[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[crowd cheering]
[wrestlers] Hogan, Hogan, Hogan, Hogan!
[crowd] Hogan, Hogan, Hogan, Hogan!
[Triple H] Ladies and gentlemen,
yesterday we lost one of the biggest
and most globally recognized icons
in the world.
[crowd cheering]
A man I grew up watching,
was fortunate enough to share the ring with,
and like so many of us, were honored to call a friend.
The truth is he captivated millions of people,
and inspired them around the globe.
[crowd cheering]
We would not be standing here right now,
all of us together, if it was not for him.
[crowd cheering]
[fan] Hulk!
So please help us honor him now.
As we give a ten-bell salute
to Terry Bollea.
The one and the only,
the immortal
Hulk Hogan.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd, wrestlers] Hogan, Hogan, Hogan!
[Hogan] I just love the business.
There's nothing else like it.
It's just magic.
It's the most exhilarating experience you'll ever have.
["Real American" plays]
♪ I am a real American ♪
♪ Fight for the rights of every man ♪
♪ I am a real American ♪
♪ Fight for what's right ♪
♪ Fight for your life ♪
[Hogan] I'm gonna be fighting for all my Hulkamaniacs.
What are you gonna do
when Hulkamania runs wild on you?
[Triple H] Hulk Hogan defines sports entertainment.
Hulk Hogan is sports entertainment.
With Hulkamania running wild I feel like a hundred Supermen.
[Triple H] The bronze physique, the 24-inch pythons, the bandanna.
The training, saying your prayers and eating your vitamins
is definitely the right way to live.
[Triple H] Power, personality, persona.
He was a box office attraction, a global icon, but before all that,
he was Terry.
In 1953, Terry Gene Bollea was born in Augusta, Georgia.
He loved sports and he played the bass guitar while chasing his musical dreams.
[Hogan] 1976, I was playing in a rock and roll band.
I said, I'm quitting.
I'm gonna be the greatest professional wrestler that ever lived.
[Triple H] He was first known under a mask as the Super Destroyer in 1977.
He made his WWE debut in 1979.
[announcer] Hulk Hogan.
You are looking at the new king of professional wrestling.
[Triple H] Hogan's allure grew from Shea Stadium to Hollywood,
where he got his big break in Rocky III.
Looking at the size of your arms, I don't believe this.
I know sooner or later my time is gonna come.
[Triple H] Then this, at Madison Square Garden
on January 23rd, 1984,
the day Hulkamania was born.
[announcer] He drops the big leg on him!
He's done it.
History made at Madison Square Garden!
Hulkamania is here.
[Hogan] I feel the energy. Hulkamania is running worldwide.
[Triple H] Hulk Hogan was woven into pop culture.
Mr. Hulk Hogan.
[Triple H] He was a slice of Americana.
Right here on MTV,
just being here with all the rock 'n' rollers.
[Triple H] Rock 'n' Wrestling, the Grammys, Saturday Night Live.
[presenter] Mr. T and Hulk Hogan!
[Triple H] And the grandest stage of them all,
WrestleMania.
[announcer] Unbelievable! Pandemonium here in the Garden.
[Triple H] Then in 1987 at WrestleMania III,
Hogan did the unthinkable.
[announcer] The irresistible force meeting the immovable object.
Look at this. It's…
[Hogan] Greatest moment ever in my life as far as my career,
it has to be that WrestleMania, without a doubt.
[Triple H] His rivalries became stuff of legend.
"Rowdy" Roddy Piper, "Macho Man" Randy Savage,
The Ultimate Warrior.
By the early '90s, Hollywood came calling again.
There were TV series and more movies
before a shocking arrival in WCW.
From the ultimate hero, the Hulkster,
to the worst villain, Hollywood Hulk Hogan.
You can call this the new world order of wrestling, brother.
[person] New, New, New World Order.
[Triple H] He turned the business upside down.
[Jay Leno] Hulk Hogan. Hulk, come on out here.
Here's the nWo!
[announcer] There's no yellow, there's no red.
He's wearing black.
nWo for life, bruh.
[Triple H] Hogan came home in 2002.
And there was only one man to mark the occasion and match his stardom.
[announcer 1] History in the making now. This is a WrestleMania moment.
Many in the crowd chanting for The Rock. Many in the crowd chanting for Hogan.
[announcer 1 whoops]
-[announcer 2] Oh, my God! -[announcer 1] What you gonna do, Rock?
[announcer 2] Hollywood Hulk Hogan, gave you all he had.
[Triple H] Three years later in 2005,
Hogan was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
[Hogan] André the Giant kicked my ass every time I got in the ring with him.
He developed something in me called character, a love for this business
that'll never die.
[Triple H] In the years that followed, Hogan never left the spotlight,
across decades and so many changes to the business,
[Hogan] I never knew 30 years later
I would have a love affair with the maniacs of Madison Square Garden
in this town like I have.
[crowd cheering]
[Triple H] Somehow Hogan's charisma and connection to the audience
always remained.
While his steps slowed, his work ethic never did
and his influence never wavered.
Run wild on you! [growls]
Whoa!
[Triple H] He loved his fans.
Thanks for making my childhood, buddy.
[Triple H] From young to old, Hogan was the ultimate hero…
even till the end.
On July 24th 2025,
surrounded by family and friends,
Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea, passed away.
He was 71 years old.
But Hulkamania will live forever.
[Hogan] You develop a love for this business.
It's something that's in your spirit.
It's something that you can never lose.
It's something that will stay with you till the day you die,
as it will with me.
When you get a dose of Hulkamania, it is the ultimate natural high.
It's something that you can't shake.
It's something that makes you shake in your seat,
and it's something that you can't beat, Daddy.
And Hulkamania will live forever.
[presenter] Gone but not forgotten the incredible Hulk Hogan.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Hogan, Hogan, Hogan!
[chanting continues]
[Tessitore] Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett with you Friday Night SmackDown
from here in Cleveland,
on the heels of the ten-bell salute for Hulk Hogan.
And Wade, as we continue on here from Rocket Arena,
it's hard to properly sum up a complex man's life,
but simply in terms of the impact Hulk Hogan made on this industry
by the truest measure of promotional power,
putting people in the seats, getting eyeballs to the screen,
I will say this: I consider Hulk Hogan as transformational as any star
that has been in the modern era of American sports.
In a rare class of sports promotional titans
like Ali and Mike Tyson
and Michael Jordan
and an absolute prime, Tiger Woods,
that very much was the promotional power of Hulk Hogan.
The single most important professional wrestler in the history of our game,
without whom the majority of us here today would not be here.
Quite simply, Hulkamania will be running wild tonight and many nights to come.
Also remind you tonight coming up in our main event, it'll be the W--
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] As Logan Paul interrupts,
we will have the WWE Tag Team Championships tonight in our main event.
His timing is always impeccable, isn't it?
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the host of Impaulsive TV,
the Pride of Cleveland, Ohio,
The Maverick,
Logan Paul.
[Tessitore] The guy who, for the longest time,
criticizes the outsider, the intruder, the mega celeb
entering WWE, skipping the line,
and now he's the one who's been offended.
He's the one who attacked and shouted at Jelly Roll,
"How dare you? How sacred this ring is."
And at SummerSlam Tag Team matchup we'll have them opposite each other.
[Barrett] Yes indeed.
SummerSlam Saturday, that will be Randy Orton teaming with Jelly Roll
to take on the team of Drew McIntyre
and Cleveland's very own Maverick, Logan Paul.
[Tessitore] And his industry leading podcast, Impaulsive,
set in the ring here in Cleveland.
[crowd booing]
Hey, Cleveland, it's good to be home.
[crowd jeering]
What's up with the switch up?
Y'all were just chanting, "Thank you, Logan," no?
[crowd clamoring]
"Thank you, Logan!" Yeah, I heard y'all.
Well, it was five minutes ago. You forgot?
Yes, sir.
Hey, you're welcome, by the way. Let's get one thing straight.
Yes, this city raised me.
[crowd cheering]
But this city did not make me. In fact, I made this city.
[crowd booing]
Shut up, everyone here knows it and I know what you're all thinking.
"Oh, Logan's from Cleveland.
Look at him, he's on the stage, he's in the ring.
He's just like us." False.
You and I have nothing in common.
[crowd jeering]
No seriously, listen, listen, listen.
I made it out. You didn't.
[crowd booing]
Hey, but tonight, tonight's not about me, guys.
Tonight is about the community.
I'm giving back tonight,
because tonight I'm giving Cleveland a once in a lifetime opportunity,
to see a special edition of Impaulsive TV, live.
[crowd booing]
Yeah, that's right.
I'm bringing out the human doughnut hole who made a mockery of our business
on Jimmy Kimmel Live!
I am gonna show that Kentucky Fried convict what a real host looks like.
I'm gonna show him what a real inspiration to their hometown looks like.
'Cause, Jelly Roll, I got news for you--
["Who's Your Daddy" playing]
♪ Come and get it ♪
♪ Who's your daddy Who's your baby? ♪
♪ Who's your buddy Who's your friend? ♪
♪ And who's the one guy That you run to ♪
♪ When your love life starts tumbling? ♪
♪ I got the money If you got the honey… ♪
[Tessitore] The four-time Grammy-nominated music superstar Jelly Roll--
Hold on, stop the music. Stop the music.
You don't gotta play that song for Logan Paul to know who his daddy is.
[crowd cheering]
Did I hear you say the word inspiration?
You think you're an inspiration?
[crowd cheering]
-And you know what else-- -Hey, shut the hell up Jelly Roll.
No, no, no, you know what else?
I'm sick of you talking about Cleveland
like people from Cleveland actually like you.
[crowd cheering]
-Logan, I am more Cleveland than you. -Jelly Roll, Jelly Roll,
Jelly Roll, Jelly Roll, I think you're confused, brother.
I know you can't read.
This says Impaulsive TV, okay?
This is my show, so shut your mouth and show some respect.
[crowd booing]
I want to make one thing crystal clear, Jelly Roll.
I brought you out here to let you know that you are getting in the ring
with two of WWE's finest.
You understand that?
You're getting in the ring with Logan Paul, the Moment Maker,
and the Scottish Warrior,
a 6'7", 300-pound giant who I get to tag in.
And Randy Orton gets to tag in…
you?
Jelly, Jelly, Jelly,
other than a couple of cheap shots you got on me,
buddy, you got nothing.
So who the hell do you think you are?
Who do I think I am?
I think I'm the guy that's fixing to put you in a body bag
and ship you back to Westlake.
[crowd cheering]
You know what really pisses me off about you, Logan?
You ain't never had a struggle in your life.
[crowd cheering]
You have been a silver spoon kid your whole life, Logan.
I'm not getting in this ring just for me.
I'm getting in this ring to represent every poor kid who had a dream
that they would never make it,
and they get picked on by high school jocks like you.
That's why I'm getting in this ring.
[crowd cheering]
Just so we're clear, I'm getting in this ring to bring light to this ring.
The only thing you have ever brought in here is a ring light.
I'm here, Logan, because I have been a WWE fan
my entire life.
The WWE represented me.
The WWE represented every single one of us.
[crowd cheering]
And you make fun of my story, but my story has inspired millions
-and millions of people to change. -…of rednecks around the world.
God, you have the audacity to talk to me crazy
when we know in your heart and soul you are soft as Charmin?
And I know for sure you ain't nothing
but a Prime-peddling punk.
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Oh, look who's arrived.
[crowd chanting] Randy, Randy, Randy!
[chanting continues]
[inaudible]
I want you to know you have made a really big mistake
if you think I came here alone tonight, boys.
♪ I hear voices In my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
[crowd] ♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ I hear voices In my head ♪
♪ They counsel me They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
["Voices" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] We're a week away from the Viper and Jelly Roll
against Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam.
[Barrett] We may be ten seconds away from that right here tonight Joe Tess.
[Tessitore] You don't have to wait much longer, do we?
♪ Hates to love And loves to hate ♪
♪ I have a voice That has the knowledge ♪
♪ And the power To rule your fate ♪
♪ I hear voices crying ♪
♪ I see heroes dying ♪
♪ I taste blood that's drying ♪
♪ I feel tension rising ♪
♪ I hear voices In my head… ♪
[Tessitore] Here they go.
[Barrett] They're wasting no time whatsoever, no time for talk.
And McIntyre raking the eyes of the Viper. Cheap shots aplenty right off the bat.
And Jelly Roll, bad things happen in that ring.
[Tessitore] And now it's two-on-one
with Drew McIntyre right over the top of Jelly Roll.
[Barrett] Jelly Roll came here to give light to the ring tonight.
[Tessitore] Oh, is he serving him up here to Logan Paul?
[Barrett] It's punishment time. This is a lesson for Jelly Roll.
[Tessitore] The beatdown is underway in the center of the ring.
Logan Paul on the attack of the music superstar Jelly Roll.
Oh, Randy's back up!
Randy's got Drew. To the outside, they fight on.
[Barrett] Takes more than a poke to the eye
to keep the Viper down.
Stomping the hell out of the Scottish Warrior.
And now Jelly Roll back in the fight.
[Tessitore] Would you look at Jelly? Jab after jab.
[Barrett] Shake, rattle and roll.
[Tessitore] And an elbow.
Back elbow, shoulder tackle by Jelly Roll,
the work in the performance center perhaps paying off a bit, Wade.
[Barrett] Using all of the power in that frame.
Not just a big set of lungs.
[Tessitore] Now that kick to the midsection
takes him down to his knees.
[Barrett] To show your experience in this game is paramount
and Logan Paul has that certainly.
[Tessitore] He's locking in that big right hand, Wade.
He's locking in that big, powerful right hand.
Jelly Roll escapes it.
My, oh, my, black hole slam.
-[Barrett] Oh, my God! -[Tessitore] Boss man slam by Jelly.
Can you believe this?
["Who's Your Daddy" playing]
[Tessitore] Impaulsive TV came to a thudding, crashing ending
by way of Jelly Roll.
I don't know!
[Barrett] Huge shocker there.
Jelly Roll proving he has picked up some chops in the fight game.
[Tessitore] Tag Team action next week at SummerSlam.
[Barrett] Take another look at this Jelly Roll spinning boss man slam,
center of the ring. [chuckles]
Logan Paul has no clue what has hit him.
As you said, Joe Tess, one week from tomorrow, SummerSlam Saturday,
these two tag teams face off.
I know very well who Rey Fenix is…
El Animal.
I know who Andrade is…
La Sombra.
We have defended our culture, la raza, la lucha libre.
And we are money.
In the tag team division any move is intentional.
We are on a different level.
It's only a matter of time
until that gold is around our waists.
We are the standard.
Andrade and Rey Fenix.
We are money.
[Tessitore] Hottest tag team in the division
getting their shot to topple the new champs tonight.
It'll be our main event. Andrade and Rey Fenix
against the mystifying Wyatt Sicks.
That's tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Nash] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
introducing first,
accompanied by Charlotte Flair
from Columbus, Ohio,
Alexa Bliss!
[Tessitore] Alexa versus one half of the current women's Tag Team Champions,
Roxanne Perez,
is coming your way next with Charlotte by her side.
["All Fall Down (Remix 2025)" playing]
♪ Rise up, before we all fall down ♪
♪ Rise up tonight, rise up tonight ♪
[Nash] And her opponent,
accompanied by Raquel Rodriguez,
representing The Judgment Day.
She is one half of the WWE Women's
Tag Team Champions,
from Laredo, Texas.
Roxanne Perez.
[Tessitore] Worked her way up to be a two-time NXT champ
and now really, wait, a regular on the biggest stages
in the company come SummerSlam.
Perez will have a major starring role in already her fifth PLE of this year.
[Barrett] While she's already acquired one half of the Tag Championships
alongside Raquel Rodriguez,
they will defend against the unlikely but incredible team
of Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.
That is SummerSlam Saturday one week from tomorrow.
[Tessitore] Alexa Bliss hasn't held Tag Team gold since 2022.
Of course with Charlotte next week,
the Allies of Convenience as they've been dubbed,
the "we're not friends" crowd
that seemingly becomes closer and closer every week,
that could all change.
But first, this tough test in singles action.
[Barrett] This is the flip side of the match that we saw--
oh, wait for it, quick pin there--
matchup we saw last week,
which was Raquel versus Charlotte Flair.
And it was a victory for Charlotte Flair
with a major assist on the outside from Alexa Bliss,
who's making a red hot start in this one.
But the underhanded tactics of Roxanne Perez come to the fore.
[Tessitore] She was trying to close it early, was Bliss,
but now, Roxanne Perez…
And right back into it with the roll up.
And again the kick out by Perez,
who comes with a slapping right hand,
who gets the attention of Bliss.
[Barrett] And that simply did not work at all for Roxanne Perez,
trying to throw Alexa Bliss off her game.
Far easier said than done.
[screaming]
[Tessitore] And covers up and then goes to the body.
[Barrett] There's been a veteran move there from Alexa Bliss,
catching the relatively inexperienced Roxanne Perez…
-[Tessitore] Oh! -…unawares.
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] She turns to Rodriguez for a moment
and now Flair just steps right over face to face with Rodriguez.
Alexa Bliss trying to turn things around against Roxanne Perez.
The dragon screw helps out.
Singles action here a week before Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair
will take on Perez and Rodriguez
for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championships.
[Barrett] It's been about three or four straight minutes
of abuse from Roxanne Perez towards Bliss,
but this is that championship-caliber performer we have known
and loved for the past several years.
That is Alexa Bliss reaching top gear once again.
[Tessitore] The five-time World Champion, three-time, the Women's Tag Team Champion.
As Charlotte Flair, a recent teammate,
now taking on the role of chief supporter.
[Barrett] Volley of offense here from Alexa Bliss
and how quickly the tide turned.
[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] After such a hot start by Roxanne Perez.
Oh, is she lining it up?
Looking for Sister Abigail, but look at Perez raking
right across the face and the eyes.
-[Barrett] And that was superb. Ref-- -[Tessitore] Oh, what in the world!
[Barrett] Referee didn't see the eye rake, and referee certainly did not see that.
That is two women completely on the same page there.
[Tessitore] Raquel Rodriguez opens the door for Perez,
but Charlotte Flair is gonna send her over the barrier into timekeeper
and just clean up that mess.
[Barrett] Wiping out one of the most powerful women in the entire division,
and Perez far from impressed by that.
[Tessitore] The 14-time World Champion helping out
as now Bliss looks to take control.
[Barrett] Can't blame Flair for getting involved there
-after Raquel-- -[Tessitore] Oh, she may be going up top.
[Barrett] …got herself involved in the match, and here we go.
[Tessitore] Could this be Twisted Bliss? Oh, on the outside, a big boot
by Raquel Rodriguez.
[Barrett] That simply wasn't enough to keep Big Mami Cool down for long,
and wait up.
[Tessitore] She's lining up, possible power bomb, and look at Alexa Bliss.
Her concentration moves now to Rodriguez, and instead of a Twisted Bliss,
she's going to the outside with it!
And the Twisted Bliss to Raquel Rodriguez to the floor!
[Barrett] Well, Bliss had to do something.
Charlotte Flair was in major trouble there, about to receive a power bomb
perhaps to the apron.
That diversion has temporarily saved Roxanne Perez.
[Tessitore] Oh, it's a roll up! It's a roll up!
-Perez wins it! -[bell rings]
["All Fall Down (Remix 2025)" plays]
[Nash] Here is your winner,
Roxanne Perez!
[Tessitore] Alexa Bliss went to help Charlotte Flair.
Cleared out Raquel Rodriguez instead of the Twisted Bliss on Perez,
it gave Perez time enough to come up with that win.
[Barrett] Well, they are one win apiece now as Alexa Bliss is busted open.
The decider will be at SummerSlam Saturday,
a week tomorrow.
WWE Women's Tag Championships on the line between these four.
[Tessitore] Here's Cathy Kelley.
[music fades out]
Yeah, Joe, I am here with Jade Cargill,
and we're just a week out from the biggest opportunity
of your career, a singles championship match
against Tiffany Stratton at SummerSlam.
Tell me, how are you feeling?
Cathy, I fought through something that was supposed to take me out,
and here I am as your Queen of the Ring.
Next week at SummerSlam,
I'ma show them all why I am a natural-born champion.
Jade, thank you so much. She is just radiating confidence, Joe--
I'm sure you are not talking about Jade radiating confidence.
Girls, secure the perimeter and get me coffee while I deal with this.
I was screwed out of that Queen of the Ring tournament, okay?
I should have been at SummerSlam wrestling Tiffany Stratton,
not crown-stealing Cargill.
-She's just so stupid, and… -[crowd cheers]
I don't know. Maybe it's "slow."
It's "useless," but there's a cuter word for it.
I… know…
[whispers] Is she right behind me?
[chuckles]
-Hi! Ow! -[grunts]
[screams] Stop it! Get away!
-[Tessitore] Chelsea finding out. -You forgot your hat!
[Barrett] Well, Chelsea Green's mouth getting her in trouble right now, and I…
[whimpering]
[Tessitore] She just slams her into the mirrored wall.
[Barrett] I think they're heading our way, Joe.
[screaming, grunting]
[Tessitore] Jade Cargill…
-[Cargill grunts] -[Green] Help me!
[Tessitore] …who's gonna be fighting for the championship at SummerSlam,
is now just carrying Chelsea Green out to the entryway.
[grunts]
[Barrett] Attempting to scramble away is Chelsea Green,
but in hot pursuit now is the Storm,
and this is one storm you simply cannot outrun.
Don't run now!
[Tessitore] Yeah. "Don't talk now," she says.
"Don't run now," she says.
Throws her right into the ring.
-We got a referee in there! -[bell rings]
-[Barrett] Ring the bell! -[Tessitore] We got a bell!
We got a match!
We got Chelsea and Jade right away!
Oh, the big pump kick by Jade Cargill.
Get up! Get up!
[Tessitore] Can you believe this?
It boiled up, just add some water
and it's Jade and Chelsea right here in Cleveland right now.
[screaming]
[Tessitore] Jade Cargill is a week away
from fighting for the WWE Women's Championship.
Chelsea Green foolishly thinks she's safe right now,
but here comes Cargill.
[Barrett] Well, Cargill's ability to bounce back is incomprehensible
after taking a real beating over the last couple of minutes
from Chelsea Green.
This is why Jade Cargill is your Queen the Ring
and why she is number one contender for Tiffany Stratton at SummerSlam.
[Tessitore] Offensive assault.
The fallaway slam, the kip up,
and now splashing into the corner against Chelsea Green,
who opened her mouth just minutes ago,
not realizing Jade Cargill was right behind her,
and now Jade's been taking it out on Chelsea.
The Secret Hervice always present ringside
to try to come to the aid of Chelsea Green.
Lateral press, hooked the leg. Chelsea looking for the win.
Jade gets rid of her.
[Barrett] Jade Cargill's neck snapping violently against the mat there,
and, oh, here we go, might be time.
[Barrett] Unprettier lined up. No!
[Barrett] Powered through did Cargill.
And locked in!
[Tessitore] Could it be Jaded?
She delivers! Jade Cargill!
-[bell rings] -["A Storm is Coming" plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Nash] Here is your winner,
-Jade Cargill! -[music stops]
[Tessitore] Oh! And Alba Fyre and Piper Niven on the attack instantly.
[Barrett] And sometimes in life, when you win, really, you lose.
♪ It's Tiffy Time… ♪
-[Barrett] Well, Jade Car-- Oh! -["Tiffy Time" plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] Well, this is Jade Cargill's opponent
a week from tomorrow at SummerSlam.
Tiffany Stratton, WWE Women's Champ, apparently here to save the day.
[Tessitore] And it's Tiffany Stratton taking on the Secret Hervice.
Oh, and Jade's back up on her feet.
And they both get the best of Piper Niven.
[Barrett] And if I was Tiffany Stratton, I would have allowed Jade Cargill
to take a beating here,
considering we're going head-to-head in a week.
[Tessitore] A little early to be admiring what isn't yours quite yet.
And Tiffany says, "No."
A tug of war here in Cleveland when they're a week away
from fighting at SummerSlam.
[Barrett] Jade Cargill liked the feeling of holding that championship
-maybe a little too much. -["A Storm is Coming" plays]
[Barrett] That is a feeling that is incredibly addictive
and could well power Cargill to victory
one week from tomorrow at SummerSlam Saturday.
[Tessitore] It'll be the Queen of the Ring Jade Cargill against Tiffany Stratton.
MetLife Stadium, SummerSlam. Biggest party of the summer, next weekend.
Blister, dude, I'm sorry about your nose.
But listen, this can't happen at SummerSlam.
I mean, tonight wasn't SummerSlam, but…
-Thank you. -It's okay, but…
-Thanks for being cool about it. -Why wouldn't I be?
I mean, we're partners, aren't we?
-You're gonna say friends, weren't you? -No, I wasn't. Partners.
Maybe after we become champions at SummerSlam,
I'll think about it.
[crowd] Whoo! Whoo!
[whispers] She was gonna say friends.
[Tessitore] Bloodied Alexa Bliss after that match with Roxanne Perez.
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Cody Rhodes here in Cleveland getting ready for his showdown
with John Cena next week at SummerSlam.
Cody's live next.
["Real American" plays]
[dramatic music plays]
[commentator] History could be made in Madison Square Garden
as Hulk Hogan will try to strip The Iron Sheik of his title here tonight.
Look how powerful Hulk Hogan is.
Sheik now going to work.
Camel Clutch!
He's got it. No one has been able escape it.
Look at his power. He's running up with the Sheik and rams him.
Hulk Hogan, and he drops the big leg on him!
…two. He got him!
[crowd cheers]
[commentator] We have a new champion!
You know something, Mean Gene, it is the dream of a lifetime!
[commentator] Hulkamania is here.
[music stops]
["Real American" plays]
[Tessitore] As we continue to remember the life of Hulk Hogan.
You see the two-time Hall of Famer,
2005 individually and then part of New World Order in the Class of 2020.
♪ Ya gotta take a stand It don't help to hide… ♪
[music fades out]
-["Kingdom" plays] -[crowd cheers]
Wrestling has more than one Royal family…
[crowd cheering]
♪ 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… ♪
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome The American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes!
[Tessitore] Wade, let's go back to last week.
Cody's contract signing moment that put to rest any thought
of what he's willing to do to take his gold back from John Cena.
I am not going to be at SummerSlam.
I am emotionally exhausted.
And we all feel that it is best I do not physically compete at SummerSlam.
Cody, thank you so much.
I appreciate you. You're gonna get that rematch, so just…
Good night, San Antonio.
[crowd boos]
[Barrett] Well, thankfully for Planet Earth,
Cody saw things a little differently,
jumping Cena in the aisleway before Cena turned things around
only for Cody to get back on top
and finally pull the trigger
before dumping the carcass of Cena through a table,
leaving him in a heap.
[Rhodes] Check the fine print!
At SummerSlam, it's a Street Fight!
[Barrett] WWE Championship on the line.
SummerSlam Sunday under Street Fight rules.
[Tessitore] Great reception for Cody here in Cleveland.
♪ You'll follow me into the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ You tried to tell me what to do ♪
♪ I saw the door and kicked it down… ♪
[music fades out]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[cheering continues]
Yesterday, WWE and pro wrestling lost one of its giants in Hulk Hogan.
And I know emotions and feelings regarding it are complicated,
but what is not complicated is his accomplishments
and his contributions to WWE, to sports entertainment, to pro wrestling,
to entertainment as a whole.
They are staggering, and they are indisputable.
[crowd cheers]
So as someone who gets to stand here and say that I'm a WWE Superstar,
he was the original, and I just want to take a moment to say…
thank you, Hulk Hogan.
[crowd cheers]
Now, Cleveland…
there are Street Fights,
and then there's what's going to happen at SummerSlam.
[crowd cheers]
We're not talking about virtue. We're not talking about victory.
We're talking about violence.
[crowd cheers]
Because that's what virtue demands.
Sometimes doing the right thing doesn't look like the right thing.
Last week, John Cena saw that.
He'll get plenty more at MetLife Stadium.
But here's… here's the tricky thing.
I don't want to wrestle this John Cena.
I don't want to fight a guy who didn't even want this match in the first place.
I don't want to fight a guy who's counting the days until he's out the door.
No. At SummerSlam, I want to fight the real John Cena.
[crowd cheers]
Because if I'm going to stand here and own it,
I need to know that I can go through the very best,
and the title that John Cena has, it's the biggest title in our game.
It means he is the very best. This isn't about nostalgia.
This isn't about headlines.
This is about a once-in-a-generation superstar.
Someone who redefined what it is to be a pro wrestler.
So, John Cena, if this is your last SummerSlam,
come like it is your first.
I want you up there talking to Stu the cameraman.
I want you wearing the title the right way.
I want you running to the ring.
I want all the hustle.
I want all the loyalty.
And the respect,
we can beat it out of each other.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chants] Cody, Cody Rhodes! Cody, Cody Rhodes!
[crowd cheers]
The reason for wanting that fight against the real John Cena
is because I need to know.
I need to know that this story that we have all been part of
is not just fantasy, is not just legacy.
I need to know…
that it meant something, that it was real,
and the only person who has the answer to that question
is you, John Cena.
I'll see you next week.
-[crowd cheers] -["Kingdom" plays]
[Tessitore] So Cody doesn't want what he says
this version of John Cena is.
He wants the real John Cena,
and we're gonna get it in a Street Fight at SummerSlam.
[Barrett] Yeah, this is a Cody Rhodes who is laser focused, locked in.
You see that look in his eye. There is something burning deep inside.
Cody Rhodes, this man wants the very best because he believes he is the very best,
and we're gonna find out SummerSlam Sunday
under Street Fight rules for the WWE Championship.
I'll tell you, the other stipulation match at SummerSlam
that has us overly excited is the Steel Cage…
-Ooh! -…for the United States Championship.
Jacob Fatu, Solo Sikoa.
It's how it came to be last week on SmackDown that's incredible.
[Kelley] You can see, moments ago, a multi-car accident
involving members of the MFT occurred outside of Frost Bank Arena
here in San Antonio, Texas, ahead of Friday Night SmackDown.
Once a criminal, always a criminal.
[Barrett] This was after Jacob Fatu had been investigated by the cops
and found to be an innocent man.
Fatu and Jimmy Uso go to town on the MFTs.
Even the massive Talla Tonga taken out in the process.
Utter carnage.
Capped off by this massive moonsault.
[Pearce] Look at me, Solo.
You will defend your United States Championship
against Jacob Fatu inside a steel cage!
[crowd cheers]
He's all yours.
Right there. Uh-huh! Get that stupid-- What the hell?
[Barrett] Much to the surprise of Sikoa,
it was he who spent the night in lockup for framing an innocent Samoan Werewolf.
-Solo! -[crowd cheers]
Let's get right to the point.
I loved you, but you made it like this.
You tried to get me framed!
You tried to send me to jail
when I told my family, you and everybody else
that I'm never going back!
Last week, Adam Pearce told me he was gonna lock me down in the cage
at SummerSlam with you.
You see,
I don't mind being locked down in that cage for the US Title
one-on-one with you
because at the end of the day,
I'm about to dog walk your ass!
-Yadadamean? -Hey!
[crowd cheers]
You and I have some unfinished business.
Six weeks ago, you put me on the shelf, took me out.
Gave me just enough time to figure out exactly who I am.
A guy who has went toe-to-toe with legends,
outlasted monsters, beaten icons.
Solo had to remind me that there's a bigger game at play,
and you're just a pawn.
And me?
I'm not the victim.
I'm not the target.
I'm the main character.
That's why I went to Nick Aldis and got us a match right now.
So just so you know,
you got the wrong guy on the wrong day in the wrong city
because Cleveland is my hometown!
Because I'm The Miz,
and I'm…
-[crowd] Awesome! -…back.
-[Tessitore] Ooh! -[crowd exclaims]
That's what it's coming to, huh?
A match right now, huh?
Well, come on with it.
[crowd cheers]
♪ Awesome… ♪
[Barrett] Oh, God, Miz. What the hell did you do?
[Tessitore] Is he out of his mind?
[Barrett] I don't care if it's your hometown.
-You simply don't do that. -["I Came to Play" playing]
[Tessitore] Oh, I mean, that's Cleveland tough, a fan fact,
but doing that to the Samoan Werewolf?
[bell rings]
[Nash] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
residing in Hollywood, California,
weighing in 221 pounds,
-The Miz! -[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] Fatu and The Miz coming up.
♪ I'm here to stay Best get out of my way ♪
♪ I came to play… ♪
You know what's funny, Damian?
You felt that it was necessary
to stick your nose in my business,
and the debt that I wanted to collect is now inherited…
by you.
So, Aleister,
you think I owe you a debt.
You remind me of this collector I used to know back in the street.
You know the type.
He would collect what was owed and then take a little extra for himself.
Well, I stepped in for one of my boys like I did with Truth,
and he didn't like that too much.
And when I gave him my best shot,
he never collected from anybody ever again.
You see, a lot of people think that you and I are cut from the same cloth.
The truth is, is that you fight to prove who you are,
whereas I…
I fight to reveal who you are.
I ain't nothing like you.
All you see in me is everything you want to be.
I will unmake you.
I will tear down the walls that you've built to hold back the truth.
And when there's nothing left,
for the first time, Priest, you will, uh, you'll see yourself,
and I promise you, you will not like it.
Next week, I ain't hiding who I am.
I'm the Bad Guy, and when I show up to my backyard,
I ain't coming to play peacemaker.
I'm bringing these hands,
and I'm gonna punish you.
[Barrett] Oh, huge match next week.
Two creatures of the night who thrive in darkness.
Well, they're gonna step into the bright lights of a ring
in Newark, New Jersey next Friday.
Damian Priest, one-on-one with Aleister Black,
live on SmackDown.
That's next Friday.
[Tessitore] What a way to kick off SummerSlam weekend.
But right now, The Miz, Wade, in perhaps a puzzling move
like the Cleveland Browns quarterback depth room,
The Miz slapped Fatu and has got himself in this spot.
["Samoan Destroyer" plays]
[Barrett] Miz has been away for six weeks
after being sent crashing through our timekeeper's booth
by this Werewolf,
and I don't know if coming back to try and get even
was the smartest idea from the A-lister.
[crowd cheers]
[Nash] And his opponent,
from Sacramento, California,
weighing in at 291 pounds,
the Samoan Werewolf,
Jacob Fatu!
[Tessitore] Jacob Fatu in the midst of
what we'll describe as complex family matters
that had him turn against Solo, so it was absolutely beloved by the fans.
He's as vicious as could be.
Lost the US Title at Night of Champions.
Been fighting back against the MFTs for weeks now,
and come next week, it's steel cage time.
[Barrett] Yeah, Fatu taking on the US Champ Solo Sikoa
inside a steel cage.
That is SummerSlam Sunday next weekend,
but right now, business to take care of against a man who,
unfathomably, slapped him just moments ago.
That man being The Miz. Miz, what the hell were you thinking?
[Tessitore] Now he's thinking unfinished business
as he would describe it, for what Jacob did to him
that put him on the shelf for weeks.
As The Miz quick to get at it with left hand after left hand
from that southpaw stance before being thrown right into the corner
and then running into the big boot is Fatu.
[Barrett] Tactically, this has been great from The Miz
until it wasn't.
It was hit and move, hit and move, and then suddenly,
the Samoan Werewolf does what the--
-Yadadamean? -[Barrett] …Samoan Werewolf does.
Yes, we do know exactly what you mean.
-And now Miz knows all about it too. -[crowd chants] Fatu! Fatu! Fatu!
[Tessitore] Yeah, you find out pretty quickly,
don't you, against Fatu?
Listen to this crowd here in Cleveland.
The Miz's hometown, but they just love Fatu.
[Barrett] This is a massacre.
Oh, and Miz just about getting out the way in the nick of time.
Now Miz has been keeping busy over the past few weeks hosting Gladiators,
hosting his golf show, Miz Golf, on YouTube,
all of which sounds a hell of a lot easier than stepping in the ring
with the Samoan Werewolf.
[Tessitore] Yeah, big difference between being a ritzy network
and streaming TV host
and being opposite Fatu when he's enraged, and he just got slapped.
["Taking It All" plays]
[crowd cheers]
[Tessitore] The familiar entrance of his chief rival.
Solo Sikoa and the MFTs mid-match,
making their way down.
[Barrett] Well this match could be over pending Solo and the MFTs next move,
but with that distraction, Miz pounces with the chop--
[Tessitore] Oh!
[Barrett] And perhaps that's all Solo Sikoa needed to do this evening.
[Tessitore] With the distraction, he sends Fatu into the post.
-[crowd chanting] Fatu! Fatu! -[Tessitore] Incredible night of action.
Friday Night SmackDown here in Cleveland.
Jacob Fatu, a week away from competing to try to regain his US title
against Solo Sikoa in a steel cage at SummerSlam.
Solo and the MFTs are ringside,
but right now it's The Miz who has returned to action.
[Barrett] Well, it was looking like a massacre
until Solo Sikoa et al. arrived at ringside, causing multiple distractions,
but now Jacob Fatu with the second wind.
And this is the last thing you want if you're a fan of the A-lister.
[Tessitore] Fatu comes in as he smashes in the man who held the US title
for 70 days before he lost to Sikoa at Night of Champions.
-[crowd] Three, four, five, six, seven… -[Tessitore] That night, Fatu was pinned
-for the first time in his WWE career. -[crowd] … eight, nine, ten!
[Tessitore] That came against Solo.
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Now Cleveland's very own, The Miz, in a tough spot.
He slapped Fatu earlier tonight.
[Barrett] And he's regretting every second of his actions tonight right now.
[Tessitore] And would you look at the MFTs?
[Barrett] Well, with that hip attack, Miz looked out cold,
The MFT's dragging his carcass out of the ring.
-But that is no safe haven! -[Tessitore] There goes Fatu!
A three-for-one deal from Jacob Fatu.
[Barrett] Jacob Fatu looking ready to fight anything that moves right now.
[Tessitore] Talla Tonga goes flying.
Superkick against Solo. They will meet up at MetLife Stadium.
Pop Up Samoan!
-My, oh, my, Jacob. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Tessitore] The Werewolf roars.
[Barrett] An unlikely victory,
but now the consequences being enacted by the MFTs,
driven by Solo Sikoa.
You may have won the battle but you certainly will not win the war,
not against this quartet.
[Tessitore] And it is four-on-one as JC Mateo continues with kicks.
["Born a King" playing]
[Tessitore] Oh, but help is on the way.
[Barrett] Make it four-on-two,
and if I see what I think I see, a steel chair, that is four-on-three.
And dropping like flies are the MFTs.
Big Jim here.
[Tessitore] Would you look at Big Jim.
Talla Tonga getting met up on the apron.
Pulls down that top rope and Solo goes flying.
[Barrett] Big Jim just a step ahead tonight.
[Tessitore] Steel chair in-hand
and across the back of the nearly 7-foot-tall Talla Tonga.
-[Barrett] Oh, God. Oh, God. -[Tessitore] Oh, my, look at that face.
[Barrett] Just shrugging it off.
Start running now, Jim.
[Tessitore] Big Jim wielding that chair,
but what a boot to the face by Talla Tonga.
[Barrett] Oh, the skill of Sikoa.
[Tessitore] And the rest of the MFTs are right back to business.
[Barrett] It was a valiant effort from Jimmy Uso,
but what the hell are you supposed to do
against this massive monster that is Talla Tonga?
[Tessitore] He's lining him up for the Samoan Spike.
Oh! And the gutsy Jacob Fatu trying to fight his way free.
[Barrett] No quit in the Samoan Werewolf whatsoever.
How the hell is he pulling this off?
[Tessitore] He's taking all four of them on.
Superkick. And another. And now the hip attack against Solo Sikoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] Simply dogwalking a bunch of fools tonight.
[Tessitore] And now he sees that steel chair. He sees the US champion.
He's a week away from trying to regain that gold, and Solo is a sitting duck.
-I tried to tell you. -[Barrett] Well, this…
I do this. I do this, Solo.
[Barrett] Well this is a career-ender right here,
and Solo Sikoa in major peril.
[Tessitore] He's gonna-- Oh!
Talla Tonga comes in and disrupts that plan of annihilation.
[Barrett] While Solo Sikoa must be thanking his lucky stars
that Talla Tonga is by his side.
Stand up! Stand up!
[Barrett] The absolute difference-maker tonight.
[Tessitore] The newest and largest member of the MFTs slamming down Jacob Fatu.
And as brave and courageous as the fight was against these four,
-it ends like this, surrounded and spiked. -[crowd booing]
This is gold. You understand me?
You ain't coming back.
-It's mine forever! -[Tessitore] The steel cage awaits.
[crowd booing]
[Tessitore] Next weekend at MetLife Stadium.
I told you, don't ever leave the family.
Huh? I gave you everything. This is what happens when you betray me.
Next week, I'm beating your ass.
[Barrett] Message sent by Solo Sikoa, loud and clear,
and when the Samoan Werewolf wakes up, that message will be received.
[Tessitore] "I gave you everything. This is what happens."
Steel cage next week. Let's go backstage to Cathy Kelley.
Yeah, Joe, I'm here with The Street Profits and B-FAB,
and you guys, the WWE Tag Team title is on the line tonight.
I was hoping I could get your perspective
on what you think that Rey Fenix and Andrade need to do
to capture those titles from The Wyatt Sicks.
Cathy, the Wyatts are a different kind of enemy,
so they need to be dealt with in a different kind of way.
I mean it's true, Cathy.
The Wyatt Sicks do need to be dealt with in a specific type of way and they have
their own specific type of rules, but you know a rule that we don't understand?
It's the simple fact that we weren't even in the qualifying match last week.
Look, fam, it's all right.
'Cause we don't give a damn who wins.
-All we know is we got next. -[Gargano] Hey! Hey! Wait a minute!
First of all, take that jersey off.
I'm the Cleveland guy. You're not allowed to wear that, okay?
Secondly, you had the titles and you blew it. It's over.
So why don't y'all just step aside
and let the best Tag Team in the world fix the mess that you all made?
The mess we made?
[both laughing]
Y'all funny and funny-looking.
Matter of fact, hey, hold on. Didn't Johnny kick you in the face last week?
-[laughing] -"Didn't Johnny kick you…"
-Oh! -It's none of your damn business.
That's family business. We already took care of it.
Wow, somebody's mad.
-Okay, at least we have a plan, okay? -We do.
And your job is super simple.
-Stay out of our way. -Stay out of the way!
[scoffs] Stay out the way?
[Ciampa] And mind your business!
[Tessitore] Hey, there's only one thing that matters
in the Tag Team division right now,
and it's this red-hot World Championship match
that we have coming up.
Andrade and Rey Fenix trying to take the gold from The Wyatt Sicks.
That's ahead.
["Real American" playing]
[Ventura] 93,000 standing on their feet for this one, Gorilla.
[Monsoon] André the Giant facing the Hulkster.
The irresistible force meeting the immovable object.
[Ventura] Look at the size of the giant, 7'5", 525.
-Oh! He dropped him. -[Monsoon] He dropped the big guy.
He's Hulking up!
Look at this!
He's done it!
[Ventura] I don't believe it!
[Monsoon] And a big leg!
He got him!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell rings]
[Ventura] I never thought it could be done, Gorilla.
["Real American" playing]
[Tessitore] Arguably the most memorable moment in the career of Hulk Hogan
as we remember the late Hulk Hogan,
that was of course WrestleMania 3 in front of 93,000.
Folks, we opened up this evening on Friday Night SmackDown
with a fitting tribute, and I encourage you to head to WWE's social channels
to watch that legacy piece.
It was beautifully done on the life of Hulk Hogan.
[music fades out]
Giulia.
Ladies, hi. Kiana James, Giulia's official representation.
If you'd like to speak to Giulia, you'll have to go through the proper channels.
-Me. -[chuckles]
Out of my face, clipboard Karen.
-Giulia… -Hi.
…I know that you think that you have no competition
because no one's had the balls to step to you since you won the title.
But muzzles off. I'm here to talk about my rematch.
Ooh.
Right, right. Well, naturally I'm one step ahead of you.
I spoke to Nick Aldis.
You'll get your opportunity next week, and when Julia beats you again,
you'll be nothing but another footnote in her portfolio.
[chuckles]
Look at me when I'm talking to you.
-Uh-uh. -It's okay. I like a little fire.
Don't get too comfortable
because remember, tragedy lures with fortune first.
I'll see you next week.
[Giulia scoffs]
[Tessitore] Zelina Vega dropping a "clipboard Karen"
on Kiana James is something.
Hey, we're a week away. This is gonna be a thriller.
World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.
CM Punk against The Ring General, Gunther, from MetLife Stadium.
It'll be Saturday evening.
We can now tell you the cards by day assignment.
[Barrett] Also on Saturday, WWE Women's Tag Team Champs
Raquel Rodriguez, Roxanne Perez will defend
against the unlikely friendship duo of Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.
[Tessitore] How about the way things started here in Cleveland with Jelly Roll
showing off skills against Logan Paul.
Randy Orton and Jelly Roll team up against Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul
next Saturday at MetLife Stadium.
[Barrett] A little earlier tonight we saw a tug of war
over the WWE Women's Championship.
We'll see another one at SummerSlam Saturday
as the champ, Tiffany Stratton,
defends against the Queen of the Ring, Jade Cargill.
[Tessitore] And Karrion Cross has been wielding that lead pipe.
He goes up against his current rival, Sami Zayn, Saturday night in New Jersey.
[Barrett] And what a huge Tag match we've got on deck as Paul Heyman's power duo
of Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker
take on Main Event, Jay Uso, and the OTC Roman Reigns.
[Tessitore] Now, Sunday at SummerSlam, what do you do for an Evolution encore?
You do this. It may steal the whole weekend.
The women's World Championship Triple Threat Match.
Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky, Naomi cashed in, she's got the gold.
It comes your way Sunday.
[Barrett] Now Jacob Fatu got savaged by the MFTs tonight, but at SummerSlam Sunday
he'll be one-on-one with the United States Champ, Solo Sikoa,
locked inside a steel cage.
[Tessitore] The former-friends-turned-foe are at it again
for the Women's Intercontinental Championship match.
Lyra Valkyria, Becky Lynch looking to defend.
But with this, it's no count outs, no DQs at SummerSlam Sunday night.
[Barrett] Now AJ Styles has been haunting, or should I say stalking
the Intercontinental Champ, "Dirty" Dom Mysterio.
Will that be enough to get inside the head of the champ
and dethrone him on SummerSlam Sunday?
[Tessitore] And of course, the capper.
It is the undisputed WWE Championship Street Fight.
The American Nightmare Cody Rhodes came out here in Cleveland earlier today.
He says, "I want the John Cena who wears the title the right way."
He gets him.
The never-seen-17 defending in a Street Fight against Cody Rhodes
Sunday night at MetLife Stadium.
["Conquistar" playing]
["Animo" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Nash] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it's for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first with a combined weight of 412 pounds,
Andrade and Rey Fenix!
[Tessitore] They won the No. 1 Contenders Fatal 4-Way to earn this.
Andrade hitting his signature message, Fenix flying over the top.
They're 4-0 as teammates, can they win the championship match?
We find out next.
Andrade's been the United States and NXT champion.
Rey Fenix, for him obviously,
first year on the roster, so this is a chance to collect his first WWE title.
[Barrett] Four wins out of four for a brand new duo.
And now you get the big one.
["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 ♪
♪ I am the coil, I am the spring Only in me ♪
♪ I am the ghost in the machine Only in me ♪
♪ Recount confession, give no release Only in me ♪
♪ Will your strain ever live to be… ♪
[Tessitore] Uncle Howdy and that forged family of forever friends
carrying on the Wyatt legacy.
And now doing it with the WWE Tag Team Championships in their grasp.
Joe Gacy, Dexter Lumis, couple weeks removed
from defeating the Street Profits, and this is their first title defense.
[Barrett] The eerie, the ominous,
the undefeated since returning to SmackDown earlier this year.
Now perhaps the biggest test so far against a similarly undefeated duo
of Rey Fenix and Andrade.
[Tessitore] That is what is on the line.
WWE Tag Team Championship match from here at Rocket Arena
in front of a massive crowd for Friday Night SmackDown in Cleveland.
[bell ringing]
[Tessitore] And Wade, Casey comes straight on the attack against Fenix.
You talk about them being eerie and mysterious and having unique skills.
What is the special sauce that has gotten Gacy and Lumis to this level?
[Barrett] The truth is it's sowing fear and confusion
into the entire ranks of the Tag Division here on SmackDown.
And somehow Fenix and Andrade have to block out the noise
and focus on what they do best, which to be fair,
is exactly how they've started this match.
[Tessitore] By the way, I love the strategy early,
the ring generalship of just setting the tone and pace immediately
as Andrade goes right into the Three Amigos.
[Barrett] Well, the quicker you can end this and get the hell out of Dodge
with the Tag Championship, the better.
Because as you mentioned earlier, ominously waiting in the aisleway
is Uncle Howdy and the rest of the clan.
[Tessitore] How quickly Fenix puts himself in position,
but getting right up there is Lumis on the apron to push Fenix away.
[Barrett] Expect diversions, expect decoys
and expect underhanded tactics from The Wyatt Sicks.
[Tessitore] As Gacy comes crashing home.
WWE Tag Team Championship match here in Cleveland.
The Wyatt Sicks with a title defense,
their first title defense since winning the gold two weeks ago
-against the Street Profits. -[crowd clapping]
[Tessitore] And how do you deal with the high-flying,
acrobatic, explosive, intense style of Rey Fenix? You smother him.
And that is what Dexter Lumis has been doing.
But here comes a fresh Andrade, Wade.
[Barrett] And the game plan worked so, so well against Fenix until it didn't,
and now, as you mentioned, a red-hot and fresh Andrade in here.
-[shouts] -[crowd cheering]
-[Tessitore] As he picks up-- -[Barrett] He can smell gold.
[Tessitore] And he is rallying with a lot of momentum.
The 11th time that these Tag Team titles are on the line in this calendar year.
We've had two title changes so far, the first half of 2025.
Could we have one tonight?
As the double knees come running in in what has become…
Instantly, here it is. Trying to get gold.
The hottest Tag Team in the division, Andrade and Rey Fenix,
who, you said it a few weeks ago, we were broadcasting one of their matches,
sometimes instantly you can just sense the chemistry. They've had it.
[Barrett] Oh, here we go.
Trying for The Message but denied by Joe Gacy.
You're right, that chemistry was automatic with these two.
Two superstars that basically have used 20 years of experience…
[Tessitore] Oh!
[Barrett] …to shortcut their way to chemistry.
But that shortcut might have led them to a dead end here.
[Tessitore] The combination work of The Wyatt Sicks to retain--
-[Barrett] Ooh. -And Fenix comes in to make the save.
[Barrett] I don't know if Fenix was gonna make that save.
I think just about Andrade kicked out, but regardless…
-[Tessitore] Oh! -[Barrett] …continues.
And then it was two-on-one, good night.
Rey Fenix, who is in a mess on the outside,
and Andrade may well be about to join him.
[Tessitore] How about Joe Gacy saying, "Rey, we're not doing that tonight."
And here comes their signature move.
Oh! But the assisted powerbomb with the knees up by Andrade.
Andrade got the knees up, pinning combination.
-One! Two! -[Tessitore] Do we have new champs?
Big kick, spinning elbow. That spinning elbow by Andrade.
[Barrett] Andrade was looking like he was gonna have to win this on his own,
but back from the dead is Rey Fenix.
[Tessitore] Oh, they go flying!
Here comes The Message!
This could be it, Wade!
-One! Two! -[Tessitore] To become the champs!
What in the world?
Nikki Cross!
-Nikki Cross just pulled the referee out! -[bell ringing]
Andrade and Rey Fenix had this thing won. They had it won.
[crowd booing]
[Barrett] Well, a victory stolen from Andrade and Rey Fenix,
and now a beatdown commences
with this absolute freak of a human being that is Erick Rowan.
[Tessitore] Big Rowan is immediately in there, and now--
Wait a second. Fraxium has made their way to the ring from the locker room
and Rowan takes care of them as well.
[Barrett] And keep your eyes peeled because guess what?
-Here's the Motor City Machine Guns. -[Tessitore] Oh!
What are we doing, opening up the door to the locker room?
The entire tag team division
is making their way down to deal with The Wyatt Sicks.
[Barrett] Well, The Wyatt Sicks have been running rampant
over the entire tag division for weeks now.
You've got to figure out something.
If you have the team up to take them down, then so be it.
And finally getting some steam on this enormous man that is Erick Rowan.
[Tessitore] Fenix and Andrade are back on their feet.
Motor City Machine Guns in the ring.
But Gacy and Lumis back to action.
Rowan is just taking care of everybody.
I mean, Rowan's a one-man-- Oh, the Profits are here!
Big Dawk and Montez Ford are here!
[Barrett] The SmackDown tag locker room is completely clearing out at this point.
[Tessitore] This is unbelievable.
We're in the midst of a title match that Andrade and Fenix should've won.
The next thing you know, we've got the entire tag team division.
[Barrett] And Nick Aldis is here!
[Tessitore] What? And DIY who earlier tonight
were discussing something like this,
and now everything has absolutely gone haywire.
[Barrett] Well, if it's Friday night in the tag division,
we are getting a riot.
We should have expected that match thrown out a long time ago,
but who cares?
-[Tessitore] Here comes Tez! -[Barrett] Wow!
[Tessitore] Right into your living room!
They're all laid out! Montez Ford has laid everybody out!
[Barrett] Well, now we get the officials out here, about 15 minutes too late.
I have had enough of this.
It's obvious to me and everybody watching that you lot are hell-bent
on destroying each other over those tag team titles,
and since you didn't get it out of your system the first time around,
here's what's gonna happen.
At SummerSlam…
those tag team titles go high above the ring…
[crowd cheers]
…and it will be tables, ladders, and chairs
for the WWE Tag Team Championships!
-[Tessitore] All of them! All of them! -[Barrett] Oh!
We are getting carnage at SummerSlam!
We're getting carnage here tonight!
-[Tessitore] They're still brawling! -[Barrett] TLC at SummerSlam!
[Tessitore] The entire group of all contenders
and the champions brawling here
as Nick Aldis says, "All right, you want it? You got it.
Tables, ladders, and chairs."
[Barrett] You're damn right, I want it!
-Nice job, Nick Aldis! -[crowd chants] This is awesome!
[Barrett] And somehow they've got to try to get control of things
before SummerSlam.
[Tessitore] They can't stop them!
This is absolute chaos here in Cleveland.
[Barrett] Bedlam, carnage, mayhem, you've got it in abundance tonight,
and we're gonna get it again at SummerSlam.
[Tessitore] Everywhere you look, they are brawling!
Every major tag team!
The biggest party of the summer just got bigger!
TLC for the tag team gold!
Oh, my… Ciampa! This is outrageous!
We'll see ya at SummerSlam,
TLC style!
[crowd cheering, chanting]