[WWE intro music playing]
[narrator] Then.
[Rick Flair] Woooo!
-[glass shattering] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell rings] -[narrator] Now.
[Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me.
-[Triple H] The king of kings! -[John Cena] You can't see me…
[narrator] Forever.
Together.
[Kevin Patrick] With WWE Backlash
rapidly approaching, the stakes are enormous tonight.
Inside the Simons Bank Arena
in Little Rock, Arkansas, welcome folks to Monday Night RAW.
[The Usos' music plays]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Special Counsel, the wise man
Paul Heyman, Solo Sikua, and Jimmy and Jey,
the Usos!
[Corey] We are kicking off Monday night in spectacular fashion
with the arrival of the Bloodline and KP, we have got even
more on tap tonight.
[Kevin] It's an absolutely massive show tonight
here on Monday Night RAW and folks, we're never going to forget
the vicious attack and beatdown that Brock Lesnar put on
the unsuspecting Cody Rhodes at the RAW after Wrestlemania.
But Cody wants Lesnar at Backlash.
But I'll tell you, both men are here tonight on RAW.
[Corey] Under the same roof in the same arena.
The combustible elements are live.
What a night we have, and Miz looking to recover from his Wrestlemania hangover
at the expense of one Seth "Freakin" Rollins. Tonight.
[Kevin] Also, Bobby Lashley wants to get his hands
on the United States Champion Austin Theory.
They'll go one on one tonight on RAW.
[The Usos' music continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
Little Rock, Arkansas
The Bloodline is now in your city.
-OG? OG. -Thank you, guys.
-Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. -You the man.
Ladies, ladies in Little Rock.
Ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Paul Heyman,
and I serve as special counsel
to your Tribal Chief.
The reigning, defending, undisputed WWE
Universal heavyweight champion, Roman Reigns.
I am also honored, a lifelong achievement
to have been appointed the wise man to the entire Bloodline.
And I have information that tonight,
history is about to unfold.
[The Judgment Day's music plays]
[Corey] Wait just a second.
The Judgment Day has arrived on Monday Night RAW
[Kevin] And they've just interrupted the Bloodline.
[Corey] Damian Priest, the SmackDown Women's Champion,
Rhea Ripley, Finn Balor, Dominik Mysterio. Making their way to the ring.
This has all the makings of an explosive confrontation.
[The Judgment Day's music continues playing]
[crowd jeering]
Paul.
Whoa, whoa, whoa!
Whoa, it's okay. It's okay. It's okay.
[crowd chanting "you suck"]
Mr. Priest, sir.
An honor.
Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it's a very good day
to be a very bad guy.
If there's a heaven, none of us are getting into it.
A short term deal engineered,
conceived of and approved of
by your Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
OG Uce, we didn't know…
We didn't know nothing about that.
We didn't know about what you're talking about right now.
[indistinct chatter]
You ain't hit them up.
I know your Tribal Chief
didn't want anyone on our side.
Well, except for Solo, because you know,
there's no raised voices or sudden movements towards Solo,
because the Tribal Chief wanted his Usos, almost to be caught off guard
by the enormity of this short term deal.
You see, even even Mr. Balor, from what I understand,
is not that happy about this, because Mr. Balor
has deep rooted anger issues about the--
And I don't blame you at all, sir.
But Mr. Balor is going to put aside his deep personal feelings about us
in the name of good short term villainry.
Speaking of which, the Judgment Day, has a concern.
They have a bunny, a bunny concern.
They have a Bad Bunny concern.
And Solo is an expert at assuaging concerns.
He is.
Um, would you please switch with Solo?
Just hang with me. Thank you.
Now, getting to the point that…
Okay.
Is, uh, is everything okay here?
-For now. -[sighs] Okay.
Let me get to this before this whole situation goes the wrong way.
The Judgment Day needs something taken care of.
That is the name of Bad Bunny, Solo will handle that
before your concerns become a problem.
Because we in the Bloodline have problems.
We have a Kevin Owens problem.
We have a Sami Zayn problem.
We have a riddle to solve.
We all know at Backlash, the first ever six man tag team match.
The greatest tag team of all time.
The Usos, Solo, versus Riddle, Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens,
if they make it to Backlash, because tonight for the first time ever,
Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and Riddle
will go on a six man tag team match
against the Judgment Day.
[crowd cheering]
And just so you know, the Bloodline does not mind extending a little credit.
So we're going to take care of your concerns,
because right here, right now in the godforsaken city
of Little Rock, Arkansas…
Solo is going to go one on one
and in the name of the Tribal Chief, smash his opponent.
I'm so sorry you have to see this deplorable human being
up close and in person.
Solo's opponent,
the 2023 WWE Hall of Fame inductee.
Rey Mysterio!
[Corey] Get ready for the fireworks.
[Rey Mysterio's music plays]
[Kevin] Listen to the roar for the Hall of Famer,
the legendary luchador, Rey Mysterio.
[Corey Graves] You saw the terrifying look in the eyes of Solo Sikoa,
who has a chance to add a Hall of Famer to his growing collection of victims.
And you may not like Paul Heyman,
but you have to respect the business acumen
of the wise man, brokering this short term deal.
[Kevin] It's a dark short term deal that could spell trouble
for the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.
It's Mysterio one on one with the enforcer of the Bloodline, Solo Sikoa.
And it's next on RAW.
[Kevin] We witnessed an unholy alliance moments ago here on Monday Night RAW.
And we're set to see one on one action, Rey Mysterio and Solo Sikoa.
We saw the Judgment Day doing business with the Bloodline.
And now Solo Sikoa is out to end Rey Mysterio.
[Corey] Solo has a very good opportunity
to add Rey Mysterio's legendary mask to his mantle.
Corey. What a stunning start to the show.
What did you make of that alliance?
[Corey] What I made is that Paul Heyman is in fact the most brilliant man in this
or any building he walks into, to be able to broker a deal
between two factions as powerful and dangerous
as the Bloodline and the Judgment Day, Even if it is one night only.
That's a real game changer.
[Kevin] Solo Sikoa. Maybe the man to end any superstar these days,
we saw what happened on Friday Night SmackDown!
He buried Matt Riddle under the announce desk.
[Corey] Riddle's night's not gonna get any easier.
We heard the announcement.
It'll be Riddle, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn,
the undisputed tag team champions
facing off against the Judgment Day, tonight on Monday Night RAW.
And you have to imagine the mission is clear for the Judgment Day.
Don't let those three men make it to Backlash.
[Kevin] Solo raining down blows on Rey Mysterio.
[Corey] Street Champ dropping right hands the size of Christmas hams.
Solo is a dangerous individual in every sense of the word,
as Rey Mysterio is finding out firsthand.
But you can never count Rey out of this or any battle.
[Kevin] Taking flight, cross body taking down Solo.
Grabs the leg and rapid kick out. Ooh, Sikoa!
Barely a one count achieved by Mysterio.
And if that doesn't mess with your morale, nothing will.
How quickly Solo Sikoa has become the most lethal weapon within the Bloodline.
[shouting]
Roman Reigns' personal insurance policy.
[Corey] The enforcer of the Bloodline
has lived up to his moniker on multiple occasions and continues to do so.
Oh, my. Could've caved in Rey's sternum.
[shouting]
A scary, scary human being, Solo.
[Kevin] As ruthless and unforgiving as you can imagine.
[shouting]
[Corey] Solo focusing on the trapezius muscle of Mysterio,
it's a paralyzing maneuver.
[Kevin] A short term deal, says Paul Heyman.
[Corey] Something in the air tonight at Monday Night RAW, has been all day.
You think about the draft coming up in a matter of weeks.
The entire locker room is buzzing about that.
You've got the alliance of the Judgment Day and the Bloodline.
Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar are both in the building tonight.
Who knows what Monday Night RAW could look like?
[grunts]
Solo just viciously stomping the Hall of Famer.
[Kevin] A nightmare start so far for Rey Mysterio to open Monday Night RAW.
[Corey] And again, sternum first into the turnbuckle.
Solo basking in the disdain of the WWE Universe.
Simply dismantling Rey Mysterio.
[Kevin] Dominik Mysterio didn't even flinch
when he heard the news that Solo Sikoa was out to end his father.
[Corey] Have you ever seen Dominikk Mysterio flinch, KP?
That's one of the hardest dudes walking the planet.
[Kevin] Rey Mysterio made of tough stuff as well.
Solo Sikoa sent face first…
And now Rey has ideas.
[Corey] Solo puts a stop to whatever Rey was planning.
Rey trying desperately to fight out of this precarious position.
-And Rey sent Solo to the outside. -[Kevin] Wow, Rey Mysterio
starting to rally here against the enforcer Solo Sikoa.
[Kevin] Paul Heyman with some wicked wheeling and dealing
earlier tonight here on Monday Night RAW.
Means the enforcer of the Bloodline
is out to solve a problem for the Judgment Day.
-They're taking out Rey Mysterio. -[Corey] During the break Solo Sikoa…
[Kevin exclaims]
…delivered a thunderous right hand and regained control of this matchup.
Rey Mysterio will be eating through a straw for the next week or two.
And as experienced as Rey is in his Hall of Fame resume,
he has had seemingly no answer for the speed and power
and explosiveness possessed by Solo Sikoa.
[Kevin] Not many can boast an answer to Solo Sikoa.
[Corey] A true hybrid athlete now.
Again attacking the trapezius muscle of Rey Mysterio.
[Kevin] What is it, Corey, about him?
Is it simply that ruthlessness, that unforgiving nature of Solo?
[Corey] Solo is certainly a guy
I wouldn't want to stand in front of in any sort of combat situation.
Solo grew up fighting.
He earned the name the Street champ.
It's not just a moniker, not something we put on T-shirts.
It's reality, as Rey is learning firsthand.
The dude is just built differently.
[Kevin] This spells trouble for Rey Mysterio.
Solo's lining up something. Uh-oh.
[Corey] Rey out of the way just in time.
[Kevin] Scouted by the veteran.
[Corey] Rey somehow digging deep enough
to fight his way back into this contest.
Solo flailing wildly. Oh, no!
[Kevin] Nobody home again.
Is this an opportunity for Rey?
[Corey] Seated senton and a dropkick from Mysterio.
[Kevin] Rey may do it. Oh.
[Corey] And just this quickly, Rey got back into the battle,
avoiding contact from Solo and the Hall of Famer,
now on the offensive.
[Kevin] You have to wonder what a victory for Rey Mysterio
would do here between the relationship, the Judgment Day and the Bloodline.
-Oh, my! -[Corey] Picked out of mid air.
-Good night, Rey. Samoan drop. -[Kevin] Grabs the legs.
Sikoa, now. Rey Mysterio is still alive.
[Corey] Take a look at this impact.
Solo actually leaping off of the mat, before driving Rey down.
And now almost looks like frustration
in the eyes of the Street Champ, frustration that Solo
has not been able to put this one to a…
To an end just yet.
[Kevin] The legend, Rey Mysterio, collected by Solo Sikoa.
He continues to fight though.
-[Corey exclaims] -Oh, wait, dial it up, Rey.
619!
[Corey] Solo's down, splash by Rey.
[Kevin] He's got to do it! Oh, Solo, out at two.
[Corey] That's got to be completely disheartening for Rey Mysterio,
nailing the 619, following up with a splash.
Let's take another look. Rey got it all.
But Solo, able to survive.
[Kevin] The dejection in the face of Rey Mysterio
as Solo continues in this match.
[Corey] The powerhouse Solo thwarting Rey's plans.
Rey puts on the brakes.
We're gonna dial it up again.
Is it too old to make a re-dial joke?
Do they still have that?
[Kevin] Do it, Corey, do it, Rey.
[crowd jeering]
[Corey] Jey and Jimmy Uso
making their presence known, it should come as a surprise to absolutely no one.
Not when their younger brother Solo's in the ring, and Rey now, oh,
wait a second! LWO!
[Kevin and Corey shouting indistinctly]
Walks in Wild Santos Escobar, coming to the aid of Rey Mysterio.
[Kevin] Oh, man!
Latino World Order, here on RAW tonight.
[Corey] Oh, dear.
Hoisted up again, Rey trying to fight out of another Samoan Drop
[Kevin] 619 again, he's gonna seize the moment.
[Corey] From the top, Solo out of the way,
Samoan spike.
-[Kevin] Sikoa puts away Rey Mysterio. -[bell rings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Solo Sikoa!
[Corey] For all of his business accumen, it appears as though
Paul Heyman forgot to factor in the LWO.
But it would not ultimately matter in this contest.
Another dominant display by the Atreet Champ of the Bloodline.
[Kevin] Oh, watch out.
Jimmy and Jey are back for a beatdown of LWO.
[Corey] All of tonight's maneuvers personally approved
by the Tribal Chief,
the Usos and Solo laying waste to the LWO.
-[shouting] -[Kevin] And again, Samoan Spike.
[Corey] The LWO victimized by the Bloodline.
And now it's time for the icing on the cake.
[Kevin] This was not about a win or a loss.
-This is about ending-- -[Corey] Done and done.
[Kevin] And that may be Rey Mysterio, done.
[Corey] The Bloodline held up their end of the bargain period.
Mysterio has been dealt with.
I have to wonder if the Judgment Day will uphold their end of the bargain as well
later tonight in massive six man tag team action.
[The Usos' music plays]
And Solo and the Usos standing tall to kick off Monday Night RAW.
[Kevin] And as you mentioned, Corey, later it's the Judgment Day
taking on KO's Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle in our main event.
[inaudible]
-[The Usos' music continues playing] -[Solo speaking indistinctly]
I'm the one that led him to the promised land. Pearce?
It shouldn't even be up for debate.
Okay? If Otis or Gable gets drafted somewhere, the other one goes with them.
Alpha Academy is a package deal.
Now bundle it up, baby.
-Thank you. -Adam,
this is about branding.
Who do you want to be the face of SmackDown?
Or RAW? Do you really want it to be Otis
-and Chaz-- -Ah, ah, ah.
-It's Chad. Cha-"d." -Or do you want it to be Maxxine
-and Otisse. -Oh, yeah.
-Shoosh! Shoosh, shoosh, shoosh! -[shushing]
You're not even saying it right.
Okay? It's "shoosh."
-The O's are silent. -Enough!
Look, guys, I'll gladly take all this under advisement.
But I have Judgment Day and the Bloodline making deals.
I got Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar
in the building tonight, so there's a lot going on.
Will you please excuse me so I can run the show?
-Thank you. -Thank you.
Thank you.
That's my guy.
Otisse is so hot right now.
You have to feel for Adam Pearce.
-No, I don't. -I do.
-I feel for you, Adam. -I can do his job. Like… easily.
I mean, last week he had to deal with Damage CTRL,
where we're starting to see a little bit of friction.
Then he offered me a triple threat match
with Piper Niven and Michin tonight, and the winner of that match
could get a title opportunity against Bianca Belair.
[speaking Japanese]
I think what Iyo meant to say
-was, "What about us?" -You had your opportunity.
It should be one of us.
[Kevin] So a triple threat match, then, Iyo Skye into the match
against Michin and Piper Niven, and the genius of Sky
would capitalize on that opportunity and pick up a massive win.
-[Bianca Belair's music plays] -And that win could secure a match
down the line against the RAW women's champion.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
introducing first, from Nashville, Tennessee,
she is the RAW women's champion,
Bianca Belair!
[Corey] Iyo has earned an opportunity in the future.
But Dakota wants an opportunity of her own as one third of Damage CTRL.
Dakota Kai faces off with the RAW women's champion,
live next on Monday Night RAW.
[Bianca Belair's music continues playing]
[Kevin] That is absolutely enormous news.
Bad Bunny, the host of Backlash,
will be in Chicago next Monday for RAW.
[Corey] How about what's in front of our very own eyes, KP,
the RAW women's champions in the house.
[Kevin] EST, Bianca Bellair has her work cut out
against one third of Damage CTRL.
[Dakota Kai's music plays]
[announcer] And her opponent, accompanied to the ring by Iyo Sky
and Bailey, representing Damage CTRL,
Dakota Kai!
[Kevin] So Iyo Sky had an opportunity
last week on RAW, victorious in a triple threat match.
Dakota Kai, this is your chance. Can you understand, Cory,
Dakota and Iyo's want and desire to get that individual spotlight?
[Corey] Absolutely. It's one thing to be part of a successful team,
which they have been.
But ultimately everybody wants the spotlight.
Everybody wants the spot at the top of the mountain,
and there can only be one. Bianca Belair occupies that space currently.
Iyo Sky had a very, very strong showing last week on Monday Night Raw,
and apparently Dakota feels she deserves a similar opportunity.
And I can guarantee you if somehow Kai knocks off Belair tonight,
Dakota will jump right to the front of the line.
[Kevin] And you can sense the tension even backstage.
Every single superstar, well aware that the WWE draft starts one week from Friday.
How may that affect the psyche
of every superstar, really, heading into the draft?
[Corey] To a person, everybody is eligible.
Eligible to be drafted, WWE as a whole will look very, very different
in the wake of the draft. That could mean two members
of Damage CTRL on RAW, one on SmackDown.
All three could go to SmackDown.
Who knows what it's actually gonna look like?
But that's definitely on the top of everybody's mind right now.
[Kevin] So we're underway, then, one on one action.
Dakota Kai, ooh, Bianca Belair.
[Corey] Official exercising a little leniency,
understanding the magnitude of this opportunity for Dakota.
Kai is gonna have to figure something out quick.
Giving Dakota a little taste of her own medicine there. Oh, man!
[Corey] A miscalculation there by Dakota.
Look at the athleticism of the EST.
[Kevin] It's always astounding, as Bianca drops Dakota.
Belair, 19 days away from surpassing Becky Lynch's record
as the longest RAW women's champion in history.
So strong, so agile, and cheeky as well.
[Corey exclaims]
Standing moonsault now,
Bianca into the cover, hooks the leg for the victory.
Dakota, kicking out at two.
The athleticism of Bianca Belair is second to none.
She eagerly reminds her opponent and the entire WWE universe.
Better batten down the hatches.
Brock Lesnar and Cody Rhodes, both in the house tonight live on RAW.
[Kevin] I cannot wait for that.
Cody Rhodes, calling out Lesnar for a match at Backlash last week,
Dakota Kai, now, oh! Rocking Bianca.
The EST is in trouble.
Can she get back in this match against Dakota Kai?
[groans]
[Kevin] Welcome back to Monday Night RAW.
Bianca Belair, the RAW women's champion in action against Dakota Kai.
And it's been all Dakota Kai of late.
As Bianca is fighting back now, and into the cover for the win.
Dakota kicking out.
[Corey] Bailey and Iyo Sky looking on,
as the EST hoists up Dakota Kai.
Great counter, shoulders down.
[Kevin] Dakota turned it around, and for the win--
Bianca out just in time.
What a strong performance so far from Dakota Kai.
[Corey] Big right hand from the EST.
-[Kevin exclaims] -Running blockbuster by Belair.
A little concern washing over the faces of Iyo and Bailey.
[Kevin] This is the spotlight,
the match that Dakota Kai wanted, as Bianca Belair, again.
[Corey] Bianca beginning to roll, Dakota in all types of trouble.
[Kevin] Toying with Dakota Kai now.
[Corey] Oh, it's true, you can see the concern on Bailey's face.
Even Iyo's, as she studies Bianca Belair's every move.
[Kevin] Check out the strength on show.
Bianca Belair hooks the leg for the win over Dakota Kai,
who's still alive.
[muttering indistinctly]
[Corey] Take another look.
And Belair's moonsault nearly ended this but Dakota Kai
-not going down without a fight. -[both grunting]
One two, three…
Kai, now, desperately clutching the bottom rope.
One of the Scorpion Kicks, Belair saw it coming.
[Kevin] Dakota turning it around brilliantly.
[Corey] Champ, face first, cover.
-[referee counting] -[Kevin] Dakota Kai to--
Oh, no, Bianca kicks out.
[Bailey] Come on!
-Focus, Dakota, come on! -[Kevin] End to end drilling contest
between the EST and Dakota Kai
of Damage CTRL, and Dakota coming close on that occasion.
[Corey] Dakota sweeping Bianca's leg, building up speed…
Oh!
Kicked the features right off the EST's face.
Now Kai looking to do something spectacular
to earn a victory, taking a high risk.
[Kevin] Dakota's got to go quickly.
Bianca lying lifeless, now evades the danger.
[Corey] Gut Buster by Belair,
[Kevin] Bianca's feeling it. Can she seal the deal?
Belair, I think, wants the KOD.
Has Kai up.
Dakota's got the champ's ponytail, the braid.
[Kevin] Oh, swing and a miss!
[Corey] Double under hook.
And great counter again for the second time.
[Kevin] Dakota Kai has had answers to everything
Bianca Belair's thrown at her tonight.
At pace now, Bianca had it scouted.
Uh-oh! Watch out!
[Corey] KOD!
[Kevin] The Kiss of Death to put away Dakota Kai.
-[bell rings] -[Bianca Belair's music plays]
[announcer] Here is your winner, the RAW women's champion,
Bianca Belair!
[Corey] What a win for the RAW women's champion,
and it seemed as though Belair was in jeopardy.
[Kevin] A smack straight to the cheek of Bianca Belair,
and this, face first into the turnbuckle.
But in the end, the RAW women's champion,
KOD on Dakota Kai, and that would do it.
[crowd counting]
-[bell rings] -[Bianca Belair's music plays]
[Corey] Belair knows she's a target
and wouldn't have it any other way.
And Iyo reminding Bianca, "I'll see you soon, down the road."
A wonderful battle there between Dakota Kai and Bianca Belair.
Corey, last week we saw an impassioned Cody Rhodes calling out Brock Lesnar,
and folks, I'll tell you this now.
Both Cody Rhodes and Brock Lesnar are here in this building tonight,
and Cody wants him face to face after what happened two weeks ago.
[commentator] The biggest tag team main event
in Monday Night RAW history.
I don't know that anybody
would have chosen Lesnar to stand side by side with Rhodes.
This is unreal.
What the hell?
Roman Reigns has no idea what's going on.
[crowd jeering]
[Kevin] A heinous attack that was hard to watch
but the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes is here tonight on Monday Night RAW.
He knows Brock Lesnar is here as well.
And we hear Cody is making on his way to the ring right now.
[Bronson Reed] People ask me what my problem is.
Well, I have lots of them.
♪ I ain't scared of nothin' I don't play games ♪
♪ Who dares to touch it? ♪
♪ You ain't prepared for nothin' ♪
♪ If it's on then it's on no way I'd be bluffin' ♪
[Bronson] Actually, I'm a really nice guy.
That's what my mom used to call me.
Mr. Nice Guy.
That's me. Mr. Nice Guy.
Bronson Reed.
Isn't that something, huh, guys? Bad Bunny returning to RAW next week.
As long as he returns with a different attitude, though.
For one, who knows what can happen?
And I'll just stop being his friend.
Priest. You don't need to be Bad Bunny's friend,
just like I don't need Rey Mysterio to be my father.
But watching Solo rip piece by piece until there isn't any more Rey Mysterio?
Satisfied?
Finn, what do you think?
-Eh. -"Eh"?
Yeah, "eh."
All right, I'll live with "eh."
Your turn to do "eh," but do "eh" to Kevin Owens
and Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle tonight,
so you don't fall into debt with your Tribal Chief.
[chuckles] In debt?
No, that sounds like an issue between Roman and the Usos.
As far as the Judgment Day goes, we handle our business.
Bye, Paul.
Call Roman Reigns. "Eh." They told me, "eh."
[indistinct chatter]
[Kevin] Interesting interaction there,
Solo Sikoa has already put an end to Rey Mysterio here on RAW.
So can the Judgment Day live up to their end of the deal?
They look to take out KO's Sami and Riddle in our main event tonight.
[Cody Rhodes' music plays]
[fireworks crackle]
[Cody Rhodes' music continues playing]
[fireworks crackle]
[announcer] Please welcome the American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes!
[Corey] He is beaten, he is battered,
but he is never broken.
The American Nightmare has arrived,
and KP, why is Cody dressed like he wants to fight?
[Kevin] Because Cody's always ready for a fight,
especially on a night when he knows Brock Lesnar will be here.
[Corey] We heard last week, Cody issued a challenge to the Beast Incarnate.
Without a doubt, one of the more questionable decisions
Cody has ever made in his career.
But Rhodes is out here with fire in his eyes tonight.
[crowd vocalizing]
[crowd cheering]
So, Little Rock…
[laughs] What do you want to talk about?
I know exactly what I want to talk about, and I know exactly who I want to talk to,
so go ahead.
Bring yourself out here.
Please come to the ring, Brock Lesnar!
[Adam] Cody, Cody, Cody Cody,
Listen, I appreciate the spirit.
I appreciate what you're trying to do.
But I cannot let you do that tonight in Little Rock.
Listen to me for a second.
Nobody's discounting what you want to do.
We all respect what you want to do.
You can't do it.
You are not not medically cleared to be here tonight.
Listen to me, man to man.
We all respect the spirit that is Cody Rhodes. We respect--
[crowd chanting "we want Brock"]
I can't do it. You're not medically cleared, please.
Please, please leave the ring.
You're not medically cleared to be here tonight.
[inaudible]
Okay. Okay.
Just like that. Thank you for the respect, it's shared.
I'm gonna leave.
[crowd booing]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Cody, What are you doing?
Cody, Cody, listen to me, please.
[shouting inaudibly]
Listen to me. Do not listen to them.
Listen to me. Please.
Think about this clearly.
We don't need this.
We certainly do not need this. I need you to leave it.
If you're not gonna do it on your own,
then gentlemen, please come help Cody Rhodes
leave the ring tonight.
Please.
[crowd booing]
[inaudible]
[Corey] As questionable of a decision as it is,
Adam Pearce is trying to protect him from himself.
Cody, please, think about this.
Think about this, Please.
This does not have to happen like this.
[crowd chanting]
[Brock Lesnar's music plays]
Cody, listen to me. Don't do this.
[Corey] The Beast incarnate is here.
…what you want, Cody. I know that's what you want, but I came out tonight--
Look at me, please. Look at me.
Listen, you want the match with Brock.
I know you want the match with Brock.
I will give you the match with Brock.
May 6 in Puerto Rico at Backlash.
Brock Lesnar versus Cody Rhodes at Backlash. I make it official right now.
Please don't do this.
Do it in Puerto Rico.
Do it at Backlash.
Not tonight.
[inaudible]
[Corey] Lesnar grinning ear to ear.
-Come get some! -[Corey] Ready to take Cody Rhodes…
-Come on, Cody! -[Corey] …to the train station.
Oh, Cody!
[Kevin] He's not backing down, the American Nightmare.
[Corey] Cody's not thinking straight.
I understand Cody's frustrations, but--
This is going to cost Rhodes a lot of money.
[Kevin] You said it already, Graves.
He's got fire in the eyes.
And those eyes are checking out Lesnar.
[Corey] Cody's frustrated, Cody is blind with rage right now,
and Lesnar is enjoying every second of it.
Lesnar knows exactly what he's doing right now.
Uh-oh. Don't, don't do it, Cody.
And another wave of security keeping Rhodes away from Lesnar.
Cody Rhodes is irate.
[indistinct shouting]
[Kevin] Taking over 20 men to hold him back.
Can you imagine what it's going to be like at Backlash?
[indistinct shouting continues]
[crowd jeering]
[Corey] Cody's still fighting.
Lesnar's gone, but the fire's still burning to the American Nightmare.
[Kevin] He's going to chase him backstage if he can.
[Corey] We heard Adam Pearce say
that if Cody wants it, he's got it at Backlash.
-[Kevin exclaims] -Cody doesn't wanna wait til Puerto Rico.
Cody wants to fight Lesnar right now.
Security be damned.
[Kevin] Oh, my God.
With Lesnar nowhere to be seen, Cody doesn't give a damn.
I spent the entirety of last week
throwing out positive platitudes about Brock Lesnar
and I left one out.
Brock Lesnar can wear his silly cowboy hat all day long.
But Brock Lesnar, I grew up around cowboys.
You are not a cowboy.
You are a coward.
[mic thuds]
[Cody Rhodes' music plays]
[Corey] Bold words by the American Nightmare.
Cody Rhodes just called the Beast Incarnate a coward.
[Kevin] We never even heard a word from Brock Lesnar, who walked away.
[Corey] Their paths will converge once again at Backlash.
[Kevin] What a match we've got coming up next here on RAW, folks.
The only two time Grand Slam Champions in WWE history set to collide.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins taking on the Miz, and it's coming up next on RAW.
[Kevin] Make sure you are in attendance for SummerSlam,
coming your way, Detroit. Ford Field is the venue on August 5.
Tickets available at ticketmaster.com.
It was the largest one day sale
for any stadium event outside of Wrestlemania in WWE history
when tickets went on sale on Friday,
so go and secure yours today.
[Corey] We are going to bring the heat
to the home of the Detroit Lions and the Motor City.
But moments ago, here on RAW,
a bit of chaos in its own way,
the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes was forbidden from being here
by WWE official Adam Pearce,
as Cody is still not medically cleared from the attack by Brock Lesnar.
Cody Rhodes understandably came unglued,
bringing the fight to multiple security guards
until the arrival of the Beast.
And just as Cody saw daylight, another wave of security
would prevent Rhodes from making his way toward the Beast Incarnate.
[Kevin] Absolute carnage would ensue as Cody continued to scrap
with the unleashed security guards,
desperate to get his paws on Brock Lesnar.
[Corey] Cody Rhodes swinging at anything and everything that moved.
But Cody can now shift his focus.
[upbeat music playing]
[Kevin] It is official.
Wow, what a match we've got coming your way!
WWE Backlash, the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes
will be taking on the Beast Brock Lesnar at Backlash,
hosted by Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico on May 6th.
[Corey] You better bring all the security you have on the island.
This thing's gonna get ugly.
[The Miz's music plays]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
introducing first, residing in Hollywood, California, weighing in at 221 pounds,
the Miz!
[Corey] It is about high time for everyone to start putting
a little respect on the Miz's name since prior to Wrestlemania,
the megaevent which Miz hosted masterfully over two nights,
Miz is still not receiving the respect he so deserves.
[Kevin] Backlash is presented by the Xfinity 10G network.
Get a reliable connection and the fastest internet
on the next generation 10G network, only from Xfinity, the future starts now.
And by Mike's Harder Lemonade,
lemonade that hits harder for Mikes that go harder.
The world needs more Mikes.
Just like the Miz.
The reason that Miz wanted this match so desperately was that it was cheap shot
-after cheap shot, according to the Miz… -[Seth Rollins' music plays]
…by Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
that meant he was not in a good physical place at Wrestlemania.
[announcer] And from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Corey] KP, be quiet, please.
[crowd vocalizing]
Far be it for me to question anything
Seth "Freakin" Rollins does, including stomping the Miz
into oblivion on multiple occasions.
But perhaps Rollins is not the caliber of athlete
you want to get back on the horse, so to speak.
[Kevin] Oh, out of nowhere!
[Corey] But then again, the Miz is a former world champion.
Miz has won the main event at Wrestlemania. Miz is an A-lister,
-Miz did host Wrestlemania. -[Kevin] And this will tell you everything
about the mindset of the Miz right now, he is furious.
at Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Corey] Oh, my goodness. You didn't honestly think Miz was gonna sit here
and listen to these people sing all night, right?
I mean, I'm as big of a fan of Rollins as anybody,
but this is the Miz we're talking about.
Miz reminding Seth "Freakin" Rollins
just who the hell he is.
[Kevin] Pent up frustration and anger. The surprise attacks,
whether it's Pat McAfee or Snoop Dog or Riddle
on the RAW after Wrestlemania, the Miz blames Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
-[indistinct shouting] -[bell rings]
[Corey] Misplaced anger,
but either way, right now Miz is focused.
Look at these Muay Thai knee strikes.
Bringing the fight to the Visionary
before the opening bell, and now Rollins has an uphill battle to fight.
I think he was trying to take out Miz's eye.
My God, he's been getting personal in a hurry.
[Kevin] It's been a while since we've seen this side of the Miz, we all know
about his A-lister hosting ability and the musicals before WrestleMania,
This is a world champion we're talking about
because Miz has been embarrassed over and over and over again,
including on the the grandest spectacle in all of live entertainment.
Wrestlemania.
Not just on Wrestlemania Saturday, but Wrestlemania Sunday as well.
And now Miz has to listen to these mouth breathers serenade him
with Rollins' song.
[Kevin] Rollins attacking Miz this time.
[Corey] Those were Miz's words, not mine.
I'm assuming Miz thinks they're mouth breathers.
I happen to like Rollins' song, and the Visionary is feeling it.
I'm like Statler and Waldorf tonight, I'm doing it all.
[Kevin] Rolins, suicide dive to the outside.
He wants more, Seth. Here we go.
[Corey] A second takes down Miz, and Rollins is feeling it.
[Kevin] In for the hat trick.
-[Corey] Down goes Miz. -[roars]
[Kevin] And they will serenade the Visionary here on Monday Night RAW.
[Corey] Rollins sent into the timekeepers area,
but catlike agility, and a right hand.
-Oh, no. Oh, God. Rollins in a bad way. -[Kevin] Oh! Face first.
[panting]
[Kevin] What a match we're witnessing,
the Miz all over Seth "Freakin" Rollins right now.
[Corey] The A-lister from the top, but Rollins a step ahead.
Looking for the pedigree.
Rollins rolling through, looking to put away the Miz for the win.
[Kevin exclaims]
[Corey] Rollins connects with an enzuigiri.
The A-lister on spaghetti legs for the moment.
Rollins has a valuable few moments to try to recover.
To will himself back into this battle.
[Kevin] There was a fire in the Miz tonight,
looking for some retribution, blaming Seth "Freakin" Rollins
for all the humiliation around Wrestlemania weekend.
[Kevin exclaims]
[Corey] Rollins mounting a comeback, kick to the body…
And the Visionary blasts the Miz.
The chorus has been queued up.
Is the maestro ready to end it?
[crowd vocalizing]
[Kevin] Rollins now, in a hurry.
[Corey] Counter for counter. Slingblade, cover by Rollins.
[Kevin] Grabs that leg to put away The Miz and kicks up at two and a half.
[Corey] Rollins not growing frustrated just yet. Rollins does have a healthy
professional respect for the Miz and what Miz has accomplished in his career,
what Miz is capable of. Rollins is just functioning
on a completely different level right now,
-As he makes the climb to the top. -[Kevin] Miz, alert to it.
Blow to Rollins, rocking the Visionary.
[crowd chanting "Miz is awesome"]
[Corey] Rollins escapes, powering up the A-lister,
-looking for a buckle bomb. -[Kevin] Oh, Miz landing on his feet.
[Corey] Rollins gets the boot out just in time.
And a great counter by Miz. Oh!
Code breaker in the corner, cover by Miz.
[Kevin] That may do it for the Miz-- Rollins somehow is still alive.
[Corey] This match up tonight was of the utmost importance to the Miz.
As we look again at the A-lister reaching deep into his bag of tricks,
pulling something new out of his arsenal.
Nearly knocking off Rollins.
But look at the intensity in the face in the eyes of the Miz,
making sure that everyone knows how capable he truly is.
[crowd chanting]
[Kevin] Chants from the WWE universe, just slagging the A-lister.
[Corey] And Miz is demanding their respect in return.
Rollins, catching the kick attempt.
Now muscling up Miz.
Buckle bomb!
Miz is down.
Rollins makes the climb to the top.
[Kevin] Oh, Miz rolled!
The Miz, to beat Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
who somehow breaks free.
[Corey] Rollins able to escape before the count of three,
and now it's Miz wearing a look of frustration
as we look yet again at Rollins soaring through the sky.
Full extension, which made the impact even worse,
double knees from Miz into the cover.
But Rollins keeps this battle alive.
[Kevin] Two of the best, such experience on show here tonight.
[Corey] He is thinking about a skull crushing finale.
Rollins had it scouted.
[Kevin] Seth turned it around now. Miz's turn.
[Corey] Miz had two fistfuls full of trunks, and…
-[Kevin] Oh, man! -[Corey] Rollins answers with a superkick.
[Kevin] Goes for another, caught by the Miz. Oh!
Oh, my goodness, that may have just destroyed the knee of Rollins.
That was brutal.
And Miz wasting no time.
Looking for the Figure Four, it cinched in the middle of the ring.
[Kevin] Seth's in agony.
[Corey] This is a maneuver taught to the Miz
by none other than Rick Flair himself.
The pressure being applied,
Miz has his hips off of the mat, applying maximum pressure.
[crowd vocalizing]
The WWE universe trying to will Rollins towards the bottom rope.
Seth desperately reaching and makes it.
[Kevin] Man, is he feeding off their energy.
-[referee counting] -Somehow makes it across.
[Corey] And the wily veteran, Miz, keeping the hold applied
for the official's count of four as to not get himself disqual--
This is brilliant. Oh, no, Rollins rolls up Miz…
[crowd chanting]
Feel free to step in here, KP, I'm out of breath and voice.
[Kevin] Rollins now, rocking, and the Miz has gone down.
Seth, eyes on the prize, wants to stomp.
-Miz out of the way. -[Corey] This was prepared. Oh!
Spiking Rollins, rolling through, another!
[Kevin] Man, Miz is rolling! Grabs that leg,
wants to put away Rollins, somehow Seth gets out.
[Corey] What a match.
What a battle!
What an effort by both of these superstars.
But Miz knows if he wants respect, Miz is going to have to earn it,
as evidenced by the intensity on Miz's face.
But just barely, Rollins escapes.
[Kevin] And like you said, Corey, this is a reminder
-of what has taken Miz to the mountaintop. -[crowd chanting]
[Corey]And it sounds like the Miz earning a little respect.
The chants momentaril of "This is awesome."
It's a testament to both athletes
and what they're bringing to the ring tonight.
[Kevin] It's been a brilliant match, but who's going to edge it?
Miz is desperate to get back to winning at the expense of Rollins.
[Corey] Miz deliberately climbing the top turnbuckle.
No way.
Could Miz land a skull crushing finale from the top?
It will end this one for sure.
[Kevin] Rollins desperately fighting back.
-Not what Miz wants. -[Corey] Rollins…
Rollins adjusting on the top turnbuckle.
-My God. -[Kevin] Oh,my God!
[Corey] Superplex.
-[Kevin] Rollins again. -[Corey] Falcon arrow!
[Kevin] Now it's Seth's turn to feed off the WWE universe.
Here we go. Stomp!
-[Corey] Will that do it? -[crowd counting]
[Kevin] Seth's got it.
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Corey] My goodness, what a match! What a battle!
Both of these superstars brought their A games tonight.
[crowd vocalizing]
[Kevin] They've both been to the summit.
It's Rollins, though, that will celebrate tonight,
much to the disgust of the A-lister, the Miz.
[Corey] If Miz wanted respect, he earned it tonight.
Look at this impact from the very top rope.
Rollins seamlessly rolling through, into the falcon arrow.
[Kevin] And then Seth knew where he wanted to go, to stomp on Miz.
And that would do it.
[Corey] That was a hell of a match from both superstars.
From the WWE universe…
[Seth Rollins' music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
Obviously we have alot on our plates,
we have this big match with Judgment Day tonight.
We have a huge Wrestlemania rematch with the Usos next week, and now we know
that we have this six man match against the Bloodline at Backlash.
But as far as tonight goes, I think we should all kind of talk a little bit
and get on the same page, because Riddle over here had some ideas
and I thought that maybe we should hear him out.
So I do have some pretty sweet ideas--
Here's a sweet idea, though.
Why don't you leave the thinking to us?
-Kevin, come on-- -The strategizing and stuff like that.
-We'll take care of it. You could-- -One sec. Come on, Kevin.
We talked about this. If he's going to be helping us out,
-he deserves to have a voice, okay? -Yeah.
-I don't remember talking about-- -Mat,
-we're all ears. What you got? -Thank you.
Thank you, Sami. So you guys know how Solo has the Samoan spike
-Right. -Well, I got some pretty sweet kicks
and I was thinking maybe I should wrap up my big toe.
Kick him in the jugular. Bam!
Knock him out, call it the Toe-Bro. Yeah. What do you guys think?
-Toe-Bro? -Toe-Bro.
What?
Well, the Toe-Bro is, uh…
-I mean, it's certainly an idea. -What?
-It's an idea. -Why would you encourage--
-I didn't say it's a good idea. -It's ridiculous.
-[indistinct arguing] -Guys, guys.
I wasn't being serious.
I'm not an idiot.
And have you forgotten what the Bloodline's put me through?
They took my partner, They took my best friend.
They took my title and they tried to end my career.
And when I was home for four months, I watched something awesome.
I watched two best friends go after the Usos and take their titles.
And you guys did it at Wrestlemania.
I'm not here to waste your time.
I'm not here to joke around and be some idiot.
I'm here to kick some ass.
And that's exactly what I'm going to do at Backlash,
and that's exactly what I'm gonna do tonight.
Maybe we should listen to him.
I told you-- [laughs] Okay. All right.
Sami, you did it.
[Corey] Well, the original bro is all business tonight,
and he'll need to be alongside the tag team champions
in a massive six man tag team match
against the Judgment Day, still to come, tonight.
[Kevin] That is enormous news.
The global sensation that is Bad Bunny returns to RAW next week.
Now, last week on RAW,
ahead of her first tag team type defense,
Becky Lynch was forced to adjust at the last minute
after a heinous attack on her Hall of Fame partner, Lita.
Becky, any update on the condition of Lita
and who might have been responsible for the attack?
-I'm okay… -Lita, no, don't try to--
[all clamoring]
Go get me a doctor.
-Somebody get me a doctor. -What happened?
Well, Lita is in a local medical facility, and I don't know who did it.
But I promised these people a title match tonight.
And so I was ready to go and do this alone.
But then somebody came to me with a pretty good idea.
We made a hell of a team at Wrestlemania.
We're gonna do it tonight for Lita.
[Kevin] An iconic duo of Becky Lynch and Trish Stratus
up against Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
[bell rings]
[Corey] Lynch and Trish working extremely well together as a tandem.
Look at this chaos, it is breaking down
all in the name of the championships!
Manhandle slam!
[Kevin] Just in time. Tag made.
[Corey] Lining up Liv Morgan, shoulders down.
-[referee counting] -Oh!
-[bell rings] -[Kevin] New champions!
[announcer] Here are your winners,
and the new
WWE women's tag team champions,
Raquel Rodriguez
and Liv Morgan!
[Corey] Congratulations to the new champions.
[mournful music playing]
Classy move by Becky Lynch.
[crowd cheering]
No!
For a full week, questions have plagued the WWE universe, and Becky Lynch,
as to why Trish Stratus did what she did.
Lucky enough, she's here to explain tonight.
Last week on RAW, Corey, it really was such a stunning night,
and when it came to the action in the ring
I know there was one match that left you craving more.
It was the colossal meeting of Bobby Lashley and Bronson Reed.
A look back at some of this thrilling action.
What ended up as one of the brilliant matches of the night
as we talked about on the podcast after the bell.
[Corey] Bronson Reed's so massive, Bobby Lashley,
unable to fully execute the hurt locker, but these two behemoths brought their all
and then some, two forces of nature doing battle live on Monday Night RAW,
with neither man able to earn a victory.
Amidst the battle they would be counted out,
but that still would not stop these two Kaiju from trying to destroy one another.
[Kevin] You, me, and everybody inside the arena
wanted this to continue, WWE referees, officials, security stopping them.
[crowd cheering]
[Bobby Lashley's music plays]
[fireworks crackle]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
introducing first, he is the winner of the 2023
Andre the Giant Battle Royal,
the All Mighty
Bobby Lashley!
[Kevin] There's a lot of pent up anger raging deep within Bobby Lashley.
You may see a smile in front of you right now,
but Bobby Lashley told me earlier he cannot wait
to get his hands on Austin's Theory tonight.
Missing out on a match at Wrestlemania
is something that still bothers the All Mighty.
It's a match coming your way here on Monday Night RAW.
The United States Champion says that Bobby Lashley
will experience Austin Theory live.
The All Mighty against Austin Theory is next here on Monday Night RAW.
[Kevin] Welcome back to Monday Night RAW.
There's a look at the Andre the Giant battle royale winner,
the All Mighty Bobby Lashley set for one on one action.
[Corey] A former United States Champion…
-[Austin Theory's music plays] -…versus the current champ.
[Kevin] Who's ready to experience Austin Theory live?
[Austin Theory's music continues playing]
[inaudible]
[announcer] And his opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Austin Theory!
[Corey] To answer your question, Kevin Patrick,
everyone should be ready to experience Austin Theory live.
I mean, I know myself personally.
I bought the T-shirt today. But this is a global a phenomenon in the making.
We are in the midst of the forever reign
of the United States Champion.
Theory plans on taking the title all over the globe,
including when we head to Detroit
back to Ford Field for SummerSlam on August 5th.
After that historic the first day of ticket sales,
the WWE universe is going to be flocking
to experience Austin Theory live, August 5th.
[Kevin] Theory, champion since November.
Graves, think about some of the Legends, Hall of Famers both present and future
that Theory has beaten, whether it's Seth Rollins,
John Cena, Edge, Rey Mysterio
and Bobby Lashley on two separate occasions.
[Corey] You're absolutely right. And Bobby Lashley knows
that Lashley may be physically overpowering for the champ.
But Lashley knows full well how smart Austin Theory is inside the ring.
Sometimes the rules need to be bent.
Sometimes you need to break the things clean off,
But Theory wins at all costs, and that's what this game is about,
-being a winner -Bobby Lashley told me earlier,
with the WWE draft fast approaching, he said, " This may be my last chance
for a while to get my hands on Austin Theory." He was antagonizing
Bobby Lashley, and has been for months, costing Bobby Lashley
the United States Championship as well.
[Corey] Quick go-behind by…
the tremendous combat athlete known as Bobby Lashley.
Look at Lashley, that front facelock applied,
just gator rolling Theory all over the ring.
[Kevin] How should Austin Theory approach a match like this against the All Mighty?
[Corey laughs] The same way Austin Theory approaches
every match and life as a whole.
Just win, baby.
I'm the man!
[Kevin] "I'm the man," says Theory.
[Corey] Oh, my goodness!
Again, Theory may not be able to overpower the All Mighty,
-and there's no shame in that. -[Kevin exclaims]
[Kevin] Wow, there's no limits ever on show
when it comes to the All Mighty, Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] Lashley sends the champ spilling to the outside.
You can't deny the connection
that Bobby Lashley has forged with the WWE universe
over the last a year or two. Lashley has become wildly popular,
and then the WWE fans drive Bobby to do these superhuman things.
Theory is quite the opposite.
Theory is fueled by the disdain of the fans.
[Kevin and Corey exclaim]
If you boo Austin Theory, Theory just wants to do
what is ticking you off that much more.
[Kevin] As you say, Corey, listen to the crowd here
behind Bobby Lashley, who wanted the hurt lock.
[Corey] Might have caught Lashley in the throat with a kick.
[Kevin] But look at the confidence of Austin Theory, how much he's grown
since becoming champion in November.
[Corey] How about what that Theory accomplished
a few weeks ago at Wrestlemania,
beating perhaps the greatest of all time, John Cena.
If that doesn't give a superstar confidence,
truly nothing in this game will.
[Kevin] Confidence, a lot of folks say arrogance backstage about Austin Theory
-and that victory over John Cena. -[Corey] Arrogance is earned.
And Austin Theory earned the right
to be as arrogant as he wants when he beat the GOAT
on the grandest stage of them all.
[referee counting]
[Kevin] Bobby Lashley now, not hanging around.
But Theory, so quick back up on his feet.
It's something you always say about Austin Theory.
There's no time wasted with him.
[Corey] No wasted time, no wasted motion.
Everything Austin Theory does is for a reason.
-[referee counting] -Come on.
-[Kevin] Bobby Lashley… -[Corey] Uh-oh…
-Theory's taken this ride before. -[Kevin] Oh, man!
-[Kevin] The All Mighty. -[Corey] The champ is down.
[Kevin] Bobby's in total control here.
[Corey] Can the champ fight his way back into this?
[Kevin] We are witnessing one sensational match.
The All Mighty Bobby Lashley, against the youngest
-United States champion in WWE history. -[Corey] Uh-oh, uh-oh…
Bobby wanted the hurt lock, Theory sensed it coming,
and Theory biting the fingers of the All Mighty.
-[Kevin] Not spotted by a referee. -[Corey] It wasn't the official's fault.
Theory did a masterful job of putting his body between the official's line of sight.
Shoulders down.
[Kevin] Theory now, wants to put away Bobby Lashley, who kicks out at two.
[Corey] And Theory is wise beyond his years.
[grunts]
Battering the All Mighty.
[Kevin] Pummeling Bobby Lashley.
Slow to get back up, feeling the effects of that from Theory.
[Corey] The confidence just oozing
from the United States Champion.
[Kevin] He will tell you, being here as champion in WWE, inevitable.
I'm the champ, me!
[Corey] Right now Bobby Lashley looks overwhelmed by the United States Champion.
Snap, take over.
[Kevin] Theory's just toying with Lashley now.
A kick to the midsection.
Hooking that leg for the win, and Lashley kicking in.
[Corey] I'm going to disagree with you, KP.
I wouldn't say that Theory is toying with Lashley
by any stretch of the imagination, I think Austin Theory
has a very airtight game plan. He's familiar now with Bobby Lashley.
He's competed against the All Mighty on multiple occasions
and I think Theory has learned from past mistakes.
And right now he is outwrestling the All Mighty.
[Kevin] This would be an enormous victory if he can get it done.
There's a lot of folks backstage, Corey, who talk about Theory's matches
against Bobby Lashley and bring up the interruption
from Brock Lesnar, and other forces that influenced Theory getting the win.
[Corey] People love to argue semantics
and things that don't necessarily matter in the grand scheme of things.
The facts are the facts.
The fact is, Austin Theory, United States Champion.
Doesn't matter how or why,
or whose feelings he hurt or stepped on to get there.
-[Kevin] Look at this, airtight. -[Corey] This is a brilliant strategy
to utilize against someone as powerful as Bobby Lashley.
Austin Theory, a powerhouse in his own right.
But he's squeezing the breath out of Lashley tonight,
realizing that Lashley can't hurt him in this position.
[Kevin] How often do we see this?
It is incredibly rare to see Bobby Lashley submitted like this.
[Corey] Well, Lashley obviously isn't being submitted,
but he's being outwrestled.
It is an unfamiliar sight, but Lashley, trying to will himself
back to a vertical base, trying to pry apart
the grip of the United States Champion like only the All Mighty can.
-[groans] -Look at this power.
-[Kevin] Behold the All Mighty's-- wow! -[Corey exclaims]
[Corey] That is worth getting excited over.
-That is, that is wisdom. Cover -[Kevin] Man. For the victory now,
and Lashley once more kicking out.
[Corey] I don't know that I have ever been this impressed by the strategy
employed by Austin Theory. Ttheory's always struck me
as a sort of a fly-by-the-seat-of-his-pants guy.
But every step of the way, Theory has had not only a Plan A
but a Plan B and occasionally Plan C.
[Kevin] You've got to wonder
what is going through the mind of Bobby Lashley right now.
So much talk about that pent up anger
and frustration in the buildup to this match.
But yet it's Austin Theory, having his way with the All Mighty.
[Corey] And it's the same reason so many people around the world
disliked Tom Brady for all those years.
When you're that good, the last thing anybody wants to hear
is you acknowledge how good you are.
That's why people don't like Austin Theory.
Because he's that good, and he knows it right now.
[Kevin] All the energy in the world.
[Corey exclaims]
Had Theory read.
[Corey] The All Mighty, just one step ahead.
Theory spent a little much-- A little bit too much time
-admiring his handiwork. -[Kevin] Oh!
Lashley flattening Theory,
-but Austin back up, but not for long. -[Corey] Holy hell.
Lashley nearly put the champ through the ring.
[Kevin] And this is what motivated, re-energized Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] Lashley with a seemingly endless gas tank in combat situations.
Just found his way back into this fight,
and there is nowhere that the All Mighty would rather be.
[Kevin] This could spell trouble for the United States Champion.
[Corey] This could spell the end.
-[Kevin] Lashley. -[Corey] Oh!
Great athlete, Austin Theory taking a trip
A-town-- oh. Or an A-town down.
-[Kevin] Lashely. No way! -[Corey] Oh, my God, oh, my God!
[Kevin] Lashley now, grabbing that leg for that victory. Can he do it?
Somehow Austin Theory, the shoulders raise, he kicks out as well.
[Corey] You have to acknowledge the tenacity of the champion.
Abrasive as Austin Theory may be, he's as tough as the day is long.
[Kevin] You can say that again.
Austin Theory somehow escaping from this cover.
[Corey] The All Mighty at the top of your screen, lining up the champion.
Theory's hurt,
Bobby Lashley, you would imagine,
thinking about delivering a spear to end this.
And what a brilliant move
by the young champion.
[Kevin] Lashley not hanging around,
wants to grab ahold, but Theory back inside.
[Corey] Hurt lock, hurt lock! Oh, no!
[Kevin] This could do it. Theory's in trouble here.
[Corey] What the hell?!
[Kevin] It's Bronson Reed.
Where the hell did he come from?
[Corey] I don't know how a man that big hides from anybody,
but good, God, man, the colossal Bronson Reed
just flattened Bobby Lashley.
[Kevin] There was a double count out between Lashley and Reid last week.
Bronson Reed clearly wants more.
Oh, my God!
[Corey] Like a battering ram from the ring apron.
Bronson Reed is storming Lashley's castle.
[crowd jeering]
Look at the size of this man.
[official] Woah, woah!
-[Kevin] The Aussie destroying… -[Corey] Oh, God.
[Kevin] …just pulverizing Bobby Lashley.
[chuckles]
That is a sick, sadistic smile.
[Corey] Plastered on the face of, what was it he called himself?
Mr. Nice Guy?
[Kevin] Yeah. Yeah. It doesn't seem like it right now.
No sign of Austin Theory
as Bronson Reed now just stalks the All Mighty.
Reed muscling up Bobby Lashley.
But Lashley back to life, looking for a hurt lock.
[Kevin and Corey exclaim]
And a dropkick from the back by Austin Theory
for good measure.
[Kevin] Reed now still has work to do with Lashley.
[Corey] Dumping Bobby. Samoan drop, and we know what comes next.
Absolute destruction.
Tsunami!
[Kevin] He is a walking natural disaster.
[Bronson Reed's music plays]
An emphatic statement from Bronson Reed to Bobby Lashley.
[Corey] Take a look at this. As Lashley was attempting
to finish off the United States Champion
with a hurt lock, Bronson Reed would arrive
and wreak absolute havoc on the All Mighty.
[Kevin] Just crushing Lashley.
Taking the wind from his sails.
And Reed was not done there.
[Corey] A truly colossal human being.
As Lashley tried to fight back, Theory made sure to have the last laugh
at Lashley expense.
And then the tsunami.
-[Kevin] Tsunami! -[Corey] That's my job.
I do it better.
Wade does it second best.
You should never do that again.
If you do, I'm telling Bronson Reed, and trust me,
You don't want that smoke.
[Kevin] I don't want to mess with Bronson Reed.
[Corey] From two colossal superstars to a colossal main event headed your way.
[Kevin] Six man tag action.
We saw a short term deal
done by Paul Heyman earlier with the Judgment Day.
The Judgment Day's task is to take out the KO problem,
Sami Zayn problem and the Matt Riddle problem for the Bloodline.
It's our main event tonight on Monday Night RAW.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Trish Stratus' music plays]
And now to a Hall of Famer that has a lot of explaining to do.
[Corey] Says who? Who are you to demand anything
of this woman, a Hall of Famer, a main eventer?
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
WWE Hall of Famer,
Trish Stratus!
[Kevin] The question is what motivated Trish Stratus
to commit the shocking betrayal we all witnessed last week,
attacking Lita and Becky Lynch, Trish Stratus
is set to explain her actions next here on RAW.
[Corey] We're back on Monday Night RAW with Hall of Famer Trish Stratus.
[Trish Stratus' music continues playing]
We're going to start with a little history lesson here, kids.
When I first came to the WWE, women's wrestling was a joke.
And I proceeded to single-handedly change everything.
I brought credibility to a non-existent women's division,
and I know some of you are gonna say, "But it was Tricia Lita."
No, no, it was, there was no we. It was me.
I was the women's division.
I was the trailblazer.
I was the first woman to main event RAW and I was the first woman
to make you people give a crap about the women's division.
Without me, there would be no women's revolution
and certainly no women in the main event of Wrestlemania.
When Becky, Charlotte and Rhonda were the main event of Wrestlemania,
you guys were chanting, "This is awesome!"
What you should have been chanting was, "Thank you, Trish."
Because I changed everything.
It's true, you know it.
But you wouldn't believe that if you listened to Becky Lynch.
See, Becky Lynch would have you believe
that the women's revolution started with the four horse ladies.
That they broke boundaries,
that they make people care about the women's division again.
Well, that statement, like you, Becky, is a joke.
[crowd booing]
I sat back for a long while and I let it slide.
You know, I get selling yourself.
Calling yourself "the man."
Brag about your accomplishments
and go on with your bad self.
But after a while I was like, "Wait.
Does she actually believe her own hype?"
And I was like, "I need to find out…"
So I popped in here and I buddied up to old Becks.
And do you know what?
Not once did Becky say thank you for opening the door for me.
Not once did she say, "Thank you
for everything. I would be nothing without you."
And not once did she say, "Thank you, Trish."
Boy, that Becky, I've got to give it to her.
She's very convincing.
She convinced even Lita, I mean,
Lita was eating out of the palm of her hands
when only one year earlier she was calling her out.
But there she was at Wrestlemania,
dancing down the aisle as Becky's little sidekick.
Trish Stratus is nobody's sidekick.
This…
Not a sidekick.
And it was getting a little sad, even a little embarrassing.
So I had to take Lita out of the picture
because, you know, to put her of her misery.
Yeah, I did that.
Just to be clear because you guys are a bit slower.
I did that.
I took out Lita. Yeah.
And the reason I needed Lita out of the picture
is because I needed it to be crystal clear
that the person who screwed Becky Lynch out of her titles was me.
And then Becky,
Becky, do you remember that moment when you like put your arm around me
and you said in your stupid little accent,
"Good try, Trish.
We'll get 'em next time, friend."
Becky, I am not your friend, and there will be no next time.
And I made a point that very moment that I was going to make everything right.
And I took out "the man" just like that.
Oh, you guys-- You guys don't like that?
You didn't like that?
Aw, you don't like that. Guess what? I don't care.
Because I wasn't about to let Becky Lynch or any of you rewrite history.
I am not a nostalgia act.
I am not your childhood fantasy, and I sure as hell am nobody's sidekick.
I am the greatest of all time, and I am the single most important figure
in the history of WWE, and I'm here to make sure none of you forget it.
-[Corey] Well, Kevin, you wanted answers. -[Kevin] Yeah. Straight to the point.
[Corey] But what a shocking revelation.
Trish Stratus took out Lita.
I mean, I understand being frustrated. I understand Trish not feeling
that she gets her just dues, but that's pretty low.
A shocking betrayal, to say the least, the same we could say about Brock Lesnar,
he did to Cody Rhodes while the two met
earlier on tonight here on Monday Night RAW.
This was absolute carnage.
[Corey] Cody Rhodes was not medically cleared
to be out here tonight, which drew Adam Pearce
from the backstage area and a slew of security guards,
all trying to get the American Nightmare to leave the ring.
But Cody Rhodes is on a mission, a mission to take out the Beast Incarnate
because of what Lesnar did.
[Kevin] Heart of a lion. You said it earlier. Fire in his eyes,
and we saw a slew of security guards.
They kept coming.
They just kept coming, dragging back the American Nightmare.
And Cody could not get to Brock Lesnar,
But since it's a match that has been made official
for WWE Backlash,
[Corey] Cody Rhodes, unhinged,
attacking anything and everything that moves.
Brock Lesnar can wear his silly cowboy hat all day long.
But Brock Lesnar, I grew up around cowboys.
You are not a cowboy.
You are a coward.
[Kevin] Man, my heart is racing for this one.
Puerto Rico, WWE Backlash, it's the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
Well, you have your chance now, Cody, to take on the Beast, Brock Lesnar.
It's Backlash, hosted by Bad Bunny. This couldn't get any better right now.
[Spanish hip-hop music playing]
I am standing by with the American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes.
Now, Cody, last week you challenged Brock Lesnar to a match at Backlash.
Are you satisfied that he accepted that match tonight?
Yes, ma'am, I'm satisfied.
Of course, I'm ecstatic that I'm wrestling
Brock Lesnar at Backlash in Puerto Rico in three weeks.
But I am also confused and bewildered at tonight's events.
In what world, what mirror universe am I not just-- I'm not standing here
the undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
I lost at Wrestlemania.
Not only that, but tonight I'm held back
by 20 security guards and not Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar turns his back and walks out on me.
And I have to apologize to Adam Pearce.
I mean, I'm sure there'll be reprisals from that.
I lost my temper. But come on, what is it about me?
And the only way to get through this is just to smash through it.
If that means smashing the Beast, because that's what this is.
We have backed the Bbeast into a corner and the only way out is for him to win.
And with everything I know and everything that I have been through,
I just can't allow it.
Thank you, Cathy.
[Kevin] All great points made by Cody, Cody held back by security guards.
Where were those security guards from Lesnar a couple of weeks ago?
[Raquel Rodriguez's music plays]
And now to the women's tag team champions.
First, Raquel Rodriguez alongside-- yeah, Liv, we are watching.
[Liv Morgan's music plays]
[Corey] We just heard Trish Stratus' view on the occurrences of last week.
This was certainly salt in the wound.
[announcer] Please welcome,
the WWE women's tag team champions,
Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan!
[Kevin] It is brilliant to have the tag champs here.
They will be sitting ringside to watch their opponents
for this Friday Night SmackDown.
That's Chelsea Green and Sonja DeVille. It's a championship match to come.
But first, Green and DeVille
will take on Candace LeRae and Michin, and that's next.
[Kevin] Two weeks from Saturday, WWE Backlash.
Welcome back, folks. Michin and Candace LeRae
making their way inside the ring for tag team action.
[Corey] You can't talk about tag team action without the brand new WWE
women's tag team champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
What a force they have become in a very short period of time.
[Kevin] With their opponents
this Friday night on SmackDown now entering.
[Sonya Deville's music plays]
[announcer] And their opponents, the team of Chelsea Green
and Sonia Deville!
[Kevin] There they are,
the complaint committee of Chelsea Green and Sonia DeVille.
They made their way across to Friday Night SmackDown,
and Corey, all their moaning actually paid off.
Where's our celebration?
Where's our pyro?
Where's our tag team title opportunities?
-Huh? -Where is it?
Do you know who we are?
Yeah, we know exactly who you are.
But after we talked to Adam, I think you guys
are gonna be our next new challengers.
[crowd cheering]
[Kevin] And the champs didn't wait around.
Attacking their challengers-to-come on Friday night.
[Corey] Liv and Raquel look forward
to fighting champions that are their worthy adversaries,
in the form of Sonia and Chelsea.
But I really like the potential of Liv and Raquel
reigning atop the women's tag team division.
You and I discussed this on After the Bell,
our official WWE podcast this week.
Liv and Raquel want to be fighting champions.
They want to represent the division as a whole.
They want to have to step up their own games.
But that only happens when you have rightful challengers.
[Kevin] Chaos and power, according to Liv Morgan.
Look at this.
[Corey] Oh, my God. Head butt by Michin.
[grunts]
The tag is made. I'm curious to see
how Candace LeRae and Michin work together as a unit.
[Kevin] Imagine if they get a victory tonight
over the tandem that are getting the opportunity on Friday.
[Corey] Well, I'd be willing to bet that if somehow Candace and Michin
were able to pull off the victory that-- Cover here.
[Kevin] Candace now grabs the leg. Kick out early from Chelsea.
Liv and Raquel would be happy to give them an opportunity to become champions.
And Sonya Deville made an interesting point on Friday night.
In all the midst of the complaints, Sonia brought up the fact
that they didn't actually beat the real champions, Liv and Raquel,
because they beat Trish Stratus. We heard from Trish moments ago,
and you have to wonder, Corey, where…
-[Corey] Oh, great counter. -[Kevin] …Liv and Raquel
would stand in all of this if it were Becky Lynch and Lita.
Candace with another senton.
I-- There you go again, KP, trying to cheapen the victories
or worry about what everybody is saying or what--
[Kevin] Look at this.
[Corey] That's Nikki Cross who's in the front row.
[Kevin] Stalking Candace.
[Corey] What do you mean, "stalking Candace?"
-Nikki probably bought a ticket. -[Kevin exclaims]
[Kevin] You don't think she has a pass at least?
Oh, man! Sonya Deville hooking that leg for the win.
The vicious approach of Sonya Deville.
[Corey] Sonya-- Sorry, Raquel and Liv
keeping a close eye on the proceedings here,
I like the potential of Sonya and Chelsea as a team.
They may be a bit abrasive, and that may be the understatement of the millennium.
-But two very talented women. -Huh? You like that?
[Kevin] We certainly know about the fighting ability of Sonya Deville.
Tag made.
Here comes Michin, and Sonya at the other end. Ooh!
Michin, now assessing her options.
[both grunting]
[Corey] This is a takedown by Michin,
-firing chops and strikes. -[Kevin] Chelsea in from the far side.
Oh!
Candace LeRae's turn now.
Dropkicking Chelsea Green.
Michin, the street fighter mentality so versatile.
And taking it now to Sonya Deville.
Looking for a code blue. Cover for the win now.
Chelsea Green in the way.
[Corey] Do you just change the name of the move
depending on the hair color of the person who executed it?
[Kevin] That's what Michin told me.
[Corey] She's never spoken to me, so I don't know much about her.
Look at this. Michin walking into the-- Beautiful, fantastic counter by Deville.
-Oh, she's caught. -[Kevin] Well spotted.
[Corey] You would think of professional rule breaker who was once an official
would know to obscure the official's view.
[Kevin] Tag was made, well spotted though by the referee.
And Chelsea now, the legal competitor.
-[screams] -[Kevin exclaims]
-[Corey] What do you call that, KP? -[Kevin] Chelsea Green.
We might call this a victory.
-They've got it. -[bell rings]
[Sonya Deville's music plays]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green!
[Kevin] Attention now turns to Friday Night SmackDown.
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez,
they will eye up their opponents here tonight.
What a match we have in store. [exclaims]
[Corey] Who do I-- Whose manager do I call
to complain about a Karen?
Because I'm wet right now.
[Kevin] My notes are soaked.
[Corey] Ugh, now I'm screwed.
It's going down this Friday on SmackDown.
The new champions, Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez
defend against the challengers, Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green.
It's going down on the BluRay.
[Kevin] But coming up here tonight
in our main event on Monday Night RAW,
can the Judgment Day deliver on behalf of the Bloodline
When they take on Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle?
Man, what a match we've got coming up! And it's next.
That's right.
[indistinct chatter]
I'm just so confused right now.
I can't be eligible for the draft.
I just got here. I mean, come on, guys. [stammers]
You, not eligible?
Booze Cruise? Listen, man, this is the way it works.
Every WWE superstar is eligible for the draft.
-You can go to RAW or SmackDown. -Yeah.
-Champions can switch brands. -Old rivalries rekindled.
[laughs] And don't forget, tag teams can get split up.
[both] Nah.
-Yeah. -Well, let's go talk to Adam Pierce, man.
-Let's go. -Yeah, forgot about that, huh?
Listen. Listen. I'm probably going to go first in the draft.
-Of course. -I know that gives you a lot of anxiety.
But listen, don't sweat it. No matter where I go,
I'm gonna put a word in for you so that you come with me.
-Oh, thank you so much, thank you. -I got you, man.
Whoops.
Yeah. Big star.
-Yeah, baby. -[cheers]
-Yeah. -Yes.
Elias…
The last pick in the draft.
[cackles]
[laughing] Oh, man, that was a good one.
Nobody wants you.
You suck!
Every time with that guy. I don't suck…
[both laughing]
[speaking Spanish]
LWO.
We like that.
New teams trying to step up. Hey, they try to step up to the U, S, O.
And what happened?
Hey, Uce, they done stepped up, and we done sat 'em right back down.
Yes, sir. Same thing about to happen at Backlash.
-They want Puerto Rico! -[vocalizes]
Oh, my God, it's Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens
and Matt Riddle versus Solo and the Usos, the Bloodline.
-Yes, sir. All day! -This Bloodline run deep.
-Hey, this Bloodline is forever. -Always.
We gonna see you in Backlash…
[both] …because you're the twos, and we're the ones.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Kevin] You heard the Usos,
a match that was made official earlier on today for Backlash.
Two weeks from Saturday, and man is it seismic.
It's a meeting of KO, Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle
to take on the United Force that is the Bloodline.
Jimmy, Jey, and Solo Sikoa.
[The Judgment Day's music plays]
[Corey] That is assuming that Owen, Zayn and Riddle make it to Backlash.
[The Judgment Day's music continues playing]
[announcer] The following contest
is a six man tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring
by the SmackDown women's champion, Rhea Riply,
Dominik Mysterio, Finn Balor and Damian Priest,
the Judgment Day!
[Corey] We found out at the top of Monday Night RAW
that the wise man of the Bloodline, Paul Heyman,
assembled this supergroup where the Bloodline and the Judgment Day
have joined forces for a short term to accomplish a common goal.
That being eliminating the Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle problems
that have plagued the Bloodline for some time.
[Kevin] Some nefarious negotiations indeed, a short term deal
made by Paul Heyman.
And here we are now, in the main event.
There's a SmackDown women's champion, Rhea Ripley,
leading the Judgment Day out for battle.
[Corey] Don't forget. Earlier tonight,
the Usos and Solo Sikoa accomplished their part of the bargain.
Will the Judgment Day also follow suit?
We'll find out. Six man tag, main event, live, next
[Kevin] Shocking scenes as Damian Priest
put Bad Bunny through our announce desk.
It's great that Bad Bunny, Corey,
is well enough to be on Monday Night RAW next week.
[Corey] I can assure you, Bad Bunny is keeping a close eye on this one.
[Kevin] Matt Riddle, put out of action for four months by Solo Sikoa.
He's got redemption on his mind tonight when he teams up
with the undisputed tag team champions.
[Corey] I like the fire we saw out of Matt Riddle, earlier in the night.
He said he's here to kick ass.
He's not here to be silly.
It's not about having fun tonight.
It's about handling his business.
[Kevin Owens' music plays]
[Sami Zayn's music plays]
If Riddle's looking to kick some ass and handle business,
he's got two pretty great partners been accomplished that way.
[announcer] And their opponents,
the team of Matt Riddle
and the undisputed WWE tag team champions,
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn!
[Kevin] Earlier on tonight, Solo Sikoa defeated and devoured Rey Mysterio,
and in doing so, he upheld the Bloodline's end of the deal
made by Paul Heyman. Can the Judgment Day, now,
deliver for Roman Reigns and the Bloodline by ending KO, Sami and Riddle?
[Corey] Well, if the answer does prove to be yes,
then what we are about to advertise to you
may not actually happen, because right now it is scheduled
that the Bloodline will face the trio of Owens, Zane and Riddle in Puerto Rico
at Backlash.
But as we've been mentioning all night,
the task at hand for the Judgment Day is to solve the riddle
and eliminate the Owens and Zayn problems for the Bloodline.
There is a lot at stake in this matchup, it could go in any number of ways.
Matt Riddle, ready to stand alongside Sami Zayn and KO.
Riddle ready to go despite nearly being buried
-by the announce desk. -[Corey] There's nothing nearly about it.
He was fully buried by the announce desk.
-Guy's a tough son of a gun. -[Kevin] Yeah, that was Friday.
This is Monday.
Get ready for the main event of RAW.
[Corey] That's when you have to ask yourself,
is Matt Riddle super tough, or just insane
because after being decimated at the hands of the Bloodline,
Solo in particular, to be out here 48 hours later,
competing against the Judgment Day? That's nuts if you ask me.
[Kevin] You have to wonder about the condition of Kevin Owens as well
and the injured knee that we witnessed last week.
Look at Sami Zayn going.
[Corey] We're talking about super tough human beings.
Let's throw Finn Balor's name into the mix.
A guy who's competed with, what, 14 staples in his head last week?
Suffered at the hands of Hall of Famer Edge inside Hell in a Cell.
[Kevin] Did you buy that shirt as well? WWEshop.com?
[Corey] Not yet, not yet. I'm saving my money for my Dom T-shirt.
-For Dirty Dom. -[Kevin] Good to know.
[Corey] Everybody's afraid.
[Kevin] Tag made, as is Dominik.
Listen, the WWE universe doesn't realize how lucky they are
that we have world class security and barricades and ring ropes,
and Mami, all here to protect them from Dom.
Where were the security then for Bad Bunny,
when this man, Damian Priest,
put him through the announce desk?
Tag made, Kevin Owens.
Here we go.
The prizefighter.
The no-nonsense approach from KO.
[indistinct chatter]
Priest barely budged.
[Corey] Not gonna overpower Damian Priest.
Wow, Owens showing a little athleticism of his own.
[Kevin] Senton on Priest!
How about that from Kevin Owens?
-Kevin Owens just ate a faceful of fist. -[Kevin] Man.
it's Finn Balor now, trading blows with Kevin Owens.
[Corey] There's so much being traded right now.
Looks a little one-sided to me in favor of the prize fighter,
who just picked Finn out of midair.
Crashing down, cover.
[Kevin] Crushing the ribs and looking for the win, kick out by Finn.
KO staying involved here, once more about--
[Corey] A smart move by Finn.
Take out the knee of Kevin Owens,
and Owens reactively fell toward the corner of the Judgment Day,
which does not bode well.
[Kevin] I wonder what the thoughts are of Roman Reigns watching on here,
-as the Judgment Day-- -[Corey] Oh, baby! [laughs]
Mami just flattened Owens.
[Kevin] Look at this.
[Corey] Incoming! Oh! Turned Owens inside out.
[Kevin] The SmackDown women's champion, Rhea Ripley, having her say.
[Corey] A carefully measured elbow right between the eyes of Owens,
and Finn Balor, who strikes with such precision.
And look at the grin
on the SmackDown women's champion.
[Kevin] Sami Zayn and Matt Riddle watching on, looking for that tag from KO.
-Finn Balor, attacking inside. -[Corey exclaims] Super Kick.
-[Kevin] Tag made. -[Corey] And here comes the original bro.
[Kevin] Matt Riddle is rolling here.
He is feeling it, a big elbow to Priest and Finn Balor.
[Corey] Exploder suplex to the Irishman.
And a broton.
[Kevin] How strong, how athletic is this man, Matt Riddle?
-[Corey] Fisherman's suplex. Cover. -[Kevin] For the victory now.
Balor kicking out early.
The determination in the face of Matt Riddle. [exclaims]
[Corey] A brilliant move by Balor, going to the eyes of Matt Riddle.
But Riddle obviously didn't lose his vision too badly.
[Kevin] Riddle now.
[Corey] That soccer style kick, or football style, as you would say, KP.
[Kevin] Say what you want, Gravey. On the outside now--
-oh, watch out! -[Matt] What happened?
[Corey] Oh, baby, this will not end well.
[Kevin exclaims] How is Riddle going to get back up from that?
-[Corey] I don't know if he is. -[Rhea giggling] Sucker.
[crowd jeering]
[Kevin] You're watching the main event of Monday Night RAW.
Six man tag, the Judgment Day working on behalf of the Bloodline.
Going to work against Sami Zayn, KO, and Matt Riddle.
[Corey] The Bloodline upheld their end of the bargain earlier tonight,
as Priest just turned Riddle's lights out.
-My goodness. -You're not a martial artist!
[Kevin] Hellacious from Damian Priest,
the Puerto Rican, tag made for Finn Balor.
[Corey] Damian Priest recovering. Oh! Fantastic teamwork
here by Judgment Day, Damian Priest, who put none other than Bad Bunny,
one of the biggest musical artists on the globe, through our announce table.
-Several weeks ago, cover by Priest -[Kevin] This is before Damian Priest,
this before the commercial break,
Riddle looking for that floating bro, caught by Priest.
-[Kevin and Corey exclaim] -[crowd exclaims]
All across the apron.
[Corey] Look at Dominik go.
Oh, beautiful German suplex by Riddle.
[Kevin] Riddle in agony, but he's turned it around.
Can he make the tag?
[crowd chanting "bro"]
Chants of "bro," and Sami Zayn is tagged in,
taking down Dominik Mysterio.
[Corey exclaims]
balor now, tossed to the outside. Damian Priest, Sami Zayn is rolling.
[Corey] Sami Zayn from the very top rope.
But here comes Dominik.
[Kevin] Raining down blows on Dominik.
Oh, man! Sami Zayn now,
to put away Dominik and win it! Mysterio still alive.
[Corey] Take a look at the impact for Dominik.
This is a gnarly looking landing.
Dominik's skull bouncing like a basketball
under the weight of Sami Zayn delivering the power bomb,
and now Sami making the climb yet again to the top rope.
-But here comes Rhea. -[Kevin] from behind.
Referee on side here. Owens.
[crowd jeering]
[Corey] Keep your eyes on Dom. Broad splash on Sami Zayn!
[Kevin] Dominik to win it, Dominik to win it!
And it's Kevin Owens.
Kevin Owens in the way, keeping this match alive.
Dropkick by Finn Balor.
Riddle now. Oh!
[Corey] Priest from behind, elevated flat liner takes out Riddle.
[Kevin] The stakes massive in this six man tag.
[Corey] Of course they're massive,
everything was signed off on by the Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns is keeping a very close eye on this.
[Kevin] Sami now, oh, thwarted by Rhea Ripley.
-[crowd shouting] -[all shouting indistinctly]
[Kevin] Rhea's out of here.
What?!
[Corey] She's a champion, you can't throw a champion out of ringside.
[Kevin] Now Dominik may win it for the Judgment Day.
-Rhea Ripley. -[Corey] Dom fighting on behalf of Mami.
Blue thunder bomb.
[Kevin] Will Sami do it?
Will this end it?
Dominik kicking out.
[indistinct shouting]
[Corey] Kevin Owens eager to tag in.
[Kevin] Tag made.
Here comes KO, and Dominik in a perilous position.
Kevin Owens with the swan bomb, but the knees were raised.
[Corey] Dominik makes the tag to Balor.
And here comes Finn.
Shotgun dropkick Right to the heart of Owens.
KO in the drop zone, the prince making the climb.
[Kevin] Ditches out on the coup de grace, tag was made with Sami Zayn.
KO wants the stunner!
[Corey] Sami lining it up.
[Kevin] Priest back in, stunner for Damian Priest as well.
Helluva kick taking down Balor.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Matt Riddle from the top, floating bro.
-[Kevin] Will that do it for Riddle? -[crowd counting]
-He's got it. -[bell rings]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of the undisputed--
[Corey] Oh, wait a second, Jimmy and Jey, and Solo!
The Usos and Solo are back.
Trying to pick up the slack because the Judgment Day did not uphold their end.
[crowd booing]
[Kevin] No hesitation from Jimmy, Jey and Solo.
They want to end the KO, Sami and Riddle problem right now.
[Corey] They'll have a chance to do it at Backlash, but…
Rey Mysterio and the LWO.
[Kevin] This is mayhem. They want retribution from earlier on tonight.
Taking over the numbers game now, Rey and the LWO taking the fight
to the Judgment Day and the Bloodline.
[all clamoring]
Matt Riddle, Sami Zayn…
Blow after blow, superstars coming across the announce desk.
Sami Zayn now goes after Jey Uso.
[Corey] It is madness, it is chaos. There are bodies flying everywhere.
-[all continue clamoring] -[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Kevin] Absolute mayhem. Where's Rey Mysterio?
[Corey] Not bringing the fight, bringing the fight back to his own son?
[Kevin] No more emotion there for Rey Mysterio.
It's all-out war here now.
-[crowd cheering] -He's ready with the 619!
-[Kevin exclaims] -[Corey] Priest onto our announce table.
Bad Bunny's grinning after that one. Thanks, KO.
[Kevin] A deal that has backfired on the Bloodline.
[crowd cheering] at has backfired on the Bloodline.