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[WWE intro music playing]

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[Triple H] Then.

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Now.

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Forever.

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Together.

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[music fades]

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[Graves] Tonight, for the first time ever,

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SmackDown emanates
from the banks of the Red Sea.

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Welcome to Jeddah
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,

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a port city and a modern
commercial hub and gateway

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for pilgrimages to the Islamic holy
cities, Mecca and Medina.

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And tonight it will host the
semifinal matches for SmackDown

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in the King and Queen
of the Ring Tournament,

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with both finals taking place
tomorrow live on Peacock.

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["Nobody Better Than Me" playing]

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This man is a Viper, an Apex Predator,

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-[crowd cheering]
-and a 14-time World Heavyweight Champion.

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But for all of Randy Orton's
accomplishments,

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he's never been King of the Ring.

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To do that, he must first find a way

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to get past Tama Tonga,
an aspiring warlord

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with a bloodthirsty disposition,
looking to acquire

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even more power for The Bloodline.

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And The Irresistible Force has proven

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unstoppable thus far
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

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But does Nia Jax have what it takes
to topple one half of the WWE

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Women's Tag Team Champions
in Bianca Belair?

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And what sort of condition
is The EST's knee in?

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That remains to be seen.

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But if the stakes
weren't high enough already,

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our chief content officer, Triple H,

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made this announcement yesterday.

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The King and Queen of the Ring.

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It was such an honor to be
in that tournament and to win

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that tournament on your own,
to have that launch you to another place.

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The winner of the King of the Ring
Tournament and the winner

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of the Queen of the Ring Tournament

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will both go on to receive
World Title shots,

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either WWE or World Title at SummerSlam.

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[Graves] From the Jeddah Superdome,

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this is Friday Night SmackDown
on Fox, sponsored by Progressive.

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

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There is a shot of our beautiful
Queen of the Ring crown.

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The Queen will be determined tomorrow.

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Streaming live, WWE on Peacock.

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Very special 1:00 p.m. Eastern start time
for King and Queen of the Ring.

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["Watch Me Shine" by CFO$ playing]

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[bell rings]

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[Rome] The following is semifinal match

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in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

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Introducing first,
from Knoxville, Tennessee,

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Bianca Belair!

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[Graves] We are kicking things off
in spectacular fashion tonight

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in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and Wade,
by the end of the night, we will know

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what the finals of both
the King and Queen of the Ring Tournaments

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will look like.

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[Wade] Yes, indeed. What a huge
night here on SmackDown.

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And the stakes have only got
even greater considering

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that announcement from Triple H
regarding a championship opportunity

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at SummerSlam for the winner

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of the King and Queen
of the Ring Tournaments.

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[Graves] Well, it be "The EST"
Bianca Belair or Nia Jax

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who advances to meet this woman.

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Lyra Valkyria winning the bracket
on Monday Night Raw

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and advancing to the finals
of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

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Welcome, everybody to
Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.

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I am still Corey Graves.

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He is still Wade Barrett, but we
are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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We need a little help
with the heavy lifting.

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So please welcome our Arabic announce team
of Jude Aldajani and Faisal Mughaisib.

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[speaking Arabic]

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[Graves] Bianca Belair looking to succeed
where her tag team partner

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Jade Cargill failed last week
to get past Nia Jax because

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Cargill's temper got the best of her
in a very heated situation.

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[Wade] Yeah, wily smarts
from Nia Jax got her through

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to this semifinal matchup,
but it's going to take more than that

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against a fellow veteran in Bianca Belair.

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["Not Like Most Girls" playing]

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[Rome] And her opponent
from San Diego, California,

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Nia Jax!

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[Graves] And Wade,
it's been undeniable since being

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drafted to Friday Night SmackDown,

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Nia Jax is a woman on a mission,
an equal opportunity destroyer.

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We have seen Nia take out Bayley.
We've seen her take out Naomi.

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We've seen Nia take out Tiffany Stratton.

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Can Jax follow suit tonight
and dispose of The EST?

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[Wade] Well, you look at Nia Jax
and you think to yourself,

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how on earth can one individual stop
The Irresistible Force?

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And I'm of the opinion that
it may well be impossible.

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I think if Nia Jax sets
her mind to running through

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the entire roster one at a time,
including her opponent tonight,

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Bianca Belair, she absolutely
has the capability of pulling that off.

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[Graves] Here we see the first round
of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

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Thus far we are in the semifinals
of the SmackDown bracket.

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Nia Jax one-on-one with "The EST"
Bianca Belair, who will head

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to King and Queen of the Ring
tomorrow to potentially gain the crown.

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[Wade] Nia Jax has managed
to take out two of the big three

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from WrestleMania, Naomi and Jade Cargill.

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Now she gets the chance
to complete the set.

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[crowd chants]

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[Graves] Remember, the announcement
we heard again moments ago,

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the winners of both the King
and Queen Tournaments will receive

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guaranteed title opportunities
at SummerSlam on their respective brands.

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[Wade] And Corey, I don't think that
has increased anybody's desire

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to win this tournament.

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I think that desire was already
at 100, but it has increased

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the consequences and the disappointment
of not being successful

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in winning the King and Queen Tournaments.

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[Graves] Wade, I know you keep your ear
to the ground backstage.

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Have you heard any updates
on the knee of Bianca Belair

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that seemed to give her some trouble
over the past several weeks?

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[Wade] Well, I asked her last week

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before the match,
was the knee bothering her?

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She said not at all.
That was clearly a lie.

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It gave her a ton of trouble last week.
She powered through.

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I didn't bother asking this week.
I knew she was going to be game-faced.

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[Graves] Great escape by Belair.

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[Wade] But clearly after
the trouble she was given last week,

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it cannot be good at all.

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[Graves] Certainly, these two women,
no strangers to one another,

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have competed as opponents
on numerous occasions.

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But you know what they say.
Familiarity breeds contempt.

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And Nia Jax feeling all of the contempt
right now for Bianca Belair

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who stands in Nia's way
of the finals of the Queen of the Ring.

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[crowd cheering]

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Belair mocking Nia Jax.
Is that a wise decision, Wade?

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[Wade] I saw a little limp
on the landing there.

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Maybe I'm imagining things,

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but it looked like there was a little
twinge or something in that knee.

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[Graves] And the usually
sure-footed Belair

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for the third time, colliding with Jax.

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[Wade] And perhaps coming off
worse in the collision.

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It's like running into a brick wall.

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It's going to hurt you just
as much as it hurts Nia Jax.

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[Graves] I don't know if the brick wall
feels much pain in that scenario.

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Big heavy rights by Belair being
rained down on The Irresistible Force.

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[Wade] Well, it would behoove
Bianca Belair to end this one

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as quickly as possible.

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When you've got Nia Jax rolling,
you better make it count.

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Well, they're getting
creative on the outside.

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Standing on the ring apron before driving.

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Nia face-first into the top turnbuckle
and Belair not done just yet.

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[crowd counts]

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Now, Wade, in this environment,

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is it easy to look past the match at hand

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because you're so focused on a potential
opportunity at SummerSlam?

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[Wade] Yeah, it depends
on the experience level.

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I'd say we've got two former
Women's World Champions in the ring now.

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Both of them--

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[Graves] Oh, wait a minute, wait a minute.
Oh my goodness!

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[Wade] …fully astute on taking
this one step at a time.

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Oh my, the tides may be turning.

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[Graves] Jax shoulder-first
into the ring post.

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Belair looking to take it high-risk.

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[crowd cheering]

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-And down goes Jax!
-Let's go!

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The EST is on a roll.
Can Bianca make it to the finals?

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[Graves] This is a Queen of the Ring
Tournament Semifinals Match

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for the Friday Night SmackDown bracket,

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as "The EST" Bianca Belair
goes one-on-one with Nia Jax.

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The same Irresistible Force
as we see Lyra Valkyria looking on.

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Lyra, who's already advanced
to the final tomorrow

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at King and Queen of the Ring.

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Last week, it was Nia Jax
who managed to get past

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Bianca's tag team partner, Jade Cargill,
due to Nia causing Cargill

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to lose her temper
and utilize an illegal steel chair.

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[Wade] Nia Jax getting
a little bit too cocky there

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with a worn down Bianca Belair,

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giving Bianca Belair a brief window
to get back into this, Corey.

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[Graves] Notice Bianca's knee.

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She seemed a little less
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to regain a vertical base
before being put back down

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by The Irresistible Force.

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[Wade] Yeah, sometimes Bianca Belair,
I think, is in denial to herself

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about the limitations of her own body.

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When you have an injury,
when you have tweaked something,

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especially the knee,
there's no hiding from it.

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[Graves] This Stretch Muffler
submission could spell catastrophe,

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but Belair utilizing her powerful legs.

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Nobody home for Nia.

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Belair sliding into a crucifix cover,
shoulders down.

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[Wade] Now Belair having to show all of
her range and versatility as an athlete.

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[Graves] Samoan Drop by Jax.

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-[crowd] One, two--
-Nia's going to the finals. No.

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[Wade] Inching closer and closer,
however, staring over

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at the crown, realizing what is at stake.

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[Graves] I think Bianca had better hope
that Nia doesn't begin staring down

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at the left knee of The EST,
because there is no doubt

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at this point, Wade, Bianca's knee
is giving her a world of trouble.

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[Wade] Yeah, that's your pathway
to victory if you are Nia Jax.

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Hone in on it. Focus on that bullseye.

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Slow The EST down any way you can.

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[Graves] Belair from the top turnbuckle.
Crossbody! Down goes Nia!

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And I think-- I think Belair might
have injured her knee in the process,

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scrambling for the cover, hook of the leg.

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And Jax survives.

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[Wade] That bang to the knee
from the landing

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after this perfect crossbody
caught Bianca Belair briefly,

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cost her a couple of seconds
in going to that pin.

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A pin that could have taken her
through to tomorrow's final.

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[Graves] I didn't notice the actual impact
on the landing of the crossbody, instead,

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Wade, I'm afraid that Bianca
may have hyperextended her knee

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as she made contact with Nia Jax's frame.

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[Wade] I'd say there's a whole
hell of a lot going on in that knee

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at the moment,
but the gritty and driven Belair

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is still in the fight for now at least.

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[Graves] And with one kick,
Jax regains control

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and continues to dismantle
the injured leg of The EST.

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Oh no. Nia could be
dreaming of the Annihilator.

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[Wade] Squash in time, Corey.

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[Graves] Belair with a little too much
left in the tank at this juncture.

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-Can Belair power up Nia?
-[Wade] On one leg.

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-[Graves] My God! Powerbomb!
-[Wade] What a freak!

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[Graves] Cover!

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[crowd] One, two--

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Nia Jax kicks out.

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What a superhuman effort by Belair.

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[Wade] Bianca Belair lives in the gym,
has unmatched genetics,

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but pulling that off is just grit
and drive and desire to win

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that is simply unmatched here.

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[Graves] A great showing
of the wills of both athletes.

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Both women want to be the one
to advance to the final,

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to challenge Lyra Valkyria
for the Queen of the Ring crown.

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[Wade] Neither woman has anything
left in the tank at this point,

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but they've got to keep fighting.

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[Graves] There is no way.

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There is no way Bianca is going
to get Jax up on one good wheel.

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[Wade] Yeah, you need
a plan B at this point,

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if you're Bianca Belair.

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[Graves] And Jax just savagely

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driving Belair's knee
back into the canvas yet again.

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[crowd chants] You suck!

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[Graves] This is a brilliant strategy
by Jax. Whether you inflicted

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the initial injury or not,
you take away the legs of Bianca Belair.

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You're going to neutralize
a great deal of The EST's power.

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[Wade] Well, that's the biggest advantage.

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Bianca Belair has a supreme athleticism.
And Corey, it might be take two.

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[Graves] I think you might be right, Wade.

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But Belair again almost
miraculously back up to her feet.

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[Wade] Oh!

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[Graves] Thinking about a KOD.
Can Belair do it?

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Oh my God!

243
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Oh my God! Oh no.

244
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[Wade] Belair simply collapsed.

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[Graves] Bianca's knee buckled
and Jax with a senton.

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Nia Jax smells blood in the water

247
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and the finals of the Queen of the Ring.

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Annihilator!

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[referee] One, two, three!

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-[Graves] Jax is going to the finals.
-[bell rings]

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["Not Like Most Girls" playing]

252
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[Rome] Here is your winner, Nia Jax!

253
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[Wade] Just an overwhelming
onslaught of attacks

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on Bianca Belair,
valiantly fighting back as best she could.

255
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But ultimately, it was that knee
giving out and an attempt at a KOD.

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This is how we got there,
slowly but surely, Jax softening up

257
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that knee of Belair
till it just crumbled to nothing.

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[Graves] The adrenaline not quite
enough to power Belair through.

259
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A thunderous senton
by Nia and the Annihilator.

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Be careful what you wish for,
Lyra Valkyria,

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because you will now go head-to-head
with "The Irresistible Force"

262
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Nia Jax in the finals of
the Queen of the Ring Tournament tomorrow.

263
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Kayla Braxton's in the ring with Nia Jax.

264
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Nia Jax, congratulations.

265
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You are now advancing
to the finals taking place here

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tomorrow, and you've only got
one victory standing

267
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-between you and that coveted--
-Shut up, Kayla.

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Hey, Lyra.

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You see that?

270
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That's Bianca Belair.

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I just buzzed through Bianca Belair.
Come on, Kayla.

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The same way I buzzed through Becky Lynch.

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The same way I buzzed through Rhea Ripley.

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Kayla.

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And the same way
I'm going to buzz right through you

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to become Queen of the Ring.

277
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And thanks to Triple H's
announcement at SummerSlam,

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I'm going to be Queen and Champion.

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And it all starts tomorrow
when I buzz through you.

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[Graves] A bold declaration by the woman

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who may be your
next Queen of the Ring, Nia Jax.

282
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And a valiant effort
by Bianca Belair tonight.

283
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It's going down
tomorrow right here in Jeddah.

284
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Jax, Valkyria, for Queen of the Ring.

285
00:16:39,698 --> 00:16:43,369
[Wade] Now, Waller and Theory
putting their final prep together

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ahead of The Grayson Waller Effect

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with special guest,
"The Megastar" LA Knight.

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It's up next here on SmackDown.

289
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[Graves] Yeah!

290
00:16:58,517 --> 00:16:59,985
Better luck next time.

291
00:17:00,719 --> 00:17:01,754
Loser.

292
00:17:01,820 --> 00:17:03,322
[crowd cheering]

293
00:17:03,389 --> 00:17:07,292
Uh, Bianca, I know
the Queen of the Ring loss has to sting,

294
00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,962
but would you care
to share how you're feeling?

295
00:17:10,796 --> 00:17:12,498
I mean, it's no lie. I'm disappointed.

296
00:17:12,564 --> 00:17:15,734
I really, really wanted that crown,
but I think I just took

297
00:17:15,801 --> 00:17:17,302
my knee to the limit. And--

298
00:17:17,369 --> 00:17:20,639
-Little Bianca with her little hurt knee.
-Oh.

299
00:17:20,706 --> 00:17:23,075
You wouldn't have
this problem, though, Bianca,

300
00:17:23,142 --> 00:17:25,544
if you'd just given up.
I injured your knee.

301
00:17:25,611 --> 00:17:28,313
And then somebody more deserving
could be on her way to winning--

302
00:17:28,380 --> 00:17:30,449
-She did that to you.
-Yeah.

303
00:17:30,516 --> 00:17:32,351
-She did that to you.
-You're welcome for that loss.

304
00:17:32,418 --> 00:17:34,620
-You're welcome. You deserve it.
-What are you gonna do?

305
00:17:34,686 --> 00:17:37,322
-You got one knee, we got four.
-You wanna do something?

306
00:17:37,389 --> 00:17:39,758
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
What's happening here?

307
00:17:39,825 --> 00:17:41,960
-[crowd cheering]
-It's not going on, not like that.

308
00:17:42,027 --> 00:17:43,629
-Oh yeah?
-Right.

309
00:17:43,695 --> 00:17:45,664
-Oh, what? What? What?
-We have to go.

310
00:17:45,731 --> 00:17:47,232
-Excuse me?
-You quiet now?

311
00:17:48,867 --> 00:17:51,537
Seems like to me
they want their wig split.

312
00:17:52,004 --> 00:17:53,672
That's what it seemed like to me.

313
00:17:53,739 --> 00:17:54,907
Let me go speak to Aldis.

314
00:17:55,541 --> 00:17:57,609
Bet. Go do that.

315
00:17:58,811 --> 00:18:00,746
["Nobody Better Than Me" playing]

316
00:18:00,813 --> 00:18:04,983
[Wade] Careful, Candice and Indi.
Sounds like a storm is heading your way.

317
00:18:05,050 --> 00:18:06,652
[Graves] Well, from the Jeddah Superdome,

318
00:18:06,718 --> 00:18:10,722
this is Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

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Save when you bundle auto,
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320
00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:18,263
["Say So" playing]

321
00:18:18,330 --> 00:18:20,165
♪ Now do it because I say so, say so ♪

322
00:18:20,232 --> 00:18:22,501
♪ When I pop out they lay low, they know ♪

323
00:18:22,568 --> 00:18:25,204
♪ Blood run hot, but that heart go
Stay froze ♪

324
00:18:25,270 --> 00:18:28,140
♪ You know how they go, I can't stop ♪

325
00:18:28,207 --> 00:18:30,542
♪ Ask who did it, I did it, I does it ♪

326
00:18:30,609 --> 00:18:32,811
♪ They finished, they talkin', I live it ♪

327
00:18:33,345 --> 00:18:35,881
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen,

328
00:18:36,915 --> 00:18:39,118
please welcome

329
00:18:40,052 --> 00:18:44,389
the Friday Night SmackDown sensations,

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00:18:45,190 --> 00:18:50,028
your WWE Tag Team Champions.

331
00:18:50,095 --> 00:18:53,932
The audacious Austin Theory

332
00:18:53,999 --> 00:18:58,337
and the host of The Grayson Waller Effect,

333
00:18:58,403 --> 00:19:03,242
Grayson Waller!

334
00:19:03,308 --> 00:19:04,977
["Say So" playing]

335
00:19:13,785 --> 00:19:19,291
Welcome to a very
special championship edition

336
00:19:19,358 --> 00:19:22,127
of The Grayson Waller Effect
right here in Saudi.

337
00:19:23,862 --> 00:19:25,998
With my guest host tonight,

338
00:19:26,064 --> 00:19:27,699
Austin Theory.

339
00:19:27,766 --> 00:19:31,136
[crowd boos]

340
00:19:31,937 --> 00:19:38,510
[crowd chanting]

341
00:19:38,577 --> 00:19:40,879
We know we're the best. Thank you.

342
00:19:40,946 --> 00:19:43,549
Yeah, we know we're the best.
So shut up, you idiots.

343
00:19:43,615 --> 00:19:45,918
[crowd boos]

344
00:19:46,652 --> 00:19:48,387
Now, moving on,

345
00:19:48,453 --> 00:19:52,724
some of you might
call this man a Megastar.

346
00:19:54,426 --> 00:19:58,897
Allow me to introduce to you
one of the most talented,

347
00:19:59,998 --> 00:20:05,604
the most entertaining Superstars
on the SmackDown roster.

348
00:20:05,671 --> 00:20:08,607
["Melo Don't Miss" playing]

349
00:20:08,674 --> 00:20:11,009
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest
Ain't no hatin'… ♪

350
00:20:11,076 --> 00:20:14,880
[Graves] Wade, correct me if I'm mistaken,
but we were expecting LA Knight. No?

351
00:20:14,947 --> 00:20:17,382
[Wade] That's what my sheet said.

352
00:20:17,449 --> 00:20:19,585
I'm not complaining
about Carmelo Hayes, however.

353
00:20:19,651 --> 00:20:23,555
I'll accept that. This is one
of the greatest trash talkers in the game.

354
00:20:25,123 --> 00:20:28,327
Hey. Austin, Grayson,

355
00:20:28,393 --> 00:20:30,329
thank you guys
so much for the introduction.

356
00:20:30,395 --> 00:20:35,267
Look, I had to stop you because
it sounded like you were describing me.

357
00:20:35,334 --> 00:20:36,568
[laughing]

358
00:20:37,135 --> 00:20:40,272
The only problem is,
you guys missed a couple things.

359
00:20:41,006 --> 00:20:45,911
Let's see. Uh, SmackDown's
first round draft pick,

360
00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:51,183
the hottest new superstar
here on SmackDown,

361
00:20:51,250 --> 00:20:55,687
and most importantly, Him.

362
00:20:58,890 --> 00:21:02,494
Hey, Mr. Him, I think you kind of forgot
what happened last time

363
00:21:02,561 --> 00:21:03,695
you were on SmackDown with us.

364
00:21:03,762 --> 00:21:07,265
[Melo] Hey, hey, Austin.
Hey, I know what you're going to say, man.

365
00:21:07,332 --> 00:21:09,368
Let's put all of that aside,

366
00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:12,738
because guys like us,
we got to stick together, man.

367
00:21:12,804 --> 00:21:13,972
Come on.

368
00:21:14,039 --> 00:21:16,408
Hey, Austin. I think he's right.

369
00:21:16,475 --> 00:21:17,542
He's right? He ain't right.

370
00:21:17,609 --> 00:21:19,645
Carmelo should be the guest.
He'd be a way better guest

371
00:21:19,711 --> 00:21:21,213
than LA Knight, that's for sure.

372
00:21:21,280 --> 00:21:22,848
Yeah, LA Knight does suck.

373
00:21:22,914 --> 00:21:24,650
He sucks. And you know what?

374
00:21:24,716 --> 00:21:25,951
You're doing things the right way.

375
00:21:26,018 --> 00:21:28,553
Coming out here on SmackDown
to get the Grayson Waller rub.

376
00:21:28,620 --> 00:21:31,623
Exactly, look, I get the rub.
You guys get the ratings.

377
00:21:31,690 --> 00:21:33,659
Look, we all win, all right?

378
00:21:33,725 --> 00:21:36,628
But look, I'm telling you, man,
these veterans,

379
00:21:36,695 --> 00:21:38,463
they got to take out the guys like us.

380
00:21:38,530 --> 00:21:40,866
We got to be the ones
that show them how it's done.

381
00:21:44,102 --> 00:21:45,404
I mean, hey.

382
00:21:45,470 --> 00:21:48,307
Look at guys like Bobby Lashley, right?

383
00:21:48,373 --> 00:21:50,742
I mean, where's-- where's
the good advice from Bobby Lashley?

384
00:21:50,809 --> 00:21:53,312
I mean, only advice
he gives The Street Profits

385
00:21:53,378 --> 00:21:56,014
is how to lose
to A-Town Down Under, doesn't he?

386
00:21:56,081 --> 00:21:56,915
[Melo laughs]

387
00:21:57,449 --> 00:22:00,485
Hey, listen, I'm telling you,
guys like Lashley,

388
00:22:00,552 --> 00:22:03,322
guys like Corbin, man,
I'll tell you about them, bro.

389
00:22:03,388 --> 00:22:04,856
They're selfish,

390
00:22:04,923 --> 00:22:08,894
they're jealous, and they're egomaniacs.

391
00:22:08,960 --> 00:22:10,028
[Waller] You're right.

392
00:22:10,095 --> 00:22:13,165
Speaking of egomaniacs…

393
00:22:14,266 --> 00:22:15,634
LA Knight.

394
00:22:15,701 --> 00:22:16,802
[groans]

395
00:22:16,868 --> 00:22:17,869
[crowd cheering]

396
00:22:17,936 --> 00:22:19,504
That guy's the worst.

397
00:22:19,571 --> 00:22:24,409
Man, there's nothing worse than a veteran
that hasn't accomplished anything

398
00:22:24,476 --> 00:22:26,778
that wants to talk all this talk.

399
00:22:26,845 --> 00:22:33,418
[crowd chants] LA Knight!

400
00:22:33,485 --> 00:22:38,156
Hey, hey, I think--
I think everybody in here is talking

401
00:22:38,223 --> 00:22:40,792
about that loser LA Knight.

402
00:22:40,859 --> 00:22:41,793
Yeah.

403
00:22:42,861 --> 00:22:46,231
You mean the guy who
can't win the big one, LA Knight?

404
00:22:46,298 --> 00:22:47,566
Yeah!

405
00:22:47,632 --> 00:22:50,402
The guy who was drafted
way after me, LA Knight?

406
00:22:50,469 --> 00:22:52,270
[together] Yeah!

407
00:22:52,337 --> 00:22:54,706
All right, so you know what?
Let's just do this, man.

408
00:22:54,773 --> 00:22:57,342
Let's leave that fraud Megastar
in the back,

409
00:22:57,409 --> 00:23:00,112
and some real Megastars will chop it out.
What do you say, boy?

410
00:23:00,178 --> 00:23:01,513
["Welcome To LA" playing]

411
00:23:01,580 --> 00:23:03,415
-[Wade] Yes!
-[crowd cheers]

412
00:23:04,082 --> 00:23:06,852
This night just gets
better and better, Corey.

413
00:23:06,918 --> 00:23:09,855
[Graves] Oh, you didn't honestly think
LA Knight was gonna kick back

414
00:23:09,921 --> 00:23:12,724
and take a tongue lashing
from this trio, did you?

415
00:23:13,692 --> 00:23:19,698
What an eruption here in the desert
for the arrival of The Megastar.

416
00:23:19,765 --> 00:23:25,837
[Wade] Days like this, you just have
to give the people what they want,

417
00:23:25,904 --> 00:23:30,475
and they want Kavorka,
and they're about to get it in spades.

418
00:23:35,781 --> 00:23:39,017
[Graves] Carmelo Hayes has wasted
absolutely no time since

419
00:23:39,084 --> 00:23:43,054
arriving on Friday Night SmackDown
of making enemies.

420
00:23:44,189 --> 00:23:46,958
I think you can add
LA Knight to that list.

421
00:23:47,826 --> 00:23:48,827
[Wade] Oh no.

422
00:23:49,728 --> 00:23:50,996
[Waller] Hey, hey, hey!

423
00:23:52,230 --> 00:23:54,766
[Graves] Does The Grayson Waller Effect
have insurance?

424
00:23:54,833 --> 00:23:57,536
[crowd chants] LA Knight, yeah!

425
00:23:57,602 --> 00:24:00,071
[Graves] We are on international grounds.

426
00:24:01,239 --> 00:24:02,641
Could be very expensive.

427
00:24:10,482 --> 00:24:17,222
[crowd chants] LA Knight!

428
00:24:21,126 --> 00:24:22,394
Let me talk to you.

429
00:24:22,461 --> 00:24:23,395
[crowd cheers]

430
00:24:23,462 --> 00:24:24,863
Hey. No, no, no, we do not talk.

431
00:24:24,930 --> 00:24:26,431
You know how much it cost me to get these?

432
00:24:26,498 --> 00:24:29,034
I don't remember
asking either of you a damn thing.

433
00:24:32,103 --> 00:24:35,740
[Knight] I'm going to keep this short and
sweet because I got better things to do.

434
00:24:35,807 --> 00:24:36,875
[crowd] Yeah!

435
00:24:37,375 --> 00:24:39,444
-Yeah.
-[crowd] Yeah!

436
00:24:39,511 --> 00:24:42,647
Right now you're poking
a mean dog with a sharp stick.

437
00:24:42,714 --> 00:24:43,949
[crowd] Yeah!

438
00:24:44,015 --> 00:24:45,450
You keep knocking my door,

439
00:24:45,517 --> 00:24:48,687
this mean dog is gonna
bite the hell out of you.

440
00:24:48,753 --> 00:24:50,021
[crowd] Yeah!

441
00:24:50,088 --> 00:24:51,923
And it ain't going to take you very long.

442
00:24:51,990 --> 00:24:55,660
I don't care how new you are, it won't
take you long to figure out exactly

443
00:24:55,727 --> 00:24:59,097
whose game this is with everybody saying…

444
00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:01,633
[crowd] LA Knight, yeah!

445
00:25:01,700 --> 00:25:02,734
[Knight] Yeah!

446
00:25:02,801 --> 00:25:03,735
[mic thuds]

447
00:25:06,037 --> 00:25:11,843
[Graves] Carmelo Hayes from behind,
launching a sneak attack on LA Knight.

448
00:25:11,910 --> 00:25:14,145
[Wade] He is a master cheap shot artist.

449
00:25:14,212 --> 00:25:16,982
[Graves] Here comes The Megastar.
And here come the Tag Champs.

450
00:25:18,483 --> 00:25:22,354
Waller and Theory alongside Carmelo Hayes.

451
00:25:23,221 --> 00:25:25,423
They're stomping a hole through LA Knight,

452
00:25:25,490 --> 00:25:27,492
but here comes backup.

453
00:25:27,959 --> 00:25:32,264
[Wade] Well, it was crazy of LA Knight
to enter that ring on his own,

454
00:25:32,764 --> 00:25:35,567
but now it looks like the odds are even.

455
00:25:36,167 --> 00:25:39,070
[Graves] Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins,
The Street Profits.

456
00:25:40,171 --> 00:25:44,509
No doubt took offense to the comments
about Bobby Lashley a few moments ago.

457
00:25:46,945 --> 00:25:47,779
[crowd cheering]

458
00:25:47,846 --> 00:25:51,016
The Street Profits are up
and they want the smoke.

459
00:25:53,051 --> 00:25:55,954
-I say let them fight, Bad News.
-[Wade] Love it.

460
00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:02,561
[Davenport] Everybody
wants to talk about living your truth.

461
00:26:03,194 --> 00:26:07,065
Embracing who you are,
that anything is possible.

462
00:26:07,799 --> 00:26:10,368
It's embarrassing.

463
00:26:10,902 --> 00:26:12,203
[epic music plays]

464
00:26:12,270 --> 00:26:14,105
Truth is, you're weak.

465
00:26:15,307 --> 00:26:16,574
You're lazy.

466
00:26:17,242 --> 00:26:19,945
And the reason bad things
keep happening to you

467
00:26:20,011 --> 00:26:22,814
is because you allow it.

468
00:26:23,982 --> 00:26:27,619
You're not successful
because you're not good enough.

469
00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:31,323
So while you cry about being overlooked,

470
00:26:31,790 --> 00:26:35,193
Blair Davenport
has already taken your spot.

471
00:26:37,529 --> 00:26:39,364
Does that hurt your feelings?

472
00:26:39,431 --> 00:26:42,067
Well, come and do something about it.

473
00:26:47,472 --> 00:26:48,340
[bell rings]

474
00:26:48,406 --> 00:26:50,241
[Graves] During the break,
SmackDown general manager

475
00:26:50,308 --> 00:26:54,045
Nick Aldis sanctioned
this Six-Man Tag Team Match

476
00:26:54,112 --> 00:26:56,348
between LA Knight and The Street Profits

477
00:26:56,414 --> 00:27:00,085
against A-Town Down Under
and Carmelo Hayes.

478
00:27:00,151 --> 00:27:04,055
[crowd singing]

479
00:27:04,122 --> 00:27:07,258
Very rowdy,
lively crowd tonight in Jeddah.

480
00:27:08,860 --> 00:27:11,496
Tomorrow promises
a lot more of the same, Wade,

481
00:27:11,563 --> 00:27:14,666
at the King and Queen of the Ring.
What was that special start time again?

482
00:27:15,467 --> 00:27:18,770
[Wade] Special start time
of 1:00 p.m. Eastern time.

483
00:27:18,837 --> 00:27:21,306
-You're testing me, Corey.
-[Graves] I saw you getting nervous.

484
00:27:21,373 --> 00:27:22,774
[Wade] Where's-- where's my notes?

485
00:27:22,841 --> 00:27:23,875
[Graves laughs]

486
00:27:23,942 --> 00:27:25,977
[Wade] I think we've flown
through about 15 time zones

487
00:27:26,044 --> 00:27:28,546
in the last couple of days,
so I'm a little all over the place.

488
00:27:28,613 --> 00:27:29,848
[Graves] Understandable.

489
00:27:29,914 --> 00:27:31,816
At least your watch is working tonight.

490
00:27:31,883 --> 00:27:36,588
Carmelo Hayes and Montez Ford
exchanging wrist lock, mid-ring.

491
00:27:37,622 --> 00:27:40,525
[Wade] Just lucky that this ring
between Carmelo Hayes,

492
00:27:40,592 --> 00:27:42,327
Grayson Waller
and "The Megastar" LA Knight.

493
00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:45,764
We may have the three biggest
smack talkers in the industry

494
00:27:45,830 --> 00:27:47,532
in the same ring right now.

495
00:27:47,599 --> 00:27:51,569
[Graves] An argument could be made.
Nice arm drag takeover by Montez Ford

496
00:27:51,636 --> 00:27:54,739
who's enjoying a power
advantage over Carmelo Hayes.

497
00:27:55,974 --> 00:27:57,642
Former NXT Champion.

498
00:27:57,709 --> 00:28:01,746
A great deal of success in NXT
before being drafted to SmackDown.

499
00:28:02,814 --> 00:28:07,052
Montez Ford just about dropkicked
the features off Hayes' face.

500
00:28:07,118 --> 00:28:10,155
[Wade] I'll tell you, The Street Profits
have not been their usual self

501
00:28:10,221 --> 00:28:11,389
over the past couple of weeks.

502
00:28:11,456 --> 00:28:14,359
They got beaten down by The Bloodline
a couple of weeks ago.

503
00:28:14,426 --> 00:28:16,561
They've been on a warpath ever since.

504
00:28:16,628 --> 00:28:20,231
It seems like they're finally feeling
a bit of partner spirit once again.

505
00:28:20,698 --> 00:28:23,301
[Graves] Bobby Lashley being forced out
of the King of the Ring Tournament

506
00:28:23,368 --> 00:28:25,537
due to unforeseen injury
might have lit something

507
00:28:25,603 --> 00:28:27,238
inside of The Street Profits.

508
00:28:27,305 --> 00:28:30,608
They haven't tasted
a great deal of success recently.

509
00:28:30,675 --> 00:28:34,913
Maybe it's time for Dawkins and Ford
to change up their game a little bit.

510
00:28:34,979 --> 00:28:36,214
Facebuster to Hayes.

511
00:28:36,281 --> 00:28:40,485
[Wade] Well, it has been complete
one-way traffic thus far

512
00:28:40,552 --> 00:28:42,821
from The Street Profits,
who are obviously, as you mentioned,

513
00:28:42,887 --> 00:28:45,924
still reeling from that
training injury to Bobby Lashley.

514
00:28:45,990 --> 00:28:47,525
[Graves] Tag made to LA Knight

515
00:28:47,592 --> 00:28:50,261
and Carmelo Hayes wants
no part of The Megastar.

516
00:28:50,328 --> 00:28:54,032
[crowd chants] LA Knight!

517
00:29:00,405 --> 00:29:05,110
Collar and elbow tie up between
LA Knight and Austin Theory.

518
00:29:05,176 --> 00:29:07,645
One half of the WWE Tag Team Champions.

519
00:29:10,014 --> 00:29:13,485
[Wade] I'll tell you what, it does not
matter where on planet Earth we go.

520
00:29:13,551 --> 00:29:19,290
Every human being is fully fluent
in the international language of Kavorka.

521
00:29:19,357 --> 00:29:23,027
[Graves] A blind tag made
by Grayson Waller from the outside.

522
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:26,297
Theory is going to be illegal
for his team in this instance.

523
00:29:26,931 --> 00:29:29,567
As referee Shawn Bennett restores order.

524
00:29:29,634 --> 00:29:32,570
[Wade] Illegal,
but the damage has been done.

525
00:29:32,637 --> 00:29:36,007
The wind has been knocked out
of the sails of The Megastar.

526
00:29:37,142 --> 00:29:37,976
[grunts]

527
00:29:38,576 --> 00:29:41,713
[Graves] Stood up by Knight
and taken back down is Waller.

528
00:29:41,780 --> 00:29:45,884
Tag made to Angelo Dawkins
of The Street Profits.

529
00:29:48,686 --> 00:29:52,090
Dawkins is just stupidly athletic.

530
00:29:52,157 --> 00:29:55,593
[Wade] Yeah, and stupidly
underrated by a lot of people.

531
00:29:55,660 --> 00:29:59,230
[Graves] No doubt about it.
A bright future for AD.

532
00:29:59,297 --> 00:30:02,767
And an enzuigiri right
on the ear of Grayson Waller.

533
00:30:02,834 --> 00:30:04,669
Here comes Dawkins again.

534
00:30:05,270 --> 00:30:08,206
And Theory just pulled
Waller out of harm's way.

535
00:30:08,273 --> 00:30:11,476
[Wade] Find a little help
from your friends when you need to.

536
00:30:11,543 --> 00:30:14,445
Now an unsighted Dawkins caught.

537
00:30:14,512 --> 00:30:18,683
[Graves] Dropkick right to the heart
of Dawkins and Waller…

538
00:30:19,851 --> 00:30:21,886
with a clothesline to follow.

539
00:30:22,787 --> 00:30:28,259
The Tag Team Champions and Him
are in control of this six-man showdown.

540
00:30:32,197 --> 00:30:36,968
[Graves] This is six-man tag team action
on the eve of King and Queen of the Ring

541
00:30:37,035 --> 00:30:41,039
as The Street Profits
have joined forces with LA Knight

542
00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:45,710
to battle A-Town Down Under
and Carmelo Hayes.

543
00:30:45,777 --> 00:30:49,447
A-Town Down Under, of course,
the reigning WWE Tag Team Champions,

544
00:30:49,514 --> 00:30:52,183
but it's Angelo Dawkins in need of a tag.

545
00:30:52,250 --> 00:30:54,352
But, Bad News, I know you of all people

546
00:30:54,419 --> 00:30:57,689
have been extremely impressed
thus far by Carmelo Hayes.

547
00:30:57,755 --> 00:31:01,092
[Wade] Yeah, I spotted his
whole career in NXT

548
00:31:01,159 --> 00:31:03,795
and it didn't go like you just saw
on your career.

549
00:31:03,861 --> 00:31:09,601
The man won everything in NXT, was perhaps
the greatest NXT talent of all time.

550
00:31:09,667 --> 00:31:12,904
[Graves] Tag made.
Austin Theory is legal for his team,

551
00:31:12,971 --> 00:31:15,139
and Theory Just ripped
LA Knight off the apron.

552
00:31:15,206 --> 00:31:18,243
[Wade] This referee once again
lost complete control here,

553
00:31:18,309 --> 00:31:19,644
and Dawkins now.

554
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:23,281
[Graves] Aw, the champs making
a mockery of Angelo Dawkins now.

555
00:31:23,348 --> 00:31:25,984
Grayson Waller perched
on the top turnbuckle.

556
00:31:26,451 --> 00:31:31,155
[Wade] Don't get too cocky
around a man like Angelo Dawkins

557
00:31:31,222 --> 00:31:33,157
or you will get flattened.

558
00:31:33,224 --> 00:31:35,960
[Graves] LA Knight
wreaking havoc on the outside.

559
00:31:36,027 --> 00:31:37,528
Down goes Austin Theory.

560
00:31:38,997 --> 00:31:41,132
Can Dawkins make the tag? He does.

561
00:31:41,199 --> 00:31:42,133
[crowd cheering]

562
00:31:45,670 --> 00:31:50,141
The Megastar now just
teeing off on the Aussie icon.

563
00:31:50,208 --> 00:31:51,109
[crowd cheering]

564
00:31:51,175 --> 00:31:54,979
[Wade] Arena erupting
with a frenzy of energy.

565
00:31:55,046 --> 00:31:57,048
[crowd cheering] Yeah!

566
00:31:57,115 --> 00:31:59,984
[Graves] Running knee
right on the chin of Waller.

567
00:32:00,051 --> 00:32:03,421
Dropkick takes out Theory.
LA Knight like a one-man army.

568
00:32:03,488 --> 00:32:08,192
[Wade] The Hub City Hitter himself
returning some mockery of his own.

569
00:32:09,727 --> 00:32:11,729
[Graves] Flying tackle takes down Waller.

570
00:32:14,132 --> 00:32:15,967
Pop-up Powerslam.

571
00:32:16,034 --> 00:32:18,803
The Megastar is on fire!

572
00:32:18,870 --> 00:32:20,204
Cover by Knight.

573
00:32:21,372 --> 00:32:24,175
[Wade] This was
turning into a one-man show.

574
00:32:24,242 --> 00:32:26,678
No finer man for it than LA Knight.

575
00:32:28,279 --> 00:32:29,547
LA, Looking for BFT.

576
00:32:29,614 --> 00:32:32,317
Hayes sensed it coming, First 48!

577
00:32:32,383 --> 00:32:34,285
[Wade] Connected a beauty.

578
00:32:35,086 --> 00:32:39,290
[Graves] Enzuigiri turns Hayes
inside out, big left by Theory.

579
00:32:39,357 --> 00:32:41,726
[Wade] Nothing pretty about that,
but highly effective.

580
00:32:41,793 --> 00:32:42,827
Wow!

581
00:32:42,894 --> 00:32:46,397
[Graves] Nearly pounced
Theory back to Atlanta.

582
00:32:46,464 --> 00:32:49,834
Big knee from Waller
rocks Dawkins, now LA Knight

583
00:32:49,901 --> 00:32:53,104
all by his lonesome in the ring.
And here comes Waller.

584
00:32:55,239 --> 00:32:58,242
Picked out of midair! BFT!

585
00:33:01,746 --> 00:33:04,215
Carmelo Hayes sent to the outside.

586
00:33:04,282 --> 00:33:08,152
[Wade] You need about 15 pairs of eyeballs
if you're a referee in this one.

587
00:33:08,720 --> 00:33:13,558
[Graves] No doubt, but The Megastar
had Carmelo being

588
00:33:13,624 --> 00:33:15,927
launched over our announce desk.

589
00:33:15,994 --> 00:33:20,898
Meanwhile, Montez Ford from the heavens!

590
00:33:20,965 --> 00:33:22,133
[crowd cheering]

591
00:33:23,601 --> 00:33:25,470
Ford scrambling for the cover.

592
00:33:25,536 --> 00:33:27,705
-Hook of the leg.
-[crowd] One, two, three!

593
00:33:27,772 --> 00:33:29,941
-[bell rings]
-The Profits and Knight with the win.

594
00:33:31,342 --> 00:33:33,144
[Rome] Here are your winners,

595
00:33:33,211 --> 00:33:38,883
the team of LA Knight
and The Street Profits!

596
00:33:39,384 --> 00:33:45,256
[Graves] It sure wasn't easy, but oh,
how much fun we all had watching on.

597
00:33:46,090 --> 00:33:48,393
[Wade] I was having fun
until The Megastar came flying

598
00:33:48,459 --> 00:33:50,328
across the desk and bust me open.

599
00:33:50,395 --> 00:33:52,830
But you're right,
the match itself was fantastic.

600
00:33:52,897 --> 00:33:57,101
[Graves] Six-man tag team
action delivered as advertised.

601
00:33:57,168 --> 00:34:00,772
A huge pounce by Dawkins, jumping knee.

602
00:34:00,838 --> 00:34:03,875
And just when Waller thought
victory was in hand,

603
00:34:03,941 --> 00:34:06,644
a BFT turned the tides.

604
00:34:07,612 --> 00:34:10,348
[Wade] This is where it all went south
for the commentary team

605
00:34:10,415 --> 00:34:13,051
and our desk and our monitors, et cetera.

606
00:34:13,117 --> 00:34:18,456
But here is where
the flying Montez Ford hit Paydirt.

607
00:34:18,523 --> 00:34:20,525
Connecting with the big splash

608
00:34:20,591 --> 00:34:22,427
-off the top.
-[Graves] The hangtime on that,

609
00:34:22,493 --> 00:34:23,795
hard to be believed

610
00:34:23,861 --> 00:34:26,764
and they are celebrating
all over Saudi Arabia.

611
00:34:26,831 --> 00:34:32,403
That is going down in Riyadh,
home of the WWE Experience.

612
00:34:32,470 --> 00:34:35,606
Everybody watching along here
on Friday Night SmackDown

613
00:34:35,673 --> 00:34:40,545
and having just as much fun
as The Street Profits, B-Fab

614
00:34:40,611 --> 00:34:44,048
and LA Knight with the big W.

615
00:34:45,216 --> 00:34:49,020
Well, the WWE Experience
isn't the only thing going on in Riyadh.

616
00:34:49,087 --> 00:34:54,025
Yesterday, Riyadh hosted the kickoff
to WWE King and Queen of the Ring,

617
00:34:55,026 --> 00:34:59,397
and the challenger in our
Undisputed WWE Championship Match

618
00:34:59,464 --> 00:35:03,701
made something of an uncharacteristic
comment to our very own Michael Cole.

619
00:35:06,204 --> 00:35:07,905
[crowd] LA Knight, yeah!

620
00:35:07,972 --> 00:35:10,775
In Saturday's match against Cody Rhodes,

621
00:35:11,542 --> 00:35:14,178
I'm gonna show y'all just how great I am.

622
00:35:14,779 --> 00:35:17,315
And something I bring with me everywhere.

623
00:35:18,149 --> 00:35:19,717
My brass knuckles.

624
00:35:21,853 --> 00:35:23,254
I will give these up.

625
00:35:23,321 --> 00:35:27,125
I will beat Cody fair and square
on Saturday night.

626
00:35:28,025 --> 00:35:29,260
How about this, Michael Cole?

627
00:35:29,327 --> 00:35:30,895
I'm gonna give these
brass knuckles to you.

628
00:35:30,962 --> 00:35:33,698
You keep them,
you make sure I don't use them.

629
00:35:33,764 --> 00:35:35,666
And Saturday night, I'm coming for you.

630
00:35:35,733 --> 00:35:37,768
Clean, Cody, fair and square.

631
00:35:37,835 --> 00:35:40,771
I will take that title from
your shoulder and put it on mine.

632
00:35:42,006 --> 00:35:43,841
["Nobody Better Than Me" playing]

633
00:35:43,908 --> 00:35:45,810
[Wade] Here is his opponent tomorrow.

634
00:35:45,877 --> 00:35:46,978
Cody Rhodes.

635
00:35:47,044 --> 00:35:50,748
He must be feeling pretty good
about himself here in Jeddah,

636
00:35:50,815 --> 00:35:54,118
just 24 hours ahead of that
championship defense.

637
00:35:54,185 --> 00:35:57,655
[crowd cheers]

638
00:35:57,722 --> 00:35:59,023
Good luck tonight.

639
00:36:00,658 --> 00:36:01,993
Thanks, Code-man.

640
00:36:05,863 --> 00:36:10,268
[Wade] Cody Rhodes joins us live
on SmackDown and it's coming up next.

641
00:36:15,540 --> 00:36:18,609
[announcer] Welcome, everyone,
to the biggest event of the summer.

642
00:36:19,744 --> 00:36:22,914
For more than 35 years,
SummerSlam has delivered

643
00:36:22,980 --> 00:36:25,850
some of the most amazing moments
in WWE history.

644
00:36:27,652 --> 00:36:29,954
[commentator]
I am completely in shock right now.

645
00:36:30,521 --> 00:36:33,824
[Triple H] In 2026,
we will once again make history.

646
00:36:34,458 --> 00:36:36,093
[McAfee] Fasten your seat belts.

647
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:37,595
It is about to go down.

648
00:36:38,362 --> 00:36:39,197
Let's go!

649
00:36:39,263 --> 00:36:41,532
Working with Minnesota Sports and Events,

650
00:36:41,599 --> 00:36:44,268
we will expand SummerSlam to two nights.

651
00:36:44,335 --> 00:36:46,037
-[epic music plays]
-[crowd cheers]

652
00:36:46,103 --> 00:36:50,541
Saturday, August 1st
and Sunday, August 2nd, 2026,

653
00:36:50,608 --> 00:36:52,610
in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

654
00:36:52,677 --> 00:36:55,346
Live from the world-class
U.S. Bank Stadium,

655
00:36:55,413 --> 00:36:59,784
WWE will bring two epic nights
of SummerSlam to the Twin Cities.

656
00:37:04,689 --> 00:37:06,524
So there's only one question to ask.

657
00:37:07,458 --> 00:37:08,759
Are you ready?

658
00:37:16,133 --> 00:37:19,737
[Graves] Huge news yesterday
as WWE, in partnership

659
00:37:19,804 --> 00:37:22,473
with Minnesota Sports and Events,
announced that Minneapolis

660
00:37:22,540 --> 00:37:25,409
will host WWE SummerSlam over two nights

661
00:37:25,476 --> 00:37:30,381
on Saturday, August 1st
and Sunday, August 2nd, 2026,

662
00:37:30,448 --> 00:37:32,016
at U.S. Bank Stadium.

663
00:37:32,083 --> 00:37:34,819
To learn more about registering
for pre-sale opportunities

664
00:37:34,885 --> 00:37:39,924
for SummerSlam, visit WWE.com/events.

665
00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:44,862
That, of course, is in 2026.
Tonight we are emanating

666
00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:49,834
from the Jeddah Superdome in Jeddah,
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

667
00:37:50,468 --> 00:37:52,436
For the very first time ever,

668
00:37:52,503 --> 00:37:54,538
Friday Night SmackDown
headed your way from Jeddah,

669
00:37:54,605 --> 00:37:58,576
and tonight's Friday Night SmackDown
on Fox is sponsored by Progressive.

670
00:38:05,516 --> 00:38:06,951
[crowd boos]

671
00:38:12,323 --> 00:38:13,758
[Graves] Still to come tonight,

672
00:38:13,824 --> 00:38:16,027
the finals here on the SmackDown side.

673
00:38:16,093 --> 00:38:18,095
Randy Orton one-on-one with Tama Tonga.

674
00:38:18,162 --> 00:38:21,098
Who will advance
to the finals of King of the Ring?

675
00:38:21,799 --> 00:38:23,167
[crowd cheering]

676
00:38:23,234 --> 00:38:27,238
[Rhodes] Wrestling has more than one
royal family.

677
00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:31,308
["Kingdom" by Downstait playing]

678
00:38:42,286 --> 00:38:45,556
-♪ Adrenaline, in my soul ♪
-[fireworks pop]

679
00:38:45,623 --> 00:38:48,326
♪ Every thought out of control ♪

680
00:38:48,392 --> 00:38:52,430
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪

681
00:38:54,365 --> 00:38:57,068
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪

682
00:38:57,134 --> 00:39:00,204
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪

683
00:39:00,271 --> 00:39:04,608
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up,
I'm home ♪

684
00:39:04,675 --> 00:39:06,944
[crowd sings] ♪ Whoa! ♪

685
00:39:07,011 --> 00:39:10,014
-[fireworks pop]
-♪ And my father said ♪

686
00:39:11,015 --> 00:39:13,250
♪ When I was younger ♪

687
00:39:13,317 --> 00:39:16,987
♪ Hard times breed better men… ♪

688
00:39:17,054 --> 00:39:19,223
[Rome] Ladies and gentlemen,

689
00:39:19,790 --> 00:39:25,863
please welcome the Undisputed

690
00:39:25,930 --> 00:39:32,937
WWE Champion, "The American Nightmare"

691
00:39:33,537 --> 00:39:37,675
Cody Rhodes!

692
00:39:39,343 --> 00:39:41,445
[Graves] Wade,
I have to imagine it's tough

693
00:39:41,512 --> 00:39:44,815
not to be confident
when you've got the entire

694
00:39:44,882 --> 00:39:48,819
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia singing you
on your way to the ring.

695
00:39:48,886 --> 00:39:53,758
[Wade] Yeah. Simple test of how big a star
someone is, is look around the arena

696
00:39:53,824 --> 00:39:55,526
when they make their entrance.

697
00:39:55,593 --> 00:39:59,964
Literally every single person
in a massive building is stood up.

698
00:40:00,030 --> 00:40:03,033
That is as big a star as it gets.

699
00:40:04,969 --> 00:40:06,637
[crowd sings] ♪Whoa! ♪

700
00:40:06,704 --> 00:40:08,539
[fireworks pop]

701
00:40:13,944 --> 00:40:17,581
[Graves] It all goes down tomorrow
at King and Queen of the Ring.

702
00:40:17,648 --> 00:40:21,719
A special start time of 1:00 p.m. Eastern,
streaming only on Peacock

703
00:40:21,786 --> 00:40:24,455
as "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes

704
00:40:24,522 --> 00:40:27,525
defends his Undisputed WWE Championship

705
00:40:27,591 --> 00:40:31,328
against the United States Champion,
Logan Paul,

706
00:40:31,395 --> 00:40:34,064
whose title will not be on the line,

707
00:40:34,131 --> 00:40:37,835
courtesy of some legal shenanigans
last week by The Maverick.

708
00:40:40,337 --> 00:40:42,506
♪ I am my kingdom ♪

709
00:40:42,573 --> 00:40:45,776
♪ You tried to tell me what to do ♪

710
00:40:45,843 --> 00:40:49,046
♪ I saw the door and kicked it down ♪

711
00:40:49,113 --> 00:40:50,481
[music fades]

712
00:40:52,416 --> 00:40:55,853
[crowd cheers]

713
00:40:55,920 --> 00:41:02,293
[crowd chants] Cody!

714
00:41:06,564 --> 00:41:08,466
♪ Hey yo! ♪

715
00:41:08,532 --> 00:41:10,201
["Take Flight" playing]

716
00:41:10,267 --> 00:41:11,602
[Graves] Wow.

717
00:41:14,805 --> 00:41:17,708
Well, if you're Cody Rhodes,
it's got to be very, very difficult

718
00:41:17,775 --> 00:41:22,346
not to feel extremely
disrespected in this moment.

719
00:41:22,413 --> 00:41:26,484
[Wade] Well, I have to think Logan Paul
is haunting the dreams of Cody Rhodes

720
00:41:26,550 --> 00:41:29,420
right now,
and now he's haunting him in real life.

721
00:41:30,754 --> 00:41:32,990
[Graves] You think Cody Rhodes
is concerned, Wade?

722
00:41:33,057 --> 00:41:36,193
Are you trying to tell me that
Cody Rhodes is afraid of Logan Paul?

723
00:41:36,260 --> 00:41:37,995
[Wade] That's not
what I'm telling you at all.

724
00:41:38,062 --> 00:41:41,198
But Cody Rhodes has a lot
on the line tomorrow night.

725
00:41:41,265 --> 00:41:44,335
Logan Paul has nothing on the line.

726
00:41:44,401 --> 00:41:46,003
Just opportunity.

727
00:41:46,670 --> 00:41:48,038
There's only one person with risk--

728
00:41:48,105 --> 00:41:49,206
[Paul] Hey, Cody.

729
00:41:50,474 --> 00:41:52,343
Bad news bears, brother.

730
00:41:52,409 --> 00:41:53,844
You got played.

731
00:41:56,146 --> 00:41:59,817
For the third time, I'm walking
down the aisle in Saudi Arabia

732
00:41:59,884 --> 00:42:02,152
with a championship in my sights.

733
00:42:03,220 --> 00:42:06,557
And unfortunately,
this time you're the victim.

734
00:42:07,691 --> 00:42:10,895
Because tomorrow night, brother,
I'm walking out of here

735
00:42:10,961 --> 00:42:13,731
with the Undisputed Title on my shoulder.

736
00:42:13,797 --> 00:42:15,833
Yeah, the one you're holding right now,

737
00:42:15,900 --> 00:42:18,736
as well as the United States Championship.

738
00:42:21,839 --> 00:42:24,208
Because I got some facts for you,
Cody Rhodes.

739
00:42:26,977 --> 00:42:33,150
While you may have the edge in experience,
brother, I'm smarter than you.

740
00:42:33,217 --> 00:42:34,285
[crowd chants] What?

741
00:42:34,351 --> 00:42:38,856
All that bleach must be getting
into Cody's brains, making him dumb.

742
00:42:40,257 --> 00:42:41,725
Because here's one thing I know, Cody.

743
00:42:41,792 --> 00:42:43,060
[crowd chants] What?

744
00:42:45,162 --> 00:42:49,967
I certainly am a better athlete than you,
a better entertainer than you

745
00:42:50,034 --> 00:42:52,102
and a better performer than you.

746
00:42:52,169 --> 00:42:55,406
And for anyone out there who thinks
I need to use cheap tactics to win,

747
00:42:55,472 --> 00:42:56,941
you're wrong.

748
00:42:57,007 --> 00:43:01,946
Just yesterday, you saw me give
my brass knuckles to Michael Cole.

749
00:43:02,012 --> 00:43:03,914
And you have my word.

750
00:43:03,981 --> 00:43:06,684
I will not use them in the match tomorrow.

751
00:43:10,521 --> 00:43:13,257
Logan, maybe you're smarter than me.

752
00:43:14,191 --> 00:43:17,428
Surely, uh, I'm not an idiot.

753
00:43:17,494 --> 00:43:19,830
And my experience…

754
00:43:20,864 --> 00:43:25,703
My experience would lead me
to believe that you--

755
00:43:26,971 --> 00:43:29,239
You're just a scared kid.

756
00:43:32,309 --> 00:43:39,249
You're afraid that somebody
is going to see you as a fraud in WWE.

757
00:43:39,316 --> 00:43:43,887
A YouTuber pretending
to be a pro wrestler, cosplay.

758
00:43:46,423 --> 00:43:47,524
Truth is…

759
00:43:47,591 --> 00:43:52,096
[crowd chanting]

760
00:43:54,565 --> 00:43:56,367
The truth is, Logan, I…

761
00:43:57,267 --> 00:43:58,302
I don't believe that.

762
00:43:58,936 --> 00:44:01,472
I have seen just how good you are,

763
00:44:02,806 --> 00:44:06,276
but I've also seen that you've
got a case of imposter syndrome.

764
00:44:06,343 --> 00:44:09,113
And standing in this ring
with me face-to-face,

765
00:44:09,179 --> 00:44:15,052
my gut and my experience would lead me
to believe you've got another set

766
00:44:15,119 --> 00:44:16,687
of knuckles on you right now.

767
00:44:17,621 --> 00:44:18,555
[laughing]

768
00:44:20,457 --> 00:44:21,291
What?

769
00:44:22,693 --> 00:44:24,061
What? What? Where? What?

770
00:44:24,128 --> 00:44:25,729
What, are you calling me a liar, Cody?

771
00:44:26,630 --> 00:44:28,932
[laughs] That's what I mean.

772
00:44:28,999 --> 00:44:30,100
He's stupid.

773
00:44:30,167 --> 00:44:33,170
Look, bro, call me many things,
but I'm not a liar.

774
00:44:33,237 --> 00:44:35,639
You saw me give my--
my knuckles to Michael Cole.

775
00:44:35,706 --> 00:44:39,209
He has him, not me, Cody.
No-- No need to do this.

776
00:44:44,281 --> 00:44:47,718
[crowd chanting]

777
00:44:47,785 --> 00:44:49,219
Y'all are just as dumb as Cody.

778
00:44:49,286 --> 00:44:51,221
Okay. All right, all right. Give--

779
00:44:51,288 --> 00:44:55,059
Let's give Mr. Paul
a chance to-- to prove himself, right?

780
00:44:55,125 --> 00:44:56,293
You're not a liar.

781
00:44:56,360 --> 00:44:58,862
You're a-- you're a man of your word.
Like you said.

782
00:44:58,929 --> 00:45:02,199
You gave your only
brass knucks to Michael Cole.

783
00:45:02,266 --> 00:45:03,400
Well, guess what?

784
00:45:03,467 --> 00:45:06,603
One of our senior officials, Ryan Tran,

785
00:45:06,670 --> 00:45:08,772
he's standing over there right now.

786
00:45:08,839 --> 00:45:12,176
Why don't we make this official,
man of your word?

787
00:45:12,242 --> 00:45:15,179
Why don't you come in here,
Ryan, check him out.

788
00:45:16,146 --> 00:45:18,549
Give him a basic
referee instruction check.

789
00:45:18,615 --> 00:45:19,850
Give it to him.

790
00:45:19,917 --> 00:45:21,618
-[crowd cheers]
-Hold on. Whoa. [laughing]

791
00:45:21,685 --> 00:45:23,987
What is this? The airport security dog?

792
00:45:24,054 --> 00:45:25,856
What are you, a TSA agent?

793
00:45:25,923 --> 00:45:27,357
Ryan, come on.

794
00:45:27,858 --> 00:45:29,893
No, Cody-- We're gonna do it, fine.

795
00:45:29,960 --> 00:45:31,161
Do him first.

796
00:45:31,228 --> 00:45:33,297
He's a champ, right? Champ privilege.

797
00:45:33,363 --> 00:45:34,331
Check Cody.

798
00:45:37,835 --> 00:45:40,137
Check me, I'll check you. Yeah.

799
00:45:42,239 --> 00:45:43,774
Every crevice, Ryan.

800
00:45:47,945 --> 00:45:49,980
What? He's clean?

801
00:45:50,047 --> 00:45:52,449
Hey, are you sure?
You want to double check, maybe?

802
00:45:55,385 --> 00:45:57,754
Yeah. No. All right.
I got nothing to hide.

803
00:45:57,821 --> 00:45:59,456
Do what you got to do, Ryan.

804
00:46:13,537 --> 00:46:16,073
[crowd clamoring]

805
00:46:20,043 --> 00:46:26,283
[crowd chants] Liar!

806
00:46:26,350 --> 00:46:28,886
Okay. Hey, I don't know
how those got there.

807
00:46:28,952 --> 00:46:32,122
These aren't even my pants, bro.
No, these are my brother's pants.

808
00:46:32,189 --> 00:46:34,658
I don't even wear Prada, dawg.
I'm from Ohio.

809
00:46:34,725 --> 00:46:36,960
Nah, nah. Come on.

810
00:46:38,862 --> 00:46:42,199
Okay. All right, listen. Take them, bro.

811
00:46:42,266 --> 00:46:45,736
Fine. I wasn't being
100% truthful, but now I will be.

812
00:46:46,436 --> 00:46:47,538
I can explain.

813
00:46:47,604 --> 00:46:49,640
Look, I said I wouldn't use them
in the match tomorrow.

814
00:46:50,374 --> 00:46:52,543
Cody, those are for my protection.

815
00:46:52,609 --> 00:46:54,444
What if you came out here,
tried to attack me?

816
00:46:54,511 --> 00:46:56,780
By the way, you have them now
and they're illegal.

817
00:46:56,847 --> 00:47:00,050
So maybe, I don't know,
police or security or something.

818
00:47:00,117 --> 00:47:02,419
Escort him out. Whatever, whatever.

819
00:47:02,486 --> 00:47:04,321
Hey. No. Come on.

820
00:47:04,888 --> 00:47:06,323
Cody, Cody.

821
00:47:07,491 --> 00:47:09,626
Shut up! Shut up!

822
00:47:09,693 --> 00:47:11,762
[crowd clamoring]

823
00:47:11,828 --> 00:47:14,631
No! Nothing changes.

824
00:47:15,432 --> 00:47:18,869
I do not need brass knuckles
to beat you, Cody.

825
00:47:19,770 --> 00:47:23,140
I'm better than you.
I'm taking everything from you.

826
00:47:23,207 --> 00:47:26,610
Keep those because tomorrow
I'm going to beat you clean,

827
00:47:26,677 --> 00:47:28,278
fair and square.

828
00:47:28,912 --> 00:47:31,882
Okay, Logan, one more thing.

829
00:47:32,950 --> 00:47:34,251
You see these?

830
00:47:34,852 --> 00:47:37,521
These are the difference
between you and I.

831
00:47:37,588 --> 00:47:41,358
It's a crutch for everything
that you've done in your career.

832
00:47:41,425 --> 00:47:45,162
It's a way to check another box.
It's a way to get another click.

833
00:47:46,163 --> 00:47:47,831
This title, on the other hand.

834
00:47:49,132 --> 00:47:50,801
It's my whole life.

835
00:47:50,868 --> 00:47:53,370
It's all I ever wanted to be.

836
00:47:53,904 --> 00:47:59,543
Every ounce of blood, every drop
of sweat, every cheer from these fans.

837
00:47:59,610 --> 00:48:03,380
It's the thing people love
and hate about my family.

838
00:48:03,447 --> 00:48:06,950
The Rhodes are as real as real gets.

839
00:48:08,452 --> 00:48:12,823
[crowd chants] Cody!

840
00:48:12,890 --> 00:48:17,694
You said last week that I was saying
the same thing as the other guy.

841
00:48:17,761 --> 00:48:20,030
So allow me to say something new.

842
00:48:20,097 --> 00:48:22,733
I don't think of you as a YouTuber.

843
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:30,207
I believe that you're a pro-wrestler.
I believe that you're a WWE Superstar.

844
00:48:30,274 --> 00:48:33,010
But until you stop treating
this part-time,

845
00:48:33,076 --> 00:48:35,846
until you dedicate your heart and soul,

846
00:48:35,913 --> 00:48:38,715
until you respect the ring
that we are standing in,

847
00:48:38,782 --> 00:48:43,220
you will never,
and I mean never be on my level!

848
00:48:43,287 --> 00:48:46,423
You will never be Undisputed WWE Champion.

849
00:48:47,924 --> 00:48:53,430
And tomorrow I'm going
to beat you so bad, kid…

850
00:48:55,799 --> 00:48:59,836
you'll regret having ever
stepped foot in the ring with me.

851
00:49:02,272 --> 00:49:06,443
["Kingdom" by Downstait playing]

852
00:49:06,510 --> 00:49:08,312
[Graves] I don't know about you, Bad News,

853
00:49:08,378 --> 00:49:12,015
but Logan Paul looks
all types of shook to me.

854
00:49:12,082 --> 00:49:15,218
[Wade] Logan Paul was made
to look like a fool tonight,

855
00:49:15,285 --> 00:49:19,556
but tomorrow it is no risk, all reward.

856
00:49:19,623 --> 00:49:22,859
[crowd singing along]
♪ Every thought out of control ♪

857
00:49:22,926 --> 00:49:25,195
♪ Do it all to get them… ♪

858
00:49:25,262 --> 00:49:29,032
I am standing by with The Viper himself,
Randy Orton, and Randy,

859
00:49:29,099 --> 00:49:33,203
a couple of weeks ago you had a pretty
direct message for Tama Tonga.

860
00:49:33,270 --> 00:49:37,841
Well, tonight it's Tama Tonga
who stands in front of your opportunity

861
00:49:37,908 --> 00:49:41,478
to advance to the finals
of the King of the Ring Tournament.

862
00:49:41,545 --> 00:49:45,749
Byron, ever since Tama Tonga
stepped foot in the WWE ring,

863
00:49:45,816 --> 00:49:47,984
he has proven that he is vicious.

864
00:49:48,051 --> 00:49:50,954
He has proven that he is unhinged,
that he is unpredictable,

865
00:49:51,021 --> 00:49:54,725
but unfortunately for Tama Tonga,
I am Randy Orton,

866
00:49:54,791 --> 00:49:57,461
and I have made a career,
I've made a name for myself

867
00:49:57,527 --> 00:50:00,664
from being vicious,
unhinged and unpredictable.

868
00:50:00,731 --> 00:50:02,199
Now The Bloodline, it's true.

869
00:50:02,265 --> 00:50:05,469
They've got the numbers on their side,
but time and time again,

870
00:50:05,535 --> 00:50:08,739
throughout the course of my career,
I have overcame the odds

871
00:50:08,805 --> 00:50:13,076
and tonight is going to be no different.
Byron, it's going to be no different.

872
00:50:13,143 --> 00:50:17,814
When Tama Tonga sees it coming--
When he sees it coming, and he gets hit

873
00:50:17,881 --> 00:50:22,019
with the three most dangerous
letters in sports entertainment.

874
00:50:22,085 --> 00:50:25,389
[crowd chants along] RKO!

875
00:50:29,626 --> 00:50:32,396
-[crowd cheers]
-[indistinct chatter]

876
00:50:36,166 --> 00:50:40,937
[crowd chants] Bayley!

877
00:50:42,472 --> 00:50:44,508
-[crowd boos]
-Bayley.

878
00:50:48,812 --> 00:50:50,881
Keep that thing clean until SummerSlam.

879
00:50:56,887 --> 00:50:59,089
["Role Model" playing]

880
00:50:59,156 --> 00:51:03,794
[Graves] Nia Jax with an ominous warning
for the WWE Women's Champion.

881
00:51:06,897 --> 00:51:08,098
♪ Role model ♪

882
00:51:10,167 --> 00:51:11,301
[bell rings]

883
00:51:11,368 --> 00:51:15,305
[Rome] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

884
00:51:16,039 --> 00:51:22,446
Introducing first,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,

885
00:51:23,213 --> 00:51:26,783
Bayley!

886
00:51:26,850 --> 00:51:29,286
[Graves] Nia Jax may be getting
a little ahead of herself.

887
00:51:29,352 --> 00:51:32,823
She's got to win Queen of the Ring
before she heads to SummerSlam,

888
00:51:32,889 --> 00:51:37,094
but Bayley is prepared for action
as the WWE Women's Champion

889
00:51:37,160 --> 00:51:40,063
goes one-on-one with Chelsea Green next.

890
00:51:45,602 --> 00:51:46,903
[chanting] Hey!

891
00:51:46,970 --> 00:51:50,907
Welcome back to Friday Night SmackDown.
I'm standing by with The Street Profits

892
00:51:50,974 --> 00:51:53,143
and B-Fab and Angelo, Montez,

893
00:51:53,210 --> 00:51:56,746
the two of you scored a victory over the
WWE Tag Team Champions earlier tonight.

894
00:51:56,813 --> 00:51:58,515
Clearly, you are feeling pretty good.

895
00:51:58,582 --> 00:52:01,051
Fantastic, 'cause don't nobody
like losing, Kayla.

896
00:52:01,118 --> 00:52:04,421
Uh-uh. Waller, Theory keep
talking about they're the smoke, mate.

897
00:52:04,488 --> 00:52:05,989
Well, we pinned the smoke!

898
00:52:06,056 --> 00:52:08,525
[together] Siu!

899
00:52:09,226 --> 00:52:11,661
-Yeah. [laughing]
-Bring the smoke!

900
00:52:11,728 --> 00:52:14,197
[overlapping chatter]

901
00:52:14,264 --> 00:52:16,333
Great win tonight.
Known you guys a long time.

902
00:52:16,399 --> 00:52:17,601
Nothing but respect here,

903
00:52:17,667 --> 00:52:22,038
but the agenda is DIY
as WWE Tag Team Champions.

904
00:52:22,105 --> 00:52:24,307
You know what I love
about The Street Profits?

905
00:52:24,374 --> 00:52:26,576
-What's that, Tommaso?
-Well…

906
00:52:26,643 --> 00:52:29,846
-they are always so damn optimistic.
-They are.

907
00:52:29,913 --> 00:52:31,915
Cup's always half full with you boys.

908
00:52:32,482 --> 00:52:35,452
Like Johnny said,
we're here to take the titles.

909
00:52:36,253 --> 00:52:37,954
If that means going through you,

910
00:52:38,788 --> 00:52:39,856
so be it.

911
00:52:44,227 --> 00:52:45,595
Cup's empty now.

912
00:52:45,662 --> 00:52:46,997
-See ya.
-See you soon.

913
00:52:48,632 --> 00:52:49,733
Hell no, they didn't.

914
00:52:49,799 --> 00:52:51,568
["Role Model" playing]

915
00:52:51,635 --> 00:52:54,804
[Graves] A collision coming down
the pike in the Tag Team Division,

916
00:52:54,871 --> 00:52:58,475
but it is time
for the WWE Women's Champion in action.

917
00:52:58,542 --> 00:53:00,544
We gotta be louder than that, baby.

918
00:53:02,178 --> 00:53:03,513
♪ It's Chelsea ♪

919
00:53:03,580 --> 00:53:08,185
["Hot Mess" playing]

920
00:53:14,324 --> 00:53:16,359
♪ I'm a hot mess ♪

921
00:53:16,426 --> 00:53:17,894
[Rome] And her opponent,

922
00:53:17,961 --> 00:53:20,897
accompanied to the ring by Piper Niven,

923
00:53:20,964 --> 00:53:24,234
from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,

924
00:53:24,301 --> 00:53:27,837
Chelsea Green!

925
00:53:27,904 --> 00:53:30,140
[Graves] Put a little feeling in it, Rome.

926
00:53:31,975 --> 00:53:35,612
[Wade] That's copyrighted
by somebody else, but, uh, Chelsea Green,

927
00:53:35,679 --> 00:53:40,517
now, what a perennial pain
in the posterior she truly is, Corey.

928
00:53:40,584 --> 00:53:45,622
Somebody I really want to like,
but she just makes it so difficult.

929
00:53:45,689 --> 00:53:49,326
By whining, by complaining, by moaning.

930
00:53:51,494 --> 00:53:52,629
You get on with her, Corey?

931
00:53:54,097 --> 00:53:57,234
[Graves] I think the less I say about
Chelsea Green, the better we all are.

932
00:53:58,702 --> 00:54:01,871
Let's celebrate the diversity
and excellence of WWE

933
00:54:01,938 --> 00:54:04,341
with your exclusive WWE merchandise

934
00:54:04,407 --> 00:54:07,911
celebrating Asian American,
Pacific Islander month this May.

935
00:54:07,978 --> 00:54:10,814
For every T-shirt sold,
WWE will donate proceeds

936
00:54:10,880 --> 00:54:14,017
to the Ad Council's
Love Has No Labels campaign.

937
00:54:16,419 --> 00:54:19,022
Wade, you have to imagine
Chelsea Green's goal tonight

938
00:54:19,089 --> 00:54:22,759
is to somehow escaped with a victory,
thus propelling Miss Green

939
00:54:22,826 --> 00:54:26,162
to the front of the contenders line
for Bayley's championship.

940
00:54:26,229 --> 00:54:28,164
[Wade] Of course,
but that's easier said than done.

941
00:54:28,231 --> 00:54:31,368
You see, Chelsea specializes
in running her mouth

942
00:54:31,434 --> 00:54:34,070
and then hiding behind
her tag partner, Piper Niven.

943
00:54:34,137 --> 00:54:35,505
-[bell rings]
-That is not an option.

944
00:54:35,572 --> 00:54:39,643
[Graves] Oh! Chelsea out of the gate
just clocked Bayley with a right.

945
00:54:40,110 --> 00:54:42,612
[Wade] A hot start from
Chelsea Green, which is exactly

946
00:54:42,679 --> 00:54:45,548
what she needed
to get the upper hand early,

947
00:54:45,615 --> 00:54:47,550
but it may have been a short--

948
00:54:49,252 --> 00:54:50,754
[Graves] Smack right to the face now.

949
00:54:50,820 --> 00:54:52,889
Chelsea Green perched
on the top turnbuckle.

950
00:54:52,956 --> 00:54:55,825
Big drop kick finds the mark.

951
00:54:55,892 --> 00:54:58,695
Green into the cover, hook of the leg.

952
00:54:58,762 --> 00:55:01,765
[Wade] And for all the mockery
of Chelsea Green's personality,

953
00:55:01,831 --> 00:55:06,002
when she actually focuses
in the ring, which is rare,

954
00:55:06,069 --> 00:55:09,205
she is damn incredible.
It's just too little of it.

955
00:55:09,272 --> 00:55:10,674
That's the problem.

956
00:55:10,740 --> 00:55:14,010
[Graves] Jawbreaker by Bayley
buys the champion some time.

957
00:55:14,077 --> 00:55:15,278
This is mine!

958
00:55:15,345 --> 00:55:17,781
Chelsea takes a moment to confer
with Piper Niven, who,

959
00:55:17,847 --> 00:55:19,683
let's be honest about Piper Wade.

960
00:55:19,749 --> 00:55:22,719
Piper Niven is a bully
in every sense of the word.

961
00:55:22,786 --> 00:55:25,455
The woman loves to pick on everyone
because she can.

962
00:55:25,522 --> 00:55:27,924
[Wade] She's powerful enough
to do exactly that.

963
00:55:27,991 --> 00:55:30,093
But right now,
Bayley in a world of trouble.

964
00:55:30,160 --> 00:55:32,462
Can Chelsea pull through with a victory?

965
00:55:35,432 --> 00:55:37,667
[Graves] Welcome back
to Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.

966
00:55:37,734 --> 00:55:41,071
This is one-on-one action
between Chelsea Green

967
00:55:41,137 --> 00:55:43,873
and the WWE Women's Champion, Bayley.

968
00:55:44,474 --> 00:55:46,843
[Wade] Chelsea Green was looking good
for the past few minutes,

969
00:55:46,910 --> 00:55:50,580
but Bayley bouncing
back like only she can.

970
00:55:51,915 --> 00:55:54,818
This one turning into a real slugfest.

971
00:55:54,884 --> 00:55:59,022
These two have been chirping
back and forth on social media all week.

972
00:56:00,623 --> 00:56:02,892
[Graves] Bayley's not
about the social media life.

973
00:56:02,959 --> 00:56:04,561
Bayley wants a healthy Women's Division

974
00:56:04,627 --> 00:56:07,297
here on Friday Night SmackDown,

975
00:56:07,364 --> 00:56:09,999
on Monday Night Raw,
in the business as a whole.

976
00:56:10,066 --> 00:56:12,402
Bayley wants women's wrestling
to be stronger than it's ever been,

977
00:56:12,469 --> 00:56:15,972
and she knows as the…
Oh! Rough Ryder by Green.

978
00:56:16,039 --> 00:56:17,340
One, two--

979
00:56:18,007 --> 00:56:20,043
-[Graves] As the WWE Women's Champion…
-What?

980
00:56:20,110 --> 00:56:21,377
…Bayley can affect that change.

981
00:56:21,444 --> 00:56:25,382
Bayley can strengthen the division
with her actions as we look again

982
00:56:25,448 --> 00:56:28,218
at Green ripping the champion down
and then following with a Rough Ryder,

983
00:56:29,052 --> 00:56:31,988
I don't know if Green got as much height
on that as she would have liked.

984
00:56:32,055 --> 00:56:34,557
[Wade] That was the moment
Green temporarily lost focus.

985
00:56:34,624 --> 00:56:38,728
And that's exactly what has
allowed Bayley back in the match.

986
00:56:38,795 --> 00:56:40,930
Sometimes Green is her own worst enemy.

987
00:56:41,297 --> 00:56:42,766
[Graves] Rose Plant!

988
00:56:43,700 --> 00:56:47,637
Green went to the well
one time too many and paid for it.

989
00:56:47,704 --> 00:56:48,938
[bell rings]

990
00:56:49,005 --> 00:56:51,141
["Role Model" playing]

991
00:56:51,207 --> 00:56:53,610
-[Rome] Here's your winner--
-[Graves] Oh, wait a minute!

992
00:56:54,110 --> 00:56:57,113
Piper Niven just flattened the champion.

993
00:56:57,180 --> 00:57:00,950
[Wade] It's a package deal
when it comes to Green and Niven.

994
00:57:01,785 --> 00:57:05,922
One's down, the other is still standing,
which may be less

995
00:57:05,989 --> 00:57:09,092
that can be said about Bayley
when Piper Niven is done with her.

996
00:57:09,592 --> 00:57:12,562
[Graves] Bayley able to get the boot up
just in time, but the champion

997
00:57:12,629 --> 00:57:14,831
just competed in a grueling contest.

998
00:57:14,898 --> 00:57:17,600
Piper Niven looking
to pick the bones of The Role Model.

999
00:57:18,234 --> 00:57:19,369
[grunting]

1000
00:57:20,470 --> 00:57:22,672
[Wade] Bayley must be running low
on fuel here,

1001
00:57:22,739 --> 00:57:26,209
but hats off
to the valiant effort to fight back.

1002
00:57:28,945 --> 00:57:32,282
[Graves] Oh my goodness!
Nearly put Bayley through the ring.

1003
00:57:33,750 --> 00:57:35,185
You like that, huh?

1004
00:57:36,252 --> 00:57:37,220
You like that?

1005
00:57:37,287 --> 00:57:40,723
[Graves] The Role Model driven
into the abyss by Piper Niven

1006
00:57:41,324 --> 00:57:44,427
and a senton as the exclamation point.

1007
00:57:44,494 --> 00:57:49,732
Message sent to the WWE Women's
Champion and Piper is not done yet.

1008
00:57:50,166 --> 00:57:51,067
Good God.

1009
00:57:52,435 --> 00:57:57,874
[Wade] Just shows how devastating Piper
Niven can be with the wind in her sails.

1010
00:58:06,316 --> 00:58:07,851
[crowd chants] You suck!

1011
00:58:07,917 --> 00:58:11,054
[Graves] It looks like Niven
might be coming back for even more.

1012
00:58:11,120 --> 00:58:12,755
Oh my God.

1013
00:58:15,992 --> 00:58:19,462
[Wade] Chelsea Green,
Nia Jax, Piper Niven.

1014
00:58:20,063 --> 00:58:23,666
You do not have friends
when you are the champ.

1015
00:58:30,940 --> 00:58:33,243
[Graves] Piper Niven looks
mighty impressed with herself,

1016
00:58:33,309 --> 00:58:35,044
wouldn't you say, Wade?

1017
00:58:35,111 --> 00:58:37,380
[Wade] Well, she should be,
just flattened the champion.

1018
00:58:37,447 --> 00:58:39,916
I don't care if the champion
was beaten down.

1019
00:58:39,983 --> 00:58:41,551
We're the real winners. Us!

1020
00:58:41,618 --> 00:58:43,386
[Wade] Big moment for Niven.

1021
00:58:43,920 --> 00:58:44,954
[Green] Not you!

1022
00:58:45,355 --> 00:58:46,489
-Yeah!
-Not you!

1023
00:58:46,556 --> 00:58:48,191
Bet you didn't see that one coming.

1024
00:58:48,258 --> 00:58:49,659
[indistinct yelling]

1025
00:58:51,728 --> 00:58:52,862
[knocks on door]

1026
00:58:55,832 --> 00:58:58,835
Hey, Nick, I'm not going to take up
a lot of your time or anything.

1027
00:58:58,902 --> 00:59:00,970
Believe me,
I know I haven't been the easiest

1028
00:59:01,037 --> 00:59:03,139
to deal with these past couple months.

1029
00:59:03,206 --> 00:59:05,141
But you saw what happened in Lyon, France.

1030
00:59:05,808 --> 00:59:08,578
Cody and I, we tore the house down.
It was unbelievable.

1031
00:59:09,245 --> 00:59:12,482
And I was one second away
from beating him.

1032
00:59:13,616 --> 00:59:16,252
I was one second away
from beating Randy Orton

1033
00:59:16,319 --> 00:59:17,787
in the King of the Ring Match.

1034
00:59:18,688 --> 00:59:21,558
So what I'm asking before
I make any rash decisions…

1035
00:59:22,992 --> 00:59:24,427
Give me one more chance.

1036
00:59:24,928 --> 00:59:26,996
Give me one more chance.
Whoever comes out on top between

1037
00:59:27,063 --> 00:59:29,232
Logan Paul and Cody Rhodes,

1038
00:59:29,832 --> 00:59:32,101
to be the Undisputed WWE Champion.

1039
00:59:32,168 --> 00:59:33,836
Just need one more chance.

1040
00:59:35,939 --> 00:59:38,474
Nick, I need this.

1041
00:59:41,077 --> 00:59:41,978
Please.

1042
00:59:45,214 --> 00:59:47,584
AJ, I know you want to be WWE Champion.

1043
00:59:49,218 --> 00:59:51,387
And you know
how much respect I have for you.

1044
00:59:53,456 --> 00:59:57,060
If you were asking me personally,
100%, yes.

1045
00:59:57,126 --> 00:59:58,628
Every day of the week.

1046
01:00:00,063 --> 01:00:01,331
Professionally.

1047
01:00:02,832 --> 01:00:04,367
I can't give you what you want.

1048
01:00:05,501 --> 01:00:07,170
That chance you're asking for,

1049
01:00:09,105 --> 01:00:12,775
that has to be earned and that takes time.

1050
01:00:16,145 --> 01:00:17,080
Nick.

1051
01:00:17,880 --> 01:00:19,749
You know I don't have time.

1052
01:00:22,485 --> 01:00:23,820
AJ.

1053
01:00:25,421 --> 01:00:27,390
That's not something I can help you with.

1054
01:00:28,825 --> 01:00:29,826
I'm sorry.

1055
01:00:29,892 --> 01:00:30,860
[AJ sighs]

1056
01:00:37,266 --> 01:00:40,770
[Graves] The clock
is ticking on AJ Styles as it is,

1057
01:00:40,837 --> 01:00:43,039
until the moment we have been waiting for.

1058
01:00:43,106 --> 01:00:47,443
It's our final semifinals match
in the King of the Ring Tournament

1059
01:00:47,510 --> 01:00:51,314
as "The Viper," Randy Orton
battles Tama Tonga

1060
01:00:51,381 --> 01:00:52,949
of The Bloodline.

1061
01:00:53,383 --> 01:00:54,384
Next.

1062
01:00:58,388 --> 01:01:00,289
[dramatic music playing]

1063
01:01:00,356 --> 01:01:02,458
[Andrade]

1064
01:01:34,957 --> 01:01:38,895
[speaking Spanish]

1065
01:02:19,769 --> 01:02:21,204
I can't stand this guy.

1066
01:02:21,738 --> 01:02:23,005
He should have stayed on Raw.

1067
01:02:23,639 --> 01:02:25,975
I don't know, man, Andrade is skilled.

1068
01:02:26,042 --> 01:02:27,610
He could be valuable to us.

1069
01:02:27,677 --> 01:02:30,346
Let's be intelligent, Familia.

1070
01:02:31,914 --> 01:02:33,149
Elektra is right.

1071
01:02:33,616 --> 01:02:37,220
Let bygones be bygones and think about…

1072
01:02:37,887 --> 01:02:39,288
business.

1073
01:02:39,355 --> 01:02:42,859
[speaking Spanish]

1074
01:02:42,925 --> 01:02:45,728
I'll tell you what, Corey,
I have been in locker rooms

1075
01:02:45,795 --> 01:02:49,966
where the mere mention of the name
Andrade has caused shockwaves.

1076
01:02:50,032 --> 01:02:53,336
What a bright future that man is
going to have right here on SmackDown.

1077
01:02:53,402 --> 01:02:55,738
Talking about shockwaves,
how about how we kicked off

1078
01:02:55,805 --> 01:02:58,374
Friday Night SmackDown with Nia Jax
advancing to the finals

1079
01:02:58,441 --> 01:03:00,843
of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.
In a matter of moments,

1080
01:03:00,910 --> 01:03:02,211
it's the men's turn.

1081
01:03:02,278 --> 01:03:04,380
We will find out who will
advance to tomorrow's

1082
01:03:04,447 --> 01:03:07,717
King and Queen of the Ring
Premium Live Event in the finals,

1083
01:03:07,783 --> 01:03:09,385
with an opportunity to become King

1084
01:03:09,452 --> 01:03:12,321
and head to SummerSlam
for challenge for the gold.

1085
01:03:12,388 --> 01:03:15,491
Let's take a look at what I'm talking
about in our Progressive Match Flo.

1086
01:03:17,360 --> 01:03:20,029
[announcer] Match Flo is sponsored
by Progressive,

1087
01:03:20,096 --> 01:03:23,366
a triple threat of protection
with home, auto and more.

1088
01:03:24,200 --> 01:03:27,470
Last week on SmackDown,
the King of the Ring Tournament

1089
01:03:27,537 --> 01:03:30,873
raged on as Tama Tonga
would battle The Megastar.

1090
01:03:31,874 --> 01:03:34,043
An intense LA Knight brought the fight.

1091
01:03:34,477 --> 01:03:36,779
[Graves] LA Knight's attention
understandably split.

1092
01:03:37,880 --> 01:03:40,917
[announcer] But was no match
for The Bloodline's numbers advantage.

1093
01:03:41,617 --> 01:03:44,153
As Tama Tonga advanced to the semifinals.

1094
01:03:45,054 --> 01:03:48,691
Then, Randy Orton squared off
against SmackDown's

1095
01:03:48,758 --> 01:03:51,561
first round draft pick, Carmelo Hayes.

1096
01:03:51,627 --> 01:03:54,597
[Graves] Hayes has been in complete
control for the past several moments.

1097
01:03:54,664 --> 01:03:56,866
[narrator] After an impressive
showing by the upstart,

1098
01:03:56,933 --> 01:03:58,534
The Viper would secure victory…

1099
01:03:58,601 --> 01:04:00,970
[Graves] RKO!

1100
01:04:01,037 --> 01:04:02,205
[announcer] …out of nowhere.

1101
01:04:03,272 --> 01:04:06,309
[Graves] The Viper
moving to the semifinals.

1102
01:04:09,912 --> 01:04:13,316
[announcer] Tonight, these two fierce
rivals come head to head.

1103
01:04:14,350 --> 01:04:18,588
And after the vicious assault
on Kevin Owens at WWE Backlash…

1104
01:04:18,654 --> 01:04:20,289
[Orton] You took out my friend,

1105
01:04:20,356 --> 01:04:22,491
my tag team partner, Kevin Owens.

1106
01:04:22,558 --> 01:04:25,428
[Orton] There wont just be an RKO
out of nowhere for you.

1107
01:04:25,494 --> 01:04:28,030
No, no, no, no, no.
I'm gonna do everything in my power

1108
01:04:28,097 --> 01:04:31,267
to make sure you and The Bloodline
sees it coming!

1109
01:04:32,835 --> 01:04:36,739
[announcer] The Apex Predator looks
to settle the score against The Bloodline.

1110
01:04:36,806 --> 01:04:39,175
The Bloodline is going to come out
and try to intimidate me.

1111
01:04:39,242 --> 01:04:45,948
My name is Randy "Freakin" Orton,
soon to be King of the Ring.

1112
01:04:46,015 --> 01:04:48,117
[announcer] With the finals
of the King of the Ring

1113
01:04:48,184 --> 01:04:49,886
in Jeddah just hours away,

1114
01:04:49,952 --> 01:04:53,923
which of these men will advance
for a chance at royalty?

1115
01:05:03,866 --> 01:05:04,867
Solo.

1116
01:05:06,002 --> 01:05:07,270
You know Tama.

1117
01:05:10,940 --> 01:05:13,876
You know Tonga Loa
is not here tonight, right?

1118
01:05:15,077 --> 01:05:15,912
I know.

1119
01:05:15,978 --> 01:05:19,248
You know Tonga Loa is not here tonight
because we couldn't

1120
01:05:19,315 --> 01:05:21,250
get him across the border, right?

1121
01:05:22,018 --> 01:05:23,386
Yes, I know.

1122
01:05:24,086 --> 01:05:26,489
I can't get these people to clear customs.

1123
01:05:26,555 --> 01:05:28,024
They--

1124
01:05:28,090 --> 01:05:30,026
as soon as there's a background check.

1125
01:05:30,593 --> 01:05:36,699
S-- Solo these are very dangerous people
that you are recruiting

1126
01:05:37,366 --> 01:05:39,001
into The Bloodline.

1127
01:05:40,169 --> 01:05:41,137
I know.

1128
01:05:41,203 --> 01:05:44,106
There's a reason
why we didn't bring these people

1129
01:05:44,173 --> 01:05:46,208
into The Bloodline in the past.

1130
01:05:46,676 --> 01:05:49,645
Solo un-- until Roman…

1131
01:05:49,712 --> 01:05:52,648
Until Roman comes back,

1132
01:05:52,715 --> 01:05:54,884
I'm the man that's in charge, Paul.

1133
01:05:56,519 --> 01:05:58,688
So if you have any problems,

1134
01:05:59,188 --> 01:06:00,890
they're up to you to fix it.

1135
01:06:04,093 --> 01:06:06,862
Okay. I say this very respectfully.

1136
01:06:09,231 --> 01:06:13,636
The problem regarding Tama Tonga is that--

1137
01:06:13,703 --> 01:06:15,271
-[Tonga speaks indistinctly]
-Oh God!

1138
01:06:17,973 --> 01:06:19,375
You got a problem?

1139
01:06:20,743 --> 01:06:23,346
You know why he recruited me?

1140
01:06:24,146 --> 01:06:27,183
Because I am that dangerous!

1141
01:06:29,385 --> 01:06:35,157
And tomorrow the new King
comes back to The Bloodline…

1142
01:06:38,361 --> 01:06:41,731
by orders of The Tribal Chief.

1143
01:06:56,145 --> 01:06:57,680
[Graves] Paul Heyman, The Wiseman,

1144
01:06:57,747 --> 01:07:00,583
no doubt with a great deal
on his mind tonight.

1145
01:07:02,018 --> 01:07:05,187
Let's take a look
at the King of the Ring crown,

1146
01:07:05,254 --> 01:07:07,757
a prestigious trophy…

1147
01:07:07,823 --> 01:07:08,958
["Voices" playing]

1148
01:07:09,024 --> 01:07:13,129
…to be awarded to the winner
at tomorrow's Premium Live Event,

1149
01:07:13,195 --> 01:07:15,331
but it is semifinal time, Wade.

1150
01:07:24,273 --> 01:07:25,775
[bell rings]

1151
01:07:25,841 --> 01:07:29,678
[Rome] The following
is the semifinal match

1152
01:07:29,745 --> 01:07:35,584
in the King of the Ring Tournament!

1153
01:07:36,819 --> 01:07:39,855
Introducing first,
from Saint Louis Missouri,

1154
01:07:39,922 --> 01:07:45,094
weighing in at 275 pounds,

1155
01:07:45,161 --> 01:07:48,130
"The Viper,"

1156
01:07:48,197 --> 01:07:53,602
Randy Orton!

1157
01:07:54,870 --> 01:07:57,039
[Wade] You know, Corey, I was about to say

1158
01:07:57,106 --> 01:08:01,277
you can count on one hand
the number of things that Randy Orton

1159
01:08:01,343 --> 01:08:03,846
has not achieved in this industry.

1160
01:08:03,913 --> 01:08:05,147
That would be wrong.

1161
01:08:05,214 --> 01:08:09,452
You can count on one finger the amount
of things Randy has not achieved.

1162
01:08:09,518 --> 01:08:12,721
Placing that crown on his head
and becoming King of the Ring

1163
01:08:12,788 --> 01:08:14,123
is that one thing.

1164
01:08:14,190 --> 01:08:15,658
[crowd chants] RKO!

1165
01:08:15,724 --> 01:08:20,996
[Graves] They are rowdy for The Viper
in Riyadh at the WWE Experience.

1166
01:08:21,063 --> 01:08:23,432
The chants of "RKO"

1167
01:08:23,499 --> 01:08:26,335
all the way on the other side
of the Kingdom.

1168
01:08:26,402 --> 01:08:30,372
Orton certainly the fan favorite
is this semifinal matchup.

1169
01:08:30,439 --> 01:08:33,008
How do you prepare, Wade,
if you're Randy Orton?

1170
01:08:33,075 --> 01:08:37,646
For somebody as vicious,
as unhinged, and as unpredictable

1171
01:08:37,713 --> 01:08:41,350
as Tama Tonga is,
even with Randy being Randy.

1172
01:08:41,417 --> 01:08:43,152
[Wade] You beat him at his own game.

1173
01:08:43,219 --> 01:08:46,388
This is the most angry version
of Randy Orton I've seen

1174
01:08:46,455 --> 01:08:49,792
in many, many years.
It's all been triggered

1175
01:08:49,859 --> 01:08:52,928
by what The Bloodline
have done to his sometime tag partner,

1176
01:08:52,995 --> 01:08:54,964
Kevin Owens in recent weeks.

1177
01:08:55,030 --> 01:09:00,736
If Randy Orton taps into that guy,
that sadistic, nasty piece of work

1178
01:09:00,803 --> 01:09:04,773
we know he can be, he beats
Tama Tonga at his own game tonight.

1179
01:09:04,840 --> 01:09:08,944
[crowd sings along]

1180
01:09:10,579 --> 01:09:12,715
♪ They talk to me ♪

1181
01:09:12,781 --> 01:09:14,884
[Graves] It is going down
in a matter of moments.

1182
01:09:14,950 --> 01:09:17,820
In our main event,
the last semifinal match

1183
01:09:17,887 --> 01:09:19,788
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

1184
01:09:19,855 --> 01:09:24,059
Orton. Tonga.
Next on Friday Night SmackDown.

1185
01:09:25,427 --> 01:09:26,862
[crowd cheering]

1186
01:09:31,934 --> 01:09:34,970
[Graves] From the Jeddah Superdome
in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

1187
01:09:35,037 --> 01:09:39,408
This is Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
sponsored by Progressive Insurance.

1188
01:09:39,475 --> 01:09:43,546
Save when you bundle auto,
home, or motorcycle insurance.

1189
01:09:45,047 --> 01:09:50,819
It is time for the final semifinal match
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

1190
01:09:50,886 --> 01:09:52,421
What a tournament it has been, Wade.

1191
01:09:52,488 --> 01:09:56,091
[Wade] Yeah, it's been a lot of fun,
but it's crunch time now.

1192
01:09:56,158 --> 01:10:00,262
Who will earn the right to take on Gunther
in tomorrow's final

1193
01:10:00,329 --> 01:10:02,865
to crown the King of the Ring?

1194
01:10:06,635 --> 01:10:09,371
[crowd sings along]
♪ I hear voices in my head… ♪

1195
01:10:10,372 --> 01:10:15,778
[Graves] What a reaction from the live
audience in Jeddah for the man

1196
01:10:15,844 --> 01:10:18,514
who could potentially be
the next King of the Ring.

1197
01:10:18,581 --> 01:10:21,750
And I'm not talking about the man
seated in our front row.

1198
01:10:21,817 --> 01:10:23,385
The Ring General,

1199
01:10:23,452 --> 01:10:27,323
the longest reigning Intercontinental
Champion in history, Gunther,

1200
01:10:27,389 --> 01:10:29,158
who will battle the winner of this one.

1201
01:10:29,224 --> 01:10:31,026
[Wade] Gunther won the Raw bracket.

1202
01:10:31,093 --> 01:10:35,231
He faces the winner of tonight's
main event tomorrow.

1203
01:10:35,898 --> 01:10:37,866
Queen and King of the Ring.

1204
01:10:37,933 --> 01:10:39,668
[Graves] All starts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern.

1205
01:10:39,735 --> 01:10:41,537
But join us a little bit
early if we could.

1206
01:10:41,604 --> 01:10:43,172
My God, let's find a new graphic.

1207
01:10:43,239 --> 01:10:45,174
I haven't had hair
like that in four years.

1208
01:10:45,241 --> 01:10:47,142
Someone in the truck
do something about it.

1209
01:10:47,209 --> 01:10:49,044
The countdown to
King and Queen of the Ring.

1210
01:10:49,111 --> 01:10:52,514
Tomorrow, 11:00 a.m. Eastern.
Streaming on Peacock.

1211
01:10:52,581 --> 01:10:54,917
[Wade] You can keep my graphic.
I've got more wrinkles these days.

1212
01:10:54,984 --> 01:10:57,553
That's a bit of comedy, guys.
And speaking of comedy,

1213
01:10:57,620 --> 01:11:00,756
Ibrahim Al Hajjaj is back.

1214
01:11:00,823 --> 01:11:03,993
He tore the house down
six months ago at Crown Jewel.

1215
01:11:04,059 --> 01:11:07,630
He's going to do it again tomorrow
night for us right here in Jeddah.

1216
01:11:07,696 --> 01:11:09,632
[Graves] There won't be anything funny
about this one.

1217
01:11:09,698 --> 01:11:11,634
And the Queen of the Ring finals.

1218
01:11:11,700 --> 01:11:14,803
Lyra Valkyria from Raw.
Nia Jax from SmackDown.

1219
01:11:14,870 --> 01:11:18,674
These two women collide.
Who will be Queen?

1220
01:11:18,741 --> 01:11:22,611
[Wade] There is serious bad blood
between Women's World Champion

1221
01:11:22,678 --> 01:11:25,514
Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan.

1222
01:11:25,581 --> 01:11:29,151
Those two square off
with the gold on the line tomorrow

1223
01:11:29,218 --> 01:11:31,286
at King and Queen of the Ring.

1224
01:11:31,353 --> 01:11:34,290
Sami Zayn has learned
to thrive under pressure

1225
01:11:34,356 --> 01:11:37,626
as he defends his Intercontinental
Championship in a Triple Threat Match

1226
01:11:37,693 --> 01:11:41,430
against "Big" Bronson Reed and Chad Gable,

1227
01:11:41,497 --> 01:11:43,799
the champion
at a big disadvantage tomorrow.

1228
01:11:43,866 --> 01:11:46,368
[Wade] And get this, based on
what happened earlier tonight,

1229
01:11:46,435 --> 01:11:51,273
just announced for the King and Queen
of the Ring countdown show tomorrow,

1230
01:11:51,340 --> 01:11:53,776
Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill

1231
01:11:53,842 --> 01:11:56,745
will take on Candice LeRae
and Indi Hartwell.

1232
01:11:56,812 --> 01:11:58,414
Women's Tag Team Championships

1233
01:11:58,480 --> 01:12:02,017
on the line,
that is streaming live tomorrow,

1234
01:12:02,084 --> 01:12:05,888
11:00 a.m. Eastern on WWE on Peacock.

1235
01:12:05,954 --> 01:12:10,092
[Graves] And in our main event
for the Undisputed WWE Championship,

1236
01:12:10,159 --> 01:12:12,861
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes

1237
01:12:12,928 --> 01:12:17,499
clashes with the United States Champion,
Logan Paul

1238
01:12:17,566 --> 01:12:20,436
at King and Queen of the Ring.

1239
01:12:23,205 --> 01:12:26,809
It's gonna be an extremely eventful
24 hours for this man,

1240
01:12:26,875 --> 01:12:30,579
for the Apex Predator
who awaits his next challenge.

1241
01:12:33,015 --> 01:12:36,518
["Brother's Keeper" playing]

1242
01:13:05,414 --> 01:13:08,951
[Rome] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring

1243
01:13:09,017 --> 01:13:15,224
by WWE Hall of Famer,
Special Counsel, "The Wiseman,"

1244
01:13:15,290 --> 01:13:19,928
Paul Heyman and Solo Sikoa.

1245
01:13:20,629 --> 01:13:25,300
Weighing in at 220 pounds,

1246
01:13:25,367 --> 01:13:30,139
Tama Tonga!

1247
01:13:30,873 --> 01:13:34,576
[Graves] Hate to draw any attention away
from the matchup you're about to witness,

1248
01:13:34,643 --> 01:13:36,645
but Wade, I can't help but notice,

1249
01:13:37,212 --> 01:13:41,483
I have never seen Paul Heyman
look as nervous as he does right now

1250
01:13:41,550 --> 01:13:43,051
and has for the past several weeks.

1251
01:13:43,118 --> 01:13:44,620
[Wade] Paul Heyman is basically

1252
01:13:44,686 --> 01:13:48,757
The Bloodline's answer
to Manchester United's Erik Ten Hag.

1253
01:13:49,591 --> 01:13:54,062
Still got a job, but for how much longer?
It has to be said.

1254
01:13:54,129 --> 01:14:00,135
Heyman is on thin ice ever since
the interim leader Solo Sikoa took over.

1255
01:14:00,769 --> 01:14:05,307
[Graves] Tama Tonga looking to acquire
more power on behalf of The Bloodline,

1256
01:14:05,374 --> 01:14:08,143
and could do just that as King.

1257
01:14:08,210 --> 01:14:09,978
But let's take a look
at the bottom of your screen

1258
01:14:10,045 --> 01:14:15,417
to the start times around the globe
for WWE King and Queen of the Ring.

1259
01:14:15,484 --> 01:14:19,054
Tomorrow, 8:00 p.m.
local here in Saudi Arabia,

1260
01:14:19,121 --> 01:14:22,825
1:00 p.m. in the East, Wade,
you're a West Coast guy.

1261
01:14:22,891 --> 01:14:25,427
What time you got to be keeping
an eye on things in Cali?

1262
01:14:25,494 --> 01:14:27,062
[Wade] Quick bit of mathematics
in my head.

1263
01:14:27,129 --> 01:14:31,500
That would be 10:00 a.m. in California
and the entire West Coast.

1264
01:14:31,567 --> 01:14:32,601
[Graves] Fantastic.

1265
01:14:32,668 --> 01:14:35,938
Look at the intensity
in the eyes of Tama Tonga.

1266
01:14:36,605 --> 01:14:42,411
A man who is perhaps more hyena
than he is human, an absolutely vicious,

1267
01:14:42,478 --> 01:14:47,449
sadistic competitor who is hell-bent
on taking down The Viper tonight.

1268
01:14:47,916 --> 01:14:52,020
[Wade] Tama Tonga
is an uncontrollable primal beast.

1269
01:14:52,721 --> 01:14:56,058
Growls like an animal, is bloodthirsty,

1270
01:14:56,124 --> 01:15:01,330
and what a pickup for The Bloodline
instigated by Solo Sikoa.

1271
01:15:02,030 --> 01:15:05,000
[Graves] Stoic. The Ring General
looking on,

1272
01:15:05,067 --> 01:15:07,402
watching tonight's proceedings unfold.

1273
01:15:07,803 --> 01:15:10,672
Solo taking another glimpse
at the beautiful King's crown.

1274
01:15:10,739 --> 01:15:11,640
[bell rings]

1275
01:15:11,707 --> 01:15:15,177
And here comes Tama Tonga out of the gate,
trying to get the upper hand.

1276
01:15:15,244 --> 01:15:18,146
Throwing lefts and rights
at Orton off of the opening bell.

1277
01:15:19,281 --> 01:15:22,050
[Wade] Straight into the fire,
fighting once he hears that bell.

1278
01:15:22,117 --> 01:15:27,256
This is exactly where Tama Tonga lives.
This is where he thrives.

1279
01:15:27,322 --> 01:15:31,326
[Graves] These vicious headbutts
from Tonga taking down The Viper

1280
01:15:31,393 --> 01:15:32,995
and Orton doesn't know what hit him.

1281
01:15:33,362 --> 01:15:35,597
[Wade] Being attacked by a reckless thug.

1282
01:15:38,967 --> 01:15:42,104
-[crowd cheering]
-[Graves] Huge Fallaway Slam from Orton.

1283
01:15:44,640 --> 01:15:49,011
We see that Solo Sikoa not pleased
with the events occurring

1284
01:15:49,077 --> 01:15:53,248
inside of the ring right now
as Tama Tonga driven into the ring post

1285
01:15:53,749 --> 01:15:55,951
and coast to coast into the other.

1286
01:15:56,018 --> 01:15:58,887
[Wade] Game plan
immediately out of the window.

1287
01:15:58,954 --> 01:16:02,791
[Graves] It was supposed to be
that rush blitzkrieg type of start

1288
01:16:02,858 --> 01:16:05,761
to the matchup,
but Randy Orton simply too good.

1289
01:16:05,827 --> 01:16:07,963
What a classic that man is.

1290
01:16:08,030 --> 01:16:10,032
Much like you alluded
to earlier, there isn't much,

1291
01:16:10,098 --> 01:16:13,602
if anything, left in this industry
that Randy Orton

1292
01:16:13,669 --> 01:16:15,037
hasn't seen or accomplished.

1293
01:16:16,138 --> 01:16:19,141
[Wade] Never met anyone
quite like Tama Tonga.

1294
01:16:19,207 --> 01:16:22,344
I think they broke the mold
when Tama Tonga was born.

1295
01:16:22,411 --> 01:16:27,316
[crowd counts]

1296
01:16:27,382 --> 01:16:30,252
[Graves] Randy Orton with carefully
measured right hands between

1297
01:16:30,319 --> 01:16:32,187
the eyes of Tama Tonga.

1298
01:16:33,522 --> 01:16:37,426
The son of a man who once upon
a time was royalty in his own right, Wade.

1299
01:16:37,492 --> 01:16:42,064
[Wade] Yeah, that's right, King Haku.
Perhaps universally seen

1300
01:16:42,130 --> 01:16:45,968
as the toughest man in the history
of professional wrestling.

1301
01:16:46,034 --> 01:16:47,369
What a claim that is.

1302
01:16:47,436 --> 01:16:49,671
And I have never met anyone
who would argue with it.

1303
01:16:50,272 --> 01:16:54,276
The good news is Haku didn't raise sons.
Haku raised mercenaries,

1304
01:16:54,343 --> 01:16:57,612
and they're both running around
doing the bidding of Solo Sikoa.

1305
01:16:58,313 --> 01:17:02,050
Tama Tonga able to avoid disaster
and just clipped the leg of Orton.

1306
01:17:03,452 --> 01:17:05,887
[Wade] It's the leg that has given Orton

1307
01:17:05,954 --> 01:17:08,457
cause for concern
over the past couple of weeks

1308
01:17:08,523 --> 01:17:10,225
in the King of the Ring Tournament,

1309
01:17:10,292 --> 01:17:12,361
and it's cause for concern right now.

1310
01:17:12,427 --> 01:17:14,529
Tama Tonga in full flow.

1311
01:17:14,596 --> 01:17:16,198
[crowd boos]

1312
01:17:19,434 --> 01:17:22,938
[Graves] It is a semifinal matchup
in the King of the Ring Tournament,

1313
01:17:23,005 --> 01:17:27,309
as Randy Orton goes one-on-one
with Tama Tonga of The Bloodline.

1314
01:17:27,376 --> 01:17:30,545
One of these two men
will advance to the finals

1315
01:17:30,612 --> 01:17:35,117
and face Gunther to become
King of the Ring tomorrow, of course.

1316
01:17:35,183 --> 01:17:38,086
King and Queen of the Ring
streaming live tomorrow.

1317
01:17:38,153 --> 01:17:43,091
WWE on Peacock, 1:00 p.m. start time
in the East in the United States,

1318
01:17:43,158 --> 01:17:47,362
and Tama Tonga right now
has Orton exactly where he wants him.

1319
01:17:49,464 --> 01:17:51,833
Frog Splash. Nobody home.

1320
01:17:51,900 --> 01:17:56,972
Tonga was looking to destroy Randy's knee,
but The Viper was a step ahead.

1321
01:17:57,039 --> 01:18:00,809
[Wade] Past three or four minutes
have been pure Tama Tonga.

1322
01:18:00,876 --> 01:18:04,980
The durability of Orton may be thin
on the ground at this point

1323
01:18:05,047 --> 01:18:07,983
thanks to that damaged knee,
but he is keeping on fighting.

1324
01:18:12,888 --> 01:18:16,458
[Graves] You can scout this,
there is rarely an answer for it,

1325
01:18:16,525 --> 01:18:18,360
but Tama Tonga may have found it.

1326
01:18:20,328 --> 01:18:23,065
-[Wade] Every shot on that knee.
-[Graves] Oh!

1327
01:18:23,131 --> 01:18:27,302
[Wade] Just like thunderbolts shooting up
the leg and spine of Randy Orton.

1328
01:18:27,369 --> 01:18:29,137
Grimacing in agony.

1329
01:18:29,905 --> 01:18:32,808
That is the last place you want
to be when you're in there

1330
01:18:32,874 --> 01:18:36,078
with The Butcher of The Bloodline,
Tama Tonga.

1331
01:18:36,144 --> 01:18:39,581
[Graves] Brutal clubbing blows
across the chest of Randy Orton

1332
01:18:39,648 --> 01:18:41,483
and now a sleeper hold applied.

1333
01:18:43,251 --> 01:18:46,388
[Wade] There's a big smirk
on the face of Tama Tonga,

1334
01:18:46,455 --> 01:18:49,257
who is in his element
in this kind of match.

1335
01:18:49,324 --> 01:18:51,727
[Graves] Orton doing his best to fight
out of the sleeper hold.

1336
01:18:51,793 --> 01:18:55,130
But Tonga very wisely putting
all of his body weight across the back

1337
01:18:55,197 --> 01:18:59,000
and shoulders of Randy,
forcing The Viper to carry them both.

1338
01:18:59,067 --> 01:19:02,003
[Wade] Saw it before--
Tama Tonga is a smart veteran.

1339
01:19:02,070 --> 01:19:05,373
He's got about 20 years around
the world under his belt,

1340
01:19:05,440 --> 01:19:10,178
was untouchable by WWE
for being such a reckless thug.

1341
01:19:10,245 --> 01:19:12,781
-Somehow he's found his way in.
-[Graves] I'll do you one more.

1342
01:19:12,848 --> 01:19:14,549
Not only untouchable by WWE,

1343
01:19:14,616 --> 01:19:17,185
untouchable by The Bloodline standards,
Wade.

1344
01:19:17,252 --> 01:19:19,187
We heard that from The Wiseman himself.

1345
01:19:19,254 --> 01:19:22,357
There are reasons you haven't
seen Tama Tonga or Tonga Loa

1346
01:19:22,424 --> 01:19:25,560
in WWE, hell, Tonga Loa couldn't even

1347
01:19:25,627 --> 01:19:27,562
make it through customs
because of his past.

1348
01:19:27,629 --> 01:19:30,665
[Wade] But when things don't go
your way and you're managing

1349
01:19:30,732 --> 01:19:34,769
The Bloodline, you have to pivot.
You have to make changes.

1350
01:19:34,836 --> 01:19:40,609
That's exactly what the interim boss did.
That is exactly what Solo Sikoa did.

1351
01:19:40,675 --> 01:19:43,812
He feels he can control Tama Tonga,
and so far

1352
01:19:43,879 --> 01:19:45,781
it has been a match made in heaven.

1353
01:19:45,847 --> 01:19:49,451
[Graves] It has been a very simple
yet very effective strategy

1354
01:19:49,518 --> 01:19:53,688
in the last several moments from
Tama Tonga as Gunther looks on stoically.

1355
01:19:53,755 --> 01:19:56,625
[Wade] Gunther probably does not care
who he faces tomorrow.

1356
01:19:56,691 --> 01:20:00,228
He wants these two to rip
one another to shreds and just make

1357
01:20:00,295 --> 01:20:03,999
his pathway to become
King of the Ring that much easier.

1358
01:20:04,065 --> 01:20:06,134
[Graves] And as if the stakes
weren't already high enough,

1359
01:20:06,201 --> 01:20:09,204
with the King and Queens of the Ring
crowns on the line,

1360
01:20:09,271 --> 01:20:11,973
how about Triple H's announcement
yesterday in Riyadh?

1361
01:20:12,040 --> 01:20:15,877
The winners of both the King
and Queen's Tournaments will-- Oh!

1362
01:20:15,944 --> 01:20:20,015
Will challenge for their respective
brand's championship at SummerSlam.

1363
01:20:20,081 --> 01:20:23,118
-That is colossal news, Wade.
-[Wade] Absolutely massive.

1364
01:20:23,185 --> 01:20:27,656
This is a new era in WWE.
The King and Queen of the Ring

1365
01:20:27,722 --> 01:20:30,992
is getting an additional,
much deserved shine.

1366
01:20:31,059 --> 01:20:36,331
[Graves] Look at Solo trying to soldier
Tama Tonga forward, and Orton has now

1367
01:20:36,398 --> 01:20:39,601
regained a vertical base,
even with one bad knee.

1368
01:20:40,669 --> 01:20:43,271
[Wade] You're in the ring
with Randy Orton and you write him off,

1369
01:20:43,338 --> 01:20:45,707
it is the worst mistake you can make.

1370
01:20:45,774 --> 01:20:47,909
I don't care what you throw at The Viper.

1371
01:20:48,510 --> 01:20:49,911
He somehow… Wow!

1372
01:20:49,978 --> 01:20:51,179
…always gets back up.

1373
01:20:52,247 --> 01:20:55,250
[Graves] Might have taken a little more
out of Orton's knee than he realized,

1374
01:20:55,317 --> 01:20:59,087
delivering the Snap Powerslam.
Can The Viper slither into a cover?

1375
01:20:59,855 --> 01:21:02,224
Randy needs some insurance here.

1376
01:21:02,290 --> 01:21:05,093
[crowd chants] RKO!

1377
01:21:09,130 --> 01:21:12,167
Tama Tonga sent once again
out to the ring apron.

1378
01:21:13,034 --> 01:21:14,870
Counters Orton a second time

1379
01:21:14,936 --> 01:21:17,539
and dumping The Viper
all the way to the floor.

1380
01:21:17,606 --> 01:21:21,476
[Wade] A nasty landing, you just saw
that slower than usual movement

1381
01:21:21,543 --> 01:21:23,645
from The Viper,
thanks to that knee injury.

1382
01:21:23,712 --> 01:21:25,647
That's all Tama Tonga needed.

1383
01:21:25,714 --> 01:21:26,848
And he smells blood now.

1384
01:21:26,915 --> 01:21:29,584
[Graves] How about Solo Sikoa
out here calling the shots?

1385
01:21:29,651 --> 01:21:32,020
Oh, wait a minute! Orton went to the eyes.

1386
01:21:32,087 --> 01:21:34,356
I don't know if Ryan Tran
was privy to that one.

1387
01:21:34,422 --> 01:21:35,390
[Wade] Didn't see that one.

1388
01:21:35,457 --> 01:21:36,958
[Graves] This is going to be hard to miss.

1389
01:21:37,025 --> 01:21:38,093
[crowd cheering]

1390
01:21:38,159 --> 01:21:39,995
Across the announce desk.

1391
01:21:40,061 --> 01:21:42,831
Spine-first goes Tama Tonga,

1392
01:21:42,898 --> 01:21:45,467
and did Randy Orton just smile at us,
Wade?

1393
01:21:46,201 --> 01:21:48,436
[Wade] Well, we spoke about it earlier.

1394
01:21:48,503 --> 01:21:53,508
Randy needed to tap into
that sadistic, vicious piece of work

1395
01:21:53,575 --> 01:21:55,143
only he can be.

1396
01:21:55,210 --> 01:21:57,412
[Graves] Unhinged, unpredictable.

1397
01:21:58,680 --> 01:22:01,416
[Wade] How badly do
you want it now, Tama Tonga?

1398
01:22:02,183 --> 01:22:04,219
[Graves] Saw the action
brought a brief smirk

1399
01:22:04,286 --> 01:22:06,755
to the face of The Ring General.

1400
01:22:07,689 --> 01:22:10,659
Gunther, who is never
afraid of some physicality,

1401
01:22:10,725 --> 01:22:13,595
particularly when the stakes
are at their highest.

1402
01:22:13,662 --> 01:22:15,830
Gunther will face the winner
of this one as Tama Tonga

1403
01:22:15,897 --> 01:22:17,866
bulldozes Randy into the ropes.

1404
01:22:19,000 --> 01:22:21,569
[Wade] Gunther's opponent tomorrow
is getting battered,

1405
01:22:21,636 --> 01:22:24,005
whomever it may be
at the end of this match.

1406
01:22:24,072 --> 01:22:28,076
[Graves] Wait a second. Tama may have
just put himself in harm's way.

1407
01:22:28,143 --> 01:22:29,878
-[crowd cheering]
-Vintage Orton!

1408
01:22:32,681 --> 01:22:36,217
[Wade] The point in the match
you just stop thinking clearly.

1409
01:22:36,284 --> 01:22:40,155
You go on instincts
and put yourself in danger.

1410
01:22:40,221 --> 01:22:42,590
There aren't many places
in that ring that are safe

1411
01:22:42,657 --> 01:22:44,059
when you're in there with The Viper.

1412
01:22:44,125 --> 01:22:45,460
[Graves] Wade, you can feel that,

1413
01:22:45,527 --> 01:22:48,396
the Jeddah Superdome
is rumbling right now.

1414
01:22:49,864 --> 01:22:52,000
Because The Viper is coiled.

1415
01:22:55,370 --> 01:22:58,340
Orton stalking a fallen Tama Tonga.

1416
01:23:00,475 --> 01:23:04,012
Big right hand for Solo,
Tama Tonga from behind, shoulders down.

1417
01:23:04,079 --> 01:23:06,081
Tonga is going to steal it-- No.

1418
01:23:06,147 --> 01:23:08,516
[Wade] Almost enough with the--
There it is!

1419
01:23:09,050 --> 01:23:10,885
[Graves] RKO!

1420
01:23:14,556 --> 01:23:17,192
[crowd] One, two, three!

1421
01:23:17,258 --> 01:23:18,393
[bell rings]

1422
01:23:18,460 --> 01:23:20,695
-[crowd cheers]
-["Voices" playing]

1423
01:23:20,762 --> 01:23:27,769
[Rome] Here is your winner, Randy Orton!

1424
01:23:27,836 --> 01:23:30,572
[Graves] And the Apex Predator

1425
01:23:30,638 --> 01:23:34,876
takes one more giant step
toward the throne.

1426
01:23:35,510 --> 01:23:40,315
What a King of the Ring finale
we've got on our hands, Wade.

1427
01:23:40,382 --> 01:23:45,453
[Wade] Massive, massive, massive.
Could not get any bigger tomorrow.

1428
01:23:45,520 --> 01:23:49,290
The final of the King of the Ring
Tournament is set.

1429
01:23:49,357 --> 01:23:52,927
"The Ring General" Gunther
against that man, The Viper.

1430
01:23:52,994 --> 01:23:55,830
The man who has almost
done it all, Randy Orton.

1431
01:23:55,897 --> 01:24:00,001
[Graves] Two generational talents--
Look out, Solo from behind!

1432
01:24:00,068 --> 01:24:01,169
[crowd boos]

1433
01:24:01,236 --> 01:24:02,771
Just flattened Randy Orton.

1434
01:24:03,271 --> 01:24:06,207
[crowd clamoring]

1435
01:24:06,274 --> 01:24:08,410
["Fight" by CFO$ playing]

1436
01:24:08,476 --> 01:24:10,879
[crowd cheers]

1437
01:24:10,945 --> 01:24:14,749
-[Graves] KO is back!
-[Wade] The Prizefighter.

1438
01:24:14,816 --> 01:24:19,054
[Graves] Kevin Owens coming
to the aid of his friend Randy Orton,

1439
01:24:19,120 --> 01:24:22,424
and maybe saving
The Viper from certain disaster.

1440
01:24:23,058 --> 01:24:29,731
[Wade] We haven't seen KO in weeks after
his beatdown by The Bloodline at Backlash.

1441
01:24:31,232 --> 01:24:35,737
[Graves] When Randy needed him most,
Kevin Owens answered the call.

1442
01:24:36,371 --> 01:24:39,808
But what sort of shape
will The Viper be in tomorrow, Wade?

1443
01:24:39,874 --> 01:24:41,476
[Wade] Well,
it would have been a lot worse

1444
01:24:41,543 --> 01:24:45,447
had it not been
for the arrival of Kevin Owens.

1445
01:24:45,513 --> 01:24:48,016
Randy's in with a fighting chance
tomorrow night.

1446
01:24:49,551 --> 01:24:51,152
[Graves] The finals are set.

1447
01:24:51,219 --> 01:24:54,756
Orton versus Gunther for King of the Ring.

1448
01:24:54,823 --> 01:24:58,960
Valkyria versus Jax
for the Queen of the Ring.

1449
01:24:59,027 --> 01:25:00,795
It all goes down tomorrow.

1450
01:25:00,862 --> 01:25:06,568
WWE on Peacock,
live from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

1451
01:25:06,634 --> 01:25:10,538
It's King and Queen of the Ring.
gdom of Saudi Arabia.