[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Tessitore] Welcome to a special Friday Night SmackDown
Fourth of July edition.
And look who's arrived.
Y'all ready to go celebrate?
-Yeah, baby! Whoo! -Huh? Let's go celebrate.
[Fatu] Get your ass out.
[clamoring]
You wanna do this, huh?
Come on! Yeah!
Get your ass out.
Wait, Jacob! Wait.
[grunting]
All gas, no brains, huh?
Look at you now.
Come on. Come on.
Get back! Get back.
[Fatu] Get the hell off of me.
Get your ass off of me.
-Hell no! -That's enough.
-Yadadamean! -That's enough, Jacob.
Yadadamean!
-Yadadamean! -That's enough.
-I told you! -Jacob, stop.
-I told y'all! -Enough.
-Get your ass off of me. -Hey, hey, hey, Jacob.
["Kingdom" plays]
[crowd cheering]
Wrestling has more than one royal family…
♪ Adrenaline In my soul ♪
♪ Every fight Out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them Off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here About to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to Start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said ♪
♪ When I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times Breed better men ♪
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome
the 2025
King of the Ring,
the American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes.
[Tessitore] Cody conquered them all,
and, Wade, a path to becoming King of the Ring
that was filled with unique challenges
like taking on friends turned hungry tournament rivals.
[Barrett] Yeah, and the word "hunger" aptly describes Cody Rhodes
ever since losing his WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
It is good to be the king, here on SmackDown especially,
when you get yourself a guaranteed championship opportunity
at SummerSlam.
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said ♪
[Tessitore] The victory over Randy Orton
at Night of Champions last weekend in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
with a tone of "whatever it takes."
There was the exposed turnbuckle that paved the way,
the Cross Rhodes that sealed the deal,
and now it will be on the SummerSlam
for Cody to get his rematch, Wade.
[Barrett] Yes indeed.
Cody Rhodes challenges
the last true champion, John Cena,
for the Undisputed WWE Championship
at SummerSlam.
Of course, I will add the caveat
that John Cena needs to remain champ until SummerSlam,
but Cody has his target this summer.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody, Cody, Cody!
[chanting continues]
So, Pittsburgh.
[crowd cheering]
What do you wanna talk about?
[crowd cheering]
Well, before I talk about…
this,
I actually wanna point out
this wristband right here.
There's a young man in Club 66, I believe.
His name is Cam. He's battling Leukemia.
He's working with the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh.
Let's hear it for Cam.
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
You guys are a wild crowd tonight, huh?
[crowd cheering]
I love it.
So, what does this crown stand for?
I left a piece of myself in Columbus, Ohio, fighting Jey Uso,
just to hold this.
I left a piece of myself in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
wrestling my mentor Randy Orton,
just to hold this.
And what does it stand for?
It stands for where we've been. It stands for where we are going.
Where we've been: past kings, like Booker T,
Bret Hart, Stone Cold Steve Austin, and Triple H.
And it stands for where we are going.
The main event of SummerSlam,
myself, the King of the Ring,
against the Undisputed WWE Champion,
John Cena.
[crowd clamoring]
♪ I hear voices In my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
["Voices" playing]
♪ You got your rules And your religion ♪
[Tessitore] The man he mentioned as mentor.
The man he just topped.
The Viper, Randy Orton.
[Barrett] The man who tasted defeat in the desert,
unthinkable for someone as accomplished as Randy Orton.
Truly tasting bitter disappointment.
♪ I hear voices crying ♪
Had lofty goals and high expectations
and was beaten out by Cody Rhodes for the crown.
♪ I hear voices… ♪
[Tessitore] When you and Michael Cole were on the call there in Saudi Arabia
and I was sitting back watching, just wondering
how much regret Randy had with some of the moments of internal conflict
from that match with Cody.
Those pauses with so much on the line, that wavering between
the Viper we've known and the dear friend to Cody we've witnessed.
And the pause and the punt kick, but then, yet,
the costly exposing of the turnbuckle that backfired.
[Barrett] It's conflict in the mind of the Viper that cost him.
He had the opportunity to put Cody Rhodes away with that punt,
neglected to take it, presumably due to the strong bonds between these two men.
Well, how much does Randy Orton regret that now?
♪ Politicians All are liars ♪
♪ I see darkness falling ♪
♪ I hear voices calling ♪
♪ I feel justice crawling ♪
♪ I see faith has fallen ♪
♪ I hear voices In my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They tell me things That I will do ♪
♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[fan] Happy birthday, Cody!
Cody,
for weeks and weeks and weeks I told you that I would do
whatever it took to win at King of the Ring.
I told you for weeks and weeks that I would not hesitate.
But at Night of Champions, I… I had you dead to rights.
I had you laying there.
I… I was about to rearrange your skull, brother.
But I hesitated.
You didn't hesitate.
You pulled the trigger.
And for that, I respect you.
Now, I won't soon forget it, but for that I respect you.
But there is one thing that I ask of you.
In fact, I want you to promise me, Cody,
promise me that you will not squander this opportunity.
Promise me that you will go to SummerSlam and kick John Cena's ass!
[crowd cheering]
["Gallantry" plays]
[Tessitore] Drew McIntyre?
[Barrett] Oh, wow.
It has been weeks.
Saturday Night's main event, in fact,
since we last saw the Scottish psychopath.
[Tessitore] A month and a half ago,
on the receiving end of a concerto in the steel cage,
and he arrives at this moment?
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd cheering]
[McIntyre] You hang up.
No, no, no, you hang up. You hang up. No, no, no, please, you hang up.
Oh, shut up.
That's what you both sound like to me, and it's pathetic.
When did this beta male energy take over WWE?
Thank God the alpha has returned.
[crowd cheering]
Where to start.
Randy.
You know already why you lost. You hesitated on the punt.
But you lost the psychological battle way before that.
Cody here has been buttering you up for months.
Talking about your past relationship, how much he respects you.
Like a true politician, a big hug and a knife right in your back.
Speaking of your back…
his surgically repaired back.
Hey, Randy, you might want to keep listening.
You remember at Night of Champions when you tweaked that surgically repaired back?
And somebody attacked it like a shark that smelled blood in the water.
Yeah. He was relentless on that back.
Nonstop, and then when you had the chance to punt him,
you couldn't do it.
What happened to you, Randy?
You were the Viper, the Legend Killer, the Apex Predator.
A few years ago, you were punting Hall of Famers in the head, and I had
to save them from the monster you were.
As far as I'm concerned, the legend of Randy Orton
is dead.
[crowd clamoring]
And you, Super Cody.
I want you to win at SummerSlam.
I want Cody Rhodes to be the next WWE Champion.
This is the match I want.
This is as big as it gets. This is 20 years in the making,
parallel careers, different destinations.
I want you to have that title so I can be the one to rip it out of your hands.
And I won't hesitate. Unlike somebody.
[Tessitore] RKO! RKO!
That's the Viper. That legend isn't dead, Drew.
♪ I hear voices In my head ♪
[Tessitore] That's the Randy Orton way, the uninhibited vicious viper Randy Orton,
who heard enough.
[Barrett] Drew McIntyre just pushed one button too many on a Viper
who is in no mood for fun and games post Night of Champions,
as vicious and unrepentant as ever.
♪ You start questioning your faith ♪
♪ I have a voice That is my savior ♪
-Charlotte. -Nick, how are you?
Good.
Did I hear something about a title opportunity?
Let me guess.
Tiffany has come to her senses and picked me for Evolution.
[chuckles] Not exactly.
Tiffany still gets to choose her opponent tonight,
but in the meantime, I have a different title opportunity for you.
A Tag Team No. 1 Contenders Match.
Your team versus The Secret Hervice, versus Michin and B-Fab.
And if you win, you and your tag team partner,
well, you get a tag team title shot at Evolution.
Tag team partner?
Yes.
You're welcome.
-How many times do I have to-- -My God, Charlotte, I know.
We're not friends.
I don't want to be your friend, but we should be tag partners.
Lexie, you know this about me, I'm Charlotte Flair.
I don't like to share the spotlight.
Oh…
[sucks teeth] I hate to break it to you,
but you haven't been in the spotlight for a long time.
I'm trying to give you the opportunity to step back into it.
-[strains] -Okay, look, Charlotte,
maybe, just maybe,
sometimes you don't know what's best for you.
-Would you let me do my job? -What's best for me?
Okay. And let's be honest,
you really think Tiffany's picking you tonight?
Do you want gold at Evolution or not?
[sighs]
Fine.
-Fine. -Great.
Good luck.
Just don't get in my way.
-Good luck with that. -[chuckles]
♪ Pledge your allegiance ♪
[Tessitore] Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair
teaming up as we get set here for what Nick Aldis has put forth.
[Nash] The following contest is the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship,
No. 1 Contenders Triple Threat Match.
Introducing first, accompanied by Chelsea Green,
Alba Fyre, Piper Niven, The Secret Hervice
[Tessitore] The suited and booted Secret Hervice.
It comes next, a chance to earn the No. 1 Contender status.
I'm not gonna rant and rave.
You saw exactly what happened.
My big bad words offended Randy Orton and he struck first.
Now I want Randy Orton.
-Can't do that. -[sighs]
Randy Orton has left the building.
But I'll tell you what, if you want Randy.
You can have him next week at Saturday Night's Main Event.
[crowd cheering]
That works.
[crowd cheering]
Listen, Jacob, I know you're upset, I'd be upset too.
But look, you can't just be attacking Solo and his whole crew
and smashing up cars, all right?
But listen, if you wanna fight, how about this?
Tonight you find yourself a partner and you can have two of them
in the ring tonight.
[crowd cheering]
Look like you need a partner tonight.
You ready to get in where you fit in?
[chuckles] Yeet.
Yadadamean, then.
[crowd cheering]
["Count It Out" plays]
♪ Yeah, B-Fab is next ♪
[Tessitore] B-Fab and Michin,
they have experience in against The Secret Hervice.
They've made their way here late May
when they came up with a good solid win over Alba and Piper.
♪ Hater blocking, my shades They can't see through it ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, I knew it Knew you would be doubting me ♪
♪ Looked the other way You're not gettin' any… ♪
[music fades out]
["All Hail The Queen" plays]
[Tessitore] Here's somebody who has been spectacular her entire career.
♪ Bow down ♪
♪ All the hail the queen ♪
[Tessitore] The future first ballot Hall of Famer.
[crowd] Woo!
♪ Bow down ♪
["The Fury" plays]
[Tessitore] Well, the timing of that and the look on Charlotte's face
says a lot.
[Barrett] Well, it's not exactly going to endear Charlotte to Alexa Bliss.
However, these two are a duo, for one night at least.
[Nash] And their opponents making their way to the ring,
the team of Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss!
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Alexa Bliss has shared the ring with Charlotte
eleven times in her career,
but never on the same side as tag team partners.
As you see, The Secret Hervice of Chelsea Green looking on.
The 14-time World Champion teaming with the five-time World Champion.
No. 1 Contenders, Triple Threat,
Alexa Bliss and Charlotte flair together against B-Fab and Michin
and Alba and Piper.
[Barrett] Well, Bliss and Flare have what I would call a lapsed friendship
from their days together in NXT.
Something Alexa, for weeks now, has been trying to rekindle,
and it's been firmly rebuffed by Charlotte on multiple occasions.
However, the prospect of a potential opportunity for tag gold
with victory in this matchup
has perhaps convinced Charlotte it may be worth a roll of the dice.
[Tessitore] Charlotte steps out onto the apron and Alexa,
seemingly to get things started here against Michin and Piper.
Or not.
[Barrett] Immediately, of course, Charlotte wants to run things.
"I don't share the spotlight."
Keep your eyes peeled for Piper Niven who doesn't care about other teams
and their potential issues.
[Tessitore] And right to action as Charlotte wastes no time.
Wade, these allies of convenience…
Well, I guess things change a bit between Alexa and Charlotte
with decision making when gold is potentially on the line.
[Barrett] Yeah, Charlotte is like a magpie.
Loves anything that glitters,
and clearly Alexa spoke to Charlotte
in a language Charlotte understands, the language of championships.
Let's team… team up and get ourselves a crack at the gold.
[Tessitore] Michin comes with that big kick to the mid-section of Charlotte,
then up top against Piper.
[Barrett] This is the hugely underrated, Michin.
The highest pain threshold of any woman in the locker room, a natural street fighter,
as is her partner B Fab.
Looking to grab her first piece of gold in the WWE.
Ran into a big boot from Charlotte
and then Piper sends Flair right off the apron.
Can't look behind you?
-[Tessitore] And Michin comes diving out! -[Barrett groans]
[Barrett] It was a nasty landing for Michin,
caught on the ropes on her way through,
but managed to take down her opponents in the process.
Secret Hervice just sits back and said, "That's her problem."
Cannonball off the apron as she wipes out both of them!
[Barrett] Such devastation caused right off the bat by The Secret Hervice.
[Tessitore] And now, Alba up top, diving to the outside!
Wipes out everybody!
No. 1 Contenders Triple Threat Match.
Joe and Wade with you here on SmackDown.
So much on the line as General Manager, Nick Aldi, put this forth.
A No. 1 Contenders Triple Threat Match as we heard earlier.
As Piper, quick to the lateral press cover
and Charlotte able to get that right shoulder up.
Charlotte looked at Alexa when she got that news
and said, "Do not get in my way."
[Barrett] This has just been a master class by The Secret Hervice thus far!
Now both members of The Secret Hervice, former tag champs here in WWE,
albeit, not together.
Things were looking so good,
but that misplay by Piper Niven opening a massive window for B-Fab here
[Tessitore] And look at the high energy from B-Fab.
[Barrett] A woman who has been desperate for opportunities.
Well, she's got a big one tonight and now it's time to make this count.
[Tessitore] Got the best of Charlotte for a moment
and then the big kick to Piper and now center of the ring.
gets up top again against Flair,
[Barrett] Longest legs in the locker room and knows exactly how to use them.
Legs for days!
[Tessitore] Complete momentum generated by B-Fab. Red-hot.
[Barrett] Really nailed down her technique and abilities of late.
in the dungeon alongside Natalia and Tyson Kidd.
So smart from Flair.
[Barrett] Flair knows every trick in the book.
and wait a second, going for the figure-eight pass.
[Tessitore] But she got pushed right to that corner.
And Alexa Bliss able to make the tag.
And now Bliss, she creates her own energy force as well.
[Barrett] Alexa Bliss, a woman who simply thrives amidst chaos,
and when this one broke down, of course it's Alexa Bliss looking strong.
[Tessitore] Is she ever?
Bliss is on a roll.
[Barrett] Another woman, a three-time tag champion in WWE,
with the likes of Asuka and Nikki Cross.
Looking to do it one more time with Charlotte Flair--
[Tessitore] Whoa, Sister Abigail is lined up on B-Fab!
Superkick, though, comes in from Michin.
[Barrett] Michin saving the day.
Michin being an absolute menace in this match.
[Tessitore] Canadian Destroyer by Alba!
[Barrett] Canadian Destroy-her I think you'll find, Joe Tess.
[Tessitore] And a big slam from B-Fab.
[Barrett] All women now in the match showing major signs of wear and tear.
[Tessitore] Black Hole slam by Piper.
The Secret Hervice finding their groove
in the midst of this number one contender's triple threat.
[Barrett] Effortless raw power once again from Piper Niven.
These two veteran Scottish women have truly dominated this match so far.
Can they put it to bed?
[Tessitore] Double teaming on B-Fab. Lining her up. Have her locked in.
Up on the apron came Alexa… Flair into the mix now.
Oh, and it's a spear. Charlotte hits the spear right on Piper!
[Barrett] Completely wiping out Piper Niven.
And with Alba Fyre down too this could be good night.
[Tessitore] Walks over both of them.
Lining up the moonsault potentially is Charlotte…
Oh, and dismissive pat on the head for Alexa Bliss.
[Barrett] Sneering and lording it up.
[Tessitore] Look at the moonsault by Flair!
-[Barrett] Wait a second. -She's not legal.
[Barrett] The referee is indicating that pat on the head was actually a tag
to Alexa Bliss, who is now legal!
[Tessitore] Twisted Bliss!
Alexa's legal!
The pat on the head made her legal.
One! Two! Three!
-Charlotte unknowingly did that! -[bell rings]
[Nash] Here are your winners,
Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss!
[Barrett] Well, how conflicted is Charlotte Flair now.
Wait a second.
I don't have to like you, but if I can win with you and win gold with you,
then I think we can get along.
And these two are now gonna get an opportunity at tag gold.
There you see it again.
Lording it over Alexa Bliss on the outside,
not realizing that was actually a tag.
And while Charlotte was distracted,
the now legal Alexa Bliss connects with Twisted Bliss.
Gets the three count.
And now Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair will go on to the Evolution PLE
as No. 1 Contenders.
[Tessitore] It is set for Atlanta.
The GMs have decided the course.
Alexa and Charlotte will fight for it.
I tried to mitigate the situation last week
by giving the Wyatt Sicks a tag team title match,
and all you had to do was stay out of it.
And what happened?
You couldn't help yourselves, could you? You just had to go get involved.
[all clamoring]
Listen, Nick, everything that we've been doing,
including last week, has been to save this tag team division.
We are not the bad guys here, Nick.
And what do we get for our efforts?
An impromptu tag match that we weren't ready for, by the way.
-Candice wasn't even here. -Nope. Against Andrade and Rey Fenix.
Ah, yes. We remember that very vividly, don't we, amigo?
You guys were absolutely whipped.
-What? -We had a good time watching it though.
[mocking]
You and amigo could do no better.
Actually, we would love to fight them.
Fantastic. Well, we can go ahead and get that booked right now.
You guys can face Andrade and Rey Fenix tonight on SmackDown.
[all clamoring]
As for the rest of you, it's obvious to me,
from your actions last week, that you all want a piece of the Wyatts.
[chattering]
Okay, well, you're getting a piece of the Wyatts.
Because what's gonna happen now
is one member of each of these remaining teams,
well, you're gonna team up and you're gonna face the Wyatts tonight
in an eight-man tag team match.
While the rest of you, you enjoy it back here with me.
Let me make this crystal clear, the Wyatts are here to stay.
And if they're successful tonight,
well, they're right back in contention for those tag team titles.
[all clamoring]
Guys, guys, it's okay. Just listen to us. We'll get through it tonight, okay?
SmackDown tag division on three.
Come on, hands in, guys. Come on, let's go.
Yeah, listen to you again, right?
[all chattering]
Put your hands in, come on. Yeah.
["Shatter" plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] It's Uncle Howdy, the Wyatt Sicks.
That band of brothers against a team made up
of representatives from the rest of the tag division. Next.
[Tessitore] We see Tez Ford, Chris Sabin, Johnny Gargano and Berto
ready to take on the Wyatt Sicks, Wade.
[Barrett] Last week on SmackDown.
Gold on the line. Street Profits, Wyatt Sicks.
Every team in the SmackDown locker room surrounded the ring.
The inevitable happened.
And complete chaos broke out.
Bodies just dropping like flies
as every team took shots at every other.
Uncle Howdy getting involved.
And in the end, after pretty much everyone was mowed down,
it was the Street Profits and Uncle Howdy left as the dust settled.
[Tessitore] Wade, I am really curious to see how things are gonna work out here
-after what we saw backstage… -[bell rings]
…as they were finding out how this was gonna work.
And Johnny Gargano, Johnny Wrestling is sitting there saying,
"All right, let's go, tag team division on three."
So you have four different guys here from four different teams.
Who is the alpha that's gonna be running things?
Well, I'll tell you right now, Berto thinks he's the leader,
because he's one half of the AAA tag champs.
And I'm pretty sure that Tez feels he's the leader,
because he's one half of the WWE tag champs.
And then you've got Chris Sabin, who is the veteran,
so he probably thinks he's the leader.
And then you've got Johnny Gargano, who thinks he's a leader
because he's Johnny Gargano, and that's about it.
[Tessitore] Wow, Berto off to a good start against Joe Gacy
as Gacy will make it over to tag Dexter Lumis.
[Barrett] It really is a battle for survival
from the teams that have merged together
on the other side of the ring from the Wyatts
as the Wyatts simply attack and mow down
everyone and everything in their path thus far.
And wait up here.
Johnny Gargano and Dexter Lumis have a hell of a lot of history
from their time in NXT as part of The Way.
Johnny trying to talk that language to Dexter Lumis.
He's saying, "Remember, we're family."
[Barrett] Talking a little sense into him.
[Tessitore] Oh, you don't got it. You're not family.
[Barrett] That ain't Sexy Dexy anymore, Johnny.
-[Tessitore] No, it's not, Wade. -[Barrett] Very different version.
[Tessitore] As he slams his down. And right into the hook, and the cover.
And coming in to make the save was Sabin,
and Uncle Howdy meets him right in the center of the ring.
[Barrett] Sabin protecting Johnny Gargano from some major damage.
Now we've got a face-off. Four-on-four.
Well, Nikki Cross creeping around in the background too.
[Tessitore] Yeah, in the background.
Right in the center of the ring is Big Erick Rowan.
And they are brawling.
[Barrett] Yeah, and the referee never stood a chance in this one.
And we are going into meltdown mode early on here.
[Tessitore] Right away. And look at Big Rowan.
[Barrett] An absolute powerhouse.
Four-on-one might just get the job done against the massive Erick Rowan.
[Tessitore] Oh, and they are synced up when it comes to this,
as it took all four of them,
one rep from each team, to get the best of the big guy.
[Barrett] These warring factions have really bonded together here.
-And they are looking spectacular. -[Ford] See ya!
[Tessitore] And now Tez flying off the apron.
What are you doing?
[Tessitore] Oh, and he's teed up for a massive super kick from Lumis!
Rowan just tossed Tez right into Lumis's boot.
Montez Ford was struggling the past couple minutes against the Wyatt Sicks
as he took damage on the outside of the ring.
And right now Dexter Lumis and Joe Gacy in control
against one-half of the champions, The Street Profits.
This unique eight-man tag team matchup here,
the Wyatt Sicks against a representative from the other top four teams
in the SmackDown tag team division.
[Barrett] It was a rough start for Uncle Howdy's band of misfits,
but they've held it together.
Got themselves back on top now.
And it's one-half of the tag champs, Montez Ford,
who is getting an absolute pasting in there now.
[Tessitore] Lateral press. Looking for the win is Lumis.
And the kick out by Tez.
You can see him reaching for those ribs.
[Barrett] Dexter Lumis is the silent assassin of the Wyatt Sicks,
and what an incredible job he's doing thus far tonight.
[Tessitore] He's doing damage inside the ring,
he did damage outside the ring with that big kick
as Big Rowan just threw Tez across and teed him up
like it was softball.
[Barrett] Strange territory for Tez to not have Angelo Dawkins on the apron
waiting for him,
barking instructions in moments of peril.
And things simply not working at all tonight for Montez Ford.
Although this could turn it around.
[Tessitore] And he does. And here comes Chris Sabin
just in time off the tag.
Sabin. Missile dropkick.
[Barrett] Absolute revolutionary is Sabin.
Helped define the modern era of tag team competition.
Well, he needs all those skills and experience here.
[Tessitore] He's showing you the skill. He's showing you the athleticism,
the pace, the speed, as he's taking them all out!
Look at Chris Sabin.
[Barrett] Simply a step ahead.
That is that veteran presence we've come to expect from this man.
[Tessitore] And now Johnny Gargano,
who was trying to galvanize this team earlier,
but Joe Gacy sends him flying.
[Barrett] Gacy's such a brawler here.
Getting outfoxed by Sabin.
[Tessitore] And the combination, but coming in for the save was Lumis.
[Barrett] Oh, that was just in the nick of time by Lumis there,
as Sabin looked like he was about to score the win.
It was an impressive run that Sabin went on
as now Tez takes a look, and is Tez thinking about taking flight?
Wow!
[Barrett] Montez Ford is always thinking about taking flight.
Highly effective there,
took out himself in the process.
Wait up, Berto down now too.
[Tessitore] Uncle Howdy getting the best of him.
Sabin was looking for the roll up, but instead…
He is just stunned. And Howdy takes advantage.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
What sinister and unhinged…
And apparently Erick Rowan is about to put Chris Sabin to the sword.
[Tessitore] Chris Sabin has little options for help.
Tez tries to come in and make an effort.
And now Berto gets absolutely pounced off the apron.
And Sabin, just when he was a sitting target, the big boot.
And now the DDT.
And can Sabin fight back against Big Rowan.
[Barrett] So resilient, so resourceful,
and it looks like finally in the nick of time Johnny Gargano back on the apron.
[Tessitore] Yeah, just when Rowan took that DDT.
And now Gargano wants in.
Or is he…
having second thoughts, Wade?
Oh, are you kidding me, Johnny?
[Barrett] These bonds apparently weren't as strong as they once looked.
[Tessitore] And Sabin gets blasted.
[Barrett] Johnny Gargano opted to save himself apparently,
and left at the mercy of Erick Rowan is poor Chris Sabin here.
Massive Rowan with a running crossbody, and now Sabin is in a world of hurt.
And the Iron Claw Slam is coming his way!
One! Two! Three!
-Johnny Gargano. -[bell rings]
[Nash] Here are your winners,
the Wyatt Sicks!
[Tessitore] Big Rowan, big damage, big win for the Wyatt Sicks.
[Barrett] Well, it was an impressive performance
from this cobbled-together quartet,
until this moment where Johnny Gargano decided to throw Chris Sabin to the wolves
rather than put himself in the line of fire of this.
And I'll be honest, I don't blame Johnny Gargano one bit.
Erick Rowan with that massive Iron Claw Slam,
getting the victory for the Wyatt Sicks here tonight.
[Tessitore] They all wanted the Wyatt Sicks, they got 'em.
Wyatt Sicks seemingly short-circuiting the tag team division.
[in Japanese] I understand what this title means.
One by one, opponents will come to me. And one by one, they'll all fall.
I didn't get this by luck. I got this with my own power.
[in English] Blue flames don't flicker. Blue flames burn everything down.
[in Japanese] I'll take this title where no one has dared to go.
[in English] No mercy. No doubt. No fear.
With fire. With fury. My way.
[in Japanese] So, whoever is next-- step closer.
[in English] You're about to feel the heat of beautiful madness.
♪ It's Tiffy Time ♪
-[Tiffy Time plays] -[crowd cheers]
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the WWE women's champion,
Tiffany Stratton!
[Tessitore] Tiffy Time, and what a reception,
and the brutal matches she's had to hold on to gold.
It's not getting any easier.
The women's champ will announce her opponent for Evolution.
That's coming up next.
What time is it?
Big news announced.
Drew McIntyre, he returned tonight, had harsh words for Randy Orton
dealing with Cody Rhodes.
An RKO later, and now we have this, Wade.
Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Barrett] Does not get much bigger.
McIntyre, Randy Orton.
Bad blood between these two,
and they face off at Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Tessitore] That's a big weekend in Atlanta.
Mention that road that Tiffany's been on, from a WrestleMania war with Charlotte
and now coming off the Last Woman Standing match against Nia Jax.
-Pittsburgh. -[crowd cheers]
What time is it?
[crowd] It's Tiffy Time!
Since becoming champion, I have realized that there has been a target on my back,
and Nia Jax's revenge was not gonna stop me
from becoming the last woman standing.
But now my sights are set on SummerSlam,
where I will defend my title against the Queen of the Ring, Jade Cargill.
And just like I am ready to beat Jade at SummerSlam,
I'm also ready to defend my title at Evolution.
Iyo Sky had the opportunity of choosing who she wanted as her opponent,
and tonight I will have the same opportunity
of choosing who I would like to face at…
-[wind roaring] -[crowd cheering]
A storm is coming.
["A Storm Is Coming" plays]
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the 2025 Queen of the Ring,
Jade Cargill!
[Tessitore] And what Jade did last Saturday against Asuka was special.
Showed greatness, skill, unparalleled strength, catching a midair Empress Impact
and turning it into Jaded, Wade.
[Barrett] We've got ourselves an ice queen, Joe Tess,
the Ice Queen of the Ring.
And boy, oh, boy, doesn't Jade Cargill look resplendent.
I bow to thee.
[Tessitore] Newly crowned and deserving of it all, Jade Cargill.
Okay, Tiffany, I see you out there looking like a champion beating Nia.
Respect, respect.
But she was barely standing as I was crowning myself
being the next Queen of the Ring against one of the best, Asuka.
Now tonight you have a choice to make.
Choose wrong and you won't be at SummerSlam, but to be honest,
it don't matter who I face, I'm coming out with that title.
Always.
Jade, I'm actually so happy you're here. I have a surprise for everybody.
-[Barrett] Yes, yes, Joe! -["Time To Rock & Roll" plays]
[Tessitore] Stratusfaction guaranteed.
[Barrett] It's the Hall of Famer herself.
And my biochemistry is suddenly having
a Fourth of July fireworks party of its own, Joe Tess.
[Tessitore] I'm just gonna push back just a few feet from you right now.
Just a safe range.
[Barrett] I feel young and virile once again,
and every cell in my body wants to say, "Thank you, Trish."
Wow.
[Tessitore] Pointing your way, Wade.
[Barrett] I think I've got control of things now, Joe.
It was the initial shock, initial excitement.
Trishy, I invited you here today because we teamed up together
at Elimination Chamber, and I thought to myself,
what would Evolution be without some Stratusfaction?
So I would like to offer you the opportunity to face me at Evolution
for the WWE women's championship.
Okay, bet, you wanna choose Trish? That's fine.
Like I said, it doesn't matter if it's you
or a legend at SummerSlam.
Wow, I did not expect that. Um, thank you, Tiff.
Uh, I gotta say Evolution holds a very special place in my heart.
It represents everything we fought for back in the day.
We used to have to fight for one single women's match on a card,
and now at Evolution…
[crowd cheers]
That's right.
We're gonna have an entire card of incredibly talented women.
I've always said that careers are made of moments,
and, Tiff, you gave me one of my most special moments
by allowing me to wrestle live in front of my kids.
They got to see me in the ring, but you know what?
My kids have never seen me be a champion in the ring.
I mean, it does have a pretty nice ring to it, eight-time champion.
I would just like to make one thing clear.
This isn't gonna be easy. It's not the attitude era anymore.
That's fine. No, no, no, hey, hey, that's good.
I want that fight.
I want that fight because I've been known to evolve, Tiff.
Good. So whether it's you at Evolution or you at SummerSlam,
you both are gonna realize that the WWE universe runs
on Tiffy Time.
["Tiffy Time" plays]
[Tessitore] Evolution is next Sunday, July 13th.
SummerSlam is in four weeks.
This is all happening.
Oh, oh, hello. [chuckles]
Happy birthday, America,
from your new United States champion.
I hope you got your fireworks ready because we're gonna celebrate,
and please help me welcome the newest member of the family, Tala Tonga.
What you're looking at right now? It's nothing like a bloodline.
This group is way more stronger and dangerous than ever.
And, boys, if Jacob wants to get involved in our business tonight,
you two stay back.
Me and JC, we'll take care of it.
These are my MFTs.
My family tree.
And now my family is complete.
[Tessitore] They had that skyrocketing entry to SmackDown.
Earned a title shot back in May.
This is their first match since that no contest.
Andrade and Rey Fenix will be opposite Fraxiom next.
[crowd cheers]
-Hey, Trish. -Hey.
I see you have a title match at Evolution.
I do.
I love that for you, but you know if you win,
you'll be seeing me.
Well, then I'll be seeing you at SummerSlam, Jade.
Mm-hmm. See you.
[grunts]
Should've proceeded with caution.
-[laughs] -[crowd boos]
Jade. Oh, my God. Are you okay?
[groans]
I'm tired of this! Once and for all, give me Naomi!
[sighs]
Okay. Come on.
Let's you to trainers, and we'll talk about it.
[Barrett] Nick Aldis has his hands full when it comes to Jade Cargill and Naomi.
And there you see Fraxiom who are looking to work their way
back up the tag ranks against this exciting new tag team.
["Conquistar" plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] Well, since getting to SmackDown,
Fraxiom, Wade, has defeated Los Garza, Pretty Deadly, DIY
and the Street Profits in a non-title to then earn a title match.
[Barrett] Major opportunity for Axiom here to put down a marker,
and say, "We want another crack at the gold."
[Tessitore] US Champion, NXT Champion
-who's found chemistry recently… -["Animo" plays]
…with one of the most dynamic luchadors of this generation.
[crowd cheers]
[Nash] And their opponent, making their way into the ring,
the team of Andrade
and Rey Fenix!
[Tessitore] Last week, they teamed up,
-and it just felt right. -Animo!
[Barrett] Beat DIY last week on SmackDown.
Go back a few weeks earlier,
they tagged up and beat Los Garza.
I'll tell you right now,
99 times out of a hundred,
when it comes to tag teams, it takes a long time to build chemistry.
Rarely, rarely, that chemistry is just au naturel.
The magic is there from day one,
and it feels like Fenix and Andrade have that magic.
[Tessitore] Yeah, you could see that after the conclusion of that match
that you mentioned against DIY.
Tommaso Ciampa found out.
That driver by Fenix and then the Message being delivered by Andrade.
They were in prime form.
Nathan Frazer and Axiom, they have been much the same
since they've come onboard to SmackDown.
[Barrett] You know what? Andrade and Fenix…
[bell rings]
…thrown together a couple of times, had that success,
and maybe they just patted each other on the back and said,
"You know what, amigo? I think we just give this a go.
I think we are now a team."
And victory here tonight, and surely, you gotta start thinking about
sooner or later, getting yourself a championship opportunity.
[Tessitore] And listen, just moments ago, we saw how disruptive this division is
with what we had with the eight-man tag team
with Tez Ford and Sabin, Gargano and Berto going up against the Wyatt Sicks.
[Barrett] Yeah, it's a brave team that wants to enter
the SmackDown tag ranks right now with the Wyatts floating around
and, of course, the past six months of nonstop chaos and warfare.
But knowing full well that Andrade and Fenix
are two natural-born competitors, natural-born winners,
they apparently want in.
[Tessitore] Hello, Rey Fenix. Welcome to the party!
Big knee comes in from Frazer.
[Barrett] Rey Fenix, of course, is historically a tag competitor
alongside his brother, Raw's Penta.
Oh, what a nice escape plan that was from Fenix.
Epic lucha movement to get out of that satellite DDT from Axiom.
[Tessitore] Now, Axiom and Fenix in the center of the ring
as they go with Frazer and Andrade.
[Barrett] Four high-fliers, massive technicians.
Forget all that. Let's just have a brawl in the middle of the ring.
Let's duke it out like a hockey fight.
[Tessitore] Back and forth, Fenix and Andrade.
And now you can see Nathan Frazer says, "Let's wind it up."
The dive train is going down the tracks, Wade!
[Barrett] Just a couple of human blurs right there,
and there's nothing Fenix and Andrade can do about it.
[Tessitore] The speed and the aerial assaults of Fraxiom!
Nathan Frazer and Axiom matched up against Andrade and Rey Fenix
who is struggling to get free right now.
[Barrett] Yeah, and that magic that I mentioned a little earlier
between Rey Fenix and Andrade is slowly ebbing away before our eyes.
Just shows you just how good Fraxiom really are,
but Rey Fenix ain't gonna stop fighting.
That much we do know.
[Tessitore] Now you see the teamwork of Fraxiom in play time and again.
[Barrett chuckles]
Now, it's not just the speed of movement by Fraxiom,
-it's the speed of transitions. -[Tessitore] That's it.
-That's it, right there. -[Barrett] You just can't block that.
And even someone who's naturally as quick reflexively as Rey Fenix
couldn't slow Fraxiom down.
They really have that special sauce.
[Tessitore] Yeah, the way they string together their offensive attack.
[Barrett] Yeah, when you block low, they go high.
It's blink-of-an-eye stuff.
So impressive have Fraxiom been in NXT
and of course since debuting here on SmackDown too.
[Tessitore] Fenix delivered that kick, but Axiom holding on to that left arm
and then delivering one of his own.
Oh, man! Oh, man, did he send Frazer flying!
[Barrett] Frazer couldn't move quick enough to block that one,
and neither could Axiom.
That might be a KO DDT, but Fenix too wiped out to make the cover.
Really needs the tag here to Andrade.
[Tessitore] Fenix is trying to dig deep with everything he has,
and here comes Andrade.
[Barrett] Powerhouse of the lucha world is Andrade.
Can really do it all.
Technical master class too.
[Tessitore] Dragon screw comes in
and now off the ropes, flying in against Axiom as well.
[Barrett] Flying forearm like Tito Santana.
[crowd cheers]
And right now, Nathan Frazer just has no answer to any of this.
[Tessitore] As Andrade has turned things around.
There's one.
There's two.
[Barrett] We really are getting the greatest hits here
-from these two Mexican legends. -[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] From Three Amigos to a big Frog Splash!
-And to put it away. -One! Two!
And Frazer…
[Barrett] Late, late kick out there.
Frazer now in a world of trouble and, smartly,
Fenix dropping Axiom on the corner.
No one for Nathan Frazer to tag here, and the end may well be nigh.
Animo!
[Tessitore] And you can sense it, and Fenix wants it.
But Frazer comes up to meet him.
[Barrett] Frazer's like the UK's answer to a luchador.
It's about the closest we're ever gonna get.
There's some crazy skills in there catching the great Rey Fenix by surprise.
[Tessitore] Lightning fast former soccer star
with blazing speed and ability like that.
[Barrett] How do you not break your ankle landing like that?
[Tessitore] Honestly, can you believe it?
Look at the reflexes, the quick strike, the superplex,
and here comes Axiom to join in.
[Barrett] Nice one-two combo. Golden Ratio to the jaw.
[Tessitore] Oh! And Andrade at the last second comes in with the save.
Crowd is loving this tag team matchup. Andrade and Rey Fenix against Fraxiom.
[Barrett] Just electrifying movement from the word go from these four.
And wait up, in the drop zone. Watch out!
[Tessitore] Oh! But able to get out of the way.
Almost a Phoenix Splash connecting there. Fenix had to be on his toes.
Who's gonna run out of steam first in this one?
[Tessitore] That is the question.
-And there is the tag by Andrade. -[Barrett] I don't think Frazer saw it.
[Tessitore] I don't think he did as well.
He sends him flying over to the corner.
And now Andrade…
[crowd cheers]
…as he's looking to rally this crowd that's been roaring
with the action they've been seeing.
The running double knee!
[Barrett] The runaway train to the jaw.
One! Two!
[Tessitore] Just able to get that right shoulder up was Nathan Frazer.
[Barrett] Just up but groggy as hell must be Nathan Frazer here.
Andrade knows it.
Ripe for the picking.
And ready to continue their assault on the tag team division.
[Tessitore] Andrade going up top.
He's got the target lined up for the moonsault.
Frazer rolls away, but then the second effort!
Hooked the leg, and coming in was Axiom out of nowhere.
[Barrett] Nowhere to hide from that kind of moonsault from Andrade.
Needed that breakup there from Axiom.
[Tessitore] Oh! And did he ever deliver on Rey Fenix.
Oh, man. Oh, man.
What a chop. That sent Frazer all the way back to the corner.
[Barrett] Gunther would be proud of that one,
but nice boot to the side of the head there by Frazer,
and the fresher Axiom back in there.
And what the hell are they cooking up here?
[Tessitore] They've got him lined up. Is he thinking Spanish Fly here?
My, oh, my! Axiom!
[Barrett] It's the one-two whammy, Joe Tess!
[Tessitore] Phoenix Splash from Frazer is delivered.
They're gonna put it away right here!
Oh, my! You gotta be kidding me, Rey Fenix.
[Barrett] Well, that truly was over.
That is Fraxiom's biggest hitter.
It connected on Andrade,
but Rey Fenix with just enough left in the tank
to put a stop to this three-count right in the nick of time.
[Tessitore] Wade, in this 4-0 run, they've been…
Remember, they have never lost as a team on SmackDown as Fraxiom.
We have seen the Spanish Fly and Phoenix Splash do damage time and again,
but that time, Fenix saves it.
[Barrett] Such fierce competition levels here on the SmackDown tag ranks.
Back elbow to the jaw.
[Tessitore] Spinning elbow! Adios, Amigos!
[Barrett] And how quickly has this one turned around?
[Tessitore] What in the world? He goes diving over Andrade
as he's setting up the Message!
How about this newfound team?
-[bell rings] -["Conquistar" plays]
[Nash] Here are your winners,
Rey Fenix and Andrade!
[Tessitore] Wade, you said it,
sometimes the chemistry is just there right away.
[Barrett] Natural-born magic.
Rey Fenix taking out Axiom
so Andrade could send a message, not only to Nathan Frazer,
but the entirety of the SmackDown tag divisions,
"Lads, we are here to stay, and we're coming for the gold."
[Tessitore] The way Fenix saved that Spanish Fly, Phoenix Splash,
that was impressive.
Just the man I'm looking for.
-Just want to talk to you about Truth. -That's done.
Well, I don't think Truth sees it that way.
In fact, I just found out,
you and him, you guys got a match next week on SmackDown.
See, if I didn't know any better,
-I'd say you're setting your friend up… -[scoffs]
…but you would never do that, right? No, 'cause you're the good guy.
Violence against violence, Priest.
Who told you I'm the good guy?
And while we're at it,
who told you that Truth is going to be the victim to violence?
[chuckles] Yeah, why would I think that, huh?
-Why would you? -Damian.
Black.
["Samoan Destroyer" plays]
[bell rings]
[Nash] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Sacramento, California,
weighing in at 291 pounds,
The Samoan Werewolf,
Jacob Fatu!
[Tessitore] For 70 days, the US Championship was his.
Coming up, Jacob gets his chance to make sure they don't get things twisted again.
[screams]
[Barrett] Next week on SmackDown in Nashville,
it will be the Street Profits versus the Wyatt Sicks.
They've earned themselves a WWE Tag Team Championship match.
Plus, R-Truth gets his chance to get even with Aleister Black,
who Black Massed R-Truth last week.
Well, next week, they go one-on-one on SmackDown.
[Tessitore] And keep in mind, Evolution live from Atlanta.
WWE Women's Championship match has been determined.
Trish Stratus tries to add to her well-established Hall of Fame credentials.
She gets her shot at Tiffany Stratton.
And a No Holds Barred match between the fiercest of rivals, Jade and Naomi,
that's next Sunday, July 13th.
["Born A King" playing]
[Nash] And his tag team partner from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
Jimmy Uso!
[Tessitore] Jimmy and Jacob together.
["Taking It All" plays]
♪ We taking it all ♪
♪ Settle the score No, I will not take a loss ♪
♪ Taking it all ♪
♪ We kick in the door Dropping you down to the floor… ♪
[Nash] And their opponents,
the team of JC Mateo
and the new WWE United States Champion,
Solo Sikoa!
[Tessitore] Yes, the new… And, Wade, here's how history was made
at Night of Champions.
[Barrett] This past Saturday in Riyadh in the desert,
the United States Championship on the line.
Fatu defending against Solo Sikoa.
It was Tonga Loa who returned after six months of absence,
but it simply wasn't enough to keep the Samoan Werewolf down.
Fatu looking like he had victory in his grasp, but enter this monster,
the almost 7-foot tall Tala Tonga chokeslamming Jacob Fatu
through the announce desk.
Solo Sikoa getting himself the dub
and subsequently proclaimed the new United States Champion.
[Tessitore] And the sheer size of Tala Tonga.
He holds up what that man once possessed.
[Barrett] That man, Jacob Fatu was simply outfoxed and outmaneuvered.
The previously unstoppable Fatu was defeated at Night of Champions,
and that proved that Fatu, as great as he is, is fallible.
All men have weaknesses,
and Solo Sikoa knew exactly how to expose Jacob Fatu with the numbers game.
[Tessitore] And would you look at Solo Sikoa?
Jacob says, "I'm wasting no time. Forget this."
Solo bailed right away, and he said, "I'll just attack Mateo."
[Barrett] Let's not forget that it was the acquisition of JC Mateo
into the fold by Solo Sikoa that really started the split
between Sikoa and Jacob Fatu.
Jacob Fatu never once taking to JC Mateo,
and that was a sign of what was to come for the Samoan Werewolf.
[Tessitore] Yeah, he said right away, "I don't trust him. I don't like him."
Now Big Jim is getting his best of it too after being in there
with the compact powerhouse a week ago.
[Barrett] Compact powerhouse indeed.
Just a bundle of muscle,
and Jimmy Uso getting poleaxed there effortlessly by JC Mateo.
[Tessitore] And now big brother, little brother.
[Barrett] Of course, Solo Sikoa happy to get in
now that the former United States champ is out of the way.
[Tessitore] As he's mocking Fatu.
[Barrett] How badly must Jacob Fatu want to get his hands on
the man who dethroned his reign as United States Champion.
And watch out, Big Jim now throwing some haymakers.
[Tessitore] Oh, and indeed in the Spinning Solo slam was the response.
And that staredown and that faceoff speaks volumes.
Last weekend, Solo Sikoa won the first singles title
of his WWE career, taking that United States Championship
from the man in the background there,
the always dangerous and now disturbed Jacob Fatu.
He needed the full support, Solo, of his quote, unquote "family" to win it.
Like this man, JC Mateo, who arrived.
[Barrett] JC Mateo has risen in double-quick time
to become Solo's most trusted enforcer,
that role once belonging to Jacob Fatu,
who fell out of favor in a big way.
[Tessitore] Long gone are the days of "I love you, Solo."
[Barrett] Jacob Fatu simply outgrew that soldier's uniform,
one that JC Mateo is more than happy to fill.
[Tessitore] The athleticism of Mateo, when you see this body type
and the size and strength, it is jaw-dropping.
[Barrett] An earth mover who can move like a lightweight.
Unfeasible abilities, and Big Jim in massive trouble now.
[Tessitore] Mateo squashing into that corner,
and you can see Big Jim just draped over,
looking to support his own body weight.
[Barrett] Mateo was just having too much fun just showing off to the boss Solo.
[Tessitore] Oh, but this time, Big Jim gives some hope.
[Barrett] Don't have too much!
[Tessitore] Samoan Drop.
Is there an opportunity for Jimmy Uso to get to the Samoan Werewolf?
[Barrett] Solo Sikoa suddenly looking far less assured than he did moments ago.
Panic-stricken, needs to get in there and prevent this tag to the Samoan Werewolf.
Too late!
[Tessitore] There's Solo. Here's Fatu.
[Barrett] The moment the former US champ has been waiting six days for.
[Tessitore] And he gets it right here. Oh, but he ate the big kick.
Man, oh, man!
His resilience and his recuperative skills and the senton from Fatu!
[Barrett] And the dogs are off the chain now.
[Tessitore] I can only imagine how much he has been thinking of this in recent days.
[crowd] …five, six, seven, eight, nine…
[Barrett] Trying to cave the skull of Solo Sikoa in here.
[Tessitore] He may have.
Solo looking to rally back
but instead, Fatu continues with his violent assault.
[Barrett] It took a four-pronged attack to stop the Samoan Werewolf
at Night of Champions.
[Tessitore] Looking to put him away.
[Barrett] It's a very different story when it's one-on-one, Solo.
Or even two-on-one. Dropping like flies now.
[Tessitore] A series of superkicks, and now he has each of them lined up.
[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] Which way you want to go, Jake?
Hip attack and hip attack.
[Barrett] Just bouncing the craniums of these two men around with abandon.
[Tessitore] Swanton from Fatu.
One! Two!
And Mateo breaks it up at the last second.
[Barrett] It's turning into a mugging now,
but Big Jim's back looking to even the score here.
[Tessitore] He was trying to take care of him for a moment.
Big Jim breaks free and does deliver the superkick.
[Barrett] Out here protecting cos.
[Tessitore] Big Jim revving it up over the top rope right on to JC Mateo.
Oh, man, oh, man! Fatu comes flying out!
[Barrett] Fatu with a dive of his own.
What is there that Jacob Fatu cannot do?
I'm still waiting for the answer.
[Tessitore] Solo gets out of the way and delivers a super kick of his own.
And now the all-too-familiar sight of that Samoan Spike.
Oh, but it is countered!
Fatu counters it! Impaler DDT.
Fatu's lining it up!
Mighty Moonsault by Fatu!
One! Two! Three!
-Sweet revenge! -[bell rings]
["Samoan Destroyer" plays]
[Nash] Here are your winners,
Jimmy Uso
and the Samoan Werewolf Jacob Fatu!
[Barrett] Well, a modicum of vengeance for the now former United States champ,
Jacob Fatu.
He got victory tonight alongside Big Jim over the man who conquered him
at Night of Champions,
but it looks like that is not gonna satisfy the appetite--
-Watch out, Wade. Watch out! -…of this absolute beast of a man.
[Tessitore] He wants more. Oh, man. He's just annihilating
and clearing our announce desk.
[Barrett] Well, this is about punishment now.
What is perhaps going to be a sickening attack on the new United States champ.
[Tessitore] He is climbing all the way up. All the way up, he's climbing.
-[Barrett shouts] -[Tessitore] Tala Tonga again!
[Barrett] The man who caused all the damage at Night of Champions,
the ultimate acquisition.
Jimmy Uso trying his best to take this monster down.
[Tessitore] Jimmy's in there, but he's got company.
Tanga Loa is meeting him,
and now Tanga Loa and Tala Tonga are getting the best of Big Jim.
Oh, what a boot that was!
[Barrett] Yeah, that's gonna be a size 18 boot to the jaw of Big Jim.
[Tessitore] Oh, this is bad. Look at the numbers game.
-[Barrett] And that four-pronged attack-- -[Tessitore] Tour of the Islands!
[Barrett] …is now back causing maximum damage.
[Tessitore] And now they got Big Jim in a place of big hurt.
[Barrett] A twisted neckbreaker…
-[Tessitore] On the floor! -…to Jimmy Uso out here on the concrete.
[Tessitore] And now, their attention turns to Jacob Fatu.
-[Barrett] The one they really wanted. -[Tessitore] Four on one!
Just held in place.
[crowd boos]
[Tessitore] And a brutal Samoan Spike delivered.
[Barrett] Just an old fashioned mugging. Four on one.
Jacob Fatu now a carcass, and it appears they're not done yet.
[Tessitore] And they're coming our way again.
Sikoa's coming our way again.
Remember, he was on the table moments ago,
and then his newfound family with Tala Tonga and Tanga Loa…
-[Barrett] Oh, God. This looks bleak. -[Tessitore] This is not good. Oh, no!
Oh, no! They've got him up!
Oh! He crashes through the reinforced announce desk!
[crowd boos]
Oh, Fatu is laid out.
As he stands over him with that United States Championship,
they take out Fatu.
Anything! out Fatu.