[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.
Ladies and gentlemen,
welcome to Monday Night RAW.
[crowd cheering]
-My name is Paul Heyman… -[crowd] Paul Heyman!
and I serve as special counsel
and the wise man to your Tribal Chief,
the reigning, defending, undisputed
WWE Universal Heavyweight Champion,
Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering louder]
Monday Night RAW…
the home of Kevin Owens.
The home that Kevin Owens continues to leave…
and continually tries to crash the gates of the Island of Relevancy,
and he's not by himself, no, no. Who'd he go to get?
John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
Kev, you're going to need way more than that.
As a matter of fact, you're going to need the entire
RAW locker room.
You're going to need them all to have your back…
because you've interfered in my business a little too much.
Now, it's time we return the favor and showcase the resources
that we have, the juice that we've got…
because we're not going anywhere.
We're going to torture you.
We're going to make your life a living hell
until you understand the fact that everybody in that locker room
and everybody in the audience…
acknowledges…
The Bloodline.
[crowd cheering]
[exclaims]
The Tribal Chief sent us to Monday Night RAW.
The Bloodline is just getting started, baby.
Whoa. Let's go.
-Let's go. -Hey, Solo.
-Solo, and it's light work. -[mock laughter]
It's light work. Hey, Solo, pick him up here.
-Yes, you see that? -[groaning]
You see it? You see it?
Boom!
-[all exclaiming] -Whoa!
You see it.
-We had to do it like that. -The ones in the building, baby.
And more work to be done, boys. More work to be done.
-Let's go. Let's go. -Come on. Come on.
♪ Let's go ♪
♪ I got a vision I see in my head ♪
♪ A melody buried deep into my soul ♪
♪ They call us crazy We cuttin' the edge ♪
♪ Decided our stories are gonna be told ♪
♪ Break the rules, break the laws ♪
♪ This is the moment we change it all ♪
♪ Yeah, greatness ♪
♪ Yeah, it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Legendary in the makin' ♪
♪ Reach out and we take it ♪
♪ 'Bout to emerge, we on the verge ♪
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Yeah, greatness ♪
♪ Yeah, it feels like greatness… ♪
[fireworks exploding]
-♪ 'Bout to emerge, we on the verge ♪ -[crowd cheering]
♪ And it feels like greatness ♪
[announcer] The rowdy and proud WWE Universe are bringing it tonight
inside the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa.
It may be Christmas week and absolutely freezing outside,
but clearly, we're off to an unforgiving and red-hot start
on Monday Night RAW.
[The Street Profits' theme song playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest
is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Akira Tozawa,
at a combined weight of 492 pounds,
Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins,
The Street Profits!
[Corey] You got to wonder if Tozawa is accompanying The Street Profits
because there's safety in numbers right now.
That ominous warning from the Tribal Chief
has the entire RAW roster on high alert.
[Patrick] The words of The Bloodline, more work to be done
after that beat down on Mustafa Ali.
Well, what a show we have in store for you tonight on Monday Night RAW, folks.
WWE with an early Christmas gift coming your way.
Two of the greatest of all time in the women's locker room,
set to collide in one-on-one action
for the first time in almost four years.
The talking is done between Becky Lynch and Bayley for action tonight.
[Corey] And The Miz has fallen on hard times recently,
but can make it all right tonight,
as The Miz goes double or nothing with Dexter Lumis
to try to win his money back in a high-stakes ladder match tonight.
[Patrick] Meanwhile, tag team action inside the squared circle,
The Street Profits with Akira Tozawa by their side.
They teamed up last week in a match against The Judgment Day.
And now, the opponents for Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins tonight.
[The Judgment Day's theme song playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] And their opponents,
accompanied to the ring by Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio,
representing The Judgment Day,
Damian Priest and Finn Bálor.
[Patrick] Look, The Judgment Day has been utterly dominant of late,
but one thing stands out here, Corey Graves.
The shades on Dominik Mysterio after what played out last week.
Dominik, apparently, in a bad way all week long
after the blue mists of Asuka damaging the eyes.
[Corey] Can I just say how brave Dominik is to even be out here at ringside?
Dominik, he has every right to be at home nursing his ocular injuries,
but instead, Dominik is standing beside his mami.
He is here to support Finn Bálor and Damian Priest
and to ensure that The Judgment Day leave Des Moines, Iowa successfully.
[Patrick] I'm still eager to find out the secret message
that Rhea Ripley tells Dominik Mysterio
each and every week before their match.
The scene is set here in Des Moines, Iowa.
Tag team action with Rhea Ripley and Dominik Mysterio ringside,
it's Finn Bálor and Damian Priest
against Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins.
[Corey] Intimidating sight to behold for anyone brave enough
to oppose The Judgment Day.
[Patrick] Last week, it was The Judgment Day
who defeated The Street Profits and Akira Tozawa.
That match has not sat well with Montez Ford and Angelo Dawkins,
who did everything in their power
to make sure they got this tag team match tonight.
[Corey] Listen, the tag team division right now
on both RAW and SmackDown are wide open.
We know The Usos are in the house.
The Usos are constantly taking on all challengers
for their tag team championship,
and this match right here could provide a platform for one of these teams
to really advance in the ranks
and potentially challenge The Usos down the line.
[bell rings]
[Patrick] So Montez Ford and Damian Priest,
who looked so powerful in that match last week,
to start things off.
[Corey] Speaking of powerful, you can't help but notice
impressive physique of Montez Ford
who seems to get bigger and badder each and every week.
[Patrick] That's with 6'5", 275-pound Angelo Dawkins by his side.
[Corey] Tozawa over here meddling in business he need not concern himself with.
Priest buries a knee to Montez Ford.
[Patrick] At pace now. Off the ropes, Montez Ford.
-[Corey] Wow! -Oh, oh, oh, oh.
[Corey] Tremendous athleticism from Ford.
[Patrick] Swing and a miss from Priest, kicked to the midsection,
and a powerful one out back from Montez Ford.
[Corey] Montez is teeing off on Damian Priest.
My God!
[Patrick] Oh, drop kicks Priest.
-At pace now, Priest. -Oh, man!
[Patrick] That's a vicious, vicious blow from Damian Priest.
[both grunting]
[Corey] Priest just mauling Montez Ford in the corner.
Here comes Bálor.
Corey, say no more, please. We have to go backstage.
I'm getting breaking news that there's an incident.
-The shenanigans. -Oh, my word.
…three of my brothers over here. Taking care of business, boy.
-[indistinct shouting] -Hey! Hey, get him.
[Patrick] That's Andre Chase.
-Let me say something. -Go ahead. Go ahead, brother.
Hey, this is what it looks like when The Bloodline's handling business.
And, oh, you love to see it.
-Oh, Jey, you know how to play that thing? -A little bit.
There's going to be "Solo" performance.
Let's go.
You know how to play it?
This is going to be good.
To the audience, don't…
[all yelling]
Why he do it like that?
-Oh, my god! -Come on.
-Oh, my god! -Come on!
[Corey] The Bloodline is on an absolute rampage tonight.
This does not go well for anybody in the locker room.
Elias taken out by his own guitar.
Andre Chase who's here from NXT to compete on main event this week.
We still have action to pay attention to inside the ring
despite the mayhem backstage.
[Patrick] Yes, tag made. In comes Angelo Dawkins.
Remember, Roman Reigns saying earlier,
"we're going to showcase the resources that we've got."
"We're going to torture you and make your life a living hell."
A message to Kevin Owens.
Some way of doing it, isn't it?
[Corey] Fantastic. Double team work from The Street Profits.
Bálor out of the way. Tag is made to Priest.
[Patrick] Damian… Oh, man.
How powerful did Damian Priest look last week, and here he goes again.
[Corey] Priest like a one-man wrecking crew right now.
Oh, my.
[Patrick] Kick to the cheek of Angelo Dawkins,
but Montez Ford helps out his teammate.
[Corey] In his cheek, Priest just kicked Dawkins into next month.
Oh, and a big right rocks Ford.
[Patrick] The former United States Champion
just chucking both The Street Profits outside the ring.
Can The Street Profits make their way back into this match?
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] You're very welcome back to Monday Night RAW, tag team action.
The Street Profits taking on
The Judgment Day's Finn Bálor and Damian Priest.
If you're just joining us though,
it must be said that we've witnessed carnage
and frightening scenes backstage earlier on tonight.
Roman Reigns has sent The Bloodline out to do some damage.
[Corey] That maybe the understatement of the entire year, KP,
and the year's almost over.
The Bloodline are wreaking havoc.
Nobody is safe backstage.
[Patrick] Mustafa Ali, Andre Chase, and Elias,
all receiving absolute beatings.
DDT to Finn Bálor from Montez Ford.
-[Corey] Montez desperately needs… -Tag made!
…to make the tag, and here comes Dawkins.
[Patrick] Look at the pace and the power of Dawkins.
I mentioned he's 6'5", but the pace that he hits,
Angelo Dawkins, is frightening.
[Corey] Outrageous athleticism from Dawkins.
-And all is well! -Wow!
[Patrick] Angelo Dawkins is feeling it.
[Corey] Bálor was looking for a tag, but there is no Priest.
Splash in the corner.
Finn is rocked to the outside.
The Judgment Day are in trouble.
[Patrick] And The Street Profits are rolling.
Tag made for Montez Ford.
Oh, hang on a second.
-Caught by Damian Priest. -South of Heaven.
[Patrick] Ford, frog splash all over Damian Priest.
[Corey] That was amazing.
[Patrick] Here comes Finn Bálor now looking to end this thing.
Kick out by Ford.
[Bálor] Get up!
[Corey] A look of concern washing over the face of Rhea Ripley.
Let's take another look at this series of events.
South of Heaven chokeslam.
As Priest attempted to recover,
a beautiful frog splash from Ford.
[Patrick] Ooh. Step-up enziguri by Montez Ford
has Finn Bálor rattled, but Bálor's back on his feet.
[Corey] Now to the kidneys of Montez.
[both] Sling Blade.
[Corey] The prince has acquired his target.
[Patrick] Just dropkicks Montez Ford into the corner.
But ringside here…
[indistinct argument]
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Patrick] What?
[Corey] Not the eyes again? Wait, Ford.
[Patrick] Inside the ring, Montez Ford. He's done it.
-He's done it. -[bell rings]
[The Street Profits' theme song playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, The Street Profits.
[Corey] A highway robbery courtesy of Akira Tozawa.
[Patrick] Some would say the greatest assist of all time,
Akira Tozawa.
[Corey] The caliente is a wet mess out here.
[Patrick] We got to wonder what's inside that red Solo cup.
[Corey] I could smell it from here.
It ain't water. I'll tell you that much.
[Patrick] Remember what happened to Dominik last week.
[Corey] Right into the already injured eyes of Dominik.
[Patrick] Back inside the ring we go.
Montez ford capitalizing on the opportunity.
-[bell rings] -Victory for The Street Profits.
[Corey] Poor Dominik came out here looking like a young Kiefer Sutherland
with his shades on.
Now he looks like a wet dog.
[Patrick] This is humiliating.
You! You…
You're a piece trash, Tozawa. That's what you are.
What was that back there? Huh? Huh? What was that?
[Corey] Oh!
You, me, match now.
Are you a man? Accept it.
Come on, fight me. Fight me.
[Patrick] Did Rhea just challenge Tozawa?
Are we going to see this?
You're going to let her hit me like that?
[indistinct shouting]
[all speaking indistinctly]
[Patrick] It seems we got a match here, Akira Tozawa and Rhea Ripley.
You got that dog in you. You got that dog in you.
Man, you got that dog in you.
[indistinct shouting]
You got that dog in you!
[both shout indistinctly]
You got that dog in you!
[barking]
[bell rings]
[Corey] If you're just joining us,
no, your eyes are not deceiving you.
We are moments away from a one-on-one match
between Akira Tozawa and Rhea Ripley of The Judgment Day.
[Patrick] Tozawa told us last week he wanted the smoke.
He may have landed in hell tonight.
[Corey] This is bonkers.
[Patrick] Kick to the midsection. This is absolutely crazy.
Rhea Ripley, Akira Tozawa, here we go.
You can't blame Tozawa for being conflicted.
[Corey] Ripley, just as brazen as ever.
[Patrick] What is the strategy then for Akira Tozawa here?
[Corey] Oh, my god.
I don't know.
I never in a million years expected to see this, yet here we are.
Cover by Ripley.
[Patrick] To put away Akira Tozawa who kicks out.
It's The Street Profits during the commercial break
that convinced Akira Tozawa to do it.
This was earlier tonight.
[Corey] Tozawa interfered in the previous tag team match,
drew the ire of Rhea Ripley who is stomping a hole in Tozawa.
[Patrick] Akira Tozawa emptying the contents of his red Solo cup
into the eyes of Dominik Mysterio.
[Corey] And Rhea standing by her man.
This gives a whole new definition, all new meaning to ride or die.
[Patrick] It's her Latino heat if you ask Rhea Ripley.
I'm not sure she's adopted Caliente just yet.
[Corey] It'll grow on her.
Rhea Ripley just pummeling… pummeling Tozawa right now.
[Patrick] What do we expect? We saw her body slam Luke Gallows.
[wrestlers shouting indistinctly]
[Patrick] Oh!
[Corey] Oh, my god!
[Patrick] We can understand
the trepidation in the face of The Street Profits.
[Corey] The Street Profits basically talked Tozawa into this.
This is one of the most baffling things I've ever witnessed on Monday Night RAW.
Tozawa looking to overpower Ripley.
[Patrick] Wow. Not quite.
Liver blow to the midsection of Tozawa,
but look at this from Rhea Ripley, the Nightmare.
[Corey] Unbelievable. Cover.
[Patrick] To end this with Tozawa who kicks out.
-Tozawa somehow wants more. -Hey, hey, hey!
[Corey] There are a lot of people around the world that would trade places
-with Tozawa right now in a heartbeat. -[indistinct shouting]
[Patrick] Rhea Ripley sticking up for her man, Dominik Mysterio.
[Corey] What a romantic situation we get to live each and every Monday.
How are you not inspired?
[Patrick] What does it say about Dominik Mysterio who can only watch on?
[Corey] It's family show, KP.
I'm not going divulge all of his secrets, but we call him Caliente for a reason. Oh!
[Patrick] Absolute punishment being inflicted on Akira Tozawa.
[Corey] This is dominance from… Oh, oh.
Tozawa…
[Patrick] Out of harm's way.
Akira Tozawa now with a bit of momentum.
-Caught by Ripley. -Not enough momentum.
-[Ripley grunts] -[Tozawa yelling]
[Patrick] Oh, Akira Tozawa. Will he pull off the victory?
Rhea Ripley somehow finds a way.
Oh.
[Corey] Ripley just…
Oh, my… Tozawa trying to fight his way out of this.
Oh, he does. Wow!
Hurricanrana.
[Patrick] Ripley senses the danger.
[Ford yelling mockingly]
Montez Ford mocking Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] What a man!
[Patrick] He's fuming now, Akira Tozawa.
[Corey] No, no, no. Don't do this, Tozawa.
[Patrick] He's going to do it. Oh, Finn Bálor.
Yes!
[crowd boos]
Yes!
[Patrick] Look out, guys.
Oh, it's Ford and Dawkins,
taking out Bálor and Priest.
[Corey] I just lost another cellphone.
[Patrick] The crowd on the their feet here in Des Moines.
Look at Rhea Ripley now.
[Corey] Rhea was looking for the riptide, Tozawa able to escape.
-[Patrick] Oh! -Oh, God!
[Patrick] Spearing the post. Big kick to Dominik.
Is this your time, Akira Tozawa?
[Corey] His time? Tozawa never expected to battle Rhea Ripley.
-Tozawa making the climb to the top rope. -[crowd cheering]
Look out below!
[Patrick] Oh!
[Corey] Nobody home.
[Patrick] A senton that he'll be feeling tomorrow morning.
And he maybe thinking about this,
as Rhea Ripley looks for riptide to put away Tozawa.
[bell rings]
[Rhea Ripley's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner, Rhea Ripley.
[Patrick] Wow. That was not on our Monday Night RAW bingo card.
[Corey] My goodness. What a turn of events!
Rhea Ripley just defeated Akira Tozawa in a sanctioned one-on-one match
on Monday Night RAW.
[Patrick] We've got to check this out though.
Dawkins and Ford doing some damage to Priest and Bálor.
[Corey] Back in the ring, Tozawa almost pulled off,
I got to call this an upset.
It would've been an upset.
Amazingly enough, nobody home for Tozawa's senton attempt.
And a thunderous riptide from the Eradicator of The Judgment Day.
[bell rings]
[Patrick] Yet another victory with this dominant force
that are called The Judgment Day.
I think dominant is underselling what The Judgment Day are capable of.
Rhea Ripley just beat a grown man on television.
-Easy. -This is insanity.
That's been the theme of the night, The Bloodline's on a war path,
nothing makes sense, dogs and cats living together in harmony.
What's next, KP?
Therés a reason they call her the Eradicator,
just exterminating Akira Tozawa out there with sheer force and power.
The same could be said for Bobby Lashley "The All Mighty"
last week going to work.
We witnessed some serious mayhem on RAW last Monday.
[man] Bobby Lashley wants that United States Championship back tonight,
a Number One Contenders' Match with Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Bobby, hold up a second.
It's not like you could handle my officials,
you damn near cut them in half.
If it happens again, my hands are tied.
Just make sure nobody else stands in my way.
[Patrick] Which of these two men will be the next to challenge Austin Theory?
Lashley just too strong for Rollins.
Hurt Lock!
Rollins beginning to fade.
Official Chad, get out of harm's way.
Spear!
Chad might've tweaked his ankle here.
[Patrick] Hook of the leg, for the victory, kick out.
[Corey] Lashley, understandably upset.
Chad was just trying to stay out of harm's way.
Pedigree!
[crowd cheering]
-Rollins is Number One Contender! -[bell rings]
Bobby!
Why?
How can you walk away from me when I'm talking to you?
Bobby, I told you, my hands are literally tied.
I told you my hands are tied!
You are fired!
-You're fired. -What?
You are fired.
You're fired!
Let me leave his voicemail again. Paul, it's Pearce.
This is the third time I've called you.
Yes, I know it's Monday, and I know that you know it's Monday,
and I'd like to conduct business like professionals.
Please, at your earliest convenience, sir, call me back.
Thank you.
Sorry, Cathy.
Adam, before addressing the backstage attacks from earlier this evening,
I did want to get your comments
on the latest between yourself and Bobby Lashley.
All due respect, what happened with Bobby and I
is between Bobby and I.
I'll let you know, we did have a conversation this week
in private at headquarters,
and it's not a matter of if, it's a matter of when Bobby comes back to work.
-In the meantime, again, I'm… -[MVP] Mr. Pearce.
Are you kidding me? MVP.
Speaking of Bobby Lashley, do you have a moment?
A word.
Yeah. Let's go to my office.
-Excuse me. -Excuse me, sir.
I need you to come with me.
Something happened. Sorry.
-Adam, come on, please. -Excuse me.
[The O.C.'s theme song playing]
[Corey] Mayhem in the loading docks. God only knows what's happening out there.
If you're willing to bet, The Bloodline's behind it.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by "Michin" Mia Yim
and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles,
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson,
The O.C.
[Patrick] The O.C. hoping to teach a lesson
to the "nerds" that are the Alpha Academy.
Set for tag team action, Karl Anderson reunited with Luke Gallows.
The O.C., they've been rolling of late, gathering momentum,
reminding the world just how sweet they are.
Tonight, The Good Brothers,
Gallows and Anderson go up against the Alpha Academy.
[indistinct shouting]
-Adam, I need to know what happened. -Excuse me.
There have been multiple attacks at this point backstage.
Dolph, someone, can you tell me what happened back here?
What happened?
Bloodline happened.
Guys, secure the area. Get out of here.
-Jimmy, go find me The Bloodline. -All right. All right.
Go. Clear the area.
[indistinct chatter]
[Corey] You can't say that The Bloodline didn't warn everybody
on the roster tonight.
[Patrick] Malicious statement after statement by The Bloodline
backstage tonight.
[Alpha Academy's theme song playing]
[announcer] And their opponents Otis and Chad Gable, Alpha Academy.
[Patrick] Two of the best tag teams in the world, no question about that.
The Alpha Academy set to go up against The O.C.
The Good Brothers Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.
But they have to be aware of everything that's been going on
backstage with The Bloodline,
the greatest tag team in the world, at 519 days of pure dominance.
[Corey] You can feel the atmosphere in the arena tonight
is different now with The Bloodline
and Roman Reigns declaring his statement, essentially declaring war
on the entire Monday Night RAW roster.
[Patrick] A frightening prospect.
[crowd cheering]
Well, folks, NXT Vengeance Day is headed to the Spectrum Center
in the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina on February 4th.
Tickets available now at Ticketmaster.com.
[Corey] Look at the size of Otis, the number one guy.
[Patrick] Do you believe we're less than six weeks away from the Royal Rumble?
[Corey] It's hard to believe.
It's insane how fast everything moves these days.
Right now, Gallows and Anderson intent on doling out some season's beatings.
-See what I did there? -[bell rings]
[Patrick] Chad Gable, last week, labeling AJ Styles a fossil,
a statement that backfired.
AJ Styles with a victory. Now, it's tag team action.
Gallows and Anderson against Gable and Otis.
Gable, the Olympian.
[Corey] I don't care how confident you're in your abilities,
you never want to mix it up on the mat with Chad Gable,
one of the best amateur grapplers in the world.
Shoulders down.
[Patrick] No problem throwing out the insults.
Whether it's Kurt Angle, Hall of Famer one week, AJ Styles the next,
Chad Gable still has that level of confidence about him
and swagger, as Karl Anderson is struggling to break free.
[Corey] Gallows and Anderson would love to increase their stock
in the RAW tag team division.
I know that The O.C. certainly would love
a crack at The Usos and their tag team championships.
So much gold in The Bloodline.
-It's hard to keep track these days. -It really is.
-[Corey] Oh. -[Patrick] The power of Karl Anderson.
[Patrick] When you talk about tag team action and chemistry,
and getting on the same wavelength,
you can't really look beyond the Alpha Academy and The Good Brothers.
[Corey] You're absolutely right. The Good Brothers have traveled the globe
and dominated each and every place they've competed in.
Gable and Otis haven't been a tag team for quite as long,
but their chemistry is almost equal.
[Patrick] Oh!
Anderson and Gallows combining to devastating effect.
There's those uppercuts we see from Gallows.
[Corey] Heavy body blows from big LG.
Gallows and Anderson would love for this to be a short night,
take a trip out and… Toppling Goliaths, that's what they do here in Iowa.
[Patrick] What have you seen from The O.C. of late?
They've been in a wonderful run of fun.
[Corey] What have you seen from The O.C. recently?
Is, I think, a better question.
The reunion of AJ Styles, Gallows, and Anderson.
You add "Michin" into the mix.
It's becoming stronger than ever.
[Patrick] Gable taking Anderson to the corner.
[Corey] Loop arm drag by Karl Anderson.
[Patrick] Look at the left arm of Chad Gable.
[crowd chanting] We want Otis!
[Patrick] "We want Otis," the chant here in Des Moines.
[Corey] A lot of the Iowans can relate to Otis being corn-fed and whatnot.
[Patrick] Great.
[Corey] I didn't say it as an insult.
I would never insult Otis, the guy would eat me alive.
[Patrick] No doubt The Good Brothers going for an Iowa Eagle after tonight's match.
-[Corey] Oh. -The local brewery.
I think Toppling Goliath are, Rollins taught me that one.
Oh, my god, what a collision mid-ring!
[yells]
[Patrick] Otis, all 330 pounds.
The tree trunk goes again.
Big boot from Gallows.
[Corey] Finally, Otis is taken off his feet by the human Cadillac,
and there goes Gable.
[Patrick] Flattening Gable and Otis.
The Good Brothers, is their great form set to continue?
[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] What a brilliant match this year.
Oh, man, between the Alpha Academy and The O.C.,
two former RAW tag team champions.
Chad Gable.
[Corey] Gnarly looking drag and screw by Gable continuing to attack
the knee of Karl Anderson.
[Patrick] Ripping those ligaments from the knee of Anderson.
So painful looking, the drag and screw.
[Corey] As painful as it looks, trust me, it hurts twice as bad.
[Patrick] Luke Gallows, looking to make the tag,
and Anderson can get nowhere close as of now.
Is this the window for Anderson?
Gable, taking control.
[Corey] Look at the agility by Gable.
Up and over.
[Patrick] Chad Gable, shoulders are down, now working the ankle.
[Corey] Ankle lock.
Cinched in.
Anderson wisely escaped as quick as possible.
And here comes the big man.
[Patrick] Big LG and that big body slam on Gable, taking out Otis.
Oh!
[Corey] Big boot.
[Patrick] All power and energy from Luke Gallows, swing and a miss this time.
[Corey] Tag was made. I'm not sure if Gallows is aware,
Otis now the legal competitor for the Academy.
Oh, my!
-Wow! -[yells]
That was some next-level power by the number one guy.
[Patrick] A devastating left from Otis and a big body tag made again
once more behind the back of Gallows.
We talked about the chemistry of tag team action.
[Corey] Oh, that was unique. Wow!
[Patrick] Chad Gable now to put away The O.C.
Karl Anderson to nick it last second here.
Oh!
[Corey] Oh, Otis connects with the ring post.
Anderson sent to the outside.
Shush!
[Corey] Gallows and Gable, your two legal competitors at the moment.
Gallows is down and could be on the verge of being out of this one.
[Patrick] Luke Gallows looking lifeless here.
The moonsault from Chad Gable.
Gallows opens his feet though, connects with Gable.
[Corey] Tag is made. Anderson now legal.
-Here it is. -You know what's coming?
[Corey] Magic Killer.
[Patrick] That usually puts away the opponent, which it does.
[bell rings]
[The O.C.'s theme song playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, The O.C.!
[Corey] No easy task, but The Good Brothers Anderson and Gallows
were up to it tonight under the watchful eye of AJ Styles,
"Michin" holding it down.
The O.C. continues to rule here on Monday Night RAW.
[Patrick] Speaking of rule, look at this from Otis.
[Corey] I think that registered on the Richter scale.
[Patrick] It certainly did, but then The O.C.
would start to gather momentum
and slowly turn this thing around.
[Corey] This is what it all boiled down to, the Magic Killer
-by Anderson and Gallows. -[bell rings]
That's all she wrote for the Academy.
[Patrick] There's no denying the form and the brutality that these guys can bring.
The O.C.
-Had been… -Oh, wait what the…
-[Corey] They're here. -It's The Bloodline.
[Corey] The Bloodline have made their way to the arena.
They're unleashing havoc on The O.C.
[Patrick] It's been carnage backstage,
with attacks on at least six or seven Superstars that we're aware of.
1D.
[Corey] The Head of the Table made…
Oh, no, oh, no.
[Patrick] Oh…
1D to Gallows.
[Corey] The Head of the Table made the mission abundantly clear.
The Usos and Sami Zayn carrying out the dirty work.
No one is safe.
[Patrick] The Bloodline showcasing their resources.
[Flair] Rick Flair was never a character.
It's been my life, the good and the bad.
Fair to say, I'm a complicated man.
He was ahead of his time. He was very colorful.
He's unbelievably captivating.
The most prolific [bleep] talker.
The greatest world champion of all time.
Willing to do it his way no matter what the consequence is.
People were starting to worry about him.
-Rick Flair, are you kidding me? -My dad has to slow down.
How in the hell is he doing this?
It was almost like he wanted to die.
I don't know how he survived.
[Flair] People keep reminding me that I should be dead. [laughs]
[Flair whoops]
[indistinct chatter]
I need you to leave the ring.
I need you out of the ring now.
Hey, hey,
The Bloodline is now in your city.
[crowd cheers]
So check this out, Pearce,
and everybody in this building open up your ears.
When it comes to The Bloodline,
this family right here,
standing in the middle of this ring,
we run this business.
-[crowd cheering] -[imperceptible]
Hey, I got a question, man,
what's your problem?
You're the only one angry here. Guess what?
These people have no problem with what we're doing.
[crowd cheers]
these people love to hear Sami Uso.
These people love to hear the Usologist, the Honorary Uce.
Quite frankly, hey, I don't appreciate you rushing my dawgs,
all right?
Yeah, this is the longest-reigning tag team champion of all time.
When we come here with a message, we're going to deliver that message.
Do you understand?
The same way Kevin Owens came with John Cena and… [laughs]
Hey, what you've seen tonight,
that's a small example of what's going to happen to Kevin Owens
and John Cena on December 30th
when they face the Honorary Uce,
Sami Zayn, and the Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns.
-[imperceptible] -Hey, it's fine.
We're done here anyway, Iowa, we out.
Hey, Jey, hit him with it.
Hey, because everybody in that locker room,
they the twos and We the Ones.
[indistinct chatter]
[Corey] Hard to argue with what Sami and Jimmy and Jey are saying,
they do run the business we're in.
[Patrick] We are witnessing the most malicious of statements
from Roman Reigns and The Bloodline here tonight.
[Corey] Roman is reminding everybody in the WWE Universe
that this is his world.
-[indistinct chatter] -[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] As we were saying earlier, RAW, the home of Kevin Owens.
Yeah, yeah, that's all good.
[Patrick] "We're going to torture you, make your life a living hell."
-It's all good. -[indistinct chatter]
[Corey] At the very least, safe in the locker room.
This is it.
-That's what I'm talking about. -Accomplished the mission.
Just don't touch us.
-Just don't… -[indistinct chatter]
[Patrick] Oh, AJ Styles.
[indistinct shouting]
Just when we thought it was over.
[Corey] The admirer, AJ Styles trying to mount a little offense
against The Bloodline.
[Patrick] He's sticking up for his teammates, The O.C.,
attacked moments ago by The Bloodline.
[indistinct shouting]
Tough guy, you sucker punch?
I'm not done with him. I'm not done with him.
-[man] Let's go. -That's it. That's it.
Listen, I hope for everybody's sake that The Bloodline
Sami Zayn and The Usos, got everything out of their system,
and if the Tribal Chief is content with domestic…
We get it, we understand it, The Bloodline runs this.
There's an eerie feeling about Monday Night RAW tonight, that is for sure.
Folks, you want to revisit the Number One Contenders' Match last week
for the RAW Women's Championship.
It was a match between Alexa Bliss and Bayley,
but Becky Lynch would have her say
just at the beginning of the match taking out Bayley's teammates,
Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai.
Just look at Becky Lynch here, Iyo to the apron.
[Corey] Becky would essentially play the role of equalizer,
bringing the fight to the tag team champions,
leaving Bayley one-on-one with Alexa Bliss who delivered Twisted Bliss
and earned herself an opportunity to challenge the EST.
[Patrick] That wasn't all, it was a strange, very curious moment here
between Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair.
[Corey] Certainly an inexplicable turn of events.
Alexa Bliss looking confused herself.
-No, I didn't know how… -I take care of my friend, that's why.
I get it, think about what I want. Do you want a match?
-What do you want me to do? -I want a match, give me anyone of those.
Give me Sami Uso, give me any one of them, I'll knock them out.
I'll do you one better, I'll give you Sami Uso one-on-one tonight.
-How about that? -I like that.
It's official.
AJ Styles, Sami Zayn, per Adam Pearce, it's official, that's great news.
It's the first right decision Pearce has made all night.
Yeah, he's a busy man, WWE official Adam Pearce.
Let's go backstage now, check in with Byron Saxton
for more on Alexa Bliss and Bianca Belair on that RAW Women's Championship.
I am joined by Alexa Bliss
and the RAW Women's Champion, Bianca Belair.
Alexa, I want to start with you.
First off, congratulations on your win last Monday night, however,
can you explain what happened after the match?
I've been asking myself that same question, Alexa,
because right now, I don't trust you.
I don't know if I can really explain what's going on right now,
but I can obviously talk about what's gotten me to this point.
[exhales]
Look, Bray Wyatt abducted me,
he turned me into this dark, evil version of myself
and then just left me.
He left me broken with abandonment issues
and took everything from me.
I was alone, but yet everyone said I was the crazy one.
I went to therapy and the only thing that did
was turn me into this shell of a human being
that I don't even recognize,
that I'm still trying to work through.
I will say though the friendship with you and Asuka
has made me realize that I am stronger than I even thought,
and that if I have absolutely nothing to lose,
that means I have everything to gain,
starting with the RAW Women's Championship.
You know what, Alexa? I hear you.
I sympathize with everything you've been through,
but you honestly expect me to believe that you don't know what happened?
You just can't explain that change last week?
Alexa, I know what you're capable of
and I've seen what Bray Wyatt is capable of, and…
Yes, but see, now you're making this about him when this is all about me.
He's not a threat to you, I am.
I think that maybe you have forgotten that I was winning championships
way before you even walked through the door,
and I can do it again.
Then come do it then.
Well, ladies, I think we all are very much looking forward
to the championship match between you both.
Thank you for your time tonight.
Thank you.
[Saxton] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Belair grunts]
What are you doing, Alexa?
Hey, we need some help, we need some help now.
Bianca, are you all right?
-[Corey] That escalated in a hurry. -[Patrick] What the hell was that?
[Patrick] We have breaking news for you here, folks.
Alexa Bliss will have that opportunity to take on Bianca Belair
for the RAW Women's Championship,
and it's in Bianca's home state of Tennessee.
It's Nashville, the first RAW of the new year on January 2nd.
What a match we have in store.
[Corey] Kicking things off with a bang.
[upbeat music playing]
Oh-ho-ho, but coming up next…
[Patrick] What a match we have in store here tonight on Monday Night RAW.
"Winner Takes All."
It's a ladder match, and it all comes down to this for The Miz.
It's Christmas week, Cory Graves.
The Miz, if you believe the talk backstage,
will find himself in a financially perilous situation.
[Corey] It's double or nothing, all of that money hanging above the ring
is what Miz owed Dexter Lumis.
Dexter Lumis absconded with it from The Miz, so now it's double or nothing.
"Winner Takes All" and we are looking at a winner right here.
[The Miz's theme song playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest,
here's the "Winner Takes All" Ladder Match!
[Patrick] That's right, with Dexter Lumis.
[announcer] Introducing first, residing in Hollywood, California,
weighing 221 pounds, The Miz.
[Corey] I know you're excited, Kevin, it's okay, it's awesome.
[Patrick] I have every reason to be excited, and you, my friend,
I can tell, you are nervous for The Miz, and he is nervous.
[Corey] I am not nervous for The Miz in the least.
Miz looks confident.
Miz looks ready.
Miz looks to right the wrongs
that Dexter Lumis has placed upon his family, his well-being.
Tonight, Miz makes the wrongs right.
[Patrick] Here we go then, folks, don't go anywhere.
It's "Winner Takes All."
It's a ladder match between The Miz
who needs this money back from Dexter Lumis,
and it's taking place next here on Monday Night RAW.
[Patrick] Royal Rumble is presented by Cricket,
the fast and powerful nationwide 5G coverage.
You can stress less and smile more.
And by the official WWE Credit One Visa card.
If you want to show off your WWE pride every time you pay,
visit UltimateWWECard.com to see if you pre-qualify now.
Terms apply.
[theme song continues playing]
[Corey] Look at the determination on the face of the A-lister
as he glances up at what is basically six to eight months of my salary
in cash form hanging above the ring right now.
[Dexter Lumis' theme song playing]
[Patrick] You say determination, many would say trepidation.
Now beware, the silent man.
[Corey] This gives me the creeps.
[announcer] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Johnny Gargano,
from Recluse, Wyoming,
weighing 239 pounds, Dexter Lumis!
[Patrick] When Dexter Lumis defeated The Miz to earn a WWE contract
a few weeks ago, he was also paid what was promised to him,
and word is The Miz was promising a hell of a lot of money,
all to have a stalker to help increase his celebrity status
when it turns out The Miz will do anything to go and recoup that money.
He's doubling down here, Cory Graves.
This is a gamble.
That means an awful lot, especially here in Christmas week.
[Corey] It's a gamble, but the jackpot is well worth the risk.
Miz has Maryse and his entire family who count on him.
[Patrick] Can you imagine Maryse watching right now?
[Corey] I know Maryse is watching. I saw her Instagram earlier.
If that doesn't motivate Miz to be successful tonight, nothing will.
[bell rings]
[Patrick] So the bell rings…
The silent man, Dexter Lumis, what is that?
[Corey] Look, who moves like this?
Everything about Lumis defies logic, the guy is creepy,
the guy's downright terrifying, and for some reason,
the WWE Universe likes him.
[Patrick] He was sold a lie all along by The Miz,
a paid employee by The Miz that was never paid until recently.
And now, he could earn a hell of a lot more money.
But Miz is very experienced when it comes to ladder matches, Graves.
You think back to famous moments, 2010 Money In The Bank.
[Corey] Oh, case in point.
[Patrick] Defeated Jerry Lawler at TLC,
took out Dolph Ziggler at TLC for the Intercontinental Championship
as well in the ladder match.
You could see the smile in The Miz's face
when Johnny Gargano last week said it was going to be a ladder match.
[Corey] This is Miz's wheelhouse.
Miz is a… Oh, my goodness!
A proven main-eventer.
Miz knows how to operate in the confines of a ladder match.
The ladders are unpredictable, the ladders do not cooperate.
[Patrick] A battle for the ladder now.
[Corey] It's a tug of war, physique,
and Dexter Lumis, incredibly powerful individual,
as Miz just found out in a very agonizing fashion.
[Patrick] Miz is in a bad way.
Can you even have a strategy against a guy like Dexter Lumis?
[Corey] You would have to understand how Lumis thinks.
There's no way of telling what is going on in the brain of this man,
if anything is going on.
Still waters run deep.
You know, Lumis is… He's a therapist's worst nightmare.
Oh, no!
[Patrick] Miz face first into the ladder.
[Corey] And then to make matters worse, you got this schmo Gargano
prancing around at ringside mocking everything Miz does
and cheering Lumis on.
It's like Lumis's own personal cheering section.
[Patrick] The reason we're here really, two of your best friends,
Byron Saxton and Johnny Gargano,
detective work,
means that Dexter Lumis has an opportunity
to not only earn his money back but to win a hell of a lot more.
[Corey] Never been more right about anything in my life.
Now Lumis is just enjoying inflicting pain to The Miz.
[Patrick] Where is he going now?
[Corey] Oh, no.
-Oh, no, no, no. -The Miz in a perilous spot!
[Corey] Oh, wow!
Incredible impact on the superplex, give the assist to the ladder,
Miz in a bad way as we look once again.
It's not the fall that hurts, it's the sudden stop at the end.
[Patrick] He doesn't say anything, but, man, can this guy move?
Remember the objective here,
to climb the ladder and grab both bags of cash.
Is this Dexter Lumis's moment with Gargano cheering him on from the outside?
He's taking his sweet time.
Oh, I guarantee you, whatever is happening in Dexter Lumis's mind right now,
he's hearing Huey Lewis in the news, or Phil Collins, or…
There is a lot going on in this guy's head right…
Oh, thank God. Thank God that ladder was not…
big enough.
Sufficient to make the climb.
[crowd jeering]
[Patrick] Now the WWE Universe here, ridiculing The Miz.
[Corey] Oh, no!
[Patrick] What?
[groaning]
[Corey] This is humiliating.
[Patrick] Maryse and maybe his two children watching on from home.
[Corey] Miz's more than sufficient manhood is under attack
because this lunatic Lumis has a grudge.
This is… I feel bad for Miz.
This can ruin the holidays.
It can ruin my holidays just knowing how badly Miz's holiday is ruined.
[Patrick] Last week, he was the only man in the world
who was booed more than Elon Musk,
when the Rams fans had their say.
And tonight, look at this utter humiliation
as Dexter Lumis now has a clear path.
He is going to be flush after this.
Poor Maryse, they may not be able to afford the Hollywood lifestyle.
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Patrick] He's got to grab it. The coast is clear.
This is it for Dexter Lumis.
[Corey] The Grinch is real and his name is Dexter Lumis.
[Patrick] He's got a WWE contract but here comes The Miz at pace.
[Corey] Go, Miz, go!
Think of Miz's family.
[Patrick] Miz may get there. Yes, Miz is close.
[Corey] Oh, no.
Good jab to the jaw from Lumis,
Miz being forced to retreat down the ladder.
Now Lumis has his hand on the… On the cash.
[Patrick] Can he figure out how to take it down?
What a blow from The Miz.
[Corey] Big right hand from The Miz.
[Patrick] He's battling back here, The Miz.
[Corey] Oh, caught in the clutches,
a vise-like grip of Dexter Lumis.
Miz is tumbling everything.
Oh, my god, it's like a car crash.
[Patrick] Who's going to win it? Ladder match continues next.
[Corey] Somebody's got to make the climb.
[Corey] That's a lot of money!
[Corey] Miz is going to do it. Miz is going to do it.
[Patrick] This is a crucial moment here as The Miz looks to grab the cash.
Here comes Dexter Lumis.
A "Winner Takes All" Ladder Match.
The stakes are absolutely massive tonight.
[Corey] Lumis just grinding Miz's moneymaker into the top of the ladder.
Lumis doesn't care about just winning, he wants to maim The Miz.
[Patrick] The Miz looks so close to a happy ending.
-[Corey] Here we go. -Is this it for The Miz?
Lumis continues to batter him in the midsection blow after blow.
[grunting]
[Corey] Big right hand from Lumis stops Miz's ascent toward the cash.
Oh, no.
-[Patrick] This has got to be it. -Oh, no.
[Patrick] Lumis set to be a rich man tonight, but The Miz!
[Corey] Oh, Lumis across that top rope,
desperate move by The Miz but keeps hope alive.
[Patrick] Using all that experience from ladder matches in the past.
[Corey] Miz is thinking about his family,
their financial wellbeing,
his ability to provide for his wife and his children
all is about to become right again.
[Patrick] This is the moment for the Miz. He's got it.
Oh, it's Lumis!
[Corey] Oh, no.
Miz is out here trying to be like a real-life George Bailey,
and then you've got the krampus trying to put him to sleep.
This is terrible.
Miz trying to desperately find a way out of this…
vice grip of Dexter Lumis.
And that is the wherewithal of a champion.
[Patrick] Lumis could be done for.
[Corey] With any luck he is.
[Patrick] The Miz has got to move.
[Corey] Keep your eyes on Gargano lurking around here.
[Patrick] Gargano close to our announcer desk,
encouraging Dexter Lumis back up on his feet.
Lumis is in a bad way right now and it's about to get a lot worse.
[Corey] Miz is encouraging Lumis to stay down.
[Patrick] Think about all the times
that Dexter Lumis was the one brutalizing The Miz.
[Corey] Exactly what Miz is thinking about right now,
how Lumis made his life hell.
Oh!
[Patrick] Just crushing Lumis.
-Oh! -[Corey] Oh, wow!
[Patrick] Everything he can find.
[Corey] Good! Good, Miz.
[Patrick] Oh, wow. Oh, no.
[Corey] Miz is thinking about all of the wrongs that have been following him
over the past several months, most of which were Gargano's fault.
[Patrick] Oh, come on.
[Corey] I like this side of the A-lister.
[Patrick] Oh!
Lumis can't move.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Miz deserves this, this victory lapse of carnage.
[crowd cheers]
And Miz making a mockery of the WWE universe here in Des Moines.
[crowd booing]
[Patrick] Now he wants some of Johnny Gargano.
[indistinct shouting]
Gargano going after The Miz now.
Gargano has got to be frustrated.
[Corey] What's Gargano have to be frustrated about?
[Patrick] He's just watching Dexter Lumis laying lifeless,
now he's taking a beating from The Miz.
[Corey] Now Johnny is getting exactly what he deserves.
[Patrick] All Gargano did was seek the truth.
[Corey] Oh, all Gargano did was trying to make a name for himself
at the expense of The Miz, a bona fide A-list Superstar.
Not some dork who's on the wrong side of the barricade.
-[Patrick] Oh, God! -Good, Miz.
Good.
Yes!
Finally, justice is been served.
[crowd cheers]
Good job, Miz.
-[Patrick] What the hell? -[exclaims]
-[Corey] Why is he still moving? -He's still alive.
-[Corey] Oh, no! -Dexter Lumis, oh!
[Corey] Oh, God!
Miz, are you all right?
This could be catastrophic.
Think about the man's family.
[Patrick] Lumis is thinking about the cash.
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Please, Mr. Lumis, please.
We need this. We got…
Oh, no. [mumbles indistinctly]
[crowd cheering]
This guy makes me uncomfortable.
[cheering continues]
[Patrick] The crowd here in Des Moines, Iowa.
[Corey] Wake up, Miz.
Wake up, Miz!
Think of your family, Miz. Get up.
[Patrick] Lumis. The Miz has no idea where he is right now.
It looks like Lumis has every clue where he is.
[Corey] Oh, no!
[exclaims]
Thankfully, Miz out of the way just in time.
Crash landing for Dexter Lumis.
This is absolute insanity.
This is par for the course for tonight.
We knew it was going to be a wild night, but who expected this?
[Patrick] Well scouted from The Miz, but this has to be his opportunity now,
if he can get back on his feet.
He's struggling, but he gets up.
He's back inside the ring.
-Lumis is barely moving here at ringside. -[Corey] Go, Miz, go!
On one good leg like a real life action hero.
[Patrick] Lumis is lifeless. As is Johnny Gargano.
This could be the moment for The Miz.
[Corey] Here it is. Miz has the mo… Wait.
How is Lumis back up?
[Patrick] This man just won't go away.
Lumis is still fighting.
[Corey] Precarious situation for both Superstars.
Perched on top of the ladder.
Oh, no!
[Patrick] He's got to get it now.
Graves, this is it.
-Dexter Lumis… -Oh, he's going to do it.
…is a rich, rich man.
The money is his.
[Corey] Wait. What the hell?
[Patrick] That's Bronson Reed.
[Corey] You're right.
Look at the size of this guy.
[Patrick] What's he doing here?
Where the hell did he come from?
[Corey] This colossal Superstar we haven't seen in quite some time.
Never before on Monday Night RAW.
But I know what comes next.
Oh, no.
[Patrick] No. Lumis.
-Oh, my world! -[crowd exclaims]
Reed with the splash all over Lumis.
[Corey] That wasn't a splash, KP. That was a tsunami.
[Patrick] Is he here to steal the cash or what?
[Corey] Maybe. I…
It's obvious Bronson's got issues with Dexter Lumis.
[Patrick] Bronson Reed.
Oh, wait.
[Corey] Oh, my goodness.
[Patrick] The Miz is in on this. He's got to be.
[Corey] Bronson is helping Miz up the ladder.
[Patrick] What are we witnessing?
[Corey] Oh, my goodness.
This is amazing.
[Patrick] This is unbelievable even for The Miz.
[Corey] This should be a Hallmark movie.
I'm going to get emotional.
Merry Christmas, Miz.
[crowd booing]
[bell rings]
[The Miz's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, The Miz!
[Patrick] Back to the Hollywood lifestyle then.
Christmas is still happening for The Miz family.
[Corey] All is right in the world.
This was chaotic.
This was insane.
A melee at ringside.
Lumis crashing through the table,
and then a shocking, shocking appearance from Bronson Reed.
The colossal Bronson Reed
makes his impact felt in spectacular fashion.
Capped off by a thunderous tsunami
from the top crushing Dexter Lumis,
and then… Then Miz was able
to make the climb and save Christmas.
What a moment for The Miz family.
I bet you right now, Chateau Mon Miz looks like the streets of Argentina
on Sunday afternoon.
[Patrick] Maybe if you're watching George Bailey
and it's a wonderful life after all.
[laughs]
I needed something to put me in the Christmas spirit, Kevin,
and that was it.
That's what puts you in the Christmas spirit?
Bronson Reed squashing another human being, yeah!
As you can tell, folks, what a night here on Monday Night RAW so far.
But I can tell you Seth "Freakin" Rollins is in the house tonight.
A homecoming from Iowa's own.
Of all the shirts and I've had a lot of shirts,
this one may be my favorite.
-Look at that… -[crowd cheering]
[Patrick] He is here.
[Corey] Rollins is here, and Rollins will no doubt be keeping a close eye
on another big time match
headed our way tonight on Monday Night RAW.
Two Superstars who have blazed their own trail
will meet at the summit tonight.
"The Man" Becky Lynch,
one-on-one with the leader of Damage CTRL, Bayley,
for the first time in nearly four years.
It's going down on Monday Night RAW.
[Patrick] Tonight, folks, we have to revisit the scenes from earlier on tonight
all throughout Monday Night RAW.
The Bloodline have been brutalizing and devastating
-WWE Superstar Mustafa Ali the first. -You see it?
[Corey] The entire locker room being victimized by The Bloodline
at the order of the Head of the Table.
Roman Reigns demanded this,
and The Bloodline have carried out the orders expertly.
[Patrick] Roman Reigns saying,
we're going to showcase the resources that we have.
Monday Night RAW, the home of Kevin Owens.
[Corey] Tonight, the home was taken over by The Bloodline in spectacular fashion.
-No touch. -[indistinct chatter]
[Patrick] They are making everyone's life tonight a living hell, but AJ Styles.
[Corey] Styles would return fire for the first time tonight,
which is how we arrived
at what we are about to see go down in a matter of minutes.
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles will battle the "Honorary Uce" Sami Zayn
in one-on-one competition by order of WWE official Adam Pearce,
and it goes down now.
[AJ Styles' theme song playing]
[Patrick] He's an honorable man, AJ Styles.
He wasn't going to stand to the side and watch The O.C.
and his locker room being decimated.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing 218 pounds, representing the O.C.,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.
[Corey] We understand that Gallows and Anderson
are receiving medical attention backstage from The Bloodline's attack earlier.
AJ going to go this one alone.
Bringing that Georgia bulldog mentality.
[Patrick] We have to wonder what the thoughts
of Roman Reigns are at a time like this.
He sent The Bloodline out to inflict brutality and beatdowns on Superstars,
but did he know that Sami Zayn would end up
going one-on-one with "The Phenomenal One"?
It's next on RAW.
[Patrick] We are thrilled to be in Des Moines, Iowa tonight,
the state capital of Iowa.
Look there at the Grand Avenue Bridge, and, man, has it been lively this evening
here in the Hawkeye State.
[Corey] Shout out to Big E.
Big E is an iron guy.
[Sami Zayn's theme song playing]
[announcer] And his opponent from Montréal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Sami Zayn, the certified Usologist grinning from ear to ear.
Notice Sami is out here all on his own.
[Patrick] You know what, Graves?
Roman Reigns says The Bloodline, they have a KO problem.
The Tribal Chief felt the solution will be to team up
with the "Honorary Uce" Sami Zayn
to take on KO and a partner of his choice.
Here's the problem, KO has gone and reached out to John Cena.
Arguably the greatest of all time.
The 16-time world champ has answered the call.
Tampa, Florida, we are coming for you.
What a match that promises to be, December 30.
[Corey] A huge tag team main event on Friday Night SmackDown.
In moments, we're going to see two of the best in-ring competitors
of this generation in Sami Zayn and AJ Styles.
AJ obviously not in the mood to play games.
Sami feels downright untouchable right now.
-[bell rings] -How do you feel Roman Reigns is feeling?
Watching Monday Night RAW right now.
Knowing what he sent The Bloodline out to do,
and here is Sami Zayn in a match
against a man of the caliber of "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles?
[Corey] I would imagine Roman is probably smiling wherever he's sitting.
Watching on a massive video screen on the Island of Relevancy.
Roman knows Sami can handle his business.
Roman acknowledges that Sami Zayn is the "Honorary Uce".
He is a member of The Bloodline,
which is why Sami will go to the ends of the earth
for the undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
So right now, Roman is watching going, "Sami, you got this."
"Take out a big gun."
"A big gun like AJ Styles."
This would just increase the value of the "Honorary Uce"
within The Bloodline.
[Patrick] On Friday Night SmackDown,
Sami thought he was going to lose the "Honorary" tag.
Roman felt it was business to be done.
It didn't happen on the night.
I'm sure Sami Zayn changed his look for Friday night.
Hang on a second, cover, AJ Styles now to put away Sami early.
He kicks out at two.
Sami back to the original look tonight.
[Corey] A little more unkempt than this past Friday night.
Listen, Sami is true to who he is.
Sami Zayn is authentic. Sami Zayn is genuine.
[referee counting down]
[Corey] You don't think The Bloodline would accept anything less, do you?
Oh, no.
[Patrick] AJ Styles, Phenomenal Forearm, flattens Sami Zayn.
You have to admire the courageous approach of AJ Styles.
Knowing what's been going on with The Bloodline wreaking havoc
all over Monday Night RAW.
Here he is, as brave as ever stepping out into the arena.
[Corey] You couldn't see it on your screen there,
but Sami Zayn, the master strategist…
-[Patrick] Oh! -…outthought AJ Styles.
Styles was thinking about the Phenomenal Forearm,
Sami realized he's impressive,
but he can't jump the entire way across the ring.
Sami stayed out of harm's way unlike this experience on the outside.
[Patrick] Look at that.
A thing of beauty.
[Corey] And here we see Sami luring AJ Styles into a perfectly laid trap.
That's the sort of stuff that makes the Tribal Chief happy.
That makes Roman proud knowing that The Bloodline is here
by his orders and delivering on the task.
[Patrick] Sami now from a height.
Elbow to the jaw of AJ Styles, into the cover.
Kick out early by AJ.
Are you really surprised in any way
just how much Roman has taken to Sami Zayn?
[Corey] Honestly, yes, a little bit.
I've known Sami Zayn for about 12, 13 years,
and he's one of the more unique characters in the business.
He's an acquired taste,
but obviously the Tribal Chief sees value in what Sami brings to the table.
So who am I to question the Tribal Chief?
[Patrick] Sami's been so versatile of late.
We saw him coaching Solo Sikoa last week.
You, Corey Graves, called him the Solo Whisperer.
[Corey] Sami Zayn again, he's a multifaceted Superstar.
He brings a lot to the table, pun intended.
-Styles counters. -Oh.
[Corey] Backbreaker.
[Zayn groaning]
[Corey] Think of the motivation it provides… Oh, my goodness.
…for Sami Zayn each and every time he steps into the ring
knowing that the Tribal Chief is watching.
Sami Zayn does not want to disappoint the Head of the Table.
[Patrick] We're seeing that Georgia bulldog mentality, like you mentioned,
from AJ Styles right now.
Gallows and Anderson still receiving medical attention backstage
after the attack by The Bloodline earlier.
AJ Styles continues to fight.
[Corey] Snaps Zayn down with a neck breaker.
[referee] Hey, get back in here, Sami.
[Patrick] With the role, the momentum that we're seeing from the O.C.,
you'd have to think that AJ Styles and the O.C.
would want a crack at The Bloodline.
Look at this.
[Corey] Sliding knee on the top of your screen just rocked Sami's jaw.
Come on in.
AJ Styles, one.
[Patrick] AJ Styles, what's he thinking here?
-Taking out Sami. -Wow!
[Corey] Beautiful, classic AJ Styles.
[referee] One, two…
[Patrick] It's been all AJ Styles of late.
He wants Sami back inside that ring.
[crowd cheers]
[Corey] Styles now lining it up.
Will the second time deliver?
There he come… Oh, and it's Sami again, one step ahead.
[Patrick] Is there any way back for AJ Styles?
"The Phenomenal One" is down right now.
[referee] One…
[Patrick] It's been malicious statement after statement by The Bloodline tonight.
AJ Styles, "The Phenomenal One", had enough.
Blind-siding The Bloodline and now this match made official.
Sami Zayn, AJ Styles.
[Corey] Dangerous situation for both competitors.
Styles usually sure-footed as far as an aerial attack goes.
Sami Zayn the same,
but Styles able to avoid whatever Sami was looking for.
[Patrick] Gets Sami where he wants him.
Styles can end it right now.
-Kick out by Sami. -Wow!
[Corey] That was a little too close for comfort.
Sami Zayn just barely escaping after this epic Rack Bomb by Styles,
but this match rolls on.
Styles Clash!
He's called it.
AJ's looking for the Styles Clash.
[both grunting]
Savvy kick by Sami.
[Zayn grunts]
[Corey] Elbow right on the jaw stops the Honorary Uce in his tracks.
Now AJ Styles second rope, looking for Tornado DDT.
[Patrick] Big boot by Sami Zayn.
Brain Buster!
It's got to be it for Sami Zayn over AJ Styles.
-Kicks out. AJ kicks out. -[Corey] Oh! How?
Take another look at this,
spiked with a Brain Buster in the middle of the ring.
This surely was a victory for Sami Zayn, but AJ Styles begs to differ.
[Patrick] You said how, AJ Styles, he is one resilient WWE Superstar.
We are The Bloodline, you understand?
[crowd chanting] Sami Zayn! Sami Zayn!
[Patrick] Sami speaking on behalf of The Bloodline.
Less than two weeks away from a match for the ages as Roman Reigns
teaming up with Sami Zayn
to take on Kevin Owens and John Cena.
[Corey] Wow! Pelé!
[Patrick] A Pelé Kick to flatten Sami.
[Corey] Should we call that a "Messi" now?
[Patrick] Glad we're talking about Messi and Cena, two GOATs.
[Corey] Take a look at this,
AJ got it all right at the base of Sami's skull.
Turned the Honorary Uce's lights out for a heartbeat,
but Sami is still trying to fight his way back into this.
[Patrick] So much pressure on Sami Zayn.
You have to think about that pressure to get the victory here over AJ Styles.
[Corey] Again… Oh, AJ went to the well one time too many.
[Patrick] Sami turns it around.
[Corey] Exploder into the turnbuckle,
and Sami is feeling Ucey.
[Patrick] He certainly is, the confidence on show from this man.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Sami waiting, stalking a fallen AJ Styles.
Helluva Kick incoming.
[Patrick] Oh! Scouted by AJ Styles.
[Corey] AJ counters, calf crusher.
[Patrick] Look at the agony in the face of Sami Zayn!
[indistinct shouting]
[Corey] Sami could be on the verge of tapping out.
[Patrick] He's got to.
[referee] Let go. Let go.
[Corey] How much damage was inflicted by AJ Styles
in that calf crusher submission hold?
Oh-oh.
[Patrick] What? What?
[Corey] Des Moines, we have a problem.
The Street Champ.
[Patrick] Hang on a second, Sami Zayn now.
[Corey] Solo Sikoa, the enforcer of The Bloodline has arrived.
Sami continuing to soldier on with this individual effort,
but backup not far away.
Here comes AJ one more time, looking for the Phenomenal Forearm.
[Patrick] Distracted though.
You can understand why, the enforcer Solo Sikoa.
[Corey] AJ bringing the fight to Solo.
[Patrick] Quickly becomes two-on-one now.
[Corey] This isn't going to force disqualification because AJ struck first.
Well, look out.
Sami's skull being dribbled off on our announcer table.
-Look out! -[Patrick] With the match
continuing outside the ring, the enforcer Solo Sikoa.
[Corey] Samoan Spike.
[Patrick] That is devastating for the hopes of AJ Styles.
[Corey] Blue Thunder Bomb.
-[referee] One, two, three. -[bell rings]
-[Patrick] Sami Zayn's got it. -Wow!
[Sami Zayn's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Sami Zayn!
[Patrick] Insurance policy, the protector of The Bloodline.
[Corey] The enforcer
with one Samoan Spike to AJ Styles.
[indistinct argument]
[Patrick] Adam Pearce's night continues to get busier.
-[crowd cheers] -But look at who it is,
the Number One Contender for the United States Championship,
it's Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Live images of The Visionary who we're hearing is on his way to the ring.
[Seth Rollins' theme song playing]
[Corey] He is a visionary.
He is a revolutionary.
He is home.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Patrick] Listen to that Iowa roar for Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
The Number One Contender
for Austin Theory's United States Championship.
Successful match against Bobby Lashley last week.
Rollins will let them sing his song.
[theme song continues playing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Corey] The question is will they be singing his song in two weeks
as the former United States Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins
challenges the now, the current United States Champion, Austin Theory.
That's two weeks from tonight kicking off Monday Night RAW
in the new year in spectacular fashion.
-[theme song continues playing] -[crowd singing along]
-Des Moines, Iowa! -[crowd cheering]
Welcome to Monday Night RAW!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
I'm back, baby, and I'm better than ever.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, and what a night it has been.
The Bloodline is in the house in case you didn't know.
[crowd booing]
And they've been jumping everybody except for me.
[laughs]
Now, I'm not saying The Bloodline are scared at all,
but if they don't want to find me,
I got a message for them little Ucey boys to deliver to the Tribal Chief…
"Roman, Mondays don't belong to you."
[crowd cheering]
They belong to The Visionary.
They belong to the Revolutionary.
They belong to Seth…
[crowd] "Freakin" Rollins!
[Austin Theory's theme song playing]
[Patrick] United States Champion has something to say about that.
[Corey] Austin Theory, the United States Champion for a second time,
arguably, more dangerous than ever before.
[Patrick] "Don't call me a kid, I'm the now,"
says Austin Theory.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins says he is the face of Monday Night RAW.
You can be sure that is going to ignite a flame inside the body of Austin Theory.
[Corey] Theory believes that he is in the midst of his forever reign
as the United States Champion.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
Just so that's clear, he sucks, right?
[crowd] Yes!
Seth, nothing belongs to you.
[crowd booing]
[imperceptible]
And you know, you were the one that said that
this was the title of Monday Night RAW.
So putting that into perspective,
that can only mean one thing,
that the champ is here!
[crowd booing]
And deep down, whether you like it or not,
the Austin Theory era is forever and this is just the beginning.
And whether you like it or not,
you're going to pass the torch to me,
and if you don't,
I'm going to take it from your cold legendary fingers.
Well, Merry Christmas to you too, kid.
Hey, hey, hey, keep your cool, keep your cool around me.
We don't want you ending up like Bobby Lashley, you know what I mean?
[laughs]
[Theory] That's funny.
It's funny to me because the only reason you're standing here
is because Bobby Lashley took all his frustrations
out on referees and officials and not you.
But it makes sense the way you got out of it,
it's like your entire career, you've just been lucky, Seth.
Oh!
-Oh! -[crowd booing]
Kid, you just don't understand, do you, man?
Why are you so angry?
Why? You've got it all.
You are everything you say you are.
You are young.
You are in great shape.
You look phenomenal and look…
he does suck but that's… That's… Hey, hey, hey.
You watch your mouth.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
That's the thing.
You're growing up.
You're not Mr. Selfie anymore.
You're not daddy's little boy anymore.
No.
You are the United States Champion.
That's right.
The problem is, as much as that title means,
there is one thing that means more.
It is one thing that you know deep down in your soul
when you go to bed at night, when you wake up in the morning,
you will never be, you will never have,
as long as I am here,
you will never be me.
[crowd cheering]
You are not on my level.
[crowd singing Seth Rollins' theme song]
It eats you up inside, doesn't it?
Listen to them.
It eats you up inside, champ.
Seth, I see right through you.
I mean, how many times have they given you the ball and you fumbled it,
you know, kinda like those Bears?
[crowd booing]
But the thing about you
is Seth "Freakin" Rollins has seen the mountaintop.
But what you fail to realize is that is just a peak, Seth,
and I'm coming for Everest.
And maybe when you fall off that peak, you'll be able to go home,
collect yourself, and come to the realization
that you are just the third most successful member of The Shield.
[crowd exclaiming]
How does that sound?
I've been… I've been to the mountaintop, huh?
I've been to the mountaintop.
I've seen the mountaintop.
No, no.
You got it wrong, kid!
I am the damn mountaintop!
[crowd cheering]
I am Everest!
You know what they say?
The title doesn't make the man,
the man makes the title.
Well, let's find out what kind of man you are.
Let's find out what kind of champ you are.
Right here. Right now.
[crowd cheering]
Come on.
Take your shot.
Put that down. Take it off.
Take your shot.
Come on. Let's go.
Hey, hey, hey, we got company.
We got company. We got company.
We'll deal with this later.
[microphone thuds]
[Corey] Jimmy and Jey Uso arriving at ringside.
Obviously, Rollins realizes no one is safe.
The undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
[Rollins] Let's go! Let's go!
[Patrick] And Theory's taking a hike?
[crowd booing]
Rollins says let's go.
Theory takes the opposite approach.
[Corey] We found out what kind of man Theory is.
[indistinct chatter]
[Corey] Rollins holding his ground. Pick one and start swinging.
[Patrick] Rollins is teeing off.
The Usos laughing like a pair of hyenas moments ago,
now they're receiving the wrath of Rollins, but it's two on one.
[Corey] Rollins now being pummeled by Jimmy and Jey Uso.
-[Kevin Owens' theme song playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Uh-oh. Hold on just a second.
[Patrick] It's "The Prizefighter" Kevin Owens!
[Corey] This is all KO's fault
in the opinion of Roman Reigns and The Bloodline.
Just keep fighting, Kevin.
[Patrick] Roman Reigns watching on here as Kevin Owens,
the man they wanted to target, is inside the squared circle.
Look at Rollins go now.
[Corey] No shortage of history between Rollins and Owens,
but right now, this is the case of the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
No, no, no.
It's nice to see you, Kev.
Come on, boys.
-Stay back. -[indistinct shouting]
[Corey] Adam Pearce, again, struggling to maintain any sort of order.
Is anyone thinking what I'm thinking?
Yeah.
I think Des Moines wants to see the two of us kick their asses.
[crowd cheering]
So how about we do it,
me and Iowa's favorite son Seth Rollins
against the two of you right here tonight?
-You want it? -Yeah.
We want it.
It's official.
[Seth Rollins' theme song playing]
[Patrick] You heard Adam Pearce. Wow!
[Corey] Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Kevin Owens will stand side by side
and battle the Usos live tonight on Monday Night RAW.
Bayley, we've been playing a cat and mouse game ever since I came back.
It hasn't been that simple, has it?
See, you send your lackeys, they beat me up, I beat them up, repeat.
I want no more of that.
I want to fight the best version of Bayley,
and the best version of Bayley is a solo act.
So, you and me, we're a lot like.
We've both been underestimated, underappreciated,
rose up and changed the game.
When it's all said and done,
we'll both have careers that we'll be very proud of.
And we'll both have done things that we're not so proud of.
But the difference between you and me
is that I did all those things by myself.
I understand this game.
I understand that you take out the ones that pose a threat.
What bothered me the most about you taking me out for four months
was that you didn't even have the decency to do it by yourself.
If you're going to stab me in the back, at least be the one holding the knife.
So tonight, what will it be?
Is it going to be one-on-one or one-on-three?
Either way, I'll be ready.
Because win or lose, I'll die on my own sword.
You can't say the same thing.
[Bayley's theme song playing]
[Patrick] Strong words from Becky Lynch,
"I want to fight the best version of Bayley."
A solo act.
[bell rings]
[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] For the first time in almost four years,
Becky Lynch will go one-on-one with Bayley.
This is a dream match for many, one that's next on RAW.
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah Everybody hype here ♪
♪ Big dreams And we're tryna live a life here ♪
♪ Big timers Big malls full of sightseers ♪
♪ Big cars catching big speeds In the right gears ♪
♪ Attitude infamous Ice stares ♪
♪ Yeah, we thinking but we ain't… ♪
[Corey] Congratulations and thank you to all the followers.
[Patrick] Over 20 million, that's mighty impressive.
Look at Damage CTRL.
Tag Team Champions, Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai on the outside,
the Role Model set to take on The Man of The People.
[Becky Lynch's theme song playing]
[announcer] And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland,
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Patrick] Two of the famous Four Horsewomen
set to go to battle tonight.
It's been 1,329 days
since Bayley and Becky Lynch went one-on-one,
nearly four years ago.
[Corey] A great deal of history.
Back to bring up The Four Horsewomen.
Bayley actually remained in NXT.
She felt like she was left behind.
Becky Lynch has gone on to make history time and time again.
Bayley still wants revenge.
[Patrick] Speaking of NXT, Vengeance Day is headed to the Spectrum Center
in the Queen City of Charlotte, North Carolina.
It's on February 4th and tickets are available now at Ticketmaster.com.
[Corey] We heard moments ago that Becky Lynch wanted a solo Bayley
but we still see Dakota Kai, Iyo Sky,
the WWE Women Tag Team Champions out here at ringside.
Becky wants to do this clean, fair, and square, right down the middle.
No doubt who the better athlete is.
Becky Lynch and Bayley one-on-one.
[Patrick] I was speaking with Becky Lynch a little bit earlier on,
she told me that for her, Bayley is the best female wrestler
-in WWE in the last decade. -[bell rings]
She has a lot of respect, but you cannot trust Bayley according to Becky.
[Corey] Both of these women in a roundabout way blame one another
for not being the next to challenge Bianca Belair.
We've seen that unfold over the past several weeks.
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky Becky!
[Patrick] You take a look at millions of kids around the world
who are growing up that want to be the next Becky Lynch,
the next Bayley, all they've accomplished in their WWE careers.
[Corey] No secret the fan favorite here is the sentimental favorite in Iowa,
as Becky Lynch married into the state.
[Patrick] Becky Lynch now working on that left arm of Bayley.
Yes, they know each other very well,
but without that one-on-one action in such a long time,
what can we expect, Graves?
[Corey] Now, listen, these two have done battle several times in the past,
but neither of these women were as highly evolved as they are today.
You only get better with experience.
Now, Bayley has more experience. Becky Lynch has more experience.
Both women have main event experience on a regular basis.
You are looking at two complete Superstars in WWE.
[Patrick] Two of the very best to ever do it.
Like that, huh? Like that…
[Lynch groaning]
[Patrick] A kick to the midsection of Becky Lynch.
[Lynch grunting]
[Corey] Getting a World of Sport action here by Becky Lynch.
[Patrick] The rapid movements of Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Very unique British wrestling style.
[Patrick] Becky Lynch now for an early victory, and a kick out by Bayley.
Lynch back for more.
[Corey] Talking about "Rollerball" Rocco, Johnny Saint,
very, very unique European style
utilized very effectively by Becky Lynch.
[Bayley] What the hell was that?
[Corey] It seems to have caught Bayley off guard a little bit.
Nice deep arm drag.
[Patrick] Becky Lynch's been getting inside the head of Bayley
saying two-thirds of Damage CTRL have been successful.
"I see two champions and one loser,"
referring to Iyo and Dakota as tag champions.
Speaking of Iyo.
[Corey] Becky knew it was coming,
but Bayley still able to capitalize.
The numbers game has just been so successful for Damage CTRL.
And to your point, Becky's trying to gain a mental advantage.
She's taking a shot at Bayley because she knows that it bothers Bayley.
Bayley wakes up and she may wear the false bravado,
but it disappoints her that she's not champion right now.
That's a good thing.
Most Superstars should feel that way.
Everybody should hold themselves to the highest standard possible.
Standards don't get any higher than champion.
[Patrick] Bayley a Grand Slam Champion in WWE, now to the outside.
Lynch eyeing the prize.
Takes flight, and takes out Bayley.
[Corey] Becky looking for a victory.
Rolling Bayley in and, wisely, Bayley rolling to the other side.
[Patrick] On the apron now.
Both in a perilous situation. Face first into the turnbuckle.
How the tide has turned in favor of Bayley.
Three-on-one. Is there a way back for Lynch?
[indistinct shouting]
[Patrick] What a match we're witnessing here from Des Moines, Iowa.
Two of the best to ever do it,
Becky Lynch and Bayley going one-on-one for the first time in almost four years.
[Corey] We've seen just as Becky Lynch expected,
Damage CTRL has been a factor.
Whether it just be momentary drawing of attention
or keeping the official occupied.
Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai have been playing their roles perfectly.
[Patrick] Bayley for the victory over Becky Lynch, who kicks out at two.
It's been a war of words since Becky Lynch returned
just before Survivor Series: WarGames.
Becky Lynch saying, let's see if you're woman enough to take on The Man.
Bayley accepting the challenge.
[Corey] Ultimately, is the genesis of this most recent issue
is when Damage CTRL burst on the scene at Summer Slam.
The shocking return of Bayley with Iyo and Dakota in tow.
Nice kick by The Man.
Lynch now has an opportunity to recover, maybe make something happen,
and notice how Damage CTRL immediately scrambling to the side of their leader.
[Patrick] Iyo Sky and Dakota Kai retaining their Tag Team Championships
last Friday on SmackDown against Liv Morgan and Tegan Nox.
Now out here to support Bayley.
Look at that dig from Becky Lynch.
[both grunting]
[crowd cheering]
Trading blows now.
[Corey] Upper gut back kick by The Man.
Here comes Lynch.
[Patrick] Swing and a miss from Bayley.
Becky using the ropes to advantage.
[Patrick] Exploder, I'm sorry, Bexploder.
[Patrick] The crowd loving Becky Lynch here in Des Moines, Iowa.
Bayley into the cover. Oh!
Vicious kick to the neck of the Role Model.
[Corey] Leg drop. That might do it.
[Patrick] We've seen that before from Becky Lynch for the win.
A kick out by Bayley.
Yes, there's no championship on the line,
but this is a WrestleMania-worthy match here tonight
on Monday Night RAW.
[Corey] Completely agree with you. Two of the best in the business,
as we look once again at the great athleticism.
Perfect leg drop executed by Becky Lynch,
but not enough to finish Bayley yet.
[Patrick] Becky Lynch just accessing the scene here,
now working the arm of Bayley.
[Corey] Bayley shoulder first into the top turnbuckle.
Fantastic counter.
Double leg.
[Patrick] This would mean so much for both Superstars.
-[Corey] Reversed. -Wow!
Nearly backfired on Bayley, and what a suplex by the Role Model.
-Cover. -[Patrick] Shoulders down for Lynch.
A kick out by Becky.
It's going to take more than that to put away Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Look of concern on the face of Dakota Kai.
Lynch looking for a little support.
-Into a backslide. -[Patrick] Shoulders are down.
There's the count.
[Corey] Bayley able to escape now.
Both women utilizing one another to regain a vertical base.
Brilliant move by Bayley.
[Patrick] Savvy move from Bayley, and behind taking out the neck of Lynch,
who's back up on her feet.
[Corey] Bayley wants the Bayley-to-Belly.
[Patrick] Not quite yet.
Lynch turning it around.
Becky Lynch now. Is this the opportunity for The Man?
Kick out. Bayley still alive.
[Corey] Too close for the champion's comfort as we look again
at this sliding lariat from Bayley right to the back of Lynch's neck.
Then Lynch would answer with an inverted DDT that nearly ended.
[Patrick] Lynch trying to get Bayley to the outside.
Another kick to the midsection.
[Corey] Becky now perched on the middle rope.
-Here comes The Man. -[Patrick] Well scouted by Bayley.
Big opportunity now with a knee to Lynch.
[Bayley groaning]
-Bayley now looking for… -[Corey] Bayley-to-Belly.
There it is!
[Patrick] Is this the moment for the Role Model?
Kick out by The Man!
[Corey] Wow, and that's got to be disheartening for the Role Model.
Bayley just delivered the Bayley-to-Belly suplex.
A move that has brought her most of her success in her career.
[Patrick] Look at the face of Becky Lynch mid-air.
She knew what was coming and somehow manages to kick out.
Get up! Get up! Get up and fight me, huh?
You've been missing out on the Role Model.
[Corey] The Man has heard enough.
Bayley looking for the Rose Plant.
[Patrick] Becky finding a way out.
[Corey] Great counter by Lynch.
Almost a version of the Angle Slam.
[Patrick] What a night here on Monday Night RAW.
We know that Alexa Bliss will look to take the RAW Women's Championship
from Bianca Belair on the first RAW of the new year
in Nashville, Tennessee.
Tonight, two of the greatest in the women's locker room going to battle,
Bayley and Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Bayley with a right stops Lynch in her tracks.
Bayley now joining The Man
or attempting to join The Man on the top turnbuckle.
Lynch not having it.
Oh, wow! Diamond Dust!
[Patrick] Rolling over Bayley. Hook of the leg.
Shoulders are down and a kick out by Bayley again.
[Corey] Becky Lynch reaching deep into her arsenal,
utilizing that flipping stunner off the top turnbuckle
known around the world as Diamond Dust.
Very effective, but not enough to end this just yet.
[Patrick] An example of how much both of these Superstars want it.
"Never say die" attitude.
Stacking up Becky Lynch now.
The referee spots the leg on the ropes.
[Corey] Lynch wanted the Manhandle Slam,
and Damage CTRL coming to the aid of Bayley.
[Patrick] Hang on a second. Lynch!
[Corey] Baseball slide takes out Bayley.
[indistinct shouting]
Dakota, Iyo, listen up. You two, you're out of here.
[Patrick] They're out of there.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Becky Lynch just threatened Damage CTRL with our TV monitor?
[Patrick] She did, but Iyo and Dakota have been given the boot.
[indistinct shouting]
[Corey] The champs obviously upset.
They're being kicked out of ringside.
[Patrick] Oh! A vicious right by Becky.
[Corey] Maybe that will make their exit a little more pleasant.
Lynch now teeing off on Dakota Kai, who is not a participant in this matchup.
[Patrick] She's irate.
-[Corey] From behind with the monitor! -Bayley's back in.
[Patrick] The referee with his eyes off the game.
[Corey] Rose Plant.
[Patrick] Bayley with the cover and the victory.
[bell rings]
[Bayley's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Bayley!
[Corey] Becky Lynch knew exactly what she was up against tonight
and still wasn't able to defeat the numbers game of Damage CTRL.
[Patrick] Bayley, ecstatic.
A victory over her old friend Becky Lynch.
What a match it was, too.
[Corey] Well, The Bloodline's path of destruction
might have hit its first speed bump of the night
as Jimmy and Jey, the Usos,
battle Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens tonight.
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Welcome back in, folks. Kevin Patrick, Corey Graves.
What a night here on RAW.
It's hard to look away from what The Bloodline has done tonight.
Living up to the demands of Roman Reigns to torture
and inflict pain on the Monday Night RAW roster.
To say The Bloodline provided the chaos tonight
would be a massive understatement.
It started before we even came on the air after Roman Reigns made the order.
Yes, it certainly did.
We go back and take a look at the proceedings from tonight.
So many Superstars brutalized.
Seth Rollins would stand his ground in his home state of Iowa,
going two-on-one here.
[Corey] Rollins would refuse to be the next one victimized,
he fought with all he had, and if it weren't for an unlikely savior
in the form of The Prizefighter, Kevin Owens,
who knows how bad it could have gotten for Seth Rollins?
But instead, Kevin Owens came and did what he always does,
provide the fight.
Standing up to The Bloodline and standing beside Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
[chuckles]
We're back at it, teaming together.
I was thinking, it's been a long time since we teamed together.
It's been a while.
-We were really good as a team. -We actually were.
Why did we stop?
Oh, that's because you tried to steal my WrestleMania spot this year.
-Remember? -What?
Yes, remember I came up with the KO Show with Stone Cold,
and you decided, "Oh, I'm going to try to do that."
Wait, wait. No.
-I tried to steal… Me? -I remember vividly.
-It was you. -There's no way.
-You were wearing a really bright suit. -A bright suit, me?
Are you… No, come on.
-That doesn't sound like you? -That wasn't me.
I'm 98% sure it was you.
-Wait, so there's two percent chance? -I'm 100% sure it was you.
-I was just being nice. It was you. -It wasn't me.
Look, you looked marvelous, but it was you.
-I did look pretty marvelous. -See?
There you go, you made it up. No, it's okay.
It's moot. It's moot. You know why?
-That's a great word. -Yes, thank you.
Because tonight is about one thing.
-What's that? -Beating the hell out of The Bloodline.
I think you and I can do that very well together.
[laughs]
I like where your head's at. [laughs]
Still… Still got that laugh, huh?
[The Usos' theme song playing]
[Corey] The time has arrived.
Will The Usos have to answer for their sins,
or will the dominance continue?
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, they are the indisputable
WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
[Patrick] It really has been an emphatic night for The Bloodline
here on Monday Night RAW, and now to the main event.
To the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
a reign now of 519 days.
[Corey] Luckily for Jimmy and Jey,
they don't have to worry about losing their championships tonight,
but they do have to worry about two very angry,
very fierce, elite-level competitors
in Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Kevin Owens.
Our colossal tag team main event kicks off live next on RAW.
[The Usos' theme song playing]
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and become one part of our exclusive SMS group.
You never know, you may even hear from a Superstar from time to time too.
[Corey] Look at the intensity on the face of "Main Event" Jey Uso
and his brother Jimmy.
The world is buzzing about a tag team match
that's going to go down one week Friday.
SmackDown on Fox, Kevin Owens joins forces with the GOAT, John Cena,
to battle the Tribal Chief and "the Honorary Uce" Sami Zayn.
A massive main event to end the year 2022.
[Patrick] Making your list and checking it twice,
The Bloodline has been naughty
and want to be nice when Cena Claus is coming to town.
[Corey] How long did you work on that?
I have never seen you smile that big.
[Kevin Owens' theme song playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, first from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,
weighing 266 pounds, Kevin Owens!
[Patrick] The target for The Bloodline is very clear, it's Kevin Owens.
Yet this man, The Prizefighter,
does not shy away from the challenge of The Bloodline.
Roman Reigns sent The Bloodline here to brutalize and destroy.
Kevin Owens will stand in the face of The Bloodline.
A reminder, folks, next week on Monday Night RAW,
the absolute best of 2022.
Do not miss it here on USA.
[Corey] We'll run back some of the greatest moments of the year that was,
and who knows?
This tag team match may be that level of a banger,
we'll be talking about it next week on the absolute best of the year.
But for now, we sing.
[announcer] And his tag team partner, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
-[Seth Rollins' theme song playing] -♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Patrick] An exchange with Austin Theory earlier on tonight, sure,
it will be fixed on January 2nd in the United States Championship,
where Seth "Freakin" Rollins will be salivating at the thought
of taking down The Usos in his home state of Iowa.
[Corey] Oh, Seth Rollins realizes he was almost a casualty
of Kevin Owens' war with Roman Reigns.
Kevin Owens has incited the anger and the wrath of the Head of the Table.
All night, The Bloodline has been here for one reason
and that is to do the bidding of the Tribal Chief.
Because this is Kevin Owens' house.
Roman felt disrespected, so The Bloodline came to wreck shop
and that's exactly what they've done to this point.
[Patrick] Oh, wait, hang on a second. We haven't even heard the bell yet.
Rollins kicking off.
[Corey] Not waiting for the opening bell, this thing is intense,
this thing is personal, and the stakes are incredibly high.
KO bringing the fight on the outside,
Rollins tangled up with Jey Uso on the inside.
[Patrick] Some of the very best to ever do it.
Here we go, Rollins now has a hold of Jey Uso.
-[bell rings] -Face first.
There goes the bell finally.
Tag team action, Kevin Owens and Seth Rollins of all people.
Of all tag teams, that's the last thing we expected tonight.
[Corey] Rollins and Owens have worked well together as a unit in the past,
but they are facing off with the longest-reigning champions
in WWE tag team history.
Second to none.
[Patrick] They're conspiring to take down the Usos and send a message back
to "the Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns, as Rollins goes to work on Jey.
[crowd singing Seth Rollins' theme song]
[Corey] Rollins feeling a little emboldened tonight,
competing in front of the Iowa fans of the WWE Universe,
Rollins' home state.
[Patrick] They'll adopt Kevin Owens for the night no doubt.
-[Corey] Oh, my god. -Oh, man.
[Corey] Pretty sure there's only two famous people from Iowa.
Seth Rollins and Corey Taylor.
[Jey groans]
Big right hand by Owens.
[Patrick] Owens means business.
Roman Reigns may be fixated on Kevin Owens,
but as he told us on After the Bell…
Where's Sami Uso?
Huh? Where's your dawg?
Where's your dawg?
Kevin Owens wants Roman Reigns and quickly.
-Big boot from Owens. -[Owens groans]
[Corey] Roman Reigns is taking great pride…
in putting every obstacle possible in front of Owens, on his mission.
Can Rollins and Owens fight back into this main event?
[Patrick] You're watching the main event of Monday Night RAW.
Tag team action, The Usos against Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens.
By the order of Roman Reigns,
The Bloodline have been terrorizing and brutalizing
the Monday Night RAW roster tonight.
But it may stop here if Owens and Rollins have their way.
[Corey] Or if Jimmy and Jey have their way,
it's going to be a good night on the Island of Relevancy.
Oh, man!
Owens out of the way just in time.
[Patrick] Scouted by Owens.
Rollins wants in as he riles up the crowd here in Des Moines, Iowa.
[Corey] Both Jimmy and Kevin Owens need to make tags.
Inching their ways toward their partners, tags are made.
Both sides.
"Main Event" Jey Uso, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And Rollins gaining the upper hand right out of the gate.
[Patrick] Look at the momentum of Seth Rollins.
[Corey] Sling Blade takes down the Right Hand Man.
[Patrick] Eyeing the prize now, Rollins connects with the elbow.
Jey Uso trying to turn it around.
Backbreaker.
Cover.
For the victory now for Rollins and KO, and a kick out at two and a half.
How furious would Roman Reigns be if Seth Rollins and Kevin Owens
who came together at the last minute, managed to beat The Usos tonight?
[Corey] I would not want to be on the Island of Relevancy.
I hope for Paul Heyman's safety,
he is not in the immediate grasping range of the Tribal Chief.
Rollins wanted to stomp, Jimmy…
I'm sorry, Jey saw it coming, here comes Jimmy.
[Patrick] Jimmy in. Superkick by Rollins.
[Rollins yells]
[Corey] Seth dumped to the outside, great counter into a hell of a forearm.
Rollins now from the top rope.
[Patrick] He's got both Usos in sight.
Here comes Seth Rollins!
[Corey] Double crossbody.
[Patrick] Taking out the Tag Team Champions.
Tag made.
"The Prizefighter" Kevin Owens.
[Corey] Oh!
Right in front of us, Jey Uso just turned Seth's lights out.
[Patrick] All over.
It's got to be all over. Kick out.
[Corey] Jimmy Uso digging down deep to survive this one,
and Owens wisely continuing to pour on the offense from the top.
[Patrick] Swanton Bomb, but the knees were up.
[Corey] Great wherewithal by Jimmy Uso.
Preventing the end of this match.
Kevin Owens could taste it.
[Patrick] What scenes. Absolute chaos everywhere.
The Superkick to the face of Rollins, and look at this from KO.
[Corey] 260-plus crashing down once.
The second time most likely would've ended this matchup,
but Jimmy Uso able to get the knees up just in time to keep this battle alive.
[Patrick] And what a battle it is.
An unexpected main event tonight.
Seth Rollins and KO have a history,
but tonight they're conspiring to take out the Tag Team Champions.
Champions for 519 days.
[Corey] Right now, Owens trying to will himself back to a vertical base.
Still on shaky legs.
And once again the enforcer is here, Solo Sikoa.
Oh, and Gallows and Anderson!
[Patrick] It's The O.C. Where did they come from?
-Who knows? -They're working on Solo.
[Corey] They suffered the wrath of The Bloodline earlier.
[Patrick] Look at this!
It's Jey Uso taking flight.
[Corey] Rollins looking to follow suit.
[Patrick] Getting momentum, Seth Rollins.
[Corey] My God!
-Incredible height! -[yelling]
[yelling]
[Patrick] The enforcer misses out.
Face first into the post.
-[Corey] The Streep Champ… -Stomp, stomp!
[Corey] Jey Uso has been removed from the equation.
Jimmy now essentially one-on-one with Owens inside the ring.
[Patrick] Kevin Owens shaking his head.
[Corey] Jimmy, this never works.
-[Patrick] Where did he come from? -Austin Theory just cold-cocked Rollins
with the United States Title.
[Patrick] Two weeks from now in mind when the United States Title
is on the line in Nashville, Tennessee.
[Corey] Rollins is out.
It is boiled down to one-on-one basically.
Jimmy Uso, Kevin Owens.
[Patrick] And both in a perilous position on the ropes.
As KO, the Prizefighter continues to fight.
He doesn't know any other way, but what a Superkick.
Is this it?
Jimmy Uso with the cover.
Kick out by Owens.
[Corey] Owens somehow survives.
Jimmy Uso got all of the Superkick.
[Patrick] What a hellacious battle this is to main event Monday Night RAW.
[Corey] Chaos has been the theme of the evening.
This match not disappointing,
but so close yet so far away
for the Usos being able to proudly return to the Island of Relevancy
to a very happy Tribal Chief.
[Patrick] Kevin Owens had it read. Kevin Owens wants it.
Pushed away by Jimmy Uso.
Owens, devastating kick.
[Corey] Owens thought about the pop-up powerbomb.
Jimmy Uso knew what was coming. Up and down.
[Patrick] Now he gets it. Now, he gets it.
Owens after the pop-up powerbomb to win it.
-He's got it! -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -Owens has got it!
-[Kevin Owens' theme song playing] -[announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Kevin Owens!
[Corey] I can assure you that right now,
there is no peace on the Island of Relevancy
despite all of the impacts made by The Bloodline tonight.
Kevin Owens is still standing on Monday Night RAW,
and I can promise you the Tribal Chief is not happy about it.
[Patrick] Roman Reigns must be absolutely furious.
[Corey] We saw the arrival once again of Solo Sikoa,
which was cut short by Gallows and Anderson,
who were taken out earlier in the night by The Bloodline.
[Patrick] Solo Sikoa here, face first planted into the post.
Stomp by Rollins.
[Corey] Rollins turned Jey Uso's lights out,
but Austin Theory from the other side of the barricade
with a blindsided shot took Seth Rollins out of the match,
but Kevin Owens was able to fight through.
Kevin Owens was able to endure and deliver a pop-up powerbomb
to earn the win for his side,
and thumb his nose at the Head of the Table.
[Patrick] Many statements were made by The Bloodline tonight,
but the biggest… Hang on a second!
Whoa, whoa, whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
[Corey] We say a picture worth a thousand words.
"The Honorary Uce"
preparing for battle on Friday Night SmackDown,
a week from Friday, December 30th.
When "The Honorary Uce" Sami Zayn will join forces
with the Tribal Chief himself.
Reigns and Zayn will battle
Kevin Owens and a returning John Cena.
It simply doesn't get any bigger than that.
[Patrick] Then on January 2nd, the United States Title is on the line,
when "The Now" Austin Theory will look to defend
against Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And, man, did Theory make a statement taking out Rollins tonight.
KO stands tall inside the squared circle.
The Bloodline made statements,
but it's Kevin Owens that stands in the face of The Bloodline tonight. AW.