[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
-["4X4" playing] -[Michael] This is Cincinnati, Ohio,
home to Major League Baseball's Reds, the NFL's Bengals,
and tonight, for the 19th time,
home to sports entertainment's preeminent show,
Monday Night Raw.
And you are looking live at the jam-packed Heritage Bank Center
on the banks of the Ohio River downtown.
Twelve thousand, two hundred and fifty-nine fans are here tonight,
where Monday Night Raw is live on Netflix.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And in our main event tonight, the Women's Tag Team Champions,
Bianca Belair and Naomi, look to defend the honor
of their friend, Jade Cargill, for the tag team titles tonight,
against the vicious, and cocky, and shrewd Judgment Day members,
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
Also, he's the World Heavyweight Champion and the man who defends his title
in 54 nights at WrestleMania, versus "Main Event" Jey Uso.
The world champ, Gunther, is here live.
As is Alpha Academy.
Well, next week, on the left, Iyo Sky will face Rhea Ripley
for the World Championship.
But tonight, her cohort, Dakota Kai,
looks to win singles gold for the first time in her career.
It's a rematch of the finals of the Women's Intercontinental Tournament
against the champion, the upstart, high-flyer, Lyra Valkyria.
She defends the title live tonight.
And Friday night on SmackDown,
the return of The Most Electrifying Man in All of Entertainment,
The Final Boss, The Rock, who brought with him headline news
in an offer that Cody Rhodes may not be able to refuse.
Will the undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes, in a sense, sell out?
Sell his soul to The Final Boss? We may find out live tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-["Take Flight" playing] -♪ Hey, yo! ♪
-[crowd cheering, booing] -[Pat] He's back home.
[Michael] No, that's Cleveland. That's the other side of the state.
[Pat] I'm talking about the entire state, you jackass!
Welcome back to Ohio, Logan Paul!
[Michael groans] This is gonna be a night.
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Logan Paul!
[Pat] There's a sign there that says, "Ohio loves Logan Paul."
-[crowd booing] -[Michael] Doesn't sound that way.
Nonetheless, Logan Paul, this coming Saturday, live in Toronto,
will enter the Elimination Chamber match for the second time in his career.
It is a star-studded affair. An all-star field.
And one of these six men will face Cody Rhodes
for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania.
[Pat] He's right where he belongs, he told you.
[Michael] He's been on a roll.
He eliminated CM Punk and AJ Styles at the Rumble.
-He beat Mysterio to qualify. -Cincinnati!
-[Pat] Great city. -[crowd booing]
Logan Paul is in the house.
I appreciate y'all. I respect that. As you know, I too am from Ohio.
[crowd cheering, booing]
Enough with the boos. I'm just like y'all, except way better.
[crowd booing]
Hey, I gotta be honest with you.
I got a story. So, I was coming in on my bird today.
We-- We're descending, right?
I look out the window, I see dreary, gray,
depressing Cincinnati,
which you guys are a product of.
I said to my pilot, "Buddy, let's hit a touch and go,
pull a U-turn, I wanna go home."
[crowd jeering]
But then I said, "Wait, hold o-- I'm righteous!"
"Stop! Stop, pilot!"
"I will go to Cincinnati
and I will perform in front of these peasants
because I'm just that humble."
[Pat] Jeez…
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
Oh! Oh, I see what's happening here. Y'all don't respect talent.
You guys waste talent. Just look at what you did to Joe Burrow.
-[Pat] Oh… -[crowd jeering]
-[Michael] Oh, that's fairly true. -And I'll tell you what. [chuckles]
[Pat] They made it to the Super Bowl already.
The last time I was in a ring on Monday Night Raw on Netflix,
I defeated Rey Mysterio, Hall of Famer.
[crowd booing]
And your boy punched his ticket to the Elimination Chamber
this Saturday, where I will defeat three doorknobs and John Cena.
[crowd continues booing]
At which point…
I will go on to headline WrestleMania, where I will face Cody Rhodes
and do what I say as I become the face of this company.
-So-- -["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Pat] Math ain't mathin'.
-[Michael] Well, he forgot one person. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Look at his eyes, Cole, please.
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
-♪ The cult of personality ♪ -[crowd singing along]
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
-♪ I've been everything you want to be ♪ -[crowd cheering]
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality… ♪
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, this coming Saturday for the fifth time
in his career and the first time in 13 years,
CM Punk will enter an Elimination Chamber match.
He won this event back in 2012, retaining the WWE Championship.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Michael] And Saturday marks the final opportunity for him
to main event WrestleMania.
I also understand that he had a busy day today
because he locked my partner, Pat McAfee, in a porta potty
back in the locker room area. It's making the rounds on social media.
[Pat] My bladder is an active one,
and that porta potty is certainly perfectly positioned.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Right off the side of Gorilla.
[Michael] Look at Logan Paul mocking the response to Punk.
[Pat] Man… I'll tell you what, these people should be proud.
What he pulled on me in that port-a-potty was absolutely genius.
Turned it around to a wall, couldn't get out.
You see, I thought the shaking of the porta potty was the rim.
"I didn't miss a single drop," I said.
Then he turned that thing around to a wall,
and I was trapped in a porta potty.
And that was quite a scene. That's CM Punk football, baby.
He's one step ahead. He's always thinking.
That's why in the Elimination Chamber, he's a problem.
And that porta potty, thankfully, earlier tonight,
did not smell like trash.
Or dumps. Or Dominik Mysterio.
-[music fades] -[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Logan] Why?
[Pat chuckles]
I don't understand, what's y'all's problem with me?
[crowd booing]
What's your problem with me, CM Punk?
-Me? -[Logan] What's your problem with me?
What-- Are you jealous of me?
I see the subtweets, the subtext of what you say online.
I hear what you're all about, and I think you're jealous of me.
You know why?
-Because I-- No, look at me. Look at me. -I'm looking, I'm looking.
I succeed at every single thing I do outside of this ring.
You and your career
are a series of you just failing upwards.
Congratulations.
Is that why you don't like me?
[crowd booing]
What?
-[crowd chanting "CM Punk"] -Tell me! Tell me!
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Okay, okay. Let's save a little bit of that.
We're gonna need that. We're gonna need that in a little bit.
I don't have a problem with you, believe it or not.
I don't know you well enough personally. Okay? This is business.
This is about the Elimination Chamber, okay?
But what I see of you,
honestly, dime a dozen, loud mouth kid,
says and does incredibly stupid and ignorant things for a reaction,
for the shock of it,
and you think that makes you a generational talent.
No character, no substance, and guess what, pal?
These people, they deserve better.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Look at this guy all high and mighty.
[mockingly] "These people deserve better."
[crowd booing]
What are you talking about? This is business?
I'll tell you what's bad business.
I'll tell you about the people. How about you, CM Punk?
When you came back,
it was one of the biggest, the greatest WWE returns in history.
-[Punk] Yep. -We all saw it!
And what happened?
You cracked under pressure.
[mockingly] You tore your wittle tricep!
Yeah, we all remember that.
You couldn't handle the spotlight, CM Punk.
And that is why I am here. Because here's the reality, dude.
You're familiar to these people. You're all they know.
"Bro, it's Stone Cold! It's John Cena! It's CM Punk!"
The inevitable fact is, that name changes.
And now that I'm a full timer,
it's only a matter of time before they're chanting my name.
-[crowd chanting "What"] -Logan Paul.
-[crowd chanting "What"] -I said, "Logan Paul"!
[crowd jeering]
[Pat] Gonna have to work on the rhythm a little bit, I think.
Logan Paul, I think.
-[Michael] That's good. -[Pat] He… I think…
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Pat] See.
The most chanted name in the history of any arena ever.
[Michael] Well, there's a bit of a rhythm to it.
-It easily rolls of the tongue. -Now, should we wait?
Should we give it that amount of time you want
before they might start chanting your name?
-[Pat] So, this is the test here. -[Punk] No?
There's a lot that you said was wrong,
but what you're right about is the names do change, right?
Those names you mentioned…
myself included, we are legends.
-[Pat] Oh yeah. -[crowd cheering]
We are history makers time and time again.
Under the pressure that you say I crack under,
I make history.
[crowd cheering]
You've never made history. You're barely a flash in the pan.
And guess what?
You're not gonna be here long enough for them to figure out who you are
or to remember who you are.
[crowd cheering]
In the Elimination Chamber, Saturday, Toronto, I will eliminate you.
Maybe call it a little receipt
for you dumping me out of the Royal Rumble.
I will go on to WrestleMania.
I will face Cody Rhodes.
I will leave Las Vegas with the world title.
I will make history.
And you will be history, nobody will think about you.
'Cause that sign, Las Vegas is all for me.
And I don't care if Cody Rhodes thinks he has to sell his soul…
to beat me.
He already knows what you're gonna find out firsthand,
Saturday, is that I am Satan himself.
And in this business,
you… are nobody.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Okay, cool. Cool.
-[crowd gasping] -[Michael] Oh!
[crowd jeering]
[laughs]
Oopsies. Are you okay?
Are you okay?
Hey, my bad. I don't know what came over me.
-I'm just… My bad. -Logan Paul, run while you can.
Run while your legs still work. On Saturday, it's not just a ring.
You're locked in a cage with CM Punk.
-[crowd cheering] -Yeah, thank God.
And I promise you, when I get my hands on you,
you'll understand why they chant my name.
["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Michael] Well, Logan Paul tried to punk out CM Punk
here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
This little cheap shot sent him a bit of a message.
[Pat] Yeah, I think Logan Paul's walking out of here
mission accomplished.
Said a lot of things about Cincinnati and then at the end,
smacked CM Punk right in the mouth.
-What a moment back in Ohio for Logan. -Six men, one winner.
This coming Saturday inside the Elimination Chamber,
the winner goes to WrestleMania to face Cody Rhodes
for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Well, it's been quite the debut here at WWE for the man known as Penta.
But his winning ways has created a number of enemies.
Let's take you back to last week, it was Penta versus Pete Dunne.
Ludwig Kaiser, who's had issues with both men,
came down to the ring.
And that distraction allowed Penta to deliver the Penta Driver
and pick up the win over Pete Dunne.
Kaiser was not done, however,
as Ludwig Kaiser was defeated by Penta a few weeks back.
And now Pete Dunne would get into it at ringside.
Penta would take out both men,
and it leads to our Triple Threat match here live tonight.
-["Sacred" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a Triple Threat match,
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Hamburg, Germany,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
Ludwig Kaiser!
[Michael] It is a first time ever Triple Threat match on Monday Night Raw.
Kaiser, Dunne, Penta, live on Netflix!
[Michael] We're back here live tonight in front of over 12,000
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne, Ludwig Kaiser set for action.
[Alicia] From Birmingham, England, weighing in at 205 pounds,
"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne!
[Michael] Again, this is a first time ever Triple Threat match
between these three men in WWE.
[music concludes]
[heavy rock music playing]
¡Cero miedo!
-Boo! -[crowd cheering]
Boo!
¡Cero miedo!
[Alicia] And their opponent, from Ecatepec, Mexico,
weighing in at 87 kilos, Penta!
[Michael] Hey, Pat, this luchador has taken the world by storm here at WWE.
-[Pat] Absolutely captivating. -Listen! Cero miedo.
[Pat] He has zero fear.
And it'll be on display all evening.
[Michael] Under Triple Threat rules, the first man to gain pinfall
or submission will win this matchup.
Penta, so far, is 2 and 0 against Pete Dunne.
He's 1 and 0 against Ludwig Kaiser.
And Kaiser was embarrassed, Pat, by Penta,
back at the Royal Rumble, earlier this month.
Kaiser entering the Rumble,
and Penta eliminated him in just six seconds.
[Pat] Yeah, that's certainly a quick in and out
to the Royal Rumble for Kaiser.
But I think when we look back on it, Penta's gonna do a lot of things…
-[bell ringing] -…to a lot of people.
[Michael] Penta was the Iron Man of the Rumble match,
lasted over 42 minutes after entering at number two.
[Pat] Penta's… I mean, it is an experience.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Pete Dunne with that enzuigiri,
dropping Kaiser early on and now makes it one-on-one
with Penta at least momentarily.
[Pat] Pete Dunne thought he had a win last week until Ludwig Kaiser came out.
He's got a lot of aggression,
would obviously love to get a big win over Penta.
[Michael] Penta using his speed. And now sends Dunne toward the corner.
Penta's so much fun to watch.
Here's a cover now, Kaiser tried to steal one.
Great ring awareness by Ludwig Kaiser, the second generation Superstar.
[Pat] Yeah, he's a talent.
He'll definitely tell you about it too, as we saw earlier.
[Michael] Penta now. That backstabber delivered to Kaiser.
[Pat] Yep. Cincinnati's coming alive for Penta.
-[Penta] Cero… -[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Pat] Cero miedo.
[Michael] And Kaiser knew what was coming, and he steps out of harm's way.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] I do wish I was able to speak Spanish.
[Michael] Oh!
[Pat] Pete Dunne with a big knee to Ludwig Kaiser,
and then an all-out assault on the barricade.
[Michael] Yeah, Dunne ticked off after Kaiser cost him
a match last week in his mind. Penta now…
flying through the air and taking out Dunne.
[Pat] See, that's the thing about Penta, he's coming up.
[Michael] Oh, and Kaiser from behind. Again, Triple Threat rules, no count outs,
no disqualifications as Penta is driven into the barricade.
This Ludwig Kaiser. Oh man!
Basement drop kick to the arm to Dunne, which slammed against the steel steps.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Pat] I mean, he just has that mentality where he's not feeling
an ounce of guilt after breaking your arm.
Ludwig Kaiser wants to get to the top, willing to do, however.
[Michael] He's an agitator, is what Kaiser is,
as Penta now sends Kaiser over the top rope.
Penta now gonna climb high.
The world-renowned luchador.
[Pat] I mean, this guy, Penta, is awesome.
[Michael] And Penta now flies…
takes out Kaiser and Dunne, our Triple Threat match
-is heating up here live on Netflix. -[grunts] Whoo!
[Michael] Dangerous situation and Penta takes out Kaiser and Dunne!
And Penta trying to build momentum.
[Pat] Holy hell, this is when you can really go
in a Triple Threat when you get both men down with the same move.
[crowd chanting "Penta"]
[Pat] We're chopping a lot of meat tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Penta making both men suffer. Oh! Sling blade by Penta.
His unique version of that, a big kick now to the midsection.
Penta, across the ring, delivers one as well to Ludwig Kaiser!
-[screams] -[Michael] And Penta's fired up!
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Penta's not scared
to shift the gears,
pick it up a notch a good bit, and also stand on his head.
[Michael] Just tremendous athleticism, great body control and…
[Pat] I don't think he should've went for two of those.
[Michael] Dunne now. Oh, he caught him though.
Penta caught Dunne, a step-up enzuigiri.
Kaiser now sends Penta out to the apron, and Ludwig Kaiser, listen to that.
Penta can deliver a chop with the best of them.
[Pat] Absolutely.
[Michael] And now, Penta-- How incredible was that?
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] What a hurricanrana by Penta!
[Pat] It's-- I'm trying to figure out what the hell he did there.
-It was like an inverted-- -[Michael] Describe that for me.
[Pat] It was like an inverted hurricanrana.
Ending up with Penta
in a spot to really take over.
[Michael] Well, Penta was gonna fly over the top rope.
Kaiser, though, dumped out of the other side of the ring.
Penta now…
-onto Dunne! -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Did a pump fake on Ludwig like he's Joe Burrow!
[Michael] And now, Kaiser taken out! Penta's flying all over the place!
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] This man is spectacular. -[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
-It is awesome, Cincinnati. -[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] And now, Kaiser driven down by Penta for the win.
Cover, Dunne breaks things up with a stomp.
[Pat] Double heel there from Pete Dunne. Even his breakup was devastating,
but this flipped the entire match for Penta.
[Michael] Penta is a joy to watch.
So glad that the WWE Universe is finally being introduced to a man
who's taken the lucha world by storm for over a decade.
And Pete Dunne just, again, in your face, and Penta will not back down.
Big forearm by Dunne.
-[Penta grunts] -[Michael] Mentioned before at the top
of this broadcast that Penta has not made many friends
since arriving in WWE.
[Pat] Oh. He immediately started being talked about.
[Michael] Exactly. Dunne now.
Does a leapfrog over Penta, runs into a kick to the face.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Ludwig Kaiser now from behind, grabbing the back of the mask of Penta.
And Dunne drives Penta into Kaiser.
And now, Pete Dunne looking for the Bitter End!
-Dunne may knock off Penta here. -One, two--
[Michael] And Kaiser breaking things up.
And again, Kaiser may have cost Dunne a victory over Penta
for the second straight week.
[Pat] That's why a Triple Threat win is so damn difficult.
That should have been over. Any other night, that's over.
Ludwig Kaiser comes in, breaks it up. Now, he's in complete control.
[Kaiser grunts]
[Michael] And Kaiser now, taking the fight to Dunne.
-[screams] -[Michael] Oh, look at Kaiser
screaming in pain as Dunne tries to break his fingers.
-[Dunne grunts] -[Michael] Oh my goodness.
-[Pat] Did he? -[groans]
[Michael] Penta! Oh my God!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Mexican Destroyer onto Kaiser!
[Pat] Holy hell.
[Michael] And now, looking for The Sacrifice.
-Cero… -[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Michael] Locked in now, trying to break the arm of Dunne!
Setting him up for the finishing maneuver, known as the Penta Driver.
[Pat] Well, well, well, he bobbled a little bit late in the match.
[Michael] Kaiser, though, sends Penta outside the ring.
Kaiser now trying to take advantage! Down goes Dunne, planted by Kaiser!
[crowd] One! Two!
-[Michael] Kaiser with a win! -[bell ringing]
-[Michael] What a win by Kaiser! -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] What a win by Kaiser. -[Alicia] And here is your winner.
Ludwig Kaiser!
[Michael] Penta had The Sacrifice.
He was looking for the Penta Driver when Kaiser took advantage.
[Pat] I mean, Ludwig just kinda…
-[crowd cheering] -…laying in the weeds a little bit
after being used for a Mexican Destroyer,
and then super kicked out of the ring. A bobble on the Penta.
Which-- [hesitates] Ludwig Kaiser steals the win…
and plants Pete Dunne directly on the top of his head.
One, two, three.
-The Ludwig Kaiser, year of 2025… -[speaks indistinctly]
…has a massive Triple Threat winner.
[Michael] Yeah, you mentioned earlier, Pat, this could be the year Ludwig Kaiser.
He really started to break out in 2024.
Absolutely. Superstar in the making.
He said some terrible things to the people of Cincinnati
during the break, and he might want to change that.
But if he keeps winning, why not Ludwig Kaiser?
Who's saying "nein"?
-That's German for "no". -Thank you.
Ladies and gentlemen, we are heading toward Toronto
this Saturday in Elimination Chamber,
and the time is now or never for John Cena.
His last opportunity to main event WrestleMania
in his last Elimination Chamber match.
[soft emotional music playing]
[Cena] I'm announcing tonight
that I will compete in the Elimination Chamber.
What is best for business is I main event WrestleMania.
And what is best for business is, for the first time,
I confidently say that I'm gonna win a 17th championship.
[Michael] John Cena entering his last chamber match ever.
[Cena] I have built my existence here off of hard work,
loyalty to this company, and respect for all of its branches.
I will win 17 not for me.
I will win 17 to someday shake the hand of the person who wins 18.
I told Toronto when I announced my retirement
that I was grateful for the city and I would be back,
and I would be back to kick ass.
It is time to walk that talk and be who I say I am.
I am going to the Elimination Chamber to win,
and I'm going to main event my final appearance in WrestleMania
and win a 17th championship.
-[music concludes] -[crowd cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for your Women's World Champion,
-Rhea Ripley! -[crowd cheering]
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
-Listen… -[music fades]
…Rhea Ripley, we are all waiting in anticipation
to see who's gonna win this Women's Elimination Chamber match
on Saturday to become the challenger to this very title.
The thing is, we don't technically know
who our Women's World Champion is going to be.
Because next week on Monday Night Raw,
you defend this championship against Iyo Sky.
So, my question for you is, how are you managing
to prepare for this title defense with Elimination Chamber looming?
Look, I'm gonna have an eye on Elimination Chamber,
but… my full focus
is on next week 'cause Iyo is right.
I've never beaten her.
And look, if I wanna walk into WrestleMania
still your Women's World Champion,
then I'm gonna have to do the one thing that I have never done.
But the thing is…
it's been nearly five years since Iyo and I have fought each other.
And in those five years,
I have become the most dominant woman here
in the WWE.
[crowd cheering]
And in those five years,
I have beaten absolutely everyone who has stepped to me.
Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair,
Liv Morgan, you name them, I have beaten them.
So, after next week, you're gonna have to add Iyo Sky's name to that list.
[crowd cheering]
Rhea.
[speaks Japanese]
Next week.
I will beat you again and I will go to WrestleMania
as the Women's World Champion!
-[crowd cheering] -[thrilling music playing]
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, it takes place next week,
Monday Night Raw, live on Netflix from Buffalo, New York.
The collision that will determine who will be
the Women's World Champion at WrestleMania.
Will it be Rhea Ripley or will it be Iyo Sky?
We find out next Monday night. This is gonna be a collision.
-[energetic hip-hop music playing] -♪ It's your boys, The New Day ♪
[crowd booing]
♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ When New Day dropped and new day came ♪
♪ And New Day built the New Day name ♪
♪ Its New Day's time… ♪
[Pat] This song is an absolute banger.
But these two, tough to like right now, bub.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match,
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first at a combined weight of 417 pounds,
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston.
The New Day!
[Michael] You know, Pat, I was trying to give these two the benefit of the doubt
up until about two weeks ago.
And what The New Day did to the legendary
Hall of Famer, Rey Mysterio.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods attacking Rey Mysterio
and then doing serious damage not only to his lower extremities…
but also to Rey's knee and Rey is out of action indefinitely
because of this assault by The New Day.
That's The New Day. It's a new day.
[Michael] Coming up here live on Netflix, the Latino World Order,
the LWO look for revenge for Rey Mysterio
-as they take on The New Day? -[Pat] No, it's The "New" New Day.
[Michael] They are still talking.
[Pat] And still getting booed.
[speaks indistinctly]
So, we're out here, we've actually done them a favor, right?
They should be thanking us for our benevolence.
All of you people here should be thanking us for coming.
Y'all should thank God that we're here.
[crowd booing]
-["Our World" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, thank goodness that the LWO is here.
Cruz Del Toro, Joaquin Wilde,
looking for some retribution toward their mentor, Rey Mysterio,
and they chase New Day out of the ring.
[Pat] Grupo chingón here, is LWO.
They're ready to fight for Rey Mysterio. How could you not?
For what The "New" New Day did to Big E and to Rey Mysterio.
It's impossible to look at them and say,
-"Yeah, we like what they're doing." -[bell ringing]
[Michael] You see Joaquin Wilde mouthing off to Kofi Kingston.
They've had quite the exchange on social media all week long.
And Xavier Woods, though, will start things off against Wilde.
You know, Woods, we talked about him earlier today.
We found out that he possibly is suffering
from an inferiority complex that dates all the way back
to when he was in high school, Pat.
He wore these sports goggles as he was an amateur wrestler
-in the Atlanta area. -[screams]
[Michael] People refer to him as "Urkel" and a four-eyed nerd.
One, two, three…
[Pat] Those types of words can certainly drive up
some spite in a young man.
[Michael] That's maybe why he's acting out the way he is today.
Nice missile dropkick by Joaquin Wilde.
[Pat] Hey, you four-eyed nerd.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] They used to say, "Hey, look at this guy, is it Nerd Day?"
"Yeah, every day that ends in Y is Nerd Day when this guy's here."
[Michael] Double team now by LWO.
Cruz Del Toro sets Wilde into Xavier Woods.
Del Toro, the fearless and loyal daredevil of the LWO.
Cover now, hook of the leg by Del Toro and a kick-out.
[Pat] Great maneuver by, I mean, Joaquin Wilde.
I went to college at the same time at the same school as Joaquin Wilde.
-[Michael] West Virginia? -[Pat] He was a wild man then.
I saw him wrestle whenever he was at school, flying around armories.
[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
[Pat] Seeing him here at the LWO is great.
[Michael] And now Del Toro runs into a boot by Woods.
New Day, obviously, despite what you think about them,
one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
¡Arriba!
[Michael] Fourteen-time tag champs, one-time NXT champs.
-[Pat] Certainly in the conversation. -[Michael] Look at this. Oh, nice.
Hurricanrana delivered by Del Toro
with a big right hand now to Kofi Kingston.
Among those who could be considered one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
How about the Hardy Boyz?
Right here in Cincinnati,
take on NQCC in tag team action.
The return of Matt and Jeff on NXT.
[Pat] Great to see the Hardy Boyz back on WWE television.
-[Michael] Tag. -[Pat] I speak for everybody.
[Michael] Kofi Kingston lowers the rope in the boom on Cruz Del Toro.
[Pat] I mean, that's the veteran type stuff though
that Kofi and Xavier Woods are gonna hit on every single time.
Never gonna miss the opportunity.
That's why they're in the conversation for greatest tag team of all time.
[Michael] And again, I just don't understand
the change in attitude. I mean, they were so well loved,
and as you mentioned, maybe the greatest tag team ever, maybe.
I mean, why act like this? Why act like these jerks?
You know… as you look maybe to wrap up your career in a few years.
[Pat] It might have been traumatizing whenever they lost Big E to injury.
And then that might have turned into spite.
You might have seen how they were only hanging out with each other,
only listening to each other.
And all of a sudden, they've turned into this now,
just a calculated group of…
[Michael] Oh!
Being hated and trying to do whatever.
[Michael] Well, you know, here's the hook of the leg now.
What they were just doing, JBL once referred to as the unicorn stomp.
I talked to Woods about that earlier today.
He goes, "Unicorns are stupid."
-[Pat] Is that a direct quote? -[Michael] Direct quote from Xavier Woods.
[Pat] Did not know if we knew the intelligence levels of unicorns.
New Day!
[crowd booing]
[Pat] See, they can't flex like that because--
[Michael] Oh, look at this now. Del Toro looks for the win and a kick-out.
[Pat] Quick roll up there by Del Toro, who is certainly impressed.
He eats a big right from Xavier Woods.
[Michael] Tag made, now here comes Kofi Kingston.
You know, Woods also upset
that he's never been able to win a singles championship in WWE.
He was king of the ring.
Meanwhile, his partner Kofi Kingston's a Grand Slam champion.
Maybe Woods should be mad at him and not Big E.
[Pat] There's a lot of different people
that you can direct your anger instead of having
an attitude adjustment in the way that they have.
But now can Del Toro get a tag?
[Michael] The LWO tag made. Here comes Joaquin Wilde.
[Pat] Powerful lariat, two of them. Big boot.
Him and Kofi were getting after it on social media.
Now it's happening in the middle of Cincinnati.
[Michael] And Wilde, of course, has a short fuse.
Has a mean streak when he needs one, on display here.
Wilde now sent out to the apron.
It was a highlight reel for a couple of weeks there
at NXT a few months back.
And Wilde planting Kofi with a DDT.
And now one to Xavier Woods as well.
-[Pat] Joaquin Wilde. -[screams]
[Michael] LWO looking for a massive win here tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Pat] Wilde going crazy in Cincinnati.
[referee speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Both men fly over the top and take out The New Day.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Del Toro yells] -¡Arriba!
[Michael] Rey Mysterio recovering at home watching this,
I'm sure with a big smile on his face.
[Pat] Absolutely. Have to be proud of the boys.
[Michael] Both of these men have told us how much Rey has meant to their career,
along with Dragon Lee, another member of the LWO.
And look at the double team coming now.
[overlapping chatter]
[Michael] Xavier has the ref distracted and Kofi Kingston
able to take advantage.
Double team coming.
-[Kingston shouts indistinctly] -[Del Toro grunts]
[Michael] Lights out.
-[Pat] That's gotta be it for Del Toro. -[grunts]
-[Michael] New Day with the win. -[bell ringing]
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, The New Day.
[Michael] Great fight by the LWO tonight,
but The New Day pick up the victory on Monday Night Raw.
They're starting to hit a bit of a groove now.
[Pat] Yeah, The "New" New Day, I do fear,
is only on a one-way trip back up into the main event of everything.
[Michael] Well, they're disgusted now as The New Day
now taking out their frustration
-and anger on Del Toro and Joaquin Wilde. -["Control The Empire" playing]
[Michael] And speaking of the aforementioned Dragon Lee,
Lee on his way to the ring now.
And Dragon Lee told me that he felt some responsibility
to what happened to Rey Mysterio a couple of weeks back.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Dragon Lee wants to make good. -[Michael] Bang to the corner to Woods.
Dragon Lee fired up.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now looking to put Woods away.
Kofi Kingston, that distraction will cost Dragon Lee.
[Pat] Oldest play in the book.
The "New" New Day took advantage of Dragon Lee.
Kofi distracted him,
Xavier Woods flips it, and now, what's The "New" New Day gonna do-do?
[Michael] They're gonna continue the destruction of the LWO.
-[wrestlers grunt] -[Michael] Oh!
[Pat] That Powerbomb from God.
[crowd jeering]
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[Pat] Powerbomb from, as Kofi referred to himself, God earlier.
The heavens.
[Michael] New attitude, same winning result.
♪ It's New Day's world New Day still rocks, come on ♪
[indistinct chatter]
You know what, Dom? I'm sick of it. I'm sick and tired of it.
Last week was the most embarrassing day in the history of The Judgment Day,
and it's all because of you.
-You are-- -[Carlito] Guys, are we still on this?
-Come on, man. -No, listen, he needs to hear this.
Last week, you talked a real big game, didn't you? Real big.
But what happened when you went to the ring?
You lost to AJ Styles and you got speared by Bron Breakker.
-What good is that to anyone, huh? -You know, thanks to me,
you got a qualifying match for the Elimination Chamber.
What did you do? You lost to Seth Rollins.
-[Carlito] Come on, Dom, guys. -I'm just trying to help everybody out.
Maybe we do need to add a new member.
No, no, no, there'll be no talk of adding a new member to The Judgment Day.
If anyone's gonna fix things around here, it's gonna be me.
-You? -Yeah, me.
[Morgan] Really, you guys are still fighting?
-I'm not fighting. -Güerita, I'm sorry.
You don't need to apologize, but you guys, you need to stop fighting.
This is a huge week for me,
which should mean it's a huge week for all of us.
Not only am I in Chamber,
but Raquel and I have a tag title match tonight.
I know things didn't go our way last week, but after tonight, things will look up.
Raquel and I will bring gold to The Judgment Day,
because it doesn't matter who's champion,
but as long as it's one of us, right?
Of course, but aren't you two worried about Bianca and Naomi?
Especially after that stunt you girls pulled with Jade Cargill, huh?
I think we're bringing a little bit too much trouble
onto our own doorstep.
Well, as much as we don't care about what happened to Jade,
Raquel and I just simply were not involved.
But don't worry, we will handle Bianca and Naomi tonight.
But why don't you guys focus on getting on the same page as Dominik,
so you can help him with his match against Bron Breakker.
All right, we'll handle our business.
-You handle yours. -Oh, we will.
Let's go.
Ooh, yellow one. [chuckles]
[Michael] Cody Rhodes is here tonight,
and he's going to address the offer that The Final Boss,
The Rock, made to him on SmackDown this past Friday.
Is it an offer that Cody Rhodes can't refuse?
Well, ladies and gentlemen, the world champion, Gunther, is here.
When he showed up tonight, he was in a suit.
However, now he's dressed for battle.
What's Gunther up to? The champ's here live, next.
["FE!N" playing]
[Michael] Gunther defending the World Heavyweight Championship
against "Main Event" Jey Uso in Las Vegas!
Meanwhile, The Ring General is in the ring.
["Prepare to Fight" playing]
-[music concludes] -[crowd booing]
Well, I understand you can't contain your excitement
because the World Heavyweight Champion, the greatest wrestler alive,
"Der Ringgeneral" Gunther, is in action tonight!
[crowd jeering]
But before we get to that, I want to talk about WrestleMania.
Initially, when Jey Uso won the Royal Rumble,
and he chose me as his opponent at WrestleMania,
I was angry, initially.
But as the weeks go by, I'm warming up to it.
Because I realized the opportunity that I have to embarrass that clown
on the grandest stage of them all and end that Yeet Circus for good.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
So, today…
I took that WrestleMania spirit, I walked up to Adam Pearce's office,
and I offered him the World Heavyweight Champion
in action tonight.
And obviously, he couldn't say no to that.
So, everybody…
let me introduce you to my handpicked opponent for tonight.
I opened the gate for a chance of a lifetime.
-[Pat] What? -To get in the ring
with the World Heavyweight Champion right now.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Akira Tozawa.
[Pat] I mean. Quite an opportunity, I guess.
-Come on. -["Shoooosh" playing]
[Michael] So, Gunther's giving Akira Tozawa,
a former cruiserweight champion, a former…
fifteen-time 24/7 champion,
an opportunity to battle the champ tonight.
I mean…
[Pat] We're talking about a historic 24/7 championship run
from Akira Tozawa, historic.
Even when he wasn't the champion.
[Michael] Much different than facing The Ring General, but…
[Pat] But he was champion. He has been there before.
He has pinned people.
If he could pin a massive man tonight, his life changes.
[Michael] Yeah, his life may change, all right.
[Pat] There's a chance his body changes after tonight…
Hold on, hold on. Before the bell rings,
let me explain to you why I handpicked you tonight, okay?
Because as I entered the building earlier,
I noticed you were doing some weird TikTok dances
with those two clowns out there.
And that bothered me, because you and I, we got some things in common.
Not many, some.
For example, we both,
we uprooted our lives to make a career in the WWE.
We both got in the shape of our life to prove that we belong.
But you all waste it by just being a goof and dance around
to the enjoyment of those degenerate fans.
[crowd jeering]
And just like Jey Uso…
you're making the wrong choices.
Jey's choice to face me at WrestleMania will cost him a career at WrestleMania.
But your career-- Hey, Pat…
-[Pat] Hello. -What did you say last week?
One night only?
-[Pat] Yeah. -Anything can happen?
-Yeah, a yeet here, a yeet-- Okay. -So maybe, Tozawa,
today you could achieve something that Jey Uso never will.
You have the chance to earn my respect.
So come on, Tozawa, earn my respect.
Come on, earn my respect, Tozawa.
-Come on. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Well, the bell's underway, and Tozawa with a kick
to the face of Gunther, and here comes Tozawa now,
taking it to the World Champion.
Tozawa showing some fire and some fight. And a big kick, and Gunther's in trouble.
Look at Tozawa go!
[Pat] I mean, this is the only way Akira has any shot, is hit him early…
[Michael] Boom! Good night.
[Pat] …'cause when he hits you, it's gonna end early!
Cincinnati's resident newsman,
Les Nessman, may be reading Tozawa's obituary tonight,
because Gunther is about to destroy this man.
Evan "Money" McPherson kicks bombs for field goals
in this city for the Bengals.
[Michael] Oh! Oh God!
[Pat] I mean, that man's soul just left his body right there.
[Michael] Like, literally.
Oh no. Oh no, Tozawa, though trying to fight back.
Oh, that's enough of fight back, just tossed away by Gunther.
Big kick now by Tozawa, who's showing some fight tonight.
And Gunther with that big dinosaur drop kick to Tozawa.
That dinosaur--
-Oh, Tozawa! Tozawa! -[Michael] Tozawa, Tozawa!
Almost had the champ!
Tozawa's starting to believe.
-[Pat] Tozawa said, "Hey, I can--" -[Michael] Hey, you said it,
any given night, anything can happen!
[Pat] Literally, humans gotta operate.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Boston crab now.
And Gunther just sitting down on Tozawa.
Gonna break this man in half.
Otis screaming at Tozawa to try to fight back into this thing,
but I don't know how much Tozawa has left.
[Pat] Oh, he's in a full presser right now.
[Michael] Young man trying to get to the bottom rope and…
-[Otis] Come on, Tozawa! -[Pat] Otis saying, come on, Tozawa,
don't you quit, and he doesn't.
[Michael] Forces a break, and I'm not sure Gunther was expecting
this type of fight out of Tozawa here tonight.
[Pat] I love that Otis is a ride or a die.
Saying, "Let's get this dub, Akira."
Same with Maxxine, Alpha Academy in unison.
Saying, "Why not tonight for Akira Tozawa?"
Come on!
[Michael] I'm not sure you want to get into a chop war with Gunther.
Oh, goodness!
[Pat] I feel that's probably why tonight's not the night, and then that.
[Michael] Well, Tozawa gave us a little bit of hope, but…
-thanks for coming. -[crowd] One! Two!
-[Pat] Oh my God. -[Michael] Well,
Gunther had him beat there, and listen this…
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] This is pretty simple.
Gunther just trying to send a clear statement now,
sleeper locked in.
Tozawa is actually lifted off the mat here by Gunther.
-Tozawa defenseless, he's faded, he's out. -[bell ringing]
-[Michael] Gunther making his point. -["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, the World Heavyweight Champion,
-The Ring General! -[music fades]
[referee] Come on, hey! Gunther, no!
-[Pat] Even more after. -[Michael] Yeah, now Otis into the ring,
and Otis gonna stick up for his teammate.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Wait a minute, Otis is powering up.
[Michael] Well, Gunther a couple of times trying to knock Otis back,
and Otis fired up, and the champ thinking twice
about getting into it with Otis tonight.
[Pat] Here's another genius play.
[Michael] And now Gunther from behind going right after Otis
and now putting the big man in a sleeper hold.
Gunther from behind ambushing Otis.
And he is just wrecking the Alpha Academy tonight.
-[Pat] Akira Tozawa is still down and out. -["Main Event Ish" playing]
-[Pat] Uso! -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] They need you, Jey, not just the yeet.
[Michael] "Main Event" Jey Uso on his way to the ring,
and the world champ, Gunther, wants nothing to do
with the yeet man tonight.
[Pat] Good yeeting, Cole, and thanks for yeeting, Jey.
This damn champion was on our tail.
[Gunther] That's gonna be you, Jey!
Same thing is gonna happen.
Come here!
[Michael] Gunther taking his time, smiling back at Jey Uso here tonight.
[Pat] The Alpha Academy's gotta be saying thanks to Jey Uso.
'Cause I think he could have…
He could have ragdolled the Alpha Academy
-all night if he wanted to. -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Dakota Kai has an opportunity to win her first ever
singles championship here in WWE.
Can Dakota Kai do it?
She's got her hands full though
against the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion.
Lyra Valkyria is ready for battle.
Valkyria, Kai for the Intercontinental title live on Netflix.
-[energetic music playing] -[Michael] She's the number one contender
for the Intercontinental Championship, Dakota Kai.
It all went down last week here on Monday Night Raw.
Kai and Ivy Nile one-on-one
for an opportunity to take down Lyra Valkyria here tonight.
[Michael] It was a competitive battle between these two women.
Could have went either way, Pat.
-[crowd gasps] -[Pat] Absolutely.
[Michael] But in the end, as Dakota Kai was looking to put Ivy Nile away,
she did with the GTK.
And Kai becomes the number one contender for the championship.
[Pat] It was a great fight for a huge opportunity here tonight.
To become the second ever Intercontinental Champion.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
the Women's Intercontinental Championship!
Introducing first the challenger, from Auckland, New Zealand,
Dakota Kai!
-["Triumph" playing] -[crowd chanting "Whoo"]
[Pat] Whoo! Whoo! Whoo!
[Alicia] And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland,
she is the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Michael] Dresses herself after Morrigan, the Irish goddess of war,
-as Lyra Valkyria heads into battle. -[crowd chanting "Whoo"]
[Pat] Whoo!
-Hard to hit that note, but it is fun. -[Michael] Whoo!
[Pat] Whoo! Eh…
[Michael] I can't hit any notes. I'm toned deaf.
[Pat] So am I, brother. So am I.
As I sing off key, our champ is confident for a good reason.
[Michael] Third time these two have met one-on-one here in WWE.
The first time was last May, Saudi Arabia, Queen of the Ring tournament.
The lead-up to that, Lyra Valkyria knocking off Dakota Kai
in the first round of that tournament.
And then back in mid-January,
earlier this year, the finals of the inaugural tournament.
Dakota Kai losing to Lyra Valkyria…
-[bell ringing] -…on that night as well.
[Michael] So, Dakota Kai hopes the third time is the charm
and she can knock off Lyra here tonight.
There's an old adage in football that it's hard to beat teams
three times in one season. Is it the same case here?
[Pat] Yeah.
I mean, there's also some stats that counter those things.
You know, numbers go a funny way.
Normally a team can have a team's number as well.
And then you start looking around at divisions,
one team normally stinks more than the others.
[Michael] Great analysis, Pat.
-And here's Lyra Valkyria-- -[Pat] Thank you.
[Michael] Dakota roll up, shoulders down, and a kick-out.
[Pat] What I'm saying is, you can win all the time,
and I think that's what Lyra's gonna do a lot of.
But Dakota Kai could change it all tonight.
[Michael] But does it get in your head?
Like I said before, Dakota's never won a singles championship.
And Lyra got caught by Dakota. Champ could be in trouble here.
Does it get in your head the longer this goes?
[Pat] Yeah, I think the longer it goes, the more it starts to weigh.
Obviously, I think every athlete has gone through it.
Will I be the one that'll show up?
And you disappoint yourself a couple times.
Can you still have confidence and faith?
That you can get to the top, Dakota Kai.
[Michael] Valkyria now, Dakota Kai looking to counter.
Shots to the kidney now, down goes Valkyria on the apron.
[Pat] That was a hard shot on the apron there,
and now Dakota Kai setting up for a big-- And Kai now with a cannonball
takes out the champ.
[Pat] Oh man!
-That's what I'm talking about! Come on! -[Pat] A little exercise.
[Michael] There's 12,259 here tonight
at the Heritage Bank Center in Cincinnati, Ohio
for the final Monday Night Raw before Saturday's Elimination Chamber
in Toronto.
This is an Intercontinental Championship match.
Dakota Kai, the number one contender, in control,
the Champion, Lyra Valkyria, who's trying to fight out of it.
[Pat] And from what I know about the people of this state of Ohio,
they're loving this fight that we got right now
for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Michael] Lyra with tremendous core strength,
bringing herself back up to the second rope.
[Pat] Wait a minute.
[Michael] Lyra Valkyrie, vertical suplex into a superplex from the top.
And both women are down, Lyra, the champion, hurt as well.
[Pat] I think that one settled in there.
She took a big shot to the back as well on the fall.
[Michael] Yeah, high risk maneuver, both women down.
[Kai groaning]
-[Pat] A delayed superplex. -[Michael] For 42 days,
Lyra Valkyrie has been the first ever Intercontinental Champion.
Her first title defense tonight, will that reign continue?
Dakota Kai of Damage CTRL fighting back again.
Her cohort, her teammate, Iyo Sky with a massive match next week
on Raw against Rhea Ripley for the women's world title.
Oh! Dakota caught her with a kick. Lyra's in trouble. Dakota Kai now.
Uh-oh, Lyra slips through.
-Shoulders down for the win. -[crowd] One, two…
-[Michael] Dakota reverses it. -[crowd] One, two…
-One, two… -[Michael] Back and forth we go.
Shoulders down again, this time. notice how Dakota…
[Pat] Oh!
[Michael] …changed her weight that time, but Lyra bridged out at least momentarily.
Almost had her, bridges out again this time.
Dakota looking for a backslide on the champ. Lyra trying to counter.
Great sequence here between champ and challenger.
Now, it's Lyra Valkyrie with a backslide. Dakota rolls through.
Double leg takedown, jackknife cover for the win and the title.
Oh! And Lyra barely at two and a half.
[Pat] That might have been two and seven-eighths, Cole.
The power to get up.
[Michael] And now, up and down goes Dakota Kai,
stacking her up is Lyra, and a kick-out at two.
[Pat] These have been close.
[Michael] Pretty incredible wrestling here by both of these women.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Pat] It is.
-[crowd gasping] -[Michael] Indeed it is. Oh goodness!
[screams]
[Pat] Dakota with another massive boot.
[Michael] And now Dakota Kai, over the top!
Cover now for the win, off a Kairopractor, and a kick-out.
By Valkyria, somehow surviving.
[Pat] Backbreaking destroyer is the only way you could describe that.
[Michael] I described it as the Kairopractor.
[Pat] Yeah, but I'm saying that's what it is though.
It is devastating. I mean, it is…
I thought that was it for our champ.
[Michael] Oh! And…
Dakota Kai with a kick to Valkyria.
Both women now.
Man, this has been as 50-50 as you can get.
[Pat] Absolutely.
[Michael] Lyra now with Dakota though up on her shoulders.
Valkyria looking for the win!
-Here's the cover! Hook of the leg! -[crowd] One! Two!
-Three! -[Michael] Off Nightwing!
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Valkyria retains!
["Triumph" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, and still
the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
Lyra Valkyria!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Lyra Valkyria in a hellacious battle tonight
against the very proud Dakota Kai.
What a match for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Pat] Game respect game right there.
[Michael] Great show of respect by these two women.
Valkyria, you said it before, Pat, she may be a champion for a long time,
a tremendous ton of talent, learns more and more each, and every week.
Valkyria, once again, victorious here.
On Monday Night Raw-- And that is Ivy Nile driving Dakota into the barricade.
Lyra turn around.
-[Pat] She doesn't know! -[Michael] Lyra turn around.
Ivy Nile now attacking Valkyria with a release German suplex.
And The Pitbull of American Made, taking out the Champion.
-[crowd booing] -[Pat] She had no ide--
-[Michael] And the power of Nile. -[crowd gasping]
[crowd booing]
[Michael] It cannot get any clearer than that.
Nile wants the Intercontinental Championship.
-["Triumph" playing] -[inaudible]
Speaking about relationships that have evolved over the years,
there may be no relationship quite like that of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn.
-Oh yeah. -Over the better part of two decades,
they've been the best of friends. They've been bitter enemies.
But now they've reached a point where they have to battle in a match
that is unsanctioned by WWE.
[dramatic music playing]
Just thinking about the history between Sami Zayn and Kevin Owens.
There are no other two guys whose names have been tied to each other
for their entire careers like this.
In a story that long, there's obviously gonna be a lot of betrayals.
[crowd gasping]
[Zayn] There's obviously gonna be a lot of forgiving and forgetting.
But unfortunately, there's no forgiving and there's no forgetting this time.
[crowd gasping]
[Zayn] You tried to end my career,
and I'm not gonna pretend my neck is 100%, it's not.
But I know what I've got in the tank and I have got enough for a fight.
I can't sanction it.
It could be the very last match in the career of Sami Zayn.
-Give me this damn match! -[crowd cheering]
[Pearce] In Toronto, at Elimination Chamber,
it will be Kevin Owens, one-on-one with Sami Zayn.
It's not official. It's unsanctioned.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] No disqualifications. No count outs. No rules.
The referee is only there to record the pinfall or submission.
WWE is not liable for anything these two men do to each other.
The level of carnage in Elimination Chamber
will be career-threatening if not ending.
Limited only by the depths and depravity of their own twisted imaginations.
You wanna end my career, which will hurt my family, by the way.
What about your family, eh?
Do they know what you're about to put them through?
[Michael] This Saturday in Toronto, Sami Zayn versus Kevin Owens.
And it's unsanctioned.
[music concludes]
Sami, thanks for taking the time. I appreciate it.
I'm gonna get right into it.
You know, we all know that you and Kevin have a long up and down history together.
But I think it's safe to say KO shocked the entire WWE Universe
when he crossed a very serious line on Friday,
and brought your family into it.
I mean, you were just telling me off camera
that something else happened this week. [hesitates] I hate to put you on the spot,
but would you be willing to share with us what happened?
[crowd chattering in distance]
[breathes deeply] Yeah, um…
You know, I, uh, actually went over to Kevin's house myself.
And, uh, no one was home, but his mother was in town, visiting.
And, uh, she saw me and she came out and she said, "Hey."
And we got to talking and we caught up a little bit. [clicks tongue]
And it was great to see her, you know. She was in good health and good spirits.
And, uh… I got home that night.
I was totally ashamed of myself.
And I couldn't look myself in the mirror.
[clicks tongue]
'Cause I just didn't recognize this person who would go to his house.
[hesitates] I don't even know what my intentions were,
but I'm telling you they weren't good intentions, okay?
And, um, you know, for all that Kevin and I have been through
over the years, family, that kind of stuff's never been involved.
I don't recognize myself. I don't recognize him.
And, uh, you know, one of the questions I'm getting asked a lot,
and you asked me this before, is like, "How is it different this time?"
"You guys have gone down this road so many times together."
"How is it different?" This is how it's different.
'Cause I don't know what I'm capable of right now.
And I don't know what he's capable of right now.
'Cause I don't think either of us are quite ourselves or quite…
in a headspace that either of us recognize right now.
So, I understand a lot of people are looking forward to this match.
It's unsanctioned, and I understand why WWE didn't sanction this match.
Maybe they view, uh, me and my neck as a liability,
and I understand that, 'cause truthfully, my neck is not--
You know, it's not where I want it to be yet.
Um…
But I think they should be real concerned about what I do to Kevin.
'Cause, Kevin, I'm telling you right now,
this is gonna be a war, this is going to be insane.
Everything we've ever done to each other over the years,
it's gonna be worse than all of it.
[sighs]
I hope you're ready because I'm telling you now
it's going to be a bad time.
And I know it's gonna be a bad time for me,
but you bet your ass it's gonna be a very, very bad time for you.
I hope you're ready.
["new way out" playing]
[Michael] It began decades ago in their home country of Canada.
And this coming Saturday, it comes full circle in Toronto.
Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn in an unsanctioned match.
WWE will not be responsible for whatever may happen to these two.
The referee is only there to administer the pin or see a man tap out.
Also in Toronto, at Rogers Centre,
will Cody Rhodes accept the offer of The Final Boss?
Will Cody Rhodes, in a sense, sell his soul to The Rock?
♪ 'Cause they push and pull me down ♪
[Michael] Well, "Dirty" Dom was upset after he got speared
by Bron Breakker last week.
So, now, he vows to take out the Intercontinental Champion.
Be careful what you wish for, "Dirty" Dom.
Because here comes
-The Unpredictable Badass. -[Pat barking]
[Michael] Bron Breakker versus Dominik Mysterio.
The dogs are out live on Netflix.
[music concludes]
[intense music playing]
Liv, Raquel, you must be as dumb as you look
if you thought attacking us last week was a good idea.
[Naomi] We came for you because you took out Jade,
-and that could have been the end of it. -[wrestlers screaming]
[Naomi] You could have took your whoopin' and walked away,
but you just had to come for our tag team titles.
So, we're gonna tell you what's gonna happen now.
We're gonna whoop you tonight and keep our titles.
And then we're both gonna go to Elimination Chamber,
and Liv, we're gonna whoop you again.
And then you're gonna watch one of us go to WrestleMania.
And after that, we might just whoop you a third time, just for fun.
Either way, tonight ends with you feeling The Glow-EST
and us walking out still as the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions.
["It Is My Time" playing]
[Michael] Dominik suffered a nightmare last week,
'cause remember, he had a match-up against AJ Styles,
returning to Monday Night Raw.
AJ would knock off Dominik
-with a Styles Clash. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Now, remember, Bron Breakker had been saying all along
that he wanted to send AJ Styles into retirement.
He tried to do that last week,
but AJ Styles would sidestep and Dominik would run into a spear!
And then AJ Styles would embarrass Bron Breakker.
And watch this, Pat. This is pretty incredible.
[Pat] Clean-ass catch from AJ Styles,
but the dogs were barking and tensions were high.
[crowd barking]
-[siren wailing] -["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
[Pat] Oh yeah.
You can hear it.
The dogs are barking in Cincinnati!
[screams] Whoo!
-[Alicia] And his opponent… -Whoo!
…from Atlanta, Georgia,
weighing in at 250 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Bron Breakker!
[Michael] Pat, I saw a pretty cool picture on X earlier today, of…
that man, Bron Breakker, at three years old,
sitting on the lap of his uncle, the Hall of Famer, Scott Steiner.
He would grow up to become this beast known as The Unpredictable Badass.
Bron Breakker, the Intercontinental Champion.
[inaudible]
[Pat] I mean, why would you want to fight that guy?
[Michael] Well, Dominik, if he can somehow upset Breakker tonight,
would earn himself a future opportunity at the prestigious Intercontinental title.
[Pat] Bron Breakker, great football player.
[Michael] Dominik was talking all kinds of trash earlier today.
We overheard him laughing with his Judgment Day buddies
about how he's going to take Breakker out tonight,
-put himself in position to win the title. -[crowd barking]
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Didn't understand what all the hype was for Bron Breakker.
Yeah, look at the physique of the skeleton known as Dominik,
as Bron Breakker shoves him into the corner.
And referee, Rod Zapata, gonna have his hands full tonight.
[Pat] He certainly is, 'cause Bron Breakker could just toy
-with Dominik Mysterio all night! -[Michael] Just like that!
[Pat] He could toss this Dominik Mysterio around all night if he wanted to.
[Michael] Yeah, Bron Breakker staring back at Bálor.
Carlito out here as well.
[Pat] And the Judgment disarray is happening
right in front of our eyes as well.
[Michael] It has been disarray for this group
since Rhea Ripley and Damian Priest were kicked out.
-They can't seem to get on the same page. -[Pat barking]
[Michael] Breakker runs the ropes at 23 miles an hour,
and he just about decapitated Dominik Mysterio.
And thank goodness for Finn and Carlito! Dom, do you know where you are?
-Dom, do you actually know where you are? -Yeah, I know where I'm at!
[Pat] Dom, a dog just ran 22 miles an hour!
[Michael] There's no time-outs in WWE, Dom.
-[Pat] You rat! -You know what? I'll come out there.
[Pat] Hey, don't be squirming over here, Judgment Day.
[Michael] And Bron Breakker now in pursuit of Dominik Mysterio.
Dominik though, beating Breakker to the punch, so to speak.
-And now… -[crowd booing]
…prematurely celebrating.
[Pat] Yeah, I think we all were prematurely celebrating as well.
Dominik Mysterio trapped Bron Breakker.
[Michael] Yeah, that's not gonna work, Dom.
Look at the quickness of Breakker there, and just a backdrop.
[Pat] I mean, he looks like a gorilla, this guy.
He looks like a damn gorilla.
[Michael] Looks like a great athlete to me.
[Pat] Absolutely, jacked, fast, and so incredibly dynamic.
[Michael] And now Carlito gets involved, dragging Breakker out of the ring.
-And Carlito's gonna pay for this, folks. -[Pat] Oh!
[Michael] Dominik though, driving Breakker right into our announce table.
[Pat] Suicide dive from Dom, getting Bron off number.
[Michael] Well, what do you expect? It's three-on-one, typical-- [groans]
And cover now by Dom for the upset win, and a kick-out.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Pat] This is it with Dominik Mysterio,
with The Judgment Day by his side,
even though they seem to be a little bit out of sorts at the moment,
if you listen to what they're talking about backstage at the clubhouse.
[Michael] Dominik says somebody else should join.
Bálor said, "We've got this."
Liv and Raquel with a tag title match later on tonight against Bianca and Naomi,
but I think they may fear for--
Liv may be fearing for her boyfriend's life here because--
And again, Carlito getting involved.
The official, I mean, what's he supposed to do?
And Dominik now with a dropkick from behind.
619, time for Dominik!
-[Michael] Connecting! -[Pat] This is all Carlito's fault!
He interrupted. He and Finn are celebrating,
and Dominik Mysterio is looking to disrespect a legend in the sky.
[Michael] And Bron Breakker though, not allowing Dominik
to get in any position for a frog splash here.
Dom trying to fight back with all he can.
Breakker's really fighting an uphill battle here,
three on one against Dominik, Carlito, and Bálor.
[Pat] That's how Judgement Day operates.
Dominik Mysterio knows that, and operates accordingly.
[Michael] Dominik now, steps down to the second rope.
-Bron Breakker on the first rope. -[Pat] Wait a minute!
That's the Frankensteiner!
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat barks] -[crowd barking]
[Pat] Oh, Dom.
[Michael] And Bálor now and Carlito getting involved,
-dragging Breakker outside the ring. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] And now the assault underway, the champion driven into the steps.
The official, Rod Zapata, is gonna call for the bell.
Mysterio will be disqualified. But the beat down is on for Judgment Day.
[Pat] It felt like it was only a matter of time.
Once The Judgment Day had eyes on Bron Breakker,
they knew there was no way Dom was gonna have any sort of chance.
[Michael] Bálor now directing traffic.
[Pat] This Bron Breakker is special.
[Michael] And Bálor outside the ring here.
[Pat] What's Finn Bálor doing? He's been yelling at people tonight.
[Michael] Mysterio and Carlito.
Dominik now…
-Sent up over the top rope. -[Pat] Oh.
[Michael] Oh, Carly! Spear!
Now that was cool!
[Pat] No, that was badass!
[crowd barking]
[Breakker] Move!
[Pat] And Finn Bálor just went face-to-face…
-[Michael] Smart move, Finn! -[Pat] …with the dog!
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
[Michael] I venture to say that…
Judgment Day is gonna rue the day…
that they got involved in Bron Breakker's business here tonight.
[Pat] Bron Breakker is unstoppable.
[Michael] Yeah, Breakker, the Intercontinental Champion.
I think he would have knocked off Dominik pretty quickly tonight
if it wasn't for The Judgment Day.
I mean, there was multiple interruptions,
and then obviously at the end, there was a full distraction.
In the end, Bron Breakker standing, and that's why this guy… [imitates whoosh]
…the man, Frankensteiner, all of it.
This past Friday night on SmackDown, it was the return of The Final Boss,
The Most Electrifying Man in Entertainment, The Rock.
["If You Smell What The Rock Is Cooking" playing]
♪ If you smell what The Rock is cooking… ♪
[Joe] The most electrifying man in all of entertainment,
-supercharging this WWE Universe. -[crowd chanting]
Next year, finally…
WrestleMania is coming back to New Orleans!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Rock] You know that dropping this WrestleMania news
wasn't the only great gift
that I was gonna bring to you guys here in New Orleans, right?
The Rock, The Final Boss, came here to call somebody out…
-[dynamic rock music playing] -…who I respect, who I admire.
Come on down, Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Rock] That feels good, doesn't it? They love you, man.
But I wanted to call you out here for something, Cody,
-because it's important, and that is this… -[dramatic music playing]
[Rock] You are a great champion, and you know that.
But, my friend, I want you…
to be my champion.
You, above all people, know I'm their champion.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Rock] Cody Rhodes, if you become my champion,
I can open up doors and possibilities for you
that you never knew existed.
Every dream you've ever had, I can make come true.
I just need you to be my champion.
I don't want you to answer me tonight.
I will meet you in Toronto, Canada at Elimination Chamber.
You give me your answer then.
Before I leave, I want you to know this.
The one thing that I want more than anything in this world…
is that.
All of-- This is about you want.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. I don't want that.
I want your soul.
I'll see you in Toronto.
At Elimination Chamber.
[music concludes]
-[Michael] Right on the mind of the… -[crowd cheering]
…Undisputed WWE Champion, Cody Rhodes.
Did The Rock make him an offer he can't refuse?
Cody's here live next.
-[overlapping chatter] -…that entire match,
That's what I'm talking about.
-Yeah, Big I! You're the best Big I! -Good stuff.
You sent a message to the entire division. You put them on notice.
-That's what I'm talking about. -You're the best, we're the best.
[Cathy] Excuse me, Ivy.
Ivy you just viciously assaulted Lyra Valkyria
following her successful title defense.
Does that mean that you are trying to angle yourself back
into the Intercontinental Championship picture?
Cathy, of course.
Master Gable gave us one goal while he's on his quest
to unlock the secrets of lucha libre, and that's to win championship gold.
So, The Creed Brothers are going after the world tag titles next week,
and I will beat the hell out of Lyra every single week…
-Yeah. -…until I get my chance.
[Michael] Oh, look out. Look at the War Raiders, the champs.
Erik and Ivar attacking Julius and Brutus, the Creeds, and finally separating them.
[Pat] Brutus with that bald eagle on his chest
had no idea he was gonna be attacked by the champs.
[Michael] Was the last man to fight in overalls here,
-Hillbilly Jim? -[crowd cheering]
["Kingdom" playing]
[Pat] You would be the person with the answer.
-So, I'll go with a yes there. -[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] How about a champion with a soul? -[Michael] Maybe not for long.
♪ Adrenaline in my soul Every thought, out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain Lights go up I'm home, whoa ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ And my father said When I was younger… ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Undisputed WWE Champion,
"The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
[Michael] You know, Pat, Friday night on SmackDown,
one of the most bizarre segments
that I can remember in my nearly 30 years here in WWE.
There's no doubt that "The Final Boss,"
The Rock, is passionate and obsessed with WWE and everything about it.
The fact now that he's on the board of directors
and he wants this place to be so successful.
But he gave Cody Rhodes a lot of things to think about, and…
I'm not quite sure what Cody Rhodes does.
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[Michael] Rock has seemingly promised Cody Rhodes everything.
[Pat] I wonder if there's even an option.
What a wild time to be Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd applauding, chanting "Cody"]
So…
Cincinnati.
[crowd cheering]
I'm pretty certain I know what we're supposed to talk about.
[exhales]
What does it mean to ask for one man's soul?
I know that's rather abstract phrasing,
but having grown up in this business, I think I can read between the lines
and understand the offer that "The Final Boss," The Rock…
has made me.
It is certainly
Good Guy 101 for me to make sure I don't lie to you.
I have never lied to you. I am not going to start lying to you now.
But I do need you to know, as I am standing here,
feet planted in the mat, eyes fixed ahead,
WrestleMania sign looming over my shoulder,
heading towards another main event,
that I am an incredibly blessed man. I am not a team of one.
This decision that I am faced with,
this decision that I have to make at Elimination Chamber…
it does not just affect me alone.
I have…
my lovely wife, Brandi Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
I have Liberty, I have my sister and her family.
I have little Brody,
I have The Nightmare Factory and all of my students.
I have two nephews breaking into this game who both share the last name Rhodes.
I have a mother that it is my job to take care of.
And I have the memory of a father,
-who even-- -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "Dusty"]
He worked into his sixties on the independent wrestling circuit,
bleeding and breaking his body to make ends meet.
And I do not want that memory to mirror my future.
So, what this boils down to, this offer,
it's everything that you know that I would fight,
that I would scratch, that I would call to get.
The Rock is saying that I could have it.
without having to fight, scratch, claw--
-[“The Vision” playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Cincinnati's about to sing for a man who just interrupted…
-[crowd chanting "Oh woah oh"] -…our champion.
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Michael] Well, he's one of the six men who will battle it out inside the Chamber
on Saturday to have an opportunity to face Cody Rhodes
for the WWE Championship at WrestleMania in 54 nights in Las Vegas.
[crowd chanting "Oh woah oh"]
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Pat] It's hard not to get caught up in it, isn't it?
[Michael] He wearing a raincoat?
[Pat] It appears as if that is the case, and rain pants.
Old school bell bottom.
I believe there's a good pair of boots under there.
[crowd chanting "Oh woah oh"]
[music fades]
-Cincinnati! -[crowd cheering]
Cody Rhodes.
You know this is the first time
we've been in the same ring together in nearly a year.
The last time was WrestleMania 40.
[crowd cheering]
And I would love for this moment to be a moment of celebration.
I would love to welcome you back with open arms to my show,
to Monday Night
-Rollins. -[crowd] Rollins!
[crowd cheering]
I'd love to look you in the eye, tell you how proud I am of you,
congratulate you on your near year as WWE Champion.
Look at that WrestleMania sign, extend my hand,
shake yours and tell you after I win Elimination Chamber this Saturday,
I cannot wait to face you in the main event of WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
I would love to do that, but that's not why I'm out here.
What I am out here is to ask you the same thing
we've all been wondering since Friday.
What the hell are you thinking?
Nearly a year ago, we stood side by side in this ring.
We were going into the battle of our lives against The Bloodline,
against Roman Reigns, against The Rock.
And now he's back to ask you to be his champion?
To sell your soul to The Rock. What? Wait, wait, wait.
The fact that you didn't slap him
in the face on the spot is a slap in my face.
[Pat] Mm.
Do not make me regret everything
I sacrificed to help you win that WWE Championship.
[crowd cheering]
What the hell are you thinking, man?
What're you-- For what you become his champion?
For what, a few bit parts in his movies?
Some of his half a billion social media followers,
so you don't have to fight and scratch and claw anymore?
What, is this WWE Championship weighing on you?
Has this become too much of a burden for you?
Because it's not for me.
I wish this conversation was going differently.
Because you know, having the chance to speak to you,
this first chance to speak to you, it would be laced with gratitude.
But you sound awfully judgmental right now.
Lest us not forget, The Rock came to SmackDown.
He asked me for my soul. I think the reason he didn't ask you
is because yours might already be compromised.
[crowd gasping]
Seth Rollins, you shook my hand before I had to go get surgery
and be off for seven months. Shook my hand and as I turned around,
you hit me in the back with a sledgehammer.
I know who you are as much as you know who I am.
You also hit The Shield in the back with a chair,
ending that relationship, saddling up with the authority
and running people like me out of WWE back in the day.
I know who you are…
which is why I also know, Seth…
that you were my shield at WrestleMania XL.
You were my partner,
you were my brother, and with one leg and a scrambled back,
you helped me gain my family's biggest dream
and you helped me become WWE Champion.
Seth Rollins was the main event, was the MVP of WrestleMania XL.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd member] Let's go, Rollins!
[crowd chanting "MVP"]
Look…
I'm not out here to judge you.
You know what, maybe…
maybe in some ways I'm out here to protect you
from making the mistakes that I made all those years ago.
Because making those mistakes, it eats at you, it fills you up,
and I have been filled with hate. I have been filled with hate lately.
And sometimes that's pointed in the right direction.
It's pointed at guys like Roman Reigns and CM Punk.
I do not wanna hate you.
Don't make me hate you, Cody Rhodes.
And look…
at the end of the day, you're a grown man.
You can make your own decisions, you can do whatever you want.
This Saturday, I'm going to Elimination Chamber,
I'm gonna win.
And the man I wanna face at WrestleMania for that championship,
it is not a soulless shell of Cody Rhodes.
The Cody Rhodes I wanna face at WrestleMania
is the man that came back to this company and beat me at WrestleMania 38.
I wanna face the Cody Rhodes that took me to my limit
and beat me with one arm inside Hell in a Cell.
I wanna face the Cody Rhodes
that I helped crown WWE Champion last year in the main event of WrestleMania!
[crowd cheering]
You're gonna do what you want.
That's what I want.
And I'm not coming for your soul.
But I am coming for your title.
[mic thuds]
["The Vision" playing]
[Michael] Well, Cody Rhodes has a lot to think about over the next five nights
before he goes face to face
to determine what he does about The Rock's offer.
Saturday at Elimination Chamber.
[Pat] Will he choose to fight, scratch, and continue to claw?
[suspenseful music playing]
[referee] Hey, I need some help over here! Oh my God.
[Aldis] Paramedics!
[overlapping chatter]
[anxious chatter]
You gotta go right now. All right, let's go.
We got a list to choose from.
You got Nia, Tiffany, Candace, Liv, Raquel.
You know what? I don't know who did it, but I'm not going down without a fight.
Thankfully, I got a friend right here that always got my back.
[Naomi] I know how important these titles are to you and Jade,
so that's why I'm gonna go out there and do everything that I need to
to make sure we leave as champions.
[Aldis] I'm gonna get right to it.
There's been a development in the Jade situation.
-Is that Liv and Raquel? -I knew it!
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] Bianca Belair and Naomi, the tag champs,
gonna make Liv pay for what they perceive is the attack on Cargill.
You see the video? Did you see us attack Jade?
No.
But if we had attacked Jade Cargill, would we feel bad about it?
No, not at all.
It could happen to anyone who gets in our way.
[Wade] This is as personal as it gets.
This is as hostile as it gets.
[Michael] Retribution and tag team gold on the line on Monday Night Raw.
[music concludes]
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[Michael] Let's be clear, there's never been an admission of guilt
from Liv Morgan or Raquel Rodriguez to attacking Jade Cargill.
Bianca and Naomi obviously feel differently.
Twice before these two women have held the tag team titles together,
looking for a third tag team title reign.
Liv and Raquel battle the champs at our main event live on Netflix.
Thank you.
-Showed hard out there tonight, uce. -[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
Respect you.
Daijobu?
Yeet.
-Take care of him, Maxxine. Nattie… -He's a good guy.
Top player.
-[Waller] Hey, hold on, Theory. -[Theory] Ah!
Jey Uso, you in there apologizing to Tozawa?
Looks like anybody that needs to be your friend
-needs an ice pack. What's going on-- -Hey, I don't think he even cares
'cause Jey Uso cares about one person, Jey Uso.
You got anything to say for yourself, huh?
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
Hey!
No, no, no, I ain't done with you.
You think 'cause you got this one word
and it's in the dictionary that you're great?
Have you ever thought about the fact
that the only reason these people chant that word
is 'cause you're nothing more than a meme.
[crowd] Yeet!
Hey, look me in my eyes when I talk to you.
You think this is a joke? You gotta take this serious.
You think you're gonna win at WrestleMania just 'cause these people love you?
You need to know the truth.
And the truth is you ain't on Gunther's level.
All the boys in the back know it. The smart people online know it.
Anyone who knows ball
knows that at WrestleMania, Gunther's gonna run through you.
And you're gonna get embarrassed on the grandest stage of them all.
That must hurt, Jey. Does that hurt, huh?
-You doubting me? -Yep.
He doubting me. Whole locker room doubting me.
Feel like half the whole damn world doubting me,
but it's cool, uce, 'cause at WrestleMania,
grandest stage of 'em all, I will beat Gunther.
And I put that on everything, uce.
Four letters, one word! Uh-uh!
-Yeet! -Yeet!
-[crowd] Yeet! -Are you serious? What are you doing?
-You doing his thing now too? -Let's not do this.
-No, what are you doing his thing for? -You wanna run into this again?
No, you doing his "yeet" thing, that's cringe too.
-How about you worry about him? -Worry about him, what do you mean him?
-[Michael laughs] -[crowd gasping]
[Pat] Him!
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-[Michael] Idiots. -["4X4" playing]
We got some, uh, unbelievable matchups next week, including,
who will be the Women's World Champion when we head to WrestleMania,
will it be the champ, Rhea Ripley, or the challenger, Iyo Sky?
They go one-on-one next week.
And also, the world tag team titles are up for grabs next week.
War Raiders and the Creed Brothers, American Made,
tag team title match, live next week at Buffalo on Raw.
Meanwhile, women's tag team titles up for grabs here tonight.
-["Liv Gone Mad" playing] -[Michael] The challenger, Liv and Raquel,
looking to win the titles for an historic third time.
[music concludes]
["Glow" playing]
[Naomi] ♪ N-A-O-M-I ♪
[Pat] It's about to glow, Cole.
[Naomi laughing]
♪ Let's go! The beast is out the cage ♪
♪ You know I own that stage We knock the competition out ♪
♪ And make 'em go insane! My head is in the game ♪
♪ I make 'em feel the pain I hear the people scream my name ♪
♪ One, two, three glow, glow ♪
-♪ Glow, glow, glow, glow, glow ♪ -[crowd chanting "Glow"]
-["Watch Me Shine" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ I'm on my own against the wall ♪
♪ The pressure's building But no I will never fall ♪
♪ Instead of crying they hear me roar ♪
♪ And now I see That I'm way better than before… ♪
[Michael] You know, back at the end of January on Monday Night Raw,
Liv and Raquel would knock off the Tag Team Champions
to earn this opportunity here tonight.
Ironically, the last time that Bianca Belair defended the tag titles
against Liv and Raquel, her partner was Jade Cargill.
And on that night, they won that matchup.
[Pat] Obviously, Jade attacked…
by, what video evidence is saying, The Judgment Day's
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez.
[Michael] And Bianca and Naomi are buying it
because they wanna get retribution here tonight.
Let's head up to the great Alicia Taylor.
-[music fades] -[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
the WWE Women's
-Tag Team Championship! -[crowd cheering]
Introducing first the challengers,
representing The Judgment Day,
the team of Raquel Rodriguez
and Liv Morgan!
-[crowd cheering, booing] -And her opponents,
they are the WWE Women's
-Tag Team Champions! -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] The team of Naomi
-and Bianca Belair! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You know, Pat, Raquel Rodriguez wants a bit of revenge tonight as well,
as she is not in the Elimination Chamber match,
Roxanne Perez is, because of Bianca and Naomi.
And, uh-oh, Bianca, Naomi go right after the challengers here tonight.
And again, the anger over the fact that they believe
that Liv and Raquel attacked Jade Cargill.
And this match hasn't even started yet,
as they send Liv Morgan into the barricade.
[Pat] Almost into the front row, the champs are saying,
"What you did to Jade ain't gonna go unnoticed."
[Michael] Oh, Raquel Rodriguez sent into the timekeepers' area.
The official's gotta get control of this. They send Morgan into the ring.
Bianca Belair wants to start things off here.
-Matchup underway, calls for the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] And now, shoulders driven into the midsection of Liv Morgan,
and Bianca Belair upset here tonight.
[Pat] Judgment Day real and early,
Liv Morgan getting tossed around by the champs.
[Michael] Tagged by Naomi, double team now coming from the champions.
And a nice double-side Russian leg sweep.
Double team again with the double elbows to Morgan.
[Pat] Great champs for us.
[Michael] Bianca's been the champ for 177 days, Naomi 73.
Remember she joined the team
after Jade Cargill was taken out of action.
-[Pat] So good, so powerful, so-- -[Michael] Double team yet again.
-[Pat] In unison. -[Michael] Oh, wow! The leg drop
and the moonsault, cover by Bianca to retain the tag titles.
and Morgan is able to kick out.
[Pat] Just great teamwork there…
-[crowd chanting "EST"] -…by Bianca and Naomi
as the EST chants reign in Cincinnati.
[Michael] They still haven't scraped Raquel
up out of the timekeepers' area, I don't believe. And Liv Morgan is--
[Pat] They all got attacked early.
[Michael] Going through hell right now against the tag champs
and Liv trying to fight back.
[Pat] Once again, there's nobody to tag if she was to somehow--
-[Michael] Oh, and Bianca Belair. -[Pat] Holy!
[Michael] Liv may be knocked out after that.
[Pat] Just a straight right to the chest.
[Michael] Well, there's Raquel back into the mix.
Official never saw her get involved.
Bianca taken out, tag made, and here comes Raquel.
Oh, the powerhouse…
[Pat] This is what Raquel could do literally all night.
…of The Judgment Day.
And now sends Bianca Belair into the barricade.
Champs may be in trouble.
Liv and Raquel looking to win the tag titles
-for a historic third time. -[taunts in Spanish]
[Michael] It is our main event here tonight
in front of 12,259 in Cincinnati.
Tag Team Championship, Bianca Belair makes a tag to her partner Naomi.
Belair and Naomi against Raquel Rodriguez and Liv Morgan of Judgment Day.
[Pat] Naomi trying to get Raquel off her feet,
that's gonna be a tall task and she does.
[Michael] Yeah, the uber-athletic Naomi now,
plants Raquel Rodriguez.
Liv Morgan tries to get involved and Naomi stops her in her tracks.
-[Pat] Tornado bulldog into a-- -[Michael] Oh! And a big leg drop.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] The glow is being felt by The Judgment Day.
[Michael] Naomi lifted out to the apron by Raquel,
well delivered shoulder to the midsection.
Off the-- Oh! My goodness, taking Raquel out,
that could be it for the win and to retain.
-Raquel kicks out at two. -[Pat] Wow.
[Michael] We were talking about this earlier, Pat,
the pressure that's on the champs tonight.
-We take another look-- -[Pat] Absolutely, look at this.
Springboard over the top.
[Michael] One of the most athletic women in WWE today.
Again, it's all about the tag team titles, Naomi and Bianca Belair hold.
It's also about payback for…
the attack on Jade Cargill.
Great cross body, roll through by Raquel.
And there's the power of Rodriguez.
[Pat] Naomi was in complete control.
[Michael] Still may be, cheap shot out of Morgan.
[Pat] Yeah, maybe.
[Michael] Naomi with a kick right to the back of the head.
[Pat] Set up Raquel there for that kick to the face.
[Michael] And Naomi up over the top with that blockbuster.
Tag. Here's Belair.
[Pat] Got enough of Raquel to get her off balance.
She's on the ground, Bianca Belair!
-[Michael] From the top rope! -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Cover for the win. -[crowd counting]
Off the floor, kip and a kick-out by Raquel.
What a move by Belair.
[Pat] Yes.
[Michael] The fact that Raquel was able to kick out, pretty incredible.
[Pat] I don't know how Raquel kicked out of that.
[Michael] Neither does Bianca. Let's have another look.
[Pat] We're talking about one and a half, around,
with a knee to the jaw…
included.
[Michael] And again, the tag champs.
-Oh! And, Raquel now with a kick. -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Belair trying to take advantage, lifting Raquel up into position.
Looking for the KOD!
And Raquel, I believe she raked the eyes.
Tag made by Morgan. Bianca's blinded. Morgan's legal.
-Liv Morgan. Oh my God! -[crowd gasping]
-A wicked Codebreaker, kick-out by Belair. -[crowd counting, cheering]
[Pat] How?
[Morgan shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Watch this. That Codebreaker.
-One! Two! -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And almost winning the tag titles.
Morgan will be in the Chamber with Naomi and Bianca, and three others.
Going for Oblivion and trying to win the tag team gold.
Bianca Belair, tag made by Naomi, kick now to Morgan.
Things are heating up
for the Women's Tag Team Championship on the line.
-Double team coming from the champs. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And look who's here!
[Pat] That "Dirty" Dom!
[Michael] Morgan's boyfriend, Dominik Mysterio
allows Raquel to get involved.
And, Raquel now, not the legal woman, taking everybody out.
Official never saw it. Liv Morgan, Oblivion.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Cover!
[crowd counting, cheering]
[Michael] And Bianca breaks things up!
[Pat] Looks like it's the fastest, the EST of the WWE,
keeps the title around her waist!
[Michael] And, Bianca now runs into a boot by Raquel-- Spear!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Everybody down, critical moment in this matchup
for the women's tag team titles.
Dominik thought he helped Liv and Raquel win,
but it may have backfired.
[crowd applauding, chanting "This is awesome"]
[Pat] If Judgment Day loses,
you have to blame Dominik Mysterio for sure.
-[crowd chanting "This is awesome"] -[Pat] Yes, it is.
[Michael] Twelve thousand, two fifty-nine in Cincinnati
showing their respect to these four women,
battling out for the tag team titles.
Naomi, face first. Tag made, here comes Belair,
looking to retain the tag team gold, Bianca now.
-With Liv up. Liv, now roll through… -[Pat] Inside cradle.
…and a kick-out by Belair, almost had her.
Oh, and Bianca blasting Raquel,
roll up by Morgan, kick-out again by Belair.
Bianca, now steps through,
gonna lift Liv Morgan up into position for the KOD on Liv Morgan.
-Kiss of Death by Belair to retain! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cover, hook of the leg!
Raquel Rodriguez!
-And now, Naomi. -[Pat] Getting thrown out.
[Michael] Sent out to the apron.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] Raquel planted on the apron.
Belair, now gonna tag in Naomi.
[Pat] The champs are rolling. They can sense another dub.
[Michael] Double team.
Coming from the Tag Team Champions to put Liv Morgan away.
Liv down and out.
[Pat] She's damn near lifeless at this point.
[Michael] Cover by Naomi, and Dominik saving the match.
-Look at Dominik, ref! Look at Dominik! -[Pat] It's this dirtbag right here!
-[inaudible] -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Dominik just saved the match for Morgan.
-And Bianca Belair is pissed off. -[Pat] As she should be. Kick his a…
[Michael] And Raquel now, went for Bianca.
Meanwhile, Belair with Raquel up on her shoulders.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
[Michael] And Rodriguez now, lifting Bianca up.
And Raquel sent Belair right onto our announce table.
And Belair collapsing.
Naomi over the top to take out Raquel.
-[Pat] Lands on her feet! -[Michael] Bianca's down and out.
Naomi back in the ring.
Morgan looking for Oblivion. Naomi countering!
[shrieks]
[Michael] Liv won't lose. Shoulders are down, is it enough?
Oh! And a kick-out again, you gotta be kidding me!
[Pat] Naomi kicked out!
Bianca, who's still laid out under our table.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Dominik, again up on the apron, a kick from Naomi to Dominik Mysterio.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Split-Legged Moonsault, intercepted by Raquel.
[Pat] It's "Dirty" Dom. It's Judgement Day.
-[Michael] This is chaos, cover by Morgan. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Shoulders down!
-Liv and Raquel have done it! -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
-[Michael] Judgment Day has gold again! -[Alicia] Here are your winners
and new WWE Women's
Tag Team Champions,
Raquel Rodriguez
and Liv Morgan!
[Michael] For an historic third time,
Liv Morgan and Raquel Rodriguez are Women's Tag Team Champions.
What a year it's been for Morgan.
Women's World Champ, inaugural Crown Jewel Champion,
-and now a three-time Tag Team Champion. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] When Naomi hit the Rear View, Dominik got involved, chaos would ensue.
Watch Raquel Rodriguez here.
Raquel's involvement…
would cost Naomi, and Liv Morgan was there to capitalize.
Can you imagine, Pat,
if Liv Morgan goes on to win the Elimination Chamber on Saturday?
What an unbelievable year it would be for Morgan.
[fireworks bursting]
[Michael] A celebration of history tonight.
Will Morgan be celebrating Saturday at Elimination Chamber?
[crowd cheering] lebrating Saturday at Elimination Chamber?