[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[epic electronic music playing]
[epic classical music playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Neva Play" playing]
[Cole] The men's and women's Crown Jewel titles have traveled the 7,000-plus miles
from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia to Western Australia.
This is the gorgeous city of Perth, home to a massive WWE weekend.
♪ Let 'em know we on the way ♪
♪ Countin' zeroes every day ♪
♪ You know that we never play, aye ♪
[Cole] And you are looking live at the RAC Arena
on Wellington Street in downtown Perth.
We are sold out tonight for Friday Night Smackdown.
From the Crown Jewel premium live event
where the gorgeous men's and women's Crown Jewel Championships
will be up for grabs.
And there is a look at the men's title.
3,300 embedded stones, 50 carats of diamonds,
250 total carat weight.
That is what's on the line tomorrow night.
[music stops]
-["Kingdom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Wrestling has more Than one royal family ♪
♪ Adrenaline in my soul Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said ♪
♪ When I was younger… ♪
[Taylor] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome
the Undisputed
WWE Champion.
The American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes!
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me Until the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ Lights go down, I'm ready now ♪
♪ Tear this roof off for the town ♪
♪ Gonna give 'em what they came to see ♪
♪ Hear the crowd On their toes… ♪
[Cole] Cody Rhodes also wearing the Crown Jewel Championship Ring,
which will be awarded to the winner tomorrow night.
Cody, of course, the inaugural Crown Jewel Champion.
♪ My father said… ♪
[Cole] Well, there is no doubt
that Cody Rhodes is in the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins's head.
He's had his number last Friday on SmackDown.
It was a tag team matchup
where Cody Rhodes was teamed with Randy Orton versus The Vision.
Seth Rollins would come from out of nowhere
as Randy Orton was ready to strike
and deliver a stomp to the WWE's Apex Predator,
allowing Bronson Reed to hit a Tsunami
-and pick up the win. -[bell rings]
But, Wade Barrett, Seth Rollins couldn't help himself.
He couldn't leave well enough alone.
[Barrett] Yeah. Amidst the celebrations,
Rollins decided to take a cheap shot at his Crown Jewel opponent.
But the American Nightmare was ready, drilling Rollins with a Cross Rhodes
and further exacerbating the confidence crisis
in the mind of Rollins ahead of tomorrow's showdown.
[Cole] Will the confidence crisis end for Rollins tomorrow?
[music stops]
[crowd cheers]
[chanting] Cody, Cody Rhodes!
So…
Perth…
[crowd cheers]
…what do you want to talk about?
[crowd cheers]
We could talk about
Seth Rollins.
[crowd boos]
Seth Rollins and his doom and gloom outlook on our match that,
according to him,
has something to do with the future of the industry.
And I poked fun at how Seth talked about our match at Crown Jewel.
But after hearing Mr. Heyman…
[crowd boos]
After hearing Mr. Heyman describe the actual stakes of our match,
I started to think, well, maybe… maybe Seth was right.
I started to realize how much Seth's role mirrors his role at WrestleMania
when I finished the story.
Yet it's Seth, and not Roman, that is becoming the type of man
he sacrificed himself to defeat.
Crown Jewel might be Seth Rollins's Achilles' heel.
I might be Seth Rollins's Achilles' heel.
And dismantling this whole Vision has now fallen on my shoulders.
Lucky me, I suppose. But I can't blame Seth for falling into this trap.
Because when you love WWE,
and you guys sound like you love WWE…
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody!
[crowd chanting] Cody, Cody Rhodes!
[chanting continues]
You guys sound like you're gonna have fun tonight.
[crowd cheers]
As I was saying, when you love WWE like Seth loves it,
you'll do anything to protect it, to keep it sacred.
You'll even let your own reality get a bit skewed.
But when you start to think that you are the only one
who can carry all of this, that's the downfall.
That's a quest for control, a quest for power.
And it tips the scales from your original intentions.
Seth, I know you don't love the QB moniker. But I'll be very blunt with you.
It's a nickname, and it's a shared nickname at that.
As much as I like to be a leader, as much as I want to be a leader,
this team that WWE has assembled is the greatest team it's ever assembled.
And on any given night, if I'm not pulling my weight,
there's somebody who can step up, and there's somebody who can do it.
[crowd applauds]
And I'm gonna go ahead and name some names and not for the cheap pop.
I'm gonna name them so that I can illustrate my point further.
I'm talking about wrestlers.
I'm talking about superstars like Randy Orton.
[crowd cheers]
Of course,
I'm talking about superstars like Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheers]
I'm talking about superstars like Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheers]
I'm talking about superstars like Jey Uso.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
Hell, I'm pretty sure I'm even talking about CM Punk.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
But, Seth, I also could be talking about you,
this spot that you're so envious of, you might be in…
[crowd booing]
You guys really don't like Seth Rollins, huh?
[booing continues]
Nonetheless, it's a spot that perhaps Seth could fill.
But I'm not here to talk reason with Seth Rollins.
[crowd boos]
No matter what, I've tried to talk reason with Seth.
I doubt he's listening, but here is what I will say.
I'll give in to the idea that the world does indeed revolve around Seth Rollins.
Then let me ask you this.
In that world, Seth, who am I to you?
Because I can't just be any wrestler. No.
I'd have to be the wrestler, right?
I'd have to be the one that you wear my gear to the funeral.
I'd have to be the one that you bury me in my boots.
I'd have to be the one that on any night, in any era, under any circumstance,
I am the one in your world and in mine, Seth Rollins,
that you cannot beat.
[crowd cheers]
-["Kingdom" playing] -[Cole] A definitive statement
from Quarterback 1.
The inaugural Crown Jewel Champion, Cody Rhodes
will take on the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins tomorrow.
At Crown Jewel.
♪ …about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said… ♪
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, the Archer of Infamy,
Damian Priest looks to finally end things with his adversary Aleister Black.
It's last man standing.
Incapacitate your opponent until he can't make it to his feet
-by a count of ten. It's live tonight. -[chanting]
And the Street Profits are in the house accompanied by B-Fab,
an opportunity to win back their tag team gold against the Wyatt Sicks.
[crowd cheers]
I just wanted to congratulate you on becoming a Women's World Champion.
I remember what it felt like when I became
the first ever United States Women's Champion.
Champ to champ, you just have it.
So spicy.
You've got that secret sauce, La Primavera.
So with that being said, I wanted to offer you the coveted position
of Slaygent of my Secret Hervice.
Aren't you lucky?
I would absolutely never ask Tacky Time to do that.
So just so you know, this is only for you. Did you see what she was wearing today?
-[clears throat] -It's giving…
-Hi. -[crowd cheers]
Hi.
I'm gonna go.
Bye.
I will have your back today.
And I know you'll have mine.
But I will say again.
Tomorrow, may the best woman win.
Glad we're on the same page.
[speaking Spanish]
-["Worlds Apart" playing] -[Cole] The two champs
on the same team later tonight.
♪ Let's go! ♪
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following is the United States Championship
Open Challenge.
Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Sami Zayn!
[Cole] What a fighting champion Sami Zayn has been.
Who will step up to the challenge?
Who will have an opportunity at the United States title?
Find out next on SmackDown.
[crowd cheers]
-[crowd cheers] -American Nightmare, huh?
Now you know it ain't been nothing but love with the Samoan Werewolf.
But on the other side of Crown Jewel, when you finish with Seth Rollins,
oh, you know what's popping with me.
Good.
[crowd cheers, applauds]
[Aldis] You know,
there's nothing I like more than watching someone level up in real time.
-Okay. -Speaking of which,
I need to talk to you about something.
-Come by my office, all right? -Okay.
Well, keep it one hunnid then, Nick.
-[scoffs] -[grunting]
[both grunting]
What did you think was gonna happen?
Punk my ass out? What'd you think was gonna happen?
-[clamoring] -[Cole] Oh, my God.
Don't you dare. What is wrong with you?
I was just beating up this piece of crap.
I need to talk to you.
-[Aldis] Hey, whoa. Hey! -Get off me!
Get your punk hands off me!
[Cole] Well, McIntyre still steaming
after being upstaged by Jacob Fatu a few weeks ago.
Meanwhile, for the first time ever…
We're five for five. Whoever wants it, it's right here.
[Cole] The first time ever, the United States Championship
will be defended in Australia.
Who will take the challenge?
-["The Rising Sun" playing] -[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] Oh!
[crowd vocalizing "The Rising Sun"]
[Taylor] Introducing the challenger,
from Kyoto, Japan,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Cole] What an incredible moment here tonight.
The renewal of a great rivalry.
[Barrett] And this is exactly why you don't set open challenges.
Nakamura, a man we have not seen for months,
is back with a vengeance.
And Sami Zayn may well have just ended his own reign.
[Cole] And this is for the United States Championship.
Sami Zayn, who has been defending the title each and every week
against the likes of Aleister Black,
Je'von Evans from NXT,
Carmelo Hayes,
Rey Fenix
and the GOAT, John Cena.
Tonight, Sami puts the title on the line against Shinsuke Nakamura.
[music ends]
[bell rings]
[Cole] And this is interesting, Wade.
Remember all the way back in 2016.
NXT TakeOver Dallas, Texas,
the night that Shinsuke Nakamura made his in-ring debut
against the man he's fighting tonight, Sami Zayn.
[Barrett] Well, Shinsuke Nakamura truly is the master of the art of war,
only ever fight battles on your own terms.
Of course, Shinsuke all week has known he's gonna answer this challenge.
Sami Zayn has had no clue who to prep for.
And in the early goings here, he's looking lost.
[Cole] But he's done very well, has Sami Zayn,
fighting back every challenge over the past month.
[Barrett] Why give yourself a huge disadvantage like this
against a former United States Champion in Shinsuke Nakamura?
Sami Zayn really can be his own worst enemy.
[Cole] Well, he's a fighting champion, Wade.
He wants to defend the title each and every week.
He's made a point of it.
[Barrett] He might not be a fighting champion for much longer
the way this could go against Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Cole] And Nakamura sent across the ring.
He's held the United States Championship on three different occasions,
including earlier this year. And a knee now to the face of Sami Zayn.
Nakamura…
looking to control Zayn early in this match.
[Barrett] Nakamura looks completely reborn here
versus the Nakamura we saw earlier this year,
new threads, a new attitude.
[Cole] Oh! And that right there is vintage Nakamura,
that sliding German suplex.
Shinsuke's in control.
Now this is, uh, the United States Championship Open Challenge.
Sami Zayn against a former United States Champion, Shinsuke Nakamura.
Doing some research over the past few minutes,
this is actually the 8th time, Wade, that these two men have gone one-on-one.
Sami Zayn owns a slight four-to-three edge over Nakamura, so very evenly matched.
Oh! Nakamura with a suplex to the champion.
[Barrett] Well, there's one statistic you didn't just read out,
this is the first time they've competed when Sami Zayn had no idea
who his opponent was gonna be,
whereas Shinsuke knew all week long he was gonna take on Sami Zayn.
[Cole] Both of these men former NXT Champions.
And Nakamura firing up now.
Zayn misses wildly, and now Shinsuke with the right hand.
And now the crisp kicks from Shinsuke Nakamura,
so extremely dangerous for the step-up enziguri
and it drops the champ in the corner.
[Barrett] The unique striking ability of Shinsuke Nakamura,
highly-skilled jiujitsu exponent,
and doesn't Sami Zayn know that only too well.
[Cole] Nakamura, it looked like he was going for Good Vibrations.
Sami was able to counter.
Nakamura, now, takes out Sami with a heel kick to the face
into the cover for the United States Championship.
And a kick out by Zayn at two.
[Barrett] Some Bad Vibrations to the brain of Sami Zayn,
and Sami Zayn is completely rocked at this point.
Nakamura can attack at will, and he's doing just that.
[Cole] Yeah, and you mentioned the striking ability of… of Shinsuke Nakamura,
the patented Japanese Strong Style by Nakamura.
Sami now tries to fight back.
Big knee to the midsection.
And right across the back of the neck.
[Barrett] It's not just the Strong Style nature of the kicks, they're so precise.
Pick a target and be relentless.
Attack upon attack on that neck of Sami Zayn.
[Cole] I'm very impressed, uh, with the intensity tonight
-and the aggression of Shinsuke Nakamura. -[Barrett] Yeah.
This is the opposite of what we are talking about--
-Oh, my God! -[Cole] Oh!
That clothesline turns Nakamura inside out.
And Sami, just like that, has turned things around.
[Barrett] And that is the secret sauce of Sami Zayn,
be under the cuff for minutes and bounce back.
In the snap of a finger, immediately back on top.
[Cole] Off the top rope, rolls through.
Shinsuke misses wildly and…
Ooh, looks like Sami may have been going for the Blue Thunder Bomb,
but Nakamura caught him with a kick to the face.
[Barrett] Such unique offense from Nakamura, simply no defending that.
Zayn managing to duck the first shot.
The second one was coming right behind it and caught Zayn on the temple.
[Cole] And Nakamura's got Sami where he wants him.
Nakamura went for the Kinshasa.
And a Michinoku Driver by Sami Zayn!
Cover now, now for the win!
Nakamura kicks at two!
[Barrett] Now, no sign of ring rust whatsoever from Nakamura.
I think after this strike here…
Sami Zayn thought he had the job done, match won, only to be denied.
Late, late kick out though, and Nakamura's in big trouble.
[Cole] This is for the United States Championship,
another open challenge in place.
Nakamura now, quick roll up on Zayn.
Sami turns it around into a pinning combination in another near fall.
The official in this match, Jessika Carr right there.
And Sami exploded into the corner!
[Barrett] And right now, Nakamura on the wrong side of the tracks,
not where you want to be when Sami Zayn has that look in his eye.
[Cole] Sami looking for the Helluva Kick.
Nakamura rolls out of harm's way.
[Barrett] So nimble, Nakamura, and now immediately back on the offense.
[Cole] And to the back of the neck!
[Barrett] And that could be a KO!
[Cole] Nakamura with a Kinshasa from the second rope.
-And Sami able to kick out! -[Barrett groans]
Nakamura, Zayn. The drag out battle for the United States title.
What a match this has been for the United States Championship.
Sami Zayn, Shinsuke Nakamura in front of a sold-out crowd in Perth, Australia.
[Barrett] Saw a huge Sunset Flip Bomb off the ropes
and it's winded Nakamura badly.
He's desperately fighting back,
but apparently can't get much oxygen in those lungs.
[Cole] And here comes Shinsuke though.
And we mentioned before the fact that Sami's been wrestling
each and every week. Nakamura has not…
-Headbutt, though, by Shin. -[Barrett] Oh!
Nothing pretty about that.
Just old-fashioned abuse right to the jaw of Zayn.
[Cole] And again, for the second time in the match,
Sami was going for Blue Thunder Bomb.
And now… Oh!
Nakamura lands on his knees.
Oh! And right to back of the head of Zayn, who rolls out to the apron.
[Barrett] Well, so much impact on the back of the skull of Sami Zayn,
and that has really backfired for Nakamura who cannot make the pin here.
[Cole] And again, Champion's Advantage.
Shinsuke must pin or submit Zayn to win the title.
[Barrett] It's rare you say it, but Nakamura simply hit Zayn too hard.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Sami…
Oh! And exploded into the barricade.
And this is what Sami's all about, continuing to fight back here.
Zayn, now…
Helluva Kick to Nakamura!
[Barrett] Well, Nakamura's out cold. I'm keeping a close eye on Jessika Carr,
the referee here.
That's "Fast Count" Carr who counted out…
Becky on Raw this past week.
[Cole] Oh, stop.
I figured you were gonna go there at some point.
[Barrett] Well, this is where she speeded up.
[Cole] And Nakamura
sent back into the ring.
Sami Zayn's got to get in quickly, and he just does.
But Nakamura's right there!
Nakamura with a sudden-impact Kinshasa on the champion! For the win!
-Sami got his foot on the bottom rope. -[Barrett] Oh…
[Cole] That sudden-impact Kinshasa
almost brought the United States title to Nakamura.
[Barrett] Well, Nakamura thought he had this one in the bag.
And he should have done. He simply did not hook that leg,
leaving Sami open to reach out, place it over the bottom rope,
-and now the match continues. -[Cole] In defense of Nakamura,
I didn't think he…
Shinsuke didn't think Sami was going to get up from that.
Oh! And what a scissors kick to the back of the neck!
[Barrett] Scorpio Rising connects.
And right now, kiss goodbye to that championship,
Sami Zayn, who is a sitting duck.
-[Cole] Wait a minute! -[Barrett] Who the hell is this?
-[Cole] Shinsuke was going for the… -[bell rings]
[Cole] …the Kinshasa, and he's assaulted by someone at ringside.
[fan shouts] What are you doing, mate? What are you doing?
-[Barrett] It is Tama Tonga! He's back! -[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
Tama Tonga!
And look who else is here.
Talla Tonga.
-[Barrett] Hunt in packs! -[Cole] And look at JC Mateo!
[Barrett] And Tonga Loa! They're all here!
[Cole] And the assault is on by the MFTs!
[Barrett] Solo Sikoa has been hyping up his crew for weeks.
We knew an attack was imminent and Sami Zayn, and Shinsuke Nakamura,
you are the unfortunate victims.
[Cole] Oh, Shinsuke Nakamura came back into the ring
and he's gonna pay for it now.
A four-on-one assault.
[Barrett] Got a classic match ruined. To what end?
The purpose of the MFTs making a vicious statement.
[Cole] And Talla Tonga with a big kick to the face!
Nakamura floored.
[Barrett] MFTs completely decked out in war paint,
looking more threatening than ever.
[Cole] Well, Solo Sikoa said his family was coming back. And his fam…
Oh! Good night!
Tour of the Islands by Mateo.
Solo Sikoa promised the MFTs were going to be bigger and badder than ever.
Last week, he said there was one missing piece,
and apparently that missing piece is back…
in Tama Tonga.
And we got to get some… some help down here.
We need some officials or security or somebody
because this is an all-out mugging!
-[Barrett] Vicious… -[Cole] And look who's in front of us.
Look who's waltzing out here in front of us.
The man who's the mastermind behind this, Solo Sikoa.
[Barrett] It is a plan that has been executed
to utter devastation in that ring.
[crowd booing]
[shouting, grunting]
[Cole] Solo Sikoa would not be embarrassed.
He would not be humiliated.
He promised he was going to put everyone on notice.
The MFTs are back.
Treacherous times are coming to SmackDown.
Friday Night SmackDown is sold out tonight in Perth, Western Australia.
It is a big WWE weekend.
SmackDown, of course, tonight. Tomorrow, Crown Jewel premium live event,
and Monday, it'll be Monday Night Raw.
Well, moments ago, the RAC Arena in downtown Perth, Australia,
was turned into a slaughterhouse in the closing moments
of the United States Championship match.
[Barrett] Yeah, Shinsuke Nakamura taking on Sami Zayn.
Well, who should strike?
After months away, Tama Tonga returned.
That hoody didn't do much to disguise the menace behind it.
And then the rest of the MFTs appeared, and carnage began
with Sami Zayn being the unfortunate recipient of this brutality.
An absolute mugging in the center of the ring.
[Cole] Well, Solo Sikoa, has said that he won't be embarrassed.
He would not be humiliated, that he will be taken seriously
in this new incarnation of the MFTs.
Absolutely brutal to Nakamura and Sami Zayn tonight.
[Barrett] Well, the missing piece of the puzzle is back.
Tama Tonga and now the MFTs look more cutthroat and vicious than ever.
They are here to take it all.
…Solo Sikoa. Tell him I need to speak to him immediately.
-Yes, sir. -All right. Thank you.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, before you say anything, let me tell you something.
Before you jumped him earlier, I was getting ready to tell you both
that I decided that next week, SmackDown in San Jose,
it's you and Jacob Fatu one-on-one.
-One-on-one? -Yeah.
In front of his own people, beat some respect into him?
You're on.
-And… -[grunts]
-[Aldis] Jacob! -[grunting]
Jacob! Jacob!
[clamoring, shouting]
[Cole] Why wait until next week?
[Barrett] You cannot keep Jacob Fatu down for long.
[Cole] Nick Aldis has got…
He's got a serious problem here with these two.
[indistinct shouting]
I do this! I do this!
I do this, Drew!
[referee] Come on! Take it easy.
[cheering]
-["Bury Me" plays] -[crowd cheers]
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first, from San Fernando, Chile,
she is the Women's World Champion,
Stephanie Vaquer!
[Cole] La Primera.
Representing Monday Night Raw as the World Champion tomorrow night
at Crown Jewel here in Perth.
She'll battle the WWE Women's Champion from SmackDown, Tiffany Stratton,
for the Crown Jewel Championship.
However, tonight, they are teammates.
♪ It's Tiffy Time… ♪
-[crowd cheers] -["Tiffy Time" plays]
♪ Drop, I'm going in Bass so loud, it's in my skin ♪
♪ Drop I wanna see you drop… ♪
[Taylor] Her tag team partner,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Tiffany Stratton!
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
let's show you how this tag team matchup came about.
It was last week on Friday Night SmackDown.
Tiffany Stratton and Stephanie Vaquer were in the ring,
they signed the contract to make their Crown Jewel title match official.
Tiffany was attacked here by Giulia, the United States Champion and Kiana James.
…because we have a business proposal for Stephanie.
I could make you the Women's Crown Jewel Champion,
or you can end up like Tiffy Time back there.
I mean, come on.
[Barrett] Well, unfortunately for Kiana James,
Tiffy Time is just never over as Tiffy and her Crown Jewel opponent,
Stephanie Vaquer teamed up to send Giulia
and the representative, Kiana, packing. Offer firmly rebuffed.
[Cole] An incredible year for both of these women.
Tiffany Stratton is undefeated in 2025.
["Time Of Arrival " plays]
[Cole] Stephanie Vaquer has been on quite the roll,
winning the World title at Wrestlepalooza last month.
[Taylor] And their opponents,
the team of Kiana James
and the Women's United States Champion, Giulia!
[Cole] You know, Wade, these four women are familiar with each other.
Stephanie Vaquer beat Giulia for the NXT Championship
to become the first woman to ever hold the NXT title
and the NXT North American Championship at the same time,
Tiffany actually beat Kiana James
defending the NXT title a couple of years ago.
So there is some familiarity between the four women in this match.
[Barrett] Wait, you're telling me that Giulia and Kiana James
have extra motivation to put these two Crown Jewel opponents down tonight?
[Cole] Well, also upset over the fact that Stephanie
would not take the business proposal offered by Kiana James
last week here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Barrett] You know, I'm fascinated by the fact that these two,
Stephanie Vaquer and Tiffany Stratton, opponents tomorrow in, probably,
the biggest match of both of their careers,
and now they have to play happy families in tag together.
I don't like that one bit.
[Cole] Stephanie will start things off with Kiana James in this matchup.
I had the opportunity to interview a very emotional Stephanie Vaquer earlier today
on the kickoff show from downtown Perth.
Thousands of fans showed up for it. It was a great event.
And I talked to Stephanie about winning the Women's World Championship
and this journey she's had here over the past year.
Of course, she credits her father, Hector, who was in Indianapolis
the night that she won.
And Stephanie got so emotional, Wade, with everything she's accomplished
since arriving on WWE just 15 months ago.
[Barrett] Well, emotion is a killer in this game,
-so Vaquer needs to be careful. -[Cole] Uh-oh!
Devil's Kiss!
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] One of the most fascinating moves in WWE today.
[Barrett] I'm pleading the fifth. I'm not getting in trouble again.
I… I may have received a complaint on my last commentary on that one.
-[Cole] One complaint? -[Barrett] Well, yeah, one…
one quite important one.
We… [chuckles] …we'll leave that where it is.
-[Cole] Tag action continues. -[crowd chants] One more time!
[Cole] And Giulia and Kiana James have been putting on a show, Wade,
in this… for this sold-out crowd in Perth.
[Barrett] At the expense of Stephanie Vaquer,
who has been in this match from the very beginning
and aside from that brief flurry at the very start,
has been under the boots of Kiana James and Giulia,
and that does not bode well
for her Crown Jewel Championship match tomorrow night
against her tag partner this evening, Tiffany Stratton,
who is fresh as a daisy.
[Cole] Kiana James showing off her gymnastics background there.
Giulia, however, is the legal woman, and now she's gonna head up to the top rope.
Vaquer has no clue where she is.
And Giulia, now, gonna fly.
Oh! And a missile dropkick.
And quickly into the cover.
Hook of the leg on the Women's World Champ.
And a kickout.
[Barrett] And I've no idea why Tiffany Stratton is even trying
to reach in for a tag for Stephanie Vaquer here.
Why would you bother saving your opponent…
[Cole] Because you're a good sport. Because you want to be competitive.
Because you have an issue with Giulia and Kiana James
who beat the heck out of you last week.
-There's a lot of reasons, Wade. -[Barrett] That's so nice.
-Be a good sport. No. Be a… -[Cole] What would you do if
-somebody attacked you last week? -[Barrett] Be a winner.
Attacked me last week?
I'd worry about it after I won the big match,
which is tomorrow night for the Crown Jewel Championship.
[Cole] And now… Oh!
Enziguri caught Kiana on the ear, and now Vaquer with an opportunity to make a tag.
And it's Tiffy Time in Perth!
The WWE Women's Champion,
who defended, successfully, in a Triple Threat a couple of weeks ago.
[Barrett] Setting yourself undefeated in 2025.
When you look at the kind of opponents Tiffany has had this year,
that is absolutely astounding.
[Cole] And again there.
A member of Team USA Gymnastics
and Tiffany's showing off, sending Kiana across the ring.
-Oh! A nice spinebuster by Stratton. -[Barrett] Oh.
[Cole] Cover now for the win!
And a kickout by James!
[Barrett] Man, there has never been a faster learner,
a better grower in this game than Tiffany Stratton
who simply gets better every time you watch her.
[Cole] She's only been doing this three to four years, Wade.
[Barrett] Yeah, there's no tell whatsoever
to that relative lack of experience, is there?
[Cole] All right, look at this now. Has to roll through.
Tiffany gonna stack up James here, who kicks out.
[Barrett] That offense and reversals.
Constantly on the attack is Tiffany Stratton.
-[Cole] But now Giulia… -[Barrett] Who jumped out the way.
-Perfectly nimble. Oh! -That was great 'cause look at this.
Kiana James took advantage. of that distraction by Giulia.
But Tiffany Stratton runs into a big boot!
[Barrett] Really nice from Kiana James, who's been criminally undersold at times.
Hell of a competitor, as you mentioned.
Oh! Arrivederci right to the jaw, Cole.
[Cole] The running knee by Giulia, who's showing off her aggression tonight.
One of the reasons she's been called "Beautiful Madness".
And now, with Tiffany on her shoulder,
-down goes Stratton! -[Barrett] Ooh.
[Cole] For the win!
And breaking things up is Stephanie Vaquer.
[Barrett] High landing on the neck of Tiffany Stratton.
Vaquer saving the day for now.
But things might be about to take a turn for the worse,
and Tiffy Time could be over this evening.
[Cole] Tag made after that Northern Lights Bomb by Giulia,
as Kiana James is now into the ring.
And James, now, lifting up Stratton
then Stratton lands on her feet.
Blocks the kick.
[Barrett] Stratton's athleticism is just a cheat code in this game.
-[Cole] And there's the Alabama Slam! -[crowd cheers]
Tag.
World Champ's legal.
Vaquer, now, with a running kick.
[Barrett] Cleaning house.
Kiana James, having no clue where she's at,
she's in a world of danger, though!
[Cole] Angel… Oh, no! Knees right in the face by…
Stephanie Vaquer, cover!
And Giulia breaking things up.
[Barrett] Match, at times, descending into chaos,
but Giulia, now, living dangerously in this one.
And perhaps, unable to defend.
Oh! Fighting back with Tiffany.
[Cole] And Giulia, now, sent outside the ring.
[Barrett] Tiffany just seems like she is a step ahead of everyone.
And these two have shown some real chemistry
despite the fact they're gonna fight each other in 24 hours.
[Cole] And tag made by Stratton.
Stratton is now legal.
And Stephanie launches herself off the top rope.
And, now, Stratton…
Oh! Uh-oh, Kiana caught her!
Is it enough here?
Tiffany kicks at two.
[Barrett] Mega brain of Kiana James. Helped her out in a big way there, but…
[Cole] Rolling senton.
Prettiest Moonsault Ever!
-[bell rings] -["Tiffy Time" playing]
[Taylor] Here are your winners,
the team of the Women's World Champion, Stephanie Vaquer,
and the WWE Women's Champion, Tiffany Stratton!
[Cole] You know, Wade, Stephanie got things rolling there for her team
when she delivered that modified version of the Angel's Wings.
And then, Tiffany Stratton would make a tag.
And she would…
Here's what I was talking about, that modified version there.
A knee to the face with the Angel's Wings by Stephanie Vaquer.
[Barrett] Well, that was game over there if not for a break up,
but Vaquer going high,
and that opened the door for Tiffany Stratton
to nail it perfectly once again and get the dub.
And these two really look like a well-oiled team this evening.
Well, the gloves have to come off tomorrow night, Cole.
[Cole] Yeah, 24 hours away from championship.
-…Australia. -Okay, I have a question.
Have you ever been inside a kangaroo pouch? No.
Have you ever owned a koala?
No, but there was a rabid one that roamed around.
-Did it have a name? -Benny.
-Char-Lexa. -Ladies.
-We watched your match last week. -Mmm?
We thought it was impressive.
But you do know facing Charlotte Flair and the Alexa Bliss is not just another match.
You're stepping into my spotlight.
-Our spotlight. -That's what I said.
Look, this isn't our first rodeo.
Step in the ring with us, you're gonna find out real quick
there's a big difference between winning a match
and standing across from the very best.
And I just… I don't think you're ready
-for that lesson yet. -[chuckles]
Okay, we hear the compliments and we appreciate it,
but we're just not gonna sit around and wait for our turn.
If you don't think that we're ready yet, prove it.
Unless you're scared to risk it.
-[chuckles] -[sucks teeth]
Rude.
Borderline disrespectful.
-Mmm. -Cool.
But bold. I can respect bold.
-Kinda reminds me of me. -[scoffs]
Look, we respect what you've done.
But someone gave you both an opportunity at one point,
and that is literally all we're asking.
A chance for us to prove ourselves with the very best.
Hmm.
-Request granted. -Yes.
Just don't expect us to hold back.
We're not here to make your dreams come true.
We're here to win.
-Good. -[softly] Champs.
-Oh. [groans] -This way.
-Go. Come on. -Okay.
-Seriously? Not even on the same page. -I know.
They're not in this at all. Whatever.
[Bliss] This way, Charlotte.
I knew that.
["Bring the Swag" playing]
[Cole] From the Women's Tag Team titles…
to the WWE Tag Team Championship.
♪ I bring the swag like nobody can ♪
♪ Don't mean to brag What about it? Yeah ♪
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
it's for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
accompanied by B-Fab,
at a combined weight of 492 pounds,
Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford.
The Street Profits.
[Cole] The Street Profits with an opportunity
to get the Tag Team titles back.
They want the smoke,
but the Wyatt Sicks stand in their way.
Here, on SmackDown.
You know, it's wine country and then some, here, in Western Australia,
out in the Margaret River Region.
You can enjoy the lush stretch of both
wineries and boutique distilleries, which I like,
or take a dip into adrenaline-packed adventures,
above and below.
Margaret River Region is host to ancient caves, tall timber forests,
and white sand coastline
to bike, hike or surf to your full delight.
Relax and recharge.
Western Australia.
[Cole] And there is Aleister Black.
Looks to finally take out Damian Priest tonight.
It's Last Man Standing.
Incapacitate your opponent so he can't make it to his feet by the count of ten.
Anything goes tonight!
[Barrett] Well, that is not a man I would wanna mess with,
but these are three people that I would love to party with.
So pour yourself a couple of Schooners.
-New champs! New champs! -[Barrett] And let's get this one started.
-Yeah! -Two times in one year!
[Barrett] You'd like a Schooner, Cole.
We should get a couple after the show.
-["Shatter" playing] -[Cole] Oh, we will.
♪ You can throw it all away ♪
♪ When things break, things shatter ♪
♪ Keep it written on your face ♪
♪ The little details matter ♪
♪ Only in me I am the coil, I am the spring ♪
♪ Only in me I am the ghost in the machine ♪
♪ Only in me Recount confession, give no release ♪
♪ Only in me ♪
♪ Only in me will your stain Ever live to be ♪
♪ Die for me brother ♪
♪ Know not what you've seen ♪
♪ Love one another ♪
♪ Know not where you've been ♪
♪ Lie for me brother ♪
♪ Know not what you've said ♪
♪ Use me for cover ♪
♪ When things break, things shatter ♪
♪ Just a sliver of a thought can make ♪
♪ Even a thick head clatter ♪
[music stops]
[Cole] And Gacy and Lumis wasting little time, headed into the ring.
And the matchup's underway for the Tag Team titles.
[Barrett] Storm in the ring with that blitzkrieg approach,
but the Profits' simply wise to it.
Already, right off the bat, we've got chaos at ringside. And now--
[Cole] Angelo Dawkins with that Corkscrew Elbow,
taking down Joe Gacy.
Wyatt Sicks won the tag team gold back in July from the Street Profits.
Profits had an opportunity to win the titles back in Clash in Paris.
Couldn't get the job done.
Double team now coming from the Profits.
And now, Lumis into the ring,
and sent face first into Gacy.
Wade, at some point, you gotta win.
You may not get another shot if you're the Profits.
[Barrett] Yeah, the issue with the Profits is there has been some tensions
between this duo of late.
I know B-Fab has been smoothing things over.
But I'll say from this start,
-things are looking real sweet… -[Cole] Oh!
…for the Street Profits once again.
[Cole] Big Back Body Drop, and the Profits have the Wyatt Sicks--
[Barrett] I just cannot focus with Nikki Cross so close
to our desk right now. Highly uncomfortable.
-Well, watch out! -[Cole] Oh, goodness!
[Cole] Wyatt Sicks driven into the barricade.
We were talking about Ms. Nikki Cross,
uh, the woman who thinks she's a witch.
-Abby the Witch. -[crowd chanting]
Yeah.
[Cole] Tag Team titles.
Lumis and Gacy defending against the Street Profits
who've started to pick up the pace a little bit.
[Barrett] This one has broken down in a big way.
The Wyatt Sicks were looking completely dominant in the early goings.
But now, it is anyone's guess who is in control,
swinging back and forth over the past couple of minutes.
[Cole] Yeah, double team coming from the Wyatt Sicks now.
Meanwhile, Angelo Dawkins…
[Barrett] Oh, God.
-[Cole] …gonna use his power here. -[Barrett] What a freak of nature!
[Cole] Double Blockbuster!
[Barrett] Now the manic Street Profits are rocking and rolling here in Perth.
[Cole] But can they take advantage?
Dawkins trying to drag to the cover,
drapes his arm over the chest of Gacy.
And, uh, Nikki Cross…
[Barrett] Oh, God, Nikki. Wait up!
[Cole] B-Fab sending Nikki over the steps and onto the floor.
The official, Daphanie LaShaunn, saw Nikki get involved.
Trying to gain control of this.
And look who's here, Erick Rowan.
And B-Fab finds herself in trouble off the distraction by Rowan.
[Barrett] Giant shadow cast over our desk.
-[Barrett] But it's freak… Oh, my God! -[Cole] Uh-oh! Montez Ford!
[Barrett] About the only thing that could take down Erick Rowan.
And right now, it's two on one for the Street Profits.
[Cole] Oh! Down goes Gacy!
The anointment…
by Dawkins.
-Dawkins, now, gonna fly! -[Barrett] What?
[Barrett] Just when Big Erick Rowan popped back up.
[Cole] Montez Ford's legal!
-[Barrett] A massive two and… Oh, God! -[Cole] From The Heavens!
[Cole] Lumis dragged Gacy out of harm's way!
And now, the Wyatt Sicks hit The Plague!
To retain the title!
-[bell rings] -["Shatter" playing]
[Taylor] Here are your winners,
and still the WWE Tag Team Champions,
the Wyatt Sicks!
[Barrett] Well, it was their usual brand of chaos and disorder at ringside
that really won them this match.
This is where the Street Profits thought they were going in for the kill.
But this divide and conquer technique,
their own brand of randomized energy.
One play connecting in a successful defense once again
for the Wyatt Sicks to look unstoppable.
[Cole] And the Wyatt Sicks, still the Tag Team Champions.
[Barrett] Menacing quartet they make.
-Oh, God. Oh, God! -[Cole] Uh-oh! Oh, God.
[Barrett] Look at that menacing quartet!
[Cole] The MFTs have arrived.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[crowd booing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Well, Wade, Solo Sikoa made his point.
Putting the Wyatt Sicks on notice.
[Barrett] MFTs have caused enough carnage here already.
And simply not stopping.
Their message sent to the Wyatt Sicks, "We are coming for you."
[Cole] I shudder to think
what would happen if these two groups explode.
…how tag teams work?
-We watch each other's backs. -Yeah.
You're supposed to be watching my back, but you're always standing in my way.
This? This is done.
Sami, you know exactly why I'm here.
It's about time I show you exactly why I am him.
[Barrett] Before Melo could make good on that challenge,
one Skull-Crushing Finale ended Melo Don't Miz for good.
The Miz with a major cheap shot to his former protégé.
Miz, we all saw what happened between yourself and your tag team partner,
your mentee, your friend.
Why did you turn on Carmelo Hayes?
I turned on Carmelo Hayes?
Rephrase your question.
I saw the potential in Carmelo Hayes.
I believed in Carmelo Hayes.
I saw the talent, the attitude, the swagger.
I donated my time and knowledge to Carmelo Hayes.
I wanted to mentor him like I never had in WWE.
And he had the audacity
to say he was done with me.
Like I was lucky to be in his presence.
[yelling] Do you know who I am?
The Miz.
I am two-time Grand Slam Champion, the Miz.
Main event of WrestleMania, the Miz.
Future Hall-of-Famer, the Miz.
Also, people are saying, "the spotlight stealer".
I am the spotlight!
Everything I shine on turns into a star.
And he blew it.
Sometimes, Cathy, sometimes, winners can't elevate every loser.
What you, Melo, and everyone else needs to understand
is the closer you get to me, the faster you'll find out who the real star is.
So you can either rise with me or fall beneath me.
And, Melo!
You missed.
You didn't even wish me a happy birthday.
Some journalists you are.
[Aleister] Priest, maybe it's time for me to take off the mask
and show you what hell really looks like.
'Cause obviously, now,
the violence is going to exacerbate.
But perhaps once I cut off the code of morality
from your skin,
I can show the entire world just how misguided and hollow you really are.
Violence begets violence.
And I, Priest,
I shall be its prophet.
Looking for me, Damian?
I feel that we're going to do this until there's only one of us left standing.
He wanted the real me? Well, he's got him.
Aleister has laid me out with a Black Mass for weeks.
But everybody's luck runs out.
There are consequences.
I am those consequences.
What did you think was gonna happen?
[Cole] Razor's Edge through the announce table!
[Priest] Aleister,
You and me, one on one, Last Man Standing.
[Cole] And all that has to be said.
Incapacitate your opponent
till he can't make it to his feet before the count of ten.
Anything goes.
Last Man Standing next.
[Cole] You know, it's easy to see why it's Australia's sunniest capital city.
Perth is home to beautiful temperatures, friendly locals,
both two-legged and four-legged,
like the adorable animals residing on Rottnest Island.
There's no end to the enjoyment here when you can stroll through
the beautiful landscapes of King's Park or take an adventure out on the Indian Ocean,
including the historic prison known as Fremantle.
Step into a dream in Western Australia.
[Barrett] You need your own travel show.
[Cole] I'm going to get one soon, but we were in downtown Perth earlier today
for the kickoff to Crown Jewel show,
and a very interesting thing happened
when The Vision and the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins were on stage.
Ladies and gentlemen, the definition of greatness in our industry.
-Seth "Freakin" Rollins. -[crowd] "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd vocalizing "The Vision"]
[fan screams]
[crowd boos]
[Cole] Seth Rollins walked off the stage
and for the first time that I can ever remember,
Paul Heyman was at a loss for words.
And I summed it up like this, Wade.
Cody Rhodes is in Seth Rollins's head.
Seth has never defeated Cody in a one-on-one match,
and the question becomes if he loses tomorrow,
what happens to his vision?
What happens to the Brons, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed?
And what happens to the Oracle Paul Heyman?
It all takes place tomorrow. Crown Jewel. Champion versus champion.
[Barrett] Who is the superlative best in the industry?
Champ versus champ,
the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins
tomorrow night at Crown Jewel.
[Cole] Also tomorrow at Crown Jewel.
It is the Women's Crown Jewel Championship.
The women's World Champ from Raw, Stephanie Vaquer,
takes on the WWE Women's Champion from SmackDown, Tiffany Stratton.
[Barrett] Now, the last time these two collided back in Paris in September,
Roman Reigns got stretchered out of the building.
Tomorrow, it may get even worse
because Roman Reigns takes on Big Bronson Reed
in an Australian Street Fight.
[Cole] You know, many people have called this relationship toxic,
even abusive when it comes to Asuka and Kairi Sane.
What will happen tomorrow
when they team up against their former friend Iyo Sky
and Australia's own Rhea Ripley?
[Barrett] How about this one?
-One last time. -[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] Two generational icons.
AJ Styles and the Greatest of All Time John Cena collide tomorrow night
at Crown Jewel. It's cannot miss.
-["Rise for the Night" plays] -[crowd cheers]
[crowd cheers]
♪ All rise for the rock star ♪
♪ All rise for the outlaw ♪
♪ All rise for the punishment ♪
♪ All rise ♪
♪ The bad guy… ♪
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following is a Last Man Standing Match!
Introducing first, from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Cole] You know, earlier today, I was joking around with this man
that the fact that his beloved New York Yankees lost
in the Major League Baseball playoffs, and Priest laughed about it,
and then he turned serious.
And I asked him, "Why Last Man Standing?"
And, Wade, he told me that he's had it.
He's had it with Aleister Black trying to manipulate people.
He's had it with Aleister Black's propaganda.
He's had it with the fact
that Aleister Black continues these sneak attacks.
Priest wants to end it tonight.
[Barrett] Understanding that anybody could be laughing and joking around
with the specter of a Last Man Standing Match
lurking over their heads, but to be fair,
Aleister Black has had enough of Damian Priest too.
It all started when Damian Priest was giving unsolicited advice
to Aleister Black several months ago,
and Aleister Black has taken offense at that.
And then they've launched brutal sneak attacks at each other ever since.
It has to come to a head, and that's right now.
-["Root of All Evil" plays] -[crowd cheers]
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ No man is ever truly good ♪
♪ No man is ever truly evil ♪
♪ I do the things you never could ♪
♪ And we won't ever be equal ♪
♪ You point your finger And play the victim ♪
♪ So take your best shot ♪
♪ Release the pressure ♪
♪ You perpetrate your propaganda… ♪
[Cole] Neither Aleister Black or Damian Priest
have ever been involved in a Last Man Standing Match in their career.
But, Wade, for the 13th time on SmackDown,
we have a last-person-standing matchup.
[Barrett] Yeah, these are really rare.
Still kind of intimidated by that mask of Aleister Black.
Welcome to hell, Damian Priest,
and the reason these kind of matches are relatively rare
is that management are hesitant to make matches like this,
knowing full well the risk to the health of these two superstars.
The truth is, though, these two are going to viciously attack each other either way,
so why not make a spectacle of it?
[crowd cheering]
♪ So take your best shot ♪
♪ Release the pressure… ♪
[Cole] Quite the eerie presence.
♪ And now I'm calling you out… ♪
[Cole] This has been a long time coming. And it reaches its boiling point tonight.
[Barrett] Two men whose careers have essentially been derailed
by one another over the past several months.
[Cole] And, again, there are no pinfalls. There's no submissions.
There's no count-outs or disqualifications.
You win the match when you beat your opponent so badly
that he cannot make it to his feet by the count of the referee's ten.
[crowd chanting] We want tables!
[Cole] Ryan Tran, the official in this matchup.
The only thing he has to do, Wade,
is start the count when a man goes off his feet.
And with Aleister Black sent out of the ring,
Ryan Tran will begin the count toward ten.
[Barrett] Well, immediately going for big strikes on one another.
And now looking for some implements of destruction, perhaps,
is Damian Priest who has a laser-focused intensity in those eyes.
-[Cole] And now a kendo stick in hand. -[Barrett] Yeah. Watch out, front row.
You're dangerously close to the action there.
[Cole] And now Black unloading.
A right hand by Aleister Black as Damian Priest took a bit too much time
to get that kendo stick into play.
[Barrett] Such a fascinating striking battle between these two.
Damian Priest, bigger, stronger, has more range,
but the Muay Thai skills--
-[Cole] Uh-oh! -[Barrett] Oh, God.
[Cole] Steel steps in hand by Damian Priest
who lifted them with ease and uses the steps as a weapon
to the face of Black.
[Barrett] Start that count, referee.
[Cole] Been an interesting rivalry with these two.
Priest at one via disqualification back in August.
Black knocked off Priest last month.
Priest looks to be the last man standing tonight.
-[fan] One more time! -[fans shouting, whooping]
[Cole] And Aleister Black now with a kendo stick in hand,
completely legal.
Anything goes in a Last Man Standing Match,
and he runs into a kick by Damian Priest,
the Archer of Infamy.
[Barrett] That was a vital shot there from Priest, saving himself from disaster.
[crowd chanting] We want tables!
[Cole] And Black now sent into the barricade…
by a very angry Damian Priest.
[Barrett] And now writhing in pain is Aleister Black,
but there's no letup from Priest.
He's not expecting Black to stay down for ten here.
Set something up in the meantime,
knowing just how durable Aleister Black is.
A lesser man would have been down for the count on that one,
but not Aleister Black.
[Cole] And Priest now putting the steps into the ring.
And now… Oh, face first goes Black.
[Barrett] This has now slowly become the Damian Priest show,
who has all the time in the world to set up that steps
and launch what presumably is about to be a devastating attack.
[Cole] Yeah, but Black able to block and counter.
And now Aleister Black with a knee to the face, stunning Priest.
[Barrett] It's all about having a high-pain threshold, this kind of match,
and both men are tens in that category.
[Cole] Now Priest up to the top rope.
-Aleister Black now with an opportunity. -[Barrett] Oh, God.
[Barrett] Priest setting himself up in a bad way,
but thankfully for his sake, getting out of there.
[Cole] Wow, what a move by Black.
Taking Priest out at the feet and then falling face first into the steps.
[Barrett] Such tricky footwork there from Aleister Black.
Impossible to see coming, impossible to block.
[Cole] And Black off the steps.
Caught by Priest.
Damian Priest went for the South of Heaven.
And a knee to the face.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Barrett] Oh, my God!
[Cole] My goodness. A meteora on the steps by Black.
He may have hurt himself as well. Look at him grabbing at his knee.
[Barrett] Pancaking the rib cage of Damian Priest.
How's your diaphragm feeling after that one, Priest?
[Cole] Priest might not be able to breathe.
The official at a count of six now.
Count of seven. Priest back to his feet and then he collapses again.
[Barrett] Well, he had to drag himself up with the ropes.
I don't think Priest's legs are cooperating with his brain right now.
[Cole] How can they?
And Priest now, as Black tries to use the steps to his advantage.
Look at this, trying to bust open Priest with the edge of those steps.
[Barrett] With the sharp edge on those steps against the skin of Damian Priest.
But Priest trying to bounce back here.
[Cole] And he's got Black up and down!
Remember the Razor's Edge through the announce table
that Priest delivered to Black.
[Barrett] Now Black is completely defenseless here
and it might get even worse.
[Cole] Damian Priest with Black up high.
And Black able to land on his feet.
Nobody home, as Priest comes over the top rope to the floor.
[Barrett] Now picking up the pace is Aleister Black, as well he might.
[Cole] Moonsault. Lands on his feet.
And Priest now.
-Oh, Black. Oh, my God, -[Barrett] Oh, the back of the head…
-Check on him, Ryan. Check on him, ref. -…right into the steps.
-[Barrett] Jeez. -[Cole] Priest went
neck first into the steps.
[Barrett] Just completely reset the brain of Damian Priest. Oh, my God!
[Cole] And now just unleashing all this anger and pent-up emotion.
Black delivering it to Damian Priest.
[Barrett] Well, the lights are on but nobody is home for Damian Priest.
[Cole] Black claims that Priest lives by a code of loyalty and honor
and standing up for what's right,
but Black says that code is just a leash,
and he's gonna end it and break it tonight.
[Barrett] Priest is so glassy-eyed,
as this referee's count is getting steadily higher.
[Cole] Count of seven, as Damian Priest now launches
Aleister Black right onto the announce table.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Black almost wiped us out. Black may not be able to get up.
Wade, Damian Priest just continues to get stronger it seems,
as this match continues.
The official at a count of four.
Black's got to make it back to his feet before ten.
A count of five now.
And Black, who suffered a tremendous amount of punishment
over the past number of minutes,
still on his knees and now going to drag himself to his feet at nine.
And a kendo stick to the hamstring.
[Barrett] No respite whatsoever.
You were talking baseball earlier with Damian Priest,
maybe that put some ideas in his head.
Batter up.
Now we're going old school, Cole.
[Cole] And now, Black with a kendo stick of his own.
And these two men beating the hell out of one another.
And Priest… Oh, ran into a knee!
[Barrett] All that added momentum off the top rope too.
It was a precision strike to the jaw of Priest
that has brought some much needed breathing room for Aleister Black.
[Cole] And now both men are down, Wade.
And the official is now counting both men.
A count of five now.
Priest trying to make it back to his feet.
[Barrett] Both men stirring, but stirring is one thing.
Getting vertical is something else entirely,
but both have somehow managed it.
[Cole] Yeah, Priest though, collapses to his knees.
[Barrett] I mean, at this point in the match,
mentally speaking,
neither men have their faculties whatsoever,
simply fighting on instinct, driven by pure hatred.
[Cole] Damian just struggling back to his feet.
Aleister Black now… Not quite sure, uh…
Get the chair. Get the chair. Get the chair!
[Cole] Oh, that's what he's doing.
[Barrett] Gotta be handy with the steel in this game.
[Cole] Right to the ribs of Priest.
And a nice shot to the shoulder. And Black now on the attack.
And now you see this evilness coming out of Aleister Black.
Oh, and Priest caught him.
Oh, a chokeslam on the apron!
And Priest's not done yet.
[Barrett] Stacking this major offense the way of Aleister…
-Oh, jeez, what the hell? -Damian Priest.
[Cole] Just like he did last week, Razor's Edge off the table.
[Barrett] Absolutely no give in the table whatsoever.
All of the give was in the soul of Aleister Black.
[crowd chanting] One more time!
[Cole] A count of five. Priest has not moved. We're at six.
Aleister Black isn't moved as well.
At count of eight now.
Black's got a count of eight. A count of nine by the official!
Black just rolls off the announce table.
Literally had to roll off the table to make it to his feet.
And, Wade, that's the only thing that saved Aleister Black.
[Barrett] And that may have been a major mistake
'cause that has just pissed Damian Priest off.
Damian Priest thought he was home and dry.
No mistake the second time around.
[Cole] Priest looking for it again!
With another Razor's Edge on the announce table.
[Cole] Well, these sickos in Perth were asking for it.
Well, you got it.
You just broke a man.
[Cole] Well, Black should just stay down at this point.
I mean, he might not have a choice. He may be out.
The official now at six.
The official at seven now.
-[Barrett] Eyes closed. -[Cole] Count of eight.
[Cole] And, Wade, again, Aleister Black just…
The announce table may have saved him.
How ironic is it that the announce table that Black almost went through
may have saved him?
As he just fell to the floor.
[Barrett] No letup whatsoever, though, from Damian Priest.
And this entire arena is his playground now.
[Cole] Trying to get our monitors back up here.
Now we see… now we see that these two men are out in the arena here,
the RAC arena in Perth.
What is Priest… What's he got in mind now?
How much more damage is he gonna do to this man?
[Barrett] Maximum destruction.
We've already seen just how durable Aleister Black is,
just how much he has zero quit in him whatsoever.
-Well, that… -[Cole] Oh, goodness!
[Barrett] Consequences.
Broken Arrow right on that box.
[Cole] You say he has no quit in him, as the official now, is at count of two.
He was down and out twice out here at the announce table, Wade,
and if he wasn't on the table and wasn't able to just roll off
and hit the floor, he would have been done.
And now, Priest again, measuring his man.
Stand up. Stand up.
[Cole] Priest wants Black to stand up.
What the…
Is that Zelina Vega?
[Barrett] What the hell is Vega doing?
[Cole] Zelina Vega.
[referee] Come on, get out of here!
[Cole] Pleading with Priest to leave Black alone,
and Damian Priest says, "To hell with that."
[Barrett] Black looking like a beaten man.
-[Cole] What the hell? -[Barrett] Oh, my God!
[Cole] And Black Mass!
And Priest, through all that equipment, some fireball into his face
and a Black Mass by Aleister Black.
And Priest isn't moved!
The official at four.
Priest. Is he gonna… Priest has got to get to his feet.
[Barrett] He's blinded. He's knocked out.
[Cole] We're at seven.
Priest. He hasn't moved.
-Aleister Black wins! -[bell rings]
["Root of All Evil" plays]
[Taylor] Here is your winner,
Aleister Black!
[Cole] What a turn of events in a match that Priest was dominating,
in a match that Priest was closing in on winning.
And then Zelina Vega
comes out to beg for Priest to lay off Aleister Black.
And then the fireball and the Black Mass.
This is a serious situation.
You see the officials over there putting a towel around the face of Priest
after he was hit by that fireball.
[Barrett] Third degree burns and problems with his eyeballs.
You see, as Damian Priest going on a major tear in this one.
This was one of two Razor's Edges onto our announce desk
that still did not keep Priest down.
This was that fireball to the eyes of Priest, blinding him.
And then a Black Mass off the elevated platform,
keeping Priest down for good.
Some sleight of hand and trickery involving Zelina Vega.
And we have a lot of questions here.
[Cole] What a brutal main event here tonight on SmackDown.
But in the end, Aleister Black is the last man standing.
[Black] I told you I'd make a joke out of you. standing.