[intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then…
[Ric Flair] Woooo!
-[glass shattering] -[The Rock] If you smell…
-[bell tolling] -[Cena] Now.
[Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me!
-[Triple H] The King of Kings! -[Cena] You can't see me.
[Cena] Forever…
Together.
["Born To Be Wild" playing]
[Cole] For the 36th consecutive year,
we welcome you to the biggest party of the summer.
You are looking live at the home of the Detroit Lions, Ford Field.
This is SummerSlam!
♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
[all cheering]
[announcer] Tonight's attendance,
59,194!
[Cole] It is time for the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal!
[Corey] Sheamus eliminated!
LA Knight has arrived!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Ricochet and Logan Paul…
♪ Heavy metal thunder ♪
♪ Racin' with the wind ♪
♪ And the feelin' that I'm under ♪
♪ Yeah, darlin', go make it happen ♪
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
[Cole] One of Logan Paul's guys gave him brass knuckles!
And Logan Paul steals one.
♪ Like a true nature's child ♪
♪ We were born, born to be wild ♪
♪ We can climb so high ♪
♪ I never wanna die ♪
♪ Born to be wild ♪
[Corey] Gunther survives!
♪ Born to be wild ♪
[Cole] Deeply personal rivalry between Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey.
She's finished!
[screams]
[Cole] Kirifuda Clutch!
-Ronda Rousey's out. -[bell rings]
[Corey] A definitive victory over The Baddest Woman on the Planet.
[Cole] Triple Threat action for the WWE Women's Championship.
[Corey] Belair injuring her knee.
Figure Eight!
Oh! The Mist at Charlotte.
Belair wins the title!
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[Corey] Miss Money in the Bank…
She's cashing in!
Iyo Sky wins the Championship!
♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
[Corey] Rollins and Bálor for the World Heavyweight Championship.
♪ Lookin' for adventure ♪
♪ And whatever comes our way ♪
[Corey] The Judgment Day in full effect.
♪ Yeah, darlin', go make it happen ♪
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
♪ Fire all of your guns at once and ♪
[crowd vocalizes Seth's music]
♪ Like a true nature's child ♪
♪ We were born, born to be wild ♪
[mouthing] I'm back.
♪ We can climb so high ♪
♪ I never wanna die ♪
This is only gonna get worse!
♪ Born to be wild ♪
You want a fight?
[Cole] From the top rope!
[Corey] Cody Rhodes does it!
[Cole] Roman Reigns versus "Main Event" Jey Uso
under Tribal Combat Rules where anything goes.
[grunting]
♪ Back against the wall I'm the last to fall ♪
♪ Even by myself I'm gonna have a little ball ♪
[Corey] Solo!
-[crowd exclaims] -[yells]
-[Cole] Spear to Roman! -[Corey] He's gonna do it!
[Cole] The reign is over!
Who the…
[Corey] Jimmy! What did you do?
[Cole] The ultimate betrayal.
[referee] One, two, three!
[Corey] Because of this, Roman Reigns continues to rule.
["Greatness" playing]
♪ Greatness! Yeah, it feels like greatness ♪
[Cole] Following an emotional and record-setting SummerSlam,
we welcome you tonight to Monday Night Raw.
You are looking live at the jam-packed Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
And it is my distinct honor and privilege to be once again
sitting behind this desk at ringside as part of Monday Night Raw.
I'm Michael Cole, he's Wade Barrett.
We're a new Raw team and we're commercial-free in the first hour.
I would like to be Michael Cole-free for the first hour, but never mind.
What a thrill it is to be here on the flagship show.
Man, we have a massive night in store.
And I mentioned record-setting SummerSlam,
the highest gross and most viewers in SummerSlam history,
based in part on what this man did.
[Cody] Wrestling has more than one royal family.
-["Kingdom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Adrenaline, in my soul ♪
♪ Every thought out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
[imperceptible]
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waiting for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ And my father said ♪
♪ When I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men… ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
[Cole] It was one of the most courageous performances
that I've ever witnessed this past Saturday night at SummerSlam,
where a bruised and battered and banged-up Cody Rhodes
took out "The Beast" Brock Lesnar
and earned Brock's respect.
♪ Tear this roof off for the town ♪
♪ Gonna give 'em what they came to see ♪
♪ Hear the crowd on their toes ♪
♪ Ready for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[rapid explosions]
♪ When I was younger ♪
-♪ Hard times breed better men ♪ -♪ Better men ♪
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
-[song ends] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
[chanting stops]
So…
Minneapolis…
[crowd cheering]
What do you want to talk about?
[crowd cheering]
I think let's talk about one of your own.
I think let's talk about…
a beast that had his claws sharpened here,
that was educated here,
that became champion here,
the University of Minnesota's own…
Brock Lesnar.
[crowd cheering]
I have had the privilege,
I have had the honor and I have had the misery
of standing across from The Beast, and surviving Brock.
That's one thing.
What happened next, I could have never imagined.
Take a look.
[crowd cheering]
I had a conversation with my mother, mi madre this morning.
I shared my shock at this exact moment
and she said to me, she said, "Dummy, don't you know what just happened?
Brock Lesner acknowledged you."
[crowd cheering]
[chuckles softly]
After SummerSlam, I feel on top of the world.
After SummerSlam, I feel like I could beat anybody in the world.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
["Visionary" playing]
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Cole] The World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins,
who survived Finn Bálor, Saturday night at SummerSlam.
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd vocalizing]
[music stops]
[crowd continues vocalizing]
[man in crowd] Seth! [whistles]
[crowd continues vocalizing]
Minneapolis!
[crowd cheering]
-Welcome to Monday Night Rollins! -[crowd] Rollins!
Now, the last time I came out here
to address the future of the World Heavyweight Championship,
you were the first man to walk down that aisle
and get in my face.
So, consider this me returning the favor.
[mouths] That's fine.
Now, did I hear you right when you said you feel
like you can beat anyone in the world?
Well, if that's the case,
why don't we put that feeling to the test?
[crowd cheering]
["The Other Side" playing]
[Cole] Well, it didn't take them long to ruin this moment.
Enough!
[crowd clamoring]
You two are apparently confused.
For some reason, you think you run Monday Night Raw?
Well, you don't, because The Judgment Day,
we run Monday Night Raw.
[crowd boos]
Speaking of things you don't do,
you don't dictate what happens with championships around here.
The Judgment Day do.
More specifically,
Señor Money in the Bank does.
[crowd booing]
I mean, look at what we have here.
We already have the most dominant World Champion, Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheering]
We have the North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio.
[crowd booing]
And you know what, Cody?
You might be done with The Beast, but "Dirty" Dom over here
ain't done with you.
You say you're a workhorse.
This is the workhorse.
Tomorrow night, he'll be defending his championship live on NXT.
What are you going to be doing?
Back up, Dom.
Back up. Yeah, I'm taking to you. Back up.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
[indistinct conversation]
You--
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute!
Finn Bálor!
Bálor from out of nowhere attacking Rollins,
and now Dominik and Priest going after Cody Rhodes.
[Wade] The trap was set and it was sprung to perfection.
[Cole] Bálor apparently upset he hasn't been able to wrestle
the World Championship away from Finn Bálor.
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[Cole] Now another man with an issue with The Judgment Day,
coming to the aid of Rhodes and Rollins, and it's Sami Zayn.
One half of the tag team champs.
[Wade] KO taken out by The Judgment Day.
That was a little payback from Zayn.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Cody, oh, to Dominik!
Now Cody and Sami and Rollins having a little bit of fun.
Cody with a Cody Cutter.
Dominik retreats.
[Wade] How in the hell do you fight in boots like that, Seth?
[Cole] They're crocs.
Let's go!
-[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! -Come on!
Okay. Okay. Okay.
I've got a solution for all of this!
There's three of you,
three standing right here.
How about, tonight, in Minneapolis,
me and my friend, Sami Zayn,
and the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
take you guys on here tonight?
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct conversation]
-["Kingdom" playing] -[Cole] Well, I say make it happen.
What a match that would be for our first night
here on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] A hastily thrown together trio
against a unit like the Judgment Day?
I don't know, Cody, I know you're feeling good about yourself after SummerSlam,
but I got to tell you, I don't think that's a wise idea.
Let's see if WWE official Adam Pearce makes it happen.
We are in the middle of our first hour
commercial-free here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
But I don't know about you, I am still in shock after what went down
this past Saturday night in Detroit at SummerSlam at Tribal Combat.
Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed Championship
and putting The Tribal Chiefdom on the line against his own cousin,
Jey Uso.
No one could see the ending that would come.
We're going to show you exactly what went down
a little bit later on tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Also, this past Saturday night at SummerSlam,
Gunther defending the Intercontinental Championship
against Drew McIntyre.
Wade, this was a barn burner.
[Wade] Man, one of the hardest hitting matches you will ever witness.
McIntyre with his best chance of victory connected with the Claymore.
Somehow, The Ring General kicking out.
[Cole] This was the turning point of the match.
Gunther, of course, in a near record-setting reign
as Intercontinental Champion would deliver the splash to McIntyre,
and then Gunther, off that wicked clothesline,
would put McIntyre away with his patented powerbomb
-to retain the Intercontinental title. -[bell rings]
Because I know that you saw SummerSlam,
and I know you saw what happened. I know you saw that Logan Paul
used brass knuckles in that match. You saw everything.
You're right. I saw it.
Okay, then what's about to happen?
I'm going to apologize to you, because the referee's decision is final,
but that doesn't change how I feel about it, and it didn't sit right for me, okay?
But that was Saturday and I brought you in here
-to talk about tonight. -Mm-hmm.
-[knocking at door] -Gentlemen, please.
Thank you.
As I was about to say, tonight,
look, I realize the four of you may not feel like
things have been going right for you, okay?
But, yes, but remember that you're all just a moment away from greatness.
You've all been on that precipice,
and I'm hoping that tonight I can present you all with an opportunity
to maybe earn another chance at a moment like that.
Because I'm thinking about a Fatal 4-Way Match
where the winner will earn the opportunity to face Gunther
for the Intercontinental Championship.
Seize the moment.
Well, I feel sorry for you guys, you caught me on a bad night.
Listen, nobody here loves a title as much as I love me a title.
May the best man, or bro, win.
Yeah, we're all cool here, bros, so I'm going to dedicate this win
to my bro Drew McIntyre.
Shoosh!
Please!
'Cause tonight we're in Chad Gable's neck of the woods.
Minnesota born and raised, baby,
and what better way to celebrate my homecoming
than to beat you three bros
and earn my chance to teach Gunther a lesson he'll never forget.
Thank you!
You're welcome, bro.
["One And Only" playing]
[Cole] And it is now time for the highlight of the night!
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ It's about to go down! ♪
♪ Uh-huh! Let's go! ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a Fatal 4-Way Match!
Introducing first, from Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing in at 207 pounds,
Ricochet!
[Cole] Ricochet with an opportunity to earn
an Intercontinental Championship match against Gunther,
but he kicked off SummerSlam with the Social Media Megastar.
Ricochet has been begging for this opportunity
against a man who has really taken this company by storm in Logan Paul.
[Corey] Disrespect out of the gate. Ricochet answers.
The more offense Logan Paul generates, the higher his confidence grows.
Thus making Logan Paul more dangerous each and every passing moment.
[Cole] Shoulder first goes Paul.
[Corey] Ricochet up top!
[Cole] That goof just gave Logan Paul some brass knuckles!
[bell rings]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Logan Paul!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] That had to feel good for Logan Paul
hearing Samantha Irvin say his name.
[Wade laughing] You know, my favorite moment of that entire match
was when Ricochet's fiancée, Samantha Irvin,
-had to announce Logan Paul as the winner. -[Riddle] Bro!
[Wade] The look on her face, and you know what, Cole?
The whole world agrees with me because the clip of that moment
has gone viral online.
Over 40 million views on social media.
[announcer] Next, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing in at 216 pounds,
"The Original Bro" Matt Riddle!
[Cole] Perhaps, tonight, Samantha Irvin will be calling
her fiancé Ricochet a winner in this Fatal 4-Way Match.
Riddle has never won the Intercontinental Championship.
An opportunity to battle for that title if he can win this match here tonight.
Rules are simple.
Oh, look at this, a little bit of rhinos.
[Wade] Boy, that scared me. I ain't going to lie, Cole,
but Matt Riddle may be getting a little ahead of himself here.
Already dedicating victory to his bro, Drew McIntyre?
Steady on, pal, pump the brakes.
["No One Will Survive" playing]
[announcer] Making his way to the ring,
from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, weighing in at 201 pounds,
Tommaso Ciampa!
[Cole] There's a reason he's been called the Sicilian Psychopath.
[Wade] No doubt about it.
Anybody who watched Tommaso Ciampa's time in NXT,
and what a time it was, many years running that brand.
-This is a one-man Mount Rushmore of NXT. -[Gable] Shoosh!
["Shoooosh" playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, accompanied by Maxxine Dupri and Otis,
representing Alpha Academy,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
Chad Gable!
[Cole] Chad Gable set for action here tonight in this Fatal 4-Way.
We want to remind everyone that WrestleMania
is heading to Philadelphia next April.
For the first time in 25 years,
WrestleMania is in Philadelphia.
Tickets available one week from Friday.
Fatal 4-Way rules, first man to gain pinfall or submission
will win and earn an opportunity at Gunther
and the Intercontinental Championship.
I talked to Chad Gable earlier today, so excited for this matchup tonight.
He was brought up 25 minutes up the road from Target Center,
here hoping to win in this home state of Minnesota tonight.
[Wade] Don't this audience want a hometown winner?
[crowd chanting] Gable!
[Cole] Let's not forget what Chad Gable did to Gunther.
Last week, the Intercontinental Champion, lasted over five minutes with Gunther
in that five-minute challenge.
[Wade] Yeah, if Gable wins tonight,
it's going to take a lot more than five minutes against Gunther
to pry that Intercontinental Championship from his grasp.
[Cole] Who do you give the edge to in this matchup?
[Wade] You know what, how hard is this one to call?
I'd say all of the--
All…
[Cole] Near fall after near fall.
[Wade] All of the competitors in this matchup had a run of bad luck,
misfortune of late.
All four of them could pull out the victory.
If I'm going with anyone, I'm going to go with Tommaso Ciampa,
a man who can absolutely get the job done when gold is on the line.
I'm thinking Ricochet, and I spoke to Ricochet today,
he's completely focused.
[crowd chanting] Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable!
Thank you!
[Cole] The Gable chants here in Minnesota in this Fatal 4-Way.
To get back to Ricochet for a moment, he's really focused coming in.
You have to remember when Gunther started this near-record-setting run
as Intercontinental champion last June, 2022.
And look at this, double ankle locks by Riddle and Gable.
[Wade] Both submit at same time, who wins, Cole?
That will be an Adam Pearce call, I would imagine.
But again, when Gunther started that run last June, 2022,
he defeated Ricochet to win the Intercontinental Title.
[Wade] Yeah, and you almost get to the point now,
because Gunther has been so dominant on this run
with the Intercontinental Championship,
are these guys just fighting out
for the right to lose to Gunther ultimately?
Because no one has really figured out how to unlock The Ring General.
[Cole] Both these men in the ring right now, tremendous mat-based style.
Of course, the MMA stylings of Riddle, and Gable, a US Olympian back in 2012.
[Wade] In London, greatest city on Planet Earth.
[Cole] That slipped my mind.
And, oh, now, Ciampa into the ring, and knocks the skulls together
of both Gable and Riddle.
[Wade] You know what? It was a pleasant start to this matchup,
but trust Ciampa to be the first one to take the gloves off.
He's as cutthroat as they come.
[Cole] Oh, and look at Ricochet picking up the pace.
[Wade] Therein lies the issue of a 4-Way match.
[Cole] Standing moonsault. Cover now on Ciampa, and a kick-out.
Ciampa, of course, with that short fuse.
He's rather not really socially adept, I guess, you would say
when it comes to Tommaso Ciampa.
[Wade] Explosive rage paired with serene calm.
That is the Tommaso Ciampa story.
[Cole] Riddle now-- Oh! Tremendous Fisherman's Buster.
-Here's the cover now. -One, two--
[Cole] Two count, broken up by Gable.
Now Chad Gable,
suplex machine in his own right, with Riddle up top!
Face-first goes Riddle!
Cover now to try to win this matchup, and breaking things up is Ciampa.
Got any strategy, Wade? You've been in Fatal 4-Ways in your career.
[Wade] I'll tell you, it's very difficult to come up with a…
-[Cole] Cover! -One, two--
[Wade] …strategy because there are simply too many moving parts
in this matchup. It really tends to end up…
[Cole] Oh!
[Wade] …being a cardio process.
Who has the best cardio, 'cause you'll need it in a match like this.
[Cole] There's Ciampa. Ricochet will land on his feet however.
Now Ricochet with Ciampa on his shoulders.
Displaying some of the power that Ricochet has.
Is that enough to advance to an Intercontinental Championship match?
And a kick out at two by Ciampa.
Watch this, oh, back of Gable's
head right off the mat!
[Wade] Just whiplashed off the mat.
Gable down and out for now.
Can he find a second wind?
'Cause if not, this looks like it's Ricochet's for the taking.
[Cole] Ricochet heading up to the top rope.
Riddle's going to meet him there.
And Riddle with the shots to the kidney.
Now Riddle's going up top, high above the Target Center.
Tommaso Ciampa on the second rope as well.
Things getting extremely dangerous here!
[Wade] I don't know what's happening here, but it's going to end up ugly.
[Cole] Yeah, because looks who's here!
Chad Gable now!
[crowd cheering]
Oh, my goodness, you got to be kidding me!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Wade] I've never quite seen a triple German suplex like that,
and I don't think Gunther has either.
The research already beginning for The Ring General.
[Cole] Take another look and watch the impact.
Ricochet fell right on his face!
[Wade] Yeah, Ricochet undoubtedly getting the worst of that one,
but for every competitor, it was ugly.
[Cole] And now, Chad Gable wraps his arms around the waist.
Looked like he was going for Chaos Theory,
but Ciampa able to get out of the way,
and now an ankle lock on Ciampa.
If Ciampa taps, Gable's going to win this matchup
and head to the match with Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Wade] Ciampa is as cerebral as they come, getting out of that Chaos Theory,
knew it was coming, but straight into that ankle lock.
No rope break here, it's a Fatal 4-Way.
That's not going to help tonight, Ciampa.
[Cole] Dragging Ciampa back to the ring.
Of course, no disqualifications, no count-out--
-[Wade] We're getting the top! -[Cole] Fatal 4-Way rules!
And there's Riddle. What a kick, and now powerbomb to Gable!
[Wade] Riddle saving the matchup for himself
because Tommaso Ciampa was about to tap.
[Cole] Cover for the win. Ricochet saving things.
-Standing shooting star! -[Riddle grunts]
Riddle now takes out Ricochet.
[Wade] Loaded T-Bone Suplex.
[Cole] And now, Ciampa misses wild.
-Riddle ducks underneath. -[crowd exclaims]
[Cole] And there's that Final Flash knee from Riddle
to the face of Ciampa.
What does Riddle have in mind here?
[Wade] He's had many run-ins with Gunther in the past.
You know he wants one more bite at the cherry, though.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Cole] And now up top. Superplex connecting!
Oh, my goodness!
Ricochet's shoulders down,
Gable's shoulders are down, both have to kick out.
Double pin. We almost got a double winner, Cole.
Dread to think how you'd sort that one out,
but look at the wherewithal of Ciampa, and Riddle just in the nick of time
getting those knees up and almost scoring the victory.
One, two00
[Cole] All four men down, center of the ring.
-[crowd] This is awesome! -Indeed, this is awesome.
And still to come later tonight,
WWE official, Adam Pearce, has made this official.
Six-man tag-team match.
Cody Rhodes, Seth Rollins and Sami Zayn against The Judgment Day.
It will happen tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] I think Cody, Seth, and Sami have just made a huge, huge error.
[Cole] We'll find out later on tonight.
Meanwhile, this Fatal 4-Way continues,
and it has been highlight after highlight, as we expected,
with four of the best in the game battling for an opportunity
with Gunther and the Intercontinental Championship.
Remember, Gunther now just 30 days away
from having the longest Intercontinental Championship reign
in history.
[screaming]
[Cole] That'll teach Riddle to wear bare feet in the ring.
Ciampa shows absolutely no remorse.
[Wade] You've got four of the biggest cardio machines…
[Cole] Oh!
[Wade] …in that ring right now, but they're dropping like flies.
[Cole] Riddle launches himself off the second rope!
Asai moonsault taking out Gable.
-[Wade] Heavy landing on the floor. -[Cole] Oh, goodness!
The Willow's Bell connecting,
and now Ricochet launching himself!
[Wade] If Ciampa can get a cover here, he's got victory.
Big if.
[Cole] Ricochet…
top rope!
Oh, Ciampa caught him!
[Wade] Expert timing from Ciampa.
[Cole] And now, looking to put him away!
-[Wade] Project Ciampa! -[Cole] The knees right to the spine!
Cover by Ciampa! For the win!
Kick out!
[Wade] Oh, just such a nice stack of offense there.
Ricochet putting his body on the line like only he can.
Moments ago, just as Ricochet built up a head of steam,
a perfectly timed knee to the jaw from Ciampa,
but still not enough to finish this one.
[Cole] Riddle's got Ciampa where he wants.
Looking for the Bro Derek. Here's the cover! Is it enough?
Gable with the splash off the top rope.
[Wade] Saving his chances in this matchup to progress through to an opportunity
-at the Intercontinental Champion. -[crowd chanting] Gable!
[Cole] Hey, we picked a good night
-to start off on Monday Night Raw. -[Wade chuckling]
No complaints whatsoever.
[Cole] Target Center on its feet trying to will on the hometown hero, Chad Gable.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd boos]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd booing, cheering continue]
[Cole] Now Riddle getting the upper hand.
Gable able to slip underneath.
Into the corner goes Gable.
Roll through. Gable with the-- Oh, went for the Chaos Theory,
but Ricochet countered with Recoil.
[grunting]
[Cole] Went for the Chaos Theory again, and a Famouser by Ciampa.
[both grunting]
[Cole] Third time is a charm!
Chaos Theory!
Bridge! Cover! Win!
-Gable with the win! -[bell rings]
["Shoooosh" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Chad Gable!
[Cole] Wow! Just wow!
What an athletic performance by all four of these men,
but in the end, Chad Gable has earned himself an opportunity at Gunther
-and the Intercontinental Championship. -Thank you!
[Cole] However, when it comes to Gunther, be careful what you wish for.
[Wade] Somebody needs to find the key to unlock that man,
the Intercontinental Champion, the unstoppable "Ring General" Gunther.
Next one to try, this man, Chad Gable, after a heroic hometown performance.
[Cole] I mean, incredible. That was the recoil
as Gable went for Chaos Theory the first time.
On the second, attempt it was a Famouser,
but finally, in the end, Gable would make the hometown crowd happy.
This is just incredible power, Wade.
[Wade] Unbelievable stuff. Take another look at this,
the unrivaled competitive spirit of Chad Gable, the Olympian,
refusing to be denied tonight.
[Cole] Now the question is, can Gable somehow knock off Gunther
who is closing in on a record-setting reign as Intercontinental Champion?
And Chad Gable's family is here tonight,
celebrating the win.
That, of course, his young son,
a future Olympian, perhaps, Wade.
[Wade] Well, Daddy did a heck of a job tonight.
[Cole] Well, of course, Gunther, who will face Gable now
for the Intercontinental Title, he survived Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam.
Also at SummerSlam, Cody Rhodes versus Brock Lesnar III.
I love you.
[Cole] This could be the make-or-break match
of Cody Rhodes' WWE career.
It's Cody versus Brock III.
[grunting]
Save yourself!
This is only going to get worse!
Tell him!
[Cole] Damn it, Cody, just stay down!
[imperceptible]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] From the top!
[Cole] The exposed steel of the turnbuckle.
Brock's own submission move, the Kimura Lock.
Looking for the F5. Cody Rhodes able to counter into a Cross Rhodes.
A third Cross Rhodes!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[cheering] -[bell rings]
[Corey] Cody Rhodes conquered the conqueror.
[crowd cheering]
Never before in his combat sports career, that has spanned over two decades,
has Brock Lesnar ever done that.
Given that show of respect to another individual
after a brutal matchup.
[Wade] Well, Cody showed an unbreakable human spirit,
and even "The Beast" Brock Lesnar of all people had to respect that.
Something Brock has never seen before in his entire career.
One of the most courageous performances that I've ever seen.
-All of us want it. -We're not presumptuous.
-I'm happy to do it. -[Rollins] I see how it is.
You want to go out there, make decisions for me.
Now you talk strategy behind my back?
You sound like you had a match tonight. Do you not want to do this?
Yeah, I want the match, but I don't want to be on a team with you!
Please, guys, guys, guys.
Look, let's all take a breath here, okay?
Look, I know there's history here.
I know there's tension here. I know there's a lot of…
there's just a lot here, okay?
I don't expect you guys to solve all your problems overnight,
but we have a chance to do something tonight.
I don't know about you, Seth, I am sick of The Judgment Day.
I've been dealing with them for months. You've been dealing with them for months.
Now, they put my Undisputed Tag Team Championships in jeopardy,
they injured my partner.
My tag team partner, your friend, Kevin Owens.
Your friend, Kevin Owens.
He's on the shelf now because of them.
Now we have a chance, the three of us,
three of the very best to stand side by side,
all three of us, and deal with The Judgment Day once and for all.
So can we do it?
Can we get past whatever is going on here?
Are we cool?
I'm cool.
Are you cool?
You cool, dawg?
Yeah, I'm cool.
[crowd cheering]
All right, he's cool. He's--
[sighs] Doesn't feel cool.
They ain't cool at all, I promise you that much.
Well, we are in the middle of our commercial-free first hour
here tonight of Raw. Michael Cole and Wade Barrett,
your new Raw announce team, and we're still buzzing about
what was a record-setting SummerSlam.
And one of the main events,
Roman Reigns defending the Undisputed Championship
and putting his Tribal Chiefdom on the line against his cousin, Jey Uso,
in Tribal Combat.
[Corey] Jey has been waiting for this moment
quite possibly his entire life.
[Cole] The lei around the neck of Roman Reigns,
it is the symbolization of The Tribal Chief.
That is what this is about tonight.
To not only win the Championship, but also become The Tribal Chief.
[Corey] Jey is about to learn a great deal about himself.
Does Jey have what it takes to sit at the head of the table?
Roman Reigns showing the world right now why indeed he's The Tribal Chief.
Get up, Little Jey. Get up!
[Cole] A kendo stick by Jey Uso!
[Corey] Roman through the table!
And Roman just trying to retreat.
Jey Uso suddenly in control.
Solo! Oh, my goodness!
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Solo Sikoa may be saving things there for The Tribal Chief.
Dragging Jey's carcass back toward the ring.
If you didn't see this coming, you haven't been paying attention.
Uce!
-[both grunt] -[crowd exclaims]
[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] Oh! Spear through the barricade!
Superkick!
Remember what Solo did to Jimmy, Jey's brother!
Jey Uso back in the ring with a spear to Roman!
-[Corey] He's going to do it! -[Cole] Jey going up to the top rope!
Uso Splash!
The reign is over!
[Corey] What the hell?
[suspenseful music playing]
[crowd exclaims]
[referee] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Corey] The ultimate betrayal!
After everything these twins have been through.
Roman Reigns is still in charge.
[crowd booing]
[Wade] This Friday on SmackDown, the prodigal cousin, Jimmy Uso,
returns to The Island of Relevancy
to acknowledge the forever "Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns,
who will also be there live.
That is this Friday on SmackDown.
…as soon as possible. This place is a dump.
You have three minutes.
-I want sushi-- -Actually, Miz,
I'm going to need you to wait.
[snickers] Hold.
Wait for what?
[crowd cheering]
The guy wins one Battle Royal and you're going to make The Miz wait?
Adam Pearce is going hear about this!
You can forget about your photo shoot.
[Wade] When you're a megastar and you win the Slim Jim Battle Royal,
you can go wherever you want.
-Yeah! -["The Rising Sun" playing]
[Cole] Somebody's jealous.
[Wade] Everyone's jealous of The Megastar.
[Cole] Here we go!
[crowd vocalizing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Kyoto, Japan, weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[firework explodes]
[Cole] This is a big match for Shinsuke Nakamura.
We're going to explain why in just a couple of moments
because Shinsuke has a score to settle tonight.
["Battle Tested" playing]
♪ I'm war ready, I'm battle tested ♪
[announcer] And his opponent, from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
Bronson Reed!
[Cole] Frustration has really been the name of the game
for Shinsuke Nakamura in recent weeks.
Especially when it comes to this man, Bronson Reed,
and someone else that we saw just a few moments ago in that Fatal 4-Way,
Tommaso Ciampa.
I want to take you back to three weeks ago here on Monday Night Raw,
the opportunity to finally put "Big" Bronson Reed away
with the Kinshasa.
Reed would intercept, but then Ciampa would get involved again.
[Wade] Once again, instant disqualification.
Of course, Tommaso Ciampa with eyes only for Bronson Reed,
clearing out the ring.
Come on! Come on!
[announcer] Here is your winner as a result of a disqualification,
Bronson Reed!
[Cole] So, Nakamura would lose the match via disqualification…
[Wade] Through no fault of his own.
[Cole] …and he was irate about it.
So, tonight, he finally gets a chance to try to take out "Big" Bronson Reed.
-He is a massive man. -[bell rings]
330 pounds,
and he is someone who will exploit
every single advantage that he can find in the ring.
[Wade] He's also got the greatest move in the history of sports entertainment.
-[Cole] Shh, not yet. -I hope we see it tonight.
No offense, Shin, but we'll see. We might get lucky.
[Cole] Shinsuke is not going to win a power game with Bronson Reed,
but Shin, of course, is The King of Strong Style.
[Wade] I heard Shin ranting in the locker room earlier today.
He's fed up of guys getting up in his business,
interfering in his matches, holding back his progression here on Raw,
and said he's going to prove
he can get the job done one-on-one tonight.
[Cole] Yes, he's going to have to use his MMA stylings to try
to bring the big man down to size tonight.
Bronson Reed who really began his career here on Monday Night Raw
as a hired gun, so to speak,
and now he has his eyes set on championships.
[Wade] Relationships with The Miz never last long, do they?
[Cole] Miz seemed a bit jealous a little bit ago, didn't he?
The fact that LA Knight is here tonight.
LA Knight, of course, a SmackDown Superstar, but as you mentioned.
[Wade] LA Knight is everything The Miz wishes he could be.
[Cole] Now Reed sent across the ring,
and a big shoulder tackle by Bronson Reed.
So if you're Shinsuke Nakamura, Wade,
what strategy do you employ against the big man tonight?
-[Wade] As you mention, it has to be-- -Come on!
[Cole] Now mocking Shinsuke.
[Wade] …those strikes. There you go, you need to soften up the big man,
you simply cannot allow Bronson Reed to take flight.
This guy, 330 pounds of danger,
and he moves like a ping pong ball.
Of course, Shinsuke fully aware of that.
[Cole] Did you just refer to a man that size as a ping pong ball?
-[Wade] That's how he moves. -How about a bowling ball?
[Wade] Well, bowling balls don't quite bounce around like Bronson Reed does.
[Cole] Bronson Reed now in control of Nakamura.
Bronson's one of those guys that I think has everything, Wade, right?
You know what I mean? He's got the power.
He's got that quickness as well that people don't really seem to…
to realize that Reed has. He's a future champion.
[Wade] Yeah, no doubt about it. He's built like a planet with limbs,
and he's got a chip on his shoulder.
He knows how to use that frame to maximum effect.
[crowd chanting, clapping rhythmically] Nakamura!
Reed was an NXT North American Champion.
Of course, that title now held by Dominik Mysterio.
[Wade] The great Dominik Mysterio.
[Cole] Who we will see in our main event later on tonight.
[crowd clamoring, booing]
And now, Nakamura, a man who's won three IWGP Championships in Japan.
The Royal Rumble. United states Championship,
Intercontinental Championship. Multi-time Tag Team Champion.
What does he need to do… Oh! …to get back into the title hunt?
Oh, and the running knee!
[Wade] Utilize some of this. Soften up the big man.
He's got a range of inescapable submission holds.
You pull out a victory against Bronson Reed,
you ain't going to be too far from a championship opportunity.
If Nakamura can keep the big man on the mat, it bodes well for him.
Let him go. One, two, three! [continues indistinctly]
-[spluttering] -And Shin with some good vibrations.
And Bronson Reed is feeling it.
Come on!
[Cole] Oh, Nakamura catches him with a boot to the face.
[Wade] Play with the big man's temperament.
[Cole] And now Shinsuke with a baseball slide,
and Reed bounces face-first off our announce desk.
It moved about two feet.
[Wade] A little too close to comfort, I'm not going to lie, Cole.
[Cole] It was like a bus just ran into our table down here.
[both grunting]
[Wade] Surprised it's still standing.
[Cole] Now Nakamura trying to drag the 330-pounder to his feet.
Shoved away to create some space momentarily, and then back into the ring.
[Wade] Well, the big man is reeling now,
and this is where Shinsuke really has to capitalize
'cause it won't be for long.
[Cole] Nakamura.
Uh-oh, got caught, Bronson Reed's power.
Nakamura, though, lands on his feet.
Oh, and Shinsuke just ran into a brick wall!
[Wade] Yeah, well, that was more bowling ball than ping pong ball.
[Cole] Thank you.
And a big elbow to the chest of Nakamura,
driving the air out of his lungs.
Again, the impact by Bronson Reed.
Can't imagine getting run over by that man.
[Wade] Well, Bronson has always said,
he isn't getting in that ring for style points.
He's simply there
-to flatten the competition. -[Cole] Ooh!
Well, he just flattened Shinsuke Nakamura.
Reed in control.
[referee] One…
[Cole] We're jam-packed tonight
at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This is Monday Night Raw.
Shinsuke Nakamura and "Big" Bronson Reed going one-on-one.
And Shin had a flurry before the commercial break,
then he got stopped by Bronson Reed,
and Shin now trying to climb back into it.
[Wade] Well, since Bronson took control, Shin has had very little
in the way of offense, but the tide is slowly turning
in favor of the enigmatic Japanese Superstar.
[Cole] Yeah, Nakamura off that knee from the ropes,
dropping the big man, and now trying to climb
back into this matchup.
An important match for both of these men, as everyone continues to jockey
for position to get a Championship opportunity.
Nakamura with a right hand. Now a kick to Reed.
[Wade] Just ducking and weaving from Nakamura, softening up the big man.
It takes a lot more than that to put him down, though.
[Cole] It's interesting, Wade, you're on Monday Night Raw tonight
and we're trending number one in the United States.
-[Wade chuckles] That's the effect I have. -[Cole] Oh!
Nakamura takes Reed down.
Cover now by Shin! Hook to the leg! Is it enough?
And Reed able to get the shoulder up.
[Wade] Reed is hurting in a big way. That caught him clean on the jaw.
[Cole] If you're in the ring with a man that big, like Bronson Reed,
how difficult is it to cover him like Shin just did?
[Wade] Well, part of the issue is hooking a giant tree trunk of a leg.
You can't get enough torque. You can't get enough coverage
over the big man to truly pin him down.
You give him a beat too long, this is what happens.
[Cole] Oh, and a powerslam by Bronson Reed!
[Wade] That was a high landing on the back of the neck.
That was perfection, technical excellence from the big man.
I think I know what Reed might be thinking--
[Cole] This may be…
Oh, look at that powerslam. Again, Shin landing hard,
and now Bronson Reed thinks that this is the beginning of the end
for Shinsuke Nakamura.
Naka-- Oh, my God! The running powerbomb for the win!
-Somehow, Nakamura stays in it. -[crowd cheering]
The ring-jarring impact
of that running powerbomb by the 330-pound Aussie.
Watch this!
Just ring-rattling.
[Wade] Snapping off the canvas, but keep an eye on the big Aussie.
[Cole] Oh, and Shinsuke Nakamura, though, meets Bronson Reed
as he was going up to the top rope.
And now, Shin trying to build some momentum.
[Wade] Shinsuke's life just flashed before his eyes
seeing Bronson go to the top rope.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Bronson, though, with Shinsuke on his shoulders!
Just driving Nakamura.
-[referee] One, two-- -[Cole] Cover, for the win…
Kick out at two!
[Wade] In that jagged edge slam that led to so much success in NXT,
big boy's starting to feel it.
Going through that rolodex of moves like this one.
[Cole] One of the reasons he was North American Champion.
[Wade] Very little life left in the body of Shinsuke Nakamura now,
and doesn't Bronson Reed know it?
[Cole] Reed is just so impressive to watch.
The way he moves for a big man.
He's the size of an offensive lineman, and at times he moves like a linebacker.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Now Reed…
Shin missed. Caught him on the other side!
Just barely got him, and that allowed Reed to recover
and deliver the clothesline.
[Wade] Just smart instincts from Reed,
ducking out of the way, and this is it, Michael Cole.
This is what I've been living for!
Ladies and gentlemen, enjoy Tsu-- No!
Not quite the Tsunami.
And now-- Oh, it's Kinshasa
to the back of the neck, and Nakamura's not done yet!
I think he's got another one he's going to go for!
And there's the traditional Kinshasa
from Shinsuke Nakamura for the win!
-[bell rings] -["The Rising Sun" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Wade] Wow, Nakamura grabbing victory from the jaws of defeat.
Just when things were turning the big man's way
with this attempted Tsunami splash,
just in the nick of time, moving out of the way.
Nailing not one,
but two Kinshasas!
[Cole] Well, that says something about Bronson Reed,
that it took two Kinshasas
from Shinsuke Nakamura to put the big man away.
But Shinsuke Nakamura finally gets what he's been wanting, Wade,
and that's an opportunity to take out Reed one-on-one.
[Wade] Exactly. Shinsuke has said for a couple of weeks now
he wants to get the job done on his own.
He promised us tonight he would get the victory.
He was good to his word.
Also here on Monday Night Raw, we have quite the situation developing
between the World Champion Rhea Ripley and Raquel Rodriguez.
Let's take you back to three weeks ago.
I really don't know how many times we have to tell you that we're just not--
[Cole] And it ended up in a fight, in a brawl, and look at Rhea.
Rhea went for Raquel's knee, and that would injure Raquel Rodriguez
and put her on the shelf for a couple of weeks.
Last week, despite the fact that she is not clear,
Raquel Rodriguez still rushed to the ring to go after Rhea Ripley,
and what a fight we had.
[Wade] Oh, the problem that Raquel has,
she's like a bull in a china shop, with no thoughts for defense.
And that would cost her here.
Another attack on that knee by Rhea Ripley taking down Rodriguez.
[Cole] Thanks to "Dirty" Dom.
[doctor] She's got to understand it's a serious injury.
I know she wants to go, she's just not ready yet.
Okay I appreciate it. Thank you.
I appreciate what you're going through, but you heard him, you're close.
You're just not ready, okay?
Hang in there. Hang in there.
-I'm sorry. -Sorry, mate.
But you got to wait till you're 100% to face Rhea.
It's better.
You got this. It's okay.
[Becky Lynch's music play]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[Cole] Well, Becky Lynch has been relentless
in her pursuit of a rematch against the WWE Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus.
Becky will get that rematch next week right here on Monday Night Raw.
But Becky is here with us live tonight in Minneapolis.
And you have to wonder what sort of fireworks
the fiery Irish lass-kicker have for us when she joins us live, next.
[man] The city of brotherly love, it's got its own beat.
The birthplace of America,
where you're always reminded there's tough,
and then there's Philly tough.
Next April, the knockout punch is coming.
[announcer] This is the greatest live event in entertainment!
[man] And that, that's a Philly thing.
WrestleMania live from Philadelphia, April, 2024.
Tickets available one week from Friday.
["Born To Be Wild" playing]
♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
♪ Head out on the highway ♪
♪ Lookin' for adventure ♪
♪ And whatever comes our way ♪
♪ Yeah, darlin', go make it happen ♪
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
♪ Fire all of your guns at once and ♪
♪ Explode into space ♪
I know. I'm so excited for Coach Gable.
Otis, this is so good for us.
And don't forget to grab ice. See you soon. [kisses]
[laughing] Hey, Madam Maxxine, what a pleasant surprise.
How are you doing?
What are you doing in here?
I just came by to say congratulations to Gable for the amazing victory,
and also to let him know that The Ring General
is already looking forward to wipe the ring with his body all over again.
Ew. Get out of our locker room.
Okay, okay, I will. But, before I do that, let me tell you something.
I had my eyes on you for a couple of weeks now,
and I got to say, you've got all the potential in the world,
but what you will have to understand is that some people around here
are just better than others.
I mean, take a look at me, European elegance,
A-plus aesthetics, A-plus everything.
And then, take a look at the boys you are running around with.
Take a look at this big disgusting freak. So--
[crowd cheering]
Feisty. [chuckles]
I like it.
[crowd cheering]
I don't know what the hell you're doing in our locker room,
or have your eyes on the Alpha Queen, Maxxine.
If you want some action, how about me and you in that ring tonight,
pretty boy?
After I'm done with you, you won't be so pretty anymore.
Well…
I'll see you out there, then.
And you, I'll see you too, Maxxine.
[Cole] Well, I vote to make that official.
Otis and Ludwig tonight.
Meanwhile, Becky Lynch in the ring,
she's been embroiled in this intense rivalry
with Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus.
Last week, Becky demanding a rematch.
Pearce had made it official.
Trish had other plans, however, when Zoey Stark attacked.
[Wade] The match had barely got started.
Of course, there was a trap set there.
Trish having no interest in getting into a one-on-one contest with The Man.
The Man fighting valiantly against two women bent on destruction.
It was going well until--
[Cole] Yeah, but the numbers and weapons game
finally caught up to Becky Lynch.
Trish thought she had the perfect plan, Wade.
At Manitoba, Canada, you're going to face Becky Lynch again.
Yes, you are. And this time, you're barred from ringside.
-Wait, what? -No, no, no!
-Two weeks. -Adam, wait! We need to talk about this.
[Cole] Well, it backfired, and now Trish meets Becky next week here on Raw.
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky!
Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky! Becky!
The Man has come around to Minneapolis!
[crowd cheering]
Lads, I am so close to the end.
It has been months of doing everything in my power.
I have been fighting, I have been talking.
I have been scratching, clawing, winning, losing,
overcoming obstacles and failing again, and I am tired.
I am tired, and I am becoming weary,
but I am hopeful and I am ready
to put an end to this saga,
this charade when I finally get my rematch next week,
one-on-one with Trish Stratus.
[crowd cheering]
The greatest of that generation
versus the greatest of this generation,
and the next generation, and the next generation,
and the one after that, and the one after that,
until infinity…
with no interference,
no Zoey Stark, no looking over my shoulder,
just throwing digs and tossing pigs.
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]
[Cole] Well, this would be Trish Stratus' protégé.
♪ What you see is what you get ♪
Wow.
Obsessed much, huh?
Becky, this has been over long enough.
[crowd booing]
Trish already beat you.
I already beat you.
But you know what I know what this is,
Becky Lynch "The Man" is scared of Zoey Stark.
[crowd booing]
Really? Getting me banned from ringside?
See, I know exactly what happened. The Man left her balls back at home.
What are you doing? What are you doing, Zoey?
What are you doing? What are you doing? What are you doing?
I've been in the ring with you twice now, so I know how good you are.
I know how good you are. You are gifted.
And maybe that's your problem, you're too good for your own good.
You never had to work for anything.
You just want it easy.
And that's maybe why you hitched your wagon to Trish Stratus,
hoping for a free ride.
But no matter how good you are, you're too stupid…
[crowd exclaiming]
Shut up!
…to realize that she's been dragging you in the wrong direction.
You, you could be fighting for the championship, but instead,
you're playing second fiddle to someone
who's not even going to be here next week after I beat her.
Hold on.
Number one, I don't play second fiddle to anyone.
Two, you are damn right, I am amazing at what I do.
You see, Becky, I know exactly what's happening. You're jealous.
[crowd yells] What?
"Jealous," I said.
[crowd yells] What?
You are mad that the greatest of all time
kicked you to the side…
[crowd yells] What?
…and she picked me up.
Want to know why? Because I am the fastest-rising star in WWE.
[crowd yells] What?
And that makes me the baddest in this locker room.
See, I've mastered this game, ladies and gentlemen. I can do this all--
["Loyalty Is Everything" playing]
[Cole] Well, here comes The Submission Magician.
You want to talk about tough women?
This is the woman who submitted Ronda Rousey
for the first time in Ronda's career Saturday night at SummerSlam.
[Wade] I can't believe Baszler's walking out here.
Damn, Shayna, you looking rough.
Yeah, well, you should see how Ronda Rousey looks tonight.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, no, except you won't see how Ronda Rousey looks
because I beat Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam
and drove Ronda Rousey out of WWE!
[crowd cheering]
[Becky Lynch] Kudos, kudos, kudos.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
And, um, I know I wasn't originally
invited to this little party you guys are having,
but I couldn't help but think
you were referencing me when you were saying, uh…
wait a minute, uh,
tell me again, Zoey, who's the baddest now?
[crowd cheering]
Shayna, it just looks like to me
you are the baddest punching bag of all time.
Oh, is that so?
Let me tell you this. You keep running your mouth and stepping up to me,
oh, sweetheart, I will send you home with your bags just like Ronda Rousey.
-[imperceptible] -Oh, them sounds like fighting words.
And well, I have an idea,
and I can't think of a better place or a better time for you two to fight
than right here, right now in Minneapolis.
[crowd cheering]
So, hey, hey, hey, Adam Pearce, why don't you come down here and make this official
for these good people?
[crowd cheering]
Becky, that sounds like a hell of an idea. In fact, get me a referee out here,
because it's going to be Shayna Baszler,
and it's going to be Zoey Stark,
and it's going to be right now, because this match is official!
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Cole] Oh, this is going to be a physical matchup.
Shayna, Zoey live, next!
Monday Night Raw is live tonight in the great city of Minneapolis,
home of the NFL's Vikings, the Major League Baseball's Twins,
and of course, right here at the Target Center,
home of the Timberwolves.
Well, we're still talking about SummerSlam, two nights removed,
where Seth Rollins defended his World Heavyweight Title
against Finn Bálor.
The seven-year obsession.
[crowd vocalizing Seth's music]
Finn Bálor, Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Rollins and Bálor brawling away to start things off at SummerSlam.
Oh, Finn Bálor, shades of SummerSlam seven years ago!
[Corey] Oh, no!
We are going to have a new World Heavyweight Champion!
Pedigree to Bálor!
[Cole] Wait just a minute.
Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest.
Rollins stays alive!
-Do it! You can win! -Plan A. No, plan A!
We have a--
-Hey, what are you doing with this? -Go on.
-No. There's a plan A. We're not changing. -Go, hit him.
[Cole] Bálor trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
He's ticked off at Priest.
[Corey] Priest was offering the briefcase itself.
[Cole] Or was he talking about, perhaps, a cash-in?
Bálor for the World Heavyweight Championship!
Kick out by Rollins!
Now Priest distracting the official.
[Corey] Oh, no! Stomp on to the briefcase!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Rollins retains!
I think Damian Priest may have some explaining to do.
[dramatic music playing]
It took the three of them. The lot got theirs, so you lost.
Hey, man, we need to go talk.
Judgment Day business.
Damian, anything you want to say to me,
you can say it in front of JD. I've known him 20 years.
He's heard it all.
Fine, that's your problem.
What was that tonight?
You don't come out with us,
you attack Seth, you don't tell us what's up.
What's going on, man? We got to handle your business too?
Listen, I decided to just make my own plan,
because on Saturday, you didn't stick to the plan either, did you?
Oh, that's what changed it right there?
That's not on me, man.
I went out there, the world knows why I was out there,
to make sure you win a world title.
But no, even with my help, you lost.
-Is that right? -Yeah.
Well, maybe it's because of you that I lost.
You're crowding me right now.
Well, that contract is crowding both of us.
Is it?
Hey, hey, hey. No, no, no. No!
We are not going to go through this again, okay?
You guys need to stop acting like bloody children
and start acting like men.
Finn, Finn… [snaps fingers] …look at me. Look at me.
At SummerSlam, Priest was there to help you.
We were all there to help you.
End of story.
It didn't work, one night,
but I need you guys to start getting on the same page
so we can continue running Monday Night Raw, okay?
You understand?
Yeah.
Eso está bien conmigo.
[in English] You?
Todo bien, carnal.
[in English] Good.
You know, this might not be my place, and I might be out of line,
but I think that briefcase is coming between the two of you guys,
so maybe you should get rid of it.
-Did this-- -Hey, Priest, no.
-I don't even know why he's talking. -He's not Judgment Day. Just let him go.
[Cole] Priest and Bálor better get on the same page
'cause they're in our main event tonight along with Dominik,
as The Judgment Day takes on
Cody Rhodes, Seth "Freakin" Rollins, and Sami Zayn.
Six-Man tag action later tonight.
Meanwhile, back inside the Target Center, Zoey Stark on your left.
-[bell rings] -She is the protégé of Trish Stratus.
On your right, Shayna Baszler,
who, at SummerSlam, took out Ronda Rousey,
and at ringside, the woman who will take on Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus,
the mentor of Zoey Stark next week,
none other than Becky Lynch.
Oh, nice take down by Shayna Baszler.
There is Becky sipping on-- What is that, Wade?
[Wade] This is lemonade. You didn't get one? You've been a naughty boy.
I'll tell you what, Becky, this is the best lemonade ever that you're making.
There's no bitterness at all. [chuckles]
[Cole] Now a waist lock and right to the injured arm.
Zoey Stark goes to work on Shayna Baszler.
Shayna Baszler suffered a broken thumb, a hyperextended elbow,
an orbital contusion in her MMA rules match
this past Saturday night against Ronda Rousey,
but she became the first person ever to submit Ronda Rousey.
[Wade] Technical submission, but they all count.
And this might be one here. This is a move right out of Ronda Rousey's playbook.
[Cole] Yeah, the ankle lock.
And Zoey missed wildly.
Again, a waist lock by Shayna Baszler "The Queen of Spades."
Look at Stark targeting the injured eye.
[Wade] Yeah, that injured orbital bone, cheek bone, whatever it might be.
I can't believe that Baszler's even in the ring.
You and I saw Baszler at the airport the morning after SummerSlam,
she could barely move, yet she's in there fighting.
Most competitors would just say, "You know what,
give me a couple of weeks off. Let me heal up."
I mean, we've got the injured cheek bone, the injured elbow,
the injured wrist or thumb, and that's just what we can see, Cole.
[Cole] But that is what Shayna Baszler's all about,
rough, tough, wants to fight.
Zoey Stark, however, said she's not here to mess around either.
-She wants to seize the opportunity. -One, two, three, four…
[Wade] Doesn't want to play second fiddle to anyone,
and she says, she's the fastest-rising woman in the division,
and I would not argue with that.
-Two, three, four… -Oh, that is nasty.
[Cole] And again, continuing to punish the already injured eye
and cheek bone of Shayna Baszler
suffered in the fight with Rousey this past Saturday.
[Wade] Zoey Stark is smart, going for those…
[Cole] Cover.
[Wade] …bullseyes that are positioned all over the body of Shayna Baszler
after the heroics at SummerSlam.
[Cole] Zoey has just fierce aggression.
She's much like Baszler that she shows no remorse in the ring.
Just wants to punish her opponent.
[groans]
[Wade] Stark is a prototypical fighter.
A-plus for athleticism, A-plus for toughness,
and she's got a bad attitude to go with it.
It's the perfect blend.
[Cole] She walked out here and confronted Becky Lynch.
Called herself The Baddest Woman on the Planet.
-Shayna Baszler took offense to that. -I like that.
[Wade] Shayna Baszler beat The Baddest Woman on the Planet,
so what does that make Shayna Baszler?
[crowd chanting] Shayna! Shayna! Shayna! Shayna!
[Cole] Shayna back to her feet as the WWE fans here at Target Center
as they're cheering Baszler on,
and now Shayna with the kicks to the legs of Zoey Stark,
and now it's Shayna Baszler
who is targeting the knee, of course, wrapped in the knee brace,
and Zoey with a history of a knee injury.
Oh, Baszler!
[Wade] Saito Suplex high landing.
[Cole] Nice throw as she knocks Stark out of the ring
right here in front of us and right in front of Becky Lynch.
[Wade] Don't knock over the lemonade.
[Cole] Now, remember, Wade, Zoey Stark will not be at ringside next week
in the battle between Trish and Becky,
because she has been banned from ringside by Official Adam Pearce.
[Wade] Not cool by Pearce.
Had to be so, because you know full well
Zoey Stark would certainly have loved to get involved in that one.
[Cole] You sure there's not anything else in that lemonade?
Becky's getting chatty there.
[Wade] It's a lot better than the Cole-train.
[Cole] Zoey lands on the apron.
-Oh! -[Wade] Oh!
Just again a targeted attack to the neck of Baszler.
[Cole] Oh, missile dropkick off the top rope, Zoey in control!
Can Shayna climb back into this?
Live on Monday Night Raw!
I'm the best!
[Cole] This has been a fight.
Zoey Stark, Shayna Baszler, one-on-one here tonight.
Now Zoey Stark, of course, the protégé of Hall of Famer Trish Stratus,
who faces that woman, Becky Lynch, next week here on Monday Night Raw.
Zoey, however, will be banned from ringside.
[Wade] Zoey Stark, what a performance so far tonight.
Only has one weakness, that is the lack of top-level experience
here in WWE.
That is a weakness negated by the pairing with the ultimate veteran
in the women's game, the Hall of Famer Trish.
[Cole] Yeah, and of course, Shayna Baszler,
who Zoey is in the ring with tonight, the ultimate fighter, so to speak.
Probably the greatest NXT Women's Champion of all time.
People forget what a badass Shayna Baszler is,
because of the giant shadow that was cast by Ronda Rousey.
The longest combined reign as a Women's Champion in NXT
belongs to Shayna Baszler.
[Cole] Baszler stacking up Stark, and a kick out.
That's the thing, Wade, just as Baszler was finding her footing
here on the main roster, coming up from NXT,
Ronda Rousey burst on the scene
and took all the spotlight away from Shayna,
and Shayna found herself in the shadow for a number of years,
and finally took out Rousey Saturday night at SummerSlam.
Zoey Stark, kick right to the face.
Shayna may be out!
-Cover, just barely kicks out! -Whoo!
[Wade] What a nice Muay Thai strike from Zoey Stark going back again
to one of those injured body parts of Baszler.
[Cole] And watch this, bang!
[Wade] Straight to the right temple of Baszler.
-[referee] One, two-- -[grunts]
[Wade] So, so close to getting the victory here,
and every time Zoey Stark hits a big move like that,
she stares directly into the eyeballs of The Man.
And this is now getting nasty, Cole.
[Cole] You notice Shayna going, again,
back to the surgically repaired knee of Zoey Stark,
trying to do anything she can to create separation.
To your point earlier, Wade,
maybe Shayna should not have come out here tonight.
Maybe she wasn't quite ready, physically ready, to compete
in a match like this 48 hours removed from the war with Ronda.
[Wade] Shayna Baszler is incapable of accepting
that she's not in a position to fight.
Her brain just doesn't work that way. She's wired differently.
[Cole] Oh, and a kick again right on the button!
And now--
[Wade] Broken nose for Baszler, at least. Can't believe she's back up already.
[Cole] Gutwrench suplex now by Shayna.
Down goes Zoey. Cover! Is it enough to win this matchup?
Almost had her!
A very animated Becky Lynch here tonight. Of course, she's excited.
She finally gets a rematch with Trish Stratus next week,
[Wade] Becky Lynch has been out here creating chaos, derailing the show,
and essentially doing Adam Pearce's job for him,
but what a matchup Becky Lynch has delivered for us here.
[Cole] Yeah, indeed. Shayna and Zoey, one-on-one,
is a hard-hitting affair as you'll ever see.
Again, right to the injured orbital bone.
Oh, looking for the Kirifuda!
Looking for the Kirifuda Clutch!
[Wade] Zoey Stark had it well-scouted, knew she had to get the hell out
of that move, quick-smart.
[Cole] Now Zoey over the top rope, down goes Shayna Baszler.
-[crowd booing] -[speaking indistinctly]
[Wade] Zoey Stark enjoying herself a little too much.
Do not take your eyes off Baszler.
Go drink that drink of lemonade.
Don't you worry about my lemonade…
[Cole] Now Baszler off the distraction by Lynch.
Kirifuda locked in the ropes.
Baszler is going to have to break,
and she does, and now Zoey targets the injured arm.
You better worry about her.
[Wade] Zoey Stark always thinking, always operating.
Take your eye off the ball once too many times.
[Cole] And that's what she did, and now Baszler
trying to wrestle Zoey Stark up,
and she does,
on her shoulders into the world's baddest slam!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-Ronda would call it Piper's Pit. -[bell rings]
["Loyalty Is Everything" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Shayna Baszler!
A toast to the victory from Becky Lynch who, next week,
takes on Trish Stratus live on Monday Night Raw.
Zoey Stark will not be allowed at ringside.
[Wade] Becky Lynch out here playing the game tonight.
-Who's bad now? -[Cole] Big win for Shayna Baszler.
Right now, I'd like to welcome my guest, Shinsuke Nakamura.
[crowd cheering]
Shinsuke, you requested this interview time after your impressive victory
earlier on tonight over "Big" Bronson Reed.
Yeah, Byron.
I'm tired people getting on my way,
but tonight, I won,
I won.
And from now on, I carve my own path.
[objects clattering]
-What? -Uh, sorry, Shinsuke.
Guys, there's something going on over there. Over there!
[grunting, groaning]
[man 1] Get off of him! JD, get off of him!
JD, get off of him! JD, come on!
Get off of him! Come on! Get off of him!
-Back up! -What's your problem, man?
We need help. We need medical!
-We need some help out here. -[man 2] Get him out of here.
[Cole] That was JD McDonagh attacking Sami Zayn.
[groaning]
♪ Born to be wild ♪
[Gable] Shoosh!
["Shoooosh" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Maxxine Dupri,
representing Alpha Academy,
Otis!
[Cole] Otis grew up in Superior, Wisconsin,
just a couple of hours' drive from Minneapolis.
[Wade] The wait is over.
The Premier League is back.
August 11th on NBC, USA, and Peacock
as the world's best players return to the pitch with new dreams,
new stakes, new hope in a brand-new season.
The Premier League on NBC, USA and Peacock.
[Cole] Say it with me now, Wade, the "Pre-mier" League.
-[Wade] Premier. -[Cole] The "Pre-mier" League.
[Wade] Premier.
[Cole] Is Tom Cannon going to be involved?
Tom Cannon will be involved with Preston North End
when we get promoted next season.
["Symphony No. 9 In E Minor" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by Giovanni Vinci,
representing Imperium,
Ludwig Kaiser.
[Cole] So earlier tonight, Kaiser was in a conversation with Maxxine
in the Alpha Academy locker room
where he said Maxxine had all the potential in the world,
that she shouldn't be hanging out with a big disgusting freak like Otis.
[Wade] Ludwig Kaiser, I think, was hitting on Maxxine.
-[Cole] Yeah. -[Wade] He got blown out, though.
He's got about as much gain as Michael Cole, but,
hence we've got ourselves a fight now.
[Cole] Kaiser says he has European elegance and A-plus aesthetics.
[Wade] There's no doubt about it.
The man is like a statue.
-[bell dings] -[Cole] Gable not out
here tonight with Alpha Academy, because earlier on he won a Fatal 4-Way,
which means he faces Imperium's Gunther
for the Intercontinental Championship down the road.
[Wade] Otis told me earlier he has been gorging himself
on a steady diet of Slim Jims and C4 since SummerSlam.
So this guy is fired up for this one.
[crowd chanting] Otis! Otis! Otis!
[Cole] The Otis chants ringing out here at the Target Center in Minneapolis,
a man who has been called a walking Tree Trunk.
Otis, the Number One Guy of the Alpha Academy.
Meanwhile, Ludwig Kaiser, who really is the underrated member of the Imperium.
He is great in the ring.
[Wade] He's a sour-faced perfectionist,
and he doesn't like the circus aspects of sports entertainment.
-[Cole] Then he doesn't like Otis? -[Wade] He's not gonna like this at all.
-[yelling] No way, baby! -[Wade] Otis impervious to those strikes.
[Cole] Oh, what a shoulder tackle!
-And the power of Otis off the slam. -Who's the man, baby?
[Wade] Kaiser is a highly experienced competitor.
He's never been in there with someone…
[Cole] Oh!
[Wade] …with the girth of Otis.
But that girth just backfired as that shoulder struck the ring post.
[Cole] Very concerned Maxxine looking on as now the technical savvy,
no-nonsense, highly disciplined Ludwig Kaiser goes on the attack.
[Wade] That was like a penalty kick to the jaw of Otis,
and it was a much better penalty than Megan Rapinoe's.
-[Cole] You stole my line. -[Wade chuckling] It was my line.
[Cole] And Kaiser looking on, delivering right hands now
to Otis as he glanced down at Maxxine.
He believes Maxxine would probably progress better as a competitor
if she's part of Imperium than Alpha Academy.
And now, look at that look, that coy look on the face of Kaiser.
Well, he also enjoyed getting slapped before.
[Wade] He likes feisty ladies.
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] And now, from behind,
Otis taking offense to the fact that Kaiser
was in a conversation with Maxxine.
[Wade] Otis is a bit of a love machine himself,
but he ain't feeling the love for Ludwig Kaiser, that's for sure.
[Cole] Yeah, there's some sort of attraction
that the women just love about Otis.
[Wade] Just an animal magnetism. Oh, and that was an avalanche of humanity!
[Cole] There's something animal about it, that's for sure.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, now you're about to see a 330-pound man, Wade,
do what is called the caterpillar.
[Wade] Shaking what he's got.
Well, Giovanni Vinci up on the apron,
and Otis is going to make Mr. Vinci pay.
Look at the power of Otis of the Alpha Academy,
and look who has arrived in the ring.
The Intercontinental Champion, Gunther,
and Kaiser with the attack as well.
Here's the cover. The official never saw it,
-and Kaiser with the win. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Ludwig Kaiser!
[Cole] Daphanie LaShaunn, the official, was dealing with Vinci,
and it allowed Gunther to attack,
and now Kaiser, Vinci, and The Ring General directing traffic.
[Wade] It's been a tactical masterclass once again from Imperium
who simply don't make mistakes in the ring.
[Cole] Here's the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship,
but make no mistake about it, Wade,
that attack by Gunther, and you see the smile on his face,
in Imperium was a not-so-veiled threat directed at Chad Gable.
[crowd chanting] Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable!
Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable!
[Wade] You're next, Gable.
[Cole] I want to take you back to what happened just a few moments ago
here on Monday Night Raw.
Shinsuke Nakamura was being interviewed when there was some commotion
in the backstage area, and we found out it was JD McDonagh.
Obviously, trying to earn some points with The Judgment Day
attacking Sami Zayn
who was supposed to team with Rhodes and Rollins tonight
against the Judgment Day in our main event.
[man 1] Let's go. Get him out of here!
[man 2] We need medical! Now!
I'm standing by waiting to get a word from "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes
and World Heavyweight Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Guys, you're expected to compete later tonight in a Six-Man tag match,
but after what just happened, is Sami Zayn going to be able to go?
Look, I don't--
Okay, Seth, you take this interview. I'll catch up with you in a second.
Look, uh, Sami wants to go,
the doctors, they're not going to clear him to compete tonight,
so it's two on three.
Uh, as far as I'm concerned, I don't know if I can trust that guy.
It might as well be three on one.
I… I don't--
I know, I know what will happen tonight.
If you need help, I'll be your partner.
All right. All right.
Shin, I've had a lot of respect for you for a long time.
Let's ride, baby.
-[crowd cheering] -[laughs]
-[The Miz] Awesome! -["Came To Play" playing]
[Cole] That is pretty awesome. Nakamura is going to team
with Rhodes and Rollins tonight against The Judgment Day.
♪ Say goodbye to the good old days ♪
♪ They're never coming back Watch your future fade ♪
♪ I came to play to get my dues paid ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome The Miz!
[Cole] So this man, The Miz, is obviously upset.
He's jealous that he may not be the only Hollywood A-lister around here.
I'm sure Miz has something to say about LA Knight.
Live, next.
[Wade] And it is now official.
Zayn is out, Nakamura is in.
There is turmoil and mistrust running through both of these teams.
Something's got to give in tonight's main event
as Cody, Seth, and Shinsuke take on The Judgment Day.
[Cole] There's turmoil going on in the man in the ring as well.
The Miz's upset after what happened at SummerSlam
this past Saturday night in Detroit.
It was the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal.
Now, there was a last-minute entry,
that man was the 7'3", 400-pound "Nigerian Giant" Omos,
and, Wade, did he ever dominate.
[Wade] Well, there was some brilliant business dealings from MVP
that got The Nigerian Giant in there, and he was a surefire bet to win
until every competitor left in the match,
ganged up and eliminated the big man.
[Cole] And this is why The Miz is upset, because it became the LA Knight show.
LA Knight would eliminate Miz, it would come down to Knight
and his rival from Friday Night SmackDown, Sheamus.
LA Knight would stick that.
LA Knight would send Sheamus packing,
and you're looking at the winner of the SummerSlam Battle Royal,
LA Knight.
♪ Hear all these people cheer ♪
♪ Feel all the love that's flowing ♪
[music fades]
Am I missing something?
Is something going over my head?
What happened to showing industry leaders, myself, proper respect?
[crowd booing]
I come here to Monday Night Raw, my show, to find a guy
who you all, all of a sudden, absolutely love in LA Knight.
[crowd yells] Yeah!
Taking priority over me.
Me!
I am a veteran.
I am a locker room leader, and when I first came to WWE
a very long time ago, I was taught respect.
Respect.
When you come into that locker room, you introduce yourself.
You shake the hand of the Superstars
that have paved the way to allow you to step into this ring.
But LA Knight not only threw me over the top rope
in the Battle Royal from behind,
he did not introduce himself to me.
He did not shake my hand!
[crowd yells indistinctly]
I am sick and tired of the lack of respect
from the so-called crop of new talent that we have--
["Welcome To LA" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[imperceptible]
Don't know what he's talking about.
[crowd cheering]
LA Knight!
[crowd yells] Yeah!
[crowd chanting] LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight!
LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight!
Let me talk to you.
[crowd cheering]
I thought that we got a great introduction in the Battle Royal at SummerSlam,
but if that didn't work for you, allow me to introduce myself
with everybody saying…
[crowd yells] LA Knight. Yeah!
Yeah!
[crowd yells] Yeah!
No.
[crowd booing]
You don't deserve to shake my hand.
You don't think I've seen superstars like you come in here?
Come into WWE, try to ride my coattails?
See, the way I see it is like this…
You take away The Miz,
and what you take away from me, you take away my success,
my fame, my money.
You strip away my hot wife.
You strip away every ounce of charisma that I have,
and what do you get?
-LA Knight. -[crowd yells] Yeah!
You are a flash in the pan.
You are a flavor of the month.
Now, don't get me wrong,
all these people right here love you right now,
and they'll probably love you for the next five months.
They'll buy your T-shirts because they think you're it.
[crowd yells] Yeah!
But you know what I think?
I think you're just an attitude-era fanboy playing cosplay in my ring!
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] Tiny balls! Tiny balls! Tiny balls! Tiny balls!
Tiny balls!
Okay, so no handshake.
Let me be honest.
I don't have a problem with you,
but trust me when I say, you do not want to make this personal.
Personal? You want to talk personal? It's been personal.
I take my career very, very personal.
I've taken it personal for 20 years.
I took it personal when I first got here,
and people said I'd be fired within months.
I took it personal when I was kicked out of the locker room.
I still take it personal to this day,
even though I have main evented WrestleMania.
I am a two-time Grand Slam Champion.
I have made myself indestructible to anyone in that locker room.
Anything they give me out here for 20 years!
What have you done for the past 20 years?
So personal it is.
What have I been doing for the last 20 years? That's a great question.
You know what I've been doing? I've been making myself a dangerous man.
What does that mean?
I'll tell you what that means. I've been clawing, scratching,
doing everything I needed to do on the outside looking in
while this place bet on all the wrong horses,
you being one of them.
[crowd yells] Yeah!
Meanwhile, this thoroughbred is on the outside,
running a parallel path, albeit a little more rocky,
just waiting for the right opening.
And here you are with a 20-year head start.
And you know why you got that 20-year head start?
You got that 20-year head start because you're safe.
You know what that means?
They knew that when you came in here, they could smack you around.
They could kick you out of the locker room,
and what did you do? You took it.
[crowd yells] Yeah!
The line on me has always been,
"We're not ready to take the chance on you yet."
You know why? Because I'm a dangerous man.
[crowd yells] Yeah!
They knew that if I came in here, you want to smack me around?
Wanna kick me out of the locker room?
No, no. Papa didn't take no mess.
I'm not to be messed with.
That's the difference between me and you.
But with all that said, still, you became
every single champion you could here,
and you did it many times over, and good on you.
I haven't been there yet,
but here I am on the climb, and your toilet's in…
your career's in the damn toilet.
But…
I'll tell you what.
[scattered chanting] Miz! Miz! Miz!
Miz! Miz! Miz! Miz! Miz! Miz!
[scattered booing]
Look at that. You gained a couple. Good job.
I tell you what.
If you want to make this personal,
I don't mind making you a stepping stone.
Stepping stone? Stepping stone?
Don't get hot. I ain't talking about your little stepping stones down there.
I'm talking about me walking over you to the main event where I belong.
I am the main event!
I am the main event, and you are not on my level!
That's a really interesting theory that I'm not on your level.
'Cause strangely enough, I'm looking you dead in your eyes right now.
So if you think I'm not on your level,
why don't you prove me wrong? I ain't going anywhere.
[mic thuds]
[crowd chanting] LA Knight! LA Knight!
LA Knight! LA Knight! LA Knight!
LA Knight!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Ah, Miz with a cheap shot.
-Of course, he did. -[Wade] It's the only shot he's got.
[Cole] Miz hammering away on LA Knight.
The jealousy and rage.
-He's looking for-- -[Wade] Skull-Crushing Finale.
[Cole] And LA Knight, though, able to turn it around into a BFT!
Blunt Force Trauma!
["Welcome To LA" playing]
[Wade] I've got a feeling that's not going to be the last we hear of The Miz.
Let's face it, Cole, the YEAH! Movement simply cannot be contained
from town to town.
From Raw to SmackDown,
The Megastar is taking over this entire industry. Yeah!
The winner of the Battle Royal
at SummerSlam this past Saturday night, LA Knight, taking out a very jealous Miz
here on Monday Night Raw.
Switching gears, one of the cool things
about coming to Monday Night Raw is the fact that we get to see these guys
kick people's rear ends week in and week out.
Here are The Viking Raiders.
We are The Viking Raiders.
After a vicious and glorious campaign, the gods again call to us.
The gods call.
And we answer.
Under of the light of tonight's moon, we challenge anyone to bring us battle
and be sacrificed.
To the gods.
["Vicious" playing]
[Valhalla] Valhalla is here.
[Cole] For The Viking Raiders, the battle never ends,
and no conquest is enough to satiate them, but who will take the challenge?
Who will The Viking Raiders face live next on Raw?
♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
♪ Head out on the highway ♪
♪ Lookin' for adventure ♪
♪ And whatever comes our way ♪
♪ Yeah, darlin', go make it happen ♪
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
♪ Fire all of your guns at once and ♪
♪ Explode into space ♪
♪ I like smoke and lightnin' ♪
♪ Heavy metal thunder ♪
♪ Racin' with the wind ♪
[song fades]
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Who will take the challenge for The Viking Raiders?
-[Xavier] It's a new day. Yes, it is! -["New Day, New Way" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] What?
[Wade] No way.
-Oh, look! -[Cole] Yes way!
-[Wade] They're back! -[Cole] The New Day is back!
[indistinct shouting]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is a tag-team match scheduled for one fall.
Making their way to the ring,
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston,
The New Day!
[Cole] Wade, it's been months and months and months
since we've seen The New Day!
Kofi Kingston was out of action with ankle surgery,
and now Kofi and Xavier are back
and they brought Francesca Number 88 with them!
[Wade] Well, I don't like the trumpet, but the all-seeing Viking--
-[Cole] It's a trombone. -Whatever.
The all-seeing Viking gods apparently didn't see this one coming.
[Cole] New Day and The Viking Raiders have had quite the history.
In fact, they were both involved
-in the first-ever Viking Rules match. -[bell dings]
And this will be Erik starting things off with Xavier Woods.
New Day 12-time Tag Team Champions back in action.
[Wade] Viking Raiders will be looking to try and exploit
any potential ring rust in this one,
but it ain't looking good so far.
[Cole] Oh!
Double team. Kofi Kingston is the legal man.
Look at that. Off the splash.
Kick out by Erik.
[Wade] Five months out after ankle surgery
for the former World Champion, Kofi Kingston looking as good as ever.
[Cole] Many will make an argument that New Day,
the greatest tag team of all time in WWE,
massively popular, multi-time champs.
Cover by Woods, and a kick out by Erik,
and everyone in the tag team division here on Raw better have their eyes open.
[crowd chanting] New Day Rocks! New Day Rocks! New Day Rocks!
[Cole] Xavier Woods, who's really--
And there's Valhalla up on the apron,
trash talking Xavier.
[grunting]
-And Erik… -[Wade] Whoa.
[Cole] …makes it pay off.
[Wade] There's your game changer from The Viking Raiders
to get some of that gleamer fighting style--
[Cole] Oh, that is the Spin Kick of Doom by Ivar!
Slam by Erik!
[Wade] This might be a short return for The New Day.
[Cole] Oh!
Crushing splash!
Cover for the victory, and a kick out by Woods.
[Wade] Well, that is normally good night for most competitors,
but Xavier Woods, the master of the joystick,
somehow able to kick out of this one.
-[Cole] What? -[Wade] Master of the Joy--
-He likes up, up-- -[Cole] Oh, I get it. UpUpDownDown.
[Wade] I don't know what you were thinking there.
[Cole] Tag made. Here comes Erik.
Double team now by The Vikings.
They would love, The Viking Raiders, to take out The New Day,
ruin their return here to Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] Got to think right now those Viking gods will be thunder clapping
their approval for what they're witnessing.
The great heathen army is taking over Raw.
[Cole] Whatever you talked about sounded good.
And now Ivar, here's the cover.
Oh, I thought he was talking the cover, but wanted to punish Woods even more.
[Wade] That's the beauty of The Viking Raiders.
It's simply unmatched barbarity.
And right now Xavier Woods just has no answer.
You mentioned it too that the ring rust, perhaps,
Viking Raiders have battled a number of times every week.
[Wade] You can go to the gym as many times as you want, there is no comparing--
[Cole] Cover. Hook of the leg, and a kick out.
I know from my in-ring experience, I went to the gym a lot
and still couldn't perform in the ring.
[Wade] You had dreadful ring rust
all over your body back in your day, Michael Cole.
[Cole] Look at Erik now. Just controlling Xavier Woods
as Kofi looks on, the former WWE Champion.
Still one of the greatest runs in the history of sports entertainment,
KofiMania a few years ago captured the entire world.
[Wade] Xavier Woods right now needs to tap into some of that pancake power
and get that tag to Kingston.
-This might be your chance. -[Cole] Look at this!
Tornado DDT!
Woods with an opportunity!
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Cole] Can Woods make it? Tag made to Ivar. Here comes Kofi.
And Kofi Kingston, the high flyer showing there's nothing wrong
with the ankle tonight.
[Wade] The heart and soul of this industry,
one of the absolute best I ever got in the ring with.
[Cole] And Kofi Kingston…
Off the top rope, crossbody.
Kofi Kingston's role in The New Day an absolute national treasure,
and Kofi Kingston's showing you why.
[crowd yells] New Day!
[Cole] With a Boom Drop…
to Ivar.
[Wade] Viking Raiders might be starting to regret drinking
that ancient goth Kool-Aid.
[crowd chanting] New Day Rocks! New Day Rocks!
[Cole] Went for Trouble in Paradise. Ivar able to duck underneath.
Missed with the Spin Kick of Doom.
And now Kofi, little SOS action.
Cover. Stacks him up for the win, and a kick out at two.
[Wade] What technique to take the big man, Ivar, off his feet like that.
But immediately back up is The Viking Raider.
[Cole] Oh, Ivar.
Sit out.
[Wade] Sternum crushing move.
-[Cole] Tag. -[Wade] Kingston in big trouble now.
[Cole] Double team now by The Vikings.
Knee to the face. Kofi may be out.
Cover again, and again another near fall for Erik and Ivar.
[Wade] The damage may well have been done already.
Things starting to look very bleak, indeed, for Kingston.
Woods barely been seen for minutes now.
[Cole] Tag made again.
Double team.
Oh, Kofi, generic flying, now using his quickness.
Kick to the side of the face.
Tag made.
Xavier Woods is legal.
Trouble in Paradise
followed by…
a take out of Erik!
And now, the Limit Break from the top rope
-by Xavier Woods for the win! -[bell dings]
Welcome back, New Day!
[announcer] Here are your winners,
The New Day!
[Cole] That had to feel good for Kingston and Woods,
to be back in action here on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] The New Day were clearly in the lab with a pen and a pad,
cooking up something good for Raw tonight,
highly effective, and this was the moment
the job was done for New Day.
Massive win on their big return after five months away.
Welcome back, New Day.
Kofi Kingston would deliver Trouble in Paradise,
Xavier Woods would go up, up,
and then down, down with the Limit Break.
-See what I did there? -[Wade chuckles] Stop.
New Day with the win on Monday Night Raw!
Becky, I appreciate you joining me.
A week from tonight, you finally get your wish.
A one-on-one match with Trish Stratus while Stark is--
[Shayna] Hey!
First of all, I didn't need your help tonight or ever.
-Got it? -Okay. Okay.
Second of all, now that I've taken care of Ronda Rousey,
I have a whole list of scores to settle.
That means I'll be coming for The Man sooner or later.
I ain't hard to find.
Looking forward to it.
♪ Yeah! Greatness! ♪
[Cole] Becky and Trish next week,
but coming up tonight in our main event,
Rollins, Rhodes, Nakamura against The Judgment Day!
Live!
♪ 'Bout to emerge, we on the verge And it feels like greatness ♪
Viking Raiders made an open challenge. Guess who accepted.
The New Day. Returning to a WWE ring for the first time in many, many months,
and they have not lost a step.
[Wade] What an exhilarating return it was.
This match went all over the ringside area.
Kofi Kingston simply back to his superlative best.
[Cole] The Limit Break by Xavier Woods put it away.
[crowd] One, two, three!
It was like Anakin and Genghis this past weekend nasty.
Yo. Shout out to Tara and Lauren
-at the PC for getting my ankle right. -Feeling good.
-Xavier, Kofi-- -Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Who are you?
Oh, I work here. My name's Jackie Redmond. I'm new.
I just wanted to say congratulations.
Don't ask. We know what you're gonna say.
-"How does it feel to be back?" -Yes.
It feels good!
Did The Viking Raiders say they'd make a sacrifice for the gods?
What? What?
But did they forget that we are the gods
of this tag team division, baby?
Since you work here, you've seen what's going on with the Street Profits now,
and The Usos breaking up. What is that?
We need to inject some positivity back into this place.
So we came back to do exactly what we do best,
and that has become your new…
-You dance with us on this? -Oh, okay.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
WWE World Tag Team Champions!
Do you know why, Miss Jackie?
-Why? -Because…
-New Day rocks. New Day rocks. -I do know this part too.
-Go ahead! -[all] New Day rocks!
-Yeah! -New Day rocks.
-Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you guys. Hey.
What a day. What a day.
First day back on Monday Night Raw, and we get The New Day
and their power of positivity.
I could do with a new commentary partner. That's another story.
Speaking of power of positivity,
Sonya Deville could use some of that right now,
and a story that was broken by TMZ earlier today,
one-half of the Women's Tag Team Champions,
Sonya Deville, suffered a torn ACL.
She was out indefinitely.
So we'll have to figure out who is going to become
WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
[Wade] Sonya, best wishes. Everyone here misses you.
We can't wait to get you back.
["The Other Side" playing]
[Cole] It is time now for our main event on Monday Night Raw,
and I'm not surprised that Damian Priest is walking in front of Finn Bálor.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is a six-man tag-team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring
by the Women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley,
Finn Bálor, the NXT North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio,
and Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest,
-The Judgment Day! -[crowd boos]
[Wade] Whoa. There is a hole in the back of Damian Priest's head
burned in by the eyeballs of Finn Bálor.
[Cole] They need to try to put their differences aside tonight
in our main event.
Been a lack of communication between Damian Priest and Finn Bálor
ever since Priest won the Money in the Bank contract
back in London over a month ago.
Well, the good news is that Mami and her Latino Heat, Dom,
certainly seem more on pretty good terms--
[Cole] Oh, from behind!
That is Raquel Rodriguez.
Raquel, who you heard earlier tonight, is still not cleared
because of the knee injury caused by Rhea Ripley a few weeks ago.
Raquel Rodriguez doesn't want to hear it, and she is attacking Rhea Ripley.
[Wade] There is a rage burning through Raquel Rodriguez right now.
Finally, referees getting out here.
They might need more than that.
[Cole] Raquel wants pay back.
She wants retribution on the woman who injured her.
[Wade] Raquel might be the only individual who could manhandle Rhea Ripley, but--
[Cole] Rhea Ripley going right after Raquel,
and this brawl continues.
[Wade] It's like the Alabama boat brawl right here in Minnesota, Cole.
Now you've got Candice LeRae, Indi Hartwell,
friends of Raquel Rodriguez out here to separate her.
Rhea Ripley again getting involved.
She sends Hartwell flying into the barricade.
And now Candice LeRae as well.
[Wade] There's going to be no talking sense to Ripley or Rodriguez.
We might need a taser to separate these two.
Now Candice LeRae back into the fray.
Not going to back down from Ripley.
Indi Hartwell back, and finally,
the officials trying to separate these women.
[Wade] Ripley needs some friends right now.
The problem is she hasn't got any on the female side.
Come fight me!
Fight me! Bring it!
We're back on Monday Night Raw,
and they're finally getting things under control
with the Women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley, and the situation
with Raquel Rodriguez.
Let's talk about the WWE Women's Championship
and what happened at SummerSlam.
This was this past Saturday, it was a Triple Threat.
Charlotte had Bianca Belair in a Figure-Eight when Asuka,
the reigning Champion, would hit Charlotte with the Mist.
Then Bianca Belair, Wade, would pin Asuka to win the Championship.
One of the gutsiest things I've seen
after Bianca had her knee blown out earlier in the matchup.
Came back, but of course,
lurking in the shadows, Miss Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky,
smelled an opportunity.
Didn't want to let that slip through her fingers.
Went right at the injured knee of Bianca Belair with the briefcase,
and then, of course, delivering the moonsault.
Iyo Sky is your new WWE Women's Champion, and look who showed up to celebrate.
Not only Bayley, but the injured Dakota Kai.
Meanwhile, Rhea Ripley trying to be settled down
by her boyfriend, Dominik, who now has a main event match
to team with Damian and Finn of Judgment Day.
[Wade] Loverboy might be the only person on planet Earth capable
of calming Rhea Ripley down right now.
[Cody] Wrestling has only one royal family.
["Kingdom" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
[imperceptible]
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[rapid explosions]
[announcer] And their opponents, first from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 222 pounds,
"The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes.
[Cole] Well, it is tracking to be the most watched WWE documentary
of the year on Peacock.
Streaming now, American Nightmare: Becoming Cody Rhodes,
and man, what a step Cody Rhodes took this past Saturday at SummerSlam.
A courageous effort, a gutsy effort to knock off Brock "The Beast" Lesnar.
["The Rising Sun" playing]
[announcer] Next, from Kyoto, Japan, weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[Cole] As Shinsuke Nakamura gets set for our main event tag team action,
we want to remind you that for the first time in 11 years,
WrestleMania is coming to the Northeast of the United States,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, two nights.
Next April, tickets are available
one week from Friday for WrestleMania.
How about The King of Strong Style? What was it, about an hour ago
that he was in a war with "Big" Bronson Reed?
[Cole] Then after Sami Zayn was taken out by JD McDonagh,
who is trying to get into Judgment Day's good graces,
Shinsuke Nakamura told Seth Rollins, "I want to be your partner tonight."
["Visionary" playing]
[announcer] And their tag team partner,
from Davenport, Iowa, weighing in at 225 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Cole] So, Seth Rollins has got some issues tonight, Wade…
[Wade] I mean…
[Cole] …because he's got an angry Finn Bálor on the other side,
plus Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest,
who, if something happens to Seth here tonight,
Priest could cash in the contract and win the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Wade] Yeah, and you know Priest obviously watched, like the rest of us,
Iyo Sky cashing in at SummerSlam.
Now that briefcase in his hand and the contract it contains
is starting to feel a little hot.
He wants it out of his hands and he wants gold around his waist.
[Cole] Well, that was the opinion of Mr. JD McDonagh,
a longtime friend of Finn Bálor,
who said and agreed that that contract is causing problems
within the Judgment Day.
[Wade] I'll tell you something we haven't quite hit on yet,
Cody Rhodes has been playing diplomat all night,
but Seth Rollins clearly wants nothing to do with Cody.
There's some turmoil within that team too.
[Cole] Well, look at the history between Cody and Seth.
[Wade] I mean, if you're a betting man,
you've kind of got to wonder which of these teams might implode first.
Which would be the favorite?
[crowd vocalizing Seth's music]
[Cole] So an all-star main event tonight, and again, the arguments seem to continue
between Rollins and Rhodes,
and Shinsuke Nakamura says,
"I'll handle this, and start the match for you guys."
So it looks like it'll be Nakamura and Bálor.
A lot of history between these two men as well.
And Damian Priest decides he wants to start this match.
-[Wade] Finn already does not like that. -I always start, what's the big deal?
[Cole] Dominik tags himself in, and now Dominik…
[Wade] Dominik's as brave as they come.
He's saying, "Let me fight this one, guys."
[Cole] And here we go, Nakamura underway going after Dominik Mysterio.
[grunting]
[Cole] Oh, and Nakamura!
Here's the cover on Dominik, and a kick out.
So Dominik, tomorrow night, NXT, right here in USA,
will defend his North American Championship
against Dragon Lee.
The interesting thing about that is Dominik's father, Rey Mysterio,
will be there.
-Nakamura and company… -Come on!
[Cole] …look to take out Judgment Day.
And we're back live on Monday Night Raw.
This is our six-man tag-team matchup.
The Judgment Day. Here's Finn Bálor into the cover
of Shinsuke Nakamura, and a kick out.
[Wade] If you look at this matchup, there are a lot of beaten-up bodies here.
Finn Bálor and Seth Rollins had a war at WrestleMania.
Cody Rhodes had a war at WrestleMania.
Shinsuke Nakamura, earlier tonight, was in a war with Bronson Reed.
There really are two fresh guys, though,
one in the ring now in Damian Priest, and the other being
the NXT North American champion, Dominik Mysterio.
[Cole] And now you see Bálor and Priest working together.
They've had issues, of course…
Priest, you're legal. Get in.
[Cole] …over the past number of weeks. You heard Rhea Ripley barking at Priest,
"You're legal. Get in this match."
Rhea has been trying to play peacekeeper between Priest and Bálor all along.
[Wade] Well, as hot-headed as Rhea Ripley is right now,
it speaks volumes to the issues between Priest and Finn
that she is the voice of reason at this moment in time.
[Rhea Ripley] Priest, wear him down!
[Cole] Priest, Mr. Money in the Bank, can cash in the contract
anytime he wants for a World Championship opportunity.
Could it be tonight?
Can you imagine if Priest cashed in tonight
to win the world title right in front of Finn Bálor,
who's been trying to win that Championship for two months now?
[Wade] I'm going to say Finn Bálor would not celebrate.
He would not pull a Dakota Kai, that's for sure.
Frequent ties, tags, I should say, now by Judgment Day.
There we go. Now, we're rocking and rolling.
[Cole] Finn Bálor, knee right to the spine.
And now, Damian Priest with a big leg drop.
[Wade] There we go. The boys are getting back on track.
[Rhea Ripley] You see that? That's perfection.
[Cole] I see it, Rhea. I see it.
[Wade] Good teamwork between Finn and Priest,
maybe growing a little trust once again.
[crowd chanting, clapping rhythmically] Dom's a loser!
[Cole] And a "Dom's a loser" chant has started here.
[Wade] How can you be a loser, you're dating Rhea Ripley,
and you're the NXT North American Champion?
[Cole] Oh! I sort of agree with the…
-[Wade] Try again, Minneapolis. -[Cole] …WWE fans, though.
Off that step-up enzuigiri. Shin with space. Tag.
Here is the World Heavyweight Champion.
Seth Rollins now blasts Bálor off the apron and Dominik as well,
and now turns his attention to Damian Priest.
-[Rhea Ripley] Damian! -[Cole] Rollins, Sling Blade!
[Wade] Just a whirlwind of offense in that ring when Seth Rollins gets going.
[Cole] Trying to power Priest up. Priest able to counter.
Rollins, though… Look at that, Falcon Arrow!
Great strength by Rollins! For the win on Priest, and a kick out.
[Wade] Seth Rollins used up all the luck in the world at SummerSlam
to defeat The Judgment Day.
Has he got a little more left in him tonight to do it once again?
[Cole] Seth Rollins fired up. And now, Rollins delivers the suicide dive.
Priest right into the announce table!
Rollins on the other side!
Bálor driven into the barricade.
[Wade] His batteries just never run flat, do they?
[Cole] Oh! But Damian Priest
stops Rollins in his tracks.
[Wade] It's punishment time once again.
[Rhea Ripley] Well done, Priest. Dom, you're good?
[Cole] Señor Money in the Bank, "The Punisher" Damian Priest,
tags in Bálor.
Now, The Judgment Day is working well as a team.
That does not bode well for Rollins and company.
Driving Rollins into the barricade.
Judgment Day in control.
Can Seth and company get back in this?
One, two, three, four!
[Cole] "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio in control.
And a cheap shot by his girlfriend, Rhea Ripley.
Judgment Day against Rollins,
-Rhodes… -Too bloody smart.
[Cole] You're pretty smart. And Shinsuke Nakamura.
Watch this again.
Bang!
The right hand by Rhea Ripley.
[Wade] And the modern-day Eddie Guerrero coming into his own.
Now, just mocking Eddie Guerrero, not paying homage at all at that point.
Oh, and Rollins turns Dom inside-out!
[crowd cheering]
Tag!
Here comes "The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes, who dismantled Brock Lesnar on Saturday night at SummerSlam.
[Wade] Fresh off the biggest victory of his entire career.
[Cole] Disaster kick, powerslam.
[Wade] Looking as good as ever.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] It took three of those Cross Rhodes to put Lesnar out on Saturday.
Went for the Cody Cutter. Bálor able to intercept!
Cover for the win, and a kick out.
A lot of bitterness boiling up inside of Finn Bálor,
and the victim looks to be Cody Rhodes.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[Cole] Cody Cutter!
[Wade] Second time's the charm!
[crowd] One, two--
[Cole] Oh, and breaking things up is Dominik.
-[crowd boos] -[Wade] Just brilliance from Dominik.
Not that time, however.
This one's breaking down in a hurry.
[Cole] Seth Rollins is ready!
-Oh. And Bálor makes him pay! -Get out of here!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, right to the back! The briefcase to the spine.
The official was distracted by Rhea Ripley.
And now, Damian Priest handing the briefcase.
And Sami Zayn, injured by McDonagh earlier,
sends Priest over the announce table!
Sami Zayn coming to the aid of Rhodes, and Rollins, and Nakamura.
Kick! Briefcase off of Bálor!
Cross Rhodes!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] The win! -[bell dings]
["Kingdom" playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the team of Shinsuke Nakamura,
the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
and "The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
[Wade] Well, it was a night where The Judgment Day
simply made one too many enemies, and it came back to haunt them.
[Cole] Rhodes, Nakamura, and Seth Rollins with the win.
Give the assist to the man who originally was going to be in this match, Sami Zayn.
[Wade] And just when Damian Priest and Finn Bálor got on the same page,
out of nowhere, their victim earlier in the night, Sami Zayn,
coming back for a little payback, and it proved pivotal.
[Cole] Indeed it did, because Rollins with a kick,
with a briefcase off the face of Finn Bálor.
Cody Rhodes would follow it up with a little Cross Rhodes for the win!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell dings]
Standing tall here tonight, on Monday Night Raw,
the World Champion, Seth Rollins,
Cody Rhodes, Shinsuke Nakamura,
and Sami Zayn as well.
[indistinct conversation]
I'm not making it. We won.
-We won? -Yes!
-We won? -We won.
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] Sami Zayn playing peacekeeper tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And finally, a truce.
[Wade] I don't think they're ever gonna be best friends,
but for one night only, at least, it worked.
[crowd cheering]
[imperceptible]
[yells]
[Cole] A celebration!
-Wait a minute! -[Wade] Ooh!
[Cole] A Kinshasa from Nakamura to Rollins!
[Wade] Well, we mentioned it earlier tonight.
Shin is fed up and frustrated on Raw.
He's here to accomplish big things, and that frustration is boiling over
before our eyes.
[crowd booing]
[indistinct conversation] g things, and that frustration is boiling over