[intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
[Ric 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.
♪ 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 making ♪
♪ Reach out and we take it ♪
♪ We got to emerge, we on the verge ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Yeah! ♪
♪ Greatness Yeah! It feels like greatness ♪
♪ Woo, greatness! ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
[rapid explosions]
♪ We got to emerge, we on the verge ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness, whoo! ♪
♪ Greatness Yeah! It feels like greatness ♪
[Patrick] With Crown Jewel looming a week from Saturday,
we welcome you to the raucous Spectrum Center
in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
On a night where control is paramount,
and error, ill advised.
This is Monday Night Raw.
[opening theme music fading]
[chorus vocalizing]
[The Judgment Day's music playing]
-[crowd murmuring] -[crowd booing]
[explosion]
[music continues]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Dominik Mysterio,
Rhea Ripley, Finn Bálor and Damian Priest.
-The Judgment Day! -[crowd booing]
[Patrick] Corey Graves, you have to imagine that Judgment Day
are feeling pretty good about themselves.
Already in the month of October,
Finn Bálor has made Edge say, "I quit,"
and just last week, on Monday night Raw,
Dominik Mysterio, the son of the legendary luchador, Rey,
went one-on-one with AJ Styles, and he managed to pin The Phenomenal One.
He called it the greatest victory of his young career.
[Corey] No doubt about it.
One of the more shocking victories in recent WWE history,
but Dominik Mysterio alongside the Judgment Day
reminding all of Monday Night Raw,
that together, they are a force to be reckoned with,
no matter what the circumstance.
[Patrick] AJ Styles would get involved and carnage would ensue.
But then, of course, the mastermind behind the Judgment Day,
the wild card, Rhea Ripley, got involved.
And there it is. Dominik Mysterio defeating AJ Styles.
A stunning win.
[Corey] Certainly shifts momentum in the favor of the Judgment Day
as they prepare for battle.
A week from Saturday, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Crown Jewel,
the Judgment Day will unite to battle
a newly reunited O.C.
of AJ Styles, Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
[Patrick] And here tonight, they are basking in the glory
of their movement, the Judgment Day, and their recent victories.
[Corey] At the end of the day, you simply cannot argue with results.
[music fades]
[crowd booing]
[scattered cheering]
Last week, AJ found out what Mommy's known all along.
And it is the same thing
that I have been trying to get through to you thick-skulled dimwits…
[crowd booing]
…and that is that the Judgment Day, we run Monday Night Raw.
[crowd booing]
You tell them all the time. You tell them all the time.
I know, I do.
Oh, oh, and another thing that AJ found out for himself
is that Dominik Mysterio is all man.
[crowd booing]
In perhaps one of the greatest matches of all time,
AJ Styles faced off against my man, Dom.
[crowd booing]
And the phenomenal AJ Styles crumbled under the pressure
against the legendary Dominik Mysterio!
[crowd booing]
[Rhea Ripley laughing]
That's right, and that brings me to my favorite time of the night…
when you all rise.
I said, "Rise."
[crowd booing loudly]
Rise! Rise! Rise!
All rise!
You rise and show respect for the greatest luchador
in the history of this business,
Dominik Mysterio.
[crowd booing]
You know, the Judgment Day are…
[crowd booing]
[Finn Bálor] Oi, let him speak!
[crowd booing]
The Judgment Day are the only ones who ever believed in me.
[crowd continues booing]
And, last week, I proved all of my haters
and all of my doubters wrong
when I beat AJ Styles clean in the middle of this ring.
[crowd booing]
Good job. Good job.
How-- How did I do it?
Everyone was asking how. It's because I'm built differently.
[Rhea Ripley] Yeah, you are.
[laughing]
You know, the more I think about it,
I'm… I'm this generation's Eddie Guerrero.
[crowd booing]
No, no, no. No.
Eddie Guerrero
was his generation's Dominik Mysterio.
[crowd booing]
And, last week, what I did to AJ Styles,
was just a small taste of what the Judgment Day…
-[The O.C.'s music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] It seems as though perhaps The O.C. have heard enough.
The phenomenal AJ Styles, flanked by Anderson and Gallows.
Dominik Mysterio.
Shut up.
[crowd cheering]
This is Charlotte, North Carolina, and they know good wrestling
when they see it.
[crowd cheering]
And you are not it.
You want to compare yourself to Eddie Guerrero?
Your generation…
You're the generation of, um, James Ellsworth.
-[crowd laughing] -[imperceptible]
Yeah. Jimmy No Chin. [laughs]
[crowd cheering]
You see, Dominik, there's gonna come a time
when you can't hide behind Judgment Day,
because The O.C. is going to pick them off one by one,
by one…
AJ, you're one to talk about hiding.
You're the one that's hiding in the club right now.
Yeah, that's right. The club that I started.
And while I'm being honest,
ever since I left the club and moved on,
everyone that ever came after me is living off my legacy.
[crowd booing]
Today, the Judgment Day are in town.
Step up, and get put down.
Finn Bálor, it's time for you to stop talking.
[crowd cheering]
And it's time to remind Charlotte, North Carolina…
[crowd cheering]
…why Karl Anderson is the toughest man in the building!
[crowd cheering]
Let's clear this ring and do this match,
you and I, right now!
-[Patrick] Oh, yes! -[Corey] Here we go.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Longtime allies turned bitter rivals,
-Karl Anderson one-on-one with Finn Bálor. -[referee] Let's go. Ring the bell.
[Patrick] "Let's go" from the Spectrum Center
in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Old friends, they go back to 2005, Anderson and Bálor.
[Corey] It could be argued that both men experienced the pinnacles
of their respective careers together.
Traveling the globe, primarily Japan,
dominating everywhere they went as a cohesive unit.
You heard Bálor reference
that he has been credited with creating what is now known as The O.C.
Perhaps Styles, Anderson and Gallows took it to higher heights,
but Bálor is the one that started the entire club.
[Patrick] So they know each other so well.
How is this going to play out here on Raw?
[groaning]
[both grunting]
[Patrick] We're live from the Spectrum Center
in Charlotte, North Carolina. One-on-one action.
The O.C.'s Karl Anderson, against the Judgment Day's Finn Bálor.
They go back an awful long way.
-Former friends, former teammates… -Way to go, tough guy.
[Patrick] …who traveled the world with each other.
Yet tonight, here we go.
One week from Saturday, Corey Graves,
The O.C., the Judgment Day, will go to war,
at Crown Jewel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Tonight, this one-on-one action has kicked things off here.
[Corey] What you're looking at is Karl Anderson,
who feels very similar to AJ Styles.
Just the same as Luke Gallows feels about Finn Bálor.
Bálor turned his back on AJ Styles,
which necessitated AJ bringing Anderson and Gallows back into the fold
to combat Bálor and the Judgment Day.
Let's take another look at this tremendous impact.
Anderson going low, drop-kicking the knee of the Prince.
[Patrick] Taking out some of the athleticism, perhaps, that Finn Bálor has.
[Corey] It's a smart strategy by Anderson.
[Patrick] Many would say that AJ Styles, due to his moral compass,
repelled the advances of the Judgment Day,
calling back his brothers
to stand by his side in Gallows and Anderson.
[Corey] And again, Bálor may have turned his back
-on Styles specifically. -[Patrick] Oh, my word!
-[Dominik] Go on, Finn! Get up! -Ref, he's in the ropes.
[Corey] But as a result, Anderson and Gallows feel the same sting of betrayal.
Get off. Come on! One, two, three, four--
[Corey] Anderson now tearing at the knee of Finn Bálor.
[Patrick] Just look at this again. That left knee of Finn Bálor.
[Corey] That's precision striking by Anderson.
He declared himself the toughest man in the building,
and right now, living up to that billing.
[Patrick] How is Bálor gonna continue?
That left leg is starting to give way here early.
[Corey] You can never discount the toughness of Finn Bálor.
You may dislike his attitude, but you cannot discount the skill--
-[Patrick] Oh! -Dragon-screw across the middle rope.
That can destroy…
[Patrick] Cover for the victory here for Karl Anderson.
Bálor still alive, and he can't even stand on that left leg.
Anderson saying earlier he's the toughest man in the building,
and he wants to prove that tonight
-against the inaugural Universal Champion… -[Rhea Ripley] Fight back!
[Patrick] …the first ever champion, Finn Bálor.
-[Corey] Karl Anderson, not afraid… -[referee] Let's go.
[Corey] …in any circumstance to prove how ruthless he is capable of being.
Finn finding out firsthand, right now.
-[Rhea Ripley] Come on! -[Finn Bálor grunting]
[Patrick] Can you tell, watching on, that these men know each other so well?
They know what each other eat for breakfast.
They roomed together back in the day.
[Corey] There's always going to be a level of familiarity between these two,
but they're obviously very different human beings than they were
as a union several years back.
Bálor, very clever way to escape the grip of Anderson.
But the damage has been done to Finn's knee.
[Patrick] This is Karl Anderson's first one-on-one since returning to the WWE
a couple of weeks ago, restoring The O.C.
-[thuds] -[grunts]
[Patrick] Oh! Blow to the back of the head from Bálor.
[Damian Priest] Here we go. Slow it down. Here we go.
[Patrick] Gallows and AJ Styles can only watch on.
Now the tide has turned here with Bálor standing over Anderson.
[Corey] A sharp elbow to the base of Anderson's skull,
and now, a rear chin lock
by Finn Bálor, who possesses a sneaky good ground game.
Sort of a world class grappler, never afraid to show off those skills.
[Patrick] What would a victory do for Bálor and the Judgment Day here,
given what happened last week with Dominik Mysterio defeating AJ Styles?
[Corey] We are all barreling toward Crown Jewel,
where the O.C. will face off against the Judgment Day
in a six-man tag team competition.
This is about momentum-- Covered by Bálor.
[Patrick] This could be it then for the Judgment Day and Bálor.
Anderson won't go away.
[Rhea Ripley] That was a three Eddie! That was a three!
[Corey] Both of these units would like to come into Crown Jewel
with bragging rights, with momentum on their side.
As we look again at Bálor taking down Anderson,
continuing to focus his attack on Karl's neck.
[AJ Styles] …move on to the ropes.
You can see the smiles on the faces of all members of the Judgment Day,
particularly Rhea Ripley, as they made their entrance tonight.
The Judgment Day right now feel untouchable.
It's up to The O.C. to shatter that illusion at Crown Jewel.
[crowd clapping]
[Patrick] Finn Bálor saying earlier tonight,
"Everyone's living off my legacy,"
in regard to AJ Styles, Anderson, and Gallows.
Former teammates, of course.
And Bálor's still in control here as he's clearly feeling that left leg.
Big boot from Anderson.
[Corey] A big uppercut by Anderson rocks Bálor.
-[thuds] -[crowd cheering]
[Karl Anderson grunts]
[Corey] Karl Anderson pushing the pace.
[Patrick] Anderson waiting for him but punished.
[Corey] Karl answers with a right.
Oh! Spinebuster, that might do it!
[Patrick] That could do it is right! Finn Bálor…
looks like a tough spot, but somehow, still alive here.
[Corey] Can Bálor fight his way back into this?
[Gallows] Good job. We're good, we're good.
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] We're witnessing an electric, a pulsating one-on-one match
between Finn Bálor and Karl Anderson here in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Right now, it's Bálor standing over Anderson.
Savvy response.
[Corey] Karl Anderson has focused his attack on the knee of Finn Bálor,
and now Anderson, looking for the home run.
Oh! A running power bomb does it.
-One, two… -[Patrick] Anderson for the victory.
Bálor kicks out a two and a half.
[Corey] Testament to the toughness.
I can see Damian Priest hovering around our commentary table,
breathing a sigh of relief.
Take a look at this. Anderson got it all.
Running sit out power bomb, driving Bálor down to the canvas
and nearly ending this in favor of The O.C.
[crowd murmuring]
[Patrick] Given the sinister movement, Corey Graves, of the Judgment Day,
victory here really is that important for The O.C. and Karl Anderson.
[Corey] Coming off of last week
with Dominic Mysterio's victory over AJ Styles,
The O.C. considers tonight must win.
But Bálor has other plans.
[Patrick] He certainly does.
-[Rhea Ripley screaming] -[Patrick] Finn Bálor now.
Can he get the one-two-three?
-[Corey] Great display of toughness… -What?
[Corey] …by Karl Anderson. Not ready to let this one end just yet.
-[Dominik] You got this! -[Gallows] Come on! Come on!
[Corey] Obviously the left knee of Bálor giving him a great deal of trouble
as we look at this creative escape by Finn before driving his elbow
-down to the part of Karl Anderson. -[crowd] One, two…
-[Gallows] Come on! -Don't you give up.
-[Patrick] They know each other so well. -[Finn Bálor] Hey, AJ, this is for you.
[Corey] You know, what they say, the familiarity, it breeds contempt.
But again, many moons ago, Bálor,
what's now known as The O.C. all one cohesive unit.
But these are all very different competitors now.
Case in point, the ruthlessness, the mean streak in Finn Bálor
that the WWE Universe is finally learning about.
[Patrick] Anderson saying earlier he does not recognize
the man that he used to room with.
I've no idea what's gotten into Finn Bálor.
[Corey] Look, you may not like Finn Bálor's change in attitude,
but you cannot deny that the alignment with the Judgment Day has paid off
-big time for Finn Bálor. -[crowd gasping]
-[Finn Bálor] You know who you're with? -[Karl Anderson grunts]
[Patrick] Uppercut once more from Karl Anderson,
not the first time tonight.
-Now he catches Finn Bálor. -[Corey] Uh-oh.
Anderson at it, scouted him now, reigning down elbows
to the already damaged knee of Bálor.
From the second rope, Anderson lining it up.
[Patrick] And takes flight to devastating effect.
-Karl Anderson… -[crowd] One, two, three--
-[Patrick] Oh! -[Corey] Uh-oh!
-[crowd exclaiming] -[Corey] My goodness.
Everyone at ringside,
everyone here in the Spectrum Center with the same exact reaction.
Karl Anderson, with the neck breaker from the second rope,
-almost had this one in the bag. -[crowd] One, two, three--
[Corey] But Bálor, refusing to stay down.
[Patrick] You can see the distraught look in the face of Karl Anderson,
really thought he had it.
I'll tell you here, right by our announce desk,
it looked like Rhea Ripley, Damian Priest and Dominik Mysterio
also thought Karl Anderson had it.
-[Finn Bálor grunting] -[Patrick] Bálor once more.
[Corey] Slingblade takes down Anderson,
and just that quickly, Bálor changes the tides.
-[Rhea Ripley] End it! End it! -[Dominik] Finish him off!
[Finn Bálor grunting]
[Corey] Oh! Shotgun dropkick into the corner.
-Anderson's down. Bálor sees the opening. -[Patrick] This could be it.
Time to make the climb to the high rent district.
That's it.
[Patrick] The creepy smile on the face of Rhea Ripley.
But Anderson's back on his feet!
[Corey] The damaged knee of Bálor, affecting his ability to climb.
Anderson now, joining Finn all the way up top.
This will not end well.
[Patrick] Anderson, looking for the superplex.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] And Karl unable to execute a cover just yet.
[Patrick] Can he get there?
-Hey! -[Patrick] Can he get there?
He's edging his way closer.
[Corey] Dominik Mysterio, has the official's attention.
[Patrick] Oh, here comes AJ Styles.
We know what went down last week between these two.
Damian Priest now getting involved.
[crowd booing]
-[Corey] Oh, look out! -[Patrick] Hang on!
Styles launched over the table.
[Patrick] Gallows, a big boot to the face of Damian Priest.
Yes! Yes!
[Corey] Wait a second.
Ripley. Gallows into the post and Rhea Ripley is collecting Gallows.
[Corey] Oh, my God. Oh, my God!
How's that for you? Who's sweet now? Who's sweet now?
This fellow's a chicken breast shy at 300 hundred pounds.
-[crowd booing] -Come on! Come take me.
-[Patrick] What have we just witnessed? -Do you know who the hell I am?
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] Meanwhile, inside the ring,
Karl Anderson, kick to the cheek of Finn Bálor.
Collecting Bálor now.
[Corey] The official still tied up with Dominik…
-From behind, Ripley goes low. -[Patrick] Oh, my God.
One, two, three.
[Patrick] And with that, the Judgment Day reigns supreme.
[The Judgment Day's music playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Finn Bálor.
[Corey] This was certainly a little tougher
than perhaps the Judgment Day expected.
But the numbers game pays off,
the X factor that is Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] What have we just--
[Patrick] Between this, AJ Styles' involvement,
but, ultimately, it's Rhea Ripley. The master class from Ripley,
or the wild card, that X factor that she continues to prove to be.
-What will the Judgment Day, astonishing. -[Corey] A freakish display--
[Corey] It was a freakish display of power.
Just a glimpse of what Rhea Ripley is capable of.
And why the Judgment Day, as a unit, are just so dangerous.
Ripley from behind with the low blow to Karl Anderson.
-Bálor with a deep hook of the leg. -[bell dinging]
And another W momentum shifting
-in favor of the Judgment Day. -I told you before, I made you guys.
-I'll break you guys. -[Patrick] See how it all plays out.
-Every single time. -[Patrick] Six-man tag
-to come at Crown Jewel. -[Finn Bálor] Just try me.
Well, folks, last week we all thought we were set to see
and finally set to see, The Miz go one-on-one with Dexter Lumis.
But The Miz would go to great lengths to avoid that meeting.
[Finn Bálor] The Judgment Day, we are.
I am very, very injured right now.
-Was some-- -[Johnny] Oh, my God, it's Dexter Lumis.
Where?
My bad.
Wow, Miz.
What a miraculous recovery.
[Dexter Lumis' music playing]
[grunts]
[Corey] Before the scheduled matchup could take place,
Miz, with a shocking sneak attack of he who shall not be named,
in a skull-crushing finale.
Bad move. You really think that's gonna stop Dexter?
The only thing that's gonna make him stop is if you give him what you promised.
I don't know what you're talking about!
If you don't come clean, I am going to blow the whistle on you.
[inhales softly]
[crowd cheering]
[The Miz] Hey.
I want to know what you think you know.
I know what's going on between you and Dexter Lumis.
And you think that is…
You know.
No, I don't know.
Mike…
You know.
No, I don't know, because there's nothing to know.
But if there's nothing to know, then why are you asking me what I do know?
-Look… I don't know, man. -What?
Just quit lying and just tell the people the truth.
-I'm not lying. You are. -I'm not lying.
You are trying to provoke me like some Internet troll.
You are trying to use my name for your own personal game.
I respect that. I am not your little click bait.
I'm gonna go out there right now,
-and tell the truth. -Good. Please. That's what we want.
-Yeah. -Go get him, go do it, man.
-I'm going, not 'cause you want me to go. -Go, yeah.
-You better not be here when I get back. -You can do it. I believe in you.
Go get him, tiger. You got it, man. [clapping] Good luck.
[continues indistinctly]
-[The Miz over song] Awesome! -[The Miz's music playing]
[Corey] I have been waiting for seven nights
for Miz to finally have the chance to set the record straight.
[Patrick] As have the entire WWE Universe.
What is the truth? What is going on with The Miz right now?
And what exactly does Johnny Gargano know?
[announcer] Please welcome The Miz!
[Patrick] Well, we're gonna find out if The Miz intends to set the record straight
about what's been going on with The Miz and Dexter Lumis. That's next.
[man in crowd] Go easy, dude!
[Patrick] This is spectacular. Look who's in the building tonight.
Corey LaJoie.
Welcome to Monday Night Raw.
-Let's go! -[Patrick] And he is not alone.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] You can say that again.
We're talking about one of the biggest legends in NASCAR history. Dale--
[The Miz] All right, all right, all right. All right, all right.
Get that camera off of Dale Earnhardt Jr.
I could beat you in a race with my Tesla.
[crowd booing]
Back to me.
Johnny Gargano has come forward and has accused me of keeping a secret
about what happened between myself and he who shall not be named.
And the truth is…
Johnny's right. I have been keeping a secret,
but I will reveal that secret.
But first, let's reveal the facts.
Facts. A lunatic shows up to Monday Night Raw uninvited
and gets carried away by the security team. Fact.
The very next week,
he shows up and kidnaps me, drags me away from my tag team partner,
Tommaso Ciampa, whom we haven't seen in weeks.
[crowd] What?
Next, week after week after week, he repeatedly attacks me and stalks me,
and I find myself waking up in precarious situations
that I don't want to talk about.
Those are the facts. Those are all what we have witnessed.
But what are we missing?
And allow me to fill those blanks.
[crowd] What?
The night that I was about to win the United States Championship
off of Bobby Lashley inside a steel cage,
he who shall not be named came to me and showed me why I was the target.
Now, I know you might think it must be because of my A-list status.
Maybe my boyish good looks.
That was not it. The reason that lunatic…
targeted me, was because of my mind.
And I'm not talking about some Hannibal Lecter type thing.
We all know my knowledge and my résumé
and my knowledge in this ring and in this industry is unparalleled.
So when I chose to… to… to give a selfless act…
and share my expertise with an up-and-coming superstar,
he who shall not be named,
that lunatic, couldn't stand that I chose Tommaso Ciampa.
And while he sat at home jobless,
thinking that Ciampa stole the career that he deserved,
he thought about his revenge.
And I just… I just didn't want Ciampa to know that
he is the reason that all of this is happening,
because he is my best friend, and I miss him.
And if you have seen him, please, let me know
through social media, anything. Please.
-[Johnny] Mike. Mike! -He who shall not be named--
-[Johnny] Mike! Mike! Come on, man. -[crowd cheering]
[Johnny] You're so full of crap.
We both know that's not what really happened.
No, that is exactly what happened.
Man, come on.
You're so full of yourself,
you don't even realize that your "friend" Tommaso Ciampa,
yeah, he isn't missing.
I just texted him a few minutes ago.
He's actually injured.
So you're just a huge liar, okay?
But if you want Dexter Lumis and me out of your life,
all you have to do is tell the real truth.
Or… or, Mike… you know what's gonna happen.
I have a whistle, and I am not afraid to blow it, okay?
I'm gonna blow this whistle on you.
[crowd cheering]
Yeah? You want to blow the whistle?
[crowd cheering loudly]
I think they want me to blow the whistle.
[crowd cheering loudly]
No, no. When my hand goes up, your mouth goes shut.
-[crowd booing loudly] -And I have been telling the truth.
I've been telling nothing but the truth.
I have given truth after truth after truth--
-[R-Truth's music playing] -[Corey] Speaking of truth…
[R-Truth] Do y'all know what time it is?
[Corey laughs]
Get the ball, we crank it up. Y'all ready?
Y'all, ready? Here we go.
♪ People over there, what's up? ♪
♪ You feel me? Say, "What's up?" ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] ♪ What's up? ♪
♪ You can get with this… ♪
[Corey] Haven't you learned all the lyrics yet to R-Truth's rap song?
[Patrick] Why are you not dancing?
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] ♪ What's up? ♪
[Corey] My ears are functional.
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] ♪ What's up? ♪
♪ Can't nobody else walk like I walka? ♪
♪ Can't nobody else talk like I talka? ♪
♪ Can nobody else keep the stride? ♪
♪ Queen City, I have arrived ♪
[Corey] This is as confusing as Yellow Ledbetter to me.
♪ Everybody knows I done the darn thing ♪
♪ Lonnie Connie, I like to party ♪
♪ Truth be told I be kicking like karate ♪
♪ Hold up, I'ma load up ♪
♪ Smart now, blowed up Deco sewed up… ♪
[Corey] This is apropos. I mean, Johnny Wrestling
is out here talking about blowing whistles like he's Flo Rida or something.
♪ Over there, what's up? ♪
♪ You feel me? Say, "What's up?" ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] ♪ What's up? ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[Patrick] ♪ What's up? ♪
[Corey] Stop! I know you're new here.
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] ♪ What's up? ♪
-[Johnny] What's up? -[Patrick] Yes.
[crowd cheering]
Charlotte, North Carolina, make some noise!
[crowd cheering]
-What's up? -What's up?
You said you wanted to tell the truth.
Dawg, I'm here.
[crowd cheering]
What?
Yeah. He does have a point.
He is-- He is technically the real Truth.
So, yeah. Yeah, that's right.
Did he not say he wanted to tell the truth?
-[Johnny] He did. -[crowd] Yeah!
Hello? Has everyone lost their minds?
Have you ate too much crappy Carolina comfort food
-that it's clogged your brains? -[crowd booing]
-[Corey] Don't go for the food, Mike. -Whoa!
Bro, you're not gonna stand here and talk down about our mac and cheese.
You know-- You know… you know, you're right.
Maybe-- Maybe I'm the idiot for thinking
that Charlotte, North Carolina's brain capacity could handle my reasoning,
but everyone at home
-truly believes me. -[R-Truth] Whoa, whoa, whoa
Look, It's one thing to drag me down here
and not tell me this big secret you got.
Yeah. I'm sorry, man.
But, brah, you not gonna talk down about my hometown's macaroni and cheese.
[crowd cheering loudly]
Hey, Charlotte, how about I give Miz
a good old-fashioned North Cackalack butt whooping?
[crowd cheering]
Truth, we're… We're not fighting.
Oh, what? What's wrong, Miz?
Are you afraid that Truth is gonna beat the real truth out of you?
Man, I know Dexter deflated your balls,
I didn't realize you didn't have any left.
[both] Oh! Got him!
-[Johnny laughs] -[crowd clapping]
-You ain't got none. -No balls.
-You want a match? -[Johnny] No balls.
You want a match? No, no, no. I want a match!
I want Truth!
[both] You can't handle the truth.
[both] Jinx.
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick laughs] Let's see, can Miz handle the truth or Truth?
It's next on Monday Night Raw.
["What's Up?" playing]
[crowd chanting]
[Patrick] Well, Gravey, I don't think you had this in your Raw bingo card.
R-Truth versus The Miz in one-on-one action.
[Corey] Let's not lose sight of the the fact that
R-Truth is out here and demanded this match…
-What's up? -[Corey] …to defend the honor
of macaroni and cheese, Kevin. Macaroni and cheese.
[Patrick] There's a lot of people unhappy with you, right now.
You ever had mac and cheese in Charlotte, North Carolina?
R-Truth in his home city here.
-Rocking the Lamelo Ball jersey. -[Corey] Being stomped by the A-lister.
[referee] Now, wait, listen to me, don't go overboard.
[Patrick] Of course, The Miz and R-Truth used to be a tag team.
-[crowd booing] -Huh? Huh? Yeah!
[Corey] That was a million years ago, Kevin.
I mean, Miz has continued to evolve,
continued to grow, adapt, become a true bona fide A-list celebrity.
-[grunting] -R-Truth's been busy "barnyard flexin'."
[Patrick] He's doing a bit of barnyard flexin'
right now on The Miz, that's for sure.
A swing and a miss from Truth. Oh!
A big boot from Miz, flattening Truth here early.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] I want to know who Johnny Gargano thinks he is, out here stirring the pot.
[Patrick] Who do you believe? You clearly believe the Miz.
[Corey] Of course I believe The Miz. I've known Miz for, like, a decade.
I've known Johnny Gargano even longer,
-and I've never heard him tell the truth. -One, two, three.
[Patrick] He's got a whistle around his neck constantly, Gargano.
He clearly has something on The Miz that the Miz is scared of.
[Corey] Yeah, probably getting doxed.
[Patrick] I, for one, cannot wait to find out.
[referee] How about it, Truth, what do you say?
[Patrick] I mentioned the tag team.
The Awesome Truth. Why not revisit that back in 2011?
Headlining Survivor Series in an effort against The Rock and John Cena.
These two know each other well.
[Corey] Truth gets the sneaker up. I almost called it a boot.
Just in time.
-[Patrick] Oh, Truth! -[Corey] Oh, no.
[Patrick] Miz back up on his feet.
[Corey] Paying homage to his childhood hero.
[Patrick] The man I just mentioned a moment ago.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] You can't see me!
[Corey] Wasted a little too much time and paid for it.
Running knee takes down Truth.
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] They really do not like The Miz here in North Carolina, that's for sure.
Truth struggling to get back on his feet.
[crowd booing]
Massive balls!
[Corey] Miz taking a moment to remind everyone
of the magnitude of his manhood, KP.
Hey, security.
-[Patrick] Wait. What is he looking at? -Security! Get over here!
[Corey] Wait, there… Aw, get it-- The maniac's back!
[Patrick] It's back, it's Lumis
[Corey] Hey, get him!
[Patrick] It's too close to us.
-Hang on a second, R-Truth. -[referee] One, two, three.
-[Patrick] Oh, he's beaten The Miz! -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -["What's Up?" playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner. R-Truth!
[Patrick] But you can understand the nerves,
the trepidation in the face of The Miz.
Of course! It's-- It's Dext--
No! Oh! Genius.
-[crowd cheering] -[music continues]
[mouthing]
All good.
-Oh, this? [continues indistinctly] -[Patrick] It's only Johnny Gargano.
Miz will have something to say about that.
For now, let's go backstage
and check in with our broadcast colleague, Cathy Kelley.
[mouthing] You think you're funny? Oh, you think you're funny?
Candice, thank you so much for joining me tonight.
You have made quite the impact
-since your debut on Monday Night Raw. -Oh, thank you.
Is this everything that you expected in coming back to WWE?
Oh, my. I didn't even know what to expect.
I mean, it feels like, one minute I'm competing in NXT,
the next,
my husband, Johnny Gargano and I, were, you know,
-stepping back and expanding our family. -[Cathy] Mm-hm.
And then, all of a sudden, we're back here on Raw, like…
[exclaims] I guess, if I had to say I knew anything,
it was that this was going to be a challenge for me.
Um, I've had so much support, though, from the superstars,
you know, like Alexa Bliss, Asuka, Bianca Belair,
-they've been so awesome-- -Boo! Bianca Belair sucks.
Relax.
-I got this, Cathy. Thank you. -[crowd booing]
Thanks for stepping in. I'm gonna do the interview now.
Relax.
-We got a couple of questions for you. -Oh.
Okay? The first one is,
who cares?
Because we don't see Asuka and Alexa here to listen to your sob story anymore.
No, we put them on the shelf just like we did to Becky Lynch.
Yeah! You're welcome. [laughs]
I mean, we do what we want.
And did you watch SmackDown where Iyo and Dakota took care of Raquel and Shotzi?
What is this? What are you trying to prove? Huh?
What? That you're in control of the women's division? Is that--
The only thing you've all proven to me,
is that Iyo, still untrustworthy.
Dakota, still spiteful.
And Bayley, you're still not Raw Women's Champion.
Yet! All right?
And if you don't think that we're in control right now,
then you better look around you,
because I don't see any friends here to help you.
Get in there!
-Get her! Get her! -[Candice screams]
[indistinct shouting]
["Greatness" playing]
[Patrick] Monday Night Raw is live tonight
from the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina,
the proud home to the likes of the NASCAR Hall of Fame.
We're here at the Spectrum Center,
the home of the Hornets.
♪ 'Bout to emerge, we on the verge ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Somethin' comin', I can feel it ♪
[crowd cheering]
[drumming]
Hey, man, I'm glad I found ya.
Eli-Eli-o, what's up, bro?
Now, listen, listen. I just wanted to clear the air about last week.
Hey, no need to fear, the air is clear.
See, I've been working on my rhymes to help you out
with your already sick tunes, bro. Yeah!
Now, listen, that's really nice, and I appreciate it.
But I gotta tell you something, man, I am a serious artist.
-Yeah. -Okay? The people love to hear me perform.
We love you.
But I gotta tell you, I've got a long history
of being disrespected and interrupted.
In fact, so much so that I took a vow that if it ever happened,
when I came back, I would do something about it.
But I know you and Zeke were close.
So I'm gonna let last week slide.
But I'll tell you what, If it ever happens again, I might not be so nice.
Oh, okay, bro.
But, hey, I've been hitting the bongs all week. Check it out.
Shoosh!
-Oh, my God. -Okay?
What, it's not bad enough we got Elias back, playing his rotten tunes?
Now we got this clown on the instruments?
Wait, what are you guys? You guys a band or something?
What do you call yourselves? Blink 180 Shoosh?
[both laughing]
That's not even funny, bro. We don't have a name for our band yet.
You're such a moron, Riddle.
Okay? Listen, last week with you, it's the keyboard.
-What's next, the kazoo? -Could be.
All right, let's get serious around this place.
Actually, if I'm being serious, I'd prefer if you shaved that little beard off,
pretend to be that moron Ezekial again.
-I liked him better than you anyway. -Hey, hey.
First off, me and Riddle are not in a band.
-Aw… -[laughing]
Second off, don't you ever talk about my younger brother like that.
[warily] Oh.
I just got done telling him how I hate being interrupted.
And wouldn't you know, you and this big buffoon
walk right in and interrupt me.
So, I tell you what. How about you meet me out in that ring
and find out exactly why
WWE stands for "Walk With Elias."
-[bongo bangs] -Yeah.
Oh, you're wrong. You're in big trouble, though, pal.
Otis eats pieces of crap like you for breakfast.
Bro, they eat pieces of crap for breakfast. [laughs]
[muttering] They eat pieces of crap for breakfast.
[automated voice speaking] A-Town.
[Patrick] And Elias and Chad Gable.
[Corey] Happy Gilmore says hello. [laughing]
[Theory's music playing]
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
he is the youngest Mister Money in the Bank
in WWE history,
Austin Theory!
[Corey] Check out the physique, KP, on Mister Money in the Bank.
Theory's got muscles in places most people don't even places.
[Patrick] He certainly does.
And our camera crew caught up
with Mister money in the Bank a little earlier today.
[music fading]
[cries mockingly] "I'm Mustafa Ali.
And I can't get a title match with Seth "Freakin" Rollins."
I don't even know why we're wasting air time on you, Mustafa.
I mean, you need to be more like me.
The guy that became the youngest United States Champion in all WWE history.
And right now, the youngest Mister Money in the Bank.
And you want to know why that is? Because I can do this all day.
But just do me one favor.
Don't cry after you wake up from going A-Town down.
[Patrick] "You wanna be more like me," says Austin Theory to Mustafa Ali.
Has he got a point, Graves?
[Corey] Look at Theory.
Kevin Patrick, do your eyes work properly?
Who wouldn't want to be more like Mister Money in the Bank?
Young, talented and dangerous.
[Mustafa Ali's music playing]
[announcer] And his opponent from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing 182 pounds, Mustafa Ali!
[Corey] I'll give all the credit where it's due, Ali is just as dangerous.
[Patrick] I caught up with a couple of superstars earlier today,
and they told me backstage that it's hard not to admire
the bravery and courage of Ali stepping in the face
of Seth Rollins last week.
You might be Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
but right now, what you are staring at is your next freakin' problem.
But, Ali, I actually like you. You're a great--
-[grunts] -[crowd gasping]
[crowd exclaiming]
Problem solved.
-[crowd booing] -[laughing]
-[grunts] -[crowd cheering]
-[growls] -[thuds]
[crowd gasping]
-[grunts] -[crowd cheering]
-[grunts] -[man in crowd] Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] Mustafa Ali closing out Monday Night Raw with quite the statement.
-Seth Rollins… -I'm your problem!
[Patrick] …has a problem…
in the form of this man, Mustafa Ali.
[Corey] Ali cannot make the mistake of looking past…
-[Seth's music playing] -[Corey] Wait a second.
[crowd cheering]
[explosion]
[Corey] Yes!
Mustafa Ali, finding out firsthand that sometimes
when the devil learns your name, it doesn't work out in your favor.
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[music continues]
[Corey] The United States Champion,
The Visionary, The Revolutionary,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins has arrived on Raw.
[Patrick] And it's hardly a surprise, given how Raw went off the air last week.
Rollins had put Mustafa Ali in his place, according to him, last week,
but Ali decided to try and spoil the party for Rollins,
the new United States Champion.
[Corey] Well, it's even less of a surprise that Rollins is here,
because, Kevin, I invited him!
-[referee] Ring the bell. -[bell dinging]
[Corey] Rollins is making his way to commentary.
We are about to be graced by the presence of--
Oh, my God! This thing's heavier than it looks.
[Seth] It's good to see ya! Ooh!
[Patrick groans]
[indistinct conversation]
[Corey] Champ, you look fantastic.
-Welcome to Monday Night Rollins. -[Seth cackles]
[Seth] And I am here, The Visionary, The Revolutionary.
-Seth "Freakin" Rollins. [cackles] -You look spectacular.
You pull off lime better than I think anybody could.
[Seth] I do all the colors. I do all the colors, Graves.
I feel good, man. I'm like a rainbow, baby.
[Patrick] We're witnessing one-on-one action here, Seth.
Austin Theory, former United States Champion,
against the man that wants to become United States Champion one day.
He wants that title match with you, and given how last week played out,
is he any closer, Mustafa Ali to getting that title opportunity?
[Seth] Hey, wait a minute. No, he is not any closer.
Let's get one thing straight.
Everybody on Raw wants to be the United States Champion.
Everybody wants to be Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
and Ali, well, he may have been granted a rematch request
-by the former United States Champion… -You focused on the wrong guy.
-[Seth] …everything starts over with me. -You focused on the wrong guy.
[Seth] He's got to get to the back of the line, and earn his keep.
That's how it goes.
[Patrick] You're right to point that out.
Bobby Lashley, the former United States Champion…
-[Seth] Former. -…said Ali deserved that opportunity.
But, of course, Lashley, no longer the United States Champion.
[Corey] Seth, I'm curious as to your thoughts regarding Austin Theory,
the youngest Mister Money in the Bank in WWE history.
You yourself know what it means to hold the briefcase.
Ah! I mean, look at him. Look at him.
That is potential personified, baby. Look at the kid.
He looks great. He's got it all.
A former disciple of mine, might I add.
He learned a lot under his tutelage with me, and look at him now, applying it.
Youngest Mister Money in the Bank of all time.
Big things in the kid's future.
[Patrick] No fear for you that he might try to cash in on you?
-[crowd vocalizing] -Listen to them. Listen to them.
Listen to them.
-[crowd continues vocalizing] -[Seth laughing]
[Seth] Oh! [laughing]
Wait. What was that? I lost my train of thought.
-[Patrick] I can understand. -[Seth] Lost my train of thought.
[Patrick] No fear at all that Austin Theory might, you know, attack you,
-looking for the United States Champion-- -[Seth laughing]
-[Corey] Cover there. -[Patrick] A chance here for the win, Ali.
[Seth groans] I thought he had him there. I thought he had him.
Look, I'm the king of the cash in. All right? I'm the king of the cash in.
-[Corey] The greatest of all time. -[Seth] All time.
-[Seth] So, Theory knows better. -[crowd chanting] We want Seth!
He understands he's got a much better chance
-of cashing in on Roman or Dana Brooke… -[crowd chanting] We want Seth!
Really anybody but me, really anybody but me.
He's smarter than that.
[Corey] Theory, burying a knee to the midsection of Ali.
Now, Seth, in your opinion, what has Mustafa Ali lacked?
[Seth] Whoa, whoa. Whoa!
[Patrick] Mustafa Ali, back up on his feet as well.
[Corey] In his WWE tenure, we know Ali is a talented competitor,
we talk about potential.
But why is it, in your professional opinion,
Ali hasn't achieved the pinnacle?
[Seth] I don't like this. I don't like what's going on here, man.
Ali's got him in a predicament. This isn't any good.
This isn't good. You know what?
You know what he lacks? He lacks a killer instinct.
That's what he lacks. He won't take it to the next level.
Everybody wants to know why can't you get to the next level?
It's because he refuses to take himself to the next level.
-[Corey] Whoa! -[Seth] Whoa, whoa!
-Super athlete. Oh, God! -[crowd groans]
[Corey] Great precision by Ali, looking for the cover.
[Seth] Come on, kid. Yeah, yeah. Good move. Good move, kid.
[Corey] Smart move, right out of the Seth Rollins' playbook.
Smart. You got to use all your resources.
Get outside the ring when you can. Get out of trouble.
-[referee] …two… -[Seth] I'm just out here to watch, man.
Highly competitive match.
Congratulations. Beautiful dropkick you just hit right there.
-[Seth] Whoa! -[Corey] Pulls the apron underneath Ali!
-Look out! -[Seth cackling]
[Seth] Nice, nice, nice, nice.
That's all day!
[Patrick] Dragging Ali back out.
-Ali in a perilous position. -[cackling]
Austin Theory on top here on Raw.
[Seth] Yeah. That's right.
[Patrick] We're watching one-on-one action here in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Raw.
It's Austin Theory, Mister Money in the Bank
and the former United States Champion,
against the man desperate to become United States Champion.
And speaking of United States Champion, Seth Rollins, at commentary.
That's me. I'm here, baby. Making the show better for everyone.
[Corey] We're joined by the only man who can pull off white boots
-after Labor Day without a second thought. -[Seth cackles]
[Seth] Beautiful, beautiful. These are vintage, by the way.
[Corey] You can't teach that kind of talent.
Are you seeing anything in Mustafa Ali tonight, Seth,
that's threatening in any way, given the way we went off Raw last week?
[Seth] Come on! Look, the kid's got fight.
He's got gumption. He's pugnacious. He's got all that.
-But he keeps himself below the top level. -This what do you want?
[Seth] He's got to get that killer instinct.
He's got to take it to Austin Theory,
-and he's not doing that. -What can I say?
-[Seth] Quite the opposite. -[Corey] He can hear you.
-[Seth] God! -[Corey] He can hear you.
[Patrick] Ali, taking exception to the comments of Mister Money in the Bank,
and now Mustafa Ali perched on the top rope.
-[Seth] Watch out, Watch out! -[Patrick] Oh!
450 Splash taking out Austin Theory.
No, no, no! He took his eye off the ball. He took his eye off the ball.
[Patrick] He's gaining momentum.
[Seth] Come on. Come on, Theory. Come on! Get him! Get him!
[Patrick] Swing and a miss from Theory.
[Corey] Ali turning the tides, rights and lefts.
Theory trapped in the corner.
[Seth] Come on! Come on!
-[Patrick] Mighty impressive, Mustafa Ali. -[Seth] No, no. This is no good.
This is no good. Come on. Come on.
[Corey] Ali puts on the brakes in the corner.
Great evasion, rocks Theory's jaw with a kick.
[Patrick] Seth Rollins on his feet here, next to us.
-[Corey] Oh, no, oh, no. Ali might do it. -[Patrick] Now cover, for the victory.
Kick out by Austin Theory. Just about at two and a half.
Does that not have you a little nervous, Seth?
[Seth] Theory, come on. Come on, get it together.
-I say… Oh! -[Seth] Oh, man.
[Corey] Theory taking perhaps the most dangerous selfie in WWE history
and paying for it.
[Seth] Theory, get it together.
[Patrick] Little inexperience there, perhaps, Graves.
[Seth] Come on, come on. There you go. There you go.
[Corey] Probably get the foot.
[Seth] No, no. No, no, no! Come on!
[Corey] Elbow right on the ear of Ali in the corner.
[Seth winces]
-[Corey] Answers with a super kick. -[Patrick] To the cheek of Austin Theory.
-[Patrick] Oh! My word. -[Seth] No!
[Patrick] And in front of Seth Rollins. Ali, about to do it.
-Kick out by Theory. -It's all right. Hey, hey, hey.
[Patrick] What a performance from Mustafa Ali.
[Corey] Listen, Rollins is emotionally invested in Austin Theory.
You heard Rollins reference it at one point there.
He was a bit of a… a disciple of Seth's. He's looking out for his charge.
[Patrick] There's no denying what we're seeing from Mustafa Ali right now.
[Corey] The heart and soul of Mustafa Ali has got him this far.
Can it close the door and seal the deal?
[Seth] Come on. There you go. Move, move, move!
Nice, nice, nice.
[Patrick] Oh! The elbow rocks Theory.
-[grunts] -[Seth] No, no, no.
-[Corey] Oh, wow. -[Seth] There you go! There you go!
-[Seth] Yes, Yes! -[Corey] Tremendous power!
-[Patrick] Oh, my word. -[Seth growls]
-[Corey] That could do it. -[Patrick] That is it.
-[Patrick] Theory could put away Ali-- -One, two, three--
[Patrick] And somehow, Ali is still there.
[Corey] Why do we keep putting the camera on Seth? He's having a moment.
There's action in the ring.
Theory's in… in control.
You all right?
[Seth] Jake, you've gotta put him away.
You've got to finish him off.
Stop messing around. Stop fooling around.
No time for selfies. No more time for selfies.
-One… -Don't let him beg.
Yes! Put him down.
Put him down!
Down! Down!
[Corey] Austin Theory heard the commands of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And here we go. Let's take a trip.
[Seth] No, no, no. No, he waited too long.
-Come on. -Let it go.
[Seth] Come on! Come on!
[Corey] Ali with a vise-grip on the top rope!
-[Patrick] Perseverance for Mustafa Ali. -[Corey] Backstabber.
[Seth] No, no. He's in the zone! He's in the zone!
-[Patrick] Oh, no. -[Seth] No, no, no!
[Patrick] He's going again. He's going for a climb.
[Corey] Mustafa Ali once again perched on the top rope.
[Patrick] Can he connect this time?
[Corey] Seth, where are you going?
[Patrick] Rollins has abandoned commentary. He's gone in there, Graves.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Patrick] And he's distracted Ali.
[Corey] Brilliant. Theory kicked the top rope.
-Here we go, A-Town Down. -[Patrick] Down!
A-Town Down delivered victory for Theory.
[Theory's music playing]
[announcer] Here is you winner. Austin Theory!
[Patrick] A little coaching from the ringside area
from the United States Champion for Mister Money in the Bank.
[Corey] If this is what the future looks like,
I'm gonna borrow Seth's sunglasses.
[music continues]
[Patrick] Mustafa Ali so close. It took destruction and intervention
from the United States Champion.
[Corey] We heard from Seth Rollins himself, "Ali lacks the killer instinct
required to be a champion."
I'm the man! All day!
[Patrick] The selfies continue for Theory.
Ah, what?
-Seth, that's it. [continues indistinctly] -[crowd booing]
[Seth grunts]
[Corey] Rollins hasn't forgotten the disrespect thrown his way
by Mustafa Ali.
You thought you belong in the ring with me?
-[crowd booing] -You don't belong in the ring with me.
Oh, you want to get up? Okay, you want to get up.
All you got to do is stay down, Ali!
Stay down!
[Corey] Ali chucked into the timekeepers' area.
"All you had to do was stay down," he says.
[groans]
Come on, Ali.
Quit fooling yourself.
-Quit fooling yourself. -[Mustafa groaning]
-[Patrick] Rollins once more… -[Corey] Thinking of making a statement.
[groans]
[Corey] This is about returning the disrespect.
-[Patrick] Oh, come on! Come on! -[crowd exclaiming]
You don't belong in the ring with me.
You got it? You don't belong in my WWE.
Get out of here! Security! Get him out of here!
Hey, get him out! Get him out of my gallery!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Mustafa Ali has drawn the ire of the United States Champion.
-[Seth's music playing] -And Rollins is all smiles.
Very pleased with his handiwork tonight.
[Patrick] Ali is as resilient as they come.
But is he coming back from this?
A statement from Rollins…
He doesn't belong with me. Period.
[Patrick] "You don't belong in the ring with me,"
the words of Seth Rollins to Mustafa Ali.
[crowd vocalizing]
[Seth laughing] That's right, baby.
You don't belong with me, baby.
You don't belong with me.
Sing it, y'all!
[Corey] Oh, wait a minute!
Ali's not finished. Where the hell did he come from?
[Patrick] Out of nowhere! This man does not give up!
[yelling]
[Corey] Ali and Rollins dropping bombs back and forth.
These two cannot stand each other.
[Patrick] Oh, my--
[Corey] Mustafa Ali fueled by passion.
Come on, Seth. I am your problem!
-I'm not. I'm not going anywhere. -[referee 1] Just give up, Ali.
[Corey] Ali wants a piece of the United States Champion.
-[referee 2] Get back. -That's it.
I'm not going anywhere!
Hey. Hey.
-Not right now, dude. Not right now. -No, no, no.
I got to go check on Candice. I got to check on Candice.
You dressed up like him.
-You deceived me. -You've been deceiving everybody.
So that makes two of us, right?
[grumbles]
-Johnny Wrestling. -Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
-Yeah. -Internet hero.
Independent darling.
You know, I don't know what it's like to be in single-A ball for a decade.
-[chuckles] -See, we didn't have to do that.
-But you're in the major leagues now. -Okay.
When you walk by a legend and a Hall of famer,
you stop and you introduce yourself.
'Cause if this were the Attitude Era, son, you'd be carrying my bags.
[chuckles]
You think it's funny to mess with The Miz?
Learn some respect, son.
I was eight years old during the Attitude Era.
But you are right, and I am going to give you your respect.
You are a legend, you are a Hall of Famer.
So I will stick my hand out and introduce myself.
Johnny Wrestling. Nice to meet you, M.C. Hammer Pants.
I'd introduce myself to this guy, but what's your name now?
You change your name so many times, I don't even know who you are anymore.
Are you Happy, Constable, King?
What's your name now, "Boring"?
Baron. My bad. You're Baron.
Happy. Baron.
Let's do this where the world can watch.
Mr. Gargano's gonna realize
what Monday Night Raw's greatest acquisition is all about
when the modern-day wrestling god gets… Johnny Wrestling.
-[scoffs] Okay. -See you out there, kid.
See you out there. Nice hat, by the way.
[dramatic music playing]
[Corey] Oh, Johnny, you're gonna regret the mistake you just made.
[Patrick] Listen, Graves, there's no question that
Braun Strowman is an absolute monster.
But even he is about to venture into the unknown.
This was this past Friday night on SmackDown.
As Braun Strowman is looking up at the "Nigerian Giant" Omos.
A man we'll see in action here, next.
I'm just right here! You want me? Me? Where?
[Patrick] Congratulations to our guy, The Rock,
on the success of Black Adam.
If you haven't seen it, go and check it out now.
It happens to be the number one movie in the world.
[Corey] Are you surprised, Kevin Patrick?
We're talking about the most electrifying man
in all of entertainment, The Rock taking over the DC Universe.
Now, who knows what's next?
Welcome back in, folks. Kevin Patrick alongside Cory Graves.
What we witnessed earlier, Candice LeRae in an interview with Cathy Kelley,
attacked by Damage CTRL. We're not surprised by that.
At this particular juncture, we're unable to provide
any sort of medical update on Candace LeRae's condition.
But we will keep you posted to the best of our abilities.
Yeah, but, the word is, though, we're hearing that Bianca Belair
is absolutely furious with what's played out
with her tag partner from last weekend.
Surely that's only going to ignite her fire
ahead of her one-on-one with Bayley to come tonight.
[dramatic music playing]
[Belair] This is me, the real me, the authentic me.
And that's why they connect to me.
♪ Born great, I was made for this ♪
♪ Legendary, the queen of the ring ♪
♪ Look at me, I'm supreme in this thing ♪
[Belair] I'm the B-E-S-T. And that ain't up for debate.
♪ I'll teach you a thing of two ♪
♪ I'm gonna take over the world… ♪
[Corey] The EST of WWE is now the B-E-S-T.
-[electronic whoosh] -[crowd cheering]
-[Bayley] Ding dong! -[Saxton] Bayley is back!
[Bayley] Everything you've accomplished is because I was injured.
We are going to take control of this whole division.
[Saxton] Damage CTRL, owns the women's tag team division.
[Corey] A six-woman tag team match.
Sky, Kai and Bayley functioning on a different level as a team.
[Bayley] This is our ring now.
I beat Bianca Belair, someone who hasn't been pinned in over 300 days.
I get what I want when I want,
and I want the Raw Women's title at Extreme Rules in a ladder match.
[Corey] Damage CTRL has hit the scene.
[Belair] Bayley, all she wants is control.
And nobody controls Bianca Belair.
[Jimmy Smith] There's no way, a double KOD!
Bianca Belair with a KOD under the ladder!
It's celebration time for the EST!
[Bayley] Bianca thinks this is over? Far from it.
I have the EST exactly where I want her.
All by herself.
Because being friends with Bianca Belair is hazardous to your health.
Oh, you don't believe me?
Ask Becky Lynch or Alexa Bliss or Asuka or Candice LeRae.
Oh, wait. Ding dong, hello? You can't,
because Damage CTRL put them all on the shelf.
And, tonight, it's Bianca's turn to recognize
who is really in control of this Raw Women's division.
[rap music playing]
[Patrick] When Bianca Belair defeated Bayley
at Extreme Rules in that ferocious ladder match,
she may have thought that Bayley was in the rear view, not the case.
The Role Model is fixated on the Raw Women's Champion,
so expect an all-out war when these two clash in tonight's main event.
[Corey] Honest to goodness grudge match on our hands.
[music fades]
[Omos' music playing]
[Corey chuckles]
And Raw just keeps on getting bigger.
♪ It's the big man time And the place right here ♪
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following is a four-on-one handicap match.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by MVP, standing at 7'3",
weighing in at 403 pounds,
the Nigerian Giant,
Omos!
[Patrick] That is one frightening sight.
It was a frightening sight also for Braun Strowman, of all people,
this Friday night on SmackDown.
The Monster of all Monsters, stood, well, close to the face.
[Corey] Braun Strowman towers at 6'8".
And Strowman had to crane his neck, had to look up,
perhaps for the first time in his life, at another superstar.
That superstar being the skyscraper, Omos.
Who, with one shove, established dominance over Braun Strowman.
Finally, a challenge.
-I'll be down right here… -[Patrick] Here we go. Bring it on.
Crown Jewel will be shaking in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
[Corey] They better reinforce the ring for this one.
To true skyscrapers of the game.
Braun Strowman, at 6'8", Omos at 7'3".
These two giants collide at Crown Jewel.
[Patrick] You think about some of the powerful superstars
-we've seen in WWE-- Get back to that. -Give me just a moment.
Before we get started, I need just a moment.
Last week on SmackDown,
The Nigerian Giant and the Monster of all Monsters,
came face-to-face for the very first time.
And the six-foot, eight-inch, 340-pound
so-called Monster of all Monsters, was unceremoniously
tossed out of the ring like a child.
Now, Braun Strowman is one of the biggest, strongest, meanest big men,
ever to grace a WWE ring.
And if that can happen to Braun Strowman, gentlemen, I have to ask,
what chance do you think… [chuckling] …you have here today?
You guys, come here. Come a little closer.
No, come here, man. I promise nothing will happen to you
before the bell rings. I give you my word. Come here.
Come here.
Now, Braun Strowman likes to say, "You can get these hands."
Have you ever in your life seen hands like these?
Look at the size of that mitt.
-Wow. -[MVP] Look at that.
The man has a fist like a Christmas ham.
That's beautiful.
Gentlemen, I want you to know,
that I respect your ambition. I do.
And I applaud your courage stepping in this ring today.
But before we get started, I want to ask you,
you guys have a good health insurance plan, right?
You're all paid up? We good? Okay, cool.
Braun Strowman, I hope that you're watching,
because after Crown Jewel,
there will only be one monster in the WWE.
And that monster would be the "Nigerian Giant" Omos.
[crowd booing]
Referee, referee, please ring the bell.
Come on in here and ring the bell and let the carnage begin.
[Corey] From MVP's lips to God's ears,
the genius behind the Giant, making a proclamation…
-[bell dinging] -…for these poor four gentlemen.
-Look at this guy. -[Patrick] I mean, come on.
[Corey] You only get a haircut like that when your dad didn't love you enough.
Oh, my God, that guy,
I think I saw him in a pizza joint in Florida somewhere.
[Patrick] The four gentlemen in the ring, Sol, Tom, Adam, and Denney,
what have you gone and done?
Oh, he's a brave man.
[indistinct grunting]
-[Patrick] They've got a chance here. -[Corey] Smart strategy.
It's a numbers game.
-[Patrick] Oh! -[MVP] Get them off you.
[grunts]
-[Corey chuckles] Oh, my goodness. -[Patrick] Oh, man.
[Omos grunts]
[Patrick] This is just whetting the appetite for Crown Jewel.
[Corey] That poor schlub was driven full impact,
face first, into the canvas, and…
-[Patrick] Look at this. -[Corey] This guy's…
I mean, whatever happens to him is not great.
-[Patrick] Best of luck, best of luck. -[Corey groans]
[Corey] This thing is getting Art the Clown ugly.
[Patrick] He barely lifted his leg.
-[MVP] There you go. -[Omos grunts]
-[MVP] Now give him some. -[yells]
[Patrick] MVP directing traffic here,
as Omos is brutalizing these four fellas.
[MVP] Let's go home. We're done here.
[Patrick] "Let's go home, we're done here," the words of MVP.
[groans]
[Corey] Stomping this poor guy in the soul.
[grunts]
[Corey chuckles] Oh, no!
[MVP] This is carnage.
[Patrick] Just making it look so easy.
-[Corey] Omos-- -[Patrick] Not just his height, Graves.
-[Corey] Stack them. -[Patrick] Yeah.
[referee] One, two, three.
-[Patrick] Devastating. -[bell dinging]
[Omos' music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, the Nigerian Giant,
Omos!
[Corey] Lucky for MVP, Omos doesn't get paid by the hour.
[Patrick] This man will be towering over
some of the biggest superstars we've seen in WWE.
Whether it's Kane, Big Show, the Great Khali,
Omos will be looking down at all of them.
[Corey] Listen, we know the destruction that Braun Strowman is capable of.
But even Braun, right now, has got to be watching Raw,
second guessing himself.
[Patrick] Braun Strowman has never
encountered someone the size of the Nigerian Giant.
[yelling]
[Patrick] If Braun's a great white, this man's a megalodon.
Crown Jewel coming your way.
It's Omos against the Monster of all Monsters.
Yeah!
[rap music playing]
[Patrick] Look who it is.
Elias, competing on Raw for the first time in over a year.
He'll go one-on-one with Chad Gable, next.
[music fades]
[Patrick] The Almighty Bobby Lashley kicked off Monday Night Raw last week
by calling out Brock Lesnar.
After the previous week's assault, Lesnar stepped up and wanted some,
but The All Mighty would then go
and bulldoze and brutalize "The Beast" Brock Lesnar,
and the big question now, Corey Graves,
is how exactly will Lesnar respond
when these two goliaths collide at Crown Jewel?
[Corey] We'll take a look at the impending collision at Crown Jewel
between two of the most dominant forces in WWE history.
Lesnar-Lashley II, tonight.
[Gable] Shoosh. Shoosh, please.
[Gable's music playing]
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Otis, representing Alpha Academy,
Chad Gable!
[Patrick] It seemed to me like Chad Gable was out looking for a match.
He was looking for a bit of trouble earlier on tonight.
He's found a match against the returning superstar, in Elias,
someone who hasn't had a match in over a year.
Perhaps there's a big chance for Chad Gable to return to winning ways.
[Corey] Why such surprise in your voice, Kevin Patrick?
You act like Chad Gable wanting to compete is a negative thing.
This is WWE, it's what we do.
Would you prefer that Gable was sitting in catering?
Would that make you happier, Kevin Patrick? No.
You should enjoy the gift that we are being given…
The Alpha Academy.
[Patrick] Former Raw Tag Team Champions of course,
from this calendar year, the Alpha Academy.
-Alongside Otis. -Thank you!
[Corey] Otis has achieved the impossible.
He's as wide as he is tall, and twice as dangerous.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, Elias.
-[Elias' music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[music continues]
[Patrick] He's got the guitar as well, Corey.
Elias, returning for a one-on-one match
for the first time since July of last year.
Of course, we've seen his brother, Ezekiel, in action.
Holds a special place in Elias' heart.
[Corey] Listen, what it boils down to is, the time off could be a career killer.
Does Elias have ring rust?
We know Chad Gable's remained razor sharp.
He may have been unsuccessful recently,
but Gable's cardiovascular condition is top notch.
-We've always got Otis to account for. -[crowd cheering]
Elias looks to be in tremendous physical condition,
as always, he has been.
But time off, time away,
particularly at this level, can really be disastrous.
[Patrick] And you have to wonder where his head is after last week.
His return to Monday Night Raw didn't exactly go well.
As the bell rings, one-on-one action under way.
Gable and Elias, he had his concert
interrupted originally by Riddle and then Seth Rollins.
Then he was stopped by Rollins later in the night.
-[Corey] Wow! -[Patrick] Look at that!
[Corey] If it's okay to laugh, right? I mean, Gable just
worked Elias out of his boots.
That was fantastic.
And the master putting on a clinic for the world to enjoy.
-Thank you. -[Otis] That's for the Academy!
[crowd booing]
[Otis] I'm back.
[Corey] Watch Chad Gable. Lightning quickness.
Elias attempted a sprawl, and Gable was all over the troubadour, smothering Elias.
[Otis] Just watch the face, the face, you see the face here.
-[Patrick] Chad Gable… -[Corey] Beautiful.
Bridge by Gable. Spectacular athlete.
-This is what I'm talking about. -[Patrick] He certainly is.
You worry about the rust, but hang on, Elias.
[Corey] And listen, Elias has tasted success here in WWE.
But while you're away from WWE, out of the game, the game continues to evolve.
[Patrick] Elias Just grabbing a hold here.
Taking a second to catch his breath from that…
[Corey] And, obviously, Elias hasn't missed any time in the gym,
he's still in tremendous physical condition.
But when it boils down to deep water…
Oh! Wow! Fantastic roll through by Elias.
[Patrick] A little bit of praise coming from you, too,
as Chad Gable finds himself in a perilous position.
[Corey] I think Elias is very, very talented as a competitor.
I'd rather put my head in an oven than listen to his song.
[Patrick] That's where we disagree.
Otis at ringside. You always have to keep an eye on big Dozer.
[Otis] Whoa!
-[groans] -[Patrick] Oh!
Incredible strength from Elias.
-[Otis] Crush it! -[groans]
[Patrick] Once more, too.
[Corey] Gable able to pick Elias-- Oh, wait a minute!
Now, Elias, a step ahead of the master. That's something you don't see every day.
-Shoosh! -[Patrick] Oh!
Oh! Did he just do that?
[Corey] Uh-oh! Elias looking for the backslide.
-One, two… -[Patrick] The Bridge for the victory? No.
Not quite yet.
[Corey] Elias, adding a few new wrinkles to his resume.
Oh, countered by Gable, rolls all the way through.
[Patrick] Once more looking for the vertical suplex.
Cover, Elias to return with the win.
No, not yet.
What would a victory do for Elias here in his first match back in over a year?
[Corey] Above all, it will re-instill confidence in Elias.
-Oh, no! -[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] The referee looking away. Otis playing his part.
[Corey] You can't take your eyes off the big man.
[Otis] You're a terrible actor.
You're a terrible actor. [continues indistinctly]
[crowd murmuring]
[Patrick] You're very welcome back. One-on-one action between Elias
returning to Monday Night Raw last week.
This is his first match since returning,
and one half of the Alpha Academy standing in his way.
Chad Gable now taking flight.
-Look at the distance. -[Corey] Oh, baby! Nailed it!
[Patrick] Smack to the face of Elias. Cover for the win.
-Elias. -[Corey] Elias. Too much in the tank.
Gable unable to execute a better cover attempt.
Let's take a look at the flight pattern of the master, Chad Gable
soaring through the skies of Charlotte.
Boom! Head butt right on the money.
Unfortunately, it seems as though
Gable took a little bit out of himself in delivering the offense.
[Patrick] Elias, with some pent up anger
from last week's return to Raw, interrupted,
and then, of course, the stomp at the end by Seth Rollins.
-And look at this. -[Corey] Rights and lefts.
-[Patrick] Oh, my word. -[Corey] Elias is teeing off.
[shouting]
[Patrick] There's that power! There's that aggression!
[Otis] Come on now!
-Picks up Chad Gable with the suplex. -[Corey] Wow!
-[Patrick] Just tossing Gable. -[Corey] Very unique.
Gable landing seemed to be high on his neck and shoulder.
Splash in the corner, and Elias is rolling!
[crowd cheering]
Who wants to walk with Elias?
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] Can he capitalize, though? Is he delaying a little bit here, Elias?
[Corey] I mean, Elias, asked, "Who wants to walk with him?"
Otis apparently was going to take him up on the offer.
[Otis] Get it, get it, get it.
-[grunts] -[Corey] Oh!
And the master a step ahead yet again.
Ankle lock. This one's as good as over.
[Patrick] So methodical. Well planned out. Looking to execute now, Chad Gable.
-This is mine. -[Otis] That's right.
-Give up, Elias. -[referee speaking indistinctly]
[Patrick] Elias looking for the ropes.
Will he get there? Oh, he's found another way.
-One, two… -[Patrick] Elias, incredible reversal.
[crowd booing]
[Chad grunting]
Oh sh-- Oh, my God…
[Corey] A unique situation. Great power displayed by Gable.
-[grunts] -[thuds]
-[Corey] Wow! -[Patrick] Knee to the midsection.
-[Patrick] That may do it for Chad Gable. -One, two--
-What? -[Patrick] Elias won't go away.
[Corey] Look at that. That was a tremendous display of strength
by Chad Gable, hoisting Elias all the way up…
-Shoosh! -[crowd] Shoosh!
[Corey] …before delivering, I believe it was a version of a DDT.
Not completely effective.
Let's take a look at this.
Gable muscling Elias over. Pow!
Elias able to mitigate the damage
by getting his knees down, but Gable from the top!
Just ate a knee! My God!
[Patrick] Word! Looking for the moonsault, but now Elias turns it on its head.
-And Chad Gable once more… -[Corey] How? how?
Look at this.
Picture perfect moonsault, and Elias timed it perfectly, almost doubled up.
It looked like they might have knocked heads
before the knee of Elias made connection.
[Patrick] That's slo-mo from our crew, captured it perfectly.
Elias, eyes on the prize the entire way.
Oh, hang on a second.
-[thuds] -[Patrick] Otis. That's a big miss.
[crowd cheering]
[grunts]
[Corey] Elias right into the clutches of Chad Gable.
[grunts]
[Corey] Big boot connects.
-[thuds] -[Corey] Oh!
[Patrick] This could be it, Graves. This could be it.
-One, two, three! -Elias, returning with a win!
-[bell dinging] -[Elias' music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Elias!
[Corey] Judging by the look on his face,
tonight may have been a little tougher than Elias expected.
-[Patrick exclaims] -[Otis] Come on!
[Corey] And the number one guy making Elias pay.
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] Out to defend his master. Otis wants a bite.
[grunting]
-[Riddle] Bro! -[Corey exclaims]
[crowd cheering]
-[Riddle's music playing] -[Corey] Here is Elias' rhythm section.
[Patrick] Jumping to the defense of Elias.
[Corey] The original bro, Bro to Sleep!
[Patrick] And that is friendship.
[Corey] Either that or-- Oh!
Riddle's been practicing a little too much backstage.
[crowd cheering]
-[Patrick] He nailed that! -[Corey] Flowing Bro flattens the Academy!
[Patrick] Straight back inside the squared circle
to check in on his buddy Elias.
-Are you good? All right? -Yeah.
-[crowd shouting] -[Riddle's music playing]
[Patrick] Bro To Sleep, followed by a Floating Bro.
What an impact from Matt Riddle.
-Yeah! -[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] Let's see what's to come from this pair.
And again, Matt Riddle finds himself an unlikely ally.
Yeah, exactly. Well, earlier tonight, folks,
Luke Anderson… Excuse me, Karl Anderson, in a match with Finn Bálor.
Now, these two go back an awful long way.
And, all hell would break loose towards the end of this match.
[Corey] You had the O.C. and the Judgment Day, both at ringside.
As expected, it broke down. Chaos would ensue from both sides.
Damian Priest launching "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles
over our announce desk,
which drew Luke Gallows a thunderous boot.
-But watch this. Watch this. -[Patrick] It's this.
-[Corey] The power of Rhea Ripley. -[Patrick] Oh, my… Oh, my God.
[Corey] Nearly 300 pounds, body slammed at ringside.
Who's sweet now? Who's sweet now? How's that for you?
[Corey] But Ripley's night was not over just yet.
In the closing moments, as Anderson could taste victory,
Ripley again, would prove to be the wildcard,
-the game changer, the X factor. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Patrick] You said it. -[bell dings]
[Corey] And the Prince earns a victory over Karl Anderson.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Finn Bálor!
[Finn Bálor's music playing]
She got involved in my match, she got involved in your match.
-We have a Rhea problem. -Rhea sucks.
We have a Rhea problem, but I have a Rhea-lution.
All three of us know, everyone knows, I'm the best with women.
-What? -Yes.
What? She body slammed you tonight.
Body slams are my love language.
I'll handle Rhea.
But… he's not good with women.
-He is terrible with women. -I know.
-This is dumb. -Oh, y God.
Just keep the ice on.
-[JBL's music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Desperate times call for desperate measures.
But this is a man who knows nothing of desperation.
He is a WWE Hall of Famer.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome WWE Hall of Famer,
John "Bradshaw" Layfield!
[Patrick] JBL has labeled Baron Corbin, "a modern-day wrestling god."
That modern-day wrestling god goes one-on-one with Johnny Wrestling.
It's Gargano, Corbin, next!
[music fades]
Our goal is to provide a safe place for young people.
We have programs that matter, and we have partners like the WWE.
[Xavier] I'd say the main thing that I learned about myself
at the Boys & Girls Clubs, was probably the importance of being myself.
This club is like a second home to me.
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It's really cool for us to be able to see that they're making a real impact.
Visit bgca.org to learn how WWE and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America
are doing whatever it takes to build great futures for all you.
[heavy metal music playing]
[Patrick] For more than 150 years, Boys & Girls Clubs
have helped shape kids' paths toward great futures.
WWE is a proud partner, with Boys & Girls Clubs of America
and excited to celebrate our partnership.
Help us support the four million kids served by Boys & Girls Clubs
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[heavy metal music playing]
Where is Gallows?
I don't know. Maybe he is good with women.
-As far as I know, he's at-- -What happened to you?
-Oh, God. -Did she get you too?
-Come on. -Come on.
[groans]
She got me too, dude.
[groaning]
Do we agree that we have a Rhea problem now?
-[wincing] We have Rhea problem now. -Yes. What are we gonna do?
You all right?
Something. We're going to do something.
Rhea sucks.
[JBL's music continues]
[crowd cheering, clapping]
Charlotte, North Carolina!
[crowd cheering]
I would ask you how you're doing, but I really don't care.
-[crowd booing] -Because you are the problem.
You're the one that has allowed these ambitionless,
safe-space seeking Millennials and Gen Z-ers,
to create the atmosphere where mediocrity is the norm.
It's why you like Johnny Gargano.
Or his NFL counterpart,
Johnny Wrestling's Baker Mayfield, who…
He is from Oklahoma. What do you expect?
He's not even playing for your stellar two and five football team.
[crowd booing]
You even took the the GOAT of all GOATs, Michael Jordan,
and turned him into a loser.
[crowd booing]
You see, Charlotte, North Carolina's like so much of the rest of the world.
It is where dreams come to die.
[crowd booing]
But you get to witness something… And, you're welcome.
You get to witness greatness today.
A Golden Gloves boxing champion, professional football player,
Money in the Bank winner,
André The Giant Memorial Battle Royal winner, and King of the Ring,
Monday Night Raw's greatest addition.
I want you to help me.
I want you to get on your north cackalacky hooves,
and put together your Carolina hillbilly, little chubby hands,
and welcome the modern-day wrestling god,
Mr. Baron Corbin.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] You heard him, Kevin. Stand up, show a little respect.
[coins clinking]
[Corey] We are being joined by a deity.
[Corbin's music playing]
[coin drops]
[Corey] Last week, we witnessed the emergence
of the modern-day wrestling god, Baron Corbin,
the newest acquisition to Monday Night Raw.
The sky truly is the limit for Mr. Corbin.
[Patrick] So what exactly can JBL do for Corbin that he hasn't done in the past?
[Corey] The question is, what can't JBL do for Baron Corbin?
JBL is a world champion.
He's a WWE Hall of Famer, and of his own volition,
JBL has taken interest in Baron Corbin as the future of WWE
-as a modern-day wrestling god. -Thank you!
You don't have to like it, KP, but you should probably accept it.
[Patrick] I'm not saying I don't like it.
JBL has listed the accomplishments of this man already.
We talked last week about the pace and the power
you see in the ring from this man, Baron Corbin.
[Johnny's music playing]
[Patrick] And here comes his opponent tonight.
Johnny Wrestling!
♪ Be yourself, can be no one else ♪
♪ Another day, gotta give 'em hell ♪
♪ It's burning Straight through the dark… ♪
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring from Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in at 199 pounds, Johnny Gargano!
[Corey] I'm gonna go on the record and make a bold prediction.
We are about to witness a mauling, Kevin Patrick,
and Corbin is going to enjoy every second of the punishment
he inflicts on Johnny Gargano.
[Patrick] We don't want to underestimate this man, though.
Johnny Gargano, the first NXT Triple Crown Champion.
He's four and one since joining Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] Listen, I know what Gargano's capable of.
I've called most of his WWE tenure, his days in NXT.
I wrestled Johnny Gargano on The Independence, like, 15 years ago.
I know how talented Johnny Wrestling is,
but Johnny Wrestling isn't a wrestling god, is he?
Don't answer that question. It was rhetorical.
[Patrick] Maybe he's talked his way into this match for a reason.
[Corey] Or maybe Gargano is like what JBL described.
He needs a safe space, his feelings are hurt.
He's feeling vulnerable. Welcome, JBL.
-Very welcome, JBL. -[bell dinging]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Corey] We are being graced by the presence of WWE Hall of Famer,
an original OG wrestling god, JBL.
[JBL] OG. How about that? Shamrock, how you doing?
You got a job another week? I don't know how that happened.
But Corey Graves, it is great to see you out here.
[Corey] Likewise, JBL.
I am as excited as anyone to experience the emergence
of this modern-day wrestling god, Baron Corbin.
[JBL] Modern-day wrestling god that the entire world is buzzing about.
[Patrick] Johnny Gargano here early, though,
blow after blow to the head of Corbin.
[Corey] Let me ask you, JBL. You made reference earlier about--
-[JBL] Wait a minute. -[Patrick] In a second.
Gargano early, looking for the win.
[Corey] You referenced the Attitude Era
and that Johnny Gargano would be carrying your bags back in the day.
What is it with Gargano? What do the WWE fans see in this guy?
[JBL] I have no idea what they see in him. Look--
-Whoa! -[crowd cheers]
He spent ten years in single-A ball. Some people wear that as a badge of honor.
I consider it an indictment.
All right? Baron Corbin comes in to bat and clean-up in the major leagues.
He didn't have to go to single-A ball. There is a big difference.
-Baron Corbin is a star. In any era. -[groans]
[Corey exclaims] Wow!
[Patrick] Catches Johnny Wrestling clean.
[Corey] Johnny's a few bicuspids lighter after that right hand from Corbin.
-Yeah, good for you man. -[Corey] Let's take a look at this.
[JBL] That is a former Golden Glove Champion right hand right there.
[Corey] The man who does his homework, Baron Corbin, prepared for Johnny Gargano.
[Corbin grunts]
[Corey] JBL, to play Devil's advocate,
-is there any chance that Corbin… -[groans]
[Corey] …is underestimating Gargano in this situation?
[JBL] Absolutely not.
Baron Corbin is one of the smartest competitors I've ever been around.
Why in the world do you think I would come back from retirement after all this time?
Leave my private island for one reason and one reason only.
That's 'cause Baron Corbin is a future world champion.
Baron Corbin is the salvation of this business.
That is a modern-day wrestling god.
That man beats Daz. That man beats Sammartino.
That man beats Brisco.
If you put any of them out there in any era, Baron Corbin is a champion.
You put Gargano out there in any era, and he carries bags.
[Patrick] So why the ups and downs, then, for Baron Corbin over the past year?
We've all witnessed the trials and tribulations for this man.
[JBL] Why don't you call the match, all right? You see it up and down now?
[grunts]
-[Patrick] Corbin… -[Corey chuckling]
[Patrick] …toward the turnbuckle, just hammering Gargano.
Does it bug you, JBL, that Gargano calls himself Johnny Wrestling?
He's too busy getting beat up!
[JBL] No. I had no idea he called himself Johnny Wrestling
until somebody told me that today. I don't keep up with single-A ball.
Look, he's very good at what he does, all right?
-Gargano is a very talented individual. -This is a hero to you?
[JBL] I'm just telling you, in Attitude Era, he'd be carrying my bags.
He's like the Savannah Bananas to Corbin's Houston Astros.
That is a great analogy.
My God, bless Houston Astros.
Who would never cheat and will always hold that standard of being a champion.
[grunts]
-[Patrick] Gargano… -[Corey] Throwing elbow.
-[Patrick] A good response, emphatic. -[Corey] Oh!
[JBL] You do not want to trade blows with Baron Corbin.
[Corey] Oh! Great agility by Corbin, showing off his athleticism.
[Patrick] Oh! Dropkick. Down goes Corbin.
One.
-Two. -[JBL] Watch it, Baron.
[Corey] Baron able to evade again.
-[grunts] -[Corey] Johnny, caught by…
Look at this. This is great. Uh-oh!
-Whoa! [laughs] -[crowd booing]
-[Corey] Wow! -Oh! That's gotta hurt.
-That'll leave a mark. [laughing] -[crowd booing]
Ha! There you go, ladies and gentlemen.
[Patrick] It's been all Baron Corbin during the commercial break.
A modern-day wrestling god, according to the Hall of Famer
joining us on commentary, JBL.
[Corey] Well, JBL, as a Hall of Famer, I need to ask your opinion.
Despite the dominance we've been seeing from Baron Corbin,
what is it about Johnny Gargano that the WWE fans seem to gravitate to him?
Just look at him. He's fantastic at what he does.
He has incredible in ring skills.
He's a terrific athlete. He's just not Baron Corbin, all right?
The average fan looks out here and says, "I might/could be Johnny Gargano."
You might/could be, but you cannot be Baron Corbin.
[both grunt]
[Patrick] How did the alliance
between yourself and Baron Corbin come about anyway, JBL?
[JBL] How did guys like Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley become friends?
-Greatness attracts greatness. -[Corey] Whoa!
That was greatness.
-That should do it. -[Patrick] Cover to put him away.
The victory for Cor-- Not yet.
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] You can't deny the resilience on show from Gargano.
[thuds]
[Corey] Corbin launching Gargano up
before laying out into a neckbreaker. Nearly ended this one.
But the heart of Johnny Gargano still beating.
[JBL] It's very simple, Shamrock.
I look at Baron Corbin and I see everything
that's good about this wrestling business.
You know, I see this soft world that's going on around us,
looking for their safe space.
And I see Baron Corbin being a throwback.
But it's not a throwback, because greatness is timeless.
[grunting]
[Corey] Oh, my goodness!
Gargano out of the way just in time.
[JBL] Gargano's incredibly talented.
There's a reason that everybody likes this guy.
He's just not Baron Corbin.
[Patrick] This has been end-to-end, though.
Gargano growing into this match.
[JBL] You're not gonna win a fistfight, though, with Corbin.
-[Patrick] Flattens Baron Corbin here. -Get up! Get up!
-[JBL] You got to punch… -[Patrick] Says, "Get back up again."
[Corey] Step-up enzuigiri by Gargano.
[grunts]
[Patrick] A knee to the jaw.
[grunting]
-[thuds] -[Corey] Uh-oh!
[shouting indistinctly]
[Corey] JBL, is time to start sweating yet?
[JBL] Not time to start sweating.
I have all the faith in the world in the modern-day wrestling god.
You don't get a moniker like that by not overcoming adversity.
[Patrick] I think you can hear that confidence in him.
But Gargano responds with the cover for the win…
[JBL] Kick out, Baron.
[Patrick] He does exactly that, JBL.
[Corey] Cool as a cucumber over here, JBL is.
[JBL] Not fazed at all.
[groans]
[JBL] Complete faith in Baron Corbin.
[Corey] Gargano still feeling the effects
of the onslaught of the modern-day wrestling god.
[Corey] Gargano in control for the moment. Can he capitalize?
[Patrick] Grabs him by the throat.
You don't feel you're adding too much pressure to Corbin,
calling him a modern-day wrestling god, do you, JBL?
[JBL] Pressure makes diamonds.
-[Patrick] Oh! The Fallaway Slam. -Whoa! That is a thing of beauty.
-[Corey] I've seen that before. -[shouting indistinctly]
I couldn't have done that better myself.
[crowd jeering]
Quack, quack, quack.
[JBL] This should break some people. With others, it makes diamonds.
Baron Corbin and I have nothing to worry about.
Look at this.
[Corey] Halfway across the ring, Gargano just launched.
[JBL] Gargano should get frequent flier miles from Baron.
[Corey] Oh, wait a minute.
-Shoulders down! -One, two--
[Patrick] What an upset this would be.
Baron Corbin looking to get back on his feet.
[grunts]
[Corey] Johnny with rights and lefts now.
Hammering away at Baron Corbin.
[JBL] Weather the storm, Baron, Weather the storm.
-[Patrick] Corbin, just absolute ease. -[JBL] Whoa!
-[Corey] Good night. -[Patrick] Ring-o'-ring-o'-rosie.
[Patrick] Baron Corbin, for back-to-back wins.
Nope, not yet.
[Corey] Shamrock, did you just refer to Deep Six as "ring around the rosie"?
I'm offended for JBL right now.
Look at this. Deep Six.
Corbin nearly putting Johnny Wrestling through the ring.
-I apologize on Kevin's behalf. -[JBL] Ring around the rosies?
What do you do, play-by-play for Sesame Street?
[Patrick] I've got two little kids.
[crowd chanting] Johnny Wrestling!
[JBL] I'm sure they're real proud of you.
[Patrick] Chants of "Johnny Wrestling" ring out…
here in Charlotte, North Carolina.
[groans loudly]
[grunts]
[Corey] A heavy right hand.
[JBL] Charlotte, for all their faults in the world,
they have seen some incredible wrestling champions come through here,
and they recognize one in Baron Corbin.
[Corey] Corbin working to remove all doubt from the collective mind
of the WWE Universe, but Johnny just won't quit.
[Patrick] Johnny's going blow-for-blow here.
A little headbutt to Corbin. And another.
[JBL] He's not very mysterious.
He's like a cockroach. You just can't squash him.
[Corey] Look at the athleticism.
-[smacks] -[Patrick] Super kick!
-Wow, Gargano now, for the upset. -One, two--
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] You're just adjusting your…
You're just getting a better view of the monitor, I understand that.
It's warm in here. Somebody ought to
pay the air conditioning bill here in the Spectrum Center.
As we look once again at Gargano, just super-kicking Corbin between the eyes.
But the wrestling god continues to soldier on.
[JBL] Incoming, Baron.
[Patrick] Oh! Caught!
[grunts]
[Corey] Again, off of our announce table.
-That is a very expensive Stetson, no? -[JBL] Protect the hat, protect the hat.
[scoffs]
Things just got serious.
[Corey] This is good. We've got the best seat in the house, Kevin.
Play time is over.
Good night, Johnny Wrestling.
-You're all… -[grunts]
[Patrick] Another super kick.
The resilience on show is unbelievable from Gargano.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Corbin crashing into the steel ring stairs.
What…
What does Gargano think he's doing?
[Patrick] A never-say-die attitude, as Corbin rolls back inside the ring.
[crowd cheering]
What is Johnny Wrestling looking at?
Don't even think about it.
[crowd cheering]
Gargano.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd clapping]
[crowd cheering]
[man in crowd] Whoo!
[Patrick] Oh, my God.
The disrespect, but then he follows it up.
[Corey] You don't tug on Superman's cape,
and you sure as hell never steal JBL's Stetson.
[Patrick] Are you kidding me? Are you kidding me?
[JBL] That single-A idiot.
[grunts]
-[Patrick] JBL, he's out at the side. -[Corey] Good.
Gargano brought that on himself.
[Patrick] JBL takes out Gargano on the apron.
[grunts]
[Patrick] Corbin, End of Days!
[Corey] With all due respect, ballgame!
[referee] One, two, three.
[bell dinging]
[Corbin's music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Baron Corbin!
[Corey] It all comes down to results, Kevin Patrick, remember that.
Obviously, JBL, WWE Hall of Famer
believes every word he says about Baron Corbin.
And Gargano has no one to blame but himself.
Johnny Wrestling was in a contest with Baron Corbin, not JBL.
-Gargano took his eye off the ball… -[bell dinging]
…and Corbin took him deep.
[Patrick] I still cannot believe what Gargano did to JBL.
JBL responds to Corbin.
On Monday Night Raw now, back-to-back victories, it's Dolph Ziggler,
-and this week, Johnny Gargano. -Thank you!
Let's go backstage now,
and check in with our broadcast colleague, Cathy Kelley.
And you are welcome!
Joining me at this time, Bianca Belair.
[crowd cheering]
Bianca, considering all of the bad blood between yourself and Damage CTRL,
what does tonight's match against Bayley mean for you?
[scoffs] A win tonight means finally putting an end to all of this.
I mean, superstars like Candice LeRae are catching strays,
and I can't stand for that.
Not when I'm the one that's been holding this division down and leading it.
Now, I know tonight, I'm going to the ring outnumbered,
so if that means that I have to take out Dakota and Iyo
in order to get to Bayley, then that's exactly what I'm gonna do.
Because now, this has become bigger than the championship, bigger than ego.
This… This is about payback.
Because Bayley has taken out every single one of my friends.
So tonight, I'm not stopping
until Bayley is left with absolutely nothing.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Yeah, greatness ♪
[Corey] Last week on Raw, two titans clashed,
and they will run it back at Crown Jewel.
But coming up next, we'll take a look at the upcoming epic showdown,
between Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar.
♪ And it feel likes greatness ♪
[groans softly]
[crowd cheering]
[The Miz] Hey.
Look, Maryse and I got this get well card for Candice.
We really hope she feels better soon.
You know, it's…
It's actually kind of nice of you. I appreciate that.
We've… we've all had a really tough night.
And I was thinking, maybe we could put all this nonsense behind us.
Maybe sit down and talk like reasonable men.
The only reasonable thing to do…
is to tell the truth.
And if you don't next week,
then I will.
Empty. You didn't even sign it.
You're rich, put some money in it at least.
I don't know who Johnny Wrestling thinks he is,
making threats to the A-lister, The Miz.
Can I be honest with you? Here we are now,
and I can't believe this desk is still standing.
Because two minutes in to our three-hour show last week,
a hellacious brawl between Bobby Lashley and Brock Lesnar,
this thing was flattened.
And I expect, that come Crown Jewel,
when these two behemoths collide, it could register on the Richter scale.
[Corey] Two of the most decorated combat athletes in the world
will collide a week from Saturday at Crown Jewel.
[dramatic music playing]
[Corey] The most dangerous man in the history of WWE…
[explosions]
[Corey] The most decorated combat sports athlete of all time.
Brock Lesnar is the alpha male of our species!
[dramatic music playing]
[Corey] Bobby Lashley, supreme dominance.
He is indeed something beyond human.
One of the most impressive athletes we've ever seen in WWE.
-[dramatic music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] What a display of dominance by the United States Champion.
[narrator] What will happen as these two powerhouses
head towards a collision at Crown Jewel?
[Patrick] The All Mighty, Bobby Lashley, will defend his United States Championship
against Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
-[Brock's music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] What the hell is happening?
[Patrick] The Beast is back!
Good evening, Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] Oh, no!
[thud echoes]
[distant crowd cheering]
[Corey] Why? What is the meaning of this?
[thudding echoes]
[Corey] Kimura Lock!
How the hell is Lashley supposed to defend his title now? [echoes]
[Lashley] And I'm pissed off. What Brock did was unforgivable.
He comes up here, and now Seth is the United States champion?
[dramatic music playing]
[Lashley] This is my ring, and I won't be disrespected.
Brock Lesnar. You got an issue with me, let's fight about it.
[dramatic music playing]
[Corey] Here we go.
Lesnar and Lashley are beating the holy hell out of each other.
[crowd cheering]
[narrator] One week from Saturday,
two of WWE's most dominant heavyweights,
most decorated champions,
will collide in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
[Patrick] Two animalistic alpha males that won't give an inch.
-[crowd cheering] -[grunts]
♪ Keep up the fight, I'm gonna fight ♪
[Patrick] You simply cannot miss this gargantuan collision
coming your way a week from Saturday, at Crown Jewel, the premium live event
that you can watch on Peacock.
It's Brock Lesnar, Bobby Lashley,
braves the response from both of these superstars.
I cannot wait to see it.
[Corey] If ever there was a match
so hard-hitting that the viewers at home have the potential to lose teeth,
this is it. Lashley-Lesnar II.
[Bayley's music playing]
[Corey] We're gonna settle another score right now.
[bell dinging]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions
Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky,
representing Damage CTRL, Bayley!
[Patrick] Bayley simply will not go away from Bianca Belair.
Belair, the EST, thought she had her in the rearview,
thought she was gone for good,
but Bayley continues to respond in the face of Belair.
One-on-one tonight with the Raw Women's Champion.
Remember, Raw coming your way. It's Halloween next Monday night, Graves.
[Corey] Who will possess the bragging rights next week
when we get to the Big D, Dallas, Texas,
to ring in Halloween the right way, the Raw way.
[Patrick] It's two of the most decorated superstars in the women's locker room,
battling for supremacy, wrestling for control.
It's the Raw Women's Champion, Bianca Belair,
and the "Role Model" Bayley, next!
-Ya'll eat ass! -[music continues]
[Corey] Next week, Monday Night Raw
comes to you live from Dallas, just days before Crown Jewel.
And the Halloween forecast calls for F5.
Brock Lesnar returns to Raw,
the Beast Incarnate in Dallas next week on Monday Night Raw.
[Patrick] Speaking of a bitter rivalry, we're all set to go
to witness the latest chapter in the feud between Bayley.
There she is alongside the tag champs. It's Damage CTRL.
[Corey] We saw earlier tonight,
Damage CTRL attacked Candice LeRae backstage.
Our latest medical update says that Candice suffered
a sternoclavicular sprain of the left shoulder.
We'll keep you updated with any sort of progress
over the next several days,
and, of course, best wishes to Candice LeRae as she recovers.
[swishes]
[Patrick] Time now for the champion.
[Belair's music playing]
Bet you didn't know I graduated from
the gorilla mime school. Easy for me to say.
[announcer] From Knoxville, Tennessee,
she is the Raw women's Champion,
Bianca Belair!
[Corey] Every time I have something good to say,
that idiot, Mike Rome, talks over me.
I wonder if he's ever had his ass kicked by a guy wearing Louis Vuitton loafers.
It's about to happen.
[Patrick] Over the weekend, Bianca Belair surpassing 200 days
as the Raw Women's Champion.
[Corey] Listen, we know the level
that Bianca Belair functions on every single day.
What a dominant, impressive range she has had
as Raw Women's Champion.
However, Bayley put a rather extensive post out on social media earlier today,
about how Bayley needs to win this match.
[Patrick] Yeah, Bayley highlighting all that Bianca and her have been through,
actually complimenting Bianca in what she's achieved
as well as the sacrifices that she's made.
But she says that those are reasons she needs to win tonight.
She said, "Nobody loves this company more,
and she should be the one waving the WWE flag around the world.
"And, Bianca," she says, "This runs through my blood, and I guarantee you,
"you don't know what that feels like or how it fuels me.
So tonight is when I beat Bianca," she said.
"And it's the beginning of the end for you."
[Corey] Kevin, I was trying to get people to go to Bayley's social media page
-to actually read what she wrote. -[bell dinging]
[Corey] You might as well read War and Peace.
Let's not lose sight of the fact that if Bayley somehow
does defeat Bianca Belair,
which she has been unable to do in singles competition thus far,
it's gonna propel Bayley right back to the front of the line
for a future opportunity at the Raw Women's Championship.
[Patrick] Yeah, crucial words you say there being "singles competition"
because Bayley did, in fact, pin Bianca Belair, at Clash at the Castle.
[Corey] Bayley knows full well she's not gonna win
a power game against Bianca Belair,
who has lived up to the hype as the strong-est female in WWE.
I'm sure several would disagree,
but Bianca continues to impress, week after week.
Bayley is gonna have to rely on
the one advantage she has over Bianca Belair, and that's experience.
There's no substitute for it.
Bayley has been at the highest of highs and the lowest of lows.
Bayley does live for this business.
You may not like her attitude,
but that's why Bayley wakes up each and every morning.
[Patrick] There's no question about that.
Bayley, the first ever WWE Women's Grand Slam Champion,
and she did all that before Bianca even stepped foot on Raw or SmackDown.
[Corey] And I think what Bayley's done has been, in a way, selfless.
Bayley believes in Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai.
Bayley showed them the task,
which was to become Women's Tag Team Champions,
and they did just that.
And now it's time for Bayley to focus on herself, on her own career trajectory,
knowing that she's lived up to her own hype.
[Patrick] I mentioned Bianca Belair surpassing 200 days.
Bayley went 380 days in her second reign as the SmackDown Women's Champion.
No!
[Corey] This is a smart strategy by Bayley. Opening moments,
-attacking the arm of Bianca Belair. -Come on, EST. They--
[Corey] Bianca has so many facets to her game.
[Patrick] So what is the strategy for Bianca,
knowing that Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai are ringside?
[Corey] Well, Bianca, needs to keep her head on a swivel.
I know it's a cliché, but in this scenario, it's the truth.
Bayley cannot forget about the women's tag team champions on the outside,
while simultaneously maintaining focus
on one of the most dangerous veterans in the business in Bayley.
[Patrick] A shoulder challenge from Bianca, flattening Bayley.
[Corey] Bianca's confidence has got to be higher than perhaps the last…
the last time these two met,
because Bianca realizes at Extreme Rules, she did defeat Bayley.
[Patrick] She's got that swagger tonight, Bianca Belair.
-Oh, beautiful! Bayley. Hang on a second. -[Corey] Oh! Wow!
Bianca maneuvers her way out of that somehow.
[Corey] And that's the experience I was referring to.
[Belair grunts]
[Corey] Bayley has been in scenarios Bianca has yet to experience.
And nothing fancy there, just smash mouth.
[Patrick] Bayley cover, scouted her opponent brilliantly.
Kickout from Bianca.
[Corey] Take a look at this. Bianca got a little fancy,
and paid for it with a forearm to the jaw.
[grunts]
[Corey] When you've got someone as experienced as Bayley in the ring--
-[Patrick] Oh. Roll over for Bianca. -[Corey] Out of the way, shoulders down.
When you've got somebody as experienced as Bayley in the ring,
you may, at best…
[Corey] Wait a minute.
-[Patrick] We go again. -One, two--
[Patrick] Bayley kicks out.
[Corey] Belair moonsaulting over Bayley.
You're not gonna get a chance to make too many mistakes and survive.
Bianca knows that, and Bianca putting on the full-court press here,
in this instance…
[Patrick] Looking for a second vertical suplex.
Bayley working on the left arm of Bianca.
[Bayley groans]
[Corey] And this is, pardon the pun, all about control for Bayley.
Bayley has the Raw Women's Champion in her grasp, in her clutches,
and now, Bayley can re-strategize, can replan her game.
Well, maybe that window's closed.
Backbreaker from the champ.
[Patrick] Belair back up on her feet.
Looks around at the WWE universe here in Charlotte, North Carolina,
the Raw Women's Champion, just assessing her options.
[Corey] Nice landing.
-[Patrick] Oh! -[Corey] Ow!
[Corey] Bianca spent a lot of time, but the champion is in control.
Can Bayley get back into this?
-[crowd cheering] -[man in crowd] Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] Welcome back, you're witnessing the latest chapter of a bitter rivalry
between the Raw Women's Champion, Bianca Belair and Bayley.
Two of the most decorated superstars in the women's locker room,
and this has been end-to-end, not giving an inch here, Graves.
[Corey] We've seen glimpses of hope from the Raw Women's Champion.
But Bayley, has been waiting for this opportunity.
Bayley is very, very well-prepared and has strategized for this situation.
-[Patrick] Suplex into our announce desk. -[Belair groans]
[Corey] Much to the delight of Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky,
just feet away from Bayley and Bianca.
[Patrick] And the tag champions applauding the work of the Role Model.
[Corey] I applaud the creativity of the "Role Model" Bayley,
using the environment to her advantage.
[Patrick] Hang on a second. Shoulder's down.
-[thuds] -[grunts]
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] Bayley going to work on Bianca Belair, working on the left arm.
[Corey] It's a tried and true, dare I say, classic strategy in this game.
You isolate a body part and you damage it to the best of your ability.
That's what Bayley's tried to do
to the left arm of the Raw Women's Champion thus far.
[Patrick] So powerful. Bianca Belair manages to turn it around,
and Bayley kicks out. Oh!
Vicious blow from Bianca. Not once, but twice.
[Corey] Make no mistake about it, Bianca's got dynamite in her fists.
[Patrick] All with her right arm. The left arm is hurting.
[woman in crowd] You suck, Bayley!
You suck! [grunts]
[Corey] Notice the pace of this matchup. Bayley in no hurry.
-Almost cautious approach… -[crowd booing]
…to her attack on Bianca Belair thus far.
-You! -[Corey] And now, the Role Model
hammering away at the Raw Women's Champion.
[grunting]
[Corey] Ooh!
[Patrick] Reaching on the left arm there of Bayley.
[Corey] Well, Bayley's face first into the top turnbuckle, looking for the KOD.
[Patrick] Not gonna happen yet. Bayley clings on to the ropes.
[Corey] And across the top.
[Belair grunts]
Great wherewithal by the veteran Bayley, into the cover.
[Patrick] Yep, this could be it for Bayley.
[groans]
[Patrick] Bianca's feeling that left arm.
[Corey] And Bayley knows exactly what she's doing.
You want to take away the left arm, the right arm,
one body part of the champion.
As Bayley continues to work on the left arm,
because it neutralizes the power game of the champion.
Bianca Belair unable to perform a lot of her trademark offense
with only one good arm.
[Patrick] Do you think that Bayley will want a championship opportunity
if she gets the victory tonight over Belair?
[Corey] You would think you know that already. Bayley is open and honest,
but at the end of the day, it's all about the championship.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Patrick] Methodical strategy here from the Role Model,
working her way on that left arm.
But Belair can use her right.
-[grunts] -[thuds]
[Corey] Nightmared over.
-[grunts] -[Patrick] Oh!
[man in crowd] I love you, Leah!
-[Patrick] So experienced, Bayley. -[Corey] Oh, nobody home.
[Patrick] But Belair had her scouted.
-[thuds] -[groans]
[Corey] The champion feeling a level of desperation now, stuck in the corner.
Elbow, stops Bayley in her tracks.
[Patrick] With Bianca, we'd heard the news that she was furious at the attack
that we saw earlier by damage CTRL on Candice LeRae.
[grunts]
[Corey] If we've learned nothing else about Bianca Belair
since she's arrived in WWE,
there are few superstars who succeed in the spotlight
when the pressure is as high as possible.
-That's where Bianca exists. -One, two…
[Patrick] It certainly is a battle for supremacy.
Wrestling for control here, as Bayley gets flattened outside of the ring.
[groans in pain]
[Patrick] The power on show once more from Belair.
[Corey] Surprised Belair's left arm was able to hold up to deliver the suplex.
Obviously, to her own detriment, with Belair now trying to will herself
back into this battle as the WWE Universe comes to life here in Charlotte.
[Patrick] And we have been there before with these two.
Hellacious battle at Extreme Rules in a ladder match.
And look at Belair!
[Corey] The adrenaline beginning to flow through the Raw Women's Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[grunts]
[crowd cheering]
I think that left arm is holding up fairly well right now.
[crowd] …three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen.
[Patrick] Thirteen blows from Belair.
What are you doing?
[Corey] Bayley's got the braid.
Bayley has the braid of the Raw Women's Champion, Bianca Belair.
It's perfectly legal.
-[Patrick] Oh! -[thuds]
[Corey] Belair wins the power struggle over the brain.
-[Patrick] Oh, beautiful. -[Corey] Knees up.
[Patrick] Moonsault looked good, but the knees were up.
[grunts]
[Corey] Bayley looking to execute an O'Connor roll.
Belair hangs on to the top rope. Here comes Bayley.
-[Patrick] Oh! -[Corey] Bayley-to-Belly.
-[Patrick] It's a reversal from Belair. -One, two--
[crowd booing]
[Bayley yells]
[Patrick] A big body from Bayley flattens Bianca.
[Corey] Let's take a look at this.
We've seen this a thousand times from Belair, so has Bayley.
Getting the knees up just in time to thwart Bianca's moonsault attempt.
But now, Bayley, the Role Model, perched on the top rope,
stepping into the second.
-Oh! Oh, and-- -[Patrick] Knee was raised.
[Corey] Bianca giving Bayley a taste of her own medicine.
[Patrick] And Bianca will go again.
[grunts]
-[Corey] There it is. -[Patrick] This time execute.
In for the cover. And the victory--
[crowd booing]
Bayley kicks out.
[Corey] Look at this.
Bayley very wisely adjusted her positioning to ensure a better result.
But Belair a step ahead, able to put her own knees up,
to stop Bayley's elbow drop attempt.
And now, this is a toss-up.
[Patrick] She knows all about the Role Model elbow drop from Bayley.
Outside of the ring they go.
-[Corey chuckles] -[Bayley grunts]
[Patrick] The champion, Bianca Belair has her work cut out here.
-[Corey] Uh-oh! Uh-oh! -[Patrick] Oh!
[Corey] That's got to be it.
[Patrick] The left arm could be done for Bianca.
-[Corey] Belair may be done. -[crowd booing]
[Corey] The champ's in trouble.
[Patrick] We've been witnessing a hellacious battle
between the Raw Women's Champion, Bianca Belair and Bayley,
here in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A match centered around supremacy and control in the women's division.
And it's Bayley looking for that control
alongside Damage CTRL, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai ringside.
[Corey] The EST is out here all on her own, looking for a superplex.
Bayley was able to fight her off once.
Smart strategy by Bayley, just removing herself from the situation.
And driving Belair shoulder-first into the top turnbuckle.
This could be the second-- Oh, my God.
-[Patrick] She's not-- -[Corey] Bayley's gonna…
Yes, Bayley's gonna hit a KOD.
[Patrick] My word!
-Bayley looking for the kiss of death! -[Corey] Here it comes! Uh-oh!
-[Patrick] Bianca… Bayley-to-Belly! -[Corey] No!
-[Patrick] Look at this. -[Corey] No!
[Patrick] Bianca turns it around! Oh, Bayley kicks out.
-[crowd booing] -[Corey] Wow.
[Patrick] What did we just witness?
[Corey] It was Bayley looking for a bit of poetic justice,
looking to end the match with Bianca's own finisher, the KOD.
But Belair counters into Bayley's old finishing maneuver,
the Bayley-to-Belly suplex.
But this one rolls on.
The point I was about to make
is Damage CTRL's already destroyed one shoulder tonight.
Candice LeRae suffering a sternoclavicular sprain earlier tonight in an attack.
Belair could join Candice on the injured list.
[referee] Oh, my God.
[Patrick] Easy for you to say, by the way.
Give her ten. Let's go, come on.
[Corey] I'm a cunning linguist, KP.
[Patrick] Grabbing the hair once more.
-Strategic move from Bayley. -[referee speaking indistinctly]
-[referee] Four. -[Bayley yelps]
[Patrick] Oh, Belair turns it around to her advantage.
[Corey] Bayley now driven shoulder-first into the steel ring stairs.
Look at the fury in the eyes of the EST.
[Patrick] Bianca feeling a sense of urgency,
realizing she may not have many more opportunities to emerge victorious.
Belair picking her spot.
[Patrick] She's really grown into this match.
There were concerns about her left arm earlier on.
But Belair still has her right.
[crowd gasping]
[grunts]
[crowd booing]
What a match the folks here in Charlotte are witnessing.
Belair off the ropes.
-Turns it around, waits for Bayley. -[Corey] Spinebuster.
[Patrick] Stacks are up. Belair for the-- No. Bayley wants more.
Role Model's going nowhere yet.
[Corey] A little concern on the faces of both, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai.
Bianca reaching deep into her bag--
-[shouting indistinctly] -[Corey] Wait a minute.
[Patrick] Referee having a word there with Iyo Sky.
[Corey] Iyo caught Bianca's attention for the moment,
Bayley delivered a stiff right hand to the jaw of the champion.
Now, Bayley, from the ropes.
Bayley-to-Belly. That is it.
-[indistinct screeching] -[Patrick] This could be it.
[Corey] Oh, wait a minute.
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] Bianca's not going down without a scrap,
and she certainly wants more.
[Corey] But how much more can Bianca take?
Bayley has thrown everything and the kitchen sink at the Raw Women's Champion,
including this thunderous Bayley-to-Belly off the ropes.
[Patrick] The noise.
[Corey] The fact that Bianca survived this is… is incredible.
[crowd chanting] Bayley! Bayley!
-Bayley! Bayley! -[referee] Hey, hey, hold on.
Take that apart. Take it apart.
[referee] No, Bayley. I'm warning you. Knock it off.
[Corey] Bayley shouting instructions to Iyo and Dakota.
Come on, KP, you should feel used to this by now.
-Oh, my God, I could do that! Yeah! -[Patrick] I'm on my third week, Graves.
Bianca Belair in a perilous position.
As Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai go to work. But Belair responds.
[Corey] Ooh, and Dakota gets dropped. One for Iyo, as well.
-[referee] Two… -[Corey] Bayley--
-Oh, no. Oh, no. -[referee] Hey, hey, hey.
[crowd cheering]
-[Patrick] Looking for-- -[Corey] No, no, no.
[Patrick] A power bomb right through our announce desk.
[Corey] Onto the announce desk. My God!
-Belair looking to do it… -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Into the ring post. Are you kidding me?
[Patrick] How does she still have a hold of Bayley?
[Corey] Bayley face-first off the ring apron.
Bianca muscling Bayley up, launching her back into the ring.
-But watch… watch Iyo Sky. -[Patrick] Oh!
Iyo Sky driving Bianca into the announce desk.
[Corey] Oh, and a big pump kick from Dakota.
[Corey] The Raw Women's Champion is down.
[Patrick] And now our referee has eyes on what's going on.
Hey, hold on. Hey.
-[Patrick] But Bianca feeling the effects. -[Corey] They might--
You two, you two, knock it off.
-No, no, no. -You, took a point.
No, no. Hey, I saw both of that.
You, you two, you're out of here. You're out of here.
[Corey] Wait, who the hell is this?
Just took out an official. Who the hell--
[Patrick] That's-- That's--
Wait-- What the hell happened?
[Corey] I don't know who the hell that was.
Rose Plant, no.
[Patrick] Bayley looking for Rose Plant.
-Bianca can respond. -[Corey] Who the--
[Patrick] I have no idea. Bianca Belair, looking for the KOD to end this.
[Corey] There it is.
Can Belair get the one, two, three?
-Rolls over Bayley, but-- -There's no official.
The official was taken out by whoever the hell that was
that just came flying off the top of the ring post.
[crowd clamoring]
[Corey] Oh! That's Nikki.
-It's-- It's Nikki. -[Patrick] It's not Nikki.
-[Corey] It is Nikki! -[Patrick] It's not.
[Corey] It's Nikki Cross!
[man in crowd] Yes, Nikki!
[Corey] You know exactly who the hell that is.
[Patrick] That's not the superhero I've known.
As Bayley puts her… Here comes…
[Corey] There's another official, Jessika Carr, hitting in the ring.
-[Patrick] Yep. -One, two, three! That's it!
[Corey] And Bayley did it.
[Bayley's music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner. Bayley!
[Patrick] What the hell just happened?
[Corey] There are so many questions yet to be answered.
-But-- Wait, Nikki's back! -[Patrick] She's coming again!
[Corey] What the hell does Nikki want with Bayley now?
-[grunting] -[crowd booing]
[grunting]
[Corey] Well, it seems to me like the masquerade is over.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] This is a side of Nikki we haven't seen in a long, long time, Kevin.
[Patrick] She takes out Dakota and Iyo.
[grunts]
[Patrick] I'm certain she's taken out Bayley.
What has gotten into Nikki?
I've never seen this unhinged, malicious side of her before.
[Corey] I have. It's mayhem personified.
Nikki Cross is on Monday Night Raw,
and Nikki is going to be a problem for everyone.
[crowd booing] ing to be a problem for everyone.