[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Tessitore] The bright lights and big sounds of Nashville.
A little more pop tonight.
Music City is ready to start off
what will be one of the most explosive weekends of WWE action.
Just a few steps away from Broadway's honky-tonks.
It's a far bigger night out at National Sports Palace.
Bridgestone Arena is ready to roar.
With gold on the line, one question to ask.
-Who wants smoke in Nashville? -[crowd cheers]
The Street Profits are here to defend.
WWE Tag Team Championship match awaits.
Dawkins and Tez against the Wyatt Sicks. It's coming your way.
And Nashville's very own mega music star Jelly Roll is our special guest.
-Yo! We got another Tennessee boy! -You know it, man.
-How you doing? You look fantastic, man. -So good.
[crowd cheering]
I'm proud of you.
I told you I'd be here next time you were here, baby.
-You did. -I don't… I don't miss my boy.
You're here. Yeah, I'm looking forward to tonight, man.
-Love you, man. -Love you too.
-Thank you for having my back. -Have fun out there.
Yes, sir. Thank you, bro.
[Tessitore] Four-time Grammy-nominated Jelly Roll
is coming up on SmackDown.
Look at this crowd as Jelly Roll is here to kick off a weekend
with The Great American Bash, Saturday Night's Main Event, Evolution,
but for now…
♪ LA… ♪
["Welcome to LA" plays]
[Tessitore] Buckle up, Wade!
There's a kavorka avalanche tumbling through Nashville!
[crowd cheering]
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome LA Knight!
-[Barrett] Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah!
[Barrett] Oh, man. Fresh off of jumping Seth "Freakin" Rollins
this past Monday on Raw after being victimized by Seth
and his power crew in recent weeks,
the Megastar has some major momentum
as we head into Saturday Night's Main Event tomorrow.
[Tessitore] It is coming your way from Atlanta.
Tomorrow, he can get his hands on the man who took that Money in the Bank briefcase.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins, LA Knight, Saturday Night's Main Event.
[crowd cheers]
[music fades out]
[crowd chants] LA Knight! LA Knight!
-Let me talk to you. -[crowd] Yeah!
Predictions and spoilers.
Two things that…
Common themes here in the wrestling business.
Two themes that come out of Paul Heyman's mouth an awful lot.
And you think about Paul Heyman, you think about a guy who feels like
he holds all this power, and in some ways he does.
Let's think about it for a second.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins…
[crowd boos]
Let's be honest, a desperate man.
A man who, I'm just gonna go ahead and say it,
a little washed…
had to go ahead and make the desperate move a joining forces with Paul Heyman,
and then together, they amassed this crew, this goon troop
of that slop house Bronson Reed
and then that dog-brained idiot Bron Breakker.
[crowd barking]
Hey, don't do that. He's gonna get excited and start doing this.
He's gonna shake out the last couple of crumbs of his brain that's left up there.
Well, let me stop joking right now because this is damn serious.
And I'll tell you why. Because those two men tried to hurt me.
They tried to injure me. They tried to get me out of the WWE.
And they tried to do it on the orders of Seth Rollins
because he couldn't do it his damn self.
[crowd] Yeah!
So now in 24 hours, it's me, it's Seth Rollins
at Saturday Night's Main Event. And guess what?
I've gotten to get my hands on Seth Rollins twice,
but I got to tell you, even dropping him on his head this past Monday, not enough.
Seth, I want your dignity. I want justice.
And if I'm honest, I want to hurt you.
[crowd cheers]
And hurt you I will, and I tell you what,
you got all the reason in the world right now
to sit back there with your boys, with Paul, and think to yourself,
"I'm not scared right now."
Well, you ain't gotta be scared to get your ass kicked.
[crowd cheers]
And kicked it most certainly will be, and that's not a prediction.
That's not even a spoiler.
That is a damn fact of life because I am the spoiler.
-Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah!
[Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen…
[crowd cheers]
Ladies and gentlemen,
my name…
-[crowd] …is Paul-- -…is Paul Heyman.
You're off cue. You blew your part of the entire evening.
But that's okay because that's not surprising
coming from fans of LA Knight.
[crowd] Yeah!
I hate when you do that.
[crowd] Yeah!
You know, as Seth Rollins's personal Oracle,
I'm blessed with many gifts in life.
Besides being outlandishly good looking,
as an Oracle, I can see into the future.
I see into the future for Seth Rollins, for Paul Heyman,
for Bron Breakker, for Bronson Reed,
and our future is the future of this entire industry.
I look into the future for LA Knight.
I see absolutely nothing because LA Knight,
you have no future at all.
[crowd boos]
♪ We taking it all… ♪
-["Taking It All" playing] -[crowd cheers]
♪ Taking it all ♪
♪ We kick in the door Dropping you down to the floor ♪
♪ We taking it all ♪
♪ Ready for war Better than ever before… ♪
[Tessitore] Forget the future,
he should be worried about this present right now.
♪ My Bloodline is hard to the core ♪
♪ We taking it all… ♪
[Tessitore] The new US champ and his MFTs.
[Barrett] Fresh off the destruction of Jacob Fatu.
You know, some things change,
but some things, they stay the same.
Paul Heyman, when you left to Raw,
and when you left my family,
everything's changed.
There's no more Bloodline.
No more Tribal Chief.
And there is no more Wiseman.
[fan] I love you!
[crowd chants] OTC! OTC!
So, Paul Heyman, if you wanna live to see another day,
I suggest you leave the building right now
before my MFTs put your big ass through the table like we did last year.
[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] That is the smartest move Paul Heyman has perhaps ever made
in his career.
[speaking indistinctly]
Oh… [scoffs] …and Mr. LA Knight.
[crowd] Yeah!
-No! -[crowd] Yeah!
You gotta start listening. They said, "Yeah!"
[crowd] Yeah!
I'll tell you what's changed.
I'm the new United States Champion, baby.
[crowd boos]
-Him! Champion! -Yo, so you know what that means?
The man that beat you at WrestleMania,
the one that everybody's afraid of, the Samoan Werewolf, huh?
Remember him?
The one that beat you, I beat him.
-[crowd chants] Fatu! Fatu! Fatu! -He's gone. Yeah.
[chanting continues]
Anyways, so I'm gonna give you the same opportunity I gave Paul Heyman,
wherever he went.
You can walk out of the ring.
Leave. Walk out. Don't come back.
Or I'll make sure my MFTs make sure you never walk again.
[crowd boos]
All right.
[crowd chants] LA Knight! LA Knight!
Well, I'm sorry, boys. They won't let me leave.
So if you wanna make me leave,
why don't you come on in and make me leave?
-Yeah! -[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] A fearless decision as LA Knight is gonna stand his ground
right in the center of the ring.
[Barrett] Look, I love LA Knight to bits, but this is just dumb as hell.
What on earth are you thinking, LA?
[Tessitore] Tonga Loa, Talla Tonga, and the powerhouse JC Mateo…
[crowd chanting] Fatu! Fatu!
[Tessitore] …with Solo Sikoa surrounding him.
[Barrett] A fight you simply cannot win, LA-- Huh?
-[Tessitore] What is that? -[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] A steel ch-- Oh, look who's here!
-[Barrett] Big Jim! -[Tessitore] Big Jim!
Jimmy Uso with a steel chair! LA Knight!
[Barrett] With the ultimate equalizer 24 hours ahead of taking on Solo Sikoa
at Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Tessitore] Talla Tonga stands right up to him.
Steel chair in hand for LA Knight and Jimmy Uso.
[Barrett] Oh, this guy is absolutely massive.
[Tessitore] The newest addition to the MFTs.
The nearly seven-foot-tall Talla Tonga
considering stepping over the top rope into that.
[Barrett] Talla wants to fight. Solo says otherwise.
Talla Tonga not intimidated at all by those steel chairs.
[Tessitore] There's business to be had for both Jimmy Uso and LA Knight…
-[Barrett chuckles] -[Tessitore] …this weekend.
But this is how Friday Night SmackDown begins.
[Aldis] Okay, gentleman. Everybody just settle down and take a breath.
Now, Solo, I know you're the US Champion,
and I know you've got some new friends,
but this is still SmackDown, and I run the show.
[crowd cheers]
[Aldis] Now, Solo, I would have thought you might be more concerned
with not getting molly whooped by Big Jim tomorrow night
and losing that US Championship.
but I guess not, 'cause you're out here starting fights.
So if it's a fight you want,
what do you say tonight we give Music City a tag team match?
[crowd cheers]
What do you say we give them Solo Sikoa and that stooge JC Mateo
versus Jimmy Uso and LA Knight?
-[crowd] Yeah! -["Welcome to LA" plays]
[Tessitore] I think the crowd gave you the reaction.
Solo Sikoa's gonna defend his US Championship
tomorrow against Big Jim,
but tonight, after what we just saw, it's LA Knight, Jimmy Uso,
Solo Sikoa and JC Mateo in tag team action later tonight.
[crowd cheers]
Hello, Your Highness.
[chuckles] I'm gonna need you to take some time off your royal duties
and be ringside with me tonight in the match.
Blister…
"We're not friends."
Mmm. I'm aware. We're allies of convenience.
Which is why I need your ringside
'cause everyone else has their partners out there,
and if you want to make a statement for Evolution,
that's the way to do it.
Okay. Okay, fine.
-But do I look like a cheerleader to you? -[chuckles]
Charlotte, you'd be a terrible cheerleader.
[scoffs]
That's not true. I cheer for myself.
[Tessitore] That new pairing, the allies of convenience,
Charlotte and Alexa.
There's gonna be a Fatal 4-Way with Alexa, Kairi Sane, Roxanne Perez
and Sol Ruca coming up.
[Barrett] Let's keep rollin' here on SmackDown
because after the bedlam of that opening segment, it's confirmed.
We've got a main event here later tonight as LA Knight and Jimmy Uso
will tag together to take on the team of Solo Sikoa and JC Mateo.
That's later on tonight here on SmackDown.
[Tessitore] Right now Fatal 4-Way action.
Unique challenge for Roxanne Perez this week.
You know, Liv Morgan injured,
so now Raquel Rodriguez will be defending the tag team titles
at Evolution with Perez.
Roxanne joining Judgment Day recently.
It's been a test of patience at times for Rodriguez.
There's Sol Ruca who will defend her NXT Women's North American Championship
against Izzi Dame tomorrow at the Great American Bash.
Kairi Sane, also a big weekend of huge action.
She'll be a big part of Evolution on Sunday.
["The Fury" plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Nash] And their opponent, accompanied by Charlotte Flair,
from Columbus, Ohio,
Alexa Bliss!
[Tessitore] You know, Wade, I'm looking at Charlotte Flair,
the living legend here.
You know, a week ago, they team up,
and there was sort of that "we're not friends" dynamic,
but the result was spectacular.
I don't know. I think they're enjoying this.
[Barrett] Yeah, slowly but surely it appears Alexa Bliss
has got through to her former friend, Charlotte Flair.
They had a major bond-building session last week,
and Charlotte now realizes there are some major career benefits
to rekindling the friendship with Alexa Bliss.
Namely, acquiring tag gold currently held
by Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez.
[Tessitore] Yeah, Sunday at Evolution, the future Hall of Famers,
who just made their way to the ring, have a chance to take the titles.
But for right now, reps from each of the four teams,
they'll be in that Fatal 4-Way in the mix of an all-out action brawl
to get things going.
Fast pace right from the start as…
[Barrett] Almost got bussed in on there, Joe Tess.
Quick pin there from Sol Ruca, the star from NXT.
The current North American champ and WWE Women's Speed champ.
Quite the acquisition of gold from that woman.
Could grow far greater in just 48 hours at Evolution.
[Tessitore] Pirate Princess getting the best of Sol Ruca.
She's firing up this crowd as she's looking to rev the engine right here.
[Barrett] How good is it to have the Kabuki Warriors back together,
but Roxanne Perez clearly not impressed by this duo.
I'm the champion!
[Tessitore] No, she isn't. She made a statement right away.
[Barrett] It could be an incredibly short Tag Team Championship run--
[Tessitore] Oh, man!
[Barrett] …for Perez if she doesn't get on a same page with Raquel,
who is looking far from impressed with Roxanne's performance thus far.
[Tessitore] Sol Ruca, springboard missile dropkick taking them both out,
and now she's looking to fly.
[Barrett] Wow!
[Tessitore] How about that?
The NXT Women's North American champ. Yes, Charlotte, we feel the same way.
[Tessitore] Fatal 4-Way singles action with Alexa Bliss, Roxanne Perez,
Kairi Sane and Sol Ruca.
Sunday at Evolution,
four teams will meet up for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
[Barrett] And this has been a war,
It has swung back and forth from the word "go".
Now it's Roxanne Perez looking in control. But in a…
[Tessitore] Trying to line up that superplex.
…Fatal 4-Way, you've got to keep your eyes peeled.
[Tessitore] Oh, there's company, Wade! There is company!
Would you look at this? We got a superplex tower
with Sol and Alexa power bombing underneath.
[Barrett] Well, Kyrie Sane clearly getting the worst of that,
but the amount of abuse all four women have absorbed thus far
in the match, taking its toll.
Nasty impact to the lower back of one half of the Kabuki Warriors.
[Tessitore] Wade, not just the height, but the extra force added in as well.
[Barrett] That's a brief effort of teamwork there.
[Tessitore] And now center of the ring, Sol Ruca and Alexa Bliss.
We mentioned what a huge weekend it is for Sol Ruca.
She'll be part of the Great American Bash coming your way tomorrow afternoon
at 3:00 p.m.
[Barrett] Very little recovery time for Sol Ruca after this one.
[Tessitore] And able to kick out.
[Barrett] I mean, Sol Ruca has been incredibly impressive
from the word "go".
Really hanging with some of the top women here from SmackDown and Raw.
[Tessitore] Oh, she was looking to line up that DDT,
but Roxanne comes in with a super kick.
[Barrett] Always ready to pounce is Roxanne Perez.
[Tessitore] Oh, and now that running European uppercut
right to the back and the neck, and Perez springboarding into position,
looking for the win, but Ruca comes in for the save.
[Barrett] Perez is so calculating.
It's what led to all the success that she saw on NXT,
and that will continue further here on Raw and SmackDown.
[Tessitore] Oh, getting the legs up into that back.
And then that big running knee.
And somehow… somehow Perez kicks out.
Raquel Rodriguez looking on.
Of course, on Sunday night,
tasked with defending the Women's Tag Team Championships.
[Barrett] Judging Roxanne Perez with every step and every misstep.
And talking about a misstep, just too long on that climb for Sol Ruca.
And Kairi Sane ready to pounce.
[Tessitore] And that's what she's doing as she has Sol Ruca draped over the top rope.
The Pirate Princess has her in such a compromised position, Wade,
as Kairi Sane with a double stomp,
and you see Sol Ruca just crumble to the canvas.
[Barrett] Bullseye there from Kairi Sane,
and Alexa Bliss and Roxanne Perez just in the nick of time breaking that one up.
[Tessitore] As Charlotte Flair looks on.
Outside as her newfound teammate Alexa Bliss is in the center of the ring
-with Roxanne Perez. -[crowd cheers]
Sister Abigail DDT was lined up.
Perez able to counter.
Big elbow right to the chin.
Oh! Sol Ruca with a double Sol Snatcher! A double Sol Snatcher!
[Barrett] Oh!
[Tessitore] And Raquel Rodriguez takes the leg and puts it on the rope.
[Barrett] Well, all of that veteran experience of Big Mami Cool--
-Wait up! -[Tessitore] Zaria!
She's got company.
[Barrett] Well, Zaria far from impressed by Raquel Rodriguez insertion.
Two powerhouses here, now battling it out on the outside.
-How impressive is Raquel? Wow! -[Tessitore] Whoa!
[Tessitore] Right onto our announce desk!
[Barrett] Oh, my God. Following up from a performance at Night of Champions
against Rhea-- Wait up!
-[screams] -[Barrett] Watch out, Joe!
Oh, my God!
Joe Tess taken out in the process!
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] Geez, Joe.
Charlotte Flair there taking out Raquel Rodriguez--
-[Tessitore] …sent Raquel flying. -…throwing the powerhouse over our desk.
And now Kairi Sane closing in on victory here.
[Tessitore] Kairi Sane up top.
Insane Elbow has landed!
[Barrett] Boots up by Alexa Bliss just in the nick of time there!
[Tessitore] Oh, she got her boots up!
And now she's got the Sister Abigail DDT lined up!
She finds a way!
Hooks the leg!
-Oh, what a thriller! -[bell rings]
-["The Fury" plays] -[crowd cheers]
[Nash] Here is your winner,
Alexa Bliss!
[Barrett] Oh, what a messy ending to that match.
We'll take another look at this. This double Sol Snatcher from Sol Ruca.
This was the insertion of Raquel Rodriguez keeping her woman, Roxanne,
in the match.
And just when Kairi Sane went in for the kill,
boots up from Alexa Bliss, hitting that Sister Abigail DDT for the win.
But let it be said, Charlotte Flair cleared out the big threat in Raquel,
leaving a path to victory for Alexa.
That is teamwork.
[Tessitore] Boy, it is. What a scene it is to have them in there.
Going to be fascinating to see them on Sunday
with Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss.
By the way, speaking of Charlotte, I can't recommend enough
the long-form feature piece in The Players' Tribune this week
that she penned.
Thoughtful, authentic, reflective.
Now, great chance that they add to the history that they've collected
throughout their careers on Sunday.
Let's get everybody set for this massive card at Evolution.
Yes, it is gonna be absolutely huge.
And as we just saw, there is a Women's Tag Team Championship
Fatal 4-Way match at Evolution.
Gold on the line. The best of Raw, the best of SmackDown,
the best of NXT and the current champs, Raquel and Roxanne.
Gold on the line. That is 48 hours from now at Evolution.
[Tessitore] And the NXT Women's Championship is on the line.
Jacy Jayne shocked the world with her upset win of Stephanie Vaquer.
Now she has to defend against the powerhouse, Jordynne Grace.
Jordynne trying to win her first WWE title.
That comes your way on Sunday.
[Barrett] Now we have Clash in Paris coming up in September.
Somebody's gonna win themselves a Women's Championship match.
How do they do it?
They do it by winning the Battle Royal at Evolution.
A who's who of anyone who's anyone is gonna be competing,
including, of course, fearless Nikki Bella. That's my pick.
[Tessitore] And it'll be Tiffy Time in Atlanta,
but could it be a great eight for a living legend?
Trish Stratus has seven WWE Championships.
Will the Hall of Famer be able to get past
the new generation's big title-holding star?
We find out at Evolution.
[Barrett] And now three women who have been throwing hands on sight
in recent weeks.
The champ Becky Lynch puts the Intercontinental Championship on the line
against former friends Bayley and Lyra Valkyria
in a Triple Threat matchup.
[Tessitore] Plus, it's gone this far. The bitter torturous rivalry.
Jade and Naomi, it's No Holds Barred. Anything goes.
No Holds Barred. No restrictions.
Any move can be used. No disqualifications.
No Holds Barred, Sunday at Evolution.
[Barrett] And arguably the two best female wrestlers on planet Earth
are colliding in the main event with gold on the line.
Women's World Champion, Iyo Sky, defends against the powerhouse,
Rhea Bloody Ripley.
[Tessitore] And coming up right here on Friday Night SmackDown.
♪ We want smoke We want smoke ♪
[Tessitore] The tag team champions.
["We Want Smoke" playing]
♪ Meet us here Right in the middle… ♪
Yeah!
[crowd cheers]
[bell rings]
[Nash] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it's for the WWE Tag Team Championships!
Introducing first, with a combined weight of 492 pounds,
they are the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford,
The Street Profits!
[Tessitore] Championship match against The Wyatt Sicks.
♪ Ten toes down Play to win ♪
♪ These four corners I don't know you ♪
♪ Put respect upon my name… ♪
Uh-huh!
[Tessitore] WWE Tag Team Championship match
and the Street Profits have held the gold for 119 days.
This will be the sixth defense of the prize possession.
[Barrett] Yeah, we defended these a couple of weeks ago in Riyadh
against their opponents.
Tonight the match ended up getting thrown out.
And now we're getting a take two.
["Shatter" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ You can throw it all away ♪
♪ When things break, things shatter ♪
♪ Keep it written on your face ♪
♪ The little details matter ♪
♪ Only in me ♪
♪ Die for me, brother ♪
♪ Know not what you've seen ♪
♪ Love one another ♪
♪ Know not where you've been ♪
♪ Lie for me brother ♪
♪ Know not what you've said ♪
♪ Use me for cover ♪
♪ When things break, things shatter ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Will this be the moment for the Wyatt Sicks?
Joe Gacy and Dexter Lumis representing the same family
that never had a tag team gold in WWE.
That is what is on the line,
the WWE Tag Team Championships from right here in Nashville.
[bell rings]
Wade, a week ago, it was an 8-Man Tag Team Match
that had the Wyatt Sicks on top of the division.
They topped a group that was made up of a rep from each of the top contenders,
and now the stakes are so much higher.
[Barrett] Yeah, last week was a medley of superstars against the Wyatt Sicks.
But a medley of superstars who couldn't quite get on the same page
thanks to the antics of Johnny Gargano.
The Street Profits, however, tried and tested.
Perhaps have the greatest cohesion we've seen here on SmackDown in many years,
and this is a tall test for anyone, even the Wyatt Sicks.
[Tessitore] Especially with the powerhouse, Angelo Dawkins
in prime form, 6'5", over 260 pounds.
[Barrett] And I'm glad you brought that up
because the power game of the Street Profits
has been the difference maker for the Profits
since they returned in January, more physically dominant than any other team.
However, then the Wyatt Sicks arrive and things may have changed a little
because the Wyatt Sicks know a little about power themselves.
[Tessitore] And we saw that with the Street Profits
against the likes of DIY and the Motor City Machine Guns.
Fraxiom had a moment to shine against them,
but the Street Profits have been able to retain time and time again.
-[grunting] -[Barrett] The Wyatt Sicks though
are undefeated since returning to SmackDown a couple of weeks ago.
They've got the numbers game,
plus a major intimidation factor working against their opponents,
But it's pretty damn hard to intimidate someone like Angelo Dawkins.
[Tessitore] Yeah, especially when he's delivering right hands like that.
[Barrett] Oh, my God, the best puncher in the games is Dawks.
[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] And one of the best highfliers in the game is getting up top
as Tez Ford looks to line up.
and Dexter Lumis does the smart thing as a partner
and says, "I gotta get you out of there."
Oh! Tez delivering a little of his own medicine to Lumis.
[Barrett] A little message there from the Street Profits,
"you're not gonna intimidate us with your games.
Not tonight, that's why we're the champs, this one continues."
[Tessitore] Over 10,000 here to see Friday Night SmackDown in Nashville.
And those pieces of gold are on the line. The WWE Tag Team Championship match.
It is the second time that the Street Profits have had to defend
against the Wyatt Sicks. They met late June,
-but there was interference from… -[Barrett] Ooh!
everybody else in the tag team division, so here they go again.
[Barrett] While Montez Ford has been under the hammer for the past five minutes
in this match, finally, a flurry from him may have bought him a window,
but you've got smash that window open cause if you don't,
immediately back on the attack is Dexter Lumis.
[Tessitore] And that's exactly what happened after a series of right hands
and now looking for the superplex is Lumis, or is Tez is gonna lock him up?
[Barrett] While you start climbing those turnbuckles,
that becomes the territory of Montez Ford.
Can he power his way out of this, though?
[Tessitore] Tez, of course, a monster when it comes to being up on the top
and look what he's able to do!
[Barrett] Sunset flip powerbomb just when it was looking like hope was lost here,
but Montez Ford pulls something out the bag.
And Uncle Howdy perhaps is starting to sweat.
[Tessitore] Sunset flip power bomb as Uncle Howdy and Nikki Cross
and big Erick Rowan, a little bit of concern on their face.
A golden opportunity, but could it be slipping away?
Based on what Montez Ford was just able to do
as he's trying to make his way to Big Dawk!
And here comes Angelo Dawkins.
[Barrett] The absolute thumper of the team.
The last thing you want is an enraged, fired up, fresh Angelo Dawkins
-charging at you! And that's why. -[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] The energy that Angelo Dawkins brings, it changes everything.
[Barrett] And this match has completely turned on its head now.
Getting peppered with shots is Joe Gacy.
[Tessitore] Angelo Dawkins is a one-man wrecking crew.
And he says, "You want some, you're gonna get some right here."
-[Barrett] While it is… -[Tessitore] Lumis and and Gacy out.
[Barrett] Truly a two-on-one match now.
Montez Ford down, perhaps out.
You're gotta win this on your own from here.
[Tessitore] That's a whole lotta man crashing down on 'em.
[Barrett] "Hey, I can do anything Montez Ford can do."
How impressive is Angelo Dawkins? Gets better week by week.
What the hell are you trying here, Dawks?
-[Tessitore] Is he serious? -[Barrett] Are we going from the heavens?
[Tessitore] Over 260 pounds…
Swanton!
Into the cover, hook in the leg to retain.
[Barrett] Oh, late, late kick out there from Joe Gacy.
And now things may change,
the ominous presence of the massive Erick Rowan has closed the gap
between himself and the ring.
[Tessitore] Now the big man Rowan… Boy, did he clean up shop
with that iron claw slam a week ago in that Eight-Man Tag Team.
-And now, vintage Joe Gacy… -[Barrett] Upside down,
clothesline connecting, we've seen that time and time again in his past.
And it was that distraction from Erick Rowan
that really opened that window.
Oh!
[Tessitore] Double team combo effort as Lumis looks to get the belts right here.
And the left shoulder is up from Dawkins.
[Barrett] Now I thought that was it… What a heavy hitter.
And against that intense glare from Erick Rowan,
keeping an eye on proceedings.
Done nothing illegal, but it suddenly feels like this is no longer a fair fight
-with that man loitering with intent. -[crowd chanting]
[Tessitore] Oh, did you hear that?
I swear the ring moved a few inches to the right.
[Barrett] Well, the bang of a bass drum in the middle of this arena
caused by the lungs and the diaphragm
of Angelo Dawkins connecting with that turnbuckle.
[Tessitore] And we see Lumis looking up Gacy's way
as he just sends Dawkins out to the floor.
They are in control, but they… Can they claim the championships?
[Tessitore] It was just a month ago on June 13th
when the Wyatt Sicks had their first match on SmackDown.
They defeated the Motor City Machine Guns.
They really have sent the tag team division haywire,
short-circuiting everybody.
How do we deal with this group?
And now it is the Street Profits, the champions, who have to deal with them.
There was the tag, and here comes Tez.
[Barrett] That's a mistake there from Dexter Lumis.
And those long arms of Montez Ford reaching out
and a blind tag and bouncing back are the Profits.
[Tessitore] Trying to retain right here.
Boy did they need that.
What a mistake by Lumis as you see big Erick Rowan bothered by that.
Nikki Cross and Uncle Howdy, Joe Gacy,
hoping they can grab momentum back as the champions
look to defend here on SmackDown.
[Barrett] And has the sting been taken out of the tail of the Wyatt Sicks here?
-Joe Gacy with the-- -[Tessitore groans]
-[Barrett] I don't think Tez saw it. -[Tessitore] I don't think he did at all.
Spinebuster by Lumis.
And now the teamwork, the assisted powerbomb right onto Tez.
Will that give us no chance?
No! Angelo Dawkins with the save.
[Barrett] Well, had to be on the money there.
Angelo Dawkins fighting through the pain, the exhaustion, just to break up that pin
because gold was about to leave the Profits for good.
And this band of misfits put together by Uncle Howdy
have been so devastatingly effective
since returning a couple of months ago.
[Tessitore] In their own unique way, no doubt about it.
Montez, he has that dynamic athleticism,
and now here comes Angelo Dawkins.
[Barrett] And that rhythm is back here for the Street Profits.
-[Tessitore] They got them lined up. -[Barrett] Got the muscle memory.
[Tessitore] There it is! A double-team blockbuster!
And somehow, somehow, Gacy gets the shoulder up.
[Barrett] How in the hell did Joe Gacy just kick out of that blockbuster?
[Tessitore] I have no idea.
As you can see the concern on the face of Uncle Howdy.
[Barrett] Take another look at this, connecting to perfection,
a move that time and time again has beaten everyone, and just somehow,
Joe Gacy is operating on a very different plane this evening.
What the hell kind of pep talk did Uncle Howdy give these two this evening?
[Tessitore] Consider the hunger and desire coming off of what happened
a few weeks ago when they thought they would have their golden opportunity,
when they were fighting for these tag team championships,
and then there was interference by all the other teams in the division.
[Barrett] Or is it just the fear of disappointing Uncle Howdy
and what the repercussions of that would be?
[Tessitore] No doubt about that, Wade.
Big spine buster from Big Dawk,
and now perhaps this is the chance, and Tez senses it.
[Barrett] Climbing up top!
[Tessitore] From the Heavens!
He lands it!
[Barrett] A bullseye landing, perhaps hurting himself in the process.
[Tessitore] I think that's…
Oh, Erick Rowan, with a distraction from Gacy,
just tears Montez Ford out of the ring.
[Barrett] Well, before Tez can… Oh, my God!
[Tessitore] Dawkins sends him flying into timekeeper!
[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] Oh, my God. Erick Rowan completely cleaned out there
by the massive Angelo Dawkins,
and this one falling apart at the seams.
[Tessitore] Tez is all alone. He's going up top again.
Gacy tried to climb up and stop him. This time, Lumis gets out of the way.
And now Lumis tries to take control of Montez Ford,
and now the Wyatt Sicks, could they have it their way?
-We got new champs! -[bell rings]
["Shatter" playing]
[Nash] Here are your winners
and the new
WWE Tag Team Champions,
the Wyatt Sicks!
[Barrett] Well, what a chaotic matchup.
Uncle Howdy and his group of people who, quite frankly,
have no place in society, through every diversion,
roadblock and confuse of the way of the Street Profits,
but there is your image, gold acquired.
Tez, From the Heavens, this time, a second attempt missing
after efforts by Erick Rowan on the outside.
And then this was the moment tag gold was officially captured
by the Wyatt Sicks,
and Uncle Howdy must be a proud man of his family tonight.
[Tessitore] Who knows what would have happened
if Erick Rowan didn't pull Montez Ford out of the ring.
The bottom line is we have new World Tag Team Champions,
the Wyatt Sicks.
-[groans] -Ah, don't like that.
-Stupid! Stupid! Stupid! -[Sabin] Oh, look who it is.
You got a lot of guts showing your face after what you pulled last week, Johnny.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, don't get too angry at him.
He might run away again.
I thought he had it, okay?
Look, but we can't fixate on the past, okay?
Guys, we need to come together now more than ever.
Our worst case scenario just happened out there. It's real.
Brother, just… just give it a break.
Listen, if you idiots…
If you guys would have just listened to us in the first place,
none of this would have happened, but here we are.
[Axiom] Right, right. And why exactly should we listen to you guys?
Because we know what's best for--
[clamoring]
Geez, shut up, all right?
The Wyatts are the Tag Team Champions,
and since it was the Wyatts that cost us our shot against the Profits,
I'm pretty sure that we deserve the first opportunity.
[Axiom] Yeah, yeah.
Did I hear someone say opportunity? [speaks Spanish]
-[speaks Spanish] -Okay… [speaks Spanish]
[in English] Hey, chicos, after the last few weeks,
Fenix and I are now part of this
SmackDown tag team division.
-[clamoring] -No! No! Not gonna happen!
This is ridiculous!
You're ruining everything that we built!
We're gonna go talk to Aldis right now!
-[Gargano] Nick! Nick! -Chico!
[Andrade speaks Spanish]
-[in English] Okay, bye! Okay, bye! -Goodbye, amigos! Goodbye, amigos!
[Tessitore] Look what's happening now here in Music City.
The stage hands are getting us set for one of the very best in the biz.
Jelly Roll live. Nashville's very own Jelly Roll next.
[crowd chanting] Gunther! Gunther!
Gunther, a few months ago,
you started something with me and my family
in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gage, I really hope for you that Bill is a better father
than he is a professional wrestler.
[crowd exclaims]
[Goldberg] I am gonna make sure that I end it in Atlanta, Georgia,
Saturday Night Main Event.
You're next!
[crowd cheers]
[Gunther] I am next.
Usually, being next means getting speared, Jackhammer, one, two, three.
But it is not 1999 anymore.
And right now, I'm the guy.
Bill Goldberg is not capable of taking the World Heavyweight Championship
away from me.
At Saturday Night's Main Event, I'm going to bully you.
And the myth of Bill Goldberg forever dies!
[tires screech]
[crowd cheers]
Right here.
[Goldberg] I don't care if I've got one foot in the grave.
Nobody's ever gonna talk to me like that.
Come on!
Gunther…
You're next!
[crowd chants] Goldberg! Goldberg!
[Tessitore] Saturday Night's Main Event live nationwide 8:00 p.m.
Wade, Goldberg going after Gunther's prized possession
tomorrow night in Atlanta.
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Nashville's own hometown hero.
Jelly Roll!
[crowd cheering]
["Liar" plays]
♪ I, I let you drive around my mind ♪
♪ I can't count the times You made me feel like I'm nothin' ♪
♪ Played me like a fool, like a fool ♪
♪ Saying, "Drink another whiskey Pop another pill ♪
♪ Money makes you happy Heaven isn't real ♪
♪ You won't find nobody to love Because your heart's too broke" ♪
♪ Oh, I know ♪
♪ You ain't nothin' but a liar ♪
♪ Yeah, I walk right out the fire ♪
♪ Yeah, they try to bring me down Try to put me underground ♪
♪ I'm only going higher ♪
♪ I hear you in my head ♪
[Paul] Hey, yo. Hey, yo. Hey, yo, yo, yo, yo.
Yo, yo, yo, yo!
Nah, nah, nah, nah.
-Cut that out. Cut that out. -[crowd booing]
Yeah, boo!
Jelly, you gotta listen to the crowd.
Everyone is here to see real WWE superstars.
Certainly not to listen to music
made for people who have tattoos of their children
but don't have custody of them!
[crowd exclaims]
Listen, Jelly,
this ring is sacred, and, brother, this venue is sacred.
You belong on a stage, not in the WWE ring.
And you know what I'm disgusted by?
Celebrities, influencers, personalities, whatever you want to classify this as…
coming in to our industry,
leeching off of our success
on a platform that we have built, brother.
Clout chasers like you disgust me.
[crowd booing]
Yeah, boo all you want, Nashville.
Here's the truth,
the WWE doesn't need a Jelly Roll,
the WWE needs a Logan Paul!
[crowd booing]
I set and raised the bar
for what it means to be a professional wrestler,
and you do what by the way?
Why are you here?
Because I'll tell you why I'm here.
I belong here, Jelly, and I got some breaking news,
this company, this company loves me so much…
that my podcast Impaulsive has just inked a long term deal…
-Hold up, hold up, hold up. -…with the WWE.
Hold on, hold on, hold on.
You must not completely understand where you are, Logan Paul.
[crowd cheering]
You see, this is my hometown, Nashville, Tennessee!
[crowd cheering]
And just so we're clear, down here,
nobody gives a damn about your podcast, Logan!
[crowd cheering]
[Orton] Outsider? Outsider?
Outsider? Outsider?
-Are you freaking kidding me? -[crowd cheering]
You've got the nerve to call that man an outsider?
You've got the balls to call that man an outsider in his home freakin' town?
That's one of the biggest names in his industry.
He's one of the biggest names in the music industry,
and he is in our ring.
If anybody's an outsider, it is you.
How about a little damn respect?
[crowd cheering]
I need you to listen up real good,
you entitled, whiny, little ****!
[crowd cheering]
Everybody back there from top to bottom does everything that they can do.
They bend over backwards.
They move Heaven and Earth to make sure that Logan Paul
-looks as good as he can… -[crowd cheers]
when he decides to get…
[Tessitore] Oh, Drew McIntyre just Claymore'd Randy Orton!
[Barrett] These two are squaring off tomorrow night
at Saturday Night's Main Event.
Randy RKO'd Drew last week.
Drew got his payback tonight.
[Tessitore] Just when The Viper came to the aid of Jelly Roll.
And was tearing into Logan Paul,
his opponent, a longtime rival, sneaks into the ring
and delivers that massive attack the night before they are set to battle
on Saturday Night's Main Event in Atlanta.
[Barrett] That's one way to get inside the head of The Viper before--
[Tessitore] What is Logan Paul doing?
-[Barrett] Picking the bones. -[Tessitore] What is he doing?
[Barrett] The opportunist, Logan Paul,
ready to make a major name for himself at the expense of The Viper.
[Tessitore] All the security is with Drew McIntyre,
-and now Logan Paul-- -[Barrett] Oh, God!
-[Tessitore] Whoa, Jelly Roll! -[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] What the hell are you doing, Jelly Roll?
[Tessitore] Jelly Roll just tosses Logan Paul!
It's Jelly Roll who comes to the aid of the all-time living legend.
[Barrett] You want to raise some hell in Nashville,
apparently you've gonna run that through Jelly Roll.
-Oh, here we go. Come on. -Is he gonna step right to Jelly Roll?
[Tessitore] Are they gonna go and throw?
[Barrett] Get rid of these security guards, I wanna see a fight.
[Tessitore] Can you believe that?
[Barrett] They were about to pop off. Jelly Roll throwing some hands.
[Tessitore] Jelly Roll just lifted Logan Paul
and tossed him off of The Viper.
[Barrett] Oh, I don't know how to feel,
but that was eight minutes of TV perfection right there.
We got a concert, we got a fight, we got some smack talk, and I want more!
[Tessitore] The beloved hometown hero,
-music star, just ripped Logan Paul away. -I got something for you, Jelly!
[Tessitore] And now he's wrecking the band's set.
[Barrett] Well, this is true rock and roll if you ask me.
[Tessitore] Tearing up the drum kit, smashing guitars, amplifiers flying.
It is pure, absolute bedlam here in Nashville
with Logan Paul, Randy Orton and Jelly Roll of all people.
Oopsies!
[Tessitore] And not to get lost in all of it,
Drew McIntyre had a surprise attack on Randy Orton.
[Paul] What you gonna do?
[Barrett] Absolute pandemonium here in Nashville.
[Tessitore] They may still be going at it here.
[Barrett] And Jelly Roll is ready to throw some fists
at Logan Paul.
[Tessitore] Logan Paul is saying, "This place is sacred.
I got to protect it from outsiders."
That didn't quite go that way, did it, Paul?
R-Truth.
Got himself tangled up in Aleister Black's business lately.
Those two will go at it next.
It's a crazy night in Nashville.
What just happened here in Nashville…
[Barrett] Randy Orton coming down, talking some trash to Logan Paul
when Drew McIntyre struck with a Claymore.
They're facing each other at Saturday Night's Main Event tomorrow.
Logan Paul decided to then pick the bones of the Viper.
Who was the savior?
Jelly Roll grabbing The Maverick
and chucking his carcass down to the mat and out of the ring.
Embarrassing Logan Paul right here in Jelly Roll's hometown of Nashville.
And these were the consequences,
Logan Paul going all Paul Simonon,
as we had bedlam and pandemonium here on SmackDown.
That is how I like my Friday nights, Joe Tess.
I'm sure there's gonna be more fallout from this one.
[Paul] Did you need that?
-It's crazy. -Man, Jelly.
You had my back out there, dude.
Dude, thank you for coming out to have my back.
Are you kidding me? I need a couple of Tennessee boys, right?
Yo, yo, speaking of that, I don't trust Logan tomorrow.
[scoffs] Hell no.
I was thinking if you're all right with it,
I think I'm gonna come down to the main event and watch you.
You're gonna come down tomorrow night and watch me?
-Yes, sir. -Man, I'd be honored.
If you'd come down and just be in my corner.
-You serious? -I'm dead serious.
Man, I got your back.
-I know you do. -I love you, brother.
-Right back at you. -Let's go.
Man, you handled yourself good out there.
[Tessitore] So Jelly Roll is gonna be in Atlanta in the corner of Randy Orton
when he faces Drew McIntyre.
Huge crowd here in Bridgestone Arena in Nashville,
-on a massive weekend. -[Barrett] Jelly Roll…
[Barrett] Jelly Roll coming to Saturday Night's Main Event tomorrow night,
cannot wait for that.
[Tessitore] That's gonna be great.
["Root Of All Evil" plays]
R-Truth in the ring awaiting for this man.
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never… ♪
[Tessitore] Aleister Black, Wade, and R-Truth,
you know, it's nice to have Aleister Black with a full ringwalk,
because R-Truth's been interfering with a couple of his ringwalks,
walkouts recently.
[Barrett] You're not lying.
R-Truth interrupted an Aleister Black match with Kit Wilson,
a match that didn't actually get started several weeks ago,
and Truth then followed that up by interrupting
Aleister Black's meeting with GM Nick Aldis a couple of weeks ago,
and that was the final straw for Aleister Black,
who swiftly delivered a Black Mass to R-Truth.
Sick of people getting up in his business, sick of people derailing his career.
Things have got physical.
And, we're hopefully gonna put things to bed tonight.
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
[bell rings]
[Tessitore] Oh, he goes right for the big boot immediately,
and R-Truth responds with that heel kick.
And now the big splash in the corner.
This is a fast pace being set by Ron Killings immediately.
[Barrett] It's a very different R-Truth to the one we've been used to
for years and years.
He's been like a tightly coiled spring of late,
but watch out, Aleister Black is no slouch.
And he has the kind of offense that the vast majority of our roster
simply has no answer to.
[Tessitore] Well, you see, as soon as he slides out of that suplex attempt,
right to the striking combo, so skilled, Wade, at that.
[Barrett] It's those Muay Thai strikes,
he trains with some of the best on planet Earth,
and it's not something you learn in wrestling school, that's for sure.
Nice response there, though, from R-Truth.
He's made it clear he is sick of being treated like the class clown.
And anyone who disrespects him is gonna face physical consequences.
[Tessitore] Oh, he ate a big knee right to the kitchen sink.
I think he was trying to line up that dive,
but Black got the best of him.
[Barrett] Yeah, there may be no finer striker in the game
than Aleister Black right now,
can attack you from any angle.
[Tessitore] Oh, went for the moonsault, didn't get it.
Gets slammed right into the post.
[Barrett] How nimble has R-Truth looked tonight?
A man who has rolled back the clock and is suddenly looking 30 years younger.
[Tessitore] What is he doing? Grabs a steel chair right away.
[Barrett] Okay. Well, this is gonna get you disqualified, R-Truth.
The rare moments of lucidity have apparently ended.
[Tessitore] Oh, what a big knee.
Now Aleister looks down at that steel chair.
And Ryan Tran's warning him. The referee's warning him.
[Barrett] Black looks ready to snap here.
Don't use that chair, I'll disqualify you.
[Tessitore] Yeah, he says, "Listen, you're gonna get DQ'ed."
[Tessitore] He doesn't care right now apparent… Oh.
[Tessitore] That was smart to pull it away. We can continue on.
Oh, O'Connor roll, O'Connor roll!
-Oh, and R-Truth wins it! -[bell rings]
["What's Up?" plays]
[Nash] Here is your winner,
R-Truth!
[Barrett] Well, perhaps deceptively shrewd from R-Truth.
Pulls out a shocking victory against an Aleister Black,
who had not been pinned or submitted since his return.
[Tessitore] He's irate.
Well, last week our 4th of July show had a skyrocketing surprise.
The return of Trish Stratus.
They're face-to-face. Tiffany Stratton and Trish Stratus next.
Where are you?
Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.
Whoa, whoa, I get it, I get it.
You're pissed off, you lost. I get it, but it's over.
You've gotta let it go, man.
It's over. Let it go.
Okay.
All right, okay. You're right.
-Sorry. -You're good. Just take it easy.
[Black] Hey, Priest, on second thought.
Now…
Now I can let it go.
Hey, come on, come on. You gotta get back, come on.
Come on, that's enough. Come on, just get out.
-Just let it go. -Let's go.
-Get out of here, come on. -I'm done.
Enough, enough.
Now 48 hours from now at WWE Evolution,
we have something of a dream match.
The WWE Women's Championship will be on the line.
So ladies, thank you for joining me here tonight.
I have a couple of questions
and, of course, I am gonna start with the champ, Tiffany Stratton.
[crowd cheers]
Let me ask you, Tiffany, what made you choose the Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus,
as your opponent at WWE Evolution?
I feel like it's obvious why I picked Trish as my opponent.
I've already beat Charlotte Flair, Nia Jax, Bayley.
And at Evolution, why would I not want to face one of the greatest of all time,
Trish Stratus.
I gave her this match because once I beat her,
maybe then I'll be considered one of the GOATs.
Well, you certainly are facing perhaps the GOAT in Trish Stratus,
but let me ask you, Trish, there has to be a ton of pressure on your shoulders.
You are facing the current number one, how do you feel going into Evolution?
Sure, I definitely feel a lot of pressure, Wade,
but I think who really should be feeling the pressure is you, Tiffany.
You said it yourself, you need to beat me
in order to be considered the greatest of all time,
something I already am.
[crowd cheers]
So when I win at Evolution,
I will leave with the championship and you'll leave with nothing.
On Sunday,
I'm gonna do what I've been doing for 25 years straight,
and that is deliver Stratusfaction.
[crowd cheers]
Sure, I'll let you live out your glory days,
but things are different now.
It's called Evolution for a reason.
And Trish, I know all about your accomplishments.
I've seen the VHS tapes.
That was cute. Did you learn about VHS's on TikTok?
Look, Tiff, I helped build this division.
I helped solidify this division,
and I am still delivering for this division.
[crowd cheers]
I love you. I think you're doing a fantastic job as champion,
but on Sunday I will become an eight-time champion.
♪ I'm coming ♪
-["Last Warning" plays] -[crowd cheers]
♪ This is your last warning ♪
I just want to remind you…
that it don't matter.
[Tessitore] Oh, Ms. Money in the Bank just got clocked by her chief rival.
Jade Cargill is beating down Naomi.
No Holds Barred come Sunday at Evolution between those two.
Anything will go.
As they are being separated by security and officials.
And then come Sunday at Evolution,
they get hands on each other with nobody in the way.
Naomi being dragged back, wanting more and more of Jade Cargill.
And remember, tomorrow night,
it's the retro return of Saturday Night's Main Event.
27 years after Goldberg won his historic title.
Now he gets after Gunther.
And things have boiled over for a while with LA Knight and Seth Rollins.
The Visionary, The Megastar,
8:00 p.m. live, nationwide, Saturday night.
We saw them moments ago.
Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton, trading attacks over the past week.
Tomorrow these two massive warriors meet in the ring in Atlanta.
And brothers at arms,
for the first time, they've been opposite each other with a title on the line.
The new United States Champion, Solo Sikoa, against Jimmy Uso.
It all comes your way tomorrow.
♪ Uso ♪
["Born A King" playing]
♪ I was born a king Ran with the pack ♪
♪ I was born a king I was born a king ♪
♪ They talking family first I put that in the past ♪
[bell rings]
[Nash] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
Jimmy Uso!
[Tessitore] That looks like a very locked-in version of Jimmy Uso.
Could be a massive swing in his career for Big Jim this weekend.
Tag team action as he teams up with LA Knight next.
[Barrett] What a superb weekend of action we've got on deck.
because next Friday, Smackdown will be coming from San Antonio, Texas.
And only three weeks out from SummerSlam, Wrestlemania 41,
main event is the former champ, Cody Rhodes,
and the self-proclaimed "Last Real Champ", John Cena
will both be there under the same roof.
That is next week on SmackDown.
Cannot wait for that.
[Tessitore] Just three weeks away to SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium.
["Taking It All" plays]
♪ We taking it all ♪
♪ Settle the score No, I will not take a loss ♪
[Nash] And their opponent,
accompanied by Talla Tonga and Tanga Loa,
with a combined weight of 515 pounds,
JC Mateo
and the United States Champion,
Solo Sikoa!
[Tessitore] Wade, Solo and the MFTs.
Get used to this new family tree,
where the branches are thorny and dangerous, my man.
[Barrett] Yeah, and we saw that last Friday,
months of bad blood came to a head.
It was our main event.
Fatu's game plan of destroying Solo Sikoa fell apart at the seams
when the MFTs attacked.
The massive Talla Tonga wiping out the Samoan Werewolf.
And one Samoan Spike later set this up,
a multi-person powerbomb through our announce desk.
Wiping Jacob Fatu out for the foreseeable future.
Solo Sikoa's reascent to power is fully complete.
[Tessitore] I love what was accomplished by General Manager Nick Aldis
earlier tonight.
To put this together saying, "All right, you guys want to fight?
You want to really do this,
considering everything that's happening in just 24 hours?
We'll do it."
And this is what we have as a main event.
[Barrett] You know who else loved it?
I'm sure Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
because Seth "Freakin" Rollins is going one-on-one with LA Knight tomorrow.
This is a risk-free night for Seth Rollins,
watching tomorrow night's opponent at Saturday Night's Main Event,
perhaps get mauled here.
[Tessitore] Good start by LA Knight chasing down Solo Sikoa.
And we saw, of course, Seth's Oracle,
Paul Heyman, showing up earlier tonight as well.
[Barrett] Now, of course, Jimmy Uso will be in action tomorrow night too,
against an opponent in this match, Solo Sikoa,
for the United States Championship.
Now they're both shouldering some risk here tonight,
unlike LA Knight and Seth Rollins.
[Tessitore] Wade, did that hip attack just have a little something extra on it?
[Barrett] Well, you're fighting your brother.
Little brother, older brother,
you always put a little extra stank on those shots.
And talk about stank,
just dropping Big Jim there is little bro, the United States champ, Solo Sikoa.
The Undisputed WWE Championship match.
Cody Rhodes, John Cena.
With all the action over the course of the rest of the month of July,
considering this weekend alone,
and then what we will get to open up August in Metro, New York.
[Barrett] Talk about all the action,
JC Mateo has been all action since being brought in by Solo Sikoa.
Rapidly climbed the rankings to be perhaps the most trusted soldier in the army.
[Tessitore] Samoan drop into the hook of the leg,
and quickly Mateo kicks out.
The former Olympian.
2004, he represented Guam.
Was the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremonies.
He is an absolute powerhouse.
[Barrett] A bundle of muscle.
Let's talk about Big Jim, of course,
there's been a lot of cheap shots taken at Big Jim,
unfair comparisons to how his career has played out
versus Main Event Jey Uso's in recent months.
That all gets put to bed tomorrow night if Big Jim can capture singles gold
for the first time here in WWE,
by beating little bro and winning the United States Championship.
Wait up. Oh, God.
[Tessitore] Oh, man, oh, man.
Just destroyed him right into our announce desk,
and now a Samoan drop over the reinforced desk!
You should've stayed in line!
I loved you. Tried to give you a chance, all right?
[Tessitore] Listen in on the encounter between younger brother and big brother,
Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso, tomorrow in Atlanta.
They're gonna meet for the US Championship,
but right now it is a heated, and I mean heated tag team battle.
As Solo Sikoa comes in with all his weight behind him with a running hip attack.
[Barrett] And let's not forget,
for about two straight months Solo Sikoa pleaded with Jimmy Uso,
"Join my army. You could be part of this. I'm building something special."
Well, Jimmy declined time and time again.
And with that move, he may have bought himself a chance
to get this tag to The Megastar.
[Tessitore] He is desperate to find his way to LA Knight.
Tomorrow The Megastar will take on Seth Rollins
on Saturday Night's Main Event.
And look at JC Mateo, just mocking, dragging him back.
But Jimmy gets free!
And the big kick!
Is that enough separation to find his way to LA Knight?
[Barrett] A little too much left in the underrated, underappreciated,
übertalented Big Jim.
The mockery started too soon from Mateo.
And there's the tag!
[Tessitore] Here he comes, The Megastar!
Heating things up here in Nashville.
[crowd chanting] Yeah! Yeah!
[crowd exclaims]
[crowd cheers] Yeah!
[Barrett] Oh, feel the frenzy right here in this packed-out arena.
[Tessitore] Mateo tries to reverse things, sends him in the corner.
Knight gets out of the way.
Jumping neckbreaker by The Megastar!
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] Well, LA Knight looking in rare form as he closes in on his match…
Oh, going for the BFT!
[Tessitore] Went for the BFT, got sent back into the ropes.
Mateo eats a boot.
Solo Sikoa misses wildly.
He floors it. Oh, roll up, a roll up for the win.
And look at the athleticism and power of Knight to free himself there.
[Barrett] The diversionary tactics from Solo Sikoa and the MFTs
simply have not been enough to knock the wind out of the sails of The Megastar.
And whose game is this?
[Tessitore] He is fired up entering this massive weekend.
[crowd] LA Knight, yeah!
[Tessitore] Jump-up signature leaping elbow,
and now Big Jim Uso Splash!
-Hooks the leg. -[Barrett] Oh!
[Tessitore] And Solo at the last possible second.
[Barrett] Pinpoint timing from the United States Champion.
Not gonna lose that easily.
Now dragging JC Mateo over to the corner to make the tag happen himself.
How smart was that by Solo Sikoa?
He's not gonna lose any momentum this evening,
ahead of his championship showdown.
And now it's punishment time.
[Tessitore] Guided by referee Charles Robinson,
but effective was the actions of Solo Sikoa.
[crowd chanting] Solo sucks! Solo sucks!
Looking to deliver the Samoan Spike, instead he eats a super kick.
[Barrett] Oh!
[Tessitore] Oh, and just when Jim thought he could get it instead,
it is a spinning Solo slam.
Oh, and LA Knight comes in to break it up!
[Barrett] Yeah, Knight back from the dead,
but he may well be going back to the mortuary here.
Oh, no, turned it around on JC Mateo, and now about to take flight.
[Tessitore] Oh, and he sends him right into the corner of our announce desk.
[Barrett] And with Talla Tonga lurking behind him.
Keep your eyes peeled here.
Wait up. From every angle.
[Tessitore] Paul Heyman has arrived at timekeeper.
[Barrett] I mean, there's danger everywhere you look
if you're The Megastar.
You simply don't have enough eyes.
[Tessitore] Of course, Heyman's…
Oh, Talla Tonga just wrecks LA Knight
when he was distracted by The Oracle.
[Barrett] A devastating big boot. A roll up!
-[Tessitore] There's a roll up! -Big Jim steals it!
[Tessitore] There's a roll up and a win!
Big Jim just won it!
-[Barrett] And the MFTs now chasing… -[Nash] Here are your winners…
[Tessitore] Tanga Loa, Talla Tonga, JC Mateo
are chasing Jimmy Uso through Bridgestone Arena.
Tomorrow, Jimmy and Solo meet up for the United States Championship.
[Barrett] Wait up. Solo Sikoa apparently blaming Paul Heyman for that distraction.
-But while Solo's distracted, BFT! -[Tessitore] Oh, BFT!
Blunt Force Trauma by The Megastar!
[crowd barking]
Oh, no. Oh, no.
-The dogs are barking in Nashville. -[Barrett] Oh, God.
[Tessitore] Bron Breakker has arrived, and LA Knight doesn't realize it!
[Barrett] Well, the setup is in!
And this, oh, is gonna be nasty for LA Knight.
And wait up. Tsunami!
[Tessitore] This cannot be happening.
Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker
on the night before LA Knight is set to face Seth Rollins, Wade.
[Barrett] Well, Seth Rollins' men have really done a number
on The Megastar tonight.
This was always the danger in taking a matchup 24 hours
before he faces Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
who presumably is tucked up nice and safe in Atlanta as we speak.
Take another look at this,
connecting right to the ribs of The Megastar,
that Spear from Breakker followed by a massive Tsunami.
And this is something that has previously done a major number on LA Knight.
And you question the health of those ribs ahead of Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Tessitore] It comes your way tomorrow night in Atlanta.
Saturday Night's Main Event.
LA Knight will have to gather himself.
He's up against Seth Rollins tomorrow.
Gunther versus Goldberg, Drew McIntyre, Randy Orton,
and Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa,
tomorrow night.
Stupid ass…
See you tomorrow night.
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