[silence]
[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] This is Kentucky's largest city, Louisville,
home to the late, great Muhammad Ali and the country's
longest-running sporting event, the Kentucky Derby.
And tonight, home to the longest-running episodic TV show
in history, Monday Night Raw, live on Netflix.
And a man who seems to be a little bit bitter,
maybe jealous, Finn Bálor of The Judgment Day
is ready for action, claiming he'll take care
of the Dominik Mysterio problem known as AJ Styles, tonight.
A lot of history here. "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles is live.
He goes one-on-one with Finn Bálor tonight.
A massive main event, healthy rivals will team up.
The Women's World Champion there, Iyo Sky,
teams with the former World Champion, Rhea Ripley,
against two NXT upstarts
who have shaken up Monday Night Raw the past number of weeks,
Roxanne Perez and Giulia.
Tag team, main event, live tonight.
Speaking of main events,
let's take you back to the main event of last week's Monday Night Raw.
[song concludes]
[dramatic music playing]
[Jey] The World Heavyweight Champion,
"Main Event" Jey Uso is here in your city!
Ladies and gentlemen, wanted to say something to the face
of the World Heavyweight Champion.
That title is all about power and control.
You don't know how to wield power and control.
And while you want to be champion,
Seth Rollins has to be champion.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins hereby challenges you
to the World Heavyweight Championship.
You pick the time, you pick the place.
Any time, any place, for the World Heavyweight Championship
against Seth "Freakin" Rollins, it's on tonight!
[Michael] Paul Heyman manipulated Jey Uso into taking this match tonight.
Jey Uso has never defeated Seth Rollins in a one-on-one match.
Talk about how much pressure's on Uso tonight
in his first title defense after shocking the world at WrestleMania.
Bron Breakker trying to get involved. Breakker kicked off.
The officials never saw what happened.
And a kick-out by Jey!
["Worlds Apart" playing]
-[dramatic music playing] -[Michael] Oh, and Sami Zayn!
They thought he was coming from the entranceway,
and Sami ambushed him. Breakker driven into the post.
And Uso met him with a superkick and a spear!
And Rollins somehow kicked out. You gotta be kidding me!
Oh, and a spear by Breakker!
And Breakker with a spear. Heyman had the official distracted.
Stomp by Rollins. And because of all these damn shenanigans,
Seth Rollins is gonna win the damn World Heavyweight title.
-[opening of "Cult of Personality" plays] -[Pat] Maybe not, Cole!
[Michael] CM Punk is back!
The night after WrestleMania, this group took out Punk and Reigns!
[bell ringing]
[Michael] CM Punk just cost Rollins the world title!
And now there's gonna be hell to pay!
And Rollins and Breakker scattering!
Punk is back! Sami is angry! Uso's still the champion!
[music concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The Second City Saint is here for the first time
since WrestleMania. We'll hear from CM Punk.
["Cult of Personality" playing]
[crowd roaring]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
-CM Punk! -[crowd cheering]
♪ …And Kennedy I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality The cult of personality ♪
♪ Neon lights, Nobel Prize ♪
♪ When a mirror speaks The reflection lies ♪
♪ You won't have to follow me ♪
♪ Only you can set me free ♪
[song fades]
[crowd cheering]
Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Louisville, Kentucky or what?
[crowd cheering]
I am pissed off, but I am a fortunate man because I can claim this place
to being home.
[crowd cheering]
Now, all the dust has settled from WrestleMania.
And I've waited a few weeks and I've nursed a few injuries
and a lot of hurt feelings.
But I can't shake being pissed off.
I got a lot of enemies. In fact, it would be real easy
for me to list who I'm not pissed off at right now.
But number one with a bullet, number one with a big, fat bullet,
the person that I'm most pissed off at right now…
is me.
Yeah, I'm mad at myself, because we've been here before.
This isn't the first time Paul Heyman stabbed CM Punk in the back.
Stab me in the back once, shame on you.
Stab me in the back twice, shame on me.
But that's on me, okay? I like to trust my friends.
Paul Heyman almost 12 years ago smashed a ladder into my head
and gave me thirteen staples in my forehead.
And we've moved past that. At least I thought we did.
We've grown and matured as human beings, at least I did.
And apologies to Jey Uso, who when I came back to this company,
warned me about Paul Heyman.
But Paul is Paul. He's who he has always been.
He's a fat little snake.
[crowd cheering]
So yeah, while I'm pissed at him, I'm more mad at myself.
And yeah, I'm mad at that little Temu CM Punk,
Seth Rollins.
I'm gonna get my hands on all of them.
What confuses me, Louisville, Kentucky, is that we know how this ends.
We've been here before.
We've been down this road all on this journey together.
Paul Heyman, you know how this ends.
And I can't wait to get my hands around your fat little neck
and squeeze you until your eyeballs pop.
-[Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen… -No, no, no, no, no. Here he is!
Good, good. Where are you at? Where are you at, Penguin?
Come on. Yeah. Look at him.
You wanna march with some purpose?
Come into this ring right now
and explain to me exactly why you did what you did.
And Wise Man, understand that whatever words you choose,
they will be your last.
[crowd cheering]
-[Punk] Come on. -♪ Burn it down ♪
["The Vision" playing]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
You're just a song, kid, that's all you are.
-At some point the bell's gotta ring. -♪ Burn it down ♪
[song fades]
[crowd cheering, barking]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Just when I think…
[crowd booing]
…you can't get any more selfish
or any more egotistical, you find a way to top yourself.
This man, Paul Heyman, was your best friend.
Your best friend,
and you made his life hell on The Road to WrestleMania.
And now you are out here in front of the entire world,
gaslighting all of us,
trying to make us believe that he betrayed you.
You make me sick, Punk.
This man believed in you for years.
He believed in you when no one else did. You know what I believed?
I believe that you're scum.
I believe that you're trash.
I believe that you are human excrement. And my belief…
was the right one.
And just when I think, man, just when I think
that I can't hate you any more than I already do,
you stand there in that ring.
The reason that I am not world heavyweight champion right now.
You ain't ever gonna be champion as long as I'm on two feet.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[chuckles] What is… What is your deal, man?
You love punishment, you love suffering,
you love being on the wrong side of history.
Is that what's going on here? I can't seem to figure it out.
I can't seem to fig-- Paul, wait a minute.
Wait…
I get it.
He loves to play the victim.
He loves to come out here and boo, cry me a river.
He loves-- Poor CM Punk, right?
Poor CM Punk, you so desperately wanna be a victim, Punk.
You so desperately wanna die a martyr.
[crowd barking]
Well, I believe that can be arranged.
I hope you have prepared your last words.
[Michael] Rollins sending Breakker to the ring.
-For a confrontation-- -[Punk] You're gonna bark all day,
little doggy, or you're gonna bite?
[Michael] And Punk now wasting little time going up to Breakker
with a microphone, and Punk and Breakker now.
And the fight is on.
Breakker, who's become the powerhouse for Rollins and company.
Seth just looks on as Breakker now begins to annihilate CM Punk.
Rollins warned Punk.
But Punk's gonna fight back, and now takes down Rollins.
And now CM Punk, ever the rebel,
taking it to Seth tonight. And Bron Breakker, though,
as the numbers game catches up to Punk.
This animosity between Punk and Rollins, years in the making.
Meanwhile, Sami Zayn's out here.
Some backup for Punk.
Zayn has been roughed up by this group as well.
And Breakker, look at the power of it, just tosses Sami across the ring.
And the fight now between Rollins and Punk continues.
Two-on-one situation again.
Breakker punishing, punishing Punk.
Rollins asking Heyman to hand him a steel chair.
They're about to assassinate Punk in the middle of the ring.
[crowd yelling]
[Michael] And the world champ is here!
"Main Event" Jey Uso, payback for last week.
And Breakker back into the fray.
And Rollins, livid, angry.
Zayn with a chair.
Punk with a chair.
Rollins and company scrambling.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
Come on! Come on!
[indistinct chatter]
[Punk] Seth, let's go!
[Michael] And you can seemingly ask the question,
has Seth Rollins bit off a bit more than he can chew?
["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Michael] This new trio of Rollins, Breakker and Heyman
suddenly have some major issues and obstacles
as the resistance is building.
However, you have to wonder if The Architect
has more for his game plan.
Ladies and gentlemen, we wanna take you back to Backlash
this past Saturday night. Penta versus Dominik Mysterio
for the Intercontinental Championship.
Judgment Day tried to get involved, they got ejected.
But then, from out of nowhere, El Grande Americano,
with a metal plate behind his mask, took out Penta
and allowed "Dirty" Dominik to retain the Intercontinental title.
[Dominik] Greatest of all time!
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
[Michael] And now Penta wants some payback.
["Zero Miedo" playing]
♪ Cero miedo ♪
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Ecatepec, Mexico,
weighing in at 87 kilos, Penta!
[Michael] For the second time in a month,
Penta was this close to winning the Intercontinental Championship
before interference by The Judgment Day,
and then this past Saturday, El Grande Americano.
A lot to this story, because Penta takes on Gable, it's next.
[song concludes]
[Michael] Gable and Penta set to go one-on-one.
And Penta chomping at the bit to get some revenge here tonight.
I'm Michael Cole, I'm supposed to be joined by Pat McAfee.
He's expected at some point, of course, after that vicious--
Well, ask and I shall receive.
["The Anomaly" playing]
-My partner's here. -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Pat McAfee!
[Michael] Well, better late than ever, Pat McAfee returning to Monday Night Raw
after an absolutely valiant battle against Gunther
this past Saturday at Backlash.
Welcome, partner, good to see you.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Great ovation by capacity crowd here in Louisville tonight.
[inaudible]
Chad Gable's a bit upset, but welcome back, Pat.
Hey, it is an honor to be here. I just got done with WWE medical.
They have cleared me to be back in the medical bowl--
or in the WWE Bowl, I apologize.
-[Michael chuckles] -[Pat] They asked me…
-[bell ringing] -…a lot of questions on how I felt.
I said I got my ass beat this weekend in a fight with The Ring General!
And they cleared me to get started, so I, uh--
I'm sorry I'm a little bit late, but what a perfect time to arrive.
[Michael] Well, I'm glad you're here. I'm sure the audience didn't appreciate
me doing the first 20 minutes of the show by myself,
but nonetheless, welcome aboard.
It's Penta and Gable here tonight. We'll talk plenty
about the Gunther situation a bit later on in the show,
but let's talk about this here.
It's interesting that Gable is standing up for El Grande Americano tonight.
He was challenged by Penta
after he cost Penta the Intercontinental title on Saturday.
Apparently, El Grande is on a tour of Mexico, which I find is weird
since he's also Chad Gable, and Chad's here tonight.
[Pat] No, Chad Gable is clearly not El Grande Americano.
How would he be able to be here and on a tour in Mexico at the same time?
Michael Cole, use that brain of yours.
Chad Gable said he'll step up for this, obviously,
because he wants to fight Penta.
[Michael] Well, also, remember, Chad has had major issues
over the past year with trying to knock off luchadors.
Cover, hook of the leg now on Penta, and a kick-out.
So, can Gable win tonight?
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Penta"]
[Pat] I don't think Louisville wants Chad Gable to win,
I think they want Penta to pick up the dub, obviously.
Chad Gable is gonna have to do a lot,
but that's what he went searching for, a way to beat luchadors.
Maybe that's why he has so much respect for El Grande Americano.
[Michael] Well, the problem when Gable is playing Clark Kent
as opposed to the Superman El Grande,
is he doesn't have a mask to hide that steel plate in.
So, it doesn't give him an advantage in a match up against another luchador.
[Pat] Yeah, obviously you're talking about two different people
still at this time.
[Michael] And look at this now,
-back suplex by-- -[Pat] That's Chad Gable.
[Michael] Gable, cover on Penta, hook to the leg,
and a kick-out at two.
[Pat] El Grande Americano, a different human,
but probably proud of what Chad Gable is doing right now to Penta.
[Michael] It's interesting
that neither of these men have held a singles championship in WWE.
Although El Grande Americano is the, well, brand new speed champion.
[Pat] El Grande Americano,
speed is a good way to describe his ascendance to the top seemingly.
El Grande Americano is a superstar. No ifs, ands, or buts about it.
Currently on a world tour, I'm sorry, a tour of Mexico.
And Chad Gable's in here trying to earn his way to the top as well.
Penta, very… recent.
[Michael] Oh, look at Gable trying to take the mask off Penta!
You'd think that Gable would learn after all the studying he's been doing.
And he wears a mask as well, that--
[Pat] He is Chad Gable, not El Grande Americano, enough of this!
Chad Gable is very disrespectful right now to the luchador community.
[Michael] Well, he is as he tries to rip the mask off Penta,
and Penta able to fight back.
The tradition and the legacy of the mask means so much to the luchadors
and the high-flyer with the arm drag to Gable.
Gable misses wildly.
Nice rana by Penta and sends Gable outside the ring.
[Pat] This is the Penta experience that you dream about
whenever you buy a ticket for a WWE event.
-[Michael] I like that Penta experience. -[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Pat] Cero miedo. "Zero fearo."
[Michael] Launches himself up over the top and Gable.
[Pat] The diving headbutt.
[Michael] Didn't need any metal that time.
Lucha libre sucks!
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting "Let's go, Penta"]
[Michael] Over 11,000 here tonight in Louisville, very vocal crowd.
Penta and Gable one-on-one here tonight.
And Penta has been in trouble really from the beginning of this matchup.
[Pat] Yeah, Chad Gable's been in full control
and Penta's gonna have to get himself--
-Oh! Rolling just like that! -[Michael] Oh!
[Pat] Chad Gable went for another headbutt.
Penta met him with a super kick.
That is exactly what Penta needed.
[Michael] And Ivy Nile realizing now that Chad's in trouble.
And Penta trying to fight through the pain.
Gable trying to drag himself back to his feet.
And Penta with a big kick, and you heard that one!
[Pat] Penta trying to find a second wind, he certainly can do that.
[Michael] Look at the athleticism, right to the midsection of Gable.
-Cover by Penta. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And a near fall.
[Pat] There's things that Penta can do that nobody else on Earth can.
It's captivating, it's physical, it's impressive.
[Michael] It's amazing how quickly he's adapted to the WWE.
His comfort level's really good, and that Gable from behind.
Penta off the second rope, caught by Gable with that waist lock.
And Gable turns it into a suplex bridge, shoulders down,
kick at two!
[Pat] So impressive what Chad Gable was just able to accomplish.
Obviously, he catches Penta out of the sky like he was a football.
[Michael] Yeah, we say it a lot,
but pound for pound, one of the strongest men on the roster.
[Pat] And the German suplex with the back bridge,
he landed on the top of his head.
Unbelievable.
[Michael] Now, Gable heading up to the top rope.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Penta. -[Michael] And Penta, oh goodness!
Caught him with a Codebreaker coming off the top rope.
Cover by Penta now,
and Gable kicks at two.
What a move.
[Pat] What a reversal here, Chad Gable trying to get the head,
but yet again, Penta, Codebreaker from the sky.
What a fight here.
[Michael] Yeah, what an incredible matchup by…
between two of the top superstars today.
[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] Penta trying to fire up yet again.
Blames Gable slash El Grande Americano
for costing him the Intercontinental Championship.
[Pat] Chad Gable and El Grande Americano, two different people.
[referee] Get it out. One.
-[Michael] And another chop. -Two.
[Pat] Pounding Chad Gable's chest, Penta.
[Michael] Looking to deliver a backstabber here,
but Gable's hanging on.
Gable able to shove Penta away, Gable quickly now up to the top rope.
Chad, moonsault, caught him for the win,
hooks the leg, kick-out by Penta.
But Gable quickly turns into an ankle lock,
and Penta sends him across the ring.
[Pat] All it took us one slip from Penta, and Chad Gable almost ended it.
[Michael] Off the super kick for Penta, near fall.
[Pat] I mean, Penta slipped on the bottom rope
and Chad Gable capitalized.
I don't know how Penta was able to kick out,
let alone reverse this entire thing with a super kick.
Chad Gable with a picture perfect moonsault.
Floating through the sky with complete control
and Penta somehow kicks out and then delivers a super kick
that sent Chad Gable to the other side of Kentucky.
[Michael] Yeah, but Penta is about to… make Gable pay.
He's going for The Sacrifice, Gable able to pick the ankle
and drag Penta back to the middle of the ring.
And you gotta wonder, Penta looks like he may tap there,
trying to drag himself to the rope to force a break.
[Pat] Many have tapped to this move.
[Michael] Right, back…
Uh-oh, pressure's on.
Penta trying to somehow get out of this predicament.
-[Pat] Middle of the ring. -[Michael] Able to do that.
Turns it into a pinning combination and a kick-out at two.
[Pat] Inside cradle, Chad Gable.
[Michael] Almost had him.
Down goes Penta again.
[Pat] Just a double chop to the throat whenever all else fails, says Chad Gable.
[Michael] Yeah, Gable's so resilient and quick.
[Pat] And spiteful.
I mean, there's a lot of things about him that make you believe
he's impossible to beat, but many have somehow.
[Michael] Heading up to the top rope now.
Penta trying to fight back, body shots to Gable.
-[Gable] Penta! [speaks indistinctly] -[Pat] It's the high rent district.
[Michael] Uh-oh, mouthing off, not sure that was right.
[crowd] Cero miedo!
[Pat] Zero fear from Penta, lands on his feet.
-Are you kidding me? -[Michael] Wow!
Mexican Destroyer drops Gable on his head for the win.
[bell ringing]
["Zero Miedo" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Penta!
[Michael] That was absolutely incredible.
[Pat] Penta just spiked Chad Gable's head into the middle of this ring
like he was George Kittle spiking a football.
[Michael] Tell me about this.
[Pat] From the top rope, a Mexican Destroyer.
And that thing planting Chad Gable into the soil.
Penta with a massive win here on Monday Night Raw.
[Michael] Well, we've learned two things tonight.
Number one, Chad Gable still has major issues
trying to beat luchadors.
Number two, Chad Gable should stay under the mask as El Grande Americano
because El Grande actually wins.
[Pat] I don't think we learned that.
El Grande and Chad Gable, two different people.
Chad Gable takes the L tonight to Penta.
Shout out, cero miedo.
[dramatic music playing]
Tonight, The Prodigy and The Beautiful Madness
take on the Genius of the Sky and Rhea Ripley.
And I think we've made it very,
very clear that this division isn't safe anymore.
[bell ringing]
[in Japanese] They are strong, but we are hungry.
We didn't come here to wait our turn.
We came to take over.
[in English] And that means going after the two women at the very top.
Iyo? Rhea?
We don't give a damn about your history because we're here to make our own.
You are all looking directly at the future of this industry.
And the future starts tonight.
[Michael] Two of the hottest up-and-coming stars in this business.
Roxanne Perez and Giulia will take on the current Women's World Champ,
the former World Champion, Iyo Sky and Rhea Ripley.
Main event tag action live tonight on Netflix.
-[indistinct chatter] -You miss Liv, huh?
-Hell, I missed her. -I miss her too.
I mean, we could hang out if you want. I mean, get something to eat or--
-All right, güerita. -We'll use your credit card.
-I'll pay you back. -All right. Talk to you later.
Dom, please tell me she misses me as much as I miss her.
-Yeah, she misses me. -[chuckles]
-And her movie's going great. -Nice.
Only thing was, she said good morning, but it's nighttime here.
[chuckles] Dom, this can't be the first time you heard about time zone.
Come on, please.
I don't really care, but… Hey, Finn, can I talk to you for a sec?
Of course. What's up, Dom?
So, at Backlash, you hesitated a little bit with the chair,
and it almost cost me the match.
-If it wasn't for Grande, you know-- -Whoa, whoa, whoa, easy, partner.
You're starting to sound all paranoid, like Damian and Rhea.
Remember what they were like when they were champions?
All right, look, it didn't go smooth, but everything worked out,
and you're still the champ.
And besides, tonight, I'm gonna take care of AJ Styles for you.
-I know you are. -All right? I'm gonna go get ready.
-Thank you. Got you. -Talk to you later.
-Dom, we gotta show you this, okay? -Pay attention.
This is the sun, this is Earth, we're here, and this is Liv.
-Okay. -Thirteen-hour difference.
-See? -So that's Liv.
Happy they're doing that. That was a good demonstration, I'd say.
-I'm glad you're back. -It's great to be here, man.
You're a little nervous, maybe,
because we're about to show the world what happened to you
this past Saturday, a valiant effort against Gunther at Backlash.
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] Pat McAfee steps into the ring to face The Ring General, Gunther.
I am going to be very biased tonight in the call of this match.
I want Pat McAfee to put Gunther in his place for what he did
to me and him a number of weeks ago.
[Wade] I love the bravery, I love the attitude,
but I hate the chances of this going remotely well.
Oh God.
McAfee, kick right to the spine, here comes McAfee.
Come on, Pat! Come on, Pat!
[crowd chanting "Lets go, Pat"]
-[echoing rumble] -[tense music playing]
End the damn match! Just end it now! Enough of this. End the match.
[inaudible]
[Wade] Oh God. I cannot help you from here.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Gunther still in hot pursuit.
Cole grabbing the foot. Reverse!
[crowd counting]
[Wade] Two and three quarters, and Gunther now furious.
Sleeper locked in deep on The Ring General.
Massive lariat connected with the jaw of Pat McAfee.
And Pat McAfee is now being put to the sword.
There's simply no way out. Give up, Pat.
End it!
[bell ringing]
[Wade] And it's over. Gunther beats Pat McAfee here at Backlash.
A rare, rare show of respect
from one of the greatest this industry has ever seen.
Pat McAfee, that was absolutely incredible.
[crowd cheering]
Well, again, a well-deserved ovation here tonight in Louisville for Pat McAfee.
Yeah, this is pretty cool.
And I, again, wanna say thank you for what you did for me
and for all of us commentators, but how are you feeling?
Obviously, for what you just saw… from what you just saw, the WWE--
-Thank you. -Come on, stand up.
[crowd chanting "McAfee"]
[crowd cheering]
Thank you, man. Thank you all so much.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Very cool.
I wish I had one of those Louisville Sluggers
that they make around here to help me out.
That's what it felt like kind of hitting me in the chest there.
So, everything you saw, my family saw, all my friends saw,
and the WWE medical saw.
They wanted to get their hands on me today to see how I was feeling
before they let me back out here.
And they asked me how I was doing. I said, "Everything's sore."
Okay, my back's sore, my shoulders sore, my knees are sore,
my head's sore, my mind's sore.
I got bruises on me still, on my collarbone. I got-- I'm bruised up.
He hit me so hard in the chest that he popped a blood vessel
in my damn eye, Cole.
Gunther beat the hell out of me, but I think I gave him some back.
And I obviously have massive respect
for everybody that steps foot into that ring.
I have a lot of respect for Gunther, even more so now.
And I think he has a little bit for us as well, as he showed afterwards.
So, I appreciated the opportunity, and Gunther's a bad, bad man, Cole…
-Well-- -…and it was an honor to be there.
Pat, thank you again, and why don't we do what we do?
-[Pat] Hell yeah. -[Michael] Commentate.
[Pat] Hell yeah, brother.
[Michael] The best athletes on the planet today,
including one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
-Whether you like their attitude or not. -["New Day's World" playing]
[Pat] The New New Day.
♪ And New Day came And New Day built ♪
♪ The New Day name It’s New Day’s time…♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the World Tag Team Champions,
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, The New Day!
[Michael] I found out earlier today that the Tag Champs
were once again going to grace us
with their presence here at commentary tonight.
Because coming up next,
The War Raiders take on American Made.
♪ …Blazed a trail through the industry ♪
♪ And we kept attackin’ And we never lackin’…♪
-[groovy music playing] -[Michael] Earlier tonight,
this Tag Team match has been made official
for Saturday Night's Main Event.
Seth Rollins and Bron Breakker will team up
against CM Punk and Sami Zayn at Saturday Night's Main Event.
[music fades]
[sighs] So?
Saturday Night's Main Event, me and you.
You good? We're gonna do this?
I'm good, but I'm not.
You know, I'm having a hard time trusting anybody right now.
All right, fair enough.
I… I can understand that 'cause I had a hard time trusting you.
when you teamed with us at WarGames, but I did. And you know what?
-That worked out pretty well for us. -Yeah.
Look, man, I'm not stupid. I know you like to do things your way.
You got your goals, you got your ambitions. I'm not that different.
-You like to do things your way too. -Yeah, I like to do things my way.
I… I have my-- Trust me, I have my ambitions.
But the truth is, neither of us gonna get anything done.
Not with those guys standing in the way.
-You're not lying. -We work together.
Saturday Night's Main Event, we take 'em out.
-["War" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The War Raiders and American Made,
The Creed Brothers, set to go in tag team action tonight.
Perhaps the winner of this match could earn
-a future tag team title opportunity… -[bell ringing]
…against our guests on commentary,
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods of The New Day.
However, it appears to me that The New Day
has been trying to duck and trying to run away.
-Here's the cover from The War Raiders. -[Pat] Is that true?
[Woods] No, trying to duck them? We beat them at WrestleMania.
[Michael] Oh, wait a minute, you beat 'em at WrestleMania by cheating.
-Let's get that out there. -[Pat] Oh! Cheating.
[Kingston] Look at you, you of all people!
-[Michael] Tag. -[Pat] Did you not just try to cheat,
-less than 48 hours ago? -No, I wasn't cheating.
[Kingston] You tried to help your friend win?
-You tried to help him win? -[Pat] He was outwitting.
[Kingston] You tried to cheat in this match against Gunther?
[Michael] What did you want me to do? I got pulled into the ring physically.
[Woods] And then you cheated. You're a biased commentator.
You're a biased interpreter of the match. How dare you, Michael?
[Pat] We're talking about you right now, please.
-[Kingston] That's disgusting, bro. -[Woods] Yeah, we always are.
[Michael] Well, let's get back to the action…
-[Kingston] Why are you hypocritical? -…because The War Raiders,
who The New Day are running scared of,
are dominating The Creed Brothers right now.
Erik dumping Ivar on top of Brutus.
And by the way, you guys have been trying to say
there's issues between The War Raiders for weeks.
They look pretty great together tonight.
I saw 'em hanging out together all day today.
[Kingston] The match isn't over yet, we just have to see…
-[Michael] Tag. -…we just notice things
that a lot of people don't notice. Do you see a little cracks,
-some cracks in this foundation? -[Michael] Oh!
[Kingston] Oh my God.
There's a crack in the foundation right there.
That's why we wanna give them an opportunity, you understand that?
That's why we wanna give them an opportunity.
[Woods] I realize The Creed Brothers are multi-time NCAA
collegiate wrestling champions, correct? Former NXT--
[Michael] So, you say it would be easier to beat them than The War Raiders?
[Woods] I didn't say that.
[Kingston] He said we want the best competition. Look at these guys.
Look what they're doing to The War Raiders right now.
The War Raiders, former NXT Tag Champions, former WWE Tag Team Champions.
They've held tag team gold around the world
on pretty much every continent, but we beat them.
So, we wanna make sure we are creating opportunities
-for this younger generation. -[Pat] Way to look out.
[Kingston] Man, you see that?
That's all we're trying to do. That's all we're trying to do.
[Pat] So, this isn't because you guys don't wanna wrestle anybody.
It's because you want other people to wrestle more
-to earn their stripes. -[crowd applauding]
-[Pat] Then you can see who the best is. -[Kingston] Just like we did.
[Woods] Gotta earn it.
Look at that. Their D1 wrestling ability coming into play there.
[Michael] Yeah, great double team by The Creed Brothers.
[Kingston] That's all these guys need, is a chance.
That's what we're trying to do is provide them with an opportunity.
-Is that so bad? -[Michael] I do…
I do have to admit, I like your outfits.
I could never pull it off with your unbuttoned shirt thing.
Well, you should never have your shirt unbuttoned, regardless of where you are.
[Pat] Fresh Air Forces here on you, Xavier Woods.
And then you have toey Crocs.
-What's going on? -No, no. These are Bravest Studios.
You wouldn't know anything about this. I can't even talk sneakers with you
-because it's so far above. -[Michael] Looks like a big foot mold.
-[Pat] Those aren't sneakers, at all. -[Michael] Looks like a Big Foot mold.
-[Woods] A foot you can never fill. -[Kingston] Come on, man. We're the Hulk.
-[crowd chanting "New Day Sucks"] -[Kingston] You being a punter…
-Hold on, man. -[Michael] Cheap shot.
-[Pat] What are they saying? -[Woods] We're doing commentary.
[Kingston] We're out here just trying to promote the match.
[Michael] And look at-- Now, Julius launched into Brutus,
and wait a minute, nobody there…
-[Woods] Oh, look at that. -…for Erik to tag.
[Woods] If his partner was really his partner,
he'd be there for him to tag.
[Michael] He was knocked off the apron with a cheap shot.
You guys are supposed to be commentators.
-[Kingston] You see that? -[Woods] And we're commentating.
[Michael] Look out, Erik runs right into a right hand.
[Woods] Because his partner was not there for him,
so he's now in the mud.
[Pat] He might have been distracted by the "New Day Sucks" chants.
[Woods] Oh, my gosh, look, look, look. Whoo!
-[Pat] American Made. -[Kingston] Whoo!
-[Woods] Ooh. -[Michael] Look at the power of Julius.
-[Kingston] Oh my God! -[Woods] Too bad
-your partner couldn't help you. -[Kingston] That boy's strong.
-[Woods] There you go. Hey… -[Pat] That boy's strong.
"…if he dies, he dies,"
-is what they say, right? [laughs] -Oh, my gosh. Okay, Creeds.
-Okay, Creeds. -[Woods] Oh, man, get them boys.
Those are my kids. Those are my kids.
-[laughs] -[Kingston] Okay.
[Michael] Former Tag Champs, The War Raiders,
taking on The Creed Brothers of American Made,
-and Ivar flattening Julius there. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The current tag champs, The New Day, with us at ringside,
scouting potential competition.
[Woods] That big bone splash, getting him.
[Michael] Splat!
[Pat] Ivar's flying around beating the hell out of American Made.
-[Woods] Cartwheel. Oh! -[Michael] Oh! What a spin kick.
[Woods] My seven-year-old does gymnastics too.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Your seven-year-old doesn't look like that.
[Woods] No, he definitely doesn't.
[Kingston] We don't get rounds of applause like this.
He does a cartwheel, the whole place is going nuts.
-[Michael] Well, he weighs 330 pounds. -[Woods] Again, not to be celebrated.
-[Kingston] Yeah, man. That's an issue. -[Woods] Oh, but is this the Doomsault?
That is… that is incredible.
-[Michael] Oh. -[Woods] Oh, nope, going up.
[Michael] I don't know why you're making fun of a guy who weighs 330
-and moves like he weighs 200. -[Pat] Three-thirty.
Nimble, like a ninja. Ivar, speaking of-
-[overlapping chatter] -[Michael] Tag!
[Kingston] That's athleticism right there, look at that.
-[Woods] This is impressive. -[Kingston] Can Ivar do that?
-[Pat] National champion-- Oh my God. -[Michael] Uh-oh.
Off the superplex. Brutus Creed.
-[Woods] America's-- -[Michael] Moonsault. Cover…
-[crowd counting] -…for the win.
Kick-out.
[Pat] Toughness of The War Raiders showing.
[Woods] As you see, The War Raiders are tough, Ivar is tough.
This is why when Erik was out, he went on a tear as a singles performer.
-Erik is-- -[Michael] Oh!
[Woods] And they lost at Mania.
-Look at that. -[Kingston] They lost at Mania.
[Michael] That spinning side slam by Ivar,
looking to make a tag to Erik, and the tag is made.
Uh-oh. And now Erik showing off his power.
[Woods] Huge toss.
I wonder if he amateur wrestles as well.
He's got some hips on him, he can toss somebody.
He can toss somebody.
[Kingston] Strong guy, working out on that farm.
I know he works out on the farm.
[Woods] But is it enough to get a title shot against your boys?
-[Kingston] I guess we're gonna find out. -[Pat] Oh!
[Michael] They should just be given a rematch anyway…
-[Woods] Oh! -…because of the way you won the title.
[Kingston] That's the thing, you earn, earn, but you're saying give.
-See, we don't give anything. -[Woods] Exactly.
The way you tried to beat Gunther, it didn't work.
-[Michael] Oh! -[crowd cheers]
-[Michael] Into the corner. -[Pat] Almost earned a win there.
-[Michael] Cover by Erik. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And breaking things up is Brutus Creed.
[Woods] Ooh! With the pummel.
-[Michael] And Brutus the… -[Woods] Big forearm
…massive, 282 pounder.
-[Pat] Massive knee to the jaw. -[Michael] Julius Creed, 229.
-Wow. Wow, this is awesome. -You know what? What a match.
-Wow. This is insane. -What a match. What a match.
-[Woods] What a great match. -[Pat] Look at our champions.
[Kingston] Aren't the people happy that we brought them this match?
-This came about because of us. -[Michael] Who would you rather face?
-[Woods] The best. -[Kingston] Face the best.
I don't know how many times we gotta tell you that.
[Woods] We don't know who the best is gonna be
because people have to earn it.
Why do you want us to just give people title shots, Michael?
-[Kingston] It ain't Christmas, bro. -[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
[Woods] Again, we don't suck. We're literally the champions.
[Michael] Tags, Ivar and Brutus now legal.
[Kingston] These people are lying, bro. It's like they lied to you, Pat.
[Michael] And look at Brutus Creed!
[Woods] The strength, the strength of this fresh, young tag team wrestler.
[Kingston] They want it, man.
That's the kind of hunger that you look for.
[Michael] I could imagine them tossing you guys around like that.
It'd probably be a lot easier than Erik and Ivar.
-[Woods] I wouldn't go that far… -[Pat] Holy hell!
[Michael] Ivar, caught!
[Kingston] One step ahead, they've been doing their homework.
[Michael] Caught by the Creeds, down goes Ivar, planted, cover.
-[Woods] That's it, game time, he's done. -[referee counting]
[Michael] Erik just saved the matchup.
-[Woods] That was a lot. -[Pat] Knee to the jaw.
[Kingston] Erik there for Ivar, unlike Ivar wasn't there for Erik.
-[Woods] You see that? -[Kingston] You saw that, right?
-Okay, just pointing out. -[Michael] God, did you hear that?
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Xavier Woods gonna get himself in trouble.
Kofi, you might wanna go help your partner.
[Pat] I thought you guys were doing commentary.
[indistinct chatter]
[Pat] Xavier Woods.
[Michael] Wait a minute, Ivar going up top.
Look at Kingston, Kofi Kingston off headsets, blasting Ivar.
And now the attack from behind.
Kofi Kingston off a distraction from Xavier Woods.
Once again, nefarious tactics by the tag team champions.
[Pat] Look at The Creed Brothers, Julius holding up Ivar.
And the Brutus Ball.
-[crowd counting] -[referee counting]
-[Michael] American Made knock off… -[bell dinging]
…The War Raiders, thanks to the Tag Champs.
[Alicia] Here are your winners, American Made!
[Michael] I said it at the top of this thing.
The New Day obviously dodging The War Raiders,
but now American Made has picked up the win.
They could be problems for the Tag Champs as well.
[Pat] Yeah, American Made, The Creed Brothers are probably wondering
when their tag team shots are coming.
Kofi Kingston knocking Ivar off balance off the top rope.
Distracting just enough for The Creed Brothers to take advantage.
-[Pat] Brutus ball to Ivar. -[crowd counting]
-[bell dinging] -[Pat] And down go War Raiders
to the delight of our champs, The New New Day.
Great job, boys. Great job, Creed Brothers.
[Michael] Big win for The Creed Brothers. You have to wonder,
will they get a future tag team championship opportunity?
-Oh my God! -Congrats, boys. Congrats, big boys.
["American Made" playing]
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd barking]
You know, they probably feel like they got one up on us out there tonight.
They probably feel like…
they got us backed against a wall.
They might even feel like they're winning this battle.
-Maybe they feel like… -[sighs]
…I've underestimated them.
[chuckles]
They have no idea of what I'm capable of.
Bron…
I got one more thing I'd like you to do tonight before you take off.
[inaudible]
[crowd cheering]
[chuckles]
And have some fun.
You're going to hear it later on the show, but I wanted you to hear it for me first.
-Got you, uce. -Appreciate you.
Yeet.
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] He's the World Heavyweight Champion.
Jey Uso, saw him earlier tonight coming to the aid
of Sami Zayn and CM Punk.
The champ's on his way out here tonight.
Well, Pat and I had the privilege of being here last week
for what ended up being a spectacular main event
between Jey Uso and Seth Rollins.
Jey's first title defense of the World Heavyweight Championship.
Things broke down in the end. Nonetheless, Jey was still the champion.
But it is what happened after Raw went off the air
-that really took us by surprise. -[Pat] Absolutely.
[indistinct clamor]
[Michael] It was a cheap shot, a blindside attack by that man,
Logan Paul, on Jey Uso.
Sixteen million social media views,
12 hours after this attack.
You have something that I want, which means I'm gonna take it from you.
So start paying attention, 'cause your world title, it's mine, Jey.
[Michael] And Pat, not only 16 million in 12 hours, but nearly 30 million
overall since that assault last week on Monday Night Raw.
Now, because of that, this is what's gonna happen
a week from Saturday. You and I will be there.
[groovy music playing]
[Michael] Saturday Night's Main Event.
Jey Uso defends his World Heavyweight title
against Logan Paul.
Can Jey get it done again?
[music concludes]
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -♪ Uso! ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Aye, aye Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
♪ Yah-hoo! 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 ♪
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[Pat chuckles] Lou-yeet-ville, you get it?
-[Michael] I like it. -[Pat] Yeah.
[Michael] Jey Uso celebrating with the WWE fans here tonight.
[indistinct clamor]
♪ Uso! It's just me, uce Day one ish, It's just me, uce ♪
[Pat] That kid's right on beat with the yeet,
and you, Cole, can never find it in your life.
[Michael] I never have been able to.
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the World Heavyweight Champion,
"Main Event" Jey Uso!
[Michael] So proud to be champion.
Taking on all comers as we saw last week.
Yeet! Yeet! Yeet!
-[Michael] At least I got that down. -[Pat] That was pretty good.
Not bad for you. What a great night to be Jey Uso.
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Our world champion.
♪ 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 ♪
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Hell, yeah, Jey. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It is amazing seeing all the smiles
on everybody's faces when Jey Uso makes his way to the ring.
[Pat] It's 'cause he's earned this,
and this WWE Universe respects the hell out of that.
His journey, his fight, his story. He'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 ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ It's just me, uce Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
[Pat] Cole tapped out.
[Michael] I'm still doing it, I'm just sitting down.
-Saturday took a lot out of me. -[Pat] You…
[crowd cheering]
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "One more time"]
[Pat] You know what they want, Cole?
-One more yeet, they said. -[Michael] Encore time.
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -[Pat] Lighters to the sky.
♪ 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] The Universe's champ.
[music fades]
[crowd cheering]
I said the World Heavyweight Champion, "Main Event" Jey Uso,
-is now in your… -[crowd] City!
[crowd cheering]
Got a lot going on.
-Big target. -[crowd] Yeet!
-On my big back. -[crowd] Yeet!
-So let me get something. -[crowd] Yeet!
-Off my big chest. -[crowd] Yeet!
-Hey, Logan Paul. -[crowd] Yeet!
You talking out the side of your neck, uce.
-[crowd] Yeet! -Saying I'm not championship material.
-[crowd] Yeet! -Say I got a glass jaw.
-[crowd] Yeet! -He keep on ducking me.
-[crowd] Yeet! -Keep on sneaking me.
-[crowd] Yeet! -But look though.
-At Saturday Night's Main Event… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…it's me and you, uce. -[crowd] Yeet!
-[crowd cheering] -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Face to face, all right?
Face to face, two-time world shocker, the arena shaker.
I promise you this, after that Saturday night,
I still will be your world--
-["Prepare To Fight" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, the former World Heavyweight Champion,
the man that Jey Uso beat back at WrestleMania.
The man who put Pat McAfee through a war this past Saturday night…
The Ring General, Gunther.
[Pat] This man's aura is for real.
When you stand within a few feet of him, you can sense it.
Six foot four.
Two hundred and fifty pounds.
An absolute punisher.
[music fades]
[crowd chanting "You tapped out"]
-[Michael] I wasn't gonna say it. -[Pat] We did not.
[crowd jeering]
The unimaginable came true.
[crowd booing]
Jey Uso, World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
You know, it's the first time since that moment that we meet again.
You mean the moment where I made you tap out?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "You tapped out"]
You know, Jey, I understand what you're doing here,
because I know what it's like to be a champion.
Eighty percent of my time in that company, I've been a champion, so I understand.
I understand there's a lot of pressure on you.
But just because I understand doesn't mean my opinion on you changed.
I can feel this position is not natural to you.
'Cause unlike me, you are not a natural champion.
[crowd booing]
And since you like to run your mouth a lot,
I'm actually quite surprised that you haven't spread the news yet.
So let that pleasure be mine.
Because as Adam Pearce told you before you walked down here,
the winner out of you and Logan will have the honor to hand over
the World Heavyweight Championship to its rightful owner, me.
[crowd cheering]
"Der Ringgeneral" Gunther.
Jey, in one month from now,
on June 9th in Phoenix, Arizona,
I will challenge the winner out of you and Logan
for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd cheering]
[Gunther] And Jey,
I really do hope it's you.
Because I would love nothing more than to shut you
and all those people up for good.
[crowd cheering]
I would love nothing more to get in that ring with you again,
outclass you, and remind you where your place is.
-Jey, you-- -Hold on, hold on. Hold up, hold on.
[crowd cheering]
Remind me of my place?
-My place? I'm in my place. -[crowd] Yeet!
-This is my place. -[crowd] Yeet!
-I run this place… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…with this on my arm. -[crowd] Yeet!
-I'mma handle the YouTuber. -[crowd] Yeet!
-And then me and "The Ring General"… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…we gonna run it back. -[crowd] Yeet!
-And I'mma walk in this match… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…the same way… -[crowd] Yeet!
-…I walked out of WrestleMania. -[crowd] Yeet!
-World Heavyweight Champion. -[crowd] Yeet!
-Four letters, one word. Uh-uh! -[crowd] Yeet!
-[yells] -["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Michael] A fired up Jey Uso, oozing with confidence.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves,
because Uso has to go through Logan Paul a week from Saturday,
at Saturday Night's Main Event,
because the winner of that match will face "The Ring General" Gunther,
four weeks from tonight for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Pat] Logan Paul could shock the world like he's done plenty of times.
And whoever walks out of Saturday Night's Main Event
has an absolute problem in Phoenix, Arizona,
in "The Ring General" waiting.
♪ Just me, uce Day one ish… ♪
[Michael] Busy month for the World Heavyweight Champion.
Enjoy it while you can.
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[dramatic music playing]
[Sky] I tried to show Roxanne respect last week.
[in Japanese] But all she and Guilia proved
is that talented as they are in the ring…
[in English] They don't deserve any respect.
[in Japanese] Tonight, you both will learn the same lessons
that Bianca and Rhea did at WrestleMania.
[in English] Nobody in this division can stop me.
Nobody in this division will ever take this championship
from Iyo Sky!
[music concludes]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, our main event tonight,
the current Women's World Champion,
Iyo Sky, teams with a former world champion, in Rhea Ripley,
to take on two women who I believe will both be world champions one day.
Roxanne Perez and Giulia,
a big-time tag team match in our main event,
later on tonight, live on Netflix.
Roxanne and Giulia, main event, Monday Night Raw,
NXT girls taking over.
Ladies and gentlemen,
the wrestling world lost a trailblazer over the weekend.
-Legendary ECW superstar Sabu. -[sentimental music playing]
[Michael] He was a hardcore extraordinaire.
He passed away at the age of 60.
A two-time ECW World Champion
who had a legendary rivalry with a friend of mine, named Taz.
[Pat] I was incredibly lucky to grow up during the era of ECW.
Obviously, we all had our own trampoline wrestling associations
around the country,
and we all followed the way of the ECW superstars.
And what Sabu did every time he performed
was put his life on the line for everybody's entertainment.
We are forever grateful for his service to this industry.
[Michael] We all remember Sabu tonight.
We send our condolences to his family and friends.
[crowd applauding, chanting "Thank you, Sabu"]
[music fades]
[Michael] Let's head over to our broadcast colleague,
Jackie Redmond.
Cole, Pat, thank you so much. I'm backstage with Ludwig Kaiser.
Ludwig, thank you for the time.
You know, last year was such a breakout year for you.
You had wins over the likes of Sheamus, Bron Breakker.
I mean, you were a top contender for the Intercontinental Championship,
but we're almost halfway through 2025 and it feels like
we haven't seen you in competition all that much.
-So I guess my question-- -[metal clanging]
-[Jackie] Uh, Ludwig, maybe another time. -[Jey groans]
-[coughs] -[crowd shouting indistinctly]
-Woof! -[official 1] Hey, come on.
-Get back, get back. -[overlapping chatter]
Get back, that's enough.
-We need some help here. -Hey, get out of here.
-Jey. -Get out of here, come on.
-[indistinct chatter] -Make sure he doesn't come, get him back.
-[official 2] Hey, we need help. -Make sure he goes.
Jey, just stay down, we'll get you some help.
-[Jey groans] -[Zayn] Jey!
-We need medical here. -Jey! Hey, hey, what happened?
-What happened? -Bron Breakker.
-Jey, Jey. -We need medical here.
-[official 3] Medic! Medic! -Hey, hey, talk to me, talk to me.
-[groans] -[speaks indistinctly]
-Get a medic, get a medic. -[indistinct clamoring]
Get a medic, come on.
["I AM DANGER" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing The Judgment Day,
weighing in at 190 pounds,
Finn Bálor!
[Michael] Well, this is an interesting story
that's been developing between Finn Bálor
and, of course, the rest of Judgment Day, Pat.
AJ Styles had had some things to say about Dominik Mysterio
in recent weeks, so Dominik asked Finn Bálor
if Finn would take care of the AJ Styles problem.
Finn seemed to get a bit taken aback by that, maybe even insulted by the fact
that he had to clean up Dominik's problems, and then he said,
"I'm just kidding with you, kid. I'll help you do it."
[Pat] Well, The Judgment Day operate in strange ways,
and JD McDonagh and Carlito are out here, obviously, with Finn Bálor.
[Michael] It's… is it odd that
the Intercontinental Champion Dominik's not out here.
[Pat] Yeah, that's kind of what I was alluding to, where's Dom?
[Michael] We know he's here, we saw him earlier. JD, JD, where's Dom?
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Where's Dom?
Well, he's obviously ignoring us.
[Pat] JD, great work with the time zone. Where is Dom?
-Where's Dom? -[Michael] Where's Dom?
-Where's Dom? -[indistinct chatter]
[Pat] No answers from anybody here.
They had to have heard us. They're feet away.
[Michael] Well, we're in the Eastern time zone tonight.
That class was in the Central time zone, so perhaps Dom still screwed up.
[Pat] Yeah, who knows what time zone Dom's in,
to be honest with you.
["Phenomenal" playing]
-[Pat laughs] -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] His opponent, from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[Michael] For the fourth time,
these two men will go one-on-one here tonight.
The first time they ever met in WWE back in October 2017,
at the TLC premium live event.
These two former leaders of the Bullet Club
go one-on-one again here tonight.
[Pat] Obviously, global superstars here, the best of the best,
the Phenomenal One, AJ Styles, working on Raw against Finn Bálor.
[Michael] You know, there's been a lot of rumblings back in the locker room area
that Finn Bálor is extremely bitter and jealous
over the fact that Dominik Mysterio is the current Intercontinental Champion,
that Dominik pinned him at WrestleMania to win the Fatal 4-Way,
but that Finn Bálor is just putting on a, well, nice face at this point in time.
[Pat] You can certainly see how Finn might be jealous of Dom.
He's also kind of taking on a leadership role in there,
which is, I guess, a part of the problem of Judgment Day.
There are no leaders.
But what if one of them's a champ and everybody else isn't?
[Michael] Bálor, the former Universal Champion
against the two-time former WWE Champion and AJ Styles, two all-time greats,
and not exaggerating that, folks, in the ring right now.
[Pat] AJ Styles, Finn Bálor on Monday Night Raw, let's go.
[crowd chanting "AJ Styles"]
[Michael] AJ Styles, sick and tired of listening to Dominik run his mouth.
You know, Dominik, listen, I'll give him all the props in the world.
His in-ring work has improved dramatically.
But ever since he has won the Intercontinental Championship,
he has been insufferable as ever.
He's already calling himself the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
[Pat] Yeah, the greatest Mysterio of all time,
the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time.
He's bossing people around in The Judgment Day.
For some reason, it feels like the people love it.
Great wrestling here out of AJ Styles and Finn Bálor.
[Michael] AJ, takedown of Bálor now, controlling this matchup.
Bálor trying to fight out of it.
-[Pat] A lot of one-upsmanship here. -[Michael] Great switch by Bálor there.
JD McDonagh, Carlito at ringside in support of Bálor of the Judgment Day.
[Pat] And a half a century of experience right now in the ring on Monday Night Raw.
[Michael] I think AJ Styles may be making a play for the Intercontinental title.
-[Pat] As he should. -[Michael] AJ's won it once in his career.
Bálor a two time Intercontinental Champion as AJ Styles
sends Bálor outside of the ring.
[Pat] Finn Bálor probably wants a shot
at that Intercontinental title as well, deep down.
[Michael] I'm sure he does.
I don't know what Dominik thinks about that.
[Pat] Two GOATs battling on Monday Night Raw in Louisville.
That's disrespectful.
[Michael] Finn Bálor taking advantage and taking control
of this matchup here against AJ Styles.
Bálor is… well,
I guess you could call it doing "Dirty" Dom's dirty work,
because Dominik asked him to take care of the AJ Styles problem for him tonight.
[Pat] Absolutely, and he didn't think that was too sweet to get bossed around
by Dominik Mysterio. AJ Styles with a backbreaker.
[Michael] Knee to the spine by Styles.
Finn Bálor obviously has the numbers game, but inside the ring,
one-on-one with The Phenomenal One.
[Michael] Loaded into the cover and got a kick out at one.
Another look at the knee right to the spine of Bálor.
[Pat] AJ Styles has been doing that for decades.
Very comfortable in the ring for good reason.
Body slam, AJ Styles listening to Louisville.
[Michael] And Styles caught Bálor.
Bálor tries to get back to his feet, get some relief here.
[Pat] The hang time from AJ Styles there for that knee.
Finn Bálor takes advantage of the time. Little kick to the gut.
Big chop. I'll tell you, those do not feel good.
[Michael] Yeah, the chest shows it.
Again, another chop by AJ and another one to Bálor.
Bálor, though, hanging AJ up on the top rope.
[Pat] Two very crafty veterans in the ring right now,
Finn Bálor showcasing that.
Get a chance to breathe.
Tonight's main event is gonna be spectacular.
[Michael] Yeah, coming up in a matter of minutes,
Rhea and Iyo together as a team against Roxanne and Giulia.
Man, what a future for those two women.
[Pat] Absolutely, already main event Raw as Finn Bálor's trying to stomp a hole
in The Phenomenal One's face.
[Michael] In the face of our official tonight, Shawn Bennett.
[crowd clamoring]
[Pat] Greatest officials in all of professional sports here,
trying to maintain some control.
It's gonna be tough with Judgment Day involved.
[Michael] Bálor slowing the pace down, body shots to Styles.
[Pat] Those methodical shots here to AJ, beating him down.
[Michael] Two veterans that know exactly how to control the pace in the ring.
[Pat] Now he's gonna stretch him out a little bit.
[Michael] Looking for an abdominal stretch perhaps on Styles.
[referee] How about it, Styles? What do you say?
-[groans] -[referee] No?
How about it, AJ? You wanna quit?
-[Pat] Point of the elbow. -[Michael] Yeah, right into the ribs.
[referee] No? No, no. All right.
[Pat] Finn Bálor, excruciating pain as Finn Bálor is enjoying it all.
AJ Styles going through it.
[Michael] Yeah, mocking Styles and AJ trying to fight out.
[Pat] A knee, or an elbow to the knee.
[Michael] Louisville fans trying to get AJ back into this.
Styles now with a hip toss.
And a clothesline, and here comes Styles.
AJ trying to pick up the face. There's that flying sliding forearm.
[Pat] AJ Styles catching a second wind.
[Michael] Out of the corner, Bálor now up on Styles' shoulders.
Vintage Styles there, dropping Bálor on the back of his head,
cover, hook to the leg, and a kick out by Finn.
[Pat] This burst out of AJ Styles can end any matches.
JD McDonagh and Carlito, watch along.
Finn Bálor struggling to get to his feet. AJ Styles says, I'll help.
[Michael] Well now, once again, we were wondering when this was gonna happen.
JD McDonagh up on the apron,
causing the first distraction of this matchup.
AJ back to his attention to Bálor.
Bálor rolls him up though, maybe playing possum
to take advantage, but a kick out.
And now Bálor says it's over.
Styles though able to slip underneath and deliver the kick.
[Pat] Great film study from AJ Styles.
[Michael] Now AJ, the strikes, the kicks by Styles.
Both men down center of the ring.
[McDonagh] Finn, are you all right? You okay, Finn?
-[Carlito] Come on, Finn. Come on! -[McDonagh] Finn! Get up, Finn.
[Michael] Styles and Bálor on high above the ring.
Over 11,000 looking on tonight in Louisville
for Monday Night Raw.
We're live on Netflix.
And Styles hooking Bálor here.
[Michael] And there is a superplex from the top by Styles.
Both men are down.
-Impact to the back of the neck of Bálor. -[Pat] This has been an all out war.
A superplex being added to it is just so apropos.
AJ Styles, Finn Bálor pulling out all the stops.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] Carlito, McDonagh looking on from The Judgment Day.
-[crowd chanting "This is awesome"] -[Pat] This is awesome.
-Yum! Center. -[Bálor groans]
-[grunts] -[groans]
[Michael] And now Bálor and Styles exchanging blows, back to their feet.
AJ with a right, gut punch by Bálor, another right hand by Styles.
[Pat] Jeez.
AJ still standing.
[Michael] Oh! And Bálor with a premature celebration,
and it may have-- And caught him. Oh! Intercepted, great counter by Styles.
-Look at the calf crusher. -[groans]
[Michael] Look at the calf crusher on Bálor.
[Pat] It's in the middle of the ring, and it's deep.
[Michael] It was a great counter by AJ into the calf crusher.
Bálor's in trouble now. Will Bálor tap out?
Trying to drag himself to the bottom rope and force a break.
-Fingertips away now for Bálor. -What do you say, Finn?
-[Michael] And he forces the break. -[Pat] God, Finn Bálor needed it.
Judgment Day knew that that was gonna be it.
AJ Styles so damn phenomenal,
catches the Pelé kick into the calf crusher,
almost makes Finn Bálor tap out with Judgment Day looking on.
[Michael] Now, look at how AJ goes right back
to the now injured left leg of Bálor.
[Pat] Wait a minute.
[Michael] Finn back to the middle of the ring,
drops Styles and now Finn's back in control.
Buys himself a little bit of time to regroup here.
[Pat] Gives himself a little bit of space.
Smart decision by Finn Bálor. He's gotta be hobbled,
maybe on one wheel for the rest of the way.
[inaudible]
[Michael] Finn targeting Styles.
Styles is ready, and he meets him on a clothesline.
And Bálor with a Sling Blade.
-Man, talk about evenly matched. -[Pat] Absolutely.
[Michael] And Bálor drops Styles in the corner.
[Pat] AJ Styles is right where Finn wants him to be.
Coup de…
[Michael] In the drop zone, Bálor to the top, nobody home.
Styles rolls out of harm's way. And again, the bad leg
that Styles worked the calf crusher on gives out for Bálor.
[Pat] Might have slowed him down on his way up to the top,
gave AJ Styles enough time. Now he's back to the same calf crusher.
[Michael] Styles right back to the same submission move,
center of the ring, and more damage being done to the leg.
Bálor though.
[Pat] Tried to roll through, AJ Styles caught him.
-[Michael] AJ now, Oh! And a Styles Clash. -[Pat] Out of nowhere.
[Michael] AJ Styles stacking up Bálor,
who happens to kick at two.
It was the positioning, he hit the Styles Clash, but it wasn't,
I don't think he got quite all of it here, Pat.
[Pat] No, he floated into that very quickly.
It looked like Finn Bálor was pinned.
Just ate the mat.
[Michael] But Bálor able to kick out of the Styles Clash by AJ.
[crowd chanting "This Is awesome"]
[Michael] Indeed it is, the WWE fans showing their appreciation
for these two great athletes here tonight.
[Pat] Those chants have been said to these two men around the globe.
Oh no, this bad apple, Carlito.
[Michael] Styles is going for the traditional Styles Clash.
Carlito had the referee distracted, AJ makes McDonagh pay.
And now Styles out on the apron, Bálor trying to take advantage.
And Styles with that sliding knee.
[Pat] Handles Judgment Day, can he finish Finn?
[Michael] Styles looking for the Phenomenal Forearm, caught by Bálor.
And Bálor now, oh! And he connects 1916, cover now on Styles.
Hook to the leg, almost had him and a kick-out.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And look who's here! Penta.
Takes out Carlito. Penta owes Judgement Day a lot.
Tilt-a-whirl backbreaker.
-[crowd gasping] -[Michael] Oh!
Mexican Destroyer to Carlito.
And Bálor watching all that action transpire.
Phenomenal Forearm by Styles.
-One, two, three! -[crowd counting]
[bell ringing]
-["Phenomenal" playing] -[Alicia] Here is your winner.
-[Penta] I told you! -[Alicia] "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[Michael] Hey, Judgment Day was messing around
through a lot of that matchup,
but Penta made sure the sides were even, and AJ Styles picks up the win.
[Pat] Penta coming out and taking care of Judgment Day
with a Mexican Destroyer on the outside,
led way to the Phenomenal…
-Forearm from AJ Styles that put Finn out. -One, two, three!
-[bell ringing] -[Pat] One, two, three.
[Michael] Yeah, we thought it was over when Bálor hit the 1916,
but AJ Styles able to capitalize on Penta getting involved
to put Bálor away and pick up the victory here tonight.
[Pat] It's too sweet here to watch AJ and Finn battle.
Thanks to Penta, AJ picks up the win.
♪ No, they don't want none They don't want none ♪
♪ No, they don't want none ♪
♪ They looking scared, no, They don't really want none ♪
You know, Backlash Saturday was a tremendous premium live event.
We've talked about the Pat and Gunther match.
Of course, John Cena and Randy Orton, saw that earlier on.
But what about one of the matches that might have stolen the show?
It was for the Intercontinental Championship,
Lyra Valkyria against "The Man" Becky Lynch.
This was a tremendous battle
where Lyra Valkyria really came into her own on Saturday night.
[Pat] Yeah, Lyra Valkyria has been putting on an absolute show
since she arrived here on Raw.
And taking on Becky Lynch, one of her mentors and idols.
[Michael] Yeah, perhaps with a broken nose,
Lyra able to pick up the win. And then a very upset
and frustrated Becky Lynch attacking Lyra Valkyria with a disarmer.
And there is "The Man," very disgruntled after what broke down Saturday night.
Becky Lynch is here, live.
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[music fades]
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, Monday Night Raw live on Netflix tonight
is in Kentucky's largest city.
This is Louisville.
Tenth time in its history the city has hosted Monday Night Raw.
The first time in three years we've been here for Monday night.
Meanwhile in the ring is a very disgruntled Becky Lynch.
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
"The Man" Becky Lynch!
[music fades]
I… I wasn't beaten on Saturday.
No, no, Lyra was beaten on Saturday.
You don't believe me. No, you don't believe me.
Well, one of us was taken to a hospital, her,
and one of us went to their nice big bus,
had a nice warm shower, drank a shot of tequila,
and basked in their brilliance, me.
[crowd cheering]
And…
Because even after everything that Lyra has done to me,
after she came out week after week and attacked my character,
the person that I am,
I still made her the best version of herself.
I gave her the best match of her career.
And in just three weeks of standing on the outskirts of my spotlight,
she has never mattered more than she does right now
in her entire life and it is not even close.
But…
But when the bell rang after the match, I didn't hear defeat.
No, no, no, what I heard was an alarm ringing in my ear
and I realized how much I had been manipulated
not just by Lyra, but by all of you.
[crowd booing]
Do you want to know why I walked away from this for almost a year?
-[crowd] What! -Because you asked me to.
The last time that I won the World Championship,
I felt it. I heard the reaction.
I saw all your comments online, and so I stepped away.
Because if I'm not here to win World Championships,
then why am I here?
But hey, hey, no, look, I've always been for the people.
So whatever you want,
because hey, man, I have you to thank for my career, right?
You guys, you carried me on your shoulders into the main event
of WrestleMania, you saw yourselves in me.
I was you, you were me, we were in this together, right?
But then something happened, something happened, I won.
I won and you couldn't see yourselves in me anymore
because you can't recognize success, because all you know is failure.
-[Pat] Jeez. -[crowd booing]
And yeah, you hate what you cannot understand.
You wanna know something?
When I was out, one of my friends, they asked me,
they said, "Hey, do you miss it?"
And I had a thought, I said, "Hey, no, I do, I miss being in the ring."
"But it's weird, I like myself more."
And I almost, I didn't understand what I was saying, but now I do,
because I wasn't captured by all of you.
No, I didn't have to listen to you
tell me who I am and what I'm about.
I didn't have to listen to all of your lies.
The same lies that I hear repeated from the one person
that I had hope for in this business.
[crowd] What!
I didn't have to spin my wheels trying to prove myself
that I wasn't what you say I am, but that all changes.
Because from now on, whatever you say I am, I am.
So I'm selfish? Yes, I am.
-[crowd] What! -I'm greedy? Yes, I am.
-[crowd] What! -I'm cutthroat? Yes, I am.
[crowd] What!
And all those girls,
all those girls in the back that were happy I was gone,
that thought it was safe
because the fire had gone out at Becky Lynch.
Well, they're finally gonna realize what it's like
to be held down by "The Man."
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, one thing I'll say is apparently the fire hasn't
-gone out of Becky Lynch. -["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Pat] She said, "I am whatever you say I am."
"If I wasn't, then why would you say I am?"
And "The Man" wants to get back on top…
clearly.
[ominous music playing]
I didn't want to do that to Otis.
-[crowd gasping] -[Rusev grunts]
[screams]
-[Rusev] I don't want to do any of this. -[bell ringing]
All I want is just go home and be rich.
But I was once programmed by lesser people too.
And I can't leave my brothers until we all wake up.
Do you think these people care that you're missing your family?
Do you think these people care that each night
your choice is to hurt or be hurt?
[bell ringing]
Last week, Tozawa stepped up to me and the crowd cheered him on,
waltzing him straight into the flatline.
And yet you still seek their approval.
That is because you let the sheep control the wolves.
Get up off your knees, men!
Don't you see that their cheers is like a stone to a blade?
But I can see right through them.
That's why they keep mocking me by chanting my name.
But I will reclaim my own day once my job here is done.
But until that day, remember this, my brothers,
it will hurt me to hurt you.
But I would rather you fall at my hand than fall out into the abyss.
[music concludes]
-[Dupri] Question for you. -Okay.
-Yes. -Yes, sir?
I want Rusev.
Come on, Adam, think about it. He can do this.
Tozawa-san, I respect the hell out of you, okay?
And that's brave, but I just can't give you a match with Rusev.
You're not medically clear. He's not clear, guys.
-He can do it. -He can totally do this.
-You're not clear. -I will be soon.
I know you will be.
And when you are, we will revisit this conversation.
-I give you my word, okay? -Tozawa, how are you doing, fella?
Fair play to you, man, for never backing down.
And I know when you are cleared, you're gonna give that hairy Neanderthal
hell, yeah?
Respect, man.
Thanks, guys.
-Pearce, can I have a sec? -You can.
-What a return last week. -[chuckles]
You know, fella, I needed that, man. I was just dying to get back to work.
-Yeah. -And, like, I'll be honest,
I needed to shake off that ring rust.
What rust?
Well, you know, it's all in the head, fella.
But I'll be honest, I wanna keep that momentum going.
So how about it, right?
-Think about this, yeah? -Mm-hmm.
Next week, Celtic Warrior versus the Bouncing Wallaby Waster…
Grayson Waller.
You know what? Consider that official because that sounds like a banger.
Now you're speaking my language, fella. It's great to be back.
Glad to have you.
["Time Of Arrival" playing]
-[bell ringing] -[Alicia] The following contest
is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Tokyo, Japan,
Giulia!
[Michael] Pat, I cannot wait for this.
The Monday Night Raw in-ring debut of Beautiful Madness,
the former NXT Women's Champion, Giulia.
I said this earlier…
Giulia and Roxanne Perez,
they're gonna dominate this business for years to come.
They team up next against the World Champ, Iyo Sky,
and the former champ, Rhea Ripley, in our main event on Raw.
["All Fall Down" playing]
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Roxanne Perez and Giulia,
teaming up here tonight at the main event.
[Alicia] And their opponents, first from Tokyo, Japan,
she is the Women's World Champion,
Iyo Sky!
[Michael] Did you hear that ovation for Iyo Sky
when she walked out here tonight?
The Women's World Champion who took the title from her partner tonight,
Rhea Ripley, and then defended it in a Triple Threat match at WrestleMania.
[Pat] Iyo Sky, obviously our champion for good reason.
One of the best in the world and has been for some time.
[Michael] Of course, made her name in Japan,
much like her counterpart, Giulia, did tonight.
And now on top of the world on the women's division here
on Monday Night Raw.
[Pat] Watching her team up
with The Anomaly from Australia
is certainly gonna be something here tonight.
They're gonna have to represent here for Monday Night Raw.
[music concludes]
-["Demon In Your Dreams" playing] -♪ This is my brutality! ♪
[crowd cheering, applauding]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
[Alicia] And her tag team partner
from Adelaide, South Australia,
Rhea Ripley!
[Michael] You know, last week, Rhea was in Australia
doing a promotional tour in her homeland
for the big events coming up in Perth in October, and…
well, Giulia and Roxanne would take advantage of that,
taking out Iyo Sky last week.
Rhea told me earlier today Roxanne and Giulia picked the wrong week
to mess around.
♪ This is my brutality The demon in your dreams ♪
♪ You'll hear me in your screams… ♪
[Pat] Louisville's response to Mami has been deafening here tonight.
[Michael] Rhea's made it very clear to Iyo Sky, "Hey, I respect you,
we'll fight together against a common enemy,"
but she has not forgotten
about the world title that Iyo Sky has around her waist.
[Pat] Rhea Ripley's used to having gold around her waist,
but she's okay to kick some NXT ass here
on a Monday with Iyo Sky.
[Michael] The current World Champion, Iyo Sky,
the former World Champion, Rhea Ripley,
against two of the hottest up-and-coming stars
in the business today, Roxanne Perez and Giulia,
in our main event of Monday Night Raw.
[music concludes]
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Iyo Sky gonna start things off with Roxanne Perez tonight.
They had a tremendous matchup last week and Roxanne quickly trying
to get out of harm's way and Iyo Sky says, "Not so fast."
[Pat] Roxanne might have done that on purpose though,
The Prodigy always has a plan seemingly.
[Michael] Yeah, the former two-time NXT Women's Champion.
And there's Iyo Sky taking Roxanne down and Roxanne turns the tables.
Roxanne a former tag champ as well.
[Pat] Look how physical we have here…
-[crowd chanting "Iyo"] -…the beginning of this fight.
[Michael] Well, Roxanne and Giulia have done a lot to Iyo,
and even Rhea, over the past few weeks.
Cover now by the champ and a kick-out by Perez.
[Pat] Yeah, these NXT girls don't give a single damn
about anybody but themselves.
"We don't give a damn," was the actual quote about Iyo Sky
and Rhea Ripley's legacy and everything.
[crowd chanting "We want Mami"]
[Michael] And now the side headlock applied to Perez.
Roxanne Perez, known as The Prodigy, 15 years old.
She would start her career training with Booker T in Houston, Texas.
Well-documented story of a ten-hour bus ride
on weekends to be able to train.
[Pat] Certainly loves the business and has taken to it quickly,
-as her and Giulia… -Tag!
Get out of here, Roxanne.
…making a name for themselves quickly here
-on Raw. -[Michael] Now, double team action.
Roxanne, out of here.
[Michael] Roxanne and Giulia working well together
as they send Roxanne into the corner.
[Pat] Great tag team work here by Giulia and Roxanne.
[Michael] And here's Giulia, known as Beautiful Madness.
And Roxanne Perez with a cheap shot
as Giulia was dealing with referee Jessika Carr.
And Rhea Ripley now…
-[Pat] Rhea said, "Oh, that's cute." -[Michael] Gonna make Roxanne pay.
[Pat] "You think you're gonna cheap shot my partner?"
-[Michael] Dropkick by Ripley. -[Pat] Holy hell, did you see?
[Michael] And now the official, Jessika Carr,
trying to separate Rhea Ripley and get her back out to the apron.
And Giulia now making Iyo Sky pay. Giulia, former World of Stardom Champion.
Wonder World of Stardom championship holder as well.
And Iyo Sky--
What a move as she delivers a drop kick to Giulia.
Giulia, one time former NXT Women's Champion.
Tag made. No, no, no, thought the tag was made,
but Roxanne Perez, veteran move by Perez.
[Pat] Now, The Prodigy was ready.
Oh, what a big slap to Mami,
that ain't gonna do much but wake her up, I feel.
[Michael] Yeah, now mocking Rhea Ripley,
and I'm not quite sure that was the right move by Roxanne Perez.
She's gutsy, but gonna get herself in a little bit of trouble here.
Giulia caught, Perez drives Ripley, spine first to the post.
[Pat] Great teamwork out of Roxanne and Giulia.
[Michael] And now Iyo Sky with a suicide dive!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Giulia with a drop kick, there are bodies everywhere.
[referee] In the ring! Hey, hey! Let's go!
Wild action here in our main event.
[referee counting]
[Michael] Roxanne Perez with a unique move here on Iyo Sky.
[Pat] Rhea desperately trying to get into the match.
Iyo needs a tag.
Giulia and Roxanne have been in complete control.
Snapmare by Iyo Sky, separates a little bit.
[Michael] A little bit of separation.
Roxanne trying to prevent Iyo from making the tag.
Realizes they don't want Rhea in the ring to no avail.
Sky's almost there. Giulia makes the tag.
Giulia sent out of the ring. Iyo gets to Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Mami's home!
[Michael] Well, I guess Giulia didn't make the tag.
Roxanne's still legal.
[Pat] Doesn't matter, Mami's about to-- Oh!
[Michael] Release German suplex by Ripley.
-[Pat] Sharp! -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Rhea Ripley.
[Michael] And there's the power of The Eradicator.
[Pat] A one of one.
[Michael] Razor's Edge as she sent Perez almost fully across the ring.
Follows it up with a basement drop kick, cover by Ripley.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] And a kick out at two by Perez.
[Pat] Hey yo, Rhea Ripley.
Almost ending this thing as soon as she gets in.
Razor's Edge across the ring to Roxanne Perez.
I have no idea how she kicked out of that.
It was like Rhea Ripley was excited she could inflict more pain.
[crowd chanting "Let's go Mami"]
[Michael] And the "Let's Go Mami" chants here tonight in Louisville.
But Perez, just feisty, just continues to fight back into this.
[Pat] Just put a left boot on the button.
[Michael] Yeah, but Perez may make her pay here.
I should say Rhea may make Perez pay
and does bouncing her off the top turnbuckle.
[Pat] Rhea is so explosive.
Just one slight mistake and Mami's gonna take advantage.
[Michael] Not from up there.
Dangerous position here for Roxanne Perez.
Who lands on the apron and then delivers a blow of her own.
[Pat] A glancing blow and then she delivers
a solid shot to Rhea's jaw!
[Michael] Wow.
-[Pat] Hurricanrana, Roxanne Perez. -[Michael] Quickly into the cover.
And I love that by Roxanne. No wasted motion,
went right for the cover there to try to put Rhea away.
[Pat] Yeah, kind of smother Rhea as you have her down.
[Michael] Headbutt by Giulia. Kick to the face.
Now the double team by Perez and Giulia.
-[Pat] Look at this. -[Michael] Tag made.
[Pat] Working in perfect unison, Giulia and Roxanne.
[Michael] Off that snap suplex, Perez now off the second rope.
Moonsault delivered to Rhea. Cover now by Perez.
Is it enough to put her away? And a kick out by Ripley.
And what a main event debut it would be for this team
if they could knock off Ripley and Sky tonight.
[Pat] Absolutely, great tag team wrestling here by Giulia and Roxanne.
Beating down Rhea Ripley, very rare that we see this.
[Michael] And again, this has been nonstop offense by Perez.
She hasn't given Rhea Ripley any space to breathe.
[Pat] No time to breathe, stay on her.
If you have an advantage over Rhea Ripley, an advantage over Mami,
you need to stay on her.
'Cause we all know that Mami can flip the script.
[Michael] Now Roxanne focused on Ripley in the corner,
a big running uppercut.
[Pat] Prodigy roll through once another.
[Michael] This time Rhea Ripley able to pick her out of the sky
and face first goes Perez.
Rhea now trying to dig down deep and make it to the champ in the corner.
[Pat] Rhea with a desperation dump of Roxanne.
Iyo Sky desperately wanting to get into the fight.
[Michael] Roxanne trying to make a tag to Giulia.
And does, Giulia's legal and so is Iyo Sky, the world champion.
And the Genius of the Sky now looks to pick up the pace.
[Pat] With her right hand such a clean uppercut.
The Genius of the Sky.
[Michael] Caught Giulia.
Iyo gonna go where she's comfortable, up to the top rope.
Sky with that missile drop kick.
[Pat] And a kip-up, flip up, Iyo Sky.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Louisville's with her.
[Michael] And Roxanne Perez tried to blindside Iyo, but…
Oh! Down goes Rhea! What a DDT by Perez.
Missile, I should say basement drop kick by Sky.
Giulia roll up, may have her here.
Shoulders down, looking for the victory, Sky's got a kick.
[Pat] Giulia.
[Michael] Looking to put Iyo Sky away.
Middle of the ring, Sky able to counter into a waistlock.
Standing switch by Giulia.
Sky rolls through, stomp to the midsection.
[Pat] Great wrestling here from Giulia and Iyo Sky.
Where are we headed, Cole?
[Michael] Gonna go up top, the Genius of the Sky ready to fly.
Over the Moonsault, cover!
-Hook of the leg, Perez saves the matchup. -[crowd counting]
[Pat] Roxanne Perez now…
not the legal competitor, but certainly enough to--
[Michael] Look at the side Russian leg sweep again,
and Sky this time able to counter.
[Pat] Ooh. Great backflip on Iyo Sky.
[Michael] And now a double team, Rhea using Iyo as a battering ram.
[Pat] Just ran Iyo's heels through Giulia's chest.
[Michael] Roxanne was looking for Pop Rox and it didn't work out.
Iyo Sky, drop kick off the top rope.
[Pat] Jeez, so much damage being inflicted.
We're a team, let's do this together, says Iyo and Rhea.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Rhea to the apron.
-[Ripley grunts] -Yeah!
[Michael] Iyo Sky now and Ripley taken out by Giulia.
[Pat] We're about to see something special from Rhea and Iyo.
[Michael] Iyo trying to knock Perez away, she did successfully.
Giulia though, top rope's got Iyo hooked.
Dangerous move here from the top rope by Giulia!
[Pat] So impressive.
[grunts]
[Michael] And Giulia looking to put Iyo Sky away!
[Pat] The power of Giulia.
[Michael] Cover, hook of the leg, Roxanne Perez.
[Pat] Rhea Ripley, Iyo Sky.
[Michael] Perez up from underneath the bottom rope, and now Roxanne
with that missile drop kick to Rhea.
And Rhea with a kick now to Perez.
[Pat] These four women are beating the hell out of each other.
[Michael] Yeah, tremendous tag team match tonight,
Giulia with a knee to Ripley.
[Pat] No idea who has the current advantage.
[Sky grunts]
[Michael] Maybe Iyo Sky, now off that backbreaker.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] It feels like Iyo Sky…
powered off the chants from Louisville.
[Michael] Iyo into the corner, launched out to the apron by Giulia.
Iyo now gonna climb to the top.
-Rhea makes the tag. -Tag!
[Michael] Sky up over the top.
[Pat] All through.
[Michael] Rhea Ripley's legal, I don't think Giulia realizes it.
Oh, my goodness, Roxanne just took out Giulia thanks to Ripley.
[grunts]
[Michael] And now, yelling at Giulia, Roxanne didn't realize what happened, but…
[Pat] Rhea Ripley outsmarted. [chuckles]
-[Michael] What a headbutt. -[Pat] Clean headbutt to Giulia from Mami.
[Michael] Oh! And down goes Giulia
-off Riptide! -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of the Women's World Champion,
Iyo Sky,
and Rhea Ripley!
[Michael] Well, Giulia and Roxanne have nothing to be ashamed about tonight.
They took the world champ and the former world champ
to the limit here tonight.
But Iyo and Rhea just a little bit tougher in this matchup
-to pick up the victory in our main event. -[Pat] What a great main event we had.
So much damage inflicted on both sides. Great tag team wrestling displayed.
And in the end, Rhea and Iyo Sky outsmart Giulia and Roxanne.
Headbutt into The Eradicator
as Iyo Sky made sure Roxanne Perez couldn't interfere.
-Stacks up Giulia. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Riptide for the win!
♪ Brutality ♪
♪ Look at my eyes Look a, look alive, live… ♪
[Michael] Rhea and Iyo make a great team here tonight.
But make no mistake about it, Pat.
Rhea Ripley wants the world title back!
-[inaudible] -[crowd cheering]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
[music fades] ep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪