[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[music concludes]
["4X4" playing]
[Joe] Raleigh, North Carolina, a tech sector, a great college,
an NHL sports town,
that unique mix of cutting-edge business savvy and rah-rah spirit.
It mirrors the modern-day WWE.
The Lenovo Center is filled up tonight for a Monday Night Raw
that offers an incredible rematch.
The Usos have arrived for what is a dangerous assignment.
Jimmy and Jey reunited for Tag Team action at Wrestlepalooza.
Now, the return engagement,
a Tornado Tag Team match against The Vision, Bron and Bronson.
And Judgment Day has a busy night ahead. Raquel meets Bayley.
"Dirty" Dom looks to defend his title.
Oh, Los Americanos here tonight as he gives the nod.
El Grande's crew with an in-ring match debut tonight.
As for what Dom Mysterio is dealing with, well, he better be ready.
The Intercontinental Championship number one contender is Rusev,
the powerful veteran determined to rip through
the self-proclaimed King of the Luchadors.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Welcome inside the Lenovo Center here on the campus of NC State.
We are thrilled you are with us, Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett.
We are just 12 days away now, Wade,
from what is that incredible card that'll happen,
Crown Jewel in Perth, Australia.
You get the sense anything could happen between now and then.
Yes, indeed.
Especially here in North Carolina, a professional wrestling state, and, Joe,
I'm in a professional wrestling state of mind,
so let's cut the chat and get this show started.
I love when you're like that, my man.
Now, let's remind everybody what happened a week ago,
the shocking end to Raw.
[tense music playing]
[Joe] Tonight Asuka pushed too hard, too far,
and there's no turning back.
Rhea Ripley is ready.
[bell ringing]
[Wade] Two women at the very top of this industry.
It has been pure Empress of Tomorrow from the word go in this one, and…
[Joe] Oh my, Rhea! Just when she needed it!
Rhea catches it.
Oh, the Empress Impact backfires! Roll up by Rhea! Rhea wins it!
[bell ringing]
[Wade] Poison Mist in the eyes!
Sometimes when you win, really you lose.
[Joe] Iyo Sky!
-Oh! -[crowd gasping]
[Joe] A spinning strike as Asuka turns on Iyo.
Kairi is attacking Iyo Sky.
This is horrible to see.
[Wade] The Kabuki Warriors taking whatever they want tonight.
They've ripped the Band-Aid off. Asuka got her wish.
[crowd jeering]
[music concludes]
-["Demon In Your Dreams" playing] -♪ This is my brutality ♪
[crowd screaming, cheering]
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed The demons in your dreams ♪
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
♪ Look at my eyes, look a, look alive… ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Rhea Ripley!
[Joe] Wade, she's gonna have something to say about what we just saw,
about last week. Yes, a massive win, but that attack afterwards,
it just changes everything we thought we knew
about the dynamic with Asuka, and Kairi, and Iyo.
[Wade] Yeah, we're about to hear Rhea Ripley's thoughts on the matter,
but you don't need to be Nostradamus to guess.
Zero clemency, zero forgiveness.
One thing on her mind, and that is vengeance.
♪ I am the deadly disease I'll put that soul to sleep ♪
♪ I'll leave you six feet deep ♪
♪ Brutality ♪
♪ Look at my eyes Look a, look alive, live ♪
♪ Look at my eyes This is do or die, die ♪
♪ Look at my eyes Look a, look alive, live ♪
♪ Look at my eyes This is do or die, die… ♪
[Joe] This is her brutality, it's gonna have an extra something
on the target for The Kabuki Warriors for sure.
[Wade] So, the entire locker room has been giving Rhea Ripley
a very wide berth so far today
knowing full well the kind of mood that Mami must be in.
♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪
[song concludes]
[crowd cheering]
Asuka, Kairi…
[grunts]
[crowd chanting "Mami"]
Look…
I always knew that it would come to this.
But there was a little part of me
that hoped that we could settle things in the ring.
Settle our problems here in the ring like the warriors that I thought you were.
But… [chuckles] But, no.
But, no, because then what you did to Iyo…
that, that crossed the line.
I mean, aren't you the ones that claim that she is your family?
Family. [laughs]
So, look, this is what we're gonna do here tonight, huh?
We're gonna settle things in this ring.
[crowd cheering]
So, Kabuki Warriors…
come and get me!
[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
-["Tokyo Shock" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Now, the respect between Iyo Sky and Rhea
is well earned this year as the fiercest of competitors
battling for the Women's World Championship.
But now, Wade, of course, a different kind of shared experience.
[Wade] Well, this is not what Rhea Ripley asked for,
but this might well be what Rhea Ripley needs.
Because had The Kabuki Warriors come out here in a two-on-one situation,
Mami might have ended up even worse than she did last week.
And Iyo Sky clearly torn up about the fact that she was beaten down
by her mentor, Asuka, her good friend Kairi Sane
in the aftermath of last week's main event.
[Joe] See it on Iyo's face.
[music concludes]
[crowd chanting "Iyo"]
Rhea, it breaks my heart to say this, but…
you are right about Asuka and Kairi.
[inaudible]
But they are my family.
[crowd booing]
[sobbing] And… and I…
I still love them.
Iyo-chan, it's up to you what happens next.
I taught you everything you know.
[in Japanese] I mentored you.
I paved the way for you.
And now, you act like none of what I did matters.
[in English] You act like Rhea is your family now.
[in Japanese] Rhea is not your family.
[in English] I made you who you are.
[in Japanese] You became a champion because of me
and then you tried to forget about me!
[in English] But because I love you,
I'm willing to forgive you.
Just apologize to me like you should.
[in Japanese] Just apologize to me like you should.
[crowd booing]
[in English] Be like Kairi.
You can both still be my students.
Iyo-san, we can be a family again.
[chuckles]
But for Rhea…
it's too late.
[crowd booing]
No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Asuka, Asuka, you can go to hell.
[crowd cheering]
Iyo, look, Iyo…
you have to trust me, please, please, you have to trust me.
Look, I've been burned by my family before.
Look, I'm not trying to tell you what to do, but there's no way
that you can go back to them, not after what they've done.
Iyo…
[speaks indistinctly]
-Iyo, they betrayed you. -[crowd chanting "Iyo"]
I'm sorry, Rhea, I need time, I need time.
[Joe] See how conflicted and what a struggle it is for Iyo.
[speaks indistinctly]
[Wade] It's a lot easier to tell someone
-to walk away from their family-- -[crowd clamoring]
[Joe] Oh no! It's too late, it's right now.
The Kabuki Warriors attacking Rhea, Wade.
[Wade] Right before Iyo Sky,
who once again is torn and the beatdown commences.
Like some sinister victory lap.
[Joe] Kairi and Asuka att-- And here comes Iyo!
Here comes Iyo!
Able to throw Asuka off.
[Sky shouting indistinctly]
[Joe] As Rhea's beaten down in the corner and Kairi…
-[crowd chanting "Iyo"] -…pleading with her not to go any further.
[inaudible]
[Joe] Iyo holds off.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Joe] The struggle continues-- Oh, she misted her!
[Wade] Poison Mist in the eyes of Iyo Sky!
[Joe] Asuka sprays the mist right into the eyes of Iyo!
And now here's Rhea, back up and on the attack!
Big right hand from Kairi. Rhea comes right back! Big headbutt.
And now going for Riptide!
[Wade] Kick to the back of the neck there just about connected with Ripley.
[Joe] Posted into the corner!
[Wade] Simply a two-on-one situation, what chance did Ripley have here?
[Joe] And the other corner, meanwhile, Iyo is down.
And sprayed with the mist in the eyes.
-[Wade] No. -[Joe] She cannot help at all.
A spinning backhand, and another.
[Wade] No good deed goes unpunished in WWE.
And Ripley, who came here to save the day for Iyo Sky now being punished.
[Joe] Just put her in that lock, and up top, Kairi Sane.
Insane Elbow drops down on Rhea from up high!
[crowd booing]
[Joe] And look at Iyo, as Rhea was beaten down, took the elbow.
Iyo misted as Kairi and Asuka attack again.
[Wade] About two minutes too late, guys.
Let's take another look at Iyo Sky blasted with that Poison Mist
out of nowhere from her now former mentor, Asuka.
And this, Kairi Sane, Insane Elbow connecting to Rhea "Bloody" Ripley.
Doubling down on last week's statement beatdown are the Kabuki Warriors.
-[Joe] You can see Iyo writhing in pain… -[crowd booing]
…trying to clear the mist from her eyes
as the support staff is there, referees tending to Iyo.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Sky groaning]
-[wails] -It's okay, Iyo. It's all right.
The medic is here.
Intercontinental Champion, give me my title.
[Joe] You have to go back to 2019 to mark the last time
Rusev has held a title in WWE.
He's moments away from trying to claim one here.
Wade, last week there was no doubt
that Dom Mysterio didn't wanna get near him.
["I Am The Tempest" playing]
-What are you doing tonight? -I'm busy.
[scoffs] Look, I know he wasn't gonna help me,
but I know I can count on you, come on.
Well, hang on, you said you didn't need any help last week.
-You need to help Dom. -Why?
Because we're a team. We're The Judgment Day.
And he's asking you for help, so you need to help him.
[Wade] Well, JD McDonagh did indeed put his neck on the line,
facing off with Rusev,
-eventually succumbing to The Accolade. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] Dom, however, was like a deer in the headlights,
offering no help at all until Finn Bálor arrived to bail McDonagh out.
Now, The Judgment Day in the aftermath, far from happy
with the actions of "Dirty" Dom.
["I Am The Tempest" continues]
[Wade] Far from happy with the actions of "Dirty" Dom lately.
And the challenger tonight, Rusev, who has been aiming
for the Intercontinental Championship for some time.
-Tonight is the night, Rusev. -["It Is My Time" playing]
♪ Mysterio! ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Este es el tiempo ahora Now I'm coming for ya ♪
♪ Ya no pueden conmigo That's why I'm coming for ya ♪
♪ Yo no paro, yo sigo Now I'm coming for ya ♪
♪ El estilo peligro That's why I'm coming for ya ♪
[Joe] "Dirty" Dom's resume, of course, has grown, and you see it right there.
Now a double champion, back on September 12th,
claiming the AAA Mega Championship.
That came with the help of El Grande Americano.
You see JD and Finn by his side here, as he comes down to defend the IC title.
The Tag Team Champions by his side, The Judgment Day.
[Wade] Gold just looks right on The Judgment Day, doesn't it?
Three championships now shared between them.
Perhaps one could be lost tonight if Rusev has his way.
[Joe] I think you saw Finn just there, right?
"Let's head out."
"Dom's got it on his own." [laughing] "Remember what happened last week."
[Wade] Well, Dom arguably has not been backing up
the likes of Finn Bálor and JD McDonagh of late,
so it looks like they've said…
to the Intercontinental Champ,
"Go in alone tonight, pal. Let's see what you can do."
I visibly saw some confidence leaving the soul of "Dirty" Dom
when Finn and JD walked off.
[Joe] He took that look back like, "You're really going that way?"
"I could use you this way."
For the official introductions, here's Alicia Taylor.
-[bell ringing] -[music concludes]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and is for
the Intercontinental Championship!
Introducing first, the challenger.
From Bulgaria,
weighing in at 270 pounds,
Rusev!
[Rusev shouting indistinctly]
-[Alicia] And his opponent… -[crowd cheering]
…from San Diego, California, weighing in at 200 pounds.
Representing The Judgment Day,
he is the AAA Mega Champion
and the WWE Intercontinental Champion,
"Dirty" Dominik
-Mysterio! -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] So, Joe, we got a European against an American here.
Is this gonna end up like the Ryder Cup
with the Europeans whooping the Americans?
-Quick question for you. [chuckles] -[Joe] Yeah, we're gonna pass on that.
I got a question for you, though,
when we just size up what we're about to see
with this Intercontinental Championship on the line, a title that Dom has held
-for 161 days. -[bell ringing]
[Joe] This is his sixth defense. A lot of times you see in recent weeks,
you even saw right there in the ring introduction,
it's almost like Dom's got one foot out the back door
when it comes to being with Rusev.
So what's the strategy for Dom to deal with him?
Is this the kind of thing where he actually needs to smother him
and take the approach where the best defense
is actually consistent, steady offense?
[Wade] Well, only one person who's gonna do any smothering here,
and that is Rusev smothering the champ once he gets his hands on him.
Let me be clear now, Rusev is a straight line guy,
smashmouth, that's how he wins.
Dom cannot do that tonight against somebody…
-[Joe] Oh! -…as big and powerful as this Bulgarian.
Somehow "Dirty" Dom has to navigate his way in a circuitous route to victory.
And how the hell he pulls that off right now,
I have no clue whatsoever.
[Joe] Did you see the distance of the fallaway, and then the suplex,
and the violence that just keeps coming from Rusev here
early on in this IC title match.
[Rusev] Come on, boy!
[Wade] I mean, we saw just last week, Rusev bullying "Dirty" Dom
behind the scenes, demanding this opportunity.
Dom has wanted no part of this whatsoever,
quite understandably, given the scene before our eyes.
[Joe] That's about as close to a right hand knockout punch
as you're gonna see,
as Rusev-- And Dom pulls down that top rope.
[Wade] It's kinda what we were talking about now, Dom has to duck and weave.
-Keep moving. -[Joe] Comes with a dropkick.
And now over the top rope. Oh, Rusev able to just catch him.
-Oh no! Right over the announce desk! -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Effortless fallaway slam, complete power and control from Rusev.
[Joe] First time "Dirty" Dom and Rusev have ever gone one-on-one.
That is what is on the line, the Intercontinental Championship.
The sixth title defense for "Dirty" Dom and it is not going his way at all
as Rusev has been putting forth a beatdown.
Dom looks to turn things around. He had Rusev screaming at him,
"You've got my title, you've got my title."
Dom looking for the rana as Rusev goes across the ring.
[Wade] Finally has the big Bulgarian wobbled here and needs to make it stick
because you might not get a second bite of this, Dom.
[Joe] Dom, after splashing him into the corner.
Getting out of the way from Rusev.
Just what he needs.
[Wade] And finally, with the wind in his sails,
starting to get some of that confidence back,
and looking like a true champ.
-[Joe] This to defend and retain… -[crowd counting]
-[Wade] Whoa! -…and barely a one-count.
[Wade] That's it, you put together a volley of offense.
You start to think that you are now fully in control of the match.
You can barely get a one-count from this challenger.
It just really shows how smart Dom is,
wanting to avoid Rusev at all costs until now.
Did everything he could to avoid this challenger,
and here's the reason why.
[Joe] Three Amigos may not even get off the ground.
Instead, they'll be able to escape out the back door.
And trip him up and put him in position, Wade.
[crowd cheering]
-[Wade] Reflexes of "Dirty" Dom. Whoa! -[Joe] Oh boy!
[Wade] Tried to duck his way out of that massive line
but got turned inside out anyway.
-[Joe] How quickly Rusev can attack. -[Wade] Eyes bulging out of the back.
Could be good night here, "Dirty" Dom.
-[Joe] Oh! -[Wade] Oh, moved once again.
I don't know how much he knew about it, but instincts kicked in,
get out of danger.
Self-preservation is a very important evolutionary trait. Nice.
[Joe] Oh! As he just rams Rusev right into the steel steps
and tosses him back into the ring.
[Wade] Well, Rusev completely dropped his guard there,
thinking Dom was a beaten man.
-Beaten, he was not. -[Joe] Oh! To the midsection, 619.
[Wade] Completely winding the challenger.
[Joe] And now on the other second rope. What momentum for "Dirty" Dom.
[Wade] Right to the bridge of the nose. Rusev has no clue where he's at.
-[crowd cheering] -[Joe] And he's going up top.
The Intercontinental Champ--
Oh, and Rusev gets out of the way.
[Wade] Simply too much left in the tank. Too much durability for the Bulgarian.
And a second bite of the cherry, Joe Tess.
[Joe] Machka!
[crowd counting]
[Joe] Oh!
And two and change or else Rusev would be the IC Champ.
[Wade] That has just pissed Rusev off.
He tasted gold there with that Machka Kick.
Dom equal to him, but Dom now defenseless.
[Joe] And you can see how fired up Rusev is.
-The frustration boiling over. -[screams] Game over!
[Joe] He says, "I'm gonna put it out of touch right now."
He's going for The Accolade right now. Oh!
Dom wiggles out the back door!
[Wade] Scurrying out of there at the precise moment.
Smart move once again from "Dirty" Dom, he's had enough.
-[Joe] He… he's grabbing his two titles. -[Wade] Do you blame him?
[Joe] He's got the Mega Championship and he's got the IC title.
Rusev said, "Where are you going?"
[Wade] Well, Rusev knows full well a count-out may win him the match,
but it will not win him the Intercontinental Championship.
Not so easy, is it, Dom?
[Joe] Eddie Orengo takes the title… Oh!
-He just cracked him with the title! -[Wade] Just bounced off him.
[Joe] What? Now he's trying to do an Eddie Guerrero!
[inaudible]
[Joe] Referee Eddie Orengo says, "No."
"You're not getting away with that tonight, Dom."
[Wade] Maybe he saw him toss it.
Perhaps he's seen that trick once before from "Dirty" Dom.
[Joe] Oh! That was a mule kick right to the man parts!
[crowd counting]
-[Joe] And that's how he defends it! -[bell ringing]
-["It Is My Time" playing] -[Alicia] Here is your winner,
and still the Intercontinental Champion,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio!
[Wade] Well, say what you want about "Dirty" Dom Mysterio,
he was never gonna outfight Rusev tonight,
but he did succeed in outsmarting Rusev instead.
Once again, "Dirty" Dom showing his range, escaping to victory.
This was a shot behind the referee's back.
Referee did not buy any of that, completely caught Dom red-handed.
However, at this moment, when clearing out the championship,
it was the low blow direct to the "man parts,"
as Joe Tess called it.
The roll-up, and hey, a win's a win, whatever it takes to retain the gold.
Dominik, I'm coming for you!
♪ Este es el tiempo ahora Now I'm coming for ya ♪
♪ Ya no pueden conmigo That's why I'm coming for ya… ♪
I'm a little mad at you,
but don't get hot 'cause I'm mad at myself.
Yeah, a little bit, because making you the referee at Wrestlepalooza,
-horrible idea. -No, I think that was the best.
I heard people say I was the best referee of all time.
-Terrible idea. -Are you kidding me?
-Are you serious? -Counted to three.
-Made a bad situation worse. -Got you what you wanted.
Yeah, I get that, but tonight,
it's about the Usos and it's about Bron and Bronson.
Tonight, is it about LA Knight?
-No. -Yeah.
-No, it's not. -It's always about me.
-Stay out of it. -You want me to stay out of that?
I'll stay out of that. I don't care about that.
What I care about is I'm the last guy who beat Seth Rollins.
I want my world title shot.
It's funny, you're not the only one.
-Earlier on-- -[Woods] Hey, Pearce! [chuckles]
Since your little mercenary, Penta, sidelined Grayson Waller this week,
and you refuse to ban the Mexican Destroyer…
-Facts, bro. -…that means that you owe us,
and you owe us a shot at the Tag Team Championship.
How many times are we gonna go through this?
Number one, earn a Tag Team title shot.
Number two, I'm in the middle of a meeting.
Should I leave? Is this important?
Yeah, I'm not gonna leave. I'll tell you why,
'cause I'm in here talking about the World Championship,
-so whatever you guys are talking about-- -Excuse me, there's somebody in here
who actually has been a World Champion.
So, why don't you step to the side while grown men talk to Pearce?
I will, I tell you what I'll do. I'll step to the side.
I'll step right outside of that ring because I tell you what,
Mr. "Used To Be A World Champion," ain't gonna be a World Champion again.
This guy's gonna be a World Champion real soon.
So, I tell you what, put my name next to Seth Rollins on the contract.
And while we're at it, go ahead and put Mr. World Champ
out in that ring and I'll drop his ass with a BFT.
-Yeah! -Nah, bro,
-'cause you don't make matches, bro! -[Knight] Yeah!
-You don't make matches! -I do.
It is official.
-Why would you do that? -No, why?
-What do you mean, why? -It is official.
-Come on! -You're not gonna ban the Destroyer…
-[Joe] Kofi and LA's official. -[upbeat hip-hop music playing]
[Joe] Oh, and that's The American Nightmare's bus.
The Undisputed Champ here tonight, Cody Rhodes in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Tonight, right here on Netflix.
[music concludes]
Wade, you excited to head to Australia for Crown Jewel next week, my man?
Oh, man, it is always a blast hanging out with the Aussies.
And I'll tell you this, I cannot wait to find out
who is the superlative best wrestler on planet Earth at Crown Jewel.
I'm glad you brought that up,
because that's what sports really should be, right?
Best versus best, champ versus champ. And at this moment in time,
that means we get a very intriguing matchup,
because it's Cody Rhodes against Seth Rollins.
Here's a look at their shared history.
-["Find Out" playing] -♪ I wouldn't cross me if I was you ♪
♪ Better think twice About what you gon' do ♪
♪ I wouldn't cross me if I was you ♪
♪ If I was you, I wouldn't cross me ♪
[song concludes]
[somber music playing]
[Rhodes] When I left WWE, I did so because I had to.
It was a necessity.
If I was going to become the person I wanted to be,
the wrestler I wanted to be, the champion I had dreamed of being,
I had to go out and do it on my own terms.
And so I did.
[Rollins] And all credit to you, Cody.
You saw sickness eating you from within,
and you did what needed to be done to cut it out.
And that is to be commended.
But in your absence, WWE moved right along,
and I was at the forefront.
I was its architect, its messiah, its champion.
A visionary, a revolutionary.
I put this company on my back and carried it into a golden age.
And what was my reward?
For all of my sacrifice,
I was literally begging to be given a match on WrestleMania.
[Rhodes] I can understand that resentment, Seth, that bitterness.
I remember once feeling that way myself.
But that night in Dallas for me, that night was a revelation.
I got to come home, and in front of 65,000 screaming fans,
step into the ring with a generational talent.
I got to immediately put my hand to the flame
and see if I could take the heat.
[crowd counting]
[Rhodes] If I could measure up with the best WWE and the world had to offer.
-[crowd counting] -[bell rings]
[Rhodes] I was baptized by that fire.
And I walked away knowing I could now write my story.
[crowd cheers]
I'm happy I was able to provide you with inspiration
with which to write your story, Cody.
But the fact is our story wasn't over.
It wasn't over at WrestleMania
when you had the element of surprise on your side.
It wasn't over at Backlash either
when you held my tights to steal a victory.
No, our story needed to go to hell and back.
[chuckles softly] Hell in a Cell.
It's the most painful night of my career.
Looking back at it,
probably not the wisest decision I've ever made.
There are no words to describe what we did to each other,
the limits that were pushed and the lines that were crossed.
And yet, somehow, amidst all that,
I somehow found…
-respect. -Respect.
[Rhodes] Respect for the singular competitor that you are.
Someone who forces you to raise your game
to levels you didn't know you had within you.
Respect for your resilience in the face of immeasurable pain.
Your refusal to just stay down.
[Rhodes] That will forever be a defining victory of my career.
And you will forever be a defining rival of mine.
Which is why what happened next is so…
tragic.
[music concludes]
["One Eyed Bastard" playing]
[Joe] Defining rivals, the perfect brains for what we will get
when the undisputed WWE Champion meets the World Heavyweight Champion in 12 days.
Crown Jewel live Saturday, October 11th, from Perth, Western Australia.
For now, let's take you back to last week with Bayley.
[song fades]
Let me clear the air after last week. I should not have walked into your room.
I should have waited for you to say come in, instead of--
Wait, wait. I wanted to find you
because I want to talk to you about last week.
I mean, that was awesome.
I was wondering if you would like to be in my corner tonight.
[Wade] With the air cleared, Valkyria indeed was in Bayley's corner
against Roxanne Perez, neutralizing interference from Raquel
and assisting Bayley,
who took matters into her own hands,
and one Rose Plant later
-scored a big win against Perez. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] However, once again in the aftermath, Bayley snapped,
-inexplicably shoving Valkyria over. -Stay out of it!
[Wade] Lot of questions about the temperament
-of Bayley in the aftermath. -It was my match!
[crowd cheering]
Hey, dude.
-[scoffs] -What's up?
Oh, you're in my t-shirt this week. Of course you are. Why wouldn't you be?
Are you still playing mind games? Don't you have a match, like next?
-Yeah that's-- -What's wrong with you?
That's why I was here. I wanted to see if you'd come out with me.
I mean, last week was so great.
You helped me win and it was like old times.
-It was so much fun. -Yeah. Yeah.
Let's just do exactly what we did last week and I'll go help you win.
And then you can shove me on my ass in front of the entire world.
Lyra, you are… You have a right to be mad.
And I've… just been going through a lot lately.
-[scoffs] -Since WrestleMania and you…
somehow always end up in the middle of it
and it's not your fault or your responsibility.
And I know you said you wanted to keep your distance.
-What-- -But I just
don't think that I can do this without you.
I don't know what this is.
I don't know what we're doing. I don't know if you're being genuine.
I don't know if you're going through something.
All I know is I can't give you any more second chances.
You're on your own.
[crowd cheering]
["Role Model" playing]
[Joe] You can see that reality sinking in
with Bayley as she makes her way here
out to the Lenovo Center.
[Wade] It was quite a contrite apology,
-I thought, from Bayley. -[Joe] I thought so too.
[Wade] A little disappointed at Lyra Valkyria.
[Joe] I mean, you can understand.
I mean, Lyra experienced the other side of it last week, Wade.
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
from San Jose, California,
Bayley.
[Wade] Rather downcast-looking Bayley here, better get shipshape ASAP.
Massive matchup coming up here for Bayley, gotta get to the races.
[Joe] Headed into battle without Lyra's support.
Tough plan when you're going up against The Judgment Day.
Bayley and Raquel Rodriguez right here on Netflix, next.
[music concludes]
["La Mas Ruda" playing]
[Joe] Raquel Rodriguez has been in with Bayley two times
in singles action prior to this.
The last time back in March, able to find a way to the finish line
in a Women's Intercontinental Championship number one contender match.
-What are we in store for here, Wade? -[bell ringing]
[Wade] Well, Raquel Rodriguez looks supremely confident
and with good reason. Bigger and stronger than Bayley
and indeed probably every woman in the locker room.
She also has on the outside Roxanne Perez backing her up,
whereas Bayley does not have anyone after that little tête-à-tête
with Lyra Valkyria.
I will also say, we have Slammy Awards for Superstar of the Year.
If we had one for Most Improved Superstar,
Raquel Rodriguez would have already won that.
This is a woman in top form once again, and looking at times unstoppable.
[Joe] Raquel Rodriguez, a five-time Women's Tag Team Champion,
of course, former NXT Champion.
[Wade] Simply hadn't seen the best of Raquel on the main roster
until the last few months.
And really, it's been a different woman ever since.
[Joe] There is the strength that shows up time and again
as Bayley had to fight her way out of that compromised position
with a series of elbows.
[Wade] Bayley also had to fight her way out of the mental disappointment
of that issue with Lyra Valkyria.
Really knocked Bayley's mental state for a loop, that rejection.
And that immediately off the bat was a big advantage to Big Mami Cool,
who is making it count.
[Joe] But you can understand if you're Lyra,
why Lyra would make that decision, can't you, Wade?
[Wade] You can to an extent, but why don't we focus
-on positives for once? -[crowd counting] Four, five six…
[Joe] Bayley beating down
-Raquel in that corner. -[crowd] …eight, nine, ten.
[Joe] So much support here from this crowd in Raleigh, North Carolina.
But look at Raquel,
looking to power her way out of that situation until Bayley counters.
[Wade] Well, Bayley now fighting from underneath as well.
You would have to against such a powerful opponent
as Raquel Rodriguez.
And Bayley doing a hell of a job of it until then, spoke too soon.
[Joe] Just gets tossed halfway across the ring.
[Wade] That is called the commentator's curse right there.
I apologize, Bayley, completely my fault.
[wrestlers grunt]
[Wade] This is a Raquel who is highly irate,
tried to get involved in last week's matchup
between Bayley and Roxanne,
and was thwarted by Lyra Valkyria on the outside,
shoving her into the steel ring post.
And now perhaps it's Bayley who's gonna pay the price for that.
[Joe] Smashing her into that top turnbuckle is Rodriguez,
-and driving down a big boot… -Where's your friend, huh?
-…right to the midsection of Bayley. -[Rodriguez] Where's your friend?
[Wade] Taunting Bayley, "Where's your friend?"
"Where's your friend this week?"
Adding insult to injury, now just adding more injury.
[Joe] I mean, did you just hear that as Bayley's back smashed into the corner?
[Wade] Yeah, Raquel really is a cheat code at this level.
Just unfeasible levels of strength
that most of the women haven't had to combat too often in their careers.
And even someone as experienced as Bayley
is really out of sorts in this matchup.
Back elbows by Raquel, she has been in complete control.
[Joe] And now Bayley locks her up, Wade.
[Wade] Bayley clinging on for dear life at one point there,
but got herself a window and has to make it count here.
One shot just completely wiping Bayley out, or did it?
[Joe] Now playing matador for a moment and it pays off.
[Wade] Tying Raquel up in the ropes and using leverage to her advantage there.
[Joe] And a suicide dive that drapes her over the barrier.
[Wade] This is exactly what Bayley has to do against a bigger,
stronger athlete. Pick up the pace like this.
Keep peppering Raquel with shots.
And the vet that she is, she's doing exactly that.
This is the kind of form that has taken--
[Joe] She went for the rana off the apron,
but instead Rodriguez in complete control,
just spinning her and smashing her into the barrier.
What power from Raquel Rodriguez.
[crowd member] Get up, Bayley!
[Joe] Glad you're with us here,
great scene at the home of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes,
Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Great action between Bayley and Raquel Rodriguez.
Raquel Rodriguez has been in control for most of the match,
with Bayley trying to mount a comeback against the powerhouse.
-[Bayley yells] -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] And able to do damage outside on the floor.
[Wade] This is about the first sustained series of offense
that Bayley has been able to put together.
She's ridden out a heavy storm throughout this one.
[Joe] Drops the elbow.
[Wade] And this is the Bayley that got to the top of the mountain,
World Championship after World Championship.
We're getting glimpses of this, haven't seen enough of this so far in '25.
[Joe] She has created offensive momentum now
-as Bayley looking to put her away.. -[crowd counting]
[Joe] And a kick-out by Rodriguez, who dominated most of this match.
[Wade] And look at this one, Bayley from the top row.
A little shout out to some former champs from this exact part of the world,
The Hardy Boyz. Not quite enough to put that one away, however.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Bayley charging into that corner against Rodriguez.
She's going up top again.
[Wade] Use whatever momentum you can
against the big strong athlete like Raquel, but that wasn't enough.
[Joe] Fallaway slam, second time Raquel Rodriguez has done just that.
And now, she herself steps right over and gets into the corner with the splash
-and turns her over, into the cover. -[crowd counting]
[Rodriguez] No! What?
[Wade] And Raquel has been so dominant in this matchup.
She's losing it now
because she cannot understand how anyone is still kicking out.
Sometimes you can be too dominant in a matchup without grabbing victory.
So, the question, "Can I actually beat this person?"
A little reversal there from Bayley,
not quite sure what she pulled off, but it worked.
-A little jawbreaker… -[Joe] Bayley asked for the…
help of Lyra Valkyria, that was denied.
And now, Raquel Rodriguez hooks the leg again.
And that left shoulder getting up by Bayley.
[Wade] Like a baseball bat to the jaw of Bayley.
I don't know how Bayley is still moving.
Legs must feel like jelly at this point, but still trying to grab victory.
[Joe] Oh, she's trying to line up the figure-four.
She's looking to lock it in.
[Wade] Well, we are in North Carolina. This is Flair Country.
-[Joe] Figure-four! -[Wade] What a way to grab a victory
this would be.
[Joe] Figure-four is locked in by Bayley as Raquel…
able to turn it over, but Bayley gets right back on top of it.
[Wade] Raquel desperately trying to reverse the pressure there.
Perez desperately trying to assist, risking a disqualification.
Referee having none of that.
-[Joe] Can she withstand it? -[Wade] Oh, wait up, Joe.
[Joe] Would you look at this?
-Raking the eyes is Roxanne Perez. -[crowd booing]
[Joe] Roxanne Perez, as the ref was looking at Raquel Rodriguez,
instead she rakes the eyes as a way for Rodriguez to escape it.
[Wade] And Bayley completely blinded by that, defenseless,
and now there's only one way down!
-[Joe] Tejana Bomb, Rodriguez! -[referee counting]
-[bell ringing] -["La Mas Ruda" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Raquel Rodriguez.
[Wade] And let me ask you this, Joe Tess, an impressive victory for Raquel,
but how badly did Bayley need Lyra Valkyria
at ringside tonight?
[Joe] Well, when you're moments away from a submission win with a figure-four--
And now, Roxanne Perez cannot hold back.
[Wade] Well, Roxanne Perez lost to Bayley last week,
-little payback from that and-- Oh! -["Triumph" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Lyra has given it a second thought.
And she says, "You know what, I've gotta do it,
it's the right thing to do." So, here comes Lyra Valkyria, Wade.
[Wade] Well, Bayley saved Lyra a couple of weeks ago,
now returning the favor, avoiding this beatdown.
[Joe] How gutsy is this by Lyra Valkyria, two-on-one,
and she's getting the best of them for a moment.
[Wade] Just a step ahead of The Judgment Day here, but watch out.
Raquel swinging for the fences.
I mean, it really was only a matter of time
before two-on-one took over here.
[Joe] And just driving the knees down to the back of Lyra.
And would you look at the face of Bayley.
She is enraged, and now she's on the attack.
With a massive knee and a beatdown.
[Wade] Complete transformation in the personality of Bayley
before our eyes.
Now, coming completely unglued. What a major mental shift
-Bayley just experienced. -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] And she clears them out.
[Wade] Took one look at Lyra getting beaten down
by The Judgment Day and knew she needed to do something fast.
[Joe] Now she's turned her attention to Lyra.
[laughs] You got 'em!
-Get up, you idiot! -[crowd cheering]
Come on, you idiot. Let's get 'em. [laughs]
-Good job, good job! -["Role Model" playing]
[Wade] What do you make of that, Joe Tess?
[Joe] I don't know what to make of that,
just like I don't think Lyra knows what to make of that.
This is what's been going on and now she's a little apprehensive
and Bayley convincing her, "It's all good. It's all good."
-But again, with Bayley? -Oh. As erratic as they come,
I'm gonna need some explanations at some point,
-but at least I got my hug. -Hey, a reminder tonight,
we get the rematch of that thrilling Wrestlepalooza tag team
between The Vision and The Usos.
Last week, the Brons showed up,
but it was to disrupt LA Knight, Jey Uso match, Wade.
[Wade] Yes, indeed. Fell apart at the seams
when things were going so well for LA Knight,
had complete momentum, then The Vision showed up.
Jey Uso, as this was going down, kept his wits about him,
one spear, one splash,
-and a big controversial win for Jey Uso. -[crowd counting]
And in the aftermath, Jey Uso quick to make an exit…
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -…leaving LA Knight to be beaten down.
However, twin brother, Jimmy Uso, didn't like the thought of that,
grabbed the steel chair, saved the day.
But clearly some tensions between the two Usos.
-[crowd cheering] -Hey, hey. What's up, uce?
Yeet. What's up? You ready?
Ready, stay ready, so we ain't gotta get ready.
-Oh, come on. Come on. -[laughs]
-Let me ask you something, man. -Yeet.
Last week, I needed your help, and you walked off from me,
and you walked off from LA.
Man, I don't get it, uce.
-Straight up. -You really gonna ask me that?
Yeah.
Helping LA Knight gets us nowhere, uce.
Man made us lose at Wrestlepalooza.
I guess you asking me a question, let me ask you something.
Why you help?
Why? Man, I help the boy, I help you.
-If you need help, I got you. -I said… I said, "No help!"
You know why? 'Cause no one give a damn.
I did what I had to do.
Man, I went out there, bodied LA Knight, got the W, that's it.
Mission accomplished.
Maybe if I did more of that, I'd be World Heavyweight Champ by now.
-[crowd] Yeet! -But guess what?
-That's something you don't get. -[crowd] Yeet!
Man, look, look.
Forget LA Knight, all right?
We're gonna go out there, we're gonna handle business, man.
Handle these Bronnies, all right?
All right? Love you.
Iyo, we got some water for you right here.
-Here's a towel. -Can you see at all?
-[groans] No. No.
Kairi, get away from me.
-[speaks Japanese] -I just want to talk.
[sobs] Iyo… we can still be a family.
It's not too late.
Just follow me and apologize to Asuka.
She will forgive you.
Apologize?
Get away from me, Kairi. Leave me alone.
[crowd cheering]
Leave me alone!
[Joe] Boy, tough to see Iyo like that.
["Welcome to LA" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] But it's always good to see The Megastar like this.
[Joe] You're inhaling kavorka, aren't you, again?
-[speaks indistinctly] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Los Angeles, California,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
-LA Knight! -[crowd] Yeah!
[Joe] Listen, The Megastar wants a title shot,
but tonight, just like last week, he just wants a fight.
And tonight's opponent may have stepped into the wrong place at the wrong time,
Kofi Kingston.
Wade, he's gonna get a very angry version of LA Knight.
[Wade] Yeah!
[speaks indistinctly]
-LA Knight! -[crowd] LA Knight, yeah!
["New Day's World" playing]
[Joe] Now, The New Day, Kofi Kingston, the 15-time Tag Team Champion,
of course, most recently, overly grieving the loss of those titles.
[Wade] Well, we've got another reason to grieve this week,
-haven't we, Joe Tess? -[Joe] What is that?
-[Wade] Well, The New G'day is no more. -[Joe] Oh. We see--
Grayson Waller, not here tonight. Took that…
Mexican Destroyer from Penta last week…
-[bell ringing] -…in that six-man tag team
on Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] I propose that we…
observe decorum and we commentate this one in silence
in memorandum of the neck of Grayson Waller.
[Joe] It was one of the most spectacular moments
we've seen on Monday Night Raw
to see what Penta was able to pull off
-against Grayson Waller. -[Wade] Spectacular?
[Joe] It was an offensive attack that should be celebrated.
[Wade] No, no, no, spectacular is how you describe the x-ray of Big G,
-Grayson Waller's neck. -[Joe] Did you see the fan reaction?
Did you see how viral the video went?
[Wade] That x-ray looked like a Jackson Pollock painting.
Neck x-rays aren't supposed to look like that, Joe.
It's a move that should be banned.
[Joe] LA Knight earlier tonight was having a conversation
with Adam Pearce when he was interrupted by The New Day.
And that is how we have arrived here!
Now, this! Hooks the leg, looking to put him away,
but just a count of one.
A little early to get after it is LA Knight.
[Wade] Be clear that the conversation you're referring to,
LA Knight made it clear to GM Adam Pearce post-Crown Jewel,
he wants the next crack at Seth Rollins' World Heavyweight Championship.
Well, if LA Knight does want that, He needs wins now,
a losing streak does not a number one contender makes.
So, it's imperative that The Megastar gets a dub this evening.
[Joe] Of course, Kofi Kingston was quick to remind him,
as he is often to remind everybody, that he is a former WWE Champion.
[Wade] Well, you say that begrudgingly.
Here's the issue with Kingston, he is a former World Champion.
The problem is nobody else ever brings it up for some reason.
-[Joe] I just did. -[Wade] You don't pretend like you didn't,
you only brought it up just claiming that he brought it up.
You didn't bring it up of your own volition.
It's a cheap shot again, Joe Tess.
[Joe] LA Knight looking for an attack, but instead Kingston with a knee.
[Wade] Yeah, this is more like it, do it for Big G.
-[Joe] Kingston, into the cover. -[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
[Joe] And a two-count, and Knight's able to survive.
And right back to working that left shoulder
on LA Knight is Kofi Kingston.
[Wade] Well, LA Knight has had several opportunities
at World Heavyweight Championships.
Often not through his own fault, through skullduggery, he has missed out.
But there is, at least on paper,
a differential between these two competitors.
One man who has been to the top, another man who has almost got to the top
but not quite made it there.
And that's why the favorite has to be Kingston.
[crowd chanting "Yeah"]
[Wade] Still to come this evening, of course,
that massive Tornado Tag Team rematch.
The Vision taking on The Usos.
That will be sheer bedlam. Cannot wait later on this evening.
[Joe] Of course, Bron Breakker and "Big" Bronson Reed
defeated the Usos at Wrestlepalooza. LA Knight was the guest referee.
He was very challenged to stay the course with his duties that night.
[Wade] Smart from Kingston there, draping that top rope along the throat
of a bigger, more powerful LA Knight. But quick to bounce back is The Megastar.
[Joe] As he sends Kofi out onto the floor, you see Xavier Woods right at his back.
As he drives, his head slamming into the top of that barrier time and again.
The crowd cannot get enough here at Raleigh North Carolina.
[Wade] Xavier Woods trying to act like a distraction.
He's just antagonizing The Megastar to up the ante against Kingston here.
I was better in TNA than you were.
[Wade] Whatever Woods was trying simply did not work there.
In fact, it has backfired for his tag partner, Kofi Kingston.
[Joe] He's driving that elbow down.
-Hey, Woods, how do you like that? -[Woods] I am not in this match.
I am not wrestling in this match.
[Joe] Oh! A Little Skin The Cat dropkick sends LA Knight flying into the barrier.
[Wade] Took about four to five seconds, but that distract did indeed work…
And The Megastar has done a 180 in this match.
[Joe] With Woods right in his face after he just got smashed into the post,
and now Kofi Kingston in control.
[Wade] Thank God for The New Day.
-Let's go! -That's what I'm talking about, baby.
-[Joe] Total momentum for Kofi. -That's what I'm talking about!
There you go, baby.
[Joe] It's a huge crowd here
at the Lenovo Center in Raleigh, North Carolina.
And for the last few minutes, they've been watching Kofi Kingston,
Wade, get the best of LA Knight.
[Wade] Yeah, they are not impressed with what they're seeing.
And the "Ultimate Hypeman," Xavier Woods on the outside,
loving what he's seeing.
But right now, The Megastar trying to tap into the abundant kavorka
-in this arena. -[crowd chanting "Yeah"]
[Joe] He's drawn on that energy here with a series of right hands.
And that was so smart of Kingston to follow him up and trip him up.
[Wade] One of the greatest movers in the history of this industry,
Kofi Kingston, and it paid dividends there against The Megastar.
[Joe] He's going up top, he thinks he's got him in position.
-[Wade] Tomahawk chop to the temple. -[crowd counting]
[Joe] And the kick-out at two and change.
[Wade] Right now…
-Yeah. -[Wade] Yeah.
I agree, New Day does indeed rock, and they will be rocking tonight
if they pull out a victory here against The Megastar,
who looks completely spent.
And that cheap shot from Woods is not gonna help matters.
[Joe] Second time we've seen Xavier Woods do just that.
There's a hook of the leg by Kofi Kingston,
looking to win this thing.
And LA Knight able to push off with that right hand.
Right hand to the body, and he goes with another body shot.
And now comes upstairs against Kingston as The Megastar,
looking to rally back.
[Wade] Remember, it's The Megastar who asked for this match.
Kofi Kingston wanted no part of it.
But that tyrant, Adam Pearce, forced Kingston into the match.
And Kingston, I think, has been wobbled by something here.
He can barely stand up straight. Oh! Kofi's in a bad way.
There's something up with Kofi.
Not quite sure what he got wobbled on, but clearly he got hit by something.
[crowd chanting "New Day sucks"]
[Joe] And a big shoulder tackle over the top rope by LA Knight.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] And this one turned around in a hurry.
I think there might have been a bang of heads at one point.
And Kofi Kingston now looking like a different human being.
Looks like he's on a different planet.
[Joe] Oh, man, oh, man, the jumping neckbreaker.
[Wade] One question for you Joe, whose game is it?
[Joe] You know, and this crowd's gonna say it right now.
[crowd chanting "LA Knight, yeah"]
[Joe] But instead of the leaping elbow, Woods, he comes up onto the apron,
-and now Kofi looking for the win. -[crowd counting]
[Wade] Feet on the ropes as well,
but it's not enough to keep The Megastar down.
Referee missed all of that.
And Kofi now with that second wind,
badly needed because he looked complete toast a few moments ago.
[Joe] This time, Knight gets out of the way.
Going for Trouble in Paradise, unable to deliver.
-Out the back door… Oh! -[crowd cheering]
-[Joe] He does it! -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -[Joe] A BFT on Kofi.
["Welcome To LA" playing]
-[Alicia] Here is your winner, LA Knight! -[crowd] Yeah!
[Wade] Well, The Megastar was a man on a mission this evening,
laid down the gauntlet to Adam Pearce a little earlier on,
needed a dub and got it in a big way.
Kingston going for Trouble in Paradise, managing to land on his feet,
but out of nowhere!
One of those BFTs, and with Xavier Woods already dropped.
Unable to come to the aid of Kofi.
Big win for The Megastar. That is momentum.
[Joe] The Megastar grabs the win here in Raleigh.
Of course, Wade, we are less than two weeks away
to find out who's gonna get that giant, 50-carat Crown Jewel,
that massive belt that they will pose with.
Of course, the ring you also get with Crown Jewel
and the prize championship that you can hold on forever
on your finger.
On Friday Night SmackDown, just a few days ago,
Cody Rhodes had a deal with Seth Rollins' Vision.
Probably not a good decision on my part, but what the hell?
[Wade] Cody apparently ready
for what has to be an unwinnable fight against two
of the most vicious stars.
And things, of course, took a few seconds
before they looked incredibly bleak until "The Viper," Randy Orton, arrived,
raising his standard brand of hell, taking out The Vision one by one.
RKO after RKO, Cody assisting and cleaning house.
Big thank you to the Viper Randy Orton for saving the WWE Champ's bacon,
for now at least.
You're doing great. Yeah, you're doing amazing.
-Thank you so much. -I know what you're doing.
-Yeah, I'm so proud of you. -Thank you.
Thank you. I feel good. I'm excited for what's next.
You're proud of her? What has she done? She hasn't done anything great.
No, who have you beaten? Have you beaten anybody?
Has she beaten anybody? No, you're a loser.
Okay, you're five foot nine inches of failure.
Becky, when I went to Pearce last week about a match,
I was hoping he would give me you.
Because who better to face than the greatest female wrestler
of all time? That's what you said.
No, everyone says that, okay? Sports Illustrated says it,
Bleacher Report says it, everybody says it.
-A lot of people say it. -No, everybody says it.
Basically everyone, everyone except for AJ Lee.
AJ Lee? [laughs]
-[groans] -[gasps]
-[Becky laughs] -What the hell is wrong with you?
This has nothing to do with Tozawa. Leave him out of it.
-What is your problem? -I got it out of my system.
Are you okay? Are you okay, T? Oh, my God. Oh, she really got you.
-[Lynch grunts] -[Dupri screams, grunts]
Hey, hey.
[grunts] No, no! [screams]
Becky, Becky, Becky, Becky, come on, let go!
[Lynch shouting indistinctly]
Come on!
-[groans] -Becky, go!
[crowd cheering]
Feel better?
A little. Yeah. Yeah, a little.
How are you feeling?
We'll see.
Do you want me to go out there with you?
No, I'll be all right.
-Do you want me to get Paul? -[chuckles softly]
-No, I gotta do this one on my own. -Okay.
[Joe] World Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins joins us live next.
[energetic hip-hop music playing]
[music concludes]
-["The Vision" playing] -♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Joe] Seth Rollins, who a week ago stood opposite Cody Rhodes and reinforced
The Vision, the statement that the entire future
of the industry runs through Seth. Wade, they meet up in 12 days.
[Wade] Cody Rhodes, the WWE Champ versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
the World Heavyweight Champ,
all for the prestigious Crown Jewel Championship.
Who is the best of the best? We find out in Perth, Australia,
in a little under two weeks' time. Cannot wait.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Joe] He's looking down at that watch.
Remember he questioned the sincerity of that gift
from Cody Rhodes a week ago.
-♪ Burn it down! ♪ -[song concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
[crowd chanting "Cody, Cody Rhodes"]
Cody Rhodes…
versus Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Cody Rhodes has three wins,
Seth Rollins has three losses.
Do you think that bothers me? Cody, think that bothers me?
That doesn't bother me because it doesn't matter.
Those matches were in the past.
Those versions of Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins are in the past.
Those were men trying to reach the top.
What matters is Crown Jewel
because now, you've got two men at the very top.
The WWE Champion, the World Heavyweight Champion,
and we will go one-on-one at Crown Jewel.
And the winner, the winner of that match
doesn't just win the Crown Jewel Championship.
The winner of that match very well
may decide the next 10 to 20 years
of the future of this entire industry.
And… and the thing that I kinda don't understand
is that there are some people out there tonight,
some people watching at home who actually want Cody Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cody"]
You people who sing for him and you say his name,
you actually want him to win that match.
You actually think Cody Rhodes should lead this company into the future.
You actually believe that Cody Rhodes is the quarterback of WWE.
[crowd cheering]
And I just gotta ask you, honestly, honestly…
have you lost your mind?
What is wrong with you?
I am the one to lead this industry into the future.
[crowd jeering]
I have done everything right. Everything, I have done it all.
I stayed here when times got tough.
I have brought this company into its golden age.
I have taken two young men in Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.
I have taken them under my wing.
And given them my knowledge to secure their place at the top.
I have done it all, sacrificed everything,
tried to rid this place of cancers like Roman Reigns and CM Punk.
And still, and still, and still,
you people chant for Cody.
-["Kingdom" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Wrestling has more Than one royal family ♪
♪ Adrenaline in my soul Every fight out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, Lights go up, I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men Better men… ♪
[Wade] No pyro, no problem.
[Joe] Seth said some people out there who want Cody Rhodes.
Yeah, like 10,971 of them right here in Raleigh, North Carolina.
[Wade] Cody's gotta be a little careful here.
Last week on SmackDown-- Excuse me, on Raw,
things were rather cordial between these two.
It appeared we had a gentleman's agreement.
-However, that changed in a big way. -[Joe] Oh, yeah.
[Wade] This past Friday at SmackDown
when Seth apparently sent The Vision after Cody.
And of course, The Vision are in the building.
They're gonna be competing in tonight's main event against The Usos.
So, why not take a little opportunity
for a warm up right now with Mr. Rhodes himself.
♪ Lights go up, I'm home ♪
♪ Whoa! And my father said… ♪
[Joe] Twelve days to Crown Jewel.
Best versus the best.
Champ versus champ.
That massive, 50-carat Crown Jewel Championship will travel to Perth,
will be on display.
And then of course the awarding of the ring,
the championship ring to either Cody Rhodes or Seth Rollins.
[Wade] It's all material stuff, it's really the bragging rights,
it's really knowing you are the best. That's what's important to these two men.
[Joe] Or as Seth said, "Deciding the future of this industry."
-Who will have that? -[song concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Cody"]
[crowd chanting "Cody, Cody Rhodes"]
-[Cody] Yeah! -[crowd cheering]
Seth, I'm a bit messy, I'm a bit dramatic, but what are we talking about?
The future of the industry seems a bit much.
The future of the industry, as if you have any control.
You don't, I don't. You know who has all the control?
[crowd cheering]
It's not something we can control, the same with Bron and Bronson.
You bringing them under your wing, teach them yes, control them no.
By the way, they happen to show up Friday on SmackDown.
That's not their show.
But I have reason to believe you did not send them.
Mr. Heyman sent them.
Which, here we are on that subject of control once again.
When it comes to your own group, who's in control?
Let me say this plainly.
Every decision goes through me. I sent Bron and Bronson to SmackDown.
You didn't get the message very clearly last week on Raw,
so, I sent them to SmackDown,
see if they could… get it through your brain.
-[crowd cheering] -Everything goes through you.
Everything goes through you.
So, I assume you were the one who allowed Mr. Heyman
-to announce Brock Lesnar? -[crowd gasping, cheering]
Every decision
runs through me.
[crowd cheering]
-[crowd clapping rhythmically] -[crowd chanting "No, it doesn't"]
Everything runs through me, you understand that?
-I'm the reason you're here. -[crowd jeering]
Seth, I'm trying here. They're trying here.
-We're all meant here to have fun. -[crowd cheering]
Let's just strip this down to what it's supposed to be about.
Crown Jewel Championship, Perth, Australia,
the undisputed WWE Champion against the very best,
against the World Heavyweight Champion, you, Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
-[crowd cheering] -It could be that simple.
Again, I'm trying here.
I like to think, 20 years from now, where are you and I gonna be?
Are we gonna be sitting in those chairs back there,
talking to the future of the industry, reminiscing on our old matches?
Is that wishful thinking? Maybe.
Here's an image I know is as real as real gets.
It was you at WrestleMania XL standing right there,
extending your hand to me, your knees shot, a man of your word.
You were the shield for me, the MVP of WrestleMania.
Every bit of emotional guilt between you and I lifted,
amended everything in our history.
-I thought that you were my friend. -[Rollins scoffs]
-[crowd cheering] -Shut up, shut up, shut up. Shut up!
[crowd jeering]
-I was never your friend. -[crowd booing]
We were never friends, that was never friendship,
that was a means to an end. You know what? At WrestleMania XL…
you were just the lesser of two evils, man.
[crowd jeering]
So, that little scenario about the future that you just painted,
that's never gonna happen. We're never gonna be friends.
I'm never gonna shake your hand. I'm never gonna raise your hand.
I'm never gonna call you the better man.
I'm never gonna call you my equal, never. It's not gonna happen.
-But I'll tell you what I am gonna do. -[crowd jeering]
I'm gonna cleanse the timeline.
At Crown Jewel,
everything that happened before between us is dead.
And after Crown Jewel, I write a new history.
I write a new future. And there's only one person…
who will lead that vision.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
And that person is Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[crowd booing]
["The Vision" playing]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Joe] Twelve days away, Crown Jewel, Saturday, October 11th.
Seth saying, "I'm gonna cleanse the timeline."
"Everything in this industry will run through me."
♪ Burn it down! ♪
-[Ripley] Iyo? -[music fades]
-[crowd cheering] -Are you okay?
[sighs] No.
[groans] You are right about Asuka.
-Hey, I talked to Pearce. -Mm-hmm.
At Crown Jewel…
me and you, we are taking on The Kabuki Warriors.
-[crowd cheering] -Hang on a second.
Look, I want Asuka's head more than anyone,
but are you sure that you're up for this? I mean, I-- [grunts]
I didn't wanna bring it up,
but I did see you talking to Kairi earlier,
and I just wanna know if I can trust you.
I mean, if we go through with this, you will be stepping into the ring
with people that you thought were your family.
You can trust me. Kairi is lost.
I cannot go back to them.
-Then I'm in. Let's do it. -[chuckles]
-Yeah. [chuckles] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-[coughs, groans] Sorry. -I'll get you some water.
[grunts, groans]
[Joe] Iyo and Rhea, Kabuki Warriors, Crown Jewel.
-["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… ♪ -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
-"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles! -[crowd] AJ Styles!
[Joe] AJ Styles, you know, he thought he had Dirty Dom beat
for the IC title earlier this month,
but El Grande Americano got in the way of that.
Now, a next level feud that's grown.
Styles and Lee against Los Americanos, next.
♪ No, they don't want none… ♪
["Control the Empire" playing]
[Joe] Look at this crowd here in Raleigh, North Carolina.
[music concludes]
-[Joe] Everywhere we've looked lately-- -My name is Dragon Lee, El Fuego.
[crowd cheering]
AJ…
Para mí es un honor…
-to share the ring with you. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
As a team, El Phenomenal and The Dragon, we are fire.
We are unstoppable.
Right. And you know what?
Last week, I became in the number one contender
-for the AAA Mega Championship. -[crowd cheering]
We all know what that means, right?
That means Dominik Mysterio…
Sucio de los Sucios…
-I'm coming for you. -[crowd cheering]
You know, you're right, we got something special
with this tag team thing going on.
So, yeah, maybe we'll go up some championships.
And I hope you kick Dominik Mysterio's teeth in, I really do.
[crowd cheering]
You see, I got a match too, at Crown Jewel.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Well, thanks to you guys, I have a match at Crown Jewel…
[crowd cheering, applauding]
-…against John Cena. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
So, I wanna take a moment to say thank you.
-I get to do something that I love. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
-I get to beat up John Cena. -[crowd cheering]
But tonight, we kick Los Americanos' ass.
-[crowd cheering] -Yes!
[Joe] WWE Universe demanded, Cena, Styles, they get it.
But look who's coming your way right now.
-[lively mariachi music playing] -♪ Ole, Ole, Ole ♪
♪ Ole, Ole, Ole-le ♪
[Alicia] And their opponents, accompanied by El Grande Americano,
-Los Americanos! -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] So, Wade, Los Americanos, obviously they have appeared,
and they have interfered, but now, an official match.
Also, Wade, they do have names.
-[Wade] Oh, really? -[Joe] They do.
[Wade] Clue us in then, Joe Tess, what's their names?
[Joe] That is Bravo on the left in the blue,
and Rayo in the red.
-Bravo and Rayo. -[Wade] Bravo and Rayo.
Noticeably absent from those names are the name Chad Gable.
So, everyone who accused Chad Gable of being up to no good,
apologize right now. Rayo and Bravo, pleasure to meet you guys.
[Joe] Rayo on the right, Bravo on the left,
and El Grande Americano.
[Wade] El Grande Americano is just breeding,
but not in the traditional sense.
This is-- It's like bacteria divides,
-asexual reproduction. -[Joe] I'm sorry?
[Wade] You remember biology class, Joe Tess?
[Joe] The multiplying masked men, is that--
[Wade] An exponential growth,
one turns into two, two's gonna turn into four,
then eight, 16, and then before you know it,
-they're gonna rule the world. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] And it starts tonight.
[Joe] Well, for right now, it's just Bravo and Rayo.
And this is Bravo in the ring.
You know, last week, I feel like we did learn
much more about Los Americanos,
as they say they're here for a reign of supremacy
to support the dynasty of El Grande Americano.
[Wade] It's a over 100-year long legacy they invented
lucha libre, did the Americano family.
-Oh! -[Joe] Oh!
[Wade] Wedding tackle,
needs a little massage after that for Dragon Lee.
[Joe] Dragon Lee writhing in pain.
-[crowd cheering] -Bravo! Bravo!
[Joe] This is an interesting evening here at the Lenovo Center
in Raleigh, North Carolina.
We still have our Tornado Tag Team match set to come your way
between The Usos, and Bron Breakker, and "Big" Bronson Reed,
the rematch from Wrestlepalooza.
But right now, it is the ring debut of Los Americanos, Bravo and Rayo,
and they have been getting the best of Dragon Lee.
[Wade] Well, they can do it all. They can absolutely decimate
one of the world's top luchadores in Dragon Lee.
We've got the poses down, the outfits down,
but can they get the job finished?
Right now, Dragon Lee desperate for that tag to AJ Styles,
did not see that tag there. And I believe it is Bravo who's now legal.
[Joe] Here is Bravo.
[Joe] As he is able to corral Dragon Lee…
-[referee] One, two. -…pinning combination here.
And the shoulders did get up.
[Wade] The careers of Dragon Lee and AJ Styles have been derailed
by El Grande Americano and the rest of the Americanos
over the past several months.
We're gonna do something about it tonight,
but things have not gone their way whatsoever.
[Joe] The things went the way of Dragon Lee recently
as he became the number one contender for the AAA Mega title.
That's held by Dom Mysterio.
Dom Mysterio, who defended his IC title earlier tonight.
But Dragon needs to get himself out of trouble.
And he could help himself out greatly here as he goes up in position.
[shouts] Can he do? He was looking for the double stomp.
[Wade] Just about caught the head of Bravo, driving him into the mat
and maybe finally getting this opportunity to tag in AJ Styles.
[Joe] This place is gonna explode. Here comes Styles.
-[both grunt] -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] The Phenomenal One, who's gonna be meeting John Cena.
Fans demanding it, they're getting it. Striking attack here.
He's got a lot of business to take care of right now.
[Wade] Two-time World Champion here in WWE,
-looking every inch back to his very best. -[indistinct chatter]
[Wade] So much frustration over the months
with the Americanos family taking it all out on him right now.
[Joe] And you know what AJ wants right here as they can--
El Grande denies it!
[Wade] Referees back turn missing the whole thing
and now Bravo back in there, right out smartly tagging out.
A double teaming AJ in the process.
-[Joe] That Phenomenal Forearm was there. -[Wade] Ooh!
-[Joe] What a big knee from Dragon Lee. -[Wade] And a knockout knee.
[Joe] And now Bravo looking to get to work as he delivers those thudding kicks.
Styles, Pelé!
-[Wade] Bodies just dropping everywhere! -[Joe] Oh, my!
[Wade] It's El Grande Americano's turn to be down and perhaps out.
-And a take two for AJ. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Joe] Second chance, delivery!
Phenomenal Forearm, AJ Styles.
[Wade] Quickly cleaning out the ring, and now it's poor Bravo left in there.
-Two on one. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Joe] How about a little help from his friend?
Dragon Lee up and over.
-Meanwhile, Styles Clash on Bravo! -[crowd counting]
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
["Phenomenal" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of Dragon Lee
and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[Joe] AJ Styles, next stop will be the last time
is now for John Cena in Australia.
Cena and Styles will meet at Crown Jewel.
And friends, remind everybody that next week we will have a start time
of 8:00 p.m. Eastern for Monday Night Raw here on Netflix from Dallas, Texas.
And Wade, it is a show that is loaded with top-tier talent.
[Wade] We're talking about top-tier talent.
It doesn't get any more top-tier than this, man.
CM Punk returns to Raw next week. Always explosive, always controversial.
Find out what CM Punk has in store next Monday on Raw.
[Joe] Now, just moments ago backstage,
we saw Becky Lynch lose it on Maxxine Dupri and attack her.
They will meet up in the ring next week in Dallas on Raw.
[Wade] Lyra Valkyria has a rather tempestuous relationship
with Bayley at the moment,
but she did save Bayley from a beat down at the hands
of Raquel and Roxanne Perez a little earlier tonight.
Well, next week, Lyra Valkyria will go one-on-one with Roxanne live on Raw.
[Joe] As we continue to close in
on Champ versus Champ, Crown Jewel in Perth.
[epic music playing]
[Triple H] This is us creating a moment in time…
at Crown Jewel, we will make history.
[Joe] Men's and women's Crown Jewel champions will be decided.
[Triple H] Our reigning WWE Champion will face our reigning World Champion.
Fifty carats of diamonds that will signify the winner as the best of the best.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] It's champion versus champion.
[Rollins] This is not a two-man show.
I'm the alpha.
[Joe] Who will be the one true best of the best?
[Rhodes] It's not about the first one.
It's about who is going to be the next one.
[Joe] Who will achieve immortality?
[Vaquer] This championship represents history.
Nobody can stop me.
When it comes to me and you in the ring, it's gonna end with you on the ground
and me as your Crown Jewel Champion.
[Joe] And the next stop on the farewell tour,
The Greatest of All Time! The Phenomenal One!
[Wade] One last time!
[Joe] Crown Jewel live from Perth, Australia.
-[music fades] -[crowd applauding]
-Yes, it is a huge championship. -[crowd cheering]
And Stephanie, we just found out this past Friday
that you'll officially be facing Tiffany Stratton
for the Women's Crown Jewel Championship.
I mean, this is a big test, and it comes early in your reign.
Um, where's your confidence at?
[in Spanish] I'm happy to go to Australia. The truth is I love big challenges.
[in English] La Primera is ready for anyone.
And I'm excited about facing Tiffany.
I respect her, but she will learn why nobody can stop me.
I will become Crown Jewel Champion.
-[Stratton] Stephanie. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
Look, I respect you. I do. But you need to understand something.
For the past year, I've been proving myself
to some of the best in this business, and I have remained champion for 268 days.
And I believe that you're gonna be a great champion.
But if you think that I'm gonna let someone come in here who's been on top
for two weeks and change my story, then you're wrong.
We're both gonna get on that flight to Australia,
we're both flying across the globe. But one thing will remain the same,
that it is and always will be Tiffy Time.
-[crowd cheering] -Tiffy, lo siento.
Your time will be over.
Then La Primera's gonna have to get used to coming in second.
-["One Eyed Bastard" playing] -[Joe] Tiffany having defended
her championship against Jade and Nia Jax in a Triple Threat on SmackDown.
Stephanie, of course, so confident coming off Wrestlepalooza.
[Wade] Yes, indeed, these two go head-to-head just like the men's.
We have to find who is the superlative best.
Is it Stephanie Vaquer? Is it Tiffany Stratton?
We find out in under two weeks time at Crown Jewel Live from Perth, Australia.
-[song concludes] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
Please! Please! Hit my music! Oh yeah! Uh-uh!
-Yeet! -["Done With That" playing]
[crowd clamoring]
[inaudible]
-[bell ringing] -[Alicia] The following is
a Tornado Tag Team Match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of Jimmy
and "Main Event" Jey, The Usos!
[Joe] Nine days ago in Indy,
they last came to the ring as a tag team. And prior to that, all the singles glory,
it was 821 days. It was over two years apart
for arguably the most successful tag team ever.
[Wade] Nine days ago, Joe Tess, this tag team lost.
And earlier tonight, they were not on the same page at all.
Major tensions for the Usos.
They're gonna pull out something special tonight if they're gonna beat The Vision.
[Joe] A Tornado tag team match against Breakker and "Big" Bronson Reed.
[grunts]
[crowd barking]
You okay?
-I have to beat him. -Well, of course you're gonna beat him.
You're Seth "Freakin" Rollins. You're gonna win the Crown Jewel title.
You're gonna get this enormous…
No, Paul.
I have to beat him.
I have to.
[heavy rock music playing]
[Reed grunts]
[grunts]
[Alicia] And their opponents, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer,
The Oracle, Paul Heyman.
The team of "Big" Bronson Reed
-and Bron Breakker! -[crowd barking]
[Joe] Think about the last time we saw these two with Jey and Jimmy.
And Bron Breakker was spearing both Jey and Jimmy through a table.
And then Bronson Reed with the Tsunami.
-Oh, they're getting started! -[crowd cheering]
-[Joe] They are wasting no time. -[bell ringing]
[Joe] Remember, Tornado Tag Team Match, the rules.
These Superstars all allowed in the ring simultaneously.
Everybody is considered legal for the match
to end by pinfall or submission. All of them.
All legal, all times, just go at it and they have done that.
[Wade] Utter carnage, expect that in this particular match,
we might need five referees at this rate. One referee has to do at least for now.
[Joe] And now Breakker just driving his shoulder
right into the midsection of Jimmy Uso.
[Wade] I really like that start from The Usos.
It was the right thing to do.
Usos just not used to losing tag team matches.
They lost against these two nine days ago at Wrestlepalooza.
Gonna try something different this time. Try and get the jump on these young lads.
[Joe] Yeah, I was gonna ask you, that's why I probably missed the splashes,
pinning him into the corner
when you consider the damage that we were citing.
How do you attack it? We just got the answer.
And now a right hand from Jey and another from Jimmy.
A quick pace of an offensive attack being set by The Usos.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] Yeet!
[Wade] This audience throwing every single punch alongside The Usos.
[Joe] Bronson Reed down in one corner, Bron Breakker down in the other.
[crowd chanting, "Uso"]
[Joe] And the running hip attacks are underway.
[Wade] In sync, The Usos looking back to their very best.
They're gonna have to be this evening.
They ain't getting any freebies from The Vision.
[Joe] As they clear the ring of Breakker.
-[Wade] Of course, the one caveat too. -[crowd] Yeet!
-[Wade] The Vision beating Usos… -[Joe] Oh!
…was the fact that the guest referee, of course, was LA Knight,
a major spanner in the works of that one.
Even Adam Pearce admits that was a mistake.
[Joe] Bron Breakker, oh, now, he's leaning him over our announce desk.
Meanwhile, in the ring,
Bron Breakker getting the best of Jey Uso, and look at this attack.
[Wade]. The big worm's eye view of Big Jim getting throttled
by big Aus-zilla, it might be about to get even worse, Joe.
Tess, watch your back here.
[Joe] Look at Bron Breakker off the apron. They've got him teed up.
Oh, and Jey Uso comes up with a kick
and Jimmy now on the attack out on the floor.
[Wade] Just cannot waste that kind of time against a tag team
as accomplished as The Usos. A proven caliber top team duo.
[Joe] Jey was sent to fly and Bronson Reed met him with a right hand.
[Wade] Colossal human being
-full of bad intent. -[Joe] Oh, man, oh, man.
Did you see how far those steps just moved?
And now Jimmy matched up with… Oh, no, Bronson Reed.
[Wade] Here's the threat of Bronson Reed.
It's the size, but he beat both Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso to the punch.
-It's the unfeasible speed. -[Joe] What is he doing?
[Wade] A Bronson Reed that is the killer, and this looks ugly as hell.
[Joe] Bronson Reed has Jimmy. Uh-oh!
Is he thinking Jagged Edge here on the announce desk?
Oh, no!
[Wade] Fighting out of that with everything he could did Jim do.
[Joe] Jimmy with a super kick to save himself.
[Wade] To save myself in the process, Joe Tess.
-[Joe] No way. -[Wade] Jimmy's safe.
[Joe] Jimmy up on the announce desk having just cleared up.
-Oh no! Oh my! -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Bron Breakker just crashes through the announce desk.
He goes flying from timekeeper and wipes out Big Jim!
Oh my!
[Joe] Incredible scene here in Raleigh as Jey Uso tries to fight back
against Breakker and Bronson Reed.
Meanwhile, his brother Jimmy was attacked by Bron Breakker
and is sitting there under all the debris of the reinforced announce desk
and our broadcast chair positions. This is a Tornado Tag Team match.
So the rules, all the superstars are legal in the ring simultaneously,
but it's just Jey left to fight.
Bronson Reed driving that elbow with 330 pounds down
on the back of Jey Uso.
As Bron Breakker locks him up, he's been mocking Uso.
The rematch of what happened at Wrestlepalooza
when they put such a beatdown down.
Remember, Jey was bloodied, busted open in that match in Indy.
Can Jey survive this somehow?
[Wade] It would now turn this into an absolute cakewalk.
And Jey Uso, of course, fighting back valiantly.
You struggle to see where this could possibly go
with Big Jim, Jim Uso laid out and buried under our announce table.
[Joe] And right now, Bronson Reed
with all his weight crashing down on Jey Uso.
[Wade] Jey Uso now just delaying the inevitable,
just extending the agony.
The guy has no quit in him, that's part of why the audience loves him.
But some point your brain has to kick in and realize this is a lost cause.
[Joe] They are enjoying the beating.
Oh, he's revving the engine, 23 miles per hour,
revving the engine for a spear,
but instead he just comes in with the big right hand.
You know why? Because I think he's taking far too much enjoyment
with continuing the beat down.
[Wade] Well, I think inadvertently Jey Uso moved himself
out of position for that spear.
So, Bron had to hit that clothesline, but that was certain death for this match.
But it's going that way anyway, Joe.
[Joe] And now the combo work old school for the son of a Steiner.
[Wade] That electric chair bulldog just completely debilitating Jey Uso.
[Joe] They look at each other as if,
"Hey, you can choose anything you want from the menu of pain right now,
anything you want."
[Wade] Pick the bones at will all the time in the world.
No one's here to save you, Jey.
-Oh! -[Joe] Jimmy's back up! Jimmy's back up!
Jimmy's somehow able to work his way free.
He went through the table moments ago, and now this is their only hope.
Can Jimmy survive a Samoan drop?
I mean a pop-up Samoan that nearly scraped the ceiling of this arena.
[Wade] The hell was that?
That was the most power Jimmy Uso has ever pulled out of his body.
And at the exact moment it was needed, but wait up, Joe.
[Joe] You can see the pain he's in as Bronson Reed with a Jagged Edge.
As Jey rises to… Oh, it's a spear this time.
So, a Jagged Edge and a spear.
And The Usos are down and laid out.
This has gotten real ugly really quickly, Wade.
-[Wade] Well, pick him, pick him. -[Joe] What are they doing now?
[Wade] Who do you wanna pin? They're both done.
-They're both toast right now. -[Joe] Oh, they're stacking them.
-[Wade] The ultimate humiliation. -[Joe] They are stacking them.
[Wade] The ultimate act of dominance and weight off.
[Joe] No, this is… No, a long distance--
-["I Am Greatness" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[inaudible]
-[crowd screaming, cheering] -[Joe] OTC1!
The Tribal Chief, steel chair in hand.
[Wade] Four weeks after being wiped out by this duo,
at Clash in Paris.
You didn't finish the job and now there is hell to pay.
[Joe] Roman Reigns is back!
And just like in Paris, opposite "Big" Bronson Reed.
Remember, he was taken off in a stretcher.
[Wade] After being Tsunami'd on the stretcher.
[Joe] And now the steel chair is beating down Bronson Reed.
Roman Reigns to the rescue of his family.
[Wade] Just when The Usos were about to be flattened
by that Tsunami, the OTC is back.
[Joe] He was hospitalized, went through so much,
and now he gives that chair right to the gut to Bron Breakker
and to the back.
And Roman Reigns going to war with The Vision.
[Wade] And this match is still ongoing, Joe Tess!
-There's no disqualifications. -[Joe] Tornado Tag Team.
And Roman Reigns arrives in Raleigh.
[crowd chanting "Roman, Roman Reigns"]
[Joe] Jimmy back to his feet, Jey in the corner.
Super kick lands!
The Usos back in business with a spear.
[Wade] And Paul Heyman's master plan has come apart at the seams,
thanks to the return of the OTC.
And now about to finish this in style.
[Joe] They're both up top. Jimmy, Jey, double Uso Splash!
-As Roman looks on. -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -[Joe] How about it?
["Done With That" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, Jimmy and Jey,
The Usos!
[Joe] Oh, and the OTC has got a little something extra
for Bron Breakker.
[Wade] OTC came here tonight for a pound of flesh,
and he's taken a lot more than that.
[Joe] Remember what happened at Clash in Paris,
that brutal post-match attack by Breakker and Reed.
Breakker speared him through the table, Reed with all the multiple Tsunamis.
And now just when they needed their Tribal Chief the most,
when family had the bombs, he arrived again.
Yeah, uce. I got you.
[speaks indistinctly]
-Come on. -What did I tell you?
-[speaks indistinctly] -Nobody!
-[inaudible] -I trust nobody, uce.
-It's only about you. It's only about you. -[speaks indistinctly]
-Smash them all! Smash them all! -Take everybody out.
This is the only thing that ever matters. You understand?
Yeet.
Yeet, man. Come on.
Take it. Ain't nobody gonna give it to you.
-You gotta take it. -I hear you.
-Ain't nobody gonna give it to you! -I hear you. Come on, uce.
[Joe] The pieces of the puzzle that were always intended to be fully interlocking.
It happened tonight.
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