[dramatic music]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Corey] Two weeks from tomorrow,
four champions will converge and compete
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia--
Jax, Morgan, Rhodes, Gunther.
At stake-- global recognition as the best of the best
and the prestige of becoming the first ever
WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
Meanwhile, tonight in Columbia,
for former undisputed WWE Champion Roman Reigns,
his quest back to the head of the table is looking less and less likely,
as last week, Reigns once again found himself
at the mercy of the new Bloodline
and still a chief without a tribe.
Tonight, we're going to change things up a little bit.
Join me and acknowledge Big Jim!
[cheering]
Oh my goodness!
Jimmy's back!
I'm the Tribal Chief, and that means I take what's mine.
That's exactly what we've done.
We took what was ours.
We had it all.
We reigned around here, and everybody feared us.
When we step foot in this ring,
I want you to know that we are the ones!
Yeah, but we're not, though.
I stand here in the middle of this ring,
and I see a chief with no tribe right now.
I see you with no ulafala around your neck.
Man, I came back because you needed me.
You needed help.
Yo, we need help.
[tense music]
No yeet.
You'll forever be my Tribal Chief, man.
But I am the only one in the family
that still acknowledges you.
[Corey] The Bloodline acknowledges Solo Sikoa.
He's the man who had his own brother attacked
and kicked out of The Bloodline.
Jimmy Uso seeks revenge.
Solo Sikoa said that Jimmy will acknowledge him.
Here comes Tama Tonga.
And now on the other side, Jacob Fatu.
Samoan Spike by Solo!
[bell dings]
And now The Bloodline assaulting Jimmy Uso.
Roman Reigns on his way to the ring.
Roman returning the favor from Badd Blood coming to the aid.
And now Solo and Roman going at it.
And again, The Bloodline, strength in numbers.
Terrifying athleticism from the Samoan werewolf.
Samoan Spike to Reigns.
We need help.
Got a second?
[tense music]
Please, just hear me out--
I said no.
Get out of my face, man.
[tense music]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] And tonight, live from Columbia, South Carolina,
the new Bloodline looks to continue right
where they left off last week.
[ring announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Jacob Fatu
from the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa
and Solo Sikoa,
The Bloodline!
[hip hop music]
Welcome to the ringside, everybody. I am still Corey Graves.
Michael Cole is off on special assignment
tonight, so I'm afraid I've got a little bad news.
Rejoining me in the booth, the band is back together--
Mr. Wade Barrett.
What a thrill it is to be back here on SmackDown.
Excited to see what the new version of The Bloodline
have in store for us.
I'm gonna ask you a question
that Roman Reigns is no doubt asking himself.
In your opinion, is there any conceivable way
to stop this new outlaw rogue Bloodline?
[Wade] Well, last week told its own story.
Roman Reigns and Jey Uso look certainly out of manpower,
and, more scarily, perhaps out of ideas to deal with Solo Sikoa
and his troops.
[Corey] Can't imagine too many men
walking God's green Earth who want to stand eye
to eye with a Samoan werewolf.
♪ Taking it all ♪
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chanting]
Columbia, South Carolina.
[crowd clamoring]
Acknowledge me.
[crowd uproars]
[crowd chanting]
You all better get used to seeing this because you looking
at the present and the future.
You looking at The Bloodline.
And you looking at the Tribal Chief.
[crowd uproars]
You see, I'm the man that created
a bigger and stronger family.
I'm the man that created a bigger and stronger Bloodline.
Yeah, I did.
And Roman Reigns can't do nothing about it.
[crowd uproars]
Jimmy can't do nothing about it neither.
Oh, and then check this out.
And then Jimmy goes to Monday Night Raw
and tries to get Jey's help.
But Jey don't want nothing to do with it either.
Right?
[crowd clamoring]
No yeet.
These beatdowns will continue to happen to Roman Reigns
unless he does one thing.
Unless he comes down to the ring by the end of the night
and acknowledges me.
[crowd clamoring]
[announcer] Uso!
Hang on a second, Wade.
[hip hop music]
[Corey] The Colonial Life Arena just exploded
into a sea of "yeets."
The Intercontinental Champion main event Jey Uso
is on SmackDown tonight.
[crowd chanting "yeet"]
[Wade] Well, as this place explodes,
conspicuous by their lack of yeeting
are the four men stood in that ring, namely Solo Sikoa
and his band of men known as The Bloodline.
All masks celebrating for it.
[Corey] I've got to ask you, is this a smart decision
for Jey Uso to come here by himself
after refusing to give his own brother, Jimmy, audience
at RAW this Monday?
[Wade] I'll tell you, the only way it is smart for Jey Uso
to be stepping in a ring with Solo Sikoa et al. is
if he is prepared to acknowledge Solo Sikoa
as his Tribal Chief.
Outside of that, I'd be staying well clear if I was Jey Uso.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] We all watched on last week on SmackDown
as Solo Sikoa and his Bloodline dismantled Solo
and Jey's brother Jimmy.
But the Intercontinental Champion is in the house
to kick things off.
[crowd cheering]
[dramatic music]
[announcer] Hey.
Main event Jey Uso [inaudible].
Uso!
♪ It's just me, day one ♪
♪ It's just me… ♪
[Wade] Did I just see that?
Did Solo Sikoa just give Jey Uso the go ahead to get
up on those ropes and yeet?
[crowd chanting "Jey"]
[Wade] I'm going to call that an olive branch.
[Corey] Perhaps Solo's feeling a little loosey tonight.
[Wade] Let's not go too far, Corey.
[Def Rebel, "main event ish"]
♪ Okay, yeah ♪
♪ Hey, let's get it, Uce ♪
♪ I'm about to get 'em, Uce ♪
♪ I'm about to get-- ♪
[crowd chanting "yeet"]
What's up, little brother?
It's been a minute.
I promise I'm not out here to fight you…
because at the end of the day, I still care about you.
You're still my little brother.
[crowd chants "yeet"]
Look, Jimmy and Roman not here yet.
So I came out here to talk to you one on one, Uce to Uce.
But think about what you're doing.
Think about what you're doing to the family.
Think about what you're doing to The Bloodline.
Don't nobody got bigger issues with Roman than I do.
But dividing the family like this, it ain't it.
I left.
I left the family, Uce.
I left to be my own man.
I left to RAW.
Man, I became the Intercontinental Champion,
little brother.
[crowd cheers]
Do that.
Yeet.
But look, though.
Look, though.
[crowd chanting "you deserve it"]
Yes, I did.
Hey, man, look, Uce.
Fighting over the ulafala, though, is not it.
That right there is earned, not taken.
You know better.
But if you want to end Roman's power, then do it.
Just don't divide the family while you do it.
Are you done wasting my time?
[crowd boos]
Huh?
You come out here.
You yeet, yeet.
Who said anything about dividing the family?
I'm not trying to divide the family.
I'm trying to unite the family.
And stop calling me your little brother.
I'm your tribal chief now.
[crowd boos]
And I'll always have a place for you
and Roman in my Bloodline.
But all you have to do is acknowledge me.
You see, I don't want you to follow in Jimmy's footsteps,
because look where it got him.
So are you in, or are you out?
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
Man, look.
If what you're saying is true, and
you're trying to unite our Bloodline,
then why did you have to go and get them?
Why did you have to go get them, Uce?
Tama, Tonga.
Why'd you have to go get Jacob?
There's a reason why we stayed away from him.
And if you keep staring at me like that,
I'm gonna knock your ass out.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "yeet"]
Forget that.
I'm not here for that, all right?
Forget all that.
Next time I see you, Uce, it's gonna be different.
Yeet.
[crowd chants "yeet"]
[Def Rebel, "main event ish"]
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one, it's just me, Uce ♪
[Corey] What on Earth do you think Jey Uso meant by that--
"Next time I see you, it's gonna be different"?
[Wade] It's tough talk.
Things are going very well for Jey Uso
ever since he blazed his own trail.
But, man, tread carefully around little bro--
or should I say the Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa--
especially when he's backed up by that trio.
[Corey] Solo telling Jey he's looking to unite the family
and there will always be a place in The Bloodline
for Jey and Roman Reigns.
♪ Uso ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one, it's just me… ♪
Well, we are just getting started tonight on SmackDown.
And coming up next, it's our first of two triple threat
tag-team qualifying match-ups.
Who will earn the right to a championship match?
We will have our answer beginning tonight
as DIY battles the Street Profits and Pretty Deadly
in a triple threat next.
[Corey] Welcome back to SmackDown.
Get ready for triple threat tag-team action.
[$cfo feat. J Frost, "bring the swag"]
♪ I bring the swag like nobody can ♪
♪ Don't mean to brag, what about it? ♪
[ring announcer] The following is a triple threat
tag-team qualifying match.
Introducing, accompanied by B-Fab, Angelo Dawkins,
and Montez Ford, the Street Profits!
[Corey] We are preparing for the first of two triple threat
tag-team qualifying matches tonight
on SmackDown, the second to come later in the evening.
The winners of each match will advance and battle
one another next week on Friday Night SmackDown
for the opportunity to challenge
for the WWE Tag Team Titles currently held by--
you guessed it-- The Bloodline.
[Wade] Yeah, be careful what you wish for.
This feels like the first step in the journey of a thousand miles
if you really are gonna win gold here
in the tag ranks on SmackDown.
Just entering now, of course, the Street Profits--
already in the ring, DIY and…
[laughs] …of all the things I've missed not being on SmackDown,
yes, boys, Pretty Deadly in there, and look
at their outfits.
Couple of dedicated followers of fashion.
They got poppies on their male bralettes, Corey.
Imagine wearing a pair of those in your favorite pub in Pittsburgh.
[Corey] High fashion, even higher impact.
Remember-- Ooh-- triple threat tag-team rules in effect.
Cover here by Montez Ford.
One member of each team will be legal at all times,
but you must tag your own teammate for them to make
entry into this match-up.
Montez Ford sent to the apron, met by a knee from Ciampa.
Keep your eyes on Pretty Deadly, Wade.
[Wade] I always do, mate.
I never take my eyes off them.
[Corey] Oh, dear.
I think that might have been a miscalculation by Elton Prince,
who is now hightailing it out of the ring,
being run down by the Sicilian psychopath.
Kit Wilson!
[Wade] Genius!
[Corey] Expert-level tag-team trap.
Oh, man.
[Wade] That was far from expert-level.
Just sheer brutality from Angelo Dawkins.
Keep your eyes peeled at all times, gentlemen.
[Corey] This thing breaking down in a hurry,
to the surprise of absolutely no one.
Here comes 'Tez.
My god, what athleticism.
[Wade] Stuffed the landing too.
[Corey] Montez Ford setting his sights on Johnny Gargano.
Kick connects on the ear of Johnny Wrestling.
Here comes 'Tez.
Big knee by Ciampa.
Into the cover.
Hook of the leg to advance.
And Ford keeps the Street Profits' chances alive.
[Wade] Oh, man, that was a thousand-miles-per-hour
start from all three teams.
[Corey] Kit Wilson from behind.
One, two.
[Wade] Such is the nature of triple threat action,
even in the tag division.
You simply are not safe.
[Corey] Tag made.
Elton Prince now legal for Pretty Deadly.
[Wade] No matter how much you feel like you're in control
of this kind of match-up, three teams that are effectively two
wins away for a shot at the gold, and this could be it.
[Corey] Cover.
Tremendous tag team innovation by Pretty Deadly.
[Corey] But Ciampa has enough left in the tank
to keep this match alive.
Let's look at this again.
Off of the back of Prince into a Codebreaker-type maneuver,
double knees to the face of Ciampa.
[Wade] Straight out of the PD playbook,
dazzling with their poppy-clad outfits
and now battering with their offense.
[Corey] What's your obsession with poppies? That a British thing?
[Wade] Oh, man, the poppy is the symbol of greatness in the UK.
Our greatest generations were all clad in poppies,
and now we'll add these two.
And what a display.
[Corey] Oh my god, Tommaso Champa from the middle rope.
Air raid crash.
Montez Ford with a 450, to Advance.
One, two.
[Corey] And Johnny Gargano keeps it alive for DIY.
[Wade] Ciampa going for broke, and it almost backfired,
such is the speed of Montez Ford.
[Corey] Remember, triple threat tag-team
rules are in effect despite the chaos at the moment.
Only one member of each respective team
can be legal at any given time.
[Wade] Good luck to this referee trying to figure out exactly
who is legal at any one point.
[Corey] Beautiful double-team by the Profits.
Down goes Ciampa, but Pretty Deadly
making their presence felt. Kit Wilson looking to steal it.
DIY will not be denied yet.
[Wade] Just milliseconds away from victory,
and now Tommaso Ciampa isolated,
completely alone in the ring.
[Corey] Could be the moment Pretty Deadly have been waiting for.
But keep your eyes on Montez Ford.
[Wade] Fast as lightning, Montez Ford back to save the day
for the Street Profits.
[Corey] The adrenaline pumping through the veins
of Montez Ford, making the long climb to the top.
And Prince takes out 'Tez's legs.
[Wade] Desperation move there from Elton Prince,
but it may come good in the end.
PD have to go in for the kill, and they have to do it now.
[Corey] Here comes Angelo Dawkins to the aid of Montez.
Wilson spills to the floor.
This is not where Elton wants to be, Wade.
Doomsday Blockbuster by the Street Profits.
But Ciampa and Gargano--
Meet in the Middle.
It's anyone's ballgame.
[Wade] Wait, two pins.
What--
[Corey] Wait-- who's legal?
Yes!
[Corey] DIY.
-[Def Rebel, "it's our moment"] -♪ DIY… ♪
[Wade] I need to see that back. Hold on.
Tommaso Ciampa pinned the legal man, okay, here?
Montez Ford did not, all right?
Your winners-- DIY.
DIY.
Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match are DIY!
[Wade] Well, you heard exactly what Jessica Carr, the referee,
just said there.
Let's try and break this down here.
[Corey] A great job by Jessica Carr,
keeping her eyes on the action during all of this chaos.
[Wade] The legal man there was Kit Wilson.
He actually got knocked out of the ring.
Now, at this point, Elton Prince is not legal.
There had been a tag to Kit Wilson.
The Street Profits clearly got confused at this point, as were
everybody else in the arena.
But Tommaso Ciampa kept his eye on the ball.
Well, here's that tag to Kit Wilson that took Elton Prince
out of the equation.
[Corey] Wow.
[Wade] Street Profits thought they…
Tag team lesson 101.
[Wade] …had this one won, but it was DIY who
kept their eye on the ball, pinned the legal man,
and they are-- -It's ours now.
We right the wrong.
That certainly won't sit well with the Street Profits,
no doubt about that.
But it is undeniable that DIY took
that ever-important next step towards hopefully once again
becoming Tag Team champions.
Another superstar, Wade, who took the important next step
toward potentially earning gold happened
last week here on SmackDown in the women's division.
[Wade] Yeah, this, as you say, on SmackDown, Jax versus Naomi.
Tiffany Stratton was prevented from intervening
by the massive Raquel.
And as Jax was looking to close herself in on victory,
once again intervening was Raquel,
allowing Liv Morgan to smash Nia Jax with the Money
in the Bank briefcase, and Naomi picked up
a massive W against the champ, much to the chagrin of Nia Jax.
[Corey] Well, we were scheduled to have a tag-team match-up
tonight, but we understand there is some news breaking
backstage at this very moment regarding
this Bayley-Naomi Nia-Tiffany tag-team match-up.
We promise we'll do our best to get you the information
and get you up to date when we come back.
[Travis Scott, "4x4*"]
♪ Four-by-four, I tint my windows up, yeah ♪
♪ Damn, my bro, we did it one-and-done, yeah ♪
♪ That's a vibe, that's a one-of-one ♪
[crowd cheers]
Yo, Uce.
That new Travis Scott is lit.
I don't think I ever heard that one.
That's because it ain't out yet.
You know what I'm saying?
I do.
What is happening?
[crowd cheers]
I'm proud of you.
We all are.
Man, no yeet.
I told you.
Come on.
[Nia] Speak up.
I can't hear you.
What do you mean you have the flu, Tiffy?
Now is not the time to abandon me.
Liv Morgan and her greasy boyfriend
are trying to get in the way of me becoming the first
ever Crown Jewel Champion.
And then I have Naomi on my back,
and I thought tonight I could teach her a lesson.
But now that you have the sniffles,
Nick Aldis is gonna have to cancel the match.
Oh, the match isn't canceled.
Uh, excuse me?
Yes, the match, it's not canceled.
Shut up, Tiffany.
Um, but my partner's sick, so.
Nia, SmackDown has a deep talent roster.
So a simple solution here is to find somebody else.
Who?
Who else?
Oh, would you look at that?
Oh, look at that.
Excuse you.
Sorry, Nia, but we couldn't help
but overhear that you're in need of a tag partner tonight.
And, uh, I am the first-ever Women's Speed Champion.
So champion to champion, I really
wouldn't mind helping you out.
Two champions, champion and champion.
Don't even.
I like this.
Smells like money to me.
That's my perfume.
Book it.
Look at that.
It's booked.
You better hold up your end of the bargain,
or I will end you.
And it'll take me less than three minutes.
[scoffs]
You're welcome.
It's Tiffy time.
[Corey] There's your breaking news.
Tiffany Stratton out of tonight's tag-team match-up.
Candice LeRae, the WWE Women's Speed Champion, is in.
That one's still to come tonight.
[Wade] That was both grossly unfair
and disrespectful from Nick Aldis.
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Chelsea Green,
from Ayrshire, Scotland, Piper Niven!
[Corey] Piper Niven making her way to the ring accompanied
by Chelsea Green, who I understand
has remedied the odor issue she had been suffering from.
[Wade] I was nervous.
I thought it would smell terrible, but it doesn't.
But Piper Niven is looking mean, moody, and magnificent,
and she is up against the Boujee Bully
from NXT, Lash Legend.
These two go head-to-head here on SmackDown next.
[Def Rebel, "taste the jealousy"]
♪ That's right You should be scared of me ♪
♪ I'm taking no prisoners ♪
[ring announcer] Accompanied by Jakara Jackson,
from Atlanta, Georgia, representing
Meta-Four, Lash Legend!
[Corey] Well, as we prepare for singles action in the women's
division, I would not be surprised for there
to be some implications in the tag-team division
as Lash Legend prepares to go one-on-one with Piper Niven,
the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair, with some of the best seats in the house.
Obviously, it was last week here on SmackDown
where Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
had the opportunity to challenge
for those championships.
Piper Niven played a role.
Chelsea Green played a role that followed all the way
to Monday Night RAW involving Damage CTRL and
their championship opportunity, Wade.
[Wade] Yeah, ultimately, it was Niven and Chelsea Green
on the outside who cost Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
their big opportunity.
And hence we have this fallout right now.
[Corey] A little standoff.
Not too many women have the strength
to stand up to Piper Niven, but I assure you,
Niven will not be bullied by the Boujee Bully, Lash Legend.
[Wade] Two of the biggest and baddest women
we've ever had here in WWE.
Neither woman looking to take a step back.
Piper Niven just mowing through the competition.
[Corey] Look out.
Legend out of the way just in the nick of time.
[Wade] Smart from Lash, that basement crossbody.
[Corey] Ooh!
[Wade] Oh, big pump kick to the jaw.
[Corey] Chelsea Green knows exactly how that feels.
Big splash by Legend into the cover.
Last week it was Lash Legend delivering that exact same kick
to Chelsea Green, which sent Chelsea spilling
over our announce desk, which, it could be argued,
opened the door for the champions to retain,
and the power of Niven on display.
[Wade] These women just dropping bombs from the word go.
[Corey] Cover by Piper.
Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson, of course,
members of Meta-Four, run roughshod over NXT
for quite some time.
[Wade] Keep a very close eye on Chelsea Green and
Jakara Jackson on the outside, desperately willing
their partners to victory here.
[Corey] I'm a happily married man, Wade. That's getting me in trouble.
Nobody home.
[yell]
[Corey] Big overhand shot by Legend.
[Wade] Technique went out of the window from the off
when it came to these two.
[Corey] No way.
[Wade] Throwing everything they have at one another.
[Corey] It looked to me like Lash Legend was gonna attempt
to chokeslam Piper Niven.
We've seen in NXT the power possessed by Legend.
This woman is the real deal.
[Wade] Look-- oh, back just gave way.
She did a lot better than most when
it came to lifting up Piper Niven, who
is now going in for the kill.
[Corey] Oh my god, how's this for power?
Wow.
Big bodyslam from Niven.
Chelsea Green obviously doesn't like what she's seeing.
Ms. Green letting her presence be felt again,
to the surprise of no one.
[Wade] Well, that's the distraction
that cost Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson last week.
Will it do the same here?
[Corey] But Legend took her eyes off of her opponent.
And that could cost Lash in a big way.
Niven making the climb.
[Wade] Bone-crushing offense.
[Corey] Legend out of the way.
Can Lash legend topple Piper Niven?
Look at this.
This is outrageous!
[scream]
[Corey] Unbelievable.
Into the cover, hooks the leg.
[crowd counts "1, 2, 3"]
Lash Legend with the win.
[Def Rebel, "what u want"]
[ring announcer] Here is your winner, Lash Legend!
[Wade] Well, that has to be the biggest
win of Lash Legend's short career thus far,
and even the tag champs, Belair and Cargill, looked impressed,
and this is where it all went into meltdown
on the outside of the ring, allowing
Piper Niven to capitalize.
But just when she thought she had this one in the bag,
the athleticism and power of Lash Legend came to the fore,
scoring the victory.
[Corey] And I've got to say,
after the official three-count, both Belair and Cargill looked
extremely impressed by what Lash Legend
was able to do moments ago.
[Wade] Is that impressed or is that
terrified because Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson are coming
for those championships?
[Corey] Well, the good news is the winners here are the WWE Universe.
The women's tag division continues to heat up.
And if we are talking championships, how about this?
Over 150 carats in diamond weight in each championship,
the Crown Jewel title.
One of the combatants, the WWE Champion Cody Rhodes,
is here live next.
♪ 5, 6, 7, 8 ♪
SmackDown comes to you tonight
from Colonial Life Arena in Soda City, Columbia,
South Carolina, home of the University of South Carolina,
where our own NXT champ Trick Williams shined on the gridiron
and where our superstars return to American soil after a wildly
successful tour this week in your neck
of the woods, Wade, the UK.
[Wade] Yeah, what a party it was over in the UK,
and what a party we're having here tonight on SmackDown
in Columbia, South Carolina.
This audience really doing their part with their signs,
every city seemingly trying to outdo the last
with their efforts on signs.
My personal view is that Evansville,
Indiana, several weeks ago, was the best with the signs.
They broke the world record for Wade Barrett signs
with, uh, one.
[crowd cheers]
What are you doing?
Sorry. Trying to relax you.
-Why are you there? -Trying to relax you.
It's the Wise Man's spot. Trying to relax you.
Are you the--
you're not the Wise Man.
I'm not.
But listen, I'm just trying to relax you, Uce.
I still think you need to talk to brother Jey.
I think if the Wise Man was here,
this would be done by now.
I'm not talking to Jey.
We already saw Jey.
He made it clear.
It don't matter.
Look, I gave you your shot.
You tried.
Time to do it my way.
I'mma fix this tonight.
How the hell are you gonna do that?
I'm gonna acknowledge Solo.
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
[crowd boos]
[Corey] Did we just hear that correctly, Wade?
-Roman's gonna acknowledge Solo? -[Wade] Ugh.
[Corey] We'll find out as the night progresses.
But this is what it's all about.
Two weeks from tomorrow, Crown Jewel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
the beautiful, prestigious WWE Crown Jewel Championship,
over 150 carats in diamond weight on each championship.
Absolutely beautiful.
Here comes one of the combatants.
[drumbeat]
[Cody] Wrestling has more than one royal family.
[downstait, "kingdom"]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every thought out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ The crowd is here about to blow ♪
♪ Waiting for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said when I was younger ♪
[ring announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the Undisputed WWE Champion,
the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes!
[Corey] Cody Rhodes, a superstar no stranger to the goings
on within The Bloodline, but now the American Nightmare
must shift his focus to two weeks from tomorrow,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cody Rhodes, the Undisputed WWE Champion,
versus Gunther, the World Heavyweight Champion--
the winner of that match will be crowned the first
ever WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
♪ Lights go up, I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said ♪
At "Crown Jewel," we know it will
be champion versus champion for the Crown Jewel Championship.
But this week, Wade, during WWE's aforementioned tour
of the United Kingdom, both Cody Rhodes and Gunther
shared the ring with another world champ.
I am talking about the UFC Interim Heavyweight
Champion Tom Aspinall.
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me ♪
And I believe Aspinall made it known that potentially,
after his UFC career has finished,
he's very interested in crossing over here to the world of WWE.
[Wade] Yes, he is, and I'm glad I'm retired.
Do not want to lock horns with Tom Aspinall.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cody"]
Before my remarks, we have an unbelievably-sized
crowd this evening.
[crowd cheers]
I wanted to just make sure that our friends up there,
we all say hi to our friends up there, our friends down here,
we say hi to all them.
[crowd cheers]
A very wise individual recently said to me,
when it comes to the Pantheon
of top men and top women in professional wrestling,
who would be the next leader, he said that
the next one doesn't always look like the last one.
It's been a quote I've been thinking about quite a bit lately.
But in regards to this Crown Jewel Championship,
it's not about the next one.
It's not about the last one.
It's about who is going to be the first one.
So many what-ifs in the history of our sport.
I'll take you down that road.
What if the NWA World's Champion Harley Race
fought against the WWWE's Bruno Sammartino?
What if the AWA's Nick Bockwinkel
went against the Nature Boy Ric Flair,
champion versus champion?
What if WCW's Bill Goldberg fought Stone Cold Steve Austin?
[crowd cheers]
And often, when these what-ifs did come to fruition,
the outcome was not always satisfactory--
a clever out, if you will.
When it comes to "Crown Jewel," at the end of that night,
there will be a definitive Crown Jewel Champion.
Again, champion versus champion,
I am not going to stand here
and disparage my opponent, RAW's World Heavyweight
Champion, Gunther.
[crowd cheers, boos]
Widely respected by his peers and legends alike,
brother could chop a tree down with his hand.
Most men who walk those hallways
are terrified of Gunther.
I'm not.
But even if I was, I wouldn't bet against me.
Why do I think that I am leaving "Crown Jewel"
as champion?
Well, for starters, look at this thing.
Corey Graves been talking about it all night on commentary,
one of the most beautifully designed tidal belts
in the history of our sport.
But beauty, beauty is only skin-deep.
In the last two-plus years, you and I,
the WWE audience, pro wrestling fans alike,
we have gotten to know each other, have we not?
[crowd cheers]
So you know when I came back to WWE,
I wanted to take the John Cena schedule.
I wanted to take that model.
And by god, we did take that schedule.
Hell, we even added to that schedule.
I have bled.
I have sweat.
I have paid the price.
And I am not foolish enough to think that I
am done paying the price.
But, again, it's almost skin-deep.
The real reason that I think I'm leaving "Crown Jewel"
as champion, she's sitting at home right now.
She's about three foot tall.
And I need her to know that when my bones turn to dust,
my name will be attached to this title
as its first champion.
I need her to know the name was given
to me is the same name that was given to her,
and it will matter, and she will know you play the game not
to lose, but you play to win.
[crowd cheers]
Now I'd like to invite, next Friday on SmackDown,
the World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther,
to stand in this ring with me.
I'd like to ask him what his reasons for all of this are,
and I'd like to look him in the eyes
and say, "Hey, champ, what do you want to talk about?"
[crowd cheers]
[Corey] Well, there you have it, the American Nightmare
laying down the gauntlet, inviting
the World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther, to SmackDown
next week.
Wade, do you think Gunther is gonna answer the call?
[Wade] Gunther backs down to nobody.
And let me tell you this.
At "Crown Jewel," there are massive implications
for the legacies of both Cody Rhodes and the Ring General,
Gunther, pending who wins that match-up and that new championship.
[Corey] Certainly seems that Cody Rhodes has been
able to shift his focus to Gunther and
the Crown Jewel Championship.
However, I've got to believe that in the back
of the American Nightmare's mind,
one man is haunting every thought of Cody.
Know what I'm talking about?
[Wade] I know exactly who.
Here is the-- couple of weeks ago,
KO inexplicably jumping Cody Rhodes in the aftermath
of the "Bad Blood" PLE.
What's the reason, KO?
People were asking me why I turned on Cody Rhodes.
Cody Rhodes turned on--
[Corey] Kevin was told not to show up last week on SmackDown.
And moments before a confrontation between Owens and
Rhodes, Randy Orton, of all people,
would play peacekeeper between his two friends.
[Wade] Randy Orton tried to calm down KO
and received an errant shot, immediately
gave one back to KO.
And then, later on, as these two were discussing the issue,
KO savagely attacked his now former friend, Randy Orton.
[interposing voices]
[Wade] It would appear that Kevin Owens
is now back to his most unpredictable worst.
-We need help here. -[Wade] Keep clear.
Medics right now.
Let's go.
[man] Need some help.
I've been in WWE now for, uh, about ten years.
Actually, it's been over ten years just recently.
And I've had a lot of ups and downs over those ten years.
But I don't think things have ever felt as bad as they do
right now, because for WWE officials to tell me to stay
home and not come to work, not come to SmackDown where I
belong, because of what I did to Cody
Rhodes after "Bad Blood," is just so unfair and ridiculous.
I mean, look at what we've seen WWE superstars do to each other
in and out of the ring, in the locker
rooms, all the ambush attacks, the beatdowns.
[scoffs] And I get told to stay away
because I dropped their little golden boy
outside of his stupid bus?
Ah, come on.
You know, that really--
um, that really makes me ask myself just how appreciated and
valued I am by this company.
But that-- you know, that I can live with.
I can kind of get past that.
What I can't get over, though, is what Randy Orton did to me.
Randy, I can't believe that you betrayed me like that.
You know, you can let people say
whatever they want about me.
Kevin Owens turns on his friends, blah, blah.
It doesn't matter.
I would have never done that to you, ever, because I thought
what we had was different.
Dude, I-- I just can't believe you picked Cody Rhodes over me.
And, you know, I gotta be honest with everybody.
With everything that's happening right now,
between the disrespect shown to me by WWE and Randy
breaking my--
my trust like that, I--
I really don't know if or when I can come back.
[crowd cheers]
I don't know what you have planned for Kevin Owens.
I don't know what anyone else has planned for Kevin Owens.
But I need to get my hands on Kevin Owens, and I want
to do it at "Crown Jewel."
I had a feeling this was coming.
Randy, I'm sorry.
It's not something I can do right now.
Whoa, wait, wait.
What do you mean it's not something that you can do it right now?
You don't understand.
It's not that I won't.
I can't.
You can't?
-I don't think you understand. -I don't think you understand, Randy.
I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
-Not asking permission. -Randy, with all due respect--
What I'm saying is I want Kevin Owens at "Crown Jewel."
With all due respect, I'm saying I can't, because it's
coming from up above.
Right.
Well, then, I guess--
I guess I know who I need to talk to.
[woman] A-town.
[computerized voice] Down.
[Corey] Randy Orton denied a request
for a match at "Crown Jewel."
We got another triple threat tag-team match coming your way.
And, Wade, I still can't get over the fact
that Roman Reigns, a few minutes
ago, said he is going to acknowledge Solo Sikoa tonight.
[Wade] What's the old adage?
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em?
Is that where Roman Reigns' mind is at?
We're gonna find out later tonight.
Can't be stopped.
A-Town Down Under!
[hype music]
♪ The crowd getting loud ♪
[ring announcer] The following is a triple threat
tag-team qualifying match.
Introducing first, the team of Grayson Waller and
Austin Theory, A-Town Down Under!
[Corey] Wade, Theory and Waller certainly
know what it takes to succeed at the highest level
when the stakes are at their pinnacle.
Another number one contender's triple threat qualifier,
A-Town Down Under versus Los Garza
and the new tag team on SmackDown.
The Machine Guns are here next.
[Corey] It is time for the second triple threat
tag-team qualifying match of the evening.
There you see Berto on your left, Angel on your right,
and Electra Lopez in the middle, all representing
Legado Del Fantasma.
The winner of this triple threat
will advance to next week and battle DIY,
with the winners receiving a tag-team title shot.
[helicopter blades whirring]
[machine gun fire]
[rock music]
♪ Raise your fist ♪
♪ Let's go ♪
[ring announcer] And their opponents,
the team of Alex Shelley and Chris Sabin, Motor City
Machine Guns!
[Corey] This debut has been a long time coming.
The Motor City Machine Guns, the newest addition
to the tag team division--
Nick Aldis looking to his past to help
shape the future here on SmackDown.
Quite simply, Wade, Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin
have innovated and influenced the entire modern day
tag-team game.
They're quite simply your favorite tag team's
favorite tag team, the three-time
TNA Wrestling Tag Team Champions
looking to test their skills in WWE.
[Wade] You might be right, Corey.
These guys-- and Cody Rhodes mentioned
a few historical examples earlier,
but the Motor City Machine Guns are the ultimate what-if.
These guys are great, but what if they competed in WWE?
Now we're gonna find out, and it has not started well at all.
[Corey] Chris Sabin receiving a very painful welcome to WWE--
again, under triple threat tag-team rules,
one member of each team remains legal at all times.
[Wade] Well, the Motor City Machine Guns
have been trending online all day
after it was announced they're here.
The knives are out in the locker
room for the Motor City Machine Guns.
You're not just going to waltz into SmackDown and take over.
[Corey] Again, when it comes to tag-team chemistry, Sabin
and Shelley second to none.
They have influenced and created a brand-new style
of tag-team wrestling, which has really become the norm
over the last decade or so.
And it could be argued that Shelley and Sabin
were the innovators of it.
[Wade] Yeah, absolutely.
They have dominated around the world.
The question is, can you do it under the biggest
spotlight of all against the best teams here in WWE?
[Corey] Here we go.
He was shot out of a cannon, Chris Sabin taking
everybody down, but Waller just dropped
Shelley with a right hand.
Remember, Waller and Theory, back at WrestleMania,
became Tag Team Champions in a six-pack
challenge ladder match.
[Wade] They've been complaining about losing
those championships ever since.
This is their ticket back to the big time,
though that ticket may have just
been ripped up by the Motor City Machine Guns.
[Corey] Let me ask you this, Wade.
With all of the accomplishments in the Machine Guns' career,
is it an advantage having inspired so many wrestlers
over the last generation?
[Wade] Just puts added pressure on the shoulders
of the Motor City Machine Guns.
Yeah, you've dominated around the world.
You are expected to do the same here on SmackDown.
Can you live up to the billing that you've
created for yourselves over the past 18 or so years?
[Corey] Alex Shelley, an absolute wizard when it
comes to technical wrestling.
There was nothing fancy there.
Waller just knocked Shelley's teeth down his throat.
[Corey] Beautiful double-team by Legado Del Fantasma,
Angel and Berto--
Alex Shelley spending a significant amount of time
up in the air before being driven face-first into the buckle.
-[Wade] Oh. -[Corey] High-Low.
That could do it.
[Wade] Poor Alex Shelley getting beaten from pillar to post on
his debut here on SmackDown.
[Corey] Good kick by Angel right between the eyes
of Grayson Waller.
And, again, at stake here, an opportunity--
beautiful dueling Moonsaults.
[Wade] Santos Escobar has been demanding opportunities
for his men here on SmackDown, as well as Elektra Lopez,
who stood at ringside.
They are proving their worth right now.
[Corey] Again, the winners of this triple threat
will advance to battle DIY next week,
with the winners of that contest earning
a Tag Team Title opportunity.
[Wade] Grayson Waller looking for that vintage Waller--
denied.
[Corey] Caught out of midair by Alex Shelley,
who's firing off knees.
Spectacular double-team by the Motor City Machine Guns.
[Wade] About time the Motor City Machine Guns
started bouncing back, but immediately on the offense
once again is Angel.
[Corey] This could be a bit of a learning curve we're seeing here, Wade.
Different level of competition.
[Wade] Well, I've been a cynic from the word go.
You have to prove it once you get here to the very
top level on SmackDown.
[Corey] Oh, my goodness.
What power being shown by Angel and Berto
now from the top turnbuckle.
My god!
[Wade] After devastation in ring,
can they get the three-count?
[Corey] Cover by Berto.
[Wade] Just fortuitous landing for A-Town Down Under.
Spectacular effort there…
[Corey] Tag made.
[Wade] …from Los Garza.
[Corey] Austin Theory now legal for A-Town Down Under.
Angel hung across the top turnbuckle.
Big dropkick by Austin Theory.
Keep your eyes on Berto.
Caught Shelley with an enziguri in midair.
Back elbow rocks Berto.
And Theory driving Berto down across his own knee.
A-Town Down Under wants the gold yet again.
[Wade] No idea how Alex Shelley is still standing
at this point, given the volley of abuse he's received,
but he got the tag.
And Sabin's in there.
[Corey] And this is why the Machine Guns are so special.
Flawless teamwork.
[Wade] This is what Aldis wanted.
Freshen up the tag division and prove you are
the best team in the industry.
[Corey] Great teams are always on the same page,
the Motor City Machine Guns practically
in the same syllable.
Now Alex Shelley perched on the top.
Sabin with Berto in his clutches.
Beautiful splash into the neckbreaker.
One, two, three.
[Corey] The Motor City Machine Guns do it in their debut.
[rock music]
[ring announcer] Here are your winners,
Motor City Machine Guns!
[Corey] It was not easy, nor did Sabin and
Shelley expect it to be, but the outcome
was the desired one.
Welcome to SmackDown, Motor City Machine Guns.
[Wade] They advance against DIY next week.
Right now I'd like to welcome my guests, both Carmelo Hayes
and Andrade, just one week before their
scheduled proverbial Game 7 match-up here on SmackDown.
But tonight--
Byron, we don't need to do all that.
Ain't nothing to talk about.
Close your mouth.
[interposing voices]
-Close your mouth. -What did you say?
Don't don't me to close his mouth. Nobody paying to hear you.
How about you shut the hell up?
[shouting]
[official] Hey, hey, hey!
[shouting]
[official] Back it up.
Back it up.
[shouting]
[official] Get out of here.
Come on, get out of here.
Back up.
Back up right now.
Put that away and get the hell out of here.
Now.
[Corey] Game 7 coming your way.
It has gotten so personal between Carmelo and Andrade.
[Wade] I think that was Game 6.5,
but next week is the big one.
You're right, Corey.
[Corey] Don't know anything about snatching another man's
chain as it never ends well for the person doing the stealing.
♪ We knock the competition out And make them go insane ♪
♪ My head is in the game ♪
♪ I make them feel the pain ♪
♪ I hear people scream my name ♪
♪ One, two, three ♪
♪ Glow, glow, glow, glow, glow, glow ♪
♪ Come now, let's glow ♪
[ring announcer] The following contest is a tag team
match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Orlando, Florida, Naomi!
[Corey] Well, Naomi no doubt riding high after pinning
Nia Jax in the middle of the ring last week,
but the work is just beginning.
Naomi joins forces with Bayley to battle Nia Jax
and Candice LeRae in tag-team action live next on SmackDown.
♪ I hear people scream my name ♪
♪ One, two, three ♪
♪ Glow, glow, glow Glow, glow, glow, glow ♪
[Corey] It is time for tag-team action in the women's division.
There you see Candice LeRae, the newly crowned first-ever
WWE Women's Speed Champion.
There you've got Bayley,
a grand slam champion here in WWE, standing beside Naomi,
who somehow managed to defeat this irresistible force
last week, Wade.
[Wade] I'm still shocked that Candice LeRae is out here
and she's partnering with Nia Jax.
[ring announcer] Making her way to the ring,
from San Diego, California,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Nia Jax!
[Corey] Nia Jax no doubt has a lot on her mind,
never mention the fact that Tiffany Stratton was
her scheduled partner tonight, but how about what's going down
at Crown Jewel?
We heard Cody talk about it regarding his battle with Gunther.
The same happens on the women's side of things.
Women's World Champion Liv Morgan battles WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
The winner becomes the first-ever
Women's WWE Crown Jewel Champion, again, two weeks from tomorrow.
And Nia's face tells the entire story.
We're used to seeing the million-dollar smile
on that wrecking ball, but Nia skeptical,
to say the least, of Candice LeRae as her partner tonight, Wade.
[Wade] Nia Jax has a ton on her plate,
not least the Crown Jewel Championship in just
over two weeks' time.
And Nick Aldis, the GM of SmackDown,
should have given Jax the night off once Tiffany Stratton
was out with the flu.
[Corey] Cover by Jax looking to end this one early.
[Wade] That is why Nia Jax is such a pro.
She's been screwed over by Nick Aldis
tonight, yet still, straight out of the blocks,
taking full control.
Now show us what you can do, Candice LeRae.
[Corey] Got our first glimpse of the Poison Pixie
in this tag-team match-up.
Bayley wasting no time ripping advantage away from the opposing team.
Tag made to Naomi.
[Wade] Candice LeRae has been very
unhappy in the locker room in recent months,
as has Indi Hartwell.
[Corey] Cover here by Naomi.
[Wade] Both feel like they've been due some opportunities.
They've certainly made good on that
in the case of LeRae in winning the WWE Women's
Speed Championship.
But imagine pulling out another victory here tonight.
That would add some real momentum.
[Corey] Right now Naomi having a little fun
at the champion's expense.
Maybe a little too much fun.
My goodness.
Jax feeling the glow.
[crowd oohs]
[Wade] Be very careful how much fun you're having when you're
midmatch with Queen Nia.
[Corey] The Irresistible Force into the cover.
One, two.
[Wade] Taking on Nia Jax is a number
of experiences, none of which can ever be described as fun.
Pain personified.
You have to keep your focus nonstop.
Naomi, this is what happens.
[Corey] Big spinebuster by the WWE Women's Champion.
And that's gonna do it.
What a senton by Nia.
One, two.
[Corey] Somehow Naomi survives.
This tag-team match continues.
Can Naomi and Bayley get back in it?
[Wade] Ow.
[Corey] Tag-team action continues tonight
on SmackDown, Naomi and Bayley battling Candice LeRae and
WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
Tags made on both sides.
Here comes the Role Model.
[Wade] This is the fresh Bayley after Naomi
has taken an utter beatdown over the past five minutes
or so.
And now Candice LeRae has to start figuring out
something very quick indeed.
[Corey] Bayley like a one-woman wrecking crew right now,
flattening Jax and LeRae, looking
for the belly-to-back suplex.
[Wade] Nice technique there from LeRae, stopping
the Role Model in her tracks.
[yell]
[Corey] And the Poison Pixie eats the top turnbuckle.
[Wade] This has been a huge prove-it opportunity
for Candice LeRae.
[Corey] Sunset flip spine-first into the turnbuckle.
Bayley scrambling for a cover.
One, two.
[Corey] And Nia Jax making her presence known.
Big kick by Naomi.
[Wade] Naomi bouncing back and cleaning
the clock of the champ and Queen of the Ring Nia Jax
in synchro.
[Corey] Bayley right now is feeling it, as is Naomi.
Naomi takes down Jax on the outside.
[Wade] High risk, and it paid off,
but it backfired now on Bayley.
Indi Hartwell on the outside geeing
up her mentor, Candice LeRae.
Can Candice LeRae score a shocking victory here?
[Corey] LeRae going for broke, and Bayley one step ahead.
LeRae tossed unceremoniously back into the ring,
but watch Indi Hartwell.
Indi Hartwell just shoved Bayley into the ring post.
[Wade] Pays to have good friends at ringside when you're up
against the best like Bayley.
What a moonsault.
[Corey] Into the cover.
What an upset!
[bell rings]
[ring announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of Candice LeRae and the WWE Women's Champion,
Nia Jax!
[Corey] Wade, I don't know if there's anybody in this arena as shocked
as Candice's own partner, Nia Jax.
[Wade] That was incredible, one of the most incongruous
duos we have ever seen tagging together here on SmackDown.
And it seems Nia Jax is angry that she didn't
get the victory herself.
But still, it's a big W.
Congrats to Candice LeRae for stepping up when it really counted.
[Corey] What a win for Nia Jax and Candice LeRae.
The time is almost upon us, Wade.
We heard from Roman Reigns' lips
himself earlier tonight that Roman would acknowledge
Solo in this very arena.
I don't know how it's gonna go down, but it's coming our way.
What do you think SmackDown will look like next week
when we get to Brooklyn if Roman
acknowledges Solo tonight?
[Wade] I'll believe it when I see it,
but you're right.
We are headed over to Brooklyn next Friday.
And you heard from Cody Rhodes earlier tonight.
He challenged Gunther to meet him in the ring at SmackDown.
Well, it is happening.
What will go down a little over a week before these two
will clash at "Crown Jewel"?
Find out next week on SmackDown.
[Corey] Tonight, we witnessed
two incredible triple threat tag-team match qualifiers.
The winners of both will meet next Friday in Brooklyn.
The Motor City Machine Guns, in their second-ever match
on SmackDown, battle DIY for a shot at the champions.
[Wade] And they are tied at 3-3.
And these two bitterest of enemies,
they get a deciding Game 7 next week.
Andrade-Melo in a match neither man's ego
will allow him to lose-- that is next Friday
here on SmackDown.
♪ 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ♪
I am standing by with SmackDown general manager
Nick Aldis.
Nick, we just saw what took place between Andrade and Carmelo Hayes.
Andrade and Carmelo have been escorted from the building
because this isn't gonna be settled backstage.
It'll be settled in the squared circle.
And that's next week on SmackDown from Brooklyn.
But the thing is because this is such a personal issue,
and because this is Game 7, I decided
we needed a special referee who could handle business,
a referee who, quite frankly,
hates both of these men equally.
That's the funny thing about this
because I have no reason to be involved in this,
if you're quite honest.
I've beaten both of them twice.
So here's the thing.
If you want me to go in there,
I'll put on the zebra stripes.
I'll be the best referee WWE has ever seen.
In 20 years, probably put me in as a wrestler and as a referee,
I accept. But here's the thing, gentlemen.
If you come in there, I'm calling it down the middle.
And here's how it goes.
Think you're signing up for a shot at this?
No, no.
All you're signing up for is to get smacked
back to factory settings and your aspirations
for this championship up in smoke.
So it goes.
Yeah.
[crowd chants "yeah"]
[Corey] LA Knight special guest referee next week.
[Def Rebel, "head of the table"]
♪ ♪
Will Roman Reigns acknowledge the
new Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa?
We find out next.
[Def Rebel, "head of the table"]
♪ ♪
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
Columbia, South Carolina.
[crowd cheers]
Maybe for the last time, acknowledge me.
[crowd cheers]
[Def Rebel feat. Stevie Stone, "taking it all"]
[Corey] Maybe for the last time, Wade.
This is absolutely unfathomable.
Roman Reigns admitted to Jimmy Uso
earlier that Roman himself, the OTC,
would acknowledge Solo Sikoa.
[Wade] Well, if Roman Reigns really
is about to acknowledge the new Tribal Chief,
my, how the mighty will have fallen.
[Corey] It's said that the greatest of leaders
know when they're outgunned.
Could that be the case with Roman?
Has Roman just resigned himself to the reality
that Solo and the Tongans and Jacob Fatu,
are just too powerful?
[Wade] Solo Sikoa looks like he's out here ready to fight.
So whatever Roman Reigns has in store here,
he needs to tread very carefully.
♪ We're taking it all ♪
♪ Ready for war, better than ever before ♪
♪ We're taking it all… ♪
[Corey] Solo as usual adorned in the sacred ulafala.
[crowd jeering]
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
Earlier tonight…
I heard that you told Jey…
that our family is stronger now.
You told Jey
that our Bloodline was stronger now.
[crowd boos]
I don't see it.
I don't see anything that tells me we're better off now.
If anything, we're divided and broken.
After everything we've been through,
everything we went through in the spring,
everything that we lost through the summer,
and we stand here divided like this?
Solo…
I told my father… that I could fix this.
All I want to do is put us back in the promised land.
I want titles around our waists.
I want paydays coming from the heavens.
I want abundance.
I want our family to be priority.
Tell me what I have to do to fix this.
What you have to do?
That's a easy fix, Roman.
What do you have to do to fix this?
I'll tell you what.
All you have to do is acknowledge me.
[crowd boos]
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
I acknowledge you.
There.
I acknowledge you.
Does that make you feel better?
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Roman, that's not good enough.
I need you to acknowledge me as your Tribal Chief.
[crowd boos]
[crowd chanting "no"]
I need you to acknowledge me as your Tribal Chief…
or else.
Or else what?
[crowd cheers]
[laughs] Look.
Look at you. There he is.
I knew it.
You never changed.
You've always wanted this, huh?
Since you never changed, I'll never change either.
[crowd boos]
[Corey] With a snap of his fingers, Solo--
[Wade] Oh, oh, wait.
[Corey] Oh my god, that's Jimmy Uso.
[Tonga] There he is.
There he is.
Look at his face, huh?
Look at his face.
[Corey] Solo tried to take out Roman, but here comes Reigns.
[Wade] Jimmy Uso looks like he's been thrown
out of a moving vehicle.
Roman Reigns now has to fight off this mob on his own.
[Corey] Here comes Jacob Fatu.
Big clothesline by the OTC.
Superman Punch takes down Solo.
[Wade] The most devastating superstar
in our industry holding his own against a bunch of savages.
Whoa.
[Corey] The ulafala.
[Wade] The ultimate symbol of power in The Bloodline.
[crowd cheers]
[Corey] Solo from behind.
[Wade] The Bloodline fight by their own set of rules.
A low blow to Roman Reigns,
and now The Bloodline hounds are attacking.
[Corey] Tonight, the hyenas feast on Roman Reigns.
[Wade] And there is simply nobody to help
the now former Tribal Chief.
[shouting indistinctly]
You hear me?
You ain't the OTC!
This is my Bloodline.
This is my Bloodline, baby!
Yeah!
[Corey] For the second week in a row,
Roman Reigns has attempted to stand against his Bloodline
and, as a result, has been sacrificed…
Look at me! Look at me!
…at the altar of Solo.
[yells]
[choking, gagging]
OTC what?
This is our Tribal Chief.
This is the chief.
[crowd booing]
I'm the chief.
Look at that.
[shouts indistinctly]
[Wade] Roman Reigns looks like a man
out of answers and perhaps…
[yells]
[Corey] Another spike by Solo.
[Wade] …out of hope.
[yells]
[crowd boos]
[Corey] Stand against The Bloodline at your own peril,
even if you are the OTC.
[crowd chanting "Solo sucks"]
This is my ring now.
This is my ulafala.
I'm the Tribal Chief.
This is my Bloodline.
These people acknowledge me.
I'm the real OTC.
Stand up. Stand up.
[crowd booing]
[Roman Reigns groaning in agony] ne at your own peril,