[intro music playing]
[TripleH] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Michael Cole] Monday Night Raw is live tonight in Titletown.
This is Green Bay, Wisconsin,
across the street from Lambeau Field for The Resch Center,
where earlier today saw the arrival…
[crowd cheering]
…of the Voice of the Voiceless, CM Punk,
embroiled in the Drew McIntyre controversy.
Punk is here live, tonight.
And one of these two men will be the number-one contender
for the Intercontinental Championship.
On the left hand side of your screen, The Mad Dragon, Ilja Dragunov,
on the right side, the Unpredictable Badass,
Bron Breakker, battle tonight.
And love triangles and title matches and internal strife aside,
Judgment Day is here in full force
and live on Monday Night Raw!
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Gunther! ♪
♪ Der General Ist gekommen ♪
♪ Um zu… ♪
[Samantha Irvin] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the 2024 King of the Ring,
The Ring General, Gunther!
[Cole] And by winning the King of the Ring tournament,
he earned himself an opportunity…
The World Heavyweight Championship,
a week from Saturday, at SummerSlam.
♪ Der Ringgeneral! ♪
Hello again, everybody, and welcome to ringside.
I'm Michael Cole, he's Pat McAfee.
We're on USA tonight, of course, but for the next two weeks,
Monday Night Raw is gonna be over on Syfy…
-Oh. -…so make sure you make a note of that.
We approach SummerSlam, I mentioned, a week from Saturday.
-You'll be there. -Hell yeah.
Cleveland Browns Stadium, World Championship on the line.
Damian Priest defends his title against the King of the Ring,
The King General, Gunther.
This is gonna be a barnburner.
[McAfee] It's gonna be a physical barnburner battle.
Gunther said some terrible things last week.
Terrible things.
[crowd booing]
[booing stops]
I know, I know.
[crowd booing]
I know.
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee laughing] Yeah.
Let me explain myself real quick.
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee] Nah.
We don't want to hear it, pal.
Boo this bum.
I took some time to reflect on the things I said to Damian Priest last week.
[crowd booing]
And I agree.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
[Cole] You better not let him see you.
[chanting continues]
[chanting stops]
You know what? Let's skip that.
I meant every word I said last week!
[crowd booing]
That Damian Priest and everybody in this building here is a bum.
[crowd booing]
Because what's at stake is what's nearest and dearest to me.
And that is the reputation, the prestige and the honor of this great sport
and the World Heavyweight Championship.
Ask yourself.
Ask yourself why they sent me out here first and not Damian Priest.
That is because everybody in this company and every single one of you know
he does not live up to it.
And that cute little sob story about fighting from the streets and whatever,
that does not cover up the fact
that Damian Priest is a pretender and a wannabe.
[crowd booing]
There's a saying where I come from.
[speaks in German]
[McAfee in English] What he say Cole?
Show me your friends and I show you who you are.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
So Damian Priest, I know his friends, I know that Judgment Day.
[crowd chants indistinctly]
And today's the day when The Judgment Day
will be judged by Der Ringgeneral,
and Der Ringgeneral judges all of you
collectively as street trash.
[crowd booing]
So, Damian Priest,
I know you're back there.
For the last time, I want to make you a generous offer.
Come out here,
lift the weight off your shoulders
that you're not living up to carry,
and hand me my Championship.
[crowd booing]
Come on out here.
Let's get it over with. We can move on. You go home to the trailer park.
It's all good. Come on.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Damian Priest marching to the ring.
The World Heavyweight Champion
has heard enough from this overzealous…
[McAfee] Brat!
[Cole] Jerk, Gunther.
[McAfee] Spoiled, entitled brat.
[Cole] Oh! And Priest going right after Gunther with the right hand,
and the fight is on!
And Priest has heard enough.
And a brawl is underway!
Less than two weeks from SummerSlam.
Officials trying to separate the two, but this is exploding, Pat.
[McAfee] And absolutely, how could it not
with how disrespectful Gunther has been to El Campeón?
[Cole] Well, Priest walked out here and he punched him in the mouth.
And then the fight was on.
[McAfee] "No more talking."
It's time to get your ass beat,"
is what Priest said to Gunther.
[Cole] There's a dozen men out here.
And a big kick by Priest rocks Gunther!
And the number-one contender for the World Title is in retreat.
[crowd cheering]
And Priest is taking out security guys everywhere.
Incoming!
The World Champ wrecking house.
And they're still going at it!
Priest and Gunther exploding here on Raw.
All week, this has been simmering.
This has been brewing for weeks, Pat.
[McAfee] After what Gunther said to Damian Priest last week,
it was only a matter of time before these two men--
[Cole] They're not done yet!
[Cole] Moments ago, Gunther was trash talking
to World Champ, Damian Priest.
-Then this happened. -[McAfee] For the second straight week,
and Damian Priest comes out and said, "Nah, I don't need to say anything."
How about a right to the mouth?
And these two would start clobbering each other, Cole.
[Cole] Yeah, and the brawl was on.
Gunther finally separated and then Priest just laid waste to everybody.
[McAfee] Then a South of Heaven was coming…
Nah, actually Big Bill out of the ring,
to take out ten citizens of Green Bay.
And there was no stopping these two.
[Cole] Let's head to the locker room area. Jackie Redmond on the scene.
Cole, Pat, thank you so much.
After what just transpired out there,
I'm backstage, hoping to get a word with Gunther--
-[Cole] Wait a minute! -[Jackie] Or not.
[Cole] And Damian Priest attacking Gunther
once again, as this chaos continues.
[McAfee] I don't think we're doing any interviews, Jackie Redmond.
[indistinct shouting]
[McAfee] These men want to fight.
[man 1] That's enough!
[Cole] Now you got to keep these men from killing each other
before SummerSlam a week from Saturday.
[McAfee] There's a chance these two could fight for two straight weeks.
-[thuds] -[Cole] Oh, goodness!
[McAfee] It had gotten very personal very quick!
Title on the line in a couple of weeks.
-[Gunther] Come on, Priest! -[man 2] That's enough!
Get back! Get in [indistinct]!
[McAfee] That's gonna be sweet at SummerSlam, if they can make it.
[Cole] Damian Priest sick and tired of being disrespected
and trash-talked and talked down to by Gunther.
["Death Waltz" playing]
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following is an Intercontinental Championship
number-one contender's match.
Introducing first, from Moscow, Russia,
weighing in at 210 pounds,
Ilja Dragunov!
[Cole] We will determine the number-one contender
who will face Sami Zayn a week from Saturday,
for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam.
["Death Waltz" continues]
And SummerSlam is sponsored by C4,
the official energy drink of WWE,
available anywhere energy is sold.
Buy now at Amazon or C4Energy.com.
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Bring the flavor.
[McAfee] Hell yeah.
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
Ilja Dragunov's about to be [indistinct].
The dogs are barking in Green Bay!
♪ Yaow! ♪
♪ But if I fade away… ♪
[Samantha] And his opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 250 pounds,
Bron Breakker!
[Cole] The Unpredictable Badass, Bron Breakker, set for action.
Well, last week on Monday Night Raw, Sami Zayn granted Ilja Dragunov
a shot at the Intercontinental Championship.
Out of respect for Ilja, who's had Sami's back against that man,
Bron Breakker, in recent weeks.
But Breakker made sure that the match never had a conclusion.
-[bell dinging] -First out, taking off Dragunov.
Then Breakker would turn his attention to the Intercontinental Champion.
But again, Sami Zayn showing the heart of a Champion.
At least for a moment.
[McAfee] And Bron Breakker would show…
the soul of a dog,
and spearing our Intercontinental Champion through the mat.
He wasn't even supposed to be in the building that he took over last week.
-[Cole] A very jealous… -[bell dings]
…and bitter Bron Breakker.
And now Breakker and Dragunov renew their long rivalry
here tonight with an opportunity to face Sami Zayn
for the title at SummerSlam on the line.
[McAfee] We're talking about a driven and motivated Bron Breakker.
[Cole] Dragunov as well. He had his opportunity--
title ripped away from him last week.
Nice takedown now by Breakker hammering away on Dragunov,
who rolls out of the ring.
Bron Breakker now, mauling The Mad Dragon.
Anybody else want to try to slap and crap? Huh?
[crowd whooping]
[Cole] Breakker fired up tonight.
[McAfee] That's a message to the locker room.
"Anybody else want to try to slap me around, huh? Okay."
[Cole] Well, Dragunov said that-- This is a quote.
"Breakker still has some bones in him that I need to break."
Looks like Breakker is gonna be the one breaking some bones tonight.
[McAfee] Interesting thing to say before you take on Bron Breakker
on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] Dragunov's an interesting guy.
He doesn't have all his marbles up there.
[McAfee] I agree.
He's been described as diabolical--
[Cole] Oh! What a knee!
[yelling]
[McAfee] Because he's willing to do things like that.
[Cole] The Czar of WWE taking the fight to Breakker.
There's so much at stake.
An opportunity to battle for
the prestigious Intercontinental Championship.
Watch the impact of this knee, Pat.
Bang!
[McAfee] Right to the mouth as Bron Breakker eats a couple more chops.
[Cole] Dragunov is extremely upset over the fact that Breakker…
Oh!
…interfered the match last week.
-He said, "I was showing the world…" -Let's go!
…that I belong in this game"
before Breakker stuck his nose where it didn't belong."
[McAfee] Yeah, and Bron Breakker spearing Ilja Dragunov in half,
it was actually on SportsCenter Top Ten last week.
[Cole] Yeah, you were hosting there.
[McAfee] I didn't vote on it, obviously. I'm not biased.
-[Cole] I said host. -[McAffee] Yeah. Bingo.
[Cole] Now Breakker now, bombing away with the rights.
[McAfee] I might have decided the top ten as well, but nonetheless,
Bron Breakker has been nothing short of explosive and impressive.
And Ilja Dragunov is sick of it.
[Cole] And look at the power. Dragunov surprising Breakker
as he lifts Breakker up on his shoulders, though.
Breakker able to land back on the apron, and a blow right to the back of the neck.
[McAfee] It was the Toxic Table that put them both together,
but the whole world loves them some Bron Breakker. How could you not?
[Cole] What about Dragunov?
He's gritty, he's determined, he's intense as they come.
[McAfee] Willing to do whatever to get a win. But he's…
just so happens to be standing in Bron Breakker's way.
[Cole] This rivalry has been years in the making
since the days as champions at NXT.
Both men are the only two men to hold the NXT UK and NXT titles.
[McAfee] Phenomenally talented individual, future very bright for both of them.
[Cole] And the 250-pound Breakker trying to lift Dragunov up,
but a great counter by Dragunov.
[crowd cheering]
Mad Dragon so powerful in his own right.
And look at-- Oh, no!
Dropping Dragunov ribs-first onto the steel post.
[Ilja groaning]
[Cole] How the hell's he not got broken ribs?
And Breakker's laughing about it.
What a sicko!
[McAfee] The genius…
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
The winner of this match faces Sami Zayn at SummerSlam
for the Intercontinental Championship.
You see Bron Breakker, Pat, working on the midsection of Ilja Dragunov
after dumping Dragunov rib-first on top of the ring post before the break.
[McAfee] Yeah. Bron Breakker's ring IQ is obviously off the charts.
-Second-generation superstar. -[Cole] Oh!
Oh, no! Knees to the gut. That's got to be it.
Hook of the leg as Dragunov screams in pain,
and still able to kick out.
[McAfee] Everybody automatically assumes, "Explosive, big, vast, hates authority,"
this guy's must be dumb." Uh-uh.
Bron Breakker's got a big old brain in there, and he's also got--
Boom! That! In the bag.
[Cole] But the resolute, valiant, spirited Dragunov able to kick out at two.
[indistinct]
[McAfee] Massive night for both these men, will be in both of their documentaries.
[Cole] Dragunov-- Oh! Plants Breakker.
What a great counter DDT,
and The Mad Dragon looks to dig down deep.
He calls himself "Unbesiegbar," which means infallible or invincible.
And The Mad Dragon may be that.
Dragunov back to his feet, chop now to Breakker.
Breakker with a right of his own.
And now the slugfest begins in the middle of the ring.
[crowd] Oh! Oh! Oh!
[McAfee] What a fight, Cole.
[Cole] And look at Dragunov.
That chop.
Stunning Breakker driving him back to the ropes
and the step-up enziguri caught him in the back of the neck.
And now The Mad Dragon looking to rally.
But look at the look on Breakker's face.
Oh, and Dragunov.
[McAfee] Instinctually he was almost hitting those ropes and spear,
and Ilja, he caught them.
[Cole] Breakker misses wildly, Dragunov comes through
with Constantin Special!
Turns Breakker inside out.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] A title opportunity at SummerSlam is on the line.
Ilja can feel it.
[Cole] And now back to his feet,
chopping Breakker in the corner, drives him to the other side.
-[McAfee] Jeez! -[Cole] Just punishing each other.
[McAfee] Who wants it more?
[Cole] Running knee.
Both of these men have been talked about by the experts
about the-- Oh! Paint Brush right across the face!
About the… How advanced they both are to be on such a big stage.
[McAfee] Massive stage, massive moment,
massive opportunity. Seizing it.
Right now, it's Ilja Dragunov.
[Cole] An opportunity at SummerSlam on the line,
but the midsection again gives out from Dragunov.
[yelling]
The ribs have been worked on by throughout the match-up
and may have paid off there.
[McAfee] Bron has the size advantage.
[Cole] Right hand by Dragunov, Now can Ilja pick him up?
And he does. Down goes Breakker!
Falls into the cover,
for the win, for the championship opportunity,
and a kick out.
[McAfee] Jeez.
[Cole] What a match to kick off Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] What a display by these two.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[McAfee] Hell yeah, Green Bay.
[Cole] [indistinct]
…seen many awesome moments over the years.
Seen yet another one tonight between these two young stallions,
Dragunov and Breakker, on Monday Night Raw.
Breakker back to his feet. Dragunov took a little too much time
getting up the ropes, Pat, and I think it has to do with the midsection.
[McAfee] We're in the 12th round right now. Cole, obviously--
[Cole] Oh, Breakker.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] The Breakensteiner!
[Cole] Cover by Bron, for the win!
-Hooks both legs this time. -[crowd] One, two…
[Cole] Dragunov stays in it!
-Off the-- What did you call it? -[McAfee] The Breakensteiner.
[Cole] Dragunov able to kick off.
And look at this. "The Breakensteiner" as McAfee coined it.
Almost put Dragunov away, but he's still in this match.
[McAfee] Then runs up the ropes, Frankensteiner.
And then head to the high rent district yet again.
[Cole] 250 pounder.
Oh! And look at Dragunov. How smart.
Went low, went to the quad,
took Breakker out, lost his balance.
[McAfee] Didn't get aggressive and try for a headshot there.
Just took his feet out from underneath him and now he's in complete control.
[Cole] And now Dragunov, bad midsection and all.
Gonna throw caution to the wind with Breakker.
Superplex!
[crowd cheering]
H-Bomb!
But I'm not sure Ilja can capitalize
as he once again reaches for the rib cage.
Bron Breakker rolls out to the apron.
[McAfee] Intelligence yet again for Bron Breakker,
saving himself from certain loss.
Superplex into H-Bomb.
How are either of these men still going in Green Bay?
[crowd whooping]
[Cole] The dogs are out in Packer country.
[McAfee] Dragunov trying to lift Breakker up…
Does he have enough left in him?
[Cole] Up to his shoulders. Breakker, trying to hang on.
What does Dragunov at planned here?
-[Ilja groans] -[Cole] No way!
-[McAfee] Hang on… -[Cole] No freaking way!
[crowd gasps]
[McAfee] That's metal out there.
[Daphanie speaks indistinctly]
[Cole] Dragunov just dumping Breakker on the back of his head.
[McAfee] Hardest part of the ring.
[crowd] This is awesome!
[McAfee] Yes, it is.
[crowd] This is awesome!
[Cole] Tearing down the house in Green Bay.
Four!
[Cole] The Mad Dragon-- Oh! Spear!
He was speared out mid-air, the back of his head hitting the apron.
Dragunov, may be out.
Bron Breakker spearing Dragunov out of mid-air
and driving the back of his head into the ring apron.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Breakker can feel it.
Bron knows that was devastating.
Bron caught that clean.
[Cole] Daphanie LaShaunn, the official, out to check on Dragunov…
-[bell dings] -…and she's gonna wave this match off.
[crowd booing]
[indistinct conversation]
Come on. Let's go! Come on!
Come, guys, come on, come on.
[McAfee] TKO here.
[Cole] That's what I was afraid of. The way that Dragunov hit the ring apron
-after that spear by Breakker. -[indistinct] I'm calling it.
Winner's Bron.
[Cole] Emergency medical personnel…
-Done. -…coming out to check on Dragunov.
Can you hear me? Are you okay? Ilja?
-[paramedic 2] What happened? -[paramedic 1] Are you okay?
[Samantha] Ladies and gentlemen,
Ilja Dragunov can no longer continue in this match.
Therefore, your winner,
Bron Breakker!
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
[Cole] The relentless Bron Breakker
is now the number-one contender
for Sami Zayn's Intercontinental Championship
after the devastating destruction
of a very a very game Dragunov tonight.
[McAfee] And Ilja brought the action outside,
dumping Bron Breakker on the ring apron.
Then he was trying to put it away and instead--
[Cole] Oh, goodness.
[McAfee] Spear to a whiplash, head off the side of the ring,
and Mr. Breakker broke Ilja Dragunov here tonight.
But Ilja's future is something we're all gonna want to watch.
But the future is right now for that man.
Title opportunity at SummerSlam.
[Cole] So here's the problem, Pat.
Sami Zayn pulled off the win…
back at Money in the Bank.
Surprising to many, over this man, Bron Breakker.
And now he's got to face Breakker again at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Sami Zayn is a great champion.
What a match we have in store.
-When's it gonna be my turn? -Hey, winners [indistinct].
Boys, boys. Enough games. Come on.
Look, we might have lost Priest for the rest of the night
because he's focusing on keeping his World Title.
And we still have the Tag Team Championships.
-Yes, we do. -We sure do.
And I'm working on getting my Women's World Championship
-back at SummerSlam. -Not long now.
Exactly. Not long until The Judgment Day holds all the gold once again.
[laughs]
Mami, that sounds great, but can I talk to you for a second?
Yeah, sure.
I know we had a good week reconnecting and all.
And like you said last week, I'm yours, but…
I'm just… I'm a little worried about what I saw online
with Jey asking about your number, and you said, "Yeet?"
Dom, come on, man. I'm just messing around.
Unlike what you've been doing with Liv Morgan.
I've been looking at your socials too.
Hey, Dom,
I've been thinking… You know what you need to do?
Tell me, please.
You need to take care of Jey Uso once and for all.
-You gotta smash him. -Jey Uso?
-Yeah, smash him. -He doesn't matter.
-No, he doesn't matter, guys. -Am I hearing you right?
Are you actually defending Jey Uso?
No. I'm not defending anyone.
I don't see the point in starting a war with him.
Why not?
Dom, use your brain.
Use your brain, Dom. We don't need a war.
[JD] He needs to use his brain.
You know what you have to do?
In the face.
[Cole] There is the General Manager, Adam Pearce,
and Drew McIntyre is here as well.
We know CM Punk arrived earlier today.
Will McIntyre play ball?
Welcome back.
-I'll give the fans what they want? -Yeah, I know you will.
[Cole] Let's see what's gonna happen later on tonight here on Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] Green Bay's own Adam Pearce making deals.
["Triumph" playing]
[McAfee] Whoo!
-Whoo! Whoo! -[crowd] Whoo! Whoo!
[McAfee] Do it, Cole. Whoo!
Pretty sick.
[Cole] Lyra Valkyria, accompanied by Carter and Chance,
takes on Sonya Deville, live, next.
[Cole] We're less than two weeks away from taking over Cleveland for SummerSlam
a week from Friday, Pat, check this out.
Damian Priest live at 12:00 noon.
That is going to be very special.
Special documentary on Priest.
SummerSlam kickoff is at 5:00 Eastern outside the arena.
You and I are gonna be co-hosting the show.
[McAfee] Absolutely. I think I'm gonna be doing my show live
from there on Friday as well.
[Cole] Outside Rocket Mortgage arena. I'll be part of that, I hope.
Yes, you'll be co-hosting, I can't wait for it.
[Cole] And then look at Saturday.
The Undertaker's one-man show at one o'clock, of course,
countdown and then SummerSlam in the post-show. All a week away.
-Oh! -Happy birthday!
All right, birthday squats. Here you go.
-Nice. Whoa! -[Cole] It's Tozawa's birthday.
[McAfee] Another trip around the sun.
Oh, yeah!
[Cole] Yeah, very interesting tag team tonight.
Nasty!
Xavier Woods teaming with Tozawa and Otis
against The Final Testament here tonight.
Well, we kicked off Monday Night Raw
-with a brawl. -Brawl.
Gunther trash-talking the World Heavyweight Champion, Damian Priest.
And what does Priest do? He punches him in the mouth.
[McAfee] Right hook to the face, and the fight wouldn't stop there.
These two couldn't be kept apart.
[Cole] And the brawl would continue back in the garage area.
Outside The Resch Center, and--
And finally, officials and security would separate these two men.
General Manager, Adam Pearce, making a smart call here tonight, Pat.
From what we understand,
both Priest and Gunther have been sent home.
They've been ejected from the building
for the rest of the night on Monday Night Raw.
A smart move by a man that normally doesn't make smart decisions.
So I'm happy he did that.
We need those boys to make the SummerSlam.
We're in his hometown of Green Bay.
Lyra Valkyria set for action tonight.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Kayden Carter
and Katana Chance,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Cole] Been quite the first few months on Monday Night Raw for that young woman.
[McAfee] Absolutely.
["Pride Fighter" playing]
[McAfee] And then…
♪ I am a beast, I am a menace, I am the storm… ♪
[McAfee] Googled words.
[Samantha] And her opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler,
Sonya Deville!
[McAfee] Instead of just saying manipulator all the time about Sonya,
'cause that's what she is and how she operates,
and right now with Zoey and Shayna…
I googled other words. Exploiter is the proper way.
-[Cole] Yeah. Exp-- -[McAfee] Exploiter.
-[Cole] Got it. -[McAfee] That is exactly what--
[Cole] Let's show you what this group is capable of. This was last week.
Sonya Deville interrupting this tag team match
between Carter and Chance, and Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler.
[McAfee] Yeah, and it's exactly what Sonya does.
She teams up with people that can make her better
and exploits their greatest assets.
And Zoey and Shayna are physical powerhouses.
[Cole] Bang. And just like that…
[crowd] One, two…
[Cole] …Stark and Baszler with the victory.
-[bell dings] -"Dangerous" has been the best way
to talk about this group so far.
Sonya Deville missing about nine months of action
-with an ACL injury. -[bell dings]
Back to work here tonight against Lyra Valkyria.
[McAfee] While Sonya was away, she was scouting the women's division.
Shayna and Zoey are a perfect match for what Sonya likes to do.
[Cole] Shayna Baszler said that, "Zoey and I were always treated unfairly,"
until Sonya came around and started changing things."
[McAfee] Yeah, she gets things done. That's what Sonya does.
The way she goes about doing it, I don't think anybody…
[Cole] Well, Deville, who says she was born to fight,
trained in judo, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling and jujitsu.
[McAfee] Yeah, real deal.
[Cole] She was a three-time national grappling champion, Deville,
and Lyra Valkyria, who made it to the finals
of The Queen of the Ring tournament this year,
losing a of valiant effort against Nia Jax.
[McAfee] Sonya's great in the ring, just like she is in the mind games.
But Lyra Valkyria was born to be a WWE superstar.
It is very evident.
[Cole] Valkyria with the right hand would love to knock off Deville tonight.
Simmering rivalry between Valkyria, Carter and Chance,
and Deville's new group.
Valkyria showing off. Nice takedown of Deville.
[McAfee] That's what I'm talking about. She's--
Master classes in the ring, seemingly every time she steps in.
[Cole] Cover by Valkyria, former NXT Women's Champion.
-Come on, Sonya! -Oh, no, no.
[Cole] And now Deville looking to take a breather and regroup.
One!
[McAfee] Lyra feeling the energy for Green Bay.
[Cole] Well, she says she feels-- Oh, wait a minute.
Lyra may have hurt herself when she came through the ropes.
Immediately grabbed her midsection,
and Deville drives her to the barricade to take control.
You're my bitch now.
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Sonya Deville was in control through commercial break,
but Lyra Valkyria battling back.
[McAfee] And Sonya and Shayna and Zoey have been chirping the entire time.
Lyra's been able to remain battle tested through this entire fight.
[Cole] Well, those two, Shayna and Zoey
say it's time for their group to take over the women's division.
Send Damage CTRL packing.
Haven't seen that group in a bit.
And now Valkyria… with Deville in trouble,
superplex delivered.
Valkyria hurt herself as well.
[McAfee] Remember earlier what happened when she went through the ropes.
Really done some damage to the rib cage or something in there.
[Cole] Carter and Chance on the outside trying to rally Lyra Valkyria.
We're in Green Bay tonight, Titletown.
Capacity crowd for Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] Literally right across the street from Lambeau.
[Cole] Tonight on USA a reminder.
Next couple of weeks, we're over on Syfy.
Including next week's final Monday Night Raw
before SummerSlam, live from Saint Paul, Minnesota.
And Valkyria now…
Sonya went with a running knee,
Valkyria is somehow able to evade it,
deliver a kick,
and now maybe looking to put her away with Nightwing.
But Deville, at least momentarily, able to thwart that.
Valkyria with a headbutt.
Couple of nice kicks, knocking Deville down that corner, right on the cheek.
[McAfee] What a combo there from Lyra.
A ten piece and a side.
[Cole] And now Valkyria. Great throw.
Bridge, cover and a kick out.
[McAfee] That was close in Green Bay, Michael Cole.
[Cole] Valkyria has been so impressive
since arriving on the scene here in WWE.
True up and comer.
[McAfee] Number-one trend in the United States, as it should be.
Watching an exploiter.
[Cole] Valkyria with Deville up,
Deville now a step behind, looking for the Deville's Advocate.
Valkyria able to counter.
[McAfee] Counter after counter after counter from Lyra.
[Cole] Now Lyra, Gutwrench.
[McAfee] What's she thinking here, Cole?
[Cole] Oh, down goes Sonya Deville! Cover…
Turned that Gutwrench in a Michinoku Driver there,
and Deville able to kick out at two.
[McAfee] Like a delayed Gutwrench Powerbomb from Lyra Valkyria.
[Cole] And now Lyra,
with Deville in trouble, center of the ring.
Valkyria, who claims she loves to fly…
-But Shayna Baszler-- -[McAfee] Oh…
[Cole] Now Zoey Stark dumping Lyra off the top rope.
Carter and Chance get into it at ringside.
Stark runs into a right hand.
Oh, goodness.
Deville planting Chance.
-[McAfee] Zoey -[Cole] And now Valkyria.
Into the ropes, Sonya Deville caught her!
Into Deville's Advocate!
-Sonya with the cover. -[crowd] One, two…
-[Cole] And a win here tonight. -[bell dings]
♪ I am a beast, I am a menace I am the storm ♪
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
Sonya Deville!
[McAfee] That's so Sonya.
Everything that just happened right there is Sonya Deville to a tee.
And it's a dub, and that's what she somehow does all the time.
[Cole] There's a reason she recruited Baszler and Stark to have her back.
A very dangerous group,
Deville, Stark and Shayna Baszler here on Monday Night Raw.
[McAfee] For sure
they are gonna be a problem in this year's WWE.
Well, you know who else has been a problem. The Wyatt Sicks.
Oh. Ah, you telling me, brother.
We've learned a lot about this group over the past few weeks.
And now tonight, we learn more about that witch-like being
that has been delivering VHS's to us over the past couple of weeks
and has been tormenting Pat on The Pat McAfee Show.
[whirring]
[eerie music playing]
[distorted voices] Look at yourself.
Look at yourself.
Look at yourself!
They lie to you.
-They lie. -Ignore you.
Watched you suffer.
-In solitude. -In solitude.
I have been the answer all along.
[echoing] All along.
Look at yourself.
[sobs]
[high-pitched ringing]
-[Cole] What was that? -[McAfee] I didn't like it. Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, nonetheless, that is CM Punk.
Punk is back and he's live, next on Monday Night Raw.
That was weird.
[Cole] And guess what, Pat.
Live, SummerSlam next Saturday night,
a week from Saturday Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Jelly Roll will be performing "Liar" live!
[McAfee] An absolute banger.
A treat for SummerSlam,
and Jelly Roll will kill it like he always does.
♪ You burned me one too many times… ♪
[McAfee] It's a banger. Love the song.
["Cult Of Personality" playing]
[Cole] Another great song right here.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
[Samantha] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
CM Punk!
♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
[McAfee] God, it's great to see CM Punk, isn't it?
♪ …and Kennedy ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
[McAfee] What time is it, Cole?
-It's… -[crowd] Clobberin' time!
[Cole] Indeed it is.
Nearly three-hour drive from his hometown of Chicago
up here to Green Bay tonight.
CM Punk has returned live on Monday Night Raw.
The man who was responsible for Drew McIntyre
no longer being the World Heavyweight Champion.
[McAfee] The man…
who has stirred up the world
a time or two.
And right now…
he's got Green Bay alive and McIntyre bluffing.
♪ I exploit you ♪
♪ Still you love me… ♪
-[McAfee] Looks jacked. -[Cole] Ready to go.
[McAfee] Can tell feels good. Jumping off the top rope.
Running around. Looks good.
Two weeks from SummerSlam, here we go.
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality… ♪
[song fades]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
[chanting continues]
Is it great to be alive on a Monday night
in Green Bay, Wisconsin or what?
Green Bay, is the bay green?
[scattered cheering]
The bay's green.
My shoes are pink.
And I say we stain both of them with the blood of a Scottish psychopath.
[crowd cheering]
Because I saw my surgeon Saturday night
and he said I'm cleared!
[Cole] Oh, yeah.
That means we're gonna fight, and I'm gonna get my pound of flesh.
So, Drew McIntyre,
come get this beating that you deserve.
[Cole] Punk ready to go.
Cleared and ready to go.
[McAfee] That's huge news.
[Cole] Punk, of course, injured at the Royal Rumble
-back in January by Drew McIntyre. -[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[McAfee] He's taping up.
Ready to throw haymakers with Drew McIntyre.
["Gallantry" playing]
[McAfee] Is Drew thinking the same?
[Cole] McIntyre, who has been obsessed with CM Punk
since Punk arrived on the scene in WWE
back in November, after a decade away.
[inaudible]
I can't tell you how long I've waited for this.
All these times you've screwed me over.
There's nothing in the world that's gonna stop me getting in that ring
and tearing you apart!
[crowd cheering]
Except the fact that I don't want to.
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee] Huh?
Well, I do.
[Cole] And Punk… Punk's gonna go after McIntyre.
CM Punk going after McIntyre.
Meanwhile, officials have come out.
Come on, come on. Punk, relax.
CM Punk, Drew McIntyre is a lot, lot bigger than Green Bay.
That's a big money match.
[crowd booing]
[McAfee] This is title time.
You got to learn to chill, control those emotions.
Look at me. I'm chilled, I'm relaxed.
When I'm emotional, I tend to, you know,
turn to family, and it just calms me right down.
[Cole] That, of course, is Punk's bracelet.
[Pearce] All right, all right. That's enough. That is enough.
That is enough. That is enough!
You've been back ten minutes, you just can't help yourself, Punk?
What he's not telling you…
Hold on, calm down.
-Calm down. What he's not-- -[Drew] Come on, Punk. Fight me.
What he's not telling you is,
there is a reason you're not fighting tonight.
[crowd booing]
Drew McIntyre is officially reinstated.
CM Punk is officially medically cleared.
[crowd cheering]
So it is official.
CM Punk, Drew McIntyre
at SummerSlam!
-Let's do it now! -[indistinct]
Let's do it now!
[Pearce] But listen up, Punk. Listen.
What he's also not telling you… I'm making it clear to everybody here tonight.
If either one of you so much as lay a finger on one another,
the match is off.
And whoever throws the first punch is suspended indefinitely.
I'm serious. Because the chaos has to stop.
It's either these two, it's Gunther, it's Priest.
I got a problem. I got a big problem.
I got a big referee problem.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
["Visionary" playing]
[Cole] What did he just say?
[crowd] ♪ Whoa, whoa-oh-oh ♪
[McAfee speaking indistinctly]
♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
Oh, you're gonna love this one!
[Cole] Seth Rollins, the man who has an issue with not only McIntyre,
but also with CM Punk.
[McAfee] Adam Pearce grinning like the butcher's dog.
[McAfee speaking indistinctly]
Why is he so happy?
♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
[Cole] Punk trying to figure out what's going on as well.
♪ Whoa-oh ♪
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Cole] I mean, I really don't want to speculate, Pat.
[song fades]
[McAfee] Adam Pearce said something, uh…
Oh, yeah, Green Bay. We had ourselves a problem, didn't we?
[crowd cheering]
You see, Drew hates Punk.
Punk hates Drew.
And you two morons,
all the chaos that you've caused over the last year
has scared away anybody from getting in between you.
But I'm not a problem guy, Green Bay.
[crowd cheering]
I'm a solution guy.
And I think I've got a little solution.
You see, I know a guy
who thrives on chaos.
And I know a guy that would love nothing more
than to put the two of you in your places.
He is a visionary.
-[laughs] -[crowd cheering]
He is a revolutionary.
And at SummerSlam,
he is your special guest referee!
He is Seth--
[crowd] "Freakin'" Rollins!
[Cole] What a blockbuster tonight.
["Visionary" playing]
[crowd] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
[Cole] Punk's been cleared.
The match has been made.
And a week from Saturday, at SummerSlam,
that man, who can't stand Punk or McIntyre,
Seth Rollins, is gonna be the referee!
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[indistinct conversation]
I think Dom might be right.
All right, guys. Guys, guys, enough.
You know how this works. Divide and conquer.
-Let's split up? -Yeah, let's split up.
Makes sense, right, boys?
Okay. I'll check there.
I'll go with JD.
Okay, Dom. Come on.
You know what? The boys have a good idea.
I'll check down here, you check over there,
and I'll meet you back here, all right?
Okay. All right.
All right.
Where is he? Where could he be?
Dominik. Dominik, over here.
[crowd cheering]
-No, no. Liv, no. Please. -Dominik.
You can't keep doing this.
Do what? I… I really hate sneaking around like this.
Rhea's really gone off the deep end hasn't she?
What are you doing? What are you--
Shh. Dominik, it's okay, it's okay.
I know how she's making you feel, and don't worry about last week.
-Everything's gonna be okay. -Yeah, everything is okay.
Everything's more than okay. Me and Rhea are perfect, actually.
That's the spirit. [chuckles]
Ooh. That's my cue. Bye, Daddy Dom.
[sighs]
I leave you for ten seconds, dude. What the--
Did you find him?
I think-- I think I saw Jey this way.
No, no, no, you're not going that way. We're going this way.
♪ It's a new day. Yes, it is ♪
[Cole] The Judgment Day is looking for Jey Uso,
and, um, Liv is digging in.
Dom's flustered.
-[McAfee] Yeah. -What's Rhea thinking?
[McAfee] Mami's thinking she's about done with the whole Liv, Dom thing,
but Dom's in the middle of it, four different ways.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following is a Six-Man Tag Team Match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by Maxxine Dupri,
the team of Akira Tozawa, Otis
and The New Day's Xavier Woods!
[Cole] Kofi Kingston is out with injury.
So Xavier Woods has got back up tonight.
Coming up next, Pat. Six-Man Tag Match.
Woods, Tozawa and Otis
against The Final Testament, live.
[Cole] Pat, huge news last week,
as undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes, Rhea Ripley and Rey Mysterio
were announced as playable characters as part of Call of Duty Season Five.
[McAfee] I believe Michael Cole is commentating on there as well.
[Cole] My honor. The collaboration will bring new
WWE-inspired game modes and equipment.
Season Five is available Wednesday with the WWE Slam Deathmatch mode,
out July 31st.
Let's head back to the locker room area and Cathy Kelley.
Yeah, thanks so much, Cole. I'm here with Sami Zayn.
And, Sami, Bron Breakker is officially the number-one contender
for your Intercontinental Championship.
Are you concerned at all,
especially after what we saw from him tonight?
I'm not sure "concerned" is the right word there, Cathy.
But, um, look, you saw what just happened.
I mean, Bron Breakker and Ilja Dragunov,
they went to war for this, for a chance at this.
They know exactly what this means.
The Intercontinental Championship, and, um…
Look, Bron Breakker earned that. I take nothing away from him.
"Concerned" might not be the right word, but I am taking him very, very seriously.
And, um, Bron Breakker, if I could give you one little piece of advice,
it would be to not make the same mistake that you made at Money in the Bank.
And you better take me very, very seriously
because I'm gonna do what I do every single time
the Intercontinental Championship is on the line.
I am going to bring 100%.
Well, I've yet to hear what Ilja's injuries are. And--
-[clattering] -Um…
[indistinct shouting]
-Did you hear that? -Yeah.
-What was that? -Follow-- Follow Sami.
[shouting continues]
[indistinct shouting]
[Cole] Well, The Judgment Day has found Jey Uso,
and Sami Zayn coming to Jey's aid.
[both grunting]
[McAfee] JD McDonagh and Lito were teaming up
on Jey and Sami said, "I don't think so."
Abort! Abort!
[Cole] The massive head Sami was punching.
-Are you good? Good, Uce? -Yeet.
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] We'll see what happens, but nonetheless, we're in Green Bay,
site of the Packers' home of Lambeau Field.
[McAfee] First training camp practice for the Green Bay Packers.
And look who is front row.
Otis, Strowman talking to the boys,
seeing them build their squad.
Is Jordan Love gonna sign his contract or not?
We should ask Otis.
[Cole] Forty-six days away from the Packers' first game,
fifty-five days away from the home opener in Lambeau.
[McAfee] They take on The Colts just yards from this building that we're in.
What a beautiful place. What an honor it is to be in this city. And…
what a time.
["The End Is Near" playing]
[McAfee] …to be in Green Bay.
[Samantha] And their opponents,
accompanied by Paul Ellering and Scarlett,
Authors of Pain
and Karrion Kross,
The Final Testament!
[Cole] Well, this destructive group led by Karrion Kross
has been trying to recruit Xavier Woods for months,
and Xavier has resisted those overtures,
making The Final Testament very angry,
which led to this three weeks ago.
A brawl on Monday Night Raw,
as The Final Testament took out Xavier Woods
and then Karrion Kross.
Locking in the Kross Jacket to Kofi Kingston.
You want to shake my hand Woods?
Make a move, there's five of us.
[Cole] Kofi Kingston suffered serious damage to his shoulder
and AC joint sprain,
he's been out of action for the past number of weeks.
So tonight, Kross, the Authors of Pain, take on Xavier Woods, and--
Will we still call them the Alpha Academy,
Tozawa and Otis, even though they've seemingly even ditched by Gable?
Or they've ditched Gable, let me let me correct that.
[McAfee] Yeah, they certainly said,
"Enough is enough with that narcissist Chad Gable."
-And I guess they would say… -[bell dings]
…they were the Academy and not Chad Gable,
so I think he could say that, but…
[Cole] So Xavier Woods will start things off with Karrion Kross.
Kross has been trying to manipulate, and play mind games
and plant seeds of doubt in Xavier Woods mind.
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[McAfee] And Karrion…
[Cole] And here comes Rezar.
The so-called Albanian psycho.
Xavier Woods now, goes right to work on Rezar,
who's 6'4", 330 pounds, from the Authors of Pain,
driving Woods back to the corner.
[shouting indistinctly]
[McAfee] He can move. He's big, he's nasty.
[Cole] Misses wildly. And Woods now, chops to Rezar,
who's still on his feet now.
Just angrily tosses Woods into the corner.
[McAfee] Shot put Xavier Woods into the corner.
And that's the power that AOP has.
[Cole] And here's the 6'2", 290-pound Punjabi powerhouse, Akam.
[both shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] Akam was a Canadian freestyle wrestling champion,
won the silver medal at the Pan American Games.
As dangerous as they come.
Missed wildly with the right hand.
Xavier Woods now, former King of the Ring, using his quickness.
Trying to knock Akam off his feet, driving Akam back into his corner.
[McAfee] Xavier Woods, his resume is deep and filled with accolades.
[Cole] A 12-time Tag Team Champion.
You see Maxxine cheering Woods on.
-[McAfee] Birthday boy to the sky. -[Cole] Tozawa.
Off the top rope, and a quick Tozawa.
[yells]
[McAfee] That was like a gnat to the Punjabi powerhouse.
Tozawa able to flip the script.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Akam driven out of the ring.
Tozawa now. Kick right to the face.
A bundle of energy.
Tozawa with a suicide dive!
[crowd cheering]
Tozawa fired up!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Brother!
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw,
capacity crowd, Resch Center, Green Bay, Wisconsin.
Six-Man Tag Team Match.
Xavier Woods and Tozawa and Otis against The Final Testament.
And the Authors of Pain and Karrion Kross
has been dominating Tozawa during the commercial break.
He's trying to fight back now, Pat.
[McAfee] Yes, he is, the birthday man.
[Cole] Whoa!
[McAfee] Got an elbow as a gift.
[Cole] Cover now by Akam for him in the face,
and Tozawa able to kick out.
Again, Kofi Kingston out of action with injury
because of the assault by Final Testament.
Xavier Woods got back up tonight.
Karrion Kross.
[McAfee] Karrion Kross is obviously very lethal.
[Cole] Been trying to recruit Woods to the team for months now.
Kross whipping Tozawa across the ring.
There's the quickness, though.
And Kross just caught him mid-air.
Karrion Kross!
Come on, Kross! [indistinct]
[Cole] And down goes Tozawa.
[yells]
[McAfee] Literally just tossed Tozawa like he was Brett Favre.
That was a compliment. And Aaron Rodgers.
And Jordan Love, if he signs his contract.
[Woods] Come on, Tozawa.
[Cole] Kross, who can be as a brutal and lethal as they come,
former Bare Knuckle champion on the underground circuit.
Newspapers in Mexico termed this man, Pat, The Devil of Monterrey.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[McAfee] Not scared of anything. Deep thinker.
[Cole] Tozawa, though, sidesteps Kross.
Tag!
And here comes Wisconsin's own, Otis.
[crowd cheering]
Spent the day explaining to Pat McAfee where Superior, Wisconsin, is
in relation to Green Bay.
-[McAfee] Nonetheless… -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] This place has come unglued for the 330-pounder!
[McAfee] Welcome to Otisville!
[McAfee] Oh, yeah!
[Cole] Remember, this is a-- This is what Chad Gable wouldn't allow Otis to do
when he was training in the Alpha Academy.
But now, free Otis!
Otis is free with The Caterpillar.
And Karrion Kross with a big forearm,
and Otis catches him with an elbow.
Tag made, which was legal.
[McAfee] World Championship aura of Otis in Wisconsin was beautiful.
[Cole] Missile dropkick by Xavier Woods.
Tozawa now, taking out Authors of Pain.
[yells]
[Cole] Woods taking the fight.
[Woods grunting]
-Get off me! -[McAfee] Karrion Kross took out…
[Cole] And Woods can't wait to get his hands on Karrion Kross.
The official showing some restraint here.
Kross, though, lifting Woods up on his shoulders.
[McAfee] More power.
[Cole] Down goes Xavier Woods.
[crowd] One, two, three!
-[McAfee] Wow. -[bell dings]
["The End Is Near" playing]
[Samantha] Here are your winners.
The Final Testament!
[Cole] The Final Testament takes out Woods, Otis and Tozawa tonight.
[McAfee] I mean, when you whip out your Worm and Caterpillar in your home state,
you're gonna hit that thing to perfection.
And Otis did.
Birthday man, Tozawa, flew through the sky.
[Cole] And then the Final Prayer from Karrion Kross to Xavier Woods.
[bell dings]
[Cole] And The Final Testament picks up the victory.
Wow. Good job.
Good job, Woods.
[Cole] Karrion Kross has been preaching
total dominance.
The Harbinger of Doom…
makes good on that promise tonight.
[McAfee] Massive win for The Final Testament.
[Cole] Wait a minute.
["Shoooosh" playing]
[McAfee] And a massive loss for all of us if this man's coming out here right now.
And he is.
[Cole] What is Gable doing out here?
Hasn't he caused enough issues for Otis and Maxxine and Tozawa already?
[McAfee] With the Creed Brothers.
What a bunch of--
[Cole] Now Chad Gable and the Creed Brothers
in the ring to confront his former pupils.
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck!
You suck!
-My old crew. -[crowd] You suck!
Now, the reason I asked you guys to stay out here tonight
is because there's something in me
that needs to just keep helping my former pupils, you know.
I can't help myself.
That's just the type of guy I am, I guess, you know.
Now, Otis, I see you've assumed
a leadership position here at Alpha Academy.
That's certainly an interesting choice.
But the first thing you decided to do was team with Xavier Woods,
and you lost.
Now, the coach in me would tell you,
"Otis, you've got to lead with your mind," right?
But we all know that using your brain
isn't really your strong point, is it, buddy?
[crowd booing]
But it is mine.
That's why I've recruited the Creed Brothers.
A couple of fine, athletic,
freak, professional athletes to stand by my side.
And fill in where there was clearly some weaknesses.
But tonight I'm here to offer you guys a once in a lifetime opportunity.
So I'm telling you right now,
do the right thing.
Come back to your coach and rejoin this team.
[crowd booing]
Oh! Whoa, whoa, whoa.
A little incentive before you answer.
Don't forget, the Wyatt Sicks are after everybody on this roster,
including you guys.
So you join up with us,
you get a little extra protection.
Protection?
Are you sure, Chad Gable?
Like you were protected by the Creed Brothers last week?
Oh, yeah. When things get juicy and dangerous,
Chad Gable flees the scene,
gets out the ring, and leaves these two dead inside the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh. Oh, what the heck?
And that's the kind of man you are.
And my answer
is still no.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Good.
-[McAfee] Not a baby, Otis! -You're an idiot.
That's pathetic!
Maxxine, Tozawa,
you're not really gonna let this clown speak for you, are you?
[crowd chanting] Otis! Otis! Otis!
Well…
That's unfortunate.
Boys!
[Cole] And the Creed Brothers going after Otis and Tozawa here,
after the orders were given by Chad Gable.
Gable gave Otis and Tozawa and Maxxine an opportunity to rejoin the group and…
Otis, and now the Creed Brothers beating the hell out of Otis.
[McAfee] And the Creed Brothers are under Chad Gable's spell.
[Cole] Maybe not. Oh, my goodness!
Clothesline, clocking!
[McAfee] Julius and Brutus-- And now, Otis got Chad Gable.
Finally! Gable's gonna get his comeuppance.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Cole] And from behind!
And now the three-on-one attack
by the Creed Brothers, beating down on Otis.
[Gable] Right now, get him up!
[Cole] Gable's despicable actions continue.
[McAfee] Calls himself Master Gable.
[Cole] Otis driven into the the post shoulder-first.
[McAfee] Obviously, the Creed Brothers have bought it completely
that this little… piece of--
[Cole] The propaganda must have been flying.
-[McAfee] Right. -[grunts]
[Cole] The Creeds, brainwashed by Chad Gable.
-Oh! -[McAfee] Jeez! Oh!
[shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] And now Gable giving the Creed Brothers chairs.
Like they need chairs to do even more damage.
[mysterious music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[speaking indistinctly]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] You fucked up! You fucked up!
[groans] Where you at, now?
-[thuds] -Come on!
Sons of bitches! Get out of here!
Stay ready! Stay ready!
[mysterious music continues]
Come on!
[Chad speaking indistinctly]
[crowd cheering]
Stay ready.
Stay ready!
There you are!
[crowd cheering]
[yelling]
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, moments ago,
Otis was finally going to get his with Chad Gable
before the Creed Brothers would attack Otis.
A three-on-one assault on Otis by Gable and his new recruits,
who he's apparently brainwashed into following what he believes in.
[Gable] Now get him up.
[McAfee] Creed Brothers, trying to impress Chad Gable,
were really demolishing
the Alpha Academy members of yesterday.
[Cole] Yeah, and then the Wyatt Sicks would appear in the arena.
The Creed Brothers
trying to protect Chad Gable.
But Gable should have watched his back,
because from behind,
the appearance path of Uncle Howdy looking for revenge
on the attack on Bo Dallas by Gable and the Creed Brothers last week.
[crowd cheering]
And Sister Abigail.
[yells]
[Cole] …plants Chad Gable
tonight.
That was…
["Battle Tested" playing]
…stunning.
[McAfee] Wyatt Sicks got it right.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] You know, Pat, last week on Monday Night Raw,
"Big" Bronson Reed will go toe to toe with the the Celtic Warrior, Sheamus.
Now remember how this match came about.
Reed said, "Why are we celebrating 15 years of Sheamus in WWE
when you should be talking about me?
♪ Go hard tonight Until there's nothing more left ♪
[McAfee] Disrespected Sheamus in his eyes.
Obviously, we're just weeks away from SummerSlam.
Well, less than weeks away, I'm sorry.
-[Cole] A week from Saturday. -[McAfee] Thank you.
["Stand Tall" playing]
[Samantha] And his opponent, from Birmingham, England,
weighing in at 205 pounds,
the Bruiserweight,
Pete Dunne!
[Cole] How does Pete Dunne figure into all this?
Let's take you back to Monday Night Raw last week,
this is the match-up we were talking about.
Sheamus and Big Bronson Reed.
Sheamus would catch Bronson Reed
-and pick up the victory. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell dings]
Bronson Reed very bitter, very upset.
But then he was attacked inexplicably by Pete Dunne.
And as Sheamus went to shake Dunne's hand…
Remember, they used to be cohorts in The Brawling Brutes.
…Dunne would come from behind, Pat, and attack Sheamus.
[McAfee] Yeah, the two lads
obviously did not see eye to eye, Pete Dunne shrugs.
Big Bronson Reed hits a tsunami, and none of it makes sense to anybody.
[Cole] Well, Pete Dunne was asked last week
about the situation with Sheamus.
Dunne said, "I'm not here to lift people up."
I'm here to tear people apart."
And he said, " Don't ask me, ask Sheamus what his problem is."
Again, these guys used to be members of The Brawling Brutes.
Sheamus…
Uh-oh. Look who's here! Sheamus!
Taking out Pete Dunne. This match hasn't even started.
[McAfee] Pete Dunne's locked up.
-[Cole] I don't think it's gonna start. -You want to go?
[Cole] It was supposed to be Reed and Dunne.
[both grunting]
[McAfee] Pete Dunne is locked up.
Still on the ground after a knee from Sheamus.
[Cole] And now Bronson Reed and Sheamus,
beating the hell out of one another.
And Sheamus catches Reed and drops him to the mat.
And Pete Dunne's sent over the top rope.
[crowd] One! Two!
Three! Four! Five!
Six! Seven!
Eight! Nine! Ten!
[Cole] Ten beats of the Bodhran.
Sheamus said last week,
"I don't get it. Why does everybody have a beef with me?"
[McAfee] Sheamus just wants to have a point.
[crowd whooping]
[McAfee] And kick people's ass.
[Cole] He went for the Brogue Kick and Pete Dunne rolled out of harm's way.
And now a Brogue to Bronson Reed!
Come on!
["Hellfire" playing]
[McAfee] Sheamus clearing house before the match can even start.
[Cole] Sheamus will not be the brunt of the attack by any of these guys.
The Celtic Warrior's not playing games.
And he's got his eyes set on Pete Dunne.
[indistinct conversation]
[indistinct] as and easy target--
What the hell happened here?
-[sighs] -We found Jey.
And then Sami found us.
And to be honest, it didn't go so good.
-You don't always have to tell the truth. -You know what?
I've had enough of being disrespected week after week after week.
So I've gone and spoken to Pearce, and it's official.
Tonight, me and you,
we're gonna take care of Sami Zayn and Jey Uso.
And not only that.
Next week… Gunther wants to call us a joke?
Huh? Well, we'll see who's laughing
when he steps in the ring with me next week.
-Because I'm gonna drag him from-- -Okay, okay.
Yeah, that's cool.
But I told you guys no one touches Jey Uso.
And what, now Sami Zayn's involved?
And what, Finn, Dom, where were you guys while this was all going down, huh?
[chuckles] She should ask Liv.
-Excuse me? -No, it's--
-I don't even know what happened. She-- -That's it.
-Where are we going? -We're going to the ring.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct conversation]
[Cole] Hey, Pat, do you want to join me next Friday, a week from Friday,
to get the SummerSlam weekend started with the SummerSlam kick off show?
[McAfee] It would be my honor, Michael Cole.
[Cole] It's at 5:00 Eastern. The kickoff will take place
outside the Rocket Mortgage arena before Friday night's event.
Now, the event is free to fans,
and will be live on Peacock and all WWE social platforms.
You heard it. Now Pat's gonna co-host with me a week from Friday.
Let's head back to Jackie Redmond.
Cole, Pat, thank you so much. I'm here with Sheamus.
Sheamus, we just saw you attack both Bronson Reed
and your former friend, Pete Dunne.
I know, technically, this started last week
when they attacked you.
But what exactly is going on between you and Pete Dunne?
First off, Jackie, I know this business like the back of me hand, yeah?
Bronson wanted to take me out
so he could be the man to take down the Celtic Warrior.
As for me old Brawler buddy, Pete Dunne,
well, I'm still scratching me head there, right?
I mean, he--
Whatever issue it is that you have with Sheamus,
it can be easily fixed.
We can go to an old Irish pub, sit down, have a pint
and sort this out like proper fellas.
Or we can take it to the ring and find out who the real…
Bruiserweight is.
Are you up for a banger?
Sheamus, thank you for the time with that. Let's send you back to ringside.
-[Cole] Thanks, Jackie. -[McAfee] Thank you, Jackie.
[Cole] Sheamus ready for a fight.
[McAfee] I think we're about to watch one as well.
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
-Yup. -[Cole] Mami is not pleased
when she heard that Dominik had a little rendezvous
with Miss Liv Morgan earlier on tonight.
[McAfee] Old dog house, Dom.
[Samantha] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome The Judgment Day.
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
and Rhea Ripley!
[Cole] So a week from Saturday, Rhea takes on Liv Morgan
for the Women's World Championship.
The injury to Rhea caused, uh…
caused by Liv, forced Rhea to relinquish the championship.
Rhea wants her title back.
Will take place in SummerSlam.
[song fades]
Liv!
You want him, come get him!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole laughs]
Dom has become a pawn.
[McAfee] "Dirty" Dom has done it this time, hasn't he?
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
♪ Watch me! ♪
[Liv] Hi, Rhea. Hi, Daddy Dom.
Oh. You guys can turn around.
You guys need to-- [chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] She's behind us, Cole.
-[Liv] Hi, guys. -[Cole] Thanks, Pat.
[McAfee] Right up there.
Rhea, um, I'm actually not gonna be coming down to the ring
because, unlike you, I actually have some self-control.
I waited for you all this time,
I can wait until SummerSlam.
I think the reason why I actually did come out
in the first place is pretty obvious.
It's because I have feelings for Dominik.
[crowd cheering]
[Liv chuckles]
And Dominik… Dominik has feelings for me too.
And even you can't deny that.
[inaudible conversation]
Do you want to know why you can't deny that, Rhea?
It's because gorgeous men like Dominik…
He doesn't go for girls that look like you.
[crowd gasping]
No. [chuckles] No.
Gorgeous men like Dominik
go for girls that look like me.
-[crowd cheering] -[laughs]
Get out of my way!
[McAfee] Oh, yeah.
-Let go! -Hold on.
-Let go of me! -Hold on!
Just hear-- Mami, hear me out.
-What? What? No! -Just listen! Just listen!
-Just listen. -What do you want?
You're said enough!
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
What do you want from me?
Let me… Hey, Mami, let me take care of this.
[inaudible]
[Liv] Guys, guys. Please, please.
Let Daddy Dominik talk.
[crowd booing]
-Liv? -[Liv] Daddy Dom, I think--
Guys, please, please. Please just let him speak.
Because I think-- I think I know what you're gonna say, and…
I feel the exact same way too.
-[crowd booing] -[Liv] So…
So you can finally just say those three little words.
You want those three little words?
Please. Please.
I hate you, Liv!
-[crowd cheering] -Are you stupid?
Are you deaf?
No entiendes lo que te estoy diciendo, cabrona.
[in English] I don't like you.
You've ruined my life over and over again!
No te puedo entender lo que piensas por la cabeza.
[in English] I can't stand you!
You've ruined everything for me!
And now, I--
Te odio con toda mi vida.
[crowd booing]
[mic thuds]
[Cole] Oh. Oh.
[crowd gasps]
[crowd cheering]
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Cole] Yep. She just licked him.
[McAfee] Yes, she did.
He's somehow goes from the outhouse to the penthouse in Rhea's eyes.
So, Dommy Dom, that's all it took. I mean…
that's what Rhea wanted all along.
[McAfee] A little public testimony, I guess.
[Cole] Rhea basically wanted to tell Dominik to--
To hit the bricks.
I mean, tell-- I'm all confused.
This has got me all flustered.
-Rhea-- Dom just-- -No.
Rhea wanted Dominik to tell Liv…
-Yeah. -…to hit the bricks.
-Dom might have just earned-- -She-- She licked him.
Yeah. So I'm saying I think Dominik might earn Rhea's trust once again
by publicly shaming Liv Morgan and…
Her heart was broken. Poor heart!
Now Rhea's gonna be able to enjoy what she's gonna be a part of
a week from Friday in Cleveland, Ohio.
Just announced, WWE presents Damian Priest live
with a special appearance from Rhea Ripley at the Agora in Cleveland,
next Friday, August 2nd, at 12:00 noon.
Tickets on sale this Wednesday via WWE.com/events.
Special free sale starts tomorrow at 10:00 am Eastern
for the passcode "Archer."
[McAfee] Get it? For Archer of Infamy.
None the less, earlier tonight, we kicked off Monday Night Raw
with a confrontation between Gunther and Damian Priest.
Priest was sick and tired of Gunther calling him street trash.
So what did he do, Mr. McAfee?
[McAfee] Came out and he said, "Knock, bang."
Punched him in the mouth.
And a brawl would start that would be impossible to stop
by any human in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
[Cole] And then the fight would go out toward the parking lot area.
Finally, officials, security, General Manager, Adam Pearce,
would separate these two men.
And in the interest of saving his main event for SummerSlam,
Pearce sent both Priest and Gunther home,
ejecting them from the building.
Hopefully, cooler heads will prevail
as we head to SummerSlam, a week from Saturday, Cleveland, Ohio.
Cleveland Browns Stadium,
Damian Priest, defending the World Heavyweight Championship
against the King of the Ring, the King General, Gunther.
[McAfee] Need those two to make it to SummerSlam,
and for the good of everybody, let's keep them away from each other.
Good move, Adam Pearce.
["Our World" playing]
♪ Viva la raza! ♪
♪ Sube tu bandera si tu eres Latino ♪
♪ Todo los Latino ♪
♪ Sube tu bandera si tu eres… ♪
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
representing the LWO,
from Queens, New York,
Zelina Vega!
♪ Yeah, we taking control ♪
♪ Picante, caliente como el sol… ♪
[Cole] Cathy Kelley is about to get a word with Zelina Vega.
Thanks so much, Cole.
Now, Zelina,
last week, you were injured at the hands of the very people
that you are facing this evening.
I can see you're not at 100%,
but are you concerned going into tonight?
Cathy, I'm a Boricua, okay?
This is not going to stop me.
No, I've said it once before, and I'll say it again.
No one can keep Zelina Vega down.
I've been underestimated my entire life,
so it's time that I start proving people wrong
and shutting people the hell up.
[crowd cheering]
Well, you heard her. Back to you, Cole.
[McAfee] Oh, yeah.
[Cole] Zelina Vega set for action tonight again.
Her right arm heavily bandaged up
from the attack by Shayna and Zoey and Sonya Deville.
And, of course, she's carrying the chancla.
Flip flop.
-[McAfee] Of course she's carrying it. -[Cole] Of course.
Zelina Vega one on one with Zoey Stark.
[McAfee] Oh!
This is gonna be a good one. Hashtag, push Zelina.
The world's saying it. Let's watch it.
♪ Latino! ♪
♪ Todo los Latino ♪
♪ Sube tu bandera si tu eres Latino ♪
Cody, man, we just gonna sit here in this broke-down car
all the way to October?
Exactly, Metro.
It's a classic stakeout.
["GTA" playing]
♪ No cappin', I'm taxin' Wrappin' up a bale ♪
Don't you have a tour bus?
♪ My earrings blindin' me When I look in the mirror ♪
♪ Whatever I'm with, my with it too ♪
♪ Balenciaga and them sticks included ♪
♪ Crash out, crash out, crash ♪
Arena Wi-Fi connected.
Yes, sir.
[Cole and McAfee] ♪ Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you ♪
♪ Happy birthday, dear Shawn ♪
♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
[Cole] To one of the greatest of all time.
Happy birthday to the Heartbreak Kid,
Shawn Michaels.
[McAfee] Thank you for everything you've done for the business, sir.
[Cole] And are still doing at NXT.
Zelina Vega.
Set for action, injured arm and all.
[McAfee] Earrings just went flying.
["Cut Above The Rest" playing]
Flip flop has disappeared.
And now this.
[Samantha] And her opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Sonya Deville and Shayna Baszler,
from Las Vegas, Nevada, Zoey Stark!
[Cole] Zoey Stark making fun of the injured arm of Zelina Vega.
That is because those three women caused the damage last week.
Vega in a match-up against Sonya Deville.
Shayna Baszler targeting the arm.
Deville would hit Deville's Advocate.
And after picking up the victory…
One, two, three!
-…the destruction was not over there. -[bell dings]
This group showing the world how dangerous they are.
[McAfee] Yeah. Classic, Sonya.
There was a beatdown after the bell
and Carter and Chance would come out and…
Sonya would scurry, obviously, whenever the numbers were fair, but…
-We're gonna get you taken care of. -Be strong.
[Cole] The doctors attending to Zelina later on in the night.
Meanwhile, she's heavily taped on her right arm,
but ready to do battle tonight
one on one with Zoey Stark.
[McAfee] Quickly, Zoey, Shayna and Sonya have caused a lot of chaos.
[Cole] Earlier tonight, Deville knocking off Lyra Valkyria
-with the help of Stark and Baszler. -[bell dings]
And now Stark and Zelina go one on one.
Zelina looking to roll up Stark and win this one quickly,
and a kick out by Zoey Stark.
[McAfee] Zelina the first-ever Queen of the Ring here in the WWE.
[Cole] The former Tag Team Champion as well.
And Zoey Stark just using her power now
to take control of Zelina Vega,
driving Stark into the corner.
[McAfee] Zelina using her quickness and her…
[Cole] She's a spark plug, there's no doubt about that.
[McAfee] Absolutely. Incredible intellect as well.
[Cole] Stark going right to work on the injured arm of Zelina Vega.
She was medically cleared to compete tonight.
I asked her earlier today
if it was wise going into the ring with Stark.
Zelina said, "I will never back down from a challenge."
But she may be thinking twice about that, however.
Rolls out of harm's way and delivers a kick to a Stark.
[McAfee] Zelina wants to get to the top of the marquee.
She's gonna fight whoever, whenever, doesn't matter how injured she is
or how available everything is.
She wants to fight, but she signs up to be taking on three.
I think nice start.
[Cole] Pounding away on Zelina Vega.
We talked about Zelina being medically cleared tonight.
CM Punk has officially been cleared as well.
We learned earlier tonight he will face
Drew McIntyre, one on one, a week from Saturday, at SummerSlam.
But there's a little catch to this match.
[McAfee] Yeah, they're not able to touch each other until then,
or it'll be canceled.
[Cole] There's also the special guest referee.
[McAfee] Seth "Freakin'" Rollins.
That's massive news.
[Cole] And now start with the shoulders to the midsection of Vega.
[McAfee] Not allowed to touch each other, or be cancelled,
and we need that not to happen.
But Seth "Freakin" Rollins putting on the stripes
is certainly gonna make the party of the summer even bigger and better.
[Cole] And Vega bringing the fight here to Zoey Stark.
Stark driven face first into the turnbuckle.
[McAfee] That's Zelina Vega wrestling, baby.
That's how it always goes.
[Cole] And now Vega, second rope now.
Zoey from behind with a shot to the spine.
Down the corner.
[McAfee] The thing about size and power difference here is, it is noticeable.
[Cole] And Zelina had a lot to say about that this week on social media.
She said, "When people stop talking about my size"
and talk about my ability in the ring--"
Oh, and Stark!
Right to the injured arm of Zelina Vega.
-[whimpering] -[Cole] Zoey's taken over.
Zelina is in deep, deep trouble.
Can she fight back into this?
[Cole] The story of the match, the injured arm of Zelina Vega.
Zelina trying to fight back against Zoey Stark,
but Zoey has been dominating throughout the entire commercial break.
[Cole] The damage-- Oh, wait a minute.
Zelina rolling up. Start looking for the win.
Zoey's got a kick out of two.
Inside cradle almost stole this thing.
[Cole] Again, that injured arm was caused by the assault by these three women,
Stark, Deville and Baszler last week.
[McAfee] During the break, obviously, Sonya and Shayna made their mark.
[Cole] Like a sniper.
-The missile drop kick. -[McAfee] Jeez!
[Cole] From Zoey Stark to Vega.
[McAfee] That just sent Zelina across the entire ring.
[Cole] Cover. Kick out by Vega, and Zelina still in this.
Great guts being shown here tonight by Zelina.
Look at this precision.
-[McAfee] Watch Zelina fly… -[Cole] Bang!
[McAfee] …across the ring.
[Cole] Zoey said that, "Sonya saw potential"
"in both Shayna and I,
and because of her, we now run this division."
[McAfee] I mean, it's hard to argue.
Shayna and Zoey have obviously always had it.
Sonya is gonna try to get them all on the same page.
[Cole] Zelina. Created some space now,
delivering those blows to the hamstrings of Zoey Stark.
Step-up enzuigiri drops Stark to her knee.
And now Vega looking to build a little bit of momentum.
Oh! DDT!
Zoey's in trouble. Can Zelina somehow capitalize?
Come on!
[McAfee] Zelina able to, like, hypnotize Zoey
as she flew around into a DDT.
Could you fathom if Zelina was able to beat Zoey
right in front of Shayna and Sonya?
[Cole] A bad arm and all.
Zelina Vega now, top rope.
-Cover. Is it enough? -One, two…
[Cole] Almost had her.
Zelina floating through the air and almost put Stark away.
And what would have to be considered an upset tonight
because of the damage to the right arm of Vega.
[McAfee] And the advantage of Shayna and Sonya ringside for Zoey.
[Cole] Whoa. Looking for Code Red,
but Zoey Stark able to shoo her away and a kick right to the face.
Stark into the cover now. Shoulders down for the win.
Kick out by Vega at two.
And Zoey Stark getting extremely frustrated now
that she hasn't been able to put Vega away.
[McAfee] Great defense to the Code Red.
Just kind of standing up, sending Zelina…
[Cole] And Zelina now. Ah, sends Zoey into the second rope.
Deville now up, causing the distraction.
Shayna tries to get involved and trips up Vega.
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee] Lands hard on her arm.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, and from behind, Carter and Chance and Lyra Valkyria!
[indistinct shouting]
And now Vega!
Oh! Zelina Vega, I believe, just…
-[McAfee] Elbowed Zoey -[Cole] And again with the arm brace.
Using the arm brace to her advantage.
And now Code Red!
[crowd] One, two…
-[Cole] And the win for Vega. -[bell dings]
["Our World" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner.
Zelina Vega!
[Cole] What a win by Zelina tonight, Pat.
[McAfee] What a moment for Zelina.
[Cole] And it's only appropriate
she used the brace on the arm that was damaged
by those three women to help her in the victory tonight.
Give the assist to Lyra, Carter and Chance.
That had to feel good.
A little bit of payback to Deville and company tonight.
[McAfee] Comeuppance is real.
The WWE universe
is sending a little payback to these three
who've been running amuck.
Zelina utilizing the taped-up padded brace.
And then Code Red.
Sinks in deep with win on Monday Night Raw.
-Wow! What a win for Zelina. -[indistinct conversation]
[McAfee] A humbling moment for Sonya and company.
That's right.
Pearce, look, I know you got a million things going on.
You got people complaining every single week.
But next Monday, I need Karrion Kross one on one.
-Are you sure about that? -Yes. I can't drag anybody into this.
I have to do this by myself. Please. Come on.
-Consider it done. -Thank you.
You didn't think mentioning Seth Rollins
was gonna be the referee was an important detail
you should've told me before I went out there?
If you had a problem with referees, you shouldn't have put your hands on him.
Get the match in the ring. That's what I'm doing.
But Seth Rollins, man. You know Seth and I have history.
We have issues with each other.
I know him and Punk have issues
because Punk said nasty words on the Internet or something.
But I've done things to Seth that took his World Title at WrestleMania.
-How is this fair? -"Fair."
Interesting you use the word "fair" because next week,
you and Punk are gonna be in the ring with Seth,
and we'll find out how fair he is
when he gives you his official referee instructions.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I need a drink.
What does that even mean?
[Cole] It will be an interesting week next week.
And there's Bálor and McDonagh, tag champs,
warming up for a big match tonight against Jey Uso and Sami Zayn.
Live on Raw.
♪ Watch me do what I gotta do ♪
♪ Hey! Na, na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Get ready for the whoa, oh-oh ♪
♪ Everybody's singing ♪
♪ Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Get ready for the whoa, oh-oh ♪
♪ Everybody's singing ♪
♪ Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ We're getting ready For the whoa, oh-oh ♪
♪ Get ready for the whoa, oh-oh ♪
♪ Everybody's singing ♪
♪ Whoa, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Get ready for the na, na, na, na ♪
[tense music playing]
[The Rock] January 1st, 2024,
we were discussing what WrestleMania could look like.
This card for WrestleMania was probably 80% done in October.
I think this story goes down a path
that no one in their right mind could have ever anticipated.
This unique thing happened.
I want that title, but not at WrestleMania.
Power goes back as it should.
To the people.
As this all changes,
we call an audible because this is all happening in real time.
[man] Oh, my God!
[dramatic music playing]
We pivot in a way that blurs the lines of fiction and reality.
[inaudible conversation]
If you can continually swerve him, then we've done our job.
[The Rock] You start to realize this is gonna be big.
I've been a part of some chaotic builds,
but this one has been the wildest.
Becoming the Final Boss has allowed me
to be as visceral as I want to be.
When chaos happens, something magical will come out of it.
[music stops]
What do we do next?
I'm here with the Women's Tag Team Champions,
Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn.
Ladies, we now know, later this week,
you'll appear on SmackDown to address the challenge
presented by Bianca BelAir and Jade Cargill.
What can we expect?
Oh, we'll be there with a message for the former Women's Tag Team Champions.
Alba Fyre and Isla Dawn have everything right now,
and we run this division, so if any--
[Shayna] Are you serious?
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
You guys have been on the other show so much,
you haven't been paying attention to what's going on around here.
See, we've been running this division week after week.
Oh, yeah. That's why Zelina just beat your girl.
And actually everyone seems to be running through yours right now, so…
You know what's funny?
Zelina made the biggest mistake of her career, so did those other girls.
But we're gonna handle them later.
Something you two need to understand,
is that Jade and Bianca aren't your biggest issue.
We are.
And you're looking at the team that's gonna take those titles off you.
I mean, you're more than welcome to try.
-[laughs] -Oh, no.
We will.
See you soon.
-[giggles] -Bye.
[inaudible]
Everybody's gunning for the Tag Team Champions.
I want to remind everyone that next week, the final Raw before SummerSlam
and the Raw after SummerSlam, both over on Syfy.
-Dream come true. -Make a note.
Summerslam, a week from Saturday,
for the World Heavyweight Championshipweight.
Damian Priest defends against this man.
[intense music playing]
Respectable champions, impressive legacies,
unmatched impacts.
All living out their dream, but all weighed down by fragile egos.
Fragile egos that have shattered the reputation
of the World Heavyweight Championship.
All simple men that will shrink in front of a title.
This is why WWE desperately needed me.
And this is why the World Heavyweight Championship
needs me
to create a new mountaintop.
I have to admit, Seth Rollins did a fantastic job
elevating the title.
But the burden of being the workhorse drove him into the ground.
Drew McIntyre, so concerned we didn't have the fall like CM Punk.
Could barely hold on to the Championship for five minutes.
And now, as Damian Priest honorably carries that weight on his shoulders,
his foundation is starting to crack.
All that work for Damian's dream to slip away in front me.
It's a shame.
And as I look around at the cast of challengers,
it becomes truly disgusting.
I cannot respect entertainers.
More concerned making the crowd sing.
Or hitting some clever line for the respect of the mindless.
None of that means anything
once you step foot into that sacred ring.
I am the only one that can redefine
the prestige of the World Heavyweight Championship
and bring it to a level no title has ever seen before.
At SummerSlam,
the future of this great sport is on the line.
And just like everyone else
that said they will teach me a lesson…
Damian will fail.
And I will showcase the power,
dominance and prestige
this sport still desperately needs.
At SummerSlam,
Der Ringgeneral, Gunther,
will become the World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] Well, it's gonna be hard to argue with the man
if he can knock off Damian Priest a week from Saturday.
Cleveland Browns Stadium in Cleveland,
Priest and Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
♪ 'Cause I know ♪
♪ You're nothing but a liar ♪
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[indistinct]
[crowd whooping]
Come on, Uce!
-Here we go, here we go. -Come on, Uce!
-[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! -What's that?
-[indistinct] -Here we go.
[indistinct shouting]
[indistinct] Jey Uso.
[indistinct] Let me see that.
Let me see that.
Hey, hey. Check this out.
Stop, over there! Stop.
What's up? What's up?
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[both] Pow!
Hey, Uce! Please hit my music!
-Oh, yeah! Yeet! -[indistinct]
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] The old handshake's back.
[McAfee] Yes, it is.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
[McAfee] We're yeeting, Green Bay!
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
[McAfee laughs] Oh, yeah.
You got your yeet [indistinct], Cole!
[Cole] I'm yeeting!
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] I don't know if I'm yeeting good, but I'm yeeting.
[McAfee] Oh, yeah!
Any yeet's a good yeet.
Especially at your age, Cole.
♪ Ay, let's get it, Uce ♪
♪ I'm 'bout to get 'em, Uce ♪
♪ I'm 'bout to get 'em all ♪
♪ Let's go, Uso. It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
[McAfee] What a scene in Title Town.
♪ Day one ish. It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[McAfee laughing]
Yeah!
♪ It's just me, Uce. Day one ish ♪
-[bell dings] -[Cole] Sounds pretty cool!
[Samantha] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of
the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn
-and Main Event… -[Cole] Yeet! Yeet!
-[Samantha] …Jey Uso! -[Cole] Yeet! Yeet!
[McAfee] Not yet, Cole. Wait for the beat to drop, pal.
You're yeeting too quick.
[Cole] Something cool about seeing
Jey Uso and Sami Zayn on the same team yet again.
♪ Main Event Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
[Cole] Sami and Jey taking the tag champs,
Bálor and McDonagh,
live, next on Monday Night Raw.
[Cole] You need oxygen.
[McAfee] And a smoke.
[Cole] Drew McIntyre just tweeted out,
"Spotlight junkie, Seth Rollins, stay out of a hot tube challenge."
Impossible. He's in the middle of it, Drew.
He's the referee.
And next week, he gives the instructions
to the big SummerSlam match with McIntyre and CM Punk.
Also next week on Monday Night Raw, live from Saint Paul, Minnesota,
the final Raw before SummerSlam.
Big six-woman tag team match-up
as Deville and company look to try to rule the women's division.
Xavier Woods gets what he wanted.
Not sure if it was a wise move, but he's gonna get Karrion Kross,
one on one, next week on Monday Night Raw.
And…
The Ring General… The King General, King of the Ring, Gunther,
in action against one half of the Tag Team Champions,
Finn Bálor of Judgment Day live, next week.
Then, Pat, we turn our attention to a week from Saturday, SummerSlam.
Damian Priest and Gunther for the World Championship.
[McAfee] And these two obviously can't keep their hands
and fists off of each other.
[Cole] Also at SummerSlam, Rhea Ripley and Liv Morgan
after "Dirty" Dom broke Liv's heart earlier tonight.
[McAfee] Yeah, and made Mami proud.
That's the mindset of everybody heading into that match.
[Cole] Biggest match of LA Knight's career.
Looking for his first championship in WWE.
-Takes on Logan Paul for the US title. -[McAfee] Yeah.
[Cole] Bayley versus The Queen of the Ring, Nia Jax,
for the WWE Women's Championship.
[McAfee] Things got really personal between those two on Friday night.
Can't wait to see that championship fight.
[Cole] Told you this already.
The special guest referee is Seth Rollins.
CM Punk cleared the fight.
He takes on McIntyre a week from Saturday at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] SummerSlam card is absolutely packed.
Special guest referee, Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
puts it over the top.
[Cole] Solo Sikoa claims he's bringing the undisputed WWE Championship
back to The Bloodline.
He's gonna take it from Cody Rhodes at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] He keeps telling people to acknowledge him
and acknowledge him as The Tribal Chief.
Well, win the title then, Solo, because Cody's our king.
[Cole] And the unpredictable badass, Bron Breakker,
who destroyed Ilja Dragunov earlier tonight,
meets Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Title.
[McAfee] And Sami Zayn's in action right now on Monday Night Raw.
What condition will both of these men be going in to Cleveland?
[Cole] Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, set for tag team action.
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish. It's just me, Uce ♪
[McAfee] We're still yeeting, baby.
And now we're not.
["The Other side V2" playing]
[explosion]
[Samantha] And their opponents,
accompanied by Carlito, and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio,
representing The Judgment Day,
they are the World Tag Team Champions,
JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor!
[Cole] Miscommunication issues abound when it comes to Judgment Day.
Rhea Ripley asked these guys, "Why are you trying to pick a fight with Jey Uso?"
They attacked him backstage, which led to this tag team match tonight.
Can you imagine if Sami and Jey knock off the tag champs tonight,
maybe somewhere down the road, they'll earn a tag team opportunity.
Could be as early as next Monday, maybe, in Saint Paul, Minnesota,
when the final Raw before SummerSlam comes to Minnesota.
[McAfee] That would add a nice little wrinkle
to a nice Monday Night on Syfy.
There's a dumb Dom in front of us
with black lipstick on the side of his face.
He's living the high life right now.
Yeah, we see it.
[Cole] Yeah, Dominik all happy that apparently,
things are good again with him and Rhea
after he kicked Liv Morgan to the curb earlier on tonight.
Meanwhile, Carlito, who's at ringside as well,
just can't stop putting his foot in his mouth.
[McAfee] To be honest, I love Carlito and everything he does.
He puts Dominik in worse situations than maybe anybody else.
[Cole] So good to see Sami and Jey back together again here as a tag team.
-[bell dings] -Remember, they were
part of The Bloodline saga for a long, long time.
And you have to wonder what these two think about
what's going on with The Bloodline over on Friday Night SmackDown,
and the new tribal chief, Solo Sikoa.
The damage they've done to Cody and Randy and Kevin Owens
over the past couple of weeks.
[McAfee] And Paul Heyman and everything else
that they've seen pretty much.
And also, I mean, The Judgment Day here, Finn Bálor,
he's fighting for… for Mami.
Jey Uso was shooting his shot, sending his yeet.
[Cole] Indeed. And here's the cover by Bálor,
and a kickout.
Jey Uso seemed to garner some interest in Rhea Ripley as of late.
That's probably been put on the back burner
now that she's back together
-with "Dirty" Dom. -Shut up!
[McAfee] Yeah, she licked on his face, obviously,
and get caught up in the moment, especially with what Dom said to Liv.
But deep down, we all understand Jey Uso very, very affable.
Much more likable than Dominik Mysterio.
[Cole] Bálor looks to take out Uso and Sami tonight.
-Next week, he's got Gunther. -[crowd] Yeet!
[Cole] He'll have to take out Gunther before the match against Priest.
Uso… the big kick to Bálor, dropped him,
and cover now by Main Event, Jey Uso.
And a kick out by Bálor.
[McAfee] I mean, let's not get it twisted. The Judgment Day is powerful.
They got champions all over the place here.
[Cole] Yeah, dangerous as they come.
Tag made. Here comes Sami Zayn.
Sami, the Intercontinental Champion, focusing on the tag match tonight.
But a week from Saturday, he's got a major problem, Pat.
He's got a pissed off Bron Breakker.
He's upset that he couldn't knock off Sami at Money in the Bank for the Championship.
And now he's coming for the title again.
You saw what he did to Dragunov earlier tonight.
[McAfee] Sami's got a dog at SummerSlam in Cleveland.
It is the home of the dog pound, so it might be tough,
but Green Bay loves them some Sami Zayn.
And how could you not? Fighting champion.
[Cole] Yeah. JD McDonagh.
Sami Zayn with a leapfrog and big clothesline to McDonagh.
You know, we mentioned earlier, Jelly Roll,
who's gonna be performing "Liar" live at SummerSlam,
also has a couple of the SummerSlam theme songs.
Remember when he got into it,
knocked old JD on his ass a few months ago?
[McAfee] Down there in Nashville? How could you not? Not a moment.
[Cole] Oh, and Sami driven face-first into the turnbuckle by McDonagh.
You know, we joke a lot about JD, but he's the real deal in the ring.
[McAfee] He certainly is. Willing to do whatever.
He will put his body through anything to pick up a dub for The Judgment Day.
He picks up his first WWE title with Finn Bálor,
obviously, his countryman.
[Cole] Also the man who trained him, brought him along.
And here's the cover by McDonagh.
JD told me he's so proud to have held his first tag gold in WWE with Finn Bálor,
a longtime friend and coach, and Sami Zayn now
drives McDonagh over the top rope.
And now Finn Bálor sent out as well.
Sami Zayn!
-[grunts] -[speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] Moonsault off the top!
[McAfee] Fantastic stuff
from our Intercontinental Champion.
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami! Sami!
[Cole] And the Sami chants from this capacity crowd in Green Bay.
And "Dirty" Dom looking for a cheap shot.
[McAfee] Classic "Dirty" Dom,
putting his mustache in a place it shouldn't be.
[Cole] And now Carlito from behind, takes advantage.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Okay, I got to do it.
That wasn't cool.
[McAfee] How do you like them apples?
[Cole] We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh in control of Sami Zayn and Jey Uso in this match-up.
Win for Uso and Zayn, maybe they'll earn themselves
a tag team title opportunity down the road.
[McAfee] Don't know how they'll able to do that.
This Judgment Day has been dominant, and…
[Cole] They've got Carlito and "Dirty" Dom running around at ringside.
They created some chaos at our announce table during the break.
[McAfee] Little weasel "Dirty" Dom has been nothing but a pest.
[Cole] Sami trying to make a tag to Main Event, Jey Uso,
McDonagh drops him on the back of his neck.
Cover now off the back suplex by JD,
and a kick out by Sami Zayn.
[McAfee] This Judgment Day.
How do they continue to win? We'll never understand.
Supremely talented, but just the worst type of people.
[Cole] The oddest relationships within the group as well.
I mean, they've got so many different problems,
personalities.
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] Narcissism runs wild within the group.
[McAfee] Rampant, running absolutely rampant
in that Judgment Day clubhouse,
as Green Bay is yeeting Sami Zayn through.
[Cole] JD McDonagh trying to prevent Zayn from making a tag.
Sami able to back body drop McDonagh, a quick tag made by JD.
Smart move! Bálor into the ring and he not--
Will not allow Zayn to make the cover--
I should say, "make the tag."
Cover by Bálor, though, and a kick out at two.
[McAfee] That's the synchronicity of this Judgment Day, Finn and JD.
[Cole] Well, again, they've been together for nearly 20 years, Pat,
JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor,
ever since JD was a teen, working together.
Oh, and a well-placed elbow to the face of Zayn.
Cover, hook of the leg, and a kick out by Sami.
[McAfee] When they won the tag team title, everybody was surprised.
But think about it, they're a great champion.
[Cole] Tag made the McDonagh, here's JD.
[McAfee] They literally know each other inside out.
[crowd gasping]
[Cole] Sami Zayn fighting back.
This is the type of fire Sami's gonna need at SummerSlam.
Oh, and JD, though, caught him with a right.
[McAfee] Sami got distracted for a second, tried to hit Jey, and JD caught him.
[Cole] Sami Zayn, Blue Thunderbomb!
Now Sami's got a chance.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] The yeets filling the Resch Center in Green Bay.
Main Event, Jey Uso, wants in the match-up.
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] Sami trying to drag himself to the corner and make a tag.
McDonagh's gonna tag Bálor.
Here comes Uso.
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[crowd] Oh… yeet!
-[Cole] Bálor got yeeted. -[McAfee] Yes, he did.
[Cole] Jey ducks underneath.
Kicked now to the mid-section.
The man who came…
Oh! …just inches away from winning the Money in the Bank contract.
Oh! And a foot right to the ear of Bálor.
And now one to McDonagh's-- To the shoulder.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Jey Uso's on fire in Green Bay.
-U… -[crowd] So!
[Cole] And backing it on up in a JD McDonagh,
and Bálor, though, launches Uso out to the apron.
-[crowd gasps] -Jey with a kick.
Jey going up top.
Crossbody by Uso. Lateral press,
hooks the leg, kick at two.
[McAfee] Jey Uso obviously a very prolific tag team wrestler for a long time.
Almost winning a big one here in Green Bay.
He knows what the turns are like in a tag team match.
Massive Monday Night Raw.
Judgment Day trying to defend Dominik's honor.
-[Cole] Oh, a kick. -[crowd gasps]
[McAfee] [indistinct] as well.
-[McAfee] Bingo. -[Cole] Yes.
And now Bálor sent across the ring.
Jey Uso went for the Samoan drop.
Bálor turns it around, cover now, hook of the leg.
Is that enough? Kick out by Jey Uso at two.
[McAfee] Eye gouge, into a Sling Blade from Finn Bálor.
Finn Bálor, former World Champion, now our tag team Champion.
JD! JD!
[McAfee] Zero percent body fat.
[Cole] Bálor calling for his partner, McDonagh.
[both] Oh!
[McAfee] Body shot. Raining punches down on Jey Uso.
[Cole] Off the snapmare. Tag made.
McDonagh floats off the top rope, connects.
Hooks both legs.
And Uso's got a kick at two.
McDonagh upset with referee Rod Zapata.
Maybe that was a slow count.
[indistinct conversation]
[McAfee] If you see the way JD's skull is constructed,
you would assume his brain was large, but…
The ref count two, very perfectly there.
JD wasting time.
Get him up. Get him up.
[Cole] Cows have big brains, and they're not that smart.
[McAfee] I guess we can go through a list of animals.
[Cole] And Bálor now, second rope--
Oh! A kick by Uso.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Critical point of the match.
Capacity crowd in Green Bay and loud as hell all night.
Boom!
Tags!
Sami and McDonagh legal.
Exploder!
And now Carlito distracts the official.
Dominik will not allow Sami Zayn to deliver a Helluva Kick.
And McDonagh turns Sami inside out!
Cover for the win!
Oh! And a kick out.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Spanish Fly reversal from JD McDonagh.
[Cole] Incredible.
[McAfee] This is The Judgment Day difference, though.
They're gonna team up however they can to get a dub and get out of here.
[Zapata speaking indistinctly]
[Cole] And McDonagh now hammering away on Sami as Jey Uso looks on.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Meanwhile, these two goofballs, Carlito and Dom,
trying to get Finn back into this match-up.
Double team by Sami and Jey.
[indistinct]
Whoa!
The 1D!
One! Two!
And no! Bálor breaks things up.
[McAfee] I thought they'd done [indistinct], didn't you?
Shades of the brothers Uso!
The 1D with Sami and Jey, but Bálor breaks things up.
Stay out till you're tagged in.
[McAfee] I thought it was one and done.
[Cole] Bálor makes the tag.
Jey Uso fighting back now.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[Cole] What a match-up in our main event, between the tag champs and Sami and JD.
Sling Blade by Bálor!
[McAfee] Jey Uso might have knocked a tooth out of JD McDonagh's mouth,
but while he was doing that, Finn Bálor took advantage.
[Cole] Jey with a superkick!
Uh-oh. That apple went flying.
Down goes "Dirty" Dom.
JD McDonagh takes a fall.
[McAfee] JD, though, I think was able to…
[Cole] Bálor, though, able to take advantage.
Tag made to McDonagh.
[McAfee] McDonagh timed it up perfectly.
[Cole] Bálor, top rope. Coup de Grace.
JD McDonagh, moonsault
for the win over Uso.
Sami Zayn breaks things up.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] And he was celebrating it.
Finn Bálor decides to kick him out of the ring.
[Cole] Bálor calls for a double team now.
Placing Uso up on the top rope.
Sami Zayn gonna meet everybody there.
[crowd cheering]
Bálor trying to fight out of it.
Bálor sent over the top rope to the floor.
Head butt by Jey.
Helluva Kick!
Sami gonna fly.
[crowd cheering]
Uso Splash!
[crowd cheering]
Pat!
Sami and Jey just beat the Tag Team Champions.
[McAfee] Yes, they did!
["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Samantha] Here are your winners,
the team of the Intercontinental Champion,
Sami Zayn
and Main Event, Jey Uso!
[Cole] What a match-up in our main event tonight.
Wait a minute!
Sami, turn around! Turn around.
Breakker with a spear!
Bron Breakker on a mission!
A mission to break Sami Zayn
and take the Intercontinental Title at SummerSlam.