[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
[Michael] This is Charlotte, North Carolina.
Since 1999, the Queen City has hosted Monday Night Raw
-14 times now. -["4X4" playing]
[Michael] This wrestling hotbed is poised to host even more history tonight.
The final spots
in the Elimination Chamber matches will be decided live on Netflix.
On the men's side,
-Seth "Freakin" Rollins. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And looking to qualify for the Chamber
for a fourth time in his career.
But tonight, he renews a long-time rivalry with this man
-from Judgment Day, Finn Bálor. -[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Bálor and Rollins live tonight.
On the women's side of things,
-can NXT's Roxanne Perez… -[crowd cheering]
…continue what has been a magical month
and qualify for her first ever Chamber match?
Judgment Day's Raquel Rodriguez stands in her way.
-Liv's already qualified. -[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Raquel versus the upstart Roxanne Perez live tonight.
You know, Chad Gable told American Made, that,
"Listen, you gotta bring me gold when I'm off on my sabbatical."
Well, Ivy Nile has a chance to move a step closer tonight.
However, Damage CTRL's Dakota Kai,
also looking for her first singles championship.
Ivy versus Dakota tonight live. The number one contendership
for the Intercontinental Championship is on the line.
And look what's here, number 24!
[Pat] That ain't Jeff Gordon's Hendrick Motorsports vehicle,
no, no!
[Michael] That is the car driven by William Byron.
Back-to-back Daytona 500 winner,
and he's bringing AJ Styles to the arena in style.
AJ returns to Monday Night Raw, in action for the first time in two years
on Monday Night Raw here tonight.
And the man that is going to face AJ Styles?
None other than, well, the guy who can't keep his mouth shut,
that's Dominik Mysterio, live tonight.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, you're looking live,
sold-out Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
Fifteen thousand two hundred eighty WWE fans
are on hand for Monday Night Raw, live on Netflix.
Hello again, everybody, at ringside tonight.
I'm Michael Cole, and refreshed and relaxed back
from, well, being out of the country for a bit,
-none other than Pat McAfee. -Yeah, I wasn't out of the country.
I was in Puerto Rico, Cole. Maybe learn a little bit of geography.
It was nice to hang out with the wife and the baby.
But tonight, magic is about to happen on Netflix.
We're on The Road to WrestleMania, Cole.
Nothing magical when we went off the air on Netflix last week.
The attack of The New Day on Rey Mysterio.
Going to show you what happened a little bit later on tonight.
And also, two men who are not refreshed and not relaxed.
-Oh, no. -Former best friends,
Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
[Pat exhales]
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] Oh, wait a minute! Kevin Owens!
[Pat] What the hell is he attacking Sami Zayn for?
[Michael] No, no, no! Come on, Kevin! Not this!
[high-pitched ringing]
[Sami] We both know exactly what you were trying to do
with the package piledriver.
That wasn't about trying to get ahead or sending a message.
That was trying to end my career.
Over what?
Over a wrestling match? Over me not helping you win?
You didn't see me sprinting out there with tears in my eyes, checking on you?
You laid there motionless.
You know, that's what I thought being there for someone is.
There's been some nerve damage. I don't know when I'll be cleared.
But when I am, Kevin, me and you are gonna go again.
And I'm telling you now, it's not gonna be fun.
So you're not doing good, huh?
I'm not doing good.
You sit there and you talk about the pain you're in and how your neck's hurt.
You don't know what real pain is.
You say you want to go again? Let's do that.
I can't think of a better place than where it all started for us.
In Canada.
So cleared or not, I don't care.
Toronto, Elimination Chamber.
Come find me.
Then you'll know pain.
[music concludes]
-["Worlds Apart" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd] ♪ Let's go! ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
-Sami Zayn! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, from the best of friends over the years
to now the most bitter of enemies,
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn have had their differences
since bursting on the scene in Montreal a couple of decades ago.
But Kevin Owens made this personal when he delivered a package piledriver
to that man a couple of weeks ago,
causing a spinal compression and extreme nerve damage.
And Pat, this has become more personal
than anything these two men have ever been through in their lives before.
[Pat] Obviously, whenever it's those closest to you
who do the most amount of damage, it's gonna hurt even more.
Happy to see Sami Zayn is out here doing okay.
These Canadian lads certainly…
have been there, done that with everything before.
[crowd chanting "Oh-oh-oh-oh"]
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] United States of America cheering for a Canadian.
-[crowd chanting "Sami"] -[Pat] Those of you keeping track.
Gotta tell you, it's been a rough couple of weeks,
but damn, that feels good to hear. Thank you so much for that.
[crowd cheering]
I've had a lot of time these last couple weeks sitting,
rehabbing, and just thinking about the history
between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
-Yeah. -[Pat chuckling] Oh.
And it's really crazy,
I think in the entire history of this business,
there are no other two guys whose names have been tied to each other
for their entire careers like this.
I'm talking from pool halls and community centers in Montreal,
all the way through the independents, through NXT,
through WWE, all the way to the main event of WrestleMania,
we did it together.
Now look, in a story that long,
there's obviously gonna be a lot of betrayals.
There's obviously gonna be a lot of forgiving and forgetting.
But unfortunately, Kev,
there's no forgiving and there's no forgetting this time.
Because you know-- I know and you know, this time was different.
It wasn't about sending a message.
It wasn't about getting ahead in your career.
You tried to end my career.
[crowd booing]
The problem for Kevin is that he didn't get the job done!
[crowd cheering]
Because I'm still standing right here.
And I'm not gonna pretend my neck's 100%, it's not.
But I know what I've got in the tank, and I have got enough for a fight.
[crowd cheering]
So Kev, you say you'll be in Toronto for Elimination Chamber,
guess what, pal?
I'll be in Toronto too.
Now I want this fight,
and I'm pretty sure everyone here wants to see that fight.
[Pearce] Sami, Sami, Sami, Sami,
what are we doing?
-We have talked about this more than once. -[Pat] Oh, come on.
You've talked to Aldis about it?
Listen, I know he wants a match. I know Kevin wants the match.
I know they want the match too.
[crowd cheering]
Sami, you know there is a big part of me that also wants the match.
[Pat] Easy then.
But you have been given an answer more than once.
I've told you no, Aldis has told you no, the board has told you no.
Medical, Sami, medical has told you no.
-Boo it if you want, it's the truth. -[crowd booing]
And that's the kicker, you are not medically cleared to compete.
You shouldn't even be in that ring right now, you know it and I know it.
So as much as I would love nothing more, and I've said this to your face,
I say it again.
As much as I would love nothing more than to make it official,
the answer is no.
-[crowd booing] -[Pearce] I'm sorry.
[inaudible]
[Pat] Oh, No Fun Pearce at it again.
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
[Michael] Well, he's taking into consideration
-the health of his Superstar, Sami Zayn. -Adam!
-[Pat] Okay. -Adam, wait, hey, Adam!
How long have you known me, huh?
How long have you known me and Kevin?
You were with us long before our names ever touched a WWE contract.
You know the history between us. You know this time is different.
And you know I am not taking no for an answer.
-[Pat] All right, Sami. -[Zayn] Adam…
I am not leaving this ring until you give me that match.
You're right.
I've known you and Kevin for more than 20 years.
I've seen it from the beginning. I've seen it till now.
I know that you know I cannot sanction this.
What do you want me to do? Something I've never done before?
I can't sanction it. So what does that mean?
Sami, that means if Kevin wants to wrap a chair around your face,
I can't stop him.
It means if Kevin wants to drag you up into the concourse
and beat you senseless, I can't stop him.
Sami, it means if Kevin-- Sami, look at me.
It means if Kevin wants to hoist you up and piledrive you again,
and again, and again, and again, and again, and again, I can't stop him.
Means there's no referees to enforce rules,
'cause there are no rules, Sami.
Which means WWE washes its hands of this thing completely, legally,
which means you assume all the risk for very little reward.
Because even if you win this thing, you still lose.
So what do you want me to do?
What do you want me to do, Sami?
What it ultimately means is that in Toronto,
at Elimination Chamber,
it could be the very last match in the career of Sami Zayn.
Do you understand what I'm saying to you, Sami?
[crowd chanting "Let them fight"]
Do I understand what it means?
Yeah, I know exactly what it means.
It means if I wanna wrap a steel chair around Kevin Owens' face,
you can't stop me.
[crowd cheering]
And if I take him and beat him senseless in the middle of the concourse,
you can't stop me.
[crowd cheering]
And if I decide to dump him on his head and end his career, you can't stop me.
[crowd cheering]
So yeah, Adam, I understand exactly what this means.
What do I want? You know exactly what I want.
Give me this damn match.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Let them fight"]
In Toronto at Elimination Chamber.
It will be Kevin Owens one-on-one with Sami Zayn.
But, Sami…
it's not official.
It's unsanctioned.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat chuckles] Oh!
[laughs]
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[Michael] Elimination Chamber, Rogers Centre in Toronto.
Sami, Kevin Owens, unsanctioned. And, Pat, here's the issue.
I don't think Sami Zayn is thinking straight
after being dropped on his head by that package piledriver.
Kevin Owens is delusional. He's deranged.
He's crazy and he's out of control, more than he's ever been before.
You could certainly say all those things and they could be true,
but that doesn't mean I can't be pumped up about a non-sanctioned match
at Elimination Chamber in Toronto by Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
Miracles do happen.
Adam Pearce has never made a good decision in the history of his existence.
This is a great one. This is a wonderful one.
They're gonna beat each other's ass in Toronto.
Once and for all!
-Well, switching gears for a moment, Pat. -I love it.
One of the biggest unsolved mysteries in WWE
over the past couple of months is who attacked Jade Cargill?
The case went completely cold.
That was until this past Friday on SmackDown.
There's been a development in the Jade situation.
[sighs] Finally.
I got an anonymous tip.
Well, I got a video. Looks like it was shot on a cell phone.
We don't know who sent it. We don't know who filmed it.
-I'm just gonna show it to you. -Okay.
[crowd cheering]
-Is that Liv and Raquel? -I knew it!
You know what? You don't even need to make that call
because we are gonna go to Raw
and we're gonna handle Liv and Raquel ourselves, okay?
Let's go. And everybody owe us an apology.
[Carlito] I could teach you how to play.
Give me a credit card info, we can get the DLC.
I don't know if you're in the game or not, but I had to pay the DLC,
but I mean, it's not much, like five dollars.
[indistinct chatter]
Yeah, but I heard that Bianca and Naomi are here on Raw,
and they're looking for revenge.
Maybe, but I feel like the only revenge you should be worried about
is when Raquel and I go for our tag team titles.
But I don't wanna talk about them right now, "Dirty" Dom,
I wanna talk about you.
I just want to let you know how impressed I've been with you
the last couple of weeks, really stepping up for The Judgment Day.
And I know you're gonna beat AJ Styles tonight,
like the strong, sexy man that I know that you are.
Thanks, güerita, I just-- I wish Finn would see it that way too.
-Yeah. -You know, not the sexy part.
-[giggles] I know. -But-- you know what I mean.
It's just it would really help take a load off
-if we could add a new member. -Yeah.
But every time I say something, Finn just jumps down my throat about it.
-I know he-- -Hey, someone mentioned my name?
Um, yeah, we just were talking about your huge match tonight
with Seth Rollins and how we can't wait to watch you win.
Nice. Thanks so much. Thank you.
And you know, I was just thinking
that after tonight, there's gonna be three members of the Judgment Day
-at the Elimination Chamber. -[Carlito] Heck yeah. Hell yeah.
-Right? You. -[Carlito] That's what I'm talking about.
-Because you already beat Iyo Sky. -Mm-hmm.
Me? Because I'm gonna beat Seth Rollins.
-Yeah, you are. -And Raquel.
Unless it would be pretty embarrassing if you were to lose
to someone like Roxanne Perez.
Girl, don't even wor-- Yep. Yep.
Tonight, I'll handle my business and you can take care of yours, okay?
I will handle my business and you handle your business.
And at the end of the night, The Judgment Day,
we're all gonna be back in business, all right?
-Yeah. [chuckles] -All right.
And no new members.
-Let's go. -Bye.
[Rodriguez sighs]
Carly, what are you doing? Go.
-Go! [laughs] -Oh, me? Oh, hold on. Dom!
[scoffs] You feel good?
-I'm gonna squash that little pipsqueak. -[laughs]
Well, Raquel gets Roxanne Perez later on tonight to qualify
for the final spot in the Women's Elimination Chamber match.
You know, within 24 hours
of the Royal Rumble last month in Indianapolis, or earlier this month,
300 million views of Bron Breakker spearing IShowSpeed.
-Yeah. -Earlier today,
Speed took to social media to talk about that moment.
After this, bro, the day after when Bron Breakker speared me, chat,
like, bro, I had probably one of the worst headaches.
I couldn't move, chat.
I could not move, bro. Like, I was like, I thought I was genuinely about to die.
Like, real talk. That was maybe one of the…
one of the most craziest, worst work experiences ever.
Like, real talk.
Like, I'm being so serious right now.
[Pat] Thought he was gonna die.
-[Michael] That's what he thought. -[Pat] Thought he was gonna die.
IShowSpeed, absolute legend.
[Michael] Speaking of legends, coming up next,
first time in a match in Monday Night Raw in nearly two years,
AJ Styles versus "Dirty" Dom, live on Netflix.
["Phenomenal" playing]
[explosion]
[Pat chuckles]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[Michael] You know, moments ago, we showed you
the Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker, breaking IShowSpeed
at the Royal Rumble. Pat and I had the opportunity to speak
with Breakker a bit earlier today.
He had a bit of a confrontation with Styles last week here
on Monday Night Raw.
Bron Breakker said, well, he is building…
an old folks home for 47-year-old professional wrestlers
to enter in when he is done with them.
No doubt he was talking about the man in the ring.
[Pat] Yeah. How old's AJ Styles?
[Michael] Forty-seven.
[Pat] Okay, so he's definitely talking about AJ Styles.
He said he's sending him to the retirement home.
And Bron Breakker said he'll do that to anybody.
But AJ Styles is a man who is obviously an icon in this business,
the Phenomenal One.
[Michael] AJ Styles, who returned
-back in October… -[bell ringing]
…only to be injured that night…
he would return once again at the Rumble a couple of weeks ago
and tonight, his first action on Monday Night Raw
in nearly two years, one-on-one with Dominik Mysterio,
second time these two have gone one-on-one in their careers.
[Pat] It's an honor to be in the same arena as an AJ Styles match
to be completely candid.
[Michael] AJ Styles once spent 371 days as champion.
First man to ever win the WWE Championship outside of North America.
In fact, AJ Styles was defeated by John Cena
on the night that John Cena won his 16th record-tying World Championship.
AJ Styles now with a waist lock on Dominik Mysterio.
Speaking of John Cena-- a nice takedown back suplex by AJ.
Cena, Pat, in Toronto,
will be a part of the Elimination Chamber match.
John Cena's final opportunity to maybe main event WrestleMania
for the final time in his career,
and perhaps, go after a record 17th World Championship.
[Pat] John Cena said after Royal Rumble,
he was entering the Elimination-- Oh! Chamber, and he was gonna win it.
He said it was best for business.
It'd be hard to argue that, but AJ Styles.
[Michael] Nice backbreaker to Dominik Mysterio,
who maybe shouldn't have run his mouth last week.
AJ Styles, by the way, proved last year in Perth, Australia,
that anything can happen in these Elimination Chamber matches.
Remember, he flew across the world just to surprise and get his hands
on LA Knight inside the Chamber.
[Pat] That level of petty is certainly Hall of Fame worthy.
It's like a 20-hour flight. [chuckles] That's awesome.
That's a long way to get anything. Especially a little bit of a grudge.
But when you talk about AJ Styles and what he's able to do to Dom here,
you're talking about just breaking him down fundamentally.
Then he'll explode whenever he has to.
Ground and pound, then take to the sky. That's AJ Styles football.
[Michael] Yeah, Styles, back at the Rumble a couple weeks back,
lasted 21 minutes before he was eliminated by another man
who's in the Elimination Chamber,
a week from Saturday, Logan Paul--
Oh, nice dropkick by Styles to Mysterio.
[Pat] That's total nonstop action dropkick right there, Carlito…
[Michael] Former TNA World Heavyweight Champion, X Division Champion,
the inaugural one, AJ Styles.
Oh, and the running knee to Dominik.
You know, I was privy to one of the strangest conversations
I've ever heard backstage between you and Dominik earlier today.
[Pat] Yeah, Dominik was trying to explain to me
that he should be going into the Hall of Fame,
at least be getting Hall of Fame nods.
[Michael] Could you explain to us why he believes that?
[Pat] Well, he said it's his 20-year anniversary.
He debuted in the WWE in 2005.
He's been here 20 years on top, is how he describes it.
And he should get-- Oh! Hall of Fame nods.
[Michael] AJ loading up for the Phenomenal Forearm
and Carlito gets involved,
the official, Shawn Bennett was distracted and AJ's in trouble.
[Pat] This bad apple, Carlito.
[Michael] And Dominik Mysterio now gonna take the fight to AJ Styles,
suicide dive.
Down goes AJ, Dominik Mysterio has taken over thanks to Carlito.
-That wasn't cool, Carly! -[Pat] Yeah, that's crap!
[Michael] You know, we're sold out tonight.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 15,280 WWE fans on hand.
Pat, we were talking about the Hall of Fame earlier on,
and Dominik believing he should be involved.
We would like to offer our congratulations not only to Triple H,
who will be inducted this year,
but also, as Triple H broke the news on ESPN's Get Up this week,
Michelle McCool will be a part of the Hall of Fame class of 2025.
[Pat] Hell yeah, Michelle. Congratulations.
Always incredibly kind to literally every soul,
trailblazer as well.
-Certainly Hall of Fame worthy. -[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Dominik Mysterio now up over the top,
and AJ Styles in trouble.
Cover, hooks the leg near the rope, but AJ gets his foot on the bottom rope.
Again, Dominik turned things around, thanks to the interference
on a couple of occasions by Carlito at ringside.
[Pat] Yeah, Carlito's been cheating this whole damn time,
and that's Judgment Day wrestling. They're gonna do that.
AJ Styles knew that.
AJ Styles just trying to one-up this little punk kid.
[Michael] Again, don't wanna forget the other member of Judgment Day
is out of action for a while now. That would be JD McDonagh.
Nasty crash a few weeks ago in a tag title match.
And now, speaking of Eddie Guerrero, who made this move famous,
the Three Amigos.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] And now AJ Styles will not allow him to complete the third.
AJ sent into the second rope.
And now another move he's gonna steal from another legend,
his dad, Rey Mysterio.
Looking for the 619, this time he connects.
And AJ Styles, his first match on Raw in nearly two years,
and it might be bad news for Styles.
Dominik again channeling Eddie Guerrero.
Top rope, frog splash, nobody home as Styles moves out of harm's way.
[Pat] Felt like Dom was telegraphing that one a little bit too much,
feeling himself a little bit too much.
[Michael] A critical moment in this matchup now for AJ Styles,
who said he has so much more to accomplish in his career here in WWE.
Mentioned, a two time WWE Champion, Intercontinental Champion,
United States Champion, tag team title holder as well.
Been a champ all over the world.
And now here comes Styles, and that right there is vintage AJ Styles
as he turns Dom inside out with a clothesline.
[Pat] Punches and punches and strikes.
-Oh, in the neck! -[Michael] With might.
[Michael] Flying low forearm by Styles.
-[Pat] AJ Styles feeding off of Charlotte. -[Michael] And now into the corner.
He's got Dominik up, and Dominik's down.
Knee right to the back of the neck, and Styles said it's over.
AJ, who looks phenomenal, excuse the pun.
[Pat] Absolutely jacked, shredded, best shape of his life, ready to run.
[Michael] Oh, again now for the third time,
Carlito gets involved and he just spat his apple everywhere.
And now Carlito gonna pay.
Dominik trying to steal one from behind,
scoops up Styles for the win, kick at two!
-[Pat] Thank heavens. -[Michael] Oh!
Look out, good night, Styles Clash.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] One, two, three.
[Michael] Styles with the win.
-Welcome back to Monday Night Raw, AJ. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
["Phenomenal" playing]
[Pat] Ref could have counted to 20.
[Michael] Oh! Whoa, whoa, whoa, look out from behind. AJ, turn around!
-Turn around, AJ! -[music stops]
[Michael] And Breakker-- Breakker speared Dominik
as AJ sidestepped the Intercontinental Champion.
[crowd barking]
[Michael] And now Styles with a kick to Breakker.
And Breakker sent out of the ring. And AJ Styles felt it coming.
Bron Breakker embarrassed and humiliated tonight by AJ Styles.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] The dogs are barking in Charlotte. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Clean ass touch from AJ Styles.
Anything you can do, I can do better, says The Phenomenal One.
[crowd shouting, barking]
[Michael] And that's what it's all about.
AJ would love to win the Intercontinental Championship
-for a second time in his career. -["Phenomenal" playing]
[inaudible]
[Michael] Things did not go as planned by Bron Breakker here tonight,
but I think the one thing we did learn, Pat,
is that AJ Styles is nowhere near ready for the old folks home.
This is all about the tag team titles.
The Viking Raiders defending against The Creed Brothers.
And this was an exceptional match.
One where we thought The Viking Raiders were gonna pick up the victory.
[Pat] Yeah, The War Raiders were certainly rolling at a Viking-like pace.
[Michael] Thank you, Pat.
The War Raiders, the Creeds would get disqualified to send a message.
[crowd booing]
I went and grabbed the title instead and, wham! Hit him right upside of it.
But then I grabbed it, and I was like, wham!
Once was cool, but twice was nice.
All right, guys, that was really cool what you did with The War Raiders.
-Really cool. -Really.
-But you didn't win. -Yet.
We promised Master Gable, by the time he got back,
we all would have gold around our waist.
That's why tonight, I'm gonna take care of Dakota.
Ooh, that Dakota.
Hey, Dakota, listen,
I know all these people wanna see you get another title shot
at the Intercontinental Championship.
But I'm telling you, the Cinderella story ends tonight.
I'm taking that title home to American Made.
[chuckles]
Look here, you little whippersnapper.
Many women have tried to take me down before,
and they were far tougher than you, okay?
-Mm. -I'm earning my rematch tonight.
I'll see you in the ring.
[Michael] Dakota, Ivy, tonight.
[energetic music playing]
Come on!
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a Number One Contenders Match
for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
Making her way in the ring, from Auckland, New Zealand.
-Representing Damage CTRL, Dakota Kai! -[inaudible]
[Michael] Dakota Kai set to go one-on-one with Ivy Nile.
Remember, Dakota Kai went all the way to the finals
of the Intercontinental Championship Tournament
before losing on Monday Night Raw last month to Lyra Valkyria.
Another opportunity for Dakota to win
-her first singles championship… -[bell ringing]
…if she can win here tonight.
[Pat] Ivy Nile obviously can bring gold to American Made.
Has to win this opportunity, unlike what The Brutus Brothers…
-One! -[Pat chuckles] Sorry, The Creed Brothers.
[Michael] We're having a terrible time with tag teams tonight.
[Pat] War Raiders and American Made obviously went to battle last week.
Ivy Nile and Dakota Kai going for it here for an Intercontinental title opportunity.
[Michael] And remember, Chad Gable, the leader of American Made,
is off on a sabbatical,
I guess, learning how to combat the luchadors here in WWE.
So, he said when he left, he expects Ivy Nile…
Ooh! And The Creeds to have gold around their waist when he comes back.
[Pat] I think with the way Chad Gable leads,
you would assume that the American Made squad
would be much better off without him.
We shall see if that's the case, and Nile-- Holy hell!
[Michael] Dumped over the top rope by Ivy Nile.
[Pat] Right here in front of Lyra Valkyria,
our first ever Intercontinental title.
-[Michael] Dakota has… -One!
[Michael] Dakota has-- Oh, and right to-- Remember, bad knee for Dakota Kai,
very well documented in her career. Ivy Nile now attacking the knee.
-Three! -[Michael] Dakota Kai has won gold in WWE,
a two-time Tag Team Champion,
two-time NXT Tag Team Champion as well.
-[crowd chanting "You suck"] -Five!
[Michael] Ivy Nile has never held a title in her career here.
[Pat] I believe they're telling Ivy Nile that she sucks here in Charlotte.
I don't think they're big fans of her because of the American Made.
[Michael] You gotta like the strategy by Nile to attack
the surgically repaired knee of Dakota Kai.
-[crowd booing] -[Pat] Absolutely.
Dakota Kai is feeling that right now.
Ivy Nile needs to continue to attack as opposed to get worried
about what the people of Charlotte are saying.
[Michael] Ivy's been building some momentum as of late.
She had a great Royal Rumble, lasting over 16 minutes
back in Indianapolis on the first of the month.
-[crowd booing] -[Michael] And, now--
[Pat] Flexing, doing some dips over Dakota Kai's lifeless body.
[Michael] Yeah, a real star in The Titan Games.
And again, back to the bad knee.
Dakota Kai may not be able to survive this match.
It may be over here, and a kick out. The official in the matchup, Jessika Carr.
[Pat] Lyra Valkyria, obviously no notebook,
just taking mental notes as she watches these two battle.
[Michael] Of course, she knows Dakota very well, does Lyra.
The battle last month, Dakota now trying to fight back in this.
Dakota has been very vocal, Pat,
about creating opportunities for herself in 2025.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Oh yeah, why not?
[Michael] Bang, what a right hand.
[Pat] Especially if you can throw hands like that.
[Michael] And Dakota taking the fight to Nile now,
-she's got Ivy all out of sorts. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And here comes Dakota, and there's the big kick.
Paintbrushing the face of Ivy Nile.
And Dakota measuring Ivy. Again, another big kick by Dakota Kai.
-[Pat] Holy… -[Michael] Come over the top.
Oh goodness, that may be it.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Off that sunset flip
and a kick-out now by Ivy.
[Pat] How do you kick out of that, huh?
[Michael] Great move by Dakota here.
-Almost a destroyer. -[Pat] It's like a Code Red back-- Ugh.
[chuckles]
-Devastating, somehow Ivy kicks out. -[Michael] Nobody home, Ivy though.
The big right hand, Ivy still in this as she heads up to the top rope now.
-[Pat] Letting Charlotte know she's back. -[Michael] Oh! And Dakota Kai, though,
with a kick right to the side of the face.
[Pat] Big time boot from Dakota Kai.
[Michael] Dangerous position high above the ring.
[Pat] Who's gonna get a shot at the title, Cole?
[Michael] Winner of this match will get Valkyria.
Ivy able to slip out underneath.
Dakota able to hang on, at least momentarily.
Nile, though, looking to outpower Dakota Kai.
Big powerbomb to Kai.
[Pat] The strength that Ivy Nile displays every single night is just absurd.
[Michael] Dakota, though, ducks underneath. Roll up now of Nile.
Shoulders are down. Ivy able to kick out at two.
And now, once again, gonna work on the bad knee,
half crab here by Nile. You can hear her.
-[Pat] An ankle lock here. -[Michael] Dakota writhing in pain.
Ivy Nile, of course, using the ankle lock,
made famous by Gable and then Kurt Angle before him.
Dragging Dakota back to the center of the ring now.
[Pat] Definitely made famous by Kurt Angle, just…
-[Michael] You're saying Chad stole it. -[Pat chuckles]
[Michael] And now Ivy Nile controlling Dakota,
-center of the ring, nowhere to go. -[crowd applauding]
[Pat] Wherever it is, I mean, it's locked in.
How much more can Dakota Kai's ankle take?
[Michael] Trying to drag herself now to the bottom rope.
Dakota trying to get there, fingertips away,
trying to force a break, and does.
But has the damage to the bad knee been done?
[Pat] Is she gonna be able to walk after that?
-I have no idea, but Dakota fights on. -[Michael] Yeah, Ivy very frustrated,
thought she had Kai close to tapping out there.
[Pat] Big kicks from Dakota Kai, trying to get a little bit of a breather.
[Michael] Dakota went for the kick, Ivy caught her with a right.
And Dakota with one as well, and now the slugfest begins.
So much at stake, winner gets Valkyria in the Intercontinental Championship.
-Dakota, big kick to the face of Nile. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Dakota Kai caught.
Oh, and a great counter! Nile, now, cover.
Kick out by Dakota Kai.
-Great move by Ivy Nile. -[Pat] So much happening so quickly there.
But again, Pat, the frustration could be building here for Nile.
[Pat] There's a title opportunity on the other side.
Let's not get too frustrated.
It's what you train for. It's what you prepare for.
[Michael] Ivy looking for a vertical suplex.
Dakota Kai able to counter.
And a nice German suplex.
Of course, taught that art by Chad Gable, the leader of American Made.
Dakota Kai, though, rolled through, shoulders down,
-got Nile in trouble, kick-out at two. -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Oh, and a big kick by Dakota Kai, caught Nile.
Dakota has her where she wants her, setting her up now.
Looks for the GTK, but falls down into the cover, does Kai.
-Hooks the leg. -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Kick-out again at two, and once again,
back to the bad knee and leg. Ankle lock locked in by Nile.
Will Dakota tap out to the ankle lock by Ivy Nile?
Dakota sends Nile out to the apron.
[Pat] Pretty useful momentum there by Dakota Kai.
Wait a minute.
[Michael] Dakota right to the back of the neck.
[Pat] She just spiked her head.
[Michael] Ivy Nile may be down and out. Dakota Kai closing in on a victory.
-Connecting. -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Cover by Kai on the GTK. -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Kai with the win.
-[energetic music playing] -[Pat] What a win.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Dakota Kai!
[Michael] So, we're gonna get a rematch
of the finals of the Intercontinental Championship Tournament.
Lyra Valkyria will have to go one-on-one with Dakota Kai yet again.
[Pat] What a match.
I feel like Ivy Nile had the best of Dakota, then the spike
into the GTK.
-One, two… -[crowd counting]
-[Pat] Sends Dakota Kai… -[bell ringing]
…to an Intercontinental Title opportunity with Lyra Valkyria.
What a match.
[Michael] Yeah, the first matchup was a great one.
-I'm sure this one will be just as good. -[inaudible dialogue]
[Michael] Valkyria, Kai, for the Intercontinental Championship.
[tense music playing]
[Jey] Your 2025 Men's Royal Rumble winner.
"Main Event" Jey Uso is now in your city!
[Michael] Jey Uso gets to face the champion of his choosing
at WrestleMania.
Who will Jey Uso face in Las Vegas?
Oh my God! Gunther coming from out of nowhere!
The World Heavyweight Champion, attacking Jey Uso!
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
Oh, and a powerbomb now to the Royal Rumble winner.
[Gunther] Don't do it. Don't do it, Jey.
[Michael] Gunther yelling at him, "Don't do it." You know what he means?
Don't pick me.
He's everything Gunther despises about the entertainment of our industry.
[Jey] Yo, Gunther.
Everybody telling me what I can and can't be.
I shouldn't say this.
"I'm just a tag team guy."
Maybe I shouldn't say this.
"Not supposed to be in the main event."
Me and you at WrestleMania.
[Michael] Jey Uso just picked Gunther!
Jey is gonna fly. Down goes the Champion.
Jey Uso with a statement here tonight.
[Jey] I guarantee you, Gunther,
I'm walking out of WrestleMania as champion.
[crowd echoing] Yeet!
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] The World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther, is here.
Gunther, live on Netflix next.
[Michael] And we are live tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina,
sold-out Spectrum Center, 15,280 WWE fans on hand.
-For the 14th time ever… -[upbeat rock music playing]
…Monday Night Raw coming to this glorious city,
which has hosted six premium live events.
Birthplace of Charlotte, Cody, and R-Truth, here in Charlotte.
Every week Jey Uso makes his entrance from up here.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
So tonight, I'm gonna feel what the "yeet" is all about.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-[Pat chuckles] -[Michael] Well, the World Champ, Gunther,
entering into the arena usually the way that Jey Uso does.
Although, not quite the reaction that Jey Uso gets, Pat.
-Come on. -[crowd booing]
Come on, guys. Do it with me. I want to feel it. Come on.
[Pat] Everybody wants to feel a "yeet."
Well, I'm way smarter than all of you anyways,
so I get the concept myself.
Very simple gesture for very simple people.
And I get why Jey feels so comfortable up here,
because he's quite the simple guy himself.
You know, I don't blame you for not appreciating me.
Because me performing for you is like reading Shakespeare to a dog.
[crowd booing]
Will you step aside, little man, before something happens?
-Thank you. -[child shouting]
[crowd booing]
What you need to understand…
is that as the best wrestler in this company right now…
I am sick and tired
of stepping in the ring with people that can't even lace my boots.
So, I was hopeful.
I was hopeful I could talk some sense into Jey.
I was hopeful that I could beat some sense into Jey to make the right decision.
But because of you, yeeting along,
dancing along, that gave him a false sense of confidence.
And forced that man into digging his own grave.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
Oh, you shut up, it stinks up here, come on.
What you need to understand is this.
At WrestleMania, the match won't happen up here,
it will happen in this ring.
And after the bell rings,
I outclass Jey Uso in every aspect of this sport.
[crowd booing]
[Pat groans]
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
[Gunther] What all of you did…
After WrestleMania…
Jey Uso's blood will be on your hands.
[crowd booing]
But now for once, be honest to yourself, be honest to me, and be honest to Jey.
Do you really think Jey stands a chance to beat me at WrestleMania?
[crowd chanting "We want Jey"]
[Gunther] Come on, be honest with yourselves.
[crowd chanting "We want Jey"]
-[Michael] Uh, Pat? -You know what?
I'm aware that none of you have a clue anyway.
So, why not get a professional opinion on this whole topic?
Michael, Pat.
In your supposed-to-be unbiased professional opinion,
do you really believe that Jey Uso has a chance to beat me at WrestleMania?
[crowd cheering]
Are we supposed to actually-- I don't know.
-You want an answer now? -Are we supposed to answer?
-No, no, say it. -We're supposed to--
You always run your mouth, Pat, say it to me, come on.
-[Michael] Oh, jeez. -[crowd gasping, booing]
Do I think Jey Uso can beat you at WrestleMania?
[crowd cheering]
Pat, be careful here.
No, be careful.
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[chuckles]
[speaks indistinctly]
Well, not only anything can happen, a little yeeting here,
a little yeeting there, yeeting all over the place.
Yeah, I hope he can beat you at WrestleMania, yeah.
[crowd cheering]
All right, that's good. You answered the question. Good job.
See, I don't think that was the answer that Gunther wanted, Pat.
-♪ Uso! ♪ -["Main Event Ish" playing]
-[Pat] Yeah, thank you. -[crowd roaring]
[Michael] Always gotta start something, don't you?
[Pat] I didn't know that was coming. I mean, he--
[Michael] Well, this is what's coming, "Main Event" Jey Uso.
We got officials trying to hold Jey back.
Jey has heard enough.
Pat, what are you doing? You're gonna get us both killed.
-[Pat chuckles] Yeah. -[Michael] Oh God.
You've lost it too.
-And Uso got free, Jey got free! -[music stops]
[Michael] Here comes Jey Uso into the ring for a fight with the World Champ!
And "Main Event" Jey Uso has taken it to Gunther.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[Michael] I don't know if there's a man or a woman on the planet
that thinks Jey's got a chance at WrestleMania,
but he's proven to the world that he's gonna take the fight.
[Pat] I hope he does, Cole!
[Michael] And now, a sleeper locked in by Gunther.
Officials trying to kind of separate Gunther here.
[indistinct clamor]
[Michael] Things are heating up. We're two months away from WrestleMania.
Jey Uso taking the fight again to the Champ.
Gunther's down and has to retreat.
[Pat laughs]
-[yells indistinctly] -["Main Event Ish" playing]
Nine weeks! Nine weeks!
[Michael] Gunther is obsessed with the fact that millions of WWE fans
have fallen in love with "Main Event" Jey Uso.
But has Jey Uso signed his death warrant at WrestleMania?
[Pat chuckles]
[Michael] Pat, you don't need to keep stirring things up.
[Pat] I love a good yeet test though, Cole!
[Michael] Been a little nerve-racking out here tonight.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Will Jey Uso…
capitalize on an opportunity in two months…
to celebrate a lifelong dream?
Will tens of thousands in Las Vegas be yeeting along
with "Main Event" Jey Uso as he wins his first world title?
[crowd roaring]
[Michael] Or will Gunther destroy Jey Uso
and make him nothing but an afterthought?
Let's head backstage now.
Let's go with it. Let's go with it.
[MIchael] To our own Cathy Kelley.
Come on.
Yeah, guys, I'm here with Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
And I'm sure you've seen at this point that SmackDown General Manager
Nick Aldis received footage that appears
-to implicate you both. -All right.
I mean, you're wearing glasses. Did you see the video?
Did you see us attack Jade?
No, so I think that the way you're talking right now is pretty reckless.
All Raquel and I have done since we've been together is elevate
the level of competition in the entire women's division.
And that continues tonight when Raquel qualifies for Chamber match
and beats cute little Roxanne. [chuckles]
I mean, sure, Roxanne has the record for the longest performance
in a Royal Rumble match. But tonight in minutes,
Raquel squashes her like the little bug that she is. [laughs]
Circling back to the initial question, does that mean
-that you are denying any involvement in-- -What I'm saying is
that we don't have time for your silly little theories, Cathy.
But…
if we had attacked Jade Cargill, would we feel bad about it?
No, not at all.
I mean, it could happen to anyone who gets in our way.
And tonight, that just so happens to be Roxanne.
Let's go. [laughs]
-Thank you so much for giving us nothing. -[Morgan] Bye, Cathy. Bye, Cathy!
Pat, Cole.
What do I want? You know exactly what I want.
Give me this damn match.
[crowd cheering]
In Toronto at Elimination Chamber.
It will be Kevin Owens one-on-one with Sami Zayn.
But Sami…
it's not official.
It's unsanctioned.
[Michael] Well, it's official. It'll happen a week from tomorrow.
Rogers Centre, Elimination Chamber.
It started in Canada, it may end in Canada for these two men.
It is an unsanctioned match, which means anything goes
and the WWE has no liability in any of it.
[energetic rock music playing]
-[Pat] There's miserable Pete. -[Michael] Pete Dunne set for action.
A lot of stars here tonight, including that man, Brad Thomas.
I'm not sure if you got an opportunity to check out
Surviving Black Hawk Down on Netflix. It is pretty awesome.
[Pat] Appreciate you, Brad.
[Michael] Also here tonight, Love Is Blind from Netflix.
Laura and Brittany,
the alums, here tonight enjoying Monday Night Raw as we all are.
New season streaming right now on Netflix.
You should be in one of those reality shows.
[Pat] My wife, I think, watches this one, and also the Mormon one,
and then the Circle one.
They got a lot of those. They're good, all of them. [chuckles]
[heavy rock music playing]
Cero…
♪ Cero miedo ♪
-[cheers] -[crowd cheering]
[Penta] Come on!
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The next match is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Ecatepec, Mexico,
weighing in at 87 kilos, Penta!
[Michael] The man who has taken WWE by storm.
He has reached superstardom levels in just a month here in WWE.
He was the Iron Man back at the Royal Rumble,
where he would enter at number two and last over 42 minutes
in his Royal Rumble debut.
Why is the world enamored with Penta?
[Pat] How could you not be?
[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Michael] The man has zero fear.
[Pat] Or "cero miedo."
[Michael] You've been practicing that all day.
[Pat] Sí, aquí estamos, mi amigo.
[Michael] ¿Qué?
-[Pat] Sí. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Penta now, one-on-one with Pete Dunne.
This will be a grueling physical matchup, much like their first one.
And Pete Dunne not going to allow Penta
to do his trademark start to this matchup.
And now the Slugfest is underway. Again, Dunne was embarrassed
when Penta knocked him off a couple of weeks ago,
said he vows revenge here tonight.
[Pat] It's a classic contrast in styles as all of Charlotte is pulling for Penta.
[Michael] Penta has knocked off Pete Dunne and Ludwig Kaiser,
along with Chad Gable in his early career here.
Gable, he actually sent Gable off on the sabbatical to learn
more about the art of lucha libre.
[Pat] Penta will do that to you. He gets flying around.
[Michael] There goes Penta with a great rana now to Pete Dunne.
The Bruiserweight.
[Pat] You can watch Penta, but if you're in the arena,
you can feel Penta whenever he's here, special.
And Pete Dunne is gonna have to deal with all of it.
[Michael] Well, he can't telegraph, that's for sure,
because Penta will make him pay.
Penta's been a champion all over the world, including at TNA,
world tag champ there as well.
Pete Dunne, oh, man. Drop kick right to the face of Penta,
and that'll turn this match around quickly.
[Pat] Yeah, now Pete's gonna try to go ahead and dismantle Penta.
[Michael] Yeah, joint manipulation.
Try to break the fingers, perhaps, of Penta here.
And now taking off the gloves.
He's to expose the fingers, and now… Oh my goodness.
That is just so hard to watch right there, Pat.
[Pat] Yeah, joint manipulation is what Pete Dunne's all about.
[Michael] Oh! Right to the elbow.
Former NXT Tag Team Champion and NXT UK Champion as well.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Pete Dunne has been doing this since he was 15-years-old.
[Pat] And he'll break every bone in your body if he can.
[Michael] Knees to the arm and now working on
the lower body of Penta.
You take the legs out,
there goes the high flying ability of the luchador.
[Pat] Yeah, whenever you ground and pound a high flyer,
obviously it's gonna slow the pace down.
How much can Pete deliver to Penta? How much can Penta take
while still smiling and laughing in Pete's face?
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Penta"]
[Michael] The "Let's go, Penta" chants here from the sellout crowd in Charlotte.
Over 15,000 tonight.
[Pat] Huge number in Charlotte.
[Michael] We continue on The Road to WrestleMania,
marching toward Las Vegas, 61 days.
Oh, wow!
[Pat] Just like that…
the Penta experience has begun.
[Michael] Now out on the apron.
[Pat chuckles]
[Michael] That chop echoing through the Spectrum Center
-here in Charlotte. -[Pat] He took his glove off,
might have made the chop more effective for Penta.
[Michael] And Pete Dunne trying to hang on.
And now, again, going back to the hand and the fingers of Penta,
trying to break the finger, my goodness!
-[Pat] Getting kinda whoozy here. -[Michael] And now, Dunne!
Planting Penta on the apron,
and suddenly, The Bruiserweight's taken over.
[Pat] He's shifting the way his digits are pointing,
and I don't like one…
[Michael] Well, he's not gonna be able to do that.
-[Pat] Cero miedo. -[Michael] Yeah. Thanks.
-Oh, look who's here. -[Pat] Oh, look who it is.
[Michael] Ludwig Kaiser, someone else who has a problem with Penta.
[crowd jeering]
[referee] Four…
[Michael] Every time Penta's tried to get back into this matchup, Pat,
Pete Dunne has just shut him down.
[Pat] We think Penta's about to get a dub,
then Pete Dunne does something diabolical and slows it down completely
like what he's thinking about doing right now!
[Michael] And again, he's been working on the arms
and the fingers, and the hands of Penta throughout the matchup,
almost uses the full five count there.
[Pat] I had no idea your arm and hands were supposed to bend the way
that Pete Dunne's making Penta's hands bend today.
[Michael] Well, Dunne loves to punish and torture his opponents.
-[Pat] Penta! -[Michael] Trying to fight back.
One thing we've learned about Penta, tremendous resilience from this man.
-Penta now. Look at that! Wow! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Innovative offensive style of Penta
sends Dunne halfway across the ring.
And now Penta's fired up!
Penta now sending Pete Dunne face first.
A modified bulldog by Penta there. And now Penta went for it again.
Pete Dunne though, able to thwart it, caught.
Penta with Dunne up on his shoulders.
Showing off some power here. Down goes Dunne.
-Cover now by Penta… -[crowd counting]
[Michael] …to win yet another match-up. Dunne kicks at two.
Kaiser a bit impressed. This is great.
[Pat] The athleticism and the power from Penta.
Ludwig Kaiser watching Pete Dunne experience
what everybody has experienced thus far.
[Michael] Dunne knows what it's all about.
Penta owns a victory over Dunne a few weeks back.
Penta now, a big kick. Oh, my--
Right to the face of Dunne, you heard that.
-[crowd gasping] -[Pat chuckles]
[Michael] Again, the uber-athletic Penta. Uh-oh, Dunne caught him!
There's that sit-out powerbomb for the win.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Almost had him, two and a half.
Referee Eddie Orengo, there on the count. Is Kaiser impressed or not?
[Pat] That had to be an eighth of an inch, Michael Cole.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Almost had him.
[Pat] I thought that was it. Penta somehow kicks out.
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Penta"]
[Michael] Sold-out crowd at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte.
Of course, a hotbed of professional wrestling
and seeing two of the best in the world go at it here tonight.
The legendary worldwide star, Penta, and Pete Dunne.
German suplex released by Dunne.
-[Pat] He's still… Jeez. -[Michael] Big kick by Penta.
[Pat] He's still putting on a fight.
[Michael] Step-up enziguri. Dropped Penta in his tracks.
[Pat] Did Penta lose a tooth?
[Michael] He got back to his feet quickly though.
Dunne, top rope. Up over the top of Penta. Penta now, Mexican Destroyer!
-[referee] Can you continue? -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] This has all been at about a pace of 1,000 miles an hour.
[Michael] Yeah, it's about to pick up even more.
[Pat] But a Mexican Destroyer at this stage…
[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Michael] And now, Kaiser. Penta was going for the topé con hilo,
and Ludwig Kaiser causing the interference,
-and allows Pete Dunne to capitalize. -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Dunne, roll up. Shoulders down on Penta.
Tried to grab some tights, couldn't. Penta kicked at two.
[Pat] I mean, Ludwig Kaiser gets involved, he grabs his tights,
he still can't beat him.
Stay out of my business!
-I told you! -Are you talking about me?
-Stay out of my business! -[indistinct chatter]
Okay! All right!
[Pat] Of course, these two can't get along.
[Michael] And Dunne now sent him to Kaiser, blasted off the apron.
You knew that wasn't gonna end well.
And this won't end well for Mr. Dunne! Penta Driver, cover!
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Penta with a win.
-[bell ringing] -[heavy rock music playing]
-[Alicia] Here is your winner, Penta! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Once again, impressive.
The luchador, Penta.
[Pat] Uses Pete Dunne as a weapon to clear Ludwig Kaiser
the hell out of the way for the Penta Driver.
-[crowd counting] -[bell ringing]
[Pat] One, two, three by Eddie Orengo, and Penta remains undefeated in the WWE.
-Oh, nein! -[music stops]
[Michael] And now Kaiser assaulting Penta from behind.
Again, Kaiser ticked off after losing to this man a couple of weeks back.
-Now, Pete Dunne involved. -[crowd booing]
[Michael] He's upset that Kaiser was out here
and ruined the match for him.
And now they come to blows outside the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Penta with a topé con hilo, takes out both men.
[Pat] Oh, the Penta experience is such a wonderful one.
Two Stooges out here and Penta takes out both of 'em.
[heavy rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Michael] …Kelley.
Thanks, guys. I'm here with Jey Uso.
And, Jey, from last week's physical attack by Gunther
to tonight's verbal assault, I gotta ask, how are you feeling?
Underestimated, Cathy.
Which is totally valid,
considering you won this year's Royal Rumble.
But I have to say, I've heard a lot of Superstars are doubting
whether you can walk out of WrestleMania as the new World Heavyweight Champion.
-So, how are you feeling confidence wise? -Man…
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[huffs] They doubting me, Cathy, right?
-"Jey can't beat him"! I can't beat him! -[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
They keep on doubting me,
but who's standing in front of you as a Royal Rumble winner?
-[crowd] Yeet! -That's me!
And at WrestleMania, Cathy, I'm gonna shock the world again!
-[crowd] Yeet! -When I beat him
and become new World Heavyweight Champ!
[crowd] Yeet!
Uh-uh!
[crowd] Yeet!
-[crowd cheering] -Thanks, Jey.
[dramatic music playing]
[Perez] When I look in the mirror, I don't see a villain.
I don't see a hero. All I see is The Prodigy.
The most decorated woman in NXT history.
-Breakout Tournament winner… -[bell ringing]
…Iron Survivor winner,
Women's Tag Champion, two-time NXT Women's Champion.
You all saw the Royal Rumble,
where I lasted longer than any woman in history.
There is no moment that's too big for The Prodigy.
There truly is levels to this, and no one is on mine.
[music concludes]
["Flex" playing]
[Michael] Well, can her almost Cinderella-like run continue?
The last spot in the Elimination Chamber is up for grabs.
Will it be NXT upstart Roxanne Perez, who is in the midst of a career month,
or will it be Raquel Rodriguez of The Judgment Day?
Who will qualify? We find out next on Netflix.
[music concludes]
[menacing music playing]
Julius, Brutus, last week you took us to the limit.
American Made, you're everything you're advertised to be.
Young, strong, hungry, athletic.
But make no mistake about it, boys,
you ain't built for war.
You had your shot, and you missed.
[Ivar] You smashed us with these Tag Team Championships.
You stood over our bodies.
But let me remind you
that the War Raiders are still the World Tag Team Champions.
This ain't the first time we've been knocked down,
and it won't be the last time we get back up.
You boys just made the mistake of your lives.
It ain't over!
And next time we have a match, it's war.
[Michael] And there is Roxanne Perez, live in living color tonight,
an opportunity to gain the final spot,
Elimination Chamber.
[Pat] Could you imagine, Roxanne in the Elimination Chamber?
-["La Mas Ruda" playing] -[Pat] Gonna be a tall task.
♪ La más ruda ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is set for one fall,
and it's an Elimination Chamber qualifying match.
Making their way to the ring,
being accompanied by Liv Morgan from Rio Grande Valley, Texas,
representing Judgment Day, Raquel Rodriguez!
[Michael] So, there's a lot to talk about tonight in this matchup.
So, there are six spots in the Elimination Chamber.
Already filling those spots, Bianca Belair and Naomi from SmackDown,
the Women's Tag Team Champions. Liv Morgan has qualified.
She's in the ring right now with Raquel. Bayley is in and so is Alexa Bliss.
Who's returned to Friday Night SmackDown. Final spot here tonight.
The winner of the Elimination Chamber match
goes on to WrestleMania
-to take on either Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Whoever's world champion at WrestleMania
they have a title match next week on Monday Night Raw.
So, here we go, Roxanne Perez and Raquel Rodriguez.
[Pat] And obviously, Liv Morgan is out here, excited
and hoping that Raquel will join her in the Elimination Chamber
-so she can hand her a win. -[Michael] Oh!
Well, Raquel may have the advantage.
Roxanne Perez went through a hellacious match,
the main event at NXT Vengeance Day this past Saturday,
won by Giulia, Fatal Four-Way for the NXT Women's Championship.
That's a title that's been held on two different occasions
by Roxanne Perez.
[Pat] Yeah, and any time you're taking on Judgment Day,
you know there's gonna be a numbers game, but the Prodigy's ready for anything.
-[Michael] Oh! And a big slap, not sure… -[Pat] Big slap from Roxanne to Raquel!
[Michael] Not sure that was smart.
[Pat] She took a bow and said "I got the power game as well, Raquel."
-[grunts] -[Michael] Oh! And a big clothesline
by Raquel.
-Also wanna send a big congratulations… -Whoo! That's right, sister!
…out to Stephanie Vaquer of NXT,
the brand new Women's North American Champion,
winning that at Vengeance Day.
[Pat] Everything happening at NXT is obviously so incredibly special.
[Michael] First time ever that these two have gone one on one, Pat.
[Pat] So much talent in the WWE.
[Michael] Roxanne Perez was trained by the legendary Hall of Famer, Booker T,
who told me many years ago
that this young lady was gonna be a superstar, and indeed she is.
-[grunts] -[Michael] Roxanne Perez,
-who set a record… -[Pat laughing]
You know what happens on three?
[Michael] …in the Royal Rumble match this year. Raquel Rodriguez
in pursuit of Perez who looks to out quick Raquel tonight.
[Pat] Saying smack to Raquel Rodriguez in the face two times.
Said, "Hey I might be young, but I ain't scared--"
[Michael] Suicide Dive! But that was a suicide, all right.
Raquel Rodriguez intercepting Perez and sending her into the post
and Raquel's taking over.
[Pat] Well, he just tossed her like a javelin.
-[speaking Spanish] -[Michael] Again, pretty incredible.
Royal Rumble for Roxanne Perez, Pat. She entered at number three.
Set a record in the women's Rumble at one hour, seven minutes, 47 seconds.
-[Pat] Certainly impressive. -Come on, Roxy.
[Pat] The thing that she has done has been impressive,
which is why we call her The Prodigy.
[Michael] You know, this Women's Elimination Chamber match
is shaping up to be something. Again, the power of Rodriguez.
If Raquel wins, she would be in the Chamber with her teammate.
And a lackadaisical cover, Perez kicked out.
Raquel would be in the Chamber with her teammate, Liv Morgan.
Already teammates and Tag Team Champions, Bianca and Naomi,
are in the Chamber match.
What do you do if it comes down to you and your teammate?
[Pat] Yeah, you would assume that it's every woman for themselves,
-but… -[Michael] Oh!
…Liv seems to think that Raquel's going in there just to work for Liv.
I mean, she has said that numerous times
-as she is clapping… -[crowd booing]
…and asking North Carolina to give her bodyguard a round of applause.
[Michael] Liv, you do realize, right, that if Raquel wins,
she could knock you out of the Chamber, right?
[Morgan speaking indistinctly]
-[Pat] Yeah, but what if she wants to win? -[Michael] What if she wants to win it?
[Pat] Yeah, but what if she wants to win it?
[Morgan speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] All right, well, that's what Liv said,
that Raquel's actually gonna help her win.
And now, here, Raquel again, showing off the power
to Roxanne Perez and dropping her in the center of the ring.
[Pat] But what if she wants to do that to you?
That would be great if she did that to you, actually.
Okay, okay, got it, got it.
[Michael] You see Liv Morgan, still
sporting that black eye after the big battle last week.
-[Pat] Yeah, you're right. -Look how strong she is, Pat.
[Pat] So strong, so strong.
That's a good bodyguard to have in the Elimination Chamber.
Just hope she doesn't turn against you, if she can get past Roxanne.
[Michael] Went for a buckle bomb and Roxanne able to counter,
sending Raquel into the corner.
And now, Roxanne Perez with an opportunity.
[Pat] The Prodigy's cooking.
[Michael] Sent out to the apron now, hanging Raquel up top rope.
Oh! And taking out Raquel with the knee, smart move by Perez.
[Pat] Take out the base, Roxanne, keep chopping wood here.
-[Michael] Take the power away. -[Pat] Oh!
[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Roxanne Perez is so much fun to watch, caught though.
[Pat] Well…
[Michael] And again, Raquel just outpowering
-the Prodigy here tonight. -[Pat] Yeah.
[Michael] Uh-oh!
-Roll through, shoulders down. -[referee] One!
[Michael] Roxanne looking to pull one out here, almost had her.
[Pat] I think she was able to grab Raquel's legs cleanly.
That's why Raquel was able to kick out. That was almost over.
Roxanne was almost in the Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] Yes, sleeper now by Roxanne Perez.
Trying to make it back to a vertical base is Raquel.
Up for grabs, final spot, Elimination Chamber.
Opportunity to get to WrestleMania for a World Championship opportunity.
The Road to WrestleMania underway.
[Pat] Only way in, at the Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] Oh, Raquel just picking Roxanne out of the air again.
And now, that Fallaway slam that would make JBL proud.
And Raquel now up over Perez from the second rope.
There's that spinning elbow, connecting by Rodriguez.
Cover now to advance to Toronto.
And Perez able to kick out at two, just barely.
[Pat] They always talk about Raquel's strength
and obviously, she's caught another adult one handed.
But then the springboard twisting, I mean…
-[Michael] You know, we… -[Pat] So incredibly athletic.
[Michael] Again, looking for the Tejana Bomb,
and Roxanne Perez able to counter that.
What about the news this week that Trish Stratus returns in Toronto?
Oh my goodness, shoulder first to the post for Raquel.
Trish and Tiffany will team up against Nia Jax
and Candice LeRae as Roxanne Perez, again, takes the fight to Raquel.
Suicide dive connects that time.
Roxanne realizes she's got an opportunity now, Pat.
And again, down goes Raquel.
[Pat] Roxanne using a massive brain in attacking
when she sees Raquel's at her weakest.
[Michael] Perez again, walked right into it.
Oh! And now, trying to wrestle Raquel.
Raquel though up with Roxanne on her shoulder.
Counter! Dropped Raquel on the top of her head.
Perez has an opportunity.
-[Pat] Prodigy just-- -[Michael] Roxanne with a moonsault.
Springboard moonsault by Perez.
Cover now, for the win. Kick-out by Rodriguez, what a match.
[Pat] Prodigy just flipped that into a DDT.
[Michael] Watch this.
What a DDT, bang, right on the top of her head.
[Pat] And springboard lionsault.
This Prodigy is living up to the billing.
[Michael] And Roxanne, still in this fight,
been very impressive tonight.
Looking for Pop Rocks, that's her finishing move.
Raquel, though, was able to counter with a big boot,
and that may be it. Raquel could be heading to the Chamber.
Cover, hooks both legs, and Rox-- Roxanne able to kick out.
[Pat] I mean, that was just all boot to face.
-["Watch Me Shine" playing] -[Michael] Uh-oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] They're here, Bianca Belair and Naomi, the tag champs,
bound to show up here tonight. That's Bianca.
Remember, there was some footage that was shown of Liv Morgan
and Raquel Rodriguez leaving the scene of the crime
after Jade Cargill was assaulted, a number of months ago.
There was no admission of guilt from Liv and Raquel,
but Bianca and Naomi aren't having it.
[Pat] Some comeuppance here in Charlotte.
[Michael] Both are already in the Chamber match with Liv Morgan.
Raquel distracted, Roxanne Perez with an opportunity.
Pop Rocks over the top for the win, got her.
-Roxanne is going to the Chamber. -[bell ringing]
["All Fall Down" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Roxanne Perez!
[Michael] The Cinderella run continues for Perez.
Liv Morgan is in deep trouble. The tag champs gonna make Liv pay
for what they perceive is the attack on Cargill by Morgan and Rodriguez.
-No! -[Michael] Raquel, the alleged assault.
And now, Raquel saving Morgan from the tag team champs.
-["Watch Me Shine" playing] -[inaudible dialogue]
[Michael] Well, as we regroup here,
we wanna again just remind you, all six spots are set
for the Women's Elimination Chamber match, a week from Saturday in Toronto,
where the winner will face either Rhea Ripley or Iyo Sky
at WrestleMania for the world title.
It is Naomi, Alexa Bliss, Liv Morgan, Bianca Belair, Bayley,
and the upstart, Roxanne Perez, as part of Elimination Chamber.
What a night it's been.
Let's head back. Cathy Kelley's got a special guest.
Thanks, Cole. Speaking of Elimination Chamber,
I am here with Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And you have a big match tonight against an opponent you know quite well.
Any final words before you head out there?
Ah, Cathy, I got a few words, I got a few final words.
WrestleMania is ten weeks away, but I can't get to WrestleMania
unless I go through the Elimination Chamber.
But I can't get into the Elimination Chamber
unless I win tonight.
So, tonight, on Monday Night Rollins,
-right here, Charlotte, North Carolina. -[crowd cheering]
This is as big as it gets.
Finn Bálor needs this win.
But I need it more.
And I think I'm all out of words, which means it's time for a fight.
Well, thanks so much, Seth.
We are minutes away from that Elimination Chamber.
[crowd cheering]
Sami Zayn, I know at some point you're going to see this
because you and I both know you keep a close eye on your good,
good friend, Seth Rollins.
I'm just trying to wrap my mind around this delirious mindset
you and all your friends have. So, let me get this straight,
Jey Uso actually believes he's gonna beat Gunther
for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania?
And Seth Rollins believes he's gonna qualify
for the Elimination Chamber.
And then he's gonna go on to eliminate "The Invisible Man" John Cena.
No. And you, Sami, Sami, you actually believe
you stand a chance at beating Kevin Owens in the state that you're in?
My God, the first two guys, they've lost their minds.
There's no helping them. But you, Sami, Sami,
I still believe deep down inside,
you know there's always more time to turn things around.
Thank you so much for that impromptu interview.
Pat, Cole?
[Michael] Yeah, Cathy, he's a strange dude nonetheless, Karrion Kross.
Roxanne Perez fills the last spot in the women's Chamber match.
Coming up later tonight, who will fill the final men's spot?
Will it be this man, Finn Bálor or Seth Rollins?
-We find out in a little bit. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Couple of months before we get to Las Vegas.
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] But Monday Night Raw is on The Road to WrestleMania
live tonight in Charlotte, North Carolina.
You know, the winner of the Elimination Chamber for the women
will go on to WrestleMania to take on the world champion.
Will it be Rhea Ripley or will it be this woman, Iyo Sky?
[tense music playing]
[Sky] How quickly everything can change?
A year ago, I was champion. On top of the world.
Heading onto the biggest stage of them all.
Now, my path to WrestleMania isn't so clear.
There was a good chance I couldn't have my moment this year.
But this match with Rhea is all the opportunity I need.
I respect Rhea.
I know her better than she knows herself.
[in Japanese] Every time we crossed paths in NXT,
no matter what she threw at me…
I stood victorious.
[in English] In two weeks, when I pin Rhea once again,
I will take my rightful spot at the top of this division
and punch my ticket to WrestleMania.
[in Japanese] That is my championship…
and I want it back.
[upbeat hip-hop music playing]
[Michael in English] Well, The New Day is in the ring,
Kofi Kingston, Xavier Woods.
Listen, last week,
as Netflix and Monday Night Raw went off the air,
you saw these two come into the ring and attack Rey Mysterio.
This is what happened after Raw went off the air on Netflix,
just a heinous and brutal assault on Rey Mysterio.
It would be Dragon Lee, Rey's partner, would come to his aid,
to try to take out Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods,
but the assault would continue.
Woods and Kingston have been very upset over the fact that Rey Mysterio
have not had their back in this change of attitude.
Oh, and that-- Trying to damage and ruin Rey Mysterio's career
-with a steel chair to the leg. -It's a New Day, it's a New Day!
-[indistinct chatter] -[Woods] That's right!
-Aw, man. -That's rough. You guys hate to see that.
-[crowd booing] -You hate to see that. What are--
Hey.
Get well soon, Rey!
-Get well soon. He said "get well." -All right.
In reality, we wanted to come out here and talk to you all here tonight.
[crowd booing]
Okay, we get it, y'all don't like us,
but if you would just give us a second to speak.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
Shut up! Shut the hell up! Every single one of you.
You're so mad!
You're mad about what we said to Big E, our friend.
You're mad that we told the truth and tell him to keep his lazy ass at home.
You're mad about Rey Mysterio? Rey Mysterio? Oh!
The Hall of Famer that's done nothing but continuously suck the lives
and career out of every single fresh faced luchador
that walks in this company?
That's who y'all want us to respect as our locker room leader?
Every one of y'all has gone insane.
Y'all put Rey Mysterio on this pedestal, huh? Wait, wait, wait, why, why?
-Why? Because he's a Hall of Famer? Huh? -[Michael] Yeah.
What, because he's the greatest luchador of all time?
Because he's the heart and soul of WWE, why?
Guess what? I have more title wins than Rey Mysterio.
[crowd jeering]
I have been here longer than Rey Mysterio. I've been here damn near 19 years.
The difference between Rey-- Hey!
The difference between Rey and myself is the fact that I have never left.
So, if anybody should be locker room leader around here,
it should be me, not him!
[crowd jeering]
Rey Mysterio kicking us out of the locker room is audacious.
And it's that level of audacity and disrespect
that forced our hand.
It forced us last week to come out here and take a steel chair
to the ankle of Rey Mysterio.
That's why we made him cry.
And he laid there in the middle of the ring,
crying, tears streaming down his cheeks, embarrassed, not wanting to show his face.
[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
Oh and y'all don't like us, huh?
So what?
Matter of fact, it could have been a lot worse for Rey.
It could have been a lot worse.
Matter of fact, y'all should be thanking us.
Y'all should be thankful that we showed such mercy to your hero.
[crowd jeering]
You should be thankful that we didn't take Rey Mysterio out back
and give him the Old Yeller treatment.
-[Michael] That's nice. -We did Rey a favor.
We gave him a couple of extra vacation days
to go home and spend with his wife.
We did that for you!
Matter of fact, y'all should thank God that we did that!
Matter of fact, each and every one of you in this building
should be down on your knees
with your hands held towards the sky screaming,
"Thank God for The New Day!"
[Pat] That's a lot to ask.
["Our World" playing]
[Michael] Well, finally…
turn their microphones off.
The LWO is here.
-Hey, hey, hey, listen. -[music concludes]
What you did to Rey, with the greatest luchador of all time,
eso es imperdonable.
That's unforgivable.
[speaking Spanish]
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Yeah. -And I'm sure, my friend,
you have no idea what I'm talking about, right?
But I will be very specific with you.
And it's something that you already know, which is New Day sucks!
[Michael] All right, here comes LWO!
Wilde and Del Toro going after Kofi and Xavier Woods,
payback for Rey Mysterio.
[Pat] Absolutely, LWO says, "Hey, New Day sucks."
They spoke some Spanish, and now they're beating their ass!
To the delight of everybody at North Carolina.
[Michael] And Dragon Lee involved as well,
and Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods deserve this.
No doubt about it, the way they treated Rey Mysterio,
the way they treated Big E,
the way they're treating everybody here in WWE.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And finally, The New Day not retreating
but running away from the LWO.
["Our World" playing]
[Pat] The fastest I've seen Timbs moving in some time.
Kofi and Xavier Woods head to the hills as the LWO gets Rey Mysterio.
Rey Mysterio out of action, the LWO getting some retribution here tonight.
A big, big, big day tomorrow. Michael Cole, the voice of the WWE,
is the guest for Logan Paul's podcast, Impaulsive.
It is gonna be a must-watch, and I'm happy the world's showing you love.
It was a lot of fun, actually.
Logan asked me some pretty hard-hitting questions,
controversial comments in there as well, but it all drops tomorrow.
-Controversy? Wow, Michael Cole. -You like that?
Hey, ladies and gentlemen, Monday Night Raw next week,
the final Monday Night Raw before Elimination Chamber
in Toronto comes to Cincinnati, Ohio.
And we have got a big-time show next week.
Dakota Kai earlier tonight defeated Ivy Nile
to become the number one contender
for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
Dakota takes on Lyra Valkyria.
Dakota seeking her first singles championship
next week in Cincinnati. Also next week…
For the Women's Tag Team titles, this is not just about the gold,
but a personal issue.
Bianca Belair and Naomi believe that Liv Morgan
and Raquel Rodriguez attacked and took out Jade Cargill
a few months ago.
Retribution and tag team gold
on the line in Cincinnati live next week on Monday Night Raw.
[upbeat music playing]
-That's-- That is crazy. -Crazy.
Excuse me, Bianca, Naomi, we just saw you out there during Raquel's match.
So, was that the revenge that you were hoping to get for Jade?
You know, we have been counting down the days
until the truth came out about what happened to Jade.
Now, Liv and Raquel will be counting their days.
And without, Raquel,
Liv might as well treat Elimination Chamber
like it's a handicap. Because the only time it's gonna come down
to every woman for themselves is when it comes down to me and Naomi.
So, Liv better bring it on.
That's right, 'cause we aren't afraid to bring the fight to each other.
As long as it comes down to one of us and Rhea in that ring at WrestleMania.
Or Iyo.
'Cause you know you can't be sleeping on Iyo, 'cause you know
Rhea and Iyo are having a title match after Elimination Chamber,
so we gonna be watching that match.
-Clock it. -Clock it.
Thank you so much, certainly bringing it. Let's head back out to the action.
[Michael] Thanks a lot, Cathy. And it's next week on Monday Night Raw,
tag team title's on the line.
-Bianca and… -["The Vision" playing]
[Michael] …Naomi against Raquel and Liv, two weeks from tonight in Buffalo.
It'll be Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky for the Women's World Title.
Final spot on the line for the Men's Elimination Chamber Match.
[crowd chanting "Oh Whoa Oh"]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it's an Elimination Chamber qualifying match!
Introducing first, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
-Seth "Freakin" Rollins! -["The Vision" playing]
[Pat] That graphic of all the titles.
[Michael] Seth Rollins hopes to qualify for his fourth Elimination Chamber match.
Will it be Seth or Finn?
We find out live next on Netflix.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
["I Am Danger" playing]
[Michael] This is our main event.
Will it be Finn Bálor? Will it be Seth Rollins?
To fill the final spot
in the Men's Elimination Chamber match a week from Saturday,
March 1st, Toronto.
Rogers Center, the Elimination Chamber Premium Live Event.
Bálor and Seth Rollins renew a rivalry.
For the eleventh time, these two men will go one on one.
[Alicia] And his opponent, from Bray County, Wicklow, Ireland,
representing the Judgment Day, Finn Bálor!
[Michael] Back in August of 2016 at SummerSlam,
Finn Bálor would beat Seth Rollins.
to win the inaugural Universal Championship.
However, on that night, a buckle bomb into the barricade by Rollins
would injure Bálor,
forcing him to relinquish the championship the next night,
and we're underway.
Bálor and Rollins, the official now, Rod Zapata trying to separate the two
before he rings the bell.
Bálor though wasting little time attacking Rollins,
and this rivalry is filled with nothing but bad blood.
[Pat] Yeah, let him get his fur off.
[Michael] These two battled over the World Championship.
After Rollins won the inaugural title in Saudi Arabia.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Bálor really went down a dark path
when his then Judgement Day teammate,
Damian Priest would cash in money in the bank and win the world title
at WrestleMania last year.
[Pat] Bálor has championship pedigree
and obviously a mindset to do anything it takes to get there.
[Michael] Bálor has been in one Elimination Chamber match in his career.
Seth, three prior ones, went for the pedigree,
stopped now by Bálor to the midsection.
Finn Bálor now.
Again, going to work-- Now, looking for a pedigree on Seth Rollins,
and delivers one.
And Bálor may quickly put Rollins away to advance for the Chamber.
Hook of the leg, kick out by Rollins at two.
[Pat] Holy heavenly hell.
I thought this thing was Cerebral Assassin.
A minute in.
[Michael] Now, Bálor was smart.
Never allowed Rollins to get out of the blocks in this matchup.
[Pat] I mean Finn Bálor's--
[Michael] And Bálor's going for the coup de grace.
He's gonna try to put Rollins away quickly here.
From the top rope, Bálor for the coup de grace
and moving out of the way is Rollins.
[Pat] Seth needed that.
[Michael] And Seth with a clothesline, that'll buy him some time
to try to regroup here.
[Pat] It's a quick 30, quick time out.
This thing has been full chaos
with Seth "Freakin" Rollins on the receiving end since beginning,
as a maniacal, laugh comes from Finn Bálor's face.
[Michael] Yeah, celebrating ten years of WWE is Bálor.
Five spots have already been filled
in what may be the most star-studded Elimination Chamber match in history.
The winner will go on to WrestleMania
to take on the undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes.
That, of course, because Jey Uso, the winner of the Rumble,
would go on to pick Gunther for the world title.
[Pat] Listen, Elimination Chamber is legends only this year.
[Michael] Well, let's talk about Drew McIntyre, the three time…
world champion, a Royal Rumble winner, Money in the Bank winner,
Damian Priest, a Money in the Bank winner,
-a World Champion. -[crowd groaning]
[Michael] CM Punk, a five-time world champion.
Logan Paul, a former United States champion
that has taken the WWE by storm.
And of course, the 16-time greatest of all time…
The 16-time champ, John Cena.
[Pat] Obviously, he said last time is now for John Cena,
but these boys don't care about that.
[Michael] Cena's entering into the Elimination Chamber,
'cause he said it's best for business that I go on to main event WrestleMania
and win a 17th world title, which would break Ric Flair's record.
Cena tied with Flair at this point in time.
Rollins now with a big forearm to the face of Bálor
and Seth trying to turn things around.
Now, one of these men will join the field of five that I just mentioned.
[Pat] Backbreaker there from Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] Rollins up over the top, Bálor moves out of harm's way momentarily.
Rollins now suicide diving, driving Bálor into the barricade.
[Pat] Almost took out a crew over there, I think.
-The little guy okay? -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now Seth sends Bálor back into the ring.
Seth measuring his man, locks in himself, top rope, and that knee…
just caught Finn Bálor.
[Pat] Now, it feels like the match has officially started
for Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Got that whirlwind early from Finn Bálor, took his best shot,
-now he's gotta stop. -[Michael] Run for the stop,
Bálor moves out of harm's way, and there is the Sling Blade taking out Rollins.
Bálor now, and Rollins takes out Bálor at the knee.
-[Pat] Brilliant. -[Michael] Yeah, Finn's hurt.
and Rollins buys some time to regroup.
Remember that chamber, Pat, such a dangerous, innovative match,
a cell-like structure surrounding the ring.
-Ooh! -[Pat] Geez.
[Michael] Two men will start, four men will be locked in pods.
They'll be released into the match at regularly scheduled intervals,
and it's an Elimination Chamber matchup.
That means once you're eliminated, you head back to the locker room.
Last man standing, head to WrestleMania to main event
against Cody Rhodes for the WWE title.
[Pat] Gonna have to take a lot of pain and I mean what Seth's doing right now
with these boots to Finn Bálor's knee.
Remarkable strength.
[Michael] Yeah, Seth doing a great job of grounding Finn Bálor here
-and continuing to punish… -One, two,
-three, four… -[Michael] …the former Universal Champion,
a man who's held the tag title on three different occasions.
This is Finn's first action since he was taken out
in a Street FIght last month at the hands of Damian Priest,
who's now over on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Pat] Yeah, Finn has started kind of taking over
as leader of Judgment Day
after kicking Damian Priest out for being a leader.
A lot of drama over there, obviously.
[Michael] And Seth took a shot to the ribs and obviously is not okay here.
And Finn Bálor realizing that, driving him rib first into the apron.
Rollins gasping for breath.
Maybe, I think, Pat, he suffered a cracked rib, broken rib.
-[Pat] Definitely awesome. -[crowd cheering]
-[indistinct chatter] -You don't talk to me like that, ha!
[Michael] Bálor mouthing off with the official, Rod Zapata, again.
Right-- Kick to the back.
[Pat] I've been seeing the same thing you are, Cole.
[Michael] Yeah, Bálor attacking now the midsection of Rollins,
who's just filled up with welts now.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Really suffering, trying to catch his breath.
Bálor got caught though.
Rollins caught Bálor, now back to the leg,
which Rollins has been working on, throughout this matchup.
And now Rollins sending Bálor onto our announce table.
[Pat] Wow.
-Seth Rollins. -[Michael] Bálor is hurting.
Rollins is too, what a physical battle for both of these men.
[Pat] I just saw Seth "Freakin" Rollins take a glimpse at the WrestleMania sign.
[Michael] Well, that's what this is all about, Pat,
an opportunity to get the Chamber and qualify for WrestleMania.
Rollins says he wants to ruin CM Punk's dreams
of main eventing WrestleMania.
[Pat] Wait a second!
[Michael] Oh, no, no, no! He did this to Roman Reigns, back in the Rumble.
Rollins looking to stomp Bálor on the step as well,
and then driving.
Rollins again, rib first onto the steps.
Seth's in trouble, Bálor's in trouble.
Who's going to Toronto? Who's going to the Chamber?
[Michael] We are back here on Netflix, live in Charlotte, sold out tonight.
Elimination Chamber qualifying matchup, Rollins and Bálor.
The winner will join John Cena, Logan Paul, CM Punk,
Damian Priest, and Drew McIntyre
in the Elimination Chamber match a week from Saturday.
The winner of that faces Cody Rhodes for the WWE title at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Finn Bálor continues to attack the ribs of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] And you know, Pat, both you and I have had the extreme honor
of being able to participate in WrestleManias in the past.
And, I mean, it is just an incredible event,
an incredible moment for the career of all these men.
And that's why they're fighting and giving everything they can
for an opportunity just to get to the main event there.
Scoop up now by Bálor, and a kick out by Rollins.
Rollins felt last year what it was like to main event.
Of course, night one, Saturday night,
the big tag match with Cody against The Rock and Roman.
[Pat] Two nights in Las Vegas.
[Michael] CM Punk has never had the opportunity
to main event WrestleMania.
He wants to have that chance this year.
[Pat] Everybody on Earth wants a chance to be a part of WrestleMania.
Grandest stage of them all, two nights in Las Vegas,
April 19th, April 20th. The world's gonna be talking about it.
[Michael] But in order to get there for these two men,
one of them has gotta qualify for the most star-studded Chamber
in history, a week from Saturday.
[Pat] Legends only, these two will certainly fit in.
[Michael] Bálor now fighting out of it.
And again. Says, "It's over."
Rollins able to counter. And Seth with a big forearm.
Bálor with a chop.
Step up enzuigiri. Bálor still on his feet.
And he caught him with the overhead kick.
[Pat] A belay kick there after the step up enzuigiri.
Couple of boots to the face
from the boys fighting for the Elimination Chamber spot.
[Michael] Yeah, critical moment in this matchup for Bálor and Rollins.
[crowd jeering]
[Pat] Gotta dig deep, boys.
[Michael] Yeah, Seth has been favoring his ribs.
That man, Finn Bálor, has been favoring his knee.
[Pat] Seth can't breathe, Finn can't walk. One of you…
is going to the Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] Rollins with the right hand, Bálor blocked.
Here comes Seth now.
Starting to build some momentum.
Chop, after chop, after chop.
[Pat] Finn Bálor.
-Oh! -[Michael] No give in Rollins. Oh! DDT.
Rollins with an opportunity, looking for a Stomp.
Finn Bálor, just caught him-- caught him with a knee.
Bálor had gotten up, moved away,
but he still got caught with a knee by Rollins,
but he avoided the Stomp.
Rollins, moonsault, second rope, cover.
Hook of the leg now again on Bálor, kick out by Finn at two.
[Pat] I do think Seth was going for the Stomp,
had to audible and knee Finn in the head.
Wasn't exactly what he was looking for, but certainly made the most of it.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Michael] Sellout crowd trying to rally Seth Rollins in our main event tonight.
Bálor in position.
Can Rollins dig down deep? Bálor, though, meets him there.
Roll up, shoulders down. Bálor looking for a win.
Kick out by Rollins.
-[Pat] Whoa. -[Michael] That was sweet.
-[Pat] Yes, it was. -[Michael] Buckle bomb.
[Pat] From behind the back like a bar brother would.
-[Michael] And now Seth heading up top. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] A long way across the ring for Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] Bad ribs and all, Frog Splash, Finn got the knees up,
roll through, cover, hooks the leg, kick out by Seth.
[Pat] I mean, what a perfect reversal from Finn Bálor.
This is why both these men are so deserving
of going to the Elimination Chamber.
Three quarters of the way across the ring, picture perfect.
Frog Splash, Finn Bálor reverses it immediately.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] Incredible match. Rollins, bad ribs and all,
threw caution into the wind as he delivered a Frog Splash,
but Bálor countered and almost picked up the victory.
Finn on a bad leg, Rollins with bad ribs.
Every-- Both men giving everything they have for an opportunity
to get to Toronto in the Chamber.
And again, back to the midsection.
Back to the knee for Seth Rollins.
[Pat] What a fight.
[Michael] Physical exhaustion…
for both of these men.
[Pat] Smack in the mouth, punch in the face.
When push comes to shove,
just start throwing hooks, throwing rights, start throwing punches!
[Michael] Down and dirty fight.
Rollins with Bálor up,
-Bálor though countered, -[Pat] Sling Blade!
[Michael] And Bálor with an opportunity now
with the Sling Blade to Rollins.
Can Finn Bálor put Seth away?
Seth caught him.
-Step through. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You going for a Sharpshooter here?
-[Pat] I think so! -[Michael] Rollins rolls through,
Finn's in trouble, center of the ring. Bálor with nowhere to go.
Is he gonna tap out? Is he gonna tap out to Rollins here?
[Pat] Seth Rollins could punch his ticket to the Elimination Chamber in Canada
with a Sharpshooter!
[Michael] And Bálor trying to make it, fingertip away,
dragged back, center of the ring.
Rollins releases, steps up now for a Pedigree to Bálor.
Cover by Seth.
[crowd counting, cheering]
[Michael] Bálor kicked out!
Bálor kicked out at two and three quarters!
-[Pat chuckles] -[Michael] I thought Rollins won it,
but the referee, Rod Zapata, said, "Nope."
Didn't quite get the three, that was close.
Fans don't believe it, they believe Rollins had it won.
[Pat] I don't like, you know,
-saying that something's… -[crowd chanting "Ref, you suck"]
…afoot, but…
when these fans said, "This match was awesome," earlier,
they were right.
[Michael] Well, the fans are all over the official here.
[Pat] That's what I'm saying, they've been accurate all night.
[Michael] Yeah, and Rollins, very upset with Rod Zapata,
gotta be very careful.
Seth is disappointed, understands that could've been his chance.
That was his chance to get to Elimination Chamber,
get a step closer to WrestleMania.
[Pat] I mean, what the hell happened there?
Referee said, "It was two and three quarters."
-Seth said, "Well… -[Pat laughs]
-…that's what I think about you." -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] They got to three, but I got two words for you, pal.
[Michael] Seth feeding off this raucous crowd here in Charlotte.
Finn though… Seth went for the Stomp
and Finn went right back to the ribs, and this match continues.
And man, how disappointing this would be for Seth Rollins
if he's to lose this match after that near fall, moments ago.
Rollins, though, not allowing Bálor to get to the top rope
for the Coup de Grâce.
[Pat] Hanging on for dear life there, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] Man, this has been a war.
Absolute war for an opportunity to join the field at the Chamber.
-Seth Rollins now, top rope. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Went for the superplex, and oh, my goodness,
disaster perhaps for Rollins.
Bálor, top rope, Coup de Grâce to the bad ribs.
Finn Bálor into the cover to go to the Chamber.
Rollins gets the shoulder up, roll through.
Kick out again at two. Bálor now, looking for a crossface.
Rollins is now in trouble! Is Seth gonna tap out?
Bálor's got it locked in!
High stakes, high pressure moment in this match!
Seth able to slip out, Stomp!
-Cover! -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] An exhausted Rollins wins! -[bell ringing]
["The Vision" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Michael] What a match between two of the best in the world today.
Seth Rollins is one step closer to the main event of WrestleMania.
Rollins joins an all-star cast of Damian Priest,
Logan Paul, CM Punk, Drew McIntyre,
and John Cena inside the Chamber a week from Saturday in Toronto.
-Oh, what a… -[Pat] What a fight.
[Michael] Pat, what a match. I mean, this is incredible.
Closing moments here.
[Pat] Seth Rollins gets himself up, we're thinking…
could be the end, instead Finn flips him,
and then Finn hits a Coup de Grâce from about 30 feet in the sky.
[Michael] To the bad ribs, which may already be broken,
-of Seth Rollins. -[Pat] Thought that was it.
And there was counter, counter, counter, crossface…
into a Stomp from Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
And the ref was able to get to three that time
as Seth punches his ticket to Elimination Chamber.
[Michael] As we wrap up the penultimate Raw
before Elimination Chamber,
the women's and the men's Elimination Chamber fields are set.
Six men, six women, one step closer to WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering] n, one step closer to WrestleMania.