1 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:09,825 [Triple H] Then. 2 00:00:13,330 --> 00:00:14,447 Now. 3 00:00:19,253 --> 00:00:20,253 Forever. 4 00:00:28,628 --> 00:00:29,712 Together. 5 00:00:37,588 --> 00:00:40,774 [Tessitore] We're live here in Seattle for a Friday Night SmackDown 6 00:00:40,806 --> 00:00:43,443 setting us on a course for WWE history. 7 00:00:43,477 --> 00:00:46,163 So much of that has happened here in the Emerald City, 8 00:00:46,196 --> 00:00:50,000 but the yellow brick road we're following doesn't finish in Oz. 9 00:00:50,033 --> 00:00:53,202 It's destination Vegas. 10 00:00:53,236 --> 00:00:55,922 Allegiant Stadium, now only eight days away 11 00:00:55,955 --> 00:00:59,092 from hosting the most anticipated WrestleMania 12 00:00:59,126 --> 00:01:04,947 with a collection of mind-blowing matches including one newly-minted battle. 13 00:01:04,982 --> 00:01:10,053 Arriving here in Seattle is the Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre 14 00:01:10,087 --> 00:01:13,874 making his first public appearance since the Mania match 15 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:16,059 was just announced in the last 24 hours. 16 00:01:16,093 --> 00:01:17,794 Eye patch and all. 17 00:01:17,828 --> 00:01:20,797 And it's a showdown with his bitter rival Damian Priest. 18 00:01:21,398 --> 00:01:23,584 Priest here to be face-to-face with McIntyre. 19 00:01:23,616 --> 00:01:25,985 After weeks of destructive attacks, 20 00:01:26,018 --> 00:01:27,321 it is time. 21 00:01:28,905 --> 00:01:32,743 And Berto from Legado del Fantasma, 22 00:01:32,776 --> 00:01:38,115 a week removed from his dismissive reaction to the debut of Rey Fenix. 23 00:01:38,148 --> 00:01:43,904 Now he has to back it up because after an incredible WW debut, 24 00:01:43,937 --> 00:01:45,905 Rey Fenix is back for more. 25 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:50,643 The luchador extraordinaire bringing his jaw-dropping style 26 00:01:50,676 --> 00:01:52,812 to Seattle, Washington. 27 00:01:52,845 --> 00:01:58,318 And we will welcome the Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes. 28 00:01:58,936 --> 00:02:01,771 John Cena is threatening to take the title and run off. 29 00:02:01,804 --> 00:02:05,875 We will hear from the American Nightmare later on tonight. 30 00:02:06,877 --> 00:02:12,165 And take in this scene here in Seattle because it is awesome. 31 00:02:12,666 --> 00:02:19,022 The Climate Pledge Arena with these fans roaring for the 10th ever SmackDown 32 00:02:19,055 --> 00:02:20,674 to be held in Seattle. 33 00:02:20,707 --> 00:02:22,692 Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett with you. 34 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:25,679 Look no further than that sign that's over our shoulders. 35 00:02:25,712 --> 00:02:27,414 That's what has everybody excited. 36 00:02:27,447 --> 00:02:30,450 It's that time of the year, the final SmackDown before Vegas. 37 00:02:30,483 --> 00:02:33,153 We are in the homestretch. 38 00:02:33,186 --> 00:02:36,623 Superstars get one last chance to put together their prep 39 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:40,710 before the biggest shows of the year, and this place is buzzing. 40 00:02:40,744 --> 00:02:43,530 Hey, let's waste no time and get right to where we left off 41 00:02:43,564 --> 00:02:46,733 the circumstances surrounding Kevin Owens and Randy Orton 42 00:02:46,767 --> 00:02:51,505 and last week's shocking announcement, and then reaction by Randy. 43 00:02:53,640 --> 00:02:58,011 For the last four months or so, I've been dealing with a pretty serious neck injury. 44 00:02:58,045 --> 00:03:01,180 We didn't know what it was. We didn't really know how serious it was. 45 00:03:01,215 --> 00:03:03,684 Thankfully, this week we managed to figure it out, 46 00:03:03,716 --> 00:03:05,918 and now I have to go get neck surgery. 47 00:03:05,953 --> 00:03:11,725 I don't know when I'll have the privilege to be in front of you guys again. 48 00:03:13,727 --> 00:03:16,129 -["Voices" plays] -[crowd cheers] 49 00:03:16,829 --> 00:03:20,466 [Barrett] From that hammer blow, enter the Viper. 50 00:03:20,500 --> 00:03:24,938 KO's supposed WrestleMania 41 opponent 51 00:03:24,971 --> 00:03:27,908 who graciously allowed KO to leave unscathed. 52 00:03:28,542 --> 00:03:29,709 Randy… 53 00:03:29,743 --> 00:03:35,281 that means that you no longer have a match for WrestleMania. 54 00:03:35,315 --> 00:03:37,551 [crowd jeers] 55 00:03:38,986 --> 00:03:40,637 [Barrett] Maximum frustration. 56 00:03:40,671 --> 00:03:41,888 It needed an outlet, 57 00:03:41,922 --> 00:03:45,709 and sadly for GM Aldis, it came in the form of an RKO. 58 00:03:46,792 --> 00:03:50,297 [Tessitore] And with that, here's SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis. 59 00:03:52,616 --> 00:03:56,803 [crowd chants] Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! 60 00:03:56,837 --> 00:04:02,024 Well, ladies and gentlemen, last week on SmackDown, 61 00:04:03,459 --> 00:04:05,411 we witnessed a number of important moments, 62 00:04:05,445 --> 00:04:08,614 a number of memorable moments, a number of viral moments. 63 00:04:10,434 --> 00:04:15,054 Well, folks, I'm here to address one moment in particular. 64 00:04:15,706 --> 00:04:17,858 I wonder if you can guess which one that is. 65 00:04:21,545 --> 00:04:25,632 Now, I've been instructed 66 00:04:26,500 --> 00:04:29,119 to "maintain my professionalism." 67 00:04:31,021 --> 00:04:34,691 And I'm a man of my words, so I'm going to do just that. 68 00:04:35,692 --> 00:04:37,510 But with that being said, 69 00:04:38,094 --> 00:04:41,298 I'd like to take this opportunity to invite Randy Orton… 70 00:04:41,330 --> 00:04:42,332 [crowd cheers] 71 00:04:42,366 --> 00:04:45,318 …to come on down to this ring right now. 72 00:04:46,036 --> 00:04:47,404 -["Voices" plays] -[crowd cheers] 73 00:04:47,437 --> 00:04:48,604 ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪ 74 00:04:48,639 --> 00:04:51,542 ♪ They counsel me They understand ♪ 75 00:04:51,575 --> 00:04:53,443 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 76 00:05:02,719 --> 00:05:05,622 ♪ You got your rules And your religion ♪ 77 00:05:05,656 --> 00:05:08,508 ♪ All designed To keep you safe ♪ 78 00:05:08,542 --> 00:05:09,825 ♪ But when rules start getting… ♪ 79 00:05:09,860 --> 00:05:12,596 [Tessitore] You know, since Elimination Chamber, 80 00:05:12,628 --> 00:05:16,849 Randy's return from injury, we have seen a version of Randy Orton 81 00:05:16,883 --> 00:05:18,118 that is pure Viper. 82 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:21,371 The guy who hears those voices in his head 83 00:05:21,405 --> 00:05:25,442 with far more clarity and far more dangerous effect. 84 00:05:26,943 --> 00:05:31,098 [Barrett] We all know the fable of the scorpion and the frog. 85 00:05:31,131 --> 00:05:34,234 We can switch those out for the Viper and the GM 86 00:05:34,268 --> 00:05:38,020 because the whole of planet Earth knew what was coming 87 00:05:38,055 --> 00:05:40,190 with a seething Viper last week, 88 00:05:40,224 --> 00:05:44,027 apparently with the exception of GM Nick Aldis 89 00:05:44,061 --> 00:05:49,650 who stood there slack-jawed and ate that inevitable RKO. 90 00:05:49,683 --> 00:05:52,669 ♪ They tell me things That I will do ♪ 91 00:05:52,703 --> 00:05:55,371 ♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪ 92 00:05:55,405 --> 00:05:57,474 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 93 00:05:57,508 --> 00:06:01,061 ♪ Talk to me, talk to me Talk to me ♪ 94 00:06:01,094 --> 00:06:02,729 ♪ They talk to me… ♪ 95 00:06:02,763 --> 00:06:07,784 [Barrett] And as irate as Randy Orton must be at missing out on WrestleMania 41 96 00:06:08,318 --> 00:06:12,823 thanks to that highly unfortunate injury to Kevin Owens, 97 00:06:13,890 --> 00:06:18,395 I doubt one KO has soothed the Apex Predator whatsoever. 98 00:06:18,428 --> 00:06:22,448 Nick Aldis needs to be very careful with his stance in that ring. 99 00:06:22,482 --> 00:06:24,268 ♪ All the bosses I will fire ♪ 100 00:06:24,301 --> 00:06:27,020 ♪ All you bankers Will have losses ♪ 101 00:06:27,054 --> 00:06:30,257 ♪ Politicians Are all liars ♪ 102 00:06:30,957 --> 00:06:34,027 ♪ I see darkness falling ♪ 103 00:06:34,061 --> 00:06:36,947 ♪ I hear voices calling ♪ 104 00:06:36,979 --> 00:06:39,683 ♪ I feel justice crawling… ♪ 105 00:06:40,299 --> 00:06:44,337 [Tessitore] The eyes of Aldis completely locked into every move 106 00:06:44,371 --> 00:06:45,906 that Randy makes in that ring. 107 00:06:45,938 --> 00:06:47,907 ♪ They counsel me They understand ♪ 108 00:06:47,941 --> 00:06:50,043 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 109 00:06:50,744 --> 00:06:53,347 ♪ They talk to me ♪ 110 00:06:53,847 --> 00:06:56,683 ♪ They tell me things That I will do… ♪ 111 00:06:56,717 --> 00:06:58,185 [music fades out] 112 00:06:58,217 --> 00:07:00,186 [crowd cheers] 113 00:07:06,592 --> 00:07:09,912 [crowd chants] Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! Randy! 114 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:24,111 I can tell by the look in your eyes, Nick, 115 00:07:24,878 --> 00:07:29,782 that you took last week very, very personally. 116 00:07:32,753 --> 00:07:33,921 Now hear me out. 117 00:07:33,954 --> 00:07:40,277 You can't expect me to believe that you didn't see yourself eating an RKO 118 00:07:40,310 --> 00:07:43,513 at some time in your future 119 00:07:43,546 --> 00:07:47,935 after last year, year or so ago, same thing happened. 120 00:07:47,967 --> 00:07:50,270 I paid a fine, and what did I do, Nick? 121 00:07:51,455 --> 00:07:55,142 I paid double on that fine in case something like last week 122 00:07:55,174 --> 00:07:56,275 would happen again. 123 00:07:56,310 --> 00:07:58,611 It happened again. I paid in advance. 124 00:07:58,645 --> 00:08:02,965 I paid in advance, and I think that we are even. 125 00:08:03,467 --> 00:08:05,902 [crowd cheers] 126 00:08:09,806 --> 00:08:14,394 The reason why I really want to speak to you, Nick, 127 00:08:14,428 --> 00:08:18,265 is because of the fact that there is not a match on the table 128 00:08:18,298 --> 00:08:21,400 at WrestleMania 41 for me. 129 00:08:21,435 --> 00:08:23,887 [crowd boos] 130 00:08:26,340 --> 00:08:30,827 Nick, this is a very important WrestleMania for me. 131 00:08:30,861 --> 00:08:35,082 This will be my 20th time competing at WrestleMania. 132 00:08:35,115 --> 00:08:37,317 -I need this to happen. -[crowd cheers] 133 00:08:37,351 --> 00:08:39,352 I need you to do your job. 134 00:08:39,385 --> 00:08:41,355 I need you to make me an opponent, 135 00:08:41,387 --> 00:08:44,391 and I can guarantee you that I will be in Vegas. 136 00:08:45,175 --> 00:08:47,928 I will be all warmed up, ready to go. 137 00:08:47,961 --> 00:08:50,781 I will have my gear on, and I need you to give me a match. 138 00:08:50,814 --> 00:08:53,967 I don't care what it takes. 139 00:08:54,001 --> 00:08:57,304 Maybe you lose the suit for a night, and you gear up too. 140 00:08:57,337 --> 00:08:59,106 [crowd cheers] 141 00:09:00,641 --> 00:09:04,411 Whatever it is, I need my match at WrestleMania. 142 00:09:05,012 --> 00:09:06,096 [stammers] 143 00:09:06,129 --> 00:09:07,848 You think this is about money? 144 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:11,034 You think this is about a hundred grand, Randy? Look around you. 145 00:09:11,535 --> 00:09:14,637 I know and you know this company's doing record business. 146 00:09:14,670 --> 00:09:18,308 You're a major part of that, and I'm very fortunate to be a part of that, 147 00:09:18,342 --> 00:09:21,461 and I busted my ass for 20 years to make it to this company. 148 00:09:33,357 --> 00:09:34,808 I don't need your money. 149 00:09:36,944 --> 00:09:38,312 I need your respect. 150 00:09:38,345 --> 00:09:42,649 [crowd chants] RKO! RKO! RKO! RKO! RKO! 151 00:09:50,624 --> 00:09:52,759 You need my respect? 152 00:09:52,793 --> 00:09:55,879 Funny enough, Nick, you've got my respect. 153 00:09:55,913 --> 00:10:00,918 You earned it a long time ago, but if you don't deliver on a match 154 00:10:00,951 --> 00:10:04,321 for yours truly next week at WrestleMania 41, 155 00:10:04,353 --> 00:10:09,459 then I can't promise that I will apologize to Mickie James 156 00:10:09,492 --> 00:10:13,896 after I do what I'm gonna do if I don't get my match. 157 00:10:17,334 --> 00:10:19,002 ["Taking It All" plays] 158 00:10:28,661 --> 00:10:30,314 ♪ We're taking it all ♪ 159 00:10:30,347 --> 00:10:31,615 ♪ Settle the score… ♪ 160 00:10:31,648 --> 00:10:34,067 [Tessitore] Interesting timing for the arrival of these two. 161 00:10:34,101 --> 00:10:36,803 ♪ We're kicking the door Dropping you down to the floor ♪ 162 00:10:36,837 --> 00:10:38,170 ♪ We're taking it all… ♪ 163 00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:41,824 [Solo] Hey, uh, Mr. Aldis, 164 00:10:42,608 --> 00:10:46,563 can you please tell Randy to get out of the ring… 165 00:10:48,649 --> 00:10:50,666 stop embarrassing himself? 166 00:10:52,302 --> 00:10:55,771 Okay? Don't nobody wanna hear you cry, Randy. 167 00:10:55,805 --> 00:10:58,375 [imitates Randy] Oh, I'm not going to WrestleMania. 168 00:10:58,408 --> 00:10:59,526 Oh, I don't have a match. 169 00:10:59,560 --> 00:11:01,428 [normal voice] Oh, who gives a crap? 170 00:11:01,461 --> 00:11:02,846 [crowd boos] 171 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:05,399 It's over for you, Randy. It's over. 172 00:11:06,083 --> 00:11:07,401 Do you know why? 173 00:11:08,252 --> 00:11:09,653 Because you're in the past. 174 00:11:13,073 --> 00:11:14,608 And next week, 175 00:11:14,641 --> 00:11:18,612 LA Knight is going to end up in the same boat as you: 176 00:11:18,645 --> 00:11:20,113 in the past. 177 00:11:21,747 --> 00:11:23,884 Because at WrestleMania, 178 00:11:23,916 --> 00:11:27,471 the Samoan Werewolf, Jacob Fatu, 179 00:11:27,504 --> 00:11:32,593 is walking out as the new United States Champion. 180 00:11:34,560 --> 00:11:36,029 And you… 181 00:11:36,579 --> 00:11:41,568 You, Randy, will be sitting at home all alone. 182 00:11:41,602 --> 00:11:45,421 I'm gonna be sitting at home all alone. You know, that's funny. 183 00:11:45,454 --> 00:11:47,491 That's really funny. You know what I think's even funnier? 184 00:11:47,524 --> 00:11:49,276 The fact that you have the balls, 185 00:11:49,309 --> 00:11:50,810 both of you, I'm talking to you too… 186 00:11:50,843 --> 00:11:52,329 [imitates Tama Tonga] …ye, ye, ye, ye, Tama, 187 00:11:52,362 --> 00:11:55,249 to come out here and interrupt me while I'm talking-- 188 00:11:55,281 --> 00:11:57,134 While I'm trying to be… [chuckles] 189 00:11:57,166 --> 00:11:59,636 I'm trying to be, for the first time in my career, 190 00:11:59,670 --> 00:12:03,991 diplomatic about some business to do with WrestleMania 41, 191 00:12:04,024 --> 00:12:05,726 and you got the balls to interrupt me. 192 00:12:05,759 --> 00:12:07,528 The voi-- [stammers] 193 00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:10,430 The voices have been knocking for a few weeks now. 194 00:12:10,464 --> 00:12:12,281 You know why they've been knocking? 195 00:12:12,315 --> 00:12:14,584 I've got all this pent-up aggression. 196 00:12:14,617 --> 00:12:18,505 What they're telling me now, boys, is to get your ass in this ring, 197 00:12:18,539 --> 00:12:22,442 and I'm gonna show Seattle how to beat two Samoan boys up 198 00:12:22,476 --> 00:12:24,026 like a son of a ****! 199 00:12:24,060 --> 00:12:25,478 [crowd cheers] 200 00:12:30,449 --> 00:12:32,286 [Barrett] Well, that's a fired up Randy Orton, 201 00:12:32,319 --> 00:12:34,488 but this is two on one. 202 00:12:34,521 --> 00:12:38,108 [Tessitore] Solo and Tama Tonga stalking Randy Orton, 203 00:12:38,141 --> 00:12:41,944 and he goes out right to the apron to take care of Tama 204 00:12:41,978 --> 00:12:44,964 and now uppercut against Solo as Tonga… 205 00:12:47,067 --> 00:12:50,804 Draping DDT can't come to fruition as Solo comes in, 206 00:12:50,837 --> 00:12:53,991 and now the numbers game getting the best of Randy Orton. 207 00:12:54,024 --> 00:12:56,993 [Barrett] Well, Orton did his best to beat these guys to the punch, 208 00:12:57,026 --> 00:13:00,296 but quite frankly, that was Mission Impossible, 209 00:13:00,329 --> 00:13:02,064 as we've seen time and time again-- 210 00:13:02,098 --> 00:13:03,382 ["Welcome to LA" plays] 211 00:13:03,416 --> 00:13:04,434 [crowd cheers] 212 00:13:04,468 --> 00:13:05,968 [Tessitore] Oh, the Megastar! 213 00:13:06,002 --> 00:13:09,423 [Barrett] Well this is an equalizer and a half. 214 00:13:09,456 --> 00:13:11,525 The United States Champion. 215 00:13:12,074 --> 00:13:17,164 [Tessitore] A week away from meeting up with the Samoan Werewolf Jacob Fatu… 216 00:13:17,197 --> 00:13:18,564 [crowd] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! 217 00:13:18,598 --> 00:13:21,068 [Tessitore] …and now coming to the aid of Randy Orton. 218 00:13:24,905 --> 00:13:30,160 And now Orton back up on his feet, driving right hand after right hand. 219 00:13:30,194 --> 00:13:33,079 [Barrett] Just like that, the game has changed. 220 00:13:33,113 --> 00:13:35,682 One Samoan down, 221 00:13:35,716 --> 00:13:37,651 and shortly, one Tongan down too. 222 00:13:37,684 --> 00:13:39,920 [Tessitore] And they clear 'em out. 223 00:13:49,045 --> 00:13:51,198 LA Knight and Randy Orton. 224 00:13:56,853 --> 00:14:00,373 Again and again and again, 225 00:14:00,406 --> 00:14:02,391 it's the same damn thing with you guys, 226 00:14:02,425 --> 00:14:05,312 but I tell you what, you're speaking my name. Nah-nah! 227 00:14:06,896 --> 00:14:08,515 You talk about WrestleMania. 228 00:14:08,549 --> 00:14:11,485 I hope your boy Jacob's watching because what I just did 229 00:14:11,517 --> 00:14:13,737 is I took my name out of your mouth, 230 00:14:13,770 --> 00:14:15,238 and I put my fist in it. 231 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:17,190 -Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah! 232 00:14:18,625 --> 00:14:20,343 But here's the thing, 233 00:14:20,377 --> 00:14:21,944 I know you didn't get enough. 234 00:14:22,646 --> 00:14:23,646 Not at all. 235 00:14:24,363 --> 00:14:25,866 I know I didn't get enough. 236 00:14:25,899 --> 00:14:27,317 [crowd cheers] 237 00:14:27,351 --> 00:14:30,487 So, what I'm saying is, if you two can't get it, 238 00:14:30,521 --> 00:14:33,106 I'm saying if you got enough tingle in your loins, 239 00:14:33,140 --> 00:14:36,543 a little later tonight, it's you two, it's us two… 240 00:14:36,577 --> 00:14:38,545 [crowd cheers] 241 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:44,318 Nick Aldis, how do you feel about that? You good with that? 242 00:14:45,017 --> 00:14:47,120 I feel pretty good about that. Let's do it. 243 00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:53,377 I think Nick Aldis just said, "Yeah!" 244 00:14:53,410 --> 00:14:54,478 [crowd] Yeah! 245 00:14:54,511 --> 00:14:59,283 Which means y'all gonna fall to the Viper and the man they call the Megastar 246 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,101 with everybody saying… 247 00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:03,103 [crowd] L! A! Knight! 248 00:15:03,136 --> 00:15:04,338 -Yeah! -[LA Knight] Yeah! 249 00:15:04,371 --> 00:15:06,573 [Tessitore] Wade, you got a little tingle in your loins 250 00:15:06,607 --> 00:15:09,742 for the Viper and the US Champ against Solo and Tama Tonga? 251 00:15:09,776 --> 00:15:13,079 [Barrett] The entire building has their loins tingling 252 00:15:13,113 --> 00:15:16,250 because it sounds like we got ourselves a main event. 253 00:15:16,282 --> 00:15:17,601 Yeah! 254 00:15:17,634 --> 00:15:21,622 [Tessitore] That is good stuff to start off SmackDown. 255 00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:27,343 Randy Orton, LA Knight, Solo and Tama Tonga later tonight. 256 00:15:27,377 --> 00:15:28,545 When we come back. 257 00:15:28,579 --> 00:15:30,948 One of the very final ways to make it to WrestleMania. 258 00:15:30,981 --> 00:15:33,800 Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez. That's the prize. 259 00:15:33,834 --> 00:15:37,054 A shot at the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. 260 00:15:37,087 --> 00:15:38,305 It's up for grabs. 261 00:15:38,338 --> 00:15:40,623 We got a Gauntlet with six teams to get there. 262 00:15:44,944 --> 00:15:47,097 And it is officially set. 263 00:15:47,130 --> 00:15:51,868 Moments ago, the Viper Randy Orton, the Megastar LA Knight, 264 00:15:51,901 --> 00:15:55,572 they're gonna be facing Solo Sikoa and Tama Tanga. 265 00:15:55,606 --> 00:15:58,992 That's happening tonight right here in Seattle. 266 00:16:03,130 --> 00:16:04,247 And there they are. 267 00:16:04,747 --> 00:16:07,784 The week of Elimination Chamber, Liv Morgan, Raquel Rodriguez, 268 00:16:07,818 --> 00:16:10,971 they won the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. 269 00:16:11,003 --> 00:16:14,257 Now they have come ringside to take their seats and watch the action, 270 00:16:14,290 --> 00:16:19,246 see who will be their opponents at WrestleMania in a Championship Match. 271 00:16:19,279 --> 00:16:21,714 ["Triumph" plays] 272 00:16:21,747 --> 00:16:24,267 [crowd chants] Woo! Woo! 273 00:16:35,112 --> 00:16:36,914 [Tessitore] Lyra Valkyria 274 00:16:38,147 --> 00:16:39,449 and Bayley. 275 00:16:39,483 --> 00:16:41,517 And it was only four days ago, 276 00:16:42,286 --> 00:16:46,522 they were battling each other for the Intercontinental Championship. 277 00:16:46,556 --> 00:16:47,974 And now here they are 278 00:16:48,909 --> 00:16:52,346 as teammates in this Gauntlet Match, 279 00:16:52,863 --> 00:16:58,185 hoping to make their way through five straight matches to try to survive, 280 00:16:58,218 --> 00:17:01,521 decide it and advance to WrestleMania. 281 00:17:03,306 --> 00:17:04,308 [bell rings] 282 00:17:04,340 --> 00:17:06,460 [Nash] The following contest 283 00:17:06,492 --> 00:17:10,196 is the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship 284 00:17:10,230 --> 00:17:14,483 number one contenders Gauntlet Match. 285 00:17:14,518 --> 00:17:19,406 Introducing first, the team of Bayley 286 00:17:19,438 --> 00:17:23,210 and the WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion, 287 00:17:23,242 --> 00:17:27,481 Lyra Valkyria! 288 00:17:27,513 --> 00:17:30,484 [Barrett] Yeah, as you mentioned, Joe, these two were head-to-head 289 00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:33,287 this past Monday in a matchup won by Lyra Valkyria. 290 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:37,508 Bayley was clearly very frustrated post-match, 291 00:17:37,541 --> 00:17:42,145 initially refusing to shake hands with the victor Valkyria 292 00:17:42,178 --> 00:17:44,731 before having second thoughts and cooling down. 293 00:17:44,764 --> 00:17:46,617 But the essential part is this, 294 00:17:46,649 --> 00:17:49,436 these two have never tagged together before, 295 00:17:49,469 --> 00:17:52,139 and as Liv Morgan was just screaming at me, 296 00:17:52,172 --> 00:17:54,241 they are not a real team. 297 00:17:54,274 --> 00:17:55,375 ["Run For the Hills" playing] 298 00:17:55,408 --> 00:17:58,979 [Tessitore] And good luck with Liv just off your right ear throughout the night. 299 00:18:07,354 --> 00:18:09,156 [Nash] And their opponents, 300 00:18:09,188 --> 00:18:15,629 the team of Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark. 301 00:18:15,662 --> 00:18:17,614 [Tessitore] And a chance at WrestleMania 302 00:18:17,648 --> 00:18:20,367 in a title match would mean a lot for Shayna and Zoey. 303 00:18:20,399 --> 00:18:24,238 These two haven't competed for the WWE Women's Tag Team Titles 304 00:18:24,271 --> 00:18:25,873 since last August. 305 00:18:27,441 --> 00:18:31,461 Wade, let's get into some of the strategy, some of the things you got to consider 306 00:18:31,495 --> 00:18:33,179 with a Gauntlet Match. 307 00:18:33,213 --> 00:18:35,983 First off, being the first two teams out. 308 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:40,153 [Barrett] Yeah, so strategy in a Gauntlet Match 309 00:18:40,187 --> 00:18:43,357 where you win your first match, you stay in the ring, 310 00:18:43,389 --> 00:18:46,777 a fresh team comes out until the entire locker room 311 00:18:46,810 --> 00:18:49,479 of tag teams who have entered this tournament 312 00:18:49,513 --> 00:18:52,466 have been whittled down one-by-one, and you're left with a victor. 313 00:18:52,499 --> 00:18:55,152 Now the key part of that is the luck of the draw. 314 00:18:55,185 --> 00:18:59,072 You've got to hope, kind of similar to a Royal Rumble, you get a late draw. 315 00:18:59,106 --> 00:19:04,411 Now these two teams absolutely have drawn the short straw here, 316 00:19:04,444 --> 00:19:06,864 and they're gonna have to run the entire table 317 00:19:06,897 --> 00:19:11,084 of competitors to try and make it through to WrestleMania 318 00:19:11,118 --> 00:19:14,187 and a championship opportunity at the tag champs. 319 00:19:14,221 --> 00:19:18,942 [Tessitore] Now we will open up this number one contender's tag team Gauntlet 320 00:19:18,976 --> 00:19:21,195 with Shayna Baszler and Bayley. 321 00:19:21,227 --> 00:19:26,316 And Shayna immediately going to work on that left arm of Bayley 322 00:19:26,350 --> 00:19:29,136 as she looked to stomp down and Bayley smart to get out of the way. 323 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,437 Wade, you've been in this situation in your career 324 00:19:31,471 --> 00:19:33,506 of being early on in a Gauntlet. 325 00:19:33,540 --> 00:19:37,628 [Barrett] Yeah, that's right, and the worst aspect of this is success 326 00:19:37,661 --> 00:19:39,646 just leads to exhaustion. 327 00:19:39,679 --> 00:19:41,764 You beat one opponent, you beat two opponents, 328 00:19:41,798 --> 00:19:43,300 you beat three opponents, 329 00:19:43,332 --> 00:19:46,904 which happened in my own career, the fourth opponent to enter in my case 330 00:19:46,937 --> 00:19:48,155 was Kofi Kingston. 331 00:19:48,187 --> 00:19:51,758 He beat me in about 15 seconds because I didn't have the energy to lift 332 00:19:51,792 --> 00:19:56,230 my hands over my head and defend myself, and that, in part, really is the issue. 333 00:19:56,263 --> 00:20:00,216 You wanna, if you can, go on a streak and finish opponents 334 00:20:00,250 --> 00:20:04,137 as quickly as you can, conserve as much energy as you can, 335 00:20:04,171 --> 00:20:08,876 because remember, this is just one part of your journey, hopefully to victory. 336 00:20:10,444 --> 00:20:12,763 [Tessitore] Zoey Stark taking advantage against Bayley. 337 00:20:12,796 --> 00:20:16,899 You mentioned Bayley being in that Intercontinental Championship match 338 00:20:16,934 --> 00:20:21,238 against Lyra just days ago, and her reaction afterwards 339 00:20:21,271 --> 00:20:24,390 when Lyra put out her hand, offered a handshake, 340 00:20:24,424 --> 00:20:26,760 Bayley slapped it away, started to leave the ring, 341 00:20:26,793 --> 00:20:29,296 and then thought about it, reentered and hugged her 342 00:20:29,329 --> 00:20:32,499 with congratulations, acknowledging Lyra as the champ, 343 00:20:32,533 --> 00:20:34,768 and now here they are as tag partners. 344 00:20:34,801 --> 00:20:38,105 [Barrett] I'm trying my best not to read too much into that reaction from Bayley. 345 00:20:38,138 --> 00:20:41,158 Bayley is a born competitor, a born winner, 346 00:20:41,191 --> 00:20:43,310 and you lose a championship match, 347 00:20:43,342 --> 00:20:45,896 especially for a championship you've never held before 348 00:20:45,928 --> 00:20:48,447 like the Intercontinental Championship in Bayley's case, 349 00:20:48,482 --> 00:20:50,082 and you're always going to take it badly. 350 00:20:50,117 --> 00:20:54,021 I actually like the reaction from Bayley. She should be upset about that. 351 00:20:54,053 --> 00:20:56,590 [Tessitore] And now here's one of the rising stars, 352 00:20:56,623 --> 00:20:58,841 Lyra Valkyria from Ireland, 353 00:20:58,876 --> 00:21:01,995 the newly-minted Intercontinental Champion. 354 00:21:06,466 --> 00:21:09,403 [Barrett] And Liv Morgan is informing us that Raquel is bigger 355 00:21:09,436 --> 00:21:12,206 than all four of these women combined. 356 00:21:12,239 --> 00:21:15,893 She clearly likes the thought of competing against one of these two teams 357 00:21:15,926 --> 00:21:19,679 at WrestleMania, should they make it all the way through to victory. 358 00:21:19,713 --> 00:21:21,031 -Oh! -[Tessitore] Oh! 359 00:21:21,063 --> 00:21:23,750 Intercepted by Zoey, 360 00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:26,919 and Zoey off the blind tag was straight into the cover. 361 00:21:26,954 --> 00:21:28,589 Boy, what a smart move. 362 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:32,860 [Barrett] Apparently Valkyria unaware of that tag to Zoey Stark 363 00:21:32,893 --> 00:21:35,796 making her the legal competitor, and now Baszler is back in 364 00:21:35,829 --> 00:21:39,983 with perhaps the damage already done to the Intercontinental Champion. 365 00:21:40,017 --> 00:21:42,803 [Tessitore] And now Baszler looks to take advantage against Lyra. 366 00:21:42,836 --> 00:21:44,705 Wow, the impact there. 367 00:21:44,737 --> 00:21:48,242 [Barrett] What a horrible landing on the back of Lyra Valkyria's head. 368 00:21:48,274 --> 00:21:51,211 [Tessitore] Was it ever, and now here comes Stark. 369 00:21:52,913 --> 00:21:57,484 Looking to advance in this Gauntlet, and the save comes in from Bayley, 370 00:21:57,518 --> 00:21:59,253 right at the last second week, Wade. 371 00:21:59,285 --> 00:22:02,389 Talked on the entrance how Bayley and Valkyria are not a real team. 372 00:22:02,422 --> 00:22:05,626 Well, certainly Pure Fusion Collective definitely are. 373 00:22:05,658 --> 00:22:08,794 They've been teaming together for several months now, training together. 374 00:22:09,796 --> 00:22:12,950 And that chemistry is really showing in the early goings. 375 00:22:14,117 --> 00:22:17,169 [Tessitore] And now Baszler getting right back after it where she left off, 376 00:22:17,204 --> 00:22:21,308 but look at this incredible counter jackknife. 377 00:22:21,341 --> 00:22:24,561 -Wow, what skill from Lyra. -[Nash] Shayna Baszler 378 00:22:24,595 --> 00:22:28,615 and Zoey Stark have been eliminated. 379 00:22:28,649 --> 00:22:33,587 [Tessitore] And with that, Bayley and Lyra advance. 380 00:22:33,620 --> 00:22:35,188 ["New Foundation" playing] 381 00:22:35,222 --> 00:22:39,193 [Tessitore] Team number one is through, 382 00:22:39,226 --> 00:22:40,777 and now right away, 383 00:22:42,162 --> 00:22:49,086 Natalya and Maxxine Dupri next up to see who becomes number one contenders. 384 00:22:53,740 --> 00:22:56,976 [Tessitore] Match number two among our five straight matches 385 00:22:57,010 --> 00:23:00,447 in this Gauntlet Match to determine the number one contenders 386 00:23:00,480 --> 00:23:03,734 to fight at WrestleMania against Raquel and Liv 387 00:23:03,766 --> 00:23:06,937 for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. 388 00:23:06,970 --> 00:23:10,256 As Natalya in the ring right now with Lyra Valkyria, 389 00:23:10,290 --> 00:23:13,527 who came up with the jackknife cover in match number one 390 00:23:13,560 --> 00:23:16,980 as Bayley and Lyra defeated Shayna and Zoey Stark. 391 00:23:17,014 --> 00:23:21,118 And right now this interesting team of Natalya and Maxxine, 392 00:23:21,150 --> 00:23:23,770 and we were talking about the reaction by Nattie, 393 00:23:23,803 --> 00:23:27,890 the hesitation at a moment when she found out she was getting this assignment 394 00:23:27,925 --> 00:23:31,410 that was partially quelled by Adam Pearce, who says it's WrestleMania season, 395 00:23:31,445 --> 00:23:33,413 Wade, let's just dive into the deep end. 396 00:23:33,447 --> 00:23:35,749 [Barrett] Yeah, I get taking whatever opportunity you can, 397 00:23:35,782 --> 00:23:37,833 but Natalya tagging with Maxxine-- 398 00:23:37,868 --> 00:23:41,254 [Tessitore] Oh! Crossbody by Maxxine to advance! 399 00:23:41,288 --> 00:23:42,923 And the kick out by Bayley. 400 00:23:42,956 --> 00:23:46,443 [Barrett] Maxxine has decked herself out in Hart family colors. 401 00:23:46,476 --> 00:23:49,295 I know for a fact that Natalya was not too impressed with that. 402 00:23:49,329 --> 00:23:52,316 You've kind of got to earn those colors in this game. 403 00:23:52,349 --> 00:23:53,800 It's not a fashion statement, 404 00:23:53,833 --> 00:23:57,204 but right now Maxxine is doing the business in there 405 00:23:57,236 --> 00:23:59,039 and earning her stripes. 406 00:24:04,578 --> 00:24:09,015 [Tessitore] Maxxine, as you can see, very eager, very enthusiastic 407 00:24:09,049 --> 00:24:12,452 to be with the veteran Natalya and worked up the matching outfits. 408 00:24:12,485 --> 00:24:14,721 And now she comes ramming into that corner. 409 00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:16,907 [Barrett] And this is the best Maxxine Dupri 410 00:24:16,939 --> 00:24:21,278 has ever looked in that ring, clearly trying to impress the vet Natalya. 411 00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:23,981 [Tessitore] Now, she is energized. 412 00:24:24,014 --> 00:24:25,765 [Barrett] We're all impressed now, Joe Tess. 413 00:24:25,799 --> 00:24:27,801 [Tessitore chuckles] An offensive assault, 414 00:24:28,467 --> 00:24:31,004 and Otis would be proud, wouldn't he? 415 00:24:32,773 --> 00:24:34,191 Doubles it up. 416 00:24:36,592 --> 00:24:39,029 Into the cover looking to advance. 417 00:24:39,062 --> 00:24:41,447 [Barrett] Well, it was a sloppy cover there from Maxxine 418 00:24:41,481 --> 00:24:43,583 who did indeed get a little too overexcited 419 00:24:43,617 --> 00:24:46,320 and over rotated her opponent Bayley. 420 00:24:46,954 --> 00:24:48,222 What on earth is this? 421 00:24:48,254 --> 00:24:51,491 [Tessitore] What did you say about her trying to impress Natalya? 422 00:24:51,524 --> 00:24:53,177 She's going for the Sharpshooter? 423 00:24:53,210 --> 00:24:55,662 Is she looking for a Sharpshooter here? 424 00:24:55,696 --> 00:24:58,899 Oh, inside cradle, and that does it. 425 00:25:00,617 --> 00:25:01,869 [Barrett] What an error. 426 00:25:01,902 --> 00:25:06,173 [Nash] Natalya and Maxxine Dupri have been eliminated. 427 00:25:06,206 --> 00:25:10,343 Nattie saying, "What were you thinking? Why would you do that?" 428 00:25:10,377 --> 00:25:12,812 [Barrett] Well, it's a rush of blood to the head 429 00:25:12,846 --> 00:25:17,601 from the less experienced Maxxine Dupri. 430 00:25:17,634 --> 00:25:20,754 Bit off more that she can chew, but this match continues. 431 00:25:21,304 --> 00:25:24,841 [Tessitore] Former Tag Team Champions Carter and Chance back to action. 432 00:25:24,875 --> 00:25:26,960 [Barrett] Trying to steal a quick one there 433 00:25:26,994 --> 00:25:29,029 on the now pre-exhausted Bayley, 434 00:25:29,062 --> 00:25:32,331 who has already had to win two matches thus far. 435 00:25:32,366 --> 00:25:35,953 No respite whatsoever. Smart there from Kayden Carter. 436 00:25:35,985 --> 00:25:37,704 [Tessitore] Kayden Carter trying to take advantage 437 00:25:37,737 --> 00:25:39,907 of something you talked about right from the get-go. 438 00:25:39,939 --> 00:25:42,476 Of how difficult it is when the draw says 439 00:25:42,509 --> 00:25:44,528 you're out in that first match of a Gauntlet. 440 00:25:44,561 --> 00:25:48,348 And Bayley looking to try to get some help from Lyra. 441 00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:51,351 [Barrett] And the smartest thing Carter and Chance can do here 442 00:25:51,385 --> 00:25:54,871 is prevent Bayley from getting that tag to Lyra Valkyria. 443 00:25:54,905 --> 00:25:58,292 It is Bayley who has been in the ring now for several minutes. 444 00:25:58,324 --> 00:26:00,961 [Tessitore] Oh, the teamwork, but the knees get up. 445 00:26:03,062 --> 00:26:06,082 Great job by Bayley to get the knees up. 446 00:26:06,116 --> 00:26:09,753 [Barrett] There's still life in the body of Bayley. 447 00:26:11,221 --> 00:26:13,557 [Tessitore] Oh, the elbow comes dropping in. 448 00:26:15,292 --> 00:26:17,744 And that shoulder gets up by Kayden Carter. 449 00:26:17,778 --> 00:26:22,883 Just their second match of 2025 for Kayden Carter and Katana Chance. 450 00:26:22,916 --> 00:26:26,703 They're coming off a spirited loss against the Secret Hervice. 451 00:26:26,736 --> 00:26:29,423 That was a match that we called from London. 452 00:26:29,456 --> 00:26:32,226 [Barrett] Yeah, Carter and Chance the former Tag Champs here, 453 00:26:32,259 --> 00:26:34,043 desperate to get back to the gold, 454 00:26:34,077 --> 00:26:35,995 and who isn't desperate to get to WrestleMania 455 00:26:36,029 --> 00:26:38,247 if you haven't got your ticket booked already? 456 00:26:38,282 --> 00:26:41,835 [Tessitore] Carter comes flying in with that big leg. 457 00:26:43,003 --> 00:26:47,057 [Barrett] And this has been 100 miles an hour stuff from Carter and Chance. 458 00:26:47,090 --> 00:26:52,279 Probably the two greatest tag team move exponents in the game. 459 00:26:52,312 --> 00:26:54,747 -[Tessitore] Looking for the Keg Stand. -[Barrett] Connects! 460 00:26:54,781 --> 00:26:57,317 [Tessitore] Could this get them closer to a title shot? 461 00:26:57,351 --> 00:27:01,754 [Barrett] Oh. Well, it was a late kick out there from Valkyria. 462 00:27:01,788 --> 00:27:03,657 Bayley would not have made the save in time, 463 00:27:03,689 --> 00:27:06,726 so it's a good job Valkyria did indeed kick out. 464 00:27:08,028 --> 00:27:11,965 [Tessitore] Carter goes twisting corkscrewing to the outside. 465 00:27:12,666 --> 00:27:16,620 [Barrett] I love watching these two. It's like acrobats escaping the circus. 466 00:27:16,653 --> 00:27:18,405 [Tessitore] Count of two that time. 467 00:27:18,437 --> 00:27:22,708 What pace we have in the midst of this Gauntlet Match. 468 00:27:23,827 --> 00:27:25,379 Look at Lyra. 469 00:27:26,746 --> 00:27:28,282 Nightwing! 470 00:27:29,081 --> 00:27:31,835 Nightwing by Lyra Valkyria! 471 00:27:33,419 --> 00:27:38,024 [Nash] Kayden Carter and Katana Chance have been eliminated. 472 00:27:38,058 --> 00:27:43,764 [Tessitore] This is now an impressive run by Bayley and Lyra. 473 00:27:43,797 --> 00:27:44,831 ["I Am" playing] 474 00:27:44,865 --> 00:27:49,203 [Barrett] But things may be about to get ugly for Bayley and Lyra. 475 00:27:49,235 --> 00:27:54,608 Up next, Michin and B-Fab enter the fray in this Gauntlet Match. 476 00:27:59,346 --> 00:28:00,746 [Tessitore] Joe and Wade back here. 477 00:28:00,781 --> 00:28:03,917 Look at this crowd here in Seattle for Friday Night SmackDown. 478 00:28:03,951 --> 00:28:06,136 Eight days away from WrestleMania 41. 479 00:28:06,168 --> 00:28:08,288 We're in the midst of an absolute thriller 480 00:28:08,322 --> 00:28:13,744 as B-Fab and Michin are looking to advance in this Women's Tag Team Championship 481 00:28:13,776 --> 00:28:16,245 number one contenders Gauntlet Match. 482 00:28:16,280 --> 00:28:19,499 Everybody has been so impressed by Bayley and Lyra, 483 00:28:19,533 --> 00:28:22,418 who have won three straight to get to this point. 484 00:28:22,452 --> 00:28:25,989 But now, Wade, as you said, the erosion, the conditioning, 485 00:28:26,023 --> 00:28:28,074 everything starts to play a factor. 486 00:28:28,108 --> 00:28:31,945 [Barrett] Well, the tank is completely dry for Lyra Valkyria especially 487 00:28:31,978 --> 00:28:34,414 who's gamely clinging on, 488 00:28:34,447 --> 00:28:37,568 but has looked like a shop mannequin for the past couple of minutes, 489 00:28:37,601 --> 00:28:41,004 taking maximum abuse from B-Fab and Michin, 490 00:28:41,038 --> 00:28:43,841 but finally gets a shot in the other direction. 491 00:28:43,874 --> 00:28:45,125 [Tessitore] And here's hope. 492 00:28:45,658 --> 00:28:48,728 Bayley's got fresh legs. Bayley's energized. 493 00:28:48,762 --> 00:28:51,849 [Barrett] Let's not over egg the pudding. Certainly not fresh legs, 494 00:28:51,881 --> 00:28:53,449 but fresher at least. 495 00:28:54,818 --> 00:28:57,888 Because Bayley has taken a lot of abuse herself in this match, 496 00:28:57,920 --> 00:29:00,474 and immediately back on the offense is Michin. 497 00:29:00,506 --> 00:29:02,275 [Tessitore] And look at her go. 498 00:29:02,309 --> 00:29:06,196 DDT. Michin to advance. Number one contender. 499 00:29:06,230 --> 00:29:07,680 But that left shoulder gets up. 500 00:29:07,714 --> 00:29:10,082 [Barrett] Michin being an absolute menace in there, 501 00:29:10,117 --> 00:29:13,553 and the tag champs Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez loving everything 502 00:29:13,587 --> 00:29:15,639 they are seeing right now, 503 00:29:15,672 --> 00:29:20,526 as these women tear each other to shreds in pursuit of an opportunity 504 00:29:20,561 --> 00:29:22,795 at tag gold at WrestleMania. 505 00:29:22,829 --> 00:29:26,033 [Tessitore] You know, it's just the second time that B-Fab and Michin 506 00:29:26,066 --> 00:29:28,034 have been teammates in tag team action, 507 00:29:28,068 --> 00:29:29,785 but they're looking pretty good. 508 00:29:29,820 --> 00:29:31,972 Being synchronized and working together. 509 00:29:32,872 --> 00:29:36,176 And coming in and making the save is Lyra Valkyria. 510 00:29:36,209 --> 00:29:38,779 [Barrett] The expanding repertoire of B-Fab, 511 00:29:38,812 --> 00:29:41,365 who has been demanding opportunities of late, 512 00:29:41,398 --> 00:29:43,199 realized she's been given nothing. 513 00:29:43,233 --> 00:29:44,534 You have to take it. 514 00:29:45,168 --> 00:29:46,870 [Tessitore] Michin to the outside. 515 00:29:49,139 --> 00:29:53,076 [Barrett] Now is the time for B-Fab to grab some glory here. 516 00:29:53,110 --> 00:29:55,195 Denied again by Bayley. 517 00:29:55,896 --> 00:30:00,516 [Tessitore] Rose Plant! Rose Plant! Could it be? Bayley… 518 00:30:00,551 --> 00:30:02,502 Wow! 519 00:30:03,035 --> 00:30:07,274 [Nash] B-Fab and Michin have been eliminated. 520 00:30:07,307 --> 00:30:11,195 [Tessitore] And now those looks on the champs change 521 00:30:11,227 --> 00:30:15,581 as they see this run that Bayley and Lyra are on. 522 00:30:15,616 --> 00:30:17,016 ["Taste the Jealousy" plays] 523 00:30:17,050 --> 00:30:21,889 [Tessitore] And Piper Niven and Alba Fyre, they know what it takes. 524 00:30:23,106 --> 00:30:24,992 [Tessitore] Chelsea Green sends them out, Wade. 525 00:30:25,024 --> 00:30:28,745 [Barrett] United States Champ, there. The Secret Hervice are here, 526 00:30:28,779 --> 00:30:33,466 and they will never have an easier job in their entire career. 527 00:30:33,500 --> 00:30:38,038 [Tessitore] This is it. The fifth and final match of this Gauntlet, 528 00:30:38,071 --> 00:30:43,143 number one contenders tag team for a spot at WrestleMania. 529 00:30:43,177 --> 00:30:47,714 And consider for Lyra Valkyria, who's the Intercontinental Champion, 530 00:30:47,747 --> 00:30:50,817 the possibility of being a double champion. 531 00:30:50,851 --> 00:30:55,889 Get through this, win this, and that's on the line next week at WrestleMania. 532 00:30:55,923 --> 00:30:59,709 [Barrett] Well, not only that, imagine the Secret Hervice grabbing tag gold, 533 00:30:59,743 --> 00:31:02,012 expanding the trophy cabinet 534 00:31:02,044 --> 00:31:05,948 alongside Chelsea Green's United States Championship. 535 00:31:06,550 --> 00:31:10,486 [Tessitore] The team that serves and protects the United States Champion. 536 00:31:11,053 --> 00:31:14,541 Puts forth their loyalty for Chelsea Green. 537 00:31:14,574 --> 00:31:16,209 The Green Regime. 538 00:31:16,243 --> 00:31:18,695 [Barrett] Well, they have been selfless in their defense 539 00:31:18,728 --> 00:31:20,080 of the United States Champ, 540 00:31:20,112 --> 00:31:23,783 but now is the time to grab a piece of the pie for yourselves 541 00:31:23,817 --> 00:31:28,804 against what looks like a completely done and dusted Bayley. 542 00:31:29,689 --> 00:31:34,144 And Valkyria just got her head rammed into the steel steps by Piper Niven. 543 00:31:34,178 --> 00:31:35,361 She may be out for good. 544 00:31:36,996 --> 00:31:40,399 [Tessitore] Bayley came up with that miracle Rose Plant moments ago, 545 00:31:40,434 --> 00:31:43,971 but now she is in such a compromised position 546 00:31:44,004 --> 00:31:46,540 against Alba Fyre and Piper Niven. 547 00:31:46,572 --> 00:31:48,007 Look at the teamwork. 548 00:31:52,012 --> 00:31:54,747 And a senton by Piper. 549 00:31:54,781 --> 00:31:56,716 They're in complete control, Wade. 550 00:31:56,750 --> 00:31:58,752 [Barrett] Bayley completely defenseless. 551 00:31:59,735 --> 00:32:02,990 And that was a sloppy pin there from Niven who didn't hook the leg. 552 00:32:03,023 --> 00:32:06,142 This match continues. Who is going to WrestleMania? 553 00:32:10,581 --> 00:32:13,783 [Tessitore] Well, that remarkable run that we've been watching here in Seattle 554 00:32:13,817 --> 00:32:18,105 by Lyra Valkyria and Bayley may be coming to an end here 555 00:32:18,138 --> 00:32:22,426 as they have been struggling against Piper Niven and Alba Fyre, 556 00:32:22,458 --> 00:32:25,044 the Secret Hervice who are looking to win. 557 00:32:25,078 --> 00:32:29,466 Look at the salute now with a double team move. 558 00:32:30,184 --> 00:32:34,620 Looking to win and become the number one contenders and a trip to WrestleMania 559 00:32:34,655 --> 00:32:38,792 next week in Vegas to take on Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez, Wade. 560 00:32:38,824 --> 00:32:42,094 [Barrett] Well, the Green Regime are cooking in there right now 561 00:32:42,129 --> 00:32:45,482 and of course both Alba Fyre and Piper Niven have been 562 00:32:45,515 --> 00:32:51,572 tag champs here in WWE previously, albeit not as a duo. 563 00:32:51,605 --> 00:32:54,975 That may change within the course of the next eight or nine days. 564 00:32:55,007 --> 00:32:57,610 [Tessitore] And just taunting Lyra Valkyria. 565 00:32:58,361 --> 00:33:00,514 Oh! Bayley finds something! 566 00:33:00,546 --> 00:33:03,183 [Barrett] Yeah, you just cannot get that cocky 567 00:33:03,216 --> 00:33:06,253 against a future Hall of Famer like Bayley. 568 00:33:06,285 --> 00:33:10,524 Until you've got those shoulders pinned for the three, do not celebrate. 569 00:33:10,557 --> 00:33:14,761 There is life in Bayley, and Valkyria needs this tag. 570 00:33:14,794 --> 00:33:17,747 [Tessitore] Did you see the reaction by Liv and Raquel 571 00:33:17,781 --> 00:33:19,666 after that by Bayley? 572 00:33:20,266 --> 00:33:24,053 Bayley is so desperate to get free and get to Lyra. 573 00:33:24,855 --> 00:33:26,807 -[Barrett] And there it is! -[Tessitore] Here it is! 574 00:33:26,840 --> 00:33:31,828 They've had four straight wins! Crossbody on Piper. 575 00:33:32,612 --> 00:33:33,714 Lyra. 576 00:33:34,247 --> 00:33:38,185 Look at the energy. Look at the offensive assault. 577 00:33:38,217 --> 00:33:40,654 The Intercontinental Champion. 578 00:33:40,687 --> 00:33:43,122 [Barrett] Well, Valkyria looked dead and buried, 579 00:33:43,156 --> 00:33:45,509 but she has risen once again. 580 00:33:45,542 --> 00:33:47,060 [Tessitore] Has she ever? 581 00:33:49,129 --> 00:33:52,549 Taking control against Piper Niven. 582 00:33:53,233 --> 00:33:54,234 [Barrett] No way. 583 00:33:54,267 --> 00:33:56,102 [Tessitore] She's looking for the fisherman's, 584 00:33:56,136 --> 00:33:57,704 but instead, Piper delivers. 585 00:33:57,737 --> 00:34:00,774 [Barrett] Well, here's the part, we talk about physical exhaustion, 586 00:34:00,807 --> 00:34:05,312 that was a perfect example of mental exhaustion from Lyra Valkyria, 587 00:34:05,344 --> 00:34:09,149 whose body just seemed to go into automatic mode, 588 00:34:09,183 --> 00:34:13,402 trying a move you should never attempt against a powerhouse like Niven, 589 00:34:13,437 --> 00:34:17,007 and it's backfired, and that may well have been the final flurry 590 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:18,759 from the Intercontinental Champ. 591 00:34:18,792 --> 00:34:22,295 [Tessitore] Keep in mind they were the first team to be introduced. 592 00:34:22,328 --> 00:34:27,034 They have been 25 minutes deep into this Gauntlet Match. 593 00:34:27,067 --> 00:34:28,985 [Barrett] You want to go to WrestleMania, Joe, 594 00:34:29,018 --> 00:34:31,804 you're going to have to do it the hard way if you're Valkyria. 595 00:34:31,839 --> 00:34:35,092 No chance. Mistake number two from Valk-- No! 596 00:34:35,125 --> 00:34:38,312 [Tessitore] Where is Lyra coming up with this strength 597 00:34:38,344 --> 00:34:40,714 this deep into this match? 598 00:34:40,746 --> 00:34:42,833 [Barrett] Well, didn't go for the tag, but perhaps-- 599 00:34:42,866 --> 00:34:44,750 cover-- this might be the killer blow! 600 00:34:45,536 --> 00:34:47,386 [Tessitore] Flying elbow drop! 601 00:34:47,420 --> 00:34:49,940 Can you believe this? 602 00:34:50,958 --> 00:34:53,025 [Barrett] Not even a two-count. 603 00:34:53,060 --> 00:34:59,683 The mean, the moody, the magnificent Piper Niven is not going down that easily. 604 00:34:59,716 --> 00:35:02,435 What an effort there from Valkyria. 605 00:35:02,469 --> 00:35:06,339 Bull's-eye from Bayley, but it simply wasn't enough 606 00:35:06,373 --> 00:35:08,892 to book their ticket for WrestleMania. 607 00:35:08,926 --> 00:35:11,929 [Tessitore] First time they have been teammates in their career, 608 00:35:11,962 --> 00:35:13,130 Lyra and Bayley, 609 00:35:13,163 --> 00:35:18,085 and earlier this week they were against each other in what was shaping up to be 610 00:35:18,118 --> 00:35:23,607 an absolute classic that Lyra pulled off when Bayley was getting the best of her 611 00:35:23,640 --> 00:35:25,008 on the verge of submission. 612 00:35:26,026 --> 00:35:28,694 [Barrett] Well, we're not getting a happy ending this evening 613 00:35:28,729 --> 00:35:32,281 because things just changed in a blink of an eye. 614 00:35:32,316 --> 00:35:37,386 [Tessitore] And Alba fire is going up top and lining it up. 615 00:35:37,421 --> 00:35:38,422 Oh. 616 00:35:39,522 --> 00:35:43,026 Secret Hervice looking to get to Mania. 617 00:35:43,060 --> 00:35:49,383 Oh, my! Lyra came crashing home with Piper on top of Alba. 618 00:35:49,415 --> 00:35:50,884 And that broke up the cover. 619 00:35:50,918 --> 00:35:55,839 [Barrett] Bayley was completely finished after that swanton combination move there 620 00:35:55,873 --> 00:35:57,491 from the Scottish women. 621 00:35:57,524 --> 00:36:02,496 However, Valkyria with enough in the tank to bust up that pin. 622 00:36:02,529 --> 00:36:05,065 [crowd chants] This is awesome! 623 00:36:05,098 --> 00:36:06,567 [Barrett] Take another look at this. 624 00:36:06,600 --> 00:36:10,386 Executed to perfection from her Secret Hervice, 625 00:36:10,420 --> 00:36:14,775 and that was a three-count but right on the money was Valkyria 626 00:36:15,909 --> 00:36:19,913 dumping Piper Niven onto the pile, breaking up the pin, 627 00:36:19,947 --> 00:36:22,783 and it really is up for grabs now. 628 00:36:22,816 --> 00:36:25,185 [Tessitore] And now toe-to-toe, 629 00:36:25,219 --> 00:36:28,121 right in the middle of the ring, Bayley to Belly! 630 00:36:29,089 --> 00:36:32,359 And Lyra looking to fight back, but Piper delivers that headbutt. 631 00:36:32,392 --> 00:36:36,563 And to think how far into this Gauntlet they are, 632 00:36:36,596 --> 00:36:40,017 and now they're getting into a deep battle with these two. 633 00:36:40,049 --> 00:36:43,453 [Barrett] It's been a miracle performance from Valkyria and Bayley, 634 00:36:43,487 --> 00:36:48,525 but getting into a slugfest with a fresher Piper Niven is never a smart move. 635 00:36:50,027 --> 00:36:53,630 But now that hit and move from Valkyria 636 00:36:53,663 --> 00:36:57,067 has perhaps eliminated Piper Niven for now. 637 00:37:00,354 --> 00:37:02,723 [Tessitore] Bringing Piper back up to that apron 638 00:37:02,756 --> 00:37:04,875 and delivering that big forearm. 639 00:37:06,476 --> 00:37:08,045 And now targeting… 640 00:37:10,497 --> 00:37:11,964 Out onto the floor. 641 00:37:12,649 --> 00:37:14,034 Lyra going for it. 642 00:37:14,067 --> 00:37:17,136 Oh! And a little help from her friend! 643 00:37:17,837 --> 00:37:20,040 [Barrett] Big assist there with the dropkick-- 644 00:37:20,073 --> 00:37:22,643 [Tessitore] There's the roll up! There's a roll up to advance Mania, 645 00:37:22,676 --> 00:37:23,861 but she gets out of it. 646 00:37:23,894 --> 00:37:25,279 And a big kick. 647 00:37:25,312 --> 00:37:29,583 Alba Fyre hooks the leg, and somehow Bayley finds it. 648 00:37:30,467 --> 00:37:32,819 The ability to survive. 649 00:37:32,853 --> 00:37:35,471 Alba Fyre. Bayley, looking to counter. 650 00:37:37,057 --> 00:37:38,125 There is the tag 651 00:37:39,259 --> 00:37:41,795 as she runs Fyre right into that corner. 652 00:37:41,828 --> 00:37:45,082 Rose Plant! What a big opportunity! 653 00:37:45,115 --> 00:37:46,232 Lyra's up top! 654 00:37:46,266 --> 00:37:47,901 Leg drop! 655 00:37:47,935 --> 00:37:49,469 Could it be? 656 00:37:49,502 --> 00:37:52,239 Wire-to-wire! 657 00:37:52,272 --> 00:37:53,841 -[bell rings] -[crowd cheers] 658 00:37:53,874 --> 00:37:55,392 ["Triumph" plays] 659 00:37:55,424 --> 00:37:57,611 -[Nash] Here are your winners… -[Barrett chuckles] 660 00:37:57,644 --> 00:37:59,980 [Nash] …the team of Bayley 661 00:38:00,013 --> 00:38:03,917 and the WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion 662 00:38:03,951 --> 00:38:07,004 Lyra Valkyria! 663 00:38:07,037 --> 00:38:09,455 [Barrett] What did we just witness? 664 00:38:10,073 --> 00:38:12,808 Rose Plant from Bayley in the dire moments, 665 00:38:12,843 --> 00:38:19,716 and then the move we haven't seen in such a long time from Lyra Valkyria, 666 00:38:19,750 --> 00:38:25,305 and we started the night with Liv Morgan saying they're not even a real team. 667 00:38:25,339 --> 00:38:29,609 Well, that has changed in the course of the past 30 minutes 668 00:38:29,643 --> 00:38:35,315 'cause Bayley and Valkyria are heading to WrestleMania to take on the tag champs. 669 00:38:35,982 --> 00:38:37,150 Wow! 670 00:38:37,968 --> 00:38:40,337 [Tessitore] And there they are, and that'll be next week. 671 00:38:40,370 --> 00:38:44,458 And, Wade, what's your earliest read on that WrestleMania matchup? 672 00:38:44,491 --> 00:38:47,828 [Barrett] I am still trying to catch my breath, Joe Tess. 673 00:38:47,861 --> 00:38:50,981 I'm exhausted. This audience is exhausted. 674 00:38:51,013 --> 00:38:54,768 I can't imagine how Bayley and Lyra Valkyria feel, 675 00:38:54,801 --> 00:38:58,422 but there will be celebrations tonight as they put their prep together 676 00:38:58,455 --> 00:39:00,841 to head to WrestleMania and try and grab gold. 677 00:39:00,874 --> 00:39:02,793 Gonna be something. Eight days in Vegas. 678 00:39:02,826 --> 00:39:05,529 We want to acknowledge that there is a viral video 679 00:39:05,562 --> 00:39:08,966 that's been making the rounds today showing a confrontation 680 00:39:08,999 --> 00:39:11,051 between Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair. 681 00:39:11,084 --> 00:39:16,022 And like in most sports and most established competitive cultures, 682 00:39:16,056 --> 00:39:20,861 there's an unspoken rule about not crossing certain lines. 683 00:39:20,894 --> 00:39:24,448 And last week when they met face-to-face in this ring. 684 00:39:25,098 --> 00:39:27,017 That line was definitely crossed. 685 00:39:27,049 --> 00:39:31,572 Therefore, both Tiffany and Charlotte are facing disciplinary actions, 686 00:39:31,605 --> 00:39:35,075 as well as Charlotte Flair, after what happened earlier today, 687 00:39:35,107 --> 00:39:38,312 being asked to go home for the rest of the week. 688 00:39:38,812 --> 00:39:42,432 Now, Wade, as for other big news that broke online yesterday, 689 00:39:42,466 --> 00:39:46,319 we will take you back to what happened last week between Damian Priest 690 00:39:46,353 --> 00:39:47,604 and Drew McIntyre. 691 00:39:52,576 --> 00:39:53,594 [grunts] 692 00:39:59,366 --> 00:40:00,366 [groans] 693 00:40:00,400 --> 00:40:03,319 [crew member] No! No! No! 694 00:40:06,272 --> 00:40:07,607 Drew, are you okay? 695 00:40:07,641 --> 00:40:09,409 Rest in peace, jackass. 696 00:40:09,442 --> 00:40:11,478 [McIntyre groaning] 697 00:40:11,511 --> 00:40:12,962 Get me a medic! 698 00:40:14,565 --> 00:40:16,250 [Tessitore] That was two weeks ago in London 699 00:40:16,283 --> 00:40:19,252 and now it became official this week. 700 00:40:20,270 --> 00:40:25,542 It is happening. Priest and McIntyre, WrestleMania. 701 00:40:26,727 --> 00:40:30,130 [Barrett] Sin City Street Fight. I love it. 702 00:40:30,163 --> 00:40:32,065 [crowd cheers] 703 00:40:33,834 --> 00:40:35,786 [Tessitore] And there is Damian Priest. 704 00:40:36,386 --> 00:40:39,256 A chance to hear from him. That is next. 705 00:40:46,547 --> 00:40:48,549 ["All Rise" playing] 706 00:41:19,645 --> 00:41:22,149 ♪ All rise For the rockstar… ♪ 707 00:41:24,935 --> 00:41:26,553 [Nash] Ladies and gentlemen, 708 00:41:26,587 --> 00:41:32,692 please welcome Damian Priest! 709 00:41:33,426 --> 00:41:37,513 [Tessitore] Who a year ago right now became the Heavyweight World Champion 710 00:41:37,548 --> 00:41:41,468 and now deep in a rivalry with the man he took it from 711 00:41:41,500 --> 00:41:47,107 who had it for just over five minutes that night in Philadelphia. 712 00:41:47,140 --> 00:41:51,078 [Barrett] Priest of late has been both the victim and perpetrator 713 00:41:51,111 --> 00:41:54,448 of numerous acrimonious assaults-- 714 00:41:54,481 --> 00:41:57,518 [Tessitore] Oh! And Priest wastes no time. 715 00:41:58,285 --> 00:42:03,624 As Drew McIntyre with that eye patch on after the attack that went through 716 00:42:03,656 --> 00:42:07,995 the windshield in London comes right down and attacks Priest. 717 00:42:08,562 --> 00:42:12,065 This has been week after week, Wade. He says, "On sight, I fight." 718 00:42:12,098 --> 00:42:15,452 [Barrett] And to be clear, tonight was supposed to be a face-to-face. 719 00:42:15,484 --> 00:42:18,989 That implies, at least, zero contact, 720 00:42:19,022 --> 00:42:24,962 but that was hopeful at best and way too late comes our security crew, 721 00:42:24,995 --> 00:42:26,596 referees to split this up, 722 00:42:26,630 --> 00:42:31,984 but Damian Priest has been absolutely mobbed by Drew McIntyre 723 00:42:32,019 --> 00:42:33,620 with yet another sneak attack. 724 00:42:33,654 --> 00:42:35,422 [Tessitore] Now look at the smirk on his face too. 725 00:42:35,455 --> 00:42:37,908 Look at the look on his face with that eye patch. 726 00:42:38,725 --> 00:42:42,179 As Damian Priest suffers what is a brutal beatdown. 727 00:42:42,212 --> 00:42:44,915 Look, he is so unsteady on his feet. 728 00:42:44,948 --> 00:42:47,901 [Barrett] Head got smashed against that screen multiple times 729 00:42:47,935 --> 00:42:53,740 by a massive, powerful Scotsman who is brimming with rage 730 00:42:53,774 --> 00:42:57,678 at the man he says is has derailed the past 12 months of his life 731 00:42:57,711 --> 00:43:02,082 and targeted him like a coward from behind time and again. 732 00:43:02,115 --> 00:43:04,151 [Barrett] It doesn't matter where he has turned. 733 00:43:04,183 --> 00:43:06,252 The Royal Rumble, Priest eliminated Drew. 734 00:43:06,286 --> 00:43:08,971 Elimination Chamber, Priest eliminated Drew. 735 00:43:09,006 --> 00:43:12,142 You know what happened at WrestleMania a year ago. 736 00:43:12,960 --> 00:43:19,732 -And now Drew McIntyre with the attack. -Are we starting to see clearly now? 737 00:43:23,136 --> 00:43:27,074 Society only moves as fast as the slowest member. 738 00:43:27,107 --> 00:43:32,429 It took a few people a while to catch up, but everybody can see as plain as day: 739 00:43:32,462 --> 00:43:35,949 Drew McIntyre only tells the truth, 740 00:43:35,982 --> 00:43:39,353 and every action is justified, 741 00:43:39,386 --> 00:43:41,821 including dropping his stupid ass. 742 00:43:54,884 --> 00:43:58,772 That parasite has benefited every time I was screwed. 743 00:43:58,805 --> 00:44:01,991 He would never face me like a man 744 00:44:02,025 --> 00:44:07,881 until this week when he agreed to face me face-to-face because I've got one eye. 745 00:44:09,216 --> 00:44:15,672 Then he challenged me to a match at WrestleMania, a Sin City Street Fight, 746 00:44:15,705 --> 00:44:17,857 because I've got one eye, you know what? 747 00:44:17,891 --> 00:44:22,045 I still accepted because that's the kind of man Drew McIntyre is. 748 00:44:27,834 --> 00:44:31,104 This match is a year in the making. 749 00:44:31,138 --> 00:44:34,074 Priest, you always say you want to live forever. 750 00:44:35,375 --> 00:44:38,562 Well, I'm gonna make sure nobody forgets you 751 00:44:38,595 --> 00:44:42,182 because I'm gonna give you the beating of a lifetime at WrestleMania. 752 00:44:45,368 --> 00:44:46,435 There's more. 753 00:44:47,604 --> 00:44:52,176 Seattle, do you want me to let you in on a little secret? 754 00:44:52,209 --> 00:44:54,645 [crowd cheers] 755 00:44:56,113 --> 00:44:59,199 Wolverine here's got some good news. 756 00:45:08,808 --> 00:45:12,996 I'm a hundred percent cleared, which means at WrestleMania, Priest, 757 00:45:13,029 --> 00:45:15,732 you're a hundred percent screwed. 758 00:45:21,488 --> 00:45:23,440 [Tessitore] Oh, Priest is coming back out. 759 00:45:23,473 --> 00:45:25,875 [Barrett] Yeah, this ain't time for this, Priest. 760 00:45:25,908 --> 00:45:28,545 [Tessitore] Priest is throwing security and leveling them. 761 00:45:28,578 --> 00:45:30,998 -[Barrett] Well, this is-- -He's going back into the fray, Wade! 762 00:45:31,031 --> 00:45:34,701 [Barrett] The heart is ruling the mind of Damian Priest. 763 00:45:34,734 --> 00:45:38,221 Coming completely unglued on the man who has attacked him 764 00:45:38,254 --> 00:45:40,406 numerous times over the past several weeks, 765 00:45:40,440 --> 00:45:43,176 including just moments ago. 766 00:45:43,210 --> 00:45:45,578 And where is Priest getting this from? 767 00:45:45,612 --> 00:45:48,848 -[Tessitore] Look at Priest! -[Barrett] Well, I'd written Priest off. 768 00:45:49,616 --> 00:45:51,250 I was dead wrong. 769 00:45:51,285 --> 00:45:54,555 [Tessitore] They're lined up for Mania in eight days, 770 00:45:54,587 --> 00:45:56,656 but they're bringing it right now. 771 00:45:56,690 --> 00:46:01,645 [Barrett] Well, this is a whole new level of ferocity from Damian Priest. 772 00:46:03,580 --> 00:46:06,383 And McIntyre ruing that attack. 773 00:46:09,920 --> 00:46:13,674 [Tessitore] Priest once again threatening our officials 774 00:46:13,707 --> 00:46:15,725 and breaking free, and now… 775 00:46:15,759 --> 00:46:18,895 -[Barrett] Going to the eyeballs. -[Tessitore] Right to the eyes. 776 00:46:18,929 --> 00:46:21,582 [Barrett] It may be Priest who needs that eye patch now. 777 00:46:22,598 --> 00:46:24,301 [Tessitore] The guy who just took an eye patch off 778 00:46:24,334 --> 00:46:27,386 after he had glass shards in his eyes says he's cleared. 779 00:46:27,421 --> 00:46:29,790 -[Barrett] Watch out. Watch out! -[Tessitore] Steel steps in hand! 780 00:46:29,823 --> 00:46:31,458 Right to the head! 781 00:46:31,491 --> 00:46:33,277 [Barrett] And I'll tell you this, Joe Tess, 782 00:46:33,310 --> 00:46:36,797 if you are heading to a Sin City Street Fight 783 00:46:36,830 --> 00:46:39,917 with an opponent as dangerous as these two, 784 00:46:39,950 --> 00:46:44,638 it would behoove you to take as big a chunk out as you can 785 00:46:44,671 --> 00:46:46,406 prior to getting to Vegas, 786 00:46:46,440 --> 00:46:48,509 and McIntyre has just done that. 787 00:46:48,542 --> 00:46:51,094 [Tessitore] Our officials trying to tame him, 788 00:46:51,127 --> 00:46:56,600 as Drew McIntyre turns back and gives a look to his bitter rival. 789 00:46:56,633 --> 00:46:58,202 -[Barrett] Well, McIntyre… -And he wants more! 790 00:46:58,234 --> 00:46:59,419 -…cannot be tamed. -[Tessitore] No! 791 00:46:59,453 --> 00:47:01,288 [Barrett] My God. What are you pulling off here, Drew? 792 00:47:01,321 --> 00:47:03,390 -[Tessitore] On top of the steel steps! -Don't! Drew, no! 793 00:47:03,423 --> 00:47:04,424 -No! -No! 794 00:47:04,458 --> 00:47:08,862 [Tessitore] He's lining up a Future Shock DDT on the steel steps, Wade! 795 00:47:08,895 --> 00:47:12,783 Somebody's gotta stop him! Oh, no! 796 00:47:15,335 --> 00:47:17,971 [grunting, groaning] 797 00:47:18,888 --> 00:47:20,757 [official] Get out of here! No, stop! 798 00:47:23,944 --> 00:47:26,462 [Tessitore] Look at the eyes of Priest. 799 00:47:28,281 --> 00:47:30,701 -[official] Come on, stop. -[official 2] Drew, that's enough! 800 00:47:30,734 --> 00:47:31,734 That's enough. 801 00:47:32,669 --> 00:47:36,272 [Tessitore] He just ripped his beloved necklace off his neck. 802 00:47:36,306 --> 00:47:38,959 [Barrett] Well, that's the least of Damian Priest's worries right now. 803 00:47:38,991 --> 00:47:42,196 Damian Priest has no clue what planet he's on 804 00:47:42,229 --> 00:47:46,917 thanks to that Future Shock DDT on those steel steps 805 00:47:46,950 --> 00:47:50,837 that rattled the skull of the Pride of Puerto Rico. 806 00:47:50,871 --> 00:47:55,025 [Tessitore] Can you imagine what we're gonna see in Vegas 807 00:47:55,058 --> 00:47:57,127 between Priest and McIntyre? 808 00:47:57,160 --> 00:47:58,846 ["Gallantry" playing] 809 00:48:00,663 --> 00:48:01,915 Now watch Tommaso's head. 810 00:48:01,949 --> 00:48:05,301 Hits the illegal, exposed turnbuckle and goes back and to the left. 811 00:48:05,335 --> 00:48:07,955 We were screwed last week, and no one's talking about it. 812 00:48:07,988 --> 00:48:11,325 Not that idiot, Charles Robinson, not Nick Aldis, no one. 813 00:48:11,357 --> 00:48:14,144 -I don't know why. It's obvious. -I'll tell you what's going on. 814 00:48:14,178 --> 00:48:17,598 They act like we're puppets and they, they control all the strings. 815 00:48:17,631 --> 00:48:18,699 I'm nobody's puppet. 816 00:48:19,665 --> 00:48:21,218 [whispers] You know what I think's goin' on? 817 00:48:21,250 --> 00:48:23,187 -[whispers] What? -I think this is all a conspiracy-- 818 00:48:23,220 --> 00:48:25,205 -Yeah. -[normal voice] A conspiracy to keep us 819 00:48:25,239 --> 00:48:26,839 away from the tag team titles. 820 00:48:26,874 --> 00:48:30,176 -That's what's happening. Watch. -That's what's happening right there. 821 00:48:30,210 --> 00:48:31,778 Hey, what are you two whispering about? 822 00:48:31,812 --> 00:48:34,181 Wait. No, no, no. Sorry. Sorry. We were just… We were agreeing. 823 00:48:34,214 --> 00:48:36,549 We were saying that you two are absolutely… 824 00:48:36,583 --> 00:48:37,584 Wait for it… 825 00:48:37,618 --> 00:48:39,435 -…out of your minds. [laughs] -[laughs] 826 00:48:39,469 --> 00:48:42,873 Since losing those titles, you boys have gone crazy. 827 00:48:42,906 --> 00:48:46,058 Are you blind? Are you not seeing what we're seeing? 828 00:48:46,093 --> 00:48:48,595 Look at this turnbuckle! Circle it! Circle it! Circle it! 829 00:48:48,629 --> 00:48:51,080 His head goes back and to the left! Back and to the left! 830 00:48:51,114 --> 00:48:52,466 Oh, no! 831 00:48:52,499 --> 00:48:56,420 Kit, would you look at this? We've stepped in a rabbit hole. [laughs] 832 00:48:56,453 --> 00:48:59,455 Look, desperation is not a good look on you two. 833 00:48:59,489 --> 00:49:01,658 Look, it's the desperation, it's the clothes… 834 00:49:01,692 --> 00:49:02,743 For us? 835 00:49:02,776 --> 00:49:06,046 -No, boy. We're gone. -From you? Get out of here. 836 00:49:06,078 --> 00:49:08,332 Get out of here. Don't wanna fight you anyway! 837 00:49:08,365 --> 00:49:09,816 [both chattering] 838 00:49:09,850 --> 00:49:13,069 I'm sorry, did I hear the word conspiracy from you? 839 00:49:13,103 --> 00:49:15,105 You guys are absolutely ridiculous, 840 00:49:15,138 --> 00:49:18,025 but hey, keep coping about what happened last week. 841 00:49:18,058 --> 00:49:21,411 We're focused on next week because we get our shot on SmackDown 842 00:49:21,444 --> 00:49:24,731 against the WWE Tag Team Champions, the Street Profits. 843 00:49:24,765 --> 00:49:26,750 You know, we worked our asses off to get here. 844 00:49:26,783 --> 00:49:30,270 We won the tag team titles after 3 weeks, and you screw us out of them. 845 00:49:30,304 --> 00:49:34,007 So, no. No conspiracy. This is karma. 846 00:49:34,040 --> 00:49:36,310 [muttering continues] 847 00:49:41,548 --> 00:49:43,549 ["In the Air" playing] 848 00:49:49,489 --> 00:49:51,892 ♪ There's nowhere to run or hide ♪ 849 00:49:54,127 --> 00:49:56,263 ♪ There's no point in fighting Choose a side ♪ 850 00:49:58,498 --> 00:50:00,133 ♪ It's here and now… ♪ 851 00:50:17,850 --> 00:50:20,287 [Tessitore] One of the most celebrated luchadors 852 00:50:20,319 --> 00:50:21,388 is coming our way. 853 00:50:21,421 --> 00:50:22,723 ["Legacy of the Ghost" playing] 854 00:50:25,292 --> 00:50:27,743 [Tessitore] Will be an action-packed showdown 855 00:50:27,778 --> 00:50:30,096 with Legado del Fantasma's Berto. 856 00:50:36,520 --> 00:50:37,520 [bell rings] 857 00:50:37,554 --> 00:50:41,274 [Nash] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 858 00:50:41,308 --> 00:50:46,513 Introducing first, accompanied by Santos Escobar and Angel, 859 00:50:46,547 --> 00:50:50,116 representing Legado del Fantasma, 860 00:50:50,149 --> 00:50:51,969 from Monterrey, Mexico, 861 00:50:52,002 --> 00:50:55,721 weighing in at 220 pounds, 862 00:50:55,756 --> 00:50:58,058 Berto! 863 00:50:58,091 --> 00:51:00,127 [Tessitore] Wade, Berto opened his mouth a week ago 864 00:51:00,160 --> 00:51:05,315 dismissing the incredibly exciting Rey Fenix in his WWE debut. 865 00:51:05,348 --> 00:51:08,402 [Barrett] Yeah, talk is cheap. Now you got to back those words up. 866 00:51:08,435 --> 00:51:13,040 The Emperor of Lucha Libre Santos Escobar has made it clear 867 00:51:13,073 --> 00:51:16,076 he's been far from impressed with the kind of results 868 00:51:16,109 --> 00:51:19,395 Legado del Fantasma have been getting of late. 869 00:51:19,429 --> 00:51:21,431 Now is the time to change that. 870 00:51:21,464 --> 00:51:25,986 Berto against the incredible Rey Fenix next here on SmackDown. 871 00:51:35,662 --> 00:51:39,066 ♪ Animo ♪ 872 00:51:40,551 --> 00:51:42,152 ["Animo" plays] 873 00:52:06,410 --> 00:52:08,412 [crowd cheers] 874 00:52:18,004 --> 00:52:23,410 [Nash] And his opponent from Ecatepec, Mexico 875 00:52:23,442 --> 00:52:27,964 weighing in at 182 pounds, 876 00:52:27,998 --> 00:52:33,754 Rey Fenix! 877 00:52:33,787 --> 00:52:35,806 [Tessitore] The guy's just electric 878 00:52:35,839 --> 00:52:38,491 and, Wade, really hard to imagine a better start 879 00:52:39,192 --> 00:52:41,295 for a WWE career than Rey Fenix, 880 00:52:41,328 --> 00:52:44,114 where he showed us last week with that offensive assault 881 00:52:44,147 --> 00:52:47,600 on Nathan Frazer that was just blowing our minds 882 00:52:47,634 --> 00:52:49,051 with move after move. 883 00:52:49,086 --> 00:52:53,656 [Barrett] Yeah, there had been huge hype building for this luchador's debut. 884 00:52:53,690 --> 00:52:56,210 And boy, oh, boy, did he surpass that. 885 00:52:56,243 --> 00:53:00,147 Now, of course Raw's Penta, who is the brother of Rey Fenix, 886 00:53:00,180 --> 00:53:02,616 has really done the same thing over on Raw 887 00:53:02,649 --> 00:53:06,653 over these past couple of months, so the expectations for Fenix 888 00:53:06,687 --> 00:53:08,004 were sky-high. 889 00:53:08,038 --> 00:53:11,457 That's a lot of pressure, and sometimes pressure 890 00:53:11,491 --> 00:53:17,163 can be the undoing of some superstars, but Fenix just grew into that pressure, 891 00:53:17,196 --> 00:53:21,551 grew into the biggest spotlight of his career and has now, 892 00:53:21,585 --> 00:53:23,886 within one week of debuting, 893 00:53:23,921 --> 00:53:26,957 become appointment viewing here on SmackDown. 894 00:53:26,990 --> 00:53:30,711 [Tessitore] Berto is locked in on Rey Fenix. 895 00:53:31,361 --> 00:53:34,198 First time they've gone one-on-one. 896 00:53:35,348 --> 00:53:38,067 Long ago in Mexican promotions, 897 00:53:38,652 --> 00:53:40,904 they met in four tag team matches, 898 00:53:40,937 --> 00:53:46,276 but this is their first singles one-on-one match regardless of promotion 899 00:53:46,310 --> 00:53:48,562 and quick into it is Rey Fenix. 900 00:53:49,162 --> 00:53:51,848 [Barrett] We saw some clear envy from Berto last week 901 00:53:51,882 --> 00:53:53,933 trying to smack talk Rey Fenix a little-- 902 00:53:53,966 --> 00:53:55,853 -[Tessitore] Oh. -[Barrett] Oh, that was nice. 903 00:53:55,886 --> 00:53:59,138 After of course Santos Escobar had said great things 904 00:53:59,173 --> 00:54:01,375 about the debut of Rey Fenix. 905 00:54:01,408 --> 00:54:04,044 He was quite diplomatic about it. 906 00:54:04,077 --> 00:54:05,678 He was impressed with what he saw, 907 00:54:05,712 --> 00:54:07,948 even though he's not a part of Legado del Fantasma 908 00:54:07,981 --> 00:54:12,870 and that green-eyed monster inside Berto came to the fore. 909 00:54:12,903 --> 00:54:14,971 [crowd chants] Let's go, Fenix! 910 00:54:15,004 --> 00:54:18,308 And what do you think that kind of statement by Santos Escobar, 911 00:54:18,341 --> 00:54:20,727 the impact it can have on somebody like Berto? 912 00:54:20,761 --> 00:54:23,430 [Barrett] Was supposed to be a motivational tour, 913 00:54:23,462 --> 00:54:26,533 and I know for a fact Santos Escobar has been far from impressed 914 00:54:26,567 --> 00:54:29,051 with Legado del Fantasma of late. 915 00:54:29,086 --> 00:54:34,290 As he puts it, he wants them back to running the bingo here on SmackDown. 916 00:54:34,324 --> 00:54:37,144 You can't do that if you're not winning matches. 917 00:54:37,176 --> 00:54:40,814 So things for Berto can turn around in a hurry tonight 918 00:54:40,848 --> 00:54:44,151 if he pulls off what would, I guess, be a shocker. 919 00:54:45,118 --> 00:54:48,622 A victory against Rey Fenix who came out of the blocks 920 00:54:48,654 --> 00:54:50,424 hot here on SmackDown last week. 921 00:54:52,893 --> 00:54:55,279 [Tessitore] Tough to showcase the high-flying 922 00:54:55,312 --> 00:54:58,015 and explosive style when you got a big boot pressing down 923 00:54:58,048 --> 00:54:59,966 right into your face in the corner, 924 00:55:00,000 --> 00:55:02,920 as Berto's been neutralizing Rey Fenix early on here. 925 00:55:03,819 --> 00:55:06,390 And now Fenix delivers that elbow. 926 00:55:06,423 --> 00:55:08,475 Derailing this hype train of Rey Fen-- 927 00:55:08,509 --> 00:55:09,877 -[Tessitore] Oh! -[Barrett] Wow. 928 00:55:10,410 --> 00:55:13,897 Well, that'll do it for Berto, who has got a massive upper hand 929 00:55:13,931 --> 00:55:15,348 already in this one. 930 00:55:15,382 --> 00:55:19,386 [Tessitore] And a corkscrew dive to the outside by Berto. 931 00:55:20,087 --> 00:55:23,357 Backing up what he said last week, perhaps. 932 00:55:27,828 --> 00:55:31,080 [Tessitore] Great scene here in Seattle. Climate Pledge Arena. 933 00:55:31,114 --> 00:55:34,401 Of course, next week it'll be SmackDown in Vegas 934 00:55:34,433 --> 00:55:36,353 the night before WrestleMania. 935 00:55:36,386 --> 00:55:39,339 An absolutely loaded card with all the superstars, 936 00:55:39,373 --> 00:55:41,290 whether it's Raw or SmackDown, 937 00:55:41,325 --> 00:55:43,442 you're gonna see the majority of the roster-- 938 00:55:43,477 --> 00:55:46,395 And look at this from Rey Fenix. 939 00:55:46,430 --> 00:55:49,799 [Barrett] While ten seconds ago, Rey Fenix had been on the end 940 00:55:49,832 --> 00:55:53,754 of a five-plus minute beating from Berto, 941 00:55:53,787 --> 00:55:56,607 and just when you started to write off the newcomer, 942 00:55:56,640 --> 00:56:01,278 he turns it around in a blink of an eye, and he's back in the fight. 943 00:56:02,212 --> 00:56:07,067 [Tessitore] Berto was in complete control, and now Rey Fenix, 944 00:56:07,100 --> 00:56:09,536 a week after his impressive debut. 945 00:56:09,569 --> 00:56:11,337 -What do you do for an encore? -[crowd cheers] 946 00:56:11,370 --> 00:56:14,258 [Tessitore] How about this? A rally against Berto. 947 00:56:14,290 --> 00:56:17,009 [Barrett] Yeah, this was new questions being asked of Rey Fenix-- 948 00:56:17,044 --> 00:56:18,161 [Tessitore] Wow! 949 00:56:18,194 --> 00:56:19,779 [Barrett] Nice flying headbutt there. 950 00:56:19,812 --> 00:56:22,281 Berto completely defenseless, 951 00:56:22,316 --> 00:56:25,452 not expecting that connecting flush to the jaw. 952 00:56:26,569 --> 00:56:31,942 [Tessitore] The breathtaking aerial moves that we saw in his debut continue on 953 00:56:32,993 --> 00:56:36,529 as he stomps down on the back of Berto. 954 00:56:36,562 --> 00:56:39,199 Constantly springboarding off of the top rope. 955 00:56:39,232 --> 00:56:40,567 [Barrett] This is part of the problem 956 00:56:40,600 --> 00:56:42,618 when you're in there with a competitor like Rey Fenix 957 00:56:42,653 --> 00:56:44,638 who has such a deep playbook. 958 00:56:44,671 --> 00:56:49,058 How do you possibly guard yourself against who-knows-what is coming next? 959 00:56:49,091 --> 00:56:52,863 [Tessitore] And when the intensity bubbles up with Rey Fenix, 960 00:56:52,895 --> 00:56:54,580 you see what he's capable of. 961 00:56:54,615 --> 00:56:57,817 He's lining up Berto for flight. 962 00:57:00,270 --> 00:57:03,924 -Corkscrewing his way down to the floor. -Animo! 963 00:57:08,245 --> 00:57:11,397 [Barrett] Once again, look at the body control 964 00:57:11,431 --> 00:57:15,102 connecting right on the chest of Berto, 965 00:57:15,134 --> 00:57:19,239 who has gone from almost sure victory to what looks like defeat here. 966 00:57:19,272 --> 00:57:21,290 [Tessitore] Into the cover for Fenix, 967 00:57:21,325 --> 00:57:23,393 and Berto able to kick out. 968 00:57:24,411 --> 00:57:27,330 [Barrett] And Rey Fenix for all his flashy moves, 969 00:57:27,364 --> 00:57:29,950 and his high-octane performances, 970 00:57:29,982 --> 00:57:33,053 it's that gritty durability he's really shown tonight 971 00:57:33,086 --> 00:57:34,888 to ride out that storm from Berto. 972 00:57:34,922 --> 00:57:37,790 Keep in the fight, but wait, don't write Berto off yet. 973 00:57:37,824 --> 00:57:38,959 [Tessitore] Not at all. 974 00:57:38,991 --> 00:57:42,562 Berto looking to take advantage. 975 00:57:42,596 --> 00:57:44,865 [Barrett] Yeah, he's got some tricks up his sleeve too. 976 00:57:44,897 --> 00:57:46,383 [Tessitore] How about this from Berto? 977 00:57:46,415 --> 00:57:48,452 [Barrett] Chicharito right to the jaw. 978 00:57:48,484 --> 00:57:50,303 [Tessitore] Some of his own medicine. 979 00:57:50,337 --> 00:57:52,705 Berto for the win, and Fenix… 980 00:57:54,241 --> 00:57:57,743 [Barrett] I'll tell you this, Joe Tess, you can take a kick like that 981 00:57:57,778 --> 00:58:01,147 right on the point of the jaw while draped upon the ropes, 982 00:58:01,181 --> 00:58:02,683 and you can still kick out? 983 00:58:03,383 --> 00:58:06,419 That's pretty damn impressive, but for how much longer? 984 00:58:11,792 --> 00:58:14,861 And the power of Berto. 985 00:58:14,895 --> 00:58:17,663 Sit-out power bomb for the win. 986 00:58:17,698 --> 00:58:19,732 The kick out by Fenix. 987 00:58:19,765 --> 00:58:23,620 [Barrett] Well, Rey Fenix has really had the stuffing knocked out of him here, 988 00:58:23,654 --> 00:58:26,156 and that frustration now is on the face of Berto, 989 00:58:26,190 --> 00:58:29,276 who thought that should have got the job done. 990 00:58:29,308 --> 00:58:32,763 Not quite enough, but surely the end is nigh here. 991 00:58:33,279 --> 00:58:36,066 [Tessitore] Great action in the midst of our night in Seattle. 992 00:58:36,098 --> 00:58:40,419 And still to come, Randy Orton and LA Knight, Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga. 993 00:58:44,390 --> 00:58:47,477 [Barrett] And this is exactly what Santos Escobar wanted. 994 00:58:47,511 --> 00:58:51,531 Get back to instilling fear into the heart of the locker room. 995 00:58:51,565 --> 00:58:55,769 That is the modus operandum of Legado del Fantasma. 996 00:58:55,801 --> 00:58:58,839 But Rey Fenix has got other ideas. Oh, my God. 997 00:58:58,872 --> 00:59:00,323 [Tessitore] Does he ever! 998 00:59:00,357 --> 00:59:02,743 [Barrett] Top-rope Frankensteiner! 999 00:59:04,094 --> 00:59:07,513 [Tessitore] He was able to fight his way out of position, 1000 00:59:07,548 --> 00:59:09,299 gets up to the top rope, 1001 00:59:09,332 --> 00:59:14,321 and delivers, and just that single arm cover. 1002 00:59:14,354 --> 00:59:18,075 [Barrett] Anything more than an arm, and Berto was done there. 1003 00:59:18,107 --> 00:59:19,843 How the hell do you pull this out… 1004 00:59:19,877 --> 00:59:21,328 [Tessitore] Look at the height, Wade! 1005 00:59:21,361 --> 00:59:24,998 [Barrett] …after being on the receiving end of such a beating? 1006 00:59:25,531 --> 00:59:28,051 And these two are just slugging it out now. 1007 00:59:28,801 --> 00:59:29,803 Oh, my God. 1008 00:59:31,004 --> 00:59:33,507 [Tessitore] I don't think Berto ever expected that! 1009 00:59:33,540 --> 00:59:35,075 [Barrett] No one on planet Earth did. 1010 00:59:35,107 --> 00:59:36,660 Animo! 1011 00:59:40,113 --> 00:59:41,431 [Tessitore] Berto now. 1012 00:59:42,683 --> 00:59:44,518 Gets him up top, looking for a-- 1013 00:59:44,551 --> 00:59:48,504 Oh, no! Delivers big time for the win. 1014 00:59:49,138 --> 00:59:54,127 [Barrett] Well, we saw about four reversals in a row there from man-to-man, 1015 00:59:54,161 --> 00:59:56,980 but Berto coming up trumps in the end 1016 00:59:58,232 --> 01:00:03,604 with that sit-out power bomb, and once again, Rey Fenix is equal to it, 1017 01:00:03,636 --> 01:00:05,923 refusing to go down in this one. 1018 01:00:05,955 --> 01:00:08,892 [Tessitore] Second time he's been able to deliver on it, 1019 01:00:08,926 --> 01:00:12,729 but Fenix has found a way to survive. 1020 01:00:12,763 --> 01:00:18,785 The celebrated luchador, his second match in WWE and Berto-- 1021 01:00:19,286 --> 01:00:22,339 Oh! He gets the boots up! 1022 01:00:22,990 --> 01:00:26,844 [Barrett] Well, a moonsault attempt, it just took a beat too long. 1023 01:00:26,877 --> 01:00:30,379 Impressive athleticism from Berto. 1024 01:00:30,981 --> 01:00:35,301 But Rey Fenix with the perfect timing to get those boots up, 1025 01:00:35,335 --> 01:00:37,671 -and Berto's done here. -Goodbye, amigo! 1026 01:00:37,703 --> 01:00:40,190 [Tessitore] Goodbye Amigos Kick! 1027 01:00:43,694 --> 01:00:44,694 [Barrett] Oh! 1028 01:00:44,727 --> 01:00:47,397 [Tessitore] And again showing you what he's capable of. 1029 01:00:47,431 --> 01:00:51,118 [Barrett] It's timing and precision, and Berto just has no answer 1030 01:00:51,151 --> 01:00:52,685 -and this is-- -[Tessitore] Fenix has him! 1031 01:00:52,719 --> 01:00:53,904 Fenix has him! 1032 01:00:54,471 --> 01:00:56,123 MMB! 1033 01:00:56,156 --> 01:00:58,509 Mexican Muscle Buster. 1034 01:00:58,542 --> 01:01:00,210 [bell rings] 1035 01:01:01,511 --> 01:01:08,468 [Nash] Here is your winner, Rey Fenix! 1036 01:01:08,502 --> 01:01:13,540 [Tessitore] How can you not love what gets delivered every time out 1037 01:01:13,573 --> 01:01:14,691 from Rey Fenix? 1038 01:01:14,725 --> 01:01:17,727 [Barrett] Well, there's been surprises week by week, 1039 01:01:17,761 --> 01:01:19,712 and this is another Goodbye Amigo. 1040 01:01:19,745 --> 01:01:21,365 -Is that what he calls that? -[Tessitore] Yeah. 1041 01:01:21,397 --> 01:01:23,700 [Barrett] Well, that connected perfectly. 1042 01:01:23,734 --> 01:01:27,287 And that precision strike to the jaw followed by this, 1043 01:01:27,321 --> 01:01:29,589 the Mexican Muscle Buster. 1044 01:01:30,123 --> 01:01:34,361 The flight of the Fenix continues here on SmackDown. 1045 01:01:34,394 --> 01:01:37,281 [Tessitore] How does he gain speed running down the top rope? 1046 01:01:37,314 --> 01:01:40,000 As Santos Escobar comes in to check on Berto. 1047 01:01:53,212 --> 01:01:56,850 Santos said, "Go out and prove it if you're gonna say that about Rey Fenix," 1048 01:01:56,884 --> 01:01:58,134 and look at the respect 1049 01:01:59,803 --> 01:02:02,489 that Santos has for Rey Fenix. 1050 01:02:03,506 --> 01:02:06,026 [Barrett] Then to Berto, "This is what you need to be like, 1051 01:02:06,058 --> 01:02:07,727 this kind of competitor." 1052 01:02:08,444 --> 01:02:11,798 Escobar is a man of class and style. 1053 01:02:13,200 --> 01:02:17,203 But ultimately he has been blown away like the rest of us 1054 01:02:17,236 --> 01:02:21,174 by the arrival and performances of Rey Fenix. 1055 01:02:21,207 --> 01:02:23,393 [Tessitore] Comes out to shake his hand. 1056 01:02:24,127 --> 01:02:29,216 But this high flying, this explosive, the intensity, the agility. 1057 01:02:30,067 --> 01:02:35,955 If you want offense and you want it in dynamic form, this is how you get it. 1058 01:02:35,989 --> 01:02:37,624 Just watch Rey Fenix. 1059 01:02:39,091 --> 01:02:40,143 [crowd cheers] 1060 01:02:41,044 --> 01:02:45,115 We have now seen back-to-back jaw-dropping performances 1061 01:02:45,147 --> 01:02:48,819 from the newest face on Friday Night SmackDown, Rey Fenix. 1062 01:02:48,852 --> 01:02:53,357 Well, from the newest face to an unexpected face here tonight, 1063 01:02:54,006 --> 01:02:56,877 The Prodigy, Roxanne Perez. 1064 01:02:57,594 --> 01:02:59,980 Roxanne, what brings you to SmackDown? 1065 01:03:00,013 --> 01:03:03,267 Well, since Ava doesn't want to give me an answer on Stand and Deliver, 1066 01:03:03,299 --> 01:03:06,620 I decided to take matters into my own hands and speak to Nick Aldis, 1067 01:03:06,653 --> 01:03:09,873 because as the runner up of this year's Women's Royal Rumble, 1068 01:03:09,906 --> 01:03:13,292 I would gladly compete for the WWE Women's Championship at WrestleMania, 1069 01:03:13,327 --> 01:03:17,064 because, Byron, I'm a professional. 1070 01:03:17,096 --> 01:03:19,732 At 23 years old, The Prodigy is ready to steal the show 1071 01:03:19,765 --> 01:03:23,352 because clearly Tiffany Stratton just can't handle the pressure. 1072 01:03:23,386 --> 01:03:25,471 Are you seriously talking about me, Roxanne? 1073 01:03:25,973 --> 01:03:28,408 You should be the last person talking about me. 1074 01:03:28,442 --> 01:03:32,296 You know, the way that I see it is you could learn a little something from me. 1075 01:03:33,163 --> 01:03:35,315 What could I possibly learn from you, Tiffany? 1076 01:03:35,348 --> 01:03:38,134 How to put on a fake, little helpless Tiffy act? 1077 01:03:38,167 --> 01:03:41,538 I saw through you, and I'm so glad you finally showed your true colors. 1078 01:03:41,571 --> 01:03:43,906 I just hope it doesn't cost you your WrestleMania match. 1079 01:03:43,941 --> 01:03:47,176 At least I'm not the one coming to SmackDown begging for a match. 1080 01:03:47,211 --> 01:03:50,547 Look, Tiffany, I would gladly watch Charlotte rip your Barbie head off, 1081 01:03:50,580 --> 01:03:53,216 but I'm not gonna pass up an opportunity when I see one. 1082 01:03:53,250 --> 01:03:54,401 Oh, you want to face me? 1083 01:03:54,433 --> 01:04:00,339 Okay, I'll give you the spotlight you so desperately need tonight, right, Nick? 1084 01:04:00,374 --> 01:04:03,743 Okay. Okay. It's been a day. 1085 01:04:05,127 --> 01:04:08,432 I'll think about it. In the meantime, cool off. 1086 01:04:09,566 --> 01:04:11,067 [sighs] 1087 01:04:15,622 --> 01:04:17,674 [Tessitore] That got real interesting, didn't it? 1088 01:04:17,707 --> 01:04:21,294 Still to come, all the aftermath from the favor. 1089 01:04:21,328 --> 01:04:22,529 We'll take a look back 1090 01:04:23,062 --> 01:04:24,647 at Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, 1091 01:04:24,681 --> 01:04:26,966 and of course, the CM Punk, Paul Heyman story. 1092 01:04:27,000 --> 01:04:28,100 That's coming your way. 1093 01:04:33,656 --> 01:04:37,310 [CM Punk] The first thing I think of when I hear Paul Heyman's name is "friend." 1094 01:04:37,344 --> 01:04:41,114 He's a friend. He's above and beyond before and after everything else. 1095 01:04:41,147 --> 01:04:42,765 He's always just been a friend to me. 1096 01:04:44,701 --> 01:04:50,756 I first met CM Punk when he walked into the doors of OVW in Louisville, Kentucky. 1097 01:04:50,790 --> 01:04:53,393 [commentator] Talk about a young man who has walked in here 1098 01:04:53,426 --> 01:04:55,028 and made a name for himself. 1099 01:04:55,062 --> 01:04:56,864 I'm talking about Punk. 1100 01:04:56,897 --> 01:04:58,348 [Heyman] He's different. 1101 01:04:58,381 --> 01:05:01,435 He's unique. He's one of a kind. 1102 01:05:01,468 --> 01:05:03,502 He's the first CM Punk. 1103 01:05:03,537 --> 01:05:08,040 It was obvious to me from the first day that I met CM Punk, 1104 01:05:08,075 --> 01:05:13,614 this was the guy, and once they saw it, the whole game would change. 1105 01:05:13,647 --> 01:05:16,750 I present to you CM Punk. 1106 01:05:17,417 --> 01:05:20,120 I owe my career to Paul Heyman, 100%. 1107 01:05:20,153 --> 01:05:22,973 Paul fought for me. He gave me a shot. 1108 01:05:23,006 --> 01:05:28,745 Paul, they told you to fire me and you said no. 1109 01:05:28,779 --> 01:05:32,598 [Cole] CM Park is WWE Champion! 1110 01:05:32,633 --> 01:05:34,768 That's right, I'm a Paul Heyman guy. 1111 01:05:34,801 --> 01:05:36,569 Hey, check the shirt out. 1112 01:05:36,602 --> 01:05:37,803 So I'm super fortunate. 1113 01:05:37,837 --> 01:05:40,973 I get to come to work and I get to work with one of my best friends. 1114 01:05:41,008 --> 01:05:42,609 I'm the best in the world! 1115 01:05:43,109 --> 01:05:44,678 The best in the world! 1116 01:05:45,212 --> 01:05:48,248 I knew that CM Punk was going to be a main eventer. 1117 01:05:48,281 --> 01:05:51,518 I knew this guy was gonna headline SummerSlam and Royal Rumble 1118 01:05:51,551 --> 01:05:55,254 and Survivor Series and ultimately WrestleMania. 1119 01:05:55,756 --> 01:06:00,194 [CM Punk] He's-He's never been anything but a brother, a father, a friend to me, 1120 01:06:00,227 --> 01:06:04,013 a teacher, a mentor, you know, trust me with his kids 1121 01:06:04,047 --> 01:06:06,366 invited me into his home countless times. 1122 01:06:06,866 --> 01:06:11,622 [Heyman] What a noble, honorable, righteous man he is. 1123 01:06:12,705 --> 01:06:13,707 I admire him. 1124 01:06:14,741 --> 01:06:17,093 More than I do anybody else in this industry. 1125 01:06:20,497 --> 01:06:23,000 [CM Punk] When I left here, I was super guarded. 1126 01:06:23,033 --> 01:06:27,004 It was, uh, it was a rough time for relationships back then, 1127 01:06:27,037 --> 01:06:29,656 and Paul was kind of no exception. 1128 01:06:37,497 --> 01:06:43,236 [Heyman] CM Punk comes back to WWE 1129 01:06:43,270 --> 01:06:45,888 after ten years. 1130 01:06:46,790 --> 01:06:47,941 Welcome back. 1131 01:06:49,910 --> 01:06:51,111 I love you too. 1132 01:06:52,111 --> 01:06:54,948 I stand before you as the best friend 1133 01:06:54,982 --> 01:07:01,288 and biggest fan of Chicago's very own CM Punk. 1134 01:07:03,624 --> 01:07:05,225 [CM Punk] At WrestleMania, 1135 01:07:05,759 --> 01:07:08,462 this is about loyalty. 1136 01:07:08,495 --> 01:07:11,131 I will always be loyal. 1137 01:07:11,163 --> 01:07:13,200 In my corner… 1138 01:07:13,232 --> 01:07:18,939 You are a WrestleMania main eventer. 1139 01:07:18,971 --> 01:07:21,174 …my best friend. 1140 01:07:21,207 --> 01:07:24,410 My best friend in the world… 1141 01:07:25,178 --> 01:07:29,316 -[CM Punk] …Paul Heyman. -[Heyman] …CM Punk. 1142 01:07:40,426 --> 01:07:44,096 [Tessitore] "Loyalty" and "best friend," the words that forged the favor, 1143 01:07:44,131 --> 01:07:46,616 the history of Punk and Heyman and their foundation. 1144 01:07:46,649 --> 01:07:50,220 And still to come tonight, a look back at how Seth Rollins reacted 1145 01:07:50,254 --> 01:07:52,939 to Punk and Heyman being reunited. 1146 01:07:59,229 --> 01:08:00,464 Alba! 1147 01:08:01,431 --> 01:08:02,933 Guys, I need you to get better. 1148 01:08:02,966 --> 01:08:05,702 I literally am going out to wrestle right now. 1149 01:08:05,736 --> 01:08:08,138 I need you out here with me. I can't do it alone. 1150 01:08:08,654 --> 01:08:10,841 Oh, hi. [laughs] 1151 01:08:10,874 --> 01:08:13,894 It seems like that gauntlet match was really tough on your girls. 1152 01:08:13,926 --> 01:08:17,630 Oh, no, that means, you're gonna have to be a grown-up and do it all on your own. 1153 01:08:18,447 --> 01:08:20,149 What are you ever going to do? 1154 01:08:20,184 --> 01:08:23,987 I guess we're just gonna have to see what kind of a champion you really are. 1155 01:08:24,020 --> 01:08:26,023 Bye! [laughs] 1156 01:08:29,276 --> 01:08:32,095 I pay you way too much for this, you guys. Get out of here now. 1157 01:08:32,129 --> 01:08:34,081 I don't care if you're injured, get out here. 1158 01:08:34,113 --> 01:08:36,599 I need you ringside, please. 1159 01:08:37,834 --> 01:08:40,120 [Tessitore] Remember the Secret Hervice, Chelsea's Secret Hervice 1160 01:08:40,153 --> 01:08:42,421 were in that tough match in the gauntlet. 1161 01:08:42,456 --> 01:08:46,777 So now a very confident Zelina Vega lined up against the woman 1162 01:08:46,809 --> 01:08:48,194 -she's been targeting. -[bell rings] 1163 01:08:48,228 --> 01:08:51,548 [Nash] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1164 01:08:51,581 --> 01:08:55,818 Introducing first from Queens, New York. 1165 01:08:55,853 --> 01:09:00,840 -Zelina Vega! -[crowd cheers] 1166 01:09:01,608 --> 01:09:03,777 [Tessitore] Time to show the world what she's capable of. 1167 01:09:03,809 --> 01:09:06,462 Zelina Vega against Chelsea Green, next. 1168 01:09:25,264 --> 01:09:27,184 ["Hot Mess" playing] 1169 01:09:29,152 --> 01:09:34,841 [Nash] Her opponent from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. 1170 01:09:34,875 --> 01:09:39,996 She is the Women's United States Champion. 1171 01:09:40,029 --> 01:09:45,102 Chelsea Green! 1172 01:09:45,135 --> 01:09:47,470 -[Barrett] We pledge allegiance… -[Tessitore] No. 1173 01:09:47,504 --> 01:09:49,005 -…to Chelsea-- -[Tessitore] No. 1174 01:09:49,038 --> 01:09:50,823 [Barrett] I've got a loud voice, Joe Tess. 1175 01:09:50,858 --> 01:09:53,010 Chelsea Green! 1176 01:09:53,042 --> 01:09:55,062 There's no pledging coming from 1177 01:09:55,812 --> 01:09:57,214 the paired announce booth. 1178 01:09:57,831 --> 01:10:00,784 There's objective broadcasting but no pledging of anything. 1179 01:10:00,817 --> 01:10:02,818 [Barrett] I did notice on social media 1180 01:10:02,853 --> 01:10:06,023 that Chelsea Green has been smack talking all week. 1181 01:10:06,056 --> 01:10:08,458 -And I will say, I will say in my opinion… -[Tessitore] All week long. 1182 01:10:08,492 --> 01:10:10,344 -…it is richly deserved. -[bell rings] 1183 01:10:10,376 --> 01:10:13,764 She's been all over me, like, saying I'm supposed to say nice… 1184 01:10:13,797 --> 01:10:16,617 Oh, and quick start as she throws the tulle. 1185 01:10:16,650 --> 01:10:19,219 [Barrett] Yeah, that's what happens when you're disrespectful 1186 01:10:19,253 --> 01:10:22,039 to our United States Champion, Chelsea Green. 1187 01:10:22,072 --> 01:10:23,773 [Tessitore] And I got to think here, Wade, 1188 01:10:23,807 --> 01:10:27,827 because her Secret Hervice isn't out to support her tonight 1189 01:10:27,861 --> 01:10:29,530 because remember they were in that brutal match… 1190 01:10:29,563 --> 01:10:32,299 Oh, and here's Vega with the roll up. 1191 01:10:32,331 --> 01:10:34,867 …that Chelsea has to think to herself, 1192 01:10:34,902 --> 01:10:37,538 she has to get off to a fast start here. 1193 01:10:37,571 --> 01:10:39,857 [Barrett] Well, that has been the problem for Zelina Vega 1194 01:10:39,889 --> 01:10:40,958 over the past several weeks. 1195 01:10:40,991 --> 01:10:45,913 Who has been demanding a championship opportunity against Chelsea Green. 1196 01:10:45,946 --> 01:10:49,032 The numbers game have taken down… 1197 01:10:49,066 --> 01:10:50,067 Uh-oh. 1198 01:10:50,099 --> 01:10:53,452 …Zelina Vega several times, that may not be an issue tonight. 1199 01:10:53,487 --> 01:10:55,239 [Tessitore] Oh, just slams her head down 1200 01:10:55,272 --> 01:10:58,224 on the corner of our new reinforced announce desk. 1201 01:10:58,258 --> 01:11:02,396 [Barrett] Don't act so surprised. Chelsea Green is an incredibly astute-- 1202 01:11:02,429 --> 01:11:05,182 Find my detail, now! 1203 01:11:05,215 --> 01:11:07,501 [Barrett] Chelsea Green needs protection. 1204 01:11:07,534 --> 01:11:09,336 Joe Tess, go protect Chelsea Green. 1205 01:11:09,369 --> 01:11:11,922 -[Tessitore] Go out there and compete? -[bell rings] 1206 01:11:17,361 --> 01:11:18,829 [Barrett] What's this idiot referee doing? 1207 01:11:18,862 --> 01:11:20,197 [Tessitore] What is going on here? 1208 01:11:20,230 --> 01:11:23,083 [crowd boos] 1209 01:11:24,268 --> 01:11:27,554 [Nash] Here is your winner by count out… 1210 01:11:27,588 --> 01:11:30,190 -[Barrett] No, no! -…Zelina Vega! 1211 01:11:31,008 --> 01:11:33,160 -[Tessitore] Hey, listen-- -[Barrett] You distracted her! 1212 01:11:33,193 --> 01:11:34,561 [Barrett] That was Joe Tess's fault! 1213 01:11:34,595 --> 01:11:38,482 [Tessitore] She was complaining that her Secret Hervice wasn't out here. 1214 01:11:38,514 --> 01:11:40,416 She threw Vega back into the ring… 1215 01:11:40,450 --> 01:11:42,619 -[Barrett] This idiot referee. -…and didn't beat the ten count. 1216 01:11:42,653 --> 01:11:43,920 Start the match again! 1217 01:11:43,954 --> 01:11:46,590 -Joe Tess distracted Chelsea Green. -Did not at all. 1218 01:11:46,623 --> 01:11:48,559 [Tessitore] It was Chelsea's own complaining! 1219 01:11:48,592 --> 01:11:51,461 -[Barrett] It was his fault. -[Tessitore] No, she was complaining… 1220 01:11:52,095 --> 01:11:54,514 -You were a distraction! -…and in doing that, it cost her time. 1221 01:11:54,548 --> 01:11:56,049 You need to learn how to be a professional. 1222 01:11:56,083 --> 01:11:57,851 She can't control her emotions! 1223 01:11:59,786 --> 01:12:03,072 [Tessitore] Threw her back into the ring. Next thing you know, ten count. 1224 01:12:03,106 --> 01:12:04,625 Winner, Zelina Vega. 1225 01:12:04,657 --> 01:12:08,411 [Barrett] Who's never gonna shut up about getting a championship opportunity now. 1226 01:12:08,445 --> 01:12:10,112 Thanks, Joe Tess. 1227 01:12:11,965 --> 01:12:13,133 No! 1228 01:12:18,589 --> 01:12:21,041 Angel, I can't say this enough. 1229 01:12:21,074 --> 01:12:26,597 That is the kind of performance I need in Legado del Fantasma. 1230 01:12:26,630 --> 01:12:30,166 Berto, "I'm gonna beat him. 1231 01:12:30,200 --> 01:12:32,336 He's a flash in the pan," and what were your words? 1232 01:12:32,369 --> 01:12:34,838 Oh, yeah, "A flying lizard." 1233 01:12:35,688 --> 01:12:36,940 Your words. 1234 01:12:36,974 --> 01:12:41,911 All I have to say to you right now is I'm extremely disappointed in you. 1235 01:12:42,679 --> 01:12:49,670 Angel, let's go find Rey Fenix so I can congratulate him on a job well done. 1236 01:13:03,000 --> 01:13:05,102 [Tessitore] Well, still to come tonight, 1237 01:13:05,135 --> 01:13:09,039 a week before Tiffany has her WrestleMania moment, 1238 01:13:09,072 --> 01:13:11,124 she'll be taking on Roxanne Perez. 1239 01:13:11,157 --> 01:13:12,159 That is ahead. 1240 01:13:13,492 --> 01:13:16,547 [Barrett] Not only that, because after a major confrontation 1241 01:13:16,580 --> 01:13:17,831 at the top of SmackDown, 1242 01:13:17,865 --> 01:13:23,804 we got a heavyweight tag clash in our main event as Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga 1243 01:13:23,837 --> 01:13:29,809 go up against The Viper, Randy Orton, and The Megastar, LA Knight, yeah! 1244 01:13:29,843 --> 01:13:31,762 That's later tonight on SmackDown. 1245 01:13:36,500 --> 01:13:37,534 Berto. 1246 01:13:38,602 --> 01:13:40,871 Good match. Good match. 1247 01:13:42,206 --> 01:13:43,557 Good match. 1248 01:13:43,590 --> 01:13:46,143 Berto, I know you lost with Rey Fenix. 1249 01:13:46,175 --> 01:13:51,697 Rey Fenix is a great wrestler, but you, you are a great wrestler too. 1250 01:13:53,099 --> 01:13:58,371 Still work hard. Keep your face up and be proud. 1251 01:14:04,010 --> 01:14:05,746 Mind your own business. 1252 01:14:12,019 --> 01:14:17,808 [Tessitore] Look what's up next. All the gold and the story to be told. 1253 01:14:18,759 --> 01:14:23,996 The Undisputed WWE Champion, The American Nightmare, 1254 01:14:24,031 --> 01:14:28,852 the one and only Cody Rhodes, he is with us live, next. 1255 01:14:33,706 --> 01:14:35,125 Leech. 1256 01:14:35,157 --> 01:14:38,245 Scum. Opportunist. 1257 01:14:39,563 --> 01:14:42,199 There are so many words that describe you, Jade. 1258 01:14:43,150 --> 01:14:46,086 But there's one word that fits you to the core, 1259 01:14:46,687 --> 01:14:47,920 it's "snake." 1260 01:14:50,107 --> 01:14:54,094 Had I not pushed you off that ledge and on to that windshield… 1261 01:14:58,599 --> 01:15:03,570 I know that it would have eventually been me. 1262 01:15:03,603 --> 01:15:10,410 Once I got you out my way, I took my rightful place as champion. 1263 01:15:11,594 --> 01:15:14,414 Bianca and I grew an even stronger friendship. 1264 01:15:15,549 --> 01:15:18,735 Now that you're back, Bianca won't even look at me. 1265 01:15:21,471 --> 01:15:26,460 But it's okay, because there's no more of this fake loyalty. 1266 01:15:28,529 --> 01:15:30,563 I'm doing what's best for me. 1267 01:15:31,365 --> 01:15:33,050 And I'm gonna get mine. 1268 01:15:35,936 --> 01:15:38,005 At WrestleMania, 1269 01:15:38,038 --> 01:15:43,544 I strongly advise you to proceed with caution. 1270 01:15:47,397 --> 01:15:52,385 Naomi, you thought that you could weather the storm by ducking and dodging me, 1271 01:15:52,419 --> 01:15:57,057 but now the moment is here, time has run out. 1272 01:15:57,090 --> 01:16:00,527 I'm not just angry. I'm pissed. 1273 01:16:01,661 --> 01:16:05,199 You came at me because you thought you knew what was best for me. 1274 01:16:05,232 --> 01:16:07,099 You don't. 1275 01:16:07,134 --> 01:16:11,705 You tried to take me out because of your own insecurities. 1276 01:16:13,206 --> 01:16:17,945 Let me ask you this, what happens to a star when it starts to fade? 1277 01:16:19,196 --> 01:16:22,316 They try to steal the shine from someplace else. 1278 01:16:23,650 --> 01:16:25,885 That is what this is about. 1279 01:16:28,054 --> 01:16:30,590 The glow is fading. 1280 01:16:31,708 --> 01:16:35,529 And Naomi, you're trying to stay relevant in any and every way. 1281 01:16:35,562 --> 01:16:38,866 That is what this all is about. 1282 01:16:38,898 --> 01:16:44,021 You were jealous that I came in with so much star power, so much aura, 1283 01:16:44,054 --> 01:16:46,822 so much… glow. 1284 01:16:48,692 --> 01:16:50,744 And this WrestleMania, 1285 01:16:51,594 --> 01:16:53,679 I'm not a rookie anymore. 1286 01:16:53,714 --> 01:16:55,581 I'm your biggest threat, 1287 01:16:55,616 --> 01:16:57,434 because a storm 1288 01:16:59,169 --> 01:17:00,269 is coming. 1289 01:17:02,656 --> 01:17:05,509 [Tessitore] Hard to believe that there's a WrestleMania match 1290 01:17:05,541 --> 01:17:10,112 that's more emotionally charged than Jade against Naomi. 1291 01:17:10,147 --> 01:17:12,366 There it is, coming your way in eight days. 1292 01:17:12,398 --> 01:17:14,451 And by the way, coming up a little later, 1293 01:17:14,483 --> 01:17:18,688 we are going to reveal the full WrestleMania 41 cards 1294 01:17:18,722 --> 01:17:21,909 and tell you which matches are on Saturday, 1295 01:17:21,942 --> 01:17:24,510 which matches are on Sunday. 1296 01:17:30,567 --> 01:17:33,971 For everyone who appreciates the great history of this industry, 1297 01:17:34,004 --> 01:17:36,206 look at this scene to behold, spanning years, 1298 01:17:36,240 --> 01:17:37,541 the generations of greatness, 1299 01:17:37,574 --> 01:17:42,411 the straps of leather, precious metals, fixtures, far more than just mementos, 1300 01:17:42,446 --> 01:17:45,749 the different iterations of the WWE championship. 1301 01:17:50,621 --> 01:17:52,054 [crowd cheers] 1302 01:17:52,556 --> 01:17:56,593 [Rhodes] Wrestling has more than one royal family. 1303 01:17:56,626 --> 01:17:58,629 ["Kingdom" playing] 1304 01:18:11,508 --> 01:18:17,531 ♪ Adrenaline in my soul Every fight out of control ♪ 1305 01:18:17,563 --> 01:18:21,751 ♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪ 1306 01:18:23,487 --> 01:18:29,610 ♪ Crowd is here, about to blow Waitin' for me to start the show ♪ 1307 01:18:29,643 --> 01:18:34,114 ♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪ 1308 01:18:34,147 --> 01:18:35,866 -♪ Whoa! ♪ -[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪ 1309 01:18:36,666 --> 01:18:42,022 ♪ And my father said When I was younger… ♪ 1310 01:18:42,054 --> 01:18:43,956 [Nash] Ladies and gentlemen, 1311 01:18:43,991 --> 01:18:50,781 please welcome the Undisputed WWE Champion, 1312 01:18:50,813 --> 01:18:57,588 The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes! 1313 01:18:57,621 --> 01:19:00,574 [Tessitore] And to see all the versions of the championships 1314 01:19:00,607 --> 01:19:01,742 that are in the ring now, 1315 01:19:01,775 --> 01:19:04,928 that means so much to all of us, Wade, 1316 01:19:04,962 --> 01:19:09,633 but mean even more to the man who wears the current edition. 1317 01:19:09,666 --> 01:19:11,768 [Barrett] Well, we just saw a very brief glimpse 1318 01:19:11,802 --> 01:19:14,054 of an incredibly young Cody Rhodes. 1319 01:19:14,087 --> 01:19:15,556 And WWE fans, 1320 01:19:15,589 --> 01:19:19,960 some of us older guys have been watching a significant number of years, 1321 01:19:19,992 --> 01:19:22,763 will remember some of the championships in the ring 1322 01:19:22,795 --> 01:19:25,616 and the men who held those championships, 1323 01:19:25,648 --> 01:19:29,570 and that is in large part the reason why we are so obsessed 1324 01:19:29,603 --> 01:19:32,789 with being around this industry to this very day. 1325 01:19:34,074 --> 01:19:36,460 -♪ Whoa! ♪ -[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪ 1326 01:19:39,996 --> 01:19:42,666 [Barrett] And the truth is, if you hold that championship 1327 01:19:42,699 --> 01:19:44,902 as Cody Rhodes does currently, 1328 01:19:44,934 --> 01:19:48,554 you are a custodian because it's a moment in time, 1329 01:19:48,589 --> 01:19:50,641 a piece of history, 1330 01:19:50,674 --> 01:19:53,143 and Cody Rhodes is the man tasked 1331 01:19:53,177 --> 01:19:57,931 with safeguarding the future of that very championship. 1332 01:19:57,965 --> 01:20:04,705 The one that John Cena claims he is gonna win and then retire for good. 1333 01:20:05,272 --> 01:20:09,126 [Tessitore] Eight days away from WrestleMania 41 in Vegas. 1334 01:20:09,159 --> 01:20:14,447 Seven days away from a loaded SmackDown at the T-Mobile Arena 1335 01:20:14,481 --> 01:20:17,284 that will be filled with Raw superstars, 1336 01:20:17,317 --> 01:20:21,405 SmackDown superstars, and then the Hall of Fame ceremony 1337 01:20:21,438 --> 01:20:26,425 that follows two hours later, right down the street at the Fountainebleau. 1338 01:20:26,460 --> 01:20:29,813 Two events in one night, next Friday. 1339 01:20:29,847 --> 01:20:34,985 And then of course this guy in the spotlight against John Cena. 1340 01:20:35,652 --> 01:20:40,190 And what feels far bigger than simply just a title defense. 1341 01:20:52,236 --> 01:20:54,237 [crowd cheers] 1342 01:21:18,879 --> 01:21:21,865 [crowd chanting] Cody, Cody Rhodes! 1343 01:22:09,295 --> 01:22:11,298 [crowd cheering] 1344 01:22:40,661 --> 01:22:42,779 You guys have gotten me all flustered. 1345 01:22:42,813 --> 01:22:45,566 Thank you very much, Seattle. You have always been… 1346 01:22:45,599 --> 01:22:47,601 [crowd cheers] 1347 01:22:53,657 --> 01:22:55,025 You've always been good to me, 1348 01:22:55,058 --> 01:22:56,977 whether it's this sold out arena here tonight 1349 01:22:57,010 --> 01:23:00,063 or when I did DEFY and now being back here again. 1350 01:23:00,097 --> 01:23:01,348 Thank you very much. 1351 01:23:05,068 --> 01:23:11,692 Now, this is the tangible definition 1352 01:23:11,724 --> 01:23:13,492 of realized potential. 1353 01:23:13,527 --> 01:23:18,764 It's the denotation of excellence, the metric that stands. 1354 01:23:18,799 --> 01:23:23,637 This right here simply says you are the best wrestler in the world. 1355 01:23:28,358 --> 01:23:33,697 And I'm blessed, I'm blessed to be able to carry this and its mighty weight, 1356 01:23:33,730 --> 01:23:35,566 but it won't always be me. 1357 01:23:37,034 --> 01:23:40,320 That's what this has become. That's what WrestleMania has turned into. 1358 01:23:40,353 --> 01:23:43,005 It's not just a match between two anymore. 1359 01:23:43,040 --> 01:23:46,309 It's about our right to keep this at home. 1360 01:23:47,393 --> 01:23:49,329 It's about the next 20 champions, 1361 01:23:49,362 --> 01:23:55,434 whether that's Shawn's NXT kids watching WrestleMania intently or ID prospects. 1362 01:23:55,469 --> 01:23:59,255 Maybe there's a young man in Seattle tonight that wants to grow up 1363 01:23:59,289 --> 01:24:01,692 and wear this as WWE champion. 1364 01:24:01,724 --> 01:24:04,478 -It's about the next 20 champions. -[crowd cheers] 1365 01:24:07,831 --> 01:24:13,152 And then there is one man trying to take all that away. 1366 01:24:13,971 --> 01:24:15,973 [crowd boos] 1367 01:24:21,577 --> 01:24:22,663 John… 1368 01:24:25,732 --> 01:24:26,733 Cena. 1369 01:24:27,733 --> 01:24:29,236 [crowd boos] 1370 01:24:40,781 --> 01:24:46,652 -[crowd 1 chanting] Let's go, Cena! -[crowd 2 chanting] Cena sucks! 1371 01:25:01,268 --> 01:25:06,190 John Cena has neglected 1372 01:25:06,223 --> 01:25:09,710 to make Seattle part of his farewell tour. 1373 01:25:09,742 --> 01:25:11,077 [crowd boos] 1374 01:25:13,429 --> 01:25:17,501 He has opted to be in Vegas for SmackDown next week. 1375 01:25:20,487 --> 01:25:25,025 It would be cowardice on my part to rebuttal John's remarks 1376 01:25:25,058 --> 01:25:26,677 from when we shared the ring in London, 1377 01:25:26,710 --> 01:25:28,929 but one thing he said that sticks with me, 1378 01:25:28,962 --> 01:25:32,683 he referred to me and the placement of my tattoo. 1379 01:25:33,500 --> 01:25:39,255 He said me having this tattoo makes me a common fan. 1380 01:25:45,411 --> 01:25:46,530 So what? 1381 01:25:49,816 --> 01:25:53,370 I have this tattoo for the same reason that I wear this suit. 1382 01:25:53,402 --> 01:25:58,392 It's not because I think I'm somebody, it's because I want to be somebody. 1383 01:25:58,425 --> 01:26:00,160 [crowd cheers] 1384 01:26:02,029 --> 01:26:07,601 Is that somebody who can sell out the world's most famous arena 188 times 1385 01:26:07,634 --> 01:26:09,920 to the rhythmic chants of his own name? 1386 01:26:09,952 --> 01:26:14,391 Is that somebody who can sit up each and every night, even with broken ribs 1387 01:26:14,424 --> 01:26:16,760 and become WWE's Phenom? 1388 01:26:16,793 --> 01:26:21,898 Is that somebody who can set the world ablaze with Latino heat? 1389 01:26:21,932 --> 01:26:23,684 [crowd cheers] 1390 01:26:29,623 --> 01:26:33,360 [crowd chanting] Eddie, Eddie, Eddie! 1391 01:26:41,951 --> 01:26:46,740 Or is that somebody who can carry a company on his back 1392 01:26:46,773 --> 01:26:51,077 through good times and bad for ten years. 1393 01:26:52,179 --> 01:26:53,480 John Cena. 1394 01:26:54,231 --> 01:26:56,233 [crowd boos] 1395 01:26:58,835 --> 01:27:02,856 John Cena looks at this and considers it a bad thing. 1396 01:27:02,889 --> 01:27:04,208 I don't. 1397 01:27:04,241 --> 01:27:07,628 I see it as a man who is trying to break the wheel, 1398 01:27:07,661 --> 01:27:10,264 a man who is trying to find himself. 1399 01:27:10,797 --> 01:27:12,532 Does that sound familiar? 1400 01:27:12,566 --> 01:27:15,518 John, you've told me that I don't know who I am, 1401 01:27:15,552 --> 01:27:17,688 that I don't present myself authentically. 1402 01:27:17,721 --> 01:27:23,460 Here's what I do know, John. I'm the WWE champion and you are not. 1403 01:27:23,492 --> 01:27:24,745 [crowd cheers] 1404 01:27:31,985 --> 01:27:36,023 John is always teaching. John is always preaching. 1405 01:27:36,056 --> 01:27:41,495 Perhaps this is the one time in my life that I can teach John Cena a lesson, 1406 01:27:41,527 --> 01:27:46,967 a lesson I saw my old man struggle with as a career baby face, and it's very simple. 1407 01:27:47,768 --> 01:27:54,191 John, they are allowed to love somebody else. 1408 01:27:54,224 --> 01:27:57,443 [crowd cheers] 1409 01:27:57,477 --> 01:28:02,566 Hell, I call myself the captain here, but I'm part of a roster 1410 01:28:02,599 --> 01:28:06,420 that has CM Punk, Randy Orton, Jey Uso, 1411 01:28:06,452 --> 01:28:11,892 Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan, AJ Styles, Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn, 1412 01:28:11,925 --> 01:28:13,559 just to name a few. 1413 01:28:13,594 --> 01:28:15,896 We make each other better. 1414 01:28:20,416 --> 01:28:23,754 And now I've found myself with the unenviable task, 1415 01:28:23,786 --> 01:28:28,125 but it's in my nature to want this task that I have to halt history 1416 01:28:28,157 --> 01:28:30,594 with your record-setting title win 1417 01:28:30,626 --> 01:28:34,197 so that we can have history here in the first place. 1418 01:28:34,231 --> 01:28:35,699 John Cena is a man of his word. 1419 01:28:35,732 --> 01:28:37,634 He said he was leaving. He means it. 1420 01:28:37,668 --> 01:28:40,404 He says he means to take this with him, he means it. 1421 01:28:40,437 --> 01:28:42,723 So let me share some honesty with you, John. 1422 01:28:42,755 --> 01:28:47,911 I'll tell you the same thing that I told Brock, the same thing that I told Roman. 1423 01:28:47,945 --> 01:28:50,813 I do my best work when I'm backed into a corner. 1424 01:28:50,848 --> 01:28:52,099 I don't flinch. 1425 01:28:52,132 --> 01:28:55,085 I fight, I wrestle. That's right, John. 1426 01:28:55,117 --> 01:28:57,221 The bell is gonna ring. 1427 01:29:01,675 --> 01:29:03,026 And when it does, 1428 01:29:04,862 --> 01:29:06,380 and this is over, 1429 01:29:06,413 --> 01:29:10,634 I leave you to this ring, John, to have your moment, 1430 01:29:10,666 --> 01:29:13,837 your moment to say goodbye. 1431 01:29:16,639 --> 01:29:21,428 It would be clever for me to tell John, "Your time is up, my time is now," 1432 01:29:21,460 --> 01:29:24,982 but John, you've known your time is up for quite some time, 1433 01:29:25,014 --> 01:29:26,733 and that's why you did what you did. 1434 01:29:26,767 --> 01:29:29,268 And one day my time will be up soon, 1435 01:29:29,303 --> 01:29:33,257 but until then, this is timeless. 1436 01:29:33,290 --> 01:29:38,045 And this stays home, 1437 01:29:38,077 --> 01:29:41,915 this stays with us. 1438 01:29:41,949 --> 01:29:43,867 [crowd cheers] 1439 01:29:43,901 --> 01:29:44,902 ["Kingdom" playing] 1440 01:29:44,934 --> 01:29:47,621 [Tessitore] What a statement by the champ. 1441 01:29:47,654 --> 01:29:52,608 And I love connecting all the history of Bruno's belt, 1442 01:29:52,643 --> 01:29:55,312 even pausing at the spinner belts. 1443 01:29:55,344 --> 01:29:59,132 And, Wade, this is what we're in store for. 1444 01:29:59,166 --> 01:30:03,353 It is WrestleMania, Undisputed WWE Championship match. 1445 01:30:03,971 --> 01:30:10,309 As he says, "I have to halt history with a record-setting title win for Cena 1446 01:30:10,344 --> 01:30:14,831 so that we can continue to have history here in the first place." 1447 01:30:14,865 --> 01:30:20,454 That to its core is the statement made by Cody Rhodes. 1448 01:30:20,487 --> 01:30:23,072 -[Barrett] Well, that clearly was… -[crowd] Whoa! 1449 01:30:23,740 --> 01:30:27,710 …way more than just a rousing speech from Cody Rhodes. 1450 01:30:27,744 --> 01:30:31,031 It's more than just a title defense at WrestleMania. 1451 01:30:31,063 --> 01:30:35,952 Cody is defending the past, the present, and the future of this industry 1452 01:30:35,986 --> 01:30:40,424 against an opponent who wants to take the ball and go home for good. 1453 01:30:40,456 --> 01:30:41,657 Good luck, Cody Rhodes. 1454 01:30:41,692 --> 01:30:45,212 Yeah, halt Cena's as history so that we can have history. 1455 01:30:45,245 --> 01:30:49,199 Let's talk about the future that happens next week on SmackDown. 1456 01:30:49,233 --> 01:30:52,501 Remember, the early 5:00 p.m. Pacific start time. 1457 01:30:52,536 --> 01:30:54,771 So if you're interested in the double-header or the Hall of Fame, 1458 01:30:54,804 --> 01:30:56,456 it is there for you. 1459 01:30:56,490 --> 01:30:59,610 SmackDown in Vegas and tickets are still on sale, 1460 01:30:59,643 --> 01:31:05,949 and it is going to be a power-packed card from T-Mobile Arena, of course. 1461 01:31:05,983 --> 01:31:07,634 A week from tonight. 1462 01:31:07,668 --> 01:31:09,303 Let's tell you what you're in store for. 1463 01:31:09,335 --> 01:31:11,839 [Barrett] Yeah, because as we just heard from the champ Cody Rhodes, 1464 01:31:11,871 --> 01:31:14,575 one half of our WrestleMania main event. 1465 01:31:14,608 --> 01:31:16,460 Some call him the greatest of all time, 1466 01:31:16,492 --> 01:31:20,898 others call him a man who has torched his own legacy regardless. 1467 01:31:20,931 --> 01:31:25,384 John Cena will be live on SmackDown in Vegas next week. 1468 01:31:25,419 --> 01:31:27,987 [Tessitore] And of course it's an annual fixture to kick off the action 1469 01:31:28,021 --> 01:31:29,188 of WrestleMania Weekend, 1470 01:31:29,223 --> 01:31:32,593 the annual Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal. 1471 01:31:32,626 --> 01:31:35,379 Both superstars of Raw and SmackDown involved. 1472 01:31:35,411 --> 01:31:40,000 One of the most distinct trophies in all the industry will be awarded. 1473 01:31:40,032 --> 01:31:44,288 [Barrett] And as we saw a few moments ago, Zelina Vega pulled up a count-out win 1474 01:31:44,321 --> 01:31:49,059 against Chelsea Green, while next week she's gonna team with Carter and Chance, 1475 01:31:49,092 --> 01:31:53,347 to take on the entire Green Regime in six-woman tag, 1476 01:31:53,380 --> 01:31:55,032 next week on SmackDown. 1477 01:31:55,849 --> 01:31:58,317 [Tessitore] And the strength of the action on SmackDown 1478 01:31:58,352 --> 01:32:01,755 to start WrestleMania Weekend is topped with this. 1479 01:32:01,788 --> 01:32:07,928 Will you look at this, the WWE tag team division, the championship on the line. 1480 01:32:07,960 --> 01:32:13,450 Street Profits look to defend against the former champs, Motor City Machine Guns. 1481 01:32:13,483 --> 01:32:16,637 That is next Friday in Vegas. 1482 01:32:21,491 --> 01:32:25,696 Right now I'd like to welcome on in the WWE tag team champions, 1483 01:32:25,728 --> 01:32:26,880 the Street Profits. 1484 01:32:28,065 --> 01:32:31,300 Ford, Dawkins, next week is the final Friday Night SmackDown 1485 01:32:31,335 --> 01:32:32,335 before WrestleMania, 1486 01:32:32,369 --> 01:32:34,871 and it's also the night that you defend your titles 1487 01:32:34,905 --> 01:32:37,023 against the Motor City Machine Guns. 1488 01:32:37,057 --> 01:32:39,242 How are you both feeling about that showdown? 1489 01:32:39,276 --> 01:32:42,763 Street Profits, Motor City, Vegas, Wrestlemania Weekend. 1490 01:32:42,795 --> 01:32:44,264 But you know what? We like Motor City. 1491 01:32:44,298 --> 01:32:45,983 But last week we saw a video of them 1492 01:32:46,016 --> 01:32:47,684 talking about how they don't care about the gold, 1493 01:32:47,718 --> 01:32:49,135 they don't care about the chains, 1494 01:32:49,169 --> 01:32:52,239 don't care about the grills, don't care about the reality shows, 1495 01:32:52,272 --> 01:32:53,557 but you know what, quite frankly, 1496 01:32:53,590 --> 01:32:56,210 you can't care about things that you don't have. 1497 01:32:56,242 --> 01:32:58,144 You know what else they don't have, Byron? 1498 01:32:58,911 --> 01:33:00,112 These. 1499 01:33:00,147 --> 01:33:02,482 They've been all over the world for 20 years, 1500 01:33:02,516 --> 01:33:05,536 but save the congratulations for the IWC Glazers 1501 01:33:05,568 --> 01:33:07,019 because we run this division. 1502 01:33:07,054 --> 01:33:08,438 Hold on, run this division? 1503 01:33:10,273 --> 01:33:12,860 Y'all running this division straight to the ground. 1504 01:33:12,893 --> 01:33:15,362 Yeah, Motor City Machine Guns, they're road warriors. 1505 01:33:15,394 --> 01:33:18,115 Y'all over here gassing them up. You wanna talk about a real road warrior? 1506 01:33:18,148 --> 01:33:20,800 -Let's talk about The Miz. -[scoffs] 1507 01:33:20,834 --> 01:33:22,369 I'm sorry, did someone say a joke? 1508 01:33:22,402 --> 01:33:24,987 Because the only joke I see is the SmackDown tag division 1509 01:33:25,022 --> 01:33:26,072 being headed by you two. 1510 01:33:26,106 --> 01:33:28,041 -Hey, don't-- -No, no, no, let me cook. 1511 01:33:28,075 --> 01:33:31,027 As talented as you two may be, the mere fact that those titles 1512 01:33:31,061 --> 01:33:33,847 are not on the WrestleMania card is a slap in the face of every superstar 1513 01:33:33,880 --> 01:33:35,215 that's ever held those titles, 1514 01:33:35,249 --> 01:33:39,436 including me and my nine times as a tag team champion, 1515 01:33:39,469 --> 01:33:41,088 so it's time to put you two on notice, 1516 01:33:41,121 --> 01:33:44,273 revive the tag team division and get my tenth title, 1517 01:33:44,308 --> 01:33:47,244 because I got the hottest young prospect in the game, a true one of one, 1518 01:33:47,277 --> 01:33:51,081 Carmelo Hayes, and together we are Melo don't Miz, 1519 01:33:51,114 --> 01:33:55,201 and we are awes…him. 1520 01:33:55,235 --> 01:33:58,288 And we most definitely want the smoke. 1521 01:34:03,076 --> 01:34:04,777 Let them breathe, big fella. 1522 01:34:06,163 --> 01:34:07,496 ♪ It's Tiffy Time ♪ 1523 01:34:07,531 --> 01:34:10,099 -["Tiffy Time" playing] -[crowd cheers] 1524 01:34:10,133 --> 01:34:12,702 [Tessitore] It's been quite the day for Tiffany Stratton. 1525 01:34:16,557 --> 01:34:17,558 [bell rings] 1526 01:34:17,590 --> 01:34:20,978 [Nash] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 1527 01:34:21,812 --> 01:34:26,066 Introducing first, from Prior Lake, Minnesota. 1528 01:34:26,583 --> 01:34:32,188 She is the WWE Women's Champion, 1529 01:34:32,222 --> 01:34:36,910 Tiffany Stratton! 1530 01:34:38,712 --> 01:34:40,731 [Tessitore] Tiffy Time here in Seattle. 1531 01:34:42,014 --> 01:34:45,853 Taking up the instant challenge that was put forth against Roxanne Perez. 1532 01:34:45,885 --> 01:34:47,170 That's next. 1533 01:34:54,878 --> 01:34:57,748 Of course, last week it was the headline-making face-to-face 1534 01:34:57,781 --> 01:34:59,800 with Charlotte Flair for Tiffany Stratton. 1535 01:35:00,300 --> 01:35:02,268 That war of words on the shelf now, 1536 01:35:02,302 --> 01:35:07,708 and now a show of skill is needed against the very talented Roxanne Perez. 1537 01:35:19,119 --> 01:35:20,621 ["All Fall Down" playing] 1538 01:35:30,563 --> 01:35:36,202 [Nash] And her opponent from Laredo, Texas, 1539 01:35:36,236 --> 01:35:40,941 Roxanne Perez! 1540 01:35:41,525 --> 01:35:44,911 [Tessitore] Roxanne Perez hasn't been in the ring with Tiffany Stratton 1541 01:35:44,945 --> 01:35:47,181 since the 2024 Royal Rumble. 1542 01:35:47,880 --> 01:35:49,733 Tiffany eliminated Roxanne that night. 1543 01:35:49,766 --> 01:35:52,268 Then you fast forward to this year's Royal Rumble, Wade, 1544 01:35:52,302 --> 01:35:55,072 and it was Roxanne who nearly shocked the world, 1545 01:35:55,105 --> 01:35:58,275 nearly earned a chance to face Tiffany at WrestleMania. 1546 01:35:58,308 --> 01:36:01,661 She had that record-setting performance, was the runner up to Charlotte Flair. 1547 01:36:01,695 --> 01:36:06,250 [Barrett] Yeah, Charlotte Flair, who, of course, is heading to WrestleMania, 1548 01:36:06,282 --> 01:36:08,535 but Roxanne has certainly been vocal 1549 01:36:08,568 --> 01:36:13,389 in putting a name forward as a potential alternate at WrestleMania. 1550 01:36:13,423 --> 01:36:17,928 Should a competitor need to be replaced due to their lack of professionalism. 1551 01:36:17,960 --> 01:36:21,164 I think we know who I may be talking about there. 1552 01:36:21,197 --> 01:36:23,032 [Tessitore] Well, let's get into that just for a moment, 1553 01:36:23,066 --> 01:36:25,635 because we brought it up earlier and there's no denying. 1554 01:36:26,236 --> 01:36:29,822 We acknowledge the viral video from earlier today, 1555 01:36:29,857 --> 01:36:34,126 and the discipline that was put forth to both Tiffany Stratton and Charlotte Flair, 1556 01:36:34,161 --> 01:36:36,196 as Charlotte Flair was asked to go home 1557 01:36:36,230 --> 01:36:38,065 -for the remainder of the week. -[bell rings] 1558 01:36:38,098 --> 01:36:40,250 But we've got a good one right in front of us here, 1559 01:36:40,284 --> 01:36:42,986 with Roxanne Perez and Tiffany Stratton. 1560 01:36:43,019 --> 01:36:46,456 [Barrett] Yeah, make no mistake, Roxanne Perez, The Prodigy, 1561 01:36:46,490 --> 01:36:49,409 multiple time NXT Women's Champion. 1562 01:36:49,442 --> 01:36:52,496 Yes, she is currently an NXT Superstar, however, 1563 01:36:52,529 --> 01:36:55,516 it has been clear for a long time now 1564 01:36:55,549 --> 01:36:59,001 that Roxanne Perez is absolutely ready to mix it up 1565 01:36:59,036 --> 01:37:01,188 with the best of Raw and SmackDown 1566 01:37:01,221 --> 01:37:04,942 as we saw in the Elimination Chamber and indeed the Royal Rumble 1567 01:37:04,974 --> 01:37:06,660 that you mentioned, Joe. 1568 01:37:06,692 --> 01:37:11,098 Roxanne Perez is every bit the equal of our roster here. 1569 01:37:11,130 --> 01:37:12,249 [Tessitore] There's no doubt. 1570 01:37:12,282 --> 01:37:16,053 See the metrics type… matrix type moves from Tiffany Stratton 1571 01:37:16,085 --> 01:37:18,822 and now the power as well, but look at this, 1572 01:37:18,856 --> 01:37:21,925 this is the skill we talk about when it comes to Perez. 1573 01:37:21,959 --> 01:37:24,260 [Barrett] Yeah, there's no fear whatsoever in Perez too, 1574 01:37:24,294 --> 01:37:26,647 she'll stand up to anyone bigger and badder than her, 1575 01:37:26,679 --> 01:37:30,617 and she certainly mixed it up with Tiffany Stratton on numerous occasions 1576 01:37:30,651 --> 01:37:33,871 during their time together in NXT. 1577 01:37:34,721 --> 01:37:39,759 So don't expect Roxanne Perez to take a backward step at all in this one, wow. 1578 01:37:39,793 --> 01:37:42,929 [Tessitore] Bringing that right hand right across the face of Tiffany Stratton 1579 01:37:42,963 --> 01:37:45,098 then delivers one of her own. 1580 01:37:46,333 --> 01:37:49,286 [Barrett] And this is Tiffany Stratton who's really started to come into her own 1581 01:37:49,318 --> 01:37:51,205 confidence-wise over the past several weeks, 1582 01:37:51,237 --> 01:37:56,876 in part enforced by Charlotte Flair, and this is Tiffany Stratton saying, 1583 01:37:56,910 --> 01:38:00,697 "No, the spotlight is mine, the championship is mine. 1584 01:38:00,731 --> 01:38:02,749 Pay attention to me." 1585 01:38:02,782 --> 01:38:04,101 [Tessitore] Oh, snapping. 1586 01:38:04,951 --> 01:38:08,789 You can see Roxanne reaching for her lower back. 1587 01:38:13,744 --> 01:38:15,462 Stomping down on that left leg. 1588 01:38:17,281 --> 01:38:18,932 WWE Women's Champion. 1589 01:38:20,867 --> 01:38:24,204 Snap Suplex again, but this time lateral press. 1590 01:38:24,237 --> 01:38:26,990 And the hook of the leg, and a two count. 1591 01:38:27,023 --> 01:38:30,210 [Barrett] Now I'll tell you right now, a victory for Perez here tonight 1592 01:38:30,244 --> 01:38:34,047 would really shake things up ahead of WrestleMania for the… 1593 01:38:34,081 --> 01:38:36,465 wait a second… for the WWE Women's Champ. 1594 01:38:37,067 --> 01:38:39,652 [Tessitore] Roxanne Perez trying to hold on-- 1595 01:38:39,686 --> 01:38:42,923 [Barrett] Well, how small was that? Referee sorting out the apron, 1596 01:38:42,956 --> 01:38:45,709 and poking Tiffany Stratton in the eye. 1597 01:38:48,362 --> 01:38:51,130 [Tessitore] A rising star showing some veteran presence 1598 01:38:51,798 --> 01:38:53,866 to have to deal with the apron, 1599 01:38:53,901 --> 01:38:56,920 and then able to take advantage against Tiffany Stratton. 1600 01:38:57,905 --> 01:39:03,527 Oh, and stomping down on that left hand, Roxanne Perez. 1601 01:39:04,228 --> 01:39:06,230 That's how The Prodigy does it. 1602 01:39:11,000 --> 01:39:13,152 [Tessitore] Joe and Wade with you here in Seattle 1603 01:39:13,187 --> 01:39:15,839 as Tiffany Stratton looks to fight back here 1604 01:39:15,873 --> 01:39:19,343 against the two-time NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez. 1605 01:39:19,375 --> 01:39:23,362 And you see the athleticism, the former star gymnast Tiffany Stratton, 1606 01:39:23,397 --> 01:39:24,731 telling the crowd here in Seattle, 1607 01:39:24,764 --> 01:39:27,867 "You know what time it is. It is Tiffy time." 1608 01:39:27,901 --> 01:39:30,070 [Barrett] Well, just when it looked like… 1609 01:39:31,638 --> 01:39:34,358 Tiffany Stratton was starting to look dead and buried 1610 01:39:34,391 --> 01:39:39,079 by this plucky NXT Superstar, Roxanne Perez. 1611 01:39:39,112 --> 01:39:45,969 Tiffany Stratton showing us all why she is the WWE Women's Champion. 1612 01:39:46,003 --> 01:39:47,120 Able to dig deep, 1613 01:39:47,154 --> 01:39:50,840 shake off all those injuries and damage sustained thus far, 1614 01:39:50,874 --> 01:39:52,342 and get back on the attack. 1615 01:39:52,375 --> 01:39:56,112 [Tessitore] A week away from WrestleMania for Tiffany Stratton. 1616 01:39:57,030 --> 01:40:00,000 Roxanne Perez, who had the record-setting performance 1617 01:40:00,032 --> 01:40:02,969 in the Royal Rumble earlier this year in Indy. 1618 01:40:03,003 --> 01:40:05,105 The roll up, and the kick out at two. 1619 01:40:05,138 --> 01:40:07,907 Remember, the most time in a single women's Royal Rumble 1620 01:40:07,941 --> 01:40:10,259 came this year from Roxanne Perez. 1621 01:40:10,294 --> 01:40:11,428 Look at Stratton. 1622 01:40:11,995 --> 01:40:14,298 And Perez survives again. 1623 01:40:14,331 --> 01:40:18,085 [Barrett] Well, Perez has been trying her best to drop some heavy artillery, 1624 01:40:18,117 --> 01:40:21,170 the crossface that she's become known for in NXT. 1625 01:40:21,205 --> 01:40:24,124 She did attempt that there with Tiffany Stratton. 1626 01:40:24,157 --> 01:40:26,259 Stratton was just too strong for it though. 1627 01:40:27,728 --> 01:40:30,030 [Tessitore] That is the advantage that she has. 1628 01:40:32,583 --> 01:40:35,451 Tiffany was gonna come in with that hip attack against the ropes, 1629 01:40:35,485 --> 01:40:39,438 but instead it's Perez running straight in and slamming Stratton down. 1630 01:40:39,473 --> 01:40:43,227 [Barrett] You simply cannot write off Roxanne Perez, 1631 01:40:43,259 --> 01:40:45,394 who can dig a lot deeper than most, 1632 01:40:45,429 --> 01:40:50,032 which explains her level of success in NXT. 1633 01:40:50,717 --> 01:40:54,221 [Tessitore] She's gonna line up that target just the way she wants it. 1634 01:40:54,254 --> 01:40:56,590 Perez! Oh, the knees got up. 1635 01:40:58,424 --> 01:41:03,880 [Barrett] Tiffany Stratton just lying in there and baiting Roxanne Perez, 1636 01:41:03,914 --> 01:41:07,300 who was pretty much just on the same back to Tiffany Stratton. 1637 01:41:07,334 --> 01:41:09,603 [Tessitore] She was thinking about the Prettiest Moonsault Ever, 1638 01:41:09,635 --> 01:41:13,106 but instead Perez ends up on that top rope to meet her. 1639 01:41:13,139 --> 01:41:15,776 [Barrett] Russian leg sweep off the second rope there. 1640 01:41:15,808 --> 01:41:17,411 Tiffany Stratton's in big trouble. 1641 01:41:17,443 --> 01:41:22,349 [Tessitore] And now Roxanne Perez, taking control of things. 1642 01:41:22,382 --> 01:41:24,418 Hook of the leg, looking for the win. 1643 01:41:25,285 --> 01:41:28,338 [Barrett] Late, late kick out there from Tiffany Stratton 1644 01:41:28,371 --> 01:41:31,491 who has been really put through the wringer on this one. 1645 01:41:31,525 --> 01:41:34,094 What an outing thus far from Roxanne. 1646 01:41:38,599 --> 01:41:42,268 Talking some smack to boot. Can she get the dub? 1647 01:41:42,969 --> 01:41:44,237 Attempted that pop rocks. 1648 01:41:45,205 --> 01:41:47,558 [Tessitore] Couldn't get that sunset foot power bomb going, 1649 01:41:47,590 --> 01:41:52,246 but instead, cartwheel Alabama slam is lined up. 1650 01:41:52,279 --> 01:41:54,464 Oh, no! Perez with a counter. 1651 01:41:55,398 --> 01:41:57,067 Tiffany comes right back at her. 1652 01:41:57,884 --> 01:42:03,440 As they duel with supreme skill here in Seattle on SmackDown. 1653 01:42:03,956 --> 01:42:04,958 Perez. 1654 01:42:04,991 --> 01:42:07,894 -[Barrett] Now she's got it locked in! -[Tessitore] There it is, the crossface! 1655 01:42:07,928 --> 01:42:11,999 [Barrett] Wrenching on the neck and face of our champ, Tiffany Stratton. 1656 01:42:12,032 --> 01:42:15,786 Who is a million miles away from the ropes here, 1657 01:42:15,818 --> 01:42:19,022 desperately crawling away to try and get some respite. 1658 01:42:19,056 --> 01:42:20,958 [Tessitore] Perez interlocking those hands 1659 01:42:20,991 --> 01:42:24,027 and pulling back desperately, and now utilizing her foot 1660 01:42:24,061 --> 01:42:29,599 to stay away from the ropes and instead it's Stratton with a show of power. 1661 01:42:31,835 --> 01:42:35,155 And now Tiffy Time, indeed. 1662 01:42:36,590 --> 01:42:39,375 Prettiest Moonsault Ever! 1663 01:42:39,409 --> 01:42:40,744 [bell rings] 1664 01:42:40,777 --> 01:42:42,362 ["Tiffy Time" playing] 1665 01:42:42,396 --> 01:42:49,018 [Nash] Here is your winner, Tiffany Stratton! 1666 01:42:49,052 --> 01:42:51,722 [Tessitore] The champ answered the call tonight, Wade. 1667 01:42:52,639 --> 01:42:54,608 -[Barrett] Wait a second. Oh, my God. -What in the world? 1668 01:42:54,641 --> 01:42:56,643 [Barrett] Oh, no, it's gone off the rails again. 1669 01:42:57,443 --> 01:42:58,978 [Tessitore] Charlotte Flair 1670 01:43:00,531 --> 01:43:04,134 was supposed to be sent home after their actions earlier. 1671 01:43:04,166 --> 01:43:06,719 [Barrett] Well, we know there was a ton of bad blood last week. 1672 01:43:06,753 --> 01:43:09,822 [Barrett] Get security down… What the hell are you doing Charlotte? 1673 01:43:10,874 --> 01:43:13,326 [Tessitore] Now they're trying to clear things up, 1674 01:43:13,360 --> 01:43:15,094 but it is getting worse by the week, 1675 01:43:15,128 --> 01:43:17,648 and coming over the top of our announce desk. 1676 01:43:20,116 --> 01:43:21,785 And Flair is on top! 1677 01:43:22,369 --> 01:43:24,688 And now Flair is trying… Wade! 1678 01:43:24,721 --> 01:43:27,340 -You're gonna get yourself fired! -What are you gonna do about it? 1679 01:43:27,374 --> 01:43:29,942 [Tessitore] Trying to control things, rips off his headset. 1680 01:43:29,977 --> 01:43:31,612 I'm trying to help you, all right? 1681 01:43:31,644 --> 01:43:36,450 [Tessitore] Holding back Charlotte Flair, the 14-time world champion, 1682 01:43:36,482 --> 01:43:38,802 who is absolutely enraged. 1683 01:43:38,835 --> 01:43:40,536 [crowd boos] 1684 01:43:43,023 --> 01:43:46,826 Wade Barrett trying to talk sense into Charlotte Flair. 1685 01:43:47,594 --> 01:43:53,083 And keep them separated from a further attack on Tiffany Stratton. 1686 01:43:53,116 --> 01:43:55,585 WrestleMania awaits. 1687 01:43:55,619 --> 01:44:01,657 This thing has boiled up and over beyond. Flair and Stratton. 1688 01:44:10,284 --> 01:44:14,221 [Barrett] Oh, my God, such a great crew gonna be there, of course. 1689 01:44:15,422 --> 01:44:19,660 Triple H is gonna be there, HBK, The Undertaker, 1690 01:44:19,692 --> 01:44:23,530 Stone Cold Steve Austin, Bret the… It goes on and on. 1691 01:44:23,563 --> 01:44:25,666 The absolute best of the best, 1692 01:44:25,699 --> 01:44:28,317 the ones we all grew up watching and loving. 1693 01:44:28,352 --> 01:44:31,839 They're all gonna be there at the class of 2025. 1694 01:44:31,871 --> 01:44:33,540 The Hall of Fame, can't wait. 1695 01:44:34,224 --> 01:44:36,143 [Tessitore] Can't even imagine the emotion 1696 01:44:36,175 --> 01:44:37,928 for some of those we're gonna be inducting. 1697 01:44:37,960 --> 01:44:42,599 I mean for Taker obviously a family situation, but HBK and Triple H, 1698 01:44:42,633 --> 01:44:44,701 that's going to be an extremely special moment. 1699 01:44:44,735 --> 01:44:49,489 And then come next week, three men with that woven history that intersects again 1700 01:44:49,523 --> 01:44:51,090 since Royal Rumble's drama. 1701 01:44:51,124 --> 01:44:54,277 The big three headliners are Roman and Seth and Punk. 1702 01:44:54,311 --> 01:44:59,933 It's been beatings, it's been brawls, contracts and chaos, and then the favor. 1703 01:45:03,820 --> 01:45:05,172 [CM Punk] What's the favor? 1704 01:45:06,005 --> 01:45:11,411 I'm gonna force you, my tribal chief, out of your comfort zone 1705 01:45:11,445 --> 01:45:15,215 because at WrestleMania in the main event 1706 01:45:15,249 --> 01:45:19,085 in my corner, your wise man, 1707 01:45:19,119 --> 01:45:22,940 my best friend, Paul Heyman. 1708 01:45:30,429 --> 01:45:31,932 Wiseman. 1709 01:45:32,715 --> 01:45:34,701 Yes, my tribal chief? 1710 01:45:35,235 --> 01:45:38,505 Let this desperate fool down easy, will you? 1711 01:45:44,728 --> 01:45:48,081 No, my tribal chief, I can't do that. 1712 01:45:55,822 --> 01:45:57,724 [CM Punk] I promise you, 1713 01:45:57,758 --> 01:46:03,764 I am gonna put a beating on the tribal chief, Roman Reigns. 1714 01:46:03,797 --> 01:46:07,534 I am gonna whip Seth Rollins's ass 1715 01:46:07,567 --> 01:46:14,107 at the main event of WrestleMania! 1716 01:46:17,326 --> 01:46:19,429 [Rollins] I feel bad for you, Paul Heyman. 1717 01:46:20,163 --> 01:46:24,651 You are in a very difficult, unenviable position. 1718 01:46:24,684 --> 01:46:28,856 The easiest solution for all of us, for everyone involved, 1719 01:46:28,889 --> 01:46:33,460 would be if you just removed yourself from the situation entirely, 1720 01:46:33,492 --> 01:46:38,915 and let me and Punk and Roman battle it out at WrestleMania 1721 01:46:38,949 --> 01:46:41,151 for the soul of this industry. 1722 01:46:41,718 --> 01:46:47,907 I would take it as a privilege to remove you 1723 01:46:48,491 --> 01:46:54,047 from the situation right here, right now. 1724 01:46:55,148 --> 01:47:00,353 Don't put your damn hands on me again! 1725 01:47:05,909 --> 01:47:07,393 [Cole] CM Punk's here! 1726 01:47:34,054 --> 01:47:38,291 Now you owe me a favor. 1727 01:47:48,552 --> 01:47:51,371 [Tessitore] Wade, it is time to reveal the matches 1728 01:47:51,405 --> 01:47:53,423 for Saturday and Sunday at WrestleMania. 1729 01:47:53,456 --> 01:47:56,226 [Barrett] Yeah, well, this is WrestleMania Saturday, Joe, 1730 01:47:56,259 --> 01:47:57,311 this is the main event. 1731 01:47:57,344 --> 01:48:03,016 Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, CM Punk with Paul Heyman in Punk's corner. 1732 01:48:03,049 --> 01:48:04,934 That's your main event on Saturday. 1733 01:48:04,968 --> 01:48:08,539 Also on WrestleMania Saturday, the bitterest of rivalries. 1734 01:48:08,572 --> 01:48:11,124 Jade Cargill versus Naomi. 1735 01:48:11,157 --> 01:48:12,159 Not only that, 1736 01:48:12,192 --> 01:48:15,661 World Tag Team Championship will be on the line 1737 01:48:15,696 --> 01:48:20,250 as the War Raiders take on The New Day. 1738 01:48:21,451 --> 01:48:23,570 A matchup that is gonna be. 1739 01:48:23,603 --> 01:48:26,874 And then Rey Mysterio, the legendary Hall of Famer, 1740 01:48:26,907 --> 01:48:31,445 takes on the latest luchador, El Grande Americano. 1741 01:48:31,478 --> 01:48:34,681 They'll go head-to-head again, WrestleMania Saturday. 1742 01:48:34,715 --> 01:48:39,870 The United States Championship is on the line as The Megastar, LA Knight 1743 01:48:39,902 --> 01:48:43,574 takes on the terrifying Jacob Fatu. 1744 01:48:43,607 --> 01:48:47,561 And as we just saw, WWE Women's Champion, 1745 01:48:47,594 --> 01:48:52,014 her toughest test yet as Tiffany Stratton goes up against 1746 01:48:52,049 --> 01:48:57,487 the sometimes unprofessional Charlotte Flair, can't wait for that one. 1747 01:48:57,521 --> 01:49:01,758 And then World Heavyweight Championship on the line. 1748 01:49:01,791 --> 01:49:05,529 Main Event Jey Uso, who has refound his fire, 1749 01:49:05,562 --> 01:49:09,449 he goes head-to-head with the Ring General, Gunther. 1750 01:49:09,482 --> 01:49:12,553 That is your card for WrestleMania Saturday. 1751 01:49:12,585 --> 01:49:15,005 [Tessitore] All right, here's what you're in store for on Sunday. 1752 01:49:15,038 --> 01:49:18,558 Bayley and Lyra just went through the gauntlet. 1753 01:49:18,592 --> 01:49:21,327 WWE Women's Tag Team Championship match. 1754 01:49:21,361 --> 01:49:25,115 Bayley and Lyra against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez. 1755 01:49:25,148 --> 01:49:26,750 Sunday at WrestleMania. 1756 01:49:26,782 --> 01:49:32,856 It is going to be a Sin City Street Fight between Damian Priest and Drew McIntyre. 1757 01:49:32,889 --> 01:49:38,094 The outrageous rivalry goes street fight version on Sunday at Mania. 1758 01:49:38,128 --> 01:49:41,598 The Intercontinental Championship is gonna be decided 1759 01:49:41,632 --> 01:49:43,099 in a fatal 4-way. 1760 01:49:43,133 --> 01:49:47,955 Penta, Finn Bálor, Dirty Dom, Bron Breakker, Sunday at Mania. 1761 01:49:47,987 --> 01:49:50,023 Also Sunday from Vegas, 1762 01:49:50,057 --> 01:49:56,880 AJ Styles against Logan Paul next Sunday from Allegiant Stadium. 1763 01:49:56,914 --> 01:50:00,217 The Women's World Championship triple-threat 1764 01:50:00,250 --> 01:50:02,920 will be held on Sunday, the 20th. 1765 01:50:02,952 --> 01:50:06,106 Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Iyo Sky, 1766 01:50:06,139 --> 01:50:08,892 and you can hear the reaction from the fans here, 1767 01:50:08,925 --> 01:50:11,695 eight days away from Mania 41. 1768 01:50:11,728 --> 01:50:14,748 And of course, we just heard from Cody Rhodes 1769 01:50:14,781 --> 01:50:19,219 who says he must halt history so we can keep making history. 1770 01:50:19,253 --> 01:50:23,639 It's The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes against John Cena. 1771 01:50:23,674 --> 01:50:28,228 There it is, folks, officially your Saturday and Sunday cards. 1772 01:50:31,798 --> 01:50:35,669 ♪ I hear voices in my head They counsel me ♪ 1773 01:50:35,701 --> 01:50:39,089 ♪ They understand They talk to me ♪ 1774 01:50:39,121 --> 01:50:40,456 ["Voices" playing] 1775 01:50:44,344 --> 01:50:45,344 [bell rings] 1776 01:50:45,379 --> 01:50:49,750 [Nash] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall. 1777 01:50:49,782 --> 01:50:53,954 Introducing first from St. Louis, Missouri, 1778 01:50:53,987 --> 01:50:58,424 weighing in at 290 pounds, 1779 01:50:58,458 --> 01:51:05,432 The Viper, Randy Orton! 1780 01:51:05,465 --> 01:51:09,620 Things have taken a far different turn lately for The Viper. 1781 01:51:09,652 --> 01:51:13,273 Coming up next, Solo and Tama Tonga, 1782 01:51:13,307 --> 01:51:16,927 the target for Randy Orton and LA Knight. 1783 01:51:16,960 --> 01:51:18,128 [Barrett] Yeah! 1784 01:51:28,304 --> 01:51:31,224 [Tessitore] Well, 22 years ago, Seattle hosted WrestleMania 1785 01:51:31,258 --> 01:51:34,661 and now we're eight days away and what a strong night we've had here. 1786 01:51:34,695 --> 01:51:36,947 Bayley and Lyra Valkyria wired of the field, 1787 01:51:36,980 --> 01:51:41,000 won five straight matches to earn number one contender status 1788 01:51:41,034 --> 01:51:44,188 to fight for the titles next week at WrestleMania. 1789 01:51:44,221 --> 01:51:46,840 Rey Fenix won his second match. 1790 01:51:46,874 --> 01:51:51,478 Chelsea Green was counted out and that's how Zelina Vega pulled the upset, 1791 01:51:51,512 --> 01:51:54,364 and then Tiffany Stratton hit The Prettiest Moonsault Ever 1792 01:51:54,398 --> 01:51:56,450 for a victory against Roxanne Perez. 1793 01:51:59,202 --> 01:52:04,174 Fourteen times Randy Orton has heard his name announced as a world champion. 1794 01:52:04,208 --> 01:52:07,510 Hard to think about a WrestleMania without him. 1795 01:52:09,847 --> 01:52:11,781 He addressed that earlier tonight. 1796 01:52:11,815 --> 01:52:13,650 ["Welcome To LA" playing] 1797 01:52:13,683 --> 01:52:15,352 [crowd cheers] 1798 01:52:24,143 --> 01:52:29,700 [Nash] And his tag team partner from Los Angeles, California, 1799 01:52:29,732 --> 01:52:36,607 weighing in at 240 pounds, he is the United States Champion. 1800 01:52:37,391 --> 01:52:41,460 -LA Knight. -[crowd] Yeah! 1801 01:52:41,495 --> 01:52:43,530 [Tessitore] Wade, I feel like there's been so much packed 1802 01:52:43,563 --> 01:52:46,400 on to the plate of LA Knight recently with match after match, 1803 01:52:46,433 --> 01:52:48,117 having just won the US Championship back, 1804 01:52:48,151 --> 01:52:50,704 but what lies ahead will be his biggest challenge. 1805 01:52:50,737 --> 01:52:56,559 He's met a prime, violent, angry, Jacob Fatu next week. 1806 01:52:56,593 --> 01:52:58,946 Fatu, of course, winning the last man standing 1807 01:52:58,978 --> 01:53:03,517 to earn that shot at LA's championship at WrestleMania. 1808 01:53:03,549 --> 01:53:05,035 [Barrett] Yeah, and as we've just learned, 1809 01:53:05,067 --> 01:53:09,022 that will take place on WrestleMania Saturday. 1810 01:53:09,056 --> 01:53:15,062 Of course, we know a frenzy of energy takes over every arena and stadium. 1811 01:53:15,094 --> 01:53:16,797 When the Megastar walks out, 1812 01:53:16,830 --> 01:53:20,933 he's gonna need all of that energy and more at WrestleMania, 1813 01:53:20,968 --> 01:53:23,687 if he's gonna defeat Jacob Fatu. 1814 01:53:23,719 --> 01:53:25,722 ["Taking It All" playing] 1815 01:53:27,790 --> 01:53:30,443 ♪ We taking it all Settle the score ♪ 1816 01:53:30,477 --> 01:53:32,946 ♪ No, I will not take a loss Taking it all ♪ 1817 01:53:33,496 --> 01:53:35,866 ♪ We kick in the door Dropping you down to the floor ♪ 1818 01:53:35,898 --> 01:53:37,049 ♪ We taking it all ♪ 1819 01:53:37,084 --> 01:53:43,973 [Nash] And their opponents with a combined weight of 470 pounds, 1820 01:53:44,007 --> 01:53:50,964 Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga! 1821 01:53:50,998 --> 01:53:53,666 Of course, we see a lot of Solo Sikoa week after week, 1822 01:53:53,700 --> 01:53:55,786 but this actually will be his first official match 1823 01:53:55,818 --> 01:53:58,338 over the course of a month and change. 1824 01:53:58,371 --> 01:54:00,924 That was with his current partner you see here, Tama Tonga. 1825 01:54:00,958 --> 01:54:02,692 It was a six-man tag team. 1826 01:54:02,726 --> 01:54:05,478 LA Knight was on the other side, the winning side, 1827 01:54:05,512 --> 01:54:07,813 the last time we saw him in an official match. 1828 01:54:07,848 --> 01:54:10,951 [Barrett] It's pretty unusual seeing these two 1829 01:54:10,983 --> 01:54:15,722 as a two-piece without Jacob Fatu in tow. 1830 01:54:15,755 --> 01:54:20,611 There have been tensions between Solo and Fatu, especially of late. 1831 01:54:20,643 --> 01:54:23,096 Solo, the former tribal chief. 1832 01:54:23,830 --> 01:54:25,898 Looking to get back on track, 1833 01:54:25,933 --> 01:54:29,036 he spoke the right words earlier about supporting Fatu 1834 01:54:29,068 --> 01:54:31,755 and his quest to become United States Champ 1835 01:54:31,788 --> 01:54:33,106 -at WrestleMania. -[bell rings] 1836 01:54:33,139 --> 01:54:34,308 Well, this is a business. 1837 01:54:34,340 --> 01:54:37,544 Take a chunk out of LA Knight this evening, 1838 01:54:37,577 --> 01:54:41,031 and Fatu, I'm sure, will warm to Sikoa once again. 1839 01:54:41,063 --> 01:54:42,648 [Tessitore] As soon as LA Knight turned 1840 01:54:42,683 --> 01:54:45,518 to give a little bit of attention to Solo Sikoa, 1841 01:54:45,552 --> 01:54:47,603 Tama Tonga was quick to attack. 1842 01:54:48,655 --> 01:54:53,043 [Barrett] And that's really been the modus operandi of this unit from day one. 1843 01:54:54,044 --> 01:54:59,950 And Tama Tonga, he is the least hyped member of that trio, 1844 01:54:59,982 --> 01:55:03,620 and that is unfair, he's consistently demonstrated 1845 01:55:03,654 --> 01:55:06,924 how devastatingly effective he is in that ring. 1846 01:55:07,758 --> 01:55:09,960 [Tessitore] He has. He is quick. He is explosive. 1847 01:55:09,992 --> 01:55:13,429 He has a good offensive arsenal himself. 1848 01:55:13,463 --> 01:55:17,918 Of course, he's always around two powerhouses in Solo Sikoa and Fatu. 1849 01:55:17,951 --> 01:55:19,736 [Barrett] That's part of Tonga's problem. 1850 01:55:19,769 --> 01:55:22,089 He's at times the most soldier-like of the trio, 1851 01:55:22,121 --> 01:55:26,026 who'll effectively follow orders from Solo Sikoa… 1852 01:55:28,061 --> 01:55:29,062 when needed. 1853 01:55:30,097 --> 01:55:34,334 Sikoa ramming into our desk there, that's why I paused, terrifying sight, 1854 01:55:34,367 --> 01:55:37,103 as is Randy Orton stepping in the ring. 1855 01:55:37,137 --> 01:55:40,007 [Tessitore] Now Solo Sikoa's got to deal with Randy. 1856 01:55:40,773 --> 01:55:44,027 Remember, he came out and had a little something to say. 1857 01:55:44,061 --> 01:55:47,630 The start tonight was Randy was addressing things with Nick Aldis… 1858 01:55:47,664 --> 01:55:50,450 And, oh, that scoop snap powerslam. 1859 01:55:50,483 --> 01:55:52,369 Vintage Randy Orton. 1860 01:55:54,737 --> 01:55:57,156 [Barrett] Well, there's a taste of what we may have seen 1861 01:55:57,191 --> 01:56:00,826 at WrestleMania before the Viper's plans got derailed. 1862 01:56:00,861 --> 01:56:02,946 [Tessitore] Lining up the draping DDT! 1863 01:56:02,980 --> 01:56:05,598 [cheers] 1864 01:56:05,632 --> 01:56:09,920 [Barrett] Randy Orton looking to finish this one off in double quick time. 1865 01:56:09,952 --> 01:56:15,125 [Tessitore] I mean, he has come out explosive and this crowd is ready to roar. 1866 01:56:15,157 --> 01:56:18,512 [Barrett] What a disaster for Sikoa and Tama Tonga, wait a second. 1867 01:56:19,847 --> 01:56:24,884 [Tessitore] Oh, but instead of an RKO he got a Samoan drop on the other end, 1868 01:56:24,918 --> 01:56:29,306 and then Tonga just sends LA Knight flying. 1869 01:56:29,822 --> 01:56:31,558 Good stuff here in Seattle. 1870 01:56:36,897 --> 01:56:39,700 [Tessitore] The last SmackDown on our road to WrestleMania 1871 01:56:39,732 --> 01:56:42,268 before we arrive in Vegas. 1872 01:56:42,302 --> 01:56:46,039 Randy Orton desperate to make the tag to LA Knight, 1873 01:56:46,072 --> 01:56:49,276 but Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga have been getting the best of him. 1874 01:56:49,308 --> 01:56:52,846 Remember how the night started, Wade, when Randy Orton was out to discuss 1875 01:56:52,880 --> 01:56:58,018 in front of this big crowd here in Seattle that his 20th WrestleMania is coming up. 1876 01:56:58,050 --> 01:56:59,318 He wants to take part, of course, 1877 01:56:59,353 --> 01:57:01,804 the injury to Kevin Owens altered those plans, 1878 01:57:01,839 --> 01:57:06,093 and then Solo Sikoa interrupted to hype up Jacob Fatu. 1879 01:57:06,626 --> 01:57:09,980 And his claim to go out and win the US Championship. 1880 01:57:10,013 --> 01:57:11,447 LA Knight heard his name. 1881 01:57:11,481 --> 01:57:16,469 LA Knight said, "Let's go," and that is how we arrived at this tag team battle. 1882 01:57:16,503 --> 01:57:19,438 [Barrett] Solo Sikoa always spoiling for a fight, 1883 01:57:19,473 --> 01:57:21,107 not often a man of many words, 1884 01:57:21,141 --> 01:57:25,012 but certainly highly eloquent with those fists 1885 01:57:25,045 --> 01:57:27,915 and indeed that head of his. 1886 01:57:27,947 --> 01:57:31,134 Slowly destroying the body of The Viper, Randy Orton. 1887 01:57:32,352 --> 01:57:38,141 [Tessitore] LA Knight, eight days away from what will be the big battle, 1888 01:57:38,174 --> 01:57:42,545 the United States Championship defense against Jacob Fatu, 1889 01:57:42,579 --> 01:57:47,718 but in the midst of the deep waters of tag team action here in Seattle. 1890 01:57:48,352 --> 01:57:51,304 [Barrett] That tag just inches away for The Viper, 1891 01:57:51,338 --> 01:57:53,440 but must feel like a million miles 1892 01:57:53,473 --> 01:57:57,361 when you've got the arms of Solo Sikoa coiled around your neck, 1893 01:57:57,393 --> 01:57:59,862 but we got daylight for The Viper. 1894 01:57:59,897 --> 01:58:02,382 [Tessitore] And that power and that strength 1895 01:58:02,415 --> 01:58:05,085 and that explosiveness of The Viper. 1896 01:58:06,253 --> 01:58:10,057 [Barrett] The man who's defined an entire era in WWE, 1897 01:58:10,089 --> 01:58:13,544 flat on his back now desperate for this tag, 1898 01:58:13,576 --> 01:58:18,447 and if the Megastar gets into this one, the place is gonna come unglued. 1899 01:58:20,433 --> 01:58:22,436 -[Tessitore] There's the Megastar. -[crowd cheers] 1900 01:58:23,804 --> 01:58:26,106 And Tama's on the receiving end of it. 1901 01:58:29,742 --> 01:58:34,114 [Barrett] The man's got those loins tingling in Seattle once again. 1902 01:58:34,147 --> 01:58:37,351 [Tessitore] An overdose of Kavorka here in the Pacific Northwest. 1903 01:58:43,339 --> 01:58:45,942 Got him right where he wants him, the running knee. 1904 01:58:45,976 --> 01:58:47,861 [Barrett] Keep your eyes open, LA. 1905 01:58:47,894 --> 01:58:49,496 [Tessitore] Gets out of the way. 1906 01:58:49,530 --> 01:58:51,764 How about it, against Solo? 1907 01:58:51,798 --> 01:58:54,384 [Barrett] Got a little sixth sense there has LA Knight. 1908 01:58:54,968 --> 01:58:56,637 [Tessitore] And the powerslam. 1909 01:58:59,389 --> 01:59:01,974 [Barrett] What do the people want? 1910 01:59:02,808 --> 01:59:06,346 -[crowd] LA Knight, yeah! -[Barrett] Yeah! 1911 01:59:07,598 --> 01:59:08,982 [Tessitore] Elbow drop. 1912 01:59:09,866 --> 01:59:11,168 For the win. 1913 01:59:12,385 --> 01:59:15,539 And coming in and making the save is Solo Sikoa. 1914 01:59:15,572 --> 01:59:17,290 [Barrett] Late, late break up there. 1915 01:59:17,857 --> 01:59:21,644 [Tessitore] Oh, and a Samoan Spike is delivered. 1916 01:59:21,678 --> 01:59:24,565 [Barrett] Right to the thorax of the Megastar. 1917 01:59:25,147 --> 01:59:27,401 [Tessitore] Big uppercut from Orton. 1918 01:59:27,901 --> 01:59:31,054 Tama Tonga's gonna mess with the big guy and finds out! 1919 01:59:31,088 --> 01:59:32,639 Oh, does he find out! 1920 01:59:33,257 --> 01:59:34,942 RKO! 1921 01:59:36,093 --> 01:59:39,596 As Solo drives Randy out of the ring. 1922 01:59:39,630 --> 01:59:42,633 [Barrett] Well, Randy Orton is certainly not the legal man in this one, 1923 01:59:42,665 --> 01:59:44,317 neither is Solo Sikoa, 1924 01:59:44,351 --> 01:59:49,572 those two look like they're done with the in-ring portion of this match. 1925 01:59:49,606 --> 01:59:52,543 Some severe hatred built up between these two. 1926 01:59:53,594 --> 01:59:57,330 [Tessitore] That's been going on and they're fighting right through the crowd. 1927 01:59:57,364 --> 01:59:58,682 [Barrett] This match continues. 1928 01:59:58,714 --> 02:00:02,335 Referee Charles Robinson has the two legal men in the ring. 1929 02:00:02,369 --> 02:00:03,587 We need a finish. 1930 02:00:03,620 --> 02:00:05,973 [Tessitore] LA Knight and Tama Tonga, 1931 02:00:06,005 --> 02:00:08,942 they remain in, in the midst of this tag team 1932 02:00:08,976 --> 02:00:12,996 -that leaves these two competitors. -[Barrett] One got RKO'ed. The other-- 1933 02:00:13,030 --> 02:00:15,214 [Tessitore] Oh, BFT! 1934 02:00:17,233 --> 02:00:18,785 -Knight wins it! -[bell rings] 1935 02:00:18,818 --> 02:00:20,219 ["Welcome To LA" playing] 1936 02:00:20,254 --> 02:00:22,673 [Nash] Here are your winners, 1937 02:00:23,557 --> 02:00:29,696 Randy Orton and your United States Champion, 1938 02:00:29,730 --> 02:00:32,098 LA Knight! 1939 02:00:32,132 --> 02:00:36,637 -[Barrett] Oh, no. -[Tessitore] Oh, no, look who's arrived. 1940 02:00:38,054 --> 02:00:41,058 Jacob Fatu. 1941 02:00:43,026 --> 02:00:47,330 A running senton and the beat down has begun. 1942 02:00:47,364 --> 02:00:51,668 The sneak attack on the guy he's gonna meet up with 1943 02:00:51,701 --> 02:00:54,404 in Vegas for that championship. 1944 02:00:54,438 --> 02:00:56,389 [Barrett] In eight nights' time. 1945 02:00:56,906 --> 02:01:02,545 WrestleMania Saturday, now is your chance to feast, Jacob Fatu. 1946 02:01:03,080 --> 02:01:05,214 Make that job at WrestleMania, 1947 02:01:05,249 --> 02:01:09,303 that pathway to the United States title, that much easier. 1948 02:01:10,804 --> 02:01:15,241 [Tessitore] The hip attack from Fatu, and when you see that, 1949 02:01:15,275 --> 02:01:17,376 you know he's feeling it. 1950 02:01:18,812 --> 02:01:20,731 The United States Champion, 1951 02:01:21,632 --> 02:01:27,321 who just picked up his belt to celebrate a hard earned tag team win. 1952 02:01:27,353 --> 02:01:29,940 A Mighty Moonsault delivered. 1953 02:01:30,624 --> 02:01:33,343 [Barrett] Well, nobody is coming to save the Megastar, 1954 02:01:33,376 --> 02:01:36,346 because Randy Orton, his tag partner this evening, 1955 02:01:36,380 --> 02:01:41,434 is otherwise engaged in a vicious brawl with Solo Sikoa. 1956 02:01:42,803 --> 02:01:46,406 [Tessitore] Picks up the belt, throws it down, he wants more. 1957 02:01:46,956 --> 02:01:50,527 Again with the jump-up moonsault. 1958 02:01:55,214 --> 02:01:57,534 ["Samoan Destroyer" playing] 1959 02:01:57,567 --> 02:02:01,804 [Barrett] A taste of what's to come for LA Knight. 1960 02:02:04,558 --> 02:02:08,745 [Tessitore] Next weekend in Vegas, it's the moment of truth for LA Knight. 1961 02:02:08,779 --> 02:02:12,732 Fatu's never even competed for a WWE singles title. 1962 02:02:12,766 --> 02:02:17,554 Now he appears as an unrelenting destructive force. 1963 02:02:17,588 --> 02:02:22,075 Fatu, LA Knight, at WrestleMania 41. 1964 02:02:22,108 --> 02:02:27,798 The next time we say hello, it's from the Showcase of the Immortals in Vegas. 1965 02:02:27,830 --> 02:02:29,132 We'll see you there. hello, it's from the Showcase of the Immortals in Vegas.