[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
["Ganeni" playing]
[Michael] This is the bustling metropolis of Riyadh, crown jewel of the desert,
the capital city of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Welcome, ladies and gentlemen, to WWE's Night of Champions.
["Survivor" playing]
[Triple H] Just the hospitality here, the people are amazing.
The country is amazing. What an incredible night.
It feels like the crowd somehow exceeds their own bar
every time that we come here.
♪ It's hard for me to take control, baby ♪
[Michael] Now we get down to business in the finals of the King of the Ring.
♪ Maybe I'm not typical… ♪
-[Michael] Oh, no, Cody's in position. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And he's second-guessing himself.
No! Oh, my God!
[Michael] Took too long. Cody Rhodes avoided it.
Ribs first into the exposed steel!
Cross Rhodes by Cody!
Cody Rhodes!
And Cody gets it, Cody wins!
[Michael] Is King of the Ring!
♪ You can put me through ♪
♪ Fire, a tidal wave… ♪
-[Michael] Sami Zayn with a miracle! -[bell ringing]
♪ Liars, enemies… ♪
[Michael] All the way! Riptide!
[Ripley] My message to the locker room is watch out.
-[bell ringing] -I'm just getting started.
♪ Higher and higher… ♪
[Michael] Fatu against Sikoa for the United States Championship.
♪ I'm a survivor… ♪
[Michael] Tanga Loa is back!
Who the hell is that?
[Wade] He's gotta be about seven-foot-tall, this guy!
[Michael] Solo Sikoa wins the United States Championship!
I've been giving and giving. Now, it's my turn to take.
[Wade] Asuka, Jade Cargill.
[Mark] The following is the finals of the Queen of the Ring tournament!
♪ 'Cause I'm bigger and better than you I'm ready to do what I do… ♪
-[Wade] Jade Cargill… -[bell ringing]
[Wade] …is your Queen of the Ring!
[Cargill] Don't let them tell you who you are. You show them.
[Triple H] CM Punk and John Cena,
two generational stars coming together one last time.
♪ I'll never crumble, I'll never lose It's time to pay my dues ♪
♪ You can put me through ♪
♪ Fire, a tidal wave Nothing in the world's gonna stop me ♪
[Michael] Maybe the fans are starting to get to him.
GTS! Cena kicks at two!
Oh, no!
♪ Liars, enemies ♪
-Ooh! -Hell no!
♪ They can never take what's inside me … ♪
[Michael] Punk is down and out.
Rollins has called for the official!
John Cena not gonna allow it to happen!
Attitude Adjustment to Rollins!
[Wade] Penta!
[Michael] Sami Zayn!
[Wade] Well, that has changed the game, hasn't it?
♪ Fire, a tidal wave Nothing in the world's gonna stop me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Punk was ready!
Rollins clocking Punk!
Punk, kick out! Kick out!
-[Michael] Damn it, Cena! Cena steals it! -[bell ringing]
Rollins has screwed CM Punk!
[song concludes]
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] Well, Sami Zayn not only silenced Karrion Kross,
but he also mixed it up with Seth Rollins' crew
at Night of Champions.
As did this man, Penta.
Sami and Penta team up tonight
versus "Big" Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker live!
The New Day are the World Tag Team Champions.
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods defend those titles live tonight
versus Bálor and McDonagh of The Judgment Day.
And The Celtic Warrior is going to be in a banger tonight.
Former friends, long-time rivals, mix it up.
Sheamus versus Rusev, live.
♪ Ain't no watchin' me, no in the scope ♪
[Michael] This is Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steel City.
And tonight, we are sold out.
14,033 WWE fans are on hand at PPG Paints Arena,
home to Monday Night Raw live on Netflix.
♪ That's a vibe That's a one-of-one, yeah ♪
♪ Fill her tongue, yeah Make you numb, can you run? ♪
♪ Can you come? ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Find the moon, find somе fun ♪
[song concludes]
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
♪ This is my brutality ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
♪ Look at my eyes Look a, look alive, live ♪
♪ Look at my eyes This is do or die, die… ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Rhea Ripley!
[Michael] Michael Cole and Corey Graves at ringside tonight.
And, Corey, I had the opportunity to speak with Rhea Ripley earlier today
about her Street Fight victory over Raquel Rodriguez on Saturday.
She said it was the most painful,
the most physical match that she has been a part of.
But she is extremely proud
of what she accomplished at Night of Champions.
[Corey] You can see by the million-dollar grin
on the face of Rhea Ripley
that you're gonna have to put a stake through her heart
to stop her from stepping inside of a ring.
What a battle that was in Riyadh.
♪ I'll leave you six feet deep ♪
♪ Brutality… ♪
[Michael] And now, Rhea kicks us off tonight
on Monday Night Raw.
♪ Look at my eyes This is do or die, die… ♪
[Corey] Even in victory, Rhea is still moving a little gingerly,
definitely feeling the effects of Saturday's brutality
at Night of Champions.
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
[inaudible]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Mami"]
Welcome to Monday Night Mami! [laughs]
[crowd cheering]
Now that Raquel and The Judgment Day are behind me,
and hopefully for good this time…
I'm stuck wondering what is next for Rhea Ripley?
And with Evolution just around the corner,
I feel like I need to start getting my priorities straight.
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] A rousing ovation for the Women's World Champion,
Iyo Sky.
[yells indistinctly]
[Michael] She's been champion since before WrestleMania, Corey,
when she shocked the world by knocking off Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] As well as Bianca Belair
in a match that some would say stole the entire WrestleMania weekend.
And I assure you, Rhea has not forgotten. That is sticking in her craw.
What is Iyo up to tonight?
[crowd chanting "Iyo"]
Rhea.
You cannot have Evolution…
without Iyo Sky.
[crowd cheering]
But you are wrong about one thing.
You are not on top.
Not without this.
And because I have this…
Adam Pearce told me…
that I can choose who to defend
the Women's World Championship against at Evolution.
[speaking Japanese]
[crowd cheering]
[speaks Japanese]
[yells in Japanese, chuckles]
And I want to defend against the best.
And that means defending
against Rhea Ripley.
[crowd cheering]
Iyo… I have nothing but respect for you.
And if that is what you want…
then I just want you to know that I'm gonna stop at nothing
to get this back.
[crowd cheering]
So…
if that's what you want, Iyo…
I just want you to know…
that what happens at Evolution…
that's what you wanted.
So, at Evolution…
Rhea Ripley versus Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship.
[crowd cheering]
You're on.
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Michael] What a gutsy move by Iyo Sky
to challenge the former champion Rhea Ripley
a week from Sunday at Evolution.
[Corey] Maybe Iyo feels she solved the Rhea enigma at WrestleMania,
but will lightning strike twice for Iyo Sky?
♪ Re-kill all of the devils in me ♪
[music fades]
[crowd cheering]
Bring The Judgment Day where they belong.
[speaks indistinctly]
AJ, read the doctor's note, I am injured.
And unfortunately, I had a little bit of a setback,
-so I'm still not cleared. -Hmm.
But I know you wouldn't believe me, so I had Adam Pearce verify and authorize
that if you lay a finger on me before I'm cleared,
you'll never get your title match, doctor's orders.
Huh.
So, you wanna pull out your little glasses and read this or what?
-My little glasses, huh? -[chews]
Not cleared.
Give me that.
[crowd laughing]
Yep, right here, doctor says you're a punk ass.
[chuckles] Yeah, I can't wait till you get cleared.
You're gonna get what's coming to you.
I'm gonna take that icy title away from you.
And I'm gonna beat you so bad…
you'll need more than a note from your doctor.
Lucky I'm not cleared, I don't like hitting the elderly anyways.
How about now?
Not cleared, can't touch me. Doctor's orders, AJ.
MC Hammer, "Can't Touch This."
[Michael] Dominik should just keep his mouth shut.
He's not gonna be injured forever.
[Corey] You gotta have a little sympathy for a guy suffering from a broken heart.
He's gonna be okay one of these days, he needs some time.
["Rulers Of The World" playing]
♪ Better than all 'em ♪
♪ Comin' back to put the pain on 'em ♪
♪ 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 they mouths ♪
♪ Judgment goin' down, head bussin'… ♪
[Michael] Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh look to win back
the world tag team titles.
Coming up next live from Pittsburgh on Netflix,
The Judgment Day versus The New Day with the gold on the line.
♪ In the lead, never lack Go against us and it's poppin' ♪
♪ They mad 'cause they know We 'bout to rock it… ♪
["New Day's World" playing]
[Michael] Tag Team Championship time, live on Netflix.
♪ We grindin' harder Than the rest of y'all ♪
-♪ It's a New Day, you don't get to talk ♪ -♪ It's our show, so respect the boss ♪
-♪ We goin' harder than you ever saw ♪ -♪ Goin' harder than we were before ♪
-[song concludes] -[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
the World Tag Team Championship.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Introducing first, the challengers,
at a combined weight of 385 pounds.
The team of Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh,
-The Judgment Day. -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] And their opponents,
at a combined weight of 417 pounds,
they are the World Tag Team
Champions,
Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston,
-The New Day. -[crowd booing]
[Michael] Well, as I…
-New Day! -…mentioned a little bit earlier on,
I'm sort of shocked to actually see The New Day in a match.
They've only wrestled twice since winning the tag team titles
from The War Raiders back at WrestleMania.
[Corey] You keep bringing this up with some sort of implication
that Kofi and Woods haven't wanted to defend their Tag Team Championships.
[crowd chanting "New Day suck"]
[Corey] It's just been a lack of quality opposition in their opinion.
[Michael] Well, we'll see what the opposition brings tonight
in the form of The Judgment Day.
Fifth time in tag team action, these teams have met.
Third time for the world tag team titles.
-Back in September of last year… -[bell ringing]
…the last time they met in tag team action,
The Judgment Day actually beat The New Day
with the tag titles on the line.
So here we go, Finn Bálor will start things off against Kofi Kingston,
two of the more decorated athletes in WWE today.
-And look at this, that is… -[inaudible]
-…that is actually a piece of bread. -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] And I'll explain this to you, cause I was talking
to Xavier Woods earlier today.
He was telling me, Corey, that Finn Bálor hasn't had carbs in weeks,
so he may need some energy for this match.
[Corey] Well, if you have functional eyes, you'll realize that Bálor has more abs
than I have fingers on my hands.
But it's not a time for a peace offering. You gotta be ready for battle.
-The tag team titles are on the line. -[Michael] Oh!
You're saying they were trying to break bread together.
[Corey chuckles]
[Michael] I'm just trying to figure out where you're coming from, I get it.
And now, Bálor backs into the corner. Not often that you're speechless.
As Kofi Kingston now takes over in this matchup.
Gonna see a clean break now from these two teams.
[laughs] Obviously not.
[inaudible]
[Corey] You know, I've been singing the praises of The New Day since day one.
I mean, I think, they're arguably the greatest tag team.
[Michael laughing] Wait a minute, what are you talking about?
Singing their praises?
I've worked out here with you for years and years.
I've never heard you say a nice thing about 'em.
[Corey] You haven't been paying attention.
But the fact is, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston are great.
-[Michael] Uh-oh! -[Corey] Beautiful sunset flip roll
-through Bálor, -[Michael] Bang!
[Corey] Maybe the greatest duo in tag team history.
[Michael] There's no doubt about that.
You mentioned before, 12-time Tag Champs, one-time NXT Tag Team Champions.
But this all-new attitude is really getting to a lot of people.
And remember, the man who's responsible for a lot of this,
the man who Sami Zayn beat at Night of Champions Saturday,
Karrion Kross, who got in The New Day's ear
a number of months ago.
-[Corey] I think Kofi Kingston… -[Michael] Cover by McDonagh, kick-out.
[Corey] …should be thanking Karrion Kross
because they changed their point of view, they changed their mindset,
their entire mentality, and look where they are.
At the top of the tag team mountain holding gold, that's what it's all about.
[Michael] Now, the man who calls himself the Irish Ace, JD McDonagh…
-[crowd chanting "New Day suck"] -…tremendous athlete,
goes to work for The Judgment Day.
First time they've battled for the title since they lost them to The War Raiders
back in December, for The Judgment Day.
[Corey] And able to put the brakes on momentarily.
Kofi sent to the floor, surefooted as usual.
-Here comes JD. Whoa! Whoa! -[Michael] Oh! And right to the face.
He about decapitated Cody.
-Uh, Kofi. -[Corey] And one to match for Woods.
[Michael] And now JD-- Oh! And Kofi Kingston gets back in it.
And Kingston makes the tag. And here's Xavier Woods now.
-[Kingston] Get him, Woodsy! -[Corey] It's that seamless tag team work
-that makes The New Day so great. -[Michael] Oh! Right to the back.
[Corey] That might do it.
[Michael] JD McDonagh in trouble, Xavier Woods has turned the tables.
[Bálor] Come on, JD!
[Corey] That's the Xavier Woods strut, made famous by Xavier Woods…
-[Michael chuckles] Okay. -…no matter what anybody tells you.
[Michael] Kofi Kingston flying off the top rope,
cover to retain the world tag team titles on McDonagh, and a kick-out.
Judgment Day looking to win the gold here tonight.
If they do, they'll join Dominik Mysterio of their group
as the Intercontinental Championship.
And of course, Raquel Rodriguez, one of the Tag Team Champions.
Her partner Liv Morgan out for months now with a shoulder injury.
We expect a decision from General Managers Aldis and Pearce tonight
about what will happen to the Women's tag team titles.
[Corey] You know what it would do for the morale
in The Judgment Day clubhouses, everybody just dripping in gold.
That's what we could be seeing after tonight.
[Michael] Yeah, Judgment Day who admittedly fell on some hard times
over the past couple of months.
It's interesting that they've built a little momentum since Liv's been out.
-That's not-- -[Corey] There you go--
[Michael] That's not my opinion. That's what I hear in the locker room.
[Corey] Oh, okay.
[Michael] That's what the whispers in the locker room are.
[Corey] Those are your feet under the stall all the time.
[Michael] And Woods-- McDonagh really needs to make a tag.
He's gone through a lot of punishment in the hands of The New Day.
Oh, wow! what a counter.
[Corey] Tremendous counter by McDonagh, driving Woods face first.
Both superstars with an opportunity to tag in their fresher partner.
[Michael] Yeah, sold out tonight in Pittsburgh, over 14,000 on hand
for this World Tag Team Championship opportunity.
Kofi Kingston's the legal man.
Grabbing the legs of McDonagh, not allowing him to make a tag…
-[Corey] Wait! Oh, oh, oh. -[Michael] …momentarily,
[Corey] Now, the tag's made, here's Bálor.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Finn Bálor fired up.
[Corey] Like Bálor was shot out of a cannon, running on adrenaline.
-Stomping holes through The New Day. -[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] Bálor from behind. -[Michael] Down goes Kingston.
-Cover now by Finn for the win. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And a kick-out.
[Corey] Finn needs to keep his foot on the gas pedal.
Bálor's got The New Day reeling.
Kofi looking like he's in trouble in the corner.
Vicious chop across the chest.
[Michael] And Bálor feeding off this capacity crowd here.
Kofi, right there, classic Kingston.
Bálor reeling, Kofi gonna go to the top rope,
has to roll through here.
Bálor's got him where he wants him, misses wildly.
-Oh! There's the sling blade. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Bálor got all of it.
Could be time for celebration in the clubhouse.
[Michael] And Kofi-- Oh!
Stopping Bálor in his tracks.
[Corey] Finn was likely looking for that shotgun dropkick
he uses to such great effect.
But Kofi Kingston, a half a step ahead of the first ever Universal Champion
in WWE, Finn Bálor.
[Michael] Tag made to Woods and tag made to McDonagh.
McDonagh and Woods, the fresh man.
Xavier launched out and over the top rope to the floor.
And JD now, that springboard moonsault, takes out Xavier.
[Corey] Fantastic hang time from McDonagh.
Champion's advantage in effect, Judgement Day understand.
[Michael] Moonsault from the top rope, this time he got caught.
Woods got his boots up into the face of JD McDonagh.
-And Xavier looking to capitalize. -[Corey] I don't know if Woods realizes
Finn Bálor's the legal man for the Judgment Day.
[Michael] Bálor made the tag,
and that's why the referee isn't counting here.
-And now-- -[Corey] And this is totally legal, Cole.
-[Michael] Of course it is. -[Corey] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Bálor went for the Coup De Grâce,
-but he hit his own partner. -[Corey] Oh!
-Disaster. -[Michael] To retain, Finn kicks out.
-[Corey] Woods muscles up Bálor… -[Michael] Oh, no.
-…into The New Day corner. -[Michael] They used to do this
with their former buddy Big E.
And they hit it, the Midnight Hour
-cover for the win. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And a kick-out at two, Bálor stays alive.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] The look of disbelief on the face of Kofi and Xavier.
[Michael] They thought they had retained the world tag team titles
with the Midnight Hour, it wasn't to be.
[crowd chanting "New Day suck"]
[Michael] Bálor in a terrible way here.
Kofi measuring his man, looking for the Trouble in Paradise.
Finn able to duck underneath, waistlock, standing switch by Kingston.
And Bálor lands on his shoulders and a kick-out at two.
[Corey] McDonagh from the outside caught Kingston with a right.
[Michael] And it may be enough to put him away,
and Kofi's got a kick at two.
And, oh, now lifting him from behind with a championship.
-[Corey] Our official had no idea. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Bálor still kicks out.
Well, The Judgment Day cheated on one side and New Day did it on the other.
-[Corey] An eye for an eye. -[Michael] And neither paid off.
[Corey] Next level chicanery from The New Day.
But The Judgment Day remain in this championship battle.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Corey] This is the point in the matchup where you're the champions,
the doubt might start seeping into your mind.
[Michael] And now, it's Kofi Kingston.
[exclaims] Bounced off the top rope, forcing Woods to lose his balance.
Opportunity now for Bálor, perhaps.
[Corey] Nasty landing for Xavier. Kofi in all types of trouble.
-Can Finn make a tag? He does. -[Michael] And JD McDonagh now legal.
Xavier Woods hasn't recovered on the top rope.
And now, using Kofi Kingston to his advantage. McDonagh up top.
[Corey] Oh, no. Oh, no.
[Michael] Spanish fly from the top!
McDonagh covers, Kofi saves the tag team gold.
[Michael] What a match.
And a cheap shot to Bálor, knocks him off the apron.
Nobody home.
-Sling blade. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Now Woods, McDonagh all alone inside the ring.
[Michael] Hit to the face, Bálor. Tag.
JD McDonagh, gonna go up top. McDonagh hits the moonsault!
Now, it's Bálor's turn. Legal man, Finn Bálor, Coup de Grâce.
-[crowd cheering, screaming] -[Michael] Cover.
[crowd counting] One, two, three!
-[Michael] We got new Tag Team Champions. -[bell ringing]
["Rulers Of The World" playing]
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Alicia] Here are your winners
and new World Tag Team Champions!
Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh, The Judgment Day.
[Michael] What did you say earlier, Corey? The Judgment Day is dripping in gold.
[Corey] I said I didn't like The New Day's chances tonight.
Unfortunately, Kingston and Woods faltered,
a massive Spanish fly from the top for McDonagh.
But somehow, Xavier Woods survived with the assist from Kofi Kingston.
Kofi would take a high risk.
Unfortunately, it did not pay dividends. Sling blade by Bálor.
Back inside of the ring after a moonsault from JD.
The Coup de Grâce from Finn Bálor, right on the money.
Head to the pay window
and collect your tag team titles en route.
Congratulations to McDonagh and Bálor, and "Dirty" Dom for that matter.
-There is cause-- -[Michael] What did he do?
-[Corey] Moral support. -We got all the gold.
[Michael] For the second time, JD McDonagh…
[fireworks explode]
[Michael] …and Finn Bálor are World Tag Team Champions.
And Corey, maybe your buddies, The New Day,
should wrestle more than once a month. Maybe they were a bit rusty.
[Corey] I don't know if I'm a believer in ring-rust.
One thing's for sure is that New Day are gonna get together,
they're gonna re-strategize, they're gonna replan their games
and reassume the climb up the mountain.
Well, they've done it a number of times in their career,
can't doubt them now. Well, ladies and gentlemen,
we wanna revisit last week's Women's Intercontinental Championship title match,
Bayley versus Becky.
-[music fades] -[Michael] It was a great matchup, Corey,
when Lyra Valkyria would come down seemingly to make sure
that Becky Lynch didn't try to cheat to win another matchup.
[Corey] And the wily veteran Becky Lynch knew exactly what was at stake.
Champion's advantage in effect,
disqualification would cause Bayley to lose her opportunity.
As Bayley seemed to be closing in on victory, Lyra had finally had enough
and was out for vengeance
-at the expense of The Man. -[bell ringing]
[Corey] But unfortunately,
cost Bayley the Intercontinental Championship opportunity in the process.
[Michael] Yeah, Becky Lynch drawing Lyra Valkyria into the fight.
-This was my match! -[Michael] Becky retains the championship.
Bayley was extremely emotional. Let's head over to Jackie Redmond.
Cole, Graves, thank you so much. I'm backstage with Bayley.
Bayley, after all of the chaos of last week
with Lyra Valkyria and Becky Lynch, where is your head at now?
I mean, are you still focused on another opportunity
-for the Intercontinental Championship? -Yes. Yes, that doesn't change.
I mean, do I wish I was standing here
as your new Women's Intercontinental Champion?
Yes, I should have been,
but Lyra had to get involved in my business, okay?
That's not gonna change why I came back to get my hands on Becky Lynch.
-And what I'm going to do-- [scoffs] -[Valkyria] Hey.
Wow, okay, so you can't text me back, you won't talk to me,
but you'll talk about me in interviews. That's really where we're at now, huh?
Lyra, is this just what you're gonna do every week? Interrupt my business?
Okay, look, if you're here to apologize, I don't wanna hear it.
I was, I was gonna apologize. I don't even know who you are anymore.
I keep hoping things will go back
to the way they were with us before WrestleMania,
-but you just won't let that happen. -Okay.
You actually think I went out there to sabotage you last week, don't you?
That's what it seemed like.
Do you have any idea what's been happening since you were gone?
Things might not be personal between us. It's not personal. It's not personal.
It's personal between me and Becky, okay?
Okay, and it's not personal between me and Becky?
She took me out before WrestleMania. This has been going on for ten years.
Ten years, so this is all about you and Becky now?
No, it's not all about me. But you need to understand.
-You mind your own business, okay? -I was the first one around here!
[overlapping arguing]
That's enough! Enough!
Look, I had a feeling it was gonna go this way.
So I went ahead and arranged for you two to settle it in the ring tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -While I'm cooking, let's spice things up.
Whoever wins is the new number one contender
to the Intercontinental Championship. How does that sound?
That sounds great. See you in the ring, friend.
[scoffs]
-Happy Monday. -[scoffs]
[Michael] High stakes for Bayley and Lyra tonight,
as this man, The Celtic Warrior, Sheamus, prepares for a brawl.
Sheamus, Rusev, live tonight.
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
♪ Make it work, make it Make it work, make it ♪
♪ Giving everybody what they came to see ♪
[music concludes]
[crowd chanting "Goldberg"]
["Dominate" playing]
[Jim] We have never seen a man quite like this.
[Michael] The greatest champion in WCW history.
♪ Here we go!… ♪
[commentator 1] You're not gonna find any man in any sport
more intense than Goldberg.
[Jerry] Goldberg's accelerator is stuck on full speed ahead.
[Heenan] I'd take Goldberg over Godzilla.
♪ The sun don't rise, the sun don't set ♪
♪ It's just the world spinning Think about it ♪
♪ You sacrifice to be the best ♪
♪ There's a price to winning Think about it… ♪
Who's next?
♪ There's nothing more dangerous Than a man with something to prove ♪
♪ And nothing to lose ♪
♪ There's nothing more dangerous Than a man with nothing to lose… ♪
[commentator 1] Goldberg remains unbeaten.
[Heenan] Fifty-six and O.
Seventy-seven.
♪ Ring the bell! Storm the gates… ♪
[commentator 1] One hundred and O.
-♪ I will dominate ♪ -♪ Dominate ♪
-♪ Through the pain ♪ -♪ Through the pain ♪
♪ Mine to give, mine to take I was made to dominate… ♪
[Heenan] The first undefeated man in the history of this sport
to ever win the World Championship.
[commentator 2] Goldberg, go raw!
♪ I came to conquer, on to the next ♪
♪ My self-control, to self-respect ♪
-♪ To see me coming ♪ -♪ See me coming ♪
-♪ Feel the threat ♪ -♪ Feel the threat ♪
-♪ Get under your skin ♪ -♪ Under your skin ♪
♪ And into your head, I will dominate… ♪
[Jim] Goldberg has climbed to the top of the most elite mountain!
♪ Storm the gates ♪
-♪ I will dominate ♪ -♪ Dominate ♪
-♪ Through the pain ♪ -♪ Through the pain ♪
♪ Mine to give, mine to take… ♪
[Michael] After 12 years,
Goldberg returns to the ring as Universal Champion!
[Goldberg] A few months ago,
you started something with me and my family in Atlanta, Georgia.
Gage, I really hope for you that Bill is a better father
than he is a professional wrestler.
[Goldberg] I am gonna make sure
that I end it in Atlanta, Georgia.
♪ You can't stop me now I will dominate ♪
♪ Seize the day, ring the bell Storm the gates ♪
-♪ I will dominate ♪ -♪ Dominate ♪
-♪ Through the pain ♪ -♪ Through the pain ♪
♪ Mine to give, mine to take I was made to dominate… ♪
[Goldberg] Saturday Night's Main Event.
Gunther, you're next!
[crowd chanting "Goldberg"]
[Corey] It's all going down a week from Saturday, a generational clash
between two of the heaviest hitters this game has ever known,
as "The Ring General" Gunther defends his World Heavyweight Championship
against WWE Hall of Famer, Goldberg.
On another programming note, this coming Friday,
Friday Night SmackDown, USA Network in the States,
internationally on Netflix, moves to two hours.
Two hours of Friday Night SmackDown starting this Friday.
Well, you know, Chad Gable just likes to push people's buttons.
He does. He ran into Penta last week.
-Shut up. -Maybe I'll rip…
-Hey! -…that stupid mask off your head
-and show everybody the ridiculous-- -Hey! Stop!
-[both grunt] -[groans]
-[crowd cheering] -[Gable groans]
[Michael] In time, what would follow
could be disastrous for Master Chad Gable.
And the Sacrifice delivered by Penta.
[Corey] I told you,
Gables should just keep his nose out of people's business.
-[clamoring continues] -[Gable groans]
I hate this, guys, I hate this. But while I'm gone,
I need you to hold down the fort.
-Okay? Please. -[Pearce clears throat]
Sorry guys, apologize for the interruption.
Chad, I just got the update from medical,
and I wanted to say how sorry I am for the injury,
and wish you the best of luck in your surgery and recovery.
[scoffs] Pearce, I'm an Olympian, okay? I make my own luck, but thank you.
You're welcome.
Uh… I guess that means we're not gonna see
our buddy El Grande Americano for a while, huh?
Well, he's the world's greatest luchador, Pearce.
I'm sure he keeps a busy schedule, but you never know.
Guys, don't let the American Made spirit die while I'm gone.
Ivy, I need you to conquer Stephanie Vaquer.
And you two, I'm sure you're sick of everyone talking
about your championship potential. So it's time to fulfill it.
-Yes, sir. -We got you, Chad.
What are we gonna do without you, Chad? I mean, I'm lost.
You're lost, I know we're all lost.
Listen to Ivy.
[Michael] Well, it's too bad we won't see Gable
and won't see El Grande Americano either.
[Corey] I don't like the sarcasm in your voice, Cole.
["I Am The Tempest" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Bulgaria,
weighing in at 270 pounds,
Rusev!
[Michael] This will be a brawl.
Rusev and Sheamus rekindle a old rivalry coming up live on Netflix.
[music concludes]
[indistinct conversation]
-We'll see how it goes. -[Bálor] Champs are here.
-Hello gentlemen. -Congratulations.
-Thank you very much. -Congratulations, champs.
You know what?
I have a feeling you guys are trying to figure out what to do
about the Women's World Tag Team Champions.
We were just talking about that, yeah.
Well, as a tag team champion myself,
-I have an idea. -Oh.
-Wanna hear me out? -Oh, please.
Well, I feel like Raquel's worked really hard
to not only win those titles, but to defend those titles.
And I feel like it would be really mean of you guys
to strip her of the titles.
-Okay. -So I have an idea.
We find her a new tag team partner.
Anyone in mind?
Roxanne.
-Great idea. -It's a great idea.
It works for everyone. It works for you. It'll give you some matches on Raw.
It works for you. It'll give you some matches on SmackDown.
-Works for everyone. It's a win-win. -No brainer.
Momentito, we're gonna confer for a second, okay?
All right, take your time.
[hushed conversation]
Yeah, I'm with you, 100%.
-Okay. -Let's do it.
Finn, you know what?
-We will allow it. -Yes. [chuckles]
Under one condition.
Yeah, see, Raquel and Roxanne,
well, they're gonna have to justify this decision.
So they're gonna have to prove to us and to the world
-that they're worthy champions. -That's fair.
Yeah, so in two weeks at Evolution,
they're gonna defend those titles
-against a team from Raw… -Okay.
…a team from SmackDown, and a team from NXT.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
You know what? The bottle's in the clubhouse.
Let's go handle business.
-Let's sign a break. -Done deal.
-Sound. See you later. -Great. It is official.
-Bye-bye, Jeff. Thank you. -[chuckles] Well…
Look at us. On the same page.
For now.
[Michael] Finally, some resolution in the women's tag team division.
[Corey] I love it, a great mutual decision by our managers general.
[Michael] Well, Finn Bálor sort of persuaded them to do that, but I get it.
And meanwhile, this is gonna be a banger, as Sheamus likes to say.
Sheamus and Rusev,
-the last time they competed… -[bell ringing]
[Michael] …in the same match was just a couple of weeks ago,
but before that, six years ago in a Fatal 4-Way tag team match
at WrestleMania.
Their last one-on-one match, Corey, was a decade ago.
And Sheamus has never defeated Rusev when it comes to one-on-one matches.
[Corey] Tonight's a very special night for Sheamus as he celebrates 16 years
since debuting on WWE.
As a member of the ECW brand back then,
The Celtic Warrior has gone on to have an incredible career.
[Michael] And again, they were the best of friends, as Corey said.
They were once part of the League of Nations,
Sheamus, Rusev, Alberto Del Rio, and Wade Barrett.
The dissolution of that group came when they kicked Barrett out
because they thought he was the weak link.
[Corey] I've always blamed Barrett.
[Michael] Everyone has, and still today.
[Corey] Look at this, collar and elbow tie-up between two bulls.
This has "Big E special" written all over it.
[Michael] Yeah, Rusev and Sheamus, this is not gonna be a pretty match.
It's gonna be an all-out brawl.
[Corey] Rusev returned to WWE
so other superstars could learn from his mistakes,
an altruistic outlook on this business.
Whereas Rusev believes that in his hour of need, Sheamus abandoned him.
Sheamus was nowhere to be found.
And Sheamus feels that Rusev's a grown man.
Rusev could forge his own path, figure out his own problems.
Either way, we are the beneficiaries
of these two massive human beings throwing down.
[Michael] Yes, exchanging blows, center of the ring, Sheamus and Rusev.
And The Celtic Warrior bounces Rusev face-first off the turnbuckle
and now looks to take control of the matchup.
[Corey] It's not gonna take long for this one to devolve
into a full-blown banger, and down goes Sheamus.
[Michael] Yeah, good luck to Rod Zapata, our referee in this matchup.
Sheamus, of course, a former four-time world champion.
[Michael] Hip toss, and Sheamus followed it up with a clothesline.
Now I'm gonna get this right tonight, he calls this "The Predator."
[Corey] Correct. A modification on the Dublin Smile.
[Michael] As he continues to torture Rusev here.
[Corey] Because, you know, a predator and all its teeth.
-[Michael] Yeah, I get it. -[Corey] Ain't got time to bleed.
[Michael] I called it "The Terminator" the first time around.
I've never heard the end of it from Sheamus.
[Corey chuckles]
-[Michael] And now-- -[Corey] Be careful,
lest you be on the receiving end of some of these heavy hands.
[Michael] Sheamus, a Hall of Fame resume, of course.
The four World Championships, a three-time United States Champion,
five-time tag.
He's won a Rumble, a Money in the Bank, and a King of the Ring.
-Oh! -[Corey] And look at the power of Rusev.
That's an unfamiliar feeling for Sheamus, being manhandled like that.
[Michael] Yeah, great point.
Sheamus isn't often outpowered in a matchup,
but he may well be tonight.
Rusev returning to WWE with a scowl on his face.
Admitted mistakes in the past, said he had to find himself.
He's returned, perhaps better than ever.
Sheamus now clubs away at the spine.
-Oh! Did you hear that? -[Corey] My God, the impact
between these two might leave bruises on the front row.
[Michael] Oh, Sheamus catching Rusev into a power slam.
-[Corey] Look at that man's eyes, Cole. -Are you not entertained?
[Michael] The Celtic Warrior, furious.
[pants]
[Michael] And Rusev has taken control.
And Sheamus trying to fight back to his feet in a vertical base here.
Every time you think one of these men grabs the upper hand,
the other one just turns it back around.
[Corey] It's been a true seesaw battle to this point
in every sense of the word.
Now just a rear chinlock applied by Rusev.
Notice the aggression with which he grabbed it,
just squeezing the breath out of The Celtic Warrior.
This is a terrifyingly painful position to be trapped in.
[Michael] Yeah, and little wasted motion at all for Rusev.
Everything is done with a purpose.
Again, Sheamus.
[Corey] Nice transition to the front facelock by Rusev.
[Michael] Back to a vertical base, Sheamus looking to outpower Rusev here.
Lifting Rusev's frame up and driving him into the corner, forcing a break.
Rusev with a kick to the face and Sheamus collapses again.
-Oh! Did you hear that? -[Corey chuckling]
Right between the shoulder blades.
And Rusev done a masterful job to this point in the matchup
of taking the WWE Universe out of the match,
not allowing them to rally Sheamus in this battle just yet.
[Michael] Yeah, just a methodical beatdown of The Celtic Warrior so far.
[Corey] Again, normally I would advise against any superstar
trying to employ this type of strategy, trying to insult Sheamus.
But Rusev knows what he's dealing with here.
[Michael] Yeah, but Sheamus is begging for more.
He's saying, "Bring it, bring it."
Come on, come on, come on, come on.
[Corey] Never said The Celtic Warrior was sane, Cole.
[Michael] Yeah, he's got a screw loose, no doubt about that.
But it's just firing him up.
Constant physical contact here by Rusev is firing Sheamus up.
[Corey] Vibes like the basement of Lou's Tavern in Fight Club right now.
Here comes The Celtic Warrior.
[Michael] Now it's Sheamus exploding out of the corner.
Axe handle, knock down to Rusev. And another one.
[Corey] I don't care how tough Rusev is,
you're not getting up from too many of those axe handle blows
from the powerhouse, Sheamus.
[Michael] And Sheamus, Irish Curse backbreaker.
[Corey] Rusev's clearly inflicted a great deal of damage.
Sheamus unable to even attempt a lateral press after the Irish Curse,
which has brought him success in the past.
[Michael] Yeah, physically spent perhaps.
And Sheamus…
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] …out on the apron, gonna climb up to the top rope now.
[Corey] I just hope for his sake that Sheamus is thinking with a clear head.
You can't let emotions get the best of you
when you're dealing with someone as dangerous as Rusev.
[Michael] The diving knees connecting, that could be enough.
Rusev writhing in pain and a kick-out. He kicked out at one.
How did he kick out at one off of that?
[Corey] I don't have any answer for that question.
Take another look at this,
a flying knee, right to the chest of Rusev.
Brings back images of Ray Stevens' Bombs Away.
I mean, that was nasty and right on the money.
[Michael] And Sheamus…
continues the pressure on Rusev.
I still can't get over the fact that Rusev kicked out at one after that impact.
That had to drive all the breath out of his lungs.
[Corey] No doubt, and I'm not entirely sure it wasn't instinct
and instinct alone that Rusev heard the official counting
and kicked out, even though he's not in any position to get back in the fight.
[Michael] Sheamus was looking for 10 Beats Of The--
And there's a spinning heel kick by Rusev.
Cover now for the victory, and a kick-out by Sheamus at two.
[Corey] And this is what we were expecting.
[Michael] Fallaway slam.
[Corey] Heavy artillery from both superstars,
-and into the cover goes Rusev. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Another near fall for Rusev as Sheamus kicks out.
And now Rusev trying to figure out what he needs to do to put Sheamus away.
[Corey] Just an open-hand strike to the back of Sheamus.
Rusev knows that's not gonna win you the match,
-but it just hurts, it's nasty. -[Michael] Sends a little message.
[yells]
[Michael] And Rusev into the corner, Sheamus meets him.
Sheamus still has enough energy left to do that.
Rusev, though, caught him.
And now Rusev gonna go up top, dangerous position for both of these men.
[Corey] This could spell disaster.
[Michael] Superplex, both men down.
What a match between Sheamus and Rusev.
Look at the impact.
[crowd clapping]
[Michael] Well, this is exactly the pace that we had expected
in this matchup between Rusev and Sheamus here tonight.
Two big brawlers going at one another.
[Corey] And again, it comes down to the professional respect
that these two have for one another.
There's no love lost whatsoever between them,
but both understand how dangerous the opposition is.
Both know that one man can turn the other's lights out
in a swing of one fist.
[Michael] And now Rusev delivered a couple of headbutts to Sheamus.
Sheamus still on his feet now.
They've been standing toe to toe, face to face, club to club.
[Corey] Look at the sweat flying off each man's body upon impact.
You said it's a war of attrition, it absolutely is, and then some.
[Michael] One of those blows would send me to the hospital for a month.
[crowd cheering]
-[Michael chuckling] Did you hear that? -[Corey] Oh, God.
One of these guys may leave Pittsburgh with a few cauliflower ears.
[chuckling]
[Michael] Now Rusev, a shot to the throat, now kick to the face,
and Rusev's taking control again. And down goes Sheamus.
Again, mocking this capacity crowd as Rusev--
Sheamus, though, the power!
[Corey] And credit to Sheamus this deep in the matchup
for being able to muscle up the massive Rusev.
Can Sheamus rally now?
[crowd chanting "Let's go Sheamus"]
[Corey] The WWE Universe here in the Steel City doing their best
to rally behind The Celtic Warrior to keep Sheamus in this fight.
[Michael] Rusev out to the apron, Sheamus has him where he wants him
and is gonna be able to connect this time with 10 Beats Of The Bodhrán.
[crowd] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
-[Michael] Fifteen. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Half as many runs as my Pirates hung on your Mets this weekend.
[Michael] Oh, my lord, don't-- Let's not talk about that.
Those blows had some mustard on them.
[Corey] No doubt, Rusev will be feeling that for the next few days,
but listen to this place come alive behind Sheamus.
[crowd grunting]
[Michael] Calling for the Brogue.
But Rusev caught him, great throw by Rusev.
[Corey] And there's that speed, the enhanced speed of Rusev,
trimming down, leaning out.
[Michael] Oh! Big knee, running knee, Rusev is stunned, Rusev wobbly legs.
Another knee by Sheamus, cover for the win,
-hooks the inside leg, Rusev kicks out. -[Corey] Wow!
Listen to the impact on this kneecapper.
I wouldn't be surprised if Rusev lost a few teeth.
But either way, at two and nine tenths,
Rusev able to kick out and keep this contest alive.
[Michael] They're packed to the rafters tonight in Pittsburgh,
over 14,000 sold out.
And they're seeing a war between Sheamus and Rusev here one-on-one.
[Corey] An old-school super heavyweight throwdown.
[Michael] This reminds you of a late '70s match.
-[Corey] In the best way possible. -[Michael] Exactly.
[Corey] These two could go at it all night long.
[Michael] Sheamus trying to lift Rusev up, Rusev drops down.
And now it's Rusev planting Sheamus.
[Corey] A standing uranage by Rusev, who now lines up The Celtic Warrior.
[Michael] Oh! Caught him with a kick, Sheamus dropped.
[crowd jeering]
[Corey] I don't know if now is the time to admire your handiwork, Rusev.
[Michael] Oh, no. You know what?
Rusev!
Over!
[Michael] And Rusev, and Sheamus has felt this move before, the Accolade.
The submission move now locked in by Rusev on Sheamus.
The Accolade that's won many championships for Rusev over the years.
[Corey] Well, this deep into the matchup, it's already tough to catch your breath.
This makes it downright impossible,
not to mention the intense agony up and down your spine.
[Michael] And Sheamus trying to somehow
drag himself out of the middle of the ring.
I don't know if he's gonna have enough power, enough strength,
-or enough will left. -[Corey] Oh, there's no way in hell.
As amazing as Sheamus can be, no way.
-[Michael] Sheamus. -[Corey] No way.
[Michael] Back to his feet. Rusev can't believe it.
Rusev driven into the corner, still hanging on.
[Corey] Yeah, but Rusev hanging on
and forcing Sheamus to support all of his body weight.
Both heavyweights crashed through the rope to the outside.
[Michael] Yeah, but that broke the Accolade.
Brogue by Sheamus.
[Corey] Rusev ain't getting up after that.
[Michael] Sheamus may not get up either.
[Corey] Yeah, was that Sheamus' last gasp?
[Michael] A count of five now by our official.
-Rusev is out. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Just starting to move.
Sheamus has dragged himself back into the ring.
-We're at a count of seven. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] A count of seven, a count of eight now.
-Rusev trying to recover, count nine. -[Corey] Ten.
[Michael] And Rusev just barely beat the count…
barely beat the count at nine and three quarters.
[Corey] But will Rusev regret that decision?
Rusev was physically able to wheel himself back
under the bottom rope, break the count of ten.
But Rusev does not look like a man who belongs in a fight right now.
[Michael] Yeah, a jaw jarring Brogue Kick in front of us
by Sheamus rocking Rusev.
[Corey] Sheamus kicked Rusev so hard, you need dental work.
-[Michael chuckles] Yes. -[Corey] Look at this.
Inside the ring, gentlemen.
[Michael] Rusev looks to block.
Bounces Sheamus face first off the ring post.
-You're not gonna win on the edge. -[Michael] Oh, no. Oh, no, no, no.
[Corey] I hope Rusev isn't thinking what he's thinking.
[Michael] Sheamus though… Now, Sheamus lifting up Rusev.
Sheamus just didn't have enough to power him up this late in the match.
Awkward position there with both men outside the ring on the ropes.
-Oh! -[Corey] Rusev went to the eye.
-[Michael] Yeah, thumb to the eye. -Hey! You gotta keep it off the eyes!
[Michael] Now, exposing the turnbuckle.
-Oh, no, no, no. Oh! -[Corey] Oh! [chuckles]
Sternum first goes Sheamus. That's gotta be it.
[Michael] Sheamus having problems breathing here, I believe…
he went throat first into the steel. And now… Oh! Rusev…
[crowd counting]
-…off the Machka Kick, picks up the win. -[bell ringing]
-["I Am The Tempest" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Rusev.
[Michael] Thumb to the eye and an exposed turnbuckle
helps give Rusev the hard-fought victory.
[Corey] And the disdain begins to rain from the Pittsburgh WWE Universe,
but the victory belongs to Rusev.
Take a look at this.
The official's view was obscured by the massive bodies of both men.
Rusev would take the opportunity to expose the top turnbuckle strut
and that's up across the top of Sheamus' chest,
perhaps the bottom of his throat. And it was all, um, elementary after that.
This Machka Kick right on the temple of The Celtic Warrior.
-Kudos to Sheamus for hanging in this war. -[bell ringing]
-[Corey] But tonight belongs to Rusev. -[Michael] And the biggest…
the biggest win since his return to WWE for Rusev.
Two weeks from now, we make history for a second time with WWE Evolution.
It's no secret that our women's division has the absolute best talent in the world.
[dramatic music playing]
In Atlanta, the spotlight shines directly on them.
To honor the tradition of the first Evolution,
Nick and I have decided to host the battle royale,
where the winner goes on to a championship match at Clash in Paris.
Many women will enter Evolution, but only one will be left standing.
She will go to Paris for the opportunity of a lifetime.
Well, on the heels of tonight's breaking news
that Chad Gable is officially on the sidelines,
I'm backstage with American Made.
Ivy, how do you guys plan to move forward without your leader?
Jackie, we've got a lot of work to do.
But first things first, I'm getting myself in that battle royale for Evolution.
'Cause believe me, I…
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Can I get a reaction to whatever that was?
No comment.
I-- Thank you for the time. Cole, Corey, interesting development.
Definitely gonna try to follow up on it,
but I think I see someone that we might wanna talk to.
Fresh off of a huge victory at Night of Champions,
Sami Zayn, congratulations on defeating Karrion Kross.
-I was hoping to ask-- -[Kross screams]
[Zayn groans]
-[crowd cheering] -Get up! Say it, Sami!
Say it! Say-- Tell them the truth! Say it!
-[Zayn groans] -[laughs]
Let me talk to you for a sec.
-[screams] -Say it! Say--
-Guys, guys, guys! -[crowd clamoring]
Get him out of here.
-[indistinct chatter] -Guys! Guys, guys!
Hey, we need a-- Get us a medic. We need a medic!
Send some help over here.
I want to defend against the best.
And that means defending
against Rhea Ripley.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -So, at Evolution…
Rhea Ripley versus Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
You're on.
[Michael] You know, it's interesting to note that
Rhea Ripley has never defeated Iyo Sky in her career.
Well, she gets another opportunity a week from Sunday
-at WWE Evolution in Atlanta. -["TOMBSTONE TOWN" playing]
[Michael] The Eradicator, Rhea Ripley,
looks to win back her Women's World Championship
from the woman who took the gold from her, Iyo Sky.
It takes place at Evolution.
[Corey] Opportunity is the name of the game at Evolution.
We heard it announced earlier tonight
by the Managers General, Nick Aldis and Adam Pearce.
A battle royale to determine the new number one contender.
The winner earns a championship match at Clash in Paris.
[Michael] Our general manager's also made a decision tonight
with Liv Morgan out with injury.
Roxanne Perez will take her place.
She's the new tag team champion with Raquel Rodriguez of Judgment Day.
Their first big test, it happens a week from Sunday at Evolution.
A team from Raw, a team from SmackDown, a team from NXT
in a Fatal 4-Way match for the WWE women's tag team titles.
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] And Monday Night Raw is live tonight.
Sold out in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
♪ Out my closet, that none-of-none, yeah ♪
[Corey] There's a lot going down in the Steel City tonight.
We've got the Pittsburgh Steelers
-in the house. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Corey] Cam and Connor Heyward right here behind us, as always.
Big day in the Steelers organization.
We've already got your old quarterback from New York, Cole, Aaron Rodgers,
and we had a big trade today
with the Miami Dolphins and New Look Steelers.
I got big plans and big hopes this year.
[Michael] Well, Aaron Rodgers broke my heart, so…
[Corey] I live to break your heart, so we got that in common.
-["Prepare To Fight" playing] -♪ Gunther! ♪
[Corey] Talk about breaking hearts, look no further.
[Michael] How about breaking bones, breaking bodies, breaking people's will?
-[crowd cheering] -[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the World Heavyweight Champion,
The Ring General, Gunther.
[Michael] It's a massive weekend in Atlanta,
a week from Saturday.
It's Saturday Night's Main Event.
The final time the iconic Hall of Famer, Goldberg, will be in the ring
as he battles Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.
It was interesting when I interviewed Gunther last week.
After the interview was over, we were walking out of the interview room,
and I said, "Hey, Bill, what happens if you win the title?"
He looked at me and smiled, and said, "Interesting dilemma, isn't it?"
[Corey] Well, if you ask Gunther,
there is absolutely no conceivable way that that happens,
Atlanta, Georgia, or anywhere else on the planet.
The World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther,
intends on leaving the same way he walks in,
with gold around his waist,
and a new Hall of Famer on his list of fallen opponents.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting "You tapped out"]
Yes, you guessed right,
I came out here tonight to talk about Bill Goldberg.
[crowd cheering]
And I gotta say, I'm very impressed.
We all saw the video highlighting
some of Bill Goldberg's greatest career moments before.
And I gotta say, I'm impressed. It's violent, it's brutal, destructive.
He left a mark on every opponent he ever stepped in the ring with.
But just like his matches, all summed up in three minutes for you.
[crowd cheering]
Bill Goldberg has every right to claim that he's the most feared man
of his generation.
But I am not afraid of what is left of Bill Goldberg,
because I see what he really is.
He's a 58-year-old man that wants to ride out his career
on my coattail.
One last hurrah at my expense…
That is definitely not going to happen,
because I know Bill Goldberg is not capable of taking
the World Heavyweight Championship away from me.
And I know that I'm very capable to beat him
-in just under three minutes. -[crowd cheering]
But that's not my goal.
My goal for Saturday Night's Main Event is to take my time,
take him apart, blow him up, outclass him,
and embarrass him in front of everything and everyone
that's near and dear to him.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
So, I heard Bill Goldberg say he doesn't like bullies.
So, Bill, too bad you bumped into the biggest bully around here.
[crowd cheering]
At Saturday Night's Main Event, I'm going to bully you.
I'm going to push you around, I'm gonna treat you like a piece of crap,
and there is nothing you can do about it.
And now, we're all here guessing,
guessing if you, Bill… if you still got it.
Well, I'm gonna expose you never had it.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Wow, an intense…
And after Bill Goldberg, I'll be walking out here,
it will be on me to raise the question…
who's next, huh?
Who is it? Who's next for the Ring General, huh?
["The Second Coming (Burn It Down)" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, he could be next because Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.
[Corey] Never known Gunther to feel anything resembling fear,
but when it comes to The Visionary,
perhaps a little fear might go a long way
when you're dealing with Mr. Money in the Bank.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Michael] Well, Seth Rollins tried to change the course of the future
at WWE at Night of Champions Saturday.
It looked like he was gonna cash in the Money in the Bank contract,
but he ended up being thwarted by Penta and Sami Zayn
and even John Cena.
But in the end, he got what he wanted.
He screwed his longtime enemy, CM Punk, out of the title.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[song concludes]
[crowd vocalizing]
[crowd cheering]
Well, by the look on his face, for some reason, you're very proud
to travel very, very far and achieve absolutely nothing.
I mean…
[chuckling] Whoa, hey, achieve absolutely nothing?
-Come on, he hasn't been paying attention. -Nope.
He hasn't been paying attention.
Look, Gunther, we came out here to congratulate you.
We have not seen you since you won this beautiful World Heavyweight Championship.
Yeah, congratulations to the ring general. Congratulations, champ.
If you had been paying attention, you would understand.
We did not go to Night of Champions to cash in this Money in the Bank contract
on John Cena. If you had been paying attention,
you would understand for the last two years,
I have said time and time again that if there is breath in my lungs,
CM Punk will not be a world champion in this company.
[inaudible]
And we flew all the way across the world to stand on that business.
May I?
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Thank you.
But as it stands,
this Money in the Bank contract, when we won this,
I told the world
it was going to be an all-out assault
on both world titles.
So let me repeat,
congratulations…
champ.
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Punk is here.
Rollins makes it in, Rollins threw Punk out of the championship Saturday.
And Punk's coming for revenge.
[Corey] Punk hasn't forgiven nor forgotten.
CM Punk believes he should be undisputed WWE Champion right now.
-If it weren't for Rollins, he may be. -[Michael] He should be.
And Rollins gonna hightail it.
Rollins retreating.
-You're a coward! -[Michael] Trying to get as far away
from Punk as he can.
[Corey] Bron should have never stirred up Punk like this.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[inaudible]
[Michael] Whoa.
[inaudible]
[Michael] Wow, highly emotional, combustible CM Punk,
and just knocked Gunther, the champ, down.
That's what I'm talking about.
-[inaudible] -[Corey] It's LA Knight, turnaround set.
Who's the man now, huh?
[Michael] LA Knight attacking Rollins, a big score to settle here.
Rollins and company trying to take out Knight on a number of occasions.
[Corey] LA Knight feels though that trio has cost him championship gold success.
And this hothead is not about to let it stand.
[Michael] Rollins escaped Punk, but he ran into LA Knight
and they're brawling over the concourse.
[Corey] It's club level, it's worth spending extra money,
you might get to see that up close.
[Michael] And Rollins is not making many friends.
[Corey] Rollins to the eyes.
Seth getting the hell out of Dodge.
[Michael] That's far from over between these two.
The champion again. Congrats, champ.
We did it.
-When you listen to Finn, you win. -What about the new champ?
Whoa. It looks great on you, too.
Guys, we're just replacing Liv like that?
You know, she's been rehabbing two to three times a week.
-She's gonna come back. -We're not replacing anyone.
We're not replacing anyone. Listen to me.
Speaking from experience, I've had a shoulder injury before.
I know how long it takes to rehab that.
It's gonna be a really long road for Liv, okay?
And I just want you to stay champion.
Fine, I guess, whatever.
So does this mean what I think it means?
Well, I think so, but maybe we should have a vote.
A vote?
Yes, a vote to see if Roxanne should be the newest member of the Judgment Day.
Everyone knows my answer. Roxanne, you're in. JD?
I want Judgment Day to stay on top, so it's a yes from me.
-Good man. -Don?
-Um, I gotta talk to Liv. -No, no, no.
Make the decision yourself. Make Liv proud.
-Alleged yes. -Yes!
Raquel, it's down to you.
[sighs]
You better hold up your end of the deal, Chiquita.
-Yes. -Well, I guess it's official.
Roxanne, let's cheers our titles to the newest member
of the Judgment Day. Welcome.
Look, I just wanna help everyone out while Liv's gone.
Anything you guys need, I'll do it.
And I think I'll start by getting revenge
on the person that took out Liv, Kairi Sane.
At least we're on the same page when it comes to that.
Liv's gonna love this, she's gonna love this, this is great.
[Michael] Prospect no more for Roxanne Perez.
Judgment Day has all the gold.
["Role Model" playing]
♪ Role model ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Jose,
California, Bailey!
[Michael] Well, Bailey had a fun week last week.
She, of course, from San Jose, California.
And, Corey, she had the honor to announce the number two
and the number thirty picks in the NHL draft
for her hometown team, the San Jose Sharks.
[Corey] Well, I'm far from a Sharks fan, but Bailey told me how magical it was
to see these players have their name called,
to realize their lives were going to change forever.
She took that opportunity very, very seriously.
[Michael] Bailey trying to change her life.
number one contendership for the Intercontinental title on the line, live.
[energetic rock music playing]
[Michael] Montez Ford of The Street Profits,
his wife Bianca Belair had the opportunity to visit
beautiful Western Australia, and they cannot wait
to be a part of the Takeover Perth in October.
[music fades]
[mysterious choral music playing]
[Sane in Japanese] I don't talk big…
I fight with heart and honor.
That is why I'm here.
I've been the NXT Women's Champion.
A two-time WWE Women's Tag Team Champion.
To all the champions…
[music intensifies]
…I will have all your gold.
I am not afraid of anything.
No matter how many times I'm knocked down, I'll stand up.
[in English] I don't run from the storm.
I run into it.
The Pirate Princess…
is here.
[music concludes]
["Triumph" playing]
[Michael] Massive matchup here tonight. Bayley, Lyra Valkyria,
battle it out to see who will be the next in line to challenge Becky Lynch
for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
Talked a little bit earlier about the dissolution
of this friendship, Corey, between Bayley and Lyra Valkyria.
They were supposed to team at WrestleMania before the attack
by Becky Lynch, and the emotion and the passion over the center
continental title has really driven a wedge between these two women.
[Corey] I sort of understand both sides of the argument.
You've got Bayley who was disappointed she missed WrestleMania,
-and Lyra would move on without her. -[Michael] Nice hip toss by Valkyria.
[Corey] However, I can understand where Lyra Valkyria's head was at.
Your partner goes down with an injury, it's a massive opportunity.
You find yourself a new partner and you move on.
[Michael] Lyra Valkyria is so improved and since her arrival here--
And shoulders down in a kick-out.
This is the third time that Bayley and Lyra have gone one-on-one.
Back in April, Lyra Valkyria beat Bayley with the Intercontinental Championship
on the line.
In February, Bayley actually knocked off Lyra,
which allowed her to qualify for the Elimination Chamber match.
[Corey] Pick of the leg there by Bayley.
And I know how much respect Bayley has for Lyra as a competitor.
Bayley's constantly keeping a close eye on NXT and even wrestling companies
around the world to see who the next up and coming talent is.
And I know Bayley has thought the world of Lyra for quite some time.
[Michael] Yeah, no doubt about it and the reason they were such good friends.
But for Bayley, it's about adding another part
to your Hall of Fame resume, winning the Women's Intercontinental title.
Here's the cover and a kick-out.
[Corey] It's about more than that, though.
Yes, you wanna add another championship to your resume,
but you also wanna stay in the conversation.
You want to show the WWE Universe that you're still as good now as you ever were.
The game is always getting younger,
it's getting faster, it's getting stronger,
and you wanna maintain your foothold while you have it.
-Beautiful! -[Michael] Backslide…
Kick-out by Bayley at two.
It was a fantastic pinning combination by Lyra Valkyria.
Bayley a four-time World Champ, two-time Tag Team Champion, NXT Champ.
She's won a Royal Rumble, she's won a Money in the Bank.
[Corey] There isn't much in this game Bayley hasn't accomplished.
Yet for some reason, Bayley still feels as though she's overlooked.
She's not spoken of in the same breath as a…
Becky Lynch or a Charlotte Flair with the same regularity.
-[Michael] But she should be. -[Corey] I agree, 1,000%.
[Michael] And now, Lyra Valkyria is on her feet up over the top.
Great counter, whipped into the corner by Bayley.
And Bayley now, sends Lyra…
Great cartwheel by Lyra to get out of that now.
[Corey] Bayley could be thinking about a catapult.
Notice how Lyra has both of Bayley's ankles clasped for the moment.
[Michael] Yeah, Lyra Valkyria is so wise beyond her years,
been an incredible first year in Monday Night Raw.
Oh, Lyra into the turnbuckle!
And that could turn things around for Bayley.
[Corey] Look at this, Boston Crab submission applied.
[Michael] Lyra realizes she's in deep, deep trouble,
trying to make it to the bottom rope now, to force a break.
Referee Jessika Carr is right there
as Bayley drags her back to the center of the ring.
[Corey] You gotta respect how powerful the legs are of Lyra Valkyria,
not allowing Bayley to fully cinch it in. Great counter, shoulders down!
[Michael] And a kick-out by Bayley at two, but…
the damage has been done, perhaps to the back of Lyra Valkyria.
And a collision! Both women down, center of the ring.
Critical part of this matchup,
one of these women gonna face Becky Lynch for the intercontinental title.
Oof!
[Michael] Lyra Valkyria, who says she feels alive when she can fly,
goes to the top rope, but Bayley meets her there.
You mentioned a few moments ago, Corey, the…
injured back of Lyra Valkyria because of the Boston Crab
seems to be affecting her here.
[Corey] Yeah, to the surprise of no one, as we talk so frequently,
that any damage to your core affects every aspect of your game,
whether it be offensive or defensive.
-[Michael] And a superplex! -[Corey] That's not gonna help.
Oh, wait, wait, wait!
[Michael] Both shoulders down and a kick-out.
Bayley was trying to kick her legs over, perhaps into a pinning combination.
Valkyria one step ahead would tie "The Role Model" up
as we take another look at this expertly executed superplex.
But again, we talked about the damage to Valkyria's back.
That certainly couldn't have helped,
although Lyra nearly stole one.
[Michael] And Bayley now,
a couple of clotheslines beginning to build a little bit more momentum here.
[Corey] High-angle, belly to back suplex by "The Role Model,"
and Valkyria wisely rolling under the bottom rope to the floor.
[Michael] Yeah, Bayley, you saw the look on her face.
She knew that was her opportunity, maybe to put Lyra away, and now Valkyria…
outside the ring, and Bayley measuring her opponent,
gonna use the steps to her advantage, and delivers an elbow to Valkyria.
Gotta get in the ring, gotta get in the ring!
[crowd yelling indistinctly]
-[Corey] Bayley with a chance to… -[Michael] Cover!
-[Corey] …take this one out. -One, two…
[Michael] Near fall! Again, the winner of this match
faces Becky Lynch for the Intercontinental Championship
at some point down the road.
[crowd yelling indistinctly]
[Michael] This is the pace Bayley wants, I believe.
[Corey] I think Bayley, of the two,
is more comfortable with a more methodical pace.
To your point earlier, Lyra does feel extremely comfortable flying around,
picking up the pace. Not that Bayley can't,
we've seen what Bayley can do off of the top rope.
But Bayley does tend to employ a more traditional strategy.
[Michael] Great counter by Lyra, turning that into an arm drag.
[Corey] Wow, around we go.
[Michael] And Lyra now… And what a swinging neckbreaker!
-[Corey] Vicious. -[Michael] Cover for the win.
And Bayley gets the shoulder up.
[Corey] Take another look at this.
Valkyria with a wicked, swinging neckbreaker
just spiked Bayley in the middle of the ring.
[Michael] Talked earlier about the maturation of Lyra Valkyria
over the past year here, on Monday Night Raw.
She's been a part of some of the biggest events.
Went for the tornado DDT.
Bayley…
[Corey] Was able to shrug it off, sunset flip, turnbuckle.
Here we go!
And I think… Oh, beautiful pinning combination for the win.
[Michael] And Lyra manages to kick out.
[Corey] And I think Lyra Valkyria knows how dangerous Bayley is,
and Lyra realizes you may only get to make one mistake.
You may only miscalculate once
when you're dealing with a veteran as decorated as Bayley.
And Lyra's done a great point to mitigate the damage done to her.
[Michael] And again, that sunset flip bomb into the turnbuckle,
focused on the back again of Lyra Valkyria.
Bayley keeps up the pressure to the core.
of the former Intercontinental Champion.
[Corey] And look at this, Lyra with a gutwrench powerbomb!
[Michael] And here it is for the win, shoulders down, Bayley kicks again.
[Corey] And that's a testament to the toughness of Lyra Valkyria
with the damaged core,
hoisting up "The Role Model," and spiking Bayley
with a sit-out powerbomb nearly ended this.
[Michael] Man, what a battle between these two.
Becky Lynch waiting in the wings.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Corey] And I guarantee you The Man is studying each and every move
both of these competitors make.
Looking for a German suplex, it's Valkyria countered by Bayley.
[Michael] And Lyra off the second rope. Both women…
hit heads, and both women are down.
Lyra trying to shake out the cobwebs,
Bayley back to her feet.
Blows exchanged.
[crowd yelling indistinctly]
[Corey] This is where I believe Bayley might have the advantage.
I don't know if this is a smart decision to stand and strike by Valkyria.
Both women again with the same idea. Lyra looking for a German suplex.
And Bayley standing switch.
Looking for the Rose Plant shrugged off by Valkyria.
[Michael] Valkyria looking for Nightwing now, on Bayley.
Bayley able to work out of it.
-[Corey] O'Connor Roll. -One, two…
-[Michael] Almost had her. Lyra's turn. -[Corey] Nice!
[Michael] Jackknife cover.
-One, two, three! -[Michael] And a… Ooh!
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Well, I mean, Lyra clearly had her shoulders down.
Both Bayley and Lyra's shoulders were down,
this match is a draw, this match is a draw.
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, per the referee's decision,
this match has been ruled a draw.
[Michael] Well, referee Jessika Carr, you can hear her tell Alicia Taylor
that both women's shoulders were down.
-[Corey] Wait a minute. -[Michael] So, it was a draw,
Bayley upset with it, Lyra as well, and now the fight's on.
[Corey] Both of these women are understandably incensed,
there was an opportunity at the Intercontinental Championship on the line.
Who the hell wants to go to a draw in that circumstance?
[Michael] Well, we have no number one contender now.
Becky Lynch has gotta be smiling,
as Lyra and Bayley now, beat the hell out of each other.
[Corey] Valkyria raining down fists on "The Role Model" on the outside.
Again, all of this is strictly extracurricular.
Neither of these women has earned the right to challenge Becky Lynch,
though both to this point have made a great case for themselves.
[Michael] Well, somebody's gotta get out here, and stop this brawl
because Bayley and Lyra are fighting out into the WWE fan base now.
[Corey] I gotta be honest with you, I hate this decision by the official.
I'm not gonna get fined for that, am I?
[Michael] I mean, what do you want them to do, restart the match?
[Corey] I mean, maybe when you got something
stakes as high as an intercontinental title opportunity.
-[Michael] Well, that's it. -[Corey] Now, I see why
these two women are trying to tear each other apart.
[Michael] That's a general manager's decision,
don't put that on the referee. But nonetheless,
Lyra and Bayley finally separated.
And again, I mentioned it before, Corey…
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] I'm with Pittsburgh, this is my hometown, let them fight!
I don't like this, I understand the frustration
that both Lyra and Bayley are feeling, I really do.
Well, there's one person, I mentioned before,
happy about this decision.
That's Becky Lynch, the Intercontinental Champion,
because she no longer has the number one contender to deal with.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we saw Seth Rollins and LA Knight
get in a brawl earlier tonight. Well, Corey, it's been made official
for Saturday Night's Main Event, a week from Saturday.
[Corey] Mr. Money in the Bank, the visionary, the revolutionary
Seth "Freakin" Rollins
has a chance to put all of his issues with The Megastar to rest
as he goes one-on-one with the defiant LA Knight.
Punk, Punk, listen, I know you're heated, I appreciate you stopping.
A lot just went down out there,
Seth Rollins, Gunther, what's going through your mind right now?
What's going through my mind is Seth Rollins' knees
haven't worked that well in years. You see him run away,
it's because he knows I'm not the one to mess with.
I got receipts for him, Paul Heyman, Bron-Bron, Gunther,
anybody else who wants to get in my way.
-Excuse me one second. -Uh, yeah…
Hey, look, no offense,
I know you got problems with him too, but when it comes to Seth,
get at the back of the line, he belongs to me.
I don't know what you're coming in here all hot like I did something to you for.
If you want Seth, you can have him six days a week as far as I'm concerned.
But when you talk about the back of the line,
Saturday Night's Main Event was just announced, and it's me,
it's Seth Rollins. So what that means is I am the line, yeah.
[crowd] Yeah!
-Just breathe. Breathe. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.
-Does that hurt? -Yeah, yeah.
Hey, Sami, you sure you wanna do this?
[grunts]
-Let's do it. -See you out there, buddy.
[Michael] It looks like Sami's been cleared and ready to go
despite the fact that his ribs are heavily taped
after an attack by Karrion Kross and a steel pipe earlier tonight.
[Corey] Well, if we know anything about Sami Zayn,
it's that he regularly thinks with his heart rather than his head.
-Tonight, perfect example. -[crowd] ♪ Oh, let's go! ♪
-["Worlds Apart" playing] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Michael] Well, if Sami Zayn thought he put the Karrion Kross problem
to bed at Night of Champions, he was clearly mistaken.
Kross is going nowhere.
Zayn and Penta, Bron and Bronson, massive main event,
live on Netflix.
-[crowd cheering] -["Zero Miedo" playing]
[Michael] Penta and Sami Zayn, however, have never teamed together.
But they'll do it tonight against two men who have made their lives miserable.
Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Enjoy the flight.
Where's The Visionary?
The Visionary is already on a jet.
Right now, perfecting plan B.
What's plan B?
The plan is for me to smash anyone who gets in our way.
Yeah, I mean, that is a plan.
-And there's gonna come a time for us-- -It starts right now with these two.
-You, hit my music. [barks] -[chuckles]
[theme song playing]
[Michael] The unpredictable badass and the Auszilla.
Or as CM Punk calls them, Bron Bron.
[Corey] Punk can run his mouth at his own peril.
As LA Knight has experienced and as Sami and Penta are about to find out.
[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] Sami Zayn teamed with Jey Uso earlier this month
against Breakker and Reed.
Actually won the match, albeit by disqualification.
Sami and Penta would like a victory here tonight.
[Corey] I think the secret in this one is Penta's
cero miedo, no fear.
You can't step into this matchup with Bronson Reed
and Bron Breakker with anything resembling fear
because they will eat you alive.
[Michael] Both Sami and Penta have had a long rivalry with Bron Breakker
over the Intercontinental Championship for a lot of the year.
[Corey] This is a whole different situation, Cole.
You've got Bronson Reed, you've got Bron Breakker.
And above all else, need I remind you, the genius on the outside
of the ring currently holding Seth Rollins'
Money in the Bank briefcase. Of course, I'm talking about Paul Heyman,
a game changer in every sense of the word.
[Michael] Paul mentioned Seth Rollins is on a private jet home already.
A rough night for Mr. Rollins.
First, he was attacked by CM Punk.
He thought he escaped, and then LA Knight beat him up
in the concourse here in the arena and now
Rollins has to face Knight a week from Saturday
at Saturday Night's Main Event.
Bron Breakker, six foot, 250.
But Penta, zero fear, will not back down.
Breakker beat Penta last week in an incredible matchup here on Raw.
[Corey] Penta was unable to solve Bron Breakker despite having
the advantage on paper in the speed department,
sometimes in the air.
As we're seeing right here, Penta, an absolutely explosive luchador.
But Bron Breakker's just a different breed.
It's like this guy was engineered in a laboratory.
[Michael] Yeah, but Penta has got Breakker all out of wax here.
[Corey] That's what it's gonna take.
Gotta throw Breakker off of his game,
which is clearly much easier said than done.
Big kick to the face by Penta.
And the rana sends Breakker into the ropes.
Do you think Breakker and Reed understand the opportunity they have
being around Rollins and Heyman?
[Corey] I think you'd have to be one of the dumbest beings on the earth
to not understand the opportunity that lies before you.
You're talking about Paul Heyman.
We talked about his ability to turn pressure situations into diamonds.
Second to none. You've got Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
a world champion umpteen times over.
The current Mr. Money in the Bank, which all but assures
that Rollins will once again reach the top of the mountain.
You wanna align yourself
with those sort of generals when you're going into battle.
[Michael] Sami Zayn in this battle, less than 100%.
[Corey] Uh-oh, uh-oh. Uh-oh!
[Michael] Bron Breakker and a clothesline!
[Corey] I wonder if Cam Heyward's still behind me.
We gotta find a spot on the roster for Bron Breakker.
He'll shore up to D in a hurry.
[Michael] Might as well, you're signing everybody else.
[Corey] I sense a little jealousy there, J-E-T-S.
[Michael] Here comes the 330 pounder,
-"Big" Bronson Reed. -[Corey] Like an Indominus Rex,
a powerhouse who moves way too fast for a man that size.
[Michael] And that splash crushing the midsection of Sami Zayn,
of course, heavily taped after the steel pipe assault
-by Karrion Kross tonight. -[Corey] Let's be perfectly honest, Cole,
coming into a matchup like this with your ribs taped
is like putting a big target on it.
[Michael] And then Sami Zayn stunning Reed, tag made, here comes Penta.
[Corey] Look at this, this is prehistoric power
from "Big" Bronson Reed.
[Michael] Had the pleasure on Friday night to do SmackDown
over in Riyadh with Wade Barrett.
Got to see Penta's brother, Rey Fenix, up close and personal,
-what an athlete. -[Corey] No doubt about it.
One of my favorites to watch.
[Michael] Bronson Reed driven out to the apron.
Penta now with a kick, Breakker outside the ring,
so is Bronson Reed.
[Corey] I don't know if Sami operates quite as smooth as Penta, but here we go!
[Michael] Both men over the top and taking out the Brons!
Heyman looks pained, and Zayn and Penta take control.
Now we are back here in Pittsburgh, sold out, 14,000 plus tonight.
Breakker and Reed with Heyman at ringside,
taking out Penta and Sami Zayn in our main event tag team match.
Seth Rollins was here earlier, got chased out of the arena by Punk,
got beat up by LA Knight, then found out he has a match with LA Knight
at Saturday Night's Main Event, so he's on a plane home.
[Corey] How about CM Punk leaving the scene
after putting the World Heavyweight Champion Gunther on his rear end?
[Michael] Yeah, you know Gunther is not going to take that.
Guarantee you there's a receipt coming. Tag!
[Corey] Enzuigiri by Penta opened the door for Sami to join the fray.
[Michael] And the fiery Sami Zayn.
[crowd] One, two, three…
[Corey] And Zayn now teeing off on "Big" Bronson Reed.
[crowd] …ten, 11, 12…
[Michael] And now the concern on the face of Paul Heyman.
I noticed how he hung up his phone pretty quick when his guys got in trouble.
[Michael] Nothing to brag about, I guess.
[Corey] History is written by the victors, and I assure you,
Heyman was probably narrating a chapter of his book.
One of the greatest nights of his professional life,
watching this duo that he has been charged with blossom
into a great tag team.
[Michael] And a kick right to the ribs.
[Corey] I'm speculating! It's better than any answer you came up with.
[Michael] Sami, leapfrog, lands on his feet,
gonna send Reed over the top rope. Sami holding his own, bad ribs and all.
Bron Breakker now sent through the ropes.
Look at Sami, man, what a heart this guy has.
[Corey] You can't deny that.
[Corey] Sami off the top rope.
Arabian Press takes down both opponents.
[Michael] And Heyman, understandably upset.
[Michael] A little homage to the one and only Sabu.
[Michael] And I wanna go back to what happened earlier
as you watched Sami Zayn yet again, Corey.
Breakker perhaps could have ended this match a long time ago
before he's decided to do push-ups in the middle of the ring.
[Corey] Listen, we can chalk that up to inexperience on Breakker's part.
[Michael] Well, isn't that why Heyman's out here?
To make sure that stuff doesn't happen?
[Corey] Listen, Heyman can strategize,
but it's not Heyman's job to execute the game plan.
He's a strategist, he's a general.
He stays behind the lines
and lets his charges do the heavy lifting.
[Michael] Yeah, that's what the Met coaches are trying to say.
And now Sami Zayn going up the top rope and Bronson Reed
catches him with a right hand.
Bronson, 330 pounds, just-- what an athlete for a man his size,
how quick he moves, he's agile.
[Corey] There aren't too many power lifters with the physical abilities
of "Big" Bronson Reed.
But there aren't too many athletes in the world
with as much heart as Sami Zayn, who continues to fight back.
[Michael] "Never say die" attitude of Zayn.
Not quite sure how wise this is.
Looking for the… sunset flip powerbomb connects.
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Almost had him!
And Reed kicks out. What an opportunity for Sami there.
[Corey] Take another look at this, Sami getting desperate.
Sunset flip powerbomb puts down the big man, Bronson Reed,
but wasn't able to end this contest.
Credit to Sami after being attacked with a lead pipe
earlier in the night by Karrion Kross.
Still boldly, if not possibly stupidly,
-accepted. -[Michael] Death Valley Driver!
That might break more ribs. Cover by Reed.
Kick-out at two.
[Corey] Sami is hurting in a bad, bad way.
And now, "Big" Bronson Reed making his way back
to a vertical base and a tag is made.
The Bron Breakker, this mutant.
[Michael] Big smile on his face as he climbs up to the top rope.
Sami Zayn, though, able to get out of trouble.
Penta has finally dragged himself up to the apron.
He was injured a bit earlier.
Sami Zayn now driven right out to our announce table.
Corey, get the hell out of the way. We know what Breakker's got in store here.
Bron Breakker from the apron.
-You gotta be kidding me. -[Corey laughs] I kid you not.
In our laps,
they are barking in the Steel City.
[Michael] He's a freak.
[Michael] Waistlock applied by Breakker
to the already injured body of Zayn.
[Corey] And I love what we're seeing out of Bron Breakker right now.
This has got to be the handiwork of Paul Heyman.
You can consider this almost a victory formation.
Don't make any mistakes.
Don't give Sami a chance to come back.
No slivers of hope
because Breakker and Reed about have this one in the back.
[Michael] Sami trying to fight back and make a tag to Penta though.
Fingertips away, almost there.
Breakker with another shot to the back.
And Sami will launch Breakker over the top rope
to give Sami an opportunity.
Sami has an opportunity, but he's a long way away from Penta,
trying to drag his body toward the corner.
Bron Breakker intercepts again.
Sami creates space, tag made by Reed.
Sami trying to get to the corner to Penta.
Bronson Reed now, gonna drag Sami back.
Senton, golden opportunity for Zayn.
Diggin'. Sami's diggin'. Tag to Breakker, tag to Penta.
And Penta's gonna fly.
[Corey] Crossbody takes down Bron Breakker.
[Michael] And Penta,
great kick right to the back of the knee, chops Breakker,
face first goes Bron.
And now Bronson Reed, big kick.
[Corey] Step up enzuigiri by Penta.
[Michael] Into the corner, Breakker's gonna feel that one.
[Corey] Oh, no, Bron Breakker in danger of meeting the same fate as Chad Gable.
[Michael] The Sacrifice, trying to pull the shoulder out of joint.
[Corey] Breakker might have torn a pec.
Penta looking for the victory here, this could do it.
[Michael] Nope, Bron Breakker though…
able to fight back, now there's the power.
Military press, but a DDT counter by Penta.
Cover now for the win, is it enough?
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] Breakker kicks out.
Man, Penta, what an athlete.
[Corey] Absolutely. Superhuman power displayed by Bron Breakker.
But it just goes to show you why Penta is one of the best in the business today,
able to adapt in a bad situation and spike Bron Breakker.
And this has been the most favorable position
that Penta and Sami Zayn have been in most of this match.
[Michael] Where's this idiot going now?
Heyman up on the apron with the official.
Bronson Reed makes Penta pay.
Eddie Orengo dealing with that goofball Heyman,
-and now… -[Corey] Here we go.
[Michael] The Frankensteiner.
Reed.
Sit-out powerbomb.
Sami saves the matchup.
It didn't work out too well, Mr. Heyman.
[Corey] Sami was ready…
I'm sorry, Sami said to the outside, Heyman was ready to go celebrate.
-[Michael] Now Penta may be squashed here. -[Corey] Oh, dear. Oh, dear.
[Michael] Reed going up to the top rope.
Went for the Tsunami.
Penta rolled out of harm's way.
[Corey] And all the air driven out of the lungs of "Big" Bronson Reed.
But can Penta muster the will to get back in this fight?
[Michael] Sami needs a tag. Sami needs Penta to tag him.
Tag's made to Breakker, here comes Zayn.
Exploder into the corner.
[Corey] Breakker got a little overzealous, and Sami made him pay.
-Oh! -[Michael] Went for the Helluva Kick
with a jumping, flying, clothesline stops Zayn in his tracks.
Oh, with a Spear, Sami Zayn.
Cover, Reed just bulldozing through Sami to save the match.
[Corey] Right place, right time for "Big" Bronson Reed,
but Penta has reentered the chat.
[Michael] And Penta, sent outside the ring,
Sami Zayn turning his attention to Reed.
I'm not sure, there's no way he's gonna go for a Blue Thunder Bomb
with this 330 pounder…
[Corey] Not with ribs like that, Sami, you're out of your mind.
[Michael] Block by Reed.
-[Corey] No way. -[Michael] Almost had him up.
[Corey] Sami, you're gonna hurt yourself.
[Michael] Lands behind Reed, Sami ducks out of harm's way.
Penta, hanging Reed up. Sami.
You're kidding me! Suplex.
[Corey] That's 330 plus pounds. Where the hell does Sami get it?
[Michael] Sami better turn around.
Spear by Breakker.
[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Breakker and Bronson win. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
the team of "Big" Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.
[Michael] I'll tell you, what a game performance by both Zayn
and Penta here tonight, but in the end,
Bronson Reed, "Big" Bron Breakker, just too dangerous.
[Corey] You can chalk it up to Sami's injury,
maybe being a little tougher than he is intelligent, but…
[Michael] I don't think these two are done.
Sami has been taken out.
I think Penta's-- Spear to Penta!
Well, Breakker and Reed said they were gonna end the Penta-Sami threat
once and for all tonight.
[Corey] Perhaps it's time for Penta to claim "Mucho miedo"
because this is a bad situation.
[Michael] My goodness, Breakker holding Sami Zayn down.
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] "Main Event" Jey Uso, and he's loaded for bear.
Steel chair in hand.
Down goes Breakker.
And another one.
[Corey] Jey Uso teeing off on Bron Breakker.
[Michael] And now turns his attention to "Big" Bronson Reed.
Jey Uso coming to the aid of Sami Zayn and Penta.
[crowd chanting "Yeet!"]
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd] Yeet! -[Michael] Jey with a big right.
-Kick to Reed. -[Corey] Reed still on his feet.
-[crowd] Yeet! -[Michael] Maybe not anymore.
Jey Uso knocking Breakker and Reed.
["Main Event Ish" playing]
♪ 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 ♪
[Michael] Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed pick up the win tonight.
But Jey Uso has provided much needed backup
for Sami and Penta with this war.
[Corey] That's one way of saying it. I think Jey Uso might have just
saved Sami Zayn's career.
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Yo, yo It's on me now, uce, it's on me ♪
♪ Aye, aye Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
♪ Uso! ♪
-♪ It's just me, uce ♪ -♪ Okay ♪