[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
-[crowd cheering] -[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] One of these men will qualify for Money in the Bank.
Will it be Seth Rollins? Will it be Sami Zayn?
Will it be Finn Bálor?
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] All-out brawl here to get the Money in the Bank.
[Michael] And maybe it's Sami Zayn's opportunity.
Bálor with a sling blade intercept.
Bálor going up top.
Stomped by Rollins.
Helluva Kick by Zayn. Sami into the cover.
Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed just saved Rollins.
Jey Uso's here, coming to the aid of Sami.
Rollins grabbing the world champ.
Oh, and a massive spear! Reed crushing Sami!
And now "Dirty" Dom, the Intercontinental Champion!
Stomp into the chair. That backfired for Dominik!
Rollins will be going to Money in the Bank.
-[dramatic music continues] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Punk!
Go To Sleep, Rollins.
Seth Rollins qualifies for Money in the Bank,
but CM Punk gets the last laugh tonight.
[music concludes]
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] We are in the oil capital of the world, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
And for the eighth time tonight, the city will host WWE's flagship show.
The BOK Center is the site of Monday Night Raw,
live tonight on Netflix.
-[crowd cheering] -♪ Can you run? Can you come ♪
♪ Girl, the sun Find the moon, find some fun ♪
♪ Yeah, hella fumes in the room One-of-none ♪
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, he is The Underdog from the Underground,
Sami Zayn, hellbent on stopping Seth Rollins's march toward the top.
Tonight, Sami Zayn will get ucey
as he teams with the World Heavyweight Champion.
"Main Event" Jey Uso and Sami Zayn look to settle some scores tonight.
Seth Rollins explained to us last week
that it's about complete and absolute power.
And tonight, his two insurance policies, "Big" Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker,
team up to try to take out Sami and Jey on Monday Night Raw.
One spot remains in Saturday's men's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Who has the opportunity to change the direction of their career?
Will it be AJ Styles, The Phenomenal One?
Will it be CM Punk? Or will it be El Grande Americano?
Triple Threat match live tonight.
And one spot remains in Saturday's women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Who gets a golden opportunity at a possible world title shot?
Raw's newest acquisition, Stephanie Vaquer,
versus Liv Morgan versus Ivy Nile.
Triple Threat live tonight. Monday Night Raw.
[crowd cheering]
And hello again, everybody. What a night it's gonna be on Monday Night Raw
as we approach Money in the Bank this coming Saturday from Los Angeles.
That's right, Money in the Bank is certainly spectacular.
Tulsa is beautiful this time of year, but…
[crowd cheering]
…Michael Cole, these people and the entire WWE Universe
are expecting something from you. Evan, please roll the footage.
Pat, from Indiana, I'm a massive New York Knicks fan,
all the way back to '73, 7 years old.
I think we gotta make a bet on this thing.
That's right, if the Pacers win,
Michael Cole would do an entire Raw in a tank top.
And if the Knicks win, which they won't, Pacers in five.
-Maybe six, we'll see-- -What are you gonna dress in?
-I'll wear a full suit like a clown. -Okay, that's the bet.
So, the Pacers won in six, just like I said they would.
-Well, I thought you were gonna forget. -[crowd cheering]
The Pacers are actually gonna be taking on the Oklahoma City Thunder
-in the NBA Finals. -[crowd cheering]
And these people would like to see you pay your debt, sir.
He's been working out,
he's been running miles and miles and miles.
-Michael Cole! Yeah, buddy! -[crowd cheering]
This man's jacked. Look at these tats, look at these tattoos.
Indiana Pacer legend T. J. McConnell,
who's gonna come into Oklahoma and do what he did
-to the New York Knicks in the NBA Finals. -Okay.
Okay, let's get back to business. Let's start things off
because there's a superstar these fans wanna see live right now.
You look like an… [inaudible]
["Cult of Personality" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Oh, that was awesome.
[Michael] And so is this.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
-[inaudible] -♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams… ♪
-It's… -[crowd] Clobberin' time!
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
-CM Punk! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
this man, CM Punk, will be in a Triple Threat match later on tonight.
And we saw earlier, Pat, the hit and run last week,
the GTS to Seth Rollins by this man.
[Pat] Yeah, The Second City Saint is hitting on all cylinders.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Outsmarting Seth and Paul and Bron and Bronson.
[crowd cheering]
♪ I sell the things you need to be ♪
♪ I'm the smiling face on your TV… ♪
[Pat] That's what arms are supposed to look like, Cole.
[Michael] Hey, I'm not bad for a 60-year-old.
[Pat] Early reports are that you look jacked.
-[Michael laughs] -[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[music fades]
[crowd continues chanting "CM Punk"]
Is it great to be alive on a Monday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, or what?
[crowd cheering]
It's summertime, it's Money in the Bank time.
And what's that in the distance?
Well, I hear a little bit of… I hear a little bit of thunder.
-[Michael] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
Yeah, I think we might be on pace to get a little bit of a thunderstorm here,
-ladies and gentlemen. -[Pat groans]
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] I see what you did there.
It was good.
[crowd chanting "OKC"]
We can cheer for whatever basketball team we want.
Just a friendly reminder, if the finals are on,
make sure you're watching either Monday Night Raw
and/or SmackDown. Thank you very much.
[Pat] Good plug. Good plug.
So, it's summertime. It's the "Summer of Punk" time.
Money in the Bank is right around the corner.
Stop me if you've heard this. You're looking at a two-time
-Money in the Bank ladder match winner. -[crowd cheering]
Two times I successfully cashed in that briefcase,
or contract or whatever you wanna call it,
and I'm looking very forward to doing it for the third time.
[crowd cheering]
Because it's the Summer of Punk, ladies and gentlemen,
and it is time that CM Punk got some gold around his waist.
[crowd cheering]
There's a lot of great champions here in the WWE,
and there's even a longer list of challengers.
And right now, two people are on top of the mountain.
One is my friend, goes by the name of Jey Uso.
[crowd cheering] Yeet!
That's right, so Jey, respectfully, when I win the briefcase,
and it's me and you, brother, it's not personal, it's just business.
The second name that is on top of that mountain
may be a little bit personal.
-His name is John Cena. -[crowd booing]
I cut my teeth in this company coming to places just like this,
hearing everybody go absolutely "banana" for John Cena.
And now the tables have turned, ladies and gentlemen.
He's public enemy number one because he sold his soul
-to a bald fraud goof. -[crowd cheering]
And when I win Money in the Bank, if I so choose, John Cena,
I've always had your number.
I'm gonna come pick the bones, you little [inaudible].
[crowd cheering]
Because we are live, it is Monday night.
And ladies and gentlemen, I am no longer just happy to be here.
Yes, it still is all about the money,
but it is time CM Punk became champion one more time!
[crowd cheering]
I'll see you all at Money in the Bank after I qualify tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -["Worlds Apart" playing]
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Let's go! ♪
[Michael] Well, Pat, here's a man who last week, was moments away
from qualifying for Money in the Bank, Sami Zayn,
before Bron Breakker got involved and cost him the Triple Threat match.
-[Punk] ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪ -♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
[Pat] CM Punk's singing pretty good here, serenading this Tulsa crowd.
[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
[crowd] ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh ♪
[crowd chanting "We want truth"]
I gotta tell you, I normally hate getting interrupted
and I normally hate when certain songs are played
'cause that's normally who's interrupting me.
You, not mad about it though.
-[crowd cheering] -All right.
I appreciate that.
-[crowd chanting "Sami"] -[chuckles]
I appreciate that too, thank you very much.
[crowd cheering]
Punk, I gotta be honest, the reason I'm out here
is 'cause this is really the first time since you've been back
that I have heard you speak so clearly in no uncertain terms
about what your plan is, and that is to become world champion.
-[crowd cheering] -It's time.
Well, it's no secret
that I too have my ambitions to become world champion.
But unfortunately for me, Punk, Money in the Bank,
that's not the path for me.
Thanks to Paul Heyman, thanks to Seth Rollins,
thanks to Bronson Reed, thanks to Bron Breakker.
That's not in the cards for me, but it is for you, okay?
I came out here to look you in the eyes to tell you,
to underscore, to really highlight the importance
and tell you that, Punk, tonight, you must win.
[crowd cheering]
Tonight is more must-win than it's ever been.
And I hear you talking about John Cena and you're talking about Jey Uso,
you're talking about Gunther,
you're talking about all these other people.
But I know you and I know in the back of your head,
you're probably thinking about Bronson Reed
and Bron Breakker and Seth Rollins and what they did to you,
what they did to us.
But I'm telling you right now, you need to not think about any of that.
Bronson Reed, Bron Breakker, Jey Uso and I will deal with them tonight.
[crowd cheering]
Okay. Okay, but I got your back.
-I got your back. -Hey, I don't need any of that right now.
What I need you to do, is to think about the task at hand.
Because Seth Rollins, I know you're thinking about him,
and trust me, he's always thinking about you.
Oh, I know that. Seth has never beat me, ever.
[Zayn] That's right.
And that is why you need to be in the Money in the Bank match,
'cause with you in that match, it changes the match.
I'm telling you, Punk, listen to me, I'm telling you.
If Seth Rollins wins that briefcase, if he wins the contract, this place…
it's over, okay? It's over. It turns into something very different.
It turns into something unrecognizable.
It's gonna turn into something that you and I will not like.
So, I am telling you now, I need you to win tonight.
-We all need you to win tonight! -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
And Punk for whatever it's worth…
I want you to win tonight.
[crowd cheering]
But I also want you to know that should you win…
and should you win the Money in the Bank contract,
and should you win the World Championship…
you and me will be face to face in this ring again.
And we will have a very different conversation
than the one we're having right now.
I look forward to it, Sami.
[crowd cheering]
["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Michael] Oh, Sami Zayn has put a lot of pressure on CM Punk here tonight.
Win the qualifying match and try to stop Seth Rollins's march
to Money in the Bank.
[Pat] Yeah, Seth Rollins wants total control, total domination.
One way to stop that is have him not win the Money in the Bank briefcase.
[Michael] Yeah, but tonight there's a Triple Threat match
to determine the last person to qualify
for Saturday's men's Money in the Bank ladder match.
CM Punk, AJ Styles, El Grande Americano, Triple Threat action tonight.
Well, you know, Pat, there's a wild situation brewing
in Judgment Day.
You know, Finn Bálor trying to get the group
to indoctrinate Roxanne Perez. Roxanne is trying to prove her worth.
So, let's take you back to what was going on last Monday here on Raw.
It was Liv Morgan one-on-one with Kairi Sane.
Raquel Rodriguez had the official,
and Roxanne Perez came from out of nowhere and tried to aid Liv into the victory.
However…
the argument that ensued would distract Liv Morgan
and it would allow Kairi Sane
-to pick up the victory. -[crowd counting]
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Not quite the way Roxanne and Raquel wanted things to go.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Perez] Liv, Raquel!
Hi. Sorry, I don't mean to interrupt. I just wanted to let you know
that if you need any help in your match tonight,
-I can-- -You know what, but you are interrupting.
And if you plan on sabotaging another one of my matches tonight, think again.
If you wanna help me, stay out of my way, okay?
Okay, thank you. Bye, sister.
-Cheers. -Good luck.
-Go get them. -[chuckles] You know I will.
[chuckles] You again, yay.
[crowd cheering]
I just wanted to let you know that Kairi got lucky last week.
I'm gonna be a two-time Money in the Bank winner
and cash in to win back the Women's World Championship.
-[speaks Japanese] -Mm-hmm.
Not gonna happen.
[giggles] Watch me.
[giggles]
["Liv Gone Mad" playing]
[Michael] Iyo Sky, the current Women's World Champion,
would have a target on her back
for the eventual winner of the Money in the Bank contract ladder match.
Final qualifying match for the women takes place now.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following
is a Money in the Bank qualifying Triple Threat match.
Introducing first, from Elmwood Park, New Jersey,
she is one half of the WWE Women's
Tag Team Champions,
Liv Morgan!
[Michael] Liv, Ivy, and the newcomer, Stephanie Vaquer,
battle it out live on Netflix.
["American Made" playing]
[Michale] Ivy Nile, Liv Morgan, in the ring already.
They have an opportunity to qualify for Money in the Bank.
[suspenseful music playing]
[in Spanish] Wrestling is not just a career or passion for me.
It's who I am.
When I was ten years old in Chile, I discovered WWE
and watched it constantly.
[thrilling pop music playing]
[Vaquer] I knew it was my destiny to accomplish feats no one had before,
and that's exactly what I have done.
[in English] ♪ Here for the brawl ♪
♪ We never retreat ♪
♪ Pumping it up ♪
♪ They gonna see ♪
♪ Taking them down ♪
♪ We came to defeat ♪
♪ Look for the beat down ♪
♪ You're gonna see now ♪
♪ We gonna get loud, we going all out ♪
♪ Dominate, dominate, dominate ♪
♪ Yeah, huh! Dominate, dominate, dominate ♪
♪ Yeah, huh! Dominate, dominate, dominate… ♪
[Stephanie in Spanish] I am the first ever South American champion in WWE.
And now, The Dark Angel
has arrived on Raw to do what I have always done.
Dominate.
[music concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[thunder crashing]
[electric crackling]
[explosions]
-["Bury Me" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia in English] And her opponent, from San Fernando, Chile,
Stephanie Vaquer!
[Michael] You know, Pat, kudos to our general manager, Adam Pearce,
who pulled off a major coup, signing Stephanie
to the Monday Night Raw roster.
[Pat] Yeah, Stephanie is a global sensation.
We're lucky to have her on Monday Night Raw.
[Michael] First time ever, these three women have been involved
in a Triple Threat match with one another.
Again, the rules, no disqualification, no count-out.
First woman to gain pinfall or submission will be the final woman
to qualify for Money in the Bank.
[music fades]
[Pat] The energy's palpable in here. Such a massive opportunity.
-Stephanie Vaquer… -[bell ringing]
…potentially jump-starting her Raw career.
[Michael] And if you're Liv Morgan and Ivy Nile
going in against this newcomer here at this level,
what's your strategy, Pat?
[crowd chanting "Stephanie"]
[Pat] They should definitely team up as they are doing here immediately.
All of Tulsa was on Stephanie's side.
[Michael] And now Ivy Nile from American Made
with a shoulder tackle to Morgan.
[Pat] Triple Threat match, you know it's gonna be quite a brutal fight.
Everybody trying to take care of everybody's business.
[Michael] The winner of this match will join Rhea Ripley, Roxanne Perez,
Naomi-- Oh, big crossbody!
Giulia and Alexa Bliss in the women's field come Saturday.
Stephanie up over the top!
Liv caught her with a kick.
[Pat] Sunset flip off a springboard crossbody.
Stephanie Vaquer, 100 miles an hour to start this.
[Michael] Vaquer, La Primera, former NXT and NXT North American champion.
-Only woman to hold both at the same time. -[Pat] Booker T! [imitates grunting]
[Michael] Not bad, the Devil's Kiss from Stephanie Vaquer.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] And listen to this place. -[Pat] That is punishment…
from Stephanie Vaquer to Liv Morgan's face.
[Michael] Ivy Nile knows all about Vaquer. Vaquer knocked out Nile back in April.
-[Pat imitating grunting] -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Oh! And Liv Morgan
breaks things up with a basement dropkick.
Liv looking to qualify for her third
Money in the Bank contract ladder match tonight.
2022, she cashed in on the same night she won it
on Ronda Rousey to win the world championship.
[Pat] There's dos amigos.
[Michael] And the first ever Crown Jewel Champion,
-Liv Morgan looking for… -[crowd cheering]
…this time drops Vaquer onto Ivy Nile.
[Pat] That was the Three Amigos from Liv Morgan.
[Michael] Yeah, a little bit of a different take on it at the end,
but effective.
[Pat] Eddie Guerrero homage from Liv Morgan.
[Michael] Now, Liv Morgan taking control of this matchup.
[Pat] You would expect Liv Morgan to dominate this match.
Been there, done that with everything in this business.
[Michael] Yeah, two-time Women's Champ, four-time Tag Team Champion,
and the current champ with Raquel.
And now-- Oh! Ivy Nile drives Liv into the corner.
And now the Pitbull from American Made, Stephanie Vaquer with the meteora.
And the waist lock standing switch by Vaquer. One for Nile.
Big elbow caught Ivy in the nose.
Now, Morgan looking to roll through but the power now of Vaquer.
[Pat] Very opportunistic match thus far.
Every time there's been an opening they've taken advantage.
-Like right here with Nile. -[Michael] And now, Nile!
Paying homage to her mentor, Chad Gable of American Made.
Tremendous German suplex, can Ivy be going to Money in the Bank?
[crowd chanting "You still suck"]
[Michael] Triple Threat match here live tonight in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Morgan, Raw newcomer Stephanie Vaquer, and Ivy Nile looking to qualify.
Being the final person to qualify
for the women's Money in the Bank ladder match
come Saturday in L.A.
[Pat] All three of these women have had their moments in this match
-where we thought they were gonna win it. -[Michael] Meteora by Vaquer.
Ivy catches her with a boot.
Stephanie Vaquer, never been in a ladder match in her career
here in WWE, which started less than a year ago back in July!
Dragon screw… by Stephanie, and that takes Ivy out.
[Pat] She's already accomplished so much.
Could you imagine Stephanie Vaquer going to Money in the Bank?
And Liv Morgan breaking it up.
[Michael] Great matchup between these two.
[Pat] Talk about a meteoric rise. I mean, that is unheard of.
[Michael] Mentioned earlier,
Rhea Ripley and Roxanne Perez have qualified from Monday Night Raw.
Naomi, Giulia, and Alexa Bliss fill out the field from Friday Night SmackDown.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Liv and Stephanie throwing big bombs at each other.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Michael] Stephanie absorbing a tremendous amount of punishment.
Morgan on the offense, misses with a step-up enzuigiri.
Vaquer catches her in the air!
[Pat] Watching the battle of wits here between Stephanie Vaquer and Liv Morgan.
-[Michael] Boot by Liv. -[Pat] The future is bright.
[Michael] Liv now battles back with a…
kick to Vaquer.
Ooh, what a right hand.
Stephanie bringing it here tonight.
[Pat] Absolutely, she's been in control for a lot of this match.
[Michael] Tremendous acquisition by our general manager Adam Pearce
to bring Vaquer to the women's roster, and now Ivy Nile.
Ivy looking to use her power here, dangerous situation!
Stacking up Vaquer for the win,
kick-out by Stephanie!
A near-fall for Ivy Nile, and Pat, she realizes that was her opportunity.
[Pat] Yes, it certainly was.
Had Stephanie stacked up, superplex powerbomb.
Official Eddie Orengo was right there with the two count.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] Indeed it is, with so much on the line,
an opportunity to change your career.
Vaquer rolls up Nile.
Ivy, shoulders down to the other side, hooks the leg.
Stephanie now into a pinning combination yet again.
Ivy Nile able to kick out. And now Stephanie!
Look at this!
Shoulders down, kick-out at two by Nile!
[Pat] Stephanie Vaquer has so many pinning combinations.
[Michael] Nile may have a broken nose.
And now Liv Morgan with a double Codebreaker!
Cover, looking to pin both women here, and a kick-out!
Wow, what a win that would have been for Morgan
if she pinned both Vaquer and Nile in this match.
[Pat] Yeah, we would have had to hear about it forever and for good reason.
Double Codebreaker from Liv Morgan.
[Michael] It's all about an opportunity to get to the match on Saturday,
where you climb a ladder, grab a briefcase. Inside, a contract,
cash it in any time you want for a world title opportunity.
[Pat] Liv and Ivy…
Oblivion coming.
[Michael] Went for Oblivion and Ivy kicked out of the ring.
And now Vaquer…
[Pat] Backslide.
[Michael] Off the backslide into the cover,
Liv able to roll through. Vaquer now.
[Pat] Liv flips through, ducks the hook.
[Michael] And Morgan now, face first with a Codebreaker.
-Went for Oblivion, connecting! -[Pat] Connecting!
[Michael] Liv Morgan going for the win, but Ivy Nile not gonna allow it to happen!
Trying to steal one here on Vaquer, cover! Morgan's gotta break things up!
Off Oblivion, Liv thought she had it, but Ivy Nile wouldn't allow it to happen!
[Pat] Ivy Nile saved the match, I think it was over there.
[Michael] And Liv driven face first into the steel steps
as the Triple Threat match continues, no count-outs.
Ivy Nile back into the ring, Vaquer, caught her.
Stephanie Vaquer now, looking to put her away with the SVB!
-Cover! -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Vaquer advances!
-Qualifies for Money in the Bank! -[bell ringing]
-["Bury Me" playing] -[Alicia] Here is your winner,
-Stephanie Vaquer! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] La Primera will enter her first ever
Money in the Bank ladder match and pull double duty.
First at Worlds Collide,
and then at Money in the Bank Saturday in Los Angeles!
[Pat] Stephanie Vaquer's life can change drastically on Saturday!
Liv Morgan had the Oblivion, Ivy Nile interrupted.
And Ivy would leave the ring, get distracted,
and Stephanie Vaquer would greet her!
-[Michael] The SVB! -[bell ringing]
[Pat] And punch her ticket to Money in the Bank!
Stephanie Vaquer is on a rocket ship to the top!
And at Money in the Bank,
all she needs is a ladder to put her name on the marquee.
[Michael] Will it be Rhea Ripley? Will it be Roxanne Perez?
Will it be Naomi? Will it be Giulia? Will it be Alexa Bliss?
Or could it be Stephanie Vaquer to be crowned Women's Money in the Bank?
[crowd cheering]
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd booing]
What can I do for you, Paul?
What can you do for me?
You can accept my most profound wishes
for a happy birthday, AJ Styles.
[crowd cheering]
In fact, I brought you a gift.
It has intrinsic value, it's not a watch.
You can afford anything you want on this planet.
But information is currency, and information is wisdom,
and I have the wisdom to bestow upon you.
We all see Dominik Mysterio as the Intercontinental Champion,
running around with his dirty Sanchez mustache
and making a disgrace of that championship.
That title needs a phenomenal champion like you.
Hmm.
But Money in the Bank, Money in the Bank, you have to climb a ladder,
you have to retrieve a briefcase.
Inside the briefcase is a contract,
and that contract can be cashed in when a champion is in trouble.
And you always have to be prepared, 24/7,
schlep that briefcase down with you, bring a referee with you.
It's way too much.
Tonight it's you, versus CM Punk, versus Grande Americano.
And despite the fact what a great match it is,
forget the Money in the Bank,
concentrate on Dominik Mysterio and the Intercontinental title,
and leave Money in the Bank…
to Seth…
"Freakin…"
Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
Paul, are you tired?
-Tired? -Tired of…
Yeah, I mean, chasing that meal ticket, right?
You know, you look exhausted.
I bet you thought this conversation was gonna end
with me buying what you're selling, right?
Don't worry about "Dirty" Dom, I'll get back to him and the IC title.
But, Paul, you have known me long enough to know
that I don't respond well to threats.
And I know you very well, and very long,
and I know that's exactly what that was.
So, I don't care if it's you, The Judgment Day,
The Bloodline, John Cena,
you try to push me out and I will push back.
So, I got some advice for you.
Why don't you go back and you tell Seth Rollins,
I know all about his plan.
But you know that old saying, right?
"Everybody's got a plan until they get punched in the mouth."
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[groans]
-["4X4" playing] -[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen,
we are at the BOK Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Already, Stephanie Vaquer has filled the final slot
for the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Still to come tonight,
who will fill the final spot on the men's side?
Will it be AJ Styles, CM Punk or El Grande Americano?
-[suspenseful music playing] -[exhales deeply]
Sheamus, my old friend.
You looked disappointed in me last week.
But how dare you? I am doing the good work.
I'm trying to fix the weak and prevent them
from slipping into the abyss.
Something you watched me do and did nothing.
Last week, you ran out to help a stranger.
But when I needed you back then, you let me vanish.
So, how dare you look at me disappointed?
Do not mistake the man that I was for the force that I am, Sheamus.
I am the Son of Thunder and you are the weak one now.
But I was just like you.
You have a body of granite but a neck of sand.
And you are challenging the one man who's got the one move
that can make it go all the way, just like that
You are a true legend.
And after everything we've been through,
it will be my honor to take you off the field
and send you home the hero that you are.
But remember this, brother, I went down because you stabbed my back.
Now, stay out of the way
or you're gonna go out because I'm gonna snap yours.
[music fades]
Tozawa, you stood tall against a bully last week.
You were amazing.
You keep that spirit up, and your time will come.
Now, there's something special, pure, and real about Alpha Academy.
And Natty, Maxxine, the sooner you both realize that
and become a tag team in your own right, the better.
'Cause you guys have got something that not many people have here
in the WWE.
Heart.
I really appreciate that.
Actually, Maxxine has impressed me a lot lately.
-Thanks, Nat. -Get on it. Don't break.
-Thank you. -Cheers, fella.
-Thank you. -And you're doing great too.
-Okay. -All right.
[Cathy] Excuse me, Sheamus, was looking for a comment.
We just heard from Rusev and was curious, what made you get involved last week?
[sighs] You know, Cathy, me and Rusev go way back.
He was a groomsman at my wedding.
But there's only so long he can stand back and watch
his so-called friend and do nothing.
His WWE career imploded because of his own bad decisions.
And his career outside of WWE, well…
it lasted about as long as Rusev day, 24 hours.
Me? I've been putting on banger after banger, week after week.
And now that he's back row up, supposed to have amnesia?
Watch him pick on guys half his size,
trying to make his name back or build his name back the cowardly way?
Nah, nah.
Someone needs to put manners on him before he goes too far,
and that someone is me.
So, right now, here's a message from The Celtic Warrior
to me old friend, Rusev.
I bully bullies.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Well, I would pay to see that fight.
-["Rulers Of The World" playing] -[Pat] Absolutely.
♪ We about to put the pain on 'em What they think they guarding? ♪
♪ We break it apart and, from the startin' Better than all 'em ♪
-♪ Come on, come on ♪ -♪ Comin' back to put the pain on 'em ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ It don't matter who's against us Put 'em in, we strike them out ♪
♪ People woof for clout If they talk again, we shut… ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match,
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 385 pounds,
representing The Judgement Day,
Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh!
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, up next,
The War Raiders take on the group, The Judgment Day
♪ We about to put the pain on 'em Get in the coffin ♪
♪ We came to off 'em Monsters, and we 'bout to stomp 'em ♪
♪ We put the pain on 'em What they think they guardin'? ♪
[Michael] War Raiders set to do battle
with The Judgment Day. And joining us on commentary,
none other than the World Tag Team Champions,
-The New Day. -[Woods] There we go, show us.
A little more enthusiasm. Come on, Michael, you're better than that.
[Pat] It's The New New Day!
That's a little better, that's a little better.
-We about to move some things. -Yeah, you see it, come on now.
[Michael] Well, I do have to mention
that I found out that you guys could actually be nice guys.
You've received a pretty honorable award over the past few days.
[Kingston] Talking about the Hall of Fame.
[Michael] Exactly.
It was actually last year, but you know I'm glad
that you're acknowledging our benevolence.
You know who else was part of that Hall of Fame class?
-[Michael] Yes, who? -[Kingston] Was Rick Carlisle,
the head coach of the Indiana Pacers.
[Michale] That's the National Boys and Girls Club Hall of Fame.
-Now, your partner Xavier Woods told me… -[bell ringing]
…that it happened this weekend
-when we spoke earlier today. -[Kingston] That's not what he said,
-he didn't say that. -[Michael] No, he did say that.
[Kingston] Don't try to blame it on-- You don't think we know
when we were at the Hall of Fame?
-Come on, man. -[Pat] I do respect you guys
bringing up old accomplishments
-as if they happened now. -[Kingston] Well, the thing about it is
that Rick Carlisle was bothering us all night for advice,
and we finally gave him some advice, and look at him now.
-[Pat] He's in the finals, baby. -[Woods] He's in the finals.
-He's in the finals. -[Kingston] You should be thanking us.
Thank God for The New Day. You're gonna thank God for The New Day?
-[Woods] And Michael-- -[Pat] Every day.
[Woods] Michael, this past weekend we were representing WWE
-at the Tudum Netflix event. -Bam!
-I would never lie to that. -Tudum. Told you, Pat.
-Tudum. -[Kingston] No, I wouldn't.
-Get your stuff straight. -[Michael] Big shoulder tackle.
-[Kingston] Come on, Mike. -[Pat] Xavier Woods,
you might have the best eyebrows on television right now.
[Woods] Not might, I do.
[Michael] Let's get back to what's going on in the ring.
-[Pat] Have you seen these eyebrows? -[Woods] Look at them, drink them in.
Actually, if we wanna get back to the ring,
Finn Bálor lost in his Money in the Bank qualifying match last week,
so he thinks he can come back to the tag division.
No, sir, we're keeping these championships.
[Michael] So why do you guys keep dodging these tag teams?
Like first off, War Raiders, you guys continue to dodge these guys.
[Kingston] I'm so sorry, did we not beat The War Raiders
-and American Made at the same time? -[Pat] They're talking to you guys.
-Hold up, Cole. -You see, we're not even in the match.
[crowd chanting "New Day Sucks"]
[Woods] Pay attention to the match.
[Kingston] You see how dumb these people are?
-How can we suck if we're the champions? -[Michael] You guys took it--
[Kingston] What does that say about your favorites if we suck?
[Michael] You guys took advantage of a young team last week,
said you were gonna forge an alliance with American Made,
-and then you stabbed them in the back. -[Woods] Took advantage?
Julius tagged himself into the match.
I couldn't even see who was legal, what was going on.
I just happened to pin the legal man
who happened to be a Creed brother, and we won the match.
[Kingston] We won the match. What did you want?
[Pat] That's that big brain stuff that The New Day has.
[Michael] So who would you rather face,
The War Raiders or Judgment Day with the tag titles on the line?
[Kingston] Well, look, we're gonna have to face the best team qualified…
We wanna face the best, that's all that we know.
-And JD-- -You got two pretty good teams here.
[Woods] He's been looking pretty good. Since he came back,
-you see he stays with his-- -[Michael] Oh!
[Woods] Wow! Wow, uh-oh.
[Michael] And now sidestepping JD McDonagh as Erik makes the tag,
and here's the 330 pounder.
-[Pat] Big Ivar! -[Woods] Axing the star of the team.
-Back body drop. -[Kingston speaks indistinctly]
Hey, look at Ivar's new tattoo.
-[Woods] This could be it. -[Kingston] You did see it?
He got a new tattoo that's actually the logo
on his shirt when he had his singles run.
-I think that's worth noting. -[Woods] Bam!
[Michael] Where do you guys-- you guys just make this stuff up.
[Kingston] We are students of the game
and we observe everything, we see everything.
[Michael] JD up over the top into the floor.
-[Kingston] Hey! Hey! -[Michael] Oh my goodness.
[Woods] If he touches the table, he might be out again.
[Pat] We need him not to do
what he did there when he had a punctured lung
-and finished the match. -[Michael] Yeah, I think…
-[Kingston] Boy's hard-headed. -…just had a--
-[Kingston] He's hard-headed. -[Michael] Oh!
-[Woods] That sucks, guys. -[Kingston] Wow.
-[Michael] He's had flashbacks. -[Kingston] Oh my goodness.
-[Woods] He hit him. -[Michael] You know Raw is…
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] War Raiders!
[Woods] Michael, you look terrible in that jersey.
You look horrible in that jersey, Michael.
-[Pat] Boom! -[Kingston] Oh my goodness.
[Michael] I mean, War Raiders are dominating here.
[Kingston] Check JD's midsection because he hurt it last time
and Ivar's probably worse than the table.
It's worse to get hit by-- Oh, whoa! Hey!
-[Pat and Michael laughing] -[Kingston] Hey! Hey, man!
[Kingston] That's not funny.
That's not funny. That's not funny at all.
[Pat] He embarrassed you.
[Michael] They were embarrassed by The War Raiders.
What do you think you're doing now? Uh-uh.
We're not playing that game. No, no, no. You…
[Pat] Jessika Carr.
[Michael] Good for Jessika Carr, send them packing.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] I mean, they really didn't do anything.
[Pat in singsong voice] Nah, nah, nah, nah!
[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
[Michael] Well, some more officials coming down here to make sure
that New Day exits the arena.
And a great move by The War Raiders, evening things up here in this tag match.
-[crowd jeering] -[official] Get out! Get out!
[Michael] What a night it's been so far at the BOK Center,
Tulsa, Oklahoma, jam packed.
Judgment Day versus The War Raiders.
The world tag champs, The New Day,
joined Pat and I before the commercial break,
but they were kicked out by Jessika Carr
after tremendous fake-out by The War Raiders.
[Pat] Yeah, The New New Day got embarrassed out here
and then they got kicked out.
[Michael] Great rivalry between these two teams
as Bálor comes over the top.
The fifth time these teams have met head to head.
War Raiders beat-- Oh! What a move by JD.
Cover now for the win,
hooks the leg, kick-out.
Back in December, Pat, The War Raiders knocked off The Judgment Day
for the tag team titles.
[Pat] Everything's so easy to JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor right now.
The War Raiders had their shot.
I mean, they absolutely were in the driver's seat.
And now JD McDonagh has taken control.
[Michael] Yeah, JD McDonagh,
he acknowledges that he's never the biggest person in the ring,
but he says he has the biggest heart.
And he will get down and dirty with the best of them,
do whatever he needs to do, even break the rules to pick up a win.
[Pat] Ivar just eating everything JD McDonagh's throwing at him.
[Michael] McDonagh with a boot to Ivar, Ivar still on his feet, getting fired up.
McDonagh now, caught by Ivar, spinning, side slam.
[Pat] JD McDonagh was getting upset
that his best wasn't knocking Ivar down, now he got taken advantage of.
And now JD McDonagh is flat on his back, right on the Slim Jim logo.
Ivar needs a tag.
JD McDonagh needs a little bit of a breath.
[Michael] Tag to Bálor, tag to Erik, and here we go.
Two fresh men in the matchup,
but Erik able to meet Bálor in the middle of the ring.
McDonagh still in there, probably should have gone out.
[Pat] He can get one, too, says Erik.
-So much power. -[Michael] Great throw by Erik.
And now McDonagh, think he's gonna suffer the same fate.
[Pat] Erik clearing house on The Judgment Day.
Little spring cleaning.
[Michael] Missed wildly, Bálor now.
-Oh, Erik. -[Pat] Able to reverse.
[Michael] Bang, headbutt, that pop-up headbutt by Erik.
Running knee, cover.
-One! Two! -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Bálor kicks. -[Pat] Man, how's Bálor kick out of that?
[Michael] Heard that knee echo throughout the entire arena here tonight.
[Pat] Yeah, the BOK Center said, is he A-okay?
-I do not think so. -[Michael] That was nice.
[Michael] You were holding that in the pocket all night, right?
[Pat] Yeah, I was waiting for the perfect moment.
-And I'll tell you what, Erik and Ivar. -[Michael] Uh-oh.
Finn Bálor, look at JD McDonagh.
Now goes the elbow to Ivar, cover now for the win by Judgment Day.
Kick-out by Ivar, a near-fall.
[Pat] With how big Ivar is, Finn wasn't able to get a deep pin.
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Now, McDonagh trying to stay away from Erik, just caught him.
-I don't think he got all of that. -[Pat] Grazed him, I think.
[Michael] But he got all of that as he takes out Erik.
And now Bálor into the corner.
Ivar's in the drop zone.
Bálor looking to put this one away. Finn Bálor to the top rope.
Going for the Coup de Grâce.
Ivar moves out of harm's way. Splat, sit down Bálor.
-[Pat] Cartwheel. -[Michael] Spin kick.
[Pat] Ivar.
JD McDonagh just exits the ring as Ivar calls for war in Tulsa.
[Michael] Bálor may wanna exit the ring as well. Incoming!
[Pat] That's bigger than a buckin' bull.
[Michael] And now Ivar.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Uh-oh, he's gonna go up top.
Dangerous 330-pounder, when he flies from up there.
-Hey. -[Pat] Wait a minute.
[Michael] Roxanne Perez out on the apron, distracting Ivar.
JD McDonagh takes advantage face-first off the post.
[Pat] The Prodigy comes out.
Helps Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh.
[Michael] And now, Bálor up top with a Coup de Grâce.
-Cover by Bálor. -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] And a win for Judgment Day. -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering] -["Rulers Of The World" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, The Judgment Day.
[Michael] Well, Pat, Finn Bálor's recruitment
of Roxanne Perez paid off tonight.
[Pat] And Roxanne's want to join The Judgment Day
pays off for JD and Finn.
[Michael] Well, again, we saw what happened last week
with the Liv Morgan situation where we believe
that Roxanne was actually trying to help Liv.
Now, tonight, she actually does help Finn and JD.
Distraction by Roxanne,
and that slight agitation drew the official Jessika Carr,
which allowed JD McDonagh to do this, Pat.
[Pat] Grabs the beard, throws Ivar off the ring pole,
and Coup de Grâce.
Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh pick up a massive tag team win
over The War Raiders.
♪ We about to put the pain on 'em What they think they guarding? ♪
[Michael] I guess you gotta give Finn credit.
He knew what he was doing.
[Pat] Gotta give Roxanne credit. She timed that perfectly.
[crowd cheering]
[tense music playing]
I have only been back for six weeks
and already Lyra has cost me the Tag Team Championship,
and she has cost me my chance in the Money in the Bank ladder match
and yet she talks about how I'm the one who takes all the opportunities.
She has become an echo chamber for the ignorant,
and morally confused who do not understand what greatness is.
And what it takes, and therefore, will never achieve it.
She has forgotten everything that I have done for her.
That every moment in her career
with glimpses of greatness, has been because of me.
In NXT, when she won the title and I raised her hand.
When she became a double champ at WrestleMania because of me.
She had the greatest match of her career at Backlash because of me.
But at Money in the Bank, Lyra is in a lose-lose situation.
Because say, on the off chance she does win
and I can never challenge for the Intercontinental Championship again.
Well, that'll be the worst thing that ever happened to her
because I am the best thing that ever happened to her.
But when I win. Oh, when I win, she will have to hold up my hand,
the same hand that is going to hold her down.
[exciting music playing]
[Michael] Well, that woman's got something to say about that, I'm sure.
The Women's Intercontinental Champion,
Lyra Valkyria, joins us live, next on Netflix.
[upbeat hip-hop music playing]
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, we are in Tulsa, Oklahoma tonight,
the oil capital of the United States,
and the BOK Center hosting Monday Night Raw, live on Netflix.
♪ I get that money, I'm a flex ♪
[Pat] Hundred percent.
♪ I get that money, I'm a flex ♪
[Michael] Seventy six percent for the men. Men's qualifiers still to come tonight.
[Pat] That's cash, brother. [chuckles]
♪ Making money… ♪
Well, massive congratulations are in order
for this lady right here, Stephanie Vaquer.
Not only are you now a part of the Raw roster,
but you won your match tonight.
You're going on to WrestleMania--
Uh. To Money in the Bank, excuse me, this Saturday.
-So, how are you feeling? -I feel great, thank you so much.
[speaking Spanish]
Stephanie Vaquer.
[crowd cheering, screaming]
I'll see you Saturday.
["Triumph" playing]
-[Michael] Can you imagine that matchup? -[crowd chanting "Whoo"]
[Michael] La Primera and Mami.
[Pat] Did you hear the arena when Mami showed up?
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
Lyra Valkyria!
[Michael] Well, Lyra Valkyria will defend the Intercontinental Championship
against "The Man," Becky Lynch, this coming Saturday.
It takes place at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles, California,
07:00 on the East Coast, four o'clock on the West Coast
for Money in the Bank premium live event.
The only woman to have held the Women's Intercontinental title
will face Becky Lynch on Saturday.
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering]
Wow, wow, wow. Such big brave words from Becky,
all the way from her safe, little hiding spot in the back.
Becky, how about you stop being such a coward and get out here.
So I can say what I have to say straight to your face!
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] Lyra fired up.
Come on.
-What-- -["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[crowd cheering, screaming]
[Michael] Well, there is The Man.
This rivalry has gotten so personal over the past number of weeks.
Lyra Valkyria used to look up to Becky, protégé.
-I was gonna be the bigger woman. -No, no, no, shut up.
-[Michael] Whoa. -[crowd cheering]
-You asked me out here. -You said your piece
and all you did was show the world
that you are delusional to a point that it is just sad.
Honestly, honestly, your downfall needs to be studied.
You made it all the way to the top
by being a good person that didn't give up
and then you only stayed on top because you gave up being a good person.
But… but… but you were right about one thing,
I'll give you that.
Since you started trying to ruin my life, I have changed.
But you know what that change is you're seeing Becky?
[crowd] What!
-Anger. -[crowd] What!
I needed to get angry.
[crowd] What!
And no one in my entire life has hurt me the way you hurt me.
[crowd] What!
And it is so funny to me that by trying to hold me down,
all you did was unlock the side of me that is capable of destroying you.
[crowd] What!
I have beat you twice, I have beat you blind.
And at Money in the Bank,
I am going to beat the crap out of you and ensure that you never get to poison
what it means to be Intercontinental Women's Champion.
[crowd cheering]
The only thing that is poisoned is your perspective.
You say that I have hurt you more than anybody else.
I believe you're speaking emotionally even though I did physically hurt you too.
But emotionally I have hurt you more than anyone else.
I don't believe that's true. You know what I think happened?
I think you wanted an excuse to hate me.
You took any excuse to hate me because you want to replace me,
but you can't do that, nobody can!
[crowd cheering]
I didn't want to hurt you, I wanted to make you better.
But that's all changed now,
and now I know the thing that's going to hurt you the most
is when you're gonna have to raise my hand.
[crowd cheering]
Wow, Becky, wow, more big words.
Why don't you put your money where your mouth is,
and let's give Tulsa a little preview, and do this right now!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Lyra wants to fight.
I don't fight in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
See you in Los Angeles at Money in the Bank.
[crowd booing]
[Michael] Lyra fired up, confident, emotional tonight.
And she's not gonna take that,
as she rushes now down the entranceway to attack Becky.
And the fight is now on.
[Pat] Becky's fighting in Tulsa
because she's getting her ass kicked by Lyra here.
[Michael] The Intercontinental Champion, the women's champion now,
taking it to Becky Lynch. Officials trying to separate these two.
This is an emotional powder keg
heading into Saturday at Money in the Bank.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Pat] Our Intercontinental Champion, Lyra Valkyria.
["Triumph" playing]
[Michael] Becky's pushed all the buttons to push Lyra over the edge.
Will it be to Becky's advantage or Lyra's advantage
come Saturday with the championship on the line?
[Pat] Lyra said she had to get mad.
She's unlocked a completely different side of herself.
And it's gonna be the side that's gonna dominate Becky,
at Money in the Bank.
Ladies and gentlemen, there is a reason
that I am wearing an Indiana Pacers jersey tonight.
That's right, Michael Cole and I had a bet if the Pacers beat the Knicks,
he would have to wear a tank top.
The Pacers did that, and that's because Pascal Siakam,
Myles Turner, Coach Rick Carlisle, and Tyrese Haliburton made it happen!
Run the footage, please, Evan.
[commentator 1] Haliburton. He'll take it. He'll backpedal a three for the win.
-And… -[commentator 2] He's got it!
[commentator 1 laughing]
[Michael] Well, that was actually the tying shot,
but it did put the Knicks down in Game 1.
[Pat] Yeah, the Knicks were up 20. That was a comeback win.
So Tyrese Haliburton pays his respect to Reggie Miller
in front of Reggie Miller,
has the choke sign, and now…
from Tyrese in his magical moment in Madison Square Garden
where the brick bounces straight up.
Jim Irsay grabs it and puts it through the hoop.
The Pacers are in the finals, and that shirt is awesome.
Well, let's give some love to Jalen Brunson of the Knicks.
My guy who kept the Knicks in the entire series.
Tremendous playoff series for Brunson.
He's got a shirt available on wweshop.com as well.
Yeah, the Knicks just run into the Pacers in the playoffs.
That's a problem. And Oklahoma City
is about to be in for a fight with Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers.
It's going to be a great finals. Great shirt, great shirt.
[tense music playing]
The biggest, most important ladder match in the world is Money in the Bank.
The most dominant, the most dangerous ladder match wrestler in the world
is Penta El Cero Miedo.
I've been scratching and clawing for this moment.
Nobody is as hungry as Penta.
[speaking Spanish]
Ladder match is my kingdom. Los Angeles is my home turf.
And the Money in the Bank is my destiny!
[speaking Spanish]
¿Y saben por qué? Porque yo soy Penta
El Cero Miedo!
[Michael] Penta's ready for Money in the Bank.
-[crowd chanting "Yeet"] -[crowd cheering]
Uce! Hey, uce! Please! Please! Hit my music. Oh, yeah!
-Uh-uh! Yeet! -[crowd] Yeet!
♪ Uso! ♪
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -[Pat] Oh yeah.
♪ Main event Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
♪ Yah hoo! ♪
♪ It's just me, uce Okay, day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, uce Day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, uce Okay, day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[Pat laughing]
[Michael] Told you Sami was gonna get ucey tonight.
[Pat] Ah, we're all getting ucey.
We're all yeeting in Tulsa.
[Michael] Big tag team match for "Main Event" Jey Uso,
the world champ, and of course Sami Zayn tonight.
♪ Let's go, Uso! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Main Event Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
[Michael] I wish I could do a show in a tank top every week.
[Pat] You look jacked, Cole.
[Michael] No, it's just because it's cool.
[Pat] Yeeting in a tank top.
Yeeting in a jersey.
♪ I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
♪ It's on me now, uce ♪
[yells indistinctly]
Tulsa is going crazy, 'cause our world champ.
-[Michael] Massive tag team action coming. -Yeet, yeet, yeet.
-Yeet, yeet, yeet.
-Yeah, Sami. -Yeet, yeet, yeet.
-Now that… -[Michael] See, not bad.
That's a little connection, Sami and I.
-[Pat] Ucey. -[Michael chuckles]
Tag action on your way, live on Netflix.
♪ Main Event Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
♪ Uso! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪
[Michael] How does he wrestle a match after this?
-I can't even talk. -[Pat] Amen, brother.
[Michael] "Main Event" Jey Uso, the world champ,
teaming with Sami Zayn.
High stakes tag team match.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Michael] Jey Uso, I mentioned a busy week.
Tag match tonight. In Los Angeles at Money in the Bank,
he teams with Cody Rhodes to take on WWE Champion John Cena
and Logan Paul in tag team action.
In Phoenix, Jey Uso has to defend his world title against Gunther.
[Pat] Yeah, that's no fun, but heavy is the head
that yeets with the crown.
♪ It's just me, uce Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd cheering, screaming]
-[music ends] -[crowd cheering]
[Heyman] Ladies and gentlemen.
[crowd jeering]
["Battle Tested" playing]
♪ I'm all ready I'm battle tested ♪
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
[crowd barking]
[Pat] The Dogs are barking in Tulsa for Bron Breakker.
[Alicia] And their opponents,
accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer,
The Wise Man, Paul Heyman,
the team of Big Bronson Reed
and Bron Breakker!
[Michael] Well, Pat, the Wise Man has done it again.
Not only siding with one of the all-time greats in Seth Rollins,
but also bringing aboard these two men.
The Unpredictable Badass, Bron Breakker, the Aus-zilla, Big Bronson Reed,
insurance policy for Rollins in his run at a world title.
[Pat] Paul Heyman has been ahead of schedule in this industry
since the beginning of his time here.
Decades and decades and decades of greatness.
And a blind man could have seen that Bron Breakker was the future
of this industry.
Getting Bronson Reed to join,
master play, master class from Paul Heyman.
[Michael] All right, just so much to talk about in this match tonight.
The first time ever these four men have met in this tag team situation,
although Bron has quite the history with both Sami Zayn and Jey Uso.
Bron won his first championship,
the Intercontinental title at SummerSlam last year,
knocking off Sami Zayn.
Jey Uso would win his first singles title,
the Intercontinental title, by beating Breakker.
Breakker would go on to regain it from Jey a few weeks later on.
[Pat] And Bron Breakker would love to keep this a physical ground and pound fight.
[Michael] And you know, Pat, this is a very big match for Breakker
and Reed, because they've never teamed together before.
Will this team work?
Report to Rollins? I'm sure, watching somewhere in the back.
And we know he's here, we saw him enter the building earlier tonight.
And of course, Paul Heyman. And now Uso, quickly into the cover,
hooks the leg and a kick out.
[Pat] Yeah, we're gonna find out if Bron and Bronson,
the two powerhouses of the group, can get along.
Are they all rowing in the same direction in this Paul Heyman,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins group?
[Michael] Yeah, Rollins talked a lot last week
-about the importance of-- -[Pat] Holy!
[Michael] Whoa, there's the speed of Breakker and the impact to Uso.
Bron Breakker fired up, Heyman loves it.
[Michael] We mentioned before that this is Bronson Reed's first match, Pat,
since back in November when he came flying off the top of the WarGames structure,
shattered both his ankles.
So this is an important test for Reed here tonight.
[Pat] Surgeries, recovery, rehabilitation.
So much had to go into him getting back in the ring.
Obviously, he did a lot of hard work to get here,
but now he's aligned alongside the future, Bron Breakker.
[Michael] Now Breakker with a cheap shot.
He's learning quickly from Seth and company.
[Pat] Yeah, pull the hair, rake the eyes.
[Michael] You saw Jey Uso across the ring.
I mean, Gunther, who challenges Uso for the championship next week
in Phoenix live here on Raw, he said it.
He said, "Jey, you're wearing yourself thin."
You know, tag match tonight, of course,
he had the Saturday Night Main Event defense against Logan Paul.
Saturday he's got the team with Cody Rhodes
against Cena and Logan.
Cover now by Breakker on Sami, kick-out.
And then Monday he's gotta defend against Gunther.
And you said it earlier, heavy is the head that wears the crown,
and that's what Uso's going through now.
[Pat] Absolutely, he's world champion for the first time.
He's learning on his path
about what it takes to be great, what it takes to be an icon.
[Michael] Yeah, but why is Jey in this match on Saturday?
I mean, I understand him and Cody are buddies.
They've long known each other.
Jey wants to prove he's a better champion, that he's a fighting champion,
that he doesn't take these shortcuts like John Cena does.
Cody says he needs to save wrestling from John Cena.
John Cena says he's gonna destroy wrestling,
allowing YouTubers like Logan Paul to take over.
So there is a lot at stake Saturday.
[Pat] Those are all the reasons that Jey Uso feels obligated
to wrestle on Saturday in that tag team match.
[Michael] Sami Zayn with a Tornado DDT, and Sami now with an opening.
Can he make a tag to "Main Event" Jey Uso?
[Pat] Bronson Reed stunned.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Tornado DDT from Sami Zayn.
[Michael] Jey patiently waiting his turn, tag made to Breakker.
Here comes the world champion, and Jey Uso looking to pick up the pace.
"Main Event" Jey Uso.
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-[crowd cheering] Yeet! -[Michael] Bang!
I guarantee you,
Gunther is watching this match very carefully tonight,
a week away from a chance to regain his title.
Remember, it was this man, Uso, who tapped out Gunther
at WrestleMania to win his first world championship.
[Pat] I know it's crazy to watch, but they're saying Jey Uso
is getting better as he becomes champion longer.
[Michael] Oh!
[crowd counting]
[Pat] That's that explosivity that Bron Breakker has…
that has everybody talking about the future
of this business on his shoulders.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Just throwing our world champion up in the sky like he's a pizza pie.
[crowd barking]
[Pat] Now the dogs are barking and our champ is down.
[Michael] And Breakker now that 23 mile per hour speed
runs into a big kick from Uso!
What a super kick, cover now by Jey.
Bron's got a kick at two and a half.
[Pat] World heavyweight champ set up Bron Breakker perfectly.
[Michael] This would not bode well
if Breakker and Reed lose their debut tag match together.
[Pat] Jey Uso playing possum, let Bron Breakker build up the speed.
Look at this, the choke that made him the champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And again, Jey Uso, maybe he could tap out Breakker
just like he did Gunther at WrestleMania.
And Bronson Reed with a senton, breaking things up.
[Pat] Sami Zayn now.
[Michael] Big splash in the corner.
-Bronson Reed just wrecking people. -[Pat] Just laying bodies out.
-[Michael] Oh, is this… -[Pat] No, no, no, no, no.
[Michael] Oh, 330 pounds, went for the splash,
and Sami Zayn rolled out of harm's way.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Sami.
[Michael] Bron Breakker sent up over the top.
Sami with eyes in the back of his head.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Launching himself over, uh-oh, Breakker and Reed catching Sami Zayn.
Main Event Jey Uso, suicide dive, everybody's down.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And look who's here
-with a stomp to Jey Uso. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Seth Rollins forces a disqualification.
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] You wondered when Seth Rollins was gonna show up.
[Pat] Seth didn't wanna find out
if Bron and Bronson were gonna get the job done.
[Michael] And Sami Zayn now fighting back against Rollins.
Rollins, right after the World Champ, that'll be his target.
And now Sami Zayn runs into a headbutt by Big Bronson Reed.
And Rollins now barking orders at these two,
saying take them out, take care of them. Sami Zayn now on the announce table.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] Oh no! -[Michael] You gotta be kidding me.
[Pat] No way, you're gonna kill the man.
Get down, Bronson, get down!
And Punk, CM Punk is here!
Punk saves the day. Punk with a steel chair.
Punk saving Zayn, taking out Reed.
Thank goodness for CM Punk, or Sami Zayn would be in a hospital tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Michael] CM Punk told Sami earlier tonight, "I have your back."
In this situation with Rollins and his new running buddies.
[Pat] I mean, I have no idea how this night ends
if CM Punk doesn't save Sami there.
[inaudible]
Back up, back up.
[indistinct yelling]
[Michael] If it wasn't for Punk,
that would have been total and utter destruction.
We know where he's gonna be later tonight. We've got him right where we want him.
Trust me.
[Michael] Sage advice by Rollins
because Punk's in that Triple Threat later tonight
to try to qualify for the Money in the Bank contract ladder match.
Punk better hope Sami and Jey Uso have his back later on.
["Cult of Personality" playing]
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
[Pat chuckles] Could you imagine a Tsunami?
-[Michael] No. -[Pat] Oh my gosh.
[indistinct conversation]
[Morgan] Hey, guys.
Finn, can we talk for a minute?
What's up, Liv?
Bringing Roxanne into the clubhouse while I was gone,
chicken nuggets, shoulder rubs, interfering in our matches.
-I see exactly what you're doing. -[chuckles] Where's all this coming from?
Look, Roxanne, she's just here to help, that's it.
Oh, so I'm imagining it all?
Well, imagination can play tricks on all of us.
-[chuckles] -I think you're frustrated.
You're frustrated because things didn't go your way last week.
Or this week.
But, look, Roxanne, she got me and JD back on track for the tag team titles.
And imagine this, Roxanne wins the Money in the Bank,
and then she goes on to win the Woman's World title
and bring it home to the clubhouse, huh?
Oh yeah, seems like you have everything all planned out, don't you?
[chuckles] Look, there's no plan, there's no plan.
And I get it. Roxanne, she came on a little strong
with the nuggets and the shoulder rubs, I get it.
But you can trust Dom.
It's not Dominik who I don't trust.
Well, trust will come with time.
Give it a chance, okay? Don't worry.
You know what? How about me and you make a plan?
Why don't we send Roxanne out there to be in Raquel's corner tonight?
-That'd be a great idea. -You know what? How about this?
If you want Roxanne around, you can babysit her.
I'll be in Raquel's corner tonight
and you just keep her out of our way, okay?
-Okay. -Great.
Sister, let's get it.
-[McDonagh] Go get it, sis. -Everything okay?
Oh, everything's good, yeah, we were just making some plans.
Okay, I also-- I wanted to apologize too for last week with the chairs situation--
Dom, Dom, say nothing. Water under the bridge, I promise.
All right?
We're good.
["Voyager" playing]
-[Michael] What's Finn up to? -[Pat] They're always in disarray.
Always.
[Michael] Are you buying what Finn's selling?
[Pat] Seems to be selling the same thing for the last… couple of years, I guess.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Yamaguchi, Japan,
-Kairi Sane! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Pirate Princess.
Kairi Sane set for action against Raquel Rodriguez, live on Netflix.
["La Mas Ruda" playing]
[Michael] Kairi Sane, who knocked off Liv Morgan last week,
taking on Liv Morgan's tag team partner, Raquel Rodriguez, here tonight.
-First time ever these two go one-on-one… -[music concludes]
-[bell ringing] -…and it happens live on Netflix.
[Pat] Liv Morgan told us to remind the world
that they're the greatest women's tag team of all time.
[Michael] Well, they probably are.
I mean, four-time Tag Team Champions together.
Raquel won a fifth as well, and now, Kairi Sane,
not gonna overpower Raquel Rodriguez here.
[Pat] Yeah, I don't know if this is a smart strategy,
Raquel would love this.
Kairi's just gonna walk herself into some big shots.
[Michael] And Liv out here telling us all about her friend, Raquel Rodriguez.
[Pat] Liv told us that Kairi's a dummy for trying
to match power with Raquel.
[Michael] She's not a dummy 'cause she knocked off Liv last week,
-but nonetheless… -[speaks Japanese]
…that's when Roxanne was trying to help her, remember?
At least that's the way we saw it.
[Pat] Now, Raquel just hit her with a neckbreaker.
[Michael] Oh, Kairi with a running forearm,
and out goes Raquel.
Kairi Sane telling Liv Morgan to take a hike.
"Get out of my way."
Kairi Sane now, uh-oh, caught by the powerhouse.
[Pat] Holy hell.
[Michael] Look at Raquel just powering Kairi-- Oh, into the apron!
[Pat] Like a baseball bat, swinging Kairi off the ring.
[Pa] Now, Raquel distracted Eddie Orengo, and Liv--
[Michael] She was saying something was wrong with her teeth
and Liv Morgan with a cheap shot on Kairi Sane out here.
[Pat] Liv obviously still frustrated from the loss last week
to Kairi Sane and the loss earlier today.
[Michael] And Raquel quickly into the cover,
-hook of the leg on Kairi… -[crowd counting]
…who kicks out at two.
[Pat] It's gonna be a numbers game anytime you're taking on The Judgment Day.
[Michael] Yeah, we saw that earlier tonight
when Finn and JD were in action.
[Pat] Raquel Rodriguez has enough power to obviously destroy anybody by herself,
but then you add Liv Morgan out here.
[Michael] You know what, she's a champ,
and she's out here supporting her teammates.
There's been a lot of rumors floating around
that ever since Dominik Mysterio won the Intercontinental title,
he's acting all high and mighty and doesn't feel like
he needs to come out here and help the group out at all.
[Pat] Haven't seen Dom in a long time.
[Michael] Cover now by Raquel, hook of the leg.
So you think there's truth to those rumors?
[Pat] I don't know, he's just been back in the clubhouse.
I don't know, since he became the Intercontinental Champion,
maybe he doesn't want to see anybody, but I'm certain that we miss him out here.
Maybe that's what we need to tell him, we miss him out here,
so he'll come show up for The Judgment Day in front of the people.
[Michael] Kairi slips underneath Raquel.
[Pat] Witness from Kairi, this is what she wants to do against Raquel Rodriguez.
[Michael] Yeah, the powerhouse, Rodriguez, tossing Sane into the corner.
[crowd chanting "We want truth"]
[Michael] And now, the big splash in the corner by Raquel Rodriguez,
elbow after elbow, trying to wear down Kairi Sane.
And Liv Morgan loves what she sees here at ringside.
[Pat] Eddie Orengo has his hands full in this match.
Raquel obviously, ready to yell at him at any point.
Liv will get involved anytime she feels necessary.
And Kairi's gotta figure out a way to get past both of them.
-[Michael] Kairi up on Raquel's shoulders… -[Pat] Oh my gosh!
…and planted abdomen first into the top turnbuckle.
[Rodriguez speaks Spanish, grunts]
[Pat] Big smack from Kairi Sane.
[crowd chanting "We want R-Truth"]
[Michael] Big headbutt by Sane, down goes Raquel.
[crowd chanting "We want R-Truth"]
-[Pat] Kairi Sane! -[Michael] Kairi now--
Oh, caught by Rodriguez, there's the power.
Again, Raquel just out-gameplanning Kairi Sane tonight.
[Pat] Up into a suplex, straight power from Raquel.
[Michael] Oh, but Kairi turns it around, and an opportunity now
for Kairi Sane to get back in this match.
[Pat] Raquel Rodriguez caught Kairi Sane with one hand, basically,
powered her up into a suplex.
I think she lost her energy, and Kairi was able to reverse it.
[Michael] Yeah, critical point of this match.
Liv Morgan trying to cheer on her partner, Raquel.
Kairi trying to fight back into this as well.
[Pat] Liv's gonna be a little freaked out.
[crowd chanting "What's up"]
[Michael] I'm not sure if I'm Kairi, I wanna go toe to toe
with Raquel Rodriguez, but she's hanging in there.
[Pat] And that's what's up.
[Michael] Here comes Kairi.
And Sane, bounces off the ropes, ducks underneath.
Kairi Sane now. Nice move, takes Raquel out of the knee.
Take the bigger opponent down, kick right to the back of the neck.
[Pat] Yeah, kinda made Raquel lose her balance there perfectly.
Kairi Sane, game plan working exactly how it's intended.
Chopping down Raquel Rodriguez.
[Michael] Yeah, Kairi relentless in this attack here tonight,
very intense, Kairi Sane.
[yells]
[Pat] Kairi Sane asking Tulsa to get behind her, they are.
[Michael] Kairi able to stop her momentum in the corner,
come back with a drop kick to Raquel.
-Nice blockbuster by Sane. -Come on!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Raquel reeling.
[Michael] And Kairi walking the plank!
Into the corner with a running forearm.
[Pat] Huge forearm from Kairi Sane, who's comfortable in the sky.
[Michael] And going up top for the Insane Elbow,
but Liv Morgan causing the distraction.
-["Tokyo Shock" playing] -[crowd cheers]
[Michael] And here comes the World Champ!
Iyo Sky said, "We're not gonna have any of that tonight."
"I'm out here for my friend, Kairi Sane."
And she's taking the fight to Morgan. They had words earlier on tonight.
[Pat] Raquel has Iyo Sky.
[Michael] Kairi Sane… Oh my goodness!
Raquel bouncing head first off the ring post!
-Kairi Sane up top. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Insane Elbow coming from Kairi!
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] What a win by Sane!
-[bell rings] -["Voyager" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Kairi Sane!
[Michael] Well, maybe Liv Morgan should've swallowed her pride
and listened to Finn Bálor's idea, and bring Roxanne Perez out here.
Things might have went different for Raquel and Liv.
[Pat] Liv's busted open, Raquel just got pinned,
and Kairi Sane has beat the Tag Team Champs.
Can you just give us a moment, please? I gotta talk to him.
[crowd cheering]
Sami, are you all right? That looked very rough.
[scoffs] Hey, what the hell is your problem, huh?
-Oh, you wanna know-- -No, what's your problem with me?
What is your problem with me?
Why are you hovering over me for the last couple of months?
-What is your obsession with me, huh? -Because I think you're a liar!
That's my problem with you! That's why!
I think you lie to them. I think you lie to the people at home.
And worst of all, I think that you lie to yourself.
You could've been a World Champion ten times over
if you did what you knew you really had to do.
Because I know you're capable of doing very terrible things to people.
Sami, you're not a good guy.
You're a bad guy, just like the rest of us.
-You're wrong. -[Kross scoffs]
You know what, Sami?
I might be wrong…
but I might be right too.
-[Michael] A lot for Sami to think about. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Another man who has crossed paths
with Karrion Kross recently, AJ Styles. Our main event's next.
Who's gonna qualify for Money in the Bank live on Netflix?
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] Hey, we're in Tulsa, Oklahoma tonight.
This is the BOK Center, main event upcoming.
Triple Threat match to determine who qualifies on the men's side of things
in Money in the Bank.
[Michael] Then we turn our attention to Saturday.
It'll happen at 3:00 Eastern, 12:00 noon Pacific,
inside the Kia Forum live on the WWE YouTube channel.
It is Worlds Collide.
Tag Team match.
Dalys and Chik Tormenta take on Stephanie Vaquer,
the newest signee of Monday Night Raw, and of course, Lola Vice from NXT.
Big Tag Team matchup as well, Legado Del Fantasma will be in action
against these gentlemen, Psycho Clown, Pagano,
and El Hijo de Dr. Wagner Jr.
Tag Team action at Worlds Collide.
NXT North American Championship Fatal 4-Way match.
Laredo Kid.
Gonna be so much fun to watch him in action
as he takes on Rey Fenix, Je'Von Evans, and Ethan Page,
for Page's North American Championship.
The LWO at Worlds Collide to take on the team of Mr. Iguana,
one of my favorites,
Aero Star, and also Octagón Jr.
[Pat] Yeah, Mr. Iguana's a problem.
Mr. Iguana is a problem, and so is this man.
[Michael] Yeah, El Hijo del Vikingo, the AAA Mega Champion,
will take on Chad Gable at Worlds Collide.
Gable has an opportunity to work twice on Saturday.
[Pat] That's not true.
[Michael] Because then we head over across the parking lot,
over to the Intuit Dome, and of course, Money in the Bank.
This gets underway at 7:00 Eastern, 4:00 on the West Coast.
Cody Rhodes, Jey Uso team up
to take on the WWE Champion John Cena, and Logan Paul.
[Michael] And this one, Pat, has gotten extremely personal.
[Pat] Absolutely. Protégé taking on a mentor.
There's a lot of hate.
Becky Lynch, Lyra Valkyria for the Women's Intercontinental Title
-at Money in the Bank. -[Michael] And the field is set
for the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
Three superstars from Monday Night Raw, three from SmackDown.
An opportunity to win a contract that will grant them a world championship match
whenever they want it.
Now, the men's side of things this coming Saturday, five spots have been filled.
Three men from SmackDown, two from Raw, Rollins and Penta. One will join them.
Our main event is moments away here, live on Monday Night Raw.
Pat and I, along with Wade Barrett, will be at ringside
for Money in the Bank this coming Saturday.
Thanks for all the help on that Worlds Collide stuff.
Yeah, I cannot wait to watch Worlds Collide.
I've been a AAA fan for a long time.
NXT mixing in, it's gonna be electrifying, 3:00 p.m. Eastern.
Yeah, quite the week, because a week from tonight,
Phoenix, Arizona, Monday Night Raw, live on Netflix.
Jey Uso defends the World Heavyweight Championship
against Gunther.
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] Gunther, who now looks to put Uso away with a power bomb.
-One, two… -[Pat] How did Jey kick out of that?
[Wade] Gunther, whatever he expected tonight, it certainly was not this.
[Michael] Jey counters! He'll overpower him all by himself!
Does Jey Uso have a chance for the upset of the year?
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Gunther taps out!
Jey Uso wins the damn title!
[Jey] And if y'all are excited to have Jey Uso
as the World Heavyweight champ, then damn it, let me hear you say, yeet!
[Michael] Main Event Jey Uso is shining brighter than everybody.
[Jey] After 15 years, finally becoming World Champ,
it lit a fire inside of me that ain't never going out.
So I'mma show up every day, put the work in like I always have.
-[pensive music playing] -The unimaginable came true.
Jey Uso, World Heavyweight Champion.
This position is not natural to you.
Because unlike me, you are not a natural champion.
Being a great champion, Jey, doesn't mean you sort out everybody else's problems.
I don't think you have the intellect to carry yourself as a great champion.
-["Clarity" playing] -[Jey] I'm done with everybody
saying my days as champ are numbered.
This title is not given, it's earned, and it's mine.
And if you want it, come take it.
♪ You put these thoughts inside my head Plant the seed and now they spread ♪
[Gunther] I will outclass you and remind you where your place is.
♪ I question if I'm good enough Every time that it gets tough ♪
[Jey] My place? I'm in my place.
I run this place with this on my arm.
♪ Breaking from all the thoughts That are in my head ♪
♪ Replacing you with me instead ♪
I'm gonna make things right. I'm gonna choke you out.
I'm gonna take my Raw Heavyweight Championship.
♪ All the thoughts that are in your head Replacing you with me instead ♪
Me and The Ring General, we gonna run it back.
And I'm gonna walk out of this match the same way
I walked out of WrestleMania, World Heavyweight Champion.
[song concludes]
[exhales]
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -Just listen.
[audience member yelling] Remember who won, Gunther!
You know, Jey, the World Heavyweight Championship
is personal to me.
So I appreciate all the efforts you put into being a champion.
And I can see you really try to be a great champion.
But because you refuse…
to think with your head instead of your heart…
is why I'm gonna take it.
You're a great guy, Jey.
You're selfless in a very selfish business.
Sami needed you tonight, huh?
What's the result?
One week out, not at 100%.
I'm very sure
if Punk gets in trouble tonight, you'll be there for him.
And two days…
before you defend the World Heavyweight Championship
against me,
you compete in a tag team match at Saturday Night's Main Event.
[crowd chanting "You tapped out"]
Because it's important to Cody.
And everybody knows they can bet on their good friend, Jey.
All of that…
is no business of the World Heavyweight Champion.
So I wanna thank you.
Because ever since the day I lost to you at WrestleMania,
I knew I would avenge it.
And right now…
you're making it very, very easy for me.
Jey, in one week, the party is over.
Three letters, one word.
Tap.
See you next week, G.
[Michael] Well, Pat, Gunther makes a lot of good points there.
In fact, Jey is teaming with Cody Rhodes this Saturday
-at Money in the Bank in Los Angeles… -[crowd cheering, applauding]
…against John Cena and Logan Paul.
And then, of course, the big title defense a week from tonight.
["Phenomenal" playing]
[Michael] Main event time.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a Money in the Bank qualifying
Triple Threat match.
Introducing first, from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[Michael] AJ Styles, an opportunity to get to Los Angeles.
Punk and El Grande Americano stand in his way live on Netflix.
♪ I'm a mack truck Don't get run over ♪
♪ We some country boys Working overtime for it ♪
-["El Grande" playing] -[Pat] El Grande Americano
has made his way to the ring here in beautiful Tulsa, Oklahoma.
[Michael] Uncanny resemblance to the Olympic performer.
[Pat] He's in great shape,
just like Chad Gable and many other professional wrestlers.
-[crowd chanting "CM Punk"] -["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Pat] Why don't you look this guy in his eyes, Cole?
[crowd cheering]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
It's clobberin' time!
[Alicia] And their opponent, from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
CM Punk!
[Michael] Triple Threat match to determine the final spot
of the men's qualifying…
in the men's Money in the Bank matchup, this is a qualifying match.
Getting thrown off by this capacity crowd singing CM Punk's song here tonight.
Nonetheless, one of these men will join LA Knight, Penta, Rollins,
Solo Sikoa, and Andrade in the men's Money in the Bank
contract ladder match this coming Saturday.
Triple Threat rules, no count out, no disqualification.
First man to get pitfall or submission will win this match.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Pat] Gotta think El Grande Americano has the advantage.
[Michael] Well, you know what referee Shawn Bennett's doing here
at the request of both Punk and AJ Styles.
He's making sure that El Grande Americano doesn't have that silly metal plate
that he always hides behind his mask to win matches.
[Pat] He better be checking everybody for metal plates.
And again, there's no disqualification, we get that.
But smart move by Punk and AJ to make sure that El Grande
doesn't have an unfair advantage as this matchup gets underway.
And now both men will go after El Grande Americano.
[Pat] Seems a little targeted there by…
CM Punk, AJ Styles, and the ref, I don't want to get into that too much,
but El Grande Americano is certainly up against it.
[Michael] El Grande Americano, of course,
has never been in a Money in the Bank contract ladder match, because…
[Pat] Did you hear what CM Punk said? He said, "Come on, Chad."
[Michael] Yeah, well, of course.
[Pat] He believes the same thing you do,
which I don't think a lot of people are on the same page as you guys.
[Michael] I think a lot of people believe that.
[Pat] CM Punk, AJ Styles just gave a little bit of love to each other.
Let's do this, boys.
[Michael] CM Punk looking to qualify for the fourth Money in the Bank
contract ladder match in his career, the first in 11 years.
Remember, he went back to back, only man to do it, 2008, 2009.
Punk won back to back Money in the Bank contract ladder matches.
And now CM Punk, looks like he lost a tooth.
[Pat] Yeah, that was a big time drop kick there by AJ Styles as--
El Grande Americano.
[Michael] I don't know why Chad doesn't wrestle as him all the time.
[Pat] It's not Chad Gable, that's El Grande Americano.
[Michael] He won at WrestleMania, of course knocked off Rey Fenix.
-[Pat] Look at this. -[Michael] Now he sends AJ
across the ring.
[Pat] El Grande Americano's got moves we've never seen before.
Kinda came out of nowhere, to be honest.
[Michael] Well, there's a reason Chad went on that sabbatical late last year.
Went down to Mexico to find the reason that he couldn't beat--
Oh, and running knee by Punk.
Couldn't beat luchadores and apparently picked up a lot of tips.
[Michael] Oh, goodness, AJ.
Right off the post.
[Pat] He's almost thrown out of the ring by CM Punk there.
Well, Punk came out, started the show tonight, and…
said how important this is to him,
an opportunity to win another world championship.
Sami Zayn expressed to Punk
that this is a must win situation for Punk tonight.
An opportunity to stop Rollins,
who's already qualified for Money in the Bank.
Styles now taken out by El Grande Americano.
[Pat] So clever, so "cheeky,"
I believe is what the Europeans call El Grande Americano.
[Michael] And I think Punk is gonna expose
to the world that Chad Gable is actually under that mask.
[Pat] That's disrespectful to the luchadores.
[Michael] Well, if you're a real luchador, it is.
I don't believe there's much tradition
when it comes to the El Grande Americano legend
and lore and the wearing of his mask.
[Pat] He was on a press tour.
[Michael] He's as much a luchador as Nacho Libre was, please.
And look at this now, El Grande Americano taking out CM Punk.
[Pat] Wait a minute.
[Michael] And now El Grande sends Styles right across our announce table.
[Pat] El Grande Americano is a powerhouse.
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] In our main event tonight, it's about the final man
to qualify for Saturday's Money in the Bank contract ladder match.
AJ Styles getting back into the fight.
El Grande Americano has been dominating this match so far
with Punk involved as well.
[Pat] He's been taking out both men.
El Grande Americano wants to go to Money in the Bank.
-AJ Styles. -[Michael] Nice back suplex delivered.
Both men down, and Punk may have an opportunity.
Remember, Sami Zayn told Punk earlier tonight, this is a must win.
You have to prevent Rollins from winning the briefcase.
There's the elbow by Punk,
and all three men suffering in this match with so much on the line.
The opportunity to join LA Knight,
Solo Sikoa, and Andrade from SmackDown, Seth Rollins, and…
of course, Penta have already qualified from Monday Night Raw.
[Pat] Big rights from CM Punk.
[Michael] Dips underneath, delivers the spinning neckbreaker.
And Punk now hobbling on one leg, but still effective with a running knee.
-[Pat] Vintage. -[Michael] Across to the other side.
El Grande takes out Punk, AJ Styles sending Punk…
into El Grande Americano who just sent Styles across the ring.
-[Pat] El Grande Americano. -[Michael] Cover now.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] And-- Oh.
Breaking things up is Punk in this Triple Threat match.
You know, Gable has never held a singles championship in WWE.
With the Money in the Bank, you have an opportunity to do just that.
[Pat] El Grande Americano's ability to adapt.
[crowd chanting "He's Chad Gable, no he's not"]
-[Pat] "No, he's not." -[Michael] "He's Chad Gable."
-[Michael] That's what they're saying. -[Pat] No, he's not.
[Michael] And El Grande from the top rope, cross body, roll through by Punk.
Punk looking to power, and he--
And remember the bad leg, but he's able to balance on it.
Put him in position for the GTS, AJ Styles from behind.
Styles takes out both men.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] AJ Styles going to Money in the Bank!
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Cover, and a kick out by Punk.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] And now a cover on El Grande Americano who kicks out.
[Pat] Got check time here.
[crowd chanting "We want truth"]
[Michael] Massive opportunity for one of these men.
AJ Styles looking to put Americano away, looking for the Styles Clash.
Picking the ankle.
That looks like Chad Gable into the ankle lock.
[Pat] A lot of people have done the ankle lock in the history of the WWE.
-[Michael] Even I did. And Punk now. -[Pat] El Grande Americano.
[Michael] Sending El Grande into Punk.
Punk looks to deliver with Go to Sleep, but he's caught,
intercepted by Americano.
Ankle lock now on Punk.
-No, no! -[speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] Is Punk gonna tap out?
Rolls through Americano, caught by Styles.
Styles now in position. Styles Clash.
-AJ Styles head to Los Angeles. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] CM Punk breaking things up.
[Pat] Jeez.
[Michael] What a match. Styles Clash. So close, Pat.
-[Pat] So close. -[crowd counting]
[Pat] CM Punk was down, that could have been it.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] Indeed it is,
as these three men battle it out in the Triple Threat match.
AJ Styles, that's vintage Styles there.
And now CM Punk dunks underneath into a neckbreaker.
-Punk cover. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Breaking things up is El Grande Americano.
[Pat] So hard to get a win in a Triple Threat match.
So damn difficult.
[Michael] First man to gain pinfall or submission wins this,
goes to LA on Saturday.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Pat] CM Punk taking El Grande Americano up to the high rent district.
[Michael] Punk now, and now AJ Styles, critical moment in this match.
[Pat] Oh!
[Michael] Styles… Punk's trying to fight out of this.
[Pat] He's able to…
[Michael] Looking for the Go to Sleep now on Styles is Punk.
Nice take down by Punk, jackknife cover now.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Two count. El Grande Americano.
AJ managed to get his shoulders up,
and then El Grande Americano into the cover, kick out by Styles.
[Pat] AJ Styles levitated his body up to kick out,
and what did he get in return? El Grande Americano with a moonsault.
[Michael] Chad-Gable-like moonsault, misses.
Punk now.
Go to Sleep connects. Punk, can he cover?
-Punk into the cover. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Oh, and shades of last week with Sami Zayn,
tonight Bron Breakker costs Punk the match.
And Reed and Breakker pounding away on CM Punk.
[Pat] No rules, no disqualification.
[Michael] And Gunther was right, Jey Uso couldn't help himself.
Him and Sami coming out here to the aid of CM Punk.
AJ Styles was going for the Phenomenal Forearm
and Bronson Reed backed into him and took him out.
[Pat] Might have hyperextended his knee there, AJ Styles.
Now, his attention is turned.
[Michael] And now Styles top rope taking everybody out.
Everybody's down, remember no disqualifications,
no count-outs.
[crowd cheering, chanting]
[Michael] And check out.
AJ Styles now up to the apron now.
Styles measuring his man.
Styles looking for the Phenomenal Forearm and a headbutt by El Grande Americano.
-That headbutt took out Styles. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] El Grande Americano's going to Money in the Bank.
-["El Grande" playing] -[Alicia] Here is your winner,
El Grande Americano!
[Michael] Chad Gable's working double duty on Saturday.
[Pat] Chad Gable's at Worlds Collide,
and El Grande Americano is in Money in the Bank.
What a win.
[Michael] El Grande Americano knocks off Punk and Styles
after Reed, and Breakker, and Uso, and Sami all got involved.
And the field is now set for the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match,
coming Saturday.
[Pat] El Grande Americano.
[Michael] And meanwhile, Punk's irate.
Punk now taking out his frustrations on Bron Breakker.
Seth Rollins now coming down. I was wondering where he was.
Rollins isn't through yet.
Rollins won't forget what Punk did to him last week.
Punk fighting back.
[Pat] CM Punk thinking of a GTS.
[Michael] And a spear to Punk by Breakker. The insurance policy pays off.
[crowd barking]
Sami Zayn back into the fight.
And big Bronson Reed just steamrolling Zayn.
[Pat] Lot of meat out here.
Bronson and Bron Breakker unleashed like two rabid dogs.
[Michael] And Rollins with a stomp to Zayn.
[Pat] In those steel toed boots, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] And a stomp to Punk.
-Jey Uso back into the fight. -[crowd] Yeet!
[Michael] But the number's too much for Jey.
Breakker with a spear.
And with Jey-- And now a stomp to Jey Uso.
Rollins seeks power,
absolute power, and he's on his way.
-[Pat] Oh, we've seen this before. -[Michael] Oh.
Well, Gunther, Jey Uso should have listened to Gunther.
Gunther warned him.
You're spreading your-- Tsunami!
[Pat] Oh no.
He's got a tag team match on Saturday. Gunther, next Monday.
[Michael] Tsunami!
Who's gonna be able to stop Seth Rollins at Money in the Bank?
Who's gonna be able to stop his march to the world title?
And for Jey Uso, things are looking bleak.
Heading into his title match Monday against Gunther.
[crowd jeering]
[crowd cheering] title match Monday against Gunther.