[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.
["I Want More" playing]
[crowd cheers]
[Pat] WWE Fastlane coming at you like a Mack truck.
Going Mach 3 with your hair on fire is my comfort zone, okay?
Let's go!
[Cole] Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso taking on The Judgment Day
for the Undisputed Tag Team titles.
♪ Open, swallow, wash it down again ♪
♪ Scrub my teeth and pretty my face… ♪
[Corey] We've got company.
It's a five on two for Judgment Day.
[Cole] Oh! McDonagh with the briefcase to Priest!
[crowd cheers]
[Corey] We got new Tag Team Champions!
[Corey] Bobby Lashley and The Street Profits
versus Rey Mysterio and Santos Escobar.
But who will be their teammate?
[Cole] It's Carlito.
Carlito looks great!
Backstabber!
What a win!
[Corey] WWE Women's Championship on the line in a Triple Threat match.
[Cole] From the top rope!
♪ Scars, blowouts, shame… ♪
[Corey] Look out! Bayley!
Bayley up on the apron.
[Corey] Iyo sky retains!
[Cole] The greatest of all time, John Cena, teaming up with LA Knight
against Jimmy Uso and Solo Sikoa of The Bloodline.
♪ I want more ♪
♪ Chaos, money, fame… ♪
Here comes Knight! BFT!
["Visionary" playing]
Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Shinsuke Nakamura.
Last Man Standing.
["Ready For War" playing]
♪ Been living like a savage ♪
♪ Since the day I was born ♪
♪ Been the last man standing ♪
♪ Coming back for more ♪
♪ Heart of a fighter, starting the fire ♪
♪ Putting my life right on the line I'm a survivor ♪
♪ I'm a survivor ♪
♪ I'm ready, I'm ready I'm ready for war ♪
♪ I'm rising up higher Gonna settle the score ♪
♪ Like a soldier I know what I'm fighting for ♪
♪ I'm ready, I'm ready, ready for war… ♪
[Cole] Oh no! Nakamura with the mist!
Nakamura about to celebrate a championship.
[Corey] How in the hell is Rollins finding the will?
Pedigree.
And Rollins now from way up high. Falcon arrow!
[Cole] Putting his own body in harm's way!
Both men down.
Nakamura trying to make it to his feet.
Nakamura collapses.
Rollins beats the count and retains the title!
[crowd cheers]
[Corey] Congratulations to the Last Man Standing,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
♪ I'm ready, ready for war ♪
["Greatness" playing]
♪ I got a vision I see in my head A melody buried deep into my soul ♪
♪ They call us crazy We cutting the edge ♪
♪ Decided our stories are gonna be told ♪
♪ Break the rules, break the laws ♪
-♪ This is the moment we change it all ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Greatness Yeah, it feels like greatness ♪
♪ Legendary in the making ♪
♪ Reach out and we take it ♪
♪ About to emerge, we on the verge ♪
-♪ And it feels like greatness ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Greatness Yeah, it feels like greatness… ♪
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] And coming off a record-breaking Fastlane
Monday Night Raw tonight is live from Omaha, Nebraska
and what a night we have tonight, Wade.
[Wade] Yes, indeed. Last week's loss is this week's gain
because The Man Becky Lynch,
she's medically cleared and she is ready to defend her NXT Women's Championship
against the Welsh firecracker Tegan Nox right here tonight.
[Cole] Also tonight, who is next in line to face Gunther
for the Intercontinental Championship?
We find out as Ricochet, Chad Gable and "Big" Bronson Reed square off
in a Triple Threat match live tonight.
["Visionary" plays]
♪ Whoa, oh, oh ♪
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome
the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
Omaha!
-Welcome to Monday Night… -[crowd] Rollins!
Oh, I got to tell you, Omaha,
I am feeling some type of way tonight.
And in case you didn't know,
adrenaline is a powerful, powerful thing
because this past Saturday, Fastlane,
Last Man Standing, Shinsuke Nakamura took me to my limit.
There were times in that match
I didn't know if I was going to be able to get back up, but I did.
And there were times during that match
I didn't know if I was going to be able to keep Shinsuke down.
But I did.
And I'll tell you what.
When that match was over, the whole arena singing my song.
I had won. I felt like I was on top of the world.
[crowd cheering]
Then I went to the back.
The adrenaline wore off and I was very quickly reminded
that my back is still very broken.
And I want to level with you guys.
Being your World Heavyweight Champion
has been one of the great honors of my career.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants] Thank you, Rollins!
But I want you to know…
I'm just getting started, baby.
-[crowd cheers] -[laughs]
I'm still going to be your fighting champion, baby!
I'll take on anyone, anytime, anywhere!
But, Omaha, I was wondering, I was wondering
if we could just maybe, just maybe go one Monday night
without me having to fight for my life out here, huh?
-Maybe just one. -[crowd boos]
No, man, we could still sing a little bit.
-[crowd singing "Visionary"] -Yeah!
Oh, I love it.
We celebrate a little, we dance a little.
Maybe we throw back a few cold ones.
["Gallantry" plays]
[Cole] I guess "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre wants to join the party.
[Wade] You turn up on Monday Night Raw with the gold,
you better be ready to fight for your life.
Especially with people like McIntyre around.
[Cole] McIntyre knows what it's like to be champion.
Multiple time WWE Champion.
[Wade] The man who wanted to punch just about everyone he's crossed paths with
in recent months.
[crowd cheering]
Yeah, you're, um… you're not out here to party, are you?
You want a World Heavyweight title match, don't you?
[crowd cheering]
Only one night. I just wanted one night. I just thought one night, maybe one night.
But you know what? I don't give a damn if I'm not at 100%.
I am a fighting champion.
I'll take on anyone, anytime, anywhere.
You give me a minute, I'll go back there. I'll change--
Seth, Seth, Seth, relax, relax, relax.
The party's still on.
[crowd cheering]
You know as well as I do. Eventually, someone's going to jump you from behind,
jump you in the parking lot, jump you in the back.
I'm here to look you in the eye, man to man,
and say, I want that world title match.
Not only that, I want you as close to 100% as possible.
I was thinking, I don't know, maybe Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins
for the world title at Crown Jewel.
Wait. Wait, wait a minute.
Wait. So you're not out here to jump me?
Nope.
And you actually, you want me at 100%?
Bingo.
Look, I'm not used to my challengers conducting businesses in this way,
so I'm a little, um… I'm not really sure how to respond here.
Do you. Do you mind?
-Do you mind if I get some help? -Please.
Omaha?
[crowd cheering]
I got a question for you.
How does this sound?
Crown Jewel.
World Heavyweight title on the line.
Drew McIntyre versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins?
[crowd cheers]
Well, my friend, we got ourselves
one more reason to party. 'Cause you got yourself a match.
-[crowd cheers] -[laughs]
But, Drew. But, Drew. Hey, you ain't got to leave, man.
The party's just getting started.
You used to be in a band.
You could sing a little bit, right? You could dance a little bit, right?
Come on. Try your "whoa-oh's" out a little bit.
All right. As much as I'd love to, buddy,
I've got some business to take care of in the back.
But if anybody sees Drew McIntyre out tonight in Omaha,
make sure you buy me a pint and a shot.
Suit yourself, baby. Omaha. Singing in the streets. Let me hear you.
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, Crown Jewel is three weeks from Saturday.
Oh! Wait a minute! Damian Priest.
Priest attacking Rollins from behind.
Just like McIntyre warned,
Damian Priest going after the World Heavyweight Champion.
South of heaven choke slam.
[Wade] Seth Rollins completely defenseless.
[crowd booing]
-Now what is… -["It Is My Time" playing]
Here comes "Dirty" Dom and…
Oh my God, "Dirty" Dom's got the contract!
Money in the Bank, and an official.
I think Priest wants to cash in tonight.
I'm here to cash in! I'm here to help my brother!
Oh! Glasgow kiss!
I don't believe there'll be any cashing in tonight.
[Wade] McIntyre protecting his investment, perhaps.
[Cole] And Rollins back on his feet and now Seth Rollins fighting back!
Rollins off the choke slam made it back to his feet,
and sends Priest packing.
[Wade] Rollins got away with one tonight, thanks to McIntyre.
[Cole] Yeah, but here's the question.
How long can Seth keep going at this pace?
He'll defend the World Heavyweight title as long as Adam Pearce agrees.
Three weeks from Saturday at Crown Jewel against McIntyre.
Well, normally they are jovial,
but for Kofi Kingston tonight it's all about focus
as he gets set for a Vikings Rules match
against Ivar of The Viking Raiders.
It's Viking Rules. No count outs or disqualifications
and anything goes. Will this match play in the hands of the brutal Ivar.
We'll find out live next.
She is a rebel.
A trailblazer, a multi-time World Champion,
a badass mom and a superstar.
She's just simply "The Man" Becky Lynch.
And now, for the first time, hear about her unbelievable life in her own words.
Her new book is on the way.
The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl is available for preorder right now.
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is a Viking Rules match.
In this match, there are no count outs, no disqualifications, and anything goes.
Introducing first, representing The New Day,
Kofi Kingston.
[Cole] Well, there is a dilemma for Kofi Kingston
because there's a reason the Viking rules match
is named after The Viking Raiders.
Let's take you back to last week. Ivar going one on one with Xavier Woods.
Now remember, Wade, Ivar is upset.
He blames The New Day for the injury to his partner Erik.
[Wade] Yeah, so he is angry going into this one.
He became even angrier when Woods pulled out the victory
with the backwards roll up.
Of course, reacting in typical Ivar fashion.
Now Kofi Kingston, who joined us on the commentary desk,
tried to get involved and stop the big man in his tracks.
But things turned south rapidly.
[Cole] Yeah, Ivar delivering those spinning heel kicks,
stacking The New Day up and then this.
300 plus pounds on moonsault,
taking out The New Day.
As Ivar said, "An eye for an eye. The gods are hungry."
["Vicious" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent representing The Viking Raiders,
Ivar.
[Cole] So, Wade,
Kofi Kingston is facing a man who said these two things. First,
"I'm the bringer of pain. No one is safe."
And, "I'm salivating for the pain of New Day."
[Wade] Yep and I wouldn't argue with either of those two points.
-[bell ringing] -You're brave getting in any matchup…
[Cole] Oh! What a kick to the face.
-Flooring Kingston! -[Wade] With Ivar.
But this really is Ivar's world. You're in Viking rules right now.
He's had two previous matches of this type.
He's been victorious in both,
although they were tag competitions, Cole.
[Cole] And Ivar now, sent over the top rope by Kofi Kingston
and Kofi, the veteran former WWE Champion
going to launch him. Oh my goodness!
Both men hitting hard as Kofi launched himself over the top rope.
You see the Viking shields surrounding the ring?
What do the Vikings call their shields?
[Wade] You think I speak ancient Nordic, Cole?
I think they just call them shields like everyone else,
but Kofi Kingston, putting his body on the line
as you have to in this kind of matchup.
Went well for about 10 seconds,
but things have reverted to type and the Viking Ivar in full control.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston landing right on the top of his head,
and now Kingston off the steel steps taking Ivar down.
And this is going to be a fight. It will be a brawl.
Again, no rules. You win via pinfall or submission.
And listen to this.
-[yells] -[Cole] Oh my goodness.
[Wade] The human body just isn't designed
to win that kind of matchup against Nordic shields.
But Kofi Kingston, about as versatile a player as you will ever see here in WWE,
has won it all, and needs all of that versatility tonight.
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole] Kofi knows what it's like.
He's been in a Viking Rules match before.
And now going to drag out a table.
[Wade] I'll tell you right now, this is the kind of match up…
They put me in this, I just wouldn't even turn up.
Just stay at home for a week. Live to fight another day.
[Cole] Oh, you know, Kofi Kingston would never do that.
The heart of this man, as Ivar, now,
has Kofi prone on the apron and the 300-plus pounder,
splash to Kingston right across his chest.
-Viking Raiders! -[crowd boos]
[Cole] Ivar is so dangerous.
[Wade] Kofi Kingston isn't exactly known
for having the most voluminous pectoral muscles.
Had no protection there.
But resourceful as ever, as he tries to recover.
[Cole] And now Kofi Kingston to the apron.
He'll try to drag himself up the ropes now.
One of these matchups that's just going to take an unbelievable toll on your body.
Kofi Kingston off the second rope right to the back of Ivar.
Falls count anywhere. Hook of the leg. Shoulders down.
Ivar kicks out. Viking Rules continues.
Kofi Kingston using one of those Viking flags to his advantage.
Oh my God!
[Wade] Who got the worst of that one, Cole?
[Cole] This is a Viking Rules match. Anything goes.
You only win via pinfall or submission.
Ivar, The Viking Raiders, Kofi Kingston, The New Day.
-And watch that! -[Wade] The right idea from Kofi Kingston.
But half of Ivar's body landed on top of Kingston,
so it kind of backfired.
[Cole] And now, kick to the midsection
and Kofi trying to take the fight to Ivar.
Kofi's been very aggressive in this matchup.
-Wade, we knew he had to be. -[Wade] Yeah, no doubt about it.
You're in there with a bloodthirsty Viking who's out there for an eye for an eye.
[Cole] And now, Kingston heading up to the top rope.
Kofi Kingston rolls through.
And Kingston runs Ivar into the Viking shield as he buckles.
[Wade] Immediately straight back on.
That tells you about the durability--
-[Cole] SOS for the win by Kingston… -One, two…
[Cole] And a kick out.
[Wade] Yeah, Ivar was not expecting
this level of physical abuse coming in his direction tonight.
[Cole] Oh! And Kingston now with a kick right to the midsection.
Again, this is a one-on-one matchup here tonight.
And Ivar is angry because he believes
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of The New Day injured his partner Erik.
And now Ivar looking to extract some revenge.
Oh, and look it now.
Ivar with a spinning slam.
Cover now on Kingston.
Kick out at two.
[Wade] Extreme levels of power and agility from the big Viking.
Watch this. Technically-expert Kingston
needed every fiber in his being to kick out.
[Cole] Again, what a physical battle.
Viking Rules, Kingston versus Ivar here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] Kingston giving it everything he's got to stay in this one.
[Cole] And Kofi got caught.
Oh, Ivar, hooking Kingston…
Oh! What a powerbomb!
Cover now for the win,
and a kick out by Kofi.
[Wade] I'll tell you what,
Ivar, if he is having to meander into the singles competition right now,
the fact that he can make moves like this.
[Wade] Kofi Kingston's head bouncing off the mat.
How the hell he's still in the matchup?
I don't know, but it might not be for much longer.
[Cole] Kofi, sidestepping Ivar,
who catches him with a spinning heel kick again.
[Wade] Cleaned the clock of Kofi Kingston last week on Raw,
and this perhaps the pièce de résistance.
-Take another look, Decapitating Kingston. -[Cole] Bang!
[Wade] This, perhaps, is that moonsault, the biggest moonsault you'll ever witness.
[Cole] Not quite. Kofi Kingston
using the shield to his advantage yet again,
and Kofi Kingston won't back down.
He's going to meet Ivar. Ivar, top rope.
Kingston now on the apron, glancing down.
Using the beard of Ivar… Through the table!
[crowd cheers]
Grabbing the beard of Ivar and launching Ivar through the table.
-[Wade] And it's all perfectly legal. -[Cole] Oh my God, look at this!
Valhalla!
Valhalla launching herself off the announce table,
taking out Kingston.
Remember, no disqualifications, and here comes Xavier Woods.
[yelling indistinctly]
[Cole] What is wrong with her?
What a frightening, frightening sight.
Woods, you may want to run.
[Wade] Woods doesn't know what to do.
[Cole] He ducks underneath, and Valhalla goes flying
into the timekeeper's area.
And now, Ivar pancaking Xavier Woods
with a crossbody into the barricade.
Kingston. Back to his feet.
[Wade] I've no idea how Ivar got onto his feet
after that lopping through the table.
He's ripe for the pickings now, though. It's all Kingston.
[Cole] And Kofi Kingston.
Back in the ring. Has Ivar where he wants him.
[Wade] Trouble in…
-Uh-oh! -[Cole] Oh, no! Intercepted by Ivar,
driving Kofi through the table!
Kingston went for trouble in paradise, and Ivar countered.
[Wade] What carnage in that ring,
and everywhere you look, Cole.
Kingston decimated.
[Cole] And now Ivar, with Kingston down and out.
Ivar climbing up toward the top rope.
[Wade] When you're this big and this agile,
gravity is a dangerous weapon.
[Cole] 300 pounds!
Moonsault to Kingston!
One, two, three!
-[Cole] Ivar wins Viking Rules. -[bell ringing]
["Vicious" playing]
You're going to have to scrape Kofi off the mat.
[announcer] here is your winner, Ivar!
[Wade] Barbarity and devastation. What a matchup!
How the hell did Ivar get up from this?
[Cole] Xavier Woods went splat against the barricade.
And then the interception of the trouble in paradise,
driving Kofi through the table
and, Wade, this is as impressive as it gets.
[Wade] Human beings that big
are not supposed to be able to do things like that,
but when they can, it is highly-effective and leads to devastation.
[Cole] Ivar, an incredible performance tonight in Viking Rules.
At this time, I'd like to welcome Shinsuke Nakamura.
Shinsuke, this past Saturday night at Fastlane,
you pushed the World Heavyweight Champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins to the limit,
but you still came up short.
How did you feel about your performance in that match?
Okay, uh, going forward, what are your goals?
[Ricochet] Hey, you piece of crap!
[Cole] Oh my goodness, that's Ricochet.
[Wade] Ricochet's been victimized by Shinsuke for weeks now.
[Adam] I need your help, guys.
[Cole] Oh my God. WWE official Adam Pearce going to have his hands full tonight.
There's brawls breaking out everywhere.
Hey, hey! Coward. Is that all you got, you coward? Let's go.
Get off! Get off me! Get off!
[Cole] Wade, you said it. Ricochet has a score to settle,
and it looks like he's starting it tonight.
Speaking of scores to settle.
["Trap Queen" playing]
Raquel Rodriguez may have been closing in on the Women's World Championship
a few weeks ago,
before the return of Nia Jax.
Raquel looks for revenge.
Raquel and Nia, live, one on one, next on Raw.
Told you that these would be the consequences.
So now you got to deal with this.
-No, no. Hold him down, Damian. -You know he deserves this.
Hey! No! You shut it.
You've caused enough problems this weekend. I've had enough of you.
And you two? Where were you?
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I was with Rhea. We were talking to Pearce.
I got you guys a rematch for the Tag Team Championships
next week on Raw. Okay?
-Huh? Cool, right? -Fine.
But that still leaves him and Drew McIntyre for me to deal with.
Hey, hey.
Don't worry about Drew.
What do you have to gain from that? Nothing.
Because at the end of the day, you still have the contract.
And next week, you guys are going to win back your Tag Team Championships.
Okay? Yeah.
Take it easy.
You!
Tonight you prove yourself.
You take care of Drew.
Okay. I'll take care of Drew
I'll take care of Drew.
Now I got my own business to handle.
Now I want you to handle Drew.
A man of part of me really wants me to finish you off
after he breaks you in half.
Good luck.
Now get out.
Beat it.
[Cole] A lot of pressure on JD McDonagh tonight.
And Raquel Rodriguez set for action here on Monday Night Raw.
["Not Like Most Girls" playing]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring from San Diego, California,
Nia Jax.
[Cole] Nia Jax has made exactly zero friends
since returning to WWE.
Last week, she was supposed to have a one on one match with Shayna Baszler.
It never happened. It turned into this massive brawl.
[Wade] Did not get the match started before the ref got control.
Another victim of Nia Jax in recent weeks returned.
Raquel Rodríguez hell bent on revenge,
inadvertently catching Baszler in the crossfire
when Nia Jax thought she was standing tall,
before Rhea Ripley, the Women's Heavyweight Champion, returned.
[Cole] Yeah, the World Champion, Rhea Ripley went after Nia Jax
and then just an all-out chaos ensued,
once again caused by the return of Nia Jax a number of weeks ago.
[Wade] Back with a lot of unresolved issues
between four badasses in the Women's Division.
-[bell ringing] -[Cole] Here we go.
And Nia Jax just bulldozing into Raquel and slamming her head into the mat.
[Wade] Well, that is the modus operandi of Nia Jax.
Catch them quickly and squat them.
[Cole] Nia, The Irresistible Force,
Raquel Rodriguez, one of the powerhouses of the women's division,
now driving her shoulders in the midsection of Nia Jax.
Remember, Raquel could have been closing in
on the Women's World Championship a few weeks back against Rhea Ripley,
before Nia Jax returned and went after everybody.
[Wade] Oh! It was going so well for the formidable Raquel.
But that was one step too far against the mountainous Nia Jax.
[Cole] And what about the Samoan drop
that Nia Jax delivered to Raquel Rodriguez,
kept her out of action a number of weeks with whiplash.
And now. Oh! Shoulder first into the post goes Raquel.
Nia Jax eliminating just about everybody.
[Wade] Just an immense level of power.
And I don't know if any woman in the division can have an answer
to what Nia Jax holds.
[Cole] That was going to be my question. What strategy do you use against Nia Jax?
[Wade] In all honesty, avoidance is the best policy,
but once you're in there with her, I don't think anyone can out power--
Oh, Raquel!
-[Cole] Nia. -[Wade grunts]
[crowd booing]
[Cole] We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
This has been a battle of powerhouses.
Nia Jax with a side slam to Raquel Rodriguez,
[Wade] And the battle of powerhouses. I got to back Nia Jax every time.
[Cole] Driving an elbow into Raquel Rodriguez.
The Irresistible Force, Nia Jax,
who's made no friends since arriving on the scene in WWE,
and doesn't give a damn about it.
She just wants to punish everyone in the women's division.
Let's see what happened before the commercial break.
[Wade] Raquel, head first into the security barrier.
And The Irresistible Force proving to be exactly that, resistance is futile.
[Cole] A massive score to settle here tonight for Raquel Rodriguez.
Clothesline, Nia still on her feet. Second clothesline.
Nia still up as well. Misses wildly.
Raquel now full momentum, drives Nia back into the ropes.
Big boot drops Nia Jax.
[Wade] Well, it took four attempts
where it usually takes one for Raquel Rodriguez,
but now she's got the momentum.
[Cole] Oh, and now the power of Raquel Rodriguez,
and just couldn't quite get Nia Jax up.
And then Nia Jax bulldozes through Raquel.
[Wade] Raquel so close to pulling that off.
But gave way in the lower back.
-And if you've got a weakness against… -[Cole] Samoan drop!
…someone like Nia Jax, It's going to get exploited every time.
[Cole] The same move that cost Raquel a couple of weeks with whiplash
delivered again, and now Nia Jax
putting Raquel Rodriguez into position for the annihilator.
[Wade] This is how you end up back on the shelf, Raquel.
[Cole] Nia Jax from the second rope,
Raquel Rodriguez, however, back to her feet.
Nia is in trouble.
Nia trying to hang on!
-Raquel's got her up. -[Wade] No way.
[Cole] Powerbomb!
And that took everything out of Raquel Rodríguez.
Both women are down.
[Wade] You have to think if Raquel could have covered after this Insane move,
it would be game over, but you're right.
Raquel has nothing left in the tank.
[Cole] Raquel trying to fight back to her feet, and look at who's here.
She said she had some business to take care of.
-The Women's World Champion. -[bell ringing]
Rhea Ripley dumping Raquel, and now going after Nia Jax!
Payback on the mind of The Eradicator and the kick drops Nia.
[Wade] Rhea out to re-stamp her authority.
[Cole] Now, Raquel, who's sick and tired of having her matches interrupted.
Now taking out Rhea Ripley.
Clothesline.
Now, Rhea. Oh!
What a headbutt!
And now the queen of spades, Shayna Baszler.
The woman who sent Ronda Rousey packing from WWE.
-Now, to get-- -What are you doing?
She's mine! I want her! She's not there for you!
-Who do you think you are? -Who--
She's mine. Get out of my ring. Get out!
[Cole] Shayna believes that Nia Jax cost her the Tag Team titles.
And now, Shayna with a suplex to Rhea.
And Baszler with a running knee!
[Wade] Pick the biggest badass out of this crew, Cole.
["Limb By Limb" playing]
[Cole] Good luck, Wade.
Who is the baddest?
Shayna Baszler with a massive statement tonight.
[Wade] I do know our security team are staying well clear of this.
Who could blame them?
Drew. Drew. My man. I got great news.
I went and saw Pearce.
He has made the match official for Crown Jewel.
Fantastic news.
Yeah just one question, though.
What the hell is your problem?
You want to come out there acting like you're this man of integrity, right?
Then I get jumped from behind. You don't do anything.
Money in the Bank contract starts making its way down.
And all of a sudden, you're this, this hero?
This knight in shining armor.
What kind of games are you playing?
I'm not playing any games.
I've been truth for the whole time. Not told one lie.
I literally said last week, if it doesn't involve my business,
I don't get involved.
Damian Priest, Judgment Day. Getting the world title.
That's not just my business. It doesn't just affect me.
That affects the whole Raw roster.
Remember what happened on SmackDown? Bloodline. The numbers game.
They've had the Undisputed title,
I don't know-- Oh! Going on over three years now.
And I don't want a sequel on Raw.
Oh, of course! Absolutely. That makes perfect sense.
-It does. -I appreciate you
looking out for all of us, but, uh…
You don't have to worry about The Judgment Day.
You see, they couldn't take this title from me.
And neither can you.
I'd wear those heels on our match.
[Cole] I cannot wait for McIntyre versus Rollins.
Nonetheless, you're looking at the brand new WWE Tag Team Champions,
Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso.
The Undisputed Tag Champs are here next.
Hoping to get a word with… Excuse me, Shayna,
um, can I get a comment on all of the mayhem that's been going on
with you, Rhea Ripley, Nia Jax, I mean, Raquel Rodríguez?
Look. I don't care if it's Rhea, if it's Nia Jax, if it's Raquel Rodriguez,
if I'm standing in that ring, I'm the baddest woman in there, okay?
And nobody, I mean, nobody, sneak attacks me in my ring
and gets away with it.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
one half of the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
"Main Event," Jey Uso.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
♪ Main event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce Day one ish, it's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day on ish, it's just me, Uce… ♪
[Wade] Standing ovation for a man who proved a lot of doubters wrong
at Fastlane this past Saturday.
Perhaps a leopard truly can change its spots.
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'mma get 'em, I'mma get 'em ♪
♪ I'mma get 'em, yeah ♪
♪ Yo, yo, it's on me now, Uce It's on me ♪
♪ Aye, aye Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
♪ Uso! It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
[Cole] And his partner
"The American Nightmare," Cody Rhodes!
["Kingdom" playing]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waiting for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa ♪
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men… ♪
[Wade] The Undisputed Tag Championships in his possession.
Proof positive, if you will, perhaps, vindication for Cody Rhodes' decision.
[crowd cheers]
Ladies and gentlemen, let's hear it for the Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
[crowd cheers]
Guys, how does it feel to be the champs?
What you mean, how it feel, Cole?
We turnt up right now!
Hey, I'm a two time Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champion.
And my partner is Cody Rhodes, Uce. Yeet!
[crowd] Yeet!
[Cole] I'll tell you what. What an incredible moment
this past Saturday night.
I had goosebumps sitting down at that desk calling the match up.
What an honor and a privilege.
Cody, you brought Jey Uso back to WWE
and now, less than two months later,
you guys are the Tag Team Champions.
But, Cody, I'd like I'd like to address something with you right now,
and that would be this. Um…
Where does this massive responsibility of defending the Tag Team Champions
all around the world, in front of the greatest fans on the planet?
What does that do to your original goal when you came here into WWE,
and that is finishing the story?
Now. We've all seen the documentary about it, right?
You and I have had real personal conversations
about you finishing the story.
Is… Are you content with this?
Are you content with defending the Tag Titles?
Is this going to deter you from finishing the story?
Or perhaps you don't want to take another crack at the WWE Championship
because you failed the first time around?
And again, no fault of yours, no fault of yours.
But, perhaps, you're scared of trying again
because you're going to let some people down?
Michael, you're…
You're right about one thing.
Well…
Fastlane. What a moment it was.
You're right about the fact that I brought Jey Uso back.
I saw somebody with all this talent on the shelf.
Absolutely not. I got him back to Monday Night Raw.
And, man, I'm just excited like everybody else here,
to be an Undisputed Tag Team Champion.
[crowd cheering]
And, Cody, Cody, that's great.
But I do want to get back to my question,
because all of us have been along with you for this ride of finishing the story,
and you had an incredible year.
You won the Royal Rumble.
You made it to the main event at WrestleMania
where you came this close to winning the WWE Championship,
just like your dad did.
[crowd booing]
So my question to you is this.
Is that going to be your story?
[crowd clamoring]
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[crowd] Let's go!
[Wade] As the world waited for an answer,
here are the former Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
KO and Sami Zayn, who've been split on the issue
of Jey Uso from the very beginning.
[crowd singing "Worlds Apart"] ♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
Michael Cole, with full respect to you,
everybody's obsessed about talking about finishing the story, finishing the story.
And there's a story I'd like to talk about for one sec, okay?
The story of two guys called Jimmy and Jey Uso,
who held those Undisputed Tag Team Championships
longer than anybody in history.
And then two guys named Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens,
who came around and won those Tag Team Championships
in the main event of WrestleMania.
And now, look, I have no love loss for The Judgment Day,
but they're one of the hottest things going.
And you two men beat them
for those Undisputed Tag Team Championships.
So as far as I'm concerned,
that is the story that we're talking about right now.
So, Cody, I'm not here to take shots. I'm not here to do any of that.
I came out here face to face
to congratulate you on winning those, sincerely.
And, Jey,
man, you and I have been through a lot. I know everything you've been through.
I mean this from the bottom of my heart.
I am happy for you that you have won those Tag Team Championships.
No, I am happy for both of you.
And I really want you to know that I mean that.
But…
Huh.
This is this is the part where it gets a little complicated, a little messy.
Because I have to admit, there's some mixed emotions here.
While I do think you guys deserve those, while I think the world of both of you,
I see the two of you standing there holding those titles,
and I can't help but feel like it should be us holding those titles.
Like I said, man, mixed emotions here.
Um… I don't have mixed emotions.
I am not happy at all to see you guys with those Tag Titles.
I don't care how hard you work to do it.
I want those titles back.
And you know what I'd love to do?
I would love to look you both in the eyes right now
and challenge you to a Tag Team Title match right here tonight.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chants] Yes! Yes!
But here's the problem.
I know that if I do, you guys won't accept
because Jey Uso can't handle the thought of losing those titles to us twice.
[crowd exclaiming]
Hold up, hold up, hold up, full stop.
We're all friends here. At least I think we are.
Kevin, I think you're wrong here
because we do accept.
And we don't need to wait.
We can do it tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, now we're talking.
[Wade] Oh, please get it confirmed, Adam Pearce.
Do not screw this one up.
[Cole] Will Cody and Jey Uso defend the undisputed titles
against the former champions Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens
here live tonight?
["Kingdom" playing]
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow Waiting for me… ♪
[Gable] Now hit me again.
Thank yew! Again.
Thank you. Going to win this Number One Contender's match
and start my climb back to the Intercontinental Championship.
And if and if I'm going to beat Gunther,
I got to have my body in tip-top condition.
Now hit me again.
-Yeah! -Thank yew!
What do you think? Am I ready?
Coach, it's time for some carnage.
-Now, hit me again. -All righty. Here we go.
Well, well, well.
If it isn't Chad Gable getting his hopes up again.
Look, you're not getting anywhere near that Intercontinental Championship
as long as I'm in your way,
because I've beaten you and I beat your Number One Guy, Otis.
And tonight I punched my ticket to that title match against Gunther.
So maybe tell your daughter not to watch tonight,
because it's going to be another heartbreaking loss for her dad.
[laughs]
Hit me again.
Thank yew!
[Cole] Chad Gable's obsession with trying to get another crack
at the Intercontinental Championship continues.
["It's About To Go Down" playing]
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ It's about to go down… ♪
[Cole] Oh my goodness. Ricochet, who is heading to the ring
for this Triple Threat match was attacked there by Shinsuke Nakamura.
Ricochet went after Nakamura earlier tonight
and now the fight is on again.
And Nakamura.
Oh, and a knee right to the jaw of Ricochet.
Nakamura looking perhaps to deliver a kinshasa.
And the officials come out to prevent that from happening,
because Ricochet is still supposed to compete next
in this Triple Threat match. Is he going to be ready to go?
[Wade] He's in no state right now.
[Cole] Well, our main event has been confirmed for later on tonight.
It indeed will happen.
The undisputed WWE Tag Team titles are on the line.
Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes, their first title defense
against the former champs Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens, tonight.
Meanwhile, Ricochet still smarting from the attack by Shinsuke Nakamura
before the commercial break.
Ricochet heading into a Triple Threat match.
Here's what happened.
Shinsuke Nakamura from behind. Boom! Attacking Ricochet.
Ricochet had no idea that it was coming. And then watch this.
Shinsuke Nakamura with the pinpoint accuracy
to the throat with the headbutt,
and then would deliver even more pain.
[Wade] Yeah, and I've got to say, this is really Ricochet's fault.
He decided to attack Shinsuke earlier tonight.
What terrible preparation for a massive opportunity
to become Number One Contender for the Intercontinental Championship.
-["Battle Tested" playing] -[Cole] Ricochet isn't going to give in.
-But he can't be 100%. -[Wade] Got to pick your timing.
♪ I'm war ready, I'm battle tested ♪
♪ This is the story of a fighter… ♪
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following is the Intercontinental Championship
Number One Contender's Triple Threat match.
Making his way to the ring, from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed.
[Cole] An absolutely burly bruiser of a man,
a former North American Champion at NXT.
Looking to have a chance at the Intercontinental title.
["Shoooosh" playing]
[announcer] And their opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Maxxine Dupri,
representing Alpha Academy,
Chad Gable.
[Wade] Chad captured the hearts of the WWE Universe
in his pursuit of the impossible about a month ago,
attempting to dethrone the perhaps unbeatable Gunther.
He came as close as anyone,
and he's looking to earn himself another crack at the Championship tonight.
[Cole] Well, it's become an obsession, really, with Chad Gable, Wade,
to get another opportunity at the Intercontinental title.
Still looking to win his first major singles championship here in WWE.
I mean, he's got the heart. He's got the guts.
He's got the resilience, he's got the willpower.
But can he win this match tonight?
[Wade] Well, the world is looking very differently at Chad Gable
than they were two months ago
after his performances against The Ring General.
But it's going to take something very special tonight to win this one.
[Cole] Great strategy here. Try to take out the big man.
Bronson Reed is going to have none of it.
Triple Threat rules. First man to gain pinfall or submission
wins the matchup, and earns an opportunity
at the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time,
Gunther, next week, here on the season premiere of Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] A glimpse of the ridiculous athletic ability of Chad Gable.
I don't know who he can't suplex in this game,
but they don't come much bigger than Bronson Reed.
[Cole] Going for the vertical suplex,
Ricochet caught him with a kick to the midsection.
And now Ricochet looking to turn on the jets,
and the double team again from Ricochet and Gable.
[Wade] Really smart, especially from Ricochet,
who's certainly still trying to shake off the cobwebs from that attack
from Shinsuke Nakamura.
Any leeway you can get against Bronson Reed, you need to take it.
[Cole] Reed just a powerhouse of a man.
Well over 300 pounds.
Just launching both Gable and Ricochet out of the ring!
[Wade] Bronson Reed a real hot streak at the moment.
Devoured The Alpha Academy
and Cedric Alexander over the past three weeks on Raw,
Looking to steamroll his opponents tonight.
Intercontinental Champion, Gunther, is watching this match up.
[Wade] The man doesn't take a day off. Always watching, always studying.
[Cole] Oh! And Ricochet with a knee to the face of Bronson Reed.
[Wade] Ricochet was about to get flattened!
[Cole] And now Chad Gable looking for a German suplex outside the ring.
Ricochet trying to fight, now, a full Nelson suplex.
[both] Thank yew!
[Cole] Triple Threat continues.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Bronson Reed clubbing away at Chad Gable.
Ricochet is also in this match. It's a Triple Threat match
to determine the Number One Contender for the Intercontinental title.
Now, Gable can leave this move on as long as he wants.
No disqualification.
-You don't have a rope break. -[Wade] Absolutely right.
Perhaps the damage was done.
Desperate times now for Bronson Reed. Not often you say that.
[Cole] And Bronson Reed using Ricochet to his advantage,
and now a big splash in the corner.
The winner of this match will face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship
next week, here on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] They keep lining up to take on Gunther and they keep failing.
[Cole] Yeah, but Bronson Reed showing how dominating he can be.
Two men on his shoulders. Down they go!
[Wade] Some of that big Bronson energy used to fall back.
-[Cole] Cover! -One, two…
And a kick out by Ricochet just barely a two and a half.
[Wade] You got to think back. Ricochet was the man
who lost the Intercontinental Championship all those many moons ago to Gunther,
how desperately he has wanted another opportunity to win the gold back.
Feels like a lifetime ago.
[Cole] It was actually June of 2022 when Gunther won the Intercontinental title.
He's gone on to be the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion ever.
Bronson Reed now with Ricochet up who lands on his feet,
Ricochet now looking to use his quickness and his aerial ability.
Springboard, caught by Reed
Lands on his feet.
Out to the apron.
Now Ricochet starting to use his quickness.
[Wade] Yeah, this is really nice.
Didn't get an opportunity earlier thanks to that beat down from Shinsuke.
[Cole] What a missile dropkick!
Driving Reed out of the ring.
[Wade] Got his second wind just when he needs it.
[Cole] Chad Gable, take down, jack-knife cover.
Will he get his opportunity? Ricochet back up to his feet.
Gable hooks Ricochet.
Chad Gable… Ricochet with a great counter.
[Wade] Move for move, counter for counter.
[Cole] Cross body.
Standing shooting star. Cover now by Ricochet
for the win, and a kick out by Gable.
[Wade] And that was the time to score a victory for Ricochet.
Bronson Reed down and out on the outside, appears now to be stirring, however.
[Cole] Yeah, and you can see the the angst in Ricochet,
as he understood that was his opportunity.
[Wade] You just get brief windows, brief glimpses of victory
in a matchup like this, and you have to make it count.
It's not going to last long.
[Cole] And the big man Bronson Reed back in the ring.
Ricochet with a kick to the face.
Chad Gable, German suplex! You got to be kidding me.
And Maxxine's loving it.
That's my coach!
[Cole] "That's my coach," she says, as Ricochet launches over the top rope
to take out Bronson Reed!
[Wade] Smartly double-teaming the big Aussie.
It's been highly effective.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Gable able to roll through.
Now, he looks for the ankle lock on Ricochet.
Remember, a tap-out will advance Gable here,
to an Intercontinental Championship opportunity.
He's been dying to get another chance at Gunther.
Will this be his chance?
[Wade] And there are no rope breaks. This is a Triple Threat Match-up.
Ricochet desperately crawl over there to get whatever leverage he can.
[Cole] Dragged to the center of the ring. Ricochet, though, able to reverse.
Oh! And he caught him with a running knee.
[Wade] Bulls-eye pinpoint accuracy.
Put this one to bed, Ricochet.
[Cole] Now, Ricochet, gonna head up to the top rope.
-Chad Gable is going to meet him there. -[crowd exclaims]
High above the ring, dangerous situation!
Ricochet lands on his feet but hurt his knee! Ricochet…
may have blown out his knee when he came off the top rope.
-Gable into Chaos Theory for the win! -[crowd exclaims]
Bronson Reed, though, breaks things up!
Dumping Ricochet on Gable!
-Look out! Running senton! -[crowd exclaims]
[Wade] Oh, this is just picturesque destruction.
Wait for it, Cole!
-[boisterously] Tsunami! -[crowd exclaiming loudly]
[Cole] Take a good look, Gunther.
-That's your future… -[bell dinging]
-…next Monday night! -["Battle Tested" playing]
[Rome] Here's your winner! [boisterously] "Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] We have seen Gunther take on all challengers, Wade,
but nobody the size of "Big" Bronson Reed.
[Wade] Let's get back to that.
What a way to finish this match-up. The big Aussie, timing it to perfection.
-[crowd exclaims] -[grunts]
[Wade] Flattening both opponents with a running senton.
And then this is the most beautiful move in the world.
-Providing you're not taking it of course. -[crowd exclaims loudly]
-Victory for the big man. -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[bell dinging] -[Wade] Bronson Reed versus Gunther?
That is an intriguing matchup, Michael Cole.
[Cole] Next week on the Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw,
live from Oklahoma City.
[Cole] "The Ring General," Gunther,
defends the Intercontinental Championship against "Big" Bronson Reed.
[Wade] I have no idea how that's going to play out.
That is a completely different challenge
than any Gunther has gone through thus far.
♪ To wreck it, I'm ready for war ♪
♪ I'm battle tested… ♪
Hey, Becky, I… I know you're getting ready
for your title defense against Tegan Nox later tonight,
and we all know The Man is always mentally ready.
But just last week,
I mean, you weren't even cleared to compete.
Where are you at physically, tonight?
Well, physically tonight,
"The Man" has come around to Oklahoma!
[crowd cheering]
And no, I am not 100%. I've got 11 stitches in my arm.
But when you are a fighting champion, if you're doing it right,
you're never 100%.
But, Jackie, I will tell you what is 100%.
The success of the pre-release of my book,
The Man: Not Your Average Average Girl.
Get it wherever you buy books.
But that comes out in March. And tonight…
Tonight is about the NXT Women's Championship,
and it is the biggest opportunity of Tegan Nox's career.
And I'm going to be like a wounded bear out there,
so she better bring everything she has.
Because I'm going to give her everything I got.
[Xia] Becky.
What about me?
What about you, Xia?
Tegan gets her chance.
But when will it be Xia's turn?
I ain't a hard woman to find, honeybunches.
I will find you.
[Cole] Becky Lynch defends the championship later on, tonight.
["Gallantry" playing]
[faint cheers from crowd]
[bell dinging]
[Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
[boisterously] Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] It has been a busy night for Drew McIntyre.
He opened the show by confronting
the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins.
And Seth Rollins has agreed to give him
a championship opportunity, and it is now official.
Three weeks from Saturday.
It's a special start time of 1:00 p.m., Eastern.
10:00 a.m., 10:00 in the morning on the West Coast.
It is Crown Jewel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
McIntyre, Rollins, for the World Heavyweight Title.
["Gallantry" continues playing]
But coming up next, JD McDonagh was told to prove himself.
The Judgment Day said, "Take out Drew McIntyre."
Good luck, JD. That match is next.
["Gallantry" continues playing]
[crowd] Three! Two!
-One! -[buzzer sounds]
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["Gallantry" continues playing]
Drew McIntyre, got his World Heavyweight Championship opportunity,
three weeks from Saturday at Crown Jewel.
Tonight, takes on JD McDonagh,
who's still looking for a spot in The Judgment Day.
["The Dragon of Jerusalem" playing]
[Rome] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring
by the NXT North American Champion, Dominik Mysterio,
[boisterously] JD McDonagh!
[Cole] Again with Mysterio, is the North American Champion once again
in NXT this past week. Knocked off Trick Williams,
thanks to Finn Bálor and the rest of Judgment Day helping him out.
But nonetheless, if you're JD McDonagh,
you pretty much cost Judgment Day the tag titles
this past Saturday at Fastlane. Uh…
Damien Priest wants to take your head off, And now you've been told
to go take care of Drew McIntyre. What's going through your head?
[Wade] Well, if Rhea Ripley told me to walk over broken glass,
I've got to be honest, I would do it.
But I personally would not want to get in the ring
with "The Scottish Warrior," Drew McIntyre,
the kind of mood he's been in lately.
[Cole] Indeed, Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] And to give JD McDonagh his credit, I mean,
he did inadvertently cost Judgment Day
the tag championships at Fastlane, but he also helped them win them
in the first place, so let's kind of balance things out here.
[Cole] You are… You're right with that, Wade. I agree.
-JD McDonagh… -[crowd exclaiming]
Again, uh, I'm not sure if that was wise,
but at least he's not backing down from McIntyre yet.
-[Wade] I mean, if you-- -[Cole] Oh! Wow!
-[crowd exclaims] -And another chop,
and look at the scowl on McIntyre's face.
And McDonagh says, "I may need a breather." And JD McDonagh now,
forcing McIntyre to chase him around the ring.
-And now-- -[Wade exclaims]
…what a back body drop almost to the roof here!
[Wade] Well, that just broke the world record for back body drops.
-[McIntyre grunts, strains] -[crowd exclaims]
[Wade] Just unmitigated explosive power from McIntyre.
Let's have another look at this.
There has never been a back body drop in history
that has got to that height and has been that painful.
And this is really, really bad for JD McDonagh.
[Cole] Yeah, things not going quite the way that he planned.
There's the neckbreaker, and a kip-up by Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] Well, it was kind of a nice start for JD McDonagh for about 15 seconds.
[crowd cheering loudly]
But this turned on a dime real fast.
[Cole] And now, uh, Dominik Mysterio up on the apron.
-McDonagh right to the back of the knee! -[Wade exclaiming]
[Cole] And JD McDonagh, wolverine-like tactics as he, again,
takes out McIntyre at the knee,
brings the big man off his feet,
and now goes to work on the left leg of McIntyre.
[Wade] Man, this guy just has a surgical understanding
of the human body. Really smart, conniving guy.
[Cole] Oh! Well, Wade, you followed his career. You know he has this vicious,
this sadistic side when he gets rolling, does JD McDonagh.
[Wade] He's got his Patrick Bateman-esque qualities.
He's a little off-kilter, mentally, but incredibly razor-sharp,
and knows how to do--
[Cole] Oh! What a clothesline!
[Wade] There's just no answer in that from McIntyre.
[Cole] McDonagh, the man who once called himself
"the necessary evil."
-There's a reason for that. -[McIntyre grunts]
[referee counting] Five!
[Cole] As nasty as they come, but Drew McIntyre
is trying to quell the rally here. And now, again!
Dominik driving McIntyre into the ring post!
-[crowd booing] -I have no idea why this fool is out here.
[Wade] Well, you know why he's out here. He's clearly beholden to try to get--
[Cole] Oh! And now, McDonagh, with a big kick to McIntyre.
…JD McDonagh into The Judgment Day.
-My word. -[Cole] And now, taking McIntyre out!
And now, McDonagh,
he may have injured his ribs coming off the ropes, is in control,
thanks to that man, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
[Wade] Well, McIntyre could have had this one well and truly finished by now.
But JD McDonagh, once he gets the upper hand, he's like a pit bull,
tearing at anything he can get his hands on.
[Cole] Yeah, and he's focused on the left leg of McIntyre.
He's made that the target.
And now, JD McDonagh, down and dirty and gritty,
and just taking the fight to McIntyre here.
And looking for what would be a massive upset tonight.
Cover by McDonagh, and a kick-out by Drew.
[Wade] I don't think anyone gave McDonagh a chance.
[yelling] It was three! You know!
-[Wade] Coming into this-- -[Cole] And now look at Dominik!
Trying to drag McIntyre out of the ring!
And now, Dominik, up onto our announce table! Well, we just got
the monitors working, now they don't, again,
as Dominik Mysterio was taken out by Drew.
Serves him right-- [yelling] Future Shock… DDT!
[Wade] McIntyre can hardly walk, but he's aiming for that Claymore.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Has McDonagh where he wants him.
[crowd] Three! Two! One!
-[Cole] Claymore! -[crowd cheers]
[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
["Gallantry" playing]
[Rome] Here is your winner,
[boisterously] Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] Well, the audition process
has not been going well the past couple of days for JD McDonagh
and Judgment Day.
[Wade] Not been a great night for The Judgment Day in general, thus far.
-And this, perhaps… -[crowd cheers]
was the worst moment of it all
for one of their potential associates,
-JD McDonagh. -["Gallantry" continues]
[Cole] McIntyre now gets ready for Crown Jewel,
three weeks from Saturday,
in a match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
-[crowd cheering] -[roars triumphantly]
[roars loftily]
[speaking indistinctly]
…I have to handle him.
Before you do anything…
I got an idea.
Trust me.
[mouthing] Yep.
All right.
[rap music playing]
[Cole] Don't miss the biggest college football game of the weekend.
Watch number 10, USC, take on number 21, Notre Dame,
in South Bend this Saturday at 7:00 p.m., Eastern,
on NBC and Peacock. Well, here on Monday Night Raw,
I want to take you back to last week. It was Gunther versus Ciampa
for the Intercontinental Championship.
What a physical match this was.
[Wade] Yes, indeed. Ciampa proving that he is every inch
the main-event Superstar here on Raw.
-Too much from the big Austrian Champion. -[bell dinging]
Once again, stacking that offense. And another successful retention
of the Intercontinental Title.
[Cole] And then, after the match-up, a three-on-one assault.
-Which turned into a two-on-one. -["Bet On Yourself" plays]
With Imperium taking out Tommaso Ciampa.
And we saw the return of Johnny Gargano
and the reunion, we believe, of DIY.
[Wade] Yes, indeed. A friend from Ciampa's past.
quite the history together.
Johnny Gargano saving the day--
-[crowd exclaiming] -…before a meeting in the middle.
laying Imperium out cold.
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Cole] And speaking of a meeting,
I understand that you had a rather explosive interview earlier today
with both Gargano and Ciampa.
Gentlemen, thank you for joining me.
From your perspectives,
walk us through what we saw at the end of Raw last week.
Well, Wade…
-We've got some bad news for you. -[breathes deeply, sighs grimly]
-That… No, I'm kidding. -[laughs mischievously]
-You got me. -Look here, you got him good…
To be honest, man, this entire thing,
this has been seven years in the making.
DIY, it was always bigger than us.
The fans, they created this movement. They made us undeniable in NXT.
NXT Tag Team Champions.
First tag team to main-event at TakeOver.
Our history, it's like no other. But now, now we look to what's next.
For seven years, we've talked about "What if."
"What if DIY was on Monday Night Raw?
How far could we take this thing?"
And I've been I'm getting ready to come back for a while.
And, uh, I was in San Jose, and I saw what happened to Tommaso.
I saw Imperium jump him, and I wasn't gonna let that happen.
I do believe that everything happens for a reason.
-[whispering] Yeah. -And I think this is finally our moment.
Well, if this is your moment, does that mean
we're gonna see DIY together as a team here on Raw?
Well, that's the question now, isn't it?
-So, everyone wants to-- -[Kaiser yelling]
[Kaiser continues yelling, yells in German]
[yelling in German]
[Johnny grunting, groaning]
[Kaiser yelling in German]
-[Johnny grunts, groans] -[Kaiser exclaims]
[Kaiser speaking German]
-[continues in German] -[grunts, groans in pain]
[exhaling sharply in pain]
[speaking German menacingly]
[grunts, struggles]
-[panting] -[in English] Not with Imperium.
[yelling] Not with Imperium!
[Johnny groans, coughs]
[groans then coughs]
[Johnny inhales, groans in pain]
[ragged breathing, grunting]
[Cole] Just a vicious attack by Imperium
on Gargano and Ciampa. And by the way,
if you're going to stir things up in these interviews,
you need to stand your ground.
Whoa. These days, Cole, I am a lover, not a fighter,
and I am smart enough than to get in the way of Imperium.
And nonetheless, speaking of stirring things up,
that is what this woman, Tegan Nox, hopes to do later on, tonight.
[pensive music playing]
[Tegan] In all honesty,
I'm lucky to even be here right now.
Days after I signed my WWE contract,
I tore my ACL.
A year later, I tore it again.
But I would never give up on myself.
I never gave up and I kept fighting.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Now is the time ♪
If anybody in that locker room wants to go,
I'm happy to do it.
[grunts]
[Shayna grunts]
[Tegan] I've been through it all.
Enormous setbacks.
Crushing disappointments.
And now, I'm just here to win.
[Cole] And the next challenger for the NXT Women's Title is Tegan Nox.
[Tegan] It's my time.
[crowd cheering]
[song ends]
Tegan, earlier tonight, Becky Lynch called this
the biggest match of your career.
How have you been preparing for what is a massive opportunity tonight?
You know, I've been waiting to face
the right version of Becky for the longest time.
But tonight, I'm gonna make sure she faces the best version of Tegan Nox.
Because this isn't a championship match for me anymore.
This is to show the world just who the hell Tegan Nox is.
[Natalya] Tegan. Tegan.
Tegan, I want you to know that I meant what I said last week.
I'm proud of you.
And I want you to remind Becky tonight of what you're made of.
You were born to do this.
-Thanks, Nattie. -Now, get out and perform.
["Blue Marvel" playing]
[Cole] You got to admit, Wade, Natalya really has lit a fire
under Tegan Nox.
["Blue Marvel" continues playing]
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] Yeah, I've got to agree with you. I think Tegan has lost her confidence
over the past six months or so. Natalya has helped pull that back out.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next,
a golden opportunity for Tegan Nox.
Becky Lynch promises to defend the NXT Women's Championship.
She does that next.
It's The Man versus Tegan Nox,
live, on Monday Night Raw,
for the NXT Women's Championship.
["I Want More" playing]
♪ Chaos, money, fame, I want more ♪
♪ Leather, attention, chains ♪
♪ I need more ♪
♪ Scars, blowouts, shame ♪
♪ I need more ♪
♪ So let me have my way ♪
♪ Calm me down when the panic kicks in ♪
♪ Comfort, damage, vertigo spins ♪
♪ Heavy on my mind like my past sins Nostalgia… ♪
Shinsuke!
[yelling] Shinsuke, where are you at now, huh?
Coward, come out!
Come on, Shinsuke! Where you at now, huh?
Ricochet, whoa, I know you're looking for Shinsuke.
You're damn right. When I find him, I'm gonna settle this.
I know you're pissed off, and I understand why.
But I can't have more of what happened earlier,
so I had Shinsuke escorted out of the building.
-Good. -Since you two can't handle it
in the ring, this is what we're gonna do. Next week,
the Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw, you're gonna have Shinsuke Nakamura.
-Good. -Falls Count Anywhere.
-That's all you had to say. -Yes, sir.
[Cole] Nakamura, Ricochet, Falls Count Anywhere, next week.
Meanwhile, what an opportunity for Tegan Nox tonight.
[inaudible]
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
♪ Whoa ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Becky Lynch promised, when she won the NXT Women's Championship,
that she was going to give opportunity to anyone who wanted it.
Tegan Nox, earning that opportunity to be here in this match tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, Becky Lynch knows what it's like
to be an under-appreciated Superstar.
She did not have an easy climb up the ladder to the top
of the world of sports entertainment.
But she managed it. And this,
perhaps, is her giving back to some of those other Superstars
who are under-appreciated, not getting the spotlight that they perhaps deserve.
[Cole] Well, the winner of this match-up tonight
will head to Halloween Havoc on NXT, Night Number 1,
to defend the title against Lyra Valkyria.
["Celtic Invasion" continues playing]
-Will it be Becky or Tegan Nox? -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Tegan Nox at ringside.
of NXT No Mercy a couple of weeks ago, to study up on Becky Lynch
versus Tiffany Stratton.
Left no stone unturned
in her pursuit of this championship.
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest, scheduled for one fall, is for…
the NXT Women's Championship!
[crowd cheering]
[cheering fades]
Introducing the challenger,
from the Welsh Valleys,
Tegan Nox!
[faint cheers from crowd]
And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland. She is…
the NXT Women's Champion!
[boisterously] "The Man"!
Becky Lynch!
[crowd cheering loudly]
[Cole] Becky Lynch was supposed to have this match-up last week.
However, she was not medically cleared to compete.
She needed 11 stitches in her right arm after the Extreme Rules Match
with Tiffany Stratton, back at NXT No Mercy.
Will that come into play tonight?
We'll find out, as Becky Lynch takes on Tegan Nox,
one-on-one, for the NXT Women's Championship.
Let's talk about Tegan Nox for a moment here, Wade.
She grew up about 15 miles north of Cardiff in Wales.
-She played soccer-- -[bell dings]
Uh, at one point, in her life as a teenager,
and then she fell in love with wrestling.
Her late grandfather gave her the will and the impetus to go train
to become a sports entertainer.
[Becky] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Wade] Yeah, and she's impressed the world many times over,
over the past few years.
If you've been tracking her career, with her abilities,
I think she got mentally stuck in a rut.
Like, she's had a lot of bitter, crushing disappointments.
-I've heard about the injuries. -[Cole] Oh! Cover!
[Wade] And sometimes this world can grind you down,
but you've got to find that new gear.
[Cole] And it's Becky now, shoulders down, and able to kick-out.
[Wade] Especially when you're in there with someone with the capability of Lynch.
[Cole] But Tegan Nox has also told me
that having those injuries has driven her to be better and stronger.
-And here now, off the Backslide. -[Tegan grunts]
[grunts]
[Cole] And Becky Lynch looks to take control,
rolls up Tegan Nox for the victory, kick-out at two.
Now Becky Lynch's shoulders are down.
And Becky Lynch wasted little time, went for the Bexploder.
And Tegan Nox, able to counter.
[Wade] Well, Tegan Nox has had an answer for everything
"The Man" Becky Lynch has thrown at her thus far in the match-up.
But I don't think Becky Lynch was quite expecting that.
[Cole] Well, Tegan Nox has just got, uh, all the potential in the world, uh…
I first got to know this young woman back at the Mae Young Classic
a number of years ago. In fact, I picked her to win the event
before she was injured. But she has all the tools, Wade.
There's… Just needs confidence. And I believe over the past couple
of weeks, you've seen that confidence start to come out of her.
[Wade] Yeah, and you know what? She was challenged by Becky Lynch
a couple of weeks ago to step her game up, stop being
the timid new girl in the locker room. And I suspect Becky Lynch
may regret kicking the hornet's nest, the way this is going.
[Cole] Yeah, you see a bit of confidence now on Tegan Nox.
You've got to be aggressive against Becky.
[Wade] I mean, pulling out a victory against a vet
and a former world champ like Natalya last week--
-[Cole] Tegan with a nice counter. -Giving Tegan a world of confidence.
-But… -[Cole] Again, Becky.
Roll through, shoulders down.
-[referee] One, two… -A number of pinning combinations here.
Tegan Nox and Becky Lynch sort of at a standstill stalemate
at the beginning of the match.
[inaudible]
[Wade] The gloves starting to come off a little now, Michael.
[Cole] And nice deep arm drag.
And Becky, with one of her own.
And Tegan's stood toe-to-toe so far with the NXT Women's Champion.
[Wade] I mean, if you're scoring this as a boxing match,
it's 10-10 for round one. Complete stalemate.
And that, in itself, is kind of a victory for Tegan Nox,
because I don't think many people were expecting her
to be able to compete at the caliber of a Becky Lynch.
[Cole] If you're Tegan Nox, the longer this match, the better it is.
Gain more confidence.
[Wade] And this is where, perhaps, Becky Lynch might get frustrated.
[faint cheering and applause from crowd]
[Cole] Becky wants to be a fighting champion.
You saw Xia Li step up to her, uh, a bit ago,
and saying, "Where's my chance? Where's my opportunity?"
Becky's not going to back down.
She's gonna give everybody a chance at the championship,
[Wade] It's the kind of personality she is.
Somebody who's had to scratch and claw her way to the top.
-Was never hand-picked by anybody. -[Cole] And Tegan, great counter.
She knew Becky was coming with that, and she was able to block.
And now, you see what Tegan did there?
That was a well-placed kick
to the injured arm that we talked about earlier
of Becky Lynch. And you saw the expression change
on Tegan's face when she realized that that may be the kryptonite
for Becky Lynch, that injured arm.
[Wade] The truth is, defeating Becky Lynch
is incredibly difficult.
It gets a little easier if you've found that weakness.
[Cole] Oh!
And Tegan Nox, now trying to turn up the pace a little bit.
Becky in trouble in the corner.
Another running uppercut by Tegan,
And now, the snapmare takedown.
[Wade] You see the growing belief on the face of Tegan Nox here.
[Cole] Oh! That running forearm to the back of the neck.
Cover now, for the championship, and Becky has to kick out.
Again, Wade, see? Favoring the injured arm.
[Wade] Yeah, and this is where Tegan Nox needs to start smelling blood,
and realize you have a real opportunity
of doing the unfair thinkable, and besting Becky Lynch.
[Cole] And again, that's how you become champion.
-[crowd cheering] -The desire, the hunger.
But also doing what you need to do.
And Tegan, ducked out of harm's way. Becky hung up at the top rope.
And now Tegan Nox, looking to head up top.
And the veteran, Becky Lynch, meets her there.
And Tegan dumped out to the apron and to the floor.
And could that be the turning point that the champion, Lynch, needed?
-[crowd cheering] -[referee] Two!
[Cole] And Becky, baseball slide, drives Nox into the barricade.
[Wade] Once Becky Lynch builds up steam, it's very difficult to reverse it.
-[Becky groans] -[Cole] The apron. Tegan ducked.
And again, the bad arm by Becky Lynch. Again, 11 stitches in the arm,
wrapped on top of the barricade. Tegan Nox, now--
-[Wade] Ooh, yes! -Off the apron, takes out Becky.
-But again, champion's advantage. -[Tegan yells]
[Cole] She has to pin or submit Becky Lynch
in the ring to win the title.
[Wade] Tegan looking as nimble as you like here.
[Cole] Covered now by Nox to win the championship. Becky kicks at two.
Can Tegan win the title?
[crowd cheering and yelling]
[Cole] This is a battle for the NXT Women's Championship.
On your right, the champion, Becky Lynch.
On your left, the challenger, Tegan Nox.
And Becky Lynch starting to turn things around.
[Wade] It was all very cordial in the early goings of this one.
Now, it's turned into a real slugfest. The gold is on the line.
No time for pleasantries.
[Cole] Tegan Nox realized the injured arm of Becky Lynch could come into play.
And as soon as she went there, Becky Lynch kicked into another gear.
And there's the Bexploder by the champion.
[Wade] And this is where Tegan Nox has to start doubting herself.
-[Cole] Cover! -[referee] One, two--
[Cole] Kick-out.
[Wade] You sensed Nox may have thrown everything she's got at Becky Lynch.
The question now becomes, "How thick is your playbook?"
Because we know Becky Lynch can really dig deep.
[Cole] And just a reminder, NXT tomorrow night,
right here on USA. What a stacked show.
John Cena will be there in the corner of Carmelo Hayes,
as he takes on Bron Breakker, who has Paul Heyman in his corner.
Cody Rhodes is there for a major announcement.
-[Wade] Ooh! -Asuka takes on Roxanne Perez.
Tegan Nox may be the NXT Women's Champion!
And a kick-out at two!
[Wade] Tegan Nox, are you mentally strong enough
to believe "once the going gets tough"?
If moves like this are not getting you closer to victory,
what else can you pull out?
[Cole] Well, you're in there against "The Man" Becky Lynch,
one of the most accomplished women's Superstars
in the history of the game. And a roll-up by Becky. Kick-out…
by Tegan Nox. And now, Becky looking for the Disarm-her, perhaps,
the submission maneuver that Becky uses.
-Now turns things around. -[Becky grunts]
[Cole] And now, into the Disarm-her, and Tegan blocking.
Now, Tegan knew this was going to be coming, Wade.
She had it scouted, and she's trying to block.
And she's doing a pretty damn good job of it.
[Wade] Yeah, really smart.
This is why it helps to study your opponents every opportunity you get,
even when you're not getting opportunities to get in the ring with the best.
-One day, you've got to hope you're well-- -[Cole] Oh! What a counter!
-[Becky groans] -[Cole] Driving Becky into the buckle.
And now, Tegan Nox has a chance!
-[Becky grunts] -[Wade] Becky Lynch is completely rattled.
[Cole] Tegan now, cover, to try to win the championship.
And Becky kicks out at two. Watch this.
-[Wade] Where Tegan turned it around. -[Cole] Boom!
[Wade] The back of the neck snapping against that turnbuckle.
And now, Tegan Nox,
she's showing some war wounds herself,
but she has the upper hand once again.
[Cole] And Tegan launched out to the apron by Becky.
Oh, caught Becky with a kick.
Becky stunned now, down to her knees.
And this is the golden opportunity now…
for The Girl with the Shiniest Wizard, Tegan Nox.
And Becky, though, met her. Tegan taking a bit too much time,
trying to make it to the top rope. And now, Becky Lynch…
[Wade] And I don't know if Tegan's ever been in there with a Superstar
of the caliber of Becky Lynch before,
and that, in itself, can be jarring, mentally.
[Cole] Yeah, but Tegan standing toe-to-toe with the NXT Women's Champion,
and now able to slip underneath.
Becky pounding away.
And now Tegan takes over!
And now, Nox, with an uppercut to the back of the neck.
And now, Becky Lynch caught in the corner.
And now you're gonna see, does Tegan Nox have that killer instinct
to do what she has to do to put the champion away?
Cover, to win the title! Becky, at two!
[Wade] Nox giving it everything she's got
in the biggest match of her career!
[Cole] And now look at this! And now, looking for Becky's move, the Disarm-her!
Tegan Nox putting Becky Lynch's own move, submission move on the champion!
[Wade] On that already-injured arm.
-[referee] One, two… -[Cole] And now shoulders down.
Forces the break.
[Wade] Becky Lynch fighting for her life at this point.
[Cole] Went for the Manhandle Slam.
Nox drives her into the corner! Back elbow by Becky.
-Now, to the apron. -[Tegan groans]
[Cole] Catches Nox with a couple of kicks.
[Wade] Right to the temple, that last one.
[Cole] And now Becky Lynch, top rope.
missile dropkick, down goes Nox.
-Becky, cover, to retain the championship. -[referee] One, two!
-[Cole] Tegan kicks at two! -[Wade] Nice.
This is a gutsy performance from the Welsh firecracker,
showing the world what she's got tonight.
[Cole] Yeah, standing toe-to-toe with "The Man," Becky Lynch.
Bit frustrated, talking a bit to herself.
Of course, favoring the injured arm.
[Wade] Moments like this, Cole, you've got to believe.
It's like Ted Lasso.
You said she's a former soccer player, Tegan Nox.
[crowd cheering loudly]
-[cheering continues] -[Wade] Keep believing, Tegan!
[Cole] Becky, though,
might have Tegan right where she wants her.
Tegan, though…
-Oh, look at this! Great move by Nox! -[referee] One, two!
[Cole] A fallaway slam into a cover. And Becky kicked at two.
[Wade] Yeah. Very, very few superstars able to pull off
a technique like that. Nice bridge.
Becky Lynch is just too good.
[Cole] Yeah, but Becky Lynch is hurting.
Tegan has her opportunity.
[Wade] Tegan's got to move fast, though. That's the problem with Becky Lynch.
She doesn't stay down long, no matter how much she's hurting.
[Cole] It's a high-risk opportunity now for the number-one contender,
for the NXT Women's Title.
Tegan from the second rope, Becky ducks underneath.
Becky Lynch, now.
Tegan from behind.
-Pinning combination yet again! -[referee] One, two!
[Cole] Becky kicks out! Now Becky looking for the Disarm-her!
[Wade] Once again, blocked!
-[referee] One, two! -[Cole] Shoulders are down. Becky again!
Now, has it locked in!
-[crowd cheering loudly] -The Disarm-her's locked in on Tegan Nox.
-Who taps out! -[bell dinging]
[crowd cheering]
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Rome] Your winner, by submission!
And still the NXT Women's Champion,
Becky Lynch!
[Cole] Becky Lynch, in a hell of a battle
with a very game Tegan Nox.
[Wade] Just the experience and the quality of Becky Lynch showed in the end.
But Tegan Nox, unyielding, unwavering
in her attacks, on the champ.
-[bell dings] -It just was so close.
But not quite enough tonight. Wow, Tegan Nox!
What an effort.
[Cole] Yeah, what a great effort by Tegan Nox tonight.
What a great effort by The Man.
The current NXT Women's Champion,
-Becky Lynch, successful again. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] But, you know, for somebody like Tegan Nox, Wade,
even in defeat, you earn so much here tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, I don't think too many people gave Tegan Nox
a chance, coming into this one. But even in defeat, you're right.
She has climbed the ladder in the women's division.
Tegan Nox is a contender.
["Celtic Invasion" continues playing]
-[crowd cheers] -[Cole] Congratulations.
Great effort by Tegan Nox here tonight.
But Becky Lynch, still your NXT…
I need better hair.
…Women's Champion.
-[crowd cheering] -[theme music continues playing]
Buy my book. Buy my book.
Any update on Johnny and Tommaso for us?
-So, it's kind of a good news, bad news. -Okay?
-Johnny's banged up, as you know. But-- -Yeah?
Medical says he's not seriously injured.
-Okay. -Tommaso, I'm still waiting to hear on.
-You know? Yeah, so… -Okay. Thank… Thank you.
Candice, Indi, get out.
I have some business to talk about with Pearce.
-Oi! Watch yourself, mate. -Hey! Do I have to repeat myself?
-Whoa! Ladies, ladies, please. -Get out.
Do me a favor. Can I have the room with her, please?
-Yeah. -Thank you.
Let's go.
What else can I do for you tonight?
I need to get my division in order.
And what exactly do you mean by that?
I need to make an example, Pearce.
I want Shayna Baszler one-on-one, next week.
-Okay. -Make it happen.
[Cole] From the world of John Wick, comes a Peacock original.
Set in 1970s New York,
a young Winston Scott takes on the world's most dangerous hotel,
in The Continental: From the World of John Wick.
The three-part event is streaming now. Only… on Peacock
[grunts in pain]
[crowd cheers]
Tegan. Tegan, you did amazing. You've got to stop beating yourself up--
What do you mean? I lost, Nattie.
Maybe I shouldn't be here. I lost, again.
You are beating yourself up over something that… You did amazing.
-Give yourself some credit, Tegan. -Tegan. Hey.
Don't sweat it. You killed it out there.
-Girl, that performance deserves a drink. -That's what I'm saying.
-Many. -You really do [chuckles]
You did amazing. You should be proud.
-You're gonna get more opportunities. -[Chelsea clapping]
[sneering] Tegan! Oh, my gosh, what a match.
It almost distracts from the, uh, fact that you lost.
What's… What's happening here?
Oh, are we having a pity party?
-[inaudible] -[laughs smugly]
And, Nattie,
don't ever interfere
with me again. Or else. [exclaims smugly]
Or else what?
[nervously] Or else…
Or else… [mouthing] Help me.
Or else you will have to deal with me.
-[Chelsea] Hmm! -[clicks tongue]
-Name a time and a place. -[chuckles smugly]
Is that right, huh?
-How about next week? -[titters]
On the Season Premiere of Raw.
[menacingly] I will see you there.
[cackles]
-Wow. -Shoo, fly. Shoo, fly.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Wade chuckles]
I'll tell you what, Cole, Chelsea Green could start an argument in an empty room.
Well, things are heating up, scores are going to be settled next week
on the Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw,
here on USA, live from Oklahoma City.
Now, we know we're going to have a Tag Team Championship Match.
We just don't know who's going to be defending the titles.
It'll either be Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes, or Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
They meet in our main event tonight. But we do know The Judgment Day
is gonna have an opportunity to win back their tag-team gold.
[Wade] And here's a match I don't think anyone saw coming.
The new number-one contender for the Intercontinental Title,
"Big" Bronson Reed, provides a completely different kind of challenge
for the champ, Gunther, right here, Monday Night Raw, next week.
[Cole] In our Season Premiere as well, Rhea Ripley told Adam Pearce,
"I need to get our division in order."
She wants Shayna Baszler, she gets Shayna Baszler.
This will be a hard-hitting affair.
The World Champion, Rhea Ripley, takes on The Submission Magician, Shayna Baszler.
[Wade] And as we heard earlier, it's been a rough night for Ricochet.
But he gets his opportunity for some revenge
against the sinister Shinsuke Nakamura
in a Falls Count Anywhere Match, right here next week
on the Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw.
["Greatness" playing]
♪ Into the light ♪
♪ Takin' our dreams And we bring 'em to light ♪
♪ This is the truth, into the light ♪
-[exhales sharply] -[song fades]
I see right through you. Sooner or later, you're gonna show your true colors,
and I'm gonna be right there to drop your ass.
Hey, Drew. It, uh, still sounds like you feel some kind of way, uh…
So, I've got five minutes for you right now.
You've got five minutes?
Make a move.
-Come on. Throw it down. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Fellas, we good here?
-Are we all good here? -Yeah.
-Yeah, we're good. -[scoffs]
Man, where are you coming from?
-I was right there. What do you mean? -[softly] Damn.
Hey, I appreciate you always getting my back, right?
-But tonight… -[championship belts clatter]
…is go-time, Uce.
Don't worry about it.
You don't got to tell me twice.
[crowd cheering]
["Fight" playing]
[Cole] You know, Drew McIntyre will not forgive and forget.
And it seems like neither will this man, Wade, Kevin Owens.
[Wade] Why didn't Zayn let Drew and Jey get into it there?
Sometimes Sami Zayn is too nice for his own good. But I'll tell you what,
KO is not too nice for his own good. He is out for the gold tonight.
["Worlds Apart" playing]
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh… ♪
[Cole] You know, as Jey Uso continues
to try to prove to everyone that he's a different man
than the one who hung out with his brothers and cousin
in The Bloodline for many years.
But some people still won't buy it. Drew McIntyre and, obviously, Kevin Owens.
[Wade] Sami Zayn bought it on day one.
And KO, perhaps, never will.
[Cole] Coming up next on Monday Night Raw, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn,
an opportunity to win back the Undisputed Tag Team Titles.
They take on the new Champs of Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes live,
on our main event, next, on Monday Night Raw.
[yells]
[crowd cheering]
["Swan Lake, Op. 20" playing]
[Kaiser] I don't compare myself to other Superstars.
[music continues]
My competition is Picasso,
Michelangelo,
the Mona Lisa.
I am living art.
[music intensifies]
Ludwig Kaiser means European elegance,
A-plus talent.
A-plus aesthetics.
A-plus everything.
Because Ludwig Kaiser…
is an A-plus specimen.
[music ends]
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[Cole] Thinks very highly of himself, does Ludwig Kaiser.
[Wade] I… I wish I had his cheekbones,
and his abs, and everything else, actually.
[Cole] Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, trying to regain the Tag Team Titles.
Come on, boys.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Aye, aye! Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce, okay ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, Uce… ♪
[Cole] He's one of the most decorated tag team champions in WWE history.
["Day One Ish" continues]
But this past Saturday at WWE Fastlane, Wade,
he became a very unlikely champion because of who his partner is.
The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
[Wade] Yeah, I got to tell you, I thought the wheels would come off
this whole Jey Uso nice-guy routine at Fastlane, I was wrong.
Most of the world was wrong.
The Raw locker room was wrong.
Jey Uso may well have changed his spots.
And hats off to Cody Rhodes, seeing it before anyone else.
[Cole] Yeah, try to tell that to Kevin Owens and Drew McIntyre.
["Day One Ish" playing]
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish… ♪
[Cole] Incredible night, Saturday night,
Jey and Cody, knocking off The Judgment Day.
♪ Down like this, I did ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey… ♪
[Wade] To be fair to Kevin Owens,
let's not forget Jey Uso inadvertently Superkicked Kevin Owens…
["Kingdom" playing]
…a couple of weeks ago when they were tagging together.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] Always got to bring it up.
[Wade] It happened.
I'm a journalist, Cole. You should try it.
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
[crowd cheering continues]
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
[crowd sings] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[song continues] ♪ And my father said… ♪
♪ When I was younger… ♪
[Cole] For now, Cody Rhodes has turned his attention
to defending the Undisputed Tag Team Titles
with his new partner, Jey Uso.
♪ Can't take my freedom… ♪
[Cole] But Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens are hungry.
[tapping steel steps]
They finally get an opportunity…
♪ Now you bow to me… ♪
…to winning their tag team titles back.
And the odds, even this time around.
♪ Until the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ Lights go down, I'm ready now ♪
♪ 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 singing] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[song continues] ♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
[song fades]
-[bell dings] -[crowd cheering]
[Rome] The following contest scheduled for one fall,
is for the Undisputed WWE
Tag Team Championships!
[crowd continue cheering]
[Rome] Introducing the challengers,
the team of Kevin Owens
and Sami Zayn!
[crowd cheering]
[cheering fades]
And their opponents,
they are the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
[boisterously] "Main Event" Jey Uso,
and the "American Nightmare," Cody Rhodes!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] You know, Wade, it's one thing to surprise the world,
win the tag team titles, play off the emotion
of the surprise of Saturday night.
But now the going gets tough. Because now you've got to defend
the titles week in and week out. The first title defense tonight,
against, uh, two men who've had differences over the years,
but have been long-time best friends.
Former Tag Team Champions Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
Could Cody and Jey be ripe for the picking tonight?
[Wade] Yeah. I've got to say that whenever I won a championship,
I really hoped,
at least for my first defense, I'd get a layup.
Give me someone easy. Let's make it a procession.
Let me feel good about myself.
Let the world see me have an easy defense.
-You're not getting that, Cody and Jey. -[bell dings]
You're gonna have to win this one the hard way.
[Cole] Nothing's easy in WWE. You know that better than anyone,
former five-time Intercontinental Champion Wade Barrett.
So, here we go.
Cody Rhodes and Sami Zayn start things off in this match-up tonight.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[Wade] Let's… Let's imagine that KO had stumbled…
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody!
[Wade] Stumbled across McIntyre and Jey Uso, about to get into it earlier,
like Sami Zayn did, would he have stopped them fighting?
-Certainly not. -[Cole] …I doubt it.
[Wade] They could have had a really easy path
to winning back those championships.
I've always thought Sami, KO, very strange pair.
[Cole] They are. But here's the thing,
Sami Zayn's the one guy who has believed in Jey Uso all along,
Wade, even back to the days
when both were in The Bloodline with Roman Reigns.
Sami always stuck by Jey,
always believed that Jey should have been out on his own,
should have been away from the power and the greed
of Roman Reigns and company, and he's still with him today.
[Wade] But more often than not, though, it bit Sami Zayn on the ass when he did.
-[Cole] You're right. True. Oh! -[Wade] Occasionally, it's worked.
[Cole] And now for Cody Rhodes, back to Jey Uso,
it's got him gold, tag-team gold.
-[Cody yells] What are we doing here, huh? -And now…
Rhodes and Sami Zayn, with the tag team titles on the line,
things are starting to heat up!
Who's going to win the tag team gold?
[yelling indistinctly]
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw,
a huge crowd in Omaha.
This is for the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Titles.
The new champs, Cody and Jey, taking on Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
And things getting a bit feisty during the commercial break, Wade.
[Wade] Yeah, KO and Zayn have already gone into meltdown once.
[Cole] Cover by Sami, to win the tag gold. And a kick-out.
[Wade] A couple of minutes ago,
Zayn had a chance to cheap-shot Cody. He elected not to do so.
-[Cole] Tag. -KO lost his mind with Sami Zayn.
This is a championship match.
Take every opportunity you can get.
[Jey] Come on!
[Cole] Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have butted heads recently over the fact
that Sami supports Jey Uso.
[Wade] There's polar-opposite philosophies on everything about life.
How on earth they are best friends is still, to this day, beyond--
[Cole] Well, they're a damn-good tag team too,
hoping to regain the gold here tonight. Now, Jey Uso and Sami Zayn.
And Jey, up over the top, Sami, nice leapfrog.
And now, a right hand, and Sami drops Jey Uso.
All business here tonight in this match-up.
Sami and Jey making sure
that they told each other about that earlier on.
[Wade] Yeah. And I'll tell you this, you don't need any extra motivation
to win gold in WWE.
But do you not think Jey winning tag gold was a subtle shot at Jimmy Uso?
-"Hey, I didn't leave you." -[Jey] Come on!
[Wade] "I was the reason why our tag team was so good."
[Cole] Oh, no doubt about it.
Speaking of Jimmy Uso,
-Jimmy and Solo at Fastlane… -[crowd cheering]
…lost to LA Knight and John Cena in a tag-team match.
-Right? -[Wade] Yep.
[Cole] Roman Reigns returns to Friday Night SmackDown,
the Season Premiere this coming Friday night.
What mood is Roman Reigns gonna be in,
with Jimmy and Solo losing to Knight and Cena this past Saturday?
[Wade] Yeah, I think you already know the answer to that.
And I cannot wait to tune in and see that go into meltdown.
[Cole] And now, Kevin Owens and Jey Uso,
no love lost between these two men.
-And Jey's tried. -One!
-[Cole] He's tried to bury the hatchet. -Two! Three!
[Cole] Kevin Owens doesn't seem to want any of it.
Little cheap shot. Now, Jey fighting back.
[Wade] Yeah, this is what I wanted from Sami Zayn a little earlier.
[Cole] Yeah, Kevin Owens, Fight Owens Fight,
wants the tag team titles, double leg takedown.
Now the fight spills out to the floor.
And Kevin Owens and Jey Uso, hammering away on one another,
right here at our announce table.
[Wade] Going hell for leather in pursuit of the gold.
[Cole] Wade, you knew this was
gonna blow up eventually. Kevin Owens can't stand Jey Uso.
Now Rhodes trying to separate the men, and Sami Zayn getting involved.
And now things are boiling over.
[Wade] I thought we were going to get a double count-out here.
What on earth is going on?
[Cole] Things have reached a boiling point.
Kevin Owens and Jey Uso right next to us, now beating the hell out of one another.
This is a Tag Team Championship Match.
Senior Official Chad Patton, trying to give us some leeway here,
with the titles on the line.
[Wade] And the gloves are well and truly off now.
No thoughts of sportsmanship.
[Cole] Now Kevin goes after Cody Rhodes.
-[referee] Three! -[man] He's on three.
[Cole] And Kevin Owens back into the ring.
This thing breaking down in a hurry.
[Wade] Well, like it or not, Sami Zayn, you are now subscribing
to the Kevin Owens school of thought on this one.
Pugnacious as they come.
And now both teams looking to regroup here,
Come at me, KO!
-[indistinct chatter] -[Jey Uso yells] Let's go!
[Cole] Kevin Owens obviously has a…
-[Jey grunts] -A bad temper.
-To say the least. -[Wade] I've got a--
[Cole] And now, Kevin Owens spills out onto the announce table again,
taking the fight to Jey Uso right here in front of us!
Jey and Kevin Owens continuing to fight,
pounding the hell out of each other!
Now Sami and Cody going at it!
[yelling] Somebody get control of this damn Tag Team Championship Match!
[crowd shouting]
[Cole] My God!
-[Cody grunts] -[Sami grunts]
[crowd cheering and applauding]
[Cole] Well, Senior Official Chad Patton actually got things settled down
during the commercial break. Uh…
Inside the ring now, Kevin Owens and Jey Uso.
Of course, Jey Uso's partner is, uh, Cody Rhodes.
Owens', Sami Zayn.
This is for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles.
[Wade] Jey Uso, 50% of the greatest tag team in history.
Can you imagine if Jey and Cody beat the record that was set by The Usos.
[Cole] And Kevin Owens, there's that senton, delivered to Jey,
to win the tag team gold again. And a kick-out by Jey Uso.
Uso and Rhodes shocking the sports-entertainment world
this past Saturday night at Fastlane,
winning the Tag-Team Titles from the dominant Judgment Day.
And now, Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn,
finally getting the rematch that they never had.
-Now, on an even playing field. -[crowd clapping]
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Any… Oh! -[crowd exclaiming]
Jey Uso with that kick to Kevin Owens,
creates some space, trying to make it to the corner
to tag in The American Nightmare.
[Wade] Yeah, perhaps looking for that frog splash, but then denied
by the resiliency of Jey Uso,
something KO knows all about
after their many battles over the years.
-[crowd exclaiming faintly] -[Kevin Owens grunts]
[Cole] Oh, no. Jey Uso, second rope, hammering away on Kevin Owens.
-Kevin, with a shot to the ribs. -[Jey groans]
[Cole] And now Kevin, from the top rope.
-Swanton! To win the titles! -[crowd exclaims]
-[Referee] One! Two! -[Cole] Cover! Hook of the leg!
And a kick-out by "Main Event" Jey Uso!
You notice how Kevin Owens did not allow Jey Uso a breath.
Right back on the fight.
[Wade] Yeah, the problem with Jey Uso, if you allow him a breath,
he's gonna go over and tag. He's that rapid.
And once again, KO with that deep playbook.
Whole Swanton not quite enough to put Jey Uso away.
But Cody Rhodes starting to look a little panicked.
[Cole] Jey Uso, back to his feet.
-Owens, as well. -[Kevin Owens grunts]
[Kevin Owens grunts in effort]
[scattered chanting] KO! KO! KO!
[Cole] He's looking for a pop up power bomb.
-[crowd exclaims] -Jey lands on his feet.
Now, catches Owens with a Superkick.
Kevin Owens with one of his own.
-[crowd exclaims] -Jey Uso, up for the chin.
-[crowd exclaims] -Again to Kevin Owens.
Kevin stunned! And then a clothesline, and both men down.
-[steel steps clunking hollowly] -[Sami] Come on!
[crowd exclaims]
-[Wade] Shot-for-shot, blow-for-blow. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Wade] Who has got the resiliency to make a tag?
Both men giving it everything they've got.
[Cole] A critical moment in the match-up. Jey Uso trying to get to Cody Rhodes.
Kevin Owens trying to hang on and not allowing him to make the tag.
Back up, Jey Uso.
There's another kick, drops Kevin Owens. Uso down to one knee.
[Cody] Come on!
[Cole] Critical moment here.
-Tag to Cody, tag to Sami. -[crowd cheering]
-Here we go! -[cheering continues]
And Cody Rhodes on fire.
[Wade] Just a step ahead of Sami Zayn there.
[Cole] Sami, into the corner. Cody, up over the top.
-[Cody grunts] -[Cole] Ah, nice powerslam by Rhodes.
-[crowd exclaims then cheers] -[yelling loftily]
-[loud cheering] -[exclaims]
[Cole] And Cody looking for the Cody Cutter!
-[Wade] Nice! -[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Cover on Zayn!
-Hook of the leg! For the win! -[crowd] One! Two!
-Sami kicked at two! -[crowd groans]
[Wade] The kind of offense that has taken Cody Rhodes
to the absolute pinnacle of this industry.
Unfortunately for him, he's in there with one of the best, in Sami Zayn.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole] A thing of beauty.
But Sami Zayn, able to kick out.
[referee and crowd] One! Two!
[Wade] Well, it's almost muscle memory
for Cody when he hits that move. He thinks he's won the match.
The disappointment when someone rarely kicks out.
[Cole] And now Cody, perhaps looking for CrossRhodes to put Sami away,
Sami able to counter.
And now Sami Zayn, went for the Blue Thunder bomb.
-Cody from behind. -[crowd cheering]
CrossRhodes, again blocked.
-Blue Thunder Bomb! -[crowd exclaims]
-[referee] One! Two! -[Cole] To win the titles!
And a kick-out by Rhodes.
[Wade] Zayn, such a scrappy underdog fighter,
so easy to pull for.
Got this audience hanging on his every move.
-[referee] One! two! -[Cody grunts]
-[crowd exclaims] -[referee] Two!
[Cole] And again, near falls for both of these men.
-[crowd chanting indistinctly] -And the WWE fans loving it.
For the Undisputed Tag Team Titles,
here tonight, on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] Heavy-duty offense getting thrown in every direction.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes drops down,
delivers the right hand to Zayn.
-[Sami yells] -[Cole] Into the corner, exploder by Sami!
-[crowd exclaims] -[Cody grunts]
[Cole] And Cody, hit hard.
[Wade] Zayn's in the zone.
Cody's in the worst spot possible!
[Cole] Cody back to his feet, went for the Helluva Kick,
but Sami caught him!
-CrossRhodes, for the win. -[crowd cheering]
-Can Cody Rhodes put Zayn away? -[referee] one, two!
[Cole] Kevin Owens breaks it up!
[Wade] And timed to perfection,
and it had to be a millisecond away
from a successful retention of the gold.
[Cole] That's got to be so frustrating for Cody Rhodes,
intercepted the Helluva Kick with a CrossRhodes.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Even when KO's down, he's always got his eye on the action.
[referee] One! Two!
[Wade] If his the body can move, he's swinging.
Come on, Cody! Come on, Cody!
[Cole] Jey Uso, back up on the apron, begging for Cody to make a tag.
Kevin Owens, on the other side as well.
-Uso, looking to rally the WWE fans. -[crowd slow-clapping]
[clapping accelerates]
[crowd continues clapping]
[Cody grunts]
[crowd chants] Cody! [exclaims]
[Cole] Throw all the goodwill out the window
at this point of the match-up.
This is about surviving.
[Cody grunts in effort]
-[Cole] Cody… -[Jey] Come on!
Oh, with the hook-- Sami.
-Back body drop. -Cody, come on, man!
Cody, come on!
[Cole] You can hear Jey, begging for Cody.
Sami will tag Kevin Owens,
Cody will tag "Main Event" Jey Uso.
And these two men,
who can't stand each other, going at it here.
[Wade] Man, I could watch these two fight every single week.
And I think they'd enjoy it too.
[Cole] Blow-after-blow exchange.
-[Kevin Owens grunts] -[crowd exclaims]
-[Cole] Superkick after Superkick! -[crowd exclaims]
-[Wade] Jey refusing to go down. -[crowd exclaims]
[Cole] Kevin Owens is now down, though.
-Uso, into the cover to retain the titles! -[referee] One, two!
[Cole] And Kevin Owens gets the shoulder up.
What a match here, in our main event on Monday Night Raw.
-[Wade] KO just has that enduring spirit. -[Cole] Ooh!
-[Wade] Take another look at this. -[Cole] Bang!
[Wade] "Bring your best, I'll bring mine. You're going down first, pal."
[crowd chanting faintly] KO! KO!
[Cole] Both of these teams,
throwing it all out there,
putting it all on the line for the Undisputed Tag Team Titles.
[Wade] Four men with an unquenchable thirst for gold.
[Cole] Jey Uso went for the Uso Splash, had to roll through, is Kevin Owens,
moved out of harm's way!
-Stunner! -[crowd exclaims]
-For the win! -[referee] One! Two!
[Cole] And this time, it's Cody Rhodes repaying the favor!
[Wade] Well, they're one-for-one on those last-millisecond breakups!
And they had to be.
[Cole] Another look at the stunner by Kevin Owens.
-[Wade] Ooh. -[crowd exclaims]
[Wade] The reign of Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes--
-[Cole] Sami! Both fly! -[Wade] Where'd they all go?
[Cole] Sami Zayn, taking out the Tag Team Champions.
Kevin Owens, back on the fight. There are bodies everywhere.
[Wade] Yeah, and the freshest guy has to be KO.
That's who you're backing now.
[Cole] And with Kevin Owens, Jey Uso's in trouble.
KO, to the top rope.
-KO looks for a Swanton. -[Wade] Ooh!
[Cole] Jey's got the knees up!
[Wade] Suck it in, KO.
[Cole] Another Superkick!
-Sami Zayn runs into one. -[crowd exclaims]
-CrossRhodes by Cody! -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Double Superkick!
[Wade] Like a well-oiled machine,
it's like they've been tagging for years, Cole.
-[Cole] There it is, the Cody… -[crowd cheering]
One-D, Cody Cutter!
-Cover, by Jey Uso! -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
-[Cole] And retain with the tag titles! -[bell dings]
-[crowd cheering] -["Day One Ish" playing]
[Rome] Here are your winners!
[shouting boisterously] And still…
the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Jey Uso and Cody Rhodes!
[Cole] Well, for anyone that thought that Cody Rhodes
and Jey Uso would be a flash in a pan, think again.
[Wade] Yeah, when you put away a team like this,
it is rather incredible how short they've been tagging.
This is where it all got turned around,
those knees up from Jey Uso,
as KO was going in for the kill.
Then how about this, Cole?
[Cole] The, uh, Cody Cutter.
-They should call it the "Cody 1D." -[crowd exclaiming]
-And against the Tag Team Champions. -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
A successful retention here tonight, live on Monday Night Raw.
["Day One Ish" playing]
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down… ♪
[Cole] As Cody and Jey Uso celebrate, a reminder next week,
our Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw in Oklahoma City.
Cody and Jey Uso will defend the Undisputed Tag Team Titles
against The Judgment Day, who want the gold back.
♪ Aye, yeah, aye, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ It's go-time now, Uce… ♪
[Cole] And also next week on our Season Premiere of Monday Night Raw…
[Wade] Yeah, will a big Tsunami wash away
the championship reign of "The Ring General" Gunther?
The new number-one contender, "Big" Bronson Reed gets his opportunity
right here next week on WWE Raw.
♪ It's just me, Uce… ♪
[Cole] And the Women's World Champion is in action.
Rhea Ripley wants to take control of the women's division.
She has to go through Shayna Baszler,
The Submission Magician, first, next week on Raw.
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, Uce… ♪
[Wade] And Ricochet gets his opportunity for revenge
against Shinsuke Nakamura, like he needed an excuse.
It's a Falls Count Anywhere Match, right here next week, on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] One more look at the Cody Cutter,
the Cody 1D, as Cody Rhodes and "Main Event" Jey Uso
successfully retain their tag team titles here tonight
against Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn on Monday Night Raw.
-["Day One Ish" continues playing] -[yelling indistinctly]
♪ Aye, aye ♪
♪ Main Event Jey Uso Is now in your city… ♪
[Cody] Let's go, man. Let's go!
♪ Uso! It's just me, Uce… ♪
[Cole] And a great show of respect from Cody Rhodes to Sami Zayn.
Jey Uso as well.
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ I line 'em all up, and knock 'em down… ♪
[Cole] And now, Kevin Owens…
[crowd cheering]
…finally buys in.
[crowd cheering louder]
[Cole] Good night, everybody.
Thanks for joining us on Monday Night Raw.
[crowd continues cheering] nday Night Raw.