[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
[Michael] There is a major weekend coming to Atlanta
with Saturday Night's Main Event and Evolution.
But tonight, we're in the capital city of Rhode Island, Providence.
One of the oldest cities in the entire United States,
and tonight, WWE's flagship show
is in Providence for the 16th time.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] As you're looking live
at the sold-out Amica Mutual Pavilion,
host tonight to Monday Night Raw.
-["4X4" playing] -♪ Like a pro, not a rook'♪
♪ Bend your back, touch your toes ♪
♪ Hit a batch, take the sack… ♪
[Michael] And tonight, The Underdog from the Underground, Sami Zayn,
continues his quest to take out Seth Rollins and company.
He takes on Seth's "Unpredictable Badass," Bron Breakker, tonight.
"Main Event" Jey Uso is here with the same thing on his mind,
take out Seth's Auszilla, "Big" Bronson Reed.
They go one-on-one tonight.
As for Seth Rollins, he meets this man, the remarkable Penta.
Massive score to settle with Seth Rollins live tonight.
And The Judgment Day is draped in gold
and have a brand new member, Roxanne Perez.
It was her idea to take out the woman who injured Liv Morgan.
Kairi Sane versus Roxanne, tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[crowd cheering]
[song concludes]
["The Vision" playing]
-♪ Burn it down ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
WWE Hall of Famer, "The Wise Man" Paul Heyman,
"Big" Bronson Reed,
Bron Breakker, and Mr. Money in the Bank,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Michael] Well, this quartet has made a lot of enemies.
And for Seth Rollins, his target is LA Knight,
the man who he faces Saturday night at Saturday Night's Main Event.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
♪ Burn it down ♪
-[song concludes] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd barking]
[crowd yelling]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[crowd cheering, barking]
[inaudible]
[crowd barking]
I am standing here in this ring because Seth Rollins
and "The Wise Man" Paul Heyman, have a vision for this business
that has me, the face of WWE for the next two decades.
[crowd booing]
[inaudible conversation]
I also have a vision of my own for a WWE,
and that is a WWE without Sami Zayn.
[crowd booing]
I do not like Sami Zayn. I don't like his ugly face.
I don't like his stupid beard.
I don't like his-- I don't like his music.
I don't like that you people sing it every time that he comes.
[crowd jeering]
[crowd chanting "Sami"]
For the life of me, I will never understand
why you guys cheer for someone that has the athletic ability of a dead fish.
Someone that's never played sports,
someone that doesn't go to the gym,
someone that's hanging on to anything for dear life
to get five more years
so he can squeeze the last bit of little water out of the rag.
[crowd cheering]
Sami Zayn has an expiration date,
and I'm gonna put a stamp on it tonight.
I promise you, Sami, I promise, if you come walking down this ramp…
I'm gonna maul your head off.
And you're gonna be looking at the lights by the end of it.
[crowd booing]
[inaudible]
[crowd chanting "Sami"]
You good, Breakker?
[laughs]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk]
Simmer down, people.
Bron is a tough act to follow, but so am I.
I am the man that hit Seth with six Tsunamis.
Hurting him so badly that it built a respect between you and I.
So much so that Seth brought me into this group,
brought me into his vision.
[crowd] What?
And with that vision,
I will get the respect that I deserve.
[crowd] What?
[crowd booing]
And Jey Uso, Yeet Man, you do not respect me.
-So tonight… -[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
…I will Tsunami the respect into you,
just like I did Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd jeering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[crowd chanting "Let's go Uso"]
All yours.
-Ladies and gentlemen… -[crowd cheering]
-…my name is Paul Heyman. -[crowd] Paul Heyman!
Tonight, the Empire strikes back.
-[crowd cheering] -You know what?
Scratch that, pull that up on YouTube later.
That's a blooper.
The Empire tonight strikes first.
First on our list,
Sami Zayn, and I'm not gonna try to follow that promo.
If Sami hasn't hightailed it all the way back to Montreal by now,
-Sami, it's your ass, not mine. -[crowd booing]
Tonight, Bronson Reed versus Jey Uso.
I have love for my former Bloodline member, Jey Uso.
But let's be honest here,
Roman Reigns doesn't have the balls
to come back and step up against us.
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
The OTC is MIA,
and after tonight, Jey Uso will be MIA,
all thanks to the master of the Tsunami, Bronson Reed.
[crowd booing]
And now here's the big news in case you haven't heard.
Tonight, Seth "Freakin" Rollins…
The biggest box office attraction in this entire industry.
The man that pinned Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania,
and it's not the first time he's done that either.
Seth Rollins will don the tights tonight against Penta.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, mi buen amigo.
[speaking Spanish]
Huh?
[speaking Spanish]
[crowd jeering]
Now, I'm neither young enough, nor hip enough, nor bad enough,
nor bougie enough to understand these stupid freaking hand signals
that Penta does.
But by the time he gets stomped into the mat tonight,
Penta will be in no shape
to do these hand signals ever again.
[crowd booing]
And that's not a prediction,
that's a spoiler.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[crowd continues chanting "CM Punk"]
Well, boys, you covered everything,
so I guess there's only one thing left to say.
-Providence, welcome to Monday Night… -[crowd] Rollins!
-[crowd cheering] -["The Vision" playing]
[Michael] Bold predictions by Seth Rollins's group here tonight.
Unpredictable and powerful.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Michael] Well, hello again, everybody, and ringside tonight,
Michael Cole joined by Corey Graves, and Corey,
for Seth Rollins, it's all about power, absolute power.
We just heard a series of warnings from Rollins' entire group.
Tonight, as Paul Heyman said, "The Empire strikes first."
It could be a really, really bad night for Sami Zayn, Jey Uso, and Penta.
And another group that is gaining power draped in gold
now on Monday Night Raw, none other than The Judgment Day.
Let's take you back to last week, it was New Day versus Bálor
and McDonagh, The Judgment Day, for the tag title.
[Corey] After a rare miscalculation by Kofi Kingston,
Finn Bálor would deliver a sling blade on the outside.
Xavier Woods would eat a pair of boots and JD McDonagh
soaring through the skies first with a moonsault,
followed immediately by the Coup de Grâce of Finn Bálor
and new World Tag Team Champions,
The Judgment Day.
Make sure that's clean. Oh, that's great.
[crowd cheering]
Five. Look at it, lads. It's unbelievable.
-I can't believe it. -Come on.
-[Bálor] Hey, who's winning, boys? -Who do you think?
-It's a tied game. -You are, right?
-It's a tied game. -Tied game? Come on.
Yo, what the hell is that?
[crowd laughs]
-What? I made it for Dom. -Y'all, she's alive.
She's been rehabbing every day. She's gonna be back real soon.
Well, I wouldn't be so sure about that. You remember I hurt my shoulder?
It took me eight months to recover, and I'm tough.
-But I think it's a nice picture. -Yeah.
You know what would be a good picture, a nice picture?
Is if we retain those Women's Tag Team Championship titles at Evolution.
And maybe if some chiquita does what she said she's gonna do
and beats Kairi Sane tonight.
I got you, partner.
Too soon.
All right, well, that's the girls sorted. Have you been talking to Pearce?
You know what's coming down the line for us?
I haven't heard a whisper.
Well, his office is right down the hall there.
Why don't we go down, knock on his door, see what's rattling around that bald head.
[laughs] JD getting proactive. I like it. Let's go put some pressure on him.
-Sí o sí. -All right, boys.
Hey, by the way, thanks for this get well soon cake.
-Was that you? -Was that you?
-That wasn't us. -That wasn't us.
-See you. -[mumbles]
Are you sure?
"Get well soon Dom, from AJ"?
[crowd cheering]
Hey, I have a doctor's note, AJ, you can't--
I have a note.
-["Voyager" playing] -[Michael] Man, I cannot wait
for AJ Styles to finally get his hand on Dominik Mysterio.
[Corey] I can't wait for you to walk the plank, Michael Cole.
The Pirate Princess is here.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one call.
Introducing first, from Yamaguchi, Japan,
Kairi Sane!
[Michael] Periscope or telescope?
[Corey] All of the above.
I think a good pirate has options.
[Michael] Well, Kairi Sane goes one-on-one with Roxanne Perez of The Judgment Day.
It's live on Netflix.
[Corey] You know, in case one goes down or malfunctions or something.
[Michael] Google "pirate."
[music concludes]
["All Fall Down" playing]
[Michael] The new tag champs of Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez
will be defending the titles in a Fatal 4-Way matchup.
We know the team from Friday Night SmackDown.
We know the team from NXT.
We don't know the team from Monday Night Raw yet,
but it will be a Fatal 4-Way.
[Corey] And, you know, in my opinion, it's not necessarily fair
for the champions to have to defend their titles
without having all of the information
about competitors they're gonna have to deal with.
[Michael] And I don't agree with you there,
because Adam Pearce and Nick Aldis,
our general managers, decided, "Hey, let's give the title to Roxanne."
But if you wanna be the Tag Team Champions,
you have to prove yourself.
The best way to do that, in a Fatal 4-Way, Sunday, in Atlanta.
[Corey] Look at this, Roxanne Perez out of the gate,
just bringing the fire down across Kairi Sane with heavy right hands.
This has gotta make The Judgment Day as a whole very proud.
[Michael] First time ever, one-on-one for Roxanne and Kairi Sane.
But Roxanne did pin Kairi Sane last month in a Fatal 4-Way
in the Queen of the Ring Tournament.
That's when Roxanne, many believe, stole the victory from Liv Morgan.
[Corey] I think many people only believe that
-because you push that narrative, Cole. -[Michael] No.
And Roxanne bounced off the second turnbuckle by Kairi Sane.
[Corey] Whoa, Roxanne Perez got out of the way of the Cutlass in short order.
[Michael] And both of these women, former NXT Women's Champions.
Kairi, a two-time WWE Tag Team Champ with Asuka.
Roxanne Perez, now a one-time WWE Tag Team Champion, as…
she takes down Kairi Sane.
[Corey] I just love the confidence of Roxanne Perez.
She's got confidence and wisdom inside the ring beyond her years.
Look at this, great counter by Kairi, countered again by Perez, shoulders down.
[Michael] And a kick-out at two by Kairi Sane.
[Corey] Kairi Sane tried an unorthodox way
of defending whatever Roxanne was looking for, and it almost backfired.
[Michael] Evolution shaping up to be quite the event, Sunday, in Atlanta,
the second of its kind, the first, of course, back in 2018…
[Rodriguez] Do this for Liv!
…as the women make history yet again this coming Sunday.
[Corey] Kairi once again looking for that spinning backfist
she calls the Cutlass, it'll turn your lights out in a hurry!
[Michael] And Roxanne Perez hanging up Kairi on the second rope.
The feisty, fiery Roxanne Perez, The Prodigy, as she's known.
-Misses wildly. -[Corey] Prized student of-- Oh!
Shoulders down again.
[Michael] Oh, kick-out at two and another great counter by Roxanne.
[Corey] And Kairi Sane's lucky.
You don't often get away with making the same mistake twice.
Great jackknife pinning combination here.
Twice Kairi's attempted the pinfall attempt
and twice Roxanne has countered.
Look at this.
[Michael] Nifty pinning combination and a kick-out at two by Kairi.
And Kairi now, they're gonna punish Roxanne Perez
who's scrambling to make it to the ropes and force a break.
[Corey] Figure-four headscissors applied
and very wisely Perez scrambling to the bottom rope,
forcing the official to break the hold before too much damage is inflicted.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Corey] Oh, man!
[Michael] We've talked quite a lot
about what a year 2025 has been for Roxanne Perez.
Set a record
lasting longer in the Women's Royal Rumble than anyone in history.
She was also a part of the Elimination Chamber,
the Money in the Bank match, the Queen of the Ring tournament.
Now, of course, a Tag Team Champion.
And Kairi sends Roxanne toward the corner.
Didn't get all of it, however.
-[Corey] Oh! Got all that. -[Michael] Oh!
-[Michael] Kairi Sane connecting. -[Corey] That Cutlass back fist.
I'm not entirely sure
if Kairi couldn't have a victory on her hands if she scrambled.
[Michael] Oh! And there's that flying forearm by Kairi Sane.
[Corey] Smart move by Kairi, looking for a little insurance,
-some added punishment to Perez. -[Michael] Oh!
[Michael] Using her momentum off the apron to take out Roxanne Perez
-and Kairi in control. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Kairi needs to be aware of Raquel lurking not too far away.
Just on the other side of the steel ring stairs.
[Michael] Kairi Sane now gonna climb up to the top rope.
Raquel Rodriguez causing the distraction
-and Roxanne Perez… -[Corey] Oh, goodness.
…will takeover.
[Corey] Great wherewithal by Roxanne
realizing there was a moment to take advantage
and she did not miss it.
Look at this, this is just brutal.
-Roxanne may snap the arm of Kairi! -[Michael] Oh!
Right to the wrist. Remember, a wrist injury to Kairi Sane
cost her a number of months of action.
Roxanne's taking over.
[groans]
[crowd clapping rhythmically]
[Michael] This is Monday Night Raw.
We're sold-out tonight in Providence, Rhode Island.
Roxanne Perez, Kairi Sane, one-on-one, which has been a great matchup.
And Kairi starting to rally, Corey.
[Corey] This is what Perez had to be aware of.
You can't give Kairi the room with… Ooh!
…to operate and strike as she does so proficiently.
Beautiful neckbreaker.
[Sane] Come on!
[Corey] That'll shiver your timbers, Cole. And Kairi firing up.
[Michael] Raquel Rodriguez offering encouragement to her tag team partner
and now walking the plank.
-[Corey] You're learning. [laughs] -[Michael] Trying.
-Oh! -[Corey] Oh!
Sliding D rocks the jaw of Roxanne Perez!
[Michael] And now going up top, up to the top rope,
perhaps looking to put Roxanne away.
[Corey] The master of the Insane Elbow, but Perez out of the way in time.
[Michael] Roxanne scoops her up,
looking for a quick win here and a kick-out by Kairi.
[Michael] Ooh! And a kick right to the face.
[Corey] That may have put Kairi Sane on Dream Street.
[Michael] Roxanne, ooh, that running uppercut
to the back of the neck.
And now Roxanne Perez gonna climb the ropes.
-Oh, there's the… -[Corey laughing]
…moonsault connecting to Kairi!
Hook to the leg, somehow Kairi kicks out.
That springboard moonsault did some damage.
[Corey] Credit to the toughness of Kairi Sane,
but may have just infuriated Perez. Look at this.
Focusing the attack once again on the damaged arm of Sane.
-[Michael] Roxanne Perez looking to-- -[Corey] Oh!
That was almost a version of Penta's Sacrifice.
[Michael] Yeah, looking to break the arm of Kairi who's in deep trouble here,
writhing in agony.
A look on Roxanne's face, vindictive personality.
Perez into the corner, nobody home. Kairi caught her with a boot.
[Corey] Kairi didn't get all of it.
Maybe the only reason Perez is still in this fight.
Look at Kairi trying to muscle up Roxanne. What in the heck is she looking for here?
[Michael] Perhaps the Alabama Slam as Roxanne Perez is just holding on here.
[Corey] Uh-oh.
[Michael] Roxanne, and again back to the injured arm.
Been a great offensive strategy by one half of the tag champs.
[Corey] Perez has been locked in and laser focused.
[Michael] And Roxanne right to the back of the neck.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] And again, a near fall for Perez.
[Corey] But you can't not be impressed by the toughness, and the grit,
and the pure will of Kairi Sane to hang tough in this one.
[Michael] Yeah, Kairi has been a champion all over the world.
Mentioned undefeated in singles action since returning to…
the WWE after the arm injury.
[Corey] I also understand she holds several records in swashbuckling.
[Michael] Oh. Really?
[Corey] That's what I've heard, I can't confirm or deny.
[Michael] Yachting.
Ooh, and a headbutt by Kairi, knocked down is Perez.
[Corey] And not where Roxanne wants to be.
[Michael] Kairi top rope yet again.
Sane, down goes Perez.
[Corey] The adrenaline pulsing through Kairi Sane with one bad arm.
[Michael] Nobody home. Roxanne now.
Kairi Sane with the Alabama Slam delivered.
Roxanne's down, Kairi may have her where she wants her.
Looking for the Insane Elbow.
[Corey] It is a sight to behold.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Raquel Rodriguez coming to the aid of Roxanne.
[Michael] Maybe the official should do his job,
kick Raquel out of here.
-Kairi though! -[Corey] Oh!
[Michael] Well, the flying crossbody will take out Raquel.
Roxanne Perez quickly on the attack.
[Corey] Well, unfortunately for Kairi,
attacking Raquel forced her to take her eye off the task at hand,
that being Roxanne Perez.
The numbers game, Cole.
[Michael] Kick down low, Roxanne looking for Pop Rox.
[Corey] Counter by Kairi, shoulders down, backslide!
-[crowd counting] -[Corey] Oh!
-[Michael] Kairi got her, Kairi got her! -[bell ringing]
["Voyager" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Kairi Sane!
[Corey] I don't think I'm out of line by calling that a bit of a shocker.
-No one saw that coming. -[Michael] Oh!
And Raquel Rodriguez from behind. Kairi didn't see that coming.
And now the double team by the Tag Team Champions!
[Corey] Cole, the damage has been done.
This can't help Roxanne's standing within The Judgment Day,
particularly with Raquel.
-[Michael] Well, if they destroy Kairi… -[Corey] Ooh!
…it will. Big boot by Raquel Rodriguez.
-["The Future" playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[Corey laughs] Yes! -[Michael] Back up for Kairi,
her former tag team partner, Asuka, rushing to the ring!
Asuka and Kairi were part of The Kabuki Warriors.
What a backhand by Asuka, kick to the midsection.
[Corey] One of the most feared strikers in the game.
[Michael] The Empress of Tomorrow with a backhand to Roxanne.
Raquel with a clothesline, drops Asuka.
[crowd booing]
The powerhouse of The Judgment Day.
[Corey] Oh no, The Empress about to go for a ride.
[Michael] Raquel looking for the Tejana Bomb.
-Kairi Sane though. -[crowd cheering]
-[groans] -[Corey] Asuka into the arm bar.
[Michael] And now Kairi from behind, dumping Raquel over.
[Corey] A brilliant defensive double team by the former Kabuki Warriors.
Here comes Asuka. Empress's attack floors Rodriguez.
[Michael] And Roxanne trying to dump Kairi Sane and Asuka now.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] They're gonna put Roxanne down for good.
Setting her up for Kairi.
Top rope.
-Insane Elbow. -[crowd cheering]
["The Future" playing]
[Michael] Welcome back to the Kabuki Warriors.
♪ Cast from the shadows That light my way ♪
♪ Fallen idols scream yesterday ♪
♪ Your kings and your queens Hit the ground like rain ♪
♪ From far and wide And light years away ♪
♪ The one force of nature They call by name ♪
-[chuckles] -[music concludes]
[mutters]
[Zayn screams, groans]
-Say it! -[overlapping clamor]
[Corey] Later that night, Sami Zayn would fight valiantly
in tag team action.
But the injured ribs would play a factor yet again, a thunderous spear
by Bron Breakker and a victory for Bron and Bronson Reed.
And it was about to get even worse for all involved.
["Main Event Ish" plays, fades]
[Michael] And thank God for "Main Event" Jey Uso with an equalizer,
swinging for the fences, taking out Breakker,
taking down the Auszilla.
But still, a plethora of bad blood between these superstars.
[Michael] Let's check in with Jackie Redmond.
Guys, thank you so much. I'm here with Sami Zayn.
Sami. [scoffs] Where do I even begin?
I mean, I tried to interview you last week.
You were attacked by Karrion Kross.
You're very clearly dealing with some sort of rib injury.
And then you got Bron Breakker out here taking verbal jabs at you
to kick off Monday Night Raw ahead of a huge match
between the two of you. I mean, how are you managing all of this?
I'm not, I'm not managing it.
I have too much on my plate. I would love to think more about my ribs,
my injured ribs, I would love to pay more attention to that.
I would love to deal with it more, but I can't.
And I would love to pay more attention to Karrion Kross,
who's probably lurking around here somewhere.
And I would love to pay more attention to the revenge
that I am going to get on Karrion Kross, but it's not gonna be tonight.
So, I can't think about it.
I have to think about Bron Breakker,
and I don't care what Bron Breakker has to say.
I don't care if he doesn't like my beard, or if he doesn't like my music,
or if he could bench press more weight than me.
I don't care, none of it matters, okay?
But I have to pay attention to him because in that ring,
he's one of the most dangerous people on the planet.
So, that's all I can think about right now.
Karrion Kross,
I'll deal with him later.
Well, listen, Sami, I appreciate the time. Good luck tonight.
Like I said, guys, it is a huge match tonight.
Sami Zayn taking on Bron Breakker.
That match coming up in just a few minutes.
-[crowd cheering] -Uh…
Scarlett, is there something that you were hoping to…
to say or what's going on here?
No.
…the contract, we make it happen.
-What is the problem? -There is a problem. I mean--
So, El Grande Americano is competing tonight.
El Grande Americano requested the match himself, tonight.
-That's impossible. -Why?
'Cause Chad Gable's hurt. [chuckles]
-What? He is, he's hurt. -Brutus?
Tell me why Chad Gable's injury would have anything
to do with El Grande Americano?
Well, because it's so simple, I mean--
Listen, I'm talking to Chad, he's not gonna be happy about this.
Well, if he's unhappy, he has my number.
Now, I know that you're not in here for this, so why are you?
Actually, I want a spot in the Battle Royal at Evolution.
You could have just led with that, because you're in it.
-Oh! -Oh!
Yeah, happy?
-Yeah. -Good.
-Thanks. -Good.
-Thanks for coming. -All right.
-Enjoy your Monday. -All right.
[Asuka] Adam! Adam!
-Asuka? -We wanna talk about Evolution.
And I bet we're thinking the same thing.
-We wanna take down Judgment Day. -Judgment Day!
-Judgment Day? -Judgment Day.
So, how about this?
You two represent Raw at Evolution in that Fatal 4-Way
-for the Women's Tag Team Championship. -[crowd cheering]
-We reunite… -Okay.
-…The Kabuki Warriors. -Kabuki Warriors! Yeah!
Kabuki Warriors. Whoo!
[humming "Warriors"]
Well, I hope for all our sakes Adam Pearce has finished dancing,
but that is massive news.
The Kabuki Warriors being added to the 4-Way
for the Women's Tag Team Championship.
Evolution continues to shape up and get even bigger.
It's gonna be an unforgettable Sunday.
Raquel and Roxanne will defend against The Kabuki Warriors.
Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair, NXT's Sol Ruca and Zaria,
that takes place on Sunday.
Evolution also features the return of a Hall of Famer.
[suspenseful music playing]
So, it's been a few weeks since I've been back,
and wow, how things change.
You know, I came back to talk about something very important to me, Evolution.
But what I didn't expect was to get into an altercation with Liv Morgan.
I came to pay my respects to the women of today.
But instead, Liv wants to question my womanhood, my legacy,
and then she attacked me.
Now, you know, I didn't realize it at the time,
but that lit a fire inside of me.
So, while I've had some time to think,
more than ever do I wanna make a return to that ring.
I want one more moment to prove myself.
I want one more moment to prove to the fans,
to my Bella Army, of what I can do.
I want one more moment to show my son what the WWE Universe has seen.
And what better way to do that than to enter the Battle Royal
in Atlanta for Evolution. Now look, I know it won't be easy.
I will be facing some of the best women in all of WWE.
But you all know me, I will do whatever it takes to win.
I want to have that match at Clash in Paris.
I want that title opportunity.
And I want to prove that you don't fear the challenges
that get put in front of you.
That you don't run from your past, you face it,
you learn from it, and you build a future that no one can ever take from you.
The first Evolution was a history-making event,
so why can't I make history now?
This Sunday night, not only will I make history again,
I will prove to everyone why Nikki Bella is Fearless.
[Michael] And this Sunday at WWE Evolution live from Atlanta,
it is the Battle Royal, with a massive prize for the winner.
An opportunity at a championship match at Clash in Paris in August.
-["Worlds Apart" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, Sami Zayn has his work cut out for him.
A very angry Bron Breakker is ready
-to expire Sami Zayn. -[crowd] Let's go!
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Corey] Far be it from Sami Zayn to heed any type of warning,
particularly one as unhinged
as Bron Breakker delivered earlier tonight.
But I promise you this, Cole, if Sami's not 100%,
which it looks like he's not,
this is a bad decision to step in the ring.
[Michael] Wait a minute, from behind, Karrion Kross!
Karrion Kross continues his vendetta against Sami Zayn.
[Corey] Sami said he wanted to put Kross in the rear-view mirror.
[Michael] Oh no, not the pipe again.
That's the reason Sami's got his ribs taped,
because of the attacks with the pipe last week.
[overlapping yelling]
-[Michael] Somebody stop this lunatic. -[Corey] Who?
Who's gonna stop this lunatic, Cole?
Say it, say it!
[Michael] He's gonna break more of Sami Zayn's ribs.
Finally, our general manager, Adam Pearce, rushing out here,
taking that pipe away.
Kross continues the assault on Zayn.
Bitter after the loss to Zayn at Night of Champions.
[crowd chanting "We want Kross"]
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Again…
Listen, I can go.
-[Pearce] No! -I can go. Listen, Adam, I can go!
-Adam, I can go. -[overlapping chatter]
Adam, I'm telling you, I signed up for this match.
I'm not going anywhere.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, a defiant Sami Zayn telling our general manager
he's gonna continue into this match with Bron Breakker.
-[Pearce] Can he go? -Yes, he can go.
-Okay. Are you sure this is what you-- -Adam, I'm here.
I'm here. I'm good, I'm good.
Then it's all yours.
[Michael]That's ridiculous, Sami Zayn's gotta have broken ribs.
The pipe attack last week by Kross,
the pipe attack again moments ago by Karrion Kross.
And now he's gotta face this Unpredictable Badass
who promised earlier tonight to rip his throat out.
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
♪ But if I fade away… ♪
[Alicia] And his opponent,
accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer, "The Wise Man" Paul Heyman,
from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 250 pounds,
Bron Breakker!
[Michael] Corey, Bron Breakker earlier tonight
was foaming at the mouth when he was talking about his disdain
and his hatred for Sami Zayn.
And how he said tonight is Sami Zayn's expiration date.
And now this monster is walking into a ring
with a man who may have broken ribs, who's nowhere near 100%.
He's gonna destroy Sami tonight.
[Corey] I agree with you wholeheartedly, Cole.
We know that as long as there is breath in the lungs of Sami Zayn,
Sami will never quit, never back down.
But maybe tonight Sami should reconsider, because that is the face of a man
who is ready to feast on a broken opponent.
We heard Breakker say earlier tonight
that Sami Zayn quite simply doesn't fit the vision of the future
where Bron Breakker is the face of WWE.
[Michael] Well, Sami Zayn, for the better part of a year,
has had this vendetta in this battle against Bron Breakker.
It's kicked up a notch the past few weeks with the situation
with Seth Rollins and company.
And now, Sami Zayn has to go one-on-one with this madman.
-[Corey] Kicked up a notch… -[bell ringing]
…but it's gonna come to an end tonight. There's no two ways about it.
There is no way in hell Sami Zayn wins this match.
[Michael] It's like a lion toying with his injured prey.
Bron Breakker with a massive smile on his face.
[inaudible]
[Michael] Believes this will be easy pickings.
Look at him!
-[Corey] Do you disagree, Cole? -[Michael] No, not at all.
[Corey] You've been around this game long enough to know better.
As tough as Sami is, as talented as Sami is,
at the end of the day,
he is no physical match for this mutant we know as Bron Breakker.
[Michael] Yeah, Bron Breakker hasn't been pinned in a match in…
since September of last year.
The man has been incredible, he's even better
now that he's got Heyman at his side along with Seth Rollins and Bronson Reed.
And now burying Sami in the corner and the shoulders to the injured ribs.
And we mentioned this earlier, Corey,
this is what Karrion Kross has been talking about with Sami Zayn.
This insatiable need by Sami Zayn to please the WWE fans,
to come out here and entertain no matter what his health
-and well-being is. -I don't get it, look at him.
-He's pathetic! -[Corey] I personally agree.
I don't know why you idiots cheered for him!
He's pathetic. He's a bum!
[Corey] I don't necessarily agree with Bron Breakker that Sami's pathetic,
but I do agree with Karrion Kross's assessment
of Sami Zayn's career.
Sami would rather come into this ring
and have himself beaten to an absolute pulp,
to the detriment of his life outside of WWE,
to the detriment of his family.
That's how much Sami loves the WWE Universe.
It's like an addiction. He needs more.
[Michael] And to Kross's point, and he says, and look at now…
I don't know how much protection that tape actually gave Sami,
but none now at all.
And… Oh, knees right to the midsection, and Sami Zayn gasping for air.
But Kross's point to Sami Zayn is this,
"Hey, maybe if you focus on yourself and think about yourself,
maybe one day you will be world champion."
But that's not in Sami's blood. That's not his makeup.
His entire career has been fighting for the WWE fans.
[shouting] …that you can beat me?
[Corey] Now unfortunately, self-preservation
seems to have been an instinct Sami was born without.
Bron Breakker having the time of his life right now,
reminding Sami of just the perilous state in which he's trapped.
[Michael] You see the welts that have already been building?
[Corey] And it's tough to tell, is that from last week?
Is that from the pipe last week? Is it from earlier tonight?
Is it from Bron Breakker ripping the bandages off? My God.
[crowd barking]
[Corey] Look at the intensity etched on the face of the "Badass" Bron Breakker
who is quite literally licking his chops.
Just stay down, Sami.
Just stay down.
[Michael] Oh, and Sami fighting back!
Clothesline delivered to Breakker and Sami's got some life.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Sami trying to somehow will himself back into this matchup.
Does Sami have just a bit left to somehow pull off
what would be a massive upset tonight?
[Corey] Sami's made a career out of massive upsets,
but I don't have any idea, I have no conceivable idea
as to how Sami is fighting through this pain.
[Michael] Sami now second rope,
Breakker slowly making it back to his feet.
Sami Z-- Oh, a spear out of midair!
May have broken Sami Zayn in half.
-Sami Zayn-- -[Corey] Stop the match, Chad.
[Michael] I don't know how the hell he can breathe here.
[Corey] Stop it, he's not getting up.
[Michael] You're exactly right.
Chad's gotta get out here and call this thing off.
The man can't move. He can't breathe.
Sami is just writhing in pain out here, just a few feet away from us.
Gotta make sure our doctors and our trainers are out here.
[Corey] Uh, Cole? Oh, my God.
[Michael] Sami, come on, Sami. Sami, look out.
Sami, look out!
Sami, get the hell out of there!
-Oh my God! -[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Pearce! Get Pearce, get somebody out here.
Chad, stop the damn match!
[yelling indistinctly]
[Michael] Chad, do something.
Sami hasn't moved.
[crowd chanting "One more time"]
[Michael] I hope Adam Pearce, our general manager,
is having second thoughts about this.
[Corey] What the hell is Pearce gonna do at this point, Cole?
The damage is done.
[Michael] He shouldn't have the damn match even happen in the first place.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Sami's helpless, he's defenseless.
[Corey] Stay down, Sami.
[Michael] Another spear splitting Zayn in half.
Bron Breakker says the expiration date is now…
-[bell ringing] -…for Sami Zayn.
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Bron Breakker!
[Michael] I mean, listen… I applaud Sami Zayn, okay?
The guts, the heart of a warrior.
But I mean, two weeks in a row attacked with a steel pipe by Karrion Kross,
and then having to go into battle with Breakker last week
and now again tonight.
[Corey] Nobody can say that Bron Breakker didn't warn Sami Zayn.
Let's look at this again. I mean…
this was exactly what Bron Breakker promised.
From every angle, from varying speeds, Bron Breakker had a field day
mauling Sami Zayn as he promised to do earlier tonight.
I just hope Sami's damage isn't too long term.
[Michael] Listen, again, I admire Sami Zayn and I admire his guts
and everything he's accomplished in his career.
But at some point, somebody needs to save Sami Zayn from himself.
Sami Zayn will continue to do this each and every week.
Someone has to make a conscious decision to save Sami from himself.
I completely agree with you. And I'm a guy who has personally found Sami Zayn
to be rather annoying over the years.
One of my greatest rivals years back. I… [hesitates]
You hate to see anybody so lost in the adulation of the WWE Universe
that their actual personal well-being is jeopardized.
That's what we've just seen.
Well, for Seth Rollins, one-third of the plan is now complete.
We still have Jey Uso and "Big" Bronson Reed
and Penta and Seth Rollins to come here tonight.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, last week, as we switch gears,
it was Bayley and Lyra Valkyria in a match
to determine the number one contender for the Intercontinental title.
[Corey] Here are the controversial closing moments,
a reversal of pins by both women.
Our official, Jessika Carr, with the best view in the arena…
-[bell ringing] -…was able to count both superstars down.
[Alicia] This match has been ruled a draw.
[Corey] Unfortunately for Bayley and Valkyria,
not the desired result for either woman.
And the battle would continue and spill to the outside
and all over the ringside area.
What was once about the Intercontinental Championship
has devolved into something far more personal.
-Screw you, Lyra! -Hey! Knock it off, Bayley!
-What are you doing? -[Bayley] This is how you fight?
[Corey] And the score remains to be settled.
[overlapping yelling]
I have to consider all challengers for the tag titles.
We get that. Just wanna make sure our name is top of the list.
For sure. And I will keep you in the loop. Absolutely.
[crowd laughing]
Somebody tell me what the hell I'm looking at.
We're in mourning.
-It's actually the evening. -Grieving!
-What are we grieving? -You should know, you're an accomplice.
Because you helped The Judgment Day kill
the entire tag team division when you gave them a title shot.
Of course.
Now, the least that you can do is tell us when we have our rematch.
-Rematch? -[laughs] That's interesting, Erik,
'cause what do these dummies say when we ask for our rematch?
They wanted to make sure that all title opportunities went
to new challengers.
Regardless of how stupid you dress, you don't get automatic rematches.
-Yeah, they have a point, actually. -No, they don't. That's not what we meant.
-What did you mean? -We have a right to claim championship.
I'm so sorry for your loss. I'm so sorry for your loss.
Thank you, Becky. Can you believe this guy?
-Full of horrible ideas. -Oh, this man is full of horrible ideas.
You too, huh?
-You know what wasn't a horrible idea? -What's that?
Getting rid of Big E. I hate that guy, real scumbag.
-Wow. -Do it, lady.
-That's why she's The Man… -[energetic music playing]
[Michael] Becky Lynch is here live.
[music fades]
[Michael] And the woman who will be defending
her Intercontinental Championship at Evolution,
Becky Lynch, who, Corey, now faces a Triple Threat match.
[Corey] Certainly the odds not in the favor of The Man,
but if anybody can succeed when the pressure is at its highest…
-["Celtic Invasion" playing] -…it has proven to be
"The Man" Becky Lynch.
Remember the first Evolution event,
she actually competed in a Last Woman Standing match
against "The Queen" Charlotte Flair.
[Michael] Yeah, what some consider one of the greatest matches ever.
-[music concludes] -[crowd booing, cheering]
Ca-- Can--
Can someone please explain to me how two losers,
two people who just lost last week to each other
have a title match against me,
a Triple Threat at Evolution where statistically,
I am at a disadvantage.
Can somebody please explain how that works?
Look, look, look, look, look, I get it, I get it, I get it.
From Pearce's perspective,
I'm the greatest female wrestler who ever lived.
I get-- and it's not just me saying that.
Other people say that, Sports Illustrated say that,
multiple time Women's Champion, main event of WrestleMania,
New York Times best-selling author, I'm in all these shows, movies right now.
I'm hot, I'm hot. I get it, I get it. I get him, I get it from his perspective.
You need me on Evolution.
But I beat Bayley, I beat Lyra,
neither of them deserve an opportunity.
I… I deserve to pick my own opponent.
Iyo got to pick her own opponent. Tiffany got to pick her own opponent.
Hey, I pick this woman right here, and I'd beat you in a second.
So… So… So, what I think, you know, you know,
I think what's happening is it's all… it's all a show, it's all a ruse.
Bayley and Lyra, they're in cahoots, they're working together
because they know that is the only way they are going to get this title off me.
Both of them, both of them last week pinned each other.
Do you know how statistically rare that is to happen in wrestling?
-["Role Model" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Somehow, doubt Bayley's here to argue statistics with The Man.
[Michael] Remember, it was Becky Lynch who took out Bayley before WrestleMania.
-["Triumph" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Well, not to be upstaged…
the inaugural Women's Intercontinental Champion is here,
Lyra Valkyria.
[Corey] Lyra just marched right past The Role Model.
[crowd chanting "Whoo"]
[music fades]
What are you talking about? What are you actually saying?
Congratulations, Becky, you've completed your transformation
into a total raving lunatic.
Oh my gosh,
my title is wrapped around the waist of a bucket full of crazy,
-and I think it's time I took it back. -[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
Yeah, I see what you guys are doing. You're working together, huh?
Are you kidding me?
The way I see it is that I should be standing here
as the Intercontinental Champion if it wasn't for you two weeks ago.
Oh! She's speaking to me, she's really speaking to me.
Look at me, what a treat!
I'm sorry, it's just I'm having a bit of trouble keeping up.
All right, Lyra… we get it, all right? Get over it.
I didn't get back to you after WrestleMania, let it go, okay?
If WrestleMania taught me anything, it's that I don't need partners,
and I damn sure don't need any more friends.
What I do need… is that championship right there.
[laughs mockingly] Oh! Bayley, listen to you.
After 13 years of failed friendships and grimy hugs,
another one bites the dust, huh?
Well, it's good to see you're not trying so hard anymore,
because, uh, yeah, she really dropped you like a hot potato at WrestleMania.
No, no, no, no, it's time we set the record straight on this.
And I have to tell you what I never told you.
Everybody thinks that I called Becky and brought her back at WrestleMania.
I didn't.
Becky secretly attacked you, and then Becky called me.
But, uh… there wasn't much hesitation in your voice, was there?
Well, you know, you know, I remember this one thing that you said.
You said…
Bayley is everything that I am pretending to be
and that Bayley would never betray you the way that I did.
Well, how's that working out for you?
'Cause it seems like she's not pretending anymore, is she?
Hate to say I told you so.
Shut up, Becky, you can't get in my head anymore, okay?
But she was right about one thing.
How nice of you to finally admit it.
You don't care about friendship when it comes to championship gold, right?
You know what that makes you?
That makes you just like her.
[crowd gasping]
And I know what I have to do now.
On Sunday at Evolution, I have to rescue that championship
-from two massive disappointments. -[crowd gasping]
You know what, Lyra?
I sat front row
when you were the first-ever Women's Intercontinental Champion.
When you won that championship for the first time, I sat right there.
And when we had that tag tournament to get to WrestleMania,
I stood on the apron and I watched the work you put in.
I watched you rise to the top.
I watched you go to WrestleMania and become a double champion.
And then I watched you…
lose that Intercontinental Championship.
And you raised her hand like a little bitch.
[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Well, Lyra's had enough, and Becky knocked down.
And here we go, Bayley and Lyra brawling.
[Corey] Picking up right where we left off last Monday.
[Michael] Yeah, you know this wasn't gonna end well.
Lyra Valkyria has had enough of Bayley.
And now Becky Lynch went for the Manhandle Slam
and Lyra with Nightwing to Becky.
[Corey] Bayley again from behind, scooped up by Valkyria.
[Michael] And Nightwing to Bayley as well, Lyra Valkyria standing tall.
[Corey] If it goes down like that in Atlanta,
we're gonna have a new Intercontinental Champion.
This… This will be the last time your hand is raised
-for this championship, you hear me? -[Becky grunts]
-[crowd applauding, cheering] -["Triumph" playing]
[Michael] What an attitude developing by Lyra Valkyria, Corey,
who looks to knock off two surefire Hall of Famers
to win back the title she put on the map.
[Corey] You heard Valkyria compare Bayley to Becky Lynch.
In my opinion, that's not a bad thing.
And in fact, if Lyra Valkyria can figure out
how to become a little more like Bayley and Becky Lynch, you may be right.
We may have a brand new Intercontinental Champion.
[Michael] She may be well on her way.
Well, we just saw a brawl that's gonna lead us
into Evolution this coming Sunday.
What about the brawl last week between Sheamus and Rusev?
-A banger, as Sheamus likes to say. -Let's revisit it.
["Take Em Out" playing]
[Michael] This will be a brawl.
Rusev and Sheamus.
-It's Fight Night! -[inaudible conversation]
[Michael] Baby!
[grunting]
♪ Breaking calm before the storm It's a call of the undertaking ♪
♪ Spitting blood in the cold out here ♪
♪ I'm ready to blow ♪
♪ Will probably down to the bone ♪
Are you not entertained?
♪ Take 'em out ♪
♪ Hit the floor, you're ready ♪
Come on, hit me!
Come on!
[crowd groaning]
[Corey] Rusev went to the eye.
[Michael] Now exposing the turnbuckle.
[Corey and Michael] Oh!
[Michael] Throat-first into the steel.
♪ Take 'em out Here it comes, are you ready? ♪
-♪ Take 'em out ♪ -[referee] One! Two! Three!
[Corey] Kudos to Sheamus for hanging in this war,
but tonight belongs to Rusev.
[song concludes]
Perfect, perfect. Picture perfect. It could not have gone any better.
I'm so proud.
Hey, I'm proud of you, man. What's wrong? What's the deal?
I mean, what are we gonna do about Kross?
What do you mean Kross?
He ran out, he sort of set the table for me,
but people are gonna think
-I couldn't do it by myself, so… -No, come on.
No, we don't have to worry about Kross.
Nobody likes him, but Sami Zayn was the target tonight,
and you got him, man.
Not with one spear, not with two spears, but three spears, you took him…
-What's wrong? Paul. -What's the matter with you?
Did you guys hear the news?
No.
Sami Zayn is out of action…
indefinitely.
[group laughs]
[in singsong] Oh, Sami! Sami Zayn, Sami, Sami Zayn.
Hey! What are you laughing at?
You know, it just occurred to me that Jey Uso
is in perfectly fine health.
He won't be after I'm done with him.
[crowd cheering, screaming]
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
Uce, it's on me!
Hey, uce! Hey, uce!
Please! Please! Hit my music!
Oh yeah! Uh-uh!
-Yeet! -["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Michael] After what I saw Bron Breakker do to Sami Zayn
a few moments ago,
and looking at the mood that Bronson Reed is in tonight,
I think I'll keep my yeeting close to the vest.
[Corey] Probably the wisest decision you've made in quite some time.
Bronson Reed has received his marching orders,
and Jey Uso very well may meet the same fate
that Sami Zayn just did.
[Michael] So are Sami Zayn and Jey Uso and Penta,
are they trying to be some sort of martyrs?
[Corey] I wouldn't say that at all.
I think they're standing up for what they believe is right.
Unfortunately, their vision is not compatible with the vision
of Paul Heyman, Seth Rollins, Bronson Reed, and Bron Breakker.
[Michael] Well, they may be heading down the path of martyrs.
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[overlapping clamor]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
"Main Event" Jey Uso!
[Michael] Good luck, Jey.
You got your work cut out for you.
Here I go!
[Michael] Jey Uso, "Big" Bronson Reed, live.
-[shouting indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Aye, aye Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
-♪ Uso! ♪ -♪ It's just me, uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
[music fades]
["Main Event Ish" playing]
♪ Yeah, yeah♪
♪ It's on me now, uce It's on me ♪
♪ Aye, aye Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
[Michael] Jey Uso looking to bring the juice tonight
against "Big" Bronson Reed
as the yeeting continues.
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, uce Day one ish, it's just me, uce ♪
[Corey] I'm not gonna lie, for a minute I realized
this might be the last time Jey Uso is physically able to yeet.
I actually considered yeeting myself, then I realized it's kind of a cheap suit.
-I didn't wanna ruin it. -[Michael laughs]
-[crowd chanting] -[song fades]
[Michael] I just didn't want to get on Bronson Reed's bad side.
[crowd cheering]
["Battle Tested" playing]
♪ I'm war ready, I'm battle tested ♪
♪ This is the story of a fighter who's got nothing to lose ♪
♪ Battle-tested, next opponent he choose Will be left broken and bruised ♪
♪ Just me and my… ♪
[Alicia] And his opponent from Black Forest, South Australia,
weighing in at 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Michael] We're being told that he's accompanied by the man known as,
now known as The Oracle.
Paul Heyman.
[Corey] About time you put a little respect on Paul Heyman's name
after the insults of last week, Cole.
He heard you when you were incessantly chattering at him
while Heyman was trying to make some very important business moves.
[Michael] Well, I wanna know who he was calling during a match.
[Corey] Well, that's none of your business,
but Heyman took to social media to chide you, so to speak.
I'm not gonna repeat it all, it's not necessarily appropriate for air.
But let's just say the Oracle was none too pleased with Mr. Michael Cole.
[Michael] Great.
And a great agent of divine communication.
That's an Oracle, extremely wise.
Nonetheless, "Big" Bronson Reed, Jey Uso one-on-one tonight.
"Big" Bronson Reed says it's about respect.
He said Seth Rollins once didn't respect him,
so he delivered a half dozen tsunamis.
Now Seth respects him.
He says Jey Uso doesn't respect him,
so he's gonna give Jey Uso some of the same medicine tonight.
[Corey] Unfortunately for the former World Heavyweight Champion,
"Main Event" Jey Uso might want a little divine intervention
to get past The Destroyer.
[Michael] Jey Uso, the former World Champion.
-In fact, he pinned Bronson Reed-- -[Corey] Oh, goodness.
[Michael] Was gonna say Jey pinned Bronson Reed
in a Fatal 4-Way last month
in the King of the Ring Tournament.
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Interesting to note that Bronson Reed has never been
in a match with Jey Uso in which he has won.
[Corey] That could very well all change tonight.
We've heard the mentalities of Bron Breakker.
See what he did to Sami Zayn?
We heard where Bronson Reed's head is at tonight,
and we're seeing what he is doing to Jey Uso.
And later tonight, who better than Rollins to complete the trifecta?
[Michael] Bronson Reed delivering the last rites to Jey Uso,
who moves out of harm's way.
If you're Bronson Reed, do you get fired up
after what Bron Breakker did earlier tonight to Sami?
[Corey] No doubt about it.
Not that "Big" Bronson Reed required any additional motivation,
but you wanna keep up with your guys, you wanna follow suit.
-Oh! -[crowd cheering] Yeet!
[Corey] That's proven to be easier said than done because
"Main Event" Jey reminded "Big" Bronson Reed what he is all about.
[Michael] Yeah, Jey, the former World Champion,
a man who beat Bron Breakker for the Intercontinental Championship.
Never one to back down.
[Corey] Look at the sheer size of Bronson Reed,
just a few feet in front of us.
What is going on inside the head of "Main Event" Jey Uso, incoming.
[Michael] Suicide dive, Bronson Reed up and over our announce table.
Jey Uso has got Bronson Reed on the ropes here.
[crowd chanting "Uso"]
[Michael] Did you expect this out of Jey Uso tonight?
[Corey] I'd be lying if I said I didn't.
Listen, this is "Main Event" Jey Uso.
This is a man who became World Heavyweight Champion
on The Grandest Stage of Them All.
You should never count Jey completely out.
But we know what the headspace is of "Big" Bronson Reed.
And we know who's calling the shots, Rollins and Heyman,
as if Bronson wasn't dangerous enough to begin with.
[Michael] Well, Jey Uso clearing off our announce table.
Not quite sure what he plans to do with Bronson Reed here.
He's gotta lift 330 pounds up if he wants to put Reed through the table.
And now Bronson Reed
-turning his attention… -[Corey] Oh, uh-oh.
[Michael] …to the table that Jey Uso cleared off.
Jey, however, kick to Reed.
Reed into the chair.
I'm not sure he wants to be there. He's a sitting duck.
Or a sitting Auszilla.
[Corey] Don't say that too loud, Cole.
[crowd] Yeet!
[Michael] Bang, and Reed…
taken out by a fiery Jey Uso tonight.
[Corey] Jey caught Bronson Reed right on the temple with that superkick.
Knocking Reed out of the chair and Jey now with a few valuable seconds
to compose himself but fully understanding he needs
to keep applying the pressure.
[Michael] And now Jey Uso looking for perhaps another suicide dive.
-[Corey] Here we go. -[Michael] Jey coming across…
-Oh no! No! -[crowd gasping]
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Well, official Jessika Carr will call for a disqualification
after Bronson Reed just launched that chair into Jey Uso,
picking Jey out of midair.
And now Jey Uso's in deep, deep trouble.
This was never about winning this match, Corey.
This was about destroying Jey Uso.
Tsunami!
He promised he would Tsunami respect into Jey Uso
like he did Seth Rollins.
[Corey] This is about tearing down the status quo and rebuilding WWE
in their own vision.
[Michael] A second Tsunami from "Big" Bronson Reed.
And finally, our general manager and officials are coming out here.
It's been quite the night for Adam Pearce,
trying to stop the total destruction by Seth Rollins and company.
[overlapping clamor]
[Michael] Again, Corey, I just mentioned that this was never
about winning a match for Bronson Reed.
[Corey] Obviously, as a result of disqualification,
the winner's purse is gonna go to Jey Uso.
But again, this was about respect.
This is about making a statement.
-[officials speaking indistinctly] -[Reed] You done now, meat bag.
[tense music playing]
Let me talk to you.
My man, Seth Rollins, I am talking to you, The Visionary, Mr. Money in the Bank,
you hold the case, you hold the power, but I tell you what, man.
The one guy that you really kind of chapped just a little bit
is this guy.
You got a whole lot of paying to do, 'cause you're in debt, my man.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
That's something that… I feel like shouldn't belong to me.
You are Mr. Money in the Bank.
You hold the case, it's yours to carry the burden.
Here's the thing, that burden's gonna be real heavy,
and I'll tell you why.
You try and send your boys down here to do the damage? Let's think about it.
One Tsunami, two Tsunami, three Tsunami, and I was back in one week.
But here's how it goes down, my man.
The days are counting down, slowly but surely.
I can't take that Money in the Bank case off of you.
And that's okay, I ain't gonna try to.
What I'm gonna do is I'm gonna make that case a permanent part of you.
Whether I stick it up your keister or I attach it to your damn head,
you can bet that after Saturday Night's Main Event,
you could be the one to hold the case,
but you will know exactly whose game this is…
-when even you'll be saying, "LA Knight." -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-Yeah! -[music concludes]
[upbeat retro music playing]
[Corey] Well, the self-made megastar, LA Knight, never short on words.
But this Saturday night, the time for talking is through.
LA Knight goes one-on-one
with Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
on Saturday Night's Main Event.
[music concludes]
[suspenseful music playing]
[Cathy] You've never defeated Iyo Sky in singles competition.
Does that affect your psyche at all, going into this match?
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Michael] Cover on Ripley!
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Sky wins!
[Corey] Over the Moonsault, into the cover!
-[bell ringing] -[Corey] Iyo's reign continues in NXT.
[Michael] Iyo Sky counters!
-Iyo Sky is the world champion! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Over the Moonsault, cover on Belair!
-Iyo Sky wins! -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Rhea Ripley has never defeated Iyo Sky
in a one-on-one match-up.
[Ripley] Iyo's always had my number every step of the way,
whether it was the Mae Young Classic to NXT,
now for my Women's World Championship.
That's always gonna be on my mind, but I'm someone
that likes to put this doubt into the fire that really sets me alight.
Mami is the most dominant woman within this company.
[Corey] Rhea Ripley is a genuine badass!
How could you not be impressed?
[Ripley] This is my division
because Mami is always on top.
Welcome to Monday Night Mami! [laughs]
With Evolution just around the corner,
I feel like I need to start getting my priorities straight.
[tense music playing]
[Michael] The Women's World Champion, Iyo Sky.
You are wrong about one thing.
You are not on top, not without this.
Nobody in this division can stop me.
[Michael] From the world of stardom to the top of the world!
[Sky] It's my era.
[Wade] One of the greatest in-ring competitors the women's division
has ever seen.
Nobody in this division will ever take this championship from Iyo Sky.
[tense music builds]
I want to defend against the best.
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.
So, at Evolution…
Rhea Ripley versus Iyo Sky for the Women's World Championship…
you're on.
[Michael] What a gutsy move by Iyo Sky, who will be the Women's World Champion.
-[Ripley] I am the real… -[Sky] I am the real…
-…Women's World Champion. -…Women's World Champion.
["TOMBSTONE TOWN - Outlaw Country Remix" playing]
[Michael] So, the question is,
can Rhea Ripley finally solve the puzzle known as Iyo Sky?
We'll find out Sunday, live from Atlanta, at Evolution.
Iyo, Rhea for the Women's World Championship.
♪ All the ways you cheated me Hello to your reckoning ♪
-["El Grande" playing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Okay, I cannot wait for this.
[Corey] Me neither, Cole, I've been excited all day long.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Michael chuckles]
[sighs]
-[bell ringing] -[Alicia] The following contest
is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from the Gulf of America,
weighing at 202 pounds,
El Grande Americano!
-[Michael hesitates] This is a farce. -[Corey] In what way?
[Michael] Okay, so, we all know that Chad Gable
and El Grande Americano are the same person.
-[Corey] No, we don't know that. -[Michael] Chad Gable was out with injury.
He had a shoulder surgery, so, this can't be him.
I'll get into this more in a minute. El Grande's in action live.
[music concludes]
["Control The Empire" playing]
[Michael] Dragon Lee, a true luchador,
set to do battle with, um, El Grande Americano,
who's a good foot bigger than Chad Gable/ El Grande Americano…
-[bell ringing] -…doesn't have the tattoo
that both of those men had on their neck
and really doesn't even understand
the idiosyncrasies that the true El Grande Americano goes through.
[Corey] Listen, I for one am offended with you casting all these aspersions.
You need to calm down with the conspiracy theories,
Alex Jones, okay?
This is El Grande Americano, the one and only,
a superstar the world over,
which is why Dragon Lee is out here tonight.
Because Dragon Lee understands the glory that would come
with knocking off a legendary luchador like Americano.
[Michael] No, Dragon Lee understands that this guy's making a farce
of the entire lucha libre world
and wants to make sure that he takes El Grande Americano down.
[Corey] Uh-oh, shoulders down.
Listen, I understand if Dragon Lee's a little fired up.
It was El Grande Americano who won the WWE Speed Championship
from former champion, Dragon Lee.
[Michael] Yeah, but does this guy actually carry the speed title?
[Corey] What is this, "This guy"?
You're one of those guys that thinks the Giant Machine was Andre,
and I'm sure you think Dusty was the Midnight Rider too.
[Michael] There were two Undertakers. And here's the cover now, and a kick-out.
And I don't know why I'm even arguing with you
because you are the voice of lucha libre AAA.
[Corey] Working on it.
[Michael] Conan had some nice things to say about you.
And kick to the midsection now by Dragon Lee.
[Corey] That makes one of my partners.
-[laughs] -[Michael laughs]
And El Grande Americano, a little premature celebration there.
[Corey] Up and over to the outside goes Dragon Lee.
Face first into the top turnbuckle.
[Michael] Listen, the guy couldn't even see,
his mask doesn't even fit right.
-Cover and a kick-out. -[Corey] It must be poor dry cleaning.
[Michael] The mask is about two sizes too small for his head.
And a waistlock now, applied by Dragon Lee.
[Corey] It's actually a measure of security.
A lot of luchadors wear their masks too tight
because God forbid you get unmasked, it's the ultimate disrespect.
[Michael] I'd love to see this El Grande Americano
get his mask ripped off right now.
[Corey] You'd love to see a man's livelihood,
and everything that he's worked for,
and the traditions he represents, disrespected in front of the world.
-You'd like that, wouldn't you? -[Michael] There's one guy in the ring
that should be wearing a mask. That's the official.
[Corey] I agree with you on that one.
[Michael] Nice drop toe-hold by El Grande into the second turnbuckle.
I meant by Dragon Lee.
[Corey] See, El Grande is such a great luchador, you're getting confused.
It's quite all right. It happens to the best of us.
-Look at that! -[Michael] Lands on his feet now.
[Corey] Gracias!
[Michael] And Dragon Lee with a dropkick right to the face.
So, even you admit it's Chad Gable.
When you said, "Gracias," that's like, "Thank you!"
[Corey] Oh, thank you.
[Michael] Now, El Grande Americano.
I'm gonna take a look here, and see if I can see El Grande.
See, look it, there's no tattoo. There's no tattoo on the back of his neck.
-[Corey] People get tattoos… -[Michael] Not at all.
…removed all the time. I had his tattoo removed this morning.
[Michael] I'm right there, looking at it. Oh!
[Corey] Kick right between the eyes of Dragon Lee. Oh, my God!
[Michael] Well, I was up close and personal to this man.
The mask doesn't fit. He has no tattoo
as he whips Dragon Lee into the steel steps.
[Corey] That's what you're going on?
[Michael] Yeah, and he looked awfully familiar to me
when I looked into those blue eyes.
Pinche Dragon, güey.
[Michael] Uh, that didn't sound like a Spanish accent.
Oh my goodness!
[Corey] So, luchadors can only speak Spanish?
Is that the problem, Cole?
[Michael] Well, he bills himself from Mexico.
-[Corey] You're egregious. -[Michael] You don't speak Spanish either.
[Americano] El mejor luchador del mundo.
[Michael] Well, El Grande Americano
was trying to remove the mask of Dragon Lee.
If he respected the luchador tradition, he wouldn't do that.
[Corey] It's not so much that, it's more that he doesn't respect Dragon Lee,
because Dragon Lee was christened
-the future of lucha libre. -[Michael] Got it.
[Corey] A title, once upon a time, held by El Grande Americano.
[Michael] El Grande Americano, slow to get to the top rope.
-Dragon Lee looking to make him pay. -[Corey] Uh-oh, uh-oh!
[Michael] Sit-down powerbomb for the win. Kick-out at two.
[Corey] It's been a massive victory for Dragon Lee.
Looking for a little vengeance against the man
who took the WWE Speed Championship from him,
El Grande Americano. You can catch him do his thing,
ply his trade in WWE Speed exclusively on X, each and every Wednesday.
And look at this, now, Dragon Lee looking to return the favor.
[Michael] Yeah, I wanna see who it is!
We mentioned this earlier,
Chad Gable out recovering from shoulder surgery.
You have to wonder, Chad's gotta be watching this match.
And you gotta wonder what he thinks about this version of El Grande Americano.
[Corey] "This version," and you're speaking Greek.
Big kick in the bottom turnbuckle.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And Dragon Lee fired up.
And right to the face.
Cover by Dragon Lee, looking to expose this farce, and a kick-out at two.
[Corey] Take another look at this, Dragon Lee.
Incredible impact on the basement, dropkick in the corner,
and now, Dragon looking to finish things off.
[Michael] And a big slap, chopped to the chest.
[Corey] They call that a Pierrotazo, named after the legendary Pierroth.
-[Michael] Thank you. -[Corey] A little lucha wisdom for you.
-[Corey] Oh, beautiful! -[Michael] Goodness, that was gorgeous.
Cover now by El Grande, hook to the leg, kick-out at two.
Suck on that!
[Michael] This gentleman has been very impressive tonight.
[Corey] Breathtaking athleticism from El Grande Americano
walking the ropes into a blockbuster,
but credit to Dragon Lee for hanging in there.
[Michael] Trying to feed off a…
non-existent fan base for El Grande Americano
as Dragon Lee has bounced off the top turnbuckle.
[Corey] Are you kidding? I feel like I've seen 20 or 30 kids
wearing El Grande Americano mask just as we came out here today.
[Michael] Yeah, they sell them in the merch stands.
It says, "Chad Gable's, El Grande Americano mask,"
right on the package, I saw it.
[Corey] You're hopeless, man.
[Michael] Look at this, Dragon Lee, top rope.
-Oh, goodness! -[Corey] That's gotta do it.
[Michael] Good night, cover by Lee.
And Americano kicks-out.
[Corey] Let's take another look at the massive double stomp
right to the heart.
Full extension by Dragon Lee, just stomping Americano into the canvas,
and here comes the Dragon.
[Michael] Up over the top and down goes El Grande Americano.
Dragon Lee, such a joy to watch.
[Corey] Thought you were gonna bust out a topé con hilo for us.
[Michael] No, Penta's later on.
[Corey] Everybody calls it that.
-[Michael] Well, I know, I get it. -[Corey] It's not Superstar specific.
From the top, Dragon Lee, target acquired.
[Michael] Nobody home, roll through.
[Corey] Diving headbutt.
[Michael] Yeah, he hit him with a headbutt, but…
-[crowd counting] -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Wait a minute.
["El Grande" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
El Grande Americano!
[Michael] You know, I wonder…
[Corey] You wonder what, Cole?
[Michael] Right there, he's adjusting his mask,
just like the original El Grande Americano,
who's got a steel plate in his mask.
And he used it there with a headbutt to pick up the win.
[Corey] I'm not gonna argue about the steel plate,
but this is the original El Grande Americano.
[Michael] Well, nonetheless, whoever it is,
he picked up the win tonight, over Dragon Lee.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[music concludes] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
Hi!
You know…
[click tongue] …as Seth Rollins's personal Oracle…
I just want you to know,
esta noche es tu última noche, hijo de [inaudible].
Esta noche es mi noche, [inaudible].
Wow. Look, I don't even know what you just said.
But you're going to watch your tone when you're speaking to him. You got it?
Listen!
Cero miedo.
[Breakker] You all right?
-I hate those hands so much-- -I know, I hate it too.
Three up, three down, like we're in baseball or something.
I don't understand this. This is stupid.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Alicia] From San Fernando, Chile,
Stephanie Vaquer!
[crowd cheering]
-[exciting hip-hop song playing] -♪ Here for the brawl, we never retreat ♪
♪ The bigger they are ♪
♪ They gonna see ♪
♪ We taking them down We came to defeat ♪
♪ Live for the beatdown Y'all gonna see now ♪
♪ We gonna get loud We going all out ♪
♪ Dominate, dominate, dominate ♪
[Vaquer in Spanish] The Dark Angel has arrived on Raw
to do what I have always done…
Dominate.
-[song concludes] -[crowd cheering]
["TOMBSTONE TOWN - Outlaw Country Remix" playing]
[Corey in English] Well, La Primera will be one of the many
to enter the Battle Royal
this Sunday at Evolution with the winner earning a championship match
at Clash in Paris.
We just found out that NXT General Manager Ava
will announce the Battle Royal participants
from NXT tomorrow night,
8:00 p.m. Eastern, exclusively on the CW.
And Cole, I hope you've been paying attention
'cause NXT's women's division, absolutely stacked.
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alica] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the World Heavyweight Champion,
The Ring General, Gunther!
[Michael] Gunther told Fox News in an interview over the weekend
that Goldberg is in great shape.
Goldberg is intimidating, and I am ready for it.
Goldberg's final match for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Corey, the question for me is this.
Seth Rollins, CM Punk had run ins with Gunther the past couple of weeks.
Do you think Gunther perhaps maybe looking past Goldberg
to what may lie in his future?
[Corey] Personally, no, I don't believe The Ring General is doing that
because if in fact he is, it's gonna be a short night.
And we're gonna leave Atlanta with a new World Heavyweight Champion
who's also a WWE Hall of Famer.
I think Gunther is ready for Saturday.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
You're right, this Saturday, Saturday Night's Main Event,
I will defend my World Heavyweight Championship
against none other than Bill Goldberg.
And for the last two weeks,
I've been verbally abusing Bill Goldberg in the middle of this ring.
And so far, he's done nothing about it.
So I can only assume that Bill Goldberg is afraid.
He's afraid of me.
-He's afraid of the pressure. -[car engine revving]
-[tires screeching] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "Goldberg!"]
You, me, now.
-[inaudible] -[crowd clamoring]
[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
Right here. Take one.
[Michael] And Goldberg with the right hand drops the champion.
Gunther goes down.
And he's setting up for a spear to send a message to the champ.
And Gunther averts disaster.
Five days! Five days!
[crowd chanting "Gunther!"]
[Michael] Five days indeed.
Ladies and gentlemen, it was thunderous in here tonight
when Goldberg entered the arena and went face to face with Gunther.
Corey, can you imagine the atmosphere in Atlanta Saturday night
for Goldberg's final match?
Earlier this afternoon, I watched the video
inside the Georgia Dome when Goldberg took out Hulk Hogan
to become the WCW World Champion.
One of the most electrifying events in the history of our business.
That man is intensity personified.
That man just put our World Heavyweight Champion
flat on his ass with one right hand.
And can you imagine what happens if Goldberg wins the title?
Saturday night, it's Saturday Night's Main Event.
[upbeat retro music playing]
[Michael] LA Knight and Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
score to settle for these two come Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Corey] And "The Viper" Randy Orton will go one-on-one with Drew McIntyre
who is back with a vengeance.
[Michael] And of course the World Heavyweight Championship
on the line.
Goldberg versus Gunther. Goldberg's last match.
I asked him what happens if he won the title
he told me, "Interesting dilemma, Cole, isn't it?"
Also on Sunday, we head to Evolution.
["TOMBSTONE TOWN - Outlaw Country Remix" playing]
[Michael] With the WWE women's titles on the line,
Trish Stratus goes for an historic eighth Women's Championship
but it's Tiffy Time perhaps.
Tiffany Stratton, Trish Stratus at Evolution.
[Corey] And a long, simmering rivalry comes to a head once again.
Who will leave Atlanta with a victory?
Will it be the Queen of the Ring, Jade Cargill?
Or will it be her longtime friend turned nemesis,
Ms. Money in the Bank, Naomi?
Women's Tag Team Championship Fatal 4-Way matchup,
Raquel and Roxanne defend against the Kabuki Warriors from Raw.
Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair for Friday Night SmackDown.
And Za-Ruca, Sol Ruca and Zaria from NXT.
[Corey] Speaking of NXT, Jacy Jayne shocked the entire world
when she became NXT Women's Champion.
She will do her best to defend against the dominant juggernaut,
Jordynne Grace.
[Michael] And the Women's Intercontinental Championship
in a Triple Threat match, Lyra Valkyria.
The inaugural champion wants her title back
against two surefire Hall of Famers.
The champion Becky Lynch, another challenger Bayley on Sunday.
And the Evolution Battle Royal at stake.
The winner receives a championship match at Clash in Paris.
Don't forget NXT tomorrow night.
Ava announces the NXT participants.
And the Women's World Championship.
Iyo Sky picked her opponent, and it's Rhea "Bloody" Ripley.
Can Ripley solve the puzzle that's Iyo Sky?
We find out Sunday,
live from Atlanta for WWE Evolution.
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] And there is Penta.
He's watched his friends Jey Uso and Sami Zayn be dismantled
by Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.
Can Penta hold his own against this man?
Seth "Freakin" Rollins marching to the ring with his oracle Paul Heyman.
Seth and Penta live.
["4X4" playing]
[song concludes]
-["Zero Miedo" playing] -[crowd screaming, cheering]
-[crowd] Cero miedo! -♪ Cero miedo ♪
[explosion]
-[explosion] -[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Ecatepec, Mexico,
weighing in at 87 kilos, Penta!
[Michael] So Corey, if you're Penta,
what's going through your mind after you saw your buddies Jey Uso
and Sami Zayn dismantled earlier tonight?
[Corey] Right now in this moment, The best thing that can happen
in Penta's head is remaining on the one track that it is.
You've got one goal ahead of you, beat Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
You can't worry about Sami Zayn, you can't worry about Jey Uso.
You call him afterwards,
check in on him, take him out for a drink while they heal up.
But Penta has the opportunity of his career tonight.
Penta dominated around the globe in various companies everywhere he went.
But tonight he goes one-on-one
with a man who many believe is the standard bearer
in this business, Seth Rollins.
The spectacular Penta, man, a joy to watch in action.
-Cero Miedo! -[crowd] Cero Miedo!
[Corey] As we listen to the guitar wizardry
of our good friend Adam Jones,
wanna send a very special congratulations to WWE Hall of Famer,
the "Prince of Darkness" Ozzy Osbourne
on his farewell performance this past weekend in Birmingham.
The greatest to ever do it, what an event.
[crowd] Cero Miedo!
[Corey] I don't think I'm speaking out of school when I say,
sit down on the couch,
stop whatever you're doing and pay attention.
This is gonna be one of those matches people are buzzing about
for a long time to come.
-["The Second Coming" playing] -♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alicia] And his opponent, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer,
Paul Heyman, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 227 pounds,
Mr. Money in the Bank
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Corey] What about the stakes in this matchup
for Seth "Freakin" Rollins, Cole?
The opportunity to dispose of Penta, a relatively new superstar
on the WWE roster who's got tons of hype, tons of upside,
tons of potential.
And Rollins would love to snuff all that out tonight in Providence.
[Michael] Well, this situation with Penta dates back
to before Money in the Bank when Rollins and company tried to take out all
of Rollins's opponents in that Money in the Bank ladder match
before it actually happened.
And then let's not forget what happened at Night of Champions.
The night that Seth Rollins was going to try to cash in, it appeared,
his Money in the Bank contract.
Penta was one of the men thwarted Rollins from doing that.
[Corey] It's all a matter of perspective.
I would have looked at it as though Penta
and the others were collateral damage in the lead up
to the Money in the Bank contract.
[Michael] They were specifically targeted.
[Corey] Specifically targeted because they were in between Seth Rollins
and the ultimate goal,
which was the Money in the Bank contract.
-If they would have left well enough… -[bell ringing]
…alone, we wouldn't be here.
[Michael] And Penta quickly starts things off,
drops Rollins right outside the ring.
And Penta now on the attack, bouncing Rollins off our announce table.
[Corey] I don't expect the action to slow down very much if Penta has his way.
We're about to see the true meaning of Cero Miedo.
And boom, big kick to the knee of Rollins.
[Michael] Rollins, of course, a history of knee injuries in his career.
Penta targeting the knee to start things off here tonight.
[Michael] And Penta fired up
and Rollins was not expecting this onslaught early on by Penta.
-[groans] -[Corey] Oh!
Vicious strike to the heart
-of Seth "Freakin" Rollins. -Come on!
And Penta rallying the WWE Universe tonight in Providence.
[Michael] And Rollins hurting in the early going
and looking to get out of harm's way.
But Penta not allowing it to happen, again from behind.
And now bouncing Rollins off our announce table yet again.
[Corey] And again, Penta understands the assignment.
Penta understands what is at stake beyond just the winner's purse,
beyond just the win.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Corey] Oh, no!
Oh, no, when you got someone as dangerous as Rollins,
you usually only get one mistake.
[Michael] Penta dumped into the timekeeper's area.
Rollins buys himself a little bit of time now.
[Corey] As I was beginning to say, Penta realizes--
-[Michael] Uh-oh, look out! -[Corey] Whoa!
[Michael] Penta with a rana to Rollins!
[Corey] One of the highest profile matches of his tenure thus far in WWE.
What is Penta gonna do with it?
[Michael] Yeah, first time ever versus Seth Rollins, one-on-one.
Penta's fired up!
And Rollins though, Penta took a little too much time
and Rollins, the veteran, capitalized.
[Corey] Not unlike Sami Zayn, Penta took a moment
to bask in the adulation of the live crowd and hear the cheers,
and look fans in their eyes and Rollins made him pay for it.
[Michael] Yeah, great point, Sami Zayn now out indefinitely
after the assault by Kross and then Bron Breakker tonight.
Jey Uso suffered a couple of tsunamis at the hands of Bronson Reed
and now Seth Rollins looking to finish off
what he said at the beginning of the night
would be the destruction of these three men.
[Corey] And listen, I've known Seth Rollins
for a long, long time.
I know in his heart, that while it might be unpopular
what Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed have done,
Rollins wants to do the job on his own. Rollins lives to wake up with extra pride.
If he can do that by taking out Penta,
a fan favorite, that's exactly what Seth is gonna do.
[Michael] Yeah, could be well on his way for Mr. Money in the Bank,
-who holds on to the power. -[Corey] Uh-oh! Here it comes right now.
[Michael] Looking for the pedigree, Penta able to
duck out of it momentarily, intercepted by Rollins.
Quickness now with Penta, sends Rollins over the top rope.
[Corey] Penta gonna take to the skies!
[Michael] Topé con hilo!
[Corey] You're practicing, well done.
[Michael] Penta shocking Rollins early on.
[Michael] Rollins was cut above his right eye a bit ago,
and that has seemed to fuel Rollins
as he's taking that out on Penta here.
-[Corey] Ooh! -[Michael] And a kick right to the spine.
[Corey] Had some distance on it Seth, it might end up in Foxborough,
it's not that far.
[Michael] Rollins has a date with LA Knight Saturday night,
Saturday Night's Main Event.
[Corey] Oh, no. This is disrespect to the highest level.
[Michael] And now just riding and controlling Penta.
Heyman looking on in the background, that big grin on his face per normal.
Clutching the Money in the Bank briefcase,
which of course inside is the contract
that Rollins could cash in any time he wants for a world championship.
You know, it could happen Saturday night, Gunther, Goldberg going at it.
[Corey] Anything is possible as Penta does his best
to fight out of Rollins's grip and manages to do so.
[Michael] Yeah, Penta just explosive, so much fun to watch.
Rollins, though, with a chop to the midsection, quells the momentum.
And Penta able to hang on, kick to the face to Rollins.
Penta right to the back of the knee.
And Penta with a sling blade.
[Corey] Rollins driven face first into the canvas yet again.
[Michael] And the man with no fear starting to pick up the pace.
Rollins doesn't wanna be there.
[Corey] Oh! Both boots driving all the wind out of Rollins's lungs.
Could it be time for the Penta driver?
[Michael] Rollins gonna paddle out of it, however.
And now.
They were looking for a buckle bomb, Penta lands on his feet momentarily.
Reversal, Penta into the corner.
Oh, look at this! Oh, goodness! Backstabber by Penta!
Cover, hooks the inside leg, kicked out by Rollins.
[Corey] Poor Oracle was beside himself for a moment.
Take another look at this, first this face first sling blade
by Penta.
And then up and over we go, two knees to the spine,
backstabber, and a count of about two and a half.
-Rollins stays in it. -[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] Sold out crowd tonight in Providence,
showing their respect to both these superstars.
Electric night as we head into an electric weekend.
Nashville for SmackDown Friday.
Great American Bash.
Saturday Night's Main Event, Evolution on Sunday in Atlanta.
Penta fighting out of it.
-And Rollins beat him to the punch and… -[Corey] Wow!
-…there's the power of Rollins! -[Corey] My goodness.
[Michael] Oh! And a knee right to the gut.
[Corey] Gut buster by The Visionary,
Rollins now making the climb to the top turnbuckle, Penta's down.
Rollins mocking Penta, frog splash!
-Cover! -[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] Penta kicks out, a near fall.
[Corey] Rollins almost looked like he was second guessing himself with valid reason.
Seth launches himself from the top turnbuckle.
Look at the full extension on the frog splash.
All of Rollins's body weight crashing down.
[Michael] And Rollins learning a lot about the toughness of Penta here tonight.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Corey] Uh-oh. Seth could be lining it up.
[Michael] Looking for the stomp. Looking for the stomp on Penta.
Penta middle of the ring. Rollins, nobody home.
[Corey] Penta out of the way just in time, here comes Rollins once again.
[Michael] Set up on the top rope, kick to the temple, that'll stun Rollins.
[Corey] Terribly dangerous predicament for both superstars.
Penta looking potentially for a superplex now.
Change of plans up top.
[Michael] Lands on the apron, great change…
for Penta, what is he gonna do here? Penta now, hurricanrana!
What athleticism by Penta.
-And now looking for the Penta driver. -[Corey] Here it comes! There it is!
[Michael] For the win over Rollins.
And Seth just managed to get the shoulder up somehow
off the Penta driver.
[Corey] This was too close to call.
Penta sending Rollins straight down, Penta driver.
[Michael] I don't know how Rollins got his shoulder up,
pure instinct perhaps there.
[Corey] Rollins is a survivor, we know that.
[Heyman shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Heyman pleading with Rollins.
He knows Rollins can't ill afford a loss here tonight.
If he looks to continue to establish the legacy of this new group.
[crowd chanting "Let's go Penta"]
[Michael] Well, "Let's go, Penta" chants.
Penta now, you saw what he did to Chad Gable with this move.
The Sacrifice he calls it, Rollins fighting out.
[Corey] Obviously Rollins has done his homework, pop up.
Look at the power of Mr. Money in the Bank.
[Michael] Rollins with a buckle bomb.
-[Corey gasps] Oh! -[Michael] Oh! Mexican Destroyer.
What a move by Penta, cover.
[crowd counting]
[Michael] Rollins is too close to the bottom rope.
His hand is on the rope!
[Corey] A fortuitous bounce for the body of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
First the buckle bomb, into the Mexican Destroyer by Penta
and as luck would have it,
Rollins just a little too close to the bottom rope.
And this one rolls on.
[Michael] Yeah, Heyman lost his breath for a moment.
[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Michael] And now Penta looking to put Rollins away once again.
Oh! And Rollins! Rollins, he went low.
Rollins caught Penta with a head to the groin.
[Corey] Or did Penta pull Rollins up?
[Heyman shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Well, look at the expression on Seth's face.
Obviously, that was not inadvertent, and neither was the stomp!
And Rollins off that low blow that caught Penta, will put Penta away.
-[bell ringing] -[Michael] Three for three for Rollins
-and company tonight. -["The Vision" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Michael] Always finds a way.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
Call them now!
-Need you now at the ring! Now! -Now!
Now!
[Michael] Who the hell is he barking at through his phone?
-Oh, boy. -[Corey] I have my guesses.
[Michael] Yeah, well, it was, yeah, there you go.
Bron Breakker, "Big" Bronson Reed,
coming out here for more destruction tonight.
Penta is helpless.
[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] What the hell? -[Michael] LA Knight, Blunt Force Trauma!
BFT, hit and run on Rollins!
And LA Knight escapes, getting the last laugh tonight.
[overlapping clamor]
[shouting indistinctly]
[crowd] LA Knight! Yeah!
[Michael] Seth Rollins, somebody's got your number
heading into Saturday at Saturday Night's Main Event.
The weekend in Atlanta, Great American Bash,
Saturday Night's Main Event, Evolution.
-We'll see you in Atlanta! -["Welcome to LA" playing]
[crowd chanting "LA Knight"]
[crowd continues chanting "LA Knight"] o LA" playing]