[intro music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[narrator] In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
it's no longer about how far you've come,
but how high you ascend.
This is King and Queen of the Ring.
[Corey Graves] Valkyria versus Jax for the Queen of the Ring.
["Clarity" playing]
♪ Now I question if I'm good enough ♪
♪ Every time that it gets tough ♪
♪ It's so dumb, I'm undone ♪
-[commentator] Nia. The Queen of the Ring. -[bell dings]
[Michael Cole] Triple Threat Match for the Intercontinental Championship.
Stick with the plan.
♪ You won't see me ever again ♪
♪ And I am ♪
What's wrong with you?
[Cole] Oh, no!
Otis inadvertently ran over Gable!
-Sami retains! -[bell dings]
♪ I won't see you ever again ♪
[commentator 1] Becky Lynch defends the Women's World Championship
against Liv Morgan.
[commentator 2] What is this damn fool doing here?
DDT on the chair!
-Liv Morgan's the champion! -[bell dings]
Dominik, you're a freaking moron!
[commentator 3] Cody Rhodes defends his undisputed
WWE Championship against Logan Paul.
[commentator 2] Logan uses the brass knuckles!
Low blow!
-Rhodes still champion. -[bell dings]
[Corey] Orton versus Gunther for King of the Ring.
[Cole] Big fight feel, big fight atmosphere
here tonight in Jeddah.
[commentator 4] Randy up to the apron.
Gunther with a drop kick to the bad knee.
And now look at Gunther just wearing Orton down.
[commentator 5] RKO!
Randy into the cover!
Gunther went to the bad knee!
Here's the cover!
-Gunther's King of the Ring! -[bell dings]
Or you can officially call him The King General.
♪ Want to be the greatest of all time… ♪
[Cole] Well the new Women's World Champion is here on this Memorial Day,
Liv Morgan, winning the title Saturday
at King and Queen of the Ring due to a mistake by Dominik Mysterio,
who was trying to help the former Women's World Champion.
♪ I'm the greatest Big smile for the haters ♪
[Cole] She's here as well. The Man, Becky Lynch.
It's a wild story.
Becky's irate.
She gets a rematch inside a steel cage.
Live! Tonight.
[Pat McAfee] A steel cage?
[crowd booing]
Ladies and gentlemen…
[crowd booing]
…I demand all your gratitude!
[crowd booing]
…for The Ring General
and your King of the Ring…
Gunther!
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
♪ Gunther! ♪
♪ Der Ringgeneral… ♪
[Cole] He is the 23rd King of the Ring in WWE history.
It was a bit controversial,
but in the end, Gunther beat Randy Orton in the King of the Ring tournament finals.
He now gets an opportunity to face the World Champion
at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] A bit controversial is a little bit of an understatement.
Triple H [indistinct] even said,
"Yeah, Randy Orton's shoulder definitely was not down,"
but that's not The Ring General…
The King General's fault.
[Cole] And what Triple H said, Pat, was the referee's decision is final.
And that, it was.
And if you keep making a big deal of that,
you're gonna get in trouble with this man.
[McAfee] Yeah. He, uh…
He almost dropped the hell out of me earlier
because I said to you in a private conversation,
that people were saying he was a fake king
because how that match ended, he overheard it.
I just had to explain it. It wasn't me, it was other people.
But there's a lot of conversation about that.
[Cole] Nonetheless, a spectacular match this past Saturday.
Gunther putting on an in-ring clinic yet again.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Certainly a head worthy of the crown.
Congrats to The King General!
No matter how controversial the ending.
[song fades]
[crowd booing]
[crowd chants] You suck! You suck! You suck!
[inaudible]
[crowd chants] We want Randy! We want Randy!
[inaudible conversation]
We want Randy! We want Randy!
On Saturday…
[crowd booing]
[McAfee chuckles]
Yes, on Saturday, I've beaten Randy Orton…
[crowd booing]
…and I am now the rightful King of the Ring.
[crowd booing]
And with that being said, I also earned the opportunity to challenge
the World Heavyweight Champion at SummerSlam.
So let's talk about the current World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest.
And, no, I gotta…
I followed his path,
and I really have to say, ever since Rhea is out with an injury,
he really stepped up and took on the responsibility.
And I admire that, because I'm a man myself
that succeeds when he takes on responsibility.
The Intercontinental Heavyweight Championship lacked prestige,
and it was on me to step up
and become the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
The King of the Ring tournament was lacking prestige,
and again, I had to step up and raise it
to levels and heights never seen before.
[inaudible]
And now, the World Heavyweight Championship
is lacking prestige
because the champion won it by taking a shortcut.
And I don't appreciate--
["The Other Side" playing]
[Cole] Well, the shortcut that Gunther's referring to
is the fact that Damian Priest won the championship
by cashing in his Money in the Bank contract
on Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] Whatever the case, however he got it,
el campeón is here in Savannah.
-Flanked by his stooges… -[inaudible]
…from Judgment Day.
♪ Well you deserve The hell you're gonna pay ♪
♪ On the other side… ♪
[Cole] Well, remember, Priest is going to have to defend that title
two weeks from Saturday, in Scotland, against Drew McIntyre.
Triple H making that announcement this past Saturday.
[McAfee] Rematch clause in effect for Drew McIntyre.
[crowd cheering]
Prestige?
Shortcuts? Look, man,
you are the King of the Ring.
You got that adorable crown right there to prove it.
And you do get a shot at SummerSlam.
But let's be real here. Like, do you think you earned something?
We all saw you did not beat Randy Orton.
[crowd cheering]
You've proved nothing.
You want a pat on the back? Great. I could give you a pat on the back,
but if you want to take credit for something,
take credit for costing Randy Orton a shot.
You want to talk about shortcuts, dawg?
Listen. Yeah, I cashed in. But you know why?
Because I earned a briefcase in a Ladder Match.
That's how that works.
Then, yeah, I cashed in.
I cashed in just like a lot of others cashed in before me.
That's how that works.
I got to ask you, dawg. Like, do you get how business around here works?
I can teach you a lesson.
[inaudible]
Look…
it doesn't matter to me how you think about this.
I focus on the facts, and the facts are, I am the King of the Ring.
And if you're still a champion at SummerSlam,
I'm gonna challenge you for that title.
And in terms of teaching me about the business…
Well, maybe you can.
Business is not my expertise.
And also, I'm kind of waiting for it,
because ever since I stepped foot in this company,
I'm waiting for somebody to teach me anything after that bell has rung.
I can't teach you about business,
but I can teach you about this great sport.
This sport that I love and protect with everything I have.
So you have two options.
You either give me your stupid business lecture
before our match at SummerSlam, and address me as King.
Or you give it to me after,
and address me as World Heavyweight Champion.
[Damian Priest] That's good.
Gunther, I respect what you can do in this ring,
and I respect your IC Title reign.
But as your World Champion…
[crowd cheering]
I mean, what can you teach me that I don't already know?
You and I at SummerSlam…
Look, we're gonna go to war, right?
["Gallantry" playing]
[McAfee] Maybe!
[Cole] Well, Pat, here is the current number-one contender
for the World Heavyweight Championship.
We mentioned earlier, two weeks from Saturday,
the Scottish Warrior in his homeland of Scotland, in Glasgow,
will take on Damian Priest for the World Heavyweight Title.
[McAfee] Medically cleared, shot at the title…
He looks incredible.
Drew McIntyre has got to be happy, right?
-[Cole] He's never happy. -[McAfee] Gotta be happy.
["Gallantry" continues playing]
[Cole] Those two have had quite the rivalry.
[McAfee] Gunther is actually the only one that's beat him clean
in the last four years.
[Cole] I see someone's been on social media today.
[McAfee] I do my research.
-Journalism. -[song fades]
Mind if I address this quick, or they're not gonna shut up.
CM Punk's been back for six months now,
and the highlight of his return has been me.
Let's be honest, if I didn't injure him,
he'd have screwed up and got fired,
and he's got nowhere else to go.
So you're welcome, Punk.
Anyway, gentlemen, hi, Drew McIntyre.
Nice to meet you. Number-one contender.
You do realize I'm gonna be World Champion
in less than three weeks, don't we?
[inaudible conversation]
[speaking indistinctly]
[McAfee] King says,
"I will bow out--"
Drew, I want to be clear.
I'm not looking past you, man.
I just know what's gonna happen when me and you are done.
See, Priest,
I'm trying to help you. I'm trying to lift you up.
I want the best version of you possible.
And, brother, you're spreading yourself too thin.
Your Judgment Day,
they're screwing up left and right. No offense.
I mean, dum-dum went all the way to Saudi Arabia just to screw up.
It seems ever since Mami got hurt, the real leader,
your group's gone to hell, brother.
That's where I'm here to help.
You've got to start focusing on what's important.
Focus on you.
Focus on that World Championship,
because you don't realize what's coming for you.
Let me help you.
Let me paint you a picture right now.
Wade Barrett, Fit Finlay, William Regal, the British Bulldog.
What do they all have in common, our UK legends, between them?
They've won exactly zero WWE World Championships.
I'm the only person from the UK to ever win the World Title.
I've won it three times, soon to be four.
More advice.
Do some tape study.
Watch Clash at the Castle when I fought Roman Reigns.
Watch how crazy those fans were.
They broke Roman mentally.
That's Roman Reigns. He's done it all.
Been in the biggest matches possible, and if it wasn't for Solo,
I would have won that night.
This is Scotland, this is my country.
Now it's time for a geography lesson,
since they don't teach geography in America.
[McAfee] Whoa! Whoa!
Generally speaking, that's what I've found to be true.
[crowd chants] USA! USA! USA!
[McAfee] US--
Don't play up to it.
I'm an American citizen. I'm just telling the truth here.
Okay, a geography lesson.
Last Clash of the Castle, Wales is here,
England is here.
Scotland, way up here.
That's where I'm from. We're the most passionate people in the world.
In WWE, they've called me The Terminator, The Warrior, The Psychopath.
In Scotland, they just call me Drew because we're all like that.
You're walking into a war zone.
Those fans are gonna break your spirit, break you mentally.
I'll break you physically.
So far, you've been overshadowed by two guys that are injured.
One just got cleared, and I'm about to take your bloody title.
[chuckles] That's your game plan?
To get under my skin?
What?
That… that's your best shot at me?
That the crowd is gonna boo me.
That's gonna affect me? Drew…
I literally have made a living proving people wrong.
You know my story. So you know that--
That won't work. You want to talk truths?
That's how you get under people's skin. You talk to your truths.
Let me talk some of that--
Actually, let me ask you a question.
Your wife's gonna be there. What's her name?
Better choose your next bloody words carefully.
-I will drop you where you stand… -[laughs]
…if you continue in this path.
All right, Drew, listen, I could care less if she's gonna be there or not, man.
I just wanted to see if I could get under your skin.
Clearly, I did.
I wanted to see if you were man enough to do something about it.
It looks like--
["Monster Of All Monsters" playing]
[Cole] Well, Dr. Drew was trying to get under Damian's skin.
Interrupted, however, by The Monster of All Monsters.
Braun Strowman's back.
[McAfee] I mean, just look at this big son of a bitch walking down here.
As Drew McIntyre gives us a nasty look as he heads out of the ring.
Braun Strowman.
Looking like he's 400 pounds of meat muscle.
[Cole] Well, Braun Strowman is out here because he's got a match
with Damian Priest's cohort from Judgment Day,
JD McDonagh.
Damian has been telling JD for weeks,
take care of the, quote, "Braun Strowman" problem.
[chuckles] Good luck, JD.
You're gonna need it.
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw,
this match-up underway, JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day
taking on the Monster of All Monsters, Braun Strowman.
Back in the ring after missing a year of time
because of a neck injury.
And look at the strength and power now of Strowman.
A lot of people look at the size difference
and think JD has no chance.
Mark Davis is 70 years old and is expecting child with a 26-year-old.
Anything is possible in this modern world,
but with this big son of a bitch back in the ring,
JD has been pooping his trousers!
[Cole] And now JD trying to take Strowman out at the knee,
and Strowman just tossing JD to the mat.
Time to regroup.
Now, Braun Strowman said he was gonna
-make JD part of his Funko collection. -One!
-[Cole] McDonagh should watch his words. -Two!
[Cole] He retorted this way by saying,
"All I'm seeing is a big, overgrown, blown-up loser"
with a Funko pop collection next to me."
And he called Braun a dork.
[McAfee] Not sure how wise that was.
For how big his head is, there isn't much of a brain in there
in JD McDonagh.
It certainly just got rattled like he's a woodpecker.
Oh! Strowman, and Finn Bálor looking on.
[McAfee] He just called Finn Bálor a little boy.
[Cole] Trying to distract…
Oh, my goodness!
[yelling]
[McAfee] Look at that big son of the bitch, Cole!
[Cole] 6'8" 385.
And again, the power of Braun Strowman.
[McAfee] From the penthouse to the outhouse.
JD McDumbass!
[Cole] Nobody home.
McDonagh trying to use his speed.
And runs right into a right.
[McAfee] Oh, my goodness.
He just got that hand.
[Cole] Hey, McDonagh was trying to act like a tough guy,
so Damian Priest told him, "Fix the Strowman problem."
That's how he found his way into this match-up tonight.
Again, just a slam by Strowman,
who's having his way with JD McDonagh.
[McAfee] Got the Savannah Bananas behind us,
and they haven't seen as much tomfoolery
as Braun Strowman is doing to The Judgment Day right now in years.
[Cole] On this Memorial Day, we are sold out in Savannah, Georgia.
Oh, man!
JD's chops had no effect,
but that one about sent McDonagh through the ring.
[McAfee] Massive head collapse sternum.
Welcome to JD McDonagh wrestling.
[Cole] Braun is just enjoying himself here.
[McAfee] Size 52 pants.
-[Cole] Whoa! -[McAfee] 60 chest.
[Cole] That running freight train.
Did you hear that, Pat?
[McAfee] How could you not feel that?
[Cole] JD trying somehow to fight back,
and a headbutt drops McDonagh.
He's got a large-ass head!
[Cole] He does. It's a Klingon head.
[McAfee] That is a big-ass head on JD McDonagh.
[Cole] JD sent it to the corner, and Strowman now again.
McDonagh, though, clipped the knee
and sent Strowman shoulder-first to the post,
-and McDonagh may have an opportunity. -[referee] One!
[McAfee] This would be the play for JD McDonagh.
-[Cole] He's asking for a count-out win… -Two!
…and tells the official, Eddie Orengo, to begin the count, and he does.
[McAfee] Big tree fall hard.
-Take him out at the knees. -Four!
[McAfee] Maybe get a count out.
-Five! -[Cole] Count of five now…
-Six! -[crowd] Six!
[Cole] Strowman back to his feet at six.
Now up to the apron.
JD McDonagh, again, takes the big man out at the knee.
Great offense by McDonagh who finds himself back in this match.
[Cole] Hey, we are back on Monday Night Raw.
Thanks for spending part of your Memorial Day with us.
And JD McDonagh is giving Braun Strowman a fight.
He's taken out the knee of the Monster of All Monsters,
and JD has pretty much taken over.
Well, at least he did momentarily.
[McAfee] We thought his head was a big, hot air balloon.
[Cole] Oh! Strowman now launching himself through the air,
and the 385 pounder takes McDonagh out.
[McAfee] He had pretty solid strategy,
attacking the knees of Braun Strowman during the break,
but that's all it takes when you're as powerful as the big son of a bitch,
Braun Strowman.
[Cole] JD McDonagh said that he turns doubters into believers,
and if he can knock off Strowman, there'll be a lot of believers.
[McAfee] I don't think anybody's ever become a believer.
[Cole] Oh! What a back body drop!
But Strowman collapses on the bad knee.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] Now the official checking on Strowman.
The Monster of All Monsters trying to make it back to his feet.
[McAfee] Trying to wake up that knee. It's been attacked.
[Cole] Yeah, look at this.
[McAfee] Back body drop.
Touching the skies of Savannah.
[Cole] The fact that Strowman's back on his feet
does not bode well for Mr. McDonagh.
-Uh-oh. -[McAfee] Oh, yeah!
[Cole] Freight train. Hopping on the tracks.
[McAfee] His knee obviously attacked earlier.
The train is hobbling. But it is rolling!
[Cole] Oh! McDonagh sent flying!
[yelling]
[Cole] Bad leg and all.
[McAfee] That freight train gets the people going on every continent.
[Cole] Now, McDonagh tossed back into the ring,
and Strowman now… he's really hurting.
[McAfee] Knee was attacked even by Finn Bálor during the break behind--
[Cole] And with McDonagh up, Bálor now on the apron.
Causing the distraction.
And Strowman…
sending Bálor to the ring.
Go! [indistinct]
[Cole] And here's Carlito!
And Carlito, from behind, attacking Strowman!
Carlito still trying to prove he can help Judgment Day,
and in turn, they'll maybe watch his back!
But this may backfire.
JD, though, with a headbutt with that massive head.
[McAfee] I think they call it the McDome piece to the dome.
[Cole] And now back to the bad knee.
Strowman, though, catches him.
Tilt-a-Whirl Powerslam!
-Cover! -One, two, three!
[bell dings]
[Cole] And now Carlito and Finn Bálor attacking Braun Strowman.
Again, Carlito's got a match with Rey Mysterio later tonight,
trying to curry favor with Judgment Day.
[McAfee] Like hyenas attacking Braun.
The monster disposing of Finn and Carlito.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, no!
[Cole] That wasn't smart by JD McDumb-uh…
I mean McDonagh. …with a steel chair to the back.
[McAfee] You had it right the first time.
[crowd chants] You fucked up! You fucked up! You fucked up!
[Cole] Indeed he did.
[McAfee] That is something that dumbs would do.
[Cole] JD running away, and…
Braun Strowman in pursuit.
JD better find an Uber.
I am here with the new WWE Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan.
And, Liv, congratulations on your win at King and Queen of the Ring.
I do want to know, do you have any remorse over how you beat Becky Lynch?
Um… No.
But I did not know that Dominik was gonna come out and do what he did.
Meanwhile, I have Becky Lynch reminding everyone every single chance she gets
that I've never been able to beat her one on one.
And because of Dominik, that is technically still true.
But I'm not here to talk about Dominik.
I'm here to talk about me finally being
your new Women's World Champion.
And if I want to hold this title proudly, then I do need to beat Becky straight up.
And that's why, tonight, I am putting my title on the line
in my first-ever Steel Cage Match.
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide.
Just me and Becky, where I finally beat her one on one.
Because the Liv Morgan adventure isn't over, no.
[chuckles] It is just getting started.
And if you don't believe me,
watch me.
[laughs]
[captivating music plays]
Braun Strowman, hands down. What took you so long?
I was waiting for the right time.
[speaking indistinctly]
Yo, so that clearly didn't work.
Where's JD at, man?
I think he went that way. He's being chased by Braun Strowman.
Honestly, tonight Strowman should have been handled.
Do me a solid.
Find JD, bring him back to the clubhouse and let The Judgment Day regroup.
Consider it done.
Hey, where's JD?
I think he went that way, you take the lead.
Just give me a second.
The Judgment Day's got all kinds of problems.
Yeah, The Judgment Day is in disarray,
and now they got Monster of All Monsters in trouble as well.
And here's the deal, Pat. If Braun Strowman finds JD McDonagh,
-he's gonna destroy him. -Yeah.
Much like Bron Breakker did last week on Monday Night Raw.
-Check this out. -[barking]
[Cole] The sixth overall draft pick, Bron Breakker.
[McAfee] He's making his debut, but he's pissed
that he was left out of the King of the Ring tournament.
First, I'm not in the King of the Ring tournament.
How…
[tense music plays]
[Cole] Spear!
[McAfee] Got a chip on his shoulder.
He has the power to break a dude in half.
Dixon's lifeless.
The official, Rod Zapata, is gonna call this match off
and award the victory to Breakker.
Oh, no!
Another spear!
[tense music continues]
[Cole] Breakker with a steel chair!
Oh, my God!
[alarm blaring]
Bron!
I ain't never been good at math, but you make this add up for me.
What were you thinking?
You didn't put me in King of the Ring,
that's on you.
[Ricochet] I think you and I set the bar pretty high.
So before you go saying anybody else's name, understand this.
Now, that just because you got the best of me one time,
that doesn't mean that this is over.
[dramatic music plays]
[Cole] Bron Breakker sending a massive message
to general manager Adam Pearce and the rest of WWE.
-It's honestly probably… -Feels okay?
-…the best we're gonna get. -All right.
-Well, then you're good to go then. -Appreciate it. Thank you.
Sure? All right.
Well, last week was unacceptable, obviously, but you heard the man.
As much as I advise against it, apparently you're clear to compete.
That's great, because I want Bron tonight.
I knew you were gonna say that.
He's not here. Okay? He's at home nursing a fine.
And I suspended him this week.
What he did last week, he's got to pay for it, okay?
All in due time. Patience.
Pearce, come on. You have to help me out.
-We have to do something. -I will--
Ricochet…
Listen, I just came to say thank you for what you did for me last week.
Really? Like, Bron is, uh… He's a maniac.
If you didn't push me…
Well, anyway, soon as you're healed up, let's go another round.
It's interesting you say that. I owe you anyway.
So how about tonight?
Oh… [speaks Russian]
[in English] I fight people and I break them.
But I don't fight broken people.
Listen here, homie.
Ricochet ain't nothing but money. I ain't never been broke.
Medical says I'm cleared.
So, Pearce, make it happen.
Well, if you guys want it, it is official.
Serious?
[chuckles] Get your gear.
He's tough.
[Cole] Indeed it is official,
because here comes the highlight of the night.
Atta baby, Adam Pearce.
["It's About to Go Down" playing]
[bell dings]
[Samantha Irvin] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing in at 207 pounds,
Ricochet!
[Cole] Ricochet, bad ribs and all, set to take on the Mad Dragon,
Ilja Dragunov, in a rematch
from a first round of the King of the Ring tournament.
[McAfee] One of the most electric human beings walking this earth.
Our speed champion,
Ricochet, in action, next.
[Cole] Ribs taped up after a brutal attack by Bron Breakker
last week in the backstage area.
Ricochet has been medically cleared.
He said he's ready to go with a King of the Ring tournament rematch.
["Death Waltz" playing]
[Samantha] And his opponent from Moscow, Russia,
weighing in at 210 pounds,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Cole] You know, Kale Dixon,
the young man who had the match with Bron Breakker
last week on Monday Night Raw…
Well, he's a mess. Bottom line.
Uh…
Head issues, shoulder issues, neck problems,
all from the attack by Bron Breakker last week.
It's gonna be a while before we see Mr. Dixon back here in WWE.
[McAfee] He's got upper body and lower body severe injuries,
and his dome was cracked with a chair in-between stairs.
[Cole] Meanwhile, why did Bron Breakker attack Ricochet?
Now there's the damn QR code again. It's just…
Anyhow, to get back to Dragunov and Ricochet here tonight,
why did Breakker target both these men last week?
Well, it appears, because Ricochet and Ilja Dragunov were…
-[bell dings] -…in the King of the Ring tournament,
and Breakker wasn't.
So he's sending a message to General Manager Pearce.
And there's Ricochet.
Dragunov appeared as this match-up started
to say he wanted to make sure Ricochet was ready to go.
And Ricochet is, he's said,
"I've been cleared and I want this match-up tonight,"
and Dragunov is gonna take the fight to him.
[McAfee] Ilja said, "hey, thank you, Ricochet,"
for getting me out of the way whenever Bron Breakker was on a rampage."
And he said he didn't want to fight Ricochet because Ricochet was hurt.
[Cole] Yeah. Now again, the ribs
smarting on the way Ricochet landed.
-Dragunov… -[McAfee] Ricochet at 40%
is still more athletic than 98--
[Cole] Oh! German suplex by Dragunov who will not take his foot off the gas,
I guarantee you.
[McAfee] It doesn't matter how much respect he has for Ricochet.
Inside those ropes, Ilja is a little Russian ball,
dominant and punishing.
[Cole] The Mad Dragon said moments ago, "I don't fight people, I break them."
That's what he's trying to do to Ricochet here tonight.
[McAfee] That's a bar for sure.
Ilja has been impressive.
Just relentless with his strikes.
He's diabolically savage.
In the ring.
[Cole] Calls himself… [speaks German]
[in English] …which means "invincible" in German.
Great move, [indistinct] cover, kick out by Ricochet.
[McAfee] What's the German…
[Cole speaks German]
[in English] Probably not pronouncing it correctly,
but you get the point.
-Means "invincible." -[Pat speaks German]
[Cole in English] Oh, and Dragunov with that kick to the ear of Ricochet.
[McAfee] You can tell Ricochet isn't at 100% here,
and Dragunov is gonna take advantage of that.
[Cole] Ricochet gonna stay in the fight, though.
Never say die attitude in Ricochet, tremendous--
Oh, my goodness! Lands on the ribs.
And then the running knee by Dragunov, driving Ricochet out of the ring.
[groaning]
-[Cole] Sudden impact! -[yelling]
[McAfee] He's eating the ropes
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Sold out tonight in Savannah, Georgia.
Ricochet versus Ilja Dragunov.
Ricochet's ribs taped up after the spear through
the production equipment in the backstage area
by Bron Breakker last week.
Wanted this fight, got medically cleared to compete,
and now trying to fight back against a very dangerous Dragunov.
-Oh! -[McAfee] Very dangerous Dragunov.
[Cole] Another German suplex to Ricochet,
and Ricochet just hasn't quite been right in this match-up.
Dragunov through the ropes--
Constantin Special, and Ricochet intercepted.
[McAfee] There's no hesitation there on the Constantin Special.
And Ricochet said, "Welcome to Monday Night Raw."
[Cole] Bad ribs and all, Ricochet only knows one way.
That's high-octane offense.
Suicide dive.
Dragunov, driven into the barricade.
[McAfee] Beer spilled all over
the front row in Saav-annah--
Savannah. Geez.
[Cole] He's not gonna attempt this with those bad ribs.
I guess he is.
Ricochet got caught though,
caught by Dragunov, and driven ribs-first into the apron.
[McAfee] How about Dragunov just catching a flying Ricochet?
And now, Ricochet on the apron, trying to fight out of trouble here.
Kick to Dragunov.
Ricochet back into the ring.
[McAfee] Knocked him silly a little bit.
[Cole] For the moonsault!
Both men down
in what has been an incredibly physical match-up.
Referee Rod Zapata checking on Dragunov after that impact.
[McAfee] Right on top of the head.
-[crowd chants] This is awesome! -[McAfee] Yes it is.
[Cole] Incredible match-up between…
two great superstars here on Monday Night Raw.
Ricochet, the former Intercontinental and United States Champion,
up to the top rope now.
Dragunov in the drop zone.
Ricochet…
looking for the 630 and rolled through.
Dragunov with a boot to the face.
Impact, right hand.
Dragunov with a clothesline!
[yelling]
[McAfee] Throw hawk through it as well.
[Cole] And that's why they call the man who says I'm not intense.
I'm intensity.
And now the Constantin Special.
Dragunov into the cover.
-One, two! -[Cole] Hook to the leg of Ricochet
who somehow kicks out at two.
[McAfee] I don't know how.
The man coming though the ropes.
The Constantin Special wasn't enough…
for speed champion, Ricochet,
looking to get one back against Ilja.
[Cole] And now just unloading on Ricochet, chop after chop.
Sending Ricochet to the mat.
Back up, all right. That's enough.
[Cole] Ricochet quickly back to his feet.
Caught by Dragunov, big right hand.
Ricochet, wobbly legs.
Dragunov lifting him up, down goes Ricochet.
Off the powerbomb.
Ribs taking a beating tonight.
How much does Ricochet have left on this Memorial Day?
Live, Savannah, Georgia. We are sold out.
From Monday Night Raw, in what has been an incredible battle
between Dragunov and Ricochet here tonight.
[McAfee] Future of the company.
Creating this, his awesome chance
from beginning to end.
[Cole] The Mad Dragon, went for an H-Bomb, off the top rope
and got intercepted by Ricochet with a kick.
Ricochet fired up!
Can he pull this one out?
Oh! Recoil, cover.
-[Cole] For the win. -[crowd] One, two--
[Cole] Almost had it! Two and a half!
Ricochet can't believe Dragunov kicked out.
[McAfee] Ricochet had to think that was it.
Can't wait around too long here, Ric!
Gotta go!
Gotta pounce like a puma!
[Cole] Ricochet trying to drag himself up to the top rope.
Dragunov back to his feet as well.
[McAfee] Smack to the mouth.
[Cole] You've got to wonder how much Ricochet has left, Pat.
[McAfee] Ribs, questionable, lungs, suspect.
Body beaten and battered.
But he's Ricochet.
-He's the highlight of the night. -[Cole] Still fighting back.
Dragunov beats him.
Exchanging blows, Ricochet with a couple of head-butts
and a third, Dragunov down in the drop zone.
[McAfee] Old-school head-butts from Ricochet.
[Cole] Ricochet now, top rope.
Gonna fly.
The Shooting Star connecting to Dragunov.
[McAfee] Those ribs.
[Cole] Oh, my God! Bron Breakker!
-From out of nowhere! -[bell dinging]
[Cole] The unpredictable, intense, bad-ass Bron Breakker is here.
He was supposed to be suspended.
He's been fined by General Manager, Adam Pearce.
He's not even supposed to be here tonight.
[McAfee] He knows this area very, very well.
[Cole] Dragunov trying to fight back,
and a spear about cuts him in half.
[yelling]
[Cole] Breakker's out of control.
Breakker's, unmanageable.
[McAfee] The dogs are barking in Georgia
for Bron Breakker.
What the hell are you doing? What did you expect me to do?
[speaking indistinctly]
And here you are.
[continues indistinctly]
[McAfee] Adam Pearce yelling like a principal at a kid.
[Cole] And Bron Breakker, just turning his back and walking away from him.
The ultimate sign of disrespect for the General Manager.
[indistinct] You stay home!
But if you come here to disrupt by show,
I don't know what I'm gonna do--
Spear him. Spear him!
Spear him!
[crowd chanting] One more time! One more time!
[McAfee] Uh-oh, Pearce.
[man] Come on, Come on, Bron.
[McAfee] Eye to eye with [indistinct].
Saved him.
He let him live.
Welcome back to Monday Night Raw.
As you can see behind me,
Raw General Manager, Adam Pearce,
absolutely incensed by Bron Breakker's actions here this evening.
I have to imagine that Pearce
is second-guessing drafting Bron to Monday Night,
considering all of the chaos that he's caused.
Hopefully, I can get a comment from Adam Pearce.
-Anything at all? -Kiana, you know what?
Let's go to my office because I need a drink. Thank you.
Well, he is obviously an incredibly in-demand man this evening.
But hopefully, I can work on getting a word from him
on how he plans to deal with this Bron Breakker situation.
Cole, Pat, back to you.
Pearce can drink on the job. That means I can, right?
-Oh, yeah. -But seriously, though,
Adam Pearce's got a serious problem on his hands in Bron Breakker.
No, sometimes greatness can be tough to manage,
but he doesn't need to manage-- He just needs to let Bron--
Bron Breakker's got to follow some rules, is the bottom line.
No, Bron is a rule breaker.
It's in his last name.
So nonetheless, from the seriousness of that
to whatever you might call this from Awesome Truth.
Earlier, today,
R-Truth…
Let's just show you what happened.
Memorial Day ice cream truck.
It's a great idea.
Thanks, dawg.
But why did you make me wear all white?
You gotta represent your flavor.
Oh, so, like, I'm vanilla and you're--
Strawberry.
Why? What were you gonna say?
-Yeah, Miz. What were you gonna say? -Yeah, what?
Strawberry. I was gonna say Strawberry.
Strawberry--
-Can we help you? -Yeah, actually, you'll can.
Are you still doing that Memorial Day raffle
so we can get a shot at the Tag Team Championships?
-No. -Yes.
No. Why? Why?
We're WWE, not bingo.
The hokey pokey?
-You did that last week. -Last week.
No, dawg. You know what? Ay, we're closed.
We… What?
-Oh, enjoy. -Oh, thanks.
All right. Appreciate it.
We're all pretending to have a good time, enjoying the ice-cream?
Oh, Karrion Kross, middle name Kris?
Look, why don't we skip all the scripted, wedge-driving comments,
get to the part where you challenge us?
That's not what's happening here. I'm trying to help, specifically you.
Look, he's already had his time in the sun, okay?
But at the top of WWE, it's a numbers game,
and you don't have it.
I'm trying to tell you, I believe in you.
Okay? And I can help you.
But I can't do anything for you until you cut this New Day crap loose.
So watch AOP tonight
and see what I'm trying to tell you. What really can offer you.
-Watch AOP? [laughs] -Watch AOP?
[both] No.
You think I'm gonna break up a 10-year friendship
and possibly the greatest tag team to ever step foot in WWE,
just because you asked nice.
In other words, what he's saying is, no!
So why don't you just jump, jump yourself on out of here.
[laughs] That's good. This is so typical of you, Kofi.
When are you gonna let this guy shine? When you retire?
Because if that's the case,
I can help you look into some early retirement plans.
-Oh, word? -Whoa, whoa. No, no, no, no.
Bro, we got this.
Tell your goons, Tokka and Rahzar,
that next week, they're in the ring against us.
We can show them exactly how much New Day has left in the tank.
[laughs] Okay, so you want to do this the hard way?
-Yeah. -That's good. That's my favorite.
Yeah.
Miz wasn't gonna say Strawberry either.
-Nope. -Mmm-mmm.
["The End is Near" playing]
[McAfee] What flavor do you think Miz was gonna say, Cole?
[Cole] Coffee.
Wow.
That took place at 5:15 pm Eastern.
[McAfee] I saw that right on Kross's head.
What's he doing? He's trying to break up The New Day.
It sounds like.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Paul Ellering,
Scarlett and Karrion Kross,
representing The Final Testament.
At a combined weight of 618 pounds,
Akam, Rezar,
Authors of Pain!
[Cole] AOP, the real deal.
Former Tag Team Champions…
of Monday Night Raw and also of NXT.
And now part of Karrion Kross's Final Testament.
[inaudible]
[McAfee] This group has it all.
Karrion Kross and the way he's operating right now.
["Brothers" playing]
[McAfee] They might carve a path to the top of this whole thing.
[Samantha] And their opponents,
accompanied to the ring by Ivy Nile.
Julius and Brutus,
The Creed Brothers!
[Cole] Four men in this match-up with tremendous amateur backgrounds.
More on that in a moment.
Today, Clash at the Castle
is presented by Gin and Juice.
A-ready-to-drink cocktail by Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's
new premium spirit brand.
Named after Snoop's iconic song, Gin and Juice,
produced by Dr. Dre.
You and I got to sample some of those on the bus at WrestleMania.
[McAfee] Sampled some other stuff with Snoop Dogg. Was a dream come true.
[Cole] For the Creed Brothers.
That is Brutus Creed, a former two-time Division--
-Three All-American. He was 30-0-- -[bell dings]
Hey, wait a minute.
Wasting little time.
Authors of Pain, Creed Brothers, going at one another here.
This match-up underway.
And this is Brutus Creed trying to fight back
against Akam of AOP.
Rezar now…
just lifting Brutus up on his shoulders
and plowing him into the corner.
[McAfee] That's a lot of meat.
[Cole] Of course, Authors of Pain,
managed by the legendary WWE Hall of Famer, Paul Ellering,
who for many years, was the manager of the legendary Road Warriors.
Oh! And a big right hand
by the man who calls himself the Punjabi Powerhouse. Akam.
Akam, a former 2016 Olympic prospect.
Canadian national freestyle wrestling champion.
[McAfee] Can move, has the power.
[Cole] Now the--
Oh! Man with a kickboxing background.
Knee to the face, Rezar cover, and a kick out by Brutus.
Rezar known as the Albanian Psychopath.
[McAfee] The Albanian Psychopath in AOP.
Able to move way too smooth for their size.
Clean machines, these AO people.
[Cole] Brutus trying to fight back, Rezar dominating.
He's 6'4", 330 pounds.
And Brutus just taken down to the mat.
And a tag made to the 6'2", 290 pound Akam.
[McAfee] We're talking 620 pounds between the two of them.
[Cole] That's the voice of Scarlett you heard in the background.
[yelling]
[Cole] Nobody home, as Brutus moves out of harm's way,
trying to make a tag to his brother, Julius Creed,
the two-time NCAA All American from Duke.
Tag made, here comes Julius.
Up to the top rope now, and Julius off the top rope…
[McAfee] Well, he is insanely athletic.
[Cole] And powerful as well.
Great suplex into a kip-up.
Julius-- So much fun to watch.
[McAfee] And it's kip into a flip.
-[Cole] Oh! -[McAfee] Into a kip.
[Cole] And just tossing the Authors of Pain around the ring.
[McAfee] From the Road Dogg, Jesse James, our main event.
[Cole] Moonsault!
-[yelling] -[McAfee] Nice flying.
I'm not sure he hit all of the moonsault, but who cares.
[Cole] Straps down back to his feet.
[McAfee] What?
[Cole] Akam… Brutus, top rope now.
Oh, and Scarlett driving Ivy Nile into the steps.
And that distracted the Creed Brothers as they were going for the Brutus Ball.
Big slam by Akam, tag made, here comes Rezar.
Authors of Pain now.
Now, they call that "what a rush."
Named by Paul Ellering.
[bell dings]
["Pain" playing]
[Samantha] Here are you winners,
Authors of Pain!
[Cole] Very impressive for Authors of Pain here tonight.
[McAfee] And the Final Testament
looks to be gaining power.
And speed.
You know, as we mentioned earlier,
General Manager, Adam Pearce with his hands full,
not only with Bron Breakker, but with a lot of chaos
backstage here on Monday Night Raw.
I want to take you back to what happened last week
back in the locker room area,
and it involved the LWO Latino World Order
and Cruz Del Toro of the group.
[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] Del Toro was attacked and injured,
And later on in the night, Carlito
would say he was responsible for the attack.
Get out of here!
Carlito, my old friend.
You do know that you were welcomed into the LWO with open arms, right?
And if you hadn't taken the path you've taken,
you would still be my brother.
Oh, yes.
But your jealousy over Dragon Lee made you bitter.
Your attack on Cruz Del Toro was a huge mistake.
Un error.
And, hey, you can run to The Judgment Day all day long,
and maybe they'll welcome you with open arms, like I did.
But those days are over.
Se terminaron.
When we step in the ring tonight,
you're not gonna find an old friend across from you.
You're gonna find out what happens
when you cross the LWO.
You're gonna find out what happens
when you cross Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] Mysterio and Carlito one on one, later on tonight.
Meanwhile, The Celtic Warrior in a foul mood
after having his King of the Ring dreams thwarted.
And Braun Strowman still in pursuit of JD McDonagh.
Sheamus is here next.
Ladies and gentlemen, Monday Night Raw is here tonight in Savannah, Georgia.
Thank you for spending part of your Memorial Day with us.
And on Memorial Day,
we remember all of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice
for all of us.
[wind blowing]
[somber music plays]
[narrator] What does it mean to be selfless?
To have the courage to put all else first for a greater cause.
In every generation,
there are those who put everything before themselves.
And on this day, we honor them.
The brave men and women who fought for our freedom.
From the first World War to Desert Storm,
from Normandy to Afghanistan.
Today, we look back at the moments
that defined our history.
The struggles, their battles.
Today, we show our gratitude
to those who shaped us, who guided us,
who ensured our values would live forever.
Today, we show reverence and respect.
Today,
we say thank you.
[crowd cheering]
["Written in my Face" playing]
[McAfee] Oh, yeah.
It is fight night baby!
Listen… Listen.
-[Cole] A little rusty. -[McAfee] It's fight night.
That's on me, Sheamus.
[Samantha] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Sheamus!
[Cole] Hey, let's go back to the first round
of the King of the Ring tournament.
It should be a banger.
Sheamus versus the eventual King of the Ring winner, Gunther.
Ludwig Kaiser would get involved.
[McAfee] And Ludwig's always gonna do everything he can
to make sure that Gunther is in the best position to succeed.
-[bell dings] -And our king now
got a massive win over Sheamus,
who battled in a nice return here on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] And Sheamus wanted so much to have a chance to be King of the Ring.
Whoo!
I'm out of breath walking out here.
Savannah, what's the crack?
[crowd cheering]
Oh, man, I'm amped up.
I'm amped up just listening to all of you.
How about that King of the Ring, huh?
Did you enjoy King of the Ring?
Great matches, right?
Great matches.
Nothing but banger after banger.
-After… -[crowd] Banger.
After banger.
[McAfee] Think there was only five matches.
But sadly, no Sheamus.
Hmm? Yeah.
And why?
Because that little Ken doll, Ludwig,
smashed my knee and took me out.
[crowd booing]
But am I bitter?
Hell, no.
That's the name of the game.
But what I am salty about
is that Gunther's glorified coat rack
did nothing but talk crap about me
while I was sitting at home, waiting to get cleared.
Well, here's the message that little king's court jester
with that scrawny little neck of his.
I'm back, fella!
[crowd cheering]
And I can't wait to get my hands on that pigeon chest of yours--
[Kaiser] Sheamus!
Sheamus, old fella.
I'm right here.
Hey, up here.
Can you even see me with those old peepers of yours?
Does that still work? Yeah?
I'm right here. It's great to see you again.
I just heard that you were out there
crying and complaining like you usually do.
But once again, you are blaming me
for your loss at the King of the Ring.
Don't blame me, blame Gunther.
Because Gunther is your King of the Ring,
and that means that no one else ever stood a chance anyway.
Especially not you, Sheamus.
No, not you.
You know,
after weeks of hiding at home, acting tough online,
being that keyboard warrior that you truly are,
now you're standing here and trying to tell me what to do?
You don't tell Ludwig Kaiser what to do.
Ludwig Kaiser operates on his own terms.
-All right, so-- -Oh, my God! Shut your bleeding mouth!
[crowd cheering]
I'll tell you what.
What do you reckon, Savannah?
Will I stand here and listen to this garbage?
[crowd] No!
Or I go get him?
[crowd] Yeah!
[Cole] And there goes Sheamus.
Making a beeline for Mr. Kaiser.
[McAfee] And a nice public vote.
All in favor said, "aye."
Now Sheamus is gonna dispose…
-of Ludwig Kaiser. -[Cole] You said it's fight night, right?
Have you seen that blond muppet around anywhere, huh?
-[McAfee] Muppet… -[Sheamus speaks indistinctly]
Head and shoulders.
[Cole] Sheamus cannot wait to get his hands on Kaiser.
[crowd] Let's go, Sheamus!
[Cole] Neither can Savannah.
Oh! And Kaiser…
An ambush!
Attacking Sheamus.
[McAfee] They come--
[Cole] They're fighting all in the--
That's the backstage area where the technical equipment is
behind the--
Right at the entrance ramp here.
Now, Sheamus and Kaiser out into the WWE fans
here in Savannah.
The fight is on.
[McAfee] Ludwig said a lot of things about Sheamus when Sheamus wasn't here.
[Cole] And there's General Manager Adam Pearce in the mix again.
I'm telling you, Pearce needs to install martial law or something around here.
[crowd chanting] Make them fight! Make them fight!
Okay, so Saturday didn't go our way, but…
it's not about winning all the time,
it's about getting better every time.
So we'll either win or we'll learn, and we'll keep winning or learning.
Until it's time to walk away.
Got this.
Consider knee pads.
Yeah.
[Cole] Great pep talk by Becky Lynch, who, of course, has a Steel Cage Match
for the Women's Title later on tonight against Liv Morgan.
[McAfee] I don't know how Lyra survived.
-[Cole] We're gonna show you. -[McAfee] I don't know how she survived.
[Cole] Coming up in a little bit, but she's got to face this woman now.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Dakota Kai,
representing Damage CTRL,
from Yamaguchi, Japan,
Kairi Sane!
[Cole] Lyra Valkyria said, after the match with Nia Jax on Saturday,
she felt like she got hit by a truck.
We're gonna show you what happened. It's Lyra and Kairi, next on Raw.
[Cole] Here on Monday Night Raw, that woman Kairi Sane of Damage CTRL,
accompanied by Dakota Kai, set for action.
["Triumph" playing]
[Samantha] And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Cole] Taped up, banged up, barely cleared,
very questionable whether or not she should even be out here tonight,
but that's who Lyra Valkyria is.
This is what happened Saturday.
Nia Jax… Watch this.
The Annihilator to Lyra Valkyria
in the finals of the Queen of the Ring!
One, two, three.
-[bell dings] -[McAfee] I was in Indianapolis,
watching in the middle of the afternoon.
And I could feel what happened in prime time in Saudi Arabia.
I thought Lyra broke every bone in her body right there.
And now here we are on Monday Night Raw,
and she's in a match?
What?
[Cole] Taped up, ready to go against the very dangerous
former NXT Champion, Kairi Sane.
[McAfee] Obviously, congratulations to Nia Jax on
this all being her Queendom now.
[Cole] Yes, on Friday Night SmackDown, she will face the WWE Women's champion.
At SummerSlam, whether that be Bayley or someone else.
So here we go, Sane,
[bell dings]
…and Valkyria, one on one here on Monday Night Raw.
Lyra Valkyria said,
"Listen, I have to keep up my enthusiasm."
"I have to pick myself up.
"I've come a long way in my first month on Monday Night Raw,
I believe I belong here."
And she's got to get back on the horse after that loss Saturday.
[McAfee] Yeah. Becky Lynch told her, "We either win or we learn."
[Cole] Oh!
[McAfee] We need to learn from what happened.
[Cole] But Lyra clearly hurting and grimacing in pain.
[McAfee] Wouldn't you be?
[Cole] I wouldn't be here. I don't think I'd be alive, I'd probably--
[McAfee] I'd still be flattened in Saudi Arabia.
[Cole] In a hospital bed.
Lyra Valkyria trying to fight through the pain.
It's got to be hard to breathe with the injured ribs.
So much of Valkyria's power is…
Comes from moves like that, which obviously--
[McAfee] Poor stability.
[Cole] Nice kick out by Sane at two.
[McAfee] Poor stability is certainly a factor here,
and one of the biggest assets that Lyra Valkyria
has displayed since joining Raw.
[Cole] She feels so comfortable, and she flies as well, up to the top rope.
And took a little too much time getting up there because of the injury,
and Kairi Sane able to take over.
[McAfee] She can never lose her confidence no matter how banged-up she is.
[Cole] Well, she knocked off IYO SKY of Damage CTRL in the semifinals,
did Valkyria last week, which was a shocker.
[McAfee] Kairi Sane,
kicking the hell out of those ribs too.
[Cole] And again, the injured midsection
attacked by Sane.
And now Lyra trying to fight back, create some separation.
[McAfee] Always gonna see a strategy in every match.
Kairi knows that the ribs are banged up, there's tape all over them.
They're basically bullseyes.
[Cole] I mean, Kairi just unloading on Valkyria.
Come on!
[Cole] Dakota Kai likes what she sees at ringside,
the ringleader of Damage CTRL.
Oh! And Kyrie, that sliding forearm right into the ribs,
and Valkyria in serious trouble.
The official, Rod Zapata, right there,
to make sure she wanted to continue this match.
Oh! But for her own good,
the official may think about stepping in here.
[McAfee] Damage CTRL, damaging the hell…
out of Lyra Valkyria.
A menacing group, this Damage CTRL.
[Cole] Cover by Sane. Forces Valkyria to kick out.
Take another look at the stomp
to the heavily-taped midsection of Lyra Valkyria.
[McAfee] Dakota Kai is obviously cheering along from the outside.
[Cole] Oh, Valkyria back to her feet,
didn't allow Sane to… get to the top rope.
[McAfee] So impressive. This grit being displayed.
[Cole] The athletic and very adaptive
-Lyra Valkyria, though. -[McAfee] Oh, oh, oh…
[Cole] Hung up and in trouble. Kairi Sane.
-Now, this is gonna be bad. -[McAfee] Oh, no.
[Cole] Real bad.
Oh, my goodness!
[Dakota] Get her, get her.
[Cole] Dragging Valkyria toward the center of the ring,
stacks her up, hooks the leg, and somehow Lyra still kicks out.
[McAfee] Lyra was hanging on.
Trying not to fall and…
Kairi took advantage and stomped her through the mat.
[Cole] Man, the guts being displayed by Valkyria here tonight.
[McAfee] She knows the road to the top isn't gonna be easy.
[Cole] Yeah, but at some point, I mean,
you need to think about just living for another day here.
[McAfee] Amen.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[McAfee] Savannah's behind her.
[Cole] Kairi back up to the top rope.
We're gonna deliver the Insane Elbow!
And it's countered by Valkyria!
Got her boots up.
Rolls through, shoulders down.
-Valkyria with the win! -[bell dings]
["Triumph" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
Lyra Valkyria!
[McAfee] Able to protect herself from the elbow,
reverses it so quick.
The young vet Lyra with a big dub.
[Cole] That's a great bounce-back win tonight.
Here we go. Hey guys, where's JD?
What are you doing here?
You asked us to come here.
No. I asked for The Judgment Day to regroup in the clubhouse.
You're not in The Judgment Day.
Don't you have a match to get ready for?
Right.
You're gonna be out there, right?
Where's Dom? Where is everybody?
I'll catch up to you in a little bit.
I don't know where Dom is. I can't find him. He's elusive--
-Hey! Get off me Carl. -Found him.
-[indistinct] He was useless. -Where have you been?
JD, yeah. Where've you been?
What do you mean? Strowman's been chasing me around all night.
-I gave him the slip now, though. -Oh, you gave him the slip?
Is this an issue that I gotta take care of?
Is it because you're too busy talking to Liv?
All right? You saw me talk to Liv, but you didn't hear what I said.
I told her she won't be Women's Champion for long. All right?
She wouldn't be Women's champion at all, had Dom not gone out to--
Speak of the sucio.
Hey, guys, can you give us a minute, please?
-Of course. -Yeah.
Appreciate it.
What are you doing?
Listen, I know I messed up big time--
Yeah, you messed up big time.
Have you talked to Rhea?
-Yeah, I talked to Mami. -And?
She knows I was just trying to help, but I told her I'm gonna fix it.
[scoffs] Yeah, you better fix that, and tonight.
If you don't, I wouldn't want to be in your shoes.
[speaking in Spanish]
["Booyaka 619" playing]
[Cole in English] What an idiot.
[McAfee] He called his Mami.
♪ Booyaka, booyaka ♪
[Cole] Damian Priest, The Judgment Day got all kinds of issues.
And now Carlito's worried if they're gonna have his back.
against this man, the Hall of Famer.
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
[Cole] With the LWO.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Zelina Vega,
Joaquin Wilde and Cruz Del Toro,
representing the LWO
WWE Hall of Famer,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] Cruz Del Toro's injured.
He's not here, neither is Joaquin Wilde.
But Zelina and Dragon Lee are here.
To watch Rey Mysterio go one on one with Carlito.
Rey looks for revenge, live next,
Monday Night Raw.
♪ Booyaka, booyaka, 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka… ♪
[indistinct conversation]
[screaming in Japanese]
[Cole in English] IYO SKY not happy that she lost to Lyra Valkyria last week
in the Queen of the Ring semifinals.
Rey Mysterio set for action.
But guess who's here with us tonight.
None other than the Savannah Bananas.
We make baseball put fans first.
Entertain always, they play here in Savannah.
This exhibition baseball team, Pat.
They're like the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball.
Yeah, they are. And this one right here, the bearded one,
is a dancing umpire.
He's gonna take Angel Hernandez's spot.
This crew does bat tricks.
They have 94 games a year, selling out stadiums.
Dancing their asses off and hitting dingers.
♪ Do you know what cool is? ♪
-[McAfee] Thanks for coming out, Bananas -[Cole] They're playing banana ball rules.
[McAfee] Ho-ho! I love this.
They should put those in the MLB, and more people will watch.
["Bad Apple" playing]
[Cole] Yeah, especially if you're Mets fan.
[McAfee] Those fiends is my scene.
[Cole] Now, here, this guy killed the party.
And Carlito looking back as he was expecting Judgment Day to have his back.
[Samantha] And his opponent, from San Juan, Puerto Rico,
weighing in at 220 pounds, Carlito!
[Cole] How disrespectful to the Savannah Bananas
that this guy is carrying an apple in the ring.
[McAfee] Yeah, I agree. He's got fruit wars in Savannah,
but I will say, Carlito is in such an interesting spot.
He turned his back on the LWO for The Judgment Day,
The Judgment Day is not out here.
Carlito knows he's in for a problem against a guy he hasn't wrestled since…
[Cole] Well, this is the first time in 20 years
that Carlito and Rey Mysterio have gone one on one in a match-up.
[McAfee] 2004 was a great year.
I was a junior in high school.
[Cole] I actually called that match.
-[bell dings] -[McAfee] Damn! Damn!
[Cole chuckles] Here we go, Mysterio and Carlito one on one tonight.
Carlito's bitter.
He's very upset. He thought he'd be teaming with Rey Mysterio at WrestleMania.
Rey gave that spot to Dragon Lee.
Carlito attacked Dragon Lee
and then tried to blame the Legado Del Fantasma.
[McAfee] What's he gonna do? Is he gonna leave?
[Cole] For that.
Face to face with Dragon Lee.
[McAfee] Rey Mysterio, Hall of Famer.
[Cole] And now Rey Mysterio unloading on Carlito.
Mysterio promised revenge here tonight.
He said, "Carlito's gonna find out what happens"
when you cross Rey Mysterio and the LWO."
Carlito, of course, responsible for the injury to Cruz Del Toro
last week here on Raw.
[McAfee] And also at WrestleMania.
Dragon Lee incredibly jealous of him.
Carlito thought he deserved more in the LWO.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio basically said that Dragon Lee is a young…
young and up-and-coming superstar, wanted to give him the opportunity
to battle at WrestleMania.
Oh, and a backbreaker.
Knee to the spine of Mysterio.
[McAfee] Carlito took that personally.
Because then you're acting like Carlito's career is not in his prime.
He feels good. Looks good.
[Cole] Carlito, of course,
a former United States and Intercontinental Champion,
The world-famous Colón wrestling family.
Carlito catching Mysterio now.
[yelling]
[Cole] And driving Rey into the turnbuckle,
continuing to work on the back of Mysterio.
[McAfee] Looks like he was able to use Rey's momentum
to bounce him back up onto his shoulder.
and then perfect placement, baseball slide kick to the jaw.
[Cole] Carlito's a slimeball too.
As soon as he realized LWO was onto him,
he was drafted here to Monday Night Raw, part of LWO,
and then decided to seek some help from The Judgment Day.
[McAfee] Let's say he's resourceful.
[Cole] And Carlito now-- Oh, Mysterio!
Great core strength, and Carlito into the post, falls to the floor.
Can Rey get back into this, as we return to Raw?
[Cole] And we are back on Monday Night Raw.
Rey Mysterio versus Carlito.
Mysterio looking for revenge
against Carlito after--
Oh, my goodness! What a collision!
Cover by Carlito, hook of the leg,
and a kick out at two.
[McAfee] Oh, Rey was gonna be looking for his soul after that.
[Cole] LWO looking on, as you take another look at the impact.
Carlito, of course, turned his back on Mysterio and company,
taking out Dragon Lee and trying to hide the fact that he did it,
before WrestleMania.
Last week, struck again,
pulling out at Cruz Del Toro.
[McAfee] Carlito has been wrecking shop in the LWO.
And sometimes the enemy is within,
and it's certainly been the case for the LWO.
[Cole] And then, Rey dropped face first,
and Carlito been dominating this match-up.
[McAfee] Now, the LWO is out here with Rey Mysterio,
-showing their support. -[Cole] Part of them.
[McAfee] You're right. Everybody that's left, if you will.
Number-one trend in the United States,
#wweraw2legends.
Battling in Savannah.
[Cole] Still to come tonight, the Steel Cage Match
for the Women's Championship.
Becky Lynch, Liv Morgan.
Carlito delivers a superplex!
And right now, Carlito just dominating the Hall of Famer.
Hook of the leg, shoulders down.
Rey gets the shoulder up.
And now Carlito getting frustrated, gonna beat the hell out of Mysterio.
Another look at the superplex.
[McAfee] Skycam's sick, suplex powerful.
Rey Mysterio is in one here.
[Cole] Yeah, trying to clear the fog.
Shake the cobwebs.
[McAfee] Rey Mysterio defending the honor of the LWO.
[Cole] Carlito just taking his time to pick Rey apart.
[McAfee] Methodically attacking the legend here.
[Cole] LWO trying to rally the WWE fans here tonight in Savannah.
[McAfee] Rey has been doing this for far too long,
for far too great of an ability,
to be that slow doing something.
Rey taking advantage.
[Cole] And Mysterio creates space.
Now up the top rope-- Oh, there's the seated senton.
Moonsault by Mysterio.
Hook of the leg, and Carlito kicks out at two.
But Rey starting to build some momentum now.
[McAfee] This moonsault's been refined over two decades plus.
That's greatness.
[Cole] Still don't know how Rey's able to move
as well as he does at this stage in his career.
Carlito, though, catching Mysterio.
-[McAfee] He was moving. -[Cole] Up on his shoulder.
And now down goes Rey!
Cover by Carlito to pick up the win.
Rey kicks out at two.
[McAfee] How does Rey do it?
The strength of Carlito on full display.
What a move.
[Cole] Carlito's still frustrated that he hasn't been able to put Mysterio away.
Uh-oh, Carlito in 619 position.
And Rey launched out to the apron.
[McAfee] He may find his-- Oh, man!
[Cole] Both men down. Carlito connected.
[McAfee] He's dropkicking Rey out of the sky, Carlito.
Flying around is an understatement.
-The hell? -[Cole] Staring out at the announce table
right at us, and now with Mysterio on his shoulders…
Not sure what Carlito was thinking,
but Mysterio didn't want anything to do with it.
And now driving Carlito shoulder-first to the post.
[McAfee] What the hell is Carlito thinking there?
Thank God! Rey was able to flip it.
[Cole] Oh, look who's here.
Finn Bálor of Judgment Day
sending Dragon Lee up over our announce table and into the barricade.
And now Mysterio…
[McAfee] Holy sh…
[Cole] …with a senton off the apron.
Taking out Bálor, who finally came to the aid of Carlito.
Carlito, who had been asking Judgment Day for help for weeks.
[McAfee] This is a big development for Carlito.
[Cole] Yeah, but Bálor has been taken out by Rey.
[McAfee] Completely.
[Cole] Was looking for a backstabber there.
And now lifting Mysterio…
Oh! Sends Carlito into the ropes.
Here comes Rey, 619!
Drops the dime!
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[McAfee] Right on time! -[bell dings]
["Booyaka 619" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
WWE Hall of Famer,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] Finn Bálor came out a little too late.
Got taken out by Rey.
Carlito suffers the loss here tonight.
[McAfee] LWO's celebrating.
A massive win over somebody who turned their back like--
-Wait a minute. -[Cole] And I don't think Mysterio's done.
Rey Mysterio has had enough. Bálor now sent into our announce table.
And you can't blame Rey for acting like this.
[McAfee] Absolutely not.
It was personal with Carlito.
[Cole] And now Dragon Lee…
in the ring, going up to the top rope.
Lee looking for some revenge,
and now from behind…
[McAfee] El campeón!
[Cole] The World Champion, Damian Priest.
[McAfee] And Carlito stomping Dragon Lee.
Wait a minute.
[Cole] Priest with a Razor's Edge to Dragon Lee.
[McAfee] Floor ten to floor one.
Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] Mysterio's got Priest!
Maybe not.
Priest said maybe it's about time
that he started taking care of things himself.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee speaks indistinctly]
The 619, Cole, was denied by Judgment Day.
[Cole] South of Heaven chokeslam
by the World Heavyweight Champion.
Damian Priest…
["The Other Side" playing]
[Cole] …said, "It's time for me to set the example."
Obviously not happy with the actions of those two men.
[McAfee] The Judgment Day just can't get anything right.
Tozawa.
I didn't see you in Saudi, man.
I guess you couldn't make the trip, huh?
You know, I really could have used your help.
All I could focus on was you, and then I lost the match.
You know, it was a rough one.
You must have had a really good reason for not making the trip, huh?
-I'm sorry, Coach. -Oh. Oh, no, no, don't--
Don't apologize, I'm not mad.
I'm just disappointed.
[Braun] JD, where are you?
-You seen JD? -No.
What about you?
Where are you, JD?
Come here, boy!
Oh, look who it is.
Goldilocks and her three brain cells.
Now, look, don't even think about going out there tonight, all right?
This ain't a fashion show.
And you…
I'd be Intercontinental Champion right now if it weren't for you.
Some reason, out of the kindness of my heart,
giving you a chance to redeem yourself against "Big" Bronson Reed.
So don't screw it up.
You're gonna beat him… right?
-Right. -No. No, no.
Say it.
-No matter what. -[inhales]
[exhales] Let's go.
["Battle Tested" playing]
[Cole] Gable's people skills still haven't improved.
[McAfee] Gable's still the worst. Breaking news.
♪ I'm war ready, I'm battle tested… ♪
[Cole] "Big" Bronson Reed was taken out by Otis
in the Triple Threat Match this past Saturday.
♪ Will be left broken and bruised… ♪
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] So Reed has a massive score to settle tonight.
♪ Put your money where your mouth is ♪
♪ No stalling with me ♪
♪ I'vе climbed to the highest point ♪ Thеre's no falling with me… ♪
[Cole] Two 330-pounders go one on one.
Next.
♪ I'm war ready, I'm battle tested ♪
♪ …got nothing to lose… ♪
[Cole] Bronson Reed said, "The journey continues."
I will not give up on my quest to win a singles championship."
[McAfee] Bronson Reed's a big part of Raw.
[Cole] He said, "Otis and I have beef, and I'm going to take him out first."
["Shoooosh" playing]
[McAfee] Good luck.
You got beef, you got meat.
You got it all with Otis.
[Samantha] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Chad Gable,
representing Alpha Academy, Otis!
[Cole] Otis and "Big" Bronson Reed.
Two huge men to do battle here tonight, one on one.
Otis, of course, accompanied by his coach, Chad Gable.
But, Pat, check this out.
Look at the tale of the tape between these two men.
[McAfee] 5'10 versus 6 foot. 330 versus 330.
And that's on a light day.
That's in the morning, before they have eaten anything.
-[Cole] Look at the bench presses. -[McAfee] Holy hell.
[Cole] 600 pounds each.
[McAfee] The wingspan is where they might lose,
because that chest, 60.5 inches.
[Cole] Yeah, and a two-inch wingspan.
They give him the advantage.
[McAfee] 600 pounds on the bench.
Anyway, Otis obviously has to be second-guessing himself.
He was okay going after Bronson Reed, at least seemingly, on Saturday.
[song fades]
But he was torn by whether or not…
-[bell dings] -…to attack Sami Zayn.
And Bronson Reed, as Otis was looking down at his coach, Chad Gable,
wasted little time going right after the big man.
[McAfee] Chad was probably yelling,
telling him not to do everything he's good at,
because Chad Gable is what we like to call a whole of an ass.
You want to cost me my championship Otis, huh?
[Cole] Otis second-guessing himself Saturday was a critical error
that cost Chad Gable that match-up, perhaps.
You know, Gable's got to relax.
[McAfee] Otis has so much talent, so much moxie,
and he just looks down like a broken version of himself.
[Cole] And again, here's the collision.
-[McAfee] He might get broken. -[Cole] Bronson Reed.
Gable's got to relax.
This Bobby Knight coaching style is not helping The Alpha Academy at all,
as Otis is driven into the post and out to the floor.
[McAfee] Bobby Knight won. You know, that's the difference.
-[Cole] True. -Get up!
-Turn his ass out. -[McAfee] Assuming they weren't winning,
Knight would have changed strategies, you would think at least.
And that is just something that this guy can't do.
For once in your life, do what I say.
-Stay down, Otis. -Six!
[Cole] I mean, how on earth does Gable think…
-Go! -Seven!
[Cole] …that those type of tactics are gonna motivate this man?
He's basically calling Otis a loser is what he's doing.
[McAfee] Yeah, he did.
[Bronson] You don't listen, do you?
[McAfee] A failure, a loser.
[Cole] Called Maxxine stupid, pretty much.
Tozawa, God knows what he thinks about that guy.
[McAfee] He said earlier that…
He said earlier that he had three brain cells.
Three. He said Otis three--
Oh! "More letters than Otis' name than he has brain cells,"
is what Chad Gable said about Otis.
[Cole] And that clothesline knocks down "Big" Bronson Reed.
[McAfee] Otis, is…
[Cole] Problem is Gable has a lot to offer as a coach.
We've seen that. We've seen the improvement in Maxxine.
[crowd chanting] Otis!
[McAfee] I think the problem is Chad Gable is pretty jealous of Otis.
[Cole] And listen to the WWE fans with the "Otis" chants.
Now Otis firing back.
Bronson Reed, though, sends Otis across the ring,
misses wildly with the right hand. Otis showing some speed here,
and now crossbody, taking out Reed.
And Otis is fired up!
[McAfee] That's the Otis we know!
[Cole] And now lifting up the 330-pounder and slamming him into the mat.
[McAfee] You know what time it is.
Let's see that worm, Otis.
[Cole] Splash into the corner.
Down goes Reed.
[McAfee] Yeah!
[inaudible]
-[Cole] Otis is feeling it! -[McAfee] Yeah!
Give us the worm!
Otis! Otis! No!
-[crowd booing] -[inaudible]
[inaudible conversation]
[McAfee] Everybody wanted to see Otis' worm except for Chad Gable.
[Cole] Now Otis just flat-out dejected.
Well, to hell with him I guess, right?
[McAfee] He just ripped his Alpha Academy shirt.
Those hips are gyrating, aren't they?
-Hey! Get over here! -[Cole] And again, Gable in his face.
[inaudible]
For once in your life, do what I say!
And "Big" Bronson Reed with a kick to the face,
followed by a senton.
[McAfee] Chad Gable will watch that back and realize he looks terrible, has to.
[Cole] And now Bronson Reed gonna head up to the top rope.
Gable's just watching all this transpire.
-The tsunami. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell dings]
["Battle Tested" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] Well, you could have done something to help the guy
when he went up to the top rope, Chad.
[McAfee] He lost because of you. Because of you.
[Cole] Gable's saying this is not his fault,
as you take another look at the tsunami from Reed to Otis.
[McAfee] It's because of you, Chad.
-[bell dings] -It's because of you!
His hips were gyrating, you stopped it.
♪ …no stalling with me ♪
♪ I've climbed to the highest point There's no falling with me, yeah… ♪
[McAfee] Congrats to the "Big" Bronson Reed.
Hold on! Hold on!
Hey! Otis!
Otis!
Where do you think you're going?
Get back in this ring right now.
Get your ass back in this ring.
You know what?
Get Maxxine out here, get Tozawa out here.
I'm holding a meeting right here, right now.
We're gonna take care of this thing.
Get in here, Otis.
-[McAfee] Where's Adam Pearce? -[Chad] I've had enough.
[crowd chants] You suck! You suck! You suck!
[Cole] Look at these poor people. They're scared to death.
[McAfee] "These poor people," look at us.
We have to watch an Alpha Academy meeting.
Otis…
what am I gonna do with you?
I mean, not only did you cost me my Intercontinental Championship
on Saturday in Saudi Arabia,
but I give you a chance tonight to redeem yourself,
and you blew it.
You know, I'm racking my brain all day long trying to think
what it's gonna take to get through to you…
and I think I got it.
You lack discipline, Otis.
So tonight, I'm going to show you discipline.
And I'm gonna show you discipline in front of everybody here.
[McAfee] He didn't ask for that.
Otis…
I don't want to do this.
[McAfee] What the hell? What is…
You made me do this.
[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
[McAfee] What-- wha-- wha--
Now grab the rope.
[McAfee] What--
What the hell is going on here, Cole?
I said grab the rope.
[Cole] This type of punishment went out 30 years ago.
[McAfee] Cole, what-- Uh--
Don't grab the rope, Otis. Eh?
He can't be grabbing the rope in this situation.
Can't.
You two, stand there and watch.
This is what happens when you bring shame to the Alpha Academy.
And, Otis, just know, my friend,
this is gonna hurt me a lot more than it hurts you.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Maxxine!
[inaudible]
[crowd chanting] Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
What's the matter, Maxxine, huh?
Is this a little too much for you, huh?
You're gonna cry? Is it hurting your feelings?
Why don't you do me a favor?
Get the hell out of my ring! Right now!
Go!
Go! I said get out and don't come back.
What about you, Tozawa? You got a problem with this, huh?
You got something to say? Say it.
I didn't think so!
Now stand there and watch!
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[McAfee] Geez, thank… the heavens!
[Cole] Never thought I'd be so happy to see Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] Gentlemen…
[Chad] Hey, hey, turn that crap off right now!
Turn it off! Turn it off!
Sami, Sami…
unless you're out here to give me my rightful shot at that championship,
I suggest you turn around right now.
This is Alpha Academy business.
Keep your mind out of it, buddy.
[crowd] ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
Stay out of it.
Sami… Sami…
Hey, this is your last chance.
I'm telling you, don't take one more step.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[McAfee] Took two steps.
[crowd cheering]
What are you gonna do, Chad, huh?
You think you're pretty tough, huh?
You're not.
You are a weak little man.
[crowd cheering]
You have manipulated your way into opportunity after opportunity
for the Intercontinental Championship,
and yet, every single time you did, you came up short.
And when you did, you looked for everybody else to blame.
You blamed all these people, you blamed me,
you blamed the Alpha Academy.
But I got news for you. It's nobody else's fault.
And it's certainly not Otis' fault.
At the end of the day,
you're the one who can't get the job done.
Sami, you don't know what you're talking about.
I can get the job done any time I want.
I got the job done against you last week in this ring,
and I would have got the job done on Saturday in Saudi,
if it wasn't for this idiot right here.
So now he gets his discipline.
[McAfee] Not as fun when the rabbit has the gun.
[crowd chants] Whoop that trick! Whoop that trick! Whoop that trick!
What are you gonna do, Otis?
You're gonna listen to him?
How much more are you gonna listen to from this guy?
How much more of his crap are you gonna take?
I told you last week, you got to stop listening to him.
You got to start listening to them!
[crowd cheering]
Listen to them! Listen!
You hear them?
[inaudible]
And if you can't hear them, Otis, then listen to this!
Listen to your heart!
You know what the right thing to do--
[McAfee] Blindside cheap hit.
[Cole] Did you expect anything different?
Chad Gable now attacking Sami Zayn.
And Sami fighting back.
Now taking down Gable and unloading.
-Otis breaking it up. -Come on! Come on!
[McAfee] Saving Chad Gable.
[Otis] Come on, Sami!
What are you doing?
This is your chance. Listen to me.
This is your chance.
[indistinct]
[Cole] Gable with a German suplex,
as Sami was trying to talk some sense into Otis.
Man, you got to feel for Otis. He is so torn here, Pat, as is Tozawa.
[McAfee] He shouldn't be, but…
[Cole] Gable now unloading on Zayn.
[crowd chants] You suck! You suck! You suck!
[McAfee] And they're right.
Unloading…
[speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] I mean, Otis, he owes a lot of his career to Chad Gable,
there's no doubt about that.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Otis! Let's go, Otis!
[McAfee] Let's go, Otis!
[crowd] Let's go, Otis!
[McAfee] Now's the time.
[crowd] Let's go, Otis!
[McAfee] Freedom!
[crowd booing]
[Gable] Hey!
What the hell are you doing? Let's go, I said. You're coming with me.
[Cole] Sami Zayn left beaten and battered.
[crowd booing]
Let's go.
Come on, Otis.
[indistinct]
Boo!
[Cole] Stockholm syndrome, right?
[McAfee] Absolutely.
This is like the perfect depiction of that,
and we're all pulling for Otis to find the light
and get the hell out of the Alpha Academy.
Well, the problem for Sami Zayn is this,
is he's been trying to talk sense into Otis and Tozawa and company,
and if they continue to do Chad Gable's bidding,
Sami's days as the Intercontinental Champion
could be numbered.
Yeah, and we're watching him limp around the ring right now.
And he's been a great champion thus far.
We're hoping for him.
But he's got a lot a lot of Alpha Academy ass beatings potentially in his future.
Now, ladies and gentlemen, we also have a brand-new
Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan,
and her revenge tour in full gear.
[Liv] When I was injured,
I had eight months to self-reflect and examine.
But all I could think about…
[Corey] A blindside attack by Rhea Ripley.
Gonna end Morgan's career!
…was revenge.
Final stop on the Liv Morgan revenge tour is and always will be
Rhea Ripley and the Women's World Championship.
And if you don't believe me… [chuckles]
…watch me.
[both grunting]
[indistinct shouting]
Get out of here!
[Rhea] I have been told that I need to vacate
my Women's World Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Liv] I feel like I'm walking around back here and everyone is mad at me.
And for what?
I'm not the bad guy here.
This isn't the end of the Liv Morgan revenge tour.
No, this is just the beginning.
[chuckles]
[Cole] Big fight feel tonight.
Women's World Championship.
Can Liv Morgan finally win the big one?
[Corey] If you're Liv Morgan, you need to beat Becky Lynch at her own game,
which is not easy to accomplish.
[Cole] Becky with a missile dropkick, Morgan's down.
Disarmer locked in!
What is this damn fool doing here?
[Corey] Well, Dominik said he came all the way to Saudi Arabia to make sure
Liv doesn't get her hands anywhere near Mami's Championship.
[Cole] With the Manhandle Slam! Codebreaker!
Superplex!
[Corey] Can Lynch capitalize?
[Cole] Dominik sending that chair to Becky.
Morgan, DDT on the chair!
Oblivion!
[Corey] Liv Morgan is the Women's World Champion.
You're gonna be in trouble with Mami, Dominik.
[Cole] Well Liv Morgan was finally able to win the big one,
albeit in a very controversial manner.
The new Women's World Champion.
It's her first title defense, two days since she won it
at King and Queen of the Ring in Jeddah.
She took the title from this person, The Man, Becky Lynch,
determined to right the wrongs of Saturday,
Becky Lynch and Liv Morgan will face off for the Women's World Championship
on this Memorial Day presentation of Monday Night Raw
inside the imposing steel cage.
In moments, it will surround the ring.
Inside, the World Champion, Liv Morgan, defends the title against Becky Lynch.
You win via pinfall, submission or escape.
They battle live, next.
Welcome back to Monday Night Raw.
I'm Cathy Kelley, joined by the number-one contenders
for the Women's Tag Team Championship,
Shayna Baszler and Zoey Stark.
Now, do you guys feel more confident
knowing that you're going to face Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill?
We said from day one, it doesn't matter who wins at King and Queen of the Ring,
they all have the same limbs, they all break the same way.
We know for a fact that we could beat Bianca and Jade.
And, dude, now that I think about it,
we've never been properly introduced to them.
So how about we invite Bianca and Jade to Raw?
-So that way, they know the team. -Maybe…
You guys are talking like you're champions already, and you're not.
You will be, but not without my help.
[laughs] Her help?
Like we haven't beat every team here on Raw.
I don't know if you're aware of this.
I am a three-time Women's Tag Team Champion.
I held the NXT Women's Title more days than anyone else ever has.
So I suggest you walk away,
unless you want to go through ACL rehab again.
I respect your accomplishments.
I just don't think the locker room does.
All right, I've had enough of this stupid…
Did we just hear you say
that you'd beaten every tag team in the division?
Isla, correct me if I'm wrong,
but Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler have never beaten us.
I am just racking my brain, but I cannot recall. [laughs]
And if we ever meet in the ring, that fact will not change.
-[giggles] -Bye.
Like I said, no respect.
Dude…
[Cole] So you buy what Sonya's selling?
[McAfee] Very rarely should you do that, but I think she's right.
[Cole] Next week, Monday Night Raw is in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
And look at the banger we got for next week.
Sheamus and Ludwig Kaiser.
One on one on Monday Night Raw.
Also, The New Day, who's been having
some run-ins with The Final Testament's Karrion Kross.
They take on The Authors of Pain in tag team action next week.
Damian Priest, Rey Mysterio had a run in earlier on tonight.
Next week, the Hall of Famer against the World Champion.
Mysterio and Priest one on one on Monday Night Raw.
And right now, it is time for our main event.
For the Women's World Championship inside a steel cage.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
♪ Whoa ♪
[Cole] The question is, will Becky Lynch once again be the Women's World Champion
when Monday Night Raw comes your way next week from Hershey, Pennsylvania?
Boston Celtics swept away the Indiana Pacers.
Tonight, Becky Lynch hoping to do the same to Liv Morgan inside a steel cage.
[McAfee] That's tough for the Pacers.
Young team.
Had a phenomenal run.
Had the lead in a lot of games.
[Cole] Becky Lynch, who was in the last women's Steel Cage Match
on Monday Night Raw a little over a year ago against Bayley.
She is experienced inside this structure.
[McAfee] I mean, a Steel Cage Match on Monday Night Raw.
How you doing? Really good.
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[McAfee] For the title. Here's our champ.
♪ Watch me! ♪
[Cole] The Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan,
who has never competed in a Steel Cage Match,
said she's looking forward to this match-up tonight.
Because in her mind, even though she beat Becky on Saturday,
she still needs to beat Becky Lynch straight-up.
That is because ding-dong Dom
came out here to try to right the wrongs of Liv Morgan taking out Rhea Ripley,
his Mami, which forced her to vacate the title.
Got involved in that match.
It cost Becky the Championship Saturday.
[McAfee] Yeah, but now the story is told is once again dumb Dom ruins it, blows it.
But for Liv Morgan, it was a fantastic trip
back from Saudi Arabia as Champion.
[Cole] Second World Championship reign in the career of Liv Morgan.
Once a Miss Money in the Bank.
[McAfee] We got to call that moment.
It was a massively jovial occasion.
-But this feels like a different Liv. -[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following is a Steel Cage Match
and it is for the Women's World Championship!
In this match, the only way to win is by pinfall, submission,
or escaping the cage with both feet touching the floor.
Introducing the challenger, from Dublin, Ireland,
The Man, Becky Lynch!
[crowd cheering]
And her opponent,
from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
she is the new Women's World Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] Morgan, Lynch inside a steel cage.
[Cole] Live on Monday Night Raw on this Memorial Day,
sold-out Savannah, Georgia.
This is a Steel Cage Match for the Women's World Championship.
Liv Morgan the champ, in control.
The challenger, Becky Lynch here tonight.
Remember the rules. Pinfall, submission, or escape from the cage
over the top, through the door, both feet must hit the floor.
[McAfee] Catch you up.
Liv tried to quickly go through the door and climbing over top,
and since, gained an advantage over Becky Lynch,
beating the hell out of her.
[Cole] Liv Morgan said the revenge tour is not quite complete.
She has to beat Becky fair and square here tonight.
-Hi, Rhea! -[groaning]
[Cole] And now mocking the former Champion, Rhea Ripley.
Morgan with a backstage attack,
injured Ripley, forced her to vacate the title.
Becky Lynch would go on to win in a Battle Royal,
Liv Morgan finishing second in that match-up,
and then finally, Morgan wrestling the title away from Becky
this past Saturday
And now Liv Morgan trying to escape,
trying to climb to the top and up and over.
And Becky Lynch has to keep her in the cage
in order to continue this match-up.
[McAfee] They're dangling.
Steel cage is dangerous in so many different ways.
[Cole] Top rope.
Now it's Liv again, using the cage as a weapon.
First Steel Cage Match of her career, and Liv Morgan doing pretty well in there.
[McAfee] Absolutely. She's our champion for a reason.
This is a brand-new Liv Morgan.
This revenge tour has brought out
the best version of Liv Morgan in the ring.
I'm not saying everything she's doing outside of it's great.
[Cole] She was a runner-up in the Rumble,
runner-up Elimination Chamber. runner-up Battle Royal.
Finally got the job done this past Saturday,
albeit under the most controversial of circumstances.
Lynch now launched out to the apron in-between the ropes and the cage.
[McAfee] Judgment Day has been talking to Liv.
[Cole] Promising that she won't be the title holder that long.
As Becky comes down hard on the top rope.
[McAfee] Oh, no.
And I think the steel cage, Pat, really, uh…
helps this new attitude of Liv Morgan.
[McAfee] Liv Morgan has done her research
on how to utilize steel cage as a weapon.
[Cole] Oh, and Becky dropped to the apron.
[McAfee] Watched film.
[Cole] Big smile on the face of the champ, Morgan.
That sinister smile.
[McAfee] Looks like Liv is enjoying the payback.
And how could she not?
[Cole] Driven into the steel cage again and again by Morgan.
And a third time, as Liv continues to punish Becky.
[McAfee] Getting bounced off a steel cage.
Becky's back's got to be getting brutalized right now.
[Cole] And it's been a relentless attack by Morgan.
[McAfee] Revenge tour--
[Cole] Oh, and Becky…
[McAfee] Moves out of the way. Liv, head first.
[Cole] Becky Lynch with a kick, and Becky fighting back.
And now another kick to Morgan, driving Liv face-first off the cage.
And now Becky starts to inflict punishment.
Anything goes, inside the steel cage.
And Becky's letting Liv have it.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Geez!
The champ isn't happy about what happened in Saudi.
[Cole] And now fighting her way up to the top rope.
Morgan back to her feet.
Becky Lynch with a missile dropkick.
[McAfee] Former champ.
[Cole] Crawling to the cover now to win the Women's World Title.
Liv Morgan gets the shoulder up.
It's been a rough few days for these women.
The big Championship match, Saturday,
long 15-hour flight
-back across the Atlantic. -[Liv groaning]
And now doing battle here again
-tonight inside a steel cage! -[groaning]
[McAfee] Rematch clause.
Everything you can handle.
[Cole] Becky Lynch deserved a rematch after what went down on Saturday.
[McAfee] Absolutely.
[Cole] And the leg drop, Liv able to move out of harm's way.
And now sending Becky face-first into the steel.
Liv Morgan trying to turn it around.
World Title on the line.
[Cole] We are back in our main event live on Monday Night Raw.
Steel cage match, Liv Morgan defending the Women's World Championship
against Becky Lynch inside a steel cage.
Pinfall, submission or escape.
Liv Morgan trying to escape and retain the championship here,
in what's been a very physical battle with Becky Lynch.
And Becky trying to make sure she doesn't escape.
Gonna climb up to the rope as well. Liv up over the top…
trying get over the top and drop to the floor to retain the championship,
but Becky dragging her back into the cage.
[McAfee] She was getting over.
She would have to get down 20 feet to the floor.
[Cole] First time ever in her career
Liv Morgan's been locked inside a steel cage.
Been in a number of Elimination Chamber Matches,
but not in a one-on-one Steel Cage Match like this one
against Becky, for the championship.
Becky Lynch!
That suplex off the top rope.
Morgan's in trouble now.
Becky Lynch trying to crawl to the cover
and win back the World Title,
which she lost in controversial fashion on Saturday.
And Morgan kicks out again.
Fishermen Suplex from the top rope there by Becky.
[McAfee] Here we go.
[Cole] Critical moment of the match-up. Both women down.
[McAfee] Well, gut check time here.
Who wants the title?
[Cole] Becky, a seven-time World Champion,
looking for the disarmer, submission move on Morgan
who drives her… into the steel cage.
Morgan…
Oh!
Here's the Codebreaker to Lynch.
And now Liv Morgan with an opportunity.
Cover now. To win.
Hooks the leg, shoulders down,
-and Becky again kicks at two. -[groaning]
Now, Liv a bit frustrated.
[McAfee] She hit the Codebreaker, clean.
This late into the match, she had to think it was over.
[Cole] Sold-out crowd tonight, Savannah, Georgia, Monday Night Raw.
Main event for the Women's World Title.
Morgan and Lynch.
And Liv Morgan, when she realized
she couldn't pin Becky off the Codebreaker,
now trying to win via escape.
And she's up to the top, half her body now over the top of the cage.
Becky Lynch gonna meet her there.
Both women now fighting on top of the steel cage.
Critical moment. One of these womens fall--
One of these women falls to the floor, we've got a new champ, perhaps,
if it's Becky, or Liv could retain.
[McAfee] Becky climbed that cage like Alex Honnold.
[Cole] And now Becky up top.
Liv Morgan, realizing her title's in trouble,
has to grab the leg of Becky and drag her back into the cage.
[McAfee] What agility there from Becky to save this.
[Cole] Becky trying to hang on.
Liv Morgan's got her up top, halfway across the ring,
and planted her, stacking her up to retain the title.
Becky kicks at two.
[McAfee] One second, you're 20 feet in the sky at the top of the cage.
The other, you're getting planted in a powerbomb.
[Cole] Both women have given everything they have
in this match-up for the World Championship.
Seven-time champion, Becky Lynch.
Two-time champion, Liv Morgan.
WWE fans showing both these women respect,
in what's been a tremendous main event tonight.
Liv Morgan went for Oblivion.
Becky Lynch stepped out of harm's way.
-Now gonna put a disarmer in the ropes. -[both yelling]
[Cole] No disqualification.
Becky can hang on to it as long as she wants.
Liv Morgan writhing in pain and driving Becky into the cage.
[McAfee] Smart play by Liv Morgan.
How much more can these ladies take?
[Cole] Morgan now.
Second rope, trying perhaps to escape again.
Becky Lynch is gonna meet her there.
-Now hooks Liv. -[McAfee] Geez.
[Cole] And both women down that…
Cover, though! Cover by Becky to win,
and a kick out!
Oh, no.
What is this fool doing out here again?
Dominik Mysterio has pulled the pin
and he's opened the… the cage door.
And he's begging for Becky to get out of the cage.
[McAfee] This dumb-dumb!
[Cole] Again on behalf of Rhea Ripley, trying to make sure Liv Morgan…
Morgan, down goes Lynch!
[indistinct conversation]
-I gotta fix it. -Do whatever you want.
[Cole] Bálor and JD out here to tell Dominik to stop this.
Liv Morgan now trying to drag herself to the door.
Meanwhile, Braun Strowman finally realized where JD McDonagh is!
[McAfee] He's been looking for him all night.
[Cole] The monster among monsters, the freight train on the track,
in pursuit of Bálor and McDonagh.
Braun Strowman blasting Dominik into the cage,
into the face of Becky Lynch!
Dominik got blasted into the cage door!
The door bounced off the face of Becky!
Becky's down and out!
[McAfee] Becky was about to win this!
[Cole] Liv Morgan crawling for the cage.
Crawling for the door!
Liv Morgan is gonna escape and retain her championship!
[bell dings]
[McAfee] You've got to be kidding me!
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
and still the Women's World Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] That damn Dominik! d Champion,