[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
["The Game" playing]
♪ It's time to play the game ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Time to play the game! ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Chief Content Officer of WWE,
Paul "Triple H" Levesque!
[Cole] The Triple H era is indeed here!
We are live tonight
and sold out at the Wells Fargo Center
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Our 17th consecutive television sell-out,
20,248 WWE fans
in the house tonight!
[McAfee] Capping off a perfect WrestleMania XL weekend.
What an honor it's been to be here.
And The Cerebral Assassin
is kicking things off.
♪ Time to play the game! ♪
♪ It's all about the game And how you play it ♪
♪ It's all about control And if you can take it ♪
♪ It's all about your debt And if you can pay it ♪
♪ It's all about the pain And who's gonna make it… ♪
[Cole] We're here once again in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
[cheering intensifies]
♪ I am the pain And I know you can't take me ♪
♪ Play the game You're gonna be the same ♪
♪ You're gonna change your name You're gonna die in flames ♪
[crowd chanting] Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
Triple H! Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
[music stops]
[crowd cheering]
[chanting continues] Triple H! Triple H! Triple H! Triple H!
[chanting, clapping] Thank you, Hunter!
Thank you, Hunter!
Thank you, Hunter! Thank you, Hunter!
Here's the thing. I came out here to thank you.
[crowd cheering]
I came out here to thank you
because less than 24 hours ago,
you all made something very special happen.
[crowd cheering]
I can now really tell you
that was the greatest WrestleMania of all time.
[crowd cheering]
By every single metric there is,
by every standard there is,
and by everything that you have said,
it was the biggest WrestleMania ever.
[crowd cheering]
So I simply came out here to say
thank you.
[crowd cheering]
On Saturday night, I had the privilege
of standing in this ring and welcoming everybody to WrestleMania.
Now, I have the privilege of standing in this ring
and welcoming you to Monday Night Raw.
[cheering]
On Saturday, I also said,
"Welcome to a new time."
"Welcome to a new era."
[crowd cheering]
So right now, I would like you all
to welcome the man that will lead us in to that new era.
Please welcome…
the brand-new
Undisputed WWE Champion,
-the "American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes! -[crowd cheering]
[bass drum sounding]
[Cody] Wrestling has more than one royal family.
["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 ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up, I'm home ♪
[crowd singing] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[fireworks exploding]
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men ♪
♪ Better men! ♪
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me 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! ♪
[fireworks exploding]
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men ♪
♪ Better men! ♪
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ You tried to tell me what to do ♪
♪ I saw the door and kicked it down ♪
♪ I stepped right over and right through ♪
♪ And you can never stop me now ♪
♪ Bow! Now! ♪
♪ I am the king and you're the clown ♪
♪ Now watch me as I take my throne ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom… ♪
[music stops]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] You deserve it!
You deserve it!
[crowd cheering]
Before I leave, I just wanted to say congratulations.
[crowd cheering]
As they said, you absolutely do deserve it.
I wanted to say congratulations
for bringing an end to one of the most incredible title runs
of all time from Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering]
To headlining, probably,
what I know is now the greatest WrestleMania of all time.
And also to in your first night as Champion,
setting an attendance and gate record here tonight for the WWE.
The largest gate in the history of the company right here tonight,
over 20,000 people.
[crowd cheering]
But before I go,
I got a call last night
when WrestleMania finished about two hours later
from a couple guys at our studio that you've known for a long time,
and they asked me,
"We made something special for Cody,
and can you share it with him?"
And I watched it and I said,
"Hell no, I'm going to share it with everyone."
[crowd cheering]
Now, because Cody has set a record in here,
we had to make extra room for everybody.
So we don't have the normal tron for all of you to watch it on,
so we, kind of, had to go bootleg a little bit and put up these monitors,
so you all can see it too.
So forgive the look in the field, but…
Cody,
this is for you.
♪ You're broken down and tired ♪
♪ Of living life on a merry-go-round ♪
♪ And you can't find the fighter ♪
♪ But I see it in you So we gonna walk it out ♪
♪ Move mountains ♪
♪ And I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise like the day ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise unafraid ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ And I'll do it a thousand times again ♪
♪ For you ♪
♪ When the silence isn't quiet ♪
♪ And it feels like It's getting hard to breathe ♪
♪ And I know you feel like dying ♪
♪ But I promise we'll take the world to its feet ♪
♪ Move mountains ♪
♪ And I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise like the day ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ I'll rise unafraid ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ And I'll do it a thousand times again ♪
♪ For you ♪
♪ All we need, all we need is hope ♪
♪ And for that we have each other ♪
♪ And we will rise ♪
♪ We will rise ♪
♪ We'll rise ♪
♪ Oh! ♪
♪ We'll rise ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ Rise like the day ♪
♪ I'll rise up ♪
♪ In spite of the ache ♪
♪ I will rise a thousand times again ♪
♪ And we'll rise up ♪
♪ High like the waves ♪
♪ We'll rise up ♪
♪ In spite of the ache ♪
♪ We'll rise up ♪
♪ And we'll do it a thousand times again ♪
♪ For you ♪
♪ You ♪
♪ For you ♪
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting, clapping] You deserve it!
You deserve it!
[crowd cheering]
So…
[crowd cheering]
"Raw after WrestleMania."
[crowd cheering]
Philadelphia!
[crowd cheering]
What do you want to talk about?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
Oh, I, uh… I felt that I knew what I wanted to talk about.
This, uh, this whole business.
You know, something I heard…
Samantha…
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
I'm sure you know
what I'm going to ask of you.
Please, just one more time.
Please.
Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome
the new
Undisputed WWE Champion
the "American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
It was two years ago,
it was the "Raw after WrestleMania,"
I came out here, I laid out my goals,
I dreamed in the open, and last night at WrestleMania XL,
that dream became reality.
[crowd cheering]
I have been told the, uh, altitude
in Philadelphia is 39 feet above sea level,
but I don't know, the air in here feels a little thin.
Don't be misled. I think it's because you and I,
right here and now, are standing on top of the mountain.
[crowd cheering]
And the Champion, previously on top of the mountain,
The Tribal Chief…
[crowd booing]
The Head of the Table…
Roman Reigns.
[crowd booing]
1,316 days as Champion.
We don't have to like him, but I certainly acknowledge…
I certainly acknowledge what he's done,
and perhaps,
perhaps, he's the most important superstar of our generation.
[crowd chanting] Thank you, Roman!
Thank you, Roman!
Indeed.
Indeed. Thank you.
Again, maybe the most important superstar in my generation.
And me, I was the man destined to defeat him.
[crowd cheering]
[exhales] You know,
a big thing they ask you when you get into sports entertainment,
when you get into wrestling, is what is your why?
Why are you doing this?
Why do you pay the price?
Why do you make the sacrifices?
If I could, I know we've got a unique setup in here
with this wonderfully huge house,
but if you could indulge me, Fathom and everybody in the truck,
I'd like to show you one of my main whys.
Papa finished the story.
[crowd cheering]
That is my Libby Curls and I want her to know
that when Papa goes to work,
he doesn't just go to work, he goes to work in the main event.
[crowd cheering]
That when Papa is fighting,
he is no longer fighting as challenger,
but instead fighting as Champion.
[crowd cheering]
This is a unique predicament for me.
I have always stood in the line, and now, the line is for me.
Ladies and gentlemen, my name
is Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
Once undesirable…
become undeniable.
[crowd cheering]
And now,
Undisputed Universal WWE Champion!
[crowd cheering]
If you smell what The Rock is cooking.
["Electrifying" playing]
[Cole] "The Final Boss"
The Rock,
carrying the People's Championship,
which was bestowed to him by Muhammad Ali's widow, Lonnie,
at the Hall of Fame this past Friday night.
[speaking Indistinctly]
[Cole] And let's not forget, Pat,
The man who won the Tag Team Championship Match
by pinning Cody in WrestleMania, Saturday.
[McAfee] Also,
TKO board member.
Man hit a perfect People's Elbow.
Delivered a rattling Rock Bottom.
Look like he looked 20 years ago,
and now, he blessing "Raw after Mania."
The People's Champ.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] The Final Boss.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
[crowd chanting, clapping] Undertaker! Undertaker!
Undertaker!
[McAfee] Too soon, too soon.
[crowd chanting] Undertaker! Undertaker!
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!
Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!
Rocky sucks! Rocky sucks!
[crowd booing]
The Rock has a lot of--
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Cole, tell these jabronis to shut up.
[crowd booing]
Now, The Rock says…
[crowd booing]
The Rock is a lot of things, Philadelphia, but sucks isn't one of them.
[McAfee] That's right.
[crowd chanting] It don't matter! It don't matter!
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Fathom, mute the audience.
Now, before we begin…
The Rock came out here…
Before we begin,
-The Rock came out here… -[crowd] What?
-…to deliver flowers… -[crowd] What?
-…to Cody Rhodes… -[crowd] What?
-…and also say… -[crowd] What?
-…that Philadelphia… -[crowd] What?
-broke another record… -[crowd] What?
-for the largest gathering… -[crowd] What?
…of trailer park trash!
[crowd booing]
[The Rock laughing]
[McAfee] You guys did it!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd booing]
[McAfee chuckling] Oh, yeah!
[crowd booing]
Now, The Rock…
Now, The Rock came out here,
no fireworks,
no blood being spilled.
Just you and The Rock,
and The Rock just wants to give you your flowers.
Cody Rhodes,
you did it.
They could chant what they want, but this is between you and The Rock.
You did it.
You completed your story.
You faced all odds, and you beat
Roman Reigns in the middle of that ring.
One, two, three.
[crowd cheering]
You think, Cody, all the stuff that you had to overcome…
The Rock made you bleed.
The Rock got your blood on his hands.
The Rock ripped your clothes, split your skin,
and you still did it all, and you won, you completed your story.
And The Rock even made a belt. It was a special belt.
He whupped you like a dog, boy.
He even put a special name on that belt.
Mama Rhodes.
No disrespect.
She was so happy those past couple of nights, especially last night.
She was so happy.
She had a big smile on her face.
She's proud of her boy, as she should be.
You know who else had a big smile on their face?
Your daddy in heaven.
[crowd chanting] Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty!
Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty! Dusty!
As you know, as your family knows,
and as a lot of these people know, your daddy was my hero, man.
The American Dream.
And as you know, and maybe you know,
the Soul Man, my dad, and your dad, they were good friends, man.
They ran the towns, ran up and down those roads.
Yeah.
I was thinking, I'm not quite too sure if my daddy was proud of me
with all the bad stuff that I did to you.
And then I thought, well,
I don't care.
[imperceptible]
But I'll tell you what, Cody,
you did it, and you finished your story,
and look at that belt.
You got a brand-new belt. Look at that thing. Oh. That's beautiful.
Got the new nameplate on it.
The American Nightmare.
No no, no, no, no. [laughs]
I know you'd like to say that The Rock's belt is fake,
but this belt was given to me from Muhammad Ali's widow, Lonnie Ali,
thank you, at the Hall of Fame this past weekend.
You see, years ago, when The Rock joined the Nation of Domination
and called himself The People's Champion,
Muhammad Ali gave The Rock that moniker, The People's Champion.
So this belt means a lot to The Rock,
just like that belt means a lot to you.
But Cody, let The Rock ask you something. Is there… is there, um…
Is there any way that The Rock can hold that title?
[crowd exclaiming]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
No fireworks tonight.
No harm.
I grew up in professional wrestling just like you did.
I love pro wrestling titles.
I've held every single one in these hands,
but I've never held that one.
[crowd clamoring]
Well…
You wanna hold this one?
I do.
You can hold this one…
for a moment…
as long as I can hold yours.
[crowd cheering]
Sure. Of course. Absolutely.
I'd be honored for you to hold The People's Champ Title.
Yes.
[McAfee] This is wonderful.
[crowd chanting, clapping] This is awkward!
I gotta say that this just, kind of,
feels right.
[crowd booing]
Thank you, Cody.
Thank you very much for that. That means a lot.
So, Cody Rhodes, as you know, and as many of you know,
The Rock,
he's got to go away for a little while now.
[crowd booing]
I know, I know, I know, I know.
Trust The Rock. The Rock doesn't want to leave either.
The Rock loves professional wrestling.
The Rock made it cool again.
You made it cool again.
[crowd singing] ♪ Na na na na Na na na na ♪
♪ Hey, hey, goodbye ♪
[McAfee] Very kind of Philly.
[Cole] I don't think they mean it in a kind way.
[McAfee] Oh.
But just remember,
The Rock is gonna go away,
but when The Rock comes back, Cody,
whether you're Champion or you're not Champion,
The Rock is going to come back for you.
[crowd booing]
I'm looking forward to it.
[crowd cheering]
The Rock is looking forward to it too. The world is gonna look forward to that.
One more thing I want you to know, and something very critical.
Yesterday, Cody Rhodes,
at the biggest WrestleMania of all time, man,
you beat Roman Reigns
right in the middle of the ring.
One, two, three.
However, less than 24 hours before that,
The Rock beat you
in the middle of the ring.
One,
two,
three.
So, Cody Rhodes,
your story with Roman Reigns is over, and you did it.
But our story…
has just begun.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
I believe that, 'cause…
you're the boss, right?
You're… you're the… you're The Final Boss.
But you're also on the board with TKO.
You're my literal boss, right?
That is right.
Well, I don't dispute that, but I don't think you'll dispute this.
I'm the Champion.
[crowd cheering]
I am their Champion.
And, boss,
that means I'm your Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody! Cody!
Cody! Cody! Cody!
You are their Champion.
You are the World's Champion.
You are my Champion.
Cody Rhodes,
there's one last thing
before The Final Boss rides off into the sunset.
I have something to give you.
No fireworks.
Give me your hand.
You don't even have to open your hand to know what this is.
Don't you ever break my heart again.
If you smell…
what The Final Boss…
is cooking.
["Electrifying" playing]
[Cole] Shots have been fired.
The opening salvo
in what is soon to be a future war
with The Rock and Cody Rhodes.
As his mind games…
continue.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it is the "Raw after Mania,"
The Judgment Day is here.
The new World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest,
who cashed in on WrestleMania, Sunday,
and of course, the Women's World Champion, Rhea Ripley.
We have new Raw Tag Team Champions, the Awesome Truth.
R-Truth and The Miz arriving here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
And we have a brand-new Intercontinental Champion.
Sami Zayn, shocking the world this past Saturday night,
stopping the longest reign in Intercontinental Championship history
by knocking off Gunther.
Michael Cole, Pat McAfee. What a start to Raw.
Fantastic. It was emotional. It was celebratory.
And then, things got a little interesting as The Final Boss comes out
and says, "I'm coming back to get you."
Also here tonight, our Spanish announce team,
Marcelo Rodriguez, Jerry Soto.
[speaking Spanish]
["The Rising Sun" playing]
[McAfee in English] They have such great energy all the time.
[Cole] So does this man.
[crowd vocalizing]
[Cole] The King of Strong Style.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Kyoto, Japan, weighing in at 220 pounds,
Shinsuke Nakamura!
[fireworks blast]
[Cole] Nakamura set for action, here tonight, on Monday Night Raw.
["Death Waltz" playing]
[Cole] Oh, yeah!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] That's the NXT Champion!
[announcer] And his opponent, from Moscow, Russia,
weighing in at 210 pounds,
he is the NXT Champion,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Cole] It is the "Raw after Mania!"
We always brace ourselves for a number of surprises.
And the NXT Champion is here.
We can tell the world tonight, Pat, that coming up at the end of the month,
on April 26th on SmackDown, and April 29th on Monday Night Raw,
it is the 2024 WWE Draft.
And I'm being told now that…
that Dragunov is apparently…
said he's going to be a part of the draft.
And here we go. Nakamura with a kick to the NXT Champion
to start things off tonight.
[McAfee] Well, if you get drafted to Raw, you'll be booted in the mouth by Shinsuke.
[Cole] Yeah, but Dragunov is a joy to watch, a true powerhouse.
He's called The Mad Dragon.
As Nakamura does not want to be upstaged here tonight.
Dragunov, defending the title successfully this past Saturday
at NXT Stand & Deliver over Tony D'Angelo.
[McAfee] The-- The entire NXT roster delivered.
What a show.
[Cole] Incredible show.
Congratulations to Trick Williams,
the new NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez, as well.
Oh, and Dragunov!
[McAfee] And HBK.
[Cole] Caught Nakamura with a kick.
And as Vic Joseph, the NXT commentator calls him,
he's the czar of NXT.
And Dragunov now, oh, off the second rope…
[McAfee] That was innovative. I don't think I've seen that.
[Cole] …to Nakamura.
He's held the championship since last September.
[Ilja] You're not going anywhere!
[McAfee] He's got him locked down.
[yelling]
[McAfee] Another one.
Ground and pound from Ilja here.
I got you. I got you.
[Cole] Continuing to wear down Shinsuke Nakamura.
[Ilja yelling]
[McAfee] I don't know what it says on his ass, but it might be "powerhouse."
[Cole] Nakamura.
Dragunov outside the ring. Oh, he calls that the Constantine Special.
As Dragunov came through the ropes
and delivered a wicked clothesline to Shinsuke.
[crowd chanting] Ilja, Ilja, Ilja. Ilja, Ilja, Ilja.
[Cole] And the Ilya chants here in Philadelphia
for the NXT Champion.
Before the match at WrestleMania, where Zayn knocked off Gunther,
Dragunov was the last person to beat him.
And now the top rope, nobody home
as Nakamura moves out of harm's way.
[McAfee] I know he's champion in NXT,
but you can't be taking your sweet ass time like that.
[Cole] Nakamura, into the corner,
kick to the back of the head.
And right here is vintage Nakamura.
That sliding German suplex.
[McAfee] That's what can happen if you let Shinsuke turn the table.
[Cole] Nakamura, second rope now, Dragunov in trouble.
Nakamura catches it with a knee.
And Shinsuke Nakamura stacks up the NXT Champion,
and Dragunov has to kick out at two.
[McAfee] Ilja's learning quickly that The King of Strong Style…
[crowd clapping]
[McAfee] …Shinsuke, isn't scared to get into a little bit of a fight as well.
[Cole] Nakamura, looking for a Kinshasa, perhaps.
Dragunov, able to sidestep and deliver a Release German.
Oh, and a kick right to the back of the head!
Is that going to be enough for Nakamura to put Dragunov away?
-Cover! -[referee] One, two--
[Cole] And the champ kicks out at two.
[McAfee] The Russian, almost pinned here from Shinsuke Nakamura.
Looking for a massive win here.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Ilja!
[McAfee] Imagine if Ilja wins here.
[Cole] Ilya has no tolerance for failure.
A quote he often uses.
Oh! As rough and tough as they come.
-[yelling] -[screams]
[Cole] Back body drop by Shinsuke.
Nakamura caught him with a knee. Did you hear that?
[McAfee] Absolutely.
[Cole] Oh, Dragunov!
Kick, right to the face!
[grunting]
[Cole] Oh, what a powerbomb.
[yelling]
[Cole] And right there, he calls that the H-Bomb.
[screaming]
[Cole] And Dragunov, now, has Nakamura where he wants him.
The intensity of the NXT Champion.
Un-be-sieg-bar!
Torpedo Moscow!
The flying headbutt, and the win by Dragunov!
[bell rings]
["Death Waltz" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, the NXT Champion,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Cole] How impressive is the NXT Champion?
He knocked off Shinsuke Nakamura, a former NXT Champion in his own right.
[McAfee] He certainly did. Had a couple of big-time boots, and then this…
That's devastating!
I don't know how anybody can answer to that, but then…
a missile head butt?
[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] Torpedo Moscow.
[McAfee] Talk about being reckless. Doing anything to get the win.
That's our NXT Champ.
[Cole] Dragunov retained the NXT Championship this weekend
at NXT Stand & Deliver.
But not all champions retain their titles.
Let's show you what happened
to the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania.
[McIntyre] Seth Rollins,
at WrestleMania,
you deserve to have the casket closed on your championship reign.
[bell rings]
[Cole] Claymore out of the box!
With everything that Seth went through last night
against Rock and Roman Reigns, and now this.
[Corey] For somebody who is concerned about
how Seth Rollins isn't focused on him,
he sure isn't focused on Seth Rollins right now.
[Cole] Drew McIntyre is about to go insane.
Claymore!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[cheering]
[Cole] McIntyre has won the World Heavyweight Championship.
This is my moment.
Why are you in my face? Why are you making it about me?
[Cole] Oh, my God!
Punk just dropped McIntyre on the table!
["The Other Side" playing]
[Cole] Oh, my God!
[Corey] Señor Money in the Bank!
I'm cashing in right now!
[Cole] Priest is cashing in!
South of Heaven chokeslam!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Cole] Priest has won the World Title!
[Corey] CM Punk just took Drew McIntyre's WrestleMania moment
and turned it upside down!
[Cole] Well, to say the least, this man, Drew McIntyre, is not in a pleasant mood.
The former World Heavyweight Champion is here tonight.
He'll be involved in a Fatal 4-Way Match
to determine the new number-one contender
for Damian Priest and the World Heavyweight Title.
And speaking of Damian Priest, he's here,
along with the Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley,
McDonagh, Bálor, Dominik,
Judgment Day, live, next.
What an amazing five days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
including WrestleMania, Saturday and Sunday,
where over 145,000 WWE fans attended.
It was a historic WrestleMania XL.
[Snoop Dogg] Let's go, WrestleMania XL!
Two night total attendance is 145,000.
[announcer] The following is a Six-Pack Ladder Match,
and it is for the Undisputed
WWE Tag Team Championship!
[Cole] A-Town Down Under are Tag Team Champions!
The match now continues.
For the first time in their careers,
Awesome Truth can call themselves Tag Team Champions!
[announcer] The following contest is for the Women's World Championship!
Riptide to Becky Lynch!
Rhea's year-long reign as champion continues!
And tonight, the "Raw after WrestleMania" presented by American Home Shield.
"Be at one with their home systems and appliances. Don't worry. Be warranty."
[McAfee] ahs.com didn't know these guys were going to be on TV.
[Cole] Especially Ding Dong Dom.
[McAfee chuckles] And Just Dumb McDonagh.
[crowd booing]
To all the haters,
to all the doubters,
to everybody who thought that Rhea couldn't beat Becky Lynch,
to everybody who thought that Damian couldn't cash in
and become Señor World Heavyweight Champion,
I just want each and every one of you to know
that you are all wrong.
[laughing]
[crowd booing]
And still…
the WWE Women's World Champion…
[crowd booing intensifies]
…my Mami,
Rhea Ripley!
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
♪ The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
[fireworks blast]
♪ Look at my eyes Do they look alive? Alive ♪
♪ Look at my eyes This is do or die, die… ♪
[Cole] New York Post called her the face of the new generation, Pat.
No matter what you think about Rhea Ripley,
there is no denying she's a superstar.
[McAfee] She's our Champion.
Her and Becky went out there and tried to steal the damn show
to kick off the biggest WrestleMania of all time.
And Mami remained on top like she has been.
♪ This is my brutality The demon in your dreams… ♪
[McAfee] Dominant is an understatement
for your Mami, Cole.
♪ I am the deadly disease I'll put that soul to sleep… ♪
[McAfee] Do you remember her entrance with that dude with the face?
♪ I'll leave you six feet deep Brutality… ♪
[Cole] Motionless In White is the name of the band.
[McAfee] There was a Blanco in there somewhere.
[Cole] Rhea's favorite band.
[McAfee] It was electric.
♪ Look at my eyes Do they look alive? Alive ♪
♪ Look at my eyes This is do or die, die ♪
[song ends]
[crowd chanting] Mami! Mami! Mami! Mami! Mami! Mami!
Mami! Mami! Mami! Mami! Mami! Mami!
WrestleMania…
it was almost perfect.
But, you know, we have a couple new problems that we need to deal with.
But two things came out of this weekend.
One being, that Mami is always on top.
[crowd cheering]
And the other one being…
that this is a new era for The Judgment Day!
So, without further ado, let me present to you…
your new…
World Heavyweight Champion,
Damian Priest!
[Damian Priest] All rise!
["Rise For The Night" playing]
[fireworks blast]
♪ All Rise for the Rockstar ♪
♪ All Rise for the Outlaw ♪
[Cole] It was a cathartic weekend for this man, Damian Priest.
For many months, you'd hear the, uh, chirps,
hear the whispers,
hear the people chatting on the internet
about how he'd never cash in the contract,
how he'd never become Champion,
how he wasn't ready for the job, how he wasn't ready for the position.
Damian Priest proved them all wrong at WrestleMania, Sunday.
[McAfee] A lot of people thought he was maybe scared to cash in
because he let a lot of seemingly wide-open moments pass.
But Mami said they were waiting for the perfect opportunity,
and CM Punk had an assist,
and now, Damian Priest
is our Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] What a dominant faction.
The World Heavyweight Champ,
the Women's World Champ.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] You deserve it!
You deserve it!
You damn right I do.
[crowd cheering]
Now…
The Terror Twins stand before you as World Champions.
[crowd cheering]
I think it goes without saying
that we always rise to the occasion.
Now the whole world needs to follow suit
and all rise for The Judgment Day!
[crowd cheering]
[cheering intensifies]
[Cole] Oh, my God.
Oh, hell no!
No, no, no, no!
Are you crazy?
What are you doing? We're not doing this again, man.
Stop it! Get out, get out, get out.
I'm just out here to celebrate all of us.
Look, I brought the Tag Titles back to The Judgment Day!
[crowd cheering]
Full circle!
Now, let's change subjects.
I know how we are a little picky
on picking certain people to be in our group,
but I'm only one half of the Tag Champs.
I think we should talk about bringing my partner--
["I Came To Play" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This is incredible.
It really is.
[McAfee] R-Truth got tagged into a Six-Pack Ladder Match
the other night, got a win.
And then he also won the Ladder Match with this man.
The Miz, who is currently a champion in the WWE.
Truth, I don't want to be in Judgment Day.
And I know you actually don't want to be in Judgment Day.
He's not in The Judgment Day.
I am in The Judgment Day.
[crowd chanting] Yes, he is. Yes, he is.
Yes, he is. Yes, he is.
Since you guys are introducing new champions,
allow me to introduce to The Judgment Day and all of Philadelphia,
your new Raw Tag Team Champions,
Awesome Truth!
[crowd cheering]
You think you're so funny, don't you, Miz?
Well, you know what I think is funny?
I think it's funny
that the Awesome Truth are going to have
the shortest Tag Team reign in WWE history.
Because seeing as you decided to come out here
and spoil our celebration,
how about you put those Tag Team Championships
on the line right here, right now?
[crowd cheering]
Although that sounds like fun,
we can't.
There's only three of us.
Three of you?
Three of us?
You're…
You're talking about a real person and not Little Jimmy, right?
Yes, I am.
You know what?
We can have a Six-Man Tag Team Match
against me, The Miz, and the guy you can't see.
[crowd cheering]
So let me get this right, Truth. You want to have a Six-Man Tag,
you, Miz, and the guy we can't see
against The Judgment Day?
You're on!
Truth, I actually wanna physically see our partner.
Dawg, you will.
Look, I brought him-- I want him to come celebrate with us,
but I know he'll rather tag instead.
You know what? Without further ado, let me introduce to you--
[Cole] Oh, look out.
Well, Judgment Day has had enough with the shenanigans.
The assault now, on R-Truth and Miz,
and I assume the Little Jimmy they're talking about isn't helping at all.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[McAfee] Tag Team Champs just got attacked by Judgment Day.
[Cole] Are we gonna have a handicap match?
-I mean, is this thing official? -[McAfee] I have no idea.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] So we got what The Judgment Day wanted.
That's a 2-on-3 Handicap Match.
It's Dominik, who's in the ring,
along with JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor,
taking on the new Raw Tag Team Champions, R-Truth and The Miz.
Uh, you had the Awesome Truth, the new Tag Champs,
on The Pat McAfee Show earlier on today,
and it was one of the strangest interviews I think you've probably ever conducted.
[McAfee] I didn't know how it was gonna go.
I don't think Truth fully understood what was happening either,
but it turned into a celebration of the Awesome Truth.
About 38 years of WWE experience between the two of them.
-Back on top. It was a beautiful thing. -[Cole] Tag made.
[McAfee] Truth thinks he's in Judgment Day,
which is why he's in a handicap match.
[Cole] Exactly. He's trying to celebrate with the new champ,
Damian Priest, and the Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley.
Now Dominik, of course, with a cheap shot, which is what this bum does.
At least, he got his comeuppance from his dad and Andrade.
[McAfee] Dirty Dom is a DUDE Wipe after you wipe.
You know?
[Cole] You are so eloquent in the way that you explain things.
[McAfee] I'm an orator.
[Cole] And now R-Truth, trying to drag himself
to the corner and make a tag to The Miz.
One of the strangest things we've witnessed at WrestleMania
is the fact that R-Truth tried to tag himself,
or did tag himself into a Six-Pack Challenge Ladder Match.
[McAfee] People use different things to motivate themselves, and strategy.
To get him jacked up, he had to feel that hot tag.
He got a big-time win right there in the middle of that.
And then the Ladder Match continued, and he ended up on top of that as well.
[Cole] And of course, uh, over on the SmackDown side of things,
A-Town Down Under, Austin Theory, Grayson Waller,
won the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.
[McAfee] And they suck. So, we're very pumped that Awesome Truth also won.
[Cole] Dominik, now, into the cover.
Hook of the leg on R-Truth,
and a kick-out by Truth at two.
Just an incredible WrestleMania.
145,000 plus from 50 states
and 64 countries over the weekend.
Viewership was up 41% this year.
[McAfee] Isn't it just amazing,
a community coming together around something so beautiful
like professional wrestling?
[Cole] And here comes The Miz, launching himself off the top rope.
There's the big crossbody.
Takes JD McDonagh off the apron, and here comes Miz,
former WWE Champion, who had yet another WrestleMania moment
on Saturday night.
[crowd exclaiming] Oh…
[Cole] Oh, Dom's in trouble.
Finn runs into a boot.
[McAfee] Miz, flying around.
[Cole] Has not missed a step.
Stacking up Dominik, kick to the knee.
JD McDonagh involved now.
Both men suffering a DDT!
Cover now on Dominik, the legal man, who kicks out at two.
This is a 2-on-3 Handicap Match, and the Tag Champs,
Miz and R-Truth are in control.
[McAfee] Got some spirit fingers coming from Miz, asking Philly to--
[yelling] Crush it!
[Cole] Looking for the Skull-Crushing Finale.
Dominik able to counter.
Big elbow by Miz off the nose.
Finn Bálor takes out Miz.
Official, Rod Zapata, is with Dominik.
Didn't see what happened, and now Bálor, gonna get involved.
And Bálor and JD McDonagh, beating the hell out of The Miz out here.
Judgment Day is taking over.
-[man] Miz, buy me a beer. Come on. -[groans]
[Cole] We're back on Monday Night Raw.
Miz and R-Truth, the new Raw Tag Team Champions, however,
find themselves in a 2-on-3 Handicap Match tonight
against Dominik, JD, and Finn of the Judgment Day.
R-Truth, sort of, talked his way into this match.
But Miz and Truth have been holding their own…
And, oh, had been holding their own.
Both men now down.
Critical moment in this match-up.
[McAfee] This is what life is like as champions, Awesome Truth.
Everybody wants a shot at you.
-Even in an unfair situation. -[Cole] Tag.
Here comes McDonagh, not going to allow Miz to make it
to the corner to R-Truth.
[McAfee] See how quick he slithered in there, JD McDonagh?
[Cole] And look at how quick Dominik is, dragging Truth off the apron,
not allowing the tag to be made.
He sends truth into the steps, and now Judgment Day,
just beating the hell out of Truth.
And McDonagh takes advantage of it by attacking Miz in the ring.
Things have just gotten out of hand now.
[McAfee] These snakes, The Judgment Day.
[Cole] Well, Dominik is just mad that he lost at WrestleMania.
Finn's mad that he's no longer Tag Team Champion,
and JD is mad because he's JD McDonagh.
[McAfee] That'd be a tough mirror every morning.
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] R-Truth said they were gonna team with a guy we can't see!
The GOAT is here.
Awesome Truth have a teammate!
Tag!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Listen to this place!
-The 16-time World Champion! -[crowd] Ooh! Ooh!
[crowd continues exclaiming] Ooh!
[Cole] And R-Truth now…
imitating…
his childhood hero!
And Miz as well!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] How great has this got to be for Truth?
[McAfee] A childhood dream!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] You can't see me. You can't see me.
[McAfee] A little early from the crowd but who cares.
[Cole] Fifteen-Knuckle Shuffle!
Three!
And a triple Attitude Adjustment!
[crowd] One, two, thee!
[bell rings]
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of The Raw Tag Team Champions,
Awesome Truth
and John Cena!
[Cole] You never know what's gonna happen on the "Raw after WrestleMania."
The GOAT showed up to help Awesome Truth pick up the win.
[McAfee] Triple AA
in the center of the ring
for one, two, three.
Judgment Day walks out as three losers!
[Cole] Cena was on your show today. You didn't know he'd show up tonight?
[McAfee] He told me he had to go film another, you know, four movies,
and take over the world and show his cheeks on another award show.
And then, hopefully, next year, he was gonna be able to have one last run,
but John Cena is at the "Raw after Mania."
And this is awesome!
[Cole] Can you believe what that must have been like for R-Truth,
to team with a man who Truth calls his childhood hero?
[McAfee] They say it doesn't make sense
because he wasn't a child when John Cena had his run,
but nonetheless, a lot of dreams coming true here,
"Raw after Mania," in front of the biggest gate in Raw history.
Yeah, 20,248 in Philadelphia tonight.
And R-Truth teaming with Cena
must have been what it felt like for A.J. Hawk to finally team up with you.
Yeah, old plate-face is obviously somebody awesome out of Ohio,
but what a wonderful weekend.
Hey, it's been quite the weekend, and Friday night,
we, of course, had Friday Night SmackDown, the night before WrestleMania
in the tradition.
The Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal, and it came down to two big men,
the Viking Ivar and Big Bronson Reed.
And as Ivar was going to go for the doomsault,
Big Bronson Reed eliminated Ivar,
and won the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal.
Congratulations to Big Bronson Reed.
When I step into the ring,
I don't just step in there to win.
I step into the ring to break my opponents.
And winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal
was just the beginning.
Tonight, Drew McIntyre, Jey Uso, Ricochet.
you are all going to learn a lesson in raw dominance,
because I am here to conquer and prove
who the real Heavyweight Champion should be.
[Cole] And tonight, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
it's the "Raw after WrestleMania,"
presented by American Home Shield.
"Be at one with your home systems and appliances.
Don't worry. Be warranty."
What a WrestleMania weekend in Philadelphia.
201,924…
WWE fans attending all shows WrestleMania weekend.
That is absolutely incredible.
[McAfee] That's-- I'm gobsmacked by how large that number is.
What an incredible weekend.
I didn't think we'd actually see him.
I didn't think John Cena was actually going to come out.
John Cena isn't our problem.
Look, you put your faith in Andrade, and he betrayed you.
That's our problem.
Now, are you going to deal with it or not?
I'll go talk to Pearce.
Yeah, good.
[gasps]
[Cole] Liv Morgan, attacking the Women's Champion.
[grunting, groaning]
[yelling]
-[officials clamoring] -[man] Liv, get out of there!
Come on, Liv, get off! Come on!
[all clamoring]
[referee] Hey, get me some help. Come on!
Get… Get out of here.
[Cole] Well, apparently, the Liv Morgan revenge tour is underway.
Remember, Rhea Ripley cost her nearly a year of her career.
Meanwhile, inside…
here in Philadelphia tonight, the Wells Fargo Center,
Indi Hartwell, set for action.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Candice LeRae,
Indi Hartwell!
["All Fall Down" playing]
[McAfee] Okay!
[Cole] Another surprise on the "Raw after Mania."
[announcer] And her opponent, from Laredo, Texas,
she is the new NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez!
[Cole] The Prodigy knocked off Lyra Valkyria this past Saturday
at NXT Stand & Deliver to win the NXT Women's Championship,
but this is a very…
interesting match-up,
because of the history between Indi and Roxanne.
Last WrestleMania weekend, back in 2023,
Roxanne Perez had vacated the NXT Women's Championship.
They hung it above the ring, made it a Ladder Match,
and that woman there, Indi Hartwell,
would take down the title to win the NXT Women's Championship.
Roxanne Perez never really had an opportunity
to get her revenge on Indi Hartwell, so apparently that's coming tonight.
[McAfee] You don't hand the prodigy title out to anybody.
Roxanne is a rock star in the ring.
[Cole] Well, that's the attitude. I was sort of expecting that.
This new aggressive attitude from Roxanne Perez.
Massive chip on her shoulder.
And Perez, now, going right to work on the much bigger Indi Hartwell.
[McAfee] Indi has been winning the last few weeks
with Candice LeRae's new attitude.
[Cole] You know, Perez was trained
by NXT commentator, Hall of Famer Booker T.
Maybe Booker should talk to her about her attitude.
[thuds]
[McAfee] It's got her here to Monday Night Raw after Mania.
[Cole] Hartwell with a shoulder takedown,
and, of course, Candice LeRae is at ringside.
Now Candice and Indi, long-time friends, have had their issues in recent weeks.
Uh, Candice with a…
[yelling] You never deserved my title!
Who do--
[Cole] Candice mirroring what Roxanne is doing in the ring right now.
And that's just beating people. Candice just doesn't care anymore
about how she wins, as long as she wins.
Oh, nice russian leg sweep.
[McAfee] She lost all moral compass, but they've been winning rapidly.
[Cole] And a kick out by Hartwell.
[McAfee] Roxanne, almost getting a big-time win here.
New champ, big win on Raw in front of the largest crowd
in the history of Monday nights.
[Cole] 20,248 here tonight in Philadelphia.
Look at the aggression in Roxanne Perez,
the brand-new NXT Women's Champion.
[McAfee] She goes to work here on Indi's knee, trying to ground her.
She was trying to choke her out, too,
trying to beat down Indi Hartwell. Smart play.
[Cole] Candice looks a bit upset outside the ring,
as Indi continues to fight back.
[McAfee] Shooing away Roxanne.
[Roxanne yells]
[McAfee] Indi's powerful.
Underrated.
[Cole] Very much so.
There's a clothesline by Hartwell.
And Indi's starting to pick up the pace.
Oof.
[McAfee] There we go.
Indi Hartwell, letting Roxanne know, "Welcome to Raw."
[Cole] Favoring the leg that Perez was attacking early on in the match-up.
A running uppercut by Roxanne Perez.
And look at Candice LeRae, grabbing the leg of Perez.
The official didn't see it. Indi Hartwell did, however.
I told you to stop.
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] Indi not seem pleased at all that Candice got involved.
And now, rake of the eyes by Roxanne.
The official was dealing with Candice LeRae.
Kick to the midsection!
And now the Champ with Pop Rox!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] And the win! -[bell rings]
-["All Fall Down" playing] -[McAfee] Congrats, Roxanne.
[announcer] Here is your winner,
the NXT Women's Champion,
Roxanne Perez!
[Cole] Roxanne Perez, impressive here tonight on the "Raw after Mania,"
the brand-new NXT Women's Champion.
Don't touch me.
[Cole] On the other side of the coin, Indi Hartwell and Candice LeRae
continue to have issues.
And Candice is like, "I told you so."
[McAfee] Candice is like a lot of things right now,
and that's what Indi Hartwell's saying back.
[Cole] It has been an incredible WrestleMania weekend, Philadelphia.
[Jackie] There's one thing we know about Philly.
It is a sports and entertainment town.
We got one hell of a crowd!
[Jackie] The fans here are hyped.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Corey] Down goes Speed!
[Cole] Frog Splash!
Paul retains!
[Corey] Perhaps the fastest-rising superstar ever!
I have never seen Sami doubt himself to the degree he has regarding Gunther.
[imperceptible]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Do you believe in miracles?
[bell rings]
[Cole] Sami Zayn did it!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] There's the Intercontinental Champion,
the brand-new Champ.
-[applause] -Oh!
The new Intercontinental Champion.
-My dawg. -What's up?
Hey, big WrestleMania win, man.
I'm proud of you. I'm proud of you. I was watching all of that, man.
-I'm proud of you too, Uce. -Get outta here, dawg.
-Come on -For old times' sake?
My dawg.
Yeet.
Hey, man, go get it, Uce. [exclaims excitedly]
[Cole] Sami Zayn's here live, next!
Hey, Roxy. I'll see you tomorrow night at NXT.
[scoffs] No, you'll see me tomorrow night on my show.
[Cole] Hey, Pat, I'll see you tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] Hey, Cole, I'll see you later tonight
as we're hammering some booze on the bus to celebrate…
[crowd] ♪ Let's go! ♪
[McAfee] …WrestleMania!
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the new Intercontinental Champion,
Sami Zayn!
-["Worlds Apart" continues] -[crowd vocalizing]
[Cole] What a moment for Sami Zayn on WrestleMania, Saturday.
No one gave him a chance, including myself,
against the man who held the Intercontinental Championship
for 666 days,
the longest reign of all time,
Gunther.
[McAfee] "Yo, Khadija, I did it!"
What a shirt.
[crowd vocalizing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] ♪ Let's go! ♪
[song stops]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[crowd vocalizing "Worlds Apart"]
[crowd cheering]
Boy, oh, boy. [laughing]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami!
Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami!
I, um… [sighs]
[crowd chanting, clapping] You deserve it! You deserve it!
[Sami] Uh…
I mean this from the bottom of my heart, guys,
I can't tell you how much that means to me.
I really can't.
I have been so lucky these last few years at WrestleMania.
I feel like, if I may say so, I've done some pretty historic things
over the past couple of years at WrestleMania.
And this year, I really wanted to do something historic at WrestleMania,
and I think that I did.
[crowd cheering]
But actually, you know what? That's not entirely true,
because the person who really made history here is Gunther.
[scattered booing]
Hang on. You can boo. You can boo.
I'm right there with you.
But you can't take this away from him,
666 days.
[Arabic] I beg pardon of God.
[in English] 666 days as champion.
He is, without question,
the best Intercontinental Champion of all time.
But guess what?
I beat him!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami!
[crowd singing] ♪ Olé, olé, olé ♪
♪ Olé, olé, olé ♪
[Sami] Let's talk about that for a second.
Let's talk about that right there.
Because I can't take all the credit. I had a lot of help with this.
And as corny as it sounds,
I got a lot of help from each and every single one of you. Okay?
I mean this, because there were times I didn't believe in myself,
and you guys did.
You helped me with that.
And seeing my wife and my son at the curtain right before I went out,
that helped me.
And seeing my brother, Kevin Owens,
firing me up outside the curtain right before I went out,
that helped me.
There is one other guy
that helped me out too.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Cole] I don't think these two
-helped out Sami Zayn. -So, uh…
[McAfee in German] Nein.
[Kaiser in English] For the past two years
The Ring General put all his heart,
all his dedication,
all that hard work into making
the Intercontinental Championship
the most prestigious championship within the WWE.
And let me tell you,
it breaks my heart
to see somebody like you
holding exactly that championship right now.
I mean, look at you, Sami.
You look just like all these peasants in Philadelphia tonight.
[crowd booing]
Congratulations, WWE Universe.
Your new Intercontinental Champion looks like a bum.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Oh.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
But don't you worry.
Don't you worry.
On behalf of The Ring General
we are here to make this right.
[McAfee] Are they gonna make him look better?
[Cole] Sami Zayn, uh,
preparing for a fight as Kaiser and Vinci surround the ring.
[McAfee] These guys have never seen baby oil or a mirror they didn't like,
and that's what they're attacking about Sami?
I don't think they know what they're in for.
["Shoooosh" playing]
[Cole] Well, this is actually the man that Sami Zayn was referring to earlier,
the man that helped him out,
Chad Gable,
helped Sami Zayn get ready for the match with Gunther at WrestleMania,
now coming out to Sami Zayn's aid.
[crowd booing]
Shoosh!
-Thank you! -[crowd] Thank you!
[McAfee chuckling]
[Cole] Gable's dressed for a fight. Are we going to get one?
[McAfee] I hope so.
[indistinct conversation]
["My Plan" playing]
♪ I'm here to set it off right Get you all hype ♪
♪ I am the vibe and I'm on tonight I'd like to feel the beat right now ♪
♪ I might just let it all hang out I need to celebrate out loud ♪
♪ Feel free to come And I'll show you how ♪
♪ So come on now, gonna get up, get up ♪
♪ Just come on now Gonna get up, up, yeah ♪
-♪ So come on now, gonna get up ♪ -♪ Get up, get up ♪
♪ I'm gonna go all night, you bet I am ♪
♪ Never gonna stop me now No, no, you can't ♪
♪ I'll be the life of the party Yeah, that's my plan ♪
[upbeat music playing]
[yelling]
[announcer] It's fight night!
[Sheamus] I come from a long line of Celtic warriors.
I don't care if it's an arena, if it's in a bar room,
or if it's back home in Ireland,
I love to fight.
[Cole] Sheamus has been a World Champion, United States Champion, Tag Team Champion,
King of the Ring winner,
Royal Rumble winner, Money in the Bank winner.
[Sheamus] Banger after banger.
The time for talking is over!
The time for fighting is now!
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Oh, my God! Sheamus.
You know what that means?
[McAfee] That means it's gonna be fight night!
[Cole] Glad I don't have to do that anymore. Nonetheless,
Tag Team Match-up underway, made official during the commercial break.
Chad Gable, Sami Zayn, teaming up against Imperium,
Vinci and Kaiser.
[McAfee] Chad Gable, founder of the Alpha Academy. US Olympian wrestler.
[Cole] And Chad Gable just tremendous…
Really helped Sami Zayn accomplish.
I mean, there wasn't much time for physical training
to get Sami ready for Gunther. I believe it was all mental.
Chad Gable, getting Zayn's head in the game,
telling him, "You could beat this guy."
[McAfee] That's what the Alpha Academy is all about.
Mental, physical, spiritual, getting better,
and Sami definitely did that.
[Cole] How good is Gable.
-[McAfee] So fast. -[Cole] Second rope crossbody.
[McAfee] He's stupendous.
-[Gable grunts] -[Cole] And a nice takedown.
Deep arm drag by Gable into the armbar.
[McAfee] Giovanni Vinci, obviously,
Italian man here, battling against Chad Gable.
He and Imperium come out to disrespect Sami Zayn, and now…
-[Cole] Oh! -[McAfee chuckles]
-[Cole] Sudden impact from Giovanni Vinci. -[yelling]
[Cole] Gunther, the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time.
He held the championship for 666 days
before being upset.
One of the biggest upsets in WrestleMania history
by Sami Zayn this past Saturday here in Philadelphia.
And now, Ludwig Kaiser.
[yelling] Nein!
[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] He just said nein there. You know what, he was speaking German.
That's not the number before ten.
That's "no!" he said.
[Cole] Kaiser, now, with blows right to the back of the neck of Chad Gable.
[McAfee] Hate that I have to translate everything for everybody, but…
-Kaiser is this German machine. -[speaking German]
[crowd booing]
[Cole in English] Gunther explained why Kaiser walks around the ring like that
on The Pat McAfee Show this past Friday.
-[McAfee] It shows discipline… -[Cole] Tag!
[McAfee] …strength, elegance, all of the above.
[Cole] Zayn now, off the second rope.
[McAfee] Our Intercontinental Champion shows all those same things in the ring.
[Cole] Yeah. Sami Zayn.
Big elbow!
Fired up here tonight.
We saw Sami yesterday, WrestleMania, Sunday,
24 hours after winning his championship. Man, was he in an unbelievably great mood.
[McAfee] As he should be.
[yelling]
[McAfee] He went on quite an emotional roller coaster
-over the last month and a half. -[Cole] Ooh!
[McAfee] Had no idea if he was able to beat Gunther,
and then, he found a belief through his family and friends and hard work.
[Cole] He also had no idea whether he was gonna be involved in WrestleMania
until he won the Gauntlet Match a few weeks ago.
[McAfee] Had to pave his own road to WrestleMania.
Which is why these people love him.
Not because he looks like them, like Kaiser said.
[Cole] And again, Sami Zayn, putting a wonderful mask on here tonight, Pat.
You got to believe there is no way Sami Zayn is anywhere near 100%
after the beating he took at the hands of Gunther at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] He's running on adrenaline still, he's our Intercontinental Champion.
He's looking at his mentor, his coach, Chad Gable, fly through the sky for him.
[Cole] Again, the mental advantage that Gable gives
as you take a look at Chad Gable just flying off the top rope.
And Gable, going to do it again with a crossbody.
Lateral press, hook to the leg on Vinci, and a kick-out.
[McAfee] Chad Gable likes where they are. Just nodded his head in approval.
Back in complete control of Imperium here.
[Cole] Here comes the new Intercontinental Champion,
Sami Zayn, looking for the Blue Thunder Bomb.
And just like that, Vinci overpowering him into a side headlock.
-[crowd chanting indistinctly] -One, two, three.
[McAfee] Crowd wanted something.
I assume they'll get it. It's the "Raw after Mania."
[Cole] Yeah. Cheap shot from behind. Kaiser.
And now Imperium's taken over.
[McAfee] I've learned what they were chanting for.
I'm not sure if there's any beach balls here, but I do know there is…
a European double team coming.
[Cole] Bang!
Sami in deep, deep trouble. Imperium's taken over.
[crowd booing]
Kaiser and Vinci have taken over this match-up,
but Sami Zayn, trying to make a tag to Chad Gable now.
[crowd clapping]
[McAfee] Sami thanked the WWE Universe. He needs them now.
[Cole] Trying to drag himself to the corner.
Can he make it to Gable?
Tag made. Here comes Chad.
Here comes Giovanni Vinci, and Gable looking to pick up the pace now.
[both grunting]
[McAfee] Chad Gable,
obviously an Olympic-class wrestler, but he can strike the hell out of you.
[Cole] And showing why.
Gable has been taking over stretches of this match tonight.
[Gable yelling]
[McAfee] Ooh. Just landed him on his--
[Cole] Oh, what a throw by Gable.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Gable, now, over the top rope.
He hit hard. Kaiser did as well.
Gable now on the apron.
Chad Gable! A bowling ball.
[McAfee] Look at Chad Gable.
[Cole] All over the place. And now, with Vinci
three quarters away across the ring,
Chad Gable has his sights set on him.
[yelling]
[Cole] Headbutt!
Cover!
[crowd] One, two--
[Cole] Vinci kicks at two.
Chad Gable, absolutely rolling.
[McAfee] Just powered right through Imperium.
[Cole] Nonstop motor.
The former US Olympian.
Top rope, went for the moonsault, lands on his feet.
Vinci, able to step out of harm's way.
[both grunting]
[Cole] Vinci, looking for a vertical suplex, I thought.
Tag made by Kaiser.
Kaiser's legal.
-[McAfee] Gable doesn't know. -[Cole] No. He does now.
[McAfee] Wow! Rocked in the mouth.
[Cole] Bang! What a back suplex by Giovanni Vinci.
-[McAfee] Vinci says, "Grazie, Kaiser!" -[Cole] Double team by Imperium!
That flying uppercut! Cover on Gable for the win!
Sami Zayn there in time!
[McAfee] I thought that was the "grazie, prego" from Vinci and Kaiser,
and Sami saves Gable.
[Cole] Intercontinental Champion dumped out of the ring by Imperium.
Into the corner, tag again.
Vinci is now legal.
Double team coming.
[crowd chanting] Gable! Gable! Gable! Gable!
[McAfee] Oh, they're posing.
Too much.
[Cole] Oh, my goodness!
[McAfee] What a brilliant, brilliant suplex!
[Cole] Tremendous counter by Gable.
Imperium now-- Sami Zayn involved.
Double Germans!
No release!
Germans again.
[McAfee] Double-double Germans!
To one German and an Italian!
[Cole] And now three!
-Thank you! -[crowd yells] Thank you!
[Cole] Gable and Sami would be tremendous as a team.
[McAfee] Sixty-four countries were represented at WrestleMania.
In this match, there's four of them.
[Cole] Sami, now, nice takedown of Vinci.
[McAfee] And they are putting on a show.
[Vinci screaming]
[Cole] Ankle lock by Sami Zayn, and guarantee you,
Chad Gable helped him work on that move.
[McAfee] Kaiser pulls Gable off the rope.
[Cole] Now Kaiser, kick right to the ear of Sami.
[McAfee] Step-up enzuigiri from behind as he pummels Sami Zayn.
[Cole] Gable, now, back into the fight.
Rough and tough, intense as they come.
[Gable and Kaiser grunt]
[Cole] Sami Zayn now, sends Kaiser outside the ring.
[yelling]
[gasping]
[Cole] Sami with an exploder!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sami Zayn…
was going for a Helluva Kick, but instead, he said,
"You do it, Chad."
Helluva Kick!
Gable's legal!
-[crowd exclaiming] Oh… -[Vinci yelps]
[Cole] Chaos Theory!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[crowd cheering] -[bell rings]
["Shoooosh" playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the team of the Intercontinental Champion,
Sami Zayn and Chad Gable!
[Cole] They make a pretty good team.
[McAfee] Great team.
That was on display at WrestleMania
when Sami beat Gunther "The Ring General."
And then, tonight, as a tag team, they knocked down Imperium.
[Cole] Stars and celebrities, they've arrived in droves.
[announcer] WWE Hall of Famer,
Snoop Dogg!
[Snoop Dogg] Mic check, one, two. What it do?
[hip-hop music playing]
[all screaming]
[announcer yelling excitedly]
[announcer] Please welcome Lil Wayne!
[Cole] In the City of Brotherly Love,
Jey wins The Usos civil war.
[crowd chanting] Jey! Jey!
[bell dings]
Yeah, yeah!
WrestleMania XL was personal, Uce.
Went toe-to-toe with my bloodline.
But, tonight, it's just me, Uce.
Fatal 4-Way!
Drew McIntyre, yeet down.
Ricochet, yeet down.
Big Bronson Reed, yeet down.
Hey, and if you want Jey Uso to be the number-one contender
for the World Heavyweight Championship,
then let me hear you say, "Yeet!"
[crowd yells] Yeet!
Yeet.
[crowd] Yeet.
[Cole] And there you see Ricochet,
getting ready for the big Fatal 4-Way Match-up tonight.
It's Jey Uso, Ricochet, Drew McIntyre, Big Bronson Reed.
One of those four men will be the next in line to take on Damian Priest
for the World Heavyweight Title.
[indistinct conversation]
Thank you.
We'll talk soon.
Take care.
That is a great talent there, and that's an excellent job recruiting him.
Adam, I have to say, it's a shame that
you put in all that work just for me to snag him in the draft.
[chuckles] Is that so? Really?
'Cause I see rosters here that I think a lot of people would look at.
-Oh, really? -Yeah.
Well, let's not forget you never know who could end up on NXT,
but we'll just keep it civil for tonight.
Right. But a healthy competition is good for business.
But we've put our differences aside, and for the betterment of all our shows.
-Agree. -For one hell of a WrestleMania--
[Chelsea] Adam!
Who wants to make a trade?
You three really think you did something special at WrestleMania, don't ya?
-Yeah. -Yeah, well, I wasn't in it.
The biggest WrestleMania of all time,
and you didn't think to include Chelsea Green?
[scoffs]
If you don't think that I'm going to contact top brass,
you are sadly mistaken.
Chelsea, we're aware. We saw the emails.
We saw the texts. We saw the DMs.
Yeah. Which is why…
Nick. We got a little special match for you tonight.
-A little collab. -Spotlight.
[squeals] That's what I like to hear, Pearce.
I want someone that's worthy of the spotlight.
Tonight, I want my moment.
Well, I don't think you're going to be disappointed.
You know what, Chelsea, if you go to the ring now,
your moment awaits.
[squeals, laughs]
[sighs]
[all chuckling]
[Cole] You know, Pat, we said it at the top of the show tonight,
the Road to WrestleMania, 17 consecutive sellouts,
started all the way back in Salt Lake City, Utah in February.
We have been all over this great country.
We have had so much fun.
Of course, we end up in Philadelphia for this event tonight.
[McAfee] From one side of this beautiful country to the other
and all the towns in between,
WWE Universe showed up and showed out
on the road to the biggest WrestleMania of all time.
[Cole] And, Pat, one more time.
Give us the WrestleMania weekend attendance for here in Philadelphia.
[McAfee] Two hundred one thousand,
nine hundred and twenty-four seats filled.
What a weekend.
Historic.
Legendary.
Iconic.
[Cole] Well, you know at WWE, nothing stops, right?
We're just a few weeks away now from the Draft.
The General Managers from NXT, SmackDown, and Raw
mentioned a moment ago.
It starts Friday, April 26th on Friday Night SmackDown,
and then it'll conclude Monday, April 29th right here on Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] I can't wait.
[crowd cheering]
["Hot Mess" playing]
[Chelsea] It's Chelsea.
♪ Yeah, hey, hey, shh ♪
♪ I'm a hot mess ♪
♪ Whoa-oh-oh, whoa-oh-oh-oh… ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Victoria, B.C.,
Chelsea Green!
[Cole] Pat, this woman is so full of herself.
She was so upset that Drew McIntyre won the Social Star of the Year Slammy Award,
she tried to take off with the award and then Drew had her escorted
out of the Slammys.
[McAfee] Yeah, I saw her get escorted out of there.
I heard about another occasion,
but Pearce just tried to trade her already,
three weeks before the Draft.
We're lucky Chelsea Green's on Raw.
Let's not get this twisted.
[Cole] Well, she was upset that she didn't have a WrestleMania moment,
so she's going to have an opportunity
to have a moment on the "Raw after WrestleMania" tonight.
[McAfee] With a surprise opponent. I can't wait to hear and see who it is.
♪ Feeling the love From the crowd it's amazing ♪
♪ In love with power, I'm racing ♪
♪ To end of the tunnel, I'm chasing ♪
[song stops]
[McAfee] Who do you think it's going to be, Cole?
["Epic" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Poor Chelsea!
[Jade] A storm…
[chuckles] …is coming.
[Cole] Oh, yeah.
Oh, yeah!
[announcer] And her opponent, from Vero Beach, Florida,
Jade Cargill!
[Cole] I gotta hand it to our General Managers,
Pearce from Raw, Aldis from SmackDown, and Ava from NXT.
[chuckling] What? Jade Cargill here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Good luck, Chelsea.
[McAfee] When you're talking about being put on earth to be a WWE Superstar,
this is the definition of that.
[Cole] What about her performance in WrestleMania, Saturday,
with Naomi and Bianca Belair against Damage CTRL?
[McAfee] Flawless, powerful, cerebral…
memorable.
[Cole] Chelsea is about to run in to a storm
[McAfee] Chelsea Green asked for this, and…
I don't know if anybody is ever going to be asking for Jade Cargill
for the rest of her life.
[Cole] Here's a word of advice. Uh, shut your mouth for once, maybe?
-Just be quiet? -This is my moment!
-[yelling] My moment! No! -[bell dings]
[indistinct conversation]
Cut the match. I didn't agree to this! Cut it! Tell them!
-[McAfee] We don't have that power. -[Cole] She's telling you, Pat
It's not happening!
It's not happening.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Cargill,
about kicked Chelsea Green out of the Wells Fargo Center.
Chelsea!
[squealing] No! No!
[continues indistinctly]
-[McAfee] Getting waltzed around. -[Cole] Thanks for coming.
-Chelsea Green is now jaded. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell dings]
["Epic" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Jade Cargill!
[McAfee] Light work for Jade Cargill.
[Cole] So impressive.
This woman is about to dominate everything WWE.
-My moment! -[McAfee] Chelsea Green had a moment.
A brief one,
but it was a moment.
[crowd cheering]
[pop music playing]
[Stephanie] WrestleMania XL might be the one that I am the most proud of.
This is the first WrestleMania of the Paul Levesque era.
Philadelphia and around the world,
are you ready?
[upbeat music playing]
[groans]
[Cole] Bayley did it!
Bayley, Women's Champion!
[Corey] We have the World Heavyweight Championship Match going down.
[Cole] McIntyre has won the World Heavyweight Championship!
[Corey] Señor Money in the Bank!
[Cole] And he's cashing in right now!
Priest has won the World Title!
[indistinct chatter]
-Whoo! So good. -The suplexes.
Guys, I'm sorry. Can you give us a minute?
-I'll see you. -[Otis] Okay.
Rad.
Look, man,
I appreciate the help, and I know you said I owe you a favor.
I figure after tonight, we can call it even. Yeah?
[scoffs] What? Even?
Yeah. I had that match won, and I handed it to you on a silver platter.
-[chuckles] -I'd say that squares us, right?
No, no, no. When I said you owe me a favor,
-what I wanted was-- -Chad, Chad, stop.
I'm kidding around here. I'm not stupid. I know what you want.
-You do? -Yeah, I know what you want, man.
[crowd cheering]
Look,
you deserve a chance at this more than anybody.
It would be my honor to defend this Intercontinental Championship
against you.
Next week, my hometown in Montreal.
I can't wait.
I know.
[Cole] Neither can I.
[McAfee in French] Oui, oui.
["Gallantry" playing]
[Cole] I bet he's not in a good mood.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a World Heavyweight Championship
Number-One Contender Fatal 4-Way Elimination Match!
Introducing first, from Ayr, Scotland, weighing in at 275 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] You know, Drew McIntyre really took this whole
Social Star of the Year thing-- Well…
-Cut the music. -[Cole] I'll tell you about it later.
[McAfee] That's a former World Champion.
What happened last night was complete and utter BS!
Five minutes and 46 seconds.
That's how long my moment lasted.
But some of you… some of you find that funny.
It was about five minutes longer than most of you last in bed, so shut it!
Before I fly off the handle here,
Seth Rollins, I want to tell you I might not like you all the time,
but I respect you. You stood by your convictions,
you went out in your shield, and we shared a moment
only warriors know about.
So thank you for that.
[crowd cheering]
But then, that bondage undertaker, Damian Priest
screwed it all up.
I'd say I'd whip your ass, but you'd probably enjoy that.
The Money in the Bank briefcase is a joke.
The freaking joke has cost me the World Title twice now.
It cheapens everything Seth did, everything I did.
You stole that from me, Priest.
And I'm coming for you. You're nothing but a transitional champion.
And after tonight, that belt belongs to Drew McIntyre.
Oh, no, no.
He may have had the contract, but he didn't cause that finish.
The one that caused all of this was that prick, CM Punk.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
I told you what I was going to do, Punk.
I told you I'd win that title,
I'd have my moment, I would have my moment with my family,
and I'd rub that title in your stupid face,
and that's exactly what I did,
and it was no accident.
I was within striking distance from you.
I looked you in the eye, said everything I had to say,
and you did nothing!
Nothing at all!
You put the headphones on, you made jokes.
You went into business for yourself.
You're a coward!
The second I took my eyes off of you, you sweep my legs,
took off that metal brace and bashed me in the face!
[crowd cheers]
So, Punk, you thought it was bad before… tearing your tricep was bad before.
I know you're gonna disappear for months, go into hiding,
but from now on, it is on site,
and I'm going for your weakest part.
It just so happens your whole body is your weakest part!
["Main Event Ish" playing]
[McAfee] Okay! From one emotion to another.
[Cole] Yeah, this is just gonna make Drew even more mad.
You better sit down, Pat.
Pat, I think you might wanna sit down.
Like, seriously, you might wanna sit down.
He just threw a microphone at you.
Uh, Pat, I would sit down.
That's about what I would do.
I would, like, sit down right now.
I would probably go over there.
♪ It's go-time now, Uce ♪
♪ Uh-huh, okay ♪
♪ Yeah, okay ♪
[Cole] Um, well, I'm gonna try to do some business,
but I got this wild Scottish man swinging a chair two feet from me,
uh, because our Fatal 4-Way is coming up next,
and it's presented by Xfinity.
Stream sports from the best seat in the house with Xfinity,
because it's only live once.
Fatal 4-Way. Who's going to get a shot at Priest and the World Heavyweight Title?
We're going to find out next.
Pat, sit down.
I don't want to die.
[McAfee] I was yeetin', then I almost was dyin'. You seen?
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish… ♪
[The Rock] January 1st, 2024,
we were discussing what WrestleMania could look like.
This card for WrestleMania was probably 80% done in October.
[Cody] I think this story goes down a path
that no one in their right mind could have ever anticipated.
This unique thing happened.
I want that title,
but not at WrestleMania.
Power goes back as it should…
…to the people.
As this all changes, we call an audible
because this is all happening in real time.
[Corey] Oh, my God!
We pivot in a way that blurs the lines of fiction and reality.
You can continually swerve them, then we've done our job.
[The Rock] You start to realize, like, this is gonna be big.
I've been a part of some chaotic builds, but this one has been the wildest.
Becoming this new version has been the most gratifying decision.
When chaos happens, something magical will come out of it.
[Cole] Something magical coming your way.
Next week, Monday Night Raw heads north of the border
into Montreal, Canada.
Andrade and Dominik Mysterio.
This is going to be a good one after the Tag Team Match at WrestleMania.
Plus, Sami Zayn, in his hometown of Montreal
to defend the Intercontinental Championship
against Chad Gable, an instant classic next week on Raw.
[McAfee speaking French] Oui, oui. Je m'appelle Pat, je suis…
[in English] …pumped to watch that.
Now, Drew McIntyre has been stalking this entire arena during the break.
[Cole] You took off your headsets and ran to the back,
which people didn't see during the commercial.
[McAfee] Well, I almost peed my pants, but, yeah, certainly ran.
["War Ready" playing]
[announcer] Making his way to the ring,
from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
Big Bronson Reed!
[Cole] I just can't with this anymore. I can't.
-I've been with you since, like, Thursday. -[McAfee] Yeah.
More than our families. Way more.
[Cole] Big Bronson Reed,
winner of the Andre The Giant Memorial Battle Royal,
part of this Fatal 4-Way tonight.
You've got that 330-pound monster,
you got the Yeet man,
you got this angry Scottish Warrior,
and you're about to see a human highlight reel.
[McAfee] 330 pounds of meat, Bronson Reed!
[Cole] One of these guys is gonna face Damian Priest
for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[McAfee] What an opportunity here, "Raw after Mania."
♪ I'm ready for war, I'm battle-tested ♪
♪ Made it through the fire Now we′re here to wreck it ♪
[song stops]
["It's About to Go Down" playing]
[man] One and only!
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ It's about to go down ♪
♪ Uh-huh, let's go ♪
[announcer] And their opponent, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing in at 207 pounds,
Ricochet!
[Cole] If it wasn't for McDonagh, Ricochet may have won
that Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal Friday night on SmackDown.
Nonetheless, this man has been red hot as of late.
[McAfee] I couldn't think of a better way to wrap up this WrestleMania XL weekend
than to let the Universe watch Ricochet work.
Fatal 4-Way Match
to determine the number-one contender for the World Heavyweight Championship
here tonight on Monday Night Raw
-is presented by Xfinity. -[bell dings]
[Cole] Stream sports from the best seat in the house with Xfinity
because it's only live once.
McIntyre going to work on Uso, and now to Bronson Reed.
And now, I want you to notice something on "Main Event" Jey Uso.
He is heavily taped in the rib cage area,
because not only did he have his battle with Jimmy, Saturday night,
but last night he speared Jimmy off the stage
during that massive main event.
[McAfee] Falling a couple stories through a table with his brother
while saving and helping the American Nightmare.
[Cole] Ricochet now, up to the top rope, going to fly!
Who's going to face Damian Priest
for the World Heavyweight Title?
Hey, let's go!
[Cole] And Monday Night Raw continues, Fatal 4-Way Match.
Number-one contender Fatal 4-Way Match-up.
McIntyre looking to advance to a match
with the new World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest.
[McAfee] Got yeeted across his back to break up the two count.
[Cole] Remember, first man to gain pinfall or submission wins this match-up.
No countouts, no disqualification.
[McAfee] Whoa, whoa!
[Cole] Drew McIntyre, who held the title for five minutes, 46 seconds.
Look out, Big Bronson Reed now,
stalking Jey Uso, and a collision.
[McAfee] Uso was getting ready to fly.
Instead, he's on the wrong end of a 330-pound elbow drop!
Bronson Reed says, "Are you not entertained?"
[Cole] Bronson Reed,
after winning the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal,
could find himself in contention for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Damian Priest is here tonight.
We saw him earlier on, celebrating his championship victory,
when he cashed in Money in the Bank on Drew McIntyre.
Can Bronson Reed be his first opponent?
Oh!
[McAfee] He could if he keeps delivering asses all around town.
[Cole] We've been impressed by Bronson Reed.
[McAfee] He can move. He's powerful. He's quick.
He seems to have the right mindset of not giving a damn
about other people's feelings.
[Cole] Former NXT North American Champion.
Jey Uso, ribs taped after spearing off the stage,
and he may be about to go through a table.
Oh! Big kick!
Reed in trouble.
And Jey-- Oh, went for the spear and Bronson Reed,
that's like hitting a wall.
[McAfee] Yeah, I thought we were about to yeet on a table.
[Jey shouts]
[Cole] Bronson Reed now, powering Jey Uso up.
Ricochet to the apron, knocked off.
Reed just using Jey Uso as a weapon now.
[McAfee] Yeah, battering ram, if you will.
[Cole] And Jey Uso, sent flying through the table.
Thanks for coming, Jey. Fatal 4-Way continues.
Who's going to face Priest for the World Heavyweight Title?
This is the "Raw after Mania."
Fatal 4-Way Match to determine the new number-one contender
for Damian Priest's World Heavyweight Championship.
Ricochet, Reed, Uso, McIntyre.
And Ricochet has been on a hot streak,
looking for the biggest match of his career.
[McAfee] During the break, he, uh,
he ate some shots.
First, the big spike from Bronson Reed,
and then Drew McIntyre drops him on the barricade
from about ten feet high.
[Cole] Yeah, but Ricochet's still in the fight,
in there with McIntyre and Reed and in control right now.
[McAfee] The number-one contender spot's on the line. Ricochet would love that.
Willing to fight for every minute he gets here at WWE.
[Cole] Well, McIntyre just catching Ricochet in mid-air.
Driving him into the turnbuckle and tossing him across the ring.
[McAfee] Drew McIntyre…
has been in a mood all night.
[Cole] Yeah, almost took you out with the mic.
And Ricochet, now, tossed over McIntyre.
[McAfee] Freddie Biel up over Mc--
What's going on here?
King Kong meets Godzilla.
[Cole] I watched that trailer.
[McAfee] It was good.
[Cole] McIntyre face-to-face with Reed.
-[indistinct conversation] -[Cole] And here we go!
And these two big men exchanging blows
with an opportunity on the line for the World Heavyweight Championship.
-[crowd exclaims] -[yelling]
[crowd exclaims]
-[crowd exclaims] -[McAfee] Meat slapping.
-[yells] -[crowd exclaims]
-[McAfee] Who's stronger than who? -[Cole] Maybe Reed.
[McAfee] Appears that way right now.
[Cole] McIntyre sent across the ring into the corner.
Sidesteps Bronson Reed.
Drew McIntyre now,
powering up 330 pounds into a Michinoku Driver.
Cover by McIntyre.
Hook to the leg. "Main Event" Jey Uso,
who of course, has such a long history with Drew McIntyre.
[McAfee] Drew McIntyre was World Champion yesterday for five minutes and 46 seconds.
[Cole] That's when McIntyre really started to go off the deep end
when Jey Uso arrived on Monday Night Raw at the behest of Cody Rhodes.
Oh! Double team.
McIntyre, of course, still blaming The Bloodline
for his not winning the championship a two years ago at Clash at the Castle.
Oh! Triple superkick!
Double superkick!
[screams]
-Reed, still on his feet! -Not today!
[Cole] Oh, and Uso said, "Nope."
Ricochet.
And Reed takes out Ricochet.
Spear!
Cover!
-Hook to the leg! -[crowd] One, two--
McIntyre, saving the match. Right to the bad ribs of Jey Uso.
[McAfee] He saw Jey Uso wince in pain, obviously after this weekend.
[Cole] Incredible action in this Fatal 4-Way.
Four men with extremely contrasting styles.
[McAfee] All four would be fantastic champions.
[crowd clapping, chanting] This is awesome!
[Cole] But Damian Priest is the current champion.
The World Heavyweight Champion.
He'll face the winner of this match.
[McAfee] Drew McIntyre, The Scottish Warrior,
is up on the top rope.
[Cole] Jey Uso may be suffering from broken ribs, for all we know.
McIntyre looking for a superplex.
Jey Uso blocking.
-[McIntyre groaning] -[crowd] Yeet! Yeet!
-[Cole] Headbutt. Ooh! -[crowd exclaims]
[Cole] Drew is not gonna be happy after that.
-[grunts] -[crowd] Yeet!
[Cole] Ricochet.
[McAfee] Jumps over McIntyre.
[Cole] Headbutt, down goes Ricochet.
Oh, my goodness!
Oof!
Drop kick by Ricochet.
Now Bronson Reed,
sending Ricochet into a buckle bomb into McIntyre!
[Bronson straining]
[Cole] Good night, Ricochet.
Reed is gonna have an opportunity
at the world title, and a kick-out!
[McAfee] Only two.
[Cole] Senton!
[McAfee] 330 down on Ricochet.
[Cole] Here we go!
Reed, gonna go up top!
Looking for the Tsunami!
And Drew McIntyre, trying to prevent that from happening.
[yelling]
[Cole] Shoulder tackle off the apron.
[McAfee] From big Bronson Reed.
Just went eye to eye with that man.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] You have to figure with the Spanish folks here,
something like this was gonna happen to their table.
[McAfee] Think that is what every single time in the history of the WWE says.
[Cole] Oh, Glasgow Kiss.
[McIntyre straining]
[Cole] Reed, into the ring post.
-[yelling] -[crowd exclaims]
[Cole] Right to the jaw of Bronson Reed who now finds himself on the table.
Meanwhile, Jey Uso drives Drew McIntyre out.
Everybody's down.
Fatal 4-Way action!
[McAfee] Number-one contender spot on the line.
[Cole] Jey Uso, top rope, Ricochet caught him!
What the hell is he thinking?
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] We're all thinking the same thing.
[Cole] There is no way! Ricochet, launching himself!
You got to be kidding me!
[McAfee] Ricochet!
The highlight of the night might be the highlight of the weekend!
[crowd chanting] Ricochet! Ricochet! Ricochet! Ricochet!
[Cole] Sacrificing himself to take out Big Bronson Reed.
Absolutely incredible!
[McAfee] 450!
[Cole] Reed's out.
Ricochet's out.
And now Drew McIntyre may have Jey Uso dead to rights.
[crowd clapping, chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Cole] And it's only appropriate. It comes down to these two men
with their long history, their long rivalry.
[crowd] Oh… Yeet!
McIntyre, Future Shock DDT.
Into a kip-up.
McIntyre looking for the Claymore.
[crowd] Three, two, one!
[Cole] Uso's done!
Wait a minute.
Oh, my goodness!
It's CM Punk!
CM Punk!
Superkick!
Spear!
Uso, gonna go up top!
Punk's on our table celebrating.
Frog splash!
-Cover! -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] Uso's the number-one contender. -[bell rings]
-Punk screwed McIntyre again. -[announcer] Here is your winner,
"Main Event"
Jey Uso!
[Cole] Uso gets Priest for the World Title.
Punk screwed McIntyre again
on the "Raw after Mania!"