[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Cole] Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are less than three weeks away
from being there, the Uber Arena,
Berlin, Germany, for the Bash in Berlin.
And, tonight, the penultimate Monday Night Raw
before that event is live at the Amerant Bank Arena
in Fort Lauderdale,
home to the NHL Stanley Cup Champion, Florida Panthers.
And massive hockey fan, CM Punk, is here tonight.
His personal rivalry still burning
after he whipped Drew McIntyre with a belt last week.
Punk is live tonight.
Alba Fyre, Isla Dawn are the Women's Tag Team Champions.
They have a tough title defense tonight
-in a Triple Threat Match… -[McAfee] Whoa!
[Cole] …against the team that is now known as
Pure Fusion Collective.
Say that ten times.
Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark battle for the tag title.
And IYO SKY and Kairi Sane of Damage CTRL.
The question is, which one of these three teams
Will leave with the Tag Team Titles tonight?
And The Terror Twins are here,
Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley,
hell bent on revenge against the new Judgment Day.
It all happens over the next three hours,
live from Fort Lauderdale,
on Monday Night Raw!
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me ♪
♪ They understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[McAfee] What a perfect way to start the evening.
[crowd cheering]
[Samantha] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The Viper"
Randy Orton!
[Cole] Randy Orton is creeping closer
and closer to history.
A week from Saturday, in Berlin, Germany,
Randy Orton has an opportunity
to win his 15th World Championship.
[crowd singing along to "Voices"]
♪ They counsel 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 ♪
Oh, listen. This is a beautiful thing! Beautiful thing!
[Cole] Only two people in history
have held the World Championship more times than Randy Orton and Triple H.
That would be John Cena and Ric Flair 16 times apiece.
Randy Orton can go into second place
if he can knock off Gunther or the World Championship
a week from Saturday at Bash in Berlin.
[McAfee] The Apex Predator.
The customized superstar on WWE 2K.
Everything you dream
to be a WWE Superstar.
Bigger, stronger, better than ever!
["Voices" continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, last week on Monday Night Raw,
Randy Orton and Gunther went face to face.
Ladies and gentleman, take a picture.
At The Bash in Berlin, I'm gonna beat this guy.
Randy, let's be honest,
when it really, really matters,
you always screw it up.
Your grandfather was a screw-up.
Your father was a screw-up.
You, Randy Orton, you are the biggest screw-up of them all.
[Cole] And, then, Drew McIntyre would come toward the ring,
upset over the fact that Orton is getting a World Championship opportunity.
And Orton would take advantage of the distraction with The RKO
to the World Champ.
[McAfee] Caught him!
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy! Randy!
♪ 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 ♪
-[music fading out] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy! Randy!
South Florida, you sound mighty froggy right now.
-What's up with you? -[crowd cheering]
Whoo-whee!
Well, now, check it out, it's been a minute since I've done this,
so bear with me. I want to soak it all in.
Ladies and gentlemen…
welcome to Monday Night Raw!
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Nailed it, Randy! You nailed it!
Oh, oh, and the next time that I make that introduction,
I will be a 15-time World Champion.
[crowd cheering]
This match at The Bash in Berlin against Gunther, that's what it's for,
the World Championship.
And that is all it had to be about, the legacy of the World Title.
But Gunther decided to go and make it personal.
[crowd booing]
Which only gives me that much more reason to beat his ass in Berlin,
pillar to post.
[crowd cheering]
But, guys, last week,
when he couldn't help but talk about my father
and my grandfather…
[crowd jeering]
Well, then he turned his back on me,
and, I mean, this is me we're talking about.
So, I had no choice but to take the opportunity and hit his ass
with the three most dangerous letters in sports entertainment…
-[all] RKO! -[crowd cheering]
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[McAfee] Well…
Randy, the only thing I need you to do…
[crowd booing]
In fact,
that goes for Randy and everybody here.
[booing intensifies]
[crowd chanting] Randy! Randy! Randy!
[crowd chanting] RKO! RKO! RKO!
What I need you…
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee laughing]
…and all those Florida rednecks in here…
[crowd booing]
…to do right now is to shut up,
and listen to what I have to say!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Yeah well…
Randy, look at me!
[crowd booing]
I want to know what you are celebrating here.
Are you celebrating that I turned my back to you,
you spun me around,
and you hit that RKO on me?
[crowd chanting] You suck! You suck! You suck!
Well, Randy, celebrate it…
because that's the only celebrating you're going to do.
[crowd booing]
Because, with doing what you did last week, Randy,
the only thing you achieved
is to make this very, very personal!
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
All you low-lifes yelling, USA made me, huh?
What is that? Huh?
[crowd booing]
That's all you got? What, you have three brain cells available, huh,
to verbalize some sort of support for this man, huh?
Whatever.
Since everybody seems to be very hyped
to see you hit another RKO on me…
[crowd cheering]
…I came here to let you know
that it's never going to happen again.
[crowd booing]
And since everybody, including me, is aware
how dangerous of a maneuver The RKO is,
you leave me no option.
Because after I'm done with you in Berlin,
I'm gonna leave you a bloody mess.
[crowd booing]
And I'm gonna leave you exposed, Randy,
for what you really are…
a very successful,
yet very underachieving,
one-trick pony.
[crowd booing]
Man!
Gunther, you keep running your mouth and running your mouth.
It's gonna make it just that much more of an uncomfortable flight for you
over to Berlin
That's gonna be eight hours,
eight whole hours,
up in the air, 35,000 feet altitude,
with a size 15 boot shoved directly up your ass!
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole laughs]
-[McAfee] Long flight! -And it gets better.
That's a size 15 boot double extra wide!
-[crowd cheering] -[McAfee] You know what they say, Cole…
[Cole] Gunther trying… Wait a minute!
-[McAfee] Oh, no! -[Cole] Ludwig Kaiser from Imperium
trying to attack Orton from behind,
and Randy felt it coming!
[McAfee] You don't think Randy Orton knew that was coming, you dummy?
[Cole] And Gunther went for a chop,
and Orton able to turn things around again.
And, now, Kaiser from behind!
Chop block to the back of the knee of Orton.
[McAfee] Randy was setting up Gunther,
and Ludwig Kaiser somehow finds a way to--
[Cole] And, now, suddenly, Orton is vulnerable.
-[McAfee] These two bums. -[crowd booing]
[booing intensifies]
[Cole] Well, Imperium proving tonight
that Randy Orton is not the only one that can strike
out of nowhere.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
Gunther was getting agitated,
a bit discombobulated over the treatment by the over-13,000 WWE fans here tonight.
The frustration building.
Kaiser, though, evened the odds for Gunther.
Yeah, they were booing his Austrian ass out of the building
because of the things he said about Randy,
Randy's father, Randy's father's father.
He's been incredibly disrespectful,
and he's got some comeuppance coming at Bash in Berlin.
It takes place a week from Saturday in Berlin, Germany.
Now, what's up next is gonna be a bash as well.
Sheamus versus Pete Dunne.
In recent weeks, this rivalry has exploded.
Take you back to last week on Monday Night Raw.
Sheamus is in a conversation with the aforementioned Ludwig Kaiser.
I told you, I'll come back to put an end to The Celtic Warrior once…
and for all. You get that?
-Oh, I get it. -Yeah?
'Cause I broke your skull, it must have damaged your brain a lot last week.
-But if you want to go with me-- -[yelling]
[Cole] Oh, and then it was Pete Dunne who would attack Sheamus from behind.
The former cohorts in The Brawling Brutes. And Dunne…
frustrated with the way that Sheamus apparently treated him.
And, with a shillelagh,
beating the hell out of The Celtic Warrior.
[indistinct chatter]
Come on, keep him back!
[Cole] And, then, Dunne would target the hand of Sheamus.
With more on this story, let's head back to Jackie Redmond.
Cole, Thank you so much. I'm backstage with Sheamus.
And, Sheamus, in just a few minutes,
you're gonna step into the ring with your former friend, Pete Dunne,
who, this time last week, as we just saw, viciously attacked you backstage.
I have to ask what your mindset is heading into this match
considering the state of your hand.
See the hand, Jackie?
Pete "Don't Call Me Butch" Dunne
smashed it with me own shillelagh last week.
Crazy Right?
Some neck on him.
But, tonight, there will be retribution.
And I know sneaky Pete is gonna be going straight for my injured paw,
but the truth is,
this one-arm bandit has more miles on the clock,
and has been around the sun a few more.
I still have a few tricks to teach these young thundercats.
But, right now, I only have one question to ask.
Fort Lauderdale,
are you ready for a banger?
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee laughing]
["10 Beats Of The Bodhrán" playing]
[McAfee] Cole, its…
fight night, baby!
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Best one yet.
-Only took you eight months. -[McAfee] Well…
We got here, and a banger's in store 'cause it's fight night
-in Florida! -[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds,
Sheamus!
[Cole] The brawling Celtic Warrior
against "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne.
Hard-hitting action, live, next on Raw.
[Cole] Moments ago, Randy Orton disposed of Ludwig Kaiser
after a sneak attack turned the attention of the World Champion, Gunther.
When Kaiser would get back in the ring, chop block,
taking out Orton from behind.
[McAfee] Orton thought he had Ludwig subsided next to the ring.
And, instead,
he fell victim to Gunther turning him inside out.
[Cole] Gunther proving to Randy that you're not the only one
that can strike from out of nowhere.
But we have massive news,
which was made official by our General Manager, Adam Pearce,
during the commercial break, For the first time in almost ten months,
Randy Orton in action on Monday Night Raw,
in our main event versus Ludwig Kaiser, tonight.
And there's Sheamus, set for a match-up with Pete Dunne.
Well, Pat McAfee will be heading overseas to Sheamus's hometown of Dublin, Ireland,
this coming Saturday.
Pat will be there as part of ESPN's GameDay.
[McAfee] Yeah, it's an absolute honor to be a part of College GameDay.
And, obviously, being on the program,
I get a chance to answer some questions like,
the first international show of all time is in Dublin, Ireland.
Who should be guest picker? I said, "Bang! Give me Sheamus!"
So, the red-headed fella
will be picking games and having a blast in Dublin on Saturday.
And we'll be live from J.R.Mahon's on Friday.
[Cole] That's The Pat McAfee Show live on Friday from Dublin.
[McAfee] Slainte, lad. That means "Cheers."
["Stand Tall" playing]
This man's not from Dublin.
[Samantha] And his opponent,
from Birmingham, England, weighing in a 205 pounds,
"The Bruiserweight"
Pete Dunne!
[Cole] You know, Pete Dunne's been complaining
that Sheamus left The Brawling Brutes high and dry, took off on 'em,
didn't give 'em any opportunity to expand their careers.
Ridge Holland proved that argument wrong this past Tuesday night on NXT.
He won the NXT Tag Team Titles with Andre Chase of Chase U.
So, Pete Dunne, for some reason, extremely bitter
over the past relationship with "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus.
[McAfee] Yeah, and I've obviously worked with Pete Dunne and Ridge Holland.
You're talking about two completely different mindsets.
Pete Dunne said,
you know, everything that Sheamus did was disrespectful,
trying to put him down, hold him back.
He's held a grudge for a long time. And, tell you what,
when a human like Pete Dunne holds a grudge,
-that thing can certainly fester. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Pete Dunne is also looking ahead to tomorrow on NXT,
when he battles in a Triple Threat Match
for an opportunity to become the number one contender
for Ethan Page in the NXT Championship.
[McAfee] That's College GameDay's guest picker right there,
letting Pete Dunne know, "Hey, Bob,
you're in for a fight here tonight."
Pete Dunne's not scared of that, though.
[Cole] Joe Hendry and Wes Lee also part of Triple Threat Match tomorrow night.
[McAfee] I believe in Joe Hendry, for sure.
[Cole] Well, Pete Dunne doesn't.
You gotta wonder if Dunne is looking forward to that match tomorrow.
May overlook, as crazy as it seems, The Celtic warrior tonight.
[McAfee] Yeah you can't do that, because this big fella from Dublin will…
-[Cole] Oh! -[McAfee] …slaughter you.
[Cole] Sheamus fired up tonight.
Pete Dunne has said on a number of occasions
that he is here for one reason, and that is to hurt people.
And he wanted to start with Sheamus.
And Dunne!
The Bruiserweight with a kick to the ear of Sheamus.
And, now, Dunne goes on the attack.
The master of joint manipulation, Pete Dunne,
punishing Seamus here.
[McAfee] Yeah, sometimes, manipulating the joints isn't easy
when you fight someone bigger. But when you bust their hands
a week before that with a shillelagh, it certainly helps.
[Cole] Yeah, and again, working on the hand of Sheamus.
And look at this,
Pete Dunne trying to break the knuckles and the fingers of Sheamus here!
And continuing to work on the arm
that he attacked with the shillelagh last week.
Now, trying to put Sheamus into a submission position.
Pins his shoulders. No.
Thought they were down, but Rod Zapata, the official, was right there.
And a knee right to the back. A variation of the Irish Curse Backbreaker
by the former World Champion, Sheamus.
Won one of his world titles
just down the road from Fort Lauderdale in Miami at WrestleMania,
beating Daniel Bryan in 18 seconds to win that World Championship.
-[McAfee] Pete Dunne just got hurled. -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And, tonight, once again in South Florida,
taking the fight to the…
Pete Dunne!
[McAfee] Crowd was chanting "Butch" at Pete Dunne.
[Cole] And, now, Dunne, right onto our announce table.
[McAfee] Sheamus is throwing Pete Dunne around like he's Tua Tagovailoa
throwing a football to Tyreke Hill!
Hey, I'll see you in Dublin, pal.
[Cole] What about unbiased journalism?
Oh! And Pete Dunne took advantage. And, by the way, that was your fault.
Sheamus turned around to give you a high five,
and the distraction cost him.
And, now, Pete Dunne has taken over this match.
-Way to go, McAfee! Great job! -[McAfee] Sheamus, he's coming again!
[Cole] And Dunne, now,
working on the already injured hand of Sheamus
Dunne has taken over this match-up!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Cover by Dunne. And a kick-out by Sheamus!
The story of this match, during the commercial break,
has been Pete Dunne's constant attack
on the injured hand of Sheamus
that Dunne took out with a shillelagh last week.
[McAfee] There might've been a bite on one of the fingers during the break
from Pete Dunne, who hates being called Butch, to Sheamus. I mean…
[Cole] Well, Pete Dunne said it was Sheamus
who came up with that stupid nickname, Butch.
Blames him for it, says it almost ruined his career.
Said that Sheamus wanted the spotlight and only wanted to use Ridge
and Pete Dunne as his lackeys.
[McAfee] Well, I don't know if you just wanna toy with Sheamus.
This is Sheamus's game, Pete.
[Cole] Seamus loves to brawl, loves to fight.
Loves to get punched in the mouth
and punch back, like he did there.
[McAfee] And he's an Irishman.
-[McAfee exclaiming] -[Cole] Oh, my goodness!
-Did you hear that? -[McAfee laughing]
[Cole] That sounded like hitting the boards here in this hockey arena.
Are you a Butch, or are you a bitch?
[Cole] Uh-oh. Oh! And a running forearm by Dunne.
And, now, just unloading on Sheamus!
[McAfee] I mean, Sheamus said, "Is that all you got?"
It sounded like it was.
[Cole] I wasn't sure if he said Butch
or another word that sounds like that.
[McAfee] That might be why Pete hated it so bad,
'cause people were calling him a little baby back Butch.
-And, now, look at him! -[Cole] And, now, Sheamus
with the axe handle, knocking Pete Dunne down.
Dunne, a former Tag Team Champion in NXT.
A former NXT UK Champion, as well.
And Sheamus, now, with a wicked clothesline.
A little payback there!
[McAfee] Yeah, it's almost like Pete Dunne woke up Sheamus.
[Cole] And, now, powerslam to Dunne.
[McAfee] Finish this thing off, Sheamus! You gotta pick some games on Saturday!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Can you guys make it to Saturday after Friday night?
[McAfee] I've heard there's nothing but water over there.
[Cole] And, now,
Pete Dunne gonna be wrapped up in the top ropes.
Was looking for Ten Beats of the Bodhran,
but Dunne went right back to the injured hand.
[McAfee] Well, he exposed the hand! He exposed the hand!
The Ten Beats of the Bodhran
exposes his hand. And, now, Pete flips it!
[crowd counting] Three! Four! Five! Six!
[Cole] With his own Ten Beats to Sheamus!
[crowd booing]
An intense, hard-hitting Pete Dunne!
[McAfee] With a shrug and a smile.
[Cole] This is the Pete Dunne who first burst on the scene
in the NXT UK tournament a number of years ago.
But Sheamus, now, has Dunne caught.
[McAfee] And this is a Sheamus that emerged on the scene 15 years ago!
[crowd counting]
[Cole] They like to beat the drum here for the Florida Panthers.
Sheamus is doing his own version.
[McAfee] Won a Stanley Cup with this method!
[Cole] Well, this is a different variation of Ten Beats of the Bodhran.
[crowd counting] Eight! Nine! Ten!
-[McAfee] That's 20 Beats of the Bodhran! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And he's got over 13,000,
a record-breaking crowd here tonight
in Fort Lauderdale, on its feet.
[McAfee] 13,718 people wanna see an Irishman
kick Pete Dunne's head off!
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Sheamus went for the Brogue, and a step-up kick by Dunne
stopped Sheamus in his tracks.
Pete, now, second rope. Moonsault! Knee to the midsection!
Cover by Sheamus. Hook of the leg!
And a kick-out by Dunne!
[McAfee] I know you said midsection. I think we all know where that knee hit.
And the fact that Pete Dunne kicked out…
Oh, boy!
[Cole] Right on target!
And now, Sheamus, with Dunne on his shoulders.
[McAfee] It's not Christmas.
[Cole] Going up to the second rope.
[McAfee] We had a nutcracker and, now, maybe a White Noise!
[Cole] Well, he was looking for White Noise, and Dunne,
able to capitalize.
Look at the power of Pete Dunne with a sit-out powerbomb!
For the win on Sheamus, who kicks out at two!
Dunne can't believe it!
[McAfee] I don't think Pete was able to catch that as cleanly as he would like.
His legs kind of held up Sheamus, protected him a little bit.
But the fact that Pete was able to powerbomb Sheamus.
[Cole] That's 270 pounds Dunne walking around the ring with.
-[crowd chanting] This is awesome! -[McAfee] Florida's right.
[Cole] Indeed, it is! What a way to kick off Monday Night Raw tonight.
Two of the best in the world going at it.
And, now, Pete Dunne trying to trap Sheamus's bad hand
inside the turnbuckle pad!
-[McAfee] What the… -[Cole] Sheamus…
Sheamus might as well be handcuffed!
His bad hand caught in the turnbuckle pad!
[McAfee] I mean, how is this even legal?
[Cole] Seamus is a sitting duck!
Kick right to the bad hand of Sheamus!
Sheamus trying to, somehow…
He pulled the whole turnbuckle off!
Brogue Kick by Sheamus!
Cover!
-And a win. -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -["10 Beats Of The Bodhrán" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner, Sheamus!
[Cole] What a match!
[McAfee] What a fight!
What a win!
[Cole] Pete Dunne looked fabulous tonight against Sheamus.
He made one slight error, and Sheamus capitalized
with a massive Brogue Kick.
[McAfee] Brute strength saved Sheamus,
as he heads to Dublin with a win.
[crowd cheering]
Bro, I'm ready for it. It's getting that win for the…
[both] New Day!
[whoops] I love it, baby!
-I'm here for it. I got you, bro. -Yeah, yeah.
Hey, Woodsy, can I talk to you for a minute?
Yeah, what's up?
I've been just noticing that, over the past couple of weeks,
your energy's kind of off. I mean, is everything okay?
Karrion and all that, like, wedge-driving.
-He's just trying to drive a wedge, right? -Yeah, yeah.
I know that. That's what Karrion does.
People tried to do it to us before, and they'll try it again.
But Karrion's not the problem.
Honestly… [chuckles]
I just wish you would have talked to me.
about bringing Odyssey in before you did.
It feels like you're trying to replace Big E, and I don't wanna do that.
Okay, whoa. Number one, I'm sorry.
Number two, nobody's getting replaced. Nobody could ever replace E.
This isn't about bringing Odyssey into The New Day.
Remember what it was like when we first tried to get The New Day off the ground?
-Yeah, I do. -Everybody making fun of us.
Everyone talking trash about us. Man, it was hard, man.
But we got through because we had each other.
We became one of the greatest tag teams, if not the greatest tag team, of all time.
-Yeah. -Bro, we are family, man.
Nothing's ever gonna change that.
As far as Odyssey is concerned,
he's in the same boat that we were in back in the day.
And I was just hoping that, as veterans, we could bring him under the wing
the same we wished veterans had brought us, know what I'm saying?
Yeah. Yeah, you know what? You know what? You're right. You're right.
-I'm a problem. I'll fix it. -[whoops] How are we feeling, fellas?
-Yeah! -We good?
-Yeah! -[exclaiming]
-Come on, let's get it, baby! [whoops] -Come on!
Let's get it! Come on!
[Odyssey] Winning time, baby! [whoops]
Let's get it! Let's get it!
[Cole] New York City, The Big Apple!
Stars from all over the planet descended on midtown this past weekend
for Fanatics Fest at the Javits Center.
And WWE and it's Superstars stole the entire weekend.
First, we presented the brand new NBA and collegiate legacy titles
to a slew of folks, including Jalen Brunson from the Knicks,
Spike Lee. How about Gronk and Tom Brady
celebrating with their new titles?
Also, all of our WWE Superstars
had appearances throughout the weekend, and they were all sold out.
[crowd cheering]
Including Jey Uso, and Jade Cargill, and Rhea Ripley.
Standing room only for photograph sessions,
and autograph sessions and, also, entrances with WWE fans.
LA Knight was riled up as well.
I'm here! He's here!
Let's hear it from everyone now, Lil Baby.
[crowd cheering]
Let's give it up for the highest in the room,
the newest tag team partner,
-Travis Scott! -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And thanks to everyone
who joined us this weekend in New York City
for an incredible Fanatics Fest!
["FE!N" playing]
[siren wailing]
[Bron] I'm gonna be the biggest star
in this industry, in this company, in the world.
It's not arrogance, it's just the way it is.
[Wade] Bron Breakker, welcome to NXT.
[Bron] I'm here to whip ass! That's harsh?
I don't give a sh…
♪ Feel like an animal That's locked in a cage ♪
♪ No controlling my rage right now ♪
♪ Everybody know that I came to play ♪
-[bell ringing] -[Corey] Breakker is the champion!
[Bron] I am the most dominant NXT Champion of all time.
I'm here to take this place over.
♪ You know I can't be tamed right now ♪
♪ This is who I am ♪
♪ No one's gonna take me down ♪
[McAfee] Look at the explosion!
♪ This is who I am ♪
♪ No one's gonna take me down ♪
[Corey] Bonafide badass!
♪ Yeah, this is who I am ♪
♪ Nothing's gonna tame me now ♪
♪ Yeah, this is who I am ♪
[Bron] Keep feeding me whoever that they wanna keep feeding me.
I will continue to break everyone!
♪ You know I'm on the top of my game ♪
[crowd gasping]
♪ You'll never be the same, no ♪
[crowd exclaiming]
-[screaming] -[groaning]
[Bron] I've left a long list of bodies behind me since being here.
[siren wailing]
And you, my friend, are next on the list.
♪ Nothing's gonna change me now ♪
[Cole] And new Intercontinental Champion…
[Bron] This Championship was born for me.
♪ This is who I am ♪
There isn't a man that can take my title.
♪ Yeah, this is who I am ♪
-[whoops] Huh? -Oh, yeah.
Don't you get the Raw goosebumps when you're watching that?
You get a chance to see the future.
Not one lie was told in that package.
Bron Breakker, I can't wait to watch.
Well, switching gears to another story that garnered headlines last week,
Ivy Nile with her best friend, Maxxine,
telling Maxxine it's time to ditch The Alpha Academy
I don't think you should be out there tonight.
The guys are going through a lot. I think you should let 'em hash it out.
No, Ivy, I can't abandon them. They're my family.
Listen, let me talk to Chad.
Maybe you can be a part of our group.
-You know, I don't know about them but-- -No, no, no, that's not necessary.
I'm staying with my family.
[Cole] Well, Ivy should've…
I should say, Maxxine should have listened.
Ivy Nile attacked Maxxine during the Tag Team Match-Up
between the Creed Brothers and Alpha Academy.
Maxxine, face first on the announce table!
And as Otis and Tozawa looked on, Ivy Nile with a Dragon Sleeper.
And the Creed Brothers would take control.
[McAfee] You said she should've listened. I don't think that was the case.
But she should have known that Ivy was gonna try to attack her,
especially because she's been hanging around Chad Gable.
Oh! I can't believe my eyes.
My brilliant vision finally realized.
My new family, a real family,
American Made.
Ivy, you made the best decision of your life
getting rid of that dead weight.
And I can officially welcome you to the team.
So, it's gonna be a pleasure. You never had a coach like me.
I'm gonna change your life.
Hey, I gave Maxxine a chance.
But, in the end, she got exactly what was coming to her.
I'm the real deal. I'm The Pitbull.
And if Maxxine can't realize she was holding me back, well,
that's on her.
That's right. And after you break Malibu Barbie tonight,
we end that failed experiment known as The Alpha Academy.
We can focus on The Wyatt Sicks.
We're not done with them.
Not by a long shot. We're gonna send them back
to whatever swamp they crawled out of. But us?
We know exactly where we come from.
How are we made?
[all] American Made!
["Shoooosh" playing]
[McAfee] That is pretty catchy there, at the end.
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Otis and Akira Tozawa,
representing Alpha Academy,
Maxxine Dupri!
[Cole] Well, Maxxine looks for retribution.
She takes on The Pitbull, Ivy Nile, next.
[Cole] And we are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Maxxine Dupri of The Alpha Academy set for action
against her former my best friend.
["World Of Ivy" playing]
[Samantha] And her opponent,
accompanied by The Creed Brothers and Chad Gable,
representing American Made,
Ivy Nile!
[Cole] Maxxine posted a very emotional and poignant video
on social media yesterday, talking about her friendship with Ivy Nile,
how they traveled the road together for a year or so now,
and become best of friends.
And Ivy shocked the world last week by attacking Maxxine.
And Maxxine is out for revenge tonight.
[McAfee] Yeah, Ivy Nile
is being coerced by this Chad Gable dirtbag.
Maxxine knows what that's all about.
[Cole] Dirtbag or not, I mean, obviously, Chad Gable is very persuasive. Yeah.
[McAfee] I don't have to go through the history of persuasive people.
[Cole] And, now, Maxxine from behind, with a dropkick to Ivy Nile
who, obviously, wasn't taking Maxxine serious,
turning her back on Maxxine.
And, now, driving Ivy into the barricade. And Maxxine's fired up!
[McAfee] How about this out of Maxxine Dupri? Been in the lab,
getting to work!
[Cole] Well, Maxxine warned Ivy, "Stay away from Chad Gable.
Look what he did to Otis and myself and Tozawa."
Ivy Nile did not care.
And, now, Maxxine with a fisherman suplex on the floor!
[McAfee] With a flex! Do your dance, Maxxine Dupri!
-[Cole] Maxxine fired up! -[McAfee] As she should be.
[Cole] And Ivy, now, sent right over our announce table!
[McAfee] Holy hell, Maxxine Dupri is on fire!
[Cole] Maxxine is fired up!
-[McAfee] Ivy, now, scrambling. -[Cole] That hurt.
[McAfee] There's no way she could have expected that.
[Cole] Me, either.
And, now, Maxxine…
Oh, and a big kick by Ivy!
Dropped Maxxine.
And, perhaps, the early flurry of Maxxine has been taken out by Ivy Nile.
Now, The Pitbull on the attack!
[McAfee] I mean, I don't think Ivy Nile or anybody could have expected
what we just saw from Maxxine Dupri.
And, then, Ivy Nile kind of…
[electrical buzzing]
Desperation, gets back into it. But wait a minute! Hold the phone!
[Cole] Yeah, this is what happens, Ivy,
when you align yourself with American Made.
[ominous music]
Gable said he wasn't done with The Wyatt Sicks.
-[McAfee] Well? -[Cole] Or, perhaps, The Wyatt Sicks
aren't done with American Made!
-[monotone piano tune playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[monotone music continues] -[cheering intensifies]
Get back!
[Gable] Keep your ass back.
[Cole] That is Nikki Cross
who believes she's Abby the Witch.
And look who is behind American Made!
Nikki Cross just took out Ivy Nile!
And, now, The Wyatt Sicks… Rowan!
Rowan, and Lumis, and Gacy
attacking American Made!
[crowd cheering]
And The Wyatt Sicks, now, just stalking Chad Gable.
[McAfee] Chad Gable's left alone in the middle of the ring with Wyatt Sicks!
[Cole] All alone! The Creeds have been taken out!
Ivy's been taken out!
Gable should have kept his mouth shut!
Look at that freak.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, no!
Uncle Howdy! Sister Abigail!
[crowd cheering]
The sacrificial carcass of Chad Gable…
[Uncle Howdy laughing maniacally]
…laid waste by The Wyatt Sicks!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Well, as we try to regroup from that,
speaking of revenge,
that is all that is on this man's mind.
CM Punk is live, next.
♪ You see the light You hear the crowd ♪
♪ Married the fight… ♪
For the last two weeks,
this new, lame version of The Judgment Day tried to take us out.
[crowd cheering]
And for the last two weeks,
The Terror Twins stood our ground in the middle of the ring,
while these clowns ran.
[crowd cheering]
But for Liv and Dom, your days are numbered
because, at Bash in Berlin,
you two officially receive your punishment.
At Bash in Berlin, there's nowhere to run,
and there's nowhere to hide.
Dom, you're gonna find out real quick
that it was Damian and myself that were keeping you safe
this entire time.
And as for Liv Morgan, you said that you've taken everything from me?
[laughs] You haven't taken everything.
Actually, all that you've really done
is become the one thing that you truly hate…
a discount Rhea Ripley.
And at Bash in Berlin,
The Terror Twins are gonna put you two through the mat.
[both laughing maniacally]
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[cheering intensifies]
♪ 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!
[Cole] Punk made headlines this past weekend
at the Fanatics Fest in New York City.
Talked a lot about the fact that people claimed
he would be a cancer returning to WWE,
and he has rebuffed those claims.
[McAfee] Yeah, he's become a leader around WWE.
Sold out everything at Fanatics Fest.
[Cole] I told him that it's your last night.
He told me in the back that he was happy about that.
More on little bit later on in the show.
[McAfee] I don't believe you.
It's been an honor here to watch this man work…
live, and in person!
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
["Cult of Personality" continues playing]
[cheering intensifies]
♪ I sell the things you need to be ♪
♪ I'm the smiling face on your TV ♪
-[music fades out] -[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
We got a lot to get to. But is it great to be alive
in South Florida on a Monday night or what?
[crowd cheering]
Happy birthday!
Before we get started, I just wanna say,
congratulations to your Florida Panthers
on winning the Stanley Cup Championship!
[crowd applauding]
I know Roberto Luongo's in the house.
It's good to see him.
How do I look? My hair look okay?
These bags under my eyes are getting a little bigger, right?
Let 'em have it! Come on!
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Panthers! Let's go, Panthers!
All right, all right, all right. Let's not get carried away.
I didn't get a whole lot of sleep last night
because I have very exciting news.
And I lie awake in bed at night, staring at the ceiling,
excited to come here and share this news with you.
But before we get to the news, before we get down to business…
can I tell you a story?
[crowd cheering]
You all would have derailed this entire thing if you said no,
so I appreciate you. Thank you very much.
This weekend, I spent some time in New York City
at a little event called Fanatics Fest.
Somebody in the green room, in between signing and taking pictures
with a lot of you lovely fans, they asked me about this hot streak
WWE is on right now, selling out buildings all over the world.
And they asked me, "Why do you, CM Punk,
think you're on such a hot streak?"
And the answer is easy.
It's you.
[crowd cheering]
Why are we on a hot streak? It's you.
It's you animals up in the 300 level.
[crowd cheering]
Why are we on such a hot streak? It's all you freaks right here,
live and in living color.
And I met a lot of great fans.
First person in line for pictures that day was this nice young lady.
And she was in a wheelchair, and she wheeled herself in,
and she got up out of the wheelchair, and she walked up to me.
And she told me, with tears in her eyes,
that she just defeated cancer.
[crowd cheering]
And that, somehow, little old me
was a source of strength for her during her battle.
And it makes me think of my friend, Chad Gilbert,
or Lou Koller from Sick of it All,
both currently fighting cancer of their own.
And, then, I met a young lady from Taiwan. Said she flew 15 hours.
just to take a picture with me.
15 hours just for, maybe, 15 seconds with CM Punk.
And, then, there was a young gentleman
who had a sign that said, "I travelled 5,785 miles from Jordan
just to see CM Punk."
That means something to me.
It means something to every single person in the back.
But it really means something to me, because I missed you guys for ten years.
[crowd cheering]
So, I get excited to come here to Florida for the first time in a very long time
to share with you some news
[crowd cheering]
It's fans like you…
that drive me.
It's fans like you that take the time--
-[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk! -Yeah, I'll take it.
[chanting continues]
Why are we on such a hot streak? It's because of the love.
It's because when fans hand me bracelets that they took the time to make…
May be insignificant to other people. May be a Taylor Swift thing.
But let's face it, I'm Taylor Swift for men.
-[crowd cheering] -[Cole laughs]
And bracelets like these,
made by fans like you sharing the love,
is exactly like a bracelet
that Drew McIntyre took off my unconscious body
when he jumped me in my hometown of Chicago, Illinois.
[crowd booing]
So, we've talked about the love. Let's talk about the hate now.
The flip side to the coin, Drew McIntyre!
[crowd booing]
Well, Drew says he hates me.
Wants nothing to do with me.
Got the victory at SummerSlam, and wants to wash his hands and walk away.
But he made it personal.
Drew says he hates me. I think he loves me.
But I know he's obsessed with me.
Wants to stay connected to me, wears a bracelet
with my beautiful wife's name on it.
[crowd booing]
And that brings me to the news I have to share.
Do you guys wanna hear the news?
-[crowd cheering] -[McAfee] Yeah!
My biggest hater is my biggest fan, so I went ahead,
and I made Drew a bracelet.
And I talked to Adam Pearce.
And, unless Drew's chicken, Saturday, August 31st,
Berlin, Germany, Bash in Berlin…
Strap Match!
[crowd cheering]
And for the uninitiated, that means I will be tethered to Drew,
like he wants so bad to be attached to me, wrist to wrist.
And you have to carry your opponent's carcass
to all four corners
and touch each turnbuckle to win.
But that's not why I want a Strap Match.
I want a Strap Match so I can whip this bitch.
[crowd cheering]
And I can take my bracelet back.
And I can leave Drew with lasting scars
which he will never forget the name, CM Punk!
["Gallantry" playing]
[Cole] A Strap Match in Berlin?
Oh, McIntyre is…
got himself in some hot water now.
[McAfee] Adam Pearce making good decisions.
Color me shocked!
And look at the Scotsman!
["Gallantry" continues playing]
[music fades out]
[crowd booing]
I've been thinking all week about what I'm gonna do to you.
Last week, you embarrassed me.
You whipped me like a petulant child.
And I've been having all these fantasies of the violence
that I'm going to bring upon you.
And you challenge me to a Strap Match?
I have a question, I'm 100% serious right now,
have you started drinking?
Have you seen me? A Strap Match?
-I accept. -[McAfee] Oh.
[crowd cheering]
But that's next week.
I can't wait a whole week. I need a receipt
for what happened to me last week, for the scars on my back.
So, Fort Lauderdale, you want a little teaser of McIntyre and Punk
-right now? -[crowd cheering]
You lose that strap, and let's give them a show.
[crowd cheering]
"Lose the strap."
We gave 'em a teaser last week.
I say we gave 'em the full motion picture this week.
Oh…
Or I'll tell you what, Drew.
'Cause I ain't afraid of you. I will give you this strap.
You give me the bracelet.
[McAfee] Good negotiation.
[crowd murmuring]
[McAfee] Is he gonna give that bracelet back, Cole?
No! [laughs]
You're a liar!
Last week, you lied so you could attack me from behind.
You're a hypocrite.
I give you the bracelet, try to get in that ring,
you'll whip me like a dog.
Not a chance! And besides…
April and Larry are much safer and happier at home with Drew McIntyre.
[crowd booing]
Unlike you in Berlin who won't be safe,
because it's not me that's attached to you,
it's you that's attached to me.
[Cole] And it's gonna happen in a week, Saturday.
Bash in Berlin.
Those two men are gonna be tied together with a leather strap.
[McAfee] And touch all four turnbuckles.
[McAfee] These two are gonna beat the hell out of each other in Berlin.
["Cult of Personality" playing]
Rhea, Damian,
if you two think you stand a chance against us at Bash in Berlin,
you must be out of your minds,
because we are the most dominant couple in the history of WWE. [giggles]
And, besides, no one lays a finger on my Daddy Dom
and gets away with it.
So, at Bash in Berlin, it'll be us on top,
which is exactly where we like it.
[giggles]
And you know what, Damian?
I don't wanna wait for Bash in Berlin to get my hands on you.
I wanna go one-on-one with you tonight.
Because I'm not the same Dominik Mysterio that you used to boss around.
So, why don't you leave Rhea in the back?
I'll leave Judgment Day behind.
I won't even have Liv,
if you go one on one with me,
-That's if you're man enough. -[chuckles]
-[Cole] I think Liv has… -["New Day, New Way" playing]
[Cole] …brainwashed Dom a bit.
[McAfee] Dom has to have a brain to be brainwashed, right?
I mean, that's part of it?
[Cole chuckling] He wants Priest one-on-one? Okay.
[McAfee] He's Dumb Dom. I mean, that's…
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following is a Six-Man Tag Team Match
scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first,
the team of Odyssey Jones,
and The New Day!
[Cole] Hey, Pat, check out the newest WWE action figure collaboration
with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods in 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!
Who is Odyssey Jones inspired by in his outfit?
[McAfee] Well, I wish I could tell you. I know he looks good.
I know he looks strong.
And I know that New Day rocks!
[Cole] Six-man tag action, live, next.
["Survival" playing]
[McAfee] Ladies and gentlemen,
we are in a historic arena.
It is the home of the now Stanley Cup Champion, Florida Panthers,
who brought Lord Stanley to South Florida for the first time ever!
And the celebration withstood a torrential downpour,
as all of South Florida came to celebrate
The Florida Panthers!
Winning in an epic game seven fashion.
And the drum before that game was banged by that man,
NHL Hall of Famer, Florida Panthers legend,
Roberto Luongo,
here at ringside, having an absolute blast.
Also watching Monday Night Raw tonight, Jalen Brunson of the New York Knicks!
Cole, I don't know if you've seen this.
I sent this tweet to Fathom, who's been doing a great job in the truck.
"A @MichaelCole shoutout made my night." Look at you, cuz!
[Cole] My guy, Brunson, from my Knicks! Way to go, Jalen!
Keep watching Monday Night Raw.
And bring me a championship this year over those silly Celtics.
[McAfee] Jalen, he loves you.
And he loves you in the Knicks.
["The End Is Near" playing]
That's a big thing. I am happy for you.
[McAfee] Big body. Wide body.
Go crazy.
[Samantha] And their opponents,
accompanied by Scarlett and Paul Ellering,
the team of Authors of Pain and Karrion Kross,
The Final Testament!
[Cole] So, a Six-Man Tag Team Match-Up here tonight
in a rivalry that's been brewing for many months now.
It started with Karrion Kross
trying to drive wedge between Kofi Kingston
and Xavier Woods of The New Day,
saying it's time for Xavier Woods to branch out,
finally win a singles championship on his own.
Drop what he called the "Tired act" of The New Day.
Kofi and Xavier trying to keep things together, so what does Kofi do?
He goes out and brings this young upstart in, Odyssey Jones,
the 385-pounder.
Woods hasn't seemed too happy about that, Pat.
[McAfee] Yeah, I think Woods just wanted to be consulted first.
But Kofi said, "I've been around a long time.
I know what we need. I'm gonna look out for our guy."
Xavier Woods said, "I apologize.
I should have been looking at it the same way."
Anyways, they need to be on the same page over there,
because AOP and Karrion Kross, The Final Testament,
dangerous bunch.
[Cole] Yeah, well, Akam and Rezar of Authors of Pain
may be a bit cautious tonight against Odyssey Jones.
We saw what Jones did to those two massive human beings last week.
So, Woods is gonna start things off against Karrion Kross
in this Six-Man Tag Team Match-Up.
[McAfee] Obviously, The Final Testament, AOP, Karrion Kross,
Scarlett, and Paul Ellering who's new boot goofin' on 'em.
[Cole] Yeah, the Hall of Famer.
-[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! -[Cole] The "New Day rocks" chants
from the 13,718 on hand tonight in…
Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
And Kofi Kingston tags himself in.
Kross was badmouthing Kofi and…
[McAfee] Some mind games from The New Day to Karrion Kross. Keep him on his heels.
[Cole] Looked like Xavier Woods wanted to get his hands on Kross with that.
Remember, that's where this whole issue started.
Now, Kofi Kingston, the former WWE Champion.
[McAfee] Yeah, it all started with Kross saying terrible things about Kingston
[Cole] And, listen, Kofi is a former WWE Champion,
four-time Intercontinental Champion, three-time United States Champion,
14-time Tag Team Champion, NXT Tag Team Champion.
Xavier Woods, well, he is a 11-time Tag Champ,
but he's never won a singles title in WWE.
And that was the point that Karrion Kross was making.
[McAfee] King of the Ring.
[Cole] King of the Ring, not a singles championship.
[McAfee] I agree. But a massive title. A lot of success. Highly respected.
But what The New Day has done is Hall of Fame-worthy.
GOAT talk. Mount Rushmore talk.
[Cole] So let me ask you… Oh! Now that we're talking frankly here,
do you think Kofi Kingston is trying to replace Big E with Odyssey Jones?
[McAfee] No, I don't think that's the case at all! I think Kofi Kingston knows
that you need to add all the weapons and…
[Cole] Scarlett getting involved and turning things around
for Karrion Kross!
[McAfee] And all the loyalty you can possibly get,
especially when Final Testament wants to kind of attack you.
[Cole] And, now… Oh, look at that! Death Valley Driver delivered to Kingston!
Take him out!
[Cole] And Kross of The Final Testament barking orders, now,
to the massive 6'4, 330-pound Rezar.
And Rezar, now,
-driving Kingston into the turnbuckle! -[McAfee] What?
[shouting indistinctly]
Authors of Pain embarrassed last week, taking out their anger on Kofi tonight.
Look at this power!
[Cole] We're back live on Monday Night Raw. Six-Man Tag Team action.
The Final Testament, right now, dominating Kofi Kingston,
who desperately needs to make a tag to either Xavier Woods or Odyssey Jones.
Karrion Kross, a brown belt trained by Daniel Gracie,
in the ring right now with Kingston,
trying to prevent Kofi from making a tag to his New Day brethren, Xavier Woods.
-[McAfee] So close. -[Cole] Fingertips away.
Kross not going to allow it to happen. Great throw by Kross!
[McAfee] The technique on that throw from Karrion Kross was…
[Cole] And a cheap shot knocks Jones off the apron.
[McAfee] Straight at him.
Peach take. Look at this.
Perfection from Karrion Kross,
who has an ability to really manipulate folks
and get them to operate in a fashion that he wants them to.
But, also, in the ring, can really kick some ass!
[Cole] Tag made to the Punjabi powerhouse, Akam.
Oh, sent shoulder first into the post! And Kofi's got an opportunity
to make the tag to Xavier Woods.
Woods is fired up and he wants, in this match-up,
to get some retribution on Final Testament!
Kofi trying to crawl his way.
Odyssey Jones back up on the apron, as well.
-And tag made to Jones! -[crowd cheering]
Xavier was not happy that he didn't get the tag,
but Kofi Kingston had to tag the first person he came to,
and that was the big Jones!
[McAfee] Odyssey Jones isn't happy. He just got cheapshotted!
And Odyssey Jones is flying around South Florida!
[Cole] The 385-pounder!
And the double team by The Authors of Pain. Jones!
Oh, and a double clothesline!
And the gargantuan, explosive Odyssey Jones is on fire!
[McAfee] That's all we've known of Odyssey Jones!
[Cole] And a big headbutt delivered to Akam.
Cover now by Odyssey.
And Karrion Kross gonna break things up.
[McAfee] Final Testament almost got this whole thing
ruined and spoiled for 'em by Odyssey Jones.
[Cole] And Kross, full head of steam, tries to knock Jones off his feet.
Does. Knees down, now, in the corner.
Kofi Kingston back into the ring.
Trouble in Paradise to Kross!
[McAfee] Kofi tried to slide through.
-[Rezar shouting indistinctly] -[McAfee] Oh, no.
[Cole] Rezar sending Kingston!
There it is, the Limit Break elbow by Xavier Woods!
Caught! Planted!
[McAfee] Rock Bottom.
What?
-[Cole] Odyssey! -[crowd cheering]
Into the cover!
-[crowd] One! Two! Three! -[Cole] It's the journey's end
-for Final Testament! -[bell ringing]
[Samantha] Here are your winners,
the team of The New Day
and Odyssey Jones!
[McAfee] What a win!
Yet again, Odyssey Jones showing up in a massive way.
[Cole] Xavier Woods not really enjoying the celebration.
He was a bit upset when the tag was made to Jones.
But, in the end, New Day and Jones pick up the big win, Pat.
[McAfee] Xavier Woods hits an elbow drop over the ref,
and he gets Rock Bottomed through the mat.
All for Odyssey Jones, who was the legal man at the time,
to come through with so much power and grace, it'll make your face shake!
One, two, three. New Day and Odyssey undefeated.
[Cole] And, hopefully, Xavier Woods gets on the same page,
because this trio, pretty dominant on Monday Night Raw.
["New Day, New Way" playing]
This kid, man.
-The goal, right? -Dude, it's absolutely ridiculous.
Look, I know that Pearce has made this match with Dom official already,
and you know that I believe in you,
and I know that you have whatever it is that happens.
But we also know how slimy they are. So, this kind of feels a bit like a trap.
[scoffs] Of course it's a trap.
[speaking in Spanish]
But just the same, just to have a chance
to get my hands on any one of them cowards,
just to see you get your hands on Liv,
oh, it'd be worth it!
Look, Rhea,
I'd walk through a minefield, arm in arm with you, to face anyone or anything.
So, as long as there's a breath in either one of us,
we don't stop until we pass judgment on this lame-ass Judgment Day.
[laughs] I love the sound of that.
-Hell yeah. -Hell yeah.
-See you later? -See you later.
All right.
[Cole] Trap or not, Damian Priest ready to go tonight
against Dominik Mysterio.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
professional wrestling lost a true pioneer this past Friday,
a patriarch of the Anoa'i family, the uncle of Roman Reigns,
WWE Hall of Famer, Afa.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we send out our heartfelt sympathy,
our best wishes to the entire Anoa'i family.
[crowd applauding]
[presenter] The WWE is saddened to learn of the passing of an influential patriarch
of the legendary Anoa'i family,
Afa Anoa'i.
Alongside his brother Sika,
Afa would rise to prominence as one half of the iconic tag team,
The Wild Samoans.
[Foley] One of the greatest tag teams in WWE history.
I love to watch Afa and Sika.
The way they connect with an audience, it's just phenomenal.
[Heyman] Throughout the 1970s and the 1980s, there was no tag team
that held as many Tag Team Championships as The Wild Samoans.
[presenter] Wanting to mentor the next generation of his lineage,
Afa guided his son, Samu, and his nephew, Rikishi,
toward even more tag team gold for the Anoa'i family.
[commentator] They got it! They got it!
There's no better advice than the person that's in your corner,
and those are family members.
[presenter] Following an illustrious career,
Afa and his brother, Sika,
would have their names immortalized as members of the WWE Hall of Fame.
Eager to give back to professional wrestling,
Afa would open The Wild Samoan Training Center
to help prepare future Superstars.
When I first showed up at Afa's, I think he was really excited
to have me walk through the door and start training.
And he actually took the time to get to know me.
[presenter] Along with the Center, Afa and his wife, Lynn,
established a foundation that awarded scholarships to disadvantaged youth,
changing lives and helping to fulfill countless dreams.
Through his numerous contributions in and out of the ring,
Afa became a beloved role model for his family and peers.
He will always be known as a pillar of the Anoa'i legacy,
whose passion and kind nature will live on through WWE forever.
[Afa] I'm gonna say what my mother used to tell us,
[speaking Samoan]
What that means is, "Take care of each other and trust in God."
[crowd applauding]
[Cole] The sun is setting, ladies and gentlemen,
on the east coast of Florida.
Sunrise, Florida tonight, just outside Fort Lauderdale.
A record-breaking crowd of 13,718 on hand
for Monday Night Raw. And the stars are out tonight.
[McAfee] That's right. We saw Roberto Luongo earlier.
And, now, "Ruthless" Robbie Lawler,
former Fighter of the Year who has earned multiple Fight of the Year honors.
Everybody loves watching him brawl.
Former UFC Welterweight Champion in the building. We appreciate you, pal.
[Cole] And he's about to see a brawl.
["Battle Tested" playing]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following is a No Disqualification Match!
Introducing first, from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] Bronson Reed said last week, "Bow your head, pray for R-Truth.
"No amount of praying will let Truth and Seth Rollins get their revenge.
No one can stop me."
And this is what he was talking about.
Last week on Monday Night Raw,
Miz was in trouble after losing a match-up to Reed.
R-Truth came down to help out his buddy. And, man, did he pay.
[McAfee] Yeah, he took a proverbial bullet for The Miz,
and that bullet happened to be
a 365-pound Tsunami!
[Cole] Well, 330 pounds,
but I get 35 pounds when he launches himself through the air,
and comes crashing down to the mat like that.
[McAfee] He did the science on the momentum and the force and…
Whatever it is, he's wrecking bodies on a regular basis.
And R-Truth ate six of the Tsunamis?
[Cole] No, that was Seth Rollins. Just a couple less than that.
[McAfee] Jeez.
♪ I'm ready for war ♪
[crowd cheering]
Look, I'm just gonna say it, the more I think about this,
the more I don't like it, okay? Every instinct I have is saying,
"Suspend Bronson Reed and send him home,"
'cause he doesn't care how much I fine him and he does not care who he hurts.
The only reason he's here tonight is because I respect the fact
that you asked for this match.
A match, by the way, that we don't have to have…
unless you can look me in the eye, Miz,
and tell me that you really want it.
No! I don't know if I really want it!
To be completely honest with you, if I were you,
I would suspend Bronson Reed and, then, ban the Tsunami while I'm at it!
But Bronson took out R-Truth, my friend.
And I don't know if you know this,
I don't have a lot of friends in this industry.
I'm aware.
But the ones I do have, I fight for.
[crowd cheering]
So, no, I don't know if I want to do this.
I have to do it.
♪ Awesome! ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
[McAfee] Honorable.
♪ Time for you to get down on your knees And pray ♪
♪ Say goodbye to the good old days ♪
[Samantha] And his opponent, representing Awesome Truth,
residing in Hollywood, California, weighing in at 221 pounds,
The Miz!
[Cole] So, Pat, this is a No Disqualification Match-Up.
That is the way The Miz wanted it.
He believed that was really the big chance that he had,
no disqualification. He's trying to slay this monster,
as Bronson Reed crushes Miz!
Running right into him.
[McAfee] Miz has never been accused of being
the most intelligent human being on Earth, but it does feel like
non-disqualification evens the odds a bit.
[Cole] And that's why Miz wanted it no DQ, because he's able to use weapons.
He's able to use a steel chair against this massive man, Bronson Reed,
who just knocked a chair out of Miz's hand and, then, smacked him in the chest!
[McAfee] He's trying to collapse his sternum!
[Cole] Reed, face first into the post, and Miz has got an opportunity.
Miz has a chance now.
[McAfee] Miz fighting for Truth,
fighting for something bigger than himself!
[Cole] Much like Seth Rollins.
Truth suffered cracked ribs and internal injuries
because of the numerous Tsunamis at the hands of Bronson Reed last week.
Don't know when we'll see either of those Superstars back in WWE.
Kendo sticks, steel chairs, trash cans!
[McAfee] It's a yard sale in South Florida!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Table! Table! Table!
[McAfee] Get the tables, Miz!
[Cole] And Miz is gonna give the WWE fans what they want.
[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] He did done dudley it for sure!
[Cole] Not quite sure why this kooky ref keeps waving Miz off.
He can do whatever he wants. There's no disqualification.
But nonetheless, Miz now, kendo stick in hand,
across that broad back of Bronson Reed!
Reed just intercepted the kendo stick,
and broke it in half!
-Okay, we didn't-- -[McAfee] All right!
Why are you trying to [indistinct] me for?
[Cole] You better sit down, Pat.
[McAfee] You're right. I don't know what I was thinking--
[Cole] You may end up in the local medical facility.
And, now, Reed slamming Miz through a trash can!
[McAfee] I've seen, you know, a Florida man on the internet
go through a trash can or two, but what Bronson Reed just did to The Miz with--
[Cole] Oh! And Miz asked for this. He asked for a No Disqualification.
And here's the problem and the dilemma
that General Manager Adam Pearce has right now, Pat.
Because you can fine the guy, you can suspend the guy,
but Bronson Reed is turning into a massive attraction
around the world for WWE.
Fans love to see the destruction he's putting Superstars through.
So, it's hard to suspend this guy. Let him do what he's doing, I guess.
Miz wanted no DQ to beat the hell out of him!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] And we're back live on Monday Night Raw.
Miz trying to rally in this No Disqualification Match
against "Big" Bronson Reed!
And that could be the opening Miz needed!
Reed, shoulder first into a steel chair!
Miz wanted the No Disqualification stipulation
to help even the odds against "Big" Bronson Reed.
Miz out here fighting for his long-time friend and partner, R-Truth!
-[McAfee] R-Truth got-- -[Cole] Decimated!
[McAfee] Decimated by Bronson Reed a week ago.
And, now, The Miz with all of the helpings.
[Cole] Tornado DDT to the chair! Reed may be out!
Miz into the cover!
For the win! And oh, my God! Reed kicked at one!
-Don't piss me off! -[Cole] At one!
And you heard what Bronson Reed just said,
"Don't piss me off!"
That's what he just said to Miz when Miz dropped him on that chair.
His expression changed, and he went into this whole different zone.
I was just looking right into the eyes of this man, and he is ticked off!
[McAfee] You should never look in the eyes of Bronson Reed, obviously.
I mean, it has to be a scary sight. But he did seem to flip a switch.
But so did The Miz!
[Cole] He's using the kendo stick to his advantage.
Hammering away on "Big" Bronson Reed, the 330-pounder.
[crowd cheering]
Miz, now, across the ring. Kendo stick right to the throat
of "Big" Bronson Reed, who's stumbling and startled and stunned!
Miz, now, top rope. Caught!
[McAfee] Oh, no, Miz.
[Cole] Went for the Death Valley Driver to the table.
Miz, though, able to counter with a boot. And another boot.
Reed, perilously close to the ladder.
I should say, the table. Now, I'm getting carried away.
-[McAfee] How could you not? -[Cole] Oh, and a clothesline by Reed!
[McAfee] How could you not get carried away
with these two fighting in Florida?
-Oh, no, Miz. -[Cole] Oh, Miz, again, averting disaster.
Looking for the Skull-Crushing Finale into the table!
Not able to wrap up "Big" Bronson Reed.
Death Valley Driver into the table!
[McAfee] The pure girth of Bronson Reed.
[Cole] Well, they're about to peel Miz off the mat.
-[McAfee] Jeez! -[Cole] That's enough.
-I'm stepping back. -[McAfee] What is this thing on the loose?
-[Cole] Tsunami! -[crowd cheering]
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[bell rings]
["Battle Tested" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[McAfee] He's unstoppable if he wants to be.
And it appears as if he wants to go through everybody!
[Cole] The destruction of "Big" Bronson Reed rolls on.
And he's not done yet!
"Big" Bronson Reed will do what he did to Truth--
-["Monster Of All Monsters" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Wait a minute, Cole!
That's one big son of a bitch!
[Cole] Braun Strowman marching to the ring!
6'8, 385!
[McAfee] This meat tussle can go on and on!
Meat to meat with "Big" Bronson Reed!
[Cole] Look at these two monsters!
Has Bronson Reed finally met his match?
[McAfee] A tsunami needs a tidal wave from one big son of a bitch!
Sheamus, congratulations on your victory over Pete Dunne,
but I have to ask, how's the hand?
I'm not gonna lie, Jackie, my hands are bleeding bits.
But nothing a few pints of black stuff won't cure,
you know what I mean?
And, look, fair play to Butch… I mean, Pete Dunne.
I mean, he went toe to toe with me tonight and put on a banger in Fort Lauderdale.
I mean, the lad's got problems, you know,
but nothing like a good hiding to chase demons away.
A bit of psychotherapy for the little psy--
[Kaiser] Hey! Sheamus!
[sighs]
So, first question,
why are we wasting time talking to the opening act here?
I mean, you could talk to the man who is going to main event
Monday Night Raw tonight,
to the man who is going to beat Randy Orton
in the middle of that ring tonight!
The man that is Ludwig Kaiser.
That's what you should do.
Jackie, could you excuse me once again?
-Thanks. -Thank you.
And you, don't you worry.
After I'm done with Randy Orton tonight,
I will come right back to you,
so we can settle this once and for all.
-Yeah? -Yeah.
I guess a few broken ribs and a smashed skull
wasn't lesson enough for you, was it, blondie?
But, look, stats say we're 1-1 at the moment,
and any time you wanna finish that trilogy,
you know where to find me.
Either way, I'm gonna be celebrating my win tonight,
with a pint of the black stuff in the bar around the corner,
watching you take an RKO. [chuckles]
Hey, good luck in the main event tonight, fella.
[Cole] Well, Kaiser's got Randy Orton in our main event later on tonight.
Coming up next, that backstabber,
that two-timer, "Dirty" Dom Mysterio.
He's gonna go one-on-one with Damian Priest.
Hope he rips his mustache off.
I'm here with Intercontinental Champion Bron Breakker.
And, Bron, congratulations on retaining your championship last week
in a vicious 2-out-of-3 Falls Match against Sami Zayn.
Now that Sami is definitively behind you, can you tell me about your future plans?
It's a good thing that I went to a highly educated university, Cathy,
because, apparently, I've heard today that there's gonna be a tournament
starting next week to determine
the next challenger for this Intercontinental Championship,
which is just funny.
Because Adam Pearce can't stand the fact
that I'm progressing through the entire roster at such a fast rate
that the first thing he does, he wants to slow me down by starting a tournament.
That's not my fault.
It's not my fault that I'm a badass.
It's not my fault that I'm a genetic freak
more talented than anyone in that locker room.
It's not my fault that the dogs are barking in every city that we go to.
[McAfee barking]
And it is not my fault that I earned this Intercontinental Championship.
So, have your tournament.
But to the poor soul that wins it,
that has the nerve to stand in front of me for this Championship…
I'm gonna Spear you through the floor
and give you the beating of a lifetime.
And that…
that'll be my fault.
Bron, thank you so much.
Sounds like every Superstar in that tournament
has officially been put on notice.
Let's send it out to ringside.
[McAfee barks] I'm not entering that tournament. Nobody should!
[Cole] It's hard not to like that confidence, though,
of the Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker.
[McAfee] Yeah. Yeah, love it. We need it. We're lucky it's here.
-Speaking of being lucky about things… -[crowd booing]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing The Judgment Day,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio!
[Cole] I have no idea what Liv Morgan sees in this guy.
I didn't know what Rhea Ripley saw him in either, but…
Dominik Mysterio challenged Damian Priest to a one-on-one match here tonight
on Monday Night Raw.
So, he obviously has a death wish. He's not thinking straight.
-Liv Morgan's got him all out of cahoots. -[crowd booing]
[McAfee] He's got this loose Judgment Day.
I mean, this guy stinks.
I mean, that's just…
You know, at first, he was given an opportunity to be great
because he was a Mysterio. And what has he done to that? Well…
[Cole] Well, he's talented in the ring. There's no doubt about that.
[McAfee] Yeah, but he spit on the opportunity, wiped his ass with it,
told his dad to scram, and now he's a bum.
-["Rise For The Night" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
[Samantha] And his opponent, from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Cole] Now, the reason this man isn't World Champion today
is because of The Judgment Day, because of Finn Bálor
and the backstabbing by Bálor back at SummerSlam.
Wait a minute! Damian Priest knew it was coming!
He told Rhea Ripley, "I know this is gonna be a trap."
And he was ready for Judgment Day to come busting out of the entranceway.
And he caught 'em. And, now, Dominik Mysterio realizes,
"Oh, no! I'm in deep trouble."
[McAfee] Damian knew it was coming, even though Dom said this was gonna be
one on one, "I'll do it by myself."
-Now look at Damian. -[Cole] Yeah, finally!
Some payback on the man who cost him the championship.
And, now, JD McDonagh,
who had a great match with Priest a couple of weeks ago.
Sent toward the barricade. Bálor's gonna get his.
And Finn Bálor now.
Well, once again, it's saved by Carlito, who runs into a big kick by Priest.
And one to JD McDonagh as well.
-And, now, Dominik stands alone. -[McAfee] JD might be out cold.
[crowd cheering]
Same with Lito.
-[Cole] Pat. -[McAfee] Yup.
[Cole] Dominik better turn around! The Eradicator's here!
[crowd cheering]
The Terror Twins have Dominik cornered!
Headbutt!
Big right hand!
Dominik finally getting his tonight!
And Priest sending Rhea out here to the announce table.
-She's ripping our table apart. -[McAfee] You got it.
Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey, you got it.
Hey, you do what you gotta do to this bum, yeah?
[Cole] Dominik Mysterio trying to beg off this.
And sent outside the ring! And, now, Rhea's gonna get her some!
Get him, Rhea! Get him!
[McAfee] Demolish this Dumb Dom, Rhea Ripley!
[Cole and McAfee shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] Liv Morgan with a chair to Rhea Ripley!
[McAfee] And, now, the numbers game for The Judgment Day!
Liv Morgan's bashing Rhea Ripley's head off the commentary table!
Four-on-one in the ring! The Terror Twins
are getting destroyed by this new Judgment Day!
[Cole] Morgan with the attack from behind with a chair.
And, now, beating the hell out of Rhea!
Meanwhile, Damian Priest is helpless, being held down by Judgment Day,
trying to break through now! Backstabber from Carlito!
[McAfee] I thought he was fighting back, gonna come save Rhea.
But, instead, Liv still pounding away on Rhea Ripley!
[Cole] And, now, Damian Priest…
Dominik Mysterio holding Priest and saying,
"Watch! Watch what we do to Rhea Ripley!"
Shoulder first into the post!
Now, over to the announce table!
Rhea Ripley being picked apart by the Women's World Champion,
as Damian Priest watches the destruction.
-[McAfee] Shoulder first into the stairs! -[Cole] Again, the bad shoulder!
The shoulder that Liv Morgan untapped months ago,
costed Ripley the Championship!
And, again, shoulder into the post!
And Dominik with a cheap shot to Priest!
[McAfee] These goons.
These…
[Cole] Rhea's been taken out.
Finn Bálor, now, with a Coup de Grace to Damian Priest!
Priest is helpless!
Rhea trying to drag herself into the ring to help Priest and…
Oblivion from Liv Morgan!
Ripley is out!
[Finn] Go on, go up!
[Cole] And, now, Bálor telling Dominik to go up to the top.
And Dominik with that stupid smile on his face,
mocking the late great Eddie Guerrero.
[crowd booing]
And Dominik, now, with a Frog Splash to a defenseless Damian Priest!
[McAfee] Damian and Rhea had a plan.
And so did this new Judgment Day.
[Cole] Absolute destruction
from the new Judgment Day to the former members, Priest and Ripley.
Like ravenous, ferocious, feral dogs,
The Judgment Day has made its mark
and has destroyed the Terror Twins!
["The Other Side" playing]
[McAfee] Oh, shut up!
♪ If you believe yours is the only way ♪
[Cole] Damian and Rhea knew it was gonna be a trap, but they were ready.
And Rhea Ripley about to put Dominik through the announce table
when the Women's World Champion, Liv Morgan, attacked her from behind
with a steel chair. And, Pat, the rout was on.
[McAfee] Yeah, and once Liv Morgan handled Rhea Ripley,
then the New Judgment Day beat the hell out of Damian Priest in the ring.
Four-on-one attack on Damian.
Cheap shot attack on Rhea.
The Terror Twins had a rough night in Florida.
[Cole] Yeah. And, then, Dominik with the proverbial exclamation point.
The Frog Splash to Damian Priest.
And the new Judgment Day lays waste to the former members of its group.
-[McAfee] Leaders. -[crowd booing]
That is how you do it! That's the Judgment…
Hey, come here. Get a close-up of this.
Hey, Damian. Hey, Rhea.
You know what that is?
That's just a little taste, that's just a little sample
of what's gonna happen to the both of you in Berlin, huh?
Damian was World Champion because of The Judgment Day.
[laughs] Now, he's not the World Champion because of The Judgment Day.
And that…
-that's cool. -[all laughing]
Rhea likes to say she made Dominik a man.
Well, he's been all man.
And, at Bash in Berlin, I'm gonna make Rhea my bitch.
-[laughs] -I love it when you talk dirty.
-[winces] -Sorry, my bad.
-Hey. -That's okay.
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[Cole] Kairi Sane and IYO SKY of Damage CTRL
against the team now known as the Pure Fusion Collective.
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre looking on.
We will determine who will be the number one contenders
for the Women's Tag Team Title.
[McAfee] Damage CTRL in control early.
[Cole] Deville looking on at ringside.
Oh! And IYO says it's over.
And Sonya Deville causing a distraction!
And, now, a kick to one half of the Tag Champs!
SKY looking for Over the Moonsault.
-Here's the cover! -[crowd] One! Two!
And the Tag Team Champions making an example
of who is the strongest group in the women's division in WWE.
[McAfee] I guess Fyre and Dawn would say they are.
[Cole] The Tag Team Champions dismantling everyone!
Can we go back to the Dominik-Liv thing for just a moment?
[McAfee] Yeah, and did Flo from Progressive hear any of that?
Because…
♪ I took your power More everyday ♪
♪ I rock the stage Show me again ♪
♪ I took your power More everyday ♪
[McAfee] Triple threat Match for the titles.
[Cole] IYO SKY on the left, Kairi Sane on the right.
Looking to win the Tag Team Championship tonight.
Triple Threat rules.
IYO, of course a former Tag Team Champion, both in NXT and here at WWE.
Kairi Sane, former NXT Champ.
Lot of history in this match-up between her and Shayna Baszler.
Battled all over for the NXT Women's Title.
[McAfee] Yeah, Kairi Sane and Shayna certainly have no love for each other,
and haven't for a very long time.
But, in this Triple Threat, there's all types of little rivalries
that have taken place.
We get Randy Orton returning to Raw,
and a Triple Threat for the titles match on the same Monday Night Raw?
[Cole] Kairi Sane, again, a former multi-time Tag Team Champion with Asuka,
Kabuki Warriors.
["Pride Fighter" playing]
I've been practicing this all week long.
[McAfee] You're not the only one.
[Cole] Pure Fusion Collective.
-[McAfee] Pure Fusion Collective. -[Cole] PFC.
[McAfee] PFC. Not to be confused with KFC,
that does have some delicious fried chicken.
This is Pure Fusion Collective, PFC.
[Cole] Led by Sonya Deville.
Shayna Baszler, Zoey Stark
will be the team in this match-up battling for the Tag Team Title.
Zoey, a former Tag Team Champion, once with IYO SKY, down in NXT.
[McAfee] And this Pure Fusion Collective could be a real problem
if they can all be on the same page.
[Cole] Baszler's a former Tag Team Champion as well.
Two-time NXT Women's Champion.
["Pride Fighter" continues playing]
[McAfee] They got a stance.
I mean, Pure Fusion Collective's ready to collect titles.
-["The Depths" playing] -[McAfee] Shooter.
Speaking of titles, our champs are here!
[Cole] Surprised a lot of people back at Clash at the Castle in June
in their home country of Scotland.
So, they're the current Women's Tag Team Champions defending tonight.
Triple Threat Rules. Alba Fyre on the left,
Isla Dawn on the right.
Unique tag team, but very, very effective.
This Friday night on SmackDown, they will team with Blair Davenport,
their partner in crime over on Friday Night
against Jade Cargill, Bianca Belair, and Naomi
in a massive Six-Woman Tag Team Match.
We'll have to see if they're going to go to Friday Night
with their Tag Titles still intact, however.
[McAfee] That's the thing about the Women's Tag Titles,
they are to be defended everywhere.
All shows.
All fighters.
[Cole] Won't be on the line, though, Friday night,
-'cause it's a Six-Woman Tag Team Match. -[McAfee] Of course.
["The Depths" continues playing]
-Of course. -[bell rings]
The following is a Triple Threat Match,
and it is for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challengers.
First, representing Damage CTRL,
the team of Kairi Sane
and IYO SKY!
[crowd cheering]
Next, accompanied to the ring by Sonya Deville…
-[McAfee] Boo. -[Irvin] …the team of Shayna Baszler
and Zoey Stark,
Pure Fusion Collective!
-[crowd booing] -[Cole] Shooters.
[McAfee] They did it without Sonya. Wonder what that means.
And their opponents,
they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre!
[Cole] So, these are the rules of the Triple Threat Match.
Two women will be in the ring at the same time. You can tag anybody in.
Doesn't have to be your partner,
although I don't know why you would want to, but nonetheless.
First team to gain pinfall or submission
will become the Tag Team Champions here tonight.
No champions advantage in this match-up for the current champs, Fyre and Dawn.
[McAfee] Yeah, obviously,
a very vulnerable position for the champions to be in.
[Cole] Also, remember, no disqualification in this match-up,
which means Sonya lurking at ringside could be a problem.
[McAfee] Well, we know what that means with Sonya Deville.
[Cole] And good luck to the official in this match-up, Daphanie LaShaunn,
trying to keep some semblance of order.
[McAfee] Fyre and Dawn sent over to the commentary desk.
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Now, we're underway. Bell rings.
It's Kairi Sane and Shayna Baszler starting things off in this Triple Threat
Tag Team Match-up. Tremendous history here.
These women have battled all over for the NXT Women's Championship.
[McAfee] They know each other very, very, very well. As Damage CTRL maintains…
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] They'd love to win the tag team gold tonight, IYO and Kairi.
Dakota Kai, of course, out for about eight to ten weeks.
Needs knee surgery after an attack by Sonya Deville.
Kairi Sane! Oh, that was very unique!
Using the ropes to her advantage.
Taking everybody out at ringside.
IYO SKY takes out the champs!
[screaming]
Damage CTRL, are they gonna win the tag titles?
[McAfee] I know they're flying around in Florida!
[Cole] Triple Threat Match for the Women's Tag Team Titles.
Fyre and Dawn defending against Baszler and Stark of Pure Fusion Collective,
and also IYO and Kairi of Damage CTRL.
Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler taking over.
-And a cheap shot by Sonya Deville! -[McAfee] Oh!
[Cole] And it doesn't matter 'cause there's no disqualification
under Triple Threat rules.
And Zoey is dominating.
[McAfee] And Sonya's been doing that all commercial break.
This Pure Fusion Collective…
They don't need to do this. They're talented enough.
[Cole] Great move by Kairi Sane. DDT delivered. Needs to make a tag.
Can tag anybody you want in this match-up. Of course, you'd rather tag your partner.
Gives you a better chance to win. But, nonetheless, Baszler in off the tag.
And Kairi Sane not allowed to make it to IYO SKY in her corner.
[McAfee] If Shayna's able to pin right here--
[Cole] Oh, and Kairi drives Baszler to the corner.
Tag made by Alba Fyre. Tag made to IYO SKY.
And, now, Fyre and SKY, the two legal women in this match-up.
Shayna Baszler running into the fury of IYO SKY.
Oh! Using Zoey Stark against her partner, Baszler!
That was a cool move.
[McAfee] That was stupendous.
[Cole] And Fyre sent into the corner. IYO SKY with a running elbow.
Isla Dawn knocked down by SKY.
[McAfee] Fyre in the corner, Dawn on the ground.
[Cole] And Shayna Baszler using everybody against one another.
[McAfee] IYO SKY still pulling all the strings right now.
[Cole] Former WWE Women's Champion launches herself. Top rope!
-Missile drop kick takes out… -[McAfee] Are you kidding me?
[Cole] …Dawn and Zoey Stark! And SKY is fired up!
-[crowd cheering] -What a joy to watch.
[McAfee] How could you not be?
Bullet train attack to both sides of the ring!
-[yells] -[crowd cheers]
[McAfee] IYO SKY wants the titles, and she could get 'em tonight.
[Cole] And IYO, looking to put Alba Fyre away.
Fyre, though, lands on her feet.
IYO toward the corner. Big kick by Fyre.
And the relentless Alba Fyre, who loves to fly.
Daredevil-like ability.
Stopped by Kairi Sane.
IYO SKY looking to take advantage.
Non-stop action here.
Triple Threat rules for the Women's Tag Titles.
[crowd cheering]
Tag. Kairi Sane's legal.
Double team coming from Damage CTRL.
[crowd cheering]
Superplex!
Sane's legal. Cover on Fyre! Hook of the leg!
And Isla Dawn saving the Tag Team Titles for her team.
[McAfee] Damage CTRL has been in control.
[Cole] Yeah, but the referee has lost control,
as things start to break down in this Triple Threat Match.
[McAfee] Fyre with a headbutt.
Sonya Deville eats a boot!
-[Cole] Kairi Sane with a Spear! -Come on!
[McAfee] Who's gonna be the last one standing?
[Cole] Kairi Sane walking the plank.
[crowd cheering]
Sonya Deville knocked off the apron.
Shayna Baszler, now…
with a knee. Tag made. Zoey Stark's legal.
She just tagged Alba Fyre, who was the legal woman.
Tag made to Baszler. Baszler's legal.
IYO SKY into things.
Zoey Stark takes her out. Running knee by Baszler.
[McAfee] She might've hurt her knee there.
-[Cole] Well, Kairi Sane, now. -[McAfee] Shayna hurt her knee.
[Cole] Top rope, crossbody.
Both members of Pure Fusion Collective taken out by Sane.
Tremendous action here for the Women's Tag Title.
Baszler, though, with a right.
And these two, who have such an incredible history together,
renewing it here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[crowd cheering and booing alternately]
13,700 strong have been fired up all night.
They've been into everything here tonight.
Boo!
[McAfee] Sunrise has shown up, and so has Shayna Baszler.
[Cole] Kairi Sane, though, never allows Baszler to use the rope to her momentum.
Now looking for the Kirifuda Clutch on Kairi Sane!
Baszler would love a tap out here to win the titles!
Sane trying to create some sort of separation, and does.
What a backhand. Drops Baszler like a brick.
[crowd cheering]
And, now, Kairi gonna head up top.
Could be time for the InSane Elbow to win the Tag Team Titles!
Isla Dawn makes a tag!
Baszler gets the boots up!
I don't believe Shayna realizes that Dawn is legal.
And, now, Alba Fyre's legal!
Backstabber, now, to Baszler!
Fyre, from the top rope, with a Swanton!
-Cover by Fyre! -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[Cole] Dawn and Fyre retain the Tag Titles!
-[McAfee] Wow! -["The Depths" playing]
[Samantha] Here are your winners,
and still
the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Isla Dawn and Alba Fyre!
[Cole] Pretty incredible sequence
for the Tag Champs there to pull off the win and keep the Tag Titles.
[McAfee] And Damage CTRL goes down,
Pure Fusion Collective leaves without titles,
and Fyre and Dawn are still champs.
[Cole] They head into a Six-Woman, Friday night on SmackDown.
Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium, on your right,
heads into our main event here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
Words of encouragement by the World Champion, Gunther.
For the first time in ten months, Orton in action on Monday Night Raw.
The WWE's Apex Predator, Randy Orton, versus Ludwig Kaiser!
Our main event is live, next.
Welcome back to Monday Night Raw.
I am backstage with Jey Uso.
And, Jey, it has been a minute since you and I have been able to catch up.
But WWE fans have been so excited
seeing you and Sami Zayn in recent weeks,
interacting backstage, talking about maybe even reuniting
as a tag team.
But after last week's loss to Bron Breakker, Sami's not here tonight.
Can you shed any light on that for us?
Yeah, my dawg, Sami, just had to take some time off, clear his head.
You know what I'm saying?
He put in work week after week.
When he pick himself up, he'll be back with a vengeance.
You know what I'm saying? But he said something to me.
He said, if he can't be champion, that don't mean I can't be.
So, I'm still trying to get my singles championship, Jackie.
And I heard that itch, Bron Breakker, over there talking,
talking about he need a challenger for the IC championship.
Hey, look, I hollered at Adam Pearce.
I put my name in the tournament
for the Intercontinental Championship, Jackie.
So, check it out.
Next time you see "Main Event" Jey Uso in your city…
I'mma have the Intercontinental Championship
on this shoulder right here, Jackie-O.
You feel me? Okay. Uh-uh. Yeet.
I do feel you, Jey. Thank you for the time.
Guys, it is official.
Jey Uso has shifted his focus back to becoming a singles champion
for the first time in WWE.
Cole, Pat, if that doesn't deserve a Yeet, I don't know what does.
[chuckling] Back to you guys.
[Cole] Well, you know, Jackie, "Yeet" is now part of the official
Scrabble dictionary.
Yeah, I Yeet all the time. I love it.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
this is a sad night for me here on Monday Night Raw.
This man to my right,
one of my best friends on the entire planet…
And I mean that sincerely, we've spent so much time together.
But Pat's leaving us for the next couple of months
as he heads off for football season.
More on that in just a moment, but all of us here at WWE
wanted to, sort of, review
what has happened this year with Pat McAfee
-behind this broadcast desk. -Oh, come on.
♪ Let's go! ♪
[Cole] Pat McAfee is back!
["The Anomaly" playing]
[McAfee] I'm Yeeting all over myself!
[crowd cheering]
But the reason why tonight is such a special night
is because it is actually Michael Cole's birthday today.
[crowd cheering]
Dirty Dom is a DUDE Wipe after you wipe.
Ah! Slainte! Slainte, fella!
[Cole] This is just gonna make Drew even more mad.
You better sit down, Pat.
[barking]
You're in the Rumble match, go! Come on, Pat, go get 'em!
[Corey] What could go wrong?
[Cole] McAfee, uh…
just eliminated himself in 38 seconds.
Yes! Good job, Pat!
-We have-- -[barking]
[continues barking]
You are one of the craziest persons… people have ever met in my life.
It's been so much fun. But you gotta head off, do some football.
And, of course, this coming Saturday in Dublin, College GameDay.
I didn't know that was coming.
Thanks to everybody that pieced that together behind the scenes.
This is a place where I feel like I'm at home.
-Thank you, Pat. -And this is my family.
I am so lucky that I get to do this. I will see you in a few months.
And College GameDay is gonna be phenomenal.
But what I feel when I'm with this WWE family
is something I've been yearning for my entire life.
This is a dream come true and it's all because of you
at the end of the day. So, thank you to everybody and…
-I've been emotional all day. -So, again, this coming Saturday,
ESPN College GameDay, live from Dublin, Ireland.
Pat McAfee will be a part of the crew, as he always is.
Sheamus will be the guest picker, live from Dublin, Ireland,
as the college football season kicks off with Week 0.
And the good news that I can share with everyone is Pat's gonna be back
in January,
as Monday Night Raw makes history, WWE makes history,
as we kick things off live on Netflix.
It's all… I'm living the dopest life of all time.
I'm so thankful. Can't wait for January already.
I'm going to miss you, Cole.
I love everyone who was part of piecing that together and everybody here.
And look what you're gonna miss next week on Monday Night Raw.
We're in Providence, Rhode Island.
And Braun Strowman has always had the back of Awesome Truth.
That's why he came out to help Miz tonight.
Strowman and Bronson Reed, one-on-one next week.
[McAfee] You're talking one big son of a bitch!
[Cole] You had to get it in one more time.
Also, Bron Breakker told us about this earlier.
We're going to start a tournament
that's going to crown a new number one contender
for the Intercontinental Championship.
-That starts next-- -[McAfee barks]
Also next week, listen to this.
I can't believe you're gonna miss all this.
Uncle Howdy in action for the first time on Monday Night Raw,
when he takes on Chad Gable, one-on-one, next week.
But, partner, we still got a main event to call tonight.
[McAfee] Yes, we do.
♪ I hear voices in my head They counsel me ♪
♪ They understand They talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
"The Viper"
Randy Orton!
[Cole] Pat, the first thing that comes to mind as we get ready for this match-up
is the leg of Randy Orton, chop blocked by Ludwig Kaiser earlier tonight.
Randy's in some serious pain.
How will that affect him, not only tonight against Kaiser,
but a week from Saturday against Gunther in Berlin?
[McAfee] Yeah, knee being taken out.
Buckling the way that it did earlier is certainly not great. But look at Randy.
-He looks to be in… -["Voices" playing]
…peak physical condition.
♪ 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, talk to me! ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[Cole] The WWE's Apex Predator.
It's been four years since Randy Orton's been a World Champion.
He's got an opportunity to win the gold again in less than two weeks.
But up next is our main event.
Randy Orton against Gunther's stablemate from Imperium,
Ludwig Kaiser,
live, Monday Night Raw.
♪ Politicians all are liars ♪
♪ I see darkness fallin' I hear voices callin' ♪
♪ I feel justice crawlin' ♪
[Cole] We are back live on Monday Night Raw
and, you know, NXT is headed to Allstate Arena in Chicago,
featuring CM Punk, on Tuesday, October 1st.
In Enterprise Center in St. Louis,
featuring Randy Orton, on Tuesday, October 8th,
as part of its highly anticipated broadcast television debut
on The CW Network.
Tickets for both events are on sale now at ticketmaster.com.
Randy Orton gets set for what's gonna happen a week from Saturday,
tries to get closer to history.
Trying to win his 15th World Championship.
Gunther stands in his way.
Could be a hostile crowd for Randy Orton in Berlin.
It's for the World Title, a week from Saturday.
Starts at 1:00 Eastern, 10:00 on the West Coast, from Peacock.
["Sacred" playing]
[Samantha] And his opponent,
representing Imperium, from Hamburg, Germany,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Ludwig Kaiser!
Well, when Ludwig Kaiser enters the ring to take on Randy Orton,
you know his marching orders are weaken him, soften him up,
get him ready for Gunther.
And you have to wonder what type of condition
Randy Orton will be in when we get to Providence, Rhode Island,
for the final Monday Night Raw before Bash in Berlin.
[McAfee] I think something that a lot of people might get confused is
they view this Ludwig Kaiser as, like, an errand boy for Gunther.
-[Cole laughing] Far from it. -[McAfee] Far from it.
This dude is not scared.
[Cole] Second-generation star.
Randy Orton, of course, a third-generation star.
[McAfee] He's physical. He's tough. Don't let the looks deceive you.
I know he's got .25% body fat and everything like that.
-He's a brawler. -[Cole] Yeah, he is.
-[bell rings] -As physical as they come.
Cut out of that same mold as a Gunther, or a Sheamus,
or a Pete Dunne, or a Drew McIntyre. That European style.
That's where Kaiser cut his teeth, taught by his dad.
Champion all over Europe.
And he's now starting to come into his own as a singles competitor in WWE.
Reminded Sheamus earlier tonight that their battle is far from over.
But, now, he has to take action in the ring
against one of the all-time greats.
-A 14-time World Champion. -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Randy!
-[Cole] He is tied with Triple H… -[chanting continues]
…for second all-time in World Championship reigns in WWE.
John Cena, Ric Flair, of course, number one at 16 apiece.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Randy! Kaiser sucks!
Let's go, Randy! Kaiser sucks!
[McAfee] Orton was trying to figure out what they're saying.
It was, "Let's go, Randy!" And, then, "Kaiser sucks!"
[Cole] And a side headlock by Orton, and our match-up is underway,
-our main event tonight. -[McAfee laughing] Oh!
[Cole] And Orton's gonna use this to send a message to The Ring General,
the World Champion, Gunther.
[McAfee] Could you imagine saying, "You know what? I wanna try
to stand in front of the 290-pound Randy Orton?"
[Cole] Yeah, Orton looks better than ever. Bigger than ever.
Randy Orton, who won his first World Championship 20 years ago,
was the youngest man in history to do that.
Looks to come full circle in Berlin a week from Saturday.
Now, remember how Randy Orton earned this opportunity.
It was back in Saudi Arabia, Pat, end of May,
King and Queen of the Ring Tournament.
Finals, Orton versus Gunther.
Gunther defeated Randy Orton in a controversial finish,
because Orton's shoulders were clearly not on the mat.
Referee made a mistake.
Orton accepted the decision, but now gets an opportunity for revenge in Berlin.
[McAfee] Mr. H noticed that there was a mistake made immediately,
and said, "You'll get your opportunity." And, now, it is that.
[Cole] Now, Kaiser backing Orton into the corner.
Ludwig Kaiser realizes what this match means for his career, Pat.
[McAfee] Yeah.
[Cole] You knock off Randy Orton one-on-one tonight,
big things are coming your way.
[McAfee] 14-time World Champion.
-[Cole] Ooh, Kaiser! -[crowd groans]
Randy better get used to that. He's been in the ring with Gunther.
He knows what's coming his way a week from Saturday.
And Randy Orton showing off his power with a Fallaway Slam!
[McAfee] Literally just tossed him like a keg
like it's 4:00 a.m. here in South Florida.
What a throw by Randy Orton!
[Cole] And a vicious uppercut.
[McAfee] Look at this hang time…
from Ludwig Kaiser.
[Cole] Randy working the pace that he loves.
Just slowly and methodically beat down his opponent.
[crowd] Two! Three! Four! Five! Six!
Seven! Eight! Nine!
[Cole] Pretty amazing to see how Randy Orton has embraced his role
as a fan favorite here in WWE after so many years.
[McAfee] Yeah, whenever you showcase greatness for so long,
the WWE Universe tends to pay its respects.
[Cole] And now, Kaiser, couple of uppercuts driving Randy Orton back.
There's a chop now.
And Randy felt that one, and it just ticked him off.
And a big knife edge chop of his own to Kaiser.
And, now, Orton gonna bounce Ludwig Kaiser off our announce table.
[crowd clamoring]
-And you know what comes next. -[McAfee] Oh, yeah!
[Cole] You know what comes next!
Ludwig Kaiser about to be planted on our announce table.
-And look who's here! -[McAfee groans]
[Cole] The World Champ in the timekeeper's area,
-trash-talking Orton! -[crowd booing]
And, now, Kaiser from behind to the bad knee,
the knee Kaiser attacked earlier tonight.
[McAfee] That same knee has buckled twice now this evening.
You gotta wonder how Randy's gonna be able to power through,
especially with The Ring General.
[Cole] And, now, Kaiser gonna give Randy Orton a little of his own medicine.
Right on the announce table, spine first!
[shouting indistinctly]
[Cole] And thanks to the distraction by the World Champ,
-Ludwig Kaiser's taken control. -[crowd booing]
[McAfee] Ludwig Kaiser peacocking around, and how could you not?
14-time World Champion's reeling.
[Cole] Driving him knee first, again, into the steel steps.
And this is the problem for Randy, Pat,
that knee can get really busted up, really hurt.
And, then, he's gotta go into a match in less than two weeks
with one of the most dangerous men in WWE.
Ludwig Kaiser's in position. Kaiser's done this in the past.
He took out Giovanni Vinci this way.
Kaiser across the… Oh, and a dropkick to the knee to the steps!
Randy Orton may not be able to walk! Kaiser's taking over!
[crowd booing]
[Cole] We are back live on Monday Night Raw.
Randy Orton trying to fight back in this main event match
against Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium.
The World Champion, Gunther, is at ringside.
And the problem for Orton is the knee that Kaiser attacked
at the beginning of the show tonight has been targeted by Kaiser here.
Orton can ill afford a knee injury heading into Bash in Berlin
a week from Saturday.
-[McAfee] Knee injuries linger, too. -[groans]
Kaiser and Gunther know that.
This has been a planned attack and execution by Ludwig Kaiser here.
[Cole] Yeah, Gunther walked out into the ringside area.
The distraction allowed Kaiser to take over.
And, now, the World Champion looking on.
And you know,
Pat, you know Gunther is going to target the left knee of Randy Orton
come the title match in Berlin.
That's why he's out here.
Look at the weaknesses. Target the weaknesses. Take down Orton.
Gunther's first title defense since winning the title at SummerSlam.
[McAfee] Randy Orton fending Ludwig off with a couple punches to the chest,
as Florida chants, "USA!"
[Cole] And Kaiser, again, to Orton's knee.
[crowd booing]
And this is beginning to look dire…
-for Randy Orton. -[McAfee] And Gunther is just…
[Cole] Well, he doesn't like you. He's been bad-mouthing you
throughout the commercial break.
[McAfee] He batted my bottle of water off the commentary table.
He's not here to make friends. Obviously, he's here to remain champion.
[Cole] He doesn't give a damn that it's your last show tonight.
-[McAfee] And he actually said-- -[Cole] Oh, and Orton!
Orton sending Kaiser over the top rope! Survival skills by Randy Orton!
And, now, Randy Orton, the expression changes
on the face of The Apex Predator.
[McAfee] You see those thighs on Randy Orton?
[Cole] And here comes Randy with a right hand.
And a headbutt to Kaiser, right on our announce table!
He's gonna make Kaiser feel… I thought he's gonna make him
feel the wrath of the steps.
But Kaiser turns things around
and bounces Randy off the steps, face first.
And Randy tried to fight back into this,
but Ludwig Kaiser has done a great job punishing Orton.
-[crowd booing] -[McAfee] Is he doing…
He's planning on another…
-[Cole] Yeah, it's gonna… -[McAfee] …trip around the ring.
[Cole] Gonna try to, again, take out the bad knee of Orton.
Here comes Kaiser.
Randy Orton gonna meet him with a clothesline, however!
[McAfee] That's 14-time World Champion Randy Orton!
[Cole] Randy Orton staring a hole through the World Champion, Gunther.
Orton showing us all about the resilience
that has made him one of the greatest of all time.
Randy Orton sends Kaiser high and down,
planting him at the announce table!
[McAfee] Guten tag, Ludwig Kaiser!
[Cole] And I don't think he's done yet! Kaiser! Another time!
[McAfee] Danke schoen, Ludwig Kaiser!
[Cole] Staring back at the World Champ!
Randy Orton's not done yet!
-The Viper strikes again! -[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Three-piece!
Backdrop!
[shouting in German]
[McAfee] Wait a minute!
Why do three when you can do four?
Randy Orton!
Ludwig Kaiser!
[Cole] Another one! This one sends Kaiser over the table!
Orton breaks the count!
Stares down Gunther and says,
"Are you sure this is what you're looking for in Bash in Berlin?"
[Cole] Kaiser has no idea where he is right now
after being decimated and destroyed by Orton.
Sends Kaiser back into the ring, Randy Orton now.
-Powerslam! -[crowd cheering]
[McAfee] Vintage Randy Orton!
Eyes on Gunther.
[Cole] You got a little ahead of yourself there, Pat,
because what we're about to see…
[McAfee] I'm sorry.
[Cole] This draping DDT.
[McAfee] Whoa.
[Cole] Hanging him up on the top rope is Kaiser!
And Kaiser, breakout night tonight for Ludwig Kaiser.
Cover on Orton, looking for the upset win!
And a kick-out by Randy!
Really, a breakout performance tonight by Kaiser
against the 14-time World Champion.
[McAfee] He's had a few over the last few weeks,
but if he's able to put away Randy Orton here…
[crowd booing]
…a whole new world probably opens up for Ludwig.
[Cole] Randy quickly back to his feet.
Kaiser couldn't make it to the top rope.
Orton with a headbutt.
[McAfee] Look at the size of that head on Randy Orton, too.
[Cole] Superplex by Orton!
[crowd chanting] RKO! RKO!
[Cole] And you know what the WWE fans want!
That was what I was talking about earlier.
This draping DDT.
Now, this is what I coined vintage Randy Orton!
[crowd cheering]
Randy's going to that place where he hears the voices in his head!
Went for the RKO. Kaiser!
Shoot roll-up! Shoulders down! Almost had him!
RKO! Out of nowhere!
[crowd cheering]
-Cover! -[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[bell rings]
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
[Samantha] Here is your winner,
"The Viper"
Randy Orton!
[Cole] The Viper sends a message.
The line has been drawn in the sand.
Gunther and Orton aren't done yet! And here we go!
Brawl underway! Orton with the right hand to Gunther!
The fight's underway! Orton with a win over Kaiser!
These two men meet in Berlin a week from Saturday.
And the fight is on here tonight!
Gunther and Orton going at it!
It's gonna be a battle at Bash in Berlin
for the World Heavyweight Championship!
[crowd cheering] vyweight Championship!