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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] We are deep in the heart
of Texas, and that heartbeat quickens

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when SmackDown comes to Austin.

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The Moody Center
is in the middle of UT's 40 acres,

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and it's rocking with anticipation.

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These locals are all about hook 'em horns,
and tonight we're hooked on action

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with results that will shape the early

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half of this year.

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Tama Tonga has made his way to Austin

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with the incredibly dangerous,
unpredictable Jacob Fatu by his side,

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but the Megastar is here to meet him.

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LA Knight's out for revenge.

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Can he get a little in
the midst of his title quest?

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LA faces Tama Tonga tonight.

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And the clock reads 8:01 Eastern,

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but it's always Tiffy Time around here.

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Tiffany Stratton successfully
defended her title last week.

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Tonight we'll hear
from the WWE Women's Champ.

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We're just a week away from Royal Rumble,
and yet right here in Austin

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over the course of 3 power-packed hours,
so much to be determined.

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Joe Tessitore with you.

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We'll visit with my good buddy and partner
Wade Barrett in a moment, but first,

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folks, a rare-one-on one opportunity

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right here in the ring to interview

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the Undisputed WWE Champion,
the American Nightmare,

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Cody Rhodes!

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["Kingdom" playing]

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♪ Wrestling has more than one
Royal family ♪

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♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪

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♪ Every thought out of control ♪

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♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪

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♪ Crowd is here
About to blow ♪

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♪ Waiting for me to start the show ♪

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

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-[crowd] Whoa!
-♪ Whoa ♪

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♪ My father said ♪

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♪ 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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-[crowd] Whoa!
-♪ Whoa ♪

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What an honor. What a pleasure.

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What a pleasure, Cody.

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Cody, I know you always
greatly appreciate your family legacy.

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[crowd cheering] Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!

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And these fans here in Austin,
it means something special

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because this is of course the hometown
to the son of a plumber, your father,

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here in Austin. But 24 hours from now,

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HBK Shawn Michaels is gonna moderate the
contract-signing for this ladder match,

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which means you're gonna have
to turn over one of the things that is

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most precious to you and most cherished
in all of life. With that thought,

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that that will be hanging, taken from you
for a week, and then suspended above

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a ring with that championship on the line.

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How does that make you feel
knowing that this could be the last few

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precious moments with that in your grasp?

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[crowd cheers]

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Shawn Michaels is certainly the perfect
person to moderate this contract-signing,

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if you will, tomorrow.

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Shawn Michaels, I watched win not
just one, but two Royal Rumbles.

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Certainly knows something
about ladder matches,

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and we as a company have put
the entire future of WWE

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into Shawn Michaels's hands with NXT.

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I have no problem handing over
this championship to Shawn Michaels.

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Now we're in the season, Joe Tess,
where everybody is going to talk about

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main eventing WrestleMania.

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They're gonna talk
about WrestleMania moments.

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It's very simple how you walk into
WrestleMania and how you main event it.

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You have this right here with you.

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Saturday Night's Main Event
tomorrow night.

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The last time we had Saturday Night's
Main Event, it was the post-match horror

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of Kevin Owens and the Package
Piledriver, and you were out of action,

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just recently medically cleared.

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It has been fight-on-sight
with your former friend

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every time you have seen him since.

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How do you possibly explain
what you see in his eyes right now

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in this version of Kevin Owens?

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I don't know, Joe Tess.

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Austin, what do you think
about Kevin Owens?

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[crowd boos]

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You know, I… You can ask this

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in every locker room, this whole ecosystem
of our sport, about what people think

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in regards to Kevin Owens,

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you're going to get a mixed bag,
a lot of opinions.

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A lot of people judge a book by its cover.

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They shouldn't with Kevin Owens because he
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with the feats he is capable of.

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Kevin Owens is a genius in the ring.

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He has a genius-level IQ
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Kevin Owens is a hell of an athlete.

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He's a once-in-a-generation superstar,
but the thing that hurts about Kevin Owens

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is that when faced with the choice
of the easy way out or the hard way,

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10 times out of 10, Kevin Owens chooses

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the easy way out.

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10 times out of 10.

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But that's why a ladder match is so apt,

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because there is not a referee to stop us.

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There is not a referee to miss a 3-count.

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There is not a referee
to call for a disqualification.

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It's simply about who can
climb the ladder, find the grit,

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pull down this championship

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and leave Lucas Oil Stadium WWE Champion.

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You're a week away from that, which will
be the biggest title defense

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in your championship reign.

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Tomorrow though, Cody,

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you will be face-to-face with Kevin Owens.

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I don't know based on the version
of this man we've seen recently

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that he can remain calm enough
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to truly hear a message,
but if you could look him in the eyes just

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one last time before you meet up in Indy,
what would that message be?

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[crowd] Cody! Cody! Cody!

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If I could look Kevin Owens
in the eye, what would I say?

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I… I'd tell him that yeah, Kevin,

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maybe I smile and maybe I shake hands

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and maybe I appear to be a good

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guy because perhaps that is
what I'm trying to be but that doesn't

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mean that when you press a button.

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That this gnawing and pettiness ceases.

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That this covert BS, that this overt BS

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like a Package Piledriver continues.

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I tell Kevin Owens to not forget,
be reminded that I am the one

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who defeated Raw's reigning Ring General.

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I'm the one who defeated
what many consider and dethroned

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the greatest champion of my era.

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I'm the quarterback in form
and in function, and you said it yourself,

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I'm the grandson of a plumber, but I am
also the student of Randy Orton.

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Before anybody loved
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I was as mean as they could get.

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Kevin Owens, I have no problem
punching you square in the face

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right back into that front seat
of your car

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where you do your little
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of self righteousness that you exist in.

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Kevin Owens, simply put,
when we go into the Royal Rumble,

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I have only one thing to say to you,

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"Good luck."

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["Kingdom" playing]

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He had it coming. He talks a lot.

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-Boys, it's a big night tonight for us.
-Big night.

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We just want to know the game plan.
What's… How are we doing this?

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-Game plan?
-Yeah.

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Look guys, I just found out I got a match
tonight against Apollo Crews.

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Okay? I gotta get dressed.
I gotta get changed.

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I gotta get ready.

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Okay? I'm sorry, we're not gonna be able
to be out there for your match later.

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Johnny, come on, about
this little arrangement we made, come on.

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-We just thought this was quid pro quo.
-Yeah.

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But I'm not feeling,
we're not feeling much quid pro quo back.

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We're the WWE Tag Team Champions.
Are you questioning our integrity?

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No, no, we're not questioning
your integrity,

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but we have the Motor City
Machine Guns tonight.

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Listen, I know who you're facing.

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Handle your business.

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Ciampa, we'll handle it,
but what about Legado?

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Yeah, the things we've been doing
recently, they're not gonna like--

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Handle your business.

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We talked about this last week, okay?

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We believe in you.

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Do whatever you have
to do tonight to get it done.

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Yes, boy.

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-Yes, boy. Yeah.
-Yeah, okay. We can handle it.

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[Tessitore] I'll tell you, Wade, this tag
team division's getting wild, isn't it?

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[Barrett] Lot of business needing handled
here on the SmackDown tag ranks.

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[Tessitore] A few teams that have
as much momentum as these veterans.

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[Barrett] The presumed
number one contenders

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for the DIY Tag Championships,
Motor City Machine Guns.

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[Tessitore] Perfectly synchronized
Motor City Machine Guns

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in that signature entrance
that signals what you're in store for.

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[bell rings]

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[Garcia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

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It is a tag team contest,
and introducing first

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at a combined weight of 412 pounds,

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the team of Chris Sabin and Alex Shelley,

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Motor City Machine Guns.

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[Tessitore] Wade,
they've been on a tear lately.

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Two weeks ago, they toppled
A-Town Down. Last week, Los Garza.

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Now, Pretty Deadly stands in their way.
That's next.

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Is it really a sporting event in Austin
if the King isn't here?

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Matthew McConaughey's right behind us
ringside, one of the greats of all time,

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the Academy Award winner.

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As big a UT fan as there is,
as big a WWE fan as there is.

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We love it. McConaughey sitting right
behind us tonight for SmackDown, Wade.

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[Barrett] Wow, incredible.

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Out here to catch the major action
going on on SmackDown's tag ranks,

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these boys, Motor City Machine Guns,

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in line for a championship opportunity,

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but first they got to deal
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[Tessitore] In a curious recent stretch
for Kit Wilson and Elton

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the two-time NXT
champion seeking gold here on SmackDown.

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[Garcia] Their opponents,
at a combined weight of 426 pounds,

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Elton Prince and Kit Wilson,

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Pretty Deadly.

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[Tessitore] Now, Wade, I know you're
a big supporter of the Boys.

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They actually cost the Machine Guns
a recent title match against DIY,

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and last week their interference
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[Barrett] There's been some major issues.
You mentioned last week it was Motor City

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Machine Guns against Los Garza for
the right to challenge DIY for the gold.

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Things almost came unglued
when Pretty Deadly got involved.

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Whatever the plan was from PD,

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it backfired one Skull and Bones later.

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It was Shelley and Sabin
who got a huge job putting themselves

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in pole position for a title opportunity
against the champs, DIY.

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[Tessitore] Motor City Machine Guns,
they have been on a quest

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to regain their titles.

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42 days they held the championships,
and now this is the obstacle

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in front of them, Pretty Deadly.

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[Barrett] So here's the issue
for the Motor City Machine Guns,

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we mentioned it time and time again,

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Pretty Deadly
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got in the way of the Motor City
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Motor City Machine Guns need to deal
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ahead of their upcoming showdown with DIY.

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[Tessitore] Which brings about something
when you think about the emotion

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for these teams. And I… Listen…

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I consider Alex and Chris to be guys
that are hyper-focused, are strategic.

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You don't think of these as being guys
that let emotion get the best of them,

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but obviously with what Elton
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a little more energy early on to lock in.

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[Barrett] Yeah, you certainly hope
that they can switch off that emotion

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when the bell rings, but right now,

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hot out of the blocks are Pretty Deadly.
And Pretty Deadly are kind

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of like cornered animals at the moment.

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For all their best intent
of ingratiating themselves to DIY

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in order to help out their own careers,

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they've managed to piss off the likes
of Motor City Machine Guns, Los Garza,

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and indeed, seemingly, DIY lately.

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Everybody is gunning for PD.

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[Tessitore] Boy, Elton Prince
just found out, didn't he?

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[Barrett] I mean the cohesion,
the synchronization

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between the Motor City Machine Guns,

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it's obvious why they have been
a top tag team around the world

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for the past 20 years, and that run's
continuing here on SmackDown.

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[Tessitore] Shelley,
right hand after right hand

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against Kit Wilson as he sends him back.

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[Barrett] And I'll say this
for Pretty Deadly,

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I think they've been taken for a ride
by DIY. The quid pro quo--

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The "you scratch our back,
we'll scratch yours" kind of deal

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has been one-way traffic.

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PD putting their bodies on the line for
the champs and getting nothing in return.

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[Tessitore] Hooks the leg.

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[Barrett] And that is something the likes
of Apollo Crews have brought up to PD,

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and a lot of people are thinking
the same way.

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For me it's about time
Pretty Deadly wised up.

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[Tessitore] Would you look at that?
And then coming in hard was Kit Wilson.

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[Barrett] Well this is a
more vicious version of Pretty Deadly

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than we've seen in quite
some time, and it is paying dividends.

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[Tessitore] Oh, and Sabin run face first
right into the post.

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[Barrett] Well, gone are the theatrics.

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It's all-out aggression,

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and everything is going right now
for the lads from England.

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Watch your backs, though.

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[Tessitore] Prince and Wilson,
ultra aggressive early on,

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just annihilating Sabin.

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Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett
with you here in Austin, Texas,

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and Wade, you brought it up,
just the disposition

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of Elton Prince and Kit Wilson, that
offensive surge we saw on the outside,

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[Barrett] And it's the exact correct
reaction to the kind of run

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that Pretty Deadly have been on recently.

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They have become the whipping boys.
They have become the class clowns.

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And the respect that these guys
have built up around the world

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over the past few years just hasn't
been here thus far on SmackDown.

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That changes tonight
with all-out aggression like this.

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[Tessitore] Wade, you were a very early
believer in Elton Prince and Kit Wilson.

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What was it that you saw in them?

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[Barrett] It was more what I heard.
It was their accents.

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I was like, "Wow,
these guys sound amazing!"

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-[Tessitore] You don't deny the bias.
-[Barrett chuckles]

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No, but seriously, I enjoy the theatrics
as much as anybody else.

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These boys can really entertain,
but the truth is when they switch on in

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the ring, they truly are special
and they can annihilate the absolute best.

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And we're seeing that right now
with Chris Sabin.

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[Tessitore] Sabin, the way he took
that face-first plunge

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into the post and here's the hook
of the leg and a kick out at 2 by Sabin.

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[Barrett] And immediately following it up
with these lethal blows is Kit Wilson.

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And this is the smartest stuff
I've seen from PD in quite some time.

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[Tessitore] There's so much on the line.

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There's so much that,
especially in recent weeks,

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they've been trying to clean up in this
division and settle in on who should be

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getting a title opportunity against DIY.

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[Barrett] Well for me, PD have looked like
the village idiots in recent weeks.

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That's all going to the side right now
with a performance like this.

296
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[Tessitore] Oh, big clothesline
coming in from Kit Wilson.

297
00:20:03,570 --> 00:20:06,123
[Barrett] And Chris Sabin
cannot buy himself

298
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a single opportunity to make the tag to
the fresh man Alex Shelley on the outside.

299
00:20:10,711 --> 00:20:15,983
That is because he is getting
absolutely leathered by the English lads.

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This is what we have been looking for
for so long from Pretty Deadly.

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Wake up, take your careers by the horns,
steer yourself

302
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in the direction you wanna go,
put the theatrics to the side temporarily.

303
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Don't lose them for good though.

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[Tessitore] A real struggle
for Chris Sabin.

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[Barrett] Tantalizingly close to that tag
for the fresh Alex Shelley

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-on the outside--
-[Tessitore] Right into the corner.

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[Barrett] Denied once again. Just textbook
tag maneuvers here from Pretty Deadly.

308
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[Tessitore] It's an excellent start for a
very aggressive version of Pretty Deadly.

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Elton Prince and Kit Wilson,

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they have been getting
the best of Chris Sabin.

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Just a loaded card here on Friday Night
SmackDown from Austin, Texas.

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[Barrett] It's the most aggressive I think
I've ever seen Pretty Deadly.

313
00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:35,128
This really, really needed to happen.
This is what happens

314
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when you become the class clowns
here on SmackDown.

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Your career is not going
the way you want it to.

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Take matters into your hands
and make a statement tonight against two

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of the best in Sabin and Shelley,

318
00:21:47,057 --> 00:21:51,595
and Shelley cannot get a look
into this match. Completely isolated has

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been Chris Sabin in the corner.

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[Tessitore] I mean Chris Sabin,
who was run into the post

321
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and then was thrown over the barricade,
and he has been taking

322
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a consistent beating as you see
Alex Shelley

323
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just looking on in desperation, Wade.

324
00:22:03,373 --> 00:22:06,025
[Barrett] Well, all thoughts of
Pretty Deadly the Musical

325
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have been put to one side
as soon as the bell rang.

326
00:22:08,145 --> 00:22:11,965
Focused on the complete destruction
of the former tag champs,

327
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the Motor City Machine Guns,
but it's starting to go wrong.

328
00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:18,171
[Tessitore] Big boot from Sabin,
and now he comes up.

329
00:22:18,938 --> 00:22:24,595
And could this be an opportunity
for the Motor City Machine Guns?

330
00:22:24,628 --> 00:22:27,581
[Barrett] Well, Pretty Deadly
have done everything right thus far,

331
00:22:27,614 --> 00:22:30,701
but that step-up enzuigiri
has completely changed the game.

332
00:22:30,734 --> 00:22:32,069
There's the tag, Joe.

333
00:22:32,101 --> 00:22:36,322
[Tessitore] Here comes Shelley,
well-rested, well-focused,

334
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and out to get him.

335
00:22:37,925 --> 00:22:40,543
[Barrett] And the freshest man
in the matchup

336
00:22:40,577 --> 00:22:43,080
is now in there with two boys from England

337
00:22:43,112 --> 00:22:46,316
who have been battering his partner
from pillar to post.

338
00:22:46,350 --> 00:22:47,501
[Tessitore] How about that?

339
00:22:49,803 --> 00:22:53,322
-[Barrett] Alex Shelley showing--
-Oh, two-for-one, Wade!

340
00:22:53,907 --> 00:22:54,908
Into the cover.

341
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And Elton Prince able to kick out.

342
00:22:59,312 --> 00:23:02,533
[Barrett] And you can see right there
Alex Shelley about to go for the tag

343
00:23:02,566 --> 00:23:03,567
to Chris Sabin.

344
00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:06,520
Chris Sabin's still not recovered,
understandably so.

345
00:23:06,553 --> 00:23:09,438
Shelley might have to do it on his own.
Maybe not.

346
00:23:09,473 --> 00:23:10,474
[Tessitore] Watch this.

347
00:23:10,506 --> 00:23:16,379
Wilson and Prince are in the target zone,
the sliding kick, and now…

348
00:23:18,381 --> 00:23:21,635
Chris Sabin, how about a 5-hole?

349
00:23:22,653 --> 00:23:26,456
Suicide dive takes out both Kit and Elton.

350
00:23:26,490 --> 00:23:29,243
[Barrett] Part of the ring was taken out
in the process of that.

351
00:23:29,275 --> 00:23:30,310
Snapped off on the side.

352
00:23:30,343 --> 00:23:33,347
Such was the impact
of that baseball slide.

353
00:23:33,379 --> 00:23:35,549
[Tessitore] Yeah, see
the edge of that apron.

354
00:23:35,581 --> 00:23:39,602
[Barrett] Wow, how the tables have turned
in this one, and now it is Elton Prince

355
00:23:39,636 --> 00:23:41,053
in a world of danger.

356
00:23:41,088 --> 00:23:42,623
Things slipping away for Pretty Deadly.

357
00:23:42,656 --> 00:23:43,657
[Tessitore] It is.

358
00:23:43,689 --> 00:23:45,609
Oh, this could be an opportunity
for Skull and Bones.

359
00:23:45,641 --> 00:23:47,394
Skull and Bone's been so effective.

360
00:23:47,427 --> 00:23:49,745
Prince trying to fight
his way free and he does.

361
00:23:49,780 --> 00:23:52,316
[Barrett] Wow, what a smart move,
desperation perhaps,

362
00:23:52,349 --> 00:23:54,451
but right when the critical moment

363
00:23:54,484 --> 00:23:59,389
was about to be reached, that Skull and
Bones attempted, denied by Elton Prince.

364
00:24:01,225 --> 00:24:02,476
[Tessitore] Pretty Deadly!

365
00:24:04,695 --> 00:24:06,429
The teamwork there…

366
00:24:06,463 --> 00:24:09,332
[Barrett] Connecting with that
Bad Apple gut buster.

367
00:24:09,366 --> 00:24:14,771
[Tessitore] DDT and now you
said it, all the theatrics put aside

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00:24:14,804 --> 00:24:18,891
for this aggressive version
of Pretty Deadly,

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and they are lined up
to do something special right here.

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00:24:24,063 --> 00:24:25,515
[Barrett] Wow.

371
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Elevated bulldog.

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[Tessitore] For the win.

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And the late kick.

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00:24:32,956 --> 00:24:35,359
[Barrett] Take another look at this.

375
00:24:35,391 --> 00:24:39,413
This Bad Apple connecting to Alex Shelley,
they've won championships

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00:24:39,446 --> 00:24:40,997
with that move before.

377
00:24:41,031 --> 00:24:45,502
The fact that Shelley kicked out
after this bulldog beggars belief,

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00:24:45,535 --> 00:24:50,357
but explains why Shelley, alongside Sabin,
has had the kind of career he has though.

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00:24:50,389 --> 00:24:52,726
[Tessitore] And consider all the momentum

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that we've seen from
Motor City Machine Guns.

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00:24:56,196 --> 00:25:00,434
They know what can happen here with a win,
a chance for DIY.

382
00:25:01,585 --> 00:25:03,820
[Barrett] He's completely
breaking down here.

383
00:25:05,405 --> 00:25:08,509
And you know the entire tag division
is looking on right now,

384
00:25:08,542 --> 00:25:10,210
trying to pick holes
in both of these teams.

385
00:25:10,244 --> 00:25:14,247
[Tessitore] Oh, signature move
from Motor City Machine Guns.

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00:25:14,281 --> 00:25:19,119
[Barrett] Facial connecting to Kit Wilson,
who has no clue where he's at right now.

387
00:25:19,152 --> 00:25:20,620
[Tessitore] Wilson's
in deep trouble, Wade.

388
00:25:20,654 --> 00:25:22,840
[Barrett] This could be it right here,
Joe Tess.

389
00:25:22,872 --> 00:25:25,876
[Tessitore] Skull and Bones lined up,

390
00:25:25,908 --> 00:25:28,611
Motor City Machine Guns!

391
00:25:29,562 --> 00:25:32,049
[crowd] One, two, three!

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00:25:32,081 --> 00:25:33,116
[bell rings]

393
00:25:33,149 --> 00:25:34,418
[theme music playing]

394
00:25:35,002 --> 00:25:37,337
[Garcia] Here are your winners,

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00:25:37,370 --> 00:25:41,725
Motor City Machine Guns!

396
00:25:41,758 --> 00:25:44,077
[Barrett] Well, that was a performance
where Pretty Deadly

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00:25:44,110 --> 00:25:46,730
did pretty much everything right,

398
00:25:46,763 --> 00:25:50,317
but it shows just how good
the Motor City Machine Guns are,

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00:25:50,350 --> 00:25:53,236
connecting with signature moves
like the Facial

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followed by this Skull and Bones

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00:25:56,406 --> 00:26:01,845
and the presumed number
one contenders for DIY's tag championships

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are back to a rich vein of form.

403
00:26:04,581 --> 00:26:07,201
[Tessitore] Three straight weeks,
three straight wins.

404
00:26:07,234 --> 00:26:12,673
They beat A-Town Down Under, Los Garza,
and now this impressive victory

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against an amped up Pretty Deadly.

406
00:26:14,608 --> 00:26:17,010
We want the titles, baby. We want 'em!

407
00:26:22,448 --> 00:26:23,617
[knock on door]

408
00:26:23,649 --> 00:26:24,650
Come in.

409
00:26:26,419 --> 00:26:28,088
-[chuckles]
-Miz.

410
00:26:29,956 --> 00:26:33,577
Nick Aldis, the man running SmackDown.

411
00:26:33,610 --> 00:26:36,295
I saw that interview Cody
did with Joe Tessitore.

412
00:26:36,330 --> 00:26:41,885
Joe does a great interview,
but it's no Miz TV. Is that why I'm here?

413
00:26:42,553 --> 00:26:46,322
You wanted a little ratings? You want me
to get Kevin Owens' side of the story?

414
00:26:46,356 --> 00:26:49,476
Um, Miz, no one told you?

415
00:26:50,244 --> 00:26:54,313
You're not just here for a friendly visit,
Miz, you're on SmackDown now.

416
00:26:55,899 --> 00:26:57,717
-The transfer window.
-No.

417
00:26:57,751 --> 00:26:58,901
-Welcome.
-No.

418
00:26:58,936 --> 00:27:00,153
Friday Night SmackDown.

419
00:27:00,736 --> 00:27:01,922
-You're kidding.
-Team Blue.

420
00:27:01,955 --> 00:27:04,057
-You're… you're joking.
-Welcome.

421
00:27:05,658 --> 00:27:06,776
The Wyatts are here.

422
00:27:07,778 --> 00:27:08,779
They are.

423
00:27:09,428 --> 00:27:12,566
I had them strategically move
to SmackDown to get away from me.

424
00:27:13,283 --> 00:27:15,068
How did I get moved to SmackDown?

425
00:27:15,636 --> 00:27:16,637
Kross.

426
00:27:18,938 --> 00:27:20,090
A little piece of advice.

427
00:27:21,241 --> 00:27:22,893
You may need to go make some new friends.

428
00:27:23,694 --> 00:27:24,695
And fast.

429
00:27:31,451 --> 00:27:33,086
[Barrett] All change at the moment.

430
00:27:33,120 --> 00:27:36,406
Miz needs to make friends.
So did Michin, she's made one.

431
00:27:36,439 --> 00:27:38,475
B-Fab, that should help her out.

432
00:27:38,509 --> 00:27:43,312
They've got tag action later on tonight
against United States Champ Chelsea Green

433
00:27:43,347 --> 00:27:45,698
and Secret Service member, Piper Niven.

434
00:27:45,732 --> 00:27:48,418
[Tessitore] You have four women who
seemingly can't escape each other lately

435
00:27:48,452 --> 00:27:50,571
and LA Knight.

436
00:27:50,603 --> 00:27:53,307
He took matters
into his own hands last week.

437
00:27:53,340 --> 00:27:55,943
Now Tama Tonga stands opposite him.

438
00:27:55,976 --> 00:27:58,896
The Megastar
against the hyena chattering, terrifying,

439
00:27:58,928 --> 00:28:00,764
Tama Tonga is ahead.

440
00:28:08,605 --> 00:28:10,072
[robotic narrator] Braun Strowman.

441
00:28:12,275 --> 00:28:13,726
Jacob Fatu.

442
00:28:16,580 --> 00:28:19,533
One big SOB.

443
00:28:24,670 --> 00:28:26,540
Samoan Werewolf.

444
00:28:30,677 --> 00:28:32,111
Inputting data.

445
00:29:04,378 --> 00:29:06,812
Prepare for impact.

446
00:29:08,215 --> 00:29:11,818
Danger. Warning. Danger.

447
00:29:13,053 --> 00:29:14,655
Threat level high.

448
00:29:16,924 --> 00:29:19,109
[Tessitore] Threat level high, Wade.

449
00:29:19,141 --> 00:29:22,713
[Barrett] Terrified of
the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu,

450
00:29:22,745 --> 00:29:24,214
but what the hell will happen

451
00:29:24,247 --> 00:29:28,001
when the Werewolf meets
the monster Braun Strowman,

452
00:29:28,034 --> 00:29:32,539
one of the biggest slabs of meat
walking around planet Earth?

453
00:29:32,572 --> 00:29:36,310
That is a lot to devour
at Saturday Night's Main Event

454
00:29:36,342 --> 00:29:41,514
when these two collide in one of the most
intriguing matchups of all time.

455
00:29:41,548 --> 00:29:42,882
I cannot wait for this one.

456
00:29:42,916 --> 00:29:45,636
You know, there are just moments
when you know something is special,

457
00:29:45,668 --> 00:29:50,624
and we had that moment and all of a sudden
the ring was cleared and Strowman and Fatu

458
00:29:50,657 --> 00:29:52,693
were just there face-to-face.

459
00:29:52,726 --> 00:29:55,995
Sometimes you want a scientific
master class. Sometimes you just want--

460
00:29:56,029 --> 00:30:00,434
Hey, you know what I'd love to know, Joe?
Joe, you know what I'd love to know?

461
00:30:02,586 --> 00:30:04,888
I'd love to know
where my interview is, huh?

462
00:30:05,856 --> 00:30:06,956
Explain that to me.

463
00:30:06,990 --> 00:30:09,443
You take the time
to interview Cody Rhodes, but not me.

464
00:30:09,476 --> 00:30:11,512
What kind of journalist are you? Huh?

465
00:30:12,044 --> 00:30:15,782
I can't believe I'm saying this, but you
actually make me miss Michael Cole.

466
00:30:16,449 --> 00:30:21,655
Of course, Michael Cole is too busy
kissing Pat McAfee's ass to be here.

467
00:30:21,687 --> 00:30:24,808
Just like everyone is too busy

468
00:30:25,341 --> 00:30:29,295
kissing Cody Rhodes's ass.
You, the Rock, everyone.

469
00:30:29,329 --> 00:30:31,415
Hey, Joe, let me ask you this.

470
00:30:31,447 --> 00:30:34,400
Why does everybody wanna be
Cody Rhodes's best friend, huh?

471
00:30:34,434 --> 00:30:37,454
Let me tell you what happens
when Cody Rhodes…

472
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:42,993
What Cody Rhodes does to his best friends.
He uses them and then betrays them.

473
00:30:43,577 --> 00:30:47,781
But that's okay, because at the Royal
Rumble, I will prove to everyone

474
00:30:47,813 --> 00:30:53,253
-that I am the true rightful WWE Champion.
-[crowd boos]

475
00:30:58,774 --> 00:31:00,894
What are you looking at, McConaughey, huh?

476
00:31:02,696 --> 00:31:04,031
You got a problem?

477
00:31:04,063 --> 00:31:05,831
Crybaby, man.

478
00:31:05,866 --> 00:31:07,234
Boo-hoo.

479
00:31:07,734 --> 00:31:09,235
-Boo-hoo.
-Hey.

480
00:31:09,269 --> 00:31:11,839
You know what, at the Rumble,

481
00:31:11,871 --> 00:31:16,443
I'm gonna beat Cody just like Ohio State
beat your stupid Longhorns.

482
00:31:20,030 --> 00:31:22,399
Get over the wall. Come on.

483
00:31:23,851 --> 00:31:27,454
-[theme music plays]
-[crowd cheers]

484
00:31:27,486 --> 00:31:28,487
You're lucky.

485
00:31:43,253 --> 00:31:46,039
Hold on. Hey, cut that music.

486
00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:47,975
Cut that terrible music.

487
00:31:50,194 --> 00:31:52,745
What is this? Huh?

488
00:31:55,815 --> 00:31:58,918
What? What do you want?

489
00:32:00,419 --> 00:32:02,089
Can I help you with anything?

490
00:32:02,606 --> 00:32:06,009
-Why are you here, huh?
-Because you talk too damn much.

491
00:32:06,810 --> 00:32:08,128
[Tessitore] Oh!

492
00:32:09,413 --> 00:32:11,465
I think Jimmy's speaking
for all of us right now.

493
00:32:11,497 --> 00:32:12,765
Look at this.

494
00:32:12,799 --> 00:32:14,701
[Barrett] Seems Big Jim
had your back, Joe Tess.

495
00:32:14,735 --> 00:32:19,488
And, indeed, Matthew McConaughey's.
Not a moment too soon.

496
00:32:19,523 --> 00:32:23,177
-Things going off the rails here.
-[Tessitore] Big Jim's going up top.

497
00:32:23,894 --> 00:32:26,847
[crowd boos]

498
00:32:31,584 --> 00:32:35,389
Whoa, now, Kevin Owens,
where you running to, boy?

499
00:32:38,007 --> 00:32:41,578
So they say things get weird
here in Austin.

500
00:32:41,611 --> 00:32:43,964
Well, let's keep getting weird.
How about tonight?

501
00:32:43,996 --> 00:32:47,985
It's Kevin Owens versus Jimmy Uso.

502
00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:51,855
Book 'em.

503
00:32:51,889 --> 00:32:53,689
[Tessitore] Oh, I like that Wade.

504
00:32:53,724 --> 00:32:58,928
[Barrett] That is the easiest job
of GM Nick Aldis's entire career.

505
00:32:58,962 --> 00:33:01,564
Just say yes. Damn, I wanna see that.

506
00:33:01,598 --> 00:33:03,449
[Tessitore] Oh, McConaughey loves it.

507
00:33:03,483 --> 00:33:06,954
He says hook them,
he says, "Big Jim, go hook them."

508
00:33:07,521 --> 00:33:12,024
KO snapped again.
Jimmy Uso did something about it.

509
00:33:23,053 --> 00:33:25,238
Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.

510
00:33:25,755 --> 00:33:27,875
They are gonna make their way to the ring.

511
00:33:34,997 --> 00:33:37,451
[Tessitore] Always a great time
here in Austin, Texas.

512
00:33:37,484 --> 00:33:41,572
First SmackDown to take place here
in Austin, February of 2000.

513
00:33:41,605 --> 00:33:45,292
Hall of Famer Kurt Angle got his
first taste of championship gold in WWE.

514
00:33:45,324 --> 00:33:47,444
Won the European title that night.

515
00:33:47,476 --> 00:33:52,799
You see all the history, the 5th SmackDown
to take place here in Austin, Texas.

516
00:33:57,004 --> 00:34:00,090
[Barrett chuckles] Oh, and get this.
Breaking news, boom.

517
00:34:00,122 --> 00:34:04,711
Various things are officially weird here
in Austin for SmackDown

518
00:34:04,745 --> 00:34:11,018
because it's official, a confrontational
KO squares off with Big Jim, Jimmy Uso,

519
00:34:11,051 --> 00:34:13,303
in tonight's SmackDown main event.

520
00:34:13,337 --> 00:34:16,639
[Tessitore] By the way, thanks for
having my back when KO was berating me.

521
00:34:16,672 --> 00:34:18,542
-[Barrett] No problem.
-And threatening me.

522
00:34:18,574 --> 00:34:21,011
-[Barrett] We're a team.
-[Tessitore] You were 15 ft to the side.

523
00:34:21,043 --> 00:34:22,045
All right, bye-bye.

524
00:34:22,962 --> 00:34:25,399
What is that? KO and Jimmy Uso tonight?

525
00:34:25,431 --> 00:34:27,317
-It's supposed to be me and Jimmy.
-I understand.

526
00:34:27,351 --> 00:34:30,020
Look, Melo, things happen,
but look, I will make that match

527
00:34:30,053 --> 00:34:31,638
with you and Jimmy for next week.

528
00:34:31,672 --> 00:34:34,808
But now that I think about it,
tonight is an interesting opportunity

529
00:34:34,842 --> 00:34:37,143
for you because, as you know,
it's the transfer window

530
00:34:37,176 --> 00:34:39,813
and I just made a brand-new
talent acquisition for SmackDown,

531
00:34:39,846 --> 00:34:43,266
and you would be the perfect person
to be his first one-on-one opponent

532
00:34:43,299 --> 00:34:44,918
on the Blue brand. What do you think?

533
00:34:44,951 --> 00:34:47,955
I don't trust you because you tried
that with Braun Strowman.

534
00:34:48,956 --> 00:34:50,239
I wanna see the guy.

535
00:34:50,274 --> 00:34:52,192
-You wanna see him?
-I wanna look at him face-to-face.

536
00:34:52,226 --> 00:34:53,360
That's fair. That's fair.

537
00:34:53,393 --> 00:34:55,379
In fact, if you want to wait around
a couple of minutes,

538
00:34:55,411 --> 00:34:56,779
he's on his way here right now.

539
00:34:56,813 --> 00:34:59,732
Perfect, because I got time,
and I'm gonna tell him about himself,

540
00:34:59,766 --> 00:35:01,952
and I'm gonna let him know
SmackDown is the land of sharks.

541
00:35:01,985 --> 00:35:02,986
Sounds good.

542
00:35:03,020 --> 00:35:04,688
And I'm gonna humble him
and embarrass this dude.

543
00:35:04,721 --> 00:35:06,223
-I can't wait.
-[theme music plays]

544
00:35:06,256 --> 00:35:09,092
♪ It's Chelsea Green ♪

545
00:35:13,547 --> 00:35:15,749
[Tessitore] And with Piper Niven
by her side,

546
00:35:15,781 --> 00:35:18,669
here comes the US Champion, Chelsea Green.

547
00:35:18,702 --> 00:35:21,538
She's been on top of the world,
just ask her, she'll gladly tell you.

548
00:35:23,524 --> 00:35:24,607
[bell rings]

549
00:35:24,641 --> 00:35:28,462
[Garcia] The following tag team contest
is scheduled for one fall.

550
00:35:28,495 --> 00:35:32,415
Introducing first, the team of Piper Niven

551
00:35:32,449 --> 00:35:37,104
and the Women's United States Champion,

552
00:35:37,136 --> 00:35:40,807
Chelsea Green.

553
00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,880
[Barrett] So here's how we got here,

554
00:35:46,913 --> 00:35:50,433
tag match upcoming due to last Friday
on SmackDown.

555
00:35:50,467 --> 00:35:52,653
B-Fab taking on Piper Niven.

556
00:35:52,685 --> 00:35:57,441
United States Champ, Chelsea Green,
serving as a constant distraction,

557
00:35:57,473 --> 00:36:00,993
and that was all Niven needed
to seize the moment and put B-Fab away.

558
00:36:01,028 --> 00:36:05,732
Now as the post-match celebrations
turned into a beatdown,

559
00:36:06,549 --> 00:36:10,737
it was Michin, who's been a victim
herself, armed with a kendo stick,

560
00:36:10,770 --> 00:36:14,641
who saved the day,
sending Niven and Green packing

561
00:36:14,674 --> 00:36:18,194
after an attempt by Niven
to turn things around,

562
00:36:18,228 --> 00:36:24,768
leaving both sides vowing reprisals,
while those reprisals are gonna come now

563
00:36:24,801 --> 00:36:27,837
in the form of a tag match
between these four women.

564
00:36:33,660 --> 00:36:34,944
[theme music playing]

565
00:36:39,383 --> 00:36:41,335
[Tessitore] Familiar territory for Michin.

566
00:36:41,368 --> 00:36:44,188
Each of her last three matches
have been against either

567
00:36:44,221 --> 00:36:45,721
Chelsea Green or Piper Niven.

568
00:36:47,641 --> 00:36:50,394
[theme music playing]

569
00:36:51,228 --> 00:36:55,199
[Barrett] The success
just hasn't been there for Michin,

570
00:36:55,232 --> 00:36:58,852
thanks in large part to the numbers game
of Niven and Green.

571
00:36:58,886 --> 00:37:03,257
Well, this woman, B-Fab
is here to negate that issue.

572
00:37:06,442 --> 00:37:09,947
[Tessitore] Seen the best version of B-Fab
lately, even if she isn't coming up with

573
00:37:09,980 --> 00:37:11,798
a big win, she has looked her best.

574
00:37:13,584 --> 00:37:15,269
[Garcia] And their opponents,

575
00:37:15,301 --> 00:37:21,357
the team of B-Fab and Michin!

576
00:37:46,984 --> 00:37:49,469
[Tessitore] We mentioned it, Wade,
recently and seen B-Fab

577
00:37:49,502 --> 00:37:52,372
both last week
in the US Championship tournament

578
00:37:52,406 --> 00:37:54,141
and then last week against Piper Niven,

579
00:37:54,174 --> 00:37:56,960
it feels like she's taken her game
to the next level.

580
00:37:56,993 --> 00:38:01,515
[Barrett] Yeah, she spent a lot of time on
the sidelines over the past 12 months in

581
00:38:01,548 --> 00:38:03,884
managerial roles with the Street Profits.

582
00:38:03,917 --> 00:38:06,036
They're out rehabbing
some injuries at the moment.

583
00:38:06,069 --> 00:38:08,788
But B-Fab has come to realize

584
00:38:08,822 --> 00:38:11,674
that opportunities simply
aren't given at this level,

585
00:38:11,708 --> 00:38:15,662
they're taken, and she has
stepped up huge in recent weeks,

586
00:38:15,696 --> 00:38:18,714
impressing a lot of management
and the fan base alike.

587
00:38:18,749 --> 00:38:21,602
[Tessitore] Michin is gonna get things
started against Piper Niven.

588
00:38:21,634 --> 00:38:24,788
Michin defeated Piper Niven
back on January 3rd.

589
00:38:27,641 --> 00:38:31,211
[Barrett] So tough to overpower
someone like Piper Niven.

590
00:38:31,245 --> 00:38:32,729
You have to outmaneuver her,

591
00:38:32,763 --> 00:38:35,682
and clearly Michin's got
that figured out early.

592
00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:40,487
[Tessitore] And she does as these two have
had their great recent past.

593
00:38:41,238 --> 00:38:46,058
Oh, sends her right to the ring
does Michin. Of course, two oh-so-close

594
00:38:46,093 --> 00:38:48,377
losses for the new US Championship.

595
00:38:48,412 --> 00:38:50,848
-[Barrett] The-oh-so-obnoxious-- Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh!

596
00:38:50,881 --> 00:38:54,268
[Barrett] Gone for Unpretty Her,
perhaps, but denied by Michin.

597
00:38:54,301 --> 00:38:56,353
Simply too fresh in the fight
at this point.

598
00:38:57,721 --> 00:38:59,823
[Tessitore] Was going for
Unpretty Her and--

599
00:38:59,857 --> 00:39:02,241
Looking to line up the long back attack.

600
00:39:03,977 --> 00:39:07,181
[Barrett] Piper Niven
clearly not a fan of twerking.

601
00:39:09,165 --> 00:39:11,368
[Tessitore] Takes care of business
on Piper.

602
00:39:12,469 --> 00:39:16,356
But it took a little too long,
as Chelsea able to get out of the way.

603
00:39:16,390 --> 00:39:18,075
[Barrett] And that has
really been the story

604
00:39:18,107 --> 00:39:20,194
of Green and Niven in recent weeks,

605
00:39:20,227 --> 00:39:24,765
that outside the ring distraction,
opening up opportunities for the other

606
00:39:24,798 --> 00:39:26,717
in the partnership to take advantage.

607
00:39:27,817 --> 00:39:30,988
And now the USA sweetheart herself,
the champ,

608
00:39:31,020 --> 00:39:33,373
-Chelsea takes control.
-[Tessitore] Right into the cover.

609
00:39:34,290 --> 00:39:36,527
[Tessitore] Good kick out by Michin.

610
00:39:36,560 --> 00:39:40,346
[Barrett] And this has completely
neutralized the attacks of Michin,

611
00:39:40,380 --> 00:39:43,150
and what a nasty, nasty hold there

612
00:39:44,433 --> 00:39:45,786
from Chelsea Green.

613
00:39:45,819 --> 00:39:49,406
[Tessitore] What a nasty attitude
by Chelsea Green.

614
00:39:49,439 --> 00:39:53,477
The newly-minted
Women's United States Champion.

615
00:39:53,509 --> 00:39:56,163
[Barrett] Desperate for the tag here
to a fresh B-Fab,

616
00:39:56,196 --> 00:40:00,167
but it's denied once again by Piper Niven.

617
00:40:00,951 --> 00:40:03,237
[Tessitore] Trying to break free
from that grasp.

618
00:40:04,504 --> 00:40:07,875
[Barrett] Michin,
the most hardcore woman in the division,

619
00:40:07,908 --> 00:40:09,977
grew up a huge fan of ECW,

620
00:40:10,009 --> 00:40:14,731
so you know she's double tough,
but she simply can't do it on her own.

621
00:40:14,765 --> 00:40:18,452
She needs this fresh B-Fab
to get tagged in in a hurry.

622
00:40:18,484 --> 00:40:20,187
[Tessitore]
For Saturday Night's Main Event,

623
00:40:21,404 --> 00:40:24,857
it was the very first return
to the retro Saturday Night's Main Event

624
00:40:24,892 --> 00:40:27,477
when Chelsea Green defeated Michin

625
00:40:28,194 --> 00:40:31,448
to cap that Women's United States
Championship tournament.

626
00:40:31,481 --> 00:40:34,884
[Barrett] And finally
a fresh B-Fab in there.

627
00:40:34,917 --> 00:40:38,971
This woman has legs for days,
and she knows how to use them.

628
00:40:39,006 --> 00:40:41,124
Like at prime Stacy Keibler in there.

629
00:40:42,375 --> 00:40:43,827
[Tessitore] You see the athleticism.

630
00:40:43,861 --> 00:40:49,633
Only 5'10 is B-Fab. Tall and wiry
and all that leverage.

631
00:40:50,534 --> 00:40:54,121
[Barrett] Use all that range when you can,
and things are starting to look bleak

632
00:40:54,154 --> 00:40:55,339
for the United States champ.

633
00:40:56,690 --> 00:40:59,792
[Tessitore] Oh,
and coming in with the big elbow

634
00:40:59,826 --> 00:41:02,011
and all the power is Piper Niven.

635
00:41:02,546 --> 00:41:05,365
[Barrett] I think both women in that heap
caught some of it.

636
00:41:05,399 --> 00:41:10,621
Perhaps the worst of it went
to Chelsea Green. And a tag there.

637
00:41:11,738 --> 00:41:13,807
But Piper Niven simply did not see.

638
00:41:14,741 --> 00:41:17,094
[Tessitore] There's a blind tag
and she doesn't realize--

639
00:41:18,712 --> 00:41:21,565
As a shotgun drop kick
comes in from Michin.

640
00:41:21,598 --> 00:41:24,084
And now going for the Unpretty Her again.

641
00:41:24,984 --> 00:41:27,254
But this time, able to counter is Michin.

642
00:41:27,287 --> 00:41:30,073
Eat Defeat, could it be?

643
00:41:32,743 --> 00:41:33,794
[bell rings]

644
00:41:33,827 --> 00:41:34,862
[theme music playing]

645
00:41:35,946 --> 00:41:38,031
[Garcia] Here are your winners,

646
00:41:38,065 --> 00:41:41,435
B-Fab and Michin.

647
00:41:41,468 --> 00:41:44,520
[Barrett] Well, clearly
when Chelsea Green and Piper Niven

648
00:41:44,555 --> 00:41:48,342
do not have the numbers advantage,
things change in a hurry.

649
00:41:48,375 --> 00:41:55,315
Huge win here for B-Fab and Michin
as they close in, once again, on success.

650
00:42:00,453 --> 00:42:02,923
Every time you try this with me,
you try to embarrass me,

651
00:42:02,955 --> 00:42:04,458
but it's not happening no more

652
00:42:04,491 --> 00:42:06,359
because I'm gonna put
it straight on this guy.

653
00:42:07,743 --> 00:42:10,596
Former Heavyweight
Champion of the World, Damien Priest.

654
00:42:10,631 --> 00:42:12,216
-Welcome to the--
-[crowd cheering]

655
00:42:12,249 --> 00:42:14,301
-Great. How are you doing?
-I'm very well.

656
00:42:14,334 --> 00:42:15,469
Can't wait to get started.

657
00:42:15,502 --> 00:42:17,421
-Me too.
-Let's make some money.

658
00:42:17,453 --> 00:42:18,638
No.

659
00:42:20,207 --> 00:42:21,441
Nah.

660
00:42:21,475 --> 00:42:24,995
Oh, I'm so sorry, Damien,
Carmelo Hayes was wondering

661
00:42:25,028 --> 00:42:29,216
if you were interested in a one-on-one
match with him tonight on SmackDown.

662
00:42:29,249 --> 00:42:30,267
Is that so?

663
00:42:31,285 --> 00:42:32,603
Well, Nick, I'm here to work.

664
00:42:33,487 --> 00:42:36,138
-And I'm ready to punish.
-I like the sound of that.

665
00:42:37,424 --> 00:42:38,442
[Carmelo sighs]

666
00:42:40,009 --> 00:42:42,229
-Lace them up tight.
-[chuckles]

667
00:42:42,261 --> 00:42:43,297
He's gonna learn tonight.

668
00:42:43,330 --> 00:42:45,582
-Yes, he is.
-I'm excited, man. Thank you.

669
00:42:45,616 --> 00:42:46,700
Let's get to work.

670
00:42:46,732 --> 00:42:48,218
[Tessitore] Well, look what time it is.

671
00:42:48,252 --> 00:42:51,255
A week removed from her impressive
first title defense.

672
00:42:51,288 --> 00:42:54,040
Now the WWE Women's Champion
is going to join us live.

673
00:42:54,074 --> 00:42:55,692
What's next for Tiffy?

674
00:43:01,481 --> 00:43:05,853
[Flair] There is a difference
between confidence and arrogance.

675
00:43:09,122 --> 00:43:13,227
Arrogance is insecurity.
It's convincing someone of who you are.

676
00:43:16,747 --> 00:43:18,832
Confidence is knowing.

677
00:43:19,533 --> 00:43:23,502
It's walking into a room and everyone
sits up straight because they know.

678
00:43:24,254 --> 00:43:25,806
The GOAT…

679
00:43:28,392 --> 00:43:31,310
doesn't have to call themselves the GOAT.

680
00:43:36,283 --> 00:43:42,321
Now, I have crafted a legacy
that no one, I mean no one, can touch.

681
00:43:48,862 --> 00:43:51,481
And I know exactly who I am.

682
00:43:54,551 --> 00:43:55,935
And I'm back.

683
00:43:59,606 --> 00:44:03,176
So when I walk through that curtain
and enter the Royal Rumble

684
00:44:03,210 --> 00:44:07,481
with a smile on my face
and a tear in my eye,

685
00:44:07,513 --> 00:44:10,484
I'm gonna remind you all
who owns the night.

686
00:44:18,325 --> 00:44:19,859
Whoo!

687
00:44:20,861 --> 00:44:22,863
[buzzer sounds]

688
00:44:25,147 --> 00:44:27,150
["Tiffy Time" playing]

689
00:44:27,850 --> 00:44:31,221
[Tessitore] Well, everybody, of course
thrilled for Charlotte Flair's return.

690
00:44:31,254 --> 00:44:34,691
It's Tiffany Stratton
who has had the most vertical stock tick

691
00:44:34,725 --> 00:44:37,294
in the women's division, and here she is.

692
00:44:42,616 --> 00:44:48,971
[Garcia] Ladies and gentleman,
please welcome the WWE Women's Champion,

693
00:44:49,006 --> 00:44:52,808
Tiffany Stratton!

694
00:44:53,527 --> 00:44:58,065
[Barrett] Wow, well, Charlotte Flair
arguably the number one woman

695
00:44:58,098 --> 00:45:00,400
in the history of this game.

696
00:45:00,433 --> 00:45:03,220
She returns at the Royal Rumble.

697
00:45:03,252 --> 00:45:08,658
If she's successful there, she may have
to come gunning for this woman,

698
00:45:08,692 --> 00:45:14,431
the here and the now,
the Women's WWE Champion,

699
00:45:14,464 --> 00:45:15,549
Tiffany Stratton.

700
00:45:15,582 --> 00:45:20,270
[Tessitore] And look at this reception
here in Austin for Tiffany Stratton.

701
00:45:20,304 --> 00:45:24,091
Great night here at the Moody Center.
We've heard from Cody Rhodes.

702
00:45:24,124 --> 00:45:26,375
Kevin Owens and Jimmy Uso
are going to go at it.

703
00:45:26,410 --> 00:45:30,964
We found out Damian Priest is now a member
of the SmackDown roster and still

704
00:45:30,998 --> 00:45:36,386
so much more to come your way, but right
now we hear from the Women's Champion.

705
00:45:50,334 --> 00:45:56,790
Once again, I am the center
of everybody's attention.

706
00:45:58,892 --> 00:46:04,631
Because next week at the Royal Rumble,
30 women will be fighting

707
00:46:04,665 --> 00:46:07,484
for a chance to face me

708
00:46:08,100 --> 00:46:10,136
at WrestleMania.

709
00:46:13,106 --> 00:46:16,310
Which is funny because just last week

710
00:46:16,343 --> 00:46:20,196
I beat last year's
Royal Rumble winner, Bayley.

711
00:46:20,230 --> 00:46:24,667
So I'm not worried even in the slightest.

712
00:46:24,701 --> 00:46:27,638
And next week, whoever wins,

713
00:46:27,671 --> 00:46:31,058
they're gonna be running on Tiffy Time.

714
00:46:31,558 --> 00:46:34,461
-["Brutality" playing]
-[crowd cheers]

715
00:46:38,182 --> 00:46:41,401
[Tessitore] As "This is My Brutality"
rings out,

716
00:46:42,769 --> 00:46:47,473
Rhea's got a harsh reality for many,
including Tiffany, Wade,

717
00:46:47,508 --> 00:46:50,077
who I don't think
was expecting that at all.

718
00:46:50,109 --> 00:46:56,482
[Barrett] Well, Tiffany Stratton
looks like she's seen a ghost.

719
00:46:57,417 --> 00:47:00,770
What a welcome surprise. [chuckles]

720
00:47:00,804 --> 00:47:07,294
Women's World Champ from Raw,
Rhea Bloody Ripley is here on SmackDown,

721
00:47:07,327 --> 00:47:11,498
and the stars, once again,
are out in force.

722
00:47:19,006 --> 00:47:22,776
[Tessitore] There is a massive clash
for Rhea Ripley,

723
00:47:22,808 --> 00:47:27,948
the Women's World Championship
that she's owned for 18 days now.

724
00:47:28,682 --> 00:47:30,234
Nia Jax awaits.

725
00:47:30,267 --> 00:47:33,620
Saturday Night's Main Event
from right down the road in San Antonio.

726
00:47:38,341 --> 00:47:40,661
[Barrett] Matthew McConaughey,
sat right behind us,

727
00:47:40,694 --> 00:47:45,699
just jumped about 10 ft in the air
when Rhea Ripley's music hit.

728
00:47:45,732 --> 00:47:49,770
Clearly, he's a fan like pretty much
everybody else in this arena.

729
00:47:58,228 --> 00:48:00,547
Apart from Tiffany Stratton, perhaps.

730
00:48:19,732 --> 00:48:24,321
Tiffy, look, I know you're still
a little bit new here.

731
00:48:25,105 --> 00:48:30,511
But I just wanted you to know that
I'm a Women's Champion too.

732
00:48:35,281 --> 00:48:37,150
So champion to champion,

733
00:48:38,402 --> 00:48:42,856
I mean, I kinda just wanna say
that I respect what you did to Nia Jax.

734
00:48:44,857 --> 00:48:50,379
But it's not gonna compare
to what I am going to do to her

735
00:48:50,413 --> 00:48:53,634
at Saturday Night Main Event.

736
00:48:53,667 --> 00:48:55,536
[theme music playing]

737
00:49:02,042 --> 00:49:03,894
[Tessitore] Well, this could get messy.

738
00:49:03,926 --> 00:49:08,749
[Barrett] Seems there is a growing
contingent of Rhea Ripley haters out here,

739
00:49:08,781 --> 00:49:11,868
and perhaps add one
to the Tiffany Stratton pile too.

740
00:49:11,902 --> 00:49:13,754
Look what we have here.

741
00:49:14,488 --> 00:49:18,558
First of all, I don't know why
I'm catching strays from you guys.

742
00:49:18,591 --> 00:49:21,728
I find that to be rude.
Am I right, Candice?

743
00:49:21,761 --> 00:49:24,198
[crowd boos]

744
00:49:29,136 --> 00:49:33,373
I want you both to know
that this is a historic moment.

745
00:49:42,716 --> 00:49:45,652
Because I'm here to officially announce

746
00:49:47,104 --> 00:49:52,158
that I am entering, and winning,

747
00:49:53,493 --> 00:49:57,096
the Royal Rumble match.

748
00:50:03,502 --> 00:50:05,856
-Your mom sucks, kid.
-[crowd cheers]

749
00:50:05,888 --> 00:50:07,641
-[Tessitore] Oh.
-[Barrett chuckles]

750
00:50:08,192 --> 00:50:10,493
Now I know what you all are thinking,

751
00:50:10,527 --> 00:50:14,681
"But, Nia, isn't Rhea Ripley's title reign
gonna end tomorrow night

752
00:50:14,714 --> 00:50:19,620
at Saturday Night's Main Event
when I beat her?"

753
00:50:20,170 --> 00:50:22,071
And you know what? You're all correct.

754
00:50:26,859 --> 00:50:30,163
But I'm gonna beat you, Rhea Riley.

755
00:50:32,516 --> 00:50:38,038
And I'm still gonna enter
the Royal Rumble match, because, Tiffy,

756
00:50:38,071 --> 00:50:40,973
I'm gonna take the title
which is rightfully mine.

757
00:50:41,008 --> 00:50:44,194
-[theme music plays]
-[crowd cheers]

758
00:50:45,444 --> 00:50:47,897
So we got current champs,
title challenger,

759
00:50:47,931 --> 00:50:50,584
and add the EST to the party,

760
00:50:50,616 --> 00:50:53,837
as well as the other half
of the Tag Team Champions, Naomi.

761
00:51:08,719 --> 00:51:11,654
[crowd] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

762
00:51:23,350 --> 00:51:25,953
[Barrett] It's a party atmosphere
here tonight,

763
00:51:25,986 --> 00:51:27,671
but there's a lot of combustible elements.

764
00:51:27,703 --> 00:51:29,156
Can you believe this, B?

765
00:51:29,690 --> 00:51:32,024
The ring filling up real quick.

766
00:51:33,493 --> 00:51:39,766
But that's why we came out here to say
that I will be entering

767
00:51:39,799 --> 00:51:43,569
-and I'm gonna win the Royal Rumble.
-[crowd cheers]

768
00:51:45,839 --> 00:51:49,042
You know what, Naomi?
I like that except for one thing.

769
00:51:49,076 --> 00:51:51,828
I'm here to tell everyone
that I'm officially entering

770
00:51:51,862 --> 00:51:55,147
-and I'm gonna win the Royal Rumble.
-[crowd cheers]

771
00:51:57,017 --> 00:52:01,254
And, I mean, if I don't win,
Then you're gonna win.

772
00:52:03,022 --> 00:52:04,691
[Naomi] Well, you're right.

773
00:52:05,759 --> 00:52:08,312
I'm gonna win, but if I don't win,
you're gonna win.

774
00:52:08,345 --> 00:52:11,765
Well, one of us is gonna win.
That's all that matters. [laughs]

775
00:52:11,798 --> 00:52:14,902
Yeah, definitely none of them are winning.

776
00:52:16,787 --> 00:52:20,741
And definitely not, uh, Nia Jax.
No, she ain't gonna win.

777
00:52:20,774 --> 00:52:22,910
[theme music plays]

778
00:52:22,942 --> 00:52:24,011
[crowd cheering]

779
00:52:37,324 --> 00:52:41,495
[Tessitore] The two-time
Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan.

780
00:52:41,528 --> 00:52:45,098
[Barrett] Will every A-list female
competitor on the planet just head out.

781
00:52:45,132 --> 00:52:50,237
Wow, wow, wow. [chuckles]
Raquel, look what we have here.

782
00:52:50,803 --> 00:52:55,676
We have the girl
that lost her man to a real woman.

783
00:52:58,228 --> 00:53:03,683
That's you, Rhea. And then we have the
wannabe Liv Morgan doppelgänger

784
00:53:03,716 --> 00:53:06,837
holding the title that'll look way
better on me.

785
00:53:07,538 --> 00:53:11,591
Oh… [giggles] …that's you Tiffy.
[chuckles]

786
00:53:11,625 --> 00:53:15,629
And then we have a ring full of women
all declaring themselves

787
00:53:15,662 --> 00:53:19,433
for the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble match.

788
00:53:19,466 --> 00:53:24,020
But I don't care.

789
00:53:26,056 --> 00:53:29,109
Do you guys… Do you guys wanna know
why I don't care?

790
00:53:29,142 --> 00:53:32,913
Because the headlining news tonight
isn't gonna be about any of you.

791
00:53:32,946 --> 00:53:35,415
It's gonna be about me.

792
00:53:42,990 --> 00:53:48,362
Because I, Liv Morgan,
hereby declare my entry

793
00:53:48,395 --> 00:53:52,165
for the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble match.

794
00:53:53,332 --> 00:53:59,071
Oh, wait. Oh, wait. Oh, wait.
But not only that, I declare my victory

795
00:53:59,606 --> 00:54:02,359
for the 2025 Women's Royal Rumble match.

796
00:54:04,912 --> 00:54:09,232
And I am the only person
in this company that can do that.

797
00:54:09,266 --> 00:54:10,433
And do you wanna know why?

798
00:54:11,969 --> 00:54:18,825
Because Raquel Rodriguez
is gonna ensure my victory

799
00:54:18,859 --> 00:54:22,129
for the women's Royal Rumble ma--

800
00:54:22,162 --> 00:54:24,163
-[Barrett] Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh!

801
00:54:24,198 --> 00:54:26,716
[Barrett] Ripley had heard enough,

802
00:54:26,750 --> 00:54:29,269
and it was only going to be
a matter of time

803
00:54:29,303 --> 00:54:31,805
before things blew up in that ring.

804
00:54:31,839 --> 00:54:35,408
[Tessitore] And just look
at the amount of superstars

805
00:54:35,442 --> 00:54:37,327
battering each other right now.

806
00:54:37,361 --> 00:54:41,748
Rhea Ripley couldn't take any more
against her chief rival,

807
00:54:41,781 --> 00:54:43,700
and smashed that headbutt.

808
00:54:48,571 --> 00:54:51,758
[Barrett] Well, we need some
security out here, stat.

809
00:54:52,609 --> 00:54:53,759
I don't know.

810
00:54:56,779 --> 00:54:58,882
Someone's got
to get control of that thing.

811
00:54:58,915 --> 00:55:01,468
Aldis, where are you? Here he is.

812
00:55:05,856 --> 00:55:08,308
And just moments ago, Nick Aldis,

813
00:55:08,341 --> 00:55:12,479
he came out
after we saw all the women brawling.

814
00:55:12,513 --> 00:55:16,366
It started with Rhea and Liv,
and he said, "What do you say, Wade,

815
00:55:16,399 --> 00:55:19,403
we make this a six-woman tag team match?"

816
00:55:19,435 --> 00:55:23,390
[Barrett] GM's task is often thankless,
but this arena

817
00:55:23,423 --> 00:55:27,027
exploded with gratitude for GM Nick Aldis.

818
00:55:27,060 --> 00:55:29,562
I'll be honest,
I don't think Aldis had a choice,

819
00:55:29,596 --> 00:55:32,799
because no security were coming out here
to separate these women.

820
00:55:32,832 --> 00:55:35,368
You might as well
just turn it into an official match,

821
00:55:35,402 --> 00:55:37,203
and that's what we've got here.

822
00:55:37,236 --> 00:55:40,957
[Tessitore] Rhea just absorbing those
right hands from Candice LeRae.

823
00:55:41,841 --> 00:55:43,009
And now, Rhea.

824
00:55:43,042 --> 00:55:46,013
Look at the power of Rhea Ripley, though.

825
00:55:46,046 --> 00:55:47,681
As Candice goes spinning around,

826
00:55:47,714 --> 00:55:50,384
remember it's gonna be
Rhea against Nia Jax.

827
00:55:50,417 --> 00:55:52,219
Gets sent into the corner.

828
00:55:52,252 --> 00:55:55,422
[Barrett] This is the power
of Rhea Bloody Ripley.

829
00:55:55,455 --> 00:55:58,292
Gonna have to be nimble
on your toes tonight, Candice.

830
00:56:03,430 --> 00:56:08,769
[Tessitore] Rhea turning it right around
into a vertical suplex.

831
00:56:08,801 --> 00:56:13,423
[Barrett] The number one alpha female
in WWE perhaps.

832
00:56:13,457 --> 00:56:16,877
Although, Nia Jax may have
something to say about that.

833
00:56:16,910 --> 00:56:20,147
[Tessitore] Now the tag team champions
in for action.

834
00:56:26,453 --> 00:56:31,741
And a little teamwork.
Naomi up and over onto Nia Jax.

835
00:56:35,879 --> 00:56:38,932
[Barrett] Well, what a mess
the early going to this one

836
00:56:38,966 --> 00:56:44,721
has been for Liv Morgan, Candice LeRae,
and Nia Jax with Raquel Rodriguez

837
00:56:44,754 --> 00:56:47,307
here on the outside. It's one way traffic.

838
00:56:50,761 --> 00:56:53,614
[Tessitore] Liv Morgan saying,
"I'm going to Royal Rumble,

839
00:56:53,647 --> 00:56:55,749
and we know what that outcome's gonna be,"

840
00:56:55,781 --> 00:57:00,187
but right now it is Bianca Belair
and Naomi getting the best of her.

841
00:57:02,656 --> 00:57:04,223
Hooks the leg

842
00:57:04,258 --> 00:57:05,926
and the kick out at two.

843
00:57:05,959 --> 00:57:10,998
[Barrett] Unsurprisingly unmatched
cohesion between the tag team champs.

844
00:57:11,031 --> 00:57:15,536
Belair and Naomi have taken a stranglehold
on this matchup.

845
00:57:15,569 --> 00:57:17,687
And Liv Morgan, for all the big talk,

846
00:57:17,721 --> 00:57:19,890
things are going south for her
in a hurry here.

847
00:57:20,640 --> 00:57:25,611
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five, six--

848
00:57:25,645 --> 00:57:30,082
[Tessitore] Now, Candice LeRae gets
a little something extra from the EST.

849
00:57:30,116 --> 00:57:34,154
[Barrett] Well, it was worth a try from
LeRae, and now things are starting to turn

850
00:57:34,187 --> 00:57:36,056
around here, perhaps,
with this tug of war.

851
00:57:36,089 --> 00:57:38,991
There was a tag there to Nia Jax

852
00:57:39,026 --> 00:57:43,212
that I don't think Belair was witness to.

853
00:57:43,247 --> 00:57:45,348
[Tessitore] A big clothesline from Nia.

854
00:57:45,382 --> 00:57:49,703
[Barrett] If she didn't know before, she
certainly does now. Game-changing moment

855
00:57:51,221 --> 00:57:52,823
from Nia Jax.

856
00:57:55,292 --> 00:57:57,060
And now it's just punishment time.

857
00:57:57,094 --> 00:58:01,315
[Tessitore] Nia Jax using that braid
against Bianca herself.

858
00:58:01,348 --> 00:58:04,183
[Barrett] I'll tell you this, Joe Tess,
a lot of women came out earlier

859
00:58:04,218 --> 00:58:08,488
convinced that they
will be the ones to win the Royal Rumble.

860
00:58:08,522 --> 00:58:11,225
It's gonna leave a lot
of disappointed women

861
00:58:11,258 --> 00:58:14,560
a week from tomorrow in Indianapolis.

862
00:58:16,113 --> 00:58:20,000
[Tessitore] You see Nia
just taunting Rhea Ripley.

863
00:58:20,968 --> 00:58:23,837
Attacked her earlier this week backstage,

864
00:58:23,870 --> 00:58:27,591
setting the course for what we will see
tomorrow night in San Antonio.

865
00:58:28,908 --> 00:58:30,527
[Barrett] Oh, this could be over.

866
00:58:30,560 --> 00:58:32,196
[Tessitore] Trying to line up
the Annihilator.

867
00:58:33,263 --> 00:58:35,966
But quick to get to her feet
was Bianca Belair.

868
00:58:35,999 --> 00:58:39,403
Belair simply too fresh for that.
Might work against some women

869
00:58:39,435 --> 00:58:43,557
this early in a matchup,
certainly not against the EST.

870
00:58:52,866 --> 00:58:56,502
[Tessitore] Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett
with you here on Friday Night SmackDown

871
00:58:56,537 --> 00:58:57,538
in Austin, Texas.

872
00:58:57,571 --> 00:58:59,690
Six-woman tag team match.

873
00:58:59,723 --> 00:59:03,827
Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair,
Naomi against Nia Jax, Candice LeRae,

874
00:59:03,861 --> 00:59:08,098
and Liv Morgan. Of course, Nia Jax,
you see here in against Naomi.

875
00:59:08,131 --> 00:59:11,285
Tomorrow night,
she'll be facing Rhea Ripley

876
00:59:11,317 --> 00:59:13,153
for the Women's World Championship.

877
00:59:14,238 --> 00:59:17,558
So many complexities, Wade,
when it comes to how this came about,

878
00:59:17,591 --> 00:59:21,562
as you see Nia Jax coming in
with a big attack.

879
00:59:21,595 --> 00:59:22,962
Oh, stink face.

880
00:59:23,497 --> 00:59:29,269
[Barrett] Just adding insult to injury,
and Nia Jax loving every second of it.

881
00:59:29,303 --> 00:59:31,754
The action in this one has swung
back and forth.

882
00:59:31,788 --> 00:59:36,944
There has been very little offense in
the last couple of minutes from Naomi,

883
00:59:36,977 --> 00:59:39,212
-but perhaps--
-[Tessitore] Oh, the roll up!

884
00:59:39,245 --> 00:59:43,082
-Easy kick out.
-[Barrett] …death finally showing life.

885
00:59:43,634 --> 00:59:48,605
Trying to reach over to her tag partner,
Belair, or perhaps Rhea Bloody Ripley,

886
00:59:48,638 --> 00:59:51,575
and get a fresh woman into this one
before it's too late.

887
00:59:52,792 --> 00:59:56,263
[Tessitore] Candice LeRae,
remember Bianca and Naomi defeated Candice

888
00:59:56,296 --> 00:59:57,915
and Nia last week on SmackDown.

889
00:59:57,948 --> 01:00:00,567
Kind of an interesting happening
that happened there,

890
01:00:00,600 --> 01:00:03,386
when Nia accidentally landed
a leg drop on Candice,

891
01:00:03,419 --> 01:00:07,707
and then Naomi came up with the win
with that Bubba bomb and the pinfall.

892
01:00:07,741 --> 01:00:11,895
Of course, the complexities that range
throughout this six-woman tag team match.

893
01:00:11,928 --> 01:00:16,917
On January 6th, the Netflix debut for Raw,
Rhea defeated Liv Morgan.

894
01:00:17,634 --> 01:00:19,620
That's when she claimed
that World Championship,

895
01:00:19,653 --> 01:00:21,605
and then Rhea challenging Nia

896
01:00:21,638 --> 01:00:25,591
after Nia ambush attacked Rhea
at the start of this past Monday's Raw,

897
01:00:25,625 --> 01:00:27,627
that took place in Dallas.

898
01:00:27,661 --> 01:00:31,765
[Barrett] Simply haven't seen enough
from Candice LeRae over recent months

899
01:00:31,798 --> 01:00:34,283
until she was given a prove-it opportunity

900
01:00:34,317 --> 01:00:38,555
by Nia Jax, and LeRae
has gone on to prove she can hang

901
01:00:38,589 --> 01:00:43,277
with the very best, and what an effort
she's put in so far in this matchup,

902
01:00:43,310 --> 01:00:45,328
keeping her team in full control.

903
01:00:45,361 --> 01:00:47,681
[Tessitore] The frustrations
from Candice LeRae

904
01:00:48,948 --> 01:00:52,102
after Rhea Ripley was in the ring
dealing with the referee.

905
01:00:52,919 --> 01:00:55,455
[crowd cheering] Mami! Mami! Mami!

906
01:00:55,489 --> 01:00:57,957
[Tessitore] And the chants
of "Mami, Mami,"

907
01:00:57,991 --> 01:01:00,711
from this crowd here in Austin, Texas.

908
01:01:00,743 --> 01:01:03,730
[Barrett] Well, sometimes
you don't get what you want in life,

909
01:01:03,763 --> 01:01:06,984
and unless Naomi can
turn this around pretty damn quickly,

910
01:01:07,017 --> 01:01:09,169
Mami ain't getting into it. But that…

911
01:01:09,203 --> 01:01:12,138
That might be the window of opportunity.

912
01:01:13,022 --> 01:01:16,643
[Tessitore] Look at this!
Outside against the barrier,

913
01:01:16,676 --> 01:01:21,114
as Nia Jax, potentially softening
up her opponent for the championship

914
01:01:21,147 --> 01:01:24,835
-tomorrow night.
-And now Belair taken out by Liv Morgan.

915
01:01:24,868 --> 01:01:29,173
[Barrett] This divide and conquer
methodology has worked so effectively,

916
01:01:29,205 --> 01:01:33,594
referee Dan Engler completely oblivious
to all the skulduggery.

917
01:01:34,227 --> 01:01:38,281
[Tessitore] Now Naomi, really in
a compromised position, isn't she, Wade?

918
01:01:38,315 --> 01:01:41,033
[Barrett] No one to tag even
if you make your way over there.

919
01:01:41,067 --> 01:01:45,038
[Tessitore] But look at this.
Able to get the big boot up

920
01:01:45,571 --> 01:01:48,457
and Naomi with a rally.

921
01:01:48,491 --> 01:01:50,493
[Barrett] Well, connecting
with that X-factor,

922
01:01:50,527 --> 01:01:55,531
but it still remains, there are no fresh
women in the corner for Naomi to tag to.

923
01:01:55,566 --> 01:01:57,317
They were all taken out.

924
01:01:58,752 --> 01:02:02,288
But there is something
stirring in the corner

925
01:02:02,906 --> 01:02:06,493
in the shape of Rhea Bloody Ripley!

926
01:02:06,527 --> 01:02:10,364
[Tessitore] And here she comes
right after Liv Morgan.

927
01:02:11,781 --> 01:02:13,500
Nothing she likes more.

928
01:02:18,971 --> 01:02:22,091
Oh, man, oh, man, is Rhea on fire.

929
01:02:22,893 --> 01:02:25,629
[Barrett] Well, Rhea Ripley may
have won her championship back,

930
01:02:25,662 --> 01:02:31,384
but the hatred she feels for the woman
who made her life hell, Liv Morgan,

931
01:02:31,417 --> 01:02:33,319
still burns hard in her soul.

932
01:02:33,352 --> 01:02:35,404
[Tessitore] And now she's going
after Raquel Rodriguez,

933
01:02:35,439 --> 01:02:38,158
and with that, an opportunity for Liv.

934
01:02:38,192 --> 01:02:39,442
[Barrett] Nailing that back cracker.

935
01:02:39,475 --> 01:02:44,298
Fortuitous landing for Ripley
straight into the arms of the EST

936
01:02:44,330 --> 01:02:45,464
who is now in the match.

937
01:02:45,499 --> 01:02:48,234
[Tessitore] You go from Rhea Ripley
to the EST.

938
01:02:48,852 --> 01:02:50,971
[Barrett] Nowhere to hide for Liv Morgan.

939
01:02:51,587 --> 01:02:57,027
Who had one of the best 2024s
in the history of this industry.

940
01:02:57,060 --> 01:03:00,180
Knees up there to the gut of the EST.

941
01:03:00,214 --> 01:03:03,417
[Tessitore] Just when Bianca Belair
thought she had something.

942
01:03:05,903 --> 01:03:08,555
[Barrett] Huge collision there,
attempted spear, perhaps.

943
01:03:08,589 --> 01:03:09,589
[Tessitore] Hooks the leg.

944
01:03:09,623 --> 01:03:12,058
Oh, and Nia Jax comes to break it up.

945
01:03:12,091 --> 01:03:15,629
[Barrett] And this one
is breaking down in a hurry, Joe Tess.

946
01:03:15,662 --> 01:03:18,665
Women flying at every angle.

947
01:03:18,698 --> 01:03:22,402
[Tessitore] Pop-up headbutt!
And then Rhea delivers one of her own.

948
01:03:22,435 --> 01:03:24,437
She's gonna go for the Riptide, Wade!

949
01:03:24,471 --> 01:03:25,471
[Barrett] No chance.

950
01:03:26,223 --> 01:03:29,910
Absolutely not.
Liv Morgan making sure of that.

951
01:03:30,727 --> 01:03:32,962
Club to the jaw instead.

952
01:03:34,064 --> 01:03:37,667
[Tessitore] With Liv hanging on to her
back, she was able to do that.

953
01:03:37,701 --> 01:03:39,169
How about one for Liv, though?

954
01:03:40,821 --> 01:03:43,656
Nails it right on top of Nia Jax!

955
01:03:43,689 --> 01:03:45,526
[Barrett] Two for the price of one.

956
01:03:45,558 --> 01:03:48,361
[Tessitore] And again, Raquel Rodriguez,

957
01:03:48,395 --> 01:03:52,249
a hefty distraction
as LeRae sends out Ripley.

958
01:03:54,634 --> 01:03:57,254
[Barrett] Knee to the jaw
with all that momentum.

959
01:03:57,287 --> 01:03:58,672
Here we go, Joe Tess!

960
01:03:58,705 --> 01:04:01,924
[Tessitore] KOD. Candice LeRae.

961
01:04:03,477 --> 01:04:06,330
Quick roll up! Liv's got her!

962
01:04:06,363 --> 01:04:08,098
-And the win.
-[bell rings]

963
01:04:09,783 --> 01:04:11,935
[Garcia] Here are your winners,

964
01:04:11,969 --> 01:04:18,225
Liv Morgan, Candice LeRae and Nia Jax.

965
01:04:18,258 --> 01:04:22,546
[Barrett] Well, Bianca Belair
momentarily took her eye off the ball,

966
01:04:22,578 --> 01:04:25,765
forgot that Liv Morgan
was the legal woman,

967
01:04:25,799 --> 01:04:27,951
and you simply cannot do that,

968
01:04:27,984 --> 01:04:32,538
especially with the Royal Rumble
just around the corner.

969
01:04:39,279 --> 01:04:40,513
Where were you?

970
01:04:40,547 --> 01:04:41,682
Look at this.

971
01:04:41,714 --> 01:04:45,067
Look at this. How did this happen?
How did this happen?

972
01:04:45,102 --> 01:04:49,256
So, this happened
because the math is finally mathing,

973
01:04:49,288 --> 01:04:51,408
and, uh, the numbers were even.

974
01:04:51,441 --> 01:04:55,145
Oh, you don't have to protect her now
since I got backup the same way

975
01:04:55,178 --> 01:04:57,731
that Chelsea always has backup.

976
01:04:57,763 --> 01:05:03,120
I'm feeling real good about taking
that United States Championship from her.

977
01:05:03,854 --> 01:05:06,138
Actually, I just spoke with Aldis,

978
01:05:06,173 --> 01:05:09,960
and he's giving me one final crack
at it next week.

979
01:05:11,595 --> 01:05:14,998
-Good luck. [chuckles]
-They're gonna need it.

980
01:05:15,982 --> 01:05:18,702
Hey. We can't do this. We can't.

981
01:05:18,734 --> 01:05:22,656
-We need a bigger security detail.
-Like, way bigger. Way bigger.

982
01:05:23,957 --> 01:05:26,460
[theme music playing]

983
01:05:30,781 --> 01:05:35,301
[Barrett] And the action has been red hot
on our SmackDown tag division.

984
01:05:36,153 --> 01:05:39,873
Here are our tag champs, DIY.

985
01:05:39,906 --> 01:05:43,759
Tonight, Johnny Gargano
is gonna be in singles action

986
01:05:43,794 --> 01:05:47,381
accompanied by his partner,
Tommaso Ciampa.

987
01:05:48,832 --> 01:05:49,917
[bell rings]

988
01:05:49,950 --> 01:05:52,718
[Garcia] The following contest
is set for one fall.

989
01:05:52,752 --> 01:05:54,538
Making his way to the ring,

990
01:05:54,571 --> 01:05:57,658
being accompanied by Tommaso Ciampa,

991
01:05:57,691 --> 01:06:02,095
from Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in 199 pounds,

992
01:06:02,129 --> 01:06:05,048
representing DIY,

993
01:06:05,082 --> 01:06:10,587
he is one half of the
WWE Tag Team Champions,

994
01:06:10,620 --> 01:06:14,758
Johnny Gargano.

995
01:06:29,473 --> 01:06:32,308
Johnny Gargano's been in singles
action on SmackDown recently.

996
01:06:32,341 --> 01:06:34,578
Just before Christmas,
we saw him defeat Chris Shelley.

997
01:06:34,611 --> 01:06:36,562
Here, he's taking on Apollo Crews next.

998
01:06:45,105 --> 01:06:49,359
[Tessitore] Apollo Crews, the former
Intercontinental, the former US champion,

999
01:06:49,393 --> 01:06:52,712
recently being a real honest
and informed voice in the locker room,

1000
01:06:52,745 --> 01:06:56,582
and that raised the anger of DIY,
the tag team champions,

1001
01:06:56,616 --> 01:06:59,468
and that led us to this last week.

1002
01:07:01,522 --> 01:07:03,390
[Crews shouts]

1003
01:07:03,991 --> 01:07:05,792
Become men. I'm done.

1004
01:07:06,692 --> 01:07:08,529
Tried to tell you guys.

1005
01:07:08,562 --> 01:07:11,481
You keep letting them string you along
and look what's gotten you.

1006
01:07:12,515 --> 01:07:14,500
Absolutely nowhere, nowhere.

1007
01:07:20,339 --> 01:07:23,493
Keep our name out of your mouth.

1008
01:07:33,502 --> 01:07:36,356
[Barrett]
Yeah, keep our names out of your mouth.

1009
01:07:36,390 --> 01:07:38,759
That was the message from Johnny Gargano.

1010
01:07:38,792 --> 01:07:42,529
Whatever's going on between Pretty Deadly
and DIY really has nothing

1011
01:07:42,562 --> 01:07:47,984
to do with Apollo Crews, even if Crews was
probably right in what he was saying.

1012
01:07:48,018 --> 01:07:50,037
I'll tell you this,
if you're pulling off a scam,

1013
01:07:50,069 --> 01:07:54,892
the last thing you need is some do-gooder
shining the spotlight on that scam.

1014
01:07:59,696 --> 01:08:01,330
[Tessitore]
And you can see, I think right away,

1015
01:08:01,365 --> 01:08:05,218
the reaction that Johnny Gargano's
getting from Apollo Crews,

1016
01:08:05,252 --> 01:08:07,671
and for what went down
last week backstage.

1017
01:08:07,703 --> 01:08:11,390
[Barrett] And I've been a big fan
of Apollo Crews for a long time.

1018
01:08:12,176 --> 01:08:15,761
But people in the locker room
are always gonna try and target

1019
01:08:15,796 --> 01:08:19,883
and cheap shot what they view as
the weakest member of the locker room.

1020
01:08:19,916 --> 01:08:22,935
For too long, that really
has been Apollo Crews,

1021
01:08:22,970 --> 01:08:24,453
'cause the results haven't been there.

1022
01:08:24,487 --> 01:08:27,006
You mentioned it. He's a former United
States champ.

1023
01:08:27,040 --> 01:08:29,559
He's a former intercontinental champ,

1024
01:08:29,593 --> 01:08:33,045
and a victory here tonight
will really do a lot

1025
01:08:33,080 --> 01:08:37,099
for getting Apollo Crews back
to the top here on SmackDown.

1026
01:08:37,134 --> 01:08:39,952
[Tessitore] The moonsault off the apron.
He's got it all, doesn't he?

1027
01:08:39,987 --> 01:08:43,456
The power, the strength,
the explosiveness, and he can fly.

1028
01:08:43,490 --> 01:08:45,826
-[Barrett] Absolutely.
-Tommaso Ciampa off in the corner.

1029
01:08:45,858 --> 01:08:49,662
[Barrett] Explosive power, nimble feet.
It's a really rare combination.

1030
01:08:49,696 --> 01:08:54,401
It's taken Apollo Crews to the top before
and it's about time we saw this side

1031
01:08:54,434 --> 01:08:56,236
of Apollo Crews here once again.

1032
01:08:56,269 --> 01:08:58,304
[Tessitore] Oh, he was looking
for the frog splash,

1033
01:08:58,337 --> 01:09:00,657
but Gargano comes back with a super kick.

1034
01:09:02,024 --> 01:09:03,026
Into the cover.

1035
01:09:03,059 --> 01:09:04,060
One, two--

1036
01:09:04,978 --> 01:09:08,782
[Barrett] Well, you might not like the
attitude of late from Johnny Gargano.

1037
01:09:08,814 --> 01:09:12,719
You can't argue with the kind of resume
this guy has put together

1038
01:09:12,752 --> 01:09:14,487
over the past 20 years or so.

1039
01:09:14,520 --> 01:09:19,643
The reason he's so good, he is the kind
of engine that simply doesn't tire.

1040
01:09:19,675 --> 01:09:21,127
Never seen the man out of breath.

1041
01:09:22,528 --> 01:09:23,613
[Tessitore] He was nonstop.

1042
01:09:23,647 --> 01:09:27,216
He was quick enough to get out of the way
and then explosive enough

1043
01:09:27,251 --> 01:09:28,318
to bring the offense.

1044
01:09:28,352 --> 01:09:32,840
And now the tag team champions
patting themselves on the back.

1045
01:09:32,872 --> 01:09:34,107
You damn stooge.

1046
01:09:35,725 --> 01:09:38,912
[Tessitore] Of course earlier tonight,
I got the big news

1047
01:09:38,946 --> 01:09:44,184
Charlotte Flair returning and we will see
her next week in Indy at the Royal Rumble.

1048
01:09:52,326 --> 01:09:54,260
[Barrett]
Well, the men's Rumble was stacked,

1049
01:09:54,294 --> 01:09:57,264
now the women's Rumble is equally stacked.

1050
01:09:57,297 --> 01:10:02,236
What a year it is gonna be.
It's a week from tomorrow in Indy.

1051
01:10:02,269 --> 01:10:06,306
[Tessitore] The pure power,
the press from Apollo Crews.

1052
01:10:07,474 --> 01:10:10,928
[Barrett] Apollo Crews has woken
from his slumber

1053
01:10:10,961 --> 01:10:12,862
and he's dropping the heavy artillery.

1054
01:10:12,896 --> 01:10:14,898
[Tessitore]
Standing moonsault into the cover.

1055
01:10:14,932 --> 01:10:17,050
But a kick out at two and change
from Gargano.

1056
01:10:17,084 --> 01:10:19,152
[Barrett] Milliseconds away from victory

1057
01:10:19,186 --> 01:10:22,289
with Tommaso Ciampa lurking
from the outside.

1058
01:10:22,940 --> 01:10:27,394
These are the kind of moves
that people half the size

1059
01:10:27,427 --> 01:10:29,478
of Apollo Crews struggle to pull off.

1060
01:10:29,513 --> 01:10:33,534
That is a true heavyweight in there,
moving like a nimble lightweight.

1061
01:10:34,233 --> 01:10:35,269
[Tessitore] Gargano.

1062
01:10:36,470 --> 01:10:38,856
-[Barrett] Ooh.
-[Tessitore] Just… Oh, man. Oh, man.

1063
01:10:38,889 --> 01:10:42,608
-We've seen that before from Gargano.
-[Barrett] Borderline disqualification,

1064
01:10:42,643 --> 01:10:44,845
-with a back cracker.
-[Tessitore] Seriously.

1065
01:10:45,779 --> 01:10:47,614
-And then into the cover.
-One, two…

1066
01:10:48,331 --> 01:10:50,384
[Barrett] Well, it was a weak,
weak kick out,

1067
01:10:50,416 --> 01:10:52,486
but he got the job done for Apollo Crews

1068
01:10:52,519 --> 01:10:57,157
and that was very close to a low blow
kick there from Gargano.

1069
01:10:57,191 --> 01:11:00,327
Referee Jessika Carr took
a very close look.

1070
01:11:01,094 --> 01:11:03,496
Borderline,
has allowed this one to continue.

1071
01:11:03,530 --> 01:11:05,032
Crews hasn't looked the same since then.

1072
01:11:05,065 --> 01:11:06,967
[Tessitore] There has just been
a different side

1073
01:11:07,000 --> 01:11:09,769
to Johnny Gargano we've seen lately,

1074
01:11:09,803 --> 01:11:15,025
and that different side is why he's now
a two-time WWE Tag Team Champion

1075
01:11:15,058 --> 01:11:16,175
with Tommaso Ciampa.

1076
01:11:16,210 --> 01:11:19,429
[Barrett] Gargano wasn't getting enough
success, so he changed something.

1077
01:11:19,463 --> 01:11:22,282
People don't like it,
but it's got him gold.

1078
01:11:22,933 --> 01:11:25,802
He might be closing in
on a big L here though.

1079
01:11:28,755 --> 01:11:32,675
[Tessitore] See Crews favoring
that left side.

1080
01:11:32,709 --> 01:11:34,962
Oh, Ciampa on the outside
with a running knee!

1081
01:11:34,995 --> 01:11:37,197
[Barrett] Well, the cheap shot,
it was always gonna happen

1082
01:11:37,231 --> 01:11:40,032
when referee Jessika Carr turned her back.

1083
01:11:40,784 --> 01:11:46,306
It's a drive-by attack
and now DIY closing in on a…

1084
01:11:47,708 --> 01:11:48,709
What's going on?

1085
01:11:49,626 --> 01:11:51,745
[Tessitore]
How about this is what's going on.

1086
01:11:51,778 --> 01:11:53,714
The Motor City Machine Guns.

1087
01:11:53,746 --> 01:11:56,817
Meanwhile, a roll up!
A roll up, and a win!

1088
01:11:58,635 --> 01:12:00,637
[Garcia] Here is your winner!

1089
01:12:01,138 --> 01:12:03,340
Apollo Crews!

1090
01:12:04,608 --> 01:12:06,360
[Barrett]
Well, the Motor City Machine Guns,

1091
01:12:06,393 --> 01:12:10,898
who have been victims of some pretty
underhanded tactics from DIY recently,

1092
01:12:10,931 --> 01:12:15,702
didn't like what they were seeing,
got involved and it's a huge victory

1093
01:12:15,736 --> 01:12:20,474
for Apollo Crews, back to winning ways,
thanks to the number one contenders.

1094
01:12:23,577 --> 01:12:25,913
Yeah, it's forever long.

1095
01:12:25,946 --> 01:12:28,348
Tomorrow night, Braun Strowman.

1096
01:12:31,134 --> 01:12:37,608
The Werewolf versus the Monster.
Hell, Godzilla versus King Kong.

1097
01:12:37,641 --> 01:12:40,961
Hell, you ain't Godzilla
or King Kong because I'm both.

1098
01:12:41,595 --> 01:12:43,614
Aight, don't get it twisted now, Braun.

1099
01:12:43,647 --> 01:12:47,985
They don't make them like me no more.
Hell, they ain't never make them like me.

1100
01:12:48,018 --> 01:12:51,538
See, I'm off the scale with it all raw.
I'll come with it.

1101
01:12:51,572 --> 01:12:55,224
See, I'm all gas, no brakes with it.
Got what I mean?

1102
01:12:55,259 --> 01:13:01,782
But first off, LA Knight is coming
live and direct.

1103
01:13:01,815 --> 01:13:05,853
With everybody saying,
yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yay, yeah.

1104
01:13:08,972 --> 01:13:12,376
[Tessitore] We have seen a disturbed

1105
01:13:13,861 --> 01:13:17,097
and dangerous Tama Tonga in recent weeks,

1106
01:13:17,947 --> 01:13:24,036
as he is trailed by Jacob Fatu,
and that has all been following

1107
01:13:24,071 --> 01:13:27,057
Solo Sikoa's defeat in tribal combat.

1108
01:13:30,360 --> 01:13:31,512
[bell rings]

1109
01:13:31,545 --> 01:13:35,014
[Garcia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1110
01:13:35,048 --> 01:13:39,369
Introducing first,
being accompanied by Jacob Fatu,

1111
01:13:39,403 --> 01:13:42,172
from the island of Tonga,

1112
01:13:42,206 --> 01:13:44,842
weighing in at 220 pounds,

1113
01:13:44,875 --> 01:13:48,312
Tama Tonga.

1114
01:13:48,344 --> 01:13:53,367
[Tessitore] And as much as Tama Tonga
has been a factor as a tag team champion,

1115
01:13:53,400 --> 01:13:54,518
in the past year.

1116
01:13:55,085 --> 01:13:59,306
As a weaponized enforcer, it's rare
to see him in singles action like this.

1117
01:13:59,339 --> 01:14:02,576
King of the Ring semifinals
was his last singles match.

1118
01:14:02,608 --> 01:14:06,897
Now he takes on the Megastar, LA Knight.

1119
01:14:06,929 --> 01:14:12,102
[Barrett] When the guy who growls like a
rabid hyena is the sane one of this duo,

1120
01:14:12,135 --> 01:14:15,589
we really are in a whole world of trouble.

1121
01:14:15,621 --> 01:14:21,077
Tama Tonga goes one on one
with the Megastar, LA Knight, yeah,

1122
01:14:21,111 --> 01:14:23,213
and it's coming up next on SmackDown.

1123
01:14:31,672 --> 01:14:36,677
Shane Gillis, the great comedian
is out for SmackDown here in Austin.

1124
01:14:36,710 --> 01:14:39,112
Yeah, drink up, Shane. Enjoy your night.

1125
01:14:39,146 --> 01:14:45,219
Tony Hinchcliffe, from the comedy podcast,
Kill Tony, is sitting here.

1126
01:14:45,251 --> 01:14:49,188
And of course,
one of the biggest fans of all.

1127
01:14:49,223 --> 01:14:52,309
We saw him at that Netflix debut, Fluffy.

1128
01:14:53,710 --> 01:14:58,148
And he gets a great ovation here
in Austin, Wade,

1129
01:14:58,182 --> 01:15:01,552
and still so much top tier action
set to come their way.

1130
01:15:04,605 --> 01:15:06,706
[Barrett] What a night they all chose,

1131
01:15:06,740 --> 01:15:11,978
because, get this, after an explosive
confrontation earlier involving

1132
01:15:12,012 --> 01:15:15,965
the prize fighter Kevin Owens
and Big Jim, Jimmy Uso,

1133
01:15:15,999 --> 01:15:20,053
these two longtime adversaries
collide later tonight

1134
01:15:20,087 --> 01:15:22,673
in the main event of SmackDown.

1135
01:15:27,711 --> 01:15:32,382
[Tessitore] Wade, right now our focus is
on Tama Tonga and a heated battle

1136
01:15:32,416 --> 01:15:37,304
with the Megastar as you see
Jacob Fatu just lingering off to the side.

1137
01:15:40,741 --> 01:15:44,094
And LA Knight must have his blood
boiling up just seeing those two.

1138
01:15:44,594 --> 01:15:47,397
Hey, he could be champion again
if it wasn't for them.

1139
01:15:55,973 --> 01:15:59,675
[Garcia] And his opponent
from Los Angeles, California,

1140
01:15:59,710 --> 01:16:02,529
weighing in at 240 pounds,

1141
01:16:02,563 --> 01:16:04,915
LA Knight!

1142
01:16:06,733 --> 01:16:11,804
[Barrett] Well, LA Knight threw Jacob Fatu
out of the building a couple of weeks ago.

1143
01:16:11,839 --> 01:16:17,577
He regretted it later that same night
when he was jumped by Fatu and Tama Tonga

1144
01:16:17,611 --> 01:16:22,266
during his United States title match
with Shinsuke Nakamura.

1145
01:16:24,117 --> 01:16:28,487
Cost the Megastar some gold,
got a little revenge last week

1146
01:16:28,522 --> 01:16:34,527
with some assistance from Braun Strowman,
but now the showdown is on.

1147
01:16:34,561 --> 01:16:38,831
[Tessitore] I remember saying to you,
does he really want to make that decision?

1148
01:16:38,866 --> 01:16:40,233
But it's led to some great action.

1149
01:16:40,267 --> 01:16:42,219
Ah, no, no, no, cut down.

1150
01:16:50,309 --> 01:16:51,962
Let me talk to you.

1151
01:16:51,995 --> 01:16:52,996
[crowd] Yeah!

1152
01:16:53,514 --> 01:16:56,733
The man they call a Megastar's
in the building in Austin.

1153
01:16:58,852 --> 01:17:03,590
And what that means is you two cross-eyed
half-wits, you got hell to pay. Yeah.

1154
01:17:03,624 --> 01:17:04,791
[crowd] Yeah!

1155
01:17:05,692 --> 01:17:09,746
You ain't gonna cost me my US Championship
and think that I ain't coming for you.

1156
01:17:09,780 --> 01:17:13,599
Yeah, I understand last week
I didn't end up on the top end of things,

1157
01:17:13,634 --> 01:17:14,635
but you know what?

1158
01:17:14,668 --> 01:17:15,669
I got my ass kicked.

1159
01:17:15,702 --> 01:17:17,804
I was an ass kicking I was willing to take

1160
01:17:17,838 --> 01:17:20,724
if it meant I got
just a little piece of both of you.

1161
01:17:23,844 --> 01:17:26,612
But tonight, uh,
I ain't gonna just get a piece.

1162
01:17:26,647 --> 01:17:29,266
I'm gonna get a whole big chunk
'cause Tama Tonga,

1163
01:17:29,299 --> 01:17:31,084
you went ahead and drew the short straw.

1164
01:17:31,117 --> 01:17:32,286
So what that means…

1165
01:17:35,188 --> 01:17:38,559
you're gonna get a little BFT
for your troubles, and if you wanna stick

1166
01:17:38,592 --> 01:17:41,644
your big fat head in here I'll tell
you what, I'll kick you so hard

1167
01:17:41,678 --> 01:17:43,179
you won't be able to stop the shakes.

1168
01:17:45,165 --> 01:17:48,619
And there might not be anything left
for Saturday night's main event for Braun.

1169
01:17:48,652 --> 01:17:50,888
Sorry, Braun, but it's got to be done.

1170
01:17:50,920 --> 01:17:54,590
Here's the thing though, Tama, it starts
right now with a first class ticket

1171
01:17:55,192 --> 01:17:58,745
to you getting your head stomped in
by the man they call the Megastar

1172
01:17:58,779 --> 01:18:00,563
with everybody saying.

1173
01:18:00,597 --> 01:18:03,416
[crowd] LA Knight, yeah!

1174
01:18:04,418 --> 01:18:06,053
[Tessitore] My man's on fire tonight.

1175
01:18:06,086 --> 01:18:09,389
I mean, he's just ripping tonight.
And he's wasted no time waiting.

1176
01:18:09,423 --> 01:18:14,894
[Barrett] So is this audience and straight
into the action trading lefts and rights.

1177
01:18:15,429 --> 01:18:17,664
Well, the Megastar's
getting the best of it.

1178
01:18:17,697 --> 01:18:20,834
[Tessitore] Now, remember he cited it,
what happened back on January 10th

1179
01:18:20,867 --> 01:18:25,556
when LA Knight was seemingly on his way
to possibly regaining.

1180
01:18:25,589 --> 01:18:29,776
That US championship
in that battle against Shinsuke Nakamura,

1181
01:18:29,809 --> 01:18:34,514
only to see Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu
interfere with the match.

1182
01:18:34,548 --> 01:18:36,849
[Barrett] I've got to tell you right now,
I'm as big a fan…

1183
01:18:36,884 --> 01:18:37,885
-Oh, wow.
-[Tessitore] Oh!

1184
01:18:38,385 --> 01:18:39,436
Midair snap.

1185
01:18:39,469 --> 01:18:41,638
[Barrett] I'm as big a fan of the Megastar
as anyone.

1186
01:18:41,672 --> 01:18:43,757
I gotta question the smarts
of the Megastar

1187
01:18:43,790 --> 01:18:46,626
in picking a fight with these two animals.

1188
01:18:46,660 --> 01:18:51,632
Throwing Jacob Fatu out of
the building to our security guards.

1189
01:18:51,665 --> 01:18:55,085
Knight's got a massive ego,
as we know, chose a fight

1190
01:18:55,117 --> 01:18:57,304
that he may not be able to win.

1191
01:18:59,740 --> 01:19:02,376
[Tessitore] Just catching him
into that power slam in midair

1192
01:19:02,409 --> 01:19:04,178
and now out onto the outside and…

1193
01:19:04,210 --> 01:19:08,999
But the chain reaction and the dominoes
that fell afterwards as, you know,

1194
01:19:09,032 --> 01:19:13,853
it then led to Braun Strowman getting
involved a week ago and now as…

1195
01:19:13,887 --> 01:19:14,888
Ooh, right into the barrier.

1196
01:19:14,922 --> 01:19:17,657
As we know, tomorrow night we'll have
Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu.

1197
01:19:17,691 --> 01:19:20,861
Boy, you really see the effect that had
on his lower back, don't you, Wade?

1198
01:19:20,894 --> 01:19:23,597
[Barrett] What a spectacle
that is gonna be tomorrow night,

1199
01:19:23,630 --> 01:19:26,833
but the Megastar now living dangerously,

1200
01:19:26,867 --> 01:19:31,804
but the power of the Hob City hitter
coming to the fore,

1201
01:19:32,389 --> 01:19:35,809
against Tama Tonga, the least insane

1202
01:19:36,460 --> 01:19:41,063
of this group now that Solo Sikoa's
currently not around at least.

1203
01:19:41,632 --> 01:19:43,400
And I don't say that lightly.

1204
01:19:43,433 --> 01:19:46,085
[Tessitore]
Now that was very interesting last week

1205
01:19:46,119 --> 01:19:50,424
to witness Solo Sikoa coming
off of the loss and, just,

1206
01:19:50,456 --> 01:19:52,943
you could tell he just isn't the same.

1207
01:19:53,510 --> 01:19:55,545
Couldn't even speak to the crowd,
walked off.

1208
01:19:56,129 --> 01:19:59,148
[Barrett] A lot of questions
with regards to Solo Sikoa right now,

1209
01:19:59,183 --> 01:20:03,904
but what we do know,
is that these two lawless feral thugs

1210
01:20:03,937 --> 01:20:07,491
in Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu are truly--

1211
01:20:07,523 --> 01:20:10,227
[Tessitore] Tight roping
and bringing down that lariat.

1212
01:20:10,260 --> 01:20:11,512
I agree with you, Wade.

1213
01:20:11,545 --> 01:20:16,316
It is clear what these two are
after what happened to Solo.

1214
01:20:16,349 --> 01:20:18,769
[Barrett] That was always the question
when these two were brought in.

1215
01:20:18,802 --> 01:20:23,322
There was a reason they weren't touched.
Solo Sikoa opened Pandora's box,

1216
01:20:23,357 --> 01:20:28,277
and it's a box that now cannot be closed
for better, for worse, and to be honest,

1217
01:20:28,312 --> 01:20:30,547
it looks like it's mainly for worse.

1218
01:20:35,602 --> 01:20:37,821
[Tessitore] LA Knight seeking revenge.

1219
01:20:38,772 --> 01:20:41,657
Ever since the Survivor Series,
he has been on a quest

1220
01:20:41,692 --> 01:20:44,044
to win back his championship,

1221
01:20:44,077 --> 01:20:46,929
and Solo, Jacob, and Tama especially,
have been a roadblock

1222
01:20:46,964 --> 01:20:51,335
and now it has escalated to
the point where he has had to fight back.

1223
01:20:52,669 --> 01:20:55,938
[Barrett] It's always a question
of when, not if,

1224
01:20:55,973 --> 01:21:00,059
the dirty tactics are gonna be
broken out with these two around.

1225
01:21:00,093 --> 01:21:02,663
Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu,

1226
01:21:02,696 --> 01:21:07,416
who is just a menacing presence stalking
the ringside area

1227
01:21:07,451 --> 01:21:10,971
and quite smartly LA Knight
is keeping one eye on him at all times.

1228
01:21:11,004 --> 01:21:12,505
[LA Knight] You better stay over there.

1229
01:21:14,575 --> 01:21:17,327
[Tessitore] Parries that punch
and gets a right hand in return.

1230
01:21:17,361 --> 01:21:21,148
[Barrett] It's just a constant handicap
even if Jacob Fatu is not doing anything.

1231
01:21:21,181 --> 01:21:25,552
[Tessitore] Oh, was that right into
the corner of the steel steps?

1232
01:21:25,585 --> 01:21:31,191
Oh my!
Fatu loves it, but my, oh my, the impact.

1233
01:21:37,798 --> 01:21:40,851
Look at this scene and this big crowd
here at the Moody Center

1234
01:21:40,884 --> 01:21:44,036
at the University of Texas here
in Austin, Texas.

1235
01:21:44,071 --> 01:21:48,041
A dynamic night, enjoying the action
between LA Knight and Tama Tonga.

1236
01:21:48,075 --> 01:21:49,510
There's the cover by Knight.

1237
01:21:49,543 --> 01:21:52,696
It's been interesting to see
this version of Tama Tonga, Wade.

1238
01:21:52,728 --> 01:21:55,898
Tama Tonga, who's really looking
to prove himself in this new period

1239
01:21:55,933 --> 01:21:59,736
where Solo Sikoa is in the wake of defeat.

1240
01:21:59,769 --> 01:22:01,205
And if Tama Tonga could ever

1241
01:22:01,237 --> 01:22:04,775
come up with a win against somebody
at the caliber of LA Knight,

1242
01:22:04,808 --> 01:22:06,242
it raises his stock.

1243
01:22:06,276 --> 01:22:07,427
It puts him on the map.

1244
01:22:07,460 --> 01:22:11,114
[Barrett] Nasty dragon screw
as the Megastar was held up in the ropes.

1245
01:22:11,148 --> 01:22:12,616
And I'll tell you this right now.

1246
01:22:12,648 --> 01:22:17,036
The Megastar has had the wood put to him
for about the last 5 minutes in this match

1247
01:22:17,070 --> 01:22:19,106
and we saw a flurry there.

1248
01:22:19,139 --> 01:22:20,891
It looked like he got a second wind

1249
01:22:20,924 --> 01:22:27,813
but immediately snuffed out by this
feral animal that is Tama Tonga.

1250
01:22:27,848 --> 01:22:29,532
[Tessitore]
That's a perfect way to describe him.

1251
01:22:29,566 --> 01:22:32,603
You see some of the results from tonight.
A big one with Motor City Machine Guns

1252
01:22:32,635 --> 01:22:37,691
as they have put themselves in position
to reclaim their tag team championship.

1253
01:22:39,927 --> 01:22:42,045
Jacob Fatu looks on.

1254
01:22:42,079 --> 01:22:47,284
Tama Tonga is working that right leg very
well against LA Knight. Now the head butt.

1255
01:22:48,751 --> 01:22:52,539
Liv Morgan, Nia Jax, Candice LeRae
in six-woman tag action,

1256
01:22:52,572 --> 01:22:54,374
but the big news to come
from that division,

1257
01:22:54,407 --> 01:22:58,128
all the new entrants into the Royal Rumble
in the women's division,

1258
01:22:58,161 --> 01:22:59,580
including Charlotte Flair.

1259
01:23:01,081 --> 01:23:02,566
-[Robinson] One, two…
-[crowd] One, two!

1260
01:23:03,066 --> 01:23:07,554
[Barrett] Well, you heard this audience
willing LA Knight back into the fight,

1261
01:23:07,588 --> 01:23:09,857
somehow it seems to have got the job done.

1262
01:23:09,889 --> 01:23:13,160
Can he get some momentum going?

1263
01:23:14,178 --> 01:23:19,616
The second the wind is in those sails,
they are torn down by Tama Tonga.

1264
01:23:20,918 --> 01:23:25,539
[Tessitore] That knee to the gut,
it slowed the momentum of LA Knight.

1265
01:23:26,039 --> 01:23:29,209
[Barrett] And there is just nothing
resembling humanity when it comes

1266
01:23:29,242 --> 01:23:34,915
to Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu, but you
cannot tear down their in-ring abilities.

1267
01:23:34,947 --> 01:23:36,950
Unorthodox, yes.

1268
01:23:36,983 --> 01:23:40,053
-[Tessitore] You see the reminder there.
-[Barrett] Nasty tactics, yes.

1269
01:23:40,087 --> 01:23:43,005
But highly effective
and highly accomplished.

1270
01:23:43,040 --> 01:23:45,626
[Tessitore]
And when you mention Jacob Fatu, Wade…

1271
01:23:53,349 --> 01:23:56,702
[Barrett] Let me tell you right now,
you can have your eyes closed

1272
01:23:56,737 --> 01:24:01,041
and you feel the presence of Jacob Fatu,

1273
01:24:01,074 --> 01:24:02,476
a lingering menace.

1274
01:24:02,509 --> 01:24:04,710
But right now it is Tama Tonga who is

1275
01:24:04,745 --> 01:24:07,080
feeling the presence
of a resurgent megas--

1276
01:24:07,114 --> 01:24:08,815
[Tessitore] Oh, wow!

1277
01:24:13,085 --> 01:24:14,271
LA Knight.

1278
01:24:15,806 --> 01:24:20,294
[Barrett] I've no idea how LA Knight
is even standing after the beating

1279
01:24:20,327 --> 01:24:24,431
that Tama Tonga has put to him
over the last five or six minutes.

1280
01:24:24,464 --> 01:24:28,619
Clearly racked with pain,
but still swinging away.

1281
01:24:29,318 --> 01:24:31,071
[crowd, chanting] This is awesome!

1282
01:24:31,103 --> 01:24:34,208
[Tessitore] And you can hear the respect
and the appreciation of this crowd.

1283
01:24:34,241 --> 01:24:36,960
-[Barrett] Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh, onto our announce desk

1284
01:24:36,994 --> 01:24:39,279
from all the way on the apron.

1285
01:24:39,313 --> 01:24:41,248
He went flying to Tama.

1286
01:24:43,884 --> 01:24:45,902
[Barrett]
And the Megastar following it up,

1287
01:24:45,936 --> 01:24:48,505
desperate to get some oxygen
in those lungs

1288
01:24:48,539 --> 01:24:52,159
this deep into the match up
with every body part hurting.

1289
01:24:54,193 --> 01:24:56,929
It's one thing getting yourself
an advantage at this point,

1290
01:24:56,964 --> 01:25:00,517
it's another thing entirely
to be able to follow it up.

1291
01:25:03,487 --> 01:25:05,005
[Tessitore] He's gonna put him up top.

1292
01:25:06,940 --> 01:25:09,076
[Barrett] Something gave out
on the Megastar.

1293
01:25:09,108 --> 01:25:12,379
[Tessitore] Remember the damage done
to the knee earlier in this match.

1294
01:25:12,411 --> 01:25:15,165
[Barrett] Pick a body part, damage
has been done to it by Tama Tonga.

1295
01:25:15,199 --> 01:25:17,384
[Tessitore]
There it is with the jumping DDT.

1296
01:25:17,416 --> 01:25:19,469
-One, two…
-[Tessitore] Hooks the leg.

1297
01:25:19,503 --> 01:25:21,588
And the late kick, 2 and change.

1298
01:25:21,621 --> 01:25:26,660
[Barrett] 2.99. Tama Tonga now starting
to grow frustrated.

1299
01:25:26,693 --> 01:25:30,864
He knows this matchup
has been 90% his offense.

1300
01:25:30,898 --> 01:25:33,851
And you take a look
at this expertly executed,

1301
01:25:33,884 --> 01:25:36,820
completely unique DDT.

1302
01:25:36,853 --> 01:25:38,605
Did not put the Megastar away,

1303
01:25:38,639 --> 01:25:41,625
but surely ripe for the pickings now
is LA Knight.

1304
01:25:41,657 --> 01:25:43,927
[Tessitore] But, Wade, that hanging DDT

1305
01:25:43,960 --> 01:25:46,346
and the way he's able
to get all his body weight

1306
01:25:46,380 --> 01:25:49,166
into the opponent as he crashes down.

1307
01:25:49,199 --> 01:25:52,251
We talk about this guy,
he's completely lawless.

1308
01:25:52,286 --> 01:25:57,391
He's completely unorthodox, but damn,
is he effective once that bell rings.

1309
01:26:04,398 --> 01:26:05,432
[crowd] Yeah!

1310
01:26:05,465 --> 01:26:10,036
[Tessitore] LA Knight and revenge
what happened when he was looking

1311
01:26:10,070 --> 01:26:12,889
to regain his US championship,

1312
01:26:12,923 --> 01:26:15,509
and these two interfered with the match.

1313
01:26:16,576 --> 01:26:19,612
Big right hand from LA Knight.

1314
01:26:19,646 --> 01:26:23,400
[Barrett] Tama Tonga
now showing signs of wear and tear.

1315
01:26:23,433 --> 01:26:27,054
The biggest, strongest superstar
in that situation is LA Knight,

1316
01:26:27,087 --> 01:26:29,289
but it might be for nothi… Ooh!

1317
01:26:29,322 --> 01:26:32,925
Nice reversal from LA Knight
as Tama Tonga seemed to be going

1318
01:26:32,960 --> 01:26:34,628
for that superplex.

1319
01:26:34,661 --> 01:26:37,364
[Tessitore] Excellent counter
by the Megastar.

1320
01:26:39,666 --> 01:26:42,268
And the leaping elbow crashes home.

1321
01:26:42,302 --> 01:26:46,940
[Barrett] Just crazy athleticism and
pinpoint timing this deep in a matchup.

1322
01:26:46,974 --> 01:26:48,976
[Tessitore] Oh, and here comes Fatu.

1323
01:26:50,960 --> 01:26:54,063
Here's the roll up,
the roll up by Tama Tanga.

1324
01:26:54,097 --> 01:26:56,282
[Barrett] Well, LA Knight had
those wits about him.

1325
01:26:57,501 --> 01:27:00,187
-BFT!
-[Tessitore] BFT! Blunt force trauma!

1326
01:27:00,219 --> 01:27:02,005
-Hooks the leg.
-[crowd] One, two, three!

1327
01:27:02,039 --> 01:27:03,941
-[bell dings]
-[Tessitore] And the win!

1328
01:27:06,610 --> 01:27:09,795
Oh, no. Here's Fatu. He couldn't take it.

1329
01:27:11,063 --> 01:27:13,166
Fatu puts him up high.

1330
01:27:13,700 --> 01:27:15,268
Oh, my!

1331
01:27:15,302 --> 01:27:16,587
He just wrecked him.

1332
01:27:17,603 --> 01:27:20,706
Man, oh, man! Absolutely unhinged!

1333
01:27:22,075 --> 01:27:23,460
-We have said…
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.

1334
01:27:23,492 --> 01:27:27,947
…he is like a mad dog
unleashed since tribal combat.

1335
01:27:28,565 --> 01:27:30,867
The man just threw the entire chair.

1336
01:27:32,402 --> 01:27:33,820
This is out of control.

1337
01:27:34,554 --> 01:27:39,876
Fatu, a night before he faces
the Monster of all Monsters,

1338
01:27:39,910 --> 01:27:43,964
is just wrecking LA Knight,
headbutt after headbutt.

1339
01:27:46,950 --> 01:27:48,951
[theme music playing]

1340
01:27:50,521 --> 01:27:54,641
Tomorrow's opponent's
got something to say tonight.

1341
01:27:56,527 --> 01:28:00,697
One big SOB has arrived.

1342
01:28:06,186 --> 01:28:11,858
Just down the road in San Antonio,
these two will be face-to-face.

1343
01:28:19,867 --> 01:28:22,753
Braun Strowman says come and get some.

1344
01:28:23,370 --> 01:28:25,806
Tama Tonga says think better of it.

1345
01:28:28,242 --> 01:28:32,411
Could we get an early preview
of what we'll see?

1346
01:28:36,817 --> 01:28:38,068
Look at this.

1347
01:28:40,036 --> 01:28:46,893
Wade Barrett's headset smashed by Jacob
Fatu moments ago, as were the monitors.

1348
01:28:48,545 --> 01:28:51,565
As these two circle the ring.

1349
01:28:59,840 --> 01:29:02,893
It will be this mighty showdown.

1350
01:29:05,913 --> 01:29:11,384
Strowman and Fatu,
the Monster and the Samoan Werewolf.

1351
01:29:12,268 --> 01:29:13,954
Tama Tonga up on the apron.

1352
01:29:16,523 --> 01:29:19,992
Strowman gets out of the way
and sends out Jacob.

1353
01:29:22,963 --> 01:29:26,666
And now Tama Tonga able to restrain him.

1354
01:29:29,519 --> 01:29:34,741
Moments ago it was the big win
by LA Knight, but it was overtaken

1355
01:29:34,775 --> 01:29:38,277
by the vicious attack from Jacob Fatu.

1356
01:29:39,295 --> 01:29:43,666
Tomorrow on NBC,
Saturday Night's Main Event,

1357
01:29:43,700 --> 01:29:46,402
Strowman and Jacob Fatu.

1358
01:29:46,436 --> 01:29:50,224
The Monster of all Monsters,
the Samoan Werewolf.

1359
01:29:50,257 --> 01:29:52,776
It's gonna be utterly outrageous.

1360
01:29:59,733 --> 01:30:01,552
Two of you, bright, young, talented.

1361
01:30:01,585 --> 01:30:05,822
The next big things and me,
reality TV icon, Hollywood star,

1362
01:30:05,856 --> 01:30:09,692
the first ever two-time Grand Slam
champion in the history of this company.

1363
01:30:09,726 --> 01:30:12,996
We are made from the same cloth.
Just imagine.

1364
01:30:13,679 --> 01:30:15,299
The Marine 7.

1365
01:30:16,083 --> 01:30:17,084
[grunts]

1366
01:30:17,584 --> 01:30:18,885
[grunts]

1367
01:30:18,919 --> 01:30:20,036
[grunts]

1368
01:30:20,070 --> 01:30:21,071
Box office gold.

1369
01:30:21,103 --> 01:30:22,239
[imitates explosion]

1370
01:30:22,272 --> 01:30:24,090
We are gonna be rich.

1371
01:30:24,124 --> 01:30:27,594
-This was meant to be. I really think so.
-Yeah. We're gonna be rich.

1372
01:30:27,628 --> 01:30:30,313
Together we're gonna run SmackDown.

1373
01:30:30,947 --> 01:30:31,949
-Let's go.
-Sorry.

1374
01:30:31,982 --> 01:30:33,183
Excuse me, Miz.

1375
01:30:33,217 --> 01:30:35,686
Waller, Theory, I got three words for you:

1376
01:30:35,719 --> 01:30:37,420
Pack your bags.

1377
01:30:37,454 --> 01:30:39,489
You're going to Raw. Congratulations.

1378
01:30:39,523 --> 01:30:40,757
-Wait, we're…
-What?

1379
01:30:40,791 --> 01:30:42,459
-Wait, all of us?
-We're going to Raw?

1380
01:30:42,492 --> 01:30:43,626
We're going to Raw?

1381
01:30:44,277 --> 01:30:46,362
[both] We're going to Raw!

1382
01:30:46,396 --> 01:30:48,398
-Yeah! Yeah!
-I've always wanted to…

1383
01:30:48,432 --> 01:30:49,583
Hey, Miz, we're going to Raw.

1384
01:30:49,616 --> 01:30:51,969
Let us know about Marine 7.
I'm in. That sounds great.

1385
01:30:52,001 --> 01:30:53,402
-Please. Yeah.
-[Waller] Raw.

1386
01:30:54,288 --> 01:30:57,608
Hey, thanks,
but we're still gonna be rich! Yeah!

1387
01:30:58,108 --> 01:30:59,108
[Theory] Yeah!

1388
01:31:00,727 --> 01:31:02,929
[Tessitore] It has been
an active transfer window

1389
01:31:02,963 --> 01:31:04,764
as The Miz just finds out that news.

1390
01:31:04,798 --> 01:31:08,652
He's arrived on SmackDown, but you know
who else has arrived on SmackDown.

1391
01:31:09,186 --> 01:31:13,523
The former world heavyweight
champion is here now.

1392
01:31:13,557 --> 01:31:17,376
[Barrett] What an acquisition
by Nick Aldis.

1393
01:31:18,045 --> 01:31:20,998
Doesn't get any bigger than this guy.

1394
01:31:23,450 --> 01:31:24,751
[Tessitore] Damian Priest.

1395
01:31:25,384 --> 01:31:31,575
He has taken care of business elsewhere
and now sets a new course

1396
01:31:32,192 --> 01:31:34,126
on Friday Night SmackDown.

1397
01:31:37,581 --> 01:31:38,615
[bell rings]

1398
01:31:38,648 --> 01:31:42,419
[Garcia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1399
01:31:42,451 --> 01:31:48,791
Introducing first, from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,

1400
01:31:48,825 --> 01:31:52,629
Damian Priest!

1401
01:31:55,816 --> 01:32:00,721
[Tessitore] Just 11 days ago we saw
Priest put forth one of the most brutal

1402
01:32:00,754 --> 01:32:03,590
but exhilarating street fight wins,

1403
01:32:03,624 --> 01:32:05,791
demolishing Finn Bálor.

1404
01:32:06,826 --> 01:32:08,161
When we come back,

1405
01:32:08,195 --> 01:32:12,733
the newest member of Friday Night
SmackDown against Carmelo Hayes.

1406
01:32:12,766 --> 01:32:14,535
Damian Priest is here.

1407
01:32:25,462 --> 01:32:27,147
[in Japanese] This is a warning…

1408
01:32:27,181 --> 01:32:31,652
to all those who challenge
my United States championship.

1409
01:32:32,251 --> 01:32:36,690
The attempt will be a fruitless effort.

1410
01:32:37,023 --> 01:32:38,559
Even if you challenge

1411
01:32:38,592 --> 01:32:41,394
with the determination
to seek glory and give everything,

1412
01:32:41,460 --> 01:32:44,031
you will get nothing.

1413
01:32:45,398 --> 01:32:48,101
The only thing left will be the body

1414
01:32:48,168 --> 01:32:52,039
that has been crushed, hurt
and shattered.

1415
01:32:52,322 --> 01:32:57,811
And this title will still be in my hands.

1416
01:32:59,029 --> 01:33:02,866
But that's not enough.

1417
01:33:03,584 --> 01:33:06,018
I aim for further heights…

1418
01:33:06,053 --> 01:33:10,657
Shinsuke Nakamura
will be in the Royal Rumble.

1419
01:33:11,124 --> 01:33:15,344
Just as I have won before,

1420
01:33:15,411 --> 01:33:19,499
I will seize the victory again.

1421
01:33:20,567 --> 01:33:25,405
2025 will be the year of my conquest,

1422
01:33:26,706 --> 01:33:31,962
beginning with the Royal Rumble.

1423
01:33:37,084 --> 01:33:40,019
[Tessitore] From the US Champion
to the recent

1424
01:33:40,737 --> 01:33:43,874
and former World Heavyweight Champion,

1425
01:33:43,907 --> 01:33:46,460
Wade, it feels like a fresh start
for Damian Priest here.

1426
01:33:46,492 --> 01:33:47,878
[Barrett] Yeah, it absolutely is,

1427
01:33:47,911 --> 01:33:51,331
and I know Priest is fully intent
on winning back singles gold

1428
01:33:51,365 --> 01:33:52,983
as a matter of urgency.

1429
01:33:53,016 --> 01:33:57,754
He's been hampered by his former running
mates in The Judgment Day over

1430
01:33:57,788 --> 01:34:02,576
the past six months or so, but being back
on separate brands to The Judgment Day

1431
01:34:02,608 --> 01:34:04,443
is gonna benefit Priest immensely.

1432
01:34:13,754 --> 01:34:15,755
[theme music playing]

1433
01:34:24,697 --> 01:34:29,635
[Tessitore] And for the first time,
Carmelo Hayes is going to be one on one

1434
01:34:29,670 --> 01:34:30,721
with Damian Priest.

1435
01:34:35,209 --> 01:34:38,779
[Garcia] And his opponent,
from Boston, Massachusetts,

1436
01:34:38,812 --> 01:34:40,981
weighing in at 210 pounds,

1437
01:34:41,481 --> 01:34:44,817
Carmelo Hayes!

1438
01:34:44,852 --> 01:34:48,922
[Barrett] Well, Melo came here to
SmackDown tonight demanding a rematch

1439
01:34:48,956 --> 01:34:52,059
with Jimmy Uso, a rematch
that went off the rails last week.

1440
01:34:52,092 --> 01:34:53,710
Put that one on ice.

1441
01:34:53,744 --> 01:34:59,116
Jimmy Uso's got his hands full with KO
in tonight's main event still to come.

1442
01:34:59,148 --> 01:35:03,603
They'll get back to that eventually,
I promise you, but what I like about Melo,

1443
01:35:03,637 --> 01:35:05,438
he did not shy away.

1444
01:35:06,039 --> 01:35:09,226
When Nick Aldis sprung this one on him,
"Hey, you're getting in there

1445
01:35:09,259 --> 01:35:16,032
with our newest acquisition, the massive
world champion caliber, Damian Priest."

1446
01:35:16,066 --> 01:35:19,219
Melo, "Yeah, I'll beat him, no problem."

1447
01:35:19,253 --> 01:35:22,556
[Tessitore] But I mean for most people
it would have to be a shock.

1448
01:35:22,589 --> 01:35:25,442
It's a guy who you don't even realize
is on the roster,

1449
01:35:25,474 --> 01:35:27,376
let alone the caliber of Priest.

1450
01:35:27,411 --> 01:35:29,379
[Barrett] Yeah, I agree
with you completely on that one.

1451
01:35:29,413 --> 01:35:33,116
It would be a shock if Melo can pull
this off, but what I like

1452
01:35:33,150 --> 01:35:38,021
about Melo is he keeps taking those
shots, those long distance shots.

1453
01:35:38,054 --> 01:35:41,642
Melo is not interested
in coming here to SmackDown

1454
01:35:41,675 --> 01:35:43,710
and mixing it up with the small fry.

1455
01:35:43,744 --> 01:35:47,431
He wants the sharks,
and he's got one tonight in Damian Priest.

1456
01:35:47,464 --> 01:35:49,465
[Tessitore] He's been in against veterans
lately.

1457
01:35:49,499 --> 01:35:53,187
So he had that upset count out win
over Braun Strowman.

1458
01:35:53,219 --> 01:35:55,889
You can raise an eyebrow
on that one, and since then

1459
01:35:55,923 --> 01:35:59,142
he's taken on Sami Zayn and Jey Uso.

1460
01:35:59,776 --> 01:36:01,929
Both ending in no contest.

1461
01:36:01,962 --> 01:36:05,331
[Barrett] We go back to Melo's
early goings here when he was drafted

1462
01:36:05,365 --> 01:36:07,567
in the first round by SmackDown last year,

1463
01:36:07,601 --> 01:36:10,771
mixing it up with the likes
of Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes.

1464
01:36:10,804 --> 01:36:12,539
I mean it doesn't get any bigger.

1465
01:36:12,572 --> 01:36:17,244
Melo's gone from a guy in NXT
who never missed, but he's now a guy

1466
01:36:17,277 --> 01:36:22,249
who's not afraid to miss, providing
he learned something in the process.

1467
01:36:23,349 --> 01:36:26,219
[Tessitore] He was two times NXT
North American champion.

1468
01:36:26,253 --> 01:36:29,740
Was the NXT champion you mentioned
being drafted

1469
01:36:29,773 --> 01:36:33,125
to the SmackDown roster in many ways.

1470
01:36:33,160 --> 01:36:35,394
And especially when you listen to him,

1471
01:36:35,429 --> 01:36:39,532
he does come across like that big draft
pick, that first round pick,

1472
01:36:39,566 --> 01:36:44,036
who wants to let you know it
and is still gathering some experience

1473
01:36:44,071 --> 01:36:46,406
and perhaps most needed with humility.

1474
01:36:46,440 --> 01:36:49,910
[Barrett] Yeah, well, Melo said
he was gonna give Damian Priest

1475
01:36:49,942 --> 01:36:52,813
a welcome to SmackDown.
Now, got a little cocky.

1476
01:36:52,846 --> 01:36:54,464
And I'll tell you right now,

1477
01:36:54,498 --> 01:36:58,000
Priest, probably not the right guy
to get cocky with.

1478
01:36:58,035 --> 01:37:00,269
[Tessitore, chuckling]
Oh, no, no, not at all.

1479
01:37:00,304 --> 01:37:02,539
[Barrett]
As we are seeing before our eyes.

1480
01:37:02,572 --> 01:37:06,826
[Tessitore] Yeah, Damian Priest can switch
that gear and you will learn a lesson as…

1481
01:37:06,860 --> 01:37:08,262
Look at him tight roping.

1482
01:37:09,096 --> 01:37:12,232
And coming right down
cross body into the cover.

1483
01:37:13,317 --> 01:37:16,370
[Barrett] I'll tell you what, SmackDown
has just got themself

1484
01:37:16,402 --> 01:37:18,388
a rock star in Damian Priest.

1485
01:37:18,422 --> 01:37:22,860
A guy who oozes confidence,
a creature of the night.

1486
01:37:24,111 --> 01:37:26,964
And the level of competition
here on the blue brand

1487
01:37:26,996 --> 01:37:28,715
just went up thanks to this man.

1488
01:37:28,749 --> 01:37:31,367
[Tessitore]
Wait, did you hear that uppercut?

1489
01:37:31,401 --> 01:37:35,155
[Barrett] I think the entire arena felt
that uppercut, none more so than

1490
01:37:35,188 --> 01:37:39,326
poor Carmelo Hayes, but Hayes still trying
to wriggle his way out of this one.

1491
01:37:40,611 --> 01:37:41,995
But he might have done so.

1492
01:37:42,496 --> 01:37:47,034
[Tessitore] Oh, a big kick to the back
of the left leg and then is

1493
01:37:47,067 --> 01:37:49,620
able to force him right into the post.

1494
01:37:49,652 --> 01:37:52,806
[Barrett] Well, it's hit and move,
which is exactly what you've got to do

1495
01:37:52,840 --> 01:37:54,007
against the heavyweight.

1496
01:37:54,041 --> 01:37:56,576
Can Carmelo Hayes pull off a shock here?

1497
01:38:03,133 --> 01:38:06,719
[Tessitore] Take you back ringside here
to this compelling matchup.

1498
01:38:06,753 --> 01:38:11,108
Damian Priest and Carmelo Hayes. Yes,
Damian Priest announced earlier tonight

1499
01:38:11,141 --> 01:38:16,996
as the big headline transfer window
acquisition to Friday Night SmackDown.

1500
01:38:17,030 --> 01:38:21,151
[Barrett] And I'll tell you right now.
When GM Nick Aldis signed Damian Priest,

1501
01:38:21,184 --> 01:38:24,188
he didn't sign him
to lose here on his debut.

1502
01:38:24,221 --> 01:38:28,575
That would be a disaster
from Nick Aldis's point of view,

1503
01:38:28,608 --> 01:38:31,260
and of course from the point of view
of Damian Priest,

1504
01:38:31,295 --> 01:38:35,866
but that is slowly becoming a reality
here. Such is the level of performance

1505
01:38:35,898 --> 01:38:38,402
that Carmelo Hayes
has managed to hit thus far.

1506
01:38:38,434 --> 01:38:40,370
[Tessitore]
And he is picking up the action

1507
01:38:40,404 --> 01:38:42,656
against the former World Heavyweight
Champion.

1508
01:38:42,688 --> 01:38:46,710
While we were away, he was really working
that left arm and left shoulder,

1509
01:38:46,742 --> 01:38:49,496
and you can see
the impact it's having on Priest.

1510
01:38:49,530 --> 01:38:52,282
[Barrett] He's being cocky
and gloating in the process.

1511
01:38:52,316 --> 01:38:55,669
[Tessitore] Crossbody
off the rope into the cover.

1512
01:38:55,701 --> 01:38:57,237
And a kick out at two by Priest.

1513
01:38:57,271 --> 01:39:02,159
[Barrett] Melo is just nailing everything.
I actually spoke to Melo earlier today.

1514
01:39:02,192 --> 01:39:03,576
He says he's got an obsession

1515
01:39:03,610 --> 01:39:08,382
with getting his first victory
against a bona fide main event

1516
01:39:08,415 --> 01:39:11,500
caliber competitor here on SmackDown.

1517
01:39:11,535 --> 01:39:13,987
I'm starting to think
that this is the night.

1518
01:39:14,021 --> 01:39:17,491
[Tessitore] This is only the second time
they've ever shared a ring together.

1519
01:39:17,523 --> 01:39:21,361
There was tag action when Priest
then, way back then, with Finn Bálor.

1520
01:39:21,394 --> 01:39:24,364
Of course, Judgment Day defeated
Hayes and Trick Williams.

1521
01:39:24,398 --> 01:39:26,983
This is the first time
they've ever been one on one.

1522
01:39:27,017 --> 01:39:29,952
So it's a huge opportunity
for Carmelo Hayes.

1523
01:39:29,987 --> 01:39:31,788
He said he wanted a big opportunity.

1524
01:39:31,822 --> 01:39:34,208
He didn't know it was coming
in the form of Damian Priest.

1525
01:39:34,241 --> 01:39:36,759
[Barrett] Imagine beating
the hell out of Damian Priest

1526
01:39:36,793 --> 01:39:38,962
and talking smack while you do it.

1527
01:39:38,996 --> 01:39:44,284
That's the level that Carmelo Hayes is
operating on, and I don't know if Priest--

1528
01:39:44,317 --> 01:39:45,853
Oh. Oh, boy.

1529
01:39:45,885 --> 01:39:51,425
I thought it was game over for Priest,
but something has awoken inside.

1530
01:39:51,458 --> 01:39:52,793
The Punisher.

1531
01:39:52,826 --> 01:39:55,728
[Tessitore] And it's stirring,
and it's come to the surface

1532
01:39:55,762 --> 01:39:58,264
and here comes Priest.

1533
01:39:58,298 --> 01:40:00,800
[Barrett] Well, there's a level
of unbridled rage

1534
01:40:00,834 --> 01:40:03,469
burning deep inside Damian Priest.

1535
01:40:03,503 --> 01:40:05,739
[Tessitore] Oh, man, what an uppercut.

1536
01:40:05,772 --> 01:40:10,376
[Barrett] Sometimes it costs him,
but at other times he taps into it

1537
01:40:10,410 --> 01:40:12,946
and it is a game changing thing for him.

1538
01:40:14,031 --> 01:40:16,532
[Tessitore] That time he ran into
the double boots.

1539
01:40:22,139 --> 01:40:24,491
[Barrett]
Connected with that broken arrow,

1540
01:40:24,525 --> 01:40:27,244
and Melo suddenly looks
in a complete mess.

1541
01:40:27,277 --> 01:40:28,978
This one has changed massively.

1542
01:40:29,012 --> 01:40:30,464
[Tessitore] Now the big…

1543
01:40:31,764 --> 01:40:36,820
slam comes in from Priest.
And into the cover to put him away.

1544
01:40:37,788 --> 01:40:39,072
Kick out at two.

1545
01:40:41,191 --> 01:40:43,293
[Barrett] Shaking off the cobwebs,

1546
01:40:43,326 --> 01:40:46,847
is Damian Priest now hitting fifth gear

1547
01:40:46,880 --> 01:40:52,251
once again, and this is the man that
Nick Aldis wanted here on the blue brand.

1548
01:40:52,768 --> 01:40:56,156
[crowd clapping rhythmically]

1549
01:41:00,093 --> 01:41:01,512
[Tessitore] Just a few weeks removed

1550
01:41:01,545 --> 01:41:04,231
from that brutal street fight
against Finn Bálor.

1551
01:41:04,264 --> 01:41:05,682
[crowd booing]

1552
01:41:05,715 --> 01:41:09,686
[Barrett] That was exactly the right move
from Carmelo Hayes.

1553
01:41:09,719 --> 01:41:14,007
Get outside, get some oxygen in your
lungs, but keep your wits about you.

1554
01:41:14,041 --> 01:41:15,791
[Tessitore] Watch out!

1555
01:41:15,826 --> 01:41:18,094
Right over the barrier into timekeeper.

1556
01:41:18,128 --> 01:41:21,248
[Barrett] Well, I've never seen
Lillian Garcia move as quick as that.

1557
01:41:21,281 --> 01:41:25,686
Incredibly smart. And now coming our way
for some reason is Damian Priest.

1558
01:41:25,719 --> 01:41:29,273
[Tessitore] Yeah, because you got
a front row filled with celebrities,

1559
01:41:29,306 --> 01:41:30,924
including McConaughey.

1560
01:41:33,826 --> 01:41:37,063
And they have been loving everything
out of Damian Priest.

1561
01:41:37,097 --> 01:41:40,701
[Barrett] Right now Carmelo Hayes having
to backpedal after having the upper hand

1562
01:41:40,733 --> 01:41:42,152
by the time he was there.

1563
01:41:42,186 --> 01:41:43,503
[Tessitore] Boy, did he find that.

1564
01:41:43,536 --> 01:41:46,273
[Barrett] Bull's-eye,
right when he needed it most.

1565
01:41:47,441 --> 01:41:49,692
[Tessitore] But guess
what else he just found?

1566
01:41:53,112 --> 01:41:55,132
Good counter by Hayes.

1567
01:41:55,165 --> 01:41:58,485
[Barrett] And looking groggy once again
is Damian Priest.

1568
01:41:58,518 --> 01:41:59,519
Boom.

1569
01:41:59,553 --> 01:42:00,821
[Tessitore] First 48.

1570
01:42:02,472 --> 01:42:04,974
Hooks the leg for the upset win.

1571
01:42:06,043 --> 01:42:08,745
[Barrett] And that right there beats
most opponents.

1572
01:42:08,779 --> 01:42:11,682
That first 48 connecting to the chest

1573
01:42:11,715 --> 01:42:15,451
of Damian Priest completely
resets your system.

1574
01:42:15,485 --> 01:42:20,040
But Damian Priest kicking out
explains everything you need to know

1575
01:42:20,072 --> 01:42:23,326
about why this guy
is world champion caliber.

1576
01:42:26,513 --> 01:42:29,583
[Tessitore] And now Hayes thinks
he's got him in position.

1577
01:42:31,367 --> 01:42:33,904
He says, "Melo, don't miss."

1578
01:42:34,420 --> 01:42:40,093
Can he land it? No.
From Nothing But Net to this.

1579
01:42:42,045 --> 01:42:44,364
[Barrett] Reversal attempted
from Hayes. There you go.

1580
01:42:44,398 --> 01:42:45,648
[Tessitore] He may do it.

1581
01:42:46,148 --> 01:42:50,170
[Barrett] Almost stealing a quick one
there was Melo. In shock.

1582
01:42:50,204 --> 01:42:51,705
-Oh!
-[Tessitore] Wow, the power!

1583
01:42:51,737 --> 01:42:54,575
[Barrett] Well, took his
eye off the ball momentarily,

1584
01:42:54,608 --> 01:42:58,978
and that has cost Carmelo
Hayes arguing with the referee

1585
01:42:59,012 --> 01:43:00,681
when he should have gone in for the kill.

1586
01:43:00,714 --> 01:43:04,483
[Tessitore] The power
that Priest can generate.

1587
01:43:06,152 --> 01:43:09,973
South of Heaven engaged and delivered.

1588
01:43:11,174 --> 01:43:14,760
Welcome to Friday Night SmackDown,
Damian Priest.

1589
01:43:16,280 --> 01:43:17,998
[Garcia] The winner of this match,

1590
01:43:18,031 --> 01:43:21,018
Damian Priest!

1591
01:43:21,050 --> 01:43:23,853
[Barrett] Well, there are no layups
here on SmackDown,

1592
01:43:23,887 --> 01:43:27,875
and Damian Priest on his debut
since arriving here on SmackDown

1593
01:43:27,907 --> 01:43:31,143
had to go to war against Carmelo Hayes.

1594
01:43:31,178 --> 01:43:36,650
Another valuable learning experience
for Melo, but what a victory for Priest.

1595
01:43:36,683 --> 01:43:38,684
[theme music playing]

1596
01:43:47,494 --> 01:43:49,295
-See my eyes?
-Take it off the record books, man.

1597
01:43:49,329 --> 01:43:51,197
-Here's your buddies.
-There's your guy. What?

1598
01:43:51,231 --> 01:43:52,782
Guys, relax. Did you tell 'em?

1599
01:43:52,816 --> 01:43:54,284
-Tell us what?
-I didn't get around to it.

1600
01:43:54,317 --> 01:43:55,936
-Please, let us. Let us.
-Please, go ahead.

1601
01:43:55,969 --> 01:43:58,422
Look, guys, we know you have been
doing everything in your power

1602
01:43:58,455 --> 01:44:01,491
to avoid giving us another match
for those WWE tag team championships.

1603
01:44:01,525 --> 01:44:03,943
Well, guess what?
We got a little surprise for you guys.

1604
01:44:03,977 --> 01:44:07,380
You see, we already talked to him,
and at the Royal Rumble

1605
01:44:07,414 --> 01:44:09,950
we're gonna challenge
for the WWE tag team titles.

1606
01:44:10,450 --> 01:44:11,451
[stammers]

1607
01:44:12,018 --> 01:44:14,071
In a two out of three falls match.

1608
01:44:14,103 --> 01:44:15,672
-Is you--
-Are you kidding me?

1609
01:44:16,523 --> 01:44:18,858
-Tonight sucks. This sucks.
-Fight!

1610
01:44:19,710 --> 01:44:21,161
-Hell of a match.
-Great idea.

1611
01:44:21,195 --> 01:44:22,196
-Yeah.
-Can't wait.

1612
01:44:24,197 --> 01:44:27,768
[Tessitore] And next week Friday Night
SmackDown just before Royal Rumble.

1613
01:44:27,800 --> 01:44:29,503
Wade, let's show everybody what we got.

1614
01:44:29,536 --> 01:44:34,191
[Barrett] It is bedlam in the SmackDown
tag division and it peaks next week.

1615
01:44:34,224 --> 01:44:38,879
All four top tag teams here on SmackDown
compete in eight man tag action.

1616
01:44:38,911 --> 01:44:41,932
[Tessitore] How about this? We got a
rematch for the women's US championship.

1617
01:44:41,965 --> 01:44:44,151
Michin and Chelsea Green from Indy.

1618
01:44:44,183 --> 01:44:46,353
[Barrett] And two former women's
champs collide

1619
01:44:46,385 --> 01:44:51,791
as the Liv Morgan world domination tour
rolls into Indianapolis.

1620
01:44:51,825 --> 01:44:53,610
She goes one on one with Naomi.

1621
01:44:53,643 --> 01:44:55,779
[Tessitore] And we just saw Carmelo Hayes,

1622
01:44:55,812 --> 01:44:59,183
and next week we will see him
against Jimmy Uso.

1623
01:44:59,215 --> 01:45:01,835
That is next week
before Royal Rumble on SmackDown.

1624
01:45:14,147 --> 01:45:16,849
[Tessitore] Earlier tonight,
Kevin Owens again outraged,

1625
01:45:16,884 --> 01:45:20,821
feeling disrespected over his claim
to be the rightful WWE champion.

1626
01:45:20,853 --> 01:45:23,273
He takes on Jimmy Uso when we return.

1627
01:45:27,094 --> 01:45:30,746
[Tessitore] Great crowd here in Austin,
time for Signs of the Night, Wade.

1628
01:45:30,781 --> 01:45:36,303
[Barrett] Yes, indeed, Texas Roadhouse,
the house that Dusty Rhodes built.

1629
01:45:36,335 --> 01:45:39,540
What a legend to everyone
in this industry.

1630
01:45:39,572 --> 01:45:43,861
Wow, Austin really doing a number
on the signs here on SmackDown, Joe.

1631
01:45:43,893 --> 01:45:46,647
[Tessitore] Did I see some
Chelsea Green love there?

1632
01:45:46,679 --> 01:45:48,248
Believe it or not, some people are fans,

1633
01:45:48,282 --> 01:45:52,035
but everyone's a fan of
the multiple-time world champion,

1634
01:45:52,068 --> 01:45:55,105
the A-listers are out, Michelle McCool.

1635
01:45:55,138 --> 01:45:58,991
Welcome back to SmackDown,
always a pleasure having you.

1636
01:45:59,026 --> 01:46:00,643
[laughs]

1637
01:46:00,677 --> 01:46:03,063
The Hall of Famer himself.

1638
01:46:03,096 --> 01:46:07,634
A man who has beaten me up
more times than I care to remember.

1639
01:46:07,668 --> 01:46:09,553
Mark Henry.

1640
01:46:09,585 --> 01:46:14,157
What an absolute pair
of legends here ringside at SmackDown.

1641
01:46:27,971 --> 01:46:29,005
SmackDown, huh?

1642
01:46:29,940 --> 01:46:30,941
Looks that way.

1643
01:46:32,543 --> 01:46:33,544
Glad to have you.

1644
01:46:39,165 --> 01:46:40,334
See you soon, champ.

1645
01:46:42,018 --> 01:46:47,157
Andrade, you have the look, the presence,
the athletic ability inside that ring.

1646
01:46:48,291 --> 01:46:50,294
All you need is someone

1647
01:46:51,327 --> 01:46:54,848
to help guide you
to become the superstar you truly are.

1648
01:46:56,366 --> 01:46:58,751
Miz, I love the idea.

1649
01:46:58,785 --> 01:47:00,670
-Yeah? Yeah.
-Really. Yes.

1650
01:47:00,704 --> 01:47:01,705
All right.

1651
01:47:03,090 --> 01:47:05,491
Let me go and find someone. Okay?

1652
01:47:06,492 --> 01:47:07,494
Wait, what?

1653
01:47:14,401 --> 01:47:15,719
[chuckles]

1654
01:47:20,023 --> 01:47:21,023
Let's go.

1655
01:47:23,242 --> 01:47:24,244
Hey.

1656
01:47:24,862 --> 01:47:27,264
It's gonna take a lot more
than four moves to beat KO.

1657
01:47:28,382 --> 01:47:29,415
-Yeah?
-Yeah.

1658
01:47:29,449 --> 01:47:33,053
Well, about next week, it's gonna only
take me three moves to beat you.

1659
01:47:33,554 --> 01:47:34,554
Oh, and uh…

1660
01:47:37,607 --> 01:47:38,976
[chuckles]

1661
01:47:39,492 --> 01:47:40,494
Let's roll in.

1662
01:47:46,967 --> 01:47:51,188
[Tessitore] Well, here's the moment
for Jimmy Uso, the second straight week

1663
01:47:51,221 --> 01:47:53,624
that he's in a singles match on SmackDown.

1664
01:47:53,657 --> 01:47:56,343
But you could have never seen
this one coming, and nor could Jimmy

1665
01:47:56,375 --> 01:47:58,445
until KO opened his mouth tonight.

1666
01:47:58,478 --> 01:47:59,513
["Born a King" playing]

1667
01:47:59,545 --> 01:48:01,932
[Barrett]
I think Jim is feeling good about himself.

1668
01:48:01,965 --> 01:48:04,334
Not many can say that
when they're about to-- Oh!

1669
01:48:05,052 --> 01:48:08,804
-Oh, it's Carmelo Hayes jumping Uso.
-[Tessitore] What in the world?

1670
01:48:08,839 --> 01:48:11,791
[Barrett] Well, they just
had cross words seconds ago.

1671
01:48:11,825 --> 01:48:15,679
Fallout from last week's unresolved issues
when they had their match

1672
01:48:15,712 --> 01:48:21,067
and this is about as terrible preparation
for Jimmy Uso ahead of his match up here

1673
01:48:21,101 --> 01:48:22,952
in the Main Event as you can imagine.

1674
01:48:23,987 --> 01:48:28,608
[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso, who's making his
walk to the ring to take on Kevin Owens,

1675
01:48:28,642 --> 01:48:30,861
and Carmelo Hayes does that?

1676
01:48:31,712 --> 01:48:34,197
[Barrett] Jimmy Uso seems
to have shrugged it off.

1677
01:48:35,965 --> 01:48:40,170
It has to be in the back of his mind
as he's trying to game plan and prep

1678
01:48:40,204 --> 01:48:42,356
for the prize fighter Kevin Owens.

1679
01:48:42,889 --> 01:48:44,808
[Tessitore] What a challenge ahead.

1680
01:48:45,474 --> 01:48:47,577
It all started earlier tonight.

1681
01:48:49,362 --> 01:48:52,098
Kevin Owens's actions
materializing into this.

1682
01:48:53,634 --> 01:48:59,438
Jimmy Uso against Kevin Owens.
Live, right here from Austin.

1683
01:49:07,880 --> 01:49:11,585
[Tessitore] It's been a great night on
Friday Night SmackDown here in Austin

1684
01:49:11,617 --> 01:49:14,404
as we look through some of
our results from earlier tonight, Wade.

1685
01:49:14,438 --> 01:49:16,423
Motor City Machine Guns
have put themselves

1686
01:49:16,456 --> 01:49:18,892
into prime position to regain the titles.

1687
01:49:18,925 --> 01:49:20,443
[Barrett] Yeah, massive victory there.

1688
01:49:20,477 --> 01:49:23,280
but I was really impressed tonight
with Apollo Crews.

1689
01:49:23,313 --> 01:49:26,799
The guy has been a little under
loved lately, pulling out a big dub

1690
01:49:26,833 --> 01:49:29,853
against Johnny Gargano.
Back to winning ways for Apollo.

1691
01:49:29,887 --> 01:49:33,523
[Tessitore] Damian Priest defeats
Carmelo Hayes earlier tonight.

1692
01:49:33,557 --> 01:49:35,808
The big new acquisition in
the transfer window.

1693
01:49:35,843 --> 01:49:40,931
Speaking of Carmelo Hayes, it was just
moments ago when Big Jim, Jimmy Uso

1694
01:49:40,964 --> 01:49:44,668
was making his way to the ring for
this Main Event when Hayes attacked him.

1695
01:49:44,701 --> 01:49:47,704
[Barrett] Yeah, I'll tell you this.
Jimmy Uso built double tough,

1696
01:49:47,737 --> 01:49:52,025
shrugged it off and is back in game mode,
just in the nick of time.

1697
01:49:56,263 --> 01:49:58,915
♪ On the rail won't even matter
'Cause it's all about me ♪

1698
01:50:01,285 --> 01:50:03,286
["Fight" playing]

1699
01:50:06,840 --> 01:50:09,742
[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso hasn't shared a ring
with Kevin Owens since 2023.

1700
01:50:09,776 --> 01:50:12,862
Of course, Jimmy at one point playing
a major role in denying Kevin many chances

1701
01:50:12,896 --> 01:50:16,583
at winning the world title matches
against Roman Reigns.

1702
01:50:17,817 --> 01:50:19,570
What shirt is he wearing there?

1703
01:50:21,338 --> 01:50:22,422
[Barrett] Feeling the glow.

1704
01:50:22,456 --> 01:50:24,107
[Tessitore] That's a Naomi shirt.

1705
01:50:25,776 --> 01:50:30,647
[Barrett] Naomi, of course,
the wife of KO's opponent this evening,

1706
01:50:30,681 --> 01:50:33,165
-Jimmy Uso.
-I mean, this guy. This guy, Wade.

1707
01:50:35,568 --> 01:50:36,570
[bell rings]

1708
01:50:36,603 --> 01:50:39,773
[Garcia]
The following contest is set for one fall.

1709
01:50:39,806 --> 01:50:43,626
Making it to the ring,
from Maryville, Quebec, Canada,

1710
01:50:43,660 --> 01:50:46,263
weighing in at 242 pounds,

1711
01:50:46,780 --> 01:50:50,983
Kevin Owens!

1712
01:50:52,669 --> 01:50:55,438
[Tessitore] And let's be very clear.
You know what's coming tomorrow

1713
01:50:55,472 --> 01:50:57,808
when you see what is on his left shoulder.

1714
01:50:59,092 --> 01:51:01,678
The ladder match is next week
at Royal Rumble.

1715
01:51:04,581 --> 01:51:08,669
Kevin Owens lost the December 14 Saturday
Night's Main Event match

1716
01:51:08,701 --> 01:51:09,835
against Cody Rhodes,

1717
01:51:09,870 --> 01:51:14,458
yet claims he's the true champion
and holds on and raises up

1718
01:51:14,491 --> 01:51:16,643
that Winged Eagle Championship,

1719
01:51:16,677 --> 01:51:21,481
that Paul Levesque, Triple H,
said was for one single night,

1720
01:51:21,514 --> 01:51:23,750
just to honor the retro theme,

1721
01:51:23,784 --> 01:51:26,652
the timeless legacy of the sport.

1722
01:51:27,571 --> 01:51:28,739
Oh, come on.

1723
01:51:32,759 --> 01:51:36,813
He's going over to McConaughey
with the Winged Eagle Championship.

1724
01:51:36,847 --> 01:51:39,031
[Barrett] McConaughey packs a punch.

1725
01:51:39,066 --> 01:51:41,701
Don't be so cocky, KO.
You might get tagged.

1726
01:51:42,635 --> 01:51:45,672
[Tessitore] That's how the night started,
with him overtaking our announce desk.

1727
01:51:45,706 --> 01:51:48,025
[Barrett] Look, here's the deal
with that Winged Eagle Championship.

1728
01:51:48,058 --> 01:51:50,710
Of course KO knows
he's not the real champ.

1729
01:51:50,744 --> 01:51:52,362
The record books don't reflect it.

1730
01:51:52,396 --> 01:51:56,366
It's a methodology to taunt
the real champ, Cody Rhodes.

1731
01:51:56,400 --> 01:51:58,701
Get inside his head.
Piss him off a little.

1732
01:51:58,735 --> 01:52:04,875
That's also the methodology that KO is
using tonight by wearing a Naomi shirt,

1733
01:52:05,858 --> 01:52:09,897
while he goes one on one
with her husband, Jimmy Uso.

1734
01:52:09,929 --> 01:52:11,764
[Tessitore] Is that something, Wade?
I mean, honestly?

1735
01:52:11,798 --> 01:52:14,067
[Barrett] To be fair, Jimmy Uso,
he's gonna get part

1736
01:52:14,101 --> 01:52:17,054
of the residuals for that shirt, so he's
gonna make a bit of money out of it.

1737
01:52:17,087 --> 01:52:18,088
[Tessitore] Oh.

1738
01:52:18,672 --> 01:52:19,940
[speaks indistinctly]

1739
01:52:19,973 --> 01:52:22,142
You got a match.
You're in the middle of a Main Event.

1740
01:52:22,175 --> 01:52:23,911
You want me to slap those glasses
off your head?

1741
01:52:23,943 --> 01:52:24,945
[Tessitore] Yeah.

1742
01:52:25,679 --> 01:52:27,481
Big uppercut by Big Jim.

1743
01:52:27,514 --> 01:52:30,200
[Barrett] Well, Jimmy Uso saves
Joe Tess once again.

1744
01:52:30,233 --> 01:52:31,718
I was there just in case you needed me.

1745
01:52:31,751 --> 01:52:33,402
Oh, yeah. I saw you running away.

1746
01:52:34,987 --> 01:52:36,306
[Tessitore] Goodness for Big Jim here.

1747
01:52:36,340 --> 01:52:38,308
[Barrett] I'm not gonna get in a fight
with Kevin Owens.

1748
01:52:38,342 --> 01:52:40,527
I think you're crazy if you want to.

1749
01:52:41,027 --> 01:52:44,331
Jimmy Uso is just about crazy enough
to want exactly that.

1750
01:52:45,999 --> 01:52:48,501
[Tessitore] Now beating down on Jimmy Uso.

1751
01:52:51,138 --> 01:52:53,773
That is how things
got underway earlier tonight

1752
01:52:53,807 --> 01:52:56,492
when Kevin Owens was just so angered

1753
01:52:56,527 --> 01:52:59,179
over the fact that Cody Rhodes
had an interview,

1754
01:52:59,213 --> 01:53:02,449
exclusive interview in the ring,
to start tonight. Was ranting.

1755
01:53:02,482 --> 01:53:07,487
Anything with Cody Rhodes has been sending
him wild as he comes in with a Senton.

1756
01:53:09,740 --> 01:53:13,492
[Barrett] KO called Jimmy
the weakest member of The Bloodline,

1757
01:53:13,527 --> 01:53:17,063
mocked Jimmy for showing loyalty
to his family members

1758
01:53:17,097 --> 01:53:20,666
after Roman Reigns treated Jimmy
like dirt for years,

1759
01:53:20,701 --> 01:53:25,489
but Jimmy Uso is as loyal as they come,
especially to his blood.

1760
01:53:26,290 --> 01:53:28,642
[Tessitore] And you can see
what Jimmy Uso thinks of the disrespect

1761
01:53:28,674 --> 01:53:32,980
that Kevin has been showing to Cody.

1762
01:53:34,281 --> 01:53:38,268
Of course he has been wanting some
singles glory himself for quite some time.

1763
01:53:41,338 --> 01:53:42,973
Sending him so hard.

1764
01:53:43,005 --> 01:53:44,258
You see how strong I am?

1765
01:53:44,290 --> 01:53:45,325
[Tessitore] I see.

1766
01:53:45,358 --> 01:53:46,777
[Barrett] Breaking the ring.

1767
01:53:46,809 --> 01:53:48,061
[Tessitore] Look at that.

1768
01:53:48,094 --> 01:53:51,315
Just smashing into the turnbuckles
and with that,

1769
01:53:51,348 --> 01:53:54,668
sending the support
around that camera flying.

1770
01:53:54,701 --> 01:53:58,071
[Barrett] It's the second time we've seen
the ring breaking this evening.

1771
01:53:58,105 --> 01:54:02,742
This time it was the body of Jimmy Uso
that did the damage.

1772
01:54:06,280 --> 01:54:11,151
Kevin Owens, just a week away
from battling Cody.

1773
01:54:12,035 --> 01:54:17,590
Royal Rumble in the ladder match,
but there's still business to take care of

1774
01:54:17,624 --> 01:54:20,727
tomorrow night
when they have to sign the contract

1775
01:54:21,228 --> 01:54:24,097
with everything that's been happening
between the two of them.

1776
01:54:24,130 --> 01:54:27,733
Shawn Michaels has been called into duty
to moderate that contract signing.

1777
01:54:27,768 --> 01:54:29,969
Big elbow just drives down
to the back of the neck.

1778
01:54:30,003 --> 01:54:34,674
[Barrett] No finer man for the job than
HBK, especially in his hometown

1779
01:54:34,708 --> 01:54:36,076
of San Antonio, Texas.

1780
01:54:36,108 --> 01:54:39,146
[Tessitore] Oh, this time Big Jim gets
the best of him coming out of that corner.

1781
01:54:39,179 --> 01:54:41,732
[Barrett] Jimmy now a good friend
of Cody Rhodes,

1782
01:54:41,764 --> 01:54:44,601
a lot of water under the bridge
between those two.

1783
01:54:44,634 --> 01:54:48,170
He did Cody a massive favor,
dropping KO tonight.

1784
01:54:48,205 --> 01:54:50,307
[Tessitore] Was looking
for the hip attack.

1785
01:54:51,107 --> 01:54:54,827
[Barrett] KO wisely getting out
of dodge just in the nick of time.

1786
01:54:55,429 --> 01:54:58,732
[Tessitore] And slamming his head
into our announce desk and again.

1787
01:55:02,486 --> 01:55:06,639
And he says hook him to McConaughey
and big right hand comes in.

1788
01:55:10,277 --> 01:55:12,094
Right hand after right hand.

1789
01:55:12,646 --> 01:55:15,499
[Barrett] Prize fighter getting a taste
of his own medicine,

1790
01:55:15,531 --> 01:55:20,087
big right hands to the head
of Kevin Owens, who is wobbled.

1791
01:55:22,889 --> 01:55:26,593
[Tessitore] All the celebrities sitting
behind us as he goes flying off the apron,

1792
01:55:26,626 --> 01:55:30,597
his head into this new
reinforced announced desk.

1793
01:55:31,298 --> 01:55:35,701
[Barrett] Well, KO had to do something,
he'd taken about 15 unanswered shots.

1794
01:55:37,204 --> 01:55:39,906
[Tessitore] Frog splash
right onto the floor.

1795
01:55:40,406 --> 01:55:42,226
Can you believe that?

1796
01:55:42,259 --> 01:55:44,344
The impact from Kevin Owens.

1797
01:55:44,378 --> 01:55:46,413
Feel the glow! Get it?

1798
01:55:47,514 --> 01:55:48,982
[Owens] All right, all right, all right.

1799
01:55:49,016 --> 01:55:51,184
[Tessitore] Look at this scene
here in Austin, Texas.

1800
01:55:51,218 --> 01:55:54,571
Joe and Wade with you ringside
here at the Moody Center.

1801
01:55:54,605 --> 01:55:59,226
Our main event, Jimmy Uso and Kevin Owens,
and Kevin Owens has been in control.

1802
01:55:59,259 --> 01:56:03,746
24 hours from now, he's gonna have
his contract signing with HBK.

1803
01:56:03,780 --> 01:56:05,449
Shawn Michaels moderating

1804
01:56:05,482 --> 01:56:09,169
between himself and Cody Rhodes
and then in eight days at Royal Rumble,

1805
01:56:09,202 --> 01:56:12,606
it is for the championship,
the ladder match against Cody Rhodes,

1806
01:56:12,639 --> 01:56:15,241
and now Uso trying
to rally back here, Wade.

1807
01:56:15,275 --> 01:56:19,746
[Barrett] Just not enough left in the tank
to pick up the big frame of Kevin Owens.

1808
01:56:19,780 --> 01:56:23,933
[Tessitore] And he continues to work away
on that arm. Into the cover.

1809
01:56:25,251 --> 01:56:31,141
[Barrett] This has been a physical edition
of the KO show thus far, it has been all

1810
01:56:31,174 --> 01:56:34,628
about the prize fighter, no words needed.

1811
01:56:35,429 --> 01:56:39,532
But a hell of a lot of pain
going in the direction of one half

1812
01:56:39,566 --> 01:56:42,702
of the greatest tag team
of all time, Jimmy Uso.

1813
01:56:42,736 --> 01:56:45,539
[Tessitore] You see the big headline
there? Damian Priest and the Miz

1814
01:56:45,572 --> 01:56:48,174
have been transferred here to SmackDown.

1815
01:56:49,793 --> 01:56:52,279
A-Town Down headed the other way
in the transfer window,

1816
01:56:52,312 --> 01:56:54,313
over to Monday Night Raw on Netflix.

1817
01:56:55,398 --> 01:56:58,619
Saw Priest in action earlier tonight,
he looked sensational.

1818
01:56:58,652 --> 01:57:01,889
We've got news about Royal Rumble as well
when it comes to the tag team division,

1819
01:57:01,922 --> 01:57:05,142
DIY and Motor City Machine Guns
will be two out of three falls

1820
01:57:05,174 --> 01:57:06,442
to determine the championship.

1821
01:57:06,476 --> 01:57:08,795
He's going up top. Uso's gonna meet him.

1822
01:57:08,829 --> 01:57:09,830
[crowd cheers]

1823
01:57:10,397 --> 01:57:13,349
[Barrett] Kick right to the jaw
of the prize fighter,

1824
01:57:13,383 --> 01:57:14,968
wobbling him on the top row,

1825
01:57:15,001 --> 01:57:18,522
this is not where you wanna be
without all of your faculties.

1826
01:57:18,554 --> 01:57:23,277
[Tessitore] It's exactly what Uso needs
right here, right now.

1827
01:57:25,679 --> 01:57:30,483
[Barrett] It's the big frame of Kevin
Owens that is anchored to that top rope.

1828
01:57:30,517 --> 01:57:33,603
Uso just doesn't have enough left
in the tank and face first,

1829
01:57:33,637 --> 01:57:35,239
eating the turnbuckle.

1830
01:57:35,272 --> 01:57:38,942
What an ingenious move by Kevin Owens.

1831
01:57:38,976 --> 01:57:42,045
[Tessitore] Remember he had a splash out
onto the floor moments ago,

1832
01:57:42,079 --> 01:57:44,731
and now he comes with a Swanton.

1833
01:57:45,232 --> 01:57:48,969
[Barrett] Knees up from Jimmy Uso,
it's backfired on Kevin Owens,

1834
01:57:49,001 --> 01:57:51,271
and is that the window Jimmy's needed?

1835
01:57:51,304 --> 01:57:53,190
[Tessitore] Oh, big hip attack, Wade!

1836
01:57:53,223 --> 01:57:55,893
[Barrett] Well, it needed
to be followed up immediately.

1837
01:57:55,925 --> 01:57:59,246
There's virtually nothing left
in the tank of Jimmy Uso.

1838
01:57:59,279 --> 01:58:03,549
Just enough to keep KO down and try to get

1839
01:58:03,584 --> 01:58:07,404
something going. Trying to get
some oxygen back in the tank.

1840
01:58:07,437 --> 01:58:08,455
This is where it turned.

1841
01:58:08,487 --> 01:58:14,010
The knees up after a fully committed
Kevin Owens went for that Swanton,

1842
01:58:14,044 --> 01:58:16,797
caught the knees, neck first.

1843
01:58:16,830 --> 01:58:21,567
[Tessitore] You could see KO reaching for
the back of his head, for his neck area.

1844
01:58:21,602 --> 01:58:25,371
And both men, so much has been
taken out of them now at this point

1845
01:58:25,405 --> 01:58:28,224
of the main event,
into the deep waters of this evening.

1846
01:58:28,258 --> 01:58:30,911
[Barrett] It was effectively
a rabbit punch in boxing

1847
01:58:30,943 --> 01:58:34,248
right to the back of the head
of the prize fighter Kevin Owens,

1848
01:58:34,748 --> 01:58:40,904
who is completely shaken now and finally
a gust of wind in the sails of Big Jim.

1849
01:58:40,938 --> 01:58:43,322
[Tessitore] Samoan drop
into the cover for the win…

1850
01:58:44,057 --> 01:58:46,559
and able to get that shoulder up, is KO.

1851
01:58:46,593 --> 01:58:51,281
[Barrett] You see, clearly,
winded after the volley of abuse

1852
01:58:51,315 --> 01:58:54,735
taken to the mid-section, is Jimmy Uso.

1853
01:58:55,235 --> 01:58:59,356
And when you can't get
a good lung full of oxygen, it means your

1854
01:58:59,389 --> 01:59:01,942
engine is running at about 50%.

1855
01:59:02,726 --> 01:59:05,579
Somehow you gotta try
and beat KO in that state.

1856
01:59:05,612 --> 01:59:09,116
[Tessitore] KO just able to get out
of the way.

1857
01:59:09,148 --> 01:59:10,433
Superkick!

1858
01:59:10,933 --> 01:59:13,202
And it landed flush.

1859
01:59:13,237 --> 01:59:15,889
-[crowd] One! Two!
-[referee] One! Two! No!

1860
01:59:15,923 --> 01:59:19,593
[Barrett] One of the best timed
Superkicks in the game.

1861
01:59:19,625 --> 01:59:25,566
It's the kind of move that took Jimmy Uso
to countless tag championships here.

1862
01:59:25,598 --> 01:59:30,971
Bull's-eye right on the money
to a moving Kevin Owens.

1863
01:59:33,156 --> 01:59:35,474
[Tessitore] You mentioned that Superkick
and all the success it had,

1864
01:59:35,976 --> 01:59:37,544
leading in the tag team championships.

1865
01:59:37,577 --> 01:59:42,665
Eight time tag team champion, of course,
he's never had a singles title in WWE.

1866
01:59:42,699 --> 01:59:45,335
Meanwhile, Jey was able
to break through this past year,

1867
01:59:45,369 --> 01:59:48,288
winning the Intercontinental championship.

1868
01:59:48,322 --> 01:59:50,691
[Barrett] Both competitors
now on the struggle bus,

1869
01:59:50,723 --> 01:59:53,177
and this is where KO comes into his own.

1870
01:59:54,076 --> 01:59:55,529
[Tessitore] And the kick out.

1871
02:00:15,098 --> 02:00:17,433
KO lining up for the kill shot.

1872
02:00:17,467 --> 02:00:18,468
Get up!

1873
02:00:18,501 --> 02:00:19,603
[crowd] Uso! Uso! Uso!

1874
02:00:20,103 --> 02:00:21,154
Come on!

1875
02:00:24,191 --> 02:00:28,027
Looking for the stunner instead,
able to catch that Superkick

1876
02:00:28,061 --> 02:00:30,097
and deny it, and deliver one of his own.

1877
02:00:30,848 --> 02:00:33,433
And right back comes Big Jim!

1878
02:00:34,300 --> 02:00:35,869
-[crowd] One! Two!
-[referee] One! Two!

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02:00:36,452 --> 02:00:38,672
[Tessitore] And the shoulder up from KO.

1880
02:00:38,705 --> 02:00:42,843
[Barrett] Well, Jimmy Uso looking to
ascend to the kind of heights his

1881
02:00:42,875 --> 02:00:49,031
twin brother Jey managed to hit in 2024
and with strikes like this,

1882
02:00:49,532 --> 02:00:54,404
if Jimmy Uso can put away the prize
fighter tonight, it would do wonders

1883
02:00:54,438 --> 02:00:57,191
for the singles career of Big Jim.

1884
02:00:57,223 --> 02:00:59,576
[Tessitore] What a main event
that we never saw coming.

1885
02:00:59,610 --> 02:01:03,080
It all developed earlier tonight
with an enraged Kevin Owens and

1886
02:01:04,063 --> 02:01:08,101
Jimmy Uso coming out and meeting him
and then this being put together,

1887
02:01:08,134 --> 02:01:09,419
and now he's going up top.

1888
02:01:10,137 --> 02:01:12,973
Does this feel like Uso Splash?

1889
02:01:14,607 --> 02:01:18,879
Big Jim! KO gets out of
the way, delivers another one.

1890
02:01:18,911 --> 02:01:22,849
[Barrett] Right to the temple this time,
softening up Jimmy Uso.

1891
02:01:22,883 --> 02:01:24,601
[Tessitore] Was trying to pop
a Powerbomb on him,

1892
02:01:24,634 --> 02:01:28,472
but he eats a Superkick again
and collapses down.

1893
02:01:28,505 --> 02:01:29,505
[crowd] One! Two!

1894
02:01:29,540 --> 02:01:32,392
Jimmy Uso for the win! Shoulder up by KO.

1895
02:01:32,425 --> 02:01:35,779
[Barrett] Well, if this were a battle
of the super kicks,

1896
02:01:35,812 --> 02:01:39,465
it would be a 10-7 round to Jimmy Uso.

1897
02:01:39,499 --> 02:01:43,036
Unfortunately for Jimmy,
it doesn't work that way, but inching

1898
02:01:43,070 --> 02:01:46,572
closer to that three count is Uso.

1899
02:01:47,089 --> 02:01:48,791
What else have you got in the tank?

1900
02:01:48,825 --> 02:01:50,626
[Tessitore] What does KO have in the tank?

1901
02:01:50,661 --> 02:01:56,316
As he's struggling just to get back
to his feet, having to use the ropes,

1902
02:01:56,349 --> 02:01:58,619
and Jimmy sizing him up.

1903
02:02:01,572 --> 02:02:05,125
[Barrett] Once again trying for that
stunner, Jimmy just not allowing it.

1904
02:02:05,709 --> 02:02:08,195
-[Barrett] Smartly so.
-[Tessitore] There's the spear!

1905
02:02:09,329 --> 02:02:13,183
[Barrett] Right out of his cousin
Roman Reigns's playbook,

1906
02:02:13,217 --> 02:02:17,987
connecting flush to the midsection
of the belligerent Kevin Owens,

1907
02:02:18,021 --> 02:02:20,406
who is now in the drop zone.

1908
02:02:21,107 --> 02:02:25,195
[Tessitore] And now he's gone--
and KO rips him down.

1909
02:02:25,228 --> 02:02:28,382
[Barrett] Prize fighter instincts,
know when you're a beaten man

1910
02:02:28,415 --> 02:02:29,782
and get the hell out of Dodge.

1911
02:02:29,816 --> 02:02:33,019
Driving that shoulder into the post.

1912
02:02:35,973 --> 02:02:38,040
Pop up, Powerbomb.

1913
02:02:38,075 --> 02:02:40,244
KO hooks the leg…

1914
02:02:40,277 --> 02:02:42,362
-Puts it away.
-[bell rings]

1915
02:02:42,396 --> 02:02:44,830
["Fight" plays]

1916
02:02:44,865 --> 02:02:51,138
[Garcia] Here is your winner, Kevin Owens!

1917
02:02:51,170 --> 02:02:53,473
[Barrett] Well, that was
an epic war of attrition

1918
02:02:53,507 --> 02:02:57,126
and in a war of attrition there's few
better than Kevin Owens.

1919
02:02:57,160 --> 02:02:59,980
-[Tessitore] Oh, he's not done yet.
-[Barrett] But it ain't over, pal.

1920
02:03:00,013 --> 02:03:01,348
[Tessitore] He's not done yet.

1921
02:03:01,380 --> 02:03:04,166
[Barrett] Who would wanna be
Jimmy Uso right now?

1922
02:03:04,201 --> 02:03:06,853
[Tessitore] And he's pointing to
Matthew McConaughey, saying, "Watch this."

1923
02:03:06,887 --> 02:03:07,888
["Kingdom" plays]

1924
02:03:07,920 --> 02:03:12,125
He was lining up a Package Piledriver
on the desk, but he's got company.

1925
02:03:12,159 --> 02:03:17,397
They're all looking to end some careers,
but here is a man who needs no excuses.

1926
02:03:17,431 --> 02:03:19,165
[Barrett] It's on the sight.

1927
02:03:19,700 --> 02:03:24,103
Fight on sight! Cody Rhodes and KO again.

1928
02:03:25,472 --> 02:03:30,510
Tomorrow, Shawn Michaels will be
between them to sign the contracts,

1929
02:03:30,544 --> 02:03:32,913
but right now they're going at it.

1930
02:03:32,946 --> 02:03:36,383
[Barrett] Both men going
for the eyeballs at this point,

1931
02:03:36,415 --> 02:03:41,922
and it's Cody Rhodes, the fresh man,
getting by far the better of Kevin Owens

1932
02:03:41,955 --> 02:03:44,625
who just got taken to hell by Jimmy Uso.

1933
02:03:44,657 --> 02:03:46,009
[Tessitore] Two weeks in a row,

1934
02:03:46,043 --> 02:03:48,745
he tried to deliver a Package Piledriver
to an opponent

1935
02:03:48,779 --> 02:03:50,464
and Cody comes to the rescue.

1936
02:03:55,268 --> 02:04:00,123
They're gonna sign the contract as
they brawl the night away here in Austin.

1937
02:04:00,156 --> 02:04:02,358
I don't know if they're
gonna make it that far, Joe.

1938
02:04:02,392 --> 02:04:03,710
[Tessitore] Would you look at this?

1939
02:04:05,212 --> 02:04:07,714
Cody and KO, just wild stuff.
this?