 00:36:57,548
for it to get broken,

654
00:36:57,615 --> 00:36:58,950
[sighs]

655
00:36:59,016 --> 00:37:02,520
um, it was a legit knife to the heart.

656
00:37:03,521 --> 00:37:06,657
At the Royal Rumble,
a torn pec couldn't stop me,

657
00:37:06,724 --> 00:37:09,193
both torn pecs, torn quad, torn bicep.

658
00:37:09,260 --> 00:37:11,862
As long as my heart is pumping,

659
00:37:11,929 --> 00:37:14,865
I honestly couldn't think of anything
that would stop me.

660
00:37:14,932 --> 00:37:17,034
Being in the ring is like oxygen

661
00:37:18,402 --> 00:37:21,706
and I really need to breathe again.

662
00:37:24,208 --> 00:37:25,376
[exhales]

663
00:37:25,443 --> 00:37:29,180
♪ We are the warriors
Who learned to love the pain ♪

664
00:37:29,247 --> 00:37:32,583
♪ We come from different places
But have the same name ♪

665
00:37:32,650 --> 00:37:34,885
♪ 'Cause we were, 'cause we were ♪

666
00:37:34,952 --> 00:37:37,555
♪ 'Cause we were
'Cause we were born for this ♪

667
00:37:37,622 --> 00:37:40,424
♪ We were born for this ♪

668
00:37:40,491 --> 00:37:44,028
♪ We are the broken ones
Who chose to spark a flame ♪

669
00:37:44,095 --> 00:37:47,765
♪ Watch as our fire rages
Our hearts are never tame ♪

670
00:37:47,832 --> 00:37:49,567
♪ 'Cause we were, 'cause we were ♪

671
00:37:49,634 --> 00:37:53,104
♪ 'Cause we were
'Cause we were born for this ♪

672
00:37:53,170 --> 00:37:56,741
At the Royal Rumble,
all y'all, get off the mountain.

673
00:37:56,807 --> 00:38:01,245
I have made it crystal clear what I want.

674
00:38:01,312 --> 00:38:04,949
And I'm going to do it for me,
I'm going to do it for my family,

675
00:38:05,016 --> 00:38:08,119
and I am going to do it for you.

676
00:38:08,185 --> 00:38:09,954
♪ Born for this ♪

677
00:38:10,021 --> 00:38:12,023
[fireworks explode]

678
00:38:13,758 --> 00:38:16,627
[Cole] For Cody Rhodes,
undesirable, undeniable,

679
00:38:16,694 --> 00:38:19,630
uncrowned, and the goal remains the same--

680
00:38:19,697 --> 00:38:22,500
defeat 29 other men tomorrow night

681
00:38:22,566 --> 00:38:26,904
to punch your ticket
for the Undisputed Championship

682
00:38:26,971 --> 00:38:30,274
in the main event at WrestleMania.

683
00:38:31,142 --> 00:38:32,410
["Hellfire" by CFO$ plays]

684
00:38:32,476 --> 00:38:35,413
[Cole] Here on Friday Night SmackDown,

685
00:38:35,479 --> 00:38:37,715
it's fight night!

686
00:38:37,782 --> 00:38:40,618
[crowd cheers]

687
00:38:54,231 --> 00:38:57,268
["Gallantry" by CFO$ plays]

688
00:39:09,346 --> 00:39:10,181
[bell rings]

689
00:39:10,247 --> 00:39:12,116
[announcer] The following
is a semi-finals match.

690
00:39:12,183 --> 00:39:13,250
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute.

691
00:39:13,317 --> 00:39:16,821
From behind, Erik and Ivar,
The Viking Raiders attacking

692
00:39:16,887 --> 00:39:18,489
Sheamus and McIntyre.

693
00:39:18,556 --> 00:39:22,727
[Wade] What a cheap shot attack
after the war these two teams had

694
00:39:22,793 --> 00:39:24,362
in round one last week.

695
00:39:24,428 --> 00:39:25,629
[Cole] Yeah, the quarterfinals.

696
00:39:25,696 --> 00:39:28,199
Sheamus and McIntyre
knocked off The Raiders.

697
00:39:28,265 --> 00:39:31,068
Erik and Ivar, obviously…

698
00:39:31,702 --> 00:39:36,040
very upset over that as they drive
McIntyre into the barricade.

699
00:39:36,107 --> 00:39:40,077
[Wade] Clearly, the Viking gods
were unimpressed with The Raiders

700
00:39:40,144 --> 00:39:42,446
getting eliminated in round one.

701
00:39:42,513 --> 00:39:45,249
Perhaps now trying to appease said gods.

702
00:39:46,317 --> 00:39:48,686
[Cole] As Valhalla looks on,

703
00:39:48,753 --> 00:39:53,057
Erik and Ivar decimating
Sheamus and McIntyre,

704
00:39:53,124 --> 00:39:57,395
who are supposed to have
a semi-final match in the tournament now.

705
00:39:59,063 --> 00:40:01,799
[Wade] Clearly in jeopardy
at this point, Cole.

706
00:40:03,534 --> 00:40:07,271
[Cole] Oh, and crushing Sheamus
into the barricade.

707
00:40:07,338 --> 00:40:09,106
A flying Ivar.

708
00:40:11,308 --> 00:40:13,210
And I don't believe he's done yet.

709
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,981
[Wade] Sheamus and McIntyre
didn't stand a chance here.

710
00:40:19,216 --> 00:40:22,052
[Cole] The Viking Raiders
with the attack from behind.

711
00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:26,457
Laying waste to McIntyre and Sheamus

712
00:40:26,524 --> 00:40:28,759
and finally some officials out here.

713
00:40:29,794 --> 00:40:32,062
The question is, what's gonna
happen to the semi-final match

714
00:40:32,129 --> 00:40:33,197
of the tournament?

715
00:40:33,731 --> 00:40:36,066
McIntyre and Sheamus are beat up.

716
00:40:39,637 --> 00:40:42,540
[Cole] Back on Friday Night SmackDown
on Fox, there's Hit Row.

717
00:40:42,606 --> 00:40:45,743
Hit Row is supposed to take on
McIntyre and Sheamus

718
00:40:45,810 --> 00:40:49,547
in the semi-final match of the
Tag Team Title Contenders Tournament,

719
00:40:49,613 --> 00:40:52,383
but let's show you what happened
during the commercial break

720
00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:55,419
after McIntyre and Sheamus had been
attacked by The Viking Raiders

721
00:40:56,020 --> 00:40:57,455
during their entrance.

722
00:41:01,425 --> 00:41:03,427
Let's get those sons of bitches!

723
00:41:03,494 --> 00:41:08,432
[indistinct shouting]

724
00:41:08,499 --> 00:41:11,969
[Cole] Sheamus and McIntyre storming
back to the locker room area

725
00:41:12,036 --> 00:41:14,338
apparently in search of The Viking Raiders

726
00:41:14,405 --> 00:41:17,775
as WWE official Adam Pearce
tried to talk 'em off the ledge.

727
00:41:18,309 --> 00:41:20,177
[Wade] Sheamus and Drew
lost their damn minds.

728
00:41:20,244 --> 00:41:21,779
They want Viking blood.

729
00:41:24,081 --> 00:41:26,851
No, no. Don't be coming out here
with that.

730
00:41:26,917 --> 00:41:28,152
Hold on a second, guys.

731
00:41:28,219 --> 00:41:30,221
Yes, I saw what happened.
Everybody saw what happened,

732
00:41:30,287 --> 00:41:32,523
but I'm trying to explain to you,
if you'd listen.

733
00:41:33,057 --> 00:41:34,692
Drew and Sheamus are not gonna compete.

734
00:41:34,758 --> 00:41:37,461
They voluntarily gave up their position
in the tournament.

735
00:41:37,928 --> 00:41:40,331
No, I'm not just gonna raise your hand
because nobody's gonna

736
00:41:40,397 --> 00:41:42,199
get a free pass into the finals.

737
00:41:45,569 --> 00:41:48,105
Everybody will compete for their
opportunity tonight

738
00:41:48,172 --> 00:41:51,041
and you will face a replacement team.

739
00:41:51,108 --> 00:41:54,545
Ladies and gentlemen,
the replacement team.

740
00:41:55,079 --> 00:41:56,180
[Wade] What?

741
00:41:56,247 --> 00:41:58,215
["Monster of All Monsters"
by def rebel plays]

742
00:41:58,282 --> 00:42:00,584
[Cole] Oh! Holla, holla, Top Dolla.

743
00:42:01,151 --> 00:42:02,620
[laughs]

744
00:42:03,354 --> 00:42:05,723
Ricochet and Strowman.

745
00:42:05,789 --> 00:42:07,258
[Wade] How the hell is this fair?

746
00:42:08,092 --> 00:42:10,928
[Cole] Hey, WWE official Adam Pearce,

747
00:42:11,829 --> 00:42:13,163
he makes the rules.

748
00:42:13,230 --> 00:42:17,701
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive.

749
00:42:17,768 --> 00:42:19,937
Hit Row may want to take out a policy.

750
00:42:23,841 --> 00:42:25,910
Strowman and Ricochet.

751
00:42:25,976 --> 00:42:29,847
Of course, Ricochet eliminated Top Dolla
in a matchup a couple of weeks ago,

752
00:42:29,914 --> 00:42:32,950
allowing Ricochet
to qualify for the Royal Rumble Match,

753
00:42:33,017 --> 00:42:34,351
and then Top Dolla's been

754
00:42:35,586 --> 00:42:37,488
cutting all these diss tracks

755
00:42:37,555 --> 00:42:38,522
against Ricochet.

756
00:42:38,589 --> 00:42:41,992
Some payback now perhaps tonight
for Ricochet.

757
00:42:42,059 --> 00:42:43,861
This is a semi-final match

758
00:42:43,928 --> 00:42:45,930
in the Tag Team Titles
Contenders Tournament.

759
00:42:45,996 --> 00:42:49,867
The winner will face the winner of
the Imperium-Legado Del Fantasma matchup

760
00:42:49,934 --> 00:42:51,268
scheduled later on tonight.

761
00:42:51,335 --> 00:42:52,636
[Wade] Let me get this right.

762
00:42:52,703 --> 00:42:54,972
It was wrong for Hit Row
to get a bye into the final,

763
00:42:55,039 --> 00:42:58,008
but essentially Ricochet
and Braun Strowman have got themselves

764
00:42:58,075 --> 00:43:00,778
a bye into the semi-final
of this tournament.

765
00:43:00,844 --> 00:43:02,446
How is that any better, Michael Cole?

766
00:43:02,513 --> 00:43:05,549
[Cole] Why do you got to bring logic to
this situation? Can't you just have fun?

767
00:43:05,616 --> 00:43:09,520
[Wade] I'll tell you what, Adam Pearce
is like a permanent Monday morning.

768
00:43:10,688 --> 00:43:13,123
[Cole] Here we go.
It'll be Ashante "Thee" Adonis

769
00:43:13,190 --> 00:43:15,225
starting things off against Ricochet.

770
00:43:15,292 --> 00:43:17,728
It's interesting,
the relationship that Ricochet

771
00:43:17,795 --> 00:43:20,464
has developed here with Braun Strowman
on the ClutchPoints website.

772
00:43:20,531 --> 00:43:22,099
Earlier this week, Ricochet said

773
00:43:22,166 --> 00:43:25,102
that, "Braun's been great.
We've always had a great relationship.

774
00:43:25,169 --> 00:43:28,806
It's always cool to have a monster
in my pocket, just in case."

775
00:43:28,872 --> 00:43:32,109
He said, "we could be dangerous
if we were ever allowed to be

776
00:43:32,176 --> 00:43:34,345
a tag team," and hence,
here we are tonight.

777
00:43:34,411 --> 00:43:35,446
[Wade] Here we are.

778
00:43:35,512 --> 00:43:38,015
It all started with an insult
from Braun Strowman

779
00:43:38,082 --> 00:43:41,385
calling Ricochet
a flippy floppy competitor.

780
00:43:41,452 --> 00:43:43,087
Do you think Braun Strowman

781
00:43:43,587 --> 00:43:47,191
thinks Top Dolla is a flippy floppy
competitor, Michael?

782
00:43:47,257 --> 00:43:48,892
[Cole] Oh, he flops.
I don't know about flips.

783
00:43:48,959 --> 00:43:50,794
[Wade] Listen, you need
to fly under the radar

784
00:43:50,861 --> 00:43:53,097
this week with regards to Top Dolla.
He's very angry with you.

785
00:43:53,163 --> 00:43:54,498
[Cole] Top Dolla can't fly anywhere.

786
00:43:54,565 --> 00:43:59,169
Nonetheless, Ricochet with a scoop
to Ashante "Thee" Adonis.

787
00:43:59,236 --> 00:44:03,374
And the highflyer Ricochet,
who can show everyone how it's done.

788
00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:05,309
Cover now and a kickout.

789
00:44:06,210 --> 00:44:08,178
[Wade] What a live wire competitor

790
00:44:08,245 --> 00:44:09,880
Ricochet clearly is.

791
00:44:09,947 --> 00:44:12,516
And you know Hit Row
are completely unprepared

792
00:44:12,583 --> 00:44:14,652
for this kind of task
in front of them.

793
00:44:14,718 --> 00:44:16,754
[Cole] Ricochet and Strowman
have teamed tonight.

794
00:44:16,820 --> 00:44:18,989
However, tomorrow night,
the Royal Rumble Match,

795
00:44:19,056 --> 00:44:21,158
it will be every man for himself.

796
00:44:21,225 --> 00:44:24,228
Ricochet and Strowman
are part of that match tomorrow night.

797
00:44:24,294 --> 00:44:26,864
[Wade] How do you think they feel
about Brock Lesnar now being

798
00:44:26,930 --> 00:44:28,565
in said Royal Rumble Match?

799
00:44:30,401 --> 00:44:32,870
[Cole] Strowman and Brock
have had run-ins in the past.

800
00:44:34,204 --> 00:44:35,439
And now Top Dolla.

801
00:44:35,506 --> 00:44:37,674
[indistinct]

802
00:44:37,741 --> 00:44:39,810
Just like Cole ain't gonna do nothing.

803
00:44:39,877 --> 00:44:40,944
What you talking about?

804
00:44:41,011 --> 00:44:42,613
[Cole] Oh, yeah! There you go.

805
00:44:42,680 --> 00:44:43,914
[Cole laughs]

806
00:44:44,415 --> 00:44:46,216
That'll teach him to run his mouth.

807
00:44:46,283 --> 00:44:49,153
[Wade] Dolla talking his talk to you,
he needs to focus on the match at hand.

808
00:44:49,219 --> 00:44:51,055
-[Cole] Exactly.
-You cannot get in this ring.

809
00:44:51,121 --> 00:44:52,356
[Cole] Meanwhile, B-Fab--

810
00:44:52,423 --> 00:44:55,726
B-Fab getting involved.
And Ashante with a nice dropkick.

811
00:44:55,793 --> 00:44:58,128
[Wade] Air drop dropkick.
Textbook.

812
00:44:58,195 --> 00:45:00,698
[Cole] Hook of the leg
to advance to the finals.

813
00:45:00,764 --> 00:45:02,566
And a kickout by Ricochet.

814
00:45:02,633 --> 00:45:06,236
[Wade] Hit Row were unable to get
out of the blocks in this one

815
00:45:06,303 --> 00:45:09,106
until the perfect intervention
of B-Fab on the outside.

816
00:45:09,173 --> 00:45:11,475
[Cole] Hit Row says,
"By any means necessary."

817
00:45:12,142 --> 00:45:14,244
"We can have bangers of our own."

818
00:45:15,145 --> 00:45:18,282
Beat Los Lotharios
to get to the semi-finals.

819
00:45:19,983 --> 00:45:22,352
[Wade] Sheamus, Drew,
and The Viking Raiders might be

820
00:45:22,419 --> 00:45:24,955
somewhere in Laredo
having a banger right now.

821
00:45:25,022 --> 00:45:27,124
[Cole] You'd think Ashante and Top Dolla
might want to put

822
00:45:27,191 --> 00:45:28,525
Ricochet away rather quickly

823
00:45:28,592 --> 00:45:32,229
before he could tag The Monster
of All Monsters into this match.

824
00:45:32,296 --> 00:45:34,465
[Wade] The last thing you want
in this situation

825
00:45:34,531 --> 00:45:37,067
is the meat-tacular Braun Strowman
getting involved.

826
00:45:38,202 --> 00:45:41,772
[Cole] You probably thought about that all
day on the ride in here today.

827
00:45:41,839 --> 00:45:43,574
Cover by Top Dolla.

828
00:45:43,640 --> 00:45:46,210
Hook of the leg,
and a kickout by Ricochet.

829
00:45:46,276 --> 00:45:48,946
[Wade] Ricochet starting to look
like he needs that tag

830
00:45:49,012 --> 00:45:51,515
in the worst way.
And in fairness to Hit Row,

831
00:45:51,582 --> 00:45:53,650
I don't believe Ricochet
and Braun Strowman

832
00:45:53,717 --> 00:45:55,652
should even be in this competition
right now,

833
00:45:55,719 --> 00:45:57,588
but that's an argument
for another day perhaps.

834
00:45:57,654 --> 00:45:59,957
[Cole] Wade, it doesn't matter.
You don't run the show here.

835
00:46:00,023 --> 00:46:02,159
Adam Pearce does
and that's the decision made.

836
00:46:03,227 --> 00:46:05,362
[Wade] Good for him.
Good for him, Michael Cole.

837
00:46:05,429 --> 00:46:07,030
I should be running the damn show.

838
00:46:07,097 --> 00:46:09,233
[Cole] Okay.
And here we go now.

839
00:46:09,299 --> 00:46:11,568
Ashante right to the back
of the neck of Ricochet.

840
00:46:11,635 --> 00:46:15,539
And Hit Row continues
to wear Ricochet down.

841
00:46:15,606 --> 00:46:19,042
[Wade] Hats off to Hit Row.
Amidst all the jokes, once they get--

842
00:46:19,109 --> 00:46:22,412
[Cole] Oh, another cheap shot by B-Fab.

843
00:46:22,479 --> 00:46:24,882
[Wade] Oh, but it was so perfect
to the jaw of Ricochet.

844
00:46:24,948 --> 00:46:27,117
[Cole] Cover by Ashante,
hook of the leg, and a kickout.

845
00:46:27,184 --> 00:46:29,620
B-Fab has changed like the rest of them.

846
00:46:30,654 --> 00:46:33,357
[Wade] I like it. They're starting
to make moves in this game,

847
00:46:33,423 --> 00:46:36,293
now they're in the semi-finals
of the Number One Contender

848
00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:38,662
SmackDown Tag Team Tournament.

849
00:46:40,697 --> 00:46:43,133
[Cole] Strowman cannot wait
to get into this match.

850
00:46:44,535 --> 00:46:46,136
If he can get into the match.

851
00:46:46,203 --> 00:46:48,806
[Wade] The way things are going,
it is looking bleak.

852
00:46:50,073 --> 00:46:53,310
[Cole] Hit Row doing a great job,
and tag made now to Top Dolla.

853
00:46:54,711 --> 00:46:57,147
Wearing Ricochet down, keeping him away

854
00:46:57,214 --> 00:46:59,149
from his tag team partner Strowman.

855
00:47:00,250 --> 00:47:02,186
[Wade] Hit Row get the dub tonight,

856
00:47:02,252 --> 00:47:06,023
they'll be partying with the boys Henny
and Don P. at the club later.

857
00:47:06,089 --> 00:47:07,024
[Cole] Who?

858
00:47:07,090 --> 00:47:09,159
[Wade] You know.
Oh, you don't know actually.

859
00:47:09,226 --> 00:47:11,395
You're a mineral water kind of guy,
right Cole?

860
00:47:11,461 --> 00:47:12,462
[Cole] Whoa.

861
00:47:12,529 --> 00:47:14,198
Slam by Ashante.

862
00:47:14,698 --> 00:47:15,833
[indistinct]

863
00:47:18,735 --> 00:47:19,937
And Ashante…

864
00:47:20,904 --> 00:47:23,340
just continuing to toy with Ricochet.

865
00:47:23,407 --> 00:47:25,042
Taking a lot of time, gonna cost him.

866
00:47:25,108 --> 00:47:27,611
Ricochet with a roll up
and a kickout at two.

867
00:47:27,678 --> 00:47:30,681
[Wade] Got to keep your eye
on Ricochet at all times.

868
00:47:30,747 --> 00:47:31,882
Slippery customer.

869
00:47:31,949 --> 00:47:34,184
He'll make you pay
if you take your eye off the ball.

870
00:47:34,651 --> 00:47:36,920
[Cole] Ricochet trying to make a tag
to Braun Strowman.

871
00:47:37,821 --> 00:47:41,425
Is an arm's length away.
Ducks underneath Ashante.

872
00:47:43,260 --> 00:47:45,562
Right hand by Ricochet
trying to create some space.

873
00:47:46,363 --> 00:47:47,664
Almost there.

874
00:47:47,731 --> 00:47:50,000
Trying to drag Ashante across the ring.

875
00:47:50,067 --> 00:47:51,301
Fingertips away now.

876
00:47:52,369 --> 00:47:55,472
[Wade] Swing and a miss,
but Ricochet don't go down easy.

877
00:47:55,539 --> 00:47:56,440
[Cole] Tag!

878
00:47:56,940 --> 00:47:58,041
[Wade] Oh, no.

879
00:47:58,108 --> 00:47:59,610
[Cole] Here comes the Monster.

880
00:47:59,676 --> 00:48:01,111
Not so fast.

881
00:48:01,178 --> 00:48:03,080
Right hand to Top Dolla.

882
00:48:03,146 --> 00:48:04,748
Big boot by Strowman.

883
00:48:05,649 --> 00:48:09,086
A man who won the Greatest Royal Rumble
a few years ago

884
00:48:09,152 --> 00:48:10,754
rumbling in this match.

885
00:48:10,821 --> 00:48:14,191
[Wade] There is nowhere in the world
I'd less like to be,

886
00:48:14,258 --> 00:48:18,495
than in the ring with Braun Strowman
on a Royal.

887
00:48:18,562 --> 00:48:21,131
[Cole] Braun Strowman made sure
Top Dolla went over the top rope

888
00:48:21,198 --> 00:48:22,432
the right way that time.

889
00:48:22,499 --> 00:48:23,634
[Wade] Please.

890
00:48:23,700 --> 00:48:25,102
[Cole] Here we go now.

891
00:48:25,168 --> 00:48:27,070
Big back body drop.

892
00:48:27,137 --> 00:48:29,506
[crowd cheers]

893
00:48:33,410 --> 00:48:37,080
[Wade] Corn-fed behemoth
looking for that Monster Bomb, Cole.

894
00:48:37,147 --> 00:48:39,816
[Cole] Meanwhile Ricochet,
who likes to call himself

895
00:48:39,883 --> 00:48:43,020
the "highlight of the night,"
and that's why.

896
00:48:45,756 --> 00:48:47,991
And Monster Bomb!

897
00:48:49,893 --> 00:48:51,828
Cover by Strowman.

898
00:48:51,895 --> 00:48:53,797
[crowd] One, two, three!

899
00:48:53,864 --> 00:48:55,232
[Coles] Welcome to the finals!

900
00:48:56,099 --> 00:48:57,401
["Monster of all Monsters" plays]

901
00:48:57,467 --> 00:48:59,069
[announcer] Here are your winners,

902
00:48:59,136 --> 00:49:05,609
the team of Ricochet and Braun Strowman.

903
00:49:05,676 --> 00:49:08,445
[Cole] If you're Imperium
or Legado Del Fantasma,

904
00:49:08,512 --> 00:49:12,950
who meet later on tonight, this is what
you could be facing in the finals.

905
00:49:13,016 --> 00:49:16,687
[Wade] This is what you call a screw job
in my eyes, but never mind.

906
00:49:16,753 --> 00:49:20,557
Ricochet and Braun, all the way.
I don't care who you are on this planet.

907
00:49:20,624 --> 00:49:23,660
Connect with that Monster Bomb,
it is over.

908
00:49:24,962 --> 00:49:27,397
[Cole] Let's take a look at the brackets
heading into the finals

909
00:49:27,464 --> 00:49:29,399
next week in Greenville, South Carolina.

910
00:49:29,966 --> 00:49:31,234
Strowman and Ricochet.

911
00:49:31,301 --> 00:49:32,569
Who will they face?

912
00:49:32,636 --> 00:49:34,971
The other semi-final matchup
later on tonight,

913
00:49:35,038 --> 00:49:39,109
Imperium and Legado Del Fantasma.

914
00:49:39,676 --> 00:49:43,280
[Wade] It is an unlikely friendship,
but gelling well together

915
00:49:43,347 --> 00:49:45,182
and all the way to the final, Cole.

916
00:49:45,248 --> 00:49:47,684
[crowd cheers]

917
00:49:47,751 --> 00:49:50,654
[roaring]

918
00:49:56,326 --> 00:49:59,429
Braun Strowman and Ricochet
are one step closer closer

919
00:49:59,496 --> 00:50:02,499
to taking the Tag Team Titles
off of The Bloodline,

920
00:50:02,566 --> 00:50:05,535
but speaking of The Bloodline,
my next guest is taking on

921
00:50:05,602 --> 00:50:09,806
a member of The Bloodline both tonight
and tomorrow night, Kevin Owens.

922
00:50:09,873 --> 00:50:12,676
[crowd cheers]

923
00:50:12,743 --> 00:50:15,045
Kevin, tomorrow night
you face Roman Reigns.

924
00:50:15,112 --> 00:50:17,914
So why on earth would you risk it all

925
00:50:17,981 --> 00:50:20,117
to take on one of the most vicious
members of The Bloodline

926
00:50:20,183 --> 00:50:21,618
in Solo Sikoa, tonight?

927
00:50:23,653 --> 00:50:26,723
Kayla, I'm doing this tonight
because tomorrow

928
00:50:26,790 --> 00:50:30,160
I want to become the Undisputed WWE
Universal Champion.

929
00:50:30,861 --> 00:50:34,064
See, I want to right a wrong
that happened two years ago

930
00:50:34,131 --> 00:50:35,565
at the Royal Rumble,

931
00:50:35,632 --> 00:50:38,668
because, let's face it, on that night,
that title was mine.

932
00:50:38,735 --> 00:50:39,569
Right?

933
00:50:39,636 --> 00:50:42,372
But Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman,
The Bloodline,

934
00:50:42,439 --> 00:50:45,042
they did everything they could to make
sure that wasn't gonna be the case.

935
00:50:45,108 --> 00:50:46,676
Tomorrow night will be no different.

936
00:50:46,743 --> 00:50:49,579
When, in the last three years,
has Roman Reigns done anything by himself?

937
00:50:49,646 --> 00:50:51,348
So if I'm gonna win this title tomorrow,

938
00:50:51,415 --> 00:50:53,884
I have to take out as many members
of The Bloodline as I can

939
00:50:53,950 --> 00:50:56,753
before tomorrow, and that's what
it's all about tonight. I--

940
00:50:56,820 --> 00:50:59,289
[indistinct chatter]

941
00:51:03,894 --> 00:51:08,632
[indistinct shouting]

942
00:51:10,100 --> 00:51:11,902
I'm not losing another match tonight!

943
00:51:11,968 --> 00:51:12,936
Get them out of here.

944
00:51:13,003 --> 00:51:14,771
I don't want to see you
anymore tonight, leave.

945
00:51:14,838 --> 00:51:15,672
Out of the building.

946
00:51:15,739 --> 00:51:16,873
Go get ready for your match!

947
00:51:16,940 --> 00:51:18,475
I'm gonna take them out now.

948
00:51:18,542 --> 00:51:19,943
Hey, where's your cousin, huh?

949
00:51:22,412 --> 00:51:25,215
Man, A.P. tripping.
We ain't even start the fight.

950
00:51:25,282 --> 00:51:27,250
No, it was all KO, man.

951
00:51:27,317 --> 00:51:28,618
It'll be all right, man.

952
00:51:28,685 --> 00:51:30,387
Hey, man, you all better watch it.

953
00:51:30,987 --> 00:51:31,822
Man, let's roll.

954
00:51:38,562 --> 00:51:39,396
Yo, my dawg.

955
00:51:39,930 --> 00:51:40,931
You still in town?

956
00:51:42,632 --> 00:51:43,767
All right, I need a favor.

957
00:51:45,302 --> 00:51:46,136
Yeet.

958
00:51:48,972 --> 00:51:50,373
[car engine starts]

959
00:51:50,440 --> 00:51:52,476
[Cole] Wade,
Jey has to be talking to Sami.

960
00:51:52,542 --> 00:51:55,912
[Wade] Well, I'm gonna say "my dawg"
is a clue there, Cole.

961
00:51:55,979 --> 00:51:59,616
[Cole] Nonetheless, Solo Sikoa
will have no backup.

962
00:51:59,683 --> 00:52:02,619
He will now have to go it alone
as The Usos have been kicked out

963
00:52:02,686 --> 00:52:05,989
of the arena here in Laredo tonight,
not that Solo needs it.

964
00:52:06,056 --> 00:52:10,227
It's Solo Sikoa, Kevin Owens,
in our main event later on tonight.

965
00:52:13,597 --> 00:52:16,833
["Let Me In" by Code Orange plays]

966
00:52:38,922 --> 00:52:42,726
♪ Catching flies ♪

967
00:52:42,792 --> 00:52:46,596
♪ In his mouth ♪

968
00:52:47,464 --> 00:52:51,501
♪ Tasting freedom ♪

969
00:52:51,568 --> 00:52:55,505
♪ While he dares ♪

970
00:52:55,572 --> 00:52:56,806
♪ Then crawling back ♪

971
00:52:56,873 --> 00:52:59,009
[Cole] It's very apparent that
that is not Bray Wyatt,

972
00:52:59,075 --> 00:53:02,412
that is LA Knight, the man that Bray Wyatt
will face tomorrow night

973
00:53:02,479 --> 00:53:04,714
at the Royal Rumble event.

974
00:53:04,781 --> 00:53:07,150
And you're laughing about this,
but if you're LA Knight,

975
00:53:07,217 --> 00:53:12,522
why do you continue to push and push
and push the buttons

976
00:53:12,589 --> 00:53:14,391
of an obviously deranged Bray Wyatt?

977
00:53:14,457 --> 00:53:16,293
[Wade] LA Knight doesn't listen.

978
00:53:16,359 --> 00:53:18,962
That has to be the world's
smallest lantern.

979
00:53:19,029 --> 00:53:19,896
[laughs]

980
00:53:19,963 --> 00:53:21,231
♪ …years to come ♪

981
00:53:21,298 --> 00:53:24,834
♪ He's broken out of love ♪

982
00:53:29,873 --> 00:53:32,242
[Cole] Tomorrow night at the Alamodome…

983
00:53:32,309 --> 00:53:33,376
[music stops]

984
00:53:33,443 --> 00:53:34,878
…the Royal Rumble event,

985
00:53:35,712 --> 00:53:39,549
LA Knight will find himself
face-to-face with fear.

986
00:53:39,616 --> 00:53:40,617
For the first time ever,

987
00:53:40,684 --> 00:53:43,453
-a Mountain Dew Pitch Black Match.
-I might as well take this crap off.

988
00:53:49,392 --> 00:53:52,896
[crowd chants "LA Knight"]

989
00:53:57,300 --> 00:53:58,935
Let me talk to you.

990
00:53:59,002 --> 00:54:01,805
[crowd cheering]

991
00:54:04,341 --> 00:54:08,411
The biggest moment in Raw history
happened at Raw 30,

992
00:54:08,478 --> 00:54:12,048
when into the ring walked LA Knight.

993
00:54:15,051 --> 00:54:19,856
I heard you all chanting,
"Talk to us. Talk to us."

994
00:54:21,258 --> 00:54:25,729
Being the benevolent man that I am,
I give you what you want,

995
00:54:27,163 --> 00:54:29,366
even though you don't deserve it.

996
00:54:29,432 --> 00:54:31,701
[crowd booing]

997
00:54:33,703 --> 00:54:37,574
Then like the turd in the punch bowl,
here comes The Undertaker

998
00:54:37,641 --> 00:54:39,709
to assist Bray Wyatt.

999
00:54:39,776 --> 00:54:40,877
Why is that?

1000
00:54:40,944 --> 00:54:42,279
[crowd cheers]

1001
00:54:42,345 --> 00:54:43,747
Pipe down. I'm talking.

1002
00:54:48,852 --> 00:54:50,287
Why is that?

1003
00:54:50,353 --> 00:54:52,789
Because neither of them wanted
this guy one-on-one.

1004
00:54:52,856 --> 00:54:53,690
Yeah!

1005
00:54:53,757 --> 00:54:54,691
[crowd yells "yeah"]

1006
00:54:54,758 --> 00:54:55,592
Yeah.

1007
00:54:55,659 --> 00:54:56,660
[crowd yells "yeah"]

1008
00:54:56,726 --> 00:54:58,094
I said pipe down, I'm talking.

1009
00:55:01,398 --> 00:55:03,800
Bray Wyatt, you've got 24 hours

1010
00:55:03,867 --> 00:55:05,902
until the Pitch Black Match
at the Royal Rumble.

1011
00:55:05,969 --> 00:55:09,939
I want you to bring every bit of advice
that The Undertaker

1012
00:55:10,006 --> 00:55:11,808
whispered in your ear.

1013
00:55:13,810 --> 00:55:17,280
I want you to come down
as whatever version of yourself

1014
00:55:17,347 --> 00:55:19,649
that gives you
a little tingle in your loins

1015
00:55:20,917 --> 00:55:22,585
because this right here,

1016
00:55:24,321 --> 00:55:25,855
this is your future.

1017
00:55:25,922 --> 00:55:26,756
Torn up.

1018
00:55:26,823 --> 00:55:27,891
Laid out.

1019
00:55:27,957 --> 00:55:31,594
Because when the Alamodome
goes pitch black, your dumpy ass

1020
00:55:31,661 --> 00:55:33,963
ain't coming back,
and that's not an insult,

1021
00:55:34,030 --> 00:55:36,833
that is just a fact of life. Yeah.

1022
00:55:36,900 --> 00:55:39,035
[distorted audio]

1023
00:55:43,273 --> 00:55:45,008
[chuckles]

1024
00:55:46,209 --> 00:55:49,279
I see you out here making jokes, man,

1025
00:55:49,346 --> 00:55:54,551
but I think we both know that you
ain't smiling on the inside, are you?

1026
00:55:54,617 --> 00:55:55,719
[chuckles]

1027
00:55:55,785 --> 00:55:57,654
But here's the thing, man.

1028
00:55:57,721 --> 00:56:00,256
It doesn't even matter anymore.

1029
00:56:00,323 --> 00:56:03,727
The time for talking, it's come and gone.

1030
00:56:03,793 --> 00:56:06,029
Tomorrow night at the Royal Rumble,

1031
00:56:06,763 --> 00:56:12,035
you will finally get to meet the man
that you've been looking for.

1032
00:56:12,102 --> 00:56:13,269
[chuckles]

1033
00:56:13,336 --> 00:56:16,039
[crowd cheering]

1034
00:56:17,774 --> 00:56:19,676
So take your time tonight, man.

1035
00:56:20,243 --> 00:56:22,212
Have a great night, sweetheart.

1036
00:56:22,278 --> 00:56:24,147
Laugh it up, joke all you want

1037
00:56:24,981 --> 00:56:26,416
because tomorrow night

1038
00:56:27,250 --> 00:56:29,219
when the lights go out…

1039
00:56:29,953 --> 00:56:30,787
Oh…

1040
00:56:30,854 --> 00:56:31,988
[chuckles]

1041
00:56:32,756 --> 00:56:33,690
…you'll see.

1042
00:56:35,024 --> 00:56:36,760
[laughs]

1043
00:56:42,132 --> 00:56:46,035
[loud cheering]

1044
00:56:47,904 --> 00:56:49,773
What the hell is this? We don't need that.

1045
00:56:49,839 --> 00:56:51,408
You and me. Not that trash.

1046
00:56:55,745 --> 00:56:58,415
[LA Knight shouts indistinctly]

1047
00:56:58,481 --> 00:56:59,516
[distorted audio]

1048
00:57:01,351 --> 00:57:02,619
["Soul March" by def rebel plays]

1049
00:57:02,685 --> 00:57:05,422
[Cole] We are back live on
Friday Night SmackDown.

1050
00:57:07,557 --> 00:57:08,591
[bell rings]

1051
00:57:08,658 --> 00:57:10,927
[announcer] The following
is a semi-finals match in the

1052
00:57:10,994 --> 00:57:16,366
SmackDown Tag Team Championship
Contenders Tournament.

1053
00:57:16,433 --> 00:57:20,170
Introducing first, accompanied
to the ring by Zelina Vega,

1054
00:57:20,236 --> 00:57:23,807
representing Legado Del Fantasma,

1055
00:57:23,873 --> 00:57:30,780
the team of Cruz Del Toro
and Joaquin Wilde.

1056
00:57:30,847 --> 00:57:34,417
[Cole] Legado Del Fantasma
in the semi-finals of the tournament.

1057
00:57:37,921 --> 00:57:41,858
And the Royal Rumble
is sponsored by Cricket.

1058
00:57:41,925 --> 00:57:44,461
With fast and powerful
nationwide 5G coverage,

1059
00:57:44,527 --> 00:57:46,229
you can stress less and smile more.

1060
00:57:46,296 --> 00:57:49,466
And by the official WWE
CreditOne Visa card.

1061
00:57:49,532 --> 00:57:52,168
If you want to show off your WWE pride
every time you pay,

1062
00:57:52,235 --> 00:57:57,040
visit UltimateWWECard.com
to see if you pre-qualify now.

1063
00:57:57,106 --> 00:57:58,908
Terms apply.

1064
00:58:01,978 --> 00:58:04,481
Take a look at the updated brackets.

1065
00:58:04,547 --> 00:58:08,184
The winner of this matchup
between Legado and Imperium

1066
00:58:08,251 --> 00:58:10,320
will head to next week on
Friday Night SmackDown

1067
00:58:10,386 --> 00:58:13,623
to take on the team of Braun Strowman
and Ricochet.

1068
00:58:17,894 --> 00:58:19,596
Who's your pick in this one?

1069
00:58:19,662 --> 00:58:23,633
[Wade] It was a hugely efficient win
for Legado last week

1070
00:58:23,700 --> 00:58:25,635
against Maximum Male Models,

1071
00:58:25,702 --> 00:58:30,073
but these Euro lads of Imperium
are gonna provide a stiffer test.

1072
00:58:30,139 --> 00:58:32,375
["Prepare To Fight" by def rebel plays]

1073
00:58:32,442 --> 00:58:34,344
[announcer] And their opponents,

1074
00:58:34,410 --> 00:58:37,914
representing Imperium,

1075
00:58:37,981 --> 00:58:44,787
the team of Ludwig Kaiser
and Giovanni Vinci.

1076
00:58:45,555 --> 00:58:47,991
[Cole] Imperium knocked off
The Brawling Brutes

1077
00:58:48,725 --> 00:58:53,696
of Holland and Butch
in the quarter-finals last week.

1078
00:58:54,364 --> 00:58:56,766
[Wade] What a sporting matchup
that one was.

1079
00:58:56,833 --> 00:58:58,468
Once again, a stiff test

1080
00:58:58,535 --> 00:59:03,239
for Imperium today against
Legado Del Fantasma who seem to be

1081
00:59:03,306 --> 00:59:05,241
the favorites here in Laredo.

1082
00:59:05,942 --> 00:59:09,779
[Cole] I'll tell you, Wade,
this is a matchup of contrasting styles

1083
00:59:09,846 --> 00:59:10,847
to say the least.

1084
00:59:10,914 --> 00:59:12,849
[Wade] Vastly different teams,

1085
00:59:12,916 --> 00:59:15,919
with a mutual love of rule-bending,
it has to be said.

1086
00:59:15,985 --> 00:59:21,124
It might come down to who's bag
of dirty tricks runs the deepest.

1087
00:59:21,190 --> 00:59:23,893
[Cole] Del Toro and Wilde
accompanied to the ring by Zelina Vega,

1088
00:59:23,960 --> 00:59:26,896
who will be part of
the Women's Royal Rumble Match

1089
00:59:27,864 --> 00:59:29,532
tomorrow night in San Antonio.

1090
00:59:29,599 --> 00:59:31,768
This, of course, a semi-final matchup

1091
00:59:31,834 --> 00:59:35,772
in the Tag Team Championship
Contenders Tournament.

1092
00:59:35,838 --> 00:59:38,608
[Wade] Zelina not joining us
on commentary this week, Cole?

1093
00:59:38,675 --> 00:59:39,842
Did you scare her off?

1094
00:59:39,909 --> 00:59:42,578
[Cole] It had something to do with
questions you asked her last week.

1095
00:59:42,645 --> 00:59:46,149
Nonetheless, some strategy
from Zelina as Joaquin Wilde

1096
00:59:46,215 --> 00:59:49,586
will start things off against
Ludwig Kaiser in this matchup.

1097
00:59:49,652 --> 00:59:52,155
If you're Imperium, Wade,
what do you need to do to pick up the win?

1098
00:59:52,622 --> 00:59:56,025
[Wade] Isolate one member of the team,
cut the ring in half,

1099
00:59:56,092 --> 00:59:58,795
and do what you do at your efficient best.

1100
00:59:59,629 --> 01:00:06,636
A combination of textbook technical
skills and ultimate brutality.

1101
01:00:07,637 --> 01:00:10,306
[Cole] Kaiser, the more technical
of the two men of Imperium.

1102
01:00:10,373 --> 01:00:12,475
The powerhouse, of course, Vinci,
out on the apron.

1103
01:00:12,542 --> 01:00:15,645
Imperium said that every team
in this tournament

1104
01:00:15,712 --> 01:00:17,313
is in it for one thing,

1105
01:00:17,380 --> 01:00:19,282
that's to win the Tag Team Titles.

1106
01:00:19,349 --> 01:00:21,050
"We're in this for the greater good.

1107
01:00:21,517 --> 01:00:24,320
To save our sport, to restore order,

1108
01:00:24,988 --> 01:00:27,890
and to make sure
that the mat remains sacred."

1109
01:00:27,957 --> 01:00:29,559
That's the mantra of Imperium.

1110
01:00:29,625 --> 01:00:31,494
[Wade] Here's the thing,
when it comes to Imperium,

1111
01:00:31,561 --> 01:00:36,265
they believe that is they, and they only
who should be the flag-bearers

1112
01:00:36,332 --> 01:00:38,968
of the tag division here on SmackDown,

1113
01:00:39,035 --> 01:00:40,770
and they're getting one step closer.

1114
01:00:40,837 --> 01:00:43,106
Nasty landing there for Joaquin Wilde.

1115
01:00:43,172 --> 01:00:46,409
[Cole] Yes, but still able to turn
it into an arm drag on Kaiser.

1116
01:00:47,076 --> 01:00:50,813
[Wade] Wilde really is the wild card
of Legado Del Fantasma.

1117
01:00:50,880 --> 01:00:52,181
[Cole] Right hand by Kaiser.

1118
01:00:52,248 --> 01:00:55,151
[Wade] Brilliant competitor
sometimes lacking focus.

1119
01:00:55,218 --> 01:00:57,153
Vega's got to keep his head
in the game here.

1120
01:00:57,220 --> 01:01:00,823
[Cole] Imperium needs to keep
Legado Del Fantasma

1121
01:01:00,890 --> 01:01:02,625
grounded in this matchup.

1122
01:01:03,993 --> 01:01:08,031
Legado Del Fantasma said
they're here to make a statement,

1123
01:01:08,097 --> 01:01:10,566
to be recognized as the new top team

1124
01:01:10,633 --> 01:01:12,435
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1125
01:01:12,502 --> 01:01:16,973
[Wade] Looking to grow their slice
of the empire that is SmackDown.

1126
01:01:18,074 --> 01:01:20,243
Looking to run the bingo
on a Friday night.

1127
01:01:20,943 --> 01:01:23,279
[Cole] Tag made. Here comes Cruz Del Toro.

1128
01:01:24,947 --> 01:01:29,252
[Wade] This is a man who is very much
the glue of Legado Del Fantasma.

1129
01:01:29,318 --> 01:01:30,586
[Cole] Nice fake-out that time.

1130
01:01:30,653 --> 01:01:34,323
Slides between the legs of Vinci
and follows it up with a knife-edge chop.

1131
01:01:35,425 --> 01:01:38,294
[Wade] Disdain etched on the face
of Giovanni Vinci.

1132
01:01:38,361 --> 01:01:39,962
[Cole] Oh, and if you're
Legado Del Fantasma--

1133
01:01:40,029 --> 01:01:41,931
Cover now by Vinci, and a kickout.

1134
01:01:41,998 --> 01:01:44,367
You're not gonna win a slugfest
with Imperium.

1135
01:01:44,434 --> 01:01:48,304
[Wade] I ain't gonna lie. I've seen
people KO'd by clotheslines like this.

1136
01:01:48,371 --> 01:01:50,173
-[Cole] Bang.
-[Wade] I've seen jaws broken from

1137
01:01:50,239 --> 01:01:53,876
clotheslines like this,
but Cruz Del Toro, they built him tough.

1138
01:01:55,578 --> 01:01:59,515
[Cole] Now isolating Del Toro,
like you mentioned earlier on.

1139
01:01:59,582 --> 01:02:01,818
For Imperium, slow the pace,

1140
01:02:01,884 --> 01:02:05,221
keep the team grounded,
and isolate one of the men.

1141
01:02:05,288 --> 01:02:07,123
That's what Imperium's doing here.

1142
01:02:07,190 --> 01:02:09,192
Textbook tag team wrestling.

1143
01:02:09,258 --> 01:02:11,661
[Wade] What they do better than anybody.

1144
01:02:11,727 --> 01:02:15,665
You talk about the legacy and the pride
that they have in their performances,

1145
01:02:15,732 --> 01:02:19,402
that's part of it,
being better than anybody else.

1146
01:02:19,469 --> 01:02:22,605
[Cole] You notice that Santos Escobar
of Legado Del Fantasma,

1147
01:02:22,672 --> 01:02:25,208
Gunther, the Intercontinental
Champion of Imperium,

1148
01:02:25,274 --> 01:02:26,509
not here tonight.

1149
01:02:27,009 --> 01:02:29,946
That is because both are getting ready
for the Royal Rumble Match

1150
01:02:30,012 --> 01:02:33,549
which they will compete in,
in 24 hours in San Antonio.

1151
01:02:33,616 --> 01:02:36,486
[Wade] Hopefully tucked up in bed
somewhere in their hotel

1152
01:02:36,552 --> 01:02:37,854
in San Antonio,

1153
01:02:37,920 --> 01:02:41,958
getting a good night's sleep ahead
of the big event tomorrow.

1154
01:02:45,962 --> 01:02:48,331
[Cole] Fighting back now is Del Toro.

1155
01:02:48,397 --> 01:02:50,800
Kick right to the midsection,
trying to make a tag to Joaquin Wilde.

1156
01:02:50,867 --> 01:02:51,768
Can he get there?

1157
01:02:51,834 --> 01:02:54,070
Kaiser does not want to allow that
to happen.

1158
01:02:55,671 --> 01:02:57,940
[Wade] Here's what we got in this matchup,
two teams that are

1159
01:02:58,007 --> 01:03:01,010
-absolutely--
-[Cole] Oh! Step-up enzuigiri! Tag made.

1160
01:03:01,077 --> 01:03:04,380
[Wade] Tag team specialists.
They know this game inside out

1161
01:03:04,447 --> 01:03:06,082
and like the likes of--

1162
01:03:07,016 --> 01:03:09,352
-[Cole] That was unique.
-[Wade] Ricochet and Braun Strowman.

1163
01:03:09,819 --> 01:03:11,354
[Cole] Then the dropkick.

1164
01:03:11,420 --> 01:03:13,523
And Legado Del Fantasma.

1165
01:03:13,589 --> 01:03:15,024
[Wade] Lucha time, Cole.

1166
01:03:16,192 --> 01:03:19,929
[Cole] Oh, and Imperium stops them
in their tracks.

1167
01:03:19,996 --> 01:03:21,197
Imperium in control.

1168
01:03:21,264 --> 01:03:24,367
Who's going to the finals
of the Tag Title Tournament?

1169
01:03:29,739 --> 01:03:32,275
For the most part this matchup,
has been one-sided,

1170
01:03:32,341 --> 01:03:34,443
Imperium dominating
Legado Del Fantasma.

1171
01:03:34,510 --> 01:03:38,114
However, Joaquin Wilde
was trying to fight back into

1172
01:03:38,181 --> 01:03:41,150
this semi-final matchup.
Winner faces Strowman and Ricochet

1173
01:03:41,217 --> 01:03:44,987
next week in the finals of the
Tag Title Contenders Tournament.

1174
01:03:46,155 --> 01:03:51,027
[Wade] Santos Escobar has said
time and again, it is reckless to mess

1175
01:03:51,093 --> 01:03:53,496
with Legado Del Fantasma.

1176
01:03:53,563 --> 01:03:56,966
Things looking bleak, however,
for Legado right now.

1177
01:03:57,033 --> 01:04:00,069
[Cole] It may be reckless
to mess with Imperium.

1178
01:04:00,870 --> 01:04:04,006
Kaiser and Vinci dominating
as Zelina Vega looks on.

1179
01:04:04,073 --> 01:04:05,174
Obviously concerned.

1180
01:04:05,241 --> 01:04:06,776
Cover by Kaiser.

1181
01:04:06,843 --> 01:04:09,312
Hook of the leg, and a kickout at two.

1182
01:04:13,316 --> 01:04:15,151
If you're just tuning in here,

1183
01:04:15,218 --> 01:04:17,920
semi-final matchup of the
Tag Title Contenders Tournament.

1184
01:04:17,987 --> 01:04:19,388
Again, the winner, Wade,

1185
01:04:19,455 --> 01:04:22,091
will take on Strowman
and Ricochet next week.

1186
01:04:22,158 --> 01:04:24,493
[Wade] And what a tantalizing matchup
that's gonna be.

1187
01:04:24,560 --> 01:04:28,631
Whoever is the victor in this
particular match right now.

1188
01:04:28,698 --> 01:04:31,033
It's starting to look like Imperium.

1189
01:04:31,100 --> 01:04:32,068
[Cole] Double-team.

1190
01:04:32,134 --> 01:04:34,604
And Imperium doing everything
they said they were gonna do.

1191
01:04:34,670 --> 01:04:36,339
Cover now, and a kickout.

1192
01:04:36,405 --> 01:04:40,810
Ground Legado Del Fantasma, beat them up,

1193
01:04:40,877 --> 01:04:43,713
not allow them to pick up
the pace, isolate…

1194
01:04:44,580 --> 01:04:46,449
and that's what Imperium's doing.

1195
01:04:47,149 --> 01:04:52,221
[Wade] Two sour-faced perfectionists
who worship this sport.

1196
01:04:55,892 --> 01:04:59,929
[Cole] Joaquin Wilde fighting back
with a couple of uppercuts,

1197
01:04:59,996 --> 01:05:02,565
needs to make a tag if he can
to Cruz Del Toro.

1198
01:05:02,632 --> 01:05:04,233
Kaiser will not allow that to happen.

1199
01:05:06,402 --> 01:05:09,171
[Wade] Imperium just control
their opponents so well,

1200
01:05:09,238 --> 01:05:10,906
as we've seen in this matchup.

1201
01:05:12,008 --> 01:05:15,478
[Cole] Oh, look at that.
What a tornado DDT by Wilde,

1202
01:05:15,544 --> 01:05:18,414
and it gives him some space
and some operating room.

1203
01:05:18,481 --> 01:05:19,882
Can he get to his partner?

1204
01:05:20,783 --> 01:05:25,588
[Wade] Ludwig Kaiser's entire body
just turned to jelly in an instant.

1205
01:05:27,757 --> 01:05:30,760
[Cole] Looking to rally is Legado.
Tag to Vinci.

1206
01:05:30,826 --> 01:05:33,229
Here comes Cruz Del Toro.

1207
01:05:33,296 --> 01:05:34,597
Pace picks up.

1208
01:05:35,331 --> 01:05:36,532
Crossbody.

1209
01:05:38,834 --> 01:05:41,337
And Del Toro gonna send Vinci flying.

1210
01:05:42,104 --> 01:05:45,107
[Wade] Del Toro turning this matchup
on its head.

1211
01:05:45,174 --> 01:05:47,510
Momentum done a complete 180.

1212
01:05:47,576 --> 01:05:50,546
[Cole] Exactly, Wade.
This is what Legado was looking to do.

1213
01:05:50,613 --> 01:05:52,682
Look at that! That was incredible!

1214
01:05:52,748 --> 01:05:56,652
[Wade] Nobody faster than
Legado Del Fantasma when they're on fire.

1215
01:05:56,719 --> 01:05:59,288
Off the top rope, double missile dropkick.

1216
01:06:05,661 --> 01:06:08,531
[Cole] Highflyers taking out Imperium.

1217
01:06:08,998 --> 01:06:11,233
[Wade] A couple of human missiles.

1218
01:06:11,300 --> 01:06:14,704
No technical skills in the world
can protect you from that.

1219
01:06:14,770 --> 01:06:19,041
[Cole] Imperium has done such a great job
grounding Legado up to this point.

1220
01:06:19,108 --> 01:06:21,844
Elbow to the side of the face by Vinci.

1221
01:06:21,911 --> 01:06:24,380
[Wade] Vinci clinging on
for dear life at this point.

1222
01:06:24,447 --> 01:06:25,381
[Cole] That was unique.

1223
01:06:26,816 --> 01:06:28,084
Vinci stunned.

1224
01:06:31,187 --> 01:06:34,023
Oh, look at the Hurricanrana
from the top rope.

1225
01:06:34,090 --> 01:06:34,924
Tag.

1226
01:06:34,991 --> 01:06:39,061
[Wade] The kind of offense
they simply do not teach you in Europe.

1227
01:06:39,128 --> 01:06:42,798
[Cole] Joaquin Wilde
with a splash for the win

1228
01:06:42,865 --> 01:06:46,068
to advance to the finals,
and breaking things up is Kaiser.

1229
01:06:46,836 --> 01:06:50,106
[Wade] Kaiser, fortunately for Imperium,
with the wherewithal

1230
01:06:50,172 --> 01:06:52,975
to break that up on 2.99.

1231
01:06:54,977 --> 01:06:59,448
[Cole] Incredible tag team action in
this semi-final match of the tournament.

1232
01:07:03,285 --> 01:07:04,954
Everybody's down.

1233
01:07:05,020 --> 01:07:06,956
Who will make it to their feet first?

1234
01:07:07,690 --> 01:07:11,527
[Wade] Once again, Joaquin Wilde,
ruthless athleticism.

1235
01:07:11,594 --> 01:07:15,064
Almost getting the job done,
but thanks to Kaiser,

1236
01:07:15,131 --> 01:07:16,665
Imperium's hopes live on.

1237
01:07:17,767 --> 01:07:21,103
[Cole] Del Toro taking the fight to Kaiser
with the knife-edge chops.

1238
01:07:21,170 --> 01:07:24,006
Kaiser, though, creates some space.

1239
01:07:24,073 --> 01:07:27,143
Kaiser sent through
the second rope into the floor.

1240
01:07:30,913 --> 01:07:31,847
Del Toro.

1241
01:07:31,914 --> 01:07:33,082
Kaiser.

1242
01:07:33,149 --> 01:07:34,283
Oh, what a slam.

1243
01:07:34,350 --> 01:07:36,819
[Wade] Just baited Del Toro in and pounced

1244
01:07:36,886 --> 01:07:39,355
when the moment really counted.

1245
01:07:39,422 --> 01:07:42,958
[Cole] Meanwhile, Vinci, Wilde,
both up on the top rope.

1246
01:07:47,029 --> 01:07:50,766
-High risk from up there.
-[Wade] What the hell was that?

1247
01:07:50,833 --> 01:07:54,170
[Cole] Vinci came down hard
and may have injured his knee!

1248
01:07:57,306 --> 01:08:00,643
Trying to drag himself to the corner
to make a tag to Kaiser.

1249
01:08:00,709 --> 01:08:06,015
[Wade] Just ludicrous strength and balance
from Giovanni Vinci.

1250
01:08:06,082 --> 01:08:08,417
[Cole] Tag made. Kaiser now the legal man.

1251
01:08:10,953 --> 01:08:13,989
[Wade] Joaquin Wilde
is a sitting duck now.

1252
01:08:14,056 --> 01:08:15,891
The damage has been done, Cole.

1253
01:08:22,331 --> 01:08:25,501
[Cole] Kaiser, Vinci, just taunting.

1254
01:08:28,637 --> 01:08:30,606
And there's the uppercut!

1255
01:08:31,440 --> 01:08:35,277
Into the Imperial Bomb,
and advancing to the finals.

1256
01:08:36,245 --> 01:08:37,947
["Prepare To Fight" by def rebel plays]

1257
01:08:38,013 --> 01:08:43,719
[announcer] Here are your winners,
Imperium.

1258
01:08:44,253 --> 01:08:46,822
[Wade] Wow. What a matchup, Cole.

1259
01:08:46,889 --> 01:08:50,159
Imperium once again
with the rigid standards

1260
01:08:50,226 --> 01:08:53,629
and utter contempt for those
who do not meet them.

1261
01:08:54,430 --> 01:08:58,601
[Cole] Legado Del Fantasma looked good
at times throughout this matchup.

1262
01:09:00,269 --> 01:09:02,404
That was absolutely incredible.

1263
01:09:03,372 --> 01:09:07,710
But in the end, this was
the beginning of the end.

1264
01:09:08,811 --> 01:09:12,548
[Wade] We saw that knee
crashing against the mat.

1265
01:09:12,615 --> 01:09:15,751
Somehow Vinci able to continue
and hit that Imperium Bomb.

1266
01:09:15,818 --> 01:09:17,553
One, two, three!

1267
01:09:17,620 --> 01:09:19,021
[Cole] And off the win,

1268
01:09:19,822 --> 01:09:23,092
Imperium will advance now
to the finals next week

1269
01:09:23,158 --> 01:09:26,195
on Friday Night SmackDown
in Greenville, South Carolina.

1270
01:09:26,262 --> 01:09:29,598
Imperium versus Braun Strowman
and Ricochet

1271
01:09:29,665 --> 01:09:33,035
to determine who will be the
Number One Contenders for The Usos

1272
01:09:33,102 --> 01:09:36,171
and the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.

1273
01:09:36,238 --> 01:09:39,008
[Wade] I've got to tell you,
that is gonna be an incredible matchup

1274
01:09:39,074 --> 01:09:43,045
next week, and nothing,
nothing would irk Imperium more

1275
01:09:43,112 --> 01:09:47,616
than losing to a pair of misfits like
Braun Strowman and Ricochet in the finals.

1276
01:09:47,683 --> 01:09:50,953
We mentioned Gunther and Santos Escobar
were not out here tonight

1277
01:09:51,020 --> 01:09:52,855
because they're preparing
for tomorrow night's

1278
01:09:52,922 --> 01:09:54,823
Royal Rumble Match.

1279
01:09:54,890 --> 01:09:58,794
When it comes to the Royal Rumble,
it's all about the numbers.

1280
01:09:58,861 --> 01:10:01,530
Here's our broadcast colleague,
Jackie Redmond.

1281
01:10:04,867 --> 01:10:08,070
[Jackie] Everything is bigger in Texas

1282
01:10:08,137 --> 01:10:13,008
and in 2023, the 36th annual
Royal Rumble will be no exception.

1283
01:10:13,976 --> 01:10:17,346
The Road to WrestleMania begins
with 30 men and 30 women

1284
01:10:17,413 --> 01:10:19,582
vying for a chance at immortality,

1285
01:10:19,648 --> 01:10:23,719
a championship opportunity
in the main event of WrestleMania.

1286
01:10:25,054 --> 01:10:28,624
Since its inception in 1988,
WWE Hall of Famer

1287
01:10:28,691 --> 01:10:32,595
Pat Patterson's vision has spurred
countless iconic moments.

1288
01:10:32,661 --> 01:10:34,563
[referee] One foot! One foot!

1289
01:10:34,630 --> 01:10:37,399
[announcer] Drew McIntyre
is going to WrestleMania!

1290
01:10:37,466 --> 01:10:40,769
[Ric Flair] This is the greatest moment
in my life.

1291
01:10:40,836 --> 01:10:42,004
Woo!

1292
01:10:42,805 --> 01:10:48,010
[Jackie] We've witnessed a total
of 1,250 competitors enter the fray,

1293
01:10:48,077 --> 01:10:50,246
but only 32 Superstars,

1294
01:10:50,312 --> 01:10:55,918
a staggeringly low 2.5% of participants,
have won it all.

1295
01:10:56,485 --> 01:11:01,190
Of the 32 winners, 19 have gone on
to win a world championship

1296
01:11:01,257 --> 01:11:06,061
at WrestleMania,
including The EST of WWE.

1297
01:11:06,128 --> 01:11:11,333
In 2021, Bianca Belair spent the longest
time in a Woman's Royal Rumble Match:

1298
01:11:11,400 --> 01:11:14,737
57 minutes, 12 seconds to win it all.

1299
01:11:15,437 --> 01:11:20,042
In 2006, Rey Mysterio entered
at number two and lasted a record

1300
01:11:20,109 --> 01:11:23,646
62 minutes, 12 seconds to claim victory.

1301
01:11:25,714 --> 01:11:29,818
Over the years we've seen some
mind-blowing performances.

1302
01:11:29,885 --> 01:11:31,553
[announcer] Kofi.

1303
01:11:31,620 --> 01:11:33,856
That's the craziest thing I've ever seen.

1304
01:11:33,922 --> 01:11:36,959
[Jackie] And there's been no shortage
of celebrity sightings.

1305
01:11:37,526 --> 01:11:39,194
[announcer] Bad Bunny is here!

1306
01:11:39,261 --> 01:11:41,063
Bodies fly.

1307
01:11:41,130 --> 01:11:43,132
[Jackie] And epic returns.

1308
01:11:43,198 --> 01:11:44,667
[announcer] Edge is here!

1309
01:11:44,733 --> 01:11:48,003
It's been nine long years.

1310
01:11:48,070 --> 01:11:51,106
[Jackie] And this year will be no
different, with the return of

1311
01:11:51,173 --> 01:11:52,941
"The American Nightmare."

1312
01:11:53,008 --> 01:11:55,311
At the Royal Rumble, I'm back.

1313
01:11:59,048 --> 01:12:02,551
[Jackie] The Royal Rumble has been
host to legendary performances,

1314
01:12:02,618 --> 01:12:05,421
but not everyone is ready
for the spotlight.

1315
01:12:06,188 --> 01:12:08,190
[announcer] Oh my god, what the heck?

1316
01:12:08,257 --> 01:12:10,259
-What did Titus just--
-Oh my god.

1317
01:12:14,563 --> 01:12:17,700
[Jackie] This year's event will mark
a record-setting fourth time

1318
01:12:17,766 --> 01:12:22,137
San Antonio has hosted the Royal Rumble,
and third time in the Alamodome.

1319
01:12:22,871 --> 01:12:26,842
The first time was in 1997
when "The Texas Rattlesnake"

1320
01:12:26,909 --> 01:12:28,510
won his first Rumble Match.

1321
01:12:29,478 --> 01:12:32,281
Stone Cold Steve Austin would go on
to set the record

1322
01:12:32,348 --> 01:12:34,750
for most Royal Rumble victories,
with three.

1323
01:12:34,817 --> 01:12:37,886
[Austin] Oh hell yeah!

1324
01:12:40,956 --> 01:12:45,728
[Jackie] This year, WrestleMania
goes Hollywood at SoFi Stadium.

1325
01:12:46,929 --> 01:12:48,897
[upbeat music plays]

1326
01:12:48,964 --> 01:12:50,766
[Jackie] What records will be broken?

1327
01:12:51,467 --> 01:12:53,602
What iconic moments await?

1328
01:12:54,303 --> 01:12:56,305
Whose dream will be fulfilled?

1329
01:12:57,439 --> 01:13:00,976
Who will punch their ticket
to the main event of WrestleMania?

1330
01:13:02,911 --> 01:13:06,115
[crowd] Three, two, one.

1331
01:13:07,082 --> 01:13:09,885
[buzzer sounds]

1332
01:13:13,288 --> 01:13:15,290
[Wade] The Prize Fighter is here

1333
01:13:15,357 --> 01:13:19,194
and very soon he's going one-on-one
with Solo Sikoa.

1334
01:13:19,261 --> 01:13:20,596
That is next.

1335
01:13:25,267 --> 01:13:29,972
I have more skills than any woman
in this match,

1336
01:13:30,038 --> 01:13:32,474
so who can pass me?

1337
01:13:32,541 --> 01:13:34,810
It's not only dangerous

1338
01:13:35,878 --> 01:13:37,346
but painful.

1339
01:13:39,715 --> 01:13:44,253
It would change the entire
trajectory of Xia Lee's career

1340
01:13:44,319 --> 01:13:47,189
if she is victorious in tomorrow's
Women's Royal Rumble Match.

1341
01:13:47,256 --> 01:13:49,458
A Rumble Match can also make you a legend.

1342
01:13:49,525 --> 01:13:52,594
Just think about SmackDown
Women's Champion Charlotte Flair,

1343
01:13:52,661 --> 01:13:54,363
who won a Rumble in her career.

1344
01:13:54,429 --> 01:13:59,134
And speaking of Charlotte, she was a
guest on Fox's Ryan Satin's podcast,

1345
01:13:59,201 --> 01:14:01,537
known as Out of Character, earlier today.

1346
01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:04,807
Now, Ryan and Charlotte had been talking
about Charlotte's career, of course,

1347
01:14:04,873 --> 01:14:08,977
the Royal Rumble, when Charlotte
was interrupted by none other than

1348
01:14:09,044 --> 01:14:11,980
Sonya Deville, who has become
a thorn in the side

1349
01:14:12,047 --> 01:14:13,715
of the SmackDown Women's Champion.

1350
01:14:13,782 --> 01:14:16,084
[Wade] I've got to hand it
to Sonya Deville.

1351
01:14:16,151 --> 01:14:17,619
She is persistent.

1352
01:14:17,686 --> 01:14:22,057
She had a championship match
against Charlotte a few weeks ago,

1353
01:14:22,124 --> 01:14:24,059
lost, she wants another one.

1354
01:14:24,126 --> 01:14:26,762
She's caused brawls, caused interruptions,

1355
01:14:26,829 --> 01:14:28,897
and you get the sense
she's gonna keep on going

1356
01:14:28,964 --> 01:14:31,333
until she gets what she wants,

1357
01:14:31,400 --> 01:14:35,604
which is another opportunity at the
SmackDown Women's Championship

1358
01:14:35,671 --> 01:14:37,940
held by Charlotte Flair.

1359
01:14:50,886 --> 01:14:52,387
I know you're having a day.

1360
01:14:52,454 --> 01:14:55,123
Yeah, and on top of my day,
now Fox is getting a hold of me

1361
01:14:55,190 --> 01:14:56,325
because of Sonya's little stunt.

1362
01:14:56,391 --> 01:14:59,061
I know Sonya's real annoying
and opportunities

1363
01:14:59,127 --> 01:15:01,630
are earned not given,
but I got to give it to her,

1364
01:15:01,697 --> 01:15:03,365
she's persistent.

1365
01:15:04,533 --> 01:15:06,268
That is not the word I would use.

1366
01:15:06,335 --> 01:15:08,070
Yeah, I'm trying to be positive here.

1367
01:15:08,136 --> 01:15:09,738
She wants a match, I'll give her a match.

1368
01:15:09,805 --> 01:15:12,241
Actually, you know what,
I'll give her a title match.

1369
01:15:12,307 --> 01:15:14,676
Come again.
You want to give her a title match?

1370
01:15:14,743 --> 01:15:16,745
-Yes.
-You sure about that?

1371
01:15:16,812 --> 01:15:19,348
To put an exclamation point on it
once and for all.

1372
01:15:20,549 --> 01:15:23,085
Okay. Look, if you want to do that,
how about next week?

1373
01:15:23,151 --> 01:15:25,621
Charlotte Flair, Sonya Deville,
for the SmackDown Women's Championship

1374
01:15:25,687 --> 01:15:26,955
because you asked for it.

1375
01:15:27,990 --> 01:15:29,258
Thank you.

1376
01:15:33,228 --> 01:15:36,431
[Cole] What a Friday Night SmackDown
it's shaping up to be next week.

1377
01:15:36,498 --> 01:15:39,568
Charlotte, Sonya for the
SmackDown Women's Championship,

1378
01:15:39,635 --> 01:15:44,039
and also the final of the Tag Title
Contenders Tournament,

1379
01:15:44,106 --> 01:15:47,042
Strowman and Ricochet versus Imperium.

1380
01:15:47,109 --> 01:15:49,344
That'll be a barnburner. Next week.

1381
01:15:49,411 --> 01:15:51,580
[Wade] Cannot wait for that matchup.

1382
01:15:51,647 --> 01:15:55,417
["Fight" by CFO$ plays]

1383
01:16:03,525 --> 01:16:04,359
[bell rings]

1384
01:16:04,426 --> 01:16:06,895
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1385
01:16:06,962 --> 01:16:10,098
Introducing first,
from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,

1386
01:16:10,165 --> 01:16:13,568
weighing in at 266 pounds,

1387
01:16:13,635 --> 01:16:17,372
Kevin Owens.

1388
01:16:17,439 --> 01:16:20,208
[Cole] Tonight he gets Solo Sikoa
of The Bloodline,

1389
01:16:20,275 --> 01:16:22,911
but in 24 hours at the Royal Rumble event,

1390
01:16:22,978 --> 01:16:26,515
in front of over 50,000 people
at the Alamodome

1391
01:16:27,182 --> 01:16:29,284
in San Antonio, Texas,

1392
01:16:29,351 --> 01:16:31,453
as we start the Road to WrestleMania,

1393
01:16:31,520 --> 01:16:33,655
Kevin Owens looks to stop

1394
01:16:33,722 --> 01:16:40,028
the now 880-day championship reign

1395
01:16:40,095 --> 01:16:42,364
of Roman Reigns.

1396
01:16:47,636 --> 01:16:53,008
And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

1397
01:16:53,075 --> 01:16:56,979
Save when you bundle auto, home,
or motorcycle insurance.

1398
01:16:58,180 --> 01:17:00,148
["Taking It All" by def rebel plays]

1399
01:17:07,456 --> 01:17:10,025
♪ We're taking it all!
Settle the score ♪

1400
01:17:10,092 --> 01:17:13,328
[announcer] And his opponent
from Las Vegas, Nevada,

1401
01:17:13,395 --> 01:17:16,164
weighing in at 250 pounds,

1402
01:17:16,231 --> 01:17:20,102
Solo Sikoa.

1403
01:17:21,169 --> 01:17:23,171
[Cole] So, The Usos are not here.

1404
01:17:23,238 --> 01:17:27,743
They were kicked out of the building
a bit ago by WWE official Adam Pearce.

1405
01:17:27,809 --> 01:17:31,580
"The Tribal Chief,"
the Undisputed Champion Roman Reigns

1406
01:17:31,647 --> 01:17:34,149
is not here tonight on
Friday Night SmackDown.

1407
01:17:34,216 --> 01:17:36,585
That's because Roman's in New York City.

1408
01:17:36,652 --> 01:17:40,522
He is a guest of Jimmy Fallon
on The Tonight Show tonight.

1409
01:17:40,589 --> 01:17:44,559
So, Solo Sikoa tries to take out
Kevin Owens on his own

1410
01:17:44,626 --> 01:17:46,228
on behalf of The Tribal Chief.

1411
01:17:46,294 --> 01:17:48,797
[Wade] Well, how smart is Roman Reigns,

1412
01:17:48,864 --> 01:17:52,467
currently sat in a green room,
air conditioning,

1413
01:17:52,534 --> 01:17:56,004
refreshments, knowing full well
that he has a massive matchup

1414
01:17:56,071 --> 01:17:59,441
tomorrow night at the Royal Rumble
against Kevin Owens.

1415
01:17:59,508 --> 01:18:02,978
Contrast that with Kevin Owens
and the predicament

1416
01:18:03,045 --> 01:18:04,913
he finds himself in right now

1417
01:18:04,980 --> 01:18:08,884
against The Enforcer of The Bloodline,
Solo Sikoa.

1418
01:18:08,950 --> 01:18:11,653
I got to question the mentality
of Kevin Owens

1419
01:18:11,720 --> 01:18:13,789
even showing up tonight.

1420
01:18:13,855 --> 01:18:15,524
[Cole] I don't, and I beg to differ.

1421
01:18:16,191 --> 01:18:19,294
Kevin Owens looking to become
battle-hardened

1422
01:18:19,361 --> 01:18:22,564
and battle-scarred,
here tonight against Solo Sikoa.

1423
01:18:22,631 --> 01:18:25,200
Meanwhile, Roman Reigns
is in that plush green room

1424
01:18:25,267 --> 01:18:26,702
in New York City tonight.

1425
01:18:26,768 --> 01:18:29,404
He's sitting back
probably having a nice soft drink,

1426
01:18:29,471 --> 01:18:32,174
getting ready to get on a private jet
flight to San Antonio tonight.

1427
01:18:32,240 --> 01:18:34,509
Meanwhile,
Kevin Owens is trying to survive.

1428
01:18:34,576 --> 01:18:38,613
He's fighting for his soul tonight
to get ready for tomorrow night.

1429
01:18:38,680 --> 01:18:40,949
Maybe Roman Reigns is a bit complacent,

1430
01:18:41,016 --> 01:18:43,585
maybe Roman Reigns
isn't ready for what Kevin Owens

1431
01:18:43,652 --> 01:18:44,953
is gonna bring to the table.

1432
01:18:45,020 --> 01:18:49,224
[Wade] This matchup exists solely
to ruin Kevin Owens'

1433
01:18:49,291 --> 01:18:53,462
chances of defeating Roman Reigns
at the Royal Rumble.

1434
01:18:53,528 --> 01:18:56,465
[Cole] Yeah, but what if Kevin Owens
knocks off Solo Sikoa tonight?

1435
01:18:56,531 --> 01:18:59,067
What if Kevin Owens takes out
the member of The Bloodline?

1436
01:18:59,134 --> 01:19:00,535
What does Roman Reigns do then?

1437
01:19:00,602 --> 01:19:02,871
[Wade] That would be a pyrrhic victory.

1438
01:19:02,938 --> 01:19:06,241
It will be a victory at what cost,
because there's zero chance

1439
01:19:06,308 --> 01:19:12,080
Kevin Owens knocks out Solo Sikoa
without incurring massive amounts

1440
01:19:12,147 --> 01:19:14,282
of damage on his own body.

1441
01:19:14,349 --> 01:19:17,018
[Cole] Wade, when has Kevin Owens
ever been 100%?

1442
01:19:17,085 --> 01:19:19,988
When has Kevin Owens
ever gotten into a matchup

1443
01:19:20,422 --> 01:19:23,058
completely refreshed, ready to go?

1444
01:19:23,125 --> 01:19:25,393
Kevin Owens fights from underneath,

1445
01:19:25,460 --> 01:19:27,429
Kevin Owens is an underdog.

1446
01:19:27,496 --> 01:19:30,065
Kevin Owens fights
and he continues to fight,

1447
01:19:30,132 --> 01:19:31,533
that's why he's "The Prize Fighter."

1448
01:19:31,600 --> 01:19:34,236
[Wade] When has anybody ever
defeated Roman Reigns…

1449
01:19:34,302 --> 01:19:35,137
[Cole] Bang!

1450
01:19:35,203 --> 01:19:37,606
[Wade] …without being at 100 percent?

1451
01:19:37,672 --> 01:19:41,610
And that lower back of Kevin Owens
ain't 100% now.

1452
01:19:41,676 --> 01:19:44,946
[Cole] Owens banged off the ring post,
sent into the barricade.

1453
01:19:45,013 --> 01:19:46,882
Solo Sikoa dominating.

1454
01:19:46,948 --> 01:19:50,619
Can KO climb back into this on SmackDown?

1455
01:19:50,685 --> 01:19:52,921
[crowd boos]

1456
01:19:55,190 --> 01:19:58,293
[Cole] And we are back live
on Friday Night SmackDown here on Fox,

1457
01:19:58,360 --> 01:20:01,596
Solo Sikoa versus Kevin Owens, one-on-one.

1458
01:20:01,663 --> 01:20:05,467
Owens 24 hours away from his
Undisputed Championship Match

1459
01:20:05,534 --> 01:20:08,537
with Roman Reigns tomorrow night
at the Rumble.

1460
01:20:09,404 --> 01:20:13,375
[Wade] What a mess Kevin Owens
finds himself in

1461
01:20:13,441 --> 01:20:18,046
24 hours before one of the biggest
matchups possible.

1462
01:20:18,113 --> 01:20:20,015
[Cole] Solo Sikoa looking to put KO away.

1463
01:20:20,081 --> 01:20:22,651
KO able to slip out of harm's way.

1464
01:20:23,418 --> 01:20:25,220
[Wade] Kevin Owens is hurting,
though, Cole.

1465
01:20:25,287 --> 01:20:26,421
You can't deny that.

1466
01:20:26,488 --> 01:20:29,224
[Cole] Kevin Owens trying to fight back
now against Solo Sikoa.

1467
01:20:29,291 --> 01:20:32,360
Solo looking to maim Owens
before the matchup tomorrow night

1468
01:20:32,427 --> 01:20:33,728
with his cousin, Roman Reigns.

1469
01:20:36,131 --> 01:20:39,901
KO, Inverted Atomic Drop,
follows it up with a clothesline.

1470
01:20:40,602 --> 01:20:42,804
Can Kevin Owens do it
tomorrow night, Wade?

1471
01:20:42,871 --> 01:20:47,375
Can he pull off the unthinkable and
stop the 880-day championship reign

1472
01:20:47,442 --> 01:20:48,376
of Roman Reigns?

1473
01:20:48,443 --> 01:20:50,145
[Wade] There is not a person
on planet Earth

1474
01:20:50,212 --> 01:20:53,481
who I would back to defeat Roman Reigns.

1475
01:20:53,548 --> 01:20:55,817
[Cole] Cover off the DDT by Owens.

1476
01:20:55,884 --> 01:20:57,385
Kickout at two.

1477
01:20:58,687 --> 01:21:01,790
[Wade] Look at the state
of Kevin Owens, though.

1478
01:21:01,857 --> 01:21:04,426
He's barely about to stand up
at points in this matchup.

1479
01:21:04,492 --> 01:21:06,261
This is not a tune-up.

1480
01:21:06,328 --> 01:21:10,098
This is a career and
health-jeopardizing predicament.

1481
01:21:10,165 --> 01:21:14,603
There's times you need to strategically
miss your flight in this game.

1482
01:21:14,669 --> 01:21:16,972
This perhaps was one of those
nights for Kevin Owens.

1483
01:21:17,038 --> 01:21:18,506
[Cole] Kevin Owens up to the top rope.

1484
01:21:18,573 --> 01:21:21,176
Solo Sikoa, though, will meet him there
with a right hand.

1485
01:21:25,280 --> 01:21:28,917
Sikoa wants to make sure
Kevin Owens is in no shape

1486
01:21:28,984 --> 01:21:31,286
to compete with Reigns tomorrow night.

1487
01:21:31,353 --> 01:21:34,322
[Wade] He's doing a great job of it
so far, Michael.

1488
01:21:37,259 --> 01:21:38,894
You ain't gonna make it
till Rumble, KO.

1489
01:21:38,960 --> 01:21:39,928
You hear me?

1490
01:21:42,264 --> 01:21:44,466
[Cole] Claiming that Owens will not
make it to the Rumble.

1491
01:21:45,300 --> 01:21:46,134
[grunting]

1492
01:21:48,136 --> 01:21:49,504
Kevin fighting back.

1493
01:21:53,842 --> 01:21:58,213
[Wade] Solo Sikoa just a man
who loves getting his hands dirty.

1494
01:21:59,180 --> 01:22:00,048
[grunts]

1495
01:22:00,115 --> 01:22:01,016
[thud]

1496
01:22:01,082 --> 01:22:02,417
[Cole] Down goes Sikoa.

1497
01:22:02,484 --> 01:22:04,686
Kevin Owens top rope, perched.

1498
01:22:04,753 --> 01:22:06,388
Frog splash.

1499
01:22:06,454 --> 01:22:09,624
Can he capitalize?
Cover by Owens for the win.

1500
01:22:09,691 --> 01:22:11,026
Kickout by Sikoa.

1501
01:22:15,730 --> 01:22:17,465
The elevation by KO.

1502
01:22:19,668 --> 01:22:22,704
[Wade] Picture-perfect frog splash,
but we know all about

1503
01:22:22,771 --> 01:22:25,540
the toughness of Solo Sikoa.

1504
01:22:25,607 --> 01:22:27,842
They made that man out of granite.

1505
01:22:29,678 --> 01:22:32,113
[Cole] Kevin Owens just as tough
as they come as well.

1506
01:22:33,848 --> 01:22:35,517
No quit in this man.

1507
01:22:40,388 --> 01:22:42,590
KO, superkick to the jaw.

1508
01:22:42,657 --> 01:22:46,261
Solo still on his feet
with a superkick of his own.

1509
01:22:46,328 --> 01:22:48,630
KO follows up with another one.

1510
01:22:49,831 --> 01:22:51,132
Went for the stunner.

1511
01:22:53,902 --> 01:22:55,704
A Samoan Drop by Sikoa.

1512
01:22:55,770 --> 01:22:57,706
Crawls to the cover.
Hook of the leg for the win

1513
01:22:57,772 --> 01:22:59,641
over Owens. Kickout at two.

1514
01:22:59,708 --> 01:23:00,709
[Wade] So close.

1515
01:23:00,775 --> 01:23:04,779
The will still in the body of
Kevin Owens, but Solo Sikoa

1516
01:23:04,846 --> 01:23:08,016
just a cold, emotionless warrior.

1517
01:23:08,083 --> 01:23:10,051
No friends, no ego,

1518
01:23:10,118 --> 01:23:14,289
just undying loyalty to The Bloodline
power structure.

1519
01:23:14,356 --> 01:23:16,391
Almost putting KO away there.

1520
01:23:17,759 --> 01:23:21,930
[Cole] Roman Reigns already owes
one championship match to Sikoa.

1521
01:23:21,996 --> 01:23:26,101
Clash at the Castle, versus McIntyre,
back in September of last year.

1522
01:23:27,402 --> 01:23:29,604
Nobody home as KO steps out of harm's way.

1523
01:23:29,671 --> 01:23:32,607
[Wade] Just in the nick of time
for Kevin Owens.

1524
01:23:34,609 --> 01:23:37,679
[Cole] Oh, and a kick dropping Sikoa
into the corner.

1525
01:23:37,746 --> 01:23:39,514
Here comes Kevin Owens.

1526
01:23:40,415 --> 01:23:41,649
Cannonball!

1527
01:23:42,450 --> 01:23:46,488
[Wade] Launching remorseless fury
at the body of Solo Sikoa.

1528
01:23:46,554 --> 01:23:47,489
This might be it.

1529
01:23:47,555 --> 01:23:49,391
KO up to the top rope.

1530
01:23:51,226 --> 01:23:53,027
Swanton.

1531
01:23:53,094 --> 01:23:55,397
Cover for the win.

1532
01:23:55,463 --> 01:23:58,233
Wait a minute, who-- Sami Zayn!

1533
01:23:59,034 --> 01:24:03,571
Sami Zayn saving the match for Sikoa.

1534
01:24:04,105 --> 01:24:08,410
[Wade] Sami Zayn had explicit
instructions from Roman Reigns:

1535
01:24:08,476 --> 01:24:13,248
"I don't want to see you anywhere
until the Royal Rumble."

1536
01:24:13,314 --> 01:24:16,918
[Cole] Yeah, but remember,
Jey Uso made a phone call a bit ago.

1537
01:24:16,985 --> 01:24:21,189
You have to believe he called Sami Zayn,
who we knew was in Laredo.

1538
01:24:21,256 --> 01:24:23,591
Meanwhile, superkick from Sikoa
to Sami Zayn.

1539
01:24:23,658 --> 01:24:24,759
And now Kevin Owens.

1540
01:24:25,226 --> 01:24:27,629
Owens driving Sikoa into the steps.

1541
01:24:28,329 --> 01:24:32,033
[Wade] Inadvertent superkick
to the jaw of Sami Zayn.

1542
01:24:33,435 --> 01:24:37,672
[Cole] Sikoa, accidentally,
with a superkick to Sami Zayn.

1543
01:24:37,739 --> 01:24:39,441
Kevin Owens capitalizes.

1544
01:24:41,776 --> 01:24:44,512
Kevin Owens, do you think
he's gonna try to do to Sikoa

1545
01:24:44,579 --> 01:24:47,081
what Sikoa did to him a couple
of weeks ago, Wade?

1546
01:24:47,148 --> 01:24:48,483
[Wade] Yeah, not now he ain't.

1547
01:24:48,550 --> 01:24:51,853
You can try.
Sikoa does not stay down for long.

1548
01:24:53,588 --> 01:24:57,392
[Cole] Kevin Owens not quite sure
where he is.

1549
01:24:57,992 --> 01:25:02,464
Solo Sikoa now with a steel chair
right into the jaw.

1550
01:25:02,530 --> 01:25:04,999
[Wade] Yeah, you tell me it was smart
of Kevin Owens

1551
01:25:05,066 --> 01:25:06,935
to take this matchup, Michael Cole.

1552
01:25:07,001 --> 01:25:08,503
Looks like you're wrong now, doesn't it?

1553
01:25:08,570 --> 01:25:12,874
[Cole] And Kevin Owens
is out on the table.

1554
01:25:12,941 --> 01:25:19,314
Solo Sikoa, deja vu here tonight
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1555
01:25:21,549 --> 01:25:24,319
Solo Sikoa looking to end Kevin Owens
once and for all,

1556
01:25:24,385 --> 01:25:25,820
but Kevin Owens meets him there.

1557
01:25:25,887 --> 01:25:28,656
[Wade] Just a beat too long
for "The Prize Fighter."

1558
01:25:29,924 --> 01:25:31,860
[Cole] Headbutt by Sikoa.

1559
01:25:31,926 --> 01:25:33,661
Kevin Owens is stunned.

1560
01:25:33,728 --> 01:25:35,563
Solo off the barricade.

1561
01:25:35,630 --> 01:25:37,398
Superkick by Owens connects.

1562
01:25:37,465 --> 01:25:38,566
[Wade] Bullseye.

1563
01:25:41,436 --> 01:25:45,273
[Cole] Kevin Owens,
pop-up powerbomb onto the table.

1564
01:25:53,248 --> 01:25:55,984
[Wade] KO's got that look in his eye,
Cole.

1565
01:25:56,050 --> 01:26:00,622
[Cole] He's staring down at Sami Zayn,
former best friend,

1566
01:26:03,391 --> 01:26:06,794
who may have cost Owens this match
tonight against Sikoa.

1567
01:26:07,395 --> 01:26:09,130
They're gonna use this on you!

1568
01:26:09,197 --> 01:26:10,732
Just watch!

1569
01:26:11,599 --> 01:26:16,638
[Cole] And now unloading on Solo,
driving him into the WWE fans.

1570
01:26:29,751 --> 01:26:32,187
This is my time!

1571
01:26:35,089 --> 01:26:39,994
[Cole] And Kevin Owens
spares Sami Zayn for now.

1572
01:26:40,061 --> 01:26:41,629
Bring this camera back.

1573
01:26:41,696 --> 01:26:43,331
Roman, you listen.

1574
01:26:44,065 --> 01:26:46,734
Tomorrow night, Royal Rumble,

1575
01:26:47,569 --> 01:26:50,872
I'm bringing everything I've got.

1576
01:26:51,706 --> 01:26:53,341
Everything.

1577
01:26:56,077 --> 01:26:59,681
[Cole] Sami Zayn saved Solo Sikoa
from a loss to Kevin Owens,

1578
01:26:59,747 --> 01:27:01,316
and then a miscommunication.

1579
01:27:01,382 --> 01:27:04,652
The superkick, clearly an accident,
to Sami Zayn.

1580
01:27:04,719 --> 01:27:07,956
Kevin Owens would take control.

1581
01:27:08,022 --> 01:27:10,358
A superkick to Solo Sikoa.

1582
01:27:12,160 --> 01:27:15,964
And then a pop-up powerbomb
onto the table.

1583
01:27:19,801 --> 01:27:23,438
But the question is,
can Kevin Owens do it tomorrow night

1584
01:27:23,504 --> 01:27:28,176
and end the 880-day championship reign

1585
01:27:28,242 --> 01:27:30,144
of Roman Reigns?

1586
01:27:31,212 --> 01:27:32,714
Also, tomorrow night.

1587
01:27:35,383 --> 01:27:39,954
Who will win the
30-Woman Royal Rumble Match

1588
01:27:40,655 --> 01:27:43,558
and punch their ticket
to the main event at WrestleMania?

1589
01:27:44,859 --> 01:27:46,094
Also, tomorrow night,

1590
01:27:47,128 --> 01:27:50,665
30 men in the Royal Rumble Match.

1591
01:27:50,732 --> 01:27:54,769
The winner to challenge the Undisputed
Champion at WrestleMania.

1592
01:27:54,836 --> 01:27:57,272
-[Owens] I'll see you tomorrow night.
-[Cole] Can Kevin Owens do it?

1593
01:27:57,338 --> 01:27:58,873
I'll see you tomorrow night, Sami.

1594
01:27:58,940 --> 01:28:01,743
-[Cole] Where does Sami Zayn stand?
-I'll see you tomorrow night.

1595
01:28:01,809 --> 01:28:03,878
[Cole] We find out tomorrow night

1596
01:28:03,945 --> 01:28:08,916
live at the Alamodome at the Royal Rumble.
ee you tomorrow night.