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[upbeat music]

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[narrator] Then...

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now...

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forever...

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Together.

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♪ One, two, three, four ♪

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♪ One, two, three, four ♪

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♪ Five, six, seven, eight ♪

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♪ Five, six, seven, eight
Let them know we on the way ♪

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♪ Counting zeroes every day ♪

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♪ You know that we never play, ay ♪

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♪ Talkin' 'bout
"Never been one to play with" ♪

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♪ Money talk and it's my first language ♪

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♪ Me and RM gang and we gangin'
Boss level, you ain't in the rankin' ♪

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♪ They wanna smell
What the hottie be cookin' ♪

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♪ They gon' rock
When they see me at a bookin' ♪

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♪ All y'all finna be finished... ♪

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[Cole] You are looking live
at a jam-packed Climate Pledge Arena

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in Seattle, Washington,
sold out, over 14,000 strong,

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as we welcome you to the series premiere,

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to the season premiere
of Friday Night SmackDown,

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now exclusively on the USA Network.

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[Alicia]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

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WWE Chief Content Officer

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Paul "Triple H"

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Levesque!

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[Triple H's theme song playing]

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♪ Time to play the game ♪

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[applause]

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♪ It's all about the game
And how you play it ♪

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♪ All about control
And if you can take it ♪

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♪ All about your debt
And if you can pay it ♪

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[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
I have been saying this for many months.

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The Triple H era is here in WWE.

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One of the reasons we celebrate
this historic agreement

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to bring Friday Night SmackDown
back to the USA Network

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live tonight.

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♪ So move on out here
And die like a fool ♪

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♪ Try to figure out what
My move's gonna be ♪

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♪ Come on over, sucker,
Why don't you ask me? ♪

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♪ Don't you forget
That the price you can pay ♪

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♪ 'Cause I am the game
And I want to play ♪

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[applause]

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[the crowd goes wild]

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It seems like just yesterday
I was standing in this ring

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for the first episode of this show,

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going one-on-one with The Rock.

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[the crowd goes wild]

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And it's hard to believe
that here we are, 25 years later.

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[applause]

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And there is no better place to be
than right here, right now,

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sold out, standing room
only Seattle, Washington.

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And there is no better way
to start this off

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than with a match
for the Undisputed WWE Championship

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between Cody Rhodes and Solo Sikoa

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inside of a steel cage!

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[rapturous applause]

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-So Seattle, are you ready?
-[rapturous applause]

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Then welcome to SmackDown!

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[explosions]

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[applause]

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[Cole] And there is the steel cage.

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It will be lowered to surround the ring.

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The Undisputed WWE Championship
is up for grabs as we kick off

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this 30-minute commercial-free first hour

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on Friday Night SmackDown.

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You win via Pinfall, Submission,

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or escape from the cage.

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Hello again, everybody,
and welcome to ringside.

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I had the privilege to be here
for night number one

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of SmackDown 25 years ago.

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And I'm back again with my friend,
Corey Graves,

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set to call all the action
on this historic night on USA.

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Oh, I'm sure you'll agree with me
there's been a different energy all day

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here in the Emerald City,
like something special is on the horizon.

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And we are kicking things off
with a bang tonight on SmackDown.

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It is the battle
between the number-one contender,

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the Tribal Chief of The Bloodline,

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Solo Sikoa, and the Undisputed
WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes.

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[Cody]
This right here, if you play our game,

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is the North Star of the industry.

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It is the Undisputed WWE Championship.

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[commentator]
Cody Rhodes has never backed down

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from a fight, a proud fighting Champion.

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[Solo] Are you ready
to defend that Undisputed title

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against a real challenger?

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We both know,
if it wasn't for Roman Reigns--

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[commentator] Bloodline rules!

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[Solo] --I would've been Champion.

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[commentator] Roman Reigns with a Spear!

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[Solo] So I deserve a rematch.

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[commentator] We are witnessing
the decimation of the Roman Empire.

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[Solo] I took out Roman Reigns.

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[commentator] A fallen
Original Tribal Chief and defeat

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of the new Head of the Table.

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[announcer] Bloodline numbers game

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thing is getting a little old.

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That's why Solo Sikoa, Cody Rhodes

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for the Undisputed WWE Championship

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in a steel cage.

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[the crowd goes wild]

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The WWE revolves around this.

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And perhaps one day
I will be looking up at those lights,

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courtesy of that iron thumb of yours.

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But it sure as hell ain't gonna be-
tonight!

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I am going to bring back
the Undisputed title to my family.

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And I am going
to bring back that title to me.

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[Cody] If you come at the King,
you best not miss.

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[dramatic music]

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["Taking it all" by Def Rebel]

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♪ We taking it all, settle the score
The one who will not take that loss ♪

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[Cole] The jury was out
on the leadership ability

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of this man, Solo Sikoa.

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But he has proven
in the last number of months

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that he is indeed the Tribal Chief,

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the Head of the table in The Bloodline.

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Corey, in Solo Sikoa's career,
he's only been locked

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inside a steel cage one time.

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That was WarGames a couple years ago.

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But tonight, he walks into a cage

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in a one-on-one environment
for the first time in his career.

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Will that affect him tonight
here on SmackDown?

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[Corey] I think Solo Sikoa is
so locked in tonight, so laser-focused.

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Solo's mission is much like
Cody's several years ago.

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Tonight, Solo has a chance
to prove himself Undeniable.

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And Solo will do just that by dethroning
The American Nightmare.

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So no, I don't think the lack
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is gonna play much
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[Cole] It was back

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at the Money in the Bank Premium
live event in July

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where Solo Sikoa pinned the Champion

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Cody Rhodes in a six-man tag-team matchup.

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At SummerSlam, many believe
he would have won the title

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if it wasn't for the return
of Roman Reigns.

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So tonight,
Solo Sikoa with an opportunity,

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in his words, to make Cody Rhodes,

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quote, "acknowledge me."

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♪ Ready for war, the hustle, the pain
I see the smiles from the fake ♪

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[music stops and chanting begins]

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[applause]

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[Cody]
Wrestling has more than one royal family.

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["Kingdom" by Downstait playing]

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♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪

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♪ Every fight out of control ♪

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♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪

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♪ Crowd is here about to blow ♪

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♪ Waiting for me to start the show ♪

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♪ Out the curtain
Lights go up, I'm home ♪

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♪ Whoa ♪

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[explosion]

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♪ My father said when I was younger ♪

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♪ Hard times breed better men
Better men ♪

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♪ You took it all away
I give it all away ♪

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♪ Can't take my freedom ♪

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♪ Here to change the game
A banner made of pain ♪

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♪ I built my Kingdom ♪

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♪ Now you bow to me ♪

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[Cole]
There's a reason this match takes place

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inside a steel cage.

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The Bloodline have decimated
everyone in their path

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under the reign of Solo Sikoa.

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Think about Jimmy Uso.

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Think about what they've done
to Kevin Owens

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and Randy Orton,

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Roman Reigns.

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Just this past Tuesday night on NXT,

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The Bloodline wiping out
the tag champs Axiom and Frazier,

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and also The Street Profits.

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And tonight,
Solo Sikoa of The Bloodline looking

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to put the final nail in the coffin…

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♪ Whoa ♪

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[explosion]

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[Cole] …of Cody Rhodes.

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[Corey] Well, The Bloodline is--

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it is about absolute power
by any means necessary.

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And what better to sway
the power in their favor, than capturing

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the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship?

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[Cole] Cody Rhodes has been involved
in many steel cage

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matches throughout his career.

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This is his first
traditional steel cage match

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in almost 10 years, though, in WWE.

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♪ You'll follow me into the end ♪

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[bell rings]

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[Alicia]
The following is a steel cage match!

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[applause]

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And it is for-

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the Undisputed-

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WWE Championship!

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[applause]

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Introducing first the challenger

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from Las Vegas, Nevada,

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weighing in at 250 pounds,

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representing The Bloodline,

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Solo Sikoa!

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[booing]

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And his opponent

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from Atlanta, Georgia,

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weighing in at 222 pounds, he is

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he is- the Undisputed-

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WWE Champion,

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The American Nightmare,

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-Cody Rhodes!
-[applause]

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[Cole] Our own Alicia Taylor

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killing the ring announcements
for this Championship match tonight,

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as Cody--

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[chanting]

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--will hand the title to veteran referee
Charles Robinson.

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For over 60 years,
the WWE Championship has defined

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the all-time greats of our industry,

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a title that Cody's dad,
the late great "American Dream"

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Dusty Rhodes,
never really had the opportunity

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to carry in the manner that he wanted to.

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Cody Rhodes trying to make
his family proud

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and trying to continue this legacy

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that he built back at WrestleMania.

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And here we go, Corey. Rules are simple.

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Pinfall, Submission,
or escape over the top

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or through the door of the cage.
Both feet must hit the floor.

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Strategy now tonight, first
for the challenger Solo Sikoa.

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[Corey] Solo needs to stick to his guns,
utilize the smash-mouth style

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that has brought Solo so much success
throughout his WWE career,

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-and make an escape. Don't waste time.
-Oh!

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[Corey] Don't get cute.
Smash Cody and get out of the cage.

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[Cole] Cody,
a couple of Drop-Downs early.

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And Cody Rhodes, to keep the title

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against the dangerous Sikoa,
what does he need to do, Corey

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[Corey] I think Cody needs
to rely on the WWE Universe

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to soldier him
through the undoubtable pain

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he will be in in a matter of moments.

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And I wouldn't think
it's a bad idea for Cody to try to climb

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out of the cage, separate himself
as quickly as possible

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from the new Tribal Chief.

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[Cole] And Solo now sends Cody
across into the corner and follows it up

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with an elbow.

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The methodical pace of Solo Sikoa,

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hoping that it will help him tonight
against Cody Rhodes.

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And Cody steps out of harm's way.

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And Rhodes now with a Bulldog!

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[Cody]
And Solo right back up, almost no effect

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with a steel-cage will.

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[Cole] And Cody quickly using the cage
as a weapon in this match.

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[Corey] I expected the steel
to be used literally as a weapon

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in this one yet again.

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Face-first into the cage goes Solo.

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[Cole] Cody has admitted
that in his battle with The Bloodline

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over the last few years,
it has hardened him.

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Oh, and now sent into the cage!

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And Cody fell awkwardly.

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It may have hardened Cody Rhodes,
but it didn't make Cody superhuman.

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[Corey] Nasty landing for the Champion,
caught between the cage and the ropes.

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[Cole] A welt already building
on the back of Cody!

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Solo is dangerous as they come,

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shows no remorse at all-- Oh!

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[Corey] This could be the beginning
of the end for The American Nightmare,

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as we look again at Solo launching
Rhodes into the steel cage

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and following it up
with a crushing impact.

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[chanting]

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Solo is motivated.
You mentioned the methodical style

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because Solo realizes
he has to be perfect tonight.

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Sikoa knows he cannot afford any mistakes

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with someone as talented as Cody Rhodes.

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[Cole] Sikoa now with a headbutt
to Cody Rhodes.

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Solo, I'm sure, watched his older brother,
Jey Uso, on Raw this past Monday night

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qualify to become the number-one contender
for the Intercontinental title as--

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-[Corey] Ooh!
-…Jey Uso seeks

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his first singles Championship in WWE.

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The only singles gold Solo ever held,
the NXT North American title.

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And the Flying Headbutt by Sikoa,

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and Rhodes is in trouble!

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[Corey] Look at the intensity on the face

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of the new Tribal Chief,
the new Head of the Table,

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Solo just having his way
with the Champion.

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[Cole] Solo promised
Cody would acknowledge him tonight.

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-[Corey] Oh!
-[Cole] Oh! And nobody home,

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as Cody uses tremendous core strength
to the top rope now,

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-Rhodes perhaps going to look for escape.
-[Corey] This is smart, Cody.

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Keep climbing. You don't have much time!

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[Cole] And Solo Sikoa there
to intercept and play defense early.

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You know, and-

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to Cody's credit, he also said
that if Solo beats me tonight,

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-I will acknowledge him as the Champion--
-[Corey] Oh!

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[Cole]
--as he's ripped down into the ring.

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[Corey] Oh, no.

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[Cole] Cody's been busted open already.

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[Corey] That didn't take long,

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The American Nightmare showing
the wounds of battle

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inflicted by Solo Sikoa.
And things are about to get much worse

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for the Champion.

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[Cole]
Yeah. Solo Sikoa's smile on his face

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when he realized Rhodes was bleeding.

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[shouts from crowd members]

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[Corey]
And now whipped into the- the cage again.

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[Cole] And this is how
Cody got busted open, Corey.

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[Corey] This flying headbutt
by the challenger, Solo Sikoa.

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Solo's got a skull about 2 inches thick.

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Feels like concrete
when you get hit by it.

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[Cole] And unlike boxing,
there's no cornermen here.

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[Corey] No one to throw in the towel,
nobody to stop this.

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[Cole] Nobody to patch-

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Cody up as he's locked
inside the cage with this--

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[Corey] Uh, hoho.

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[Cole] --savage of a man, Solo Sikoa.

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[Corey] I have a feeling things are

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about to get even more gruesome
on this Friday the 13th.

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Solo inside the steel cage may be

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the only place more dangerous
than Camp Crystal Lake.

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[Cole] And Sikoa,
now attacking the wound on the--

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the forehead of Cody Rhodes.

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[Corey] And this is smart.
This is smart strategy by Solo--

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[booing]

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--just unleashing the brutality,

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battering Cody Rhodes.

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[Cole] Sikoa has been unbearable
as the leader of The Bloodline.

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Imagine if he walks out of here
with the Undisputed WWE Championship.

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[Corey] It will validate
every claim Solo has made thus far.

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It will ensure
that the WWE Universe respects

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and acknowledges Solo as he sees fit.

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[Cole] Cody looking to rally,
launches himself off the second rope,

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caught by Solo, went for a Disaster Kick.

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And Sikoa made him pay,
driving him into the steel cage,

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and doing everything he needs to do
to use the cage as a weapon!

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And Cody almost looked helpless,

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Corey, as he was dropped back
into the cage and onto the ropes!

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[Cody grunting]

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[Corey] Cody still looks helpless,
the way he melted between the ropes

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and the steel cage.

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Our Champion-

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certainly feeling the effects
of this onslaught from Solo Sikoa.

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[Cole] It is the season premiere

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of Friday Night SmackDown
on the USA Network.

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We are sold out tonight, 14,551,

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in a commercial-free first half-hour

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inside a cage

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for the Undisputed WWE Championship,
Rhodes and Sikoa!

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And Cody trying to hang on,
trying to climb now up the cage.

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Remember, escape the floor
and you win the thing.

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Cody, though, launches
himself into a Cody Cutter!

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Cover now for the win on Sikoa!

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-And a kick-out by Solo at two!
-[Corey] My God!

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[Cole] What a desperation
Cody Cutter by Rhodes!

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[Corey] Take another look at this,

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the Champion throwing caution to the wind,

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taking the shot as it was presented.

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Cody Cutter takes down Solo

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but couldn't end this
for the Champion yet.

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[stunned applause
by the crowd gains enthusiasm]

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[Cole] A proud Champion, Cody Rhodes,

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took him a few years
to finally finish the story.

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And he's not going to give up
the Championship without a fight.

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Rhodes now back up to the top rope.

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Is he thinking, escape, here?

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[Corey] Gotta believe
that's what's going through Cody's mind.

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But Solo, again,
putting the brakes on the upward ascent

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of the Undisputed WWE Champion.

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Cody trying to kick Solo away.

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[Cole] And Solo rips him off again.
Another headbutt right back to the wound.

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[Corey] And notice how
Solo has kept Cody in close quarters

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for the majority of this match-up.

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Solo knows if he's got
his hands on the Champion,

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things are looking good for The Bloodline.

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[Cole] And Solo Sikoa now could be

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looking to escape the cage,
Cody Rhodes realizing it.

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[Corey]
Perhaps Solo got a little too confident.

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[Cole] Now both men
looking to scale the cage

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as they deliver blows
from high above the ring.

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[Corey] Solo is deceptively agile
for an athlete of his size.

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[Cole] Cody up top.

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[Corey] Cody's got one foot
over the top of the cage.

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-It's a long way down.
-[Cole] Solo trying to meet him there.

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Rhodes and Sikoa now
high above the ring, top of the cage,

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for the Undisputed WWE Championship!

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[grunting]

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[Corey]
Solo's face-first off the top of the cage.

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And the challenger slipped down.

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[Cole]
Cody trying to get over the other side!

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He's gotta get down
and touch the floor with both feet!

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Sikoa trying to keep him in the ring.
I'm getting queasy, just looking at this!

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[Corey] Oh, God, no. No, please! No!
[Cole] Oh, my God!

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From on top, Cody Rhodes,
falling right on the back of his head!

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Critical moment in this match-up,
turning point, perhaps!

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[Corey] I don't know
if that landing could have been any worse

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for the Champion.

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[chanting]

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Look at this in slow motion.

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Look at the position of Rhodes,

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high across his shoulders and neck,

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the base of Cody's skull crashing down.

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That was almost a Brain-Buster,

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absolutely terrifying.

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[Cole]
An incredible look at the entranceway here

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-on Friday Night SmackDown as you--
-[Corey] cover by Solo!

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[Cole] A cover by Solo for the title!
And a kick-out at two.

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As you peer inside the steel cage

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at these two gladiators doing battle

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or the WWE Championship.

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Veteran official Charles Robinson-

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looking on as the door is open,

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Solo looking to escape,
Cody Rhodes hanging on.

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[Corey] Almost a look of annoyance
on the face of the challenger.

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[chanting]

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[Cole] And Cody, with the Right Hand,

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didn't do anything except tick off Solo.
Spinning Solo from Sikoa!

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[Corey]
That's going to do it! That could do it!

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[Cole] He's not done yet!
Another Spinning Solo for Sikoa!

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Cover now to win the title!

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And Cody gets the shoulder up!

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[Corey] Is Cody Rhodes
just delaying the inevitable?

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Take a look at this.

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The first of two Spinning Solos

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is Ura-nage delivered by the challenger,

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immediately followed by a second,

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again, high across the shoulders

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and neck of Cody Rhodes.

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[Cole] Solo Sikoa promised
to make Rhodes acknowledge him.

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Would love to deliver the Samoan Spike

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and Pin the Champion
in the ring to win the title.

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[Corey] Cody Rhodes did
what it took to become undeniable.

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Solo looks to do the same
thing in this moment!

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[Cole] Looking for the Samoan Spike,

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Cody Rhodes able to Block
and deliver Right Hand!

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And here comes The American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes, fighting back!

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[Corey] Rhodes with a Forearm.

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[Cole] Oh, a Disaster Kick!

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Cody Cutter!

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Cody, looking to retain,
Hooks the leg into the--

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And Solo at two, another near fall!

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[Corey] Take another look
at this, the second Cody Cutter

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of this match-up, the traditional style
right in the center of the ring.

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But the challenger Sikoa,
still with a little too much

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left in the tank.

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[Cole] Both of these men
have been beaten and punished,

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absorbing a ton of it
here inside the cage,

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Cody trying to will himself
back in this match-up.

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If there's one thing we learned
about Rhodes in his career,

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it's his perseverance.

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[Corey] Cody fighting through the pain,
relying on the adrenaline.

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Here we go!

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[Cole] And Sikoa-

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backs it up into Rhodes in the corner.
Now a full head of steam for Solo Sikoa.

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-[Corey] Oh!
-[Cole] Cody may be down and out.

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And now Samoan drop to the Champion!

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[Corey] A relentless challenger,
Sikoa now climbing to the top rope!

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[Cole] Solo from the top.
Cody in trouble, middle of the ring!

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00:25:55,954 --> 00:25:57,455
[crowd booing]

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Ref!

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Move.

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And a Flying Splash! And here's the cover!

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Is it enough to put him away
for the title? And Cody kicks out again!

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[Corey]
Incredible patience displayed by Solo,

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realizing he couldn't afford
to not connect on this Splash.

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Luckily for Solo and The Bloodline,

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he got every ounce of it,
full-impact down on the Champion.

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[Cole]
I'm not sure if you noticed, Corey,

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but the-- the concern
on the face of official, Charles Robinson,

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as he was down talking to Cody Rhodes,

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trying to figure out how bad Cody's hurt.

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[Corey] Well, think of the trauma
that Cody's body has endured thus far

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in the match-up, multiple crash landings
high on his neck and shoulders.

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You could see, it seemed
like Cody was having trouble walking

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a few moments ago.
It could be a lower back issue.

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Who knows? Great job by Charles Robinson.

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[Cole] Remember a couple of weeks ago,

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00:26:52,911 --> 00:26:56,081
bash in Berlin, a knee issue
that Kevin Owens took advantage of.

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Cody less than 100% in this match-up.

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Solo now backs it up in the corner.

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And the champ is in trouble.

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00:27:02,787 --> 00:27:04,789
Cody, though able to push the door open!

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00:27:04,856 --> 00:27:06,491
Cody may be able to survive!

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00:27:06,558 --> 00:27:07,792
[Corey] Great awareness!

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[Cole] …roll out!
Cody trying to crawl out of the ring,

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and Solo Sikoa not allowing it to happen!

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00:27:14,899 --> 00:27:16,901
That was a desperate
move by Rhodes.

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[Corey]
I think it just incited Solo Sikoa,

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who realized how close he came to losing!

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00:27:22,607 --> 00:27:23,842
[Cole] Cross Rhodes!

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00:27:25,043 --> 00:27:28,246
Cody, into the cover, Hooks the leg!

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00:27:28,413 --> 00:27:30,915
Sikoa kicked out of the Cross Rhodes!

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[Corey] And at this point,
if you're Cody Rhodes,

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doubt has got to be
creeping into your mind.

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00:27:37,789 --> 00:27:40,692
Cody hitting Sikoa with his best shot,

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the Cross Rhodes.

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00:27:42,494 --> 00:27:46,331
And the challenger,
able to survive the steel cage match,

483
00:27:46,464 --> 00:27:47,365
rolls on.

484
00:27:48,400 --> 00:27:52,904
[Cole] This is
for the Undisputed WWE Championship,

485
00:27:55,106 --> 00:27:57,075
Cody Rhodes, the Champion,

486
00:27:58,209 --> 00:28:00,478
Solo Sikoa, the challenger.

487
00:28:01,579 --> 00:28:03,682
[Corey] Rhodes has lived up to his promise

488
00:28:03,748 --> 00:28:06,951
of being a fighting Champion,
perhaps even to his own detriment,

489
00:28:07,218 --> 00:28:08,620
burning it at both ends.

490
00:28:09,087 --> 00:28:12,123
Rhodes has represented WWE tirelessly.

491
00:28:12,357 --> 00:28:14,893
Will this be Cody's last stand?

492
00:28:14,959 --> 00:28:17,595
[Cole] Cody has never backed down
from a challenge.

493
00:28:17,662 --> 00:28:20,365
Cody Rhodes looking to retain
the Championship tonight,

494
00:28:20,432 --> 00:28:23,968
climbing up to the top rope,
perhaps to escape the cage over the top.

495
00:28:24,035 --> 00:28:27,572
Both feet must hit the floor
in order for Rhodes to retain the title.

496
00:28:27,872 --> 00:28:31,276
Cody is up top.
Cody Rhodes could be closing in

497
00:28:31,342 --> 00:28:33,745
on winning the Championship here tonight!

498
00:28:34,846 --> 00:28:37,048
I'm not even sure
Cody knows where he's at.

499
00:28:37,115 --> 00:28:40,618
[Corey] I don't know if Cody's body
and his brain are on the same page.

500
00:28:40,685 --> 00:28:43,488
Cody's mind knows what he
wants to do-- oh, wait, no, no.

501
00:28:43,555 --> 00:28:46,024
[Cole] Wait a minute!
Cody, what are you doing?

502
00:28:46,091 --> 00:28:48,126
Get out of the damn cage! Not like that!

503
00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:51,229
Crossbody Lateral Crush to retain!

504
00:28:51,429 --> 00:28:52,731
Solo kicked out!

505
00:28:55,133 --> 00:28:58,903
[Corey] And that has got to be
soul-crushing for the Champion!

506
00:28:59,370 --> 00:29:02,073
Rhodes just risked it all, life,

507
00:29:02,373 --> 00:29:03,775
limb, career--

508
00:29:04,209 --> 00:29:05,343
for a two-count!

509
00:29:06,678 --> 00:29:08,680
[Cole] I mean, I applaud Cody
Rhodes-

510
00:29:09,647 --> 00:29:11,916
wanting to Pin Sikoa,

511
00:29:11,983 --> 00:29:14,586
win the match in the ring, not via escape,

512
00:29:14,652 --> 00:29:16,588
but he was so close up there!

513
00:29:16,654 --> 00:29:19,357
[Corey] Cole, I don't know
if Cody's thinking straight.

514
00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:21,926
I think Cody is running
on pure instinct right now.

515
00:29:21,993 --> 00:29:25,363
The American Nightmare is
in survival mode, period.

516
00:29:25,997 --> 00:29:28,900
[Cole] Cody trying
to drag himself toward the corner,

517
00:29:28,967 --> 00:29:31,035
asking the official now to open the door.

518
00:29:32,737 --> 00:29:36,141
Jason Ayers, the official outside,
has opened the door for Rhodes,

519
00:29:36,474 --> 00:29:39,911
the Champion looking to escape
and retain the title.

520
00:29:40,044 --> 00:29:43,481
And to your point, Cody not--
I don't believe he knows where he's at.

521
00:29:43,548 --> 00:29:48,319
So-- and Sikoa now,
oh, using the door to his advantage.

522
00:29:49,354 --> 00:29:51,589
[Corey] Rhodes is on autopilot right now.

523
00:29:51,756 --> 00:29:55,126
And somehow,
Sikoa still keeps summoning the will!

524
00:29:55,193 --> 00:29:56,661
[Cole] Wait for the Spike!

525
00:29:56,728 --> 00:29:59,430
Run for the Spike! Cross Rhodes by Cody!

526
00:30:00,899 --> 00:30:03,701
-Cover!
-[audience] One! Two! Three!

527
00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:06,104
[Cole] Rhodes retains the Championship!

528
00:30:06,738 --> 00:30:08,940
Defining win for Cody Rhodes!

529
00:30:09,007 --> 00:30:10,809
[Alicia] Here is your winner

530
00:30:10,875 --> 00:30:14,679
and still the Undisputed

531
00:30:14,746 --> 00:30:18,316
WWE Champion,

532
00:30:18,449 --> 00:30:20,518
The American Nightmare,

533
00:30:21,286 --> 00:30:25,323
Cody Rhodes!

534
00:30:25,390 --> 00:30:26,257
[crowd goes wild]

535
00:30:26,324 --> 00:30:29,727
[Cole]
What a gutsy performance by the Champion!

536
00:30:31,296 --> 00:30:34,599
[Corey]
And Rhodes reminding Sikoa, we're done.

537
00:30:35,300 --> 00:30:36,267
That's it.

538
00:30:36,367 --> 00:30:39,137
The American Nightmare can move on.

539
00:30:42,640 --> 00:30:44,442
[Cole] What an incredible match,

540
00:30:44,742 --> 00:30:47,045
the Champion putting it all on the line.

541
00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:51,182
[Corey]
Cody Rhodes throwing caution to the wind,

542
00:30:52,317 --> 00:30:54,219
showing the WWE Universe

543
00:30:54,652 --> 00:30:57,155
he will fight till the very end,

544
00:30:57,222 --> 00:30:59,157
no matter how high the risk.

545
00:30:59,624 --> 00:31:03,228
-The American Nightmare takes down Sikoa--
-[Cole] No, no, no, no, no.

546
00:31:03,294 --> 00:31:05,897
-[Corey] --but Solo was back up.
-Oh, no, no, no, no.

547
00:31:05,964 --> 00:31:07,465
[Cole] Wait a minute, guys.

548
00:31:07,532 --> 00:31:10,134
-[Corey] We got company.
-But this is how Rhodes won.

549
00:31:10,201 --> 00:31:12,737
But a dire situation
out here at ringside, as Rhodes

550
00:31:12,804 --> 00:31:14,973
picked up the win there in the replay.

551
00:31:15,039 --> 00:31:17,876
The Bloodline has surrounded the ring,

552
00:31:17,942 --> 00:31:20,245
Fatu and Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa!

553
00:31:20,311 --> 00:31:22,981
You said that Cody may be done
with Solo Sikoa!

554
00:31:23,047 --> 00:31:25,650
I don't believe he's done
with The Bloodline, though!

555
00:31:25,717 --> 00:31:28,319
[Corey]
Jacob Fatu scaling the cage with ease.

556
00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:30,889
[Cole] Oh, and a Samoan Spike by Solo!

557
00:31:30,955 --> 00:31:32,991
And the Champion's been wiped out!

558
00:31:33,057 --> 00:31:35,860
And now Cody Rhodes ripe for the picking,

559
00:31:35,927 --> 00:31:40,565
The Bloodline, to tear the meat
off the bones of the Champion!

560
00:31:40,932 --> 00:31:45,637
[Corey] The Champion locked
in the cage with four rabid jackals!

561
00:31:46,905 --> 00:31:49,374
[Cole]
And The Bloodline is not through!

562
00:31:51,042 --> 00:31:53,911
[Corey]
Three jackals and a Samoan Werewolf!

563
00:31:55,446 --> 00:31:59,517
[Cole]
The beatdown continues by The Bloodline!

564
00:31:59,584 --> 00:32:01,786
Somebody's got to get this damn cage up!

565
00:32:01,853 --> 00:32:05,156
Somebody get the cage up
and get Cody out of there!

566
00:32:05,223 --> 00:32:07,592
[Corey]
Who the hell's going to stop Jacob Fatu?

567
00:32:07,659 --> 00:32:09,394
[Cole] This is an assassination!

568
00:32:10,028 --> 00:32:12,430
[Corey]
Solo's calling the shots inside the ring!

569
00:32:12,497 --> 00:32:15,466
Solo just ordered Jacob to go up top!

570
00:32:15,533 --> 00:32:18,102
[Cole]
Will somebody raise the damn cage!

571
00:32:18,369 --> 00:32:20,038
Get Fatu off of there!

572
00:32:20,171 --> 00:32:22,974
[Corey] Are you gonna set
these animals loose on Seattle?

573
00:32:24,108 --> 00:32:25,510
[Cole] Somebody get down!

574
00:32:27,111 --> 00:32:28,813
[Corey] Say your prayers, Cody!

575
00:32:28,880 --> 00:32:30,081
[Cole] Not like this!

576
00:32:30,581 --> 00:32:32,517
[dramatic music]

577
00:32:32,583 --> 00:32:34,018
[wild applause and cheering]

578
00:32:34,118 --> 00:32:34,986
Corey…

579
00:32:36,020 --> 00:32:36,921
…I think…

580
00:32:38,956 --> 00:32:41,025
…Cody's- prayers…

581
00:32:51,602 --> 00:32:52,737
…have been answered!

582
00:32:55,106 --> 00:32:57,442
God mode engaged!

583
00:32:59,210 --> 00:33:01,846
The Original Tribal Chief,

584
00:33:03,548 --> 00:33:05,817
whose demise has apparently

585
00:33:06,017 --> 00:33:08,519
been greatly exaggerated!

586
00:33:18,262 --> 00:33:20,031
The OTC

587
00:33:20,998 --> 00:33:22,100
is here!

588
00:33:40,785 --> 00:33:45,690
And now it's The Bloodline
who's locked inside the cage!

589
00:33:46,991 --> 00:33:49,260
And The Bloodline now
going after [inaudible],

590
00:33:49,327 --> 00:33:51,562
and here comes Roman! Roman unloading!

591
00:33:51,629 --> 00:33:52,897
[chanting]

592
00:33:53,131 --> 00:33:55,833
Roman has got hell to pay tonight!

593
00:33:56,167 --> 00:33:57,068
[wild applause]

594
00:34:00,038 --> 00:34:02,373
Using the cage to his advantage!

595
00:34:02,740 --> 00:34:04,542
Solo from behind!

596
00:34:05,710 --> 00:34:08,146
And now the new Tribal Chief!

597
00:34:10,615 --> 00:34:13,885
[Corey] The unfamiliar scene
of Roman Reigns being victimized

598
00:34:13,951 --> 00:34:17,455
by the numbers game
that he practically mastered,

599
00:34:18,056 --> 00:34:20,992
that Solo Sikoa has now mastered.

600
00:34:21,292 --> 00:34:23,861
[audience chanting] OTC! OTC! OTC!

601
00:34:23,928 --> 00:34:26,798
[Corey]
This could be a dark day on SmackDown,

602
00:34:26,998 --> 00:34:29,100
Reigns helpless in the corner.

603
00:34:29,667 --> 00:34:30,601
Oh!

604
00:34:30,668 --> 00:34:31,903
[Cole] Superman Punch!

605
00:34:33,171 --> 00:34:34,972
[wild applause]

606
00:34:41,512 --> 00:34:44,282
This building is rocking right now!

607
00:34:45,383 --> 00:34:46,250
[booing]

608
00:34:47,051 --> 00:34:51,622
And Jacob Fatu now saving Solo Sikoa,

609
00:34:51,889 --> 00:34:53,991
dragging him out of the steel cage!

610
00:34:57,361 --> 00:35:00,031
[Corey] Fatu, Solo's personal enforcer,

611
00:35:00,932 --> 00:35:02,166
paying dividends.

612
00:35:05,670 --> 00:35:08,139
And Reigns wants some of The Werewolf!

613
00:35:13,744 --> 00:35:15,913
[Cole] Ho, ho, ho, baby!

614
00:35:18,049 --> 00:35:18,916
[audience] OTC!

615
00:35:18,983 --> 00:35:19,884
OTC!

616
00:35:19,951 --> 00:35:20,818
OTC!

617
00:35:20,885 --> 00:35:21,819
OTC!

618
00:35:22,053 --> 00:35:25,089
[Corey]
This could be a throwdown for the ages!

619
00:35:25,156 --> 00:35:28,292
[Cole] Fatu in the cage with Reigns!

620
00:35:28,526 --> 00:35:30,194
[audience] OTC! OTC! OTC!

621
00:35:30,995 --> 00:35:31,863
OTC!

622
00:35:32,463 --> 00:35:33,364
OTC!

623
00:35:33,865 --> 00:35:34,732
OTC!

624
00:35:35,366 --> 00:35:36,300
OTC!

625
00:35:36,567 --> 00:35:37,435
[roars]

626
00:35:37,502 --> 00:35:38,870
[booing]

627
00:35:41,272 --> 00:35:44,342
[Cole] And Solo Sikoa
dragging The Samoan Werewolf

628
00:35:44,442 --> 00:35:46,344
out of the cage.

629
00:35:47,745 --> 00:35:50,581
[Corey] And from behind now, Tama Tonga,

630
00:35:50,648 --> 00:35:52,650
Tonga Loa, picking the bones!

631
00:35:54,685 --> 00:35:58,256
[Cole] The Tag Team Champions beating
the hell out of Roman Reigns.

632
00:36:00,791 --> 00:36:02,693
Solo and Fatu in retreat.

633
00:36:03,728 --> 00:36:07,565
Cody Rhodes now back on his feet,
low into the cage.

634
00:36:10,234 --> 00:36:12,403
[Corey] Talk about unlikely allies.

635
00:36:13,204 --> 00:36:15,039
[Cole] Tonga off the Cross Rhodes.

636
00:36:15,273 --> 00:36:16,240
Spear!

637
00:36:20,077 --> 00:36:23,481
[applause]

638
00:36:34,025 --> 00:36:35,026
[audience] OTC!

639
00:36:37,962 --> 00:36:39,964
OTC!
OTC!

640
00:36:40,031 --> 00:36:40,965
OTC!

641
00:36:41,032 --> 00:36:42,433
OTC!

642
00:36:42,500 --> 00:36:43,434
OTC!

643
00:36:43,501 --> 00:36:44,902
OTC!

644
00:36:44,969 --> 00:36:45,903
OTC!

645
00:36:45,970 --> 00:36:47,371
OTC!

646
00:36:47,438 --> 00:36:48,873
OTC!

647
00:36:48,940 --> 00:36:50,341
OTC!

648
00:36:50,408 --> 00:36:51,342
OTC!

649
00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:55,646
[booing]

650
00:36:59,483 --> 00:37:00,685
And you, and you.

651
00:37:01,185 --> 00:37:02,954
You ain't the Chief. I'm the Chief!

652
00:37:03,020 --> 00:37:05,756
[Cole]
Who would have thought five months ago

653
00:37:05,823 --> 00:37:08,092
this would be reality,

654
00:37:09,193 --> 00:37:12,196
Cody and Roman Reigns allies

655
00:37:12,863 --> 00:37:14,398
against a common enemy?

656
00:37:15,633 --> 00:37:19,036
Tonight, on the season premiere
of SmackDown,

657
00:37:19,470 --> 00:37:23,708
the Roman Empire has been resurrected!

658
00:37:24,175 --> 00:37:25,710
♪ To get them off their feet ♪

659
00:37:28,312 --> 00:37:29,714
[foreboding music]

660
00:37:30,047 --> 00:37:31,649
[narrator] In this world,

661
00:37:33,250 --> 00:37:35,519
nothing is as it seems.

662
00:37:37,021 --> 00:37:38,589
On November 30,

663
00:37:39,257 --> 00:37:42,593
survival is only the beginning.

664
00:37:42,727 --> 00:37:44,462
["War Pigs" by Black Sabbath plays]

665
00:37:44,528 --> 00:37:48,199
♪ Generals gathered in their masses ♪

666
00:37:53,938 --> 00:37:57,575
[narrator]
Survivor Series WarGames from Vancouver,

667
00:37:57,642 --> 00:38:00,211
British Columbia, November 30.

668
00:38:00,278 --> 00:38:02,313
Tickets on sale now.

669
00:38:06,050 --> 00:38:07,818
[Cole] It is the season premiere

670
00:38:07,885 --> 00:38:10,087
of Friday Night SmackDown
on the USA Network.

671
00:38:10,154 --> 00:38:11,822
We are live in Seattle, sold out,

672
00:38:11,889 --> 00:38:15,092
over 14,000 witnessing
the steel cage match,

673
00:38:15,426 --> 00:38:18,229
the Undisputed WWE
Championship, moments ago

674
00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:19,830
and the return of Roman Reigns.

675
00:38:19,930 --> 00:38:22,066
[Corey] The unlikeliest of allies,

676
00:38:22,633 --> 00:38:26,470
Roman Reigns bringing the big fight
to The Bloodline.

677
00:38:26,937 --> 00:38:29,473
In the wake of Cody's
successful Championship

678
00:38:29,540 --> 00:38:32,643
defense, The OTC was wrecking shop.

679
00:38:33,177 --> 00:38:35,913
But the numbers game
would eventually catch up to Roman.

680
00:38:36,013 --> 00:38:38,582
[Cole] Yeah,
by the new Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa.

681
00:38:38,983 --> 00:38:42,486
But Cody Rhodes has dragged himself
back to his feet.

682
00:38:42,586 --> 00:38:44,622
This was after Solo and Jacob Fatu

683
00:38:44,689 --> 00:38:46,223
were able to escape the cage.

684
00:38:46,924 --> 00:38:51,529
And you mentioned it, the unlikely allies
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns taking out

685
00:38:51,595 --> 00:38:53,764
the Tag Team Champions.

686
00:38:54,565 --> 00:38:57,768
Let's head backstage now
for an update with our own Cathy Kelley.

687
00:38:59,603 --> 00:39:03,107
Thanks, Cole. Yeah, I'm here
with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis.

688
00:39:03,174 --> 00:39:05,543
Chaotic start to this evening,
to say the least.

689
00:39:05,776 --> 00:39:09,013
How do you plan on handling everything
that we just saw transpire?

690
00:39:09,146 --> 00:39:12,216
Chaotic start, to say the least, Cathy.
A lot of moving parts.

691
00:39:12,283 --> 00:39:13,651
Here's what I can tell you.

692
00:39:13,718 --> 00:39:16,253
All the parties involved,
Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns,

693
00:39:16,320 --> 00:39:18,289
The Bloodline, they've been sequestered

694
00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:20,658
in their private areas,
because this is my show

695
00:39:20,725 --> 00:39:23,894
and we will have law and order.
Now, Solo Sikoa has reached out.

696
00:39:23,961 --> 00:39:27,098
He says he has a challenge,
along with Jacob Fatu, for a match.

697
00:39:27,164 --> 00:39:29,600
And he says,
it's an offer that no one can refuse.

698
00:39:29,667 --> 00:39:32,203
I don't know what that is,
but I'm gonna find out.

699
00:39:32,670 --> 00:39:34,705
One thing I can tell you, this night

700
00:39:35,172 --> 00:39:36,674
is a long way from being over.

701
00:39:37,575 --> 00:39:41,712
Hopefully, I'll get some answers as well.
In the meantime, Corey, Cole, back to you.

702
00:39:42,012 --> 00:39:42,880
♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪

703
00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:45,649
[Corey] We'd like to send a special thanks

704
00:39:45,716 --> 00:39:47,418
to Megan Thee Stallion for Never--

705
00:39:47,485 --> 00:39:50,421
Neva Play, featuring RM of BTS.

706
00:39:50,488 --> 00:39:53,891
The official theme song
of WWE Friday Night SmackDown,

707
00:39:53,958 --> 00:39:58,195
Neva Play is available now
on Apple Music and Spotify.

708
00:39:58,262 --> 00:40:02,032
[Cole] With my music background,
you should've allowed me to handle that.

709
00:40:02,099 --> 00:40:04,935
[Corey] Mr. K-Pop these days.
I know you're a big BTS fan.

710
00:40:05,002 --> 00:40:07,371
♪ I am the one ain't hard to see
You know that ♪

711
00:40:07,438 --> 00:40:10,508
[Alicia] Introducing
from Fontana, California,

712
00:40:10,875 --> 00:40:12,910
Michin!

713
00:40:12,977 --> 00:40:16,213
[Corey] Speaking of, how was
the Moneybagg Yo concert you went to?

714
00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:17,214
Phenomenal.

715
00:40:17,281 --> 00:40:19,383
[Corey]
So it's Piper Niven against Michin.

716
00:40:19,450 --> 00:40:21,652
Remember, last week, Piper Niven

717
00:40:21,719 --> 00:40:24,688
was a- an important part
of Chelsea Green's win

718
00:40:25,055 --> 00:40:26,824
over Michin in their contest.

719
00:40:27,024 --> 00:40:28,659
They've been making fun of Michin

720
00:40:28,726 --> 00:40:31,662
because of the way
that she lost the street fight to Nia Jax

721
00:40:31,729 --> 00:40:35,466
for the Women's Championship in Berlin,
when she got crushed in a trash can.

722
00:40:35,533 --> 00:40:37,968
[Corey]
Let's be honest, Cole. It was humiliating.

723
00:40:38,035 --> 00:40:41,071
-Here comes Michin!
-[Cole] And Michin with a Suicide Dive,

724
00:40:41,138 --> 00:40:42,239
The Piper dropping her

725
00:40:42,406 --> 00:40:43,707
right here in front of us.

726
00:40:45,676 --> 00:40:48,913
And Chelsea Green Kicked
right to the face.

727
00:40:51,782 --> 00:40:53,050
And now Michin, who's a--

728
00:40:54,952 --> 00:40:57,054
loves to use hard-core tactics.

729
00:40:57,121 --> 00:41:00,424
[Corey] That served Michin
fairly well recently, but not quite sure

730
00:41:00,491 --> 00:41:04,195
what she was looking for as she gets
back into the ring to break the count.

731
00:41:05,930 --> 00:41:09,266
She's looking for Chelsea Green .
Did Chelsea climb under to safety?

732
00:41:09,333 --> 00:41:11,936
[Cole] A Kendo stick now. And Chelsea!
[Corey] Oh!

733
00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:15,306
Chelsea's not a legal
participant in this match-up,

734
00:41:15,372 --> 00:41:17,575
so that's not gonna
force a disqualification!

735
00:41:17,641 --> 00:41:19,677
-[Cole] Piper, Cannonball--
-Holy crap!

736
00:41:19,743 --> 00:41:22,012
[Cole]
--threw Michin right in front of us!

737
00:41:22,079 --> 00:41:23,214
[Corey] My God!

738
00:41:23,814 --> 00:41:27,418
[Cole] Piper Niven Steamrolling Michin.

739
00:41:30,654 --> 00:41:33,757
[Corey] Can't be quite sure,
but it looks like Niven might have

740
00:41:33,824 --> 00:41:36,393
a busted nose
in the early moments of this match-up.

741
00:41:37,094 --> 00:41:41,031
And that will only anger Piper Niven.

742
00:41:41,465 --> 00:41:43,634
It does not bode well for Michin.

743
00:41:43,968 --> 00:41:46,971
In fact, this could be
the beginning of the end!

744
00:41:48,739 --> 00:41:51,208
[Cole] Piper heading up
now to the second rope.

745
00:41:51,275 --> 00:41:53,544
Michin causes Piper to lose her balance.

746
00:41:53,911 --> 00:41:56,113
It hasn't been a good week
for Chelsea Green.

747
00:41:56,180 --> 00:41:58,616
You saw what happened
to her on NXT Tuesday night,

748
00:41:58,682 --> 00:42:02,453
Julia's first match
in NXT destroying Chelsea.

749
00:42:03,053 --> 00:42:05,689
[Corey] Oh, my goodness!
[Cole] Oh, man! Michin,

750
00:42:05,756 --> 00:42:07,725
a Suplex to Piper!

751
00:42:07,791 --> 00:42:10,828
[Corey] Massive belly-to-back
Suplex from the ropes!

752
00:42:11,896 --> 00:42:13,597
And Michin capitalized!

753
00:42:17,701 --> 00:42:20,137
[Cole] Now Michin,
with Piper back to her feet.

754
00:42:20,204 --> 00:42:22,039
-Eat Defeat!
-[Corey] Defeat!

755
00:42:22,606 --> 00:42:24,708
[Cole] cover by Michin on Piper!

756
00:42:24,909 --> 00:42:25,976
Hook to the leg!

757
00:42:26,277 --> 00:42:27,444
Michin with the win!

758
00:42:27,511 --> 00:42:28,445
[bell rings]

759
00:42:29,113 --> 00:42:31,782
And now Chelsea Green attacking Michin.

760
00:42:31,849 --> 00:42:33,651
Get her! Get her! Get her! Kill her!

761
00:42:34,885 --> 00:42:35,819
Kill her!

762
00:42:35,886 --> 00:42:39,523
[Cole] Michin picked up the victory,
but I believe Chelsea and Piper--

763
00:42:39,590 --> 00:42:40,524
[Corey] Ah!

764
00:42:40,591 --> 00:42:43,193
[Cole] --are going
to destroy Michin here tonight.

765
00:42:43,260 --> 00:42:46,096
[Corey] Well, Chelsea with a trash can.

766
00:42:46,163 --> 00:42:49,300
[Cole] Yeah, we mentioned the
use of the trash can by Nia Jax

767
00:42:49,366 --> 00:42:54,038
a few weeks ago in Berlin,
crushing Michin inside by the Annihilator.

768
00:42:56,774 --> 00:42:59,610
And now a double-team
by the former Tag Team Champions.

769
00:42:59,677 --> 00:43:04,548
And an Unprettyher
to Michin by Chelsea Green.

770
00:43:05,616 --> 00:43:08,686
♪ I'm a hot mess, whoa, oh ♪

771
00:43:09,620 --> 00:43:11,589
♪ I'm a hot mess, whoa, oh ♪

772
00:43:11,889 --> 00:43:14,291
[Cole]
Well, Chelsea happy with her handiwork

773
00:43:15,292 --> 00:43:18,095
as they destroy Michin here tonight.

774
00:43:20,030 --> 00:43:22,533
[Corey] Well, you heard
Nick Aldis mention earlier,

775
00:43:22,666 --> 00:43:24,535
this night is far from over.

776
00:43:24,602 --> 00:43:28,005
It is a massive night
here in the Emerald City.

777
00:43:28,138 --> 00:43:30,474
A-Town Down Under, Grayson Waller

778
00:43:30,541 --> 00:43:34,812
and Austin Theory will battle Kevin
Owens and a mystery partner.

779
00:43:34,878 --> 00:43:37,514
-Cole, do you know who it is yet?
-[Cole] No idea.

780
00:43:37,581 --> 00:43:38,782
♪ 5, 6, 7, 8 ♪

781
00:43:39,016 --> 00:43:40,117
♪ 5, 6, 7, 8 ♪

782
00:43:48,025 --> 00:43:51,395
[Rock music]

783
00:44:09,913 --> 00:44:13,350
[Cole] Many of those who have been
a part of Friday Night SmackDown

784
00:44:13,417 --> 00:44:17,521
over the years are here with us tonight,
including the Hall-of-Famer,

785
00:44:18,522 --> 00:44:21,392
the whole damn show, Rob Van Dam,

786
00:44:21,458 --> 00:44:25,796
former WWE Champion, ECW
original Mr. Money in the Bank here.

787
00:44:25,863 --> 00:44:27,898
-Look at--
-[Both] Excuse me!

788
00:44:27,965 --> 00:44:30,934
[Cole] Vickie Guerrero,
SmackDown General Manager,

789
00:44:31,001 --> 00:44:32,603
is here tonight.

790
00:44:32,670 --> 00:44:34,538
And also here for Monday Night Raw,

791
00:44:34,605 --> 00:44:36,774
the World Heavyweight Champion Gunther

792
00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:40,444
and his Imperium sidekick, Ludwig Kaiser.

793
00:44:40,511 --> 00:44:43,480
[Corey] I've gotta say,
I'm a little disappointed in Seattle

794
00:44:43,547 --> 00:44:44,848
for that sort of reception

795
00:44:44,915 --> 00:44:47,151
for the World Heavyweight Champion
and Kaiser.

796
00:44:47,785 --> 00:44:50,554
Maybe they'll do better
for these international icons.

797
00:44:51,121 --> 00:44:52,790
-[Cole] Icons?
-[Corey] Sure.

798
00:44:53,290 --> 00:44:55,259
♪ A-Town Down, tearing the place down ♪

799
00:44:55,526 --> 00:44:57,561
♪ A-Town Down, like my next sound, hey ♪

800
00:45:00,064 --> 00:45:02,299
You know what time it is USA Network?

801
00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:05,769
-[explosion]
-[applause]

802
00:45:06,437 --> 00:45:07,538
[bell ringing]

803
00:45:07,671 --> 00:45:11,208
[Alicia] The following
contest is a tag-team match

804
00:45:11,275 --> 00:45:12,776
scheduled for One Fall.

805
00:45:12,910 --> 00:45:17,147
Introducing first the team
of Grayson Waller and

806
00:45:17,214 --> 00:45:22,720
Austin Theory, A-Town Down Under!

807
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:26,623
[Cole] You know, Corey,
last week on Friday Night SmackDown,

808
00:45:26,690 --> 00:45:29,793
Kevin Owens decided
to prey on the perceived issues

809
00:45:29,860 --> 00:45:33,063
between Waller and Theory of A-Town Down,

810
00:45:33,130 --> 00:45:35,365
goaded them into a Triple Threat Match.

811
00:45:35,599 --> 00:45:37,234
[Corey] A Triple Threat--

812
00:45:37,301 --> 00:45:40,838
Triple Threat match-up which
inevitably began to break down

813
00:45:40,904 --> 00:45:43,874
between A-Town Down Under,
opening the door for Owens

814
00:45:43,941 --> 00:45:47,544
to slam it shut,
deliver a stunner to Theory,

815
00:45:47,778 --> 00:45:50,247
and pick up a victory
in the Triple Threat Match.

816
00:45:50,314 --> 00:45:53,650
[Cole] Yeah, but after
the match-up, A-Town Down Under

817
00:45:54,818 --> 00:45:58,489
laying waste to the prize
fighter, a two-on-one attack,

818
00:45:59,056 --> 00:46:00,691
trying to teach Kevin a lesson.

819
00:46:00,758 --> 00:46:03,460
[Cole] Which leads us
to our Tag Team Match tonight.

820
00:46:03,527 --> 00:46:06,230
The question is, Corey,
Who's Kevin Owens going to pick

821
00:46:06,296 --> 00:46:08,065
to be his partner?

822
00:46:08,632 --> 00:46:10,801
[Corey]
I don't know if you know this, Cole,

823
00:46:10,901 --> 00:46:14,004
but Kevin Owens isn't
well thought of as a trustworthy partner,

824
00:46:14,071 --> 00:46:15,239
historically speaking.

825
00:46:15,305 --> 00:46:16,540
[applause]

826
00:46:18,375 --> 00:46:21,779
[Rock music]

827
00:46:26,049 --> 00:46:28,819
[Alicia] And their opponents, first,

828
00:46:28,886 --> 00:46:31,922
from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,

829
00:46:31,989 --> 00:46:35,092
weighing in at 242 pounds--

830
00:46:35,159 --> 00:46:36,293
[roars]

831
00:46:36,360 --> 00:46:40,664
[Alicia] --Kevin Owens!

832
00:46:42,766 --> 00:46:45,169
[Cole]
So Kevin Owens, set for tag-team action

833
00:46:45,235 --> 00:46:50,607
tonight against the former
Tag Team Champions, Waller and Theory.

834
00:46:52,676 --> 00:46:55,579
You think there's issues
between Theory and Waller?

835
00:46:55,812 --> 00:46:58,816
[Corey]
I think Waller and Theory are best mates,

836
00:46:58,882 --> 00:47:00,450
as they so eloquently put it.

837
00:47:00,517 --> 00:47:03,821
And I think all friends get
into arguments, get into spats.

838
00:47:03,887 --> 00:47:06,557
Once in a while,
even you and I don't get along, Cole.

839
00:47:06,623 --> 00:47:08,892
You just move on.
It's water under the bridge.

840
00:47:08,959 --> 00:47:10,727
That's what friendship's all about.

841
00:47:16,333 --> 00:47:19,102
Do you tell people that
you and I are best mates?

842
00:47:19,169 --> 00:47:22,406
[Alicia] And his tag-team partner!

843
00:47:22,472 --> 00:47:23,841
♪ Pack a punch like a pro ♪

844
00:47:23,907 --> 00:47:25,509
♪ Knock them out with the flow ♪

845
00:47:25,576 --> 00:47:27,945
♪ Yo, I'mma make waves ♪

846
00:47:28,011 --> 00:47:30,547
♪ Big baseline gonna make that shake ♪

847
00:47:31,615 --> 00:47:35,085
-[Corey] What the hell is this?
-You mean, who the hell is this?

848
00:47:35,152 --> 00:47:37,454
[Corey]
No, I think I was right the first time.

849
00:47:37,521 --> 00:47:39,890
Kevin Owens is my guy.
You're my guy right here.

850
00:47:39,957 --> 00:47:42,192
♪ Got a big dream
and the dream won't fade ♪

851
00:47:43,393 --> 00:47:45,162
[Cole] What happened to the days

852
00:47:45,229 --> 00:47:47,464
when the wrestlers used
to shave their chests?

853
00:47:47,531 --> 00:47:49,499
[Corey] How about the, shave your back?

854
00:47:49,566 --> 00:47:51,068
You're gonna be on television.

855
00:47:51,134 --> 00:47:53,971
♪ I told you, man, don't test me
It's about to get messy ♪

856
00:47:54,037 --> 00:47:56,707
[Corey] Guy's out here,
dressed like a Miami sub shop.

857
00:47:56,773 --> 00:47:59,776
♪ All in the crib, put your hands up
This one here ♪

858
00:47:59,910 --> 00:48:02,346
[Corey]
He's got a thick layer of fur on his back.

859
00:48:02,412 --> 00:48:04,982
Maybe this guy is
some sort of virtuoso in the ring.

860
00:48:05,048 --> 00:48:06,884
Maybe K.O. has found the unsung hero.

861
00:48:06,950 --> 00:48:08,819
What are you laughing at, you idiots?

862
00:48:08,886 --> 00:48:09,886
[audience murmurs]

863
00:48:11,355 --> 00:48:12,856
Look, okay. Okay.

864
00:48:12,923 --> 00:48:16,226
I'll admit he wasn't my first choice,

865
00:48:17,227 --> 00:48:19,630
but my actual partner couldn't make it.

866
00:48:19,696 --> 00:48:21,965
He had some travel
issues, so you know what?

867
00:48:22,032 --> 00:48:23,967
That's my partner.
He's my partner.

868
00:48:24,034 --> 00:48:26,403
That's- that's- what's your name?
That's Ricky.

869
00:48:27,137 --> 00:48:29,840
That's Ricky, and he's my partner, okay?

870
00:48:30,407 --> 00:48:31,341
Hell yeah!

871
00:48:31,408 --> 00:48:32,442
We're gonna do it!

872
00:48:32,643 --> 00:48:34,578
All right, Ricky, let's give them hell.

873
00:48:34,645 --> 00:48:35,779
Let's get this started.

874
00:48:35,846 --> 00:48:37,948
[Cole]
George "The Animal" Steele's son.

875
00:48:38,015 --> 00:48:39,883
[audience] Ricky! Ricky!

876
00:48:39,950 --> 00:48:41,485
Ricky! Ricky! Ricky!

877
00:48:41,551 --> 00:48:45,122
[Cole] While the Ricky chants
are filling the arena here in Seattle--

878
00:48:48,492 --> 00:48:50,494
He's here! He's here, Kevin. He's here!

879
00:48:50,560 --> 00:48:51,662
-He's here?
-He's here!

880
00:48:51,728 --> 00:48:52,729
-Wait, he's--
-Wow!

881
00:48:52,796 --> 00:48:54,531
He made it? He's here?

882
00:48:54,598 --> 00:48:55,732
-[applause]
-Oh.

883
00:48:55,933 --> 00:48:58,835
-[Cole] Good job, Bianca.
Hey, Reggie, no offense, but--

884
00:48:58,902 --> 00:49:00,570
-[Cole] Oh! Score!
-[Corey] Ah!

885
00:49:00,737 --> 00:49:01,939
[Cole] Poor Ricky!

886
00:49:03,340 --> 00:49:04,875
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪

887
00:49:04,942 --> 00:49:05,876
[Cole] Oh, yeah!

888
00:49:05,942 --> 00:49:07,277
♪ They counsel me ♪

889
00:49:07,344 --> 00:49:08,779
♪ They understand ♪

890
00:49:08,845 --> 00:49:10,580
♪ They talk to me ♪

891
00:49:11,148 --> 00:49:12,015
[applause]

892
00:49:16,086 --> 00:49:19,856
[Alicia] And his tag-team partner,

893
00:49:21,091 --> 00:49:23,327
from Saint Louis, Missouri,

894
00:49:23,393 --> 00:49:27,597
weighing in at 290 pounds,

895
00:49:27,664 --> 00:49:29,533
The Viper,

896
00:49:29,599 --> 00:49:34,671
Randy Orton!

897
00:49:35,205 --> 00:49:37,975
[Cole] Theory
and Waller are not laughing now.

898
00:49:38,675 --> 00:49:41,378
In fact, Theory was just looking at us

899
00:49:41,445 --> 00:49:43,714
and he mouthed a very bad word.

900
00:49:43,880 --> 00:49:47,017
[Corey] Theory and Waller are
absolutely shocked right now.

901
00:49:47,084 --> 00:49:48,986
Randy's been on a bit of a sabbatical

902
00:49:49,052 --> 00:49:51,922
from SmackDown, handling
business on Monday Night Raw.

903
00:49:53,090 --> 00:49:54,591
But The Viper is back.

904
00:49:54,658 --> 00:49:56,660
[Cole] We've learned in recent months

905
00:49:56,727 --> 00:50:00,297
that Owens and Randy Orton are--
how did you describe it?

906
00:50:00,364 --> 00:50:03,600
-Best mates?
-[Corey] Best mates. That's- okay.

907
00:50:04,134 --> 00:50:05,302
♪ They talk to me ♪

908
00:50:07,337 --> 00:50:09,606
♪ They tell me things that I will do ♪

909
00:50:10,007 --> 00:50:13,877
[Cole] The 14-time World Champion.

910
00:50:14,711 --> 00:50:18,582
[Corey] Waller actually is out here
requesting Ricky get back in the ring.

911
00:50:19,149 --> 00:50:21,685
-And I can't really blame him.
-I can't stand this--

912
00:50:22,753 --> 00:50:24,955
[Cole]
Ricky should have lost that number.

913
00:50:29,693 --> 00:50:32,162
-[Cole] Someone will get it.
-[Corey] I got it.

914
00:50:32,229 --> 00:50:34,464
-I just didn't want to justify it.
-[laughter]

915
00:50:39,369 --> 00:50:41,304
[Cole] Randy Orton and Kevin Owens!

916
00:50:45,842 --> 00:50:49,413
[Cole] The season premiere
of SmackDown trending number one

917
00:50:49,479 --> 00:50:50,847
in the United States.

918
00:50:51,348 --> 00:50:54,351
Hey, our audio engineer, Frenchie,
said he got the joke, too.

919
00:50:55,185 --> 00:50:56,653
[Corey] That makes two of us.

920
00:50:57,587 --> 00:50:59,589
Well, the only people laughing right now

921
00:50:59,656 --> 00:51:01,825
are The Viper and The Prizefighter,

922
00:51:02,225 --> 00:51:05,362
who just pulled one over
in spectacular fashion.

923
00:51:05,462 --> 00:51:09,032
[Cole] "Hey, buddy,"
Kevin Owens says to Randy Orton.

924
00:51:10,867 --> 00:51:13,770
♪ They tell me things that I will do ♪

925
00:51:13,837 --> 00:51:16,606
♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪

926
00:51:16,673 --> 00:51:18,208
♪ They talk to me ♪

927
00:51:18,809 --> 00:51:21,378
[Cole] So if you're Waller and Theory,

928
00:51:22,345 --> 00:51:25,882
in theory, what do you do to try
to knock off Orton and Owens tonight?

929
00:51:26,383 --> 00:51:28,385
[Corey] Oh, if you're Waller and Theory,

930
00:51:28,452 --> 00:51:30,587
you need to somehow isolate Owens,

931
00:51:30,654 --> 00:51:34,424
stay away from The Viper,
and inflict a two-on-one beatdown

932
00:51:34,491 --> 00:51:35,759
at any given opportunity.

933
00:51:36,560 --> 00:51:39,229
Maybe now would be
a good time to call in some backup,

934
00:51:39,296 --> 00:51:41,398
I'm just saying.
Look at the size of Orton.

935
00:51:41,898 --> 00:51:44,601
[Cole] Randy Orton,
who took the world champ Gunther

936
00:51:44,668 --> 00:51:46,870
to the limit in Berlin a couple
of weeks ago.

937
00:51:47,437 --> 00:51:49,506
Had a great sit-down interview with Randy

938
00:51:49,573 --> 00:51:51,508
for the countdown show for that event.

939
00:51:52,509 --> 00:51:54,411
And he's just loving his career.

940
00:51:54,478 --> 00:51:56,146
He's loving his life right now,

941
00:51:57,280 --> 00:51:59,816
enjoying performing
in front of sold-out crowds

942
00:51:59,883 --> 00:52:01,718
like we have here tonight in Seattle.

943
00:52:04,421 --> 00:52:06,423
[Cole] Kevin Owens is pretty ecstatic

944
00:52:06,490 --> 00:52:08,625
that Randy's here
to be his partner tonight.

945
00:52:12,262 --> 00:52:13,129
[applause]

946
00:52:15,198 --> 00:52:16,233
[bell rings]

947
00:52:17,234 --> 00:52:19,503
[Cole] Here we go,
Kevin Owens starting off

948
00:52:19,569 --> 00:52:22,172
against Grayson Waller
in this tag-team match-up.

949
00:52:22,906 --> 00:52:25,642
[Corey] The Aussie Icon
being stomped out in the corner,

950
00:52:25,709 --> 00:52:27,177
courtesy of The Prizefighter.

951
00:52:27,277 --> 00:52:29,045
And clear the deck! Kevin--

952
00:52:29,145 --> 00:52:32,516
[Cole] Uh-oh.
And it's Theory saving his mate, Waller.

953
00:52:32,582 --> 00:52:34,918
[Corey] That's what best mates are for.

954
00:52:36,219 --> 00:52:37,387
[Cole] And uh-oh!

955
00:52:37,587 --> 00:52:39,222
The Apex Predator!

956
00:52:40,590 --> 00:52:43,460
And Randy Orton driven
into the steel post by Waller.

957
00:52:43,527 --> 00:52:46,429
-[Corey] Orton now--
-[Cole] Kevin Owens on the attack.

958
00:52:46,530 --> 00:52:49,533
And Waller just fell right
on top of his partner, Theory,

959
00:52:49,599 --> 00:52:51,535
and out bounced off our announce table.

960
00:52:51,668 --> 00:52:53,036
[Corey] Divide and conquer.

961
00:52:53,103 --> 00:52:55,605
That's what A-Town Down Under
needs to focus on,

962
00:52:55,872 --> 00:52:57,741
if they ever get out of the gates,

963
00:52:57,807 --> 00:53:00,677
because right now,
this is a one-sided ass-kicking,

964
00:53:00,744 --> 00:53:02,946
courtesy of Owens and Orton.

965
00:53:03,013 --> 00:53:04,514
[Cole] How can Waller focus

966
00:53:04,581 --> 00:53:06,716
when his eyes
just rolled back in his head?

967
00:53:06,783 --> 00:53:09,352
Austin Theory trying
to drag K.O. out of the ring.

968
00:53:09,419 --> 00:53:12,722
K.O. follows it up with the Right Hand.
And Theory gonna be bounced

969
00:53:12,789 --> 00:53:15,959
-right off the announce table.
-[Corey] Look out. Football time!

970
00:53:16,026 --> 00:53:18,895
[Cole] Waller now
with a Clothesline, taking advantage.

971
00:53:18,962 --> 00:53:21,164
[Corey]
It just took a few moments for Waller

972
00:53:21,231 --> 00:53:24,568
-and Theory to get back on the same page.
-[Cole] Look at Waller.

973
00:53:24,634 --> 00:53:27,404
That's Randy Orton's move!
That's what Randy Orton does!

974
00:53:28,838 --> 00:53:30,240
And now mocking Orton.

975
00:53:30,407 --> 00:53:32,142
Yeah, that's smart for your career,

976
00:53:32,309 --> 00:53:34,477
real smart for your career, Waller!

977
00:53:34,678 --> 00:53:36,246
[Corey] I got a kick out of it.

978
00:53:39,983 --> 00:53:41,551
[chanting]

979
00:53:42,385 --> 00:53:45,922
[Cole] A-Town Down Under,
the former Tag Team Champions,

980
00:53:46,156 --> 00:53:49,593
have suddenly started to take over
this match against Owens and Orton.

981
00:53:49,659 --> 00:53:51,261
-[Corey] Waller and Theory--
-Oh!

982
00:53:51,328 --> 00:53:54,464
[Corey] --weathered the early storm,
but here comes Owens again!

983
00:53:55,232 --> 00:53:56,433
[Cole] Collision now.

984
00:53:56,499 --> 00:53:58,435
It's an opportunity to tag in that man,

985
00:53:58,501 --> 00:53:59,736
"The Viper" Randy Orton.

986
00:54:00,170 --> 00:54:02,305
[Corey]
Things about to go from bad to worse

987
00:54:02,372 --> 00:54:03,473
for Theory and Waller.

988
00:54:03,974 --> 00:54:06,576
Here comes The Aussie Icon
with the quickness.

989
00:54:07,143 --> 00:54:08,011
[booing]

990
00:54:12,015 --> 00:54:15,085
Grayson Waller, the loquacious Superstar…

991
00:54:18,622 --> 00:54:20,056
…trying to inflict his will--

992
00:54:20,190 --> 00:54:22,792
Waller, you know better than to try this!

993
00:54:23,827 --> 00:54:27,163
No one successfully
Superplexes Kevin Owens.

994
00:54:27,464 --> 00:54:29,799
It's not something I made up.
It's just reality.

995
00:54:32,269 --> 00:54:33,770
Go! Go! Go!

996
00:54:33,837 --> 00:54:36,306
[Cole]
And now Kevin Owens with some Headbutts!

997
00:54:38,842 --> 00:54:42,112
[Corey] Tag made,
Austin Theory now legal for his team,

998
00:54:43,246 --> 00:54:45,915
trying to pick up
where his best mate left off.

999
00:54:48,218 --> 00:54:50,453
Big, heavy body shots
from The Prizefighter.

1000
00:54:50,687 --> 00:54:53,256
Theory now teetering, precarious position,

1001
00:54:53,456 --> 00:54:55,292
Elbow right between the eyes.

1002
00:54:57,060 --> 00:54:59,596
[Cole] Owens with the right hand!
Theory's down!

1003
00:55:00,664 --> 00:55:02,299
[Corey] K.O. from the top!

1004
00:55:02,565 --> 00:55:04,901
[Cole] Oh, a Swanton by Owens!

1005
00:55:05,502 --> 00:55:07,537
[applause]

1006
00:55:09,339 --> 00:55:11,975
[Corey]
Owens desperately needs to make a tag.

1007
00:55:12,042 --> 00:55:14,244
Orton more than ready to deliver!

1008
00:55:16,880 --> 00:55:18,882
And Waller from the outside!

1009
00:55:18,948 --> 00:55:21,384
[Cole] Oh! Smart move by Grayson Waller

1010
00:55:21,451 --> 00:55:25,455
to drag Orton off the apron
and allow Theory now to go on the attack.

1011
00:55:28,625 --> 00:55:32,462
[Corey] Fantastic intellect
displayed by The Aussie Icon.

1012
00:55:32,529 --> 00:55:33,630
Now, great teamwork.

1013
00:55:33,697 --> 00:55:35,365
[Cole] Oh, double team!

1014
00:55:35,432 --> 00:55:37,901
Cover.
Is it enough to put Owens away?

1015
00:55:37,967 --> 00:55:39,569
Hook of a leg and a kick-out.

1016
00:55:43,273 --> 00:55:44,474
Hey, this your guy?

1017
00:55:45,008 --> 00:55:47,610
[Corey] A-Town Down Under
have done a fantastic job

1018
00:55:47,677 --> 00:55:50,413
in the past several minutes
of cutting the ring in half,

1019
00:55:50,480 --> 00:55:53,516
keeping Owens isolated
away from Randy Orton.

1020
00:55:53,850 --> 00:55:56,186
Quick tags from Waller and Theory.

1021
00:55:57,053 --> 00:55:59,422
But if we know anything
about Owens, it's that--

1022
00:55:59,489 --> 00:56:01,891
-[Cole] Oh, what a Knee!
-…just keep fighting.

1023
00:56:02,826 --> 00:56:04,060
Uh-oh, here comes Waller.

1024
00:56:04,127 --> 00:56:07,030
[Cole] Grayson Waller slides through.
Kevin Owens missed

1025
00:56:07,097 --> 00:56:10,600
with the attempted Clothesline.
Waller now bounced off our table again.

1026
00:56:14,003 --> 00:56:17,574
[Corey] Waller trying
to prevent Owens from making a tag.

1027
00:56:19,442 --> 00:56:21,311
Here comes Theory. There goes Theory.

1028
00:56:21,377 --> 00:56:23,179
[Cole] Over the top rope as well.

1029
00:56:23,246 --> 00:56:25,515
Waller into the ring,
again intercepting Owens

1030
00:56:25,582 --> 00:56:27,550
him back into their corner!

1031
00:56:27,617 --> 00:56:30,820
[Corey] That is fantastic tag-team IQ

1032
00:56:30,887 --> 00:56:33,723
being displayed by A-Town Down Under.

1033
00:56:33,823 --> 00:56:35,392
[applause]

1034
00:56:35,959 --> 00:56:39,062
Two Superstars
essentially using one brain.

1035
00:56:39,996 --> 00:56:42,332
[Cole]
Owens almost there! Can he get there?

1036
00:56:46,002 --> 00:56:47,537
[Corey] Tag made again.

1037
00:56:47,604 --> 00:56:50,006
[audience chanting] K.O.! K.O.! K.O.!

1038
00:56:50,306 --> 00:56:52,809
[Cole]
Oh, and a kick right to the face by K.O.

1039
00:56:52,876 --> 00:56:55,712
And another one as Kevin Owens
tries to fight out of this.

1040
00:56:57,614 --> 00:56:59,716
[Corey] K.O. has a lot of ground to cover.

1041
00:56:59,783 --> 00:57:00,884
Smart move by Owens!

1042
00:57:00,950 --> 00:57:02,318
[Cole] Owens, tag!

1043
00:57:02,385 --> 00:57:03,386
Here comes Orton!

1044
00:57:06,856 --> 00:57:08,892
And Randy Orton's on fire!

1045
00:57:11,127 --> 00:57:12,695
Powerslam by Orton!

1046
00:57:12,762 --> 00:57:15,632
[the crowd goes wild]

1047
00:57:17,200 --> 00:57:18,535
And another one!

1048
00:57:19,402 --> 00:57:22,372
[applause and cheering]

1049
00:57:26,810 --> 00:57:29,946
And Austin Theory trying
to save his partner,

1050
00:57:30,013 --> 00:57:31,214
Grayson Waller.

1051
00:57:31,581 --> 00:57:33,116
Randy Orton now!

1052
00:57:34,050 --> 00:57:35,685
-Here comes--
-[Cole] Theory!

1053
00:57:37,387 --> 00:57:39,022
Big Uppercut by Randy.

1054
00:57:39,088 --> 00:57:41,090
I don't think Theory wants to be there.

1055
00:57:42,292 --> 00:57:43,226
Randy!

1056
00:57:43,293 --> 00:57:44,160
Aw.

1057
00:57:45,695 --> 00:57:47,630
One for Waller as well!

1058
00:57:48,097 --> 00:57:50,500
[applause]

1059
00:57:54,904 --> 00:57:57,040
He had a partner to help here. Come on.

1060
00:57:57,106 --> 00:57:59,275
[audience] One more time! One more time!

1061
00:57:59,509 --> 00:58:00,810
[Cole] Corey, you okay?

1062
00:58:00,877 --> 00:58:03,513
[Corey]
I'm good, just got sweat on by an Aussie.

1063
00:58:10,186 --> 00:58:11,287
Uh-oh.

1064
00:58:11,354 --> 00:58:12,789
There you go, Cole.

1065
00:58:14,324 --> 00:58:17,060
[Cole]
And now Theory. Kevin Owens intercepts.

1066
00:58:17,293 --> 00:58:19,229
[applause]

1067
00:58:20,029 --> 00:58:21,564
Kevin Owens and Randy Orton!

1068
00:58:25,735 --> 00:58:27,637
Double! Vintage!

1069
00:58:27,704 --> 00:58:28,638
Orton!

1070
00:58:29,806 --> 00:58:32,775
[applause]

1071
00:58:33,843 --> 00:58:37,146
Randy feeding
off this capacity crowd tonight!

1072
00:58:44,587 --> 00:58:46,422
So is Kevin Owens--

1073
00:58:46,556 --> 00:58:48,358
K.O.!

1074
00:58:50,193 --> 00:58:52,328
-Cover!
-[audience] One! Two! Three!

1075
00:58:52,395 --> 00:58:54,297
[Cole] K.O. and Randy with the win!

1076
00:58:54,364 --> 00:58:56,232
♪ Hear voices in my head ♪

1077
00:58:56,299 --> 00:58:57,233
♪ They counsel me ♪

1078
00:58:57,300 --> 00:59:02,005
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
the team of Kevin Owens

1079
00:59:02,305 --> 00:59:07,110
and Randy Orton!

1080
00:59:07,176 --> 00:59:09,846
[Corey] That'd be a cathartic
win for Kevin Owens,

1081
00:59:09,913 --> 00:59:13,483
who has had his hands full
with A-Town Down Under

1082
00:59:13,549 --> 00:59:15,385
for longer than he cares to remember.

1083
00:59:15,451 --> 00:59:17,787
Leave it to "The Viper" Randy Orton

1084
00:59:19,689 --> 00:59:23,860
to take the next step.
RKO-Stunner combination.

1085
00:59:24,661 --> 00:59:26,396
[audience] One! two! three!

1086
00:59:26,462 --> 00:59:28,565
[Corey] And a big win for Orton and Owens.

1087
00:59:28,831 --> 00:59:30,333
♪ That has the knowledge ♪

1088
00:59:30,400 --> 00:59:32,268
♪ And the power to rule your fate ♪

1089
00:59:32,335 --> 00:59:35,238
[Cole] Well- Ricky had his-

1090
00:59:36,439 --> 00:59:38,207
30 seconds of fame tonight

1091
00:59:38,641 --> 00:59:40,977
before Randy Orton came back
to save the day.

1092
00:59:41,044 --> 00:59:43,680
-Orton and Owens with the win.
-[Cole] Let's head--

1093
00:59:43,746 --> 00:59:47,417
Hey, Ricky! Thank you!
Appreciate the effort. Sorry, Ricky!

1094
00:59:47,483 --> 00:59:48,985
[Cole] …to Cathy Kelley.

1095
00:59:49,519 --> 00:59:52,789
♪ They counsel me, they understand
They talk to me ♪

1096
00:59:53,222 --> 00:59:56,025
Thanks so much.
This story is developing at a rapid rate,

1097
00:59:56,092 --> 00:59:59,596
I'm standing by again
with the General Manager, Nick Aldis.

1098
00:59:59,662 --> 01:00:01,998
Now, Nick, I saw
that you spoke to The Bloodline

1099
01:00:02,065 --> 01:00:05,535
and Solo Sikoa, so can you give us
an update on that challenge?

1100
01:00:05,768 --> 01:00:06,636
Yes, I can.

1101
01:00:07,136 --> 01:00:10,239
Solo Sikoa has made the
challenge for a Tag Team Match

1102
01:00:10,306 --> 01:00:13,509
of Bad Blood, Solo Sikoa
and Jacob Fatu versus

1103
01:00:14,010 --> 01:00:16,312
Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns.

1104
01:00:16,412 --> 01:00:17,347
[applause]

1105
01:00:17,413 --> 01:00:20,850
I've managed to get legal
to draw up a contract very, very quickly.

1106
01:00:21,284 --> 01:00:25,788
And remarkably, Solo and Jacob,
they signed it. They didn't even read it.

1107
01:00:26,289 --> 01:00:30,026
Now I just have to talk to Cody Rhodes
and Roman Reigns and get them just--

1108
01:00:30,193 --> 01:00:31,194
[door knocks]

1109
01:00:32,562 --> 01:00:33,930
-Cody.
-Nick.

1110
01:00:35,031 --> 01:00:37,300
I feel you heard what I said out there.

1111
01:00:38,034 --> 01:00:39,235
I'm done.

1112
01:00:39,302 --> 01:00:43,406
I'm done with The Bloodline.
As far as I'm concerned, The Bloodline,

1113
01:00:43,740 --> 01:00:45,408
it's Roman Reigns' problem.

1114
01:00:46,342 --> 01:00:49,579
I'm sorry.
I have no intention of signing that.

1115
01:00:50,813 --> 01:00:52,248
[booing]

1116
01:00:56,419 --> 01:00:58,021
I have to speak to Roman Reigns.

1117
01:00:58,087 --> 01:00:59,689
Thank you so much for your time.

1118
01:00:59,889 --> 01:01:02,759
I will update you guys as this
story continues to develop.

1119
01:01:02,825 --> 01:01:05,328
But in the meantime,
send it back out to the arena.

1120
01:01:06,095 --> 01:01:08,364
[Cole]
Cody Rhodes is pretty adamant there.

1121
01:01:08,631 --> 01:01:11,934
[Corey] I don't think-- even think
Nick Aldis predicted that answer

1122
01:01:12,001 --> 01:01:13,403
from The American Nightmare.

1123
01:01:13,669 --> 01:01:15,838
["Not like most girls"
by Def Rebel playing]

1124
01:01:16,839 --> 01:01:18,174
♪ There's only one of me ♪

1125
01:01:18,241 --> 01:01:20,710
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen,

1126
01:01:20,777 --> 01:01:24,047
please welcome the WWE

1127
01:01:24,180 --> 01:01:30,453
Women's Champion, Nia Jax!

1128
01:01:31,821 --> 01:01:33,056
[Cole] Well, Nia Jax-

1129
01:01:35,258 --> 01:01:39,529
is on a mission to dominate
with an 86 rating

1130
01:01:39,729 --> 01:01:42,365
and a return to the WWE 2K franchise.

1131
01:01:42,432 --> 01:01:45,468
Get the Global Superstars Pack,

1132
01:01:45,535 --> 01:01:49,539
the biggest WWE 2K24 DLC yet,

1133
01:01:49,605 --> 01:01:53,710
and play as Nia Jax,
available next Wednesday.

1134
01:01:54,243 --> 01:01:56,245
You and I got a chance to call all that.

1135
01:01:56,712 --> 01:01:59,182
[Corey]
Well, I mean, most fun we've had in years.

1136
01:01:59,248 --> 01:02:02,752
Love the 2K games and love Nia Jax-

1137
01:02:02,952 --> 01:02:04,620
Queen Nia Jax.

1138
01:02:05,521 --> 01:02:07,990
[Cole]
Coming out here to address her opponent

1139
01:02:08,057 --> 01:02:10,593
at the Bad Blood
premium live event live, next.

1140
01:02:10,660 --> 01:02:13,029
♪ I bet you'll be out
Before I count to three ♪

1141
01:02:13,262 --> 01:02:16,999
♪ I'mma show you how
'Cause I'm the baddest breed ♪

1142
01:02:19,335 --> 01:02:22,371
♪ And I won't be denied ♪

1143
01:02:23,773 --> 01:02:27,944
♪ 'Cause all I've got left is my pride ♪

1144
01:02:28,044 --> 01:02:31,881
♪ And I will rise up ♪

1145
01:02:31,948 --> 01:02:33,216
♪ Break it out ♪

1146
01:02:33,282 --> 01:02:35,118
♪ Break you down, breaking rules ♪

1147
01:02:35,184 --> 01:02:36,185
♪ Breaking ground ♪

1148
01:02:36,252 --> 01:02:37,220
♪ Had your chance ♪

1149
01:02:37,286 --> 01:02:40,656
[Cole]
And indeed, the King and Queen are here,

1150
01:02:40,923 --> 01:02:45,695
King Booker and Queen Sharmell.

1151
01:02:45,761 --> 01:02:48,297
Hope they got a payday
for being in Seattle tonight.

1152
01:02:48,364 --> 01:02:52,268
[Corey] Booker doesn't get out of bed
for less than 10 grand. I know that much.

1153
01:02:52,335 --> 01:02:54,470
[Cole]
Sheamus here for Monday Night Raw,

1154
01:02:54,537 --> 01:02:59,142
The Celtic Warrior celebrating 25 years.

1155
01:02:59,475 --> 01:03:04,514
-[Corey] Of Friday Night SmackDown. Oh.
-[Cole] And, oh!

1156
01:03:05,148 --> 01:03:08,417
[Cole] Badstreet, Atlanta, GA.

1157
01:03:08,718 --> 01:03:12,255
[Corey] Well, we're in Seattle,
but the Hall-of-Famer, Michael PS Hayes,

1158
01:03:12,321 --> 01:03:15,091
-is in the house.
-[Cole] We are in Seattle tonight.

1159
01:03:15,158 --> 01:03:20,229
We're sold out,
14,551, for the season premiere

1160
01:03:20,296 --> 01:03:23,065
of Friday Night SmackDown
on the USA Network.

1161
01:03:23,132 --> 01:03:25,234
And when in Seattle,
do as the tourists do.

1162
01:03:25,601 --> 01:03:29,672
[Corey] You know, I had a lot of ideas
for how to spend my time here in Seattle.

1163
01:03:29,739 --> 01:03:32,775
Never once had it crossed my mind
to throw fish at my friends.

1164
01:03:33,242 --> 01:03:37,046
But that's what Nia
and Tiffany Stratton and Pretty Deadly did

1165
01:03:37,113 --> 01:03:39,081
with their day earlier today.

1166
01:03:39,782 --> 01:03:41,150
[Cole] I went to a bar.

1167
01:03:41,617 --> 01:03:43,920
[Corey chuckles]
Don't doubt it. I should have.

1168
01:03:43,986 --> 01:03:45,221
♪ Count to three ♪

1169
01:03:45,321 --> 01:03:46,889
[Cole] The champ, Nia Jax.

1170
01:03:46,956 --> 01:03:48,558
♪ 'Cause I'm the baddest breed ♪

1171
01:03:50,459 --> 01:03:53,162
You know, I was just thinking.

1172
01:03:54,130 --> 01:03:57,567
A year ago, I returned to the WWE.

1173
01:03:58,367 --> 01:04:01,437
And ever since, every woman
in that locker room has realized

1174
01:04:01,504 --> 01:04:04,407
why I am The Irresistible Force.

1175
01:04:04,707 --> 01:04:05,708
[a few cheers]

1176
01:04:07,577 --> 01:04:09,979
They realized why I am unstoppable.

1177
01:04:11,681 --> 01:04:14,183
I won the Queen of the Ring tournament,
[laughs]

1178
01:04:15,251 --> 01:04:16,619
that was easy.

1179
01:04:16,752 --> 01:04:18,020
[audience] Why?

1180
01:04:18,087 --> 01:04:19,088
You know what?

1181
01:04:19,155 --> 01:04:23,326
I became your WWE Women's Champion.

1182
01:04:23,626 --> 01:04:25,027
[rapturous applause]

1183
01:04:26,829 --> 01:04:28,931
And that was even easier.

1184
01:04:31,067 --> 01:04:33,769
Every woman in that locker room fears me.

1185
01:04:34,337 --> 01:04:38,374
And every woman
in that locker room has a good reason

1186
01:04:38,441 --> 01:04:39,642
to fear me.

1187
01:04:39,809 --> 01:04:41,210
[audience] Why?

1188
01:04:42,011 --> 01:04:44,046
Well, today, Nick Aldis informed me

1189
01:04:44,113 --> 01:04:47,216
that I will be defending
my title at Bad Blood.

1190
01:04:47,850 --> 01:04:49,218
[audience] Why?

1191
01:04:49,619 --> 01:04:51,454
I don't know who my opponent is.

1192
01:04:51,721 --> 01:04:52,822
[audience] Why?

1193
01:04:52,888 --> 01:04:55,491
And I don't care who my opponent is.

1194
01:04:55,558 --> 01:04:56,492
[audience] Why?

1195
01:04:56,559 --> 01:04:59,862
Because they will see the same fate

1196
01:04:59,929 --> 01:05:03,733
that Michin, Naomi, and Bayley have seen.

1197
01:05:03,799 --> 01:05:05,234
[audience] Why?

1198
01:05:05,301 --> 01:05:07,136
I'm going to--

1199
01:05:07,637 --> 01:05:08,938
[audience] What?

1200
01:05:09,272 --> 01:05:11,274
Annihilate them.

1201
01:05:11,440 --> 01:05:13,309
[audience murmurs]

1202
01:05:14,243 --> 01:05:16,379
["Not like most girls" by Def Rebel plays]

1203
01:05:16,445 --> 01:05:17,713
[applause]

1204
01:05:17,780 --> 01:05:19,882
[Corey] Hang on just a second.

1205
01:05:24,654 --> 01:05:28,190
The former Champion would like a word,
Ms. Jax.

1206
01:05:32,795 --> 01:05:34,363
[Bayley] Ding dong, idiot.

1207
01:05:34,430 --> 01:05:35,398
[laughs]

1208
01:05:36,232 --> 01:05:38,067
You tell her, Bayley.

1209
01:05:38,334 --> 01:05:43,339
[audience] Bayley! Bayley!
Bayley! Bayley! Bayley! Bayley! Bayley!

1210
01:05:44,507 --> 01:05:47,310
-Thank you. Thank you.
-[audience] Bayley! Bayley!

1211
01:05:47,376 --> 01:05:51,480
You know, Nia,
I'll give you credit where credit is due.

1212
01:05:51,981 --> 01:05:54,951
You've had the greatest
year of your career.

1213
01:05:55,518 --> 01:05:56,852
I'll give you that.

1214
01:05:57,219 --> 01:05:59,622
Uh, but it's not like
you set the bar really high

1215
01:05:59,689 --> 01:06:01,724
for yourself in that first round.
[laughs]

1216
01:06:03,526 --> 01:06:04,961
[audience member] Bayley!

1217
01:06:05,094 --> 01:06:07,096
But, but, but-

1218
01:06:07,763 --> 01:06:10,599
I am happy that you're feeling confident,

1219
01:06:13,569 --> 01:06:15,438
because I want my rematch.

1220
01:06:15,504 --> 01:06:18,841
[applause]

1221
01:06:20,977 --> 01:06:25,548
Bayley, you're in no position
to demand anything from me.

1222
01:06:25,948 --> 01:06:27,316
[booing]

1223
01:06:27,783 --> 01:06:31,287
This isn't like last year
when you were running around SmackDown

1224
01:06:31,354 --> 01:06:32,922
behind Damage Control.

1225
01:06:34,523 --> 01:06:38,227
-I run the women's division.
-[audience murmurs]

1226
01:06:38,928 --> 01:06:41,330
And I don't need a posse to do it.

1227
01:06:42,431 --> 01:06:45,701
You don't? Well,
what are you using Tiffy for then, huh?

1228
01:06:45,768 --> 01:06:49,505
What's she all about?
Because if I remember correctly,

1229
01:06:49,572 --> 01:06:53,509
I didn't need Damage Control
to win my title at WrestleMania.

1230
01:06:53,976 --> 01:06:59,682
But you somehow needed Tiffany
to win your title at SummerSlam.

1231
01:06:59,749 --> 01:07:01,884
Do you owe her one,
or does she owe you one?

1232
01:07:01,951 --> 01:07:04,320
Where are you guys at right now?
Like, is she--

1233
01:07:04,387 --> 01:07:05,654
♪ It's Tiffy Time ♪

1234
01:07:05,721 --> 01:07:06,589
[applause]

1235
01:07:08,024 --> 01:07:11,427
[Corey] Do not adjust
your watches, ladies and gentlemen.

1236
01:07:11,494 --> 01:07:13,295
It is Tiffy time.

1237
01:07:13,362 --> 01:07:15,064
♪ Bass so loud, it's in my skin ♪

1238
01:07:15,131 --> 01:07:16,165
Bayley!

1239
01:07:16,999 --> 01:07:19,902
This is just so…

1240
01:07:21,570 --> 01:07:24,907
-…pathetic.
-[audience clamors]

1241
01:07:25,241 --> 01:07:28,177
-Nia knows better than to listen to you.
-[audience clamors]

1242
01:07:29,845 --> 01:07:30,913
And besides,

1243
01:07:31,180 --> 01:07:35,017
you're just like every other woman
in that locker room that's just jealous

1244
01:07:35,084 --> 01:07:37,319
that I have
the Money in the Bank briefcase

1245
01:07:37,386 --> 01:07:41,657
and don't have to beg
for an opportunity like a peasant.

1246
01:07:42,458 --> 01:07:44,026
[audience murmuring]

1247
01:07:45,995 --> 01:07:47,830
Peasant? I'm a peasant?

1248
01:07:47,897 --> 01:07:49,765
Well, this peasant-

1249
01:07:51,400 --> 01:07:55,604
beat the youngest Miss Money in the Bank
ever last week.

1250
01:07:55,671 --> 01:07:59,742
Do you remember that, or is it just me?
You guys remember that?

1251
01:07:59,809 --> 01:08:01,043
[chuckles]

1252
01:08:02,044 --> 01:08:04,146
Only because Nia got involved.

1253
01:08:04,346 --> 01:08:05,347
Ooh.

1254
01:08:06,649 --> 01:08:09,518
So it was Nia's fault that you lost?

1255
01:08:16,759 --> 01:08:19,829
You know what, Bayley?
You're good. You're smart.

1256
01:08:20,396 --> 01:08:23,766
You almost had me,
just like you would almost have a prayer

1257
01:08:23,833 --> 01:08:26,168
-if you ever faced me again.
-[audience gasps]

1258
01:08:27,336 --> 01:08:29,271
Or like you would
almost have a prayer

1259
01:08:29,338 --> 01:08:33,642
-if we beat you down right now.
-[audience gasps]

1260
01:08:34,243 --> 01:08:36,278
♪ Let's go!
The beast is out the cage ♪

1261
01:08:36,779 --> 01:08:37,980
[applause]

1262
01:08:40,583 --> 01:08:42,818
[Corey] Sounds like
Bayley's got some backup!

1263
01:08:43,719 --> 01:08:45,187
♪ I make them feel the pain ♪

1264
01:08:45,254 --> 01:08:47,356
♪ I hear the people scream my name ♪

1265
01:08:48,757 --> 01:08:49,825
♪ Glow, glow ♪

1266
01:08:52,228 --> 01:08:55,931
Oh, baby, if y'all want to fight,
we can fight!

1267
01:08:56,031 --> 01:08:58,134
[applause]

1268
01:09:02,538 --> 01:09:05,708
Y'all know I ain't goin' sit back
and let y'all attack my bae.

1269
01:09:05,774 --> 01:09:07,977
Uh-uh, ain't going to happen today!

1270
01:09:09,411 --> 01:09:11,881
[cheering]

1271
01:09:16,152 --> 01:09:18,020
And while I think about it,

1272
01:09:18,087 --> 01:09:20,589
it's been a while since I held a title.

1273
01:09:21,090 --> 01:09:23,926
I think it's about time
that I do it again.

1274
01:09:24,393 --> 01:09:26,061
[applause]

1275
01:09:28,998 --> 01:09:32,968
So what do you say you put your
money where your big old mouth is,

1276
01:09:33,035 --> 01:09:34,170
and let's glow?

1277
01:09:35,571 --> 01:09:36,572
My big mouth?

1278
01:09:36,639 --> 01:09:37,640
My big mouth?

1279
01:09:38,140 --> 01:09:39,074
Okay, okay.

1280
01:09:39,141 --> 01:09:41,310
So you want my title,

1281
01:09:41,577 --> 01:09:44,246
and you want my title.

1282
01:09:46,081 --> 01:09:49,752
Maybe-
you should have a match to see

1283
01:09:49,818 --> 01:09:52,188
who faces me at Bad Blood.

1284
01:09:53,522 --> 01:09:55,324
Oh, so you mean
like a Triple Threat?

1285
01:09:55,391 --> 01:09:57,927
Yeah, we've done that before.
We can do that. Sure.

1286
01:09:57,993 --> 01:10:02,097
No, no, no, not a Triple Threat, Bayley.
Let's make this a little more interesting.

1287
01:10:02,865 --> 01:10:06,135
Why don't you two face Tiffy and I
next week,

1288
01:10:07,069 --> 01:10:10,940
and whoever gets the win
can face me at Bad Blood?

1289
01:10:11,140 --> 01:10:12,208
[audience murmurs]

1290
01:10:14,977 --> 01:10:16,111
Oh-- talk about it.

1291
01:10:16,178 --> 01:10:18,214
Go ahead and chit-chat about it.

1292
01:10:18,280 --> 01:10:19,315
[Tiffany] Please.

1293
01:10:20,282 --> 01:10:21,684
We accept.

1294
01:10:22,251 --> 01:10:23,919
[applause]

1295
01:10:26,455 --> 01:10:27,489
Get out of our arena!

1296
01:10:27,556 --> 01:10:29,692
Oh, oh, wait,
and another thing.

1297
01:10:30,292 --> 01:10:34,463
If-- no, no, no, no-
when Tiffany and I win,

1298
01:10:35,231 --> 01:10:38,767
whoever loses leaves SmackDown

1299
01:10:39,101 --> 01:10:40,536
permanently.

1300
01:10:40,903 --> 01:10:41,870
[audience gasps]

1301
01:10:43,138 --> 01:10:44,006
Toodles!

1302
01:10:44,907 --> 01:10:47,743
Yeah, go Tiffy-toe
off your mom, you idiot.

1303
01:10:47,810 --> 01:10:49,011
[audience gasps]

1304
01:10:51,146 --> 01:10:52,648
-[Cole] Uh-oh!
-[Corey] Ooh!

1305
01:10:52,715 --> 01:10:54,783
[Cole] And Naomi with a rear view!

1306
01:10:55,384 --> 01:10:58,487
And Miss Money in the Bank retreating!

1307
01:10:59,221 --> 01:11:04,293
But Corey, a high-stakes match-up perhaps
next week on SmackDown.

1308
01:11:04,360 --> 01:11:06,128
[Corey] Nia throwing that curveball

1309
01:11:06,195 --> 01:11:08,797
at the last possible second,
incredibly high stakes,

1310
01:11:08,998 --> 01:11:10,132
feast or famine.

1311
01:11:10,466 --> 01:11:12,201
Someone's going to challenge Nia

1312
01:11:12,268 --> 01:11:15,070
or someone's going to have
to leave SmackDown altogether.

1313
01:11:15,671 --> 01:11:16,772
♪ Glow, glow, glow ♪

1314
01:11:16,839 --> 01:11:18,440
♪ Pump your fists, let's go ♪

1315
01:11:21,377 --> 01:11:23,779
Excuse me, Nick Aldis.
I understand you've spoken

1316
01:11:23,846 --> 01:11:25,948
to the Original Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns.

1317
01:11:26,015 --> 01:11:28,050
Can you give us an update
on what he said?

1318
01:11:28,117 --> 01:11:31,520
Yes, I can. In fact, I'll tell you
exactly what Roman Reigns told me.

1319
01:11:31,787 --> 01:11:33,522
He wants to address this situation

1320
01:11:34,690 --> 01:11:36,659
in the ring right after this match.

1321
01:11:36,892 --> 01:11:41,196
So, after this match,
I guess we'll find out together.

1322
01:11:42,564 --> 01:11:45,167
Well, it is confirmed
that Roman Reigns is still here

1323
01:11:45,234 --> 01:11:48,604
in the arena, and he plans
to address the WWE Universe

1324
01:11:48,671 --> 01:11:49,905
live tonight.

1325
01:11:50,205 --> 01:11:51,907
Corey, Cole, back to you.

1326
01:11:52,841 --> 01:11:55,044
[Cole]
Right after this upcoming match-up,

1327
01:11:55,110 --> 01:11:57,179
because they are tied
at two wins apiece.

1328
01:11:57,246 --> 01:11:58,614
It's the Rubber Match,

1329
01:11:58,781 --> 01:12:01,950
Carmelo Hayes versus Andrade.

1330
01:12:02,017 --> 01:12:04,320
They square off live next

1331
01:12:04,520 --> 01:12:06,288
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1332
01:12:06,355 --> 01:12:10,159
♪ Blue one, blue hundred, like VVs
Round the world, everybody come see me ♪

1333
01:12:11,226 --> 01:12:12,561
[foreboding music]

1334
01:12:13,028 --> 01:12:18,901
[Narrator]
In this world nothing is as it seems.

1335
01:12:20,002 --> 01:12:25,340
On November 30,
survival is only the beginning.

1336
01:12:25,874 --> 01:12:27,676
["War pigs" by Black Sabbath plays]

1337
01:12:27,743 --> 01:12:30,346
♪ Generals gathered in their masses ♪

1338
01:12:37,152 --> 01:12:40,622
Survivor Series--
WarGames from Vancouver,

1339
01:12:40,689 --> 01:12:43,058
British Columbia, November 30.

1340
01:12:43,358 --> 01:12:44,827
Tickets on sale now.

1341
01:12:49,431 --> 01:12:52,101
♪ Gotta keep our head up
Never get that low ♪

1342
01:12:52,167 --> 01:12:55,204
♪ 'Cause I'm living this life
Now it's all I know ♪

1343
01:12:55,270 --> 01:12:59,942
♪ Like, whoa, it's the life I chose
This life, this life ♪

1344
01:13:00,008 --> 01:13:02,845
♪ So I need to step up everywhere I go ♪

1345
01:13:02,911 --> 01:13:05,481
♪ Now they screaming my name
After every show ♪

1346
01:13:05,547 --> 01:13:06,615
♪ Like, whoa ♪

1347
01:13:06,682 --> 01:13:09,385
[Cole] We celebrate
25 years of SmackDown tonight.

1348
01:13:09,785 --> 01:13:10,719
Damn!

1349
01:13:10,786 --> 01:13:13,222
[Corey]
Ron Simmons is here, and Teddy Long!

1350
01:13:13,288 --> 01:13:15,090
[Cole] Two Hall-of-Famers, Teddy,

1351
01:13:15,157 --> 01:13:18,093
a former longtime General Manager
of Friday Night SmackDown.

1352
01:13:18,160 --> 01:13:20,396
William Regal here as well, a legend.

1353
01:13:21,397 --> 01:13:23,866
[Corey]
One of the greatest minds in the business.

1354
01:13:25,267 --> 01:13:28,437
[Cole] Speaking of great minds
in the business, Bobby Roode.

1355
01:13:28,504 --> 01:13:30,672
[Corey] He's not great, Michael Cole.

1356
01:13:30,739 --> 01:13:33,509
He's absolutely glorious.

1357
01:13:34,510 --> 01:13:37,679
[Cole] And a former
World champ, Damian Priest,

1358
01:13:37,746 --> 01:13:43,085
one of the Terror Twins
celebrating SmackDown's 25 years

1359
01:13:43,152 --> 01:13:44,486
years here tonight.

1360
01:13:45,220 --> 01:13:47,055
["The Greatest" by Def Rebel playing]

1361
01:13:47,956 --> 01:13:51,293
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest
Ain't no hating, I'm the best here ♪

1362
01:13:51,360 --> 01:13:54,363
♪ You want your shot?
Well, I guess you wait till next year ♪

1363
01:13:54,429 --> 01:13:57,666
♪ I'm at the top
Get respect while I get feared ♪

1364
01:13:57,733 --> 01:14:01,603
♪ Who got a problem, huh?
Tell them to step here, step here ♪

1365
01:14:01,904 --> 01:14:03,305
♪ What? Yeah ♪

1366
01:14:03,572 --> 01:14:04,506
♪ Come on ♪

1367
01:14:04,840 --> 01:14:05,841
[bell ringing]

1368
01:14:06,041 --> 01:14:10,012
[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for One Fall.

1369
01:14:10,078 --> 01:14:13,582
Introducing first from
Boston, Massachusetts,

1370
01:14:13,649 --> 01:14:17,352
weighing in at 210 pounds,

1371
01:14:17,419 --> 01:14:21,523
Carmelo Hayes!

1372
01:14:22,124 --> 01:14:25,461
[Cole] Carmelo's won the last two
in this series against Andrade.

1373
01:14:25,527 --> 01:14:27,062
Andrade won the first two.

1374
01:14:27,129 --> 01:14:29,531
This is the Rubber Match here tonight.

1375
01:14:29,598 --> 01:14:33,936
Well, Survivor Series WarGames
will be coming to Rogers Arena

1376
01:14:34,002 --> 01:14:38,740
in Vancouver Saturday, November 30,
the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

1377
01:14:38,807 --> 01:14:42,478
Tickets on sale now at TicketMaster.com.
You've gotta get your tickets.

1378
01:14:42,544 --> 01:14:44,947
They are selling faster
than SummerSlam did,

1379
01:14:45,013 --> 01:14:48,617
Money in the Bank, and most
of the premium live events this year.

1380
01:14:48,917 --> 01:14:51,386
[Corey] Don't waste your time.
You wanna be there.

1381
01:14:51,453 --> 01:14:55,123
Vancouver, beautiful city.
An unforgettable night awaits.

1382
01:14:55,190 --> 01:14:58,126
But how about what's happening
in a matter of moments, Cole?

1383
01:14:58,193 --> 01:15:03,532
Match number 5 in this rivalry
between Carmelo Hayes and Andrade.

1384
01:15:03,599 --> 01:15:07,936
[Cole] Both of these men would love
a United States Championship opportunity

1385
01:15:08,003 --> 01:15:08,937
down the road.

1386
01:15:13,375 --> 01:15:14,343
♪ Hey ♪

1387
01:15:20,148 --> 01:15:21,049
♪ Hey ♪

1388
01:15:22,985 --> 01:15:24,453
♪ El Idolo ♪

1389
01:15:24,753 --> 01:15:26,421
[Alicia] And his opponent,

1390
01:15:26,488 --> 01:15:28,323
from Gomez Palacio,

1391
01:15:28,624 --> 01:15:30,826
Durango, Mexico,

1392
01:15:30,893 --> 01:15:34,363
weighing in at 230 pounds,

1393
01:15:34,429 --> 01:15:37,199
Andrade!

1394
01:15:37,266 --> 01:15:39,201
[Cole] The man who began his career

1395
01:15:39,268 --> 01:15:44,439
in Mexico as a mass superstar
known as La Sombra, The Shadow.

1396
01:15:44,873 --> 01:15:47,743
Andrade, set for action here tonight.

1397
01:15:54,249 --> 01:15:56,818
[Corey] Both of these
Superstars have produced

1398
01:15:56,885 --> 01:15:59,288
what many in the WWE Universe are calling

1399
01:15:59,354 --> 01:16:02,558
instant classics
in their first four encounters.

1400
01:16:03,158 --> 01:16:07,763
I fully expect the bar to be
raised even further right now.

1401
01:16:09,298 --> 01:16:10,465
Carmelo Hayes!

1402
01:16:10,532 --> 01:16:12,434
[Cole]
Oh, Hayes wasted little time!

1403
01:16:12,501 --> 01:16:14,603
[Corey] Before the bell with a cheap shot.

1404
01:16:14,670 --> 01:16:17,472
[Cole] And again,
going right to work on Andrade here.

1405
01:16:17,539 --> 01:16:20,075
Hasn't he even been able
to get his ring jacket off?

1406
01:16:20,375 --> 01:16:23,045
And referee Jason Ayers trying
to separate the men.

1407
01:16:23,111 --> 01:16:25,213
The bell has not rung to start this match.

1408
01:16:25,948 --> 01:16:27,983
[crowd booing]

1409
01:16:28,050 --> 01:16:30,519
[Corey]
This thing has turned personal in a hurry.

1410
01:16:30,586 --> 01:16:31,787
It began as-

1411
01:16:32,721 --> 01:16:34,590
-a game of one-upsmanship...
-[bell rings]

1412
01:16:34,656 --> 01:16:36,959
...two premier athletes
looking to advance their rankings

1413
01:16:37,025 --> 01:16:38,827
in the United States Title picture.

1414
01:16:38,927 --> 01:16:41,229
And this thing has just devolved.

1415
01:16:41,296 --> 01:16:43,065
[Cole] Yeah, bell rings,
we are underway.

1416
01:16:43,131 --> 01:16:46,034
Remember, both of these men confronted
the current United States Champion,

1417
01:16:46,101 --> 01:16:50,505
LA Knight, last week. Both suffered
for it, the BFTs from the champ.

1418
01:16:51,273 --> 01:16:54,776
Well, a victory tonight could put one
of these men in the driver's seat

1419
01:16:54,843 --> 01:16:56,511
-for a Championship--
-[Corey] Oh!

1420
01:16:56,578 --> 01:16:58,647
[Cole] Carmelo shoved
off the ropes into the floor.

1421
01:16:58,714 --> 01:16:59,948
[Corey] I would agree

1422
01:17:00,015 --> 01:17:01,683
with the mentality
of these two superstars,

1423
01:17:01,750 --> 01:17:03,986
somebody has got to win definitively!

1424
01:17:04,052 --> 01:17:05,854
[Cole] Moonsault from Andrade!

1425
01:17:08,323 --> 01:17:10,325
[Corey] Put the other one out to pasture

1426
01:17:10,392 --> 01:17:12,928
and move on
to your United States Title aspirations.

1427
01:17:12,995 --> 01:17:14,896
This is a smart move by Carmelo Hayes.

1428
01:17:14,963 --> 01:17:17,733
[Cole] Yeah. Hayes, rolling
out of harm's way at least momentarily,

1429
01:17:17,799 --> 01:17:20,869
catches Andrade
as he rolls underneath the bottom rope.

1430
01:17:23,372 --> 01:17:25,607
-Oh, a Chop.
-[booing]

1431
01:17:29,177 --> 01:17:31,446
And now a reversal,
Hayes on the barricade.

1432
01:17:32,314 --> 01:17:36,051
Nobody home, as Andrade ducked out
of harm's way and caught him with a Kick.

1433
01:17:36,118 --> 01:17:39,388
[Corey] Oh! Big Boot
by Andrade takes down Hayes.

1434
01:17:40,122 --> 01:17:43,725
Andrade, of course,
the current WWE Speed Champion,

1435
01:17:43,792 --> 01:17:48,530
gets him in spectacular action
exclusively on X, Wednesdays.

1436
01:17:51,566 --> 01:17:53,502
[Cole]
You're the voice of that show.

1437
01:17:53,635 --> 01:17:54,636
[grunting]

1438
01:17:54,703 --> 01:17:55,637
2!

1439
01:17:58,206 --> 01:17:59,207
3!

1440
01:17:59,274 --> 01:18:01,710
[Corey] What is Andrade looking for here?

1441
01:18:03,345 --> 01:18:05,380
[Cole] Carmelo
in trouble on the floor.

1442
01:18:05,447 --> 01:18:08,784
Andrade now up to the barricade
in the timekeeper's area.

1443
01:18:10,218 --> 01:18:13,522
Took a little too much time.
Carmelo Hayes gonna meet him there!

1444
01:18:13,588 --> 01:18:15,023
[Corey] Oh, no, no. Good God.

1445
01:18:15,090 --> 01:18:18,126
These two usually-sure-footed athletes-

1446
01:18:19,294 --> 01:18:21,029
looking to take each other out!

1447
01:18:21,096 --> 01:18:23,498
-[Cole] Oh, my God!
-Oh!

1448
01:18:24,232 --> 01:18:26,568
Andrade, man, just broke his shoulder!

1449
01:18:26,635 --> 01:18:28,737
[Cole]
Can anybody get back in the ring?

1450
01:18:30,138 --> 01:18:32,441
We're back live
on Friday Night SmackDown,

1451
01:18:32,574 --> 01:18:34,810
the season premiere, on the USA Network,

1452
01:18:34,876 --> 01:18:38,313
14,551 on hand in Seattle.

1453
01:18:38,380 --> 01:18:41,883
Andrade, Carmelo Hayes,
fifth match in their rivalry,

1454
01:18:41,950 --> 01:18:43,418
tied at two matches apiece.

1455
01:18:43,485 --> 01:18:45,520
Andrade.
Nobody home for Hayes.

1456
01:18:46,788 --> 01:18:49,357
And now Carmelo off the second rope!

1457
01:18:50,692 --> 01:18:51,560
[boos]

1458
01:18:55,197 --> 01:18:56,198
Up over the top.

1459
01:18:56,298 --> 01:18:59,468
[Corey] Beautiful reversal.
Looking for the message was Andrade.

1460
01:18:59,968 --> 01:19:02,871
[Cole] Roll through now, stacks him up.

1461
01:19:04,706 --> 01:19:06,808
[Corey]
That's how Andrade won in the past.

1462
01:19:06,875 --> 01:19:09,344
[Cole]
Great sequence by both these superstars.

1463
01:19:09,411 --> 01:19:13,648
Former NXT champ Andrade,
shoulders down again, lifts Hayes up.

1464
01:19:13,715 --> 01:19:14,850
[Corey] Tried to lift.

1465
01:19:14,916 --> 01:19:17,753
Smart move by Hayes,
putting on the brakes for the moment.

1466
01:19:18,787 --> 01:19:20,589
Heavy overhead elbow.

1467
01:19:22,824 --> 01:19:26,428
[Cole] Carmelo,
Verse 48, connects to Andrade.

1468
01:19:29,364 --> 01:19:31,733
-[Corey] Oh!
-Oh, goodness, what a collision!

1469
01:19:31,800 --> 01:19:33,835
-[Corey] Oh, my God!
-What a collision!

1470
01:19:34,102 --> 01:19:36,171
Andrade just falls into the cover,

1471
01:19:36,238 --> 01:19:37,606
and Hayes kicks out at two.

1472
01:19:40,909 --> 01:19:45,580
[Corey] Andrade uncorked this
Back Elbow right under the chin

1473
01:19:45,647 --> 01:19:47,549
of Hayes and nearly ended it.

1474
01:19:47,782 --> 01:19:50,118
[applause]

1475
01:19:52,220 --> 01:19:55,123
[Cole]
Brilliant crowd all night long here.

1476
01:19:57,492 --> 01:20:00,896
[Corey] And over the past four
encounters, including tonight's fifth,

1477
01:20:00,962 --> 01:20:02,764
the WWE Universe has truly developed

1478
01:20:02,831 --> 01:20:05,300
a healthy respect
for both of these Superstars

1479
01:20:05,367 --> 01:20:07,369
and what they're capable of in the ring.

1480
01:20:07,435 --> 01:20:09,771
From bell to bell,
two of the best in the world.

1481
01:20:12,474 --> 01:20:15,210
Andrade looking to take it
high risk all the way up top

1482
01:20:15,277 --> 01:20:16,278
the former Luchador.

1483
01:20:16,378 --> 01:20:19,214
[Cole] Andrade lands
on his feet, and he got caught.

1484
01:20:23,385 --> 01:20:26,655
[Corey] That's the thing
about competing against the same opponent

1485
01:20:26,721 --> 01:20:30,258
in five consecutive matches. You learn
one another's tricks, tendencies,

1486
01:20:30,325 --> 01:20:31,927
counters for your counters.

1487
01:20:31,993 --> 01:20:34,162
Face-first goes Andrade, Hooks the leg.

1488
01:20:35,197 --> 01:20:37,165
[Cole] And a kick-out by Andrade.

1489
01:20:40,502 --> 01:20:44,706
[Corey] Look of frustration washing over
the face of Carmelo Hayes for the moment,

1490
01:20:44,773 --> 01:20:46,575
who is now stalking Andrade.

1491
01:20:47,742 --> 01:20:50,278
Remember, it was Hayes with a cheap shot

1492
01:20:50,345 --> 01:20:52,013
before the opening bell.

1493
01:20:55,150 --> 01:20:58,386
Hayes now once again perched
on the top turnbuckle. Here it comes!

1494
01:20:58,453 --> 01:21:01,556
[Cole] Nothing but net.
Andrade rolls out of harm's way.

1495
01:21:01,623 --> 01:21:03,091
Kick to the midsection.

1496
01:21:03,592 --> 01:21:06,428
[Corey] Andrade wanted
the message, yet again countered.

1497
01:21:07,028 --> 01:21:08,363
Destroyer!

1498
01:21:09,731 --> 01:21:12,067
[Cole] Incredible! Both men are down.

1499
01:21:17,839 --> 01:21:20,508
[Corey] If Andrade is able
to execute a cover here,

1500
01:21:20,575 --> 01:21:21,643
there's still time.

1501
01:21:22,577 --> 01:21:25,113
-Carmelo Hayes is on dream street.
-[applause]

1502
01:21:28,550 --> 01:21:31,286
And the energy tonight in Seattle

1503
01:21:31,353 --> 01:21:33,688
beginning to pulse through Andrade!

1504
01:21:34,689 --> 01:21:35,757
Here it comes!

1505
01:21:35,824 --> 01:21:39,027
[Cole] Andrade into the corner
with the Double Knees to Hayes!

1506
01:21:39,094 --> 01:21:41,897
Cover by Andrade for the win!

1507
01:21:42,030 --> 01:21:43,765
Oh, and he grabbed the bottom rope.

1508
01:21:43,932 --> 01:21:46,201
[Corey] Wisdom beyond his years.

1509
01:21:49,237 --> 01:21:52,607
Carmelo Hayes keeping this match-up alive,

1510
01:21:53,975 --> 01:21:55,810
showing great ring awareness.

1511
01:21:59,114 --> 01:22:02,150
[Cole] These two men,
every single match they've had,

1512
01:22:02,217 --> 01:22:03,919
they've left it all in the ring.

1513
01:22:06,254 --> 01:22:08,523
[Corey] Spectacles, fireworks displays,

1514
01:22:08,590 --> 01:22:11,826
whatever you want to call it,
they have been- can't miss.

1515
01:22:13,328 --> 01:22:15,630
And now Andrade again from the top!

1516
01:22:15,697 --> 01:22:16,665
[Cole] Oh!

1517
01:22:16,731 --> 01:22:19,868
And with a split-leg Moonsault,
Hayes rolled out of the way!

1518
01:22:22,270 --> 01:22:24,172
[Corey] But can Hayes capitalize?

1519
01:22:24,239 --> 01:22:26,875
Can Carmelo Hayes makes something happen?

1520
01:22:30,946 --> 01:22:32,514
[snarls]

1521
01:22:33,448 --> 01:22:35,517
[Corey] Hayes is getting desperate, Cole.

1522
01:22:36,651 --> 01:22:38,987
[Cole]
Andrade shoving him out of harm's way.

1523
01:22:39,054 --> 01:22:40,755
Hayes now with a Kick to the ear.

1524
01:22:44,059 --> 01:22:46,328
[Corey] Precarious position for both men.

1525
01:22:47,662 --> 01:22:50,198
[Cole] Carmelo Hayes caught by Andrade!

1526
01:22:53,668 --> 01:22:55,236
Kick right in the face.

1527
01:22:55,937 --> 01:22:58,740
Another Kick by Hayes. Andrade's done.

1528
01:22:59,441 --> 01:23:01,509
[Corey] More Jabs to the ribs by Andrade.

1529
01:23:01,576 --> 01:23:03,178
[Cole] …from the second rope!

1530
01:23:03,712 --> 01:23:07,182
-[Corey] Oh, my God!
-[Cole] Andrade!

1531
01:23:07,649 --> 01:23:10,518
-[audience] One! Two! Three!
-[Cole] Message!

1532
01:23:10,585 --> 01:23:11,453
[bell rings]

1533
01:23:12,354 --> 01:23:14,155
["Conquistar" by Def Rebel playing]

1534
01:23:14,422 --> 01:23:20,061
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Andrade!

1535
01:23:20,729 --> 01:23:26,835
[Cole] Andrade with the win,
three wins to Hayes' two in the series!

1536
01:23:28,503 --> 01:23:30,705
[Corey] Cole, I-- wait a minute.

1537
01:23:30,905 --> 01:23:32,340
[applause]

1538
01:23:32,407 --> 01:23:34,309
["Welcome to La" by Def Rebel playing]

1539
01:23:35,143 --> 01:23:37,379
Well, we expected
the United States Champion

1540
01:23:37,445 --> 01:23:40,081
to be keeping a close eye
on tonight's proceedings,

1541
01:23:40,482 --> 01:23:42,751
but The Megastar is here!

1542
01:23:47,522 --> 01:23:49,424
[Cole] United States Champion!

1543
01:23:54,295 --> 01:23:55,797
[audience] LA Knight!

1544
01:23:55,864 --> 01:23:57,265
LA Knight!

1545
01:23:57,332 --> 01:23:58,733
LA Knight!

1546
01:23:58,800 --> 01:23:59,734
LA Knight!

1547
01:23:59,801 --> 01:24:01,202
LA Knight!

1548
01:24:01,269 --> 01:24:02,203
LA Knight!

1549
01:24:02,270 --> 01:24:03,671
LA Knight!

1550
01:24:03,738 --> 01:24:04,606
LA Knight!

1551
01:24:04,672 --> 01:24:06,074
LA Knight!

1552
01:24:06,141 --> 01:24:07,075
LA Knight!

1553
01:24:07,142 --> 01:24:08,076
LA Knight!

1554
01:24:14,149 --> 01:24:15,717
Let me talk to you.

1555
01:24:15,950 --> 01:24:19,120
[applause]

1556
01:24:20,221 --> 01:24:22,791
Congratulations, Andrade.

1557
01:24:23,058 --> 01:24:26,494
According to Nick Aldis,
you're the next contestant

1558
01:24:26,561 --> 01:24:28,463
for the US Championship.

1559
01:24:28,530 --> 01:24:30,098
[applause]

1560
01:24:31,900 --> 01:24:34,836
So I hope you're feeling
all the excitement, all the tingles

1561
01:24:34,903 --> 01:24:36,037
and jingles down there.

1562
01:24:36,104 --> 01:24:39,974
But don't get lost in the sauce,
because all you did is you just won

1563
01:24:40,041 --> 01:24:41,776
the hit it and quit it sweepstakes.

1564
01:24:44,045 --> 01:24:46,381
And the grand prize for that sweepstakes

1565
01:24:46,448 --> 01:24:49,918
is one week from tonight,
you get a first-class ticket

1566
01:24:49,984 --> 01:24:52,954
to getting dropped
on your head, catching three the hard way

1567
01:24:53,021 --> 01:24:55,623
from the man they call The Megastar.

1568
01:24:55,690 --> 01:24:56,624
Yeah!

1569
01:24:56,691 --> 01:24:58,293
[audience] Yeah!

1570
01:24:59,427 --> 01:25:02,497
And while you're laying there
trying to figure out who, what,

1571
01:25:02,564 --> 01:25:05,567
and where you are,
it ain't gonna be too hard to figure out

1572
01:25:05,633 --> 01:25:09,337
exactly whose game this is,
who's still the US Champ,

1573
01:25:09,404 --> 01:25:11,773
with everybody saying--

1574
01:25:11,840 --> 01:25:13,875
[audience] LA Knight!

1575
01:25:14,008 --> 01:25:15,110
Yeah!

1576
01:25:15,643 --> 01:25:17,178
[def rebel, "welcome to la"]

1577
01:25:17,946 --> 01:25:20,748
[Corey] Well, congratulations, Andrade,

1578
01:25:22,217 --> 01:25:26,488
the next challenger for LA Knight's
United States Championship.

1579
01:25:26,554 --> 01:25:27,622
It's this right here!

1580
01:25:28,323 --> 01:25:30,792
You can't have it. You want it.

1581
01:25:31,993 --> 01:25:33,928
But you won't take
it because you can't.

1582
01:25:33,995 --> 01:25:37,599
[Cole] Bad Blood is
presented by Morgan & Morgan

1583
01:25:37,932 --> 01:25:40,768
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Injured?

1584
01:25:40,902 --> 01:25:42,637
Go to ForThePeople.com.

1585
01:25:43,037 --> 01:25:46,641
And by Wendy's new Saucy Nuggs.
Take the Nuggs you love and sauce them up

1586
01:25:46,708 --> 01:25:49,511
in seven bold flavors
like Honey Barbecue or Garlic Parm.

1587
01:25:49,577 --> 01:25:50,512
Try them all today.

1588
01:25:50,578 --> 01:25:54,282
For a whole new way
to Nugg, it's gotta be Wendy's.

1589
01:25:54,382 --> 01:25:56,050
I'm looking forward to next week,

1590
01:25:56,117 --> 01:25:58,386
Friday Night SmackDown
here on the USA Network

1591
01:25:58,453 --> 01:25:59,854
from Sacramento, California.

1592
01:25:59,921 --> 01:26:02,557
Andrade, LA Knight
for the United States Championship.

1593
01:26:02,624 --> 01:26:05,326
Andrade worked incredibly
hard to earn the opportunity.

1594
01:26:05,393 --> 01:26:08,429
LA Knight has been waiting
for the next challenger to step up.

1595
01:26:08,496 --> 01:26:10,098
That one's going to be a banger.

1596
01:26:10,165 --> 01:26:12,133
Matter of moments
away from Roman Reigns

1597
01:26:12,200 --> 01:26:14,903
reappearing here in the ring
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1598
01:26:14,969 --> 01:26:17,005
But yesterday, WWE
and UFC teamed up ahead

1599
01:26:17,071 --> 01:26:19,974
of Riyadh Season Noche
as WWE Superstar Rey Mysterio

1600
01:26:20,041 --> 01:26:23,244
and former two-time UFC flyweight
champ Brandon Moreno

1601
01:26:23,344 --> 01:26:27,448
visited Casa De Luz,
a Las Vegas youth center supporting

1602
01:26:27,515 --> 01:26:28,583
the Latino community.

1603
01:26:28,950 --> 01:26:31,586
Rey and Brandon spent time
with Casa De Luz kids,

1604
01:26:32,020 --> 01:26:33,821
spoke about their Hispanic heritage,

1605
01:26:33,888 --> 01:26:38,059
handed out WWE
and UFC merch, and toured the center.

1606
01:26:38,259 --> 01:26:42,730
[Corey] Absolutely awesome. Well,
Cole, you mentioned Sacramento next week.

1607
01:26:43,264 --> 01:26:46,401
How about something else
to look forward to beyond

1608
01:26:46,467 --> 01:26:48,336
the United States Championship match?

1609
01:26:48,403 --> 01:26:50,438
How about this Tag Team contest?

1610
01:26:50,538 --> 01:26:52,473
Bayley and Naomi joined forces.

1611
01:26:52,540 --> 01:26:55,643
If one of them wins,
they will be the next to challenge

1612
01:26:55,710 --> 01:26:58,479
for Nia Jax WWE Women's Championship.

1613
01:26:58,546 --> 01:27:00,949
However, if Jax and Tiffany Stratton win,

1614
01:27:01,482 --> 01:27:03,318
Bayley or Naomi, whoever gets Pinned,

1615
01:27:03,384 --> 01:27:05,286
has to leave SmackDown permanently.

1616
01:27:06,854 --> 01:27:08,590
[Cole] Let's go to Byron Saxton.

1617
01:27:09,257 --> 01:27:10,558
Michael, Corey, thank you.

1618
01:27:10,625 --> 01:27:12,160
As you can see, I'm standing by

1619
01:27:12,227 --> 01:27:15,697
with the Women's Tag Team Champions,
Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill.

1620
01:27:16,030 --> 01:27:17,365
What a week for you ladies.

1621
01:27:17,432 --> 01:27:20,168
On Monday, you successfully defend
your Tag Team titles.

1622
01:27:20,235 --> 01:27:23,771
And now here you are
tonight on the USA Premiere.

1623
01:27:24,272 --> 01:27:26,674
Yes, we are so excited to be here tonight.

1624
01:27:26,741 --> 01:27:30,144
And we are even more excited
now that we got our titles back

1625
01:27:30,211 --> 01:27:31,212
on our shoulder.

1626
01:27:31,279 --> 01:27:33,715
And I know we lost them for a few months,

1627
01:27:33,781 --> 01:27:36,150
but we got them back now,
so it's all good.

1628
01:27:36,651 --> 01:27:38,119
And we ain't letting that go.

1629
01:27:38,186 --> 01:27:41,356
Like I said, whoever
wanna come get it, we got it.

1630
01:27:41,623 --> 01:27:42,790
We're giving out work.

1631
01:27:43,358 --> 01:27:44,492
Come apply.

1632
01:27:44,559 --> 01:27:45,426
Mm-hmm.

1633
01:27:45,493 --> 01:27:47,629
You know what? Any time, any place,

1634
01:27:47,695 --> 01:27:50,498
Raw, NXT, SmackDown, anybody can get it.

1635
01:27:50,598 --> 01:27:52,166
Every time we step in the ring,

1636
01:27:52,233 --> 01:27:54,235
we're gonn' keep defending these titles.

1637
01:27:54,302 --> 01:27:55,803
You're gonn' continue to hear,

1638
01:27:55,870 --> 01:28:00,041
"and still your Women's
Tag Team Champions."

1639
01:28:00,508 --> 01:28:02,176
Yep. Who want it?
Who want it?

1640
01:28:02,243 --> 01:28:03,878
Who want it? [awkward pause]

1641
01:28:03,978 --> 01:28:04,846
[booing]

1642
01:28:06,314 --> 01:28:07,582
You got something to say?

1643
01:28:07,649 --> 01:28:09,851
Did you guys hear
what happened to Naomi?

1644
01:28:10,018 --> 01:28:11,719
-No. What?
-What happened to Naomi?

1645
01:28:11,853 --> 01:28:13,254
Well, nothing yet.

1646
01:28:13,554 --> 01:28:19,327
But if she sticks her fat nose
in my business again, something very bad.

1647
01:28:20,561 --> 01:28:22,096
Have a nice show!

1648
01:28:22,964 --> 01:28:25,166
Oh- and I forgot to say,

1649
01:28:25,333 --> 01:28:27,502
congratulations on the Tag titles.

1650
01:28:27,568 --> 01:28:29,470
They look really good on you guys.

1651
01:28:30,138 --> 01:28:34,642
But don't forget, I beat both of you
to win the Queen of the Ring tournament.

1652
01:28:34,876 --> 01:28:37,211
So while you're
the Tag Team champs,

1653
01:28:37,312 --> 01:28:39,614
SmackDown is my kingdom.

1654
01:28:40,548 --> 01:28:41,482
Toodles!

1655
01:28:44,986 --> 01:28:45,853
Bet.

1656
01:28:45,920 --> 01:28:47,555
♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪

1657
01:28:47,989 --> 01:28:50,158
[Corey]
I just hope Saxton finds his shoes.

1658
01:28:50,925 --> 01:28:52,360
[Cole] Is he in his socks?

1659
01:28:52,427 --> 01:28:54,529
[Corey]
Unfortunately, it appears that way.

1660
01:28:54,595 --> 01:28:57,598
[Cole] It's been quite the
2024 in WWE tonight in Seattle,

1661
01:28:57,732 --> 01:29:03,104
our 38th television sell-out,
57 event sell-outs throughout the year.

1662
01:29:03,171 --> 01:29:04,972
Congratulations and thank you

1663
01:29:05,039 --> 01:29:07,475
to all the WWE fans
who've made this possible.

1664
01:29:07,542 --> 01:29:08,876
♪ Never play, play ♪

1665
01:29:10,244 --> 01:29:12,347
["Head of the Table" by Def Rebel playing]

1666
01:29:13,648 --> 01:29:15,450
[applause]

1667
01:29:30,998 --> 01:29:32,967
[dramatic tune playing]

1668
01:29:53,688 --> 01:29:56,724
[explosions]

1669
01:30:03,998 --> 01:30:06,000
[Cole] Roman Reigns' return tonight,

1670
01:30:06,567 --> 01:30:10,705
following Cody Rhodes' victory
over Solo Sikoa inside a steel cage

1671
01:30:11,305 --> 01:30:14,542
to help Cody Rhodes thwart the attack

1672
01:30:14,942 --> 01:30:16,010
by The Bloodline.

1673
01:30:16,444 --> 01:30:17,912
But since that moment, Corey,

1674
01:30:17,979 --> 01:30:20,114
there's been a lot
of backstage negotiating-

1675
01:30:20,181 --> 01:30:23,451
backdoor negotiations
between General Manager Nick Aldis

1676
01:30:23,518 --> 01:30:25,453
and the parties involved.

1677
01:30:25,520 --> 01:30:27,955
[Corey] Solo Sikoa
and Jacob Fatu allegedly signed

1678
01:30:28,022 --> 01:30:31,058
the contract sight unseen,

1679
01:30:31,192 --> 01:30:33,461
The Bloodline that eager to fight.

1680
01:30:34,028 --> 01:30:36,431
Cody Rhodes rejected the offer.

1681
01:30:36,964 --> 01:30:41,068
Roman Reigns requested
to address the WWE Universe.

1682
01:30:41,135 --> 01:30:42,670
That's why we are here.

1683
01:30:42,737 --> 01:30:43,805
I cannot wait.

1684
01:30:44,939 --> 01:30:48,609
[Cole] Roman Reigns, the OTC,

1685
01:30:49,010 --> 01:30:50,912
is live next.

1686
01:30:54,115 --> 01:30:56,717
[Cole] We are back live
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1687
01:30:56,984 --> 01:30:59,487
The OTC, the Original Tribal Chief,

1688
01:30:59,554 --> 01:31:02,723
the returning Roman Reigns,
is in the ring as we speak,

1689
01:31:02,790 --> 01:31:04,892
along with our General Manager,
Nick Aldis.

1690
01:31:11,265 --> 01:31:12,800
[Corey] And ones to the sky.

1691
01:31:12,867 --> 01:31:15,970
[explosions]

1692
01:31:16,537 --> 01:31:18,673
[Cole]
And the sell-out crowd in Seattle.

1693
01:31:19,974 --> 01:31:21,509
[Corey] Feels good, doesn't it?

1694
01:31:42,830 --> 01:31:44,232
[audience] OTC! OTC!

1695
01:31:44,298 --> 01:31:45,233
OTC! OTC!

1696
01:31:45,299 --> 01:31:46,734
OTC! OTC!

1697
01:31:46,801 --> 01:31:48,703
OTC! OTC!

1698
01:31:48,769 --> 01:31:50,671
OTC! OTC!

1699
01:31:50,738 --> 01:31:51,672
OTC!

1700
01:31:51,739 --> 01:31:53,140
OTC!

1701
01:31:53,207 --> 01:31:55,142
OTC! OTC!

1702
01:31:55,209 --> 01:31:56,143
OTC!

1703
01:31:56,210 --> 01:31:57,111
OTC!

1704
01:31:57,178 --> 01:31:59,180
[applause]

1705
01:32:01,315 --> 01:32:04,218
[rapturous applause and cheers]

1706
01:32:10,525 --> 01:32:13,427
Roman, I know it's been a chaotic night.

1707
01:32:13,494 --> 01:32:15,463
And I know that you and I,

1708
01:32:15,530 --> 01:32:18,566
we have our own unique history.

1709
01:32:18,633 --> 01:32:22,136
And I just wanna say
that with everything that--

1710
01:32:24,739 --> 01:32:27,642
[applause]

1711
01:32:27,975 --> 01:32:31,445
[clamoring]

1712
01:32:39,453 --> 01:32:42,924
[applause]

1713
01:32:43,691 --> 01:32:45,126
[audience] OTC!

1714
01:32:51,365 --> 01:32:52,300
OTC!

1715
01:32:52,366 --> 01:32:53,234
OTC!

1716
01:32:53,301 --> 01:32:54,268
OTC!

1717
01:32:54,335 --> 01:32:55,403
OTC!

1718
01:32:55,469 --> 01:32:56,370
OTC!

1719
01:32:56,437 --> 01:32:57,371
OTC!

1720
01:32:57,438 --> 01:32:58,673
OTC!

1721
01:32:58,739 --> 01:32:59,907
OTC!

1722
01:32:59,974 --> 01:33:00,908
OTC!

1723
01:33:00,975 --> 01:33:02,376
OTC!

1724
01:33:02,443 --> 01:33:03,744
OTC!

1725
01:33:03,811 --> 01:33:05,179
OTC!

1726
01:33:05,246 --> 01:33:06,647
OTC!

1727
01:33:09,183 --> 01:33:11,118
I don't want to confuse anybody.

1728
01:33:13,321 --> 01:33:14,956
Some things change…

1729
01:33:17,391 --> 01:33:18,459
…but not me.

1730
01:33:18,793 --> 01:33:20,828
[applause]

1731
01:33:22,897 --> 01:33:24,332
I don't need him.

1732
01:33:26,901 --> 01:33:28,970
I don't need some contract.

1733
01:33:29,503 --> 01:33:30,371
[applause]

1734
01:33:31,739 --> 01:33:35,109
This family business,
this is Bloodline business here.

1735
01:33:35,610 --> 01:33:36,644
[applause]

1736
01:33:39,380 --> 01:33:40,581
I don't need a partner.

1737
01:33:40,648 --> 01:33:43,117
I definitely don't need
the help of Cody Rhodes.

1738
01:33:43,484 --> 01:33:44,485
[applause]

1739
01:33:46,854 --> 01:33:49,690
And let's just get
this one thing straight.

1740
01:33:51,225 --> 01:33:55,796
Whether I have-
my family's Ula Fala or not,

1741
01:33:57,098 --> 01:33:59,667
I am the Tribal Chief!

1742
01:34:00,034 --> 01:34:02,203
[applause]

1743
01:34:04,038 --> 01:34:07,074
And you see, I'm not just
the Original Tribal Chief.

1744
01:34:07,341 --> 01:34:09,977
I am the only Tribal Chief!

1745
01:34:10,044 --> 01:34:12,213
[applause]

1746
01:34:14,248 --> 01:34:16,484
And don't ever get it confused.

1747
01:34:17,284 --> 01:34:19,153
This is my ring.

1748
01:34:20,621 --> 01:34:22,456
This is my show.

1749
01:34:23,791 --> 01:34:26,460
This is my WWE!

1750
01:34:26,694 --> 01:34:27,795
[applause]

1751
01:34:28,129 --> 01:34:31,499
["Kingdom" by Downstait playing]

1752
01:34:43,010 --> 01:34:46,080
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪

1753
01:34:46,147 --> 01:34:49,016
♪ Every fight out of control ♪

1754
01:34:49,083 --> 01:34:53,654
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪

1755
01:34:54,822 --> 01:34:57,858
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪

1756
01:34:58,125 --> 01:35:01,062
♪ Waiting for me to start the show ♪

1757
01:35:01,128 --> 01:35:05,132
♪ Out the curtain,
Lights go up, I'm home ♪

1758
01:35:05,666 --> 01:35:07,435
♪ Whoa ♪

1759
01:35:08,002 --> 01:35:13,507
♪ And my father said,
When I was younger ♪

1760
01:35:13,574 --> 01:35:19,113
♪ Hard times breed
Better men, better men ♪

1761
01:35:19,213 --> 01:35:22,817
♪ You took it all away,
I give it all away ♪

1762
01:35:22,917 --> 01:35:25,286
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪

1763
01:35:25,486 --> 01:35:29,023
♪ Here to change the game,
a banner made of pain ♪

1764
01:35:29,190 --> 01:35:31,092
♪ I built my kingdom ♪

1765
01:35:31,158 --> 01:35:34,128
♪ Now you bow to me ♪

1766
01:35:34,195 --> 01:35:37,098
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪

1767
01:35:37,164 --> 01:35:41,302
♪ You'll follow me till the end ♪

1768
01:35:41,368 --> 01:35:43,070
♪ I am my kingdom ♪

1769
01:35:43,370 --> 01:35:45,840
♪ Lights go down, I'm ready now ♪

1770
01:35:45,906 --> 01:35:48,976
♪ Tear this roof off for the town ♪

1771
01:35:49,043 --> 01:35:52,947
♪ Gonna give them what they came to see ♪

1772
01:35:55,082 --> 01:35:57,985
♪ Hear the crowd on their toes ♪

1773
01:35:58,052 --> 01:36:00,821
♪ Ready for me to start the show ♪

1774
01:36:01,088 --> 01:36:05,493
♪ Out the curtain,
Lights go up, I'm home ♪

1775
01:36:05,726 --> 01:36:07,394
♪ Whoa ♪

1776
01:36:08,062 --> 01:36:13,000
♪ And my father said,
When I was younger ♪

1777
01:36:14,135 --> 01:36:19,206
♪ Hard times breed
Better men, better men ♪

1778
01:36:20,541 --> 01:36:22,843
♪ You took it all away,
I give it all away ♪

1779
01:36:22,910 --> 01:36:24,779
[audience murmurs]

1780
01:36:28,649 --> 01:36:30,618
[audience] OTC!

1781
01:36:30,684 --> 01:36:32,119
OTC!

1782
01:36:32,186 --> 01:36:34,121
OTC! OTC!

1783
01:36:34,188 --> 01:36:36,090
OTC! OTC!

1784
01:36:36,157 --> 01:36:37,091
OTC!

1785
01:36:37,158 --> 01:36:38,092
OTC!

1786
01:36:38,159 --> 01:36:39,593
OTC!

1787
01:36:39,660 --> 01:36:41,128
OTC!

1788
01:36:41,195 --> 01:36:43,097
OTC! OTC!

1789
01:36:43,164 --> 01:36:44,098
OTC!

1790
01:36:46,600 --> 01:36:47,701
Your ring.

1791
01:36:53,541 --> 01:36:56,177
Your WWE.

1792
01:37:03,150 --> 01:37:04,218
Well…

1793
01:37:06,487 --> 01:37:07,488
…it was.

1794
01:37:08,989 --> 01:37:10,724
[booing]

1795
01:37:22,603 --> 01:37:24,405
But it hasn't been

1796
01:37:25,039 --> 01:37:27,274
since WrestleMania.

1797
01:37:28,442 --> 01:37:31,445
[audience murmurs]

1798
01:37:32,513 --> 01:37:35,216
[clamoring]

1799
01:37:36,217 --> 01:37:39,720
[applause]

1800
01:37:47,595 --> 01:37:49,463
["Taking it all" by Def Rebel plays]

1801
01:37:52,900 --> 01:37:54,335
♪ We're takin it all ♪

1802
01:38:00,407 --> 01:38:02,509
[Cole] Well, that's gonna have to wait.

1803
01:38:02,743 --> 01:38:05,045
♪ The one who will not take a loss ♪

1804
01:38:05,679 --> 01:38:09,083
[Corey] Solo Sikoa still feeling
the effects of the cage match

1805
01:38:09,149 --> 01:38:10,150
earlier tonight…

1806
01:38:11,218 --> 01:38:12,987
he and Cody endured.

1807
01:38:13,854 --> 01:38:17,358
But the new Tribal Chief,
along with his personal enforcer,

1808
01:38:17,424 --> 01:38:22,396
"The Samoan Werewolf" Jacob Fatu,
stalking their way to the ring.

1809
01:38:23,364 --> 01:38:26,066
As mentioned,
Nick Aldis has already obtained

1810
01:38:26,133 --> 01:38:29,536
the signatures of Solo Sikoa
and Jacob Fatu for a match-up

1811
01:38:29,603 --> 01:38:32,106
that doesn't seem to be possible,
at least anymore.

1812
01:38:32,172 --> 01:38:35,175
♪ Tell them my time is now
While packed and ready to fight ♪

1813
01:38:35,242 --> 01:38:37,478
♪ Through the struggle
The hustle, the pain ♪

1814
01:38:37,544 --> 01:38:38,779
You guys are friends now?

1815
01:38:38,846 --> 01:38:40,981
♪ This is my time,
Ain't no time to waste ♪

1816
01:38:42,716 --> 01:38:45,386
[Corey] Roman Reigns said that he--
oh, wait a minute!

1817
01:38:45,452 --> 01:38:48,589
-[Cole] From behind!
-[Corey] Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa!

1818
01:38:48,656 --> 01:38:51,258
[Cole]
The Tag champs from The Bloodline

1819
01:38:51,325 --> 01:38:53,260
attacking Reigns and Rhodes!

1820
01:38:54,261 --> 01:38:55,863
And Cody now fighting back!

1821
01:38:58,098 --> 01:39:00,501
Off the top rope with a Cody Cutter!

1822
01:39:02,903 --> 01:39:05,072
And Roman's not done yet either.

1823
01:39:05,139 --> 01:39:06,573
-Wow!
-[Corey] A uranage.

1824
01:39:15,716 --> 01:39:18,052
[Cole] And again,
much like earlier tonight--

1825
01:39:22,456 --> 01:39:24,024
[Solo] You're friends now?

1826
01:39:24,892 --> 01:39:27,861
-All of a sudden, you're friends?
-[Cole] A rough alliance has been formed.

1827
01:39:31,665 --> 01:39:32,766
[Solo] Him!

1828
01:39:39,273 --> 01:39:42,776
[crowd cheering]

1829
01:39:52,319 --> 01:39:53,654
He ain't going to sign it.

1830
01:39:54,688 --> 01:39:58,025
He ain't going to sign it.
He don't like you.

1831
01:39:59,059 --> 01:40:00,828
He beat you at WrestleMania.

1832
01:40:01,762 --> 01:40:04,131
He don't like you!
He don't like you!

1833
01:40:05,899 --> 01:40:09,870
[audience chanting] OTC! OTC! OTC!

1834
01:40:13,574 --> 01:40:15,376
[crowd cheering]

1835
01:40:21,014 --> 01:40:22,383
[Solo] He don't like you!

1836
01:40:27,688 --> 01:40:29,556
[crowd cheering]

1837
01:40:35,295 --> 01:40:38,032
[Cole] Earlier tonight,
Cody Rhodes said his business

1838
01:40:38,098 --> 01:40:39,500
with The Bloodline was done.

1839
01:40:40,501 --> 01:40:41,869
Apparently not.

1840
01:40:43,036 --> 01:40:44,938
["Kingdom" by Downstait playing]

1841
01:40:45,005 --> 01:40:48,475
Roman Reigns
and Cody Rhodes have inked the contract.

1842
01:40:50,944 --> 01:40:52,746
And as you mentioned earlier, Corey,

1843
01:40:52,813 --> 01:40:55,082
-so did The Bloodline.
-He's the one that beat you!

1844
01:40:55,649 --> 01:40:58,152
-[Corey] A rare occurrence...
-He don't like you!

1845
01:40:58,218 --> 01:41:02,089
...where Roman Reigns realizes
it's going to take more than the OTC

1846
01:41:02,156 --> 01:41:03,891
to topple The Bloodline.

1847
01:41:09,229 --> 01:41:11,331
[Solo] You have no idea
what you've done now.
ake more than the OTC