[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, this is the capital of the state of Indiana,
a growing, thriving metropolis known as Indianapolis,
who received massive news from WWE today.
We will get into that later on in the program.
Monday Night Raw is here, live, jam-packed
in the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. 12,269 WWE fans on hand.
Hey, everybody, I'm Michael Cole. My normal broadcast colleague,
Pat McAfee, not here tonight.
I'm not going to read too much into that.
But I am joined by one half of the Tag Team Champions,
The Miz, a former broadcast colleague of mine. Welcome.
Pat can't be here. You bring in the ultimate utility man,
the most must-see WWE Superstar of all time, The Miz.
And I'm excited about Monday Night Raw.
You know, Miz, tonight marks the 1,622nd episode of Monday Night Raw,
but never have we seen or experienced
what happened when we went off the air last week.
One of the most harrowing, one of the most disturbing,
one of the most shocking moments in the history of Monday Night Raw.
It involved this group on social media that is known as the…
[crowd cheering]
Well, the man we believed quit last week, Drew McIntyre,
has arrived on the scene here tonight on Monday Night Raw. The man who--
[Miz] Quit last week?
Did you not see what he did to CM Punk on Friday Night SmackDown?
[Cole] Yeah, he destroyed CM Punk in Punk's hometown of Chicago.
[Miz] Kind of served him right, to be honest, right?
Tit for tat?
♪ Watch me do what I got to do I'm too hot for you ♪
♪ I'm not about to lose I'm the greatest! ♪
♪ It's the moment of your life ♪
♪ You can see your dreams Glowin' in the lights ♪
-["Born To Be" fades out] -[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
Now, last week, everybody was talking about how I quit,
but they're not talking about that anymore, are they?
[crowd cheering]
They're talking about what happened last Friday on SmackDown!
And it was so good, I wanna see it again.
[Cole] Now, this was in CM Punk's hometown
of Chicago, Illinois, at the Allstate Arena.
-[crowd booing] -[Cole] Punk had…
been a part of the show earlier on in the night…
before being assaulted by McIntyre, taken to a hospital.
And we understand that he is now recuperating at home…
I will kill you!
[Cole] …from multiple injuries caused by Drew McIntyre.
[indistinct chatter]
[siren wails]
[crowd booing]
I prayed for this, and the big man made it happen.
Me!
[crowd booing]
Each and every one of you that have been chanting Punk's name for months now,
I am done with you.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
When you chant his name, it's just in memory of now.
You've spent months listening to me tell you what kind of person he is,
you have watched what he's done to me at WrestleMania Clash at the Castle,
screwing me over in front of my family,
my friends, my country!
I promised my wife, my sick wife, the World Title, and he prevented that!
And you still chant his damn name!
[crowd booing louder]
As far as I'm concerned, you're chanting his name,
you are dead to me.
So, now, you all don't exist.
I'm gonna talk right to you, Punk, at home 'cause I know you're watching right now.
[crowd continues booing]
I hope you're uncomfortable and in pain,
and being fed through a straw,
because I did that to you. I put you there!
[crowd booing]
I didn't…
I didn't just take your dignity, though, did I?
I also took this.
[crowd booing]
Now, this is worth about 50 cents.
No real meaning. A fan made it for you.
But I know, to you, Punk, it is absolutely priceless.
This bears the name of your wife and your stupid-looking dog, Larry.
[crowd booing continues]
You wear this when you leave home…
so you can take them with you,
so you don't feel alone.
[crowd chanting] Larry! Larry! Larry!
But you are alone, Punk, right now because of me.
And in pain, and miserable,
and this is gonna be a theme for you going forward
because I am going to enter the Money in the Bank Ladder Match…
and you are going to watch alone, and in pain, and miserable,
and I am going to win as you lay there
alone, and in pain, and miserable because of me.
[crowd booing]
I know what it feels like to…
to be alone. I felt alone as everybody chanted your name,
as the roster accepted you, as management accepted you
when I told them what kind of person you really were!
But I'm not alone anymore, am I?
[crowd booing]
I have your dog.
I have your wife.
I have your family in my corner now,
and at Money in the Bank, I am going to win that contract.
I am going to cash it in that night,
and you're gonna watch alone, and in pain, and miserable
while I have your family by my side and become the World Heavyweight Champion
in spite of your arse!
-[crowd booing] -["Gallantry" playing]
[Cole] Well, this McIntyre obsession
with CM Punk is continuing to haunt him.
And Miz,
this obsession has taken over Drew McIntyre's life.
[Miz] This is an unpopular opinion, I know, but Drew McIntyre has a point.
He looks at himself as the hero here.
I mean, think about it.
Punk has cost him not one World Championship,
but two World Championship opportunities
in front of his family, in front of his friends.
Yeah, but Drew has really made this personal now,
taking the bracelet and mentioning his wife.
You don't think Punk is gonna come back with a pipe bomb?
You don't think Punk makes things personal?
-We could discuss this all night. -All night.
But we were discussing the end of the show last week here on Monday Night Raw
before McIntyre interrupted.
Here is the horror, the devastation, the atrocities,
The Wyatt Sicks.
[distorted buzzing]
[eerie instrumental music]
[monotone piano tune playing]
[eerie music continues]
[sinister instrumental music]
[distorted voices] We're here.
No! No, I'm not doing this right now.
Back up. Let's go.
I said back up.
Grab that.
-Let's go. Hey! I said, not right now. -[Cole] Surrounded by security…
after what happened to Chad Gable last week on Monday Night Raw.
We learned, Friday, from General Manager Adam Pearce,
that Gable would indeed compete tonight in a Triple Threat match.
But what will his mental state be?
[Miz] Oh, are you kidding me?
As a WWE Superstar, you prepare yourself for matches,
but you don't prepare yourself
for The Wyatt Sicks coming at you and attacking you.
[Cole] Good luck preparing yourself for this man.
-[Miz whoops] -["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[yells]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 250 pounds,
Bron Breakker!
[Cole] Miz, you have the best seat in the house.
[Miz] Listen to the dog barks, baby! They're ready to go.
High energy, high octane, Bron Breakker!
[Cole] The unpredictable badass, Bron Breakker,
set to go one-on-one with Ludwig Kaiser.
Breakker with a score to settle.
It's live and it's next on Monday Night Raw!
-["Destined For Greatness" playing] -[crowd cheering]
I am standing outside Chad Gable's locker room, hoping to get some answers
ahead of his Money in the Bank Triple Threat qualifying match.
As you can see, this room is heavily guarded
with security both outside and inside to protect Chad Gable.
Now, I've heard murmurs from other Superstars
that they are frankly shocked that he is even here today.
Aside from the apparent wound on his forehead, I have yet to confirm
the extent of his injuries that were of course sustained
during that unprecedented attack from The Wyatt Sicks last week.
I will continue to press for more updates and try to get to the bottom
of exactly what happened to Chad and the other victims.
In the meantime, let's head down to ringside.
[Cole] Thanks, Cathy. And, again,
Chad Gable's supposed to compete later on tonight.
Gonna be interesting to see how he pulls that off.
-[Miz chuckling] Good luck. -[Cole] Meanwhile, Breakker,
is set for one-on-one action. Let's show you what he's about.
Last week, one-on-one with Sheamus, Ludwig Kaiser came out.
He's got this major rivalry going on
-with "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus. -[bell ringing]
Breakker vowed to beat Sheamus,
but that didn't happen because of the Kaiser involvement.
What a spear by Breakker. Now, Miz, I want you to watch this.
Kaiser wants to take out Sheamus, perhaps end his career,
as Breakker is mouthing off to the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn.
Watch the top part of your screen here, and the closing speed of Bron Breakker!
-[Miz exclaims, barks] -[yells]
[Miz] If you think Sheamus hits hard,
wait till you get a spear by Bron Breakker.
[Cole] Breakker's got his eyes on the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn.
Meanwhile, Jackie Redmond's standing by.
Guys, thank you so much. I'm here with Ludwig Kaiser.
Ludwig, with all due respect, it appears you're still visibly upset
about the events of last week,
which technically started when you attacked Sheamus--
Let's forget about Sheamus here, okay?
Braun Strowman…
Bron Breakker, he is strong!
He is explosive! He is fast!
You know, I definitely experienced that last week
when he viciously back attacked me!
But tonight, I'm going to prove that I am destined for greatness.
I'm going to prove to the entire world
that Bron Breakker is no Ludwig Kaiser.
["Sacred" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
representing Imperium,
from Hamburg, Germany, weighing in at 220 pounds,
[softly] Ludwig Kaiser!
[Cole] Miz, finally breaking out of the tag team scene
and becoming a name for himself in singles competition,
Ludwig Kaiser.
[Miz] Well, you look at Ludwig Kaiser, a lot of people think he's annoying.
I knew a guy 20 years ago that walked into WWE,
people said he's annoying.
That guy became the first ever two-time Grand Slam Champion in the history of WWE.
And for him to be under Gunther,
who I think is an immense talent, is at the top of his game.
Now, it's time to showcase what Ludwig Kaiser can do.
[Cole] You know, Miz, a lot of us also called you an A+ player back in the day.
-[bell rings] -That's what Kaiser is referring
to himself now, as an A+ player.
So, it's Kaiser and Breakker, one-on-one here, tonight.
[Miz] Let's see how A+ he can be with the strength of a Bron Breakker.
[Cole] Breakker's made no bones about it.
He is targeting the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn.
[Miz] And if you're Sami Zayn…
I mean, as an eight-time Intercontinental Champion,
one of the greatest Intercontinental Champions of all time,
I would be scared. Like, I would be an underdog
if you're going up against a Bron Breakker, to be honest with you.
[Cole] And Kaiser, now, taking the fight to Breakker.
[Miz] There you go.
[Cole] Kaiser can be as physical as they come.
Always has his nose stuck in the air to the uneducated Americans.
Breakker, obviously, taking offense to that,
as he hammers away on Kaiser as well.
[Miz] Very smart by grabbing a headlock while he's attacking him.
-[Cole] Yeah, keep Breakker-- -[Miz] Oh, boy! Here we go! [laughs]
[Cole] Being able to pick up that speed!
-[Cole] I used this stat last week-- -[Miz] Usain Bolt who?
[Cole] Pat McAfee didn't believe this, but Breakker runs the ropes
at 23 miles per hour.
[Miz] Tyreek Hill, eat your heart out, baby!
[Cole] And, again, the speed, and I like to call it the sudden impact…
-[Miz] Boom! -[Cole] …of Bron Breakker!
One!
[Cole] Kaiser driving Breakker back into the ropes.
[Miz] The intensity of Bron Breakker is unlike any other Superstar
that we have on the roster right now in WWE, in my opinion.
[Cole] But there may not be a smarter in-ring technician than Ludwig Kaiser.
[Miz] Well, whenever someone has more
-physical attributes than you may have… -[crowd booing]
…it's about outwitting them, outsmarting them,
figuring out ways to maneuver, to get the upper hand.
-[Cole] You've made a career out of it. -[Miz chuckles] Of course.
-I'm not the biggest guy in the WWE. -One, two…
[Cole] And Breakker, now,
driving his shoulders into the midsection of Kaiser.
Breakker goes six foot, 250 pounds.
He was the sixth overall pick for the last Draft by Monday Night Raw.
Kaiser was part of the number one pick.
Imperium and Gunther and Kaiser coming over to Raw as the number one pick.
And look at Kaiser now!
The official does not see what's going on. Kaiser with a thumb to the eye.
Eddie Orengo was in there trying to separate the two men,
-and Kaiser took control. -[Miz] There we go! There you go, Kaiser!
[Cole] And, again, the shrewdness of Ludwig Kaiser.
[Miz laughs] How's that for intensity?
[Cole] A man who's finally been able to show his stripes
as a singles competitor in WWE.
[Miz] It's always hard going from a tag team to singles competition
'cause it's a completely different art.
Very few Superstars are able to make the transition.
-But Ludwig Kaiser… -[Cole] Oh!
[Miz] …is a standalone, standout Superstar.
[Cole] Breakker driven to the floor.
-Kaiser… -[crowd booing]
…many will remember, was a multi-time champion
in his time in Europe as a singles competitor.
He would love to have that success here in WWE.
And, now, Kaiser with a kick right to the face of Breakker.
There again, that rigid personality and the scowl
-constantly on the face of Kaiser. -[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
[Miz] Now, you hear the audience chanting "You suck!" Some people--
-[Cole] Oh! -[Miz] That is momentum.
[Cole] 12,269 on hand tonight in Indianapolis.
And Kaiser, now, on the table. Breakker on the apron.
-Bron now… -[Miz] No way. He can't make that jump!
[Cole] …off the apron! And clothesline to Kaiser!
[crowd cheering]
Breakker and Kaiser…
What a collision!
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Somehow, Ludwig Kaiser has taken control of this match after Breakker…
He leaped off the apron with a clothesline,
knocking Kaiser over the announce table before the break.
[Miz] I always wonder what a broad jump does.
When they're doing an NFL Draft, it's, like, a broad jump.
It's like, "When will you ever need that?"
Well, Bron Breakker just showed you when you would need it, or might need it,
'cause he took him out through our announce table.
[Cole] Miz joining me on commentary tonight.
Miz, you were talking during the commercial break
about how impressive… how impressed you've been with Ludwig Kaiser tonight.
[Miz] Ludwig Kaiser… Every time
Bron Breakker tries to do something to Ludwig Kaiser,
he finds a new way, a new maneuver to get him down, and to keep him down.
And for someone… [chuckles] Oh, boy!
…like Bron Breakker to be taken down and keep him down,
it takes a lot. And Kaiser's got that kind of brain and that mentality.
But I'll tell you what, Bron Breakker's feeling that audience!
[Cole] Yeah, here comes Breakker now. Just ran through
that attempted clothesline by Kaiser, and delivers a leaping elbow!
The intense and dominant former two-time NXT champion, Bron Breakker!
[Miz] What I've been so impressed with with Bron Breakker
is how he's been able to connect with the fans on such a short time
on Monday Night Raw.
Listen to 'em, they're barking, they're rooting, they're chanting.
They're doing everything they can to get behind Bron Breakker.
[Cole] What a release German suplex by the powerful Bron Breakker.
[crowd chanting] Breakker, Breakker! Breakker, Breakker!
[Cole] And the WWE fans firmly behind Breakker…
[chanting continues]
…looking to work himself into contention for the Intercontinental Championship
currently held by Sami Zayn.
[Miz] And if I'm Sami Zayn, I'm looking at this
-very closely. -[Cole] Oh, look at that!
-Oh! Are you kidding me? -[Cole] Incredible! A Frankensteiner!
[Miz] Are you kidding me?
Someone that big, that strong is not supposed to do that type of move!
-Look at this! -[Cole] Bron Breakker--
[Miz] And the crowd is on their feet in Indianapolis!
[Cole] Man, he walked up the ropes like they were stairs,
and then delivered a Frankensteiner! Absolutely incredible.
And, now, the Gorilla Press!
-[crowd cheering] -[Miz] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And Kaiser, though, able to slip behind and deliver a right.
And Kaiser… Well, he was still in the fight.
Now, up over the top rope goes Ludwig Kaiser.
And Bron Breakker, that smile just crossed his face.
[Miz] Uh, Ludwig, you might wanna turn around, buddy.
'Cause this isn't gonna look good for you!
[Cole] And Breakker with a spear, and Kaiser sidestepped.
And Breakker crashed and burned into the steps!
And Ludwig Kaiser, now with an opportunity.
[Miz] Always finding a way…
to take down a Superstar like Bron Breakker.
[Cole] Breakker is hurt.
Ludwig Kaiser…
looking to damage Bron Breakker the way he's done to New Day,
the way he did to his former partner, Vinci.
-Oh, my God! -[bell ringing]
[Miz] Sheamus!
[Cole] The Celtic Warrior with a massive interception!
[crowd cheering]
Payback by Sheamus tonight!
[Miz] Ludwig Kaiser has messed with the wrong Superstar!
[Cole] Yeah, I don't think Sheamus is gonna…
Sheamus clearing off the announce table!
[Miz] Stand over here.
[Cole] Sheamus looking to destroy Kaiser.
Payback for all of Kaiser's sins.
-[Miz] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Lifting Kaiser up!
-Spear by Breakker! -[Miz laughs]
[Cole] A spear by Breakker!
Everyone collapsed into the floor. Breakker ticked off
that everybody keeps getting involved in his damn matches!
["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[Cole] And, Miz, the problem is,
Bron Breakker is gonna continue raising hell!
People keep screwing around on his ascent to the top!
[crowd booing]
-Hey, Damian. -Hey.
-What's up, big man? -Carlitos, ¿compraste todo esto?
This you?
[laughs] No, it wasn't me.
Priest, I know you're not gonna like this, but these are all gifts from Liv Morgan.
-Dude… -Liv helped me win my match last week.
She can't be all that bad.
All Right, I haven't lost.
I mean, if we still hate her, though. We gotta end it.
Dude, these distractions from Liv…
I mean, when are they gonna end? You know what I mean?
-Like, we need to focus… What? -[chuckling]
Guepa.
-That's cool. -Carlito!
Dude, she's crazy. I don't know--
Yeah, yo sé que está loca. But, look, you know what's crazy to me?
It's the idea of the conversation you'll have with Rhea
when you explain to her how she got your number.
-I don't know how she got my number. -Dom.
Look, I'm not telling you what to do,
but if I'm in your shoes, I'm gonna find a way to end this with Liv tonight.
-Just my opinion. -Okay.
And, guys, seems like you guys are having fun.
You know, so… You know…
-You know who's having fun? -Who?
Braun Strowman.
'Cause he's had his way with you guys for weeks.
-That's not the way it is. -Look!
I sound like a broken record here, but he should have been handled.
But by all means, guys, enjoy your games.
You know what? He's right. Time for games is over.
We need to take care of Braun Strowman once and for all.
-All right? Chop chop. -All right.
-You're right. You're right, let's do it. -Let's do it.
[Cole] We have just so much going on with The Judgment Day.
And, Miz, Liv Morgan's got 'em spinning in circles.
[Miz chuckling] Oh, man. Poor Dom. Like, what a conundrum.
But, by the way, why Dom? Why does Dom get all this attention?
-[Cole] What do you think the text was? -[Miz] What do you think?
-["Triumph" playing] -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a Women's Money in the Bank
Triple Threat qualifying match.
Introducing first, from Dublin, Ireland,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Cole] The former NXT Women's Champion,
who made it to the finals of the Queen of the Ring,
looking to qualify for Money in the Bank.
I'm sitting next to a two-time Mr. Money in the Bank.
Plenty to talk about when we come back on Monday Night Raw.
Qualifying time, live, next.
["Triumph" continues playing]
[grunts]
Good God almighty! Calm down. What is your issue?
What's my… I'm sick and tired of people getting into my business, all right?
I would have beaten Kaiser tonight if it weren't for Sheamus.
I would have beaten Sheamus last week if it wasn't for Kaiser!
Hell, I'd be in a match with Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship.
-I'm sick of this crap. Do something! -Okay.
Let me handle it. Let me worry about it. In the meantime, please calm down
before you have a heart attack.
[crowd cheering]
You wanted to challenge me for the Intercontinental Championship?
No one's here to interrupt you. No one's here to get in your business.
Anytime, anyplace, name it.
How about me and you at Money in the Bank?
[crowd cheering]
Hey, Adam.
You tell Bron Breakker he's got his match.
[crowd cheering]
At Money in the Bank,
Sami Zayn, Bron Breakker, for the Intercontinental Title
is official.
[crowd cheering]
I'm gonna destroy you.
[Cole] Good luck, Sami. And happy birthday to our general manager, Adam Pearce.
[Miz] Did you just wish him a happy birthday?
Sami Zayn has a match against Bron Breakker
for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Cole] Before we get there, let's remind everyone, Money in the Bank
is powered by Prime Hydration. Hydrate with Prime X.
Gather codes,
complete your treasure map on drinkprime.com,
and you might just claim one million dollars.
Drink Prime.
Meanwhile, this woman would love to claim the Money in the Bank briefcase.
The contract inside.
But she's got to qualify for the match first.
Lyra Valkyria, set for action!
["Voyager" playing]
[announcer] Next, representing Damage CTRL,
from Yamaguchi, Japan,
Kairi Sane!
[Cole] Triple Threat rules in this match-up tonight.
First woman to gain pinfall or submission will qualify,
will have one of the six spots in the Women's Money in the Bank
Contract Ladder Match a week from Saturday in Toronto.
Will it be Lyra Valkyria? Will it be Kairi Sane?
Or, perhaps, the third woman in this match-up
who also happens to be a former NXT Women's Champion
like Lyra and Kairi Sane, as well.
We're gonna talk all about what Money in the Bank means
with a man who's had the opportunity to hold the contract twice.
He's on commentary with me tonight, The Miz.
[Miz] Not only hold it, but cash it in, and change the course of my entire career.
That's the importance of this match right here, right now.
["Limb by Limb" playing]
[announcer] And their opponent,
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
Shayna Baszler!
[Cole] So, a lot to talk about in this match-up.
First, Shayna Baszler and Kairi Sane, long history together.
They met in the finals of the Mae Young Classic many years ago,
battled over the NXT Women's Championship, as well.
Lyra Valkyria, meanwhile, is also a former NXT Women's Champion.
She took the title last year from Becky Lynch.
Three very talented competitors in this match.
[Miz] And Becky Lynch was at the top of her game in WWE,
and she was able to defeat her, which is incredible, which is…
[Cole] Unprecedented, in many ways, at the NXT level.
So, here we go. Triple Threat Match underway.
You see the briefcase hanging above the ring.
You win a Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match
by climbing the ladder, retrieving the briefcase.
Now, inside is a contract you can cash in anytime you want
for a World Championship opportunity.
The Miz did it twice. And you mentioned, Miz, it changes your entire career.
Cover! And a kick-out.
[Miz] I won the Money in the Bank Ladder Match. Everyone said I'd cash in,
and I was going to lose that cash-in.
But you have to find a strategic spot
to actually put into that Money in the Bank ladder.
And I did that, found it on Randy Orton.
-And here, we got a pin. -[Cole] Cover by Baszler.
And Kairi Sane kicks out at two.
And once I cashed in that Money in the Bank…
[both] It changed everything.
[Miz] I was in the main event of WrestleMania XXVII, selling out.
Being the main event was incredible. I've been able to hold the title.
The only time I've ever been able to hold the WWE Championship.
[Cole] Ooh. Look at this. Pinning combination by Valkyria.
And Kairi Sane breaks things up.
[Cole] As a two-time WWE Champion, cashed in the contract to win--
[Miz] Only time I was able to win those titles
was with the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
[Cole] And look at this now. Look at this move by Kairi Sane.
Now, for Kairi Sane, of course, part of the Damage CTRL,
IYO SKY last week told Damage CTRL
"It's time to change things.
It is time to get more aggressive. It is time to take over WWE!"
And Kairi Sane tried to do that! IYO SKY's already qualified.
Can Kairi Sane join her? Live on Monday Night Raw!
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
-[Miz] Oh, my God! -[Cole] Shayna Baszler
dropped on the back of her neck.
Kairi Sane has taken over this Triple Threat Match.
Lyra Valkyria also involved.
The winner will qualify for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match
a week from Saturday in Toronto.
[Miz] What an incredible… I don't think…
In my 20 years of WWE, I don't think I've seen anything like that.
[Cole] Lyra Valkyria now, up to the top rope.
Would love to qualify.
Already, IYO SKY of Damage CTRL
and Chelsea Green from Friday Night SmackDown have qualified
for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
And here's Lyra Valkyria looking to put Kairi Sane away!
Cover! Hook of the leg now, for the win!
Sane able to to kick out at two!
And, now, Shayna Baszler back into the mix.
100% of the time, in the women's division,
if you cash in the Money in the Bank contract,
you win a World Championship.
A guaranteed…
Oh! A nice suplex.
Hook of the leg, now, by Baszler. Two-count kick-out by Valkyria.
And, now, Damage CTRL's Kairi Sane.
Again, her partner, IYO SKY, has already qualified.
Miz, IYO SKY looking to become just the second person
in Money in the Bank history to win back-to-back
Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Matches.
[Miz] And if you put two people that are on the same page
inside a Money in the Bank Ladder Match, that is definitely an advantage.
So, Kairi's gotta do this… The greatest elbow of all time! No!
[Cole] InSane Elbow, blocked by Shayna Baszler.
And Baszler, now, looking for the Kirifuda Clutch
to try to get Kairi Sane to tap out.
Valkyria, now, from behind, rolling up Baszler.
Kick-out at two.
CM Punk, the only person in history
to win back-to-back Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Matches.
Valkyria with a kick to Baszler,
-stunned and dropping to the mat. -[Miz] Falls flat!
[Cole] Missed with a step-up enzuigiri.
Kairi Sane, though, not able to counter.
-And, now, Valkyria… -[Miz] Uh-oh.
-Gut wrench! Is it enough to put her out? -[referee] One, two…
Baszler's gotta break things up now.
Falls into the cover on Valkyria for the win.
And a kick-out by Lyra.
Incredible action in this Triple Threat Match
where the first person to gain pinfall or submission
will qualify for Money in the Bank.
[Miz] They know what it means. This crowd knows what it means.
This crowd is obviously ready to go.
They're ready to see who will advance to the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Bang! Look at this!
[Cole] Running knee by Shayna Baszler.
-Almost handed her the victory. -[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Cole] Indeed, this is awesome. High stakes,
to qualify for one of the six spots
in the women's Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
-[Miz] Ooh! [laughs] -[Cole] Sane with a wicked backhand.
Come on!
[Cole] Kairi went for the InSane Elbow earlier.
Shayna Baszler able to counter yet again.
The Queen of Spades, long history with Sane.
[Miz] Triple Threats are so hard because you gotta have
your head on a swivel at all times.
[Cole] And Valkyria, now, lifting Baszler up.
Shayna Baszler looking to counter into a Kirifuda Clutch again.
Valkyria, remember, ropes won't break the submission.
Will Lyra tap out to Shayna Baszler?
-Lyra able to roll through now. Kairi-- -[Miz] Oh!
[Cole] InSane Elbow! Lyra Valkyria…
-with Nightwing! -[Miz] Boom! Here we go!
-[Cole] The Nightwing by Lyra! -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Miz] Congratulations, Lyra!
-["Triumph" playing] -[announcer] Here is your winner,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Cole] It has been an incredible couple of months
since joining Monday Night Raw for that young woman, Lyra Valkyria.
And, tonight, she qualifies for Money in the Bank.
Three of the six slots have been filled.
IYO SKY, Lyra Valkyria, Chelsea Green.
Who else will join these three at Money in the Bank?
[crowd cheering]
You know I deserve to be in that match after what happened at WrestleMania
-and Clash of the Castle. -What're you talking about?
-I should automatically be in. -Automatically?
Everybody has to qualify, especially the guy that quit last week.
You know, I quit, but I didn't actually quit.
Someone needs to be the good guy here.
-So, you didn't mean what you said? -No.
Well, I mean exactly what I'm about to say and I don't think you deserve it.
All you've done is disrupt things all week on both shows.
I don't deserve it?
Did I deserve for CM Punk to take a shirt
from one of your officials to screw me over in Scotland?
-Come on. -Does Seth Rollins deserve a title match
when I beat him at WrestleMania and has been gone for three months?
Tell you what, I believe in you.
I believe you're gonna do the right thing.
'Cause if you don't,
you're gonna find out the meaning of disruption.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, speaking of people that disrupt things,
the Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan,
has been disrupting life as The Judgment Day knows it.
Liv Morgan making her way out to the arena here tonight, Miz.
[Miz] What does she have in store for us and The Judgment Day,
"Dirty" Dom, whoever?
-Let's go! -[Cole] Wonder if Dom's called Rhea yet.
-[Miz] Or has she called him? -["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Women's World Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] A very proud…
Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan.
[Miz] Yeah, the revenge tour is going pretty good.
-Very successful. -[Cole] I'd say.
One thing I've noticed about Dominik, though, lately,
he's been reposting things that Liv has been sending out about him.
[Miz] That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life.
-Why would you do that to yourself? -[Cole] Liv's here, live, next.
-["Liv Gone Mad" continues playing] -[crowd cheering]
After decades of entertaining fans and venues all around the world,
WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and the Royal Rumble
have gone from jam-packed arenas
to massive stadium spectacles.
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
Today, we're thrilled to announce that all three WWE mega events…
are rolling through Indy.
In partnership with the Indiana Sports Corp,
Royal Rumble, SummerSlam, and WrestleMania
are all making stops at the iconic Lucas Oil Stadium.
Tell 'em, Pat.
Oh, holy hell! The Holy Trinity of wrestling
is going down in beautiful Indianapolis.
Lucas Oil Stadium has hosted the Super Bowl, check.
The college football national championship, check.
The college basketball national championship, check.
Olympic trials, check.
And, of course, an anvil smasher too, double check!
It all kicks off Saturday, February 1st, with the Royal Rumble!
And I, for one, am zeeked up!
So, WWE Universe, I've got one question for you,
are you ready?
[Cole] And they are, indeed, ready.
Over 12,000 jam packed tonight here in Indianapolis.
Michael Cole joined by one half of the Tag Team Champions, The Miz.
Pat McAfee could not be with us tonight.
We have extra security here, as well, flanking us at ringside
because of the situation with The Wyatt Sicks.
We'll talk all about that in just a bit.
But let's talk about the gift
that Indianapolis received today from the WWE.
It made headlines around the globe.
It's a first-of-its-kind partnership
that, again, will bring WWE's three largest stadium events,
WrestleMania, SummerSlam, and the Royal Rumble
to here in Indianapolis.
It all kicks off February 1st of next year.
Lucas Oil Stadium, unbelievable facility,
saw lots of football games there, great place to be,
will host the Royal Rumble on February 1st.
Meanwhile, we got a star in the house behind me with The Miz!
A star, a superstar, two-time All-Star
at the Indiana Pacers, the Eastern Conference,
Tyrese Haliburton is here!
And who are you… Oh, he's talking to Logan Paul,
United States Champion. Are we…
All right. All right.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] I didn't know Tyrese and Logan were buddies.
And, by the way, I've got issues with him.
I'm a Knicks fan.
[Miz] Boo-hoo, Cole.
[Cole] Nonetheless, our champ is in the ring. Liv Morgan.
Oh, Dominik.
[crowd booing]
Since I couldn't seem to catch you backstage,
I thought I'd come all the way out here to get your attention.
I hope you really, really, really, really like the gifts I gave you.
But I hope you like that text I sent you even more.
[laughs]
I know. I know you're playing hard-to-get right now,
and I'm okay with that.
But once you're honest with yourself,
and realize that this is what you really want,
I promise that I have so much more in store for you. [giggles]
Rhea's never gotten you any gifts, has she?
Rhea's never cared about you the way that I do.
So, Daddy Dom, will you pretty, pretty please come out here?
You can thank me for the gifts, and I promise to give you
one more right here, right now, in front of all these people.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Zelina Vega ♪
[Cole] Well, obviously not Dominik.
I got a gift for everyone here tonight.
And that is shutting you the hell up.
[crowd cheering]
You see, I don't really know why you're so obsessed
with Rhea Ripley's sloppy seconds and Dominik Mysterio.
-[crowd exclaiming] -[Cole laughing]
But that's actually not why I'm out here tonight.
I'm out here to talk about something that you've clearly forgotten about.
So, while you're running around here, chasing Dirty D…
I'm out here chasing the WWE Women's World Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, Zelina. Oh, my goodness. I haven't forgotten about my title.
This is the most important thing in my life.
I took out Rhea Ripley for this championship.
[crowd booing]
I put Becky Lynch into early retirement for this championship.
So, there's nothing that means more to me than this.
Yeah, except, Liv, it seems like you're all about having fun.
And that fun seems to be all that you're worried about.
What's wrong with having a little fun now and then?
[in mocking tone] What's wrong… [in normal tone] Well, I'll tell you.
[laughs sarcastically]
You schemed for those opportunities,
and I starved for mine.
Which means that my "why" will always top your libido.
-[laughing] That's not true, though. -[Zelina Vega] Still talking.
So, you know what actually does sound fun to me?
How about you put that title on the line, huh?
How's that sound, everyone?
-[crowd cheering] -Liv Morgan versus Zelina Vega
for the WWE Women's World Championship
right here in Indianapolis!
[crowd cheering]
Yeah, I'd love to. But I'm kind of in middle of something right now.
So, next week. Okay. Bye.
-Oh, Dominik. -I'm actually not waiting for next week.
-Try me. Let's do this tonight. -["It Is My Time" playing]
[Miz] Worst timing ever.
[Cole] Well, this is gonna be something.
[crowd booing]
Zelina…
Daddy Dom, did you like the gifts I got you?
I know you like the gifts I got you.
-Yes, I got the gifts. -[crowd continues booing]
-No, I did not like them. -[booing continues]
But I know you loved that text I sent you, right?
Let me get this for you. [laughs]
Come on.
[crowd catcalling]
[Zelina Vega] Uh-uh. Uh-uh. What is going on here?
-[crowd] [chanting] Sloppy seconds! -[gagging]
[chanting continues]
I don't care.
You know, Liv, if you were too afraid to fight,
you didn't have to bring your man out here to get in the way.
-I'm not her man. -[crowd booing]
Zelina…
[booing continues]
-If you're going to fight… -[booing intensifies]
…for the Women's World Championship--
[booing continues]
-I want to help. -[crowd booing]
Wait, this is rich. I wanna hear this. What?
-I said, I wanna-- -[crowd continues booing]
I know you and Mami have had your differences.
-Understatement of the year. -¡Déjenme hablar!
[Cole laughs]
Guys, let Daddy Dom speak!
I know you and Mami have had your differences.
[crowd continues booing]
But I'd rather see anyone but her with that title.
Uh-uh. No, no, no, no, no.
See, if I wanted to hear anything out of you,
I would have tossed the coin in your begging bowl, first off.
[Cole laughs]
Secondly, I don't need your help, okay?
And I don't want you anywhere near my ma--
[Miz] Oh!
[Cole] And Liv attacking Zelina from behind!
And Zelina turning things around.
Liv Morgan taking advantage of the apparent distraction.
And, now, Rey Mysterio out.
And, well, Zelina Vega of course,
protégé to Rey Mysterio.
And the LWO and Rey coming out here to cool things down.
-Oh, come on! -[Miz] Get out of here! That's your dad!
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] Sloppy seconds! Sloppy seconds!
[Cole] That was…
That was wild. I mean, Liv Morgan attacking Zelina from behind.
Rey Mysterio coming to Zelina's aid. And, then, Dominik…
knocking his dad down again.
Well, meanwhile, let's switch gears now and head back to Cathy Kelley.
Yeah. Thanks so much, Cole.
I'm still outside of Chad Gable's locker room,
and can confirm that medical personnel have been inside to evaluate him.
Also inside, Raw general manager, Adam Pearce,
who has been a very busy man this evening,
-answering questions from Superstars… -[Pearce] Thank you. I appreciate it.
Excuse me, Adam.
I was hoping that you could provide an update on Chad Gable's condition.
Well, I mean, obviously, Cathy, he's shaken up.
I think any of us would be after what happened last week.
But I can tell you in good news that he is medically cleared to compete tonight
and focused on that Triple Threat qualifier for the Money in the Bank.
Well, has he provided any further details
into that gruesome attack and his mental state?
I mean, honestly, I don't think that's my story to tell.
And, frankly, I'm not sure he's in a position to tell that just yet.
I do know he's focused on tonight.
-Thank you so much. -You're welcome.
I'm gonna send it back to ringside.
Hey, Miz, my question for you is this,
do you believe our general manager, Adam Pearce, should allow Chad Gable
to go through with this match tonight after what he went through last week?
If Chad Gable wants to do it and wants to fight,
-he's gotta let him. -Triple Threat Match to qualify
for the Money in the Bank later on tonight.
Well, last week on Monday Night Raw, we kicked off the show
with the return of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
The first time seeing Seth since WrestleMania.
-["Won't Back Down" playing] -[crowd singing "Visionary"]
♪ My world has fallen ♪
♪ I'm fallin' to my knees ♪
♪ Oh, yeah And now I feel my hands trembling ♪
♪ Oh, Lord Ain't no promise I'll breathe again ♪
♪ But I won't back down ♪
[Rollins] Since I was four years old, as long as I can remember,
this has been everything I've ever dreamed of.
It has given me a life beyond my wildest dreams.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins is once-in-a-generation
because I made myself that way!
You will often sacrifice your own well-being
for the good of something you love.
♪ Falling ♪
♪ I'm falling to my knees ♪
♪ Oh, yeah ♪
♪ And now I feel my hands trembling ♪
♪ Oh, Lord Ain't no promise I'll breathe again ♪
♪ But I won't back down ♪
♪ And when my hands get cold ♪
♪ And I'm on my own ♪
♪ Through the dark I crawl ♪
♪ And when my bones feel weak ♪
♪ I will keep running ♪
♪ Through the fire ♪
♪ I won't back down ♪
[Rollins] I'm gonna cut to the chase.
I'm back for one reason,
the World Heavyweight Championship!
[Damian Priest] At Money in the Bank, how about Seth "Freakin" Rollins
versus Damian "El Campeon" Priest for the World Title?
Well, if it's that simple, then I accept your challenge.
[crowd cheering]
♪ And now I feel my hands trembling ♪
♪ Oh, Lord Ain't no promise I'll breathe again ♪
♪ But I won't back down ♪
[Cole] And it is now official. It will take place a week from Saturday, Toronto,
at the Money in the Bank premium live event.
Damian Priest puts the World Heavyweight Championship on the line
against the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
next Saturday, Money in the Bank!
Now, listen. Pat is not here tonight. I'm not gonna do this justice,
but I'll try.
-["Monster Of All Monsters" playing] -Here comes one big SOB,
Braun Strowman!
[Miz] That was terrible. That was not like Pat McAfee,
-at all! -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a men's Money in the Bank
Triple Threat qualifying match!
Introducing first,
weighing in at 385 pounds,
-Braun Strowman! -[explosion]
[Miz] That is how it's done, Michael Cole.
[Cole] A man who once held the Money in the Bank contract.
Interesting story, what happened there.
We'll get into it as this match-up gets underway.
It is a Triple Threat Match to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Strowman, Bronson Reed and…
Well, what state will Chad Gable be in?
We find out live, next on Monday Night Raw.
["Monster Of All Monsters" continues playing]
-Liv, leave me alone! -Dominik, please!
-Will you leave me alone? -Please, please, please?
Dom, I just wanna say, thank you for being my hero.
Your hero?
Yeah, you saved me from your deadbeat dad out there.
Now I know you want this just as bad as I do.
No, I just don't like him. He's a deadbeat.
Well, thank you so much.
Thank you.
-[R-Truth] Hey. -Hi.
Was that Dominik Mysterio you was talking to?
[Liv Morgan] Mmm-hmm.
Whoever it was, looked like he was being a reluctant hero.
-[Liv Morgan sighs] -But those are the best kind, aren't they?
[chuckles] They sure are.
I always have a soft spot for Dominik.
Wouldn't it be nice to do something for a hero like that?
You have no idea.
I love it when love's in the air.
Dominik Mysterio playing hard-to-get, huh?
They sure are, but, um, Truth,
I think I know how I can do something nice for Dom and his friends.
I think that I can go and get Dom a match against his deadbeat dad next week.
But maybe, tonight, I can get his friends, JD and Finn,
a match for the Tag Team Titles?
Do you think you can help me with that?
I used to be cool with Finn.
But JD? I ain't never liked him!
He's never been in Judgment Day, and he has a freakishly large head.
He does. He does.
But I know that they would love a match with the best tag team in the world.
I'm actually one half of the WWE Tag Team Champions.
-You are. -I can make that out.
[gasps] Truth, can you please, please, please, please?
-Yeah, I can do that. -[gasps] Oh, my gosh, you're the best!
You got it, why not?
Just… just make sure that you go and get this approved by Adam, okay?
-You got it. You got it. -[Liv Morgan] Thank you so much!
I always liked Carmella.
I love love.
[Cole laughing]
Why are you laughing? It's not funny.
Because he may have to defend--
He does not like… He does not like Judgment Day!
Why would he give them… I have to go find Pearce before Truth!
Where are you going? Who…
Who's gonna work with me?
Oh, my goodness.
Well, Miz is running back to try to prevent Truth
from putting the Tag Team titles on the line.
Meanwhile, Braun Strowman is set to try to qualify
for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
And yes, folks. I'm alone.
["Battle Tested" playing]
[announcer] Next, from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] Obviously, two massive men in this Triple Threat Match
to try to qualify for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Strowman goes 6'8, 385 pounds.
"Big" Bronson Reed weighs in at 330 pounds.
Reed has never been in a Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Braun Strowman won back in 2018.
He announced he would cash in ahead of time,
inside Hell in a Cell against Roman Reigns.
The match-up ended up being a no-contest
because Strowman lost his opportunity that night.
One of the reasons the cash-in is just that 80%
when it comes to the men's division.
["Shoooosh" playing]
[announcer] And their opponent, representing Alpha Academy,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 202 pounds,
Chad Gable!
[music fades out]
Do you believe in miracles?
[crowd] No!
Because the rumors of my demise were greatly exaggerated.
Now, sure, I was left bloodied.
-I was left bludgeoned. -[crowd] What?
I was left for dead by a bunch of monsters last week.
-[crowd] What? -There's just one problem.
-[crowd] What? -Chad Gable cannot be killed!
[crowd] What?
-Chad Gable lives! -[crowd] What?
And in an act of true bravery, I've decided to come down here tonight
-and face two more monsters. -[crowd] What?
Much like last week, I will persevere.
I'll go on to Money in the Bank,
climb the ladder, win the briefcase,
and call myself Master in the Bank.
[crowd] What?
[Cole] Well, interesting challenge for Gable tonight.
Not only the fact that he has to face Reed and Strowman
in this Triple Threat Match, but how does he react mentally?
He seemed a bit nervous as he was walking down the aisle to the ring,
obviously, looking around the arena, concerned that The Wyatt Sicks group
-could show up at any time here tonight. -[bell rings]
So, we're underway. Triple Threat rules.
First man to gain pinfall or submission will win and qualify
for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
And Gable going right after Bronson Reed to start this match-up.
Not sure how wise this strategy is.
Already… Oh, goodness.
Already qualifying for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match,
"Main Event" Jey Uso, who did it last week here on Monday Night Raw.
Carmelo Hayes, and Andrade surprised the field,
winning their matches this past Friday on SmackDown.
So, three of the six spots are set.
-[crowd cheering] -[Strowman shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] And, now, the two monsters will square off.
Strowman and Reed, over 700 pounds in the ring.
And Reed with a side headlock on Braun Strowman.
Bronson Reed ducks underneath the big clothesline by Strowman,
and a shoulder tackle of his own drives Strowman back into the ropes.
Gets hung up. Reed tried to take advantage,
and Strowman exploded out of the ropes.
And, now, Braun Strowman, sent over the top rope by Bronson Reed.
And back into the ring, Chad Gable.
Former US Olympian looking for a German suplex on the 330-pounder,
and to no avail.
And now the power of "Big" Bronson Reed sends Gable into Strowman!
Oh, my goodness, this is gonna be bad!
Reed, suicide dive, taking everybody out!
Who's gonna qualify for Money in the Bank?
[panting, screaming]
[Cole] All right, this is a Triple Threat Match
to determine who's going to qualify for the Money in the Bank
Contract Ladder Match a week from Saturday in Toronto.
Braun Strowman and Chad Gable in one corner. And "Big" Bronson Reed
comes storming across the ring to take out Strowman.
And, now, Chad Gable.
We were told on Friday by our general manager
Gable would compete tonight despite being attacked
by that group last week on Monday Night Raw.
And Gable vowing that he will miraculously,
somehow, win this match tonight. And Gable taking it to the big man.
Reed just ran through Gable into Strowman.
And, now, a big splash in the corner to Chad Gable.
[Cole] Gable runs into a boot by Strowman.
And, now, the big men are gonna collide!
Big shoulder block by Strowman. Down goes Reed.
Big boot to Gable,
and the former Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner, Braun Strowman,
is dominating this Triple Threat right now.
Gable bieled into Reed across the ring!
[crowd cheering]
One more time. Look at the power and the strength
of the man that Pat McAfee calls "One Big SOB," Braun Strowman,
who's going to put the freight train on the tracks.
Oh!
And, now, down goes Reed!
Braun Strowman wiping out everybody!
Trying to join Jey Uso, and Carmelo Hayes, and Andrade…
[crowd cheering loudly]
…in qualifying for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
-[Strowman yells] -Shoulder to the post for Strowman!
Chad Gable from behind!
Look at the power! German suplex!
Cover on Reed, who kicks out at two!
Absolutely incredible by Chad Gable, who thought he had put Reed away.
And, now, Gable climbing up to the top rope,
looking for his patented moonsault.
Braun Strowman making sure it doesn't happen.
And dragging Reed out of the ring.
No count-outs, no disqualifications, Triple Threat rules.
And Strowman with a powerslam to Reed!
And, suddenly, Strowman looks unstoppable here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
Strowman, who knocked off Chad Gable last week.
Oh, look at… And it's a no-disqualifications.
And this is The Judgment Day.
The Judgment Day, who Damian Priest told earlier,
"You need to solve this Braun Strowman problem!"
And The Judgment day coming out to try to take out Strowman.
Strowman dealing with The Judgment Day in the entrance way.
Bálor takes out Strowman at the knee!
Now, the assault by The Judgment Day
on The Monster of All Monsters.
Strowman being beaten down and mugged by Judgment Day.
And, again, the official can do nothing about it. There's no disqualifications!
And, meanwhile, Bronson Reed in trouble in the ring.
Chad Gable trying to recover, trying to climb up to the top rope.
Can he somehow hit the moonsault to Reed?
He does! Cover by Gable!
-Gable wins! Somehow, Gable wins! -[bell rings]
-["Shoooosh" playing] -[announcer] Here is your winner,
Chad Gable!
[Cole] Well, believe it or not, shockingly,
Chad Gable is one step closer
to, as he said earlier, Master in the Bank.
The Judgment Day made good on the promise
to take care of the Braun Strowman problem,
and allowed Chad Gable to hit a picturesque moonsault to Bronson Reed.
Chad Gable, with this move, pulls off the unthinkable tonight.
He wins the Triple Threat Match to qualify
for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match
with Jey Uso, and Carmelo Hayes, and Andrade.
Two spots remain for an opportunity to make history
-a week from-- -[electricity buzzing]
[crowd cheering]
-[monotone piano tune playing] -[cheering intensifies]
[cheering loudly]
[Cole] Holy…
[monotone tune continues]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] You know, ladies and gentlemen, moments ago,
Chad Gable miraculously won his Money in the Bank qualifying match.
And, then, this happened.
[monotone piano tune playing]
Our security at ringside had been laid out.
And, then, this…
this Carrie-looking thing
wandered over to the announce desk,
and handed this box to me.
And thank goodness we have new security out here.
And it's addressed to Pat McAfee, who's not here tonight,
but it does say to open.
-[crowd chanting] Open it! Open it! -So, let's see if I can…
do this or not, but…
This is a…
For you kids at home, this is… this is a VHS.
We haven't seen these things in 25 years, but it says, "Play me."
So, I'm gonna have to try to get this out to the production truck
and see if we've got some old VHS or something lying around.
Julie, if you could run that out to me, and find out what that is.
But this is the… this is the damnedest thing I've ever we've been a part of.
My God.
-Oh, God. Otis, I'm so glad to see you. -[crowd cheering]
So good to see you. Is the rest of the crew in there?
I've been meaning to talk to all of you, okay?
Guys…
[sighs] Oh, it's so good to see you guys. It's so good.
Look, after what happened last week,
I swear, my life flashed before my eyes, all right?
It was a scary thing, but when that happened,
all I could see was… was you three,
my family.
Look, it takes a big man to admit when he's wrong, okay?
The last two months, they've been rough on all of us.
And I know I may have even stepped over the line once or twice.
I'll admit that. So, I'm here, from the bottom of my heart, to say,
truly, I'm sorry.
But that's what families do.
Families fight, but families stick together.
Right, Otis?
Family does. But if anybody hurts any of them,
isn't family.
I'm sorry what happened to you, but I meant what I said.
We're done.
[crowd cheering]
Look, Chad, you put us all through a lot.
But you really hurt Otis. He looked up to you.
-[door closes] -You were his big brother.
But for what it's worth, we're really glad you're okay.
What happened to you must have been terrifying.
I think Otis just needs some time.
Let me try and talk to him.
We're really happy you're okay.
[door shuts]
-Hey, Chad, you good, man? -Yeah, are you all right?
-Yeah. What's up? -[crowd cheering]
No! No, I'm not all right!
I need help.
[Cole] He needs a lot of help, in many ways.
["The Depths" playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following is a Tag Team Match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn!
[Cole] Find it interesting, Chad Gable needs help now,
and he goes running back to The Alpha Academy.
Meanwhile, the new Women's Tag Team Champions, Fyre and Dawn,
set for action here tonight.
They won a Triple Threat Match
in Glasgow, Scotland, at Clash at the Castle.
Both these women brought up in the Glasgow area,
winning in front of their hometown crowd.
["The Depths" continues playing]
They vow to keep these Tag Team titles for a long time.
["Party All The Time" playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, the team of Kayden Carter
and Katana Chance!
[Cole] And a big chance for Carter and Chance here tonight
to knock off the Tag Champs.
Perhaps, you earn a future Tag Team Championship opportunity.
Chance and Carter were former WWE Tag Team Champions
before losing to The Kabuki Warriors.
They were the longest-reigning NXT Tag Team Champions of all time,
and hope to fight themselves back into
Tag Team Championship contention here tonight.
So, an important match-up on what has been a very eventful
Monday Night Raw thus far.
["Party All The Time" continues playing]
The party girls, they call themselves, Carter and Chance.
Unorthodox offensive style, tremendous double team action,
against a team that's been together for a very long time, in Fyre and Dawn.
And this will be Alba Fyre starting things off against Kayden Carter
in this Tag Team match-up.
Fyre, a former NXT UK Women's Champion,
and wanted me to remind everyone that she held that championship for 649 days.
And Carter with a kick right to the face,
throws Isla Dawn into the ring.
And, now, Kayden Carter, who likes to fly.
A big baseball slide takes out the Tag Team Champions.
[crowd cheering]
And, now, the double team, as I mentioned earlier,
by the former Tag Champs, Chance and Carter.
-In control! -That's right! You guys like that?
[Cole] Can they earn themselves a Tag Team Championship opportunity?
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
12,269 on hand in Indianapolis tonight.
This is a match-up between the Tag Champs, Fyre and Dawn,
and former champs, Chance and Carter.
And Alba Fyre making it to the bottom rope to force the break.
Kayden Carter had her in a submission hold.
Chance and Carter pick up a win tonight, could earn themselves
a future Tag Team Championship opportunity.
I'm Michael Cole. Pat McAfee could not be a part of the show tonight.
Miz was out here until he found out that R-Truth
was trying to get a Tag Team Championship Match set up against The Judgment Day.
I'm out here solo.
Fyre and Dawn, double team now on Carter.
And… Oh, great move!
Now, Carter needs to try to make a tag.
Problem is, her partner, Katana Chance, was taken out of the action.
Carter now, kick to the face. And Kayden Carter, starting to rule.
Chance has found her way back up to the apron.
Tag made. Double team coming!
And look at this. Tremendous! Cover!
They're trying to take out the Tag Team Champions!
And Alba Fyre breaking things up.
And, now, sent out of the ring is Alba Fyre.
-[Katana] You guys ready? -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And, again, looking to pick up the win here.
Oh, had to roll through.
Roll-up for the victory. Shoulders down! And a kick-out by Dawn.
Ooh! Moments ago, Carter and Chance hitting the Keg Stand.
Thought they were gonna put the Tag Champs away.
But, now, Fyre and Dawn have climbed back into this match-up.
Double team coming. We've seen them use this in the past.
It's a variation of the Gory Bomb and a Russian leg sweep.
And Fyre into the cover, and a victory for the Tag Team Champions.
[announcer] Here are your winners,
the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
-Isla Dawn and Alba-- -[Cole] And look who's here!
It is Damage CTRL!
IYO SKY, and Kairi Sane, and Dakota Kai…
attacking the Tag Team Champions!
And, also, Carter and Chance.
[Cole] IYO SKY made it very plain last week,
it's time for a change.
It's time for Damage CTRL to take over again.
And the Over the Moonsault by IYO SKY to both Tag Team Champions!
And Damage CTRL well on their way to again making another statement.
And again, perhaps, taking over
the women's division here on Monday Night Raw.
["Still The Baddest" playing]
Hi, Damian.
Bye, Damian.
Dom, I hope you just ended things.
No lo puedo creer.
What are you doing here? I thought you'd gone home already.
-[crowd exclaiming] -[scoffs]
I came back to grab my title because I'm gonna go address Seth.
Don't tell me that didn't look sketchy just now.
You're gonna start accusing me of things again? You need to relax.
Liv was in here to tell us
that she got Dom a match with Rey Mysterio next week, huh?
-Oh, is that right? -Yeah. And not only that.
Wait till you hear this. She got me and JD
a World Tag Team Title shot tonight!
-She didn't. -She did.
Now, I know it's not ideal, but a title shot is a title shot,
and I will take what I can get.
This Liv,
she seems a bit too good to be true for me.
[scoffs] Yeah. "Too good to be true" sounds about right.
Look, man, I'm gonna go handle my business…
but good luck with your title match.
-Cheers, mate. -Yeah.
-Truth. -[R-Truth] Yo!
Truth…
Please tell me you didn't talk to Adam Pearce.
Oh, I did. It's official.
Dawg, why aren't you in gear? We gotta get to the Gorilla.
Have you not been paying attention? I've been on commentary for the past hour!
My bad. No, I wasn't.
Dawg, I did it for love.
-What? -Liv and Dom.
Oh, it's a classic rom-com.
When Harry Met Sally… Sleepless in Seattle.
-Shrek? -I don't care about Liv and Dom!
This is about me! This is about us!
Miz, I love you…
but only as a friend.
♪ All rise ♪
[Cole] So, a Tag Team Championship Match slated later on tonight.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
This man here has got a lot of problems keeping The Judgment Day together.
[explosion]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the World Heavyweight Champion,
The Judgment Day's El Campeon,
Damian Priest!
[Cole] Indeed, the World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest,
who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract at WrestleMania
on Drew McIntyre to win the title.
His latest title defense comes our way
a week from Saturday in Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
as part of the Money in the Bank premium live event.
Damian Priest will take on the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion,
the man who lost to Drew McIntyre back at WrestleMania,
the man who wants his title back, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Priest-Rollins, for the world title, a week from Saturday,
Money in the Bank!
["Rise For The Night" continues playing]
Priest with successful title defenses against "Main Event" Jey Uso,
and then, of course, the controversial victory at Clash at the Castle
over Drew McIntyre,
when CM Punk cost McIntyre the Championship
and has sent McIntyre off the deep end.
McIntyre kicking off Raw tonight to brag about his punishment
to CM Punk this past Friday.
[crowd cheering]
We all saw that Seth video.
Tremendo video, me encantó.
I have to admit that was humbling and inspiring.
Real talk.
I understand why Seth said that he sees a version of himself in me.
I get it.
We're somebody who could be in a group
and stand out as a leader, while elevating everybody around us.
I get it.
We're somebody who come out to this ring,
and stand here as champion, representing Monday Night Raw,
while always rising to the occasion.
I get it. I get it.
I get what he sees in me.
And I'll tell you what, I know what I see in Seth.
I see a man…
that I do not want to become.
[crowd booing]
No, no, no, no! Let me break it down. Let me break it down.
I don't wanna stand in this ring and see my successor,
and see somebody who's bigger, stronger, better…
No. No, no, no, don't get me wrong. Seth is great.
He's awesome.
Pero yo soy el campeón mundial.
And as long as I remain the World Heavyweight Champion,
I'm sorry, Seth,
but you will never see the mountaintop again.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd vocalizing to "Visionary"]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd resumes vocalizing]
Better than that? No way! It doesn't get better than that.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd resumes vocalizing]
[crowd cheering]
Indianapolis!
[crowd cheering]
Oh, we are partying in Indy today!
[crowd cheering]
I'll tell you why. Because Royal Rumble 2025 is coming your way!
[crowd cheering]
But that's in February. Tonight's Monday,
which means, you know it, Priest. It's still my show.
-It's Monday Night… -[crowd] Rollins!
[crowd vocalizing to "Visionary"]
You know, you say, "All rise for El Campeon."
I say, "All sing for Seth 'Freakin Rollins."
-[laughs] -[crowd cheering]
But here's the deal, man. You wanna come out here,
you wanna run your mouth about me?
Is that the deal?
-[Damian Priest] I wasn't running nothing. -Oh, yeah. No, no, no!
Let me get this straight. Let me get this straight.
You say that, as long as you're World Heavyweight Champion,
I'm never gonna get that back? That's basically what you said, right?
-Yeah, that's about right. -Ooh.
[laughs]
That's bold, Priest. That's bold. But… [winces]
the problem is, man,
I don't believe you.
[crowd cheering]
I don't believe in that confidence. I think that's a false bravado.
I don't know if you even believe
the bullcrap that's coming out of your mouth.
Indianapolis, I gotta ask y'all, do y'all believe the bullcrap
that's coming out of Damian Priest's mouth?
[crowd jeering]
[crowd chanting]
No, no. We don't buy you, man. And I'll tell you why. I'll tell you why.
No, let me spell it out for you.
I'll tell you why we don't buy you
as the man, as the mountaintop.
Because your actions and your words, they don't line up.
You say all the right things, you say all the right things.
You say you don't want anybody's help
when it comes to that World Heavyweight Championship.
However, in both your title defenses,
it appeared very obvious to all of us that you needed that help.
If it wasn't for The Judgment Day,
if it wasn't for CM Punk, you wouldn't be standing here,
World Heavyweight Champion right now.
[crowd jeering]
I get it. I get that opinion, Seth.
I get where you're coming from. And you're right,
I didn't ask for nobody's help.
But people got involved.
Look…
real talk…
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
I'm the World Champ.
And, Seth, look,
I didn't ask for help, and I can't change what happened.
But what I can do is, I can stand here in the present.
I can look at you holding the World Title.
All the while, you look at me representing the past…
holding a whole lot of nothing.
For now.
Look, I didn't come out here to run you down.
As a matter of fact, that's not what I came out here for at all.
I got a lot of respect for you. I do
But I'll tell you what I don't appreciate.
I don't appreciate being one-upped.
Last week, I make my way out here,
and you one-up me by challenging me to a title match
at Money in the Bank.
Respect. That's a bold move.
But I'm here tonight in Indy to one-up you.
[crowd cheering]
Little challenge for a challenge.
I… I… I say, why don't we…
why don't we sweeten the pot at Money in the Bank?
You know, it doesn't need to be anything official.
We don't gotta get Pearce involved or anything like that.
It can be like… like a little side bet, if you're a gambling man.
Or a gentleman's agreement.
A little cherry on top. What do you say…
if, somehow, you beat me,
you retain that title at Money in the Bank…
you get your wish.
As long as you're champion, I'll never challenge for the World Title again.
[crowd exclaims]
But when I beat you, and I take back the title
that you've been keeping warm for me for the past two months,
we get to find out, once and for all,
if you really can stand on your own two feet.
When I beat you at Money in the Bank,
you, Damian Priest,
leave The Judgment Day.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
And we can find out…
We can find out if you really can walk a mile in my shoes.
What do you say, El Campeon?
[chuckles]
[laughs]
Me encanta esa idea, Seth.
I like it. The way I see it is this,
I'm the champion.
So, to me, The Judgment Day,
they need me a whole lot more than Damian Priest needs them.
[crowd jeering]
As far as your agreement goes…
I accept.
-[crowd cheering] -[mic thuds]
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Have we forgotten?
The King General.
The King of the Ring,
Gunther, is back!
["Prepare To Fight" continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
I fully understand that there's a lot on the line here,
the World Heavyweight Championship, and your gentleman's agreement.
At Money in the Bank,
Seth Rollins, the workhorse, the man that has established the prestige
of this championship,
against the man that is carrying Monday Night Raw on his back right now.
So, good luck to you, Seth.
Good luck to you, Damian.
I cannot wait to see this match.
-[crowd applauding] -I mean it.
Gentlemen, may the better man win.
But don't make a mistake…
at SummerSlam, the better man out of you two will be the lesser man
when he steps in the ring with me.
-[crowd cheering] -[mic thuds]
[Cole] So, remember, ladies and gentlemen, what Gunther is talking about.
By winning the King of the Ring tournament last month,
Gunther earned an opportunity at the World Heavyweight Champion
on the first Saturday in August in Cleveland at SummerSlam.
Will that champion be Seth Rollins,
or will it be Damian Priest?
Well, coming up next, a match that has been in progress for weeks.
Karrion Kross to take on Kofi Kingston of the New Day.
Kross and The Final Testament
have been trying to divide Kingston and Xavier Woods for weeks.
Kofi Kingston looks to put an end to that, coming up next on Monday Night Raw.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, a little bit ago here on Raw,
that thing from The Wyatt Sicks group approached the announce table,
handed me a box that was labeled for Pat McAfee.
Inside was a VHS tape that said "Play me."
We sent it out to the production truck.
We were able to finally track down an old VHS machine,
and we can now show you the contents of this tape.
[distorted buzzing]
[tape whirring]
[monotone piano tune playing]
Are you happy?
[distorted] Are you happy?
How have you been since the loss?
The loss…
Do you feel as though you have been…
forgotten?
Do you even remember who you are?
[piano tune stops]
I'm nobody.
There you are.
[ominous instrumental music]
How did it feel when your brother died?
Like the most important thing in my life…
was taken away from me.
Like nothing was ever gonna matter again.
[distorted] Matter again…
Don't you think you're exploiting your brother's legacy?
All I ever wanted my whole life…
[tense instrumental music]
was to be like my brother.
I looked up to him and I wanted to be him.
And I worked my entire career, my life,
so I could have the opportunity, so I could work there next to him.
And we were gonna…
we were gonna rule together.
And we'd finally made it. We were there when we had it.
[suspenseful instrumental music]
And, then, it was taken away from me.
There is no one on this earth
that feels more hurt than me from his loss,
not one person on earth feels what I feel!
But what am I supposed to do? Let him become a mausoleum?
Let everybody forget about what he stood for,
what he fought for, what he believed in?
They wanted to forget about me.
They wanted to forget about all of us!
[ominous instrumental music]
We made them remember. We made them all remember.
Yes, we did.
[monotone piano tune playing]
♪ It's a New Day! Yes, it is! ♪
-["New Day, New Way" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Xavier Woods,
representing The New Day,
from Ghana, West Africa, weighing in at 212 pounds,
Kofi Kingston!
[Cole] Well, Kofi Kingston wants to do it alone tonight against Karrion Kross.
We've been talking about Money in the Bank all night long,
and it's presented by Wheatley American Vodka.
On this American Independence Day weekend, make sure your cocktails are top rung
by using an American vodka.
So, grab an American mule with Wheatley American Vodka,
and you can take that to the bank!
Kofi Kingston accepted the challenge by Karrion Kross last week,
which I believe he was actually making to Xavier Woods.
-More on that in a moment. -["The End Is Near" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, accompanied by Paul Ellering,
Scarlett, and Authors of Pain,
representing the Final Testament,
Karrion Kross!
[Cole] Well, Karrion Kross has been trying to get Xavier Woods to break away
from Kofi Kingston and The New Day over the past number of weeks.
He says that Xavier Woods has accomplished nothing
except being a great Tag Team Champion with the group,
but Woods has never held a singles championship in WWE.
Karrion Kross says that is because he has sat back
and he's watched Kofi Kingston and Big E achieve greatness.
He's been trying to get Woods to break away and join his group.
Woods has not been able to do that, or hasn't wanted to do that.
Hence this match-up tonight between Kross and Kingston.
And we're underway! And Kofi Kingston goes right to work on Karrion Kross.
The former WWE Champion, Kofi Kingston, up over the top, takes out Karrion Kross.
Kross tweeted about earlier today that he was beaten
six former WWE Champions so far in his career.
He wants to make Kofi Kingston number seven here tonight.
Kofi now, top rope, gonna fly. Kross ducks underneath.
And Kingston runs right into the… Ooh! Backbreaker by Karrion Kross.
Kross is dangerous as they come.
I was talking to this man earlier today.
He's a former welterweight open bare knuckle champion
in the underground circuits.
Here's the cover by Kingston. And a kick-out.
Places like Rio de Janeiro, and in Canada, and Mexico.
And, right now, Kross dominating Kingston, live on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] Karrion Kross of The Final Testament
has been dominating Kofi Kingston in this one-on-one match-up here tonight.
Great crowd in Indianapolis, Indiana. 12,269 on hand,
as Kofi Kingston looks to rally in this one-on-one match.
Kross made the challenge last week.
We believe the challenge was made to Xavier Woods,
but Kofi Kingston interrupted, said he wanted Kross
one-on-one tonight. Here we go.
And Kingston caught by Karrion Kross, who drives Kofi into the corner.
Now, during the commercial break, he drove Kofi spine-first into the ring post.
He's been trying to work on the back of Kofi.
Kofi, the former WWE Champion, looking to fight back in this match-up.
Crossbody. Lateral press. Great change in direction mid-air by Kingston.
And a two-count.
Kross went for the big right hand. And Kofi, now, picking up the pace
and starting to dominate.
-And Kingston with the patented Boom Drop! -New Day!
The Final Testament-New Day situation, again,
started when Kross tried to get Woods to break away from Kofi Kingston,
-saying, "You're the same old stale act." -[crowd cheering]
Kofi! Kofi, is it worth it?
Is it really worth it?
[Cole] Wait a minute, that's Authors of Pain assaulting Xavier Woods…
in the back, and…
And Karrion Kross looking to take advantage!
And The Final Prayer delivered to Kingston.
And off the distraction, Karrion Kross with the win!
[bell rings]
Woods had the hell beaten out of him
-by Authors of Pain. -[announcer] Here is your winner,
Karrion Kross!
["The End Is Near" playing]
[Cole] And that's the number seven I mentioned earlier.
He said that he would knock off the seventh WWE Champion,
and he did so tonight with The Final Prayer to Kofi Kingston,
after Kingston was trying to make it to the back
to save his long-time friend and partner, Xavier Woods,
who was being assaulted by the Authors of Pain.
-Kross with the victory tonight. -[screams]
Well, coming up next on Monday Night Raw, we are going to take you back
for the savage and sadistic debut of one Jacob Fatu,
The New Bloodline.
We'll show you what happened on SmackDown,
coming up next, live, Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] You see the fire in The American Nightmare's eyes.
Cody Rhodes is looking to settle a score with the new Head of the Table.
[Wade] Yeah, it was too good to last.
-These Tongans are completely unhinged! -[bell ringing]
[Corey] Here comes Orton, here comes Owens,
doing their best to aid The American Nightmare.
Reality is beginning to set in for the new Head of the Table.
[crowd exclaiming]
That's Jacob Fatu!
[Wade] Solo, what the hell have you done?
[Corey] We thought Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa were dangerous, Wade.
This guy needs to be locked up!
[Wade] This guy is as lawless as can be!
[Corey] Jacob Fatu is gonna destroy the WWE Champion on his first night!
What sort of hell has been unleashed on Friday Night SmackDown
by Solo and The Bloodline?
[dramatic instrumental music]
[Cole] And, ladies and gentlemen, listen to this,
this is just announced for Toronto.
A week from Saturday, at the Money in the Bank premium live event,
the WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes, teams up with Randy Orton and Kevin Owens
to take on The Bloodline in a Six-Man Tag Team Match
a week from Saturday.
Meanwhile, the final Monday Night Raw before Money in the Bank is in Boston.
Next Monday night, we have a Triple Threat Match
to determine who will qualify for
the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Sheamus, McIntyre, and Dragunov.
Also, on the women's side of things, a Triple Threat Match, as well.
Zoey Stark, Dakota Kai, Ivy Nile square off for an opportunity
to be a part of the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
It happened at WrestleMania,
it will happen again next week in Boston on Monday Night Raw.
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio goes one-on-one
with his Hall of Fame father, Rey Mysterio, next week.
And the woman who is after Dom's heart, or so we believe,
the Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan,
will defend the championship against Zelina Vega.
A jam-packed Monday Night Raw, live in Boston next week,
right here, USA.
["The Other Side" playing]
It is time, now, for our main event!
[explosion]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the World Tag Team Championship!
Introducing first, representing The Judgment Day,
the team of JD McDonagh
and Finn Bálor!
[Cole] So, Liv Morgan manipulated R-Truth
into putting the Tag Team Titles on the line tonight
against McDonagh and Bálor of The Judgment Day.
R-Truth got General Manager Adam Pearce, much to the chagrin of Miz,
to allow this match-up to happen.
So, Finn Bálor and his long-time pupil, JD McDonagh,
have an opportunity to win the Tag Team Titles here tonight
on Monday Night Raw.
And how ironic that would be
since it was Liv Morgan, who got them this match-up.
It's all about the Tag Team titles.
Judgment Day, Awesome Truth, live, next!
-["The Other Side" continues playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Meanwhile, you have to wonder if these two men,
JD McDonagh, Finn Bálor, will become the Tag Team Champions
when Raw heads to Boston for the final Monday Night Raw
before Money in the Bank next Monday, the TD Garden in Boston, live.
♪ Awesome! ♪
Indianapolis, it's about that time to…
What we gonna do?
♪ Let's crank it up! Let's crank it up! ♪
[both] Now, here we go.
♪ People looking down What's up? ♪
♪ You feel me? Stand up and say, "What's up?" ♪
-What's up? -[crowd] What's up?
-[R-Truth] Miz, tell 'em who we is! -The Awesome Truth!
♪ You can get with this Or you can get with that ♪
♪ You gotta get with this 'Cause this is where it's at ♪
-What's up? -[crowd] What's up?
-Miz, tell 'em who we is! -[Miz] The Awesome Truth!
♪ We be skippin' and jumpin' Leaving the competition ♪
♪ Make 'em disappear Like your favorite magician ♪
♪ It's like that As a matter of fact ♪
♪ Y'all can tell 'em That The Awesome Truth is back ♪
♪ Most of the time, you see us Just being simple ♪
♪ Different times We be busting 'em up like a pimple ♪
♪ Statin' our claim to fame ♪
♪ The two most must-see Superstars Playing the game ♪
♪ Haven't even started yet ♪
♪ You can better believe We can't get off a sure shot bet ♪
-What's up? -[crowd] What's up?
-Miz, tell 'em who we is! -[Miz] The Awesome Truth!
♪ People over there, what's up? ♪
♪ You feel me? Stand up and say, "What's up?" ♪
-What's up? -[crowd] What's up?
-Miz, tell 'em who we is! -[Miz] The Awesome Truth!
♪ You can get with this Or you can get with that ♪
♪ The Awesome Truth This is where it's at! ♪
-What's up? -[crowd] What's up?
-[R-Truth] Miz, tell 'em who we is! -The Awesome Truth!
[Cole] The Miz actually added more in that song
than he did on commentary earlier tonight.
So, Miz and Truth forced to defend their Tag Team Titles
against Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day
because of some manipulation by Liv Morgan earlier on,
playing on the heartstrings of R-Truth.
And we have a Tag Team Championship Match in our main event tonight.
Of course, Miz and Truth won the Tag Team titles back at WrestleMania.
It was part of the Money in the Bank… the WrestleMania Ladder Match
for the Tag Team Championship.
Remember, Bálor and Priest, at that time, were the undisputed Tag Team Champions.
So, JD McDonagh, a former NXT Cruiserweight Champion,
looking to win his first title on the main roster,
teams with Bálor tonight against Awesome Truth.
JD McDonagh, as dangerous as they come.
Trained by Finn Bálor, both brought up in the same local area of Ireland.
And McDonagh, now, goes to work on R-Truth.
Tag made, and here comes the former Universal Champion,
couple-of-time Tag Team Champion, Finn Bálor.
-[crowd] [chanting] Let's go, Truth! -[Cole] Bálor, up over the top.
The "Let's go, Truth" chants start from the 12,000-plus here tonight
in Indianapolis for Monday Night Raw.
Truth… There's a scissors kick right to the back of the neck!
-And Bálor stunned! -[crowd] What's up!
[Cole] And Truth, fired up! Still don't know how he does that at his age.
And Truth across the ring, splash in the corner to Bálor.
And here comes Miz.
Miz joined us on commentary for the first hour tonight.
Former two-time Money in the Bank contract winner. Oh!
Double elbows from the Tag Team Champions.
McDonagh, now, into the mix. And JD McDonagh,
double hip-tossed by the Tag Team Champions.
And Finn Bálor, face first!
Miz and Truth turn their attention to McDonagh.
[crowd cheering]
And R-Truth… Well, look who's here.
The Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan,
who got Truth and Miz in this mess in the first place.
Tag title match continues live.
[Cole] And we are back, live, on Monday Night Raw.
This match-up, for the World Tag Team titles.
Miz and R-Truth defending against
JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor of The Judgment Day.
McDonagh into the cover to try to win the gold.
And R-Truth kicks out at two.
Also at ringside,
Liv Morgan, the Women's World Champion, has wandered out here.
She's the reason Truth and Miz are defending the titles tonight.
She sweet-talked her way
into having Truth put the titles on the line against The Judgment Day,
as she continues to manipulate her way into the group,
whether it be with Dirty Dom, perhaps with Finn Bálor.
Who knows what's going on with McDonagh?
Priest isn't happy, and no one's heard from Rhea Ripley in forever,
and Carlito thinks everything's cool.
[Cole] So, double team now by Bálor and McDonagh!
Big right hand by Bálor, and R-Truth's in deep trouble.
Miz was out here on commentary for the first hour of the show,
till he had to go and try to get himself out of this match.
Could not talk the general manager out of it.
R-Truth, kick to the face of Finn Bálor.
Double collision!
And both men are down in the middle of the ring.
Critical moment of this match-up for the World Tag Team Titles.
[crowd clapping]
That man, former WWE Champion,
eight-time Intercontinental Champion, The Miz,
trying to get into the match-up. And he does. Tag made.
JD McDonagh, who trips up on the ropes coming in,
and that allows Miz to take advantage.
The veteran, Miz, taking advantage of JD McDonagh,
falling flat on his face as he got tripped up on the ropes
coming in off the tag. And Miz, now, is fired up!
Down goes McDonagh.
And Finn Bálor kicked the post.
And face first! And Miz is rolling.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
And, now, look who's here.
Dirty Dom. Carlito.
The rest of The Judgment Day has shown up.
And, now, Miz sends Carlito up over the announce table!
It would be bad if I was taken out. Maybe it wouldn't be.
And Miz, now, top rope!
Crossbody lateral press to retain the titles.
Kick-out at two!
Well, the goofy idiot, Dirty Dom's out here. So is Carlito.
Bálor is wiped out. McDonagh's fighting the Miz.
Tag Team titles are on the line.
Liv Morgan's still out here. Ah, knees to the face.
Miz Looking to set up McDonagh.
-Bálor! -[crowd cheering]
Miz doing it all himself!
-Cover to retain the Tag Team Titles! -[crowd] One, two…
Almost had 'em! McDonagh kicks at two!
The Miz putting on a clinic
with his Tag Team Titles up for grabs.
And Miz, trying to… And, now, Dominik.
Dominik up to the apron, causing a distraction, as well.
McDonagh from behind, looking to steal the Tag Team gold.
Shoulders down! Kick-out by Miz!
And Miz, now, drives Dominik right into the announce table!
And Miz, looking for a Skull-Crushing Finale
that he connects on McDonagh! For the win!
And now, Carlito… The official, Shawn Bennett, didn't see it.
His put McDonagh's leg on the bottom rope.
Now, that's not cool!
And Carlito's gonna pay.
Now, Miz… Oh! And there's a headbutt by that Klingon-like skull of JD McDonagh.
-["Monster Of All Monsters" playing] -[Cole] Uh-oh.
So, Liv Morgan coming to check on her Dom-Dom
and, meanwhile, here comes Braun Strowman who…
Judgment Day, remember, cost him a Triple Threat Match earlier tonight,
qualifier for Money in the Bank.
And Braun Strowman sending Dominik and Carlito out of the arena!
Meanwhile, we still have a Tag Team Championship Match underway.
Miz and Truth against Bálor and McDonagh!
If Miz can somehow get to a corner and tag Truth, they've got a chance.
The rest of The Judgment Day has been neutralized by Strowman.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Truth!
Truth is back on the apron. As is Bálor.
Miz. Tag made to Bálor. And Miz makes the tag, now, to Truth.
Truth and Bálor, the legal men.
And R-Truth, now, starting to pick up the pace.
Paying homage to his…
Well, he calls him "Childhood hero," John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, and Bálor with a kick right to the face.
And, now, Miz blasted by Balor.
Uh-oh. Takedown by Truth. Looking for the STF!
STF, middle of the ring! Is Bálor gonna tap?
Will Awesome Truth retain…
And it's McDonagh breaking things up.
Miz runs into a dropkick by JD McDonagh.
And, now, Awesome Truth planting McDonagh.
-Finn Bálor, from behind, scoops up Truth. -One, two…
[Cole] Truth able to kick out at two!
And, now, Truth puts Bálor down!
[crowd cheering]
And R-Truth,
-looking to put away Judgment Day… -[crowd] You can't see me!
…with a Ten-Knuckle Shuffle!
McDonagh literally falls out of the ring.
Morgan looks on. And, now, Liv Morgan up to the apron. Women's World Champion.
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd jeering]
[Cole] Morgan, again, pulling on Truth's heartstrings.
No!
Liv Morgan getting Truth caught up with the top rope!
Bálor taking advantage. Truth's in trouble.
Finn Bálor to the top rope
with a Coup de Grace!
The manipulative, sly Liv Morgan pays dividends!
The Judgment Day are the Tag Team Champions!
-["The Other Side" playing] -[announcer] Here are your winners,
and the new
World Tag Team Champions,
JD McDonagh
and Finn Bálor!
[Cole] Well, it is gonna be hard
for The Judgment Day to ignore Liv Morgan now.
Bálor and McDonagh are the brand new World Tag Team Champions.
R-Truth would hit a Ten-Knuckle Shuffle.
And just as it looked like Awesome truth was going to retain the tag titles,
Liv Morgan would once again…
play on the heartstrings of R-Truth,
stab Truth in the back,
and hand the Tag Team Titles to The Judgment Day.
A Coup de Grace from Finn Bálor,
a thing of beauty tonight for Judgment Day,
as they, once again,
regain the Tag Team Titles.
Priest is the World Heavyweight Champion.
McDonagh and Bálor are the Tag Team Champions.
[crowd booing]
[McDonagh] All day long! Judgment Day for life!
[Cole] And my question now is this…
has that woman, Liv Morgan, become The Judgment Day's Yoko Ono?
["The Other Side" continues playing] e Judgment Day's Yoko Ono?