[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Rollins] The future runs through one man.
That man is not CM Punk.
That man is not Roman Reigns.
With Paul Heyman to my left and Bron Breakker to my right,
the future of this industry runs
through Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
I feel the need to come out here as a friend and tell you to your face
that this, this is a load of crap, man.
Sami, you came out here to be honest with me?
Well, let me be honest with you.
This is the vision for the future.
And you are either with us or you become a target.
And I don't want that for you.
Seth Rollins is going to do you a favor.
Is he?
Sami Zayn,
upon your entry into SmackDown,
you will face the winner of John Cena versus Randy Orton.
Just like that, instant undisputed title contender.
You can live in the future, or you can die with the past.
Take the pass, Sami.
Because if you stay on Raw and you don't believe in me,
bad things are gonna happen to you.
I can live with being a target, but I cannot live being blackmailed.
So, buddy, as a friend, I respect you,
but this is me telling you to go to hell.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, Sami Zayn made his choice.
[Pat] And now he's gonna suffer the consequences.
[Michael] Zayn and Bron Breakker, one-on-one.
[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering] -[suspenseful music continues]
[Pat] Sami Zayn has no idea he's about to be cut in two.
[Michael] And Sami's got life.
The man who has pulled off miracle after miracle in his career.
Spear!
Rollins, he just nodded his head for Breakker to put away Zayn.
[Rollins] It doesn't have to be this way.
Take the out. There's still time.
Go to hell.
[Michael] The ever defiant Sami Zayn. And more punishment is coming.
Look out, Sami, look out. Oh my God!
-[bell ringing] -[Pat] The refs calling it off. Thank God.
[overlapping chatter]
Tonight is your first lesson.
There are people that deserve our respect, that deserve our compassion.
He made his bed!
Now he has to sleep in it.
[crowd gasping]
[Heyman] You can live in the future, or you can die with the past.
[music concludes]
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] And Bron Breakker, Paul Heyman,
and Seth Rollins will be here live tonight.
This is Omaha, Nebraska, the Gateway to the West,
home to the NCAA Men's College World Series.
And tonight, for the 15th time,
home to Monday Night Raw, which is live on Netflix.
She's the Women's World Champion, Iyo Sky. And she heads into action tonight.
The Genius of the Sky takes on the feisty upstart from NXT,
two-time NXT Women's Champion, Roxanne Perez is here live.
Can Roxanne knock off the world champ? Live tonight.
He's the 350-pound bulldozer from Alpha Academy, Otis,
who is in singles action here tonight versus this man, Rusev.
It's Rusev's first match in WWE in over five years, live tonight.
And he's the petty former World Champion, Gunther, he's here.
Two weeks after his uncalled-for attack on me and my partner, Pat McAfee.
Gunther and Pat go face to face tonight,
five nights before their battle Saturday at Backlash.
[song concludes]
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[Pat chuckles]
[crowd cheering]
-On me! -[Pat] We got a good one tonight.
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Wait a minute, Pat,
you're going up on the table and you think this is wise?
This is what got us in trouble with Gunther in the first place.
-[Pat] I'm yeeting for life, Cole. -[Michael] Oh, to hell with it.
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[Michael] The World Heavyweight Champion who shocked the world at WrestleMania.
With a win over Gunther to win his first world title.
And now they're yeeting around the world for Jey Uso.
[Pat] What a story.
A man who's worked his ass off to get an opportunity.
And when he got that opportunity, he became World Champion.
[Michael] Yeah, but now everybody's hunting the world champ, Pat.
Logan Paul made a challenge to "Main Event" Jey Uso last week.
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[Michael] When you're on top of the mountain,
everybody wants a piece.
[Pat] When you're on top of the mountain, everybody's looking up at you.
And people throw rocks at things that shine
and the Yeet Man,
"Main Event" Jey Uso, is shining brighter than everybody.
Here I go, here I go!
Uh-uh!
Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
-[speaks indistinctly] -There's the champ! Yeet!
I'm getting better at that.
[Pat] Well, you certainly couldn't get worse.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Time to drop that thing!
Omaha! Let's yeet, baby!
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[Pat] They're yeeting in the upper level. They're yeeting ringside.
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey… ♪
[Michael] We had a great talk last week after the show, Pat,
with the world champion Jey Uso.
I asked him about the pressure of being a champ now.
He said the pressure's there. There are a lot more responsibilities.
He's been busier than he ever has been in his entire life,
but he's loving it all.
[Pat] He was born to be in this spotlight.
♪ Uso! It's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[Pat] A lot of yeeting here to kick off Monday Night Raw.
[Michael] Eleven thousand, five hundred fifty-eight on their feet in Omaha.
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's Jey I line 'em all up… ♪
[Pat] For those wondering, Cole has tapped out of yeeting.
-[Michael] Yeah, I'm blown up. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] I feel pretty good, Cole.
[Michael] You better, you got a match Saturday.
[Pat scoffing]
Yes, I do.
I think we're doing one more.
-[song concludes] -[Pat] Nope, okay. [exhales]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "One more time"]
[Michael] It's easier when you're sitting down.
[Pat] I think that's been the case forever, Cole.
Omaha's asking for it.
Our champion will deliver.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] That second yeet like a second wind.
[Pat] Hits as good as the first time, if not better.
[song fades]
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] That's good yeeting right there.
I said…
[crowd] Yeet!
…the World Heavyweight Champion,
"Main Event Jey" Uso is now in your city!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Yeet!
So look, I'm here. I know Logan Paul here.
[crowd] Yeet.
So, let's stand on business tonight, uce, where you at?
[crowd] Yeet.
[Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen.
-[Pat] That doesn't sound like Logan Paul. -[Michael] Well, it's a Paul.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] It's Paul Heyman.
[crowd continues booing]
Ladies and gentlemen, my name is
-Paul Heyman. -[crowd] Paul Heyman!
I came here tonight not to disrespect
the World Heavyweight Champion, "Main Event" Jey Uso.
But I dragged myself all the way out here tonight
to Omaha, Nebraska…
[crowd cheering]
…because I wanted to say something straight to the face
of the World Heavyweight Champion, "Main Event" Jey Uso.
OG, OG, you got a lot of balls stepping in the ring with me
after what you just did to my family.
[crowd cheering]
So, you're going to lecture me
about betraying our Tribal Chief,
-Roman Reigns. -[Jey] Yeah.
I-- I-- I… I am.
I am gonna talk to you. 'Cause from day one, I saw past you.
I warned my cousin about you. I warned CM Punk about you too.
[crowd] Yeet!
Well, it's a shame while you were handing out the warnings,
nobody bothered to warn me.
Maybe you should have warned me about my best friend in the world,
my BFF, my brother in arms, CM Punk.
[crowd cheering, booing]
Excuse me a minute, you can keep your damn boos to yourself
while the microphone is in my hand.
[crowd booing]
Not one of you, and not you, had to live through what I lived through.
My best friend in the world, CM Punk,
put me in a position where it absolutely, positively,
100% guaranteed it would sabotage--
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[mocking] CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
They chant his name 'cause they don't know what's in the dark heart of that man.
That man, my best friend,
put me in a situation that absolutely, positively
guaranteed it would sabotage my relationship with our Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns.
[crowd booing]
And let's talk about your cousin, Roman Reigns, for a minute.
Huh? I had a dream.
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
I had a dream with my best friend in the world, CM Punk,
while Roman Reigns was still playing high school football.
Long before he even thought about following in his father
and his uncle's footsteps and being inside a wrestling ring.
And because I wanted my best friend in the world
to overcome all the adversity he ever faced in his entire life
and be in his corner for WrestleMania.
What did Roman Reigns think I was gonna do?
Sell his secrets to CM Punk?
Why would I do that after I built The Bloodline for five freaking years?
Tell me why I would do that!
-Tell me. I found… -[crowd booing]
[booing grows louder]
I found
a stray big dog on the island of irrelevancy.
And I turned him into The Tribal Chief and the ruler of the WWE Universe.
We were the Undisputed WWE Champion
for 1,316 days.
And I'm not the one that blew it by getting beat by Cody Rhodes
after being distracted by Seth Rollins at WrestleMania XL!
-[crowd booing] -He lost the title.
He lost the title that I spent five years of my life
building him up as the champion. And then what did he do?
He disappears.
He goes back to being a big dog licking his big wounds
and leaves me in the hands of Solo and Jacob Fatu
and those Tongans who put me through a table
in Madison Square Garden and almost ended my 40-year career.
And he didn't come back to avenge me, he came back to get his Ula Fala back.
[crowd jeering]
But I betrayed Roman Reigns, right?
I betrayed Roman Reigns, who couldn't handle the fact
that I just wanted to help my best friend live out his dream.
No, it's always Paul Heyman!
I'm always the liar. I'm always at fault. I'm the betrayer. I'm the double-crosser!
I'm always the freaking scumbag in the situation!
-[crowd booing] -Not this time, I'm right!
I'm right! I'm in the right!
And you blame me? Screw you!
[crowd booing]
And screw each and every single one of you for booing.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting "You suck"]
-[crowd jeering] -[crowd members] You suck, Heyman!
Are you okay?
-[crowd laughs] -[Pat chuckles]
As a matter of fact, are you done?
As a matter of fact, I got another question for you, OG.
What does this have to do with me?
[crowd] Yeet!
[crowd members] You suck, Heyman!
[crowd jeering]
I owe you an apology.
It has nothing to do with you. Not that part.
I didn't come out here to talk about Roman Reigns and CM Punk.
Here's the one thing though, I did come out here to talk about you,
which has everything to do with you, Jey Uso.
-[crowd booing] -See…
you won that title because you want that title.
But that title is all about power and control.
And honestly, Jey, you don't know how to wield power and control.
You don't understand that leverage.
You think coming out here every night and yeeting with the audience
and putting on the best in-ring performance
is all that it takes. But that's not what that title is about.
So, while you need in your heart to be champion,
and while you want to be champion,
Seth Rollins has to be champion.
[crowd booing]
Seth Rollins has to have that power.
Seth Rollins has to have that control.
And Bron Breakker…
Well, that was just stage one of our plan.
Stage two is that title.
[crowd booing]
But I'm out here tonight to do you a favor.
And we all know how well those favors work out, don't we?
I'm gonna let you sign your own death warrant.
I'm gonna let you pick the night that you lose
the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd booing]
Because, Jey Uso, Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
hereby challenges you
to the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
He pinned Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, he beat Roman Reigns and CM Punk.
You know he deserves to be the number one contender.
The favor is this, you pick the time, you pick the place.
Because Seth Rollins will fight you for that title anytime…
anyplace.
[crowd shouting]
[Jey] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
OG, hold up, hold up, hold up now.
-Omaha, can you help me out? -[crowd cheering]
-But did he just say… -[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-…anytime… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…anyplace… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…anywhere? -[crowd] Yeet!
-For the World Heavyweight Championship… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…against Seth "Freakin" Rollins? -[crowd] Yeet!
Well, Omaha, it's on tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -Four letters, one word. Uh-huh!
-[crowd] Yeet! -[mic thudding]
["Main Event Ish" playing]
-[Michael] Oh man. -[Pat] Is that official?
-[speaks indistinctly] -[Michael] Well, in my mind,
the master manipulator, Paul Heyman did it again.
He manipulated Jey Uso to putting his title on the line tonight.
And if you're Jey Uso, Pat, was it the right move
to jump and accept this challenge?
I have no idea if it was the right move. Only time will tell.
I love the move, though. We're not only yeeting in Omaha,
but we got a World Championship fight on the line tonight?
Let's have a Raw.
Let's see if General Manager Adam Pearce makes it official for here in Omaha.
Switching gears now, let's take you back to the issues
that Penta has had with The Judgment Day.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] And ladies and gentlemen, this was two weeks ago,
Penta versus Dominik for the Intercontinental Championship.
And we would see the return after four months out due to injury
of Judgment Day's JD McDonagh.
And McDonagh would allow Dominik Mysterio to hit a 619 and a Frog Splash
and retain his newly won
-Intercontinental Championship… -[bell ringing]
…which takes us to last week on Monday Night Raw.
JD McDonagh would actually be in action
with Finn Bálor of The Judgment Day against The War Raiders.
Big matchup, the winning team perhaps with a shot
at the tag team champs, The New Day, down the road,
when Penta would get a little payback on JD McDonagh.
And The War Raiders would hit the War Machine…
-[crowd counting] -…and retain the tag titles.
["War" playing]
-["The Fire Is Coming" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-Cero miedo! -[fireworks bursting]
[Michael chuckles]
-[roars] -[fireworks bursting]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Ecatepec,
Mexico, weighing in at 87 kilos,
Penta!
[Michael] Hey, Pat, check it out,
you're hearing a new version of Penta's theme,
featuring one of the greatest guitarists of all time,
Adam Jones, from Grammy award winning band Tool,
using a specific playing technique that has been heard
since the early '90s and around the globe.
[Pat] The song's a banger,
the flames are hot, and Penta's the real deal.
[Michael] And Penta's in action against JD McDonagh
of The Judgment Day, live on Netflix.
[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
[crowd chattering, booing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd barking]
He fell for it.
-[chuckles] -I cannot believe he fell for it.
He wants to do the match tonight. You were so right.
Paul, you know what I love more than anything?
I love to say…
"I told you so."
-So, if you will indulge me. -Always.
I told you so.
He did tell me so.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Do you understand everything that's going on here tonight?
Yeah, I think so.
Think of this, bestow a little wisdom upon you.
Roman Reigns prepared for Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.
Seth Rollins pinned the biggest star in the entire industry,
Roman Reigns, in the main event of WrestleMania.
CM Punk prepared with unbridled passion
for Seth Rollins at WrestleMania.
Seth Rollins not only beat Roman Reigns and CM Punk,
CM Punk and Roman Reigns lost to Seth Rollins
in the main event of WrestleMania.
Jey Uso is a great champion.
We can't take that away from Jey Uso. He tapped out Gunther.
Gunther.
[whispers] Gunther. At WrestleMania for the title.
Jey Uso is no easy day in the park.
But Jey Uso is not focused on Seth Rollins.
Jey Uso is distracted by Logan Paul.
And he's had no time to prep for Seth Rollins.
But Seth Rollins,
all he's focused on is Jey Uso because there's nobody left.
There's nobody left. Seth Rollins is a sniper.
And he has Jey Uso in his sights.
And tonight, Bron Breakker,
we get handed the keys to the kingdom.
When the referee hands the World Heavyweight Championship…
to Seth…
"Freakin…"
[whispers] …Rollins.
[upbeat music playing]
Well, as Paul Heyman was going on, and on, and on,
Pat and I were just told in our headsets from our general manager, Adam Pearce,
that this match has been made official for tonight.
For the first time in seven months, on Monday Night Raw,
the Men's World Heavyweight Championship will be up for grabs.
Jey Uso, with his first title defense since winning the title at WrestleMania,
versus the former World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Pat, it happens live tonight. Uso's got what…
an hour and a half to prepare for Rollins.
-[bell ringing] -[Pat] The Wise Man works
in magical ways for his guys.
[Michael] So, once again, this matchup is one on one.
It is Penta and JD McDonagh of The Judgment Day,
Finn Bálor and Carlito.
JD McDonagh's running buddies hanging out at ringside.
Penta's gonna have the proverbial eyes in the back of his head…
-[crowd] Cero miedo! -…in this match tonight.
[Pat] And "zero fear,"
because they're certainly gonna get involved.
Will he be able to handle it? JD McDonagh fresh back…
from a horrific lung injury.
[Michael] Yeah, I have no idea how on earth this man…
Well, first off, he crashed into our table,
couldn't move, and he actually finished the match, Pat.
[Pat] With one lung, he had a punctured lung,
they're calling him "The Iron Lung."
Obviously, it's incredibly exhausting to be in a professional wrestling match.
To do it with one lung is absolutely a hurdle.
[Michael] You're gonna try to do it with two on Saturday.
And now McDonagh roll up, shoulders down, almost had Penta.
[Pat] Wish I could get a few more.
[Michael] And JD McDonagh with a standing moonsault,
cover again on Penta, and a kick-out.
Hey, you cannot sleep on JD McDonagh
for as much as Pat and I have made fun of him
over the last couple of months because of the size of his skull.
[Pat] Yeah, but we haven't made fun of him.
We've complimented him for the size of his skull.
He uses it as a weapon. It has a big brain in there.
[Michael] He's a former World Tag Team Champion,
very confident, methodical, but Penta will not back down.
He will mix it up with the best of them.
[Pat] He certainly will,
and that's what's been so impressive about Penta.
He can do all the electrifying stuff, but he can also…
get down in a fist fight if you need him to.
JD McDonagh's the same way.
[Michael] Ooh, and Penta with a chop to McDonagh in the corner.
And now a kick right to the hamstring brings McDonagh down again.
[Pat] Penta methodically beating down JD McDonagh.
[Michael] Yeah, unorthodox scintillating offensive style for Penta.
But JD McDonagh went for a chop of his own,
and Penta makes him pay.
Welts beginning to build on the chest of McDonagh.
[Pat] Then the surf walk. "How you doing? Keep it moving."
-It's "Pentilating," you mean. -[Michael] Ooh, that's nice. I like that.
Penta just so damn cool.
Cover now, kick-out by McDonagh, as Bálor was asking for a timeout.
[Pat] He just kicked JD McDonagh so hard
he did a backflip and almost got pinned for it.
What a absolutely powerful beginning here for Penta.
[Michael] Yeah, Penta, I believe,
will be a World Champion sooner rather than later here at WWE.
As JD McDonagh catches him with an elbow.
[Pat] JD's been a Tag Team Champion, obviously in singles matches.
We're not really sure what he's gonna be here at the WWE.
Has all the pieces you could possibly want,
but a win over Penta?
Now, we're talking catapult to the top, brother.
[Michael] The kick to the ear of McDonagh.
JD McDonagh has an exhaustive training regimen.
Tremendous stamina-- Again.
You see the welts just growing on the chest of JD McDonagh.
[Pat] Yeah, every time I hear one and see one,
it obviously makes me think about what's happening Saturday.
But nonetheless.
-[Michael] Yeah, good luck in St. Louis. -[Pat] Jeez, Louise.
[Michael] You go face to face with Gunther later on tonight.
And McDonagh blocked by Penta.
Penta with a kick again to the side of the head of McDonagh!
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Penta warning Finn Bálor to "Stay out of my way."
[Pat] Judgment Day, always gonna get a little pixie, and hold on a second!
[Michael] JD McDonagh dropping Penta on the back of his head on the apron,
thanks to the Bálor distraction!
-Look at this impact! -[crowd chattering]
[Michael] And Penta and JD McDonagh doing battle.
It's been a great matchup, but McDonagh has taken over, Pat.
[Pat] He certainly has, and the Judgment Day
has certainly helped. Carlito, the bad apple
from Judgment Day, got a cheap shot in to Penta,
and JD McDonagh has taken advantage.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Oh, slide through.
[Michael] And Penta makes McDonagh pay.
[Pat] Oh, we've seen this before.
[Michael] Oh, JD better get out of there!
Oh, that's what I was afraid of, face first.
[Pat] Total facial from Penta.
[Michael] Penta drags McDonagh, rolls him to the center of the ring,
hook of the leg,
and a kick-out by McDonagh.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Let's show you what happened with JD McDonagh, this is incredible.
[Pat] Yeah, during the break, JD McDonagh hits a standing Spanish fly on Penta,
almost wins it.
Penta was able to regain a little bit of steam, and then boom!
Two feet to the face.
And Omaha's alive 'cause Penta has JD McDonagh in his sights.
[Michael] That's what JD was worried about.
He had slowed Penta momentarily, but Penta beginning to build momentum.
Big chop again by Penta, that opened hand to the chest.
[Pat] The dodge duck, dip, dive, and dodge from Penta.
[Michael] JD telegraphed that and he paid for it.
[Pat] Big punt from Penta.
-[Michael] And now Penta… Sling Blade. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cover by Penta, hooks the leg now on McDonagh,
who's able to kick out at two. Another near-fall for Penta.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Penta taking control of JD right here in front of Judgment Day.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Jeez.
[Michael] McDonagh's chest has been taking a beating tonight.
There's that tilt-a-whirl backbreaker, knee right to the spine.
Cover on McDonagh and another near fall for Penta.
[Pat] That easily could have been it. I think we all would understand
-if JD McDonagh wasn't able to kick out. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Somehow this fight continues
and now Penta's thinking, let's destroy this McDonagh man.
[Michael] And Bálor up on the apron, causing the distraction once again.
Carlito getting involved,
grabbing the back of the mask of Penta who makes Carlito pay.
And McDonagh sent to the floor.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Penta climbing up top.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Michael] And Penta with a crossbody!
[Pat] Penta giving Omaha what they want.
[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"]
[Pat] Zero fear, cero miedo from the top rope.
[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"]
[Michael] Bálor looking on as Penta just wiped out McDonagh and Carlito.
And Penta gonna drag his opponent back into the ring.
[Pat] That's the type of offense you need to do, though,
whenever you're taking on the Judgment Day.
They're gonna have the numbers advantage like this right now.
[Michael] Look at Bálor now, Bálor from behind,
bounces Penta face first off the apron.
[Pat] He's gotta be able to take out the entire team.
[Michael] The official was dealing with McDonagh.
Didn't see Bálor get involved, and now he caught it.
And Bálor knows it.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Eddie Orengo. -You and you, out!
[Michael] See you, bye.
-[crowd cheering] -[indistinct shouting]
[overlapping shouting]
No, no, no. No. I'm sorry.
[Pat] An incredibly fresh fade and a very good call by Eddie Orengo,
kicking the Judgment Day from ringside. Now it's one-on-one.
[Michael] And if Penta goes up top, now wait a minute.
-[Pat] Who the-- -[Michael] Chad Gable!
Gable who is going after Penta.
Remember they had a confrontation last week.
-And Penta now takes out Gable. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Maybe Gable should have come out here as "El Grande Americano."
He might have had more success.
[Pat] I don't know what you're referring to.
-They're not the same people! -[Michael] Oh!
[Pat] Whiplash from JD McDonagh's crumb dome!
[Michael] And now McDonagh with Penta in trouble,
gonna head up to the top rope.
-Moonsault, nobody home. -[crowd cheering]
-Penta. Mexican Destroyer. -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Cover. -[crowd counting] One! Two!
-Three! -[Michael] Penta wins.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
-["The Fire Is Coming" playing] -[Alicia] Here is your winner, Penta.
[Pat] What a match.
[Michael] Penta, the odds stacked against him.
Four on one at one point, Pat.
[Pat] We thought he took out everybody. We thought he was gonna be able to-- Boom.
Hit a Mexican Destroyer, but we knew the road would be tough.
And even though Judgment Day interfered and Chad Gable interfered,
Penta reigns supreme.
On Monday Night Raw.
-[crowd cheering] -[music concludes]
You asked for a match, you have a match.
I know, but I didn't know it was him. That changes everything.
-No, it doesn't. -[Theory] I've been looking for you.
-Hey, hey. -Where have you been?
I was actually just talking to Pearce about the match
and I was just telling him how last week I think I was very selfish.
I was a bad mate trying to get a singles match.
That's not the kind of guy I am.
And I think maybe you should have the match tonight.
I think that would be great for you, great opportunity.
-Are you serious? -Yeah, yeah.
-I'm down, dude, let's go. -Pearce?
-Let's go. -Are you serious right now?
-I'm a great tag team partner. -Are you?
-Yes. Yeah. -You're really a good partner?
Look, if that's what you guys wanna do, is that what you want?
Fine, Austin Theory, it's official. You have yourself a singles match.
-Happy? -Yes, yes, thank you.
-Happy Monday. -It's official.
-It's official, dude. -Thank you, sir.
This is gonna be great. You're gonna kill it.
I'm excited, but who's it against?
Look, I think it's better as a surprise. But trust me, you're gonna love it.
But we gotta get to the ring. All day. You've got this, lad.
-Easy. -Okay.
Surprise?
[scoffs]
[crowd chattering]
["10 Beats Of The Bodhrán" playing]
-[Pat] Oh yes. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh no.
[Pat chuckles] Oh yes!
Hey.
It's fight night, baby!
-[lights slamming on] -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] And his opponent from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 pounds,
Sheamus!
[Michael] Well, Pat, Theory's expression told the whole story.
He knows he was set up by his teammate, friend, Waller,
who wanted nothing to do with Sheamus
when he found out that who the opponent was.
[Pat] Yeah, Grayson Waller took a one-way trip to out of the match,
whenever he heard "Sheamus."
[Michael] You think… you think Theory's ever gonna wake up
and realize that Waller's in this for himself
and doesn't really care about his buddy?
[Pat] I mean, quite a dirtbag move to do to your friend.
He's gonna say that he did it to give him a little bit more shine.
And he felt like he was selfish last week whenever he scheduled himself a match.
-So he's trying to be a good friend or… -[music concludes]
-[bell ringing] -…he was a bit of a coward.
[Michael] Well, The Celtic Warrior's back. We haven't seen Sheamus
since the Royal Rumble back in Indianapolis.
-[crowd chanting] -[Michael] And Sheamus and Theory
going one-on-one tonight. These guys had a rivalry
over the United States Championship a couple of years ago.
[Pat] Sheamus is a strapping lad from Dublin, Ireland.
He is beloved by the WWE Universe
because he's wildly tough and will fight anybody.
[Michael] Well, and a Hall of Fame resume.
I mean, no doubt a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
He's done it all in his career, four-time World Champion,
three-time United States Champion,
five-time tag, never held the intercontinental title.
But he's been Mr. Money in the Bank, he's won the Royal Rumble,
he's been King of the Ring.
[Pat] He's done, done, done it all in this wrestling business.
[Michael] But-- That's the over-athletic Austin Theory,
who you have some history with, and you know what he can do in the ring.
[Pat] Absolutely, Austin Theory has been a rocket ship
-on the rise for seemingly some time. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] We're all waiting for him to get to the outer stratosphere,
because that's what's possible with him.
You look at the way he's built, you listen to the way he's talked.
[Michael] Sheamus again, always in tremendous shape.
And he catches-- Oh, there it is, the Irish Curse backbreaker to Theory.
[Pat] Theory's working the ring,
on the mic, his commitment to the business,
-everything about him screams "Superstar." -[Michael] And another one.
And Sheamus, center of the ring,
perhaps gonna look for the Cloverleaf here.
Submission move.
[Pat] Yeah, Sheamus-- Okay, here we go.
Sheamus might get caught here by Austin Theory,
who also has a lot of high ring IQ.
What Sheamus has been able to do in WWE is nothing short of impressive,
and a lot of it is just brutal, just beating people down.
[Michael] Yeah, one of the most physical men
in the history of WWE, with the exception of perhaps, Gunther.
And here are we now, into the Cloverleaf is Theory,
submission move, center of the ring.
Waller looks on, and yeah, Waller looks real concerned,
and Theory makes it to the bottom rope.
You look real concerned, Mr. Waller.
-[Pat] Yeah. -[Michael] Real concerned.
[Pat] Yeah, just passing Sheamus up.
-[speaks indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] I don't think he could be any less enthusiastic
about helping his friend than he was there.
-[Pat] Wait a minute. -[Michael] And Sheamus down top rope.
And Theory taken out and Sheamus is fired up.
[crowd cheering, shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Thought that was Big.
[crowing chanting "Sheamus," applauding]
[Michael] Tonight here in Omaha, 11,558 on hand.
Sheamus returns for the first time since the Royal Rumble.
He takes on Austin Theory. Remember, Theory's partner, Waller,
was supposed to be in this matchup.
Waller found out who his opponent was and said,
"Hey Theory, you want an opportunity?"
-Of course, Austin jumped at the chance. -Come on!
[Pat] Well, kinda passed the ball here, but--
-[Michael] And Sheamus, power. -[crowd screaming]
[Pat] And that's why Sheamus is so resilient, tough, and powerful.
He'll beat you up from the beginning of the match
to the end of the match.
[Michael] And Theory, I believe, about to have his chest caved in.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And, oh, Theory, great counter.
By Theory, slingshot through the ropes, and into a knee.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Sheamus brilliantly using Austin Theory's momentum against him.
[Michael] And forces Theory to kick out.
Great move by Sheamus to wrap the arm and the leg as we take another look.
[Pat] Austin Theory slingshots himself into that knee.
Just perfectly timed and placed by Sheamus.
[Michael] Well, Sheamus knows what Theory's about.
Again, we mentioned these two have had great rivalry in the past
over the United States Championship.
[crowd cheering, chanting]
[Pat] Look at Sheamus eyeballing Grayson Waller.
[Michael] You know, a man that size, it impresses me every time when he tries
to go to the top rope and deliver a…
went for a battering ram and had to roll through,
as Theory got out of harm's way.
And now, sends Sheamus shoulder first to the post.
And Theory has an opportunity.
A kick drops Sheamus to his knees.
Theory rolling through. Oh! And a blockbuster.
-[Pat] Roll through blockbuster. -[Michael] Cover.
[crown] One! Two!
[Michael] Sheamus kicks out. Near-fall.
[Pat] Thought that was it.
[Michael] Again, we want to remind everyone that the main event
for tonight was made official. For the first time in over seven months,
the Men's World Heavyweight Championship will be on the line
on Monday Night Raw.
Jey Uso defending against Seth Rollins here tonight.
And I'm doing a little bit of research during the break, Pat.
Jey Uso has never beaten Seth Rollins one-on-one in his career.
[Pat] Jey Uso had never beaten Gunther one-on-one before WrestleMania.
[Michael] And Sheamus back to his feet,
couple of shots to the gut of Austin Theory.
[Pat] Streaks are meant to be broken.
Every night can be something different. Sheamus has been doing this a long time.
[Michael] Uh-oh, from the second rope, Theory up high.
-Sheamus, little bit of White Noise. -[Pat] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Man, it's great to have Sheamus back.
[Pat] You know, they were talking, one hundred men versus one gorilla.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Pat] If we had a hundred Sheamuses, I think we'd be a-okay.
[Michael] And the Omaha fans showing their appreciation…
to what the Celtic Warrior's been doing for decades.
Why would you do this, man?
-I don't know. -Why would you do this?
[Pat] Austin Theory's starting to question Grayson Waller.
Why would you do this? Why would you put me through this?
[Michael] Well, he might wanna ask another question
because he's about to get 10 Beats of the Bodhrán.
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven,
eight, nine, ten, 11, 12, 13, 14.
[Sheamus] Come on!
[Pat] Fourteen of them things.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Grayson Waller couldn't bear to watch.
And Sheamus says, "I got my eyes on you, fella."
[crowd cheering]
[crowd grunting]
[Michael] Brogue!
Grayson Waller, this might have been the smartest thing he ever did.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Theory loses to Sheamus.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Sheamus!
[Pat] Sheamus is back…
with a hell of a win…
over Austin Theory.
Grayson Waller said, "No, thank you" whenever Adam Pearce told him
who he had to wrestle tonight.
He said, "I got the perfect guy for you."
Sends Austin Theory in for that beating.
Mr. Waller has some explaining to do to Austin Theory.
["Detonator" playing]
[Michael] Meanwhile, this is breaking news now, Pat.
This is going to take place Saturday at Backlash in St. Louis,
seven o'clock Eastern start time, four o'clock on the West Coast.
Dominik Mysterio forced to defend
the Intercontinental Championship one-on-one against Penta.
[McDonagh] Boys, what was that? What was that?
-The ref kicking you guys out. -They kicked me out.
I have a question.
What was Gable doing out there?
-Did you ask him to come out? -Of course not.
I tell you, him and Penta need to get it ASAP.
Don't worry, I'm gonna take care of Penta at Backlash, but I do miss my güerita.
Me too.
Hey, what are you doing here?
Prince, what's up, man?
-Hey, how'd you get in here? -Oh, um…
Truth, you told me exactly where this place was.
It wasn't even hard to find.
I didn't try to come in here and start a fight, cause any trouble.
Just wanna give you a friendly, friendly, little warning.
I mean, gosh, I can't even think.
It's a warning, and it is friendly.
I don't care who wins at Backlash.
I'm coming after that Intercontinental, kid.
-[laughs] Okay. -Whatever, old man.
-I'm so flustered right now. -Old man.
Hey, old man, you know what?
It doesn't matter who wins at Backlash.
I'm coming after that Intercontinental Championship.
And then I'm gonna beat you up regardless. [clicks tongue]
This is crazy.
I knew being a champion was gonna be hard,
but I didn't think it was gonna be this hard.
Like, I got Penta, AJ, I have-- my hands are full here, but…
Don't you have a history with AJ? Why don't you take care of him for me?
What, so then my job's to clean up your mess?
I'm only messing with you, kid. Of course I'll take care of AJ for you.
-I got you, mate. -Thanks.
Don't worry, dude, for The Judgment Day.
Yeah, I always said you were the dad that stepped up.
[crowd jeering]
Freaking luchadors, bloody my nose up.
Now's not the time, Kof.
Whoa, whoa, hold on, Chad. Hear us out, hear us out.
We saw what went down out there. We think it's awful.
And we also think it's time that you and American Made got some respect
around here, bro.
I know you've seen the War Raiders walking around here
talking about wanting a shot at the Tag Team Championships,
but we beat the bejesus out of them at WrestleMania, so no.
What we really think is that opportunities like that
need to start coming back to American Made. Huh?
-I like what you're saying. -Yeah.
-I like the way you sound. -Picking up what I'm putting down.
Let me hear some more of that.
-What other-- What ideas you got? -Yeah. They need something, bro.
[crowd cheering]
It's messed up what Lyra did to you.
Thank you.
-Good luck out there. -[overlapping chatter]
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] Pat, I think The Man is on her way out here.
-[crowd cheering] -["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Michael] In the ring is "The Man" Becky Lynch who tries to win
her first Intercontinental Championship.
It's this coming Saturday in St. Louis.
At Backlash, Lyra Valkyria with the toughest title defense so far.
She defends the Intercontinental title
against the multi-time Women's World Champion
and one of the all-time greats, Becky Lynch, at Backlash.
-[music fades] -[crowd booing]
The Man has come around to Omaha!
[crowd booing, cheering]
Wait, I suck? I suck?
Wait a second, wait a second, wait a second,
because I am very confused about what is going on here.
[crowd booing, jeering]
You guys are treating me like I'm the bad guy.
I am the victim here.
Okay, okay, I took out Bayley.
But when I walked down the ramp
at WrestleMania, everybody lost their minds.
A woman in the crowd started crying tears of joy.
No. Nobody asked where Bayley was, nobody cared.
Of course they didn't, she's garbage.
-[Pat] Jeez. -[Michael] Wow.
She's garbage, I took out the garbage.
Everybody's like, "Oh, great, the garbage has been taken out."
I say, "Hey, I took out the garbage."
Everybody's like, "I can't believe you took out the garbage."
That's not what you say when somebody takes out the garbage.
You say, "Thank you for taking out the garbage!"
[crowd cheering, booing]
And what's more than that, I also took out the recycling,
because that's what Lyra is.
She's less offensive than regular garbage, but she's still garbage.
[Pat] Jeez.
And what is garbage about her is her attitude.
She doesn't have a dream if it isn't for me.
She doesn't have a title if it isn't for me.
She doesn't make history if it isn't for me.
She doesn't even have a frickin’ fiancé if it isn't for me.
[crowd booing]
And yet, I get all of this disrespect.
-["Triumph" playing] -I--
-[Pat] Okay. -This disrespect.
This is what I'm talking about.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Some harsh words.
-[Pat] Yeah. -[song fades]
Did you actually just call me…
-recycling? -[Lynch] Yes, I did.
You're the queen of recycling.
You've been recycling the same moves, the same tired, old act for years.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Pat chuckles]
[Valkyria] That's fine, Becky.
You do you, I don't care. What I have a problem with is
you acting like you had anything to do with my success.
The one thing I wanna drive into your skull more than my foot
is the fact that you didn't make me!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Let me get you up to speed because you've been gone a while.
You went on holidays
and everyone got better.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Valkyria] You went on holidays…
and I made some history of my own.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Oh. But you're what this championship needs, right?
That's what you said.
That's rich, considering I've defended it more days than you've shown up
-to work this year. -[crowd gasping, applauding]
[Pat chuckles]
-[Valkyria] I see it now, Becky. -[crowd chanting]
I see it so clearly.
You shattered glass ceilings for women, and for that I am forever grateful.
But you left all the broken glass on the ground,
and the rest of the locker room were just supposed to follow behind you
because you never had any intention of taking anyone to the top with you.
[chuckles] Okay.
Okay, no, no, no, no, you are right, you are right.
When I was gone, everybody else had the best year of their career.
But it's only because they didn't have me to compare themselves to.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
And no, no, no, no, I didn't help anybody.
I don't like anybody. And it is not my job to help anybody.
It is my job to beat everybody.
And I am very, very freaking good at my job.
In fact, I am the greatest to ever do it.
And it's not just me saying I'm the greatest to ever do it.
Sports Illustrated says I'm the greatest to ever do it.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
So, it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter
how good you think you are, how good you will ever be.
You will only ever be the moment after the moment.
Wow, Sports Illustrated said that?
[scoffs] Wow. You know what? I'm actually wrong. I take it all back.
Please continue listing your achievements. Let me help you. Don't leave anything out.
Uh, what can we say about Becky?
Well, she was the first women's champion on SmackDown.
You were the first woman to main event WrestleMania and win.
You were the first women's Intercontinental Cha-- [gasps]
Oh, wait, that one was me.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Pat chuckles]
You hate it, don't you?
You hate that this is my first ever. Well, get used to it, Becky.
'Cause as long as I'm here, I hope you like second place.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
You know what I like?
[Michael] Oh. Becky went for a cheap shot, and Lyra made her pay!
And now, Lyra taking it to Becky Lynch.
Fool me once.
[Pat] Lyra said, You might have taught me some things,
and I've taken that and gotten so much better."
[Michael] And a brawl now is broken out between these two women
who face for the intercontinental title. Backlash, Saturday.
And Lyra now taking the fight to Becky.
And Lyra impressive as Becky looked-- Thought she was gonna retreat,
-but again the fight continues. -[crowd cheers]
[Pat] Lyra continuing to stay on Becky.
[Michael] Lyra will not back down.
[overlapping shouting]
[Michael] And finally, officials out here
to separate these-- Try to separate these two.
[crowd chanting "Becky"]
[Pat] This is obviously clearly personal between the two of them.
[Michael] You know one thing,
Pat, over the past couple of weeks with the situation with Becky Lynch,
Lyra Valkyria, in my opinion, has broken out of her shell, Pat.
[Pat] Absolutely, she's become our--
You see this disrespect? You see this disrespect?
-I did nothing wrong. -[Michael] And Lyra's not done yet.
And Lyra now back into the ring and the fight continues,
Valkyria and Lynch.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat] They're throwing big time rights in.
-[Michael] Went for the manhandle slam. -[Pat] Instead.
[Michael] Lyra looking for Nightwing! And if she hits that Saturday,
Becky Lynch's chances at the title are over.
-["Triumph" playing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] I'm telling you, and I'm gonna say it again,
Lyra Valkyria has broken out of her shell the last couple of weeks.
This is a different Valkyria. She's on a different level
and a different plane, finally pushed by Becky.
[Pat] Yeah, Lyra's special.
And right now it feels like she has everything she needs…
-[shouts indistinctly] -…to go to the next level.
[Pat] When your idol becomes your rival, you'll find out who you really are.
You might just be the icon now, Lyra.
[crowd chanting "Whoo"]
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, our main event still to come tonight,
Seth Rollins looking to win a sixth world championship
and cement his new group as the force of professional wrestling.
But "Main Event" Jey Uso has other ideas.
His first title defense
since winning his first world title at WrestleMania.
For the first time in over seven months,
the men's world heavyweight title on the line, live tonight.
-["All Fall Down" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Laredo, Texas,
Roxanne Perez!
[Michael] Roxanne Perez in a massive matchup tonight
against the Women's World Champion, Iyo Sky.
A win could earn her a future world title opportunity.
The world champ Iyo Sky, NXT upstart Roxanne Perez live.
[music concludes]
[Michael] Roxanne Perez set to take on Iyo Sky.
Let's show you what happened last week on Monday Night Raw.
Great matchup between Roxanne Perez and Rhea Ripley.
Roxanne really taking The Eradicator to the limit.
-You notice who was at ringside? -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Roxanne's buddy from NXT, Giulia.
And a two-on-one attack
would take place until Iyo Sky came to the aid of Rhea.
Now remember, later in the show, Pat, Rhea said "I didn't need your help."
Iyo said, "We're even."
[Pat] I don't think Rhea Ripley asked for it,
but she certainly should have been appreciative of it
as these NXT women were running roughshod there for a bit.
[Michael] And here's Roxanne Perez again tonight in Omaha, live on Raw,
set to take on the world champ.
[Pat] A lot of confidence for good reason.
-["Tokyo Shock" playing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alicia] And her opponent, from Tokyo, Japan,
she is the Women's World Champion,
Iyo Sky!
[Michael] You know, guys, we mentioned it just a few moments ago
that WWE is coming to Perth, Australia in October for a weekend extravaganza.
Well, The Eradicator Rhea Ripley not here tonight
because she is in her homeland of Australia.
She has been doing media all week long.
Rhea taking over Perth as she gets set
for another great event later this fall in Australia.
[Pat] Australia has created some legends.
In all of sport, Rhea Ripley certainly one of them.
-[song fades] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Iyo Sky, Roxanne Perez tie up center of the ring
and we are underway in what should be an incredible matchup here tonight.
Last week NXT, Iyo Sky and Jordynne Grace
knocked off Roxanne and Giulia
in a tag team matchup where Perez was pinned
by the world champ Iyo Sky.
Tomorrow night, NXT on the CW, Giulia battles Jordynne Grace
to become the number one contender to face Stephanie Vaquer
for the NXT Women's title at Battleground.
Oh! What a slap by Roxanne.
[Pat] NXT has a Superstars abundance
that I don't think we've seen before. Every night it's somebody new.
And Roxanne, fresh to Raw, has been nothing short of…
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And look at Iyo Sky now.
Tremendous athlete, great world champion, proud to be the world champ as well.
Oh, nice drop kick to Roxanne Perez, driving her out of the ring.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat] Iyo Sky, able to do things nobody else on Earth is,
which is why she's our champion.
[Michael] And Roxanne Perez, though, drop kick to the knee.
Great move by Perez,
who has really matured and come into her own here
over the past year, stomping away at the Women's World Champion.
This is great strategy, Pat.
You take the legs away from The Genius of the Sky, she can't fly.
[Pat] Yeah, if she doesn't have a platform to jump from, she can't jump.
That's brilliant stuff here by Roxanne Perez.
[Michael] Iyo out to the apron now, Roxanne blocked by Sky.
[Pat] Roxanne Perez has been training for this business
-since she was 15. -[Michael] Oh!
And again, focusing on the right leg of Iyo Sky.
[Pat] Throughout high school was training to be a professional wrestler.
[Michael] Yeah, ten hour Greyhound bus ride from Laredo to Houston
to train with Booker T. It's all she's ever wanted to do.
And it's paid off as a two-time NXT Women's Champion, one-time…
-NXT champ-- But there's Iyo Sky! -[screams]
[Michael] Flying through the sky, The Genius of the Sky has taken over.
[Pat] Roxanne was giving herself a little bit of an applause,
and Iyo Sky took advantage of the distraction.
Roxanne had to stay focused there. Iyo Sky flips it on its head quickly.
[Michael] Iyo's going to launch an assault on Roxanne Perez.
You think the bad leg slowed her down a bit as she tried to get up there?
[Pat] At least let her think about it. And here we go, attacking it once again.
[Michael] And Perez, vicious attitude, focusing on the knee.
Iyo's in trouble.
[Pat] Great strategy from The Prodigy here.
Count her out. Count her out!
[Pat] High risk here on Monday Night Raw.
[Michael] Oh! Deep arm drag sends Perez across the ring.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Now, buying some time for the World Champ, Iyo.
[Pat] Iyo Sky stretching out that knee, rubbing on that knee a little bit.
It's been beat down, but--
able to get a deep arm drag from the second rope here.
Throw The Prodigy across the ring, and now Omaha is coming alive.
[Michael] We talked just a little bit ago about the Booker T effect
and how training Roxanne Perez,
the one thing she missed early on in her career was that killer instinct,
that viciousness, the ruthlessness.
But she's changed her game over the last couple of years.
That has come out in Roxanne and it's paid dividends
as you're seeing tonight.
[Pat] It certainly lives inside of Iyo Sky as well.
-[screams] -[Michael] Oh! Caught her.
[Pat] Big uppercut from Iyo.
[Michael] And Iyo planning face first Perez,
and now, Iyo starting to build some momentum here. Sky with a kick.
Never a night off for the Women's World champ.
Falls into the cover and Roxanne kicks at two.
[Pat] That's how Iyo Sky likes it, doesn't mind having a match.
Doesn't mind showcasing why she's champion.
[Michael] You know, one of the best in the world, no doubt,
she's done it everywhere.
Tremendous multi-time champion in Japan, of course, we mentioned NXT.
Two-time world champ at this level, as Iyo Sky heads up to the top rope,
and the former Miss Money in the Bank is gonna fly.
Missile drop kick, drops Perez.
-[Pat] With the kip-up and the flip-up. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And she's got Omaha on its feet.
Just a joy to watch, just infectious.
[Pat] How could you not love Iyo Sky? Oh, wait, her knee gave out on her.
That's that strategy all night from Roxanne paying off.
[Michael] I think she got a bit carried away, Pat.
Roll up now by Perez. Iyo rolls through, stomp now to the midsection.
Iyo into the cover now, looking to put Perez away,
and a kick-out.
[Pat] I don't know what Iyo is gonna be able to do with this knee
if it keeps buckling the way it is.
[Michael] And both women, extremely physical match here tonight.
-[Iyo screams] -[Michael] And Iyo.
German suplex. What a cover by Sky!
-[Pat] Wait a minute. -[Michael] No, wait a minute, she…
Looked like she was gonna deliver another German
and Roxanne Perez turns it into a back suplex.
[Pat] Angle slam there, Olympic slam.
[Michael] And now ducking underneath to Sky.
-Iyo Sky now hooking Perez. -[wrestlers grunt]
[Michael] Oh! Knee to the spine.
-Sky says that's it. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You got Roxanne in position, but will the right leg hold up?
[Pat] Is she gonna be able to go to that place in space
that she's been looking to go? Is she going over the moon?
[Michael] Has to roll through and then she hurt her leg again.
Perez with a golden opportunity here. Roxanne Perez, face first goes Sky.
Roxanne's in the driver's seat coming moments away
from upsetting the World Champion. Hit right in the back of the neck.
-[Pat] Jeez. -[Michael] Cover now by Perez on Sky.
Shoulders down and Sky kicks at two and a half.
[screams]
[Pat] It's like a guillotine knee there by Roxanne Perez.
Straight down across.
-Back of the head and neck of Iyo Sky. -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Iyo"]
[Michael] And again, the "Let's go, Iyo" chant rings
-throughout the arena here in Omaha. -[crowd continues to chant, applauding]
-[Pat] Roxanne-- -[Michael] Perez come over the top,
-look for a sunset flip, Iyo able to-- -[Pat] Back handspring through.
[Michael] Uh-oh, caught by Roxanne. Oh! And a dragon screw right to the bad leg.
-[referee] One, two-- -[Pat] Well--
[Michael] Roxanne, nice cover, Iyo turns it around.
-Jackknife of her own, Roxanne turns it. -[Pat speaks indistinctly]
-[Michael] Perez with her shoulders down. -One, two--
[Michael] Iyo Sky scoops her up, shoulders down yet again.
Roxanne kicks out at two, another cover now on Sky.
Referee Eddie Orengo busy here, kick out at two again.
-Wow. -[referee] One, two--
[Michael] Near fall after near fall, stacking up Iyo Sky.
Rolls through now, shoulders down, Iyo got her.
-[bell ringing] -[Pat] Wow.
-[crowd cheering] -["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, the Women's World Champion,
Iyo Sky!
[Michael] Iyo Sky with the win tonight over Roxanne Perez.
[Pat] That was like a 15-piece pinfall final.
[Michael] A tremendous matchup, the missile dropkick by Io Sky.
Roxanne Perez gave it everything she had.
She shouldn't be ashamed of the performance she had tonight.
-One, two-- -[crowd counting]
[Pat] There was counter after counter after counter after counter into a…
-[bell ringing] -…one, two, three for Iyo Sky.
-A jousting of wits there… -[crowd cheering]
-[cheers] -…to finish that match.
-Wow, what a match! -[Michael] And Iyo's so fun to watch.
Loves what she does, loves the fact she's champion and--
[music concludes]
[crowd cheering]
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[Michael] Wow. Great show of sportsmanship by Roxanne Perez
in what was a hell of a one-on-one battle tonight.
You have to believe Iyo and Roxanne will meet down the road once again.
-[Pat] Oh, wait, no! -[Michael] Oh!
[Michael] Giulia from behind with a sneak attack.
Roxanne's laughing about it, Pat. An obvious ruse here.
And now, the two-on-one assault on Iyo Sky.
[Pat] The NXT women,
they've been beating the hell out of people since they've got here.
[Michael] Now, Rhea's in Australia, Iyo Sky finds herself in a two-on-one…
[crowd chanting "Iyo"]
…assault here at the hands of Giulia and Perez.
[Pat] I thought Roxanne was showing respect.
I thought the next generation was showing appreciation
for the generation before them.
And instead she was just setting her up.
Just setting her up to get attacked.
[Michael] And I don't believe they're done yet.
Another statement made…
-[Pat] Jeez. -…by these NXT…
-["All Fall Down" playing] -[Pat] …badasses.
Everybody's warned.
[Michael] Now, coming up next, look at these two monsters, Pat.
-["4X4" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] A lot of meat, a lot of fight, a lot of power, a lot of chest.
[Michael] For the first time in over five years,
Rusev is in action in WWE.
[music concludes]
-[crowd cheering] -[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[Pat] We're in Omaha, Nebraska, and we're thankful that this man,
Coach Matt Rule, college football icon,
Dylan Raiola, and Emmitt Johnson
of the Nebraska Cornhusker football team are here tonight.
The boys are beloved. They got hot second half of the season.
[Michael] Matt Rule going to really turn that program around.
[Pat] Feels like they're all the way back.
[Pat] He's a great coach, man. That Raiola kid, too.
Unbelievable. Future star.
Already, I guess.
[intense music playing]
[Alicia] And his opponent from Bulgaria,
weighing in at 270 pounds,
Rusev!
[Michael] You know, Rusev sent out a little warning on social media today,
and he basically said, "Otis, I don't want to hurt you."
Interesting take from this man, who told us that
he went into an abyss when he was fired from WWE
five years ago. He found himself, he healed himself,
redeemed himself, fixed himself. And now, Pat,
he says he's going to crush people because he wants to,
and he's going to look after those talents
to do for their careers like he did to fix them,
so they can find themselves,
ending what they are now to create a reformation of them later on.
And I believe Otis is one of those reformation projects
that Rusev is looking forward to.
[Pat] Rusev views himself as a vigilante of sorts.
You don't have to get fired to find who you actually are.
[Michael] Asked Rusev today, the issue with Otis, he said, "Listen,
the man's powerful, he's big, he's bad, he could be a killer.
Yet he decides to dance around in the ring, rip his shirt off,
and do that silly caterpillar thing."
That's what Rusev said, and he wants to prove to Otis,
beat him, that he can be a killer at this level.
[Pat] And he said he's looking out for Otis, is what he's doing.
That was an interesting conversation with him earlier,
but he's all the way in on this.
[Michael] Did you look in his eyes when we were talking to him?
I mean, there was nothing there.
[Pat] Yeah, and he's fully locked in on this, fully focused on this.
[Michael] Three hundred and thirty pound Otis
showing off his strength here against Rusev.
First time in over five years
-Rusev has been in a match in WWE. -[groans]
[Michael] Former three time United States Champion.
-[Rusev grunts] -One, two--
[Michael] Now, Rusev just beating Otis down in the corner.
Very physical, and this is assault referee Jessika Carr
gonna have her hands full tonight.
[Pat] It's great to see Rusev back in the shape that he's in,
delivering these big shots, beating down Otis.
Now, it's gonna take a lot to, yup, exactly what I thought.
[Michael] Rusev whipped into the corner, clothesline does not budge Otis.
[Pat] Otis got a lot in the tank no matter what.
[Michael] Yeah, former Mr. Money in the Bank.
Otis rolls through, great athlete as well. Ooh! Rusev stays on his feet.
[Pat] Rusev finding out that Otis believes in Otis
doesn't need to be fixed.
[Michael] And Otis showing off some quickness here.
Oh! And Rusev, the uber athlete with that heel kick knocks Otis down.
Watch this impact, Pat.
[Pat] Look at the hang time from this man.
[grunts]
[crowd chattering]
[Michael] And now Tozawa and Maxxine checking out for Otis and you--
[Pat] Yeah, Rusev's got that look in his eyes.
Everything Rusev's been doing to Otis here has been- And now just…
-[Michael] And now just-- -…devastating.
[Michael] Just toying now with Otis is Rusev.
And Otis now, look at Otis lifting Rusev right up on our announce table
and over the announce table to the floor.
[Pat] I had no idea Otis still had that in him.
I thought he'd been beat down too much. He just tossed Rusev over his head.
[Michael] Yeah, but Rusev got right back to his feet.
Otis on the attack, drives him into the steps.
-And now Otis is fired up. -[Pat] Now, Otis tossing Rusev around.
Who's gonna teach who a lesson tonight, pal?
-[grunts] -[groans]
[Michael] Otis with another big left hand and another big right.
-Those bear-like blows by Otis. -[Pat] He just hit the pole.
-He just hit the pole-- -[Michael] And kicks the post.
[Pat] And a foot down and a fist down.
These men are throwing haymakers at each other.
[Michael] Man, what a battle between these two brutes,
Rusev and Otis.
[Pat] Tozawa and Maxxine obviously looking on as Otis is powering up.
[Michael] Otis now measuring his man, Rusev.
-[Rusev grunts] -[Michael] Oh!
-[screams] -[Pat] This agility from Rusev.
-Rusev! [grunts] -[Michael] Rusev says it's over.
Otis put up a great fight, but I believe it's gonna be over
'cause Rusev is locking in The Accolade.
Drop it, now.
[Michael] The Accolade,
trying to destroy Otis who's trying to hang on.
[grunts]
[Michael] And he's gotta tap out.
-Otis has to tap out. -[bell ringing]
Get off!
[Pat] Tozawa stepping to Rusev.
We're gonna fight right here, right now.
-[Michael] I'm not sure how wise this is. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] I respect it though, obviously.
[Michael] Yeah, I respect it too, but Rusev is looking at Tozawa like--
Right here, right now, come on!
[Michael] Rusev said, "I had enough with Otis."
[intense music playing]
[Michael] And Rusev victorious and has returned to WWE tonight
in a physical hard hitting battle against Otis of the Alpha Academy.
-[Pat] Oh, no! -[Michael] And wait a minute,
Rusev now from behind gonna assault Tozawa.
[crowd cheering, gasping]
[Michael] Dropping him on top of Otis.
[Pat] I thought Rusev was gonna let Tozawa live.
He decided to say, "Uh-huh! You get it too."
[Michael] And I don't believe he's done with Otis yet.
The big man driven shoulder first into the post.
Rusev driving him back into the ring and again down to the post
on the other side and Otis collapses right here in front of us.
And Rusev isn't done yet.
Maxxine better get the hell out of the way because Rusev--
[Pat] We need to get the hell out of the way as well.
Rusev's a madman.
[Michael] That kick may have broken Otis' jaw.
And Otis is defenseless, he's helpless here.
And The Accolade is locked in by Rusev.
The Accolade by Rusev,
making a point, sending a message to everybody in the locker room.
There's our general manager, Pearce.
Officials out here trying to separate Rusev from Otis.
[Pat] Rusev won't release the hold.
We did it.
[Michael] Natalya out here to console her friend Maxxine,
who's beside herself after the assault on her friend Otis.
[Pat] And Tozawa.
[Michael] Rusev said, Pat, I am free to crush people because I want to.
And he did just that tonight.
Vigilante justice by Rusev.
[Michael] Moments ago, Rusev, sending a message in his return to WWE.
[Pat] Yeah, Rusev said he's gonna
change people's careers by beating some sense into them.
And he started with the Alpha Academy and he beat down Otis bad
during his match, after his match, and he also beat up Tozawa.
One-man wrecking crew, this Rusev.
[Michael] General Manager Adam Pearce and officials had their hands full
as Otis was helped to the back.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, let's see if we can get the show back on track.
Do me a favor and help me welcome to the ring right now, Pat McAfee.
[Michael] Here we go.
Go get him, good luck.
Pat, of course.
[crowd chanting "McAfee"]
And his opponent this Saturday at Backlash,
The Ring General, Gunther.
["Prepare to Fight" playing]
[Michael] And again, ladies and gentlemen, this Saturday in St. Louis,
seven o'clock start on the East Coast, four o'clock out West.
Gunther and Pat McAfee will go one on one.
When this all started, Gunther took exception
to some of the comments and opinions that I had toward this man.
Of course, Pat had some opinions as well.
And after losing everything at WrestleMania to Jey Uso,
Gunther would walk out at ringside and assault me.
It was simple assault, that was that.
My friend Pat McAfee came to my aid and last week made the challenge.
And it was made official for a match.
This coming Saturday.
[music fades]
Gentlemen, we have talked about this all day
till we're all blue in the face.
I will reiterate for the record,
we will not have happened what happened two weeks ago.
So say what you have to say to each other's face
and get it all out tonight because come Saturday at Backlash,
the time for talk is done.
The floor is yours, keep it professional.
[crowd cheering]
Well, first of all…
[crowd booing]
First of all, do not worry, I'm not gonna do anything tonight,
I'm not gonna spoil that for myself.
Because luckily for you,
unlike you and your friend out there, I am professional.
[crowd chanting "You shut up"]
You guys shut up, I get back to that later, don't you worry.
I heard you mention being a professional in my friend over there.
My friend over there, that man over there, that is a walking,
talking GOAT over there.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Michael Cole"]
For 28 years,
every single week of his life, except for three times,
he has dedicated to traveling the world for this company.
Twenty-eight years straight,
52 weeks a year for this company.
He has earned the right to have an opinion.
And since his opinion pissed you off so much
that you just flipped the switch
and had to attack a 60 year old man, allow me to give you my opinion
of the Gunther I'm standing in front of right now.
Now it's apropos that we're in beautiful Omaha, Nebraska.
Because when I think of Nebraska, I think of the Cornhuskers.
Hell yeah, Coach Rule.
Dylan Raiola, absolute dog. Emmitt, absolute beast.
Can't wait to watch you boys, in the fall, rise to the top.
And when I come to Omaha, I think of their steaks.
Nobody beats this town's meat, okay, Gunther?
Nobody.
And right across from this arena
is a baseball field that has hosted
the College Baseball World Series since 1950.
[crowd cheering]
This symbol, this city is a symbol of working hard
and dreams coming true.
And I think dreams is a good word,
'cause I think you and I have a lot in common.
Even though I'm from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
in the United States of America…
and you are from Vienna, Austria. Both of us grew up with the same dream.
Both of us grew up wanting to be in this business.
Both of us grew up idolizing the superstars of yesterday.
Both of us grew up spending hours and hours and hours
in front of our television, watching professional wrestling, thinking
that's what we were put on this earth to do.
The problem with you and your dream is you've been at this for 20 years.
You've been a champion here at WWE for 80 percent
of the time that you've been here.
You've gotten jaded.
You've gotten to the point where this is no longer a dream.
This is a job for you.
For me, every time I walk into a WWE building,
I get jacked up about life, baby.
[crowd cheering]
I think about 12 year old me, 11 year old me.
I think about the kids that are out there today that were just
like me in the upper row,
dreaming I could get my ass in this ring and let you know
that they don't like what you're about.
And what I think you're about at this stage,
as opposed to the Waltering around stage,
you don't want it anymore.
You've gotten too damn comfortable.
It happened with Sami Zayn. It happened with Jey Uso.
And on Saturday, you're gonna overlook me. You're gonna underestimate me.
And I'm gonna prove to you and all these people that this version
of Gunther is soft.
[crowd gasping, cheering]
[crowd chanting "Soft"]
[crowd booing]
Did you enjoy your little daughter's birthday last week?
Two years, right?
It's cute.
I bet it was a very special day for you.
Because for me, Saturday is a very special day
and you just got me into the right mood for it.
'Cause, it's my first match since WrestleMania,
and I'm going to show up sharp. I'm going to show up prepared.
I'm going to show up more focused than ever before.
Don't you worry that I overlook you. Don't you worry that I underestimate you.
I promise you my full and undivided attention.
Because on Saturday,
that bell is going to ring and I'm going to beat you up.
I'm going to maul you.
I'm going to grab you by the head and drive it into this mat.
I'm going to choke you out until you drop like a wet towel.
Tonight, by my grace, you are untouchable.
But on Saturday, trust me when I say this,
on Saturday, only the grace of God
can lift my arms off your throat.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Michael] Well, I think reality may have just set in.
I hope Pat knows what he's doing come Saturday at Backlash in St. Louis.
Also this coming Saturday at Backlash,
John Cena will defend the WWE Championship against Randy Orton.
But the night before Backlash is-- Pat joins us here on camera.
I hope you know what you're doing, buddy.
Well, I think that's a compliment that he's giving me as far as-- Man.
But nonetheless, before we get to Saturday,
John Cena is going to be in Dayton, Ohio, his final visit to Dayton, Ohio,
as part of his retirement tour.
John Cena, Randy Orton, of course, an unbelievable history,
25 years in the making.
Their last one-on-one match was back in February of 2017.
Cena, Orton, for what could be the final time at Backlash.
-["Voices" playing] -[Michael] Cena versus Orton.
One of the great rivalries in the history of the WWE.
I Quit match, one of the most brutal in the WWE.
One of these superstars is gonna leave here tonight
the WWE champion.
The other is gonna have to face their peers
after uttering the two words, "I quit."
Randy and John brought out the best in one another.
[Randy] John Cena, you know what I am capable of.
[Cena] I guarantee victory at Breaking Point because I will not quit.
How are you going to get someone like a John Cena or a Randy Orton
to utter the words, "I quit"?
-Ask him! -[referee] Do you want to quit?
[Cena] No.
The I Quit match between Randy Orton and John Cena
had shades of the Austin/Bret Hart submit or surrender.
-No. -[referee] He said no.
[Sam Roberts] Randy Orton and John Cena are amazing to watch
because they're two superstars that would clearly stop at nothing
to be the top performer in the WWE, but they went completely opposite routes.
[Michael] John Cena going for the STF and using the handcuff.
-I quit, I quit! -[Michael] He did it!
-I quit! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Randy Orton has reached his breaking point!
[music fades]
["Detonator" playing]
[Michael] Well, there is "Main Event" Jey Uso.
Tonight is his first title defense since he won the world title at WrestleMania.
Is he ready? Not much time to prepare for this man.
-["The Vision" playing] -♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
♪ Burn it down ♪
I love it when a good plan comes together.
[Pat] I cannot believe we have a World Heavyweight Championship match
on Monday Night Raw here in Omaha.
[Michael] Well, you heard what Seth just said.
He loves it when a good plan comes together.
Paul Heyman, no matter how you look at it,
manipulated Jey Uso into taking this match tonight.
And it's gonna happen for the first time in seven months.
The Men's world title up for grabs live on Raw.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
-["The Vision" playing] -[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Pat] Paul Heyman just walked over here and told me
to thank him for tonight's main event.
-[Michael] He wanted you to kiss his ring. -[Pat] It was a whole scene but--
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -♪ Uso! ♪
♪ Ay, ay Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
[Michael] This might not be the night for you to continue eating after.
This really is what started this whole thing between you and Gunther.
Come on!
[Pat] What started this whole thing was Gunther almost choking you out, Cole.
Never forget it.
[Michael] Jey Uso's all business here tonight. It is his first defense…
of his championship, and very interesting statistic.
We mentioned this earlier tonight.
Jey Uso has never defeated Seth Rollins in a one-on-one match.
[Pat] Follow that stat with this stat,
Jey Uso had never beaten Gunther at WrestleMania,
which he just did to become a World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] Let's go to the ring announcer, the great Alicia Taylor.
♪ Day one ish ♪
[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the World
Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Introducing first, the challenger.
From Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
And his opponent.
From San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
"Main Event" Jey Uso!
-[crowd] Yeet! -Yeah!
[Michael] His first title offense since he shocked the world
at WrestleMania last month with a win over Gunther.
And tonight, he puts the title on the line against one of the greats,
The Architect, The Visionary…
a man who has won five world titles in his career,
-Seth "Freakin" Rollins. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Rollins, Uso, our main event for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Pat] This is gonna take some time to get used to.
There's Paul Heyman, Bron Breakker in the corner of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[Pat] Crazy to think of what this trio could be.
[Michael] Again, I'm gonna ask you the question I asked you earlier on,
did Uso make the right decision,
or was it really just a knee-jerk reaction to face Seth tonight?
[Pat] Well, time will tell. They say any time you're making decisions
-with emotions running high… -[Michael] Well… [scoffs]
…they're probably not gonna be good decisions.
[Michael] Well, you should have thought of that,
and taken your own advice.
[Pat] But of course, easier said than done.
And Jey Uso was the latest victim.
[Michael] Rollins and Uso for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Michael] And Rollins, side headlock, standing switch now by Seth.
A takedown by Rollins, shoulders down,
-looking for the quick win here. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Uso's got a kick out at two.
[Pat] "Gonna do some black and brave wrestling here,"
says Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] Jey Uso, the fifth member of the Anoai family
to hold the World Heavyweight Championship.
-Tremendous lineage. -[crowd chanting "Uso"]
[Michael] Breakker looks on, Heyman as well.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[Michael] Paul Heyman actually had the audacity to come out here tonight,
-and say that he built the bloodline. -[Pat] "Five years," he said,
he built everything that our Tribal Chief did.
He took credit for it.
Turned it against Roman, then turned on CM Punk,
and now, has found himself…
[Michael] Ooh, covered by Rollins, kick out.
…with Seth "Freakin" Rollins and Bron Breakker.
[Michael] And again, cover by Rollins.
Rollins knows he's not gonna beat Jey that quickly.
He's just trying to send a little message, play some mind games here.
-[Pat] And… -[crowd cheering, applauding]
…couching on the corner.
[Michael] Again, Jey looks a bit out of sorts tonight.
He didn't have much time to prepare for this.
You know, Rollins said, "I like when a good plan comes together."
He's been probably thinking all week
that he had a good possibility to have this match tonight.
-He's prepared for Uso. -[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Listened when Seth was… -[crowd] Yeet!
…talking to Paul earlier.
Feels like this was Seth's idea, and then Paul Heyman executed.
-That's the game you wanna play? -You better chill already, damn it.
That's how you wanna do it, huh? That's how you wanna play.
Come on, uce. It's you and me.
[Michael] But Jey is not gonna back down, and taking the fight now to Rollins,
-and here we go. -[Pat] This is right in Jey's wheelhouse.
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
[Michael] Rollins trying to cover up, now, kick right to the midsection,
drops the champ.
Rollins looking for a stomp, and Jey able to move out of harm's way.
Kick again to the midsection, looking for a Pedigree, some space,
and Seth will take a breather.
[Pat] Jey Uso isn't scared to go to that super kick.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins knew that. Jey Uso's superkick is very lethal.
[Michael] Paul Heyman saying earlier tonight,
"The world title is about power and control."
[Rollins] I'm fine, man.
[Michael] Said that Jey Uso doesn't understand
-the leverage that he has with the title. -He's good, he's a champ for a reason.
Heyman says that Rollins has to be champion,
-stage two of the plan. -[crowd chanting "Uso"]
[Pat] Yeah, we have no idea what's on the mind of these three men.
[Michael] Not at all.
I'm so shocked at the fact that just seeing Bron Breakker
standing next to Paul Heyman is shocking in a way,
although it shouldn't be, right?
[Pat] Yeah, it looks like they both got back
from the trip to the sun.
[Michael] And look at Rollins, he's stomping away on Jey Uso.
Rollins is just a master at all this as he sends the champ into the corner.
[Pat] If you think the levels that Seth "Freakin" Rollins
has already been to,
Hall of Fame type stuff, already in his career.
Now, he's teaming up with the man who's brought billions…
[Michael] And billions.
-…of dollars in blockbuster… -[sings] ♪ Oh, whoa, oh ♪
-…to the WWE over the years. -[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Michael] Well, Rollins is a five-time world champ.
He's held two US titles, two Intercontinental titles,
six tag team titles, NXT championship as well.
Then Money in the Bank cashed in at WrestleMania.
Jey Uso, first time as world champion, first title defense.
[Pat] Paul Heyman is trying to get the crowd to sing
-Seth "Freakin" Rollins' song. -Of course he is.
-Literally leading… -[crowd cheering]
You think you're on my level?
[Pat] Nobody's following along, they're yeeting in his face.
They're yeeting all over his face over here.
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[Michael] He's the maestro.
At least he wants to be, and Jey Uso now fighting back.
Talk about, Pat, how much pressure's on Uso tonight
in his first title defense after shocking the world at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Yeah, certainly a lot of pressure, but this is the life of a champion.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Pat] Him even agreeing. Oh, my God!
Seth "Freakin" Rollins sent into the table.
[Michael] Right into the announce table, and now, Jey Uso, suicide dive.
Rollins sent over the announce table, Jey Uso is rolling.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat] Bron Breakker was just popping off at the Nebraska Cornhuskers,
and now, Seth "Freakin" Rollins is laid out off to the table.
[crowd chanting "Uso"]
[Michael] We're back in our main event,
Rollins and Uso for the world heavyweight title.
You know, Pat, they often say that you have to learn
-how to become a champion. -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Uso"]
[Michael] That's what Jey Uso has to do tonight.
[Pat] Well, you have to learn how to be a champion, Cole.
That's what Jey Uso has to learn every day of his life, is something new.
Tonight, it was Paul Heyman coming out,
and selling him on a dream of a World Heavyweight Championship match
tonight against Seth "Freakin" Rollins. And he bit, hook, line, and sinker.
[Michael] And now, Rollins and Heyman and Breakker
have Uso exactly where they want him. Well, maybe not.
-Jey Uso showing that grit that won him… -[crowd] Yeet! Yeet!
…the world title in the first place,
won him ten tag team titles over his career.
And now, the body shots by Rollins unloading on Uso,
who's trying to cover up.
Official, Chad Patton, giving a lot of leeway to the challenger.
Rollins has gotta be careful not to be disqualified.
[Pat] Champion's getting beaten down there.
[Michael] Champion's advantage, Rollins has to pin,
or submit Jey in this match.
[Pat] There's a chance that Paul Heyman has gotten a hold of this ref though.
-I mean, that's-- -[Michael] You mean pay him off?
[Pat hesitates] I don't wanna say there's corruption anywhere.
-I don't wanna say-- -[Michael] Oh!
Paul Heyman is the most corrupt person I've ever met in my life,
and I've known the guy for 30 years.
[Pat] Yeah, but not with the officials, not with our refs here at WWE.
Fair and square, down the middle, can't have any corruption with the refs.
[Michael] Rollins now, hooking Uso. Jey fighting back though.
Jey with a headbutt, Rollins dropped to the mat.
[Pat] Jey Uso comfortable up there.
[Michael] Jey now on the top rope, lands on his feet.
And Uso building momentum. Oh, both men down, center of the ring.
-[Pat] Double crossbody. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Pat] "I know what you're gonna do…
'cause I'm gonna do the same damn thing." Double crossbody.
World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Pat] Deep end. This is what life is like with the target on your waist, Jey Uso.
-[crowd chanting "This is awesome"] -[Pat] This is awesome.
World Heavyweight Championship match on Monday Night Raw.
-[crowd chanting "This is awesome"] -[Michael] And Jey Uso now
with a big right hand to Rollins, stunning him.
Jey Uso digging down deep. Here comes the world champ.
[crowd] Yeet!
-[crowd] Whoa! -[Pat cheers] Oh, oh!
-[Michael] Jey's starting to feel it now. -[crowd] Yeet!
[Michael] Down goes Rollins.
Samoan drop.
[Pat] This is what Jey's been waiting for.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[Pat] Grill shining. Championship moxie. -[crowd] Uso!
[Michael] And into the corner. Jey to Umaga and his daddy, Rikishi.
-Cover, hook to the leg, shoulders down… -[crowd counting]
…and Rollins at two.
[Pat] I don't know how Seth kicked out of that.
Did you hear that thud when his ass hit Seth's head and then that turnbuckle?
All of Omaha rattled, even those cows that become the steaks.
Absolute brawl here. Look at this. Look at this, full speed.
-"Bang, bang, bang," Jey Uso said. -[crowd chanting "Heyman sucks"]
[Michael] And Jey now lifting Rollins up again.
[Pat] I don't know how Seth kicked out,
I don't know how Seth is still fighting right now.
And he scurries to the outside, smart play.
[crowd chanting "Heyman sucks"]
-[crowd booing, jeering] -[Heyman] Let's go! Come, Jey!
Come, Jey! Come on!
[Michael] Kicked into the corner.
[Pat] Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] And Rollins with a suicide dive!
[Pat] I'll tell you what, Seth's work rate is something that's tough to keep up with.
World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] Oh, caught him! Jey Uso caught him!
Cover now for the win…
-[crowd counting] -…to retain the title.
[Pat] How in the world does Seth "Freakin" Rollins
keep kicking out?
He must have come down from 15 feet right into an Air Force One.
-Boom, on the butt! -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
-[Michael] Indeed it is. -[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] What a title defense by "Main Event" Jey Uso, here tonight.
[Pat] The Knicks beat the Celtics.
And Jey Uso has almost beat Seth "Freakin" Rollins twice now.
What more is it gonna take?
[Michael] Oh, and a kick.
[Pat] So close to a spear. Seth "Freakin" Rollins now.
He's thinking buckle bomb.
I think there's blood all over Jey Uso from Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] Yeah, Rollins was cut open
when he went over the announce table earlier on.
Rollins now with a buckle bomb to Jey. Jey's in trouble.
Seth Rollins could be closing in on the World Heavyweight title.
[Pat] Seth "Freakin" Rollins doing all of this…
with blood shedding from his head.
[Michael] Seth, top rope, frog splash, nobody home.
Spear! Oh, caught him with a Pedigree.
Caught him with a Pedigree, counter to the spear for the world title…
-[crowd counting] -…and Uso kicks out.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Look at this, what a counter by Seth into a…
Almost a half a Pedigree there, but it was effective.
[Pat] That was a super Pedigree, more so than a half Pedigree.
Catching a spear directly into a Pedigree?
Yeah, that's the only accurate response.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Both of these men beat down. Gut check time. Championship on the line.
-Wise Man consulted. -[Heyman] He's hurting! Go now!
Keep your head in! Chin down! You can do this.
-Finish him! Finish him! -[Michael] Rollins.
[Pat] Think about the hundreds of times that Wise Man's been in this situation.
[Michael] And Rollins too, looking for his sixth world title,
measuring "Main Event" Jey Uso.
Looking for the stomp, Jey able to duck underneath.
Rollins… Rollins, the way he beat Gunther, the way he beat Gunther at WrestleMania!
And Rollins able to counter.
Jey Uso now, spear! Spear!
-Cover. -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Rollins stays in it. -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] All of Omaha…
thought we had a "And still" situation.
[Michael] Now, is the champion, Pat, beginning to doubt himself a bit?
[Pat] He has to be contemplating what needs to be done
to put Seth "Freakin" Rollins out of his misery.
"How do we get him to lay on his back for three seconds as Omaha…"
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] For the first time in seven months,
the men's world title on the line on Monday Night Raw in our main event.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Jey Uso back to his feet… [in British accent] …but wobbly.
Bron Breakker looks on.
[Michael] Jey heading up to the top rope, Seth Rollins…
[Pat] Big right here. Jey Uso sitting down.
Finds at least a little bit of stability
as Seth "Freakin" Rollins continues to climb.
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet!
[Pat] So high risk here. One slip, one fall, this match is over.
[Michael] He's doing a couple of headbutts. Rollins now.
[Pat] Wait a second.
[Michael] And Rollins fell into the official.
Bron Breakker trying to get involved. Breakker kicked off.
The official, Chad Patton, never saw what happened.
Rollins looking to take advantage of this distraction.
From the top rope, superplex.
-[Pat] Roll through. -[Michael] Roll through, Rollins.
Looking for the Falcon Arrow.
-[Pat] Vintage Seth "Freakin" Rollins. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
That's straight out of the Wise Man's playbook.
[Michael] Oh, stomp, didn't get all of it. Didn't get all of the stomp.
-Cover now, hook to the leg… -[crowd counting]
…and a kick-out by Jey.
Rollins didn't get the full stomp there, and it may have cost him.
[Pat] Jey Uso was able to move his head ever so slightly.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[Michael] And Breakker's ticked off.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[Rollins mumbles indistinctly]
-["Worlds Apart" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Remember what these guys did to Sami Zayn last week.
-[crowd singing] ♪ Oh, lets go! ♪ -[Pat] Honorary Uce.
[speaks indistinctly]
-What? You want some more? -[music concludes]
[Michael] Oh, and Sami Zayn, they thought he was coming from the entrance way
and Sami ambushed him.
-Sami and Bron Breakker. -[Pat] Sami just came out of the crowd.
[Michael] Breakker driven into the post.
Rollins now, trying to go after Sami, and Uso met him with a super kick
and a spear!
Jey gonna go up top.
[Pat] He said, "Let's end this thing."
[Michael] Jey, top rope, frog splash to retain.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Rollins somehow kicked out. You gotta be kidding me.
Jey Uso can't believe it.
What does he have to do to put Seth Rollins away?
[Pat] "Super kick, spear, splash" was how this was supposed to end
in Jey Uso's head, I assume.
[Michael] Sami Zayn had seen enough of Breakker trying to get involved,
busted up ribs from last week, took Breakker out of the equation.
Uso with a splash and a spear, but the veteran, Rollins, is still in it.
[Zayn] You got this, baby!
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-[Pat] Sami Zayn getting all of Omaha-- -[Michael] Oh! And a spear by Breakker!
Well, if he didn't have busted ribs, he has them now, Sami Zayn.
It is chaos around ringside.
And Jey now going down to check on his buddy.
[Pat] He's giving himself a little breather.
[Michael] And Breakker with a spear! Heyman had the official distracted.
What you didn't see was Breakker spearing Uso
on the other side of the ring. The official, Chad Patton, never saw it.
Heyman had him distracted. Stomp by Rollins.
And because of all these damn shenanigans of this coalition,
Seth Rollins is gonna win the damn World Heavyweight title.
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Maybe not, Cole.
-[Michael] Tonight after WrestleMania… -[music concludes]
…this group took out Punk and Reigns, and CM Punk is back.
Punk is back. CM Punk is back.
CM Punk just cost Rollins the world title.
And now, there's gonna be hell to pay.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] CM Punk…
[Pat] …was betrayed in Mania by his best friend.
[Michael] And Rollins and Breakker scattering.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
-[crowd chanting "CM Punk"] -[indistinct chatter]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[Michael] CM--
[Pat] Look in his eyes, Cole. [sings] ♪ What do you see? ♪
[Michael] "The cult of personality." Look in Rollins' eyes. What do you see?
Let's go, right now.
-Yeah! -[Michael] Punk is back.
Sami is angry. Uso's still the champion.
Turning the tables on Rollins and Breakker tonight.
[Rollins] You're finished! You're done! You're done! eyes. What do you see?