[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
["4x4" playing]
[Michael] Welcome to the capital of England, this is London,
and tonight this great city hosts Monday Night Raw
for the 15th time, and the first in six years.
And on the banks of the mighty Thames River,
we are live tonight at The O2,
the focal point of the Greenwich Peninsula in South East London,
and the host tonight live to Monday Night Raw.
And we are well on The Road to WrestleMania.
And Rhea Ripley hopes to punch her ticket to the big event…
-[crowd cheering] -…has her opportunity at a rematch
for the women's world title
against the current world champion, Iyo Sky.
One of these two women will face Bianca Belair,
defending the championship at WrestleMania.
Bianca, the special guest referee for this title match tonight.
-Social media megastar… -[crowd booing]
…WWE superstar, Logan Paul,
promises to call out "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles tonight.
-[crowd jeering] -[Michael] Jey Uso has had a crisis
of confidence as of late.
So, tonight, brother Jimmy Uso looks to prove to Jey
that Gunther is indeed beatable.
Because Jimmy Uso goes one-on-one with the World Heavyweight Champion,
-the remorseless Gunther tonight. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It's Jimmy versus Gunther, one-on-one, live on Raw on Netflix.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Sold out in London.
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Cena! Cena sucks"]
["The Time is Now" playing]
[crowd chanting "John Cena sucks"]
♪ Your time is up, my time is now You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy, I'm shining now You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ In case you forgot, or fell off I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
♪ My money stack fat Plus I can't turn the swell off ♪
♪ The franchise doing big business I live this ♪
♪ Is automatic I win this So you hear those horns who finish ♪
♪ A soldier and I Stay under you fighting… ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
-John Cena! -[crowd booing]
♪ I got my soul straight I brush your mouth like Colgate… ♪
[Michael] The smile has become a scowl
on the face of the 16-time World Champion, John Cena.
♪ Your time is up, my time is now You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise, boy, I'm shining now You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ Um, it's gon' be, what it's gon' be ♪
♪ Five pounds of courage buddy Base tan pants with a gold tee ♪
♪ Ugh, it's a war dance and victory step ♪
♪ Of all stances A gift and you insist it's my rep ♪
♪ John Cena, Trademarc ♪
♪ You'll are so so we talked about The bread you make ♪
[music fades]
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Cena! Cena sucks"]
-["Kingdom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Wrestling has more than one royal family ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul Every fight 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! ♪ -[crowd singing along]
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men… ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Undisputed WWE Champion,
The American Nightmare,
Cody Rhodes!
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me into the end I am my kingdom ♪
♪ Lights go down, I'm ready now Tear this roof off for the town ♪
♪ Gonna give 'em what they came to see ♪
♪ Hear the crowd on their toes Ready for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
-♪ Whoa! ♪ -[singing along]
♪ And my father said When I was younger ♪
-♪ Hard times breed better men ♪ -♪ Better men ♪
♪ You took it all away, I give it all away Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me into the end I am my kingdom ♪
-♪ You tried to tell me what to do ♪ -♪ I saw the door and kicked it down ♪
♪ I stepped right over and right through ♪
-♪ And you can never stop me now ♪ -♪ Bow! Now! ♪
-♪ I am the king and you're the clown ♪ -♪ Now watch me as I take my throne ♪
♪ And rule my kingdom ♪
♪ You took it all away, I give it all away Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain… ♪
-[music fades] -[crowd] ♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me You took my dreams but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me into the end I am my kingdom ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cody, Cody Rhodes"]
[crowd cheering]
Oh, no, no, no, no, no. We've listened to you talk for two weeks.
Allow me, John Cena, to do your job for you.
[crowd cheering]
Right? You're gonna cook me. I've seen this discourse.
You're gonna end me.
Where do you want to start?
There's so much you could make fun of when it comes to me.
Um… Uh… Okay, for starters, I have a little bit of a lisp, you know?
Y'all know, sometimes, words with the letter S. I'll give you one…
"Stardust."
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Stardust"]
Man, that's gotta bother you.
I mean, that's who you're wrestling at WrestleMania 41,
going on last in your final WrestleMania, the headline match, Stardust.
Hey, what else could you go at? Um…
Ah! Bingo! All right, all right, this is a good one.
I have an arm tattoo, but it's on my neck.
[crowd chanting "Cody, Cody Rhodes"]
[crowd cheering]
Um, I got booed in a company I created. Oh gosh, there's so much.
I knew you weren't gonna bite on any of this stuff though.
And here's the thing, perhaps I'm struggling.
Perhaps I'm struggling with the idea that Superman is really dead.
But…
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Cena! Cena Sucks"]
That would bring me to my next point actually.
I do not think that your words have matched your actions.
I think for the last two weeks, you have lied to this audience.
[crowd booing]
And you and I, we used to ride together. We used to sing "Pancho and Lefty."
I know you cared about me at one point. But for sure, I know you cared about them.
So take the opportunity.
You don't have to look at me, look at them,
and tell them, John Cena, really, why.
[crowd chanting "You sold out"]
I'm not going to reduce myself and punch down to your level.
[crowd booing]
Just to protect you, Cody Rhodes, you've been protected long enough.
I'm also… I'm also not gonna cook you,
I'm gonna bury you.
-[crowd cheering] -Just like I buried everyone else.
They've been saying for years that John Cena buries talent.
I don't bury talent, I am talent.
I bury mediocrity.
I don't give a rat's ass about your lisp, or your failures.
You have manipulated your way to the top of this business
and your ego outmatches your ability.
All you have done here is ride the coattails of my success.
I have been so great
that the WWE can hand the heartbeat of this organization
-to my chauffeur. -[crowd exclaiming]
That's right. Cody Rhodes, your champion,
is nothing more than my chauffeur.
A slimy pickpocket who thinks just because he stole the blueprint,
he can run the kingdom. There's your why, Cody Rhodes,
because you, with that, disgust me.
You sat by my side for years and stole every secret you need
to be undeniable, but you are still underwhelming.
I tried to drill it into your egotistical skull.
You have to be authentic because they can see through phony.
You didn't listen, and it shows.
You're too perfect, you're too polished, you're too rehearsed.
You rely on lazy gimmicks like them singing your name
over and over again to get by.
[crowd chanting "Cody, Cody Rhodes"]
Actually, you are just like the Pied Piper
because all you've ever done is find a way to make a catchy tune,
trick these people into loving mediocrity.
Strip away his music and entrance,
there is not much to look at except a thick pinstripe suit.
But you can walk me out here in the silence
and bet your last dollar I would body you before your first breath.
Cody Rhodes does not look like me.
He doesn't act like me, and he sure as hell doesn't work like me.
But, Cody Rhodes, also, you don't look like you,
you don't act like you, and you don't work like you
because, after all these years, you are still afraid to show who you are.
So what do we get instead?
Cody gives us a generic mix of every superstar he's ever loved,
or TV show he's ever watched, in some big confused blob.
And it makes you look like a 16-year-old kid
taking acting lessons who's still afraid of public speaking.
You, you have showed me one thing.
And the one thing you have showed me is someone mediocre
wearing something meaningful nowadays is enough to trick these people.
I have worked too damn hard to make that a symbol of mastery,
to have it paraded around by a paint-by-numbers
sociopathic nepo baby who is so into himself,
he had his wrestling gimmick tattooed for the world to see.
[crowd jeering]
It's not where your tattoo's at, Cody,
it's what your tattoo is that exposes you to the world for who you are,
a common fan like them.
So, after WrestleMania, it'll be great for you,
go straight to Fanatics, buy the toy belt that they buy,
call yourself their champion,
because the last real champion is taking that home forever
and exposing you for who you are.
-[crowd cheering] -An errand boy that got lucky.
[crowd chanting "Cena"]
There's your why, pal.
John… Oh, I didn't expect to say this.
Maybe you're right.
Maybe I was chosen. But you know who chose me?
-They chose me. -[crowd cheering]
Can you say the same, John Cena?
Or was it one guy in an office who chose you who's not here anymore
-and we don't talk about him? -[crowd exclaiming]
Oh yeah, let's go ahead. Strip everything away from me, right?
I don't know who I am. Who the hell knows who they are?
I know this. I'm Cody Rhodes, I'm a wrestler like my father before me,
and if anybody is a company creation, it's you John Cena and not me.
[crowd cheering]
[Rhodes] Gosh.
Everyone's so terrified of you on the mic.
I'm not because I know you've got more [inaudible] in that promo
than you do in your jorts.
[crowd exclaiming]
You wanna make fun of me
for appearing like I'm 16 taking public speaking lessons?
Well, you're the one who hangs out with Zac Efron
and wishes he was 16.
And what a softball. Thank you, John.
What a softball you've thrown me by saying you created all of this.
You created me. Here's what you created, pal.
You created a lot of disenfranchised fans who made it easy for me
to pack up and go elsewhere and say, "Hey, look at me."
Don't act like you cleaned up your room before you left
and went to Hollywood, John.
Don't act like you left WWE better than you found it.
And while we're at it…
[crowd cheering]
While we're at it, there are two of us standing in this ring right now.
And what I'm about to ask you might punch a giant hole
in all that logic that you just threw up, and it's quite simple.
Between you and I, which one of us sold out to The Rock?
[crowd gasping]
[crowd chanting "You sold out"]
John, John…
John, you are still…
You're still my hero.
But you're also a piece of [inaudible].
[crowd cheering]
[crowd jeering]
Just like all these people,
your brain is filled with feces and not facts.
I have worked 100 times harder than you and never once
in all that time was I ever protected from an audience or a Superstar,
present company included, taking their best shot at me.
As a matter of fact,
everyone knows every time I step on this canvas,
it is a challenge to every arena or every Superstar dumb enough
to walk down that ramp to take their strongest swing
to see if they are worthy to put me in the ground.
No one, no one has been worthy.
So I decided to just do it myself.
That's why, Cody, I have never left.
I have always been here because no matter how high the hill is to climb,
no matter what garbage they give me, I find a way to make it great.
You had to leave.
You had to leave
because you realized that at your best you can't wipe my ass.
I make empires for billionaires.
All you've ever done is steal money from their kids.
[crowd exclaiming]
See you at WrestleMania, champ.
John, John, John, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Hey, I just want to remind you.
In all the time that I have been here and everything I've been through,
never once has an audience,
never once, have they chanted at me, "You can't wrestle."
[crowd exclaiming]
[crowd chanting "You can't wrestle"]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Fight"]
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Well, Cena went for a cheap shot.
Cody hooked him. Cody hooked Cena! Cross Rhodes!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cody, Cody Rhodes"]
["Kingdom" playing]
[Michael] Well, contrary to what Mr. Cena has said,
I guess Cody Rhodes is indeed worthy.
I guess Cody Rhodes isn't afraid to show who he is.
And in 19 nights at WrestleMania, Cody Rhodes can show the world
he truly is the Undisputed WWE Champion.
Hello again, everybody, from ringside here tonight.
I'm Michael Cole, joined by my usual partner Pat McAfee,
and from Friday Night SmackDown, joining us in his homeland of England,
Wade Barrett.
Wade, Cody Rhodes finally a little bit payback
for what happened in Elimination Chamber.
Well, seeing the prone carcass of John Cena lying in the ring
is the 2025 feel good moment of the year.
Thank you, Cody Rhodes.
A lot of terrible things were just said to each other there
between Cody and Cena, and some made sense,
some were fabricated, but in the end,
Cody Rhodes left John Cena flat on his ass in London, England.
Cody Rhodes will not be intimidated,
and now we'll turn our focus to what is our main event tonight.
It is Iyo Sky versus Rhea Ripley for the women's world title.
The special guest referee, Bianca Belair.
Quite the story developing between these three.
[dramatic music playing]
[Pat] Iyo Sky is the world champion!
-Iyo's going to WrestleMania! -[Michael] Against Bianca Belair!
[Ripley] I don't give a damn about WrestleMania.
And I don't care who I have to go through to get my title back.
All I want is my rematch.
You get your rematch that you wanted.
Bianca, my dear, you are the special guest referee.
And then the winner of that rematch faces Bianca at WrestleMania.
[Ripley] Mami is walking in and out as the most dominant woman
within this company.
Because Mami is always on top.
[Sky] Rhea, you will not disrespect me again.
[Michael] Rhea Ripley has never defeated Iyo Sky in a one-on-one matchup.
[Sky] I will beat you again.
I will go to WrestleMania as the Women's World Champion!
[Michael] Who will defend against Bianca Belair at WrestleMania?
Rhea Ripley gets a rematch versus Iyo Sky.
[music concludes]
[Michael] It is our main event with a spot at WrestleMania on the line.
We know Bianca Belair will challenge for the Women's World Championship,
but who will she face?
Will it be Iyo Sky?
Will it be Rhea Ripley? Well, Bianca's got a lot of say in it.
She's the special guest referee live on Netflix tonight.
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
-["New Day's World" playing] -♪ It’s ya boys, The New Day ♪
[Pat] Here we go. The "New" New Day.
♪ And New Day came And New Day built… ♪
-[Pat] Wade, these guys stink. -[Wade] Not a fan.
Gotta be perfectly honest with you, Pat. Never was.
-[bell rings] -[Alicia] The following
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] Well, The New Day, begin their quest
to show General Manager Adam Pearce
they deserve a tag team championship opportunity.
Who will they face? We'll find out coming up on Raw.
♪ And we never lackin’ Brother’s keeper and I got his back ♪
♪ And he got my back, that’s a fact ♪
♪ Record breaking And we straight amazing ♪
♪ Y’all can hate But don’t forget the stats ♪
♪ When New Day dropped ♪
[Michael] Monday Night Raw is live tonight in London, England.
Wade, Pat, and myself enjoyed a pub crawl along the Thames yesterday
as we got ready tonight for the 15th Monday Night Raw
emanating from London.
[Wade] I'm impressed that you're actually here tonight.
The state of you last night
on that pub crawl, Cole, was absolutely shocking.
[Michael] Let's see what the state of The New Day is going to be
as they try to prove to our general manager
that they deserve a Tag Team Championship opportunity.
-[Pat] A lot of pints. -["New Day's World" playing]
-[Pat] A lot. A lot of pints. -[Wade] Got attacked by a cat though.
-[music fades] -[Pearce] Gentlemen, gentlemen, gentlemen.
You're right, last week I told you that you need to earn it.
And tonight in this United Kingdom, you will do just that.
London, please help me in welcoming their opponents,
Tyler Bate and Pete Dunne,
-New Catch Republic. -[crowd cheering]
-["Walk Of Life" playing] -♪ New Catch Republic ♪
[Michael] They are back together as a team.
Pete Dunne from Birmingham, Tyler Bate from Dudley, here in England.
Wade, Tyler Bate has been out since last July,
recovering from a torn pec.
But he's ready to go tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, nasty injury he suffered competing alongside Pete Dunne in NXT,
but he looks razor sharp, in tip-top shape.
Is there any ring rust? We're about to find out.
[Michael] Pat, this is a great test for The New Day
as they try to prove they deserve a title chance against the current champs,
The War Raiders.
[Pat] Absolutely, and you look at Pete Dunne back home, he…
You can assume, although he never smiles, inside
he's gonna be a little bit extra motivated,
and then for Bate,
you know he had to climb that mustache mountain
to get back here after tearing his pec.
What a night for them, all the momentum,
and the entire country is pulling for 'em as The "New" New Day
has to prove whether or not they're worthy for another title shot.
[Michael] The first match for The New Catch Republic since July.
They take on the 14-time Tag Team Champions, The New Day.
Wade, The New Day is going around, wanting another tag team title opportunity
'cause they wanna prove that they're the best of all time.
They haven't held gold on Raw or SmackDown since April of 2021.
And many people are saying the only reason they were successful
was because Big E was part of the group.
[Wade] Well, turning their backs on Big E was supposed to be the catalyst
that propelled The New Day back to the very top
-in the tag ranks… -[bell rings]
…but we have been waiting a long,
long time for that catalyst to actually kick in.
Is tonight the night? We will find out.
[Michael] Welcome back for "The Big Strong Boi" Tyler Bate,
starting things off against Xavier Woods tonight.
Bate, the inaugural UK Champion in WWE.
Nineteen years old, he won that title.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Michael] And now goes to work on Xavier Woods.
[Wade] Oh, some old school World of Sport wrestling here.
[Michael] And a tag made to Pete Dunne.
[Wade] It's a thick falconer for the historians.
[Pat] Of course.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Wade] I don't think that aired over in the US, Pat.
We're gonna find out right now which tag team in WWE
with "new" in their title is the best. Live here on Raw.
[Pat] Yeah, New Catch Republic certainly starting out hot here
in front of their home crowd.
[Michael] "The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne makes the tag
and Tyler Bate, nice double team move to Xavier Woods.
[Pat] He blows a kiss at Kofi.
[Michael] Tyler Bate has that cold, cool attitude in the ring.
-Many people call it Zen-like. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And Tyler Bate who loves to fly as well.
Pete Dunne takes out Kofi Kingston and Bate will take out Xavier Woods.
And New Catch Republic are rolling on their return to WWE.
[Michael] Pete Dunne of The New Catch Republic,
trying to make a tag to Tyler Bate
in this tag team matchup tonight against The New Day.
We're sold out at The O2 in London, 16,566 here live tonight.
[Wade] Pete Dunne has been completely isolated now
for several minutes.
We are verging on this being the absolute worst return
of all time for Tyler Bate if Pete Dunne gets put to bed.
[Michael] And Xavier with a drop kick.
[Michael] Another cover, hooks the leg of Dunne,
forced to kick out at two-and-a-half.
[Pat] Certainly not how you draw it up, return in your home country
and then have The "New" New Day kinda have their "way" way with you.
[Wade] Well, the fairy tale return for Dunne-- Bate, excuse me--
is about to turn sour at the hands of The New Day,
unless Dunne pulls something out of the bag pretty damn quick.
[Michael] Yeah, the hard hitting technical phenom,
Pete Dunne just ran into a forearm by Woods.
[Pat] And over here in Europe for three weeks at WWE,
-these crowds have been spectacular. -[Michael] Oh!
Yeah, final night of this three-week European tour tonight
in front of a packed house in London.
[crowd chanting "We want Tyler"]
[Michael] And Kofi Kingston now to the top rope, down goes Dunne again.
Kofi looks to put Pete Dunne away, hook of the leg,
referee Jessika Carr right there in position,
but a kick-out yet by Dunne, who is not giving up in this match.
[Wade] This audience belting out, "We want Tyler."
And I'm sure Pete Dunne could not agree more wholeheartedly,
needs this tag in a bad way.
He's fading.
[Michael] Both of these teams were part of last year's WrestleMania,
that incredible Six-Pack Ladder Match for the tag team titles.
Kofi again trying to prevent Dunne from making a tag.
Pete up over the top, lands on his feet, tag made.
Here comes Tyler Bate.
And Tyler Bate, former NXT Tag Champ, former NXT Heritage Cup winner.
[Pat] He's tidying up the ring quickly.
-[Michael] Oh. Look at the power. -[Wade] Big Strong Boi!
[Michael] Catching Kofi Kingston in midair
and just tossing Kofi to the middle of the ring.
And a kip-up by Bate.
[Wade] Nine months' worth of frustrations exploding in the ring for Tyler Bate.
[Michael] And now Bate, Kofi up top.
Oh, airplane spin now being delivered by Tyler.
Getting dizzy looking at it.
[Pat] I'm about to vomit up some of those pints,
but Kofi's gotta be feeling worse than all of us in here.
[Michael] And Bate continues to go
and then drops Kofi on the back of his head.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat] And Tyler's wondering if he got it right.
You did, pal.
[Wade] Whole world is spinning for Tyler Bate,
manages to find his tag partner though.
Top bins.
[Michael] Oh! What a clothesline into that German suplex,
-cover now by Pete Dunne for the win. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And breaking things up, Xavier Woods.
[Wade] The chemistry and timing is clearly still there
for The New Day. It had to be
after this nice double team move, Woods just there in the nick of time.
[Pat] People wonder if you still got it after a nine-month hiatus,
Tyler Bate certainly does.
[Michael] Pete Dunne.
[Wade] Question is, do The New Day still have it?
This is win now.
[Michael] Joint manipulation from Pete Dunne,
trying to break the fingers of Xavier Woods!
Kofi with the SOS, stacking up Dunne for the victory.
Dunne kicks at two.
[Wade] Pete Dunne is taking a hell of a lot of punishment in this match.
Still enough left in the tank,
but once again, in disarray is The New Catch Republic.
[Pat] Pete Dunne's gritty, he's tough.
I feel like he thinks he represents this entire country.
There's no way he's going down without a fight.
[Michael] There's an example of it, Pat.
Pete Dunne now stomping on the hands of Woods.
Kick right to the back of the neck of Kingston.
Xavier Woods now, Dunne lands on his feet.
Tags made by Bate. Here comes Tyler Bate now.
Woods looking for a step-up enzuigiri.
Tyler Bate with the left hand.
-Tags in Dunne. -[Pat] Take the right!
[Michael] Dunne now with a kick to the head!
[Pat] New Catch Republic.
[Michael] Pete Dunne…
I don't quite know what he was doing there, maybe--
-Oh! Driven now into the… -[Pat] Xavier maybe pulled his hair.
…turnbuckle.
[Wade] Woods at the hands of the top of the tights of Pete Dunne.
[Michael] And now Kofi from the top rope connecting.
Kingston into the cover, off of Daybreak on Dunne,
win by The New Day.
[bell rings]
["New Day's World" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, The New Day!
[Wade] Several underhanded tactics there from The New Day,
all blindsided the referee,
but essentially they have won the match
and their promises of heading back to championship competition
in the tag ranks could be imminent.
[Pat] I thought the English lads had this,
but instead,
The "New" New Day outsmart, outwit, and inevitably Daybreaker,
double stomp to the chest.
[crowd] One! Two! Three!
[bell rings]
We did exactly what we said we were gonna do.
Now, we demand what we are owed and what we deserve.
And that is a title match for the WWE World Tag Team Championships!
["War" playing]
-[Pat chuckling] -[Michael] Well, speaking of the champs.
[Pat] What feels like…
[Pat and Wade] Raw is war!
-[Michael] You guys practice that? -[Pat] Raiders.
That was actually the first time right there.
-Pretty good stuff, Wade. -[Wade] Nailed it.
[Michael] Eric and Ivar…
the World Tag Champs.
The War Raiders are here.
[indistinct chatter]
[Pat] With them with the titles, Cole…
-every Raw is war! -[Wade] War!
Come on! Take your shot!
Take it!
Take your shot!
[crowd cheering]
[clapping] Yeah! Yeah!
-What's up with it? -What up, uce?
What's up with you, huh?
I know you already told me, right?
But I feel way more better if I was out there with you tonight, man.
[sighs] I bet you would, uce.
Man, tonight's a bit different though, all right?
Listen, I know the whole world been doubting you, bruh.
But tonight, I'm going out there and closing that noise, bruh.
Listen, Gunther's a big deal. So are you.
-Man, so am I. -Yeet.
Tonight, ain't no ring general in there, uce.
It's just a man who's beatable.
Tonight, I'm gonna beat Gunther.
At WrestleMania, you're gonna beat Gunther
and become World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd] Yeet!
-Yeet. All right? -[crowd] Yeet!
-Yeah. -I got you.
-Don't worry, uce. I love you. -Love you too.
I hear you.
Just be careful.
["4x4" playing]
[Michael] Well, that is good advice by Jey Uso
because did you see the smile on Gunther's face
after that wicked slap by Jimmy last week?
Good luck, Jimmy.
English singer-songwriter,
and actress from Harrow, right here, outside of London.
She played Rhonda Britannica Richardson in the Netflix comedy drama series Glow.
Thank you for coming out, Kate Nash. How about Charlie Brooker?
English comedian rather known for creating the Netflix series Black--
Oh, I'm sorry, that's Michael Page. That's on me.
Venom, that's 100% on me, bub.
Venom, I knew you were a champion. 100% on me, Venom.
-[Wade] No, no. Don't say it. -[Pat] God bless.
There he is! Charlie Brooker. This is why I shouldn't read. Ever.
Venom, I am so sorry! With that being said Charlie Brooker
created Black Mirror, season seven, streaming on Netflix starting April 10.
That's next Thursday.
An absolute talent.
And there's more. Lewis Capaldi Grammy-nominated, singer-songwriter
out of Scotland. His 2019 single, "Someone You Loved,"
is the third-most streamed song on Spotify
with over three billion streams.
[Michael] Hey, let's not forget the celebrity ringside,
Wade Barrett, from right here in England.
Nonetheless, there's another celebrity, Bianca Belair,
talking to officials there in the back.
She's getting some instructions
on how to be the special guest referee tonight
for the title match between Iyo and Rhea.
Bianca has never been a ref before in her career.
[inaudible]
["Born A King" playing]
[Michael] Jimmy Uso, massive opportunity tonight.
He takes on Gunther.
And I'm sure that Sam Roberts,
Megan Morant will be talking about this matchup,
and everything going on Raw on Raw Recap.
[Wade] Well, Jimmy Uso has proven
he can give a fighter pep talk like no other.
He's proven he can give a one hell of a slap,
but now he really has to pack this up.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
♪ Gunther ♪
[Alicia] And his opponent, from Vienna, Austria,
weighing in at 250 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
"The Ring General," Gunther!
[Michael] Hey, guys, Jey Uso has had a crisis of confidence as of late.
A lot of miscues in recent weeks
as Gunther appears to be in Jey Uso's head.
Well, Jey better get Gunther out of his head because in 19 nights,
he's got to face the man for the World Heavyweight Championship
at WrestleMania in Las Vegas.
So, Wade, Jimmy Uso steps up for his brother tonight and says,
"I'm gonna go out to you tonight and I'm gonna prove, Jey,
that Gunther's a man, and he can be beaten,
and he can be defeated," and Jimmy wants to prove that
to help his brother's confidence here tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, the job for Jimmy Uso is clear.
-Put down the blueprint… -[bell rings]
…on how to beat Gunther at WrestleMania.
The first thing you have to do is shatter the massive,
intimidating aura of the Austrian.
Do that, and Jey, perhaps, will have a chance.
[Pat] Yeah, Gunther's aura is certainly real.
And Jimmy's been in the ring with a lot of people with a lot of aura,
but not only beat 'em and lay down the blueprint,
beat 'em down a little bit.
[Michael] Well, Jimmy Uso coming off a win over The Miz right here in London
this past Friday night on SmackDown.
Goes to work against Gunther. Jimmy with a big right hand.
Now a chop to Gunther as well.
And, you know, for Gunther, this is a risky…
Oh, what a kick! I was gonna say it's a risky proposition,
taking this match so close to WrestleMania,
but perhaps not.
[Wade] Yeah, well, it's also an opportunity
for Gunther himself to get a lot more intel on his opponent
at WrestleMania. Jey Uso, obviously a twin brother.
Collections of moves that they perfect, they're incredibly similar,
and so are their weak spots.
[Michael] Well, now Jey Uso driven… I should say Jimmy Uso.
I got Jey on the mind because of the WrestleMania match.
Jimmy now runs into another chop on the other side of the ring
by the World Heavyweight Champion. Gunther just stalking this man.
[Pat] Stalking and thumping around the outside of the ring.
[Michael] Every one of these blows delivered, Wade,
is a message from Gunther to Jey, who's here tonight watching.
Jimmy said, "Jey, just stay in the back and watch what happens."
[Wade] It's also a chance for what we call a receipt in this game
after one of the greatest slaps we've ever seen.
-[Michael] All right, now… Okay. -Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
[Michael] And Gunther now, right out here in front of us.
Come on, just take it to the ring, Gunther, enough of this.
-And now Jimmy Uso with a big backdrop… -[crowd cheering]
…and he has an opportunity here.
Into the ring to break the count, referee Rod Zapata working this matchup.
Here comes Jimmy Uso now, catches Gunther with the right hand.
Dropping Gunther right down here in front of us.
Jimmy Uso now gonna fly with a suicide dive.
Gunther's down, Jimmy Uso's rolling!
-Gunther's in trouble here! -[crowd applauding]
[Wade] Gunther's jaw just smacked the corner of our table incredibly hard.
That is a table that busted up the back and the ribs of JD McDonagh.
-And Gunther is in a world of pain here. -[crowd chanting "Uso"]
[Michael] And now Jimmy, up to the top rope, gonna fly,
looking for the Uso Splash. Gunther, though, got his knees up.
And now Gunther.
[Pat] He said, "Anything you can do, I can do."
[Michael] Yeah, the big man.
It's like a pterodactyl gonna fly from up there,
but Jimmy Uso caught him with the right hand.
[Wade] Well, Jimmy Uso truly believes he's gonna do this.
He has wobbled the World Heavyweight Champion,
but putting him away is something else.
[Michael] That's the first step, believe in yourself, right?
That's what Jimmy's doing here against Gunther--
-Superplex! -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] You've gotta keep your foot on the gas against this big Austrian.
-[Pat] As he is. -[Michael] With another opportunity.
Gonna head up to the top rope, Gunther's in trouble.
Jimmy with the Uso Splash, connects this time.
-For the cover and the win! -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Kick-out at two!
-[Pat] Wow. -[Wade] And that, in a nutshell, in part,
is why Gunther is the World Champ.
Just a splash we've seen Jimmy beat hundreds and hundreds of Superstars with.
-But this ain't any regular Super-- -[Pat] Oh God!
[Michael] And Jimmy just walked right into a chop by Gunther,
who, again, showing resilience here tonight.
And now dropping Jimmy Uso on the apron.
[Wade] Just a game-changing move Gunther can pull out at any moment.
-[Michael] Wicked clothesline! -[Pat] Geez.
[Michael] The Ring General has taken over.
[Michael] And Gunther has just been dominating Jimmy Uso.
Wade, Jimmy's showing a flurry here and there,
but Gunther just sending a clear message to Jey Uso,
who's in the back watching this.
"You don't have a chance, kid, at WrestleMania."
[Wade] Yeah, things have really gone off the rails.
The dream of Jimmy Uso showing something special
to his twin brother is falling apart.
Steady on, there's that slap again. There's fight left in Uso.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Here we go, Jimmy Uso saying it's not impossible.
-Everything's possible! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Jimmy Uso now, with a kick to the face of Gunther.
[Wade] Well, Gunther allowed that arrogance of him,
tormenting Jimmy Uso, sending a message to Jey,
it's just allowed Jimmy back into the match.
[Michael] And Jimmy now.
And Gunther caught him with that big dropkick!
A man that size should not deliver a dropkick like that.
-[Pat] The height. -[Michael] And just like that,
Gunther gonna hoist Jimmy up and deliver a powerbomb.
-And a cover now by Gunther. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And he said, "Uh-uh."
-And now-- -[Wade] That was over.
[Michael] And this is ridiculous now. This is absolutely ridiculous.
End the match, be done with all of this.
Just be done with it.
[Wade] Well, for all intents and purpose…
-No. We're not done! Huh? -[crowd chanting]
Come on, Big Jim. Huh? Come on, Big Jim.
[Michael] The man who talks about the sport and being a sportsman,
he had Jimmy Uso beat.
He could have won the match and walked to the back.
He sent his message already to Jey Uso,
but he's gonna continue now to punish Jimmy.
And another clothesline.
And once again, a cover by the world champion.
And once again, Gunther is gonna continue to torture Jimmy.
This is enough, be done with this.
[Pat] That guy's a future Hall of Famer, Gunther.
[Wade] Jimmy Uso is just a warm carcass.
[Michael] Well, the official Rod Zapata needs to step in and…
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -…see if Jimmy Uso can continue this match
before Gunther does some serious damage here.
This match should have been over on a couple of different occasions now.
[Pat] Maybe Jimmy Uso takes his third chance
and makes this backfire completely for The Ring General.
Ooh! Back chop to the back.
[Michael] Oh my goodness, and now a sleeper hold.
Locked in now, wrapping his legs around Jimmy Uso.
Jimmy has nowhere to go in the middle of the ring.
Gunther with that sleeper locked in.
And look at where the arm is positioned, underneath the chin, choke hold applied.
-Jimmy Uso's out… -[bell rings]
…and Gunther wins this match.
-["Prepare To Fight" playing] -[Michael] Thank goodness it's over.
And I said this before, guys, as each week passes by,
I fear more and more for Jey Uso.
[Wade] That aura tonight was supposed to be shattered by Jimmy.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, the World Heavyweight Champion,
"The Ring General" Gunther!
[Wade] It's backfired, that aura has doubled in size.
[Michael] I said earlier, Jey Uso
had a crisis of confidence as it comes to Gunther.
Well, that crisis is pretty bad at this juncture.
Gunther is not done yet. Gunther coming back into the ring,
gonna continue to make an example of Jimmy Uso.
And this is absolutely ridiculous. There's no reason for this.
-He's already in Jey's head. -[overlapping chatter]
-[Wade] Gunther just has disdain… -["Main Event Ish" playing]
…for those who don't meet his high standards.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] He has disdain for everybody. And here comes Jimmy's brother, Jey.
Jey rushing to the ring.
Gunther taken down by Jey Uso. And the fight's on.
And Gunther now the champion, gonna scurry away
as Jey Uso continues the fight on Gunther.
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[Michael] Gunther creates space.
Gunther retreating here in The O2.
Jey Uso sends Gunther scampering.
[Pat] Jey Uso ran a four-four down to the ring and scares our champion
out of The O2 arena.
[crowd chanting "Wanker"]
[Wade] Jey Uso seeing his own flesh and blood being tortured
has perhaps woken something inside of "Main Event" Jey.
[Michael] And again, after that brutal assault by Gunther,
Jimmy Uso being helped out of the arena by his brother Jey--
-[Pat] Wait a minute-- -[Michael] Oh no! Gunther from behind.
Gunther from behind, the World Champion once again ambushes
Jey and Jimmy Uso.
[Wade] There is more flesh left on the bone,
and Gunther is feasting tonight.
[Pat] Where the hell did he come from? He left the arena.
[Michael] Well, it's been typical of Gunther in recent weeks.
These ambushes, these sneak attacks,
-doesn't wanna face Jey Uso one-on-one. -[indistinct clamor]
[Michael] And now we got some agents down here and officials,
-some security trying to separate Gunther. -[crowd chanting "Oh, Gunther's a wanker"]
[Michael] And now, Gunther… Gunther now gonna assault the…
He's assaulting the security guys out here now.
Something's gotta be done about this.
[Wade] They ain't paying you enough, lads.
[Michael] General Manager Adam Pearce
is gonna have to take into consideration what's being done by Gunther here tonight
as he drives Jey Uso off the steel post again.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Pat] What the hell? What the?
-[Wade] Zip ties? -[Pat] That is a zip tie, I believe.
[Michael] Security will carry them from time to time.
And now Gunther wrapping that zip tie around the wrist of…
[Pat] Now, the man that was supposed to get zip tied is now zip tying Jey Uso.
-[Wade] Oh! The eyeballs. -[yells]
[Michael] Oh my goodness. Come on, guys, get out of here and stop this madman.
[Wade] Meanwhile, Jimmy Uso is completely laid out.
[Michael] And Jey Uso's gonna go nowhere because Gunther has zip-tied
Jey Uso to the ropes here. Jey Uso's now defenseless.
Jey is defenseless. He's been zip-tied to the ring.
[Wade] Well, Gunther can now pick Jey apart all he wants.
[official] Gunther. Gunther…
[Michael] Well, that's his intention, Wade, obviously.
[Wade] Hold on.
[Michael] And Gunther's gonna make Jey Uso watch
as he continues to destroy a helpless
Jimmy Uso, who was choked out moments ago.
Now laughing and mocking at Jey, who's helpless here.
-I mean, this is… It's disgusting. -[Pat] This Ring General's something else.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] This is flat out disgusting.
Come on.
[Pat] I don't know what Jey thinks he's gonna do.
-Come on. -[Michael] Jey's helpless.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Gunther just continuing to…
[crowd chanting "Oh, Gunther's a wanker"]
… to bait Jey here.
-[Wade] The stakes are real high. -Come on, Jey.
Hey, this is as close as you're gonna get because you, you're out my league, Jey.
-Oh, Gunther. I'mma beat your ass. -You're no tough guy.
-You're no Superstar. -[grunts]
[crowd booing]
Look how close. Touch it.
[Michael] And Jimmy now trying to crawl back into the ring!
And blasted by Gunther again with the title off the face.
Look what I've done to your brother. Come on, Jey.
Look what I've done to your brother. Huh?
-What you gonna do about that? Huh? -[yells]
Can you handle the pressure, Jey, yeah?
-That all you got? -Can you handle it?
-I'm telling you! -Touch it, touch it.
-Oh, I'm telling you… -Come on, touch it.
[Pat] Gunther toying with Jey Uso.
[Michael] As Jey stares down at his brother,
Jimmy, who, again, trying to drag himself into the ring.
[Wade] He's busted wide open. Stay down, Jimmy. What are you gonna do?
[Michael] Jey begging with Gunther to stay away, screaming at Jimmy,
-"No, no" and Gunther still. -Gunther! Don't do this!
Have a good look. Have a good look at your brother.
[grunts]
[Michael] Oh no, come on now, come on! Not just physical torture,
but now emotional torture when it comes to Jey.
Are we gonna send some security out here to get this guy out of the ring?
[Wade] Tonight was supposed to be about…
[Michael] Well, go call the general manager, Rod.
…piercing the aura of Gunther.
[Pat] Complete backfire for the Usos.
[Wade] The psyche of Jey Uso that's getting pierced.
-[Michael] This is… -[Pat] Gunther's bathing in Jimmy's blood.
Basking in the anxiety of Jey.
[Michael] Can you guys get him out of the ring, please?
-Save him. -Come here.
Come here.
-[Michael] This is sick. -Come here! Come here!
[Michael] And now again, look at him choke out Jimmy,
just a few feet away from Jey Uso, who's helpless.
"Help me, brother!"
[Pat] Where is the military over here, Wade?
-[Jey] I'mma kill you! -[Pat] Get 'em out of here.
[Michael] Jimmy Uso's out cold, he's been choked out.
Finally some more help coming into the ring
to try to drag Gunther off this man.
[Wade] Jey's defeated, look at the eyes, he's a beaten man already.
[Pat] Adam Pearce finally gets into the ring.
[Michael] They're gonna have to send Jimmy to the damn hospital.
What the hell is wrong with you? What the hell?
[Michael] Great question.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Yeah, it's some champion right there.
Ladies and gentlemen, the bottom line is this.
This man, Gunther… This man, Gunther,
you know what? He's pretty much a hypocrite.
He preaches to everyone that he's the ring general,
that the mat is sacred, right? That it's all about competition,
being the best professional wrestler in the world today.
And what does he do? He sneak attacks, he ambushes.
He uses a zip tie to wrap Jimmy-- Jey Uso around the ring.
Gunther's very close to us, watch what you're saying.
He's nothing but a bully, Wade. Bottom line is he's nothing but a bully.
And he's supposed to represent this company
as the world champion.
Well, I wouldn't say that to his face, that's for sure.
That was disgusting.
Everything that just happened there was disgusting.
Well, again, WrestleMania will feature Gunther and Jey Uso,
who's got to be wondering now, "What can I do to beat this man?"
Well, speaking of WrestleMania,
this past Friday night on SmackDown-- Jimmy really…
-Jey just got cut away from the ropes. -Jimmy really needs some help.
We'll get some updates on Jimmy as we roll along,
but this past Friday night on SmackDown, we had the contract signing
for another big WrestleMania match
between Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk.
[dramatic music playing]
[Reigns] The OTC came here for two reasons.
One, to be acknowledged.
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
[Reigns] And two, was to sign this contract.
It looks like we checked those boxes.
-And that means my-- -["The Vision" playing]
[Rollins] Roman, I don't know why you're in such a hurry to leave, man.
This is our building. We got a lot of history here.
We came down those stairs right here, ready to burn down the old guard.
We were ready to remake this company in our image.
Don't get me wrong, a lot has happened in the past 12 years,
but I dare say we accomplished our mission.
You keep saying "we." "We" died a long time go.
It's only been me. You've been here, but I've done all the work.
I've made this place what it is today. What have you done?
I'll tell you what I've done!
You, you, you, it's that mindset that keeps me having to screw you.
And your biggest mistake is not understanding the danger
that's right in front of us.
You let the biggest snake in the world, CM Punk, into the garden.
You could have cut his head off at War Games,
but instead you shook his hand.
And now I am left to do what I always do.
Clean up your mess again.
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Punk] I have come here to sign a contract.
[Reigns] What, you need a highlighter? What are you doing?
Wiseman, please. Just smarten him up already.
I know what you're looking for, and it's in there.
You're closing the show at WrestleMania.
You get to live your dream of all dreams.
CM Punk,
you are a WrestleMania main eventer!
[Reigns] See what I'm saying?
One man's dream is another man's favorite check!
No! Wipe those tears out of your eyes! You don't deserve it!
Main eventing WrestleMania is sacred!
He doesn't deserve it, and this is your fault,
and this is your fault!
[Punk] Thank you.
Thank you, as corny as it sounds, to the WWE Universe
who stood by me and chanted my name for ten long years!
-Thank you! -[Reigns] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
There's only one person you should be thanking.
You should be thanking your Tribal Chief.
Because of me, you're in the main event. Go ahead now, do it right.
Thank you, my Tribal Chief. Because of you, I will see you
in the main event of WrestleMania.
-[crowd cheering] -[Punk] Thank you.
-But that's not the favor that I'm owed. -[crowd gasping]
[music concludes]
-["FE!N" playing] -[Michael] So, what is the favor?
Hopefully, we find out soon, but we do know this.
It'll be the main event of WrestleMania Saturday.
A Triple Threat match with three of the biggest names
in the history of the game.
CM Punk, Seth Rollins, Roman Reigns.
Last week it was Penta,
and the Intercontinental Champion, Bron Breakker,
-in action against Judgment Day… -[crowd cheering]
…when Carlito decided he was gonna get involved.
[Wade] Well, The Judgment Day had offered Penta
-an opportunity to join the group. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] They got involved to presumably assist him at some point.
It all started backfiring.
And this is when Finn Bálor brought a steel chair into proceedings.
Dirty Dom getting a piece of the action too.
And then Penta, it was his turn, of course.
[Michael] Yeah, would he join The Judgment Day?
That was the question. And that was an emphatic no.
[Wade] The offer declined,
but ultimately, Bron and Penta paid a massive price
for that decline, highlighted by this Coup de Grâce
as The Judgment Day got back on track.
[upbeat music playing]
How many chicken tenders you had today?
I've had a lot, but there's no ranch here.
Oh, good. Looks like you two buried the hatchet.
Oh, of course we did, Liv.
Everybody knows that brothers fight like cats and dogs.
-True. -But we always make up.
And we always got each other's backs.
-Come on. -That's right.
And now that that funny business about adding a new member
to the group is behind us, we can focus on what's important,
and that's bringing gold back to the clubhouse.
And we start tonight by showing Bron Breakker and Penta
that The Judgment Day are a well-oiled machine.
-[laughs] Love it. -That's what I'm talking about, baby.
Oh, and Raquel, hard luck on your loss last week to Lyra.
But don't worry, I'll be the one to bring home
the Intercontinental Championship.
I'm sure you will.
What are you still doing here?
-I… -Go help them.
-Carly, go help them. Go. -She was looking at me first.
[sighs]
Now, we need to talk about Bayley and Lyra.
Yeah. We're gonna do something about those.
-["4X4" playing] -♪ Four-by-four, I tint my windows up ♪
-♪ Windows up ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Damn, lil' bro He did it, one-and-done ♪
-♪ One-and, one-and-done ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Out my closet, that shit none-of-none ♪
-♪ None-of-none ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ That's a vibe, that's a one-of-one ♪
-♪ Vibe ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Fill her tongue ♪
-♪ Tongue ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Make you numb, can you run? Can you come? ♪
-["Zero Miedo" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"] -[growls]
Whoo!
-Whoo! -[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Ecatepec,
Mexico, weighing in at 87 kilos,
-Penta! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Wade, you are in for a treat!
Penta's taking the WWE by storm.
He teams with the Intercontinental Champion,
Bron Breakker,
against Finn and Dom of The Judgment Day,
live on Netflix.
Just saying something, this is mine, okay?
We got bigger problems. Okay…
-[Michael] The dogs are out. -[Pat] Dogs are barking.
[Wade] These two are already bickering. I'm a little concerned about this.
[Pat] It's not a bickering. It's an agreement that they've come to.
-[Wade] An uneasy agreement at that. -[Pat] You want to talk about bickering?
["Rulers of the World" playing]
[Wade] The bickering came first, then the uneasy agreement.
[Pat] Here's a group that's been bickering for a while,
but they're on the same page, allegedly.
[Wade] An uneasy agreement. What was that going on tonight?
[Alicia] And their opponent accompanied by Carlito,
Finn Bálor and "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio,
The Judgment Day!
[Michael] Hey, folks, it's the first premium live event
following WrestleMania.
WWE Backlash
is coming to Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri.
John Cena will be there. Of course, Randy Orton's hometown of St. Louis.
Now, you talk about The Judgment Day, talk about dysfunctional families,
and when it comes to Bálor as of late, to use a London term,
he's been sort of Jekyll and Hyde
as it comes to Dominik and the rest of the group.
[Wade] You know what, he expects big results.
Of course, we know Finn Bálor,
one of the greatest we've seen here in ring,
former World Champion.
The man just hasn't had the kind of results for his group,
on the men's side of the group at least, over the past few months.
And that's never gonna sit well with a competitor like Finn Bálor,
who's looking to drag this team back up to the very top.
[Michael] Finn Bálor has some history with that man, Penta.
Penta was the Iron Man of this year's Royal Rumble match.
-He lasted over 42 minutes… -[bell rings]
…before Bálor eliminated him.
[Wade] Listen, I'm having a great night here on the red brand on Friday.
I'll be back on the blue brand in Chicago where Penta's brother,
Rey Fénix is debuting, so don't miss that.
-[Michael] Cannot wait for that. -One, two, three.
[Michael] Of course, the Lucha Brothers, they're known as.
As Dominik Mysterio, continues to pound away now on Penta.
[Pat] You know, Dominik looks like a pub's bathroom smells.
[Wade] Oh, come on, there's no need for that.
You are speaking about the greatest luchador
-on planet Earth, "Dirty" Dom Mysterio. -[Pat] Are you talking about Penta?
-Is that what you're saying? -[Wade] No, "Dirty" Dom!
-[crowd barking] -[Michael] Tag made to Bron Breakker.
And Bron with a shoulder tackle, the current Intercontinental Champion
for 154 days and counting.
[Pat] So explosive, so electrifying, such a badass.
The dogs are barking in London for good reason.
[Michael] Only the second time in his career that he's had a tag match
on Raw or SmackDown.
-Bron, of course, a former NXT tag champ. -[Pat] Yeah.
[Wade] Historically, he's not particularly played well with others.
Trusts only one man and that is himself.
[Michael] Bron up over the top, caught Bálor!
And then a slam in one move, tremendous move by Breakker.
[Wade] Unreasonable strength and body control explains
why Bron Breakker has, in many people's opinions,
-become the future of this industry. -[screams]
[Michael] Penta, kick to the ear.
And now Penta the high flyer showing off a bit here tonight
on Monday Night Raw.
[Pat] He's showing off, building up momentum.
-Every step has a purpose with Penta. -[Michael] Ooh.
Backbreaker delivered to Dom.
Bron Breakker now in the ring.
And Breakker sends Mysterio over the top rope.
Penta gonna fly, Breakker helps him out!
Up over the top goes Penta.
-He takes out Judgment Day. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Penta and Bron working very well together as a team.
[Michael] We are sold out tonight.
Final night of the three-week European tour.
Monday Night Raw is at The O2 in London.
Sixteen thousand, five hundred sixty-six watching live.
Two! Three! Four!
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Michael] Dominik snap their take now to Penta, tag made again.
Bálor and Dominik, they said before they buried the hatchet,
and it looks that way, Wade. They're working well together.
[Wade] Well, the chemistry is back to 100% between these two,
and grabbing a dub here tonight…
[Michael] Cover by Dom, hooks the leg, Penta's got a kick at two.
[Wade] …will just further galvanize,
and what a job they have done in neutralizing
this incredible luchador, and dropping the hammer.
[Pat] Entire Judgment Day are frontrunners,
so when there isn't a lot of gold in the building,
they're going to obviously turn a little bit on each other.
[Michael] And the boos, of course, because Dominik Mysterio
stealing this move from the late great Eddie Guerrero.
Three Amigos, the triple suplexes.
[Wade] Stolen? It's been perfected further by the great Dom Mysterio.
[Michael] And Dom with a kick to the midsection,
didn't get the third suplex out.
Penta now into the corner, up over the top and a backstabber
delivered to Dominik. Carlito upset.
I'm not sure because Dominik's out or because Penta stole his move.
[Wade] Well, there's daylight now for Penta,
and you can tell by that look in the eye of Finn Bálor,
who needs this tag urgently to prevent Penta from getting Bron in there.
[Michael] Tag to Finn, tag to Bron, Breakker's legal.
And here comes the Intercontinental Champion,
explosive as they come.
[Wade] And Judgment Day need a new plan immediately.
[Michael] And a belly-to-belly throw by Breakker.
[Wade] The old one got ripped off.
[Michael] And Dominik Mysterio, tossed across the ring, Bálor the better.
[Pat] The explosivity of Bron Breakker might be the best
in the entire group.
[Michael] Now, a double team coming from Mysterio and Bálor.
-Trying to-- -[Pat] That doesn't feel
like a smart move. Yep.
[Michael] And Breakker, look at the power now.
A suplex to The Judgment Day. Are you kidding me?
[crowd barking]
[Pat] The dogs are barking in London.
[Michael] Breakker is such a physical specimen.
Now, Bálor rakes the eyes. The official didn't see it.
Great job blocking the view. Finn Bálor. Now, uh-oh, Breakker.
Breakneck speed. Down goes Finn.
-Imagine that coming at you. -[Pat] Absolutely not.
-[Michael] A runaway train. -[Pat] He's a jungle cat.
[Michael] Tag made. Here comes Penta.
[crowd barking, chanting "Who let the dogs out?"]
-[Michael] Penta top rope. -[Pat] Who let the dog out?
[Michael] And, oh, down goes Bálor, face first, great double team.
-Cover now for the win. -[crowd] One, two.
[Michael] Dominik not gonna allow it to happen.
And Breakker sends Dominik to the floor.
[Wade] Finn Bálor now completely isolated, turned into a two-on-one affair.
Things looking bleak for the Irishman.
[Pat] Penta, taking to the sky here.
[Wade] Taking a lot of time over it,
and you know Dirty Dom's gonna take that opportunity to--
Wait a second, Carlito.
[Michael] Yeah, Carlito distracting the official.
-Penta now, from the second rope. -[crowd] Cero miedo!
-[Michael] Went for a Mexican Destroyer. -[Wade] What a job by Dirty Dom!
Dirty Dom grabbing the leg of Penta.
-[Michael] Uh-oh, Breakker now. -[Dominik] Watch out! Watch out!
[Michael] Measuring Bálor, Bron Breakker-- Oh, no, he just speared his own partner.
Inadvertently took out Penta with a spear as Bálor stepped out of harm's way.
[Wade] That was genius from Dirty Dom,
who I think shoved Penta in the way of that flying Bron.
[Michael] And now, Dominik takes out Bron Breakker,
Penta in trouble, Bálor now.
Looking to do some more damage to the ribs with a Coup de Grâce.
-Cover by Bálor. -[crowd] One! Two!
-Three! -[Michael] Judgment Day wins.
-[bell rings] -["Rulers Of The World" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, The Judgment Day!
[Michael] Well, Penta's first pinfall loss,
albeit in a tag team match, here tonight.
As The Judgment Day pick up a massive win.
[Wade] Tactics as dubious as you like, but all will be harmonious
in the clubhouse for The Judgment Day tonight.
They are back on track, heading upwards to the top of the card once again.
Great job by Judgment Day.
I'm telling you, I'll give the credit to you.
That was a great signing with El Grande Americano.
-Man, you see his performance last week? -I saw it.
I wouldn't mind getting in the ring with that guy someday.
You know, Chad, the LWO wouldn't mind getting in the ring
with the two, but I'm told you're still not feeling well.
[coughs]
Doctor's orders.
Again.
And that's a shame because next week Raw is in Minneapolis.
-My hometown. -Yeah.
Oh, I'll be good by then. Give me a match, I'll compete next week.
Listen, listen, I appreciate the fighting spirit, I do,
but a doctor's note kinda ties my hands, you know that.
Now, Pearce, by the time I get back on American soil, I'll be fine.
-I know how to get myself healthy, okay? -Chad, nothing…
Nothing is more important than your health.
And besides, next week I've already made arrangements.
Who better to compete on American soil than El Grande Americano?
-Pearce, that's my hometown, okay? -It is official.
Doctor's orders.
Clowns.
Idiot.
Sorry about that.
-Adam, if you have a minute. -Yeah?
I would love to discuss some opportunities in the tag division.
Okay, well, I'm always happy to talk about the future
-of Otis and Tozawa. -Oh yeah.
Uh, it's actually not just about Otis and Tozawa.
I also wanted to discuss my career.
Well, I've been talking to Natalia recently
and, well, we have some ideas.
Well, in that case, let's get together and talk about the ideas.
-Okay, I would love that. -Awesome.
[Michael] She finally gets her rematch.
Rhea Ripley looks to win the world title so she can go to WrestleMania
to take on Bianca Belair.
But the woman who stands in her way, the current world champion,
the woman who beat her earlier this month for the title, Iyo Sky,
Rhea Ripley, in our main event for the Women's World Championship.
And the guest referee, none other than Bianca Belair.
♪ They come up short like Frodo But hate on me, like, oh, no ♪
♪ So, you doubt me And everyone around me ♪
♪ But everybody sleeping on you And I feel drowsy ♪
Yes, very excited for WrestleMania, but now I'm here wit--
Hey, my ribs, what happened with you?
-I was-- -No, no, you are a stupid man.
-You are a stupid man. -You better watch your mouth.
-[indistinct clamor] -[speaking Spanish]
You better watch your mouth.
[Michael] Penta didn't think it was an accident.
[Wade] That's bickering, Pat. Might be worse than bickering.
[Pat] Intercontinental Championship.
-Egos are getting loud. -["Phenomenal" playing]
The Phenomenal One. AJ Styles.
Joining us this evening.
I've been watching him for most of my life.
[Wade] I don't think he'd appreciate that.
He's been dominating. Phenomenally, if you will.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "AJ Styles"]
I have been waiting in the back patiently.
Logan Paul, you said you were gonna call me out.
[crowd booing]
I'm tired of waiting.
If you got something to say to my face, come out here and say it right now.
-[energetic hip-hop music playing] -[Pat] You nailed it, Wade.
[crowd exclaiming]
-[Michael] Good job, Wade. -[Wade] Best in the business.
-That's what he called me, right, Cole? -[Michael] Yep.
[Wade] Thanks.
Appreciate the backing from my mentor and friend, Michael Cole.
[Michael] Well, this man believes he doesn't have any mentors or peers.
[Wade] And in all fairness to this man,
nobody in history with as few matches as this man has had,
has been anywhere near as good as this man is.
So, his weight… His words carry a lot of weight.
[Pat] Logan Paul has been on a one-way trip to the top.
In every business.
[Wade] There has never been a man who feeds off hatred
better than The Maverick himself.
♪ How can I do all this? I'm so humble I'm so humble ♪
[Pat] Listen to the song there, lyrics say he's so humble.
[crowd booing]
[Logan] I hear you.
AJ, listen, buddy, you wouldn't understand
because they wouldn't either, none of you, including him,
have the same level of fame that I do.
As a global phenomenon,
who's extremely rich, by the way, loved by everybody.
And also good looking and that's just me keeping it humble.
Everyone here, you're all on my time.
-[crowd jeering] -[inaudible]
If I wanna make you wait,
you do as you're told because you're a sheep and you wait.
But you, don't get your shiny panties in a bunch.
I've had a change of heart, brother.
You see, AJ…
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Logan] Shame, Shame. I came out here to be nice.
I'm not stooping to your level, AJ, I've had to change your heart.
I'm a dad now, a girl dad.
I'm trying to teach my daughter the art of forgiveness, so AJ Styles.
No, listen, listen, you'll like this, AJ Styles.
I forgive you for what you did to me at Madison Square Garden.
But I don't forget, so don't try to pull that again.
[crowd chanting "Who are you?"]
Y'all know exactly who I am. That's why you're here tonight.
I'm Logan Paul.
[Styles] Okay, okay. You know what? I feel you, man.
I've got a daughter, too. So, you know what?
I forgive you too.
I forgive you.
[crowd chanting "AJ Styles"]
[Pat] A little different reactions.
You forgive me, what do you mean you forgive me?
[crowd booing]
[Styles] Hear me out, hear me out, folks.
I forgive you, Logan Paul,
for being the biggest [inaudible] to ever step foot in the WWE.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Pat] Jeez.
[Styles] You know, you brag about your success and your money.
These fans don't care about that.
They care about what you're willing to sacrifice in this ring for them.
[crowd cheering]
Dude, you have got all the talent in the world, I'll give you that.
But in this business, talent will only get you so far.
So, the question is, what are you gonna do with it?
I'd ask you for advice AJ Styles, but you know what they say…
[crowd booing]
…don't take advice with anyone you wouldn't wanna trade places with.
That's funny, that's cute actually.
You know what else they say?
Don't let your mouth write a check, your ass can't cash.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Is that a threat?
Is it a threat? Dude, this is Monday Night Raw.
-We are in London, England. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
I've got my gear on and I'm standing right here
in the middle of the ring. What do you think?
I think you're just saying a bunch of stuff that's true.
Here's what I think, I'm done talking.
AJ knows it. London, y'all know it. Logan Paul does not fight for free.
The fact is, this city cannot afford me!
-[crowd booing] -Everyone here is broke!
Congratulations, you, you're broke!
You! Yeah, you're broke. Congrats. You. Yeah, you.
I bet you spent your entire life savings to get a front row seat for one.
Look at you now. Logan Paul's calling you poor.
[crowd booing, jeering]
[Wade] To Michael Cole.
How about this, AJ?
Call a spade a spade. We know what you want.
You want that big money match with Logan Paul.
So, how about this, buddy?
Why don't you set your sights a little higher?
[crowd jeering, booing]
[Michael] Oh! Logan tried a cheap shot. And AJ Styles is ready.
-And AJ takes the fight to Paul. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Michael] AJ Styles… -[Wade] Told ya!
…looking to take out Paul with a Styles Clash
and Logan Paul retreats.
[Wade] Logan slithering away just in the nick of-- Oh, wait a second.
[Michael] And now Logan bounced right off the announce table.
[yells indistinctly]
[Pat] Okay, okay, a little Bullet Club AJ Styles here.
Logan Paul said he doesn't fight for free. I wonder if he gets his ass kicked.
-[Wade] Nice. -[Michael] AJ Styles though…
-[crowd booing] -…he cannot underestimate Logan Paul,
because that'll happen to you.
[Wade] Well, that was the cheapest of shots from…
-Get up, AJ! -…this man obsessed with money.
And now paying the price is gonna be AJ Styles.
-[Michael] Oh! And Logan Paul… -[Pat] The Paulverizer!
…puts AJ Styles out.
-[crowd chanting "YouTube wanker"] -[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[Michael] And you have to wonder, gentlemen,
if we will get Logan Paul and AJ Styles in 19 nights at WrestleMania.
♪ My family cressed ♪
♪ Couple hundred million And some jewels on my neck ♪
♪ We gonna hit 'em with the "Uh!"♪
[Pat] This Paulverizer is just that.
-[Wade chuckling] Ooh! -[Pat] Absolutely devastating.
[Wade] Devastating and perfectly executed.
Even AJ Styles would have been impressed watching that.
[Michael] Let's head back to our Jackie Redmond.
-♪ Anymore! ♪ -♪ Hit 'em with that combo… ♪
Cole, thank you so much.
Lyra, congratulations on your successful title defense last week
against Raquel Rodriguez.
You know, WrestleMania is only three weeks away,
so, I'm curious to know what your focus is now
with the Intercontinental Championship.
Well, firstly, I have to thank Bayley for last week.
I love it so much that she has my back when it comes to Liv and Raquel.
But when it comes to this title,
I have to make it clear that I can stand on my own two feet.
And Bayley is the one person who has beaten me since I won this,
-and that is driving me crazy. -[chuckles]
[Lyra] So, not only do I have to keep my promise to her,
I now have to prove to myself that I can and will beat her.
So, next week, it's the rematch. Lyra Valkyria versus Bayley.
And this time it's for the Intercontinental Women's Championship.
Okay, breaking news here on Monday Night Raw.
Lyra, you said you would be a fighting champion
and you are certainly living up to that reputation.
Thank you for the time as we send it back to Michael Cole.
[Michael] Jey Uso had been zip-tied to the ring by Gunther.
Jimmy Uso, who had already been beaten and choked out in the match,
was helpless when he was assaulted and attacked again
by the World Heavyweight Champion.
[Gunther] Come on, Jey.
[Wade] Ring General tortured Jimmy,
tormented Jey, and in the process, grew that mystique
and that aura to a whole new level ahead of WrestleMania.
[Michael] And Jey Uso, Pat, was forced to watch his brother get destroyed.
[Pat] It was supposed to be a confidence boost tonight for Jey Uso.
Instead, he watched Jimmy Uso get busted open and choked out twice.
[Wade] Tonight was an absolute catastrophe for the mindset of the challenger,
Jey Uso, heading towards WrestleMania.
-["Watch Me Shine" playing] -♪ I'm on my own against the world ♪
♪ The pressures 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 ♪
♪ I never needed you at all Think I'd fall down ♪
♪ I'ma watch you fall down… ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome special guest referee,
Bianca Belair!
[Michael] Not only is this Bianca's first night as a referee, but guys,
Bianca in the referee gear she's wearing right now,
she actually spent time over the weekend
in her hotel room here in London actually making that gear
-for herself. -[Wade] Well, she should have spent time
practicing how to be a referee
'cause this is a championship match, Michael Cole.
[Pat] She did all of those things. That's why she's The EST of the WWE, Wade.
You did it!
You guys see that? You see it? You see it?
I pinned Penta, one, two, three, in the middle of the ring.
And not only that, this is the second week in a row
I got the better of Bron Breakker. You know what?
It's WrestleMania season, and I'm on a roll.
I've got some momentum.
I'm gonna go talk to Pearce about getting myself a title match.
Hey, good job tonight, kid.
-Finn's back, Finn's back. Whoo! -We did it.
Did you just hear what he said?
-What, what did he say? -He said he won, not you guys won.
[scoffs] That's not what he meant.
-What he meant was that-- -Yeah, but you worked just as hard
for the victory tonight, just like Finn.
And now he wants to piggyback off your hard work
with the title opportunity?
He already had an opportunity against Bron Breakker and he lost.
But you never lost when you had your chance.
Yeah, but what--
I already know what you're gonna say, so, say no more.
I'm gonna go talk to Adam Pearce as soon as he's done.
As soon as he's done. [chuckles]
What does that even mean?
["Watch Me Shine" playing]
[Pat] A little Yoko Ono there by Liv in The Judgment Day.
[Michael] Obviously, you watched Raw when you weren't here.
-You used that line a while ago. -[Pat] I remember.
Certainly.
[Michael] Bianca, the special guest referee
for our Women's Championship match.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -["Demon in Your Dreams" playing]
["Demon in Your Dreams" playing]
[Pat] You want to talk about world, Wade?
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
-[crowd cheering] -♪ Look at my eyes, look a… look alive ♪
♪ Look at my eyes, look a… look alive ♪
♪ Look at my eyes, look a… look alive… ♪
[Michael] Rhea Ripley thought she was going to WrestleMania
to defend the Women's World Championship.
But back on March 3rd, Iyo Sky stopped her plans in her tracks.
As she won the world title from Rhea Ripley,
Rhea has not been happy since,
over the fact that Bianca Belair was at ringside.
Said that Bianca caused a distraction which may have cost her the championship.
[Wade] May-- Well, I would say it did cost Rhea Ripley the championship
and Rhea Ripley directly blamed Bianca Belair for what took place
several weeks ago when that championship transferred
from Ripley's waist to the now champ, Iyo Sky.
Well, tonight's the night that Rhea Ripley
fixes things in a big way, ahead of WrestleMania.
[Pat] Rhea put her name on a contract, got her to sign, sealed, delivered.
Now she has an opportunity to earn her way
back to WrestleMania in our main event in London, England.
[crowd cheering]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
♪ Look at my eyes, look a… look alive ♪
-["Tokyo Shock" playing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] This is the current world champion,
the Genius of the Sky, Iyo Sky.
[Pat] She's kind of been the forgotten party in all this somehow.
[Michael] Yeah, that's really irked her.
[Wade] And at it between the bickering, once again, between Belair and Ripley.
When you are the champ, the division revolves around you.
And Iyo Sky needs to make a statement tonight.
Leave no question marks whatsoever about who runs this place.
[Pat] We find out now.
[Michael] Let's head up to the great Alicia Taylor.
-[bell rings] -[music fades]
The following contest scheduled for One Fall is for
the Women's World Championship!
Introducing first,
the challenger,
from Adelaide, South Australia,
Rhea Ripley!
[crowd cheering, appluding]
And her opponent,
representing Damage CTRL,
from Tokyo, Japan,
she is the Women's World Champion,
-Iyo Sky! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] So, Wade, Rhea Ripley has an Iyo problem.
Ripley has not been able to beat Sky. Sky has her numbered.
Is that coming to play tonight?
[Wade] Well, it came into play several weeks ago,
thanks to the antics at ringside of Bianca Belair.
Now, if this is a clean, straight down the middle fight,
to me, Rhea Ripley wins the gold back tonight.
She is highly motivated,
and the best reach their peak on the run in to WrestleMania.
[Pat] Wade doing just like everybody else,
-forgetting about our champion, Iyo Sky. -[bell rings]
[Michael] Again, we are sold out tonight at The O2.
Sixteen thousand, five hundred and sixty-six on hand for our main event.
It is Iyo Sky, the Women's World Champion against Rhea Ripley.
Bianca Belair, the special guest referee.
She will face one of these women at WrestleMania
for the championship. Who will it be? We find out right now.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] Bianca Belair realizing a five count.
Now she's gonna separate these two.
And this is probably a good sign that she's going to allow
this match to not get out of hand.
[Wade] I felt like Bianca Belair shoved Rhea Ripley a little harder
than she did Iyo Sky on that break-up. It's something to note.
[Michael] You've been reading the JFK files, right,
that just got released?
[Pat] Seventy thousand pages, that's a lot of work for Wade to do
while calling wrestling. With that being said,
I think we got a chance to watch it. Bianca's gonna call this thing fair,
but she is gonna be a little bit loose.
[Wade] Bianca Belair, there you go, another shove.
-[Michael] Yeah, but the point is-- -[Pat] She's breaking her up.
They only had a five count.
[Michael] Wait, let's look at the other end of things.
Bianca could have disqualified Rhea, right?
[Michael] She didn't. She's letting this match go on.
[Wade] There was no disqualification gonna happen there.
[Michael] She was counting to five.
[Wade] That would have been a terrible DQ in a championship match.
But once again, distracted Rhea Ripley, and now Iyo Sky has the upper hand.
[Pat] And look, Bianca Belair, that's our rest.
[Michael] And now she did it to Iyo Sky, Wade, so she's playing it down the middle.
Bianca in her first appearance ever as a referee here in WWE.
She admitted she was nervous coming into tonight,
did not wanna make the mistake
which could affect this World Championship match.
Rhea Ripley going for the ankle, trying to pick the ankle of Iyo Sky.
Great balance, turns that into a cover.
Rhea now into a cover of her own.
Iyo Sky on the other side. Rhea powers her through, shoulders down.
Again, Rhea's shoulders are down.
Bianca being tested in the early going.
Jackknife cover by Skye.
Rhea Ripley turns it around again.
Bianca Belair trying to do her best.
[Pat] Great work by Bianca, keeping track of it all.
[Michael] And Iyo driving Rhea back into the corner.
Oh, and off the ropes comes Rhea Ripley with an explosive clothesline.
World title, up for grabs.
[Michael] No, I thought that was an okay count by Bianca.
Rhea didn't think so. Kick-out by Iyo at two.
[Wade] Well, look, Rhea Ripley really needs
to block out the anger and the rage today.
That's been one of her biggest problems through her career.
When she loses, focus-- Wait a second.
[Michael] And Rhea's got to be careful.
Remember, Bianca's the official ref.
She could disqualify Rhea in this match.
That would allow her to continue to be the champion.
[Wade] Listen, Iyo Sky was happy to defend the championship
against both women at WrestleMania if it had come to it.
She did not have a problem.
The person with a problem was Bianca Belair,
presumably because she wants to keep, perhaps,
Rhea Ripley out of the match.
[Michael] Well, Bianca Belair, let's not forget, earned the match
at WrestleMania by winning the Elimination Chamber.
[Wade] A grueling Elimination Chamber it was too.
I will agree with you on that point, Cole.
[Michael] Iyo Sky has had great success in this building in London.
Oh! And there's that Missile Dropkick.
Iyo won money in the bank here.
She could go into cash in to become champ later on that year.
[Wade] This match is completely turned around since Ripley lost focus
and started mouthing off at Bianca Belair.
And Iyo Sky with that wicked crossbody, that suicide dive into a crossbody,
taking out Ripley right in front of us.
So now, referee Bianca Belair would be put to the test.
She would begin the count, but Iyo Sky breaks it.
[Wade] Both women eating the table on that landing.
Clearly, Iyo Sky bouncing off a little better than Rhea Ripley.
-[Michael] Rhea Ripley now-- -[Pat] The Genius of the Sky.
[Michael] And Rhea, a powerhouse now with Iyo on her shoulders
and face first off the apron.
Rhea now and Iyo Sky turn things around and I believe
as Iyo came off the back,
Rhea Ripley slipped a bit and it cost her.
[Wade] Well, I think it was an attempt at a Poison Rana.
by Iyo Sky and really Rhea Ripley just
over balanced and smashed her head on the way down.
Both women taken out in the process.
[Pat] Yeah, Rhea lost her balance there.
Iyo Sky didn't hit it clean, but certainly got the job done.
[Michael] And both women beat the count back to the ring at eight.
[Pat] Good count by Bianca.
[Michael] And remember, the champion's advantage
goes to Sky in this match,
because Rhea must pin or submit the champion.
Qualifications, count outs, don't matter.
And now the slugfest begins.
[Wade] You're already back with one winner in a slugfest
with two different sized athletes like this.
[Pat] Rhea and Sky, stepping into the batter's box…
with Rhea Ripley.
[Michael] Iyo unloading on Rhea now, here comes the world champ.
Wipes at the legs, misses with a kick, Rhea Ripley now.
Iyo rolls through, stomp right to the midsection.
[Wade] And Iyo Sky has just had an answer
to everything Rhea Ripley has been throwing at her.
[Michael] Yeah, Iyo now, she's calling for it.
Her finishing move.
[Pat] Where's she headed, Cole?
[Michael] Over the Moonsault, top rope now by Iyo.
[Wade] Just took way too long to have a competitor like Rhea Ripley
on the ground like that, wait up.
[Pat] Rhea Ripley lifting our champion into the sky in London.
[Michael] And now Rhea Ripley.
[Wade] Sky once again was trying that Poison Rana.
Ripley's too strong!
[Michael] Now Iyo with an opportunity.
[crowd] One! Two!
[Michael] And a kick-out by Ripley at two.
[Wade] Milliseconds away for a successful defense by Iyo Sky.
-Take a look at this. -[crowd gasping]
[Wade] She may have attempted a Samoan Drop.
-and Iyo Sky managed to over rotate. -[crowd chanting “This is awesome”]
[Michael] Hey guys, this is for the Women's World Championship,
an opportunity to defend against Bianca Belair at WrestleMania.
We do wanna welcome the WWE fans who are watching
for the very first time tonight on Netflix in India.
What a night to start your Netflix
-and WWE relationship in India… -[grunts]
…with this Women's World Championship match.
And the bullet train attack from Iyo Sky and Iyo now from the top rope.
Rhea Ripley, though, causes her to lose her balance.
[Wade] It's the second time Iyo Sky has just taken too long against a strong,
durable competitor like Rhea Ripley,
but gets perhaps another bite of the cherry here.
[Michael] And now, Iyo up to the top rope.
Rhea's in trouble. This could be Iyo's opportunity.
-Oh! A crossbody… -[Pat] Oh!
And what a counter by Rhea.
Cover for the championship, kick-out at two.
-[Wade] Ooh! Whoo-hoo-hoo! -[Pat] Headbutt from Rhea Ripley.
[Wade] How the hell is Iyo Sky not out cold from this?
Boom, right on the jaw of the Genius of the Sky,
who just about got out of Dodge in time.
Well, this one is really hanging in the balance.
[Pat] Bianca was clean counting there.
[Michael] Yeah, Bianca Belair has done a fabulous job
as an official in this match.
[Wade] Match ain't over yet, Cole. Don't get ahead of yourself.
[Michael] For the very first time in her career, with so much at stake,
one of these women will face Bianca at WrestleMania
with a World Championship on the line.
Rhea Ripley looking for the Riptide to put Iyo Sky away. Iyo Sky counters.
[Pat] Or does she?
[Michael] Oh! Rhea now looking to power out of this.
[Pat] Too much power from…
-[Michael] It was a short lived counter. -[Pat] Oh! Rhea Ripley.
[Michael] Iyo Sky in trouble. There it is.
-[Michael] Razor's Edge. -[grunts]
[Michael] Kicked out of the face.
There you go.
-[Pat imitating Razor Ramon] Hey-Yo! -[Michael] Cover by Rhea to win the title.
-Iyo's still in it. Iyo's still in it. -[crowd gasping]
[crowd chanting "VAR"]
[Michael] Bianca explaining that it was two and a half,
and I believe that was a great count by Bianca Belair.
I think Rhea is just starting to get frustrated here.
[Wade] Was it a great count, or was the cadence a beat too slow?
Either way, this match is still ongoing.
The championship and a spot at Mania, up for grabs.
[Michael] Rhea now once again trying to position Iyo Sky for another Riptide.
Failed to connect on the first one after a counter by Iyo.
Iyo's gonna counter again, takes down Rhea.
Shoulders down, to retain!
Rhea kicks at two!
Bianca Belair, you can see she's caught up in this moment as well.
[Pat] How could you not be?
-[grunts] -[screams]
[Pat] A trip to WrestleMania is on the line.
[Michael] Standing switch by Sky.
And one by Rhea Ripley, and another by Iyo.
-[grunts] -[Michael] Big elbow, drops--
Drives Rhea back toward Bianca, and a kick.
Rhea just kicked Bianca Belair, the official.
-I believe it was an accident. -[Wade] Completely inadvertent.
-[crowd] One, two… -[Michael] And Iyo Sky now…
-[crowd gasping] -…with a kick by Rhea to Sky.
The official Bianca Belair has been knocked out of the ring.
And a Riptide by Rhea,
-and a cover on Sky. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Rhea should be the champion here,
but there's no official in the ring.
[crowd] Eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13…
[Pat] Might be able to get to 20 here.
[Michael] It was the inadvertent kick by Rhea Ripley
that drove the official Belair out
of the ring and cost Rhea the title.
[inaudible]
[Michael] You're insane.
[Pat] Bianca's still the official in this match.
[Michael] I'm not sure if Bianca believes that kick was accidental or not,
-but she's gonna go into count anyway. -[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] And at two and a half, kick-out by Sky!
Iyo had plenty of time to recover from the Riptide.
But you gotta give Bianca credit.
She still got in the ring, she still counted.
[Pat] Said it was only a two count, which it certainly was.
Not her fault she got kicked in the mouth.
[Wade] I don't think Rhea Ripley is buying this at all from Bianca Belair.
[Michael] I understand she's upset.
-[crowd cheering, singing] -[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Rhea had the championship won, Iyo Sky now looking to put Rhea away,
takedown now by Ripley.
And Ripley now pummeling away on Sky who goes into the rope.
And Rhea Ripley gonna continue the assault.
Bianca Belair counting, now gonna drag Rhea away.
[Wade] Once again a heavy handed break up by this ref--
[Michael] And Rhea Ripley just struck the official Belair in the face.
[Pat] She kicked her, she slapped her, she threw jewelry at her.
Rhea not earning herself any favors with the ref.
[Michael] Yeah, Rhea realizing her frustration.
[Wade] That could be a disqualification.
[Michael] And now, Iyo Sky just wiped out the rep as well,
and that was definitely an accident.
[Pat] Iyo Sky, drop kicking our official.
-Stop! No. I'm done. -[bell rings]
-[crowd booing] -[Michael] Well…
I can't say I blame her, guys.
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, this match has been ruled
-a double disqualification. -[inaudible]
[Alicia] Therefore,
the Women's World Champion is still Iyo Sky!
[Michael] Well, that's a shame for Rhea Ripley,
but put yourself in Bianca Belair's shoes.
Guys, she allowed a lot to happen in this match.
She took a shot from Iyo and Rhea, and now Rhea Ripley, extremely upset,
is gonna attack Bianca Belair here at ringside.
[Pat] She got kicked, she got slapped, she got…
-[overlapping chatter] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Iyo Sky with a moonsault, taking out Rhea and Bianca.
[Wade] This is three women who have been throwing hands for weeks.
Egos out of control, now coming unglued.
[Michael] And Iyo going after Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair has had enough.
Bianca back into the fray as well. And remember, guys, we know it's this.
We know it's Bianca and Io at WrestleMania for the world title.
Rhea Ripley once again gonna be left out of the cold,
and Rhea's ticked off about it.
And Rhea's about to make people pay! Frustration setting in by Ripley.
She had Iyo Sky pinned for a count of 20 earlier on,
but the referee had been knocked out after an inadvertent kick by Ripley.
And now a Riptide to Sky.
[Wade] And you're telling me that woman isn't gonna compete at WrestleMania?
-That ain't good enough for me. -[Michael] Wade, Rhea Ripley is angry.
Rhea Ripley wants the Women's World Championship.
The problem is, she still isn't going to WrestleMania,
because Iyo Sky is still the World Champion.
And she'll face Bianca Belair for the Women's World Title
-in 19 nights at WrestleMania. -[crowd chanting "One more time"]
[Michael] And I think at this point, guys, Rhea Ripley's like,
what does it matter now?
[Pat] England wants blood.
[Michael] "Who gives a damn," Rhea said. "I'm not going to WrestleMania."
"I might as well make people pay."
[Wade] I might as well get some catharsis out of this deal
against the woman who cost me the championship in the first place.
[Michael] Well, that's your opinion.
But nonetheless, Rhea Ripley with Bianca Belair in trouble.
Bianca may not make it to WrestleMania. A Riptide from the second rope.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] I view this as a… -["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
…therapy session for Rhea, taking out her anger.
[Michael] That is a great way to put it.
Rhea Ripley frustrated to no end.
[Wade] I don't think this anger is gonna go away.
I'll be honest with you guys, temporary catharsis, that's it.
♪ Re-kill all of the devils in me ♪
[Pat] Iyo Sky walks out of here still our champ.
[Wade] She ain't walking out of anywhere, Pat.
[Pat] You're right.
[Michael] Listen, Rhea Ripley may be holding the championship, guys.
But she is no closer to a championship match tonight
at WrestleMania than she was last week.
It'll be Bianca and Iyo for the title,
even though Rhea Ripley is the last woman standing here tonight.
Thanks for three weeks in Europe. Thank you, London.
We'll see you next week in Minnesota! k you, London.