[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
["Born To Be" playing]
[Cole] It is the final Monday Night Raw before Money in the Bank.
And we are in historic Boston, Massachusetts,
the home to the NBA's champion, Boston Celtics.
The TD Garden will be packed with over 14,000 WWE fans here tonight.
In our main event, to determine who fills the final spot
in Saturday's Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match,
it will be as physical as it gets.
Dragunov, McIntyre, Sheamus, Triple Threat action, live, tonight.
♪ That boy at it again Call me the greatest… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering loudly]
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[all clamoring]
[Cole] The arrival of a man who has already qualified
for the Money the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Please, please, hit my music!
Only… Yeet!
Jey Uso is here.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
♪ "Main Event" Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish ♪
[crowd singing along] ♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd] Hey, hey, hey, hey!
Hey, hey, hey, hey!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"Main Event"
Jey Uso!
♪ Let's go! Uso! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock em down like this ♪
♪ Ay, ay Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
-♪ Yah-hoo! ♪ -♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish ♪
S'up, Cole? Yeet!
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this… ♪
Hello again, everybody! "Main Event" Jey Uso,
I'm Michael Cole… Whoo! And I'm blowing up.
Meanwhile, sympathies head out to Pat McAfee,
his wife, Sam, and their family.
Pat not here tonight. He'll be back next week.
But joining us from SmackDown, Corey Graves.
All the best to Pat and the family.
We're all thinking about them but if you think for one second, Cole,
that I'm going to defile myself by yeeting all over the TD Garden,
you are sadly mistaken.
Not tonight.
[Cole] Jey Uso has already qualified
for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Five slots have been filled.
The final slot will be filled in our main event later on tonight.
What a scene in Boston!
["Main Event Ish" continues]
[crowd chanting] Jey! Jey! Jey! Jey!
Jey! Jey! Jey! Jey!
[crowd cheering]
♪ Yeah, yeah, it's go-time now, uce ♪
♪ Uh-huh, okay, yeah, okay, yeah ♪
♪ Ay, let's get it, uce Ay, yo, I'm 'bout to get 'em, uce ♪
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
Welcome
to Mon-Jey Night Raw.
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd chants] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet! -Hold on.
Money in the Bank is on Saturday.
Only one person going to snatch that contract.
[crowd chants] Yeet!
Not Carmelo…
[crowd chants] Yeet!
Not Andrade…
[crowd chants] Yeet!
Not LA Knight…
[crowd chants] Yeet!
Not Chad Gable…
[crowd chants] Yeet!
You're looking at him.
The new Mr. Mon-yeet in the Bank.
-And his name is "Main Event" Jey… -Uso!
["Shoooosh" playing]
[Cole] Another man in the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match,
Chad Gable.
Enough.
Okay? Enough of that word.
I don't even want to repeat it.
[crowd booing]
Oh, really?
Well, for your information, you Boston idiots,
"yeet" isn't even a word.
[crowd booing]
You know what is a word?
"Miracle."
Look it up in the dictionary,
you'll find a picture of Chad Gable right next to it.
Because what I've done the last two weeks has been nothing short of miraculous.
I overcame an attack from the Wyatts…
[crowd chants] You suck!
I overcame my family leaving me…
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
You suck! You suck! You suck!
And I overcame two more monsters last week to punch my ticket to Money in the Bank.
So, on Saturday, get ready to feast your eyes on another one,
because I'm climbing the ladder, winning the contract
and calling myself Master in the Bank.
[crowd booing]
Chad, what are you doing here, man?
Didn't the Wyatts get you already?
-Get me? -Yeah.
What do you think I'm scared, Uce?
I'm not scared of that-- I'm not. I'm not scared of them.
You're-- You're the one that should be scared. You…
You took it upon yourself. You stole the fireflies.
You know, come to think of it, I'm an innocent man.
My family left me high and dry, you know?
They should be… They should be after you, Uce.
Jey Uso, the man who abandoned his family.
[crowd booing]
Man, I told Unc they could have the fireflies.
I'll take the mosquitoes. Take some damn cockroaches.
I don't want no smoke with the Wyatts. I ain't trying to end up like your ass.
But look, you want to talk about family?
The only thing your family did is what I did.
And that's to get out from under
a manipulative scumbag like your ass--
[Cole] Oh! Chad Gable.
[Corey] Gable's heard enough.
[Cole] And Gable, now, beating down Jey Uso.
[Corey] The intensity in the eyes of Chad Gable
who, this Saturday, could become the Master in the Bank.
[crowd] Yeet!
[Cole] But "Main Event" Jey Uso taking the fight to Chad.
[crowd] Oh…
-Yeet! -[Cole] And Jey…
Bang!
Now Jey Uso looking to go up top for the exclamation point on Chad Gable.
High above the ring in Boston…
And Gable, rolling out of harm's way.
[Corey] A matter of self-preservation.
The night is young.
Chad gable has Money in the Bank to look forward to, Saturday.
You're so stupid, Uce. Think I'm going to lay there?
-So you can Splash me? -Get out of here, Gable!
It ain't going down like that.
[electricity crackles]
[crowd cheers]
["Shatter" playing]
[crowd cheers]
["Shatter" continues]
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
[crowd exclaiming]
[crowd clamoring]
[Corey] Oh, no. What the hell is that?
Not again.
[music continues]
[music stops]
Corey, I know you got your own problems on a Friday night,
but welcome to Monday and the Wyatt Sicks.
I've been watching what these people have been doing to Pat.
They followed him to his show. You invite me here?
Something I need to worry about? What is that?
Just like last week, that Carrie lookalike thing walked over here,
and handed me a box, and inside another VHS that says, "Play me."
We're going to get this to the production truck like last week,
as we try to refocus now on what is going to be
a massive Monday Night Raw tonight.
The Women's World Championship is on the line tonight.
Liv Morgan will defend against Zelina Vega live on Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] And the final spot in the women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match
is up for grabs as Zoey Stark, Ivy Nile and Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL
compete to fill the final slot.
[Cole] You know, it's a rematch of WrestleMania 39 over a year ago.
It is father versus son.
Rey Mysterio, one-on-one with Dirty Dom later on tonight.
[Corey] And we went off the air Friday on SmackDown
with the events that need to be seen to be believed.
We'll take a look back at the heinous betrayal
and attack of the Wiseman by The Bloodline later tonight.
-[Big E] It's a new day. Yes, it is! -["New Day, New Way" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Kofi Kingston,
representing The New Day,
Xavier Woods!
[Cole] Well, finally, tonight Xavier Woods
with the opportunity to get some retribution
on Karrion Kross of The Final Testament.
Kross, Corey, for weeks now, has been trying to drive a wedge
between, both, Kofi Kingston and his long-time partner Woods.
[Corey] And I know that The New Day would tell you otherwise,
but I'm not entirely convinced, Cole,
that Kross hasn't been successful by this point.
This is not the same Kofi or the same Woods
that we've known for years and years.
Yes, physically they're the same.
But look at the… You can feel it. It's different.
I haven't called one of these guys matches in some time,
and I can feel it right now during their entrance.
[Cole] Those are the mind games that have been played by Woods' opponent tonight,
Karrion Kross.
["The End Is Near" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent,
accompanied by Paul Ellering, Scarlett and The Authors of Pain,
representing The Final Testament,
Karrion Kross!
[Cole] Corey, let's show you what happened last week on Monday Night Raw.
Kofi Kingston accepting the challenge laid out by Karrion Kross
for a one-on-one match-up.
Now, Final Testament, AOP, and Xavier Woods stayed in the back.
Paul Ellering would lead an assault by AOP on Woods,
and that would cause a distraction.
[Corey] Understandably forced Kingston to take his eye off of the ball,
which is a luxury you cannot be afforded when dealing with Karrion Kross.
An emphatic win for not only Kross, but the entire Final Testament.
[Cole] Karrion Kross picking up the victory
over Kofi Kingston last week.
[Corey] Seven World Champions.
[Cole] That is what Karrion Kross has done, who he's defeated here
since arriving on the scene in WWE.
Karrion Kross has been telling Xavier Woods,
"It's time for you to split from The New Day, to join Final Testament.
We'll give you opportunities you never had."
Remember, Xavier Woods has never been a singles champion in WWE.
Now Kofi Kingston, Big E, both former WWE champions,
Woods has never been really afforded that opportunity.
[Corey] I'm going to try to say this
without sounding disrespectful, I don't intend any.
[bell dings]
I've known Xavier Woods since I got to WWE almost 12 years ago,
and Woods has as much drive, heart, and passion
as anyone I've ever encountered.
But the fact is, as far as The New Day goes,
as a cohesive unit, Woods has perpetually been the third wheel.
It's time for a change.
[Cole] Karrion Kross said that it's the same old act.
It's become a charity act for the WWE fans when he talks about The New Day.
And now, Xavier Woods takes the fight to Kross.
Karrion Kross asked Woods a question this week.
He said, "Do you want to be Marty or do you want to be Shawn Michaels?"
That was the direct question at Xavier Woods.
[Corey] Obviously, a thinly-veiled reference
to the rocker Shawn Michaels and Marty Jannetty.
One went on to become "HBK The Showstopper,"
the other continued to be Marty Jannetty.
Not necessarily tasting the same success, and that's a very real possibility
for the reality that Xavier Woods has been living in recently.
We've got Kofi who's been to the top of the mountain.
Big E has been to the top.
And you've got Woods who's just been moral support.
[Cole] He was King of the Ring,' but that's
the largest accomplishment in his career,
except for the major Tag Team Titles they won.
[Corey] And currently, Woods is doing his best
to compete for the WWE Speed Championship in the future.
He's been very impressive in that environment.
I'm not saying it's out of the question,
I'm just saying the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over
and expecting different results. Woods hasn't changed much.
[Cole] Kross now set up over the top rope by Xavier Woods, and out to the floor.
And Woods, going to launch himself now, and takes out Kross.
[yells] That's one way down!
[Cole] Xavier Woods feeling it here tonight
in our first match-up on Monday Night Raw.
Gotta wonder if Kross believes everything he says
or he's just using it as psychological warfare against his opponents.
[Corey] A step ahead, even on the outside of the ring.
-Look at the power of Karrion Kross. -[Cole] Bang!
-Spinebuster… -[Corey] Oh, God!
[Cole] …into the ring post and falling on the back of his neck.
Kross in control because of that.
[Kross] You going to shake my hand?
[Cole] We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Karrion Kross of The Final Testament, in control of Xavier Woods of The New Day.
As the Final Testament continues to try to drive a wedge
between Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston.
[Corey] Woods, to this point, has been extremely impressive,
showing his toughness, his grit, his ability to hang in this big-time fight,
especially after Kross nearly broke Woods' neck against the post a few minutes ago.
[Cole] The chops being exchanged by both individuals in the middle of the ring.
[Corey] And you won't find anything resembling quit inside of Xavier Woods,
and look at Woodsy go.
[Cole] Woods understands what this match-up means.
Prove himself once and for all to the man who's been doubting him. Karrion Kross.
And now, Woods, slides underneath and--
Oh! A big right hand knocks Kross down.
[Corey] Woods reminding Karrion Kross
that he does in fact have dynamite in his hands.
-Connecting again is Xavier Woods. -[crowd] One, two…
[Cole] And now Woods pounding away on Kross.
[crowd] …five, six!
[Cole] Karrion misses wildly. Woods catches him with a kick.
[Corey] I think it caught Kross in the shoulder.
Kross able to weave out, and a headbutt might have just turned Woods' lights out.
[Cole] Woods has no idea where he is right now.
Stunned by the headbutt by Kross.
[Corey] Why-- AOP are screaming at us over--
-I don't know what's happening right now. -[Cole] I have no idea.
-Rezar was just… -[Corey] The size of that guy.
My God.
[Cole] …seething, as Woods now heads up to the top rope.
Scarlett, AOP, Ellering looking on.
Xavier Woods… Oh! Runs into a right by Kross.
[Corey] And just that quickly, the tides have turned
back into the favor of Karrion Kross.
[Cole] Again, the presence of The Final Testament at ringside
slowed Woods down just enough to allow Kross to take over.
Karrion Kross, a dangerous individual.
Well-versed in a litany of martial arts
and a brown belt from Daniel Gracie's school.
[Corey] Inside cradle by Woods.
-Shoulders down… -[Cole] For the win.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Corey] Got him!
-[Cole] He did it! Woods with a shocker! -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Xavier Woods!
[Cole] Karrion Kross stunned tonight, Corey.
[Corey] The Final Testament, all understandably beside themselves.
A shocking turn of events and a massive W
for not only Woods, but the entire New Day.
[Cole] Everything The Final Testament has been saying to the New Day for weeks now…
Right here, we thought it was over.
[Corey] Woods was looking for the Limit Break elbow,
Kross one step ahead, connected clean.
But Karrion Kross got overconfident, and Xavier Woods, the veteran,
made Kross pay with a perfectly executed inside cradle.
[Cole] Again, with everything Kross has been saying
about Xavier Woods in recent weeks--
Oh, and from behind, the monsters known as Authors of Pain, AOP,
Akam and Rezar beating the hell out of The New Day.
[Corey] Over 600 pounds of pure destruction.
[Cole] That nasty Paul Ellering is, uh…
[Corey] Oh, my God.
[Cole] …directing traffic. And Kingston now…
Uh-oh!
[Corey] Kingston out of the way. Rezar spills to the outside.
[Cole] And now, Kofi Kingston gonna fly.
Intercepted!
-[Corey] Kross Hammer. -[Cole] The Kross Hammer by Karrion Kross.
[Corey] Oh, no. Oh, no.
[Cole] And now, Woods thrown into the barricade.
The Final Testament reading The New Day its last rites.
And now, Kross… Look at this, a severely-injured Kofi Kingston.
[Corey] Oh, my God! Kross is going to break his arm.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston screaming and writhing in pain.
[Corey] Karrion Kross is going to snap Kofi Kingston's arm.
[Cole] Somebody has got to separate Kross from Kingston.
[Corey] Look at this sadistic siren, Scarlett, smiling,
watching all this sickness unfold.
[Cole] That man directing traffic again.
Loving what he's seeing.
Kross is punishing Kingston.
Kofi's helpless.
Kofi's defenseless.
[yelling in pain]
Kingston is being tortured. And finally…
-Finally! -[crowd booing]
[Cole] But the damage has been done, Corey.
[Corey] You can say that again.
We need to get some medical staff out here ASAP…
to get eyes on Kofi Kingston.
Kofi spent an inordinate amount of time
in that submission hold applied by Karrion Kross.
Kofi's going to be lucky if he escaped without permanent damage.
[Cole] We got to get Kingston medical attention as soon as we can
after that assault by Karrion Kross.
You wanna shake my hand, Woods?
Make a move, there's five of us.
The New Day has a serious problem with The Final Testament.
I've been back on Raw for, like, 30 minutes,
and it has been the wildest 30 minutes I've experienced in a long time.
You've got the Wyatt maniacs running around,
Karrion Kross trying to break Kofi's arm. It's going to be one of those nights.
Well, if you're The Judgment Day, you have a problem with Liv Morgan.
Now, is it a good problem or a bad problem?
If you're JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor, it's a great problem, because, last week,
Liv Morgan manipulated R-Truth into putting the Tag Team titles on the line
against JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor.
Here's what happened last week on Monday Night Raw
in this Tag Team Championship Match.
[Corey] In R-Truth's defense,
he did believe that Liv Morgan was in fact Carmella all evening,
which caused some confusion that Liv wasted no time capitalizing on.
Mid-match, this wonderful reunion in the mind of Truth.
And this is where Liv would pay massive dividends for The Judgment Day.
[Cole] Yeah, tugging on R-Truth's heart strings
and the Coup de Grace by Finn Bálor
and Bálor and JD McDonagh would become the Tag Team Champions
thanks to that woman.
[Corey] The Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan.
["The Other Side" playing]
…fair and square.
Oh, that's fair. Well, tonight's a big night,
and, hopefully, you'll be done with your dad once and for all.
Now, before we go inside, I want to ask you.
-You talked to Rhea? -Yeah, I talked to Rhea.
She's good. I'm good. We're all good.
-You good? -I'm great.
You know who's not, though?
Rhea Ripley, because I just talked to her.
-What? -Yeah.
She's pissed, dude.
I'm gonna handle this whole Liv situation tonight.
You say that every week, and then you do nothing.
Yo, once, for once, actually do what you say you're going to do, dude.
You know, this whole Liv thing isn't even my fault.
You're starting to sound like my dad.
-Yo… ¿Qué fue lo que le dijiste? -[in English] I didn't say anything.
No, you can say it out loud. It's okay.
-No. What are you talking about? -[indistinct conversation]
She's here.
-[Finn] That's right. -[Damian Priest] Nice!
Uh… Welcome in.
I was just leaving. My title match is up next.
I just wanted to say good luck tonight, Daddy Dom. [chuckles]
[exhales]
I was playing as you, man.
-I don't-- -No, no, no.
-Did you get the ring? -No, I…
Can I talk to you for a second?
Yeah, yeah. Whoa, whoa. Before you say anything.
Honestly, Liv hanging out in the clubhouse?
That's not cool, bro. That's got to stop.
Okay, but, whatever you think about Liv,
she helped bring the Tag Team championships
back to The Judgment Day.
The real issue here is you.
You put your spot in The Judgment Day in jeopardy.
And don't get me started about what you said to Seth.
What was it? "We need you more than you need us"?
What are we now, your… your sidekicks?
Stop, stop. No, you're not my sidekicks.
And honestly, I didn't say anything that was wrong.
Yeah, I'm the World Champion, bro. Of course you guys need me more.
When Rhea was here and she was the World Champ, we needed her more.
Now you're a Tag Team Champion again.
How about this?
We need each other.
And as far as my spot being put on the line?
Yeah, I have faith in myself, bro.
So I think I'm going to beat Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank.
Actually, I know I can beat him, and that's exactly what I'm going to do.
I know you are.
And as your brother, I'll always have your back.
And as your brother, I'll always tell you the truth.
And truth is…
since you won that championship,
you've changed.
[scoffs]
[Corey] Well, tonight, Monday Night Raw is in Boston,
and this past week, the WWE family said goodbye.
And we now pay our respects to a man
nowadays best known as the father of Roman Reigns,
but for decades, he dominated this industry
as one half of the most feared tag team of all time, The Wild Samoans.
Leati Sika Anoa'i.
[piano music playing]
[narrator] Prestigious.
Ferocious.
Influential.
Iconic.
Though countless ways to describe the Anoa'i Family,
it is undeniable that they stand as one of the most powerful dynasties
in professional wrestling history.
WWE is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Leati Sika Anoa'i,
a patriarch of this legendary bloodline
who established a legacy of dominance
with one of the most imposing tag teams of all time.
Known simply as Sika,
he was born and raised on the Pacific Island of Samoa
before relocating to San Francisco, California.
Trained by his brother Afa,
the two would go on to form the renowned tag team, The Wild Samoans.
I remember, as a kid, being scared to death of these two.
Two guys come walking in with this hair out to here…
I mean, they're just monsters.
[Heyman] Afa and Sika were the enforcers of the industry.
You wanted to break in, you had to go through them.
[narrator] Throughout their 30-year career,
The Wild Samoans would hold an astonishing 21 Tag Team Championships,
becoming one of the most acclaimed tag teams of the era.
We are the one. Otherwise, you know what's going to happen.
[narrator] Ultimately, being inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2007.
[Foley] One of the great tag teams in WWE history.
And they were also one of the pillars of the Anoa'i Samoan dynasty.
[narrator] Following in the footsteps of his uncle, "High Chief" Peter Maivia,
Sika showcased an incredible talent and tenacity of the Samoan culture,
instilling a relentless work ethic to a long lineage of Samoan superstars,
including Sika's own son, Joe Anoa'i,
better known as Roman Reigns.
[Hulk Hogan] Sika was so proud of him, so proud of him.
[Foley] I think Roman has taken a lot of the traits from his dad,
because behind that persona, was a very gentle man.
[narrator] An embodiment of strength, unity and excellence.
Sika's legacy is evident in the accomplishments of his heirs.
I don't know that there's any other bloodline that produces
as many top stars as that family.
There's just so much pride of who we are and where we come from.
I will remember him as being the one to represent
our Samoan culture with the utmost love and respect.
[narrator] He will be remembered as a caring brother, a loving father,
and a proud grandfather.
His profound influence will ensure that the Anoa'i name
will forever be celebrated and will never be forgotten.
[crowd applauding]
[crowd chanting] Sika! Sika! Sika! Sika!
I'm here with Zelina Vega and, Zelina, last week,
Dominik Mysterio offered to help you
during your match against Liv Morgan this evening.
Have you considered his offer
and have you maintained your focus on Liv Morgan,
considering all of the recent chaos she's caused?
Well, just like I told that bootleg-Rhea Liv Morgan last week,
I'm not really interested in chasing "Dirty" D.
No, I'm more interested in chasing the WWE Women's World Championship.
Okay? Zelina Vega is a champion.
So Liv Morgan and everybody who's ever doubted me
is going to see what a real champion looks like.
-[over speakers] Zelina Vega. -Watch me.
["VEGA" playing]
[Cole] Well, you know, ironically,
it was 14 months ago that Zelina Vega had her last championship opportunity
against Rhea Ripley in Puerto Rico.
Tonight, Zelina Vega looks to win her first singles championship in WWE.
Vega, Morgan for the Women's World Title, live, next on Monday Night Raw.
Wild night so far on Monday Night Raw. We kicked things off with Chad Gable
once again in retreat from the so-called Wyatt Sicks.
["Shatter" playing]
[Cole] And then that creepy, zombie-like, witch-like thing
once again dropped a box on the announce table.
And, Corey, when we opened it, uh, later on on Monday Night Raw
it again was a VHS that said, "Play me."
And we understand that later on in the show,
we're going to see the contents of the latest VHS
that was dropped off by the Wyatt Sicks.
I just hope we're safe right here. You're a much braver man.
-We have new security guards back here. -[Corey] At least this one's awake.
[Cole] Meanwhile, Zelina Vega in the ring.
She's set to take on Liv, the Women's World Champion
who was busy yesterday throwing out the first pitch
over at Fenway Park for the Red Sox.
[Corey] Bringing a little Liv Morgan magic to the Red Sox,
leading The Sox to a 4-1 win
as she threw out the ceremonial first pitch in the iconic confines
of one of the greatest stadiums in baseball.
[Cole] Well, Red Sox would go on to beat Dirty Dom's favorite team,
the San Diego Padres.
[Corey] I talked to my good friend Jared,
who's already petitioning The Red Sox to sign Liv Morgan full-time,
because she could be their good luck charm.
[Cole] And Liv couldn't help but take a shot at Rhea Ripley.
Of course, Liv knocked out of action with a shoulder injury.
She says, "I throw better than Rhea Ripley does.
I have a much better arm."
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[Cole] So, Liv Morgan, who won the championship
back at the King and Queen of the Ring in Saudi Arabia
by knocking off Becky Lynch after a miscue by Dirty Dom,
set to defend tonight against Zelina Vega.
And tonight, Monday Night Raw is presented by Modelo.
A reward for those with a fighting spirit.
"Modelo. The mark of a fighter."
[bell dings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and is for the Women's World Championship.
Introducing the challenger.
representing The LWO,
from Queens, New York,
Zelina Vega!
[crowd cheering]
And her opponent from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
she is the Women's World Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] I spoke with Zelina a bit earlier today, Corey.
She said she has been training in Muay Thai.
You can expect more kicks tonight,
more shots, more use of the knees and the feet
in this match-up against Morgan.
So, what does Zelina need to do
to try to win her first singles championship here in WWE?
[Corey] Zelina has been around the game a long time.
This is a world-traveled veteran.
Zelina can pretty much do it all inside of the ring.
-Her biggest detriment has been her size. -[bell dings]
She's been at a perpetual size disadvantage.
Case in point right there.
If somehow Zelina can avoid the contact of Liv Morgan,
stick and move, she may have a shot in this one.
[Cole] Morgan looking to out-power Vega,
Vega with a nice arm drag takedown of the Women's World Champion.
[Corey] You're not often going to see Liv Morgan
overpower a lot of her opponents.
She does have the power advantage in this one,
but look at the agility of Vega.
[Cole] And Zelina Vega, nice takedown of Morgan again.
And Vega in control early.
Part of The LWO, Latino World Order.
Rey Mysterio, an idol of Zelina's growing up,
as was Lita, a Hall of Famer.
Shoved into the corner by Morgan.
[Corey] What I've noticed from afar,
watching Liv Morgan as Women's World Champion is how…
You know the old adage in this business
that the title can make the person, or the person can make the title.
I've seen both happen with Liv Morgan.
Since becoming Women's World Champion,
Liv has had this confidence that is just through the roof,
and it's almost like some guys talk about putting a mask on
and you feel like you can be your true self. It frees you.
It's like the Women's World Championship has had that effect on Morgan,
where she doesn't care who she offends, who she ticks off.
She's out for number one right now, and it's serving her well.
[Cole] And each and every week, she grows in confidence.
Now, let's not take anything away from Zelina Vega.
She is the first ever Queen of the Ring, former Tag Team Champion as well.
And Zelina Vega now, taking control of the World Champ.
[Corey] Another example of the fantastic, spectacular offense
that Zelina is capable of.
Unfortunately, the setup for a lot of this offense
takes an inordinate amount of time,
which allows Liv to recover, or in that case, turn the tables completely.
[Cole] The official in this match-up, Daphanie LaShaunn, begins the count.
Remember Champions Advantage tonight.
-[Corey] Oh-ho-ho-ho, baby! -[Cole] Dirty Dom is out here now.
Remember, Zelina Vega told Dominik, "I don't need your help.
I don't want you out here."
Dominik said he's going to correct things for Rhea.
Make sure Liv Morgan loses the championship.
Morgan with a big old smile on her face when Dom showed up,
and Zelina now takes advantage.
[Corey] Zelina with another fantastic arm drag.
Now from the apron. Meteora!
Let's go!
[Cole] Vega with a takedown of the champ.
And Dirty Dom applauding the actions of Vega.
-And look who's here. -[crowd cheering]
Daddy Mysterio who's got Dominik in a match later tonight.
Rey coming out to help Zelina!
[Corey] Trying to steal his kid's spotlight again.
[Cole] Title opportunity continues.
14,778 in Boston tonight for Monday Night Raw.
Liv Morgan defending the Women's World Championship
against Zelina Vega.
You're looking over the shoulder of Dirty Dom,
Dominik Mysterio, who claims he's out here to,
well, make sure that Liv Morgan doesn't keep the championship.
He saw Rey Mysterio from The LWO on the other side.
[Corey] Look at what's happening before our very eyes.
[Cole] Well, yeah, Liv Morgan, I would say paying homage, but I don't believe it.
She's rubbing it in the face of Rey Mysterio too.
Of course, Eddie Guerrero with the Three Amigos.
-And now playing up to Dirty Dom. -[Corey] Quit playing dumb, Michael Cole.
You know exactly what's going down.
[Cole] Me playing dumb? What about Dominik?
Do you really buy this whole act of Dominik, that he's worried about Rhea?
That he wants to take the championship away from Liv Morgan?
Come on, he's out here for a reason!
[Corey] Liv Morgan with the prism lock applied, Cole!
-Rhea's signature… -[Cole] Rhea Ripley submission!
That's Rhea's submission.
Well, Liv did declare that she was going to take everything from Rhea Ripley,
including her finishing maneuver.
[Cole] And also her boyfriend Dirty Dom, as Dominik looks on.
[Corey] Can you blame Dirty Dom?
He's got it coming at him from all sides.
I mean, the guy's less Eddie Guerrero these days,
and more like American love machine Art Barr.
[Cole] Zelina Vega trying to drag herself to the bottom rope to force a break here.
[Corey] You wouldn't mess with a man with a mustache that strong.
[Cole] I used to have one. And here's a roll-up now and a roll through.
-Vega caught her with a kick to the face. -[Corey] Right in the grill.
[Cole] And now, Zelina Vega looking to rally,
and try to win the Women's World Championship
here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Corey] Step-up kick by Zelina.
[Cole] And Vega, kick right to the spine of Morgan.
[Corey] That aforementioned training that Vega has been participating in.
[Cole] Down goes Morgan again.
This is the pace that Vega wants.
[Corey] I'm honestly a little surprised
that Vega's let it slow down to this extent.
She usually excels when the pace is fast, but she's now up on the top turnbuckle.
Moonsault on the money!
[Cole] Cover for the championship, hook to the leg.
Morgan kicks at two!
Vega with a beautiful moonsault.
And Rey is telling her, "Stay in this. You were a half second away."
[Corey] Rey Mysterio, the Hall of Famer knows full well
what it takes to hang in a title fight.
He's reminding Zelina, "You got to keep your foot on the gas pedal."
It doesn't get much better than this moonsault
executed by the challenger.
Right on the money, but not enough to win gold yet.
[both grunt]
[Cole] Zelina, though, continuing to keep the pressure on Morgan.
-Zelina looking for code red-- -[Corey exclaims]
[Cole] Morgan, right on the back of her neck.
Vega able to counter, and a kick-out by Morgan.
Now Liv with it a running enzuigiri.
Liv, now, shoots the half, hooks the leg.
Is it enough to put Zelina away?
Almost had her, again a two count.
[Corey] This is the first time in this match-up
we've seen such a degree of frustration on the face,
at least momentarily, of the Champion, Morgan.
[Cole] And now, blowing a kiss out to Dirty Dom at ringside.
Is that a smile? Is that a smile on Mysterio's face?
I think he had a little smile on his face
when Liv, uh, blew the kiss his way, Corey.
[Corey] Cole, you need to quit with your speculation, all right?
This is a very complicated situation. Requires its own status on Facebook.
[Cole] I'm a journalist. I call what I see.
[Corey] I spend a lot of time on Twitter, so you should listen to me.
[crowd chanting, clapping] Shave your mustache! Shave your mustache!
Shave your mustache!
[Cole] And Zelina and Morgan now, fighting high above the ring!
[Corey] Scrappy exchange on the top turnbuckle.
Zelina with the upper hand at the moment,
just pounding on the base of Morgan's neck.
[Cole] Morgan's just trying to hang on.
Face-first.
[Corey] This is a good strategy by Vega.
Just exhaust all options before you take it high risk,
because it just may pay off!
[Cole] Zelina, top rope!
-My goodness! -[Corey] That's gotta do it!
Morgan ain't getting up from that!
[Cole] But Liv Morgan with the wherewithal to roll out of the ring
and save, perhaps, her championship!
[Corey] Wow! That is brilliant, Cole.
[Cole] Zelina with a picture perfect sunset flip powerbomb
almost took Morgan out,
but Liv was able to roll out of the ring.
And it forces Zelina now, Corey,
to have to get Morgan back into the ring, 'cause it's Champions Advantage.
[Corey] The title can only change hands via pinfall or submission.
Zelina Vega fully aware of that, as is Liv Morgan.
And just that momentary hesitation by Vega was all Liv needed
to at least buy herself a few more moments.
[Cole] Now, looking over the shoulder of the legendary Rey Mysterio.
His son, Dominik, at ringside, as well.
-They face later on tonight. -[indistinct conversation]
[Corey] Oh, look at this!
-This is pathetic! -[Cole] It's not pathetic!
And, now, Morgan, with a baseball slide to Mysterio!
And Vega with a 619!
-Zelina's gonna capitalize! -[crowd cheering]
Down goes Morgan with a DDT!
Here comes Zelina for the championship!
Hook to the leg!
And a kick-out by Morgan!
[Corey] And Dirty Dom has a steel chair!
[Cole] Vega looking for the cover again!
And, again, Morgan's got a kick-out.
But, right now, shades of what happened in Saudi Arabia
the night that Morgan beat Lynch!
Dominik just sending the chair into the ring!
Use it!
[Cole] But telling Vega to use it. But Vega bounces it off Dom's face!
[Corey] Look at the rage in Morgan's face!
[Cole] Oblivion!
-Morgan… -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] …retains the championship! -[bell dings]
-Dummy Dom screwed it up again! -[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the Women's World Champion,
Liv Morgan!
[Cole] It backfired…
for Dominik Mysterio.
At least, if that's the story you choose to believe.
But, nonetheless, Liv Morgan is still the Women's World Champion!
[Corey] Morgan has lived up to each and every one of her promises,
to take everything from Rhea Ripley.
Excuse me, Liv.
Congratulations on retaining your championship.
Um…
Are you feeling like everything is going according to plan on your revenge tour?
Cathy, I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.
[crowd booing]
The Liv Morgan revenge tour is going exactly as I planned it.
So, I just wanna take this opportunity
to dedicate my victory tonight, and all of my future victories,
to the most gorgeous man in WWE,
my daddy, Dominik!
[Cole] I'm gonna get sick.
[Corey] There's a trash can under the desk, Cole.
This is life. This is love. This is the reality of the situation.
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[presenter] Superstars With The Fighting Spirit
is presented by Modelo,
the mark of a fighter.
I was screwed
out of the World Heavyweight Championship
by CM Punk…
twice.
[tense music playing]
And as a reward, I was sent right to the back of the line.
The funny thing is… [sighs]
…I'm at peace.
And you want to know why?
[crashing]
Because I know, if anybody gets between me and my goal from now on,
I'm gonna do exactly to them
what I did to Punk.
[music intensifies]
And it starts tonight.
Sheamus and Dragunov.
I'm gonna win.
Then, I'm gonna go to Money in the Bank this Saturday,
and I do not care who's in the match.
I know you're full of hopes and dreams, guys. A lot of up-and-comers.
You know who else had hopes and dreams?
Me.
They were ripped right out of my hands, and I'm gonna rip them out of your hands.
And I'll be justified.
Because, on Saturday, I'm gonna climb that ladder,
retrieve the contract, and it is my night.
I will be World Heavyweight Champion.
There's not a thing anyone can do to stop me.
Just ask the last guy that tried to stop me.
Oh, yeah!
You can't.
[laughs]
[Cole] That, of course, the bracelet belonging to CM Punk.
Meanwhile, there is a former Money in the Bank winner,
a former World Champion,
with another opportunity at the title this coming Saturday.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins will join us live, next.
Seth Rollins, also a major part of WrestleMania.
Triple H, The Rock, Roman Reigns, Cody Rhodes, all involved, as well.
We're gonna peel back the curtain
on one of the wildest Roads to WrestleMania
we've ever been a part of.
The wait is finally over.
It premieres this coming Wednesday, 7:00 p.m. in the East, 4:00 in the West,
exclusively on WWE's YouTube channel.
[engine humming]
[Triple H] The biggest WrestleMania of all time, 40 years in the making.
The pressure of it being WrestleMania is overwhelming.
[intriguing music playing]
This card for WrestleMania, penciled in on a piece of paper,
was probably 80% done in October.
Along the way, a lot of things happened.
[The Rock] Finally, The Rock has come back…
-home. -[crowd cheering]
[Sam Roberts] People wanna see Cody Rhodes versus Roman Reigns.
Absolute anarchy and bedlam.
That is complete and utter bullshit!
[Triple H] Something magical will come out of this chaos.
[screaming]
I'll see you at WrestleMania.
[dramatic music playing]
[indistinct chatter]
-[man] How you doing, man? All right? -Good, and you?
-Yeah, all set. -Good as you can be.
[Rinaldi] Few roads we travel in life are straight.
The journey lies in how we navigate the turns and forge the paths before us.
The path to WrestleMania XL has had more curves and corners
than anyone imagined.
At the helm of this multimillion-dollar venture
is WWE Head of Creative, Paul Levesque.
[Cole] That man, Triple H, is a 14-time World Champion!
The guy at the top has been there. He's been to the top,
knows what it takes, and has an open mind.
[Triple H] I look at creative like a GPS, right? I put it in the destination,
and if you do that, then,
the GPS just tells you the turns to take along the way,
but you know what your North Star is.
[Cole] Money in the Bank this Saturday is sponsored by Prime Hydration,
the fastest growing beverage in history,
and the official hydration drink of WWE.
With only 25 calories, zero added sugar, BCAAs, and electrolytes,
drink Prime!
[upbeat music playing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
-["Visionary" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd vocalizing to "Visionary"]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Cole] You know, the countdown show for Money in the Bank airs at 5:00 Eastern
this coming Saturday from Toronto.
Earlier today, I had the opportunity, Corey, to sit down with Seth Rollins
for a very explosive interview
that will air in the countdown show this coming weekend.
[Corey] I cannot wait to get eyes on that one,
and a glimpse inside the mind of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
He had a lot to say about our current World Champion, Damian Priest,
who he meets for the title this coming Saturday night.
Money in the Bank!
-["Visionary" continues] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd vocalizing]
Boston!
[crowd cheering]
Welcome to Monday Night Rollins!
I am a visionary.
I am a revolutionary.
I am Seth…
-[crowd] "Freakin" Rollins! -Oh.
[laughs]
Confetti is coming down!
I think it's a sign!
I think it's a sign that, next week, at this time,
I will be standing here once again,
one more time,
World Heavyweight Champion!
[crowd cheering]
I wanna be real with you, though, Boston.
I wanna be real with you
'cause I think you'll understand where I'm coming from.
I got a secret for you. I haven't said this out loud to anybody,
but I want to share it with you
because this is a championship city.
[crowd cheering]
That's right.
You got the Bruins,
you got the Sox,
you got the Pats!
[crowd cheering]
And judging by this leftover confetti here,
you got the 2024 NBA Champion Boston Celtics!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Celtics! Let's go, Celtics!
Let's go, Celtics! Let's go, Celtics!
Well deserved. Well deserved for an incredible season!
I say this because this is a championship city.
You understand the secret, the thing I'm about to tell you…
I need to win back the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
I need it. I have to have it!
I cannot settle for second best!
I cannot settle for anything less than a championship.
[crowd cheering]
And if I don't beat Damian Priest at Money in the Bank,
then I don't get another crack at Priest while he's got that title.
And if I don't beat Priest at Money in the Bank, then I gotta reevaluate
who is Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
I gotta reevaluate my legacy.
But the thing about me…
when the pressure is the highest,
that is when I am at my very best!
[crowd cheering]
So, this Saturday, Money in the Bank,
when I take that title
that Priest has been keeping warm for me since WrestleMania,
not only am I gonna take the title from Priest,
I'm gonna take Priest from The Judgment Day.
[crowd cheering]
But what I want everybody to understand is,
it's not my intention to break up The Judgment Day.
But without The Judgment Day,
Damian Priest has the opportunity to be the best version--
["I Am Danger" playing]
[Corey] Finn Bálor of The Judgment Day, but without The Judgment Day.
Ladies and gentlemen, say hello
to one half of your new World Tag Team Champions!
[crowd booing]
So, I should be in a good mood tonight.
But I'm not.
I'm in a bad mood.
In fact, I'm in a real bad mood, and you wanna know why I'm in a bad mood?
Because everything around here seems to be changing.
[crowd] What?
What it means to be in The Judgment Day is changing.
[crowd] What?
Damian Priest is changing.
[crowd] What?
And you know what, Seth? I blame you.
-It's all your fault-- -Oh, shut up, man!
[crowd cheering]
You know what? Damian Priest is his own man.
He's making his own decisions.
I don't put words in his mouth.
And you know what? I don't even think that you're mad at Priest for changing.
I don't. You know what I think? I think you're jealous of Priest,
because he has the one thing that you couldn't get,
and that's the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd exclaiming]
Now, here's the deal, Finn,
my beef ain't with you, it's with Priest.
But since you're out here, you want to step in my ring,
I will knock your teeth right down your throat!
-["Rise For The Night" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, before things can get out of hand,
here comes the World Champion.
[Rollins] Oh, yeah! There's that Judgment Day trap.
All right, boys, You got one more week to be on the same side.
Make it worth it. Let's go!
Yo, yo! Stop being paranoid.
Nobody's setting you up. There's no trap.
This ain't a trap? This sure looks like a trap to me.
No, I said there's no trap. You know why? 'Cause this is my business.
And nobody else is getting involved in my business!
[crowd exclaiming]
Now, you're right, Seth.
This is about you and me.
Just you and me.
You're out here trying to tell the world
that my days as World Champion are numbered.
I can't tell you how wrong you are, Seth,
because this idea that you have, that you still run Monday Night Raw,
those days are numbered.
-Is that how you feel? -[Damian Priest] Exactly how I feel.
Is that how you feel?
Is that how you really feel? If that's how you feel, you know what?
We ain't gotta wait till Saturday to get this fight on!
So, let's do this thing right here, right now!
[Damian Priest] Oh, let's do this!
[Corey] Here we go!
[Cole] And, now, Bálor from behind! And Rollins felt him coming!
And, again, Finn Bálor dropping Rollins, and the fight's on!
-And Priest is not happy! -[crowd booing]
This is not what Priest wanted!
Not like this.
I told you I could do this. I can do this on my own!
I told you not to get involved with this.
[Cole] And Rollins now!
[Corey] I think Rollins caught both, Bálor and Priest!
[Cole] And a Stomp to Bálor!
[Corey] Have to look out, Seth!
[Cole] And Priest has had enough!
And a South of Heaven chokeslam from the Champion
to the number-one contender!
[Corey] And if Priest connects with that this Saturday,
all will be right in The Judgment Day
and in the mind of the World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest.
[Cole] Priest did not want Bálor involved, but once Bálor was,
Priest defended his teammate.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
But here's the issue again, Corey,
Priest was able to take Rollins down tonight,
but only after a distraction, yet again, by a member of Judgment Day.
[Corey] We'll find out what Priest is truly capable of
if he is indeed the measuring stick he aspires to be on Monday Night Raw
as World Heavyweight Champion.
But you can see from the look in Seth Rollins' eyes,
Seth misses being World Heavyweight Champ.
And remember the gentlemen's agreement. If Seth loses,
he never gets a title opportunity as long as Damian is Champion.
But if Damian loses, he leaves The Judgment Day.
Well, let's switch gears now.
Corey!
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at your local Bojangles, while supplies last.
So, you're telling me there's no actual food here.
-No. -We gotta talk to somebody about that.
Maybe. Maybe one day.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, last week,
Ludwig Kaiser involved in a great match-up.
But, unfortunately, he was injured.
However, Kaiser said he will be back sooner rather than later.
[Kaiser] After weeks of continuous, hard-fought battles,
after proving what Ludwig Kaiser is capable of,
after going toe-to-toe with Bron Breakker,
and being on the the verge of beating him,
here comes your fraud of a legend…
Sheamus,
who viciously attacked me from behind,
blindside me, purposely trying to take me out,
ending up breaking my ribs.
After so many years, Sheamus,
so many accomplishments, so many people all around the world looking up to you,
you finally showed your true colors.
You showed who you really are.
You are nothing but a coward.
You know, Sheamus, before, it was about beating you.
You were meant to be only one chapter in the story of the rise of The Kaiser!
But now…
[chuckles] Now, it's more than that.
Now, I will make it my only goal to come back,
not only to beat you,
but to embarrass you, to humiliate you,
and to end The Celtic Warrior once and for all!
[Cole] A very intense Ludwig Kaiser.
[Corey] I've been watching very closely.
I'm very impressed with what I've seen recently from Kaiser.
["Kombat" playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is a Women's Money in the Bank
Triple Threat Qualifying Match!
Introducing first, representing Damage CTRL,
from Aukland, New Zealand,
Dakota Kai!
[Cole] Dakota Kai says, "I have yet to have my singles moment."
Perhaps, she starts down that road tonight.
Final spot in the Money in the Bank Match-up for grabs, live, next!
["Kombat" continues]
[Cole] Quite the weekend on tap, Corey, in Toronto.
It all starts Friday with a kick-off show at 5:00 Eastern, followed by SmackDown!
And, then, we get to Saturday.
[Corey] An absolutely jam-packed weekend.
The countdown begins at 5:00 p.m. in the East
before the PLE starts at 7:00, officially.
Of course, stay tuned for the Post-Show after Money in the Bank.
And, Sunday, Cole, you know, this could steal the entire weekend,
NXT Heatwave!
[Cole] Gets underway at 6:00 Eastern with a countdown,
followed by the Premium Live Event. Don't forget, Monday,
Raw here on USA is in Ottawa.
["Tap" playing]
[groaning]
Oh, hold on a second. One second.
-You okay? -[groans] Yeah.
All right, look, I'm glad you're okay, but at Money in the Bank,
I really need you to stay out of this, man. I gotta do this on my own.
All right?
Yep.
-All right, I'll grab you some ice. -[groaning]
[Cole] Well, meanwhile, in the ring, Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL
looking to qualify for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
Speaking of Damage CTRL, IYO SKY said, "It's time for a change.
It's time for Damage CTRL to make their mark yet again."
Last week, tag-team match-up.
The champs in action against Carter and Chance,
before Damage CTRL would attack.
[Corey] This has been Damage CTRL's MO, attack and dominate
using the numbers advantage to their advantage.
And it would all be capped off in the form of an Over the Moonsault,
times two, from the genius of the sky, IYO SKY.
Damage CTRL, eager to re-establish their dominance.
[Cole] Dakota Kai looking to join her teammate, IYO SKY,
who's already qualified for the Money in the Bank match.
[Corey] Last year, IYO did much more than qualify, Michael Cole.
Won the whole damn thing.
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]
[announcer] Next, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
Zoey Stark!
[Cole] Zoey Stark was a part of last year's
Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match won by IYO SKY.
By the way, IYO, looking to become just the second person in history
CM Punk being the other,
to go back-to-back winning Money in the Bank.
[Corey] Odds may be unlikely, but nothing is impossible
in Money in the Bank.
[Cole] And, tonight, Monday Night Raw is presented by Modelo,
a reward for those with a fighting spirit.
"Modelo, the mark of a fighter."
["Cut Above The Rest" continues]
Dakota Kai has never been in Money in the Bank.
She's never won a ladder match, either, in WWE.
["Diamond Disciple" playing]
[announcer] And their opponent, from Knoxville, Tennessee,
Ivy Nile!
[Cole] Meanwhile, Corey, Ivy Nile has never been in a ladder match
in her young career.
[Corey] Ivy Nile, relatively inexperienced as a WWE Superstar.
To your point, hasn't spent a a great deal of time in the ring.
But in that short period of time, Ivy Nile has wowed
some of the WWE Universe with her power, her explosivity
and, above all, her intensity.
Ivy Nile is a freak athlete.
And I think she's got an extremely bright future
that might get started tonight.
[Cole] Triple Threat Match. The rules are simple.
First woman to gain pinfall or submission
will head to Toronto on Saturday.
-[Corey] Five… -[Cole] Five spots!
[Corey laughs] Took the words right out of my mouth. Great minds, Cole.
[Cole] …already set.
From Raw, you've got IYO SKY and Lyra Valkyria.
Friday Night SmackDown, Naomi, Tiffany Stratton, and Chelsea Green!
Who will join them tonight?
[Corey] I don't think the opportunity at stake…
Cover here by Ivy Nile!
…can be overstated for the three of these women.
We have Dakota Kai who, just this past week, got on social media
and voiced her concerns, that she feels she wants bigger opportunities in WWE.
And the only way to get those, step up and grab them.
Zoey Stark has been very vocal about feeling
that she hasn't gotten the opportunity she deserves on Monday Night Raw.
That can all change tonight by winning this match.
[Cole] But you gotta win. Bottom line. You want opportunities, you gotta win.
That's what these women are trying to do tonight.
Of course, Money in the Bank will change your career.
-[Corey] 100%-- -[Cole] Oh, time! Wow!
I was wondering why Ivy kept looking over her shoulders,
because she was keeping her eye on her other opponent.
Proverbial head on a swivel from Ivy Nile!
[Corey] 100% of the time, if you cash in…
-[Cole] Wait! -[Corey] …in the women's division,
you will win the championship.
Never been thwarted.
[Cole] Oh! A sniper missile drop hit by Stark!
Cover, to qualify for Money in the Bank!
And a kick-out by Kai!
Who's gonna qualify for Toronto and Money in the Bank?
The match-up continues, live!
[Cole] Triple Threat Match to determine who is the final participant
in Saturday's Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Will it be Dakota Kai, Ivy Nile, or Zoey Stark?
[Corey] Right now, Ivy Nile and Zoey Stark,
all tied up on the ropes, and Dakota Kai joining them.
What in the hell could this trio possibly be thinking?
[Cole] Oh! Double Bulldog by Nile!
All three women are down!
First to gain pinfall or submission heads to Toronto on Saturday!
[Corey] Ivy Nile fighting through the pain.
I was wondering how much damage she inflicted on herself
landing on her tailbone from that height.
But, obviously, the adrenaline beginning to pulse through the veins
of Ivy Nile!
[Cole] Short burst of energy. The strength and force of Ivy Nile!
Wow! Release German suplex to Dakota Kai.
Zoey misses wildly with her right hand.
Ivy Nile is a great support in this match-up.
Stark set for a ride.
-And a release German to Stark! -[Corey] Wow!
Ivy Nile is on a rampage right now.
Hoisting up Kai.
[Cole] Look at the power from Nile.
Vertical suplex.
Stark, now, gonna get involved!
[Corey] You can chalk that up to the inexperience of Ivy Nile,
never having competed in a Triple Threat Match like this.
[Cole] Whoa! Double German!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Cover by Ivy!
Punching her ticket to Money in the Bank--
And a kick-out at two.
[Corey] Every once in a while, someone possesses enough raw power and ability
that it overcompensates for their lack of experience.
That's exactly what we just saw from Ivy Niles.
[Cole] Someone you know very well
can tell you all about what winning Money in the Bank
means to your career and to your life.
[Corey] Two times, back-to-back, in the same year.
That should be a record in and of itself. In fact, I think it still is.
[Cole] Ivy Nile showing out in this match-up.
But Dakota and Zoey, now, back to their feet,
All three women exchanging blows.
Oh! Caught Dakota on the ear.
[Corey] Kai got smoked by that kick. And look at this suplex by Zoey Stark!
[Cole] Zoey, now, into the cover on The Pitbull.
And Dakota Kai breaking things up to save the match-up.
Zoey with a right hand.
-And Dakota! -[Corey] Whoa! Scorpion kick.
[Cole] Takedown by Stark!
Oh, what a knee!
[Corey] Keep your eyes on Ivy from behind!
[Cole] Nile just barely caught Stark there!
Looking to connect with another German.
To the bridge. Into the cover!
Shoulders are down! Kick-out at two by Stark!
[Corey] Great display of toughness and tenacity from Zoey Stark.
We know what Zoey is capable of.
How physically dominant she can be.
But, right now, the moment belonged to Ivy Nile.
But Zoey Stark said, "Uh-uh. No more."
[Cole] Zoey! Oh, look at that!
That Tornado DDT takes out…
-Oh, my goodness! -[Corey] The chiropractor!
-[Cole] Cover! Hook to the leg! -[crowd] One, two--
[Cole] And Dakota almost won, but Ivy Nile breaks things up!
Dakota Kai almost advanced to Toronto.
[Corey] And these qualifying match-ups
are such great preparation for the Money in the Bank environment…
Wait a minute. Is that… That's Kairi Sane!
[Cole] Yeah, Damage CTRL. Dakota Kai's partner.
Remember, no disqualifications in this Triple Threat Match.
Dakota sends Ivy Nile out to the apron. And, now, bang!
Right to the back of Niles' head.
Now look who's here!
Fyre and Dawn, the Tag Champs,
getting some revenge on Damage CTRL!
[Corey] Right now, the opportunity is at hand for Dakota Kai to qualify. Or was.
[Cole] Zoey Stark with a kick to the face.
And, now, Z-360 from Stark!
-Cover! -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] Zoey Stark qualifies for Money in the Bank!
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Zoey Stark!
[Corey] Listen, Zoey Stark is a superstar who's been making a lot of noise
in the locker room, around social media, up and down the roster.
Zoey believes now is her time in the women's division,
and she now has the opportunity
to join the other five women who have qualified
for a match-up than can quite literally
change the trajectory of your career.
[Cole] Naomi, Tiffany Stratton, Chelsea Green from Friday Night SmackDown,
Lyra Valkyria, IYO SKY and, now, Zoey Stark
from Monday Night Raw, heading to Toronto
and the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match, this coming Saturday.
Well, Corey, we're now being told that the VHS that was delivered to me
earlier tonight from The Wyatt Sicks,
well, we are about to see what is on that tape.
[electronic buzzing]
[ominous piano music playing]
How much longer are we gonna keep doing this?
What are we even doing here?
[distorted] Do you honestly believe…
honestly believe you brought me to life?
[ominous music playing]
I was destined to do this.
[chuckles]
Do you think you're special?
Special…
Special implies that others are not.
That there's others that are less than, that deserve to be forgotten.
We're the ones that everybody wanted to forget about.
We're the ones that everybody abandoned. Abandoned.
We made them notice us.
There you are.
How do you believe you can bring…
-[tape glitches] -…to life?
[ominous music continues]
They weren't chosen.
Just willing.
Clay in the hands of the potter.
Died to the flesh to become something… [chuckles]
…beautiful.
They've become a family.
We've become a family.
[dramatic music playing]
Mm, I mean…
Even now, there's false prophets berating,
belittling their family for their own gain!
It's disgusting.
They must pay for their sins.
And you think this is your responsibility?
I am the voice of the reckoning.
I am the reckoning.
-I'm nobody. -I'm nobody.
[ominous music playing]
[both] I am all of us.
I set them free.
I freed them from the cave.
I am nobody!
I gave them a family!
I made them beautiful.
I am all of them.
I am the reckoning!
[ominous piano music playing]
I set them free.
There you are.
[Cole] Well, uh…
while we try to process what we just witnessed,
we now have to turn our attention to this WrestleMania rematch.
Father versus son, Rey Mysterio versus Dominik Mysterio.
And that's presented by Modelo, a reward for those with a fighting spirit.
"Modelo, mark of a fighter."
Rey and Dom, one-on-one, next.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, man.
Hey, whoa, whoa! Just give me a second.
See that new Wyatt video?
I swear, they're talking about me.
All right? I'm gonna need help. I don't know who else to go to. Now, look,
I know I've been critical of you lately. Critical of your…
your choices.
Called you stupid, a disappointment, a blubbering idiot. But, look…
Look, I know those things were hurtful.
I know you hate me.
I don't.
I don't hate you.
But we're not helping you.
This is not our problem.
This is yours.
Look, you're right. But they're after me now. Who knows who's next?
It could be Tozawa. Could be Maxxine.
Could be you.
Just know that, if that happens,
I'll be there.
I'll have your back.
'Cause you're my number one guy.
Hey, is everything okay?
Everything's great.
[Cole] Please don't fall for it, Otis.
-["Booyaka 619" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Booyaka, booyaka ♪
♪ That's my pueblo ♪
♪ Booyaka, booyaka 619 ♪
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first, representing the LWO,
from San Diego, California, weighing in at 175 pounds,
WWE Hall of Famer
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] Well, Corey, the relationship between Rey and Dominik,
nothing like the relationship between LeBron and Bronny.
[Corey] I thought you were gonna compare it to Otis and Chad Gable
and I was gonna say, it's almost identical!
Yet, for some reason, you feel bad for Otis,
but you don't feel bad for Dirty Dom.
[Cole] Why would I feel bad for Dirty Dom?
[Corey] 'Cause he had to grow up with Rey as his father.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio is a tremendous man!
He's a tremendous dad! He's a great person!
[Corey] Ever been to Christmas at the Mysterio house?
[Cole] Chad Gable was none of that!
[announcer] And his opponent, representing The Judgment Day,
from San Diego, California, weighing in at 200 pounds,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio!
[Corey] At least he's got his vest back.
[Cole] He wouldn't even let his Hall of Fame dad have a full entrance.
[Corey] That's because his Hall of Fame dad has taken every other opportunity
and moment away from Dom for the last 20-something years of Dom's life.
[Cole] Well, I hope Rey kicks his ass like he did back at WrestleMania 39.
I hope he does it again tonight.
[Corey] You're a sick man.
[Cole] So, Mysterio and Mysterio, father versus son,
presented by Modelo, a reward for those with a fighting spirit.
"Modelo, the mark of a fighter."
So, here we go. Underway. Dominik and Rey Mysterio here tonight.
They have never been able to patch things up.
Maybe if Dominik could have a relationship with his dad,
Rey could tell him to handle this whole Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley situation.
Give him some fatherly advice.
Look at Dominik. Look at how he's treating the man.
[Corey] What does Rey Mysterio know about women troubles, Cole?
He's been with a mask on his entire life 'cause he's hideous.
[Cole] He's been married for a long time. He's got a beautiful wife and family.
Maybe Dom should take a look at that.
[Corey] You know, they say you're only as loyal as your options.
[Cole] You're an idiot.
And here we go now. Mysterio sent across the ring by Dominik.
The Hall of Famer, Rey Mysterio, leapfrogged by Dominik Mysterio.
Oh! Right to the face!
That had to feel good for Rey.
[Corey] Yeah, a lot of fathers wake up and dream about
stomping on their own son's face.
That's very normal behavior, Rey. Not unhealthy or toxic at all.
[Cole] Well, Dominik… Oh, look at Rey taking Dominik down into the barricade!
Rey Mysterio, teaching his son a lesson here tonight on Raw!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, Dominik Mysterio is taking control of this match-up
with his father, Rey Mysterio, during the commercial break.
We are in Boston tonight.
14,778 WWE fans on hand for this WrestleMania rematch.
And things not going like they did at WrestleMania for Rey.
Cover by Dominik. Kick-out at two!
[Corey] That's because Dominik has continued to train,
continued to improve, continued to spend time
and pick the brains of The Judgment Day.
Meanwhile, all Rey Mysterio has done, is make his son's life hell.
[Cole] Now, pounding away on his father, Rey Mysterio.
-I still cannot believe… -I run this bitch!
[Cole] …the way that this relationship has deteriorated
over the years between Dominik and Rey.
And once again, it's led to this.
[Cole] Oh! Flying back elbow by Dom cover again by Dom.
Hook of the leg on Rey, and a kick-out.
Dominik would love to beat his dad tonight, embarrass him
here on Monday Night Raw.
[Dominik] Come on, Rey?
What you got?
[Corey] Dirty Dom's got to realize that Liv's definitely looking on,
wherever she's at.
[Cole] Who calls their dad by their first name?
[crowd chanting] Shave your mustache!
[Corey] Someone whose dad mistreated them for the duration of their existence.
[crowd chanting] Shave your mustache!
Shave your mustache!
[Cole] Again, Dominik just… pounding away on Mysterio.
Into the corner goes Rey, shoulder-first.
[Corey] That may have broken Rey's heart literally.
[Cole] The last two years have broken Rey Mysterio's heart.
-Count it! -[Cole] Look at the--
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] Cocky cover by Dominik.
-That should have been a three. -No way.
[Cole] Estranged father and son.
It breaks Angie's heart Aalyah, Dominik's sister as well.
See what their dad…
and Dominik battling each other again here tonight.
[Corey] Probably gonna hurt them, but they were complicit
watching Dom grow up the way he had to.
[Cole] Nonetheless, Rey trying to fight back.
Nice drop toe-hold by Mysterio. Dominik into the second rope.
You can spew all your propaganda over there on Friday nights,
but you're not going to do it here on Mondays.
As Rey is now sending his son face-first into the turnbuckle.
[Corey] That's why I keep Barrett around.
[Cole] Well, he's another… And Rey, now, out to the apron,
trying to pick up the pace in this match-up.
Dominik a little stunned, not sure where he is.
Down goes Dom off the senton by Rey.
Crossbody!
-[Corey] Oh, man. -[Cole] What impact.
Rey may have knocked his son out.
Rey slow to his feet after that.
[Corey] I think Rey came down a little hard on his knee perhaps.
[Cole] Watch this again, Rey Mysterio.
The impact. Up over the top goes Dominik.
Rey able to roll through, kick to the face of Dom.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And look who's here.
Liv Morgan, still the World Champ
because of Dominik's antics earlier tonight.
Obviously, Liv out here, perhaps, to repay the favor.
[Corey] Sunset flip by Rey, Dom rolls through, looking for a…
-Catapult! -[Cole] Oh!
Rey face-first, and now…
-[Corey] A half crab submission. -[yelling in pain]
[Corey] Brilliantly executed by Dirty Dom.
[Cole] Almost a full crab here.
As Rey's trying to make it to the bottom rope…
to force a break,
Morgan, looking on, big smile on her face.
Dom less vocal with Morgan's appearance here,
than he was a little earlier when he came out for her match.
[Corey] Dom's a professional, realizes he's in the ring with a Hall of Famer.
He's got to give at least professional respect to his dad.
[Cole] Saw Liv Morgan do this earlier.
Looking for the Three Amigos.
Not paying homage at all to Eddie Guerrero.
[Corey] You think Dom's paying homage to Liv?
[Cole] Rey, now…
-Drop to the knee. -[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Oh, no. -[Corey] Mysterio with him in position--
Liv Morgan,
pulling Dominik out of harm's way.
[Corey] What a woman!
That is a ride or die if there ever was one.
[indistinct conversation]
-[Dominik] What are you doing here? -I wanted to see you.
-Get out of here. -[continues indistinctly]
[Corey] Oh, and Rey-- Oh, no.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Cole] Rey--
Well, Dom didn't look in a hurry to get out of that compromising position.
[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] Now Rey telling Morgan to get out of here.
Dominik, with a kick to his dad.
This is the damnedest stuff I've ever witnessed.
Now, dropping Rey the back of his neck.
-Cover by Dominik. -One, two--
[Cole] Hook to the leg, Rey stays in it!
Morgan trying her best to, uh…
to help out Dominik here.
Now Zelina Vega with a little payback.
And Vega and Morgan now in a brawl outside the ring.
[Corey] Morgan sent spine-first into the barricade.
Now, remember, Rey and Dom's match is still technically happening.
-It's still underway. -[Cole] Now Dominik has Rey in position.
For a 619.
[Corey] Oh, my God, the poetic justice just couldn't get any sweeter.
[Cole] Making the climb--
And Dominik now-- Morgan and Zelina…
[Corey] Atta girl.
[Cole] Oh, and Zelina took out Morgan,
who took out Dominik.
[Corey] Oh, no, Dirty Dom's in trouble.
[Cole] That's not gonna help with their relationship.
As Dominik now, is hurt on the top rope, the top turnbuckle, Mysterio with a 619.
Dirty Dom, down and out.
-Dropped with a dime, as Mysterio… -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] …for the win. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here is your winner.
WWE Hall of Famer,
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] Zelina Vega with a bit of a payback tonight.
Things backfired for Morgan and Dirty Dom.
Rey Mysterio beats his son again.
-I'm so sorry. -[Corey] Say what you just said.
-I wanted to help. -What are you doing?
Don't go, please. I'll fix it. I'll fix it.
Dominik, I can fix it. You okay?
[Cole] Liv Morgan said it wasn't her fault.
Dominik, not pleased.
Don't be mad at me. Don't be mad at me, I know I can fix it.
You're bleeding. Are you okay? Oh, my God.
[Sheamus] Last night was officially 15 years
since an impossible dream was achieved
by a pale skinned, red-headed chubby kid from North Dublin.
I got to step inside a WWE ring.
I got to fulfill my dream
and prove every single one of my doubters wrong.
I can step in there with legends,
travel the world,
and actually make a living beating people up.
Tonight, I get a shot at another dream
of potentially becoming a two-time Mr. Money in the Bank.
-[roaring] Yeah! -[bell dings]
When I step in there with Ilja Dragunov and Drew McIntyre,
two of the hardest hitting superstars in the WWE,
make no mistake about it, this is going to be a war.
Let's talk about Ilja too.
A hungry young superstar from Russia,
who reminds me of Sheamus 15 years ago,
who's tearing the place up.
And Drew McIntyre,
my so-called best mate, who I know like the back my hand,
he's constantly sticking his nose in my business.
With friends like him… [scoffs] …who needs enemies, yeah?
Well…
Fifteen years, I'm still as hungry as ever,
and still putting on banger after banger.
Tonight, I take one step closer
to becoming a World Heavyweight Champion for a fifth time…
by qualifying for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
Look for that.
[Cole] Hell of a main event, still to come tonight.
[Corey] Certified banger, incoming.
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[crowd] ♪ Let's go! ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Intercontinental Champion,
Sami Zayn!
[Cole] Well, folks, this Canadian born WWE Superstar,
and the current Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn,
will debut his comedy show Sami Zayn & Friends
to Toronto, Thursday at 08:00 Eastern.
From the Danforth Music Hall, in Toronto,
as part of WWE's massive Money in the Bank weekend.
Tickets on sale now at ticketmaster.ca.
After that, he's got to worry about Bron Breakker.
The Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn, is here live, next.
[Corey] This past weekend, our very own King of Strong Style, Shinsuke Nakamura,
made a trip to the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas
to support his good friend, Rei Tsuruya at UFC 303.
I think it's safe to say that having Nakamura in your corner is good luck,
because Tsuruya picked up the W.
Congratulations. Can't wait to see you do it again.
[Cole] Monday Night Raw is live tonight at the TD Garden
in Boston, Massachusetts,
and sponsored by Modelo.
A reward for those with a fighting spirit.
"Modelo, the mark of a fighter."
The man in the ring right now is indeed a fighter.
He is our current Intercontinental Champion,
Sami Zayn.
Sami will defend the championship,
Saturday, in Toronto versus Bron Breakker.
[crowd] ♪ Let's go! ♪
[song ends]
-[crowd cheering] -[Sami chuckles]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami! Sami!
Sami! Sami! Sami!
Not gonna lie. I feel pretty good tonight, Boston.
-[crowd cheering] -Feels pretty good
to walk back into this arena
as the Intercontinental Champion!
[crowd cheering]
Now, look, when I won the Intercontinental Championship,
I said I wanted to defend it against anyone, anytime.
But now we know the next challenge is set.
Money in the Bank, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
it's Sami Zayn versus Bron Breakker.
[crowd booing]
Now look, I'm not stupid, okay?
I hear the buzz.
I hear the chatter.
It seems that everybody seems to think
that Bron Breakker is going to run right through me.
Hey, I get it, I get it. I get why people would think that.
You take one look at him, the guy's an athletic freak.
He's strong as hell, he's fast as hell,
and he's breaking guys in half every week,
on Monday Night Raw, week in, week out.
So I'm gonna just say this once as plainly as I can,
just to make sure that I am not misunderstood.
I am going to beat Bron Breakker at Money in the Bank.
[crowd cheering]
I take nothing away from Bron Breakker and I acknowledge his meeting--
-[sirens wailing] -[Corey laughing]
-["Destined for Greatness" playing] -[dogs barking]
[Corey] The dogs are out for the unpredictable badass.
Bron Breakker.
[Cole] What a physical specimen.
And the number-one contender for the Intercontinental Championship.
[crowd barking]
Listen, Sami.
You gained a little bit of my respect last week
because everyone else back there is afraid of me.
They see me coming, they turn around and go the other direction.
But not you.
You actually came to find me and challenged me to a fight.
You gave me an opportunity
at the Intercontinental Championship, which tells me two things.
One, you've got guts.
Two, you have no idea what you're in for.
[crowd barking]
On Saturday, at Money in the Bank,
all that respect, all that stuff,
it's out the window, because in this ring,
I'm going to beat you down.
I am going to break you and decimate you in this ring
and become the new Intercontinental Champion.
Do you…
Do you know how many guys have said
that they're going to beat me down, that they're going to break me in half?
Huh?
Do you know how many times, how many guys have done that?
How many times I have been beaten down?
How many times I have been broken in half?
It's happened a thousand times.
And a thousand times,
I have put myself back together.
And that is the difference between me and all these guys
that you run through every week,
is that I get back up every single time.
And if you don't believe me, the proof is right here.
[crowd cheering]
So, you want this? You want this?
I want you to want it, Bron.
I want you to try and take it away from me.
I want you to try your very best.
But here's the thing.
If I really have to stand in this ring
and tell you about who I am,
that tells me that maybe you haven't done your homework.
[crowd exclaiming]
And maybe you are not as smart as you think you are.
And maybe… just maybe,
you're not as good as you think you are.
[crowd gasping]
I will see you at Money in the Bank.
[microphone thuds]
[Cole] Bold statement from Sami-- Oh, my god!
[Corey] How's that for a bold statement?
[crowd barking]
[Cole] Bron Breakker about split Sami in half.
-The sudden the impact of Breakker. -["Destined for Greatness" playing]
[Corey] And just that quick.
In the blink of an eye, this Saturday, if Bron Breakker connects
with that same spear to the same Sami Zayn,
we will have a brand-new Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] Sami can hardly breathe.
Oh, no.
-[Corey] Oh, no. -[Cole] We've seen this before.
[Corey] No, no, no! Oh, my God!
[Cole] Closing speed! Oh!
Shoulder-first to the steps.
Sami leapfrogged Breakker,
who went into the steps shoulder-first.
-And Sami, showing himself… -[Corey] He's up, Sami.
[Cole] …some of the fight, the guts that, uh,
he was talking about. Now exchanging blows with Breakker.
And bouncing him off our table.
And now, Sami mounting Breakker and pounding away at him.
Breakker, trying to escape into the ring.
[Corey] Bron in retreat.
[Cole] It's slaughter by Sami.
And now, Sami Zayn,
looking to send a message to Bron Breakker.
-[Cole] Smash! -[Corey laughing]
[Cole] Intercepting a Helluva Kick.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Sami gave everything he had,
and Bron Breakker still left him down
in the middle of the ring.
Sami Zayn said,
"I'm not going to allow Bron Breakker
to run right through me."
Sami Zayn…
may be very wrong.
["Destined For Greatness" playing]
[Corey] Well, this past Friday night on SmackDown,
a series of events unfolded
that has left the entire WWE Universe shaken.
An all-out assault by The Bloodline,
on the 58-year-old "Wiseman" Paul Heyman.
It was disgusting, Friday night.
And we'll relive it again, next.
Let me talk to you.
WWE Universe.
A storm is coming to New York City.
So, what do you want to talk about?
-We're talking about… -[all] Fanatics Fest NYC.
August 16th through the 18th, in the Big Apple.
Come meet and greet all your favorite WWE Superstars and athletes.
All weekend long.
-Taking photos… -Signing autographs…
I'll kiss your babies…
So, you, yes, you right there. I need you to go to…
[all] Fanaticsfest.com
-Get your tickets, Uce. -'Cause you don't want to miss this.
["Taking It All" playing]
♪ We kick down the door Dropping you down to the floor ♪
-♪ We're taking it all ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Ready for war Better than ever before! ♪
-♪ We're taking it all ♪ -♪ We the ones ♪
♪ Break down the walls I feel like exalted, appalled ♪
♪ We're taking it all! ♪
Unfortunately, you were unable to secure a spot
in the Money in the Bank Match during tonight's qualifier.
Does that impact IYO's preparations at all for Saturday?
No, no.
Plans stay the same, all right?
IYO is still going to win the Money in the Bank briefcase.
But, to be honest with you,
I am so sick and tired
of people getting involved in Damage CTRL business.
All right? You have Alba, Isla… [chuckles]
Speak of the devil. What are you doing here?
So confident when it's all three of you together,
but you can't climb that ladder for IYO.
-No, no, no. -And guess what?
I'm just gonna get up there faster than you.
-And take that briefcase. -No. No, no, no.
You're not even gonna make it to Money in the Bank.
-[woman screaming] -[Cole] Oh, look out.
[all shouting, grunting]
[all clamoring]
[Pearce] Break it up!
Break it up!
Damage CTRL said they were going to take control of things,
but everybody else is getting to them.
It seems like there's a lot going on backstage right now.
-Pearce has his hands full. -Ladies and gentlemen, moments ago,
you saw 60,000,000 views and counting
at The Bloodline Acknowledgment ceremony from this past Friday night.
Let's take you back to SmackDown.
[Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen,
my name is Paul Heyman.
Tonight, in the world's most famous a--
[Solo] Madison Square Garden.
Acknowledge me!
Right hand man, Tama Tonga, step up.
I acknowledge you.
Infamous, Tonga Loa, step up.
I acknowledge you.
My enforcer, Jacob Fatu, step up.
I love you.
I acknowledge you.
All right, Paul, this is your one chance to leave.
Acknowledge me.
What did you guys do? What did you do?
Acknowledge me as your Tribal Chief.
[Heyman] Solo, I love you.
And I acknowledge…
That you are not my Tribal Chief!
[dramatic music playing]
[Corey] Samoan Spike to the Wiseman.
I warned you! Jacob, get him!
[Corey] For the love of God, don't do this.
Paul Heyman refused to kiss the ring, and he's going to be led to the gallows.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Solo] I wasn't good enough, huh?
[Corey] Maybe it's time to believe Solo Sikoa.
Roman Reigns isn't coming back.
As polarizing as Paul Heyman tends to be, he's not a competitor.
He has never been a competitor. He's a 58-year-old manager.
But we all have a great deal of respect for a WWE Hall of Famer.
And what The Bloodline did was absolutely uncalled for.
We'll do our best to keep you posted and updated with Paul Heyman's condition
as those facts become available to us.
But, Cole, I got a bad feeling we're not going to see the Wiseman for long time.
But we do know The Bloodline is going to be part of Money in the Bank
this coming weekend. More on that in a moment.
Money in the Bank weekend does get started on Friday before SmackDown
with the Money in the Bank Kickoff, live from Scotiabank Arena.
I'll be hosting some panels
with the Money in the Bank Ladder Match participants.
World Heavyweight Champion Damian Priest, The Judgment Day,
and WWE chief content officer, Paul Triple H Levesque.
If you have tickets to SmackDown, you have access to Kickoff.
So, join us as Money in the Bank Kickoff
comes to you live at 5:00 pm Eastern, 2:00 pm Pacific,
streaming on Peacock and all WWE social platforms.
And then, of course, Saturday night, It's Money in the Bank.
[Corey] How about this mega Six-Man Tag Team Match?
As the "American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes,
the "Viper" Randy Orton and the "Prizefighter" Kevin Owens,
join forces to battle
perhaps the most ruthless Bloodline ever.
[Cole] Well, all I'll say is this, good luck, Sami Zayn.
He has to defend the Intercontinental Championship,
against Bron Breakker, Saturday night.
[Corey] Speaking of defending champions, how about the World Heavyweight Champion?
El Campeon, Damian Priest, as he defends his title
against the former World Heavyweight Champion
Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And if Priest loses, he must leave The Judgment Day.
[Cole] One of these six women will change their life,
will change their career.
Who will win?=
the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match?
Who will be Ms. Money in the Bank?
[Corey] And the question remains, the exact same on the men's side of things.
Jey Uso, LA Knight,
Andrade, Chad Gable and Carmelo Hayes
have qualified thus far.
Who will take the final spot?
We will have our answer in a matter of moments.
The Money in the Bank contract can take you from the dirty grounds
straight to the top of the mountain.
And I know everything about fighting from the bottom.
To grit my teeth, endure it, and to suffer
on my way to the top.
So, now, it's my time to breathe the air
of the new level.
Because a career can be short.
Especially when animals like Bron Breakker
are trying to end you.
But this revenge is a story of a different day,
because tonight, I will fight you, Drew.
I will fight you, Sheamus, and I will win,
go to Toronto on Saturday
and win the Money in the Bank Ladder Match,
or…
die… trying.
[Cole] Here we go with our main event!
["Gallantry" playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following is a Money in the Bank
Triple Threat Qualifying Match.
Introducing first,
from Ayr, Scotland, weighing in at 275 pounds.
Drew McIntyre!
[fireworks explode]
[Cole] Drew McIntyre is back in the back of the line.
He can make it to the top pretty quick,
but first he needs to qualify for Money in the Bank… next.
Meanwhile, next week, Monday Night Raw heads to Ottawa in Canada.
One of these two men could be Mr. Money in the Bank.
but they'll square off one-on-one next week.
Jey Uso, Chad Gable live on Raw.
[Corey] And after the chaos we witnessed ensuing backstage just moments ago,
it has been made official per General Manager, Adam Pearce.
Lyra Valkyria, Kayden Carter and Katana Chance
join forces to battle Damage CTRL
in a Six-Woman Tag Team Match.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, Money in the Bank
is sponsored 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.
Drew McIntyre, hoping to qualify for Money in the Bank.
Meanwhile, during the commercial break,
he came out here to ringside and he handed me like this.
This is the bracelet that he stole from CM Punk
when he beat the hell out of Punk in Chicago a couple of weeks ago.
It's Larry, Punk's dog. AJ, his wife.
He told me to hold on to this bracelet for this match tonight.
[Corey] You better guard that thing with your life, Michael Cole.
["Death Waltz" playing]
[announcer] Making his way to the ring,
from Moscow, Russia, weighing in at 210 pounds,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Cole] Real dark horse in this match tonight, Corey.
Dragunov could pull off what some would consider an upset
if he can knock off Sheamus and Drew to qualify.
[Corey] If you are one of those people who consider it an upset,
you haven't been watching enough Ilja Dragunov.
I have studied this guy since his days predating NXT.
Dragunov is the best kind of crazy.
The guy is unstable. He has this freakish ability
to channel his anger and his pain into fuel.
He's a pleasure to watch.
[Cole] And he fits in with these two in this match.
[Corey] Amen. Grit your teeth.
["Written In My Face" playing]
[Cole] It's fight night! Sorry, Pat.
[announcer] And their opponent,
from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds,
Sheamus!
[Cole] Hey, Corey, will one of these men be Mr. Money in the Bank,
when we head to Ottawa next week for Monday Night Raw?
Sheamus back in 2015,
won the Money in the Bank contract.
He held onto it for 161 days.
He would later cash in at Survivor Series against Roman Reigns.
Sheamus has been in five Money in the Bank Ladder Matches in his career.
Drew McIntyre has been in four. He's never won that event.
Ilja Dragunov has never been in a Ladder Match in WWE.
-Ring the bell! -[Cole] Here we go. Triple Threat rules.
First man to gain pitfall or submission
will qualify for Saturday's Money in the Bank.
[Corey] Talk about "fight forever" in this business.
Longtime rivalries Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens come to mind.
But you've got to talk about the European version
Drew McIntyre and Sheamus.
These two dudes have been fighting for their entire careers.
[Cole] But the last time they were in the same match…
-What's your problem? -You! You're my problem!
[Cole] Oh, and Dragunov! …was WrestleMania 39,
the Triple Threat with Gunther,
which many believe was the match of the night.
[Corey] And you'll learn and very quickly. If you're in the ring with Ilja Dragunov,
you do not take your eyes off of The Mad Dragon.
He will make you pay and it is going to hurt.
You see the smile on the Irishman's face,
Sheamus knows he's in for a hell of a fight tonight.
[Cole] And Sheamus slinging Dragunov away.
[Corey] There's a darkness inside Ilja Dragunov.
I've spoken to this man in the past
and he's highly intelligent, extremely cerebral.
But the best way I can describe it is it's a little bit of madness.
An artistic sort of madness.
And his art is brutality.
-[crowd exclaims] -[Cole] The Mad Dragon.
-[Cole] Dragunov, The NXT Champion. -[Corey] Ooh!
[Cole] Former NXT UK Champion.
Dragunov, as physical as they come, as he drives Sheamus into the corner.
[Ilja yelling]
[Corey] Dragunov just loves physicality.
[Cole] I'd say he's got a screw loose.
[Corey] I would agree wholeheartedly. And I'm pretty sure he would admit it.
[Cole] Paint brushing Sheamus.
[Corey] Dragunov had a very, very difficult,
even depressing childhood. Ooh!
All he had to focus on was his physical ability,
and getting himself in physical shape,
and toughening himself, mentally,
steeling himself, emotional.
But right now, The Celtic Warrior is in complete control.
[Cole] The Irish Curse backbreaker by Sheamus,
and now driving Dragunov into the barricade.
Remember, nearly 80% of the time,
when you cash in the Money in the Bank contract,
you win a world championship.
[Corey] Sounds like Ron Burgundy's perfume or cologne.
-[Cole laughs] -[Corey] 80% of the time works every time.
The women's side of things, 100% success rate as it stands.
[Cole] McIntyre, who vows to win tonight.
Vows to win the Ladder Match on Saturday, and then cash in.
[Corey] I think this is of the utmost importance to Drew McIntyre,
because Drew realizes.
He came up short in Glasgow at Clash at the Castle.
Controversial, yes. Ooh!
Did Drew retrieve his pound of flesh from CM Punk?
Absolutely. But this is the quickest way,
the express route back to the front of the championship line for McIntyre.
[Cole] McIntyre claims he was screwed out of the championship twice.
[Corey] Listen, let's be honest, he was.
[Cole] Well, maybe in Glasgow, but not at WrestleMania.
And here we go now.
Sheamus with a unique place to deliver
-"10 Beats of the Bodhrán." -[crowd] One, two, three, four, five…
[Cole] Watch the WWE fans here, in Boston.
[Corey] Look, Boston, a real Irishman.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sheamus is in control.
Who's heading the Money in the Bank?
[Cole] Corey, how physical was this match during the commercial break?
Sheamus, McIntyre, Dragunov,
for an opportunity to be in Money in the Bank.
[Corey] We expected heavy artillery, and these three men have delivered
since the opening bell.
Nobody's showing any sign of slowing.
-Big kick rocks the Scot. -[Ilja grunting]
[Cole] 14,778 here tonight in Boston, TD Garden.
Great throw by McIntyre.
Triple Threat rules,
first to gain pinfall or submission, qualifies for the final spot
in the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match.
[Corey] Men's Money in the Bank, Women's Money in the Bank Ladder Match,
both take place this coming Saturday,
streaming live, WWE on Peacock.
You got to climb the ladder…
[Cole exclaims]
[Corey] …retrieve the contract,
and you've got a calendar year
to cash in for a title opportunity
at the time and place of the holder's choosing.
[Cole] Already qualifying, Carmelo Hayes,
LA Knight, Andrade, Chad Gable, Jey Uso.
One of these men will join the field.
Sheamus, top rope.
-[Sheamus yells] -[Cole] Down goes McIntyre.
[Corey] Big blows land like a battering ram
off the top from The Celtic Warrior.
[Cole] All three men down, critical moment in this match-up.
Remember, there are no disqualifications or countouts.
It's first pinfall or submission wins.
[Corey] There's been no escalation in this match-up.
It started at 11.
Heavy shots off of the opening bell,
and the pressure and the intensity has just continued
to increase in the moments since.
[Cole] Blow after blow, chop after chop.
Now, Dragunov,
runs into a right by McIntyre, and explodes into a step-up kick.
And now one of his own to Sheamus.
Sheamus, down to a knee.
And The Mad Dragon is feeling it.
Big Running knee to Sheamus. What impact!
[Corey] Dragunov could be sensing victory.
Surveying the situation.
Realizing Sheamus has been neutralized for the moment.
-Now… -[Cole] Heading up to the top rope.
-Dragunov said, "See ya, bye." -[Corey] Drive-By.
[Cole] Kick right to the side of the face of McIntyre.
-And now Dragunov-- -[Corey exclaims] H-Bomb!
[Corey] H-Bomb, to Sheamus.
[Corey] On the floor!
Dragunov, with a sense of urgency.
Scrambling for the top turnbuckle.
[Cole] McIntyre's in trouble.
Dragunov looking to end McIntyre's dreams.
-Wow, senton from the top! -[Corey] Whoa!
But, Dragunov, not stopping yet.
[Cole] And Ilja Dragunov, looking to put McIntyre away,
another H-Bomb!
-[Corey] That did it! -[Cole] Cover on Drew.
And a kick-out by McIntyre.
[grunting in frustration]
[Corey] Take a look at the first of two H-Bombs delivered.
The first to Sheamus,
and just watch the sickening impact,
right under the chin of Drew McIntyre.
Dragunov was a half a second away from Money in the Bank.
[Cole] Yeah, Dragunov, realizing that.
[Corey] Sheamus from the far side of the ring.
Smart decision by the veteran, taking the far side.
[Cole] And now, Dragunov, driven into the barricade by Sheamus.
Can Sheamus climb back into this, or McIntyre, or Dragunov?
-Who is going to Money in the Bank? -[panting]
[Cole] This has been an unbelievable physical match-up
for an opportunity to qualify
for the Money in the Bank Contract Ladder Match come Saturday.
Dragunov, Sheamus, McIntyre, high risk…
problematic here.
-[Corey] No, no. -[Cole] Something's gotta give!
[Corey] The damn ring just almost gave, Cole.
All three men, crashing down hard.
[crowd chanting] Holy shit! Holy shit!
[Corey] Boston, I echo your sentiments.
-[Cole] A kick-out. -[Corey] Another attempt on Sheamus.
[Cole] Hook to the leg, Sheamus kicks at two.
Did you see the ring buckle when those three men hit it?
[Corey] I absolutely did.
It actually propelled them all back up into the air.
That was incredible impact.
[Cole] See those ladders? You've got to climb 'em to grab a contract, Saturday--
Grab the briefcase to win the contract.
But you can use those weapons-- Ladders as weapons as well.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Corey] Next level creativity that occurs every year.
[Cole] Constantin special by Dragunov.
I love that move.
[Corey] Dragunov, yet again, surveying the situation.
[Cole] Will it be Dragunov's night?
[both exclaiming]
[Corey] It was like a car crash, mid-ring.
[Cole] It looked like Dragunov was going to go for the Torpedo Moscow,
instead, he got the Glasgow Kiss.
[crowd counting] Three, two, one!
[Cole] No Claymore, Torpedo Moscow from Dragunov.
[grunts]
[Cole] What a counter!
[Corey] And Dragunov realizing that McIntyre falling out of the ring,
really saves Drew's opportunity.
Dragunov knows he connected with Torpedo Moscow.
He's put away countless opponents with that very maneuver.
But on this night, he may need a little more.
[Cole] Uh-oh, Dragunov going up to the top rope.
Sheamus is a long way across the ring.
Dragunov went Coast-to-Coast, and he ran into a Brogue!
-Cover by Sheamus, to win! -[crowd] One, two--
[Cole] And Dragunov somehow kicked out.
You've gotta be kidding me!
And Sheamus is ticked off.
[audience clapping]
[Cole] And now, Sheamus looking for the death blow.
[crowd grunting]
[Cole] Brogue Kick.
-Cover on Dragunov to quality… -[crowd] One, two--
[Cole] And McIntyre saves the match-up.
And Dragunov sent into the time-keeper's area.
[Corey] My goodness.
We knew the brutality would be next level in this match,
and it has delivered.
Here we go again.
[Cole] Sheamus and McIntyre, longtime friends,
even more bitter rivals than enemies.
It's all about Money in the Bank.
[indistinct conversation]
[both grunting]
[Corey] Sheamus got the upper hand at the moment.
Wow, what a slam by Sheamus!
[Cole] McIntyre set out to the apron.
Sheamus looking for the "10 Beats of the Bodhrán." again.
[audience] …four, five, six, seven, eight, now, ten!
[Corey] Rapid fire tonight.
[Cole] Now Sheamus got McIntyre where he wants him.
Went for the Brogue.
McIntyre scoops him up, shoulders down, for the win.
Kick-out by Sheamus.
Oh, big knee.
Claymore!
-[Corey] Ha-ha! That is it! -[Cole] From out of nowhere.
-Cover by McIntyre, -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] He's headed for Money in the Bank. -[bell dings]
["Gallantry" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Drew McIntyre!
[Cole] The main event lived up to its billing.
Drew McIntyre,
is the final man to qualify
for Money in the Bank.
[Corey] What a stacked field it will be this Saturday.
And what a battle we just witnessed unfold here on Monday Night Raw, Cole.
[Cole] Sheamus with a Brogue Kick to Dragunov.
Thought he had to win, until McIntyre pulled The Mad Dragon out of the ring,
and dumped him into the time-keepers area.
[Corey] And it was a showdown.
Sheamus wanted the Brogue Kick, McIntyre knew it was coming.
This knee rocked The Scottish Warrior,
but, boom! Claymore.
[Cole] McIntyre came down to ringside
and retrieved the bracelet he stole from Punk.
Meanwhile, he's now back in the ring with our own Cathy Kelley.
Thanks so much, Cole.
Congratulations, Drew, on that win.
Do you feel like now you'll be able to fully focus--
I told you I was gonna win this war.
And that's exactly what I did.
Are you ready for some more truth?
I'm walking into Money in the Bank this Saturday,
and I am leaving Toronto
World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] And who's going to argue with him?
And there is the CM Punk bracelet that McIntyre stole.
Will McIntyre's night be Saturday night?
We'll find out, live from Toronto.
It is Money in the Bank!
["Gallantry" playing]
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