[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Tessitore] For the first time ever, WWE is broadcasting a major live event
from Dublin, Ireland, the capital of the Emerald Isle.
A city that's home to over 700 pubs.
A country that has given us so many homegrown in-ring superstars.
We've known John Cena is coming here to the 3Arena,
but look who else has arrived because of that.
Logan Paul just couldn't pass at the chance to be in Dublin
on this road to the Clash in Paris.
Also in action, the roar for the Street Profits,
Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford.
They've arrived moments ago. They want the smoke.
They want another shot at the Tag Team titles.
But to get back to gold, they have to get past Solo Sikoa's MFTs.
The powerhouse JC Mateo, the dangerous Tonga Loa
against the former champs tonight.
And one of the all-time greats is on this European tour.
The Queen, Charlotte Flair, one half of the Tag Team champs.
Charlotte in singles action against Piper Niven.
A week ago, having lost to Charlotte's partner, Alexa Bliss,
but it was the post-match Secret Hervice beatdown that has to be dealt with.
-As we welcome you inside. -[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] Already an incredible atmosphere at the 3Arena.
Good evening, everybody. Glad you're with us.
Joe Tessitore alongside Wade Barrett.
Wade, it is hard to describe the energy that is right here in Dublin right now.
I ain't gonna lie, Joe. I cannot hear a single word you're saying.
These people are fired up.
They even gave the Englishman a warm welcome tonight.
That never happens.
They're bringing the noise.
We are bringing them a banger show tonight.
And as if the anticipation for this in Dublin isn't enough--
-the olé's have already started… -[crowd singing] ♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé ♪
…they're gonna now realize we're starting the night…
with a hometown superstar.
♪ The Man has come around ♪
["New Lows" plays]
♪ The sleepless nights The desperate calls, the empty road ♪
♪ I'm spitting blood I'm staring down a broken nose ♪
♪ I'm sick to death Of standing in the bitter cold… ♪
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
The Man, Becky Lynch.
[Tessitore] The undeniable all-time great, incomparable talent
and proudly representing these people.
Yes, some recent actions perhaps not as likable, but the Intercontinental Champ,
the seven-time world champion back home.
[Barrett] What a treat, the pride of the entire Emerald Isle,
big-time Becks is here, fresh from Raw.
And leading the charge of the many Irish success stories in WWE.
What a reception. What a house, Joe Tess.
[Tessitore] Incredible.
Sold out here, the 3Arena in Dublin's Docklands District.
[crowd chanting] Becky!
[music fades out]
[crowd singing] ♪ Olé, olé, olé, olé ♪
Look at us, lads.
We're on the telly.
The first-ever WWE televised event live
from Dublin, Ireland.
[crowd cheering]
Man.
[crowd chanting] You deserve it!
Man…
I-I remember… I remember coming here as a fan, just for the live events,
and, you know, it was back when this was The Point Depot and…
-[crowd cheers] -Yeah. [chuckles]
And I remember I was probably sitting over there somewhere,
and I remember Randy Orton made eye contact with me.
I swear… I swear to God. I swear to God, it made my life.
And I… And I always dreamed that we could have TV here.
[crowd cheering]
And now that it's happening, I finally get to say…
You don't deserve it.
[crowd boos]
No, no, no, no, no, no. You do not deserve it.
None of you. None of you deserve to be on TV.
None of you do.
I actually I petitioned in the back to try and get this show canceled.
[crowd jeers]
Oh, oh, you're so upset by this.
You're so upset by this. Do you want to know why?
-First of all-- -[crowd] We want Lyra!
Well, you're not gonna get her 'cause I beat her.
[crowd] We want Lyra!
She doesn't get a shot at my title ever again,
so don't waste your breath, all right?
And none of you… none of you have a face for TV.
[crowd] We want Lyra! [boos]
And you know what else?
This is the example.
You don't appreciate me.
I am… I am… I am aghast.
Aghast at the lack of media coverage I receive in Ireland.
I… I am your hero.
[crowd jeers]
I shouldn't even have to tell you that I'm your hero,
because that's not how "heroing" works, but here we are.
[crowd chanting]
You know, listen to this. Listen to this. There's children in the audience.
People often talk about being let down by their heroes,
but let me tell you, the tide has turned.
I am immensely let down by each and every one of you.
[crowd boos]
As the single greatest female wrestler of all time--
and it's not just me saying it, other people say it.
Sports Illustrated, an American publication says it.
[crowd jeers]
I… I have achieved things people thought was impossible,
and I shouldn't even have to list them,
but I'm gonna because that's what heroes do.
They go the extra mile.
I… I was the first woman to win the main event of WrestleMania.
[crowd chanting] Who are ya?
Who am I? Who am I?
I am a New York Times bestselling author.
Did James Joyce or Oscar Wilde have a New York Times bestseller?
No, they didn't. Losers.
I am a Grand Slam champion. I make history every single year.
I'm making history right now.
And on top of all of that, I have a very hot American husband.
[crowd jeers]
All of that… Any of that should have gotten me a parade.
You should give me a parade or…
or a mural or a statue on Grafton Street would be my preference.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
Nobody wants that old ass.
But no, no, instead… instead… instead I have to come home,
get off of my first-class jet, walk through the airport,
and I see what… I don't see my groundbreaking face anywhere.
No, no, there's rugby players I've never heard of.
I only assume nobody else has.
The media will write opinion pieces about Katie Taylor.
[crowd cheers]
All right, all right, all right, fine.
She's a good boxer, but can't she cut a promo?
Barry Keoghan. Barry Keoghan will play the same oddball character
and everybody loses their mind.
Bono. Bono's pretentious.
He's pretentious, and he should take his sunglasses off while he's inside.
Only wrestlers get to do that.
[crowd chanting] Katie Taylor.
-♪ It's Tiffy Time ♪ -Furthermore--
["Tiffy Time" plays]
♪ Drop, I'm going in Bass so loud it's in my skin ♪
♪ Drop, I wanna see ya drop Drop, drop, drop, drop ♪
[Tessitore] Well, furthermore is the WWE Women's Champion arriving.
Her rant interrupted.
[Barrett] Well, you go long on SmackDown when you're a guest,
you start encroaching on Tiffy Time, and yeah, the champ is here.
[crowd cheering]
♪ I wanna see ya drop ♪
[Tessitore] Her turf. Her title. SmackDown.
♪ I wanna see ya drop Drop, drop, drop, drop ♪
[music fades out]
[crowd chanting] Tiffy Time! Tiffy Time!
You disgust me.
Becky, Becky, Becky, what I don't understand
is how you could be so ungrateful to Dublin, Ireland.
And not only that, but you're on the wrong show, sweetie.
And you know, I've actually come to enjoy my time here in Dublin, Ireland,
because I believe everybody here knows exactly what time it is.
[crowd] Tiffy Time!
So, Rebecca, you can leave.
[crowd chanting] Tiffy Time! Tiffy Time!
Or if you don't want to leave,
on behalf of everybody here in Dublin, Ireland,
I will make you leave.
[crowd cheers]
["Not Like Most Girls" plays]
[crowd jeers]
♪ Take a look, you'll see I'm an anomaly ♪
♪ I'm not like most girls, most girls ♪
Tiffy, Tiffy, Tiffy.
Why are you concerning yourself with Becky?
She's got a point about Dublin. It sucks.
But she doesn't even go here.
[crowd chanting] Who are ya?
You got way more bigger problems than that.
And they're standing right in front of you.
[Tessitore] Oh, Nia with a right hand to Tiffany.
[Barrett] Well, this is the evergreen nemesis of Nia Jax.
Tiffany Stratton, who of course cashed in Money in the Bank earlier th--
-["A Storm Is Coming" plays] -[Barrett] Oh!
[Tessitore] And as Becky pounds down, a storm is coming, Wade.
[Barrett] And the eye of the storm is right here in Dublin, Ireland.
[Tessitore] Jade Cargill has arrived!
[Barrett] Perhaps the only woman who can flatten Nia Jax.
[crowd chanting]
[Tessitore] Jade Cargill and Becky Lynch circle each other in the ring.
Oh, and there's Tiffany back at it. Drop kicks Nia right off the apron.
[Aldis] Okay, ladies, everybody just take a second and calm down.
[crowd cheers]
Now, Becky, I thought it would be fun to have Big Time Becks
on SmackDown in Dublin,
but now Big Time Becks is causing me big time trouble.
So I just got off the phone with Adam Pearce,
and he signed off on Big Time Becks being in my big time main event.
So it's going to be Becky Lynch and Nia Jax
versus Jade Cargill and Tiffany Stratton tonight!
-[crowd cheers] -[Tessitore] Oh!
-["Tiffy Time" plays] -[Tessitore] Who saw that coming?
-No way! -[Barrett] Certainly not Becky Lynch,
but we got ourselves a banger main event.
[Tessitore] Hey, she wants to show up on SmackDown,
she's gonna find out what it's all about.
Tiffany and Jade, Becky and Nia, that's coming your way tonight.
[Axiom] Hey, Melo.
Listen, I… I wanna say, last week, it was a tough pill to swallow,
but, dude, you were great out there.
You've earned our respect.
Yeah, look, fair enough, mate. For real.
But I don't know, it seems like your mate stole your thunder last week.
Now look, it's none of my business, but if I were you,
I'd watch out for that Miz, all right? He's a schemer, and you know it.
Schemer?
[crowd cheers]
Maybe everyone's forgotten exactly who I am.
-Actually… -So allow me to remind--
No, no, hold on. I got this.
Look, this is The Miz, okay?
The most decorated man here in WWE, a ten-time Tag Team Champion.
-A future Hall of Famer. -[The Miz] Mmm.
He's been creating a legacy since you guys were in diapers.
All right, I've been watching this man since I was a little kid.
He has every trick in the book,
and you know why we're here and why you aren't?
It's because he's smarter…
than everyone.
And that is why we're in this position.
Yeah.
'Cause we are Melo Don't Miz, and we are…
-Awes-Him! -[crowd] Awesome!
Appreciate it.
Now, Nathan, do you really have to do that every time? Like…
♪ Awesome… ♪
-[crowd cheers] -["I Came to Play" playing]
[Barrett] Well, that is how you deal with haters.
How about Fraxiom trying to stir up nonsense?
[Tessitore] Nonsense? That's not what happened last week.
-[Barrett] Classless. -[Tessitore] They were in the match.
[Barrett] Yeah, and Miz won it for his team.
-Great job, Miz. -["Melo Don't Miz" playing]
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest Ain't no hating, I'm the best here ♪
♪ You want your shot Well, I guess you wait till next year ♪
♪ I'm at the top Get respect while I get feared ♪
♪ Who go a problem, huh? Tell 'em to step here ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest No arguing or debating… ♪
[bell rings]
[Nash] The following Tag Team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, with a combined weight of 431 pounds,
Carmelo Hayes, The Miz,
Melo Don't Miz!
[Tessitore] You heard how Fraxiom framed it.
You know, Melo looked a little confused over The Miz taking the glory
at the end of the match last week.
Tonight, can they take another step forward?
Motor City Machine Guns against Melo Don't Miz next.
[music ends]
[Tessitore] Dublin, Ireland, what a great city.
Of course, so many WWE superstars hail from here.
We just saw Becky, Sheamus, Lyra, Finn and JD McDonagh,
and we are so happy to be here for Friday Night SmackDown
on the road to Clash in Paris.
["Melo Don't Miz" playing]
[Tessitore] But we were just mentioning it last week.
Carmelo Hayes seemingly did most of the key work
leading to the Tag Team win over Fraxiom.
-[Barrett] No! -[Tessitore] …the blind tag, the--
-[Barrett] What? [hushes] -[Tessitore] What do you mean…
[imitates Barrett]
[Barrett] Key work is the person who does the pin and gets the three-count
-and gets the victory, Joe Tess. -[Tessitore] That's taking the glory.
-Sometimes unearned. -[Barrett groans]
["Raise Your Fist" plays]
♪ Raise your fist ♪
♪ Oh, let's go… ♪
[crowd cheers]
[Nash] And their opponents, with a combined weight of 412 pounds,
Alex Shelley, Chris Sabin,
Motor City Machine Guns!
[Tessitore] Wade, for the Motor City Machine Guns,
they've been there at the top of the division.
Shelley and Sabin have been in some great matches lately,
of course, starring in that SummerSlam TLC.
Went the limit with Solo's MFTs a couple of weeks ago,
but they haven't been able to grab the significant win during this stretch.
Six straight matches without grabbing a win right now.
[Barrett] Yeah, such long, successful careers.
Nothing quite prepared the Motor City Machine Guns for this,
the chaos, the bedlam and the competitive nature
of the SmackDown tag division.
There's nothing like this on planet Earth,
and Motor City Machine Guns are finding out the hard way
that you will be stabbed…
-[referee] One in. One out. -No!
[Barrett] …in the back constantly
by anybody who is looking to climb the ladder here.
-And interestingly enough, Joe Tess… -[bell rings]
[Barrett] …the winners of this match will proceed next week
to a number one contender's opportunity to try and earn themselves
a shot at the gold.
[Tessitore] Yeah, I like that, just finding some clarity.
I find it… See, I find it so interesting, what we just saw there,
the communication between The Miz and Carmelo Hayes
and just judging where they are right now.
[crowd chanting] We want Miz! We want Miz! We want Miz!
[Barrett] I mean, in any great Tag Team, there tends to be a leader.
[Barrett] And, oh… See, now this is not good.
This is petulance from a young man in this industry who's trying to make it
to the top level.
A level, I will add, that his mentor The Miz has been at
for 15 years.
[Tessitore] You describe that as petulance, yet you refuse to,
I would say, properly put into context The Miz's actions from a week ago.
[Barrett] You've got to trust the veteran to close things out.
Last week, you're right, it was 95% Melo.
The important 5% was the win.
How many times do you see the flash without results?
[Tessitore] Oh, look at that. Oh, there it is right there!
[Barrett] Well, that's more like it.
[Tessitore chuckling] Look at the face of Melo.
And immediately taken down is The Miz
as he tries to turn things around against Chris Sabin.
[Barrett] Great technical skills of The Miz.
Got himself back on top instantly,
despite that distraction from his tag partner Carmelo Hayes.
[Tessitore] Now, Motor City Machine Guns double shoulder tackle,
and then quick to get to work on the apron was Carmelo Hayes
and taking care of cleaning up things against The Miz as well.
And you know when Shelley and Sabin rev this engine,
watch out, baseball slides!
[Barrett] Two bodies, one mind. Unmatched cohesion.
That is the success story of the Motor City Machine Guns.
[Tessitore] Chris Sabin taking flight here in Dublin.
The 3Arena is rocking for SmackDown.
[Tessitore] A week after they defeated Fraxiom,
Carmelo Hayes and The Miz in action now against Motor City Machine Guns.
Earlier, we heard Fraxiom tell them that The Miz is using Melo.
That's what they told Carmelo Hayes. They said, "Don't listen to the haters."
Here's Chris Sabin entering the fray, crossbody.
[Barrett] Things have all gone horribly wrong for Melo Don't Miz right now
due to that lack of cohesion,
the lack of the youngster Melo listening to the vet, The Miz,
and now Miz has to ride out this storm on his own.
[crowd chants] Miz! Miz! Miz!
[Tessitore] Sabin!
DDT into the cover!
And The Miz able to get that left shoulder up just in time.
[Barrett] An example right there, something that is criminally undersold
about The Miz is that physical toughness.
People love to poke fun, love to laugh at him,
but spiked on the top of his head there, bouncing straight up,
but now on the wrong side of the tracks and trying to scramble out of there.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Tessitore] Now Miz in a compromise situation
against the Motor City Machine Guns.
[Barrett] Ah, just too fast.
[Tessitore] That combo work always so dangerous with Shelley and Sabin.
[Barrett] It's a two-on-one match here.
[Tessitore] Oh! Exactly what we're talking about.
[Tessitore] And the save by Melo.
[Barrett] And finally Melo does something to help The Miz out, about time too.
[Tessitore] And now look at the speed.
Lining up the facial and delivering it.
[Barrett] Bang, right to the kisser.
Of course, it is The Miz who is legal,
But Melo Don't Miz right now,
and this referee needs to get control of this one.
[Tessitore] And right now it's Shelley and Sabin
who have complete control of The Miz.
Oh, and perhaps a Skull and Bones opportunity is available.
Oh, The Miz turns things around and sends Sabin right into the corner.
-[Barrett] Tremendous situation… -[Tessitore] Look at this.
Instead of Skull Crushing Finale, able to counter.
[Barrett] Sabin had that one scouted.
There was a tag there, I don't think Sabin saw it.
[Tessitore] And now Melo gets involved.
[Barrett] Connecting with that La Mistica
-for the win. No. -[crowd] One, two!
[Tessitore] So fast on the attack is Carmelo Hayes.
Oh, is he going up top looking for it? Carmelo, Nothing But Net.
What in the world? The Miz rises to his feet
and again tags him.
-[refferee] Outside! -What are we doing?
[crowd boos]
[refferee] Melo, outside!
[Tessitore] You heard him say, "What are you doing?"
[Barrett] Well, that was a carbon copy of how they won last week
and Melo just ruined it.
[Tessitore] Oh, Lungblower. Look at Carmelo!
Instantly landing it.
-And he gets sent out by Shelley. -[Barrett] One big shot to the face there.
I don't think Shelley knows who's legal here,
to be clear, it is The Miz.
That Lungblower is the reason
-why Sabin's down… -[crowd] One, two, three!
-…and The Miz cleans it up again. -[bell rings]
[Tessitore] He poaches the win again!
[Nash] Here are your winners,
Melo Don't Miz!
[Barrett] Well, trust the veteran,
The Miz, to close this one out in clutch fashion
after Melo almost threw the victory away there, Joe Tess.
[Tessitore] Melo is the reason why the opponent was down to be covered.
What do you mean, "threw it away"?
[Barrett] Threw it away. Wait, here we go.
Here's The Miz with the tag,
the tag that ultimately won the match for his team,
and this is the moment Melo almost ruined it for him.
[Tessitore] Ruined it?
[Barrett] And that was a nice move. I will hand it to Melo,
but it's useless, until you can make the pin,
get the three count.
And Miz made the pin.
And these two, Melo Don't Miz, will go on next week on SmackDown
to a number one contenders's match for tag gold.
And maybe now Melo's starting to understand.
[Tessitore] Let's go backstage to Cathy Kelley.
Good evening, Cathy.
-Good evening back to you, Tess. -[crowd cheers]
Well, congratulations are in order for this man right here.
And first off, I have to say happy birthday.
But on Monday, you and your wife Naomi announced that a baby Uce is on the way.
So congratulations.
Have you had even a moment to process this news?
Not really, you know, all the love we've been receiving from everybody,
and I mean from everybody.
-What up? -[Zayn cheering, laughing]
-[crowd cheers] -What's up with you?
Oh, my God. I'm sorry to interrupt, Cathy. I'm sorry.
I'm so happy for you.
I was texting on my… I saw it just like everybody else on Monday.
I texted him, I was crying my eyes out.
I'm so… Hey, I want you to know I know The Bloodline is big.
I know the family is big, but he's always got an uncle in Sami Uso.
-You know what I mean? -I do know what you mean.
-You wanna give it to me? -Give me some.
-Give me a birthday… -[Solo] I know what you mean.
Huh, huh, right here. Give it to me.
Sami, brother. Cathy, you can leave now.
Listen, I know the ship has sailed with you already,
and you're not coming back to the family. I get that.
But just know,
when a newborn baby arrives, it'll have plenty of uncles in my family.
[laughs]
You know what I'm saying, and check this out.
-I'm gonna do you a favor. -Me?
I'm gonna give you a blessing.
You can name the baby after his favorite uncle.
-Uncle Solo. [laughs] -[laughs]
-How you does that sound? -You?
-You like that? -I thought about it already, Uce.
I got a good answer for you.
[crowd] Yeet!
-That means no Yeet. -[chuckles]
In fact, I don't think you need to worry about naming other people's babies.
You need to worry about holding on to your United States Championship.
Why? What are you going to do about it, Sami?
Is this another underdog story, huh? Is that what it is?
No, no, no, no.
You're not dealing with underdog Sami Zayn.
You're dealing with WrestleMania main-eventer Sami Zayn.
[crowd cheers]
-He knows. -I do know.
See you later, Papa Joe.
[scoffs]
[crowd chanting] Sami, Sami Zayn!
[Tessitore] Well, Sami has set his target. Congratulations to Big Jim.
SmackDown from Ireland continues with the Queen Charlotte Flair
on this road to Clash in Paris.
She's in action against Piper Niven. That's coming up next.
[Tessitore] There is Piper Niven.
Of course, you see part of Chelsea Green's far too obedient
and fauning Secret Hervice.
[Barrett] No, no, no, no, no.
[Tessitore] Speaking of which,
there is no need to continue with the saluting Chelsea Green, Wade.
[Barrett] You always salute an entertainment goddess
like Chelsea Green and the Secret Hervice.
[Tessitore] You're on foreign soil where Michael Higgins
has been president since 2011.
♪ All hail the queen ♪
["All Hail The Queen" plays]
[Tessitore] Look at that resume. Does it get better than that?
[Nash] And her opponent from the Queen City
she is one-half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Charlotte Flair!
[Tessitore] Wonderful to hear the continued appreciation for Charlotte.
Of course repairing with Alexa Bliss, and it's brought gold again.
Wade, let's get into how we've arrived at this point.
[Barrett] Yeah, so this was last week on SmackDown.
It was Piper Niven taking on Alexa Bliss.
Chelsea Green stuck her nose in.
And Charlotte Flair ran some interference, allowing a quick roll up for Bliss.
But then all hell broke loose post-match with the Secret Hervice,
slowly but surely using the numbers game to take down the tag champs one by one,
and this was the pièce de résistance, a one-two whammy from Fyre and Niven,
crushing Bliss and leaving her not medically cleared to be here this week.
[Tessitore] But there is the Queen.
We mentioned this rebirth of happiness and adoration from the fans
with everything she has done in her magnificent career.
And capped especially most recently with Alexa Bliss.
[Barrett] Greatest resume of all time.
And I'll tell you what's fascinating,
it shows you how much the bond between Flair and Bliss has grown.
Flair is now out here potentially in a three-on-one situation
in order to seek vengeance on behalf of her tag partner,
who we don't call a friend,
but that is a risk nobody is gonna take unless you have a really deep,
I'll say it quietly, friendship, with somebody.
Piper Niven on the other hand, had to witness her boss Chelsea Green
get kicked a couple of weeks ago,
and one of the miscreants involved in that was Charlotte Flair.
So now this might be punishment time.
[Tessitore] That was a spectacular counter of her own signature move.
Look at Charlotte right back with the kip-up to her feet.
And she mockingly salutes.
[Barrett] Of course you would have enjoyed the caking, Joe Tess.
You've never been shy to hide your bias.
[Tessitore] I mean, let's just call it like it is.
It's a situation where Chelsea Green is going for the Unprettier
and somehow the skill and athleticism of Charlotte Flair
puts her in position to counter it with her own signature move
and thus lands right in the cake.
[Barrett] Do you know what cake icing does to a complexion, Joe Tess?
It can give you a nasty breakout.
[Tessitore] Sugar reaction.
Here's Charlotte going up top.
-The crossbody from up high. -[crowd] One, two!
Looking to close it out quickly, and Piper survives it.
[Barrett] Charlotte Flair absolutely back to her best
after a torrid start to this year.
It really has been the absent Alexa Bliss that has helped pull Charlotte
out of the funk and back to winning ways.
And things are starting to look bleak here.
[Tessitore] And look at…
Immediately Chelsea has to get up on the apron,
disrupt the rhythm of the match,
and that creates an opportunity for Piper Niven.
[Barrett] Yeah, pays to have friends in this game.
-And, oh! -[Tessitore] Boss Man Slam!
Piper hooks the leg.
I prefer to call that one the Winds of Change, Joe Tess,
but regardless, it is Piper Niven in full control now. Salute!
-[crowd] One, two! -[Tessitore] Moments ago,
Piper Niven delivering the cannonball right into the corner
against Charlotte Flair.
As Piper has been in control now.
As you see the other half of the Secret Hervice,
as well as their leader Chelsea Green.
Alba and Chelsea out at ringside.
[Barrett] Piper Niven has been committing grievous bodily harm to Charlotte Flair
and is now breaking Flair down.
[Tessitore] Oh, Charlotte able to roll out of the way.
[Barrett] You just cannot leave Charlotte Flair
that much time to bounce back.
[Tessitore] And those Flair chops in the midst of her rally.
[Barrett] Every one of those chops, razor sharp and pinpoint accurate.
[Tessitore] Oh, the walk-over clothesline!
[Barrett] An ability to turn a match on a sixpence.
Nobody does it better than Charlotte Flair.
[Tessitore] Landing the big boot as well.
Flair with a sustained offensive attack.
[Barrett] Dropping the powerhouse Niven, who has no clue where she's at right now,
and Chelsea Green on the outside is in panic mode.
[Tessitore] Chelsea Green has got a busy weekend ahead.
She's going to be part of NXT Heatwave back in Massachusetts on Sunday.
Mixed Tag Team, teaming up with Ethan Page,
the North American Champion.
Oh, Flair gets it right to Chelsea.
[Barrett] A little vulgar if you ask me, Joe Tess, and unnecessary,
but right now going in for the kill
is the barrier-smashing, game-changing Queen of this industry.
[Tessitore] Moonsault, Charlotte Flair!
-How about it? -[crowd] One, two!
[Tessitore] Oh, and Piper.
[Barrett] Well, give credit where it is due for Piper Niven,
a woman who is criminally underappreciated at times,
to kick out from this pinpoint-accurate, perfectly-executed Moonsault
from the greatest in history, but…
Going in for that Figure-Eight perhaps, but Piper was just--
[Tessitore] Oh, spear! The spear.
Into the cover, hooking the leg, could she put it away? No.
[Barrett] It is the Charlotte Flair greatest hits here,
but Piper Niven has been equal to it, but softened up now, middle of the ring.
[Tessitore] Oh, she's looking for a second attempt at locking in the leglock,
but Chelsea gets up on the apron and Charlotte clears her.
Charlotte took care of her, and now there's the leglock,
but Alba's up distracting the ref.
Oh, she's raking her face.
She had the submission locked in,
and all of a sudden Chelsea Green rakes the face.
-[Barrett] Oh! -[Tessitore] Oh, and the squash.
-Are you kidding me? -[Barrett] Sternum crusher.
[Tessitore] Are you kidding me?
And now Piper, Michinoku driver.
-Flair had this thing put away. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Tessitore] Come on, Wade. -[bell rings]
["Taste The Jealousy" plays]
[Nash] Here is your winner, Piper Niven!
[Barrett] All you can say is wow.
[Tessitore] All you can say is what we saw.
Chelsea Green went into the ring with a face rake on Charlotte Flair
when she was in the midst of landing that Figure-Eight Leglock.
And Piper wins it.
[Barrett] A huge victory.
While we're here, but in regards to business,
I have several negotiations in motion.
One in particular is a done deal just waiting for my signature.
-Guilia, just the girl I was looking for. -Ooh.
In case your secretary didn't let you know,
I wanted to tell you to your face that I would like an appointment
with the champ.
Hello, yeah, over here.
I thought I made it crystal clear
that any and all business inquiries for Giulia, they go through me.
Yeah, except I'm just sick and tired of all the missed calls
and the missed appointments, so I'm going directly to the champ.
Like I said, if you want to get to Giulia, you'll have to go through me first.
[chuckles] You think I'm gonna be mad at getting two matches instead of one?
All right, bet, because once I run through you,
I'm going straight to Giulia where she's gonna have to defend that title
against moi.
I'm not worried.
[Tessitore] Michin set her course.
Hey, we're rounding the corner to Clash in Paris.
You know the brash Logan Paul is here in Dublin,
but in moments, one of John Cena's final appearances in Europe,
the never-seen 17 addresses it all.
John Cena live here in Dublin, next.
-["The Time Is Now" plays] -[crowd cheers]
♪ Krrr, Amadou! ♪
♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪
You look a little different,
but with the noise in here, man.
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ In case you forgot or fell off I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
♪ My money stack fat Plus I can't turn the swell off ♪
♪ The franchise, doin' big bid'ness ♪
♪ I live this, It's automatic I win this ♪
♪ Oh, you hear those horns You finished ♪
Let's go to work, boss.
And I stay under you fighting ♪
♪ Plus I'm storming on you chumps Like I'm thunder and lightning ♪
♪ Ain't no way you breaking me, kid I'm harder than nails ♪
♪ Plus I keep it on lock Like I'm part of the jail ♪
♪ I'm slaughtering stale competition ♪
♪ I got the whole block wishing They could run with my division ♪
♪ But they gone fishing With no bait ♪
♪ Kid, your boy hold weight I got my soul straight ♪
♪ I brush you mouth Like Colgate ♪
♪ In any weather, I'm never better Your boy's so hot ♪
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
♪ If they hate, let 'em hate I drop ya whole clan ♪
♪ Lay yo' ass down For the three-second tan ♪
♪ Your time is up My time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy I'm shinin' now ♪
[crowd sings] ♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
[cheers]
[crowd chants] Cena, Cena, Cena!
[crowd chanting] Olé, Olé, Olé.
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the greatest of all time.
[crowd cheers]
[Nash] The never-seen 17.
Celebrating with each and every one of you
one last time here in Dublin!
He is the last real champion!
John Cena!
[Tessitore] What a treat for all the generations of these Irish fans.
[crowd chants] Cena, Cena, Cena!
["Still Humble" plays]
[Barrett] Yes. Yes, what a treat for us.
[Tessitore] He doesn't even allow one of the greatests of all time
to get a word out.
On what is one of his final live appearances of his career
and the last time ever in Ireland.
[Barrett] When you're a social media superstar and a tabloid dream,
you don't have to wait for anybody.
[Tessitore] I thought Logan Paul was busy setting off wedding fireworks
at Villa d'Este in Lake Como, Italy.
[Barrett] Yeah, but now it is back to business.
[crowd boos]
[Tessitore] Well, business is coming in just nine days in Paris,
that's for sure.
Clash in Paris and this showdown awaits.
♪ Who they callin' GOAT, bro? It's gotta be the Paul ♪
♪ I'm so humble ♪
♪ How can I be so good lookin' And still humble? ♪
♪ How can I be so damn rich And still humble? ♪
♪ How can I do all this sh-- And I'm still humble? ♪
♪ How can I be so good lookin' And still humble? ♪
♪ How can I be so damn rich And still humble? ♪
♪ How can I do all this sh-- And I'm still humble? ♪
♪ I'm still humble ♪
Hey, it's always good to be back in England.
-[song fades] -[crowd booing]
Oh, man, all you Irish people are the same drunk, washed-up failures.
Hey, I'll tell you what, if I got out of this ring right now
and spat in your faces, you'll do nothing, you little leprechauns!
[crowd boos]
John Cena…
[crowd chanting] Who are ya? Who are ya?
Y'all know exactly who I am.
My name is Logan Paul, the person that you paid your money to come see.
-So shut up! -[crowd boos]
John Cena, I'm gonna keep it real with you,
which I know is a little unusual because you're a professional pretender,
and at this point, an actor who knows how to wrestle.
[crowd chanting]
This is it, John. This is what I… It's what I can't say.
Shut up!
[crowd boos]
John, I can't stand this, the disrespect towards me.
These people, these people at home,
the Twitter warriors that are gonna online and call me an outsider.
How?
How am I the outsider? I have been doing this for four years.
Every match I do is great!
I've been doing this longer than half of the people on the roster!
[crowd boos]
I am the best this company has. I am next up.
And when are you idiots going to accept me because, news flash,
I am exactly who I say I am.
You, sir, are a corporate pawn.
You will do whatever the bosses tell you to do.
The bosses tell John Cena to roll over, he rolls over on his back like a good boy.
[crowd boos]
Logan Paul does whatever he wants, and if I want attention,
I don't have to get naked at the Oscars to get it.
[crowd jeers]
[crowd chants] Cena! Cena! Cena!
John Cena, you said it yourself,
I am a moment maker. I am an eyeball magnet.
Shut up!
[crowd chanting]
Okay, all right.
Y'all got a collective three brain cells. This is perfect.
Let's play a game because you're right, you're right about one thing.
One of us is the impostor. Let's play a game.
Who's the imposter? How about this?
Who's the impostor?
The guy who risks his life at every PLE for your viewing pleasure
or the guy who's been doing the same five moves for 23 years?
[crowd boos]
Who is the impostor?
The guy that leaves this ring to go to pretend to be someone else
or the guy who stays here to be himself?
[crowd boos]
These are facts.
And the fact is…
[crowd chants] Who are ya? Who are ya?
I am Logan Paul, and I am here to stay!
And, John Cena, I cannot wait to share the ring with you in Paris.
But I'm not signing a cohabitation agreement.
Buddy…
this is my house now, John!
[crowd boos]
Logan Paul is an undeniable presence.
[crowd cheers]
Logan Paul is a tremendous athlete.
[crowd boos]
Logan Paul is a future WWE Champion.
[crowd boos]
Logan Paul is a future WrestleMania main event.
[crowd boos]
These are things I believe to be true.
And, boy, they make me upset.
[crowd cheers]
And they make you upset too, don't they?
[crowd cheers]
Yeah, and I can tell why you're upset.
For years, you have been calling him everything,
but you've stuck on this one term for Logan Paul.
[crowd chanting]
[Cena] I guess Dublin chooses **** but…
[crowd cheers]
…the term I keep hearing
is Logan Paul is an "outsider."
[crowd cheers]
We gotta course correct.
You guys, he ain't leaving. We're stuck with him.
[crowd jeers]
Logan Paul is not an outsider.
Logan Paul is a disappointment.
[crowd cheers]
You're a disappointment because we were so excited when you came here, man.
I sat and talked to you for hours on your podcast.
As a family, we opened our arms to you,
and instead of respecting this house, what the hell do you do?
You use us as some branding opportunity to buy another Pokémon card.
[crowd cheers]
And on top of that,
you got the audacity to come out here and bully my family,
step into our home,
and then brag to me that you put your life on the line
for a grand total of 23 matches?
[crowd jeers]
Wow.
Wow, 23.
That's an amazing number
because I have given my heart and soul
to this business for 23 years.
[crowd cheers]
[Cena] You understand?
And that's not just Premium Live Events
or televised events or pay per views,
that's non-televised events here in Dublin
for the people that actually give a damn.
[crowd cheers]
In 2010, I fought Sheamus here with no cameras.
You were making Vine videos with your brother.
[crowd jeers]
[inaudible]
You see, Logan,
you got all this potential, but that's the one difference between me and you,
and that's why they are the way they are.
Every single time I step in this ring,
whether I got a hundred moves,
five moves or one move.
[crowd cheers]
All I do is ask one question, and my track record proves it.
What can I give to this business?
[crowd cheers]
The reason they give you a hard time is because they can see you're slimy, dawg.
Every time you step in this ring, you got one question, but it's different.
It's what can you take from this business?
It does not matter--
My man, I'm dropping some wisdom on you.
Shut your mouth.
[crowd cheers]
It does not matter…
how fast you can run.
It does not matter how high you can jump.
It does not matter how many viral videos you create.
These people can see through BS, man,
and they know you're here for the wrong reasons.
I'm gonna flip the script. Logan Paul is not an outsider.
Logan Paul is a parasite.
[crowd cheers]
Yeah, that tracks. That tracks, That sounds really good.
Logan Paul is a parasite.
[chanting] Parasite! Parasite! Parasite!
The truth is a jagged pill, and the truth is you step into this business
and suck everything you can from it.
You have sucked opportunity away in my final moments
of deserving superstars like Dom Mysterio, AJ Styles, Seth Rollins,
the Usos, Jacob Fatu, just to name 'em all!
[crowd chants] Logan sucks! Logan sucks!
[crowd chanting] AJ Styles! AJ Styles! AJ Styles!
[Cena] Yeah, you hear that?
They want to see those legendary matches,
and they think I am wasting my time with you.
[crowd cheers]
We haven't agreed a lot over the years, and that's what makes us strong.
And the thing they know is I'm a man of my word,
and what happened is you got lucky.
You were first in line and asked for a match,
And now you've got one,
and now Clash in Paris is the most important match of your life.
You know… you know a lot about hustle.
You know nothing about loyalty or respect.
[crowd cheers]
And the first thing you should understand
if you are going to make it in any long-term capacity in this business,
this is never your house.
I learned the hard way. This is their world.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants] Cena! Cena! Cena! Cena!
And as far as a cohabitation agreement, I read the news, homie,
you got plenty of legal trouble.
[crowd jeers]
The only agreement we have…
is you better bring your A game to Paris. You understand?
[crowd cheers]
'Cause your opponent is the Greatest of All Time.
[crowd cheers]
And if you think for one second, in my final moments here,
I'm just gonna let you waltz into Paris with your drone behind you,
just some backflipping YouTuber selling salt water,
you in for a long night.
[crowd cheers]
At Clash in Paris, you will either understand
what it means to give up yourself to this business I love,
or I'm gonna beat the ever loving **** out of you.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd jeers]
[Tessitore] Oh! Wisdom dropped!
[crowd cheering]
[Tessitore] And now so is Logan Paul!
Attitude Adjustment for someone who needs one.
-["The Time is Now" plays] -[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] Well, the career may be in the rear view,
but the old vet has still got the chops in that ring.
Logan Paul got schooled tonight
ahead of their showdown at Clash in Paris.
[Tessitore] I guess John Cena's saying "It's not your house yet, Logan."
That is what's coming your way,
John Cena, Logan Paul is the Clash in Paris.
[crowd cheers]
♪ But they gone fishing With no bait ♪
♪ Kid, your boy hold weight I got my soul straight ♪
♪ I brush you mouth Like Colgate ♪
♪ In any weather, I'm never better Your boy's so hot ♪
♪ You'll never catch me In the next man's sweater ♪
♪ If they hate, let 'em hate I drop ya whole clan ♪
♪ Lay yo' ass down For the three-second tan ♪
♪ Your time is up My time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy I'm shinin' now… ♪
Jade, I didn't need your help today.
I could have beaten Becky on my own, and I've already beat Nia, so--
Girl, like you said, I need you at a hundred percent.
So when I beat you, there'll be no excuses.
Now you and I can work tonight, and we could be cute,
but after we beat Becky and Nia,
I'm coming for my title.
Bet that.
♪ We want smoke, we want smoke… ♪
[Tessitore] We got Tiffany and Jade, Becky and Nia
in a Tag Team matchup set to come.
["We Want Smoke" plays]
♪ Meet us here right in the middle ♪
-♪ We comin' and poppin' it off ♪ -[bell ringing]
[Nash] The following Tag Team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by B-Fab,
with a combined weight of 492 pounds,
Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford,
The Street Profits.
[Tessitore] Profits trying to get back to gold.
They're in against the dangerous and sinister MFTs.
-[Dawkins] Hey! -[crowd cheering]
♪ We want smoke ♪
♪ We want smoke, we want smoke ♪
[crowd booing]
[crowd cheering]
What the hell was that?
Want me to tell you what it was?
-You're scared of John Cena. -No.
-Listen to me. -No, no, no.
Subconsciously, you're scared of the mystique of John Cena.
Seventeen-time World Champion, Super Cena.
Let me let you in on a little secret. It's not 2010.
That's not Super Cena. Don't get me wrong, he's still John Cena.
But you're Logan Paul.
You're in your prime. And you got to make this right.
Tonight.
Think about what I did to Cody. He embarrassed you.
You're gonna make this right tonight, whatever it takes.
-Got it? -Yes, sir.
Whatever it takes.
[Tessitore] Very direct message from Drew McIntyre to Logan Paul.
♪ We want smoke, we want smoke ♪
♪ Ten toes down, play to win ♪
♪ These four corners, I don't know you ♪
♪ Put respect upon the name Get 'em, get 'em up ♪
♪ I ain't tryna hold you ♪
♪ Our bank account, get to beatboxing ♪
♪ Hit you right up in the sweet spot ♪
♪ We all in, you be in the wind ♪
♪ When the smoke clears See The Street Profits ♪
[song ends]
[crowd cheering]
["Taking It All" plays]
♪ We taking it all ♪
♪ Settle the score No, I will not take a loss ♪
♪ Taking it all ♪
[Nash] And their opponents, accompanied by Talla Tonga
and the United States Champion, Solo Sikoa,
JC Mateo, Tonga Loa.
MFT.
[Tessitore] You know, we hear Solo Sikoa's constant chorus of "they run SmackDown."
And then you look at who he trots out
and just had that gravitas, has that seriousness.
As he even looks over at Talla Tonga.
JC Mateo and Tonga Loa, Wade, repping the MFTs.
Tag Team matchup.
[Barrett] Yeah, so Solo's crew, as intimidating as they are,
have been embarrassed two weeks in a row.
Solo lost to Sami Zayn a couple of weeks ago in Montreal.
And last week they lost in Six-Man Tag action to Zayn, Big Jim and Jacob Fatu.
Tonight is the night they have to pop things right.
Because the winners of this match are gonna earn themselves
a number one contender's opportunity on SmackDown next week
in a match against our winners from earlier,
-Melo Don't Miz. -[bell ringing]
[Barrett] So this is a massive moment for both teams.
[Tessitore] They'll get right to a power matchup right away
with Angelo Dawkins and Tonga Loa.
[Barrett] Tonga Loa truly is the muscle of The Bloodline, silently delivering carnage
since being acquired by Solo Sikoa.
Man, can he get up with that dropkick from that height
as now here comes Montez Ford.
[Barrett] Good job I've got a monitor because-- oh--
I've got the massive Talla Tonga standing in front of me,
and I cannot see a thing in the ring.
Well, B-Fab loves what she's seeing.
[Tessitore] Tez. He is so springy.
[Barrett] Just admiring the lat spread of Talla Tonga
[Tessitore] I mean, he is just a massive, massive man.
Glad you're with us here. 3Arena in Dublin is sold out,
and it has been roaring all night long.
[crowd chanting] OTC! OTC! OTC!
JC Mateo, former Olympian, compact, powerful,
sneaky athleticism for that body type.
[Barrett] What I really like about JC Mateo is he follows orders to a T,
unlike the likes of Jacob Fatu
who got ideas above his station at one point now.
Now, JC Mateo knows full well the mission from Solo Sikoa
is acquisition of all the gold on SmackDown,
and part of that process is winning this,
getting yourself a number one contenders match next week
and then winning the gold.
[Tessitore] Tez with that big leg drop and now lining up JC Mateo.
Onto the apron. A big kick from there.
[Barrett] Illegal levels of athleticism for Montez Ford,
and we should be used to it by now,
but it always blows minds.
Blowing the mind of--
[Tessitore] Oh, run right into the post!
Oh, trim it in right to his right shoulder.
Look at you now…
The two-time WWE Tag Team Champions,
the Street Profits trying to put themselves back in position.
JC Mateo with the cover on Montez Ford.
-[Barrett] Yes, JC! -[Tessitore] Look at JC Mateo!
That's exactly what we're talking about.
The surprising athleticism from that ultra compact powerful build.
Solo Sikoa cheers on his MFTs as he long ago labeled them.
[Barrett] Even Montez Ford had to be impressed by that
explosive athleticism from JC Mateo.
Although he may not be appreciating it right now.
[Tessitore] Mateo comes running in,
but Ford with just enough left to get out of the way,
and you can see the way it affects JC Mateo.
[Barrett] Using JC Mateo's athleticism against him there,
but still not got enough to get that tag to a fresh Angelo Dawkins.
Tonga Loa trying to contain Ford.
[Barrett] Ford just crumbled there.
He managed to get out of the move but wasn't able to do anything about it
once he got free.
Nothing left in the tank, but--
[Tessitore] He sends him out!
[Barrett] Oh, and this is looking bleak for the MFTs here.
The crawl is on from Montez Ford.
B-Fab leading the cheers.
And a tag here completely changes the game for the Profits!
[Tessitore] And he finds Big Angelo Dawkins.
Dawk looking to get to work…
as only he can!
Absolute thumper of the team, and perhaps the only man
who can match power with these MFTs…
who do not know what has hit them at this point.
[Tessitore] Dawk has found his gear.
[Barrett] And how quickly did this one turn around?
And JC Mateo is a huge man, but Angelo Dawkins with ease…
[Tessitore] Out of the electric chair and into the waist lock.
[Barrett] Sliding out of there, but JC Mateo looks exhausted at this point.
Taking a lot of abuse in this one. Burned off a lot of energy.
And now it's two-on-one.
[Tessitore] And the combo offense from Montez Ford, and--
Oh, and Tonga Loa saves it.
[Barrett] Pinpoint timing there from Tonga Loa, and it had to be,
otherwise he was gonna get read the right attack by Solo Sikoa
if this one ended there.
[Tessitore] Tez sends him out. There's a roll up. There's a roll up
-Rolled right through. -[Barrett] Right through. That was nice.
[Tessitore] Oh, what a big pump knee!
Did you see the height on that knee from Tez?
[Barrett] Crazy elevation, and now going skyward.
-And sensing the danger is Solo Sikoa. -[Tessitore] Oh!
[Barrett] Wow, Talla Tonga running interference.
-[Tessitore] Talla Tonga… -[Barrett] Oh!
[Tessitore] And now JC Mateo. Tour of the Islands.
JC Mateo to put it away.
Oh, and Tez is alive. Tez with the kick out.
[Barrett] Of course, the modified version of the Tour of the Islands, there.
Didn't quite get all of it on Tez
as we are used to,
but the interference on the… Oh, God.
-[Barrett] Oh! -[Tessitore] Oh!
-[Tessitore] Big Jim! -[crowd cheers]
Big Jim with a steel chair to neutralize Talla Tonga.
-Oh, he kicks right through it. -[Barrett] Just bounced off Talla Tonga.
What a freak.
[Tessitore] Look at the size, nearly seven foot
as he's wrecking Jimmy Uso.
[Barrett] Two shots from a steel chair.
And it is Talla Tonga in hot pursuit of Big Jim.
[Tessitore] Whoa!
Sami Zayn just takes out Solo on our announce desk.
-[Barrett] Helluva Kick! -[Tessitore] Helluva Kick!
[Barrett] On the bane of Solo Sikoa's existence,
Sami Zayn has just wiped out the leader of the MFTs.
[Tessitore] Tez Ford goes flying!
He takes flight in Ireland.
[Barrett] Oh, God, this is all going wrong for the MFTs.
[Tessitore] Absolutely wild.
[Barrett] Sky high from Angelo Dawkins.
[Tessitore] From The Heavens with the shamrock!
-How about that? -[bell rings]
["We Want Smoke" plays]
[Nash] Here are your winners, The Street Profits!
[Barrett] Well, the MFTs looked like they had this one in the bag,
but it is The Street Profits who win,
and they go in to a Number One Contenders match next week.
[Tessitore] R-Truth, Aleister Black, next.
[Tessitore] Aleister Black wants so badly to take care of business against R-Truth.
All the way back on July 11th, Wade.
Getting the best of Truth, went for a steel chair.
That was a roll up win, that had R-Truth come out the victor,
when they met up.
[Barrett] The only pinfall loss on Aleister Black's time here
since returning to SmackDown several months ago,
and it is a loss that was both shocking
and has lingered in the poisoned mind of Black ever since.
And tonight is the night he expunges that poison for good.
[Tessitore] Poisoned mind is an appropriate descriptive.
[Barrett] Well, I wouldn't say that to his face.
I'm kind of intimidated by him and I keep well clear,
and I would advise the rest of the locker room to do the same,
however, R-Truth will not be that fortunate tonight.
[Tessitore] Aleister Black against R-Truth.
-Dublin, Ireland, what's up? -[crowd cheers]
I'm gonna tell y'all what's up.
I got some good news and I got some bad news.
The bad news is I'm not gonna be able to make it tonight.
I know, I know, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, my bad.
I flew to Dublin, Georgia. And not Dublin, Ireland.
I didn't even know there were two places with Dublin in it.
So I just started Dublin and I ended up on Dublin, Georgia.
My bad, but I made a call to one of my good friends,
Aleister Black, never fret. Say hello to my little friend.
["Rise For The Night" plays]
-[Barrett] Oh, God. Oh, God. -[Tessitore] Oh. Oh!
[Tessitore] Damian Priest.
Aleister Black thought he put him out of action, the brutal attack,
but here is Priest!
[Barrett] Oh, what a switcheroo. Aleister Black was not ready for this.
We haven't seen Priest since he was laid out
with a steel chair and a Black Mass, three weeks ago!
[Tessitore] That Black Mass that crushed in the head of Damian Priest.
And now he comes out here
and is face-to-face, taking care of business with Aleister Black.
[Barrett] Oh, my God.
Three weeks of rage and pain all erupting in the face of Aleister Black,
-who he is now fighting… -[Tessitore] What an uppercut!
…for his dear life,
and it's a fight he's losing against The Street King.
There's rage seeping out of the pores.
-And here come the cavalry. -[crowd boos]
[Tessitore] Now security coming over to take care of the situation.
[Barrett] Good. It was about to be a major crime scene.
[Tessitore] Look at them surrounding… They can't hold him back.
[Barrett] No, the shots are just bouncing off.
Damian Priest tonight, who is now in hot pursuit.
[Tessitore] Big strike, and now they are brawling back out on the floor.
It was just three weeks ago tonight that we were scared for Damian's future.
He breaks free again.
[Barrett] Oh, God, you're gonna need a cattle prod to calm Damian Priest down
when he's in this kind of mood.
[Tessitore] Black had him laid out three weeks ago.
R-Truth said I got a friend here who wants to see you.
And speaking of attacks that had us all scared
for the health and safety of a superstar,
the real concern recently has been the status of Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes.
It's been a couple of weeks since Drew McIntyre attacked Cody Rhodes.
As for a medical update, unfortunately, we cannot provide one at this time.
We are efforting to do so, but let's remind you what happened
when Cody was attacked by Drew.
[Barrett] Yeah, so this was a couple of weeks ago on SmackDown.
McIntyre launched a shocking attack on Cody,
splintering our desk with a Claymore.
Using the head of Cody Rhodes to smash it open.
And like Joe said,
we have not received a medical update on Cody,
we are endeavoring to get as much news--
What's the bleeding story?
-[Tessitore] What is… -[crowd cheers]
So, lads, do we have a medical update on Cody yet?
We're efforting.
We're efforting to give a medical update.
I'll give you an official update on Cody Rhodes.
Cody Rhodes is a little ****.
[crowd cheers]
But, Cody, I've done you a favor of giving you a gift, of giving you more time,
with the thing you value more in this entire world,
the WWE Championship.
So hold it tight, kick the wife out the bed and sleep with it.
Take some selfies with it,
because inevitably you're going to have to fight Drew McIntyre.
And I'm one of the only people in WWE that's pinned you.
And the next time I pin you, I'm taking that bloody title.
[crowd cheers]
Now I've been walking around backstage, just what I did a couple of weeks ago,
and guess how many people have chastised me and told me off.
Zero people.
They all want your spot, buddy. You've got no friends left in WWE.
-But it's okay. -[crowd cheers]
I tell you, it's lonely at the top.
[Tessitore] Oh, no.
RKO!
-A Viper strike in Dublin! -[crowd cheers]
["Voices" plays]
[Barrett] Perhaps Cody Rhodes's oldest and best friend in this industry,
getting a little payback
on behalf of our wounded champ.
[Tessitore] Last time we saw Randy Orton it was SummerSlam with Jelly Roll,
and that tag team loss to Logan Paul and Drew.
And look who's sitting here high above in Ireland now.
RKO on Drew.
I'm a professional.
-They don't appreciate me. Katie Taylor-- -[Jax clears throat]
Let's get one thing clear,
Tiffy and Jade need to realize they cannot step to me like that.
So since we have to tag tonight, let's get on the same page together, okay?
Okay, well, let's get one thing clear,
We are still mortal enemies, okay?
But those people don't appreciate me.
They need to know that I am their hero, okay?
All right, so I need to win tonight,
so you need to be on the same page as me, okay, all right?
-Sounds good. I'll see you out there. -Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, you will. You'll see me out there.
They'll see me out there, they'll see me win.
[Tessitore] Hey, next week, the road to the Clash in Paris.
It stops in Lyon, France.
This is one of the decibel bursting all-time crowds,
and they get the US Championship match, Solo Sikoa against Sami Zayn.
[Barrett] And get this, just announced, two teams, both winners tonight,
both with one goal in mind, to win tag goal.
They're going to get the chance to become number one contenders next week
in Lyon, France.
As the Street Profits go head-to-head with Melo Don't Miz.
[Tessitore] And it is a tag team title defense.
Charlexa as they like to say on social media, The Queen and Bliss.
Flair and Bliss against Alba and Piper, The Secret Hervice.
That is next week from Lyon, France.
[Barrett] Charlexa.
[Tessitore] There's Nia Jax.
When the night started, she arrived to remind Tiffany Stratton
that they have business to deal with.
Nobody expected the business would come this way.
The Man has come around.
["New Lows" plays]
[Tessitore] Teaming with Dublin's own Becky Lynch.
[Barrett] I think she has renounced citizenship of Dublin,
but you know how things went a little earlier.
I think she claims Hollywood now.
[bell rings]
[Nash] The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring from Dublin, Ireland.
She is the WWE Women's Intercontinental Champion.
The Man!
Becky Lynch!
[Tessitore] Yeah, I don't think she was a crowd pleaser
when you're saying Bono's pretentious,
and James Joyce and Oscar Wilde are losers,
saying Dublin doesn't appreciate me.
[Barrett] Well, who did they ever beat?
[Tessitore] Jade Cargill, Tiffany Stratton, just three weeks ago,
they were in the midst of an A-plus battle at SummerSlam.
Now teammates.
The Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton, The Storm Jade Cargill
opposite this matchup of Becky Lynch and Nia Jax.
[Barrett] And to be clear, Jade Cargill has reiterated
that she still wants another opportunity at her tag partner tonight,
Tiffany Stratton.
So keep an eye on that relationship. Oh!
-[Tessitore] Oh. -Keep your eye on Becky Lynch too.
[Barrett] While I talk about that relationship,
it would be remiss of me to not mention that Becky Lynch, once upon a time,
had her nose plastered across her face by tonight's tag partner Nia Jax.
So keep your eye on that relationship too.
Could be a messy night in this main event, and I kind of hope it is.
[Tessitore] It was a memorable blood-splattered moment in WWE history.
Tiffany's going up top.
[Barrett] This could get blood-splattered very soon by the looks of things here.
[Tessitore] Oh, my, to the floor!
Swanton to the floor.
[Barrett] High risk right off the bat, and it paid off
for the WWE Women's Champ.
We really are on Tiffy Time tonight.
[Tessitore] How about that?
[Barrett] Killed two birds with one stone,
and this could be a short night of work,
but wait up.
Becky Lynch has a trick or two up her sleeve.
[Tessitore] Oh, Nia with the leg drop as Becky Lynch holds her in place.
Right into the cover, and that shoulder's up.
[Tessitore] Glad you're with us here.
It is a sold-out 3Arena here on the road to Clash in Paris.
That's just nine days away, but what a spectacle we have had here
in Dublin, Ireland.
And now Jade Cargill face-to-face with Becky Lynch.
Did you ever think you'd see this?
[Barrett] Not tonight.
Raw superstar Becky Lynch now facing off with the Storm and losing this battle.
It's a dream match right here.
[Tessitore] Wow, and Jade is taking it to the Man.
[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] Think about the growth of Jade Cargill this calendar year.
Just getting better and better.
But Becky Lynch, the Man, is already in that better club.
[Tessitore] Oh, she's getting a taste of the power
of Jade Cargill with the fallaway slam!
And now Becky trying to gather herself.
[Barrett] Women's game has never quite seen
the power of Jade Cargill combined with this level of athleticism.
It's a cheat code.
But Becky Lynch at sixes and sevens now.
[Tessitore] Oh, she is just stumbling around in that corner,
takes the big kick.
[Barrett] A statement victory this would be
if Jade Cargill can put this away against the Dubliner.
Would you look at the power sit-out by Jade Cargill?
[Barrett] Just a millisecond away from victory there.
How impressive is Jade Cargill thus far?
Can she close it out though? That's the question.
Tag partner Tiffany Stratton is down and maybe out for the rest of this match.
It could effectively be two-on-one here.
[Tessitore] Oh, Jade was going on for one more,
and now Becky does tag Nia Jax.
She needed that badly.
And Jade turns right back to Becky Lynch. Just rag dolls her across the ring.
[Barrett] Well, she did not see the tag. That's the issue.
Nia Jax is the legal woman here, and Jade Cargill doesn't know.
[Tessitore] Becky Lynch just exited the ring, and now the senton from Nia,
who is the legal participant.
And now Nia Jax is lining it up for the Annihilator.
Oh, and Jade's back to her feet! Powerbomb!
Becky Lynch has gone to take a walk away from the ring.
She's nowhere to be found.
[Barrett] It's two-on-one. We're getting quick tags here.
-[Tessitore] Prettiest Moonsault Ever! -[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] But Jade Cargill is now legal after that connected flush.
[Tessitore] And the splash! Becky Lynch exited.
-Nia's left with this! -[bell rings]
["A Storm is Coming" plays]
[Nash] Here are your winners,
Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill!
[Barrett] Well, Becky Lynch had enough of this Dublin audience disrespecting her
and left and effectively left Nia Jax to the wolves.
What a victory here by these two SummerSlam opponents
who got on the same page here.
[crowd cheers]
-[music ends] -[crowd cheers]
John!
Hey! Sorry to bother you.
I just heard from Brock Lesnar.
Thing is…
[grunts]
How's that for A game, John?
-[Aldis] What are you doing? -I'll see you in Paris!
[Paul whoops]
[Aldis] Get out of here!
[Paul laughs]
John.
John, are you okay?
We need medics! Medics now!
Logan! medics! Medics now!