[mellow beat playing]
[Big E] On this edition of WWE Raw Classics,
it's time to prove
you ain't booty.
-Get your butt right. -Get it right. Get it tight.
[Big] Grab your popcorn, and join your boy Big E
as we celebrate the greatest tag team
in the history of sports entertainment.
-[Cole] A history-making 483 days. -[blows trombone]
WWE
World Tag Team Champions!
[Big] This one's so epic,
you'll be screaming…
[all] New Day rocks!
New Day rocks!
It's the Raw Classics of The New Day
right here on Netflix.
Aw… welcome, WWE Universe.
Don't you dare be sour.
Clap for the greatest tag team
in WWE history,
and feel the power!
Today on WWE Raw Classics,
we celebrate The New Day
in all our splendid glory.
And as one third of The New Day,
along with Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods,
I get to bring you fans down memory lane
and present our very best moments and matches
from WWE's flagship, Monday Night Raw.
It's been an amazing run.
Ten years of fun,
filled with positivity, pancakes,
and procuring that sweet gold
around our waists.
But the pathway to success wasn't always a given.
In fact, as you will see in our 2014 debut video,
we were still trying to figure out just who…
-Who? -[men] Who? Who? Who?
…we were.
-[upbeat music playing] -[cheering]
[cheering]
Let me say something.
It's time to forget about the past.
I said
that it's time to look to the future.
I said
that it's time to feel good.
Because this…
♪ Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa… ♪
…this is a New Day.
[cheering]
♪ Give the world a fresh coat of paint ♪
♪ Looking in the mirror is Who you gotta change ♪
♪ Get us back on the right road On the right track ♪
♪ On the right flow ♪
♪ Live in the future that we all know ♪
♪ Can’t change the past Gotta let it unfold… ♪
[cheering]
It's a New Day. Everybody wants it.
[cheering intensifies]
Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
That's what I'm talking about right there.
[song ends]
Even in those early days, we knew we had something.
We just weren't sure what that something was.
[upbeat music playing]
[Big] Turns out the key to our success was a simple formula.
Be ourselves and turn up our personalities to an 11.
And what better way to let your wild side out
than by mixing it up
with Superstars like Seth "Freakin" Rollins
and the legendary tag-team duo Edge and Christian.
Sting!
Give me…
give me my statue!
-[Big] Aw, Seth Rollins! -Wh--
-[playing trombone] -Don't you dare be sour.
Clap for your boys,
the two-time champs.
-And feel the power! -Yeah.
-You've gotta be kidding me. -Seth.
You thinking about the past, son?
[New Day] Oh, no!
You've still got one more match to go.
Don't let your focus go astray.
For behold your partners…
[playing fanfare on trombone]
The New Day. Ah! [laughing]
[Kofi and Big] Nailed it.
-We got bars around the clock. Ask why? -Bars on bars.
-Why? -Why?
-Because New Day rocks! -[playing trumpet rhythmically]
-[Big and Kofi] New Day rocks! -Why did I say "why"?
-[Big and Kofi] New Day rocks!
Guys.
-Guys! -What?
Hey. I've got a lot on my plate tonight.
You don't understand. No one's ever made a statue…
What? What is it? Huh?
Behind you.
[crowd roaring]
Hey, Seth.
It's been a while. You know, the last time that we saw you,
you got your little goon squad to cheap-shot us,
then you stood on my neck and threatened to paralyze me.
You remember that?
Yeah, I remember it very well.
I did what I had to do… [coughs]
…to get The Authority back into power.
I think if anyone should understand that,
it would be you, Mr. Ultimate Opportunist.
-[Kofi] Mm. Mm-hmm. -Yeah, I do.
But here's the thing.
-You didn't get the job done. -[Seth sighs]
So why don't you try right now?
-[crowd cheering] -[Kofi] Mm…
You know what?
Maybe… maybe I…
Maybe I've got a lot on my plate tonight.
[Kofi] Mm.
Yeah.
What's going on?
I have been waiting for this
all my life.
Okay, hold it down. Respect the craft. Hold it down.
Battle!
-Yeah. -Yeah.
[plays arpeggio]
[Kofi squeals] Ooh!
You're amazing!
-[Xavier] Got him! I got him! -[Kofi] Nailed it.
-[Big] Count it. -I got him.
-Whoa, whoa, whoa. -Yeah.
You're acting like you won. You said battle.
-We just won the battle. -No, no, no.
You can't have a battle
without a kazoo.
-What? -[crowd clamoring]
Oh yeah.
I got a song I think you guys will know, and I think you can also agree, it totally
reeks of awesomeness.
[playing rhythmically]
-New Day sucks! -No.
-No, it's no good. -New Day sucks!
-No, that's not good! -New Day sucks!
-No! -[Kofi] Stop!
Yeah.
[clatters]
-[Kofi] Yeah! -Ha ha!
We don't care about your kazoo, son.
You… Okay.
[crowd roaring]
Where you guys going?
No, no, no, no, no. Stay right there.
I got something that you guys might wanna know.
You see, we just got done talking to The Authority.
Next week, right here on Raw,
The Prime Time Players got a rematch
for your World Tag Team Championship.
-[Kofi] Why are you telling us this? -[Xavier] Why? Why?
You know what the best part about it is?
It's that the winner of this match… Hmm.
…we get at the Night of Champions.
-No! No, no, no! -No.
-You don't deserve it. -Why all the politicking?
Hey!
Now you can leave.
We had plans anyway.
-We got a match. -We was gonna leave anyway.
-We know. We was on our way out. -We were going.
Did you hear our new song?
-You don't sing. -You ain't got bars.
-You ain't no musician. -You can't sing.
-Ain't got no pipes. -Check this out.
-Get the tables. -Say what?
-Get the tables. -[Xavier] No!
-Get the tables. -No!
-Get the tables. -Oh yeah.
Get the tables.
I think I might have chipped a tooth trying to eat that kazoo.
It was so awesome to mix it up with Edge and Christian.
Those dudes are legends.
Respect.
Within a year of becoming a team
and finding our creative and competitive groove,
we would capture our very first WWE Tag Team Championship…
[King] We've got new champions!
[Big] …drawing the ire of not only the Tag Team division
but the WWE Universe as a whole.
[crowd] New Day sucks!
New Day sucks!
Hey, don't hate the players.
Hate the game.
[Big] Aw, Music City,
don't you dare be sour.
Clap for your world-famous two-time champs,
and feel the power!
♪ It's a New Day, yes it is… ♪
[Cole] This is gonna be interesting.
[JBL] You can feel the positivity, can't you, Byron?
[Byron] I'm not sure I can.
["New Day, New Way" playing]
-[JBL] Look at this. How great is this? -[Byron] Oh my God.
-[Cole] Is… Are they… -[JBL] Like Roy Rogers and Gene Autry.
-[Cole] Are they-- -[JBL] It's like Singin' Sandy Saunders.
[Cole] They are… they're pink horses.
-[Byron] This is like Mister Ed gone bad. -[JBL] Those aren't horses.
[Big] Yahoo!
-[JBL] Those are unicorns! -[Cole] Oh, sorry.
[JBL] Horses don't have horns, Michael.
You didn't see Seabiscuit with a big horn sticking out.
Ho ho! Look at that. Look at Roy Rogers.
[Cole] I feel like I'm at a discount carnival.
[JBL] Somewhere there's a horse glad that man's not a cowboy.
[Byron] Roy Rogers?
[JBL] That's Trigger, but the unicorn version of Trigger.
♪ Head 'em up, head 'em up, rawhide! ♪
[Byron] How old are you?
♪ And when it seems everything’s wrong And the pressure is on… ♪
[squealing] Ita-yee-yee!
[New Day squealing, howling]
Yeehaw, Music City!
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Oh my God.
It's a very, very special time of year.
Because this is the official one-year anniversary
of The New Day.
[crowd clamoring]
We're turning one!
It's so special.
Yippee-ki-yay, mother--
Shut your mouth.
-[JBL chuckles] -Shut your mouth.
We got a very serious situation on our hands right now.
This is very, very serious, okay?
New Day is being forced
to spend our one-year anniversary
in the capital of…
E…
I can' even… I can't even say it.
-E, you say it. -I got it.
You got it. It's gonna be okay.
In the capital of… [coughs]
-It's nauseating. -Yeah.
X… X, you got it.
You say it. You say it.
Handle it.
We are being forced to celebrate our anniversary
in the capital of…
[crowd clamoring]
[Kofi] Come on. You got it.
…country music!
-[Xavier] Ugh! -[Big retching]
It's disgusting.
It's terrible. It's terrible.
That is awful.
Terrible! Terrible! Terrible! Terrible!
Because The New Day is all about the Power of Positivity,
but let's be honest, when it comes to country music…
Can we be honest for a minute?
Country music sucks!
[crowd booing]
-Seriously. It sucks. -It really does.
-The worst. -It is awful.
-It sucks. -Awful.
All… all that they ever talk about is…
[southern accent] ♪ I lost my girlfriend ♪
♪ She done left me all alone ♪
[plays sad riff]
[southern accent] ♪ My pickup truck Just broke down-own-own ♪
[Kofi] It's terrible.
[plays sad riff]
Or… or… or…
[southern accent] ♪ My doggy ran away ♪
♪ Fido, where are you? Come home ♪
♪ I need a new girlfriend ♪
[plays sad riff]
Or tractors.
How many songs are there about tractors?
I can't stand to hear another song about tractors.
-Stop it! Enough! -You're right.
Nobody wants to hear about your tractor.
Nobody wants to hear about your tractors.
Look, if there's one thing that you have learned
about The New Day, okay, over the past year,
it's that the Power of Positivity
is your friend.
Message.
That's the message.
And that is exactly why The New Day
wants to show all you fine people
exactly what country music
should sound like.
[Kofi] Go ahead, baby.
-Hit it, baby. -Everybody shut up. This boy can sing.
-You got the pipes. -Hit 'em.
♪ Mamas, don't let your babies grow up ♪
♪ To be ♪
-[gasps] ♪ Booty ♪ -[JBL laughs]
Sounds like Waylon & Willie.
Enough!
-That is enough country music… -I know.
…to last a lifetime.
-Enough. No more. -No more country music.
Honestly, let's be serious though. Country music sucks.
-It really sucks. -So bad.
-It sucks, okay? And this is… -It's so bad. So, so, so bad.
Honestly, hey, hey, this is me saying this, not my character.
Country music sucks.
-We're not joking. It's so bad. -You're right. You're right.
-Stop listening to it. -But honestly, let's get down to business.
Because tonight we've been so inspired
by The Authority's message of the power of opportunity.
-Is that poo? POO. -POO.
-Poo. -Poo.
-[New Day laughing] -POO. Power of opportunity. POO.
The New Day feels like we should create an opportunity of our own.
And that would be creating an open challenge
for our WWE
World Tag Team Championships.
That's right.
Opportunity.
[crowd cheering]
And that is because
New Day rocks!
[crowd chanting along] New Day rocks!
-New Day rocks! -[Kofi] Yeehaw!
New Day rocks!
-["Lucha Lucha" playing] -♪ Lucha Lucha Lucha Lucha… ♪
[Cole] Well, this is an open challenge.
-The power of opportunity. -Espérate. Órale.
Déjame te digo algo. Hold on.
Hey. I don't think New Day rocks.
-It's more like… ¿Cómo se dice? -Runs.
Like
New Day runs.
-[Xavier] Runs? -New Day runs.
We don't run.
-New Day runs. -[Kofi] Are you talking about last night?
New Day runs.
-[crowd] New Day runs. -[man] Let's go.
Espera. Hold on.
In all seriousness,
if you're serious about the open tag team challenge,
then we are serious
in taking that challenge.
[Kofi] You… oh! You?
Hey, hey. And by the way,
feliz aniversario.
Happy anniversary.
Didn't have to translate. We speak Spanish.
-[Kofi] Okay, okay. -[Xavier] Whoa. Whoa. Okay.
-[Xavier] Hey. You know what? -[Kofi] Okay.
[Kofi] Oh, okay.
Okay. Y'all wanna accept the challenge?
You wanna accept the challenge? Well, how about this challenge?
-[Big] How about this? -[Kofi] Back it up.
[all chattering]
[Byron] Wait, wait, wait.
See you later.
[Byron] Where are they going?
["So Close Now" playing]
Oh, maybe not too far.
[crowd cheering]
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa.
Whoa. Whoa.
-Whoa, whoa, and whoa! Whoa! -No! No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no! No!
-[Xavier] Bad Jimmy. -Whoa!
[Xavier] Bad Jey.
-[Big] Sit! Stay! -[Kofi] Where you going?
[Xavier] There is absolutely no reason
that you deserve an opportunity at our WWE Tag Team Championships.
-[Big] You have no business out here. -Whoa!
Oh, you're getting a little scared now. I thought you said "open challenge."
Yeah, yeah. Yeah, we said "open challenge."
-But that was just a figure of speech. -Metaphor.
You two are not ready for a title match.
Oh, we ready. Your boys are ready.
[audience cheers]
They're ready, too, for a title shot. What's up, Nashville?
[crowd cheering]
Usos, calmados. Espérate un poquito. Technically, we were out here first.
Pero para que veas
the more the better,
y para que vean que no somos envidiosos,
let's make this a triple threat.
-[Byron] Yeah! Let's do it. -[Kofi] You don't call the shots.
[Kofi] This is not gonna be a triple threat. No.
-You don't call the shots. -Enough! Enough!
You have ruined our jamboree.
Shame!
This was supposed to be a celebration.
Shame!
Tonight was about us,
and you have made it about you-hoo.
Shame! Shame! Shame! Shame!
So guess who gets an opportunity
at our WWE Tag Team Championships now?
-Nobody. -[JBL laughing]
And that's because this open challenge
has officially been
canceled.
Ah--
-[Cole] Oh! -[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Well, The Lucha Dragons and The Usos,
they wanna get 'em some of The New Day.
[Byron] How are you gonna announce an open challenge
and then change your mind?
[Cole] Kalisto.
[crowd] Oh!
-[JBL] You can't do this to a jamboree. -[Byron] Oh, they're doing it.
[Cole] Uh-oh.
-[laughing] Xavier was-- -[Byron] Xavier.
-[Cole] No, watch out. Oh! -[Byron] Yeah, stay awhile, Xavier.
[Cole] You could write a country song about what just happened to Xavier.
[JBL] He doesn't like country.
-["So Close Now" playing] -♪ Ain't even my peak ♪
♪ And everything they said was Out of my reach… ♪
[Big] What a way to spend our first anniversary.
I still despise Nashville.
[song ends]
Just joshing. Just joshing.
As longtime fans of pro wrestling before we entered the industry,
one of our biggest influences was none other
than Dwayne Johnson,
The Rock,
and on the January 25th, 2016, edition of Raw,
myself, Kofi Kingston, and Xavier Woods
engaged in a war of words with "The Great One"
that to this day
remains one of my personal favorite memories
from Monday Night Raw.
[crowd roaring]
[Big] Aw, Rocky!
Don't you dare be sour.
Clap for your world-famous two-time champs,
and feel the power!
-["New Day, New Way" playing] -♪ It's a New Day, yes it is ♪
-[crowd] New Day sucks! -[man] Every night.
[crowd] New Day sucks!
♪ Oh whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa… ♪
Now, Rock, we're gonna need you to relax a little bit,
and as far as that Black guy that you don't know,
his name is Byron Saxton,
and he's by far the best commentator at that table right now.
Watch the product.
-[King] Which table? -[Xavier] Not saying much.
I like The New Day now.
-Still not better than me, but anyway… -So… so… so I got a better idea.
How about we talk about the Black guys that you do know?
I'm talking about
The New Day.
[crowd clamoring]
Three men who whupped The Lucha Dragons.
-Uh! -Three men who whupped the Dudleys.
They're from your era. That's right.
And just last night at the Royal Rumble match,
these very same three men
put the whuppin' on your cousins The Usos.
[crowd booing]
'Cause, yeah, yeah, that happened. That happened.
As a matter of fact, we hit The Usos so hard,
that when they walk north…
They're looking south.
Ooh! That's that poltergeist, baby.
Head-spin.
So what we're trying to say is New Day representing.
What was you expecting?
Whoo!
You call yourself
"The People's Champion,"
but I'm looking at you,
and I don't see any gold.
Where… Is there…
-Where's your gold? -[Xavier] Under your shirt?
[Kofi] Is it under your shirt?
-Where it at though? -[Xavier] Where's your gold?
Where it at though?
[snickers]
You know… you know… you know who does have some gold though?
-Who? -Who?
-You. -You.
You.
Francesca 2 is actually made of gold, everyone.
You too?
-Wow. -Yeah. Oh wow.
In layman's terms, to break it down for you,
what we're saying is that we are
the WWE World Tag Team
Champions.
[laughs]
-Got him. -That's us, baby. That's us, baby.
Rock, you look like a man who doesn't eat his Booty-O's cereal.
They make sure you ain't booty.
But you're actually a pretty smart man
because, much like LeBron James…
[crowd booing]
Oh, here it comes. Here it comes. Wait. Wait. Wait.
…who moved from Miami to Cleveland…
-Smart move. -Very.
…you went from this dumpster fire of a town…
Dumpster fire.
-Yes. It's awful here, really. -It's the worst.
…to Hollywood,
essentially, taking the money
and you got the hell out of here.
The hell out of here!
He says he did it for the people,
but he did it for the paycheck.
[Kofi] Mm!
-Got your ass. -Got him.
-Got him.
-Got him. Got him. -Got him. Got him.
-Got him. -Got him.
But we already knew that.
-Because… -[Kofi] What?
New Day rocks!
[crowd chanting along] New Day rocks!
-[crowd] New Day sucks! -[plays trombone rhythmically]
New Day sucks!
New Day rocks!
-That's right. -[Big] Yeah.
New Day rocks. You know it.
-Got your ass, baby. -[Big] Got you, baby.
Got him.
-[Big] What you got? Rebuttal. -[Kofi] He got nothing.
[crowd] Rocky!
Pipe down, Sign Guy.
[crowd] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
So here's the thing. The Rock knows
exactly who you are.
As he should.
You are the WWE Tag Team Champions?
-Yes. Yes. -The hips don't lie.
You are obviously extremely entertaining.
-Smart man. -Go ahead and clap.
But here's what's amazing.
What's amazing is the fact that you are that entertaining
when you still wear llama penises strapped to your head.
What?! What?!
-What? -No!
-Did he say "penises" on TV? -You can't say "penis" on TV.
You can't say "penises" on TV.
-You can't say "penises" on TV. -No.
-You can't say "penises" on TV. -You cannot.
[crowd] Llama penises! [clapping]
[Xavier] That's not a thing.
-[crowd] Llama penises! -[Xavier] That is not a thing.
-Stop! -Stop!
-Hush! -[Kofi] You can't say that!
[Big] No! Hush!
[crowd] Llama penises!
[Xavier] You know what? No! No! No! No! No!
-No! No! No! -No!
These are unicorn horns.
Get your majestic creatures correct, Rock.
They're unicorn horns.
-Oh, I'm sorry. They're unicorns? -[Xavier] Yes.
Unicorns. Oh, I see.
They're corns, all right.
You come out here looking like
three chocolate cornholes running your mouth.
That's what they are.
-Oh, no. Oh, no. -Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
Hold on a second. Look at the big one. The big one's getting upset.
Oh, she's upset.
-I'm a man. -[Xavier] Grown man.
She's upset. Uh-oh.
Big mama didn't like that.
Big mama didn't like…
You know what's amazing is that you are so big and you're so strong,
yet you are so nerdy.
It's almost as if the Incredible Hulk banged Urkel.
What?
[crowd clamoring, laughing]
Did I do that? I'm sorry.
No, no, no, no, no, no, no. Let me make it really clear, okay?
Here's the thing. We're live. This is Miami. The world is watching.
So here's the thing.
[crowd cheering]
True.
See, here's the thing. This is the people. I'm "The People's Champ."
They understand. Here's the thing.
This is, uh… this is a ring. Those are ropes.
That's a ramp. These are the people. So how about this?
Why don't you walk down, jump in this ring,
and let The Rock take that trombone
and shove it up all three of your candy asses?
[crowd roaring]
[Big] No.
-Let's call a champions' huddle. -You're not invited.
-You're not a champion. -That doesn't include you.
[Big] Champions' huddle. Champion's huddle.
-What do y'all wanna do? -It'll be okay.
[Rock] Team huddle? A huddle?
Come on, hey.
You look like three uni-bitches in a circle.
Get your candy asses in here.
-[Xavier] You know what? Hold my trombone. -[Big] We was in a straight line.
You know what? He wants to get real? This man wants to get real? Huh?
Miami, you wanna see it get real?
[crowd roaring]
Well, you know what?
You don't deserve it.
Goodbye.
[crowd booing]
-Bye. -Bye.
-Bye-bye. -Bye-bye.
-Bye, Rock. -You don't deserve it.
-Bye, Rock. Come on. -See ya, sucker.
-Come on, sucker. -Not today, sucker.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Whoa.
The Rock gets it. You don't understand. You're not used to seeing The Rock.
This is how it is.
When The Rock comes out here, The Rock has a plan.
The Rock has a plan on top of a plan.
Now, clearly,
Plan A didn't work for all of us.
But Plan B
always works.
-[Xavier] Plan B? I got snipped already. -What's Plan B?
-Please explain. -Contraceptive?
-I took care of that. -What's Plan B, Rock?
Plan B?
Family.
-[crowd roaring] -["So Close Now" playing]
[Cole] Jimmy and Jey! Here come The Usos.
[Byron] It's on now!
[Cole] The Rock's cousins going after The New Day.
-[JBL] Plan B was in stereo. -[Cole] Oh, look out! Oh!
Rock Bottom!
[JBL] Goodbye, Hulk and Urkel.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Rooty, Tooty, and Booty going for a ride.
Samoan drop!
-And the best for last. -[JBL] Oh no.
[whimpering]
Please! Okay! Okay, okay!
I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!
It's okay. I'm gonna… I'm gonna…
[Cole] Uh-oh! Double superkick!
[Xavier yells]
[Cole] Spinebuster!
-[JBL] Are we gonna see it? -[Cole] Here it comes!
The most electrifying move
in all of sports entertainment.
John, you've felt this. I've felt this.
The People's Elbow.
[JBL] Xavier may never play the trombone again.
What a tragedy.
Thank you, Miami. We will see you at WrestleMania.
If you smell
what The Rock is cooking.
["Electrifying" playing]
[Big] To battle The Rock on the mic was truly a pinch-yourself moment.
[song stops]
A legend among legends.
In fact, some of our greatest memories didn't involve any matches at all.
It was always about the moments,
and as you will see in this segment from May of 2016,
the more absurd they were, the better.
[JBL] Nonetheless, we are back here, live on Raw,
and no clue what that is in the ring.
[Byron] C-3PO?
[Big] Aw, Greensboro!
[crowd chanting along] Don't you dare be sour.
Clap for your world-famous two-time champs,
and feel the power!
♪ It's a New Day… ♪
[Byron] Should've figured it had something to do with these guys.
[JBL] You think? [laughs]
Maybe it's a herd of unicorns underneath there.
-[Byron] That'd be amazing. -[JBL] Most of them are extinct.
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, Sunday at Extreme Rules on the WWE Network,
Byron, The New Day's gonna defend the Tag Team titles
against The Vaudevillains.
[Byron] Yeah, Simon Gotch, Aiden English have proven or,
well, promise to turn the clock back on The New Day
and become the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
♪ Looking in the mirror is Who you gotta change ♪
♪ Get us back on the right road… ♪
[JBL] Booty-O's!
[playing trombone rhythmically]
[crowd] New Day rocks!
[Cole] New Day, Tag Team Champions.
They won the titles all the way back at SummerSlam
in August of last year.
♪ Given the change, you know We gonna take it ♪
-♪ And when it seems everything’s wrong… ♪ -[song fades]
[JBL] It must be a giant box of Booty-O's underneath there.
-[Byron] I wonder if we get free samples. -[Cole] Not to you.
Pour yourself
a big ol' bowl of Booty…
[crowd] O's!
Booty-O's.
They make sure you ain't booty.
Because this Sunday at Extreme Rules,
we defend our Tag Team titles
against a team from a bygone era,
the Vaudevillains.
-[crowd booing] -Look… I know. Me too.
I've been meaning to ask,
because the Vaudevillains are always talking
about how great the Bygone Era is,
and I just don't get it.
I wish that there was a way that we could, like,
see it with our own eyes, you know what I'm saying?
Ask and ye shall receive.
Kof, please. From the top. Just slowly. Slowly
[Xavier straining]
Come on. Come on.
-What is this? -Got it. Got it.
Oh!
[Kofi] Whoa. What is this?
No. No, don't do this. Don't do this.
This is very clearly an empty refrigerator box
And that keyboard? Is that from your parents' house?
Yeah. So?
Why is it sticky?
This…
is my New Day-Lorean time machine.
No. No, it's not. It's an empty refrigerator box. We--
This is my time machine.
Wow!
Now, everyone inside!
-To the Bygone Era. -[Kofi] Okay.
-Yeah. Okay. -Come on. Let's go.
[whirring]
[Cole] Oh man.
H.G. Wells would love this.
-[Byron] So would Marty McFly. -[Cole] Who?
[Byron] Need a flux capacitor.
[whirring, beeping]
[Cole] See, it's a real… it's a real time machine.
I think it's actually working.
I'm getting dizzy.
-["SOS" playing] -♪ You know ♪
♪ You, you know ♪
-[laughing] -♪ SOS, I hear them shoutin' ♪
Oh, hold up!
Boom, boom, boom!
"The Jamaican Sensation" done come back one more time, baby.
-[song ends] -[laughing]
Hey, look, look, look.
Looks like there's "Trouble in Paradise."
-[laughs] -[crowd cheers]
Yeah.
We didn't go back far enough.
No! Leave me here.
-2009 was my best year. Leave me here. -[Xavier] Get in here. Come on.
[whirring]
[Byron] All right. False alarm.
[beeping, whirring]
[Byron] Oh wow.
[man] Whoo!
[crowd clamoring]
And we have arrived.
Is that…
But… but my Booty-O's are now Derrière Squares.
And… and look at my smartphone.
Oh no. No. No, no, no.
That means… that mean there's no video games!
Oh no. No!
No wonder The Vaudevillains are from the Bygone Era.
The Bygone Era sucks!
-Why did you bring us here? -Why?
Because regardless of the era,
we will forever and always be their
WWE--
[Cole] Oh my God!
It's Gotch and English, the Vaudevillains, attacking The New Day,
ambushing the Tag Team Champions.
Big E driven into the post.
And now turning their attack…
[JBL] I don't think The Vaudevillains found it funny
that they were being made fun of.
[wrestlers grunting]
[Cole] Oh my God.
Kofi Kingston assaulted, and now Xavier Woods
trying to come to the aid of his… of his buddy,
and English and Gotch taking out… oh!
Right into that… that… that time machine.
[crowd clamoring]
[Byron] Gotch and English sending a serious message to New Day.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Putting The New Day on notice. Planting Woods.
Great Scott!
That was heavy.
Maybe leave the time travel to the professionals next time, Woods.
As we hit our groove as a team,
we would defend our titles against any and all comers.
And by the end of 2016,
our trio found ourselves taking on
Gallows, Anderson,
Sheamus, and Cesaro.
But this time, a victory would make us the longest-reigning tag champs ever,
cementing our legacy in the annals of WWE history.
[Big] Aw, Philly!
[crowd chanting along] Don't you dare be sour.
Clap for your world-famous two-time champs,
and feel the power!
♪ It's a New Day, yes it is… ♪
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[Cole] Monday Night Raw is live tonight in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
on what could be an historic evening for these three men.
At midnight tonight, The New Day
will tie Demolition
for the longest-reign, Tag Team title reign in WWE history,
if they get through their triple threat match right now.
♪ Who you gotta be ♪
♪ Let it go, it's not worth the pain ♪
-♪ Give the world… ♪ -[song fades]
Whoo!
[crowd cheering]
Tonight,
we join the immortals.
[crowd cheers]
Tonight,
we got a chance to break a record that has stood for over 25 years.
[crowd cheers]
Tonight,
we have a chance, not only to propel ourselves
but to propel everyone who has ever worn a New Day T-shirt.
[crowd cheers]
To propel everyone who has ever chanted "New Day rocks!"
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd] New Day rocks!
New Day rocks!
We have a chance
to propel everyone who has ever supported us,
whether they are still with us today
or whether they have passed.
Tonight is for you, Grandma.
[light cheering and applause]
-[crowd] Grandma! Grandma! Grandma! -There you go.
Grandma! Grandma! Grandma! Grandma! Grandma!
But the last thing that stands in our way
is one more triple threat tag team match.
But… but honestly,
guys, what does that even mean?
[crowd] Who? Who? Who?
-He said "what." -I didn't…
-Okay. -He said "what."
People across the world have referred to The New Day, honestly,
as a triple threat.
That's true. That's true.
A straight-up trifecta. I mean, you look at Xavier Woods.
The brains. The wisdom. That's the first leg right there.
[crowd cheers]
And you look at me. You know me. I'm… I'm real smooth.
I'm talking about style, finesse. Not to mention very handsome.
-[Xavier] Mm! -[crowd cheers]
That's the second leg baby.
And me,
I'm the big,
thick, meaty
third leg.
[crowd cheering]
In a triple threat tag team match,
we have not one but two…
[New Day, high-pitched] Two. Two. Two. Two. Two.
Two tag teams that are vying to become
your WWE
World Tag Team Champions!
So let's bring out our opponents,
so that The New Day can take their proper place
in history, baby.
-Bring 'em out. -But why?
Why?
Because…
[crowd] New Day rocks!
New Day rocks!
-New Day rocks! -[playing trombone rhythmically]
New Day rocks!
["Omen in the Sky" playing]
[bell dings]
[JoJo] The following contest is a triple threat match
and is for the Raw Tag Team Championship.
Making their way to the ring at a combined weight of 505 lbs,
Luke Gallows and Karl Anderson.
[Cole] And, guys, New Day are ready for a party tonight
if they can win this match.
In fact, we understand they've been spending all day
getting their locker room ready
for what will be the post-party celebration,
and here's a look.
[Corey] Would you look at that?
Byron, how disappointed are you?
You supported New Day since day one,
and they didn't even invite you.
[Byron] I'll find a way to get on the guest list. Don't worry.
[Cole] Look at those huge Booty-O's.
[Corey] That's gonna be one heck of a celebration.
[Cole] But General Manager Mick Foley, Commissioner Stephanie McMahon
not making it easy on The New Day as they look to tie the record.
["Hellfire" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] As far as I'm concerned, New Day are counting their chickens
before the booty hatches, so to speak.
[Byron] That was cute.
[Corey] Thought of it all by myself, Saxton.
[loud pop]
[crowd cheering]
[JoJo] And making their way to the ring,
the team of Sheamus and Cesaro.
[Corey] You know, Sheamus and Cesaro haven't had the best,
the… the smoothest time becoming a tag team,
but you have to imagine,
dethroning the champs tonight would unify them like nothing else.
[Cole] But if you're a New Day fan, this is the number you wanna remember.
Four hundred seventy-eight.
At midnight tonight, they will have held the Tag Team titles 478 days,
tying them with Demolition for the longest reign ever.
I think about when The New Day first burst onto the scene here in WWE.
Trying to get a following, make a name for themselves.
And now thinking they are on the verge of possibly becoming
the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in history.
[Corey] As you said earlier, Byron,
Commissioner Stephanie McMahon, General Manager Mick Foley
not looking to make it easy for New Day to make history tonight.
[Byron] They got two boulder-sized obstacles
standing in the way of that accomplishment.
[Cole] This is a triple threat match for the Raw Tag Team titles.
Two men in the ring to start.
You can tag anybody. Doesn't have to be your partner.
First team to gain pinfall or submission becomes the Tag Team Champions.
And its Kofi Kingston starting things off against Cesaro.
Corey, what type of strategy do you use in this unique triple threat match?
[Corey] Quick pinfalls, quick attempts at any sort of victory.
You don't even have to pin a champion. to win the titles in this match.
[Cole] New Day might not even be involved in the decision
to see their Tag Team Championship reign end.
Kofi Kingston, top rope. There's a high crossbody.
Cover, hook of the leg,
and a kick-out by Cesaro.
[Byron] If you're The New Day right now, you've gotta become a prisoner of--
-Hold on. -Get out.
[Byron] Look at the incredible strength of Cesaro. Get him up.
[Corey] Superhuman power by "The Swiss Superman."
Catching his breath.
Oh my.
And Cesaro off the vertical suplex.
Cover on Kingston,
and a kick-out at one.
[Byron] Simply incredible strength displayed by Cesaro,
and the tag is made to the big Irishman.
[Cole] I tell you, for those who have questioned over the past few weeks
whether Sheamus and Cesaro can get along as a team,
I think, Corey, they proved they can.
[Corey] You're right. It took some time.
As I said, they haven't had the smoothest forming of the tag team,
but they seem on the same page,
which makes Sheamus and Cesaro incredibly dangerous.
[Byron] Here's a dangerous sight. Sheamus coming off the top rope.
[Cole] Cover again by Sheamus,
and a kick-out.
Remember, the reason for this matchup tonight,
Anderson and Gallows met Sheamus and Cesaro last week on Raw
to determine the number one contender.
New Day was at ringside. A brawl broke out.
Hence the reason for a triple threat match here tonight
[crowd] New Day rocks!
[Cole] And Kofi with a dropkick drives Sheamus into the corner.
-Kofi will tag in Big E. -[Xavier] What you gonna do?
[Cole] And Big E, the powerhouse of the team,
driving his shoulder to the gut of Sheamus,
then Kofi launches himself--
Oh! Right into the big tackle by Big E.
Cover, and a kick-out again.
[Byron] Even just seeing The New Day,
you could sense a change in their demeanor,
how… how important this moment is,
how much they have to be on top of their game.
[Cole] You're gonna go down in history,
if you win this match,
as the longest-reigning tag team ever in WWE.
Think about some of the great teams over the years.
[Byron] You have Legion of Doom, The Road Warriors,
The Hart Foundation, The Rockers.
The Dudley Boyz.
All those teams, as great as they were,
were never able to accomplish
what The New Day might be on the verge of accomplishing.
[Cole] Now Sheamus looking for the suplex.
Tag, though, made by Karl Anderson,
and Anderson and Gallows get their first taste
of this triple threat match.
[Corey] Smart move by Anderson.
His team wasn't involved. He had to find a way.
[Cole] Many people I talked to, Corey,
thought Anderson and Gallows were the favorites coming into this match
because New Day loses championship advantage
in a triple threat match.
[Corey] I would be hard-pressed to disagree with people that say that.
Gallows and Anderson are my personal picks to walk out with the championships.
[Cole] Gallows with a splash in the corner.
Anderson follows it up with a kick to the jaw.
And then a big boot by Gallows.
This could be it.
Anderson and Gallows looking to win.
Almost had him. A near-fall.
[Corey] Move over, Flyers. There are two new bullies on Broad Street
called Gallows and Anderson.
[Cole] We are back live on Monday Night Raw, ladies and gentlemen.
A historic night, perhaps, for The New Day,
defending the Tag Team titles
in this triple threat match against Anderson and Gallows
and Sheamus and Cesaro.
If they win this match, they're gonna be
the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in WWE history.
[Corey] Yeah, but right now that is a massive "if," Michael.
Gallows and Anderson, Sheamus and Cesaro,
two hungry teams who are incredibly capable
of dethroning the champs tonight.
[Cole] And right now it's Anderson and Kofi Kingston.
And Anderson with an elbow to win the Tag Team titles.
And a kick-out at two and a half.
Remember the rules.
First team to gain a pinfall or submission wins the Tag Team Championship.
[Byron] Gallows and Anderson had a lot of success here in Philadelphia
prior to coming to WWE,
so they were extremely confident coming into this match.
[Cole] Oh!
And Gallows extremely vicious tonight.
A headbutt to the spine followed up by a big boot.
And now Anderson and Gallows looking to put Kofi Kingston away.
[Byron] Big man with a head of steam.
[Cole] Oh! What an elbow, turning Kofi inside out.
Will it be Anderson and Gallows to break the reign?
And Big E saving the matchup.
[Corey] Another massive boot by Gallows.
Up goes Big E.
Oh! Double-team by Anderson and Gallows.
This is one of those matchups it's gonna be difficult to keep control.
Because remember, triple threat tag team rules.
No count-outs, no disqualifications.
Here's the tag to Gallows.
[Byron] Not to mention you got New Day,
who seem to have no problem bending the rules when it benefits them.
[Corey] But you also gotta remember, Kofi Kingston has no one to tag.
Big E was taken out of the equation.
[Cole] Kofi able to counter and escape briefly. Oh my goodness.
Now Gallows misses wildly.
Kingston, second rope. What a dropkick.
That spinning missile dropkick off the second rope floors Gallows.
[Corey] Kofi's like a man without a country right now.
Nobody to tag, from The New Day team at least.
You don't wanna tag in a member of an opposing team.
-Kofi's just realizing that. -[Cole] Sheamus able to tag himself in.
Kofi not sure where he was at.
And now Sheamus, shoulder to the gut of Kingston.
Sheamus and Gallows legal.
Gallows sent over the top rope.
[wrestlers grunting]
-[Cole] And what a right. -[ref] Come on!
[crowd cheering]
-[Cole] Oh boy. -[crowd] One, two, three…
[Cole] And the Ten Beats Of The Bodhrán.
[crowd] Six, seven, eight…
[Byron] Sheamus has a little extra luster after every one of those blows.
[Cole] And now Sheamus…
Gallows lands on his feet as Anderson comes into the ring.
Gallows misses wildly.
Sheamus
planting Luke Gallows
for the Tag Team titles.
And Big E, again, saving the matchup.
Oh! What an Irish Curse backbreaker to…
Oh! Kick to the face.
Action fast and furious. Here's Anderson.
[Corey] Gallows putting those educated feet to good use.
-All the time spent training in Japan. -[Cole] Uh-oh.
It could be it.
[Corey] Sheamus is out.
[Cole] Anderson and Gallows, to win the Tag Team Championship.
And that was Cesaro breaking up
the near-pin.
[Byron] Just in the nick of time,
Cesaro preserves the life of himself and Sheamus in this match.
[Cole] A Boot of Doom almost won it for Anderson and Gallows.
[Corey] It has been a long time since we kicked off Monday Night Raw
with a match of such mega consequence.
[Cole] And look at Cesaro, begging for a tag.
He believes he can put this away if Seamus can get there,
and he does.
Here comes Cesaro.
Cesaro with a clothesline.
Cesaro knocked down Gallows.
There's that spinning corkscrew uppercut.
[Corey] Cesaro like a cruise missile.
Anderson doesn't wanna be there.
[Cole and Corey] ]Swiss-One-Nine.
[Byron] Anything and everything out of the arsenal. Oh my goodness!
-Oh my goodness. -[Cole] Lou Thesz press into the uppercut.
Cesaro is going crazy.
Crossbody. Cesaro and Sheamus are gonna win this thing. They're gonna…
Oh, and a kick-out.
[Corey] My goodness, Cesaro like a one-man army
taking out absolutely everyone.
[Byron] That may have been the best opportunity
for Cesaro and Sheamus to win the Tag Team titles.
Uh-oh.
I think we're gonna go for a swing.
[crowd] One, two…
He's gonna swing him all the way over to the lake.
[crowd] Four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine.
[Cole] Anderson may think he's back in Japan.
Here's the Sharpshooter by Cesaro.
Sharpshooter locked in.
If Anderson taps, it's over.
Oh, New Day was trying to steal one like they did a couple of weeks ago.
Big E sent Sheamus over the top rope.
Belly-to-belly. Counter. Hurricanrana.
Cesaro sends Big E over the top rope.
Cesaro and Anderson are legal.
Tag made. Here comes Sheamus.
[Byron] Oh, look at…
[Cole] Brogue Kick!
Trouble in Paradise!
Big E! Big E's got Cesaro. Cover.
-[Byron] They did it! -[bell dings]
[crowd roaring]
[Cole] New Day!
[JoJo] Here are your winners, and still the Raw Tag Team Champions,
The New Day!
[Cole] New Day make history.
They're breaking Demolition's record
for the longest-reigning tag team ever.
[Byron] Against all odds,
with their backs against the wall,
The New Day has done it.
[Corey] I'm not going to the after-party, I'm not gonna be celebrating,
but credit where it's due,
New Day know how to win when it matters.
We got this!
[Cole] What an incredible moment for New Day.
The celebration is beginning already back in New Day's locker room.
[chuckling] Hey, look. Mr. Backlund's in there.
[all chattering]
[all cheering]
[all shouting]
[whooping]
-Wait. Hey. Okay. Hang on. -We did it, baby.
Hey, I've got a toast, everybody. I've got a toast.
-Mick, excuse me. Okay. -Yeah.
-Appreciate it. -Mick, thank you.
Okay, just stay there.
Here is to the longest-reigning WWE
Tag Team Champions.
New Day rocks!
[all] New Day rocks!
[Xavier] Yeah!
[all yelling, screaming]
My eyes!
[screams]
[man] Whoo! Mm.
[huffs]
Too much?
Steph?
Note to self. Don't douse your boss in champagne.
Just trust us on that.
After retaining the tag titles and heading back to the locker room,
some over-the-top celebratory antics
got us yet another match that night,
this time up against Jeri-KO, Chris Jericho and Kevin Owens,
as well as former Shield members Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
We are back live on Monday Night Raw with our main event.
[bell dings]
The following contest is a triple threat match
for the Raw Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
first the team of Chris Jericho
and the WWE Universal Champion, Kevin Owens.
[crowd booing]
Next, the team of Seth Rollins
and the United States Champion,
Roman Reigns.
And their opponents, they are the Raw Tag Team Champions,
The New Day!
[Cole] This is an incredible hill to climb for those three men.
New Day looking to set the record
for the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in history.
Earlier tonight, they had to dispatch
Sheamus and Cesaro and Anderson and Gallows
in a triple threat match.
Now they must do the same to Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho
and Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins.
So, guys, a little change-up on the scorecard for New Day.
Xavier Woods will be in this matchup with Big E.
Kofi Kingston will be looking on from ringside.
[Corey] A little change-up while making Monday Night Raw history.
Two triple threat matches for the Tag Team titles in one night.
[Cole] What do you think about this, having Xavier Woods in this match
as opposed to Kofi Kingston?
[Corey] I think it's a great strategy by New Day.
Use whatever ace in the hole you have.
[Byron] Woods hasn't competed yet tonight, making him the freshest member.
It's a great strategy.
[Cole] So Woods and Rollins will start things off.
Remember, two men in the ring at once.
You can tag anybody in,
and first team to gain pinfall or submission
are the Tag Team Champions.
[Byron] It behooves The New Day
to always have a member of your team in that match
to increase your chances of winning.
[Cole] Chris Jericho's a man who knows all about making history,
beating top Superstars in one night.
Remember when he won the WWE Undisputed Championship,
beating The Rock and "Stone Cold" Steve Austin
on the same night.
New Day facing those odds here on Monday Night Raw.
[Byron] Just imagine the emotional rollercoaster to go from--
[Cole] There's the cover by Xavier, and a kick-out.
[Byron] New Day, you thought you won, you broke the record.
[Cole] Again a kick-out.
[Byron] Celebrating, then, "By the way,
you got two more challengers to deal with."
-[wrestlers yell] -[Cole] Big uppercut by Woods.
Woods really the most unheralded member of The New Day.
There is the sling blade by Rollins.
Cover by Seth, then a kick-out at one.
[Corey] I think "unheralded" is the most accurate word to describe Woods.
He is incredibly powerful. He's like a little brick house.
Explosive, dynamic, he can do just as much as the other two members.
[Cole] United States Champion Roman Reigns
greeted by the WWE fans here in Philly.
Tag made with Big E,
and "The Big Dog" and Big E are gonna duke it out.
Here we go.
They often have referred to Big E as the backbone of The New Day.
[crowd clamoring]
[man] Let's go.
-[Cole] Side headlock by Roman. -[man] Yes.
[Cole] Up over the top. Big E with a leapfrog.
Tremendous athletic ability in Big E,
and it's gonna be on display right here.
Big E gonna… Oh, went for that Spear,
and Roman Reigns caught him with a knee.
[Byron] Well scouted by the United States Champion.
[Cole] Now Roman Reigns with a big clothesline, taking down Big E.
Doesn't wanna be in that corner with Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho.
And a tag was made.
[Byron] Wily veteran Jericho taking advantage of the opportunity.
[Cole] Again, the rules. You don't have to tag your partner to get into the matchup.
Roman Reigns no longer legal.
Jericho and Big E are.
-Look at Kevin Owens. -[Corey] In the corner.
Brilliant teamwork.
[wrestlers yelling]
[Cole] Now Jericho and Owens have Big E where they want him.
[Byron] And Jericho had a chance to become a champion last week,
but challenging Roman Reigns for the US title didn't work out too well.
So a second chance now to walk away with some gold.
[Cole] Corey, you've been a former Tag Team Champion.
You've never been in the situation that New Day's in, but let me ask you.
You had a big match. You won. You thought you made history.
Now you've gotta regroup and go out and battle again
against four of the best in the game.
How do you mentally get back into it?
[Corey] I don't know how. You said it yourself.
New Day were already celebrating.
They were partying. History was theirs.
-This has gotta be insurmountable. -[Cole] Cover.
Is it enough? Kick-out.
[Byron] If you're New Day, you gotta be a prisoner of the moment.
You can't think about the celebration. You can't think about breaking the record.
[chuckles] All you can think about are the two obstacles in that ring with you.
[Cole] And think about this. It was 477 days ago,
SummerSlam, August of 2015,
when New Day won the Tag Team titles,
They are still champions here tonight.
Almost as long as it's been since the Flyers won the cup.
-Right in the face. -[Cole] Jericho with a slap to Big E.
Demolition hold the record,
which New Day will break if they win here tonight.
[Corey] Big open-hand strikes by Big E.
Like getting slapped like a grizzly bear.
[Cole] Now with Jericho sidestepping Big E,
and now a kick right to the face.
The veteran Chris Jericho realizes what's at stake here.
Jericho's just grinding his forearms and wrist
across the face of E.
It's not gonna win you the match, but it'll do a lot of damage.
[Cole] Jericho knows how to do all those little things,
those intangibles.
It's why he's been so successful. Six-time World Champion.
Nine-time Intercontinental Champion.
And there's the elbow off the top rope.
Is it enough to put Big E away?
Again a kick-out, but every cover,
it forces Big E to kick out, expends more energy.
[Byron] Absolutely right.
For every advantage that Big E has as far as power,
you have to give the nod to Jericho with experience.
[Cole] And here comes the WWE Universal Champion,
Kevin Owens.
And a senton right to the chest.
[Byron] I once said to Jericho--
[Cole] Cover again by Big E, who seems to have trouble breathing,
and those frequent covers don't help.
[Byron] I don't care how big or strong you are,
if you can't catch your breath, you're ineffective.
[Cole] You never wanna tag anybody into this matchup except your partner,
but sometimes you may not have a choice.
Both men down.
Center of the ring.
[Byron] That double clothesline may present Big E the perfect opportunity
to tag in Xavier Woods.
And watch this collision between these two men.
Boom!
[Corey] Here comes Xavier Woods.
[Cole] Yeah, Woods into the matchup now. Chops to Owens.
And driving "KO" back.
[wrestlers grunting]
[Byron] With everything Woods does, he doesn't wanna make any mistakes.
[Cole] Really dynamite in a little package is Xavier Woods.
[screams] Oh! Ah!
[Cole] And Woods, right to the back.
Is it enough to retain and make history?
Kick-out by Owens.
[Byron] Really, I see that sense of urgency from Xavier Woods.
-What you gonna do? -What do you think you're--
[Cole] Jericho. Again, a veteran move by Jericho.
[Corey] Well within the rules.
Just a momentary distraction to allow Kevin Owens to capitalize.
[Cole] A little trash talk to Woods took Woods's eyes off Owens
and allowed Kevin Owens to take over.
[Corey] I'd almost say Woods got a taste of his own medicine there.
We see Woods act as a distraction week after week.
[Cole] You're right, Corey, 'cause it's a lot of tactics like that
that have allowed New Day to hold the titles for 477 days.
[Byron] Look at this. This is gonna be bad for Xavier.
Ref's thinking…
[Cole] And Seth Rollins!
-Remember… -[Byron] What the…
[Corey] Not a lot of real estate on the top rope.
-But there are four Superstars… -[Cole] Now Rollins getting involved.
[Byron] Whatever's gonna happen, I'm sure it's gonna hurt.
-[Corey] Not gonna end well. Oh boy. -[Cole] Here comes Roman and Big E.
-[Byron] That's really gonna hurt now. -[Cole] Oh my goodness.
[crowd clamoring]
-[Cole] Gonna fly. -[Corey] Oh!
[crowd roaring]
[Cole] What action!
Will New Day set the record,
or will somebody else become Tag Team Champions?
[Cole] We are back, live, on Monday Night Raw
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The WWE Tag Team titles on the line,
for the second time tonight,
in a triple threat match.
Let's show you some of the action right before the commercial break.
[Byron] Yes, how bad all three of these teams wanna walk outta here
Raw Tag Team Champions.
-[chuckles] Look at this. -[Cole] Oh!
And the story tonight is The New Day.
If they win this, they'll make history
as the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in WWE history.
Kevin Owens and Chris Jericho, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins
looking to thwart that march to history.
Cover. Kick-out at two by Woods.
[Byron] This match was started by Kevin Owens.
He went to Stephanie McMahon after that mishap during the celebration
and said, "The New Day need to be taught a lesson."
Then General Manager Mick Foley got involved
and added Seth and Roman to the mix.
Come on, Owens!
[Corey] Take another look at this.
Look at the agility of the WWE Universal Champion.
[Cole] That's a near 280 lb man, Corey.
[Corey] Fantastic. That is why Kevin Owens has been as successful as he has.
[Cole] Roman Reigns looking to take the Universal Championship from Owens
Sunday at Roadblock: End of the Line.
Rollins gets his hands on Jericho Sunday as well.
There they are, two of the…
[wrestlers shouting]
…former members of The Shield.
Of course, the third, Dean Ambrose, over on SmackDown Live.
One of the great factions of the past couple of decades
here in WWE.
[Byron] Who would have imagined when this night began
that we would have the chance to possibly see Seth Rollins…
[Cole] Cheap shot by Owens.
[Byron] …Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns leave as Tag Team Champions?
[Cole] And a senton again, but Woods rolls out of the way.
And Owens's preoccupation with Roman Reigns
in his championship match Sunday
may have cost him there.
[crowd] New Day rocks!
[Corey] Is Xavier Woods gonna be able to make the tag to the fresher Big E?
[Byron] Big E dying to get in there.
-And he does. -[Cole] And Jericho's legal as well.
And Big E with a belly-to-belly to Jericho.
[Byron] Big E, through and through, has been the difference-maker.
[Corey] Big E one of the strongest human beings I have ever seen in my life.
And he is dangerous when he starts moving.
[Cole] A third belly-to-belly.
And to Byron's point, The New Day just
three great athletes.
All three do different things.
Tag by Rollins.
Rollins is legal. There's the splash.
Great move by Seth.
[Corey] That's what Big E gets for showboating.
[Cole] There goes Big E.
[Byron] Worst-case scenario for The New Day.
[Cole] And Seth sends Jericho out of the ring.
Triple threat rules. First team to gain pinfall or submission.
[Byron] Rollins's got his eyes on Jericho!
[Cole] Suicide dive!
Down goes Jericho.
[Corey] Rollins doing the smart thing. He's gonna get Jericho back into the ring.
[Cole] That's where the pinfall or submission will have to occur, and--
-The other side! -[crowd clamoring]
[Cole] Down goes Big E with a suicide dive.
[Byron] How sweet would it be for Rollins to get revenge on Jericho
and win the tag titles?
[Cole] Waiting for Jericho.
Off the top rope. There's that glancing knee.
And I believe Reigns made the tag.
[Corey] I think you're right. Roman Reigns tagged himself in.
Seth Rollins taking out New Day.
[Cole] Went for the Spear, and Jericho caught him.
-Going for the Codebreaker. -[Byron] No, no, no, no!
[crowd roaring]
[Cole] Reigns has got him up high.
Sit-out powerbomb!
Roman Reigns for the tag titles.
And a kick-out at two.
-[Byron] Oh man. -[Cole] Reigns can't believe it.
[Byron] Just barely Jericho able to get a shoulder up.
Any closer than that and the bell would have rang.
We would've had new Tag Team Champions.
[Cole] Yeah, but it may be ringing soon.
Reigns is in that zone, Byron.
[Byron] Oh, Reigns. Lock and load.
[Cole] Superman Punch to Owens.
Jericho looking to steal one here.
Two. Almost had him.
Reigns right back up.
Double-leg takedown. Trying to spin him into the Walls.
[Byron] Yeah, Roman fighting it.
[Cole] Roman with the right hands.
Tag.
Woods legal. Reigns legal.
[Byron] Does Reigns know?
[Cole] He does now.
[Byron] Xavier on the opposite side of the ring.
[Cole] You wanna make history?
[Byron] Oh…
[Cole] Elbow connecting.
Xavier Woods.
To retain the titles.
And Roman Reigns at two.
[Corey] Woods launching himself across the entire ring.
Watch the leap.
Driving his elbow into the heart of "The Big Dog."
[Cole] You wanna set records, you gotta do great things.
You gotta take high risks.
That's what Xavier Woods did there,
but Roman Reigns stayed in it.
[Byron] I believe Woods felt it there. He could taste victory.
He knew he was about to cross the finish line.
And yet Roman Reigns manages to survive.
[Cole] Either that or Woods knows
if he wants any chance of crossing the finish line,
it's gotta be pedal to the metal from here on out.
[Cole] What a right, stunning Woods.
And Woods with a right.
I don't know if Xavier wants to get into a fist fight with Reigns,
but he's doing pretty well for himself here.
[Corey] Woods is deceptively powerful.
[Cole] Tag by Rollins.
Rollins is legal. I don't believe Woods realizes it.
Well, now he does. Double-team. Knee to the jaw.
Owens with a superkick.
Rollins with a kick.
[Byron] Xavier's still down.
[Corey] Rollins and Woods are the legal men.
[Cole] And Jericho sneaking up from behind.
The dangers of triple threat matches.
-[Byron] Oh! -[Cole] Oh! Cannonball!
Lionsault!
Jericho, cover.
Remember he made the tag on Rollins in the corner.
And almost stole the tag titles.
[Corey] The fact that Woods was able to kick out
just speaks to the guts, to the will of The New Day.
[Cole] This is Monday Night Raw. We're in Philadelphia tonight
with our main event, The New Day.
The Tag Team Champions chasing history,
hoping to become the longest-reigning Tag Team Champions in WWE history.
But they've got Owens and Jericho and Rollins and Reigns in their way
in a triple threat match for the titles.
[Byron] If you wanna do what no team has ever done,
you dig deeper than you ever have in your career.
That moment is now for The New Day.
And Xavier Woods.
[Cole] New Day already thought they had made history,
but now this matchup was made.
Here's the Walls of Jericho.
Down deep is Chris.
[Corey] Woods is in the dead center of the ring.
Xavier, nowhere to go. Is he gonna tap?
Is Jericho and Owens gonna win the titles here?
Xavier Woods screaming in agony.
[Byron] It's a test of will, test of grit.
And, Corey, look at how deep Jericho's got the Walls.
[Byron] He's got the spine of Woods bent completely in the wrong direction.
[Cole] And Woods trying to turn onto his back to alleviate the pressure here.
Able to do that. Now rolling up Jericho.
Shoulders down. Referee, perfect position.
And a kick-out. A kick-out at two.
[Byron] Damage was done to the lower back of Xavier Woods in the process.
[Corey] You gotta respect Woods being able to hold it down.
Big E's been out of the match for some time now.
Woods has been fighting by himself.
[Cole] Yeah, Xavier Woods. What a show in here tonight.
Went for the tornado DDT.
Owens caught him.
[Byron] Oh boy. Uh-oh!
-[Cole] Codebreaker! -[crowd roaring]
[Cole] We're gonna have new Tag Team Champions. Here's the cover.
And Seth Rollins using Owens,
pushing Owens's body into Jericho
and breaking up the count.
What a move by Rollins.
[Corey] Yeah, a clutch move by Seth Rollins.
[Cole] What a matchup!
[Corey] The Raw Tag Team titles were as good as Jericho's and Owens's.
Watch this tandem offense end in a Codebreaker.
[Cole] Watch Rollins. A desperate move here.
But effective, shoving Owens into Jericho.
-Why did you fall on me? -What?
You fell on me!
-He pushed me. -You fell on me!
-[Cole] Oh no. -[Byron] Uh-oh.
[Cole] I don't think Jericho understood what happened.
-This is on you! -No, he pushed me.
[Cole] And now Rollins
blasting Jericho into Owens.
Going for the Pedigree.
Pedigree to Jericho.
[crowd roaring]
-[Byron] Big E-- -[Cole] The cover.
Cover! Cover! Cover!
-[Cole] Xavier does it. -[Byron] They did it.
[Cole] New Day does it. New Day makes history.
[JoJo] Here are your winners, and still the Raw Tag Team Champions,
The New Day.
[Byron] Right place, right time for Xavier Woods.
It took two triple threat matches,
four separate tag teams,
but The New Day has done it.
History has been made on Monday Night Raw.
The New Day, the longest-running Tag Team Champions in history.
[Corey] Take a look at this. Seth Rollins plants Jericho with a Pedigree.
But Big E, seemingly from out of nowhere,
steals "The Architect" from the ring.
Woods able to capitalize.
And you've said it.
Kofi, Big E, Woods, congratulations.
-The New Day just made history. -[Byron] You know what this means.
You gotta break out the milk, get the hips swiveling,
and you gotta get the Booty-O's on tap
'cause we're gonna have a party tonight, Corey.
[Cole] Byron, forget the milk. Break out the champagne.
For the second time that night, history was made,
as we became the longest-reigning WWE Tag Team Champions.
Some years later, yours truly would win
the prestigious Money in the Bank briefcase.
[Byron] Hands on the briefcase.
-Unhooked it. -[Cole] And it's his!
-[bell dings] -[Byron laughs]
And with that, I now held the power.
And on September 13th, 2021, with that power,
I decided to cash in and seize the moment.
[crowd roaring, chanting]
[Byron] And again.
-That's it. -[Jimmy] This has gotta be over.
-[Byron] Yes, sir. Daddy, it's time. -[Jimmy] One, two, three. And that's it.
["All Mighty" playing]
[Rome] Here is your winner, and still the "All Mighty" WWE Champion,
Bobby Lashley.
[Byron] It looked like it was over,
and Bobby Lashley does what champions do,
pulled it out and retained.
[Jimmy] The "All Mighty" WWE champ--
Oh no, wait a minute.
-Now, Riddle-- -[Byron] Oh!
[Jimmy] Riddle was trying to aid Randy Orton, his tag team partner.
"The All Mighty" not finished yet.
[Byron] Lashley stalking Riddle and Orton on the outside of the ring.
This is the consequence of having a furious Bobby Lashley
-He doesn't stop. He doesn't quit. -[Jimmy] Oh God.
[Byron] Riddle is out cold.
Yeah!
[crowd clamoring]
[Jimmy] Oh no. You know, this match is over.
The "All Mighty" WWE Champion won in dominant fashion,
but Bobby Lashley wants more.
That's what "The All Mighty" exists for, to remove all doubt.
-[Byron] Oh! Jeez. -[Jimmy] Oh!
Our table is absolutely finished at the expense of Randy Orton.
An… an… an exclamation point. Wh…
Bobby Lashley might have tweaked his own knee
on the delivery of the spinebuster.
But, my God, what a showing of dominance.
What a display of power by "The All Mighty."
-Just-- Oh, guys! -[Corey] What?!
[Byron] Guys! Guys!
It's happening.
[Jimmy] And here comes Big E.
Mr. Money in the Bank is cashing it in right now.
[Byron] Big E promised us all night long
he would cash in his Money in the Bank contract.
[Jimmy] The time is now.
-And it is official. -[Byron] Here we go.
[muffled] Big E's cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase.
[Jimmy] Bobby Lashley cannot believe it.
Big E is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract.
[Byron] Oh boy.
[Jimmy] Bobby Lashley just can't b…
What the hell's happening?
We're getting a championship match next.
[Jimmy] It is pandemonium here as Bobby Lashley
refusing to defend his title because of an injured knee.
Bobby Lashley suffered a knee injury in the closing moments…
And Big E just slapped the taste out of "The All Mighty's" mouth.
A ring of the bell. It's official. It has started now.
Ground and pound by Bobby Lashley.
[Byron] One slap was all it took to set off the WWE Champion.
[Jimmy] Right now Lashley is hurt, but he is mauling Big E.
Big E cashed in his Money in the Bank contract,
but is now incurring the wrath of the "All Mighty" WWE Champion.
[Corey] And let's not forget who just wiped the floor with Randy Orton.
-Our table is destroyed. -[Jimmy] Chopblock!
Big E focusing on the knee of Bobby Lashley.
-[Byron] Smart strategy for Big E. -[Jimmy] No! Forget it!
[Byron] Bobby out of the Big Ending.
-And a Spear. -[Jimmy] Oh!
Good night, thanks for coming…
-[Corey] He might finish it. He's on top. -[Jimmy] …Big E.
-Two. -[Jimmy] Oh!
That has spelled the end for so many other Superstars.
Big E able to fight out of the Spear.
[Byron] But Lashley's got a bad wheel.
He couldn't deliver the Spear with as much impact and force as usual.
[Byron] This is the predicament Lashley's in.
No excuses. You have to defend your WWE title now.
[Corey] Look at Lashley, muscling up his challenger.
[Jimmy] Big E showing off his muscle.
Are we gonna see it?
-Big Ending! -[Byron] Big Ending!
[Jimmy] Could it be over? Leg up.
-Will we have a new champion? -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Jimmy] We do! -[bell dings]
[Jimmy] Oh my gosh!
["Feel the Power" playing]
[Rome] Here is your winner,
and the new WWE Champion,
Big E!
-[Byron] Can you believe it? -[crowd roaring]
[Jimmy] The New Day can believe it.
[Byron] Right here in Boston, Massachusetts,
we have a new WWE Champion,
and his name is Big E.
[Jimmy] Bobby Lashley looked unbeatable,
unstoppable, unforgiving,
had just defeated Randy Orton,
and now Big E rips the title from around his waist.
He is our new champion.
[Byron] Big E laid out the warning.
-Big E laid it out for the world to hear. -[crowd cheering]
[Byron] "I am coming for the WWE Champion."
Well, mission accomplished.
This is the proudest night
in the career of Big E.
One more time, ladies and gentlemen,
you are looking at your new,
your new WWE Champion.
Man, what a memory,
one of the greatest in my professional life,
and an emotional moment for me and my best friends
because as The New Day, everything we did,
every success, every failure,
we did as a team.
And that attitude brought us
an unprecedented 12 Tag Team Championships,
two WWE Championships,
one King of the Ring crown,
and a lifelong bond.
Now, moving things along to our next match,
where my New Day brothers were set to face off
against the Imperium's Ludwig Kaiser and Giovanni Vinci.
[bell dings]
[crowd clapping rhythmically] New Day rocks!
New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Cole] "The Ring General," former Intercontinental Champion Gunther
has taken a seat here near Pat McAfee at ringside.
[Corey] God, he looks so incredible on his return to Monday Night Raw.
Good to see you, Gunther.
[Cole] Why don't you tell him you thought he became complacent
toward the end of his championship reign?
[Corey] No reason to point those types of things out.
He said it's a new era.
[Cole] And Kofi Kingston,
former WWE Champion with a dropkick to Ludwig Kaiser,
who looks back at Gunther perhaps for advice.
[Corey] These two teams know each other very, very, very well.
[Cole] Well, remember Kaiser injured Kofi Kingston
when he delivered a dropkick to the steel steps,
cost Kingston a month of his career.
That was after Kofi Kingston injured Giovanni Vinci.
[Corey] Just gave him the Nein Chop.
"Nein" means "no" in German.
[Cole] Imperium attacked Kofi Kingston when he was dressed as Santa Claus,
"Kofi Claus," for Christmas.
These teams had a street fight as well.
And now tag made, and here comes Vinci.
[Corey] The Italian of Imperium.
[Cole] "The Equalizer" of Imperium.
And you heard, moments ago, Gunther declaring himself to be
a part of the King of the Ring tournament.
King of the Ring and Queen of the Ring begin next month.
Tag made.
And here comes the latest King of the Ring.
Back in 2021, Xavier Woods became the 22nd King of the Ring of all time
by winning that tournament, knocking off Ricochet, Jinder Mahal, and Finn Bálor.
And now Xavier Woods goes to work on Vinci.
Tag made again. Here comes Kofi Kingston.
[Corey] And Vinci said…
Sorry, Xavier Woods said he's looking to become a two-time King of the Ring.
[Cole] What a crossbody.
Lateral press, and a kick-out.
There's only been one two-time King of the Ring
in the history of WWE.
-[Corey] Who's that? -[Cole] Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Xavier Woods looking to go into that rarefied air
as Kofi sent into the corner.
[Corey] He was the best there is, the best there was, and the best--
[Cole] And a double-team by Imperium, and Kofi in deep trouble.
[Corey] …there ever will be.
Gunther's trying to cement his own legacy.
He said his name will be woven through the next era
as it has been as the longest-reigning Intercontinental heavyweight champ.
[Cole] He rewrote history when it came to the Intercontinental Championship.
The King of the Ring, which began back in 1985.
Don Muraco, the first ever King of the Ring.
So many greats, Hall of Famers and the like,
over the years, are winning that King of the Ring tournament,
where "Austin 3:16" was born.
[Corey] What a night.
[Cole] Kaiser sent over the top rope, and Vinci
ran right into Kofi Kingston, but…
Kaiser with a clothesline.
Now a cheap shot to Woods, knocking him off the apron.
Imperium is in control.
-Cover. -[crowd booing]
[Cole] Kick-out by Kingston.
Well done.
[Cole] It has been all Imperium during the commercial break.
Ludwig Kaiser, Giovanni Vinci
putting on a clinic here tonight against The New Day.
[Corey] Much to the delight of "The Ring General"
sitting ringside with us,
Gunther, who's back.
[Cole] Yeah, 666 days as the Intercontinental Champion
before losing to Sami Zayn at WrestleMania.
He's moving on though, now focusing on the King of the Ring tournament,
which begins next month, along with Queen of the Ring as well.
[Corey] You gotta think Gunther early favorite to win King of the Ring,
even though Xavier Woods, our reigning--
[Cole] And Kofi…
[crowd cheering]
…stumbled coming off the second rope, but it was still very effective,
and now Gunther
beginning to show some nerves, perhaps,
as New Day looks to rally.
New Day have been in this predicament many, many times.
They know how to come back. Xavier Woods in off the tag.
[Corey] Absolutely. This is The New Day's game.
Deep waters where they're thriving.
-[Cole] Woods. -[crowd] Oh!
[Cole] Vinci knocked for a loop.
Woods now, off the reversal.
Giovanni Vinci caught by Xavier Woods.
Woods turns it around, and…
Woods with a suplex.
Kaiser knocked off the apron.
Vinci. Nice drop toehold by Woods.
And Xavier up over the top,
and he caught both Kaiser and Vinci.
Tornado DDT.
Cover by Woods.
-For the win. Hook of the leg. -[crowd] One, two…
Kick-out at two.
[Corey] Our King of the Ring was showcasing his crown.
Flying around taking down Imperium.
All with Gunther watching it happen, right in his face.
[crowd] Ooh!
[Cole] I'd watch the tone a bit as you're looking at him.
-Tag. -[Corey] I'm just describing a situation.
[Cole] Here's Kofi. Double-team coming from New Day.
-[Xavier grunts] -[crowd groans]
[Cole] Vinci takes care of Woods.
And a wicked clothesline turns Kingston inside out.
For the win.
Kofi stays in it.
[Corey] That's the type of power that Giovanni Vinci possesses.
-Turning Kofi inside out. -[Cole] Bang!
[ref chatting indistinctly]
[Cole] Now, Imperium doing what they do best, looking to…
Oh, look at that, Xavier Woods
just knocked Kaiser off the top then through Vinci.
[Corey] So hurricanrana from Kofi.
Former World Champion for good reason.
[Cole] Now Xavier Woods off the apron.
Kofi Kingston with a foot to the face. Tag made.
New Day now. Woods is legal.
[Corey] Tell me if you've seen this before, Cole.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Many, many times.
Vinci down and out.
-Cover by Woods. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[Cole] For the win.
[bell dings]
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[Irvin] Here are your winners,
The New Day!
[Big] The rising Imperium,
with the support of "The Ring General," Gunther,
proved to be a mighty challenge for The New Day.
But in the end, no one could match that unicorn magic.
That about does it here for this edition of Raw Classics.
I hope you remember to practice your trombone…
[playing trombone rhythmically]
…eat your Booty O's, and preach some positivity.
No matter where you are,
it will always be
a New Day!
New Day rocks!
[all] New Day rocks!
New Day rocks!
Yeah.
♪ On the right flow ♪
-♪ Livin' in the future that we all know ♪ -♪ Yeah ♪
♪ Can’t change the past Gotta let it unfold ♪
♪ The time is now, the moment is here ♪
♪ Get rid of your fears No time for the tears ♪
♪ Beause we gonna make it ♪
♪ The future is ours 'Cause we got the power ♪
♪ In the palm of our hands Given the chance, you know ♪
♪ We gonna take it ♪
♪ And when it seems everything’s wrong And the pressure is on ♪
♪ That’s when it’s time to be strong ♪
♪ Just look in the mirror And wipe your face ♪
♪ Step up to the plate ♪ nd wipe your face ♪