[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.
-[crowd cheering] -[Becky Lynch's music plays]
[Jimmy Smith] Welcome to the Wells Fargo Center in Des Moines, Iowa,
for a very special Memorial Day edition
of Monday Night RAW.
[Corey] And WWE Universe, welcome to the Big Time.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Big Time Becky Lynch!
[crowd cheering]
[Saxton] I wonder if Big Time Becky Lynch
is marching her way to redemption,
marching her way to once again regaining the RAW Women's Championship.
[Jimmy] As we head toward Hell in a Cell this Sunday, remember,
she was initially not supposed to be
part of the Women's RAW Championship matchup. That all changed.
[Corey] Take you back, two weeks ago,
in a match to determine the next challenger
for Bianca Belair's RAW Women's title.
Asuka, one-on-one with Big Time Becks,
-Asuka, would turn Lynch's lights out… -[bell dings]
[Corey] …and earn an opportunity at Hell in a Cell,
to challenge Bianca Belair.
However, that decision would not sit well
with Big Time Becks.
She pulled a few strings and earned an opportunity, last Monday,
to insert herself
into the RAW Women's Championship match, this Sunday, in Chicago.
And as you can see, nefarious goings on, on the outside of the ring.
Lynch needed to defeat Asuka, and would do exactly that
to earn her way into what is now a Triple Threat Match
for the RAW Women's Championship,
this coming Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
[Saxton] Certainly, the RAW Women's Champion, Bianca Belair,
cannot be happy about that.
The odds do not favor Bianca Belair, in a Triple Threat Match.
And same with Asuka. But here's what it comes down to.
Not only does Bianca Belair have to worry about
defending against both Asuka and Becky,
remember, in a Triple Threat Match, all competitors
will be in the ring at the same time. There is no disqualification.
There is no count-out.
The first pinfall or submission will be the winner.
That takes place this Sunday
at Hell in a Cell.
Welcome to the Big Time!
[crowd cheering]
And welcome to Monday Night RAW.
[cheering]
[whoops]
Oh, it feels so good to do that again.
It's been a while since I came out here,
and welcomed you to Monday Night RAW,
because, truth be told, I… I didn't feel up to it without my title.
Truth be told, I didn't feel like coming out here,
and putting on a brave face and smiling and pretending everything's okay,
when I know that so many of you prayed for my downfall, didn't you?
Yeah.
[crowd booing]
So many of you, so many of you
hope I never get my hands on that title ever again, don't you?
[crowd cheers]
Well, well, lucky for me,
I don't live for you, I live for me.
I do what I want, and I run on spite and coffee.
And, right now, I'm pretty… [inhales] …feeling pretty fueled up.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky!
You see, some people…
-Some people, they collect stamps. -[crowd] Becky! Becky!
Some people collect friends.
Me… me, I collect enemies.
And I'm going to keep collecting them as I rise to the top.
Because it lets me know that I'm on track.
And I know I'm on track, because I am days away
from regaining my title at Hell in a Cell.
[crowd cheering]
Now I know, I know the odds are stacked against me.
But, haven't they always been? That never stopped me before.
Because I defy the odds, I defy convention.
But right now, right now,
I'm going to take you back to Money in the Bank, 2020.
Let's have a look. Let's have a look.
Here… here is Asuka standing atop the ladder,
holding on to the contract.
Bizarre location, of course.
But Asuka, credit where credit's due,
she earned her way to the top, like I knew she could.
And that's why… that's why…
when I went off to create life like the God I am…
[crowd booing]
…I generously gave Asuka the greatest gift of her career.
I handed her my title.
[audience members shouting indistinctly]
But even then, even then, I had a plan.
See, because I knew Asuka was the best.
But I knew I could beat her.
So my plan was, that Asuka would hold that title until I came back,
but then I would beat her, and then I would hold it,
and nobody would ever be able to touch me, ever again.
But what I realize… what I realize now,
is what I did is, I created a self--
A selfish, entitled monster
by just handing Asuka that title,
and I let her become accustomed
-to getting handed things. -[Asuka's music plays]
[Jimmy] Oh!
I believe the Empress of Tomorrow has heard enough.
[Corey] This is going to get very interesting.
[Jimmy] Remember, though, Asuka already scheduled
to face Bianca Belair tonight, that's enough of a challenge.
[Corey] I was enjoying listening to Becky Lynch
tell the absolute truth about the situation and the scenario.
[Saxton] That was Becky's point of view.
[Corey] I think Asuka is illustrating Becky's point perfectly.
Asuka is acting entitled right now.
Asuka is interrupting a megastar in Big Time Becks.
Where was Becky Lynch wrong, Byron?
[Saxton] Here's the thing, Asuka has backed up her claims inside the ring.
Remember, Asuka has defeated Becky Lynch.
[Jimmy] And, last week, right here on Monday Night RAW,
Becky Lynch defeated Asuka.
[Saxton] We're going to find out… We're going to find out this Sunday
who truly deserves to be RAW Women's Champion.
Oh! Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Asuka laughs]
You are still big time baby!
[sniveling, crying mockingly]
Oh! Oh! I'm a baby. I'm a baby.
-I'm not the one-- -[speaking Japanese]
[continues in Japanese]
[in English] No one is ready for Asuka.
[crowd cheering]
Not Bianca.
Not Becky.
Because of Hell in a Cell,
I'm ready to be the new
RAW Women's Champion, yeah!
[crowd roars]
No, no, no, Asuka, that's not how it's gonna work.
-Because I don't think Bianca-- -[Belair's music plays]
[Jimmy chuckles] Say her name,
and she will appear.
This is the RAW Women's Champion.
[Saxton] The object of the championship affection
of Asuka and Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Ladies, the champ would like a word.
Oh, uh-uh, uh-uh, you know what?
Both of y'all need to stop, because both of y'all are just doing
way too much, okay?
I mean, I'm not over here crying and complaining
about the fact that I have to defend my title at Hell in a Cell,
and not just in a one-on-one match,
because, uh…
now, thanks to Miss Becky Lynch it's a Triple Threat,
where I don't even have to get pinned in order to lose my title.
But you know what it is? What it is, because unlike the two of y'all,
I actually like to do my talking in the ring.
So, Asuka…
I do respect you,
but now, girl, you kicked me last week.
So, in this match tonight, I'm gonna have a lot to say.
And, Becky girl,
ooh, I cannot wait
to give you a piece of my mind on Sunday, at Hell in a Cell.
-[Belair laughs] -[crowd cheers]
Because, I don't care what my odds are,
the only percentage that I'm sure about,
is that this…
is 100% not going anywhere.
[crowd cheering]
And, if I have to…
oh, I will 100% drop you
just like I did at WrestleMania.
[crowd cheers]
[Jimmy] Oh! Cheap shot from Becky Lynch.
[Saxton] Here comes Asuka now. Going after Lynch.
[Corey] It's a combustible situation to kick off Monday Night RAW.
[Saxton] A taste of what it's going to be like on Sunday,
[Corey] We're gonna get a preview later tonight, when Asuka and Belair square off.
-We're getting a preview now. -[Jimmy] It may start with-- Oh!
[Corey] And the opportunistic Lynch now hoisted up,
K.O.D. incoming!
-[Jimmy] Might happen a week early. -[Corey] Oh, oh, man.
[Saxton] Oh-ho! This does not end well for Becky Lynch.
Hip Attack from Asuka,
[Belair's music plays]
[Jimmy] Becky, realizing now, she bit off a little more than she could chew.
[Corey] Well, Belair and Asuka now need to shift their focus to one another.
Because coming up next, the EST of WWE and the Empress of Tomorrow,
go one-on-one ahead of their RAW Women's Championship, Triple Threat Match
this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
Asuka, Belair, next.
I'm gonna be the champion!
[Jimmy] Welcome back to Monday Night RAW.
All three of the competitors who will face off this Sunday
at Hell in a Cell for the RAW Women's Championship are here.
Two of them in the ring,
that is, Asuka and Bianca Belair, the champ,
and joining us at commentary, Becky Lynch herself.
[Becky Lynch] Hello.
[Corey] Jim, I think that was a bit of a lackluster introduction. How about the…
once and potentially future RAW Women's Champion,
Big Time Becky Lynch, who has graced us with her presence
and expertise at ringside.
[Becky Lynch] No potential about it.
Will be the next RAW Women's Champion.
[Corey] Well, Becky, respectfully, I don't think you can make that guarantee.
Again, you have to deal with, both, Bianca Belair and Asuka
at the same time in the match.
[Becky Lynch] But they're not going to be teaming up against me like they just did.
-[Corey] How do you know? -[Becky Lynch] Well…
[Saxton] You admitted yourself you made a lot of enemies,
and you've got two of 'em inside the ring.
[Becky Lynch] Well, it's every woman for themselves.
It's got to come down to two women at some stage.
-[Saxton] You've gotta be-- -[Becky Lynch] And I am crafty.
I'm so crafty, Byron.
[Corey] She is crafty. She is clever, she is talented, and she is focused.
Becky, let me ask you this.
Last week, you defeated Asuka,
-here on Monday Night RAW-- -[Becky Lynch] I did!
[Corey] Is that the boost you needed?
-[Becky Lynch] It is-- -[commentators exclaim]
[Jimmy] What a kick. Vicious shot from Asuka to Bianca Belair.
[Becky Lynch] All I needed, was a shift in momentum.
That's all I needed to put me on the right track.
Now I'm on the right track,
and I just got to keep that momentum train going. [mimics train chugging] Choo-choo!
[Saxton] Right now, we're seeing a bit of momentum and confidence
for the RAW Women's Champion, Bianca Belair.
[Jimmy] Becky, what'd you think of the athleticism
from Bianca Belair, the champ? How is that to deal with in the ring?
[Becky Lynch] I've been in the ring with Bianca.
I've beaten Bianca many times.
I've beaten Bianca in a Triple Threat before, all right?
Let's not forget that. I am the queen of Triple Threats.
[Saxton] But I must ask, Becky.
I mean, obviously, you losing to Bianca
on the grand stage of WrestleMania,
we saw what that did to you emotionally.
[Becky Lynch] I explained why that happened.
I explained I was thrown off my game,
because she came with an army and I was a solo act.
She had a whole army.
There was at least 100 people on that stage.
[Corey] While we're bringing up history, I seem to recall a WrestleMania moment,
perhaps a Triple Threat that you succeeded on a grandiose scale?
[Becky Lynch] Oh, I'm so happy you brought that up!
That was the first time a woman had ever won the main event of WrestleMania,
and it was I who was victorious.
Not winning one title, but two titles.
Becky, two belts.
[Corey] More history you want to bring up, Saxton?
[Saxton] That was in the past, Becky.
But lately, let's call a spade a spade. You've been in a funk.
You've been in a bad post-WrestleMania-funk.
Who won last week, huh? Who won last week? I won last week.
-I won last week. That's all I need. -[Saxton] But here's my question.
If you don't win this Sunday, how are you going to handle that again?
I mean, it doesn't seem like you handle titleless life very well.
[Jimmy] A beautiful suplex from Bianca Belair,
and loading up for, it looks like another one.
[Becky Lynch] It sounds like you're a…
you're "a glass half empty" kind of guy, Byron. Huh?
I'm a glass… glass half full.
[Jimmy] Looking to crank the ankle of Bianca Belair.
[Corey] Champion in trouble.
Asuka with a great deal of pressure, on the ankle of the champion.
[Saxton] Still hanging on is Asuka, now in the center of the ring.
[Corey] Now, Becky, I would never, ever ask you to reveal any trade secrets.
But what are you looking for tonight?
What are you focusing on, watching your opponents,
to prepare for this summit?
[Becky Lynch] I've been in the ring with both.
I've beaten both of them, so my… my…
What I'm looking for, is to see how they interact with each other.
How they interact with each other is going to let me know
-how to interact with them. -[Jimmy] Going kneebar now.
Beautiful job transitioning leg lock to leg lock.
[Corey] I don't think Asuka's ready for this sort of power.
[Becky Lynch] Ain't gonna let you know the real reason I'm here.
[Jimmy] So hard to power your way out of that kind of position,
but Bianca Belair able to pull it off.
Now going guillotine, is Asuka.
[Becky Lynch] Clearly she didn't do a CrossFit workout today.
I did Murph. Hello.
[Saxton] Hold on, we thought Belair was fading for a second there.
Now Belair, trying to maneuver Asuka.
-[commentators exclaiming] -[Jimmy] Suplex!
[Corey] That is superhuman power by the RAW Women's Champion.
[Saxton] That's the kind of superhuman power you'll deal with this Sunday, Becky.
-[Becky Lynch] I've superhuman power. -[Jimmy] The athleticism! Cover!
Kick out from Asuka.
[Becky Lynch] You just don't know about it, Byron. I'm a wizard.
[Saxton] We've seen you use your wizardry in terms of trying to cut corners,
and skirt the rulebook.
As we take a look here at the athleticism of Bianca Belair.
And we've also seen those attempts to blatantly cheat
kind of blow up in your face.
-[Becky Lynch] Well, you know what? I'm… -[Jimmy] Armlock!
[Becky Lynch] I'm a magician. At SummerSlam,
I made her title disappear in 26 seconds.
[Jimmy] Trying to keep the elbow straight. Transitioning to the triangle…
And again, the power of Belair.
Too much, overwhelming Asuka.
[Corey] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[Jimmy] And they both go over the top!
Can Bianca Belair and Asuka recover?
-Becky Lynch looking on. -[Saxton] Easy, Becky.
Well, that looked painful.
[Jimmy] Welcome back to Monday Night RAW.
Bianca Belair versus Asuka.
It will be a Triple Threat this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
Right now, it is one-on-one.
Neither competitor getting much of an advantage.
It's one-on-one in the ring. Bianca Belair versus Asuka.
But we are being graced at ringside
by Big Time Becks herself.
Becky, what have you noticed thus far in this match?
What have you taken away so far?
[Becky Lynch] They're beating the hell out of each other. I like it.
I like it, because they're weakening each other.
-All I need to do… -[Jimmy] Oh!
…is to pick up the scraps on Sunday
-and I'm the champion, baby! -[Jimmy] Covered by Asuka.
Kick out, just in time for Bianca Belair.
[Corey] Take a look at the tremendous impact,
the running hip attack from Asuka!
Nearly turned out Belair's lights.
Becky, as you watch this, knowing that this Sunday in Chicago,
Triple Threat Match for the RAW Women's Championship, there are no count-outs,
there are no disqualifications…
Do you feel that that benefits you, because of your…
extremely expert level of craftiness?
-[Becky Lynch] Of course it does. Oh! -[imperceptible]
Maybe if you paid attention to what's going on in the ring, Asuka!
[Becky Lynch] She's easily distracted.
[Jimmy] Eyes off the target a little too long.
[Becky Lynch] I told you. I told you, I'm crafty.
This is gonna be a cakewalk.
I hope they keep beating each other up.
Let them go on for another hour,
and then I'll really just pick up the scraps. Idiots!
[Corey] Now, Bianca Belair looking for a superplex.
Asuka trying to fork those plans.
[Jimmy] Slugging away at the ribs of Bianca Belair, look at that backflip!
-[Corey] Outrageous athleticism. -[Jimmy exclaims]
[Corey] And a dropkick on the money by Asuka!
[Jimmy] That might be it, if she can get the cover!
-One two, oh! -[referee] One, two--
[Corey] Take a look at this. Such precision.
Asuka soaring through the sky, right in the jaw
of the RAW Women's Champion, and now Belair out of the way just in time.
[Saxton] They're on the apron, sending Asuka face first into the top turnbuckle.
We're seeing an uptick in the aggressor right now from the EST.
[Jimmy] I think she's remembered that…
Bianca Belair's remembered that kick from last week, thinking about payback.
[Corey] Asuka trying desperately to fight her way out.
[Saxton] Asuka succeeded, but nasty landing.
[Becky Lynch] Oh, that looks like she tweaked her knee.
[Corey] Becky, this is what you were watching?
This was your prediction that perhaps one of these competitors
might come out a little worse for wear?
[Becky Lynch] Oh, no!
[Corey] You'd hate to see a serious impact.
Too bad she's hurt. That's terrible.
Oh, my gosh! Oh, no!
-Whatever will she do? -[Jimmy] And right here.
-[Becky Lynch] Oh, who's the crybaby now? -[crowd] Becky!
[Becky Lynch mimics crying]
-Sorry about you, Asuka. -[Asuka cries]
That's going to be tough, come Sunday.
[Corey] And this is a smart decision by Bianca Belair,
trying to take advantage of a weakened opponent.
I'm the champion.
Oh, you are for now. Your days are numbered, Bianca.
Pay attention.
[Corey] Also, perhaps looking--
-[Jimmy] Oh! Knee to the chin! -[Saxton] That's her good knee.
[crowd] One, two--
[Corey] Wow.
What a blow to the champion's psyche, that would have been,
being defeated by one of her contenders,
this close to the championship match, Sunday.
[Becky Lynch] I think that's going to weaken her knee even more, though.
I don't know if that was smart on Asuka's behalf.
[Jimmy] Both of these contenders, both of these superstars,
have been distracted tonight, and they have both paid--
[Corey] Asuka wants the Asuka Lock. Belair fighting with everything in her power.
[Saxton] Belair understands it's desperation time now,
trying to wiggle free somehow.
[Becky Lynch] Can't be distracted in a Triple Threat.
That's why I'm gonna be the winner.
[Jimmy] Asuka trying to get that right hook in, get pressure on it.
[Saxton] The will and determination of the RAW Women's Champion.
[Corey] At this juncture, Becky, you've got to be expecting
to just pick the bones this Sunday.
[Becky Lynch] I sure am.
I sure am. I just hope they keep going.
Let's go.
We got three hours of Monday Night RAW.
I want to see these fight, all night long.
[Jimmy] Great transition to the back.
Face first goes Asuka!
[Saxton] Here comes Belair.
[Jimmy] Asuka out of the way! Just in time!
[Corey] La Magistral Cradle.
-[Corey] Blocked by Belair. -[Jimmy] Reversal, and that's three!
[bell dings]
-[Jimmy] And wait-- -[Corey] Wait, wait.
[Jimmy] Becky Lynch in the ring!
[Saxton] Becky Lynch, wasting no time
inserting herself the moment this match ends.
[Corey] Listen, Becky admitted she was out here for a reason.
This must be it.
[Saxton] Exactly. Soften 'em up some more. Soften up Asuka.
-[Jimmy] Manhandle slam! -[Saxton] Soften up Belair.
[Corey] Brilliant. This is a perfect illustration
of how clever, of how crafty Becky Lynch truly is.
And why Becky Lynch, this Sunday, may be your next RAW Women's Champion.
[Saxton] Regardless of Becky's attitude towards this match,
it will be a Triple Threat Match.
It will be for the RAW Women's Championship
this Sunday in Hell in a Cell.
I promise you, whether it's Becky Lynch, whether it's Asuka,
whether it's RAW Women's Champion, Bianca Belair,
you will get the A game, from each and every one of those competitors.
[Jimmy] A fire in the eyes of Becky Lynch.
And someone who has been outnumbered, it seems, in every single match.
It's been Ezekiel for weeks against KO and Friends.
[Saxton] Ezekiel is going one-on-one with Chad Gable,
but, the "Tree Trunk" Otis at ringside, providing some assistance.
Thankfully, our official recognized that interference
and would ensure that Otis would be ejected from the ringside area.
[Corey] With the numbers advantage slowly dwindling, as Kevin Owens
would join the list of the ejected, without even doing anything, by the way,
-would open the door for Ezekiel -One, two…
-[Corey] …to surprise Gable… -[bell dings]
[Corey] …with a pinning combination and earn a victory
before hightailing it out of harm's way.
I've had enough of this.
Consider this a challenge.
Me, you, Chicago, at Hell in a Cell.
Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
[Saxton] Ezekiel was game to accept the challenge,
and perhaps now, finally, KO can get this obsession out of his system.
[The Mysterios' music plays]
[Jimmy] I'm gonna name a father-son duo that doesn't like bullies,
doesn't like people getting bullied. Who springs to mind there, Byron?
[Corey] They're on their feet here in Des Moines
for the arrival of the Mysterios.
-[Saxton] He asked me a question. -[Corey] Nobody cares.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is a six-man tag team match,
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Diego, California,
Dominik and Rey Mysterio!
[Saxton] Rey and Dominik Mysterio all smiles here tonight,
and they've got a battle ahead, because the Mysterios will team up with Ezekiel
to take on Kevin Owens in the Alpha Academy.
It is a six-man tag team match.
It is next. It is live, here on RAW.
[music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] You can hear the crowd hyped up for the Mysterios,
in a six-man tag.
[Corey] Nothing but respect for the Mysterios from the WWE Universe.
[Ezekiel's music plays]
[Jimmy] And they've come here to even the odds for this man.
[announcer] And their tag team partner… Ezekiel!
[Corey] Look, Ezekiel's only been here, you know, for over a couple of months,
and he's already developed friends in the Mysterios.
[Saxton] Pretty impressive.
[Jimmy] We've had a lie detector test, we've had a DNA test,
we will finally have the match to settle it at Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] After a failed attempt from Kevin Owens to expose Ezekiel,
now KO will have an opportunity to take out his frustrations
on Ezekiel this Sunday.
[Saxton] Kevin Owens
-has been driven nuts… -[over pa system] Shoosh.
[Saxton] …in his attempt to prove--
-[Corey] That's putting it lightly. -[Saxton] Yeah, that Ezekiel lies.
[Corey] Would you both shoosh?
[announcer] The team of Otis, and Chad Gable, Alpha Academy.
[Jimmy] A little decorum for the arrival of the Alpha Academy.
The master, Chad Gable, and his number one the guy,
the "Tree Trunk" Otis.
-A true force of nature. -[Kevin Owen's music plays]
[Saxton] Wasn't there a barbecue sauce mishap?
[Corey] I don't know why you're bringing up minutia.
That has been fact checked and unproven.
[announcer] From Marieville, Quebec, Canada, weighing in at 266 pounds…
Kevin Owens!
[Jimmy] Kevin Owens, you gotta be more fired up than usual
to be in the ring with Ezekiel.
[Corey] Listen, Ezekiel has gotten under the skin of Kevin Owens
to the point of obsession.
Owens is literally losing sleep over this.
[indistinct conversation]
[Saxton] I mean, this has not been healthy for Kevin Owens.
This has been a detriment for Kevin Owens.
[Corey] Because Kevin Owens despises liars, Byron.
[Saxton] Coming from the biggest liar in WWE, Kevin Owens.
Thank you!
-[Corey] Kevin Owens, amongst others… -[bell dings]
…believe that Ezekiel is, in fact, actually, Elias.
[Saxton] What has it gotten Kevin Owens? Frustration, stress?
[Corey] Headaches, sleepless nights, fractured relationships.
Kevin Owens is having a very, very hard time
because of Ezekiel.
[Jimmy] As we discuss Ezekiel and Kevin Owens,
two of the best technicians in the WWE, Rey Mysterio and Chad Gable,
they're starting it off.
[Corey] Listen, at the end of the day, Kevin Owens is about truth,
he is about justice, and he is about honesty.
Kevin Owens will not stand for Ezekiel lying to the entire WWE Universe,
as KO sees it.
[Saxton] Kevin Owens will not rest, because he needs to satisfy
his own personal, selfish need to expose Ezekiel.
[Jimmy] Dominik Mysterio now legal.
[Saxton] Again, Kevin Owens is a complete liar.
Everything that comes out of Kevin Owens' mouth is a lie.
So any justification he has for Ezekiel, is nonsense.
[indistinct shouting]
[Jimmy] Chad Gable, right now, hammering away at Dominik Mysterio.
Alpha Academy has been a big part.
-[Jimmy] Couldn't cover there. -[Corey] Powered by Chad Gable.
[Jimmy] He wants another one. Now to the cover.
The pain on the face of Dominik Mysterio, but able to kick out.
[Corey] If Kevin Owens really was a liar, as you claim he is, Byron,
do you think two upstanding citizens,
such as the Alpha Academy would align themselves with a liar?
[Saxton] Yes, I do, actually.
[Corey] Chad Gable represented our country at the Olympics.
Otis is a world class powerhouse athlete.
-Look at this. -[Jimmy] Speaking of the powerhouse…
He got a dropkick to the chin, and it is three on one.
[Saxton] Otis, still on his feet.
[Jimmy] oh, triple dropkick, and out goes Otis!
[Corey] Otis, once again still maintaining a vertical base on the outside
after a series of dropkicks.
[Jimmy] Chad Gable's still legal.
[exclaims] The forgotten man comes in at exactly the right time.
[Corey] The inexperience of Dominik Mysterio,
and it totally turned the tides in this matchup.
Take a look at this. As Dominik was celebrating,
Chad Gable saw the opening and capitalized.
Things looking bleak for Dominik, his father…
-Thank you! -[Corey] …and Ezekiel.
[Jimmy] Welcome back, and you are looking at a six-man tag match.
Kevin Owens and the Alpha Academy versus the Mysterios and Ezekiel.
And, right now, Kevin Owens, seeing everything go his way, Sharpshooter.
[Corey] Center of the ring,
Dominik Mysterio in a world of hurt right now.
Mysterios, of course, coming in to even the odds.
It's been Ezekiel versus KO and the Alpha Academy for weeks.
Finally, the Mysterios stepping up to offer some help in this match.
[Saxton] Listen, I caught up with Ezekiel--
[commentators exclaim]
[Corey] Rey Mysterio, saving the matchup for his team.
Potentially protecting his son's wellbeing.
[Jimmy] Can Dominik get to his corner?
He needs to tag out. He needs to tag out, now.
[Saxton] Here comes Otis, takes out Rey Mysterio,
goes after Ezekiel, who dodges, but Dominik still unable to make the tag.
[Otis grunts]
-Oh, yeah! -[Corey] Look at the size of Otis.
The girth.
Three hundred and thirty pounds.
Deceptively agile, lightning fast.
[Jimmy] He's going to try to put every pound right through
Dominik Mysterio.
It's not going to end well.
-Oh! -[Saxton] Maybe not.
[Jimmy] Out just in time, is Dominik Mysterio.
[Saxton] Rey Mysterio is just happy right now.
He doesn't have to refer to his son as flat Stanley.
[Corey] Otis, now, inching toward his own corner,
desperately in need of a tag from Owens or Gable.
And here comes Chad Gable and Ezekiel.
Ezekiel, fired up.
No, Ezekiel is not fired up.
He's all zeeked up.
-He's ready to zeek out. -[Saxton chuckles] I like that.
[Corey] That's what he told me earlier.
[Jimmy] Glad you're embracing the name.
And, now, Kevin Owens, jump knee right to the chin!
[Corey] An extremely Elias-esque jumping knee, if I might add.
[Saxton] It's his older brother. He had to learn from him.
[Jimmy] On the offense is Ezekiel.
[Saxton] Look at the height on those splashes.
[Jimmy] Zeeked out as you said it, Corey.
-[Saxton] Round and round we go. -[Jimmy] Oh! Now, shoulders down.
Otis, just in time.
Dominik on the top rope, unbeknown to the Tree Trunk.
-Cross body into the long body, oh, no! -[Saxton laughs]
[Jimmy] Whoa!
Otis leveled by Rey Mysterio.
[Saxton] Otis sent to the outside!
[Corey] Kevin Owens from behind, chucking Dominik to the outside.
-Pop up-- Oh, no! -[Saxton] Into the hurricanrana.
-I think we're gonna dial it up. -[Jimmy] You know the number!
Oh! So does Kevin Owens, ducking the 619.
[Saxton] No! Miscue by Owens, takes out Chad Gable.
[Corey] Completely unintentional.
Now Ezekiel chucks Owens to the outside.
[Jimmy] Now it's two on one!
-[Saxton] No, wait. -[Jimmy] Make it three!
Double 619!
And now, Ezekiel has Gable.
All the way up and all the way down.
-[Corey] Shoulders down. -[crowd] One, two… three!
-[Corey] And that's three! -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] Guys…
[announcer] Here are your winners. The team of…
The Mysterios and Ezekiel!
[Corey] Completely inadvertently,
Kevin Owens just helped Ezekiel win a match.
[Saxton] Calm down, KO.
-[Corey] Kevin Owens is upset. -[Jimmy] Tearing apart our table.
[Corey] There it is before your very eyes again.
-Kevin was attempting to deliver a kick. -[crowd cheering]
It backfired.
-[Jimmy] Turned everything around. -[Corey] This is eating Owens alive.
Kevin Owens essentially paved the way for Ezekiel
-to pick up the victory tonight. -[bell dings]
[Saxton] I think it's dawning on Kevin Owens that, this Sunday,
an Ezekiel victory over Owens could be a reality.
[yells]
-[Corey] I don't know if I'd be happy… -[Saxton] Dude!
[Jimmy] More than unhappy, unhinged, right now is Kevin Owens.
[Corey] With very good reason.
[Kevin] No!
You think it's funny?
We're not laughing.
Oh, well…
This all heads toward Hell in a Cell.
We all know the structure itself. The cell-- Oh!
-It's not funny! You think it's funny? -Nope.
Owens understandably irate,
beside himself with very good reason…
which, if anyone can relate to how KO's feeling right this minute,
it's got to be Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Showdown at Hell in a Cell
that will settle a vicious rivalry.
[Corey] This was last Monday here on RAW.
Cody Rhodes, one-on-one versus The Miz.
Right when victory seemed imminent
-for the American Nightmare… -[bell dings]
[Corey] …Seth "Freakin" Rollins would arrive.
And in unison with The Miz, lay a beat down on Cody Rhodes.
But this? This might have taken it a little too far.
Rollins would steal the weight belt, from a young fan that was gifted
by Cody Rhodes, prior to the matchup,
and Rollins would then use said weight belt,
to inflict punishment to Rhodes.
And this… this is class in the face of adversity.
After all the punishment he endured,
Cody Rhodes, returning the custom weight belt to the young fan.
There's a lot gonna go down this Sunday, at Hell in a Cell.
-[drum beats] -[audience cheering]
[Cody] Wrestling has more than one royal family.
["Kingdom" playing]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every fight out of control… ♪
[Saxton] So, there's a lot of emotions
fueling the American Nightmare tonight.
[Corey] But nothing and fuels the American Nightmare
quite like the WWE Universe.
You can see the intensity,
and the focus on the face of the American Nightmare.
♪ Lights go up, I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
The American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes!
[Jimmy] Hard to believe he is even walking
after the attack he suffered last week.
[Corey] It'll take a lot more than a weight belt
to stop Cody Rhodes from achieving his goals,
from achieving his dreams.
But still standing in the way, on the horizon…
[fireworks explode]
[Corey] …this Sunday, a sold out all-state arena in Chicago, Illinois,
Cody Rhodes willingly steps up into hell
with Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Saxton] A treacherous environment,
a career-scarring environment.
That's what Hell in a Cell is.
And that's what Cody Rhodes is walking into this Sunday.
For one final time,
it will be Rhodes, it'll be Rollins
inside Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] You can ask any superstar who has dared to step inside of the cell.
It is the single most sinister, demonic structure,
sports entertainment has ever known.
It will change your life.
It can change your career.
And for this coming Sunday, it'll settle the score, once and for all.
[Jimmy] But we will hear from Cody Rhodes about his showdown
with Seth "Freakin" Rollins on Monday Night RAW,
and it's next!
[mouthing] Thank you.
-Thank you very much. -[song fades]
[Jimmy] Look at the face of Cody Rhodes.
You'd hardly believe he took a beating last Monday
at the hands of Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and he's headed toward a brutal match,
not at Hell in a Cell, in Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] Streaming live, this Sunday, WWE on Peacock.
The third time.
Will it be the charm for Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
who looks to put WrestleMania and WrestleMania Backlash
in his rearview mirror?
Or Will Cody finally vanquish Seth "Freakin" Rollins from his career?
And his stint through WWE, it is a sadistic structure.
The brutality is unparalleled.
The score will be settled this coming Sunday.
["Kingdom" continues] ♪ Mama said ♪
♪ When I was younger ♪
-[song fades, ends] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
I'm here to say something that might surprise you.
I have always…
been a fan of Seth Rollins.
[crowd booing]
From the very first time I saw Seth Rollins,
you could see the potential to do great things.
Do you want to know who else saw said potential?
One of his teachers down in NXT
saw the same potential, and I don't need to say his name,
because it's the man who raised me.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[laughs]
[crowd chanting] Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty!
He told me all about the special ingredients that Seth had.
Special ingredients that would make him a generational talent.
Well, I think we all know
Seth Rollins lives up to the hype.
[crowd cheering]
So, imagine you're me, you get the call.
I'm going to get my second chance and it's going to be against Seth Rollins.
I'm going to be competing at a WrestleMania.
Again, I might surprise you with what I say here, guys…
I was nervous.
No, I was very nervous.
Because everything I had done, everywhere I had gone to,
I could not return here with a loss.
And I didn't.
I had to be at the top of my game at WrestleMania, and I was.
And we ran it back at WrestleMania Backlash.
The same result. I was victorious both times.
Both nights, I was the better man.
And it has driven Seth Rollins… mad.
Envy is the act of counting other people's blessings
while ignoring your own.
Jealousy, leads men to desperate measures.
Seth Rollins is an egomaniac.
And he wants everything for himself.
But that…
that's one of the things that makes Seth Rollins so dangerous.
So, Sunday at Hell in a Cell, I am walking in
to the biggest challenge in my entire career.
And I need Seth to know, I need Seth to hear me,
I need Seth to feel what I'm going to say next.
All the respect that I have for you, Seth,
all the reverence over our previous matches,
and every ounce of my self-control
will be locked outside of Hell in a Cell.
[crowd cheering]
You are going to be locked inside
with a man who wants to hurt you.
And hurt you very, very--
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Saxton] It looks like Seth Rollins can hear the message
from the American Nightmare up close.
[Corey] He is a visionary, he is a revolutionary.
He is Iowa's favorite son, Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Seth laughing maniacally]
[Corey] Where's he at? Where's Seth at?
Oh, yeah!
Oh, yeah. [laughs]
Cody, Cody, Cody.
You can wax poetic all night long
about my motivation.
[man] Welcome home, Seth!
But I'll make it very, very easy for you to understand.
It's really quite simple.
I don't like you.
-[crowd cheers] -[Seth laughs]
I don't like you, and I don't want you here.
You see, I tried after WrestleMania.
I tried to accept this new version of you.
But every week,
the pandering got worse
and worse and worse.
And the Cody chants got louder and louder and louder,
and now, all I hear in my sleep, is "Cody, Cody, Cody,"
and I can't stand it any longer.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[imperceptible]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
You left WWE six years ago,
because you weren't good enough.
[crowd booing]
And then, every single day that you were gone,
you and your little friends,
you tried to tear down what I was building here!
And when that didn't work out so well for you,
you came running back.
The prodigal son returns home
to fulfill his family legacy.
[crowd cheering]
Not on my watch, pal!
You don't get to be the conquering hero in my kingdom!
Oh, no, no, no.
You don't get to take a sledgehammer to the throne,
and then come back and try to take that throne from me!
[crowd cheering]
I'm going to say it again.
I don't like you.
I don't want you here.
In six days, inside Hell in a Cell,
I'm going to prey on your insecurities,
and I'm not just going to change you, Cody,
I'm going to end you.
[crowd cheering]
And then, we can all finally wake up
from this American Nightmare.
[laughing]
Seth.
Just curious.
What, right now, is stopping me?
Three little ropes? This barricade?
[crowd cheers]
What…
What is stopping us?
Why are we waiting?
It seems, as polite as I've been,
the time for talk is over.
-Oh. You want to go tonight? -Why don't you come down--
Hey, Seth, why don't you come down to this ring
and talk to me with your actions. I'm right here. Let's go.
[Saxton] Uh-oh. The time for talking for Cody Rhodes is through.
You want to do this now? All right, pal.
[Corey] Rollins isn't going to wait.
We're going to get a Hell in a Cell preview right now.
[Saxton] Not what I expected to happen, but I'm game to see it.
[Jimmy] The intensity in the eyes of Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins--
-[Saxton] The demeanor-- -Oh.
[Saxton] Oh, exactly what I thought.
[laughs] I'll see you Sunday.
[Saxton] Should've known better.
[Corey] Rollins, once again, playing mind games with Rhodes.
Trying to get under his skin, into the psyche of The American Nightmare.
[Jimmy] Rhodes!
[Corey] Uh-oh. Cody's going after him!
[Jimmy] Right over the barricade.
They are throwing down in the WWE universe.
[Saxton] This is the level of rage
that Seth Rollins has brought out of Cody Rhodes.
[Corey] It has boiled over. These two men may not make it to Sunday.
[Jimmy] Not waiting for a cell. Not waiting for a referee.
This is a brawl in the crowd.
[Corey] Rollins is a man possessed, as is Rhodes.
[Saxton] Rhodes hoisting up Rollins. Rollins just trying to strike.
[Corey] Both men hell-bent on destroying one another.
-Brawling throughout the arena. -[Jimmy] On the concrete floor.
[Corey] Now it looks like Seth might have got it in the eye.
-[Saxton] Oh, no. Oh, no. -[Jimmy] Uh-oh.
[Saxton] Rhodes able to slip behind Seth…
Oh, Rollins almost went into the barricade.
[commentators exclaim]
[Corey] Cody Rhodes just put Seth Rollins through the barricade.
-[Jimmy] Back up! Back up! -[Saxton] Rhodes is incensed.
[grunting]
[Corey] Rhodes is raining down right hands on a fallen Seth Rollins.
[Jimmy] Rhodes and Seth Rollins asked for it.
[Corey] We've got to get some control out here.
Save it for Sunday, guys.
[indistinct shouting]
[Saxton] These two aren't thinking about Sunday. It's all about now.
It's all about taking each other out now.
[Corey] Rollins with a moment of respite
after being driven through the barricade by The American Nightmare.
[Jimmy] It has taken a dozen officials
to separate these two superstars.
[Corey] All hell has truly broken loose.
[Jimmy] We thought hell was Sunday, we were mistaken.
[Corey] Rollins and Rhodes have thrown professionalism right out the window.
This is about fighting. This is personal.
-[crowd chants] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! -[Corey] The expression--
[Jimmy] Hold on, wait! Rollins! Rollins got free.
[Saxton] Here we go again!
Rhodes and Rollins trying to tear each other to shreds.
[Jimmy] A dozen is not enough to keep these men separated.
[Saxton] These officials desperately trying to separate these two.
[Corey] Rollins and Rhodes hell-bent on ending one another.
If we could get these officials to keep the competitors separate,
they'll settle the score this Sunday locked inside Hell in a Cell.
[Saxton] Think about that, Corey. If it's this intense, this bad here tonight,
what's it going to be like when Rollins and Rhodes
are locked inside Hell in a Cell?
[Jimmy] Where no one can intervene. No one.
[Corey] One-on-one.
No ex-- Oh, yeah, Cody's back!
Oh!
Rhodes is beating the hell out of Rollins again!
It is chaos! It is pandemonium!
[indistinct shouting]
[Saxton] Rhodes' obsession matched by the obsession of Seth Rollins.
[Jimmy] Nothing can keep these men apart.
Nothing human can keep these men apart.
[Corey] Call the law. Get Des Moines PD in here.
[Saxton] Those officials are doing their absolute best.
[crowd chanting, clapping rhythmically] This is awesome. This is awesome.
[Corey] The sanguineous WWE universe,
-enjoying every second of it. -You're going to hell.
-Going down! -[Jimmy] Neither man backing down.
[crowd] This is awesome!
Come on! Come on!
[laughs]
[Jimmy] The entire Wells Fargo Arena, right now,
recovering from what happened before the break
between Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.
[Corey] These two combustible elements reached their flash point.
Rollins and Rhodes would battle throughout the arena,
out through the WWE universe,
trying to destroy one another,
just six nights in advance of their clash inside Hell in a Cell.
You want to talk about high-impact, watch this and listen.
-[grunts] -[thudding]
[Corey] Rhodes driving Rollins through the barricade, back to ringside,
where things would continue to devolve.
Emotions at an all-time high.
And as Rhodes and Rollins brawled,
WWE officials were forced to separate the two,
which was much easier said than done.
[Saxton] Yeah, we had about a dozen officials out there.
Just to give you an idea. About a dozen officials attempting…
attempting to separate Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins.
There's just so much rage, so much disdain between these two.
And finally, finally,
Cody Rhodes would be taken out of the arena,
or so we thought.
[Corey] Rhodes would return, more chaos would ensue.
If this is any sort of a glimpse into what awaits this coming Sunday…
Hell in a Cell, premium live event, streaming live, WWE on Peacock,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins, one-on-one with "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes,
perhaps for the final time, if these two can finally settle the score.
I cannot wait to get to Chicago.
Well, the destruction that has been wrought
by these two superstars, absolutely incredible.
It will culminate at Hell in a Cell on Sunday.
-[Alexa Bliss' music plays] -There won't be officials separating them.
It will be a cage they will be locked in and unable to escape.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Colombus, Ohio,
Alexa Bliss.
[Jimmy] Since her comeback to Monday Night RAW,
she has been on a roll.
Two wins over Sonya Deville,
and then her former tag team partner, Nikki A.S.H.
She's been looking fantastic.
Let's take a look back at one of the biggest moments in the career
of the one and only Alexa Bliss.
[announcer] Moments in WWE paradise
is brought to you by Corona Extra,
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Find the fine life.
[Jimmy] Women's Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Every woman for herself.
No count-outs, no disqualifications,
the only way to win is to climb the ladder and retrieve the contract.
Oh, the bexploder.
Lynch right up the ladder to the top rung.
Alexa, at the last moment,
sending Lynch into another ladder.
Going for the Money in the Bank contract, unhooks it.
-Alexa Bliss… -[bell dings]
…is Miss Money in the Bank!
Wait a minute!
Alexa Bliss with the briefcase in hand.
She's cashing in!
[cheering]
[Jimmy] Twisted Bliss.
Alexa Bliss cashes in to become a five-time Champion.
[Alexa Bliss' music plays]
[Corey] Well, Money in the Bank will now be held in the intimate confines
of the MGM Grand Garden Arena.
Tickets available this Friday. You do not want to miss it.
It is one of the hottest events that happens each and every year.
Be part of Money in the Bank in Sin City.
[Saxton] Certainly a familiar event for Alexa Bliss
who is looking to extend her win streak here tonight on RAW.
[Doudrop's music plays]
[announcer] And her opponent, Doudrop!
[Corey] Unfortunately, for Miss Bliss, her winning streak since returning
could come to an end in a matter of moments.
Look at the fury on the face of Doudrop.
[exclaiming indistinctly]
[Saxton] Alexa Bliss successful against Nikki A.S.H. last week,
but Doudrop could be a different story.
She's big. She is skilled. She has it all.
[Saxton] Well, ladies and gentlemen, Monday's following RAW,
"The It Family" is back in Miz-ness.
From the ballroom to the ring, family is always the main event.
Miz and Mrs. Season Three, double episode premier
next Monday at 11:00 on USA.
[Corey] Doudrop looking to lead by example tonight.
Doudrop's been very vocal to Nikki A.S.H.,
-said Nikki needs to stop fooling around. -[bell dings]
Focus a little more on business, on the tasks at hand,
which is what Doudrop is looking to do, but Bliss out of the gates fast.
-Against Alexa Bliss-- -[Saxton] Whoa!
[Corey] We know Bliss has faced larger competitors in the past,
but perhaps none quite as dangerous as Doudrop.
Such a dangerous blend of speed, power, and experience.
[Jimmy] That's the thing overlooked so often
when it comes to Doudrop.
Sure, she has the size, but she is fast,
she is strong, she is technical.
She's the complete package.
[Saxton] Highly intelligent inside the ring.
[Corey] Talking about the complete package,
how about the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, the Usos,
in the house, in action under an hour away
against Shinsuke Nakamura and Riddle in a championship contenders match?
That one is going to be, as the kids say, a banger.
But, right now, Doudrop imposing her will on Bliss in painful fashion.
-[Jimmy] Cover. -[referee] One… two…
[Jimmy] Kick out before three for Alexa Bliss.
[Saxton] Talking about the capabilities of Doudrop, it was…
You know, months ago, you think back to when Doudrop came very close
to actually becoming the RAW Women's Champion.
[Jimmy] Came very close.
[Corey] Doudrop has remained in active competition.
Bliss has been away from Monday Night RAW for quite some time.
She could still be getting her feet back underneath her.
And to be perfectly honest, what I've seen of Bliss thus far
isn't reminiscent of the Bliss we saw on Money in the Bank.
I miss the "ruthless, do anything,
stop at nothing to get victory in what you want Alexa Bliss."
And, right now, Doudrop is looking more like that than Bliss is.
[Jimmy] To your point, Nikki A.S.H. looked good
in her match against Alexa Bliss.
Took the time to showboat at exactly the wrong time,
-could've cost her the match. -[Corey] Potentially.
Now, Bliss out of the way just in time.
[Saxton] Bliss wisely utilizing her speed here against Doudrop.
[Jimmy] A hurricanrana right into the corner.
[Saxton] Kick to the knee. Knee to the jaw of Doudrop.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Saxton] Dropkick.
Continues the attack, very smart strategy from Alexa Bliss,
completely taking Doudrop off her feet.
[Jimmy] There's some of that intensity you were talking about, Corey.
[Corey] It'll take a little more than that to topple the powerhouse Doudrop.
[Jimmy] Getting speed…
-Run into a brick wall. -[Corey] It's almost like I know
what the hell I'm talking about.
Stay mad, Twitter.
[Jimmy] Doudrop-- Oh, no!
[Saxton] Oh, Alexa Bliss might have just saved herself right there.
[Jimmy] Thinking senton, but Alexa Bliss a little too fast,
but not too fast for that.
[Corey] How do you prepare for a brick wall running at you?
Bliss might be out.
Doudrop may have singlehandedly spoiled
Alexa Bliss' return to Monday Night RAW.
-[Jimmy] With one hand. -[Corey] This will be exclamation point.
[Saxton] You might be right, Corey. Doudrop letting Nikki A.S.H. know,
"Hey, watch what I'm about to do to Alexa Bliss."
[Jimmy] This is how you take the business seriously. Oh!
[Corey] Bliss avoiding disaster.
Doudrop crashing and burning.
Does Bliss have enough left in the tank to make the climb?
[Saxton] On the top-- Nikki A.S.H. attempting to get involved.
[Jimmy] Got a kick for her troubles.
[Saxton] And now, Bliss resuming her plans.
[Corey] Off the top rope, shoulders down!
[crowd] One… two… three!
-[Corey] Huge win for Alexa Bliss. -[bell rings]
[Alexa Bliss' music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Alexa Bliss!
[Saxton] Ring rust or not, Alexa Bliss keeps racking up the victories.
[Corey] I didn't see much resembling ring rust.
Perhaps it has just been an honest change in mentality for Alexa Bliss,
but another impressive win
for the five feet of fury since returning to Monday Night RAW.
It looked as though Nikki might have an effect on the outcome,
but Bliss able to kick almost a superhero off the apron,
deliver Twisted Bliss onto a fallen Doudrop.
And Alexa Bliss is victorious.
[Saxton] All smiles for Little Miss Bliss
and more frustration for Doudrop and Nikki A.S.H.
[Jimmy] Sunday, Hell in a Cell, one-on-one is hard enough,
that is not what Bobby Lashley will face due to the machinations of MVP.
[Corey] This is last week, Bobby Lashley versus MVP.
The winner would get to pick the stepulation… stipulation, rather,
for the Match at Hell in a cell between Lashley and Omos.
Here's where things turned
-not in favor of Lashley. -[bell dings]
Lashley would get preoccupied by "The Nigerian Giant" Omos on the outside,
which allowed MVP to score the victory
via count-out over The All Mighty.
[Jimmy] Much to the chagrin of Bobby Lashley,
MVP the one holding all of the cards
as pertains to this Sunday.
But if you're The All Mighty, this had to feel very, very good,
locking in the hurt lock on his long-time friend and adviser.
This is far from over between Lashley and MVP.
[Corey] MVP would name his stipulation later that night.
I told you that I would beat Bobby Lashley.
And as a result, I choose the stipulation for Hell in a Cell.
A handicap match.
Bobby Lashley versus "The Nigerian Giant" Omos
and MVP.
-[imperceptible] -[Corey] If there was ever a situation
that could potentially overpower "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley,
it's what Lashley is facing this Sunday in Chicago.
Not only former United States Champion,
-former Tag Team Champions MVP… -[over speakers] Awesome!
…but also a seven-foot-three Nigerian giant.
I do not envy the responsibility of The All Mighty this Sunday.
[Corey] But you should envy this man.
[Saxton] I'd rather not.
[announcer] Please welcome the host of Miz TV,
-The Miz! -[The Miz's music plays]
[Corey] Always dressed to impress,
anxiously awaiting the season premiere of Miz and Mrs.
[Saxton] You know, I'm glad The Miz isn't dressed up as a WWE official this week.
[Corey] You're dressed up like a commentator. No one gives you crap.
[Jimmy] Well, the dancing skills of The Miz are not in dispute.
He'll have some dance partners in the Street Profits on Miz TV
when Monday Night RAW returns, next.
[Saxton] Well, last weekend at the Coca-Cola 600
our own proud veteran Lacey Evans got the engines started.
Drivers, start your engines!
[Corey] Well done, Lacey.
Some impressive pipes on WWE's own Lacey Evans.
What a thrill it was for Lacey and WWE to merge worlds
with the NASCAR world and all the amazing fans.
Congratulations to Denny Hamlin who picked up a big W yesterday.
I think it's probably due to Lacey's presence.
[Saxton] Now, we anxiously await the start of Miz TV.
[Corey] Is that sarcasm in your voice, Saxton?
[Saxton] A little bit.
Welcome to the most must-see WWE talk show in history.
-Welcome to… -[crowd yells] Miz TV!
Miz TV, and speaking of must-see,
the most must-see event of the summer is happening next week.
That's right.
Next Monday night, directly following Monday Night RAW on the USA Network
is the Season Three premiere of Miz & Mrs.
[crowd cheers]
And we're not just giving you one episode, no.
It is a double episode. That's right, two episodes!
And to help me celebrate, I will be accompanied
right here on Monday Night RAW
by my lovely, vivacious, sexy, smart, talented wife, Maryse.
[crowd cheering]
And we are going to celebrate
-like we know how. -[Street Profits' music playing]
-We are going to-- -[Saxton laughs]
[Corey] You're not supposed to Interrupt Miz TV.
[Saxton] You can switch up the rules now and then.
-[Jimmy] Talk about celebrations. -[Saxton] This is what I'm excited about.
Not so much The Miz,
but the guests of The Miz, the Street Profits.
[Jimmy] You say celebrations, they bring the solo cups.
[Saxton] Raining red solo cups
like only Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins can create.
[both yelling]
[Saxton] I like when The Miz gets interrupted.
[Jimmy] Miz has to appreciate those dancing skills as well.
[Corey] Miz was on Dancing With The Stars, Jimmy.
That's like a major-leaguer complimenting a little-leaguer.
-[Jimmy] Did he win? -[Corey] Almost.
[announcer] Please welcome Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins,
the Street Profits!
[Jimmy chuckles] Look at The Miz.
[Corey] Montez Ford looking absolutely jacked tonight.
What--
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome your appointed guest at this time,
live on Monday Night RAW in Des Moines, Iowa…
[crowd cheering]
It's your Street Profits!
-[Jimmy] Yeah! -Yeah!
Hey, hey, Miz. You up here talking about Miz & Mrs.,
when you should be talking about Hell in a Cell this Sunday.
That's right, Dawkins.
-Hell in a Cell is this Sunday. -Mm-hmm.
What are you looking forward to, boss?
I mean, it's got to be Cody Rhodes versus Seth Rollins.
-Did you see them throwing hands earlier? -They were throwing hands.
That was-- Ey! Good thing they are in Hell in a Cell.
Wait, now that I think about it.
Yo, Miz, you know Cody, don't you?
Didn't he beat you last week?
-It was a-- -Oh!
Yo, the moment was too big, bro. You took the L, dawg.
Hey, hey, sportsmanship is key, sportsmanship is key.
Sportsmanship is key, but you know what, Dawks?
You know what I'm…
♪ Ready, ready, ready… ♪
-for this Sunday at Hell in a Cell? -What's that?
The triple threat match for the RAW Women's Championship.
-Okay. -In which the beautiful,
bodacious Bianca Belair will bring the gold home once again.
-[whoops] -[crowd claps]
-And I'm so excited, man. -Exactly.
-I'm so excited. -Very excited.
Very ex-- Whoa, Dawks, oh, my gosh.
Where are our manners? Where are our manners?
-Oh. -Our mothers taught us better.
Sorry, Mom.
We came out here, we addressed the crowd.
They're so beautiful.
[crowd cheering]
-Say hello to the babies. -Yep.
But, we were rude.
We asked him questions, we didn't even ask for his answer.
He's a leader, a monarch, a patriarch!
-A legend. -The host.
An inspiration!
How about we ask him about Hell in a Cell?
How about we ask Mike on Miz TV…
What do you think about Hell in a Cell this Sunday?
Well, thank you. Here's what I think…
[both] It doesn't matter what you think, Miz!
-[Saxton laughs] Got him. -[crowd cheering]
-A little homage to The Rock. -You've been here this long,
and you still falling for that line?
You falling for that line?
Come on, man. You're better than that, dawg.
You're better than that, man. Come on, now.
Come on, man. You ready to start? Yeah.
[laughs] Ey! He a dawg.
[both exclaiming]
Hey, whoa. Miz, you got a question?
[all] Do you know what this means?
[both] Do you know what this means?
When my hand goes up, your mouth goes shut.
[Corey] The 24/7 champion, Dana Brooke, is apparently being pursued.
-[Saxton] It's Tozawa. -[The Miz] No, no, no, and not that.
This is my show. My show!
-What are you doing? -Mike, stop! Time out!
-What do you mean, "time out"? -Time out!
[Saxton] Tozawa just grabbed the 24/7 title from Dana Brooke.
[Corey] Well, I mean, possession is nine-tenths of the law,
but Dana just smacked Tozawa upside his head.
Standing switch.
-Roll up. One… two… -[Jimmy] O'Connor roll.
[Saxton] T-Bar. T-Bar in the mix now.
[Jimmy] T-Bar? Look at the size of this guy.
[Corey] Oh, my God!
[Jimmy] Good God!
Picked him up to the rafters for that chokeslam.
[Saxton] We've got Tamina, Dana--
[Corey] Oh-ho, and Montez with a superkick on T-Bar.
[Jimmy] Back to his solo cup.
[Corey] R-Truth is here, Apollo Crews.
[Jimmy] Everyone fighting for the 24/7 title,
still held by Dana Brooke.
[Saxton] All during Miz TV.
[Jimmy] Speaking of dancing.
[Corey] Truth just took a page out of the guy from the airport yesterday's book.
[Jimmy] Here comes Truth.
-Looking for the kick. Oh! -[Corey] Oh!
[Jimmy] Crews with one of his own.
-Montez Ford just leveled Apollo Crews. -[Corey] Angelo Dawkins dropped Crews.
Tamina now bringing the fight to Dana Brooke.
[Saxton] Hoisting up Dana Brooke, Brooke trying to block it.
[Corey] A kick from Dana Brooke.
Nobody home.
[Jimmy] Got to keep moving to keep this title. She's outnumbered.
[Saxton] Ain't nobody meaner than Tamina.
[Corey] Not meaner than an elbow from Dana Brooke.
[Jimmy] Oh, Samoan drop.
-[Saxton] That's got to do it. -[Jimmy] One, two, three!
-Tamina is your champion. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, and the new 24/7 champion, Tamina.
[Jimmy] What a win for Tamina, the new 24/7 champion.
[Corey] All the weeks and months that Tamina's been chasing the gold.
And Tozawa, who broke Tamina's heart.
[Corey] I don't think the divorce is official yet.
[Saxton] Yes, yes! [laughs] Love prevails again!
-[Corey] Glad you're happy, Byron. -[Saxton] Beautiful--
[Jimmy] Oh, a backslide!
-[Saxton] Tozawa, no! -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Jimmy] Betrayal! We have a new 24/7 champion!
[announcer] Here is your winner, and the new 24/7 champion,
Akira Tozawa!
[Saxton] Congrats, Tozawa, but…
-Yes, I told you. -[Saxton] Tamina's not going to be happy.
[Jimmy] Tozawa finally holding the title.
Mustafa Ali wants that same thing since coming back to RAW.
All he has wanted is an opportunity at the United States title
-that has been denied to him every time. -Sorry, Tamina.
I've arranged a match for you to prove
if you truly are championship material.
[Veer Mahaan's music plays]
[Saxton] This was supposed to be a match, we thought,
between Mustafa Ali and Theory, but, well, Theory had other plans.
He wanted Veer to be the one to take on Mustafa Ali.
We've seen the trail of destruction that Veer's created.
Not to mention, Ali had Theory on the outside
and The Miz as the special guest referee.
[Jimmy] Certainly nothing resembling a fair opportunity for Mustafa Ali
in this particular instance,
but more one-sided dominance by The Lion of Monday Night RAW.
-[bell dings] -[Jimmy] Veer Mahaan forcing Ali
to submit to the cervical clutch.
[Saxton] Then, of course, classic Theory, classic United States Champion,
take a selfie, put it on social media,
and brag about the misfortune of someone else.
-[Theory's music plays] -[Corey] It's all about content.
Theory is on the forefront of the future.
-Theory is the future. -[Saxton] He's just full of himself.
[Corey] With good reason.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the youngest United States Champion in WWE history,
Theory!
[Jimmy] Perhaps more importantly, the protégé of Mr. McMahon,
a card he is willing to pull at any time.
[Corey] It's not more important, but the fact is this,
Theory will be out here, ringside, keeping an eye on the next match.
Mustafa Ali, one-on-one with Ciampa.
If Ali wins, he will earn a future opportunity
to become United States Champion.
How will Ali fare? We'll find out next.
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-[Mustafa Ali's music plays] -[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
If Mustafa Ali wins,
Mustafa Ali earns a future United States Championship match.
[Jimmy] That is what is on the line for Mustafa Ali,
fired up to get the opportunity…
-Not just in the ring-- -Ali has been trying.
Ali's been doing his best, but let's talk about the facts.
-The United States Champion… -[bell dings]
The youngest United States Champion in WWE history,
Theory, right here at ringside.
Theory, I want to just say,
I appreciate you giving this opportunity to Mustafa Ali.
I appreciate myself for giving him this opportunity.
[Corey] I would like to go on the record and say
I think you have done a fantastic job
representing not only the United States, but WWE
as its youngest United States Champion ever.
[Theory] You know what? You understand. It's goofs like this that don't.
[Saxton] Here's something I'm trying to figure out, Theory. All right?
You're a proud United States Champion, obviously history-making,
but it seems like you're just afraid to put your title on the line against Ali.
[Theory] Well, those are strong words you have at the end of that table.
-[Jimmy] Great offense from Ciampa. -Afraid? Afraid?
I've been in the ring with Brock Lesnar. I'm not afraid.
One of the bravest men that ever walked the earth, Saxton.
[Corey] Oh, my God! What a knee by Ciampa!
-[Jimmy] To the cover. -[Corey] That's got to do it.
[Jimmy] Kick out from Mustafa Ali, but he is hurting.
[Saxton] Then my question to you, Theory, why the continued roadblocks?
Why come out and pretend like, for instance, you're going to face Ali,
-and then bring out Veer Mahaan? -[Jimmy] Brutal chinlock.
Ali doesn't deserve it, let's face it.
And I'm sick of your stupid questions.
-[Saxton] There you go. -[Jimmy] Bulldog position,
Ciampa just cranking on the jaw, on the neck of Mustafa Ali.
[Corey] How impressed have you been with Ciampa since his arrival
here on Monday Night RAW, Theory?
This guy is the personification of the word "miserable,"
but a very, very dangerous competitor.
Well, somebody like Mustafa Ali, who clearly is in bad hands right now…
Somebody like Ciampa, the aggression he brings,
the ruthlessness, the viciousness, Ali is not ready for that.
[Corey] Would you say that Ciampa is leading by example,
trying to earn an opportunity rather than beg you?
-Rather than plead, rather than-- -[Theory] He is.
You don't think this is not earning an opportunity now?
[Corey] It absolutely is. I agree with that wholeheartedly.
[Jimmy] Brilliant offense from Ciampa. To the cover.
-[crowd] One… two… -[Jimmy] Kick out from Mustafa Ali.
[Theory] Look at Ali. This guy is supposed to be championship material?
Are you kidding me?
[Corey] Listen, if Ali wants to be United States Champion someday,
it could all begin tonight. I think this is very fair.
If Ali wins, he will earn a future opportunity.
But if Ali doesn't win, like he hasn't
-for the past several weeks… -[Theory] Exactly.
[Corey] …you can move on to better things.
[Theory] I'm here tonight to prove a point.
[Saxton] Listen, Theory. Some would say… Many have said, actually,
that because you have Mr. McMahon as your mentor,
that you've become even more arrogant, more cocky. It's almost unhealthy.
Look, you're just jealous
that Mr. McMahon sees me as the greatest thing that the WWE has ever had.
[Jimmy] Ciampa, once again, bulldog position locked around the chin.
Mustafa Ali has got to fight his way out. Back to his feet. Oh!
[Saxton] I'll give credit to Mustafa Ali.
Every challenge that's been thrown his way, you don't hear Ali complaining.
There's no belly aching. Ali takes on every obstacle.
[Corey] Byron, let's show a little respect to the reigning United States Champion.
When has Theory complained? When has Theory whined?
All week after week I've seen you do, Theory, is your job,
to defend and represent WWE as its United States Champion.
[Jimmy] Over the top. Boot to the face.
[Saxton] Not a lot of defending going on.
-[Corey] It's gonna be exhausting-- -[Jimmy] Watch out. Oh!
-[Saxton] Whoa, whoa. -[Corey] Oh, God. Oh, my gosh.
[Jimmy] Mustafa Ali just crushed Ciampa!
[Saxton] It is miraculous that neither man suffered more damage.
[Jimmy] Almost landed on our commentary table. Now--
[Saxton] Oh, wait a minute.
-Theory-- -[Jimmy] Oh!
-[bell dings] -[Saxton] But why?
[Jimmy] Theory just interfered in the match.
[Saxton] For what?
-[Jimmy] Gave the win to Ali. -[Corey] Theory is tired
of being disrespected, Byron.
[Saxton] How was Theory being disrespected?
Ali was in a match with Ciampa!
[Jimmy] Looked like he was about to put it away as well.
[announcer] Here is your winner as a result of a disqualification,
Mustafa Ali!
[Corey] You did this, Saxton,
because no one gives Theory the respect he deserves
-as the United States Champion. -[Saxton] I don't get it.
[Corey] Everyone wants to say, "It's because you're Mr. McMahon's protégé."
You're not championship material!
You're not a champion. You're not a champion.
-[Corey] Theory is simply-- Oh, God. -[Jimmy] Oh, God.
-[Corey] Theory is eager to remind Ali. -[Saxton] I don't get this at all.
We said it. If Mustafa Ali wins this match,
he gets a future championship opportunity.
[Corey] Obviously Theory prepared for it.
[Jimmy] Just handed it to him. Theory just handed this to him.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck! You suck!
A win by disqualification.
Some might call it a coward's way out, but a win is a win, right?
And me? I'm just on another level.
And that United States Championship match for the future?
I say why wait, and let's just do it right now!
-What a brilliant, brilliant young man! -[Saxton] Oh, that's why. Are you serious?
[crowd boos]
[Jimmy] We are not mid-match. We are mid-assault.
-Back it up or this match won't happen. -[Saxton] It's been an absolute mauling…
-All right. -Or I'll just call it.
[Saxton] …throughout the entire commercial break. The entire commercial break.
-Theory… -You don't have to do this.
You got to let me know if you want to do this.
Do you want to start? Do you want me to start this match?
-Yes. Let's start it. -Back it up. Hey, you're sure?
-Start the match. -No. Hey, let me see those eyes.
[indistinct shouting from crowd]
[Theory] Not championship material.
[Corey] Listen, this has been a brilliant plan…
-[bell dings] -…by Theory, the United States Champion.
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
the United States Championship!
Introducing the challenger,
from Chicago, Illinois, weighing 182 pounds,
Mustafa Ali!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, he is the youngest United States Champion
in WWE history,
-Theory! -[crowd booing]
[Corey] This was an absolutely brilliant plan by Theory.
-Theory forcing the disqualification… -Ring the bell.
-[bell dings] -[Corey] …of Ciampa.
Handing the victory to Mustafa Ali, and then brutalizing,
beating the hell out of Ali throughout the…
Oh, my God, commercial break.
-This is brilliant. This is what-- -[Jimmy] Cover.
Shoulders down. Kick out just in time.
[Corey] Hey, Ali wanted his championship match, and he's getting it.
[Saxton] Well, Corey, you know as well as anyone
this is not right and it's not fair. Ali was just in a match with Ciampa.
[Corey] Do you know what's not fair, Byron? Life.
This is a perfect example of why Mr. McMahon chose Theory as his protégé
because Mr. McMahon realizes the brilliance of Theory.
[Jimmy] Why on earth does Mustafa Ali,
why did he say yes when asked if he wanted this match?
[Saxton] That's who he is.
[Jimmy] He is beaten and can't continue.
[Corey] You never know when you're going to get a title opportunity in WWE.
Ali knows what he signed up for. It may have never come.
Look at this.
[Saxton] Look, Ali, to your point, Corey, knows how much he's been trying
to get this opportunity, and how much Theory has dodged him,
tried to prevent him from earning a United States Championship match.
This is the only opportunity Ali's got? Yes, he's going to take it.
[Jimmy] Champ is rocked for the moment.
-[Corey] Oh, my God! -[Jimmy] Oh, DDT!
[Saxton] And Ali could pull off a miracle.
[Corey] Ali is beaten, Ali is battered, but his heart is still beating.
[Saxton] Ali trying to will himself… will himself to the top rope!
Can he defeat the plans of Theory and become United States Champion? No.
[Corey] Theory just a little too fresh for the challenger.
-Crash landing for Ali. -[Jimmy] You know where we're going.
-A-town! -[Corey] A-town down.
-[Saxton] Shoulders down. -[crowd] One… two… three!
-[bell rings] -[crowd boos]
[Theory's music plays]
[announcer] Here is your winner, and still the United States Champion,
Theory!
[Corey] Ali begged and pleaded for a title opportunity,
and let's be perfectly honest, Ali blew it.
[Saxton] Let's be perfectly honest, this was a joke. It was a joke.
Theory does not want to defend his championship against Ali at 100%.
Theory wanted the shortcut, wanted the cheap outcome.
This is not… anything to be proud of for Theory.
[Corey] Why is it cheap? It was smart.
-[Saxton] Man just had a match. -[Corey] Work smart, not hard.
Theory is the youngest United States Champion in WWE history.
[Adam] Hold on a second there, Theory.
You might want to pause the selfie celebration
and check your text messages,
because while Mr. McMahon was very impressed
with the psychological tactics you used to give Ali a championship match tonight,
he's decided he'd rather see you and Ali
in a fair fight…
this Sunday, in a championship rematch
at Hell in a Cell.
-[Saxton] Oh, yes! -[Jimmy] Oh!
The last thing Theory expected.
[Corey] It's the last thing Theory expected,
but you could see the kid ain't sweating it.
[Saxton] I got a feeling it's going to be a much different story this Sunday.
I think, this Sunday, we're going to have a new United States Champion.
[Corey] I think, this Sunday, Theory finishes the job.
[Saxton] No way.
I am the champ. There ain't no chance…
[crowd cheering]
On behalf of Randy, I just want to thank everyone
for the kind words and support.
I love that guy.
But as for the Uce bros, you guys messed with the wrong dude.
And I'm going to get my vengeance.
And Randy might not be here right now,
but that doesn't mean "The Bro" came to this show alone.
Isn't that right?
A ronin is a samurai warrior
without kingdom to defend, without master.
Riddle and I are two ronin,
wandering down the road with common purpose,
to bleed the Bloodline dry.
That's right. The ronin and the bronin
are going to take those Tag Team Championships.
And there's nothing you or that tribal piece of trash can do about it.
-Bro. -Yeah.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is a Championship Contenders match.
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos.
[The Usos' music plays]
[Jimmy] This is a team that had one job to do.
The Tribal Chief said, "Bring me the RAW Tag Team titles,
unify the titles, make them part of The Bloodline," and they got it done.
[Corey] Yet another shining example of The Usos
meaning what they say when they say, "We the ones."
[Saxton] You cannot deny the incredible,
career-defining accomplishment
of Jimmy and Jey Uso who sit alone atop the Tag Team mountain.
[Corey] Jimmy and Jey taking pride in being the Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
But what awaits a Champion Contenders Match
against the newly formed duo of Riddle and Shinsuke Nakamura?
If Riddle and Nakamura win, they'll earn a title opportunity
to become the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions that you're looking at.
[Jimmy] You're looking at the Unified Tag Team Champions, The Usos.
We're going to find out perhaps who their next contenders might be.
[Shinsuke Nakamura's music plays]
[Corey] Next contenders could be headed down to the ring.
[announcer] And their opponents, first,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Corey] I love the potential of the duo that will challenge The Usos tonight.
I don't know if the chemistry will be there just yet.
And I need to see the Nakamura of old, the king of strong style,
the what, the Nakamura who is happy to brutalize any opponent
that stepped in his path, because we know the type of--
[Riddle] Bro!
[Corey] Excuse me, I'm all fired up--
We know the type of mood that Riddle's been in recently.
[Riddle's music plays]
[announcer] And his tag team partner, he is one half of RK-Bro,
Riddle!
[Jimmy] Let's address a very serious issue.
Because of his back injuries, Randy Orton could hardly stand up,
-prior to the match with The Usos. -[crowd] Bro! Bro! Bro!
[Jimmy] Now he gutted it out.
Had it not been for Roman Reigns, Randy and Riddle would be
the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
Randy is injured, he can't compete.
The Usos were quoted as saying, "Randy is never coming back."
And that might be the end of RK-Bro.
Our medical professionals will only tell us this,
Randy is undergoing consultations with neurosurgeons,
and orthopedic spine surgeons
to determine the extent of his injury and the recommended course of treatment.
I think I speak for my commentary table and the WWE Universe
in hoping Randy will recover soon and can return to action.
[Corey] I agree. I was a little distracted momentarily by the giraffes, Jimmy.
I apologize for that, but certainly sending the best to the Viper.
I am very, very interested in what's about to go down.
[Jimmy] And that's the fire you were alluding to, Corey.
In Riddle, a new fire, a new intensity with the injury to Randy Orton.
[Saxton] Look, to your point, Shinsuke Nakamura
told us this past Friday night on Smackdown,
-Riddle was set to seek out… -[bell dings]
…his vengeance all by himself.
Nakamura stepped in and said, "Listen, I want vengeance
of my own against the Bloodline. Let me help you."
[Corey] You got the king of strong style paired with the king of stallion style.
[Jimmy] Of course, Rick Boogs, Shinsuke Nakamura's tag team partner,
injured by The Usos at Wrestlemania.
[Corey] Of course, Nakamura telling Riddle, "You're no Rick Boogs,
-but you'll do for right now." -[Jimmy laughs]
Look at the Karelin lock, beautiful reverse Gutwrench.
[Corey] In the words of Nakamura a few moments ago,
the plan is to bleed the Bloodline dry.
[Jimmy] There's an unpredictability of this combo cover.
-Quick kick out. -[Corey] There's unpredictability,
but it all boils down to tag team chemistry.
It takes time to develop, no matter how skilled you are.
The tag is made.
Jimmy and Jey Uso have been a tag team, literally, since day one,
their entire lives.
You can't teach that sort of chemistry.
[Jimmy] But the preparation from The Usos, taking on a totally new team.
[Corey] This is what we like to see from Shinsuke.
[Jimmy] Vicious attack, knee after knee from Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Corey] Oh, sliding kick to the jaw of Jey Uso.
This is the Nakamura that won the Royal Rumble match.
This is the Nakamura who held the Intercontinental Championship.
This is the threat…
[Jimmy] They're trading off Thai kicks right to the chest.
[Saxton] We talked about the lack of chemistry between Nakamura and Riddle,
but sometimes you catch lightning in a bottle.
-Sometimes, two guys… -[Jimmy] Cover. Beautiful cradle.
[Corey] And you're right, Byron. We saw that exact thing
with Riddle and Randy Orton of all people.
[Saxton] Not unfamiliar territory with Riddle, obviously,
uncharacteristically very emotional last week
trying to channel that emotion towards The Usos, towards the Bloodline.
Oh, going Kimura.
[Corey] What we've seen thus far, if Riddle and Nakamura…
[Jimmy] Jimmy legal now. Oh.
[Corey] Brilliant. Riddle and Nakamura have got to be conscientious
-of not getting themselves disqualified. -[Jimmy] Samoan Drop.
-To the cover… -One… two…
[Corey] A kick out from Riddle.
But great tandem offense by The Usos.
[Jimmy] And here… here's…
-You ain't nothing. -[referee] …two,
-three, four… -We got you, you hear me?
[Saxton] Think about this, if the challengers are counted out,
they don't get that future opportunity
at the undisputed WWE Tag Team Championship.
[crowd booing]
[Jimmy] A cheap shot from Jey outside the ring.
[Corey] But it worked. It was incredibly effective.
[screams]
[Corey] That is why The Usos sit atop the tag team mountain solo.
They're the ones.
[Saxton] Tag made to Jey Uso, the legal competitor.
Here's the other question I have: Is Riddle even 100%?
[Corey] I don't know what type of condition Riddle's in,
but notice it, watch it,
night after night,
The Usos masterfully working around the official's rules,
bending the rules, but not getting caught.
And that, my friends, is the art form.
That is why The Usos stand alone.
[Jimmy] The Usos now as undisputed Tag Team Champions,
challenges from Raw, challenges from Smackdown,
challenges everywhere they go.
So far, they've risen to the occasion.
[Saxton] It'll be an incredible feat for
whichever team is able to accomplish the task of un-ceding The Usos.
-[Jimmy] Another cheap shot. -[Corey] Again, look at this.
Case in point. Jey Uso keeping the official occupied,
so the official is tied up,
allowing Jimmy Uso to capitalize
-and stomp the daylights out of Riddle. -[crowd booing]
Don't break the rules, you just bend them.
[Jimmy] Dripping confidence right now.
Riddle suffering in the center of the ring…
-[yells] -…under assault from The Usos.
-Oh, my God. -[Saxton] Down hard again is Riddle.
[Corey] We know what a double tough human being Riddle is.
Riddle can take an ungodly amount of punishment
-and still continue to motor forward. -Yeah.
[Corey] We know what Nakamura is capable of.
I just think, tonight, this newly formed tag team
is simply overmatched by The Usos, one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
[Saxton] At this point, if Riddle doesn't make a tag soon,
this match isn't going to last much longer.
[Corey] But, you've also got the X-factor of Shinsuke Nakamura,
one of the most prolific strikers in all of sports entertainment.
With one strike,
-Shinsuke can turn your lights out… -[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] …just like the steel post can.
[Jimmy] Rebounding off the ring post. Riddle needs the tag.
Shinsuke Nakamura desperately reaching for it.
[Corey] Oh, Jey Uso dumped to the outside, tried to run an interference.
Shinsuke ready to make the tag.
[Jimmy] And in comes the king of strong style.
[Saxton] Nakamura now, with a chance
to turn this match around in favor of his team.
Down goes Jimmy. Now targeting Jey.
[Corey] Shinsuke striking anything that moves.
[Jimmy] Talked about Riddle's thirst for vengeance against the Bloodline,
Shinsuke Nakamura feeling the exact same thing, and you can see it.
[Corey] Nakamura with the good vibrations…
on Jimmy Uso in the corner, and things are getting worse.
[Jimmy] Good movement, trying to counter with both legs.
Nakamura charging ahead.
-Oh! -[Corey] Sliding German suplex,
right on the back of Jimmy Uso's neck!
[Jimmy] Looking to put this away.
[Corey] Of course he's looking to put it away.
Shinsuke wants a future title opportunity.
And this could do it.
[Saxton] Jimmy on wobbly legs.
[Jimmy] Off the rope, kick right to the jaw.
If he can get the cover,
-this might be it. -[crowd] One, two…
[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] Just barely at the last second.
And that's just a testament to the toughness of The Usos.
You may not like them, but you've got no choice but to respect Jimmy and Jey.
[Saxton] Oh, look at the positioning of Shinsuke Nakamura.
-[Corey] Here it comes. This will do it. -[Saxton] Got his target lined up.
Oh. Jey--
[Corey] Jey drawing the attention of Nakamura.
Jimmy shutting the lights out. Head up top.
Get ready for lockdown.
[Jimmy] Off the top rope. Huge splash!
-To the cover… -[referee] One… two…
-[Jimmy] Oh, Riddle just in time. -[crowd cheering]
Riddle and Shinsuke barely still in it.
[Jimmy] Welcome back to a Championship Contender's match.
The Usos take on Riddle and Shinsuke Nakamura.
Should Riddle and Shinsuke win,
they get a title opportunity in the future against The Usos.
[Corey] Riddle, right now, trying to will
his newly minted tag team partner, Shinsuke Nakamura,
to make the exchange to the fresher Riddle,
who desperately wants in on the action.
[Saxton] Riddle, arm outstretched, tag made to Jey Uso!
Now, here comes Riddle!
[Jimmy] Jey and Riddle, beautiful catch to the kick…
from Riddle.
[Corey] And the Bronin beginning to roll.
[Jimmy] We discussed at the top of this match
how Randy Orton is out for the time being, we don't know how long it's gonna be.
Riddle fighting like he's fighting for his RK-Bro partner tonight.
[Corey] Broton from the king of stallion style?
[Saxton chuckles] Right now, Riddle feels like he's got nothing to lose
and everything to gain
by taking down the Bloodline, and it starts with The Usos.
[Jimmy] A little homage to the "Apex Predator" himself.
Great counter.
[Corey] Great power by Jey Uso, but Nakamura made the tag.
The official saw the tag, but Jey Uso did not realize.
[Jimmy] Jey does not know
-Shinsuke Nakamura is legal. -[Corey] Oh!
-Good night! -[Jimmy] Knee to the jaw!
-[all] One… two… -[commentators] Oh!
[crowd exclaims]
[Corey] At the last possible second, Jey Uso full speed ahead.
Shinsuke connected with the Kinshasa that has brought him so much success.
But at the last possible second,
Jimmy Uso saving the day for his team.
[Jimmy] Shinsuke could not believe it,
able to recover in time to defend himself.
Oh!
Did not see that superkick.
[Saxton] Now, what… Shinsuke's stumbled into the corner.
[Corey] Riddle now legal.
[Jimmy] Riddle's the legal man. Can he take advantage?
-[crowd cheers] -A Randy Orton-style body slam.
Two…
[Corey] An homage to the "Apex Predator."
[Saxton] One more page
-out of "the Viper's" playbook. -[crowd cheering]
Jey Uso draped over the middle rope.
[Jimmy] Face down goes Jey!
[Saxton] Riddle could be closing in on a victory for his team!
[Jimmy] Going to that dark place.
[Saxton] That solidary place usually occupied only by Randy Orton.
[Corey] Riddle wanted the RKO…
-Oh. -[Corey] Superkick connects.
Riddle might be out, guys.
-Being held up by the middle rope. -[yelling indistinctly]
-[Jimmy] Jey taking advantage. -Two, three…
[Corey] It's all about capitalizing on an opportunity.
-[Jimmy] Oh, my God! -[Saxton] Oh!
-Jey Uso with the scooter. -[bell dinging]
-[Corey] Jimmy Uso just blatantly… -[crowd booing]
[announcer] Here are your winners as a result of a disqualification,
the team of Shinsuke Nakamura and Riddle!
[Jimmy] That line The Usos walk so carefully
-just got crossed. Oh. -[crowd booing]
[Corey] If Nakamura and Riddle are victorious,
I think that means they're going to earn an opportunity
to challenge for the tag team titles. But right now, Nakamura unleashing.
[Jimmy] Absolutely furious at the tactics of Jimmy Uso.
-[Saxton] The emotions run so deep… -[Jimmy] Oh, no.
[Saxton] …for Nakamura and Riddle.
And now, Riddle isolated, isolated, and at the mercy
of the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Jimmy] Absolutely helpless.
And in comes Shinsuke!
-Oh. -[Corey] Shinsuke kicking Jimmy Uso
off the top rope. Riddle…
[Saxton] Riddle catching himself, recovery on the top rope with Jey.
[Corey] RKO off the top rope!
[Saxton] Super, super RKO by Riddle!
[crowd cheering]
-[Riddle's music plays] -[Corey] What an outing!
A successful outing, albeit mired in controversy.
[Jimmy] Corey, you wondered about the ceiling of this tag team.
We might find out how high they can go.
[Corey] I'm not 100% sold just yet,
but Riddle and Nakamura with a very strong accounting of themselves
as a cohesive unit,
earning a victory over the undisputed, unified WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Saxton] This was absolutely incredible.
Riddle from the top rope.
-Super RKO onto Jey Uso. -[crowd cheering]
One more time, because it's simply breathtaking by "The Original Bro."
Boom!
And Riddle, fired up, as is Nakamura.
Could the undisputed tag team title be the future of this new tag team?
[Jimmy] What you have to overcome, taking on the Bloodline,
is the loyalty they display to one another.
The Judgment Day got a loyal acolyte in Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] This is several weeks back.
-Rhea Ripley absolutely torturing… -[bell dinging]
…her former tag team partner, Liv Morgan,
much to the delight of the WWE Hall of Famer, Edge,
who has unleashed a new side, a new dimension of Rhea Ripley
in recent weeks, that has made Ripley more dangerous than ever.
[Saxton] Fast forward later that night, Finn Bálor taking on Damian Priest,
and we would immediately see the kind of impact that Rhea Ripley would have.
Edge would do the dirty work on the inside.
But remember, we've seen this uprising with AJ Styles,
Finn Bálor, Rhea Ripley against the Judgment Day.
But once again, we find out the numbers advantage
would lie with Rhea Ripley and company.
[Corey] Ripley not afraid to utilize what she knows
to make the Judgment Day
-even more dangerous and dominant… -[crowd booing]
…than we've seen before.
[music playing]
-[Liv Morgan's music plays] -[woman chuckles]
Watch me.
[Jimmy] Now we see the victim
of Rhea Ripley's devotion to the Judgment Day,
her former tag team partner, Liv Morgan.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey, Liv Morgan!
[Saxton] What we've seen from Liv Morgan
ever since getting stabbed in the back by Rhea Ripley,
we've seen incredible resolve, incredible determination
to help take down the Judgment Day.
Liv Morgan will have a chance to get some revenge
on her former tag team partner, because up next,
Morgan goes one-on-one
with "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley, next, live on RAW.
[Jimmy] Well, if you thought Titus O'Neil was fast in the WWE ring,
you should see him at the Indy 500.
Climbing in the cars, hanging out with celebrities, he did it all.
[Corey] The WWE global ambassador having a great time,
getting to hang with some heavy hitters, Andretti.
We saw Ezekiel Elliott from the Dallas Cowboys.
Look at Dale Earnhardt Jr.
I mean, no one does it quite like Titus does.
[Jimmy] Well, earlier tonight, we saw a championship contenders match
between Ciampa and Mustafa Ali interfered with
-by the champ himself, Theory. -[bell dinging]
[Corey] This would force a disqualification,
thus, triggering the caveat that if Ali won,
he would receive a future United States Championship opportunity.
Theory wasting no time,
ripping an upper hand away from a potential challenger.
And that United States Championship match for the future?
I say, why wait, and let's just do it right now!
[Saxton] Listen, you had to feel for Mustafa Ali in this situation.
He's beaten up, was already in a match,
-and now he's got to somehow… -[bell dings]
…contend for the United States Championship
that he's been lobbying for for weeks against a fresh and healthy Theory.
[Corey] And Ali fought valiantly,
but was simply overwhelmed by a fresh Theory.
And in the closing moments, as Ali willed his way to the top rope,
the youngest United States Champion in WWE history with the exclamation point,
-A-town down. Thanks for coming, Ali. -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Corey] Theory would get his selfie, but a surprise afterward.
While Mr. McMahon was very impressed with the psychological tactics
you used to give Ali a championship match tonight,
he's decided he'd rather see you and Ali in a fair fight…
this Sunday in a championship rematch at Hell in a Cell.
Excuse me, Ali. What does it mean for you,
after all you've been through,
to finally be promised a fair match against Theory this Sunday,
for the United States Championship?
Kevin, I'm hurting right now.
But all this pain that I'm feeling right now,
I'm gonna make sure it's worth it.
I've been through hell and back.
You hear me? Hell and back to earn… earn this opportunity.
And I don't care what tricks Theory plays to put me down.
The thing about me is, I don't stay down, I get back up.
So, this Sunday, at Hell in a Cell… I know the odds are against me,
but I won't stay down.
I'm walking out of my hometown of Chicago…
the new United States--
[grunts]
What's that? What's that? Highly doubtful.
[laughs] But let's take a selfie, please.
[laughs] New champ, my ass.
[groans]
Listen, I appreciate the guts and the will of Mustafa Ali as much as the next one,
but how can you bet against Theory these days? The dude is red hot.
Mustafa Ali versus Theory for the United States Championship,
a huge addition to Hell in a Cell.
But the action tonight outside of the ring
was as intense as the action inside of the ring.
What am I talking about? Cody Rhodes versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
They went toe-to-toe, a brawl in the crowd.
Well, guess what? It all gets settled this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Cody Rhodes, they settle it one-on-one.
No crowd, no interference, no one else.
They settle it for the third time.
And Cody Rhodes says, "It'll be the final time,
and Seth 'Freakin' Rollins won't want me again."
[Corey] And the Raw Women's Championship is on the line
with no disqualification, no count-out.
The first woman to gain pinfall or submission
in this triple threat match will be declared Raw Women's Champion.
[Saxton] Not the stipulation "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley wanted,
but the stipulation Lashley will have to contend with.
A two-on-one handicap match
as Lashley has to take on MVP and "The Nigerian Giant" Omos.
[Jimmy] Well, it was made official tonight.
Mustafa Ali versus Theory for the United States Championship.
It's the opportunity Mustafa Ali has been begging for
since his return to Monday Night RAW.
He gets the opportunity Sunday
against the cocky Theory ready to take another selfie
of a downed Mustafa Ali. Will he get the chance?
[Corey] Kevin Owen's noble quest for the truth
takes him to Chicago
where KO will stand face-to-face across the ring
with Ezekiel, who is not Elias.
[Saxton] Well, three superstars
who have been on a quest to dent the momentum
of the Judgment Day.
AJ Styles, Finn Bálor, Liv Morgan will take on the entire Judgment Day
of Damian Priest, Rhea Ripley, and Damian… and Damian Priest in a six…
mixed six-person tag team match.
-[Corey] I understand you're excited. -[Saxton] I am!
[Corey] But you forgot Edge, who will be competing,
the leader of the Judgment Day.
And right now, I assure you, Edge is keeping a close eye
-on what's going down right now. -[Rhea Ripley's music plays]
[Jimmy] Liv Morgan able to send a message with a win tonight.
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
♪ The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
-[vocalist screams] -[thunderclap]
[announcer] Her opponent, representing the Judgment Day,
Rhea Ripley!
[Jimmy] Former RAW Women's Champion.
We know about the accolades, we know about the athleticism,
the potential…
But the focus
given to her by the Judgment Day has brought it all together.
Will we see that savagery tonight
when Rhea Ripley takes on her former tag team partner, Liv Morgan,
before they face off this Sunday at Hell in a Cell?
The message will be sent on Monday Night RAW, next.
[crowd booing]
♪ Do or die, this is my… ♪
That's right, Money in the Bank tickets go on sale this Friday.
It is Memorial Day, and I want to take a moment
because sometimes, we Americans forget the true meaning of Memorial Day.
To many, it's a day of relaxation, a day to enjoy your life and your freedom.
But unfortunately, freedom is not free.
Sometimes, we're forced to fight for it.
Which is why, today, we honor and posthumously thank
each and every man and woman who has made the ultimate sacrifice,
and given their lives for us Americans to protect our freedom,
so that we may celebrate and enjoy how we live our lives currently.
That is the true meaning of Memorial Day.
[narrator] What does it mean to be selfless?
To have the courage to put all else first…
for a greater cause?
In every generation, there are those who put everything before themselves.
And on this day,
we honor them.
The brave men and women who fought for our freedom.
From the First World War, to Desert Storm,
from Normandy…
to Afghanistan.
Today, we look back at the moments…
the events…
that defined our history,
the struggles…
their battles.
In remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice,
President Ronald Reagan once said…
[Reagan] As we honor their memory today,
let us pledge that their lives,
their sacrifices, their valor
shall be justified and remembered
for as long as God gives life to this nation.
[narrator] Today, we show our gratitude…
["Taps" playing]
…to those who shaped us,
who guided us,
who ensured our values
would live forever.
Today, we show reverence and respect.
Today…
we say…
"Thank you."
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA! USA!
USA! USA! USA! USA!
-[Corey] Much deserved standing ovation… -[chanting continues]
…paying respects, honor, and thanks to everyone who sacrificed.
[bell dinging]
[Corey] Now it's time to turn the focus back to the in-ring action,
and Liv Morgan out of the gate, strong,
bringing the fight to her former tag team partner, Rhea Ripley.
Ripley has, quite honestly, made Morgan's life hell recently.
[Saxton] You can't blame the response we're seeing from Liv Morgan.
I mean, essentially, Morgan's been made out to be a sacrifice
because of the career decision of Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] And Ripley's comments about
Liv Morgan holding her back, essentially,
that she can be better without the people that were around her, Liv Morgan included.
[Corey] Take a look at this thunderous impact on a headbutt from Ripley.
Almost shut Liv Morgan down early into this matchup.
And this is the power.
Nobody can contend with the power of Rhea Ripley,
aside from perhaps Bianca Belair.
You just don't see people as powerful and explosive as Ripley can be.
[Jimmy] Look at the athleticism of Liv Morgan,
went right into the clutches of Rhea Ripley.
Great escape to the back.
-[screams] -[Saxton] Guys, make no mistake about it.
Liv Morgan has been spending some valuable time
under the learning tree and tutelage of "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, of Finn Bálor.
If that can't step up your game, I don't know what will.
This might be what Liv's been missing the whole time.
[Jimmy] What we've learned about Liv Morgan this year,
she thrives off being overlooked, off being disappointed, off being hurt.
We saw what she did with Becky Lynch at day one.
She thrives in that environment. This is what she's in now.
[Saxton] Liv has been turned on. She's been stabbed in the back before,
but she said this time…
-[Jimmy] Cover. Shoulders down. -One… two…
[Saxton] This whole situation with Rhea Ripley, she said it's just different,
it strikes her different as we see the incredible strength
of Rhea Ripley on display.
But Liv Morgan, just…
the fighting spirit has reached another level
when it comes to Rhea Ripley,
when it comes to this conflict with the Judgment Day.
[Corey] I agree with you, Byron, but the problem is
Rhea Ripley "The Eradicator" of the Judgment Day
is hell-bent on extinguishing the fighting spirit of Liv Morgan
and anyone else who dares step in her path.
[Saxton] Oh!
[Jimmy] The whole locker room here at RAW has to be wondering,
"Who's going to join next?"
Edge made a pitch to everyone on the roster,
"See what we've done with Rhea Ripley? We can do that for you as well."
[Saxton] And that has included the likes of Liv Morgan.
It was Rhea Ripley who said, "You have a chance to change
"your career just like I did.
You can join us. You can be part of the Judgment Day."
[Corey] It's a pretty sexy offer if you think about it.
We see what the alliance alongside WWE Hall of Famer, Edge,
has meant to Rhea Ripley and her demeanor, as well as Damian Priest,
who is arguably as dangerous as he's ever been,
sitting beneath the throne on the mountain of omnipotence.
[Jimmy] They called you out. Tempting?
[Corey] Hey, honest to God, I've given it a few thoughts.
-I've got work to do here. -[Jimmy] Oh.
[Saxton] Liv trying to go down low.
Rhea Ripley trying to change those plans now,
perched on the shoulders of Ripley, is Morgan.
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Right to the chest of Ripley.
Morgan, now with an opportunity to make something happen. Can Liv capitalize?
-[Saxton] From the apron! -[Corey] No. Oh. Oh, God.
[Jimmy] Stopped that hurricanrana cold!
Rebounding Liv Morgan off the barricade.
Rhea Ripley, aggressive!
-[crowd booing] -Pathetic!
[Corey] We're back with Rhea Ripley versus Liv Morgan.
But they are not alone.
-You see outside-- Roll up. -[Jimmy] Kick out from Rhea Ripley.
You see, outside the ring, AJ Styles and Damian Priest.
[Corey] Priest lurked his way out here initially…
-[Jimmy] Cover. -[Corey] …during the break,
which drew out AJ Styles,
presumably to neutralize any threat posed by Priest on the outside.
[Jimmy] Remember, a six-person mixed tag Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] Streaming live, WWE on Peacock,
joining forces with Liv Morgan and AJ Styles will be Finn Bálor,
-and of course, alongside… -You can take more!
…Priest and Ripley,
-the WWE Hall of Famer… -[Liv Morgan screams]
…the mastermind behind the Judgment Day, Edge.
[Saxton] It goes without saying how much of a victory here,
how much that would do towards building momentum
towards that impending matchup this Sunday.
[Corey] If you're Rhea Ripley, what you're trying to do
is damage Liv Morgan as severely as possible.
You don't want Liv making it to Chicago at 100%.
You have to wear her down.
[Jimmy] Also, psychologically, Liv Morgan…
a win would build her confidence tonight.
It's the last thing Rhea Ripley wants before Sunday.
[Corey] You're right about that, Jimmy. Liv is a superstar who
perhaps lacks that necessary confidence from time to time.
-We see Liv perpetually almost there… -[indistinct shouting]
…almost, almost and if… Tired enough.
You're pathetic! Pathetic!
Give up!
[Saxton] Continued blatant disrespect from Rhea Ripley to Liv Morgan.
[Jimmy] Mental gamesmanship, body triangle, takes all the wind out.
You can't take a full breath.
[Corey] And every time Liv Morgan tries to draw a breath,
Ripley's grasp gets a little tighter.
[Jimmy] Oh, rolling back.
Put her shoulders down. Ripley had to let go of the body triangle
to avoid the pin, but the strength we always talk about… unparalleled.
[Corey] Oh.
A brazen Rhea Ripley mocking "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles on the outside.
You've always been pathetic, Liv.
You made me weak. You brought me down to your level, because you are weak.
-You're a weak individual. -[Saxton] I think those words
-are just inciting Liv Morgan. -[indistinct shouting]
[Saxton] Liv Morgan will not stand to be disrespected by Rhea Ripley.
[Liv Morgan screaming]
[Jimmy] So much potential she saw in her partnership
with Rhea Ripley that flushed down the toilet.
[Corey] Oh, step-up knee rocks Ripley.
[Jimmy] An insult to Liv Morgan, she wants it back. Oh.
-[Saxton] Chance for Liv Morgan to prove… -[commentators exclaims]
[Saxton] …prove Rhea Ripley wrong, prove the entire Judgment Day wrong
about who she is and what she's capable of.
[Corey] Rhea Ripley could be injured on the outside, writhing around in pain,
after a tremendous amount of impact on the ring post.
But now, Liv Morgan from the very top rope…
-to the outside. -[Saxton] Oh!
[Jimmy] Crossbody flattens Rhea Ripley.
[Saxton] Sacrificing herself in the process,
Liv Morgan taking out Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] And it was AJ Styles urging her on,
urging her on the top rope. Don't let her off the hook.
[Corey] Almost a look of concern on the face of Damian Priest on the outside…
-realizing that his… -[Jimmy] Oh.
Stopping the oblivion!
-Just like Edge did! Shoulders down. -[Saxton] Wow.
[Jimmy] Kick out. Edge did that a couple of weeks ago.
Same maneuver.
[Corey] It didn't work for Rhea Ripley, who's in disbelief.
[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] AJ Styles just dropped Damian Priest with a right hand.
[Jimmy] Forearm across the jaw.
[Saxton] Styles ensuring that Damian Priest
will no longer be a factor in this match.
[Jimmy] Oh. Riptide.
Oi.
Beautiful escape from Liv Morgan.
[Corey] Backstabber.
-[Jimmy] Roll-up, shoulders down! -[crowd] One, two…
three!
-[Jimmy] A win for Liv Morgan. -[bell dinging]
-[Liv Morgan's music plays] -[Corey] Wow.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Liv Morgan!
[Saxton] Well, this is exactly what Liv Morgan needed,
exactly what AJ Styles along with Finn Bálor will need.
All the momentum in the world now on their side,
as they head towards Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
[Jimmy] Wait a minute.
Priest not going to take this one lying down.
-He's got him up. -[Saxton] Damian Priest
still doing the bidding of the Hall of Famer, Edge,
-making sure… -Let him go! Let him go!
[Saxton] …making sure that Liv isn't 100%, that Styles isn't 100%,
-that Bálor… -[Corey] Wait a second.
-No. -[speaking indistinctly]
[Corey] Liv…
Liv, just get out of there. Get out of the ring, Liv.
Priest, don't do this. This is…
[Jimmy] Finn Bálor!
[Corey] Bálor bringing the fight to Damian Priest.
-Finn looks 100% healthy to me. -[Jimmy] Oh!
[Saxton] And now, it's the Judgment Day suffering from the numbers disadvantage.
[Jimmy] The message is, we have Liv Morgan's back.
[Corey] Look at the other side of the coin. Rhea Ripley now…
outnumbered, surrounded.
[Saxton] Finn Bálor, Styles looking on.
Liv Morgan licking her chops, perched on the top rope.
[Corey] Oh!
Down goes Ripley.
[Jimmy] Finn and AJ said, "Let the ladies handle it."
[Saxton] Oh, Styles is not done.
Styles.
[Jimmy] Phenomenal forearm right to the face!
[Saxton] And now, Finn Bálor to join in on the party.
[Jimmy] Coup de grâce right to the gut.
-The Judgment Day, their weapon is fear… -[Finn Bálor's music plays]
[Jimmy] …they're not fearsome right now.
[Corey] Wherever the mountain of omnipotence currently exists,
you can guarantee Edge is not happy
with what he just witnessed happen to his saints of fate
this close to the showdown at Hell in a Cell.
We've seen amazing matches tonight,
but earlier tonight, we saw something no one expected,
a brawl between Cody Rhodes and Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Corey] The emotions have been riding high since Wrestlemania,
for Rollins, for Rhodes, and tonight, Cody Rhodes had absolutely heard enough.
The two would meet amidst the sea of humanity
that is the WWE Universe, and chaos would follow.
[Saxton] Cody Rhodes snapped, completely unleashing on Seth Rollins.
It wasn't about Hell in a Cell,
it was about these two men doing what they could. And listen to this.
-[yells] -[thudding]
[Saxton] This is the kind of rage and intensity
that Seth Rollins has brought out of the American Nightmare.
[Corey] The situation continued to devolve.
Rhodes pummeling Rollins
until WWE officials would separate the two men momentarily.
[Saxton] And momentarily is key.
Nearly a dozen officials could not keep Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins apart.
These two determined to wipe each other out.
[Corey] If this is any indication to what Sunday
is going to look like inside Hell in a Cell…
Two men will enter, only one may walk out.
[Saxton] And at one point,
we thought Cody Rhodes had been escorted out of the arena.
No, Cody Rhodes wanted a little bit more of "The Visionary" Seth Rollins.
[Corey] An absolutely nuclear atmosphere tonight,
and it'll be even hotter this Sunday.
[Jimmy] Well, it took a dozen men to separate these two superstars.
It will take one punishing structure
to keep them in at Hell in a Cell.
This is what it's all been building toward.
Cody Rhodes versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
The "Want a rematch, you didn't hurt him bad enough."
That should be the motto of Cody Rhodes on Sunday.
[Saxton] It is treacherous, it is barbaric,
and inside Hell in a Cell, this Sunday,
Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins can do whatever they absolutely please
to destroy the other.
[Jimmy] As you saw tonight, that is just about anything.
[Bobby Lashley's music plays]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The All Mighty"
Bobby Lashley!
[Jimmy] One thing about Cody Rhodes versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
we know that will be one-on-one.
You can't say that about Bobby Lashley,
that's right, a showdown at Hell in a Cell
versus "The Nigerian Giant" Omos and MVP.
Bobby Lashley will sign on the dotted line
for the two-on-one handicap match at Hell in a Cell
versus his former mentor and a giant.
It'll take place on Monday Night RAW, next.
[Omos' music plays]
[announcer] Please welcome, MVP
and "The Nigerian Giant" Omos!
[crowd booing]
[Jimmy] Whether you are signing a contract,
you are cleaning the canvas, tightening the ropes,
would you possibly want to be in a ring with Omos?
Frightening from here.
[Corey] You're absolutely right, to most mortal men, Jimmy,
but we're talking about "The All Mighty."
Bobby Lashley is no mere mortal man.
Bobby Lashley has encountered Omos on multiple occasions
and taken "The Nigerian Giant" down.
However, to this point, Lashley has never had to contend
with both Omos and MVP simultaneously,
like he will this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the official contract signing
for the two-on-one handicap match taking place
this Sunday at Hell in a Cell, pitting "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley
against his opponents MVP and "The Nigerian Giant" Omos.
[crowd booing]
Gentlemen, three signatures on the contract make it official.
If you please, take a seat, and we'll begin these proceedings.
-[Saxton] Good luck with that. -[Corey] Lashley and Omos stone-faced,
staring holes at one another.
Thank you.
It should have never come to this, Bobby.
We shouldn't be here right now, man.
I did everything for you.
Money, celebrity championships, I got you everything.
I got you things you didn't even know you wanted, man.
But now, here we are.
And, this Sunday, at Hell in a Cell,
there won't be any ordinary matches with rules to protect you.
No raggedy cages that you can crash through
and accidentally win.
The only thing that waits for you, Sunday, at Hell in a Cell
is the brutal beating that I'm going to put on you…
with "The Nigerian Giant" Omos.
[crowd] What?
You see, "The All Mighty" era exists because of me,
[crowd] What?
…and it's nothing without me.
[crowd] What?
So it's fitting that this Sunday at Hell in a Cell,
it comes to an end once and for all.
[crowd] What?
Thank you.
Well, see, that's a wonderful little story that you spun there, MVP.
But you got this all wrong.
I never needed you.
I just realized you're just that little leech
that just wanted to latch on to me, just to keep yourself relevant.
Bobby, you're talking too much. Sign the contract, man!
Oh, it's like that.
The sad part of all this is that I considered you a friend.
I considered you a brother!
You turned your back on me. Now sign the damn contract!
Oh, that's what we want to do here.
Okay, even though this contract says a handicap match,
and you guys think that I'm at some kind of disadvantage.
But you know what?
This is just my opportunity to send both of your asses straight to hell.
[crowd cheering]
Thank you, gentlemen. Three signatures on the contract.
It is official for this Sunday in Chicago.
No, it's not done until I say it's done.
I know you're full of anxious energy,
waiting for Hell in a Cell.
But I don't think anybody wants to wait for Hell in a Cell.
Omos.
Oh, gentlemen, please, a little bit-- Bobby. Come on, guys.
Take it easy.
[crowd clamoring]
-[Jimmy] Uh-oh. -[Adam] Get in here, guys, get in here!
[Jimmy] And-- Thank goodness for security standing by.
We almost had another explosion.
-Look at "The Nigerian Giant" Omos. -[Corey] Oh, my God.
[Saxton] Omos easily disposing of said security.
[Jimmy] Bobby Lashley and Omos just tossing bodies out of the ring.
[Corey] We knew there was potential for this,
but it's come to a head early.
Imagine what these three men will try to do to one another
this Sunday when it's all legal,
when it's all official in Chicago at Hell in a Cell.
[Saxton] There's no one standing in the way…
-Get Bobby! -[Saxton] …between Omos
and Bobby Lashley now.
-[Corey] We may not make it to Chicago. -[Saxton] Cedric Alexander.
[Jimmy] Cedric with a chop block.
Oh!
[Saxton] So it's not enough to have to contend with
Omos and MVP this Sunday?
You have Cedric Alexander trying to insert himself?
[Jimmy] Well, Bobby Lashley taking care of business.
Oh!
[Saxton] Omos just took care of Bobby Lashley.
-And now, here comes MVP. -[Corey] MVP like a jackal.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Like a hyena, picking the bones
-of a fallen "All Mighty." -Get the table!
-[crowd booing]
[Corey] Whoa, MVP shouting orders at Omos.
Oh, no.
[Jimmy] Pearce yelling outside, nothing he can do about it.
[Corey] Adam Pearce, trying his best to restore order.
[Saxton] Bobby Lashley is hurting Omos with a table inside the ring.
Oh, no.
MVP shouting instructions.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Omos setting up the table in the corner,
presumably the worst of intentions.
[Jimmy] To make sure Bobby doesn't see Sunday in Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] Lashley hoisted up.
[Saxton] At this rate, Bobby may not see tomorrow.
Oh.
[commentators exclaiming]
[Saxton] Spear on Omos through the table!
[Corey] Can Lashley do the impossible yet again?
Can Lashley topple Omos and MVP?
We'll find out Sunday! and MVP?