[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
-[crowd cheering] -["4X4" playing]
[Michael] Well, for the second straight night,
WWE has taken over this European jewel,
the City of Lights, Paris, France.
And tonight, we're just steps away from the River Seine
in the La Défense Arena, home to the Rugby Union Club Racing 92
and the events at last year's Olympics.
Another epic night in store in France.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You are looking live
at the largest indoor arena in all of Europe.
This is La Défense where over 20,000 WWE fans
are expected tonight for WWE Monday Night Raw
live on Netflix.
And now let's take a look back at last night's epic clash in Paris.
[Michael] You are looking live
at the first WWE premium live event ever in Paris.
[Wade] Vive la France! I love these people.
[crowd cheering]
[Christophe] 30,343 people.
[Triple H] I want to thank the city of Paris for their hospitality.
And 30,000 plus fans packing this place was incredible.
This is amazing!
[Michael] A big fight feel, a goosebump atmosphere.
Cena, Paul at Clash in Paris.
[crowd chants "You can't see me"]
[Michael] Cena's throwing everything he has at Logan Paul.
-Styles Clash? -Styles Clash.
Burn.
[Michael] Logan hits him with the right hand.
Cena's still in it.
And Paul off the top rope.
Cena now rolls through.
Attitude adjustment.
John Cena wins.
[crowd cheering]
You gain energy from this building, man.
Tonight feels like WrestleMania.
[Michael] This is a very focused Nikki Bella,
and I think she's extremely dangerous heading
into this match tonight.
Manhandle slam, Becky's own move against her, kick-out by Lynch.
And she's got Becky's own disarmer locked in.
-Becky rolled through, Becky wins. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] And this is going to be an absolute banger,
a good old-fashioned Donnybrook match.
It's the damnedest bar fight I've ever witnessed.
The Shillelagh broken across the back.
[Wade] The most unique accolade I've ever seen.
[bell ringing]
[Michael] One to the sky in Paris.
[Christophe speaking French]
[Michael] Come after the king, you best not miss.
A guillotine on Heyman.
Oh my God, Bron Breakker.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Michael] Breakker cut Reigns in half.
[indistinct shouting]
[Wade] When you stand up to absolute power, there are consequences.
[Michael] Fatal 4-Way for the World Heavyweight Championship,
Seth Rollins, LA Knight, CM Punk, and Jey Uso.
[Jey] I'm bringing it all tonight. It was to go out there and smash them all.
I got to bring home that title around my waist, man,
just one more time.
[Punk] At the end of the night, hand raised in victory in Paris,
CM Punk, because everybody else is going to sleep.
[Knight] It should have been my time a long time ago.
At this point, we are overdue.
I will be World Heavyweight Champion.
[Rollins] I am the greatest in-ring performer in the history of this industry.
I have never needed anyone.
[Michael] He truly is alone.
Breakker, Reed kicked out of the building. Heyman at the hospital.
Oh, no!
Crash and burn!
Punk smells blood. He knows it's coming.
He knows it's his moment.
[shouts indistinctly]
[Michael] Oh, my goodness! Who the…
Becky Lynch, Seth Rollins' wife.
The stomp and a cover.
[crowd counting]
[bell ringing]
[Wade] Seth Rollins stacks the deck in his favor.
The most dangerous card you can lay
is the one nobody realized you were holding.
[crowd cheering]
Look, I know why you're waiting,
but if you're gonna stand and wait all day, let's do it inside.
Now, there's one way inside and out of this arena, okay?
Seth's gotta come through here, and it's on site when I see him.
I'll wait right here, okay? Don't worry about it.
-It's all good. -Have it your way.
I will.
[Michael] You can't blame CM Punk for waiting the arrival of Seth Rollins,
but it's a big night for this man.
"Phenomenal" AJ Styles,
an opportunity to finally take the Intercontinental title
from "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
Big title match live tonight.
The Kabuki Warriors, Asuka and Kairi Sane,
look to get back in the Tag Team Championship hunt.
But Roxanne and Raquel of the Judgment Day stand in their way.
Tag Team action tonight.
"The Spectacular" Penta is here.
He teamed with The War Raiders versus The New Day
and Big G, Grayson Waller.
Six-man tag title match tonight.
And Main Event Jey Uso is here.
[crowd cheering]
-[speaks indistinctly] -[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -♪ Uso! ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, Uce Day one ish, it's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish, it's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome,
-Main Event Jey Uso. -[crowd] Jey Uso!
[crowd singing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] A focused "Main Event" Jey Uso tonight.
But what a scene in Paris.
[crowd singing "Main Event Ish"]
[Wade] Feeling the vibes in this arena.
But Jey Uso is feeling those ribs after the exploits
at Clash in Paris last night.
[crowd singing "Main Event Ish"]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chants "Uso!"]
Hey, my bad, Paris, but tonight, we ain't gonna run it back.
[crowd booing]
'Cause I'm supposed to be standing in front of you tonight
with the World Heavyweight Championship across my waist.
Instead, I got some medical tape on my waist.
You know?
But I am running it back in my mind though, uce.
What if I stayed out of What if I stayed out of Roman's match?
Probably would have been all right. You know?
What if I listened to his advice instead of trying to help him?
But if you know me, if you know one thing about Jey Uso,
he don't play about his family.
[crowd cheering]
Bro, don't talk about my family, don't disrespect my family.
And please don't ever, ever put your hands on my family.
[crowd cheering]
Now the big dog is laid up in the hospital,
you know what I'm saying?
All I hear him is in my head talking about smash them all.
So here's what we're gonna do.
The Vision, Seth, Bron… Bronson Reed, Bron Breakker, all three of y'all,
bring your ass out here, because it's go time.
[crowd cheering]
["Welcome to LA" playing]
[Michael] An emotional Jey Uso tonight calling out The Vision.
However, here comes one of the men who were involved
in the Fatal 4-Way last night for the World Championship,
-LA Knight. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Yeah, and I've gotta say, this is not what Jey Uso asked for.
However, this is far more beneficial to the future health
and wellbeing of Jey Uso than having The Vision come out here
and finish off what they started last night.
[Michael] Yeah, I agree with you, Wade.
Jey perhaps letting his emotions get the better of him.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Both of these men banged up after the main event last night
at Clash in Paris.
[crowd chanting "LA Knight”]
-Let me talk to you. -[crowd] Yeah!
Whether anybody else did last night, I believed in myself.
I believed I would win.
I believed I would be World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheering]
Instead, let's be honest, I stand here right now a loser.
Let's call it what it is.
I gotta be ashamed of that.
I lost that match.
You lost that match.
We all lost that match
and still World Heavyweight Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd jeering]
Now the rap on you…
people like to say that maybe at some point you lived
in your cousin's shadow.
I don't know anything about that,
but I can damn sure say Seth damn sure lives in his wife's.
[crowd cheering]
But this could have all been prevented.
You don't understand.
We had a chance to put Seth through the table,
fight it out, the three of us, me, you, Punk, see who's the better man.
And who spoiled that? You did.
You don't understand.
BFT in the middle, one, two, who spoiled that?
You did.
You don't understand.
Elbow through the table, Seth Rollins out of it.
Who spoiled that? You did.
You don't understand.
[crowd cheering]
This could all been prevented, every single bit of this.
I am sick and damn tired of being left laying.
I'm sick and damn tired of not being World Heavyweight Champion.
And if you're gonna stand in my way,
and if you are having a tough time understanding, my man,
I can get you up to speed real damn quick.
[crowd cheering]
Well, get me up to speed then, LA.
Talk to me, uce.
What's up?
-I think what I'm saying. -["The Vision" playing]
[Michael] The Vision, Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.
[crowd booing]
[LA Knight] Hey guys, hold on.
I just noticed you guys don't have your babysitter out here.
We got two guys who liked eighth grade so much
they repeated it three times.
I hope you guys can actually rub enough brain cells together
to put a coherent sentence together.
And if you can't, walk your asses back where you came from, yeah.
[crowd] Yeah!
I guess I got enough brain cells to beat you
‘cause I've done it twice already, yeah.
The only thing that everybody out here should be concerned
with right now is not these two idiots,
but it's Paul Heyman's health because he's in a hospital right now
because Roman Reigns put him there.
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
The only thing that you two should be concerned with
is the fact that Paul Heyman's not here.
Because now there's nobody to hold us back. There's--
[crowd chanting "Roman Reigns"]
Hey, hey, attention Paris,
Roman Reigns is in the hospital because we put him there.
[crowd booing]
Tonight, we're a couple dogs off the leash,
cause Paul Heyman's not here to hold us back.
Paul Heyman's not here to tell us when to stop, what to do.
And guess what, guys?
Roman Reigns is in the hospital.
We're about to put both of you right next to him.
[crowd booing]
Before I get to you two goons…
[crowd booing]
…Paris, France, acknowledge your Tribal Thief.
[crowd booing]
Bron is right, we put Roman Reigns in the hospital.
We beat down Roman Reigns like no one ever has.
Because Seth Rollins has a vision
and it did not include Roman Reigns, so we took him out.
And that vision does not include Jey Uso
and it does not include LA Knight.
[crowd] Yeah!
So, You two are next.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Look, you're a couple of smart guys.
You guys are clearly at 100% tonight.
So what do you say?
We have ourselves a match right here in Paris.
[crowd cheering]
Unless you two are too banged up,
or you're not man enough,
or maybe you don't have the balls.
Maybe it's all yeet, no skeet. [laughs]
What you got?
You guys scared?
I'm clearly a little beat up.
I'm a little banged up. I know you're banged up.
Me and you can do this another time.
But if this greasy warthog
and this cross-eyed half-wit wanna get their asses whipped tonight,
-you can, yeah. -[crowd] Yeah!
Hey, hey, I'm right with you, uce.
Talk to 'em, four letters.
[crowd] One word. Uh, uh. Yeet!
[Michael] Hey, I'm on board as well.
I hope General Manager Adam Pearce was listening.
Let's make this tag team match official for tonight on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] I ain't gonna lie to you, Cole.
I'm excited about it too, but I don't know how wise it is
for a sub-100 percent LA Knight and Jey Uso
to get in a fight with two of the most dangerous men we've seen
in a long time in Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, welcome once again
to ringside at La Défense Arena in Paris, France.
Michael Cole, Wade Barrett, over 23,000 here tonight
for Monday Night Raw and what a start to the show.
And bonsoir, la France, you have been fantastic hosts.
Let's end the tour in style.
And with that, let's hand it over to our French announce team, Philippe Chéreau
and Christophe Agius.
[speaking French]
And we have breaking news tonight,
great news for those of you who live in France.
Starting in January,
Monday Night Raw will be live on Netflix in France,
again, starting in January.
Well, let's show you what happened as the saga continues
between Rhea, Iyo and the Kabuki Warriors.
Last week, it was Rhea Ripley, one-on-one with Roxanne Perez.
[Wade] And Ripley scoring the dub with one massive riptide.
And then the celebrations were cut short due to Raquel Rodriguez jumping Ripley,
launching a vicious beat down before the genius of the Sky, Iyo Sky,
hit the ring to help even the odds and clear the ring out,
flattening the miscreants and saving the day for Rhea Ripley.
I owed you for last week.
You don't owe me anything. I appreciate it.
[speaking Japanese]
-[laughs, speaking Japanese] -[laughs, speaking Japanese]
[crowd cheering]
I'm sorry about last week.
-[laughs] It's okay. -[laughs]
-We are family. -[speaks Japanese]
-We take care of Judgment Day for you. -Yeah.
Thank you. Do you want help?
-Yeah, we would like-- -[speaks Japanese]
Unlike Rhea, we don't need help.
I swear you, I'm done with Rhea.
But there is something I want to tell you.
Sorry, no time. We have much now.
-And… -And…
-No one is ready for Kabuki Warriors! -No one is ready for Kabuki Warriors!
-[chuckles] -[laughs, speaks Japanese]
[speaks Japanese]
-Everything is gonna be all right. -[Sane speaks Japanese]
-[Michael] This is the strangest thing. -[Wade chuckles]
I could watch those three talk to each other all day long.
[Michael] I feel bad for Kairi Sane as well.
She sort of caught in the middle of this whole thing.
[Wade] No, it seems like everything was smoothed over there.
Asuka's just a little different.
[Michael] You think?
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, representing The Judgment Day,
Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez.
[Michael] The former Tag Team Champions, Roxanne and Raquel,
hoping a jockey for position and perhaps a future
Tag Team Championship opportunity.
Asuka and Kairi Sane, the Kabuki Warriors, standing their way.
Tag Team Action, live, next, on Netflix.
[Michael] So, Asuka and Kairi Sane
set to take on Roxanne Perez, Raquel Rodriguez
of The Judgment Day in tag team action.
But quite the rivalry between these two teams
throughout the entire summer here on Monday Night Raw.
And it's gonna be Asuka starting things off for her team.
-And Roxanne Perez for The Judgment Day. -[bell ringing]
Roxanne has been so impressive as of late, in there against one of the best,
-the Empress of Tomorrow, Asuka. -[Wade] Absolute…
Absolute prodigy, but you think of someone like Roxanne Perez,
who's fairly new to this level, of course, against an absolute vet,
a world-renowned star like Asuka.
I promise you right now, Roxanne Perez has no butterflies whatsoever.
She's proven how good she is at this level over the past nine months already in 2025.
[Michael] Yes, you've gone toe to toe with the best,
and Asuka now with a side headlock on Roxanne Perez,
Asuka the former four-time world champion,
four-time tag champ as well.
She's won Money in the Bank and the Royal Rumble NXT title.
How she got her start here in WWE.
And Asuka, very different.
And that slap.
Not sure Asuka's gonna take that without a receipt.
And trying to kick at Roxanne, who quickly gets out of harm's way.
[Wade] That's part of the brilliance of Roxanne Perez,
takes the cheap shot and is nimble enough to get out of dodge, get out of trouble,
while Asuka is now in the corner skewing.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Asuka telling Iyo Sky moments ago that it is time
for the Kabuki Warriors to take care of The Judgment Day problem for her.
Asuka and Iyo, of course, with a relationship over many,
many years, started out together in the Triple Tails Tag Team in Japan.
Asuka put out a very interesting video on social media
a couple of weeks back explaining her relationship with Iyo Sky.
And now Raquel Rodriguez looking at power Asuka up.
[Wade] Yeah, and even with all the talent of Asuka,
there's very little you can do against a powerhouse like Raquel Rodriguez.
Most of your moves just don't work against someone that strong,
but wait a second.
Octopus hold there, but immediately out is the powerhouse, Raquel.
[Michael] Yeah, Raquel just overpowering Asuka here.
Tag made, Kairi Sane is legal.
Now the double team coming from the, Two-time Tag Team Champions,
The Kabuki Warriors.
[Wade] Smart way to do it against someone as strong as Raquel.
Bob and Weave, duck and dive, keep moving.
Cuz once you're in one position too long, you are getting flattened.
[Michael] Kairi Sane got a full five count now to punish Raquel.
[Michael] Such unique offense from Kairi Sane here,
but in a nasty position.
[Michael] Raquel sent into the corner, wise tag made by Roxanne.
And Perez now, takedown by Kairi Sane.
Remember The Judgment Day had an issue with Kairi because they blamed her
for the injury to Liv Morgan, that shoulder injury.
And has kept Liv out for a number of months,
and the Dragon Screw takedown by Kairi Sane.
And now Sane, unique pinning combination here,
kick out by Perez.
[Wade] You have to say Roxanne Perez has stepped up massively
to fill that void left by Liv Morgan
and help The Judgment Day go from strength to strength.
You can only imagine how strong that unit is gonna be
when Liv Morgan eventually does return.
[Michael] No doubt about it,
and Kairi Sane sends Perez across the ring.
[Wade] The Kabuki Warriors, from the word go here,
have just been a step ahead,
and The Judgment Day cannot get any kind of momentum going.
[Michael] It's a big night for The Judgment Day,
not only this tag match, but of course,
Dirty Dom defends the Intercontinental Championship
later on against AJ Styles.
Kairi, tag made by Perez. I don't believe Sane realizes
that Roxanne is now the legal woman in the matchup.
[Wade] Absolutely blindsided here,
and the powerhouse Raquel may do some major damage.
[Michael] And now Roxanne, the legal woman, allowing the double team
and the splash in the corner by Raquel.
Now Kairi whipped into the barricade with authority.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] And we are back,
23,169 in attendance tonight
at the La Défense Arena in Paris, France.
Back-to-back nights for WWE
and Monday Night Raw featuring our first match of the evening,
The Judgment Day against the Kabuki Warriors.
[Wade] Really nice start from the Kabuki Warriors,
but it has gone downhill ever since
and they are getting completely dominated here
by The Judgment Day and things are starting to turn ugly in that ring.
[Michael] And a nice double team by Roxanne and Raquel.
Here's the cover, hook of the leg and a kick-out at two.
That split second may have cost Roxanne there.
Shawn Bennett was sending Raquel Rodriguez back to the corner.
[Wade] You see the panic in the eyes of Asuka.
She knows this one is slipping away
and the erratic individual might be set off the edge if they lose this one.
[Michael] Asuka did a lot of boastful talking to Iyo Sky
about how she was gonna fix The Judgment Day problem for her.
[Wade] Very difficult to do that if you're not tagged in.
However, the opportunity may be about to present itself.
Kairi Sane scrambling over for a much-needed tag, there we go.
-[Michael] And here comes Asuka. -[crowd cheering]
Big right hand to Roxanne Perez.
And missile drop-kick to Raquel.
[Wade] Immediately starting to make good
on those boasts you mentioned a few moments ago, Michael.
What a knee.
[Michael] Those backhands and the kick,
the deadly feet and hands of Asuka after tomorrow.
[Wade] Geez, that was about six shots in a row, all completely unblockable,
all from unfeasible angles.
[Michael]And a big kick to Raquel.
[Wade] Wow, a roll through,
That would have been a snap or tap moment if not for Raquel Rodriguez.
Now dragging Roxanne to the corner, smart move by Raquel.
Here's the tag and Raquel's legal.
[Wade] It was a cheap shot that took the momentum of Asuka away,
but can it be maintained?
-Yes, it can. -[Michael] Oh my goodness.
[Wade] Best clothesline in the game.
[Michael] And Raquel, stacking up Asuka, who gets the shoulder up at two.
[Wade] Yeah, take another look at this massive clothesline
for Raquel Rodriguez.
Bang right across the jaw of Asuka.
[Michael] Tag made by Roxanne.
[crowd chanting "Asuka"]
[Michael] The power of Rodriguez, so impressive.
And there's that springboard moonsault by Perez for the win,
and Kairi Sane breaks things up.
[Wade] Both of The Judgment Day members using the ring for added momentum
and impact on their moves here, and wait up, Cole.
[Michael] Looking for the Tahana Bomb, but Kairi Sane able to drag Rodriguez
to the ropes.
[Wade] Saves herself in the process, looking like a Tahana bomb to the outside,
which would have been utterly devastating,
but taking that weight off.
[Michael] Roll up by Perez, is it enough?
Asuka… Asuka looking for the Asuka Lock.
The Asuka lock on Perez.
Roxanne trying to roll through and counter and forces Asuka to kick-out.
[Wade] So creative is Roxanne managing to get out of that.
Miles away from the ropes and now clearing house
are the Kabuki Warriors.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Kairi from high above the ring with the Insane Elbow.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Looking for a Pop Rock, Asuka able to counter.
And caught Roxanne, drags her toward the center of the ring.
Looking to hook both legs, but Asuka said no.
[Wade] Asuka got all of the impact.
-[Michael] Asuka locks again. -[Wade] Nice transition there.
[Michael] Roxanne trying to fight out of it.
Trying to fight out Roxanne, but she's gotta tap out.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, by submission,
the Kabuki Warriors!
[Wade] Well, what an epic performance from both teams,
but it was the class of Asuka managing to adapt on the fly
and get back into that Asuka lock that won this one for them.
Take a look at this, Insane Elbow to the outside
that completely wiped out the powerhouse Raquel Rodriguez.
Kairi Sane putting her body on the line in pursuit of victory,
and damn did it happen. This was the tap out moment,
-the Asuka lock. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] Once that's locked in, center of the ring, there's no way out.
-Victorious are the Kabuki Warriors. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Asuka made good on her promise to Iyo and solved
The Judgment Day problem.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
One question's been at the top of mind for the last few weeks here on Raw,
Who will be the next Women's World Champion?
Fortunately, I have two worthy competitors.
Both are road championship matches,
and both are ready to battle for the vacant gold.
First, the woman who won the Battle Royal at Evolution
to earn her opportunity, La Primera Stephanie Vaquer.
And her opponent, she was already scheduled to face Naomi.
the former Women's Champion, Iyo Sky.
Will Stephanie cement her meteoric rise
or will Iyo's historic year get even better?
We'll find out in three weeks because it is official.
We crown a brand new Women's World Champion live
on ESPN at Wrestlepalooza.
[Wade] Wrestlepalooza live from Indianapolis
in the Women's World Championship
up for grabs.
Who will be the champ, Iyo Sky or Stephanie Vaquer?
And we can tell you that Iyo and Stephanie
expect you to meet in the ring next week on Monday Night Raw
to officially sign the contract to this match.
[crowd chanting]
["I AM DANGER" playing]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one-fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by JD McDonagh,
he is one half of the World Tag Team Champions,
Finn Bálor.
[Michael] Well, Finn looking to reverse the fortune of The Judgment Day tonight
and perhaps build a little momentum for Dirty Dom later on here on Raw.
Finn Bálor goes one-on-one with a high-flying Dragon Lee.
It's live next.
[Michael] It's been an incredible two nights for WWE
here in the city of Paris, France.
Of course, Clash in Paris last night and tonight, live Monday Night Raw
at the La Défense Arena in front of 23,000.
And CM Punk is still outside the arena awaiting the arrival of the man,
well, who stuck it to him once again last night.
Seth Rollins, who's still the world champion,
Punk with a score to settle.
[Michael] Dragon Lee has been in the middle of a lot of the events
in the AAA calendar over the past couple of months.
[Wade] Really made a huge name
for himself in Mexico. Has been double-dipping
between Raw and AAA over these past couple of months.
As you mentioned, this is a guy
in Dragon Lee, who I think expected more
of himself since arriving here on Raw. I think he felt, by now,
he would be challenging for some of the top titles,
and he's been a little stop and start.
However, that victory last week against McDonough, capitalize on that
with another victory tonight against Finn Bálor,
and perhaps moving up the card will be Dragon Lee.
[Michael] Bell rings, we are underway of the victory
over JD McDonough last week.
Interesting matchup, Finn Bálor got a bit overzealous at ringside,
got tossed out of the arena.
Dirty Dom came out and tried to help out JD
and he failed and Dragon Lee was able to pick up the win.
[Wade] There have been some tensions in The Judgment Day
in recent months, but it has
to be said Finn and McDonough are as tight as brothers.
They'll always have each other's backs.
[Michael] And, of course, Bálor and McDonough
from the same part of Ireland.
Finn Bálor responsible for training JD McDonagh
in the early part of his career.
[Wade] Always gives your level of respect for your mentor and coach.
You'll have that for the rest of your career.
[Michael] Second time these two men have ever gone one-on-one.
Finn picked up a victory a couple of months ago.
[Wade] Right off the bat, a technical masterclass from these two,
but nothing technical about a back elbow to the jaw,
flattening the luchador.
[Michael] Both of these men are very successful internationally.
Dragon Lee, Mexico and Japan, and Finn Bálor,
of course, a legend in Japan.
Also worked a lot in Mexico, the United Kingdom.
[Wade] Yeah, it's so hard to become a star outside of the world at WWE.
But these are two rare men who managed to achieve that and then parlayed
that into becoming even bigger stars right here.
[Michael] Wow, what an arm drag.
[Wade] Brightest of spotlights.
[Michael] And Dragon Lee into the corner, so quick.
[Wade] By the beauty of Lucha Libre, the athleticism, the speed.
[Michael] Cover now by Dragon Lee, and a kick-out by Bálor.
Lee, a second-generation superstar, his dad wrestled in Mexico.
Now Bálor with a well-placed knee to the spine.
Dragon Lee once tried his fair at boxing.
Decided he loved Lucha Libre even more.
[Wade] People love their boxing south of the border in Mexico,
and as tough as they come is Dragon Lee.
But right now, getting an absolute mauling of the hands of Finn Bálor.
I think Finn made a mistake in the early go into this one,
trying to match the style of Dragon Lee.
Figured out pretty quickly, that ain't gonna work tonight,
let me go brutal.
[Michael] Yeah, just to go with what brought you to the dance,
and Dragon Lee rolling out of harm's way.
And Lee with a hurricanrana. Bálor back to his feet,
dropkick will send Bálor outside the ring.
When Dragon Lee is unrestrained, he is so much fun to watch.
[Wade] This is the key to his success, top speed at all times.
[Michael] Goodness, the hang time for Lee, Bálor's taken out.
Take a bow, Dragon Lee.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Michael] This place is electric,
La Défense Arena in Paris.
Over 23,000 on hand here tonight.
Bálor, Dragon Lee in a great one-on-one matchup.
[Wade] Dragon Lee was putting on an absolute show
in the early go to this one,
but once Finn Bálor got the upper hand
-will not give Dragon Lee an inch. -[crowd chanting "Woo"]
[Wade] However, that might be about to change.
-[crowd chanting "Woo"] -[Michael chuckles]
Dragon Lee, you hear those chops echoing through the arena.
Bálor says, "Uh-huh!"
[Wade] Just beaten to the punch by Finn Bálor,
but watch out for that freaky athleticism of the Luchador.
-[crowd cheering, applauding] -[Michael] So much fun to watch.
Dragon Lee up over the top.
Oh! And a kick caught Bálor. Bálor stunned.
[Wade] Bálor's completely wobbled here.
-Dragon Lee can attack it well. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Dragon Lee with Bálor upset out powerbomb…
-[crowd counting] -…for the victory and a kick-out at two.
A near fall for Dragon Lee
and JD McDonagh realized Bálor almost suffered the L there.
[Wade] Yeah, and that's part of the power game
of Dragon Lee that clearly Finn Bálor was not anticipating.
You've got a smaller competitor, a luchador,
you simply don't expect attacks like that
millisecond away from victory for Dragon Lee.
-[Michael] Dragon Lee is sneaky strong. -[crowd cheering, applauding
[Michael] And now Lee turns that around, so does Bálor.
[Wade] Beautiful. [Michael] And Bálor-- Oh!
Dragon Lee though, able to counter on his own.
[Wade] These guys going counter for counter here.
[Michael] And now Bálor gets what he wants.
-Is it enough to put him away? -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Hooks the inside leg…
-[crowd chanting in French] -…and a kick-out at two.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Wade] Simplement deux, Michael Cole. "Only two." But we are inching closer
to a three count and a dub for one of these two men.
[Michael] The largest indoor arena in all of Europe.
[crowd chanting "Finn Bálor"]
[Michael] Home to WWE over the past two nights.
[crowd chanting "Finn Bálor"]
[Michael] Lee with a crossbody,
-lateral press… -[crowd counting]
-…and a near fall. -[crowd chanting in French]
[Wade] Quickly crushing the sternum this deep into the match of Finn Bálor,
just when you're desperately sucking in oxygen
for all you can.
That stung Bálor in a big way.
[Michael] And now Dragon Lee with Bálor on his shoulders.
Roll through now.
-[Wade] It's again the power game of… -[Michael] Nobody home.
…Dragon Lee, but smart move there by--
[Michael] Bang! Into the corner on that dropkick.
-And now Lee's in the drop zone. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] People going unglued,
they're expecting something pretty damn special.
[Michael] Yeah, but Lee beats Bálor to the punch and delivers a kick
to drop Finn to the mat. It's caught up now, Bálor's hung up.
[Wade] That is ugly, that could tear something in your knee.
-[Michael] And JD McDonagh, sent flying. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Fosbury flop over the top rope, combining that into a hurricanrana,
-and now it truly is one-on-one. -[Michael] And Bálor who is trapped.
[Wade] They have a busted knee in that tree of woe.
[Michael] And Bálor, though, great core strength
and really saved himself there.
-[Wade] Used the mask to his advantage. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now Bálor.
-Coup de Grâce! -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] Wow! -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Bálor with a win. -[bell ringing]
["I AM DANGER" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, one half of the World Tag Team Champions,
-Finn Bálor! -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] He looked like a Coup de Grâce to the kidney.
Incredibly nasty, let's take a look at this.
First of all, it was the incredible aerial skills
of Dragon Lee wiping out JD McDonagh.
And just when Dragon Lee was going in for the kill,
the sharp mind of Finn Bálor came to the fore, and then this,
look at the landing here, look where it hits. [gasps]
The side of Dragon Lee,
might be peeing blood for a while after that one,
Dragon Lee, but ultimately victory for Finn Bálor,
and the rot is stopped for The Judgment Day ahead
of Dominik Mysterio's Intercontinental Championship defense
later on tonight against AJ Styles.
-[Bella] Iyo! -[crowd cheering]
I'm so excited for the match.
You know Stephanie is my girl, but I'm a really big fan of you too.
Thank you Nikki.
I hope you get another shot against Becky too.
-My gosh-- -Excuse us!
[crowd cheering]
Don't you hate her?
Excuse you.
She's not friends.
But we will be tag team champion
and I'll help you with Stephanie Vaquer.
-Bye. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
Of course.
I don't need to help Asuka. I can beat Stephanie alone.
You didn't win at SummerSlam alone.
We'll help you.
And we'll be champions again.
[Asuka] Kairi!
♪ It’s ya boys The New Day… ♪
[crowd chanting "New Day"]
[Wade] While in the absence of Corey "Griefs" tonight,
Michael Cole say hello to "Bumbed Out" Barrett.
♪ The New Day name It’s New Day’s time ♪
♪ Will New Day stop? It’s New Day’s world… ♪
[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
♪ Greatest ever You can check the stats… ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a six-man tag team match,
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Grayson Waller
and his tag team partners Xavier Woods, Kofi Kingston,
The New Day!
[Michael] So Big G, Grayson Waller, has been trying to weasel his way
into the New Day's group for weeks now, and finally,
He finally has an opportunity to team with Xavier
and Kofi here tonight and prove his worth.
[Wade] Well, they should rename them the new G'day,
because they're gonna be in six-man tag team action next.
Have you been in the joke book all day, Wade?
You love it, Michael Cole. They're up against the War Raiders and Penta.
It's coming up next.
♪ Over 9,000 WHO say New Day ♪
♪ The greatest team ever We got it on lock… ♪
-Oh, look there he is. -Oh, there you are.
Hey, we needed you, where are you?
I was planning, but don't worry, I was there in spirit.
Great win, but dude, AJ's still on my case.
We gotta figure something out here real quick.
[Adam] Good day.
And we're all together, how you guys doing?
Listen, I'm glad you're together,
because I saw what happened with Dragon Lee.
And so we're all on the same page.
I'd want you to know that will not happen tonight
in your Intercontinental Championship match, because JD and Finn,
-you are banned from ringside. -What?
-No, you can't do that. -You can't do that.
-I just did. -Why my match? I didn't do anything.
-This has nothing to do with me. -Wait a minute, this is easy for you.
Aren't you the greatest Intercontinental Champion of all time?
That's not a problem for Dom Mysterio.
And if it is, too bad, because it's official.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, I guess we'll be there in spirit, huh?
-["4X4" playing] -[Michael] Well, good luck, Dom,
for going it alone. Prove your worth tonight.
Dirty Dom defends the Intercontinental Championship
against the phenomenal AJ Styles live tonight.
-["New Day's World" playing] -[Wade] Adam Pearce is a damn tyrant.
He's even worse than Nicholas Aldis over on SmackDown.
[Michael] Big G, teaming with The New Day. Six-Man Tag Team action.
-He just got here. -[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
[Michael] Is he still complaining about the Mexican Destroyer that--
[Wade] Yeah, that should be banned. Piledrivers are banned.
-Why are Mexican Destroyers allowed? -["Zero Miedo" playing]
-[Michael] Well… It's not a piledriver. -[Wade] That's the question of all time.
[Michael] Well, it's a modified rotating piledriver, Michael Cole.
-[Michael] Not really. -[Wade] Yes, it is.
You look at the impact, you're straight on top of the pumps.
[crowd cheering]
[cheers]
C'mon!
[Alicia] And the opponents, first, Ecatepec, Mexico,
weighing in at 87 kilos, Penta.
[Michael] And an interesting one with Penta and The New Day,
he beat both Grayson Waller and Xavier Woods in singles competition
lost to Kofi Kingston last week, thanks to some New Day shenanigans.
And he also destroyed Xavier Woods' hat, which Woods claims was 18,000 dollars.
[Wade] Which has practically destroyed Xavier Woods' neck
with that Mexican Destroyer. This should be banned.
[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"]
-[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"] -["War" playing]
[Wade] Oh! Paris…
are you ready for this?
It's Monday night right here in France,
and "RAW is War!"
[Alicia] And his tag team partners, at a combined weight
of 597 pounds,
Eric and Ivar, The War Raiders!
[Michael] We're probably the team
that knows The New Day better than just about anyone.
They've met over a dozen times in their career.
Back in May, it was the last time these two teams met when they battled
for the World Tag Team titles.
[Wade] Yeah, lost the tag titles to The New Day at WrestleMania 41,
and much to their chagrin, never got a rematch.
But of course, The New Day have now lost those titles,
so that has rankled with The War Raiders ever since.
As they're rocking their new "RAW is War" t-shirts,
they are ready for war tonight.
[Michael] They did have a rematch. I just mentioned it in May. For the--
-[Wade] For the gold? -[Michael] Yes, yes.
[Wade] Well, I spoke to them earlier. They claimed,
"they absolutely did not get a rematch for the titles,"
-Michael Cole. -[Michael] Okay!
[Wade] Do your research properly, please.
-[crowd cheering] -[Wade] Geeks.
-I'll tell you this right now… -[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"]
…Penta, as you mentioned,
has had numerous issues with The New Day.
And of course, Big G himself of late, he goes way back with The War Raiders.
They used to compete all over Mexico and around the world.
-Called in a pair of friends… -[bell ringing]
…when he most needed the backup.
[Michael] Xavier Woods starts things off with Penta here tonight
in the Six-Man Tag Match.
[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"]
[Michael] And listen, Xavier Woods asked for this.
He said the crowd here in France couldn't keep up with him
throughout this entire matchup.
[Wade] He also said they smell like feet.
It's a lot of things. He's really angered this Parisian crowd.
We're on the verge of a riot.
-[Michael] And Grayson Waller… -[Wade] Oh!
…and now Kofi Kingston, walked over the top rope to the apron.
Oh! What a shot by Ivar.
[Wade] This is going horrifically wrong for the New G'day right off the bat.
All right, regroup, get to the floor, get out of the way though.
[Michael] Oh! And Eric, what a forearm and a bowling ball from Ivar.
[Wade] Crimes against humanity being committed right here
-against Big G and The New Day. -[Michael] Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
Penta from the top, wipe it out everybody.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "Cero miedo"]
[Michael] The New Day along with Grayson Waller
have taken over the Six-Man Tag Team matchup
against The War Raiders and Penta here tonight on RAW.
[Wade] New Day absolutely cooking at this point.
Stomp to the back of Eric.
Eric landing headfirst against the mat and the struts.
-New Day-- -[Wade] Taunting…
Penta perhaps would have been best advised to pin Eric at that moment.
[Michael] Yeah, Eric knocked down again.
Now, Woods is gonna go into the cover, hook the leg,
and a kick-out by Eric at two.
[Wade] Now, you see the panic on Ivar's face, realizing his partner
-is in real trouble at this point. -[Michael] And a cheap shot by Woods.
Well, I think so, I think Penta said something snide in the ear.
[Michael] Uh-oh. Man, Eric, as physical as they come,
that one knee stopped any and all momentum for The New Day.
[Wade] Yeah, tag out as quickly as you can.
And no, here's the tag, Big Ivar is legal.
[Michael] Yeah, good luck, Big G, because as Wade said,
-Big Ivar has come to play. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] They don't come much bigger than this, man,
but he moves like a lightweight, hits like a heavyweight.
[Michael] And here's that, wicked crossbody.
That's 330 pounds crushing your chest.
-War! War! War! -[crowd chanting "War! War! War!"]
[Michael] Kofi, uh-- Thank God he's quick. Sit down, splat.
Uh-oh, nobody home.
[Wade] Smartly moving out of the way there was Grayson Waller
who was in big trouble if that connected.
But now it's Waller scrambling for that tag.
[Michael] Looking over the shoulder of Penta, needs to make a tag to Ivar.
-Waller gets to Woods. -Slightly laid out and Penta is legal.
[Michael] And Penta gonna pick up the pace.
Kick right to the back of the leg, Sling Blade.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh! DDT by Penta.
[Wade] So resourceful, able to change his plans in a split second
and launch devastating attacks.
[Michael] Watch out.
Might have a collapsed lung.
[Wade] Breathtaking offense, might have done it here.
-And a kick-out at two. -[crowd chanting]
[Wade] I mean, how inventive can one superstar be?
He's blown minds since arriving here on RAW,
continues to do so on a weekly basis.
[Michael] Now, Hoisting, Woods up
and Xavier with a couple of well-placed elbows.
All right, that step up in Zaguri, Penta toward the corner.
It allows Eric to make a tag. Nobody in Woods' corner.
Eric's taking a hell of a beat, and I don't know how sharp he can be,
even with those couple of minutes of recovery he just had.
Face first goes Eric, Waller now.
[Michael] He is the-- Oh! Legal man. There's that rolling flat liner.
Kingston top rope.
[Wade] What a well-oiled machine New Day-- And Grayson Waller unlocking lights.
-[Michael] Splash to the back, cover. -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Penta breaking things up. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Missed with a big right hand.
[Wade] It's breaking down in a big way, referee losing control here.
[Michael] Nice knee and went for another one,
but Ivar just picked him out of midair and-- Oh! A spin kick.
[Wade] Taking the head off the shoulders of Grayson Waller,
-who might be down for the count now. -[Michael] DDT by Woods.
-[Michael chuckles] -[Wade] Headbutt to the bicep.
-That's new, but highly effective. -[Michael] Hear Woods scream.
[Wade] I tell you, bicep right off the bone with something like that.
[Michael] You might wanna turn around, Xavier.
[Wade] Didn't see the tag at all, I don't think.
[Michael] Double team coming from The War Raiders.
-[Wade] Oh, God. -[Michael] Oh, goodness, Woods.
I don't even know how he can function.
[Wade] A knee landed right on the forehead of Woods, right--
-[Michael] Mexican Destroyer. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cover by Penta.
-[Wade] Down to 300. -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
["War" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
the team of The War Raiders and Penta.
[Michael] Oh, he should have worked harder on the petition
-to ban the Mexican Destroyer because-- -[Wade] Well, ban the Fallout too,
because that was utterly devastating from The War Raiders, the one-two whammy.
[Michael] So we understand that later tonight there's some sort of funeral
for the tag division from The New Day. They might have a funeral for themselves.
[Wade] Well, this is that Fallout that was awkwardly landed,
but highly effective.
And there you go, the double whammy, the Mexican Destroyer,
that should be illegal, gets the win for Penta and The War Raiders.
And this place now enrages for this trio.
More complaints to be had from The New Day, no doubt.
[Michael] Let's head back to the locker room area and Cathy Kelley.
Yeah, thanks so much, Michael Cole. I am here with Rhea Ripley.
And Rhea, good to see you as always. Now, I'm sure you've heard the news
that at Wrestlepalooza, it'll be Stephanie Vaquer versus Iyo Sky
for that Women's World Championship.
It's no secret that you've been getting closer
to Iyo Sky over recent months.
So, do you fear that that dynamic
complicates your own championship ambitions?
Honestly, I respect both Iyo and Stephanie.
I really do, and I think that they deserve this match.
But I've never taken my eye off the prize. So, whoever wins,
I just want them to know that I'm gonna do whatever it takes
to earn a championship shot.
Well, speaking of your friendship with Iyo,
her other friends, The Kabuki Warriors,
it feels like there's been some escalating tension between all of them and--
-Excuse us. [chuckles] -[crowd cheering]
You want title match before Iyo even wins?
Asuka, stop. Look, I don't know why you have a problem with me.
I really don't.
But yes, of course I wanna be champion just like everyone else does.
This has nothing to do with my friendship with Iyo.
You are not friends.
Stay away.
Look, I've been trying to play nice for Iyo's sake, but don't push me.
[chuckles]
I've been making a history for ten years. Who am I? I'm Asuka!
I will push anyone I want!
Try me.
No one is ready for Asuka, even you!
[chuckle]
Kairi!
[crowd laughs]
["4X4" playing]
[Michael] Oh boy, Asuka may have, uh, pushed it a bit too far there,
but Monday Night Raw is live in Paris, France on Netflix.
[music fades]
-["Phenomenal" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ No, they don’t want none No, they don’t want none ♪
♪ They looking scared No they don’t really want none ♪
♪ We some southern boys With the farmer strength ♪
♪ Ain’t nobody man enough to feel the pain And you could be next ♪
[Michael] "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles
wants to finally shut up "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio
once and for all tonight.
♪ No, they don’t want none No, they don’t want none ♪
[Wade] For me it's a travesty
that AJ Styles even has this opportunity.
I feel like "Dirty" Dom did his business at SummerSlam.
Should have moved on to the back of the line with AJ Styles,
but haunting him
is the Phenomenal One who simply will not let up his pursuit
of the Intercontinental Championship.
[Michael] Well, AJ Styles admitted that at SummerSlam he got outplayed,
-he got outmaneuvered by "Dirty" Dom. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] He got beat, he just got plain beat.
[Michael] And he says it's not gonna happen again,
he's ready this time around.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Michael ] And yes, ladies and gentlemen, they are still going.
This crowd of over 23,000 serenading AJ Styles
throughout the entire break.
And now back here live, this is Paris!
For my money, Wade, the greatest WWE fans on the planet.
For the past 24 hours, WWE has taken over Paris,
and over 53,000 strong have not disappointed.
[upbeat music playing]
[Michael] And we want to remind everyone that the WWE is returning to Europe
for an 11 City Tour in January.
It's the Road to the Royal Rumble Europe, 2026.
[music concludes]
You are not my appointment.
I just saw that Iyo Sky got added to the Women's World title match
at Wrestlepalooza and I'm the last one to be here.
So, I think I should be added to that match.
Iyo and Stephanie earned title matches. You guys just lost.
How dare you? Adam, I'm a former two-time NXT Women's Champion,
a former Tag Team Champion and you're gonna talk to me like that?
Okay, calm down. If Iyo wins, I'll consider it. Is that fair?
-Adam. -Yes, my actual appointment is here.
-I am not done here. -[crowd cheering]
And I don't know what you're doing here.
Shouldn't you be looking for your little bestie Bayley?
Okay, why are you talking to me?
And more importantly, why are you talking to Bayley, okay?
-You don't even get to talk to her. -[scoffs] After the way you yelled at her?
No wonder she's decided not to show up to Raw.
What the hell do you know about it, huh? You're paying that much attention to me.
Maybe if you paid more attention to your tag team,
you guys would still be tag team champions.
[indistinct chatter]
Ladies, ladies, please. Roxanne, do you want to match ever again?
-Au revoir. -Fine.
-Thank you. -But we'll be seeing you.
[sighs] I, uh… I don't know. I'm sorry.
Look, I called you in here because I'd let you know
that I would tell you when I talk to Bayley.
-I talked to Bayley. -Okay.
She sounded great. She said some weird things,
but she'll be back soon.
I said I'd let you know.
-That's it? That's all you got? What? -That's what I got.
Come-- Okay.
All I know is I need to get back in the ring.
Oh, I bet I know where this is going.
Give me one of those guys. Give me Judgment Day.
-I don't care who it is. -Which one?
-You decide. -Really?
Yeah. Either one.
Lyra, I think I can make that happen for you.
-Next week? -Sure. Welcome back.
-Okay, great. -Awesome.
["It Is My Time" playing]
[Michael] Wanna remind everyone that coming your way a week
from Friday, it is Worlds Collide.
This man here, Dominik Mysterio, will be heavily involved in that
as he gets set to defend his Intercontinental Championship tonight.
So Wade, it could be a great couple of weeks
or an awful couple of weeks for "Dirty" Dom.
He defends the Intercontinental title tonight against AJ Styles.
And then a week from Friday in Las Vegas, it is Worlds Collide,
where Dominik Mysterio takes on Vikingo for the AAA Mega Championship.
Feast or famine, perhaps, for Dominik Mysterio.
[Wade] Oh, you're such a glass half empty kind of guy, aren't you?
Why don't you feel positive for once in your life?
I know you've always been a hater when it comes to "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
This man over the next two weeks
is going to be clad in gold and he's going to prove to the world
not only that he is the greatest Intercontinental Champion, of all time,
including even me, he's gonna prove
that he is the greatest luchador of all time by capturing AAA gold.
[Michael] Well, you have to wonder if Dom's a bit concerned tonight
because JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor have been barred from ringside
by General Manager Adam Pearce.
[Wade] The tyrant, General Manager Adam Pearce.
Yes, an absolutely scandalous decision once again from a corrupt GM.
[Michael] Let's head up to the great Alicia Taylor.
[bell ringing]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
-[crowd chanting "One fall"] -And is for
the Intercontinental Championship!
Introducing first, the challenger.
From Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 200 and 20 pounds,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[crowd chanting in French]
[Michael] Dominik Mysterio attacking Styles from behind…
-[crowd booing] …as he was soaking it in
from the crowd here in Paris.
And I'll tell you one thing, Wade, that was a great move
by Dominik Mysterio to take AJ out of the moment,
take advantage before the match even started.
[Wade] Yeah, and just like "Dirty" Dom,
I was absolutely sick of hearing that ridiculous song
from this French crowd, and finally, it stopped
-So, thank you, "Dirty" Dom. -[crowd chanting in French]
-[Wade] Two birds with one stone. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] And the official, Shawn Bennett calling for the bell.
Matchup's underway for the Intercontinental Championship.
And again, so wise beyond his years,
Dominik Mysterio realized that I have an opportunity here
to get the upper hand in this match and take the crowd out of it.
[Wade] Yeah, you have to do that against someone as good as AJ Styles.
The reason they've been going so for the past ten minutes over AJ
is because he's that bloody good
and he's proved it over the past 20 plus years.
[Michael] And off the dropkick, Dominik Mysterio rolls to the outside.
He has the advantage tonight
because Styles has to pin or submit the Intercontinental Champion
to win the title.
[crowd chanting in French]
AJ looking to win the second
Intercontinental Championship of his career.
[Michael] Dominik Mysterio, defending the Intercontinental Championship
against AJ Styles here live in Paris, France.
I was doing a little bit of research, Wade.
Do you realize this is only the second time
that the Intercontinental Championship has been defended in France?
It happened back in 1993,
live on French television when Shawn Michaels beat Bob Backlund.
The only time the Intercontinental Championship
has been defended here in France before tonight.
[Wade] Absolutely incredible stat,
but right now this could be a very short defense because let's face it,
apart from that initial flurry from AJ Styles
where he got a couple of shots in, he's had nothing ever since.
This has been a masterclass.
[Michael] This is the fourth time that these two men have gone one-on-one.
Mysterio cover, hook for the leg and Styles kicks out.
Dominik actually holds the edge in the series.
[Wade] That does not surprise anybody who has been paying attention
to the burgeoning skill set of "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
[Michael] AJ coming up, see this where Dominik gets a bit carried away,
getting a bit cocky now, mocking AJ.
[Wade] He's doing it for the ladies, he's showing up,
we're in the city of love and this man has limitless sex appeal.
-[speaking French] -[Michael] What?
[Wade] That's what the ladies are saying to Dirty Dough,
I think, I'm reading their lips.
[Michael] All right. AJ stops Dominik in his tracks
and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles trying to rally back.
Oh! And turns Dom inside out.
And there's that sliding forearm by Styles.
[Wade] This is always the risk with someone the caliber of AJ Styles,
it's never over.
[Michael] Splash in the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Knee right to the back of the head,
cover by Styles, hooks the inside leg and Dominik gets the shoulder up.
AJ looking at what has already been a 133-day reign as champion.
Remember, Dominik won the Intercontinental title
and a shocker to many back at WrestleMania in a Fatal 4-Way match
where he actually pinned his Judgment Day brother Finn Bálor.
[Wade] Look at the mindset of the veteran and that lesser experienced "Dirty" Dom.
With "Dirty" Dom having taken 90% of the early goings here,
it can really crush the psyche of "Dirty" Dom
when a vet keeps firing back like this.
[Michael] And Styles will launch himself up
over the top rope and Dominik Mysterio when a kick caught him.
And now Dom…
-send Styles to the floor. -[Wade] My God, two things there.
First of all, the footwork of "Dirty" Dom moving out the way of that forearm
was absolutely magnificent.
And then to follow it up with the lucha moves,
the caliber of which very few can match,
tells you exactly why Dirty Dom is gonna be the GOAT.
[Michael] Could be well on his way, there's no doubt about that.
[Wade] I mean, you think everything he's achieved so far,
there's simply no slowing down.
He's getting better and better and better every single weekend.
Iron sharpens iron, you can't help but get better when you take it on AJ Styles.
[Michael] And a baseball slide by Dominik.
[Wade] Whiplash to the neck of AJ Styles on that one,
who has no clue where he's at right now.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Michael] Dom went for the kick, caught by Styles.
AJ now jumping Dominik out of the French announce table
as he collapses to the floor.
Remember, Dom's got the champ's advantage. AJ's gotta get him back in the ring.
AJ Styles and Dominik Mysterio battling
for the Intercontinental Championship. DDT by Dom.
And AJ just hasn't been able to get anything really going in this match
since Dom started things off before the bell.
[Wade] Yeah, really wore AJ down in those first few minutes of the matchup.
And the lower back of AJ Styles is really bothering him at this point.
Every time he tries to grab momentum, it gets taken away.
And look at this,
Tornado DDT from the second that partially KO'd AJ Styles.
Although, he's starting to get his bearings back now.
[Michael] Yeah, the 23,000 here tonight in Paris have been trying
to will AJ Styles on, get him back into this fight.
And perhaps it's beginning to work, Styles with Dominik up.
Dominik though-- Oh, goodness. Neckbreaker by Styles,
cover for the championship.
And a kick-out at two as Dominik gets the shoulder up.
[Wade] Well, AJ Styles has had the biggest reaction
of anyone thus far this evening from this Parisian crowd,
and it's really what's driving The Phenomenal One so far.
-He's got buster there. Cover. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] Dominik's gotta get the shoulder up again,
referee Sean Bennett with a count of two.
[Wade] But you see the issue AJ is having,
he lands one of these big moves and Nate is immediately wincing,
grimacing, grabbing that lower back,
not able to turn it up, not able to drop the hammer
on a "Dirty" Dom who might be in big trouble here.
[Michael] Styles with Dom up, maybe going for the Styles Clash,
Dominik Mysterio trying to counter.
And he does, and Dominik calls that the Mullet-O-Matic.
It almost picked up the win with it.
[Wade] Well, it's a great name, it's a great move,
and it almost grabbed victory in a successful retention for "Dirty" Dom.
But once again, the expanding skill set of "Dirty" Dom
got out of a massive danger was almost put away by AJ
and converted it into an offensive attack.
[Michael] You saw Styles attempting to go for Styles Clash.
How cool was it last night to see John Cena paying homage to AJ,
hitting the Styles Clash in that great match with Logan Paul?
[Wade] Yeah, one of John Cena's greatest opponents, and oh, my God.
Lower back first into that middle turnbuckle,
and perhaps now it's "Dirty" Dom who's gonna have the lumbar spine issues.
[Michael] Watch this, AJ popping the hips and Dominik Mysterio made him pay.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Michael] And now, the fans in France starting to feel a momentum shift.
[Wade] The people believe that "Dirty" Dom is ready to shut this down.
[Michael] A nice kick to the back of the head,
Dominik Mysterio not allowing AJ
to get any sort of rally going as he drives AJ,
shoulder first to the post.
[Wade] AJ's taking such a beating, he's simply looking sluggish,
-it's not what you're used to from the-- -[Michael] Michinoku driver, cover.
-[crowd] One, two- -[Michael] Styles kicks out.
[Wade] Well, make a testament to the durability of AJ Styles
after the beating he's taken,
executed perfectly once again by "Dirty" Dom,
who is blowing minds with this performance.
And let's not forget, he's doing it alone, Judgment Day banned from ringside.
[Michael] And now, calling for the Three Amigos,
of course, made famous by the late, great Eddie Guerrero.
And Mysterio again.
Can he do it a third time to Styles? And he does.
[Wade] Nobody has ever done it better than "Dirty" Dom,
the modern-day Eddie Guerrero.
[Michael] Nonetheless, Dominik Mysterio, top rope frog splash, come in,
-connecting to retain the championship. -[crowd counting]
[Michael] AJ at two and a half.
Dominik has been putting on a clinic tonight,
but AJ Styles is still in the fight.
[Wade] Well, right there,
"Dirty" Dom hit everything and he hit it on the bullseye.
That should be victory.
That is the class, the caliber, the quality of AJ Styles.
And the frustration must be building in "Dirty" Dom,
who should have been home and dry by now.
[Michael] We saw Sami Zayn win the United States Championship
Friday night on SmackDown from Solo Sokoa.
AJ Styles would love to win
the Intercontinental title tonight from Dominik.
And Styles now, with a Styles Clash coming, Styles Clash.
Dominik grabs the rope, AJ says, "No, not that way."
[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Dom's got his boot on the rope.
Great ring presence by the champ.
[Wade] I have no idea if "Dirty" Dom had any clue about that.
Certainly the hand landing on the rope initially was fortuitous,
than the second one, the fourth.
I think AJ might have just over rotated the pin.
-[Michael] Oh, goodness. -[Wade] The Bloody Sunday brainbuster.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Dominik landing right on the top of his head.
[Wade] Right on the crown,
and you know exactly what AJ's cooking up here, Cole.
[Michael] AJ Styles looking to deliver the Phenomenal Forearm
if Dom makes it back to his feet.
Oh, my God, El Grande Americano,
and he's loading the mask with a damn metal plate, headbutt.
Dominik Mysterio, he was distracting the referee.
[Wade] Just as AJ was about to launch the phenomenal forearm,
a friendly luchador appears.
[Michael] And now, Dominik, after being dropped on his head,
trying to make it to the top rope, AJ's out, out of the headbutt.
Frog splash from "Dirty" Dom, hook of the leg, Dominik Mysterio retains.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner and still the Intercontinental Champion,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
[Michael] So, Wade, that's what Dom's been cooking up
with El Grande Americano these last couple of weeks
in these secret talks we've been seeing him have.
[Wade] Well, you wouldn't understand anything about having friends,
Michael Cole, but it pays to have friends in this game.
But this was where AJ Styles thought he was putting it to bed.
A Bloody Sunday brainbuster.
And just as he was going for the Phenomenal Forearm
from under the ring apparently.
And with the loaded headbutt,
El Grande Americana right to the chest of AJ Styles,
followed by a second frog splash right on the money.
Secures the victory for "Dirty" Dom and still Intercontinental Champion.
The reign lives on.
[Michael] And, Wade, the headline here is this,
-for the second straight time. -Three or more times.
[speaks Spanish]
[Michael] You gotta wonder now
if Dominik's gonna win the AAA mega title a week
from Friday at Worlds Collide.
But I don't like the way that he won the match,
but Dominik dominated much of that match with AJ Styles.
He has an ability to escape to victory.
Now let's link up with the two greatest luchadors
on planet Earth is complete.
Well, the world's gonna be buzzing about this match,
and they're buzzing about what happened last night
at Clash in Paris.
And what the Visions, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed did
in the OTC Roman Reigns.
Roman Reigns, acknowledge your tribal pride.
[Michael] Roman Reigns told Bronson Reed,
“You come for the king, you best not miss.”
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] No! Nobody…
And Reigns kicks out at two.
-[crowd chanting indistinctly] -[Michael] Spear.
-And Roman Reigns with the win. -[bell ringing]
How sweet this must be for Roman Reigns, choking out Heyman.
One to the sky in Paris.
-[suspenseful music playing] -[Michael] Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Oh, my God!
Bron Breakker just speared Reigns through the announce table.
An abrupt end to Reigns' victory celebration.
[crowd jeering]
[Michael] Breakker's loose again! Breakker! Spear!
About cut Reigns in half!
You are in my way!
-Bronson Reed not done yet. -[screams]
-[Wade speaks indistinctly] -[yells]
-[crowd booing] -[music fades]
[Michael] Oh, my God, come on! Somebody stop these guys!
-He's defenseless! He can't move! -[suspenseful music playing]
[Michael] Oh, my God. Enough is enough.
-Main Event Jey Uso coming to Roman's aid. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh, and a spear to Jey. Roman hasn't moved.
Somebody's got to get the damn cops out here.
[music fades]
-OTC is dead. He's dead. -[tense music playing]
[music fades]
All I can say is good luck to LA Knight and Jey Uso,
who have those two monsters in our main event
in just a matter of moments.
A couple of injury updates now to get to you here tonight.
Let's start with Paul Heyman,
who of course was the guillotine and choked out by Roman Reigns.
He suffers a larynx, uh, contusion, and that can't be good for a man
who makes his living with his vocal cords.
And of course, Roman Reigns, multiple fractured ribs
at the hands of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.
The OTC Roman Reigns is out indefinitely.
Let's head back to the locker room area and our Jackie Redmond.
Cole, thank you so much. I'm backstage with LA Knight.
-[crowd cheering] -LA, it is clear
things are still very heated between you and Jey Uso.
But after the threat made by Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker earlier tonight,
the two of you have to team up for tonight's main event.
Do you really think
you're capable of setting aside your differences and working together?
You know, considering what I'm thinking right now,
I gotta tell you, is it the best decision for me?
Is it the best decision for Jey Uso to go out there?
I'm taped up right now, my shoulder. I'm taped up in my leg right now.
So, I got to think, is it the best decision? I don't know!
But I don't know how to quit, I don't know how to stop.
And if what it means is for my path to get back
to the World Heavyweight Champion is me
beating the sense out of these two cross-eyed halfwits,
then I guess that's what I have to do.
Now, when you ask about the X-Factor, Jey Uso,
can I trust him? Is he gonna be there?
Look, man, we can either survive together or we can die apart.
But I tell you what, as far as trusting you,
I'll just tell you this, if you do dirt, you'll get dirt.
-Don't make me give you dirt. -[crowd member 1] Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd member 2 chanting "Yeet"] -That's it..
See, luckily I come from the dirties, all right?
-They got my cousin. -Mm-hmm.
-So, now, I gots to get them. -Yeah.
-You understand me? -Yeah.
Just stay out of my way tonight, we ain't got no problem.
-Four letters. One word. -Nah, nah.
It ain't yeet.
-Yeah! -[crowd chanting "Yeah"]
[Michael] It is our main event,
just moments away from this massive tag team match,
The Vision against Jey Uso and LA Knight. Also, we look forward to tomorrow night.
It is NXT on the CW in a massive eight-man tag team matchup.
NXT champion Oba Femi, Ricky Saints,
and Hank and Tank team up to take on Darkstate tomorrow night.
[upbeat music playing]
-[speaks indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
Man, I don't think he's coming. [chuckles]
-[sighs] -Look, in all seriousness though,
I'm really sorry for what happened yesterday at Clash.
All right. You've had a run of bad luck too, you know?
[Pearce] Can I talk to you for just a second?
Good luck.
-Thank you. -Thanks. Keep your eyes open.
Yeah. Uh…
They're telling me Seth is in the building.
How did he get in the building?
I don't know, and I don't know where he came from,
but my phone keeps blowing up.
-He's in the building somewhere. -Okay, I'm gonna go handle it, okay?
And what does that mean?
-[epic music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
[suspenseful music playing]
Clash in Paris. Two former friends walk into a war.
Only one walks out. And look how handsome I look.
Sheamus called me a bully and I called his bluff.
In this harsh time, in this harsh world, I'm no bully.
I'm a beacon.
I'm an example for the kids all over the world
that it's impossible to be good when you're destined to be great.
This world will tell you to be kind, but I am telling you to be one of a kind.
Be tough, be courageous, be unstoppable.
Be like Rusev.
As far as Sheamus,
last night he brought his Irish body, but his French spirit showed up.
I stuck their weapon down his throat, and he caved.
But let me be the bigger man again, Sheamus, and extend my arm,
and maybe we can be friends again,
now that you know your place is beneath my feet.
And it's for everybody in this roster, so-called tough man,
let it be known that I was scary when I was hold back.
But I am devastating now that I'm free.
[music fades]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
-♪ Look in my eyes ♪ -[crowd] ♪ Look in my eyes ♪
-♪ What do you see? ♪ -♪ What do you see? ♪
-♪ The cult of personality ♪ -♪ The cult of personality ♪
-♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪ -♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
CM Punk!
-♪ The cult of personality ♪ -♪ The cult of personality ♪
-♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy ♪ -♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy ♪
-♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪ -♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
-♪ The cult of personality ♪ -♪ The cult of personality ♪
[crowd cheering]
-♪ Neon lights, a Nobel prize ♪ -♪ Neon lights, a Nobel prize ♪
-♪ When a mirror speaks ♪ -♪ When a mirror speaks ♪
-♪ The reflection lies ♪ -♪ The reflection lies ♪
-♪ You won't have to follow me ♪ -♪ You won't have to follow me ♪
-♪ Only you can set me free ♪ -♪ Only you can set me free ♪
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[music fades] -[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Seth Rollins…
this seemingly endless war between you and me.
This company, this show doesn't run on your timeline
and I've been far too patient all day waiting for you.
So, I'm out here until you are and that means I'm hijacking this show
and if that means I have to sing songs with my friends in Paris
-until we go off the air… -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
…well, then, so be it.
But I am out here in this ring until your ass is in this ring
and you face me man… to man.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
-["The Vision" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[crowd vocalizing]
[Michael] Well, it's The Man.
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Michael] Becky Lynch, the Intercontinental Champion,
-the wife of Seth Rollins. -[crowd booing]
[Michael] And the person who cost Punk the title.
[crowd vocalizing]
Oh, what's the matter? Wasn't the man you were looking for?
But I am The Man you're gonna have to deal with.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
Classic. Always chanting for a dope that doesn't work here.
[crowd booing]
Yeah, I'm not gonna do this. I know what this is.
This has nothing to do with you unless you got your phone on you.
And you can go ahead and call Seth and get his rotten ass out here right now.
How dare you?
How… How dare you?
Number one, you don't tell me what to do, okay?
And number two, this has everything to do with me.
You think that you only affect one person in my family?
Do I care about your family?
No, I… Ugh, I see where this is going and I don't want any part of it.
No, no, no, no, no. No. Hey! No. You're not going anywhere.
You are gonna stay here and you are going to listen
-to what I have to say, okay? -[crowd booing]
Because I… I have had to listen to you tell lies about my husband,
berate the father of my child,
the greatest man that I have ever known.
-[scoffs] Your husband's a coward. -[crowd cheering]
Shut up.
My husband has sacrificed more for this business than you will ever know.
And he is everything you will never be, okay?
He's hot.
He's jacked, he's talented…
-Oh, you're delusional. -…he's champion. Oh.
-He doesn't interrupt me. -Well, I wish he would,
I wish he would interrupt you right now so we don't have to listen to you anymore
and I can punch his teeth down his throat.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Look at you… look at you go.
You're just like them, you're just like them.
Love the sound of your own voice, love to get your own little chants in,
your own stuff in all the time.
You-- You think… You think when you walked out of here,
that it just affected him and his matches?
No. No, it was your name that they were chanting during my matches
to let me know that they didn't care about me
or what I was doing or who the hell I was
and the hard work that I was putting in, okay?
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Yeah. Yeah, just like that,
you're all so proud of yourself, aren't you?
You're not the voice of the voiceless, you are the poster child for apathy.
And these people, they think… they think that I forgot about that,
they think I forgave them, because what… what?
They put me on their shoulders and carried me
to the Main Event of WrestleMania?
No, they didn't get me to the Main Event of WrestleMania,
I got me to the Main Event of WrestleMania.
[crowd cheering]
Just… just like me and my husband got this business
to where it is today.
[crowd booing]
I will not, you will listen to every word I have to say!
This isn't about you, this is about me.
I started a revolution.
We're in the middle of a revolution right now.
We run this business.
We both divisions, we are champions.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
And my husband, he is a visionary.
He is a revolutionary.
He is Seth.
[crowd chanting "Seth "Freakin" Rollins"]
And I'm the greatest female wrestler of all time.
And it's not just me saying it, other people say it.
Sports Illustrated says it.
And we're gonna need you to get the hell out of the way, okay?
Because you're not what the business needs right now,
and we wish you the best in your future endeavors.
[crowed chanting indistinctly]
She doesn't work here!
But you don't fit The Vision.
That was good.
It sounded good, at least, but The Vision's a bit blurry,
isn't it, Becky?
This is a ten-year beef because they chanted my name
during your matches. I understand the magnitude of me.
I'm the best in the world.
[crowd cheering, screaming]
And it's just not me saying it.
It's 10,000 maniacs, 20,000 maniacs,
30,000 maniacs in Paris that are saying it!
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
They chant my name if I work here, if I don't work here.
They chant my name if I'm sitting in catering
or if I'm in this ring.
They chant my name if I'm champion or if I'm not champion.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
You know who else chants my name aside from all my friends in Paris?
[crowd cheering]
All the towns I was just in, I'm talking about Liverpool,
Newcastle, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff.
You know who I didn't see on all those shows, all those towns?
You and your stupid husband with your plastic belts.
[crowd cheering]
So, tell me again who runs things, Becky.
And I'll tell you the only thing that Seth Rollins runs
is from adversity when it's staring him in the face, calling him out.
Because he hides behind his title, and he hides behind Paul Heyman,
and he hides behind Bronson Reed, and he hides behind Bron Breakker.
And now, he's hiding behind his wife.
[crowd cheering, exclaiming]
And far be it from me to reduce somebody of your stature
to just somebody's wife, 'cause you're much more than that.
You are a supremely talented superstar. You're "The Man."
You just got bad taste and you married a bum.
And I need him to know that.
I need him to know that he's a paper champion.
And I need him to know that this between us will never be over.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
Hey, Punk, I've been looking for you all night, pal.
[laughs mockingly]
If you got something to say
to your World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd chanting "World Heavyweight Champion"]
Why don't you come on up here
and say it to my face?
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Rollins] Come on!
Come on.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[crowd booing]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[crowd cheering, exclaiming]
[indistinct chatter]
Huh? Huh? [indistinct chatter]
Do something about it! Huh? Do something!
We gotta do something about it! We gotta do something about it!
-Do something about it! -[crowd shouting indistinctly]
Huh? Huh?
[crowd chanting in French]
-You're pathetic. -[crowd booing]
I'm gonna make Seth Rollins regret ever cashing in on me.
And you're gonna regret putting your hands on me.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, I already do, I got your gross, stinky sweat all over me. Ugh.
Yuck, go on, get out of here.
Go, go, go, you're gross, I'm gonna have to bathe in bleach.
I got your gross ball sweat all over it, get out of here, go on.
Bye-bye, see you later, farewell.
Go. Wait. Hey. Hey, fronts, don't you have a song about this?
You don't have a chant for this?
♪ Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na ♪
♪ Hey, hey, hey, goodbye ♪
How about that one? No, you got another one?
You got another one?
Hey, see you later, so long, bye-bye, farewell.
Ew, so gross, you're disgusting, you're pathetic,
-you'll never be champion. -[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
Bye-bye, so long. Actually, just keep walking.
Once you get to the curtain, keep walking and never come back.
[Michael] Wow, I sure hope Becky and Seth know what they're doing.
Punk look like he's about to blow.
Well, nonetheless, two weeks from Saturday…
it's Wrestlepalooza in Indianapolis. We'll crown a new Women's World Champion.
Will be Iyo Sky or Stephanie Vaquer. We will find out, Wrestlepalooza.
[upbeat music playing]
[Michael] And I cannot wait to be in Chicago on Friday night.
John Cena, the retirement tour continues.
Cena's final appearance in a WWE ring in Chicago,
live Friday night on SmackDown.
♪ …Five, six, seven, eight Five, six, seven, eight ♪
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -♪ USO ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Ayy, ayy Main event Jey Uso is now in your city ♪
- ♪Yahoo, okay ♪ -♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
-♪ Day one ish, it's just me, Uce ♪ -[crowd singing "Main Event Ish"]
♪ Day one ish, it's just me, Uce ♪
♪It's Jey, I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
[crowd cheering, chanting "Jey Uso"]
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a Tag Team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
"Main Event" Jey Uso.
[Michael] And it is our main event, a Monday Night Raw live from Paris.
-[crowd chanting indistinctly] -[Michael] He's banged up.
He's not a 100%, but Jey Uso is ready to go.
[crowd chanting "Jey Uso"]
Jey Uso teams with LA Knight to take on Bronson Reed,
Bron Breakker of The Vision. It's live on Monday Night Raw.
♪ …I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
♪ Hey, it's on me now, Uce ♪
[crowd cheering]
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, he's gone. He's gone. -Where is he? Where is he?
-They got in the car and they-- -Where?
That way. Here's the good news. You know where he works.
He'll be there on Monday. He's gone, relax.
Where's SmackDown on Friday?
Chicago, home sweet home. Why?
[chuckles]
Tremendous.
[Michael] And we are in Paris tonight, of course, for Monday Night Raw.
It's been an incredible, 24 hours in the City of Lights.
The atmosphere has been electric, 23,000 plus tonight,
30-- Over 30,000 last night.
The WWE fans in Paris have been off the hook.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And it is now our Main Event.
LA Knight, Jey Uso, banged up after the Fatal 4-Way last night.
And Jey Uso, of course, suffering spears and the like from Reed and Breakker.
They have to take on the two members of The Vision in this Tag Team matchup.
-Remember, what Bron Breakker… -[bell ringing]
…said earlier on, Wade, when he warned LA Knight and Jey Uso.
Listen, Paul Heyman's in the hospital. Seth's got his own issues with CM Punk.
Nobody holds us back. We're dogs off the leash tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, Paul Heyman out of commission.
This duo, completely out of control, perhaps more dangerous than ever.
Who the hell is calling the shots for The Vision right now?
Seth Rollins has left, you got these two lunatics running things.
[Michael] Jey Uso tag made by LA Knight, Bronson Reed misses wildly.
And Knight and Uso are gonna have to do a lot of this, frequent tags in and out,
double team their opponents. Do they have any shot in this matchup?
[Wade] They're gonna build some real chemistry real fast,
two guys that simply do not like each other.
But in the early goings at least, have got that instant chemistry, perhaps more,
because it's a survival technique than anything else.
[Michael] Oh! And LA Knight with that uppercut in the corner
to the 330 pounder Reed, who delivers a headbutt to LA Knight.
First time ever these two teams have met in a Tag Team matchup.
[Wade] God, how impressive was Bronson Reed last night?
Forget the stuff that post-match,
I'm talking about the belt-to-bell stuff against Roman Reigns.
A true star-making performance
that proved Bronson Reed belongs in the Main Event here.
[Michael] Yeah, and there's the neck Breakker by LA Knight.
[Wade] Of course, the post-match antics are the ones
that everyone will be talking about, including the locker room for months now.
[Michael] Yeah, the spear from Breakker to Reigns through the announce table,
and then the spear in the aisle way, the tsunamis to Roman Reigns,
including one with Roman strapped to a backboard.
[crowd cheering, chanting indistinctly]
[Michael] Jey Uso taking the fight to Bron Breakker.
He's got quite the history with Bron,
dates back to last year in the Intercontinental title.
Cover and a kick-out by Breakker.
[Wade] And this is interesting in the early goings,
'cause Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker are getting very little going here.
And without the wise man, the Oracle, Paul Heyman stood at ringside,
barking the orders, putting together the strategy.
-Maybe they're not gonna-- -[Michael exclaims]
[Wade] Clubbing blow behind the referee's back there.
I don't know how much. Bron Breakker knew about that,
but he's certainly ready to capitalize on it.
[Michael] And it's a good point too, Wade,
because what a match for Breakker and Reed,
if they can pull off the win tonight
without the tutelage of Heyman and Rollins.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Michael] Prove to the world that they don't need them to survive.
[Wade] Thank you, the boss in the locker room today
-was all about how-- -[Michael] Oh, Breakker launching Uso
-to the floor, collapsing on the ribs. -[crowd chanting in French]
[Michael] This may be a short one.
[Michael] Run Breakker Bronson Reed, don't what you expected.
They preyed on the injured Jey Uso and LA Knight
in this tag team matchup.
[Wade] That might have been the crucial tag that was missed.
It was inches away.
But now, back in the line of fire is Jey Uso,
and those ribs that are getting damaged by the second
must be sheer agony for Jey Uso.
[Michael] Yeah, textbook tag team wrestling
by Reed and Breakker,
isolating the weaker Jey Uso from his partner,
LA Knight, who may be just as weak, but--
[Wade] Well, LA Knight was talking a lot of trash earlier, couple of half-wits,
couple of bozos, couple of dummies.
The master class of tag work here that we're witnessing belies that.
[Michael] Tag, Jey able to duck underneath,
make the tag to LA Knight. And here comes LA Knight.
Said he just has to keep going forward,
has to keep fighting, doesn't know another gear.
[Wade] Gonna give the Parisian crowd what they want this evening.
[Michael] Oh, Reed intercepting Knight and just tossing him into the corner.
And Knight fighting back with an elbow to Breakker.
And now a neckbreaker to Bronson Reed.
[Wade] And this is the key, as much as he can with a damaged body,
the perpetual motion machine.
Whose game is it?
[Michael]Oh! An elbow delivered by LA Knight.
And now, Reed from behind on the distraction.
[Wade] Yeah, and right after that elbow…
Bron Breakker knew exactly what LA Knight was looking to do,
caused the distraction, allowing Godzilla to get himself back up.
[Michael] And now, Knight driven shoulder-first into the steel steps.
[Wade] I do not like the look on the face of Bron Breakker right now.
[Michael] No, not at all.
[Wade] He's boiling with rage, barely contained,
a walking thunderstorm of a man.
[Michael] You just don't know when he's gonna snap.
[Wade] I think that moment is getting incredibly close.
Look, out of the frying pan,
into the fire, there's no safe place between these two.
[Michael] Now just punishing LA Knight.
Just trying to hang in there somehow.
I mean, you gotta give credit to Uso and Knight to take this fight tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, it's valiant, it's courageous,
but above all else, it's just not smart.
This is one you should have left well alone.
Go home, recover, come back in a week and try-- Oh!
-[Michael] Oh, no, a senton. -[Wade] Can't seek vengeance there.
"Big" Bronson Reed with a cover and Knight is forced to kick-out.
And every kick-out is pain crossing the face
of LA Knight as he grimaces.
[Wade] Increasing amount of inevitability
about how this one is gonna end
and it's not good for LA Knight and Jey Uso.
The crowd here chanting for Roman Reigns, you can chant all night long.
He's laid out and he's gonna be laid out for a long time.
[Michael] Broken ribs, great throw by Breakker.
[Wade] Threatening stare down at Jey Uso too.
You really wanna tag back in here, pal? You'll get in this if you do.
[Michael] Suplex by Bron Breakker, effortless.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Wade] One of the most well-rounded athletes
I've ever seen in this game. It was obvious from day one.
[crowd chanting "Breakker"]
[Michael] LA Knight though, not gonna take the trash talking--
trash talking lightly, fighting out of the corner
and Breakker stops him with a knee to the midsection.
[Wade] Barely contained rage within Breakker.
[Michael] And another suplex delivered by Bron.
[Wade] Slow and steady…
destruction of LA Knight and Bron Breakker is loving every second
of the torture he's exacting on a weakened Superstar.
[Michael] He could have perhaps had LA Knight defeated there.
[crowd applauding]
[Wade] Gunpowder in human form.
[Michael] The unpredictable badass, Bron Breakker.
[crowd chanting "Breakker"]
[Michael] See Friday Night SmackDown in Chicago, Wade.
You mentioned Cena's final appearance in a WWE ring,
but what about CM Punk?
[Wade] Yeah, sounds like Punk is gonna make an unscheduled appearance
that is, can't miss already.
[Michael] Trying to make a tag, fingertip away.
Knight creates space, but no. Breakker with a German Suplex,
a release German sending Knight into the wrong corner.
[Wade] Absolutely, launching a 250-pound Superstar
across the ring effortlessly.
Tagging out and allowing this 330-pound beast
to continue the assault.
Knight went across the ring, elbow caught Reed.
[Wade] And then crushed LA Knight with an avalanche of humanity.
Knight, but once again dragged away.
[Michael] Went for the senton,
Knight moved out of harm's way and he's got a chance.
[Wade] Taking that spine first was the massive Aussie.
Panic now in the eyes of Bron Breakker.
We may have thrown this one away.
-Tag. -[crowd cheering]
-[Wade] Oh! -[crowd] Yeet!
[crowd] Yeet!
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet!
[crowd] Yeet! Yeet! Oh.
[Michael] And Jey Uso's feeling it.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Wade] Feeding off the energy of the masses
as organic support as can be.
-[crowd "Oh"] -[Jey grunts]
[Michael] And Jey Uso gonna back it on up.
[Wade] This one's for Roman.
[Michael] Uh-oh, Breakker said nope, stops Jey in his tracks.
[Wade] Geez.
[Michael] The military press, but lands on his feet is Jey.
[Wade] Ringling out on that one in desperation.
-Spear! -[Michael] A spear!
Can Jey capitalize?
And a big kick to the face.
[Wade] Jey Uso's gonna do it on his own right now.
LA Knight is completely flattened in the corner.
[crowd cheering] Yeet!
[Wade] There's a lot to ask to take the big man down.
[Michael] Gonna work together, smart.
Reed's in over the top rope to the floor, and he hit his head on the apron.
[Wade] Yeah, face-first on the corner of the ring,
but that's some real teamwork between Jey Uso and LA Knight,
who have the momentum.
[Michael] And Jey with a suicide dive,
driving Bronson Reed into the announce table.
[Wade] Yeah, right into the corner of the announce table,
solar plexus first, but wait up.
[Michael] LA Knight, down goes Breakker.
[Wade] BFT connecting.
[Michael] Jey Uso, up to the top.
There it is, the Uso Splash for the win.
Bronson Reed dragging Jey out of the ring to the floor.
[Wade] Bron Breakker looked banged to rights after that double whammy,
but look out.
And now, LA Knight driving Bronson Reed into the French announce table.
[Wade] These bodies are wrecked, but they're still fighting,
and a shot to the damaged knee.
-[Michael] No, did you hear that? -[Wade] Yeah, sheer knockout.
-[Michael] LA Knight may be out cold. -[Wade] LA Knight is finished.
It was the cheap shot to the knee followed by that header
to the steel ring post.
And now, Jey Uso, you may be in big trouble.
[crowd cheering]
Now stalking his prey is this prehistoric beast.
[Wade] Jey Uso trying to drag himself to his feet.
Bronson Reed…
ready to maim.
And Jey though, nobody holds shoulder, first goes Reed.
Jey with a super kick.
Reed misses wildly.
[crowd] Yeet!
[Michael] And a spear. Jey Uso's got a chance.
[Wade] Catching Bronson Reed high with a spear,
but the big money's down and in the drop zone.
Jey looking for the Uso splash to Reed.
Bron Breakker though with a spear to the injured ribs of Jey Uso.
And Breakker, the still the legal man,
-picks up the win. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of "Big" Bronson Reed
and Bone Breakker.
[Wade] Wow, what a showdown between these two teams.
Incredible resilience from Jey Uso and LA Knight,
but ultimately power prevailed.
[Michael] I think they're about to do to Jey Uso
what they did to Jey's cousin, Roman Reigns, last night.
Breakker still unloading.
LA Knight is way out of the equ--
-[Wade] Oh, my God. The… -[Michael] Equation.
[Wade] Well, they know the locker room is watching,
and this is what happens when you stand up to pure power.
[Michael] Yeah, this is a message clearly being sent by The Vision here.
Now, removing the protective tape, and oh, my God, Wade.
-[Wade] These two completely-- -[Michael] And LA Knight,
preventing the Tsunami from happening.
Went for the BFT and Breakker got hit with a spear.
[Wade] Well, in the process of trying to save Jey Uso from the worst of it,
LA Knight has got himself in real danger.
[Michael] LA Knight driven over the French announce table.
And he's down and out, and Jey Uso's a sitting duck, Wade.
And if they want to, and I hope they don't,
-they can attack at will. -[Michael] Well, they're going to.
-He's gonna stop him. -[Wade] Oh, God.
[Michael] Roman's in the hospital.
LA Knight's been dumped over the announce table
to the floor.
And now, Reed and Breakker gonna have their way with Jey Uso.
And Jey may be joining Roman Reigns in a hospital room.
[Wade] You think our security crew want any part of these two?
-Hell no. -[Michael] And another spear.
[Wade] Twenty-three miles an hour.
250 pounds of gelignite, right on the damaged ribs.
-[Michael] Oh, no. -[Wade] Oh, God.
-[Michael] Oh, my God. -[Wade] Tsunami!
[screams]
[Michael] Jey Uso gasping for air.
-["Born A King" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Wait a minute.
Here comes the cavalry.
Jimmy Uso, Jey's brother.
[Wade] With a major equalizer in that steel chair.
[Michael] Jimmy's seen enough.
[Wade] Well, the damage is done,
but it could have been so much worse if not for Big Jim.
[Michael] He sends Breakker and Reed scrambling as Big Jim came down
with a steel chair to protect his brother Jey Uso
from even more damage.
[speaking indistinctly]
[crowd chanting "Jimmy Uso"]
I can't do it.
I can't do it. I can't do it. his brother Jey Uso