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[Triple H] Then.

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Now.

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Forever.

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Together.

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[Tessitore] It's the night before
The Biggest Party of the Summer.

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This is MetLife Stadium,
the final preparations

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for the historic two-night SummerSlam.

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We're now under 24 hours
to all the career-altering matches.

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Meanwhile,
we're live right here, right now,

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down the road in Newark, New Jersey,

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a special edition
of Friday Night SmackDown.

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The Prudential Center
filled up with fans hyped

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for the final face-off between
John Cena and Cody Rhodes.

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Inside the familiar building,
a certain buzz.

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And most curiously,
a steel cage hangs high above.

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A title fight's ahead, but there's still
so much set to be revealed.

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There is that steel cage here in Newark.

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-Big Jim is here!
-[crowd cheers]

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[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso's been fighting back
little brother and his MFTs.

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Tonight, the biggest of them
will be his opponent.

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The MFTs put forth,
with Solo by their side,

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the nearly 7-foot monstrous power
of Talla Tonga.

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Talla makes his televised WWE debut
on the big stage

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before SummerSlam against Jimmy Uso.

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Meanwhile, Aleister Black,

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he has been outspoken

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and directed a warning
to Damian Priest last week saying,

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"I will unmake you."

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The tristate native is back near his home.

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Damian Priest has arrived to SmackDown,

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and he has told Black exactly
what's gonna happen to him tonight.

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As for right now,

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time to make one of the most
special weekends of the WWE year.

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Look at this crowd in Newark,

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and there are two men
set to do just that at SummerSlam,

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and they are here right now.

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-["The Time Is Now" plays]
-[crowd cheers]

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♪ Krrr, Amadou! ♪

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[crowd chants] John Cena sucks!

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John Cena sucks!

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John Cena sucks!

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John Cena sucks!

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♪ Your time is up
My time is now ♪

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♪ You can't see me
My time is now ♪

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♪ It's the franchise, boy
I'm shinin' now ♪

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♪ You can't see me
My time is now ♪

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♪ In case you forgot or fell off
I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪

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♪ My money stack fat
Plus I can't turn the swell off… ♪

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[Tessitore] The Never-Seen 17.

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John Cena, who has done so much

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with one of
the greatest careers in history,

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but he hasn't done in quite some time

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fight in a sanctioned Street Fight.

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It'll be his third defense

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of the Undisputed WWE Championship
at SummerSlam.

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The rematch from WrestleMania
and the first time since 2014,

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Wade Barrett, that he takes part
in a Street Fight Match.

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[Barrett] Yeah, and make no mistake,
this is a desperate John Cena,

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perhaps more desperate than ever before.

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A John Cena who tried his very best
to get out of said Street Fight

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on SummerSlam Sunday,

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only to be denied
in the process by Cody Rhodes.

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Those two will meet this Sunday
for the WWE Championship.

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-And questions remain.
-[music fades out]

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[Barrett] What kind of frame of mind
is John Cena in now?

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[crowd boos, cheers]

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[crowd chants] Let's go, Cena! Cena sucks!

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[chanting continues]

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[chanting stops]

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[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,

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please welcome The Greatest of All Time…

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[crowd cheers]

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[Nash] …The Never-Seen 17,

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gracing Newark with his presence,

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one final time.

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He is The Last Real Champion,

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John Cena!

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[crowd cheers]

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[crowd chanting]

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[chanting stops]

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-["Kingdom" plays]
-[crowd cheers]

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[Rhodes] Wrestling has
more than one royal family.

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[singer, crowd] ♪ Adrenaline
In my soul ♪

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♪ Every fight
Out of control ♪

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♪ Do it all to get them
Off their feet ♪

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♪ Crowd is here
About to blow ♪

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♪ Waitin' for me to
Start the show ♪

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♪ Out the curtain, lights go up
I'm home ♪

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♪ Whoa ♪

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♪ And my father said ♪

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♪ When I was younger… ♪

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[Tessitore] It took Cody Rhodes
slamming through John Cena and a table,

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grabbing his hand
to put signature to contract,

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to get this championship
rematch at SummerSlam.

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And since then, Wade,
we've heard Cody take a new approach,

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a purposeful anything-it-takes strategy
focused on winning back his gold.

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[Barrett] Well, John Cena took
the gloves off a long time ago,

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back at Elimination Chamber, in fact.

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So Cody Rhodes taking them off too,
as far as I'm concerned,

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is simply making this whole deal
a fair fight and about time too for QB1.

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[crowd cheers]

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♪ Hear the crowd
On their toes ♪

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♪ Ready for me to
Start the show ♪

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♪ Out the curtain, lights go up
I'm home ♪

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♪ Whoa ♪

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♪ And my father said… ♪

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[Tessitore] A year and 13 days,
Cody was champion.

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The past 100-plus days have been
the toughest to take for many.

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Not just life without the title for Cody,
but a WWE with this version of John Cena.

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♪ A banner made of pain ♪

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♪ I built my kingdom ♪

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♪ Now you
Bow to me ♪

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♪ You took my dreams
But not my name ♪

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♪ You'll follow me
Until the end ♪

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♪ I am my kingdom ♪

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♪ You tried to tell me
What to do… ♪

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-[music fades out]
-[crowd cheers]

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[crowd chants] Cody, Cody Rhodes!

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[chanting continues]

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[crowd exclaims]

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Cody Rhodes,
I told you that I was exhausted

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and that a match at SummerSlam
would be too difficult for me.

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You didn't listen.

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You assaulted me.

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You forged my signature.

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And you forced me into one
of the most dangerous matches in WWE

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on one of its grandest stages
for its biggest championship.

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[crowd chants] What?

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I only got one thing left to say to you.

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[crowd chants] What?

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Thank you.

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[crowd cheers]

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Because that was just the boot
in the ass that I needed.

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For 25 years, day in and day out,

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I have forged a reputation
off of hard work, honesty, and respect.

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[crowd cheers, applauds]

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And I now realize that five months ago,
I flushed it all down the toilet,

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chasing false glory when I bought
into somebody's crazy idea

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to make shocking TV.

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And we did. We shocked the world.

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We made great TV,
but then the dust settles.

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And then everybody
goes back to their normal lives,

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and the people that were supposed
to be on my team, they left.

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And they left me alone,

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trying to pretend to be something I'm not.

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I want to leave here with this.

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[crowd cheers]

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After my last match,
I want to take this home with me.

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[crowd cheers]

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But it's not because
I want to ruin wrestling.

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Geez, you guys know
I don't want to ruin wrestling.

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I love wrestling.

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[crowd cheers]

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I want to take this home with me…

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so after I'm gone,
you guys don't forget about me.

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[crowd cheers]

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I was so hung up
on how you might see me tomorrow

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that I forgot to realize
how stupid I am acting today.

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And y'all tried to tell me.
Over and over again you tried to tell me.

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And I didn't listen.

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Cody, you tried to tell me.

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And I didn't listen.

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But you did what a good friend should do.

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You forced me to face it.

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You forced me into a fight.

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Not a match.

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A fight.

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Something that's gonna be brutal.

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Something that is gonna force me
to dig down and be who I really am.

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[crowd cheers]

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Something that if I don't show up for war,
I shouldn't show up at all.

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[crowd cheers]

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Mark your calendar, Cody.

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-August 1st, 2025, Newark, New Jersey…
-[crowd cheers]

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…the day that John Cena
came back to the WWE!

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[crowd cheers]

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[crowd chants] Cena! Cena! Cena!

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You hear that?

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I don't know who leaves
with this on Sunday,

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but I do know who wins.

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Each and every one of you.

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[crowd cheers]

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Because I'm finally over my own BS,
and at long last,

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we get to see Cody Rhodes face off
against The Greatest of All Time

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at my best…

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[crowd cheers]

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…with something to prove
in a main event Street Fight

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with no rules that you wanted.

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Well, if you want some…

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[crowd] Come get some!

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…come get some!

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[crowd cheers]

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And on Sunday,

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the only platinum rapper
showing up to whip your ass is me.

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[crowd cheers]

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-The champ is here!
-[crowd] …is here!

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[crowd cheering]

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[crowd chants] Cena! Cena! Cena!

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[chanting stops]

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[inaudible]

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Welcome back, John Cena.

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[crowd cheers]

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[Tessitore] This is incredible.

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[crowd cheers]

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[Tessitore] He's back.

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The real John Cena that Cody wanted,
he's getting him, Wade.

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[Barrett] What the hell
just happened, Joe Tess?

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[Tessitore] In a span
of 15 minutes and 30 seconds,

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it went from a cascade of boos

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to the cheers
and the standing ovation he received

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for two decades of well-earned work.

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John Cena declaring that Cody Rhodes
gave him the wake-up call he needed,

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that he was stupid,
that everybody tried to tell him.

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But being forced into a fight,

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he acknowledges
he doesn't want to ruin wrestling.

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He wants to be who he's always been,
and that he's over his own BS.

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-["The Time Is Now" plays]
-[Tessitore] John Cena is back.

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The wake-up call embraced

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by a massive crowd here
the night before SummerSlam

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as Cody Rhodes
grabs the beers and toasts to that.

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And it comes your way Sunday.

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[Barrett] Well, I kept waiting
for John Cena to drop the hammer

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and cheap shot Cody Rhodes
like this was yet another ruse,

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but apparently not.

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And this Street Fight on Sunday
for the Undisputed WWE Championship

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just got a whole hell of a lot
more interesting

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because if the real John Cena
truly is back, I promise you,

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the mountain for Cody Rhodes
just got a hell of a lot steeper

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this Sunday at SummerSlam.

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[Tessitore] What a reception he received
when he spoke those words.

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We get you set for the historic two nights
of SummerSlam.

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Mark it down. He said it. You heard Cena.

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August 1st, 2025, Newark, New Jersey,

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the day that John Cena came back to WWE.

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[crowd cheers]

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[Barrett] So let me
just float this out there

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amongst all the feel-good
and getting carried away.

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Can you really trust John Cena,

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a man who's tried every dirty trick
in the book over these past five months?

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Allow me to be a little hesitant
and just pump the brakes for now.

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Well, we saw Cody Rhodes's reaction.

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The reception,
the handshake, the toasting,

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and the celebrating
getting this version of John Cena.

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Wade, we do have some developing news
with the fluid and wild combination

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of tag team partners and the heated feud
you will see at SummerSlam.

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Randy Orton
and the music superstar Jelly Roll

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facing Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre.

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And our crew captured Logan Paul
and Drew McIntyre

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crashing a training session with
Jelly Roll that Randy Orton was not at.

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[onlookers clamoring]

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[Paul] Wow!

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A buffalo in the wild. That's crazy!

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I thought buffalo don't roam!

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What the hell are you doing in a wrestling
ring, Jelly Roll, with these guys?

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Hey, actually, thank you guys.
You're making him look like a superstar.

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Your doing God's work.
God's work, brother.

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You wanna see God's work?

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We'll have a little
Sunday service right here.

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I am so sick of you,

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you fresh out of
Fraggle Rock looking ferret.

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I'm done talking with you, podcaster.
Let's go.

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Oh, yeah? What do you think's
gonna happen if I come in there?

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-Just curious.
-What do you think's gonna happen?

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You think I'm gonna stand here
and let you whoop me?

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-Yeah, maybe. Let's find out.
-Why don't we see we see?

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[clamoring]

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-[trainer 1] Whoa, whoa! Hey! Whoa!
-[trainer 2] Hey!

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[clamoring]

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What, Jelly? I thought I told you, stupid!

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-I thought I told you, stupid!
-[grunts]

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-You are not a wrestler, okay?
-[groaning]

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Oh, you're always waiting to cry
for somebody to save you from yourself.

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[Paul] Come on, Drew.

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[McIntyre] You're welcome! You're welcome!

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-[trainer 3] Hey, hey, hey!
-You feel like a superstar?

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Stop it!

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People pay dues for years
for a moment of SummerSlam.

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-You think you're just gonna walk in?
-You, out!

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-You're gonna see, buddy.
-Logan, you too.

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-I thought I told you, stupid ass.
-Get out!

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Get out now.

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[Barrett] It is a dangerous place
between those ropes,

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but SummerSlam Saturday,
24 hours from right now,

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the match I never thought we'd ever see,

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and now with some added bad blood

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as Randy Orton
and the music superstar Jelly Roll

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team up against Drew McIntyre
and The Maverick Logan Paul.

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That's SummerSlam Saturday tomorrow night.

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["Time Of Arrival" playing]

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[crowd cheers]

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[Tessitore] The dynamic talent
known as The Beautiful Madness

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with Kiana James by her side,

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who recently announced herself
as the official representative

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for the United States Champion Giulia.

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Giulia, who last month defeated
Zelina Vega for this title.

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Now comes the rematch.

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[Barrett] And let me tell you,

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I love everything I've seen
about Giulia thus far

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since she arrived here on SmackDown.

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However, it has to be said
there are significant differences

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between life in the US and Japan.

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There's a language barrier.
There are cultural issues.

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And the move
to bring in the business maestro,

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the mega brain Kiana James
just makes Giulia's ascent

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to the very top of this industry
that much more assured.

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We've seen how much success Giulia
has had in her short time in WWE.

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Gold upon gold in NXT,

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and of course capped off right now
by the United States Championship.

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[music fades out]

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[Barrett]
What a bright future for this duo.

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♪ Zelina Vega… ♪

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-[crowd cheers]
-["The Visual" plays]

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[Tessitore] And a native New Yorker
who comes across the Hudson now

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to try to win back
her prized US Championship.

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Zelina Vega held the title
for a couple months.

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Had gone to war multiple times
with Chelsea Green and the Secret Hervice.

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And now only one focus
as you can just see with her disposition

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and her look and the way
she's coming to the ring.

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Much different than the Zelina Vega
we have seen in the recent past, Wade.

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00:23:03,734 --> 00:23:06,136
[Barrett] Yeah,
I've seen Zelina around catering,

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around the locker rooms
over the past few weeks.

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You're right. There is something
very different about her.

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That was a rare smile across the face.
I haven't seen much of that lately.

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That is a woman scorned,

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a woman highly bitter, perhaps,

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by the fact that she finally won WWE gold,

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only to lose it within about 2 months,

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and that has left Zelina on a tear,
on a mission to win back the gold

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that she sees as rightfully hers.

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[Tessitore] Here in Newark, home of the
Hall of Fame ring announcer Howard Finkel,

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we go to the spirited
ring announcer Mark Nash.

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[bell rings]

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The following contest
is scheduled for one fall,

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and it's for
the Women's United States Championship.

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[crowd cheers]

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Introducing first,

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the challenger,

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-from Queens, New York…
-[crowd cheers]

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00:24:05,629 --> 00:24:11,268
…Zelina Vega!

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00:24:16,056 --> 00:24:17,374
And her opponent,

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accompanied by Kiana James,

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from Tokyo, Japan,

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she is the Women's United States Champion,

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-Giulia!
-[crowd cheers]

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00:24:42,499 --> 00:24:44,985
[Tessitore] Fought for the title
back on June 27th.

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00:24:47,404 --> 00:24:51,241
The championship match
that has gold now in the hands of Giulia.

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00:24:52,926 --> 00:24:57,181
She came up with the Northern Lights Bomb
for the title win.

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00:24:57,214 --> 00:25:02,085
Hit that Arrivederci Knee,
and thus her first title defense for that.

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00:25:02,119 --> 00:25:05,355
It is the United States Championship.

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00:25:06,822 --> 00:25:09,158
[Barrett] A rematch from Riyadh.

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00:25:09,193 --> 00:25:11,727
And one of the things I love
about rematches

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is you get to see exactly
what the two competitors

353
00:25:15,365 --> 00:25:18,268
have developed since the original match.

354
00:25:18,302 --> 00:25:21,254
What new wrinkles are you
gonna throw into this match

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00:25:21,288 --> 00:25:23,223
to keep your opponent guessing,

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00:25:23,256 --> 00:25:28,428
and I think the mere presence
of Kiana James at ringside next to Giulia

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adds a massive wrinkle on one side.

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So the onus really for Zelina Vega
is to keep the champ guessing here.

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00:25:35,601 --> 00:25:37,370
[Tessitore] No doubt about it,
and you know what?

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00:25:37,404 --> 00:25:39,773
Often, rematches go
in one of two directions.

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They either pick up where they left off

362
00:25:41,508 --> 00:25:45,646
or completely different
because of going to school like you said,

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of adapting, of figuring things out.

364
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:51,552
But that extra component
with Kiana ringside now.

365
00:25:51,585 --> 00:25:52,586
Glad you're with us here.

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00:25:52,619 --> 00:25:57,307
What a way to start Friday Night SmackDown
as we go from what we heard,

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from John Cena saying
he got the wake-up call.

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00:26:00,610 --> 00:26:05,465
He is back to being the John Cena
he always was right into this title match.

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00:26:05,499 --> 00:26:08,769
[Barrett] Yeah, I'm still not quite over
that development at the top of the show.

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00:26:08,802 --> 00:26:11,822
But talking about a shocking development,

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it was a major shock to the system
of Zelina Vega after winning gold

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and having that celebration
for the best part of a month or two,

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only to lose gold and really feel
like your world has caved in on itself.

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And now is the time for Vega to put
that right, but it's not going well.

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[Tessitore]
Looked to finish it off quickly

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as she slammed Vega down.

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00:26:36,996 --> 00:26:39,966
[Barrett] And I'm already seeing
Kiana James on the outside of the ring,

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00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:45,589
this business representative of Giulia
barking instructions, talking tactics.

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00:26:45,621 --> 00:26:50,060
Now Kiana James, to be clear,
is not just a great businesswoman,

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she is a former tag champ from NXT.

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00:26:52,946 --> 00:26:54,481
This girl really can fight.

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00:26:54,514 --> 00:26:56,567
She knows how to
get things done in the ring,

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00:26:56,600 --> 00:26:59,686
but right now focusing
on her business muscle

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and letting Giulia do the fighting.

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00:27:01,304 --> 00:27:03,506
[Tessitore] Yeah,
being an official representative

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00:27:03,540 --> 00:27:05,225
of the United States Champion

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00:27:05,259 --> 00:27:07,945
as Giulia looks to power Vega up!

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00:27:09,096 --> 00:27:11,098
[Barrett]
Impressive power there from Giulia.

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00:27:11,130 --> 00:27:12,582
But of course Zelina Vega,

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perhaps the most diminutive individual
in the women's locker room.

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[Tessitore] Hooking the leg,
looking to retain.

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00:27:17,803 --> 00:27:20,573
And getting that right shoulder up
is Zelina Vega.

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00:27:20,607 --> 00:27:25,062
[Barrett] Vega physically the underdog
in pretty much every match she ever has.

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00:27:25,779 --> 00:27:28,532
That is something once again
she's gonna have to combat tonight.

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As she has so many times
with great success.

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00:27:33,153 --> 00:27:36,055
As we've seen time and time again
whether it's hitting the Code Red

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00:27:36,089 --> 00:27:37,875
or countering attacks.

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00:27:37,908 --> 00:27:42,663
[Barrett] Look at her mentor Rey Mysterio,
the man who initially brought her

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into the LWO as the first ever
female member.

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00:27:46,716 --> 00:27:50,771
Some similarities there.
It has to be said. Two career underdogs--

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00:27:50,803 --> 00:27:53,756
[Tessitore] Oh!
The double knees off the apron!

402
00:27:53,790 --> 00:27:58,462
And Zelina Vega trying to get back
her prized possession.

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00:27:58,495 --> 00:28:00,397
US Championship match continues.

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00:28:00,429 --> 00:28:01,598
[crowd cheers]

405
00:28:04,184 --> 00:28:06,235
[Tessitore] Glad you're with us here.
Friday Night SmackDown

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00:28:06,270 --> 00:28:08,722
the night before SummerSlam.

407
00:28:08,754 --> 00:28:14,378
Women's US Championship match
as Giulia locking up Zelina Vega here,

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00:28:14,410 --> 00:28:17,364
trying to retain her first title defense,

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and it comes with this rematch.

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00:28:19,316 --> 00:28:23,587
[Barrett] What a unique hold this is
after that wheelbarrow face plant there

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on Zelina Vega.

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Immediately transitioned into this almost
modified Camel Clutch here,

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00:28:29,126 --> 00:28:32,228
snapping the back of Zelina Vega,

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00:28:32,262 --> 00:28:35,215
who has to be really struggling
for oxygen at this point.

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00:28:35,249 --> 00:28:38,034
[Tessitore] That submission hold broken
for a moment as she grabs the legs again.

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00:28:38,068 --> 00:28:40,153
[Barrett] What are we talking about?
Look at this.

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00:28:40,187 --> 00:28:42,422
[Tessitore]
Look at the fight out of Zelina Vega.

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00:28:42,456 --> 00:28:46,592
Look at her eyes and the reaction here
as that submission hold is locked in,

419
00:28:46,627 --> 00:28:48,495
but somehow she fights out.

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00:28:48,529 --> 00:28:50,764
Counters it into a cover.

421
00:28:51,298 --> 00:28:53,516
And right back to work goes Giulia.

422
00:28:53,550 --> 00:28:55,718
-[Barrett] We were talking about new-- Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh!

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00:28:55,752 --> 00:28:56,753
[Barrett] Curb stomp!

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00:28:56,787 --> 00:28:58,539
[Tessitore] I mean, did you hear that?

425
00:28:58,572 --> 00:29:00,957
[Barrett] Well, we talked
about new wrinkles earlier on.

426
00:29:00,991 --> 00:29:02,226
What new offense do you have?

427
00:29:02,259 --> 00:29:06,112
And we've seen
immediately there from Giulia,

428
00:29:06,146 --> 00:29:08,831
two or three examples back-to-back,

429
00:29:08,866 --> 00:29:12,369
and what chance did Vega have
of countering any of that?

430
00:29:12,401 --> 00:29:14,571
[Tessitore] Oh, the counter! The counter!

431
00:29:15,304 --> 00:29:17,057
She was looking for
that Northern Lights Bomb.

432
00:29:17,090 --> 00:29:21,945
She finished her off back on June 27th
with it to win this title,

433
00:29:21,978 --> 00:29:25,799
and again, Vega able to get out of trouble
and then spins free

434
00:29:25,831 --> 00:29:27,283
with that kick to the midsection.

435
00:29:27,317 --> 00:29:29,887
[Barrett] Well, those were a couple
of desperation counters there

436
00:29:29,919 --> 00:29:31,103
from Zelina Vega,

437
00:29:31,138 --> 00:29:33,439
but has bought herself some breathing room

438
00:29:33,473 --> 00:29:36,510
and now really needs
to capitalize and get some momentum.

439
00:29:37,511 --> 00:29:40,947
[Tessitore] Could this be
the moment for Zelina Vega?

440
00:29:40,981 --> 00:29:42,632
[Barrett] It's that dig-deep time.

441
00:29:42,666 --> 00:29:45,936
How badly do you want
your gold back Zelina Vega?

442
00:29:45,968 --> 00:29:48,254
You gotta fight through
the pain barrier here.

443
00:29:48,288 --> 00:29:50,890
[Tessitore] She has been
fighting throughout, has Vega.

444
00:29:52,826 --> 00:29:59,366
[Barrett] Nice Saito Suplex connecting
high angle on Giulia's neck and shoulders.

445
00:30:01,651 --> 00:30:04,804
[Tessitore] Oh! The running knees
just driving into the sternum.

446
00:30:04,838 --> 00:30:07,774
[Barrett] Oh, looked like
it caught the jaw too in the process,

447
00:30:07,808 --> 00:30:10,177
and Giulia is in big trouble now, wobbled.

448
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:12,745
[Tessitore] Here's Vega!
Giulia gets out of the way.

449
00:30:14,898 --> 00:30:19,019
Able to get that big boot up
and slam Vega into the corner.

450
00:30:19,052 --> 00:30:21,722
[Barrett] Yeah, and that is why Giulia
is championship level.

451
00:30:21,754 --> 00:30:23,724
Just when she's rocked, she's wobbling,

452
00:30:23,756 --> 00:30:27,311
eyes in the back of her head,
in the blink of an eye,

453
00:30:27,343 --> 00:30:31,732
she's still capable instinctively
of turning the match around.

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00:30:32,366 --> 00:30:33,884
[Tessitore] Got the total package.

455
00:30:33,917 --> 00:30:36,602
The skill, the dynamic athleticism.

456
00:30:36,637 --> 00:30:39,555
[Barrett] The beauty and the madness,
she has it all, Joe Tess,

457
00:30:39,590 --> 00:30:42,074
but does she get the dub here tonight?

458
00:30:42,759 --> 00:30:44,360
[Tessitore] That is what is on the line.

459
00:30:44,394 --> 00:30:47,380
For 34 days,
that United States Championship

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00:30:47,414 --> 00:30:49,416
has been in the hands of Giulia.

461
00:30:49,448 --> 00:30:53,102
The Beautiful Madness of the Tokyo native.

462
00:30:53,136 --> 00:30:55,371
Vega able to wiggle free.

463
00:30:56,874 --> 00:31:00,977
[Barrett] Get out of trouble on that one,
and now looking to stake the-- Oh!

464
00:31:01,011 --> 00:31:03,213
[Tessitore] Oh! How about it, Zelina Vega?

465
00:31:04,264 --> 00:31:09,203
[Barrett] An avalanche German suplex,
and this could be it, Joe.

466
00:31:09,235 --> 00:31:11,504
[Tessitore] So much has been taken
out of her though.

467
00:31:11,538 --> 00:31:14,374
Look as she struggles to get to the cover.

468
00:31:14,925 --> 00:31:16,009
[Barrett] Oh!

469
00:31:17,476 --> 00:31:22,933
And that for Zelina Vega
after pulling out this high angle

470
00:31:22,966 --> 00:31:25,351
German suplex at the second rope

471
00:31:26,086 --> 00:31:30,506
to get the cover and be within
a millisecond of recapturing

472
00:31:30,541 --> 00:31:34,645
the US Championship must be
devastating for the challenger.

473
00:31:34,678 --> 00:31:36,562
[Tessitore] Massive crowd here
in Brick City,

474
00:31:36,597 --> 00:31:38,331
Newark, New Jersey, Prudential Center.

475
00:31:38,365 --> 00:31:41,033
They're already chanting,
"This is awesome,"

476
00:31:41,068 --> 00:31:44,771
and it'll be two days of awesome
tomorrow at MetLife Stadium.

477
00:31:44,804 --> 00:31:47,139
It gets underway with SummerSlam.

478
00:31:48,876 --> 00:31:51,578
[Barrett] They are getting a show
from these two women.

479
00:31:51,611 --> 00:31:56,382
Exactly what we all anticipated
when we saw this matchup on deck.

480
00:31:56,416 --> 00:31:58,168
[Tessitore] A series of headbutts,

481
00:31:58,202 --> 00:32:01,572
and Giulia is back in position
to go for it again.

482
00:32:01,605 --> 00:32:03,890
[Barrett] Oh, God.
What the hell are you trying here?

483
00:32:04,390 --> 00:32:07,293
-Butterfly Suplex!
-[Tessitore] And she lands it!

484
00:32:07,793 --> 00:32:12,983
And stays with it
and scoops her right back into position.

485
00:32:13,617 --> 00:32:17,654
-[Barrett] Arrivederci!
-[Tessitore] Arrivederci Knee.

486
00:32:18,789 --> 00:32:22,492
And lining her up
for the Northern Lights Bomb.

487
00:32:22,525 --> 00:32:24,110
Can she deliver?

488
00:32:25,762 --> 00:32:28,799
Sit out, cover, hook of the leg.

489
00:32:28,831 --> 00:32:30,283
[Barrett, Tessitore exclaim]

490
00:32:30,317 --> 00:32:32,586
[Tessitore] Oh, my! She's in disbelief!

491
00:32:32,619 --> 00:32:34,655
-Absolutely incredulous!
-[Barrett] Oh, my God!

492
00:32:34,687 --> 00:32:36,790
[Tessitore] Kiana can't believe it either!

493
00:32:36,822 --> 00:32:40,377
How did Zelina Vega find the strength?

494
00:32:40,409 --> 00:32:42,663
[Barrett] Well, it was the triple whammy.

495
00:32:42,696 --> 00:32:46,832
Not only this
double underhook suplex from the top,

496
00:32:46,867 --> 00:32:51,889
we saw an Arrivederci Knee to the jaw
and this Northern Lights Bomb

497
00:32:51,921 --> 00:32:53,940
with some added torque in there.

498
00:32:53,974 --> 00:32:57,543
And somehow
the Ultimate Underdog is still ticking.

499
00:32:57,578 --> 00:32:59,478
[crowd chants] This is awesome!

500
00:33:05,601 --> 00:33:07,888
[Barrett] Well, I'll tell you two people
who disagree with that.

501
00:33:07,920 --> 00:33:11,375
That's Giulia and Kiana James.
Far from awesome.

502
00:33:11,408 --> 00:33:13,260
This should have been over for them.

503
00:33:13,877 --> 00:33:15,529
[Tessitore] She's going right back to it.

504
00:33:15,562 --> 00:33:16,947
Giulia…

505
00:33:16,980 --> 00:33:18,966
Great counter! Vega with the counter!

506
00:33:18,998 --> 00:33:21,735
Can she get gold back?
No, the kick out by Giulia.

507
00:33:21,767 --> 00:33:24,103
[Barrett]
Oh, this is completely up for grabs now.

508
00:33:24,137 --> 00:33:26,873
If you're a betting man, save your money.
I'm clueless here.

509
00:33:29,158 --> 00:33:31,678
[Tessitore] Oh, Vega's coming up
every which way.

510
00:33:31,712 --> 00:33:35,831
[Barrett] Nailing that back cracker
and the champ now in agony.

511
00:33:37,618 --> 00:33:40,521
[Tessitore] She is still struggling
to gather herself.

512
00:33:41,221 --> 00:33:44,274
She may be trying to get
in position for a moonsault,

513
00:33:44,308 --> 00:33:48,562
but look at what it's taking out of her
just to climb the ropes.

514
00:33:48,594 --> 00:33:52,165
Wincing in pain, moonsault's lined up,

515
00:33:52,783 --> 00:33:55,002
knees came up by Giulia.

516
00:33:55,735 --> 00:34:00,908
Both struggling to gather it all,
and Giulia now finding it.

517
00:34:00,940 --> 00:34:02,809
And again in position.

518
00:34:06,196 --> 00:34:08,498
Northern Lights Bomb!

519
00:34:08,531 --> 00:34:10,150
Will that do it?

520
00:34:11,351 --> 00:34:12,502
-Yes!
-[bell rings]

521
00:34:12,536 --> 00:34:14,087
["Time Of Arrival" plays]

522
00:34:14,721 --> 00:34:17,024
[Nash] Here is your winner

523
00:34:17,056 --> 00:34:22,746
and still Women's United States Champion,

524
00:34:23,779 --> 00:34:26,616
Giulia!

525
00:34:26,650 --> 00:34:30,036
[Tessitore] Wade,
her first title defense is in the books,

526
00:34:30,069 --> 00:34:33,739
and it was extremely hard, well-earned.

527
00:34:33,774 --> 00:34:36,460
[Barrett] Yeah, what a fight
from Zelina Vega,

528
00:34:36,493 --> 00:34:41,882
who is now completely wiped out
after taking so much abuse from the champ.

529
00:34:42,382 --> 00:34:45,118
But congratulations, Giulia.

530
00:34:46,453 --> 00:34:49,772
What an effort it was
with this back cracker from Vega,

531
00:34:49,806 --> 00:34:51,741
who then went up for a moonsault,

532
00:34:51,775 --> 00:34:56,897
but unfortunately for the challenger,
knees up just about by Giulia.

533
00:34:56,929 --> 00:35:01,418
And then finally
this Northern Lights Bomb connecting.

534
00:35:02,134 --> 00:35:08,909
Victory, successful defense,
and with an added new competitive edge

535
00:35:09,993 --> 00:35:11,845
from Kiana James.

536
00:35:11,879 --> 00:35:15,899
What a fearsome champ Giulia looks to be.

537
00:35:23,757 --> 00:35:27,578
I'm here with United States Champion
Solo Sikoa and the MFTs.

538
00:35:27,611 --> 00:35:29,513
Solo, this Sunday at SummerSlam,

539
00:35:29,546 --> 00:35:32,683
you defend that championship
inside a steel cage.

540
00:35:32,716 --> 00:35:34,918
But tonight,
a steel cage hangs above the ring,

541
00:35:34,952 --> 00:35:37,837
and I've heard that
that is per your request.

542
00:35:37,871 --> 00:35:39,189
Why?

543
00:35:39,223 --> 00:35:40,390
Requested?

544
00:35:40,424 --> 00:35:42,292
What are you talking about Cathy, huh?

545
00:35:42,326 --> 00:35:44,060
Do I look like ring crew to you?

546
00:35:44,094 --> 00:35:45,962
Hmm? No. Okay?

547
00:35:45,996 --> 00:35:50,167
The only two things that I'm worried about
is this title and my MFTs.

548
00:35:51,935 --> 00:35:53,737
Speaking of your family tree,

549
00:35:53,770 --> 00:35:55,939
Talla Tonga makes
his in-ring debut tonight

550
00:35:55,973 --> 00:35:58,442
-against your big brother Jimmy--
-Little!

551
00:35:58,475 --> 00:36:02,880
Little big brother, Cathy. Okay?

552
00:36:02,913 --> 00:36:08,585
Tonight, Big Jim is going
to get a big boot across his big mouth

553
00:36:09,086 --> 00:36:12,573
against my 7-foot monster Talla Tonga.

554
00:36:13,991 --> 00:36:17,277
You see,
tonight is about sending a message.

555
00:36:17,310 --> 00:36:19,596
Hmm, and what's that stupid crap?

556
00:36:19,630 --> 00:36:21,198
What's that stupid saying, huh?

557
00:36:21,231 --> 00:36:23,049
Uh… Oh!

558
00:36:23,083 --> 00:36:24,817
Get in… [scoffs]

559
00:36:24,852 --> 00:36:26,319
…where you fit in?

560
00:36:28,288 --> 00:36:29,323
Yadadamean?

561
00:36:29,823 --> 00:36:30,958
[chuckles]

562
00:36:33,125 --> 00:36:36,395
-I don't know what he means, but I do--
-[Sikoa] Yes, you do.

563
00:36:39,366 --> 00:36:41,401
-[Tessitore] Thank you, Cathy.
-["Soul March" playing]

564
00:36:41,435 --> 00:36:43,020
[Barrett] Still, the mystery lingers,

565
00:36:43,053 --> 00:36:46,557
who the hell put the steel cage
above the ring tonight?

566
00:36:47,140 --> 00:36:49,293
Apparently was not Solo Sikoa.

567
00:36:59,603 --> 00:37:00,804
[bell ringing]

568
00:37:00,837 --> 00:37:04,942
[Nash] The following contest
is an open challenge match,

569
00:37:04,975 --> 00:37:10,080
and it's for
the AAA World Tag Team Championship.

570
00:37:10,113 --> 00:37:13,884
Introducing first,
accompanied by Santos Escobar,

571
00:37:13,917 --> 00:37:17,654
representing Legado Del Fantasma,

572
00:37:17,688 --> 00:37:22,192
they are the AAA World Tag Team Champions.

573
00:37:22,226 --> 00:37:24,928
Angel. Berto.

574
00:37:24,962 --> 00:37:27,865
Los Garza!

575
00:37:27,897 --> 00:37:32,069
[Tessitore] Yeah, the WWE veterans
who went to the famed AAA promotions

576
00:37:32,102 --> 00:37:34,020
and took the Tag Team title.

577
00:37:34,054 --> 00:37:37,307
So the AAA champs are here
first televised events in a sense,

578
00:37:37,341 --> 00:37:38,875
but we don't know who they're fighting.

579
00:37:38,909 --> 00:37:42,412
It's an open challenge.
Could be any superstars from any brand.

580
00:37:42,446 --> 00:37:45,065
The mystery of the open challenge
gets revealed next.

581
00:37:51,371 --> 00:37:53,540
[Tessitore] Let's take you back
to June 15th.

582
00:37:53,574 --> 00:37:57,411
It was AAA mania,
a night when the Fatal 4-Way determined

583
00:37:57,911 --> 00:38:01,098
-the AAA World Tag Team Championships.
-[bell ringing]

584
00:38:01,131 --> 00:38:05,953
[Tessitore] What a show
that was put on by Los Garza

585
00:38:05,986 --> 00:38:09,656
as Angel and Berto would celebrate
in the end,

586
00:38:09,690 --> 00:38:13,977
winning the AAA World
Tag Team Championships.

587
00:38:14,011 --> 00:38:17,580
They've yet to win a WWE Tag Team titles,

588
00:38:17,614 --> 00:38:22,819
but a change in scenery brought out
the very best in them 46 days ago,

589
00:38:22,853 --> 00:38:26,373
celebrating
AAA World Tag Team Championship.

590
00:38:26,406 --> 00:38:28,759
And their leader of Legado Del Fantasma,
Santos Escobar,

591
00:38:28,792 --> 00:38:30,259
feeling mighty proud and confident.

592
00:38:31,862 --> 00:38:33,763
-[music fades]
-[indistinct chattering]

593
00:38:34,765 --> 00:38:36,817
New Jersey!

594
00:38:36,850 --> 00:38:39,051
[crowd cheering]

595
00:38:40,604 --> 00:38:41,989
It's time

596
00:38:42,873 --> 00:38:47,411
for each and every one of you
to stand up and show respect

597
00:38:48,212 --> 00:38:53,482
for the AAA World Tag Team Champions,

598
00:38:54,151 --> 00:38:56,819
Los Garza!

599
00:38:57,988 --> 00:39:00,107
[speaks Spanish]

600
00:39:02,241 --> 00:39:07,080
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, look.
All we demand of you is respect.

601
00:39:07,114 --> 00:39:08,147
I mean,

602
00:39:08,749 --> 00:39:13,487
not that you're familiar with the concept
anyways, but that's besides the point.

603
00:39:13,520 --> 00:39:15,388
Look, we're here for a reason.

604
00:39:17,074 --> 00:39:19,993
Any Tag Team in the back. [speaks Spanish]

605
00:39:20,993 --> 00:39:26,250
If you wanna be Lucha Libre royalty,
all you gotta do is come out here

606
00:39:26,283 --> 00:39:32,154
and face Los Garza
for these titles right now.

607
00:39:34,641 --> 00:39:35,942
[Tessitore] Who is it gonna be?

608
00:39:36,577 --> 00:39:39,645
-["Anthem Rock" playing]
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.

609
00:39:39,680 --> 00:39:41,632
[Tessitore] No. No, no, no.

610
00:39:41,665 --> 00:39:44,634
-Is this really happening, Wade?
-[Barrett] Oh, no.

611
00:39:44,667 --> 00:39:46,937
[Tessitore] Is this really happening?

612
00:39:47,988 --> 00:39:54,711
The Lovable Lizard, the Green Machine,
with Psycho Clown.

613
00:39:54,745 --> 00:39:58,198
It's Mr. Iguana and La Yesca.

614
00:40:01,250 --> 00:40:04,721
[Nash] And their opponents,
making their way to the ring,

615
00:40:05,372 --> 00:40:09,710
the team of Psycho Clown

616
00:40:09,743 --> 00:40:14,731
-and Mr. Iguana!
-[Tessitore chuckling]

617
00:40:15,549 --> 00:40:17,134
-Well, Joe Tess…
-[Tessitore chuckling]

618
00:40:17,167 --> 00:40:19,620
-…is jumping out of his seat right now.
-[Tessitore] I mean…

619
00:40:19,653 --> 00:40:23,757
[Barrett] To be clear,
the man in green is Mr. Iguana

620
00:40:23,790 --> 00:40:28,912
and he has a plush toy with him
in the form of an iguana.

621
00:40:28,946 --> 00:40:33,650
This man was the standout performer
of the recent AAA Worlds Collide,

622
00:40:33,683 --> 00:40:35,285
-and the man behind him…
-[Tessitore] Oh, yeah.

623
00:40:35,319 --> 00:40:36,803
-…the man behind him…
-[Tessitore] Oh, yeah.

624
00:40:36,837 --> 00:40:41,775
[Barrett] …Psycho Clown is perhaps
the biggest star of Lucha Libre

625
00:40:41,808 --> 00:40:44,761
south of the border in Mexico
over the past ten years.

626
00:40:44,795 --> 00:40:50,534
So yes, this apparent collective
of weirdos…

627
00:40:50,567 --> 00:40:52,769
-[Tessitore] No, no, no.
-[Barrett] …is a major, major deal.

628
00:40:52,803 --> 00:40:55,221
[Tessitore] We're not gonna
disrespect La Yesca,

629
00:40:55,255 --> 00:40:59,359
the nickname for the iguana of Mr. Iguana.

630
00:40:59,393 --> 00:41:01,995
-Newark has turned into a rainforest…
-[crowd chanting] Iguana! Iguana!

631
00:41:02,029 --> 00:41:05,299
…a habitat for a cold-blooded,
egg-laying reptile.

632
00:41:05,332 --> 00:41:06,333
[bell ringing]

633
00:41:06,366 --> 00:41:09,269
[Tessitore] Mr. Iguana
is here on SmackDown.

634
00:41:10,069 --> 00:41:12,890
[Barrett] Did you just go on Wikipedia
and look up iguanas?

635
00:41:12,923 --> 00:41:15,259
-[Tessitore] Psycho Clown is… [chuckles]
-[Psycho Clown shouting]

636
00:41:15,292 --> 00:41:18,178
[Tessitore] Psycho Clown
is gonna get things started.

637
00:41:18,212 --> 00:41:19,212
[crowd cheering]

638
00:41:19,246 --> 00:41:23,717
[Barrett] All right, now. Psycho Clown
is a major deal, like I say, in Mexico.

639
00:41:23,750 --> 00:41:27,471
Perhaps the biggest thing
in Lucha Libre for the past ten years

640
00:41:27,504 --> 00:41:32,176
and the son of my personal
favorite ever luchador, Super Porky.

641
00:41:33,961 --> 00:41:36,346
[Tessitore] Got a great combination
of athleticism and size.

642
00:41:36,380 --> 00:41:38,214
Crossbody by Psycho Clown.

643
00:41:38,999 --> 00:41:44,538
AAA World Tag Team title matches.
He's getting to work on Angel and Berto.

644
00:41:45,522 --> 00:41:51,028
[Barrett] Suddenly slapping down Los Garza
right at the very get-go of this one,

645
00:41:51,060 --> 00:41:53,864
[Tessitore] Oh, ripping the shirt off
as he is one to do

646
00:41:53,897 --> 00:41:56,133
off the Tilt-A-Whirl Backbreaker,

647
00:41:56,165 --> 00:41:57,718
Psycho Clown.

648
00:41:57,750 --> 00:42:01,154
[Barrett] And I'll tell you right now
there is a sentiment within AAA

649
00:42:01,188 --> 00:42:03,924
that their locker room are embarrassed

650
00:42:03,957 --> 00:42:07,377
by the fact that two superstars
from SmackDown

651
00:42:07,411 --> 00:42:12,332
in Los Garza came down
to their territory and won their gold,

652
00:42:12,366 --> 00:42:17,237
and clearly the mission tonight
for Psycho Clown and Mr. Iguana

653
00:42:17,270 --> 00:42:18,272
is to bring them back.

654
00:42:18,305 --> 00:42:20,207
[Tessitore] The pop up for him
right into the cover.

655
00:42:20,240 --> 00:42:22,509
-[Barrett] What a start from Psycho Clown…
-Iguana! Iguana!

656
00:42:22,542 --> 00:42:25,212
…hasn't even tagged
in the Green Machine quite yet.

657
00:42:25,245 --> 00:42:27,814
[crowd chanting] Iguana! Iguana!

658
00:42:27,848 --> 00:42:31,785
And you can hear the crowd here
chanting "Iguana."

659
00:42:32,719 --> 00:42:34,538
[Barrett] Well,
they're not getting Iguana.

660
00:42:34,571 --> 00:42:38,509
Mr. Psycho Clown has no interest
in tagging out quite yet,

661
00:42:38,542 --> 00:42:39,542
and who can blame him?

662
00:42:39,576 --> 00:42:40,861
He is kicking…

663
00:42:40,894 --> 00:42:42,212
Oh!

664
00:42:42,246 --> 00:42:44,031
…backside from the get-go.

665
00:42:44,064 --> 00:42:48,202
But that perhaps was
a step too far for our clown friend.

666
00:42:48,234 --> 00:42:50,737
[Tessitore] Yeah,
Berto makes him pay the price.

667
00:42:52,556 --> 00:42:58,095
So the open challenge
met by Psycho Clown and Mr. Iguana

668
00:42:58,127 --> 00:43:04,718
as Los Garza a month and a half ago
claiming the AAA World Tag Team titles.

669
00:43:04,750 --> 00:43:06,303
[Barrett] I'll tell you right now,

670
00:43:06,336 --> 00:43:12,192
Santos Escobar is adamant
that his men run Lucha Libre.

671
00:43:12,225 --> 00:43:18,397
The rest of the pack are just imitators
and hobbyists, and Legado Del Fantasma

672
00:43:18,432 --> 00:43:22,435
are ready to prove that to any
and all challengers in the ring.

673
00:43:22,469 --> 00:43:25,272
And what a way to turn this one around

674
00:43:25,305 --> 00:43:29,009
and poor Psycho Clown now perhaps wishing
he'd made that tag when he could.

675
00:43:29,042 --> 00:43:32,279
[Tessitore] Oh, man, oh, man,
the double-team effort

676
00:43:32,312 --> 00:43:34,915
-as Angel and Berto combining.
-[shouts]

677
00:43:34,948 --> 00:43:38,819
[Tessitore] And just wild to have
the first time that non-WWE titles

678
00:43:38,852 --> 00:43:44,924
are defended on what is
a major regularly scheduled WWE TV event.

679
00:43:44,958 --> 00:43:47,861
-And there is La Yesca…
-[Barrett] What is this guy doing?

680
00:43:47,895 --> 00:43:50,564
-It's…
-[Tessitore] …in the hands of Mr. Iguana.

681
00:43:50,596 --> 00:43:53,317
-[Barrett] You keep calling it La Yesca.
-[Tessitore] La Yesca!

682
00:43:53,350 --> 00:43:55,167
[Barrett] It's a puppet!

683
00:43:55,202 --> 00:43:56,937
[Tessitore] No, it is… it is not.
He will not…

684
00:43:56,970 --> 00:43:59,038
-[Barrett] What is it?
-[Tessitore] It's an iguana.

685
00:43:59,071 --> 00:44:02,025
[Barrett] Well, it's not a real iguana.
It's a puppet.

686
00:44:02,058 --> 00:44:06,913
And if it's a real iguana,
I will possibly call the ASPCA.

687
00:44:06,946 --> 00:44:11,685
[Tessitore] It is a spiny-backed,
sharp claw, proud iguana.

688
00:44:11,718 --> 00:44:13,036
[crowd chanting Iguana! Iguana!

689
00:44:13,069 --> 00:44:15,821
[Barrett] Whether it's a plush toy
or a real iguana,

690
00:44:15,856 --> 00:44:21,428
I promise you that thing is riddled with
parasites and has no place in a WWE ring.

691
00:44:21,461 --> 00:44:23,196
[Tessitore] Yeah.
Wait till you hear the reaction.

692
00:44:23,230 --> 00:44:26,033
If he makes his way in here, if they can
survive, Psycho Clown and Mr. Iguana.

693
00:44:26,066 --> 00:44:28,202
[Barrett] With any luck,
he won't even get tagged in.

694
00:44:28,234 --> 00:44:32,940
Let's end this quickly
and get this charade put to bed.

695
00:44:32,973 --> 00:44:34,641
[Tessitore] Now right now
that could be the case

696
00:44:34,674 --> 00:44:39,296
as Los Garza looks to maintain control
but Psycho Clown looking to fight back.

697
00:44:39,328 --> 00:44:44,084
[Barrett] Man, this guy is a scrapper,
has some major pedigree in his jeans

698
00:44:44,116 --> 00:44:49,656
and is now scrambling over to tag
the lizard man, or whatever you call him.

699
00:44:50,156 --> 00:44:51,592
[Tessitore] That'd be Mr. Iguana.

700
00:44:53,393 --> 00:44:54,895
He's trying desperately

701
00:44:55,462 --> 00:44:57,163
-as he reaches out the hand…
-[crowd cheering]

702
00:44:57,196 --> 00:45:01,218
[Tessitore] …and here he comes
with La Yesca in his mouth.

703
00:45:04,136 --> 00:45:05,839
Would you look at this?

704
00:45:05,873 --> 00:45:09,576
[Barrett] Oh, that was like
a 3D Head Scissors there.

705
00:45:09,609 --> 00:45:13,629
[Tessitore] Helicopter Troll Spin
right into the springboard.

706
00:45:13,663 --> 00:45:18,585
And La Yesca and Iguana
are heating up Newark.

707
00:45:18,618 --> 00:45:21,288
[crowd cheering] Iguana! Iguana!

708
00:45:23,607 --> 00:45:25,658
[Barrett] This arena is losing its damn--

709
00:45:25,692 --> 00:45:28,828
[Tessitore]
Oh! Iguana blocking the right hand.

710
00:45:28,862 --> 00:45:32,165
[Barrett] I think it bit the hand
of Angel! That's illegal.

711
00:45:32,199 --> 00:45:33,317
Oh, my God.

712
00:45:33,350 --> 00:45:34,984
[Tessitore] He was looking
for the springboard.

713
00:45:39,156 --> 00:45:41,575
And he comes with the Iguanarana!

714
00:45:41,607 --> 00:45:43,009
[Barrett] About recovered there

715
00:45:43,042 --> 00:45:47,013
from what could have been
catastrophic for Mr. Iguana.

716
00:45:48,248 --> 00:45:49,900
-A crucifix bomb!
-One! Two!

717
00:45:51,201 --> 00:45:53,770
[Barrett] A late, late kick out there
from Berto

718
00:45:53,804 --> 00:46:00,511
and Santos Escobar on the outside
is perspiring in a bad way,

719
00:46:00,544 --> 00:46:03,663
as his men almost just lost AAA gold.

720
00:46:03,696 --> 00:46:05,866
-[crowd clapping]
-[Tessitore] We've seen it all

721
00:46:05,899 --> 00:46:09,051
from Mr. Iguana and La Yesca

722
00:46:09,586 --> 00:46:12,806
and now he's looking to fly!

723
00:46:12,839 --> 00:46:16,410
Oh, but he is caught by Angel and Berto.

724
00:46:16,442 --> 00:46:17,845
[Barrett] Keep an eye on the clown! Oh!

725
00:46:17,877 --> 00:46:20,731
[Tessitore] And they throw him
right back into Psycho Clown.

726
00:46:22,799 --> 00:46:25,085
[Barrett] Well, this has turned around
in a major way

727
00:46:25,118 --> 00:46:29,022
thanks to some
vicious maneuvering there from Los Garza.

728
00:46:29,690 --> 00:46:33,694
[Tessitore] Psycho Clown
up in that fireman's carry.

729
00:46:34,194 --> 00:46:36,797
Berto able to break free
and springboard with the big kick.

730
00:46:36,830 --> 00:46:40,116
-[Barrett shouts in Spanish]
-[Tessitore] Hooks the leg.

731
00:46:43,937 --> 00:46:47,057
[Barrett] What an absolute scramble
this matchup has been.

732
00:46:47,089 --> 00:46:49,643
And now Psycho Clown in a bad, bad way.

733
00:46:49,676 --> 00:46:53,430
Mr. Iguana on the outside
has been brutalized too

734
00:46:53,462 --> 00:46:57,134
and now slung back in
on the inside by Berto.

735
00:46:57,634 --> 00:46:59,469
The hell are these two cooking up here?

736
00:46:59,502 --> 00:47:03,040
[Tessitore] Iguana's not in good shape
here as they are teeing him up.

737
00:47:03,874 --> 00:47:07,377
[Barrett] Iguana's in a bad way,
Psycho Clown's in a bad way,

738
00:47:07,411 --> 00:47:11,598
and it might be about to get worse if
these two can connect with this one, Joe.

739
00:47:11,632 --> 00:47:15,868
[Tessitore] Berto and Angel
with him up high

740
00:47:17,154 --> 00:47:20,807
trying to line up that super MTY.

741
00:47:21,924 --> 00:47:26,013
-As La Yesca can't help n… Oh!
-One! Two!

742
00:47:27,513 --> 00:47:28,598
Surviving.

743
00:47:28,632 --> 00:47:32,752
[Barrett] I'm astounded that anybody
could kick out of the MTY

744
00:47:32,786 --> 00:47:36,156
but this Mr. Iguana has a hell of a lot
more in the tank

745
00:47:36,190 --> 00:47:38,442
-than I personally gave him credit for.
-[crowd chanting] Iguana!

746
00:47:38,475 --> 00:47:41,461
[Tessitore] The survival skills
of iguanas, able to detach their tails

747
00:47:41,495 --> 00:47:42,496
and escape predators.

748
00:47:42,529 --> 00:47:45,165
And Psycho Clown crossbody.

749
00:47:47,533 --> 00:47:51,038
[Barrett] I love this Psycho Clown guy.
He might be my all-time favorite.

750
00:47:51,071 --> 00:47:52,739
I think he's just replaced his dad.

751
00:47:52,772 --> 00:47:56,960
Super Porky is my personal favorite
Luchador, but oh, deary me.

752
00:47:56,993 --> 00:48:00,480
[Tessitore] Right back to position.
Right back to position for the MTY.

753
00:48:02,683 --> 00:48:05,285
-And hooking the leg to retain…
-One! Two! Three!

754
00:48:05,319 --> 00:48:07,754
-…and they do after such a game effort…
-[bell ringing]

755
00:48:07,788 --> 00:48:09,923
…from Psycho Clown,
Mr. Iguana and La Yesca.

756
00:48:09,957 --> 00:48:11,408
[Nash] Here are your winners,

757
00:48:11,441 --> 00:48:17,865
and still AAA World Tag Team champion,

758
00:48:18,531 --> 00:48:22,870
Los Garza!

759
00:48:23,654 --> 00:48:26,256
[Tessitore] The open challenge was met.

760
00:48:30,327 --> 00:48:33,163
Every single house there's just
a bunch of trash sitting outside.

761
00:48:33,196 --> 00:48:35,549
-And inside the houses too.
-It's smells like puke.

762
00:48:35,582 --> 00:48:41,288
Excuse me, Logan, Drew, earlier tonight
we saw footage of you attacking Jelly Roll

763
00:48:41,321 --> 00:48:42,689
during his training session.

764
00:48:42,723 --> 00:48:44,741
How do you justify that ambush?

765
00:48:44,775 --> 00:48:46,410
I have nothing to say to you, Cathy.

766
00:48:46,910 --> 00:48:47,978
Maybe Drew does.

767
00:48:49,546 --> 00:48:50,614
No.

768
00:48:50,647 --> 00:48:54,151
Anything we have to say we're gonna
say in front of the world later tonight.

769
00:48:55,935 --> 00:48:58,739
Thank you so much. Joe, Wade.

770
00:49:00,257 --> 00:49:03,844
[Tessitore] Thank you, Cathy.
We will see how things develop there.

771
00:49:04,678 --> 00:49:08,482
Damian Priest was playing peacemaker
with R-Truth and Aleister Black.

772
00:49:08,515 --> 00:49:09,683
Black didn't go for it.

773
00:49:10,417 --> 00:49:12,118
We will see them against each other.

774
00:49:21,812 --> 00:49:23,029
[dramatic music playing]

775
00:49:28,067 --> 00:49:30,870
[Aldis] I have had enough.

776
00:49:30,904 --> 00:49:35,042
You lot are hell-bent on destroying
each other over those Tag Team titles.

777
00:49:35,075 --> 00:49:40,714
At SummerSlam,
it will be Tables, Ladders, and Chairs

778
00:49:40,747 --> 00:49:44,368
for the WWE Tag Team Championship.

779
00:49:44,868 --> 00:49:47,054
["We Up" playing]

780
00:49:52,259 --> 00:49:53,894
[crowd cheering]

781
00:50:33,466 --> 00:50:35,536
[crowd cheering]

782
00:50:42,142 --> 00:50:45,212
-[music cuts out]
-[eerie music plays]

783
00:50:53,153 --> 00:50:54,555
[music stops]

784
00:50:55,105 --> 00:50:57,223
[Tessitore] You want it, you got it.

785
00:50:57,257 --> 00:51:03,931
Tables, Ladders and Chairs
for the Tag Team gold at SummerSlam.

786
00:51:06,700 --> 00:51:10,170
[Tessitore] Wade, last week that all-out
brawl when Andrade and Rey Fénix

787
00:51:10,203 --> 00:51:14,958
were near a win and then Nick Aldis
declaring, "We're doing it this way."

788
00:51:14,991 --> 00:51:19,446
[Barrett] An all-out brawl is how you can
describe the SmackDown Tag division

789
00:51:19,479 --> 00:51:24,618
for the entirety of 2025 and it ain't
gonna stop at SummerSlam Sunday

790
00:51:24,651 --> 00:51:26,787
because we got TLC.

791
00:51:26,819 --> 00:51:29,056
["Rise For The Night" playing]

792
00:51:29,089 --> 00:51:30,424
[crowd cheering]

793
00:51:58,801 --> 00:52:01,605
♪ All rise for the rock star ♪

794
00:52:03,223 --> 00:52:04,223
[bell ringing]

795
00:52:04,258 --> 00:52:07,627
[Nash] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

796
00:52:08,161 --> 00:52:13,216
Introducing first from New York City,

797
00:52:13,250 --> 00:52:18,305
weighing in at 249 pounds,

798
00:52:18,337 --> 00:52:22,975
Damian Priest!

799
00:52:24,478 --> 00:52:27,964
[Tessitore] It is not that far of a drive
from here in Newark,

800
00:52:27,998 --> 00:52:32,469
to where there's a street in the Bronx
named after Damian Priest,

801
00:52:32,502 --> 00:52:35,739
and that street cred he carries is real.

802
00:52:35,772 --> 00:52:40,978
So are the attacks he can deliver,
and he has warned Aleister Black of that.

803
00:52:41,011 --> 00:52:44,031
And now it's too late. It is on.

804
00:52:44,848 --> 00:52:48,067
[Barrett] Well, Priest has been acting
as a confidant of sort

805
00:52:48,100 --> 00:52:53,373
to Aleister Black since his return
to SmackDown a couple of months ago,

806
00:52:53,406 --> 00:52:57,644
but Black decided he was sick
and tired of Damian Priest

807
00:52:57,678 --> 00:53:04,017
giving him some unsolicited advice
and getting up in Black's business.

808
00:53:04,734 --> 00:53:09,589
And ultimately Aleister Black connected
with not one, but two Black Masses

809
00:53:09,623 --> 00:53:11,841
to the former World Heavyweight Champ.

810
00:53:14,261 --> 00:53:15,678
[crowd cheering]

811
00:53:25,538 --> 00:53:29,343
[Barrett] Damian Priest has been on
the warpath for the past couple of weeks.

812
00:53:29,375 --> 00:53:34,580
He got caught out again by Aleister Black
during a match with Carmelo Hayes.

813
00:53:34,615 --> 00:53:37,017
-So there is some major punishment…
-["Root Of All Evil" playing]

814
00:53:37,049 --> 00:53:41,104
[Barrett] …to be delivered
in the mind of Damian Priest tonight.

815
00:54:10,299 --> 00:54:12,269
♪ Oh, yeah ♪

816
00:54:15,656 --> 00:54:17,641
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪

817
00:54:19,142 --> 00:54:21,645
♪ No man is ever truly evil… ♪

818
00:54:21,678 --> 00:54:24,314
[Tessitore] Aleister Black,
you mentioned it,

819
00:54:24,348 --> 00:54:29,185
the snap backstage with the attack
on Damian Priest a few weeks ago.

820
00:54:29,219 --> 00:54:32,221
That Black Mass kick sent Priest flying.

821
00:54:32,839 --> 00:54:36,292
He's turned to an even darker side,
and mysterious side

822
00:54:37,310 --> 00:54:40,062
with the way
he's gone about his business lately.

823
00:54:40,096 --> 00:54:46,220
Now really steps into the kind of matchup
that both men are built for,

824
00:54:46,252 --> 00:54:51,008
toeing the line to living your best,
striking with a striker.

825
00:54:51,942 --> 00:54:53,644
[Barrett] Yeah, I'm still fascinated

826
00:54:53,676 --> 00:54:56,897
by this apparent personality shift
of Aleister Black.

827
00:54:56,930 --> 00:54:58,531
He's only been back here
a couple of months.

828
00:54:58,565 --> 00:54:59,899
He seemed to be the kind of guy

829
00:54:59,933 --> 00:55:04,638
who wanted to simply get in the ring,
do his thing, compete,

830
00:55:04,671 --> 00:55:08,141
and fast-track himself
to the top of the card.

831
00:55:08,174 --> 00:55:10,344
However, in his mind at least,

832
00:55:11,310 --> 00:55:15,098
that momentum has been completely
derailed initially by R-Truth

833
00:55:15,132 --> 00:55:17,384
and then by Damian Priest.

834
00:55:17,417 --> 00:55:22,506
And this shift to a more darker
or nastier side of Aleister Black

835
00:55:22,538 --> 00:55:25,392
has come with that loss of momentum.

836
00:55:28,328 --> 00:55:32,281
[Tessitore] As he said, Damian Priest
stuck his nose in his business.

837
00:55:32,316 --> 00:55:33,317
[music fades]

838
00:55:33,350 --> 00:55:37,955
And the debt that Aleister
talked about collecting on R-Truth,

839
00:55:38,455 --> 00:55:41,008
-that is inherited by Damian Priest.
-[bell ringing]

840
00:55:47,364 --> 00:55:49,765
[Barrett] And I think
to Damian Priest's credit,

841
00:55:49,799 --> 00:55:51,868
he's been around the block here in WWE.

842
00:55:51,902 --> 00:55:54,020
He's a former World Heavyweight Champion.

843
00:55:54,053 --> 00:55:58,442
He was simply trying to offer
some help and advice

844
00:55:58,475 --> 00:56:02,495
to a recently-returning
superstar in Aleister Black,

845
00:56:02,529 --> 00:56:06,299
and in my mind, I think
Priest has earned the right to do that

846
00:56:06,332 --> 00:56:08,151
with his performances
over the last several years.

847
00:56:08,185 --> 00:56:09,269
[Tessitore] I agree with that.

848
00:56:09,303 --> 00:56:11,672
[Barrett] But it simply fell on deaf ears,

849
00:56:11,705 --> 00:56:16,493
came at the wrong time for Aleister Black,
who snapped in the process

850
00:56:16,527 --> 00:56:20,948
and is now perhaps looking
to snap the body of Damian Priest

851
00:56:20,981 --> 00:56:22,399
in the form of punishment.

852
00:56:23,951 --> 00:56:26,252
Yeah, Priest's reaction to that
was pretty clear,

853
00:56:26,286 --> 00:56:29,339
as there's a strike to that back
of the leg. I mean, look at that face.

854
00:56:29,373 --> 00:56:32,292
He said, listen,
when I get back to the tristate area,

855
00:56:32,326 --> 00:56:36,263
I get to my New York backyard,
I don't play peacemaker.

856
00:56:36,296 --> 00:56:38,781
I'm bringing the hands
and I'm punishing you.

857
00:56:38,815 --> 00:56:42,134
[Barrett] I mean he's got
a street background, does Damian Priest,

858
00:56:42,169 --> 00:56:46,790
brought up in the toughest areas
of both the Bronx and Puerto Rico.

859
00:56:46,823 --> 00:56:50,743
When you step to Damian Priest,
there are always gonna be consequences.

860
00:56:50,777 --> 00:56:53,680
[Tessitore] And now he comes
with a striking attack.

861
00:56:53,714 --> 00:56:55,999
With the big right boot
looking for the spinning kick,

862
00:56:56,033 --> 00:56:58,468
but Aleister gets out of the way
and it's funny because Aleister Black

863
00:56:58,502 --> 00:57:00,620
uses the analogy, right,
of collecting a debt,

864
00:57:00,654 --> 00:57:03,874
and Priest turned and looked
into the camera a week ago and says,

865
00:57:03,906 --> 00:57:06,509
"Hey, by the way,
I used to deal with debt collectors

866
00:57:06,542 --> 00:57:09,997
and after they dealt with me, they don't
go around collecting debts anymore."

867
00:57:10,029 --> 00:57:12,799
Damian Priest
is one intimidating presence…

868
00:57:12,832 --> 00:57:14,067
[Tessitore] Oh!

869
00:57:14,100 --> 00:57:16,502
[Barrett] …and he can move
like a lightweight

870
00:57:16,537 --> 00:57:20,741
and that is a bad, bad combination
to be stood across the ring from.

871
00:57:22,209 --> 00:57:25,261
And you're right though, Joe,
perhaps the two best strikers

872
00:57:25,294 --> 00:57:28,131
in the entirety of the men's locker room,

873
00:57:28,165 --> 00:57:32,319
we know about
the Muay Thai strikes of Aleister Black.

874
00:57:32,352 --> 00:57:35,606
But the long range-y strikes
of Damian Priest

875
00:57:35,638 --> 00:57:38,408
-as we've seen several times in the match.
-[Tessitore] Yes.

876
00:57:38,442 --> 00:57:40,127
[Barrett] He got caught up
on the ropes there

877
00:57:40,160 --> 00:57:42,712
and quick as a flash was Aleister Black.

878
00:57:42,745 --> 00:57:44,531
[Tessitore] Oh, and there goes Black,

879
00:57:44,565 --> 00:57:49,553
right over the top
and flattening Damian Priest.

880
00:57:54,957 --> 00:57:58,212
[Tessitore] First time we've seen
Damian Priest and Aleister Black

881
00:57:58,245 --> 00:57:59,513
one on one in the ring.

882
00:57:59,546 --> 00:58:01,198
Here we are on SmackDown,

883
00:58:01,231 --> 00:58:06,053
the night before history will be made
with a two-night SummerSlam.

884
00:58:06,086 --> 00:58:08,254
Earlier tonight,
the big headline of the night

885
00:58:08,288 --> 00:58:11,625
-is that John Cena has come to his senses.
-[Barrett] Oh, wow! Oh, my God.

886
00:58:11,658 --> 00:58:14,144
-Right to the point of the jaw.
-[Tessitore] What a knee.

887
00:58:14,178 --> 00:58:15,444
One! Two!

888
00:58:15,479 --> 00:58:17,364
-[Tessitore] Black into the cover.
-[Barrett] Oh!

889
00:58:17,397 --> 00:58:19,649
[Tessitore] And getting
that left shoulder up, is Damian Priest,

890
00:58:19,683 --> 00:58:23,020
but once again, earlier tonight,
John Cena coming to his senses

891
00:58:23,053 --> 00:58:24,453
as he addressed Cody Rhodes.

892
00:58:24,488 --> 00:58:26,857
-As we take a look back at the knee.
-[Barrett] Take a look at this.

893
00:58:26,890 --> 00:58:29,276
[Barrett] Right on the point of the jaw
with that Tiger Knee.

894
00:58:29,308 --> 00:58:32,412
I cannot believe that Damian Priest
kicked out of that.

895
00:58:32,446 --> 00:58:38,018
And from pretty much after the first
opening minute or two of this match,

896
00:58:38,051 --> 00:58:40,470
it has been all Aleister Black,

897
00:58:41,270 --> 00:58:46,042
who is now just taunting someone who was
not so long ago

898
00:58:46,076 --> 00:58:48,544
the World Heavyweight Champion
and a dominant one at that. Uh-oh.

899
00:58:49,245 --> 00:58:53,033
[Tessitore] But as we have seen
through the years, time and again,

900
00:58:53,066 --> 00:58:58,321
Damian Priest has
this kind of ability to fight back.

901
00:58:58,355 --> 00:59:01,975
[Barrett] Well, that's the problem,
you start writing off Damian Priest

902
00:59:02,009 --> 00:59:05,178
when you stood opposite him,
when you haven't finished the job,

903
00:59:05,212 --> 00:59:07,431
here's what happens.

904
00:59:08,031 --> 00:59:10,551
And you saw the taunting
from Aleister Black,

905
00:59:10,584 --> 00:59:14,053
that's just woken the beast
inside Damian Priest.

906
00:59:14,087 --> 00:59:16,056
It looks like
he's bleeding from the mouth,

907
00:59:16,089 --> 00:59:19,276
probably from one of those kicks
or perhaps that knee.

908
00:59:21,411 --> 00:59:24,531
-And now, Joe, I think--
-[Tessitore] He's gonna go Old School.

909
00:59:24,565 --> 00:59:28,785
[Barrett] We're gonna get ourselves
a little Old School Punishment,

910
00:59:29,286 --> 00:59:33,573
bequeathed to Damian Priest
from his mentor, The Undertaker.

911
00:59:33,607 --> 00:59:38,044
[Tessitore] Oh, that giant frame
just crashing down crossbody

912
00:59:38,078 --> 00:59:40,279
-with all that weight.
-[crowd cheering]

913
00:59:43,951 --> 00:59:46,053
[crowd clapping]

914
00:59:49,373 --> 00:59:50,524
[Tessitore] Blast away.

915
00:59:51,692 --> 00:59:54,361
-One! Two!
-[Tessitore] Straight into the hook,

916
00:59:54,394 --> 00:59:55,946
and Black survives it.

917
00:59:55,979 --> 00:59:59,765
[Barrett] Got so much momentum
off that recoil from the clothesline

918
00:59:59,799 --> 01:00:03,520
and now Damian Priest
seeing and tasting his own blood.

919
01:00:03,553 --> 01:00:10,060
The darkness inside Priest, the rage
inside Priest is coming to the fore.

920
01:00:17,183 --> 01:00:18,185
[Tessitore] Priest.

921
01:00:20,136 --> 01:00:24,156
Countered by Black
and then working that left leg

922
01:00:24,191 --> 01:00:26,627
and kick for kick they meet each other.

923
01:00:26,660 --> 01:00:29,229
[Barrett] It has been
strike for strike thus far,

924
01:00:29,263 --> 01:00:32,732
and right now,
rocked is the Muay Thai expert.

925
01:00:33,350 --> 01:00:36,185
Aleister Black, who has no clue
where he's at,

926
01:00:36,220 --> 01:00:39,306
-unfortunately, preseason… Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh!

927
01:00:39,339 --> 01:00:43,259
What a knee he just ate again! Black.

928
01:00:43,292 --> 01:00:49,066
[Barrett] Such a hard move to pull off
so accurately against a moving target.

929
01:00:49,098 --> 01:00:54,120
Aleister Black wasn't even looking at
Damian Priest when he started that leap,

930
01:00:54,154 --> 01:00:57,524
and it connected once again
to the point of the jaw.

931
01:00:58,357 --> 01:01:01,944
[Tessitore] All the heated attacks
in recent weeks,

932
01:01:01,979 --> 01:01:06,466
saying "You're inheriting the debt
that I am going to collect."

933
01:01:08,185 --> 01:01:11,071
-Went for the moonsault.
-[Barrett] Oh, God.

934
01:01:11,104 --> 01:01:15,107
[Tessitore] Oh, he just pounces him
completely over our announce desk.

935
01:01:15,993 --> 01:01:18,912
[Barrett] The power and the rage
of Damian Priest

936
01:01:18,946 --> 01:01:22,348
exploding on Aleister Black,

937
01:01:22,850 --> 01:01:27,837
completely trashing our desk,
and it's about to get even uglier now.

938
01:01:29,473 --> 01:01:32,042
[Tessitore] As Black is trying
to climb to his feet.

939
01:01:33,327 --> 01:01:38,982
And Priest is clearing off the desk
looking to put forth more punishment.

940
01:01:39,015 --> 01:01:41,551
-Oh, a steel chair!
-[Barrett] Oh, God! Right to the forehead.

941
01:01:41,585 --> 01:01:43,453
-[Tessitore] A steel chair from Black.
-[bell ringing]

942
01:01:43,486 --> 01:01:45,821
[Tessitore] This match is over.
He's DQ'ed.

943
01:01:46,323 --> 01:01:51,428
A steel chair
right to the face of Damian Priest.

944
01:01:51,461 --> 01:01:54,163
[Barrett] The referee's doing her best
to get some control here,

945
01:01:54,198 --> 01:01:56,732
but now Aleister Black
has completely lost it.

946
01:01:57,234 --> 01:01:58,452
All right! Let him go!

947
01:01:59,703 --> 01:02:00,770
I want you to leave.

948
01:02:01,939 --> 01:02:02,940
All right? Just go.

949
01:02:06,259 --> 01:02:09,779
[Barrett] Match of course thrown out.
Damian Priest completely glassy-eyed.

950
01:02:09,812 --> 01:02:12,716
-Wait up. Oh, my God.
-[Tessitore] Oh, no. Another!

951
01:02:14,116 --> 01:02:18,254
Steel chair attack. Match is already over.

952
01:02:18,821 --> 01:02:23,493
He has been DQ'ed,
and he still has that chair in-hand.

953
01:02:25,696 --> 01:02:29,316
[Tessitore] Guess this is the way
he intends to collect the debt.

954
01:02:29,348 --> 01:02:31,618
No! He will not stop.

955
01:02:31,652 --> 01:02:34,071
[Barrett] Well, that is enough now,
and thankfully,

956
01:02:35,221 --> 01:02:38,825
the chair finally taken away,
but is the damage already done?

957
01:02:38,859 --> 01:02:43,096
Looking at Damian Priest's carcass,
you would have to say, "Hell yes."

958
01:02:43,981 --> 01:02:46,183
-Well, this apparently was--
-[Tessitore] What is he doing?

959
01:02:46,216 --> 01:02:48,801
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.
-[Tessitore] He just slammed his head

960
01:02:48,835 --> 01:02:50,754
right into the steel steps.

961
01:02:50,787 --> 01:02:52,673
Somebody's gotta stop him.

962
01:02:53,373 --> 01:02:56,243
[Barrett] This was never about
a victory tonight, Joe.

963
01:02:56,276 --> 01:02:59,796
This was about exacting
some physical punishment

964
01:02:59,830 --> 01:03:05,152
on a man who has temporarily at least
derailed the career of Aleister Black.

965
01:03:05,185 --> 01:03:06,270
[Tessitore] This has to end.

966
01:03:06,303 --> 01:03:08,388
-[Black] I'm not done yet.
-[Tessitore] The steel stairs.

967
01:03:08,422 --> 01:03:09,423
[referee] No!

968
01:03:10,123 --> 01:03:12,426
[Barrett] "I'm not done yet."
I heard that.

969
01:03:12,459 --> 01:03:15,011
-You brought this on yourself.
-[referee] Please, no more.

970
01:03:15,044 --> 01:03:17,096
[Tessitore] "You brought this
on yourself," he says.

971
01:03:17,830 --> 01:03:19,399
-Black Mass!
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.

972
01:03:19,433 --> 01:03:21,018
-[Tessitore] Black Mass!
-[Barrett] Oh, my God.

973
01:03:21,051 --> 01:03:24,303
[Tessitore] After numerous times
slamming his head into the steel,

974
01:03:24,337 --> 01:03:25,739
a Black Mass kick.

975
01:03:26,306 --> 01:03:27,707
[Barrett] I felt that one.

976
01:03:29,910 --> 01:03:34,765
Oh, my God. That just
rattled the brains of Damian Priest

977
01:03:34,798 --> 01:03:39,019
and this Aleister Black
is one dangerous human being.

978
01:03:39,051 --> 01:03:40,236
[Tessitore] That crossed the line.

979
01:03:40,270 --> 01:03:44,875
[Barrett] Geez, get Damian Priest
some help out here, please.

980
01:03:45,392 --> 01:03:46,944
[Tessitore] It's just not a good scene

981
01:03:47,594 --> 01:03:51,330
with Damian Priest taking the worst
of it from Aleister Black.

982
01:03:51,365 --> 01:03:56,970
[Barrett] Defenseless Priest eating that
Black Mass flush to the jaw.

983
01:03:57,004 --> 01:04:00,756
His entire skull
rattling around at ringside.

984
01:04:00,790 --> 01:04:03,042
[Tessitore] You see Priest
reaching for his jaw.

985
01:04:04,444 --> 01:04:08,649
[Barrett] Oh, my God, that was sicking…
sickening, shocking,

986
01:04:08,682 --> 01:04:14,104
and ultimately completely devastating for
Damian Priest, who is just in a heap now.

987
01:04:14,605 --> 01:04:19,375
Of course this comes before we get to
two days of action with SummerSlam,

988
01:04:19,408 --> 01:04:21,428
and that includes the high stakes
of what will be

989
01:04:21,461 --> 01:04:24,330
the WWE Women's Championship match.

990
01:04:24,364 --> 01:04:27,533
Jade and Tiffany, let's remind everyone
what happened last week, Wade.

991
01:04:27,567 --> 01:04:31,138
[Barrett] Yeah, so this was Chelsea Green
getting taken out by Cargill,

992
01:04:31,171 --> 01:04:33,607
-but as always the Secret Hervice…
-[bell ringing]

993
01:04:33,640 --> 01:04:38,328
…were ready to pounce post-match with
a vicious beatdown of their own…

994
01:04:38,361 --> 01:04:42,765
-["Tiffy Time" playing]
-…saved, however, by Tiffany Stratton,

995
01:04:42,799 --> 01:04:46,854
effectively protecting
her SummerSlam opponent.

996
01:04:47,421 --> 01:04:50,591
Worked a little tandem offense
against Fyre and Niven

997
01:04:50,624 --> 01:04:54,194
and then Jade Cargill
seemed to get a little too attached

998
01:04:54,227 --> 01:04:56,180
to Tiffany's championship.

999
01:04:56,212 --> 01:04:59,383
Will that power the storm
to victory at SummerSlam?

1000
01:05:02,085 --> 01:05:03,419
[crowd cheering]

1001
01:05:08,325 --> 01:05:09,560
About last week…

1002
01:05:10,259 --> 01:05:12,613
I didn't need your help.
I can hold my own.

1003
01:05:13,263 --> 01:05:17,951
I mean, maybe, but I wasn't gonna have
you walking into our match limping.

1004
01:05:17,984 --> 01:05:21,288
-Right.
-And besides, when I beat you tomorrow,

1005
01:05:21,321 --> 01:05:24,241
-I don't want there to be any excuses.
-[chuckles]

1006
01:05:24,274 --> 01:05:25,609
Trust, there won't be.

1007
01:05:26,176 --> 01:05:28,861
Remember, I was the first
to step to you after Mania.

1008
01:05:29,363 --> 01:05:35,085
Now there's no distractions, no cashes
to worry about, nothing in my way.

1009
01:05:36,970 --> 01:05:38,955
I'm gonna finish what I started.

1010
01:05:42,426 --> 01:05:43,743
-[cheering]
-[music playing]

1011
01:06:02,479 --> 01:06:04,615
[crowd cheering]

1012
01:06:04,647 --> 01:06:05,649
[bell ringing]

1013
01:06:05,682 --> 01:06:09,468
[Nash] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall,

1014
01:06:09,502 --> 01:06:16,109
introducing first, accompanied
by the United States Champion Solo Sikoa,

1015
01:06:16,660 --> 01:06:20,663
Talla Tonga!

1016
01:06:20,696 --> 01:06:22,665
[Tessitore] We had that
"who in the world" moment

1017
01:06:22,698 --> 01:06:24,902
at Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia.

1018
01:06:24,935 --> 01:06:30,073
In a short time we've come
to very much know just who Talla Tonga is.

1019
01:06:30,107 --> 01:06:33,926
Jimmy Uso,
Talla Tonga with Solo Sikoa, next.

1020
01:06:33,961 --> 01:06:35,796
[fans] I love you, Solo!

1021
01:06:45,556 --> 01:06:50,343
[Barrett] Wow,
look at the size of this man.

1022
01:06:50,377 --> 01:06:52,428
-["Born A King" plays]
-[Tessitore] Talla Tonga.

1023
01:06:53,647 --> 01:06:58,085
[Barrett] And this man heading through
the entrance way now, in my opinion,

1024
01:06:58,118 --> 01:07:00,419
is the man who drew the short straw

1025
01:07:00,453 --> 01:07:03,957
at having to be
the first active competitor

1026
01:07:03,991 --> 01:07:07,009
to step in there with Talla Tonga.

1027
01:07:07,511 --> 01:07:13,000
[Nash] And his opponent
from San Francisco, California.

1028
01:07:13,033 --> 01:07:17,671
Weighing in at 251 pounds,

1029
01:07:17,703 --> 01:07:23,125
Jimmy Uso!

1030
01:07:23,160 --> 01:07:25,828
[Tessitore] Wade, we gotta go back
to last week with what happened.

1031
01:07:25,863 --> 01:07:28,497
Jimmy was trying
to do the right thing for Jacob Fatu.

1032
01:07:28,531 --> 01:07:30,951
[Barrett] Well, Fatu got the win
against The Miz,

1033
01:07:31,484 --> 01:07:35,272
with an MFT beatdown immediately ensuing

1034
01:07:35,305 --> 01:07:42,279
while Big Jim decided to take out MFT
after MFT with a steel chair

1035
01:07:42,312 --> 01:07:44,881
until hitting a roadblock

1036
01:07:44,915 --> 01:07:49,785
in the form of
the nearly 7-foot tall Talla Tonga.

1037
01:07:49,819 --> 01:07:54,241
And with Talla Tonga just
dropping bodies left, right and center,

1038
01:07:54,274 --> 01:07:59,779
including Jacob Fatu,
major momentum for Solo Sikoa

1039
01:07:59,812 --> 01:08:05,986
ahead of Solo and Fatu's showdown
inside a steel cage at SummerSlam.

1040
01:08:06,019 --> 01:08:09,189
[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso
is not a small man at all.

1041
01:08:09,223 --> 01:08:10,223
[bell dings]

1042
01:08:10,256 --> 01:08:12,993
[Tessitore]
And look at the size of Talla Tonga.

1043
01:08:13,026 --> 01:08:15,812
I mean, look at that matchup.

1044
01:08:15,846 --> 01:08:19,765
[Barrett] Talla Tonga has not been small
since he was about ten years old.

1045
01:08:19,800 --> 01:08:22,501
Dude is absolutely huge.

1046
01:08:22,536 --> 01:08:27,273
The biggest superstar
in the locker room of WWE,

1047
01:08:27,307 --> 01:08:30,661
and we're about to get
a firsthand experience of how that man

1048
01:08:30,693 --> 01:08:31,978
knows how to use that size.

1049
01:08:32,011 --> 01:08:33,913
[Tessitore] Yeah,
he has had a punishing effect

1050
01:08:33,947 --> 01:08:37,149
on anybody who
has stepped near Solo Sikoa.

1051
01:08:37,184 --> 01:08:42,456
But the veteran Jimmy Uso, trying to
get on the attack right away against them,

1052
01:08:42,488 --> 01:08:44,892
able to block that attempt
at a right hand.

1053
01:08:44,925 --> 01:08:45,975
[Barrett groans]

1054
01:08:46,009 --> 01:08:49,912
[Tessitore] Oh, man, oh, man, it doesn't
take much from Talla Tonga, does it?

1055
01:08:49,947 --> 01:08:56,236
[Barrett] Massive overhand chop
like a big bear paw to a flying Jimmy Uso,

1056
01:08:56,269 --> 01:08:58,738
an effortless takedown.

1057
01:08:58,772 --> 01:09:01,090
-Oh, my God.
-[Tessitore] Oh, man.

1058
01:09:01,124 --> 01:09:04,845
[Barrett] I mean it was an opening flurry
from Big Jim as you would expect,

1059
01:09:04,877 --> 01:09:08,314
and normally that at least has
some impact on an opponent.

1060
01:09:08,348 --> 01:09:09,933
But this guy.

1061
01:09:09,966 --> 01:09:13,220
This Talla Tonga is just built different,

1062
01:09:13,252 --> 01:09:16,206
almost decapitating
Big Jim with that lariat.

1063
01:09:18,274 --> 01:09:21,894
When you have arms
the size of a normal guy's legs

1064
01:09:21,929 --> 01:09:24,281
and you can swing them like that,

1065
01:09:24,313 --> 01:09:27,033
you are gonna be highly effective here on…

1066
01:09:27,067 --> 01:09:29,135
[Tessitore] Oh! The leg drop.

1067
01:09:29,670 --> 01:09:30,670
All day.

1068
01:09:30,703 --> 01:09:33,740
[Tessitore] As he generates all
that momentum. And you hear Solo.

1069
01:09:34,241 --> 01:09:37,109
[Barrett] This might be Talla Tonga's
first match here on SmackDown,

1070
01:09:37,144 --> 01:09:39,846
but this is a well-traveled individual.

1071
01:09:39,880 --> 01:09:44,417
Competed and won championships
across the UK, and indeed in Japan.

1072
01:09:46,286 --> 01:09:50,040
He's got the reps
and now Solo Sikoa with him at the helm,

1073
01:09:50,072 --> 01:09:52,910
guiding this big beast of a human being.

1074
01:09:53,760 --> 01:09:55,996
This is how effective he can be.

1075
01:09:58,632 --> 01:10:00,767
[Tessitore] Slamming Big Jim down.

1076
01:10:02,202 --> 01:10:04,638
As Solo continues to talk ringside.

1077
01:10:04,670 --> 01:10:06,623
Of course, the United States champion

1078
01:10:06,657 --> 01:10:12,980
who will have the steel cage match against
Jacob Fatu on night two at SummerSlam.

1079
01:10:13,013 --> 01:10:18,184
[Barrett] Jacob Fatu, the former soldier
of Solo Sikoa who wanted away.

1080
01:10:18,218 --> 01:10:21,688
Well, he got replaced
in a big way by Talla Tonga.

1081
01:10:21,722 --> 01:10:22,723
[Tessitore] Oh, smart.

1082
01:10:22,755 --> 01:10:27,126
[Barrett] And Talla Tonga, a man who
has been following orders to a T thus far.

1083
01:10:28,462 --> 01:10:31,465
[Tessitore] Big Jim looking to rally here

1084
01:10:31,498 --> 01:10:34,835
as he sends Talla Tonga
out into the floor.

1085
01:10:34,867 --> 01:10:37,204
[Barrett]
Big Jim knows no fear whatsoever.

1086
01:10:37,237 --> 01:10:42,075
Nice, but still on his feet
is the massive Talla Tonga.

1087
01:10:42,108 --> 01:10:43,760
[Tessitore] He's taking his shots though.

1088
01:10:43,794 --> 01:10:46,597
[Barrett] Oh, that is terrifying.
He just shrugs off the abuse.

1089
01:10:46,630 --> 01:10:50,634
And now Solo Sikoa putting the brakes on,
let's rethink this.

1090
01:10:54,905 --> 01:10:56,956
[Tessitore] Jimmy Uso
having a tough go of it here

1091
01:10:56,990 --> 01:11:01,428
in his first match since losing to
Solo Sikoa at Saturday Night's Main Event.

1092
01:11:01,461 --> 01:11:06,266
That was for the US championship
three weeks ago and now it's Talla Tonga,

1093
01:11:06,300 --> 01:11:12,789
the newest big heavy for Solo Sikoa
and his turned family of MFTs.

1094
01:11:18,212 --> 01:11:22,883
As Talla Tonga has been in control
for quite some time here in this match,

1095
01:11:22,916 --> 01:11:26,670
and constantly looking over at Solo Sikoa

1096
01:11:26,702 --> 01:11:29,623
who's been barking out orders
and taunting his big brother.

1097
01:11:29,656 --> 01:11:31,608
[Barrett] Well, I'll say this
about Solo Sikoa,

1098
01:11:31,642 --> 01:11:35,445
as impressive as he is
in ring with his fists,

1099
01:11:35,478 --> 01:11:40,150
his tactical acumen,
his ability to direct traffic

1100
01:11:40,184 --> 01:11:45,005
with his soldiers, with his MFTs,
is absolutely astounding.

1101
01:11:45,038 --> 01:11:49,443
If anyone can guide Talla Tonga
to the very top, it is Solo Sikoa.

1102
01:11:51,044 --> 01:11:53,063
How effective has that overhand chop been?

1103
01:11:53,096 --> 01:11:55,398
That has been a game wrecker tonight.

1104
01:11:55,432 --> 01:11:57,701
[Tessitore] Yeah,
for every three to four strikes from Uso

1105
01:11:57,733 --> 01:12:00,053
it just takes one from
the massive Talla Tonga.

1106
01:12:00,804 --> 01:12:04,758
And again placing that big boot
with all that leverage

1107
01:12:04,791 --> 01:12:10,797
of nearly 7-foot tall and 265 pounds.

1108
01:12:10,831 --> 01:12:13,817
What a frame from Talla Tonga.

1109
01:12:13,851 --> 01:12:17,204
[Barrett] And here's what I like
about Talla Tonga: It is the pacing.

1110
01:12:17,237 --> 01:12:19,223
Everything is deliberate.

1111
01:12:19,255 --> 01:12:23,293
He isn't rushing anything. There's no
nerves with this being the first night.

1112
01:12:23,327 --> 01:12:25,929
I don't think this man
is capable of having nerves.

1113
01:12:26,746 --> 01:12:30,267
Although any of his opponents
lined up over the next few weeks

1114
01:12:30,300 --> 01:12:32,635
will certainly have
more than their fair share.

1115
01:12:32,669 --> 01:12:35,973
[Tessitore] His first
official televised WWE match,

1116
01:12:36,005 --> 01:12:37,590
singles action here on SmackDown,

1117
01:12:37,624 --> 01:12:41,562
but he won several tag team championships
in New Japan Pro wrestling.

1118
01:12:42,095 --> 01:12:44,281
And we've seen him by the side
of Solo Sikoa

1119
01:12:44,313 --> 01:12:47,501
doing plenty of damage in recent weeks.

1120
01:12:47,534 --> 01:12:50,454
[Barrett] And I will tell you right now
there are far easier opponents to get

1121
01:12:50,487 --> 01:12:53,322
as your first match than big Jimmy Uso.

1122
01:12:54,007 --> 01:12:56,443
This is not an easy test for Talla Tonga,

1123
01:12:56,476 --> 01:12:59,563
although at times he certainly
has made it look that way.

1124
01:12:59,596 --> 01:13:01,815
[Tessitore] Big Jim,
can he get him up into position?

1125
01:13:01,849 --> 01:13:03,784
[Barrett] That's just crazy, Jim.

1126
01:13:03,817 --> 01:13:05,885
And I get it. Adrenaline is pumping.

1127
01:13:05,919 --> 01:13:09,773
You're looking for a Hail Mary at this
point after receiving such a beating,

1128
01:13:09,806 --> 01:13:13,242
but picking up Talla Tonga
simply not happening.

1129
01:13:13,277 --> 01:13:16,179
[Tessitore] Yeah, I think you saw
all the damage that was done

1130
01:13:16,679 --> 01:13:19,049
as it had its effect on Jimmy Uso.

1131
01:13:19,081 --> 01:13:21,919
Now he tries to drive that shoulder
into the mid-section

1132
01:13:21,952 --> 01:13:22,952
and comes up with the kick.

1133
01:13:22,986 --> 01:13:26,572
[Barrett] And this is the tactics
for Big Jim, hit and run, keep moving.

1134
01:13:26,607 --> 01:13:28,342
-[Tessitore] This is what he needs.
-[Barrett] Oh.

1135
01:13:28,375 --> 01:13:32,795
-[Tessitore] Oh. But instead, again…
-[Barrett] Caught by the throat.

1136
01:13:34,114 --> 01:13:36,349
He's gonna rip
the Adam's apple off Big Jim,

1137
01:13:36,383 --> 01:13:38,251
but Big Jim escaping
now with a super kick.

1138
01:13:38,285 --> 01:13:40,019
[Tessitore] Instead of
a chokeslam opportunity,

1139
01:13:40,053 --> 01:13:45,858
here's super kick after super kick
and an opportunity for Jimmy Uso.

1140
01:13:47,978 --> 01:13:52,398
[Barrett] Still this Talla Tonga just
lands on his feet, shakes his head.

1141
01:13:52,432 --> 01:13:54,535
Oh! Solo Sikoa gets dropped.

1142
01:13:54,568 --> 01:13:58,205
[Tessitore] Solo gets up on the apron
just when Jimmy had momentum.

1143
01:13:58,237 --> 01:13:59,857
Could it be? Spear!

1144
01:13:59,889 --> 01:14:00,891
[crowd cheering]

1145
01:14:00,924 --> 01:14:03,876
[Tessitore] Here comes Big Jim,
crawling back.

1146
01:14:03,911 --> 01:14:07,047
[Barrett] Talla Tonga
finally taken off his feet

1147
01:14:07,080 --> 01:14:09,449
and can Big Jim put this one to bed?

1148
01:14:10,184 --> 01:14:11,852
[Tessitore] Going up in position.

1149
01:14:15,121 --> 01:14:18,125
Oh, but instead of the Uso Splash,

1150
01:14:18,157 --> 01:14:22,746
the big, long reach of Talla Tonga.

1151
01:14:22,779 --> 01:14:27,217
[Barrett] Oh, God, just shrugging off
that spear, catching the throat.

1152
01:14:27,251 --> 01:14:29,786
[Tessitore] Chokeslam, Talla Tonga.

1153
01:14:30,571 --> 01:14:32,856
-[Barrett] Good night, Jim.
-One, two, three.

1154
01:14:33,590 --> 01:14:34,590
[bell rings]

1155
01:14:37,110 --> 01:14:39,429
[Nash] Here is your winner.

1156
01:14:39,463 --> 01:14:43,317
Talla Tonga!

1157
01:14:44,550 --> 01:14:49,255
[Tessitore] The sight of
that long stabbing arm…

1158
01:14:49,289 --> 01:14:50,958
Come on. Come!

1159
01:14:50,991 --> 01:14:52,358
[Tessitore] …being in the way.

1160
01:14:52,392 --> 01:14:55,545
And now Solo, what is he doing?
Directing traffic again?

1161
01:14:55,579 --> 01:15:00,099
And look at this. JC Mateo and Tonga.

1162
01:15:02,936 --> 01:15:08,075
Tama Tonga and JC Mateo
beating down Jimmy Uso.

1163
01:15:08,108 --> 01:15:10,477
Pull the cage down. Down!

1164
01:15:11,378 --> 01:15:15,898
-[Barrett] Oh, no, oh, wait up.
-[Tessitore] No, no, no.

1165
01:15:16,583 --> 01:15:21,188
We were questioning why
a steel cage was hanging over,

1166
01:15:21,755 --> 01:15:24,575
and now you see Solo saying lower it.

1167
01:15:24,608 --> 01:15:29,228
[Barrett] This is like the sword
of Damocles dropping on Jimmy Uso.

1168
01:15:29,263 --> 01:15:33,666
You are about to be locked in this cage
with a bunch of savages

1169
01:15:33,700 --> 01:15:36,987
as we take a look back at the dying embers

1170
01:15:37,019 --> 01:15:41,742
of this attempt to fell this massive beast
that is Talla Tonga

1171
01:15:41,775 --> 01:15:46,396
denied by this chokeslam
and a quick three-count,

1172
01:15:46,429 --> 01:15:50,483
but right now a message perhaps
about to be sent

1173
01:15:50,517 --> 01:15:53,337
ahead of Solo Sikoa's cage match
at Summerslam.

1174
01:15:53,370 --> 01:15:54,855
[Tessitore] He's gonna spike him.

1175
01:15:54,888 --> 01:15:58,575
The cage is lowering
and he's gonna spike him.

1176
01:15:58,608 --> 01:15:59,893
Wait a minute.

1177
01:16:01,295 --> 01:16:03,179
Fatu!

1178
01:16:05,616 --> 01:16:08,468
[Barrett] Well, Solo Sikoa's opponent
at SummerSlam

1179
01:16:08,501 --> 01:16:10,404
is here in the nick of time.

1180
01:16:10,437 --> 01:16:13,857
[Tessitore] As a steel cage is lowering

1181
01:16:13,891 --> 01:16:17,844
to trap Jimmy Uso and beat him down,

1182
01:16:17,878 --> 01:16:23,317
Solo Sikoa makes it into
the steel cage just in time.

1183
01:16:26,670 --> 01:16:29,306
Come Sunday night at SummerSlam,

1184
01:16:29,339 --> 01:16:35,862
the cage will have Fatu and Solo
locked in for that US championship.

1185
01:16:35,896 --> 01:16:38,365
Where is Solo going all of a sudden?
He's bailing on him.

1186
01:16:38,398 --> 01:16:40,751
[Barrett] Getting the hell away
from Jacob Fatu,

1187
01:16:40,784 --> 01:16:42,001
and who can blame him?

1188
01:16:42,035 --> 01:16:44,670
But now perhaps a mugging on Fatu.

1189
01:16:44,705 --> 01:16:49,826
[Tessitore] JC Mateo, Tama Tanga,
trying to double-up on Fatu,

1190
01:16:49,860 --> 01:16:54,214
and yet the Samoan Werewolf is getting
the best of them in the steel cage.

1191
01:16:54,248 --> 01:16:58,318
[Barrett] Well this trap was completely
set up and baited by Solo Sikoa

1192
01:16:58,352 --> 01:17:02,923
supposedly to send
a message to the Samoan Werewolf.

1193
01:17:02,956 --> 01:17:04,808
[Tessitore] Pop-up Samoan.

1194
01:17:04,842 --> 01:17:07,744
[Barrett] But this has backfired
in a major way

1195
01:17:07,777 --> 01:17:13,282
and now Solo Sikoa
is watching his men get destroyed.

1196
01:17:13,317 --> 01:17:15,318
[crowd cheering] Fatu! Fatu! Fatu!

1197
01:17:15,352 --> 01:17:21,275
[Tessitore] He tried to trap Jimmy.
He tried to escape from Fatu.

1198
01:17:21,308 --> 01:17:24,711
And Fatu has taken the MFTs

1199
01:17:24,745 --> 01:17:28,048
and shown them who's boss in a steel cage.

1200
01:17:28,081 --> 01:17:30,884
[Barrett] And Solo Sikoa
is looking on thinking,

1201
01:17:30,918 --> 01:17:37,023
"Oh, my God, I've got to be in that cage
with this Samoan Werewolf

1202
01:17:37,057 --> 01:17:40,943
at SummerSlam Sunday
with the United States championship

1203
01:17:40,978 --> 01:17:42,996
on the tar… on the line."

1204
01:17:43,614 --> 01:17:49,452
[Tessitore] A mighty Moonsault for one,
and now a mighty Moonsault for the other.

1205
01:17:50,370 --> 01:17:53,624
They are locked in there with a werewolf.

1206
01:17:56,593 --> 01:17:58,445
Yo, Wolfie, what's up?

1207
01:17:58,478 --> 01:18:02,648
[Tessitore] What a statement made
by Jacob Fatu.

1208
01:18:03,717 --> 01:18:05,702
He's looking at Solo.

1209
01:18:05,736 --> 01:18:07,654
I'm gonna beat your ass Sunday.

1210
01:18:07,688 --> 01:18:10,607
This is mine. You ain't taking it.

1211
01:18:10,641 --> 01:18:11,642
It's mine.

1212
01:18:12,726 --> 01:18:14,827
Yeah, lick that ****. This is mine.

1213
01:18:14,862 --> 01:18:16,280
-This is mine.
-[crowd chanting] Fatu!

1214
01:18:16,313 --> 01:18:20,166
[Barrett] Well, Solo Sikoa and the MFTs
fell on their own sword tonight.

1215
01:18:20,200 --> 01:18:24,021
Will that be the case in 48 hours
at SummerSlam

1216
01:18:24,054 --> 01:18:28,392
with that championship on the line
inside the steel cage?

1217
01:18:29,610 --> 01:18:32,679
-Whoo.
-[Tessitore] 37 years ago this month,

1218
01:18:32,713 --> 01:18:36,583
it was just across the Hudson River
in midtown Manhattan

1219
01:18:36,617 --> 01:18:40,521
when the industry changed again forever
with SummerSlam

1220
01:18:40,554 --> 01:18:43,840
and that is gonna be coming your way
at now this history maker--

1221
01:18:43,874 --> 01:18:45,675
it's grown bigger than ever--

1222
01:18:45,709 --> 01:18:48,462
the first two-night SummerSlam.

1223
01:18:48,495 --> 01:18:52,749
Fourth time that it's being held nearby
here in East Rutherford, New Jersey,

1224
01:18:52,782 --> 01:18:54,483
as we're in Newark, New Jersey tonight.

1225
01:18:54,518 --> 01:18:58,138
Let's take you through the entire weekend
and show you what's coming your way

1226
01:18:58,739 --> 01:19:01,157
for the biggest party of the summer.

1227
01:19:01,191 --> 01:19:07,581
The World Heavyweight Championship,
CM Punk and the Ring General Gunther,

1228
01:19:07,614 --> 01:19:10,834
Saturday night from MetLife Stadium.

1229
01:19:11,668 --> 01:19:16,072
Plus the Women's Tag Team
Championship match.

1230
01:19:16,106 --> 01:19:20,143
"We're not friends," boy, they're making
a nice pairing, aren't they?

1231
01:19:20,177 --> 01:19:23,045
Charlotte Flair, Alexa Bliss.

1232
01:19:23,080 --> 01:19:27,017
Can they take down
Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez?

1233
01:19:27,050 --> 01:19:28,652
We find out Saturday night, Wade.

1234
01:19:29,452 --> 01:19:32,272
[Barrett] And if you can't
break the mind and the spirit,

1235
01:19:32,306 --> 01:19:34,858
perhaps you can break the body.

1236
01:19:34,892 --> 01:19:38,495
Karrion Kross is gonna try it all
as he goes one-on-one

1237
01:19:38,529 --> 01:19:41,081
with his chosen victim, Sami Zayn,

1238
01:19:41,114 --> 01:19:43,534
tomorrow night, SummerSlam Saturday.

1239
01:19:44,166 --> 01:19:48,755
And then we have the match
that still does not seem real.

1240
01:19:48,789 --> 01:19:54,710
Randy Orton and Jelly Roll
will take on Drew McIntyre and Logan Paul

1241
01:19:54,745 --> 01:19:57,598
in tag action on SummerSlam Saturday.

1242
01:19:57,630 --> 01:19:59,366
[Tessitore] The video
we showed you earlier tonight

1243
01:19:59,398 --> 01:20:01,518
of the beat down of Jelly Roll
at the training session.

1244
01:20:01,552 --> 01:20:05,222
And the WWE Women's Championship match.

1245
01:20:05,255 --> 01:20:08,492
Tiffany Stratton, Queen of the Ring,
Jade Cargill.

1246
01:20:08,525 --> 01:20:12,094
They will decide it Saturday night,
not far away

1247
01:20:12,129 --> 01:20:16,266
at MetLife Stadium,
starting at 6:00 p.m. Eastern.

1248
01:20:16,300 --> 01:20:20,603
Plus, did you see the beatdown
on Monday Night Raw?

1249
01:20:20,637 --> 01:20:24,892
Did you see what happened as Bron Breakker

1250
01:20:24,925 --> 01:20:28,061
crashed through against Jey Uso
and Roman Reigns?

1251
01:20:28,094 --> 01:20:34,117
And then the audacity to take his shoes
like a schoolyard bully.

1252
01:20:34,151 --> 01:20:37,987
Now Reigns and Uso,
Breakker and Big Bronson Reed,

1253
01:20:38,021 --> 01:20:40,974
tag team action at SummerSlam
Saturday night.

1254
01:20:41,008 --> 01:20:43,727
[Barrett] Now let's move on
to SummerSlam Sunday

1255
01:20:43,760 --> 01:20:46,980
because one of the greatest matches ever

1256
01:20:47,014 --> 01:20:51,451
was ruined by Miss Money in the Bank,
Naomi, at Evolution.

1257
01:20:51,485 --> 01:20:55,589
This time though,
there is no advantage to Naomi.

1258
01:20:55,621 --> 01:20:57,974
Women's World Championship on the line

1259
01:20:58,008 --> 01:21:01,445
as Naomi defends against Rhea Ripley
and Iyo Sky.

1260
01:21:01,478 --> 01:21:03,146
That is this Sunday.

1261
01:21:04,130 --> 01:21:08,619
And as we just saw
Jacob Fatu and Solo Sikoa

1262
01:21:08,652 --> 01:21:12,556
will be locked in a steel cage,
one-on-one,

1263
01:21:12,589 --> 01:21:15,358
with the United States Championship
on the line.

1264
01:21:15,392 --> 01:21:17,027
SummerSlam Sunday.

1265
01:21:17,059 --> 01:21:19,746
[Tessitore] Of course, incredible moments
made at MetLife Stadium

1266
01:21:19,780 --> 01:21:21,014
in the past from Becky Lynch,

1267
01:21:21,048 --> 01:21:26,303
and now it is this, the Women's
Intercontinental Championship match.

1268
01:21:26,335 --> 01:21:28,938
Lyra Valkyria, the recent champ.

1269
01:21:28,972 --> 01:21:34,027
Becky Lynch holding gold,
this time no count-outs, no DQs,

1270
01:21:34,061 --> 01:21:36,563
Women's
Intercontinental Championship match.

1271
01:21:37,231 --> 01:21:41,518
And on the men's side, the IC title,

1272
01:21:41,552 --> 01:21:44,454
AJ Styles has been chasing him down.

1273
01:21:44,972 --> 01:21:50,393
Dirty Dom will step in and defend
Intercontinental Championship.

1274
01:21:50,427 --> 01:21:55,014
Styles and Dirty Dom coming your way
Sunday from SummerSlam.

1275
01:21:55,048 --> 01:21:57,134
[Barrett] Now the SmackDown tag division

1276
01:21:57,166 --> 01:22:00,487
has been chaos and bedlam
for months and months,

1277
01:22:00,521 --> 01:22:05,592
including an absolute banger
TLC match a little earlier this year.

1278
01:22:05,626 --> 01:22:06,626
Well, guess what?

1279
01:22:06,660 --> 01:22:08,679
We're doing it all over again.

1280
01:22:08,712 --> 01:22:12,616
SummerSlam Sunday,
six of the best competing

1281
01:22:12,648 --> 01:22:18,422
for the Wyatt Sicks
WWE Tag Team Championship in TLC.

1282
01:22:18,455 --> 01:22:23,010
And then the main event
of SummerSlam Sunday.

1283
01:22:23,043 --> 01:22:28,331
Apparently, as we heard earlier,
the real John Cena is back.

1284
01:22:28,365 --> 01:22:31,602
That is exactly
what Cody Rhodes asked for,

1285
01:22:31,635 --> 01:22:37,374
but what he really wants is to win
the WWE Undisputed Championship.

1286
01:22:37,407 --> 01:22:41,712
He gets the chance tomorrow
against John Cena in a street fight,

1287
01:22:41,745 --> 01:22:44,214
the main event of SummerSlam Sunday.

1288
01:22:44,248 --> 01:22:46,349
[Tessitore] Countdown show begins
at 3:00 Eastern,

1289
01:22:46,383 --> 01:22:47,718
SummerSlam, 6:00 Eastern,

1290
01:22:47,751 --> 01:22:49,318
all streaming on Peacock.

1291
01:22:49,353 --> 01:22:50,353
Here's Cathy.

1292
01:22:53,040 --> 01:22:55,709
Guys, I'm here with Charlotte Flair
and Alexa Bliss,

1293
01:22:55,742 --> 01:23:00,931
and tomorrow at SummerSlam you two could
become the new WWE Tag Team champions.

1294
01:23:00,964 --> 01:23:04,351
It certainly feels like the chemistry
between you both has evolved

1295
01:23:04,384 --> 01:23:05,936
over the last couple of weeks.

1296
01:23:05,969 --> 01:23:09,523
So would you call this something more
than just a tag team?

1297
01:23:10,123 --> 01:23:11,191
You know, I have to be honest,

1298
01:23:11,224 --> 01:23:14,777
I didn't have Lexi and I tagging
on my 2025 bingo card,

1299
01:23:14,811 --> 01:23:18,115
um, we're both so different,
but here's the thing,

1300
01:23:18,148 --> 01:23:21,485
she's had my back,
she's shown up for me and I have to say

1301
01:23:21,518 --> 01:23:24,804
I respect her,
even if she's super annoying.

1302
01:23:26,639 --> 01:23:27,641
I'm sorry.

1303
01:23:28,492 --> 01:23:30,260
Is that your version of a compliment?

1304
01:23:31,111 --> 01:23:32,446
Dude, take it or leave it.

1305
01:23:33,347 --> 01:23:35,616
I guess at this point
I have to just take it.

1306
01:23:35,648 --> 01:23:38,434
Anyway, um. I will give it to her,

1307
01:23:38,468 --> 01:23:42,139
Charlotte hasn't been half bad,
and she's had my back when I've needed it.

1308
01:23:43,540 --> 01:23:45,592
Playful jabs, some witty insults.

1309
01:23:45,626 --> 01:23:47,728
That certainly feels
like friendship to me.

1310
01:23:48,394 --> 01:23:49,545
Uh…

1311
01:23:49,580 --> 01:23:50,681
Definitely not.

1312
01:23:51,447 --> 01:23:52,449
Maybe?

1313
01:23:52,950 --> 01:23:55,268
She doesn't like using the F word.

1314
01:23:56,687 --> 01:24:01,692
How about we focus on winning the tag
titles before we put a label on it, okay?

1315
01:24:01,724 --> 01:24:04,661
And she says I'm the annoying one.
Let's go.

1316
01:24:04,695 --> 01:24:05,696
I mean.

1317
01:24:05,728 --> 01:24:06,929
Thank you so much, guys.

1318
01:24:06,964 --> 01:24:10,567
And whatever they want to call it,
it definitely seems like it's working.

1319
01:24:10,601 --> 01:24:11,902
[Tessitore] It feels like the F word.

1320
01:24:11,934 --> 01:24:13,937
Bliss and Flair
going for the titles tomorrow.

1321
01:24:13,971 --> 01:24:16,572
Do you get the feeling
we're about to be drowned out by boos?

1322
01:24:16,607 --> 01:24:21,277
Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre
next here live on SmackDown.

1323
01:24:24,748 --> 01:24:25,949
["Still Humble" playing]

1324
01:24:30,888 --> 01:24:31,889
♪ Humble ♪

1325
01:24:31,922 --> 01:24:34,407
♪ How can I be so good lookin'
And still humble? ♪

1326
01:24:34,441 --> 01:24:37,177
♪ How can I be so damn rich
And still humble? ♪

1327
01:24:37,210 --> 01:24:38,695
♪ How can I do all this ♪

1328
01:24:38,728 --> 01:24:41,264
♪ I'm still humble, I'm still humble ♪

1329
01:24:43,534 --> 01:24:44,601
["Gallantry" playing]

1330
01:25:09,276 --> 01:25:10,277
[roars]

1331
01:25:13,045 --> 01:25:18,719
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the Maverick, Logan Paul,

1332
01:25:18,751 --> 01:25:23,307
and Drew McIntyre.

1333
01:25:23,340 --> 01:25:26,826
[Tessitore] Of course, Paul and McIntyre
taking on Jelly Roll and Randy Orton

1334
01:25:26,860 --> 01:25:28,428
tomorrow at SummerSlam.

1335
01:26:05,933 --> 01:26:08,235
[Barrett] Now Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre

1336
01:26:08,268 --> 01:26:11,605
have got to be feeling
pretty damn confident.

1337
01:26:11,638 --> 01:26:15,474
Not only have they been
a step ahead of the opposition,

1338
01:26:15,509 --> 01:26:17,210
pretty much every step of the way,

1339
01:26:18,178 --> 01:26:22,799
they're also effectively
in a handicap match against Randy Orton

1340
01:26:22,833 --> 01:26:28,088
and a non-wrestler in Jelly Roll
at SummerSlam Saturday.

1341
01:26:28,121 --> 01:26:31,191
[Tessitore] That's what's been offending
Logan Paul for the first time in ten years

1342
01:26:31,224 --> 01:26:32,543
an outsider celebrity taking part.

1343
01:26:32,576 --> 01:26:35,045
Shut up, green shirt guy.
You're the worst one of them all.

1344
01:26:35,077 --> 01:26:36,563
[Tessitore] Oh, man. Here we go.

1345
01:26:36,597 --> 01:26:38,465
-[Barrett chuckles]
-[crowd boos]

1346
01:26:38,498 --> 01:26:39,566
How dare you?

1347
01:26:40,384 --> 01:26:41,602
How dare all of you?

1348
01:26:41,635 --> 01:26:45,239
You have two
of the best wrestlers in the industry.

1349
01:26:45,272 --> 01:26:46,639
[crowd booing]

1350
01:26:49,226 --> 01:26:50,960
No, no, no, no, no, that's a fact.

1351
01:26:51,844 --> 01:26:57,150
And we are here trying to defend
this place from outsiders.

1352
01:27:02,272 --> 01:27:07,510
You boo, but not a single one of you
understands what it means to compete

1353
01:27:07,544 --> 01:27:10,230
at SummerSlam, which by the way,

1354
01:27:10,264 --> 01:27:13,634
Jelly Roll thought
was a hot dog eating contest.

1355
01:27:21,775 --> 01:27:27,915
Listen, me and Drew, we have
dedicated our entire lives to this.

1356
01:27:30,083 --> 01:27:34,721
And I am so sick of these…
these outsiders.

1357
01:27:35,272 --> 01:27:41,128
They make a name for themselves elsewhere,
and they think WWE is a stepping stone.

1358
01:27:41,161 --> 01:27:45,282
They think they can come in here
and take it to the next level.

1359
01:27:45,315 --> 01:27:46,433
Guess what?

1360
01:27:46,465 --> 01:27:52,172
That is basically impossible unless
you're Logan Paul, which I happen to be.

1361
01:27:57,894 --> 01:27:59,329
Jelly Roll, listen to me.

1362
01:28:01,999 --> 01:28:07,905
You are an outsider.
You are not a wrestler.

1363
01:28:08,922 --> 01:28:13,376
And you learn today
what you're gonna learn tomorrow

1364
01:28:13,410 --> 01:28:17,714
and that is you are a country star,
not a superstar,

1365
01:28:17,748 --> 01:28:21,318
and you will never ever belong here.

1366
01:28:27,474 --> 01:28:32,913
Randy, whatever happens
to Smelly Hole tomorrow is on you.

1367
01:28:33,897 --> 01:28:36,650
Just because he asked for the match,
you didn't have to give it to him.

1368
01:28:36,683 --> 01:28:40,469
You wanna be BFFs?
You want free concert tickets?

1369
01:28:40,504 --> 01:28:43,389
Is he fangirling over the guy?
I don't know.

1370
01:28:44,174 --> 01:28:46,143
Doesn't matter. The match is happening.

1371
01:28:47,027 --> 01:28:48,946
What's that song Jelly Roll's got?

1372
01:28:48,978 --> 01:28:51,615
He only talks to who
when he needs a favor?

1373
01:28:51,648 --> 01:28:55,068
Yeah, I think it's Weight Watchers.
Yeah, I think so.

1374
01:28:55,102 --> 01:28:59,690
Yes, but also you only talk to God
when you need a favor.

1375
01:29:00,240 --> 01:29:02,326
How very selfish of you.

1376
01:29:02,876 --> 01:29:05,661
Well, I've got God on speed dial.

1377
01:29:05,696 --> 01:29:10,717
And when Drew McIntyre prays,
bad things happen.

1378
01:29:10,751 --> 01:29:11,818
That's right.

1379
01:29:11,852 --> 01:29:15,722
This is the WWE,
not court-ordered community service.

1380
01:29:16,473 --> 01:29:19,425
This is not an arena for convicts.

1381
01:29:19,459 --> 01:29:21,628
I know there's a lot of them
here in Jersey.

1382
01:29:22,529 --> 01:29:23,764
Oh, nah. Nah.

1383
01:29:25,048 --> 01:29:26,215
[McIntyre] Oh, come on.

1384
01:29:28,468 --> 01:29:29,469
Don't do it.

1385
01:29:29,503 --> 01:29:32,306
This match ain't happening
if you come out here, brother.

1386
01:29:41,999 --> 01:29:44,101
[Tessitore] Oh, he's got backup this time.

1387
01:29:45,335 --> 01:29:48,522
Randy Orton wasn't at the training session
when these two crashed it.

1388
01:29:48,554 --> 01:29:50,541
[Paul] Aw, Smelly Hole's
got his daddy with him.

1389
01:29:50,574 --> 01:29:51,825
Man, this is cute.

1390
01:29:53,076 --> 01:29:54,995
All right, got a preview, I guess.

1391
01:29:55,027 --> 01:29:56,029
["Voices" playing]

1392
01:29:57,431 --> 01:30:00,400
-[Tessitore] The Viper's with him now.
-[McIntyre] Showtime.

1393
01:30:03,320 --> 01:30:07,273
[Tessitore] Jelly Roll and Randy Orton
showing up here in Newark.

1394
01:30:07,773 --> 01:30:10,143
[Barrett] Well, Nick Aldis
trying to slow things down there.

1395
01:30:10,177 --> 01:30:12,496
GM trying to get a handle on this.

1396
01:30:12,529 --> 01:30:17,134
There ain't no stopping Randy Orton
when he's got that look in his eye now.

1397
01:30:17,166 --> 01:30:19,018
We're getting a showdown.

1398
01:30:19,052 --> 01:30:20,204
[Tessitore] Here we go.

1399
01:30:20,704 --> 01:30:23,407
They're gonna meet up tomorrow
at SummerSlam,

1400
01:30:23,440 --> 01:30:25,976
but there's no hesitating right now

1401
01:30:26,009 --> 01:30:30,230
after that attack
they put on Jelly Roll earlier today.

1402
01:30:30,264 --> 01:30:31,565
And here they come.

1403
01:30:31,598 --> 01:30:33,133
-[Barrett] Oh, yes!
-[Tessitore] It is on!

1404
01:30:33,634 --> 01:30:37,103
Orton, right hand after right hand
against Drew.

1405
01:30:37,137 --> 01:30:39,873
Jelly Roll trying to pin Logan
in the corner,

1406
01:30:39,907 --> 01:30:42,376
who turns and punches to the body.

1407
01:30:42,409 --> 01:30:43,677
Now look at Jelly Roll.

1408
01:30:43,710 --> 01:30:46,213
[Barrett] Well, Aldis has sent
the reinforcements down

1409
01:30:46,246 --> 01:30:49,750
trying to protect
this matchup for tomorrow at SummerSlam.

1410
01:30:49,782 --> 01:30:52,152
I don't know if he's sent enough.

1411
01:30:53,120 --> 01:30:55,889
[Tessitore] They're fighting right
through the security.

1412
01:30:56,690 --> 01:30:59,942
[Barrett] Jelly Roll is swinging
for the fences here.

1413
01:30:59,977 --> 01:31:02,529
[Tessitore] Jelly Roll's
been training now for months

1414
01:31:02,563 --> 01:31:06,099
at the performance center
to get in prime shape

1415
01:31:06,133 --> 01:31:08,201
and have the attack necessary.

1416
01:31:08,235 --> 01:31:13,840
Meanwhile, the championship-caliber
veterans are being pulled apart.

1417
01:31:13,874 --> 01:31:16,626
McIntyre and Orton, right back to it.

1418
01:31:16,660 --> 01:31:20,197
[Barrett] And Randy Orton
is incandescent with rage here.

1419
01:31:20,230 --> 01:31:24,918
I don't care how many security guards
and officials you send down, Aldis,

1420
01:31:25,485 --> 01:31:28,455
you are simply not calming the Viper down.

1421
01:31:28,487 --> 01:31:31,108
[Tessitore] And finally some separation.

1422
01:31:31,791 --> 01:31:33,994
[crowd chanting] Randy!

1423
01:31:38,382 --> 01:31:44,137
[Tessitore] The Viper, fired up,
fuming over the attack from earlier today.

1424
01:31:44,170 --> 01:31:48,442
[Barrett] That is a terrifying look
on the face of Randy Orton,

1425
01:31:48,474 --> 01:31:51,644
and following closely in tow, Jelly Roll.

1426
01:31:53,463 --> 01:31:56,782
Nursing that busted jaw
from earlier in the week.

1427
01:31:58,619 --> 01:32:00,971
[Tessitore] Orton and Jelly Roll back off.

1428
01:32:01,688 --> 01:32:05,759
[Barrett] Orton and Jelly Roll
are ready to throw down tomorrow night.

1429
01:32:06,492 --> 01:32:09,713
[Tessitore] By the way, Jelly Roll looks
like he's in the best shape of his life.

1430
01:32:09,746 --> 01:32:10,831
[Barrett] He better be.

1431
01:32:10,864 --> 01:32:13,767
He's in there with a couple of killers
tomorrow night.

1432
01:32:14,785 --> 01:32:19,473
Nowhere to hide at SummerSlam.
No security needed tomorrow night.

1433
01:32:20,840 --> 01:32:24,460
[Tessitore] Oh, RKO!
Oh, the Viper has snapped.

1434
01:32:24,494 --> 01:32:25,862
An RKO!

1435
01:32:25,896 --> 01:32:27,097
[Barrett] Start running!

1436
01:32:32,035 --> 01:32:36,657
[Tessitore] There is no holding down
Randy Orton when he's like this.

1437
01:32:36,690 --> 01:32:38,742
[Barrett] Things come in threes. Wait up.

1438
01:32:38,775 --> 01:32:39,992
[Tessitore] Oh, man, oh, man!

1439
01:32:41,378 --> 01:32:42,462
Jelly Roll.

1440
01:32:43,463 --> 01:32:46,383
-Just like a year ago, chokeslam!
-[Barrett] What? Oh, my God.

1441
01:32:46,416 --> 01:32:49,469
[Tessitore] Can you believe the venom
in these two?

1442
01:32:49,503 --> 01:32:53,290
[Barrett] I can't believe
the venom in Jelly Roll.

1443
01:32:53,322 --> 01:32:54,324
["Voices" playing]

1444
01:32:54,358 --> 01:32:57,678
[Barrett] And I don't think McIntyre
and Logan Paul can either.

1445
01:32:58,277 --> 01:33:01,215
[Tessitore] He has turned
into something different,

1446
01:33:01,248 --> 01:33:05,085
working his way to a tag team match.

1447
01:33:05,117 --> 01:33:10,624
It happens tomorrow.
Night one of the historic SummerSlam.

1448
01:33:10,657 --> 01:33:16,797
Jelly Roll, Randy Orton,
against Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre.

1449
01:33:16,830 --> 01:33:20,166
Coverage begins
with a countdown show at 3:00 p.m.

1450
01:33:20,200 --> 01:33:24,838
And then 6:00 p.m. Eastern

1451
01:33:24,871 --> 01:33:27,273
from MetLife Stadium.

1452
01:33:27,307 --> 01:33:30,227
They're getting after it tomorrow.
Let's do this.

1453
01:33:30,259 --> 01:33:32,179
What a weekend ahead.

1454
01:33:32,212 --> 01:33:34,081
[crowd singing "Voices"]
tomorrow.
Let's do this.