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[intro music playing]

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[Triple H] Then.

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Now.

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Forever.

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Together.

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[Cole] This is
France's third largest city.

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Welcome to Lyon.

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This is the largest gate
of any arena show in WWE history.

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[Corey] Backlash in Lyon, France,
here we go!

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[hip-hop music playing]

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[Cole] The bell hasn't even rung!

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[speaking French]

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[Corey in English] It's a street fight!

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[crowd cheering]

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[Corey] Tonga Loa!

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That's Tama Tonga's brother!

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Bloodline rules!

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It's The Kabuki Warriors,

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put the gold on the line
against Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.

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[crowd cheering]

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[Cole] What a display of athleticism!

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Jaded! K.O.D.!

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New Tag Team Champions!

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A Triple Threat Match.

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The first woman to gain pinfall
or submission will win

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the WWE Women's Title.

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[crowd cheering]

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-[Cole] Bayley got her!
-[bell rings]

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[Cole] The "American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes

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going against AJ Styles
for the first time ever.

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[crowd singing]
♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪

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♪ I am my Kingdom ♪

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[cheering]

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[crowd cheering]

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[Cole] How deep
will Cody Rhodes be able to dig?

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[Corey] Cody Rhodes may now lead us
fearlessly into the new era.

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[crowd cheering]

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["Main Event Ish" playing]

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[crowd singing]

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[Corey] I've never felt
anything like this.

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[crowd singing] ♪ Day one ish
It's just me, Uce ♪

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[Corey] It's like the walls are moving.
This is nuts!

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The onus is on the Champion Damian Priest

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to set the tone for what his title reign
will mean to WWE.

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Oh, look who's here.

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What are you doing here?

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-[Corey] Finn Bálor.
-[Cole] The Judgment Day is here.

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Spear

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Top rope!

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Uso Splash!

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Oh, my goodness!

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JD McDonagh just saved the Championship.

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This is three-on-one out here.

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South of Heaven from the ropes!

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Damian Priest retains.

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[crowd booing]

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[Corey] And Damian Priest has been adamant

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"I want to do this on my own."

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But in the end,

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a show of solidarity.

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["The Other Side" playing]

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[Cole] Welcome, everybody
to Monday Night Raw.

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[fireworks crackle]

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[announcer] Please welcome JD McDonagh,

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Dominik Mysterio,

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Finn Bálor,

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and the World Heavyweight Champion,

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El Campeón, Damian Priest,

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The Judgment Day!

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[Cole] Hello again. I'm Michael Cole,
joined by Pat McAfee at ringside

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in a historic night tonight

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as the World Heavyweight Champion
Damian Priest kicks us off.

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It is round number one

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of the of both the Queen
and King of the Ring Tournaments.

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First off, let's take a look
at the Queen of the Ring.

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This is the Women's Tournament.

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There will be three first-round match-ups
here tonight on Monday Night Raw.

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The fourth will take place
over the weekend at a live event.

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Of course, SmackDown will host its own
first-round Tournament match-ups

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on Friday.

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Also tonight, three first-round match-ups
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

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Another will take place
at the live event this weekend,

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However, Drew McIntyre,

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we have breaking news for you tonight.

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Drew McIntyre will not be
a part of the King of the Ring Tournament.

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Raw General Manager Adam Pearce
earlier today,

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saying that Drew is not medically cleared
to compete in tonight's events.

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[McAfee] I'm bummed out about that.

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Bummed out.

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But so be it.

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Let's find some royalty.

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[crowd booing]

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"Main Event" Jey Uso.

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[McAfee] Yeet!

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You guys love him, huh?

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[McAfee] Yeet!

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Well, it seems to me

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that the entire country of France
loved him too.

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But in the end,

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that didn't matter because I'm still
your World Heavyweight Champion.

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So all rise for el campeón!

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[McAfee] A lot of people still seated.

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Now I feel the need to speak

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about what went down
with The Judgment Day at Backlash.

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Listen, big man.

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I'm sure we went
over this a hundred times.

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Look, when me and JD apologized
after Backlash, we meant it.

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We're sorry.

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We're good.

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I get the apology. We're fine.
But that's not what I'm talKing about.

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I need to address what went down
after the match.

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I need everybody to know.

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I want to do this publicly
because what went down after the match,

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that was on me,

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I lost my cool.

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You guys were there to help me,

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support me, make sure
I stayed Champion, and I am.

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So for that…

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Like it or not, I am.

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[crowd booing]

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And for that, guys, sincerely,

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I'm sorry and thank you.

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JD,

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I do appreciate you, man.

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And, Finn,

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you're my brother, dawg.

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[crowd booing]

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[McAfee] Oh, great.

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Great.

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All right, all right. Enough.

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Back to business.

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Because I'm still el campeón.

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We're still the most dominant faction
in this entire damn business.

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And Finn Bálor
is your next King of the Ring.

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Oh, yeah.

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And seen as poor old Drew McIntyre
isn't medically cleared tonight,

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guess who gets their first-round bye
in the King of the Ring Tournament?

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And Me!

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[laughing]

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And, boys, you know what that means?

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You know what that means?

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That's the first step
in the prince becoming a King.

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-[laughs]
-Bow down to the King.

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Yeah. So, Samantha,
I need you to stand up.

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-I need you to walk over here--
-[man] Hold on, hold on.

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-Hold on, hold on, hold on.
-What?

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Who is that?

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What are you doing here?

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Finn, I feel like you might be confused.

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Yes, Drew McIntyre is out
of the Tournament,

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but you are not getting a first round bye.

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-[Finn] What?
-[McAfee] Okay.

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[crowd cheering]

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[Adam] You don't like it?
Well, that's too damn bad,

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you don't run Monday Night Raw, I do.

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Being crowned King of the Ring
is one of the biggest honors in WWE.

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So if you're going to win it,

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you're damn sure going to earn it.

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So Judgment Day, clear the ring,

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because what happened at Backlash
will not happen tonight.

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Finn Bálor, your match is next,

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and your new opponent…

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is "Main Event" Jey Uso!

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-["Main Event Ish" playing]
-[McAfee laughs] Yes!

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We're Yeeting early, Hartford!

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Yeah, Cole!

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[Cole] Thank God you're back.
I don't have to do it tonight.

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[McAfee] You look good Yeeting, Cole.

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First time you got that Yeet!

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[Cole] I still got it even at my age.

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[McAfee] Yeah, dawg!

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You bulldog!

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Whoo-hoo-hoo!

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Whoo!

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[Cole] Great move by our general manager,

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making sure Finn Bálor
doesn't get a first-round bye.

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[McAfee] I didn't get the French Yeet,

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but I'll American Yeet
every Monday night, baby!

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"Main Event" Jey Uso will kick off

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the first round
of the King of the Ring Tournament

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against Finn Bálor.

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[McAfee] We're yeeting
all over Judgment Day in Hartford.

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[Cole] Hey, that human Funko Pop,
JD McDonagh,

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was just telling you to sit down, Pat.

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[theme music continues]

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[McAfee] Hell yeah!

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Lotta Yeeting here, huh?

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Oh!

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[Cole] Incredible scene tonight
in Hartford.

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"Main Event" Jey Uso, Finn Bálor,
first-round King of the Ring Tournament,

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live, next!

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[McAfee] You earned it, Jey!

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[Cole] And we are back live
on Monday Night Raw.

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This is the start of the 23rd
King of the Ring Tournament.

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Finn Bálor, "Main Event" Jey Uso

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kick off the first round.

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Drew McIntyre was supposed to be
a part of this match-up.

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A quick roll-up and a kick-out.

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McIntyre, though, not physically able
to compete, so Jey Uso takes his place.

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[McAfee] The world rejoiced
whenever they heard the Yeet machine

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come out here to start Monday Night Raw
and the King of the Ring Tourney.

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[Cole] Jey Uso
off a spectacular Backlash…

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Cover, and a kick-out.

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…against Damian Priest
before Judgment Day would get involved,

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ensuring that Priest would remain
the World Heavyweight Champion.

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[McAfee speaking French]

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[in English] …jealous
that you got to experience Backlash

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over there in Lyon as you're
French Yeeting all over the place.

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[Cole] Just an incredible event,
an incredible atmosphere,

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incredible audience,

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as Jey Uso now rolls up,
Bálor's shoulders down

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trying to advance in the King of the Ring
Tournament, and a kick-out.

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Uso knocked off Finn Bálor
a couple of weeks ago, Pat.

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So mentally, Uso could be in Bálor's head.

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[McAfee] But Finn Bálor attacked him
after the bell

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just a couple of days ago in France,

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so there's a lot of different ways
you can heal it,

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we'll have to find out
as the match goes on.

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Jey obviously went through
a hell of a battle with el campeón

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just 48 hours ago, so…

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[Cole] The King of the Ring Tournament
started way back in 1985.

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Hall of Famer Don Muraco,

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the first ever King of the Ring.

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[crowd yells] Yeet!

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[Cole] Uso, Bálor would love
to follow in those footsteps.

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Uso up over the top, lands on his feet!

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A big right hand to Bálor,
and down goes Finn.

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[crowd yells] Yeet!

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[McAfee] Perfectly timed Yeets
in Hartford.

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[Cole] Pat, did you buy into the love fest
for The Judgment Day

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as we kicked off the show tonight,
considering their issues

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after the match-up on Saturday?

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[McAfee] It seems like they always

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got to have a kiss
and makeup situation with them.

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[Cole] Cover by Bálor
off the basement dropkick,

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and a kick-out by Uso at two.

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[McAfee] A lot of Alpha attitudes
in Judgment Day.

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[Cole] Except for Dom.

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[McAfee] Yeah, exactly. That's…

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I mean, it could all--
All roads lead back to Dom,

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like, the worst one.

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But there's no way they're going
to be able to stay on the same page.

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They've been fighting for months,
seemingly, within.

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And after the match,
they attack each other. They're just…

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You can hang tonight but it might be over
by the end of the evening.

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I mean, that's Judgment Day football.

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[Cole] Bálor looks like he hasn't
eaten a carb in months.

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[McAfee] That's the thing.
His taste buds are the most miserable,

249
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but his body looks damn good.

250
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[Cole] And now
the chinlock applied to Jey Uso,

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wrestling him down to the mat.

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[McAfee] Finn's been
a World Champion before.

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Definitely worthy of becoming
a prince to a King.

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[Cole] Yeah. First ever
Universal Champion, Finn Bálor.

255
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[McAfee] Oh, could you imagine King Yeet?
What a Kingdom that would be.

256
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[Cole] Better than King Tut.

257
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[grunting and groaning]

258
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[Cole] Who also had his own song
back in the day.

259
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[McAfee] I just thought we were
bringing up that King Tut is dead.

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Breaking news.

261
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[Cole] Finn Bálor now,
controlling Jey Uso.

262
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And this is wise by Bálor.

263
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Ground Uso, don't allow him
to pick up the pace

264
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and dictate the pace in this match.

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[crowd chanting] Let's go, Uso!

266
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[Cole] And the WWE fans firmly
in the corner of Jey Uso

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at the XL Center in Hartford tonight.

268
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Oh! Chop by Finn Bálor.

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A body punch by Bálor as well.

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[McAfee] Bálor dropping the champ
out of this place,

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the XL Center here in Hartford.

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Jeez!

273
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[Cole] Cover by Bálor.

274
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Looking to advance in the Tournament.

275
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and Jey's got a kick-out at two.

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[McAfee] He's trying to bop the Yeet
out of Jey. That's the case here for Finn.

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[Cole] Indeed.

278
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[McAfee] Bopping all over,
trying to overpower him, strike him down,

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beat him down.

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Knows he went through
a battle with el campeón.

281
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But becoming a King is not easy.

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Bring up King Tut, obviously.

283
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In WWE, you can win your way
to becoming a damn King.

284
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[Cole] King of the Ring Tournament,
of course, is where Austin 3:16 was born.

285
00:15:50,066 --> 00:15:51,333
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin,

286
00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,566
a former
King of the Ring Tournament winner,

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As Bálor is sent outside the ring,

288
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and Uso looking
to build some momentum here.

289
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Jey, suicide dive! Down goes Bálor!

290
00:16:00,400 --> 00:16:03,166
[McAfee] The Cerebral Assassin,
The King of Kings' also a former

291
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King of the Ring winner.

292
00:16:05,733 --> 00:16:07,699
Jey Uso would love to be King Yeet.

293
00:16:10,866 --> 00:16:13,333
[Cole] Bálor trying to fight
his way back to his feet.

294
00:16:13,400 --> 00:16:14,633
[crowd chanting] Yeet!

295
00:16:14,699 --> 00:16:16,800
[Cole] The Yeets echoing
throughout the arena.

296
00:16:20,466 --> 00:16:21,433
And Bálor, gonna…

297
00:16:21,500 --> 00:16:23,333
[McAfee] Smart. He's intelligent.

298
00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:26,066
[Cole] …roll out of the ring
and look to take a breath.

299
00:16:28,433 --> 00:16:30,900
Some people might say, you know,
uh, cowardice,

300
00:16:30,966 --> 00:16:32,599
but it is intelligent, even if Jey--

301
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[Cole] Here comes Uso!
Caught right in the midsection by Bálor!

302
00:16:35,733 --> 00:16:36,766
[McAfee] Big time right.

303
00:16:36,833 --> 00:16:37,933
[Cole] And now Bálor,

304
00:16:38,766 --> 00:16:41,099
sending Jey Uso into the post!

305
00:16:41,166 --> 00:16:42,533
And Bálor now…

306
00:16:43,033 --> 00:16:45,866
And Uso, right over
across the announce table.

307
00:16:47,433 --> 00:16:49,766
And Finn Bálor has taken over.

308
00:16:50,766 --> 00:16:52,666
[crowd booing]

309
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[McAfee] Look at the little
baby-stroking Yeet he's got there.

310
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You're embarrassing yourself, Finn!

311
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[Cole] King of the Ring
first round continues.

312
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-We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
-[crowd chanting] Yeet!

313
00:17:07,466 --> 00:17:10,599
[Cole] Round one Tournament
match-up for the King of the Ring.

314
00:17:10,666 --> 00:17:14,333
It is Jey Uso and Finn Bálor,
and Jey has turned things around, Pat,

315
00:17:14,399 --> 00:17:15,633
during the commercial break.

316
00:17:16,433 --> 00:17:21,300
Oh! Had turned things around
before Finn Bálor capitalized.

317
00:17:21,366 --> 00:17:24,666
[McAfee] Finn's face was taking
a pummeling and somehow he flips it on…

318
00:17:26,166 --> 00:17:27,266
Uso's head.

319
00:17:28,333 --> 00:17:30,833
[Cole] A night
of King and Queen of the Ring Tournament

320
00:17:30,899 --> 00:17:32,466
first-round match-ups.

321
00:17:32,533 --> 00:17:36,033
Big chop by Bálor,
snapmere takedown of Jey Uso,

322
00:17:36,100 --> 00:17:37,933
and now Bálor has him where he wants him!

323
00:17:38,000 --> 00:17:39,466
Basement drop kick again.

324
00:17:39,533 --> 00:17:41,133
For the win by Bálor.

325
00:17:41,200 --> 00:17:42,866
Cover, hooks the leg.

326
00:17:42,933 --> 00:17:44,899
Kick-out of two near fall.

327
00:17:47,866 --> 00:17:51,166
This was earlier on
and how Finn Bálor turned this one around.

328
00:17:52,266 --> 00:17:55,233
[McAfee] Dropping him right on his face
on the top of the turnbuckle.

329
00:17:55,300 --> 00:17:57,399
That's the veteran savviness
from Finn Bálor.

330
00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:00,333
A lot of years in the ring right now.

331
00:18:00,399 --> 00:18:03,600
[Cole] And punishing Jey Uso
who went through a grueling match-up

332
00:18:03,666 --> 00:18:07,566
just 48 hours ago in Lyon, France,
against Damian Priest

333
00:18:07,633 --> 00:18:09,466
for the World Heavyweight Championship.

334
00:18:10,766 --> 00:18:13,033
[McAfee] He was also attacked
by Finn and JD McDonagh,

335
00:18:13,100 --> 00:18:15,533
but all of Hartford
is looking for him to get going.

336
00:18:18,266 --> 00:18:21,033
[Cole] Crowd firmly
in Uso's corner tonight.

337
00:18:23,100 --> 00:18:26,066
[McAfee] Seems like that's gonna be
the case no matter where WWE goes

338
00:18:26,133 --> 00:18:27,966
in the entire world.

339
00:18:29,833 --> 00:18:31,766
Finn Bálor doesn't care about any of that.

340
00:18:32,433 --> 00:18:35,666
[Cole] Uso, able to block
and catch Bálor with a right hand.

341
00:18:35,733 --> 00:18:36,766
Another one.

342
00:18:36,833 --> 00:18:38,533
[crowd chanting] Yeet!

343
00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,000
[Cole] Now Jey, firing back.

344
00:18:40,066 --> 00:18:41,100
[McAfee] Ooh.

345
00:18:41,166 --> 00:18:42,399
[Cole] Starting to feel it.

346
00:18:43,433 --> 00:18:44,500
[crowd yells] Yeet!

347
00:18:45,600 --> 00:18:47,100
[crowd cheering]

348
00:18:50,066 --> 00:18:52,233
[McAfee] Finn Bálor
is in a blender right now.

349
00:18:52,300 --> 00:18:54,833
[Cole] Oh, and Bálor sends
Jey out to the apron.

350
00:18:54,899 --> 00:18:56,500
Jey Uso catches him with a kick.

351
00:18:58,600 --> 00:19:00,133
Jey up top. Top rope.

352
00:19:01,366 --> 00:19:05,066
Crossbody lateral press to advance
in the King of the Ring Tournament!

353
00:19:05,133 --> 00:19:08,300
And a kick-out at two, near fall for Uso.

354
00:19:08,966 --> 00:19:12,266
[McAfee] And remember, Jey Uso had no idea
he was going to be in this match.

355
00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:17,766
Now he's half a second away from moving on
to become the King of the Ring.

356
00:19:18,566 --> 00:19:21,366
[Cole] Bálor can barely make it--
couldn't even make it to his feet.

357
00:19:21,433 --> 00:19:22,933
They're stumbling all over the place.

358
00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:24,966
[McAfee] I mean,
he just got Yeeted in the mouth.

359
00:19:28,366 --> 00:19:31,000
[Cole] He's about to get
a mouth full of something else.

360
00:19:31,766 --> 00:19:34,266
[crowd chanting] Yeet, Yeet, Yeet!

361
00:19:35,333 --> 00:19:39,133
[Cole] Trying to back it up,
and Bálor exploding out of the corner

362
00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:40,800
and intercepting Jey Uso.

363
00:19:40,866 --> 00:19:43,366
[McAfee] Maybe three to four
too many Yeets there.

364
00:19:45,800 --> 00:19:48,899
Finn, he felt it coming,
obviously, a little telegraphed.

365
00:19:48,966 --> 00:19:52,933
[Cole] Yeah. The veteran Bálor taking over
and now stomping away on Jey Uso.

366
00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:55,033
[McAfee] He has
this ruthlessness about him.

367
00:19:55,100 --> 00:19:57,066
-[yelling]
-[crowd booing]

368
00:19:57,133 --> 00:19:59,233
I don't hear none of you now!

369
00:20:00,100 --> 00:20:02,766
[McAfee] You hear his Irish accent.
You see he's super handsome.

370
00:20:02,833 --> 00:20:05,866
But this guy will do
whatever it takes to get to the top.

371
00:20:05,933 --> 00:20:09,399
[Cole] And Bálor
raked the eyes of Jey Uso.

372
00:20:09,466 --> 00:20:11,399
Is this enough to put him away?

373
00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:13,133
And another near fall.

374
00:20:13,833 --> 00:20:19,633
And Bálor, beginning to get frustrated
that he hasn't been able to put Uso away.

375
00:20:21,333 --> 00:20:23,266
[McAfee] Yeah,
he thought he'd just advance

376
00:20:23,333 --> 00:20:25,300
because Drew McIntyre had to withdraw.

377
00:20:25,366 --> 00:20:27,766
Instead, he gets Jey Uso
in the first round.

378
00:20:29,133 --> 00:20:31,666
[Cole] Went for the sling blade,
Jey Uso able to intercept.

379
00:20:31,733 --> 00:20:33,233
Jey Uso now, ducks underneath.

380
00:20:33,300 --> 00:20:34,566
Went for the kick. Caught him.

381
00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:36,733
There's the uppercut.

382
00:20:38,033 --> 00:20:40,500
Superkick, knocks down Finn Bálor.

383
00:20:40,566 --> 00:20:42,933
[McAfee] Perfectly positioned.

384
00:20:46,233 --> 00:20:47,600
[Cole] Jey, going up top!

385
00:20:48,500 --> 00:20:51,366
Went for the Uso Splash,
has to roll through.

386
00:20:51,433 --> 00:20:53,399
Bálor drives him into the corner.

387
00:20:56,200 --> 00:20:58,833
-[McAfee] Now look where Jey Uso is.
-[Cole] In the drop zone.

388
00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:03,300
[McAfee] "Anything you can do I can do,"
says Judgment Day's Finn Bálor.

389
00:21:03,366 --> 00:21:05,233
[Cole] Bálor looking
for the Coup de Grace,

390
00:21:05,300 --> 00:21:06,766
and Jey rolls out of harm's way.

391
00:21:07,300 --> 00:21:08,300
Spear!

392
00:21:09,033 --> 00:21:09,866
Cover!

393
00:21:10,300 --> 00:21:12,166
[crowd] One, two--

394
00:21:12,233 --> 00:21:13,966
[Cole] Bálor kicks at two!

395
00:21:14,800 --> 00:21:16,899
[McAfee] He's a tough Irishman, isn't he?

396
00:21:17,466 --> 00:21:20,433
A near fall, almost advancing
in the Tournament

397
00:21:21,000 --> 00:21:23,700
was "Main Event" Jey Uso
as we take another look.

398
00:21:27,766 --> 00:21:29,733
And now-- Oh, look who's here.

399
00:21:29,800 --> 00:21:32,633
Drew McIntyre,
who was pulled out of this Tournament

400
00:21:32,700 --> 00:21:37,233
because he wasn't medically cleared,
has now marched his way down to the ring.

401
00:21:37,933 --> 00:21:39,066
And it's got to be-

402
00:21:39,133 --> 00:21:42,266
Oh, Bálor from behind, trying to steal one
off the distraction here.

403
00:21:42,333 --> 00:21:43,700
And Jey's got a kick-out.

404
00:21:44,300 --> 00:21:45,300
Sling Blade!

405
00:21:46,166 --> 00:21:49,366
McIntyre's got to be irate
that of all people,

406
00:21:49,433 --> 00:21:52,966
Jey Uso, who's been a problem
for him for months,

407
00:21:53,033 --> 00:21:55,000
has replaced him in this Tournament.

408
00:21:55,066 --> 00:21:57,666
Oh, spear by Uso!

409
00:21:58,166 --> 00:21:59,866
Almost cut Bálor in half,

410
00:21:59,933 --> 00:22:02,200
-and Jey Uso advances!
-[bell rings]

411
00:22:02,266 --> 00:22:04,133
["Main Event Ish" playing]

412
00:22:04,200 --> 00:22:06,933
[announcer] Here is your winner,

413
00:22:07,000 --> 00:22:13,766
"Main Event" Jey Uso!

414
00:22:13,833 --> 00:22:20,700
[Cole] And things continue to fall apart
for "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre.

415
00:22:20,766 --> 00:22:25,133
That backfired on McIntyre
as Jey Uso advances

416
00:22:25,200 --> 00:22:28,133
into the second round
of the King of the Ring Tournament.

417
00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:29,633
A man with a chip on his shoulder.

418
00:22:29,700 --> 00:22:32,666
He was very angry
on The Pat McAfee Show last week

419
00:22:32,733 --> 00:22:35,966
[McAfee] Drew McIntyre certainly said
a lot of things about a lot of people,

420
00:22:36,033 --> 00:22:38,533
but I don't think anybody's disappointed

421
00:22:38,600 --> 00:22:41,766
that Jey Uso moves along
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

422
00:22:44,733 --> 00:22:46,399
What the hell is Drew doing here, though?

423
00:22:47,466 --> 00:22:50,933
[Cole] Doesn't like Jey Uso.
He's made that very clear.

424
00:22:52,066 --> 00:22:53,933
[McAfee] How could you not like Yeeting?

425
00:22:54,000 --> 00:22:57,200
[Cole] The Queen of the Ring Tournament
will kick off tonight.

426
00:22:57,266 --> 00:23:00,300
There is "The Pitbull" Ivy Nile

427
00:23:00,366 --> 00:23:03,133
with the biggest opportunity
of her career,

428
00:23:03,200 --> 00:23:05,833
with standing in Ivy Nile's way,

429
00:23:05,899 --> 00:23:11,333
the very unpredictable,
the very aggressive Zoey Stark.

430
00:23:11,399 --> 00:23:14,066
Zoey Stark, Ivy Nile square off

431
00:23:14,133 --> 00:23:16,866
in the Queen of the Ring
Tournament tonight.

432
00:23:16,933 --> 00:23:18,533
["Born To Be" playing]

433
00:23:19,966 --> 00:23:22,133
[Cole] And the World Champ's here!

434
00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,866
[McAfee] The Man has come around
to Hartford

435
00:23:24,933 --> 00:23:28,266
for a one-on-one interview
with Michael Cole!

436
00:23:29,933 --> 00:23:30,833
Can't wait!

437
00:23:34,433 --> 00:23:37,433
[Cole] Yes, ladies and gentlemen,
this is the capital of Connecticut,

438
00:23:37,500 --> 00:23:38,433
Hartford,

439
00:23:38,500 --> 00:23:40,066
the home tonight of Monday Night Raw,

440
00:23:40,133 --> 00:23:44,733
which is presented
by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,

441
00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,800
only in theaters, Friday.

442
00:23:46,866 --> 00:23:48,833
Our main event tonight,
a first-round match-up

443
00:23:48,899 --> 00:23:50,933
in the men's King of the Ring Tournament,

444
00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:55,399
the renewal of a tremendous rivalry
between Sheamus and Gunther.

445
00:23:56,633 --> 00:23:57,833
[McAfee] That's to come.

446
00:23:59,399 --> 00:24:03,500
[Cole] Two of the most physical men
to ever grace the WWE ring.

447
00:24:04,100 --> 00:24:06,433
Gunther and Sheamus
for the Intercontinental Title.

448
00:24:06,966 --> 00:24:08,266
This is going to be a war!

449
00:24:09,933 --> 00:24:11,700
Slamming him on the steps!

450
00:24:14,833 --> 00:24:17,133
And now Sheamus has Gunther
where he wants him.

451
00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:19,600
The back gave out
as he went for the Brogue.

452
00:24:19,666 --> 00:24:20,500
Powerbomb!

453
00:24:21,899 --> 00:24:24,166
Gunther with a wicked lariat!

454
00:24:24,666 --> 00:24:29,633
The Ring General still reigns
as your Intercontinental Champion.

455
00:24:32,600 --> 00:24:35,466
One of the most physical battles
I ever witnessed.

456
00:24:35,533 --> 00:24:37,766
And tonight, they renew the rivalry.

457
00:24:37,833 --> 00:24:43,166
Gunther, Sheamus, first-round match
in the men's King of the Ring Tournament,

458
00:24:43,233 --> 00:24:46,033
live, tonight on Monday Night Raw.

459
00:24:50,100 --> 00:24:52,000
Jey Uso of all people.

460
00:24:52,066 --> 00:24:54,933
You watched Punk screw me
at the number one tender match

461
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,166
and took advantage of it.
You're going to reward them,

462
00:24:57,233 --> 00:24:58,466
putting them in my spot.

463
00:24:58,533 --> 00:25:01,100
It's not about Jey Uso.
It's about your arm.

464
00:25:01,166 --> 00:25:03,033
I don't care about my arm.
I told you that.

465
00:25:03,100 --> 00:25:04,700
I'm going to tape it up like a real man

466
00:25:04,766 --> 00:25:06,666
-unlike Punk and push forward.
-Stop!

467
00:25:06,733 --> 00:25:09,500
Everybody thought you were fine
until you told the world you weren't.

468
00:25:09,566 --> 00:25:11,733
So I have medical check on you,
and I'm the bad guy?

469
00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,866
No, your arm is not fine, and you are not
medically cleared to compete.

470
00:25:14,933 --> 00:25:15,966
It's that simple.

471
00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:18,666
You know what, screw you.

472
00:25:18,733 --> 00:25:21,266
-I'm sick of this BS going on around here.
-You're welcome.

473
00:25:27,333 --> 00:25:28,633
[engine revs]

474
00:25:39,100 --> 00:25:41,066
[crowd cheering]

475
00:25:45,899 --> 00:25:46,899
You're late.

476
00:25:46,966 --> 00:25:48,733
-I know, I know.
-That way.

477
00:25:48,800 --> 00:25:50,600
-It's been a weekend,
-I bet.

478
00:25:50,666 --> 00:25:52,199
Uh, where's Drew?

479
00:25:53,066 --> 00:25:54,266
Are you serious?

480
00:25:54,333 --> 00:25:56,133
You just missed him, thank God.

481
00:25:56,199 --> 00:25:57,033
Yes.

482
00:26:00,800 --> 00:26:03,066
All right. Um, can you do me a favor?

483
00:26:03,133 --> 00:26:05,866
You tell the truck to play my music.
I got something to say.

484
00:26:05,933 --> 00:26:07,100
I think I can do that.

485
00:26:07,166 --> 00:26:08,566
[crowd cheering]

486
00:26:11,500 --> 00:26:13,666
[Cole] Well, thank God,
Punk got out of Headquarters.

487
00:26:14,566 --> 00:26:18,000
[McAfee] Trapped.
He's trapped up there, 48 hours.

488
00:26:18,066 --> 00:26:20,066
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!

489
00:26:24,399 --> 00:26:26,800
-[Gable yelling]
-How about those maple leaves, Redmond?

490
00:26:26,866 --> 00:26:28,500
[yelling continues]

491
00:26:28,566 --> 00:26:30,800
["Cult Of Personality" playing]

492
00:26:32,666 --> 00:26:34,133
Take it easy. Take it easy.

493
00:26:45,766 --> 00:26:50,399
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪

494
00:26:51,766 --> 00:26:55,000
♪ The cult of personality ♪

495
00:26:56,166 --> 00:27:01,100
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪

496
00:27:02,066 --> 00:27:05,833
♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪

497
00:27:05,899 --> 00:27:09,000
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality… ♪

498
00:27:09,066 --> 00:27:11,866
-It's…
-[crowd yells] …Clobberin' Time!

499
00:27:13,433 --> 00:27:16,966
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome

500
00:27:17,033 --> 00:27:20,533
CM Punk!

501
00:27:20,600 --> 00:27:24,266
[Cole] Can you imagine when Drew McIntyre
finds out that he missed Punk

502
00:27:24,333 --> 00:27:25,899
by about three seconds?

503
00:27:25,966 --> 00:27:30,399
[McAfee] Same exact story as last week
for Drew McIntyre chasing this man,

504
00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:35,100
CM Punk, who's trapped in WWE Headquarters

505
00:27:36,433 --> 00:27:39,533
over the weekend and now
he's got something to say

506
00:27:41,166 --> 00:27:42,233
per ush.

507
00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:44,433
[crowd cheering]

508
00:27:54,533 --> 00:27:56,566
[crowd cheering]

509
00:27:59,699 --> 00:28:00,866
[McAfee] Arm looks good.

510
00:28:00,933 --> 00:28:01,966
Body looks good.

511
00:28:03,500 --> 00:28:04,833
Spirits look high.

512
00:28:04,899 --> 00:28:07,800
[Cole] Did a great job
on the Backlash Countdown Show

513
00:28:07,866 --> 00:28:11,566
this weekend, along with Big E
and Jackie Redmond.

514
00:28:11,633 --> 00:28:13,699
[theme music continues]

515
00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:26,100
[music stops]

516
00:28:26,166 --> 00:28:28,500
[crowd chanting] CM Punk,
CM Punk, CM Punk!

517
00:28:38,600 --> 00:28:44,399
Is it good to be alive on a Monday night
in Hartford, Connecticut or what?

518
00:28:44,466 --> 00:28:46,066
[crowd cheering]

519
00:28:49,699 --> 00:28:52,199
My apologies
for showing up a little bit late.

520
00:28:52,266 --> 00:28:54,733
I've had… I've had a weekend.

521
00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:57,066
I got locked inside Headquarters

522
00:28:57,133 --> 00:29:01,533
in Stamford, and by the time I got out,
which was just a few short hours ago,

523
00:29:01,600 --> 00:29:04,433
it dawned on me
that we were in the XL Center.

524
00:29:04,500 --> 00:29:07,933
So I drove straight here
to be with you beautiful maniacs.

525
00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,600
[crowd cheering]

526
00:29:11,733 --> 00:29:14,833
I also drove here to get
into a fight with Drew McIntyre,

527
00:29:14,899 --> 00:29:17,566
but apparently he has left the building.

528
00:29:17,633 --> 00:29:19,466
[crowd booing]

529
00:29:23,199 --> 00:29:28,766
So, Pat McAfee, last week you recall
I said, just to get under Drew's skin

530
00:29:28,833 --> 00:29:31,033
as he sat in the cheap seats,

531
00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:35,633
I said, "I can do my business
in a shorter amount of time

532
00:29:35,699 --> 00:29:38,233
than he was World Heavyweight Champion,"
which is…

533
00:29:39,133 --> 00:29:41,800
five minutes and 46 seconds. Right?

534
00:29:41,866 --> 00:29:43,699
[McAfee] Bingo. Bingo.

535
00:29:43,766 --> 00:29:46,199
Not that I'm trying to make
that a thing or anything,

536
00:29:46,266 --> 00:29:48,133
but five minutes, 46 seconds.

537
00:29:48,600 --> 00:29:52,000
Since I came to pick a fight,
and since he left,

538
00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:54,600
this is not going to be
a popular decision,

539
00:29:54,666 --> 00:29:57,433
but what if today we go over time?

540
00:29:57,500 --> 00:30:01,533
What if I stay here long enough

541
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:04,066
for Drew to come back?

542
00:30:04,133 --> 00:30:07,633
Because, you know, you know,

543
00:30:07,699 --> 00:30:12,066
he's at a red light right now.
He just left.

544
00:30:12,133 --> 00:30:14,533
And you know, he's not texting his wife.

545
00:30:14,600 --> 00:30:16,633
He's scrolling through Twitter.

546
00:30:16,699 --> 00:30:19,600
So please, get your phones out,

547
00:30:19,666 --> 00:30:23,133
-take your pictures. You too, Pat.
-[McAfee] Yep, got you. I'm gonna do it.

548
00:30:23,199 --> 00:30:26,766
Tweet at him right now that I am live

549
00:30:26,833 --> 00:30:29,333
and in living color right here!

550
00:30:30,199 --> 00:30:31,733
And if he's not a coward,

551
00:30:33,266 --> 00:30:34,833
and I know that's a big ask,

552
00:30:34,899 --> 00:30:40,033
if Drew McIntyre is not a coward,
he will turn around

553
00:30:40,466 --> 00:30:42,433
and he will come back to this building.

554
00:30:42,500 --> 00:30:45,500
And in this ring, on top of the ice

555
00:30:45,566 --> 00:30:49,033
that Gordie Howe
skated on for the Hartford Whalers…

556
00:30:49,100 --> 00:30:50,666
[crowd cheering]

557
00:30:50,733 --> 00:30:54,466
…he can catch
the beating that he deserves!

558
00:31:00,633 --> 00:31:03,666
-[Cole] Are you really tweeting?
-[McAfee] Yeah, I just tweeted him…

559
00:31:04,666 --> 00:31:06,033
The service isn't as great here

560
00:31:06,100 --> 00:31:08,366
as you would hope
for in this type of situation, but…

561
00:31:08,433 --> 00:31:09,733
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!

562
00:31:10,566 --> 00:31:13,899
I mean what I say, ladies and gentlemen,
I will hold this show hostage.

563
00:31:13,966 --> 00:31:18,466
So… I would ask you guys what you want
to talk about to kill some time,

564
00:31:18,533 --> 00:31:20,666
but that's somebody else's deal.

565
00:31:21,633 --> 00:31:22,533
So…

566
00:31:24,333 --> 00:31:26,800
I'll ask you this. Can I tell you a story?

567
00:31:26,866 --> 00:31:28,399
[crowd cheering]

568
00:31:29,533 --> 00:31:30,466
All right.

569
00:31:31,666 --> 00:31:34,566
It's a little bit of a recap, if you will.
Back in January,

570
00:31:34,633 --> 00:31:36,366
inside the Royal Rumble,

571
00:31:36,433 --> 00:31:41,633
Drew McIntyre DDT'd me so hard
that I posted my arm

572
00:31:41,699 --> 00:31:44,300
to prevent the brunt of the damage
going to my neck,

573
00:31:44,366 --> 00:31:46,533
and I tore my tricep off the bone.

574
00:31:49,866 --> 00:31:51,066
And I was heartbroken.

575
00:31:53,199 --> 00:31:54,666
You were too. Thank you.

576
00:31:56,066 --> 00:31:56,966
I thought…

577
00:31:58,500 --> 00:32:01,899
Drew ruined my WrestleMania dreams.

578
00:32:04,366 --> 00:32:06,300
But I had a good cry about it.

579
00:32:06,366 --> 00:32:07,899
I had a great surgery.

580
00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:13,399
I picked myself back up and I realized
that Drew McIntyre didn't ruin anything.

581
00:32:13,466 --> 00:32:17,533
If anything, he postponed
my WrestleMania dreams.

582
00:32:17,600 --> 00:32:20,566
Maybe delayed is a better word.

583
00:32:23,033 --> 00:32:28,266
Because in baseball,
they call me a five-tool player.

584
00:32:28,333 --> 00:32:30,333
I can do everything.

585
00:32:31,233 --> 00:32:34,699
I can do commentary,
and that's what I did at WrestleMania.

586
00:32:34,766 --> 00:32:38,533
Five-tool player,
Drew McIntyre just a tool.

587
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,733
[commentators chuckling]

588
00:32:42,733 --> 00:32:43,733
And we're waiting

589
00:32:45,566 --> 00:32:48,166
For weeks that turn into months,

590
00:32:48,233 --> 00:32:51,933
I have to tune in to this show
that I was excited to be back on,

591
00:32:52,000 --> 00:32:56,766
and listen to this guy run his mouth
about how he prayed

592
00:32:56,833 --> 00:33:00,766
for me to be injured,
and he's proud that I'm injured.

593
00:33:01,899 --> 00:33:03,300
But he prayed for this.

594
00:33:06,566 --> 00:33:09,133
He picked a fight.
He picked a very personal fight

595
00:33:09,199 --> 00:33:12,800
with the pettiest man on the roster.

596
00:33:13,566 --> 00:33:14,433
[McAfee laughs]

597
00:33:14,500 --> 00:33:15,800
Maybe even on Earth.

598
00:33:18,399 --> 00:33:20,733
And I said last week
I'd make his life a living hell.

599
00:33:20,800 --> 00:33:22,866
That's exactly what I plan on doing.

600
00:33:22,933 --> 00:33:25,833
But his bitching
and complaining went from,

601
00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:31,933
"I injured CM Punk"
to "CM Punk ruined my WrestleMania plans."

602
00:33:32,000 --> 00:33:35,566
"CM Punk ruined my title aspirations."

603
00:33:35,633 --> 00:33:38,899
"CM Punk broke my elbow."

604
00:33:39,666 --> 00:33:41,800
He's a hater. He hates the way I look.

605
00:33:41,866 --> 00:33:43,199
He hates the way I walk.

606
00:33:43,266 --> 00:33:44,899
He hates the way I talk.

607
00:33:47,699 --> 00:33:51,533
But when I tune in,
all he does is talk about me.

608
00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:54,399
All he does is sit in the ring like me.

609
00:33:54,466 --> 00:33:57,066
All he does is try to speak like me.

610
00:33:57,133 --> 00:33:58,899
He tries to be me.

611
00:33:58,966 --> 00:34:01,066
And it dawned on me

612
00:34:01,133 --> 00:34:02,666
that, Drew McIntyre,

613
00:34:03,333 --> 00:34:04,800
do you hate me

614
00:34:05,466 --> 00:34:07,500
or do you hate yourself?

615
00:34:08,533 --> 00:34:09,366
[McAfee] Ooh!

616
00:34:10,633 --> 00:34:12,633
Because you're a choke artist.

617
00:34:12,699 --> 00:34:15,066
Not like how I'm a choke artist, Pat.

618
00:34:16,233 --> 00:34:17,766
[chuckling] Two very different things.

619
00:34:17,833 --> 00:34:18,900
[McAfee] Guillotine. Yeah.

620
00:34:24,166 --> 00:34:26,066
Drew McIntyre prayed for this.

621
00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:30,900
I am the unforgiving consequences
to his actions.

622
00:34:32,966 --> 00:34:33,833
Drew,

623
00:34:35,433 --> 00:34:38,933
you prayed for this
and I broke your elbow.

624
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:40,766
And if you show up now,

625
00:34:40,833 --> 00:34:42,699
or the next time I see you,

626
00:34:42,766 --> 00:34:44,433
I'm gonna break your face.

627
00:34:45,066 --> 00:34:46,433
[crowd cheering]

628
00:34:47,833 --> 00:34:49,600
And then I'm going to break your heart.

629
00:34:50,733 --> 00:34:51,600
[McAfee] Aw.

630
00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:56,199
And all this praying you do,

631
00:34:57,600 --> 00:34:59,333
I don't know if you're a God-fearing man,

632
00:34:59,400 --> 00:35:01,700
but the fact that you haven't shown up yet

633
00:35:02,366 --> 00:35:05,600
tells me that there is one thing
that you fear.

634
00:35:07,400 --> 00:35:10,666
One name, three syllables,

635
00:35:10,733 --> 00:35:12,466
CM…

636
00:35:12,533 --> 00:35:13,600
[crowd yells] Punk!

637
00:35:14,700 --> 00:35:16,466
["Cult Of Personality" playing]

638
00:35:17,533 --> 00:35:18,566
[McAfee] Hell yeah.

639
00:35:20,333 --> 00:35:21,600
I will find you.

640
00:35:22,799 --> 00:35:26,200
If you make me go to Glasgow, Scotland,

641
00:35:26,266 --> 00:35:28,966
I'm gonna be hiding in a bowl of haggis,

642
00:35:29,033 --> 00:35:31,833
and I'm pop out
and I'm gonna break your face.

643
00:35:33,500 --> 00:35:38,100
[Cole] CM Punk continues
to live in Drew McIntyre's head.

644
00:35:40,666 --> 00:35:42,666
[McAfee] Drew might have
got stuck in traffic.

645
00:35:42,733 --> 00:35:44,200
He might not have seen it.

646
00:35:44,266 --> 00:35:46,166
But in CM Punk's eyes,

647
00:35:46,233 --> 00:35:49,266
The Scottish Warrior no-showed him
tonight in Hartford.

648
00:35:52,900 --> 00:35:53,733
Big tweet.

649
00:35:53,799 --> 00:35:56,733
I'm here with Ricochet,
who has been on an absolute tear

650
00:35:56,799 --> 00:35:58,700
in singles competition as of late.

651
00:35:58,766 --> 00:36:01,400
Tonight, you have
a King of the Ring qualifying match

652
00:36:01,466 --> 00:36:03,100
against Ilja Dragunov.

653
00:36:03,166 --> 00:36:06,533
What will be your biggest challenge
in facing him for the first time?

654
00:36:07,700 --> 00:36:11,433
You know, that's very interesting
because although I am very aware

655
00:36:11,500 --> 00:36:14,733
of Ilja Dragunov and everything
that he accomplished in NXT,

656
00:36:15,633 --> 00:36:17,133
this is King of the Ring.

657
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:18,633
Tonight is my chance.

658
00:36:18,700 --> 00:36:21,566
Tonight is the first step
to defining a legacy for myself--

659
00:36:21,633 --> 00:36:22,700
[man] Ricochet, hey.

660
00:36:22,766 --> 00:36:24,700
-[laughs] How are you, brother?
-What's up?

661
00:36:24,766 --> 00:36:26,700
Good to see you, my friend.
Good to see ya.

662
00:36:26,766 --> 00:36:28,299
I'm glad to have you back.

663
00:36:28,366 --> 00:36:29,400
It's good to be home.

664
00:36:29,466 --> 00:36:32,133
Excuse me. Braun, while you're here,
I wanted to ask you,

665
00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:35,133
why did you interject
in Judgment Day's business last week?

666
00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:38,233
Because I always will be
the one that stands up for the little guy.

667
00:36:38,299 --> 00:36:39,500
I can't stand bullies.

668
00:36:39,566 --> 00:36:41,633
This isn't about me.
This is about him right now,

669
00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:45,933
going out there and reminding everyone
why they call you "King" Ricochet.

670
00:36:46,000 --> 00:36:47,766
-Go get em, kiddo.
-Absolutely.

671
00:36:47,833 --> 00:36:48,966
Thank you so much, Braun.

672
00:36:52,100 --> 00:36:54,400
[Cole] Ricochet and Dragunov
later on tonight.

673
00:36:54,466 --> 00:36:56,500
Meanwhile, we kick off the…

674
00:36:56,566 --> 00:36:57,900
["Tokyo Shock" playing]

675
00:36:57,966 --> 00:36:59,500
[Cole] …Tournament for the women.

676
00:37:00,299 --> 00:37:01,900
The Queen of the Ring.

677
00:37:03,299 --> 00:37:04,233
[bell rings]

678
00:37:04,299 --> 00:37:07,166
[announcer] The following
is a first-round match

679
00:37:07,233 --> 00:37:10,299
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament!

680
00:37:10,366 --> 00:37:15,133
Introducing first,
representing Damage CTRL,

681
00:37:15,200 --> 00:37:17,600
from Tokyo, Japan,

682
00:37:17,666 --> 00:37:20,733
Iyo Sky!

683
00:37:20,799 --> 00:37:24,866
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen,
the WWE Draft takes full effect tonight.

684
00:37:24,933 --> 00:37:27,166
Iyo Sky and Damage CTRL are here.

685
00:37:27,600 --> 00:37:33,033
Iyo Sky, Natalya, first-round match-up
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament,

686
00:37:33,100 --> 00:37:34,299
live, next.

687
00:37:41,366 --> 00:37:45,966
We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Iyo Sky, the former WWE Women's Champion,

688
00:37:46,033 --> 00:37:49,333
first-round match-up
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

689
00:37:49,766 --> 00:37:51,400
["New Foundation" playing]

690
00:37:51,466 --> 00:37:53,100
[crowd cheering]

691
00:37:56,700 --> 00:38:01,966
[announcer] And her opponent
from Calgary, Alberta, Canada,

692
00:38:02,033 --> 00:38:05,366
Natalya!

693
00:38:05,433 --> 00:38:09,833
[Cole] The veteran Natalya
set to take on Iyo Sky here tonight

694
00:38:09,900 --> 00:38:12,200
in this first-round match-up.

695
00:38:12,266 --> 00:38:15,100
Ladies and gentlemen,
tickets for WWE SummerSlam

696
00:38:15,166 --> 00:38:17,833
at Cleveland Browns Stadium
in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday,

697
00:38:17,900 --> 00:38:22,166
August 3rd go on sale
this Thursday via Ticketmaster.

698
00:38:22,233 --> 00:38:25,000
Use exclusive code SUMMER24

699
00:38:25,066 --> 00:38:30,299
to access pre-sale tickets
starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. Eastern.

700
00:38:31,166 --> 00:38:34,066
[McAfee] SUMMER24 is the code.

701
00:38:34,133 --> 00:38:37,400
[Cole] Natalya, very emotional
social media earlier today,

702
00:38:37,466 --> 00:38:39,066
talKing about this first-round match-up.

703
00:38:39,133 --> 00:38:42,299
[McAfee] Yeah, she's dedicating this
to her favorite King of the Ring,

704
00:38:42,366 --> 00:38:46,433
whose birthday
would be tomorrow, Owen Hart.

705
00:38:47,633 --> 00:38:49,299
-[bell rings]
-[McAfee] Said this is, uh,

706
00:38:49,366 --> 00:38:52,433
extra special, obviously,
in the Queen of the Ring tourney,

707
00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:55,766
picKing on Iyo who's a dream match, and…

708
00:38:56,799 --> 00:38:59,233
be a dream title to win,
the Queen of the Ring.

709
00:38:59,299 --> 00:39:02,366
[Cole] Yeah. First time these two
have ever met one-on-one in the ring.

710
00:39:02,433 --> 00:39:05,700
Iyo Sky, the former
WWE Women's Champion, of course.

711
00:39:05,766 --> 00:39:08,433
Former Money in the Bank,
would cash in to win the title, and then,

712
00:39:08,500 --> 00:39:11,799
lose that Championship
to Bayley at WrestleMania.

713
00:39:11,866 --> 00:39:14,433
Congratulations to Bayley.
Successful in the Triple Threat

714
00:39:14,500 --> 00:39:15,600
at Backlash this weekend.

715
00:39:15,666 --> 00:39:19,033
Cover by Natalya
and a kick-out by Iyo Sky.

716
00:39:19,100 --> 00:39:21,600
[McAfee] Iyo Sky, former Champion.
Natalya, obviously,

717
00:39:21,666 --> 00:39:23,833
world record holder
multiple times in here.

718
00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,900
Both tacticians in the ring
would both be great Queens of the Ring.

719
00:39:28,933 --> 00:39:30,666
First and only Queen of the Ring

720
00:39:30,733 --> 00:39:35,400
won the Queen's Crown Tournament
back in 2021, Zelina Vega.

721
00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:38,766
Nice take down by Natalya to Iyo Sky.

722
00:39:38,833 --> 00:39:41,166
[McAfee] It's such a smooth roll
into a leglock.

723
00:39:42,133 --> 00:39:46,266
Always constantly putting pressure
on you, Natalya.

724
00:39:46,333 --> 00:39:47,900
[Cole] We saw Damage CTRL at ringside,

725
00:39:47,966 --> 00:39:49,433
now a part of Monday Night Raw.

726
00:39:49,500 --> 00:39:53,766
Taken by Raw on the Draft
that takes effect tonight, officially.

727
00:39:53,833 --> 00:39:55,833
[McAfee] Some menaces
have joined Monday Night Raw

728
00:39:55,900 --> 00:39:57,200
in the form of Damage CTRL.

729
00:39:57,266 --> 00:39:58,833
But they're great in the ring.

730
00:39:58,900 --> 00:40:00,166
[Cole] And now Natalya,

731
00:40:00,233 --> 00:40:03,100
gonna soften up Iyo Sky,
perhaps, look for the Sharpshooter.

732
00:40:03,166 --> 00:40:04,466
[McAfee] Yeah, that would be…

733
00:40:05,266 --> 00:40:06,733
pretty iconic, obviously.

734
00:40:06,799 --> 00:40:10,633
[Cole] Made famous by, of course,
the two-time King of the Ring winner,

735
00:40:10,700 --> 00:40:12,466
Bret "The Hitman" Hart.

736
00:40:12,533 --> 00:40:14,299
[McAfee] So many legends have won

737
00:40:15,233 --> 00:40:17,299
this ring royalty Tournament.

738
00:40:17,366 --> 00:40:22,233
[Cole] Well, you cannot forget about
King Booker and Queen Sharmell.

739
00:40:23,766 --> 00:40:26,566
Oh, and big right hand by Iyo Sky,

740
00:40:26,633 --> 00:40:28,299
dropping Natalya back middle of the ring.

741
00:40:28,366 --> 00:40:31,266
Natalya now, baseball slide to the floor.

742
00:40:32,833 --> 00:40:35,766
Iyo fighting back
and the Genius of the Sky.

743
00:40:35,833 --> 00:40:39,100
[McAfee] Iyo called an audible there
mid-flight to read Natalya

744
00:40:39,166 --> 00:40:40,233
as she moonsaults!

745
00:40:40,299 --> 00:40:43,066
[Cole] Nobody home as Natalya
moved out of harm's way.

746
00:40:43,133 --> 00:40:46,799
Iyo landed on her feet, however,
and Natalya is going to capitalize,

747
00:40:46,866 --> 00:40:49,600
driving Iyo into the ring apron,

748
00:40:49,666 --> 00:40:52,266
oh, and a kick to Iyo as well.

749
00:40:52,966 --> 00:40:58,100
[McAfee] The power of Natalya,
bending Iyo Sky over the side of the ring.

750
00:40:58,166 --> 00:41:01,100
[Cole] Natalya into the ring.
Cover now on Sky, hook of the leg!

751
00:41:01,166 --> 00:41:02,700
Iyo's got a kick at two.

752
00:41:03,666 --> 00:41:06,166
[McAfee] What was that French chant
after two?

753
00:41:06,233 --> 00:41:08,200
[Cole] I couldn't figure any of it out.

754
00:41:08,266 --> 00:41:10,133
[McAfee] Me neither,
but it sounded awesome.

755
00:41:10,200 --> 00:41:12,166
And I think they were stating,
"This is awesome."

756
00:41:12,233 --> 00:41:15,466
[Cole] It was so loud
in the building in Lyon.

757
00:41:16,166 --> 00:41:18,366
-[McAfee] You're deaf and you're saying--
-[Cole] Oh!

758
00:41:19,200 --> 00:41:20,866
More deaf tonight.

759
00:41:21,433 --> 00:41:23,233
Natalya, hung up on the second rope.

760
00:41:23,966 --> 00:41:25,166
Dakota Kai,

761
00:41:25,833 --> 00:41:26,866
cheering on Iyo.

762
00:41:26,933 --> 00:41:28,533
Iyo, springboard!

763
00:41:30,266 --> 00:41:32,133
[McAfee] That's Damage CTRL for you.

764
00:41:32,200 --> 00:41:34,466
[Cole] Off that missile dropkick,
Natalya kicks at two!

765
00:41:34,533 --> 00:41:37,033
First-round match-up continues on Raw.

766
00:41:42,033 --> 00:41:44,500
First round match-up,
Queen of the Ring Tournament.

767
00:41:44,566 --> 00:41:48,466
Natalya, Iyo Sky, one-on-one here
live on Monday Night Raw

768
00:41:48,533 --> 00:41:50,966
from the XL Center
in Hartford, Connecticut.

769
00:41:52,833 --> 00:41:56,566
Kairi Sane, Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL
at ringside, looking on.

770
00:41:56,633 --> 00:41:59,500
Iyo, the former WWE Women's Champion.

771
00:41:59,566 --> 00:42:02,366
Natalya! Great move. Michinoku Driver.

772
00:42:02,433 --> 00:42:04,966
Is it enough to put her away?
Hook of the leg now.

773
00:42:05,033 --> 00:42:07,299
And a kick-out by Sky at two.

774
00:42:08,366 --> 00:42:09,500
Watch this.

775
00:42:09,566 --> 00:42:12,000
-[yelling]
-[Cole] There's the power of Natalya.

776
00:42:13,966 --> 00:42:16,966
[McAfee] Last graduating class
of the Hart Dungeon, Natalya,

777
00:42:18,066 --> 00:42:20,266
would love to be the Queen of the Ring.

778
00:42:20,333 --> 00:42:23,166
[Cole] Iyo, heading up to the top rope,
Natalya, gonna meet her there.

779
00:42:23,233 --> 00:42:24,633
The veteran Natalya

780
00:42:25,166 --> 00:42:26,066
[McAfee] Huge rights.

781
00:42:26,133 --> 00:42:28,700
[Cole] Two-time Champion,
one-time Tag Champ.

782
00:42:28,766 --> 00:42:30,000
[yelling]

783
00:42:30,066 --> 00:42:31,600
[crowd cheering]

784
00:42:34,033 --> 00:42:37,100
[McAfee] Doing this for Owen Hart.

785
00:42:37,166 --> 00:42:39,633
[Cole] Natalya, top rope, superplex!

786
00:42:40,433 --> 00:42:43,200
Into the cover
to advance in the Tournament

787
00:42:43,266 --> 00:42:44,333
And a kick-out!

788
00:42:46,400 --> 00:42:49,100
[McAfee] What a superplex by Natalya.

789
00:42:49,799 --> 00:42:50,833
Top rope!

790
00:42:52,566 --> 00:42:54,366
[crowd cheering]

791
00:42:54,433 --> 00:42:57,933
[McAfee] That's a long way down!

792
00:43:00,566 --> 00:43:04,100
[Cole] Critical point in the match-up
as Dakota Kai looks on.

793
00:43:04,166 --> 00:43:09,500
Iyo Sky, still smarting from the superplex
delivered by Natalya moments ago.

794
00:43:11,033 --> 00:43:13,333
[McAfee] They're going to do
anything to get the crown.

795
00:43:14,533 --> 00:43:16,766
[Cole] Capacity crowd
here tonight in Hartford.

796
00:43:16,833 --> 00:43:19,900
And Iyo Sky,
looking for a submission on Natalya,

797
00:43:19,966 --> 00:43:21,233
trying to turn it around here.

798
00:43:21,299 --> 00:43:23,133
Natalya, in trouble, center of the ring!

799
00:43:23,200 --> 00:43:25,000
[screaming]

800
00:43:25,066 --> 00:43:26,533
[Cole] Will Natalya tap out?

801
00:43:28,100 --> 00:43:29,233
[McAfee] What a reversal.

802
00:43:29,299 --> 00:43:32,133
[Cole] Natalya trying to fight
out of this, but nowhere to go!

803
00:43:32,200 --> 00:43:33,400
Deep, deep trouble!

804
00:43:33,466 --> 00:43:38,133
Iyo Sky, locking it in, and Natalya,
trying to make it back to a vertical base.

805
00:43:40,133 --> 00:43:42,900
[McAfee] Good power from Natalya
getting out of the STF.

806
00:43:45,700 --> 00:43:46,533
Whoa.

807
00:43:46,600 --> 00:43:48,766
[Cole] Shoulders. Oh, Iyo with a stomp!

808
00:43:50,333 --> 00:43:51,933
[McAfee] Roll through stomp.

809
00:43:52,000 --> 00:43:53,033
[yelling]

810
00:43:53,633 --> 00:43:56,266
-[McAfee] Natalya--
-[Cole] And Sky!

811
00:43:56,333 --> 00:43:58,400
Drop kick to the face of Natalya.

812
00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:01,366
Cover now by Sky. Hook of the leg.

813
00:44:01,433 --> 00:44:03,566
Kick-out by Natalya at two.

814
00:44:03,633 --> 00:44:04,900
[screaming]

815
00:44:06,633 --> 00:44:08,466
[McAfee] Iyo Sky thought she had it.

816
00:44:09,100 --> 00:44:10,733
I think Hartford did too.

817
00:44:10,799 --> 00:44:12,033
[screaming]

818
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:14,700
[McAfee] What's she thinKing now, Cole?

819
00:44:16,033 --> 00:44:18,533
[Cole] Trying to hook Natalya here,
who's able to counter.

820
00:44:19,700 --> 00:44:21,666
Shoulders down now. Nice roll through.

821
00:44:22,700 --> 00:44:24,433
A counter. Another counter.

822
00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:26,000
[McAfee] Wait a second…

823
00:44:27,500 --> 00:44:29,333
[Cole] Oh, pick the legs, did Iyo Sky.

824
00:44:30,266 --> 00:44:31,233
[McAfee] Wait a minute.

825
00:44:32,299 --> 00:44:34,166
-[Cole] Oh, look at this.
-[Iyo Sky screaming]

826
00:44:34,233 --> 00:44:37,799
[Cole] Natalya, powering
into a sitout powerbomb!

827
00:44:37,866 --> 00:44:39,266
Cover for the win,

828
00:44:39,333 --> 00:44:41,166
and a kick-out by Sky!

829
00:44:41,766 --> 00:44:46,000
What a move by Natalya,
almost putting Iyo away!

830
00:44:46,066 --> 00:44:48,299
[McAfee] Counter, counter,
counter, powerbomb!

831
00:44:53,633 --> 00:44:54,466
[Cole] Look at this.

832
00:44:54,533 --> 00:44:57,333
[McAfee] Sitout powerbomb! Deep hook!

833
00:44:57,400 --> 00:44:58,333
[yelling]

834
00:44:58,799 --> 00:45:01,166
[McAfee] Somehow Iyo Sky gets out.

835
00:45:01,799 --> 00:45:05,900
[Cole] And now, Natalya realizes she's got
the momentum in this match-up,

836
00:45:05,966 --> 00:45:09,166
Bringing Iyo to the corner,
setting her up top rope now.

837
00:45:09,233 --> 00:45:12,200
Iyo, roll through, shoulders down now,
and Natalya, stomp.

838
00:45:12,266 --> 00:45:14,733
Natalya moves out of harm's way.
Iyo may have hurt her knee.

839
00:45:14,799 --> 00:45:17,100
Roll-up by Natalya again.
Iyo grabs the ropes.

840
00:45:17,166 --> 00:45:18,833
Dakota Kai now, on the apron.

841
00:45:20,833 --> 00:45:23,033
Natalya telling Dakota to stay out of it.

842
00:45:23,466 --> 00:45:25,666
[McAfee] "Sit down," she said,
"Birthday girl."

843
00:45:25,733 --> 00:45:28,500
Sharpshooter time. Iyo, great counter

844
00:45:28,566 --> 00:45:31,933
driving Natalya neck first
into the turnbuckle.

845
00:45:32,000 --> 00:45:33,266
[McAfee] That was brilliant.

846
00:45:35,799 --> 00:45:38,600
[Cole] And Iyo Sky with the double knees!

847
00:45:43,299 --> 00:45:44,866
And Iyo says, "That's it."

848
00:45:44,933 --> 00:45:46,633
And the Genius of the Sky.

849
00:45:48,799 --> 00:45:50,266
Up to the top rope!

850
00:45:51,233 --> 00:45:52,400
Moonsault!

851
00:45:52,799 --> 00:45:54,799
-Cover!
-[crowd counting]

852
00:45:54,866 --> 00:45:56,666
-[Cole] Iyo Sky advances!
-[bell rings]

853
00:45:57,166 --> 00:45:58,833
[McAfee] Help from Damage CTRL.

854
00:45:58,900 --> 00:46:01,333
-["Tokyo Shock" playing]
-[announcer] Here is your winner,

855
00:46:01,400 --> 00:46:05,133
Iyo Sky!

856
00:46:06,600 --> 00:46:10,266
[Cole] Great match-up, first time ever
between Iyo Sky and Natalya.

857
00:46:10,333 --> 00:46:14,233
But in the end, the former
WWE Women's Champion with the win.

858
00:46:14,299 --> 00:46:15,433
A thing of beauty.

859
00:46:15,500 --> 00:46:19,799
[McAfee] Absolutely. Picture perfect
Moonsault to put Natalya away,

860
00:46:19,866 --> 00:46:23,600
and Damage CTRL,
the newest members of Raw,

861
00:46:24,133 --> 00:46:25,933
are undefeated here.

862
00:46:26,799 --> 00:46:31,166
[Cole] As we update
the Queen of the Ring Tournament brackets,

863
00:46:32,566 --> 00:46:36,233
with Iyo Sky advancing now
to the second round.

864
00:46:36,733 --> 00:46:39,633
Again, we've talked all night long
about the prestige of being named

865
00:46:39,700 --> 00:46:43,066
both the King and Queen of the Ring.

866
00:46:43,133 --> 00:46:44,166
Hall of Famers

867
00:46:45,000 --> 00:46:48,766
have won this coveted title
over the years.

868
00:46:52,666 --> 00:46:54,433
Two years ago,

869
00:46:55,233 --> 00:46:58,000
we took over Raw
when we took out Becky Lynch.

870
00:46:59,633 --> 00:47:01,033
And now we're back

871
00:47:01,966 --> 00:47:04,266
to put everyone on notice.

872
00:47:06,166 --> 00:47:10,166
Iyo just dominated her match tonight
for the Queen of the Ring Tournament,

873
00:47:10,233 --> 00:47:14,033
and I will stand in for Asuka,
who's unfortunately injured,

874
00:47:14,100 --> 00:47:16,400
to take on the "Bird Lady" Lyra.

875
00:47:16,466 --> 00:47:17,500
[crowd yells] What?

876
00:47:18,266 --> 00:47:19,366
What? What? What?

877
00:47:19,833 --> 00:47:21,133
[crowd yells] What?

878
00:47:21,200 --> 00:47:22,799
If you suck, say what?

879
00:47:22,866 --> 00:47:23,866
[crowd yells] What?

880
00:47:25,466 --> 00:47:26,833
[McAfee laughs] She did get them.

881
00:47:26,900 --> 00:47:28,133
But now that we're here,

882
00:47:28,799 --> 00:47:30,866
I'm gonna give a warning for free.

883
00:47:32,066 --> 00:47:36,900
Jade, Bianca, enjoy those tag titles
while you still have them.

884
00:47:36,966 --> 00:47:38,733
And as for you, Becky,

885
00:47:38,799 --> 00:47:42,166
once you're done
with your charity case, Liv Morgan,

886
00:47:42,233 --> 00:47:47,299
we will be back to take everything
whether you like it or not!

887
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:51,900
[Cole] Again, Asuka's hurt,
so Dakota Kai will replace her

888
00:47:51,966 --> 00:47:53,833
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

889
00:47:53,900 --> 00:47:55,799
See, Kairi Sane,
they're not in a good mood

890
00:47:55,866 --> 00:47:59,633
after her and Asuka were defeated
by Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair

891
00:47:59,700 --> 00:48:02,466
for the Women's Championship,
Tag Team Championship

892
00:48:02,533 --> 00:48:03,966
this past Saturday at Backlash.

893
00:48:04,033 --> 00:48:09,166
Yeah, and obviously, Backlash was alive,
as is the King and Queen Tournament.

894
00:48:09,233 --> 00:48:10,799
What an honor it is to be here.

895
00:48:10,866 --> 00:48:12,833
The next first-round match-up
coming your way

896
00:48:12,900 --> 00:48:18,333
in the King of the Ring Tournament
features this man, The Mad Dragon.

897
00:48:18,400 --> 00:48:19,233
Oh.

898
00:48:21,100 --> 00:48:23,266
[solemn music playing]

899
00:48:37,266 --> 00:48:38,766
[Ilja] There is no pain

900
00:48:39,333 --> 00:48:42,433
you can inflict that I haven't
already consumed within…

901
00:48:44,700 --> 00:48:46,033
myself.

902
00:48:46,100 --> 00:48:47,733
[intense music playing]

903
00:48:54,700 --> 00:48:58,866
I drink from the chalice of suffering…

904
00:49:01,100 --> 00:49:02,166
until hell…

905
00:49:03,766 --> 00:49:04,933
feels like…

906
00:49:06,000 --> 00:49:06,966
home.

907
00:49:16,700 --> 00:49:17,733
I am…

908
00:49:20,833 --> 00:49:23,966
Ilja Dragunov.

909
00:49:30,833 --> 00:49:32,933
["Death Waltz" playing]

910
00:49:47,000 --> 00:49:47,833
[bell rings]

911
00:49:47,900 --> 00:49:50,100
[announcer] The following
is a first-round match

912
00:49:50,166 --> 00:49:53,700
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

913
00:49:53,766 --> 00:49:56,833
Introducing first, from Moscow, Russia,

914
00:49:56,900 --> 00:49:59,299
weighing in at 210 pounds,

915
00:49:59,366 --> 00:50:03,100
Ilja Dragunov!

916
00:50:04,600 --> 00:50:07,600
[Cole] Pat, Triple H
called this man an enigma.

917
00:50:07,666 --> 00:50:13,533
Quote as dedicated and intense competitor
to ever enter the squared circle.

918
00:50:13,600 --> 00:50:16,000
In response, Dragunov said this,

919
00:50:16,066 --> 00:50:19,600
"I'm not intense. I am intensity."

920
00:50:23,566 --> 00:50:25,166
[McAfee] That hell feels like home?

921
00:50:25,833 --> 00:50:27,533
Got a symphony of chaos

922
00:50:28,466 --> 00:50:30,399
accompanying him to the ring.

923
00:50:30,466 --> 00:50:32,166
I'm excited to watch this.

924
00:50:32,233 --> 00:50:35,299
-Now, here's the Monday Night Highlight.
-["It's About to Go Down" playing]

925
00:50:35,366 --> 00:50:38,033
[Cole] The Highlight of the Night!

926
00:50:39,633 --> 00:50:41,666
♪ It's about to go down ♪

927
00:50:43,533 --> 00:50:44,500
[fireworks crackle]

928
00:50:46,533 --> 00:50:49,866
[announcer] And his opponent
from Las Vegas, Nevada,

929
00:50:49,933 --> 00:50:52,866
weighing in at 207 pounds,

930
00:50:52,933 --> 00:50:57,066
Ricochet!

931
00:50:57,133 --> 00:50:59,066
[Cole] This is gonna be a barnburner.

932
00:50:59,133 --> 00:51:02,600
Ricochet and Dragunov,
first-round match-up,

933
00:51:02,666 --> 00:51:04,966
King of the Ring Tournament.

934
00:51:09,633 --> 00:51:11,466
And Ricochet, celebrating.

935
00:51:13,833 --> 00:51:17,666
As the first WWE Speed Champion.

936
00:51:18,466 --> 00:51:23,133
Incredible picture sent out
by Triple H on X congratulating Ricochet.

937
00:51:23,200 --> 00:51:27,899
New season of Speed begins
this coming Wednesday on X.

938
00:51:27,966 --> 00:51:30,066
[McAfee] There's no better champion
or representative

939
00:51:30,133 --> 00:51:32,600
of WWE Speed than Ricochet.

940
00:51:33,333 --> 00:51:34,966
I'm excited to watch him fly around

941
00:51:35,033 --> 00:51:37,866
with Ilja Dragunov's ground and pound,

942
00:51:37,933 --> 00:51:41,066
-big strike mentality.
-[bell rings]

943
00:51:41,133 --> 00:51:43,500
[Cole] Ricochet said,
"This is the King of the Ring."

944
00:51:43,566 --> 00:51:46,533
"My opportunity, my chance for my legacy."

945
00:51:46,600 --> 00:51:49,333
Against Ilja Dragunov,
who joins Monday Night Raw

946
00:51:49,399 --> 00:51:52,133
after being drafted from NXT last week.

947
00:51:52,899 --> 00:51:54,333
[McAfee] "Hell feels like home."

948
00:51:55,633 --> 00:51:57,600
[Cole] Ricochet lands on his feet.

949
00:51:57,666 --> 00:52:00,566
Dragunov the former NXT Champion.

950
00:52:00,633 --> 00:52:06,000
Missed with a kick. Ricochet, oh,
runs into a chop by Dragunov.

951
00:52:06,066 --> 00:52:07,733
[crowd cheering]

952
00:52:09,733 --> 00:52:11,966
[McAfee] Kip-up from the Speed Champion.

953
00:52:12,033 --> 00:52:14,399
Yep, you're going to be dealing
with a lot of that, Ilja.

954
00:52:15,066 --> 00:52:17,100
[Cole] Oh! And what a chop,

955
00:52:17,533 --> 00:52:19,733
stopping Ricochet in his tracks.

956
00:52:19,799 --> 00:52:20,666
[McAfee] Wow.

957
00:52:22,766 --> 00:52:25,533
[Cole] Now, waistlock
and Ricochet with an elbow of his own.

958
00:52:25,600 --> 00:52:27,966
This will be a fast-paced match-up.

959
00:52:28,033 --> 00:52:29,799
Step-up enzuigiri by Dragunov.

960
00:52:30,766 --> 00:52:33,600
And Ricochet! You hear that impact?

961
00:52:33,666 --> 00:52:36,466
[McAfee] Flying knee to Dragunov's jaw!

962
00:52:37,233 --> 00:52:40,500
[Cole] First-round tournament match-up,
King of the Ring continues.

963
00:52:44,700 --> 00:52:46,766
First-round King of the Ring
Tournament match-up.

964
00:52:46,833 --> 00:52:50,700
Ricochet and Ilja Dragunov
here tonight on Monday Night Raw.

965
00:52:50,766 --> 00:52:54,666
Been hard-hitting, been fast-paced,
much like advertised.

966
00:52:54,733 --> 00:52:57,666
Ah, Ricochet, with a kick now
on the face of Dragunov.

967
00:52:59,733 --> 00:53:01,000
[McAfee] Our Speed Champion…

968
00:53:02,833 --> 00:53:04,833
-[Cole] Ah, what a leap.
-[grunting]

969
00:53:04,899 --> 00:53:06,566
[McAfee] …hitting a different gear.

970
00:53:06,633 --> 00:53:09,533
[Cole] Crossbody by Ricochet,
taking down Dragunov.

971
00:53:10,799 --> 00:53:14,299
Here's the cover now by Ricochet
on that standing Shooting Star,

972
00:53:14,366 --> 00:53:15,733
and a kick-out by Dragunov.

973
00:53:18,233 --> 00:53:21,000
Again, look at Ricochet
just exploding off the top rope,

974
00:53:21,066 --> 00:53:23,166
catching Ilja with a flying clothesline.

975
00:53:23,233 --> 00:53:25,333
[McAfee] He's so comfortable in the sky.

976
00:53:26,566 --> 00:53:28,166
Standing Shooting Star Press

977
00:53:28,233 --> 00:53:32,933
almost ending
this King of the Ring Tournament Match.

978
00:53:33,000 --> 00:53:35,133
[Cole] Dragunov with a kick to the face.

979
00:53:35,200 --> 00:53:38,233
As physical and rough as they come.
German suplex!

980
00:53:38,299 --> 00:53:39,433
[McAfee] From the Russian.

981
00:53:40,033 --> 00:53:42,366
[Cole] And keeps the arms
locked around the waist.

982
00:53:43,866 --> 00:53:45,333
And another one to Ricochet.

983
00:53:46,299 --> 00:53:48,666
Look at the intensity
in the eyes of Dragunov.

984
00:53:53,533 --> 00:53:56,600
[McAfee] Ricochet needs to find a way
to get out of the grasp of the Russian.

985
00:53:59,033 --> 00:54:00,833
-[Cole] That's one way to do it.
-[yelling]

986
00:54:00,899 --> 00:54:02,766
[McAfee] Absolutely. Just out power him.

987
00:54:02,833 --> 00:54:04,233
[Cole] Ricochet fighting out of it.

988
00:54:04,299 --> 00:54:05,333
Elbow to the face.

989
00:54:05,433 --> 00:54:07,799
[McAfee] Was gonna say,
could have started there for Ric.

990
00:54:07,866 --> 00:54:09,600
[Cole] Ricochet caught.

991
00:54:09,666 --> 00:54:10,933
And Dragunov…

992
00:54:11,000 --> 00:54:12,666
Ricochet lands on his feet.

993
00:54:14,466 --> 00:54:17,866
[McAfee] Finds a moment
to gather himself. Bait's Ilja!

994
00:54:17,933 --> 00:54:19,500
[Cole] Sent out to the apron.

995
00:54:19,566 --> 00:54:21,700
Ricochet, second rope kick!

996
00:54:21,766 --> 00:54:23,533
Dragunov, driven down to the floor.

997
00:54:26,733 --> 00:54:27,899
[McAfee] Ricochet will do.

998
00:54:27,966 --> 00:54:30,666
He'll use every part of the ring
to kick your ass.

999
00:54:30,733 --> 00:54:31,966
He'd be a great king.

1000
00:54:33,200 --> 00:54:35,700
[Cole] Out to the apron,
measuring his man.

1001
00:54:35,766 --> 00:54:39,100
Second rope moonsault.
Dragunov moves out of harm's way,

1002
00:54:39,766 --> 00:54:42,399
and drops Ricochet on his face!

1003
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:45,133
[screaming]

1004
00:54:47,833 --> 00:54:50,700
The Mad Dragon,
kicking it into another gear.

1005
00:54:51,333 --> 00:54:53,366
[McAfee] Ricochet had him
right where he wanted.

1006
00:54:55,366 --> 00:54:56,600
[Cole] And now Dragunov.

1007
00:54:57,866 --> 00:54:58,799
Top rope!

1008
00:54:59,299 --> 00:55:00,700
Saying goodbye!

1009
00:55:00,766 --> 00:55:02,333
Oh, goodness!

1010
00:55:02,866 --> 00:55:06,399
Cover on Ricochet
for the win and to advance!

1011
00:55:06,466 --> 00:55:08,899
Ricochet gets the shoulder up at two!

1012
00:55:10,600 --> 00:55:12,533
[McAfee] Here's Ilja
moving out of the way.

1013
00:55:13,033 --> 00:55:18,299
And then catching Ricochet
with a lethal German suplex

1014
00:55:18,366 --> 00:55:20,600
into a springboard missile dropkick,

1015
00:55:20,666 --> 00:55:22,799
sending Ricochet off the ropes.

1016
00:55:23,200 --> 00:55:24,233
[Cole] And now Dragunov.

1017
00:55:26,333 --> 00:55:29,066
Ricochet in trouble. Ilja Dragunov now,

1018
00:55:29,133 --> 00:55:30,933
going to climb up to the top rope.

1019
00:55:31,000 --> 00:55:33,366
Dragunov, trying to put Ricochet away!

1020
00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:38,500
[McAfee] Ilja just went up
into the airspace that Ricochet owns.

1021
00:55:40,000 --> 00:55:42,433
[Cole] And now Ricochet,
high-risk top rope.

1022
00:55:43,899 --> 00:55:46,799
[McAfee] Welcome to Ricochet's sky,
Ilja Dragunov.

1023
00:55:46,866 --> 00:55:49,000
[Cole] Ricochet, just trying to hold on.

1024
00:55:52,799 --> 00:55:55,033
[McAfee] Ricochet dangling as Dragunov…

1025
00:55:55,833 --> 00:55:57,200
seems to be eyeing it.

1026
00:56:00,433 --> 00:56:03,766
[Cole] What are they going to do here?
Now Ricochet, leaping to the top rope,

1027
00:56:03,833 --> 00:56:05,266
grabs his balance.

1028
00:56:05,333 --> 00:56:08,799
Huricanrana from the top by Ricochet!

1029
00:56:08,866 --> 00:56:13,133
Dragunov wisely,
wisely rolling out of the ring!

1030
00:56:14,200 --> 00:56:16,600
-[McAfee] You see what Ricochet just did?
-[Cole] Maybe not!

1031
00:56:16,666 --> 00:56:19,033
Ricochet, suicide dive!

1032
00:56:21,266 --> 00:56:24,799
Dragunov, stumbling and bumbling
all around outside the ring.

1033
00:56:24,866 --> 00:56:26,466
Not, sure, he knows where he's at.

1034
00:56:26,533 --> 00:56:31,266
Ricochet again, driving Dragunov
into the barricade!

1035
00:56:31,333 --> 00:56:34,133
Dragunov still up, now finally collapses!

1036
00:56:35,233 --> 00:56:37,533
[McAfee] Two-piece American dive!

1037
00:56:37,600 --> 00:56:40,066
Want to make this a three-piece
and a combo?

1038
00:56:41,733 --> 00:56:44,233
[Cole] Ricochet flies!

1039
00:56:44,299 --> 00:56:47,566
Corkscrew plancha takes out Dragunov!

1040
00:56:48,166 --> 00:56:52,066
First-round match-up continues
in the King of the Ring!

1041
00:56:52,133 --> 00:56:54,666
[crowd cheering and chanting]

1042
00:56:57,033 --> 00:56:58,733
[Cole] We're back live
on Monday Night Raw.

1043
00:56:58,799 --> 00:57:02,166
This has been an incredible battle
between Ilja Dragunov and Ricochet

1044
00:57:02,233 --> 00:57:05,200
in the first round
of the King of the Ring Tournament.

1045
00:57:05,266 --> 00:57:08,333
[McAfee] The infallible Ilja Dragunov.

1046
00:57:08,399 --> 00:57:11,100
[Cole] And Ricochet,
on his shoulders, lands on his feet,

1047
00:57:11,166 --> 00:57:13,633
Dragunov bounced head first
off the top turnbuckle.

1048
00:57:13,700 --> 00:57:15,433
Ricochet now, with a waist lock.

1049
00:57:16,166 --> 00:57:18,100
Dragunov, well-placed elbow.

1050
00:57:18,533 --> 00:57:19,700
Few more to the ear.

1051
00:57:21,333 --> 00:57:25,299
Dragunov spins through.
Calls that the Constantine Special

1052
00:57:25,866 --> 00:57:27,833
Cover by Dragunov!

1053
00:57:28,666 --> 00:57:30,966
And a kick-out by Ricochet at two!

1054
00:57:34,033 --> 00:57:34,866
[McAfee] Wow!

1055
00:57:36,500 --> 00:57:37,866
The agility, the power,

1056
00:57:39,666 --> 00:57:43,033
the ring IQ,
everything on display in one move

1057
00:57:43,566 --> 00:57:44,899
for Ilja Dragunov.

1058
00:57:45,333 --> 00:57:47,600
And The Mad Dragon to the top rope.

1059
00:57:47,666 --> 00:57:49,500
Looking to put Ricochet away.

1060
00:57:53,700 --> 00:57:55,600
Oh, my goodness!

1061
00:57:56,100 --> 00:57:58,033
Cover now on Ricochet.

1062
00:57:58,566 --> 00:58:01,033
And Ricochet, shoulders stacked.

1063
00:58:01,100 --> 00:58:02,600
Two count, kick-out.

1064
00:58:04,033 --> 00:58:06,799
[McAfee] It's almost like Ricochet
let him hit him that deep

1065
00:58:06,866 --> 00:58:10,200
so that he can utilize
his own momentum to kick out here.

1066
00:58:10,266 --> 00:58:11,966
[Cole] Senton by Dragunov.

1067
00:58:12,033 --> 00:58:13,633
[McAfee] There's no way Ricochet…

1068
00:58:15,666 --> 00:58:18,399
wanted to deal
with a fallen Russian like that.

1069
00:58:20,733 --> 00:58:24,466
Chop after chop after chop
by the former NXT Champ.

1070
00:58:25,433 --> 00:58:27,266
Just chopping Ricochet to the mat.

1071
00:58:29,966 --> 00:58:32,633
[McAfee] This has been
an impressive performance here

1072
00:58:32,700 --> 00:58:33,966
from The Mad Dragon.

1073
00:58:35,899 --> 00:58:37,500
[Cole] Ricochet, back to his feet.

1074
00:58:37,566 --> 00:58:39,066
He's been impressive as well.

1075
00:58:40,233 --> 00:58:42,966
Dragunov, collapsing
right onto the shoulders of Ricochet,

1076
00:58:43,033 --> 00:58:46,166
who now lifts the man up.
Dragunov, back to his feet.

1077
00:58:46,799 --> 00:58:49,299
Kick to the face,
Ricochet with a kick of his own.

1078
00:58:50,299 --> 00:58:52,233
How are these men even standing?

1079
00:58:52,299 --> 00:58:54,233
[McAfee] I have no idea, but I love it.

1080
00:58:54,299 --> 00:58:56,433
A King of the Ring Title's on the line.

1081
00:58:56,500 --> 00:58:58,700
[Cole] Ricochet rolls through.

1082
00:58:58,766 --> 00:58:59,666
[yelling]

1083
00:58:59,733 --> 00:59:02,399
Second rope, moonsault connects.

1084
00:59:02,466 --> 00:59:05,799
Cover, to advance to the next round
of the King of the Ring!

1085
00:59:05,866 --> 00:59:07,799
Kick-out by Dragunov at two!

1086
00:59:10,766 --> 00:59:12,533
[McAfee] That guy's confused.

1087
00:59:12,600 --> 00:59:14,000
We all are, pal.

1088
00:59:15,299 --> 00:59:17,366
Look what Ricochet is able to do.

1089
00:59:17,433 --> 00:59:18,533
Dumps Ilja

1090
00:59:20,433 --> 00:59:22,299
Lionsault to perfection.

1091
00:59:22,366 --> 00:59:24,466
[Cole] Both these men
leaving it all out there.

1092
00:59:24,533 --> 00:59:27,066
Understand what winning
the King of the Ring Tournament

1093
00:59:27,133 --> 00:59:28,633
can do for your career.

1094
00:59:29,066 --> 00:59:30,700
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!

1095
00:59:35,500 --> 00:59:36,633
[Cole] Indeed it is.

1096
00:59:37,633 --> 00:59:39,133
[chanting continues]

1097
00:59:39,200 --> 00:59:41,899
[Cole] Ricochet now,
heading up to the top rope.

1098
00:59:42,500 --> 00:59:45,133
Capacity crowd looks on tonight
on Monday Night Raw.

1099
00:59:45,733 --> 00:59:48,333
Roll through by Ricochet.
Dragunov meets him with a knee.

1100
00:59:51,533 --> 00:59:53,200
Oh, and a running knee again!

1101
00:59:57,033 --> 00:59:59,066
Dragunov, lifting Ricochet up.

1102
01:00:01,333 --> 01:00:02,866
Ricochet lands on his feet.

1103
01:00:02,933 --> 01:00:04,333
Missed with a back fist.

1104
01:00:04,733 --> 01:00:06,033
Ricochet-- Oh, goodness!

1105
01:00:06,100 --> 01:00:08,266
Turning Dragunov inside out!

1106
01:00:11,866 --> 01:00:13,433
[McAfee] Can Ricochet put him away?

1107
01:00:13,933 --> 01:00:15,200
[Cole] Oh!

1108
01:00:19,633 --> 01:00:23,333
Dragunov sends Ricochet across the ring!

1109
01:00:23,399 --> 01:00:24,500
H-Bomb!

1110
01:00:25,600 --> 01:00:26,600
[screaming]

1111
01:00:30,399 --> 01:00:32,466
[Cole] And I don't believe he's done yet.

1112
01:00:32,533 --> 01:00:33,366
[yelling]

1113
01:00:37,866 --> 01:00:40,233
Looking for Torpedo Moscow!

1114
01:00:40,299 --> 01:00:43,299
Into a counter! Into a Recoil!

1115
01:00:43,366 --> 01:00:45,600
Cover! And a kick-out by Ricochet!

1116
01:00:46,566 --> 01:00:50,299
Ricochet almost had Dragunov
who kicked out at two.

1117
01:00:51,100 --> 01:00:53,533
And now Ricochet,
headed up to the top rope!

1118
01:00:55,666 --> 01:00:57,366
Dragunov will meet him there.

1119
01:00:57,433 --> 01:01:01,433
Was going for the Torpedo Moscow headbutt,

1120
01:01:01,500 --> 01:01:03,500
Ricochet turned it into Recoil.

1121
01:01:04,266 --> 01:01:08,333
-[McAfee] Instant classic on Monday night.
-[Cole] Dragunov, able to kick out.

1122
01:01:08,399 --> 01:01:11,033
And now superplex to Ricochet!

1123
01:01:12,799 --> 01:01:14,166
And The Mad Dragon,

1124
01:01:15,500 --> 01:01:16,833
gathering himself.

1125
01:01:22,433 --> 01:01:24,200
[crowd cheering]

1126
01:01:24,266 --> 01:01:25,100
[yelling]

1127
01:01:26,399 --> 01:01:27,766
[Cole] Another H-Bomb!

1128
01:01:29,133 --> 01:01:30,733
-Cover!
-[crowd counting]

1129
01:01:30,799 --> 01:01:33,133
-[Cole] Dragunov advances.
-[bell rings]

1130
01:01:33,200 --> 01:01:35,100
["Death Waltz" playing]

1131
01:01:36,266 --> 01:01:38,899
[announcer] Here is your winner,

1132
01:01:38,966 --> 01:01:42,366
Ilja Dragunov!

1133
01:01:44,500 --> 01:01:47,666
[Cole] What a performance
by both of these men.

1134
01:01:47,733 --> 01:01:51,000
But Dragunov will advance
to the next round

1135
01:01:51,633 --> 01:01:53,399
of the King of the Ring Tournament.

1136
01:01:54,600 --> 01:01:59,399
That was the Torpedo Moscow
countered by the Recoil.

1137
01:01:59,466 --> 01:02:01,766
Somehow, Dragunov would kick-out,

1138
01:02:01,833 --> 01:02:04,399
and then following the superplex,

1139
01:02:05,233 --> 01:02:07,466
a second H-Bomb.

1140
01:02:07,533 --> 01:02:09,700
Pat, watch this impact.

1141
01:02:09,766 --> 01:02:11,166
[McAfee] This is brutal.

1142
01:02:11,233 --> 01:02:13,366
I mean, absolutely brutal.

1143
01:02:13,433 --> 01:02:16,166
-[crowd] One, two three!
-[yelling]

1144
01:02:16,233 --> 01:02:17,066
[bell rings]

1145
01:02:22,466 --> 01:02:26,899
[Cole] Dragunov advances
into the second-round match-up,

1146
01:02:26,966 --> 01:02:32,033
where he will go toe to toe
with "Main Event" Jey Uso.

1147
01:02:54,433 --> 01:02:56,733
Tremendous sportsmanship here tonight.

1148
01:02:58,166 --> 01:02:59,366
[both yelling]

1149
01:02:59,433 --> 01:03:00,600
[McAfee] What a match.

1150
01:03:00,666 --> 01:03:02,233
[indistinct conversation]

1151
01:03:03,200 --> 01:03:05,500
[Cole] Ilja Dragunov has arrived

1152
01:03:05,566 --> 01:03:08,933
on the scene on Monday Night Raw in style,

1153
01:03:09,000 --> 01:03:13,700
advancing to the next round
of the King of the Ring.

1154
01:03:17,133 --> 01:03:19,966
So with that, Ilja Dragunov
advances to the next round

1155
01:03:20,033 --> 01:03:21,299
of the King of the Ring,

1156
01:03:21,366 --> 01:03:24,566
which is exactly what you're looking
to do tonight, Sheamus,

1157
01:03:24,633 --> 01:03:28,133
when you step into the ring
with one of your biggest rivals,

1158
01:03:28,766 --> 01:03:29,600
Gunther.

1159
01:03:29,666 --> 01:03:32,500
How have you been able to prepare
for tonight's main event?

1160
01:03:33,366 --> 01:03:37,299
Well, you see, what people may not know
is that I've undergone medical procedure

1161
01:03:37,366 --> 01:03:38,733
after medical procedure

1162
01:03:38,799 --> 01:03:41,566
on my neck just to get back
into a WWE ring.

1163
01:03:42,033 --> 01:03:45,100
Now, it's no secret I do not like Gunther,

1164
01:03:45,166 --> 01:03:46,966
and he likes me even less.

1165
01:03:47,033 --> 01:03:49,833
I mean, that man gets under my skin
like nobody I've ever faced

1166
01:03:49,899 --> 01:03:51,299
in my entire career.

1167
01:03:52,233 --> 01:03:53,799
Can you imagine, King Gunther?

1168
01:03:54,700 --> 01:03:55,899
Unbearable, yeah?

1169
01:03:56,899 --> 01:03:59,399
Now, everybody knows
at Clash at the Castle,

1170
01:03:59,466 --> 01:04:00,966
we had a banger.

1171
01:04:01,033 --> 01:04:03,500
At WrestleMania, we had a banger.

1172
01:04:04,066 --> 01:04:06,200
Banger after banger.

1173
01:04:09,666 --> 01:04:13,399
But tonight,
I'm finally going to kick his ass.

1174
01:04:13,466 --> 01:04:15,766
Go on and become
a two-time King of the Ring

1175
01:04:15,833 --> 01:04:20,333
and claim the moniker as we used
back home in Ireland, an Ard Ri,

1176
01:04:21,966 --> 01:04:23,000
the High King.

1177
01:04:24,666 --> 01:04:25,666
Thank you, Sheamus.

1178
01:04:29,466 --> 01:04:31,366
[upbeat music playing]

1179
01:04:31,433 --> 01:04:34,833
From Bologna, Italy, what's up?

1180
01:04:34,899 --> 01:04:36,433
[crowd yells] What's up?

1181
01:04:36,500 --> 01:04:37,666
[cheering]

1182
01:04:37,733 --> 01:04:38,633
[crowd yells] Yeet!

1183
01:04:38,700 --> 01:04:40,600
[cheering]

1184
01:04:41,600 --> 01:04:43,733
[crowd singing Cody's theme]

1185
01:04:45,799 --> 01:04:47,333
[crowd chanting] Gunther!

1186
01:04:57,766 --> 01:05:03,466
[Corey] The highest-grossing
SmackDown event in WWE history.

1187
01:05:15,833 --> 01:05:17,500
[Cole] And Europe, we're coming back.

1188
01:05:17,566 --> 01:05:20,933
Combo tickets for Friday Night SmackDown
and Clash at the Castle

1189
01:05:21,000 --> 01:05:25,200
at Ovo Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland
on Friday, June 14th

1190
01:05:25,266 --> 01:05:30,266
and Saturday, June 15th are on sale now
via ticketmaster.co.uk.

1191
01:05:30,333 --> 01:05:34,366
Individual event tickets
go on sale this Wednesday

1192
01:05:34,433 --> 01:05:37,533
at 10 a.m. BST.

1193
01:05:39,200 --> 01:05:40,433
[McAfee] Come back to Europe.

1194
01:05:41,399 --> 01:05:45,166
Meanwhile, Queen of the Ring Tournament
continues with first-round action.

1195
01:05:45,233 --> 01:05:48,833
The very intense Zoey Stark ready to go.

1196
01:05:48,899 --> 01:05:49,733
[bell rings]

1197
01:05:49,799 --> 01:05:52,533
[announcer] The following
is a first-round match

1198
01:05:52,600 --> 01:05:55,766
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament!

1199
01:05:55,833 --> 01:05:59,766
Introducing first, from Las Vegas, Nevada,

1200
01:05:59,833 --> 01:06:02,433
Zoey Stark!

1201
01:06:04,633 --> 01:06:08,000
Earlier tonight, Iyo Sky advanced
into the second round

1202
01:06:08,066 --> 01:06:09,500
with a win over Natalya.

1203
01:06:09,566 --> 01:06:11,899
Which one of these two women
will join her?

1204
01:06:11,966 --> 01:06:14,200
["Diamond Discipline" playing]

1205
01:06:15,899 --> 01:06:20,399
[announcer] And her opponent
from Knoxville, Tennessee.

1206
01:06:20,466 --> 01:06:24,500
Ivy Nile!

1207
01:06:24,566 --> 01:06:28,366
[Cole] The Pitbull with a very important
match-up here tonight.

1208
01:06:28,433 --> 01:06:29,633
Monday Night Raw

1209
01:06:30,333 --> 01:06:34,600
on the USA Network is presented
by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,

1210
01:06:34,666 --> 01:06:37,500
only in theaters on Friday.

1211
01:06:37,566 --> 01:06:38,766
[McAfee] How is The Fall Guy?

1212
01:06:39,799 --> 01:06:40,866
[Cole] It was awesome.

1213
01:06:40,933 --> 01:06:43,233
[McAfee] Can't wait
for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

1214
01:06:43,299 --> 01:06:47,433
And also, these two women
are absolutely jacked.

1215
01:06:48,966 --> 01:06:51,166
We're talking about Queen of the Ring.
Let's go.

1216
01:06:51,233 --> 01:06:53,966
[Cole] And again, important match-up
to advance to the next round

1217
01:06:54,033 --> 01:06:55,866
of Queen of the Ring. You could really

1218
01:06:55,933 --> 01:06:58,233
make your career here in WWE

1219
01:06:58,299 --> 01:07:01,366
as Zoey Stark takes the fight
right to Ivy Nile.

1220
01:07:01,433 --> 01:07:03,733
Two very intense competitors here tonight.

1221
01:07:04,466 --> 01:07:06,533
Tremendous in-ring conditioning,

1222
01:07:06,600 --> 01:07:10,433
and really, it could be a breakout moment
for one of them here on Monday Night Raw.

1223
01:07:10,500 --> 01:07:12,866
-[McAfee] Oh. Oh.
-[Cole] Zoey landed hard.

1224
01:07:12,933 --> 01:07:15,833
[McAfee] Yeah, but it was a nice little
get out of the way there by Zoey.

1225
01:07:15,899 --> 01:07:19,500
[Cole] Now the power of Ivy
as she lifts Zoey up onto her shoulders.

1226
01:07:19,566 --> 01:07:21,700
[McAfee] She goes by The Pitbull in WWE.

1227
01:07:21,766 --> 01:07:24,033
And The Pitbull
just got told to take a seat!

1228
01:07:24,533 --> 01:07:27,766
"Sit, sit," is what Zoey Stark said.

1229
01:07:29,766 --> 01:07:33,299
[Cole] Ivy Nile's still stinging
from that, trying to fight back as well.

1230
01:07:34,899 --> 01:07:38,366
[McAfee] Little power game in the ring
for the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1231
01:07:38,433 --> 01:07:40,933
[Cole] Ivy with a shoulder tackle.
Down goes Zoey.

1232
01:07:41,833 --> 01:07:43,366
Great move by Nile.

1233
01:07:44,233 --> 01:07:48,133
Saw it coming and able to take control.

1234
01:07:48,200 --> 01:07:49,066
[McAfee] Okay.

1235
01:07:51,133 --> 01:07:52,833
-[Cole] Zoey.
-[McAfee] Wait a second.

1236
01:07:53,299 --> 01:07:54,500
[Cole] Rolls through, counter.

1237
01:07:56,233 --> 01:07:57,633
[McAfee] Counter, counter, counter.

1238
01:07:58,633 --> 01:08:00,600
Kind of jostling right now.

1239
01:08:00,666 --> 01:08:02,899
[Cole] Ivy trying--
Look at the power now of Ivy Nile.

1240
01:08:02,966 --> 01:08:04,100
Vertical suplex.

1241
01:08:06,866 --> 01:08:07,933
[McAfee] Holy hell!

1242
01:08:09,399 --> 01:08:10,966
[Cole] Going up there a long time.

1243
01:08:11,033 --> 01:08:12,833
Ivy Nile showing off here.

1244
01:08:12,899 --> 01:08:14,933
[McAfee] It's about to become
Tuesday Morning Raw!

1245
01:08:15,766 --> 01:08:16,700
[Cole] Oh!

1246
01:08:17,566 --> 01:08:19,300
[McAfee] Thought she'd hold her all night.

1247
01:08:19,366 --> 01:08:20,700
Let's go!

1248
01:08:23,133 --> 01:08:24,500
[Cole] The Pitbull fired up.

1249
01:08:26,866 --> 01:08:29,800
[McAfee] Big kick to the mouth.
Step-up enzuigiri.

1250
01:08:29,866 --> 01:08:32,166
[Cole] Drops Zoey out to the apron.

1251
01:08:34,066 --> 01:08:37,300
An important match-up showcase
of these two talents here tonight

1252
01:08:37,366 --> 01:08:41,666
on Monday night, and Zoey Stark,
great move to take over.

1253
01:08:41,733 --> 01:08:44,666
[McAfee] That's what the Queen
and the King of the Ring are all about.

1254
01:08:44,733 --> 01:08:48,766
[Cole] Dragging Ivy right into the ropes,
and now, Zoey catches her with a knee.

1255
01:08:48,833 --> 01:08:50,599
[McAfee] Like any
March Madness Tournament,

1256
01:08:50,666 --> 01:08:54,099
the person who gets hot
has a chance to change their entire lives.

1257
01:08:54,166 --> 01:08:58,233
[Cole] Missile dropkick.
Just like a sniper is Zoey Stark.

1258
01:08:58,300 --> 01:09:01,533
Takes out Nile. Cover now,
hook of the leg and a kick-out

1259
01:09:01,599 --> 01:09:02,766
by The Pitbull.

1260
01:09:02,833 --> 01:09:05,133
[McAfee] The precision
of the missile dropkick,

1261
01:09:05,200 --> 01:09:06,533
could put it in a keyhole.

1262
01:09:06,599 --> 01:09:07,700
A sniper!

1263
01:09:09,066 --> 01:09:10,399
Like accuracy,

1264
01:09:11,566 --> 01:09:12,500
like that, Cole.

1265
01:09:14,266 --> 01:09:16,599
[Cole] Zoey Stark's been very impressive

1266
01:09:16,666 --> 01:09:19,033
she's arriving on the scene here in WWE.

1267
01:09:19,099 --> 01:09:20,933
Ivy set up to the top rope.

1268
01:09:22,599 --> 01:09:26,266
[McAfee] I listened to the lyrics
of Zoey Stark's entrance music,

1269
01:09:26,333 --> 01:09:28,399
and I learned a lot about her quick.

1270
01:09:28,933 --> 01:09:30,966
She wants to really do damage.

1271
01:09:31,833 --> 01:09:34,599
And why not?
She's built to be a Superstar.

1272
01:09:36,700 --> 01:09:38,700
What the hell is she doing up there, Cole?

1273
01:09:38,766 --> 01:09:41,033
[Cole] Whatever it is, it's high risk.
It's dangerous.

1274
01:09:45,800 --> 01:09:47,933
Ivy fighting back, though,
looking to counter.

1275
01:09:49,533 --> 01:09:52,200
[McAfee] Zoey slipped there
down on the second rope.

1276
01:09:52,266 --> 01:09:55,233
[Cole] Now Ivy,
able to turn things around. Ivy now,

1277
01:09:55,300 --> 01:09:56,133
up top.

1278
01:09:56,200 --> 01:09:58,366
[McAfee] Ivy, measuring Zoey Stark.

1279
01:09:59,133 --> 01:10:01,033
-Getting the power of Hartford.
-[yelling]

1280
01:10:01,099 --> 01:10:03,099
[Cole] Oh, and that bulldog from the top!

1281
01:10:03,166 --> 01:10:06,033
Cover by Nile
to advance in the tournament!

1282
01:10:06,099 --> 01:10:07,900
Zoey kicked a near fall!

1283
01:10:07,966 --> 01:10:11,599
[McAfee] The Pitbull with a super bulldog
here in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1284
01:10:13,833 --> 01:10:15,000
[Cole] Watch the impact!

1285
01:10:16,200 --> 01:10:20,300
[McAfee] Face the canvas off the top rope.
Almost ends this.

1286
01:10:20,366 --> 01:10:22,133
[Cole] Oh, Zoey with a right.

1287
01:10:22,966 --> 01:10:24,466
[McAfee] It's almost just like the…

1288
01:10:25,366 --> 01:10:27,966
natural instinct to throw a bomb back.

1289
01:10:28,033 --> 01:10:29,300
[Cole] Didn't get all of that.

1290
01:10:29,366 --> 01:10:32,500
Zoey, able to swat it away
just at the last moment.

1291
01:10:33,833 --> 01:10:35,333
That kick will catch Ivy, though.

1292
01:10:37,933 --> 01:10:39,533
And here comes Zoey Stark.

1293
01:10:40,800 --> 01:10:43,599
Cover now on Nile
to advance in this tournament.

1294
01:10:44,533 --> 01:10:49,233
A kick-out by Nile at two,
and now frustrated is Zoey Stark.

1295
01:10:49,300 --> 01:10:52,400
[McAfee] Zoey wants this to be over,
assumes it should be. And now she's,

1296
01:10:52,833 --> 01:10:55,233
you know, throwing a little tantrum
but not bad punter.

1297
01:10:56,200 --> 01:10:57,500
[Cole] And pound and ground.

1298
01:10:59,300 --> 01:11:01,200
-More ground and pound.
-[McAfee] Yeah.

1299
01:11:01,266 --> 01:11:02,099
[mumbles]

1300
01:11:04,533 --> 01:11:06,599
Good for the gander.
It's good for the goose, pal

1301
01:11:08,233 --> 01:11:10,599
[Cole] She was already pounding
when she was on the ground.

1302
01:11:10,666 --> 01:11:12,500
[McAfee] Yeah. Yep. Yep. Absolutely.

1303
01:11:13,033 --> 01:11:14,000
Yep.

1304
01:11:14,066 --> 01:11:16,766
Sky and fly in here.
Maybe big thighs in here.

1305
01:11:17,333 --> 01:11:18,900
Big slap from Ivy Nile.

1306
01:11:20,833 --> 01:11:22,500
[Cole] Nile making Stark pay.

1307
01:11:23,966 --> 01:11:29,133
[McAfee] Both of these powerhouses
would be phenomenal Queens of the Ring.

1308
01:11:29,833 --> 01:11:32,000
As you're watching, so many deserve it.

1309
01:11:32,066 --> 01:11:33,599
[chuckling]

1310
01:11:33,666 --> 01:11:35,066
[Cole chuckling] Did you hear that?

1311
01:11:35,733 --> 01:11:38,333
[McAfee] I almost talked over it.
Slap to the midsection.

1312
01:11:38,400 --> 01:11:40,300
[Stark groaning]

1313
01:11:43,166 --> 01:11:44,766
[Cole] What's Ivy looking to do here?

1314
01:11:46,366 --> 01:11:47,900
Zoey stepping through.

1315
01:11:49,000 --> 01:11:50,366
Now slipping underneath.

1316
01:11:50,966 --> 01:11:53,500
Oh, face first off the turnbuckle.

1317
01:11:54,366 --> 01:11:56,466
[McAfee] Such a good reversal
when you're up there.

1318
01:11:56,533 --> 01:11:59,766
[Cole] And Zoey, turns Nile inside out.

1319
01:11:59,833 --> 01:12:00,900
[yelling]

1320
01:12:01,633 --> 01:12:03,000
[McAfee] She said it's over, Cole.

1321
01:12:04,366 --> 01:12:05,533
She might be right.

1322
01:12:06,133 --> 01:12:09,200
It may well be. Z-360!

1323
01:12:09,266 --> 01:12:11,500
-Cover!
-[crowd counting]

1324
01:12:11,566 --> 01:12:13,833
-[Cole] Zoey Stark advances.
-[bell rings]

1325
01:12:13,900 --> 01:12:15,900
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]

1326
01:12:15,966 --> 01:12:18,733
[announcer] Here is your winner

1327
01:12:18,800 --> 01:12:21,166
Zoey Stark!

1328
01:12:22,366 --> 01:12:24,099
[Cole] Great battle
between these two women,

1329
01:12:24,166 --> 01:12:28,300
but in the end, Zoey Stark advances.
Says, "It's my time."

1330
01:12:29,233 --> 01:12:33,599
She heads to the second round
of the Queen of the Ring Tournament

1331
01:12:33,666 --> 01:12:36,633
[McAfee] That Z-360 can get her
all the way to the crown.

1332
01:12:37,866 --> 01:12:40,766
[Cole] Zoey faces the winner
of the match-up later on tonight,

1333
01:12:40,833 --> 01:12:43,700
Dakota Kai and Lyra Valkyria.

1334
01:12:44,666 --> 01:12:47,366
Congratulations to Zoey Stark.

1335
01:12:52,599 --> 01:12:56,033
Okay, look, it's a good idea
for our next title defense.

1336
01:12:56,666 --> 01:12:58,966
-Champion versus champion.
-I like the way that sounds.

1337
01:12:59,033 --> 01:13:01,766
You like that?
Now, allow me to introduce to you

1338
01:13:01,833 --> 01:13:06,633
the 2023, 2024 Champions

1339
01:13:06,700 --> 01:13:09,000
-are the back-to-back Champions.
-Okay.

1340
01:13:09,066 --> 01:13:12,533
UConn head coach, Dan Hurley.

1341
01:13:12,599 --> 01:13:15,166
Come on in here, Dan. [yelling]

1342
01:13:15,233 --> 01:13:16,633
See that? Yeah. [laughs]

1343
01:13:17,599 --> 01:13:18,633
-Truth.
-Yes

1344
01:13:18,700 --> 01:13:19,533
Coach.

1345
01:13:20,166 --> 01:13:21,000
It's an honor.

1346
01:13:21,666 --> 01:13:22,700
Truth, first off,

1347
01:13:23,300 --> 01:13:24,700
please talk to me first

1348
01:13:24,766 --> 01:13:26,666
-before you agree to another title match.
-Okay.

1349
01:13:26,733 --> 01:13:29,466
Awesome Truth cannot face UConn.

1350
01:13:29,533 --> 01:13:31,233
Why Awesome Truth can't face UConn?

1351
01:13:31,300 --> 01:13:32,333
Look, I'm sorry guys.

1352
01:13:32,400 --> 01:13:37,200
Look, Miz, Coach here is a part
of a small wrestling promotion.

1353
01:13:37,266 --> 01:13:38,400
Independent.

1354
01:13:38,466 --> 01:13:40,333
They're called NCAA.

1355
01:13:40,900 --> 01:13:43,666
You don't say, they small-time,
but they the dogs!

1356
01:13:43,733 --> 01:13:44,800
You know what I'm saying?

1357
01:13:45,433 --> 01:13:48,733
-Truth, I told you we're the Huskies.
-Right.

1358
01:13:48,800 --> 01:13:51,566
Truth, we cannot fight the Huskies.

1359
01:13:51,633 --> 01:13:54,733
-Why we can't fight the Huskies?
-Because they're a basketball team!

1360
01:13:54,800 --> 01:13:56,433
A sport's a sport!

1361
01:13:57,000 --> 01:13:59,400
And in trying times like these,

1362
01:13:59,466 --> 01:14:01,466
I'm sure we all can agree.

1363
01:14:04,500 --> 01:14:05,599
-Pearce.
-Yeah.

1364
01:14:06,533 --> 01:14:08,766
I'll get back to you about
our next title defense, okay?

1365
01:14:08,833 --> 01:14:11,033
-Thank you.
-Truth, we need to talk.

1366
01:14:11,099 --> 01:14:12,800
-Let's talk, dawg
-Coach, shall we?

1367
01:14:13,366 --> 01:14:14,233
My bad.

1368
01:14:16,833 --> 01:14:17,666
I need a drink.

1369
01:14:18,166 --> 01:14:19,166
[man] Yo, Pearce.

1370
01:14:21,866 --> 01:14:23,099
Bron Breakker.

1371
01:14:23,166 --> 01:14:25,800
Good to have you on the red brand.
Welcome to the flagship.

1372
01:14:25,866 --> 01:14:27,000
What can I do for you?

1373
01:14:27,933 --> 01:14:29,966
What can you do for me? [chuckles]

1374
01:14:30,966 --> 01:14:32,233
You want to explain to me

1375
01:14:32,766 --> 01:14:33,800
why I'm not

1376
01:14:35,000 --> 01:14:36,166
in the King of the Ring?

1377
01:14:36,666 --> 01:14:37,500
[both] Hmm.

1378
01:14:38,333 --> 01:14:40,866
Yeah, I thought you might want
the answer to that question.

1379
01:14:40,933 --> 01:14:43,266
Why don't you join me
in my office and we'll talk about it?

1380
01:14:50,599 --> 01:14:51,800
["Shoooosh" playing]

1381
01:14:51,866 --> 01:14:54,200
[Cole] Pearce better figure out
what he'll tell Breakker.

1382
01:14:54,266 --> 01:14:56,233
[McAfee] I feel like
Breakker's gonna bark at him,

1383
01:14:56,300 --> 01:14:59,200
especially in the home of the Huskies,
the back-to-back national champs.

1384
01:14:59,266 --> 01:15:00,766
Coach Hurley looking good.

1385
01:15:01,900 --> 01:15:02,733
[bell rings]

1386
01:15:02,800 --> 01:15:05,633
[announcer] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.

1387
01:15:05,700 --> 01:15:10,233
Introducing first,
representing Alpha Academy,

1388
01:15:10,300 --> 01:15:14,933
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 202 pounds,

1389
01:15:15,000 --> 01:15:19,400
Chad Gable!

1390
01:15:19,466 --> 01:15:21,833
[Cole] Bronson Reed believes
Chad Gable cost him

1391
01:15:21,900 --> 01:15:23,566
the Intercontinental Title last week,

1392
01:15:23,633 --> 01:15:27,066
so Bronson Reed wants
to make Chad Gable pay

1393
01:15:27,133 --> 01:15:30,266
in our match-up presented
by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

1394
01:15:30,333 --> 01:15:32,500
It's only in theaters on Friday.

1395
01:15:32,566 --> 01:15:36,833
It is "Big" Bronson Reed
and Chad Gable one on one.

1396
01:15:36,900 --> 01:15:40,300
And speaking
of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,

1397
01:15:40,366 --> 01:15:44,866
there's a special look at the movie
that is only in theaters Friday.

1398
01:15:45,800 --> 01:15:46,666
[McAfee] Wow.

1399
01:15:52,133 --> 01:15:54,466
[Cole] It is our main event,
Gunther, Sheamus,

1400
01:15:54,533 --> 01:15:56,099
for the Intercontinental Championship.

1401
01:15:56,166 --> 01:15:59,099
And this will not be
for the weak of heart here tonight.

1402
01:16:02,566 --> 01:16:05,633
Will this be The Celtic Warrior's night?

1403
01:16:06,733 --> 01:16:08,266
And now Imperium.

1404
01:16:09,566 --> 01:16:14,000
Gunther with a shillelagh
that was handed to him by Kaiser!

1405
01:16:14,066 --> 01:16:16,599
One, two, three!

1406
01:16:16,666 --> 01:16:18,733
-[bell rings]
-[Cole] Gunther survives!

1407
01:16:22,566 --> 01:16:25,266
And the epic rivalry continues tonight.

1408
01:16:25,333 --> 01:16:27,900
First-round action
in the King of the Ring Tournament,

1409
01:16:27,966 --> 01:16:30,900
Gunther versus Sheamus in our main event

1410
01:16:30,966 --> 01:16:33,099
on Monday Night Raw.

1411
01:16:33,166 --> 01:16:34,966
["Born To Be" playing]

1412
01:16:37,966 --> 01:16:40,633
Boys, I feel like I'm apologizing
week after week after week.

1413
01:16:40,700 --> 01:16:43,700
I should have got it done tonight.
It was Jey Uso. I should have handled it.

1414
01:16:43,766 --> 01:16:45,833
-You don't have to apologize
-Yeah. For nothing.

1415
01:16:45,900 --> 01:16:48,666
You're good. It's one loss.
You're still The Prince. We rise.

1416
01:16:48,733 --> 01:16:50,466
-You know how it goes. Relax.
-Thank you.

1417
01:16:50,533 --> 01:16:52,866
You know what, you probably
weren't even 100% anyway,

1418
01:16:52,933 --> 01:16:55,433
after that big dope Braun Strowman
came out last week.

1419
01:16:55,500 --> 01:16:56,900
He needs to be taken care of.

1420
01:16:56,966 --> 01:17:01,866
He will be. Actually, speaking of which,
he's going to get taken care of by you.

1421
01:17:01,933 --> 01:17:03,700
[Dominik] Hey, what's up guys?

1422
01:17:04,233 --> 01:17:05,500
[Damian Priest] Bro!

1423
01:17:05,566 --> 01:17:07,733
-I know you guys have your history--
-Stop.

1424
01:17:09,166 --> 01:17:10,733
Oh, I'm glad you're here.

1425
01:17:10,800 --> 01:17:12,700
One year ago to the day

1426
01:17:12,766 --> 01:17:14,800
you cost me my moment in Puerto Rico.

1427
01:17:14,866 --> 01:17:17,066
And I'll never forget that.
You understand?

1428
01:17:17,133 --> 01:17:20,300
I don't know what's up with you and Rey,
but if you're looking for friends…

1429
01:17:20,366 --> 01:17:22,099
[speaking Spanish]

1430
01:17:22,166 --> 01:17:23,700
[in English] There's no friends here.

1431
01:17:25,000 --> 01:17:27,033
Look, that's the past.

1432
01:17:28,200 --> 01:17:31,700
But look, you guys are The Judgment Day,
and now you rule Raw,

1433
01:17:31,766 --> 01:17:32,766
and that's cool.

1434
01:17:36,566 --> 01:17:37,466
All right, look…

1435
01:17:38,866 --> 01:17:40,133
I need help with the LWO.

1436
01:17:41,400 --> 01:17:42,400
And from what I can see,

1437
01:17:43,300 --> 01:17:45,233
you guys have problems
that you need help with.

1438
01:17:46,166 --> 01:17:47,233
You know how this works.

1439
01:17:47,733 --> 01:17:48,766
You scratch my back,

1440
01:17:50,400 --> 01:17:51,566
[speaking Spanish]

1441
01:17:53,433 --> 01:17:54,666
[in English] Yeah, got it.

1442
01:17:55,866 --> 01:17:56,866
Get him out of here.

1443
01:17:58,099 --> 01:17:59,666
He'll come around. Don't worry.

1444
01:18:04,266 --> 01:18:05,800
What were you saying about Strowman?

1445
01:18:07,500 --> 01:18:09,266
[Cole] Dominik brings in all the strays.

1446
01:18:09,333 --> 01:18:11,533
[McAfee] Nobody's scratching
anybody's back over there

1447
01:18:11,599 --> 01:18:13,166
no matter where the back is located.

1448
01:18:13,233 --> 01:18:14,966
["War Ready" playing]

1449
01:18:16,533 --> 01:18:17,633
[McAfee] Speaking of back.

1450
01:18:17,700 --> 01:18:22,099
[announcer] And his opponent
from Black Forest, South Australia,

1451
01:18:22,166 --> 01:18:25,500
weighing in at 330 pounds,

1452
01:18:25,566 --> 01:18:30,500
"Big" Bronson Reed!

1453
01:18:30,566 --> 01:18:32,700
[Cole] So this is why
Bronson Reed is upset.

1454
01:18:32,766 --> 01:18:34,666
Take it back
to last week Monday Night Raw.

1455
01:18:34,733 --> 01:18:38,599
Sami Zayn, Bronson Reed,
for the Intercontinental Championship.

1456
01:18:38,666 --> 01:18:40,433
Sami Zayn, after the Helluva Kick,

1457
01:18:40,500 --> 01:18:42,533
may have been looking
to retain the championship

1458
01:18:42,599 --> 01:18:44,800
-before Chad Gable got involved.
-[bell rings]

1459
01:18:44,866 --> 01:18:47,599
Chad, still incensed that he wasn't

1460
01:18:47,666 --> 01:18:51,966
able to win the Intercontinental Title
from Sami Zayn, would take out Sami.

1461
01:18:52,033 --> 01:18:55,433
Bronson Reed, obviously, ticked off
after how all this went down.

1462
01:18:55,500 --> 01:18:59,233
[McAfee] Yeah, Bronson Reed
would hit the Tsunami.

1463
01:19:00,366 --> 01:19:03,133
Then he would beat
the hell out of Chad Gable,

1464
01:19:03,200 --> 01:19:05,900
and there'd be one man standing

1465
01:19:05,966 --> 01:19:08,966
at the end of the night
holding the Intercontinental Title.

1466
01:19:09,733 --> 01:19:11,533
It's the 360 pounder.

1467
01:19:11,599 --> 01:19:14,400
[Cole] So tonight's about
retribution and revenge.

1468
01:19:15,266 --> 01:19:17,333
-Gable, Reed, one on one.
-[bell rings]

1469
01:19:17,400 --> 01:19:20,099
Chad Gable, new attitude and all.

1470
01:19:20,166 --> 01:19:23,666
I understand that the Alpha Academy,
Otis, Tozawa,

1471
01:19:23,733 --> 01:19:27,500
and Maxxine have been
going through intense training

1472
01:19:27,566 --> 01:19:29,700
at the hands of Chad Gable.

1473
01:19:29,766 --> 01:19:32,033
Of course, this match-up
brought to you tonight

1474
01:19:32,099 --> 01:19:34,266
by the new movie, Planet of the Apes.

1475
01:19:35,599 --> 01:19:36,933
Oh, and look at that!

1476
01:19:37,000 --> 01:19:38,700
[McAfee] That's the power of Bronson Reed.

1477
01:19:38,766 --> 01:19:40,300
[Cole] Death Valley Driver.

1478
01:19:40,366 --> 01:19:42,766
And a kick-out by Chad Gable.

1479
01:19:42,833 --> 01:19:46,566
[McAfee] Gable slipped off his shoulder.
He was able to regain the strength.

1480
01:19:46,633 --> 01:19:49,666
And then Death Valley Driver
to Chad Gable.

1481
01:19:49,733 --> 01:19:52,300
This Bronson Reed guy
is dangerous. He's big.

1482
01:19:52,366 --> 01:19:54,833
But the new mentality of Chad Gable
is going to have him…

1483
01:19:55,933 --> 01:19:57,433
in the best place he's been.

1484
01:19:57,500 --> 01:19:59,233
[Cole] Look at the power of Gable!

1485
01:19:59,300 --> 01:20:02,933
German suplex to the 330 plus pounder.

1486
01:20:03,633 --> 01:20:06,133
[McAfee] That's what Chad Gable's
capable of doing.

1487
01:20:06,200 --> 01:20:07,200
He knows it.

1488
01:20:10,366 --> 01:20:14,200
The Alpha Academy, going through
some remindset training.

1489
01:20:15,000 --> 01:20:16,333
-As in--
-[Cole] Headbutt.

1490
01:20:16,966 --> 01:20:19,133
And there's the senton finally connecting.

1491
01:20:19,599 --> 01:20:21,533
[McAfee] Chad Gable's got
this new mentality,

1492
01:20:21,599 --> 01:20:23,200
"Big" Bronson Reed also.

1493
01:20:23,266 --> 01:20:25,266
This would be a gigantic win for both men.

1494
01:20:25,833 --> 01:20:29,800
[Cole] Bronson Reed heading up
to the top rope, could be Tsunami time.

1495
01:20:30,866 --> 01:20:32,433
Gable, gonna meet him there.

1496
01:20:32,500 --> 01:20:34,666
Chad Gable is aggressive as they come.

1497
01:20:35,066 --> 01:20:36,733
[McAfee] What are these two thinking?

1498
01:20:36,800 --> 01:20:38,200
[Cole] Oh, my God!

1499
01:20:40,000 --> 01:20:44,500
Both men down and out
after they come crashing to the mat

1500
01:20:44,566 --> 01:20:46,700
from the top rope. Watch this impact!

1501
01:20:47,833 --> 01:20:51,599
[McAfee] Gable, throwing
"Big" Bronson Reed across the ring.

1502
01:20:51,666 --> 01:20:53,533
[crowd cheering]

1503
01:20:55,366 --> 01:20:58,066
[Cole] And now, there's
the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn!

1504
01:20:58,133 --> 01:21:00,366
-[bell rings]
-[Cole] Going right after Chad Gable!

1505
01:21:01,466 --> 01:21:03,099
Nobody's going to win this match-up.

1506
01:21:03,166 --> 01:21:05,000
The referee calls for the bell.

1507
01:21:05,066 --> 01:21:07,333
And now Zayn turns
his attention to Bronson Reed!

1508
01:21:08,233 --> 01:21:10,433
The Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn,

1509
01:21:10,500 --> 01:21:12,766
who's had the hell beaten out of him
in recent weeks,

1510
01:21:12,833 --> 01:21:14,599
taking it to Reed tonight!

1511
01:21:20,099 --> 01:21:22,533
Reed sent over top rope by Zayn.

1512
01:21:23,866 --> 01:21:26,133
And now from behind, Chad Gable.

1513
01:21:27,733 --> 01:21:29,566
German suplex to the Champion!

1514
01:21:29,633 --> 01:21:31,700
[yelling]

1515
01:21:31,766 --> 01:21:35,700
[McAfee] This is becoming
a familiar image.

1516
01:21:35,766 --> 01:21:38,133
Chad Gable throwing Sami Zayn around.

1517
01:21:39,033 --> 01:21:41,866
[Cole] Zayn caught Gable.
Exploder into the corner.

1518
01:21:49,633 --> 01:21:54,333
Sami Zayn, looking for the Helluva Kick,
and slammed to the canvas

1519
01:21:55,000 --> 01:21:59,599
by Bronson Reed, who now
turns his anger to Chad Gable.

1520
01:22:01,966 --> 01:22:04,033
[crowd booing]

1521
01:22:04,099 --> 01:22:05,933
["War Ready" playing]

1522
01:22:11,500 --> 01:22:13,133
[Cole] I'm afraid that things…

1523
01:22:14,633 --> 01:22:19,200
aren't quite over between Mr. Reed,
Mr. Zayn and Mr. Gable.

1524
01:22:20,266 --> 01:22:25,566
[McAfee] Once again, "Big" Bronson Reed
is the last one standing.

1525
01:22:28,200 --> 01:22:31,866
[Cole] Completely annihilating Sami Zayn

1526
01:22:32,366 --> 01:22:34,099
and Chad Gable tonight.

1527
01:22:48,233 --> 01:22:49,500
[McAfee] That is a monster.

1528
01:22:53,700 --> 01:22:56,933
What's your excuse?
None of you guys can control each other?

1529
01:22:57,000 --> 01:22:59,500
Can't control yourself every time?

1530
01:22:59,566 --> 01:23:02,233
Pearce, I don't care about Chad,

1531
01:23:02,300 --> 01:23:04,466
and I don't care about Sami.

1532
01:23:04,533 --> 01:23:08,500
All I care about
is that Intercontinental Championship.

1533
01:23:09,133 --> 01:23:10,933
This is business to me.

1534
01:23:11,000 --> 01:23:12,533
If you want control,

1535
01:23:13,500 --> 01:23:15,366
you know what you need to do.

1536
01:23:20,733 --> 01:23:24,500
[Cole] You know, Pat, Raw General Manager,
Adam Pearce, has it coming from all sides.

1537
01:23:24,566 --> 01:23:27,133
The Bron Breakker earlier,
now Bronson Reed.

1538
01:23:27,200 --> 01:23:30,933
Yeah, mid-level executive stooge Pearce
has certainly got his hands full,

1539
01:23:31,000 --> 01:23:32,900
spending a lot of plates
on Monday Night Raw.

1540
01:23:32,966 --> 01:23:36,166
King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring
Tournament first-round action continues

1541
01:23:36,233 --> 01:23:37,300
here on Monday Night Raw.

1542
01:23:37,366 --> 01:23:42,133
Our next match-up going to feature
a former NXT Women's Champion.

1543
01:23:45,033 --> 01:23:47,000
[dramatic music playing]

1544
01:23:48,099 --> 01:23:52,733
[announcer] Raw selects Lyra Valkyria!

1545
01:23:52,800 --> 01:23:54,366
[all cheering]

1546
01:23:56,333 --> 01:23:59,900
Being drafted to Raw
is an incredible opportunity,

1547
01:24:00,599 --> 01:24:02,833
one that I've worked my whole life for.

1548
01:24:03,700 --> 01:24:07,666
But I'm here to show that my name
belongs among the very best.

1549
01:24:10,366 --> 01:24:12,133
-[doorbell rings]
-[crowd cheering]

1550
01:24:13,833 --> 01:24:16,599
[Valkyria] As I prepare to add
more feathers to my shoulders

1551
01:24:16,666 --> 01:24:18,333
and enter a whole new battleground,

1552
01:24:20,500 --> 01:24:24,333
I have the honor of entering
the Queen of the Ring Tournament,

1553
01:24:24,400 --> 01:24:27,500
taking on some of the top stars
in all of WWE

1554
01:24:27,566 --> 01:24:30,200
for one of the finest prizes
the industry has to offer.

1555
01:24:30,400 --> 01:24:32,000
I'm ready for the challenge.

1556
01:24:33,066 --> 01:24:37,099
But is Raw ready for Lyra Valkyria.

1557
01:24:40,000 --> 01:24:41,766
[Cole] Lyra and Dakota later on tonight,

1558
01:24:41,833 --> 01:24:43,866
there's the Women's World Champion,
Becky Lynch.

1559
01:24:43,933 --> 01:24:47,533
She's here live, next,
an exclusive interview coming up on Raw.

1560
01:24:52,233 --> 01:24:56,733
[McAfee] We're live in Hartford,
and tickets for WWE SummerSlam

1561
01:24:56,800 --> 01:24:59,933
at Cleveland Browns Stadium
in Cleveland, Ohio

1562
01:25:00,066 --> 01:25:05,266
on Saturday, August 3rd go on sale
this Thursday via Ticketmaster.

1563
01:25:05,333 --> 01:25:09,733
Use exclusive code SUMMER24
to access pre-sale tickets

1564
01:25:09,800 --> 01:25:13,966
starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. Eastern.

1565
01:25:15,266 --> 01:25:16,599
Gonna be fantastic.

1566
01:25:19,000 --> 01:25:19,900
Tonight,

1567
01:25:20,666 --> 01:25:25,200
I'm facing Sheamus in the first-round
of the King of the Ring Tournament,

1568
01:25:25,733 --> 01:25:30,033
and I already heard that Sheamus
is very concerned

1569
01:25:30,099 --> 01:25:32,733
about putting on banger after banger.

1570
01:25:33,500 --> 01:25:36,599
Well, I do not care about bangers.

1571
01:25:36,666 --> 01:25:40,733
I care about being
the greatest of all time.

1572
01:25:41,266 --> 01:25:45,300
And if I need to expose Sheamus again
for the weak minded,

1573
01:25:45,366 --> 01:25:47,733
people-pleasing person that he is,

1574
01:25:47,800 --> 01:25:48,800
so be it.

1575
01:25:49,400 --> 01:25:51,666
Because he will be no obstacle for me

1576
01:25:52,200 --> 01:25:54,233
to win the King of the Ring Tournament.

1577
01:25:54,966 --> 01:25:58,700
Already the General of the Ring.

1578
01:25:59,366 --> 01:26:04,333
Soon to be your King of the Ring.

1579
01:26:07,566 --> 01:26:10,200
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome

1580
01:26:11,166 --> 01:26:13,633
the Women's World Champion,

1581
01:26:14,333 --> 01:26:18,166
"The Man" Becky Lynch!

1582
01:26:19,133 --> 01:26:21,733
["Celtic Invasion" playing]

1583
01:27:19,900 --> 01:27:24,233
[McAfee] The New York Times best-seller
is beloved in Hartford.

1584
01:27:37,533 --> 01:27:39,133
[crowd cheering]

1585
01:27:45,133 --> 01:27:48,266
The Man has come around to Hartford!

1586
01:27:48,333 --> 01:27:50,000
[crowd cheering]

1587
01:27:53,566 --> 01:27:54,666
Hello, Becky.

1588
01:27:54,733 --> 01:27:55,566
Hello.

1589
01:27:55,633 --> 01:27:56,966
Congratulations.

1590
01:27:57,033 --> 01:27:58,099
Thank you.

1591
01:27:58,166 --> 01:28:00,233
As Women's World Champion,

1592
01:28:00,300 --> 01:28:03,000
and you've been a multi-time champion
in your career,

1593
01:28:03,066 --> 01:28:04,400
you understand…

1594
01:28:05,833 --> 01:28:08,900
[crowd chanting] Becky, Becky, Becky!

1595
01:28:13,166 --> 01:28:15,566
I understand
that these people are awesome.

1596
01:28:16,466 --> 01:28:18,166
[crowd cheering]

1597
01:28:20,066 --> 01:28:24,066
You also understand the importance
of representing the WWE

1598
01:28:24,133 --> 01:28:26,566
around the world
as the Women's World Champion,

1599
01:28:26,633 --> 01:28:28,900
including this past weekend.

1600
01:28:28,966 --> 01:28:35,566
You were in Kentucky for the 150th running
of the Kentucky Derby, NBC, and Peacock,

1601
01:28:35,633 --> 01:28:40,633
and I want you to, first off,
explain what this is.

1602
01:28:40,700 --> 01:28:42,900
This outfit that you wore
at the Kentucky Derby.

1603
01:28:42,966 --> 01:28:44,066
Explain this to me.

1604
01:28:49,300 --> 01:28:51,633
Well… well, you said it.

1605
01:28:51,700 --> 01:28:56,333
Being champion means representing
at the biggest events possible

1606
01:28:56,400 --> 01:28:59,566
in the biggest hats possible, apparently.

1607
01:28:59,633 --> 01:29:01,500
I don't know,
I thought it looked all right.

1608
01:29:01,566 --> 01:29:04,000
What is it? What… what is that hat?

1609
01:29:05,366 --> 01:29:06,200
Is it a hat?

1610
01:29:06,266 --> 01:29:08,866
I got it on Etsy. I… I like it.

1611
01:29:08,933 --> 01:29:10,333
I… I think it works.

1612
01:29:10,400 --> 01:29:11,533
Do we think it works?

1613
01:29:12,099 --> 01:29:13,700
-[crowd cheering]
-[Becky Lynch] Yeah.

1614
01:29:14,500 --> 01:29:16,733
Well, you can sure pull it off, of course.

1615
01:29:16,800 --> 01:29:20,900
Uh, let's talk a lot about
what's going on in WWE today.

1616
01:29:20,966 --> 01:29:23,000
The draft became official tonight.

1617
01:29:23,533 --> 01:29:26,099
The Queen of the Ring Tournament
is underway.

1618
01:29:26,166 --> 01:29:28,700
Many of these competitors,
you may have to face

1619
01:29:28,766 --> 01:29:31,666
over the next number
of months here in WWE.

1620
01:29:31,733 --> 01:29:33,066
So let's talk about that.

1621
01:29:33,133 --> 01:29:35,933
Who are some of the competitors
now here on Monday Night Raw

1622
01:29:36,000 --> 01:29:38,266
that you're looking forward
to stepping in the ring with?

1623
01:29:38,733 --> 01:29:42,566
Yeah, there's…
there's that newness in the air.

1624
01:29:42,633 --> 01:29:45,533
The winds of change,
they're slapping me in the face.

1625
01:29:45,599 --> 01:29:47,966
And I can tell you
as I sit here and hold this,

1626
01:29:48,033 --> 01:29:51,833
a lot of people back there
want to slap me in the face.

1627
01:29:51,900 --> 01:29:55,666
And I love it, I respect it, I welcome it.

1628
01:29:56,133 --> 01:29:58,700
And I came up to Raw

1629
01:29:59,633 --> 01:30:01,666
nine years ago,

1630
01:30:01,733 --> 01:30:04,666
and I wanted to make a change,
and I wanted to make a difference,

1631
01:30:04,733 --> 01:30:06,466
and I want it to be a groundbreaker.

1632
01:30:06,533 --> 01:30:10,033
And I feel that same energy
in that locker room

1633
01:30:10,099 --> 01:30:11,700
from these new draftees.

1634
01:30:11,766 --> 01:30:15,066
And we got-- Who do we got?
We got Alba Fyre,

1635
01:30:15,133 --> 01:30:20,166
who was the longest-reigning
NXT UK Women's Champion,

1636
01:30:20,233 --> 01:30:21,700
which also makes her

1637
01:30:21,766 --> 01:30:27,466
the longest-reigning WWE Women's Champion
in modern history,

1638
01:30:27,533 --> 01:30:31,466
you've got Isla Dawn,
her tag team partner, an enigma.

1639
01:30:31,533 --> 01:30:32,933
She's got passion.

1640
01:30:33,000 --> 01:30:35,166
You've got… you've got Kiana James.

1641
01:30:35,233 --> 01:30:38,300
And I've been in the ring
with her and she is athletic.

1642
01:30:38,366 --> 01:30:39,433
I wouldn't trust her.

1643
01:30:39,900 --> 01:30:44,933
I wouldn't trust her,
but I would trust Lyra Valkyria.

1644
01:30:45,466 --> 01:30:48,966
So, Becky, I'm glad you brought up Lyra
because she is competing tonight

1645
01:30:49,033 --> 01:30:52,766
against Dakota Kai in the first round
of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1646
01:30:52,833 --> 01:30:55,800
Lyra Valkyria and you have
a very interesting history.

1647
01:30:55,866 --> 01:30:58,099
Not only are you both Irish
and you're from Ireland,

1648
01:30:58,166 --> 01:31:01,166
you guys battled it out
for the NXT Women's Championship.

1649
01:31:01,233 --> 01:31:03,500
We did, and she is the…

1650
01:31:04,066 --> 01:31:08,566
the most gifted competitor
I have been in the ring with.

1651
01:31:08,633 --> 01:31:11,533
And she loves this.
She loves this more than anything.

1652
01:31:11,599 --> 01:31:14,666
And she's got that fighting Irish spirit,
and that's worked out well for me.

1653
01:31:14,733 --> 01:31:17,766
And also on Monday Night Raw now,
the first ever

1654
01:31:17,833 --> 01:31:19,766
Queen of the Ring, Zelina Vega.

1655
01:31:19,833 --> 01:31:22,800
Yes. Yeah. And I know she's hungry,

1656
01:31:22,866 --> 01:31:24,133
and she's got passion.

1657
01:31:24,633 --> 01:31:27,633
So, Becky,
let's talk about the past month,

1658
01:31:27,700 --> 01:31:31,433
because it's really been bittersweet
for you starting at WrestleMania

1659
01:31:31,500 --> 01:31:33,566
where you battled Rhea
for that Championship.

1660
01:31:33,633 --> 01:31:35,900
-You had a strep throat that night.
-Yeah, yeah.

1661
01:31:35,966 --> 01:31:40,466
No, no, no. Yes. Yes, I was sick,
but I'm not making any excuses.

1662
01:31:40,533 --> 01:31:43,700
The better woman won that night.

1663
01:31:43,766 --> 01:31:48,766
And my… my journey has always been
about overcoming the odds no matter what,

1664
01:31:48,833 --> 01:31:50,500
and I didn't do that.

1665
01:31:50,566 --> 01:31:53,900
But that will haunt me,
and that will make me a better fighter,

1666
01:31:53,966 --> 01:31:58,866
and it already has,
because I was able, two weeks later,

1667
01:31:58,933 --> 01:32:02,533
to beat 14 other people
to become the new…

1668
01:32:02,599 --> 01:32:05,800
-["Watch Me" playing]
-…Women's World Champion.

1669
01:32:05,866 --> 01:32:07,500
[crowd cheering]

1670
01:32:14,200 --> 01:32:15,366
[McAfee] We have company.

1671
01:32:21,566 --> 01:32:25,099
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah!

1672
01:32:25,800 --> 01:32:30,700
This girl, that girl,
Kentucky Derby, my hat,

1673
01:32:30,766 --> 01:32:33,500
and no mention of Liv?

1674
01:32:34,900 --> 01:32:37,066
Which I'm actually,
kind of, insulted about

1675
01:32:37,133 --> 01:32:41,333
because I'm so tired of being overlooked
and underestimated here.

1676
01:32:46,599 --> 01:32:51,066
In case you forgot, I am
a Money in the Bank winner.

1677
01:32:52,433 --> 01:32:54,500
Former Women's Champion,

1678
01:32:55,099 --> 01:32:58,366
multiple-time former Tag Team Champion.

1679
01:32:58,966 --> 01:33:02,366
I beat Nia Jax
in this ring just last weekend.

1680
01:33:02,433 --> 01:33:07,333
Not to mention, I am the one
that took out Rhea Ripley.

1681
01:33:07,400 --> 01:33:08,233
You're welcome.

1682
01:33:14,300 --> 01:33:17,533
And after all that,
the fact that I still can't get

1683
01:33:17,599 --> 01:33:21,866
an ounce of respect out of you
literally blows my mind.

1684
01:33:23,533 --> 01:33:26,000
You wanna talk, talk,
talk, talk, talk so much,

1685
01:33:26,066 --> 01:33:29,333
well, let's talk about the title match
that you promised me last week.

1686
01:33:30,966 --> 01:33:33,900
All right, let's talk about it.
You didn't let me finish.

1687
01:33:33,966 --> 01:33:35,800
In three weeks you got it

1688
01:33:36,366 --> 01:33:40,033
at the King and Queen
of the Ring Tournament.

1689
01:33:40,099 --> 01:33:45,133
And you talk about all those things
that you've done, Liv, you never beat me.

1690
01:33:48,200 --> 01:33:50,133
-[McAfee chuckles]
-[sighs] You know what?

1691
01:33:50,800 --> 01:33:52,800
I'm actually glad
that you brought that up,

1692
01:33:52,866 --> 01:33:53,766
because you're right.

1693
01:33:53,833 --> 01:33:57,466
I've never been able to beat you
in this ring one on one.

1694
01:33:57,533 --> 01:34:00,366
And even after listing
all my accomplishments,

1695
01:34:00,433 --> 01:34:03,633
it wasn't until just now
that I finally figured out

1696
01:34:03,700 --> 01:34:05,599
what I've been missing all along.

1697
01:34:06,733 --> 01:34:07,666
Purpose.

1698
01:34:08,700 --> 01:34:11,066
-Purpose?
-And now that I have my purpose,

1699
01:34:11,133 --> 01:34:13,766
I know that I could finally beat you.

1700
01:34:14,866 --> 01:34:18,733
Because my purpose is getting
revenge on Rhea Ripley,

1701
01:34:19,433 --> 01:34:22,433
taking everything that she loves,

1702
01:34:22,500 --> 01:34:27,666
and then becoming
new Women's World Champion.

1703
01:34:28,366 --> 01:34:29,966
[crowd cheering]

1704
01:34:31,400 --> 01:34:34,099
["Still The Baddest" playing]

1705
01:34:45,466 --> 01:34:46,633
Aww.

1706
01:34:48,900 --> 01:34:53,166
Look at that. Liv Morgan gets a title shot

1707
01:34:53,233 --> 01:34:56,133
that she did absolutely nothing to earn.

1708
01:34:59,066 --> 01:35:01,500
But you know what?
That's fine. That's fine.

1709
01:35:01,566 --> 01:35:03,633
We'll let you guys
fight it out. Meanwhile,

1710
01:35:04,133 --> 01:35:06,400
we have the Queen of the Ring Tournament
on lock.

1711
01:35:06,466 --> 01:35:09,466
Iyo, she's already made it
to the second round,

1712
01:35:09,533 --> 01:35:11,000
and I'm going to do the same.

1713
01:35:14,400 --> 01:35:16,333
But we figured we'd come out here

1714
01:35:16,900 --> 01:35:18,733
and remind you guys

1715
01:35:19,733 --> 01:35:22,566
who really runs Monday Night Raw.

1716
01:35:25,266 --> 01:35:26,900
[Cole] A standoff here.

1717
01:35:26,966 --> 01:35:29,466
Damage CTRL, Morgan, and Becky.

1718
01:35:30,599 --> 01:35:33,300
[McAfee] All of a sudden,
Becky and Liv are back to back.

1719
01:35:33,366 --> 01:35:36,000
Come on. Come on. Let's go.

1720
01:35:37,366 --> 01:35:40,266
[Cole] And Liv, obviously,
wants nothing to do with this.

1721
01:35:41,866 --> 01:35:43,400
[Liv Morgan] It's not my problem.

1722
01:35:43,466 --> 01:35:46,566
It's not my problem. [laughing]

1723
01:35:47,133 --> 01:35:49,366
[Cole] Not her problem,
Becky is now left alone.

1724
01:35:49,433 --> 01:35:50,900
Becky's got a big problem.

1725
01:35:50,966 --> 01:35:53,200
Three on one now against Damage CTRL.

1726
01:35:53,266 --> 01:35:55,666
[McAfee] Smart move by Liv for self…

1727
01:35:57,099 --> 01:36:00,633
[Cole] And now Dakota
and Iyo and Kairi beating her down.

1728
01:36:00,700 --> 01:36:02,566
["Triumph" playing]

1729
01:36:03,266 --> 01:36:05,900
[Cole] But here comes Lyra Valkyria!

1730
01:36:05,966 --> 01:36:09,166
Upset over the fact
that Morgan abandoned Becky Lynch!

1731
01:36:09,233 --> 01:36:11,633
And Lyra's going right after Damage CTRL.

1732
01:36:13,433 --> 01:36:16,333
[McAfee] Lyra, ready to make
a name for herself on Raw.

1733
01:36:16,400 --> 01:36:18,666
[Cole] The former NXT Women's Champion.

1734
01:36:19,566 --> 01:36:21,066
[crowd cheering]

1735
01:36:21,133 --> 01:36:22,566
["Triumph" playing]

1736
01:36:23,400 --> 01:36:28,200
[Cole] Valkyria is in action
against Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL.

1737
01:36:29,800 --> 01:36:30,700
Coming up.

1738
01:36:36,833 --> 01:36:38,966
In case you've been living under a rock…

1739
01:36:39,533 --> 01:36:43,666
[The Rock] Professional wrestling
is Electrifying once again!

1740
01:36:43,733 --> 01:36:46,066
WWE is on fire right now.

1741
01:36:48,200 --> 01:36:51,099
And next year,
we're bringing the show of shows

1742
01:36:51,766 --> 01:36:53,599
to Las Vegas.

1743
01:36:53,666 --> 01:36:55,966
["FE!N" by Travis Scott playing]

1744
01:36:57,733 --> 01:37:01,366
[Triple H] WrestleMania
in the Entertainment Capital of the World.

1745
01:37:05,200 --> 01:37:06,966
Only question is…

1746
01:37:08,066 --> 01:37:09,033
Are you ready?

1747
01:37:15,900 --> 01:37:18,666
[Cole] And you can experience
the very best WrestleMania XLI

1748
01:37:18,733 --> 01:37:23,366
has to offer with an official
WWE Priority Pass from on-location.

1749
01:37:23,433 --> 01:37:26,466
Place your deposit today
to secure premium seating,

1750
01:37:26,533 --> 01:37:27,900
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1751
01:37:27,966 --> 01:37:31,500
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WWE superstars, and so much more.

1752
01:37:31,566 --> 01:37:36,900
Head to onlocation.com/WWE for details.

1753
01:37:36,966 --> 01:37:40,566
Let's head back to the locker room area
and our own Jackie Redmond.

1754
01:37:42,599 --> 01:37:43,700
Cole, thank you so much.

1755
01:37:43,766 --> 01:37:45,800
Sami, I know you're still
a little bit worked up,

1756
01:37:45,866 --> 01:37:48,133
but this personal issue
between you and Chad Gable,

1757
01:37:48,200 --> 01:37:50,599
I mean, it intensifies
with every passing week,

1758
01:37:50,666 --> 01:37:53,666
and now Bronson Reed
has inserted himself into the mix.

1759
01:37:54,433 --> 01:37:55,833
I mean, where does this end?

1760
01:37:56,400 --> 01:37:58,933
Yeah, well, just that,
everything you said is totally true.

1761
01:37:59,000 --> 01:38:01,599
This is a very personal issue
between me and Chad Gable.

1762
01:38:01,666 --> 01:38:03,966
And this should have been over weeks ago

1763
01:38:04,033 --> 01:38:06,233
when I beat him
in the middle of the ring in Montreal.

1764
01:38:06,300 --> 01:38:07,599
But here we are, right?

1765
01:38:08,533 --> 01:38:11,466
And now not only am I dealing
with this personal issue,

1766
01:38:11,533 --> 01:38:14,900
but now I'm also battling a professional
issue in the form of Bronson Reed.

1767
01:38:14,966 --> 01:38:17,099
Because Bronson Reed is not coming for me.

1768
01:38:17,166 --> 01:38:20,633
He's coming for this. He's coming
for the Intercontinental Championship.

1769
01:38:20,700 --> 01:38:22,333
So now I'm trying to juggle both

1770
01:38:22,400 --> 01:38:24,800
the emotional side
and the business side of things.

1771
01:38:24,866 --> 01:38:26,333
So how does this end? Well…

1772
01:38:27,133 --> 01:38:28,933
to me, there's only one way it can end.

1773
01:38:30,266 --> 01:38:33,433
Triple Threat Match
at King and Queen of the Ring

1774
01:38:33,500 --> 01:38:34,666
in Saudi Arabia.

1775
01:38:35,733 --> 01:38:37,500
Because look, I got knocked down tonight.

1776
01:38:37,566 --> 01:38:40,366
I got knocked down last week.
I've been knocked down a million times.

1777
01:38:40,433 --> 01:38:43,066
I'll get knocked down
a million more. But here's the thing,

1778
01:38:43,133 --> 01:38:44,500
When the pressure is on

1779
01:38:45,133 --> 01:38:48,200
and this Championship is on the line
in Saudi Arabia…

1780
01:38:48,266 --> 01:38:50,066
[speaking Arabic]

1781
01:38:50,700 --> 01:38:53,266
[in English] That is when I am at my best.

1782
01:38:53,333 --> 01:38:58,133
Mark my words, I will walk out
still Intercontinental Champion!

1783
01:39:00,733 --> 01:39:02,033
Sami, thank you for the time.

1784
01:39:02,099 --> 01:39:04,766
Cole, it sounds like we've got ourselves
a Triple Threat Match

1785
01:39:04,833 --> 01:39:07,200
in just a few weeks
at King and Queen of the Ring.

1786
01:39:08,000 --> 01:39:09,866
[Cole] Well, let's make it official.

1787
01:39:09,933 --> 01:39:15,000
And tonight, Monday Night Raw is presented
by Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

1788
01:39:15,066 --> 01:39:16,833
Only in theaters…

1789
01:39:17,800 --> 01:39:19,500
[McAfee] On Friday, this Friday.

1790
01:39:20,366 --> 01:39:22,366
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,

1791
01:39:22,433 --> 01:39:24,900
you'd want to be
on the chimpanzee side, I think.

1792
01:39:25,133 --> 01:39:27,966
[Cole] That's what I said earlier.
This is the first-round match-up,

1793
01:39:28,033 --> 01:39:29,833
Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1794
01:39:29,900 --> 01:39:33,966
Dakota Kai, looking to join
her Damage CTRL teammate,

1795
01:39:34,033 --> 01:39:35,266
Iyo Sky.

1796
01:39:35,333 --> 01:39:38,400
[McAfee] The orangutans are
a real problem. Let's not get it twisted.

1797
01:39:38,466 --> 01:39:41,666
[Cole] In the next round
of the Queen of the Ring, Zoey Stark also

1798
01:39:41,733 --> 01:39:42,700
advancing tonight.

1799
01:39:42,766 --> 01:39:46,866
Lyra Valkyria,
former NXT Women's Champion,

1800
01:39:47,566 --> 01:39:49,366
from Dublin, Ireland.

1801
01:39:49,433 --> 01:39:52,333
[McAfee] Trying to add a feather
to her wing, she said.

1802
01:39:52,400 --> 01:39:55,966
[Cole] Refers to herself
as a Norse dark angel.

1803
01:39:56,533 --> 01:39:58,733
-And guess what, WWE fans?
-[McAfee] What?

1804
01:39:58,800 --> 01:40:01,766
We've got a quick look
at Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,

1805
01:40:01,833 --> 01:40:03,599
only in theaters, Friday.

1806
01:40:03,666 --> 01:40:04,566
[McAfee] No way.

1807
01:40:06,099 --> 01:40:07,366
[intense music playing]

1808
01:40:08,233 --> 01:40:09,066
Noa.

1809
01:40:09,500 --> 01:40:10,366
Hold on!

1810
01:40:10,800 --> 01:40:13,300
[Proximus Caesar]
You choose humans over apes.

1811
01:40:13,833 --> 01:40:15,500
Together strong.

1812
01:40:15,566 --> 01:40:16,500
[yelling]

1813
01:40:18,200 --> 01:40:20,866
[man] Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes,
rated PG-13.

1814
01:40:21,800 --> 01:40:24,133
[Cole] You don't want to be a human
in that whole thing.

1815
01:40:24,200 --> 01:40:25,533
[McAfee chuckles] No way. Yeah.

1816
01:40:25,599 --> 01:40:28,566
Yeah, I mean, we have opposable thumbs,
I guess, which helps us.

1817
01:40:28,633 --> 01:40:30,333
But everything else, we're, kind of,

1818
01:40:31,366 --> 01:40:32,966
-up a creek without a paddle.
-[Cole] Oh!

1819
01:40:33,033 --> 01:40:35,533
Valkyria, catching Dakota Kai.

1820
01:40:35,599 --> 01:40:38,533
And a big kick. And now Lyra, up and over.

1821
01:40:38,599 --> 01:40:39,566
Is it enough?

1822
01:40:39,633 --> 01:40:42,099
And a kick-out by Dakota Kai.

1823
01:40:42,166 --> 01:40:44,866
[McAfee] If Dakota Kai
and Damage CTRL get another spot

1824
01:40:45,500 --> 01:40:48,599
in this Queen of the Ring Tournament,
they're going to be even louder somehow.

1825
01:40:48,666 --> 01:40:51,599
[Cole] Yeah, that beautiful,
uh, Northern Lights suplex.

1826
01:40:51,666 --> 01:40:55,900
And now, Lyra setting up
Dakota Kai, has her hooked.

1827
01:40:55,966 --> 01:40:57,533
Oh, Dakota turns it around.

1828
01:40:58,400 --> 01:41:00,233
Shoulders down, and a kick-out.

1829
01:41:02,566 --> 01:41:04,366
And Valkyria, sent into the corner.

1830
01:41:05,566 --> 01:41:08,866
Dakota Kai, who's taken over Damage CTRL
as its mouthpiece,

1831
01:41:09,233 --> 01:41:12,233
of course, after the ex-communication
of Bayley a couple of months ago.

1832
01:41:13,066 --> 01:41:15,733
[McAfee] And a shunned Bayley
embarrassed her.

1833
01:41:15,799 --> 01:41:17,733
Oh, that hurt! Back of the neck!

1834
01:41:18,466 --> 01:41:21,166
[McAfee] Getting a feather or two
right in the back of the head

1835
01:41:21,766 --> 01:41:22,966
from the turnbuckle.

1836
01:41:23,700 --> 01:41:27,266
Dakota Kai has got bad intentions!

1837
01:41:27,333 --> 01:41:28,666
[Cole] And a mean streak!

1838
01:41:29,266 --> 01:41:31,900
Kick to the face. Dakota in control.

1839
01:41:31,966 --> 01:41:34,566
Queen of the Ring Tournament continues.

1840
01:41:35,599 --> 01:41:36,900
It's Dakota's birthday.

1841
01:41:39,566 --> 01:41:41,099
We're back live on Monday Night Raw.

1842
01:41:41,166 --> 01:41:44,033
This is a first-round match-up
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1843
01:41:44,099 --> 01:41:47,599
Lyra Valkyria on your left,
Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL

1844
01:41:47,666 --> 01:41:50,599
on your right
as Valkyria is battling back.

1845
01:41:52,833 --> 01:41:54,233
-[McAfee] Valkyria…
-[Cole] Oh!

1846
01:41:54,299 --> 01:41:57,166
[McAfee] …former NXT Champion,
now appear on Raw,

1847
01:41:57,233 --> 01:42:02,700
would love to start her career here
with a Queen of the Ring title.

1848
01:42:02,766 --> 01:42:04,633
[Cole] A great combination there
by Valkyria.

1849
01:42:04,700 --> 01:42:06,400
Dakota Kai rolling out of the ring.

1850
01:42:08,966 --> 01:42:09,799
[McAfee] Okay.

1851
01:42:12,200 --> 01:42:14,066
[Cole] Employs many aerial attacks.

1852
01:42:14,133 --> 01:42:17,033
Does Valkyria-- Oh, and down goes Kai.

1853
01:42:17,099 --> 01:42:18,099
[Valkyria screams]

1854
01:42:22,200 --> 01:42:23,299
One!

1855
01:42:23,366 --> 01:42:26,099
[Cole] Again, Iyo Sky has advanced
from Damage CTRL tonight,

1856
01:42:26,166 --> 01:42:27,966
as has Zoey Stark as well.

1857
01:42:28,033 --> 01:42:29,799
[McAfee] Damage CTRL's first night on Raw.

1858
01:42:29,866 --> 01:42:33,099
[Cole] Crossbody by Lyra Valkyria,
rolls through.

1859
01:42:33,766 --> 01:42:36,299
[McAfee] Same with Valkyria,
drafted out of NXT up here

1860
01:42:36,366 --> 01:42:37,566
to Monday Night Raw.

1861
01:42:37,633 --> 01:42:39,799
[Cole] There we go.
First German suplex by Valkyria.

1862
01:42:39,866 --> 01:42:41,633
Cover now. Is it enough to put her away?

1863
01:42:41,700 --> 01:42:43,366
Hook of the leg on Kai and a kick-out.

1864
01:42:45,500 --> 01:42:46,433
[McAfee] Tell you what,

1865
01:42:47,000 --> 01:42:49,866
Lyra Valkyria is doing it here
on Monday Night Raw.

1866
01:42:52,566 --> 01:42:53,633
Incredibly talented.

1867
01:42:54,533 --> 01:42:57,066
Doesn't seem to be rattled
by the big moment at all.

1868
01:42:57,133 --> 01:42:58,566
Knows the crown's on the line.

1869
01:42:59,700 --> 01:43:01,099
Handling Dakota Kai right now.

1870
01:43:01,166 --> 01:43:03,200
[Cole] And Dakota, fighting back, though.

1871
01:43:03,266 --> 01:43:05,299
[McAfee] Dakota's always gonna be fiery.

1872
01:43:05,366 --> 01:43:06,633
[Cole] Down goes Lyra.

1873
01:43:11,133 --> 01:43:14,599
[McAfee] Dakota calling herself a genius,
obviously the mastermind of Damage CTRL.

1874
01:43:16,200 --> 01:43:17,033
[yelling]

1875
01:43:17,099 --> 01:43:18,866
[Cole] Oh, right to the back!

1876
01:43:19,500 --> 01:43:22,099
Is it enough? Hooks the leg on Valkyria,

1877
01:43:22,166 --> 01:43:24,200
who has to kick-out at two.

1878
01:43:24,866 --> 01:43:28,099
[McAfee] How the hell
did Lyra kick out of that?

1879
01:43:28,166 --> 01:43:29,299
[Cole] Watch the impact.

1880
01:43:30,633 --> 01:43:32,366
-Boom!
-[crowd exclaims]

1881
01:43:32,433 --> 01:43:34,166
[McAfee] Planting Lyra's head.

1882
01:43:37,466 --> 01:43:39,700
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Lyra!

1883
01:43:39,766 --> 01:43:41,866
[Cole] And the "Let's go, Lyra" chants

1884
01:43:42,633 --> 01:43:45,266
here on Monday Night Raw.
Dakota Kai says it's over.

1885
01:43:46,733 --> 01:43:48,933
[McAfee] Raw crowd already done
with Damage CTRL.

1886
01:43:49,000 --> 01:43:51,200
[Cole] Valkyria rolls out of harm's way.

1887
01:43:52,533 --> 01:43:53,900
Cover, kick-out at two.

1888
01:43:59,966 --> 01:44:01,400
The fight continues.

1889
01:44:01,900 --> 01:44:03,299
Valkyria into the corner.

1890
01:44:03,366 --> 01:44:04,966
Building momentum.

1891
01:44:05,033 --> 01:44:07,400
Dakota Kai meets her there
with a big kick!

1892
01:44:08,000 --> 01:44:11,366
Former captain of Team Kick.
Cover by Dakota Kai.

1893
01:44:11,433 --> 01:44:13,700
Kick-out by Lyra at two!

1894
01:44:16,200 --> 01:44:18,799
Very competitive match-up
in the first round…

1895
01:44:20,666 --> 01:44:22,733
Of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1896
01:44:24,133 --> 01:44:25,866
Valkyria, though, has her up on--

1897
01:44:25,933 --> 01:44:27,666
-Oh, Dakota…
-[McAfee] Oh.

1898
01:44:28,466 --> 01:44:29,433
[Cole] …got caught.

1899
01:44:31,533 --> 01:44:32,366
Missed with a kick.

1900
01:44:32,966 --> 01:44:34,900
-[McAfee chuckles]
-[Cole] Kai caught Lyra.

1901
01:44:39,733 --> 01:44:42,166
Uh-oh, this one, close to being over!

1902
01:44:42,599 --> 01:44:44,666
Lyra calls that the Nightwing,

1903
01:44:44,733 --> 01:44:46,700
-and she puts Dakota away.
-[bell rings]

1904
01:44:46,766 --> 01:44:48,533
["Triumph" playing]

1905
01:44:48,599 --> 01:44:51,066
[announcer] Here is your winner,

1906
01:44:51,133 --> 01:44:56,433
Lyra Valkyria!

1907
01:44:57,833 --> 01:45:01,533
[Cole] Big win in the first round
for Lyra Valkyria.

1908
01:45:02,500 --> 01:45:06,400
She advances to take on Zoey Stark

1909
01:45:06,466 --> 01:45:10,466
in the second round
of the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1910
01:45:11,900 --> 01:45:14,000
So one more first-round match-up
for the women,

1911
01:45:14,066 --> 01:45:16,200
one more first-round match-up for the men.

1912
01:45:16,266 --> 01:45:22,233
Those two matches will take place
this weekend at WWE live event.

1913
01:45:22,299 --> 01:45:24,500
Shayna Baszler, Zelina Vega,
in one of those match-ups,

1914
01:45:24,566 --> 01:45:27,400
and the other,
Kofi Kingston, Rey Mysterio.

1915
01:45:27,466 --> 01:45:30,133
Let's check in now with Kofi Kingston.

1916
01:45:30,200 --> 01:45:31,933
["Born To Be" playing]

1917
01:45:34,000 --> 01:45:36,466
This King of the Ring Tournament

1918
01:45:36,533 --> 01:45:39,833
was supposed to be
where Xavier Woods ran it back.

1919
01:45:40,599 --> 01:45:43,566
It was supposed to be where
Xavier Woods made history

1920
01:45:43,633 --> 01:45:47,033
by becoming the second ever
two-time King of the Ring.

1921
01:45:47,866 --> 01:45:48,700
[screaming]

1922
01:45:48,766 --> 01:45:50,966
But Gunther took that away from him.

1923
01:45:51,900 --> 01:45:55,099
Because of Gunther, Xavier Woods
was unable to compete in this tournament.

1924
01:45:55,166 --> 01:45:57,166
And I don't really know
when he's going to be back.

1925
01:45:57,233 --> 01:46:00,366
But what I do know
is that if Gunther advances,

1926
01:46:01,233 --> 01:46:04,166
that I can't wait to face him
and give him what he deserves.

1927
01:46:05,166 --> 01:46:07,900
But first, I got to get through

1928
01:46:07,966 --> 01:46:11,633
one of the greatest of all time,
the legend, the icon,

1929
01:46:11,700 --> 01:46:14,099
the Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.

1930
01:46:14,166 --> 01:46:16,400
Someone who I looked up to
so much growing up.

1931
01:46:17,400 --> 01:46:19,599
But as much respect as I have for Rey,

1932
01:46:20,566 --> 01:46:23,466
I got to put him down unapologetically

1933
01:46:23,533 --> 01:46:26,266
as if my name was Kendrick Lamar or Drake.

1934
01:46:27,900 --> 01:46:30,700
I have to win this tournament for Woods.

1935
01:46:30,766 --> 01:46:34,433
I have to become the next King of the Ring
for Woods in his name and his honor,

1936
01:46:34,500 --> 01:46:36,966
because after all this time,
after all these years,

1937
01:46:37,033 --> 01:46:40,333
there's three words that still ring
as true now as they did then.

1938
01:46:40,400 --> 01:46:42,933
And I think we all know what
those three words are.

1939
01:46:46,633 --> 01:46:50,000
New Day Rocks.

1940
01:46:54,366 --> 01:46:55,466
[Cole] Speaking of rocking,

1941
01:46:55,533 --> 01:46:58,666
check out the Cleveland Cavaliers
game seven yesterday.

1942
01:46:58,733 --> 01:47:01,466
[McAfee] Game seven in Cleveland
against Orlando,

1943
01:47:01,533 --> 01:47:05,599
and they were Yeeting during the break.

1944
01:47:05,666 --> 01:47:10,200
Now, Cleveland didn't have as
great a rhythm as every WWE crowd,

1945
01:47:10,266 --> 01:47:12,599
but the Yeet's gone global,

1946
01:47:13,166 --> 01:47:15,966
and it's even made it
to the home of SummerSlam,

1947
01:47:16,033 --> 01:47:17,433
Cleveland, Ohio!

1948
01:47:17,866 --> 01:47:21,166
[Cole] I mentioned that there was
no more first-round match-ups tonight,

1949
01:47:21,233 --> 01:47:23,333
there is one.
It's Gunther and Sheamus still to come.

1950
01:47:23,400 --> 01:47:27,299
But next week, a quarterfinals match
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

1951
01:47:27,366 --> 01:47:29,366
Jey Uso and Ilja Dragunov.

1952
01:47:29,433 --> 01:47:34,200
This should be a good one next
week in the King of the Ring.

1953
01:47:34,266 --> 01:47:37,133
So Gunther and Sheamus
in our main event later on tonight.

1954
01:47:37,200 --> 01:47:38,666
The winner of that match, next week,

1955
01:47:38,733 --> 01:47:41,233
will take on the winner
of the Kofi Kingston Rey Mysterio

1956
01:47:41,299 --> 01:47:42,633
first round match-up.

1957
01:47:42,700 --> 01:47:45,466
[McAfee] Yeah, a couple of Hall of Famers
battling to make it

1958
01:47:45,533 --> 01:47:48,000
to the King of the Ring semis, and then…

1959
01:47:49,433 --> 01:47:53,799
Valkyria, who just had
an incredible debut up here on Raw,

1960
01:47:53,866 --> 01:47:55,966
will take on Zoey Stark,

1961
01:47:56,033 --> 01:47:59,233
the sniper with the boots
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.

1962
01:47:59,299 --> 01:48:02,900
[Cole] Also next week in Greenville,
South Carolina, quarterfinals,

1963
01:48:02,966 --> 01:48:05,233
Iyo Sky will take on either Shayna Baszler

1964
01:48:05,299 --> 01:48:09,099
or the reigning Queen of the Ring,
Zelina Vega.

1965
01:48:09,700 --> 01:48:11,700
I mentioned we have
one more first-round match-up

1966
01:48:11,766 --> 01:48:13,066
here on Monday Night Raw,

1967
01:48:13,133 --> 01:48:14,500
and it is our main event.

1968
01:48:14,566 --> 01:48:16,733
It is the renewal of a tremendous rivalry.

1969
01:48:16,799 --> 01:48:19,400
That man, "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus,

1970
01:48:19,466 --> 01:48:22,099
who won the King of the Ring back in 2010,

1971
01:48:22,166 --> 01:48:26,099
would love to repeat this year,
but he's got his work cut out for him.

1972
01:48:26,166 --> 01:48:29,866
This man was the longest-reigning
Intercontinental Champion of all time,

1973
01:48:29,933 --> 01:48:30,900
Gunther.

1974
01:48:30,966 --> 01:48:36,500
It is Gunther and Sheamus in a clash,
first-round King of the Ring match-up,

1975
01:48:36,566 --> 01:48:38,666
live, next on Raw.

1976
01:48:45,533 --> 01:48:48,099
my name is Mike Thornton.
I'm a retired Navy SEAL.

1977
01:48:48,166 --> 01:48:50,533
I've always wanted to be a Navy Frogman.

1978
01:48:50,599 --> 01:48:53,900
October 1972, we were sent to do a recon.

1979
01:48:53,966 --> 01:48:56,466
Tommy Norris was the officer in charge.

1980
01:48:56,533 --> 01:48:58,566
We swam to shore,
so we're in the wrong place.

1981
01:48:58,633 --> 01:49:00,566
Then we saw
that we were getting surrounded.

1982
01:49:00,633 --> 01:49:02,700
The firefight lasted
for almost three hours,

1983
01:49:02,766 --> 01:49:04,533
us fighting over 100 guys.

1984
01:49:04,599 --> 01:49:06,700
And Tommy said,
"We got to get out of here."

1985
01:49:06,766 --> 01:49:09,366
As we're retreating,
that's when Tommy was shot,

1986
01:49:09,433 --> 01:49:11,333
and the bullet, it hit him in the temple.

1987
01:49:11,400 --> 01:49:14,166
And I ran back up there
and throw him on my shoulder.

1988
01:49:14,233 --> 01:49:16,866
Then we got to the water,
we swam for approximately three hours

1989
01:49:16,933 --> 01:49:19,299
and I saw a junk coming
to help pick us up.

1990
01:49:20,500 --> 01:49:22,700
Receiving the Medal of Honor is an honor.

1991
01:49:22,766 --> 01:49:26,666
He'll always say that he was doing
what he was supposed to do.

1992
01:49:26,733 --> 01:49:28,566
He was not going to leave Tommy.

1993
01:49:28,633 --> 01:49:31,533
[Mike] The medal belongs to all the men
and women who never came back.

1994
01:49:31,599 --> 01:49:33,599
I can wear this medal for all of them.

1995
01:49:33,666 --> 01:49:36,066
I work with pride. I work with honor.

1996
01:49:36,133 --> 01:49:37,200
It's everything.

1997
01:49:42,900 --> 01:49:44,700
[Cole] The world talking about

1998
01:49:44,766 --> 01:49:48,000
what an incredible weekend
it was in Lyon, France.

1999
01:49:48,066 --> 01:49:52,166
Of course, the premium live event,
Backlash, this past Saturday.

2000
01:49:52,233 --> 01:49:56,733
We've got new Women's Tag Team Champions,
Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair.

2001
01:49:56,799 --> 01:49:58,733
New wrinkle for The Bloodline as well.

2002
01:49:58,799 --> 01:50:00,099
What a night, Pat.

2003
01:50:00,166 --> 01:50:03,233
[McAfee] Yeah, I could only watch
from home, but all I could do was

2004
01:50:03,299 --> 01:50:08,133
stare in amazement about
what a fantastic environment

2005
01:50:08,200 --> 01:50:11,000
Lyon, France gave Backlash

2006
01:50:11,066 --> 01:50:14,033
as Champions remain Champions,

2007
01:50:14,099 --> 01:50:18,833
and maybe the Jade Cargill
and Bianca Belair era begins.

2008
01:50:19,299 --> 01:50:22,066
[Cole] Cody Rhodes
with his first televised title defense.

2009
01:50:22,133 --> 01:50:25,266
Big victory over AJ Styles at Backlash.

2010
01:50:25,333 --> 01:50:28,200
Well, we are in the middle
the King of the Ring

2011
01:50:28,266 --> 01:50:29,900
and Queen of the Ring Tournament.

2012
01:50:29,966 --> 01:50:33,566
I'll say it right. Of course, the finals
in a couple of weeks in Saudi Arabia.

2013
01:50:33,633 --> 01:50:35,466
This coming Friday night on SmackDown,

2014
01:50:35,533 --> 01:50:38,633
first-round match-ups
from the SmackDown side of things.

2015
01:50:38,700 --> 01:50:41,266
Going to be an exciting night
this coming Friday night.

2016
01:50:41,333 --> 01:50:43,833
But right now, our main event
on Monday Night Raw,

2017
01:50:43,900 --> 01:50:47,799
it is a first-round match-up
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

2018
01:50:47,866 --> 01:50:48,700
A lot of meat.

2019
01:50:48,766 --> 01:50:50,466
["Symphony No. 9 in E Minor" playing]

2020
01:50:50,533 --> 01:50:51,700
[McAfee] A lot of meat.

2021
01:50:57,566 --> 01:50:59,266
["Prepare To Fight" playing]

2022
01:51:08,400 --> 01:51:09,366
[bell rings]

2023
01:51:09,433 --> 01:51:12,200
[announcer] The following
is a first-round match

2024
01:51:12,266 --> 01:51:15,033
in the King of the Ring Tournament!

2025
01:51:15,533 --> 01:51:20,066
Introducing first,
accompanied by Ludwig Kaiser,

2026
01:51:20,133 --> 01:51:23,066
representing Imperium,

2027
01:51:23,133 --> 01:51:24,566
from Vienna, Austria,

2028
01:51:24,633 --> 01:51:28,033
weighing in at 250 pounds,

2029
01:51:28,099 --> 01:51:31,166
"The Ring General"

2030
01:51:31,233 --> 01:51:34,766
Gunther!

2031
01:51:34,833 --> 01:51:37,633
[Cole] He's the longest-reigning
Intercontinental Champion of all time.

2032
01:51:37,700 --> 01:51:41,333
He held the Championship for 666 days

2033
01:51:41,400 --> 01:51:45,266
before being knocked off
by Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.

2034
01:51:45,333 --> 01:51:48,333
He is not in a good mood,
and you have to wonder if he'll advance

2035
01:51:48,400 --> 01:51:51,733
to the second round, the quarterfinals,
of the King of the Ring Tournament

2036
01:51:51,799 --> 01:51:55,666
next week when Monday Night Raw
gets to Greenville, South Carolina.

2037
01:51:56,466 --> 01:51:58,599
[McAfee] He said he's already
the General of the Ring,

2038
01:51:58,666 --> 01:52:01,466
the King of the Ring seems like
the natural progression,

2039
01:52:01,533 --> 01:52:04,400
-and I could see it, but…
-["Hellfire" playing]

2040
01:52:04,466 --> 01:52:05,766
[Cole] He's got a tall task!

2041
01:52:07,733 --> 01:52:12,933
[McAfee] Because it's fight night!

2042
01:52:13,000 --> 01:52:14,066
[Cole] Oh, I missed that.

2043
01:52:15,099 --> 01:52:16,299
[McAfee] …baby!

2044
01:52:17,000 --> 01:52:18,033
[fireworks crackle]

2045
01:52:27,066 --> 01:52:30,700
[announcer] And his opponent
from Dublin, Ireland,

2046
01:52:30,766 --> 01:52:34,633
weighing in at 267 pounds,

2047
01:52:34,700 --> 01:52:38,733
Sheamus!

2048
01:52:39,766 --> 01:52:41,766
[Cole] A man with a Hall of Fame resume.

2049
01:52:42,400 --> 01:52:46,000
The only championship he's never held
is the Intercontinental Title.

2050
01:52:46,066 --> 01:52:49,933
And he had many battles with Gunther
over a couple of years back.

2051
01:52:50,666 --> 01:52:53,466
And tonight, the man who won
the King of the Ring Tournament

2052
01:52:53,533 --> 01:52:58,866
back in 2010, Sheamus,
is looking for a repeat.

2053
01:53:03,099 --> 01:53:03,966
[McAfee] Here we go.

2054
01:53:04,799 --> 01:53:07,000
This is gonna be physical.

2055
01:53:07,066 --> 01:53:07,933
[bell rings]

2056
01:53:09,599 --> 01:53:11,466
[crowd cheering]

2057
01:53:16,066 --> 01:53:20,866
[Cole] Two men who like to beat
the hell out of each other.

2058
01:53:20,933 --> 01:53:22,166
[McAfee] Similar styles.

2059
01:53:23,233 --> 01:53:24,466
Know each other well.

2060
01:53:26,500 --> 01:53:27,900
One crown to snag.

2061
01:53:31,433 --> 01:53:35,433
[Cole] An elbow tie-up
to start things off in this match-up.

2062
01:53:36,533 --> 01:53:39,333
[McAfee] It's just a walk-up
to start this thing old school

2063
01:53:39,400 --> 01:53:41,766
as they try to out-alpha
each other here in Hartford.

2064
01:53:42,833 --> 01:53:44,566
Ref's sneaking his way in there,

2065
01:53:44,633 --> 01:53:46,966
prying his way
in between the two meaty men.

2066
01:53:47,033 --> 01:53:50,666
[Cole] You saw Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium
looking on. No Vinci anymore.

2067
01:53:50,733 --> 01:53:52,599
He was kicked out of the group
two weeks ago

2068
01:53:52,666 --> 01:53:55,733
and then drafted over
to Friday Night SmackDown.

2069
01:53:59,200 --> 01:54:02,933
Big fight feel and an atmosphere here
in our main event tonight.

2070
01:54:03,000 --> 01:54:04,366
And there's the first chop.

2071
01:54:04,433 --> 01:54:06,666
Sheamus didn't even back down!

2072
01:54:06,733 --> 01:54:08,533
Both men exchanging blows!

2073
01:54:12,333 --> 01:54:15,000
[McAfee] Toughness check
between these two.

2074
01:54:15,066 --> 01:54:18,133
[Cole] And Sheamus drops Gunther
on the back of his head.

2075
01:54:18,633 --> 01:54:21,466
[McAfee] Sidewalk slam
to slow things down with another chop.

2076
01:54:22,099 --> 01:54:24,133
-[Cole] An uppercut by Sheamus.
-[crowd] Oh!

2077
01:54:24,200 --> 01:54:25,599
[McAfee snickering]

2078
01:54:25,666 --> 01:54:28,266
[Cole] You see Sheamus' eyes light up?

2079
01:54:29,533 --> 01:54:30,900
[McAfee] Loves every second of it.

2080
01:54:30,966 --> 01:54:34,933
His chest is already beet red
from getting beat down from Gunther.

2081
01:54:35,533 --> 01:54:36,933
[Cole] Oh, and a big boot!

2082
01:54:37,599 --> 01:54:39,599
Driving Sheamus out to the apron,

2083
01:54:39,666 --> 01:54:42,866
and Sheamus looking to try to shake
the cobwebs out of his head.

2084
01:54:43,633 --> 01:54:46,366
And like that, Gunther slows
things down and takes over.

2085
01:54:47,133 --> 01:54:50,033
What did you ever do to that man
that he cannot stand you so much?

2086
01:54:50,099 --> 01:54:53,200
[McAfee] Gunther?
He's just eyeballing me a little bit.

2087
01:54:53,266 --> 01:54:54,900
Getting back in the zone to…

2088
01:54:54,966 --> 01:54:57,266
[crowd] One, two, three!

2089
01:54:57,333 --> 01:55:00,366
[Cole] Well, usually it's ten beats
of the bodhrán from Sheamus,

2090
01:55:00,433 --> 01:55:03,700
Gunther able to deliver
two before Sheamus with a block.

2091
01:55:03,766 --> 01:55:05,266
[both yelling]

2092
01:55:11,566 --> 01:55:14,000
[Cole] Not for the faint of heart,
this match-up.

2093
01:55:15,599 --> 01:55:18,666
Gunther, trying to protect himself
and his chest.

2094
01:55:20,133 --> 01:55:22,166
[McAfee] Sheamus' trying
to do the same damn thing.

2095
01:55:23,299 --> 01:55:24,233
[Cole] Oh, goodness.

2096
01:55:24,799 --> 01:55:28,133
An impact off the clothesline,
stunning Sheamus.

2097
01:55:30,000 --> 01:55:31,566
Now Gunther, out to the apron.

2098
01:55:31,633 --> 01:55:34,366
[McAfee] Both these lads
fresh off a European tour.

2099
01:55:37,233 --> 01:55:40,333
King of the Ring Title on the line!

2100
01:55:42,066 --> 01:55:46,366
[Cole] And Gunther,
back body drop by Sheamus

2101
01:55:46,433 --> 01:55:48,299
Gunther dropped on the apron.

2102
01:55:48,366 --> 01:55:51,033
Sheamus off the apron, takes Gunther out.

2103
01:55:51,099 --> 01:55:52,599
[yelling]

2104
01:55:52,666 --> 01:55:53,866
[crowd cheering]

2105
01:55:53,933 --> 01:55:57,400
[Cole] Sheamus in control!
King of the Ring Tournament continues.

2106
01:56:02,533 --> 01:56:04,500
First round match-up,
King of the Ring Tournament,

2107
01:56:04,566 --> 01:56:05,799
main event, Monday Night Raw.

2108
01:56:05,866 --> 01:56:10,299
Sheamus and Gunther,
involved in a brutal, physical battle.

2109
01:56:11,433 --> 01:56:14,233
-[McAfee] And the commercial break--
-[Cole] Oh, my goodness!

2110
01:56:16,233 --> 01:56:19,299
Sweat going everywhere
after that shot by Gunther,

2111
01:56:19,366 --> 01:56:22,099
and then trying to twist the head
off the shoulders.

2112
01:56:23,299 --> 01:56:26,099
[McAfee] Commercial break
was just as you thought it was.

2113
01:56:26,599 --> 01:56:29,066
A lot of this, a lot of that.

2114
01:56:29,466 --> 01:56:32,333
Two men beating
the hell out of each other.

2115
01:56:33,000 --> 01:56:34,166
[Cole] Oh, God!

2116
01:56:34,233 --> 01:56:37,900
There are welts on the back,
the shoulders, the stomach,

2117
01:56:37,966 --> 01:56:40,166
the chest of Sheamus.

2118
01:56:40,233 --> 01:56:43,166
Even Kaiser had to look away at that chop.

2119
01:56:43,233 --> 01:56:44,900
One. Two.

2120
01:56:45,966 --> 01:56:46,799
Three!

2121
01:56:47,766 --> 01:56:50,833
[McAfee] Banger after banger
after banger…

2122
01:56:52,000 --> 01:56:54,799
is what Sheamus says he creates,
especially with Gunther,

2123
01:56:54,866 --> 01:56:57,299
and he told no lies.

2124
01:56:57,866 --> 01:57:00,233
[Cole] Sheamus missed
about eight months of action

2125
01:57:00,299 --> 01:57:04,333
with a neck injury, and Gunther has turned
his attention to the injured neck,

2126
01:57:04,400 --> 01:57:09,299
the surgically repaired neck of Sheamus
in this portion of the match-up.

2127
01:57:11,233 --> 01:57:14,466
[McAfee] It's a good idea by Gunther.
That's why he's The Ring General.

2128
01:57:14,533 --> 01:57:17,266
[Cole] And you know, the lost
to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania

2129
01:57:17,333 --> 01:57:18,900
did not sit well with this man.

2130
01:57:20,266 --> 01:57:23,466
[McAfee] It might have just woke him up,
you know, remind him of who he was.

2131
01:57:23,533 --> 01:57:26,566
Too comfortable as the longest-reigning
Intercontinental Champion?

2132
01:57:27,599 --> 01:57:28,633
Easy for you to say.

2133
01:57:28,700 --> 01:57:30,400
[Cole] Now just wearing Sheamus down.

2134
01:57:30,466 --> 01:57:33,633
Look at the welts on the back
of The Celtic Warrior.

2135
01:57:33,700 --> 01:57:35,633
[McAfee] Count the fingers.
There's the thumb,

2136
01:57:35,700 --> 01:57:37,599
pointer finger,
middle finger, ring finger,

2137
01:57:37,666 --> 01:57:41,433
and pinky finger clear as day
on the back of the Irishman.

2138
01:57:43,599 --> 01:57:45,033
Jeez, Louise!

2139
01:57:46,200 --> 01:57:48,900
[Cole] Sheamus back to his feet,
refusing to quit.

2140
01:57:50,666 --> 01:57:52,633
Knows what it takes
to win this tournament.

2141
01:57:52,700 --> 01:57:54,266
He's done it once in his career.

2142
01:57:54,900 --> 01:57:57,466
Gunther with another chop,

2143
01:57:57,533 --> 01:57:59,166
and Sheamus is begging.

2144
01:57:59,233 --> 01:58:01,266
"Give me more. Give me more."

2145
01:58:02,733 --> 01:58:04,033
And fighting back!

2146
01:58:06,866 --> 01:58:09,400
[McAfee] He loves the fight.
It's always fight night.

2147
01:58:09,466 --> 01:58:10,566
[yelling]

2148
01:58:12,599 --> 01:58:13,966
[Cole] Went for a clothesline,

2149
01:58:14,033 --> 01:58:16,799
Sheamus turns it
into an Irish Curse backbreaker.

2150
01:58:18,133 --> 01:58:21,266
[McAfee] A lot of strikes,
not a lot of wrestling moves thus far.

2151
01:58:23,266 --> 01:58:27,400
[Cole] Gunther, behind Sheamus
and right to the back of the neck again.

2152
01:58:27,466 --> 01:58:28,933
Great strategy by Gunther!

2153
01:58:29,000 --> 01:58:30,700
Follows it up with a clothesline.

2154
01:58:30,766 --> 01:58:32,733
Cover now, to win the match-up.

2155
01:58:32,799 --> 01:58:35,866
Hook of the leg. Sheamus at two!
A near fall for Gunther.

2156
01:58:40,299 --> 01:58:43,400
Little wasted motion,
however, by The Ring General.

2157
01:58:43,466 --> 01:58:45,366
[McAfee] And Gunther knows
what he's in for.

2158
01:58:45,433 --> 01:58:48,099
If you get Sheamus reeling,
you got to take advantage.

2159
01:58:48,166 --> 01:58:49,933
And a two count on Sheamus. But anyways--

2160
01:58:50,000 --> 01:58:51,733
[Cole] Looking for White Noise!

2161
01:58:53,000 --> 01:58:54,033
For the win!

2162
01:58:54,099 --> 01:58:55,233
Kick-out by Gunther.

2163
01:58:58,066 --> 01:59:00,866
That's why he can't be wasting time
with somebody like Sheamus.

2164
01:59:01,333 --> 01:59:05,000
[Cole] And Gunther, realizing he's
in trouble, rolls out to the apron.

2165
01:59:08,633 --> 01:59:11,433
[McAfee] Blood vessels popped
on Sheamus' chest.

2166
01:59:12,433 --> 01:59:15,033
He's got a couple of beats of a bodhrán.

2167
01:59:16,366 --> 01:59:18,000
[Cole] Hung up on the top rope.

2168
01:59:21,633 --> 01:59:24,166
And now Gunther, caught by Sheamus.

2169
01:59:24,766 --> 01:59:25,833
Slam!

2170
01:59:25,900 --> 01:59:26,733
Cover!

2171
01:59:27,566 --> 01:59:29,033
Is it enough to put him away?

2172
01:59:29,099 --> 01:59:30,799
Hooks the leg, near fall.

2173
01:59:31,566 --> 01:59:34,466
[McAfee] The power of Sheamus
is always going to be in his back pocket.

2174
01:59:35,833 --> 01:59:39,500
Easy powerslam. He picks up Gunther,
obviously a massive man,

2175
01:59:39,966 --> 01:59:44,000
slams him on his back,
and now he's eyeing The Ring General,

2176
01:59:44,533 --> 01:59:46,700
which is German for ring general.

2177
01:59:46,766 --> 01:59:49,700
[Cole] We said it would be physical,
it has not disappointed.

2178
01:59:51,900 --> 01:59:53,900
[McAfee] Pleased to see
these two about to fight.

2179
01:59:54,733 --> 01:59:57,766
-You know what's coming.
-[crowd counting] One, two,

2180
01:59:57,833 --> 02:00:00,133
three, four, five,

2181
02:00:00,200 --> 02:00:04,200
six, seven, eight, nine, ten,

2182
02:00:04,266 --> 02:00:06,400
eleven, twelve, thirteen,

2183
02:00:06,466 --> 02:00:09,466
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen!

2184
02:00:09,533 --> 02:00:12,700
[Cole] Seventeen beats of the bodhrán.

2185
02:00:12,766 --> 02:00:14,233
[crowd cheering]

2186
02:00:18,099 --> 02:00:20,666
[McAfee] And now
Hartford's behind the fella…

2187
02:00:22,066 --> 02:00:24,366
[crowd cheering]

2188
02:00:24,433 --> 02:00:27,333
[Cole] Who could be close
to putting Gunther away!

2189
02:00:27,400 --> 02:00:29,066
Calling for the Brogue Kick.

2190
02:00:30,599 --> 02:00:32,566
Goes for the Brogue, misses.

2191
02:00:32,633 --> 02:00:33,566
Gunther.

2192
02:00:33,633 --> 02:00:35,333
-But Sheamus…
-[Gunther groans]

2193
02:00:35,400 --> 02:00:38,333
[Cole] Looks like he was looking
for a German suplex, counter by Sheamus.

2194
02:00:38,400 --> 02:00:40,033
Now hung up at the top rope.

2195
02:00:42,966 --> 02:00:46,733
And Ludwig Kaiser!
Kaiser, tying up Sheamus' leg!

2196
02:00:46,799 --> 02:00:48,166
Getting him caught in the ropes!

2197
02:00:48,733 --> 02:00:50,566
And now Gunther goes on the attack.

2198
02:00:51,966 --> 02:00:54,166
[McAfee] Another hand print
to the back of Sheamus

2199
02:00:54,233 --> 02:00:56,733
[Cole] And Kaiser's not done!
Right to the knee!

2200
02:01:00,566 --> 02:01:03,033
[McAfee] Oh, this piece of German trash!

2201
02:01:03,099 --> 02:01:04,700
[crowd booing]

2202
02:01:04,766 --> 02:01:05,900
[yelling]

2203
02:01:05,966 --> 02:01:06,966
[McAfee in German] Nein!

2204
02:01:07,033 --> 02:01:08,933
[indistinct yelling]

2205
02:01:12,566 --> 02:01:13,466
[McAfee] See ya!

2206
02:01:13,533 --> 02:01:17,666
[Cole] Rod Zapata, the official,
sending Kaiser to the showers!

2207
02:01:19,000 --> 02:01:21,466
But the damage has been done to Sheamus.

2208
02:01:22,033 --> 02:01:26,599
His right knee has been damaged by Kaiser.

2209
02:01:29,933 --> 02:01:31,433
Gunther now in control.

2210
02:01:31,933 --> 02:01:35,266
-The Tournament continues.
-Don't stop it! Don't stop it!

2211
02:01:37,599 --> 02:01:40,200
[Cole] Suddenly, the story
of this match has become

2212
02:01:40,266 --> 02:01:41,599
the knee of Sheamus.

2213
02:01:42,166 --> 02:01:45,099
This is a first round match-up
in the King of the Ring Tournament.

2214
02:01:45,166 --> 02:01:49,066
Gunther versus Sheamus,
as physical as we expected.

2215
02:01:49,466 --> 02:01:53,000
But right before the commercial break,
Sheamus got hung up at the ropes.

2216
02:01:53,566 --> 02:01:56,966
Ludwig Kaiser would attack the knee,
doing damage to Sheamus.

2217
02:01:57,033 --> 02:01:58,933
The official would ask him
if he wanted to quit.

2218
02:01:59,000 --> 02:02:01,066
Sheamus said, "Do not stop this match,"

2219
02:02:01,133 --> 02:02:03,299
and it has continued
through the commercial break.

2220
02:02:04,066 --> 02:02:05,933
[McAfee] Yeah, the knee has been a target.

2221
02:02:06,000 --> 02:02:07,366
And Gunther is just…

2222
02:02:07,433 --> 02:02:08,299
[screaming]

2223
02:02:08,366 --> 02:02:10,233
[groaning]

2224
02:02:10,866 --> 02:02:13,299
[McAfee] …brutally attacking the knees.
Got the…

2225
02:02:14,166 --> 02:02:17,033
lock in right now.
And Sheamus is powering out.

2226
02:02:17,099 --> 02:02:20,066
[Cole] Trying to stay alive somehow,
create some separation.

2227
02:02:21,900 --> 02:02:24,599
Sheamus has been battling
throughout this part of the match-up.

2228
02:02:25,133 --> 02:02:29,299
Really on one leg
as Gunther again, goes to the knee.

2229
02:02:30,833 --> 02:02:34,200
Now, ripping the knee pad off
and too much of--

2230
02:02:34,266 --> 02:02:36,233
-[yelling]
-[Cole] Oh, my God!

2231
02:02:36,299 --> 02:02:39,666
So much of Sheamus' offense
comes from his lower body,

2232
02:02:39,733 --> 02:02:43,566
including the right leg, which he uses
for his finish, the Brogue Kick.

2233
02:02:43,633 --> 02:02:45,133
[McAfee] Yeah, this is what--

2234
02:02:45,666 --> 02:02:47,666
-[Cole] Oh.
-[McAfee] This is what The Ring--

2235
02:02:48,833 --> 02:02:50,733
This is what The Ring General can do.

2236
02:02:51,900 --> 02:02:53,733
[Cole] Sheamus, trying to stay in this,

2237
02:02:54,333 --> 02:02:56,266
trying to fight through the pain, but…

2238
02:02:56,833 --> 02:03:00,400
the punishment and the torture
being delivered by Gunther.

2239
02:03:01,500 --> 02:03:03,566
[McAfee] Gunther can sense
the blood in the water.

2240
02:03:04,966 --> 02:03:08,200
[Cole] Sheamus, somehow trying
to lift Gunther up on one leg.

2241
02:03:08,266 --> 02:03:09,766
Oh, and it just gave out on him.

2242
02:03:11,566 --> 02:03:14,633
Oh, and right back to the knee
goes The Ring General.

2243
02:03:16,433 --> 02:03:17,666
[McAfee] Twisting, kneading,

2244
02:03:17,733 --> 02:03:20,766
you got to wonder how much
that knee can take for Sheamus.

2245
02:03:22,400 --> 02:03:23,400
[Cole] Oh, and again.

2246
02:03:23,466 --> 02:03:26,433
[McAfee] Attacked him in the hamstring.
He just chopped his hamstring.

2247
02:03:29,033 --> 02:03:32,466
[Cole] This has been
a dissection by Gunther.

2248
02:03:32,533 --> 02:03:35,466
Sheamus, though,
back to his feet, clothesline,

2249
02:03:35,533 --> 02:03:38,299
and creates an opening
for The Celtic Warrior.

2250
02:03:42,599 --> 02:03:44,433
Sheamus, trying to lift Gunther up,

2251
02:03:44,500 --> 02:03:46,900
got him up top,
looking for the Celtic Cross.

2252
02:03:46,966 --> 02:03:48,200
Knee gave out again.

2253
02:03:49,200 --> 02:03:50,200
Oh!

2254
02:03:51,000 --> 02:03:52,166
Knee connects!

2255
02:03:52,233 --> 02:03:54,700
Collapses into the cover! For the win!

2256
02:03:54,766 --> 02:03:56,400
Gunther's got a kick-out.

2257
02:03:57,033 --> 02:03:58,933
[McAfee] Kneed to the dome

2258
02:03:59,400 --> 02:04:02,099
and no one's home!

2259
02:04:02,599 --> 02:04:03,900
Gunther was out!

2260
02:04:04,566 --> 02:04:06,766
Found his wits and kicked out at two.

2261
02:04:06,833 --> 02:04:10,666
[Cole] But, Pat, it was the bad knee
that Sheamus used to deliver that blow.

2262
02:04:10,733 --> 02:04:12,866
How much more damage did he do?

2263
02:04:12,933 --> 02:04:14,400
[crowd chanting]

2264
02:04:20,266 --> 02:04:21,366
[Cole] Sheamus trying to…

2265
02:04:22,833 --> 02:04:24,599
drag himself back to his feet,

2266
02:04:25,366 --> 02:04:27,599
use this capacity crowd to his advantage.

2267
02:04:27,666 --> 02:04:29,666
Knee gave out,
Gunther with an opportunity.

2268
02:04:29,733 --> 02:04:30,566
[McAfee] Oh, no.

2269
02:04:30,633 --> 02:04:32,599
[Cole] Sheamus,
sent down into a powerbomb!

2270
02:04:32,666 --> 02:04:34,599
-Cover by Gunther!
-[crowd counting]

2271
02:04:35,599 --> 02:04:36,533
[Cole] And a kick-out.

2272
02:04:36,599 --> 02:04:38,299
[McAfee] Half stack into a half crab!

2273
02:04:38,366 --> 02:04:41,500
[Cole] Yeah, on the bad knee.
He hooked the bad knee,

2274
02:04:41,566 --> 02:04:43,433
now he's got the half crab underneath.

2275
02:04:43,500 --> 02:04:46,299
Sheamus trying to drag himself.
Does get to the bottom rope,

2276
02:04:46,933 --> 02:04:48,566
and it's going to force a break.

2277
02:04:48,633 --> 02:04:50,500
[McAfee] Not in Boston, but Connecticut.

2278
02:04:51,200 --> 02:04:52,933
A crab works here as well.

2279
02:04:53,000 --> 02:04:53,966
[yelling]

2280
02:04:54,033 --> 02:04:56,299
[Cole] And right back to the injured leg.

2281
02:04:57,000 --> 02:05:00,299
Gunther, just a precise attack.

2282
02:05:10,566 --> 02:05:12,099
Gunther fighting through and…

2283
02:05:14,299 --> 02:05:17,166
The Ring General, going high risk here.

2284
02:05:18,833 --> 02:05:21,733
[McAfee] They say high risk, high reward,
no risk it and no biscuit.

2285
02:05:21,799 --> 02:05:23,366
[Cole] And Sheamus back to his feet.

2286
02:05:28,799 --> 02:05:30,766
-[McAfee] Oh.
-[Cole] Uh-oh.

2287
02:05:31,366 --> 02:05:34,166
Looking for the Celtic Cross again!

2288
02:05:34,933 --> 02:05:35,966
Delivers!

2289
02:05:36,666 --> 02:05:38,799
Can Sheamus capitalize?

2290
02:05:38,866 --> 02:05:40,500
Can he put Gunther away?

2291
02:05:41,200 --> 02:05:43,000
What a win this would be!

2292
02:05:43,066 --> 02:05:44,266
Digging down deep!

2293
02:05:44,333 --> 02:05:46,266
Gunther gets the shoulder up!

2294
02:05:47,533 --> 02:05:49,566
[McAfee] Sheamus couldn't get a full…

2295
02:05:51,400 --> 02:05:54,566
pin, just laid his body on top of Gunther.

2296
02:05:54,633 --> 02:05:56,566
Both these men giving it all

2297
02:05:56,633 --> 02:05:58,599
in the first round
of the King of the Ring.

2298
02:05:59,599 --> 02:06:01,400
[Cole] Sheamus and Gunther,

2299
02:06:01,966 --> 02:06:04,500
the main event on Monday Night Raw.

2300
02:06:06,066 --> 02:06:08,433
Sheamus has been battling
through much of this match-up,

2301
02:06:08,500 --> 02:06:09,433
really on one leg.

2302
02:06:13,933 --> 02:06:15,433
Gunther, targeting the knee again.

2303
02:06:16,233 --> 02:06:17,866
German suplex release.

2304
02:06:17,933 --> 02:06:20,000
-Come on!
-[Cole] Sheamus wants more.

2305
02:06:20,066 --> 02:06:20,900
[crowd cheering]

2306
02:06:20,966 --> 02:06:23,000
[Cole] How the hell's he doing this?

2307
02:06:24,066 --> 02:06:25,299
Oh, knee!

2308
02:06:26,599 --> 02:06:28,400
[McAfee] Slap happy Irishman.

2309
02:06:29,133 --> 02:06:31,200
[Cole] Another one! Oh, caught him!

2310
02:06:31,266 --> 02:06:32,400
Sheamus caught him!

2311
02:06:32,466 --> 02:06:33,566
Both men down!

2312
02:06:33,633 --> 02:06:34,799
Sheamus collapsed!

2313
02:06:35,333 --> 02:06:36,666
Going for a Brogue and…

2314
02:06:37,500 --> 02:06:39,333
collapsed off the contact!

2315
02:06:40,233 --> 02:06:42,433
And now dragging himself to the cover!

2316
02:06:43,533 --> 02:06:46,666
What a win this would be
for Sheamus in the first round.

2317
02:06:47,533 --> 02:06:49,066
Cover on Gunther!

2318
02:06:49,133 --> 02:06:51,333
And a kick-out by The Ring General!

2319
02:06:58,000 --> 02:07:00,099
And now Gunther, just like that,

2320
02:07:00,166 --> 02:07:03,033
turns Sheamus around, half crab again.

2321
02:07:03,099 --> 02:07:04,400
[Sheamus yelling]

2322
02:07:05,966 --> 02:07:10,099
[Cole] Sheamus's knee did not allow him
get all the Brogue moments ago.

2323
02:07:10,633 --> 02:07:12,133
Gunther was able to kick out.

2324
02:07:12,200 --> 02:07:15,333
And now, the attack
back on the injured leg, half crab in.

2325
02:07:15,400 --> 02:07:18,833
Sheamus, fingertips away,
dragged back to the center of the ring,

2326
02:07:18,900 --> 02:07:22,833
Gunther locks it in again,
sits down onto the spine of Sheamus.

2327
02:07:22,900 --> 02:07:24,900
Sheamus, trying to drag his body

2328
02:07:24,966 --> 02:07:27,066
and Gunther's body to the bottom rope.

2329
02:07:27,133 --> 02:07:29,233
How much does Sheamus have left?

2330
02:07:29,299 --> 02:07:32,200
How much
does The Celtic Warrior have left?

2331
02:07:32,666 --> 02:07:35,066
[McAfee] How much does
the King of the Ring mean to Shea--

2332
02:07:35,133 --> 02:07:37,200
-[Cole] And he has to tap.
-[bell rings]

2333
02:07:38,466 --> 02:07:39,733
["Prepare To Fight" playing]

2334
02:07:39,799 --> 02:07:43,500
[announcer] Here is your winner
by submission,

2335
02:07:43,566 --> 02:07:46,233
"The Ring General"

2336
02:07:46,299 --> 02:07:47,900
Gunther!

2337
02:07:47,966 --> 02:07:51,066
[Cole] Gunther advances
to the quarterfinals.

2338
02:07:51,599 --> 02:07:53,933
What an effort by Sheamus.

2339
02:07:54,000 --> 02:07:56,900
But The Ring General
is still in King of the Ring!
Shea--