[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[singer] ♪ I… ♪
-♪ I let you drive around my mind… ♪ -[Jelly Roll] What's going on Cleveland?
[singer] ♪ You ain't nothing but a liar ♪
♪ Yeah, you try to keep me down ♪
♪ Try to put me on the ground ♪
♪ But I'm only going higher ♪
[Jelly Roll] Let's go SummerSlam.
[Michael] Rhea Ripley, Liv Morgan for the Women's World title.
[singer] ♪ I'm just an underthinkin' Overusin', tall drinkin', short fusin' ♪
♪ Gettin' in my own way ♪
[Michael] While they're booing Dominik.
But you just heard him tell Rhea you can't win the title like this.
And Liv Morgan retains the championship.
What the hell?
[singer] ♪ God knows I'ma crash and burn ♪
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Dominik you sorry two timing son of a…
[announcer] The following contest is for…
the Intercontinental Championship.
[Michael] Breakker split Zayn in half.
Welcome to the Bron Breakker era.
CM Punk, Drew McIntyre.
Seth Rollins, the special guest referee.
These two want to beat the hell out of one another.
Punk broke the Anaconda Vice.
Letting his emotions get the better of him.
Rollins has put the bracelet.
[Corey] Rollins picked it up off the mat as the referee.
-Are you kidding me? -[speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] Go To Sleep to Rollins.
McIntyre with a claymore.
[bell rings]
[Michael] McIntyre with the win.
[announcer] Following contest is for…
the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Michael] And Finn Bálor is here to offer support.
[Corey] Priest with a South of Heaven to Gunther.
What the hell?
What are you doing, Finn?
It's over. Gunther is the world champion.
[bell ringing]
[Corey] SummerSlam will be forever known
as the implosion of The Judgment Day
as we know it.
[Michael] One of the biggest betrayals in SummerSlam history.
Dominik Mysterio stabbing Rhea Ripley in the back
in favor of Liv Morgan.
The dastardly duo is here live tonight.
And talk about betrayals.
This man screwed by his Judgment Day teammate Finn Bálor.
Damian Priest is no longer world champion.
This man's a champion, though.
The unpredictable, badass Bron Breakker
is now the Intercontinental Champion
after beating Sami Zayn this past Saturday night at SummerSlam.
And "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre is loving life.
He beat CM Punk at SummerSlam and exorcized his demons.
McIntyre is here live to celebrate.
[rapper] ♪ I'm a rebel in success ♪
♪ You can bet that I'm better Than anyone expects ♪
♪ See the best standing With the veterans ♪
♪ And yes, you're looking at a legend… ♪
[crowd booing]
Ladies…
and gentlemen.
I demand
all your gratitude
for your new
World Heavyweight Champion.
Der Ringgeneral,
Gunther.
[Pat] Couldn't have said it better myself, Cole.
["Prepare to Fight" playing]
[singer] ♪ Gunther ♪
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
coming off the most watched SummerSlam in history,
we welcome you tonight to Monday Night Raw
live in Baltimore, Maryland.
We are sold out tonight with 11,832
WWE fans on hand
to greet the brand new World Heavyweight Champion,
"The Ring General" Gunther.
[Pat] He called his shot.
He took on a phenomenal champ in Damian Priest,
and although there was some tomfoolery amongst The Judgment Day,
Gunther did what he has done since he got here, and that's win.
This man is a machine.
This man is prestigious.
And this man is our World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] And who knows how long he'll hold the championship
when he was the NXT UK Champion, Pat.
He held it for 870 days as the Intercontinental Champion.
He held that title 666 days.
[Pat] He's not somebody that's going to fumble the ball if he handed it to him.
And, uh…
the WWE is now Gunther's world.
He wins the King of the Ring,
gets the opportunity, becomes the champion.
Everything this man said he was going to do,
he has done nothing but respect.
[explosions]
[Pat] I heard him and his family paid for that pyro themselves.
[Michael] The return of his Imperium cohort Ludwig Kaiser
coinciding in Gunther's celebration
of the world title tonight.
[crowd booing]
[speaking German]
And I'm the best there is.
[speaking German]
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] A rowdy crowd in Baltimore tonight.
As we begin a commercial free.
First hour of Monday Night Raw.
[crowd chanting]
My name is Gunther.
I am The Ring General.
I am the longest reigning
Intercontinental Champion in history.
I am the King of the Ring.
And now,
I am your World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheering]
Tonight, a new legacy begins.
And let's be honest,
this title and this company
deserve so much more
for a very, very long time.
So if you think what I've done with the Intercontinental Championship
is historic,
just watch and see
what I'm going to do as the World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheering]
Because in this ring,
I am above everybody here.
I am ready and prepared
for everyone and everything.
There is nothing that can catch me off guard.
I am greatness personified.
[crowd chatter]
[speaks indistinctly]
So from this day forth,
Monday Night Raw
and the legacy of this great business,
of this great sport
and the World Heavyweight Championship
belong to me.
[crowd cheering]
-[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪ -[Pat] Whoa.
[singer] ♪ They council me ♪
♪ They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
["Voices" playing]
[Michael] No way.
[singer] ♪ You got your rules and your religion ♪
♪ All designed to keep you safe ♪
[Pat] Greatness personified, huh?
[Michael] The WWE's Apex Predator,
"The Viper" Randy Orton
is on Monday Night Raw.
[Pat] And he looks like an ox.
290-pound.
[Michael] Randy's been busy dealing with The Bloodline
over on Friday Night SmackDown.
In fact, we saw him battling The Bloodline
this past Saturday at SummerSlam.
[Pat] Him and Kevin Owens have certainly been helping Cody
as Baltimore serenades the Apex Predator.
[singer] ♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ Talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ Talk to me, talk to me ♪
♪ Talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ All the lawyers Are defenseless ♪
♪ All the doctors are disease ♪
♪ And the preachers are all sinners ♪
♪ And police just take the grease ♪
♪ All the judges, you are guilty ♪
♪ All the bosses I will fire ♪
♪ All the bankers will have losses ♪
♪ Politicians are all liars ♪
♪ I see darkness falling ♪
♪ I hear voices calling ♪
♪ I feel justice crawling ♪
♪ I see faith has fallen ♪
♪ I hear voices I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They council me ♪
♪ They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They tell me things that I will do ♪
♪ They show me things I'll do to you ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ Talk to me, talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
Well, Randy,
I have to say I was wrong because that caught me off guard.
Listen, Gunther, I wanted to come out here and congratulate you,
but that's not really my style.
But that being said,
that gold, that title…
looks mighty damn fine hanging over your German shoulders.
That's right. You are a good looking champion.
But you know what?
I can't help…
that when I look at that title, I realize…
that I'm the only reason you're carrying
the World Heavyweight Championship in the first place.
Now you got your title shot at SummerSlam
because you beat me at King of the Ring,
but did you really beat me at King of the Ring?
[crowd cheering]
The people know it.
I know it.
Hell, even Triple H knows it.
Now, my shoulders weren't flat down on the mat for the one, two, three.
It's the referee's decision that's final, and I get that.
I've been here long enough to know
that I need to respect that fact.
But Triple H saw the footage
and Triple H knows that there needs to be a Gunther-Orton sequel.
[crowd cheering]
Triple H told the world
that there would be a Gunther-Orton part two.
And that's exactly why I am here tonight.
I am calling that in.
[crowd cheering]
Now, I'm the only man in that locker room
that can match you in this ring.
Move for move chop for chop.
Counter for counter.
Technician versus technician.
Smooth versus smoother.
As a matter of fact, I think these fans
deserve a modern day Flair versus Steamboat.
[crowd cheering]
Now, I know that I can fill one of those roles
with the only question is, do you?
Now, you call yourself a living legend, and that's just fine.
You consider yourself a living legend.
And that is perfect because, my brother,
I made a career out of killing legends.
And at Bash in Berlin, I'm going to do it again.
And I'm going to walk out of Germany.
I'm going to walk out of your home country.
The new World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy! Randy…
Well, Randy, everything you said is true.
And to be honest, not beating you clean at The King of the Ring
left a little stain on my record.
So if those voices in your head tell you
that you can beat me in Berlin,
I have to tell you your voices are wrong.
Randy Orton.
[crowd chanting] RKO! RKO! RKO…
I accept.
[crowd cheering]
Just to let you know, Randy, nothing.
Absolutely nothing catches me out of nowhere.
That's good to know, but I've heard that before.
As a matter of fact, it doesn't need to be out of nowhere.
I want you to see it coming.
["Voices" playing]
[Michael] If Randy Orton hits an RKO out of nowhere or not,
he could be creeping closer to history.
And become a 15-time world champion.
The challenge was made and it was accepted.
Three weeks from Saturday.
Bash at Berlin.
Gunther with his first world championship defense, Pat.
Against that man.
The Viper.
Randy Orton.
How lucky are we that Randy Orton blesses Raw
with his 290-pound hall of fame presence,
and now we're getting Randy Orton versus Gunther.
What a dream come true on this Monday night.
And don't go anywhere because this first hour of Monday Night Raw
is commercial free tonight.
The member of Imperium Ludwig Kaiser is in action momentarily
against the "Celtic Warrior" Sheamus to renew that rivalry.
Also tonight.
What a moment. It was 48 hours ago.
The return of all returns this past Saturday.
Ones to the SKY.
The return of the real Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
And now, 48 hours later, the whole world is still talking about it.
We look back later on tonight.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Michael] And also tonight, the in-ring debut of the eerie,
creepy, mysterious, frightening Wyatt Sicks,
Six-Man Tag Team match versus Chad Gable and his newest pupils,
the Creed brothers.
Live tonight.
You played football in this town, Pat, we're in Baltimore, Maryland.
Sold out tonight.
11, 832 WWE fans on hand
for Monday Night Raw.
Also here tonight conducting interviews in the backstage area.
Our own Jackie Redmond.
Cole. Thank you so much. I'm here with Sheamus.
And Sheamus, it appears you've got a growing list of people
who want to get their hands on you,
including Ludwig Kaiser, who's back tonight from an injury
he claims you caused
and now you're about to face him one on one.
I mean, what do you make of all of this?
What do I make of all this? Well, Ludwig Kaiser has returned to Raw.
The human Ken doll has somehow got himself medically cleared
and has demanded a match tonight.
To be honest, I had my sights set on Pete don't call me butch Dunne
after what he did last week.
What are you going to do, Jackie? You know what I mean.
Like, it seems all these young, up and coming thundercats
have their eyes set on Sheamus.
Because they want to get Sheamus scalp and make a name for himself.
So you know what I think about that?
I say bring him on, because I'll fight them bleeding all.
You know what I'm saying?
The truth is, tonight, I'm gonna test out Ludwig's fragile little ribs.
And maybe after that, I'll put Pete Dunne on the shelf.
But right now, I've just got one question.
Baltimore, are you ready for a banger?
[crow cheering]
[Pat] Well, Cole,
it is fight night…
baby…
in Baltimore.
["Hellfire" playing]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
-Introducing first-- -[Pat] Oh.
[Michael] And Ludwig Kaiser wasted little time
going right to work on Sheamus.
Now, Sheamus mentioned the bruised ribs as he drives Kaiser
rib first into the barricade.
Sheamus responsible for Kaiser missing about a month of action
with those injured ribs in a battle they had a month ago.
[Pat] There was no other way for this to--oh, start between these two.
Last time they saw each other,
it was just a full on fight,
a banger from bell to bell.
And this is gonna to be the exact same damn thing here in Baltimore.
[Michael] Well, Kaiser knocked off Sheamus a bit ago
because of Sheamus suffering from an injured knee
that caused by Kaiser as well in one of Sheamus' battle with Gunther.
Oh.
-And Kaiser driven down to the mat. -[Eddie] Let's go, ring the bell!
[bell rings]
[Michael] And here we go, bell rings. Match is underway.
[Pat] Our sources in the back have told us that Sheamus knee is 100%,
as are the ribs of Kaiser.
[Michael] Big uppercut by Kaiser to Sheamus,
and Kaiser says bring some more and delivers a right of his own.
Referee Eddie Orengo is going to have his hands full in this matchup.
[Pat] An Irish lad versus a German gentleman.
[Michael] And Kaiser with a big boot to Sheamus right to the chest,
drives him back to the corner.
Sheamus had mentioned that it seems like everybody is out to get him.
He's had issues with Kaiser and Bronson Reed.
And of course, Pete Dunne, his old running buddy
from the Brawling Brutes.
Two, three, four.
[Pat] These European dudes chop the hell out of each other.
[Michael] And it just brought a smile to Sheamus face.
Now Kaiser gonna get himself some.
Sheamus gonna knock the spray tan right off the Kaiser.
[Pat] Don't know if that's possible with how many years and years of spray tan
are tacked on to Ludwig Kaiser's chest.
But Sheamus is playing bongos
with Ludwig's sternum.
[Michael] Kaiser right to the knee of Sheamus.
We talked about the injured knee early on.
It was caused by Kaiser.
[Pat speaks indistinctly] we're gonna find out, I guess.
Yup.
[Michael] Well, apparently, Sheamus saying bring it.
My knee is fine.
[Pat] Ludwig just found out as well.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Pat] Oh, ho, ho, ho.
[Michael] That right hand doubled Kaiser over,
and another one by Sheamus.
Celtic Warrior, a four-time world champion.
Kaiser up on his shoulders
and Sheamus rolling senton to Kaiser.
[Pat] Kaiser knows exactly what he's in for with Sheamus
and I wonder if it's all a bit too much right now
as he's recovering from his ribs.
[Michael] Kaiser gonna roll out of harm's way
out to the floor right here in front of us.
[Pat] Calling for Eddie Orengo.
Medical. I need medical.
[Michael] Kaiser is asking for medical to come down here.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Apparently, Kaiser reinjured the ribs
that was bruised at the hands of Sheamus.
Or maybe not.
Kaiser driving Sheamus to the floor.
A smile just crossed his face,
and obviously Kaiser with a ruse to the Celtic Warrior suckering him in.
[Pat] I mean, this is Ludwig Kaiser professional wrestling, though, to a T.
He feels like a super genius right now as well.
Oh, wait a minute.
[Michael] We've seen Kaiser do this in the past.
He took out his old partner, Vinci this way.
Kaiser across the ring.
Oh, the dropkick driving Sheamus head first into the steps.
In the ring.
One…
-two… -[Pat] As he posts up alongside of him.
Full speed ahead, boom.
Bottom of boot, head to the stairs.
Ludwig Kaiser is counting his abs. Sheamus is counting sheep.
Six…
-seven… -[Michael] Count of seven,
Sheamus struggling to try to make it back to the ring.
We're at a count of eight. Kaiser could pick up a count-out victory.
Sheamus beats the count at nine, just sliding it under the bottom rope.
[Pat] Could you imagine beating Sheamus by a count-out?
Nobody's been able to keep this Irish lad down.
[Michael] Now Kaiser kicking away at the midsection of the Celtic Warrior,
as Kaiser loves to stick his nose up in the air
at what he calls the uneducated public.
He wants to wipe the silliness out of the sport.
[Pat] He's a European elitist through and through.
Let's go,
one, two…
[Michal] Oh, look at that, point to the elbow
right to the forehead of Sheamus.
Kaiser a second-generation superstar.
He learned the art of professional wrestling from his father
Alex Dietrich in Europe.
Sheamus with a big right hand to the midsection,
and another one by Sheamus.
And the brawler trying to fight back.
Right to the throat of Sheamus goes Kaiser.
And now back to the back of the knee.
And Sheamus is down and Kaiser with just a vicious and aggressive attack
on Sheamus here.
[Eddie] Knock it off.
[Michael] There is just a malice in this attack by Kaiser tonight.
[Pat] He's possessed. He looks like obsessed for sure.
[Michael] Well, think about it,
think about what it must do to Kaiser's psyche
to see one of his best friends, his cohort,
finally win the World Heavyweight Championship
and how that's going to drive Kaiser in the future here.
[Pat] World championships have done a lot for groups in the past.
Look at what happened with the Bloodline, whenever Roman gets his title.
Kaiser is seeing an opportunity with Guenther at the top of the mountain
saying wait a second, why not me?
What he's showing, he's damn impressive.
[Michael] Sheamus out on the apron
and Kaiser is not going to attempt this, is he?
[Pat] So disrespectful.
[Michael] Kaiser looking to use the 10 Beats Of The Bodhran,
which Sheamus uses.
And a few clubbing blows across the chest of Sheamus.
And Sheamus said nope.
Not so fast.
Oh, and a clothesline
[Pat] They're very slow beats.
I don't know what the beats per minute were for Ludwig Kaiser,
but he was certainly seemingly setting Sheamus up for a reverse…
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] …as Baltimore comes.
[Michael] He was close to flatlining.
And there we go, right to the back of the knee of Sheamus.
And now Kaiser again.
Kaiser cover, hook of the leg on the Celtic Warrior
who is forced to kick out.
What an aggressive attack by Kaiser tonight.
[Pat] Yeah, this has been a phenomenal start for Kaiser,
just taking the fight, the banger to Sheamus.
What's up, Sheamus? You're gonna take me out?
-Huh? -[Eddie] Come on, he's on the rope.
-Back it off. -You want [speaks indistinctly]
-Huh? -Come on, Ludwig, back it off.
-He's on the rope. -Who do you think you are?
I'm going to take you out of here.
You hear me?
[Pat] Yeah, Gunther calling people street trash.
Ludwig Kaiser telling Sheamus he's gonna take him out of here.
These two don't give a damn.
[Michael] Kaiser chopping away.
Sheamus back to his feet.
[Pat] Defiance from Sheamus.
[Michael] And Sheamus with a headbutt and the right hand,
and here comes the Celtic Warrior.
And Sheamus driving Kaiser back.
Went for the clothesline. Sheamus flew right through it.
Took him down with a couple of axe handles.
And a clothesline.
[Pat] Kaiser looking like a handsome speed bump to Sheamus right now.
[Michael] Irish Curse backbreaker.
Knee to the spine.
[Pat] As Sheamus looks to Baltimore and says, thank you
for that burst of energy and ass beating.
What do we got here?
[Michael] Looked like he was going for the Celtic Cross
and Kaiser able to counter
and deliver an elbow to the back of the neck.
Uh-oh, Sheamus positioned for White Noise.
Cover for the win.
-One, two-- -[Michael] Kaiser kicks at two.
What a matchup to kick off Monday Night Raw tonight.
Commercial free first hour sold out in Baltimore.
[Pat] Sheamus found that White Noise in the Caucasus mountains
and wanted to drop the weight of the world on Ludwig Kaiser.
[Michael] Look at the impact here.
Sheamus just gets tougher the older he gets.
[Pat] Yeah, it's like he's more calloused somehow.
[Michael] Gnarly.
Looking for the Cloverleaf here.
Sheamus going to sit out. He's got the Cloverleaf locked in.
[Pat] Kind of like a corkscrew bottom there for Ludwig on his side.
[Michael] Kaiser going to submit here.
Trying to somehow make it to a bottom rope and force a break.
And he does get there. But has the Damage been done?
[Pat] He was on his shoulder as opposed to on his chest.
He might have been able to save himself some Damage, especially those ribs.
Wait a minute. Speaking of ribs.
[Michael] Went for 10 Beats Of The Bodhran and Kaiser able to counter.
[Pat] That's that. Second generation.
[Michael] Oh, and there's a discus clothesline, cover now.
Hook of the leg on Sheamus and a kickout at two.
[Pat] That in-ring IQ, something you're born with,
especially if you're in a wrestling family.
Being able to utilize that top rope to get Sheamus off his ass there for a second.
[Michael] And there. Bang.
The impact from Kaiser to Sheamus.
[Pat] You saw the sweat pop off of Sheamus chest like it was Triple H
spitting to the crowd unlike Michael Cole.
[Michael] Let's go Sheamus, chants
now, face to face, nose to nose.
This isn't going to be pretty.
Come on.
[Michael] And Sheamus turns it around with right hands…
and a clothesline.
Kaiser sent over the top rope.
He does not want to be there.
Count it out. Baltimore.
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five,
six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[Michael] Ten Beats Of The Bodhran.
[Pat] And now Kaiser.
[Michael] Oh, look at Sheamus. Sheamus from the top rope. Now.
Oh. And down goes Kaiser.
[Pat] Sheamus is a huge man to be flying from the top rope to the outside.
And Kaiser just ate all of it.
[Michael] Oh, wait a minute. Pete Dunne once again with the shillelagh.
This time I'm Sheamus moved out of harm's way
and Dunne right on the announce table and a big knee
and Dunne wiped out by Sheamus.
Dunne once again trying to ambush Sheamus with a shillelagh.
Kaiser now with a step up enzuigiri cover now by Kaiser,
Sheamus kicks out at two.
[Pat] This vendetta that Pete Dunne has against Sheamus almost cost him.
Kaiser took sweet advantage of the opportunity.
[Michael] And it still has not been thoroughly explained by Pete Dunne
why he has this beef with the Celtic Warrior.
[Pat] Laid out on our commentary table after eating a patella.
[Michael] And Kaiser going to put Sheamus away,
able to reverse Sheamus with the knee.
Caught him in the Temple off the ropes.
Now Brogue Kick.
Kaiser is done Sheamus with the win.
[bell rings]
["Written in My Face" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Sheamus.
[Pat] What a win by the Celtic Warrior.
Even with an attack from Pete Dunne in the middle of the match.
Still able to secure a win versus a great Ludwig Kaiser.
[Michael] Pete Dunne and Sheamus used to be running buddies
in The Brawling Brutes.
They've got some major issues now.
[Pat] Sheamus celebrating with Baltimore with a beat up chest.
And pride in his heart.
[dramatic music playing]
[Pat] A hundred million?
A hundred million?
[Michael] Indeed. A hundred million.
Social media views and counting for the return of Roman Reigns
in just a little bit.
We're going to take you back to SummerSlam
and show you the return of The Tribal Chief.
-What a moment. -A hundred million.
That should be 200 million. 300 million.
He looked better than ever. Our Tribal Chief.
The only Tribal Chief.
The one Tribal Chief is all the way back
You know, it was right here in Baltimore, Maryland.
A number of years ago that we saw the debut
of the original Wyatt family.
And tonight it comes full circle with the Wyatt Sicks.
[dramatic music playing]
[singer] ♪ Like a dream ♪
♪ You walk into my life ♪
♪ Just like a dream ♪
♪ Like a dream ♪
[Bray] Life is a circle.
[singer] ♪ The day you walked away Was unforeseen ♪
[Bray] The end of one journey.
[singer] ♪ Still you haunt me like a dream ♪
[Bray] Is the beginning of the next.
The circle moves us all
through sorrow and hope,
triumph and agony.
[singer] ♪ Still you haunt me like a dream ♪
[Bray] Life and love.
Until we let go.
Abandon all Hope.
And find our place.
On the path unwinding.
[dramatic music playing]
[Wyatt family] We're here.
[singer] ♪ Still you haunt me like a dream ♪
[man] The reckoning is here.
Run.
[Michael] You know, Chad Gable is always confident, always cocky.
But what must be going through his mind?
What must be going through the mind of the Creed Brothers.
They're in Six-Man Tag Team match action tonight.
It's the debut of the Wyatt Sicks on Raw.
Hey, Pat, congratulations to Terence Crawford
wins the WWE Super Welterweight title.
Fourth title in as many divisions.
Eminem celebrated with Crawford, who KO'ed Theory
Crawford did couple of weeks ago on SmackDown.
[Pat] Eminem's recent album is an absolute smash
and Terence Crawford continues his dominance.
Congratulations [speaks indistinctly]
[man] The biggest Party of the Summer.
[Michael] Over 50, 000 WWE fans,
this is SummerSlam.
[singer] ♪ Liar… ♪
[Michael] Holy hell, he's here.
Roman Reigns is here.
[singer] ♪ Yeah, you try to keep me down ♪
♪ Try to put me underground ♪
♪ But I'm only going higher ♪
[Michael] Dominik you sorry, two-timing, son of a bitch.
[singer] ♪ You try to be my friend ♪
♪ But you're blowin' smoke ♪
[Michael] What are you doing Finn?
Bálor just stabbed Priest in the back.
[singer] ♪ 'Cause I know ♪
♪ You're nothing but a liar ♪
[singer] ♪ All rise ♪
-["Rise For The Night" music] -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Shout out to Jelly Rolls' Liar song of the SummerSlam
and Damian Priest has got to be singing that feeling, that song
word for word right now.
[Michael] Yeah, the ultimate betrayal.
This past Saturday at SummerSlam,
the implosion of The Judgment Day as we know it.
Priest no longer the World Heavyweight Champion.
Because of Finn Bálor.
Finn Bálor.
[speaks Spanish] You know what time it is.
Get down here and take this beating like a man.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Okay.
[crowd chanting]
Is this for real?
How do you go from being The Prince…
to a backstabbing scumbag to a coward?
[speaks Spanish]
You know where I'm from.
You know my story.
You know, most of my life I've been on my own.
That was until I found The Judgment Day.
They gave me a reason to fight.
They made me feel like I belong somewhere.
But then last Friday at the premiere of my documentary,
I heard what people had to say.
What I meant to them.
And I see you all tonight. I hear you, I see you.
[crowd cheering]
And I realize.
That my family got a whole lot bigger.
So, Finn Bálor, let me introduce you to my new family.
[crowd cheering]
You think I'm upset just because I lost the world title?
No, man, I could win that back.
I'm pissed off because you took that title from all of us.
[crowd cheering]
You make me feel like I disappointed my family.
And for somebody like me, you know I can't let that stand.
Finn Bálor, listen to me closely.
When you are suffering,
know that I am the reason for your pain.
So get your ass out here and let the beatings begin.
[crowd cheering]
[Finn] Damian.
[crowd booing]
Big man.
I just want you to know you brought this all upon yourself.
You see, I didn't betray you.
You betrayed The Judgment Day.
You know how it was supposed to be.
We all have each other's backs.
No leaders.
But that all changed when you became champion.
You went back on your word.
A year ago.
I almost became champion.
And this happened.
What was it you said to me in the car after the show to console me?
You said, "Finn, it's time to man up."
Well, I waited and I waited,
and I waited a full year, and I manned up.
I screwed you, and I screwed your family.
You say you're from the streets.
Well, now you're just a loser from the streets.
I'm not gonna fight you, no.
Well, you know who will?
Someone who's earned it. Someone who deserves it.
JD will.
Me?
Nah, I'm gonna wait.
I'm gonna wait till you feel safe.
I'm gonna wait till you feel comfortable.
I'm gonna wait till you've almost forgotten about me.
I know when your back is turned.
I'll be there to stab you in it.
Again and again and again.
And it won't just be me.
We all will.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] So.
Finn Bálor claims he'll take out Damien Priest,
and Priest is going to go looking for Finn Bálor now.
Then he says JD McDonagh wants to get his hands on Damian Priest as well.
And what did we just see there?
[Pat] We saw Carlito, JD McDonagh,
Finn Bálor, that dirtbag Dominik Mysterio
and he was sucking the side of the face of Liv Morgan.
I believe that is-- I believe that's the New--
-Say it. -That's the new Judgment Day.
They're The Judgment Day.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, SummerSlam was quite the weekend in Cleveland.
We kicked things off Friday evening in downtown Cleveland
with the kickoff show, and it was a lot of fun.
It was a blast. What are you talking about?
We had so much fun in that parking lot.
Well, we even got to do something electrifying with our cerebral CCO.
[Michael] So let's Show you the peer-o-Pat-istrator
[Pat] Yeah, so I got a chance to live out a dream.
And, you know, a big part of spitting the water with Triple H
is you got to have a good spray angles.
Okay. Look how wide that is there.
You see, that's what you're looking for in a proper Triple H cerebral…
[blow raspberries] Roll it.
So then the other thing is a follow up spray.
You see you got to get that one as well.
And I'm about to go ahead and huff and puff
and blow that out and play it, bang.
Now we're playing The Game.
Let's fast forward to a goat, a Hall of Famer,
a man who's been on the microphone for 27 years.
What the hell just happened?
Michael Cole water is a straight line.
Triple H has got the wad, and this doofus right here
is about to lose his mind out of embarrassment
as Michael Cole dumps water on his boss.
On his boss in front of everybody in Cleveland.
It was majestic. It was magical.
Roll that thing because the side Angle is even better.
Michael Cole embarrasses himself.
And this man right here has got a close eye on it.
Wondering what the hell is taking place?
It's a Hall of Famer, a goat doing a couple magical things
in front of a family that lost it all when The Tribal Chief came back.
[Michael] Was that Scatman Crothers.
[Pat] I think so.
I think so.
This is huge. Huge for the--exactly.
Yeah. Getting Randy here tonight.
Bash in Berlin him and the--exactly.
Let me call you back.
Pearce I beat Sheamus last week.
Yet he's the one with the match tonight.
So you know what I think of you. Okay.
But the match Sheamus and Ludwig has been set before--
-Hey, Pearce, don't disrespect me. -What are you talking about?
-There's always an excuse with you. -Come on.
I see now if I want to get to the top.
I have to create my own path.
[Pat laughs] You did it again, Pearce.
[Michael] Yeah. Who's going to argue with big Bronson Reed?
-["Triumph" playing] -[Pat] Woo.
Woo.
I need to stop that. That is sweet though.
-Home of the Ravens. -[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Dublin, Ireland.
Lyra Valkyria.
[Michael] We're gonna--we're gonna explain all the symbolism in a moment,
but I want to tell you that the Olympics, like you've never seen them before.
prime time in Paris, 8/7c on NBC and streaming on Peacock.
And Raw returns to USA
following the Olympics next Monday night.
Okay. Lyra Valkyria believes that she is,
well, Morrigan, the goddess of war
who would come out into the battlefield in Ireland as a raven
and would take out all of her enemies.
We're in Baltimore, home of the NFL's Ravens.
Which is why, Pat, you made that point.
[Pat] Yeah, it should be a good homage to the Ravens here.
And good omen for Lyra.
But she's got The Queen of Spades coming out here,
and we're snapping, tapping, and trying to make people grab it.
That's Shayna Baszler.
[Samantha] And her opponent accompanied to the ring
by Sonya Deville and Zoey Stark,
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
Shayna Baszler.
[Michael] You gotta be on your best behavior the rest of the night.
[Pat] Yeah. To be clear, I wasn't 100% sure of what happened.
[Michael] Just because we're commercial-free doesn't mean--
[Pat] Yeah, Syfy, I was thinking a little extra.
[Michael] So, anyhow, Shayna Baszler one-on-one with Lyra Valkyria tonight.
Of course, Shayna comes out here with Zoey Stark and Sonya Deville,
this dangerous group that they formed over the past number of weeks.
Lyra comes out alone
because of the damage those three women have done to Kayden Carter who's banged up
Zelina Vega, who's out with a bad arm,
and Katana Chance, who had her nose broken last week
when Zoey Stark delivered the 360
in their matchup.
So Lyra really the underdog in this match tonight.
[Pat] Yeah, she's outnumbered by the shooters for sure.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] And here we go.
Shayna Baszler goes right to work on Lyra Valkyria.
Both of these women former NXT Women's Champions,
Baszler one of the best of all time.
And now the submission magician, the master joint manipulator,
Shayna Baszler looks to take out Valkyria.
[Pat] And obviously we are incredibly lucky
to have Sonya and Zoey standing right in front of us the entire time.
[Michael] Lyra Valkyria, of course, is a finalist
in The Queen of the Ring tournament before losing to Nia Jax.
Nia, with that victory, became Queen of the Ring
and earned an opportunity to face Bayley at SummerSlam.
And she went in and she won
the WWE Women's Championship this past Saturday.
And now Baszler stomping away on Lyra Valkyria.
I learned today, uh…
one of the strangest things about Shayna Baszler,
as Baszler continues to punish Valkyria and work on the left arm,
looking to soften up the former NXT Women's Champion.
-Baszler cooked soups. -[Pat] What's that?
[Michael] She searches the internet
for different soup recipes and she cooks soup.
[Pat] Oh. A nice broccoli cheddar soup,
a chicken noodle soup.
Very delightful wedding soup not found everywhere.
The Italians really doing well.
Sure, nobody can soup it up as much as Shayna,
who also makes knives.
[Michael] Yeah, she's a unique individual.
[Pat] Absolutely. A lot of hobbies, including breaking people's bones.
[Michael] Yeah. That's why she's called The Submission Magician.
Catch wrestler trained by Billy Robinson.
The Queen of Spades.
Looking to destroy Valkyria tonight.
A swift move by Lyra.
-Nice gut wrench. -[Pat] Wow.
[Michael] Oh, and Valkyria with a sit out powerbomb for the win
and a kickout at two.
[Pat] How about the power on Lyra?
Able to readjust so she can get the full power.
[Michael] Sonya Deville.
She's in action later on tonight against Dakota Kai.
Damage CTRL and there's a big boot to start driving Zoey off the apron.
Lyra, who loves to fly.
Oh, tweaked her knee a bit coming off the top rope.
Oh, and down goes Deville.
Couldn't happen to a nicer person, but Kirifuda locked in now for Baszler.
Lyra Valkyria trying to turn it around and somehow counter.
[Pat] Lyra has been nothing short of impressive
since making her debut on Raw.
[Michael] Lyra with Shayna up.
Shayna though waistlock.
[Pat] Beating these three, though, is going to be quite a task.
[Michael] Oh. Big step up enzuigiri by Valkyria to Baszler.
Now with Baszler up on up on her shoulders here,
oh, looking to put her away with the Nightwing.
Here's the cover.
Oh, and Zoey Stark…
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] …and Sonya Deville
getting involved and breaking things up.
[Pat] Sonya and her minions obviously
can't just let the match be.
["Still The Baddest" music]
-[singer] ♪ Damage CTRL ♪ -[Pat] Oh.
Uh-oh.
[Michael] And here comes Damage CTRL,
led by Kairi Sane, racing down to the ring
and Dakota Kai and Iyo Sky going right to work on Deville and company.
Who's the most dominant faction in the women's division.
These six women have been battling out to find out.
[Pat] Damage CTRL just kicked the shooters out of the ring.
[wrestlers shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] And later tonight, Dakota gets her hands on Deville.
[singer singing indistinctly]
[Pat] Lyra was going to win that match.
[Michael] She was with the Nightwing.
[Pat] But you get it. That was one, two, three.
Tick tock,
tick tock.
The doomsday clock strikes midnight here on Raw.
And tonight the authors of pain will put an end to the team
that has stood the test of time.
For almost ten years.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods have been pillars in this business,
ushering in the power of positivity.
But unfortunately, all good things must come to an end.
How tragic.
But the real tragedy here is that
it didn't have to be this way for Xavier Woods.
Kofi Kingston carved out his own path, soared to the top of the mountain.
He became the man.
Xavier Woods, too afraid to become his own man.
And history will remember when it's all said and done.
Woods will be just the man standing next to the man.
So sad.
But it didn't have to be this way for Xavier Woods
because I gave him opportunity after opportunity.
He's certainly more opportunities than I've been given.
But he chose his fate.
He chose to stand with Kofi,
and they're going to share that same fate tonight.
When we witness the death of The New Day,
so sayeth The Final Testament.
[Michael] That match is later on tonight.
Meanwhile, this will be interesting.
After the loss to Drew McIntyre at SummerSlam,
CM Punk is here live next.
[Pat] Cleveland, you have set an all-time
American attendance record for SummerSlam
of 57, 791.
[commentator] Nia was already confident. Now it's just bulletproof.
[Michael] From the second rope with an annihilator
by The Queen of the Ring, who now calls herself champion.
For the first time in ten years.
CM Punk is in a one on one matchup in WWE.
[singer] ♪ 'Cause that highway to hell Is the road I'm on ♪
♪ I need to turn around Before I'm too far gone… ♪
-[Pat] Oh, no. -[Michael] Oh, no.
Go to Sleep to Rollins.
McIntyre with a claymore.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] CM Punk cost himself.
-Be careful [speaks indistinctly] -We'll be fine.
-We know what we're doing. -Fine.
-[speaks indistinctly] -[Maxxine] Ivy.
Hey.
Guys, come on, give me a second.
I'll see you in a minute. Come on.
Yeah, let us know.
Ivy. Where have you been? I Haven't seen you for weeks.
And the Creed Brothers have been viciously attacking Tozawa and Otis.
Listen, the boys are just passionate, you know?
They have, like, this switch that goes off.
It's, you know, it's how they got this far.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
What's going on here now?
Uh, Maxxine was just telling me--
No, no, no, no. No, no, she doesn't tell anything, okay?
She's got nothing of value to offer you.
All right, why don't you go find those clowns
Otis and Tozawa and scoot along?
You and the Alpha Academy--
you know what? You can keep the name, too.
We're done with ya.
All right, I got a new team now,
and we are going to take down the Wyatt Sicks
in the main event of Raw tonight.
You don't need her. Let's go.
[Pat] Saint Chad Gable, it appears.
[Michael] It may not-- it may not be after tonight.
[crowd] CM Punk. CM Punk.
["Cult Of Personality" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Look in my eyes What do you see? ♪
♪ The Cult of Personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams… ♪
[Samantha] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
CM Punk.
[singer] ♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy… ♪
[Michael] Saturday night at SummerSlam.
Pat, it was one of the most anticipated matchups
in the history of SummerSlam.
Emotional, personal, CM Punk admitted he had a lot to prove to himself,
a lot to prove to his critics.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] I think his in-ring work silenced most of the critics.
However, he let his emotions get the best of him.
[Pat] And had some distractions along the way,
but looked good, move good.
It was great to see and be a part of.
[singer] ♪ Only you can set me free ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] CM Punk. CM Punk. CM Punk.
CM Punk. CM Punk. CM Punk.
Why is he smiling? Why is he so happy?
We'll get to that in one second.
Before I do that, I just want to take a real quick minute to shout out.
Give some flowers to my good friend, my teammate, my brother, Bilal Muhammad.
He won the UFC Welterweight title.
It's been a busy week, I didn't forget. Congratulations.
I love seeing good things happen to good people
and I love watching hard work pay off.
So why am I so happy?
I lost Saturday, big L at SummerSlam.
I said I was going to do things that I didn't do.
This is why I'm happy.
I haven't been to Baltimore in over ten years.
[crowd cheers]
And sorry, it feeds the ego when I come out and 10,000 people
are screaming my name at me.
[crowd] CM Punk. CM Punk. CM Punk.
CM Punk. CM Punk. CM Punk. CM Punk.
That makes me happy.
Losing doesn't make me happy.
But SummerSlam was not a guarantee.
Ergo, Baltimore Monday night was not a guarantee.
I'd imagine a lot of you in the crowd love me,
because every time I get knocked down, I get back up.
There's some people in this company that absolutely hate me
because I don't stay down.
And when I say SummerSlam wasn't a guarantee,
it's because in January I was hurt and all this was taken away from me.
Just when I came back, just when I had that monumental return,
it was all taken away from me and I was told, nine months, nine months.
And you know why I'm happy right now?
You know why I'm proud of myself for one of the first times in my life
is because they said nine months and I did it in five.
[crowd cheering]
It's a big bad man named Drew McIntyre
walking around here, six foot five, 265.
Tough son of a bitch.
And he heard me and that happens.
But he gloated about it and he said he prayed about it,
put my name on a shirt, said he wanted to ruin my life,
told lies about me to make him feel better about himself.
So why am I happy? Because I lost to Drew McIntyre?
Because I'm back.
SummerSlam was the start.
I know people's Road to WrestleMania starts in January at the Royal Rumble.
My start at Saturday and I've started at the bottom before,
and I've made my way all the way to the top.
Where would CM Punk be if it wasn't for the fans?
Where would CM Punk be if he stayed down
the last time he lost a championship?
My summer of hate didn't start the way I predicted,
but guess what?
It's still summer and I say
this packed house of beautiful people
deserves less CM Punk talking
and more CM Punk fighting.
[crowd cheering]
Round two.
I want Drew McIntyre because he said he was going to put me in the ground
and I'm still standing.
There's still air in my lungs, there's still blood in my veins.
-And as long as that happens-- -[singer] ♪ Burn it down ♪
Son of a--
["Visionary" playing]
[Pat] Well…
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh… ♪
[Pat] …Mr. Official.
[Michael] And someone else who doesn't like Punk.
[Pat] He is here.
[singer] ♪ Burn it down ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh… ♪
[singer] ♪ Burn it down ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
You're in a good mood.
Well, so am I,
because after ten long years,
it is finally time for me to put you in the dirt.
[crowd cheering]
Come on. You want to let me in the ring,
or you want to get your ass kicked out here?
[crowd cheering]
Hey, I'm not the one that dressed like a cowboy today.
But I'll be your huckleberry. Let's go.
[Michael] Oh, here we go. Punk and Rollins.
[Drew] Hey, Punk.
Guys, guys, guys, guys.
[crowd cheering]
What is with all this negativity?
Tonight's the night of celebration.
Everybody's talking about the biggest match from SummerSlam
when Drew McIntyre beat CM Punk
and Seth "Freakin" Rollins counted the one, two, three.
[crowd cheering]
Punk, I think I've earned your undivided attention at this point.
I'm going to say nice things about you.
I'm going to talk about your favorite topic.
CM Punk… you shocked me, mate.
You shocked the world in Saturday.
You brought the fight.
You proved that you still got it.
But you're no longer the best in the world.
I am.
[crowd cheering]
Come on guys, are you going to keep staring lovingly
into each other's eyes?
Are you going to look over here?
I know how to get your attention.
Guess who's still in my corner, Punk?
You're stupid looking dog, Larry.
And your lovely wife, AJ.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Oh, Punk's had enough. -[Drew] There he is.
[Michael] And remember, Rollins is upset because Punk got--
Punk delivered a GTS or Go To Sleep to Seth Rollins as the referee.
That's what Rollins was upset about.
And now Punk hightailing it out of the arena
in pursuit of Drew McIntyre, who once again has baited him in.
Oh, my God.
[Pat] What?
[Michael] "Big" Bronson Reed.
The 330 pounder has ambushed Seth Rollins
and Rollins trying to fight back
and a kick by Rollins to Reed.
Reed still on his feet,
and Rollins taken out with a Death Valley Driver
and then a senton
and another one in this 330 pound.
"Big" Bronson Reed is beating the hell out of Rollins.
[Pat] He's making a statement in Baltimore.
[Michael] He said--he said he was done being disrespected.
Tsunami.
And he's not done yet.
He wants to create his own path,
He said he's going to drive Rollins to the damn ring.
Another Tsunami by Reed.
[Pat] "Big" Bronson Reed said, "I'll make my own damn opportunity."
[Michael] Medical personnel, officials, security rushing out here
to check on Rollins.
After that hellacious assault by Reed.
-Come on, keep going. -[man] Let's go.
[Michael] He had some ominous words during the week where he said
he was gonna be head hunting.
And Reed is apparently not through yet.
Rushing back toward the ring, marching around the ring.
[Pat] Couple weeks ago, he said he's the future of the WWE,
and the future for Seth "Freakin" Rollins--
-[Michael] Oh, no. -[Pat] Looks like a third again.
[Michael] Tsunami.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Somebody better get a stretcher out here and paramedics.
Rollins could have crushed ribs.
[Pat] And a spatula.
[crowd] Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit.
[Michael] Not again. Are you kidding me?
He's gonna kill the damn guy.
Get him down. Get him down from there.
-[Pat] Tsu-- -[Michael] Not again.
Call the damn national guard.
This guy's out of control.
-[Pat] Get a taser. -[Michael] Now Bronson, get out.
[Pat] Get a taser on this guy.
[Michael] Somebody gets in front of this guy.
Do something.
[Pat] We need a tranquilizer in Baltimore.
[Michael] Oh, my God.
Somebody get a pair of handcuffs or a stun gun or something?
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] What the-- -[Michael] This is insanity.
He's gonna destroy Seth.
[Pat] And our top rope.
[Michael] Get him out of there.
Can't get him out of the damn ring.
[Pat] Where's the police?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Not again. Come on now.
[Pat] How much more can this ring and Seth "Freakin" Rollins take?
[Michael] Where the hell is Pearce? Where the hell are the cops?
Get somebody out here.
[Pat] That big bald stooge wouldn't know how to stop this.
Of course.
[Michael] Seth can't even breathe.
[Pat] What a dangerous situation this is?
A ball of muscle loose.
[crowd cheering intensely]
[man] Come on [speaks indistinctly]
[Pat] Jeez.
[Michael] Rollins is--Rollins is-- he could be bleeding internally here.
He's got blood pouring from his mouth.
Somebody get the damn paramedics out here.
Come on. Somebody in the back get the paramedics out here.
[retches]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Come on. Seth can't even breathe guys.
[coughs]
[Pat] Blindsided. Cheap shotted [speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] Oh, my God. Come on, somebody get in front of this guy.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Can we get the Baltimore Ravens offensive line out here
to stop this bowling ball?
[Michael] Pull him out of the ring. Get Seth out of the damn ring.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] What the hell has happened to you?
[Pat] This wrecking ball of flesh just…
devastatingly attacked Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] Come on, guys, get Seth out of here.
Try to get him out of harm's way. This is ridiculous.
[crowd chatter]
[crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh… ♪
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen,
Monday Night Raw is live in Baltimore tonight.
But we've got a developing situation here.
Moments ago, Seth Rollins was left alone in the ring
after a confrontation with CM Punk.
When Bronson Reed, who had promised earlier tonight
to start to take matters in his own hands, to start to get respected.
But what did he do? He ambushed.
He assaulted. He attacked.
He destroyed Seth Rollins with a half a dozen Tsunamis.
Three hundred thirty pounds flying through the air,
crushing the former multi-time world champion.
[Pat] The onslaught seemingly never ended
as time after time Tsunamis rain from the sky,
crashing Seth Rollins through our sacred ring.
[Michael] They finally got Reed out of the arena.
They finally got Seth Rollins back to, uh, to our medical personnel.
And let's go to Jackie Redmond.
Pat--Cole, Pat, thank you so much.
I'm here with Raw General Manager Adam Pearce.
Adam, is there any sort of update you can provide on the severity
of Seth Rollins injuries suffered here tonight?
Honestly, Jackie, it's a little soon for that, okay?
But he will be going to the hospital.
Our training staff is worried about the potential for internal bleeding,
so it's not good.
-As soon as I know anything about-- -[CM Punk] Where's Drew?
-Pardon me. -[CM Punk] Where's that mother--
-Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. -[speaks indistinctly]
Hey, hey.
-McIntyre. -Yes, I saw Drew McIntyre.
-I walked him out of the building. -Oh, and I just want to talk to him.
Yeah. I'm sure that's what you want, but it ain't happening tonight.
I walked him out. He's gone.
He's gone.
[sighs]
Good luck.
[Michael] Potential for an internal bleeding.
The guy was spitting blood out all over the ring.
[Pat] I think it's a definite at this point,
but Adam Pearce had to take his glasses off.
Tough times. He's going through it tonight.
There's a lot.
[Pat] Well, there's The Final Testament.
Authors of Pain set for tag action.
[announcer] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied to the ring
by the Final Testament
at a combined weight of 618 pounds,
Akam and Rezar,
Authors of Pain.
[singer] ♪ It's a new day, yes, it is ♪
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[Michael] Oh, man.
I still can't get those images out of my head.
That was--that was disturbing.
I've never seen Seth Rollins in that state before.
-[Pat] Ever. -[announcer] And their opponents,
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods,
The New Day.
[Michael] Well, let's turn our attention back to this tag team matchup
and some business we've got to take care of.
Check out the newest WWE action figure collaboration
with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods, and gear inspired by the turtles,
Michelangelo and Donatello
and Roman Reigns in an outfit inspired by Shredder.
These figures are available now at Target.
Make your collection elite with turtle power.
Roman Reigns shredded Solo Sikoa this past Saturday night.
We're gonna show you what happened a little bit later on here on Raw.
[Pat] It is great to see Kofi and Xavier Woods.
[Michael] Kofi's been out of action for a number of weeks
because of damage caused by Karrion Kross and company.
He had an AC joint sprain in his shoulder.
-He competed in Japan, re-injured it. -[bell rings]
[Michael] But he's back in action here tonight.
You see the Kinesio tape on the left shoulder of Kofi Kingston
as he starts this match and takes the fight to Akam.
Akam the so-called Punjabi powerhouse
as Kofi Kingston, the former WWE Champion, goes to work.
[Pat] He is certainly capable of damage.
[Michael] Kingston now, top rope, trying to knock Akam off his feet
as you heard The New Day rocks chants.
You know Karrion Kross has been trying to drive this wedge
for a long time between Kofi and Xavier.
Oh, what a spinebuster.
Here's the tag.
Rezar now the legal man.
He'll hammer away now on Kingston.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] Hey, we're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Sold out tonight in Baltimore.
The Authors of Pain in the Final Testament,
taking on Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of The New Day.
For weeks and weeks now, Karrion Kross in the Final Testament
has been trying to drive a wedge
between one of the perhaps greatest tag team of all time.
Kingston and Woods--oh, and there's Kofi.
[Pat] He's also injured Kofi Kingston in recent history.
[Michael] And now Kofi looking to make a tag.
[Pat] Some spite build up by The New Day.
Looking to handle AOP in the entire Final Testament.
[Michael] Akam will tag Rezar.
Here comes Xavier Woods, former King of the Ring.
Former 11-time tag team champion.
And Woods now, with a big forearm.
Dropping Rezar. He goes six four, 330 into the corner.
[crowd] One, two, three, four…
[Michael] Here's the reversal.
Woods sent into the corner. Big boot to the face of Rezar.
Oh, what a kick. Rezar stunned, down to a knee.
Akam suffers one as well.
Drops right in front of Scarlett outside the ring.
But Rezar lifts Woods up, drives him into the corner.
Rezar who is nicknamed the Albanian Psycho.
Former pro kickboxing champion.
And dangerous as they come.
And Woods though with headbutt after headbutt.
[Pat] Donatello delivering ten headbutts.
[Michael] Rezar stunned.
Woods top rope, missile dropkick.
Rezar is down.
And Akam sent over the top rope.
[Pat] And Kofi…
[Michael] The trust Fall.
Kofi hit hard coming off the top rope
and Karrion Kross with a cheap shot to Xavier Woods.
Kofi is down and out.
The goofy referee didn't see Karrion Kross
as he knocked Woods off the top rope.
And now Rezar looking to do more damage.
[Pat] So sayeth the Final Testament…
and hit…
[Michael] Who the? Oh, my goodness.
Karrion Kross sent into the apron.
Pat, you know who that is?
That's…
that's Odyssey Jones flinging Karrion Kross
into the WWE fans.
Rezar looking down, Woods with a roll up
-and The New Day with a win. -[bell ringing]
[Pat] And immediately attacked by Authors of Pain.
[Michael] The Authors of Pain go right after Woods
and Odyssey Jones now is in the ring.
Pat, this man goes 6'5.
He's over 400 pounds.
[Pat] And he's clearing house.
[Michael] Jones taken out Rezar and Akam.
[Pat] 400 pounds flying around.
-[Michael] There is no way. -[Pat] What…
[Michael] You gotta be kidding me.
[crowd cheering]
Odyssey Jones just threw the Authors of Pain through the ring
and now Karrion Kross fired up…
and Karrion Kross taken for a ride.
[Pat] Hello Odyssey Jones.
[crowd chatter]
[Pat] Wow.
Wow.
[Michael] New Day's got some backup.
[Pat] New Day's got some new power.
New Day's got Odyssey Jones.
[Michael] A gargantuan man.
Do you know what my favorite part of SummerSlam was?
You know what really made me laugh hard?
It was you, Priest.
It was your gormless face when you were looking up at that screen.
And you saw the replay of what Finn did at SummerSlam.
[laughs]
You really didn't see the train coming down the track, did you?
You got arrogant and you were blinded by it.
You didn't see that you've only been world champion as long as you were,
because The Judgment Day allowed it.
I sacrificed my body to keep you on top.
[Michael] JD McDonagh just took the bullet for Priest.
[JD] You never wanted me in The Judgment Day.
You never wanted me in your cool kids group
because you knew that I am the only person on this planet
that Finn will listen to ahead of you,
night is gonna be my revenge.
Because now, I am in The Judgment Day and you're out.
Now I am a WWE Champion and you have nothing.
Tonight the Irish Ace is going to make you suffer.
All rise for The Judgment Day.
-[singer] ♪ A-Town ♪ -["Remember The Name" playing]
[Michael] JD McDonagh, Damian Priest, later tonight.
Meanwhile, GM from SmackDown, Nick Aldis,
GM Pearce from Raw doing some business.
A-Town Down Under's here tonight.
I'll explain in a moment.
[singer] ♪ Hey ♪
[singer] ♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey! ♪
-You know what time it is. Boom. -[speaking indistinctly]
-Every show, SmackDown, Raw… -[bell ringing]
[Samantha] The following is a tag team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
Grayson Waller and Austin Theory,
A-Town Down Under.
[Michael] So these two stuck their nose in the business
of R-Truth and The Miz and Jelly Roll at SummerSlam.
So they're here tonight on Monday Night Raw
so they can settle this issue.
Two former tag team champions meet up live next on Raw.
[singer] ♪ Let's go, A-Town Down… ♪
[Michael] Pat the big news WWE Survivor Series: WarGames
comes to Rogers Arena and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
on Saturday, November 30th, 2024.
Head to wwe.com/events to register
to be the first to receive pre-sale information.
What a night this has been.
The Monday Night Raw after SummerSlam moments ago,
The New Day, taking on the Authors of Pain and tag team action
☺when Odyssey Jones would come to the ring
and man, did he show out.
[Pat] The amount of power that Odyssey Jones displayed
is something they'll be talking about for decades.
Hits Karrion Kross up, swung him around like a child
and dumped him through the ring to finish his night
of full on destruction.
Hello, Odyssey Jones.
Welcome to Raw.
[speaks indistinctly]
Thank goodness you showed up when you did.
Whoo. Thank you, thank you. Hold on, OG.
I am honored to be able to help out The New Day.
[speaks indistinctly] Hey. This is it. Hey, look, look.
Xavier Woods, Odyssey Jones.
-Pleasure, bro. Pleasure. -Odyssey Jones, Xavier Woods.
-Yes, sir. Yes, sir. -You saw it out there?
-Yeah. -Did he look great?
That's a powerhouse right there, baby.
-Ooh… -All right.
I didn't know you guys were friends.
Yeah. Hey, man, we linked up at the PC
-when I was rehabbing, man. -Yeah. I bumped into Kofi
and he told me that y'all needed help with the Final Testament goofballs.
-Yeah. -So big guy had to pop in
-and even the odds. -[speaks indistinctly]
Come on. Oh, you know this?
Yeah, you know this.
[overlapping chatter]
Is something you would like to say?
Xavier Woods, are you a nasty?
[overlapping chatter]
[Michael] Okay. I cannot unsee any of that.
Well, you know, Saturday at SummerSlam,
The Miz and R-Truth are announcing
the record SummerSlam attendance of 57,791
when this group A-Town Down Under interrupted.
Austin Theory that is Grayson Waller.
If that's Austin Theory and that's Grayson Waller,
then who is that?
Hey, what are you gonna do, belly swole?
-What are you trying-- -[Michael] Well, Jelly Roll,
who, of course, performed a couple of songs at SummerSlam,
went to work on A-Town Down Under after being disrespected by them.
[Pat] They take a chair and then he take Austin Theory
from the penthouse to the outhouse.
Chokeslam from Jelly Roll.
[Michael] And then there was this.
Paying homage to John Cena
with the 15 knuckle shuffle.
How about them biscuits?
[Pat] Multi-platinum artist and absolute sensation.
And he beat the hell out of A-Town Down Under in Cleveland.
-["Awesome What's Up" playing] -Baltimore, it's about that time.
♪ Truth what are we gonna do? ♪
♪ Let's crank it up ♪
♪ Now, here we go ♪
-♪ People over there ♪ -♪ What's up? ♪
♪ You feel me? Let me hear you say "What's up?" ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] What's up?
♪ You can get with this Or you can get with that ♪
♪ Baltimore this is where it's that ♪
-♪ What's up? ♪ -[crowd] What's up?
♪ Miz, tell them who we is ♪
♪ We're the Awesome Truth ♪
[Pat] Right on cue there from The Miz.
[Michael] Yeah. And Miz is really-- he doesn't have much of a beat.
[Pat] Not yet. I don't think the man has ever really understood what rhythm is.
[Michael] And then, you know, on Saturday,
remember what happened to, um, R-Truth.
He thought that A-Town Down Under were actually The Rock 'n' Roll Express.
[Pat] Absolutely did. And that's gonna happen with R-Truth and--
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Well, R-Truth gonna start things off tonight
against Austin Theory
and Mr. McAfee knows very well.
They met at WrestleMania one year.
[Pat] Yeah. Some of his weaknesses back then.
But he is a completely-- oh, different person from then.
[Michael] And look at R-Truth go.
You know, this looks vaguely familiar.
[crowd] What's up?
-[Pat] A little throwback. -[Michael] Oh, and a nice big deep
arm drag takedown
and a tag made to Miz.
And here comes the double team.
And a double dropkick.
This looks a bit like Mid-South, doesn't it?
[Pat] A little bit.
We're rocking and rolling.
[Michael] And over the top rope to the floor goes Grayson Waller.
And now Austin Theory on the other side.
[Pat] And Boston's telling Awesome Truth, it's awesome and it is.
[Michael] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
You've been watching during the commercial break.
And a very entertaining matchup
between two former tag teams that have been champions.
Awesome Truth, A-Town Down Under, both won their respective titles
in that ladder match at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Yeah, the break was obviously nonstop.
[Michael] Oh, a double dropkick did not pay off as R-Truth held on.
Sends Waller outside the ring and pulls Miz off the apron.
R-Truth the boot now to the face of Theory.
[Pat] R-Truth sipping from the fountain of youth.
And then all of a sudden Austin Theory trips him up.
[Michael] And now Waller misses with the elbow.
Theory, trying to prevent Truth from making a tag to Miz.
Truth rolls through.
Tag made. Miz is legal.
Here comes Miz now with a big clothesline.
Down goes Waller and Theory
and Miz fired up the former two-time world champion.
Face first.
[Pat] Miz with the hot tag.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Clearing out A-Town Down Under.
[Michael] Yeah. Taking out the arrogant showboats.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] And now a hit kicks all around.
[Pat] Yes, they are.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] And a basement dropkick by Miz
takes out both members of A-Town Down Under.
Miz now through the ropes, drives Waller to the barricade.
Up over the top.
Down goes Theory.
-Miz taking everybody out. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Okay, Miz.
Fresh off of hosting SummerSlam.
Flying around in Baltimore.
[Michael] Theory misses wildly. Miz gonna roll up.
Shoulders down now on Theory.
Kick out at two.
Miz went right to the knee.
Face first DDT plants Theory.
-[Pat] This is 20 years in-- -[Michael] Cover again and a kickout.
[Pat] So smooth, so fast.
So confident, so focused.
Look at him.
-He's vibing right now. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Miz wants to put Theory away.
Looking for the Skull-Crushing Finale.
Kick caught Theory in the ribs.
And another one by Miz.
Driving Theory back to the corner.
[Pat] Big kicks here from Miz…
flying across the ring.
[Michael] Theory down to a knee.
Miz now gonna head up to the top rope and R-Truth makes a tag.
Truth's legal. Crossbody by Miz,
hook to the leg, but Truth made the tag.
Miz is like, what?
Well, Yeah. Truth is now the legal man.
Uh-oh. Truth got Waller up for the AA.
Miz inadvertently knocked down.
Truth doesn't realize it.
Don't believe that Waller is not the legal man.
Theory is.
A-Town Down Under.
-[crowd] One, two, three… -Off the A-Town Down--
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] A-Town Down Under
-with the victory. -["Remember The Name" playing]
[Samantha] Here are your winners.
A-Town Down Under.
[Pat] That A-Town Down Under is devastating.
It's too easy, baby.
[Pat] And the reason why it happened
is because those two just outsmarted the Awesome Truth.
[Michael] Well, R-Truth, I think, got a bit overzealous
wanting to help Miz out there, and in the end that team got knocked off.
[singer] ♪ We've got work here From the start till thе day's over ♪
♪ All day, Best believe, I'm doing it my way! ♪
♪ All-day, victory staring in my face! ♪
[singer] ♪ All-day, I'm doing like the best, man ♪
JD, this beating you're gonna receive tonight,
it's a long time coming.
See, I never wanted your ass in The Judgment Day.
Nobody wanted you in The Judgment Day.
Except for one guy.
The same guy who I thought was my brother.
The same guy who betrayed me on Saturday.
It was crazy to me that for somebody with a skull this big,
you only have a brain like this because you're too stupid to realize
you've already been betrayed.
You think you're gonna be the one to take me out.
No. Bálor send you to me to catch the first bullet.
He thinks my clip is gonna run out,
but I got enough in the chamber for his ass, too.
It's like this, JD.
I Hope you confess your sins yesterday,
because tonight, I'm sending your big headed ass straight to hell.
["The Other Side" playing]
[explosion]
[bell ringing]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Carlito.
Representing The Judgment Day,
he is one-half of the world tag team champions,
JD McDonagh.
[Michael] So, Pat, tonight marks the dawning
of a new Judgment Day.
JD McDonagh has brought back up
in the form of Carlito,
one half of the world tag team champions
takes on an angry and ticked off Damian Priest live next.
Better start praying, kid.
[singer] ♪ 'Cause that highway to hell Is the road I'm on ♪
♪ I need to turn around Before I'm too far gone ♪
♪ If I'm ever gonna make it On them streets of gold ♪
♪ I gotta quit livin'… ♪
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, at SummerSlam,
Gunther won the World Heavyweight Championship
with a victory over Damian Priest.
Earlier tonight, he and Randy Orton agreed to a match for the title,
three weeks from Saturday.
Just to let you know, Randy.
Nothing, absolutely nothing catches me out of nowhere.
That's good to know, but I've heard that before.
As a matter of fact, it doesn't need to be out of nowhere.
I want you to see it coming.
[Michael] And it takes place three weeks from Saturday.
Berlin, Germany.
The Bash in Berlin
for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Randy Orton looks to creep closer to history
and win his 15th world championship
against Gunther, the current world champion.
[Pat] The wrestling gods are blessing us at Bash in Berlin.
I am here with the new Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker.
First off, congratulations.
Now, we have seen for months now,
your relentless pursuit of this championship.
But are you prepared for the inevitable onslaught of Superstars
who are going to come after you for that title?
You know, Cathy, I had a thought this morning.
You ever wonder what, like, just all the guys around here
love to talk about how long they've held the championship?
How many days, how many years, whatever.
It's been less than three years
since I've debuted on WWE television, not SmackDown, Raw.
I'm talking NXT from day one.
Less than three years, it's taken me
to become the new Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
As far as I'm concerned. I'm--I don't have a target on my back.
I'm the hunter.
The rest of the locker room is the hunted.
I'm coming for everyone.
What poor idiots that work up the nerve and convince themselves
that they have the courage to take this away from me.
I feel sorry for all of them,
because a lot of people think that I was born for this championship.
I was born for this moment.
This championship was born for me
to sit right here on my shoulder where it's gonna stay.
Let me prove it to you.
You see that?
You see that? You see that?
That is my name bolted into my championship.
There isn't a man on this planet
that can take my name off of my title.
[Pat barks]
Thank you so much.
It sounds like the locker room still needs to be on notice.
Pat, Cole.
[Michael] It's hard to argue with him.
[Pat] Dogs are barking in Baltimore alongside of him as well.
[Michael] JD McDonagh set for action against Damian Priest.
[singer] ♪ All rise ♪
-[crowd cheering] -["Rise For The Night" playing]
[Pat] Here's a man on a mission.
[crowd cheering]
-[explosion] -[singer] ♪ All Rise for the Rockstar ♪
[Samantha] And his opponent from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds.
Damian Priest.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Damian Priest is in a mood tonight.
[singer] ♪ The bad guys ♪
As he sets to take out The Judgment Day one by one.
Pat, you get an opportunity to see the new 24
that's available now on Peacock about Damian Priest.
It's a pretty incredible look inside the life of this man.
[Pat] Absolutely. And the WWE docs crew
do a stupendous job covering the Superstars
and Damian Priest story is one that you'll want to hear.
Inspiring, motivating,
and one that is still very much on the rise.
[Michael] I like a lot about this man, except the fact that he's a Yankees fan.
But nonetheless, Damian Priest,
he got screwed over by Finn Bálor
and losing the world championship, Saturday at SummerSlam.
Pat, I believe that ever since Priest cashed in the Money in the Bank contract
at WrestleMania to win the world title,
Finn Bálor has been jealous of Priest.
Finn believes he should have been champion,
and Bálor wanted to pick the opportunity
-to cost Priest the title. -[bell ringing]
[Pat] Yeah. Finn said that Judgment Day had agreed to no leaders,
and Priest was acting like one.
As soon as he became a champion, Finn didn't like feeling lesser than.
[Michael] Well, Finn also claims that last year at SummerSlam,
Priest cost him an opportunity at the world title.
And now JD McDonagh,
Damian Priest said he never wanted in The Judgment Day.
Big boot to the face of McDonagh.
[Pat] Damian Priest never really welcoming to just dumb McDonagh.
[Michael] Well, Priest did make a point.
The only reason McDonagh was there in the beginning
was because of his friendship-- his long-time friendship
with his now current tag team champion partner, Finn Bálor.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] I wonder if Carlito is finally a full-fledged member of the group.
I mean, he's been a prospect for many, many weeks,
but with the change of the guard now, I wonder if that's the case.
[Pat] He has a Judgment Day hoodie on with an apple for a head.
[Michael] Oh, and McDonagh whipped into the corner with authority.
Face first, slam dunk by Priest.
[Pat] Shot put like krauser.
[Michael] Look at this impact.
And, you know, Pat, what really stands out to me lately
is the confidence that is just growing in Priest week after week.
[Pat] Absolutely. And he obviously understands
that he'd still be champion if it wasn't for Finn Bálor.
He'd be in Gunther's spot.
But instead here, he's got vendetta and scores to settle.
[Michael] Oh, McDonagh able to hang on and stop his momentum,
but a right hand by Priest.
Priest was a national champion,
a full-contact national champion martial arts.
Saw him rubbing his chest
following the chops from Gunther this past Saturday at SummerSlam,
and right on cue, he goes chest first into the turnbuckle
and now McDonagh turns his attention to Priest.
[Pat] Damian Priest was a great world champion for us.
JD McDonagh the current tag team champion.
-[crowd booing] -[Pat] He's putting the boots on.
[Michael] But Gunther turned Priest chest into mincemeat this past Saturday.
Priest, well, did repay the favor to the world champ.
[crowd chanting] JD sucks!
[Michael] And now the "JD sucks" chants.
JD McDonagh does not suck. I can guarantee you that.
The former Irish Ace
says he loves to turn doubters into believers.
Former champion throughout Europe,
he's one-half of the tag team champions right now.
He was trained by Finn Bálor.
Oh. The highest of praises from "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels,
who said, at one point, he'd love to work with JD McDonagh.
Ooh, what a forearm by McDonagh.
[Pat] He has it all.
[Michael] And Priest right back to his feet.
And I'm not sure you want to exchange blows with Damian.
Oh, what a right hand.
[Pat] On the button. JD stumbles and is fighting back somehow.
[Michael] May not after that.
Oh, that kick dropped McDonagh
right out of the ring and through the ropes.
[Pat] Priest just kicked McDonagh's ass out of the ring.
[Michael] The karate expert Damian Priest now staring a hole through Carlito.
That's not cool, Carli.
And Damian Priest now in pursuit.
[Pat] Just one week ago, these men were all on the same team.
[Michael] I can't see my monitor when McDonagh head's in front of it.
-And Carlito-- -I can't see three monitors
because JD's head is in front of all of them.
[Michael] And now here comes up, Priest now.
And McDonagh lifted up
and Priest still chasing Carlito away
with McDonagh is on his shoulders.
Wait a minute. Priest driven into the ring post chest first.
And again, McDonagh, great strategy
working on the already injured chest of Priest.
McDonagh with a suicide dive.
-[Pat] Wow. -[Michael] Priest chest first
into the table.
McDonagh has got a chance.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] You saw JD McDonagh
dominating through the commercial break.
Damian Priest trying to climb back into this match and use his power, Pat.
Oh, goodness. Boxing the ears of McDonagh.
Echoing through the arena in Baltimore.
JD, though, turned it around with a headbutt.
[Pat] Oh, no. That's got to be it.
[Michael] That's like getting hit by a boulder.
And now McDonagh heading up to the top rope.
Priest in trouble.
McDonagh moonsault, cover on Priest.
-What a massive upset this would be. -[crowd] One, two--
And Priest kicks out.
[Pat] How did Priest kick out after that headbutt
and then this moonsault?
I mean, I haven't seen many better.
[Michael] That would be like a hit in the head by--
you know, when you watch those nature documentaries
and the rams are, like, butting heads and stuff like that?
That's what that must have been like.
[Pat] Yeah. One ram, one human, though.
-Not another ram. -[Michael] Exactly.
[Pat] Look at that thing.
Ear to ear, it's like 15 inches, like a longhorn.
[Michael] Priest. Oh, flatliner.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Priest fighting back.
And Priest [speaks indistinctly] put that world championship loss out of his head,
performed like this tonight.
Pretty incredible.
McDonagh now, not sure slapping Priest is the right thing to do.
-[Pat] Woke him up. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Here come the kicks by Priest.
Priest with a big right.
Oh, my God.
Oh, my God. Holy cow.
McDonagh may be out cold.
[Pat] He drove off through JD McDonagh.
[Michael] I thought I saw his teeth go flying into the front row.
How the hell is McDonagh even awake?
That was insanity, Pat.
Good night, broken arrow.
[Pat] That was some real power.
[Michael] How the-- how is McDonagh even alive?
[Pat] I have--I have no idea.
[Michael] He just looked at us and shook his head.
I think he's--I mean, that was insanity.
Uh-oh. Here comes Priest.
McDonagh flies over the table, into the chair, into the floor.
-[Pat] Okay. -[crowd cheering]
Okay.
[Michael] Rough night for JD McDonagh.
He's been in a--about ten car wrecks.
[Pat] Señor Damian Priest…
brutalizing JD McDonagh.
[Michael] Note to self, don't make Priest mad.
Oh, and a clothesline turns him inside out.
Now, Carlito going to pay for it.
[Pat] This has to feel so good for Damian Priest.
This treasonous Judgment Day getting some comeuppance.
[Michael] Oh, and from behind.
-Finn Bálor. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Finn Bálor told Priest he warned him,
you better have eyes in the back of your head.
And now Carlito.
And also, look who's out here now.
Priest staring to Hole to the man who cost him the world championship.
Dirty Dom, Liv Morgan out here as well.
And now Bálor and Dominik and McDonagh
and Carlito and Liv Morgan into the ring
and this is an all-out assault.
[Pat] From the New Judgment Day.
[Michael] A mugging on Priest
[Pat] Carlito holds him up while Dom and Finn beat him bad.
[Michael] Priest is helpless.
McDonagh though sent over the top rope.
Priest fighting back.
Dominik sent out of the ring.
Kick now to Carlito.
And Finn Bálor face to face with the punisher.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] The Prince trying to scramble.
[Michael] Bálor trying to retreat…
going for the Razor's Edge and Liv Morgan saving Bálor.
And now Dirty Dom with a chopblock
and now Morgan getting involved kicking away on Priest.
-The numbers game. -[singer] ♪ This is my brutality ♪
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Wait a minute.
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Michael] Mami's here.
And she's making a beeline and Dominik and Liv
scrambling out of the ring.
And Rhea Ripley's got Morgan.
Rhea has got Morgan.
Morgan sent into the ring post.
The Eradicator getting herself.
Liv Morgan's going to pay tonight on Raw.
-[Pat] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Michael] And Rhea Ripley
tearing the table apart.
[Pat] Do what you gotta do, Mami.
[Michael] Don't piss off Rhea bloody Ripley, Liv Morgan.
[Pat] She took your title, she took your Dom--
[Michael] Razor's Edge time.
And Dominik, Dominik saving his love Morgan.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Meanwhile, back in the ring, McDonagh still fighting away on Priest.
Rhea Ripley is there.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] JD, your night is about to go
from bad to worse.
South of Heaven.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] The terror twins leave the New Judgment Day
scurrying like rats through the arena
and laid out in the center of the ring.
[Michael] Oh, this is far from over.
Finn Bálor, Liv Morgan, Judgment Day,
you better watch your back.
Priest and Ripley are coming for blood.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Wow.
[Pat] Wow is right.
We knew with that personal battle it was gonna get chaotic. But…
-I mean-- -…it got wild out here.
I mean, what a night it's been.
And, you know, it's been an incredible weekend as well.
SummerSlam, of course, this past Saturday, Pat,
and one of the loudest…
-[howls] -…of all time.
The return of Roman Reigns.
OTC.
[dramatic music playing]
[Samantha] The following contest is for…
the Undisputed WWE Championship.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Remember, in bloodline rules,
this is the most dangerous form of Solo Sikoa that has ever existed.
And again, another Samoan drop.
Taken out Sikoa.
[Pat] Kicked out of mid-air.
Does Solo have enough to end Cody Rhodes.
Oh, that might do it.
[commentator] Solo has been relentless.
From the top.
[Michael] Critical moment now for the champion.
Cross Rhodes.
Oh, no.
-[Pat] Tama Tonga. -[Michael] And Tanga Loa.
Bloodline rules.
Kevin Owens going after Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.
[Pat] But the numbers game.
[singer] ♪ I hear voices ♪
-[Michael] Wait a minute. -[Pat] Orton and Owens now.
[Michael] RKO.
Stunner.
[Pat] The Werewolf is here.
[Michael] Jacob Fatu puts Rhodes through the table.
Big Splash.
Cody somehow stays in it.
["I Am Greatness" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] He's here, he's here, he's here.
Roman Reigns is here.
[Pat] A lot of ones to the SKY in Cleveland.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Reigns.
Superman Punch to Solo Sikoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Revival of the Roman Empire.
Cody looking back at Reigns.
Cody Rhodes retains the title.
[Pat] I'm still in disbelief.
Roman Reigns is back.
[Michael] And Roman Reigns is back
Friday night on SmackDown.
The real head of the table.
The real tribal chief returns to SmackDown
on Fox live from Tulsa Friday night.
Coming up next, ladies and gentlemen, we talked about this earlier
on Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL.
Trying to go one on one with Sonya Deville--wait a minute.
[speaks indistinctly]
Come on, what's up, huh?
[wrestlers grunting]
-[Michael] Jeez. -[woman speaks indistinctly]
-[screaming] -[speaks indistinctly]
I told you, guys.
Stay away from us.
Stay out of our business.
[groaning]
I guess no match tonight, huh?
Let's go.
[Michael] They attacked Dakota's bad knee.
-How the hell are we gonna have a match? -Dakota. Dakota.
[Michael] We're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Sonya Deville is supposed to have a match up tonight with Dakota Kai.
However, she and her group assaulted Kai.
The rest of Damage CTRL before the commercial break,
attacking the surgically repaired knee of Kai.
[singer] ♪ Certified winner the day I was born ♪
♪ All in a day, champions will be torn ♪
♪ Conquer the throne and… ♪
[Michael] And again, this is what happened, Pat.
Dakota Kai heading to the ring for her match up and the assault by Deville,
Stark and Shayna Baszler.
[Pat] This is what this crew is certainly assembled to do.
[woman speaks indistinctly]
[Pat] Take people out and try to get to the top.
Sonya Deville manipulates people
to do as she likes to do
and it's working
for Shayna, Zoey, and Miss Deville.
[singer] ♪ I promise to win, So you better believe her ♪
♪ Let's go ♪ [echoes]
-[Pat] Shooter. -[singer] ♪ I am a beast, I am a menace ♪
♪ I am the storm, I'm comin' to get it ♪
♪ Conquer the throne and… ♪
[Pat] Microphones going to sound [speaks indistinctly] heads up.
You know, it's so funny.
I don't think we're going to see Dakota Kai tonight.
Isn't that so sad?
I think she's a little under the weather.
What do you think?
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, it looks like, uh, Dakota Kai
is not going to make it out here,
but it looks like Iyo Sky is going to take her place.
[Pat] It is official.
-We're hearing from Adam Pearce. -[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring,
representing Damage CTRL,
Iyo Sky.
[Michael] Not sure if Sonya Deville thought she'd have any type of matchup
tonight after the attack backstage, but now she has to go one on one
with a former WWE Women's Champion
in Iyo Sky is again,
this battle for supremacy in the Women's division continues, Pat.
[Pat] And Sonya and her crew.
Damage CTRL, obviously see each other as massive threats.
Sonya Deville thought she was getting out of work tonight.
Iyo Sky says, "Uh-uh."
I'll step in for Dakota Kai.
[Michael] When we asked Sonya Deville about her group and Damage CTRL,
she said, "Hey, we're Superior in every way and at all levels."
And she looks to prove that tonight.
And Iyo Sky now, sends Deville into the corner and out of the ring.
[screams indistinctly]
[Pat] Fighting for Dakota Sky.
-[Michael] Dakota Kai is Iyo Sky. -[Pat] Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
Fighting for Dakota Kai is Iyo Sky.
That's my bad.
[Michael] And Zoey Stark just--and now Shayna Baszler and Iyo going at it.
This is a--quickly breaking down here outside the ring as Iyo
driven into the steel steps-- point of the steps right into the ribs.
Iyo may be hurt.
[woman] Come on.
[Michael] We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Sonya Deville versus Iyo Sky and Sonya has been dominating
throughout the commercial break.
Cover by Deville.
Hook of the leg on Sky and a kickout.
Supposed to be Sonya and Dakota Kai but Deville, Stark and Baszler
took out Dakota Kai before the commercial break a bit ago.
[Pat] I think that's why the "Sonya sucks" chants were raining
through Baltimore, but she's been putting it on Iyo Sky here,
which is, you know, that's a big part of Sonya.
It's like she can ragdoll you.
She can beat you up.
She can outpower you.
[Michael] You know, she's got a background in judo,
muay thai, boxing, of course wrestling, jiu jitsu.
She's a gold medalist national grappling champion and claims she was born to fight.
But Iyo Sky, one of the best in the world, taking the fight to Deville.
[Pat] Sonya is an absolute weapon and she can counter anything.
[Michael] Oh, so can Deville. Rolls up.
Oh, and a kickout by Sonya.
Iyo Sky, showing out here tonight as well.
-[Pat] Ooh. -[Michael] Oh, what a kick.
[Pat] That'll certainly put you into a different dimension.
[Michael] Oh, and Sonya goes up shoulder first to the post,
and that could turn things around in this matchup for Iyo Sky.
[Pat] Sonya appears to be in massive pain there with the shoulder getting exposed.
Iyo Sky needs to capitalize.
They're outnumbered by one.
They were jumped earlier.
Iyo had no idea she had a match tonight.
Oh.
[Michael] Dragon screw to Sonya Deville and now a shoulder tackle by Sky
and a former Miss Money in the Bank is cooking now.
Iyo with a drop kick drives Deville down.
[Pat] Iyo can sense it.
[Michael] Iyo with a running elbow.
[Pat] Damage CTRL is about to run the Women's division on Monday Night Raw.
[Michael] Iyo fired up trying to head up to the top rope.
Oh, wow.
Genius of the Sky.
Iyo Sky, cover to kick out by Deville.
[Pat] Jeez.
How about that?
[Michael] Look at the height and the impact on the missile dropkick.
[Pat] The extension, the height, everything.
Well, she's the genius of the Sky.
So in control, so composed.
[Michael] Deville looking to block.
Big knee stuns Sky.
Sonya now running knee.
Down goes Sky.
Cover now for Deville for the win.
Kick out.
[Pat] Sonya just ran through Iyo Sky.
Zoey and Shayna thought it was over.
I think we all did here in Baltimore.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Waistlock now by Deville.
Iyo Sky now.
Deville roll through.
Stomp right to the midsection.
Sonya doubled over.
She calls that the bullet train attack.
Cover by Sky.
Zoey Stark helping Sonya out.
[Pat] Saw Finn Bálor do that the other day and now Zoey's doing it for her teammates.
[Michael] And Kairi Sky--Kairi Sane going to make her pay.
[Pat] Shayna wild with a lariat.
[Michael] Now, Sonya Deville looking to take control,
looking for Deville's advocate but Iyo Sky able to counter.
[Pat] Kairi Sane climbing up to the top.
So is Iyo Sky.
Damage CTRL is about to send a message.
Moonsault the insane elbow.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Everybody taken out.
Iyo trying to get Deville back into the ring.
[Pat] Sonya just seconds away from advocate,
but instead she gets an over the moonsault to the chest.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] And maybe another one.
[Michael] Over the moonsault from Sky.
Cover.
-Iyo with the win. -[bell rings]
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
Iyo Sky.
[Pat] So Damage CTRL comes out here
and picks up the win
for Dakota Kai
and control of Raw.
You're a true Intercontinental Champion.
This type of fighter who inspires people.
Don't you forget that.
Thanks, Ilja. That means a lot, buddy.
And you know what? You're going to make a fine champion yourself one day.
-Take care. -Thank you, buddy.
[Jay] My dawg.
What's up man?
-[crowd booing] -Come on, you know.
Man, tough night at SummerSlam.
Tough night at SummerSlam.
But don't worry about that, Uce, you going to shake right back.
Yeet.
[crowd] Yeet.
I don't know, man. This one just feels a little different,
-you know. -Come on, man.
You Sami Zayn, Uce.
You know how to pick yourself up, Uce, happy go lucky come on, Uce, yeet.
[crowd] Yeet.
Yeah, this one's just a bit of a tough pill to swallow.
No. No, Sami.
This is going to happen to, Uce, you won't get that rematch
with Bron Breakker, and you're going to get your IC title back
and be the new Intercontinental Champion again.
Yeet?
[crowd] Yeet.
Man, you already know. I talked to Adam Pearce.
-I got that rematch next week, dawg. -Man, why you messin' with me
-like that? -Next week.
-Me and Bron Breakker. -Stop playin' with me.
I get my Intercontinental Championship back next week.
Yeet. Hey, handle that and then me and you gonna handle some
unfinished business against The Judgment Day.
And then you gonna be a double champ, Uce.
Like that?
-Yeet. [speaks indistinctly] -Yeet.
-Yeet. Yeet. Yeet. Yeet. Yeet. -[speaks indistinctly]
-You know what I mean? -They'll never keep me out
-the circle [speaks indistinctly] -You know what I mean?
Come on, man. What's wrong with you, man?
Sami Zayn is, uh, yeeting all over the place.
We got a rematch with Bron Breakker next Monday.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's been quite the night on Monday Night Raw.
We're going to give you an update now on Seth Rollins, who was assaulted
and attacked a half dozen tsunamis at the hands of big Bronson Reed.
Seth's been taken to a local hospital.
He is undergoing a CAT scan, X-rays and an endoscopy.
The doctors are concerned about possible internal bleeding.
We'll give you updates on Seth on our social media channels throughout the week.
Switching gears now, we get set for our main event,
which is the in ring debut of The Wyatt Sicks.
And we continue our profiles of the group with the man
who believes that he is Huskus the Pig Boy.
[crackles]
-[dramatic music playing] -[man humming]
[demonic voice] They thought they could control you.
They locked you away.
But I saw through their lies.
Open your heart to the man in the woods.
And now, we'll make them all pay
for their sins.
[speaks indistinctly]
You've been after me for weeks.
You thought I was an easy target because that old,
pathetic family of mine left me high and dry.
But I got a new family now.
And with the Creeds by my side, we're sending you back
to whatever pathetic freak show of a swamp you crawled out of.
You never met anyone like us.
We are American Made.
[dramatic music playing]
[Pat] I love America,
but I don't know about these three.
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following is a Six-Man Tag Team match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
the team of the Creed Brothers
and Chad Gable.
[Michael] So the question is, Pat, is this a one week thing
for American Made,
are they going to make it to Austin, Texas next week,
the university of Texas, when we go there for Monday Night Raw?
Because these three men have to face The Wyatt Sicks tonight.
It is the in-ring debut
of The Wyatt Sicks and it's next.
-[upbeat music playing] -[singer singing indistinctly]
[Michael] Look how fun it's going to be next week Austin, Texas.
This match is now two out of three falls for the Intercontinental title,
Bron Breakker and Sami Zayn.
[Pat] Whole new test for Bron Breakker as champion next Monday.
[Michael] Also next week, who will be the number one contender
for the tag team titles?
Damage CTRL, Shayna and Zoey.
Next week live on Raw.
Meanwhile, what will be the state of the Creed Brothers
and Chad Gable the self-proclaimed American Made be next week.
It's the in-ring debut right now, The Wyatt Sicks.
-[crowd cheering] -["Shatter" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -["Shatter" continues]
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ You can throw it all away ♪
♪ When things break, things shatter ♪
♪ Keep it written on your face ♪
♪ The little details matter ♪
♪ Only in me ♪
♪ Am the coil, I am the spring ♪
♪ Only in me ♪
♪ I am the ghost in the machine ♪
♪ Only in me ♪
♪ Recount confession, give no release ♪
♪ Only in me ♪
♪ Only in me will your stain Ever live to be ♪
♪ Die for me brother ♪
♪ Know not what you've seen ♪
♪ Love one another ♪
♪ Know not where you've been ♪
♪ Lie for me brother ♪
♪ Know not what you've said ♪
♪ Use me for cover ♪
♪ When things break, things shatter ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And here we go. Wasted little time.
Gacy, Lumis, Rowan headed to the ring and the brawl is underway,
with Gable--with Gable and the Creed Brothers.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] What a moment here on Monday Night Raw.
It's Wyatt Sicks.
Each individual is incredibly dangerous.
Combined, unstoppable.
[Michael] Now, staring into the eyes of Uncle Howdy,
in front of him is "Abby the Witch" Nikki Cross.
[crowd] This is awesome.
This is awesome.
[Michael] And now American Made has to regroup
and try to gain control of this match.
And that man there, starting things off with Chad Gable
-is Dexter Lumis. -[bell rings]
[Michael] He is the man who believes he's mercy the buzzard.
He has been a tortured artist throughout his entire career.
And Gable just running away and retreating.
And here comes Julius Creed.
And Lumis with a high running elbow
flooring Julius Creed.
[Pat] Explosion with that mindset makes--yeah.
You signed up for this, Chad.
[Michael] And here's a man in Lumis, Pat, we followed his career.
He's always been an outcast, a loner.
He's pushed, he goes off the deep end.
[Pat] A loner no more.
Alongside The Wyatt Sicks.
[Michael] Yeah. Now he's been found by Uncle Howdy.
And a tag made. And here comes Joe Gacy.
And you want to talk about being a little bit off.
This is the guy who believes he's Huskus the Pig Boy.
Gacy who knows a little something about
being a wannabe messiah,
about forming a group he's been calculating and demented.
And what a throw this time to Julius Creed by Gacy.
And once again, Lumis into the ring.
Wyatt Sicks have been dominating Gable and the Creeds thus far.
[Pat] All on the same page, all a little bit off,
but working perfectly.
[Michael] Gable raking the hair that time.
The official didn't see it. Now Gable retreats with the takeover.
Uncle Howdy, who is a psychological mastermind
behind The Wyatt Sicks group in many ways.
He's had a lot of the same qualities of his brother, Bray Wyatt.
And Rowan now into the ring and the big man and Gacy now
stuff's starting to break down.
[Pat] Wyatt Sicks and American Made all out slugfest.
[Michael] And Rowan, the big powerhouse.
[Pat] Battering ram
are the Creed Brothers to the Wyatt Sicks.
[Michael] And now Gacy taking out everybody.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Systematic destruction thus far for the Wyatt Sicks.
And now what?
Lumis launched into American Made.
The Wyatt Sicks dominating.
[Michael] We've been watching during the break.
You've noticed Chad Gable
and the Creed Brothers "American Made" have slowed down
Joe Gacy and taken over this match from The Wyatt Sicks.
[Pat] Yeah, they've really separated him from the rest of The Wyatt Sicks
and kind of picking him apart.
[Michael] I saw Uncle Howdy and Nikki Cross "Abby the Witch" looking on.
-Oh, goodness. -[Pat] What?
[Michael] What a move by Gable.
Incredible, and a kickout of two by Gacy.
[Pat] This Chad Gable is obviously stupendous in the ring.
Stupid out of the ring.
But now he's teamed up with the powerful Creed Brothers.
And they signed up for this fight with The Wyatt Sicks.
And they're handling themselves rather well.
[Michael] Standing moonsault by Brutus.
Second rope moonsault by Julius Creed
and now Chad Gable with a top rope moonsault,
cover on Gacy for the win and Dexter Lumis breaking things up.
And again, chaos starting to reign in this matchup.
[Pat] A three piece moonsault from American Made
is not something I was going to see tonight.
[Michael] Not going quite the way that Uncle Howdy expected this to go,
at least this far in the matchup.
Gacy been triple teamed by American Made.
[crowd] You suck. You suck. You suck.
[Pat] Oh.
[Michael] And Gacy exploded with a double clothesline.
And now an opportunity for a tag.
You saw Uncle Howdy, the leader of the charmer of these misfits,
those on the edges of society who have been unwanted, abandoned
and alone until Uncle Howdy brought him into this group known as The Wyatt Sicks.
And there's Erick Rowan, 6'8" 315.
Oh,
an original Wyatt family member who admits that he lost everything
he had until Uncle Howdy found him.
And Gable, what a backdrop.
[Pat] Mr. Rowan, it is awesome to watch you work.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh.
[Pat] Chad Gable just got sent to Jimmy's famous seafood.
[Michael] Oh. Face first into the barricade.
He's not going to be able to eat the seafood now as Gable
steps back into the ring.
Rowan, who moves incredibly well for a man his size.
Paying homage over the top.
That was a beautiful thing to see.
Slamming Gable almost through the mat.
Brutus and Julius breaking things up.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Rowan.
[Michael] Oh, and running knee.
Gacy hustles back into the--into the fray.
[Pat] This Creed Brothers have been fighting people for a long time together.
[Michael] And this match's been at nonstop action.
Gacy hit hard on the apron as he went out of the ring.
The Creed Brothers now beating up Gacy here in front of us.
Pat, look out, look out.
Lumis. Oh, my goodness.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] There's no way.
Gable.
How insane was that? A suplex and a kickout.
[Pat] Off the distraction, Chad Gable somehow,
suplexes Rowan.
[crowd] You suck. You suck.
[Michael] And the WWE fans sold out in Baltimore all over Chad Gable.
[crowd] You suck. You suck.
[Michael] Well, he's beggin' for the Creed Brothers to get up,
but he's looking into the eyes of…
[Pat] Two of The Wyatt Sicks.
[Michael speaks indistinctly]
[Pat] Yeah, I'd do the same thing Chad.
Get on, boy.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Look out, Pat.
Incoming.
Double Uranagi on the announce table.
Chad, you might--you might want to turn around, Chad.
Chad.
Rowan, Gable going for a ride.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Gacy with the tag.
Tag to Lumis.
[Pat] Chad Gable is all by himself.
The Creed Brothers are sprawled out.
[Michael] Double team coming. Boom.
And now Lumis up to the top rope.
[Pat] Chad Gable is halfway across the ring.
[Michael] Gonna fly with the assist by Rowan.
[crowd] …two, three.
[bell rings]
["Shatter" playing]
[Samantha] Here are your winners.
Wyatt Sicks.
[Michael] I can guarantee you
that Bray Wyatt is looking down
proud of what was accomplished tonight.
The successful debut
of the group known as The Wyatt Sicks.
[crowd chatter]
[Michael] Erick Rowan.
Dexter Lumis.
Joe Gacy.
[bell rings]
["Shatter" continues]
[Michael] Abby the Witch.
And Uncle Howdy.
The WWE
will never be the same again.
[singer] ♪ Know not what you've seen ♪
♪ Love one another ♪
♪ Know not where you've been ♪
♪ Lie for me brother ♪
[screams indistinctly]
[laughs]
[speaking indistinctly]
["Shatter" continues] ]