[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.
[crowd cheers]
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Cole] Welcome, everybody, to Monday Night Raw.
[Alicia] Please welcome JD McDonagh,
and representing The Judgment Day,
the NXT North American Champion, "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
and the WWE Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] Who defends her title
in a Fatal 5-Way Saturday at Crown Jewel.
Also Saturday at Crown Jewel,
the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins
defends against Drew McIntyre.
But before he gets to Saudi Arabia,
tonight for the first time in over four months,
Rollins in a singles match on Monday Night Raw against JD McDonagh.
[music continues]
[Wade] And also tonight, The Miz has been up in arms lately
due to his lack of screen time.
Tonight, though, he's box office.
Miz TV returns with the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion in history,
The Ring General, Gunther, as his guest.
[Cole] And also tonight on Monday Night Raw, #DIY is back.
Gargano and Ciampa team up for the first time in three years
to take on Imperium, live on Monday Night Raw.
Welcome to Monday Night Raw.
[crowd cheers]
The show that The Judgment Day runs.
[crowd boos]
Come on, guys, we've proved this every single week.
It's not just a saying anymore,
because we've taken care of every single superstar
that has stood in our way.
I mean, last week.
Damian Priest, he absolutely shattered Cody Rhodes his ankle.
Isn't that right?
It's good, it's good.
And that's just the beginning,
because tonight,
my "Dirty" Dom, my Latino heat…
[crowd boos]
…he's going to put down Ricochet.
And remind him not to disrespect The Judgment Day.
-Isn't that right? -I gotchu.
[crowd boos]
And then we have JD
who's going to remind Seth "Freakin" Rollins
exactly what it feels like to be an enemy of The Judgment Day.
-Yeah? -Oh, yeah.
As for Seth Rollins and Drew McIntyre though,
they've got some decisions to make.
And whichever one decides to make the right deal with The Judgment Day,
well, then it really depends who's going to be walking out of Crown Jewel a loser,
like all of you,
or as the World Heavyweight Champion.
Speaking of Crown Jewel, I got the odds stacked against me.
I'll take it, I do.
I'm going to be stepping in the ring
with four of the baddest women here within the WWE.
But for me, that's just another opportunity
to prove to every single one of you
who is the most dominant woman here within the WWE,
and why Mami is always on top--
["World's Apart" playing]
[Cole] Mami's not going to be happy about this.
A long time thorn in the side of The Judgment Day.
[crowd vocalizing theme]
[Wade] Didn't end well for the last guy who interrupted The Judgment Day,
namely Cody Rhodes.
[crowd chants] Sami! Sami!
I'm sorry, Rhea. I know I wasn't exactly invited out here,
but I got to tell you,
I am so sick of hearing you talk.
[crowd cheering]
I am so sick of hearing you talk about power
and how Judgment Day has all the power,
and Judgment Day has all the championships,
and how Judgment Day runs Monday Night Raw.
[crowd boos]
Let me let me explain something to you about me,
in case you haven't learned this about me fighting me
for the last six months, all right?
My entire career, my entire life,
I have fought people like The Judgment Day,
people who think like The Judgment Day,
people that think that all that matters is power.
And as long as you're chasing power, you can do whatever you want.
You can be as ruthless as you want, as cutthroat as you want.
You could rule with an iron fist. You can oppress whoever, whenever,
as long as it's in the name of power. So that's fine.
If that's the name of your game, fine.
But understand that if that's your game, my name is not Sami Zayn.
My name is rebellion.
My name is resistance.
And I will fight The Judgment Day!
Whether it's one on one, two on one, three on one, four on one, five on one,
as long as there is a breath of air in my body,
I will fight!
[crowd chants] Sami! Sami!
I will fight The Judgment Day and everything you stand for
until The Judgment Day is no more.
[crowd cheers]
[laughs] Sami, yeah, it's hilarious
because you can resist all that you want.
It doesn't matter.
We don't need the numbers when it comes to you.
So if management says it's okay,
then why don't you go one on one tonight against…
Damian Priest.
You know what, Mami? Let--
[crowd boos]
Mami…
[crowd boos louder]
Let's teach him a lesson right now.
[Cole] Well, Sami Zayn said he'd take on The Judgment Day
no matter what the odds, and he's facing long odds here.
["It's About to Go Down" playing]
But he's got back up.
[Wade] Yeah much needed backup. He was about to get his ankle smashed.
And Rhea Ripley telling, uh…
JD and Dom, "Let's think this over."
McDonagh thinking twice about it, paid for it over the top rope!
Now, Dominik trying to ambush Ricochet from behind.
Ricochet and "Dirty" Dom have a match and it's next on Raw.
And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Matchup underway, Ricochet against "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio,
the North American champion from NXT and The Judgment Day.
Cover by Ricochet and a kick out.
This matchup came about last week.
Remember free agent superstar Logan Paul was here on Monday Night Raw.
He faces Dominik's dad Rey Mysterio
for the United States Championship at Crown Jewel this Saturday.
Logan and Dom, Wade, were out here yukking it up.
Logan Paul continuing to joke around
with Raw ring announcer Samantha Irvin, Ricochet's fiancée.
Ricochet had enough.
Dom stuck his nose in Ricochet's business.
[Wade] Wait a second, it's Ricochet
sticking his nose in Judgment Day business,
something he seems to make a habit of doing in recent weeks and months.
[Cole] Oh, wow. Great move by Mysterio hanging Ricochet up on the second rope.
[Wade] Which is about the first time in history
you've said anything nice about Dominik Mysterio,
and you're absolutely right, Cole. It was impressive.
Which is exactly what this kid Dominik has been week after week.
[Cole] Right to the groin of Ricochet.
And he's out here in no-man's land because of it.
JD McDonagh, Rhea Ripley out here keeping an eye on Ricochet.
Remember JD McDonagh continues to…
Oh, and Ricochet ran into the announce table.
McDonagh continues to audition for a role in Judgment Day,
and imagine if he knocks off the World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins
in their match, later on tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, how huge would that be?
And for my money, JD McDonagh should already be a part of The Judgment Day,
but that's an argument for another time,
as "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio is making Ricochet pay,
[Cole] You know, tomorrow night, right here on USA,
it's NXT Halloween Havoc, week number two.
Dominik Mysterio will defend the North American Championship
against Nathan Frazier, tomorrow night here on USA.
[Wade] "High-flying Englishman."
Right now, the "High-flying American" Ricochet is getting absolutely battered
by the NXT North American Champion.
[Cole] It's easy to wrestle with confidence when you're Dominik Mysterio,
when you've got Mami, and you've also got McDonagh outside.
[Wade] And, and you're really, really good.
That's the part you keep missing off, Cole.
[crowd boos]
A very important part of the formula for Dominik Mysterio.
[Cole] Something Dominik doesn't handle well, though,
is the adverse reactions from the WWE fans.
[Wade] Yeah, and neither would anybody else.
It's quite disgusting, the level of lack of respect
thrown at "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio,
despite the fact that he consistently blows away audiences
with his in-ring performance.
[Cole] Watch this impact now. Ricochet in the corner.
Listen, you had a…
Well, you were booed most of your career here in WWE. Let's just cut to the chase.
How did you handle that when you were in the ring in big matches,
and the WWE Universe was all over you?
[Wade] Well, deep down I knew the WWE Universe
was massively jealous of my abilities and my good luck.
It's a similar story with Dominik,
although those good looks may be getting rearranged now.
[Cole] Ricochet up over the top.
There's Ricochet. The exhilarating,
breathtaking human highlight reel, Ricochet.
[Wade] There's no superstar in history
more built for the spotlight than Ricochet.
[Cole] And Ricochet now has Dominik where he wants him, back suplex.
And Ricochet fired up.
Look at that. That standing shooting star.
Cover now on Dom. Hook to the leg,
and a kick out as we take a look at the action earlier on.
[Wade] Ricochet's insane ability to turn match on it's head in a heartbeat.
[Cole] And now Dominik, right here at the announce table as, uh…
-Shut up. -We're not touching him.
…Judgment Day checks on him.
Things not going too well for Dominik Mysterio and Judgment Day.
[Wade] I'd keep your voice down if I were you.
[Cole] Ricochet driving Dominik with a crossbody,
as he stares down Rhea Ripley.
Ricochet rolling on Raw.
No! Dom, come on, get up!
[Cole] And the man in the ring right now
also has a championship match tomorrow night at Halloween Havoc.
Dominik Mysterio is the current North American Champion.
He will take on Nathan Frazier,
but first he has to beat Ricochet here tonight.
This is what happened during the break
and how Judgment Day would once again get involved, Wade.
[Wade] This just goes to show for any doubter out there in the locker room
who may have received an offer recently.
Life is a lot easier inside The Judgment Day
than outside of it.
[Cole] I think the people you're talking about
are the current World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins.
And the Number One Contender, Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] I hope they're paying attention.
I'm not sure that Dominik is actually
paying tribute here to the late, great Eddie Guerrero with the three amigos,
but nonetheless nice suplex by Dominik.
[Wade] Dominik is the modern day Latino heat.
Just ask Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] Ricochet, on to the second rope.
[Wade] Oh, yes.
My favorite, Cole.
[Cole] I guarantee you he's not paying homage to his father here.
Went for the reverse 619, and Ricochet able to duck underneath.
And now Ricochet looking to pick up the pace.
Nice handspring back elbow from Ricochet.
[Wade] Ricochet as fast and nimble as they come,
even when he's been under the cosh for the past five minutes in this matchup.
Take another look. It's just breathtaking to watch.
This fluidity in the ring by Ricochet.
And now it is "Dirty" Dom who is perhaps rocked in this one.
Ricochet sent across the ring, and Dominik sent into the corner.
[Wade] Nothing worse when you're standing across the ring from Ricochet
and he gets the wind in his sails.
[Cole] It's hard to strategize for Ricochet, too.
You never know what angle he's coming from.
Top rope now. Ricochet, crossbody.
[Wade] Every angle is an opportunity for a man with these kind of skills, Cole.
Moonsault off the second rope halfway across the ring,
cover on "Dirty" Dom, and a kick out at two.
The high flying Ricochet in action here on Raw.
[Wade] Just using the ring as his own personal playground.
And he kind of leverage he can get, any window to attack an opponent,
and you know Ricochet is going to take it.
[Rhea Ripley] Dom, you gotta get up. Come on, Dom!
[Cole] Ricochet with Dominic up on his shoulders,
-rake of the eye by Dominik. -[Wade] Referee completely unsighted.
[Cole] And now off that blockbuster,
Dominik Mysterio has Ricochet where he wants him.
Dominik's going to go up top.
Mysterio…
Went for the frog splash,
had to roll through, as Ricochet caught him with a superkick to the face.
[Wade] Completely cleaning the clock of the North American Champion,
and now it's there for the taking.
[Cole] Ricochet is going to put Dominik in the drop zone.
Ricochet top rope.
Rhea Ripley causing a distraction.
And now JD McDonagh trying to get involved.
[Wade] Taking it from all angles right now, is Ricochet.
Dominik rolls up Ricochet off the distraction.
-One… two… three! -Dominik's got the tights!
-[bell ringing] -Dominik had the damn tights
-and stole the win. -["Booyaka 619" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
the North American Champion,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio!
[Cole] That's the problem when you face The Judgment Day, Wade,
they come at you from all angles.
First Rhea, then McDonagh, then Dominik using the tights to pick up the win.
[Wade] By hook or by crook, get the victory.
That is the simple mantra of The Judgment Day.
"Dirty" Dom, with little help from his--
[Cole] Oh and Ricochet, ticked off!
[Wade] Just a sore loser, Cole.
[Cole] Off the recoil to Dominik.
Rhea Ripley…
dragging Dominik away from Ricochet, who setting Dominik up now in the corner.
[Wade] Thank goodness for Mami.
[Cole] Well, Dominik Mysterio picks up the victory tonight
over Ricochet, thanks to Mami Rhea Ripley, thanks to JD McDonagh.
Thanks to a handful of tights,
and now he heads into an important matchup tomorrow night.
Yeah, the workhorse champion Dominik Mysterio
defends his North American Championship tomorrow night
at NXT Halloween Havoc Night two.
And here tonight, speaking of NXT,
the return of the former NXT Tag Team Champions,
together for the first time in three years, here is #DIY.
[Tommaso] We've traveled the world together.
Gargano and Ciampa, #DIY movement.
[Johnny] #DIY, doing it yourself.
#DIY is us together.
[music]
[Tommaso] Fans they created this movement, they made us undeniable.
Our history, it's like no other, but now, now we look to what's next.
[Johnny] What if #DIY was on Monday Night Raw?
[Cole] #DIY back on Monday Night Raw!
How far can we take this thing? This is finally our moment.
[crowd chants] DIY! DIY!
[Cole] #DIY later on Tonight, on Monday Night Raw
to take on Kaiser and Vinci of the Imperium.
Tag team action Tonight. Live.
["Shoooosh" playing]
And tonight, Monday Night Raw
is presented by MTV's The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion,
Wednesdays at 8:00P.M. Eastern, 7:00P.M. Central, only on MTV.
-[bell ringing] -[Alicia] The following contest
is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Accompanied by Akira Tozawa and Maxxine Dupri,
the team of Chad Gable and Otis,
Alpha Academy.
[Cole] Alpha Academy will have their hands full tonight
against The Creed Brothers, coming up from NXT.
We'll show you how this match came about in just a little bit,
because this match is presented
by MTV's The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion,
Wednesdays at 8:00P.M. Eastern, 7:00P.M. Central, only on MTV.
The Academy, The Creed Brothers, live next.
I am going up against four of the most dominant women in this division.
The biggest. The baddest.
The best that this company has to offer.
Not one of them has the fight that I have.
The drive that I have
So they can consider me the underdog. They can put a chip on my shoulder.
That's okay. It'll make it that much sweeter
when I take each and every single one of them down.
At Crown Jewel, I'm going to show the entire world
why I am the most dominant woman on Raw
and become your Women's World Champion.
[Cole] We will hear from all five women tonight
as they prepare for the Women's World Championship Fatal 5-Way
this coming Saturday.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Crown Jewel special start time of 1:00 pm Eastern,
10:00 am in the morning on the West Coast.
Yeah, and Rhea Ripley statistically only has a 20% chance
of winning that match at Crown Jewel.
Her reign has never been under a greater threat.
Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, The Alpha Academy in tag team action.
And this was an open challenge put out on social media over the weekend
from coach Chad Gable of The Alpha Academy.
And who would accept? None other than Julius Creed
of the upcoming Creed Brothers from NXT.
Let's take a look at the impressive Julius and Brutus Creed.
[man] Julius and Brutus, The Creed Brothers!
[Julius] Our physicality, it's unmatched.
Our pace, unrivaled.
My brother and I, we're savages.
[Wade] Julius and Brutus, these two amateur studs.
Both two-time NCAA All-Americans.
Quite simply, Olympic-caliber athletes.
[Brutus] Pressure makes you or breaks you.
But you can check our track record.
[man] Creeds have won The Dusty Cup.
Julius and Brutus, they win gold.
This is the best tag team in NXT!
Thank you.
[Cole] That is what faces The Alpha Academy,
Gable and Otis here tonight.
I am so excited for the debut of The Creed Brothers on Monday Night Raw.
["All Rise" playing]
[Alicia] And their opponents,
Accompanied by Ivy Nile,
Julius and Brutus,
The Creed Brothers!
[Cole] On the right is Brutus Creed. He goes 5'11, 282.
A former two-time All-American NCAA wrestling champion.
The taller man is Julius Creed, 6'3, 229,
former two-time wrestling All-American at Duke University.
And then there is Ivy Nile.
Relentless, tenacious, motivated and elite.
They make up The Creed Brothers.
[Wade] Yeah, regular viewers of NXT are already aware,
but if you haven't seen The Creed Brothers in action before,
believe me, you are in for a treat.
[Cole] Tremendous athletes.
Old school in many ways.
This match is presented by
MTV's The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion,
Wednesdays at 8:00 pm Eastern, 7:00 pm Central, only on MTV.
And what a test for The Creed Brothers, Wade.
Chad Gable starting things off, the former US Olympian.
[Wade] Yeah, and I'll say this about Alpha Academy.
This is the reason why you never throw out an open challenge.
Because somebody like The Creeds might shock everyone and accept it.
[Cole] Well, the Monday Night Raw crew
is coming off a tremendous tour of Germany over the weekend.
Chad Gable is so excited about the performance overseas.
And again, the open challenge accepted by The Creed Brothers.
This is Julius Creed in the ring.
He had the most wins ever at Duke University.
One point in his career, he actually sparred
with former UFC Champion Daniel Cormier, a friend of course of WWE.
And Gable now, nice takedown of Julius Creed.
[Wade] Yeah, it's pretty rare that anybody can match Chad Gable
hold-for-hold in an early goings of a match,
but Julius Creed has just done that.
-The reason being Julius did qualify for-- -[Cole] Look at the power.
…2020 Olympic trials, opted instead to join NXT…
-Tag! -…but wow a powerhouse
and a technical display in the early going.
Talk about powerhouses,
right on cue, here's Brutus Creed.
[Cole] And the handoff to Brutus of Chad Gable,
who continues the vertical suplex.
Brutus Creed was inspired by WWE Hall of Famer Kurt Angle,
and he always wanted to be like Kurt Angle from an Olympic standpoint.
And then here in WWE, nice fireman's carry, and here comes Otis.
The 330 pounder from Alpha Academy.
[Wade] Now, we're getting power versus power.
Let's get the big boys in there.
[Cole] You know, Brutus was once number one in the nation.
Undefeated senior year in college.
Nice step down go behind, waistlock now on Otis,
who was a tremendous amateur wrestler in his own right.
[Wade] It's rare that anybody can get in the ring and out-power Brutus.
But if anyone's got a shot at that, it's Big Otis.
[Cole] Otis just blasting through.
Brutus, welcome to the big time.
[Wade] Yeah the last thing you want to do if you're The Alpha Academy,
is allow a couple of these kids from NXT
to come up here and embarrass you on your own open challenge.
[Cole] Now, Brutus, off the second rope and Otis still on his feet.
Tag made. Here comes Julius Creed.
And a lot of comparisons have been made to these young men,
as Otis explodes through the corner.
[Wade] Now, pacing at this level is just a little…
-[Cole] Chad Gable flies! -…faster for The Creeds,
and they're going to have to get up to speed real quick here.
And The Alpha Academy putting on a clinic.
Welcome to WWE, Julius and Brutus Creed.
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
The Creed Brothers against The Alpha Academy,
The Creeds from NXT, accepting Chad Gable's open challenge
over the weekend.
And this is Brutus Creed trying to prevent Chad Gable
from making the tag to Otis.
Misses wildly.
And now Gable, roll through.
Going to try to pick the ankle into the ankle lock.
And Brutus Creed with nowhere to go. Center of the ring.
Gable looking to tap him out.
[Wade] Tapped out many people with that. Oh reversal.
[Cole] Great reversal, and Gable's got a kick at two.
[Wade] Even Gable wasn't expecting that from the big man Brutus.
[Cole] And again, just the power of Brutus lifting Chad Gable up on his shoulders
and delivering a version of a Samoan drop there.
Cover now hook to the leg on Gable.
Kick out at two.
[Wade] That's what's so impressive about Brutus.
The power is one thing, you expect that,
but it's the speed and technique.
You're not supposed to be able to do that when you're as big as Brutus.
[Cole] You saw Maxxine and Tozawa moments ago.
That's Ivy Nile. She's in the corner of The Creed Brothers.
[Wade] The pit bull of NXT. Ivy Nile, a handful of in her own right.
[Cole] First woman to actually be a champion on NBC's Titan Game.
She's been described as a keg of dynamite, Ivy Nile.
And now can Gable make a tag,
trying to drag himself toward the corner, and Otis, tag made.
Here comes Julius Creed.
Went for the double team and Otis just plowing through The Creeds!
Look at Otis go.
[Wade] I guarantee you the experiences of The Creed Brothers.
They've never met anything quite like this guy before.
[Cole] Otis just tossing The Creeds around.
Oh, did you hear that impact?
[Wade] Just decapitates a Julius Creed who has no idea what's hitting.
Maxxine Dupri, impressed with what she's seen from the big man.
[Cole] Otis with a splash in the corner.
Time for the caterpillar.
Jump a little bit more!
-[Cole] Elbow, cover. -One… two…
[Cole] Julius kicks out.
[Wade] Right now, The Creeds have been completely decimated by The Alpha Academy.
What on earth can The Creeds pull out here?
-[Cole] Oh, what a running knee. -[Wade] There's your answer.
[Cole] Tag made.
There's no way.
Oh, off the top rope,
Julius! What athleticism!
Brutus, standing moonsault. Cover now, hook of the leg.
Chad Gable will break things up.
[Wade] Moves like those are supposed to be the realm of cruiserweights,
but The Creeds can do it all.
[Cole] Now, Julius and Chad both tumbling over the top rope
right out to the floor in front of us.
[Wade] Matchup completely broken down now.
Bodies flying at all angles.
[crowd chants] Otis! Otis!
[Cole] Now Brutus able to duck underneath. Collision, center of the ring.
Otis still on his feet, as is Brutus Creed.
[Wade] Neither man willing to budge.
Otis just seems to be getting stronger and stronger.
Brutus second rope, caught by Otis.
[Wade] Ridiculous.
[Cole]Oh, and planting him with a slam. Cover!
[Cole] Julius from the top rope.
[Wade] 450 Splash.
[Cole] And now Chad Gable with a moonsault.
There are bodies everywhere.
[crowd cheering]
What a tag team match.
[Wade] Olympic level freestyle competitors,
as we see the power of Otis.
But with moves like that, they could be Olympic level gymnasts too.
[crowd cheering]
Ridiculous, Cole.
[Cole] And now Maxxine on the apron, offering encouragement.
Ivy Niles getting involved.
[both arguing]
And now Maxxine dragging Ivy off the apron.
Tozawa trying to…
play peace,
play the peace-keeper.
Trying to fire up…
Uh oh, German suplex to Tozawa.
Where's he got the Heritage Cup?
[Wade] Pit bull Ivy Nile is as dangerous as they come, Tozawa.
[Cole] Otis with a big clothesline.
Down goes Brutus.
Otis now up in the second rope,
Julius Creed blow to the back.
You gotta be kidding me.
No way, that's 330 pounds.
[Wade] Don't even try it, Julius.
[Cole] Brutus is climbing up to the top rope.
[Wade] The hell did they make him out of?
[Cole] Brutus Ball!
-Cover. -[crowd] One, two, three.
What a win by the Creed brothers.
["All Rise" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners.
The Creed brothers.
[Wade] One of the most ludicrous
Raw debuts you will ever witness.
Wow.
[Cole] There have been comparisons to this team
of some of the great teams of all time,
including the Steiner's and the Road Warriors.
Because of moves like this.
The Brutus ball by Brutus Creed.
Julius and Brutus knock off the Alpha Academy
in their debut tonight on Monday Night Raw.
And a great show of respect.
By Gable and Otis to the Creed Brothers.
How impressed are you?
[Wade] That was superb from the Creed Brothers.
Raw and SmackDown management must be printing off contract offers as we speak.
I cannot wait to see the Creeds again
-on Raw or on SmackDown. -And I can't wait for Saturday.
It's Crown Jewel. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Cody Rhodes is going to go one-on-one
with Damian Priest of The Judgment Day.
Let's take you back to Monday Night Raw, last week and show you what happened.
Cody Rhodes would be taken out in a double team.
JD McDonagh went to the leg of Cody Rhodes
and then Damian Priest trying to shatter the ankle,
of the American Nightmare.
[Wade] Security came out just a little bit too late to save Cody Rhodes.
Later on in the night in our main event.
Jey Uso was about to receive the same treatment
before a limping Cody Rhodes made the save.
[Cole] Yeah Cody dragging himself out here.
And he was looking for an an eye for an eye.
A little bit of payback on Damian Priest.
Went after a priest with a steel chair.
Trying to injure Priest's ankle as well.
But Damian Priest thanks to Finn Bálor escaping danger
at the hands of the American Nightmare.
This match tonight--
-[knocking on door] -[man] Trick or treat.
-What? -[knocking on door]
-[man 1] Trick or Treat. -[man 2] Trick or Treat.
Come in.
[Kofi and Woods laughing hysterically]
-Yeah. -Yeah.
-You get it. -Get it, Come on.
No I don't get it.
Come on, man we're the…
[both] New Judgment Day.
-Trick or treat. -Trick or treat, come on.
No, you're supposed to put the candy in the--
-What is that? -What do you mean what is that?
You of all people should know what's going on?
-Thay don't have any candy. -But the light is on.
-I know come on guys. -Let's go to the next house, man.
-That's ridiculous. -No candy.
Aw, hola Mami.
-Whoa! Take it easy. -[speaking indistinctly]
-What the-- -What's going on?
Hey, Dom, You okay, buddy?
Listen, I'm glad you got the W, but,
what happened after the match?
No bueno.
Ricochet still needs to pay for what he did to me after that much.
You know what he would have…
if the entire Judgment Day would have been out there.
Look, you still beat Ricochet, okay?
So it's fine.
We need to focus on the rest of Judgment Day business tonight, okay?
Yeah, speaking of which.
I have a lot to focus on.
You know, I have Cody at Crown Jewel.
Not only that, I might just cash in that night.
Maybe on a broken down Seth.
Maybe on Drew.
May be on Roman Reigns.
Or just maybe I give LA Knight…
the shortest title championship reign of all time.
But, you know,
we're all supposed to be equals, right?
-No leaders -No leaders.
Did I miss a meeting where we decide matches for each other?
Look, is what Cody said last week,
bothering you or something?
There's no leaders here in The Judgment Day.
We've been through this, Priest.
The reason that I made the match tonight
with you and Sami is because,
you are the punishment of the Judgment Day.
You take care of everyone standing in our way.
It's what you do, right, guys?
-Damn right. -Yeah.
-Punishment. -Punishment.
All right, all right Take it easy.
Let's make tonight.
Not about Damian Priest, but about the Judgment Day.
-Okay -Because we run this place.
So let's show the world right?
-Yeah. -Yeah
-Right? -Yeah
We run this place.
-Exactly. -Let's do it.
Let's do it.
Dom, you already did it with the North American.
We've got this, okay? We got everything.
Judgment Day runs Monday Night.
[Miz] Awesome.
♪ I came to play, There's a price to pay… ♪
[Cole] Rhea is a master.
Turning things around that is.
[Wade] She is a master of a lot of things, Cole.
[Alicia] Please welcome the host of Miz TV,
The Miz!
[Cole] The Miz has been so excited all day long about this show tonight.
[Wade] Well, who can blame him?
Because the "A-lister" hosts one of the biggest guest of all time.
The longest reigning Intercontinental Champion.
"The Ring General" Gunther, that's on Miz TV.
And it's coming up next.
[Cole] Wade, we have our fact of the week brought to you by the MTV Challenge.
Did you know that The Miz is a two time,
uh,
Grand Slam Champion, the first ever in WWE history.
[Wade] Yes, I did know that.
So it's about time you, of all people,
put some respect on The Miz's name.
Because he's a first ballot Hall of Famer.
[Cole] Well I will show respect because he actually pulled off a coup.
He's going to have Gunther, the Intercontinental Champion
on Miz TV next.
["I Came To Play" playing]
[Nia] Since my return to Raw.
I have done everything I said I was gonna do.
I've squashed everyone.
Shayna Baszler squashed.
Zoey Stark squashed.
Raquel Rodriguez squashed.
On my first night back.
I squashed the most dominant champion Rhea Ripley.
At Crown Jewel.
I'm gonna show the world,
that I am the most dominant woman on Raw.
And become the next
Women's World Champion.
[Cole] Will the irresistible force once again become champion?
We will find out in a Fatal 5-Way for the Women's World Championship.
First woman to gain pinfall for submission,
becomes the champ this coming Saturday.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia special start time.
1:00 pm in the afternoon Eastern, 10:00 am in the morning West Coast.
It is WWE Crown Jewel, only on Peacock.
Meanwhile, it is time for Miz TV.
One of the most must see WWE talk show in history.
Welcome to…
[crowd] …Miz TV.
Miz TV and it's a very Halloween special edition.
So let's get it started.
After the announcement of the premium live event bash in Berlin,
I secured one of the best the biggest guest in Miz TV history.
Now, this is his first time
ever being on any WWE talk show.
So, ladies and gentlemen, please get up out of your seats
for the longest reigning
Intercontinental Champion in WWE history.
The Ring General,
Gunther!
[crowd murmuring]
It's his first time.
Probably doesn't know the protocols.
I announce your name, you come out.
So, ladies and gentlemen, please give it up
for The Ring General.
Gunther.
Right.
So do I have to speak in German?
Uhh, what do we got to do here to--
[Kaiser] Na, Na, Na.
[crowd booing]
You know, I hate to break it to you, Miz.
But The Ring General obviously,
is not just gonna walk down here.
Just because you tell him to.
[crowd murmuring]
I mean,
especially for you, The Miz.
Because you are literally,
everything that is wrong.
With the WWE Universe today.
[crowd booing]
I mean, you're the embodiment,
of what we absolutely despise.
You are not nothing…
but a clown, Miz.
You know, I've been called a lot of things.
I've been a lot of things.
But I've never been another man's sidekick.
And that must make you the third wheel.
[crowd cheering]
Weren't you your wife's sidekick on Total Divas?
[crowd "Oohs"]
He talks.
[crowd cheering]
With such a deep voice.
Did you-- he said something.
Give him a round of applause, Ladies and gentlemen.
He spoke.
And, uh, it's Miz and Mrs.
And you wish you could be yelled at by someone as hot as my wife.
[crowd cheering]
Instead of being yelled at by him.
And by the way.
You're allowing him to talk.
I thought you were in charge.
Listen, I talk when I want to talk all right?
Listen, you talk when The Ring General
tells you to or I tell you to.
["Symphony No. 9 In E Minor" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, there is the longest reigning
Intercontinental Champion of all time, obviously he's heard enough.
Over 500 days as Champion.
[Wade] And it's rare that somebody out dresses The Miz when it comes to suits.
But Gunther has just done exactly that.
[Cole] Wow.
Not sure I'd go that far.
[Wade] Well, you know nothing about style that's the problem, Cole.
Leave that to us Europeans.
[Cole] This time we're in a tie.
[Wade] Exactly that's my point.
[Imperium music continues]
Ladies and gentlemen, Gunther.
[crowd cheering]
Welcome to the show.
Please have a seat.
Or don't.
Since you didn't clearly understand the message
that I tried to get to you.
I'm not your guest.
I came here to make two things clear to you.
[crowd] What?
First of all,
[crowd] What?
It is the year 2023
and you seriously try to run a talk show?
[crowd] What?
Secondly.
This ring…
is sacred to me.
And everything you do here.
It's beneath me.
In fact.
You are beneath me.
-[crowd] What? -Miz.
I do not respect you.
[crowd] What?
Well, I've got to say that's a way to break the ice.
It's not the first time I heard that, probably not the last.
But let me explain something to you.
I interviewed.
An invisible John Cena in this seat that was more entertaining than you.
[crowd cheering]
[mouthing indistinctly]
And let me explain something else.
Whether it's movies, TV or in this ring,
I am the biggest star that WWE has.
[crowd cheering]
See Miz.
That's exactly your issue,
because once the bell rings,
it doesn't matter how entertaining you are,
when it gets serious
the only thing that matters
is how good of a wrestler you are.
And that's exactly why
you are,
a talk show host,
and I am
the greatest and longest reigning
Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion
of all time.
[crowd murmuring]
You want to talk serious?
You know,
I can be serious when I want to be.
I was serious when I beat Randy Orton
for my first WWE championship.
I was serious when I beat John Cena
in the main event of WrestleMania.
I was serious,
when I won my second WWE Championship
over a decade later.
And let me tell you something, and I want you to really understand me.
So I'm going to speak vary very slowly.
I was very serious,
when I made that title on your shoulder
the most prestigious and relevant title in all of WWE.
-[crowd cheering] -[mouthing indistinctly]
And I have no problem doing it again.
[crowd cheering]
It's this a--
Are you serious?
[crowd chanting] Take it back!
No, no.
Seriously I get it.
You are one of the greatest sports entertainers in history.
So you are all about creating memorable moments.
Why not create a Miz TV moment you'll never forget?
[speaking German]
[crowd murmuring]
[pumpkin thuds]
[crowd booing]
Are you not going to do something about this now?
What are you gonna do about it?
Like always, nothing.
[Cole] Oh, Miz has had enough.
And even with the numbers against him--
Oh, Gunther with a chop.
Miz was humiliated.
He was embarrassed.
Who do you think you are huh?
You are not in my league.
[mic thuds]
[Cole] Oh! Miz
will not give up without a fight.
And now, again, Vinci, Kaiser and Gunther.
[Wade] Should've just let it go, Miz.
[Cole] Well…
for all of Miz's faults he's a very proud man.
He's built a reputation in WWE.
Did not want to see that tarnished.
Did not want to be embarrassed tonight
by Imperium.
[Wade] Outnumbered,
and humiliated on his own show.
Even I feel a little bad for The Miz there.
♪ Yeah, we're on top, Only way to live it ♪
♪ And we won't stop, Not until we get it ♪
♪ Livin' on top, That's the way we do it ♪
[Cole] On the left is Tommaso Ciampa,
on the right is Johnny Gargano.
As the tag team, they are known as DIY.
They make their Monday Night Raw debut
live next against Kaiser and Vinci of Imperium.
Massive news last week during the WWE
live event Raw Tour in Germany.
For the first time ever,
Germany will host a major WWE premium live event.
Saturday, August 31, 2024.
It will be the Bash in Berlin
at the Mercedes Benz Arena.
2024 is shaping up to be a phenomenal year for WWE Internationally.
The Elimination Chamber comes to Perth, Australia, in February,
and now the news of the Bash In Berlin.
More info coming in the weeks ahead.
[background music]
Adam Pearce.
-Did you see what happened out there? -Yeah.
I have never been so disrespected and humiliated in my entire career.
Are you sure about that?
That's not the point.
Are you really going to let them do that
to a future first ballot Hall of Famer?
-I can't imagine it felt good. -No, it didn't!
I want a match with Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship.
Tell me why I should do that.
Do I need to rattle off my credentials?
First ever two time Grand Slam Champion.
Eight time Intercontinental Champion.
-Eight time Tag Team Champion-- -Miz we all know the credentials,
but I just can't give you a championship match.
If you'll calm down, I can give you an opportunity to earn one.
In fact, I'm supposed to be meeting guy right now
who has that exact thing in mind.
-Who? -Me.
Unless you've got a problem with that.
Didn't he already get an opportunity?
Be my guest.
Just know I'm the one taking the title off of him.
Mister P, we got some business to discuss.
[Cole] A lot of challengers
lining up for the Intercontinental Champion Gunther.
Meanwhile, his charges Vinci and Kaiser of Imperium are set to take on DIY.
Gargano and Ciampa making their Monday Night Raw debut.
Gargano starts things off with Giovanni Vinci.
A lot to talk about in this match-up.
In fact, DIY, Wade first formed back in 2015.
Former NXT Tag-team Champions.
[Wade] Yes, indeed two of the best the NXT has ever seen in Tag and in singles.
And they're going to have to be exactly that tonight to put away Imperium.
[Cole] Gargano, a former North American Champion at NXT, sends Vinci into corner.
Gargano chop, tag made to the former NXT Champion Tommaso Ciampa.
[Wade] Gargano is a triple threat champion in NXT.
A man who's done it's all.
[Cole] Oh, double team now on Vinci.
This is a huge match for Vinci, because, as you saw earlier on,
there have been some major issues between Vinci and Kaiser as of late.
[Wade] Oh, here go, Michael Cole, doing what he does best stirring the pot.
Yeah, there's been some issues.
There's been some problems here and there but this
is what you call a get right opportunity for Imperium.
A victory here, those issues disappear.
[Cole] He better get it right, he's in trouble.
Our main event has been made official.
For later on tonight
Rhea Ripley set the stage as we kicked off Raw.
Sami Zayn will take on the enforcer of the Judgment Day.
Señor Money in the Bank Damian Priest later on tonight.
Speaking of The Judgment Day,
JD McDonagh, he continues to audition for a spot in the group.
Imagine if he knocks off the World Heavyweight Champion
Seth "Freakin" Rollins tonight.
Rollins first singles match on Raw
in four months.
[Wade] That is pretty huge,
but right now, Imperium have managed to turn things around in a hurry
against DIY.
Ludwig Kaiser has been put in-charge of turning Vinci around
by the Intercontinental Champion Gunther, who we know is looking on at this match.
You talked about this being a get right match.
What if Kaiser and Vinci can't get it right?
How is Gunther gonna react?
-Oh! -[Wade] I'm sure it won't be good.
But what if an asteroid is going to hit the Earth tomorrow?
Uff, that must have felt like an asteroid hit in the jaw.
[Cole] And Ciampa now delivers a knee to Vinci.
How good do DIY look in this match?
[Wade] Well they've been razor sharp for--
[Cole] Gargano.
The first time, in over three years.
Ciampa and Gargano have been a team
[DIY clapping and yelling]
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Things going horribly thus far for Imperium,
who really barely got out of the blocks in this one.
[Cole] Let's not forget too-- Kaiser takes out Gargano.
Gargano and Ciampa haven't always had a well a nice road.
They had a serious rivalry for a long time in NXT.
Just showing you the type of competitors these two men are.
[Wade] You're right, but the truth is, they were two guys
who've never been handed a thing in this industry.
Had to scratch and claw their way,
and they're going to have to do that now
against Imperium because Imperium in full control.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] We are live tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Coming up this Saturday, of course, is Crown Jewel.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Peacock.
But in this tag team match-up.
It is Imperium with a lot on the line trying to get on the same page against
DIY, Ciampa and Gargano.
Their first match as a team in over three years.
[Wade] Wow, Imperium have been doing exactly that what a--
[Cole] Oh! what a move by Kaiser.
[Wade] It's been and continues to be from the Europeans.
[Cole] Tag to Vinci.
DIY, there's a reason they call themselves that,
and they'll need every bit of it for this match.
[Wade] It's that do it yourself mentality.
Nobody rolled out the red carpet for DIY when they arrived at NXT.
But Johnny Gargano is doing it for himself now-
in desperate need of that tag
from a fresh Tommaso Ciampa,
[Cole] Gargano trying to drag himself to the corner.
Vinci trying to intercept.
Gargano just caught him on the ear just enough to break free.
But Kaiser, dragging Ciampa off the apron.
[Wade] Absolutely superb strategy once again from Imperium.
[Cole] What a backbreaker by Vinci.
Cover for the win over Gargano.
Kick out at two.
[Wade] Technique, power and agility from Giovanni Vinci,
perhaps the unsung hero of Imperium at times.
[Cole] At times, because he's fallen on rough times as of late.
[Wade] Well, now is the opportunity to put things right.
Show Gunther just how vital you are.
[Cole] And Vinci now.
You saw a bit of frustration when Gargano kicked out. the backbreaker.
Now Johnny trying to fight back.
Johnny Wrestling, as he calls himself, lives and breathes this business.
It's all he's ever wanted to do.
And he plants him with a DDT!
[Wade] Yeah unrelenting passion for this industry.
Unrelenting drive.
There's a reason you simply cannot write off Johnny Gargano.
Even when the chips are down.
-[Cole] Tag. -[Wade] This has to be it for Gargano.
[Cole] Kaiser legal, Ciampa legal as well.
And the former NXT champion Tommaso Ciampa explodes into the ring.
[Wade] Sicilian Psychopath with the wind in his sails.
[Cole] And there's a reason he's called that,
so unorthodox.
That never say die attitude.
Loves to administer punishment and pain.
And that's what Ciampa is doing here to Imperium.
[Wade] Just a marathon man.
Cardio for days.
Kaiser sent across the ring.
Ciampa will mount him.
Thesz press now.
Hammers away with the right hands
to Ludwig Kaiser.
Champa is old school tough as they come.
[Cole] Oh, Ciampa caught him.
Bang! back of his head against the mat.
That reverse DDT.
And a kick out at two by Kaiser.
[Wade] Cogs beginning to turn over in the mind of Ciampa.
Going through that huge playbook that he has.
[Cole] A ton of pressure on Imperium tonight
because the Intercontinental Champion Gunther is looking on.
Meanwhile, went for the Fairytale Ending, Kaiser able to block.
[Wade] Perhaps Kaiser heard you disappoint The Ring General at your peril.
[Cole] Up on the shoulder that-- rolling--
Oh, look out now.
Breaking things up is Gargano.
[Wade] Yeah, just in the nick of time.
[Cole] Went for rolling fireman's carry, Gargano able to break things up.
Now, Gargano
with a knee right-- kick to the face.
Kaiser follows up as well.
[Wade] Penalty kick to the jaw.
[Cole] Ciampa stacks him up, kick out…
by Kaiser.
[Wade] Kaiser looking a little groggy here.
Trying to block that kick.
[Cole] What a clothesline.
Were you saying looking groggy?
[Wade] Yeah, that was playing a little possum perhaps?
I didn't think that kick of Ciampa really caught Kaiser flush.
Apparently it didn't.
[Cole] And here comes Vinci.
Double team coming from Imperium looking for the victory.
Ciampa though able to block, backdrop.
Kaiser. Oh! Runs into a kick by Gargano.
[Wade] Gargano saving the--
Here we go.
-[Cole] And a kick out by Vinci. -[crowd] One, two.
[Cole] Ciampa able to kick out as well.
Vinci with a chop.
[Wade] Straight out of Gunther's playbook.
[Cole] Vinci. Wow!
Oh, uh! Nobody home.
Running knee.
Tag.
Gargano is legal.
[crowd cheering]
Vinci trying to figure out where he's at.
[crowd cheering]
This is vintage DIY.
Meet in the middle!
-Cover by Gargano. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-Win for DIY. -[bell rings]
["It's Our Moment" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
DIY.
[Cole] What a win for DIY.
Meanwhile, Imperium continues to have their issues.
Vinci did not get the job done again.
[Wade] Oh, I hate to agree with you.
You're absolutely right, Cole.
And this is where it all went wrong for Vinci.
Went big and it backfired.
And this meeting in the middle
will always get the job done.
On that I will add this,
it's not going to be pretty
when Kaiser and Vinci get back to Gunther.
["It's Our Moment" playing]
[Cole] Impressive for Ciampa and Gargano tonight.
And almost a look of disgust
on the face of Ludwig Kaiser
as Imperium's problems continue.
["It's Our Moment" playing]
[dramatic music]
[speaking Japanese]
[in English]
[in Japanese]
When Shinsuke Nakamura decided he was sick and tired of waiting for opportunities.
He became more dangerous than ever.
Speaking of someone not waiting around for opportunities anymore,
Xia Li just asked her opponent tonight…
Candice Michelle.
[Corey] The Poison Pixie.
Candice LeRae is on Monday Night Raw.
["Wickeder Ways" playing]
The Poison Pixie honed her craft
traveling the globe.
["Wickeder Ways" playing]
[LeRae] Train for battle to become resilient, tenacious,
and never waver,
no matter what stands in front of me.
[Wade] While Michael Cole's stuck in 2008
that was indeed Candice LeRae.
-["Wicked Ways" playing] -[bell dings]
[ring announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Indi Hartwell
from Riverside, California,
Candice LeRae.
[Cole] I profusely apologize to Ms. LeRae.
Well tonight, Monday Night Raw is presented by
MTV's The Challenge: Battle for a New Champion.
Wednesdays at 8:00 pm Eastern, 7:00 pm Central, only on MTV.
-Getting old is a terrible thing. -[Wade giggles]
[Cole] Nonetheless, Candice LeRae
is in action against the upstart Xia Li
who wants to seize the opportunity.
They go one-on-one live, next, on Monday Night Raw.
[Xia speaking Chinese]
[Cole] Xia Li, the first Chinese woman to ever compete in a WWE ring.
She says her time is right now.
[Xia speaking Chinese]
[Cole] And that is who Candice LeRae must face right here
on Monday Night Raw.
Let's show you what happened last week.
Xia Li seizing in the moment.
Candice LeRae was in the back watching Indi Hartwell,
who was there looking on after her match up.
[yelling]
[LeRae coughs]
That was a message for Indi too.
[coughs]
[Cole] But Candice looks for revenge here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
["Fighting Spirit" playing]
[ring announcer] Here is her opponent from Chongqing, China,
Xia Li!
[Cole] Wade, tell me all about Xia Li.
[Wade] Well, Xia Li is someone… She's a lifelong combat sport athlete,
as we're getting a display of some of that right now.
A specialist in the martial art of wus- Wushu, excuse me.
But for my money,
Xia is someone I thought was going to make
really big waves on Raw when she arrived,
like she did in NXT.
And for some reason that just hasn't happened.
I get it, there is a language barrier at times that may be an issue.
Some new superstars take a little while to get their feet under the table,
but it would appear whatever the issues were,
Xia Li has had enough of waiting for those opportunities
and is now grabbing the bull by the horns
and taking people like Candice LeRae
and Indi Hartwell to task.
[Cole] Wade here's the issue though.
When Xia Li says she's sick of waiting around,
-she's going to seize the opportunity. -[bell dings]
It's one thing to say it, it's another thing
to attack someone from behind.
Now you get to get in the ring and win a match.
And she's in there against a former NXT Tag Team Champion
in Candice LeRae, who's taking the fight out of Xia Li.
[Wade] Candice LeRae, clearly enraged, calls herself The Poison Pixie.
Don't be fooled by the small, demure package,
carries a real sting.
[Cole] Saw Indi Hartwell at ringside.
She took Becky Lynch to the limit last week in a great match.
Cover now by Candice and a kick out by Xia Li.
[Wade] Look, the attack by Xia Li last week
to Candice LeRae wasn't designed to finish the job,
it was simply to say, "Hey, here's the warning shot.
I want a piece of you."
Well, now you've got it.
[Cole] Xia spinning Candice around and catching it with the right hand.
Xia Li with a big slap to Candice
and now using the apron to her advantage.
-[Wade] Yeah, and strikes-- -[Li chuckles] Come on!
[Wade] Striking ability is really--
Xia Li, one-on-one for a time in NXT.
Everyone's aware of that.
[Cole] And Candice with a boot right to the mouth of Xia Li.
[Wade] And this can be the issue
once you start getting a little too excited.
[Cole] Roll up by Candice. Only a one count.
Li with a running knee caught Candice right on the jaw
and a kick to the side of the head, and Candice is down.
Candice has not moved off the spin kick by Xia Li.
[Xia] Let's go!
[Indi] Let's go, Candice.
[referee] Hey, whoa--
[Wade] Referee's been taking a very close look at Candice.
[Cole] I think Candice is out.
-[referee] Stay back. -That's easy.
[Wade] Even Xia Li surprised.
[Indi] Go, Candice.
[Cole] Candice starting to come to now.
[Indi] Go easy.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] She has no idea where she is.
The referee is going to have to step in here and do something.
[Wade] Or Xia Li will do it for you.
[referee] That's it. Come on. We can't do this.
-That's it. -[bell dings]
[Lashaunn] Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has determined
that Candice LeRae can no longer continue.
Therefore, the winner of the match is Xia Li.
[Cole] Well, that was a great call by the official Daphanie Lashaunn.
Candice LeRae clearly in no state to compete
after having her bell rung by that spin kick from Xia Li
and now the official calling for some help.
The trainer now on his way to the ring.
[Wade] And sometimes it happens with strikes.
Just catch someone in the right spot.
It rocks them and it's game over.
[Cole] Very aggressive Xia Li tonight.
[Wade] Turned out to be an easy night's work for Xia Li
than perhaps she even thought.
But victory nonetheless.
[Cole] Xia picks up the win with sudden impact.
A spin kick to the face of Candice LeRae.
Xia wanted to make an impact…
and she did
I'm fine. I'm fine.
-[Jey] My dawg, my dawg. -Oh!
My dawg!
Aye, man, I see you out there with that passion, uce.
You got me back here fired up. I'm ready to go right now.
-I'm fired up. -Yo, yo, yo.
I just want to say good luck against Damian Priest tonight, you got this.
Man, thanks for always having my back.
-Stop playing with me. -No. Come on.
-Stop playing with me. I got you. -Come on.
Excuse me, guys, I'm so sorry to interrupt this.
Honestly, I was just hoping I could get a word with Jey.
Yeah, yeah. That's good.
I gotta… I got to bounce. I got my match.
-Yeet. Be smooth. Be smooth. -My dawg. My dawg.
Thanks, Sami, appreciate it.
Listen, Jey, I was just hoping I could talk to you
about The Judgment Day after Finn Bálor,
I know, it cost you your match against Damian Priest last week.
Yeah. Check it out. I'm going to slide on Finn soon, okay?
Sami Zayn is going to handle business tonight.
Cody Rhodes will handle business at Crown Jewel.
But I was thinking about something else.
Maybe me and Cody can get those tag titles from Judgment Day
just one more time, and then
I'm going to see how Miss Rhea Ripley feels about it.
Yeet.
[Cole] This Saturday at WWE, Crown Jewel, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
1:00 pm in the afternoon, eastern, 10:00 am in the morning on the west coast.
Rhea Ripley defends her World Championship
in a Fatal 5-Way Match, with the first woman
to gain pinfall or submission becomes the champion.
Could it be this woman, Shayna Baszler?
You are what you do, not what you say you'll do.
And what I plan on doing is ripping and tearing limb by limb,
four women who parade themselves around Monday Night Raw
as though they're worthy competition.
But none of them truly understand the pain that I am capable of inflicting.
And at Crown Jewel, I'm going to show the world
that I'm the most dominant woman on Raw
and become the next Women's World Champion.
[Cole] Meanwhile back live here on Monday Night Raw.
You see trainer's concerned over the state of Candice LeRae
who was knocked out by a kick of Xia Li moments ago.
You see her husband Johnny Gargano there as well.
Um, hopefully Candice will be okay.
Yeah, it's horrible to see, but WWE,
I can tell you firsthand
we have the best medical staff in the world
and she's in very good hands.
Follow social media for all the updates on Candice LeRae.
Well, switching gears now as we continue to talk
about Crown Jewel this coming Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins defends the World Heavyweight Championship
against this man, "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre.
[ring announcer] Here's you winner
and the new WWE Champion.
[McIntyre] One of the most memorable moments in my career
happened during a time in history
that nobody wants to remember.
I find myself looking back and asking.
Was the sacrifice worth it?
Of course.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't angry.
Before the age of 30, I'd been named The Chosen One.
Failed, then fired.
Forced to reinvent myself.
And ultimately, I took my second chance.
Finally, after 20 years of giving absolutely everything to this industry,
I won the Royal Rumble.
[crowd cheers]
[commentator] Drew McIntyre's going to WrestleMania.
[Graves] Drew McIntyre has never had an opportunity at a WWE championship.
[McIntyre] I had the fans behind me.
There was going to be a stadium full of people screaming my name.
[Saxton] The biggest match of Drew McIntyre's career.
[McIntyre] And I slayed the beast in the main event of WrestleMania.
Finally Drew McIntyre will be WWE Champion.
Then…
everything changed overnight.
[female reporter] The World Health Organization
has just declared that this is a pandemic.
[McIntyre] WrestleMania is going to be in front of nobody?
You've got to be freaking kidding me.
I'm pissed off.
Things are getting all screwed up.
The pandemic shut the world down.
And although WWE carried on,
I was all alone.
I beat Brock Lesnar, became WWE Champion in this very building.
[commentator] A fourth Claymore!
[McIntyre] The biggest moment of my career,
with no one there to celebrate.
Still. I did what I've always done,
my job.
I defended my title against the very best WWE has to offer.
Putting my body through absolute hell.
I needed to be a champion to be proud of.
When everybody finally returned,
my moment had passed.
For years, I fought and clawed my way to get it back.
When WWE returned to the UK once again
everything aligned.
I was going to beat Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
with 60,000 people screaming me on.
Only for The Bloodline to cheat
and take it all away from me.
Unlike everyone else,
I won't forgive The Bloodline.
I can't erase the past.
But at Crown Jewel, I can make it right.
For Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
this is another title defense in a Hall of Fame career.
But for me,
this is everything.
We both live for this.
Seth is willing to break his back to keep his championship,
and I'm willing to break his back to take it from him.
I need this.
No more broken dreams.
2020, Seth Rollins was my first title defense.
And at Crown Jewel,
I will be his last.
[Cole] Everything Drew McIntyre says, is true,
but Seth Rollins says
McIntyre has to stop making excuses
and blaming everybody for his problems.
McIntyre has an opportunity to correct the wrong this coming Saturday.
It's Rollins, McIntyre, WWE Crown Jewel,
live, on Peacock.
["Visionary" playing]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
[ring announcer] Please welcome
the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
[Cole] Let's talk about Seth Rollins for a moment.
Can he keep it up at this breakneck pace?
We'll talk all about that, because coming up next,
for the first time in four months,
the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins
has a singles match on Monday Night Raw
versus JD McDonagh, live, next.
This match, this Fatal 5-Way Match, is for me.
You see, when I'm inside that ring,
I'm the hunter
and the female that are standing in there with me,
they're my prey.
Because I was born for this. This is my destiny.
I am unstoppable.
So at Crown Jewel, I'm going to prove to the world
that I am the most dominant female on the Raw roster
and become your new Women's World Champion.
[Cole] She's the real dark horse in this Fatal 5-Way Match
for the world championship this coming Saturday at Crown Jewel,
Zoey Stark, will she meet her destiny?
It takes place, special start time,
1:00 pm in the afternoon on the East Coast,
10:00 in the morning on the West Coast. Saturday on Peacock.
It is Crown Jewel, where the man in the ring,
the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins,
will defend his championship
against "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre.
Is it McIntyre's moment?
Will he regain the world title?
Or will Seth Rollins continue the incredible run he's been on
since he won the championship back in May,
-in Saudi Arabia? -Greenville!
[crowd cheers]
Welcome
to Monday night Rollins.
[crowd cheers]
And I am a Visionary.
I am a revolutionary.
I am Seth…
[crowd] "Freakin" Rollins.
Oh, yeah!
And, Greenville,
I'm feeling like getting a little loose out here tonight.
[crowd cheers]
So I have graciously agreed to beat the bejesus
out of the Judgment Day's little bad boy JD McDonagh
right here tonight.
[crowd cheers]
And I will do that
in preparation for this Saturday night
Crown Jewel,
Seth Rollins versus Drew McIntyre
for the World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheers]
And I am a fan of Drew McIntyre,
so I'm going to say this
as respectfully as I can.
After hearing what Drew had to say just a few minutes ago,
Boo freaking hoo.
[crowd laughs]
Boo hoo! Cry me a river,
you big Scottish baby.
Now you want to flash back to 2020, right?
All of us were suffering in some way, all right?
All of us were fighting our battles in some way, all right?
There were people out there
who had it a lot worse off than you did, okay?
They didn't know when they were going to get their next paycheck.
They didn't know when they were going to get
their next batch of groceries.
They didn't know if they were ever going to see their loved ones again.
Some of them didn't get to.
So excuse me for not feeling sorry for you
that you didn't get to win
the WWE Championship the way you dreamt it.
[crowd cheers]
And you want to go blame everything after that
on The Bloodline.
All your failures, all your shortcomings.
Well, I say again, cry me a river.
Get in line.
Get in line with guys like Sami Zayn.
Get in line…
I don't like him… With guys like Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheers]
You don't hear those guys asking for any pity now,
do you, Mr. McIntyre?
But I will say this, Drew,
you were a hell of a champion.
And this Saturday at Crown Jewel.
if you can take this title from me,
if you can pry it from my waist,
I will be the first man there to shake your hand
and call you champ, just like I did back in 2020.
[crowd cheers]
But I ain't the same guy you beat back then, man.
The messiah's long gone.
I am no longer the architect.
There is a reason
these people sing my song.
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
There is a reason--
[Cole] Oh, wait a minute!
JD McDonagh,
who has a match with Rollins
ambushing the champion from behind.
Picking his moment, picking his spot, trying to create his moment.
[Wade] Well, "Judgment Day's little bad boy"
as Seth Rollins just called him,
packs one hell of a punch.
[Cole] He's called himself the necessary evil in the past,
and he's looking to take out the World Heavyweight Champion.
Seth, you don't have to do this.
[crosstalk]
[crowd chants]
[Cole] The official, Rod Zapata. Checking in with Seth.
He wants to make sure he's ready to go
-like he says he is. -[bell dings]
And the matchup's underway.
And Rollins catches McDonagh with a boot to the face.
And now he sends McDonagh outside the ring.
And here comes the World Champion.
[Wade] When you get the jump on Seth Rollins
and it doesn't work, you're in big trouble.
[Cole] And Rollins,
with his title defense coming on Saturday…
McDonagh looking to retreat.
[Wade] And who could blame him?
Seth Rollins in this kind of mood, no, thank you.
[Cole] Remember, McDonagh came out here tonight
with some marching orders from Rhea Ripley
and basically said,
"Show, Seth Rollins what happens
when you don't align yourself with The Judgment Day
[Wade] Yeah, it's a lot easier being inside the clubhouse
of The Judgment Day than on the outside taking potshots.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley has made an offer
to both Rollins and McIntyre to join the group.
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
And McDonagh runs into a chop again by Rollins.
And Rollins rallying,
but asked the question before the break,
as you see the welts now building
on the chest of JD McDonagh.
[JD] How do you like it?
[Cole] Oh, and again!
How long can Seth Rollins keep this pace up?
With that back hanging by a thread, I'll question this.
It's been four months since Seth competed on Raw.
Why on earth did he decide to do it
five days before Crown Jewel and Drew McIntyre?
To me, that's insanity.
[Cole] He's a proud champion.
He is a fighting champion.
[Wade] He's stubborn, that's what he is.
[Cole] A workman's champion.
Wants to take on all comers, but at some point
it's going to cost Rollins.
Back body drop to McDonagh.
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] So far, this one has just been easy going for Seth Rollins.
You know, McIntyre is somewhere watching on,
and that does not bode well for The Scottish Warrior.
[Rollins] How do you like it, kid? [grunts]
[Cole] Hey, Rollins can ill afford to be dinged
heading into the match on Saturday.
McDonagh… Nice move by JD.
Now, elbow to top that.
Corkscrew right into Rollins,
and now McDonagh has an opportunity
to try to climb back into the match.
[Wade] Well, if he's taken a beating like McDonagh has,
and he can still pull out moves like that,
you're something very special indeed.
And watch when this kick gets the upper hand.
-[Zapata] One, two, three. -[Wade] As vicious as they come.
[Cole] McDonagh, who was trained by Judgment Day member Finn Bálor.
[Wade] Finn, who's had his own issues over the years
with Seth Rollins, as we all know about.
-[Cole] McDonagh, he can be sinister… -[Zapata] One.
-[Cole] He can be vicious. -[Zapata] Two. Three.
Four.
[Cole] We mentioned before, he once referred to himself as "necessary evil,"
and still not a full-fledged member of Judgment Day yet.
[Wade] Yeah, which for me, is crazy.
Who am I to question the judgment of the Judgment Day?
But he'd earned his stripes a long time ago in my book,
and he's continuing to do so.
[Cole] He knocks off Rollins tonight and punch his ticket.
And Rollins fighting back against McDonagh.
Rollins goes into this challenge against The Scottish Warrior, Saturday.
What does he have to do to keep the championship, Wade?
[Wade] In my opinion, his best bet is to align himself with The Judgment Day.
[Cole] You know he's not going to do that.
[Wade] I don't know that he's going to do that.
[crosstalk]
[Wade] No, first rule of business, you never take--
[Cole] Oh, my goodness!
McDonagh launched over the top rope.
[Zapata] One.
[crowd clapping]
[Zapata] Two.
And Rollins…
[Zapata] Three.
[Cole] Here comes Seth,
McDonagh driven right over the announce table.
Seth Rollins, the world champ, in control.
[crowd sings "Visionary"]
[Cole] For the first time in four months,
the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth Rollins,
is in a singles match-up here on Monday Night Raw.
He's taking on JD McDonagh, crony of The Judgment Day.
Let's show you what happened to Mr. McDonagh
before the commercial break.
[Wade] Landing face first for JD McDonagh
after that looping fall over the top rope,
but McDonagh once again recovering
and now targeting that back of Seth Rollins.
[Cole] Again, Seth Rollins continues to move at this breakneck pace
as he prepares to defend the championship, Saturday,
in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
WWE Crown Jewel, against "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] The story is written all over the face of Seth Rollins the grimace.
He might be getting the upper hand back once again,
but the damage may be done to that spine.
[Cole] Special start time, Saturday,
1:00 pm in the afternoon on the East Coast.
10:00 in the morning on the West Coast
for Crown Jewel on Peacock, as Rollins tees off on McDonagh.
[crowd cheers]
You know, Seth Rollins could be ripe for the picking, come Saturday, Wade.
The condition his backs in.
Drew McIntyre, perhaps one of the toughest,
if not the toughest competitor to date for Seth Rollins.
[Wade] Yeah, McIntyre has that chip on his shoulder right now.
He feels like the world owes him something.
And that, for Seth Rollins is a big 280-pound problem.
[Cole] It's amazing how that will drive you,
when you feel like you're owed something.
You've got to go out there and take it.
[Wade] Also means you'll pull out all the stops
that is perhaps no level to which he won't stoop
in pursuit of the gold.
[Cole] Nobody home as McDonagh steps out of harm's way,
but he runs into a clothesline by Rollins.
Is it McIntyre's moment, Saturday, Wade?
[Wade] I got to say yes.
[Cole] A roll up, McDonagh looking for an upset here.
Rollins kicks.
[Wade] We've got a weakened Seth Rollins.
[Cole] Sling blade.
[Wade] And McIntyre is a match
for anyone as Brock Lesnar himself once found out at WrestleMania.
[Cole] Running knee by Rollins, collapses into the cover,
hooks the leg now on JD McDonagh, who kicks out at two.
[Wade] Now even Seth, the World Heavyweight Champion,
showing some frustrations.
This, JD McDonagh might not like him.
You have to respect his durability in that ring.
[Cole] Yeah. Highly talented, McDonagh.
[Wade] So difficult to put him away.
[Cole] Tremendous crowd here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
The atmosphere will be electric, come Saturday, at Crown Jewel.
Will McIntyre be in this position for Rollins to go for the stomp?
McDonagh, however, moved out of harm's way momentarily
looking for the Pedigree, was Rollins.
McDonagh again with a head butt.
[Wade] Glaswegian kiss from the Irishman.
Page right out of Drew McIntyre's own book.
[Cole] Again, I was going to mention that,
that's what Rollins is going to have to try to avoid,
come Saturday, at Crown Jewel.
And now, McDonagh, up to the top rope,
looking to put the world champion away,
has to land on his feet and roll through
as Rollins moved out of harm's way.
Rollins hooking McDonagh.
McDonagh though, into the jack-knife cover, is it enough?
Bridge out by Rollins.
Seth turns it around,
went for a Pedigree again.
McDonagh able to counter.
Knee!
[Wade] Three times he's attempted that Pedigree
and every single time… Oh!
[Cole] Oh, my goodness!
Cover by McDonagh. Is it enough?
And a kick out by Rollins.
Every single angle you come at JD McDonagh,
he has some form of reversal for it.
Take a look at this. This is gravity-defying stuff.
[Cole] McDonagh trying to figure out
how he did not put the world champion away there.
[Wade] And I'm trying to figure out how Judgment Day
hasn't signed this guy up already.
[Cole] He's trying to prove himself again here tonight.
[Wade] Well, you hang in like this, I guess,
against Seth Rollins, and you get the upper hand
this deep into the match, you're a bloody good.
[Cole] And longer this match goes,
the bigger the smile gets on the face of Drew McIntyre.
Rollins
with JD McDonagh up high,
bucklebomb from the champion.
Rollins heading up to the top.
[Wade] Bad back and all, putting it all--
[Cole] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh.
Mr. Money in the Bank Damian Priest is here.
Splash. Distraction. Counter. Cover.
Rollins almost got picked off.
[Wade] Damian Priest has a referee with him too.
We might see a cash-in here, Cole.
[Cole] Cash in any time he wants against the world champion.
Will it be tonight, against Seth Rollins?
A big smile on Priest's face as he relaxes here in front of the announce table.
[Wade] Send your Money in the Bank, the most dangerous man in the locker room
if you hold gold.
[Cole] And Rollins realizes what's waiting for him here at ringside.
And it behooves Seth to put this match away quickly and get out of Dodge.
Didn't have to be this way, Seth.
Judgment Day made you an offer.
And again, Rollins continues to glance back at Priest.
It's JD McDonagh's opportunity perhaps. Rollins now up to the top rope.
He's got McDonagh hooked.
[Cole] Oh, and a superplex.
[Wade] Think of the back of Seth Rollins on a move like that.
And again now trying to fight through the pain.
[Cole] Put McDonagh away.
We keep talking about McIntyre and Rollins Saturday at Crown Jewel.
Damian Priest may have other thoughts.
-Gonna make a move? -Come on, make me.
The impact.
Rollins now screaming at Priest.
-Never take your eye off JD McDonagh. -McDonagh now hooking Rollins.
Rollins slides through.
-Now Rollins hits the pedigree. -Well, it took about five attempts.
Stop.
Cover by Rollins as he stares right at Mr. Money in the Bank.
-[bell dinging] -["Visionary" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Cole] Your move, Mr. Money in the Bank.
Oh. Hold on.
Make a move. Make a move. Come on, make a move.
-Yeah. I'm waiting on it. -Good.
-Make a move. -It's inevitable.
-Ah. -Careful what you wish for, champ.
Yeah. Don't waste that on me.
Don't waste that on me.
[Cole]If not tonight,
-then how about Saturday? -Don't waste that on me.
[Cole] On either Rollins or McIntyre
or Roman Reigns or LA Knight.
Damian Priest controls his future.
Meanwhile, Rollins can't worry about that.
He's got to focus on an angry Scottish warrior,
Drew McIntyre, Saturday at Crown Jewel.
[audience cheering]
…The breath, he may have missed it.
I know you saw everything that happened out there.
And you're right, I did see it.
And look, regardless of the referee's decision,
you had a hell of a showing out there.
-Thank you, but-- -We appreciate you.
Maybe to make it up to you, what do you say I give you an opportunity
to earn a match for the Intercontinental title?
I mean, I say that sounds good, but I still have a bone to pick
-with little "Dirty" Dominik. -I feel that.
-Adam! -Oh, no.
-Trick or street? Are you for real? -Are you for real right now?
And yes, trick or street, the match is next.
I don't have time to debate this with you, Hitman, Anvil.
As you can see, it's Monday and I got a lot on my plate.
Yes.
Yes, you do. Cute costume.
-Costume? -[laughs]
The gods demand that we speak to you about the Intercontinental Championship.
We'll see you in your office.
Okay, in my office.
I need a drink.
-[Cole] So do I. -["Sky's The Limit" playing]
Well…
Natalya is preparing for our Trick Or Street fight
-and interesting, well, costume. -[bell dinging]
[Alicia] The following is a Trick Or Street fight.
Introducing first, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
Natalya.
[Cole] Obviously, Chelsea and Piper trying to get under Natalya's skin,
dressing up as Natalya's father, Jim DeAngelo Neidhart,
and of course, Bret Hart
It's Chelsea versus Natalya, trick or street fight,
where anything goes, next.
And this Saturday, an hour before Crown Jewel gets underway,
it's the Crown Jewel kickoff show.
Megan Morant, Peter Rosenberg,
Matt Camp will host and then, Wade, you and I'll be at
ringside for Sami Zayn and JD McDonagh.
[Wade] Oh, JD McDonagh's got amazing recovery skills after that beatdown
from Seth Rollins, but we'll see you there.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome "The Man" Becky Lynch.
Becky, it's been a few days now since we all witnessed
what was an epic battle for the NXT Women's Championship.
Now that you've had a little bit of time to reflect,
what's your takeaway as you look back on an incredible run with that title?
Well…
Currently, I'm a little lighter in the waist
and a little heavier in the heart,
but if somebody was going to take that title from me,
it had to be somebody that was passionate, someone that was hungry,
someone that eats, sleeps, and drinks this, and that is Lyra.
But I'm not afraid of losing. It never has kept me down.
It never will keep me down.
That is why, in the span of just 42 days, I was able to defend my title more times
than Rhea Ripley has all year.
More times than Roman Reigns has all year. I am the catalyst for change.
The reason that every woman who wanted an opportunity in the back got one.
I said before, I'll say it again. I don't need the title.
The title needs me.
Well, that is quite a statement. And Becky, I think it begs the question--
Becky, Becky, Becky.
Are you scared of me over by not giving me a chance at the title?
Then you lose it.
What are you doing?
Xia, you want to fight? We can fight right here, right now.
We will…
but on my time.
On your time? It's been three weeks.
Three weeks she keeps doing this. When is her time?
[Cole] Xia Li knocking out Candice LeRae earlier tonight.
Nonetheless, it is time for our Trick Or Street fight.
Anything goes. The only win would be a pinfall or submission.
There are no disqualifications or count outs.
And, Wade, don't be eyeing the candy.
[Wade] Yeah, I'm not a big fan of Halloween.
It kind of gives me the heebie-jeebies.
I'm not going to lie. This setup right now is not helping.
[Alicia] And her opponent, accompanied by Piper Niven,
she is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Chelsea Green!
[Cole] So Chelsea is dressed as Bret the Hitman Hart
of the Hart Foundation. Of course,
Piper Niven dressed as Jim the Anvil Neidhart,
the late, great Jim the Anvil Neidhart.
Of course, the father of that woman, Natalya.
And tonight,
Monday Night Raw is presented by
MTV's The Challenge: Battle For A New Champion.
Wednesdays at 8:00 PM Eastern,
7:00 PM Central, only on MTV.
So what are you going to dress up as Halloween?
[Wade] I've got this really good costume of a guy named Bad News Barrett.
He was my favorite WWE superstar.
[Cole] I think you're going to try to impersonate a wrestling commentator.
[Wade] At least I would have got Candice LeRae's name correct.
[Cole] I'm never going to ever live that down.
So it's Chelsea and Natalya one-on-one here tonight
in our Trick Or Street fight on
-the Eve of Halloween. -[bell dinging]
[Wade] A little known fact, Chelsea Green is terrified of bunnies.
Would you have to think of a psychological,
I mean, she told me she watched Donnie Darko once.
-Oh. -[Cole] That's a pie, a pumpkin pie.
[Wade] It's getting out of hand already, Cole.
And now…
the cackle of Jim the Anvil Neidhart here
as he's taking a look at the pie to the face of Natalya.
[Wade] We call that the excellence of execution.
Actually, we don't, but we should.
And now, you know what they say about candy?
Candy's candy. Liquor's quicker. And Chelsea.
And now the candy corn kendo stick is in the ring.
[Wade] Skeletons are going flying.
Never seen that before in a match, Cole.
[Cole] Oh, goodness.
And now the candy cane, or candy corn,
whatever, kendo stick from Natalya and Natalya sending Chelsea into
the timekeeper's area.
Get up, get up!
[Cole] Is our timekeeper Berkeley wearing a costume?
Tugboat outfit.
[Cole] And now Chelsea with the, uh,
the trash can lid, uh, right across the back of Natalya.
Natalya looks like that skeleton that's laying next to her now.
I mean, I don't know how you even begin to strategize
for a match like this, but things are about to get ugly, Cole.
I can tell you that.
And it's been a monster mash for Piper so far.
And Chelsea.
Well, one night only, folks.
And now Chelsea up on the barricade.
[Wade] Walking like the Undertaker now.
[Cole] Yep, well, she imitated and went through the table.
Now, through the table goes Chelsea Green.
[Wade] Natalya got out of the way real fast, wisely so.
Stay out of it.
[Cole] And now Natalya sends Chelsea back into the ring as you take
another look at Chelsea Green exploding through the table.
That Wicked Witch really couldn't fly. As Natalya now chases Chelsea down.
[Wade] Chelsea's had enough and wants out of here.
-[Cole] Bobbing for apples. -[Wade] Oh, dearie me.
[Cole] She looks like a drowned rat.
Oh, and Anvil.
I can't believe Natalya's actually attacking Neidhart.
[Wade] The hat's come off.
She looks more like Wolfgang from NXT now.
[Cole] And now Chelsea stacked up.
And Natalya perhaps going for a double sharpshooter, right?
There's no way she's going to be able to pull this off.
-Oh, no! -[Wade] Absolutely right.
Head first into that skeleton with a little added ring post for good measure.
[Cole] Now…
Yeah, folks, you're watching a Trick Or Street fight
live on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] And it's really the cleaners who should be bonused after this match.
What a mess.
And Natalya fighting back.
-Oh, no, no, no, no, no! -[Wade] Oh.
[Cole] Oh!
Chelsea was about to be the Headless Horseman.
What… who the hell?
What was that?
-[Wade] Oh. It's a nutcase, Nikki Cross! -[Cole] It's Nikki!
Ichabod Crane would be proud.
-[screams] -Where's Daryl Dixon when you need him?
[Wade] Who's more empty-headed, the pumpkin or Nikki Cross?
Get down. Down.
[Cole] Kelsey looked like she'd seen a ghost.
She's seen something far worse.
Natalya tripping into the steel steps.
[Wade] Is that a waxwork?
[Cole] No, that is actually Nikki Cross because I saw her nose twitch.
[Wade] You're looking a little too closely there, Cole.
-[Cole laughing] -[Wade] You big creep.
[Cole] Well, it is. It's the trick-or-treat season.
And yes, this match continues.
It's going on and going on and going on.
And Chelsea now with…
Whatever.
Oh, the dreaded candy corn!
-[Wade] Everyone hates candy corn. -[Cole] They once used tacks.
-Now they're using candy corn. -[Wade] Sickos.
[Cole] This is hardcore.
Oh, no! Not through the candy corn.
-One, two… -[Cole] That was almost a corny finish.
And now Natalya stepping through looking for The Sharpshooter.
What's Chelsea going to do when Nikki has a move?
Nikki has yet to move.
And now, uh, Piper.
Again, this is all legal. No disqualifications.
-Pumpkin pie in the face. -Oh, no.
You know, I'm glad Danilo is the referee in this match
because Eddie Munster is the perfect fit for Halloween.
And now the Un-Pretty-Her off the distraction.
Chelsea Green cover.
-One, two, three. -Chelsea wins
-Trick Or Street fight. -[bell dinging]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
-one half of the WWE Women's… -[Cole] So, wait…
Tag Team Champions, Chelsea Green.
I think you should go do an exclusive interview with Nikki right now.
[Wade] I don't think that's actually Nikki Cross.
I think whatever that is needs to be put into Madame Tussauds.
Yeah, baby!
So Chelsea Green and Piper Niven now go back to work
tomorrow night right here on USA, part of NXT's…
She did move.
…part of NXT's Halloween Havoc, Piper and Chelsea will defend
the women's tag team titles against Chase U, Thea Hail, and Jacy Jayne
-in Halloween Havoc tomorrow night. -Yeah, can't wait.
You've also got Ilja Dragunov against Carmelo Hayes for the NXT Championship.
-What a matchup that's gonna be. -Here's a sneak peek at that match.
[Alicia] Tomorrow night, the live USA Network special continues.
As the mad dragon, Ilja Dragunov, conducts all the Havoc.
[rock music playing]
Carmelo Hayes will enter this fight desperate to regain his championship.
This will be his downfall. When I shoot, I don't miss.
Halloween Havoc, a live USA Network special,
continues tomorrow night, 8:00 pm, 7:00 pm central, only on USA.
[Cole] Saturday at Crown Jewel, Rhea Ripley defends
her Women's World Championship in a Fatal 5-Way Match.
How does Rhea think she's going to do defending the title?
Every woman within this Fatal 5-Way Match thinks that
this is their chance to make a name for themselves.
Well, the reality is that it's not. It's nothing to do with them.
It's to do with me.
This is my chance to beat every single one of the top females here
in this division all at once.
To claim this as Mami's show and a Crown Jewel?
I will prove to the world that I'm the most dominant woman here on Raw.
And I will stay your Women's World Champion.
A one-in-five chance of retaining. Those are low odds for Rhea Ripley.
And special start time, Saturday on Peacock, 1:00 pm in the afternoon
on the East Coast, 10:00 am in the morning West Coast.
And the question is, will Roman Reigns' three-and-a-half-year reign
as the Undisputed Champion continue?
Or is it the upstart LA Knight?
Yeah, time to win the title. We'll find out on Saturday.
[Wade] Social media megastar Logan Paul is out for US championship gold
he needs to go through the Legendary Luchador Rey Mysterio
-to earn it. -[Cole] It's been a number of years
since John Cena has won a singles matchup.
He has his opportunity, but it won't be easy against the Enforcer
of The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa at Crown Jewel.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins, broken back, and all puts
his World Heavyweight Championship on the line against the 280 pound
former world champ, the Scottish warrior, Drew McIntyre.
It's been an impressive reign so far for the WWE Women's Champion, Iyo Sky,
but will it come to an end against the EST of WWE, Bianca Belair, on Saturday?
[Wade] And this one's personal. The Judgment Day,
and Damian Priest have made Cody Rhodes life hell.
The American Nightmare seeks vengeance when he goes one on one with a punishment,
a Punisher of the Judgment Day, this Saturday at Crown Jewel.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
[fireworks exploding]
-[bell dinging] -[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing The Judgment Day,
he is one half of the undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions,
Senior Money in the Bank, Damian Priest!
[Cole] Well Damian Priest reminded Seth Rollins
the World Heavyweight Champion
earlier tonight that I can cash in any time I want.
Could it be Saturday, could it be against Rollins
or Drew McIntyre or Roman Reigns or maybe even LA Knight
depending who's the champion at Crown Jewel.
But, for tonight, Wade, he looks to take out a man who's been
a thorn in the side of The Judgment Day, Sami Zayn.
[Wade] Yeah, I get the feeling that Sami Zayn will never stop harassing
The Judgment Day.
[Cole] The impressive Damian Priest.
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[all chanting] Let's go!
[Alicia] And his opponent from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn!
[Cole] Sami Zayn…
said earlier tonight, my name is rebellion,
my name is resistance.
I will fight you until you are no more talking about The Judgment Day
and now he turns his focus to the Judgment Day's Enforcer,
none other than Damian Priest, next.
[Cole] Next week on Monday Night Raw,
all the fallout from Crown Jewel,
plus who is next in line to battle Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship,
a Fatal 4-Way Match.
Ricochet, Miz, Big Bronson Reed, and Ivar.
[Wade] Some would call him brave, others crazy,
but Alpha Academy's prize pupil Akira Tozawa
has decided to answer the sinistrous Shinsuke Nakamura's
ominous warnings.
[Wade] They go one-on-one next week right here on Raw.
[Cole] Good luck.
Meanwhile, one-on-one in our main event tonight,
Damian Priest of The Judgment Day, Senor Money in the Bank,
taking on Sami Zayn, who has vowed to take out all the members
-of Judgment Day one-on-one. -[bell dinging]
And here we go.
Damian Priest will focus on what happens Saturday at Crown Jewel.
His battle with the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
Sami Zayn has a battle on the Crown Jewel kickoff show with JD McDonagh,
who continues to try to get a spot in The Judgment Day.
[Wade] And this has started exactly as I thought it would,
and that is the Punisher living up to his name.
Yeah, and again, Damian Priest, the powerhouse, but Sami Zayn
using his quickness and his agility and chopping away now at Damian Priest.
[Wade] Scrappy underdog fighter,
but he's gonna have to be at his absolute best tonight.
[Cole] Cover and a kick out.
Did Damian seem a bit concerned by you earlier tonight when he was questioning
Rhea Ripley about the fact that there supposedly are no leaders in Judgment Day?
[Wade] Yeah, for sure.
Look, Rhea Ripley is not the leader of Judgment Day,
but she is clearly the master strategist.
[Cole] Oh, Sami Zayn, just enough to take out Damian Priest.
And Rhea Ripley's been acting like the leader, though, Wade.
[Wade] No, she's just calling the shots. She knows how to put the pieces in place.
[Cole] Wait, the leaders call the shots, right?
[Wade] I mean, they do in some circumstances.
No one likes having a boss, Michael Cole.
I can tell you that for certain.
What a big kick by Priest to the face of Sami Zayn.
You're speaking out of both sides of your mouth.
-Is Rhea the leader? -[Wade] She's not the leader.
She's the chief strategist.
[Cole] She put Damian Priest in this match tonight.
-[Wade] It's a strategy thing. -She put JD McDonagh in the match
-with Seth Rollins. -[Wade] It's a strategy thing.
It's not the same as being the leader. Who signs their paychecks?
It ain't Rhea Ripley, I promise you. That's when you're the leader.
That's when you're the boss and you're in charge.
Very different thing.
Stop playing mind games with The Judgment Day.
-Sowing division. I know your game, Cole. -[Cole] I didn't start it.
Damian Priest actually did earlier tonight.
[Wade] He was upset. Other people are calling Rhea Ripley the leader.
Rhea Ripley has never said that for herself.
Rhea convinced Damian to put The Judgment Day first,
focus on the Judgment Day's business.
[Wade] Well, Priest needs to shut out the noise.
[Cole] And Damian Priest now
with the power to Sami Zayn.
-Cover now by Priest, -[referee] One, two--
and a kick out by Zayn.
[Wade] The launching suplex, not often you see that.
And now Sami Zayn knows he's in a war.
[Cole] Sami Zayn,
made a career out of comebacks and fighting from behind,
fighting back into matches.
He said earlier tonight he's fought his entire career
against people like you, talking to The Judgment Day.
And now Sami, gonna ride the top rope, and a Tornado DDT plants Priest.
[Wade] Such superb torque and momentum
on that move, and it has rocked Damian Priest.
Keep your eyes open, Priest. Something incoming.
And Damian Priest moves out of harm's way.
If there's anybody here that knows what a group can do to the detriment
of the entire roster, it's Sami Zayn. Remember The Bloodline--
Zayn caught by Priest.
Choke slam on the apron.
Can Sami Zayn somehow climb back into this main event?
And we are back live on Monday Night Raw with our main event, Sami Zayn,
Damian Priest.
Both men have matches Saturday at Crown Jewel.
In the kickoff show, it's Sami Zayn and JD McDonagh.
Damian Priest in The American Nightmare. Cody Rhodes, part of Crown Jewel Saturday.
[Wade] This match has just degenerated into a slugfest.
[Cole] And Sami with a clothesline takes down Priest.
[Wade] I was about to say you would never bet
against Priest in a slugfest.
Sami Zayn pulls out something else.
[Cole] Yeah, Sami Zayn, I'm always amazed by the resilience of Sami.
[Wade] Well, he knows full well, as do a lot of people,
you cannot allow the power…
[Cole] Well, I was wondering when this was gonna happen.
[Wade] …to go unchecked, it's never one on one when you're in there
with The Judgment Day, it's that simple.
[Cole] Dominik Mysterio, Finn Bálor, the distraction momentarily.
Sami Zayn, though, countered the South of Heaven,
and Priest kicks it too.
Now a kick to the face by Sami Zayn, just trying to survive here.
Dominik up on the apron.
[Wade] Taking one for the team once again, selfless.
[Cole] The swarm, known as The Judgment Day,
just come at you at every angle.
And look at this, now Damian Priest, that's the reckoning,
that's Priest's old move.
But if you notice, it almost is exactly like Cody Rhodes finished the Crossroads.
So perhaps a message sent by Priest tonight, using a move he hasn't used
in a long time, known as The Reckoning.
-[indistinct] -[crowd clamoring]
And that was what Priest was just mentioning to Cody Rhodes.
Wow, what a statement made by Priest here.
[Wade] Your day of reckoning is coming very soon,
Cody Rhodes, this Saturday.
[Cole] And now, looking for the razor's edge, Sami Zayn
able to slip underneath from behind. Damian Priest now misses.
Finn Bálor now gets in the ring.
Now Dominik Mysterio with a cheap shot. This is absolutely ridiculous.
How the hell is the official supposed to officiate this match?
["Main Event Ish" playing]
Sami's got backup.
[Wade] Not a moment too soon, main event Jey Uso joins the fray.
[Cole] And Jey Uso taking out The Judgment Day.
[Wade] Another guy who's got problems with this accumulation of power on Raw
within The Judgment Day.
[crowd chanting] Uso! Uso! Uso!
[Cole] Jey Uso evenin' things up for Sami Zayn.
Damian Priest.
-And now a super kick… -[bell dinging]
…and the official's gotta call for the bell.
There's going to be a disqualification here.
But you can't blame Jey Uso for losing it.
[Wade] Just cannot have that many combustible elements
at ringside without things going awry.
[Cole] And now Bálor and Dominik going right after Uso and Sami Zayn.
Priest pulling himself back up.
[Wade] Protect yourselves at all time when the dogs of war,
The Judgment Day, are around.
[Cole] And the assault continues…
-["Kingdom" playing] -…on Sami and Uso.
And here comes the Calvary.
The American Nightmare.
Cody Rhodes still with a slight limp after the attack by The Judgment Day last week.
And Rhodes making a beeline for Priest.
[Wade] Got a little taste of a Crown Jewel here, Cole.
[Cole] And the fight's on between Rhodes and Priest.
Priest driven out of the ring by Cody. Cody now bringing the fight to ringside.
[Wade] Oh, god.
[Cole] Cody and Priest!
Uso and Sami in the ring!
Priest bounced off the apron. Super kick from Uso.
Sami Zayn.
[Wade] Referee has given up
trying to control this mess, and who can blame him?
[Cole] And Damian Priest is trying to escape.
Meanwhile, Sami and Jey Uso working together as a team up over the top.
Down go Bálor and Dominik.
[Wade] It's all going wrong for the Judgment Day.
[Cole] And Cody continues the attack on Priest.
And Cody Rhodes…
going to make Priest pay.
[Wade] A little payback for last week, perhaps.
[Cole] And now Cody…
with Priest.
And JD McDonagh saving Damian Priest
from a crossroads on the announce table.
[Wade] Give that man a contract for The Judgment--
-[Cole] A luma kick… -[Wade] Oh…
[Cole] …to McDonagh.
[Wade] Well, The Judgment Day has scarpered.
Meanwhile, Cody Rhodes is begging Sami Zayn to make
JD McDonagh a sacrificial lamb.
And he's going to get his wish.
Crossroads on the table.
[grunts]
Will that be the fate of Damian Priest on Saturday?
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
And Cody's not done yet.
[Wade] McDonagh has barely moved.
[Cole] Crossroads from an angry Cody Rhodes.
[Wade] Skull of JD McDonagh just bounced two feet in the air.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
-I bury you. I bury you Saturday. -Hey, Damian.
-Yeah, right here. -Last week, you took a steel chair.
You wrapped it around my ankle. You tried to take me out.
You were unsuccessful.
[crowd cheering]
I got back up because that's what my story is.
The guy who gets knocked down and gets back up.
What's your story?
6'6".
20 year, bro.
You got a briefcase that you are this close
or within a whisper of immortality.
Yet, you're not the leader of The Judgment Day?
You're bringing up this again?
It's because you're a walk behinder.
You walk behind Finn Bálor, you walk behind Rhea Ripley
and you even walk behind Dominik Mysterio.
[crowd exclaiming]
When you think it's somebody else,
when you're like, oh, maybe it's not Cody Rhodes.
You need to know something, Damian Priest, it's always me.
[crowd cheering]
I'm back on my path and this Saturday at Crown Jewel,
-my path goes straight through you. -[mic drops]
["Kingdom" playing]
[Cole] Will it be a Saudi Arabian nightmare for Damian Priest
at the hands of the American Nightmare Cody Rhodes?
We'll find out Saturday, 1:00 pm Eastern,
10:00 am in the morning on the West Coast.
It's Crown Jewel on Peacock. We'll see you from Riyadh.
♪ …Do it all To get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here About to blow… ♪ feet ♪