[intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
-[glass shattering] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolling] -[Cena] Now.
-[Triple H] The king of kings… -[Cena] You can't see me…
[Cena] Forever.
Together.
[Jimmy] Welcome, WWE universe, to Indianapolis,
a we head toward this Saturday's Elimination Chamber,
live on Peacock, commercial free for the first hour.
This is Monday Night Raw.
And if there's one man who can survive, and I dare say thrive,
in the torturous setting of the Elimination Chamber,
it's the Almighty WWE champion.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
MVP,
and The Almighty, WWE champion,
Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] The Almighty right now brimming with confidence.
But this Saturday, a Herculean task
awaits the Almighty WWE champion.
As Bobby Lashley will defend his title
inside the Elimination Chamber
against Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins, Riddle, Austin Theory, and AJ Styles.
The last man standing will be crowned WWE Champion.
And don't forget this Saturday's special start time,
noon Eastern, 9 Pacific.
You do not want to miss a moment of the Elimination Chamber.
[Jimmy] The pressure clearly getting to Bobby, Byron.
See it all over his face.
[Saxton] You have to wonder if the reign of Bobby Lashley as WWE champion
is nearing its expiration date.
[Jimmy] That's the walk of a guy who right now, feels no fear.
Before I triumphantly walk into Wrestlemania,
your WWE champion…
I have to win one of the most brutal and gruesome matches in all of WWE,
The Elimination Chamber.
You see, now this Elimination Chamber
has been known to change lives and destroy careers.
But you know what else has changed lives and destroyed careers?
The Almighty.
You see, there's been so many of these guys that have tried to derail,
dethrone and defeat me, and they have all failed.
I have destroyed every single one of them.
Yes you have, Almighty.
And you know what?
I'm no mathematician, but I've been doing some calculations,
and I've figured out that the WWE champion has a 1 and 6,
which works out to about 16% chance of winning the Elimination Chamber,
and that doesn't sound very good
until you factor in one very, very important variable.
Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles.
[crowd cheering]
Riddle.
[crowd cheering]
Austin Theory.
[crowd cheering]
Even 'The Beast Incarnate,' Brock Lesnar.
[crowd cheering]
None of them are Almighty.
So when you factor in the Almighty quotient,
by my calculations, that gives you a 100% chance
of walking out of the Elimination Chamber the same way you walked into it,
WWE champion.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Corey] Not going to argue with MVP's mathematics,
but here is a man who may take exception.
["Burn It Down" playing]
[Jimmy] There is a man who will argue about just about anything
that conflicts with his vision.
[Corey] He is The Visionary,
he is The Revolutionary, he is Seth 'Freakin' Rollins,
[Saxton] And he is ultra determined to win the WWE Championship.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[cackles]
Oh.
I got some good news for you, Bob.
You look great. [laughs]
Thank you, thank you.
Bad news, bad news.
Not as great as me. [laughs]
But, but, but, but, but, good news,
as of this moment, you are currently
the WWE champion.
Bad news…
Not for very long.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. But good news, good news, good news.
I don't think any of the other men
in the Chamber with us can beat you.
Bad news is I know somebody who can.
[laughs]
He's a Visionary.
He's a Revolutionary.
His name is… Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
[laughs]
Seth, wait. Hold on, hold on.
I, too, have had a vision.
I've had a vision. I've had a vision…
That if you keep running your mouth like that with the Almighty,
you won't make it to the Elimination Chamber.
[laughs]
[muted] Is that so?
♪ Bro ♪
[Corey] Ho-ho-ho.
Here's a vision to think about.
How about the original bro himself?
[Jimmy] In his toga! In his toga!
What's with all the calculations, bro?
I thought the Quiz Bowl was last Monday, you know.
Plus, hence I'm wearing this sweet toga,
but I'll get to that later.
But Seth…
[crowd chanting "Toga"]
-But Seth… -Uh, yes?
are you saying that the Elimination Chamber
is like one giant Quiz Bowl?
I made no such reference.
Because I've never been in the Elimination Chamber,
and the last time I was locked in a tight spot,
it was a gas station bathroom, and it was, bro, it was awful,
it smelled bad,
it was brutal.
But then the custodian let me out in the morning,
and when I saw that light, I knew I could accomplish anything.
And that's why I'm confident
that I'm gonna win the WWE Elimination Chamber match.
-Yeah. Yeah. -[Seth laughs]
Yeah. Could you imagine?
If I was WWE champion?
And then, and then in two weeks,
Randy and myself win back our Tag Team Championships,
and I'm a Double Champion?
[crowd cheering]
[Saxton] That'd be awesome.
That would be pretty cool.
But do you know what'd be even cooler?
If you guys came to my RK-Broga party tonight.
-[Saxton] What an invite. -Well, maybe,
maybe not you, Seth, you know,
I mean, that suit would look sick underneath the toga, bro,
but you need to get ready for your match against my best friend,
Randy Orton, bro.
But, but, but, Bobby doesn't have a match.
And I think Bobby would look amazing in a toga.
So, Indianapolis, what do you say?
Let's get Bobby in a toga.
[Riddle and the crowd chanting "Toga"]
[Saxton] I don't want to see Bobby in a toga.
[Corey] I somehow doubt the Almighty would oblige.
-["A-Town Down" playing] -[Corey] Another entrance.
Hey, hey, sorry to interrupt the party.
[Riddle] Woah, woah, woah! The party's not till later, bro.
Like I was saying, Mr. McMahon has taught me a lot of lessons.
Lessons like, "Expect the unexpected."
If you can't beat your opponent one way, find another.
And apologies are just weaknesses.
And I'm gonna apply all of that this Saturday
in the Elimination Chamber match.
And Mr. McMahon, me being his hands-on prodigy,
I can't let him down.
So I have to,
I have to win the Elimination Chamber match!
Shut up.
[crowd booing]
Shut up!
[Corey] Could not be any greater motivation
than Mr. McMahon himself.
But hang on.
[Jimmy] It's about to get phenomenal.
[Saxton] AJ Styles.
["Phenomenal" playing]
Barry, Barry.
What are you talking about?
Your lips have been on Vince McMahon's ass for so long,
you're not making any sense anymore.
[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
You're not the one they have to worry about in the Elimination Chamber.
I am.
I've been in the Elimination Chamber before.
It's hella, shit's brutal,
and I think we've all decided pretty clearly
that the odds are in no one's favor.
I mean, come on, you can walk out of the Elimination Chamber one way
and walk out completely another,
but that's the price we pay for our legacy, isn't it?
I don't want to look back on my career
and know that I could have done more to be the WWE champion again.
So, Bobby…
No one, including you,
is gonna stop me from having a defining Wrestlemania moment.
-Hey-- -No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Let me just say this before you even start.
I can't believe I'm saying this.
You were right.
That is a sweet toga.
Yeah!
Thank you. AJ. Thank you.
And…the whole thing about being a Double Champion,
that's pretty cool, too. You see, I'm facing Damian Priest tonight,
and when I beat him,
I can walk into Wrestlemania,
the United States Champion,
and the WWE Champion.
Now that would be a Wrestlemania moment.
Oh, do you know what else would be an amazing, even phenomenal moment?
If you came to my RK-Broga party tonight, AJ.
[inaudible]
[Riddler chanting] AJ! AJ! A--
Hey, hey, hey! Whoa, whoa, whoa. That's enough. This is ridiculous.
This is ridiculous.
I am the only one here that has won
-an Elimination Chamber match. -True.
Okay, Austin?
You're just too wet behind the ears, kid.
You need to wait.
Seth Rollins,
if you are really a visionary,
you will clearly be able to see there is no way
you're winning this WWE Championship against me.
And then you, Riddle,
if you really think that you're going to win this WWE Championship,
you need to just come down off of that cloud that you're on.
Bro.
And AJ Styles,
I am sorry, The Phenomenal AJ Styles,
but you're just simply not gonna have
that glorious Wrestlemania moment
that you so hoped and dreamed for.
And the last person is Brock Lesnar.
Wherever you are, Brock,
this is the closest you're ever gonna get
to this WWE championship again.
Because Brock, I am gonna beat you up inside that Elimination Chamber,
and walk away,
Wrestlemania in Dallas as your WWE champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Saxton] We know, we know where The Beast Incarnate is.
[Jimmy] Wherever you might be, he's right here.
["Next Big Thing" playing]
Speak of the devil.
[Saxton] Whatever Bobby Lashley has to say,
he can say it to the face of Brock Lesnar.
Actually,
he looks like he just walked out of the bunkhouse with Rip and the boys,
that doesn't bode well for anybody.
[Jimmy] You want to talk about confidence under adversity,
a man who has faced it all,
you're looking at him right now, and he is smiling.
[Corey] Lesnar always supremely confident, with good reason.
But it might give Brock pause to remember what just happened
at the Royal Rumble,
that being the All Mighty WWE Champion, Bobby Lashley,
defeating The Beast Incarnate,
-albeit with a little controversy. -[Jimmy] A little help, yes.
[Saxton] Brock Lesnar has made his plans clear,
capture the WWE Championship at the Elimination Chamber,
and then head to Wrestlemania
to face the Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.
[Jimmy] Have you ever been circled by a shark, gentlemen?
Think you'll feel kinda like this.
[Corey] Little nerve wracking.
[Corey] Disrespect from Lesnar for Austin Theory.
-[Corey] Here we go. -[Jimmy] I am backing up.
[Corey] It's getting hot in a hurry, two behemoths face to face again.
[inaudible conversation]
[Jimmy] MVP gonna defuse this.
[Jimmy] Oh! Austin Theory trying to take the back of Brock Lesnar!
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Saxton] Bad idea, Austin Theory.
[Jimmy] And the key to Suplex City.
[Saxton] Horrible idea, Austin Theory.
[Corey] I don't know if Mr. McMahon
could prepare Austin Theory for a trip to Suplex City.
[Jimmy] That ring cleared out in a hurry, gentlemen.
[Saxton] Smart move for all the other superstars.
[Corey] Theory getting mauled by a Kodiak in the middle of the ring.
[Jimmy] There is one alpha male, and he is in the ring standing.
[Saxton] Lesnar staring down the WWE Champion.
[Corey] There's a storm coming to Indianapolis!
[Jimmy] F-5 for the upstart Austin Theory.
[Saxton] Message sent from The Beast Incarnate.
[Corey] And Lashley reminding everyone,
specifically Brock Lesnar,
what's at stake this Saturday inside the Elimination Chamber.
WWE Championship on the line.
Is there any conceivable way for the Almighty to retain?
[Jimmy] If anyone can, it's the Almighty Bobby Lashley.
I would write off anyone else right now.
[Saxton] Well, Brock has Austin Theory's cell phone, and…
[Corey] Oh!
[Saxton] He's actually gonna take-- He is!
Taking a page out of Theory's playbook.
A selfie for The Beast Incarnate.
Didn't like that one, Corey?
[Corey] Of course!
-[Saxton] You better like it. -I'll do whatever Brock wants me to do.
[Corey] Well, we are headed full speed
toward the Elimination Chamber,
live this Saturday,
special start time of 12 Noon Eastern, 9 A.M. Pacific,
streaming live only on Peacock.
Who will emerge WWE Champion?
Yeah.
Ay, see that F-5, boy?
I mean, theory has it that he's still spinning.
[laughs]
Ay, real talk. Who you got on Elimination Chamber?
All I have to say is, if their name is not Brock Lesnar,
-they're gonna be in trouble. -That's right.
They're not in trouble tonight, they're in tune
for a very special edition of Monday Night Raw
here on the Syfy, Deville.
First hour commercial free by the way.
-No commercials. -Tell them what we got in store.
We got the United States Championship match
with Damian Priest going one on one with The Phenomenal AJ Styles.
Guess what else.
We're at the party, Artie, and today's V Day.
Tell them what we say.
Tonight we're having our RK-Broga.
[chanting] Bro-Ga, Bro-Ga, Bro-Ga, Bro-Ga.
Hold up. Hold up. Hold up, hold up, hold up.
Don't fold up.
-Last but not least… -Uh-huh.
…we got The Viper, Randy Orton,
going one on one with Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
-Did you hear this, dog? -I do! I hear you, dog, I hear you.
Hey, but before all that, man,
we got some business to take care of with the Dirty Dawgs.
That's right, dogs.
Because unlike most teams, we know how to get the dub.
Show me love.
Tell them why, dogs?
Because the Street Profits are out, and we want the smoke.
[Saxton laughs] Yeah.
How do you not feel hijacked for that?
[Corey] Nice to see Dawkins has recovered after The Bengals blew up last night.
[Saxton] Don't bring that up, Corey.
Sensitive topic.
[Jimmy] I'm from L.A. I'm cool with it. But do you have your SOLO Cup with you?
-[Saxton] Ah, lend me my-- -[Jimmy] You never have it.
[Saxton] I'm unprepared, I apologize.
Shame on me.
[Jimmy] And they shame you with their dance moves, Byron.
[Saxton] But I can always enjoy this.
When it rains red SOLO Cups on Monday Night Raw.
Hah.
Makes me feel better.
[Saxton] Ladies and gentlemen, Monday Night Raw's brought to you
by the new movie Dog, in theaters this Friday.
[Corey] Listen, I don't think anybody can deny the momentum
on the side of the Street Profits, Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins,
over the past several months here on Monday Night Raw.
These two want to smoke night after night, week after week,
and their opponents tonight will provide.
["We're Here To Show The World" playing]
[Jimmy] They have experience, they have teamwork, they have aggression,
and they're willing to do whatever it takes to win.
That describes the Dirty Dawgs.
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring,
the team of Dolph Ziggler and Robert Roode,
the Dirty Dawgs.
[Corey] Yeah, the former Tag Team Champions here on Raw,
[Jimmy] That's right. Well, they also visited,
that's right, Dolph Ziggler NXT,
and he had some uh, explosive things to say.
We both kind of know how these contract signing things go.
I was gonna stand there and let him--
[crowd cheering]
All those accolades I have,
and yet, one title I do not.
The NXT Championship.
All I have to do is be in your head and with the littlest thumb to the eye…
["No One Will Survive" playing]
When does it end?
When did the training wheel--
[Saxton] Dolph Ziggler's visit to NXT 2.0 would not go the way he expected.
He would find himself victimized at the hands of one Tommaso Ciampa.
Well, we are now joined by NXT 2.0 Superstar
and former NXT champion, Tommaso Ciampa.
-Waving a little hi there. -Thank you for having me.
[Corey] The pleasure is all ours, Tommaso.
It's safe to assume that you're here at Monday Night Raw
as a result of what we just witnessed.
Dolph Ziggler making an appearance in your house.
[Jimmy] Maybe a short appearance, already on his back.
[Tommaso] And I love what I'm seeing. Dolph Ziggler let himself into my home,
I figured I'd do the favor for him.
I'd let myself into Raw.
It's been a while since I've been here.
[Jimmy] Right now, the Dirty Dawgs working well together.
Robert Roode, the legal man, teeing off on Montez Ford.
[Corey] I have to ask you, Tommaso, what drew you to the ring
this past Tuesday at NXT?
Dolph Ziggler made his intentions clear.
He wants Bron Breakker, the NXT champion.
Dolph Ziggler made his intentions clear.
He wants the NXT title, and that title--
[Saxton] Cover, shoulders down.
[Jimmy] Kick out just in time for Montez Ford.
[Tommaso] If you come to my home and you want the NXT title,
you go through me.
You go through me or you take it from me, one or the other.
[Jimmy] Brutal shot, shoulders down again.
And chancery won't quite get it.
[Saxton] Tommaso, how much has it hurt you?
The fact that Dolph Ziggler's basically thumbed his nose
at your home, NXT.
[Tommaso] There's this misconception, right, that I've spent, like six years
in some sort of minor league,
like what I've done elsewhere doesn't count in this universe.
But the fact of the matter is, Tommaso Ciampa
has been selling out arenas not just throughout this country,
but worldwide for the last seven years.
And then somebody like Dolph Ziggler walks in,
and he thinks he's just gonna own my home? I don't think so.
[Corey] Beautiful kick by Montez Ford connects Ziggler rock.
Montez desperately needs to make a tag.
[Jimmy] Ah, doing a little clowning right now.
[Saxton] Figuring out where he is.
He's got a fresh Angelo Dawkins there on the apron, raring to go.
[Jimmy] Leapfrog tag!
In comes Angelo Dawkins.
[Corey] Dawkins attempting to get in, Roode met him at the pass but--
Dawkins, once he gets on a roll, it's very, very difficult to stop.
[Jimmy] Both of these teams angling for a title shot
against the Alpha Academy.
We talk about the RK-Broga party coming up,
but both these teams angling for that challengers' spot.
[Tommaso] Dolph doesn't look good either.
What's going on, Ziggler man?
[Saxton] And I'm sure you are enjoying it.
[Jimmy] And I'm talking Spine Buster, to the cover.
[Jimmy] Oh, kick out just in time.
[Corey] Tommaso, I've got to ask you, tomorrow night, NXT Vengeance Day on--
[Tommaso] Corey, I love this.
-[Saxton] Ziggler… -[Jimmy] Oh!
[laughter]
What the hell?
-[Corey] Disrespected ringside. -[Jimmy] Water to the face.
[Jimmy] Well, we've risen sky high.
[Saxton] This match continues om. Tag made to Montez Ford.
[Jimmy] How high is the roof here in Indianapolis?
We're about to find out.
Oh!
What a splash!
[Corey] Man.
[Jimmy] Shoulders down. One, two, three.
A win for the Street Profits.
["Bring The Swag" playing]
[announcer] Your winners, the Street Profits!
[Corey] A big win for the Street Profits, but I think it's safe to say
that Tommaso Ciampa deserves a little bit of an assist,
at least with a distraction on the outside.
[Jimmy] He's not done, talk about distraction.
Super kick to the chin!
[Corey] Oh, isn't he done yet?
[Saxton] And now, well, the Street Profits aren't done with Dolph Ziggler.
Look out!
[Corey] And Ziggler getting out of dodge in a hurry.
[Jimmy] He's still got water in his eyes, heading for the exits.
[Saxton] A lot of unfinished business
between Tommaso Ciampa and Dolph Ziggler.
[Corey] You can say that again. NXT 2.0 Vengeance Day tomorrow night,
right here on Syfy.
Very curious to see how that develops.
[Jimmy] There is an RK-Broga party tonight,
and you're about to see why.
How many grams are in an ounce?
Okay. Is it A, 6--
-16. No, wait, wait. -Shout the answer, please.
32. Hold on, hold on.
It's 12! The final answer is 12.
[incorrect buzzer rings]
[exclaims in despair]
RK-Bro for the steal and the victory.
So the other day when I was calibrating my skin--
Riddle, Riddle, let me get this one.
There are exactly 28 grams and 1 ounce.
Thank you very much.
[bell dings]
Yeah!
["Talk To Me" playing]
Oh, this party is amazing. You look gorgeous.
I know, I know.
[indistinct chatter]
Aloha, bros.
Hey.
Hello my Bro-Gas and Bro-gettes.
You guys ready to party?
Hey.
Where's Randy?
I don't know. I mean, I didn't invite him because this is a party for me.
This isn't a party for you.
This is the RK-Broga party, dude!
[chanting] Broga. Broga. Broga.
Broga. Broga. Broga.
[chanting continues in the distance]
Excuse me, Randy.
I have to ask,
why are you not celebrating with your tag team partner Riddle
at the Bro-Ga party?
I don't know, Kev.
I'm not really a Bro-Ga party kind of guy, I guess.
Besides, I've got a match tonight against Seth Rollins, one on one,
and Seth is everything I told Riddle last week that he was--
He's one of the most crafty superstars
in the locker room.
There's a reason why they call Seth Rollins "The Architect."
He's always planning on his next move, Kev,
and I know--
There's no doubt in my mind that he's already planning
on how he's going to steal the world title at the Elimination Chamber.
But that said,
the Elimination Chamber is Saturday.
Tonight is Monday.
Since it's Monday,
Seth Rollins is gonna get hit
with the three most destructive letters in sports entertainment.
R,
K,
O.
[Jimmy] We are here in Indianapolis, Indiana.
A great sports town.
I remember how good Indiana Colts are,
Indiana Pacers.
Great sports town.
But it's about more than sports right now in the WWE.
We are proud, here in the WWE, to support Black History Month.
And to do that, we are celebrating an icon of sports entertainment, Rocky Johnson.
And as a special treat,
to narrate the incredible career of Rocky Johnson,
his very own son, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson.
Power and charisma.
[announcer] Is he exciting or is he?
A Herculean physique with unparalleled athleticism.
[announcer] Look at the footwork on Johnson.
[announcer] Johnson continued to dominate here.
That was the soul man, Rocky Johnson.
And that was my dad.
Rocky would join forces with Tony Atlas to form the Soul Patrol,
making history when they became
the first African American Tag Team Champions.
Here are the new Tag Team Champions,
Tony Atlas, Rocky Johnson.
We won it for all of our friends, and all of our people.
Outside the ring, Rocky would marry Ata Avia,
daughter of the legendary High Chief Peter Maivia.
And together they would have a little boy.
And his name…
was Dewey.
My dad trained me in the world of sports entertainment.
And I would then have the honor to go on to further my dad's legacy
by entertaining the millions…
[crowd cheering]
…and millions of fans around the world.
In 2008, Rocky Johnson's life would come full circle,
as I had the great pleasure to induct him into the Hall of Fame.
My dad was a hero to me.
He was able to cross all lines and become one of the most dynamic
and formidable performers of his time.
It is my great honor to welcome my dad, Rocky Johnson.
I would like to be remembered for paving the road
for all athletes, no matter race, color, or creed.
A true trailblazing entertainer,
Rocky Johnson's legacy will be remembered for generations.
Thank you, Dad, for paving the way.
I'll see you down the road.
[crowd chanting "Rocky"]
[Corey] Well deserved show of respect from the WWE universe.
[Jimmy] You know who else is respected by the WWE universe?
The Phenomenal One.
["Phenomenal" playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
It's for The United States Championship.
Introducing first from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
'The Phenomenal' AJ Styles.
[Corey] We know AJ Styles has designs
on leaving Elimination Chamber this Saturday as a Double Champion,
but right now The Phenomenal One must shift his focus to the task at hand,
The United States Champion Damian Priest,
who Styles defeated just one week ago here on Raw.
AJ Styles' dreams may become a reality.
[Jimmy] Well, social pressure is a real thing right now in our era.
I'm next to a guy who's canceled almost every week. He understands.
But Kevin Owens believes social pressure from the fans in Texas
will get him into the Elimination Chamber, and beyond.
Kevin, to be honest, you might not even be able to win.
Wait.
What?
No, you can't. No, no, wait. You can't do this.
You can't take this away from me, you know?
More importantly, you can't take this away from the people of Texas.
Do you understand? How--
Do you understand how much the people of Texas love me?
They love me almost as much as I love them.
Okay? No, no. You do this,
you're gonna get a riot on your hands by everybody in Texas.
You know that saying deep in the heart of Texas,
that might as well be, deep in the heart of Kevin.
Because that's how I feel.
No, I mean it. I'm serious. That's how I feel about Texas, okay?
[Corey] Well, Kevin Owens obviously doesn't have the tightest grasp
on what the WWE universe in Texas wants.
But right now, I think there's still--
Still room for growth, and it's a preliminary poll.
No one believes the polls anyway, Saxton.
[Saxton] I'm shocked that over 39% of people
actually believe that Kevin Owens is telling the truth.
[Corey] Kevin Owens is a great Texan.
He just bought his children a longhorn.
[Jimmy] This is what he had to say about it, however, earlier today.
Look, I uh… I'm a realist, all right?
I don't kid myself.
I don't live in delusion.
At this point, I don't think I'll be in the Elimination Chamber match,
which means I probably won't be at Wrestlemania this year,
and that really bothers me.
But the one, the one good thing about not being on Wrestlemania
means, it means that I won't have to compete
in Dallas, Texas.
You see, last week I had glowing things to say about Texas,
and after I did, WWE went on social media
and they posted a poll.
And the people of Texas…
[huffs] They started calling me names.
They started questioning my integrity, questioning whether or not I was lying.
Well, let me touch on that, okay?
[huffs] Last week, I was lying.
I was, but right now I'm telling you the absolute truth.
Read my lips.
I can't stand Texas.
Any more than I could stand anyone from Indianapolis.
[crowd booing]
I despise Texas and everything about it. Okay?
I'm from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,
with-- where the populace Is informed, intelligent, sophisticated,
unlike the people of Texas,
who are nothing more than a bunch of redneck morons with a Texas drawl.
But let me give you a little analogy to really drive this point home, okay?
If North America was a human body,
Texas would be its ass.
[laughs]
[clicks tongue]
Howdy, partner.
[laughs]
[Saxton] Well, as distasteful and classless as Kevin Owens is,
a least we finally know the truth about how Kevin Owens really feels.
[Corey] We know before this United States Championship matchup,
we heard from The Phenomenal One, AJ Styles,
who is prepared for the fight of his life as he enters the Elimination Chamber
with Austin Theory, Brock Lesnar, Seth 'Freakin' Rollins, Riddle,
and the Almighty WWE Raw champion Bobby Lashley.
Will Styles capture the gold once again?
We'll find out Noon Eastern 9 Pacific, this Saturday, on Peacock.
["Punishment" playing]
[Jimmy] How much would he love to come in as United States Champion?
[announcer] And coming up, from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Damian Priest.
[Saxton] You know, for AJ Styles in this match,
it's very tempting to look ahead to this Saturday.
Look ahead to Elimination Chamber.
I guarantee you when it comes to Damian Priest,
the United States Champion,
his sole focus is on AJ Styles.
Because, listen, you know Priest.
You know he stewed on that loss from last week.
You know he is obsessed over the idea of being able to come out here
and earn a victory over AJ Styles.
[Corey] I agree with every word you just said, Saxton,
which is rare but true.
Damian Priest is gonna show the WWE Universe
who he truly is tonight.
We will all find out simultaneously.
Is truth th--
I'm sorry, is Damian Priest the real deal,
or will we have The Phenomenal United States Champion once again?
[Saxton] Very crucial time in the career of Damian Priest,
went undefeated for a year,
then suffered two losses within weeks of each other.
So Damian Priest, it's very important to see
how he's able to respond to such adversity.
[Jimmy] But I have a caveat there. AJ Styles, no controversy.
He was flat out beat, phenomenal form.
Right to the face. Beautiful stuff by AJ Styles.
[Saxton] Styles is exactly where you want to be at this point in your career.
Wrestlemania season, headed towards Elimination Chamber.
It's AJ Styles who's been red hot the last few weeks.
[Jimmy] When you look at the field, that's what stands out.
He's not the biggest. He's not the strongest.
But he is the most experienced.
And you can argue he's on the best streak right now.
He has done, pardon the pun,
phenomenal things over the last couple of months,
[Corey] Oh, tenacity of AJ Styles is unmatched inside the ring.
Just ask Damian Priest.
[Jimmy] Now, he already has a Hall of Fame resume.
But over the last few weeks,
Damian Priest, Rey Mysterio, Austin Theory, Apollo Crews.
That is a hit list that could get anyone a titleship.
[Corey] But now, Damian Priest looks like he's turning things around.
Priest hasn't forgotten what went down seven days ago.
It embarrassed Priest. It had to shake Damian's confidence.
And now Styles fighting his way back into this thing.
[Saxton] Losing to AJ Styles isn't embarrassing,
but I get what you're saying, Corey.
There's a lot of pride right now in the heart and soul of Damian Priest.
[Corey] Cover here by the champion.
Two.
[Jimmy] Raising the shoulder, you see frustration
on the face of Damian Priest.
He's had trouble in previous matches, controlling himself.
I think both of you are right.
He's embarrassed by the loss to AJ Styles,
but doesn't want to take it too far, get emotional at the wrong time.
[Corey] We'll find out whether or not Damian has learned his lesson
after suffering numerous disqualification losses.
Unfortunately for AJ Styles,
Champions Advantage dictates you must win a championship by pinfall or submission.
I'm curious to see how this thing plays out.
[Jimmy] The look in Damian Priest's eyes after the loss last week.
[Corey laughs]
Fury, rage. Are those good enough?
If it comes to beyond that.
[Corey] If Priest can channel his rage productively, it may be a positive.
But right now, Priest needs to stay out of harm's way,
because AJ styles--
[Jimmy] Oh, an airborne.
[Saxton] That's exactly what you do not want if you're Damian Priest.
[Jimmy] AJ Styles rolling actively,
rope to rope, where he's at his best.
[Saxton] Up tempo Styles, striking at will,
and look at the intensity on the face of The Phenomenal One.
[Corey] AJ Styles laser focused,
looking for the Styles Clash.
We could have a New United States Champion in moments.
[Jimmy] Beautiful counter.
[Saxton] Face first goes Styles.
[Jimmy] One thing about taking on AJ Styles twice in back to back weeks,
you're ready for his moves.
[Jimmy] Look at the power of Damian Priest!
-[Corey] DDT. -[Jimmy] That might be it.
Damian Priest just--
[Jimmy] Shoulders down.
[Jimmy] Kickout just in time for AJ.
[Saxton] There's a look of frustration on the face of the United States Champion.
[Corey] Again, Priest has got to keep his emotions in check.
[Jimmy] You see that breath? He's trying to get it back in.
[Corey] If you look at someone like Damian Priest,
who's got temper issues, to put it lightly,
if Priest can channel and focus where he turns that aggression,
[Jimmy] Pele kick, over the top!
[Corey] it could be what keeps Damian Priest United States Champion,
or even propels Damian Priest up the cart.
[Saxton] It could be, but the way we are seeing AJ Styles roll right now,
that might not even be enough.
[Jimmy] Well the old expression, old dog, new tricks.
This is an old dog who's constantly learning new tricks, constantly evolving,
even though he's accomplished just about everything.
[Jimmy] How many people can clothesline Damian Priest over the top rope?
Not many the size of AJ Styles.
Oh, no!
-[Corey] He's leaping up-- -[Jimmy] Great counter by Damian Priest.
[Corey] Uh-oh, Priest.
Has AJ Styles up!
[Corey] Great counter by Styles, kicked to the chest of Priest.
[Corey] Nobody home.
[Jimmy] This is a chess match in fast forward, gentlemen.
[Saxton] Styles landed hard on his shoulder, on the ring apron.
[Jimmy] Every time. Move, counter move.
Both these superstars thinking ahead.
[Saxton] Styles on the apron right now, at the mercy
of the United States Champion.
[groans]
[Corey] AJ with several right hands, Priest out of the way.
AJ evades,
and connects with the Champion once again
for a phenomenal forearm!
[Jimmy] That's how it ended last week.
[Corey] Damian Priest with a glancing blow,
caught Styles just enough
to stop AJ's forward progress.
Here comes The Champion.
[Saxton] Styles up.
[Corey] Very smart.
[Jimmy] He learned from last week, roll up.
One, two, three!
[Jimmy shouting indistinctly]
[announcer] Here's your winner, and still The United States Champion,
Damian Priest.
[Corey] Jimmy, you hit the nail right on the head.
It is glaringly obvious that Damian Priest learned from his past mistakes.
Priest went down to Styles last week on Raw,
tonight, when the stakes were even higher,
Priest was able to course correct and is still United States Champion.
[Saxton] Talking about course correct, Corey, we've seen the, uh,
rather unnerving path of Alexa Bliss, and her path back to Monday Night Raw.
In particular, trying to temper her anger.
-[Saxton] He's a good sport. -[Corey] Good respect.
[Saxton] Here's the latest from Miss Bliss.
With the exception of the incident at the grocery store,
last week was really good for you.
Not being aggressive, right?
Absolutely not.
Did you feel any sense of anger at any time?
[relaxing background music playing]
You know, I'm gonna be honest with you.
For the first time in a long time,
life is good.
I'm happy.
I think you're entitled to a gift.
Now, when you hear the word gift,
what would you ask for?
I'd ask for the music to stop.
Okay.
[music stops]
Well, I have another gift for you.
[tense music playing]
I was able to recover these remnants from the real Lily.
This is my gift to you.
So that you can be at peace.
I have an idea.
[Jimmy] Here it comes, gentlemen, the specter of absolute dominance.
[Saxton] I'm not sure what freaks me out more,
the remains of Lily or the presence of the human skyscraper
that's about to enter the arena.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following is a two on one handicap match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, weighing in at 400 pounds,
Omos.
[Jimmy] At two on one, Corey, who really has the handicap,
that's the question.
[Corey] With a single competitor with anyone other than Omos,
I might have a different answer,
but I don't know any two, three, hell, even four men,
who stand a chance against this gargantuan inside the ring.
But we've got a set of former Raw Tag Team Champions
willing to give it their absolute best.
Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin, The Hurt Business,
will compete in a two on one handicap match
against the gargantuan Omos.
[Saxton] What does Omos have in store for The Hurt Business?
We're about to find out.
["It's Time" playing]
[announcer] His opponents, Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin,
The Hurt Business.
[Corey] As I mentioned, Shelton and Cedric,
former Raw Tag Team Champions,
a very formidable duo
looking to right the ship on their careers.
But I have a feeling they are headed directly for the iceberg,
if you know what I'm saying.
[Jimmy] Royal Rumble took the teamwork of what,
five or six superstars to wound Omos?
With teamwork, it can be done.
[Saxton] Listen, Cedric Alexander, Shelton Benjamin,
obviously they've had past success. And you have to have confidence.
You have no choice. No matter how intimidating the task is,
Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin
have to believe they can take down the 7'4" Omos.
[Jimmy] Ladies and gentlemen, this would do a lot for The Hurt Business.
This is a handicap match, I don't know who has the handicap exactly.
It would do a lot for their resume as people--
[Corey] Smart Cedric, trying to get the jump on Omos,
sneak from behind, but the colossal hand of Omos
just engulfing the skull of Cedric Alexander.
And it almost looks like Shelton Benjamin,
in not too much of a hurry to enter the fray.
[Saxton] Omos just kind of dared Shelton Benjamin.
"Hey, you want to try your hand at taking me on?"
[Corey] Shelton Benjamin, he's been an Intercontinental Champion,
multiple times Tag Team Champion,
looks like Cedric--
[Jimmy] Can't tap out fast enough.
Cannot tap out fast enough.
[Saxton] Shelton Benjamin, give him credit.
A little jaw jacking from behind.
[Jimmy] The sneak attack!
[Corey] This has to do.
[Corey] A unified front, several right hands from Shelton Benjamin.
[Saxton] Having very little impact, though, on Omos.
Maybe just enraging Omos.
[Jimmy] Who can do that to Shelton Benjamin?
[Omos bellows]
[Corey] Omos, Jimmy.
[Jimmy] A handful of guys in the entire world.
[Saxton] Benjamin out of the way just in time.
[Jimmy] Step-Up Knee by Shelton Benjamin.
Now some teamwork going on.
[Corey] It's what it's gonna take to utilize the handicap stipulation,
Cedric Alexander springboard, right into the grasp of Omos.
Oh, my goodness.
[Saxton] Not gonna end well for Cedric Alexander.
[Jimmy] The hang time on this chokeslam!
[Corey] All the way down.
[Saxton] Omos' bellow echoing throughout the arena.
[Jimmy] Merciful cover and finished by Omos.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Omos!
[Saxton] Put this in perspective. Think about what we just saw.
Omos just dominated the former Raw Tag Team Champions,
all by himself.
[Corey] The perks of being 7'3," 400 pounds.
With the ability to inflict as much damage as Omos so chooses.
Watch the boot.
Right under the chin of Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander.
Finds himself nearly put through the ring from above.
Courtesy of Monday Night Raw,
Resident Skyscraping-- scraper.
The size differential just too much for The Hurt Business tonight.
[Jimmy] But one thing you don't want on Valentine's Day ever
is something that Byron Saxton has to deal with all the time,
is being friend zoned.
[Saxton] Come on, Jimmy.
I don't know if I've ever told you this, Reggie.
But thank you for everything you do for me and always having my back.
-Of course. -And for being such a nice guy.
I'm a better champion because of you.
You're just so sweet.
[chuckles softly]
[exhales]
Okay, Dana, can I ask you something?
Yes.
You said all of these sweet things about me.
That I'm a nice guy, and you appreciate me.
-And then you kissed me on the cheek. -Yes I did, Reggie.
I guess I'm just trying to figure out what does all this mean?
It means that we're friends, like really good friends,
and I hope that never changes.
It won't.
Ugh.
-Happy Valentine's Day. -You too.
This is great. Thank you for bringing me here.
Of course.
This food looks amazing.
You know, Dana, I told you before, but you look amazing tonight.
-Oh, thank you so much. -Of course.
You look great yourself, too.
Oh, you're so sweet.
Where did you get this outfit?
Hey, what are you gonna have? [chuckles]
Shh.
We're not here to eat.
You're gonna ruin everything.
[Dana] Oh my God, I can't believe my best friend took me here.
[yelling]
I'm sorry. I just can't catch a break today.
Hey, dude, don't sweat it and think about it like this,
you look amazing in that toga, bro.
I do love a good toga.
Oh, it's the Street Profits!
[all exclaiming]
Yeah!
We had some business with the Dirty Dawgs,
and hear ye, hear ye, we heard it was a party.
Yes, sir. Yes, sir.
Besides, who got next game? Because we want the smoke.
Ah.
[all yelling]
Ay! [chanting] Bro-Ga! Bro-Ga! Bro-Ga! Bro-Ga! Bro-Ga! Bro-Ga!
[continues chanting]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, WWE official, Adam Pearce!
Ladies and gentlemen, it is now time for the contract signing
to make official the Raw Women's Championship match
at the Elimination Chamber.
Without further ado, please join me in welcoming the challenger,
WWE Hall of Famer,
Lita!
["LoveFuryPassionEnergy" playing]
[Corey] A standing ovation and rightfully so,
for the WWE Hall of Famer,
who in a matter of days could be Raw Women's Champion once again.
[Jimmy] As a result, she says, "I want to be a five time champion."
It wouldn't surprise me if when she gets in the ring with Becky Lynch,
there's a little tension left over from that encounter last week.
But what you have to get okay with, girlfriend,
is how you're gonna feel when I walk out of Elimination Chamber
a five time Women's Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Saxton] Confident words but Lita did not let Becky get away.
Becky trying to get an edge on Lita here,
first a shot and then just raining down blows on a woman she used to idolize.
[Corey] But the Van Goat would soon be reminded
as to exactly who she's dealing with.
[Saxton] Twist of fate delivered by Lita.
Lita and Becky Lynch in the room.
Oh-ho, "I still got it, and I'm gonna be ready for the Elimination Chamber."
[Corey] Well, it almost feels surreal,
that we are days away from a clash of eras this Saturday,
streaming live on Peacock,
with a very special start time at noon Eastern 9 Pacific.
Becky Lynch defends her Raw Women's Championship
against Hall of Famer, Lita.
And please welcome her opponent,
the Raw Women's Champion,
'Big Time Becks' Becky Lynch.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Jimmy] The champion who exudes confidence,
swagger in the walk, the way she holds the belt--
[murmuring]
I take everything back.
[Corey] Becky Lynch looking more like Marla Singer right now,
from Fight Club.
[Saxton] It appears that The Van Goat's got quite a bit on her mind.
[Jimmy] The one thing she is used to doing is,
that's right, making history.
And she's doing that again.
First time ever billboards of the Women's--
WWE female superstars in Saudi Arabia.
That's not the future we're looking at. That is Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
You see the billboards there?
That's right. Becky Lynch and Lita, first time ever.
History being made by the WWE.
[Corey] Billboards in Jeddah and Riyadh,
and once again WWE continues to influence the world.
[Saxton] I still can't get over that demeanor.
The Raw Women's Champion, Becky Lynch.
[Jimmy] Confusion on the face of Lita. She doesn't understand it, either.
Ladies, you know how this works.
Two signatures on the contract, make it official.
Don't-- Don't do this.
You don't, you don't have to do this Lita. Don't do this.
Look, look.
I'll be perfectly honest with you.
I haven't slept all week thinking about this.
Thinking about that my teenage idol
would come for me so close to Wrestlemania.
Thatt my teenage idol physically assaulted me last week.
But, but, but, but-- I'll let it all slide if you just,
you just tear that up and walk away right now.
You-- You've had a great career, Lita.
You're one of the best to ever do it.
I already said there would be no Becky Lynch if it wasn't for Lita.
What do you have left to prove?
Just leave now, while your legacy is intact.
You don't want to fight me and I don't want to fight you.
The only ones who want to see us fight is these demented people
who get off on ruining people's lives.
We're-- We're happy, they're miserable.
We're miserable, they're happy.
We don't need to play their little game.
They don't get to decide our destiny.
Only we get to do that.
Don't let them do this to us.
What-- What do you say?
Okay, so, so what do you guys think?
I just tear this thing up and walk away?
[crowd booing]
Or… I sign it,
and shut Becky Lynch up for good.
[crowd cheering]
Becks, I didn't come this far just to walk away.
In fact, I didn't come here
because I've got one good match left in me,
I got a whole damn run left.
A Championship run.
And I know, I know why you're trying to do this,
talk me out of it.
I know you're scared because last week,
you saw that I still have what it takes to beat you.
So you don't have to like it.
But this match is happening.
[through gritted teeth] You're pushing me, Lita.
You're pushing me to a point that I don't want to go to,
and I don't think I can come back from.
Because you have no idea what I am capable of doing
to keep this on my shoulder.
I have studied your career closer than anybody,
and I know all of your weaknesses,
and don't think for a single second
that I'm not afraid to go right for your neck.
And you'll be the one who made me do it.
Right now, right now, when people think of you,
they remember you with a smile on their face.
But when I'm done with you,
they're gonna remember you with a tear in their eye.
Becky, you say without Lita, there would be no Becky Lynch.
But if I had a hand in creating this, then it's on me to finish it.
But the only thing that's ending on Saturday night
is your 500-day title reign,
when I become the Raw Women's Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[commentators] Oh!
[Saxton] Lita obviously struck a nerve from the Raw Women's Champion.
[Jimmy] Will this carry over into Saturday?
[Corey] I hope for Becky Lynch's sake, it certainly doesn't.
But I think there's still room for concern.
[Saxton] How far is Becky Lynch willing to go
to retain the Raw Women's Championship this Saturday and her relationship?
[Corey] I can answer. It better be one step farther
than Lita is willing to go to become Raw Women's Champion.
[Jimmy] We talk about tests and willingness to endure.
Nothing tests that more than the Elimination Chamber itself.
[Corey] You're absolutely right.
One of the most sadistic, cruel structures
that has ever been devised in sports entertainment.
It will test the limits, physically and mentally,
of every superstar who dares step within its walls,
and it all goes down this Saturday.
[Corey] The Elimination Chamber.
24 ft high,
10 times.
The danger in the Elimination Chamber is inherent.
One of the most brutal matches ever devised.
[announcer] This match begins with two superstars in the ring.
[Corey] Four other superstars will be locked in one Lexan pod.
Every five minutes,
one of these other superstars will be released from a pod.
But it's random.
[Saxton] We've seen many times,
the Elimination Chamber itself being used as a very effective weapon.
[Corey] There is nothing on it that doesn't work.
[Corey] You can only eliminate an opponent via pinfall or submission inside the ring.
The last one standing wins.
We will have two chamber matches, both with Championship implications.
Bobby Lashley, you're gonna have to defend your WWE Championship
against five elite level superstars.
[Saxton] The winner of the Women's Elimination Chamber Match
will face the Raw Women's Champion at Wrestlemania.
[Corey] If you want to clear a path to Wrestlemania,
you must win Elimination Chamber.
[Saxton] People want a spot in this thing, Byron?
[Saxton] They want a spot for the opportunity, Jimmy.
Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Doudrop, Nikki A.S.H,
and a superstar still to be named
will compete in the Women's Elimination Chamber match.
And here's the prize,
an opportunity to challenge the Raw Women's Champion
at Wrestlemania.
[Corey] We'll also find out if the Raw Women's Champion
will be Becky Lynch or even Lita.
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Jimmy] And a woman who wants that opportunity.
She's been Raw Women's Champion. She wants it back.
Queen of Brutality herself.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is a Gauntlet match.
Introducing first from Adelaide, South Australia,
Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Now this is a Gauntlet match.
The winner enters the Elimination Chamber last.
Corey, explain to me why that's so important.
[Corey] Listen, the Gauntlet Match is the ultimate test of endurance
here in WWE.
Two superstars enter.
Whoever wins that matchup, stays in competition
and will be met by a future competitor.
Rhea Ripley drew unlucky number one.
It could be a long night for The Nightmare.
[Saxton] Ripley shared her thoughts on the impending Elimination Chamber
this Saturday.
The Elimination Chamber Match is full of brutality.
Just the way that I like it.
I'm back on track, I'm focused,
and I'm ready to rip through any woman that stands in my way
to once again become the Raw Women's Champion
at Wrestlemania.
[Corey] Tonight, if you're Ripley or any of the other women,
it should be about self-preservation, not pride.
You don't want to enter the Elimination Chamber
at anything less than 100%.
[Jimmy] Someone who I think recently has been mentally less than 100%,
Nikki A.S.H.
A bit unhinged, passively.
[announcer] Almost A Superhero, Nikki A.S.H!
[Corey] I for one, completely disagree with you, Jimmy.
I think Nikki A.S.H.
is finally finding out who she truly wants to be,
and our cameras were able to catch up with Almost A Super Hero
earlier today.
Every time I step into that ring,
I show people what it's like to really be a hero,
even if that means unmasking the so-called good guys,
like Rhea Ripley.
I cannot wait to claim victory at Elimination Chamber,
and inspire everyone around the world as the superhero they must admire,
Nikki A.S.H.
You don't have to agree with Nikki,
but the fact is, Nikki is figuring things out,
And it's worked out well for her.
Who will advance in the Gauntlet match?
Will it be Nikki A.S.H or Rhea Ripley?
We will find out next.
[Jimmy] Welcome back to Rhea Ripley versus Nikki A.S.H.
First round of eight,
Gauntlet match winner enters the Elimination Chamber last.
Such a brutal match in the Elimination Chamber this Saturday.
[Corey] Extreme creativity from Nikki A.S.H.
Got to be careful not to get herself disqualified.
That will get her bounced from the Gauntlet match tonight.
[Jimmy] Corey, explain to me, why is it so important
to go in last for the Elimination Chamber?
[Corey] The rules of the Elimination Chamber match are simple.
Two superstars enter,
the four other ones are locked in pods
that will be released at regularly scheduled intervals.
To have the ability
to be the final one entered into the match up…
[Jimmy] Cover. Hookin' the leg. Kick out by Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] …is truly invaluable,
because the other five competitors may have destroyed themselves
by the time you even get involved in the match up.
[Saxton] Take another look here. Oh! Nasty impact from Nikki A.S.H.
Obviously, no love lost
between these once former partners,
former friends, former Women's Tag Team Champions.
[Jimmy] And, as I said earlier,
Nikki A.S.H becoming a bit unhinged in the last few weeks.
[Corey] I was as guilty as anybody.
I thought Nikki A.S.H was the anchor dragging down Rhea Ripley.
But I've seen in the recent weeks that perhaps Nikki just needed
to step out of Rhea's shadow.
[Saxton] Listen, I do admire the fact that Nikki A.S.H has newfound conviction.
-Obviously… -[Corey] Cover.
-…some of her alternative logical facts, -[Jimmy] Quick kickout.
if you will, in her mind, aren't really facts at all,
but just a figment of her own imagination,
like saying that Rhea Ripley was the one that betrayed her.
Rhea Ripley stabbed Nikki A.S.H in the back.
But that has served to motivate Nikki.
[Corey] Unfortunately, Byron, in this day and age,
perception is reality,
and it's serving Nikki A.S.H very well right now.
[Jimmy] Rhea Ripley trying to get her offense going.
Sneaky move, kicking her leg out from under her.
Rhea Ripley, victorious last week over Nikki A.S.H.
[Corey] Aggression from Nikki.
Nikki knows what's at stake,
how valuable it would be to walk into a weakened,
beaten downfield inside the Elimination Chamber.
[Saxton] And this is the kind of aggression and viciousness
that will serve Nikki A.S.H. well inside the Elimination Chamber.
[Jimmy] Rhea Ripley, a little bit taken aback by this.
All these dirty tactics.
[Saxton] Oh, I'm not sure if taken aback is the word. Maybe fired up, Jimmy.
[Jimmy] She's battling her way back.
This is what Nikki A.S.H. doesn't want. Oh!
[Corey] Kick right to the knee of Rhea Ripley,
and one to the hamstring.
[Jimmy] Smart move, not going toe to toe with Rhea Ripley.
Chopping her down.
[Corey] Brilliant decision, brilliant strategy by Nikki A.S.H.
When you've got someone as powerful and imposing as Rhea Ripley,
you eliminate their base, take their legs out from under them.
It changes the game completely.
[Jimmy] Money in the bank, working the legs and the body.
But Rhea Ripley, after last week defeating Nikki A.S.H,
Will that prove she's the villain and prove that she's the bad guy?
[Corey] This is a smart strategy by Nikki A.S.H.
She has the Cravat applied, minimal exertion to herself
while inflicting punishment, slowly wearing down Rhea Ripley.
This match is all about endurance.
[Saxton] Ripley trying to counter.
[Jimmy] Nice-- Oh-ho!
[Corey] And successfully does so.
[Saxton] Series of short arm clotheslines delivered to Nikki A.S.H.
[Jimmy] Faking Riptide.
Oh, plant her face first.
[Corey] Rhea takes a moment to compose herself,
survey the situation.
[Saxton] Muscling up Nikki A.S.H.
[Jimmy] Now going back to the Riptide. She's got it!
[Corey] Up, and…
[Jimmy] Beautiful escape by Nikki A.S.H.
[Corey] Nikki right to the back of Rhea's neck.
Ripley went down in a heap.
Nikki now with an opening to capitalize,
[Jimmy] Trying to get airborne, thinking about the top rope.
But no, nice intervention by Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] Nikki able to fight off, temporarily,
the threat of Rhea Ripley.
Once again.
[Jimmy] Doesn't want to see her get to that top rope.
From the second cross body. No-ho-ho!
[Saxton] Rookie gets caught.
[Jimmy] Welcome to where you don't want to be.
[Corey] Nikki might have been looking for a DDT counter,
but instead, it's Rhea Ripley!
[Jimmy] And it's the Riptide!
Down goes Nikki A.S.H.
…Three!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Nikki A.S.H. has been eliminated.
[Corey] Who will it be next?
[Jimmy] First one up, first one down.
[Saxton] It's not gonna get any easier for Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Always Motivated, Liv Morgan.
Great match at day one.
With Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Liv Morgan knows full well what's at stake
at the Elimination Chamber.
WWE cameras caught up with Liv.
You've all witnessed my journey, fighting my way to get to this point.
I'm the only woman in the Gauntlet match tonight
that's ever stepped foot inside the Elimination Chamber.
I know what that cage feels like,
because the feeling of that steel against your skin
is not something you could easily forget.
So those women are gonna have to absolutely destroy me
to eliminate me.
And I'll survive.
Because I always do.
Watch me.
[Saxton] That's a really great point by Liv Morgan,
who has competed inside
the Elimination Chamber on two different occasions.
Liv Morgan now with a chance to be the final entrant,
in the Women's Elimination Chamber match this Saturday.
The Gauntlet match continues. It's Morgan, it's Ripley.
It is next.
[Jimmy] Welcome back to the second round of the Women's--
Roll up already. Kick out by Rhea Ripley.
Gauntlet match, Rhea Ripley defeating Nikki A.S.H.
Now she has to do the same to Liv Morgan if she wants to advance.
[Corey and Jimmy] Shoulders down.
Well, now, just in time.
Cradle again.
[Corey] Smart strategy, trying to take down
a weakened Rhea Ripley, who just competed moments ago,
successfully, albeit, versus Nikki A.S.H.
And the importance of this match can't be overstated.
[Jimmy] Another roll up.
One!
[Corey] The woman who outlasts the others will be the final entrant
into the Elimination Chamber match this coming Saturday.
A true game changer,
because potentially, you'll have the opportunity
to pick the bones of the other superstars.
[Jimmy] Speaking of,
is the winner gonna be in any shape to compete at noon on Saturday?
That's my question.
Shoulders down again.
[Corey] This is such a brilliant strategy by Liv Morgan.
Just pinfall attempt after pinfall attempt.
And listen to this.
[grunts]
Oh, my.
We've got all of the knee
right alongside the jaw of the nightmare, Rhea Ripley.
And again, smart strategy by Liv Morgan.
Neutralizing the much stronger, much more powerful,
much larger Rhea Ripley, in this instance.
Wearing The Nightmare down slowly.
[Jimmy] Nikki A.S.H. Obsessed, you could say,
with her partnership or lack thereof with Rhea Ripley.
Liv Morgan, obsessed with getting a rematch with Becky Lynch
Is that fair enough?
[Saxton] Look, Liv Morgan's been there. She's tasted how close you can get
to becoming Raw Women's Champion.
The thing about Liv Morgan, she'll tell you,
I learned from every experience,
I guarantee you, Morgan has learned from those experiences,
and Morgan has learned from her past experiences
inside the Chamber.
[Jimmy] Taking the back, both hooks in.
[Corey] That to me, Byron, is what could be the game changer,
in a negative manner, for Liv Morgan.
You guys heard Liv speaking before the commercial.
It almost seemed as though Morgan was a bit gun shy
at the thought of stepping back into the Elimination Chamber again.
We say all the time how it changes you mentally.
Liv could be the example.
[Jimmy] Look at the power of Rhea Ripley,
planting Liv Morgan face first.
Going for the cover.
One, two--
Kick out by Liv Morgan.
[Saxton] To your point, Corey,
there's a level of shock and awe factor that you experience,
if you're stepping inside
that Elimination Chamber for the first time.
So to the advantage of Liv Morgan, once she steps inside that chamber,
she knows what that shock and awe feeling is like.
She's accustomed to it, and that's what I believe gives her that advantage.
[Corey] Yes, Liv has experienced the Elimination Chamber.
But Byron, I don't know that anyone
ever feels comfortable or anything resembling inside the Elimination Chamber.
Beautiful maneuver by Morgan.
[Jimmy] Into a power bomb position!
Hurricanrana.
Got other plans.
[Corey] Face first.
Ripley looks rocked.
[Jimmy] Shoulders down, legs up.
Kick out by Rhea Ripley, but she's starting to wear down.
They call it a Gauntlet match for a reason.
[Saxton] And you touched on this earlier, Jimmy, you wonder, yes,
we know the prize at the finish line.
If you win this Gauntlet match,
you are the final entrant in the Women's Elimination Chamber Match,
but you also have to ask,
what kind of physical toll
does this Gauntlet match take on the winner?
[Corey] You wanna know the importance of being the last
into the Elimination Chamber,
think of how important it is
to be the final entrant into a Gauntlet match.
To come in with that advantage as the freshest superstar in the field,
that truly ups your odds of being victorious.
But now Morgan from the middle rope,
dropkick.
[Jimmy] Bad timing on that one.
[Saxton] Ripley quickly looking to take advantage.
[Jimmy] Oh, a reverse clover, she's locked it in.
[Saxton] Morgan fighting desperately, trying to find a way out.
[Jimmy] She gets it.
[Corey] Ripley's forced to break the hold, as the officials count to five.
[Jimmy] Oh! She was holding on a little too long and paid for it.
[Saxton] Morgan able to break it,
Rhea with a face full of turnbuckle.
Here comes Morgan.
[Jimmy] High flying.
[Saxton] Perched on the shoulders again of Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Exactly where she doesn't wanna be.
Trying to punch her way out.
[Saxton] Ripley's trying to maneuver Morgan. Morgan still fighting.
[Corey] Great balance by Liv Morgan. Able to land on her feet.
[Jimmy] Super kick.
[Corey] Ripley got her in the throat.
[Saxton] Here we go.
[Jimmy] Riptide for Liv Morgan!
One, two, three.
Rhea Ripley onto the next round.
[announcer] Liv Morgan has been eliminated.
[Saxton] Another win for Rhea Ripley.
But how much did it take out of The Nightmare?
[Jimmy] We're about to find out.
[Corey] It's not gonna get any easier for Rhea Ripley.
["I Does It" playing]
[Jimmy] Doudrop with that intense look.
[Saxton] Let's take a look back at the action moments ago.
Rhea Ripley delivering a kick
right to the throat of Liv Morgan,
before hitting the Riptide.
But now Ripley must prepare for Doudrop.
[Corey] The Gauntlet match continues,
Doudrop, Rhea Ripley, it's next, live on Raw.
[Jimmy] And we are in the middle of a Gauntlet match for Rhea Ripley,
who started first against Doudrop.
She has already defeated Nikki. A.S.H. and Liv Morgan,
but I think this this is their toughest test so far.
[Saxton] During the break, Rhea Ripley took a few seconds in the corner,
kind of whispered to herself, "I got this,"
but you could see the body language of Rhea Ripley.
Ripley starting to wear a little bit
after the competition she's been through thus far.
[Corey] Starting to wear a little bit? Byron, Rhea Ripley has been through hell.
She's already defeated two top level superstars here on Monday Night Raw,
and it's not getting any easier.
Doudrop, arguably the only one who can match Rhea Ripley's power,
at this point.
This is going to be a hell of a test for The Nightmare.
[Jimmy] And remember, the winner enters the Elimination Chamber match last.
That is what they are fighting for tonight.
And I got to say they're fighting viciously.
[Saxton] When you think about Doudrop,
really ever since the Royal Rumble,
she's built on the momentum that she established
by nearly capturing Raw Women's Championship
and hasn't looked back since.
[Corey] The rules inside the Elimination Chamber,
two women will start,
the other four will be locked in pods, surrounded-- surrounding the ring.
The pods will be released at regular intervals,
so, of course, the final entrant has a marked advantage
over the rest of the field.
[Saxton] This is the first time that Rhea Ripley and Doudrop
have ever squared off, same for Liv Morgan.
[Corey] Dodge action going on between Ripley and Doudrop.
[Jimmy] So you're making your strategy on the fly.
They've never faced one another before.
[Corey] This is unfamiliar territory for both women,
because both women are known for utilizing their power advantage over opponents.
[Jimmy] Knocking down the brick wall is Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] That will not sit well with Doudrop.
[Saxton] And Rhea answers with a headbutt of her own.
[Corey] She's gone physical--
[Jimmy] Look at that beautiful suplex.
[Saxton] High across the top of Ripley's shoulders,
and here comes Doudrop!
[Corey] Take a look back.
[Jimmy] To the cover.
[Jimmy] Oh! A kick out still left in Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] And notice there's no panic on the face of Doudrop.
Doudrop realizes she is dealing with a weakened Rhea Ripley.
Rhea is now feeling like she's into deep water.
We are really going to find out what Ripley is made of in this Gauntlet.
[Jimmy] It lets Doudrop kind of play the long game, right?
The longer this match,
whether or not she does damage, the more it suits her.
[Saxton] Absolutely. Doudrop expends minimal energy,
here against Rhea Ripley if this match continues the way it is.
[Corey] As we learned at the Royal Rumble,
Doudrop not afraid to drag herself into the deep waters.
Doudrop has a gas tank on her and can go.
[Jimmy] She does everything you don't expect.
She's surprisingly fast.
She's surprisingly agile.
She's surprisingly technical.
[Corey] Don't let the appearances fool you,
but right now, Rhea Ripley in agony in the center of the ring.
And Doudrop, almost as if she's in cruise control for the moment.
But here comes The Nightmare.
[Jimmy] Doudrop has felt disrespected by everyone.
Everybody else gets their opportunity handed to them, not me.
There's a chip on her shoulder,
she's taking it out on everyone. Right now, Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] Could you imagine if a powerhouse like Doudrop is the last one in the…
Elimination Chamber, how bad that would be for everybody else?
[Jimmy] Rhea Ripley doing what she can to make sure that doesn't happen.
Dropkick right to the chin.
[Corey] Rhea Ripley trying to summon the will
to continue on in this Gauntlet matchup.
[Saxton] Despite the pain, despite the agony,
you have to admire.
[Corey] Almost no effect.
[Jimmy] She's hurting her own arm.
[Corey] This could just be demoralizing for Ripley.
[Corey] Oh-ho-ho.
Goodness gracious.
[Jimmy] Perhaps the only woman on the roster
that Rhea Ripley can't trade clotheslines with.
She's going for it, though.
[Saxton] Two of the toughest you'll find around these parts.
Rhea Ripley, Doudrop, who can hit harder?
[Jimmy] Kocking her right in time into the drop kick.
[Corey] I mentioned at the outset of this matchup,
the importance of self preservation--
[Jimmy] Shoulders down.
[Corey] Rhea Ripley's--
[Saxton] Kick out by Doudrop.
[Corey] Ripley's obviously not subscribing to that mentality.
It's all or nothing tonight for The Nightmare,
who wants to outlast the field and earn the last entry
into the Elimination Chamber.
[Jimmy] Can she get it?
Thinkin' Riptide on Doudrop, no.
[Corey] Doudrop with other plans here.
Not sure if that was the wisest strategy from Ripley.
And again Doudrop delivers a headbutt
that echoed throughout the arena here in Indianapolis.
[Jimmy] To your point, Corey, Rhea Ripley is all in.
All right, might cost me, but I'm winning this Gauntlet match.
[Corey] You guys, I hate to say it, looks like Ripley's running on fumes.
[Saxton] Ripley's got a little more left.
-[Jimmy] Can she get it? -[Corey] No way in hell!
[Jimmy] Riptide!
Down goes Doudrop!
To the pin!
[Saxton] Whoa! [laughs]
[announcer] Doudrop has been eliminated.
[Corey] My God.
[Saxton] What a gutsy performance from Rhea Ripley.
["Watch Me Shine" playing]
[Corey] I am looking forward to this.
[Jimmy] Did you say something about accomplishing the impossible?
A fresh Bianca Belair. Ugh.
[Saxton] This is a headlining main event anywhere.
[Jimmy] But one thing Bianca Belair has over the rest of the field,
she talked about it earlier today,
is her experience, not just in sports entertainment, but at Wrestlemania.
Now, everybody around here talks the big game.
But I'm the only one that has a chance to make Wrestlemania history, twice.
Now, I don't know if I'll be facing Becky Lynch or Lita
for the Raw Women's Championship,
but what I do know is that after I win the Elimination Chamber match,
the spotlight will be right back where it belongs,
with the EST of WWE.
[Corey] If you're Rhea Ripley, there truly is no rest for the weary.
Ripley against the EST, Bianca Belair,
who will enter the Elimination Chamber last?
Don't move a muscle.
[Jimmy] Do not worry at home, we're not billing your credit card.
This is on free TV.
Shoulders down.
But Bianca Belair versus Rhea Ripley, first time ever,
this will be the main event of a premium live event, gentlemen.
[Saxton] Think of what Rhea Ripley has gone through.
Rhea Ripley has been in this Gauntlet match
for just over 32 minutes.
[Corey] And Bianca likes to refer to herself as the EST.
Right now, in this instance,
she is certainly the freshest competitor in this Gauntlet match.
Essentially, Bianca is trying to recapture this advantage.
[Jimmy] Kick out by Rhea Ripley, still has some energy left.
I don't know how.
-[Corey] If you had any-- -[Jimmy] Shoulders down again.
[Corey] If you weren't sure why,
these women are putting themselves through this
for the advantage inside the Elimination Chamber.
This is exactly why Bianca Belair, completely fresh.
Close to 100%.
Rhea Ripley, over 32 minutes, is it you said, Byron?
It's incredible, the toughness that Ripley's displayed,
but Bianca on another level right now.
[Jimmy] And she is enjoying her energy advantage.
Beautiful suplex.
[Saxton] Her attempts to show out when the spotlight is the brightest.
You can only imagine it's blocked by Ripley.
[Corey] Bianca blocks Ria's attempt at the suplex.
[Jimmy] Battling suplexes here.
[Saxton] Getting the advantage here.
[Jimmy] Rhea, right now just not having the gas to get it done.
[Corey] And you're right, Jimmy. That's what it is.
[Saxton] By stepping into the suplex, covered by Belair.
[Jimmy] Ugh.
[Jimmy] Rhea Ripley just barely getting that right shoulder up,
and Bianca Belair having fun in there right now.
[Saxton] Bianca can afford to have fun in this Gauntlet match
because Bianca hasn't been fighting for 33 plus minutes
as Rhea Ripley has at this point.
That's exactly why it's so important
to have the final entry into the Elimination Chamber.
You can sit in your pod,
you can watch all of your other opponents
destroy one another,
and you can step in and pick the bones.
[Jimmy] Abdominal stretch.
Taking all the energy out of Rhea Ripley
Twister position, you use it in jujitsu. You cannot take a full breath.
[Saxton] Takes all the energy out of Ripley.
[Corey] What's left of the energy of Rhea Ripley at this juncture?
As if Rhea's lungs aren't burning already,
as if the muscles in Rhea's legs
aren't burning like she's running through quicksand
this deep into a matchup,
and Bianca Belair, able to just take her own sweet time.
[Jimmy] All Rhea Ripley has right now is will.
She wants to succeed, how long will it last
against the athleticism and technique of Bianca Belair.
[Saxton] Not enough strength to deliver that hip toss.
[Corey] Rhea had the quickness to deliver a drop toehold,
Bianca with a face full of turnbuckle.
[Saxton] But what can Ripley do with the opening?
[Jimmy] Trying to come back.
[Corey] Big knees to the face of Belair,
Snapmared over by the Australian superstar.
Here comes Ripley!
[Jimmy] Can she get her offense going? Ugh.
[Corey] Nobody home.
[Jimmy] Little too slow on that dropkick.
[Saxton] The wheels are turning for Bianca Belair.
Picture perfect.
[Jimmy] Shoulders down.
[Jimmy] Can't believe it, and neither can Bianca Belair,
that Rhea Ripley had enough energy to kick out there.
[Corey] Rhea's running on instinct and instinct alone,
as we take a look back at the athleticism of the EST,
we saw it right on target.
but Rhea not ready to stay down just yet.
[Saxton] In the back of Ripley's mind, you know she is eyeing the finish line.
Understanding I just got to give just a little bit more,
to find a little bit more of my gas tank to try to put the EST away.
[Corey] Two boots right to the face of Bianca Belair.
Ripley looking for the big boot. Nobody--
[Jimmy] Both of these superstars face down.
Rhea Ripley trying to recover.
[Corey] Rhea-- I actually agree with this decision by Rhea Ripley,
catch your breath on the outside
as we look back on the impact, of both superstars,
with the same exact idea. Same effect.
[Jimmy] Except one's been fighting for an extra half hour.
[Corey] Well, you're right about that one.
[Jimmy] Laid out, Bianca Belair outside the ring.
[Saxton] Ripley is exhausted.
[Jimmy] What you are looking at is the embodiment
of too tough for her own good.
Rhea Ripley vs Bianca Belair, a Gauntlet match.
Rhea Ripley has already defeated three superstars,
and she is hanging on against Bianca Belair,
but it's been a beating.
[Corey] So all of these women, battling to be the last entry
into the Elimination Chamber match this Saturday, streaming live on Peacock.
-[Corey] Face first goes Ripley. -[Jimmy] That's got to be it.
[Jimmy] Shoulders down, hook in the leg. No, not yet.
[Corey] It is nothing short of miraculous that Rhea Ripley
was able to survive that maneuver from Bianca Belair.
At this point, we are over 41 minutes of competition for Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Kick over the top right to the ear of Bianca Bel Air.
[Corey] It's amazing that Rhea is even upright.
[Jimmy] And she's thinking Riptide.
[Corey] Bianca out the back door, looking for the KOD.
[Jimmy] Loaded.
[Saxton] If Bianca Belair can hit this--
[Corey] Rhea able to escape.
[Jimmy] Trying for that boot, a little too slow with it.
[Corey] Ripley now on the outside, precarious position.
[Saxton] You better catch yourself.
[Corey] Reversal.
Bianca face first into the corner.
Now Ripley making the long climb.
Will it pay off for The Nightmare?
[Jimmy] If she can pull this off, how amazing would it be?
[Corey] Open hand strikes.
Still some vitriol between both of these women.
[Saxton] We are getting gritty here.
Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair,
who will be the final entrant at the Women's Elimination Chamber match?
[Corey] Look at this.
Ripley's screaming, "Bring it," back and forth,
[Saxton] They're bringing it.
[Jimmy] It's about guts, heart, endurance,
how bad do you want it?
[Corey] How bad do you want the opportunity?
The advantage of being the final entry this Saturday
into the Elimination Chamber match up.
[Jimmy] It's like Bianca Belair can smell that Wrestlemania glory.
She's had it before.
[Corey] Big slam by Belair. Ripley is down.
Can Bianca capitalize?
[Saxton] Bianca looking to close this thing out against Ripley.
[Corey] Knees out!
[Jimmy] Miracle just in time.
She had one more up her sleeve.
[Corey] How can you not be impressed By Rhea Ripley tonight?
Truly leaving everything in the ring.
Great counter by Ripley at the last second.
Bianca Belair was successful earlier in the match up,
not the case this time.
[Saxton] Everyone's got to be impressed with the display of endurance, the will,
the guts, we are seeing from Rhea Ripley.
But will she have something to show for it?
The only way to do that is to find a way to overcome Bianca Belair
right here, right now.
[Corey] It's the old saying, Rhea Ripley didn't come this far
just to come this far.
Ripley needs to win the thing to earn the right to be the final entrant.
And Rhea Ripley, perched on the top rope.
The Nightmare about to strike.
[Jimmy] Dropkick right to the chin of Bianca Belair! Is that a cover?
-[Corey] Is that enough? -One, two--
[Corey] My goodness.
[Jimmy] Hard cuts both ways, gentlemen.
Valentine's Day.
[Corey] Take a look at this.
Rhea Ripley, right on point.
Dropkick right to Belair's face, but Bianca survives.
[Saxton] This is smart right here, wasting no time.
It's Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Gotta make it to the ropes.
Trying to roll her way out, and she does.
[Saxton] Bianca responds. Spine Buster.
[Corey] Bianca wants the KOD.
[Jimmy] She's got it on her shoulders.
Can she hit it this time?
Yes!
Exhausted Rhea Ripley, shoulders down.
Bianca Belair wins it!
["Watch Me Shine" playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Bianca Belair!
[Corey] Congratulations to Bianca Belair,
who will enter the Elimination Chamber last,
but you have got to respect and tip your cap to Rhea Ripley.
The official time for Ripley in this match up, 44 minutes, 4 seconds,
but ultimately coming up short.
And if that doesn't illustrate to you the importance
of what Bianca Belair just earned, nothing will.
[Jimmy] Yeah they're hugging now, they're showing respect now,
but this Saturday at the Elimination Chamber,
there are no friends.
[Saxton] Indeed. Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley
will join the likes of Doudrop, Nikki A.S.H,
and Liv Morgan, and a competitor still to be named
in the Women's Elimination Chamber match this Saturday.
And of course, the prize,
the winner will challenge the Raw Women's Champion at Wrestlemania.
[Corey] I hope Rhea goes home and ices up and gets herself back to normal.
It's gonna be a hell of a fight, Saturday.
Hey bros, you guys want to hear me play a song?
[all] Yeah!
♪ I gave my love a cherry ♪
♪ That had no stone ♪
♪ I gave my love a story ♪
That had-- Ugh!
Get out of here! Party's over.
Party's over!
Sick of this stupid crap.
[yells]
[groaning in pain]
The party is over, bro.
[giggles]
[groans]
[Saxton] That's not cool.
The Alpha Academy really ruined the Bro-Ga party.
[Corey] The Alpha Academy are the Raw Tag Team Champions.
They run the show tonight, Byron.
[Saxton] Maybe they were upset because they weren't invited.
[Jimmy] Another team that knows about wearing gold.
["Booyaka 619" playing]
[Corey] The first ever father-son duo to capture Tag Team Championships in WWE,
Rey Mysterio and his son, Dominik.
[Saxton] All smiles, Rey and Dominik Mysterio
are set to take on the Raw Tag Team Champions,
the Alpha Academy.
And the match brought to you by the new movie, Dog,
in theaters this Friday.
That match is next,
right here, right on Raw.
[Jimmy] I gotta say I enjoyed my Sunday
as a native of Southern California,
watching the Los Angeles Rams
win their second Super Bowl in franchise history.
And at the end, Leonard Floyd and company celebrating in style.
[Corey] Leonard Floyd better enjoy it
until Brock Lesnar decides he wants that championship, too.
[Saxton] Don't wish that upon him, Corey.
That was amazing.
I would love dessert.
-Really? I can't eat another bite. -What? You're kidding me.
Excuse moi.
Can I introduce you folks to some tirameldesu?
Run! Run! Get out of here! Get off me, man!
[both grunting]
Oh no!
Sabrina, help me!
Hey, hey, come on bud. What are you-- What are you doing?
Where are you guys going?
Reggie. Psst.
-Reggie, Reggie. -Are you okay?
Oh my God, my best friend saved me again.
Ah! You saved me.
Dana, look, this friendship means the world to me.
Yeah?
But I was wondering if maybe we can take our friendship to a new level.
Reg, I never meant to lead you on.
I mean, I'm so sorry.
You're, like, the sweetest guy ever.
You're gonna make a woman so happy one day.
-But-- -Dana, I truly understand.
Friends it is.
-Really? -Yes.
I knew you would under-- Woah! Woah, woah, woah.
One, two, three!
You know what, Dana?
Friendship has its perks.
[laughs]
You're leaving me, what?
Oh, no!
Would you look at that.
Happy Valentine's Day, Dana.
It looks like Cupid don't like the friend zone.
Let's get ready.
Let's go.
What?
Rich. [whimpering] Oh, my God.
Excuse me, ma'am, will we be paying with cash or card?
[scoffs]
Kidding me!
[Jimmy] Heartbroken on Valentine's Day,
or as we call it, being Byron. That's terrible.
[Saxton] Why the shade thrown to me, Jimmy?
Okay, because I have experience in the friend zone.
[Corey] You exist there.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall,
Making their way to the ring,
they are the Raw Tag Team Champions, Otis and Chad Gable.
Shush, please.
Impressive.
[clears throat]
I'm gonna need you to shush,
or I'll place you all on double secret probation.
Well, Otis, come to think of it, we are in Indiana,
so it's very likely that every person in this building
is already on some type of probation.
[chuckles]
[crowd booing]
But now that we took care of the ridiculous Bro-Ga party,
let's get down to brass tacks.
It's time for a little less entertainment.
And a little more education.
Thank you.
And it's coming at you in the form of Master Gable's first ever public assembly.
Tonight's topic is "Cheaters."
We all know I've never cheated at anything in my life.
I didn't need to cheat to make the Olympic team.
I didn't need to cheat
-to win the the Tag Team Championships, -No, you didn't.
and I didn't need to cheat
to earn a Master's degree with an immaculate 4.0 GPA.
Thank you.
There's nothing I despise worse than cheaters,
and the worst of the worst is RK-Bro.
There's some misinformation going around that they defeated us fair and square
in the academic challenge,
but nothing could be further from the truth.
Those morons hired an Irishman.
An Irishman, to host a spelling bee.
I couldn't understand a word that guy said.
His accent was thicker than Otis' Neck.
Look at that face.
And don't get me started on the Quiz Bowl.
Who snuck cartoons in there as a category?
We should have been discussing Michelangelo, the painter,
and here we are talking about turtles.
Ridiculous.
[crowd booing]
And then there's you,
the morons of the WWE universe,
feeding Randy and Riddle answer after answer, helping them win.
Where were you when we needed help?
Nowhere to be found.
That's the problem these days.
You guys have come to worship cheaters.
It's disgusting.
But I'm here to help you, so listen up.
And most of all, I want our opponents, the Mysterios, to listen up.
Especially you, young Dominik.
You've got such an illustrious career ahead of you.
But you're listening to that con man, Rey,
telling you cheating is the way to win.
You don't believe me, take a look.
[Saxton] Calling Rey Mysterio a con man,
but nonetheless, it was Dominik Mysterio,
one on one with The Miz, and look what Maryse would do.
Game on. The official made the right choice
ejecting Maryse to ringside, and to me, this is a fair receipt.
Rey Mysterio doing the same thing to The Miz,
getting his revenge,
and Miz was so caught up with Rey Mysterio,
it allowed Dominik to score
arguably one of the biggest victories of his career, defeating The Miz.
[Corey] By cheating.
Disgusting.
Shame, shame, shame on Rey.
[crowd cheering]
And that's disgusting.
I told you, you worship cheaters. It's gross.
♪ Awesome! ♪
[Saxton] Ugh, speaking of cheaters.
[Corey] Bite your tongue, Saxton.
Monday Night Raw just became Must See.
[Jimmy] The "It" couple, Miz and Maryse.
[Saxton] The spotlight hoggers themselves.
["I Came To Play" playing]
[Corey] Hey, guys, I got a Valentine's Day surprise
for both of you.
[Saxton] What's that?
[Corey] Guess who's coming to commentary?
[Saxton] No. No!
[Corey] The "It" couple, Miz and Maryse, are coming to sit right beside us!
[Saxton] Why?
[Saxton] Rey and Dominik Mysterio with their hands full here
against the Raw Tag Team Champions, the Alpha Academy.
And a match brought to you by the new movie Dog in theaters
this Friday.
Beatdown right now for Rey Mysterio.
But we are right now joined by the "It" couple.
That's right, we are being blessed by the presence of the "It" couple,
Miz and Maryse,
welcome to ringside and happy Valentine's Day.
[Maryse] Guess who's my Valentine?
Guess who's my Valentine? Let us show you our love.
Listen to our love, mwah, mwah.
[Corey] It's so beautiful.
[Jimmy] Please stop. You're making Byron really uncomfortable.
[Corey] Maryse, you smell like happiness feels right now.
What are you wearing?
-[Maryse] I smell good? -You smell fantastic.
-[Maryse] Thank you. -[Corey] She smells amazing
You are the best smelling woman on earth.
[Saxton] Hate to interrupt, guys, but Miz, why are you out here?
Why wouldn't we be out here?
The Alpha Academy invited us,
said, "Hey, we want you to come see our match against the Mysterios
and show you what cheating looks like."
See, the Mysterios are always about cheating,
and we want to make sure that that does not happen on this match.
[Jimmy] Kick out by Rey Mysterio.
[Saxton] You say the Mysterios are all about cheating.
Some would say the same about you.
As we take another look here at the nasty impact from Otis.
[Corey] For the record, Miz and Maryse,
I disagree with every syllable that has leaked past Byron's lips
in the past few minutes.
[Miz] Miz and Maryse and the "It" couple are all about outsmarting.
We've never cheated.
[Corey] Bingo.
[Saxton] Miz, what happened last week? We saw Maryse actually cheat.
Actually, I saw, I saw--
[Maryse] Byron, you talk too much. You do talk too much.
[Miz] Thank you so much.
He does talk too much, and nobody likes to hear him talk.
-Everyone loves Jimmy. -[Jimmy] Looking for the cover.
They love Jimmy, they love Corey's voice,
but Byron's voice is just annoying.
What, because I speak truth?
[Miz] Why don't you just go do Raw talk?
Or put more posts saying Happy Valentine's Day to yourself,
on Instagram?
[Jimmy] Rey Mysterio battling against Chad Gable.
[Corey] You didn't have to sit through that, did you? That Byron Video.
[Saxton] Why don't you focus on the match? How about that?
[Jimmy] Nice escape by Rey Mysterio. Oh!
Beautiful toe-hold trip.
[Corey] I'm overwhelmed by love right now.
It's the most romantic day of the year.
The "It" couple is right beside us, Alpha Academy in complete control.
How can you not feel great?
Unless your name is Mysterio.
[Jimmy] Unless specifically, Rey right now, facing off with Otis.
[Corey] Hey, Miz, do you remember
when you delivered a skull crushing finale to Dominik Mysterio?
Can you tell me about that?
There's nothing quite like hitting a skull crushing finale
to a young up and comer coming into WWE, wanting to make a name for himself.
And there's nothing quite like just hitting it,
pinning him, one, two, three, and just saying, "You know what?
Welcome to the business, kid."
[Jimmy] Otis trying to feel that pin feeling right now.
This might be it for Rey Mysterio.
[Jimmy] Just in time.
[Saxton] Rey Mysterio out of the way, Miz, I want to ask you,
do you recall when Dominik Mysterio actually pinned your shoulder--
[Miz] After his father cheated for him.
Like what kind of father does that?
[Jimmy] And in comes Dominik Mysterio on cue!
[Saxton] The man who defeated The Miz now taking it to Chad Gable.
[Miz] By cheating.
[Jimmy] Hurricanrana!
[Saxton Dominik's motivated by your presence here, Miz.
[Jimmy] Well, if that's what it is, it's working.
Tornado DDT to the cover.
One, two.
[Jimmy] Kick out just in time for Chad Gable.
See, I don't mind this because this-- these are two complete athletes,
just really taking it to one another.
No cheating, no vibe. But you got to watch the Mysterios.
That's what they're all about.
[Jimmy] Beautiful suplex by Dominik,
chaining them together.
[Saxton] Actually, you should take some of that advice, Miz.
[Jimmy] Can he make it three in a row?
No! Beautiful escape by Chad Gable.
Shoulders down.
Oh! Kick out just in time.
[Saxton] Would you admit
that you've been impressed with Dominik Mysterio?
There's no denying the fact that Dominik Mysterio
has all the athletic talents to be a WWE superstar.
I just don't like the way that he's been going about doing it.
Taking advice from his father,
who literally would go through anything to earn a victory.
[Corey] Otis isn't even the legal man.
Otis isn't legal. Why'd he have to strike The Tree Trunk?
[Miz] Everyone cheers for them. They applaud that.
You can hear them. Like why?
[Corey] Morally bankrupt.
[Saxton] Look at this tandem offense from Mysterio.
-[Jimmy] Struck through the rope. -[Miz] Is the referee gonna do anything?
[Jimmy] And the Alpha Academy laid out by the Mysterios.
[Miz] This is wrestling! Let's go.
Get in there.
[Jimmy] We're in the middle of a very important match,
the Mysterios versus the Alpha Academy.
We're also joined by a a very important couple.
That's right, the "It" couple, Maryse and The Miz.
[Corey] We are being graced by the presence of the "It" couple.
Reality stars, WWE superstar--
[Saxton] Cover.
[Jimmy] Kick out by Dominik just in time.
Biggest stars in all of WWE.
[Corey] Who are gracious enough to join us ringside on Valentine's Day.
And Miz, I'm sure you spared no expense making Maryse--
[Miz] I have had a huge-- We've had a huge day.
I have a huge day planned for whenever we're done…
[Saxton] Can we focus on what's happening?
-[Saxton] Chad Gable! -[Miz] You wanna talk about love?
[Jimmy] Oh! Kick out by Chad Gable.
[Corey] Why are we-- Why are we--
What does Dominik Mysterio know about love, Byron?
We're trying to talk about love. It's Valentine's.
[Jimmy] And Rey Mysterio now the legal man.
[Saxton] Out goes Gable,
Rey Mysterio now trying to alter the landscape of this matchup.
[Jimmy] On the attack, spinning hurricanrana.
[Corey] Rey's been shot out of a cannon.
[Miz] Ref, are you seeing that? He's not even in the ring.
-[Saxton] What's your problem, Miz? -[Jimmy] A sunset flip.
[Jimmy] Rey Mysterio rolls through it.
[Jimmy] Hook in the leg!
[Saxton] Everything going on right now is perfectly legal.
[Jimmy] Rey Mysterio, using all that veteran--
He looked over at The Miz, a bit of a challenge.
[Miz] Didn't even do anything.
He's taunting me, calling me out.
And that's what you get, Rey!
[Corey] Unreal!
Beautiful.
That's what you get for taunting me.
[Saxton] A little display of power from Chad Gable, of the Alpha Academy.
Dumping Mysterio.
[Jimmy] Absolutely unbelievable.
You can't question his strength. Speaking of.
[Saxton] Mytserio now perched on the shoulders of Chad Gable,
takes little bit of time to showboat, and may cost him here.
[Jimmy] Rey Mysterio got spit out,
and he drops him face first.
Hook in the leg.
-Otis just in time. -[Saxton] Great save.
[Corey] The number one guy, four point Otis,
about to flatten Dominik Mysterio.
[Jimmy] And it's two on one!
[Miz] Referee, are you going to get him out of there?
[Saxton] He's out, relax.
Ho-ho. Chad Gable may be on the verge of being out.
[Jimmy] One of your favorite three numbers, Byron.
[Miz] Ref, get him out! Get him out!
[Saxton] Miz, what--
[Jimmy] Miz is up, off the commentary table.
[Corey] Oh my goodness.
Got laid out by Rey Mysterio.
[Jimmy] Cross bonded by Dominik.
Reversal by Chad Gable!
-[Saxton] Tights, tights! -[Jimmy] And he gets him!
[announcer] Your winners, the Raw Tag Team Champions,
Alpha Academy.
[Jimmy] An unbelievable turn of events for the Alpha Academy.
[Corey] I am mortified
as to what Miz and Maryse just had to endure on Valentine's Day.
[Saxton] Why is Maryse in the ring now? Please tell me.
[Jimmy] Well, she's not alone anymore.
[Corey] Dominik chucked to the outside.
[Saxton] That's all set up, all set up.
[Jimmy] Skull crushing finale on Rey Mysterio.
[Saxton] That's what it was about.
It wasn't about watching the match, it was about The Miz and Maryse
once again stealing the spotlight all through the show.
[Corey] It's about love.
It's about romance.
It's about Valentine's Day with the "It" couple.
Let's take a look at this.
First, Dominik Mysterio tossed over the top rope.
Maryse, with the assist,
Miz with the exclamation point,
skull crushing finale on Rey Mysterio.
[Saxton] And The Miz interfered in the match,
had no business doing so.
because he's still bitter over losing to Dominik.
[Corey] Do you feel it? Do you feel it?
Love is in the air.
[inaudible]
[Saxton] You have no shame.
Get a room. Please, get a room.
Regardless of how it happened, a big step forward for the Alpha Academy.
Another person, we can take a big step forward in their mental health,
Alexa Bliss.
What with all our trials and tribulations
and wild adventures,
Alexa, I'm proud to say that you've been cured.
At least as cured as you're gonna be.
I'm gonna be sending you on your way and you're gonna be fine.
As long as you have Lily by your side.
Oh I, I don't have Lily.
She's gone.
That's right.
But inside that replica doll is the stuffings of the original Lily,
and in a sense, her spirit is in there as well.
You still got your competitive spirit,
and I'm confident that you will have an extraordinary life
with an extraordinary career.
Just make certain that you have Lily by your side.
Don't ever let her go.
As long as she's with you in close proximity, you'll be cured.
And you can have a wonderful life.
Wow.
Thanks. Doc.
I appreciate it.
This has been…fun.
Oh no, no. You don't get up.
Hmm. Well, we gotta go.
People will see things to do. You get it.
But before I go.
I've always wanted to do that.
I get it.
You hear that, Lily?
Apparently I'm cured.
[giggles]
Let's go. We're back.
[Alexa] Hey, isn't there one open entry in the Elimination Chamber match?
I know what I'm doing Saturday.
[giggles]
[Jimmy] Can you believe it? Alexa Bliss,
the final entrant in the Women's Elimination Chamber match.
[Corey] My goodness, how does this affect the other five ladies
in the Women's Elimination Chamber match?
Alexa Bliss can head to Wrestlemania and challenge the Raw Women's Champion.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Corey] There is someone else looking to carve their path
to the showcase of the immortals.
It could all begin Saturday.
["Visionary" playing]
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
introducing first from Davenport Island, weighing in at 217 pounds,
Seth 'Freakin' Rollins!
-Burn it down! -[Jimmy] A battle of legends.
Is that hyperbole in this match?
[Saxton] Absolutely not.
Two of the greatest to ever compete inside a WWE ring,
and it is a treat for all of us to witness it live tonight on Raw.
[Corey] You can't forget the epic matchup
between Seth 'Freakin' Rollins and Randy Orton
that took place several years back at Wrestlemania.
Tonight, Rollins needs to get past The Viper
and into the Elimination Chamber,
where he will have the opportunity to once again become WWE champion,
and march on to the most stupendous two-night Wrestlemania in history
at the top of the mountain.
[Jimmy] That's a man who's very comfortable in the spotlight.
That's right, Seth 'Freakin Rollins', Randy Orton.
Seth, as you said, looking to build on the momentum from Royal Rumble.
Tonight, he has his sights set on The Apex Predator up next.
Yeah, we begging, but we ain't afraid to fight him.
Move it
[Jimmy] There is Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
He has learned a lot in his years in WWE.
We learned last minute on Smackdown,
is that authority always has its limits.
I have to acknowledge the unprovoked,
I tell you what to do.
unprofessional,
So back off.
attack on me last week by Ronda Rousey.
People like Ronda Rousey and Naomi
think that they can do whatever they want
because they have no respect for authority.
With that being said, earlier today, I petitioned upper management
that Ronda Rousey be fined $100,000
and suspended indefinitely.
Sonya, hold on, Sonya.
Excuse me?
Upper management has responded,
and this email comes from Mr. McMahon.
Your petition is declined.
As for your inappropriate treatment of Naomi,
you are not to lay a hand on Naomi in any way tonight.
If you disobey me,
your job will be in serious jeopardy.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Bring it to the floor. ♪
You know, the funny thing is,
Mr. McMahon said you can't lay a hand on me.
But he never said I can't lay a hand on you.
[Corey] Naomi challenges Charlotte Flair for the Smackdown Women's title.
Will Charlotte be the title holder from Wrestlemania?
Charlotte, hooks the leg for the title.
Charlotte kicks out.
Charlotte grabbing a head full of hair.
Went for the rear view of Charlotte from behind.
And now The Natural Selection.
Charlotte Flair retains the Championship.
Look at WWE official, Sonya Deville.
And now, Naomi unleashing on Deville,
and from behind, Charlotte Flair.
[Corey] This is just some show by Sonya Deville. The match is over.
["Titantron" playing]
[Saxton] 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey.
And Charlotte Flair dragging Deville to safety.
♪ When your brain goes numb… ♪
[Jimmy] Well it started last Friday and continues this Saturday
at Elimination Chamber, live 12 noon,
Ronda Rousey and Naomi versus Charlotte Flair and Sonya Deville.
Hope her arm heals up by then.
[Saxton] How about the Women's Elimination Chamber match
we knew coming into tonight?
Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, Doudrop, and Nikki A.S.H.
But we also just learned that Alexa Bliss
will now join the fray.
The winner challenges the Raw Women's champion at Wrestlemania.
[Corey] The Smackdown Tag Team Championship will be up for grabs
as Jimmy and Jey Uso
defend against Erik and Ivar, The Viking Raiders.
What a hard hitting affair that's gonna be.
[Jimmy] Well, we have something to announce right now.
It will be Rey Mysterio
versus The Miz.
He got up from our commentary position and influenced the match tonight.
Well, it's gonna be Rey Mysterio versus The Miz,
Saturday at Elimination Chamber, two legends going at it.
[Saxton] Think about this. Drew McIntyre can do whatever he wants to
Madcap Moss, without restrictions.
It is Drew McIntyre against Madcap Moss,
in a Falls Count Anywhere match.
[Corey] How about a Wrestlemania match that never happened
finally taking place,
the Universal Championship on the line
as The Head of the Table, Roman Reigns,
defends against WWE Hall of Famer,
the icon, Goldberg.
[Jimmy] Well, generations collide, that's right,
when the Raw Women's Champion, Becky Lynch,
takes on Lita for the Raw Women's Championship.
We saw the contract signing tonight.
Will Big Time Becks be in big time shape for Saturday?
[Corey] She better be.
[Saxton] And who will escape the torturous environment
of the Men's Elimination Chamber match?
Riddle, Seth Rollins, Austin Fury,
AJ Styles, 'The Beast Incarnate' Brock Lesnar,
and the Almighty WWE Champion Bobby Lashley.
[Jimmy] And it isn't just the opponents.
It's the structure itself, is it not, Corey?
[Corey] Two men begin,
four men in pods surrounding the ring to be released at regular intervals.
The last man standing will be WWE champion.
And if you ask this man,
his arm will be raised at the end of the night,
and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins will march down the road to Dallas, Texas,
to the most stupendous two-night Wrestlemania in history.
[Saxton] Smiling now, but it's about to get real, real serious.
[Jimmy] There can only be one apex predator.
[announcer] His opponent, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 250 pounds,
he is one half of RK-Bro,
Randy Orton!
[Jimmy] That man has ice in his veins and death in his eyes.
[Corey] Seth Rollins showing no fear
of the 14-time World Heavyweight Champion.
[Jimmy] I got a question for you.
You want to play? Everybody's favorite killer doll, Chucky,
is back with a classic coming of rage story.
Don't miss out on the killer series,
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[Saxton] Think about the rarefied air that accompanies this match up here.
The last time that we saw Randy Orton
go one on one with Seth Rollins here on Raw,
August 10th, 2015.
[Jimmy] Well, we're gonna find out how much better they've gotten since then.
Seth 'Freakin' Rollins headed for Elimination Chamber,
takes on the apex predator, Randy Orton.
It's on Raw, and it's coming up next.
[Corey] Keep your eyes peeled. Don't go anywhere.
This thing could be a classic.
[Jimmy] We are in the middle of mental warfare gamesmanship
between two of the most experienced veterans in WWE history.
[Saxton] The two men know each other very well here.
Seth Rollins and Randy Orton.
[Corey] Oh-ho! The Viper growing tired of the antics of Seth 'Freakin' Rollins,
striking first.
[Jimmy] Striking first, striking hard. No mercy.
[Saxton] And there's respect that Randy Orton has for Seth Rollins.
You heard him say it.
He knows that Seth Rollins, is one of the happiest superstars
in all of WWE.
[Corey] Well there's certainly a healthy respect
that these two have for one another.
But I can tell you, for many years,
Seth Rollins has looked at Randy Orton as the old guard,
as the type of superstar that Seth Rollins wants to replace,
but Randy Orton has endured,
and continues to succeed at the highest levels.
[Jimmy] I would also say Randy Orton
didn't appreciate the behavior of Seth Rollins
and Kevin Owens last week when it came to Riddle,
which became, of course, a tag team match.
Definitely a bad taste in the mouth of The Apex Predator tonight.
[Saxton] It was Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens who scored a victory
over RK-Bro last week.
[Corey] Let's take a look at how Seth turned things around,
outsmarting Orton in that instance.
We mentioned how crafty, how cagey Seth 'Freakin' Rollins can be.
Orton relearning, right now.
Rollins knows full well
you can never turn your back on Orton for very long.
[Saxton] Uh, speaking of speed. Oh!
[Corey] Running forearm connects, Snapmared over goes Orton.
Oh! Big time kick between the shoulder blades from Rollins.
[Jimmy] Vicious edge cover.
This is what gives Seth Rollins an advantage usually.
Randy Orton, though.
[Corey] Listen,we know that Seth Rollins is a superstar
who is never short on confidence, with good reason.
Imagine how much Rollins will be feeling himself this Saturday
come Elimination Chamber, fresh off a victory over Randy Orton.
[Saxton] I can't disagree with you, Corey,
and Rollins made it clear
he wants to, for the first time in his career,
walk into Wrestlemania as WWE champion.
If Rollins wins the Elimination Chamber match
this Saturday, he could accomplish that goal.
[Jimmy] There's a flip side to that coin.
How much is he willing to expend tonight to get the victory?
Doesn't want to be worn out.
[Corey] Rollins is never the type
to give anything less than his absolute best.
because Rollins lives for bragging rights.
Like, I guarantee you right now, Rollins is walking around the ring,
thinking, "Man, I just kicked Randy Orton's brain out of his ear."
[Jimmy] Speaking of, you didn't see his performance
at Royal Rumble against Roman Reigns.
Epic performance. He left everything in the ring that night.
[Corey] Right now, Rollins perched up top,
stalking The Viper.
Double Axe Handle, down goes Orton.
This might be it.
[Jimmy] Oh! Kick out from Randy Orton.
[Saxton] You know, without a doubt,
Randy Orton's partner, Riddle,
has got to be keeping a close eye on this match.
You will join Seth Rollins inside the Elimination Chamber matchup.
As we take another look at Rollins going airborne here.
[Corey] Rollins has done such a masterful job
of choosing his openings and striking.
Stick and move, so to speak.
Rollins doesn't stand still in front of Randy Orton,
because he knows Orton will strike.
[Jimmy] Orton a slightly bigger man tonight,
but he is--
[Corey] Seth Rollins incredibly creative with his offense.
[Jimmy] Great strategist, but toe to toe, Randy Orton, I believe the stronger man.
Seth Rollins doesn't want to get into a battle like this.
I think he felt that here at the commentary table.
[Corey] As psychologically devious as Seth 'Freakin' Rollins can be,
Orton has made a career of psychologically dismantling opponents.
[Jimmy] Looking for that famous bodyslam of his.
Oh! Over the top goes Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
[Corey] We know what comes next.
[indistinct conversation]
And Orton allowing no reprieve for Seth Rollins!
-[Jimmy] Strike to the table! -[Corey] My goodness.
[Jimmy] That monitor is not working again.
[Saxton] Seth Rollins' body might not be working after that impact.
[Corey] Rollins driven spine first onto the table.
Orton now with a boot to the midsection.
[Jimmy] Setting him up.
You know what he's thinking?
Big DDT.
[Saxton] That's a big offense for Randy Orton.
[Corey] Orton dumped all the way to the floor immediately.
Randy Orton clutching at his knee.
[Saxton] And now it's Rollins, with his eyes locked on The Viper.
[Jimmy] Who is limping.
[Jimmy] Vicious shot from Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
[Corey] Right to the temple. Orton, in danger of being counted out.
Rollins wisely rolling into the ring.
Randy doing his best to compose himself.
[Saxton] Rollins ready to strike again.
[Jimmy] Rollins is not thinking, count out now.
[Jimmy] And down goes Randy Orton.
Laid down on the floor.
[Jimmy] We're witnessing two names who could main event Wrestlemania,
but they're colliding on Monday Night Raw.
Seth 'Freakin' Rollins, Randy Orton.
And it's been brutal.
[Saxton] A true battle of attrition between two of the best to do it.
[Jimmy] Beautiful suplex.
[Saxton] The battle rages on.
[Corey] A true seesaw match,
neither competitor able to sustain much of an advantage.
Both men clearly have done their homework,
familiar with one another,
but it looks like Seth 'Freakin' Rollins has had enough.
Rollins is ready to put this one away.
[Jimmy] Looking for momentum going into Elimination Chamber.
Can he get it at the expense of the Apex Predator?
No!
[Saxton] Rollins took too much time,
which provided the opening for Orton to capitalize.
[Corey] Nasty landing for Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
And now The Viper…
making his ascent.
We have seen Orton use this
incredibly effectively throughout his career.
[Jimmy] High risk, high reward.
[Corey] Homage to Ace.
Made famous by his father.
[Jimmy] Superplex off the top rope!
[Corey] Seth Rollins' body wracked with pain,
but it might have been the last ditch effort from The Viper.
[Saxton] Take another look from the top rope.
Superplex delivered to perfection by Randy Orton.
But to your point, Corey, it took a lot out of Randy Orton.
[Corey] Cover, cover.
[Saxton] Just enough to drape an arm over Seth Rollins.
[Corey] Let's take one more look at this.
The height, and most importantly, the impact.
Watch the way Rollins' body recoils.
[Saxton] Aw, man.
[Corey] All the way from the top of your head
to the tips of your toes. That hurts.
[Jimmy] Well, remember Seth Rollins
put through our commentary table spine first.
His back can't be feeling good right now.
[Corey] Well, there's certainly no quitting Rollins.
These are the situations you think what condition
will Seth Rollins be in this Saturday,
after all the battle wounds he's suffering here against Randy Orton.
[Jimmy] With a normal competitor, a normal superstar,
I think it'll be in the back of your head.
Do I really want to give everything tonighr?
But not this guy.
[Corey] Just teeing off on one another,
with Orton gaining the upper hand.
Answers with a kick to the ear.
[Saxton] Orton still standing but barely.
[Jimmy] Well, he is staggered.
It could be time for Seth Rollins to put it away.
Oh! Flicking him right into the turnbuckle.
[Corey] Orton's not big enough to stay in. Down goes Orton.
And that could be the prelude
to what Rollins is looking for.
[Jimmy] Setting up the big stomp.
[Corey] Turn The Vipers' lights out, this will do it.
[Saxton] Seething right now, Orton into position. No, no!
[Jimmy] Oh! Beautiful bodyslam.
One, two…
Oh!
Just before three.
[Corey] Lightning quickness from Randy Orton.
It looked like the stomp was imminent,
but The Viper had other plans,
spiking Seth 'Freakin' Rollins and nearly putting this one to bed.
[Jimmy] That is lightweight explosiveness and speed.
[Saxton] That's what Randy Orton brings to the equation,
night in and night out.
That's the reason why Randy Orton is a 14-time World Champion.
[Jimmy] Beautiful counter to the roll up by Seth Rollins.
[Corey] Orton escapes.
Here comes Seth with a super kick right on the jaw of The Viper.
[Jimmy] Takes him right to his back. This might be it.
[Corey] Just barely.
Somehow Orton able to muster the energy
to kick out before three.
[Saxton] Take another-- Ooh!
Look at the nasty kick delivered by Seth Rollins,
still wasn't enough to put Randy Orton away.
[Corey] The Viper may be eating out of a straw for the next couple of weeks.
Your boy here
tried this with me last week.
You tried it with me this week.
[Corey] Rollins reminding Orton it was his--
It was Orton's partner, Riddle, last week,
that tried to test Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
And the rolling elbow, Orton's out on his feet.
[Saxton] Orton just crumbles.
[Jimmy] Seth Rollins, fueled by his own rage.
Right now it's paying dividends.
[Jimmy] I was thinking neck breaker and different kind of neck breaker.
[Corey] Elbow right to the base of Orton's skull,
and now it's just elementary.
Rollins has all day to pick his spot.
Here comes a stomp.
[Jimmy] The Apex Predator is helpless in the center of the ring.
-[Jimmy] No! -[Saxton] Orton out of the way again.
[Corey] Collins looking for the pedigree.
Orton sensed it coming.
[Saxton] Orton able to land on his feet on the apron.
Now, Rollins has--
Oh! Face first goes Rollins.
And now Randy Orton making his travel plans.
And into that brace, lookin' to strike!
[Jimmy] R.K.O.!
[Jimmy] The Alpha Academy!
[Corey] It's Otis and Gable.
And Riddle--
[Corey] Riddle's still in his toga.
[Saxton] Randy Orton out there to help out,
but guys, the match is still going on.
[Jimmy] And that was an RK-Bro
versus the Alpha Academy outside, the referee's counting.
[Corey] Well, RK-Bro earned a future tag team title
opportunity last week, but,
right now, Orton needs to focus on the task at hand.
Stomp from Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
[Saxton] Orton couldn't help but come to the aid of Riddle.
[Corey] And the reality is sinking in here in Indianapolis,
that The Viper just walked into a perfectly laid trap.
[Jimmy] One, two, three!
[bell dings]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Seth 'Freakin' Rollins!
[Corey] Sometimes it's better to be lucky than good.
Tonight, Seth 'Freakin' Rollins was both.
-[Corey] What a match. -[Jimmy] Courtesy of the Alpha Academy.
[Corey] Sure, you can add a little assist to Gable and Otis' resume.
Riddle comes out, but Orton couldn't help himself.
Randy came to the aid of his partner while being counted out by the official,
which opened the door for Rollins to slam it shut.
The stuff.
[Saxton] A major assist delivered to the Alpha Academy,
which allowed Seth Rollins to secure a victory over The Viper.
[Corey] Well come this Saturday at the Elimination Chamber,
Seth 'Freakin' Rollins
will look to hand out stuff like Valentine's Day candy.
The WWE championship on the line
as Lashley defends against Riddle, Seth 'Freakin' Rollins,
Brock Lesnar, AJ Styles, and Austin Theory.
But for my money, you better bet on Seth 'Freakin' Rollins.
This Saturday, special start time Noon Eastern 9 Pacific,
only on Peacock.
Sing it loud with me, Jimmy.
♪ Oh ♪ d with me, Jimmy.