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[Triple H] Then.

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Now.

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Forever.

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Together.

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[Tessitore] Welcome to Portland, Oregon,
where tonight, a massive crowd

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has come to the Moda Center
to watch as history unfolds.

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A week that started with a title change
in WWE could offer a few more.

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This is a loaded card in a town that
takes pride in keeping Portland weird,

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and things could get really weird with
two championship matches set for tonight.

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As we welcome you
inside to the roar of Portland.

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I'm thrilled you're with us, Joe Tessitore
alongside my partner Wade Barrett,

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and this is our new home: SmackDown.

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Michael Cole and Pat McAfee
will man the desk on Raw.

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What a great job they did
with the Netflix debut the other night.

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They were sensational.

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But wait, are you ready to dig into
all the drama of this roster now?

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Look at us.
We got our finest blue suits on, Joe.

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We are ready to bleed blue,
so let's get this thing kicked off

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right here on SmackDown.

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And you know what time it is.

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Tiffy Time in the Pacific Northwest.

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The new WWE women's champion cashed in.

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Now we'll hear what Tiffany Stratton
has to say as she joins us live.

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And one of our two US Championship
matches tonight, the first title defense

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for Shinsuke Nakamura.

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He arrives here in Portland with
a sinister edge to his approach lately.

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A rematch with LA Knight is ahead.

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But the evening will start
with a celebratory Wiseman,

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the special counsel
and loyal chief advisor to Roman Reigns,

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Paul Heyman, has a hop in his step.

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Welcome to the Netflix era!

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[Cole] Over 17,000 WWE fans
are on hand tonight.

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For the first time ever,
welcome to Monday Night Raw!

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Yes, I'm back!

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[hip-hop music playing]

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[Hogan] What you gonna do

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when the WWE
and Netflix runs wild on you?

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[Cole] This will not be pretty.
This will be a fight.

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CM Punk wins!

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♪ Crown is ours, we rule the game ♪

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For me, it's my last Rumble.
There is no "maybe next year."

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The best way to say thank you to you
is with the Royal Rumble

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and make history at Wrestlemania.

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I'm going to win the Royal Rumble.

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You want some? Come get some!

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[Cole] This is the battle
for Tribal Chief.

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[Cole] This is Tribal Combat.
There are no rules.

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Who's the Tribal Chief now, Roman?

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[Cole] Kevin Owens!

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[McAfee] Backup's on the way!

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[Cole] The American Nightmare.

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[crowd] One, two, three!

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[bell dinging]

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Ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Paul Heyman.

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There comes a time in everyone's career
where you just cannot wait

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to walk down that aisle,
stand in the middle of this ring,

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and address the entire
Island of Relevancy.

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Tonight is one of those nights.

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[crowd cheering]

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It is amongst the greatest honors

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of my entire career to announce to you

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officially there is only one

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reigning, defending,
undisputed Tribal Chief

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of the WWE Universe and
of the entire Island of Relevancy.

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And that Tribal Chief?

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Roman Reigns.

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[crowd chanting] OTC! OTC! OTC!

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Yes, the only Tribal Chief
is Roman Reigns,

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and our Tribal Chief has authorized me

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to let all of you know

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what he intends to accomplish next.

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And I'm not just gonna share this
with everyone at home.

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I'm not just gonna share that with
everyone here tonight in Portland, Oregon.

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[crowd cheers]

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I want to share this news
with one man in particular.

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One individual that deserves
to hear this news face-to-face.

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And that man is the reigning,
defending, undisputed

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WWE heavyweight champion,
the American Nightmare…

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[crowd cheers]

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…if he would please come
down to the ring, Cody Rhodes.

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[Rhodes] Wrestling has
more than one Royal Family.

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-["Kingdom" playing]
-[crowd cheering]

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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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♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪

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

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-♪ Whoa! ♪
-[crowd] Whoa!

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♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪

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♪ Hard times breed 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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♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪

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♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪

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♪ I am my kingdom ♪

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♪ Lights go down, I'm ready now ♪

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♪ Tear this roof off for the town ♪

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♪ Gonna give 'em what they came to see ♪

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♪ Hear the crowd, on their toes ♪

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♪ Ready for me to start the show ♪

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

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-♪ Whoa! ♪
-[crowd] Whoa!

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[song fades, ends]

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[crowd cheering, applauding]

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[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!

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Sir, you deserve every bit of that
response and even a whole lot more.

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I-I have to tell you,
you've done something very few men

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in this business has ever done.

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You've earned the respect of Roman Reigns.

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I have respected you
since you were a little boy.

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They have every reason
in the world to respect you,

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and my God, what a champion
you have demonstrated yourself to be.

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You, sir, are a credit,

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not just to WWE SmackDown,
but to WWE in its entirety.

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[crowd cheers]

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Because you are such a great champion,

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Roman Reigns has asked me to come out here
and tell you straight up to your face

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now that he has won back the Ula Fala…

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Roman Reigns wants his title back.

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And so that there are no surprises,

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Roman Reigns wants you to know
how he's going to get the title back.

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This is not a prediction.
This is a spoiler.

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Roman Reigns hereby declares

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he is entering the 2025 Men's Royal Rumble

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with full intentions of winning
and going on to WrestleMania to fight you

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once again for the championship.

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And so, respectfully
with that in mind, Cody Rhodes,

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what do you want to talk about?

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[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!

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[Owens] You know
what I want to talk about?

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[crowd booing]

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I would like to talk about how

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just when I thought
you couldn't get worse, Cody.

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Just when I thought it couldn't get worse

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than you teaming
with Roman Reigns at Bad Blood

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it actually does get worse
because Monday Night on Raw,

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you go and shake hands with The Rock.

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Why?

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Because he kissed your ass
and rubbed your ego the right way?

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And now you shake hands
with Paul Heyman and what happens, huh?

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What happens? Thirty seconds
after you shake his hands,

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he looks at you in the eyes and says
Roman Reigns wants his title back.

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And you know what Cody?
That is your fault.

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You did that to yourself
because you should have left the Bloodline

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to rip Roman Reigns to shreds,
but instead no, you chose to help him

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and now look what happens, huh?

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Forget betraying my friendship.

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You let Roman Reigns take that title back,
you're hurting the entire company, and--

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-[Barrett] Oh, God.
-[Tessitore] Cody's had enough.

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[Barrett] Cody's eyes were bulging out
of his head at the sight of Kevin Owens,

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his opponent at the Royal Rumble.
And the fight is on, Joe Tess.

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[Tessitore] Three weeks away from when
they meet up in a ladder match,

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and Kevin Owens and Cody
are going at it up in the crowd

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here at the Moda Center in Portland.

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[Barrett] Well, Cody made it quite clear
last week on SmackDown

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it was gonna be on sight
when Kevin Owens shows--

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-[Tessitore] Oh, no.
-[Barrett] Oh, God.

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[Tessitore] Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga
right in the face of The Wiseman.

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Days removed
from Roman Reigns defeating Solo Sikoa.

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[Barrett] Huge question marks over
the future of these two and their group,

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two of the most savage
and ferocious individuals we've ever seen.

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[Tessitore] Heyman cornered
with no help to be found.

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["Main Event Ish" playing]

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[Tessitore] Until this!

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Jimmy Uso!

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[Barrett] Here to protect Roman Reigns's
Wiseman, not a moment too soon.

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[Tessitore] Superkick to Jacob,
and one for Tama.

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Hip after hip, Jimmy Uso clearing
things up for The Wiseman.

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[Barrett] All mighty.

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You can feel the relief
oozing out of Paul Heyman.

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[Tessitore] Steel chair in hand,
right across the back of Tama Tonga.

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And the Samoan Werewolf meets it.

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[Barrett] You've gotta meet
savagery with savagery,

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but it might not be enough.
What the hell?

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Oh!

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[Tessitore] Jacob Fatu.

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As dangerous as it comes.

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[Barrett] They did something very,
very wrong when they created Jacob Fatu.

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There may be no stopping the man.

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[Tessitore] And now Jimmy
is in deep trouble, Wade.

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[Barrett] Completely lawless
and undisciplined.

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And this is a move that put Jimmy Uso
on the shelf for a hell of a long time.

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[Tessitore] He just laid out a referee.

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[Barrett] The rest of the referees
quite wisely staying well clear.

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[Tessitore] With the steel chair
wrapped around his neck

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and all the pressure of both men
being applied to Jimmy.

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[Barrett] As undisciplined
and reckless as they come,

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Cody Rhodes making his way back.

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Thankfully the cavalry are arriv-- Oh.

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[Tessitore] Oh, Jacob Fatu…

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[Barrett] Kenny Dykstra, our producer,
just got laid out.

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[crowd booing]

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[Tessitore] Solo Sikoa
nowhere to be found.

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But here comes Cody. Cody is back.

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He went up to deal with KO,
and now back to take care of business,

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facing off with Fatu.

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The undisputed champion.

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Sending him out of the ring.

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It all started
on the invite of The Wiseman,

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announcing to the crowd here
in Portland Roman Reign's intentions.

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Cody's response
interrupted by Kevin Owens.

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The next thing you know, Jacob Fatu
and Tama Tonga had cornered Paul Heyman.

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[Barrett] Solo Sikoa nowhere to be seen.

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He has been AWOL since losing
in Tribal Combat on Monday Night.

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Crisis averted for now perhaps,
thanks to Cody Rhodes.

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[Tessitore] A wild start to
Friday Night SmackDown here in Portland.

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["Kingdom" playing]

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[staff, wrestlers clamoring]

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-Get back!
-Or what?

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-Get back!
-Or what?

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-Get back!
-Or what?

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Get back! Get back!

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Or what?

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You better think about your life right now

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because ain't no howling way
that you about to take me out of here.

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Get your ass out.

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He didn't use his inside voice,
so I put his ass outside.

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I got a title to win. Yeah!

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[crowd] Yeah!

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[Tessitore] How about that, Wade?

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[Barrett] I don't know. That was
impressive. But smart, I'm not so sure.

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He may live to regret that.

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[Tessitore] LA Knight's rematch
with Shinsuke Nakamura

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coming up for the US Championship tonight.

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Speaking of which,
a similar storyline here.

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[bell dinging]

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[Garcia] The following contest
is scheduled for a one fall,

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and it is for
the Women's United States Championship.

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Introducing first, the challenger.

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From Fontana, California, Michin.

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[Tessitore] Michin trying to get what she
thought was coming her way December 14th

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on Saturday Night's Main Event.

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Another go at it
with Chelsea Green right now.

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["Hot Mess" playing]

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[Garcia] And her opponent,
being accompanied by Piper Niven.

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From Victoria, British Columbia, Canada,

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she is the Women's
United States Champion…

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Chelsea Green.

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[Tessitore] Chelsea Green, the inaugural
US Women's Champion

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after winning the tournament
in that matchup that we discussed

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on Long Island against Michin,

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and Piper Niven, am I getting like
a sparkly Secret Service vibe here, Wade?

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[Barrett] Yes, you are. Piper Niven,
a woman of many talents,

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and she takes her role
very seriously indeed.

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She is First Lady
of America's Sweetheart, Chelsea Green,

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the Women's United States Champion,
and to many the modern day Marilyn Monroe.

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You have to admit,
even you're impressed, Joe Tess.

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[Tessitore] Well, it's been quite
the celebration tour

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of that accomplishment of becoming
the Women's United States Champion.

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It's been celebrated on social media.

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It's been exceedingly pronounced
and challenged for a shred of humility,

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but her title was well-earned for sure.

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[Barrett] In my view,
it's such a massive achievement

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and such an impressive accolade,

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the celebrations have not been
big or long enough,

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and from my view, long may they continue.

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Oh! Going for Eat Defeat early.

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[Tessitore] Trying to get Eat Defeat
right away and quickly out

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to consult with Piper Niven.

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[Barrett] Smart of Michin to try that,
knowing full well that Piper Niven

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is on the outside.

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Piper Niven pivotal in that final
of this tournament,

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at Saturday Night's Main Event
a few weeks ago.

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Michin will have to keep one eye
on Niven at all times.

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[Tessitore] Off to a good start is Michin.
Gets a cover hook of the leg

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and an easy early kick out
by Chelsea Green.

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But with the psychology
when it comes to Michin here,

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she's never won a title in WWE.

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This is her fourth attempt
at a singles title on the main roster.

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Second attempt, of course, for this
US Championship that was newly minted.

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How much does she have to guard against
adding extra pressure to herself

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in a circumstance like this
as she stretches her out here?

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[Barrett] Once that bell rings,
the great thing about Michin

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is any thoughts about pressure
and stress go out of the window.

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She is stubborn, fearless
and highly accomplished in that ring.

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However, her opponent tonight, the champ
Chelsea Green, the same could be said.

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[Tessitore] Chelsea, with great
ring awareness, getting out of the way

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and now sending
Michin out onto the floor.

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[Barrett] We are watching Chelsea,
don't you worry about that, champ.

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[Tessitore] Flying into the barrier.

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[Barrett] Massively impressive there
from Chelsea Green, salute to the crowd.

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And how smart is this of Chelsea Green?

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Remember, champions advantage for Chelsea
Green does not have to pin or submit

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the challenger to retain the title.

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Unlike the reverse.

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Things looking good
for Chelsea Green thus far.

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[Tessitore] Glad you're with us here
on Friday Night SmackDown,

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Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett,
and that is what is on the line.

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This is the first US title
defense for Chelsea Green.

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Twenty-seven days
she has had that championship.

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The rematch now against Michin.

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[Barrett] Things are going all too easily
right now for Little Miss USA herself.

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Chelsea Green in complete control
of Michin, who is desperately trying

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to gain a foothold in this match.
Easier said than done.

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This is a championship caliber performance
from Chelsea Green once again.

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[Tessitore] Michin, who was in very good
position the first time they met up

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with this championship on the line
back on December 14th.

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Piper Niven got a bit
involved on the outside.

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Now sitting here
is the not-so-Secret Service.

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[Barrett] Service is the operative word
in that now.

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[Tessitore]
Oh, what a great move by Michin.

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-[Barrett] High angle.
-The Back Suplex to take control here.

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[Barrett] Landing high
on the neck, Chelsea Green,

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who's absolutely rocked with that move.

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Take another look at this.
The angle and the landing

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on the back of the neck at Green

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has allowed Michin a little window
of opportunity here. Can she capitalize?

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[Tessitore] Comes back with the elbow.

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Both women greatly affected
to where they've taken it to this point.

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And now the big boot
and an opportunity for Michin.

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[Barrett] Michin trying to get back into
that Michin the Menace mode

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that will put her on top in this division
if she can put away the champ,

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something she feels should have been done
at Saturday Night's Main Event.

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[Tessitore] Able to blast her
into the corner.

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[crowd cheering]

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Setting up that long back attack, Wade.

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[Barrett] It's a little saucy, isn't it?
What is this, a twerk?

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-It's a Cannonball. Boom!
-[Tessitore] And able to land it.

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[Barrett] Right on the bull's-eye,
the kisser of the champ.

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[crowd chanting] One! Two!

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[crowd booing]

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[Tessitore] Chelsea able to survive.

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[Barrett] We'll have a look at the impact
of this Cannonball right to the jaw

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of the champ, Chelsea Green,
who is looking worse for wear.

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As her Secret Service member,
Piper Niven desperately tries

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to wake her up
and get her back in the firefight.

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[Tessitore] Fourth attempt at a singles
title on the main roster for Michin.

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Chelsea Green into the cover
to retain the US Championship.

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[Barrett] Impact right on the forehead
of the challenger,

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Michin wasn't enough the first
time around, and now we're seeing

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some real frustration from the champ
who felt this should have been put to bed.

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[Tessitore] Big night here in Portland.
Glad you're with us.

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Massive crowd at the Moda Center.

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This is the first of our two
US Championship matches that we will have.

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Shinsuke Nakamura
and LA Knight still to come your way.

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Getting out of the way is Michin.

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[Barrett] High-risk attempt there
from the champ

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and it's all about the challenger
at this point.

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[Tessitore]
Michin looking to get into position.

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[Barrett] Piper Niven once again
attempted to get involved.

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Those eyeglasses offering zero protection
to the face of Piper Niven.

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And just when Michin has momentum
and near control with Chelsea Green,

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Piper Niven acts as a distraction,
so she has to handle her.

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Chelsea Green still down,
has no idea that the challenger

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has gone up top, and the champ is bang
in the middle of the drop zone.

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[Tessitore] Could it be? Crossbody!
Oh, but a counter roll up by the champ.

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Grabbed the tights.

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And that is how she retains it.

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[Garcia] Here is your winner, and still
the Women's United States Champion,

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Chelsea Green.

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[Barrett]
Just like Saturday Night's Main Event,

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it was Piper Niven's distraction
that was pivotal.

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And just as the champ
was attempting to get away,

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that distraction now has opened the window
for a beatdown from Piper Niven.

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[Tessitore] Seven days ago,
Michin defeated Piper Niven

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and now she has to take that from Piper.

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When she landed that cross body,
thought she was in position

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to get that singles glory, but instead
the roll up and the win by Chelsea Green.

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Again, glad you're with us here.
Our new home, SmackDown.

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The all blue right here,
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett.

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I guess the transfer window
applies to broadcasters.

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I am more than thrilled
to be here on Friday nights.

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One of the great benefits of being
here on Friday Night SmackDown

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is we get to broadcast
this incredibly deep pool of talent

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in the Men's Tag Team Division.

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There's a ton of hungry tag teams
and only one set of championships

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to go around.
That spells chaos to me.

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It does, as last week on SmackDown,
we take a look back at some

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of the happenings that happened
Motor City Machine Guns looking good.

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[Barrett] Yeah, mid-match,
it was Pretty Deadly who came down.

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They cut a deal with DIY to help them out,
but Los Garza's who have had

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their own issues with Pretty Deadly
and they hit the scene too,

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and just as the Motor City Machine Guns
closed in on victory, the ringside brawl

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meandered its way back into the ring,
breaking up the matchup,

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forcing the official
to throw this one out,

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leaving Motor City Machine Guns
to rue another missed opportunity.

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You know we would be the champions
if it wasn't

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for all four of these interrupting.

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[wrestlers arguing]

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I think I have a solution
if you just let me explain.

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00:28:47,461 --> 00:28:51,665
Hey, Theory, these boys
are gonna have tag title opportunities.

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Tag titles?

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We had the Tag Team Championships
longer than all of you combined.

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Maybe we should take advantage
of this transfer window.

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Take our talents to Raw where
a certain handsome, bald-headed gem

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actually knows how to
handle real superstars.

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[wrestlers clamoring]

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00:29:12,468 --> 00:29:15,555
Enough! All right, number one,

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you two and you two
clearly seem to have issues,

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which is an understatement,
so you can face each other.

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Number two, you guys and you guys,

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you can face each other
because you're both former champions

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as you so eloquently said,

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and if you want to prove that you
deserve a title shot, go out and do it.

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And number three.
Don't interrupt me ever again, Grayson.

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00:29:35,859 --> 00:29:38,896
Ooh. Adam Pearce didn't
treat us this way on Monday, did he?

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-Well, let's go find him.
-See you out there, fops.

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[Tessitore]
I like that out of Nick Aldis.

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00:29:45,519 --> 00:29:47,754
And we will waste no time
cleaning things up,

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see which Tag Team can take
a step forward towards a title shot, Wade.

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[bell dinging]

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[Garcia] The following
Tag Team contest is set for one fall.

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Introducing first, being accompanied
by Elektra Lopez and Santos Escobar

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representing Legado Del Fantasma,
from Monterrey, Mexico,

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at a combined weight 425 pounds,
Angel y Berto, Los Garza!

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[Tessitore] Angel and Berto
had some recent struggles,

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but they're so talented, so capable.

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It's Los Garza and the always
entertaining Pretty Deadly next.

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00:30:37,404 --> 00:30:40,741
Oh, Wade. Will you look at this?
Pretty Deadly.

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00:30:40,774 --> 00:30:44,628
You've gotta love these boys, Joe,
explain to me something right now.

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00:30:44,660 --> 00:30:48,314
I have seen you eating over
on Monday Night Raw,

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yet when the Pretty Deadly lads come out,
you refuse to disco dance.

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-[Barrett] What is the deal, bro?
-[Tessitore] To the ABBA.

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00:30:55,322 --> 00:30:58,859
Oh, come on. They're right to action
against Angel and Berto.

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Kit Wilson, Elton Prince, you heard
what went down backstage,

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and Nick Aldis said, "You know what?

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Let's just clean it up right now
and see who's the best of you."

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00:31:07,216 --> 00:31:08,318
[Barrett] Oh!

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[Tessitore] As Los Garza comes
flying out early.

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[Barrett] A hot start here, and
Elton Prince wisely getting out of dodge

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while he can.

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Kit Wilson saw the worst
of that dive from Berto and…

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00:31:19,646 --> 00:31:23,100
This, according to Nick Aldis is
an opportunity for teams,

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to put themselves in pole position
at some point for a championship shot,

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and I like that from Aldis.

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A lot of teams demanding opportunity.

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00:31:32,458 --> 00:31:35,696
This is a "go out there
and prove that you deserve it" moment.

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[Tessitore] Berto getting
the best of Kit Wilson early on,

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hooks the leg, and the kick out.

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00:31:42,803 --> 00:31:45,272
Do you like the ABBA?
You down with the ABBA?

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00:31:45,304 --> 00:31:48,942
I'm not sure it's officially ABBA,
but it does sound eerily similar.

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00:31:48,976 --> 00:31:52,094
I like anything to do with Pretty Deadly.

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00:31:52,129 --> 00:31:55,482
Let me tell you this, Joe Tess,
you're a man who dresses very well.

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00:31:55,515 --> 00:31:59,986
If you wore the outfits that Pretty Deadly
are wearing in your local bar in Sicily,

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you would turn some heads.

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I guarantee you that much.

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[Tessitore] Kit Wilson desperate to try
to get to Elton Prince.

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00:32:08,328 --> 00:32:11,031
[Barrett] Well, it's been a clinic
from Los Garza so far.

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00:32:11,063 --> 00:32:12,565
[Tessitore] It has been indeed.

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00:32:12,599 --> 00:32:16,203
[Barrett] Isolation of Kit Wilson,
and perhaps that's it!

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[Tessitore] Synchronicity,
as Angel went right into the cover.

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00:32:21,641 --> 00:32:24,444
[Barrett] I had a chat
with Pretty Deadly earlier today.

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00:32:24,477 --> 00:32:27,981
They said they're feeling confident
about how things are gonna go

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00:32:28,014 --> 00:32:29,382
over the next few weeks.

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They feel like DIY owe them a little favor
after last week, and it's time to have

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their own backs scratched this week.

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00:32:38,675 --> 00:32:40,427
-[Los Garza shouting]
-[Wilson] Oh!

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00:32:40,459 --> 00:32:44,164
[Tessitore] Oh, right now, I'll tell you.
Kit Wilson's desperate for help.

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00:32:44,197 --> 00:32:46,265
By the way, what happened
with the instant pitching

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to Lin-Manuel Miranda
on their musical, Wade?

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00:32:48,534 --> 00:32:53,139
[Barrett] Oh, you know, genius like that,
it takes sometimes years to pull off.

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00:32:53,173 --> 00:32:56,226
It's-It's in the, uh…
the embryonic phase right now,

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but it's gonna be big
when they pull it off.

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00:33:02,616 --> 00:33:05,785
[Tessitore] Wilson, Berto as he gets
tossed across the ring.

459
00:33:05,819 --> 00:33:10,023
[Barrett] And Kit Wilson's got virtually
nothing going in this match at all.

460
00:33:10,057 --> 00:33:15,795
It has been a disaster class thus far for
Pretty Deadly and clearly Santos Escobar

461
00:33:15,829 --> 00:33:20,701
has got his men in Legado Del Fantasma
cooking on all cylinders,

462
00:33:20,734 --> 00:33:23,704
a tag there
that I don't think Berto was aware of.

463
00:33:23,736 --> 00:33:24,937
The referee certainly was and--

464
00:33:24,972 --> 00:33:28,425
-[Tessitore] Oh, would you look at this.
-[Barrett] Tick, tick, boom.

465
00:33:29,309 --> 00:33:31,093
Elton Prince.

466
00:33:31,911 --> 00:33:33,379
[referee] Get back in the ring!

467
00:33:33,413 --> 00:33:36,216
What now, huh?
What now? You tell me.

468
00:33:42,872 --> 00:33:45,492
Good tag team action
from here in Portland, Oregon.

469
00:33:45,525 --> 00:33:47,476
Joe and Wade with you,
ringside, of course.

470
00:33:47,511 --> 00:33:52,366
DIY, Ciampa, Gargano,
the WWE Tag Team Champions,

471
00:33:52,399 --> 00:33:56,102
but with the depth of this tag
team roster here on SmackDown,

472
00:33:56,136 --> 00:33:57,955
so many teams looking to get in position.

473
00:33:57,987 --> 00:34:02,943
That is what Nick Aldis
has put forward here as Berto and Angel

474
00:34:02,976 --> 00:34:05,611
in against Elton Prince and Kit Wilson.

475
00:34:07,147 --> 00:34:10,616
[Barrett] Prince and Wilson
had a horrible start to this matchup,

476
00:34:10,650 --> 00:34:13,871
but it showed their durability,
have got themselves back in the fight

477
00:34:13,904 --> 00:34:15,956
and in control of Berto,

478
00:34:15,989 --> 00:34:20,426
who has been completely battered from
pillar to post over the last few minutes,

479
00:34:20,460 --> 00:34:24,230
desperately trying to get that tag
over to Angel but denied once again.

480
00:34:24,264 --> 00:34:27,234
[Tessitore] Prince turned things around
with what he was able to do.

481
00:34:27,266 --> 00:34:30,504
And Pretty Deadly trying
to stay in control,

482
00:34:30,536 --> 00:34:34,074
As Berto looks
to make his way over to Angel.

483
00:34:34,107 --> 00:34:36,409
-[Barrett] With a miscue from first.
-[Tessitore] And he does!

484
00:34:36,442 --> 00:34:41,964
Wilson, then Elton Prince
and now disaster time for Pretty Deadly,

485
00:34:41,998 --> 00:34:44,801
a fresh and enraged Angel in there.

486
00:34:45,601 --> 00:34:47,386
[Tessitore] Pretty Deadly,
always competitive

487
00:34:47,420 --> 00:34:49,639
but on a six-match losing streak.

488
00:34:49,672 --> 00:34:52,875
This win will be critical
to the future of both tag teams.

489
00:34:53,860 --> 00:34:58,765
Enzuigiri right to the temple
of Kit Wilson, who is staggered now.

490
00:34:58,799 --> 00:35:02,920
[Tessitore] Angel from up top,
hooks the leg for the win,

491
00:35:02,953 --> 00:35:05,205
and the kick out just a count of two.

492
00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:08,475
[Barrett] At this point Pretty Deadly
are really clinging onto this matchup.

493
00:35:08,509 --> 00:35:11,144
Look at the height,
first of all that Angel gets

494
00:35:11,178 --> 00:35:15,082
and look at the precision landing
that he sticks unlike Michin earlier.

495
00:35:17,884 --> 00:35:21,205
Now Kit Wilson in a world of trouble,
this'll be signaling.

496
00:35:22,072 --> 00:35:27,294
-Johnny DIY, where are you?
-[Barrett] Screaming for DIY's help.

497
00:35:27,845 --> 00:35:30,596
Help that does not as yet
appear to be coming.

498
00:35:31,732 --> 00:35:34,785
No back scratching going on this week,
it seems,

499
00:35:34,817 --> 00:35:35,986
[Tessitore] For the win.

500
00:35:39,022 --> 00:35:43,477
[Barrett] If the master plan of
Pretty Deadly tonight involve DIY,

501
00:35:43,509 --> 00:35:45,846
they may need a plan B in a hurry.

502
00:35:46,380 --> 00:35:48,949
Elton Prince on the outside,
apparently laid out,

503
00:35:48,982 --> 00:35:52,035
leaving Kit Wilson
completely alone in that ring.

504
00:35:57,723 --> 00:35:59,359
[Tessitore] Big kick from Angel.

505
00:35:59,393 --> 00:36:03,029
And once again when the referee
has his back turned,

506
00:36:03,063 --> 00:36:04,798
Elton Prince involves himself.

507
00:36:04,830 --> 00:36:07,201
[Barrett] Well, we needed a plan B,
we got a plan B

508
00:36:07,234 --> 00:36:10,804
and now La Madrina, Elektra Lopez
distracted the referee.

509
00:36:10,837 --> 00:36:13,557
-[Tessitore] Lopez on the apron.
-[Barrett] Complaining.

510
00:36:13,589 --> 00:36:15,792
[Tessitore] Far corner,
Elton Prince going up top.

511
00:36:15,826 --> 00:36:18,444
Santos Escobar pulls him down.

512
00:36:18,478 --> 00:36:21,698
Well, divide and conquer
by Legado Del Fantasma.

513
00:36:21,732 --> 00:36:23,450
La Madrina takes the referee.

514
00:36:23,482 --> 00:36:26,703
Santos Escobar causes the damage, Joe.

515
00:36:27,671 --> 00:36:29,656
[Tessitore] Here's the double press.

516
00:36:30,691 --> 00:36:32,609
-And Prince…
-[Barrett] Whoa!

517
00:36:32,643 --> 00:36:36,246
[Tessitore] …with the big slam down
to close it out.

518
00:36:36,279 --> 00:36:37,948
-Yes.
-[bell rings]

519
00:36:39,165 --> 00:36:42,085
-Solid victory for Los Garza.
-[Garcia] Here are your winners…

520
00:36:42,118 --> 00:36:44,171
Los Garza!

521
00:36:44,203 --> 00:36:46,455
[Barrett] Wow, well,
the cheats in Pretty Deadly

522
00:36:46,490 --> 00:36:49,810
were out cheated by the Masters

523
00:36:49,843 --> 00:36:54,731
with the deepest bag of tricks of all
in Legado Del Fantasma.

524
00:36:54,765 --> 00:36:59,152
This is the moment, referee's back
was turned thanks to Elektra Lopez.

525
00:36:59,185 --> 00:37:03,106
Santos Escobar pounced, leading to this.

526
00:37:03,140 --> 00:37:07,310
The MTY.
Nasty landing for Elton Prince.

527
00:37:07,344 --> 00:37:11,531
Impressive win for Legado Del Fantasma
and Los Gaza,

528
00:37:11,565 --> 00:37:17,321
and perhaps soon Santos Escobar
et al will be back running the bingo.

529
00:37:17,354 --> 00:37:19,556
[Tessitore] Yeah, that double press MTY,

530
00:37:19,589 --> 00:37:22,960
with that, perhaps some clarity
in the tag team division.

531
00:37:22,993 --> 00:37:26,263
Earlier tonight we heard from
the SmackDown general manager Nick Aldis.

532
00:37:26,296 --> 00:37:31,301
He said, "Prove to me
why you deserve a title opportunity,

533
00:37:31,335 --> 00:37:33,103
and we'll take it from there."

534
00:37:33,136 --> 00:37:36,339
Perhaps Angel and Berto
just proved to him, Wade.

535
00:37:36,373 --> 00:37:40,861
One step closer
to a golden opportunity, Joe Tess.

536
00:37:40,894 --> 00:37:42,980
Still to come here
on Friday Night SmackDown,

537
00:37:43,013 --> 00:37:45,449
it will be Tiffy time.

538
00:37:45,482 --> 00:37:48,452
After so many moments that we thought
Tiffany Stratton would,

539
00:37:48,484 --> 00:37:51,654
she finally did,
a cash in and a new champion.

540
00:37:51,688 --> 00:37:55,976
We will hear from the freshly hand raised
WWE Women's Champion tonight.

541
00:38:02,516 --> 00:38:07,804
But up next, a chance to get back
the title for LA Knight.

542
00:38:14,461 --> 00:38:15,462
[bell rings]

543
00:38:15,495 --> 00:38:18,632
[Garcia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

544
00:38:18,665 --> 00:38:25,055
And it is for
the United States Championship.

545
00:38:25,087 --> 00:38:27,841
Introducing first, the challenger,

546
00:38:27,875 --> 00:38:33,145
from Los Angeles, California.
Weighing in at 240 pounds.

547
00:38:33,180 --> 00:38:35,716
LA Knight!

548
00:38:35,749 --> 00:38:37,284
-Yeah!
-[crowd] Yeah!

549
00:38:37,317 --> 00:38:39,203
[Barrett] "Yeah" indeed.

550
00:38:39,236 --> 00:38:41,839
How are your loins feeling, Joe Tess?

551
00:38:41,872 --> 00:38:47,528
Because I'm not gonna lie,
mine are tingling like never before.

552
00:38:47,560 --> 00:38:50,631
[Tessitore] Look at the energy
he's emitting right now,

553
00:38:50,663 --> 00:38:52,982
the focus, the hype for this.

554
00:38:54,051 --> 00:38:58,471
The first defense of the US championship
for Shinsuke Nakamura.

555
00:38:58,505 --> 00:39:01,024
LA Knights possible redemption.

556
00:39:01,058 --> 00:39:02,793
That is next. Don't go anywhere.

557
00:39:02,826 --> 00:39:04,645
Friday Night SmackDown, more to come.

558
00:39:13,002 --> 00:39:15,105
[Tessitore] Saturday Night's Main Event
is two weeks away, by the way,

559
00:39:15,138 --> 00:39:19,726
Royal Rumble three weeks away.
WrestleMania 4199 days away.

560
00:39:19,759 --> 00:39:20,761
Here we go.

561
00:39:20,794 --> 00:39:22,729
[Barrett]
No slowing down is there, Joe Tess?

562
00:39:22,763 --> 00:39:28,218
And there's never any slowing down
with a perpetual motion machine himself.

563
00:39:28,252 --> 00:39:30,254
LA Knight. Yeah!

564
00:39:30,287 --> 00:39:32,656
[Tessitore] 2023 was the breakout
superstar of the year,

565
00:39:32,689 --> 00:39:35,893
and then of course in August of last year
broke through at the US championship.

566
00:39:37,144 --> 00:39:39,563
But now this man has that title.

567
00:39:40,096 --> 00:39:42,098
["Sinister Samurai" playing]

568
00:39:59,383 --> 00:40:05,138
The third run with the US championship
for Shinsuke Nakamura,

569
00:40:05,172 --> 00:40:07,941
but there is something about
this version, Wade,

570
00:40:07,975 --> 00:40:11,144
with this veteran
that feels far different.

571
00:40:14,080 --> 00:40:21,038
[Barrett] Mysterious, the cryptic, the man
who hides in the shadows and then strikes.

572
00:40:21,071 --> 00:40:23,589
He is the Shinobi assassin.

573
00:40:24,441 --> 00:40:30,397
Here on SmackDown and most importantly
of all, he is the United States champion.

574
00:40:38,872 --> 00:40:40,524
[Tessitore]
See, among his last three matches,

575
00:40:40,557 --> 00:40:43,192
that was a thriller against Andrade,
by the way,

576
00:40:43,227 --> 00:40:45,913
but that Survivor Series
War Games evening,

577
00:40:45,946 --> 00:40:50,384
that is when the took the crown
in defeating LA Knight.

578
00:40:50,417 --> 00:40:55,172
[Barrett] A rich vein of form,
back to his very, very best,

579
00:40:55,205 --> 00:41:01,245
a man with a 20 plus year record
in this industry around the world,

580
00:41:01,278 --> 00:41:03,263
reaching yet another peak.

581
00:41:12,705 --> 00:41:16,359
[Garcia] And his opponent,
from Kyoto, Japan,

582
00:41:16,393 --> 00:41:18,962
weighing in at 220 pounds.

583
00:41:18,996 --> 00:41:23,517
He is the United States Champion.

584
00:41:23,549 --> 00:41:28,856
Shinsuke Nakamura!

585
00:41:31,942 --> 00:41:34,595
[Tessitore] And Wade, here's what
went down last week with Nakamura.

586
00:41:34,627 --> 00:41:38,915
[Barrett] Yeah, that's right, on SmackDown
Nakamura took on Andrade

587
00:41:38,949 --> 00:41:40,667
in a hell of a match up, singles action.

588
00:41:40,701 --> 00:41:44,238
Connecting with that Kinshasa
for the win.

589
00:41:44,270 --> 00:41:47,641
Celebrations, post-match did not
last long, however,

590
00:41:47,674 --> 00:41:49,926
as the megastar came looking for revenge

591
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:53,413
after a black mist attack
several weeks earlier.

592
00:41:53,446 --> 00:41:57,884
Nakamura lined up for a nice little BFT
but just about got away,

593
00:41:57,917 --> 00:41:59,819
in the nick of time.

594
00:41:59,853 --> 00:42:04,057
One way or another,
I'm coming to collect on what's owed to me

595
00:42:04,091 --> 00:42:08,562
with everybody saying.
-[crowd] LA Knight!

596
00:42:08,595 --> 00:42:09,897
-Yeah!
-[crowd] Yeah!

597
00:42:13,100 --> 00:42:16,537
[Tessitore] Coming to collect
what he feels is owed to him.

598
00:42:18,989 --> 00:42:22,209
The gold that is presented to the crowd
here at the Moda Center

599
00:42:22,241 --> 00:42:23,527
in Portland, Oregon.

600
00:42:23,560 --> 00:42:27,096
Look at the size of this crowd
for Friday Night SmackDown,

601
00:42:27,130 --> 00:42:29,348
the second of our US championship matches.

602
00:42:29,900 --> 00:42:33,654
We saw Chelsea Green retain earlier
with her victory against Michin.

603
00:42:33,687 --> 00:42:38,759
And now this much anticipated rematch
of Nakamura and LA Knight.

604
00:42:38,792 --> 00:42:41,310
-What a week it's been in WWE…
-[bell dinging]

605
00:42:41,345 --> 00:42:44,998
…when it comes to
highly contested title matches,

606
00:42:45,031 --> 00:42:47,651
You know what we saw with Raw.

607
00:42:47,683 --> 00:42:51,505
Rhea Ripley back
with gold around her waist.

608
00:42:52,705 --> 00:42:55,424
By the way, record-breaking evening,

609
00:42:55,459 --> 00:43:01,214
social media reach of 223 million views
across platforms for the day.

610
00:43:01,248 --> 00:43:03,884
It's box office after box office,

611
00:43:03,917 --> 00:43:09,056
and they don't get much more box office
than the megastar LA Knight,

612
00:43:09,089 --> 00:43:13,176
who doesn't look quite right
without gold around his waist.

613
00:43:13,210 --> 00:43:14,694
[Tessitore]
He would tell you that as well.

614
00:43:14,728 --> 00:43:16,930
Now, let's get into
the strategy here, Wade,

615
00:43:16,964 --> 00:43:21,034
because I always find rematches
to be fascinating.

616
00:43:21,067 --> 00:43:23,687
as to what was learned
in the first go

617
00:43:23,720 --> 00:43:27,406
and what strategy can be changed
and how to take effect

618
00:43:27,441 --> 00:43:28,842
when you get into the rematch.

619
00:43:28,875 --> 00:43:32,513
So you look back at what we saw
in Survivor Series on November 30th.

620
00:43:32,546 --> 00:43:34,381
What was learned by LA Knight?

621
00:43:34,413 --> 00:43:36,216
What was learned by LA Knight

622
00:43:36,250 --> 00:43:40,587
is that Shinsuke Nakamura
is an absolute master at the art of war.

623
00:43:40,621 --> 00:43:43,757
He only fights battles on his own terms

624
00:43:43,790 --> 00:43:47,528
and can get into the minds
of opponents like no other.

625
00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:51,397
The difference tonight, of course,
LA Knight has got nothing to lose.

626
00:43:51,431 --> 00:43:55,269
He's playing with house money
and he wants his gold back now.

627
00:43:55,919 --> 00:43:59,772
He keeps Shinsuke Nakamura's
games and tricks out of his mind,

628
00:43:59,806 --> 00:44:02,491
is the question we're about to find out.

629
00:44:03,676 --> 00:44:08,048
[Tessitore] Taking a controlled approach
early on here is LA Knight.

630
00:44:10,183 --> 00:44:14,404
Well, the people have come here tonight
en masse and it is up to LA Knight

631
00:44:14,438 --> 00:44:17,024
to give the people what they want.

632
00:44:17,057 --> 00:44:20,109
That is a big dub for the megastar.

633
00:44:21,278 --> 00:44:23,046
Who played… Oh!

634
00:44:23,080 --> 00:44:27,451
part-time security guard earlier tonight,
throwing Jacob Fatu out of the arena

635
00:44:27,484 --> 00:44:30,354
as if he didn't have already enough
on his plate,

636
00:44:30,386 --> 00:44:35,142
with Shinsuke Nakamura taking his eye off
the ball for a split second, of course.

637
00:44:35,642 --> 00:44:37,944
The Japanese superstar pounces.

638
00:44:37,978 --> 00:44:41,013
[Tessitore] Nakamura just running straight
in with violence

639
00:44:41,048 --> 00:44:42,516
as Knight was draped over the apron.

640
00:44:42,549 --> 00:44:43,984
I was surprised by that as well.

641
00:44:44,017 --> 00:44:48,188
Jacob Fatu and you saw what happened
earlier with Paul Heyman and Cody Rhodes

642
00:44:48,221 --> 00:44:49,223
and Kevin Owens,

643
00:44:49,256 --> 00:44:53,227
and then the brawl that ensued
as Fatu was enraged backstage,

644
00:44:53,259 --> 00:44:55,879
and the last thing you want to do
is get in the way of the Samoan Werewolf,

645
00:44:55,913 --> 00:45:00,334
and yet there was LA Knight tossing out
and closing the door behind him.

646
00:45:00,366 --> 00:45:02,486
Fatu will not forget that for sure.

647
00:45:03,170 --> 00:45:06,890
[Barrett] Yeah, it may come forward
in the next few weeks we will see,

648
00:45:06,924 --> 00:45:09,993
but right now,
now needing full focus on this matchup,

649
00:45:10,027 --> 00:45:13,279
this championship opportunity,
is the megastar

650
00:45:13,313 --> 00:45:17,317
whose shots are simply
bouncing off the champ Nakamura.

651
00:45:17,350 --> 00:45:19,870
[Tessitore]
Nakamura targeting that lower leg.

652
00:45:21,754 --> 00:45:25,292
[Barrett] Nakamura, of course,
highly-skilled jujitsu exponent,

653
00:45:25,325 --> 00:45:29,779
position strikes,
inescapable submission hold,

654
00:45:29,813 --> 00:45:34,183
previously competed in MMA
prior to his time in sports entertainment.

655
00:45:34,768 --> 00:45:41,558
Doesn't LA Knight know all about
the danger that Shinsuke Nakamura holds?

656
00:45:41,592 --> 00:45:47,013
[Tessitore] And running knee as he had
LA Knight up on top of the ropes there,

657
00:45:47,047 --> 00:45:50,968
he just falls to the floor
collapsing after that impact.

658
00:45:51,000 --> 00:45:53,502
[Barrett] There's a crunching landing
to try and brace yourself

659
00:45:53,537 --> 00:45:56,490
for those kind of falls all the way
to the outside of the concrete floor.

660
00:45:56,522 --> 00:45:59,259
I don't know what is left
in the tank of LA Knight at this point.

661
00:45:59,292 --> 00:46:01,694
He has been beaten around the ring
in the--

662
00:46:01,728 --> 00:46:03,680
-[Tessitore] Oh!
-[Barrett] But there's your answer,

663
00:46:03,714 --> 00:46:06,884
[Tessitore]
The megastar looking to come back here.

664
00:46:09,803 --> 00:46:12,873
And he sends out Nakamura to the floor.

665
00:46:12,906 --> 00:46:14,790
[Barrett] That was Nakamura at a…

666
00:46:14,825 --> 00:46:17,928
Crunching, landing head first
onto our floor and…

667
00:46:18,962 --> 00:46:22,699
[Tessitore] Baseball slide.
Right into our desk comes Nakamura.

668
00:46:28,555 --> 00:46:30,757
Slamming his head time and again.

669
00:46:30,790 --> 00:46:33,377
[crowd] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

670
00:46:33,410 --> 00:46:35,729
[Barrett]
It's a brand new reinforced desk.

671
00:46:36,712 --> 00:46:38,098
[crowd] Yeah!

672
00:46:40,968 --> 00:46:43,854
[Tessitore]
As Nakamura not in good shape here.

673
00:46:43,886 --> 00:46:46,123
You mentioned that it's a brand-new desk.

674
00:46:46,156 --> 00:46:50,310
It's akin to like a Cadillac Escalade
in terms of the size and scope.

675
00:46:51,111 --> 00:46:52,446
So solid.

676
00:46:52,479 --> 00:46:54,848
It's different when you hit your head
on this new bad boy.

677
00:46:54,882 --> 00:46:58,185
[Barrett] Didn't go down, did it?
Look at that, Joe, we got a good one.

678
00:46:58,218 --> 00:47:02,689
[Tessitore] LA Knight.
He said he's coming to get what is his.

679
00:47:05,392 --> 00:47:10,881
[Barrett] Easier said than done, however,
Nakamura historically raising his game

680
00:47:10,913 --> 00:47:12,616
in championship matches.

681
00:47:17,538 --> 00:47:19,388
[Tessitore] Right into the ring post.

682
00:47:24,243 --> 00:47:28,397
As Nakamura slams
LA Knight into that post.

683
00:47:36,557 --> 00:47:40,042
That is in the possession
of Shinsuke Nakamura,

684
00:47:40,077 --> 00:47:41,845
the United States Championship.

685
00:47:41,879 --> 00:47:47,801
He has held it for 41 days since
defeating LA Knight at Survivor Series

686
00:47:47,834 --> 00:47:51,488
back on November 30th,
this the rematch, his first title defense.

687
00:47:54,107 --> 00:47:59,712
-[crowd boos, cheers]
-Trading right-hand center of the ring.

688
00:48:00,848 --> 00:48:03,450
Right here in Portland, Oregon,
loaded night…

689
00:48:03,482 --> 00:48:05,868
-[Barrett] Whoa, and LA Knight…
-[Tessitore] on SmackDown.

690
00:48:06,370 --> 00:48:12,158
feeding off that frenzy of energy that has
taken over this arena and it is LA Knight,

691
00:48:12,192 --> 00:48:16,797
the challenger now taking over
the latter point of this matchup.

692
00:48:16,830 --> 00:48:18,665
[Tessitore]
Playing right into the emotion of it all.

693
00:48:19,433 --> 00:48:21,051
Big slam from Knight.

694
00:48:21,084 --> 00:48:23,187
[Barrett] And Nakamura in big trouble now,

695
00:48:23,220 --> 00:48:25,873
he is right where the megastar wants him.

696
00:48:26,924 --> 00:48:30,077
[crowd] LA Knight. Yeah!

697
00:48:30,109 --> 00:48:34,598
[Tessitore] Elbow comes home.
into the cover to get the gold back.

698
00:48:34,631 --> 00:48:36,767
And the kickout by Nakamura.

699
00:48:36,799 --> 00:48:42,288
[Barrett] What a stunning 2024 it was
for LA Knight, derailed of late,

700
00:48:42,321 --> 00:48:45,908
but this is one way to get
the train back on the tracks,

701
00:48:45,942 --> 00:48:49,162
ASAP in 2025.

702
00:48:49,879 --> 00:48:52,732
[Tessitore] We talked about it earlier
when he was making his way to the ring

703
00:48:52,766 --> 00:48:53,984
to try to reclaim gold.

704
00:48:54,017 --> 00:48:59,156
If you think about the last two years,
ESPN named him the breakout star in 2023.

705
00:48:59,189 --> 00:49:02,808
Then he gets through
and does claim it at SummerSlam,

706
00:49:02,843 --> 00:49:06,879
only to be defeated by
this veteran Nakamura at Survivor Series,

707
00:49:06,913 --> 00:49:11,201
and now he can start the new year fresh
and regain the gold.

708
00:49:11,234 --> 00:49:13,654
[Barrett] Nakamura trying
every dirty trick in the book,

709
00:49:13,687 --> 00:49:17,406
including going for the megastar's eyes.
The referee unsighted.

710
00:49:17,908 --> 00:49:19,091
[Tessitore] There's the roll up.

711
00:49:20,327 --> 00:49:22,162
[Barrett] O'Connor roll attempt.

712
00:49:22,196 --> 00:49:25,382
LA Knight almost eating
that exposed turnbuckle

713
00:49:25,415 --> 00:49:27,100
that came off earlier in the matchup.

714
00:49:30,404 --> 00:49:33,524
Beautiful strike to the back of the head
of the megastar,

715
00:49:33,557 --> 00:49:36,926
followed up by that sliding German suplex.

716
00:49:37,944 --> 00:49:42,432
And Nakamura has turned this one
around yet again.

717
00:49:42,466 --> 00:49:43,299
[Tessitore] With speed.

718
00:49:43,333 --> 00:49:46,169
An explosive dynamic force is Nakamura.

719
00:49:47,354 --> 00:49:51,024
You see that turnbuckle exposed,
that second turnbuckle in that corner.

720
00:49:51,558 --> 00:49:52,676
Look at that slide.

721
00:49:52,709 --> 00:49:57,464
[Barrett] It's an uncanny ability
to bait opponents into position

722
00:49:57,497 --> 00:49:59,549
and then strike them where it hurts most.

723
00:50:00,317 --> 00:50:02,352
That is the Nakamura playbook.

724
00:50:04,154 --> 00:50:07,875
He won the championship in that PLE
Survivor Series, but on SmackDown,

725
00:50:08,458 --> 00:50:12,980
he's on a four-match win streak
as he counters with the kick,

726
00:50:13,013 --> 00:50:15,598
able to parry and counter with a kick.

727
00:50:15,632 --> 00:50:18,185
[Barrett] Thunderbolts to the brain
of the mega star,

728
00:50:18,218 --> 00:50:20,703
but amazing powers of recovery
from the former.

729
00:50:22,089 --> 00:50:26,460
The megastar with a big chance here.

730
00:50:26,493 --> 00:50:28,761
-[Barrett] Oh!
-[Tessitore] Two and change.

731
00:50:28,795 --> 00:50:31,781
[Barrett] Late, late kick out
from Nakamura.

732
00:50:31,815 --> 00:50:35,085
Pain etched all over the face of the jump.

733
00:50:35,118 --> 00:50:38,422
Take another look,
this deep into a championship matchup.

734
00:50:38,455 --> 00:50:44,228
That level of athleticism
and precision from the megastar is what

735
00:50:44,261 --> 00:50:47,798
took him to the gold in the first place
and may well do so tonight.

736
00:50:47,830 --> 00:50:50,183
[Tessitore]
Spectacular night here in Portland,

737
00:50:50,216 --> 00:50:53,319
with The United States Championship
on the line.

738
00:50:53,353 --> 00:50:55,606
Can LA Knight reclaim it?

739
00:50:56,857 --> 00:51:00,093
[Barrett]
All the momentum in the megastar sales.

740
00:51:01,144 --> 00:51:04,413
Desperation now from Nakamura.

741
00:51:04,448 --> 00:51:07,484
-Countered by LA Knight.
-[Tessitore] Can he turn that over?

742
00:51:07,518 --> 00:51:10,103
-[Barrett] And it's locked in.
-[Tessitore] It is locked in.

743
00:51:12,839 --> 00:51:15,741
[Tessitore]
LA Knight applying all the pressure.

744
00:51:16,276 --> 00:51:18,111
[Barrett] Desperate for this submission.

745
00:51:18,145 --> 00:51:22,199
Shinsuke Nakamura a million miles away
from that bottom rope.

746
00:51:23,417 --> 00:51:27,087
Referee Charles Robinson
taking a very close look at the champ.

747
00:51:27,604 --> 00:51:28,605
He's made it.

748
00:51:30,691 --> 00:51:32,725
[Tessitore] And Charles Robinson
forcing the break,

749
00:51:32,759 --> 00:51:37,330
as Nakamura was able
to crawl his way over to the rope.

750
00:51:37,364 --> 00:51:40,299
[Barrett] And just when you see
the finish line in sight

751
00:51:40,334 --> 00:51:45,305
as the challenger there is nothing more
soul destroying than that moment.

752
00:51:45,339 --> 00:51:50,109
Now countered.
Arm bar attempt blocked by LA Knight.

753
00:51:50,143 --> 00:51:53,981
[Tessitore] You can see LA Knight,
he didn't want to release that left hand,

754
00:51:54,013 --> 00:51:55,665
and now he rolls him up in the counter.

755
00:51:55,699 --> 00:51:58,685
[Barrett] Counter for counter
like a chess game

756
00:51:58,719 --> 00:52:00,571
with a hell of a lot more pain.

757
00:52:01,221 --> 00:52:05,942
[Tessitore] This stretch of this match
is incredible action between these two.

758
00:52:05,975 --> 00:52:07,060
Nakamura.

759
00:52:08,377 --> 00:52:10,781
Attempted Kinshasa!

760
00:52:10,814 --> 00:52:13,866
[Tessitore] But instead of Kinshasa,
a near roll-up from LA Knight,

761
00:52:14,384 --> 00:52:20,540
both men toe-to-toe, move after move,
no BFT but instead it's Nakamura.

762
00:52:20,574 --> 00:52:22,926
[Barrett] Spinning back elbow
to the temple

763
00:52:22,960 --> 00:52:26,480
after a BFT attempt
and Nakamura now goes in for the kill,

764
00:52:26,513 --> 00:52:28,365
second bite of the cherry.

765
00:52:28,397 --> 00:52:32,252
[Tessitore] Shasa attempt, Nakamura.
Can the champ take it home?

766
00:52:32,286 --> 00:52:34,538
[Barrett] Connected.

767
00:52:37,057 --> 00:52:39,009
[Tessitore] The cover.

768
00:52:39,859 --> 00:52:41,662
The foot on the rope.

769
00:52:41,694 --> 00:52:45,464
Knight found a way. LA Knight survives it.

770
00:52:46,667 --> 00:52:52,105
[Barrett] Well, to be hypercritical
of Shinsuke Nakamura, it was a lax cover,

771
00:52:52,138 --> 00:52:57,461
not paying attention
after a superbly executed Kinshasa.

772
00:52:58,578 --> 00:53:03,716
That right leg of the megastar loose
and simply too close to the bottom rope,

773
00:53:03,750 --> 00:53:06,752
that's what happens
this deep into championship matches,

774
00:53:06,787 --> 00:53:11,591
you don't have all your faculties,
you don't execute like you normally do,

775
00:53:11,625 --> 00:53:16,712
and for that reason and that reason alone
LA Knight's still in the matchup for now.

776
00:53:16,747 --> 00:53:20,750
[Tessitore] Turn buckle is exposed
as Nakamura comes in,

777
00:53:20,783 --> 00:53:22,786
but LA Knight gets out of the way.

778
00:53:23,553 --> 00:53:24,770
BFT!

779
00:53:25,721 --> 00:53:28,141
But they are both so drained, Wade.

780
00:53:29,109 --> 00:53:32,913
-So much has been taken out of Nakamura.
-[Barrett] Oh, no!

781
00:53:32,946 --> 00:53:35,449
-[Barrett] Oh, my God,
-[Tessitore] What did we say?

782
00:53:35,949 --> 00:53:40,120
Fatu and Tama Tonga
were not going to forget

783
00:53:40,153 --> 00:53:43,373
what LA Knight did earlier tonight.

784
00:53:44,625 --> 00:53:50,596
And why oh why in the midst
of such a magnificent championship match,

785
00:53:50,631 --> 00:53:51,615
but they arrive.

786
00:53:51,647 --> 00:53:54,618
[Barrett] Just when the megastar
had it won.

787
00:53:54,651 --> 00:54:00,156
Pop up Samoan drop.
The Samoan Werewolf has arrived.

788
00:54:00,656 --> 00:54:04,211
You live and die
by your decisions in this game,

789
00:54:04,243 --> 00:54:10,817
and that decision by LA Knight to turn
Jacob Fatu of all people out of the arena

790
00:54:10,850 --> 00:54:15,856
a few moments earlier tonight is one
he will live to regret for a long time.

791
00:54:15,888 --> 00:54:18,292
-Oh my God.
-[Tessitore] Oh, here comes the hit.

792
00:54:18,325 --> 00:54:20,594
Right into the head of LA Knight.

793
00:54:20,627 --> 00:54:24,198
after he's already absorbed
such a draining punishment

794
00:54:24,231 --> 00:54:26,033
going toe to toe with Nakamura.

795
00:54:26,799 --> 00:54:28,335
[Barrett]
Let me point something out, Joe Tess,

796
00:54:28,368 --> 00:54:33,022
not one security guard is heading out here
right now and who the hell can blame them.

797
00:54:33,056 --> 00:54:36,777
[Tessitore] And this is how we finish off
the US championship

798
00:54:36,810 --> 00:54:40,513
with these absolute unleashed mad dogs.

799
00:54:41,231 --> 00:54:45,202
As he moonsaults
onto the former US champion.

800
00:54:45,234 --> 00:54:47,370
[Barrett] We warned you when Solo Sikoa

801
00:54:47,404 --> 00:54:50,741
brought these two in they are lawless,
they are feral thugs,

802
00:54:50,774 --> 00:54:56,846
uncontrollable, even more so now,
perhaps when Solo Sikoa isn't around.

803
00:54:56,879 --> 00:55:01,234
[Tessitore] Cody and Jimmy
to meet up with Tama and Jacob.

804
00:55:02,435 --> 00:55:07,524
As you said, no security, so it took
these superstars to leave the locker room.

805
00:55:07,558 --> 00:55:09,326
Super kick after super kick.

806
00:55:09,359 --> 00:55:13,797
Perhaps the only two superstars
in the locker room with the cajones

807
00:55:13,830 --> 00:55:16,500
to take on these two madmen.

808
00:55:16,533 --> 00:55:22,439
right into the steel steps
as Jimmy Uso sends him over the barrier.

809
00:55:22,471 --> 00:55:27,895
Solo Sikoa is nowhere to be found tonight
after his loss to Roman Reigns.

810
00:55:27,928 --> 00:55:29,830
They have no tribal tree.

811
00:55:29,863 --> 00:55:33,649
No, no, no, no, no. Nick, Nick.
Do not send them home.

812
00:55:33,683 --> 00:55:35,752
[panting] Do not send them home.

813
00:55:36,403 --> 00:55:39,839
They're here, me and Jimmy are here.

814
00:55:42,009 --> 00:55:45,229
Come on! Come on!

815
00:55:46,446 --> 00:55:48,415
Let's do this here,

816
00:55:48,448 --> 00:55:50,417
let's do this tonight.

817
00:55:58,509 --> 00:56:02,296
[Tessitore] General Manager Nick Aldis
listening to Cody Rhodes' demands.

818
00:56:02,328 --> 00:56:04,163
-[Barrett] Do it, Aldis.
-[Tessitore] Yes.

819
00:56:04,681 --> 00:56:06,015
[Barrett] Thumbs up from Nick Aldis.

820
00:56:06,049 --> 00:56:08,835
[Tessitore] He's got it.
Are you kidding me?

821
00:56:08,868 --> 00:56:15,826
We've got Cody and Jimmy against the
Samoan Werewolf and Tama Tonga tonight.

822
00:56:16,393 --> 00:56:20,848
[Barrett] Get ready if you like carnage,
you have come to the right place.

823
00:56:20,881 --> 00:56:26,736
It sounds like we're gonna have one hell
of a main event tonight here on SmackDown.

824
00:56:26,770 --> 00:56:30,790
[Tessitore] The Undisputed WWE Champion
and Jimmy Uso

825
00:56:30,824 --> 00:56:33,727
against Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga

826
00:56:33,759 --> 00:56:36,495
is happening right here in Portland.

827
00:56:37,981 --> 00:56:40,317
Wow. And coming up next.

828
00:56:43,187 --> 00:56:44,437
It's Tiffy time.

829
00:56:45,638 --> 00:56:51,728
I'll look back at Tiffany Stratton's
history making money in the bank cashing.

830
00:56:51,761 --> 00:56:57,100
That's next on this outrageously
entertaining Friday Night SmackDown.

831
00:57:06,660 --> 00:57:10,864
[Tessitore] When you're at NXT, and I went
this past weekend for that thrilling show

832
00:57:10,897 --> 00:57:12,149
at the Shrine Auditorium.

833
00:57:12,182 --> 00:57:15,185
Trust me, you never know
when you're seeing a future star

834
00:57:15,219 --> 00:57:18,455
like the former NXTchampion
who cashed in here last week.

835
00:57:24,310 --> 00:57:30,334
[Cole] Nia Jax, the WWE Women's Champion,
puts the gold on the line

836
00:57:30,366 --> 00:57:33,986
against the challenger Naomi,
who's been red hot as of late.

837
00:57:34,821 --> 00:57:37,457
-Women's title up for grabs tonight.
-[bell rings]

838
00:57:55,776 --> 00:57:57,310
Naomi countered!

839
00:57:57,344 --> 00:57:59,162
Both women down!

840
00:58:03,450 --> 00:58:06,687
Oh, yes, that's Money in the Bank.
Coming down to the ring.

841
00:58:11,991 --> 00:58:14,228
Tiffany, what the hell was that?

842
00:58:20,000 --> 00:58:24,605
Thanks to Tiffany Stratton,
Nia Jax retains the championship.

843
00:58:32,745 --> 00:58:35,848
Now Tiffany Stratton says,
"Nia, go get you some of Bianca Belair."

844
00:58:42,823 --> 00:58:44,057
Oh, my God!

845
00:58:52,232 --> 00:58:57,971
-Bianca Belair now.
-[Graves] Look at the power of the EST!

846
00:59:08,382 --> 00:59:09,448
Cash it in, cash it in!

847
00:59:10,017 --> 00:59:11,018
I wanna cash in.

848
00:59:11,051 --> 00:59:12,685
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen,

849
00:59:12,719 --> 00:59:19,526
Tiffany Stratton is cashing in
her Money in the Bank contract.

850
00:59:32,339 --> 00:59:34,640
Oh, my Gosh!

851
00:59:36,375 --> 00:59:38,477
It's Tiffy time!

852
00:59:40,763 --> 00:59:44,817
[Cole] Tiffany Stratton
goes from Mrs Money in the Bank

853
00:59:44,852 --> 00:59:49,288
to the WWE Women's Champion.

854
00:59:54,928 --> 00:59:59,049
[Tessitore] That was the awesome call
by Michael Cole as Tiffy time happened.

855
00:59:59,082 --> 01:00:03,153
The brand-new WWE Women's Champion
will be joining us tonight.

856
01:00:03,187 --> 01:00:06,056
How great are those reactions
to everybody on the cash in?

857
01:00:06,089 --> 01:00:09,509
[Barrett] I think the whole world
was feeling the exact same way

858
01:00:09,542 --> 01:00:13,730
and we may be feeling that for a long time
thanks to the new champ, Tiffany Stratton.

859
01:00:25,274 --> 01:00:27,678
[Tessitore] And it has been
a run of instant impact

860
01:00:27,711 --> 01:00:30,062
since the Motor City Machine Guns
arrived on SmackDown.

861
01:00:45,662 --> 01:00:46,663
[bell dinging]

862
01:00:46,696 --> 01:00:50,716
[Garcia] The following tag team
contest is scheduled for one fall.

863
01:00:50,750 --> 01:00:55,906
Making their way to the ring.
At a combined weight of 412 pounds.

864
01:00:55,939 --> 01:00:59,058
Chris Sabin, Alex Shelley.

865
01:00:59,091 --> 01:01:04,114
Motor City Machine Guns!

866
01:01:05,482 --> 01:01:09,469
[Tessitore] They're world champions
for 42 days before the stumble to DIY.

867
01:01:09,502 --> 01:01:13,941
Sabin and Shelley, and they're
gonna be taking on a familiar foe.

868
01:01:13,973 --> 01:01:18,345
A-Town Down as we roll on
with Friday Night SmackDown

869
01:01:18,377 --> 01:01:21,147
from here in Portland, Oregon,
and you heard it.

870
01:01:21,181 --> 01:01:24,634
We got Cody and Jimmy
and Jacob Fatu, Tama still to come.

871
01:01:32,459 --> 01:01:36,797
Having a great time here in Portland,
Oregon as the WWE momentum continues

872
01:01:36,830 --> 01:01:41,667
after the highest-grossing arena event
in WWE history with Raw Netflix debut.

873
01:01:41,702 --> 01:01:46,423
Now over 10,000 plus here at the Moda
Center from Friday Night SmackDown,

874
01:01:46,455 --> 01:01:47,957
and this crowd, Wade,

875
01:01:47,991 --> 01:01:50,093
it's official with the main event
they're roaring for.

876
01:01:50,127 --> 01:01:53,547
[Barrett] Yeah, they got themselves
a little surprise treat tonight

877
01:01:53,580 --> 01:01:57,134
because of the thumbs up
from GM Nick, all this wasn't enough,

878
01:01:57,167 --> 01:02:02,589
officially official WWE Champ Cody Rhodes
teams with Jimmy Uso

879
01:02:02,623 --> 01:02:09,479
to take on the wild and lawless Tama Tonga
and Jacob Fatu in tonight's main event

880
01:02:09,513 --> 01:02:11,582
right here on SmackDown.

881
01:02:12,149 --> 01:02:16,453
[Tessitore] Tama and Jacob disrupting
our US Championship rematch of Nakamura

882
01:02:16,486 --> 01:02:21,091
and LA Knight, but right now,
critical tag team match.

883
01:02:21,124 --> 01:02:25,361
Guys who rewrote the playbook
for modern-day tag team action.

884
01:02:25,395 --> 01:02:27,931
Motor City Machine Guns
ready to go after it.

885
01:02:27,964 --> 01:02:29,966
["Raise Your Fist" playing]

886
01:02:44,615 --> 01:02:46,616
["Remember Our Name" playing]

887
01:02:49,620 --> 01:02:52,573
[Tessitore] And the challenge
for the Motor City Machine Guns, Wade,

888
01:02:52,606 --> 01:02:58,678
it comes against the young, confident,
and never quiet, A-Town Down Under.

889
01:02:59,196 --> 01:03:02,799
[Barrett] Former champs
versus former champs.

890
01:03:03,649 --> 01:03:08,388
Nick Aldis laid down the gauntlet.
Los Garza got themselves a W

891
01:03:08,422 --> 01:03:10,424
earlier against Pretty Deadly.

892
01:03:11,441 --> 01:03:14,761
Who is gonna join them
in winner's enclosure, pal?

893
01:03:14,794 --> 01:03:17,681
It's getting one step closer
to a championship opportunity.

894
01:03:19,131 --> 01:03:23,720
[Garcia] Their opponents,
at a combined weight of 424 pounds,

895
01:03:23,754 --> 01:03:30,410
Grayson Waller and Austin Theory,
A-Town Down Under.

896
01:03:32,745 --> 01:03:37,350
[Tessitore] Of course they were champions,
had the titles for 90 days,

897
01:03:37,384 --> 01:03:40,053
losing them this last July.

898
01:03:41,654 --> 01:03:44,942
They've had their ups
and downs a bit since losing the titles.

899
01:03:44,975 --> 01:03:46,527
Two in eight Tag Team matches.

900
01:03:46,560 --> 01:03:48,278
[Barrett] Well, there were
some major issues

901
01:03:48,312 --> 01:03:50,314
between the members of A-Town Down Under

902
01:03:50,346 --> 01:03:54,868
in the last few months of 2024,
not necessarily on the same page at times,

903
01:03:54,902 --> 01:03:57,620
but all that is now water
under the bridge.

904
01:03:57,654 --> 01:04:00,490
-And these two are-- Yeah, absolutely.
-[Tessitore] I've said--

905
01:04:01,040 --> 01:04:02,558
I never trust it with these two.

906
01:04:02,593 --> 01:04:05,345
[Barrett] Trust me,
they are thick as thieves once again.

907
01:04:05,379 --> 01:04:08,397
All issues have been dealt with
and they are laser focused

908
01:04:08,432 --> 01:04:11,535
on reclaiming their goal
that they want back at WrestleMania.

909
01:04:12,870 --> 01:04:15,888
Difficult to top that,
and I will say something on behalf,

910
01:04:15,923 --> 01:04:19,142
of Motor City Machine Guns, a team we've
all been really impressed with.

911
01:04:19,643 --> 01:04:23,013
They have every right
to feel pretty hard done by after their

912
01:04:23,046 --> 01:04:27,401
championship opportunity
got thrown out last week

913
01:04:27,433 --> 01:04:30,370
due to the actions of other tag teams.

914
01:04:30,404 --> 01:04:34,808
They were not granted an automatic rematch
by GM Nick Aldis,

915
01:04:34,841 --> 01:04:36,609
they've got to earn it the old way.

916
01:04:36,643 --> 01:04:39,096
[Tessitore] But I like what Aldis did
earlier today

917
01:04:39,129 --> 01:04:41,647
as we were backstage and capturing

918
01:04:41,682 --> 01:04:47,303
the nonstop complaints from so many of
the tag teams backstage and all this.

919
01:04:47,337 --> 01:04:49,122
Listen, let's just get
everybody in the ring.

920
01:04:49,156 --> 01:04:52,091
I mean it's not like this is an official
tournament or anything like that,

921
01:04:52,125 --> 01:04:54,094
but why not go out there and compete?

922
01:04:54,127 --> 01:04:58,115
Prove it, see how you look,
see if you can get a well-earned win,

923
01:04:58,147 --> 01:05:00,951
and that was the case
earlier tonight with Los Garza,

924
01:05:00,984 --> 01:05:04,788
as Angel and Berto were able to defeat
Kit Wilson and Elton Prince

925
01:05:04,821 --> 01:05:07,441
from Pretty Deadly.
And now, it's this match up.¬♠

926
01:05:07,473 --> 01:05:08,341
[Barrett] So here's the problem.

927
01:05:08,375 --> 01:05:13,596
There are so many teams here on SmackDown
who all feel like they have a claim.

928
01:05:13,629 --> 01:05:17,100
They are the number one challengers
to the champs DIY.

929
01:05:17,134 --> 01:05:19,803
The issue being
they are all so evenly matched,

930
01:05:19,836 --> 01:05:22,873
you couldn't fit a piece of paper
between any of them,

931
01:05:22,906 --> 01:05:25,558
so you have to go out there
and back your words up.

932
01:05:25,591 --> 01:05:29,763
That's all Aldis is asking for.
Go out there and prove it.

933
01:05:29,796 --> 01:05:33,149
If you can prove it,
then maybe you'll have earned the right

934
01:05:33,183 --> 01:05:34,618
to challenge the champs.

935
01:05:34,651 --> 01:05:36,470
[Tessitore] Theory tried to come
with that right hand,

936
01:05:36,502 --> 01:05:39,522
but firing right back was Shelley.

937
01:05:40,022 --> 01:05:43,861
[Barrett] Not wise to go power for power
against someone as big and strong.

938
01:05:43,894 --> 01:05:45,312
Oh!

939
01:05:45,345 --> 01:05:46,946
[Tessitore] As Sabin comes flying in.

940
01:05:46,980 --> 01:05:50,750
[Barrett] As Austin Theory, it really is
that speed and maneuverability,

941
01:05:50,783 --> 01:05:53,636
that cruiserweight style
of the Motor City Machine Guns

942
01:05:53,669 --> 01:05:56,506
that they themselves pioneered
in the tag ranks.

943
01:05:57,424 --> 01:05:59,926
It is gonna have to come
to the forefront if they're gonna be

944
01:05:59,960 --> 01:06:02,562
victorious against A-Town Down Under.

945
01:06:03,180 --> 01:06:05,098
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie!

946
01:06:05,131 --> 01:06:06,433
[Barrett] Oi, oi, oi.

947
01:06:06,933 --> 01:06:08,968
-You don't know that one, do you?
-[Tessitore] I do know that one,

948
01:06:09,002 --> 01:06:11,488
but it doesn't get the
quite the same reception here in Portland.

949
01:06:11,522 --> 01:06:13,656
[Barrett] Well, only one person responded,
that was the--

950
01:06:13,689 --> 01:06:15,926
[Tessitore] Nor do many Englishmen
typically give it that reception.

951
01:06:15,959 --> 01:06:16,960
[Barrett chuckles]

952
01:06:18,745 --> 01:06:21,247
[Tessitore] As Waller showing off
that great athleticism,

953
01:06:21,281 --> 01:06:22,683
looking for the spinner,

954
01:06:23,216 --> 01:06:26,687
and he's able to land that big right hand
and straight into the cover,

955
01:06:26,720 --> 01:06:29,189
hooks the leg, looking for the early win
but the kick out.

956
01:06:29,689 --> 01:06:32,308
[Barrett] Now once upon a time,
Grayson Waller might surprise you

957
01:06:32,341 --> 01:06:33,609
because he's absolutely massive.

958
01:06:33,644 --> 01:06:37,948
He was a cruiserweight competitor
himself back in his NXT days,

959
01:06:37,981 --> 01:06:41,100
he knows full well the
kind of style and maneuvers

960
01:06:41,134 --> 01:06:44,203
of Motor City Machine Guns
and was one step ahead

961
01:06:44,238 --> 01:06:45,439
of Chris Sabin on that one.

962
01:06:45,939 --> 01:06:47,924
[Tessitore] Of course
his athletic background

963
01:06:47,957 --> 01:06:49,926
includes success
as a Golden Gloves boxer--

964
01:06:49,960 --> 01:06:51,627
-[Barrett] Ooh!
-[Tessitore] …back home in Australia.

965
01:06:51,662 --> 01:06:55,249
[Barrett] Well, there was a blind tag
there behind the back of Grayson Waller.

966
01:06:57,033 --> 01:07:00,187
[Tessitore] And with that,
there you get it, Sabin and Shelley.

967
01:07:00,687 --> 01:07:04,457
[Barrett] Alex Shelley, now the legal man,
referee saw it.

968
01:07:05,993 --> 01:07:10,330
Unfortunately for Grayson Waller,
his nice start in this matchup

969
01:07:10,364 --> 01:07:11,915
has gone south in a hurry.

970
01:07:11,948 --> 01:07:13,616
[Tessitore] Motor City Machine Guns.

971
01:07:17,520 --> 01:07:20,540
Oh, and tripping him up was Theory,

972
01:07:20,573 --> 01:07:23,343
and a big left hand comes booming home.

973
01:07:23,377 --> 01:07:26,647
[Barrett] This is always gonna be the
issue in this kind of matchup and-- Oh!

974
01:07:27,163 --> 01:07:28,714
Rolling flatline to that.

975
01:07:28,749 --> 01:07:30,901
[Tessitore] Grayson Waller into the cover.

976
01:07:33,236 --> 01:07:34,988
You see the frustration.

977
01:07:35,022 --> 01:07:37,774
Great action,
Tag Team action here from Portland.

978
01:07:41,495 --> 01:07:43,596
[Tessitore] Joe and Wade back
with you here in Portland.

979
01:07:43,629 --> 01:07:45,432
Tag Team action.

980
01:07:45,464 --> 01:07:49,569
A-Town Down Under
against the Motor City Machine Guns.

981
01:07:49,602 --> 01:07:54,341
As Grayson Waller looking
to keep control from A-Town Down Under.

982
01:07:55,024 --> 01:07:58,412
Into the cover quickly goes Austin Theory
against Alex Shelley, of course,

983
01:07:58,444 --> 01:08:00,564
for Motor City Machine Guns, Wade.

984
01:08:00,596 --> 01:08:04,567
They won the Tag Team championship
when they defeated the group

985
01:08:04,600 --> 01:08:07,386
formerly known as the New Bloodline.

986
01:08:07,421 --> 01:08:09,156
That was back on October 25th.

987
01:08:09,189 --> 01:08:12,808
They defeated DIY to become the number
one contenders that very night,

988
01:08:12,843 --> 01:08:17,096
then went right into the challenge
against the then called New Bloodline.

989
01:08:17,130 --> 01:08:18,365
Of course, all that matters now

990
01:08:18,398 --> 01:08:21,134
when it comes to the Bloodline
is where's the Ula Fala,

991
01:08:21,167 --> 01:08:23,903
and it's around the neck of Roman Reigns.

992
01:08:23,937 --> 01:08:28,942
[Barrett] Yeah, the honeymoon period
for the Motor City Machine Guns was sweet

993
01:08:28,975 --> 01:08:31,144
but all too short for their fan base.

994
01:08:31,178 --> 01:08:35,948
They have now been targeted
and outmaneuvered and indeed out muscled

995
01:08:36,483 --> 01:08:41,871
by the sharks of the SmackDown
locker room, such as A-Town Down Under.

996
01:08:42,471 --> 01:08:47,077
Who are on full control of this matchup
and slowly inching their way closer

997
01:08:47,109 --> 01:08:49,362
to perhaps some championship-- Oh!

998
01:08:49,929 --> 01:08:51,915
[Tessitore] Shelley able to break free.

999
01:08:51,948 --> 01:08:52,965
[Barrett] The veteran--

1000
01:08:53,000 --> 01:08:54,902
[Tessitore] And then he lines up Theory!

1001
01:08:54,934 --> 01:08:58,572
[Barrett] From Alex Shelley who has been
put through the ringer on this one.

1002
01:08:58,604 --> 01:09:02,925
It's surprising he's still ticking over,
but Chris Sabin on the outside,

1003
01:09:02,960 --> 01:09:04,560
desperately reaching for that tag.

1004
01:09:05,828 --> 01:09:06,830
There it is!

1005
01:09:06,863 --> 01:09:09,832
[Tessitore] He gets it in front
of this big crowd here in Portland.

1006
01:09:09,867 --> 01:09:10,951
Here comes Sabin.

1007
01:09:14,787 --> 01:09:18,492
Big right hand drops
the former star Golden Gloves boxer.

1008
01:09:20,193 --> 01:09:23,830
And then he eats a boot.
Sabin up top, missile drop kick.

1009
01:09:24,430 --> 01:09:27,818
[Barrett] Sabin simply too quick
at this point in the matchup

1010
01:09:27,850 --> 01:09:33,573
for both Theory and indeed Waller,
who is getting rocked around the ring.

1011
01:09:33,607 --> 01:09:37,978
[Tessitore] Running knee on the apron,
now back to business against Waller.

1012
01:09:38,010 --> 01:09:44,151
What a spurt, offensive aggression from
Sabin and the Motor City Machine Guns.

1013
01:09:45,402 --> 01:09:49,038
[Tessitore] And that energy is
starting to peak, we're going high risk.

1014
01:09:49,540 --> 01:09:53,059
[Tessitore] Baseball slides
as they send them into the barrier.

1015
01:09:53,093 --> 01:09:56,129
And that teamwork, incomparable.

1016
01:09:57,364 --> 01:10:02,952
[Barrett] This is why it is so difficult
to put the Motor City Machine Guns away.

1017
01:10:03,452 --> 01:10:06,240
[Tessitore] Suicide Dive, a 2 for 1.

1018
01:10:06,822 --> 01:10:11,428
[Barrett] Can attack you from any angle,
and now it is A-Town Down Under

1019
01:10:11,461 --> 01:10:13,664
sprawl around the ringside area,

1020
01:10:14,164 --> 01:10:18,235
that's closing in for the kill
perhaps of the Motor City Machine Guns.

1021
01:10:24,424 --> 01:10:26,175
[Tessitore] There's the hook of the leg.

1022
01:10:27,044 --> 01:10:31,831
[Barrett] Such a vast array
of high-impact Tag Team maneuvers,

1023
01:10:31,865 --> 01:10:33,584
take another look at this.

1024
01:10:34,635 --> 01:10:39,740
Perfect timing and execution glean
from about 20 years tagging together

1025
01:10:39,773 --> 01:10:42,192
at the very top around the world,

1026
01:10:42,226 --> 01:10:44,878
and now looking
to do it here once again on SmackDown.

1027
01:10:45,679 --> 01:10:47,531
[crowd chanting]

1028
01:10:47,563 --> 01:10:52,769
[Tessitore] The crowd respecting
the efforts of Motor City Machine Guns.

1029
01:10:52,803 --> 01:10:55,155
-[Barrett] This attack means nothing…
-There's the tag.

1030
01:10:55,188 --> 01:10:57,090
[Barrett] …if you don't get the victory.

1031
01:10:57,124 --> 01:11:02,596
And there's a reason why Waller and Theory
are former tag champs here on SmackDown.

1032
01:11:05,132 --> 01:11:08,501
[Tessitore] Big kick, and as he drapes
them across our announce desk.

1033
01:11:08,535 --> 01:11:11,772
[Barrett] Too much left in the tank
of Chris Sabin.

1034
01:11:15,275 --> 01:11:17,644
[Tessitore] Coming in
was Theory with the elbow

1035
01:11:17,678 --> 01:11:20,163
and then gives a little
to the corner as well.

1036
01:11:24,735 --> 01:11:26,620
[Barrett] Just too easy for a heavyweight

1037
01:11:26,653 --> 01:11:29,056
like Austin Theory
to turn this thing around.

1038
01:11:29,089 --> 01:11:34,044
Oh! Double strike to both temples there
from A-Town Down Under.

1039
01:11:35,345 --> 01:11:37,664
[Tessitore] And Sabin
finds a way to kick out.

1040
01:11:37,697 --> 01:11:39,700
[Barrett] Attempted to reach out
to that bottom rope.

1041
01:11:39,733 --> 01:11:43,237
Luckily for Sabin and Shelley
he had enough left in the tank to actually

1042
01:11:43,269 --> 01:11:48,425
kick out once he couldn't reach the rope,
but in a bad way now is Chris Sabin.

1043
01:11:49,242 --> 01:11:53,313
Jaw completely rocked at some point
in this one, but still ticking over,

1044
01:11:53,347 --> 01:11:54,798
showing that durability.

1045
01:11:55,965 --> 01:11:59,019
Go for that tag.
Alex Shelley down and perhaps out.

1046
01:11:59,052 --> 01:12:01,205
Sabin might have to do
this one on his own.

1047
01:12:01,237 --> 01:12:04,324
[Tessitore] Smart by Sabin to pull on that
top rope, but right now trying to get out

1048
01:12:04,358 --> 01:12:06,425
of the compromise situation.

1049
01:12:06,460 --> 01:12:08,745
As he rolls them up,
a counter roll, looking for the win.

1050
01:12:09,246 --> 01:12:13,916
Waller got some as he came in.
And now there's the tag to Shelley.

1051
01:12:14,601 --> 01:12:16,303
Big elbow from Theory.

1052
01:12:16,336 --> 01:12:20,357
[Barrett] Theory just had his wits about
him beating Alex Shelley to the punch.

1053
01:12:20,389 --> 01:12:22,175
Now, every single man down.

1054
01:12:22,209 --> 01:12:25,862
[Tessitore] Every which way
they've gotten after each other.

1055
01:12:25,896 --> 01:12:29,416
Remember SmackDown general manager
Nick Aldis, he put forth the challenge

1056
01:12:29,449 --> 01:12:32,068
to all these tag teams in the back.

1057
01:12:32,102 --> 01:12:34,271
You want a shot, go out and prove it.

1058
01:12:34,304 --> 01:12:37,773
We're going to mix you up tonight
and see who looks the part.

1059
01:12:37,808 --> 01:12:41,295
[Barrett] Every team seems to be competing
at a championship level.

1060
01:12:42,446 --> 01:12:46,867
-No matter who DIY end up facing.
-[Tessitore] Oh! The teamwork.

1061
01:12:46,900 --> 01:12:49,887
[Barrett] It's gonna be a hell
of a defense for them.

1062
01:12:50,670 --> 01:12:55,108
And it looks like it is the Motor City
Machine Guns now closing in on victory.

1063
01:12:55,142 --> 01:12:58,644
Isolated in the ring is Austin Theory.

1064
01:12:58,679 --> 01:13:00,947
Grayson Waller clear out
and here we go, Joe!

1065
01:13:00,981 --> 01:13:03,584
-[Tessitore] Skull and Bones!
-[Barrett] Boom!

1066
01:13:03,617 --> 01:13:07,654
[Tessitore] They land it.
Motor City Machine Guns.

1067
01:13:07,688 --> 01:13:08,688
[bell dinging]

1068
01:13:11,023 --> 01:13:13,961
[Garcia] Here are your winners,

1069
01:13:13,994 --> 01:13:18,031
Motor City Machine Guns!

1070
01:13:20,284 --> 01:13:23,871
[Barrett] Well, what a performance
from both teams.

1071
01:13:23,904 --> 01:13:26,206
Blink and you'll miss it kind of stuff.

1072
01:13:26,240 --> 01:13:29,710
We could show you a full 10
minutes of replays from this one,

1073
01:13:29,742 --> 01:13:31,445
but here are some highlights.

1074
01:13:31,478 --> 01:13:34,815
Motor City Machine Guns
taking full control,

1075
01:13:34,848 --> 01:13:39,419
connecting with a wide array
of strikes and then this Skull and Bones

1076
01:13:39,452 --> 01:13:45,492
to Austin Theory gets them the 3 count,
inching one step closer to a date

1077
01:13:45,526 --> 01:13:51,197
with destiny, perhaps a rematch they
so badly desire with the tag champs DIY.

1078
01:13:51,231 --> 01:13:53,433
[Tessitore] We will see
if that is the case,

1079
01:13:53,467 --> 01:13:57,204
but a big win for Sabin and Shelley

1080
01:13:57,237 --> 01:13:58,822
right here in Portland.

1081
01:14:04,178 --> 01:14:05,913
Stupid.

1082
01:14:09,516 --> 01:14:12,419
Lads, what was… what was that about?
I thought we had like an agreement,

1083
01:14:12,452 --> 01:14:14,554
you know, we scratch your back
and you scratch ours.

1084
01:14:14,588 --> 01:14:16,456
And I thought I made myself clear.

1085
01:14:16,490 --> 01:14:19,193
I don't want you scratching my back.

1086
01:14:19,226 --> 01:14:21,495
Look, we appreciate you guys
having our backs,

1087
01:14:21,528 --> 01:14:23,947
but you got a lot of heat
on you right now, okay?

1088
01:14:23,981 --> 01:14:26,500
We couldn't come out there tonight,
you understand, okay?

1089
01:14:26,532 --> 01:14:29,102
That heat, Johnny. That heat, Ciampa.

1090
01:14:29,135 --> 01:14:31,889
That's what makes
the Pretty Deadly lava lamp glow.

1091
01:14:31,922 --> 01:14:34,273
That's why we saved you guys last week.

1092
01:14:34,308 --> 01:14:36,175
They saved us? You s--

1093
01:14:36,210 --> 01:14:38,161
Look, look, look. Kip, Kip, Kip. I--

1094
01:14:38,661 --> 01:14:39,897
-Kit.
-Yeah.

1095
01:14:39,929 --> 01:14:41,932
-With a T. With a T.
-Yeah. Kit. That's what I said.

1096
01:14:41,965 --> 01:14:44,434
I know, of course I know your name
because we're friends, right?

1097
01:14:44,468 --> 01:14:45,469
Yes, boy.

1098
01:14:45,501 --> 01:14:46,653
[laughing]

1099
01:14:46,687 --> 01:14:49,473
You're gonna get your title match.
Trust me, you definitely will.

1100
01:14:49,505 --> 01:14:52,259
We're just working through
some things backstage, politics, drama,

1101
01:14:52,291 --> 01:14:54,644
all that stuff, but we got you guys.

1102
01:14:54,678 --> 01:14:56,295
-We got you guys, trust us.
-Do you?

1103
01:14:56,330 --> 01:14:58,532
We got you. [chuckles] Yeah, we do.

1104
01:15:00,416 --> 01:15:01,451
I don't know.

1105
01:15:01,485 --> 01:15:02,986
[muttering]

1106
01:15:03,019 --> 01:15:05,572
-Hey, guys. Hey, hey.
-[groans] Not you.

1107
01:15:05,606 --> 01:15:09,326
I gotta tell you, if you're dumb enough
to believe anything the two of them say,

1108
01:15:09,358 --> 01:15:12,094
then you definitely deserve
everything that's coming your way.

1109
01:15:12,779 --> 01:15:17,166
And trust me, it's not gonna be
those Tag Team titles. I'm just saying.

1110
01:15:17,201 --> 01:15:20,571
-Thank you very much for your advice.
-Oh, Apollo, no friends.

1111
01:15:20,603 --> 01:15:23,005
-It's just me and him anyway.
-What's going on?

1112
01:15:26,677 --> 01:15:27,878
Nia.

1113
01:15:28,779 --> 01:15:29,996
Hi, Nia. Um…

1114
01:15:30,531 --> 01:15:34,084
You know, I just saw Tiffany,
and she was headed towards the ring.

1115
01:15:36,870 --> 01:15:38,338
I wonder what she's gonna say.

1116
01:15:40,324 --> 01:15:43,894
In fact, I should go
congratulate her myself.

1117
01:15:47,214 --> 01:15:49,583
[Tessitore] Congratulate her herself?

1118
01:15:51,068 --> 01:15:54,438
[Barrett] Strange form of congratulations,
but we will see, Joe.

1119
01:15:54,471 --> 01:15:57,523
[Tessitore] The recently dethroned Nia Jax
plans on seeing the new champ.

1120
01:15:57,558 --> 01:16:02,629
The clock strikes Tiffy Time
when we return to Friday Night SmackDown.

1121
01:16:08,885 --> 01:16:12,005
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome

1122
01:16:12,039 --> 01:16:17,728
the new WWE Women's Champion,

1123
01:16:17,760 --> 01:16:21,748
Tiffany Stratton.

1124
01:16:21,782 --> 01:16:23,784
["Tiffy Time" playing]

1125
01:16:36,480 --> 01:16:41,818
[Tessitore] Just 11 months ago that
Tiffany Stratton signed on to SmackDown,

1126
01:16:41,852 --> 01:16:46,005
and it was seven days ago that
she pulled off the shocker,

1127
01:16:46,039 --> 01:16:47,974
and she played it perfectly, Wade.

1128
01:16:48,008 --> 01:16:53,063
Cashing in on Nia Jax.
Won Prettiest Moonsault Ever for history.

1129
01:16:53,096 --> 01:16:57,768
[Barrett] Now the owner
of the WWE Women's Championship

1130
01:16:57,800 --> 01:17:03,340
continuing the 100% successful
cash-in rate

1131
01:17:03,373 --> 01:17:08,061
of the women's Money in the Bank contract,
you know, every single woman

1132
01:17:08,094 --> 01:17:11,782
in both the Raw and SmackDown locker rooms
looked on and thought,

1133
01:17:11,815 --> 01:17:16,870
"You know what, this year I need
to make sure I am Miss Money in the Bank.

1134
01:17:16,904 --> 01:17:21,175
I want a little piece
of what Miss Tiffy has got."

1135
01:17:21,208 --> 01:17:24,244
There are no guarantees at all
in this game,

1136
01:17:24,277 --> 01:17:26,179
but that Money in the Bank Champion--

1137
01:17:26,213 --> 01:17:28,215
The Money in the Bank
briefcase and contract

1138
01:17:28,248 --> 01:17:29,950
is about as close as you will get.

1139
01:17:30,651 --> 01:17:34,871
[Tessitore] And how it played out when Nia
had her title defense against Naomi,

1140
01:17:35,371 --> 01:17:39,843
and then all the drama unfolded
with Tiffany Stratton

1141
01:17:39,876 --> 01:17:43,347
cashing in the new WWE Women's Champion.

1142
01:17:45,766 --> 01:17:49,052
And she is with our ace reporter,
Byron Saxton.

1143
01:17:49,086 --> 01:17:50,137
Take it away, my man.

1144
01:17:50,871 --> 01:17:56,043
Tiffany, last week you shocked the entire
world when you grabbed your contract,

1145
01:17:56,076 --> 01:17:57,678
you cashed in on Nia Jax,

1146
01:17:57,711 --> 01:18:03,717
and you became the new
WWE Women's Champion.

1147
01:18:07,571 --> 01:18:10,307
So first off, congratulations.

1148
01:18:11,974 --> 01:18:13,527
Thank you, Byron.

1149
01:18:15,027 --> 01:18:18,232
[screams] It's Tiffy Time!

1150
01:18:18,264 --> 01:18:19,933
[crowd cheers]

1151
01:18:20,983 --> 01:18:22,501
Oh, man.

1152
01:18:23,469 --> 01:18:26,822
What a Tiffy turn of events, you guys.
Am I right?

1153
01:18:27,558 --> 01:18:29,175
[crowd cheers]

1154
01:18:29,209 --> 01:18:32,913
Less than a year ago,
I made my debut on SmackDown,

1155
01:18:32,946 --> 01:18:36,433
and in no time,
I became Miss Money in the Bank.

1156
01:18:37,768 --> 01:18:44,590
And at the young age of 25 years old, I am
already better than all of your favorites,

1157
01:18:44,625 --> 01:18:50,764
and I'm your new WWE Women's Champion.

1158
01:18:50,797 --> 01:18:53,650
[crowd cheers]

1159
01:18:53,684 --> 01:18:57,754
So before last week, yourself
and Nia Jax were the best of friends,

1160
01:18:57,788 --> 01:19:01,391
but a lot of people out there are saying
that the reason Nia bullied you

1161
01:19:01,425 --> 01:19:04,044
-for so long--
-No, no, no, no, no, listen.

1162
01:19:05,161 --> 01:19:06,746
Nia didn't bully me.

1163
01:19:08,432 --> 01:19:12,686
I befriended Nia
and I got her to trust me.

1164
01:19:12,719 --> 01:19:14,137
[crowd] What?

1165
01:19:14,170 --> 01:19:18,876
Nia thinks I'm stupid.
Well, who's the stupid one now?

1166
01:19:18,909 --> 01:19:21,245
[crowd cheers]

1167
01:19:23,096 --> 01:19:26,817
She thought I was naive,
she thought I was just a dumb blonde,

1168
01:19:26,849 --> 01:19:31,288
but she all thought that
because I let her think that.

1169
01:19:31,321 --> 01:19:32,572
[crowd] What?

1170
01:19:32,606 --> 01:19:39,246
And she let her guard down and because of
that, I stole her most prized possession,

1171
01:19:39,279 --> 01:19:43,433
her WWE Women's Championship.

1172
01:19:46,269 --> 01:19:50,290
And I'm at the Tiffy top of my game.

1173
01:19:51,375 --> 01:19:53,559
And without further ado,

1174
01:19:53,594 --> 01:19:58,632
put some respect
on my name and tell me what time it is.

1175
01:19:58,665 --> 01:20:00,450
["Not Like Most Girls" playing]

1176
01:20:03,769 --> 01:20:06,139
-[Barrett] Oh, dear.
-[Tessitore] Mm-hmm.

1177
01:20:06,173 --> 01:20:08,175
[Tessitore] Now it's time
for the former champ.

1178
01:20:08,208 --> 01:20:10,277
[Barrett] Time for some congratulations.

1179
01:20:11,195 --> 01:20:16,750
Nia Jax style.
No confetti cannon, no flowers,

1180
01:20:16,782 --> 01:20:21,121
just a grimace
and a very angry former champ.

1181
01:20:22,339 --> 01:20:24,691
[Tessitore]
How about the look on her face

1182
01:20:24,724 --> 01:20:27,861
as she sees Nia Jax.

1183
01:20:28,996 --> 01:20:31,782
You ungrateful little ****.

1184
01:20:31,815 --> 01:20:33,666
[crowd cheers]

1185
01:20:36,570 --> 01:20:39,822
Tiffy, right now I could kill you.

1186
01:20:42,576 --> 01:20:46,313
You're standing there
saying that you made a fool of me

1187
01:20:46,346 --> 01:20:48,081
and that you're at the Tiffy top.

1188
01:20:50,150 --> 01:20:55,438
You would be nothing without me.
I made you.

1189
01:20:59,326 --> 01:21:04,630
I mean, congrats on rubbing two brain
cells together to come up with that.

1190
01:21:06,567 --> 01:21:11,071
You finally took advantage.
It took you long enough.

1191
01:21:21,798 --> 01:21:23,817
Now you're having your moment.

1192
01:21:25,302 --> 01:21:26,303
All right.

1193
01:21:33,327 --> 01:21:35,829
Yay, Tiffany, it's Tiffy time.

1194
01:21:36,446 --> 01:21:38,365
[crowd cheers]

1195
01:21:47,157 --> 01:21:52,029
[crowd chanting] Tiffy Time.
Tiffy time. Tiffy Time.

1196
01:21:53,746 --> 01:21:54,748
Time's up.

1197
01:21:56,717 --> 01:22:02,389
Now, either you give me
my championship back.

1198
01:22:11,732 --> 01:22:13,967
Or I'm gonna take it from you.

1199
01:22:14,001 --> 01:22:16,219
["Role Model" playing]

1200
01:22:21,541 --> 01:22:23,143
[Barrett] Saved by the Bayley.

1201
01:22:24,327 --> 01:22:26,612
[Tessitore] Remember Bayley
had the championship

1202
01:22:26,647 --> 01:22:28,581
before Nia got the best of her
at SummerSlam.

1203
01:22:28,615 --> 01:22:31,919
[Bayley] Uh, ding-dong, Nia.
How about you shut the hell up, okay?

1204
01:22:36,156 --> 01:22:40,661
You know what, Tiff, man, you,
if that was a plan all along, then you

1205
01:22:40,693 --> 01:22:45,315
certainly got me because I definitely
thought you were a little stupid. [laughs]

1206
01:22:46,032 --> 01:22:49,335
But, Nia, I know you're stupid.

1207
01:22:51,021 --> 01:22:52,306
Right?

1208
01:22:53,223 --> 01:22:56,226
I mean, you made Tiffany, right?

1209
01:22:56,260 --> 01:22:59,713
You've groomed her from the very
beginning, put her right under your wing,

1210
01:22:59,746 --> 01:23:03,684
and she still outsmarted you. [laughs]

1211
01:23:10,440 --> 01:23:14,628
Now Tiffy, I know this is your,
uh, moment of glory…

1212
01:23:16,597 --> 01:23:20,349
but I don't want you to think
that I forgot that the only reason

1213
01:23:20,384 --> 01:23:24,621
Nia had that championship
was with the help of you at SummerSlam.

1214
01:23:25,505 --> 01:23:30,043
And the only reason Nia kept you around
was to make sure that that didn't change.

1215
01:23:31,562 --> 01:23:36,550
So I think that it's only fitting
that I'm the one who takes that from you.

1216
01:23:37,201 --> 01:23:39,769
["Glow" playing]

1217
01:23:40,454 --> 01:23:42,339
[Tessitore]
It's getting crowded here, Wade.

1218
01:23:42,371 --> 01:23:44,875
[Barrett] The women's locker room
is clearing out.

1219
01:23:44,907 --> 01:23:48,045
Hold on. Hold on. Hold on. Hold on.

1220
01:23:48,077 --> 01:23:49,663
Uh-uh.

1221
01:23:52,465 --> 01:23:55,352
We all know-- Hey, ya'll.

1222
01:23:55,385 --> 01:23:57,521
[crowd cheers]

1223
01:24:01,474 --> 01:24:02,492
Check this out.

1224
01:24:03,193 --> 01:24:06,346
We all know I had you beat last week, Nia.

1225
01:24:07,880 --> 01:24:14,188
And if it wasn't for little Miss Tiffer,
I would be holding 2 titles right now.

1226
01:24:18,258 --> 01:24:22,346
So if anybody wanna fight Tiffany
for the championship,

1227
01:24:23,280 --> 01:24:24,831
you gotta see me first.

1228
01:24:29,969 --> 01:24:33,240
Naomi, nobody cares about you.

1229
01:24:35,541 --> 01:24:38,077
-If it wasn't for your--
-Don't try me like that.

1230
01:24:38,579 --> 01:24:40,013
What are you gonna do, huh?

1231
01:24:41,014 --> 01:24:45,168
-[Tessitore] Oh!
-[Barrett] Oh, that was inevitable.

1232
01:24:45,201 --> 01:24:49,322
Everybody piling on Nia Jax,
rubbing salt in the wounds,

1233
01:24:49,356 --> 01:24:51,308
you're only ever gonna get
one reaction

1234
01:24:51,340 --> 01:24:56,346
and now, of course,
ganging up on the powerhouse, Jax,

1235
01:24:56,380 --> 01:24:59,282
is basically the entirety
of the women's locker room.

1236
01:24:59,316 --> 01:25:03,219
[Tessitore] Including the Women's Tag Team
Champions, Naomi and Bianca Belair.

1237
01:25:03,253 --> 01:25:09,193
Remember Bianca Belair with that K.O.D. a
week ago as Tiffy time was able to cash--

1238
01:25:09,226 --> 01:25:13,447
Is she lining up the Prettiest
Moonsault Ever to all of them?

1239
01:25:18,302 --> 01:25:22,539
The new champ sent them all down.

1240
01:25:23,807 --> 01:25:28,178
[Barrett] The world truly runs
on Tiffy Time right now.

1241
01:25:29,329 --> 01:25:34,384
A woman who has simply outsmarted
every possible challenger

1242
01:25:34,418 --> 01:25:36,954
during her own championship celebration.

1243
01:25:36,987 --> 01:25:42,025
Ladies, ladies, allow me to interrupt
this little meeting of the minds here

1244
01:25:42,059 --> 01:25:43,876
because I've had an idea.

1245
01:25:44,844 --> 01:25:50,133
Seeing as the four of you want so badly
to get your hands on Miss Stratton

1246
01:25:50,166 --> 01:25:52,219
and the WWE Women's Championship,

1247
01:25:52,251 --> 01:25:58,192
I've decided that you will compete
against one another in a fatal 4-way match

1248
01:25:58,709 --> 01:26:05,415
to determine the number one contender,
and that match is happening right now.

1249
01:26:05,449 --> 01:26:07,000
-[Tessitore] Oh.
-[Barrett] Ooh.

1250
01:26:07,034 --> 01:26:08,986
[Tessitore] I can't get enough
of Aldis tonight.

1251
01:26:09,018 --> 01:26:11,672
[Barrett] It's a good job
they're all in their ring gear.

1252
01:26:11,705 --> 01:26:15,275
[Tessitore] Nick Aldis says,
"Let's just do it, fatal 4-way,

1253
01:26:15,309 --> 01:26:17,361
number one contenders match."

1254
01:26:33,576 --> 01:26:36,396
It's an electric
Friday Night SmackDown right here,

1255
01:26:38,065 --> 01:26:43,237
where we have the #1 contenders,
fatal 4-way that was just announced.

1256
01:26:43,269 --> 01:26:46,773
Between Nia Jax, Bayley,
Naomi and Bianca Belair.

1257
01:26:46,807 --> 01:26:51,394
Talk about can't miss, Joe Tess,
this is a can't-miss moment

1258
01:26:51,428 --> 01:26:57,584
for all four of these women who demand an
opportunity at the new champ Tiffy Time.

1259
01:26:57,617 --> 01:27:00,254
[Tessitore] That's what they want.
The winner of this match--

1260
01:27:00,286 --> 01:27:02,523
And look at the Tag Team Champions

1261
01:27:03,173 --> 01:27:05,858
trying to get the suplex

1262
01:27:05,893 --> 01:27:09,897
on Nia Jax,
but she was able to do it on her own.

1263
01:27:09,929 --> 01:27:14,334
Can you believe the strength
and power of Nia Jax, Wade?

1264
01:27:14,367 --> 01:27:17,487
[Barrett] Yes, I can.
She has done it time and time again.

1265
01:27:17,521 --> 01:27:21,441
The smarts of the tag champs here
knew they had to team up

1266
01:27:21,474 --> 01:27:22,960
to try and take her down,

1267
01:27:22,992 --> 01:27:27,214
but that backfired in about the worst
way possible and now perhaps to capitalize

1268
01:27:27,246 --> 01:27:30,067
is the former champ, Bayley,
the woman that Nia Jax

1269
01:27:30,099 --> 01:27:32,102
herself dethroned at SummerSlam.

1270
01:27:32,134 --> 01:27:34,538
[Tessitore] Remember
Bayley won that thriller

1271
01:27:34,571 --> 01:27:39,358
at WrestleMania 40
in Philly against Iyo Sky,

1272
01:27:39,393 --> 01:27:43,496
won the Women's Championship there,
lost the title to Nia Jax

1273
01:27:43,530 --> 01:27:47,134
at SummerSlam in Cleveland.
As Naomi comes in.

1274
01:27:47,166 --> 01:27:51,121
Naomi, of course, mentioned what happened
last week as now you see the teamwork

1275
01:27:51,154 --> 01:27:56,710
with Bianca Belair, but a week ago,
Naomi thought she was in prime position

1276
01:27:56,742 --> 01:27:58,862
against Nia Jax,
and we know what happened

1277
01:27:58,896 --> 01:28:00,731
with Tiffy Time getting involved.

1278
01:28:00,764 --> 01:28:04,684
[Barrett] Yes, she did,
what a perfect setup by Tiffany Stratton,

1279
01:28:04,718 --> 01:28:07,204
perhaps the smartest woman
in the division.

1280
01:28:07,237 --> 01:28:10,858
-Do not judge a book by its cover.
-[Tessitore] Why do you say that?

1281
01:28:10,891 --> 01:28:14,594
[Barrett] Well, a lot of people see
the blonde hair and apparently Nia Jax

1282
01:28:14,628 --> 01:28:17,731
took that to mean
that Tiffany Stratton wasn't too smart.

1283
01:28:17,764 --> 01:28:22,936
She proved that to be completely wrong by
outfoxing the now former champ, Nia Jax,

1284
01:28:22,969 --> 01:28:26,773
who's using some smarts of her own
by staying outside of the ring right now.

1285
01:28:26,807 --> 01:28:30,076
[Tessitore] Now this is interesting
with Naomi and Bianca

1286
01:28:30,110 --> 01:28:32,462
in the midst of a fatal 4-way, of course,

1287
01:28:32,496 --> 01:28:37,584
the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
forced into action in a fatal 4-way.

1288
01:28:37,617 --> 01:28:40,571
[Barrett] Technically against each other
tonight, you know?

1289
01:28:40,603 --> 01:28:45,175
Both are primed and ready competitors
hungry for gold,

1290
01:28:45,209 --> 01:28:47,794
all bets are off when that bell rings.

1291
01:28:47,827 --> 01:28:52,482
Hopefully they can make amends post-match
as they do have tag championships

1292
01:28:52,516 --> 01:28:53,916
to continue defending.

1293
01:28:53,951 --> 01:28:56,303
[Tessitore] Bayley and Naomi locking up.

1294
01:28:56,853 --> 01:29:00,174
[Barrett] Well, I'll tell you right now,
Bayley has more history with every

1295
01:29:00,206 --> 01:29:02,342
opponent in this match than anyone.

1296
01:29:02,376 --> 01:29:07,030
Best buds with Naomi over the past ten
years and who can forget her rivalries

1297
01:29:07,063 --> 01:29:11,668
in recent years with the likes
of Nia Jax and indeed, Bianca Belair.

1298
01:29:11,701 --> 01:29:14,972
So Bayley knows her opponents tonight,
perhaps as well as anyone.

1299
01:29:15,005 --> 01:29:17,324
[Tessitore] No doubt about it,
that strained history

1300
01:29:17,357 --> 01:29:18,659
between Bayley and Bianca,

1301
01:29:18,692 --> 01:29:20,244
of course the time spent

1302
01:29:20,277 --> 01:29:26,750
in damage control, but successful at
Survivor Series War Games as teammates.

1303
01:29:26,782 --> 01:29:31,972
Bayley filled in for Jade Cargill
after that vicious attack that still…

1304
01:29:32,005 --> 01:29:35,759
there are questions as to how that
happened and who did it to Jade Cargill.

1305
01:29:39,213 --> 01:29:41,281
Great takedown by Naomi.

1306
01:29:44,334 --> 01:29:45,686
Into the pin cover.

1307
01:29:48,237 --> 01:29:52,925
[Barrett] High-energy offense
and outfit here from Naomi,

1308
01:29:52,960 --> 01:29:57,347
who is truly making Portland, Oregon
feel the glow tonight on SmackDown.

1309
01:29:57,380 --> 01:30:00,800
[Tessitore] Big crowd here in Portland
and now Nia Jax getting involved

1310
01:30:00,834 --> 01:30:02,936
and sends Bayley right into that barrier.

1311
01:30:02,969 --> 01:30:05,739
[Barrett] Jax truly the X-factor
in this matchup.

1312
01:30:05,772 --> 01:30:10,477
All three opponents of Nia Jax need to
team up and take Jacks out, otherwise in

1313
01:30:10,510 --> 01:30:13,647
my book they have zero chance of winning.

1314
01:30:13,679 --> 01:30:15,315
Jax too strong.

1315
01:30:16,950 --> 01:30:19,952
She's got a mean streak, a mile wide.

1316
01:30:21,088 --> 01:30:24,273
Successfully slowing it down,
however, is Naomi.

1317
01:30:27,009 --> 01:30:33,367
[Tessitore] Once again, the power
of Nia Jax, hooks the leg for the win

1318
01:30:33,400 --> 01:30:39,223
and coming in and saving things was her
tag team champion partner Bianca Belair.

1319
01:30:39,255 --> 01:30:44,193
[Barrett] Look at this offense going full
high risk with a Hurricanrana attempt

1320
01:30:44,228 --> 01:30:48,949
was Naomi, but the powerhouse Jax
showing all the strength that's taken

1321
01:30:48,982 --> 01:30:51,401
at a multiple championship reigns.

1322
01:30:52,169 --> 01:30:56,156
And how badly does Nia Jax
want to get her hands on

1323
01:30:56,190 --> 01:30:59,977
former friend, former buddy,
now champ, Tiffany Stratton?

1324
01:31:02,829 --> 01:31:07,550
[Tessitore] Bianca Belair,
the EST with elite athleticism.

1325
01:31:08,201 --> 01:31:11,103
The two-time WWE women's champion herself.

1326
01:31:11,138 --> 01:31:13,941
[crowd] …three, four, five, six…

1327
01:31:13,974 --> 01:31:17,376
[Barrett] For many, the number one athlete
in the women's division

1328
01:31:17,411 --> 01:31:19,179
is indeed Bianca Belair.

1329
01:31:19,213 --> 01:31:22,916
For other people, the number one athlete
is in fact Tiffany Stratton.

1330
01:31:22,950 --> 01:31:24,184
What a matchup that will be.

1331
01:31:24,218 --> 01:31:28,005
[Tessitore] To the power bomb cover
and the knee comes in from Bayley.

1332
01:31:28,038 --> 01:31:32,459
[Barrett] Bayley saving her own chances
in this matchup by breaking up that pin

1333
01:31:32,492 --> 01:31:36,864
on Bianca Belair who may well have been
down for the count after this power bomb.

1334
01:31:38,415 --> 01:31:44,404
[Tessitore] Number one contender
Fatal 4-way, and Bayley keeps things alive

1335
01:31:44,438 --> 01:31:48,724
as she came in with that knee,
and now she gets to work on Nia Jax.

1336
01:31:48,759 --> 01:31:51,695
[Barrett] We talked about earlier
how you don't get guaranteed automatic

1337
01:31:51,728 --> 01:31:54,047
rematches anymore as a former champ.

1338
01:31:54,081 --> 01:31:58,652
I'd argue after the 2024 that Jax had,
she perhaps deserved it.

1339
01:31:59,169 --> 01:32:02,456
[Tessitore] She had a big past year
claiming the championship.

1340
01:32:02,489 --> 01:32:05,692
This is her 4th singles fatal
4-way match of her career.

1341
01:32:05,726 --> 01:32:09,496
-She has never won. Nia Jax has never won.
-[Barrett] That's astounding.

1342
01:32:09,530 --> 01:32:12,916
What a crazy stat that is, and that can
only be because other women

1343
01:32:12,950 --> 01:32:15,168
are smart enough to gang up
on her in this kind of match.

1344
01:32:15,201 --> 01:32:16,786
[Tessitore] That's what happens.

1345
01:32:19,406 --> 01:32:21,675
[Barrett] Bayley struggling
there on the ropes,

1346
01:32:21,708 --> 01:32:26,463
perhaps Nia Jax not in the range
of an attack for Bayley.

1347
01:32:26,496 --> 01:32:29,116
Desperately trying to pull her into range,

1348
01:32:29,148 --> 01:32:32,286
but getting struck
on the jaw for her troubles.

1349
01:32:36,507 --> 01:32:39,509
You do not want to be Bayley
in this kind of situation.

1350
01:32:39,543 --> 01:32:43,280
Perhaps about to come crashing down,
valiantly fighting her way

1351
01:32:43,313 --> 01:32:48,969
out of the predicament, but immediately
back on the offense is Nia Jax.

1352
01:32:49,001 --> 01:32:50,036
[Tessitore] Oh, Jax.

1353
01:32:50,536 --> 01:32:52,422
-[Barrett] Oh, God.
-[Tessitore] Up on the 2nd rope,

1354
01:32:52,456 --> 01:32:55,224
trying to get Bayley up top for that drop.

1355
01:32:55,259 --> 01:32:59,413
[Barrett] Elevated Samoan drop,
but now the tag champs are back in there.

1356
01:32:59,446 --> 01:33:03,916
[Tessitore] Naomi and Bianca. Wow!

1357
01:33:03,951 --> 01:33:06,286
You could hear that all across Portland.

1358
01:33:09,889 --> 01:33:14,894
Great action.
#1 contender, fatal 4-way match from here

1359
01:33:15,394 --> 01:33:17,813
here on SmackDown in Portland, Oregon.

1360
01:33:22,335 --> 01:33:24,605
[Tessitore] Glad you're with us
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1361
01:33:24,638 --> 01:33:27,891
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett
with you here in Portland.

1362
01:33:27,925 --> 01:33:33,647
This is our WWE women's title number
one contender, fatal four-way match.

1363
01:33:33,679 --> 01:33:38,035
The winner is looking to get a shot
against Tiffany Stratton.

1364
01:33:38,067 --> 01:33:42,556
Tiffy Time was celebrating her cash-in
and her new championship earlier tonight.

1365
01:33:42,589 --> 01:33:44,391
Here's Nia Jax hooking the leg.

1366
01:33:44,424 --> 01:33:47,110
And both Bianca and Bayley coming in

1367
01:33:47,143 --> 01:33:49,663
to save the day
when all of a sudden everybody,

1368
01:33:49,696 --> 01:33:53,834
everybody, Wade, starts interrupting,
saying I deserve the shot.

1369
01:33:53,867 --> 01:33:56,103
Nia, Bayley, Naomi, Bianca.

1370
01:33:56,135 --> 01:33:57,588
So General Manager Nick Alder said,

1371
01:33:57,621 --> 01:33:59,940
"You know what,
let's just put you in and get this done.

1372
01:33:59,973 --> 01:34:01,375
Fatal 4-way right away."

1373
01:34:01,407 --> 01:34:05,946
Now the former enemies,
Bayley and Bianca Belair,

1374
01:34:05,978 --> 01:34:12,302
now called a truce on the offense against
the overwhelming might of Nia Jax.

1375
01:34:13,303 --> 01:34:17,057
This is what it takes,
teaming up, finding a way.

1376
01:34:17,090 --> 01:34:18,258
-Bianca.
-Oh.

1377
01:34:18,291 --> 01:34:19,293
[Tessitore] Bayley.

1378
01:34:20,626 --> 01:34:21,978
As they send Nia Jax out.

1379
01:34:24,464 --> 01:34:28,485
And how quickly friends
become enemies once again

1380
01:34:28,518 --> 01:34:31,588
in this kind of match up
with these kind of stakes.

1381
01:34:31,621 --> 01:34:35,976
I brought it up to you earlier, the
strained history that these two have had,

1382
01:34:36,009 --> 01:34:40,914
but they're teaming up at Survivor Series
with success in Vancouver.

1383
01:34:40,947 --> 01:34:46,286
Yeah, that mistrust, that dislike,
it never fully goes away and now Belair

1384
01:34:46,320 --> 01:34:48,038
and Bayley are both tapping into that.

1385
01:34:48,071 --> 01:34:49,456
There's the roll up.

1386
01:34:49,489 --> 01:34:52,442
How much hatred used to exist
between these two.

1387
01:34:53,192 --> 01:34:55,128
Bring it to the forefront
and now perhaps…

1388
01:34:55,846 --> 01:34:57,197
[Tessitore] Thinking K.O.D.

1389
01:34:57,231 --> 01:35:01,401
[Barrett] Simply not softened up
enough was the veteran Bayley.

1390
01:35:01,434 --> 01:35:04,571
[Tessitore] Good job hanging
onto the ropes by the EST.

1391
01:35:05,371 --> 01:35:08,125
And look at the pace being set
and all the skill.

1392
01:35:08,157 --> 01:35:12,629
[Barrett] Both women so fast
this deep into a match up.

1393
01:35:12,663 --> 01:35:15,014
[Tessitore]
And you know what beats speed?

1394
01:35:15,048 --> 01:35:17,918
-[Barrett] Overwhelming power.
-[Tessitore] That's right.

1395
01:35:17,951 --> 01:35:20,187
And the size of Nia Jax and the power.

1396
01:35:20,219 --> 01:35:22,438
As Naomi tries to get to work,

1397
01:35:22,472 --> 01:35:25,675
it was a week ago that Naomi
was in prime position, Wade.

1398
01:35:25,709 --> 01:35:30,030
[Barrett] Just such hard work
to get Nia Jax even off her feet

1399
01:35:30,531 --> 01:35:33,951
And once again, Naomi tries it
and there you go.

1400
01:35:34,867 --> 01:35:39,206
Throwing everything but the kitchen sink
at the former champ, Nia Jax.

1401
01:35:39,239 --> 01:35:42,041
Now in the drop zone,
split-legged moonsault.

1402
01:35:42,543 --> 01:35:43,844
[Tessitore] Can she do it?

1403
01:35:45,295 --> 01:35:47,164
A kickout by Jax.

1404
01:35:47,197 --> 01:35:51,250
Well, that was so smart of Naomi,
once every other woman was cleared out

1405
01:35:51,285 --> 01:35:55,088
to try and get a pin
as quickly as possible on Jax.

1406
01:35:55,121 --> 01:35:58,291
[Tessitore] Flying elbow dropped
by Bayley, who hooks the leg.

1407
01:35:59,776 --> 01:36:03,380
And pulling on the leg away is Naomi.

1408
01:36:03,413 --> 01:36:06,465
[Barrett] Well, the best buddies
became enemies briefly there

1409
01:36:06,500 --> 01:36:10,087
and now perhaps 450 splash
from Bianca Belair.

1410
01:36:10,120 --> 01:36:11,722
Hurt herself in the process.

1411
01:36:13,072 --> 01:36:16,125
[Tessitore] But time and again,
even after the 450 splash.

1412
01:36:16,159 --> 01:36:19,379
And now all three of the rivals of Nia.

1413
01:36:20,397 --> 01:36:22,900
[Barrett] Nia Jax has to be there
for the taking right now,

1414
01:36:22,933 --> 01:36:25,802
taking so much offense in succession.

1415
01:36:25,835 --> 01:36:27,638
Wait a second, that's Candice LeRae.

1416
01:36:28,505 --> 01:36:32,075
[Tessitore] Candice LeRae
makes her way down to the ring.

1417
01:36:32,608 --> 01:36:34,827
[Barrett] Candice LeRae
who helped drive a wedge

1418
01:36:34,862 --> 01:36:37,931
between Tiffany Stratton and Nia Jax,

1419
01:36:37,965 --> 01:36:42,302
perhaps out here to help Nia Jax
offer some advice.

1420
01:36:42,335 --> 01:36:45,389
Get it back in the game,
demanding some water.

1421
01:36:45,923 --> 01:36:47,007
Take mine, queen.

1422
01:36:47,691 --> 01:36:51,545
[Tessitore] And meanwhile, the tag team
champions getting to work on Bayley.

1423
01:36:52,346 --> 01:36:55,065
As Naomi and Bianca teaming up.

1424
01:36:56,183 --> 01:36:59,902
Double elbow drop and Bayley's
in trouble against the champs.

1425
01:36:59,937 --> 01:37:03,757
-Now, Wade, a fatal four-way.
-[Barrett laughs]

1426
01:37:03,790 --> 01:37:06,492
[Tessitore] The Tag Team Champions
are in there against each other.

1427
01:37:06,527 --> 01:37:10,813
[Barrett] Hey, shake hands afterwards,
ladies, there's too much on the line here.

1428
01:37:11,632 --> 01:37:16,186
Naomi and Belair about to throw hands.
I love it.

1429
01:37:16,219 --> 01:37:19,206
[Tessitore] Oh, wait, what?
They're not pointing this way, are they?

1430
01:37:19,239 --> 01:37:20,574
[Barrett] Uh-oh.

1431
01:37:23,326 --> 01:37:25,646
-Looks like--
-[Tessitore] Oh, suicide dive!

1432
01:37:25,679 --> 01:37:28,130
[Barrett] Oh, no.
Jax is too big and strong.

1433
01:37:28,648 --> 01:37:31,084
[Tessitore]
She caught her and sent Naomi back.

1434
01:37:31,117 --> 01:37:35,505
[Barrett] Slamming the kidneys
of Naomi into our ring apron

1435
01:37:37,456 --> 01:37:39,358
after Naomi went for broke.

1436
01:37:42,295 --> 01:37:43,647
[Tessitore] And now up top.

1437
01:37:47,918 --> 01:37:48,919
And Belair…

1438
01:37:48,951 --> 01:37:51,455
In position for the win.

1439
01:37:52,039 --> 01:37:55,558
As Bayley comes flying in yet again.

1440
01:37:55,592 --> 01:37:58,245
[Barrett] Belair digging deep
into the playbook

1441
01:37:58,277 --> 01:38:01,581
knowing she has to do whatever it takes
against someone like Jax.

1442
01:38:01,615 --> 01:38:04,634
[Tessitore] Big opportunity for Bayley,
but Naomi sees it.

1443
01:38:04,668 --> 01:38:06,904
[Barrett] Well, Bayley
to belly suplex there

1444
01:38:06,937 --> 01:38:10,424
surely would have won the match
for Bayley, but Naomi too quick.

1445
01:38:10,456 --> 01:38:14,193
[Tessitore] Rear view, hooks the leg,
Nia Jax breaks it up.

1446
01:38:14,228 --> 01:38:18,782
[Barrett] What an absolute car crash
of a matchup that still rolls on.

1447
01:38:19,483 --> 01:38:22,169
And back in the ascendancy is Nia Jax.

1448
01:38:22,201 --> 01:38:24,036
[Tessitore] Big drop and the cover,

1449
01:38:24,071 --> 01:38:26,173
and coming in is Bianca.

1450
01:38:26,956 --> 01:38:32,262
[Barrett] As a competitor, you simply have
to hate being in this kind of matchup.

1451
01:38:32,295 --> 01:38:35,432
So difficult
to find yourself a window to win.

1452
01:38:35,465 --> 01:38:39,952
[Tessitore] Over 10,000 in attendance
at the Motor Center in Portland, Oregon.

1453
01:38:39,987 --> 01:38:41,338
Friday Night SmackDown.

1454
01:38:42,572 --> 01:38:45,541
Incredible action
in our number one contenders match.

1455
01:38:46,043 --> 01:38:49,630
For the WWE Women's Champion
shot at Tiffany Stratton.

1456
01:38:49,663 --> 01:38:52,532
Still to come tonight, by the way,
Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso

1457
01:38:52,566 --> 01:38:56,169
against the Samoan Werewolf,
Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga.

1458
01:38:56,202 --> 01:38:58,222
That is moments away in our main event.

1459
01:38:58,255 --> 01:39:03,293
But this crucial match here to see
who will fight for the championship.

1460
01:39:03,794 --> 01:39:07,514
[Barrett] What an incredible job
the corner woman Candice LeRae did

1461
01:39:07,548 --> 01:39:10,483
of getting Nia Jax back into the fight.

1462
01:39:11,684 --> 01:39:14,621
But with that drop kick,
it might be game over for Jax.

1463
01:39:19,625 --> 01:39:23,280
[Tessitore] The action has been
outrageous and nonstop.

1464
01:39:25,199 --> 01:39:26,200
Bianca.

1465
01:39:27,733 --> 01:39:29,402
And the kick out by Bayley.

1466
01:39:30,603 --> 01:39:35,893
[Barrett] Oh, and it speaks volumes for
the cardio ability of all of these women.

1467
01:39:35,925 --> 01:39:39,413
That they are still dropping
bombs on one another.

1468
01:39:39,446 --> 01:39:42,849
The speed of movement, the durability
of these four.

1469
01:39:42,883 --> 01:39:45,701
Beggars belief,
someone's gotta win this match.

1470
01:39:46,954 --> 01:39:49,423
[Tessitore] Trying to line up that K.O.D!

1471
01:39:49,456 --> 01:39:52,241
[Barrett] Well, that's one way
to do it, Belair!

1472
01:39:52,276 --> 01:39:55,295
-All to the floor!
-[Tessitore] Candice LeRae is tugging.

1473
01:39:56,964 --> 01:39:58,965
Look at this, how she got involved!

1474
01:39:58,999 --> 01:40:03,704
[Barrett] Ooh, inadvertently,
Bianca Blair just whipped

1475
01:40:03,737 --> 01:40:06,255
her tag partner Naomi with that hair.

1476
01:40:07,124 --> 01:40:12,144
[Tessitore] And now Nia Jax drags out
Bianca Belair onto the floor.

1477
01:40:12,179 --> 01:40:13,813
-[Barrett] Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh, wow!

1478
01:40:14,313 --> 01:40:17,534
[Tessitore] Right over
the announce desk, crashing home.

1479
01:40:18,035 --> 01:40:19,652
Meanwhile, in the ring.

1480
01:40:21,455 --> 01:40:24,124
Rose Plant! Bayley hooks the leg!

1481
01:40:24,157 --> 01:40:27,577
-[crowd chanting] One, two, three!
-[Tessitore] And she wins it!

1482
01:40:29,847 --> 01:40:31,481
[Garcia] Here's your winner!

1483
01:40:31,514 --> 01:40:34,151
And the number one contender,

1484
01:40:34,183 --> 01:40:37,204
Bayley!

1485
01:40:37,237 --> 01:40:38,889
[Barrett] Well, what an epic match!

1486
01:40:38,922 --> 01:40:41,692
Our lives just flashed before our eyes

1487
01:40:41,724 --> 01:40:45,896
as Nia Jax and Bianca Belair spilled
over our table,

1488
01:40:45,929 --> 01:40:50,733
but most importantly of all,
we've got a new number one contender

1489
01:40:50,767 --> 01:40:55,121
for the new champ Tiffany Stratton
in the form of the former champ Bayley.

1490
01:40:55,856 --> 01:41:00,594
This is how this went down, lining up
for that K.O.D. was Bianca Belair.

1491
01:41:00,626 --> 01:41:02,563
Candice LeRae got involved.

1492
01:41:02,596 --> 01:41:08,251
Tug-of-war with that hair, which got
whipped into Naomi inadvertently.

1493
01:41:08,285 --> 01:41:11,038
-This one spilled to the outside!
-[Tessitore] Oh, wow!

1494
01:41:11,071 --> 01:41:16,576
[Barrett] Belair and Jax falling
over our table, and one Rose Plant later.

1495
01:41:17,076 --> 01:41:20,864
And Bayley was crowned
your new number one contender.

1496
01:41:20,898 --> 01:41:23,534
Tiffy, stop the celebrations

1497
01:41:23,567 --> 01:41:27,855
and get focused on
your Number One Contender, Bayley.

1498
01:41:27,888 --> 01:41:30,824
[Tessitore] The Rose Plant
delivered by Bayley,

1499
01:41:30,858 --> 01:41:33,626
the Former Champ's gonna have a shot.

1500
01:41:34,161 --> 01:41:36,196
[Barrett] What a match that was!

1501
01:41:36,230 --> 01:41:37,798
[crowd cheering]

1502
01:41:38,298 --> 01:41:39,299
What's that?

1503
01:41:40,183 --> 01:41:42,352
[crowd cheering]

1504
01:41:43,135 --> 01:41:45,806
-C-Dog, What's up with it, man?
-[speaks indistinctly]

1505
01:41:45,839 --> 01:41:49,076
Listen, all this talk about Roman Reigns,
The O.T.C, that's--

1506
01:41:49,108 --> 01:41:50,177
Hey, hey, hey.

1507
01:41:50,744 --> 01:41:54,414
As far as your cousin's concerned,
this championship.

1508
01:41:55,516 --> 01:41:56,616
I knew that was coming.

1509
01:41:57,433 --> 01:41:58,885
But we got tonight, all right?

1510
01:42:00,036 --> 01:42:02,456
See you out there. See you out there.

1511
01:42:04,141 --> 01:42:05,442
What's up, Big Jim?

1512
01:42:07,044 --> 01:42:09,413
You know, last week it was, uh, 3-on-1.

1513
01:42:09,446 --> 01:42:12,165
Now it's, uh, just me and you
so, uh, what's good?

1514
01:42:13,483 --> 01:42:15,318
Hey, you know what? I thought about it.

1515
01:42:15,352 --> 01:42:18,205
I'ma let that slide,
but I wanna let you know one thing.

1516
01:42:18,237 --> 01:42:19,239
So?

1517
01:42:19,273 --> 01:42:22,509
Me, Solo, rest of them boys,
you know, we tapped in.

1518
01:42:22,543 --> 01:42:26,179
So, uh, you wanna try that again,
you can end up like Braun Strowman.

1519
01:42:26,213 --> 01:42:27,297
I'm just saying.

1520
01:42:27,331 --> 01:42:30,416
Hey, what's that line
you be saying all the time, bro?

1521
01:42:30,450 --> 01:42:33,320
Huh. Melo don't miss.

1522
01:42:33,353 --> 01:42:34,688
-Yeah?
-Yeah.

1523
01:42:34,721 --> 01:42:37,773
With all those bricks,
you could build a damn house.

1524
01:42:37,808 --> 01:42:39,409
-[crowd cheers]
-Oh, and, uh…

1525
01:42:41,929 --> 01:42:43,530
[crowd chanting]

1526
01:42:44,748 --> 01:42:45,749
[scoffs]

1527
01:42:46,282 --> 01:42:47,300
[scoffs]

1528
01:42:47,334 --> 01:42:49,452
[theme music playing]

1529
01:42:51,871 --> 01:42:56,727
[Tessitore] Coming up next, the unexpected
Tag Team Main Event we didn't see coming.

1530
01:42:56,759 --> 01:43:00,480
The Undisputed WWE Champ, Cody Rhodes,
pairing with Jimmy Uso

1531
01:43:00,514 --> 01:43:05,268
to face the dangerous Samoan Werewolf,
Jacob Fatu, and Tama Tonga.

1532
01:43:10,891 --> 01:43:13,177
[Tessitore] Portland, Oregon,
the city of roses,

1533
01:43:13,210 --> 01:43:16,864
and, fittingly, a Rose Plant was just
landed by Bayley moments ago

1534
01:43:16,897 --> 01:43:21,817
to earn Number One Contender status
for the WWE Women's Championship.

1535
01:43:21,852 --> 01:43:24,004
Wade, are you ready
for signs of the night?

1536
01:43:24,036 --> 01:43:26,956
I'm always ready.
There better not be any lies this week.

1537
01:43:26,990 --> 01:43:28,825
[Tessitore] Like you wearing socks
in the shower?

1538
01:43:28,858 --> 01:43:30,059
[Barrett] Come on, man.

1539
01:43:30,093 --> 01:43:34,181
Boss thinks you're at work,
not anymore, pal, just outed yourself.

1540
01:43:34,214 --> 01:43:35,581
And we do love SoCal.

1541
01:43:35,616 --> 01:43:37,099
I absolutely love SoCal.

1542
01:43:37,134 --> 01:43:40,654
[Tessitore] Our thoughts are
with so many in Los Angeles County.

1543
01:43:40,687 --> 01:43:42,371
It is Tiffy Time.

1544
01:43:42,406 --> 01:43:44,141
"Sorry, Nia." Bayley's not sorry.

1545
01:43:44,174 --> 01:43:45,726
She's the number one contender.

1546
01:43:52,666 --> 01:43:54,817
Excuse me, Bayley. Congratulations.

1547
01:43:54,852 --> 01:43:58,071
You just won an impromptu number
one contender's fatal four-way match,

1548
01:43:58,105 --> 01:44:03,376
which means you're gonna challenge Tiffany
Stratton for the WWE Women's Championship.

1549
01:44:03,410 --> 01:44:08,932
But we just learned that match
will take place next week.

1550
01:44:08,965 --> 01:44:10,349
Uh-oh.

1551
01:44:10,384 --> 01:44:12,385
-So how do you feel about your chances?
-[sighs]

1552
01:44:12,419 --> 01:44:15,656
I mean, my whole career has been
off chances. Right, Byron?

1553
01:44:15,688 --> 01:44:19,041
You know, taking advantage of those
chances, taking advantage of opportunities

1554
01:44:19,076 --> 01:44:20,928
like Nick Aldis going out there and just

1555
01:44:20,960 --> 01:44:23,931
telling us to wrestle when we weren't
prepared, that's what we're all about.

1556
01:44:23,964 --> 01:44:26,732
I mean, Tiffany took a chance
on her big opportunity last night

1557
01:44:26,767 --> 01:44:29,001
and beat, uh, Nia Jax last week.

1558
01:44:29,036 --> 01:44:32,089
So, you know, I've grown up
in this business.

1559
01:44:32,121 --> 01:44:35,192
I have known people like Tiffany Stratton
my whole career

1560
01:44:35,224 --> 01:44:39,362
and I've wrestled Tiffany Stratton
all year long, and you know one thing?

1561
01:44:39,396 --> 01:44:40,531
She's never beat me.

1562
01:44:42,916 --> 01:44:44,750
[crowd cheering]

1563
01:44:45,318 --> 01:44:49,740
[Barrett] Wow. Well, time waits
for no man, or indeed no woman,

1564
01:44:49,773 --> 01:44:51,959
not even when you're on Tiffy Time.

1565
01:44:51,991 --> 01:44:57,080
New WWE Women's Champ, Tiffany Stratton,
makes her first defense

1566
01:44:57,114 --> 01:45:00,017
against the new
Number One Contender, Bayley.

1567
01:45:00,049 --> 01:45:03,036
That's next week on SmackDown here.

1568
01:45:03,070 --> 01:45:05,589
[Tessitore] SmackDown's gonna be
in San Diego.

1569
01:45:05,621 --> 01:45:09,209
And Motor City Machine Guns
will take on Los Garza.

1570
01:45:09,242 --> 01:45:12,112
Remember Nick Aldis, the general manager,
said, go out there and prove it

1571
01:45:12,144 --> 01:45:16,200
among these tag teams to see
who deserves a shot at the championship.

1572
01:45:16,232 --> 01:45:18,235
That's gonna be a good one
next week at San Diego.

1573
01:45:18,268 --> 01:45:22,489
[Barrett] Well, get this,
it's the worst week ever for this man.

1574
01:45:22,523 --> 01:45:24,374
He lost Tribal Combat.

1575
01:45:24,407 --> 01:45:25,875
He lost the Ula Fala.

1576
01:45:25,909 --> 01:45:28,661
And he lost the rights to the Bloodline.

1577
01:45:28,695 --> 01:45:34,535
What is next for the now dethroned
Former Tribal Chief, Solo Sikoa?

1578
01:45:34,567 --> 01:45:38,906
We're gonna find out 'cause
he's here live next week on SmackDown.

1579
01:45:41,074 --> 01:45:44,611
Yeah! Oh, yeah! Come on with it!

1580
01:45:44,644 --> 01:45:47,880
Y'all been seeing what me and Tama
been doing all day!

1581
01:45:47,915 --> 01:45:50,250
And yo, Big Jim!

1582
01:45:50,284 --> 01:45:55,255
The difference between our bloodline is
your bloodline left you on the front line,

1583
01:45:55,289 --> 01:45:57,324
the deadline! Huh.

1584
01:45:57,357 --> 01:46:00,844
And, Cody Rhodes,
I suggest you wake your ass up!

1585
01:46:00,878 --> 01:46:02,246
This ain't Elm Street.

1586
01:46:03,163 --> 01:46:05,682
Because your nightmare… is here.

1587
01:46:07,500 --> 01:46:08,969
["Samoan Destroyer" playing]

1588
01:46:09,001 --> 01:46:14,892
[Tessitore] I mean, this is just
a dangerous version of Jacob Fatu

1589
01:46:14,924 --> 01:46:20,112
a week where their formally recognized
Tribal Chief, no longer is that.

1590
01:46:20,964 --> 01:46:25,585
And Fatu and Tama Tonga
after Tribal Combat without Solo around…

1591
01:46:25,619 --> 01:46:31,275
I mean, without Solo, it's been like
mad dogs off the leash all night long.

1592
01:46:31,308 --> 01:46:33,559
And because of that, we arrived

1593
01:46:33,594 --> 01:46:38,549
at this unexpected
but wildly intriguing main event.

1594
01:46:40,983 --> 01:46:45,522
[Garcia] The following Tag Team Contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1595
01:46:45,556 --> 01:46:50,477
Introducing first
at a combined weight of 411 pounds,

1596
01:46:50,510 --> 01:46:53,463
the team of Tama Tonga

1597
01:46:54,197 --> 01:46:58,585
-and Jacob Fatu!
-[mouthing words, indistinct]

1598
01:46:59,102 --> 01:47:02,456
[Barrett] I thought
hearing Jacob Fatu talk

1599
01:47:02,489 --> 01:47:06,175
for an extended period of time
might humanize him,

1600
01:47:06,210 --> 01:47:07,811
and we haven't heard him speak much.

1601
01:47:07,844 --> 01:47:11,632
I am more terrified than ever,
now he's opened his mouth.

1602
01:47:11,665 --> 01:47:15,568
He and Tama Tonga go head-to-head
with Jimmy Uso and Cody Rhodes

1603
01:47:15,602 --> 01:47:17,137
next on SmackDown.

1604
01:47:25,512 --> 01:47:31,050
And a whole lot of people are asking
when on this farewell tour

1605
01:47:31,084 --> 01:47:37,808
does John Cena become the history-making
record-breaking 17-time world champion?

1606
01:47:40,360 --> 01:47:42,312
You'd have to win the Royal Rumble.

1607
01:47:45,032 --> 01:47:46,950
I mean, for me, it's my last Rumble.

1608
01:47:46,983 --> 01:47:49,135
There is no "maybe next year."

1609
01:47:49,635 --> 01:47:51,538
And I'm up here talking about thank-yous.

1610
01:47:51,572 --> 01:47:55,442
Well, hell, the best way to say thank you
to you is win the Royal Rumble

1611
01:47:55,474 --> 01:47:57,143
and make history at WrestleMania!

1612
01:47:58,111 --> 01:47:59,446
Right?

1613
01:47:59,478 --> 01:48:03,717
-I'm going to win the Royal Rumble!
-[crowd cheering]

1614
01:48:04,384 --> 01:48:05,902
You want some?

1615
01:48:06,553 --> 01:48:08,589
Come get some!

1616
01:48:09,923 --> 01:48:11,558
["The Time Is Now" playing]

1617
01:48:11,592 --> 01:48:17,063
[Barrett] Wow, to many, it is the most
exciting matchup of the year,

1618
01:48:17,097 --> 01:48:19,650
the Royal Rumble matchup.

1619
01:48:19,683 --> 01:48:24,103
Some heavyweights already announced,
some legends like John Cena,

1620
01:48:24,137 --> 01:48:26,673
as we just heard,
and as we found out earlier tonight

1621
01:48:26,706 --> 01:48:29,159
by The Wiseman, Paul Heyman,

1622
01:48:29,192 --> 01:48:32,462
Roman Reigns will also be in the match.

1623
01:48:32,496 --> 01:48:36,916
Who will win and who will go
on to Main Event WrestleMania?

1624
01:48:36,950 --> 01:48:41,405
And not only that,
a friendship turned bilious.

1625
01:48:41,438 --> 01:48:46,442
WWE champ Cody Rhodes
will put his title on the line

1626
01:48:46,476 --> 01:48:51,197
against a bitter and combative
Kevin Owens in a Ladder Match.

1627
01:48:51,231 --> 01:48:55,384
All that and more in a little over 3 weeks
at the Royal Rumble.

1628
01:48:55,419 --> 01:48:58,655
[Tessitore] Look at that artwork
where you see

1629
01:48:58,688 --> 01:49:02,308
the Undisputed WWE Championship split
with the Winged Eagle Championship

1630
01:49:02,342 --> 01:49:04,811
that Kevin Owens is holding onto.

1631
01:49:04,844 --> 01:49:06,230
Remember when it was special.

1632
01:49:06,263 --> 01:49:08,932
We're gonna do
something retro and special.

1633
01:49:08,965 --> 01:49:11,585
The guy's been holding on to it
since December 14th.

1634
01:49:11,617 --> 01:49:15,088
[Barrett] Kevin Owens likes to do things
his way and his way only.

1635
01:49:15,121 --> 01:49:19,492
The same could be said
about this duo in the ring right now.

1636
01:49:19,526 --> 01:49:24,097
Rules go out the window
with Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu.

1637
01:49:24,130 --> 01:49:28,018
They didn't derange tonight
right from the beginning of SmackDown,

1638
01:49:28,050 --> 01:49:32,688
and thank goodness for Jimmy Uso
to try to solve that problem.

1639
01:49:34,290 --> 01:49:36,759
[Garcia] Introducing their opponents.

1640
01:49:37,611 --> 01:49:43,049
From San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 251 pounds,

1641
01:49:43,549 --> 01:49:47,804
Jimmy Uso!

1642
01:49:48,856 --> 01:49:52,291
[Tessitore] An interesting path for
Jimmy Uso since his return from injury.

1643
01:49:53,861 --> 01:49:57,931
[Rhodes]
Wrestling has more than one royal family.

1644
01:49:57,965 --> 01:50:00,349
["Kingdom" playing]

1645
01:50:44,611 --> 01:50:48,648
[Garcia] And his tag team partner,
from Atlanta, Georgia,

1646
01:50:48,682 --> 01:50:51,634
weighing in at 222 pounds,

1647
01:50:51,668 --> 01:50:58,424
he is the Undisputed WWE Champion,

1648
01:50:58,458 --> 01:51:01,327
The American Nightmare,

1649
01:51:01,361 --> 01:51:05,682
Cody Rhodes!

1650
01:51:05,715 --> 01:51:12,139
[Tessitore] In 22 days, Cody will face
Kevin Owens in that well-hyped

1651
01:51:12,172 --> 01:51:17,376
Ladder Match at Royal Rumble, but for now
the immediacy of being tasked

1652
01:51:17,411 --> 01:51:23,333
and having asked
to handle Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga.

1653
01:51:41,367 --> 01:51:45,755
[Barrett] What kind of maniacs
would put their health on the line

1654
01:51:45,789 --> 01:51:50,344
against two merciless savages

1655
01:51:50,376 --> 01:51:54,364
like Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu.

1656
01:51:54,398 --> 01:51:57,884
Even more so when you look at someone
like Cody Rhodes

1657
01:51:57,918 --> 01:52:02,072
who not so long ago
was being spoken to by our GM, Nick Aldis,

1658
01:52:02,105 --> 01:52:05,459
about considerations
for his own health and safety

1659
01:52:05,491 --> 01:52:09,929
after that packaged power driver attack
by Kevin Owens.

1660
01:52:09,963 --> 01:52:14,951
This just is not a smart move for anyone,
let alone the reigning WWE champ.

1661
01:52:15,751 --> 01:52:21,241
And, Wade, I will offer this as much as
through the course of recent history

1662
01:52:21,275 --> 01:52:25,195
we have seen the violence
and the unpredictability

1663
01:52:25,228 --> 01:52:28,398
of Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu.

1664
01:52:28,432 --> 01:52:31,951
It feels like it's up
even a few levels tonight

1665
01:52:31,985 --> 01:52:37,808
with the absence of Solo Sikoa
and him no longer being the Tribal Chief.

1666
01:52:37,840 --> 01:52:42,129
And this gang no longer being
the Bloodline is that is now in the hands

1667
01:52:42,161 --> 01:52:44,331
of Roman Reigns and the Usos.

1668
01:52:44,364 --> 01:52:48,352
[Barrett] Solo Sikoa was perhaps
the only man alive who had any chance

1669
01:52:48,384 --> 01:52:51,672
of controlling these pack of hyenas.

1670
01:52:52,639 --> 01:52:55,976
But if he's not here tonight,
they become more wild,

1671
01:52:56,009 --> 01:53:00,514
more uncontrollable
and perhaps WWE's worst nightmare

1672
01:53:00,547 --> 01:53:05,919
and the real reason they were not brought
into this company over the past 10 years,

1673
01:53:05,952 --> 01:53:08,789
because smarter heads prevailed.

1674
01:53:09,873 --> 01:53:14,611
The issue now being
Solo Sikoa opened Pandora's box,

1675
01:53:14,644 --> 01:53:17,681
and that lid is never
gonna get popped back on.

1676
01:53:21,218 --> 01:53:27,174
[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso going up top.
Coming down on the left arm of Tama Tonga.

1677
01:53:29,459 --> 01:53:34,665
[Barrett] Uso selflessly loyal to a fault
coming out earlier tonight

1678
01:53:34,697 --> 01:53:38,535
to say Roman Reigns's Wiseman,
Paul Heyman,

1679
01:53:38,568 --> 01:53:42,356
now puts himself
in the line of fire of these two.

1680
01:53:42,389 --> 01:53:46,143
[Tessitore] Jacob Fatu gets to work.
Jimmy in the corner there.

1681
01:53:46,175 --> 01:53:50,179
Remember at WarGames, Jimmy with CM Punk
and of course the OG Bloodline

1682
01:53:50,214 --> 01:53:53,317
defeating Bronson Reed and the group
formerly known as the New Bloodline.

1683
01:53:53,349 --> 01:53:57,337
He broke his toe during
the WarGames match at Survivor Series

1684
01:53:57,371 --> 01:54:01,541
when the splash went through the table
onto Jacob Fatu.

1685
01:54:01,575 --> 01:54:03,143
Big, right uppercut.

1686
01:54:04,594 --> 01:54:09,766
[Barrett] As devastating as the likes
of Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu were

1687
01:54:09,799 --> 01:54:15,205
while they were running things
while they were on top at this point now.

1688
01:54:15,239 --> 01:54:18,407
After a number of losses,
they are like wounded animals,

1689
01:54:18,442 --> 01:54:20,826
and they are simply getting worse.

1690
01:54:21,361 --> 01:54:24,598
Things going south for Jimmy Uso.

1691
01:54:24,630 --> 01:54:26,232
Jacob Fatu in control.

1692
01:54:26,266 --> 01:54:28,501
[Tessitore] And Pop Up Samoan Drop.

1693
01:54:34,057 --> 01:54:39,830
[Tessitore] Joe and Wade here in Portland.
Jacob Fatu continues to batter Jimmy Uso,

1694
01:54:39,862 --> 01:54:44,800
tag team action as the Samoan Werewolf
Fatu and Tama Tonga in action

1695
01:54:44,835 --> 01:54:46,536
against Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso.

1696
01:54:46,570 --> 01:54:50,874
This all came to be because of the actions
that took place earlier tonight.

1697
01:54:50,907 --> 01:54:54,393
As Tama Tonga knocks
Cody Rhodes off the apron.

1698
01:54:55,512 --> 01:55:00,901
[Barrett] Feral personality of Tama Tonga,
but there is no doubting

1699
01:55:00,933 --> 01:55:07,708
this man's excellence in the ring, pulling
off moves like this leaping senton.

1700
01:55:08,825 --> 01:55:13,313
And now Jimmy Uso in a world of hurt
and perhaps the door of him

1701
01:55:13,347 --> 01:55:18,335
being able to make this tag to Cody Rhodes
is closing slowly but surely.

1702
01:55:18,367 --> 01:55:21,455
[Tessitore] Any time you hear
that hyena laugh of Tama Tonga,

1703
01:55:21,487 --> 01:55:23,840
you know that he's having things his way.

1704
01:55:30,414 --> 01:55:36,620
See Cody, desperate.
Trying to reach out and aid Jimmy.

1705
01:55:38,054 --> 01:55:42,793
Perhaps a moment of separation,
but the Samoan Werewolf tags back in.

1706
01:55:42,826 --> 01:55:44,945
Comes straight after
the undisputed champion.

1707
01:55:47,014 --> 01:55:49,766
[Barrett] Unleashing a storm of despair.

1708
01:55:51,535 --> 01:55:53,637
[Tessitore] He has been a storm all night,

1709
01:55:53,670 --> 01:55:57,958
disrupting the United States championship
rematch between Nakamura and LA Knight.

1710
01:55:59,293 --> 01:56:02,596
Chelsea Green defended her US
championship earlier tonight,

1711
01:56:02,629 --> 01:56:04,014
the rematch against Michin.

1712
01:56:04,047 --> 01:56:06,683
Los Garza came up with a big win
in tag action,

1713
01:56:06,717 --> 01:56:09,018
try to put themselves in contention.

1714
01:56:09,902 --> 01:56:12,155
Oh! That running hip attack.

1715
01:56:12,688 --> 01:56:18,212
[Barrett] The head and neck of Jimmy Uso
just moved about two feet in that corner.

1716
01:56:18,245 --> 01:56:21,514
The problem is his shoulders
did not move with it.

1717
01:56:25,184 --> 01:56:29,188
[Tessitore] Solo Sikoa nowhere to be found
without those guardrails around.

1718
01:56:29,223 --> 01:56:32,726
It has been an unhinged Jacob Fatu,
hasn't it, Wade?

1719
01:56:32,759 --> 01:56:34,294
[Barrett] Just end this.

1720
01:56:34,327 --> 01:56:38,165
I mean, Jimmy Uso is kicking out,
that is pure instinct.

1721
01:56:39,916 --> 01:56:44,404
There's nothing going on in the eyes
of Jimmy Uso at this point,

1722
01:56:44,438 --> 01:56:48,375
and the referee, Jessika Carr,
needs to take a very close look

1723
01:56:48,407 --> 01:56:53,246
exclusively for the health of Jimmy Uso
and perhaps end this one early.

1724
01:56:53,280 --> 01:56:56,983
[Tessitore] He has been battered
and bashed throughout.

1725
01:56:57,017 --> 01:56:59,937
[Barrett] Here's the problem,
you remove whatever voice of reason

1726
01:56:59,969 --> 01:57:03,473
that was in the head of Jacob Fatu,
here's what you're left with.

1727
01:57:03,507 --> 01:57:08,312
The family member that the
same ones never want anything to do with.

1728
01:57:08,344 --> 01:57:10,947
That's what's been
unleashed here on SmackDown.

1729
01:57:10,981 --> 01:57:14,668
[Tessitore]
Now the 285-pound Samoan Werewolf

1730
01:57:14,701 --> 01:57:18,605
headed up to that second rope
to meet Uso there.

1731
01:57:18,639 --> 01:57:25,212
[Barrett] 285 pounds, moves like a
150-pounder, punches like a 500-pounder.

1732
01:57:27,563 --> 01:57:31,101
Nobody has found an answer on--

1733
01:57:33,237 --> 01:57:34,987
On how to stop this guy.

1734
01:57:37,206 --> 01:57:38,525
[Tessitore] He's trying to fight back.

1735
01:57:40,643 --> 01:57:44,932
Massive crowd here in Portland,
over 10,000 plus.

1736
01:57:50,036 --> 01:57:55,592
And finally, offensive output from Jimmy
to create a moment of hope.

1737
01:57:57,527 --> 01:58:03,799
[Barrett] Well, this was the dying embers
of Jimmy Uso connecting with Jacob Fatu.

1738
01:58:03,834 --> 01:58:06,370
There may be nothing left
in the tank to make the tag,

1739
01:58:06,402 --> 01:58:08,405
but he's gonna make the try.
There it is.

1740
01:58:08,438 --> 01:58:11,325
[Tessitore] And here comes
The American Nightmare.

1741
01:58:13,876 --> 01:58:16,864
[Barrett] The here and the now
of this industry,

1742
01:58:16,897 --> 01:58:20,349
the biggest star in the game, Cody Rhodes.

1743
01:58:20,384 --> 01:58:25,505
If anyone can put a stop to these two,
it is 2025's guy.

1744
01:58:27,808 --> 01:58:29,927
[Tessitore] There it is. Disaster Kick.

1745
01:58:37,518 --> 01:58:41,438
Getting the best of Tama Tonga
as Tonga looks to reverse course.

1746
01:58:41,989 --> 01:58:44,441
And Cody sends him out onto the floor.

1747
01:58:44,473 --> 01:58:47,760
And now pulls down that top rope
against the Samoan Werewolf.

1748
01:58:49,096 --> 01:58:52,232
And Rhodes set to fly!

1749
01:58:58,138 --> 01:59:02,409
[Barrett] Cody Rhodes,
the ultimate ambassador for WWE

1750
01:59:02,442 --> 01:59:04,695
and indeed this industry.

1751
01:59:05,445 --> 01:59:10,299
Knows that if anyone's going to stop these
two, he needs to lead from the front.

1752
01:59:12,719 --> 01:59:17,840
And extinguish this threat
before it gets even more out of control.

1753
01:59:17,875 --> 01:59:22,144
[Tessitore] He asked to do that
earlier as they were out of control

1754
01:59:22,179 --> 01:59:24,815
the entire night, into the cover.

1755
01:59:24,848 --> 01:59:27,116
And a kick out at two by Tama Tonga.

1756
01:59:27,150 --> 01:59:30,637
[Barrett] Yeah, not many people will leave
in that locker room to counter this threat

1757
01:59:30,670 --> 01:59:33,740
of Fatu and Tama Tonga

1758
01:59:33,773 --> 01:59:37,911
outside of Cody Rhodes and Jimmy Uso.

1759
01:59:37,945 --> 01:59:40,848
And I can't blame anyone for that stance.

1760
01:59:42,081 --> 01:59:45,919
[Tessitore] Looking for a cross, Rhodes,
instead Tonga delivers that knee.

1761
01:59:46,519 --> 01:59:50,223
[Barrett] DDT right on the top of the head
of The American Nightmare.

1762
01:59:51,625 --> 01:59:53,125
[Tessitore] And a kick out.

1763
01:59:53,160 --> 01:59:56,213
[Barrett] Such a unique application
of that DDT.

1764
01:59:56,246 --> 01:59:59,266
There's simply no way to defend yourself
when you're heading down.

1765
01:59:59,299 --> 02:00:02,001
Your best bet is to try
and get your hands down.

1766
02:00:02,035 --> 02:00:06,339
Impossible to do so
with Tama Tonga's legs wrapped around you.

1767
02:00:09,326 --> 02:00:11,978
[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso trying
to get up to the apron,

1768
02:00:12,012 --> 02:00:14,231
and Tonga meets him right away.

1769
02:00:15,031 --> 02:00:18,585
And now Cody, he's gonna plant him
over that top rope.

1770
02:00:21,071 --> 02:00:26,742
[Barrett] Cody's hurting in a big way.
Undoubtedly, Jimmy Uso far less than 100%,

1771
02:00:26,777 --> 02:00:29,513
still giving it everything he's got.

1772
02:00:29,545 --> 02:00:31,380
They get some power and glory here.

1773
02:00:32,031 --> 02:00:35,936
[Tessitore] Superplex into the Uso Splash!

1774
02:00:38,255 --> 02:00:40,273
[Barrett] But now Jacob Fatu.

1775
02:00:42,442 --> 02:00:46,597
Pouncing, preventing victory here
for Rhodes and Jimmy--

1776
02:00:46,630 --> 02:00:48,447
[Tessitore] Cody Cutter!

1777
02:00:52,853 --> 02:00:54,420
[Barrett] Uh-oh.

1778
02:00:54,454 --> 02:00:56,706
[Tessitore] Watch out! Man, oh, man!

1779
02:00:56,740 --> 02:01:00,943
Fatu just got sent over the desk.

1780
02:01:03,981 --> 02:01:08,684
Jimmy went flying. The Werewolf
went over the announcers' desk.

1781
02:01:08,719 --> 02:01:12,222
[Barrett] Oh, my God,
it's the prizefighter.

1782
02:01:12,255 --> 02:01:15,791
[Tessitore] KO comes right
into the entryway,

1783
02:01:15,826 --> 02:01:20,630
and as Cody has said,
"If I see him on-site, it's on."

1784
02:01:20,664 --> 02:01:22,633
Well, it's on again, Wade.

1785
02:01:23,267 --> 02:01:25,818
[Barrett] Well, if Cody Rhodes
had the blinkers on,

1786
02:01:25,853 --> 02:01:28,922
they came off the second
KO made his arrival.

1787
02:01:30,107 --> 02:01:34,428
And now Jimmy Uso is all alone,
and he might just win this thing.

1788
02:01:34,460 --> 02:01:40,067
Jimmy on his own with a spear,
going for the Uso splash again!

1789
02:01:41,919 --> 02:01:45,889
Can he do it by himself?
No, Jacob pulls him away.

1790
02:01:45,923 --> 02:01:49,992
[Barrett] Heavy landing to the outside,
not only preventing--

1791
02:01:50,027 --> 02:01:54,130
-[Tessitore] Cody's nowhere to be found.
-[Barrett] Victory here for Jimmy Uso,

1792
02:01:54,164 --> 02:01:56,916
and this is suddenly turning very bleak.

1793
02:01:57,584 --> 02:02:04,090
[Tessitore] Cody has gone off to battle
with KO. And now it's two on one.

1794
02:02:04,124 --> 02:02:07,628
[Barrett] Jimmy Uso getting his head
bounced off this new metal table

1795
02:02:07,661 --> 02:02:12,331
that simply hasn't budged all night.
Impaler DDT.

1796
02:02:13,933 --> 02:02:18,722
[Tessitore] And now Jacob Fatu.
The moonsault!

1797
02:02:18,755 --> 02:02:24,745
For the win!
Jimmy was left all alone.

1798
02:02:24,777 --> 02:02:28,080
-The Samoan Werewolf took advantage.
-[Garcia] Here are your winners.

1799
02:02:28,115 --> 02:02:33,219
Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu!

1800
02:02:35,038 --> 02:02:40,443
[Barrett] Well, you have to say success
for Jacob Fatu and Tama Tonga,

1801
02:02:40,477 --> 02:02:46,282
but success too for Kevin Owens,
who's got one over Cody Rhodes's opponent

1802
02:02:46,316 --> 02:02:48,317
at the Royal-- And this continues!

1803
02:02:48,352 --> 02:02:49,719
[Tessitore] They're going at it.

1804
02:02:49,753 --> 02:02:54,141
This is how the night started,
as they have been fighting backstage

1805
02:02:54,174 --> 02:02:56,943
and now off to the side
of our technical area.

1806
02:02:56,977 --> 02:03:00,531
Remember, in three weeks on February 1st,

1807
02:03:00,563 --> 02:03:04,300
it'll be a Ladder Match
with Cody and Kevin.

1808
02:03:04,918 --> 02:03:07,387
But this has been going on for some time.

1809
02:03:07,420 --> 02:03:11,657
[Barrett] The already beaten up body
of Cody Rhodes must be exhausted

1810
02:03:11,692 --> 02:03:13,376
after competing here tonight.

1811
02:03:13,911 --> 02:03:18,932
It's about to get a whole hell
of a lot worse for the WWE champ,

1812
02:03:18,965 --> 02:03:20,750
if Kevin Owens has his way here.

1813
02:03:21,668 --> 02:03:26,807
[Tessitore] He's fighting on top
of the production crates here in Portland.

1814
02:03:26,839 --> 02:03:30,727
They're gonna meet up at Royal Rumble, but
it has been boiling over time and again.

1815
02:03:30,760 --> 02:03:33,197
[Barrett] Something bad's about to happen.

1816
02:03:33,230 --> 02:03:35,264
[Tessitore] Right through the table!

1817
02:03:38,785 --> 02:03:42,022
Kevin Owens, who says,
"I spent years fighting Roman Reigns.

1818
02:03:42,973 --> 02:03:46,527
And I need to take that title off of Cody
at Rumble to save this thing."

1819
02:03:46,559 --> 02:03:49,513
He warned everybody
of what he's trying to prevent.

1820
02:03:50,230 --> 02:03:52,549
[Barrett] Take another look at this.

1821
02:03:54,050 --> 02:03:58,438
Oh, right through the table
onto a solid concrete floor.

1822
02:03:59,589 --> 02:04:02,526
I mean, are these two guys
even gonna make it to the Royal Rumble?

1823
02:04:03,559 --> 02:04:04,928
Done it this way.

1824
02:04:04,962 --> 02:04:07,130
[Tessitore]
It's exactly how the night started,

1825
02:04:07,164 --> 02:04:09,398
and now it bookends with this brutality.

1826
02:04:10,133 --> 02:04:11,701
Right through the table.

1827
02:04:11,735 --> 02:04:15,772
Remember, in three weeks,
it's Royal Rumble. The ladder match

1828
02:04:15,806 --> 02:04:20,093
between the undisputed champion,
Cody Rhodes, and Kevin Owens.

1829
02:04:20,126 --> 02:04:23,914
What a night. SmackDown from Portland.
hodes, and Kevin Owens.