[intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
[Rick Flair] Woooo!
-[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.
-[X-Pac] Don't get me started. -[Shawn] He'll talk.
Don't know about rest of you, but I have an incredible urge
-to look at that TV all weird. -Yes, weird.
-[crowd cheering] -Yes, exactly.
I want to look at it at the side. I wanna know, are you ready?
I'm ready. Are you ready?
-Of course, I'm ready. Are you ready? -Am I? Come on.
-You know I'm always ready. -You stay ready.
-I think the big question is… -[together] Are you ready?
-Oh. -[crowd cheering]
I'm not going to be in it.
You're in this!
Well, guys, it's not just the 25th anniversary of D-Generation X.
This is a big night. It's also the season premiere.
We can't do our stuff. We got sponsors here.
This is a business, man.
I'm trying, I got to show them around.
Well…
So, look. Okay, look, you guys can do your stuff, have fun, but, look.
No cursing,
don't talk about your genitals.
-Okay. -Don't, uh…
Penis!
Can… Can we say penis?
Listen, I'm sorry, I just threw it out there.
Exactly what I'm talking about. You can't say "penis."
-Oh, I can't. -Shut the [bleep] man, come on.
-Oh! -Oh, my goodness.
He says it better and he said [bleep]
[bleep] about to blow up, man.
You got to-- You know how this is going to go, right?
[bleep] going to blow up.
-Yeah. -This place is going to go [bleep] crazy.
-This is going to be a fun show. -[bleeping]
You better be enjoying it right the [bleep] now!
-All right? -Just put a DX shirt on.
Look, you… [bleep]
-Oh, see! -Oh! [chuckles]
-Now you're cussing. -Attaboy, now you're feeling it.
I got news for you.
-Holy cow, I see four cocks hanging out. -Holy mackerel.
-[Shawn] What are the chances of that? -[crowd cheering]
[Triple H] This is what I'm talking about.
I can't do that.
Please, don't, and which one of you put cocks there?
-I don't know. -I put mine there.
You need to hold one.
-Get a hold of one. -One on the far end is mine.
-Oh, my goodness. -That's not even funny.
Let's leave him be. Time for him to choke the chicken.
-Let's get out of here, see you later. -[Road Dogg laughs]
-[Road Dogg] Good luck with your show. -Hey!
No fighting!
[bleep]
-[rubber chickens squeaking] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Let's go ♪
♪ I got a vision I see in my head ♪
♪ A melody buried deep into my soul ♪
♪ They call us crazy We cuttin' the edge ♪
♪ Decided our stories are gonna be told ♪
♪ Break the rules, break the laws ♪
♪ This is the moment we change it all ♪
♪ Yeah, greatness ♪
♪ Yeah, it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Legendary in the makin' ♪
♪ Reach out and we take it ♪
♪ 'Bout to emerge, we on the verge ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Yeah, greatness ♪
♪ Yeah, feels like greatness… ♪
[fireworks exploding]
-[crowd cheering] -♪ 'Bout to emerge, we on the verge ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
-[crowd cheering continues] -♪ Yeah, feels like greatness… ♪
♪ Legendary in the makin' ♪
♪ Reach out and we take it ♪
[Corey] You are looking live at a jam-packed Barclays Center
in Brooklyn, New York,
where tonight in the wake of Extreme Rules,
we pay respect to the past
and adjust our sails toward the future.
Welcome to the season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
♪ But the future belongs to the fearless ♪
♪ Break the rules, break the laws ♪
♪ This is the moment we change it all… ♪
Welcome everybody to the season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
I am still Corey Graves,
and it is my honor to introduce my new tag team partner here on Raw,
Mr. Kevin Patrick.
Kevin, welcome to the dance, my friend.
Thank you very much, Corey.
It's an absolute honor to be in this chair, on this iconic show,
especially off the back of a pulsating and mesmerizing
Extreme Rules from Philadelphia.
But tonight, we could see history on Monday Night Raw,
as "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley
puts his United States Championship on the line
against the man two days removed from a Fight Pit
in Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] Well, this past Saturday,
we also witnessed one of the most incredible returns in WWE history.
A moment the WWE universe can't stop talking about
and we will relive in full the epic return
of Bray Wyatt.
[Kevin] And folks, if you make the rules,
they're gonna go and they're going to break 'em.
Twenty-five years of D-Generation X.
We're going to celebrate one of the greatest factions
in WWE history tonight.
[crowd cheering]
["I Am Greatness" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks exploding]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome,
Paul Heyman, Sami Zayn,
Solo Sikoa,
the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos,
and the Undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
-[crowd cheering] -[Kevin] For 771 days,
Roman Reigns, the "Head of the Table,"
has stood at the summit of this industry
as the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion,
and on Friday Night SmackDown,
his next opponent at Crown Jewel, Logan Paul,
stood face-to-face with The Tribal Chief.
Logan Paul,
who has the balls to step up and get smashed
by Roman Reigns in Riyadh.
When you say that I'm going to get smashed by The Tribal Chief…
-Yes. -Do you mean "The Tribal Chief"
Roman Reigns,
or "The Tribal Chief" Jey Uso?
[yelling indistinctly]
Shut it down before you get cut tonight, you hear me?
Huh?
[indistinct shouting]
Which one is The Tribal Chief,
and which one's going to smash me?
I'm seeing double.
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Corey] It was a smart decision, in my opinion,
by Logan Paul
to attempt to sow seeds of dissent within The Bloodline,
because quite frankly,
that is Logan Paul's only chance
of defeating the Head of the Table.
[Kevin] Didn't look too disturbed
by standing in front of The Bloodline, though,
and has he started any cracks within The Bloodline here?
Twenty-six days out from Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
[Corey] KP, catch your breath,
enjoy the atmosphere, The Bloodline,
The Tribal Chief are in the house,
and Brooklyn, New York, has become the Island of Relevancy.
[Kevin] Two matches in WWE
versus over two years of complete dominance.
Logan Paul will head to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
at Crown Jewel, and take on Roman Reigns.
One, Corey Graves, you simply cannot miss.
[Corey] I cannot wait for this battle,
and Logan Paul always has the puncher's chance.
All it takes is one lucky shot,
but when it comes to Roman and The Bloodline,
luck is pretty hard to come by.
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin] The WWE Universe in Brooklyn, New York,
here at the Barclays Center,
all standing, acknowledging Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin] Do you hear this, Graves?
[Corey] I can barely hear myself think, KP.
[indistinct shouting]
Brooklyn, New York!
[crowd cheering]
Acknowledge me.
[crowd cheering and booing]
You see, when you respond like that, I can't come out here and lie.
Now, I got to be very honest.
I like to move forward.
When you're the greatest of all time, you're thinking about next week.
I don't like to dwell in the past, you see,
but I can't get past Friday for some reason.
Which brings me to something
my father taught me a long time ago, you see.
He told me…
He told me
that the loudest in the room
is also the weakest in the room.
So in my mind, if you're the weakest in the room,
and you're a part of this Bloodline, well, that just makes you a fool.
[crowd exclaims]
Jey…
[crowd gasping]
…are you a fool?
Because we've done this a few times before.
Uh, Roman, Roman…
I… I hate to interrupt.
[crowd cheering]
Are you out of your mind?
You interrupt The Tribal Chief?
You know-- I'm sorry.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
It… It's just that on Friday,
you said that, well, Jey Uso wasn't your problem anymore,
that he was my problem now, right?
So, as, you know, maybe…
as The Honorary Uce,
I'd love the opportunity to handle this whole situation.
He really is The Honorary Uce.
[crowd cheering]
-He's all yours. Go ahead. -[Sami] Okay!
Okay!
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
Jey, here's the thing, buddy. Uh…
First of all, we love you.
We all love you.
This is the family, your family.
We all love you very much.
Um, well, The Tribal Chief and I
were just talking the other night,
and, uh, just about, you know,
really were spitballing more than anything
about the future direction of The Bloodline,
long-term ideas.
It was actually a pretty good talk, too.
We got into some pretty personal stuff.
I feel like we connected, but anyways,
it's, um, it's not even important.
The whole thing is, we just… We…
We feel like your behavior, as of late,
well, it just hasn't been very Ucey.
[crowd chanting] Ucey! Ucey! Ucey!
And look, look, I mean, take a look around.
I mean, look at Jimmy, for example.
Jimmy!
Jimmy. Who doesn't love Jimmy?
-[crowd cheering] -I mean, look… Look at him.
You know what I mean? You know what I mean?
Oh, oh, oh! There it is.
How do you… How do you not love Jimmy?
Look at that smile.
And Solo! Look at Solo. I mean…
-[crowd cheering] -[Sami] Look at him.
Built like a brick house, and, like, yeah,
he's serious, but, you know, he's also kind of cool.
He's kind of cool.
I guess that's… I guess that's what I'm getting at.
at, is we're all pretty cool, actually.
So, uh, we just need you to…
To be cool.
You think you can be cool?
Don't look at me.
Cousin.
Come on, Uce. This…
It's a joke, right?
It's a joke, Uce, right?
You ribbing me?
You… I'm your family, Uce.
-Ain't no way you're going to let him… -Jey, Jey, Jey.
-…tell me what to do. -Jey, look, I… I hate to, ugh…
I hate to be this guy,
but, uh… you kind of--
-["We Up" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Kevin] Wow. What…
Bro, why you guys even talking about last Friday?
You guys should be talking about this past Saturday,
where I not only beat Seth Rollins,
but I tapped him out in the Fight Pit, bro.
[crowd cheering]
And Roman… Roman,
I know you've beaten me before,
and we have some kind of stipulation,
where I can't challenge you for the championship, bro.
But come on.
One more time for New York!
-Let's go. -[crowd cheering]
Me and you, Roman, one more time for the championship, bro.
[crowd chanting] Bro! Bro! Bro!
[Corey] A popular idea here in Brooklyn,
but no one's ever accused Riddle of being the sharpest tool in the shed.
[Kevin] Brave strategy.
[Riddle] The people want it, Roman.
Come on.
Brooklyn, should we give him one more chance tonight?
-[crowd cheering] -Yeah!
Come on! Come on.
Nah.
[crowd booing]
Hey, a deal is a deal, bro.
Get to the back of the line, and stay in the back of the line.
Well, bro, if you're not going to step up to the plate,
maybe one of your Bloodline's bros will.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
-[speaking indistinctly] -[Jey] Yeah!
Yeah! Yeah, Sami!
Yeah, step up to the plate, Honorary Uce.
Ain't you number two?
Huh? Go ahead, bro.
Step up to the plate, Uce.
Yeet.
All right. Yeet. Yeet. Yeet.
-Let's go. -Yeet, my dawg.
You know what? When you're right, you're right.
Let me, let me just handle this situation.
Uh, Riddle, what is this?
What do you-- Do you think you're funny or something?
Yeet.
[crowd chuckles]
Okay. Let me… [laughs sarcastically]
Let me explain something to you.
You don't say, "yeet".
We say "yeet", you understand?
That's a Bloodline thing. That's like a family thing.
He can say it, he can say it, he can say it,
he can say it, he can say it, I can say it.
I don't ever, ever, ever want to hear you say "yeet" again.
Do you understand me?
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
Yeet.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, he low-key disrespecting you right now, Sami.
[Riddle] Yeet.
Oh, what you going to do, bro?
You're going to step up and handle your business?
Handle your business, man.
As a matter of fact, I am going to step up.
How about this, Riddle?
You want to run your mouth? How about this?
How about you and me one-on-one in Brooklyn right here tonight?
[crowd cheering]
What do you say about that, tough guy?
I accept.
Yeet.
["We Up" playing]
[Corey] The challenge has been accepted.
Let's see if we make it official.
The Honorary Uce and The Original Bro tonight in Brooklyn.
[Kevin] Tonight, in Brooklyn, guess what else we have on tap tonight?
-[indistinct conversation] -Johnny Gargano
will be taking on Austin Theory.
Once upon a time, Gargano was Theory's mentor, stablemate.
The disrespect has been rolling in
from the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank in WWE history.
We're going to get that match coming your way next
on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
[Kevin] Monday Night Raw tonight
coming from the Barclays Center, home of the Mets,
about a mile and a half from Brooklyn Bridge.
Tonight, folks, we're just about picking up our jaws
after an electrifying night at Extreme Rules.
[Corey] How come you didn't meet me for a beverage last night?
-You're not making a very good teammate. -[Kevin] Still picking up the job.
[Jimmy] In the birthplace of extreme, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
every match goes extreme.
We are sold out for Extreme Rules.
[upbeat music playing]
A Good Old Fashioned Donnybrook Match.
-And the Brogue Kick! -[crowd] Three!
-[bell rings] -[Corey] What a battle.
[together] Banger after banger.
[Jimmy] Extreme Rules Match for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
[all exclaiming]
[Jimmy] Through the table!
[Corey] Morgan got caught. Rousey made the adjustment.
[Jimmy] Morgan's fading.
[bells rings]
[Corey] Ronda Rousey's your new champion.
Now, McIntyre and Kross in a Strap Match.
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] What a sickening sound.
[crowd chanting] Three! Two! One!
[Saxton] Scarlett blinding McIntyre.
Thanks to Scarlett, Kross has beaten McIntyre.
[Jimmy] The Women's Championship defended in a Ladder Match.
[Corey] Damage CTRL has hit the scene.
[Saxton] There's no way!
A double KOD!
It's celebration time for The EST.
[Jimmy] Finn Bálor. Edge.
I Quit Match.
-[grunting] -[Corey] Rhea's got handcuffs.
[Saxton] Edge is helpless,
but there's Beth Phoenix, Edge's wife.
She took out Beth with brass knuckles!
Oh, my God, no, Ripley.
I quit. I quit.
Beth?
You taught us too well.
-No! No! -[thuds]
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Seth Rollins and Matt Riddle will be locked inside the Fight Pit.
[Jimmy] Daniel Cormier will be the referee.
Don't touch me.
[Corey] Oh, Rollins isn't trying to escape.
I'm king of the Fight Pit.
[Jimmy] RKO on the platform.
From up top of the pit!
-[Corey] Rollins taps. -[Jimmy] Rollins tapped out.
[Cole] Riddle with the victory
in what has been an unbelievable Extreme Rules.
["A-Town Down" playing]
[Kevin] Well said, Michael Cole,
a truly unbelievable night at Extreme Rules.
[crowd booing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
he is the youngest Mr. Money in the Bank
in WWE history,
Austin Theory!
[Corey] Now is the point in the show,
KP, where we get a different kind of extreme.
As in extremely talented,
extremely marketable.
The future has arrived on Monday Night Raw,
and he is brandishing a Money in the Bank contract.
[Kevin] As someone said behind the scenes, Corey,
extremely insecure as well.
Austin Theory said, "Johnny Gargano, you're jealous."
"You were sitting at home playing stay-at-home dad,
and you were watching me compete at WrestleMania."
"You were watching me become the youngest
Mr. Money in the Bank in WWE history,
and I know that that gets under your skin."
[Corey] I heard no lies in what you just said.
["Rebel Heart" playing]
[Kevin] He's the one that interrupted Johnny Gargano
on Gargano's return to the WWE after nine months away.
[announcer] And his opponent, from Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in at 199 pounds,
Johnny Gargano!
[Kevin] Johnny Wrestling is back at the Barclays Center.
He calls this his home, Corey.
This is where he had his first takeover.
This is where he won his first NXT championship.
[Corey] You're out of your mind. This isn't Gargano's home.
Gargano lives in Cleveland.
Gargano's wife didn't give birth in Barclays Center.
Gargano doesn't sit around on the couch all day
playing video games here in Brooklyn.
He does it at home in Cleveland.
Gargano came to Brooklyn to get beat up by his former protégé.
[Kevin] Well, Gargano welcomed Austin Theory
to his home on many occasions,
as he was a mentor for Theory during their faction days
with "The Way" back in NXT.
He calls him his lackey.
He said, he'll remind him, "You're still my lackey."
"I'm your daddy when it comes to WWE."
[Corey] And that's the problem.
Gargano's still stuck in the past.
Sure, Johnny taught Austin Theory
-quite a few tricks of trade… -[bell rings]
But the truth is-- Here we go!
-Theory has surpassed his mentor. -[Kevin] Oh, look at that.
[Kevin] Looking for the Superkick straight away.
Johnny Gargano, of course,
giving Theory the Superkick when he returned.
[crowd exclaims]
[Corey] Listen, Austin Theory has every right
to feel as though Johnny Gargano is jealous of his accomplishments.
While Gargano was, was walking around Cleveland
with a diaper bag on his shoulder,
Theory was capturing the Money in the Bank contract.
Theory became the youngest United States Champion in WWE history.
Gargano's been watching CoComelon at home.
[Kevin] Nothing wrong with CoComelon.
[crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! Johnny Wrestling! Johnny Wrestling!
[Kevin] "Johnny Wrestling," the chants from the WWE Universe
here at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
[Corey] It's also a name Johnny Gargano gave to himself.
That'd be like me calling myself Mr. Cool,
-it just doesn't work. -That would never happen.
-That would never, never… -[all exclaiming]
[Kevin] "Mr. Cool."
Gargano into the corner.
Smart strategy from Johnny Gargano here.
[Corey] A fantastic hurricanrana from the second rope.
[Kevin] Austin Theory back up on his feet.
-Really is… -[Corey] Oh, no.
…teacher versus the pupil in many ways here.
[Kevin] But the pupil is the one that's had the match at WrestleMania.
[Corey] It comes down to big fight experience,
which Austin Theory has significantly more of on this stage,
on Monday Night Raw, than Gargano.
Yes, Gargano's had a great deal of success in his career.
Primarily in NXT, a former NXT champion,
but Gargano has yet to really make any waves on Monday nights.
That's all I'm saying. I'm not saying he can't do it,
I'm just saying I need to see more.
[Kevin] Johnny Gargano has Austin Theory right where he wants him here.
[Corey] Oh, no!
Gargano wanted one final beat on the apron.
Theory a step ahead!
[Kevin] Oh, look at the strength of Austin Theory!
-[crowd exclaims] -Off the apron.
Is this going to be Theory's night over his former mentor?
[Kevin] Welcome back to Monday Night Raw.
We're inside the Barclays Center, one-on-one action,
Johnny Gargano against the man he calls his lackey,
Mr. Money in the Bank, Austin Theory.
This match came about last week,
Theory intervened in the match between Gargano and Otis,
resulting in Johnny Gargano's first loss on Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] This is what Austin Theory wanted to avoid,
Gargano picking up momentum.
Theory's done a masterful job of removing the WWE Universe,
the live crowd, from the equation.
But now, Gargano fighting back into this one.
[Kevin] Johnny Gargano on the outside, diving back in. Cover!
-One, two… -Chance for the win against Theory!
[Corey] Theory just too powerful at this juncture.
Take another look at this.
Gargano propelling himself
through the top and middle ropes into a spear.
Impressive, but not enough to get the job done, but here comes Johnny.
[Kevin] Well scouted by Austin Theory.
-Oh! -[Corey exclaiming] Oh, baby!
Good night.
[Kevin] Is that the case for Austin Theory?
-As he goes for the win against Gargano. -One, two…
[Kevin] Johnny Gargano somehow still alive.
[Corey] Unbelievable flurry of offense by Austin Theory,
Mr. Money in the Bank,
but couldn't quite close out Gargano just yet.
KP, how excited are you for the birthday bash?
I have surpassed!
[Kevin] You have no idea.
Celebrating The Miz and the big birthday
later on tonight on Raw.
[Corey] You ever seen the "It" couple in person?
-They're amazing. -[Kevin] Beautiful.
[crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling! Johnny Wrestling! Johnny Wrestling!
[Corey] The "Johnny Wrestling" chants
beginning to rumble here through Barclays Center.
[Kevin] Two left-handers going for it.
Oh!
Blow-after-blow, the fake out by Gargano. An astute move.
[Corey] Oh, we're going to take a trip.
A-town-- Oh, no!
[Kevin] No. Well read. Johnny Gargano… looking for his opportunity.
[Corey] Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Theory's got the Gargano Escape locked in!
-This would be poetic justice! -[straining]
Defeating your mentor with his very own maneuver?
[Kevin] If there's anyone
that knows how to get out of the Gargano Escape…
it is Johnny Gargano.
He does exactly that.
[Corey] Around we go.
Now, Johnny looking for the Gargano Escape.
-It's his turn. -[Corey] Oh!
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] Hang in there, Theory.
[Kevin] Is Theory going to tap?
[Corey] Tremendous counter
-using his power advantage, is Theory. -[Kevin] Oh, my word.
[Kevin] Is it time for A-Town Down?
-No. -[crowd exclaims]
Superkick delivered.
Is that the student learning from the teacher, Graves?
[Corey] It is. What we are witnessing right now, Kevin…
I told you! I… am… the… man!
-[crowd booing] -…is the student surpassing
-and embarrassing the teacher. -Me.
Me.
[Corey] Theory lining it up.
[Kevin] Oh! Gargano!
Responds in emphatic fashion.
[Corey] A Superkick rocks Mr. Money in the bank.
Can Johnny Wrestling capitalize?
[Kevin] Gargano outside the ring.
-[Corey] Oh, my word. -[Kevin] DDT, and Theory is in trouble.
One…
Two…
-Three… -[Kevin] On a three-count
Austin Theory back inside the ring.
-Get up. -[referee] Four…
[Corey] Gargano now lining up his pupil.
-One Final Beat. -[crowd exclaims]
[Kevin] Johnny Gargano…
-can he put Austin Theory away? -One, two, three!
-Yes, he can. -[bell rings]
-["Rebel Heart" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Johnny Gargano!
[Kevin] The first-ever NXT Triple Crown winner, Johnny Gargano,
returns to the place he calls home in the Barclays Center,
and this is the moment he turned it around, Graves.
[Corey] As Theory propelled himself into the ring,
Johnny Wrestling with a Superkick right on the jaw,
followed up by a breathtaking DDT to the outside
and One Final Beat.
You could have counted to 20.
-One, two, three! -A heartbreaking defeat
-for Mr. Money in the Bank. -[bell ringing]
[Kevin] A hell of a match, that's for sure.
The spoils go in favor of Johnny Gargano.
I hope this didn't hurt Theory's ego too bad.
Gargano can celebrate tonight,
but one man who has been doing everything
but celebrating lately in his life,
Rey Mysterio.
You have to spare a thought for the master of the 619.
Rey Mysterio in action tonight.
Somehow, Corey Graves,
Mysterio would make his way to work
and compete in a match one-on-one with Chad Gable.
Next on Raw.
["Rest In Peace" playing]
[Kevin] Undertaker 1 deadMAN Show is headed to Boston.
Join The Phenom, a big night live to hear untold stories
from his WWE Hall of Fame career in an intimate setting on November 25th,
the night before Survivor Series in Boston.
Tickets are available,
I'm going to say this twice, 10:00 a.m. tomorrow, Corey.
That's 10:00 a.m. because you want to get them.
Ticketmaster.com.
[Corey] Every time Undertaker's done the 1 deadMAN Show, it sold out.
Boston, likely to be no different.
-Don't waste any time, it's incredible. -[Kevin] 10:00 a.m. Eastern time.
["Booyaka 619" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Diego, California,
Rey Mysterio!
[Corey] You can see, in the eyes of Rey Mysterio,
despite being the greatest luchador of all time,
Rey Mysterio entering Barclays Center tonight
with an extremely heavy heart, with understandable reason.
There's been so much turmoil in Rey's life regarding his son,
Dominik, in The Judgment Day.
I approached Rey Mysterio backstage tonight,
and I asked him for his thoughts, and he said, "Please, not tonight."
"My family is in turmoil right now. I can't get through to my son, Dominik."
It really is hard to fathom.
Corey, you're a father, I'm a father.
I cannot for the life of me imagine what it must be like
if your son turns on you like Dominik has on Rey.
[Corey] You've got to feel for Rey Mysterio,
but you have to understand Dominik Mysterio's perspective.
-["Shoooosh" playing] -He's stepping out on his own,
stepping out of his father's shadow.
[announcer] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Otis,
representing Alpha Academy,
Chad Gable!
[Kevin] What a contrast for Chad Gable last week on Monday Night Raw.
Who is the monster of all monsters in his way?
That was Braun Strowman.
Let's just say it didn't end well for Chad Gable.
Look who's in the house tonight.
There's Uli Latukefu, from Young Rock.
Sensational show. Absolutely love Young Rock, Corey.
[Corey] With the season premiere, November 4th on NBC,
the resemblance is uncanny.
I'm trying to figure out who I could play a young version of on that show.
[Kevin] On that show?
-Like maybe a young Undertaker. -[Kevin] Oh, come on.
-[Corey] A lot of physical attributes. -Get over yourself.
[Corey] How do you say "shoooosh" in Irish?
[Kevin] Tough talk coming from a guy with a dog named Pancake.
-[Corey] Hey, listen. -[bell rings]
We got Rey Mysterio one-on-one with the master of the Alpha Academy,
Chad Gable.
Of course, you can't not account for the number one guy on the outside,
"The Tree Trunk" Otis.
[Kevin] So from Braun Strowman to Rey Mysterio,
the versatile Chad Gable in action against the master of the 619.
[Corey] Let's call it what it is.
Rey Mysterio has not been the same competitor recently.
Rey hasn't been able to get out of own head.
Thank you!
[Corey] You have to have understanding for that, but this is WWE.
Just because you have personal problems off-screen
doesn't mean that you have to bring them into the ring
because that's why Rey Mysterio's had such a bad luck streak recently.
[Kevin] Not only did Rey Mysterio
have to watch on as one of his best friends, Edge,
had to utter the words, "I quit" to Finn Bálor,
then, of course, a Con-Chair-To to Beth Phoenix,
-wife of Edge. -[Corey] Shoulders down.
[Kevin] Cover, chance for the win.
[Corey] Certainly, detestable actions, going into the I Quit Match.
[Kevin] Dominik turning on his father. Knocking out Rey.
It really is astounding that Rey is here tonight.
[Otis] Get him up! There are no quitting and whining on out here.
No 619.
-It's all Master Gable. -[Corey] Otis proudly declaring…
I'll put you down, punk.
[Corey] …there will be no 619s here in Brooklyn.
Wrong area code.
[Kevin] Chad Gable continues to work on the arm of Rey Mysterio.
[Corey] Kevin, do they even make humans the size of Otis in Ireland?
[Kevin] No, not a chance. Not a chance.
Beautiful from Rey Mysterio
as Chad Gable just wiggles his way out of the ring.
[Corey] Smart move by the master, able to recompose,
re-strategize, alongside the number one…
Four-point-Otis, but Mysterio a step ahead.
[Kevin] May call himself the master, but this man has the experience.
-Rey Mysterio now on the outside. -[Corey] Whoa!
[Corey] Tremendous impact into the barricade.
This is what Mysterio needed.
Now, can Rey capitalize?
-["The Other Side" playing] -[Kevin] Oh, no.
[Corey] The mind games simply never end.
[crowd booing]
Rey's son, Dominik, and Rhea Ripley.
[Kevin] You've got to be kidding me.
[Corey] This unholy union has made Rey's life hell lately.
You cannot imagine what's going through the mind of this man
right now, Rey Mysterio.
[Kevin] Forty-eight hours removed
from being beaten to a pulp by his own son, Dominik.
Rey Mysterio is in one-on-one action against Chad Gable.
And Dominik Mysterio…
A seated senton from Rey on Chad Gable,
but Dominik is right now,
as you can see in the back of your picture a moment ago,
ringside, taunting and mocking his father, Rey.
How do you know that Dominik and Rhea aren't out here for moral support?
Maybe they're out here just trying to get Rey to accept them.
Oh! [chuckles]
-And look at this power by the Master. -[Kevin exclaims]
[Kevin] Look at this, cradle for the win.
We saw Chad Gable suplex
385-pound Braun Strowman last week on Monday Night Raw.
And just a reminder, folks, coming up later on tonight,
a United States Championship Match.
"The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley
-against The Visionary. -[Corey] You know what?
[Kevin] Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Corey] I think people have it wrong about Judgment Day.
Rhea Ripley's out here,
she's got a, a memorial armband for Beth Phoenix on her arm.
Showing her respects, thoughts and prayers, et cetera, et cetera.
I'm sure Rhea sent out a nice tweet.
[Kevin] Corey, are you a goldfish?
Did you seriously forget what happened 48 hours ago?
[Corey] I'm just saying, I have a little bit of empathy for Dominik and Rhea.
-[Kevin] Come on. -All Dominik wants is to be happy
and live his own life, and Rey's got a problem with that.
-Rey Mysterio gave everything to his son-- -[Corey] Oh, God!
[Kevin] As he told me.
Straight into the post, out goes Chad Gable.
[Corey] Unfortunately, Rhea is able to give Dominik
a little something Rey couldn't. Know what I mean?
-[Kevin] Caught by Otis. -[Corey] Oh, baby!
-[Corey] My God! -Mysterio looked to be
in a powerless position.
[Corey] I think the ring shifted about six inches upon impact.
What a massive human being,
and what a tense stare between Rey and his son, Dominik,
but Rey continuing to soldier forward.
Looking to make something happen.
[Kevin] In a tough spot now, but he turns it around.
Look at the adversity Rey Mysterio's facing right now,
as he looks for the 619.
-Bam! -[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] Over the top. -A splash,
-looking for the win now. -One, two, three!
-[Kevin] Rey Mysterio against all odds. -[bell rings]
-["Booyaka 619" playing] -[crowd cheers]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Rey Mysterio!
[Kevin] Yeah, Corey, they don't look too happy
at Rey Mysterio picking up the victory tonight.
Dominik watching on with disgust.
[Corey] Maybe this was Dominik's attempt at an olive branch. See?
Dom's going to go congratulate his dad.
Let bygones be bygones.
[crowd booing]
[imperceptible]
Hit me!
-I'm not going to fight you. -Hit me.
What are you going to do about it?
You got to hit me!
It's got to be now.
Oh, you're not going to fight me?
No?
[crowd booing]
-[all exclaiming] -[Kevin] Oh, come on.
[Dominik] Hit me!
Hit me!
Please, please.
[Corey] Oh! Damian Priest is here.
[Kevin] Damian Priest has shown up, as has Finn Bálor.
[Corey] Rey fighting valiantly.
Dominik knocked to the outside.
[Kevin] As he always will.
Rey Mysterio taking out the knees of Priest,
-and now Finn Bálor. -[crowd cheering]
The legendary luchador.
[Corey] Going to dial it up one more time.
[all exclaiming]
[Corey] Intercepted by Dom.
[Kevin] He's in trouble.
[crowd booing]
Hit me!
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
[Dominik] Come on.
Let's go.
-Why, Dom? -Hit me!
Hit me! Let's go!
Why, Dom?
[Dominik] You got to do this now!
Hit me!
[speaking Spanish]
[in English] Hit me.
Hit me.
Come on. Come on.
Let's do it.
[man] Be a man. You got to fight him like a man.
-Come on. Hit me. -[man] Be a man.
-[Dominik] Hit me!
[Kevin] Oh, my God. From behind!
-[Dominik] Hold him. -[screaming]
This… This is despicable.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] You can't help but feel for Rey Mysterio right now.
[Kevin] No, he's not going to do this. No, Dominik.
-No. Corey. He's not going-- -[Corey] Hey, listen, I--
-[Corey] Even I… -Oh, come on.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] As misguided as my moral compass is, I, I feel for Rey.
This… This has got to be wrecking the entire Mysterio family.
Unfortunately, for Rey, The Judgment Day just grow stronger.
[crowd booing]
-["Villain" playing] -♪ I'll be the villain tonight ♪
♪ I kinda like when you despise me After we fight ♪
[Kevin] Tonight, we're going to take a look at the mesmerizing,
Corey, the stunning return of Bray Wyatt at Extreme Rules.
[Corey] I cannot wait.
The world is still buzzing.
But moments ago,
we witnessed a rollercoaster of emotions for Rey Mysterio.
[Kevin] Oh!
[Corey] After refusing to strike his son, Dominik,
Dominik would slap his own father in the face.
[Kevin] Rey Mysterio would rally, though,
until Dominik did this,
and what followed was heartbreaking.
Hit me!
[Corey] As Rey attempted to walk away, Dominik would capitalize.
A cheap shot.
The greatest luchador of all time, his very own father.
[Kevin] What a low blow this was.
[Corey] Exclamation point.
The 619 to its creator.
And this was, quite honestly,
very, very difficult to watch.
[Kevin] Rey Mysterio, yeah, just can't control his emotions right now.
Taken from the arena moments ago.
It's so hard not to feel for Rey Mysterio at this moment.
[Corey] A virtually emotionless Dominik Mysterio looking on behind.
But The Judgment Day have got to feel as though they're on top of the world
after successfully forcing Edge
to utter the words "I quit" Saturday night.
[crowd booing]
[chuckles]
Oh, like I've said every single week,
since you peasants can't get it through your thick skulls,
The Judgment Day,
we run Monday Night Raw.
[crowd booing]
[laughs]
You hate to hear truth.
That is truth.
Rhea spoke truth.
I mean, think about it.
Every single person that steps to us, falls.
All the while, The Judgment Day continues to rise.
[crowd booing]
You know what, though?
Let's talk about something a little bit more important.
Let's talk about how my boy over here, Finn Bálor,
handled business at Extreme Rules.
Like I said before,
when you come at Finn, you best not miss.
So to all the people who are cheering and partying
and celebrating Edge's miracle return to the ring
after a nine-year absence,
here's the cold, hard truth.
I ended the party.
I stopped the celebration.
I'm the one who pissed on y'all's parade.
[Priest laughs wickedly]
Because I made Edge say the words
"I quit."
That's right.
I made Edge say the words
"I quit."
Hey, Dominik,
what words did I make Edge say?
Edge said, "I quit."
Hey… Hey, Priest,
what did I make Edge do?
Oh, you made Edge say,
"I quit."
-[chuckles] -That's right.
I made Edge say the words "I quit."
And you know why?
Because Finn Bálor don't quit.
I'm too legit to quit.
You know what?
Have you seen it since Saturday night?
Have you seen it? Let's all watch it again
because I want to watch it one more time.
[intense music playing]
[Corey] Finn Bálor of The Judgment Day
against WWE Hall of Famer Edge
in an I Quit Match.
What is it going to take to get one of these men to utter "I quit"?
No!
I don't quit.
[Cole] Now, Edge stepping through the submission move. Locked in.
I… I…
[Cole] Uh-oh. Damian Priest of The Judgment Day.
[Corey] Edge had to know this was coming.
[Cole] And that's Dominik Mysterio momentarily saving Bálor.
Edge with a spear!
Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] Rhea's got handcuffs.
[Cole] Priest and Dominik and Bálor
have Edge dead to rights.
-["Booyaka 619" playing] -And here comes Rey,
and he goes right after Bálor.
[Corey] 619 to Priest, and here comes Dominik.
[Cole] And now, he's beating the hell out of his father!
Somebody do something about this.
Wait. That's Edge's wife.
[Corey] Beth, get the hell of out of there!
[Cole] Beth Phoenix unloading on Bálor with a kendo stick.
[Corey] Here we go!
[Cole] Spear! By Beth!
[Corey] Beth got the key.
[Cole] Edge is free!
Spear to Priest!
Here comes your Judgment Day, Dominik!
[Corey] Oh, and Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] She took out Beth with brass knuckles!
[Bálor] One final chance.
Go to hell.
-She looks to be damn lifeless to me. -[Edge straining]
[echoing] Beth?
All right. I quit. I quit. I quit.
-[Cole] Edge had no choice. -[bell rings]
Rhea was going to deliver a Con-Chair-To to Beth Phoenix.
Beth? Beth? Beth?
You taught us too well.
-No, no! -[thuds]
[crowd booing]
[muttering indistinctly]
Oh, man.
Brings a tear to my eye.
[chuckles]
Oh.
"The Glamazon" Beth Phoenix.
[scoffs] What a joke.
Beth, what I did to you
was just a glimpse of what I'm capable of.
And watching Rhea in action,
well, you know, just--
[booing intensifies]
Hey, quiet!
Hey, let him speak.
You guys are just jealous, so shut your mouths.
-Show some respect. -Like I was saying,
watching Rhea in action…
-[booing intensifies] -…smack Edge's wife, Beth Phoenix,
with the Con-Chair-To…
did it for me,
and I know
that it did it for all of you as well.
[Rhea chuckles]
And my favorite part,
other than 619-ing my own father
-was seeing the pathetic… -[crowd booing]
…and devastated look on his face Saturday night.
But not only that,
he deserves to feel as useless and as helpless
as he's made me feel my entire life.
[crowd booing]
That's right, Dom.
Which brings us
to Uncle Allen,
AJ Styles.
You know, AJ, I hope you've reconsidered things
since we last spoke because I've just about run out of mercy.
So I'm here tonight to offer you an ultimatum, AJ.
-I want you to come down-- -["You Don't Want None" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] That didn't take long.
The Phenomenal One is in the house.
[fireworks exploding]
[Corey] We've heard multiple times over the past month or so,
Finn Bálor attempt to lure AJ Styles
into joining The Judgment Day.
And let's be perfectly honest, Kevin,
Styles hasn't had the greatest track record recently.
Maybe AJ could benefit from a change of scenery.
[Kevin] AJ Styles, a man built by morals, though.
[crowd chanting] AJ! AJ! AJ!
[speaking indistinctly]
Finn,
as long as we've known each other,
it's come down to this?
An ultimatum?
AJ, you've made this a lot harder than it ever needed to be.
-I could've ended-- -Hold on. Hold on.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Finn, I'm not out here to argue with you.
You're right.
[Kevin] What?
Everything that I ever needed was standing right in front of me.
With my back against the wall, I've been alone
for far too long.
[imperceptible]
And there comes a time in a man's life when he needs friends.
[imperceptible]
Hell, in my case, I need family.
So for the first time that we met in Japan,
till now in WWE,
am I not my brother's keeper?
-[Corey] Wow. -[Kevin] What?
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Incredible.
The Judgment Day growing even stronger.
-Oh, what a moment. -[crowd booing]
[Kevin] You cannot be serious.
AJ, AJ, I'm so proud of you.
I know and I knew that you would finally come around.
[Corey] What a moment.
I wasn't talking about you.
[Kevin exclaims]
-["Emergence" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Oh, no!
Gallows, Anderson,
The Originals, The O.C.
is in Brooklyn.
[Kevin] AJ Styles has brought reinforcement.
[Corey] Wow!
[imperceptible]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
I made you guys.
And I've made you guys.
AJ, you're making a huge mistake.
Like he said, big mistake.
[all exclaiming]
[Corey] The big Luke Gallows dropping bombs,
the Machine Gun teeing off on Dominik.
[Kevin] Gallows, Anderson, and Styles.
The O.C. Here we go against The Judgment Day.
[Corey] AJ Styles realizes he needs someone to watch his back,
someone to stand by his side.
Who better than the two men he brought to WWE in the first place?
Gallows sending Priest to the outside.
Anderson hammering away at Dominik,
and all Rhea Ripley can do is look on.
[Kevin] Meanwhile, in the ring, it's Finn Bálor and AJ Styles.
Styles showing a thing or two.
Oh, no, no. Oh, no, no!
[Corey] Oh, jeez!
Styles just dumped Bálor over the announce table.
Gallows with a steel chair.
All hell has broken loose at Barclays!
[Kevin] Well, it's AJ Styles standing up to The Judgment Day,
bringing back his old buddies.
Gallows and Anderson are putting on a show here.
[Corey] Rhea just grabbed Dominik,
got the hell outta dodge!
[Kevin] May have been a smart move by Rhea,
but Finn Bálor in a perilous position now.
[Corey] I think reality is beginning to sink in for The Prince.
[Kevin] Finn Bálor making a sprint for it.
Oh! The Dubliner is quick.
-[crowd booing] -He may get away for now.
["You Don't Want None" playing]
But the keywords there being for now, Corey Graves.
The O.C. are back.
-[imperceptible] -[Corey] Gallows,
Anderson, Styles,
standing tall in the face of The Judgment Day.
What a moment on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
[Kevin] Unbelievable.
Certainly, a numbers game.
AJ Styles bringing reinforcements. You know what?
Bianca Belair did not need reinforcements Saturday night at Extreme Rules
against Damage CTRL, defeating Bayley.
Now let's get the thoughts of The Role Model
earlier tonight with our broadcast colleague,
Byron Saxton.
Bayley, do you consider what happened at Extreme Rules
to be a setback in Damage CTRL's plan
to take control of the women's division?
Hey.
-[crowd booing] -I got this.
Setback?
You want to talk about setbacks?
Why do you think Bayley brought me with her to SummerSlam? Hmm?
I was at rock bottom
and she was the only one to extend a hand to help me.
So I dare, I… I hope, I pray
that those women try anything to hurt me or my girls
because I would do anything for them.
Can you say the same about Asuka
or Alexa or Bianca?
[speaking Japanese]
[chuckles] Yeah! Yes!
These women have no idea
what Iyo and I would do for Bayley.
And when Bayley gets her rematch,
we will punish Bianca
until Bayley is the one holding the gold that she's rightfully deserved.
[in English] I don't like Bianca.
[speaking Japanese]
Iyo said,
tonight, I'm going to kick Candice's ass.
-Let's go. -[microphone static]
[Corey] Bayley versus Candice LeRae one-on-one next.
That felt really good.
Yes, sir.
Yes, my Tribal Chief.
Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, Uce.
What's up? Where are you going?
I got to holla at you about tonight.
I ain't got time for all that.
We're heading into the city. The Wise Man got a set-up in Manhattan.
We're going to do New York tonight.
You know what I'm saying?
You ain't coming, though.
-You stay here, all right? -What about me?
You stay here.
What would just do?
You stay with Sami.
Wherever Sami goes, you go, all right?
As a matter of fact, since you're going to be here,
make sure my Honorary Uce wins tonight, all right?
-Can you do that? -Yeet.
Come on, bro. Let's roll.
Nah. Solo is with me tonight.
[engine starts]
["Role Model" playing]
[Corey] Jey received his marching orders in no uncertain terms
from the Head of the Table.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing Damage CTRL,
-Bayley! -[crowd booing]
[Kevin] You can tell the mood of Bayley from looking at her face.
This is the first woman to be a Grand Slam Champion in WWE,
but it did not go her way
at Extreme Rules in Philadelphia two nights ago.
It was a historic night in WWE.
The first one-on-one Women's Ladder Match in WWE history.
[Corey] For a championship, and it did not disappoint.
Both women, Bayley and Bianca Belair,
leaving it all on the line in the ring.
Damage CTRL would arrive,
and Bianca would remove all doubt
as to why she is The EST,
why she deserves to be the Raw Women's Champion.
-An emphatic victory for The EST. -[bell rings]
[Kevin] Since winning at WrestleMania,
the Raw Women's Champion, Bianca Belair,
has defended against Sonya Deville, against Asuka and Alexa Bliss
in a Triple Threat, against Becky Lynch.
And she said this match against Bayley
was by far and away her toughest and most impressive victory.
["Wickeder Ways" playing]
[Corey] Why tonight it's so important for Bayley to get back on the horse.
Right the course of her own ship.
[announcer] And her opponent, from Anaheim, California,
Candice LeRae!
[Kevin] The Poison Pixie just two weeks now back in WWE,
a surprise return, a victory over Nikki A.S.H.
But last week in a match against Dakota Kai,
Bayley would intervene,
sparking this match here for tonight.
Now, these two go way back, Corey.
They go back to a tag team they had in the Indies together
over a decade ago.
And Bayley told me earlier she's actually always looked up to Candice LeRae,
always had tremendous respect for Candice LeRae.
That is until Candice made her surprise return in the WWE.
She never told Bayley she was coming back,
and she stole a lot of the spotlight, Graves.
[Corey] I'm beginning to notice a common theme in the Gargano household.
Johnny Wrestling was upset
because Austin Theory eclipsed his accomplishments.
-[bell rings] -It sounds to me like Candice
is all butthurt because Bayley's out here being one of the greatest of all time.
[Kevin] The greatest of all time, says Corey Graves.
[Corey] I said one of them. Don't put words in my mouth.
[Kevin] Bayley here starting early.
You have to wonder what her condition is like
after that gruesome Ladder Match against Bianca Belair.
[Corey] There's no way in hell Bayley is anywhere close to 100%.
-Cover. -[Kevin] Cover here early.
Bayley is a human being at the end of the day,
tougher than most, tougher than average,
but Bayley's body is still made of flesh and bone,
which does not go well with ladders.
I don't know if you knew that or not.
It's a fact I learned this weekend.
[Kevin] Smart man.
Candice LeRae, savvy maneuver.
[Corey] And this is an opportunity for Candice.
Candice is new on the scene in Raw's women's division.
You want to get somebody talking about you.
You want to get the WWE Universe buzzing.
You knock off one of the greats.
-Cover. -[Kevin] Oh! What a maneuver.
[Kevin] Bayley gets out.
And Bayley still holding those ribs,
clearly, a sign that she's still reeling and feeling the effects
of that Ladder Match two days ago.
[Corey] Bayley is a role model.
Bayley is living up to what she bills herself as.
It's inspiring.
It's inspirational that Bayley is willing to fight through the pain.
[Kevin] The way she intervened in the match last week
was role model behavior?
[Corey] I don't know why you insist on bringing up old stuff.
You weren't even here. That may have not even happened.
-[Kevin] Oh! -Dropkick finds the mark.
LeRae starting to roll.
[Kevin] Certainly is indeed. Bayley rolling away.
Candice LeRae has energy and momentum on her side.
Is this going to be Candice LeRae's night against The Role Model?
[Kevin] You're watching the season premiere on Monday Night Raw
live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
One-on-one action, "The Poison Pixie" Candice LeRae,
the plucky underdog against "The Role Model" Bayley.
Look at Candice LeRae go.
Candice teeing off in the corner.
Bayley in all types of trouble,
but obviously Candice's left knee still bothering her,
thanks to the onslaught
-earlier from Bayley. -[Kevin] Oh, you called Candice LeRae
-a cool mom last week on Monday Night Raw. -I didn't mean it.
[Corey] Oh-ho-ho, that was kind of neat, though.
[Kevin] Yes, she's a badass mom, if you ask me.
-Candice LeRae-- -No one asked you.
-I'll say it anyway. -Dropkick finds the mark.
[Kevin] Cover. Chance for the win for Candice LeRae,
clutching that left knee.
And there's fight in Bayley yet.
[Corey] You say that with such surprise in your voice, Kev,
as we take another look at Candice LeRae
with a step-up senton flattening Bayley.
Very effective maneuver.
[Kevin] I say it with surprise. Bayley missing ten months
through injury in WWE,
comes back and had that real bruising Ladder Match
-against Bianca Belair just two days ago. -Ooh, God!
[Candice shrieks]
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Kevin] Oh, in a tough spot here, Candice LeRae.
Can Bayley capitalize?
[Corey] Bayley taking advantage of the situation
like a true veteran would.
Realizing Candice's knee is compromised.
Knee-DT from The Role Model.
All right, here we go.
[Kevin] Yeah, surely this is it.
Oh!
-[Corey] Wait, wait, wait. No, no, no. -Rolls through, Candice LeRae.
-[Kevin] She's done it. She's done it! -[bell rings]
[Corey] That's not how it's supposed to go!
[announcer] Here is your winner, Candice LeRae!
-[crowd cheering] -["Wickeder Ways" playing]
[Kevin] Outsmarting Bayley, Candice LeRae.
[Corey] This is not supposed-- Bayley needed a triumphant night
on Monday Night Raw to get back in the good graces!
This… Oh!
[Kevin] Oh, hang on a second.
-Oh! -[crowd booing]
[Corey] Where Bayley goes, Iyo and Dakota never far behind.
Damage CTRL laying waste to the Poison Pixie.
[Kevin] Seconds after the biggest win of her young Monday Night Raw career.
Candice LeRae
in a really tough spot here.
Iyo sky, Dakota Kai on show now.
-[Iyo grunts] -[Kevin] Oh!
[Corey] Backbreaker from Sky.
[Kevin] This is what Damage CTRL do.
This is what they've done since SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
Here comes Bianca Belair,
the Raw Women's Champion!
[Corey] Bianca hasn't forgotten her encounters recently
with Damage CTRL.
And Bayley just kneed the champ in the mouth.
[all exclaiming]
[Kevin] It's not going to plan for Bianca Belair, that's for sure.
[crowd booing]
[LeRae grunts]
[Corey] Bayley just turned LeRae's lights out for good measure.
[crowd chanting] EST! EST! EST!
[Kevin] Damage CTRL doing what they do best.
[Corey] Trying to reestablish dominance.
[Kevin] Tag Team Champions, Iyo Sky, Dakota Kai
-just putting the two on the ground. -[Corey] Oh, no.
[Kevin] Bayley feels it.
[Corey] Triple team by Damage CTRL.
Bianca may still be the champion,
but Sky, Kai, and Bayley
are hell-bent on maintaining control.
[crowd booing]
This is what a real damn champ looks like.
I built this place.
[Kevin] She may technically have lost the match tonight,
but control firmly back in favor of Damage CTRL.
[crowd booing]
O-M-G.
-You look incredible. -I know.
But I can't help but think that this isn't a good idea.
We both know that he who shall not be named is going to show up tonight.
-And I just don't-- -Babe! Babe! I don't want this lunatic
to ruin your birthday party that, by the way,
I worked on so hard for many months.
[sighs]
I got you a little something.
-A gift for me? -Yes, for you.
-Can I open it? -Yeah.
For my celebration? This is cool.
Oh! It's perfect.
-It's great. -I love it.
-You are the best. -Don't touch my makeup.
[Kevin] We're celebrating the A-lister's birthday next on Raw.
["Purquoi" playing]
[Kevin] You're very welcome back into the season premiere
of Monday Night Raw from a raucous Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York,
an arena steeped in rich WWE history over the years--
[Corey] What are you talking about the arena for, Kevin?
-Let's talk about Maryse. -Ladies and gentlemen,
tonight is such a special night because we get to celebrate
the birthday of my husband.
So please help me welcome
"The Awesome One" The Miz.
[crowd booing]
["I Came To Play" playing]
[crowd booing]
[Corey] It's high, it's deep and I don't think it's playable.
It's a home run for the birthday boy!
[Kevin] Technically, his birthday, he could have celebrated last week.
-What do you know? -Did he wait for the season premiere?
They don't have baseball where you're from.
[Kevin] It's true.
Did he wait, though, for this special occasion to celebrate?
[Corey] The Miz is a very, very busy man.
Running a reality empire,
being a husband to Maryse,
being a father to Madison and Monroe.
There's truly nothing that the A-lister doesn't do
which is why we should all celebrate.
It's a Miz ice sculpture. It's uncanny.
It looks just like him.
Baby, you outdid yourself.
You really know how to make me feel special.
-[crowd booing] -I spent so much money.
[laughs]
Do you know how expensive is this ice sculpture?
Ooh, it's very expensive.
Do you know how expensive is this bat?
-This bat? -Yeah. Read it.
It's… It's signed.
It's signed by the best deep ball hitter in baseball,
the Cleveland Guardians' José Ramirez.
[crowd booing]
Oh, did you think I was going to say Aaron Judge?
-[crowd cheering] -Oh, yeah.
Oh, you New Yorkers love Aaron Judge,
think he's the best player in the league.
Well, let me explain something to you.
If you think having the best player in a league wins championships,
I've got two words for you.
Kevin Durant.
[crowd booing]
Don't listen to them. They don't know what they're talking about.
Open your gift. Pick one.
-I can pick any one? -Any one, anything.
All right. Everyone, be quiet. I'm going to open a gift.
[Kevin] Ugh.
Oh, my goodness, babe.
This?
Yeah. Two massive balls to fit your big, giant bat.
[Kevin] Ugh.
I love them, love them.
I want more. Can I open more?
Yeah, yeah, like the big one. Open the big one.
-Open the big one? -Yeah.
Okay. Which one?
-Uh… -Hold my bat.
-That one. -That one.
[crowd chanting] Tiny balls! Tiny balls! Tiny balls!
This one's really heavy.
[Corey and Patrick exclaim]
-[Corey] No! No! -[Kevin] No.
-[Kevin] It's Lumis. -No!
[Corey] Turn around, Miz!
-[Maryse shrieks] -[all exclaim]
[Kevin] It was Lumis, wasn't it?
-[Corey] Oh, my word. -Uh-oh.
-Oh, my word! -No, no, no. No! Miz!
Miz!
-[Kevin] Hey! Mic! -[Maryse gasps]
[Corey] Oh! Not again.
[Kevin] It's happening.
[Corey] Not again!
[Kevin] I need to get an ambulance.
-[all exclaiming] -[Corey] Oh, God!
[Kevin] Did Miz just kick Maryse?
-[Corey] Oh, no! Not into the cake! -[Kevin] Seriously?
-[Maryse shrieks] -[Corey] Oh, this is a disaster.
[Kevin] He just kicked his wife.
[Corey] Such an expensive disaster.
[Kevin] He's just left Maryse in the… In the ring with Dexter Lumis!
Oh, my God.
Seriously? [shrieks]
[crowd chanting] Eat the cake! Eat the cake! Eat the cake!
-[crowd cheering] -[Kevin] Ugh!
This twisted, twisted man.
[Corey] What the hell is wrong with this guy?
[Kevin] Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Folks, get set.
-United States Championship. -[crowd booing]
Bobby Lashley putting it on the line tonight
against the man that was in the Fight Pit two nights ago.
It's coming up on Raw.
[indistinct chatter]
What's your name?
Joey Hayes.
Joey Hayes? All right.
Hey. What's your name again?
-Chico. -Chico?
-Of course it is. -I feel sorry for these guys.
Yeah-- No, keep doing the bicep thing.
I just need to keep the blood going, baby.
-Yeah, yeah. Right. -You're going to be just fine out there.
Hey, go out there, give it to Omos.
-There's two of you and one of him. -He doesn't know what's coming.
-You guys got this! -Yeah!
Go do it! Go do it!
-Go do it! You got this. -Yes! Yes!
Oh, my goodness.
-[indistinct chatter] -[The Miz] Where is Triple H?
-[Maryse shrieking] -Have you seen Triple H?
-Yes! About this tall… -I'm so sick… So sick…
of being tormented by that lunatic.
I'm sick of it.
Look what he did to my massive gifts.
-Yeah. -Look, look, look.
Can we get some cake?
-Oh, do you see my face? -This is serious!
He's being serious. Got it
Look, Miz. I know Dexter.
Okay, and sure, granted, he's no Marine, don't get me wrong,
-but he's a good guy. -He's a good guy.
He's a little quiet, but the thing is
he doesn't just go after anybody.
You had to do something to piss him off.
-I did nothing. -Come on, he's on you.
I did nothing. I did nothing!
But I would do anything, anything to get rid of him.
Wait, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Anything?
-That's right. -Anything.
Well, you have a belt on.
So what I mean to say is, next week,
you go one-on-one with Dexter Lumis.
If you win,
Dexter Lumis is gone forever.
But if you lose,
he keeps your enormous gifts.
Oh, plus, he also…
gets a contract with the WWE.
Oh, yes, that too, but still, your balls.
Do you have the balls to take him up on it?
[both laugh]
-He just said that. -He didn't just say that to you!
-Yes, he did. -It's on.
Ooh, good.
-[mutters] -[crowd cheers]
Let's go, baby.
When did you start booking things around here?
-I can do that. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-I think I can. I just did. -["Shake The Ground" playing]
[Corey] I'm pretty sure Road Dogg doesn't have that power anymore.
[Kevin] Give credit to Road Dogg. You love to see it.
X-Pac, Shawn Michaels chatting here with some of the locals
that will be taking on this man, The Nigerian Giant.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a Two-on-One Handicap Match
scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring,
accompanied by MVP,
standing at 7'3" inches, weighing in at 403 pounds,
"The Nigerian Giant"
Omos!
[Corey] What a breathtaking sight Omos is.
And if you're Robert or Joseph,
I thought they called themselves Chico and Hayes backstage…
[Kevin] Joey Hayes and Chico.
[Corey] Imagine what a rollercoaster of emotions they're experiencing.
Moments ago, running into Road Dogg, X-Pac, and HBK,
-some of the greatest of all time. -[Kevin] Hall of Famers.
[Corey] Now realizing your career
is probably going to be over sooner than later at the hands of this behemoth,
the colossus of Monday night.
[Kevin] Greatest moment of their lives followed by the worst nightmare
inside the squared circle
with the 7'3", over 400-pound Nigerian Giant.
[Corey] And I think the scariest part about the bald one
is he woke up today and said…
-[bell rings] -…"these pink plaid trunks
are what I want my career to come to a close in."
[Kevin] You know what, Corey? For the first time, I agree with you.
[Corey] Took about an hour and a half. Figured you'd get there one of these days.
[Kevin] Joey Hayes in trouble but also is Chico.
Chico picked up here by Omos with ease as well.
[grunts]
-Look at the speed of the goliath. -[groaning]
[MVP] Just like that, let them know.
You let them know.
[Kevin] What's the strategy here for Joey Hayes and Chico?
[Corey] I don't know.
A lot of praying, a little running,
-upping your health insurance. -[Kevin] Oh, come on. Come on.
[Corey] With one arm, good God!
-Oh, come on, man. -[MVP] There we go!
Huh!
Don't forget about this dude over here.
[Corey] Good news is Chico and Hayes have career prospects here in Brooklyn.
They can set up a table on the street and sell New York caps and whatnot.
Quite lucrative, from what I understand.
[Kevin] Chico over the top.
Omos just grabbing a hold of his right arm.
-[all exclaiming] -[Corey] Oh, my God.
[Kevin] Crushing Joey Hayes.
Oh, look at the speed of Omos once more!
[screaming]
And fleet of foot,
a man that stands at 7'3"!
[Corey] Double chokeslam.
-[MVP] Finish him off! -One, two, three.
-[bell rings] -[Kevin] Time to go home, Chico.
["Shake The Ground" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
"The Nigerian Giant"
Omos!
[Corey] And you have to give credit to the genius because the giant,
MVP, who has turned Omos into--
Uh-oh. Uh-oh!
-[Omos grunts] -[Kevin] No! Oh, come on.
[Kevin] They didn't ask for this.
-Just brutalizing these two innocent men. -[groaning]
[MVP] Okay, all right.
Omos! Get him outta here, MVP!
[Kevin] Of course, MVP by his side.
["Shake The Ground" playing]
Someone order these guys an Uber or an ambulance.
[Corey] Let's look at the speed, the closing speed,
and the straight-up dominance of Omos,
destroying both opponents in decisive fashion.
The exclamation point.
A double chokeslam.
And then, after the bell, just for good measure,
more destruction from the colossus of Monday Night Raw,
7'3", 403 pounds
under the guidance of MVP.
[Kevin] As emphatic as it comes,
Omos standing tall, and MVP leaving here.
But ladies and gentlemen, coming up here on Monday Night Raw,
it was Bobby Lashley
who had himself a victory over Ali last week,
then received a stomp from Seth "Freakin" Rollins
in an ambush attack.
Lashley is going to put his title on the line.
It's a United States Championship Match coming your way live from Brooklyn.
It's Lashley against Rollins for the title.
[Corey] But before we get that,
the WWE Universe is still buzzing
about one of the most incredible returns in WWE history.
We will relive in full the epic return of Bray Wyatt next.
WWE is incredibly proud to partner with Girl Up
and we're creating and developing a program together
called Sports For A Purpose.
Something that excites me about sports is that, as a girl,
i get to break those barriers that society has put upon us.
No matter what your body type is, no matter where you come from,
there's a space for you within sports.
[Kevin] WWE is proud to support our partners at Girl Up
ahead of International Day of the Girl tomorrow.
-And there is Lauren Huffstetler. -[crowd cheers]
Tonight in Brooklyn joined by Lauren,
a Girl Up scholarship winner who's been awarded by WWE
for her outstanding academic achievements
and commitment to gender equity in sports.
Visit girlup.org/sports
to learn more how you can get involved
to drive positive change in your schools and communities.
Yeah, very welcome to Lauren there.
Corey Graves, two nights ago,
we witnessed one of the most mesmerizing things
I've ever seen in my life, let alone sports entertainment
and you were there at ringside.
That's right. The Fight Pit Match
between Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Matt Riddle had just ended
when the entire WWE Universe experienced this.
[crowd cheering]
-["The Whole World In His Hands" plays] -♪ He's got the whole world… ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole wide world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world in his ♪
♪ Hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole wide world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world in his ♪
♪ Hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole wide world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
My God, what the--
[crowd exclaims]
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
-♪ He's got the whole world in his… ♪ -[crowd cheering]
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
-♪ He's got the whole wide world… ♪ -[song fades]
["Good Friendship Song" plays in distorted slow-mo]
♪ And this is a friendship That will never ever end ♪
[electricity crackling]
[distorted] ♪ If you're feeling lonely today ♪
♪ Come along and throw your cares away ♪
[distorted voices on TV]
[crowd cheering]
[dramatic music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
[crowd cheering]
Let me in.
Kevin, I'd be lying if I said
-my skin wasn't still crawling a little. -Chills. Chills.
A terrifying sight to behold.
The WWE back, Bray Wyatt.
Yeah, welcome back, Bray Wyatt.
The white rabbit led us
on a mysterious journey of barcodes and phone numbers.
Bray Wyatt is back in the WWE.
["All Mighty" playing]
[fireworks exploding]
[Kevin] "The All Mighty" Bobby Lashley
live tonight on Monday Night Raw
will defend his United States Championship.
Became champion once more on July 2nd
and he's been a fighting champion since.
Defending his title against Theory, Ciampa, AJ Styles, and The Miz.
And tonight, he'll have to do so against Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
a man that stomped Lashley's head into the canvas last week on Raw.
A man that he defeated three weeks ago here on Raw
in the United States Championship Match.
[Corey] This is a huge Championship Match on Monday Night Raw,
and WWE Universe, behold,
The All Mighty.
[fireworks exploding]
You know Lashley hasn't forgiven nor forgotten about last week
having his head stomped into the canvas.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins definitely less than 100%.
But if anybody can outsmart, out-think Bobby Lashley,
it may be the architect,
in the wake of a grueling Fight Pit Match
against Matt Riddle Saturday night at Extreme Rules.
[Kevin] Bobby Lashley a man that
embodies all that is good about the United States Championship.
Brooklyn!
[crowd cheering]
I say this every week,
I'm going to be a fighting champion for all of you.
[crowd cheering]
And at this point, I've beaten some of the best of this business.
I've beaten names like Drew McIntyre,
Roman Reigns,
Brock Lesnar,
and now I have Seth Rollins
who thinks that it's okay to come and sneak me
because he doesn't feel
that he had a fair shot at my United States Championship.
Well, Seth, come on down here right now
and get this fair shot ass whooping.
["Next Big Thing" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey] Oh, my God!
[Kevin] You can't be serious!
[Corey] What the hell is happening?
[Kevin] The beast is back in Brooklyn!
[Corey] The atmosphere in Barclays Center has just gone nuclear!
-But why is Brock here? -[fireworks exploding]
[Kevin] That is the question.
Lashley defeated Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble
for the WWE Championship,
but that's quite some time ago, Graves.
[Corey] There's no, no fear in the eyes or on the face of The All Mighty,
but there's got to be a little confusion.
Lashley is ready for Rollins,
but The Beast Incarnate has crashed the party.
[Kevin] Like the predator that he is, circling the ring
as Lashley can only watch on.
[Corey] Yeah, but Bobby Lashley is the furthest thing from prey,
I promise you that.
[crowd cheering]
The United States Champion holding his ground mid-ring.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
Well, holy…
[crowd cheering]
Good evening, Brooklyn.
[crowd cheering]
And good evening, Bobby Lashley.
[all gasping]
[Kevin] He's going to F5 Lashley!
[Corey] Why? What is the meaning of this?
[crowd chanting] One more time! One more time! One more time!
[Corey] Oh, no.
Oh, no, Lesnar's not finished yet!
[exclaims]
German suplex by The Beast!
How the hell is Lashley supposed to defend his title now?
[Kevin] Lashley knows exactly how these feel.
He's going for another F5 for Lashley!
[crowd chanting] One more time! One more time! One more time!
[Kevin] This is a man that's supposed to be
defending his United States Championship.
[Corey] Are you going to tell Lesnar otherwise?
Brock Lesnar does whatever the hell Brock wants to do!
He might break Lashley's arm. Kimura Lock!
Brock Lesnar's going to break the United States Champion's arm!
-[Kevin] He's going to rip it off. -[Lashley grunting]
[Kevin] Finally!
["Next Big Thing" playing]
[Corey] This only ended because Brock was ready to allow it to end.
[Kevin] Lesnar does what Lesnar wants.
[Corey] I'm in utter disbelief at what we just witnessed.
Are we still going to have a United States Championship?
I can't imagine we are.
Lashley's in no condition to compete.
[Kevin] Let's see if Lashley can get to his feet,
and if the United States Championship Match happens.
[Corey] What the hell, Brock?
Lashley's hurt.
[Kevin] Moments ago, look who's back.
[fireworks exploding]
And good evening, Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] A shocking turn of events,
Brock Lesnar attacking the United States Champion, Bobby Lashley,
who is scheduled to defend against Seth Rollins in moments,
but Lesnar would not stop there.
[Kevin] A couple of F5s, a suplex, but it's the Kimura Lock
that maybe has done the damage to Bobby Lashley
and that left arm of his.
Just trying to rip off the left arm of Lashley,
a man supposed to be competing against Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Corey] So many unanswered questions,
the condition of the champion, Lesnar's motivation.
-[Lashley grunting] -This… This is moment ago,
literally before the commercial break.
There is no way Lashley is… Is in any shape to compete.
[Kevin] WWE medical now ringside, aiding to Bobby Lashley finally.
This man is in no condition, surely, Corey Graves.
Come on, let's get you to the back. Let's get you checked on, Bobby.
Come on, we're going to get you to the back.
-[Corey] You can't let him fight. -["Visionary" playing]
-[Corey] Oh, my God. -[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Well, beaten and battered in his own right, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
The challenger who endured the Fight Pit two nights ago,
coming up short against Matt Riddle.
Rollins has been begging for this opportunity,
but Lashley can't fight.
[imperceptible]
[Kevin] It's been 952 days
since this man has been able to call himself a champion of any kind in the WWE,
and now he says I'm going to seize the moment
when Lashley's down and out.
I want it now!
I'm banged up too, Bobby!
[indistinct shouting]
Get in here.
Whoa, whoa, get in here.
Get him in here.
Keep it stable.
Get him in here.
[Corey] It is obvious Bobby Lashley in no condition.
[indistinct conversation]
[Corey] Let's call it.
-Oh, God. -[Kevin] That man can't go on.
Oh, his shoulder?
My ribs are broken, you think I care?
[referee] You shouldn't be out here either.
[Corey] Rollins understandably upset but--
Hey! I know you can hear me!
You're not going to get out of this title match that easy.
Keep it stable.
Bobby, I want the match, and I want it right now.
You said… You said you were a fighting champion.
Come on, you're supposed to be a fighter.
Bobby, you're supposed to be a champion!
Bobby, you're supposed to be a soldier!
[crowd exclaiming]
Yeah, yeah, but you're not.
You're a disgrace.
You're a disgrace to the US title,
and, and you're a disgrace to your country!
-[crowd gasping] -[Corey] Come on, now.
Fight me!
[Corey] Rollins taking cheap shots, trying to convince Lashley to compete,
trying to lure the injured champion into this match.
-Don't do this! -[Kevin] It's working though, Graves.
It's working for Rollins.
[Corey] Because Bobby Lashley is proud of his accomplishments,
proud of his service to the country,
proud of his United States title reign, but this is not the time.
Listen! Look at me. Look at me!
Hey, you don't have to do this.
[Corey] I know how much Rollins was looking forward to this.
You want to have-- Ring the bell?
-Ring the bell. -Ring the bell?
-[referee] Ring the bell! -[bell rings]
-[Kevin] You can't be serious. -[Corey] He said ring the bell!
[Corey] Lashley coming in with a spear, hit with a pedigree.
-Rollins may have him! -One, two…
[crowd gasping]
[Kevin] Lashley somehow kicks out.
[Corey] Rollins directly to the full-court press.
From the top rope,
frog splash!
[Kevin] Right on top of the wounded arm!
-Rollins now! -[crowd] One, two…
-[crowd gasping] -[Kevin] Lashley still alive.
[Lashley groaning]
[Corey] This is for the United States Championship!
This is the same arena that Rollins won the title in the past!
This means so much, this opportunity to both competitors.
-Here's how it all started. -[bell rings]
Out of the gate, a very frustrated, wounded Lashley
stepped right into a pedigree from Rollins.
Followed by this spectacular frog splash,
which injured Rollins in the process.
-[crowd] One, two… -This is… This is chaos.
[Kevin] Rollins looking for the stomp.
You can understand the urgency of Lashley to get him while he's hurt.
[Corey] Spear!
How the hell does Bobby keep fighting?
[Kevin] Can he muster the energy?
[Corey] Rollins is hurt, Lashley is hurt,
the United States title is on the line.
[Kevin] My God, both men in a bad way.
Bobby looking for the Hurt Lock. Has he got it?
Can he lock it in?
[Corey] Rollins wisely attacking the injured arm.
[all exclaiming]
Rolling elbow rocks the champ.
[Kevin] Oh! Superkick to the jaw.
[Corey] Rolling elbow to the base of the neck.
[Kevin] Rollins wants it. Kicks away the injured left arm.
-Come on, Bobby! -[Kevin] Is this the opening?
Come on, Bobby!
-[Kevin] Oh! -[Corey] Stomp!
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin] Good night, Bobby Lashley.
Goodbye, United States Championship.
Rollins is taking his time, Graves.
[crowd singing Seth Rollins' theme song]
[Kevin] The conductor of his own symphony.
Come on!
Get up!
Oh! Another.
-A cover. -[Corey] This could be it.
[crowd] One, two, three! [cheering]
-[bell rings] -[Kevin] Seth Rollins…
-["Visionary" playing] -…United States Champion.
[announcer] Here is your winner
and the new
United States Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Corey] He is a visionary,
he is a revolutionary,
he is the brand new United States Champion.
Yes!
[Corey] Perhaps a tainted victory to some,
a valiant effort by an injured former champion, Bobby Lashley,
but Barclays Center begins,
belongs to Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd singing along]
[Kevin] You're watching the season premiere of Monday Night Raw,
live from Brooklyn at the Barclays Center, home of the Nets.
Fighting for a little bit of a better season this year, Corey Graves.
[Corey] I've never watched a Nets game in my life, KP,
but I watched the Mets collapse.
[Kevin] We're still trying to figure out what just happened.
We had a moment to catch our breath.
This was when Brock Lesnar introduced himself to proceedings,
sticking Lashley in the Kimura Lock and tearing apart his left arm.
[Corey] And Bobby Lashley had every right to back out of his scheduled
title defense against Seth "Freakin" Rollins
in the wake of this violent, vicious attack by Brock Lesnar,
but the fighting champion promised a fight
and did deliver at his own peril,
to his own detriment,
to a very game, albeit beat-up Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Kevin] He came close at times, Bobby Lashley.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins going for the stomp,
Lashley with the spear, and at this moment in time, Graves,
we believed that Lashley would still
be the United States Champion, at this time,
but it wasn't to be.
Rollins, stomp again on Lashley!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-And that would do it. -[bell rings]
[Corey] And new.
What a victory for Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
But you can't not respect the effort
of Bobby Lashley, a proud fighting champion.
[Kevin] Proud, but he must be absolutely furious
with how things played out tonight.
Bobby, Bobby, uh,
I realize you're emotional coming off of what just happened.
Emotional? Man, I'm pissed off.
What Brock did was unforgivable.
He comes up here, and now Seth is United States Champion?
But I'm not… I'm not done with Seth.
I'm going to deal with Seth, but first,
I'm going to deal with Brock Lesnar.
I'm going to beat Brock Lesnar's ass in this ring
once I get an opportunity.
So I challenge Brock to show up next week on Raw
so I can show The Beast that he ain't nothing but a little bitch.
You expect Lashley to be upset, but to call out Brock Lesnar,
live in the ring next week, that's insane.
-Think about this, Bobby. -Brock does what Brock wants, though.
Let's see if Brock Lesnar answers the call
and shows up to Monday Night Raw next--
[distorted voices]
[distorted male voice] I used to be a prisoner inside my head.
It was the only place that I could ever truly be free.
Truly be free. [laughing wickedly]
Revel in what you are.
[laughing wickedly]
Revel in what you are.
[Corey] What the… "Revel in what you are."
What the hell is that supposed to mean?
[Kevin] Everybody inside the Barclays Center wants to know, as well,
-what the hell just happened. -["We Up" playing]
[Kevin] Meanwhile, The Original Bro,
the match made official earlier tonight.
Riddle to take on Sami Zayn.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle!
[Kevin] I tell you what, Graves, maybe this guy is high on life
after what happened a couple of days ago in the Fight Pit,
the victory over Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
But he was one brave man to interrupt The Bloodline
earlier tonight on Monday Night Raw
and then call out Sami Zayn the way he did.
You're right about Riddle riding high,
particularly in the wake of this past Saturday. Look out, Kevin!
[fireworks exploding]
[Corey] What on-- Are those trash pandas?
[Kevin] Racoons I think.
[Corey] Well, regardless, Riddle is riding high on life in the car,
on the plane, all the time, but this is nuts.
You don't meddle in The Bloodline's business.
I don't care how much you're feeling yourself.
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin] It's coming up on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
Riddle to take on "The Honorary Uce" Sami Zayn.
[crowd cheering]
[guitar strums]
Hello, I am Elias.
[crowd cheering]
[upbeat instrumental music playing]
[Kevin] Oh, the bearded beauty is back.
Elias returns to Raw next week.
[Corey] Lucky us, the audio equivalent of a colonoscopy.
[Kevin] I'm sure Kevin Owens will be delighted.
Meanwhile, Matt Riddle inside the squared circle, got himself a match.
Well, somehow, he managed to convince his way into a match
with Sami Zayn "The Honorary Uce".
["Worlds Apart"playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring
by the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Corey] Brooklyn loves them some Honorary Uce.
I was walking down Smith Street or Smith Avenue,
it's not too far from here.
People, hipsters were following Sami like he was the pied piper
or maybe you'd prefer St. Patrick.
[Kevin] Now, now, Sami Zayn "The Honorary Uce".
I bought my shirt already.
Look at the face, look at the expressions of Jey Uso.
Not a happy man to have to follow in the footsteps here
toward the ring as Sami Zayn,
who's clearly made an impression on Roman Reigns.
[Corey] Jey was given explicit orders by the Head of the Table, period.
That's where the conversation ends.
That's why Jey's still here, that's why Jimmy's here.
To ensure that The Honorary Uce has all the backup he could possibly need.
[Kevin] Sami Zayn called Jey Uso a hothead on Friday Night SmackDown.
Roman Reigns would then agree with Sami Zayn.
-[Sami] Ring the bell. -[bell rings]
[Kevin] Off we go. Riddle, Zayn.
[Corey] You have to wonder what sort of physical condition Riddle is in
after the grueling Fight Pit Match Saturday night.
He was victorious,
but no one leaves the Fight Pit without a few battle wounds.
[Kevin] He's a different breed, Matt Riddle.
-[Corey] In? -Nevermind.
[Kevin] We're celebrating D-Generation X, 25 years.
-One of the greatest factions-- -[Corey] Did you get all nostalgic
for soccer when you heard the Ole song?
[Kevin] I did a little bit, I'll be honest World Cup next month.
Matt Riddle now, Sami Zayn off the ropes.
-[Corey exclaims] -[Kevin] Ran right into it.
[Corey] A Louisville slugger across the chest.
What a kick by Riddle.
[grunting]
[Kevin] What exactly is Riddle trying to prove
in getting a match tonight against Sami Zayn?
[Corey] I honestly couldn't tell you.
Obviously, Riddle upset about the fact
that he is no longer permitted to-- Cover here.
[Kevin] Cover. Chance for the victory early.
[Corey] He's no longer permitted to challenge
for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship
as long as Roman Reigns is the champ.
But right now, Riddle trying
to get the best of The Honorary Uce with a big-time forearm.
It's got to feel bad for Riddle.
You have one of the biggest professional nights of your life
two nights ago at Extreme Rules
and you realize that the very top of the mountain,
Roman Reigns, is off-limits to you.
[Kevin] Speaking of top,
he did jump off a senton from the top of the platform inside the Fight Pit.
Incredibly impressive, but Riddle could about to lose here.
Kick out by The Original Bro.
I mean, you were there. You were calling the action,
Corey, at Extreme Rules.
What he managed to do from the top of the platform
to get the victory overall, it was something else.
[Corey] It was absolutely spectacular.
It was certifiably insane,
but very effective for Riddle to earn the victory.
Look at this, The Honorary Uce having a good time.
[Corey and Patrick exclaim]
[Corey] Jey simply executing orders.
-[Kevin] But were they, the orders? -Jey.
-Yeah!
You told me to handle this, right?
-I'm handling it. -Yeah.
I'm handling it.
I don't need your help.
You want me to handle it, I've got it.
[Kevin] The orders seem pretty clear, Graves.
[Corey] Jey's orders came straight from the mouth of the Head of the Table.
You don't disregard or disrespect a direct order from The Tribal Chief.
[Kevin] Face first into the apron.
Sami Zayn taking control here.
-Oh, Riddle in a perilous spot. -[crowd gasping]
The Honorary Uce on top!
Can we call that a Samoan press yet?
You know, familial ties.
[Kevin] Well, New Orleans is where it's at
this Friday for Friday Night SmackDown.
Meanwhile on Monday Night Raw,
Sami Zayn has been battering Riddle inside and out
during the commercial break, and, Corey,
we've been hearing chants of what exactly from the WWE Universe?
[Corey] "Sami Uso," because obviously the WWE Universe realizes
how valuable The Honorary Uce has been to The Bloodline.
-[Kevin] Oh! -Cover here.
[Kevin] Sami to put away Riddle. I was about to call him Sami Uso.
[Corey] Listen, Sami's taking this role extremely seriously.
I ran into him in catering,
he was actually putting mayonnaise on spam. It was really weird.
-You'll understand one of these days. -[Kevin] No, I get it. I get the spam.
[Kevin] This all came about Riddle
interrupting The Bloodline earlier on tonight.
He wanted Roman Reigns, but Roman Reigns said no.
[Corey] Uh-oh, look out!
[Kevin] Instead, it's Sami Zayn.
Can Riddle capitalize here?
Can he pick up a victory in front of Jimmy and Jey Uso?
[Corey] Riddle's got a little daylight, but needs to make something happen quick.
Sami won't stay down for long.
You've also got to worry about Jimmy and Jey on the outside.
[Kevin] You have to worry about Roman Reigns.
What if Sami Zayn loses this match?
[Corey] That's what's driving Sami right now.
Sami would rather die than disappoint the Head of the Table!
[Kevin] Riddle gaining momentum here,
and serious bragging rights over The Bloodline if he can get the victory.
[Corey] Sami rolling out of harm's way for the moment.
Riddle going to give chase in the turnbuckle.
Big forearm!
-[Kevin] Caught by Sami Zayn. -[Corey] Michinoku Driver!
[Kevin] Is this it? Is this a victory for Sami and The Bloodline?
Riddle wants more.
Out at two and a half.
[Corey] Could you imagine how bad it would feel for The Honorary Uce,
for Sami, to have to face The Tribal Chief with his hat in his hand,
apologizing for failing to get the job done?
That's unfathomable for Sami.
[Kevin] Roman Reigns has left the arena.
Solo Sikoa with The Tribal Chief.
[Corey] As well as the Wise Man
who's hooking it up in Manhattan, but Riddle from the top!
[Kevin] Oh, the headbutt from Sami Zayn.
Riddle didn't get what he wanted.
[Corey] It's hereditary trait.
-[Kevin chuckles] -[Corey] Oh, no!
[Kevin] Caught him with the knee. Good night, Sami Zayn!
-One, two… -[all exclaiming]
[Corey] Look of concern on the face of Jey Uso
as we look once again at Sami soaring through the skies of Brooklyn.
Boom, right into the knee of The Original Bro.
[referee] One, two…
[crowd chanting] Sami Uso! Sami Uso! Sami Uso!
[Kevin] We're seeing Jimmy Uso all smiles here at ringside,
Jey Uso not quite.
Now, all of a sudden, Riddle gaining momentum
and a loss is a real concern for The Bloodline here right now.
[Corey] Oh, God. Nasty landing for Riddle.
Had his legs cut off from underneath them,
landed high on the back of his shoulders and neck.
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey! Hey, hey, hey.
-What you doing? -What are you doing?
What are you doing on the apron, bro?
-Get down, man. -[Jimmy] Jey, get down.
I told you I don't need your help.
[Kevin] Riddle rolling up Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Sami barely escapes.
Triangle, Zayn sent to the outside!
Back it up, Uso.
Let's go, gentlemen, back inside.
-[Kevin] Riddle! -[Corey] God-dang!
[Kevin] Floating Bro!
Sami Zayn and The Bloodline in big-time trouble here on Raw.
[Kevin] Welcome back in one-on-one action, Riddle and Sami Zayn.
You have to think that Roman Reigns is watching on
from wherever he is over in Manhattan, Graves,
and Sami Zayn has not looked too comfortable of late
as Riddle gains momentum.
[Corey] Sami made the challenge to Riddle earlier tonight
as we look again at both Superstars with very similar ideas.
Double clothesline takes both out.
Sami issued the challenge, Riddle accepted, and of course,
Jey Uso was tasked with assuring
that everything went according to plan tonight by The Tribal Chief.
Riddle now rocking the jaw of Sami Zayn.
-[all exclaiming] -Big kick.
[Kevin] Big kick is right.
Jey Uso has tried to intervene on a couple of occasions now.
Sami Zayn saying, "Stay where you are."
"I don't need your help."
[Corey] Ripcord knee rocks Zayn into the corner.
Right now, Sami looks like he could use a little help.
-Wait a minute! -[Kevin] Not the case at all.
[Corey] Corner Exploder by Zayn.
Riddle moments away from disaster.
If Sami hits the Helluva, it is over!
[Kevin] Is this it? Oh, Riddle!
[Corey] Viper-like powerslam.
[Kevin] What a response from The Original Bro.
Come on, Sami.
[Kevin] Oh, no. Hang on a second!
-[Corey] Give it-- -[Kevin] Tried to honor
the great Randy Orton, not the case.
[Corey] Riddle now falling at the feet
of the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions, The Usos,
and Jey not doing anything.
-Following Sami's orders moments ago. -One!
You're not going to win on the floor.
Get him back inside, let's go.
-One! -[Kevin] Kick to the chin of Sami Zayn.
[Kevin] Jimmy Uso now being held back by Jey.
Do not get involved!
[grunting]
[Corey] Riddle just teeing off on The Honorary Uce!
Three!
-[Corey] And Jey seems to be enjoying it. -[Kevin] Jey's laughing.
[Kevin] Zayn collects Riddle. Riddle, the RKO!
RKO on Sami Zayn!
-[crowd] One, two, three! -Now for the victory!
-Oh, he's got it! -[bell rings]
-[Corey] Uh-oh. -["We Up" playing]
[Corey] Here comes trouble.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Matt Riddle!
[Corey] Matt Riddle with a hell of a victory tonight
at the expense of The Honorary Uce,
but this does not look good
for Sami or Jey or any of The Bloodline.
Oh, no.
Oh, no. The Tribal Chief is definitely not happy.
[Kevin] He ain't happy.
Watching Raw go down with Paul Heyman.
He thought he had it!
He got it. It's cool. He got it.
He got it.
[indistinct chatter]
[Corey] Here we see Riddle
kicking the hell out of Sami Zayn,
but not making their presence felt.
Jey Uso stopping Jimmy from interfering in any capacity.
And Sami was looking for a Blue Thunder.
Instead, found an RKO!
-Courtesy of The Original Bro. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Kevin] Sami did tell Jey to stay away.
Jey following the orders of The Honorary Uce,
and, man, has it cost The Bloodline tonight.
What a few nights it's been for Matt Riddle.
["Are You Ready?" playing]
[Kevin laughing] Yes!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] We're not in Norfolk tonight, folks.
[fireworks exploding]
[cheering continues]
[Kevin] Triple H, Shawn Michaels,
X-Pac, Road Dogg.
We're celebrating 25 years of DX.
[Corey] Road Dogg just celebrating his AARP discount
he got on tank insurance.
I'll catch hell for that tomorrow.
Oh, man, if you're not having fun with DX, man, you don't belong.
[Kevin] You don't belong is right.
[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] Oh, wow. -You feeling like a kid again, Graves?
[Corey] I sure am. I'm 13 years old all over again.
[Kevin] You're beaming ear to ear, buddy.
[Corey] I love it. How could you not?
Barclays Center rocking with DX
on the season premiere of Raw.
It just feels right.
[Kevin] Get ready, Graves.
[fireworks exploding]
♪ D-Generation X ♪
Yeah!
[crowd cheering]
Brooklyn, New York!
Raise some hell and make a little noise!
[cheering intensifies]
Hey, and while I have your attention.
A shout out
to who I think is the magic ingredient in the DX recipe,
"The Ninth Wonder of the World" Chyna.
[crowd cheering]
Now, let's see if we remember this.
Ooh, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls,
children of all ages.
Tonight, D-Geriatric X
proudly brings to you
one half of the seven-time…
[all together] …WWE Tag Team Champions of the world,
"The Road Dogg" Jesse James…
[crowd yells] "The Badass" Billy Gunn!
[all together] The New Age Outlaws!
[Corey] Other guy's doing something with office equipment.
I'm not sure.
[speaks indistinctly]
You keep it.
It smells funny in here.
It smells good in here.
Is that you or is that them? Damn.
That's them. [laughs]
That's gas. That's gas.
It has been 25 years.
[crowd cheering]
Who in here was watching us in the beginning 25 years ago?
-Come on! -[crowd cheering]
All of you ain't that damn old
because we're old. 25 years--
-I don't feel so bad now. -Yeah!
I feel a lot better knowing that we're all older now.
Twenty-five years, a long time,
but right now I just have one thing I want to know.
Are you ready?
[crowd cheering]
No, Brooklyn!
I said…
[all] Are you ready?
Then for the thousands in attendance,
for the millions watching at home,
and for 25 years
we would like to say
thank you and we love you all.
[crowd cheering]
Hold on. I got to catch my breath first.
Ooh! All right.
I wish you had given me that opportunity.
[all] Let's get ready to suck it!
And as we've said,
twenty-five glorious years
of D-Generation X!
But I'm going to put all of us out there right now here on the spot.
[crowd chanting] HBK! HBK! HBK!
You got to promise me,
if we're back out here 25 years from now,
you'll put us out of our misery!
[laughter]
And if you ain't down with that…
[all] We got two words for you!
[crowd yells] Suck it!
["Are You Ready?" playing]
[Corey] What a night! What a moment!
Twenty-five years of D-Generation X!
[Kevin] A case of where were you when, Corey,
when you saw them coming out on the tank.
[Corey laughs] There's a lot of where were you when,
when it involves these guys.
I'd be lying if I said they probably didn't have something
to do with the fact I was dumb enough to get in this business to begin with.
[Kevin] The Barclays Center covered in smiles
as DX salute the crowd here in Brooklyn, New York.
What a night on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw!
See you in New Orleans for SmackDown.
[Corey] And if you're not down with that,