[woman] There is something inside us all.
Something that scares us.
Tortures us.
And begs to be freed.
They are our demons.
[Becky] Charlotte Flair had stolen my spotlight for the last time.
[Charlotte] This isn't a game where everyone gets a trophy.
[Miz] They're afraid of the hardest hitting couple in WWE.
The It Couple.
I am going to expose you for what you really are.
Cowards.
[Bliss] Nothing's gonna save you from the beat down I'm gonna give you.
I'm taking my title back.
[Ronda] On my worst day, I'm still the best.
[Cole] Look in the eyes of Ronda like a woman possessed.
Randy Styles.
Oh, Randy. I'll be your new daddy.
[Styles] You crossed a line. A line that a real man doesn't cross.
[Joe] The Styles family has started to take my threats seriously.
[Orton] This version of Jeff Hardy is the career that I'm going to end.
[Jeff] Randy Orton, you're going to hell.
And I'm coming with you inside Hell in a Cell.
[woman] Set them free.
[Braun] We're gonna go to war in a place we've never done it before.
At Hell in a Cell, I'm getting that Universal Championship.
[Roman] I didn't win this title to just stand in the ring and hold it.
I'm here to defend it.
[Mick] When that door is slammed shut, I'll be locked inside with them
as the special referee.
[woman] Tonight… there is no turning back.
Surrender to evil
and allow your demons
to take over.
Welcome to Hell in a Cell.
[man] And now, WWE Champions The Mobile Game presents
WWE Hell in a Cell.
[Tom] From a sold-out AT&T Center in San Antonio,
15,216 WWE fans will witness
as inner demons are unleashed.
Tonight, it's a new look cell, but the same pain awaits.
Get ready to step inside.
Welcome to the 10th annual Hell in a Cell.
And as SmackDown LIVE General Manager Paige
mentioned on the Hell in a Cell Kickoff Show,
to begin our night, the first of two Hell in a Cell match-ups.
Jeff Hardy and Randy Orton will be locked inside the cell.
One of the most cruel, unforgiving structures ever devised.
The cell will break bones.
It will shred flesh. It will change careers forever.
["Voices" playing]
[bell rings]
[Greg] The following contest
is a Hell in a Cell Match.
Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 250 pounds, "The Viper"
Randy Orton.
[Tom] In the words of Randy Orton's opponent here tonight, Jeff Hardy,
The Viper is walking into his, "own version of paradise."
[Corey] Seeing the last couple weeks how sadistic that man, Randy Orton, can be.
And for all intents and purposes,
this structure, this Hell in a Cell structure,
is a perfect playground for The Viper.
[Tom] You can see Randy Orton as he looks over the Hell in a Cell.
He's stepped inside this structure six times.
He's won three times with the biggest opportunities at stake.
There is trepidation, but there's excitement in the eyes of Randy Orton.
[Corey] Randy Orton may be familiar with Hell in a Cell,
but I don't think that means you're comfortable.
I don't think any man walking the face of the Earth
can ever be comfortable inside Hell in a Cell.
Welcome to ringside, representing SmackDown LIVE,
I'm Tom Phillips, alongside Corey Graves and Byron Saxon.
And joining us, of course, here at ringside,
our Spanish announce team, Marcelo Rodriguez and Carlos Cabrera.
[speaking in Spanish]
[Tom] And, of course, our German announce team also joining us here at ringside
in San Antonio, Calvin Knie and Carsten Schaefer.
[speaking in German]
[Tom] The world is watching,
and, gentlemen, that is exactly what Randy Orton hopes for.
He wants to make the WWE Universe squirm at what he does tonight to Jeff Hardy.
[Corey] Randy vowed to erase the heroes of the WWE Universe,
and he can do just that tonight.
["Loaded" playing]
[Greg] And his opponent, from Cameron, North Carolina,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Jeff Hardy.
[Tom] As we brace ourselves for the 39th recorded Hell in a Cell match
in WWE history,
Jeff Hardy is in fact entering his first ever Hell in a Cell match-up.
[Corey] I had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff
and his brother Matt last year after they returned at WrestleMania.
And I asked about single goals here at WWE.
Jeff said I have never competed in Hell in a Cell,
but I have to do it before I retire. Tonight is Jeff's moment.
[Saxton] How insane is that to think that the Hell in a Cell
-is a goal in your career? -[Corey] You would say it's insane.
You would say it's out of the box.
But then you think about who's delivering that statement.
Jeff Hardy's career has been predicated on insane actions,
on outside of the box actions. So I'm not really surprised.
This is Jeff Hardy. This is like a field trip for Jeff Hardy.
This is an adrenaline spike. Jeff Hardy said it himself.
"This is where I cleanse my soul."
[Corey] I think the magnitude of the situation just struck Jeff Hardy.
Jeff Hardy, fearless.
And he's gonna need to be tonight because Randy Orton is certainly ready.
[Tom] The Viper is already locked inside, primed and ready to strike.
Can Jeff Hardy undo what Randy Orton has attempted to over the last few weeks,
trying to leave Jeff Hardy "a pile of broken bones"?
[Corey] I talked to Jeff Hardy earlier today.
I asked how he was feeling.
He said he's nervous, he's anxious, he's excited.
And most of all, he's angry.
Jeff is angry because he wasn't able to focus solely on this match this past week.
He and his family had to deal with the chaos
and the effects of Hurricane Florence in his home state of North Carolina.
Jeff Hardy needs to get focused because Randy Orton is waiting.
[Corey] Without question, I think Jeff Hardy knows as well as anyone
how many lives, how many careers have been changed inside Hell in a Cell.
As much as Randy wants to erase Jeff Hardy and the heroes of WWE,
Jeff would love nothing more than to classify Randy Orton as obsolete.
[Tom] For 21 years, the question of what two men would ever willingly enter
such a torturous structure has been asked, and tonight, we get the answer.
-Orton and Hardy inside Hell in a Cell. -[bell rings]
[Corey] But Hardy wasted no time bringing the fight to The Viper.
[Tom] And Hardy not gonna back off here early on.
Remember the rules of this match-up in that there are no rules.
The only way to win is by pinfall or submission in the middle of the ring.
Randy Orton, only two men in history have been in more
Hell in a Cell match-ups, Triple H and The Undertaker.
This is a daunting task for Hardy to try and knock off The Viper inside the cell.
Using the top rope there, and now
Randy Orton sending Hardy into the cell.
[Corey] That cell's gotta feel like a cheese grater.
Jeff Hardy's face sliding down, and Orton now stalking his prey.
[Tom] Now, Graves, can you just imagine how badly these first shots into the cell
could rattle a man who's never been inside the Hell in a Cell?
Now Randy Orton exploring the space
outside the ring here, and Jeff Hardy battling back here.
And sends Orton into the steel.
[Corey] Jeff Hardy understood he had to come into this match
with a different mindset.
He had to be a different Jeff Hardy than we've ever seen before.
-And Hardy and Orton operating… -My God.
…in these very close and tight corners inside the cell.
[Corey] Randy Orton like a pinball
off the side of the cell and back into the ring post.
[Saxton] Imagine all the impact here as Orton went off of the cell.
And now Jeff Hardy is looking underneath the ring for some backup.
Jeff Hardy is looking to up the ante.
[Tom] It's all legal inside the Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] Jeff Hardy is certainly no stranger to high risk.
It's how he made a name for himself in WWE.
Orton now stopping Hardy from whatever Jeff was looking for.
[Tom] Hardy with a big clothesline, and down goes Hardy.
[Corey] Orton very poised, very calm, cool, collected.
The difference between these two superstars is Jeff is
willing to do whatever is necessary to walk out victorious.
Randy Orton is enjoying every moment of this.
The sadistic Viper is savoring every opportunity.
[Tom] And like a surfboard, the table went into the midsection of Randy Orton.
[Tom] Not sure Randy is savoring that opportunity.
[Tom] How creative is Jeff Hardy?
[Corey] Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Jeff Hardy did surf the table right into the midsection of Orton.
[Saxton] Listen, Jeff did say earlier on today
he was in the mood to do something crazy tonight.
[Corey] How's that different from any other day?
That guy's out of his mind.
[Tom] Hardy has made a career out of doing that for 20 plus years.
And now pulling out a ladder, very familiar in the Hardy household.
And now what has Jeff Hardy got in mind here as he rounds the ring here?
Wait a minute.
And Orton had a steel chair in hand, but the ladder won out.
[Corey] Few superstars are as adroit as using a ladder as Jeff Hardy is.
Jeff Hardy understanding the benefit of his current tool of destruction.
[Tom] Orton with the steel to the spine.
[Corey] And just that quick, The Viper changes the complexion of the match.
[Tom] And now Orton's got control here of Jeff Hardy.
Sends him again into the cell.
Hardy has been Orton's primary target
since returning to WWE just a few months ago.
[Corey] Orton feels that he's taking out the sins
of the WWE Universe on the head of Jeff Hardy.
In many ways, you could say Hardy's been like
a wounded animal, fighting for his own existence.
Fighting to maintain his identity,
to maintain his relationship with the WWE Universe.
Gotta wonder what's going through the mind,
the depraved mind of Randy Orton right now.
Oh, wait a minute.
[Tom] Wait a minute, trying to set up for the RKO, perhaps outside the ring.
-[Corey] Not on the chair. -Jeff Hardy able to fend off Orton.
-Hardy now. -Wait a minute, Jeff Hardy off the chair.
[Tom] Oh, jeez.
[Corey] But what a nasty landing.
Hardy sacrificing his own body to inflict damage on Orton.
[Tom] There's the creativity we talked about with Jeff Hardy.
Using his environment to his advantage.
[Tom] Now watch this.
Jeff Hardy smashing Randy Orton into the steel.
[Corey] But the impact that really struck me was Jeff Hardy's body.
And the nasty thud when he connected with the floor.
[Tom] And the damage over the last few months
to Jeff Hardy's body by Randy Orton.
It's mounted up, but at the same time, Hardy's gotta put that out of his mind.
He's gotta be running on adrenaline here in the Hell in a Cell match.
[Corey] Jeff Hardy now gonna summon the WWE Universe.
[Saxton laughs]
[Corey] Right to the solar plexus of Orton,
and down goes The Viper in the corner.
[Tom] Orton in trouble, right to the heart.
[Corey] Hardyac Arrest.
[Tom] And now Jeff Hardy
looking for the first cover of this match-up to win,
and a Kick-Out by Randy Orton.
[Tom] I wonder, at this point, was Randy Orton maybe
a little overconfident headed into this match-up?
Jeff Hardy's been very impressive to this point.
[Corey] I don't think, Randy Orton expected we would get to this point.
We would get to the point where this rivalry would take place.
[Tom] Hold on a second, going up to the top here.
Could be thinking about setting up for his Swanton Bomb,
but it was Randy Orton who wanted to slow down Jeff Hardy.
[Corey] I think Jeff was looking to end this early.
Minimize the damage suffered.
Pick up a victory over Randy Orton and move on.
[Tom] And the longer this match goes,
you have to believe that it favors "The Viper" Randy Orton.
-Again, the experience inside the cell. -[Corey] I wouldn't go that far, Tom.
I mean, Jeff Hardy's no stranger to big match scenarios.
Going deep into a match, Jeff's in tremendous physical condition.
[Tom] Wait a minute, now Orton's got a hold of Jeff Hardy here
along the ropes here.
Going up to the top turnbuckle.
-[commentators exclaiming] -[Corey] Superplex!
[Corey] Obviously, Orton feeling the effects
of the damage Hardy's inflicted.
Barely got Jeff over in the superplex, but it was effective.
[Tom] Orton feeling the pain early, into a cover.
Shoulders pressed to the canvas and a Kick-Out by Hardy.
Hardy barely able to get the right shoulder up.
[Corey] Take another look at this.
Last possible moment.
Orton was able to pop his hips and muscle Jeff Hardy over.
Still a catastrophic ending to the superplex for Jeff Hardy.
[Tom] And now Jeff Hardy across the ring, trying to gather himself here.
Randy Orton in a world of trouble as well on the other side.
Hardy trying to will himself up here.
[Tom] Perhaps Hardy's understanding just how far
he's going to have to go to take out Orton.
Inside the cell, up to the top.
Whisper in the Wind to the back of the neck.
This could put away Orton.
Cover and a Kick-Out.
[Corey] Doesn't get any closer than that without the bell ringing.
Jeff Hardy was nearly able to vanquish the apex predator,
but Orton still fights on.
Both of these competitors' bodies racked with pain.
[Tom] Jeff now to the outside looking for another form of attack.
You have to imagine, uh-oh.
[Tom] Now once again, underneath the ring pulling out
yet another ladder here is Jeff Hardy.
There's a limited amount of space available inside the cell.
Doesn't seem to affect Jeff Hardy's plans to this point.
What in the hell is Jeff Hardy thinking?
[Tom] We've always known Jeff Hardy has an abstract mind here.
And now Randy Orton in trouble.
Outside of the ring, Jeff Hardy trying to set up The Viper.
-Oh, no. -Jeff hits this.
[Corey] Randy's going to look like an abstract painting.
Trying to set up for a suplex on the outside
and Orton trying to block the suplexes.
-Oh, no, no, no. -Oh, my God.
[Corey] That's it.
[Tom] Hardy's plan just backfired.
[Corey] The cruelty of Randy Orton knows no bounds.
[Tom] Listen to the impact here.
You can hear the supports of the ladder just crack under Jeff Hardy's body.
[Corey] Then the ladder shutting on the body of Jeff Hardy.
This has got to be over.
Orton just needs to roll Jeff in the ring and finish this thing.
[Tom] Whatever Jeff Hardy had in mind,
Randy Orton proved he was just one step ahead.
Now back inside the ring. Hook to the leg here to put him away.
And a Kick-Out by Hardy.
[Tom] Hardy's still got some life, but how much?
How much does Hardy have left?
I don't know if it's will at this point or just pure instinct.
Jeff Hardy continues to fight.
[Corey] I wonder if that's an ill-advised decision.
Randy Orton certainly wants to make Jeff regret it.
[Tom] Orton with another steel chair.
Target in sight.
Oh!
[Corey] A steel chair just ricocheting off the spine of Jeff Hardy.
And I don't think The Viper's finished yet.
Imagine the agony…
Oh!
…the agony in the back and the spine of Jeff Hardy.
[Tom] Oh, and now Randy Orton is ripping off the shirt here of Jeff Hardy.
[Corey] The midsection of Hardy's become a target for Orton.
Oh!
[Corey] Repeated chair shots to the small of Jeff Hardy's back.
[Tom] Oh, no.
-[Saxton] Orton has Jeff Hardy's belt. -[Corey] The studded belt.
-There's steel studs inside the belt. -Oh, my gosh.
[Corey] Don't do-- ah!
[Tom] To the exposed skin here of Jeff Hardy.
Now into a cover and a Kick-Out.
[Corey] Randy Orton at this point just torturing Jeff Hardy.
Punishing the Enigma.
There's no limit to how sadistic,
how corrupt Randy Orton can be.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Hardy!
[Tom] Randy Orton setting up another ladder here inside the ring.
[Corey] Randy Orton is systematically destroying Jeff Hardy.
This is Orton at his coldest, cold-blooded, The Viper.
[Tom] Oh, no, no, no, please don't.
Oh!
[Corey] This is Randy at his most dangerous, his most malicious.
[Tom] And now compressing the ladder here.
Oh, oh, oh!
[Corey] The rung of the ladder is on the throat of Jeff Hardy.
[Tom] Oh!
You can just feel the sick sense of enjoyment.
Jeff Hardy at this point is basically helpless.
[Tom] And now to put this away again here on Hardy, and Orton can't close it out.
[Corey] I hate to say it, but at some juncture of this match,
the referee might consider stopping this.
Jeff Hardy is gonna suffer irreparable damage.
[Tom] You know, Jeff wanted this.
Jeff thought this would be his revenge, his redemption,
but this is a harsh reality that Jeff Hardy is facing
inside Hell in a Cell, courtesy of Randy Orton.
[Corey] Orton just doing his best to squeeze
the remaining life out of Jeff Hardy.
Now, Hardy trying to find a way back up here in this match-up,
trying to reconnect that bond with the WWE Universe.
Shots to the midsection, and Hardy trying to create separation.
[Tom] I don't know where Hardy's finding it.
[Tom] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Tom] Now Hardy weary.
[Saxton] Is that a last-gasp effort from Jeff Hardy? I guess not.
[Tom] Inverted atomic drop has Orton set up right to the midsection.
And the low dropkick.
And now Hardy to close out the Hell in a Cell match, and a Kick-Out.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] You have to wonder how much, if any,
gas is left in the tank of Jeff Hardy after what he's endured to this point.
[Saxton] It's got to be that desire, Corey.
It's gotta be the emotion right now that is driving Jeff Hardy.
[crowd chanting] Delete.
[Tom] He's refusing to allow Randy Orton to end his career.
That was the goal of The Viper coming into this evening.
[Tom] This is a vengeful Jeff Hardy.
[Tom] Watch the Twist of Fate. Off the ropes, and a power slam by Orton!
[Corey] To the already injured back of Hardy. This might be it--
[Tom] And now, hook to the leg, and a Kick-Out.
Orton, another cover.
Hardy able to muscle his way out.
[Corey] In a chaotic situation like Hell in a Cell,
Randy Orton has done a masterful job
of targeting his attack on the back of Jeff Hardy.
Over and over and over again, the back of Hardy has got to be in pain.
[crowd chanting]
[Tom] I thought Orton was opting for the steel chair.
Apparently, a change of plans.
God!
[Corey] What in the hell is Randy Orton going to do with a screwdriver?
[Tom] The steel chair, no. The ladder, no.
Reaches for a tool box.
And a new instrument here for The Viper.
[Corey] An instrument? Call it what it is, Philip.
It's a weapon. It's a screwdriver.
Get the referee in between there.
This is going to end really, really poorly.
[Saxton] Oh, my God. Oh, my God. I--
[Tom] Oh, no.
[Corey] This is sick. This is vile. What is Orton gonna do?
[Tom] Oh, and again, a finger in the ear here of Jeff Hardy.
[Saxton] Randy Orton may tear the lobe.
-[Tom] No, no, no. -Don't do this. Don't do this.
[Saxton] Randy putting a screwdriver through the ear. Oh, my God.
Oh, and pulling.
-Oh, look at the eyes of Jeff. -[Corey] Oh, God.
[Saxton] How sick is that?
-Oh, my God. -Orton is thrusting the damn screwdriver.
-[Tom] Enough! -[Corey] I'm gonna be sick!
-[Saxton] Oh, my God. -[Corey] Stop it! This is disgusting.
[Tom] Oh, look at Randy, what is wrong with him?
Enjoying every second of this.
[Corey] This is barbaric.
[Saxton] And somehow, Hardy's gotten himself back up to his feet.
[Tom] And a low blow by Hardy. It's all legal.
[Saxton] Well, Hardy had to do it. He was going to lose his ear.
[Tom] Absolutely.
I cannot believe what we just witnessed.
[Corey] That was one of the most stomach-turning acts
I've ever witnessed in a WWE ring.
[Tom] Oh, and now with the pieces of his own belt
that were broken off, attacking The Viper.
[Tom] Oh!
How Jeff Hardy endured that and is now wallowing on Randy Orton.
Look at the back of Orton now. Oh, my God.
-[Saxton] Hardy's intense. -[Tom] Oh!
And Hardy not stopping.
-[Tom] It was like Hardy had snapped. -[Saxton] Oh, now pounces into a cover,
hook to the leg, and Orton able to Kick-Out.
[Saxton] Graves, how in the world did Hardy continue?
[Corey] I have no idea.
Will, instinct, desperation,
I have no idea how Jeff Hardy's still in this match-up.
But Jeff clearly isn't finished with The Viper just yet.
[Tom] A second attempt going up top,
thinking about the Swanton Bomb, perhaps-- The rope.
Randy Orton drops Hardy.
[Corey] Jeff still obviously feeling the effects of this match-up.
Maybe a step slower than usual on his ascent
to the top rope, and Orton made him pay.
[Tom] It looks like Hardy got caught low
on his way down from the turnbuckle as well.
[Corey] Now Orton, look at the back of Orton.
[Tom] Oh, now setting up Jeff Hardy here along the ropes.
Randy Orton sucking it in from the WWE Universe and the DDT.
[Corey] Orton still unable to capitalize at this moment.
See the metal stud prints in the back of Randy Orton,
the lashing that Jeff Hardy initiated.
And from the belt of Jeff Hardy at one point,
not to mention the steel chair that followed.
[Corey] This is how far this conflict has come.
So personal, willing to endure the agony
for the right to destroy your opponent.
[Corey] And The Viper looks primed and ready to coil.
[Tom] Hardy trying to will himself back up at Randy Orton.
[Tom] Orton ready to strike, Hardy trying to get back up to his feet.
Orton wants the RKO, Hardy saw it coming, Twist of Fate.
[Corey] Right in the center of the ring, can Jeff finish the job?
[Tom] Hardy, Jeff is smashing the steel chair back into alignment.
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Tom] Jeff Hardy, Jeff Hardy is trying to finish this thing.
Jeff Hardy is trying to finish Randy Orton.
[Saxton] Ascent for the third time. Swanton Bomb!
-On the chair! -[Corey] The third time's the charm!
[Tom] On to Hardy, on to Orton,
here's the cover and Randy's still kicked out.
[Corey] How?
I don't know if anybody's as shocked in this entire arena
as Jeff Hardy is right now.
The third attempt, Hardy finally connects
with a definitive swanton through a chair.
Look at this one more time, imagine the impact that Randy Orton had to feel.
Under 220 plus pounds and a steel chair from the top rope.
[Tom] The demoralizing aspect if you're Jeff Hardy
is that it still wasn't enough to put Randy Orton away.
[Tom] And look at the leg, the leg here, that is disgusting.
[Corey] We've said it time and time again, Hell in a Cell will change a man's career.
I'm sure Randy Orton will testify to that fact
no matter what the outcome of this match is.
[Tom] Think about the damage Jeff Hardy did to himself on the Swanton Bomb.
Everything that's been done by Orton to Hardy's midsection,
his back, sacrificing his body again.
Now pulls out another table,
not to mention the ladder that preceded it.
[Corey] I want to know this deep into this brutal of a match,
how Jeff Hardy has this level of creativity available.
What is going on inside the mind of The Enigma?
[Saxton] Hardy trying to get through the pain,
trying to will himself on for the WWE universe.
And trying to set up the ladder here.
Three attempts at the Swanton Bomb
have not been able to put away Randy Orton.
[Tom] I think the mode is very simple for Jeff Hardy right now.
Whatever it takes.
[Corey] Randy Orton is practically lifeless
allowing Jeff these few moments to…
devise whatever it is that's going on in his mind.
[Tom] Jeff is a master when it comes to ladders.
But what is Jeff thinking about here?
[Corey] Jeff is thinking about vengeance.
Jeff is remembering all of the heinous things
that Randy Orton has done to him in recent memory.
I assure you the health of Jeff Hardy is the last thing on his mind right now.
See Randy Orton clutching at the wounded thigh.
[crowd chanting] Delete!
[Corey] The most important thing right now is this cell.
-Now, Orton… -[Tom] And caught with a Twist of Fate.
And Orton staggered onto the table here and Hardy's got an opportunity.
Now Hardy, unloading.
[Corey] Jeff Hardy positioning Randy Orton right where he wants him.
[Tom] Hardy came into tonight prepared to unleash a lifetime of torment,
pain and suffering on Randy Orton.
Now Hardy on the smaller ladder.
Wait a minute, no, no, no.
I wonder if Hardy's got enough room.
Hardy taking a look here at the 20-foot cell.
[Corey] Jeff Hardy thought about leapfrogging the taller ladder.
-My God, my God. -What am I, calling an audible?
[Tom] Hardy, Hardy's holding on to the top of the cell.
[Corey] What the?
-Jeff, Jeff. -No.
[Tom] Hardy is swinging him from the cell.
[Saxton] Through the table.
Jeff is out. EMT, EMT!
Get that cell up. Get that cell up. Get it up!
[Tom] Orton moved at the last moment.
[Corey] The referee's calling for EMTs.
[Tom] Now Orton trying to clear out the rubble.
-What are you doing? -No, stop, he's hurt.
-Come on. -The hell he is hurt, do your job.
-Yeah, come on. -Do your job.
-Come on. -Do your job.
-Randy, he's hurt! -Do your job.
-One! Two! Three!
[bell rings]
Come on, give me some help.
Come on, let's go.
Come on.
Watch out underneath him, he's at that bar.
[EMT] I'm not gonna hold too strong.
[Tom] One more look here at what happened.
Again, Hardy was going to the absolute limit here.
Orton was thrown on the table, rolled away at the last moment.
Hardy crashed down to the ring.
[Greg] Here is your winner, Randy Orton.
[Corey] From an ungodly height,
you hear the ring announcer make it official.
[Saxton] The official was trying to call for…
the medical team to come out here
and try to get some help for Jeff Hardy, and Randy Orton wouldn't wait for it.
Randy Orton, obviously, the victor here,
but what kind of condition is Jeff Hardy in right now?
That's the biggest concern.
[indistinct conversations]
♪ I have voices in my head ♪
[Tom] Randy Orton with an icy, almost 1,000-yard stare right now.
Neither one of these men
is ever gonna be the same again after what we just witnessed.
[Saxton] See the body of Randy Orton,
the hell he went through because of Jeff Hardy.
Take another look at this,
Hardy again swinging from the top of the cell.
[Corey] I'm not entirely sure
if Jeff planned on going at this very moment
or if his hands just slipped.
Randy Orton had just enough time to get out of the way.
[Tom] Hardy knew he had to do something drastic here
to try and bring a close to this.
[Corey] And what was most audacious about all of this
was Randy Orton, after the fall, insisting, demanding
that the referee make the three count and pin Jeff Hardy's shoulders to the mat.
[bell rings]
[Corey] Jeff Hardy became a victim of his own creativity,
his own efforts to put away Randy Orton.
It is an absolute shame now that
Jeff Hardy is going to be stretched out of this arena.
[Tom] See the welts, the horrors that Randy Orton had to go through
inside the cell to do
what he planned to do in his mind.
Did Randy Orton erase Jeff Hardy?
[EMT] Let me slide you over this way, okay?
[crowd chanting] Hardy! Hardy!
One, two, three.
Ready?
Let me know when we are ready to go. It's you first.
[Tom] One more last horrific look here.
Jeff Hardy from the top of the cell, 20 feet up in the air, released and…
crashed and burned.
And Orton the beneficiary.
All right, we're gonna have to have somebody on that side to help go it down.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
WWE Champion, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.
[cheering]
AJ, how will you stay focused tonight in your WWE title match against Samoa Joe
after everything he has said and done regarding your family?
As far as my family is concerned, he wants to talk about my wife.
He wants to talk about my three-year-old daughter.
I can't wait for this match to start. I am laser-focused.
It's time for the talking to stop and the fighting to start.
I'm walking in the WWE Champion,
ripping Samoa Joe's heart from his freaking chest
and walking out the WWE Champion.
Because this, this right here,
this is the house that AJ Styles built.
[Tom]I don't know what Samoa Joe's thinking,
but he's got to know he's going to be in
for the fight of his life against the WWE Champion.
We will find out later on tonight. The world-renowned Riverwalk,
part of the back trip tonight in San Antonio, Texas
for the 10th annual Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.
And speaking of which, the first Hell in a Cell match
that we saw here tonight, absolutely appalling.
I'm still shaking after what we just witnessed.
I mean, the incredible height from which Jeff Hardy crashed, the brutality.
We're going to try to get a report on Jeff Hardy's medical condition
as soon as we possibly can, but I can't believe what we just saw.
Randy Orton walks away victorious.
However, the action continues here tonight at the AT&T Center.
This one, a friendship cast aside, all for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Tonight, Becky Lynch challenges the champion Charlotte Flair.
Can Lynch finally capture the moment
she believes was stolen from her at SummerSlam?
[Tom] It is all about the SmackDown Women's Championship.
For Becky Lynch, this is her chance.
Not only will she have to go through the champion,
she will also have to dispatch her best friend, Charlotte Flair.
-Becky Lynch now into the dish on her. -Becky can taste the victory.
[commentator] Natural Selection.
One! Two! Three!
Charlotte Flair is champion.
You can't help feel for Becky Lynch.
Charlotte just took advantage.
Oh, Becky!
That's your best friend!
WAS the best friend!
[Becky] Charlotte had stolen my spotlight, my opportunity for the last time.
My so-called best friend had been holding me back.
Charlotte sent into the barricade!
[commentator] There is pure disdain in the eyes of Becky Lynch.
[Becky] I deserve to be standing here as the Women's Champion.
Because I say that I'm the best.
And there is not a woman on this roster
that can tell me different.
You are nothing but entitled.
Entitled? You bet your ass I'm entitled.
[Becky] You stole my moment.
[Charlotte] We were best friends.
♪ Allow me to introduce you ♪
And you were holding me back.
♪ Thought you found my dark side ♪
[Cole] And the new SmackDown Women's Champion, Charlotte Flair,
has gone after her former best friend, Becky Lynch.
♪ See how far you get See how fast you fade out ♪
You're gonna get your wish.
It's gonna be you versus me at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
And The Queen will continue her reign.
<< Becky Lynch.
Becky Lynch thinks that she deserves this title.
You don't deserve anything that you don't win.
I'm done playing. From now on, I'm taken.
Oh, my God, it's the Mother of the WWE Universe.
[commentator] No, it's not.
[Cole] Another blindside attack from Becky Lynch.
[Becky] Come Hell in a Cell, I'm taking my title back.
That title is coming home with me.
[Charlotte] We were best friends.
♪ See how far you get See how fast you fade out ♪
["Celtic Invasion" playing]
[Saxton] A friendship in rubble.
And tonight, Becky Lynch finds out if it was all worth it.
[Corey] I've known Becky Lynch a long time.
She always prided herself on being a trier, being someone who takes risks.
But Becky is taking the ultimate risk right now,
having destroyed a five-year friendship,
all for the sole purpose of becoming Women's Champion.
[Tom] And tonight, WWE Hell in a Cell
is presented by WWE Champions, the mobile game.
Download now with code ROWDYS for a free superstar.
Plus, vote for your favorite Mixed-Match Dream Team.
[Corey] You guys are so hung up on the fact
that Becky Lynch was willing to throw away
a friendship in favor of becoming a champion. It's all about goals.
Becky is goal-oriented. She realized to get where she wants to be in life,
she had to throw her friend to the curb.
It's unfortunate, but that's how business works.
["Recognition" playing
[Tom] In order for Becky Lynch to attain what she so desperately wants,
she is gonna have to go through perhaps
the most dominant superstar in recent memory here in WWE.
She is 18-2.
Charlotte Flair is in career singles championship matches on pay-per-view.
[Corey] Certainly can't argue with the results
of the history of Charlotte Flair. She's always a force to be reckoned with.
But the fact is, this is unfamiliar territory for The Queen.
Charlotte's used to competing against opponents,
not against her former best friend.
Becky Lynch arguably knows Charlotte Flair
better than anybody in WWE,
that could haunt The Queen. -I agree with you, Corey.
That's gonna be the biggest challenge for the champion.
That's gonna be the biggest challenge for Charlotte.
Can she truly step inside that ring and look at an opponent?
Or will she look across that ring and still see her former best friend?
[Tom] You can see the familiar wink from Charlotte Flair.
She said this past Tuesday she thrives on competition
as she compartmentalized appropriately.
[Corey] Well, we'll find out.
[bell rings]
The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the SmackDown Women's Championship.
Introducing the challenger,
from Dublin, Ireland,
Becky Lynch!
And her opponent, from The Queen City,
she is the SmackDown Women's Champion,
Charlotte Flair!
[Corey] Well, Charlotte told me she spoke to her father,
WWE Hall of Famer, the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair, gave her some valuable advice.
Simply remember who you are and remember what you wanna be, the absolute best.
[Tom] And that same piece of advice holds true for Becky Lynch.
Becky is where she wants to be.
She has the opportunity to be the pinnacle of the Women's Division on SmackDown LIVE.
[Tom] The old adage here at WWE echoed by Charlotte Flair,
in order to be the best, oh, you have to beat the best.
That is the task here tonight at Hell in a Cell for Becky Lynch.
Are both women tangled up here early? A pair of gator rolls to start things off.
Have to be very careful early on and, Graves,
who do you think has the advantage here?
Two women who are very capable as submission competitors.
[Corey] When it comes to physicality, as we're seeing right there,
it is almost impossible to compete with Charlotte Flair.
Maybe the greatest athlete in all of WWE.
That said, Becky Lynch has a wealth of experience,
has an advantage in that department over Charlotte Flair.
Plus, these two have trained together,
they've traveled together, they know each other so well.
You're gonna see a lot of this, counter for counter.
[Tom] Charlotte kind of shaking her head, all right. I know what you got, Becky.
I respect your in-ring ability.
Now goes after the leg.
Hold on a second, thought she was gonna try and set up for the Figure Four.
[Corey] Great counter once again by Becky Lynch.
You say Charlotte respects Becky's in-ring ability,
but she doesn't respect Becky as a friend.
Why should she, Corey?
I mean, she was absolutely stabbed in the back by Becky.
[Corey] Listen, Charlotte Flair kept Becky Lynch in her shadow for a long, long time.
Becky finally ditched the hollow smiles and is now getting what she wants.
-She's taking what she wants. -That is the opinion of Becky Lynch.
[Tom] Lynch off the ropes, leapfrogging there by Charlotte Flair. Steps through.
The leg could be caught here by Charlotte, however.
Thinking about setting up for the Figure Four.
-And Becky Lynch-- -[Corey] Uh-oh, uh-oh.
Becky looking for the Disarm-Her.
[Tom] Becky trying to grab a hold of the left arm of Charlotte Flair.
Charlotte trying to roll free. And again, Lynch still has a hold of the arm.
Brilliant sequence there by Becky Lynch to stave off the Figure Four.
Same goes for Charlotte Flair to avoid the Disarmher.
[Corey] It got ugly in there for a minute for sure,
but Becky Lynch refused to relinquish her grip on Charlotte Flair.
[Tom] Oh, man. Look at this. Shoulders pressed to the canvas.
And a Kick-Out and a kip-up by Charlotte Flair.
There's the trademark athleticism of The Queen. That was impressive.
And again, going for the left leg, trying to step through.
And a shot to the leg.
And now Charlotte early on trying to weaken the left leg.
[Corey] Great strategy by The Queen.
Trying to eliminate the use of Becky Lynch's leg.
Soften things up for the Figure Eight submission later on.
[Tom] Now Becky trying to roll through here with Charlotte Flair,
not trying to allow Charlotte any better position here in this submission.
Oh, and a shot right to the back of the neck.
[Corey] Lynch once again, close to the arm bar, but a cover.
-[Tom] Down on Lynch. Kick-Out at two. -[Corey] Oh, man.
Nothing fancy about that.
Just a straight boot from The Irish Lass Kicker.
One! Two! Three! Four!
[Tom] The referee forces the break in the corner.
Becky misses wildly. And Charlotte right into the midsection of Lynch.
And Charlotte asserting herself.
Oh, shoulder first into the middle turnbuckle.
[Tom] Becky wisely able to sidestep. Oh, and using the bottom rope.
And down goes Flair outside the ring.
Champion's advantage goes to Charlotte tonight.
And Lynch bringing the fight to the champion.
[Corey] Becky not afraid to get her hands dirty
if it means coming one step closer to becoming SmackDown Women's Champion.
And this is a woman in Becky Lynch who has been absolutely transformed.
[Tom] Title can only change hands by pinfall or submission inside the ring.
Cover and a Kick-Out.
Look at what is trending number one worldwide.
Hell in a Cell streaming live on the WWE Network.
And Becky Lynch now going after the right arm of Charlotte Flair.
[Corey] Becky Lynch is using both arms of Charlotte Flair.
-This could be disastrous. -Oh, my!
[Corey] That'll tear the shoulder right out of The Queen's socket.
Becky Lynch would love nothing more.
[Tom] Now into a cover.
Forces her way and a Kick-Out by the champion.
[Corey] I gotta wonder what kind of condition
Charlotte's left arm is at this point.
And Lynch like a shark with blood in the water.
Four! Get her out of there.
[Corey] Utilizing the referee's five count.
Careful not to get herself disqualified.
You can't argue, this new Becky Lynch, as you like to say.
-The nasty side is serving her very well. -[Tom] Dives into the ring.
Charlotte could put this away and a Kick-Out.
[Saxton] Now Becky.
[Tom] Straight forearm. Here's the cover.
Hook to the inside leg and a Kick-Out by the champ.
To your point, Corey, you're right. I mean, there's a lot of disdain.
There's a lot of contempt that Becky Lynch has for Charlotte.
And she's using that as fuel in this match.
My question is who's going to get frustrated first here in this match-up?
Both women have to be extraordinarily emotional coming into this bout.
[Corey] Well, Charlotte Flair is always an emotional competitor.
But I think Becky Lynch has an advantage
in that she can use that against The Queen.
If Charlotte can focus the emotion, it usually serves her very well.
-It could destroy her. -[Tom] Look at this by Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Incredible torque on the left arm and shoulder of Charlotte Flair.
This could be bad. We could have a new champion in a few moments.
[Tom] Impressive bridge by Becky Lynch, releases.
But again, right back to the left arm of Flair.
[Corey] Becky has not relinquished the hammer lock. It's in deep.
Charlotte Flair's gotta be in pain. And a great deal of it.
[Tom] And, Graves, I've gotta wonder about later on in the match,
the Figure Eight, the necessary bridge for Charlotte Flair.
-Where's the left arm going to be at? -[Corey] Great question.
Charlotte firing away, trying to create some separation.
But Becky wasting no time answering. Thinking about a Bexploder.
[Tom] Heavy elbows there from the champion. Showing off her power.
-Now Becky Lynch. -[Corey] Ooh!
[Tom] Signature Flair chop.
And Becky Lynch…
brings down Flair, into a cover to win the title.
And a Kick-Out.
[Corey] What tenacity on both superstars' parts.
[Tom] And now Lynch…
sets up with a leg drop, into the elbow drop.
And has Charlotte Flair right where she wants her. Lynch, oh!
Went for another leg drop and missed.
And now Flair right to the back of the neck.
[Corey] Charlotte rode Becky face first into the canvas.
The Queen bought herself a few moments to try to compose herself.
This match has already taken a tremendous toll on both athletes already.
-Had to be expected! -Oh, God.
And again, the left arm of Charlotte Flair
continues to be the target.
[Corey] Seems like Becky's just been one step ahead in this-- Oh!
[Tom] And just kicks Becky Lynch right off the apron does Charlotte.
And notice-- Oh! Charlotte with a slide takes down Lynch.
[Corey] At this point, Becky Lynch keeps moving forward.
No matter what The Queen throws at her, Becky keeps coming at her.
And Charlotte now is realizing the same, favoring the arm,
understanding she's been wounded in this match.
She's gotta react accordingly.
Get inside now.
[Corey] Back and forth.
Right hands from both competitors. And-- Oh, look out!
[Tom] Shoulder first into the apron.
Becky Lynch climbs inside to win the SmackDown Women's title
and a Kick-Out by Flair.
[Corey] Charlotte Flair's left arm has got to be…
injured beyond anything we realize right now.
-The Queen has got to be in so much pain. -Wait a minute.
Tying to set up for the Disarm-Her into a cover. Flair cannot end this.
Becky Lynch caught in a belly-to-back suplex.
[Corey] Bad arm and all.
Charlotte once again, though, favoring the arm immediately.
[Saxton] Again, as we pointed out earlier,
Charlotte found a way to buy herself some time,
trying to buy some time to recover.
[Corey] Byron, at this point, I don't know if there's enough time
to be bought for Charlotte Flair.
Becky Lynch has been softening up The Queen's left arm
for the Disarm-Her submission,
which hyper-extends the elbow and the shoulder of her opponent.
Charlotte Flair is wounded right now. This is great for Becky Lynch.
[Saxton] A series of huge uppercuts here from Becky Lynch.
Caught leading into a backslide. Charlotte Flair only in one count. Oh!
[crowd] Woo! Woo!
[Corey] A little more luster behind those chops from The Queen.
Charlotte Flair still a force with one good arm.
[Saxton] Went for the left arm there, trying to whip Becky across the ring.
And Becky wisely went after the arm. Oh!
[Corey] Notice how quickly Charlotte had to turn the tables there.
The pain she's in.
[Saxton] Great counter there by Charlotte and a big boot.
Both women down, an incredible amount of punishment thus far.
[Corey] Charlotte Flair is in so much pain at this very moment.
She is unable to capitalize and cover Becky Lynch.
[Tom] We've seen Charlotte in these situations before,
and if you're Charlotte's saving graces,
I think what we might see right here, going for it all, going for that home run.
[Tom] I don't know if this is a great decision.
-Charlotte Flair might be in so much pain. -[Tom] Oh, Moonsault, nobody home.
[Saxton] Charlotte in so much pain, she might have lost her focus.
-[Tom] And Becky, throwing right into it. -[Corey] My, this is gonna be it.
-We're gonna have a new champion. -Becky has a hold of the left arm here.
Charlotte Flair trying to turn it into a pinning predicament perhaps.
But Becky can still get the submission from here.
[Corey] The triangle is almost locked in. Becky trying to pass The Queen's arm.
-[Saxton] Oh, my. -[Tom] Look at the power of The Queen.
[Corey] Unbelievable.
-[Tom] Sit-out Powerbomb. Cover! -[Corey] Becky got out in time.
What a ridiculous display of power from Charlotte Flair.
Injured arm and all, able to hoist Becky Lynch up
and deliver a Powerbomb that nearly retained the title.
[Tom] This is why we have seen Charlotte succeed
so many times on the stage of pay-per-view.
Always able to tap into that something extra
when everything else seems hopeless.
[Corey] Don't count Becky out yet. The Irish Lass Kicker still stirring.
Charlotte Flair suffering through the pain.
Look at this one more time.
This is superhuman power from Charlotte Flair.
[Tom] Our former best friends meet each other center of the ring
exchanging shots.
[Corey] Just degenerating into an all-out fist fight.
[crowd] Ooh!
Yay!
Ooh!
[Corey] Neither woman is going down.
[Tom] And now Becky Lynch with these four blasts.
And Charlotte Flair is in trouble.
[Corey] Right back in the hammerlock, the injured shoulder.
-That's it. -[Tom] Pinned the arm behind the back.
Here's the cover and a Kick-Out by Flair.
[Saxton] Just barely Charlotte kicking out.
[Corey] What a champion Charlotte Flair is.
But what a challenger, what a great strategy.
Becky Lynch going back to the injured arm and shoulder of The Queen.
[Saxton] As sound as the strategy has been for Becky Lynch,
does frustration start to seep in a little bit?
[Corey] I would imagine so, Byron.
I think Becky came in here with an airtight game plan.
But everything she has attempted, The Queen has survived.
[Tom] Now Becky Lynch going up to the top turnbuckle.
Charlotte Flair, right where Lynch wants her.
Poised and ready to strike from the top. And caught.
What a missile drop kick and set up. [Corey] Charlotte's saw it coming.
Boston Crab locked in.
[Saxton] And now Charlotte Flair sits down in the Boston Crab.
Is Becky Lynch gonna tap out to The Queen?
Becky Lynch trying to get herself to the bottom rope here
to break the submission and she dies.
What incredible…
what incredible wherewithal.
[Corey] Charlotte lost her balance
and crashed the back of her neck into the turnbuckle.
Provides an opening for Becky to gather herself.
-Or continue the assault. -[referee] Get back inside the ring.
Let's go. Bring it in here.
[Corey] Pulling Charlotte Flair's shoulder first into the ring post.
[Tom] And wrapping the left arm around the post in the process.
And now Lynch back inside the ring here with Flair.
[Saxton] Wait a minute, Charlotte might be able to sneak it past her.
-[Corey] Becky Lynch, Disarm-Her, -Disarm-Her here on Charlotte Flair.
[Corey] Can The Queen hang on?
[Tom] And Charlotte, Charlotte so close to the ropes.
Becky Lynch, can she win the title here?
And look at Charlotte, gets underneath the rope.
-[Tom] Becky's gotta break it. -Two! Three!
[Tom] And the official's count of five. Becky breaks at four.
[Corey] Becky knows the rules very well.
Not gonna get herself disqualified, but that was an extra four seconds
Charlotte Flair was forced to stay in the Disarm-Her submission.
[Tom] And Becky is not relenting. Back inside the ring after the champion.
And with a one good arm, The Champ fends off Becky.
[Saxton] Wait a minute, from The Queen to Becky.
[Tom] Turnaround, turnaround by Becky Lynch.
[Corey] Becky Lynch has won the title.
[Greg] Here is your winner
and the new SmackDown Women's Champion,
Becky Lynch.
[Tom] A friendship left in the dust.
All for that, the SmackDown Women's Championship.
[Corey] Becky Lynch can look herself in the mirror and say it was all worthwhile.
[Tom] Becky wanted to abandon the image of being a sidekick,
the image of being in Charlotte's shadow.
And now, Becky Lynch has gotten her wish.
She is indeed the new SmackDown LIVE Women's Champion
[Corey] On this night in San Antonio, Texas,
The Irish Lass Kicker has finally eclipsed The Queen.
[Tom] And Charlotte's gotta be in absolute disbelief right now,
watching Becky Lynch celebrate. And what an incredible match.
Kudos to both of these superstars, both of these women.
It was a hard fought battle for the right to reign supreme on SmackDown LIVE.
But tonight, Becky Lynch was the better woman.
[Tom] It's almost ironic,
it was Becky Lynch who had to watch Charlotte celebrate
winning the Women's Championship at SummerSlam.
And now, the roles have been reversed.
[crowd chanting] Becky!
You will never take my moment.
I won. I won this fighting you.
You will not take this moment from me again.
All right? Never again.
[Corey] All Charlotte wanted to do was
take the high ground and congratulate Becky Lynch.
[Corey] And Becky Lynch looked at Charlotte Flair and said,
"You will never take my moment." How disrespectful.
[Tom] "In order to be the best, you have to beat the best."
Becky Lynch is now THE WOMAN on SmackDown LIVE!
-I'm Crazy Kelsey. -Superman Jimmy.
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Our action continues tonight here at Hell in a Cell.
However, we do have a medical update
regarding Jeff Hardy from earlier on this evening.
Preliminary reports say that Jeff Hardy was transported
to a local medical facility complaining of severe abdominal pain.
Obviously, we'll keep you posted as we find out more.
Yeah, Jeff Hardy on the losing end inside the Hell in a Cell against Randy Orton.
But we want to take you back to some of the action
from even earlier on in the evening on the Hell in a Cell kickoff show
streaming live right here on the WWE Network.
The SmackDown Tag Team Titles were on the line.
The New Day took it to Rusev Day,
but it was an incredible opportunity here, Byron, at this point in the match.
[Saxton] Yeah, and there were so many moments where I thought for sure,
we were going to see new Tag Team Champ ions, but this moment was key.
Some slight miscommunication with Team Rusev Day
that opened up the door for The New Day.
[Tom] And Aiden English was nearly able to put away
Kofi Kingston at this point in the match-up.
Much to the dismay of Lana, and again, Rusev wanted into the match.
The Accolade cinched in by English on Kofi, and it didn't get the job done.
[Corey] Rusev would come in
and try to assist his team in sustaining the opportunity,
but Kofi would hit Trouble in Paradise, Big E hanging on for Rusev,
and The New Day miraculously retained
in an incredible contest to kick off the night.
[Saxton] And the five-time Tag Team Champions,
Big E and Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston podium here in San Antonio.
Ahh!
-Ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh, ahh! -Yes, yes, yes!
[overlapping shouting]
Brothers, brothers, brothers, brothers, brothers!
We all know what time it is.
Nasty! Nasty!
Oh, Booty Work!
Come on in here, come on in here! Booty work, yes, my boy!
Booty Work, Booty Work, Booty Work, Booty Work!
-What you got, what you got? -What you got for us?
Oh, I didn't know you were of drinking age.
-Okay. -Okay.
The good stuff. Why don't you pass it down?
-Yes, yes, okay. -Pass it, Kof?
-Kof is gone. -Okay.
-Kofi! -Kof, Kof.
I'm Kramer Kingsman reporting here live,
and I'm here with these guys, The New Day.
Guys, congratulations on your victory tonight against the Rusev Day,
but the WWE Universe has three questions. hat's next?
What's next? And what's next for The New Day?
Well, well, Kramer, in three weeks, we're going Down Under.
Down Under where?
Under where? Under where?
Yes, yes, to Australia, where at the Super Showdown,
we will defend our Tag Team Titles
against The Pirates.
Pirates, those guys. Them was A-hoy!, yo, yo, yo, right?
-But, but, but, tonight we celebrate. -Mm-hmm.
-Here we go, here we go. -What's this?
-Mm, it's heavy. -Yes, yes, yes.
-Booty Work! -Booty work!
-Yeah! -Yeah, the cakes, the cakes!
-The rains, the rains! The rains! -Yeah!
You heard it here first. it's gonna be the third guy for you!
-My boy! My boy! My boy! -[overlapping incoherent shouting]
Signing off!
Kofi, hey!
-Where's Kofi? Where's Kofi? -Kofi!
[record scratching]
[Cole] What was that?
[Corey] Of all the things I've seen, that was the most recent.
[Renee] I feel like I've been replaced so quickly.
["Here to Show the World" playing]
[Cole] One half of the RAW Tag Team Champions.
["Gallantry" playing]
[bell rings]
[JoJo] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it is for the RAW Tag Team Championship!
Introducing first, they are the RAW Tag Team Champions,
Drew McIntyre and Dolph Ziggler!
Courtesy tonight of Acting RAW General Manager, Baron Corbin,
Tag Team Championship Match. Hi again, everybody.
I'm joined by Corey Graves and, of course, Renee Young.
You ready for some pay-per-view action?
I have not recovered from what we saw earlier from Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy.
Emotionally, I'm in a different place right now.
Indeed, as we now watch Dolph and Drew
defend the Tag Team Titles here live tonight.
Mclntyre, of course, from Ayr, Scotland, and there is an international feel
in the air tonight at Hell in a Cell
as we say hi to our international announce team from Portugal,
Marco Alfaro and Roberto Figueroa.
[speaking in Portuguese]
[Cole] And the Russian announce team of Moti Margolin and Zhan Pomerantsev.
[speaking in Russian]
[Cole] The Japanese announce team of Shun Yamaguchi and Funaki.
[speaking Japanese]
[Cole] And the Indian announce team, Obaid Karwani and Shez Sardar.
[speaking Hindi]
[Cole] Our French team, Ray Rougeau and Jean Brassard.
[speaking in French]
[Cole] And our Mandarin team of Meng Ai and Sean Deng.
[speaking in Mandarin]
[Corey] Went down to Riverwalk with Meng Ai last night.
-[Renee] How did that go for you? -[Corey] Making that guy party.
[Renee comments in French]
[Seth Rollins' theme music playing]
[cheering]
[all] Burn it down!
[Cole] He is the current Intercontinental Champion,
"The Kingslayer" Seth Rollins.
A big-time opportunity to become a double champion here tonight.
[Renee] Something we've seen him do before
and tonight he can be walking out of San Antonio with some extra gold.
["Retaliation" playing]
[JoJo] Their opponent, the team of the intercontinental Champion
Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] Rollins and Ambrose hoping to win the RAW Tag Team titles tonight.
If that happens and Roman Reigns wins later on,
the three members of The Shield will hold all the championships,
all the Men's Championships on the Monday Night RAW brand.
[Corey] Talk about shifting the balance of power,
that would be absolutely unbelievable.
[Cole] And speaking of The Shield, they will reunite in
less than three weeks, October 6th, Melbourne, Australia.
It is WWE Super Showdown,
streaming live exclusively on the WWE Network.
The Shield against Ziggler, McIntyre, and The Monster Among Men, Braun Strowman.
[Corey] While Seth Rollins' Intercontinental Title isn't on the line,
it is a very real possibility that by the end of tonight,
you could have McIntyre and Ziggler with the RAW Tag Team Titles
and Braun Strowman could be your Universal Champion.
How's that for a shift in power?
[Renee] That would make Monday Night RAW entire chaos.
[Cole] Seth Rollins with a win tonight
would become just the seventh superstar in WWE history
to hold the Intercontinental Titles and the Tag Team Titles at the same time.
The last superstar to do so way back in 2002, the "Big Red Machine" Kane.
[Renee] Seth said The Shield runs this place until we don't want to.
End of story, we could see this here tonight.
[Corey] The three brothers of The Shield, obviously,
pride themselves on being the workhorses here in WWE.
That said, McIntyre and Ziggler both have verbally said
they respect what The Shield are capable of,
what Rollins, Ambrose, and Reigns have done in WWE.
They just want to knock them off the perch.
[Renee] See, this is the problem. I feel like Dolph and Drew
just keep telling everybody everything they want to do,
how great they are. The Shield's so much past that point.
They don't got to bark up everyone's tree anymore. They know they're good.
[Cole] I'm sorry to interrupt, Corey, go ahead.
[Cole] You're right to an extent.
But the fact is, Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre have repeatedly
called their shots and lived up to their end of the bargain.
[Cole] And they did say, Dolph and Drew, that is,
on WWE Live Now across social media platforms earlier today,
that all we care about is winning and ridding the locker room of The Shield.
"We're doing it without feelings and emotions.
We are doing good." In the words of Ziggler and McIntyre.
[Renee] You know, I talked to Dolph Ziggler about that before.
He does see in his eyes, right now, they are doing justice
to the RAW Men's Locker Room right now,
looking at The Shield running rampant all over the place.
They just wanted to come out to the aid of Braun Strowman,
which is what got them in this place in the first place.
[Cole] Corey, let's talk a little bit about the great rivalry
over the summer between Seth Rollins and Dolph Ziggler.
[Corey] Trading the Intercontinental Championship back and forth.
Seth Rollins issued an open challenge with Dolph Ziggler capitalized on
and took the Kingslayer's title.
Certainly no love lost between Ziggler and Rollins.
[Cole] And Drew McIntyre has played so much into that rivalry.
[Dolph] How about we take a little walk, Seth?
[Cole] A lot of people have said that without Drew McIntyre,
Dolph Ziggler would have never become the Intercontinental Champion.
-[Corey] Great counter by Rollins. -And backing Ziggler into the corner.
Ambrose makes the tag and here comes the Lunatic Fringe.
[Renee] Talk about a man putting in extra work.
Dean Ambrose is better than ever.
[Cole] Great double team by Ambrose and Rollins.
Cover by Ambrose, hook of the leg and a Kick-Out.
Keep in mind, Ambrose and Rollins have been Tag Team Champions before.
They ruled from August to November of last year.
[Renee] You talk about the well-oiled machine of The Shield.
I mean, these guys know where each other are every single second.
They've got that perfect ring awareness.
But I don't know that Dolph and Drew are exactly there yet.
They've been amazing, but time will tell.
[Cole] As long as time served goes-- Went for The Stomp and Dolph Ziggler,
who knows that move well, rolled out of harm's way.
Looks to regroup with McIntyre.
As far as time served as a tag team,
you definitely want to give the edge to Rollins and Ambrose.
However, McIntyre and Ziggler have been on the same page
since they arrived on Monday Night RAW,
and it's hard to argue with any of the results that they've produced.
-[Renee] Without question. -Go!
-[Cole] Tag, here's McIntyre. -Tag, McIntyre.
[Cole] I don't care who you are, Drew McIntyre is an absolute game-changer.
[Renee] He's a terrifying man, Scottish Psychopath, as Dolph calls him.
[Corey] Rollins obviously showing no fear.
[Cole] McIntyre, what a shoulder tackle.
It took Rollins aback, the look of almost disbelief on the face of Rollins.
And McIntyre wants Ambrose. No surprise there.
[Renee] He might be biting off more than he can chew right now.
[Cole] Tag, here comes Dean.
Remember, Ambrose and Rollins, Corey,
talked their way into this Tag Team Title Match tonight
by threatening to have acting General Manager Baron Corbin
arrested this past Monday.
[Corey] I don't necessarily agree with how they did it, but the fact is they did it.
[Renee] Dolph and Drew have talked about the emotions that The Shield has.
I don't think that this is emotions we're going to see from Dean Ambrose.
This is a man that just wants to come in here and fight.
[Cole] And look at Dean taking it right to McIntyre.
Couple of shots and then a clubbing blow by McIntyre.
Ambrose right to the knee. Great move by Ambrose. Former World Champion.
Mclntyre, shoulders down, Kick-Out at two.
Now Ambrose with those Punishing Crossfaces right to the jaw of McIntyre.
Now chasing Ziggler.
But the Ziggler distraction allowed McIntyre to capitalize.
What a veteran move by Dolph Ziggler.
[Corey] The tag team chemistry we were mentioning before
that Ziggler and McIntyre have developed in a relatively short period of time.
[Renee] Right, perfect example of it right there.
[Cole] They dismantled the B-Team to win the Tag Team Title.
And now they look to dismantle Ambrose and Rollins tonight.
And now the vicious McIntyre and Ziggler with a shot to the kidneys.
[Renee] Dolph and Drew looking to inflict some change here in WWE.
And a big win over The Shield tonight would do just that.
[Cole] Ziggler just dragging the eyes of Ambrose across the top rope.
I don't care how tough you are. If you can't see, you can't fight.
[Renee] You don't have calloused eyeballs.
[Cole] And when McIntyre and Ziggler arrived on the scene here as a team,
their mantra became wake up call and reality check.
What are you doing over there, huh?
[Cole] And that is what they've been providing
the Monday Night RAW locker room
-No, no, no. -Come on, Ambrose.
[Cole] And now Ziggler just wearing Ambrose down.
You're gonna give up!
[Cole] Rollins trying to rally Dean.
Couple of elbows to the midsection and a third,
and Dolph follows it up with a right hand.
[Renee] Dolph better be careful with too much time spent gloating.
[Cole] That's his M.O. Uh-oh, Dean.
Knocked off and hung him over the top rope.
That added muscle on Dean Ambrose certainly coming into play here.
[Renee] Mouthful of the rope.
[Cole] And Dean in the best shape of his career
as he now looks to try to drag himself to the corner
to make a tag to the Intercontinental Champion.
[Renee] A man that works out like he's on a prison lunch break.
[Cole] Rollins, down goes Ziggler.
Sling Blade by Seth.
[Corey] In prison, the only time you don't work out is lunch.
[Renee] Well, I've never been, I don't know how it goes.
[Cole] Rollins, second rope, Seth up over the top, lands on his feet.
-And he caught him. -[Corey] Man, Rollins got all of it.
[Cole] That spin kick to Dolph right in the jaw.
[Renee] Rollins is feeling himself right now.
[Cole] Rollins got that devil in his eye.
Wait a minute, McIntyre tripped him up.
And once again, the distraction allows Ziggler to capitalize.
DDT to retain the titles, Rollins at two.
[Corey] You can see McIntyre walking past our table, counting along.
Drew is as sure as anybody. This one was over.
[Renee] Don't count your eggs before they hatch, boys.
[Cole] To your point earlier though,
the way that this team of Dolph and Drew has come together is amazing
in such a short period of time.
Twice in this match, almost winning the match
because of help from the other teammate.
[Corey] United by a common goal
to change the culture of complacency here in WWE as they view it.
Mclntyre and Ziggler have continued to call their shots
and deliver in the big situations.
[Renee] What an unbelievable change we'll see if Braun Strowman
is able to walk out of hell himself as Universal Champion tonight.
And they're able to retain here tonight with the tag title.
[Cole] Yes, Strowman, of course, has aligned himself with Dolph and Drew.
Dogs of War, a dangerous pack.
Drew McIntyre nearly took Seth Rollins' pecs clean off his body
with a Knife Edge Chop.
Dolph with a kick right to the face.
Mocking Superkick to Ambrose to once again get in the head of the Lunatic Fringe.
[referee] Back it up.
-One, two, three, four. -[Corey] Ziggler just ruthless.
[referee] Let's go. Back it up.
Mclntyre with a kick right to the side of the face.
Again, Ziggler went to the official. McIntyre took advantage.
[Renee] Dean Ambrose looks like he wants a piece of this pie.
[Cole] Tag. And here comes McIntyre.
And the double team continues for the Tag Team Champions.
This is pure malice. Stomping on the fingers of Seth Rollins.
This isn't gonna win you any matches. It's just gonna incapacitate Seth.
Small joint manipulation. McIntyre just enjoying this.
[Renee] So sadistic.
You are nothing to us! Nothing!
[Cole] Now talking trash to Rollins as he destroys him in the ring.
Mclntyre says what makes me dangerous isn't just my in-ring style.
It's the fact I've thrived on a journey most wouldn't have survived.
The journey that brought me back here to WWE better than ever.
[Renee] Drew McIntyre had time to go and reevaluate himself
and make a bigger impact the second that he walked back here in WWE.
[Cole] Trust me. Drew McIntyre never shy about letting anybody with ears know
about his journey and what a struggle it's been
and how happy Drew is to be back where he belongs.
[Renee] That's the difference.
You're happy to be here and you look like Drew McIntyre.
You've got the skills and the tools that Drew McIntyre has.
-I'd let everybody know too. -[Cole] Tag and here's Ziggler.
Corey, we've talked about this a lot.
Dolph Ziggler is a new man since teaming with Drew McIntyre.
He's more aggressive. He's more vicious than he's ever been before.
-Get out. -One, two.
[Cole] Kick-Out at one.
[Corey] Dolph Ziggler spent so many years priding himself as being the show off,
as having maybe the most exciting match of the night,
but that didn't always add up to results.
Now Dolph knows that results equal opportunity.
[Renee] Dolph Ziggler's always undeniably
been one of the best superstars here in WWE.
You've got the backup.
Come on. Come on.
Do something.
-Do something! -Watch his hair.
[Cole] Dolph just toying with Rollins.
And his mouth may have caught up to him there as Seth is fighting back.
Dolph ought to know by now, you never get too comfortable
when the Kingslayers are in the ring.
Sleeper by Dolph Rollins. Middle of the ring. Nowhere to go.
[Corey] Smart move. Trying to wear Rollins down.
Ziggler's got all of his body weight on Seth's back.
Still relatively close to McIntyre as well.
[Cole] And Rollins could be fading.
He's down to a knee. Ziggler's got the sleeper locked in good.
WWE Universe sold out here tonight in San Antonio.
Trying to will Seth Rollins on.
Over 15,000 strong
as Rollins tries to make it to the corner and make a tag to Ambrose.
Seth is almost there, but I believe Ziggler went to the eyes of Rollins.
And now some separation created, but can Rollins somehow get to his corner?
[Corey] Seth's probably trying to get his sight back right now.
I think Dolph definitely stuck a finger or two in Seth Rollins' eyeball for a second.
[Renee] It's been perfectly cut in half.
[Cole] Tag! Here comes McIntyre.
There goes McIntyre.
[Saxton] Ah, look-- Great move by McIntyre.
[Corey] Brilliant awareness by the Scotsman.
And now Rollins again taking the fight to Drew.
[Corey] Seth has nobody to tag.
-[Cole] That elbow caught him good. -[Corey] Look at this. Look at this power.
-This is next level -[Renee] I don't like this.
[Cole] Landing on his shoulder first.
Cover, hook to the leg. Ambrose saving the match-up for his team.
Any point in telling me, ref?
-[Cole] This match is for the… -Disqualify his arse!
…RAW Tag Team Titles currently held by McIntyre and Ziggler.
[Corey] It's hard to argue. I think Drew McIntyre certainly had a…
[Cole] A surefire pin there had it not been for Ambrose.
Rollins doing his best to try to fight out of harm's way in the corner again.
Mclntyre. Rollins lands in his feet. Seth with a chop.
Rollins just decked Ziggler, but can he make the tag to Ambrose?
-Mclntyre hanging on. Oh, tag made. -[Corey] But the referee didn't see it.
[Cole] Ziggler, what a move by the veteran Ziggler.
Ziggler brought the referee to him, but he didn't see the tag made.
And now the double team.
[Corey] Rollins is getting mugged in the corner.
What a veteran, brilliant move by Dolph Ziggler.
[Cole] You don't have to like it,
but you have to applaud Dolph Ziggler for what he did.
[Corey] Situational awareness.
What a plan…
-What a tactic by Dolph Ziggler. -[Renee] Ziggler's been here a long time.
[Cole] And, Corey, this is another look at exactly what happened here.
Tag was made, but the official was with Ziggler.
[Corey] Ziggler had rolled in underneath the bottom rope,
taking the referee's attention,
thus rendering the tag between Rollins and Ambrose null and void.
[Renee] Gotta commend them. You gotta get a win any way you can.
[Cole] That's how they're the Tag Team Champions,
and they wanna stay that way. Ziggler and McIntyre.
It's the way that Dolph kept the Intercontinental Championship so long.
-Ziggler heading up top. -And now we go!
[Corey] The danger zone up top, precarious position for both superstars.
[Cole] Rollins trying to block.
[Corey] Seth just prying Ziggler's arm off,
hoping of thwarting whatever Dolph is looking for.
[Cole] That right hand will do it.
-[Corey] Look at this. -[Cole] Ziggler meets him there.
Knocked off again by Rollins.
[Renee] Seth Rollins is some of the best conditioning of anybody I've ever met,
-but we need some fresh legs in here. -[Cole] And here's Drew McIntyre.
-Tag was made. Drew is legal. Rollins. -[Cole] What a blockbuster.
[Corey] Rollins immediately grabbing for his right knee.
[Cole] Rollins, of course, with a history of knee trouble in his career,
now tries to drag himself to the corner.
Mclntyre trying to prevent the tag.
Rollins rolls through. Here comes Ambrose.
And Dean unloading.
The unorthodox style of Dean Ambrose as he unleashes on McIntyre.
[Corey] What a frenetic pace, but Ambrose better be careful not to get disqualified.
[Renee] All of his pent-up fury being taken out.
[Cole] Ambrose and Rollins can only win the Tag Titles via pinball or submission.
Dean Ambrose, down goes McIntyre. Down again goes McIntyre.
[Renee] Not giving him an inch.
[Cole] Dean not quite powerful enough to muscle over McIntyre.
For Dirty Deeds.
-[Corey] Jackknife pin. -[Cole] Is it enough for titles?
And a Kick-Out at two!
Ambrose takes down McIntyre. Cover, to win the Tag Team Gold.
Mclntyre, another near fall for Ambrose.
[Renee] Dean Ambrose using any means necessary right now to try to get a pin.
[Cole] Dean has kept up an absolute breakneck pace
since tagging into this match, but it hasn't been enough.
[Renee] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Ambrose up.
[Corey] Kicked Dolph Ziggler down. Once again, Ziggler playing distraction.
[Cole] Looking for Dirty Deeds out on the apron.
Mclntyre, though, blasts Dean Ambrose.
[Corey] I can't believe I'm saying this, but this deep into the match-up,
I think as a tag team,
McIntyre and Ziggler have outclassed Rollins and Ambrose.
[Renee] I would love to disagree with you on that,
but I've got to say I'm on the same page as you on that.
[Cole] Mclntyre into the steel post.
Ziggler into the barricade.
[Renee] The tides may be turning, Graves.
[Corey] The champion's advantage dictates Ambrose needs to get McIntyre back in.
There you go. Pinfall or submission, the only way to become champions.
Ambrose trying to will himself to the top rope.
[Cole] Ambrose perched up top,
measuring McIntyre. McIntyre caught him.
-[Corey] Belly-to-belly. -[Cole] Into the corner.
Ambrose could be out.
Might have been a last gasp, desperation maneuver.
Look at the power of McIntyre.
Rotating, launching Dean into the turnbuckles.
[Renee] Dean Ambrose has some of the best work ethic I've ever seen,
but when you're back is smashed into the turnbuckle,
there's not much you can do to come back from that.
[Cole] Nobody to tag. Rollins not in his corner.
Dolph Ziggler trying to make it up in his corner.
[Corey] Might be a little prejudice there, Renee,
but I actually don't disagree with you.
That said, you don't get in the sort of phenomenal shape
that Ziggler and McIntyre are without work ethic.
[Cole] Rollins launching himself to take out Dolph.
Dolph sent over the top rope.
[referee] Gotta get back in the ring, or I'll count you out.
[Cole] Desperate times call for desperate measures. Here we go.
-[Corey] The KIngslayer! -[Renee] Got a plan!
[Cole] Suicide dive caught, though. By the champions.
Ambrose with a dive of his own into the pile. Everybody goes down.
[Corey] Ambrose sacrificed himself and his partner to take out Ziggler and McIntyre.
[Cole] And this is the crucial point in this match.
[Corey] All four superstars down. Let's take one more look at this.
[Corey] Rollins, full speed ahead with a suicide dive,
but McIntyre and Ziggler stop the momentum.
Opening the door for this maniac, Dean Ambrose, to topple the entire pile.
[referee] Five! Six!
[Cole] The official is now at a count of six.
Both teams are still down outside the ring. Count of seven.
[Corey] Double count out, and McIntyre and Ziggler retain.
[Cole] Ziggler beat the count back into the ring, and Rollins beats it as well.
Match continues for the Tag Team Gold.
Ziggler looking for another one of those DDTs.
Rollins turning into a falcon arrow.
Here's the cover by Seth for the championship.
[Renee] I thought that was it.
[Corey] We almost had new RAW Tag Team Champions.
Seth Rollins is sneaky strong, and that was a great example of it there.
[Renee] Seth Rollins was beside himself that that wasn't the end.
[Cole] Take another look at this.
Pound for pound, one of the strongest men in WWE.
Seth Rollins hoisting Dolph Ziggler up and driving The Showoff down spine first.
We nearly had new champs, but Ziggler refused to relent.
This has been an incredible match for the RAW Tag Team Championship.
[Corey] Highly competitive on both sides. Rollins looking to Burn It Down.
[Cole] Kick right to the midsection.
-[Corey] Here it comes. -Position for the Stomp.
Ziggler rolled out of the way. Kick to the knee, and now Dolph Ziggler.
Went for the famous but Rollins…
-Buckle bomb! -[Cole] Into the corner.
-[Corey] To win the Tag Team Gold. -[Cole] McIntyre from out of nowhere.
Ambrose back into the mix.
[Corey] There's the flurry of rights and lefts from Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] There are bodies being tossed everywhere.
[Corey] Knee to the spine from Rollins.
[Cole] From behind, Ziggler rolling up Rollins.
Tried to grab the tights, Rollins reversed it, Kick-Out at two.
[Renee] Unbelievable.
[Cole] Zigzag by Dolph, cover, hook of the leg.
Shoulders down and a Kick-Out by Rollins.
What a sequence, what a sequence in this match.
[Corey] If I didn't just watch it, I would never believe it.
-[Renee] This is unreal. -[Cole] Absolutely incredible.
-[crowd chanting] This is awesome! -[Cole] Watch this.
[Corey] Rollins would nail McIntyre with a knee.
Ziggler and Rollins would trade pinfall attempts.
But would open the door for a Zigzag
that has brought Dolph so many victories.
Countless victories, but Rollins would not be one of them.
[Cole] Two of the best tag teams in the world today
going at it here tonight at Hell in a Cell. Drew legal.
The Scottish Terminator once again steps between the ropes.
Malicious intentions for the Kingslayer Here it comes.
[Corey] Going for the Claymore kick and the Zigzag.
But Drew ran into a Superkick. Roll up by Rollins to win the gold.
Mclntyre kicks out at two. Rollins caught him in the face.
Seth Rollins is gonna go up top.
Rollins with a frog splash to the spine.
-[Corey] Walk off. -[Cole] To win the gold here tonight.
McIntyre again. Are you kidding me?
-Are you kidding me? -[Renee] What is it gonna take?
[Cole] I don't think anybody has an answer.
Rollins, Ambrose, McIntyre, Ziggler, all four men giving it their absolute all.
And then some, including this.
Look at the height that Seth Rollins accomplishes.
[Cole] And watch the impact.
[Corey] Outrageous impact right on the small of McIntyre's back.
-[Renee] Insane execution. -[Cole] How did McIntyre Kick-Out?
[Corey] Drew is performing on an otherworldly level right now.
The same can be said for the three other competitors.
No one has an answer to solve the other team.
Ambrose once again tagged in legal.
[Cole] A double team now by Ambrose and Rollins.
[Renee] Scratching claw for new ideas.
[Cole] Dean and Seth reaching pretty deep into their bag of tricks
in hopes of knocking off the Scottish Terminator.
Here comes Ziggler.
-[Corey] Dolph Ziggler into the mix. -[Cole] Rollins taken off the top rope.
-Seth through the second rope. -[Corey] There goes Seth.
-[Cole] Nobody home and Rollins hit hard. -[Corey] Oh, no! Splat.
[Cole] Meanwhile, McIntyre able to knock Ambrose off the rope.
Now Drew McIntyre came off the top rope
and took out Ambrose and a kip-up by the big man.
[Renee] What an unbelievable athlete Drew McIntyre is.
[Cole] So tall, so strong.
Was able to connect with a clothesline even though Ambrose did his best to avoid.
[Renee] The velocity off that top rope.
[Cole] Tag for Dolph Ziggler and now Dolph is gonna go up top.
[Corey] Tandem offense from the Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Look at Ambrose still fighting back.
Incredible guts by Ambrose.
Knuckles right to the eyebrow of McIntyre. Looking for Dirty Deeds.
Tag.
-[Corey] Rollins is legal, I believe. -[Cole] I believe you're right.
Ambrose just bulldozed Drew out of the ring.
Seth Rollins meeting Ziggler.
Superplex.
Roll through.
-[Cole] Kick. Claymore kick. -[Corey] Claymore.
[Cole] A Claymore kick by McIntyre. Dolph fell under the cover.
[Corey] Wow.
-[Cole] And Ziggler and McIntyre, win! -[JoJo] Here are your winners
and still the RAW Tag Team champions,
Dolph Ziggler and Drew McIntyre.
[Cole] What an incredible match.
[Renee] I cannot believe what I just witnessed.
[Cole] I can't believe the way the match ended.
[Corey] That was just an unbelievable Tag Team match-up.
That could have redefined the Tag Team Division.
[Renee] Well, that's one up for the Dogs of War tonight.
[Cole] And what happened in all that is what we forgot
was the fact that Dolph was still the legal man.
That's what's important to point out here. Dolph was still the legal man.
That's why Rollins went to Ziggler.
And on the superplex, McIntyre from out of nowhere with a Claymore kick.
Ziggler just fell into the cover.
-And Ziggler and Drew retain. -[bell rings]
[Corey] Right place, right time.
But McIntyre and Ziggler are still your RAW Tag Team Champions.
[Renee] Dolph Ziggler being carried out,
hoisted over the shoulders of Drew McIntyre.
[Corey] A heartbreaker for Rollins and Ambrose.
But if you want to change the game,
you're looking at the two men who are happy to do it.
What do you want?
[wild cheering]
I think you and I need to have a talk.
You may not think the cell will change you, but it will.
When you are locked inside the Hell in a Cell, your life…
is going to change.
But no matter how chaotic it gets in there,
I need you to respect my authority.
All you need to do is count to three, then give me my Universal Championship.
You do your job, and I'll do mine.
Because I promise you, you don't want a monster problem.
Good talk.
[breathing heavily]
[Corey] AJ Styles has returned an incredible amount.
Considering the targeting of his wife and daughter by Samoa Joe for weeks.
But tonight, Styles must focus on his defense of the WWE Championship.
Will AJ Styles be able to withstand
the ever-evolving and despicable mind games of Samoa Joe?
Gather round, everyone, and quiet down.
I'm going to read you a bedtime story.
Tonight, I have just the tale to send you off to dreamland.
It has a hero and a villain.
But don't worry, this one has a happy ending.
It's called
[breathes deeply]
Night Night AJ by Samoa Joe.
"There once was a man who lived in a house.
A house that he built for his kids and his spouse.
He defended his house against one, against all.
He started to believe he was ten feet tall."
[Styles] SmackDown LIVE is
the house that AJ Styles built.
"His head in the clouds, so high above all,
he'd forgotten his family.
Not even a call.
Until from the west, a man had appeared.
A submission machine all warriors revealed."
-[Corey] What the hell is happening? -[Cole] It was an ambush.
[Corey] Samoa Joe trying to put the WWE Champion to sleep.
[Cole] Styles is out cold.
[Joe] "In the midst of his journey, he heard haunting cries.
He learned of the house of broken promises and lies.
The child, she was frightened.
The wife was distraught.
They hoped and they prayed a humbling lesson would be taught.
The situation was horrible, terribly bad.
The warrior had a solution.
Become their…
new dad.
Hey, Wendy, I made you a promise.
Daddy was coming home.
It looks like he's not, but I'll be your new daddy.
"The arrogant fool from the house he'd expelled
with battle lines drawn at Hell in a Cell.
To emerge victorious, it would not take much.
A snatch and a grab and a Coquina Clutch."
[unclear shouting]
[Joe] "The lights they were dimming, his ego no more.
The arrogant fool asleep on the floor.
A new champion stood as man of the house.
And the 10-foot tall man
was now small as a mouse.
The hero had conquered and saved the day.
Good night, Wendy and little Annie,
and night-night, AJ.
[breathes deeply]
The end.
["Destroyer" playing]
[Tom] Appalling, shocking, disgusting.
That is what the campaign of psychological warfare from Samoa Joe has been like,
targeting the WWE Champion and Styles' wife and young daughter.
[Corey] A lot of people have known Samoa Joe for many, many years,
and nobody ever thought he was capable of sinking to such unforeseen depths.
But the fact is, all of the movements have been calculated.
This is all, as you said, Tom, psychological warfare.
Samoa Joe is obsessed with becoming WWE Champion,
and will stop at absolutely nothing to get there.
[Saxton] It just baffles me how this man is able to sleep well at night,
how Samoa Joe is able to look at himself in the mirror
and know that he has done everything possible
to disrupt the fabric of another man's family.
[Corey] Samoa Joe looks at it all as collateral damage, Byron.
And that's disturbing.
["Phenomenal" playing]
[explosion]
[Tom] Today marks the 313th day
of AJ Styles' WWE Championship reign.
It is the 11th longest WWE title reign in history.
However, this is a man who believes he is not only champion,
he is a hero to the WWE Universe.
And you saw AJ Styles' gloves.
AJ is a part of the Connors Cure campaign
to help raise funds for pediatric cancer awareness.
You can bid on AJ's gloves right now at wweauction.com.
100% of the net proceeds go to Connors Cure to fight pediatric cancer.
[Corey] There is no question, there is a lot of thoughts,
a lot of emotions flowing through the mind of AJ Styles.
The question is, can AJ keep his temperament in check?
Can AJ Styles truly be what he says that he is?
And that is phenomenal.
[Saxton] Considering the house that AJ Styles built,
all that AJ has accomplished as WWE Champion, Corey,
it's been completely overshadowed by what Samoa Joe has done the last few months.
[Corey] Samoa Joe has set his eyes on the prize,
and that is what's around the waist of AJ Styles.
Joe will stop at nothing to get what he wants,
even if it means destroying the psyche of AJ Styles.
We saw earlier tonight in the Charlotte/Becky Lynch match,
Charlotte's emotions got to be too much, and Becky took her championship.
That could very well happen tonight.
The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the WWE Championship!
Introducing the challenger, from Huntington Beach, California,
weighing in at 282 pounds,
Samoa Joe!
[Corey] Samoa Joe is definitely in AJ Styles' head.
And his opponent, from Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
he is the WWE Champion,
"The Phenomenal"
AJ Styles!
[Saxton] And Graves, to the point that you just made,
Samoa Joe picking up right where he left off
at the first encounter between these two for the title at SummerSlam.
[Corey] Samoa Joe came dangerously close to becoming WWE Champion in Brooklyn.
He knows he's capable of it. Now Joe just needs to finish the job.
[crowd chanting] AJ Styles!
[Corey] And that is what it's all about.
The richest prize in the game, the WWE Championship.
[Saxton] Not only that, Corey, it is also about protecting his family.
[Corey] Styles coming in hot here to start off this match.
Attacking Samoa Joe, much like we saw at SummerSlam between these two.
[Corey] And I agree with you, Byron, but that's in AJ's mind.
To Samoa Joe, it is only about the WWE Championship.
That's the difference here.
[Saxton] And now Joe and Styles locked up here in the corner,
and Joe trying to quell the early storm, the emotional storm from AJ Styles.
[Corey] Headbutts, and shoulders.
And now the heavy jabs from Samoa Joe on the chin of the champion.
[Tom] And now isolated here in the corner.
And AJ Styles caught with a kick right to the chest.
[Saxton] AJ said earlier on tonight, he's laser-focused coming into this match,
but we're seeing that same kind of focus from Samoa Joe.
[Tom] As Styles said tonight, the talking stops,
and the fight has begun in a big way.
[Corey] A thunderous Knife Edge Chop from the challenger.
Drop kick from Styles, the champion.
AJ began this match like he was shot out of a cannon.
A couple hundred miles an hour.
Can he continue the onslaught on the challenger?
Will Joe be able to get back in this?
Thus far, AJ Styles has not removed his eyes from the target.
[Saxton] Styles to the apron, knee right to the side of the face.
[Corey] Joe might be out.
[Tom] Remember, champion's advantage here in this match-up goes to AJ Styles.
[Corey] AJ got every bit of the knee, landed right on the temple of Samoa Joe.
[Tom] Title can only change hands by pinfall or submission inside the ring.
Styles, look at this again.
[Corey] Great athleticism, great precision.
AJ connected with a knee to the challenger. Samoa Joe is rocked.
[Saxton] You can just feel the disgust that AJ Styles has for Samoa Joe.
[Corey] Well, it's understandable.
AJ has nothing but disdain for Samoa Joe. You can't question AJ's motives.
Joe has gone after AJ's family. It's fully understandable.
Whether or not AJ will be able to retain is the question.
[Saxton] Now Styles on the move inside the ring. Shot right to the face.
And Joe into our announce desk.
And Joe might be out here after this series from AJ Styles.
[Corey] I saw with my own eyes both of AJ 's boots
connected right in Samoa Joe's chin.
[Saxton] As for as talented as Samoa Joe is,
his hope was the mind games would throw off AJ Styles.
Not incite the WWE Champion.
[Tom] Luckily, Samoa Joe's skull is about an inch thick
to be able to withstand the double boots.
[Corey] Styles thinking about a phenomenal forearm.
[Saxton] Wants to end it early.
Going up top. And Joe wisely rolls out of the ring.
[Corey] You have to imagine Samoa Joe was expecting this.
To this point, Joe knew AJ was going to come out of here. Like this.
[Saxton] But will Samoa Joe live to regret inciting AJ Styles to this point?
[Tom] And caught in midair. Point of the boat right to the midsection.
[Corey] I think he caught AJ in the knee actually.
Joe was waiting for AJ.
[Tom] You're right. Look at AJ grabbing at his hamstring.
-[Saxton] Oh, man. -[Corey] Run over by Joe.
[Tom] And now Joe trying to toss the champion around.
Into the steel.
I think you're seeing why AJ Styles was the aggressor to start this match.
Because he's well aware of what Samoa Joe is capable of.
[Saxton] Joe weathered the early storm, laid a trap, and AJ fell right into it.
-This is how cerebral Joe is. -For the title here, AJ kicks out at one.
[Corey] Aside from being ruthless and vicious,
Samoa Joe is one of the most intelligent fighters
you will ever see inside of a ring.
[Tom] And now watch this. Into the stare.
The knees connecting. Styles feeling the pain from the steel.
Just like that, Samoa Joe has completely changed the complexion of this match.
[Corey] Joe just turned Styles inside out with a knife-edge chop.
Heavy duty blows.
Joe now able to move at his pace.
Styles still trying to fight back.
Joe might be a little rocked.
You always know when you have Samoa Joe,
when you have AJ Styles in the same ring at the same time.
[Corey] Oh, man! How quick is Samoa Joe?
Sweeping the legs right out from under the champion.
Stopping the little bit of momentum AJ had started to build.
[Tom] I want to mention how physical these bouts are.
-[Corey] Watch this. -Case in point.
[Corey] That is sudden.
A man the size of Samoa Joe should not move that fast
for all intents and purposes. But we just saw it.
Now Joe just looking to kick the features off AJ's face.
[Styles screaming]
[referee] One! Two! Come on, that's enough, Joe.
-Get him out of that corner. -[Tom] 282 pounds.
[Corey] Wait a minute, wait a minute.
[Saxton] ]And the knee across the face of Styles.
Samoa Joe has found a way. He has grounded the WWE Champion.
High impact match-up.
[Corey] Joe knew AJ was going to be overly emotional tonight.
That was no secret.
Joe just took what AJ dished out and now the tides have turned.
AJ has run out of gas.
[Saxton] Headbutt right on the chin there from AJ Styles.
Trying to create a little breathing room between he and the challenger.
Credit Styles who keeps on swinging and keeps on fighting,
which has been the MO of the WWE Champion.
[Corey] Ooh, a kick right to the knee of Samoa Joe.
[Tom] Styles slightly hobbled after the attack.
Oh, the left leg and now lighting up the hamstring of Joe.
Forearm shots as the question was posed on the kickoff show.
Does AJ Styles defend the title or does he defend his family's honor?
Which is more important to Styles here tonight at Hell in a Cell?
[Tom] Styles has shown, at least in the past, he's able to--
-[Corey] Wait a minute. -Enzuigiri side to the face.
[Corey] The frightening quick strike ability of Samoa Joe.
[Saxton] Styles crumples along the ropes.
-[Tom] Samoa Joe-- -[Corey] What a thud.
[Saxton] Absolutely sickening.
[Tom] The champion blasting outside the ring.
Samoa Joe, Styles bounced off our announce desk.
The look of pure malevolence on the face of Samoa Joe.
[Saxton] Watch the incredible impact, bam!
No room for anywhere for AJ Styles to go.
[Corey] Like getting hit by a tanker truck.
Samoa Joe almost taking a moment to admire the damage that was done,
only to continue the assault.
[Saxton] Samoa Joe rolling Styles back inside the ring.
Count of four here from the official.
Samoa Joe rolls inside to win the WWE Championship and a Kick-Out.
Once again, watch this. Samoa Joe,
282 pounds, just blasting AJ Styles.
[Corey] Styles' rib cage bounced off of our table here,
and now see Samoa Joe just twisting at the neck of AJ Styles.
Could take the champ's head clean off his shoulders.
[Tom] These two have exchanged some incredible shots
that would put lesser men down,
but Styles continues to hang around here in this match.
[Corey] You see almost a euphoric smirk on the face of Samoa Joe,
enjoying dismantling the champion.
[Saxton] Now Styles again trying to battle his way back up to his feet here.
Shot to the midsection of Samoa Joe, wincing in pain. Shot to the ribs.
Joe on wobbly legs here. Here comes Styles.
Just obliterated by Joe.
[Corey] There was nothing fancy, nothing pretty about that.
[Tom] Scrambles for the cover, to win the title
and a Kick-Out by AJ
[Corey] Samoa Joe just barreled through the WWE Champion. Watch this impact.
[Saxton] Like a freight train.
And now look at Samoa Joe right back on the WWE Champion.
[Corey] Joe using his weight advantage, all of his weight leaning down on Styles.
This is exhausting for the Champion. It's hard to breathe.
AJ in a lot of trouble right now.
[Tom] Take another look at this nasty collision.
[Corey] Samoa Joe just launching himself into AJ Styles,
turning the champion inside out.
And the challenger is in great condition right now.
-How smart is this by AJ Styles? -Desperate, not necessarily intelligence.
It's the only way Styles is getting out of there.
[Saxton] Right now, if you're Styles, find a way to survive.
Find a way to give yourself a chance.
Samoa Joe looking to find a way to inflict even more punishment on the champion.
[Corey] Trust me, Joe suffers from no lack of dangerous intentions and ideas.
[Saxton] Both men, precarious position here.
Big headbutts by Samoa Joe.
Now Joe's got a hold of AJ Styles. Both men are on the second rope.
[Corey] A highly hazardous predicament for AJ Styles could be on the horizon.
[Tom] Samoa Joe trying to pry AJ Styles off of the perch.
Styles able to slip through.
Face first into the top turnbuckle down goes Joe.
[Corey] Joe got a little bit too comfortable on the top rope,
wasted a little bit of time.
And Samoa Joe, of all people, should know,
when you're in the ring with AJ Styles, you cannot make that mistake.
[Tom] Styles created an all-important opening for himself.
Now what can AJ Styles do with it?
[crowd chanting] Let's go, AJ!
[Corey] AJ's eyes are glazed over.
I don't even think the champion knows where he's at right now.
Styles has endured so much punishment to this point.
And again, Styles had to know that.
Styles had to know coming into this match, it was going to be physical.
It was going to be a battle.
[Tom] And now lighting up every part of Samoa Joe here is AJ Styles.
Suspending Backfist sends Joe reeling. Styles crashing down to the corner.
Snapmare putting Joe on the canvas. Styles is starting to roll.
Flies in with a forearm. Can he put away Joe?
Cover by Styles and a Kick-Out.
[Corey] Does AJ have enough left in the tank to capitalize?
He has the challenger rocked.
But Styles himself has endured so much agony to this point.
[Saxton] Joe shrugs the champion off.
Elbow right on the point of the jaw. From the second rope.
[Tom] Reverse DDT!
-[Corey] On the back of Joe's head. -Hook to the leg. Kick-Out by Joe.
Samoa Joe got spiked.
But it was not enough to keep the challenger down for three.
How deep into this match does AJ start questioning himself?
What did I get myself into? Do I have the answer to solve Samoa Joe?
[Corey] I think because of all the pride and emotion involved with AJ Styles,
it's more so, I'm going to keep digging deeper into my playbook.
I'm gonna keep pulling out more moves. More ways to attack.
-Using the middle rope. -[Corey] Knees up just in time.
[Tom] Nobody home of the Moonsault. Now Samoa Joe. Here we go.
-Powerbomb by Joe. -[Corey] New champion.
-Cover here on Styles and a Kick-Out. -[Corey] Oh, No.
Ah, seamless transition. How fluid is Samoa Joe?
Look at the agony on the face of the champion.
-Look at the position of Styles' back. -[Saxton] Now turns it around.
Turns it around into an STF. Has a hold of the champion here.
Center of the ring
[Corey] What was that you said, Byron? About emotion?
About pride? Pride's one of the seven deadly sins for a reason.
[Saxton] Now prides back on the left arm of AJ Styles.
Hands right across the eyes of the WWE Champion.
[Corey] Styles cannot see a thing.
Probably has no feeling left in his shoulder right now.
Joe just cranking at the champion. Instinct, Styles still reaching.
[Saxton] And gets his foot to the bottom rope. Breaks up the submission.
[Corey] Samoa Joe, such a dangerous technician.
Absolutely lethal.
From one step to the next to the next. Just dismantling AJ Styles.
Samoa Joe is a superstar who came into this fight
with a game plan and has executed to perfection.
Sure, there have been a few hiccups.
But Joe just keeps powering forward with a goal of calling himself WWE Champion.
[Saxton] Samoa Joe may be inching closer and closer to that goal, Corey.
[Corey] Lethal headbutts from the challenger.
[referee] …five-count, Joe. Come on.
[Corey] Oh, my goodness. Styles has got to be exhausted.
-[Saxton] Forearms smashed by Samoa Joe. -[Corey] Exhausted and hurting.
[Saxton] Controlling every aspect of this match right now.
[Corey] Look at this.
Styles barely able to stay on his own two feet.
[Saxton] Able to sidestep Samoa Joe there for a moment. Buys himself a little time.
Oh!
[Corey] Styles is just throwing haymakers, whatever he can connect with.
[Saxton] Oh, wait a minute, Joe caught him in the throat,
but Styles fighting through.
Styles get him up and away. Up on the shoulders of Styles.
-[Corey] You got to be kidding me. -[Saxton] AJ Styles has got Joe up.
Incredible strength by the champion.
-Oh, my God. -[Corey] Cover.
[Saxton] And a Kick-Out by Samoa Joe.
[Corey] The champion reaching incredibly deep into his arsenal. A rack bomb.
I don't know how Styles had the energy or the power to hoist up Samoa Joe.
But regardless, it wasn't enough to win the match.
[Tom] Simply phenomenal from AJ Styles. This is unbelievable.
282 pounds up on his shoulder and then this. The rack bomb.
[Corey] Styles using Joe's own weight against him to create incredible impact.
But it wasn't enough.
I said it earlier, Styles, just whatever he can do is on the table.
Whatever he can do just to give himself a chance.
[Tom] Styles out on the apron trying to gather himself.
Has put so much into this match. So much into this rivalry. From the top.
[overlapping conversation]
…at two and a half.
[Saxton] How much did that take out of Styles?
[Corey] What does Styles have left in his playbook? Look at this.
This deep into a match to still possess this sort of athleticism is mind-blowing.
Styles connects off. Just enough with the 450 off the springboard.
But Samoa Joe still in the fight.
[Tom] And now Styles wants it.
Trying to close out Samoa Joe for good. Thought about the Styles Clash.
Joe counter. Face first into the turnbuckle. Samoa Joe.
A vicious clothesline. AJ is out. Cover for the title.
-And Styles is still alive. -[Corey] My goodness.
Samoa Joe reached from the depths of his soul
and put everything in his being behind that lariat
that still couldn't keep Styles down for three.
Take one more look at this. The impact is unholy. Wow.
Wow!
-Oh, my God. -Styles completely turned upside down.
That is just another level of nasty.
[Tom] Samoa Joe was half a second away from becoming WWE Champion.
[Corey] AJ is spent.
[Tom] Look at AJ. AJ's a mess at the hands of Samoa Joe.
Now Joe again hoisting AJ Styles up. Oh, my God.
[Corey] Joe's looking for a muscle buster. -Joe's got a hold of AJ Styles here.
-No, no, no. -Now Styles. Styles with a kick.
[Corey] No way. Styles was looking for the Styles Clash.
Joe still with too much left.
[Tom] Wait a minute. Trying to rip Samoa Joe out of the corner.
AJ Styles wants the calf crusher.
And again, another shot to the hamstring, back of the knee.
[Tom] Gosh.
[Corey] Cover him, Joe. You got this!
[Tom] Joe's had to survive these close sequences here from AJ Styles.
Couldn't capitalize. Now looking for a cover.
Hook to the leg here, and Styles finds a way out.
[Corey] I have to believe that if Samoa Joe were somehow,
as we listen to that one more time,
able to make the cover immediately, we've got a new champion right now.
[Tom] It sounded like a baseball bat connecting with a home run ball.
[Corey] Look at the face of Samoa Joe.
Samoa Joe loading it up.
The crazed eyes of Samoa Joe.
And the champion wanted another clothesline and a Pele kick.
And Joe, the only thing keeping him up are the ropes.
AJ Styles, where is he finding this from?
[Saxton] I don't know where it's coming from, but it's amazing to watch.
Styles, boom, forearm smash right to the face.
AJ Styles with an opportunity here, guys.
[Corey] Styles wants the Phenomenal Forearm.
-If this connects-- -[Tom] From the top.
[Corey] Coquina Clutch, Coquina Clutch is in.
[Tom] Can he break AJ Styles down to the canvas?
Styles trying to reach out for the ropes, trying to prevent Samoa Joe.
[Corey] Oh, no, Joe just muscling Styles back into the center of the ring.
AJ wants the ropes in the worst way. The Champ is fading.
And now Samoa Joe is down.
There's the cover, and Styles has beaten Samoa Joe.
[Greg] Here is your winner,
and still the WWE Champion,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.
[Corey] I mean, I think the camera angle show AJ Styles
rolled through the Coquina Clutch
and pinned Samoa Joe's shoulders to the mat.
-But Joe's claiming that AJ tapped out -[Corey] Samoa Joe's irate.
I think I saw that. Samoa Joe saying that Styles tapped out.
I think I saw that, Joe. I think I saw that.
[Tom] Joe is convinced he's won the WWE title.
The referee has ruled this in favor of Styles.
-[Saxton] Joe is livid. -[Corey] I mean, understandably so.
[crowd booing]
Joe, the shoulders were down.
[Saxton] Wait a minute, AJ dropping Joe.
[Corey] Guys, the look in the eyes of Samoa Joe,
that was not a man who was defeated just now.
Samoa Joe, whether we saw it or not,
Joe, in his mind, believes AJ Styles tapped out.
[Saxton] Regardless of what Samoa Joe believes, Corey,
it's the referee's decision that's vital
and the referee has ruled that AJ Styles pinned Samoa Joe
and thus has retained the WWE Championship.
[Corey] I understand that, Byron.
I'm not disagreeing with you, but we gotta take another look at this.
I mean, yes, the referee's decision's gonna stand,
but when you look into the eyes of Samoa Joe,
and he was right here at our table, that is not a man who was defeated.
[Saxton] And AJ Styles, he knows he's been through a fight.
-He can barely stand, but he's walking-- -Corey] All right, here we go.
Let's take one more look at this. The Coquina Clutch is in.
Styles appears to be. Now, here, this is what the camera showed.
AJ Styles had the shoulders of Samoa Joe down,
but from my vantage point on the other side,
and from Samoa Joe's own words,
we could've, do we get a different camera angle?
[Saxton] And again, the referee, his angle, his decision is final.
That is what he made his decision on. Joe is irate.
[Corey] You can see Joe, he's screaming for General Manager Paige.
Joe obviously not content with the outcome.
[Tom] I mean, all we have is what we saw.
Hold on, hold on.
[Corey] We have a different camera angle here.
Samoa Joe, Coquina Clutch locked in.
Styles rolls through. Watch the ref. One, two.
-Styles tapped. -[Saxton] Oh, my God.
[Corey] Samoa Joe is the WWE Champion right now, in my opinion.
[Saxton] But again, the official's position
was on the opposite side of where the tap happened.
[Corey] I understand, but the evidence is in the video.
We just saw it. Samoa Joe has got a legitimate gripe.
[song continues]
[Corey] There you see The Baddest Woman on the Planet
as she warms up in preparation for her first defense
of the RAW Women's Championship.
And she better be ready for The Goddess, still to come tonight.
[Saxton] Well, more tonight on this action at Hell in a Cell.
We check in with Charly Caruso.
Well, there is no shortage of personal rivalries here at Hell in a Cell.
And my next guests know this all too well. Please welcome The Miz and Maryse.
[applause]
Miz, Maryse, after weeks of antagonizing Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella,
you are finally stepping into the ring with them.
Antagonizing, Charly, really?
That's ridiculous. Just by being in our orbit,
Daniel and Brie have never been more relevant.
They should be thanking us.
In fact, I wouldn't put it past Brie Bella to insert herself into this whole mess
just for the free publicity for her own personal brand.
But Miz and Mrs.,
yeah, we're gonna turn that cheap stunt into a PR nightmare.
Brie Bella put her hands on my husband twice already
because she knows he will never, never hitt her back. But I can.
They don't call us the hardest-hitting couple in WWE for nothing.
-And that makes Daniel and Brie… -Irrelevant losers.
-You're the best. -I know.
[Corey] What a must-see couple. Everything about that's wonderful.
[Tom] Well, tonight, mixed tag team action
with Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella battle The Miz and Maryse.
This is all about a long-standing rivalry,
which reunited in controversy at SummerSlam.
[Miz] The eight-year saga of The Miz and Daniel Bryan
has come to a satisfying conclusion. Nine beats.
Daniel Bryan, you are looking at
the hardest punch in the WWE.
Coward.
You can come out here and try to convince everybody
that you didn't cheat to win, but that's a lie.
[Cole] Watch Maryse.
She pulled something out of her jacket and handed it to The Miz.
It will not say "coward" in the record books.
What the record books will display is that The Miz defeated Daniel Bryan.
I told everyone that I would come out of retirement, and I did.
So trust me when I tell you
that I am going to expose you for what you really are.
Daniel, enough. You might as well want to change your name to Daniel Bella.
[Miz] They're more like The Sure Couple. Sure, I'll marry him.
Sure, I'll marry her. It's not like we can do any better.
This is a marriage of convenience,
although I'm not sure how convenient it is for Brie anymore
because Daniel wants to pick berries
and read books about saving the environment.
He's not holding up his end of the relationship.
For once in your life, shut up.
[Cole] Oh my gosh, it's Daniel Bryan's wife, Brie Bella.
[Brie] Miz and Maryse are always running their mouths.
[Miz] They are nothing but a couple of cowards.
[Brie] It felt so good to punch Miz in the face.
[commentator] Brie has been by Daniel's side through this whole thing.
[Cole] Daniel and Brie just took out the It Couple.
[Bryan] I actually just talked to General Manager Page
and at Hell in a Cell,
it's going to be a Mixed Tag Match
with the two of you against the two of us.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes!
Just when I thought that Daniel couldn't be less of a man,
now he has Brie Bella fighting his battles for him.
[commentator] Brie Bella and Maryse face each other in singles competition.
[Cole] Maryse creating separation between her and Brie.
And again, climbs out of the ring.
Oh, and what a kick by Maryse.
[Miz] But it's another thing when you have such little regard to your own family
that you're going to have Brie damage her own body.
[Cole] Brian's punching The Miz in the face. Oh, my God.
Daniel inadvertently thrown into Brie.
[Saxton] Daniel Bryan can't believe what he just did.
[Miz] They don't call us the hardest hitting couple in WWE for nothing.
You, Daniel Bryan, disgust me.
But you dragged Brie into this and at Hell in a Cell,
We will be responsible for what happens,
but it'll be your fault.
["Pourquoi?" playing]
[Corey] One half of the hardest hitting couple in WWE.
the mother of the century, reality star--
My God, I could go on for days. In fact, I might.
[Saxton] Please don't. Please don't.
["I came to play" playing
-[bell rings] -[Greg] The following contest
is a Mixed Tag Team Match scheduled for one fall.
First, making their way to the ring,
Maryse and The Miz.
[Corey] What you are looking at, and what the kids say, is #goals.
Couples goals, life goals, squad goals.
Everything about The Miz and Maryse is fantastic.
[Tom] What you're looking at is an embarrassment.
I mean, two people who are trying to tarnish a marriage.
Two people who are trying to make a mockery of Daniel Bryan
-and Brie Bella, -Wanna take a moment to let you know
that the Marine 6: Close Quarters is available on digital and Blu-ray
starting November 13th, starring WWE Hall of Famer Shawn Michaels,
the new SmackDown Women's Champion, Becky Lynch, and of course, The Miz.
[Corey] Of course, The Miz.
The Miz's face should just be the only one on the cover.
It'd sell a lot more.
[Saxton] It is his fourth appearance in the franchise,and Graves, to your point,
You are right. Squad goals for sure with the It Couple.
["Beautiful Life" playing]
[Saxton Brie Bella has said a wife can't sit back and take all the trash
that has been spoken by Maryse
and thrown at her husband, Daniel Bryan.
["Flight of the Valkyries" playing]
[crowd chanting] Yes!
[Greg] And their opponents, Brie Bella
and Daniel Bryan.
[Saxton] Any person with dreams needs a partner in life with vision.
Brie Bella was the one who preached to Daniel Bryan to fight for his dreams,
driving him to get medically cleared to return
to in-ring competition after three years away.
[Corey] I have it on good authority.
Brie Bella just wanted Daniel Bryan out of the house.
-She was tired of dealing with him. -Nobody believes that nonsense, Corey.
You want squad goals? You want something to aspire to be?
-This is what you should aspire to be. -What? A vegan hippie?
[Tom] No, a loving couple that has each other's backs through thick and thin.
[Saxton] Tonight, Daniel and Brie stand side by side as husband and wife
to combat a team they've called A Couple Of Cowards.
[Tom] That's pretty spot on.
[Corey] Daniel Bryan and Brie are in no position to throw stones.
We heard The Miz talk about how they're the Sure Couple.
Sure, I'll marry you. Sure, I'll deal with you.
Sure, you can live at my house. Sure, we can eat non-GMO food together.
[Tom] And it looks like, guys, Brie wants to start this match.
Remember the rules of mixed tag team action. The women must face the women.
The men must face the men.
So it'll be Brie and Maryse to start off this match-up here at Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] How inspiring is it that Maryse-- Of course, of course.
[Tom] That was profoundly inspiring, Graves.
-It's like SmackDown all over again. -[Corey] Psychological tactic. It's great.
[Tom] It's called dodging and evading.
[Saxton] But Maryse has tagged her husband, The Miz,
so that means Daniel Bryan must now enter the match to face Miz.
[Corey] Do you guys remember at SummerSlam when The Miz beat Daniel Bryan?
[Tom] Or was it brass knuckles it looked like?
[Corey] I don't remember the actual details.
-I just look in the record books. -[Tom] Selective memory.
[Saxton] And Daniel Bryan's been dying to get his hands on The Miz
-ever since that SummerSlam-- -[Corey] Oh! That is teamwork.
-How clever. -[Tom] That was cheap is what it was.
[Saxton] And Maryse provided the distraction,
and The Miz takes advantage.
I mean, think of all the obstacles that Miz
has put in the way of Daniel Bryan over the years
just so that Daniel Bryan cannot actually get to Miz.
[Corey] It's all about image for Miz.
And I know deep down inside,
I think The Miz knows he's threatened by Daniel Bryan.
That's why he tried to create all these boundaries.
[Tom] Hardest punch in WWE.
Some believe the pre-bell actually is the hardest punch in WWE.
-[Corey] No one believes that, Phillip. -[Tom] Miz found out first hand.
[Tom] Daniel Bryan able to evade on the run here. Miz misses wildly.
Daniel Bryan dropping the A-lister.
[Corey] How much do they pay you to spew this Bryan and Bella propaganda, Phillips?
[Saxton] You're the one that talks about propaganda.
[Tom] Found it pretty entertaining when Brie punched Miz in the face,
actually, a couple weeks ago.
[Corey] That's the money maker.
Daniel Bryan, The Miz has got to make a living, not in the face.
[Saxton] Oh, poor thing.
[Tom] And now Daniel Bryan sending Miz and a boot there.
Creates a little space.
And now Daniel Bryan trying to wrestle Miz down to the canvas for the Yes Lock.
-And there goes Miz. -And now Miz will run away.
[Corey] Miz is strategizing for the record.
See? Miz even pointed to himself
because he's the smartest competitor in the ring right now.
[overlapping conversations]
[Tom] Wait a minute.
Well, he's not legal in the match anymore. Brie Bella and Maryse are.
[Corey] Round two.
[Tom] And the official declaring that was a tag, so Miz is now legal.
-This is getting ridiculous. -As is Daniel Bryan.
We got tied to pose.
Maryse has tied the pose, but she can't fight.
Unreal.
[Corey] That is spectacular.
[Tom] Think about how frustrated Brie Bella was, Byron,
past week on SmackDown LIVE from The Main Event against Maryse.
-Maryse just kept running out of the ring. -[Corey] Look at how frustrating it is
to wake up next to Daniel Bryan every morning.
A guy who is unkempt, ungroomed. That's got to be frustrating.
[Saxton] Who cares how he looks, Corey?
Who cares what he likes to do in his private time?
Daniel Bryan is a heck of a competitor. And so is Brie Bella.
[Tom] Oh, wait a minute. Oh, and the Dragon Screw to the knee.
And Miz is in trouble here. Daniel Bryan zeroing in on The Miz.
Eight years of frustration, incredible rivalry here in WWE.
And Daniel Bryan-- Oh, man.
wants a modicum of retaliation here tonight.
[Corey] What exactly is it that Daniel Bryan wants to retaliate for?
Because Miz and Mrs. have a better reality show
that's more successful than the Bella's. Is that what this is about?
[Saxton] It's more than that, Corey.
[Corey] But you do admit it's partially about that, Byron.
-No, this has been about Miz -Wait a minute.
[Saxton] It's been about Miz tarnishing the name of Daniel Bryan,
tarnishing the reputation. Everything Bryan's worked for.
[Tom] Miz and Miz is not any more successful than Total Bellas, I might add.
[Corey] Says who?
[Tom] Question is and maybe it's successful without each other.
[Corey] Daniel Bryan and Brie? I'm sure Brie would do just fine on the market.
-Bryan, I don't know about. -[Tom] Oh, my God.
Now Miz onto the top.
Oh! A nasty fall here. Miz all tangled up there in the turnbuckle.
Daniel Bryan's got Miz right where he wants him here
-in this Mixed Tag Team Match. -[Corey] This is completely unfair.
Daniel Bryan needs to get The Miz out of that predicament.
[Tom] Oh, he will. He's on his way towards doing so. Don't worry.
[Tom] From the top rope, and there goes Miz.
Sent for a ride by Daniel Bryan.
[Corey] Daniel Bryan is feeling the moment.
[crowd chanting] Yes!
[Tom] This could be it, looking for the running knee. Miz able to avoid it.
Wants to cover, shoulders down. Oh, this is it,
could be looking for the Yes Lock. Trouble for the A-Lister.
Big trouble, oh and there is Maryse to break up the submission.
[Corey] That is love, that is love in its purest form.
-And Brie trying to run down Maryse. -[Corey] Maryse is like a gazelle.
-She can't be caught. -[Tom] "Like a gazelle?"
And Maryse out of the ring.
And the official trying to get control here of Brie Bella.
-[Corey] Look at this. -Maryse was running for her life.
[Corey] From behind, here we go.
[Tom] Trying to set up the Skull Crushing Finale.
Daniel Bryan, the cover, and a Kick-Out by Miz.
Oh, what an uppercut.
A moment of interference from Maryse.
-Daniel able to weather it. -[Corey] Classless.
Daniel Bryan stealing The Miz's world-famous--
It can't start. Don't start.
[Saxton] This is actually pretty fun to watch
-[Corey] Yes, it is! -[Saxton] Not that part.
Daniel crashed and burned.
[Cole] See how emotional Brie Bella is.
[Corey] She's mad she's gonna end up with the loser's share
of the paycheck tonight
if her husband doesn't straighten things out.
[Tom] Into the top turnbuckle, a rough landing for Daniel Bryan,
and now Miz has an opportunity.
[Saxton] Obviously concerned about the health of Daniel Bryan.
The health of her husband.
[Corey] I think Brie's concerned that she gets a sizable alimony
if this match doesn't go their way.
[Tom] Are you kidding me?
[Corey] Look at her glaring.
[Tom] Miz making Brie Bella watch, taunting Daniel Bryan's wife.
This is how low The Miz scoops.
The WWE Universe trying to help Daniel Bryan rally here in this match-up.
Brie Bella walks in, wants to get her hands on Maryse.
[Corey] Great counter by The Miz.
[Tom] Backbreaker, neckbreaker from The Miz.
Can this put away this match-up?
The Miz can't put away Bryan.
[Corey] Miz doesn't look too concerned. I mean…
He knows he defeated Daniel Bryan at SummerSlam.
Why not do it again? It's just a matter of time.
[Saxton] He knows he cheated to defeat Daniel at SummerSlam.
Maybe he can find a way again tonight.
Call like it is.
[Corey] Miz is gonna get to defeat Daniel Bryan in front of Maryse again.
And this time, in front of Brie.
It's really romantic if you think about it.
[Tom] A Hallmark Story, right?
And again, right in the face of Brie Bella.
The Miz bearing the shoulder right into the ribs of Daniel Bryan.
[Corey] Oh, here they come! I've been waiting for these all night.
[Tom] They're the stolen Yes Kicks from Daniel Bryan.
[Corey] These are the It Kicks made famous by The Miz himself.
Trying to rub it all on the face of Brie Bella.
How do you know Miz isn't doing it to impress his wife?
[Saxton] Because he's staring at Brie Bella.
Are you not watching the monitor?
[Corey] This is great psychology by Miz.
I really wish you wouldn't speculate.
[Saxton] I'm not speculating.
[Corey] This has to be humiliating for Bryan.
[Saxton] I'm reacting to what I am seeing right now.
[Tom] Miz trying to rip Daniel Bryan off the top turnbuckle here.
Daniel Bryan fighting back.
[Corey] To the ribs of The Miz.
[Saxton] A curious position for The Miz and Daniel Bryan here.
-Bryan getting the edge. -[Tom] And a big head block.
Daniel Bryan building momentum.
Up on the top turnbuckle.
[Corey] Bryan trying to psych himself up.
[Saxton] Bryan going for it all.
[Tom] Oh, and missed with the diving headbutt.
And that could be catastrophic
for Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella in this match.
[Corey] They say go big or go home, but after Daniel Bryan loses his match,
the last place he's gonna wanna go is home to breathe.
Look at this. Soaring through the skies.
Nobody home. The Miz with an escape.
It would make Steve McQueen jealous.
[Saxton] Brie trying to urge her husband.
Trying to urge Daniel Bryan to their corner to make the tag.
[Tom] Daniel Bryan trying to reach out here.
Brie just trying to reach out to tag her husband
in this mixed tag team match.
And Miz, again, preventing the tag.
You guys notice Brie's arms automatically got shorter
when Bryan reached for the tag?
-It's like Saxton paying for dinner. -[Tom] That was funny.
Oh, man.
And Miz. Miz takes a tumble out to the floor
and Daniel Bryan's got an opportunity.
Bryan has the clear path to make the tag to Brie Bella.
[Tom] Maryse is trying to get Miz back into the ring.
-She knows what's about to happen. -[Corey] Oh, no.
-[Tom] Maryse must enter this match. -[Saxton] Come on, Maryse.
Get her in.
Get her in!
[Corey] Wow.
-That is-- Oh, no. -[Saxton] Wow is right.
[Tom] A bryonic punch here in Hell in a Cell.
[Saxton] I love it.
[all] Oh!
[Tom] Brie got to Maryse.
Oh! Look, Brie--
[Saxton laughs]
[Saxton] Go ham, Brie!
[Tom] She's mashing Maryse into our desk.
And there goes Miz.
Daniel Bryan up on the apron.
Brie directing traffic.
And a knee to the side of the face.
[audience] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Saxton] Brie Bella now free to do-- Oh.
[Tom] Into the barricade.
Remember, Brie and Maryse
are the two legal competitors in this match.
[Saxton] All match long,
Maryse has been trying to hide,
trying to run from Brie Bella.
Now, no way for Maryse to go.
[Corey] Maryse gave birth five months ago.
-This is not fair. -[Saxton] She was cleared for competition.
[Tom] From the second rope and the dropkick right on point.
Brie Bella, can she close out this match for the Yes Couple?
Cover, and Miz breaks it up.
[Tom] Oh, Daniel Bryan.
Daniel Bryan going right after The Miz.
[Saxton] Bryan making The Miz pay.
[Corey] This is no longer a wrestling match.
It's a downright fight.
[Saxton] So what if it is?
Nobody touches my wife!
Do you understand that?
[Corey] Somebody needs to control this. Do your job, ref.
[Saxton] I like the looks of this.
[Corey] Maryse and Brie are still the legal competitors.
All four in the ring.
Oh, this is just classless.
[Saxton] Here's how it's done, Corey.
[Tom] The Yes Kicks from husband and wife.
Oh, and Maryse and Miz both escape together.
[Corey] Very heartwarming and smart.
You got to be kidding me.
[Tom] Brie Bella not gonna let it happen,
neither will Daniel Bryan.
Miz and Maryse not gonna be able to walk away from this fight.
[Saxton] Yeah. They tried to.
Daniel Bryan and Brie Bella with other plans.
[Corey] I don't understand why they need to take out their marital discord
on Miz and Maryse. -[Saxton] There's no marital discord.
It's going after The Miz and Maryse for everything they have done.
[Corey] Bryan and Maryse could've been disqualified.
[Tom] For what? And the knee right there to Maryse,
and Daniel Bryan trying to run interference with Miz.
-Oh! -[Corey] Whoops.
[Tom] Wait a minute, now looking for the cover.
-Could this put it away? -[Corey] What an escape.
-What a technician. -[Tom] Cover!
-[bell dings] -[Corey] Magnificient!
[Tom] Maryse and Miz win.
True love prevails.
[Rome] Here are your winners, Maryse and The Miz.
[Corey] Wow, as if SummerSlam wasn't gratifying enough.
Courtesy of the A-listers, the hardest-hitting couple in WWE.
We get a sequel.
Yeah, I am elated right now.
[Saxton] How the hell did that happen?
[Corey] I'll tell you how.
Maryse is an underrated in-ring technician.
She's a two-time champion. She's an athlete.
She's the mother of the century.
She's half of the A-list couple.
Should I continue?
Byron, what's wrong? You look like somebody canceled Christmas.
[Saxton] Look, I'm shocked. I'm in disbelief right now.
[Tom] For all the frustrations that Brie Bella
has held Daniel Bryan through now,
Daniel Bryan is trying to do the same with Brie.
Brie is beside herself.
She took so much of this on herself to defend her husband.
[Corey] Brie is distraught because she is doubly embarrassed.
She's not quite the athlete that Maryse is,
and she realizes her husband is not quite as good as he is.
[Cole] Hell in a Cell is live tonight in San Antonio, home to the Alamo.
The symbol of the fight for Texas independence.
We are at the AT&T Center where we kicked off the night tonight
with our first Hell in a Cell match.
One of the most disturbing matches I have ever witnessed.
Randy Orton actually using a screwdriver against Jeff Hardy.
[Corey] It was vile. It was disturbing. It was disgusting.
The images will haunt many people's nightmares
for months to come.
[Corey] Let's take you to the end of this match-up.
Randy Orton on a table.
Jeff Hardy, high above, hanging from the top of the cell.
[Corey] Jeff Hardy would risk his own well-being to destroy The Viper.
And it did not pay off.
Jeff Hardy losing his grip at an inopportune time,
crashing from the top of the cell through a table.
This was absolutely hard to watch.
But perhaps the most heartless act
was Randy Orton insisting and demanding
that the referee still count the three-count.
While Jeff Hardy lied injured and incapacitated in the ring.
[Cole] Randy Orton, one of the most remorseless individuals
in the history of WWE
showing why again tonight,
as he insisted on the referee counting the one, two, three,
as Jeff Hardy was put on a stretcher,
taken out of this arena
and brought to a local medical facility here in San Antonio.
And WWE social media is covering the Jeff Hardy situation.
We have an update now from the hospital officials
that Jeff Hardy has been throwing up blood.
Passing blood from his mouth. And he is in severe abdominal pain.
Stay tuned for an update a little bit later on this evening
on WWE social media.
But again, just a disturbing turn of events here tonight.
I felt physically ill watching that match.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, Hell in a Cell continues.
[Corey] I want to send a special thanks to the score for Glory.
One of the official theme songs of WWE, Hell in a Cell.
It's available right now on iTunes and Spotify.
[Cole] Up next, it is the first title defense for Rowdy Ronda Rousey
against the woman she took the title from at SummerSlam, Alexa Bliss.
This rivalry dates back to the night
when Alexa Bliss won the Money in the Bank contract.
[Corey] It's Ronda Rousey's first singles match in WWE
and it is her first championship opportunity in the company.
[Cole] Alexa Bliss, Miss Money in the Bank.
[Corey] Alexa Bliss, one of the smartest competitors in all of WWE.
Picked the perfect moment to cash in her Money in the Bank contract.
[Cole] Alexa Bliss is champion.
Newsflash, Ronda, I am a five-time women's champion
and you are nothing more than an overhyped rookie.
It doesn't matter how tight you hold on to that title,
because at SummerSlam, it's mine.
[Cole] And Rowdy Ronda Rousey is all business tonight.
[Coach] There is nobody in the women's division
that manipulates better than Alexa Bliss.
[Cole] Absolutely dominating performance.
[Corey] Look in the eyes of Ronda Rousey, like a woman possessed.
[Coach] At this point, what can Alexa Bliss do?
[Cole] Ronda Rousey's done it.
Ronda Rousey's the RAW Women's Champion.
The first woman in history to win a UFC championship
and the WWE Women's title.
Ronda Rousey is the new RAW Women's Champion.
[Corey] Congratulations to the Baddest Woman on the Planet.
Yes, you won the championship at SummerSlam.
Good for you.
But luckily, I am The Goddess.
And I am invoking my championship rematch clause
at the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view.
So, Ronda, enjoy all the pictures you took, all the tears you cried,
the hugs you got, because I am taking my title back.
I am so tired of Alexa.
This Sunday, I am looking for a fight.
♪ Who got it? Who won it? No problem ♪
♪ But I had to work More than competition ♪
♪ I can't live like the opposition ♪
♪ Living everything I dreamed of Doing everything you think of ♪
♪ The way I work, I'm on the brink of Doing numbers like a brain truck ♪
[Cole] R-Bar! Locked in!
Rousey wins!
[Corey] Oh, look at this!
Ronda's ribs will no way be 100% this Sunday at Hell in a Cell.
[Cole] Alexa Bliss may have evened the playing field.
[Corey] The Goddess is ready.
The Baddest Woman on the Planet
might have the worst ribs in the women's division.
[Ronda] I have never pulled out of a fight in my life,
because on my worst day, I'm still the best.
[Alexa Bliss' theme music playing]
[Cole] And Alexa Bliss is here tonight to prove that she is still the best.
She wants her championship back.
And she comes with backup in the form of Mickie James and Alicia Fox.
[Renee] Alicia Fox looks like David Bowie tonight.
Alexa Bliss on the Hell in a Cell Kickoff Show
a little bit earlier tonight said that,
"Ronda Rousey is a rookie with a massive ego.
I will bring her back to earth tonight."
I look forward to The Goddess returning The Champ to earth.
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[Corey] Alexa Bliss looks extremely confident as well she should be.
This is a very different scenario than we saw at SummerSlam.
Bliss has now experienced Ronda Rousey.
Bliss has been training for Ronda Rousey.
And tonight, The Goddess dethrones Ronda Rousey.
[Renee] She's got the crown on to prove it.
[Ronda Rousey's theme music playing]
[Corey] I like Alicia Fox's Dozer costume.
[Renee] I'm a big fan, it's adorable.
[Cole] And the champion Ronda Rousey has Natalya,
her best friend, her training partner as her backup here tonight.
A great ovation from the WWE Universe in San Antonio.
[Renee] I gotta say, having Natty as your backup
is a pretty solid plan.
But I don't think Ronda Rousey is gonna need any help.
[Corey] I gotta say, Ronda Rousey, clearly not 100%.
She needed Natalya's help just to walk to the ring.
After the assault this past Monday, Rousey's ribs are messed up.
She barely stands a chance.
[Renee] Here's the good news, Graves.
No matter what, Ronda Rousey, whether injured,
whether she's not at 100%, she is the best, no matter what.
[Cole] The other situation for Ronda,
she can't look ahead to what's gonna happen
in little less than three weeks in Melbourne, Australia.
It's WWE Super Showdown streaming live on the WWE Network
when Ronda teams with the Bella Twins against the Riott Squad.
Saturday, October 6th.
Streaming live on the WWE Network.
[Renee] Can't wait to see that match-up.
-You're gonna be there. -I will.
I can't wait. Down under.
[bell dings]
The following contest is for
the RAW Women's Championship.
Introducing the challenger, from Columbus, Ohio,
Alexa Bliss.
[audience cheering]
[Renee] That's your girl, Graves.
Her opponent, from Venice, California,
she is the RAW Women's Champion,
The Baddest Woman on the Planet,
Rowdy Ronda Rousey!
[Cole] It is Ronda Rousey's first championship defense here tonight.
And Corey, you're a former champion.
They always say the first is the toughest.
[Corey] You're absolutely right, the first is the toughest.
I don't know if Ronda Rousey's been in this situation.
Definitely not in WWE.
Alexa Bliss knows what it's like to be on both sides of the situation,
which gives The Goddess a distinct advantage.
[Renee] She's got to get in here and get this done quick.
Grab ahold of that arm lock and the arm bar.
That's the best way for her victory.
[Cole] Quick takedown. There's been talk…
Shoulders down, and a Kick-Out.
…talk about the state of Ronda Rousey's ribs,
damaged over the past weeks by assaults by Alexa Bliss and company.
Alexa went right to the ribs in the early part of the match-up.
[Corey] Bliss wasting no time.
[Cole] A nice fireman's carry takedown. Floats into a cover.
Pins the shoulders, kick-out at two.
[Renee] Alexa Bliss is no fool. She finds her weaknesses, exploits them.
[Corey] What on earth?
-Ronda Rousey who-- -[Cole] Wow!
Look at Ronda!
Shoulders down, Bliss has to squirm her way out.
[Corey] That was impressive. I will give credit where it's due.
I don't know that I've ever seen that.
[Renee] Ronda Rousey's always the student here.
Clearly, she's executing what she's learning maybe from Natalya.
[Cole] One of the things about Ronda,
is how quickly she is picking up this game.
Works so hard at it.
Always training in Rolando down at the Performance Center.
As Ronda, the champion, backs Alexa into the corner.
Bliss now gets in Ronda's face. how wise is that?
And a straight right drops Bliss.
[Corey] And a kick right to the ribs.
[Cole] Ronda Rousey said, "I've fought hurt before.
I will defend the championship here tonight gallantly."
You see Bliss going right to work on the ribs.
[Corey] Ronda Rousey's fought hurt before,
but she's never fought against Alexa Bliss hurt.
[Cole] And now the lefts from Ronda.
-[Renee] Alexa Bliss. -[Corey] Whoa!
[Cole] Look at Rousey.
[Corey] Cover up.
[Renee] She could get it done right here.
[Cole] Mickie James up on the apron.
May have saved Bliss there from the arm bar.
[Renee] Alicia Fox is costing quite the distraction at ringside.
[Corey] Bliss looking for a kick, But Rousey ahead.
Oh, man!
-[Renee] Oh! -What a throw.
And Bliss face-first set across the ring.
[Renee] Eat the mat.
Who wants a souvenir tonight?
[Corey] Uh-oh, Ronda looking to lock the arm bar in already.
[Cole] Little too close to the ropes
as Mickie and Alicia drag Alexa from harm's way.
[Renee] I think Ronda's gotta get in here and get it done.
She doesn't have time with these sore ribs.
[Cole] It's tough, because Bliss coming out the ring,
getting help from Mickie and Alicia.
Ronda now gonna go out for the fight.
You see, again, showing the ribs are injured.
And Bliss!
[Renee laughs]
And now, Alexa, nowhere to go.
Ronda so quick.
[Renee] Rousey knows she's got to keep her head on a swivel
with Mickie James, Alicia Fox at ringside.
Not to be trusted.
[Corey] You could say the same to Natalya.
[Renee] Not even in the same way.
[Renee] See?
Mickie again taking a swipe at the leg of Rousey.
Distraction though!
Bliss sent in to her cohorts at ringside.
Stay back! I'm gonna give her a count. Stay back!
Who needs friends? Who needs enemies when you got friends like that?
One!
[Corey] Take one more look at this.
Rousey able to sidestep, launching Bliss.
[Cole] And look at Ronda, right back out after her challenger.
Two!
Three!
[Renee] Give Ronda Rousey time to get in here.
[Corey] Alexa Bliss, clever as the devil and twice as pretty.
[Cole] And now Alexa Bliss goes on the attack.
[Corey] Right to the ribs of Ronda Rousey.
[Cole] Alexa can be as vicious as they come.
Don't let the Little Miss Bliss nickname fool you.
Cover for the championship. Kick-Out by Rousey.
[Corey] The Goddess is ruthless.
And Rousey is in trouble.
[Cole] The trash-talking begins by the ever-confident challenger.
[Renee] Any way to get under the skin.
Alexa was embarrassed for it.
How Ronda dominated her back at SummerSlam.
[Corey] You're right, she was.
That's why The Goddess has improved her game.
Came in prepared. Came in humble.
[Cole] Oh! Did you hear that?
The referee is asking Ronda if she wants to continue.
He's gonna ask how Alexa's prepared for this.
But, clearly, with those kicking strikes…
[Cole] Alexa Bliss knew Ronda was injured.
[Corey] Look at this abdominal stretch.
[Cole] Watch this again.
And listen to this. Bang! Right to the ribs.
[Renee] You can hear all of the air leaving Ronda Rousey's lungs.
[Corey] You can see Ronda gasping, trying to catch her breath.
Rib injury is extremely difficult for you to compete with.
It's hard to do anything if you can't catch your breath.
You can't use your strategy. You can't think straight.
You can't see straight.
[Cole] And now the Ronda chance to fill the AT&T Center in San Antonio.
Trying to get the champion back into the match.
Rousey back to her feet. Back to a vertical base.
And Ronda with Bliss up on her shoulders.
[Renee] This is how a champion fights through an injury.
[Cole] Oh, Bliss. I think the ribs gave out.
[Corey] They absolutely did.
Ronda wasn't able to create the torque that she needed
using her core.
[Cole] Bliss right to the midsection with a double maze.
And again.
Cover for the championship.
And Bliss looking to win the title for a sixth time
in her career.
[Corey] Take a look at this.
You see where Ronda's ribs don't hold up here.
Attempting to twist right in the core.
And just not in any condition.
And Bliss, as you can see in the top of your screen,
right back to the attack on the injured ribs of the champion.
[Cole] This has been a perfect game plan.
[Renee] Can't help but feel so sorry for Ronda Rousey.
She's worked tooth and nail to get to this position.
Now Alexa Bliss is just picking her apart.
Bliss started on the ribs as soon as the bell rang.
And she's been relentless in her assault.
Never missed a match because of an injury.
And Rousey. Right off the top turnbuckle.
Face-first.
And now Bliss again attacking the ribs.
The midsection of Rousey.
[Renee] And the last week was the worst we've ever seen Ronda Rousey.
She was in a serious way. That clearly is dragged into this week.
And I want you to notice how-- Oh!
How wise Bliss's strategy is.
If Ronda's protecting her ribs on one side,
Bliss attacks the other. It's great strategy from a true pro.
-A veteran. -To Corey's point,
forces Ronda to cover up the other side,
and it leaves the injured ribs exposed.
Rousey looking to try to regain control of this match.
[Corey] Ronda's ribs are really, really damaged.
[Saxton] This is a high-risk maneuver.
I don't know if you wanna go to the top rope
when you can't do it from the middle.
[Renee] Ronda's got to find something to work here.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Bliss.
[Corey] Oh!
[Corey] Big right hand from the champion.
[Cole] Hamstring and Ronda's in trouble.
And now the ribs are exposed.
And Bliss goes right back at him.
[Renee] This could be it right here.
[Cole] Alexa Bliss to win the championship.
Covers the champion. Near-fall for the challenger.
[Corey] This would destroy Ronda Rousey's psyche
to lose her women's championship in the very first defense.
[Cole] Ronda's hurt.
[Corey] And once again.
Such a smart strategy.
Even the Kick-Out hurt Ronda Rousey's ribs.
Every action Ronda makes is agonizing.
[Renee] It's so hard to watch.
Ronda Rousey, when she won
the RAW Women's Championship at SummerSlam,
she did it in such amazing fashion.
-Now look at her. -[Corey] Take a look at this.
Just a standard Kick-Out was agonizing for Ronda Rousey.
[Cole] Alexa Bliss, you can't get frustrated.
-Rousey! -[Corey] Oh, wow.
-[Cole] Again. -Yeah, but--
Ronda couldn't capitalize.
[Cole] And a basement dropkick by Bliss.
And Bliss, again, in control of the champion.
And Rousey drive right into the bottom turnbuckle.
Again with her ribs.
[Renee] I think Ronda Rousey's had full lung of air this entire match-up.
[Corey] I think you're absolutely right, Renee. Look at this.
-Look at this. -Two!
Three! Four!
[Cole] Alexa Bliss using four of the five.
And listen to Rousey.
Two!
[Corey] Ronda's unable to muster enough breath
to even scream in the pain.
It's just deep agony.
[Cole] Bliss can win the title via pinfall or submission.
Fox and James!
And Natalya's had enough.
[Corey] That was Foxy.
Nikki James now on the apron with a fistful of Ronda's hair.
[Renee] Good. Natalya's got to equalize this.
[Cole] But Ronda fighting back, sends James into the sidepost.
And now Ronda ducks underneath Bliss… Crossbody!
Double Crossbody!
Both superstars are down, but Ronda,
with the bad ribs, suffered the worst of it.
What a collision in the middle of the ring.
[Corey] Both women with the exact same idea.
Let's take one more look at the impact.
Ronda Rousey, full speed ahead.
Both women colliding with their mid-sections.
This does not look good for the champion.
[Renee] This doesn't look good for either of them.
[Cole] Can Alexa Bliss capitalize?
Can she win the RAW Women's Championship here tonight
in what would be considered
an upset, in my opinion, over Ronda Rousey?
-[Renee] I think a lot of people-- -Shoulders down!
Is it enough to get a Kick-Out?
[Renee] A lot of people are hoping to see Ronda--
[Cole] Shoulders down.
-Walk into evolution… -And a kick!
Again to the mid-section.
Ronda is hurt.
Ronda's in trouble.
Look at the pain etched in the face of Rousey.
[Corey] I would've agreed with you.
It would have been an upset.
But right now, with the condition Ronda's ribs are in…
[Renee] It's entirely lopsided, this whole match.
Ronda Rousey's one of the…
[Cole] Bliss now just taunting Rousey.
Uh-oh. Rousey back to her feet. Expressions change!
The intensity's back in the eyes of Rousey!
Here comes Ronda!
-[Corey] How? -[Renee] Whoa!
Momentum switch!
[Cole] Adrenaline, perhaps!
[Corey] Adrenaline can make you do insane things, as we witnessed.
But can Rousey capitalize?
[Cole] Bliss is hurt. Rousey's hurt.
Ronda now pounding her own ribs!
-Her own injured ribs! -[Renee] Here we go!
[Corey] Ronda trying to psych herself up.
[Cole] Rousey's been through hell tonight.
Look at the right hands. The short rights.
Right to the midsection. The right to left.
The combination by Rousey.
[Corey] You can't treat The Goddess like a heavy bag.
[Renee] She can do exactly what she wants.
You're done. This is done.
[Cole] Alexa, though, stopped Rousey in her tracks with a kick to the ribs.
[Saxton] We have got ourselves quite a match here tonight.
-[Renee] Uh-oh. -[Cole] There goes Ronda.
[Cole] Can she do it this time?
[Cole] Has Bliss right where she wants her.
-[Corey] Oh, no. -[Cole] Ronda looking to put it away.
Looking to lock in the R-bar.
-[Corey] There it is! -Bliss takes it!
[bell dings]
[Cole] Rousey retains!
[JoJo] Here's your winner and still the RAW Women's champion,
Rowdy Ronda Rousey!
[Cole] What a performance by Ronda Rousey tonight.
We learned a lot about the RAW Women's Champion.
[Corey] Credit where it's due to fight through the pain of injured ribs,
which affect every single movement you make inside a ring.
Her ability to breathe, every aspect of the game,
Rousey was able to endure and overcome The Goddess.
[Renee] I never thought that we'd have to see
Ronda Rousey fighting from underneath,
but she did that and remained successful.
[Cole] Incredible performance by Ronda Rousey.
Alexa Bliss had an incredible game plan. Attacked the injured ribs.
And right here was the turning point of the match.
You saw the expression and the intensity change on Rousey.
Ronda Rousey went to the next gear.
[Corey] Please don't tell her I said this,
but I think Alexa Bliss got a little overconfident,
and it came back to bite her
in the form of an all-out assault from The Baddest Woman on the Planet.
[Cole] And then the R-bar, once it's locked in,
Bliss tapped out almost immediately.
Ronda Rousey retains the RAW Women's Championship.
[Corey] What a hell of a match to be sure.
[Cole] Quite the night here in San Antonio
for the Hell in a Cell pay-per-view event.
Corey, you were out here for a very controversial ending
to the WWE Championship match between AJ Styles and Samoa Joe.
[Corey] Listen, at first glance, it seemed as though AJ Styles
retained his championship without controversy.
The Coquina Clutch applied. AJ Styles rolls through.
But afterwards, Samoa Joe's reaction told the tale.
It would prompt several different views
of the last few moments to be shown.
And Samoa Joe had a point.
There is a very strong case to be made
that Samoa Joe should be your new WWE Champion.
[Cole] This is the angle you were talking about.
Clearly, AJ Styles was tapping there.
As we take another look,
the official was concentrating on the shoulders being down,
but Styles appeared to tap.
[Joe] You think he's got me? He don't have me.
What is this? What is this?
I ask anybody else in the combat sports world,
you know what this is right here?
He tapped out!
What do you call that? Or better yet, what do you call it?
Explain to me something. Explain to me how you missed that.
How does he miss that? How do you even still have a job here?
Thank you, you can leave. You can leave.
Joe, I know you're upset, but you need to calm down.
Don't tell me to calm down!
And do not interrupt me again!
The referee's decision tonight is final.
However, you will get your rematch in three weeks at WWE Super Showdown.
Three weeks?
Three weeks isn't good enough, you know that.
Three weeks is ridiculous.
I should be WWE Champion right now,
not sitting here arguing semantics with you.
If you don't change the rules of the battlefield,
I'm gonna make things a lot worse around here.
I want AJ Styles, I want him no disqualification,
I want him with no count-out, I want him with no more excuses.
You know what, Joe?
For the first time, I actually agree with you.
There has to be a winner.
There has to be.
Don't worry. There will be.
Can you imagine, Corey, what Samoa Joe is capable of with three weeks now
to prepare for his next match against AJ Styles?
We've seen twice Samoa Joe come in with an eyelash and becoming WWE Champion.
You change the scenario, you change the rules.
Samoa Joe is gonna get his hands on that championship.
WWE Super Showdown, streaming live exclusively
on the WWE Network, October 6th from Melbourne, Australia.
And we've got some incredible matches set up for that night.
[Renee] It's all going down streaming live on the WWE Network, October 6th.
The Super Showdown.
John Cena will be pairing with the mega-athlete Bobby Lashley
to take on the tandem of Kevin Owens and Elias.
[Corey] And it will be an epic battle for the last time ever
as The Phenom of WWE.
The Undertaker goes one-on-one with the Cerebral Assassin,
The Game, Triple H.
Last time ever as WWE heads down under.
You do not want to miss it.
[Cole] Again, it is a global pay-per-view event.
It takes place Saturday, October 6th,
streaming live on the WWE Network,
WWE Super Showdown.
Over 70,000 WWE fans
at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne, Australia.
But we still have a huge match here to come tonight.
It is for the Universal Championship.
Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman.
It will be decided inside the blood-red structure known as Hell in a Cell.
Mick Foley is the special guest referee.
And for Roman Reigns, another massive test
after slaying The Beast at SummerSlam.
[Roman] I'm a man of my word.
I said I was gonna beat Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] And Reigns' with a spear! To the champion!
[Roman] And I did.
[Cole] The Roman Empire is here as Universal Champion!
I also said when I won this, that I was gonna defend it.
And that's what I plan on doing tonight.
[Cole] And Superman Punch.
Spear.
Reigns retains!
Oh, no.
[Corey] Is now the time?
[Cole] Strowman's cashing in. We've got a second championship match.
[man] Sierra. Hotel. India. Echo. Lima. Delta.
Shield.
[Cole] Oh, my God!
Rollins, Ambrose. The Shield. The Shield is here.
[Corey] The Hounds have returned.
[Cole] The bell is not rung for the match between Strowman and Reigns.
[Corey] The pack mentality prevailing once again.
[Cole] Triple Powerbomb through the table!
The Hounds are loose.
[Cole] Ziggler and McIntyre are beating up Reigns.
[Braun] Roman is nothing but a coward.
[Cole] What the hell is Strowman doing?
You have your Hounds of Justice.
I'm not finished with you!
I have my Dogs of War.
[Cole] Wait a minute. From behind, from behind.
We beat them down.
[Corey] What the hell is going on?
We feast on their bloody carcasses.
[Cole] This is out of control. Complete mayhem.
-Big Dog. -[Cole] Reigns can't defend himself.
I'm going to dismantle you.
I'm going to break your spirit.
I'm going to break your body.
You and I?
We're going to go to war in a place we've never done it before.
Hell in a Cell.
It's always been about you and I.
And I'm gonna be the one who wins it.
[Cole] Reigns with a Superman Punch to Strowman.
Here comes Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman
going after one another.
I'm taking Roman's Universal title
and I'm sending him straight to hell.
[Cole] Wait a minute.
[Roman] Do you want me to go to hell?
I'm taking you with me.
[Cole] Reigns and Strowman locked inside
Hell in a Cell.
Those two men have been in a steel cage match.
A last man standing match.
An ambulance match.
But never before have Braun Strowman and Roman Reigns been locked inside
Hell in a Cell together.
It happens now for the WWE Universal Championship.
[Corey] Abandon hope all ye who enter here.
A score will finally be settled
and a champion will survive.
[Renee] All inside the Devil's Playground.
[Mick Foley's theme music playing]
[JoJo] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome special guest referee,
WWE Hall of Famer,
Mick Foley.
[Cole] Mick Foley said earlier tonight he had a chill looking at it again.
The Hell in a Cell.
Mick Foley is missing teeth
because of this structure.
And we invite you to join us later on tonight.
Immediately following Hell in a Cell.
Streaming live on the WWE Network.
It is Mick Foley 20 years in hell.
Mick reminisces about the match that made him famous.
Hell in a Cell versus The Undertaker 20 years ago.
He tells the inside story of how it all came about.
He talks about the biggest lie he ever told.
And the fact that Undertaker, no one knew this,
Undertaker came into that match injured.
You'll hear all about it from the man himself Mick Foley
tonight exclusively on the WWE Network.
[Renee] Talk about losing teeth. Try them hanging out of your nose.
[Saxton] Foley better be careful.
He's gonna end up looking like a rodeo clown
between two raging bulls in a few minutes.
[Renee] I asked him for advice for Braun and Reigns.
He said, "Pay no concern to the morning after.
You gotta be invested here."
[Braun Strowman's theme music playing]
[Cole] Braun Strowman.
Becomes the third man in history
to announce the date and time
of when he will cash in the Money in the Bank contract.
The first was RBD in 2006.
He was successful.
The second was John Cena in 2006.
In 2012 he was unsuccessful.
What will be Braun Strowman's fate here tonight for the Universal title?
[Renee] Now he's had time to think about it.
He staked his claim.
He said he's gonna come here cashing that Money in the Bank contract.
We'll see what kind of blueprint he's got tonight.
[Corey] I'm not one to make bold predictions,
but we can all agree that without The Shield
Braun Strowman might be Universal Champion right now.
Roman Reigns looked as good as defeated.
That said, Braun Strowman said earlier today,
"I just want five minutes alone with Roman Reigns
and I will be your new Universal Champion."
[Cole] He gets it here tonight.
[Renee] The Monster in a cell here with Braun Strowman.
World-class athlete.
You've never seen a man like him inside Hell in a Cell.
It is Braun's first visit inside this structure in his career.
[Roman Reigns' theme music playing]
[Cole] And here comes The Big Dog.
[Corey] And look what The Big Dog's holding.
The Universal Championship.
[Cole] Roman Reigns has never lost inside Hell in a Cell.
[Renee] And Roman Reigns has sent SummerSlam.
[Corey] The Big Dog's certainly no stranger to hostile environments.
He's also no stranger, Corey,
to having the Money in the Bank contract cashed in on him.
It happened in 2015 at Survivor Series by Sheamus.
He was involved in one of the most historic cash-ins of all time
when Seth Rollins did it at WrestleMania 31.
And tonight, will he fall victim to yet another cash-in by Braun Strowman?
Well, Roman Reigns says tonight he's going to hell,
but he is coming out with it in reference to that
Universal Championship strapped over his shoulder.
As he marches towards the red Hell in a Cell.
[Corey] I hope they reinforce the ring for this one.
Roman Reigns sent out a tweet that said,
"I have taken the Universal title around the world.
To big cities, small towns, and every place in between.
But tonight, for the first time ever, it's going to hell.
And I'm coming along with it."
This brand-new cell got more struts, more I-beams
reinforced to contain these two behemoths.
The Big Dog and The Monster Among Men.
[Renee] I'm curious how much Roman's experience
is actually going to play in tonight
going up against somebody like Braun Strowman.
This man is The Monster Among Men.
Does that information even translate here?
[Corey] Familiarity breeds contempt.
Roman Reigns and Braun Strowman certainly familiar with one another.
They have put each other through hell and back.
Now, tonight, these two gladiators meet inside Hell in a Cell.
[Cole] Braun Strowman warned Roman Reigns, "You can't escape this nightmare.
You can't escape Hell in a Cell.
And you can't escape me."
[bell dings]
[JoJo] The following contest is a Hell in a Cell match
for the Universal Championship.
Introducing the challenger,
weighing in at 385 pounds,
Braun Strowman.
His opponent from Pensacola, Florida,
weighing 265 pounds,
he is the Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns.
[Corey] Braun Strowman.
You see this? They knew to see this in my hand.
This is mine!
[Cole] And Reigns with a right hand.
Mick Forley calls for the bell to ring and we're underway.
[Renee] Wasting no time.
Roman Reigns was not gonna be disrespected.
Was not gonna allow the championship to be disrespected
by Braun Strowman.
But just like that, Braun Strowman showing his power against the champion.
[Corey] Look at the speed. Watch the acceleration.
[Cole] And a kick by Reigns. Stunning Strowman momentarily.
A big right hand for the champion. And another one.
And Roman Reigns just unloading on Strowman
who buries a knee in his gut.
And drives him into the post.
Mick Foley, the special guest referee in this match,
only here to count pinfalls or submissions
as Reigns is driven into the cell.
[Corey] This could be a short night of work for Braun Strowman
if this keeps up.
Dominant right out of the gate.
Just propelling The Big Dog into the steel.
[Renee] But this is Roman Reigns.
He said he already went through hell to get the Universal Champion.
-He's not gonna give it up easily. -[Cole] But nothing like this.
Not locked inside this structure with this madman.
This Monster Among Men.
Strowman bouncing Reigns face-first off the post.
[Corey] I promise you, Dante never encountered anything like Strowman
in the Inferno.
[Cole] And Reigns again driven into Hell in a Cell.
And your boys can't get in here to help you.
[Cole] You hear Strowman screaming at Reigns.
Corey touched on this earlier tonight.
The fact that Reigns' boys,
that's Strowman's words,
Ambrose and Rollins are The Shield.
Helped thwart an attempt by Strowman to cash in a few weeks ago.
[Renee] It's the same thing with Dolph and Drew.
They can't get down there to help Braun Strowman tonight.
[Corey] Reigns doesn't know how to react.
His attempts at offense have been completely ineffective.
[Cole] Roman Reigns now driving. Strowman through the ropes.
[Renee] Looks pretty effective to me.
[Corey] But the first time Braun has been taken off of his feet.
And only momentarily.
[Cole] Strowman has had great success against Reigns over the years.
Roman Reigns looking to turn that tonight.
The Universal Champion.
Strowman with a shoulder tackle.
Driving him right into the cell.
[Corey] Braun almost put Roman through the side of the cell.
[Cole] And now just torturing Reigns.
[Corey] 380 pounds just stomping on the face of the champion.
[Renee] Mick Foley keeping a close eye.
[Cole] Reigns bounced off the apron.
You mentioned Mick Foley as we take another look again
at this shoulder tackle by Strowman.
Reigns bounced off the steel steps.
Oh, and Reigns again.
[Corey] To this point, Braun has proven to be a bit of a master
at using the cell to his advantage.
And it's his very first time.
[Renee] Just like you said, this match could be won and done quick.
Oh, no.
[Cole] Strowman, now steel steps in hand.
Strowman is dangerous without a weapon.
Imagine what he can do with these steel steps.
Roman Reigns, though, with a bit of a drive-by.
Strowman stunned.
[Corey] And again.
[Cole] And again Roman Reigns with a drive-by.
That's one thing about Reigns. He is relentless.
[Renee] This is the kind of match that can change a superstar's career.
-[Cole] Ask the referee, Mick Foley. -[Renee] Exactly.
[Cole] Never won a Hell in a Cell match.
Went through hell on four different occasions in his career.
[Renee] Ended his career.
He was retired by Triple H inside Hell in a Cell.
And now Reigns caught by Strowman.
And Braun Strowman with a choke slam on the apron.
And no disqualifications inside Hell in a Cell.
No count-outs.
[Saxton] Everything is legal including the kendo stick.
[Renee] Terrifying circumstances here.
[Corey] The Monster is brandishing it.
Apparently, that's not what Strowman wanted.
[Cole] Look at the smile on Strowman's face. Sick smile.
[Corey] Braun wants something more heavy.
[Cole] Kendo stick. And another one.
Reigns swinging from the fence.
[Corey] Reigns just shattered the kendo stick over the body of Braun.
[Renee] I've never seen one of those break that quick before.
[Cole] Strowman bent it over his knee. Broke it in half.
Now Reigns back in the ring.
And Roman caught Braun as he was making his way back.
[Corey] That one was good for the brand.
[Cole] And now Roman Reigns with a steel chair in hand.
Right across the spine.
Another thundering blow.
[Corey] But The Monster is still on his feet.
[Renee] And to get creative, uses no disqualification.
[Corey] Strowman just caught, just caught the chair.
And now, oh, posted.
Shoulder-first into the post.
Reigns may have an opening here.
[Corey] But Roman suffered a great deal of punishment and damage to this point.
Can the Universal Champion recover in time to topple The Monster?
Braun staggering back toward the center of the ring.
Reigns setting up.
[Cole] Roman Reigns
planting Strowman with a DDT right on the chair.
Is it enough for Roman Reigns to retain the Universal title?
And a Kick-Out with authority by Strowman.
[Corey] The first cover Roman attempted and it was not even close.
It's gonna take more than that.
[Cole] You see the look of disbelief in the face of Roman Reigns?
[Renee] He's got to start somewhere. Pinfall or submission,
he's got to start somewhere, and that was not successful.
[Cole] Braun Strowman with a wicked Kick-Out.
And now, Roman Reigns.
[Corey] Locked and loaded. Target acquired.
[Cole] Roman looking for a Superman Punch.
Caught him on the jaw. Strowman still on his feet.
Staggered backwards though.
[Corey] There's the look of disbelief once again.
[Renee] Try it again.
[Cole] Roman Reigns with another Superman Punch.
And Strowman still on his feet.
[Renee] Roman Reigns keeps chipping away like this, could be done.
[Corey] But Roman looks like he's seen a ghost.
[Cole] And the third time, not a charm.
Braun Strowman with a Chokeslam to Reigns.
Cover to win the Universal Championship.
Did he get him?
-[Corey] I think… -Was that a three-count?
I think Foley might have just counted three.
[Cole] Was that a three-count?
Strowman believes it was.
[Corey] Obviously, Foley not a full-time ref, but…
[indistinct conversation]
Foley's obviously rusty.
Understandably, Strowman upset.
[Cole] Foley has been a referee in a Hell in a Cell match before,
but that was all the way back in 2003
in a Triple H-Kevin Nash match.
[Renee] Being a referee takes an incredible amount of skill.
You gotta give it up to Mick Foley out here.
[Corey] Give it up for what? This was a silly decision.
I disagree with it from day one.
[Renee] Why is it a silly decision? He put this match on the map.
[Cole] Look at this now.
Braun Strowman with Roman Reigns on his shoulders.
And now Braun Strowman runs into a boot by Reigns.
Uh-oh, Strowman.
Roman Reigns now looking to build momentum.
Caught by Strowman. Superman Punch!
Into the cover! To retain the championship!
Almost had him! Kick-Out at two.
Roman looked back at Mick, almost pleading for a three-count.
-[Renee] Make it quick. -[Corey] Take a look at this.
The mid-air
striking down with a Superman Punch.
But Strowman is still in this one.
[Renee] I can't believe the height that Roman got on that.
[Cole] Braun Strowman rolling out, collapsing on the floor.
Roman Reigns now trying to decide what to do next to keep The Monster down.
[Corey] I already see the lip of Reigns beginning to swell up.
Courtesy of the hands of Braun Strowman.
Both of these men will wake up tomorrow worse for wear.
New scars.
Like Mick Foley said, you can't think about how you're gonna feel tomorrow.
You gotta commit tonight.
[Cole] That's what both of these athletes are doing.
Much like we saw Randy Orton and Jeff Hardy do earlier on tonight.
And look it now, Roman Reigns' table.
Strowman struggling to his feet on the other side of the ring.
And Roman, again, he glanced over and saw The Monster back on his feet.
And was almost like, "What else do I have to do?"
Roman's gonna have to dig down and find the heavy artillery
if he wants to keep Strowman down.
[Renee] You gotta think twice if you're pulling out a table.
Just how that could maybe be used against you if you're not quick enough.
[Corey] Oh, no, you don't think…
Roman picking up speed.
[Cole] Pushed into the steps by Strowman.
[Renee] I don't think Strowman's done with those steps yet.
[Cole] Roman Reigns went face-first into the steel steps.
And suddenly, Strowman's taken over.
Watch this. Watch the impact.
Feel the impact. And listen.
Boom!
[Corey] Roman's gonna have diamond plates imprinted on his forehead
for the next few weeks.
[Renee] Better than the footprint he had earlier from Braun.
[Cole] Braun back into the ring.
Strowman now with the steel steps.
Completely legal inside Hell in a Cell.
Blasted off the face again of Reigns.
[Corey] We got a new champion.
-Strowman into the cover. -[Renee] He's out.
Mick Foley almost a three-count.
But a Kick-Out by Reigns again.
Barely getting the shoulder up.
That was as close to the cover as the first one.
This is on you, not me.
Why won't you stay down, you moron?
[Cole] He won't stay down, because that's what Roman Reigns is about.
That's why he's the Universal Champion today.
[Corey] For now.
This is perfectly legal.
Whatever is going through the depraved mind of Braun Strowman
is totally legal within the rules.
[Cole] Everything these two men have done to each other in the past…
Oh, my God, right out of the chest of Roman Reigns.
[Renee] It's hard to watch.
[Corey] Jesus.
Strowman might not just take Roman's title.
He might end Reigns' career tonight.
The champion sucking air.
Oh, it's too heavy. I'm gonna call it.
[Renee] Oh, Roman's in a bad way.
[Corey] Reigns could have internal injuries after that.
[Cole] Strowman with Reigns up on his shoulders.
Look at that Running Powerslam to the champion. There it is.
[Corey] New champion for the Universal title.
[Cole] Strowman at it.
Reigns got his shoulder up again. Strowman can't believe it.
[Mick] We're dropping.
[Renee] We had a new Universal Champion there.
[Corey] Foley better be careful.
Strowman is not happy with this officiating with good reason.
-[Renee] He's cutting it a little close. -At least twice.
At least twice.
I think we should have crowned a new Universal Champion.
[Cole] You can blame it on Foley,
or you can talk about the resilience of Reigns.
No matter how you look at it, Roman is still in this match.
[Corey] Maybe not for long.
[Cole] Now, Strowman's done damage with steps.
He's about to do damage with a table.
[Corey] It was not nailed down. Braun Strowman's tried to use it.
Even if it is nailed down,
he'll probably tear it out of the wall and use it.
[Renee] Anything goes here tonight.
[Cole] Never seen a man who enjoys inflicting punishment as much as Strowman.
Get up!
Look at those wild eyes of The Monster Among Men.
[Renee] I feel like Braun Strowman's in his wheelhouse
for a man that's never been inside Hell in a Cell.
[Cole] He's in complete control.
Braun Strowman's gonna look to put the champion Roman Reigns away.
Roman able to slip out of it.
Superman Punch. Strowman stunned again.
Still on his feet. Reigns with another Superman Punch.
Strowman still on his feet. Roman Reigns trying to take him out again.
There! Through the table!
Roman Reigns looking to retain on Strowman.
And a Kick-Out by Braun at two and a half.
[Corey] Take a look at this.
The Big Dog with a hellacious spear
sent Strowman crashing through the table,
but it would still not be enough to keep The Monster down.
These men are gonna have to dig deep to get back up
for someone to finish this.
[Cole] And look who's here.
Dolph Ziggler, Drew McIntyre, Strowman's running buddies.
The Pack.
[overlapping conversation]
[Cole] And look who's here.
Rollins, Ambrose, Reigns, Shield brethren.
In the fight now outside the ring.
And Ziggler now.
Dolph Ziggler being pursued by the Shield.
And got it here.
Dolph Ziggler trying to escape through the WWE Universe.
But Ambrose and Rollins have Ziggler.
Bouncing him off the outside of the cell. right here in front of us.
[Corey] Dolph's getting mugged.
-[Renee] Oh, my God. -[Corey] Get the hell out of here.
[Cole] Seth Rollins.
Dean Ambrose.
[Corey] There's as much chaos outside the cell as inside.
McIntyre now joining the fray.
Possibly averting disaster for Dolph Ziggler.
-Oh, no. -[Cole] Absolutely nobody's safe.
Mayhem out here. McIntyre and Ziggler now.
Tearing apart these announce tables.
And Ambrose now fighting with McIntyre.
Look at this.
The Shield.
The Pack going at each other.
Ambrose whipped into the barricade.
Ziggler now trying to…
[Renee] Go up top?
[Cole] Ziggler scaling the cell.
Dolph Ziggler scaling the cell.
[Cole] Dolph just trying to escape Rollins.
-[Renee] Oh, no. -[Corey] And The Architect's giving chase.
[Cole] Ziggler's on top of the cell.
Strowman and Reigns are down and out inside the ring.
Rollins is giving chase.
[Renee] Seth Rollins is a little bit more under his belt on top of Hell in a Cell.
[Cole] Seth Rollins's up top now with Ziggler!
And now they're fighting on top of Hell in a Cell!
Rollins, Ziggler, fighting on top of the cell!
Look how high in the air they are!
On top of Hell in a Cell!
This has got to bring back memories and nightmares
for the referee, Mick Foley!
Meanwhile, McIntyre scaling the cell as well!
[Renee] The odds are not gonna be in Seth Rollins' favor in moments.
[Cole] What an incredible situation developing here!
Seth Rollins with Dolph Ziggler!
In the middle of Hell in a Cell!
Up on the roof! Here's McIntyre now!
Seth's outnumbered up top now!
And look at McIntyre now!
And look at this nut!
That's Dean Ambrose with a kendo stick and he's going up the cell!
[Renee] Time to even the odds up there!
[Corey] Provided Ambrose can make it up!
That's a long way!
And McIntyre and Ziggler are waiting!
[Cole] Corey, you talked about the reinforced cell.
I, for God's sake, hope the top of that Hell in a Cell is reinforced!
Because Ziggler and McIntyre and Rollins and soon Ambrose!
Now Ambrose are up top!
[Corey] Ambrose with an equalizer!
Wearing out the kendo stick on Dolph and Drew!
[Cole] Look at Ambrose go!
The Lunatic Fringe!
And McIntyre though.
And now McIntyre and Ambrose!
This is crazy!
And down!
[Corey] Double clothesline on top of Hell in a Cell!
[Cole] Thank God it held! Thank God it held!
There are four men laid out on top of Hell in a Cell!
[Corey] And another two inside Hell in a Cell!
[Cole] There is… this is turned into absolute mayhem!
[Corey] It's carnage! It's pandemonium!
There are bodies strewn everywhere
inside the AT&T Center!
Four men!
Twenty, thirty feet above the ground!
[Renee] Dolph Ziggler's got his wits to make his way back down!
[Cole] And Ziggler… Dolph Ziggler trying to make his way
down the cell while trying to avoid Seth Rollins!
Oh, my God!
We got Ziggler… Ziggler just trying to hang on!
Trying to somehow scale his way down the cell!
He can't even find a foothold!
And Rollins is trying to drag him back up to the cell!
Dolph Ziggler with the right hand,
and now Dolph trying desperately to escape!
[Corey] It's a long way down, Dolph!
[Cole] Dolph Ziggler trying to somehow climb down the cell
and now Rollins is just beside him!
And the race down to the floor begins!
[Corey] Oh, my God!
[Cole] What a horrible situation here!
[Corey] There's no place to fight and throw hands on the side of a cage!
[Cole] Dolph Ziggler trying to somehow get of the cell!
Rollins, however, continues the offense!
Now a headbutt! Are you kidding me?
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Rollins and Dolph Ziggler both…
[Corey] They're way, way up there!
[Cole] Almost lost their balance!
[Corey] This is not gonna end well!
[Cole] And now Ziggler bounced off the Cell!
Ziggler barely hanging on!
And Rollins losing his footing momentarily!
Rollins dangling!
And Ziggler!
And Dolph Ziggler!
And Rollins, through the table off the cell!
Rollins crashed and burned it down!
Dolph Ziggler imploded the announce table!
Rollins and Ziggler crashing off the cell!
[Corey] And neither man is moving!
[Cole] Did you hear the thud as both of those men--
[Brock Lesnar's theme music playing]
-[Corey] What? -[Cole] What the hell?
What the hell?
Oh, my God!
The Beast! Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar's here!
Lesnar's here!
[Corey] It's Hell in a Cell and Satan himself has arrived!
[indistinct arguing]
[Cole] Lesnar kicked his way to the cell!
[Corey] He kicked the damn door off the hinges!
[Cole] Oh, my God, look at the look on the eyes of The Beast
who scales the door, climbs into the ring!
Brock Lesnar with Strowman and Reigns down!
The Beast is here!
What a complete shocker!
And now--
Heyman just sprayed something in the eyes of the referee, Mick Foley!
[Corey] What in the hell is Lesnar doing here?
[Cole] Last we heard about Lesnar, he was told he'd never get a rematch…
[Corey] Oh!
[Cole] …for the Universal Championship!
So Brock Lesnar is here!
And he's beating the hell out of Strowman and Reigns!
Using that destroyed table as a weapon!
Oh, my goodness!
[Corey] Snapping wooden fragments of a table
across these two superstars' bodies!
[Cole] Roman Reigns is just writhing in agony!
Braun Strowman
maybe down and out!
Brock Lesnar kicked in the door and he walked into hell!
And now he's taken to Strowman and Reigns!
[Corey] This might be the cold day in hell Kurt Angle is talking about!
[Cole] And an F5 to Strowman from Lesnar!
Hell has come in the form of The Beast!
The Beast should be renamed Diablo after tonight!
Because Brock Lesnar brought hell with him!
And now, attacking the Universal Champion!
An F5 for Lesnar to Reigns on top of Strowman!
Nobody in a million years
expected Brock Lesnar to show up here tonight!
[Corey] And nobody is safe!
[Cole] Lesnar has left carnage in his wake!
There are bodies laid out everywhere!
[Corey] Rollins and Ziggler still haven't moved!
There's a new official in the ring! Mick Foley was taken out!
This new official is going to call for the bell,
and I don't think he has any choice. guys.
Strowman and Reigns in no condition to continue
this Universal Championship match.
I have never seen anything like tonight!
[Corey] Neither man can continue…
thanks to Brock Lesnar. continue…