[WWE intro music playing]
[Cena] Then.
-[Flair] Woo! -[glass shatters]
[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolls] -[Cena] Now.
[Reigns] Acknowledge me!
-♪ The King of Kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[Cena] Forever.
[crowd cheers]
Together.
[music fades]
["Nobody Better Than Me" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It is the eve of SummerSlam,
and tonight we get you ready for the biggest party this summer,
sold out in Dayton, Ohio,
with Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
which is sponsored tonight by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection, with home, auto, and more.
[Wade] And as broken by Bleacher Report this afternoon,
tonight, we will see Jey Uso take on The Bloodline Enforcer,
the sadistic Solo Sikoa, just 24 hours ahead
of the biggest match of Jey's career at SummerSlam.
It's a huge gamble,
and it's coming up in tonight's main event.
["Welcome to LA" playing]
[crowd cheers]
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Los Angeles, California,
weighing in at 230 pounds, LA Knight!
[Cole] You know, there's a sign in the front row over here from a WWE fan
that says, "I drove 600 miles to see LA Knight."
This is a man who has absolutely resonated with the WWE Universe,
a ground swell of support, a real movement underway,
but now, Wade,
you got to keep giving them something to cheer about.
[Wade] Exactly, give the people what they want.
We're starting SmackDown off right by giving them The Megastar.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight!
[chanting fades]
Let me talk to you.
[crowd cheers]
It's SummerSlam weekend,
they say the biggest part of the summer, right?
[crowd] Yeah!
Well, then I look ahead and I see
a 25-man Battle Royal…
and I just happen to think about all the different competitors
that might be in this thing.
Now, look, that ain't everybody, obviously, as you can tell,
but here I see the land of misfit toys,
a group of stooges.
And if you've never been called a stooge before,
I take pride in calling a stooge a stooge, you stooge.
-Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah!
As a matter of fact, as I look at each of these guys,
everybody's got a chance.
Anybody can bring it home.
I mean, you even got The Miz over here, right?
[crowd boos]
What's the matter? I thought that was Mr. Must-See TV, right?
-[crowd boos] -No, no!
Because if you ain't talking about this guy,
somebody told you the wrong damn story.
-Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah!
Then I look over at that pasty goof Sheamus,
and I start thinking about the business that happens tonight,
because while that cross-eyed halfwit
thinks he's gonna walk down here--
and don't get me wrong,
Sheamus has done it all, he's been champion many times over.
He's been a World Heavyweight Champion.
He's been United States Champion,
but tonight we're gonna add one more accomplishment to that,
because he hasn't been beat yet
by the one and the only, with everybody saying…
[crowd] LA Knight! Yeah!
-Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah!
["Hellfire" playing]
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Well, I hope LA Knight is ready for a fight, because it's…
fight night!
-[fireworks explode] -[crowd cheers]
[Rome] And his opponent, accompanied by Butch and Ridge Holland,
representing The Brawling Brutes,
Sheamus!
[Cole] Heated words last week between Sheamus and LA Knight
led to this match tonight.
[Wade] Look, we're all entertained by LA Knight's gift of the gab,
but it just rubs some people up the wrong way,
and apparently, it grated the ears of "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus last week.
-Calling Sheamus a pasty goof… -[bell rings]
…and a cross-eyed halfwit right before a match with him
shows that LA Knight has a fair amount of bravado.
-[Cole] Well, LA Knight was-- -[crowd] LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight!
[Cole] LA Knight was asked about that bravado
on the After the Bell podcast with Corey Graves and Kevin Patrick this week,
and he talked about a lot of comparisons
where they call him a throwback to the attitude era,
and he says that he likes that,
because he believes he's trying to take something from yesterday and today
and mix them together into what you see is LA Knight.
[crowd boos]
He said there's no resting on his laurels, it's onward and upward,
but as I mentioned at the top of the broadcast, Wade,
it's one thing to be as popular as LA Knight has become,
it's another thing to stay there, and that means winning matches.
[Wade] Yeah, absolutely. You knock off someone like Sheamus
with a track record that Sheamus has had for the past 15 years,
the greats that Sheamus has beaten, the championships he's won,
you're pretty damn special in my book.
[Cole] Oh, and LA Knight with a high elbow drops The Celtic Warrior.
Hey, you go into tomorrow night at SummerSlam
in front of over 50,000 plus in Ford Field, Detroit,
and you win the SummerSlam Battle Royal that's presented by Slim Jim,
LA Knight wins that, now we're talking.
[Wade] Well, LA Knight's been crying out for the spotlight
since arriving here on SmackDown.
You've got your opportunity tomorrow night at Ford Field
in front of a packed house.
-Oh! -[Cole] LA Knight and Sheamus
both tumble hard over the top rope to the floor.
And Butch and Ridge of The Brawling Brutes.
And meanwhile, uh…
Santos Escobar now making his way down to ringside.
Escobar, of course, not only the Number One Contender
for the United States Championship, but also in tomorrow night's Battle Royal.
[Wade] Oh, wait a second, we got a bunch of misfit toys and stooges coming out,
according to LA Knight, to be clear.
[Cole] The Miz, who LA Knight referred to earlier on is here.
Grayson Waller as well,
he hosts a special "Grayson Waller Effect" later tonight with Damage CTRL.
Karrion Kross accompanied by Scarlett.
Of course, all these Superstars involved in the Battle Royal
tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
And Sheamus trying to position LA Knight for the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán.
Here comes AJ Styles, accompanied by Michin,
and we know the situation between AJ and Karrion Kross.
[grunts]
Sheamus trying to hang onto the top rope.
LA Knight in trouble.
Sheamus, oh, White Noise on the apron!
Sheamus in control on SmackDown.
We're back live on Friday Night SmackDown, sold out here tonight.
Sheamus in control of LA Knight, kicking things off one-on-one.
A number of Superstars have surrounded the ring to watch this matchup.
Those Superstars, along with the two men in the ring,
involved in the SummerSlam Battle Royal tomorrow night in Detroit.
[Wade] The "Yeah" movement may well be hitting a roadblock before our eyes
in the form of a gatekeeper named Sheamus.
[Cole] And the brash LA Knight tries to take the fight to Sheamus.
Oh, and down goes Sheamus!
And LA Knight now looks to create an opening in this matchup,
as these men look to build momentum toward tomorrow.
[Wade] Now you can talk as much smack as you like…
[crowd] LA Knight! LA Knight!
…but unless you can deliver the goods in the ring
against a man like Sheamus, you're in for a rough night.
Sheamus back to his feet, LA Knight as well,
and LA Knight, when he was asked to describe his offense,
he said, "It's not pretty, it's not fancy, but it gets the job done."
[crowd] Boom! Yeah! Yeah!
[Wade] You got to understand, LA Knight is a hell of a heavyweight in that ring.
-[Cole] Oh. -[crowd boos]
[Cole] Sheamus with a kick.
LA Knight, though, powering Sheamus into a slam!
[Wade] Might have taken a fair bit out of The Megastar in the process.
Not many people…
-[crowd] LA Knight! Yeah! -…can throw Sheamus around like that.
-[shouts] -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Called himself a throwback,
as he delivers that elbow to the chest of Sheamus.
[grunts]
[Cole] Now, LA Knight with Sheamus up top, on his shoulders.
Down goes Sheamus face-first, this could be it.
It may be over. Hook of the leg by LA Knight,
and Sheamus kicks out at two.
[Wade] Incredibly high landing on Sheamus.
Take another look at the power of The Megastar,
but also a terrible landing for Sheamus.
-Just about able to kick out there. -[crowd] One! Two!
[crowd gasps]
[Cole] LA Knight frustrated, believed he had Sheamus beat there.
[crowd clapping rhythmically]
[Cole] WWE fans trying to will LA Knight on.
Sheamus back to his feet.
Knight, kick to the midsection, looking for the Blunt Force Trauma.
Sheamus, though, looking to steal one, and a kick at two.
[grunts]
[Cole] Oh, and the Irish Curse Backbreaker.
[Wade] Sheamus starting to ask questions of LA Knight
that have never been asked before.
We're gonna find out just how good The Megastar is right now.
[Cole] Yeah, Sheamus, the veteran, multi-time World Champion,
Money in the Bank, King of the Ring, Royal Rumble winner,
Sheamus has done it all in his career.
And now with LA Knight on his shoulders, up to the second rope.
Knight's in trouble,
could be a massive White Noise on the way for The Celtic Warrior.
Connecting, cover for the win,
over Knight, kicks at two!
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] Just got to admire the brutalist style of Sheamus,
putting his own body on the line week after week.
Somehow, LA Knight
with just about enough kavorka in his loins to kick out.
Again, Battle Royal participants for tomorrow night
at SummerSlam at ringside
looking on at what has been a hellacious battle
between Sheamus and LA Knight.
Sheamus looking for the Alabama Slam, and…
Knight rolled through.
Now Sheamus looking to turn Knight perhaps into the Texas Cloverleaf.
Locked in now, the Cloverleaf by Sheamus.
[Wade] LA Knight a long way from the ropes here
and Sheamus knows it.
That is a lot of Irishman that LA Knight has to drag over.
-Just about making it. -[Cole] Yeah.
Making it to the bottom rope.
Forces the official Jessika Carr to call for the break.
[Wade] You're only picking one winner from here, though.
Sheamus completely dominant now.
[Cole] LA Knight trying to fight out of this.
Some well-placed boots to the shoulder of Sheamus.
[grunting]
[Cole] Oh. Stopping LA Knight in his tracks.
[Wade] LA Knight is hurting in a big way.
[Cole] Sheamus, great core strength,
brings himself up toward the top of the ring.
[Wade] And gasping on air now, whoa!
[Cole] LA Knight leaping up to the top rope.
The ropes slippery,
LA Knight not able to grab his balance, as was Sheamus.
And there are bodies falling everywhere.
Sheamus, spine-first into the steel steps.
[Wade] You mentioned how hot it is in this building.
Those top ropes clearly slick with perspiration.
Sheamus may well have got the worst of that landing.
Catching those steps on the edge on the way down.
[Cole] And now some words being had with the participants at ringside.
Sheamus and LA Knight match continues.
-[Wade] San-- -[Cole] And, oh! Austin Theory!
Theory! Theory with an ambush of the man
he defends the United States Title against next week, Santos Escobar.
[Wade] Just when all attention was diverted,
the United States Champion strikes.
Here we go, Cole!
[Cole] And now the Battle Royal participants
getting into a massive brawl at ringside.
Kross and Ridge Holland exchanging blows.
[Wade] Fight one Brawling Brute, you fight them all.
-That's the problem, Kross. -[Cole] Butch into the fray.
AJ Styles, a little revenge on Karrion Kross.
The Miz in the mix.
[Wade] Miz out there breaking the bones
and letting everyone suffer just like he does.
What? Oh!
[Cole] Yeah. Well, Miz…
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] …is gonna pay.
[crowd] One! Two! Three! Four! Five!
Six! Seven! Eight! Nine! Ten!
[Cole] 10 Beats of the Bodhrán.
LA Knight now rolls up Sheamus from behind as this matchup continues.
-Brogue Kick to Miz! LA Knight-- -[Wade] It couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
[Cole] Moved out of harm's way
-to deliver the Blunt Force Trauma. -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Knight with a win.
["Welcome to LA" playing]
[Rome] Here is your winner--
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And now, uh…
Superstars entering the ring and LA Knight…
[Waller] Watch your back, LA!
-You watch your back! -This close!
-You ain't that good!
[Cole] …heads out of harm's way.
-We'll get you tomorrow! -This close!
We'll get you tomorrow!
This close!
[Cole] LA Knight said, Wade,
that it's not pretty, that it's not fancy, but he gets the job done
and that's what he did here tonight as he heads into tomorrow,
SummerSlam Battle Royal presented by Slim Jim,
live from Ford Field in Detroit.
You got to know what's coming to you.
Yeah.
[Cole] The stoic enforcer
for Roman Reigns and The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa.
And you have to believe that Solo Sikoa has his marching orders tonight
from the man who is still "The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns,
as Solo Sikoa goes to battle against his brother
and the man who faces Roman Reigns for the Undisputed Championship,
the tribal chiefdom in Tribal Combat tomorrow night, Jey Uso.
Uso, Sikoa, live tonight.
[Wade] And one night before "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes
and "The Beast" Brock Lesnar collide
in one of the main events of SummerSlam.
We will revisit this epic rivalry next.
[music fades]
[Cole] Congratulations go out to John Cena.
John and Jackie Chan for the movie Hidden Strike.
Number one movie in the United States and worldwide.
Congratulations once again to the 16-time World Champion, John Cena.
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[overlapping chatter]
Guys! Guys! All right!
Knock it off! Knock it off! Knock it off! All right, if you--
Listen! Listen.
If you four want to go, go to the ring and take care of it now.
If you got to go, go. Go!
-Kick his teeth in. -Enough!
[laughs] Brawling Brutes against The OC.
Tonight, it's fight night part two. Sign me up.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we look ahead now
to tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
And one of the main events, Lesnar-Rhodes III.
Here is our Progressive Match Flo.
[announcer] Match Flo is sponsored by Progressive,
a triple threat of protection with home, auto and more.
["Daylight" by David Kushner playing]
[Rhodes] I'd be crazy not to be scared of Brock Lesnar,
but I still want to fight Brock Lesnar.
♪ Telling myself I won't go there ♪
♪ Oh, but I know that I won't care ♪
♪ Tryna wash away All the blood I've spilt ♪
♪ This lust is a burden That we both share ♪
♪ Two sinners can't atone From a lone prayer ♪
♪ Souls tied Intertwined by our pride and guilt ♪
♪ There's darkness in the distance ♪
♪ From the way that I've been livin' ♪
♪ But I know I can't resist it ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ You and I drink the poison From the same vine ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ Hidin' all of our sins From the daylight ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
Brock Lesnar is The Beast.
Beast enough to break my arm,
but not man enough to make me tap out.
♪ Tellin' myself it's the last time ♪
♪ Can you spare any mercy That you might find ♪
♪ If I'm down on my knees again ♪
♪ Deep down, way down, Lord, I try ♪
♪ Try to follow your light But it's night time ♪
♪ Please, don't leave me in the end ♪
♪ There's darkness in the distance ♪
♪ I'm beggin' for forgiveness ♪
♪ But I know I might resist it, oh ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ You and I drink the poison From the same vine ♪
[Rhodes] The game is one-one. Are you satisfied?
I hope you're not.
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
Brock, you made a mistake.
You left me breathing.
I want to go to SummerSlam to embarrass you
because it's what you deserve.
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ You and I drink the poison From the same vine ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
At SummerSlam, Brock, I end this.
♪ From the daylight Runnin' from the daylight ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
[music fades]
♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
[Cole] It is the most important match of this stage of Cody Rhodes' career
because it is make or break.
Will SummerSlam prove whether or not
Cody Rhodes' career is on the rise or heading downhill?
Will it be a nightmare for "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes
at the hands of Brock Lesnar?
We find out tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
-And I get to say it again. -[Wade chuckles]
[Cole] It's fight night!
[Wade] You'll lose your voice at this rate.
-[fireworks explode] -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle home, auto, or motorcycle insurance.
It's gonna happen.
Set up moments ago by Adam Pearce, The Brawling Brutes versus The OC.
It's live and it's next.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] He's the real chief, "The Main Event" Jey Uso
is 24 hours away from the biggest match of his life
versus "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
Jey Uso, first, must face his brother Solo Sikoa
in our main event live tonight.
Meanwhile, back in the arena here, sold-out in Dayton, Ohio,
there's The OC, Anderson and Gallows, accompanied by Michin,
to take on Holland and Butch of The Brawling Brutes.
[Wade] You know what, put these four men in a pub together,
they'd get along great.
But this is one of those nights you've got to put the pints down
and start swinging.
[Cole] The night began with Sheamus versus LA Knight.
The ringside area filled up with those who will be a part of the Battle Royal…
-tomorrow night at SummerSlam. -[bell rings]
Things got out of hand, spilled into the backstage area
where The OC confronted Holland and Butch.
And now we have this match tonight.
[Wade] Two big men of the respective teams kicking things off here.
[Cole] This is Ridge Holland and Luke Gallows.
-[grunts] -[crowd gasps]
[Cole] And a big right hand by Gallows, and Holland with a clothesline.
Clothesline to Ridge, drives it back,
and both men still on their feet.
[grunts, groans]
Both these teams would love to jockey for position
in the Tag Team Championship race.
Gallows, big splash in the corner. Tag made.
Here comes the technical savvy, Karl Anderson.
Also, as tough as they come.
Double team. Boot by Gallows.
Cover by Anderson to put Holland away, and a kickout.
[Wade] The OC are just such a well-oiled unit.
Gallows and Anderson have been tagging together around the world
for the past ten-plus years.
Unlimited amounts of success,
looking to climb back to the top of the ladder here on SmackDown.
[Cole] And hence, the reason a win by Butch and Ridge Holland
over The OC tonight, big feather in their cap.
And look at Holland now…
[Wade] Yorkshire merry-go round from Holland.
Quickly turning the tide in this one.
[Cole] And tag made. And here comes Butch.
Some have referred to him as a mangy mutt.
[Wade] That's you.
You've referred to him as a mangy mutt on numerous occasions.
I'd like to know Butch's thoughts on that particular moniker, Cole.
[Cole] Now, Butch, "The Master of Joint Manipulation,"
perhaps looking to use Anderson's fingers as a wishbone.
And look at this. Looking to break the fingers of Karl Anderson.
[Anderson groaning]
I've heard of cracking knuckles, but that's ridiculous.
[Wade] It's a video nasty every time Butch gets--
-[Cole] Oh! -[Wade] Oh! In the ring.
No matter how many times I see it, I cringe every time.
Get up, Karl!
[Cole] Psychologically, that's got to do a number on you as well, right?
-[Wade] No doubt. -[groans]
[Wade] Kind of move that's outlawed in mixed martial arts.
You're not allowed to attack the small joints, but…
-[Cole chuckles] Pulling the ear. -[Wade] …for Karl Anderson,
who doesn't get any respite in a SmackDown ring.
[Cole] Butch twisting the ear of Anderson moments ago
and continues the assault.
Notice how he doesn't allow any space between himself and Anderson.
Constant movement, constant contact with his opponent.
[Wade] Just a brilliant technician, Butch, but he's nasty with it too.
Anderson able to drag Butch back to the corner,
and here comes the big man, Doc Gallows.
And double team now by The OC.
-Butch trying to fight out of this! -[Wade] Oh!
It may be over.
Gallows, cover.
And Ridge will break things up.
[Wade] That's a high-angled landing there.
OC taking control in this one.
Can The Brawling Brutes get back up? This match continues.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] We're back live on Friday Night SmackDown.
Tag team action tonight.
Anderson and Gallows of The OC, Michin at ringside,
against The Brawling Brutes, Holland and Butch.
This is Anderson and Holland in the ring right now.
[crowd applauds, cheers]
Michin looking on.
We're getting a very pivotal matchup in the Tag Team Division, Wade,
-for both these teams here tonight. -[Wade] Yeah, undoubtedly.
You know their respective leaders, Sheamus and AJ Styles, looking on.
AJ Styles must be the happier man right now.
[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Karl Anderson with a scowl on his face
as they continue to have their way with Ridge Holland.
Come on, Ridge.
-Come on, Ridge. -Let me see what you got.
Come on, Ridge. Come on, Ridge.
-[Cole] Ridge trying to fight back. -Come on!
[Cole] Anderson taunting Holland, and paid for it.
Wicked Clothesline by Ridge Holland as he tries to drag himself to the corner
-to make a tag. -[Wade] It's one thing beating a guy,
but poking the bear when that bear is Ridge Holland.
-[Cole] Tag! -[Wade] Bad idea.
[Cole] Butch is now legal
as he blasts Gallows on the apron.
Follows it up with a couple of kicks.
Three kicks now to the face of Karl Anderson.
[Wade] Belligerence from Butch. Oh!
[Cole] And the frenetic pace of Butch has taken control of this match.
[Wade] Exactly what The OC needed to avoid at this point
just when they had the upper hand.
-[Michin] Don't do it! -[grunts]
[Cole] That running Lariat that time by--
Oh! Butch.
[Wade] Big Luke Gallows just in the nick of time
as this match was slipping away.
[Cole] And now Ridge into the match again as well.
[Wade] We've got ourselves an all-out brawl.
[Cole] Ridge trying to power up Luke Gallows.
Backdrop.
Anderson with that big kick.
[Wade] The referee losing complete control here.
[Cole] Step-up Enzuigiri.
And now, Butch measuring his man and--
-[bell ringing] -[Cole] Who the-- wait a minute!
Montez Ford?
Angelo Dawkins.
The Street Profits.
Dawkins is in a suit!
[crowd cheering]
And now going after The OC.
The Street Profits from out of nowhere,
attacking The OC and The Brawling Brutes.
[Wade] The Street Profits look like a million bucks right now
and they're handing out million-dollar beatings.
[crowd gasps]
[Cole] The Exclamation Point by Dawkins.
Ridge Holland may be thinking twice about coming back in the ring.
[women screaming]
[Wade] Oh! Street Profits out here making statements.
[Cole] And Butch jumping on the back of Angelo Dawkins.
[Wade] I suspect it may be too little too late, Butch.
[Cole] Oh, and a double team by The Profits taking out Butch.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] The Street Profits making a statement
here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
Again, closing moments of the matchup
-as Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins… -[bell ringing]
…from out of nowhere ambush The OC and The Brutes
and then beat the hell out of both teams.
[Wade] What a beatdown it was.
Make no mistake, The Street Profits are here and they mean business.
[yells indistinctly]
[grunts]
[Cole] This is as aggressive as I've seen The Street Profits
in many, many years here.
[Wade] Tactics at their disposal,
put those threads back on, boys.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And there's the man who is perhaps responsible
for the resurgent Street Profits.
Bobby Lashley talked a lot about change the past couple of weeks
with Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins,
and it appears after what we saw tonight…
[crowd chanting] Bobby! Bobby! Bobby!
[Cole] …that change may indeed be in the air.
Well, there is very little more insulting
than getting your butt kicked by a couple of guys wearing suits,
but damn, they look good.
Well, nonetheless, tomorrow it is SummerSlam in Ford Field in Detroit,
where Asuka will defend her WWE Women's Championship
in a Triple Threat Match against Bianca Belair
and this woman, Charlotte Flair.
[upbeat music playing]
This is the life, isn't it? Well, what can I say? I like nice things.
Champagne, this yacht,
being the 14-time Women's Champion,
it's in my blood, like winning.
Tomorrow is the biggest Women's Match in SummerSlam history.
Bianca Belair, "EST,"
"The Empress" Asuka,
and the one and only queen.
I am the past, the present, and the future.
[chuckles]
I have been since 2015.
[crowd cheering]
There is a reason why I have a 5-0 record at SummerSlam,
because I am reliable, dependable,
and the Iron Woman of this division.
I'm not looking to beat Asuka tomorrow, I'm not looking to beat Bianca.
No, they have to beat me.
Asuka, I have your number.
Bianca, I am that mountain you have to climb, sweetheart.
You might've been on top for two years, but I've been on top my entire career.
So let's make a toast to the new WWE Women's Champion,
the 15-time Champion,
Charlotte Flair.
Woo!
[upbeat music playing]
[Cole] The trailblazing Superstar, Charlotte,
with an opportunity to win a 15th World Championship.
Asuka, the champion, Bianca Belair, the other challenger,
in a Triple Threat Match.
Where the first woman to gain pinfall or submission
will become to WWE Women's Champion at SummerSlam.
[Wade] Well, back to tonight,
because on the eve of Tribal Combat for the WWE Championship
between the most dominant champ of the modern era Roman Reigns
and his unhinged cousin, Jey Uso,
Paul Heyman will unravel the meaning and importance of Tribal Combat, next.
["Born to Be Wild" playing]
[Cole] It is SummerSlam
and the biggest match of "Main Event" Jey Uso's entire career.
It is not only to head The Bloodline and become The Tribal Chief,
it's for the Undisputed Championship,
an opportunity to stop the record-setting reign of Roman Reigns
under Tribal Combat rules.
What's that all about? We're about to find out.
♪ Take the world in a love embrace… ♪
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome special counsel,
"The Wiseman" Paul Heyman!
[crowd booing]
Ladies…
if there are any in Ohio…
[crowd gasps, boos]
…and gentlemen,
my name…
-is Paul Heyman. -[crowd] Paul Heyman!
[crowd booing]
How did it come to this?
This is not what your "Tribal Chief"
Roman Reigns wanted.
[crowd booing]
This is the last thing Roman Reigns wanted. It…
If you want to place blame…
for what happened to Jimmy Uso…
who you will most likely not see again,
you, you, you, you, you, you,
you can all blame Jey Uso.
[crowd booing]
And now the former right-hand man,
the former, after tomorrow, "Main Event" Jey Uso
wants to push your Tribal Chief to this?
What happens to Jey Uso tomorrow night
won't be Jey Uso's fault,
won't be your fault, won't be my fault.
It'll be the accountability
of your "Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
[crowd boos]
There will be no remorse.
There will be no regret.
There will be no plea for absolution or benediction or forgiveness,
because when Roman Reigns enters this ring tomorrow night at SummerSlam,
ladies and gentlemen, he will be cognizant of the fact…
that Roman Reigns is entering a match…
called Tribal Combat.
[whooshes]
[Heyman] The Ula Fala.
[ominous music plays]
On the aisle of Samoa,
kings don't wear crowns,
chiefs wear the sacred beads of the Ula Fala,
and the only way to seize such power
is through Tribal Combat.
Generation after generation,
boys have become men,
men have become warriors,
warriors have become legends,
and legends have become Tribal Chiefs.
The red Ula Fala, those are what High Chiefs wear.
And to be able to wear something like that within our Bloodline
comes with utmost respect.
[in Samoan]
[Heyman, in English] When the position of Tribal Chief is challenged,
when the uprising reaches its highest level,
there's only one way to settle that matter.
In a match where there are no rules except for one,
and that one rule states there will be a declarative winner.
There will be no doubt left in anyone's mind
that one man can carry the honor
of being the Undisputed Tribal Chief.
[ominous music plays]
[crowd cheering]
Roman Reigns is the reigning,
defending…
Undisputed
WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion.
Roman Reigns is your Tribal Chief.
He has been both for damn near
three years here in WWE,
and Jey Uso,
that will never be you.
[crowd boos]
I can stand here and tell you,
"Oh, that's not a prediction. That's a spoiler."
The only spoiler I'm gonna give for tomorrow night
-is that Jey Uso-- -♪ Uso! ♪
[crowd cheers]
♪ Down since Day one ish, yeah ♪
♪ Down since Day one ish ♪
♪ We've been own since Day one ish, yeah ♪
Hey, man!
I'm home! I'm home!
♪ Ay, let's get it, Uce ♪
♪ It's not paranoia It's The Usos ♪
[crowd cheers]
♪ Let's go, Uce ♪
[shouts]
♪ Down since Day one ish ♪
♪ We've been down since Day one ish, yeah ♪
♪ Line 'em all up Knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Hey! Hey! Hey!
♪ Ya already know Soon as you feel that creep ♪
♪ You 'bouts to get put to sleep ♪
♪ It's not paranoia, it's The Usos ♪
[music fades]
[crowd boos]
[crowd chants] Uso! Uso! Uso!
[breathing heavily]
[crowd cheers]
[panting]
[crowd chanting] Jey! Jey! Jey!
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[crowd cheers]
You're right, OG.
Tomorrow night…
Tribal Combat is happening.
So, yeah, yeah.
I'ma light him up with one of these sticks.
I said I'ma light him up with one of these chairs.
[crowd] What?
Hey, hey. Guess what?
He the Head of the Table, he definitely going through one.
[crowd cheers]
Hey, this is what he forgot to mention though,
this passion you see right in front of you, Uce,
I'm bringing all that tomorrow.
-[crowd cheers] -[Jey] Hey.
The spirit of my ancestors, I'm bringing all that tomorrow.
My family, I'm bringing all that tomorrow.
The culture, I'm bringing all that tomorrow.
And tomorrow, I'm beating Roman Reigns
to become the new Tribal Chief
and the new Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion, Uce!
[crowd cheers]
["Taking it All" feat. Stevie Stone playing]
[Cole] Well, later on tonight, Jey Uso goes one-on-one with this man,
Solo Sikoa.
Not only the enforcer for Roman Reigns,
but Solo is also the younger brother of Jey.
[overlapping chatter]
-It might be coming early. -[Jey] Chill, Solo.
Chill, man. Chill, Solo. Chill out.
Hey, chill.
Chill! Why-why you…
-[mic thuds] -Hey.
[crowd chanting] Uso! Uso! Uso!
I, uh, I think what they're trying to tell you
is that you done screwed up now.
[crowd boos]
Little brother, little brother, you're my brother, though.
It don't matter what happened between me and you,
you always my brother, so I can forgive you, okay?
Trust me, man. These mind games ain't it no more.
All right? They did the same thing to me.
All you do is take orders.
You take your orders. Roman probably gave you orders right now,
and I'm telling you,
OG is saying the same things he said to you
that he used to say to me every night.
-Okay? -No. Not okay.
Stop.
You really think he believe--
Excuse us one moment.
May I have a word with you, please?
[crowd boos]
Solo?
Get out.
Solo?
I said get out.
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Solo, listen to me.
Listen to me.
Get out now!
Oh! Superkick by Jey to Solo!
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants] Uso! Uso! Uso!
Hey, OG.
Tell my cousin I'ma see him tomorrow night.
So you can tell my brother I'ma see his ass later on, okay?
Okay. No!
♪ Down since Day one ish, yeah… ♪
[Cole] Solo Sikoa will not forget…
as he meets Jey Uso in our main event later on tonight.
Get out now!
[Cole] Boom! The Superkick to Solo Sikoa
sets the stage for our main event.
Well, tonight it's Solo versus Jey Uso.
Next week, the United States Championship
will be Austin Theory against Santos Escobar.
This is how it happened.
Last week, the finals of the Invitational Tournament,
Santos Escobar versus the mentor from the LWO, Rey Mysterio.
And this was a great matchup until this happened,
Santos Escobar with a Suicide Dive, taking out Rey Mysterio.
And watch the whiplash that Mysterio suffered
as the back of his head hit the floor.
I have to call off this match, Rey Mysterio can no longer compete.
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen, I've just been informed
that Rey Mysterio is no longer able to compete in this match.
Therefore, your winner
is Santos Escobar!
[Cole] A bittersweet victory for Santos Escobar
as he advances to the finals next week
of the United States Championship Match against Austin Theory.
We can inform everyone that Rey Mysterio suffered severe whiplash.
He is recovering at home and he is considered day-to-day.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
United States Champion, Austin Theory.
[crowd boos]
[Kayla] Theory, you're competing in just a couple of moments,
but next week you're putting that title on the line against Santos Escobar
-who won the United States Championship-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa. How exactly did he win?
You're talking about the same Santos that I just punched in the face, right?
Yeah, this is the same guy that injured his mentor.
I mean, his so-called role model that he loves. Yeah.
But you know what? I hope Rey Mysterio is watching
because next week, when I beat Santos Escobar
and retain my United States Championship,
I'm gonna dedicate that victory to good old El Rey Mysterio.
But let's focus on tonight
because tonight I got Cameron Grimes,
and just like Santos next week,
Cameron Grimes is gonna get his dreams crushed
when he experiences Austin Theory live.
♪ A-Town down ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
♪ A-Town down Screamin' out loud… ♪
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Austin Theory!
[fireworks explode]
[Cole] Austin Theory considers tonight a tune-up,
but it may not be that easy.
[Wade] He goes one-on-one with up-and-coming Cameron Grimes.
That matchup, non-title affair,
-is coming up next. -[Theory] You get that.
You get all of that because it ain't going anywhere.
[announcer] The City of Brotherly Love. It's got its own beat.
The birthplace of America where you are always reminded
there's tough, and then there's Philly tough.
Next April…
the knockout punch is coming.
[Cole] This is the greatest live event in entertainment.
[announcer] And that,
that's a Philly thing.
WrestleMania, live from Philadelphia, April, 2024.
Tickets available in two weeks.
[Cole] SummerSlam is sponsored by Rocket Mortgage.
Buy, sell, finance, save.
And by C4 Energy, the official energy drink of SummerSlam.
WWE and C4 have teamed up
to create all-new C4 ultimate energy drinks
and C4 ultimate pre-workout powders available now exclusively at GNC.
Cameron Grimes, the hardworking, gritty, enterprising young Superstar
will go one-on-one with the United States Champion Austin Theory
here tonight on Friday Night SmackDown.
[bell rings]
[Cole] Cameron Grimes is hoping to deliver
some bad news to Austin Theory here tonight
because Theory may be looking ahead of Mr. Grimes
to next week's United States Championship clash
against that man, Santos Escobar, who's making his way up to the ring.
Remember, a cheap shot by Theory earlier tonight as SmackDown kicked off
has really sent Escobar's emotions through the roof.
[Wade] Just a little championship mind games from Theory.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Wade] Cave-in!
-[Cole] The Cave-in by Grimes. -[Wade] Oh no!
[Cole] Theory, though, with his foot on the ropes.
[referee] His foot's on the rope! That's two.
[Cole] Grimes hit his finishing move, the Cave-in,
and almost stole one from the United States Champion.
[Wade] Theory had no clue about that. Rather fortuitous.
I associate luck usually with Cameron Grimes,
but for once, it backfired on one of life's underdogs
who may have this in the bag now
because Austin Theory, United States Champion,
is all over the place.
[Cole] Theory whipped into the barricade and he has no idea where he is.
Cameron Grimes taking the fight to Theory.
The United States Champion on the ropes
and he could lose this match here, Wade, a week away from defending his title.
[Wade] Well, you've got to hand a big assist to Santos Escobar here.
All it took was a distraction.
[Cole] Grimes, top rope, Crossbody.
Lateral press to pin the champion.
Kickout at two by Theory.
[Wade] Complete one-way traffic now.
[grunts]
[Cole] And Grimes with a right hand.
And Theory has no idea, Wade, where he is.
Grimes is taking the fight to Theory
ever since Santos Escobar provided a distraction.
[Wade] Here's one of the biggest…
-[Cole] Oh, down goes Theory! -…assets.
[Cole] Grimes again.
Into the cover and a kickout. You were saying?
[Wade] So many people dismiss Cameron Grimes.
Just a small-town country boy.
That always works out perfectly for Grimes.
Just underestimating him makes his job that much easier,
and Austin Theory may have made that cardinal sin here.
[Cole] Grimes with a couple of kicks to the chest.
Theory able to duck underneath, misses wildly.
Oh, and a collision.
Oh, Grimes, though, great move, for the win.
Hook of the leg and a kickout.
What a Scoop Slam by Grimes that time.
Almost pulled off the upset on the United States Champion.
[Wade] Anyone who watched Cameron Grimes' time in NXT will not be surprised.
The man just has so much sneaky athleticism.
That collision course just a split-second away
from a massive victory for The Grimy One.
[shouts]
[Cole] And Grimes went for the Cave-in yet again.
Austin Theory able to scoot out of harm's way.
Used the official to block momentarily.
Grimes, though, shoulder to the midsection.
Up to the top rope. Theory back to his feet.
Oh, and great move by Theory.
Grimes loses his balance,
Austin Theory able to deliver A-Town Down.
And Theory dragging himself into the cover,
-and Theory survives here tonight. -[bell rings]
[Rome] Here is your winner, the United States Champion,
Austin Theory!
[Wade] See that, Cole? Absolutely nothing to do with luck.
It's simply championship resilience from a man,
Austin Theory, who got beaten from pillar to post.
If you can take that, still dish out moves like A-Town Down,
you are something very special.
[Cole] And what a performance by Grimes tonight.
Meanwhile, Santos Escobar with a little revenge on his mind.
Phantom Driver!
If he hits that next week,
we're gonna have a new United States Champion.
-LWO! -[crowd] LWO!
[Wade] Not gonna have it so easy next week on SmackDown
against a fresh Austin Theory
who traditionally raises his game when the championship's on the line.
[Cole] That's next week. Tomorrow is SummerSlam,
where this woman will defend her WWE Women's Championship
in a Triple Threat Match.
[foreboding music plays]
[Cole] At SummerSlam,
Triple Threat Match for the Women's Championship.
No champion's advantage for Asuka.
[grunts]
[laughs]
[yells in Japanese]
[in Japanese]
[laughs]
[grunting]
[speaks Japanese]
[laughs]
[in English] No one is ready for Asuka!
[ominous music plays]
[Asuka laughs]
[Cole] But tomorrow night at SummerSlam
there's no champion's advantage for Asuka,
because the first woman to gain pinfall or submission
will become the new WWE Women's Champion.
Will it be Asuka retaining?
Will it be Charlotte Flair or Bianca Belair
to win the title tomorrow night at SummerSlam?
Well, look what they're getting ready for. Your favorite talk show, Wade.
"The Grayson Waller Effect."
[Wade] I wouldn't say it's my favorite.
The guy has got a voice like a castrated cat,
but Waller always gets the biggest guests.
This time it's Ms. Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky.
And her partner from Damage CTRL, Bayley.
That's coming up next.
[Undertaker] Trying to live up to the expectations people put on you
just because of your last name,
you're already behind the eight ball.
[Triple H] No matter how good you are,
you're just Dusty's kid.
[Rhodes] When your dad is on the sports entertainment Mount Rushmore,
you have to get everything centered on you.
Maddening. I had to get out.
This business is about betting on yourself
and he made some really good choices.
Vince McMahon flew to his house to get him back.
I don't know how many people can say they did that.
He had a lot to prove.
[Graves] The prodigal son has returned!
This one answer I don't want edited in any capacity.
Don't even edit this part.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, it was breaking news earlier today,
Detroit's own Kid Rock,
a five-time Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter,
will be the host and narrator of the SummerSlam open,
which also features a number of Kid Rock songs.
Kid Rock celebrating nearly 25 years
of participation in WWE and also a WWE Hall of Famer.
You can check out the open now on all of WWE's social media channels.
["Eye On The Prize" playing]
♪ Now do it 'cause I say so, say so ♪
♪ When I pop out they lay low, they know ♪
♪ Blood run hot But that heart cold stay froze ♪
♪ You know how that thang go I can't stop ♪
♪ Ask who did it, I did it, I does it, they finished… ♪
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen…
[drumroll]
…please welcome the most talked about new sensation
on Friday Night SmackDown,
The Dynamite from Down Under,
he is The Moment Maker, The Aussie Icon,
your host of "The Grayson Waller Effect,"
Grayson Waller!
[crowd clamoring]
Well, it is SummerSlam weekend
and everyone's talking about Grayson Waller.
But before I go to Detroit and win the Battle Royal,
sponsored by Slim Jim,
I gotta give someone the Grayson Waller Rub, and…
just like in life, one woman isn't enough for Grayson Waller. [chuckles]
So tonight, I have two guests,
so please have some respect, up on your feet,
Ms. Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky, Bayley,
they are Damage CTRL!
["We Got The Rage" playing]
♪ Damage CTRL ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[Cole] Iyo sky, of course, Ms. Money in the Bank.
Inside that briefcase, a contract
that Iyo Sky could cash in any time she wants
and a Women's Championship opportunity
perhaps as early as tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
And of course, Bayley, a former Ms. Money in the Bank
who's also been spooked over the past few weeks by Shotzi.
Remember what Damage CTRL did to Shotzi,
cutting her hair and sending Shotzi off the deep end.
[music fades]
[Waller] Ding dong, hello.
"Ding Dong, Hello!"
is a much better show if you ask me.
Well, they always say a table is better than a door,
but let's get right to it.
I know everyone has one question right now.
Iyo, are you gonna cash in that Money in the Bank contract
tomorrow night at SummerSlam?
Come on, you got to tell us, tell us. Give us a scoop.
Grayson, you are a big old idiot
if you think The Genius in the Bank
is gonna tell you any of our strategy,
because we're not gonna tell anybody
what we're thinking or what Iyo's thinking.
You have to wait like all these idiots, you know what?
Because Iyo is focused on her match.
Well, yeah, I said idiots!
[crowd boos]
-To be fair, you are all idiots. -Right.
And Iyo is blessing you tonight
when she beats up Zelina later on,
so that's what we're focused on, okay?
-[Waller] No scoop or anything like that? -[woman] Bayley!
[hysterical laughter]
[woman] Bayley!
[disembodied laughter]
[Bayley] That's it. That's it.
[laughs]
[woman] Bayley!
You should've seen your face.
You thought it was gonna be Shotzi. I did that. [laughs]
Oh, you're so scared of Shotzi. That's so good.
[laughing] Why are you so scared of Shotzi? Come on.
First of all, don't ever do anything like that again.
I'm not scared of whatever her name is, all right?
I'm not scared of Shotzi.
If I was scared of Shotzi, I wouldn't be here right now.
Shotzi hasn't shown her face once.
I show up every single week because I'm the hardest work--
["I Am a Psycho" playing]
[Cole] Look at the look on Waller's face.
I don't think he set this up.
-Fool me once, fool me twice. -No, no--
-[Waller] This-- This wasn't me. -[Cole] Look who's here!
-The TCB tank! -This wasn't me.
Go, go, go!
[Cole] Bayley sending Shotzi.
[Wade] "Protect me, Iyo, please."
[muffled] Bayley! It's not me!
[Cole] Look who's here!
Hey!
-[crowd shouting] -[whispers indistinctly]
[crowd chants] Shotzi! Shotzi! Shotzi!
Okay, okay, wait!
Wait! Let's talk about it.
You look so good. I'm so sorry.
Let's do this in a timely manner, okay?
When it matters. Not right now.
[Cole] And "The Ballsy Badass" Shotzi taking out Bayley.
[Wade] Who the hell was in the tank?
-[gasps, laughs] -[Cole] Uh-oh!
[razor whirs]
[Cole] Shotzi wants to take Bayley's locks!
[Wade] There is nothing funny about that, Cole.
[Cole] Cut her hair! Cut her hair!
[Wade] Shotzi is demented!
[Cole] Well, Bayley and Iyo Sky made her that way.
Bayley, now what?
[Wade] She got a free makeover, what's wrong with that?
♪ Viva la raza! ♪
[Cole] And look who is in the tank,
Iyo Sky's opponent here tonight
from the LWO, Zelina Vega.
[Wade] Does Zelina have a tank license?
[Cole] The Ultimate Underdog, Zelina Vega, looks to recapture the magic
and score another victory over The Genius of the Sky.
Zelina and Iyo live next on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] As he prepares for the biggest match of his career,
WWE social media team has been spending the entire week
with "Main Event" Jey Uso.
It's Jey Uso's video vlog as he prepares for Tribal Combat
with Roman Reigns tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
It's available right now on YouTube.
[Wade] Well, the unhinged Jey Uso takes on his own brother,
the sadistic enforcer of the Bloodline, Solo Sikoa.
Will Solo spike Jey's battleground before he even makes it to Tribal Combat?
We will find out in tonight's main event.
[Cole] Already underway here is Zelina Vega
versus Ms. Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky, one-on-one.
Bayley, of course, chased out of the arena
by a deranged Shotzi moments ago,
so Iyo goes it alone against Vega.
Iyo looking for revenge
after a Zelina Vega win a couple of months ago.
[Wade] The Boricua Barbie looking to get back on track
and climb the metaphorical ladder back to the top of this division,
and taking out Ms. Money in the Bank will certainly help that.
[Cole] Incredible collision between Vega and Sky.
Both women back to their feet.
Zelina Vega with a forearm to the face of Iyo Sky.
Zelina really fits into the whole MO of the LWO.
Constantly an underdog throughout her entire career.
Doing everything she can to fight the battle
to climb back up the ladder in WWE.
[Wade] First-ever female member of the LWO.
[crowd] …five, six, seven, eight, nine!
[Cole] And Zelina on fire here tonight,
delivering the right hands to Iyo Sky.
And Zelina with a running clothesline takes Sky down.
Quickly to the cover. Is it enough to put Ms. Money in the Bank away?
And a kickout at two.
[Wade] After that interaction a little earlier with Shotzi,
Iyo Sky just does not seem to be her usual self tonight.
[Cole] I think Shotzi's really freaked out the members of Damage CTRL.
Remember, Damage CTRL brought that upon themselves
-when they cut Shotzi's hair weeks ago. -[Wade] Hang on a second.
Shotzi's hair looked terrible, it was bright green.
-They did her a favor. -[Cole] So you're a fashion expert?
And here is Zelina with a Meteora.
Is it enough to put Iyo Sky away?
Kickout at two.
[Wade] It's rare that anybody can match
"The Genius of the Sky" Iyo Sky in the aerial stakes,
but Zelina Vega might be one of very few capable of doing that.
[Cole] Zelina up over the top, lands on her feet.
[Wade] Looking for that Code Red.
[Cole] Iyo Sky ducks underneath. Now Iyo Sky, that double underhook,
and-- Oh! Knee to the back. A Backbreaker to Vega.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And now Iyo firing up into the corner.
Double knees to Zelina.
"The Genius in the Bank" as Bayley would call her.
[Cole] And now Iyo Sky has Zelina Vega right where she wants her.
Gonna go up for the Moonsault.
Meanwhile, Shotzi and Bayley, and their fight continues.
[Wade] Get security out here!
[Cole] Shotzi's gonna try to cut Bayley's hair with those clippers.
-[Shotzi laughing] -[groaning]
[Cole] Shotzi's laughing like a hyena.
And Bayley trying to scoot out of harm's way.
[Wade] Get in the car and get down the highway, Bayley.
[Cole] Iyo Sky and…
took a bit too much time after being distracted by the situation.
Running Powerbomb by Zelina Vega,
and now Zelina into the Code Red.
-Cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] Win for Vega! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheers]
[Rome] Here is your winner, Zelina Vega!
[Cole] Another big win for Zelina Vega over Ms. Money in the Bank.
Zelina just has Iyo's number, perhaps.
[Wade] Absolutely not. As we see that Code Red.
You have to add a massive assist to Shotzi
who I could already tell you
is gonna be a massive, massive pain in the backside
for all of Damage CTRL
for the next few weeks, months, years, who knows.
I think you need a little trim up top. Hey, Shotzi!
Don't you dare. That's prize-winning hair.
Throughout the night tonight, we've heard from the participants
in the Triple Threat for the WWE Women's Championship,
Charlotte Flair and the champion, Asuka. Right now, we hear from Bianca Belair.
[engine revs]
[upbeat music plays]
[Cole] Here comes "The EST of WWE" Bianca Belair.
[Belair] At SummerSlam,
I'ma get my lick back.
For 419 days, the EST was untouchable.
I mean, I knocked down every obstacle placed in front of me…
until Night of Champions
when Asuka tried to blind me and stole my title.
[Cole] Mist to the eyes.
Asuka steals the Women's Championship!
[Belair] But you know what?
I don't make excuses.
I just get back to work.
[upbeat music plays]
[Belair] You want me to wait in line? I'll take a ticket.
You want me to jump through some hoops? Tell me how high.
You want me to face Asuka and Charlotte at the same time?
Cool. Bet. Let's do it.
A Triple Threat, no disqualification, no count-outs, no excuses.
[upbeat music plays]
You best believe tomorrow night, I'm not letting up.
I'ma train harder, I'ma work smarter,
and I'ma remind Asuka and Charlotte
exactly why I'm the strongest, the roughest,
the toughest, the quickest, the greatest, the best.
When I give them a KOD, get a one, two, three,
and take back what's rightfully mine
and become the new WWE Women's Champion.
[upbeat music plays]
[Wade] The time for talk is over.
Three of the best to ever do it compete in Triple Threat action.
WWE Women's Championship on the line in one of the Main Events of SummerSlam.
[Cole] And one of the other main events of SummerSlam,
"The Beast" Brock Lesnar, "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes.
It is the Rubber Match of their rivalry.
[Wade] And this next one's going viral.
Social media Megastar Logan Paul
looks to outshine the jaw-dropping Ricochet
in the Motor City tomorrow night.
[Cole] Pass out, tap out, knock out.
Those are the rules in a MMA Rules Match
between Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler.
[Wade] And in what may be one of the hardest-hitting matches of the night,
"Scottish Warrior" McIntyre will attempt to take the IC Title
from the grasp of the indomitable "Ring General" Gunther.
[Cole] An all-star star-studded field.
Over the top rope, both feet hit the floor, you're eliminated.
Last man standing will win the SummerSlam Battle Royal,
presented by Slim Jim.
[Wade] Seven years of pain, anger and frustration comes to a head
in one of the main events of SummerSlam.
World Heavyweight Title on the line
when Seth "Freakin" Rollins defends against the bitter Finn Bálor.
[Cole] All of this, plus,
Who is The Tribal Chief?
Who is the Undisputed Champion?
The Bloodline implodes.
Roman Reigns versus "Main Event" Jey Uso,
under Tribal Combat rules where anything goes.
Live, 8:00 Eastern, 5:00 Pacific,
over 50,000 at Fort Field in Detroit for SummerSlam.
["Done With That" playing]
[bell rings]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Francisco, California,
weighing 242 pounds,
Jey Uso!
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And tonight, Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
Save when you bundle auto, home or motorcycle insurance.
Coming up next, a critical matchup,
24 hours away from his match with Roman Reigns.
Jey Uso goes one-on-one with Roman Reigns' enforcer
and his own brother, Solo Sikoa.
It's our main event live, next.
[Cole] In two weeks, we celebrate 25 years in WWE
for the Hall of Famer Edge
in his hometown of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Two weeks on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Wade] Yes, indeed, but next week on SmackDown,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles
attempts to put the menacing Karrion Kross in the rearview mirror for good.
Doomsday comes early
when these two go one-on-one next Friday night here on Fox.
[Cole] Also, is next week the opportunity for Santos Escobar
to win his first major championship in WWE?
We'll find out.
Escobar, Theory, battle for the United States Championship
next week in Calgary, live on Fox.
There's "Main Event" Jey Uso, 24 hours away from the main event at SummerSlam,
set to square off with The Enforcer, his brother, Solo Sikoa.
["Taking it All" playing]
♪ We're taking it all… ♪
[Rome] And his opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing 250 pounds,
accompanied to the ring by special counsel,
"The Wiseman" Paul Heyman,
Solo Sikoa!
[Cole] Our Main Event tonight was broken earlier today by Bleacher Report.
Solo Sikoa, you have to believe
has his marching orders from Roman Reigns,
take out Jey Uso,
make sure he's not 100% headed into tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
And Solo Sikoa has not forgotten, Wade,
the Superkick delivered by Jey Uso earlier tonight.
[Wade] We saw Jey Uso earlier tonight,
overly emotional, eyes bulging out of his head.
You should be relaxed
ahead of the biggest night of your entire life,
tomorrow night at SummerSlam.
This is the worst possible preparation you could ever have,
pre fighting Roman Reigns in Tribal Combat.
[Cole] Jey Uso's got to be careful
that he doesn't look ahead to tomorrow night
-or he will get hurt by Solo Sikoa. -[crowd boos]
[Wade] How can you not?
How can you not look ahead
-when everything is on the line… -[bell rings]
…in Tribal Combat tomorrow?
[crowd] Uso! Uso!
[Cole] When Jey and Roman
stand across the ring from each other tomorrow night…
[crowd] Uso! Uso!
[Cole] …it will be Roman Reigns' 1,070th day as champion,
nearly three years on the top of the heap in WWE.
A reign that Jey Uso hopes to end tomorrow night.
Not only is the championship at stake,
[shouts]
…but the head of the legendary Anoa'i family as well,
to become The Tribal Chief,
Paul Heyman, and…
explaining so eloquently earlier tonight
the importance of being The Tribal Chief
and running that legendary family.
And how do you earn that role
through what is described as Tribal Combat?
Where tomorrow night, there will be no rules.
There will be a declarative winner.
There will be no doubt left who will run the family after tomorrow.
[grunts]
[Cole] And a side headlock by Jey Uso as a slow start underway in this match.
I'm gonna ask you out, Wade, flat out, can Jey Uso beat Roman Reigns tomorrow?
[Wade] And I'll answer flat out.
I don't think there's a human being on planet Earth,
Uso or otherwise, who can defeat Roman Reigns,
and I'm going to continue saying that
until I actually see it with my own eyes.
That's where we're at on Roman Reigns' reign as the champ.
[Cole] A vicious Solo Sikoa taking the fight to Jey Uso.
If you're Jey Uso, you have to use
any means necessary to win that match tonight.
He touched on it earlier.
Steel chair, steel steps, tables, anything you can to win
because everything's legal,
and if you're Jey Uso, you want to try to strike early.
Roman Reigns has to try to stay away from that,
what you know is gonna be an emotional start
for Jey Uso tomorrow night.
He has to weather the storm, does Roman Reigns.
-[referee] Get in here! -You ain't gonna make it to SummerSlam.
You understand me, brother?
Huh? You ain't gonna make it!
[Cole] Jey bounced right off our announce table.
Your ass ain't gonna make it.
[Wade] Tomorrow night has never felt further away for Jey Uso
-than right now. -You ain't gonna make it.
Come on, brother.
[referee] No, no, no, no, inside!
[Cole] Solo Sikoa looked like he was gonna go for the Spinning Solo,
and Jey Uso able to counter,
driving Solo with a Superkick up onto our announce table.
Here comes Jey Uso now, picking up the pace.
Jey takes out Solo, spine-first to the table!
Jey's rolling. Can he keep it up on SmackDown?
[referee] Two!
[Cole] This is our main event on Friday Night SmackDown.
Solo Sikoa taking on Jey Uso.
Twenty-four hours from Jey Uso's match of his life against Roman Reigns.
During the commercial break, Wade, let's talk about the power, the strength,
the belly-to-belly from Solo Sikoa.
[Wade] Just a menacing, savage, intimidating man
with a complete lack of humanity,
and the last person you want to be facing 24 hours
-before the biggest match of your life. -[Cole] Let's make no mistake about it.
Solo Sikoa is not out here to win a match tonight.
Solo Sikoa is out here to punish Jey Uso,
to make sure he's not 100%
when he heads into the Tribal Combat against Roman Reigns.
That's why Solo's out here.
[Wade] Because Solo follows orders better than anyone,
and that is exactly why Solo Sikoa has had one of the best 12 months
in any debutante in WWE history.
[Cole] Oh, what a right hand by Solo to Jey Uso!
[Wade] Listen, Solo Sikoa is seven years younger than Jey.
Solo used to get picked on all the time by his older brothers.
Well, guess what?
The little brother got a lot bigger and a lot stronger.
[Cole] Bang!
[Wade] Just perfect timing once again from Sikoa.
This man truly has everything.
[Cole] Think about what he's meant to Roman Reigns
ever since he burst on the scene last September at Clash at the Castle,
ensuring that Roman Reigns would beat Drew McIntyre.
Since then, Sikoa has been an integral part
of the nearly three-year reign of Roman Reigns as champion.
[Wade] Roman Reigns doesn't make mistakes
and he certainly didn't make one
by picking up "The Enforcer" Solo Sikoa as his right-hand man.
[Cole] It's pretty amazing as we head to SummerSlam in 24 hours.
Come on!
-[Cole] Jey and Roman… -Come on!
…this story as Roman as champion
all started with Jey Uso nearly three years ago.
It comes full circle tomorrow night
in front of over 50,000 people at Ford Field in Detroit.
The biggest night, the biggest match in the life of Jey Uso.
An opportunity to run the family,
an opportunity to be the Undisputed Champion,
an opportunity to stop one of the greatest streaks
in the history of sports entertainment.
[Wade] An opportunity to become the real chief of The Bloodline.
[Cole] Solo Sikoa wants to make sure his brother, Jey, doesn't make it there.
[shouts]
[Cole] And now, Jey moves out of harm's way!
Solo looking to deliver that Umaga-like splash in the corner,
but Uso able to move out of harm's way.
And now, Jey Uso delivering right hands
and starting to build momentum against Sikoa.
[crowd cheers]
[grunts]
[Cole] Jey lands on his feet.
A kick right to the midsection. Jey firing up.
-[Wade] There's got to be no-- -[Cole] Oh, what a clothesline!
-[Wade chuckles] -[Cole] Just about decapitated Uso.
[Wade] Jey Uso has no clue where he's at.
I think he's having problems with his hearing now.
[Cole] We saw his eyes roll in the back of his head
off this vicious, boom, clothesline by Solo Sikoa.
[Wade] All of the mass and all of the timing required
to decapitate your own brother
executed perfectly by Solo Sikoa,
but do not count out Jey Uso.
[Cole] Jey heading up to the top rope.
Crossbody on Solo Sikoa.
Lateral press with the hook of the leg, and Solo at two.
[Wade] Fifty percent of the greatest tag team of all time.
Can he really dominate singles competition
just as he did the tag ranks?
[Cole] We're going to find out in 24 hours.
-The opportunity for Jey Uso… -[crowd] Uso! Uso!
…to become champion.
Solo Sikoa with a Spinning Heel Kick
wipes out Jey in the middle of the ring.
[Wade] As durable as they come.
Add that to the growing list of accolades…
-[Cole] Oh my goodness! -[Wade] …of Solo Sikoa.
Spinning Solo.
[Cole] Now looking to put Jey Uso away.
A loss… would quell any type of momentum
that Jey Uso has going into tomorrow night.
Solo Sikoa setting up for the Samoan Spike.
[shouts]
[Cole] Jey Uso knows what that feels like,
but he ducks underneath and catches a Superkick.
-Big mistake there from Solo. -[Cole] And one from Solo.
-Spear! -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] That's Roman Reigns' move,
the spear by Jey Uso,
and now Jey gonna head up to the top rope.
-Uso Splash! -[crowd cheers]
-Cover! -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] Jey with the win! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheers]
[Rome] Here is your winner,
Jey Uso!
[Cole] Paul Heyman's expression tells the story.
Uso with Roman Reigns' own move, the Spear,
followed up by an Uso Splash.
And if that happens tomorrow night, Wade,
could it happen? Will it happen?
If it does,
the record-setting reign of Roman Reigns could be over.
But Solo Sikoa, again,
hell-bent on damaging and injuring Jey Uso tonight.
[Wade] Winning was secondary for Solo Sikoa.
Tonight, complete your mission, take out Jey Uso.
[Cole] Tomorrow night, under Tribal Combat rules,
a steel chair would be legal.
What a Superkick by Jey.
And now unloading with a steel chair to Solo Sikoa,
and you better believe Roman Reigns is watching this.
[Wade] Well, you've got to think it would help Jey
if he can take out Solo Sikoa tonight.
Make sure Solo is not a factor
in helping Roman defeat Jey at SummerSlam tomorrow night.
[Cole] Jey Uso not done yet as Solo Sikoa would not go down,
but he did on that steel chair shot there.
Solo's mission was to make sure
Jey Uso didn't make SummerSlam tomorrow night,
that didn't happen.
However, the way Solo looks right now,
maybe he's not gonna be at the biggest party of the summer.
Can Jey Uso do the unthinkable?
Can Jey Uso knock off The Tribal Chief?
Can Jey Uso win Tribal Combat tomorrow night
in front of 50,000-plus at SummerSlam?
♪ It's not paranoia, it's The Usos ♪ ght