[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
♪ One, two, three, four ♪
[Tessitore] Welcome to Italy,
a country, a culture chronicled and cultivated by combatants.
This is Bologna, a city which has stood the test of time,
and now the time has come for one of the most exciting steps
on the road to WrestleMania.
Just four weeks left, 29 days of hype
and hope, of anticipation and revelation.
And for these fans at Unipol Arena, tonight's the night they've waited for.
For the first time in 18 years.
WWE TV returns to Italy and look at this scene.
We're inside one of Bologna's favorite sports venues with a crowd
that's been roaring now for hours.
Get ready for another wild, rowdy scene on our European tour,
and look who's in Italy.
Jade Cargill's ready for action.
A week ago she gave an exclusive interview regarding the drama with Naomi and Bianca,
but that was rudely interrupted by Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
Now Liv has accepted the challenge. Jade Cargill takes on Liv tonight.
And we've got a big man in Bologna, Braun Strowman.
He's been at war for weeks with Jacob Fatu.
Now he gets hands on him officially.
It's a one on one match that happens tonight.
A week ago, Fatu viciously attacked, nearly came through the camera telling
the world he's gonna dog walk Strowman.
Well now it's on. Fatu and Strowman from Bologna.
Plus CM Punk is here.
The man holding on to that Paul Heyman favor owed.
It's been years and years of woven turmoil among Punk, Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
They're all under the same roof here in Bologna.
♪ Pour all the sauces in their face If they be bossin' ♪
[music fades]
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ You got your rules and your religion All designed to keep you safe ♪
♪ But when rules start getting broken You start questioning your faith ♪
♪ I have a voice that is my savior Hates to love and loves to hate ♪
♪ I have a voice that has the knowledge And the power to rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices crying I see heroes dying ♪
♪ I taste blood that's drying I feel tension rising ♪
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me They talk to me ♪
♪ They tell me things that I will do They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me They talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[Taylor] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the Viper,
Randy Orton!
Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett with you ringside from here in Italy.
Wade, the Viper, he has been walking that fine line,
and last week we nearly saw him cross into that other place you can go.
[Barrett] Yeah, let's take you back 7 days to Barcelona, SmackDown, the Viper
and Carmelo Hayes had a thrilling encounter.
But one RKO later and it was game over
as the soccer wunderkind Lamine Yamal looked on in awe.
However, cocky Melo not so impressed with the Viper,
and that was the response, then lining up for a…
dangerous punt until Kevin Owens showed up,
dragged Melo out of the way
and things kicked off. The Viper, his rage boiling over,
but KO scurried away, leaving the Viper
to seem like an '09 Randy Orton,
and who in their right mind would want to fight that?
[Tessitore] Incredible reception for Randy Orton.
[music continues]
♪ I hear voices crying I see heroes dying ♪
♪ I taste blood that's drying I feel tension rising ♪
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
Is it ever great to have him now?
Package Piledriver, Kevin Owens months ago that put Randy out.
And then the return of Elimination Chamber,
and from Barcelona last week to here in Bologna, Italy this week.
This European tour is built for this kind of a return.
[Barrett] It's great to have Randy Orton back,
providing your name is not Kevin Owens,
who I'm sure feels rather differently.
And that look in the Viper's eye tells us all that vengeance will be forthcoming.
♪ I have a voice that has the knowledge And the power to rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices crying I see heroes dying ♪
♪ I taste blood that's drying I feel tension rising ♪
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me They talk to me ♪
♪ They tell me things that I will do They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me They talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[chanting in Italian]
["Fight" playing]
[Tessitore] No.
Wait, Randy didn't even get a word out.
Look, Randy, I know what you wanna do, but hear me out first.
Okay. I have something important to tell you.
Just please just listen. Randy, I'm here to tell you
that I… Look, man, I was wrong, okay?
Yeah, you heard me right.
I was wrong.
I was wrong for attacking you.
I was wrong for hitting you with a Piledriver.
You didn't deserve that.
Cody Rhodes deserved everything I did to him.
Sami Zayn deserved everything I did to him,
but you didn't, okay?
Look, man, you picked Cody's side over me, and that made me angry and I let
that anger make me do something I regret.
And if anyone, if anyone can relate to letting their anger
make them do stupid things that they regret,
it's you. You've talked about it.
How in the past, your anger would make you do things you wish you hadn't, okay?
And I am just like you. I'm just human.
So look Randy, I mean it.
I can forgive you for picking Cody's side if you can forgive me for what I did
to you, and then we could put all this in the past where it belongs.
And speaking of leaving things in the past.
You wanna know why I pulled Carmelo out of the ring last week
before you could punt him?
Because I was trying to save you from yourself
to protect you from yourself.
Because you don't want to go back to the Randy Orton
who used to kick people in the head.
Nobody wants to see that. That's not who you are anymore.
You've changed. You have grown.
You've changed for the better, so that needs to stay in the past too,
but you know what we should do now is
look to the future and what's in the future is WrestleMania.
You know what I think? I can't think of
a better moment at WrestleMania
than you and me becoming tag team champions.
Think about it, man, we were this close just a few months ago.
We should have become tag team champions, but we let stuff get between us.
Let's, let's forget about that.
And at WrestleMania, you, me, we go for the tag titles.
-[crowd chanting in Italian] -Will you shut your stupid faces?
Don't listen to these idiots.
What do you say, man? Come on.
[crowd chanting in Italian]
I'll tell you what I say.
What I should do right now, Kev, is roll out this ring, run down that aisle,
and beat your ass all over this damn arena.
But, but what you said was intriguing.
I've never heard
Kevin Owens admit that he was wrong, so let me, let me think about it
for a second.
Uh, no, scratch that.
You can take that half-hearted apology and shove it directly up your ****.
You can tell yourself whatever you need to tell yourself to sleep at night.
He did this, he did that. He deserves this.
He deserves that.
The only thing that matters when it comes to who deserves what is
you deserve for me to kick you so hard
that I get a pat on the back from Roberto Baggio.
You used to be all, "Fight, Owens, fight! Fight, Owens, fight!"
Now you're all, "****, Owens, ****! ****, Owens, ****!"
You say you shouldn't have dropped me on my head.
You shouldn't have given me that Piledriver
or you say you were saving me from myself.
What's to save? I'm glad you dropped me on my head.
You wanna know why?
Because now I hear voices in my head. They counsel me.
They understand and you wanna know what those voices say, Owens?
They say whatever happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but not for you
because in Vegas, in Vegas at WrestleMania,
I am going to kick your freaking head clean off your shoulder.
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
[Tessitore] From the Piledriver attack
to the Elimination Chamber RKO-fest we saw
to now Mania offered up.
No better way to settle it.
We got huge WrestleMania news all of a sudden to open up SmackDown
here in Bologna, Wade,
and I can't even imagine the brutality we will witness
with these two at WrestleMania 41.
Well, I think things are slowly dawning
on KO just how much trouble he's in.
It was an attempt at contrition far too late for Randy Orton
and things will get ugly at WrestleMania if that gets made official.
Unbelievable. Meanwhile, let's reflect on what went down last week
between Drew McIntyre and Damian Priest, Wade.
Yeah, what a matchup that was last Friday.
Priest was taking on Shinsuke Nakamura and things were going well
until Drew McIntyre appeared attacking the former World Heavyweight Champ.
Now this of course is after weeks of tension and McIntyre taking out
multiple frustrations on the Street King.
Including this brutal shot with the steel step
and then the pièce de résistance.
To poor Damian Priest, defenseless in the ring, right between the eyes, Claymore.
I have nothing now but making your life a living hell.
[Barrett] McIntyre making it abundantly clear
that there is plenty more where that came from.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from New York City
weighing at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Tessitore] And that fire burning behind him,
just like the fire burning inside of him
every time Damian Priest is near Drew McIntyre,
that has been well documented,
especially in recent weeks.
Those two are far past the point of boiling up.
Damian Priest and Jimmy Uso
against Drew McIntyre and Shinsuke Nakamura,
next from Bologna.
Just a few weeks ago that Shinsuke Nakamura made his ring walk
as the then United States Champion.
Now he enters in the fray of this Tag Team Showdown.
[Barrett] That loss of the United States Championship
has made Shinsuke Nakamura even more vicious and poisonous than before,
if that is indeed possible, as we saw last week with that cheap shot Kinshasa
to the back of the head of a fallen Damian Priest.
[Taylor] And your opponents. First from Kyoto, Japan,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
["Gallantry" playing]
[Tessitore] There has been a venomous strike from the words
and the physical strikes
of Drew McIntyre lately with one target in mind, Damian Priest.
-[Barrett] Uh-oh. -[Tessitore] They're not gonna waste time.
[Barrett] Get your head up, McIntyre.
[Tessitore] Priest is coming straight for him.
Hey, they said on sight, this is on sight. Here they go, Wade!
[Barrett] Yeah, who needs a ring bell?
Two big lads throwing heavy leather. Backed by immense hatred.
[Tessitore] A big right hand came in strong.
And Shinsuke Nakamura coming out to meet him as well.
[Barrett] Keep your eye on Big Jim.
[Tessitore] Here he comes.
[commentators shout]
Jimmy Uso cleaning it up.
[Barrett] Tremendous height on that dive from Jimmy Uso,
flattening both McIntyre and Nakamura.
-[bell rings] -[Tessitore] And finally a bell.
[Barrett] Well, I'll tell you this about Damian Priest after that. Oh.
Referee desperately trying to cling on to control.
[Tessitore] Good luck with that.
Big kick right to the gut from Uso and an uppercut as well.
[vocalizes]
[Tessitore] Chop early against Drew McIntyre.
Now that strength of McIntyre.
[Barrett] Well, McIntyre was all over the place
at the start of this one,
unsurprisingly so after that start from Damian Priest,
however, power took over and now Big Jim is in trouble.
[crowd chanting in Italian]
[Tessitore] Just driving that boot right across the throat
with all 275 pounds of pressure.
[Barrett] Well, McIntyre's mind-set right now is just one of pure victimhood.
-He thinks… [groans] -[Tessitore groans] Come on.
[Barrett] He thinks Damian Priest has cheap-shotted him numerous times
over the past 12 months,
and of course we know all about the history between Drew McIntyre
and the bloodline of which Jimmy Uso was a major part, so immense hatred
seeping out of the pores of McIntyre for his two opponents in this one.
[Tessitore] By the way, as you go through the upcoming matches
that you see listed here,
know Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu coming your way as well tonight.
[Barrett] Oh we got a big one here, but to be clear,
there was a tag, Shinsuke Nakamura, the legal man in this one.
Jimmy Uso had no idea.
[Tessitore] Oh, my! The kick from Shinsuke
sends Big Jim sprawled out across our announce desk.
[Tessitore] Tag team action as Jimmy Uso with the Samoan drop on Drew McIntyre.
And did he ever need that.
Damian Priest and Jimmy Uso, Drew McIntyre and Shinsuke Nakamura
and this match framed with the heated rivalry of McIntyre and Priest,
and now Shinsuke Nakamura is tagged in.
[Barrett] Well, McIntyre and Nakamura
have simply been running rampant in this one.
Clearly beating the hell out of poor Jimmy Uso but also cheap-shotting
Damian Priest for good measure, who has been down and out,
but has now risen and is demanding this tag.
[Tessitore] Now last week with the help of Shinsuke Nakamura,
it was Drew McIntyre who beat down Damian Priest.
And he gets it, and here comes a red hot Damian Priest.
[Barrett] Little payback there for McIntyre who cheap-shotted Priest earlier.
And I'll tell you this about Damian Priest, he is one cool,
highly eloquent individual,
but his first language is the language of the streets.
[Tessitore] And he's showing you that right here against Nakamura.
[Barrett] And my, oh my, how this match has done a 180
since Priest got in there.
[Tessitore] Damian Priest heading up top, climbing to that top rope,
lining up Shinsuke in the Crossbody from up high.
[Barrett] Little old school punishment right there.
Shades of his mentor, the Undertaker.
[Tessitore] And this crowd in Bologna wants more.
And instead it's Nakamura finding the big kick up top.
[Barrett] Nakamura just had that too well scouted
showing why he is the former United States Champ.
[Tessitore] Lining up Kinshasa but delivers a clothesline
is Priest.
[Barrett] Just in the nick of time.
McIntyre gets to exert some punishment on the man he really wanted
to get his hands on.
[Tessitore] And before the bell even rang earlier tonight,
these two were after each other
in the entranceway.
Here comes Big Jim.
Oh and Nakamura with that running knee, he's gotten the best of Uso a few times.
[Barrett] Kinshasa to the back of the head of Jimmy Uso.
[Tessitore] South of Heaven!
For the win.
[bell rings]
[Taylor] Here are your winners, the team of Jimmy Uso
and Damian Priest.
[Barrett] Well, all competitors drop in the heavy artillery.
[Tessitore] Oh, there's McIntyre.
[Barrett] Yeah, it doesn't end on the bell when it comes to these two.
All bets are off now.
[Tessitore] This is how it has gone time and again.
On sight!
Every time I see you, I'm actually coming for you.
-[both grunt] -I'll freaking kill you! I'll kill you.
[grunts]
[Tessitore] Pounding his head.
[Barrett] Yeah, this is sickening. This is a very, very different side
of McIntyre. Drew…
Message has been sent.
[Tessitore] The back of Priest's head pounded into the canvas, then kicked.
[shouting in Italian]
[Tessitore] Claymore right across the face.
[Barrett] Just the physical embodiment of the malignant thoughts
that have been spiraling in McIntyre's head.
[Tessitore] Look at the eyes.
…the title at WrestleMania because of you.
All I've got is this. Every time you get up,
I'll put you down till you stay on the ground.
You're not on my level.
[Tessitore] You can't put him down harder than that.
The Claymore to Priest.
[grunting]
There he is, one big SOB getting one big pump on.
And I tell you what it is, man.
I think about you going out there with Jacob Fatu and I hope you
smack him back to factory settings.
But here's the thing, man, you gotta understand,
these guys like to work with the numbers, so I'm gonna be keeping my eye out.
Look, I'm gonna tell you one thing, I can't wait to get my hands on Jacob Fatu.
You know why?
So I spoke with Nick Aldis a little bit ago and he said the winner of this match
gets a shot at your US Championship.
And the way I see it, winning that title punches my ticket to WrestleMania.
Oh, yeah?
Yeah.
I like that. An added incentive when it comes to Braun Strowman
and Jacob Fatu tonight.
As if you needed one, right?
It's going to be ugly between those two I guarantee that.
Well, a shot at a title is something big there.
As for a big title match that is set,
Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair.
They have been going at each other nonstop lately.
Wait, let's go back to last week in Barcelona.
[Barrett] This was SmackDown one week ago.
Charlotte Flair against B-Fab, Charlotte winning with the Figure 8,
but refusing to relinquish the hold.
That was until the arrival of her WrestleMania opponent,
the Women's Champ Tiffany Stratton.
Tiffany looking for some revenge after multiple cheap shots from Flair
over the past few weeks now. Security guards, officials,
eventually, after a hell of a beatdown between two women,
got some order restored, and then we had Miz TV,
or we were supposed to,
until it was rudely interrupted by the brawl continuing,
he simply couldn't hold these two women apart.
The final say going to Tiffany Stratton
with this insane dive from our set. The final word at least for now.
[Tessitore] There are the bitter newfound rivals. They're being miked up.
It's Charlotte Flair and the WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton
interviewed side by side split screen coming up next.
[Tessitore] We are in the first WWE televised event from Bologna.
The arena is Unipol Arena,
and this crowd has been roaring all night long.
The capital of Emilia-Romagna, known for its rich history,
its great culinary flair.
You can give it any nickname you want.
I prefer La Grassa or La Rossa, but it is spectacular.
As you see, the towers of Bologna, the iconic leaning forms,
the symbol of the city.
18 years since WWE TV has been in Italy.
The road to WrestleMania right now is a downhill full throttle express
when it comes to the two superstars we're about to hear from.
Let's bring in the current WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton
and the 14 time Champion
2025 Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair.
We thank you both for your time. Tiffany, I'll start with you.
Last week we saw a fire in you that we haven't seen before.
What is your mindset right now as we're just 4 weeks away from WrestleMania?
-Obviously after last week… -[clears throat]
-…I feel like things are-- -Th-The queen speaks first.
Joe, I couldn't agree with you more.
Tiffany finally looked like a star last week.
I mean, I was having a really hard time buying into all this hype,
but you know, Charlotte Flair always brings out the best…
-You couldn't see the hype? -…in everyone.
-Then why'd you pick me for WrestleMania? -There she is.
-Yeah, hi! I'm here. -Just like the first day.
"Pick me! Pick me!"
Tiffany.
You want to know why I chose you? Because I felt sorry for you.
You came out there that day with a sob story about how you're compared to me.
No, you're the only one delusional and disrespectful enough
to think you could compare yourself to me.
News flash. Everyone is compared to me. You're not that special.
I feel pretty special.
I've got the title around my shoulders…
-Via cash-in. -…not yours.
And I earn this title
-week after week. -Via cash-in?
Week after week? Delusional.
Like I said, here's the thing at WrestleMania 41, it's going
to be the pinnacle of your career.
For me?
I'm just going to get to shine my light on some undeserving girl who,
because she has blonde hair and can do a backflip,
thinks that she can compare herself to me.
No, sweetheart, you have not earned that.
Undeserving? Delusional?
I'm so sorry, Charlotte,
but do you remember in the beginning of my career
that you were one of my biggest supporters?
"Good luck, woman. You're going to be a star."
And I looked up to you and then we stood in the ring face to face.
And I saw the real you.
You couldn't even look me in the eyes because you know that I'm
the woman here to take your throne.
I almost had a tear listening to you.
Yes, Tiffany, I said you were a star, a star in the making,
but what did you want me to do?
Did you want me to walk to that ring, give you a high five,
slap you on the butt, give you a big hug and say,
"Yes, we can do this, girl," raise your hand every time you win?
No, I'm the only woman in the locker room that tells you the truth.
I'm not here for that. I'm here for real competition.
-See? This is what you do. -Any competitor would want that.
This is what you do.
You find the hottest thing and you throw water on it.
-[Flair] No. -This may have worked in the past,
-but it's not gonna work on me. -You're not the hottest thing
on SmackDown, nonetheless, the entire company.
What do I do? Tell me.
Like I said, you find the hottest thing and you throw water on it.
Here's the thing, Tiffany, you've never been across from me.
You've always been underneath me
on the ground struggling to catch your breath.
Mmm, I think the only one struggling here
is you trying to keep up with the fans
that don't want you back.
They're either wooing or booing. You pick.
I have my entire career to beat your accolades,
-and this year… -You'll be lucky to have a job
when you're my age, Tiffany.
And this year at WrestleMania, I'm going to cement what I already know.
The WWE universe doesn't bow to you anymore.
They run on Tiffy time.
See you at WrestleMania.
[Tessitore] Yeah, Wade, we can't wait to see them at WrestleMania.
[Barrett] Way to keep control there, Joe Tess.
I'm glad they were separated,
that will not be the case at WrestleMania 41 in Las Vegas,
WWE Women's Championship on the line as the challenger.
Charlotte Flair goes head to head with the Champ, Tiffany Stratton.
["Samoan Destroyer" playing]
[Tessitore] In the last few weeks,
Jacob Fatu has had massive clashes beyond the constraints
of a match with Braun Strowman.
Now he gets him with the bell ringing and all alone.
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Sacramento, California,
weighing in at 287 pounds,
the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu.
[Tessitore] I mean this is just one of those matchups
you drool over when you see it.
[Barrett] Well, looking at Jacob Fatu,
I think he's drooling over the prospect of eating these fans.
Well, he gets to eat next, in the form of the massive Braun Strowman.
They're head to head here on SmackDown.
[Barrett] What a special competitor this is.
Perhaps something out of your most terrifying nightmares,
and that's just watching the guy.
Imagine having to compete with him.
["I Am Stronger" playing]
[Tessitore] And now his eyes focus on The Monster.
Wade, a WWE TV event audience in Italy
has never experienced the arrival of…
One big SOB!
[Taylor] And his opponent
weighing in at 355 pounds,
Braun Strowman!
[Tessitore] Somebody bring an oxygen tank for Barrett.
[Barrett] Oh man. [laughs] I'm not gonna lie, I went a little dizzy there.
[Tessitore] Let's go back.
I mean these two in recent weeks, it's been incredible the things
we've seen with these two.
[Barrett] It's been a nightmare. This was two weeks ago on SmackDown.
Fatu and The Monster, Braun Strowman.
Another massive brawl
culminating in Fatu getting choke-slammed through one of our production sets
and then last week, post-match, Fatu and his gang members came for revenge,
connected with Samoan Spikes, double jump moonsaults and just when you think
the Samoan Werewolf is satiated,
uh-uh, comes back for more with this devastating hit attack
through our security barrier,
and that essentially equals the score between the two at one apiece.
[Tessitore] I'll tell you, Wade,
you can go back all the way to late December
-and the start of the new year… -[bell rings]
…with the transfer window, when Braun Strowman came over when these two started
pairing up and you just sensed that we were gonna get to these kind of matches,
but I go back to January 25th when we were down in San Antonio
for Saturday Night's Main Event.
And it was Jacob Fatu who was DQ'ed. And look at how they start.
Right to it, just steamrolling him into the corner.
But that's when Fatu went nuts after the match and was hitting Strowman
time and again as the big man goes into the corner,
with the double jump moonsaults,
with the running Hip Attack.
It was a brutal attack on Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Barrett] Yeah, that's Strowman's head hemorrhaging away
and that was essentially Jacob Fatu getting himself
-disqualified in the match. -[Tessitore] Yes.
[Barrett] Because winning was secondary to maiming…
-[Tessitore groans] -[Barrett] …Strowman.
And hats off to Braun Strowman
for putting himself back into this kind of match up, knowing the danger
that his opponent this evening holds.
[Tessitore] Now the elbow on one end
and then running into the big boot on the other.
And look at the power of Strowman.
[Barrett] These are two individuals
who are used to flattening their opponents,
and then that being the end of it, but it's simply not that easy…
[Tessitore] Oh my, oh my!
[Barrett] …when you're dealing with the Samoan Werewolf and a Monster.
The problem with these two is they keep coming back for more
no matter what they do to each other.
[Tessitore] A clothesline right off the apron.
[Barrett] Just keep away from us,
that's the only rule in this match, please.
[crowd chanting in Italian]
[Tessitore] Now the ring literally moves.
As you can see Fatu reaching for his lower back.
And now we've got a newfound conductor of an Italian opera here in Bologna.
[Barrett] You don't conduct operas
when you're in the ring with Jacob Fatu.
Get the job finished.
[Tessitore] And the Strowman Express is coming Italian style.
[Barrett] Keep your eyes peeled, Fatu.
[Tessitore] Oh, but instead, it's The Monster
who goes over the announce desk.
[Barrett] And that is exactly why you don't start enjoying yourself too much
when you're in there with Jacob Fatu, this guy recovers ridiculously fast.
And goes from defense to offense in the blink of an eye.
[Tessitore] All the way off the apron to far outside, Fatu.
Joe and Wade with you here in Bologna, Italy,
and a title shot is on the line
with this matchup between Braun Strowman and Jacob Fatu.
General manager Nick Aldis announcing earlier that the winner of this match
between Strowman and Fatu will earn a shot against LA Knight
for the United States Championship next week in London.
-[Barrett] Perhaps that might-- -[Tessitore] Oh! Oh! Oh!
You gotta be kidding me.
385 pounds, Samoan drop into the cover to earn a title shot.
And getting that shoulder up was Strowman, Wade.
[Barrett] Yeah, this one has swung back
and forward from the beginning.
You have to think the opportunity to get a championship match against LA Knight
for the US title next week is probably
the one thing that has kept the mind of Jacob Fatu
focused on victory and not complete annihilation at all costs of his opponent.
[Tessitore] Strowman's been in this position before.
We referenced what happened in San Antonio,
and here comes the running Hip Attack.
And you know when you see that face exactly what you're getting.
[Barrett] Fatu smells blood and with everything in his might,
Braun Strowman trying to pick himself back up.
[Tessitore] Fatu wants more. Oh, but he's got company following him.
Massive loud crowd that's been roaring for moments like this here in Bologna.
[Barrett] Felt like the last roll of the dice from Braun Strowman.
[Tessitore] Trying to shake it off still and he comes with the clothesline.
And another big one.
Oh! How about some of your own medicine?
[Barrett] Wisely, Fatu sliding out of the ring.
But now Braun Strowman,
he smells blood, he smells victory, and he smells a championship opportunity.
[Tessitore] He missed on the express earlier,
but not tonight here.
Fatu is laid out up and over the announce desk.
[Barrett] Two men completely exhausted, gasping for oxygen,
these are massive frames,
and they've used those frames to full effect in this one.
[Tessitore] Strowman in complete control.
Oh, Tama Tonga enters the fray!
[Barrett] Oh, risking a disqualification there,
but Braun Strowman simply beat him to the--
-[Tessitore] Solo Sikoa's in there. -[Barrett] Wait.
-[bell rings] -[Tessitore] There's the bell. It's a DQ.
As they just couldn't hold back when Jacob Fatu was in the worst damage.
[Barrett] Fatu looks livid, understandably so.
But the winner…
[Tessitore] That's a DQ!
[Barrett] Braun Strowman is now at the boots of these three savages.
[Tessitore] He's in a tough spot here with Solo Sikoa,
Tama Tonga and Jacob Fatu in the ring.
Oh, Strowman's back up. Strowman's got 'em.
[Barrett] Well, you saw that tension
between Fatu and Solo Sikoa momentarily.
They opened the window.
["Welcome To LA" playing]
[Tessitore] Help is on the way.
[Barrett] All right, we'll save the discussions
for later because here is the United States Champ.
[Tessitore] A shot at LA Knight was the prize.
Now LA Knight with that US title in the ring.
And he's taken them both on.
Solo, Fatu, but now Tonga rises to his feet, Wade.
[Barrett] You simply need numbers if you're gonna take on this trio.
Oh, maybe you don't, maybe you just need to be the megastar.
[Tessitore] And now Strowman rises up.
A big right hand to Fatu.
And LA Knight sends him flying, but remember the result, Wade.
-That's a DQ win. -[Taylor] The winner of the match
by disqualification
is Braun Strowman.
[Barrett] Well, these two are gonna face off
for that United States Championship next week.
Perhaps LA Knight should have just left his opponent
for next week to take a beating.
That's what I would have done anyway.
[Tessitore] Next week, London, these two for the US Championship.
Let's get to Cathy Kelley backstage.
Yeah, guys, I'm here with the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan.
Liv, last week you two interrupted my interview with Jade Cargill.
Got yourself into a match with her tonight, but now knowing that your names
are cleared, Naomi was her attacker,
why do you still have an issue with Jade?
Cathy, I think you pretty much just said it.
I guess you haven't really been paying attention,
but Jade allowed everyone to believe it was Raquel and I who attacked her.
Meanwhile, she had all the time in the world to update her Instagram,
but not enough time to clear our names, so this is personal to me.
Probably like it's personal to Jade because Raquel and I beat
her old tag team partner Bianca
and her replacement Naomi to become the first ever history-making,
record breaking 3 time greatest Women's Tag Team Champions
of all time.
But I will say, I am impressed with what Naomi tried to do.
Unfortunately for her she couldn't finish the job,
so tonight I'll finish it for her. [laughs]
Watch me.
Bye, Cath.
Thanks so much for your time.
[Tessitore] Thank you, Cathy.
And also tonight they've had incredible drama from the Royal Rumble
to the outrageous finish at Madison Square Garden with the steel cage.
Now everybody can't wait to see what could possibly happen, knowing
that Roman Reigns is here, as is CM Punk,
and with that, Seth Rollins told the world on Monday Night Raw,
"I'm going to Bologna for SmackDown too."
They're all in house tonight.
Seth, Roman, and Punk here in Bologna.
["Taste The Jealousy" playing]
But right now it's Piper Niven.
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Alba Fyre
and the Women's United States Champion
Chelsea Green,
from Ayrshire, Scotland,
Piper Niven.
[Tessitore] Piper Niven against Zelina Vega
next from Bologna, Italy.
[Tessitore] Friday Night SmackDown from here in Bologna, central Bologna.
You see it there, one of the largest remaining walled cities in all of Europe,
and I'm telling you this crowd tonight is up there with some of the great,
all-time great international crowds we have had already.
And let's go back to what they were roaring over just moments ago
between Strowman and Fatu.
[Barrett] An absolutely wild fight between these two as you would expect
with the added sugar of the winner getting themselves an opportunity
at the United States Champ, LA Knight.
This is when Tama Tonga hit the ring.
Braun Strowman beating him to the punch, however, from behind
right in front of the referee. Solo Sikoa, presumably trying to help Jacob Fatu
but it backfired because he got disqualified.
Well an irate Fatu as they were discussing this
and applying a beatdown to Braun Strowman.
That was until the champ himself arrived,
the megastar LA Knight taking out
this trio of Samoans and Tongans one by one,
with a little bit of help eventually
from a recovering Monster, Braun Strowman.
[Tessitore] And remember,
Nick Aldis announced earlier that the winner of that match
would face LA Knight next week for the US Championship in London.
Well, that winner's Braun Strowman by DQ.
[fan] Fatu!
Hey, calm down, man.
Calm down? Man…
Calm down what? Huh?
Is this better? Is this… Is this…
Is that better? Huh?
Hey, Jacob.
Listen, me and Tama saw… It looked like he was--
It looked like what?
Tell me what it looked like.
Tell me what it looked like to y'all out there.
Listen, we was just trying to help.
Trying to help? Who? Trying to help you!
This ain't nobody's business and it damn sure ain't your business.
So when I'm taking care of mine,
you better watch it, uce.
[Tessitore] Oh, that's unbelievable. What's happening there with the tension
with Solo Sikoa now and an irate Jacob Fatu.
[Barrett] Good luck fixing that mess.
[Tessitore] Piper Niven awaits her match and look who's in attendance here.
It's Anna, the platinum certified rapper from here in Italy, the youngest artist
to top the 2020 music charts with her number one hit "Bando,"
and she has that golden title in hand.
Of course, the road to WrestleMania paved with gold.
WrestleMania 41 golden title belt in the hands of Italian superstar Anna.
Last week, Zelina Vega wasted no time letting the world know
exactly what she's after,
and now she's taking action to try to get a shot at it
targeting Chelsea Green in that US Championship.
[Taylor] And your opponent from Queens, New York,
Zelina Vega!
[Tessitore] Now here's the thing, Wade, the champ's self-labeled secret purpose
acts as a barrier.
That's Piper Niven, but it's grown to what they're calling
The Green Regime with Alba Fyre now part of the security detail as well.
[Barrett] Chelsea Green is an incredibly important woman,
even more important with the gold
that is around her waist, and she deserves protection.
The protection has expanded,
and if you want to be part of Chelsea Green's cabinet,
you've got to earn your keep by keeping her safe.
That's Niven's job tonight.
[bell rings]
[Tessitore] Piper Niven. Zelina Vega.
[Barrett] Look, I've got all the respect in the world for Zelina Vega,
stepping out here
and thinking she can take on someone the power of Piper Niven,
but with the likes of Alba Fyre and of course Chelsea Green at ringside,
this is an uphill battle
for the Puerto Rican.
[Tessitore] I like how bold she is
and how willing she is to put herself in this mix and say,
"Yeah, I know exactly what I want and I know exactly what I have to do to get it."
[Barrett] You like it, and I'm impressed by the courage.
-I just don't think it's smart. -[Tessitore groans]
[Barrett] I don't necessarily see a pathway to victory here for Zelina Vega,
but the mission is clear.
You're gonna have to put away Piper Niven if you want an opportunity at the goal.
[Tessitore] And sending her face first into the corner.
[Barrett] Oh, attempt at a Code Red there perhaps.
Once again we speak about the power differential between these two,
a clear physical advantage for Piper Niven.
[Tessitore] Shows up in moments just like this.
[Barrett] You know that's the kind of offense,
the kind of power that gets you a role
in Chelsea Green's cabinet.
I wish I was that strong.
[Green shouting]
[Tessitore] Of course Chelsea Green, as is often the case,
her voice is echoing throughout the arena
as Piper Niven salutes her United States Champion. Alba Fyre follows suit.
[Barrett] Chelsea Green is fresh off a victory on NXT
against Sol Ruca this past week,
defending that United States Championship.
She's earned a little bit of a rest, if you ask me, she shouldn't have
to put it on the line again so soon against someone like Zelina Vega.
[Tessitore] I'll tell you, some of the championship matches
on NXT lately have been outstanding and that is one of them in recent weeks.
[Barrett] I don't miss an episode,
love that show and I love what I'm seeing right here
from Zelina Vega as Chelsea Green is girning at us for some reason.
Let's try and focus on the match, shall we?
[Tessitore] Good luck with that.
As you see Vega trying to wear down Piper Niven.
And Niven got out of that compromised situation.
[shouts]
[Tessitore] Chopping down with that foot.
[Barrett] But this match is really going exactly
the way I would have anticipated.
And a clear underdog here, Zelina Vega, who has to be nimble on her feet
to have any chance and to be fair, she's doing exactly that right now.
[Tessitore] Just sending those forearms right into the chest and sternum of Piper.
[Barrett] Zelina Vega with all the momentum now.
We've seen her take on bigger, stronger opponents in the past.
Who can forget her matchup with Rhea Ripley at Backlash
in Puerto Rico in two thou… 2023, excuse me.
[shouting indistinctly]
[screams]
[Tessitore] What a big slam from Piper Niven.
As you can see the effect it has on Zelina Vega.
[Tessitore] Joe Tessitore alongside Wade Barrett,
as we're here in Bologna, Zelina Vega
against Piper Niven, the first time that a WWE televised event has been here in Italy
since 2007, Milan, as Vega was going,
for the quick win.
[Barrett] And it's been pretty much all Piper Niven in this matchup,
and it has to be added with some major assistance on the outside from
the US Champ Chelsea Green and Alba Fyre.
It's essentially at times been a 3 on 1 match, Joe.
[Tessitore] The Green Regime
as the US Champion has termed them at this point, of course,
looking to increase her security detail.
She did that recently in the form of Alba Fyre, Piper Niven,
the original right-hand protector to Chelsea Green in complete control
against Vega right now.
[Barrett] Of course Zelina Vega is our resident anime aficionado.
I don't think you're an anime fan yourself, Joe.
I get that, but in anime, the hero always wins in the end.
This is not anime. This is SmackDown.
It's the law of the jungle and overcoming odds like this
are nigh on impossible, Vega.
Stunning!
[Barrett] I pledge allegiance to Chelsea Green.
[Tessitore] What are you pledging allegiance to her for?
-[Barrett] 'Cause she's our-- -[Tessitore] Your job is to broadcast
objectively, and you're here saluting Chelsea Green, Barrett.
[Barrett] You need to learn some basic manners and basic respect, Joe Tess.
That's your problem. It's our champion, our glorious champion.
[Tessitore] She's the champion, not our champion.
She's a champion, not our champion.
-Look at Piper Niven. -[Barrett] Champion of the United States.
That includes us.
[Tessitore] Oh, Niven's been getting the best of Vega
for some time now in this matchup.
[Barrett] You got a million dollar dream sleeper hold slapped on there
and Zelina Vega fading, oh, yeah.
Glasgow Kiss.
Right to the jaw of Zelina Vega and hats off to Zelina, she's not giving up.
We know there's no quit in her.
However, her hopes look dismal at this point.
-Did you see that? -[Tessitore] See the confidence?
Yes, we all see it, Chelsea, we see it, we're broadcasting it.
We have many monitors and cameras.
[Barrett] I think we should get Chelsea on commentary with us.
Make this a three-person--
[Tessitore] I think we I think we're just good the way it is.
You can see Zelina Vega reaching for her hip.
Remember, under one roof tonight here in Bologna, CM Punk, Seth Rollins,
as well as Roman Reigns, the intrigue as to how that will play out later tonight.
Earlier tonight we saw Braun Strowman with the DQ win over Jacob Fatu
and then an irate Jacob Fatu taking out his frustrations
expressively against Solo Sikoa.
And now perhaps a moment for Vega here, Wade.
[Barrett] Oh, look at the size of that slap.
How did Zelina Vega manage to stay on the top rope after that?
[Tessitore] Oh, look at this, look at this from Piper Niven.
Are you kidding me with the press? Oh!
Reversal encounter by Vega.
[Barrett] Nice transition into a choke there,
and now the powerhouse Niven
is in major trouble.
Zelina Vega finding hope.
[Barrett] Just when hope looked completely lost,
the fire inside Zelina Vega lives on,
but maybe about to get extinguished by the powerhouse Scotswoman.
[Tessitore] Size, strength and power advantage of Piper Niven.
Oh, up top!
[screams]
What can Vega do here?
[Barrett] Got a modified Octopus Hold of some sort,
clearly traumatizing
the entire frame of Piper Niven who was not expecting this at all.
[chanting in Italian]
[Tessitore] And a kick out at 2.
[crowd chanting in Italian]
[Barrett] This audience here in Bologna
believes we're gonna get a miracle here from Vega.
[Tessitore] Here's the lateral press.
And Piper Niven able to kick out.
[Barrett] Problem when you're in there with an opponent as big and powerful as
Piper Niven is, so many of your moves that you've perfected over your career
simply don't work.
You've got to dig a little deeper into the playbook
and Zelina Vega's doing exactly that.
Meteora to the back of the head.
[Tessitore] And now climbing up top.
Lining her up.
Oh, and delivering!
For the win. And Piper
able to get that left shoulder up.
[Barrett] Well Niven is so big and Zelina Vega so small.
Vega can't even hook a leg on the pins, and that's part of the issue here.
You pull off a series of stunning moves that may give you a chance
of victory such as this. Second Meteora this time to the front, wasn't enough,
and again, going for that Code Red.
[Tessitore] Looking for that Code Red signature.
Oh, she's got her lined up here, Wade.
Call it for the 619, but instead…
[commentators groan]
Satellite DDT into the cover.
Oh, what a beautiful satellite DDT from Vega.
[Green shouts indistinctly]
And, yeah, Chelsea… Take that, US Champ.
-[Barrett] Chelsea Green… -[Tessitore] What she deserves!
[Barrett] …for the second time in the match, getting involved!
[Tessitore] 619!
Oh, Vega's got a shot here.
[Barrett] And now Alba Fyre getting involved.
[Tessitore] The kick to the face of Fyre.
[Barrett] Two down.
[Tessitore] Oh! Running Crossbody!
[bell rings]
[Taylor] Here is your winner,
Piper Niven!
[Tessitore] Man, Vega gave it everything she had.
Taken care of Chelsea, of Alba Fyre,
but then the numbers became too much, Wade.
[Barrett] Just too much attention being divided all over the place.
You're right, Joe, it was a hell of an effort from Zelina Vega,
took down two but the third
was just one too many and with that bone crushing offense
from Piper Niven scoring the victory.
Niven's earned her keep in the cabinet tonight.
[Tessitore] Chelsea's secret purpose.
And when we come back, everything you need to know
about what was brewing up in Brussels.
John Cena telling the WWE universe, "I'm breaking up with you."
Cody Rhodes challenging everything he thought Cena was, but instead now is.
That's headed your way.
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[crowd chanting] Cena sucks! Cena sucks!
When someone is properly grounded in life.
They shouldn't have to look outside themselves for approval.
You are making this so easy for me.
You see, for 25 years I've been the victim
of an abusive relationship.
When I first got here, oh, you let me know really loud that you hated me.
So what did I do?
I went and I changed myself hoping that you would like me a little bit,
but then it wasn't enough.
So what did I do?
I worked hard like I always do, and I started to win.
Oh, I won a lot and you hated it.
It wasn't enough.
-[crowd chanting] Cena sucks! -Let's go, Cena!
Go ahead. Go ahead.
It's been the same damn noise for 25 years.
[crowd booing]
All you do is be hurtful, and you take
and you only care about yourselves.
You don't wear this for support, you wear it to make you feel good.
You wear words like hustle, loyalty and respect.
I live them every day.
Because all you've ever done there for 25 years
is sit on your ass and watch me be great.
This is a toxic relationship.
Whether you like me or you don't,
I'm breaking up with every single person.
I don't need you anymore.
I don't care about you and you don't matter to me.
Your time is finally up.
And my time is finally now.
-["Kingdom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Wrestling has more than One royal family ♪
[Rhodes] If I understood correctly from… from what you just said.
They've given you their worst.
Sure, they might have given you their worst.
They have also given you their best for 25 years, and they did that…
they did that because you were special.
-Listen, kid-- -Enough!
Who the hell are you? Where's the guy on this shirt?
I was excited at the prospect of going face-to-face with John Cena,
and instead, I got this.
This better not show up at WrestleMania.
Because if it does, I run it over, I run it out,
because I already took its best shot, and it wasn't good enough.
I retire it early.
So go find John Cena.
Because I want to wrestle him.
Not this whiny ****.
[crowd clamoring]
[Barrett] Well, Cody Rhodes refused to sell his soul to the final boss.
He may regret that at WrestleMania
because he defends against a ruthless John Cena,
who is looking to become the all-time GOAT,
as a never seen before, 17-time World Champion.
[Tessitore] Wade, here is the news of the night so far.
It has just been made official.
Randy Orton, Kevin Owens, WrestleMania 41.
It has just been made official.
You heard earlier tonight, Randy Orton facing Kevin Owens and saying,
"I hear those voices in my head, man, and they're telling me to punt your head
right off your shoulders."
We're gonna have them in Vegas.
Excuse me, Jade Cargill.
I apologize for our interview getting cut short last week
because of the Women's Tag Team Champions.
Tonight you have a match against Liv Morgan.
Are you feeling ready for taking her on, being her first…
or being your first opponent since coming back from the attack?
Cathy, how do I feel?
You was right there, you should see exactly how I feel.
Liv tried it that night.
And since she wants to try it and disrespect me and run her mouth,
I'm gonna show her, and when I'm done with her,
Naomi, all eyes are on you.
So, I know you're watching right now
and this is just a little preview of what I'm gonna do to you.
[Tessitore] This crowd here in Bologna is ready for it.
So many layers to everything involved with Jade Cargill and Liv Morgan.
Right here from Italy, one-on-one, next.
-["Watch Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Watch me ♪
[Tessitore] Well, few stars have accomplished more in the past year
than who Raquel Rodriguez brings out here.
Liv Morgan.
But now Liv is in one of those spots where she has to back up
more than just a resume, but her words.
-[bell rings] -[Taylor] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Raquel Rodriguez,
from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, she is one half of
the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Liv Morgan!
[Tessitore] This crowd here in Bologna, they have been roaring all night long,
supporting each and every superstar.
-But never did I think… -[Barrett] Oh.
…that I would see here in a country of the greatest art in the world, the Liva Lisa.
-Look at this. -The most beautiful woman in the world,
at least in the eyes of Dominik Mysterio.
How can you improve the Mona Lisa? Well, guess what?
We just did it right here in WWE.
The Liva Lisa.
I love what you called that, Joe. Very nice.
[Tessitore] What a scene here in Bologna.
The tag team champions are in the ring as Liv Morgan is in singles action.
Now Jade Cargill better not come out here and start punching
the Liva Lisa in her face.
Anywhere else, but not the face.
-["A Storm is Coming" playing] -♪ A storm is coming ♪
[Tessitore] Or the storm hit Elimination Chamber.
The storm hit Naomi a week later, and that storm is one of the fiercest
and most physically imposing stars in the entire industry.
[Taylor] And her opponent
from Vero Beach, Florida,
Jade Cargill!
[Tessitore] Jade has been filled with anger
months away from the game after being attacked and injured by Naomi.
And also seeing Liv Morgan holding the Tag Team title
-that Jade herself once cherished as hers. -[Barrett] Okay.
-[Tessitore] What do you mean? -[Barrett] You just…
-You skipped a beat there, Joe Tess. -[Tessitore] This is… Honestly.
-Let me pull you up. Yes. -[Tessitore] Yes.
You have a match right now.
[Barrett] Jade Cargill was attacked, however,
Jade Cargill kept her mouth closed when the blame was pushed to Liv Morgan.
-And Raquel Rodriguez-- -There was a lot to reveal and uncover!
-[Barrett] It was scapegoating. -[Tessitore] And these two…
[Barrett] Scapegoating! You hear me, Joe Tess?
-And right now-- -You should be concentrating
on what's in the ring right now.
[Barrett] There are gonna be some severe consequences, I suspect, for Jade Cargill,
who could have put the whole thing to bed many, many months ago.
[Tessitore] I may take a step back with the way Raquel just looked at me.
[Barrett] Yeah, I advise you to do so.
You have been getting on the nerves of a lot of people this evening.
They literally hang over us and taunt us while we're trying to do our job,
especially these two.
[Barrett] You were getting things wrong. They were trying to correct you, Joe Tess.
[Tessitore] Here we go.
-Jade Cargill back to singles action… -[bell rings]
…which has been sometime since the first time
that these two have gone one-on-one.
Oh, Jade starts out with a big boot.
[Barrett] It's been at least three months since Jade Cargill has been in competition
and that historically has led to ring rust for almost any competitor,
but looking at the physique of Jade Cargill,
she looks in better shape than ever.
[Tessitore] Now look at Jade walking to Raquel Rodriguez.
-There's two powerhouses. -If I touch you, it's over.
You don't want any of this.
[Tessitore] But she turned her back on Liv Morgan.
Parried the punch and delivered one of her own.
[Barrett] Jade Cargill looked like she dropped her guard,
but she is just a step ahead.
Laser focused, as we've seen over the past couple of weeks where she's been
-throwing Naomi all over the place. -[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Keep in mind we talked about the time away, Wade,
but the effect it has, not just physically, but mentally.
Wade, she hasn't had a singles match since August.
Looking for Oblivion, but Jade just picks her up as Liv smart to counter.
[Barrett] Yeah. Normal physical rules do not apply to Jade Cargill.
[Tessitore] Again able to just freeze her, hold her,
grab her and looking to slam her.
The fallaway. But you got to go back to August 9th.
Wade, August 9th was the last time that Jade Cargill was in singles action.
[Barrett] Yeah, most people get worse with time off.
-I think Jade Cargill has got even better. -That's it.
Let's go.
We don't need this.
[Barrett] And it looks like the match is already over.
Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, they've had enough,
let's go live to fight another day.
Or maybe not.
[Tessitore] Jade tracking her down, slams her right in the back of the head.
[Barrett] And Rodriguez misses the whole thing.
Jade Cargill came for a fight and a fight she will have.
And the other half of the Tag Team Champions trailing her partner
as Jade Cargill on the attack and then throwing Liv back into the ring.
[Barrett] The scary part is I don't think Jade had got out of second gear,
although this may change things.
[Tessitore] And the ultra-skilled, talented, and athletic Liv Morgan.
A slam down power bomb and into the cover.
Jade looking for the win, and Liv able to kick free.
[crowd chanting in Italian]
[Barrett] Dominant a looking pin, as you will ever see
with Liv Morgan barely kicking out.
Liv has had the stuffing knocked out of her in short order in this one.
Jade Cargill, two time Women's Tag Team Champion, of course with Bianca Belair.
Oh, and don't turn your back on Liv Morgan.
[Tessitore] That's the back cracker there off the distraction from Raquel Rodriguez,
and that changes the complexion of this matchup completely.
[Tessitore] Liv Morgan back in control and laughing about it.
[Tessitore] Jade Cargill's return to singles action,
of course out of action for so long after the attack.
Now in against Liv Morgan.
Liv Morgan recently saying she was impressed by what Naomi did,
the attack of Jade Cargill. But unfortunately she says Naomi
didn't get the job done, so tonight Liv will.
[Barrett] Well, this is essentially the Liv Morgan world domination tour
and this big return to in-ring action from Jade Cargill
is looking like it's going to crumble before our eyes.
[Tessitore] I mentioned it earlier, but it's worth noting,
you really consider the past year, year plus for Liv Morgan.
The resume, the accomplishments…
I don't know that there's anybody who has strung together bigger check marks
in the business in that span than Morgan.
[Barrett] Go back three or four years and how continually
Liv Morgan was disrespected by all corners of the WWE universe,
simply viewed as not good enough in the ring.
Well she's certainly changed that perception over the past 15 or so months.
One of the absolute best we've ever seen.
And she's proven it here against Jade Cargill,
who simply cannot get any breathing room against Morgan.
[Tessitore] There's two.
And look at the way she's able to handle Jade.
Taught that, no doubt, by Dirty Dom Mysterio,
the greatest luchador of all time.
[Tessitore] Oh, big kick to the head against Jade.
She's looking for Oblivion, but instead, Jade able to turn the tables.
[Barrett] How do you catch a flying body in midair?
Perhaps as Morgan was going for Oblivion and turned it into a German suplex.
[Tessitore] And that view of this scene here at Unipol Arena in Bologna, Italy.
Try to find a seat.
They were in here two hours before we got underway on television
with all the football chants roaring, and it's been going all night long.
For matches like this as Jade on the comeback against Liv.
[Barrett] With physical gifts like this, you are simply never out of the fight.
[Tessitore] Lining her up in the corner.
And again.
[Barrett] Well, now Cargill truly has that second wind.
And from here you struggle to see how Liv Morgan
can get herself back into the fight.
[crowd chanting]
[crowd chanting] Mamma mia!
[Tessitore] Got her up for it.
And Jade Cargill,
all the frustration, all the anger,
and able to release it here in a huge matchup.
Into the cover, and Liv able to get that left shoulder up.
[Barrett] Perhaps a little bit of inexperience there from Jade Cargill
who took her sweet time to make that pin on Morgan.
Morgan just about kicking out before the three.
[Tessitore] Oh, my.
Naomi is here up on the apron.
[Barrett] Well, what a major distraction,
the woman who put Cargill out in the first place,
[Tessitore] Instead of Oblivion, it's a Backbreaker.
And now Raquel Rodriguez
is up on the apron and Jade can't help herself.
-[Barrett] Well, wait a second. Oh! -[Tessitore] Naomi with that title
in hand.
She just clocked Jade.
[Barrett] The referee missed the entire thing
thanks to Raquel Rodriguez's distraction.
And now surely completely out cold, although stirring,
is Jade Cargill.
[Barrett] Naomi, who attacked Jade earlier, sent her out.
And now Oblivion is hit by Liv.
Hooks the leg!
-And that's how she wins! -[bell rings]
[Taylor] Here is your winner,
one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Liv--
[Tessitore] And look at Naomi.
-Into the ring, beating down Jade, Wade. -[crowd booing]
Oh, no.
I mean punch after punch, right to the head.
Look at this brutal attack.
[Barrett] Oh, man. You see the bile, the venom spewing out of Naomi.
You thought this was over?
[Tessitore] To think the twisted history between these two.
Oh, that boot right to the sternum. Look at Naomi.
[Barrett] I have known Naomi since 2008.
I have never once seen this side of her.
What the hell has snapped inside of Naomi?
[Tessitore] Unbelievable! Just driving her head down.
[Barrett] Well, Cargill's completely defenseless, she's just had a match.
She's had her brains bashed out by the Women's Tag Title.
[Tessitore] Oh, my!
[gasps] Oh, that is far too reminiscent
-of what happened months ago… -[Barrett groans]
…when she was slammed into a car and out of action.
She just sent her flying off the apron
into the new reinforced announce desk.
-And Jade is laid out. -[Barrett] Lightning does strike twice.
[Tessitore] Earlier tonight, Damian Priest, Drew McIntyre,
and what happened to start SmackDown.
[Barrett] Yeah, we had some tag action earlier on
and just after Priest got the victory,
dropped this guard for a second, and an irate Drew McIntyre
issued some major punishment to The Punisher.
Culminating in this, right between the eyes.
Claymore.
Priest's eyes then rolling into the back of his head.
There will be retribution, but it may take a little while
till Damian Priest recovers from this one.
Excuse me, Drew, before you leave, you've now made it a pattern
of attacking Damian Priest from behind.
So, where does this end?
I didn't start this, but I'll sure as hell end it.
I explained things so simply last week, even a five-year-old could understand
all the problems I have with Damian Priest.
Every single time I was screwed over the past year,
he was there like an emo vulture to pick the bones.
In fact, tonight he's probably gonna go round town and brag,
"I beat Drew McIntyre in a Tag Team match."
That's his stupid voice.
You know what I would love?
For anybody, especially you, Priest, but you're not capable of doing it.
Somebody verbally explain to me how I'm wrong.
You'll say I complain all the time, but all I do is tell the truth.
Poke holes in my logic.
You can't.
I'll give you some credit, Priest, though.
You are as tough as you are stupid.
I know you'll pick yourself back up like you do every time I put you down.
So you know where to find me next week.
I'll be in the land of the only ever British World Champion.
I'll see you in London, mate.
Arrivederci.
[crowd cheering]
[Rollins laughs]
[crowd vocalizing "The Vision"]
[Tessitore] Now we've seen that tension with Drew and Seth Rollins before.
Yes, Seth is here just as he told the crowd in Brussels on Monday he would be,
and it's with good reason.
For the first time since the shocking conclusion
to the Steel Cage Match in New York.
Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, CM Punk all in one building together.
That's coming your way.
Coming up next.
They're a week removed from their amazing title-conquering win in Barcelona.
The Street Profits are here as the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
What a night on this European tour from Barcelona to here in Bologna,
where this crowd in Italy is just been wild.
Wade, it is time for Signs of the Night.
[Barrett] I think we should just show the Liva Lisa
instead of showing all these fantastic signs.
Look Italy, we appreciate it, you've been fantastic.
The Tifosi have come out and represented Italy incredibly well,
but none of these signs comes anywhere close to the Liva Lisa Forza Italia.
[Tessitore laughs]
[Dawkins] Hey, Barcelona!
[Tessitore] It has been since January of 21,
since The Street Profits have held championships.
But the champs, DIY, set to show a title reign in Spain.
DIY tonight we walk out as your new WWE Tag Team Champions.
There's only one BTTITW DIY.
[Tessitore] We are seeing the best of The Street Profits, the best of DIY.
[Barrett] This could be good night for The Street Profits.
2.99!
[Tessitore] No! Meet in the Middle goes south.
[Barrett] It's happening!
[Tessitore] From the Heavens!
Do we have new champs?
Yes!
Four years, two months to wait to be back on top, and now they are.
A new reign starts here in Spain.
[Taylor] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the new WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Street Profits!
-["We Want Smoke" playing] -♪ We want smoke ♪
♪ Meet us here right in the middle ♪
♪ We comin' and poppin' it off Tonight is the night… ♪
[Tessitore] They are now the two-time WWE Tag Team Champions
with reign separated by four years,
and Wade, what a feeling for The Street Profits.
[Barrett] And after that long without Tag gold,
a team as good as The Street Profits
have finally found that top gear.
Once again, last week in Barcelona, they came for the smoke,
they left with the gold.
And you have to think they have been drinking prosecco
here in those Solo Cups ever since.
[chanting] Hey!
♪ We want the smoke We want the smoke ♪
[Tessitore] From Barcelona to this incredible scene
here in Bologna and time to celebrate
for Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins.
[Barrett] They have looked as dominant as ever since returning from their
attack several months ago coming back at the Royal Rumble
and essentially flattening every single team in the division ever since.
The biggest, strongest, most powerful team here
on SmackDown and now officially number one.
[Barrett] In what was a thrilling battle last week to the throne, DIY.
And DIY gave everything they could.
Back and forth these two top teams went
and now it is The Street Profits earning gold.
[Barrett] We know anything about this division though,
there are gonna be a lot of teams coming to challenge them
in the coming weeks, no doubt.
♪ Tonight is the night we deliver ♪
♪ And no we not takin' no losses ♪
♪ See mano to mano we bigger ♪
♪ We want the smoke in the street With The Profits ♪
♪ We here to come And get our hands dirty… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] You deserve it!
[Tessitore] Yes, they do.
[chanting continues]
Now Bologna, I've heard you're very generous, and you're very beautiful,
but I got some news. For the first time in four years,
your new WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Street Profits!
[crowd cheering]
Hey…
[crowd chanting] Hey!
I mean…
I mean, it's about damn time.
[crowd exclaiming] Siu!
[exclaiming] Siu!
But, nah, real talk, for the past couple four years,
a lot of doubt has been creeping in.
I mean, we were questioning each other.
But us holding these titles right here.
[crowd chanting] You deserve it!
Us holding these titles right here made it all worth it, fam.
Well, brother, I know we're celebrating here tonight,
but if I could be serious for one second, you know,
for the past four years,
the fact that I know no matter what happens,
peaks and valleys, highs and lows,
I can always count on my brother.
[Barrett] We need a handshake like that.
-[Tessitore] Let's work on it. Oh, no. -["Legacy of the Ghost" playing]
This is no way to celebrate.
[Barrett] Well, we've talked about how chaotic and tumultuous
this Tag division here is on SmackDown.
You never have to wait long to find somebody
who wants to get up in your grill.
[Tessitore] And Santos Escobar has that look.
[speaking Italian]
-[crowd cheering] -[speaking Italian]
Yes, this.
What a moment.
The Street Profits finally…
finally captured gold.
Beautiful.
Too bad.
Too bad it's gonna end abruptly.
[speaking Spanish]
These two beautiful chiseled Latinos are pissed.
They're pissed just like them.
But they're ready, and they're ready to take those titles off.
-["On and On" playing] -♪ Yes, boy ♪
-[Tessitore] Well, they've got company. -Well, here…
Here are the official number one contenders to the Tag champs,
so, Los Garza, let's--
Yes, boy!
-Yes, boy! -Yes, boy!
Hey, Santos, you can run your mouth all night long,
but the one thing you're forgetting, a few weeks ago we, Pretty Deadly,
we earned the opportunity to call ourselves number one contenders.
[crowd cheering]
So what Legado need to do is, um, step aside.
We will not step aside.
[Prince] Ooh!
See, The Street Profits chose to believe your pathetic gossip
and that's why we're in this mess.
And by the way, Profits,
I offer you to apologize, and you didn't, so this, this is personal,
so, Pretty Deadly…
-stay out of it! -Whoa!
[Prince] Whoa?
Listen here, mi amor,
"Pretty Hefty" already has their Tag Team title shot, but you know what?
Santos and his team look a little feisty tonight.
Looks like they wanna get in a fight right here tonight in Bologna, Italy.
[crowd cheering]
So how about I say something that you may understand in your English.
Tonight, let's get loco, chico.
Let's get loco!
[Dawkins] Because The Street Profits are up…
[both] …and we want the smoke!
[Tessitore] And this crowd's all about that.
Street Profits just want to get after it, no matter who it is.
Quick turnaround after grabbing gold, Wade.
[Barrett] Well, that is the nature of this division.
[Tessitore] Oh! We've got a ref!
[Barrett] It's gonna happen, guys, and it's gonna happen here on SmackDown
after the break!
[Tessitore] Well, lots to be excited about with what's coming down the road here
in WWE and what came right in front of us here in Bologna was an unexpected
but enticing, exciting Tag Team matchup here
as The Street Profits were celebrating--
Now look at Tez-- Their recent win, seven-day reign now
as the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
But all of a sudden, Legado Del Fantasma,
Angel and Berto led down by Santos Escobar,
Pretty Deadly showed up saying, hold on a second, we're the number one contenders,
But the Profits want to go, and that's what's in front of them.
Berto and Angel taking on Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins.
[Barrett] So Santos Escobar, the Emperor of Lucha Libre,
read his two men in Los Garza the riot act a couple of weeks ago
for their failure to become number one contenders
in the matchup, eventually won by Pretty Deadly.
In Santos's opinion,
Los Garza have not been representing Lucha Libre in the manner
it should be, and that has to change tonight
with a victory over the Tag champs.
And I'll always say, if you beat the Tag champs or any champ
in non-title competition,
then you are owed a future championship opportunity. Surely.
[Tessitore] Now the teamwork by Angel and Berto,
it always impresses.
This is… Santos Escobar has lit a fire under these two
and we are now seeing the very best of them.
As Angel feeling the confidence and getting a row,
he throws it right in the face of Dawkins. He may regret that.
[Barrett] Well, Dawkins… Dawkins needs to shrug that off.
It was clearly a diversionary tactic.
Try something a little underhanded behind the referee's back
and Dawkins, unfortunately for Montez Ford, bought it hook line and sinker.
[Tessitore] You know how effective Angel can be in spots like this.
Just draping Tez over that top rope, and here comes Berto.
[Barrett] This classic Tag Team.
Isolate one competitor, destroy one competitor,
pin one competitor, get the dub.
Doubling up as Montez Ford, helpless in that corner.
[Barrett] And the angry Santos Escobar on the outside
has turned into a celebratory Santos Escobar on the outside.
These men doing the job right now, or are they?
[Tessitore] Tez able to get out of the way,
he's trying to get back to that corner of Dawkins but can't.
And it's Berto.
Oh, and here comes Dawkins!
The big man on the attack.
Splash!
And the kick.
Angelo Dawkins like a heavyweight boxer who moves like a lightweight.
[Tessitore] That rare combination…
-Oh! Escobar! -[Barrett] Santos…
He pulls down the rope.
Oh, and now Berto comes flying as Dawkins goes right into the barrier.
Escobar pulled down that top rope.
Los Garza in control.
[Tessitore] Angelo Dawkins has been in such a tough spot
in the midst of this Tag Team matchup.
The Street Profits taking on Los Garza as Montez Ford just looks on
trying to rally support with this massive crowd here in Bologna.
[Barrett] And just as Santos Escobar predicted, Legado Del Fantasma
are running the bingo here tonight.
[Tessitore] They're getting the best of it.
No small feat against the Tag champs.
Angel into the cover, hooks the leg and the kick out at two.
See some of the results from earlier tonight here in Bologna.
As Damian Priest came up with a Tag Team win,
but then Drew McIntyre got the best of him.
Braun Strowman by DQ earns him a US title shot.
Big right hand delivered right on the chin of Angelo Dawkins.
[Barrett] This has just been a textbook performance from Los Garza thus far,
and even Montez Ford on the outside really panicking now
about the condition of his Tag partner, Angelo Dawkins.
[Tessitore] Saw that result of Liv Morgan's win over Jade Cargill,
but the big story to come out of that match was Naomi showing up
and beating down Jade.
And now Berto slamming down big Angelo,
who is absolutely desperate to find his way to that man, Montez Ford.
-[Barrett] Oh, look at that! -[screams]
[Tessitore] Man, oh, man, the springy athleticism.
[Barrett] We are seeing the absolute best of Los Garza this evening.
What a performance. They just need to put this one to bed.
[Tessitore] Now they're in position to do that. There is no doubt about it.
[Barrett] It has been too long since the locker room
has feared Legado Del Fantasma.
Well, a performance like this with an added victory changes that in one night.
Santos Escobar has motivated his men, and they are executing.
There's Angelo, big man back on his feet trying to fight back,
but instead Angel lining him up.
He's walking him over to the apron.
There's the tag.
Oh, and a Garza special!
A Garza special!
Oh, and somehow Tez Ford, at the last second, comes in.
[Barrett] I mean, it deserved a victory. Take another look at this.
The Garza special, the gory special blockbuster combination
that has put away many teams historically. If not for Tez, this one was over.
[Tessitore] Big boot by Dawkins.
Does he have any way to get to Tez Ford?
[Barrett] While the dying embers of whatever is inside of Angelo Dawkins
pulled out that flapjack, can he pull out the pin? It's there!
Disaster for Legado Del Fantasma,
[Tessitore] Just a week removed from Tez
taking control and winning the titles
with his From the Heavens, and he's loving it here in Italy.
[Barrett] Look at the intensity in the eyes of Montez Ford.
Able to block that punch and deliver a right hand.
And now Tez going up top.
[Barrett] Montez Ford is like something from The Matrix.
Just different set of rules for his movement than everyone else.
[Tessitore] Hooks the leg for the win.
And Berto kicks out.
[Barrett] We've seen a range of emotions from Santos Escobar tonight,
it's starting to turn into sheer panic.
How the hell do you get your lads back on track from here, Santos?
[Tessitore] He has to kick Angel away,
and that gives time for Berto to come up and deliver.
And now both members of Los Garza leading up top and you know the way
they can execute with this kind of teamwork.
-[Barrett] What are they cooking up? -[Tessitore] Are you kidding me?
But instead of MTY, it's Tez landing on his feet,
and look at the incredulous shock and disbelief from Berto and Angel.
And Dawkins comes in with a big right hand.
[Barrett] Well, I think once that happens, Los Garza has no clue
how the hell you beat Montez Ford tonight.
[Tessitore] Oh, he's up. He's lining up the Superplex.
Tez! Wow!
Rolling over for the win.
No!
It's that weak cover. All he had left was that single arm.
[Barrett] Most super of plexes
in the history of SmackDown, but it wasn't quite enough.
And Santos Escobar, who looked like he saw a ghost,
realized there's still life in his men, just about.
Oh.
[Tessitore] Big kick to Dawkins.
Oh! But Angelo takes control.
[Barrett] I don't know, at this point, how Angelo Dawkins is still standing up
after the beating he's already taken in this matchup.
That's why he's at the championship level.
[Tessitore] Seven days in
to their second reign as Tag Team Champions as he takes care of Santos.
And you want to see 260 pounds fly.
You just saw it Bologna.
[Barrett] And there was a tag on the way over.
[Tessitore] There was. Montez Ford is the legal man.
Tez Ford is legal.
-[Barrett] Incredible timing! -[Tessitore] From the Heavens!
-Got it! -[bell rings]
[Taylor] Here are your winners,
the WWE Tag Team Champions,
The Street Profits!
[Barrett] That is what the kids call a certified banger.
What a performance from both teams capped off with the glitziest of moves
from Montez Ford.
Frog splash for the three-count, and they roll on to London.
[Tessitore] Now this city is known for its famous two towers in central Bologna.
He was at about that height.
What a showcase by The Street Profits.
And you know who's coming up next.
[crowd cheering]
[speaks indistinctly]
[Tessitore] The Wiseman is in Bologna.
His Tribal Chief awaits for this crowd.
[Ciampa] There they are.
Pretty Deadly, the number one contenders for the WWE Tag Team titles.
You guys must be excited.
Actually we are very excited because we just found out
we get to challenge The Street Profits next week in the motherland
at London's O2 Arena.
So we are excited.
Cheerio, mate. That's great.
No, seriously, we're happy for you guys.
I mean, we know we've had our differences in the past, but if anything,
that's just made our relationship stronger, which is why we were here.
How about a little quid pro quo?
Listen guys, next week, we will make sure that you beat
The Street Profits in London.
You become the champions.
A career-defining moment in front of your home crowd.
And, of course, in return you guys will make sure that we take
our rightful place as first in line for a rematch of the titles
that we deserve to have a rematch for.
So what you two are saying is a little you scratch our back, we scratch yours.
Exactly.
I had my heart broken in my hometown and I'd hate to see that happen to you guys.
So what do you say?
-Yes, boy? -Oh. [chuckles]
It gets us excited.
I know you guys.
-No, boy! [laughs] -No, boy!
-Bye-bye. -See you.
[singing]
Ooh. Oh, boy.
I'm sorry, I didn't mean to startle you.
It just doesn't seem like things are going that well with Pretty Deadly.
Gentlemen, welcome to the back of the line where, guess who's waiting?
A team you guys deceived and pissed off just waiting for the opportunity
to beat your ass.
It's us, obviously.
-Yeah, okay. -Yeah. It's us.
Freaking back of the line. I hate them too.
-["Head of the Table" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] OTC!
[Taylor] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome,
accompanied by The Wiseman Paul Heyman,
The OTC,
Roman Reigns!
[Tessitore] This is no longer the road to WrestleMania.
This is the express lane.
Roman Reigns arriving, high octane, full throttle, The Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns here in Italy, when we come back.
It has been 18 years since a WWE TV event has been in Italy,
and, boy, is it worth the wait.
As these fans in Bologna
acknowledge The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns.
[Barrett] Fans seemingly have the inability to sit down
in the presence of the great man.
Nothing but respect and acknowledgement.
[crowd chanting] OTC!
[Tessitore] And all the complexities on this road to WrestleMania,
we're just four weeks away.
[crowd chanting, singing]
[crowd cheering]
-Bologna. -[crowd cheering]
Acknowledge your Tribal Chief.
[fans cheering]
[fans chanting] OTC!
Your OTC loves you.
So that's why I'm gonna tell you what's been on my mind.
Last month at the Rumble, CM Punk screwed me.
I know.
So last week at The Garden, I screwed CM Punk.
[crowd cheering]
But that's not it.
Because last month at the Rumble,
Seth Rollins
tried to kill me.
[crowd booing]
It's okay,
because last week at The Garden, I tried to kill Seth Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] OTC!
So here's the deal, the OTC came a long way.
So I'm out here to take my time.
I'm gonna be here for at least another 15-20 minutes,
so if anybody wants to come out here and confront their Tribal Chief,
please let me know.
-["The Vision" playing] -♪ Burn it down ♪
[crowd vocalizing "The Vision"]
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Tessitore] Well, Seth Rollins told the world on Monday Night
he intended to do just this.
[Barrett] There have been major issues between Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns,
dating back about ten years since the breakup of The Shield,
the kind of betrayal and treachery that will never be resolved.
These two will fight for life.
♪ Burn it down ♪
[crowd vocalizing "The Vision"]
[vocalizing continues]
-[vocalizing stops] -[crowd cheering]
Roman Reigns…
you messed up.
You see, you don't understand how dangerous CM Punk is.
You don't understand how dangerous he is to the future of this industry,
to the future of this company.
You should have let me finish CM Punk when I had the chance.
But I get it. I get it.
I get it. It's not about him.
It's never been about him.
It's about you and me. It's always been about you and me.
We came into this company.
There is no you without me.
There is no me without you.
And we cannot coexist in the same space at the same time.
The story…
The story of Roman and Seth, it's got a lot of pages written.
And I think it's about time we added another chapter.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
♪ Look in my eyes What do you see? ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger I know your dreams ♪
♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality The cult of personality ♪
-♪ Neon lights, Nobel Prize ♪ -[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
♪ When a mirror speaks The reflection lies ♪
-♪ You won't have to follow me ♪ -[Tessitore] Mike is dropped by Seth.
-Target is set by Punk. -♪ Only you can set me free ♪
[Barrett] The most polarizing man in the history of this industry
has an entire audience unified in their praise of him.
But that praise does not extend to the superstar's stud in the ring.
♪ I'm the smiling face on your… ♪
[Tessitore] The star power right now in this ring in Bologna…
-♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪ -…is incredible.
[Barrett] As is the ego level inside the ring.
♪ I told you one and one make three ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality The cult of personality… ♪
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
This right hand is not taped up to hold a microphone,
but before the circus kicks off, let's talk about some facts.
Big Chief, Grimace, neither of you have ever beaten me
without the other one's help.
Think about that. Because you can't.
And Roman, I didn't screw you.
I know it's been a while since you've been in one, but in the Royal Rumble,
it's every man for himself.
Your Wiseman should have clued you into that.
And you wouldn't even have made it to the Royal Rumble
if I didn't save your family's ass in WarGames.
Of which, by the way, I am owed a favor, Paul.
No, you know what, not now.
Before we get to the favor, I just want to say thank you
for delivering your Tribal Chief on a silver platter for me here tonight.
I appreciate it.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
-[Barrett] Oh! -[Tessitore] Oh!
Oh, right to it.
[Barrett] Only a matter of time before these combustible elements
-started falling down. -[Tessitore] Oh!
Rollins is involved as well.
Punk got after it with Roman, and now Seth and Punk…
[Barrett] Nobody came to talk tonight. They came for blood.
[Tessitore] Every which way you look, they are brawling.
-Oh, my. -Raising a head butt in the midst of it.
[Barrett] Absolute best in the industry coming completely unglued before our eyes.
[Tessitore] Just a couple weeks removed from the Steel Cage incident
in MSG when Roman Reigns got the best of both men.
[Barrett] Oh, God. We got one referee trying to split these three up.
-No chance. -[Tessitore] Absolutely no chance.
[Barrett] Just get out of there, bonza.
Reigns tackles Punk as Rollins beats down on both, but he can't resist Punk,
and now Punk turns around.
[Barrett] I mean cheap shots aplenty.
[Tessitore] And now here come officials and referees and security,
and they will undo everything.
[Barrett] I mean how you didn't expect this one to implode, I have no idea.
[Tessitore] Oh, now Punk is standing up on our announce desk.
Come on!
-You! -[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
And you!
I'm the best in the world.
[Tessitore] As he points to the WrestleMania sign.
Oh, no! No!
[Tessitore] Saying, "I'm the best in the world."
And meanwhile Rollins tries to get free, and yes, he gets on top of Roman Reigns.
[Barrett] Rollins doesn't want to wait for WrestleMania.
He wants to fight right now and apparently, so do the other two.
Let 'em fight!
Security has-- No!
Suicide dive by Seth Rollins.
[crowd vocalizing "The Vision"]
Let's do it!
[Tessitore] Rollins off the apron!
[Barrett] CM Punk completely flattened by Rollins there.
OTC already taken out.
[Tessitore] Security, producers, officials, referees
-doing everything they can… -[Barrett] Oh, God.
…to contain things and now…
Roman Reigns has the steel steps and bashes Punk!
And Rollins.
[crowd chanting] OTC!
[Tessitore] It is volcanic here ringside.
An absolute eruption.
Each man has stood tall and pointed to WrestleMania.
Incredible scene here in Italy.
Reigns, Punk, Rollins…
WrestleMania is four weeks away. ed to WrestleMania.