[stirring music playing]
[music fades]
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your host for SummerSlam,
Jon Stewart!
-[cheering] -What's up, Brooklyn?
What's up, Brooklyn?
What's up?
Welcome to SummerSlam, Brooklyn.
No…
sleep…
till…
[crowd] Brooklyn!
We are here for an historic show, ladies and gentlemen.
Ten of the best bouts you will ever witness
will happen tonight here in Brooklyn.
You know, I've spent the last 16 years talking about politics.
It's nice to be back in reality.
[cheering]
Let me tell you the difference
between politics and what you're gonna see tonight.
[crowd] What?
The WWE performers that you will see tonight,
they respect their audience.
[crowd] What?
And so you're gonna see some amazing bouts.
Everybody is here.
Rusev. Ziggler.
[crowd] What?
-Reigns. -[crowd] What?
-Ambrose. -[crowd] What?
-Orton. -[crowd] What?
-Sheamus. -[crowd] What?
[booing]
Seth Rollins.
[cheering]
John Cena.
[booing]
Brock Lesnar.
[cheering]
And "The Deadman" himself, The Undertaker.
-[cheering] -That's what I'm talking about!
That's what I'm talking about, Brooklyn.
See, I'm one of those guys.
I'm still angry about the streak.
I'm still upset
that Lesnar took out the streak.
And I wanted to come here tonight to Brooklyn, New York
to tell Brock Lesnar how I feel.
Now, obviously, as a small, weak man,
I knew I was gonna need a little backup to do that.
So I thought tonight, I would interview Brock Lesnar,
but I would have a good friend of mine come out to help me.
You may know him as "The Hardcore Legend."
[cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, Hall of Famer
Mick Foley!
[cheering]
[Mick Foley's theme music playing]
[inaudible]
[cheering continues]
[Cole] Well, King, very good backup to have.
[Lawler] Yeah, awesome, Mick Foley,
but I hope Mick Foley's brought a friend or two along
if you're gonna talk to Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] Not just talk to him. Jon says he wants to interview him.
[Stewart] That's what I'm talking about.
Brock Lesnar ended the undefeated streak of The Undertaker.
Hey, everybody. Michael Cole, JBL, Jerry "The King" Lawler ringside,
getting ready for SummerSlam.
-[music fades] -"The Great One."
[cheering]
That's what I'm talking about.
-Now they're in. -Thanks.
[crowd chanting] Foley! Foley! Foley!
I got a funny story for you, Jon.
A funny story.
I'd like to share with you and everyone here,
right here in Brooklyn, New York.
[cheering]
[Lawler] Cheap pop.
Remember when you called me a few days ago
and asked if I'd be your backup for an interview?
That's right. My man Mick.
I said, "Jon, the connection's a little fuzzy. Can you call me back?"
-Yep. -You said you were busy.
Yep, yep.
I repeated that the connection was a little bit fuzzy.
Could you call me back? And you said once again you were busy.
I probably had the phone up against my missing ear,
so maybe it's my bad.
[Stewart] All right.
[Foley chuckles]
But up until about two minutes ago,
um, I thought you had wanted me to come here
to help you interview Rock.
The Rock?
[Lawler chuckling]
The Rock Rock?
-I missed that B consonant sound. -[Stewart] Why would I need you for that?
-You were a tag team. -I had no idea.
Who am I to question Jon Stewart?
I just thought it'd be a fun way to be part of SummerSlam,
be out here having my photo taken.
My daughter and his daughter would be Snapchatting each other,
like, "Look at our dads."
-Wouldn't that be cool? -I needed you for Brock Lesnar!
You're my backup.
No, no, had I known and had you stressed that B sound…
Yes.
…this conversation would not be happening.
[crowd laughing]
You're afraid of Brock?
Are you telling me the great Mick Foley's afraid of Brock Lesnar?
[crowd chanting] Rocky! Rocky! Rocky!
John, that's exactly what I'm telling you.
I'm terrified of Brock Lesnar.
[Stewart] What?!
You're "The Hardcore Legend."
Remember that match you fought Taker? Hell in a Cell.
-They threw you, like, 100 feet. -[Lawler] Oh.
You landed on there. There was body parts splat out all over.
I respected that performance so much.
That was inspiring. I respect all of the performers in the WWE.
They give everything.
-You give everything. -Right, right.
It was inspiring.
It was emotional.
-You know what else it was? -What?
It was 17 years ago, Jon!
[crowd laughing]
You hadn't even begun your Daily Show run.
-You had a thick, full head of dark hair. -I remember that.
And you're right. I've wrestled all around the world, historic matches.
The one place I haven't been, the one destination I have yet to visit?
-Suplex City. -What?
[cheering]
And I'm not starting now.
That's it? You're leaving me out here to hang?
You're on your own, Stewart.
You're on your own.
Have a nice day.
[cheering]
-What? Let's just get to the show! -[Mick Foley's theme music playing]
-[Lawler] What? -All right. Let's just go, then.
[Lawler chuckling]
[music fades]
[vehicle horns honking]
[car horn honks]
[automated voice] Beware of the closing doors, please.
[man 1] Every city has a story.
A story that defines its greatness.
["Big Summer" by CFO$ playing]
The people.
The history.
The culture.
Well, welcome to this city.
New York City.
[laughs] You're saying, "What makes New York so great?"
Well, let me tell you.
There's this energy,
this grit,
this attitude.
It's the place where every trend you wanna put that hashtag on is set.
Some cities might make you a star,
but some cities will make you
a legend.
[dramatic music playing]
[Rollins] I am the end-all, be-all of champions.
[Cena] It's not the title that makes the man.
The man makes the title.
[man 1] Tonight, the stories continue.
[Rollins] I am the man who broke the face that runs the place.
[Cena] Payback for me is I win
and I become the World Heavyweight Champion
for the 16th time!
[man 1] The future unfolds.
[Rollins] Seth Rollins.
[Cena] John Cena.
[Rollins] Winner take all,
title for title! [echoing]
[man 1] And there's only one city, one event
that can handle a battle this monumental.
-[unsettling music playing] -[thunder rumbling]
[The Undertaker] Resurrection.
[Heyman] Brock Lesnar ripped from The Undertaker
the undefeated streak.
[The Undertaker] You can't kill what won't die.
A cold-blooded, vengeful
Grim Reaper.
[Heyman] "The Phenom"
versus "The Conqueror."
[Lesnar] I will kill you!
You're gonna have to!
[The Undertaker] Be it man
or "Beast,"
you will
-rest… -[Heyman] Rest…
-[The Undertaker] …in… -[Heyman] …in…
-[The Undertaker] …peace! -[Heyman] …pieces!
[funeral bell tolls]
[man 1] The biggest Superstars.
[upbeat dance music playing]
[man 1] The biggest city.
"The Biggest Event of the Summer."
[thunder rumbling]
-[explosion echoing] -[music fades]
[upbeat dance music resumes]
[man 2] And now… WWE SummerSlam.
[whooshing]
♪ Take me down into your paradise ♪
♪ Don't be scared 'Cause I'm your body type… ♪
[Cole] For the 28th consecutive year,
we welcome you to SummerSlam.
You're looking live at the sold-out Barclays Center
in Brooklyn, New York.
15,702 WWE fans in the house
for "The Biggest Event of the Summer."
[Lawler] Awesome!
-♪ I hear voices in my head… ♪ -[Lawler] Ho-ho-ho!
♪ They counsel me, they understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[bell rings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 250 lbs,
he is "The Apex Predator,"
Randy Orton!
[Lawler] I love it, Michael. You introduce us to SummerSlam,
and out of nowhere, it's Randy Orton!
And at ringside, Michael Cole, the legendary JBL,
and of course the Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler.
We are joined to our right by our French commentary team,
Christophe Agius and Philippe Chéreau.
[both speaking in French]
[speaking in French]
[Cole] And also our Spanish commentators,
Carlos Cabrera, Marcelo Rodriguez, and Jerry Soto.
[both speaking in Spanish]
[speaking in Spanish]
[Cole] Everyone is excited for SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Even Jerry Soto!
[Layfield chuckling]
[Layfield] They're all excited to see "The Biggest Party of the Summer" kick off
with "The Viper," the 12-time World Champion,
Randy Orton.
[Lawler] What a shot that is. Look at that. Man, oh man!
[music fades]
[Sheamus's theme music playing]
[booing]
Faugh a ballagh!
[Garcia] And his opponent,
from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 lbs,
he is Mr. Money in the Bank,
"The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus!
[Cole] And it was an emotional and a fired-up Sheamus
in our Kickoff show earlier tonight,
saying he wants to Brogue Kick Randy Orton out of the picture,
and here's why.
A couple of weeks ago on Monday Night Raw,
Orton versus Rollins for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
And at one moment, King,
we believed Orton was gonna win the title.
[Lawler] Everybody in the WWE Universe, the entire universe,
believed that Orton had the title in hand right here.
-But, no, Sheamus reared his ugly head. -[bell rings]
[Cole] Yeah, "The Celtic Warrior" said, "Not on my watch,"
as he attacked Randy Orton
and took "The Apex Predator" out of the picture.
And then Mr. Money in the Bank with a Brogue Kick to the champion.
Inside that briefcase,
a contract he can cash in at any time
for a WWE World title opportunity.
And it looked like Sheamus wanted to do it on Raw two weeks ago,
but before the bell could ring,
Randy Orton, with an RKO out of nowhere,
costing Sheamus an opportunity at the championship.
More fuel thrown on this rivalry that night.
[Lawler] Watch out.
[Cole] You better guard that with your life, John. We all know
what the Money in the Bank contract means to Sheamus.
And, guys, speaking of Money in the Bank,
Randy Orton has had an incredible career right here at SummerSlam.
He's won three WWE World Heavyweight titles
in this event, including back in 2013,
when Randy cashed in Money in the Bank to win the title.
[crowd chanting] You look stupid!
[Layfield] We could see a cash-in tonight.
[Cole] But first-- Oh, went for an RKO early.
-[Lawler] Oh man! -[Cole] And Sheamus…
[Lawler] Easy, easy.
Whoa, whoa.
Let me explain something to all of you.
[booing]
I do not look stupid.
[booing]
You look stupid.
Everyone around the world watching looks stupid.
Trust me, you will respect the hawk.
[booing]
-[Cole] And look out! Randy Orton! -[Lawler] Oh my God!
[Lawler exclaims in shock]
[Cole] Randy Orton taking out Sheamus.
[Lawler] In our… it's our announce desk.
[Cole] If that is a harbinger of what's gonna happen tonight,
it's gonna be some SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
[Cole] And Orton with a dropkick,
and down goes Sheamus.
Sheamus, uh, may not believe he looks stupid,
but Randy Orton thinks Sheamus looks stupid.
He says he's gonna rip every braid out of the face of Sheamus tonight.
[Layfield] Sheamus looks great.
[Lawler] Take a good look. How would you like to feel the way he looks? Ugh!
[Cole] I wouldn't wanna feel that. Very physical Sheamus.
And this rivalry between these two men has been nothing short of physical.
[Lawler] No kidding.
Sheamus flat on his back, knocked…
Cole, you got no TV monitor.
[Cole] And Sheamus up to the top rope.
-Orton in trouble. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] And the 270-pounder Sheamus
with a knee to Orton, and that could do it right there.
Sheamus looking for the victory,
and Orton at two.
[Layfield] That flying knee certainly landed on Randy Orton though.
[Cole] Sheamus was upset the night he tried to cash in,
because he said he was gonna give the WWE Universe, quote,
"the brighter future it craved with a proper champion."
[Layfield] We have a great champion in Seth Rollins,
but Sheamus certainly was just a few seconds away
from becoming the WWE World Heavyweight Champion
if not for Randy Orton.
[Lawler] As was Orton.
[Cole] King, Sheamus claims that Randy Orton would not survive
the future he would create.
[booing]
[Lawler] Well, we've heard a lot of claims and boasts from the mighty Sheamus.
He's gloating right now, but Randy Orton has something to say about that.
Let go of the ropes!
[Layfield] Randy's not saying much. Not saying anything at all right now.
[Lawler] This match is far from over, I can assure you.
-Look out! -[Cole] A backbreaker.
[Layfield] The strength of Sheamus.
[Cole] And again Sheamus…
[Layfield] This Irishman loves to fight.
Are you not entertained?
[booing]
[Lawler] He doesn't look stupid.
[Layfield] He looks great.
He looks like a warrior.
[Cole] He said that's what the WWE is lacking these days, in his words.
A warrior.
[Layfield] The great fighters that have come from the Emerald Isle,
Danno O'Mahony, Steve Casey, Fit Finlay.
Sheamus is the greatest of them all.
He certainly has won more titles than all of them.
[Cole] Tell those other guys that Sheamus is greater than them.
[Layfield] I'm just a commentator, Michael.
[Cole] Randy Orton trying to fight back to his feet.
Headbutt by Randy.
Listen, Randy is as tough as they come as well.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Knee to the midsection.
[Lawler] This matchup has almost gone beyond toughness.
This is so personal between these two.
[Layfield] And right now, to quote Sheamus,
Randy is getting his arse kicked.
And kicked well.
[Cole] Sheamus was so fired-up in the SummerSlam Kickoff show.
He was literally screaming,
saying that he was going to Brogue Kick and Brogue Kick
until Randy Orton was out of the picture.
[Layfield] Do you hear those fists hitting?
Listen to that.
[crowd chanting]
[Lawler] I hear those uppercuts as well.
[Layfield] Man!
[Cole] Very vocal crowd here in Brooklyn tonight.
The WWE Universe sold out.
This event sold out in less than an hour.
Three straight sell-outs for WWE here at Barclays Center.
Last night, very successful NXT Takeover.
Tonight, SummerSlam. Tomorrow night, Monday Night Raw.
[Layfield] Historic day… weekend here in Brooklyn.
Home of the old Brooklyn Dodgers.
Where Jackie Robinson debuted on April 15, 1947,
right here or near close at Ebbets Field.
[Lawler] Ebbets Field, that's right.
[referee] What do you say, Orton?
[Cole] Now Orton again.
Fighting back to a vertical base.
[Lawler] Ooh.
Randy Orton just not having any luck mounting offense here.
-Wow! -[Layfield] What a knee lift.
-[Cole] But Randy… -[Lawler] There we go!
[Cole] What were you saying about offense, King?
[Lawler] Couple of clotheslines'll change the complexion of this match.
[Cole] Orton went for the powerslam, and Sheamus hung on momentarily.
That there is Randy Orton delivering a backbreaker to Sheamus.
If you're Sheamus, you don't wanna be out on the apron against Randy.
[Layfield] He was trying to get away from Randy.
Turned out he walked right into danger.
Let him go!
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. Wait a minute. -[Layfield] Sheamus knows Randy very well.
[Cole] Looked like he was going for that rolling senton, and…
-[Layfield] Uh-oh. -[Lawler] On the floor? Yes!
[Cole] Oh man! Exploder over the top rope.
[Layfield] Wow.
[Lawler] Randy Orton, he just dumped Sheamus.
Watch this. Right out onto the floor.
[Layfield] Powerful legs of Randy Orton.
[referee] One!
[Lawler] Sheamus just, uh, dumped back into the ring
as unceremoniously as he was dumped out.
[Cole] Yeah, by the 12-time WWE World Champion Randy Orton.
[crowd] Three! Four! Five! Six!
[Lawler] Sheamus doesn't like having that hair messed up.
-Watch out! -[Cole] Oh, and Sheamus planting Randy.
Cover again. Inside leg hooked.
Another near-fall for Mr. Money in the Bank.
[Layfield] Sheamus a three-time World Champion himself.
Could be a four-time World Champion tonight.
He could cash in tonight.
[Cole] We knew this was gonna be a physical battle,
and Randy Orton showing the wounds
of this collision so far with Sheamus.
Sheamus going for the cloverleaf, submission maneuver.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Trying to roll Randy over.
What do you say, Orton?
[Cole] And Randy Orton, what's he gonna do?
-Is he gonna tap out? -You wanna give it up?
[Cole] Is Randy Orton gonna tap out?
[Lawler] Tremendous pressure on that lower back. Randy's…
Do you wanna give it up?
-[Cole] Randy's got nowhere to go. -[Lawler] No.
Trying to drag himself to that bottom rope.
[Layfield] It's the only chance that Randy has.
-Ask him! -[Cole] Fingertips away.
Almost there. Is he gonna tap? Randy gonna tap?
[Lawler] Look at the pressure Sheamus is applying.
-He made it. -[Cole] Gonna force a break.
Sheamus has got a five-count. He uses three.
[Layfield] Sheamus wisely using a good portion of that count.
He wants to wear down "The Viper."
[Cole] Sheamus was trying to go for it again. Randy back to his feet.
Steps out of the way from the Brogue. There's the powerslam.
[Layfield] Come on, ref, count!
[Cole] Sheamus at two and a half.
[Layfield] Randy's got that cut above his left eye.
Not enough to stop the match, certainly doesn't look like it right now.
[Cole] But it can cause a lot of problems for Randy.
[Layfield] Cause problems because it's above the eye,
which means that you can lose vision.
[Cole] Blood dripped down into your eye, and…
[Layfield] One of the worst places to have a cut.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[Layfield] Sheamus going for it. -[Lawler] Zeroing in on it.
-[Cole] Oh no, no, no! -[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] Sheamus got cute, and Randy Orton gonna make him pay.
-Top rope! -[Lawler] Oh boy!
[Layfield] I think that mohawk's gonna protect him.
-[Cole] Vintage Randy Orton. -[Lawler] Oh man!
[cheering]
-[Cole] And here comes "The Viper." -[Lawler] "The Viper"'s feeling it.
[Layfield] So is Sheamus.
[crowd chanting] RKO! RKO! RKO!
[Lawler] Listen to this crowd. They wanna see an RKO.
[Layfield] This capacity crowd is chanting for it.
They want that RKO!
-[Cole] Sheamus-- -[Layfield] Sheamus does not.
[Cole] Yeah, he felt it coming.
[Layfield] That's a veteran move by Sheamus.
[Lawler] Uh-oh. Randy had a handful of hair there,
the mohawk.
What'd he say, "respect the hawk"?
Get him off. Let's go!
-[Lawler] Oh no. -Let's go!
[Cole] And Sheamus calls this the Ten Beats of the Bodhrán.
[crowd] Three!
-Listen to me. -[Layfield] They're counting with him.
[Lawler] I don't think he likes people in general.
[Layfield] Don't think Randy likes getting hit in the head.
[Cole] He's not a very social individual.
And Sheam-- Oh, an RKO!
Sheamus launching himself,
and Randy Orton caught him.
But Sheamus rolled out of the ring.
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] On instinct alone, Sheamus rolled out of harm's way.
That would have been it.
[Lawler] Let's go back and see this again.
As you said, Sheamus launching himself, but… Oh!
[Cole] Sheamus was going for that Battering Ram, King,
and Randy caught him.
[Lawler] That's really out of nowhere.
[Layfield] Former Royal Rumble winner and King of the Ring, Sheamus,
figured out that he was hurt and rolled out of the ring to safety
so he couldn't get pinned.
[Lawler] With "The Viper" out there,
I don't know if there is such a thing as safety on that floor.
[Cole] Yeah, a smile just crossed the face of "The Apex Predator" Randy Orton.
[Lawler] Look at Randy.
You know, he's just thinking…
He's got some evil intentions, I can assure you.
[Layfield] What is he thinking?
[Cole] No, no, no, no! You know what Randy's thinking here.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] Sheamus prone in the corner.
-Randy Orton gonna kick the mohawk off. -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] Sheamus, though…
-[Lawler] Look out! -[Cole] White Noise.
Cover. Hooks the leg.
Oh, and I thought he had it!
Orton went for the punt.
Sheamus avoided it, hit Orton with White Noise,
and Orton survived.
[Lawler] Just by the skin of his teeth.
That was mighty close to a three-count,
but Sheamus, he's still suffering the effects.
[Layfield] Certainly the effects of that RKO.
[Lawler] A little rubber-legged.
[crowd chanting] You look stupid!
You look stupid!
[Lawler] I don't know if it's wise to try to anger Sheamus
any more than he already is.
[booing]
This crowd's chants may come back to haunt Randy.
[crowd] Brogue!
Brogue! Brogue!
[Layfield] Here comes the Brogue Kick. Sheamus warming it up.
-Here we go! -[Cole] Orton felt it coming.
Went for the RKO. Sheamus able to counter.
Oh, and he caught him in the corner!
-And there's a Brogue! -[Layfield] Two in a row!
[Cole] Mr. Money in the Bank with a win over Randy Orton.
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
Sheamus!
[Lawler] Well, guys, Sheamus called it.
He said he was gonna Brogue Kick Randy Orton into next week,
and he did.
[Cole] What a way to kick off SummerSlam.
[Layfield] Sheamus is right.
All these people in the arena, they're the stupid people.
They're the ones shouting at him, "You look stupid."
They're the ones who ended up being stupid over all, doubting Sheamus,
a three-time World Champion, Mr. Money in the Bank.
[Lawler] Watch this. He missed that first Brogue Kick.
But then Randy Orton was thwarted with the RKO,
but that second Brogue Kick didn't miss, nor did the third.
Whoa!
That put Randy on Dream Street,
and that put his lights completely out.
[Layfield] Good night.
Sheamus just defeated a 12-time World Champion in Randy Orton.
There you have it. Mr. Money in the Bank, "The Celtic Warrior"!
[Cole] And still has the contract that he can cash in whenever he wants
for a WWE World Heavyweight Championship opportunity.
He could cash in tonight!
That's a big victory there for Sheamus.
This just the start, guys, of an epic four-hour SummerSlam
here in New York City.
Draft Kings is WWE's official daily fantasy game partner,
and this is really cool, what Draft Kings did.
They gave two WWE fans the ultimate fan experience.
Josh Gross and Jake Weiner went to DraftKings.com
and they got to celebrate at SummerSlam. Check this out.
[whooshing]
SummerSlam weekend, here we go!
Whoo!
We are huge WWE fans,
so we entered the Draft Kings contest,
and, luckily enough, we won, so here we are,
Brooklyn, New York, ready for the SummerSlam experience of a lifetime.
We headed to a autograph session with Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns.
Got a chance to meet them,
see a bunch of the cool stuff that was on display.
Now we're on the NXT set,
doing things that nobody else in this arena has a chance to do.
-These seat are unbelievable. -Greatest seats you could get.
[both chanting] NXT! NXT! NXT!
[Jake] It's been an incredible weekend, and tonight it's gonna get even better.
We're sitting here in our ringside seats, ready for SummerSlam.
[whooshing]
[Cole] And indeed they're at ringside.
Josh and Jake enjoying SummerSlam at DraftKings.com.
You know, it's a new season every day with millions in prizes.
NFL season is almost here, so register and pick your lineup now.
Love you, Brooklyn!
-[Cole] I want those seats. -[Big E] Awwww, Brooklyn!
[cheering]
Don't you dare be sour.
Clap for your soon-to-be two-time champs,
and feel the power!
It's a New Day. Yes, it is.
[Layfield] It's a New Day!
Get your clapper out, King.
[Lawler] I said on SmackDown, "Here comes the human version of a migraine."
Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up.
[music fades]
Brooklyn,
now, we know how your city is used to feeling filthy and disgusting.
-[booing] -So we brought you some positivity.
I mean, look at how clean we are.
Everybody get your cameras out, and come see how good… we… look.
[Layfield] They are clean.
[booing]
You see, today,
we're gonna teach you about a little something called hip… hop.
Something that New York doesn't know anything about.
-Y'all don't know nothing about hip-hop. -[booing]
Because hip-hop originated in the South.
Peace up. A-Town down.
Uh-huh.
So… it goes… a little something… like this.
Hold on, now. Come on, come on.
You know Jay-Z tried this.
-But Jay-Z failed. -Failed!
The good news is that New Day's about to make it a whole lot better.
♪ New Day rocks ♪ -[crowd singing along]
♪ New Day rocks ♪
♪ New Day rocks… ♪
-♪ Lucha, Lucha… ♪ -[Layfield] Look at Big E go!
Oh, they had to ruin it.
-[Lawler] What do you mean? -[Layfield] That was awesome!
Jay-Z's gonna sign those guys if he can afford them.
[Lucha Dragons' theme music playing]
-[Cole] "Afford"? -[bell rings]
[Stiles] This is a fatal 4-way match,
and is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
Making their way to the ring, at a combined weight of 368 lbs,
Kalisto y Sin Cara,
The Lucha Dragons!
[Cole] Fatal 4-way match for the WWE Tag Team titles.
♪ Lucha, Lucha, Lucha… ♪
[Lawler] I love these guys.
[Los Matadores' theme music playing]
[Garcia] Accompanied by El Torito,
from La Plaza de Toros,
Diego and Fernando,
Los Matadores!
[Cole] And here's a team that has been an issue for New Day,
Los Matadores, along with El Torito.
[The Prime Time Players' theme music playing]
[Lawler, chuckling] Look out! El Torito in the house.
[Stiles] And their opponents,
at a combined weight of 509 lbs,
they are the WWE Tag Team Champions,
Darren Young and Titus O'Neil,
The Prime Time Players!
[Cole] They've held the championships for 64 days now.
They beat New Day back at Money in the Bank
to win the Tag Team titles.
25% chance of retaining tonight for the champs.
Fatal 4-way.
[Lawler] Yeah, you know, Cole, that's really…
It's hardly fair to the champs.
[Cole] The rules are this. First team to gain a pinfall or submission
will win the Tag Team gold.
[Lawler] The deck is stacked against the champs.
[Cole] Here's an interesting little note.
The WWE Tag Team titles have changed hands
13 times, John, in New York City.
But the last time was ten years ago when--
[Layfield] Look at the kicks, Michael!
I don't mean to interrupt you, but look at those.
How could those guys not walk out of here champions with kicks like that?
[Cole] We're gonna find out, aren't we?
[Layfield] They're like The Jackson 5. There's just three.
Or The Flash.
[Lawler chuckling]
Again, last time Tag Team titles changed hands here in New York,
MNM won the titles.
So here we go. Tag, uh, Kofi…
[Lawler] MNM?
[Cole] Remember--
-[Layfield] Watch this! -[Cole] Look at this!
That's great strategy.
You can tag anybody into this matchup or tag yourself in.
New Day tagged both members of their team in,
and they were trying to pin one another to win the tag titles.
[Lawler] Yeah, luckily for the champs, Titus O'Neil broke that up.
[Layfield] I'm confused. So New Day pins themselves, they…
-[Cole] Yes. -[Layfield] They lose, but also win.
[Cole] If they're both legal men in the match.
And they were at that juncture.
[Layfield] Xavier is like Sir Alex Ferguson.
-He's a genius. -[Cole] Here's Kofi Kingston and Sin Cara.
-[Layfield] Smart. -[Cole] Again, cover, and a kick-out.
Prime Time Players, they need to be in this match
as much as they can. They don't have to be involved in a decision to lose the titles.
[Lawler] You're right about that.
[Cole] Tag. Here comes Kalisto.
Lucha Dragons, so much fun to watch their high-octane offensive style.
-[Lawler] Watch this. -[Layfield] Oh man!
-[Cole] A great double-team. Wow! -[Layfield] The Lucha threat.
For the titles, and a kick-out.
[Lawler] That was an awesome move.
[Cole] Kofi, tag. Here comes Big E.
-[Lawler] Smart move on the part of Kofi. -[Layfield] Tag in your partner.
-[Lawler] Watch this, guys. -[Woods] This ain't no David vs Goliath!
[Lawler] Monkey flip, a double flip.
Landed right on his opponent.
Almost got the victory.
[Cole] Ooh, man.
[Lawler] No respect.
[Cole] Did you see the way Big E reacted Thursday night on SmackDown, King,
when they pinned El Torito to win that six-person match?
It's like… the Super Bowl or something.
Oh man!
Cover for the Tag Team championship,
and Big E kicks out.
[Lawler] Imagine if they won. It would be like winning the Super Bowl for New Day.
[Layfield] Big E better be careful not to mess up that clean outfit of his.
[Cole] You like the new duds.
-[Layfield] I think they look fantastic. -[Cole] Oh wow!
Kalisto sends Big E reeling.
Tag made, and here comes Darren Young of the tag champs.
[Layfield] Speed kills.
[Cole] "Mr. No Days Off" Darren Young.
And Kalisto of the Lucha Dragons, rolls him up,
cover, kick-out at two.
[Lawler] Darren Young had Kalisto rolled up, I'm sure.
These guys move so fast. Look at this. Wow!
[Cole] That's the problem with this type of matchup.
There's quick-paced action.
[Layfield] Better stay away from that guy.
-[Lawler] Moving faster than we can talk. -[Layfield] Stay away from him.
[Cole] Yeah, you tried that, John, against a masked SuperStar
at one point. Didn't work out too well, did it?
-[Layfield] Back to the match. -[Lawler chuckles]
-[Lawler] Oh. -[Cole] There's a tag.
Here's Kofi, who's now legal, against Darren Young.
[Lawler] There goes Kofi.
[Cole] New Day lost their titles to Prime Time Players,
so maybe just trying to get back in position
to get another opportunity.
[Layfield] New Days says it's all about positivity.
That's why they like three other teams out there.
It's a bigger mountain for them to climb.
[Layfield] You're one of those glass half-full guys, aren't you?
-[Layfield] Absolutely. -[Cole] Darren off the neckbreaker.
Hook of the leg, and a kick-out. Actually, New Day was a bit miffed
that they weren't in this match one-on-one against The Prime Time Players.
[Layfield] This is after they thought about it.
-[Cole] Ooh! -[Layfield] Wow!
[Cole] Darren Young with a big right hand, and Kofi…
[Layfield] Gonna think about that.
[Cole] …rolls out of harm's way. Big E!
[Lawler] Ugh!
[Cole] He may have just crushed Darren Young.
[Lawler] Squashed him.
Man!
[Cole] Watch this. This is 300 lbs, ladies and gentlemen.
And Los Matadores enter the matchup for the very first time,
and a kick-out.
[Lawler] Los Matadores take quick advantage
of the fact that, uh, Darren was squashed.
Hey, come on! Let's go.
[Cole] John, as a lot of people say, much has been made
about Prime Time Players and New Day being in this matchup
that Los Matadores and Lucha Dragons,
one of those teams could steal the titles. Here's a cover.
And a kick-out.
[Layfield] Easily could steal the titles. You see what Kalisto was doing.
Look, it just takes a three-count. That's all it is.
You don't have to pin the champs. You just have to pin somebody.
[Cole] Double-team by Los Matadores.
Darren Young in a world of trouble again.
Another cover, another near-fall.
[Lawler] Darren Young needs to get himself out of there some way.
[Layfield] Think Torito has to pay to go to Brooklyn Zoo
to see his relative?
[Lawler] Has to buy one to get in, one to get out.
[Layfield] Tag was made.
[Cole] And here's Kofi. Tag by Big E, and…
[Layfield] Now, this is teamwork.
[Cole] Xavier Woods continues…
We eat bacon, eggs, toast, because we need a good breakfast.
[indistinct]
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Cole] Big E and Kofi in this match for New Day.
Xavier Woods playing cheerleader, and there's Kofi.
[Layfield] Xavier's the coach, like Phil Jackson.
[Lawler] Not the Phil Jackson running the Knicks, the old one.
[Cole] Cover. Hook of the leg, and a kick-out again.
[Lawler] I think Xavier talked himself out of breath.
[Woods] We are so good!
[Cole] If you're coaching, don't you have to look at the ring
at the guys that are in the match?
[Layfield] Not when you're real good. Vince Lombardi used to do that.
[Cole, chuckling] What? He looked away from the field?
It's the pain!
[Layfield] He liked Lambeau, liked looking around.
[Woods] New tag champs tonight, baby. New tag champs tonight, daddy!
[Lawler] Look at this now. I'm telling you…
-[Cole] Darren Young fighting back. -[Lawler] He's gotta get out of there.
[Cole] I know he wants to get to Titus,
but would this be one of the times he may wanna tag somebody else in?
[Lawler] Tag anybody right now. Just tag yourself out.
Don't care who gets in.
[Cole] Uh-oh, here's a double-team by New Day. Oh man!
Darren Young may be out.
Cover, Big E, for the titles.
-And a kick-out. -[Layfield] Big E has stood…
You hate to see that kind of thing happen to a nice guy like Darren Young.
He's so nice, such a great man,
but he's a man who's gonna lose today.
[Layfield] Big E's standing constantly between Darren Young and help.
[Cole] Xavier Woods should try tweeting instead of talking.
He could use #fatal4way.
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks!
[Layfield] Or #newdayrocks.
[Lawler] Isn't there a rule here where you can't tweet during a match?
Rocks, like a bag of rocks!
[Cole] Then John would be in trouble out here at ringside.
[Lawler] Ooh! Now, come on.
-[Cole] Here comes Darren. -[Lawler] Get to a corner, Darren.
[Cole] Oh, and Big E with an elbow.
-[Lawler] See? -[Cole] Cover again.
Is it enough to put him away? And a kick-out at two.
All day long! Big E's got the market cornered on tricep meat.
You can't even get a hamburger in WWE,
because Big E sells nothing but tricep meat.
[Layfield] That happens when you have a PhD.
-You got a lot to say, like Xavier Woods. -[Lawler] Even talking about hamburgers.
[Layfield] Few things he doesn't know about.
Very learned man.
[Cole] Wow! And Darren--
[Layfield] Learned right hand by Darren Young.
[Cole] Trying to fight out of the corner. Big E wrapped up on the top rope.
Kofi Kingston…
Caught by Darren. Inverted atomic drop,
as Kofi came off the top.
[Layfield] He'd better have the wherewithal to get to Titus O'Neil.
Don't you get to a luchador or to a bullfighter.
Here we go!
[Cole] And here's Titus.
[Layfield] Titus wants to defend those titles,
take matters in his own hands.
[Lawler] That is exactly what he's doing right now.
-Ooh! -[Layfield] Wow! What a boot.
[Lawler] No kidding.
[Cole] Ah, caught.
[Layfield] Flying luchador.
[Cole] And he's still flying.
[Layfield] Flying bullfighter.
[Cole] Titus O'Neil is taking out everybody.
[Lawler] My gosh! Titus on fire here.
Sling him. Sling him, Titus.
Well… Here he goes.
-[Cole] Oh man! -[Layfield] There goes Juan Belmonte.
[Lawler] I'm gonna say that Titus O'Neil is fired up.
[Cole] Oh, and he takes out two men.
There goes Kofi.
[Lawler] Hitting everything in sight.
[Cole] And here's… I think that's Fernando from Los Matadores.
Off the top rope. Here's the cover.
For the championship!
And saving the matchup, Sin Cara.
Uh-oh. Sin Cara gonna fly.
-Oh, and he got caught! -[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] Bodies everywhere around ringside.
Titus is legal, and I…
So is, uh, that man, I believe, Fernando.
[Lawler] Everybody else is laid out around ringside. Carnage.
-Hey, wait a minute! -[Cole] Xavier Woods.
[Lawler] Come on!
[Cole] Uh-oh, El Torito!
[Lawler] There you go.
[Cole] Oh, and he got caught.
[Lawler] Oh no!
[Cole] Oh no.
Huh, Torito? You ain't got nothing… you ain't got nothing on me!
Yeah! Yeah! Huh?
[Lawler] Xavier Woods just put out El Torito,
lording over…
[Cole] Oh no.
[Cole] And Woods, I think, is gonna pay!
-[Layfield] Ouch! -[Lawler] Oh!
Hard, hard ring apron.
-[Cole] And Big E… Oh no! -[Layfield] Man!
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Layfield] That was a collision.
[Cole] Again, back to the legal men,
who are still in the ring 'cause no tags have been made.
[Lawler] Well, Big E, watch this Spear. I don't think it's who he was aiming at.
-[Layfield] Big E has taken himself out. -[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Layfield] Nearly everybody else is out too. Look at this.
Take out Darren Young here and himself.
[Cole] John, there are bodies strewn everywhere.
-[Lawler] Look at that landing. -[Layfield] Carry them off like cordwood.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Cole] Sin Cara's back in the mix.
This is incredible.
And Kalisto.
[Lawler] Oh no.
What is-- Guys, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Cole] Oh man! And remember, under the fatal 4-way rules,
there are no disqualifications, no count-outs.
That's why this is a free-for-all.
[Lawler] These luchadors are really taking it to each other.
[Layfield] When one bullfighter went down, another took his place.
[Lawler] Oh no. Oh no!
What are they gonna try here?
[Cole] Uh-oh. Uh-oh!
[Lawler] What?!
-[crowd roars] -[Cole] Oh man! Titus O'Neil!
[Lawler] Oh, that was amazing!
Titus O'Neil launched every one of them off that top rope.
[Layfield] That's…
[Cole] And here's Titus with the Clash of the Titus
to retain the titles, but Kofi Kingston got him.
-Kofi, cover. Hooks the leg. -[Lawler] Wait, wait!
-[bell rings] -[Layfield] I think Kofi made the tag.
-In the corner. -[Garcia] Here are your winners…
[Cole] But when? I don't remember seeing it.
[Layfield] Kofi hopped up on the apron,
and I think he made the tag.
[Stiles] …The New Day!
[Cole] He must have, because New Day are the new Tag Team champs!
New Day rocks tonight!
[Layfield] Look at Big E go!
[Lawler] Wait a minute!
[Layfield] Big E's gonna be getting down all over Brooklyn tonight.
[Lawler] Titus O'Neil did the damage, but New Day cashed in.
[Cole] Everyone was confused over who was legal in the matchup,
but Kofi wasn't.
[Lawler] Watch this. Look at Titus. Watch Titus come in here.
-[Layfield] Watch Kofi. -[Cole] There's the tag.
-[Lawler] Where's Kofi? -[Cole] Kofi made the tag there.
[Layfield] Though Titus doesn't know it, he's not legal here.
[Cole] Oh!
[Layfield] Right in the mush.
[Cole] And now watch the celebration by Kofi Kingston.
[Lawler] Woohoo! Woohoo! Woohoo! Look at him.
[Lawler laughing]
[Garcia] Here are your winners…
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Layfield] That is the power of positivity.
[Lawler] Guys, this celebration from these three may go on all night long.
[Cole] It's a New Day at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] Look out, Brooklyn!
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Lawler] They are positively new champs.
-I'm looking forward to your match. -Thanks, man.
I'm really here for the Taker. He's kind of a buddy of mine.
He's always calling me up and being like…
Really?
Yeah. "Do you think this casket's too spooky or it's just right?"
You know, he's trying stuff… out on…
me, and then…
just…
[crowd cheering]
[Amell coughs]
-Do you guys mind signing his shirt? -Sure.
Don't make it out to Nate. Just sign it.
-Okay. -[crowd laughing]
That's it.
Think Jon might have just wet himself?
Once again, our guest host of the 28th annual SummerSlam, Jon Stewart,
his first gig since he left The Daily Show.
Jon Stewart may retire again if Undertaker shows up.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, are next match has it all.
Jealousy, romance,
greed, obsession,
competition.
This is what happened. Rusev was with Lana.
Rusev got rid of Lana.
Lana moved on to Dolph Ziggler.
-Rusev never quite got over it, King. -[Lawler] No, he did not.
Rusev with this more or less sneak attack.
Everybody thought Rusev was still injured at this point.
But he comes back and blindsides Dolph Ziggler,
and with that crutch, put Dolph Ziggler on the shelf.
[Cole] And Rusev had had a broken ankle, but as we learned on this night,
it was completely healed.
And then this happened two weeks ago.
Lana…
put into harm's way after she had joined us on commentary,
and then Summer Rae from behind.
Summer,
crush her!
[Cole] And Summer Rae delivering Rusev's finishing move to Lana,
the Accolade.
[Lawler] How can Rusev stand there and smile about that?
[Cole] And last Monday on Raw, Lana was with us on commentary.
She put herself in harm's way again,
but, John, she told us she had a plan.
[Layfield] She said she had a plan.
We thought she'd lost her ever-loving mind.
Turned out she had "The Show Off"
as her plan.
[Cole] And then look at Rusev pulling Summer Rae in front of him
to use her as a shield.
-[Lawler] He's a real man. -[Cole] Lana took out that shield.
[Layfield] Rusev was--
[Cole] And then Dolph Ziggler with a super kick.
[Layfield] Rusev was saving Summer.
[inaudible]
What a gentleman.
-♪ I'm here to show the world… ♪ -[Lawler] "What a gentleman"!
♪ Come on ♪
♪ Bring it on ♪
♪ Do what I say Better watch what I do… ♪
[bell rings]
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
being accompanied by "The Ravishing Russian" Lana,
residing in Hollywood, Florida,
weighing in at 218 lbs,
Dolph Ziggler!
[Cole] No more business suits for Lana.
She's in Ziggler wear tonight.
-You're damn right! -[Layfield] I think Lana looks great.
Thought she looked great before too.
[Lawler] Lana always looks great.
She's on the arm of a man who she thinks is a gentleman
and knows how to treat women. That's Dolph Ziggler.
♪ I come out a perfect ten… ♪
[Layfield] Ziggler's got a problem on his hands. It's a big Bulgarian.
♪ Bring it on ♪
♪ Do what I say Better watch what I do ♪
♪ Better heed the warning I'm here to give you ♪
♪ If you ever doubted me You don't have a clue ♪
♪ I'm here to show the world… ♪
[music fades]
[Rusev's theme music playing]
[booing]
[Garcia] And his opponent,
being accompanied by Summer Rae,
from Bulgaria,
weighing in at 138 kilos,
"The Bulgarian Brute" Rusev!
[Cole] This past Thursday night on SmackDown,
Rusev told Dolph Ziggler,
"I'm gonna turn your spine into a jigsaw puzzle
that Lana's gonna have to put together."
"I'm not gonna stop until you beg me,"
and then he promised Summer Rae would put Lana in the Accolade again.
[Lawler] Yeah, don't sugarcoat it, Rusev. Say what you really feel.
[Cole] Rusev claims he's over Lana,
that he's moved on.
Yet he brings Summer Rae out here dressed as Lana used to dress.
[Layfield] You noticed Lana looked a lot like Summer Rae.
-[Cole] A very telling interview. -[Lawler] Let me just say this.
I think Rusev has always been so jealous of Lana
because she's more intelligent than he is.
Always has been.
[music fades]
[bell rings]
[Cole] And here we go. Ziggler. Rusev.
One-on-one at SummerSlam.
[crowd noise drowns out speech]
And Dolph Ziggler goes right after Rusev, and can you blame him?
Rusev cost him six weeks of his career
when he drove the crutch into the throat of Ziggler
[Lawler] And I think he just called Lana a cold fish again.
[Layfield] I mean, the fact is,
despite this initial burst,
Ziggler is overmatched tonight.
[Cole] And to John's point, I think a lot has been lost
in this whole relationship thing
with Lana and Summer Rae,
the fact that Rusev is a cold-blooded person in that ring, King.
He was undefeated for over a year here in WWE.
Ooh!
And Ziggler face-first into the turnbuckle.
[Layfield] Ziggler is a two-time World Champion,
but I think he's overmatched by this huge Bulgarian.
[Lawler] But, JBL, you gotta admit,
I mean, Rusev's treatment of Lana,
I don't understand how Summer Rae could even be around this guy.
He always made Lana walk behind him and do his bidding--
[Cole] Cover.
Ziggler at two.
[Layfield] I'm not Dr. Phil. I'm not a relationship expert.
I just know that the Bulgarian was undefeated for a year here in the WWE,
and he's found a new love in Summer Rae and appears to be very happy.
[Cole] I think Dolph hit the nail on the head
when he said that Rusev lost everything
when he lost the best thing that ever happened to him.
That was Lana.
[Lawler] I think that undefeated streak you're talking about, JBL,
could be credited a lot to Lana.
[Layfield] And Rusev claimed that the loss of that undefeated streak
was credited to Lana.
Rusev's claim.
[Lawler] I think Lana laid out the strategy for his matches.
[Cole] And again, to your point, King,
we all see what Lana did to Rusev.
Can she do the same for Dolph in his career here?
[Lawler] I think Dolph is a different individual than Rusev.
I really think that Lana was the brains behind the team of Rusev and Lana.
I don't know if, uh… I don't know if Dolph Ziggler's gonna need that much help.
But I do think that they make a great combination.
[Cole] Now "The Bulgarian Brute"--
[Layfield] Talking about the brain? It's a brawny business.
You gotta be a tough big guy in that WWE ring
to win championships. Exactly what Rusev has done.
[Cole] Goofiest thing you ever said. You gotta be a tough big guy
to win a WWE Championship? Rey Mysterio wasn't a WWE Champion?
[Layfield] Give Hornswoggle a 300 IQ and see how many championships he wins.
[Lawler] What?
[Layfield] And the only reason Rey won championships
is 'cause I was sick that day.
[Cole, Lawler chuckling]
[Lawler] Yeah, we weren't gonna mention the fact he beat you.
[Layfield] That's a--
[Lawler] Right now, Dolph Ziggler needs to muster some sort of strategy
or get…
I don't know if there is a strategy to get out of this bear hug.
[Rusev yelling in Bulgarian]
[referee] Do you wanna stop?
[Layfield] To your point, King, how smart do you have to be?
You grab a guy. You crush him like an anaconda.
You walk out of here the winner.
[Lawler] I guess that's what attracts Summer Rae to Rusev.
He's just such a big brute.
Ugh!
[Layfield] People of both sexes like people that are successful.
Rusev has been very successful.
[Lawler] Oh, look out!
[Cole] And here comes Ziggler.
-And Dolph caught again by Rusev. -[Layfield] Rusev hadn't even gone down.
[Cole] Oh no, that may be it.
Ziggler may be down and out.
Hook of the leg,
and a kick-out.
[Layfield] Rusev is simply overpowering Dolph Ziggler.
[Cole] One of the things after Dolph had that crutch jammed into his throat,
as we take another look.
One of the things Dolph talked about was having problems breathing,
especially when he was working out, rehabbing, trying to get back here,
and you gotta wonder if that's gonna be a factor here tonight,
Dolph's first match back since the injury.
[Layfield] You gotta have a certain amount of training time
after you recover from an injury, and I don't know if Dolph has had that.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
[Layfield] Dolph looks as good as he did before he left,
but you gotta wonder about his cardiovascular conditioning.
[Lawler] He's looking, uh, okay right now.
He's weathered that… that bear hug storm from Rusev.
[Layfield] So far, he hasn't even knocked big Rusev off his feet.
[Lawler] That's true.
[Cole] Rusev just looks so focused here tonight.
[Layfield] Every time Rusev clubs Dolph, Dolph goes down.
[Cole] Look at the power of "The Bulgarian Brute."
Oh, and Ziggler countered!
Great DDT.
-[Lawler] Wake-up call for Rusev. -[Layfield] Rusev off his feet there.
[Summer Rae] Come on, Rusev!
-[Layfield] He doesn't know where he is. -[Lawler] He may be off his rocker.
[Cole] Watch Dolph here, and what a great counter here by Ziggler.
[Layfield] Look, I agree. That was clever.
-[crowd chanting] Let's go, Ziggler! -Two!
-[inaudible] -[Layfield] First time Rusev's been down.
Dolph better find a way to capitalize on this.
Four!
[Cole] Rusev back to his feet. Dolph back as well,
and here's Dolph with a right hand.
[Lawler] As you said, JBL, it is tough to capitalize against Rusev.
[Layfield] I'm not sure Dolph can win
throwing hands with the big man from Bulgaria.
[Cole] But he might be able to win with the quickness he showed there.
[Layfield] That's what Dolph needs to do
if he wants to stay on top of this big man.
-[Cole] Going for the neckbreaker. -[Layfield] Dolph better keep moving.
[Cole] And Ziggler building momentum, starting to feel it.
[Lawler] Don't let him rest. This is for you, Lana.
[Cole] Cover, and a kick-out.
[Layfield] Just a one count. An easy kick-out by Rusev.
Gonna take a lot more than that to keep Rusev down.
[Cole] Ziggler slides between the legs of Rusev,
and there's a heel kick. That spin kick caught Ziggler.
Now Rusev crawling to a cover,
looking to put Dolph away.
Hooks the leg,
and a near-fall.
[Lawler] That's why it's so tough dealing with this "Bulgarian Brute."
You don't expect athleticism like that after this…
out of this kind of guy like Rusev.
And then all of a sudden, he'll hit you with a flying spin kick out of nowhere.
[Cole] Yeah, one of--
[Layfield] One of the rare combinations of strength and power.
[Cole] And one of the most successful United States Champions
that we've had here in WWE.
[Layfield] Let me add agility. Look at big Rusev--
-[Lawler] Uh-oh! -[Cole] But there's Ziggler.
Face-first Rusev off the top rope. Could be the opening Dolph needs.
Cover for the win. Hooks the inside leg.
Rusev with the shoulders up.
[Layfield] That wasn't as forceful. That kick-out wasn't as forceful by Rusev.
[Lawler] Lana thought Ziggler had him, and I did too.
Let's watch this one more time. Watch the quickness of Dolph Ziggler here.
He sees Lana… he sees Rusev up on top.
Oh! And then he plants him.
[Layfield] But he couldn't put the big man away, King.
[Lawler] Lana, don't you think she would love to slap that face of Rusev?
[Cole] Went for the super kick. Rusev blocked.
-[Layfield] He didn't block. He caught it. -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Layfield] A version of the Saito suplex.
-[Cole] Oh man! -[Layfield] Wow!
[Lawler] There's that agility you were talking about.
-[Cole] Inside leg hooked. -[Layfield] It's over.
-[Cole] And Dolph again. -[Layfield] Wow!
-Where did that come from? -[Lawler] Look. They're both crying.
[Cole] You realize that was a 300-lb man?
Watch this.
[Layfield] Just landing on Dolph.
[Lawler] Yeah, and then Rusev was crying, and…
[Layfield] I have no idea how Dolph kicked out of this.
[Lawler] Summer was crying. Dolph Ziggler should have been crying.
[Layfield] Might have broken a rib in Dolph's rib cage.
[Cole] Dolph's made a career out of
using his heart, guts, resilience
to claw his way to wins.
[Layfield] I think his heart and guts are squashed together.
Watch, guys.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Rusev missed with the kick. Dolph Ziggler now, up top.
Rusev caught him.
Ziggler, though, sunset flip. Shoulders down.
Is this enough to get him?
And a kick-out at two.
Rusev missed wildly again.
-Dolph from behind with the sleeper. -[Lawler] Sleeper!
Dolph Ziggler with a sleeper hold on Rusev.
[Lawler] Get him in the center of the ring.
[Layfield] Get to the rope, Rusev! Get to the rope!
[Cole] Dolph's got this locked in good.
-[Lawler] Dolph's got all his… -[Layield] Quickly, Rusev.
[Lawler] …all his weight on Rusev.
[Cole] But Rusev able to make it to the ropes.
Gonna force a break by the official.
-But Dolph… -[Layfield] Let go, Dolph!
There was a break on the ropes. What is the referee doing?
[Cole] Not breaking it.
And now Ziggler… Again, sleeper locked in.
Rusev could be fading.
[Lawler] How is Rusev staying on his feet?
[Layfield] Rusev using a lot of energy.
[Cole] Rusev finally breaks it by driving Dolph into the corner.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Nobody home.
-Ziggler… -[Lawler] Hey!
-[Cole] Famouser! -[Lawler] Got him!
-[Cole] Cover. -[Layfield] No way!
[referee] Two!
[Lawler] That was close.
[Layfield] Dolph realizing how hard it is to keep the big Bulgarian down.
You see why Rusev was undefeated for a year here.
[Cole] And Rusev…
Oh, face-first, Ziggler.
Kick by Rusev!
Rusev crush!
[Cole] That's what Rusev promised he would do.
He was gonna crush Ziggler tonight, and he'll try to do it with an Accolade.
[Layfield] We have seen this many times.
You ready, Dolph?
-[Lawler] He's got him. -[Layfield] Tap quick.
[Cole] The Accolade.
Is Ziggler gonna tap?
Is he gonna tap to the Accolade?
There's Lana begging for Ziggler to fight out of this.
[Lawler] Pleading, "Come on! Come on, Dolph!"
[Lana yelling indistinctly]
Hey, wait a minute.
-[Cole] Oh, and Summer… And Lana! -[crowd roars]
Flooring Summer with a slap.
[Rusev yelling in Bulgarian]
[Layfield] Rusev let go.
[Rusev and Lana bickering]
[Cole] Rusev incensed that Rusev smacked Summer Rae.
[Lawler] She slapped that fishy taste right out of her mouth.
[crowd chanting] Lana! Lana! Lana!
[Cole] These "Lana" chants inside the head of Rusev.
Gonna drive this big man nuts.
[Rusev yelling in Bulgarian]
No.
[Rusev yelling in Bulgarian]
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Layfield] The count is continuing.
-[Cole] And now Summer Rae from behind. -[Lawler] Come on!
[Cole] Vicious blow by Summer.
[Layfield] Rusev doesn't realize there's a count going on by the referee.
[Cole] We've said this whole obsession with Lana and the Summer Rae situation--
Oh, and a super kick!
And Rusev laying right on our announce table.
Eight!
[Layfield] Referee's on eight! Referee's on eight!
-Nine! -[Cole] A count of nine.
Rusev out. Ziggler trying to crawl back in the ring,
and he won't beat the count. Double count-out here
between Rusev and Ziggler.
[booing]
[Lawler] Man!
I thought that Dolph was gonna be able to make it.
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, the referee has declared this
a double count-out.
[booing]
-[Cole] And again-- -[Layfield] Dolph almost made it back in.
[Cole] Yeah, but Dolph's not done here yet, guys.
-And neither's Rusev. -[Layfield] Neither is Rusev.
Hit Dolph right in that throat he had problems with,
reason he was gone for six weeks.
[referee] Rusev, what are you doing? It's over.
Come on!
[Cole] Oh, and Ziggler takes down Rusev,
and now the brawl.
-[Layfield] What a takedown! -[Lawler] Wait a minute.
What's she doing in there?
Summer Rae
all over Dolph Ziggler, and…
Ooh!
-[Cole] And Lana. -[cheering]
[Lawler] Here we go! Get her!
[Cole] Lana and Summer.
-[Layfield] Good luck, referee. -[Lawler laughing]
[Cole] And now Dolph and Rusev separating the ladies.
[Lawler] Trying to pull these women apart.
[Cole] Man, this thing exploding tonight.
[crowd noise drowns out speech]
[Rusev yelling in Bulgarian]
Don't you touch me!
♪ I'm here to show the world… ♪
[Lawler] Summer Rae incensed that Lana touched her?
She wanted to do more than touch her.
-[Cole] Look what Summer Rae did to Dolph. -[Lawler] Exactly.
[Layfield] Well, Rusev had the Accolade on Dolph Ziggler. Let it go.
[Cole] And again, it's this obsession that Rusev still has
with this whole Lana situation.
After Lana smacked Summer Rae right outside the ring,
Rusev broke that Accolade.
What a match. I just hate that they broke those ladies apart.
Well, I tell you, this thing between Lana and Summer Rae is far, far from over.
I think nothing was solved here, and I love it.
Again, we are sold out here tonight, Barclays Center in Brooklyn,
for the 28th annual SummerSlam.
Oh, absolutely.
♪ We're cool for the summer… ♪
[Cole] Tonight, Hollywood comes to SummerSlam.
Coming up next, Stephen Amell, he star of the hit TV show Arrow,
teams with Neville to take on "The Cosmic" King Barrett
and "The Prince of Dark Matter" Stardust.
A match straight out of the pages of a comic book.
[whooshing]
-[mysterious music playing] -[man] In a world…
[clears throat] No, bigger.
In a universe…
[Stardust giggling]
[man] …tormented by villains…
Welcome to the Menagerie of Madness!
[Barrett] Be warned! The entire world is now on notice.
[man] …fueled by chaos…
Chaos…
One by one,
these heroes
will fall.
[man] What a cosmic killjoy.
[laughing wickedly]
[man] One Superstar that gravity forgot
stands up against their reign of tyranny…
Stardust is going to learn that you cannot hold down
what gravity cannot contain.
[man] …with some unexpected backup.
[Cole] "The Arrow" Stephen Amell.
[Stardust] Be…
my…
hero!
[Cole] Oh my…
[Stardust] You have failed this city.
[man] Tonight at SummerSlam…
If some guy's gonna put his hands on me, I'm gonna fight back!
[man] WWE Network presents
Battle in Brooklyn,
starring "The Prince of Dark Matter" Stardust…
Embrace the strange!
[man] …and "The Cosmic" King Barrett…
[Barrett] I will be ruling my kingdom
with an iron fist!
[man] …taking on "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Neville…
This is the start of the Altitude Era.
[man] …and his tag team partner, the star of Arrow…
[Amell] Whatever your lawyers want me to sign, I'll sign.
Make the match!
[man] …Stephen Amell.
There isn't a government on earth
that acknowledges that man as Stephen Amell
because that is not his name.
He is The Green Arrow.
He is Oliver Queen.
And he has all of you fooled!
[man] Boy, this guy's one screw loose from a straitjacket.
Peek-a-boo!
[man] Will television's "Emerald Archer" and WWE's resident superhero
put a stop to this cosmic alliance?
We'll find out tonight
at SummerSlam.
[Stardust shrieking]
[music fades]
[whooshing]
[King Barrett's theme music playing]
[Lawler, chuckling] I am so ready for this match.
[Cole] King, he's the so-called "Cosmic King."
[Layfield] All hail "The Cosmic" King Barrett.
[Stardust's theme music playing]
[bell rings]
[Stiles] This tag team match is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, the team of King Barrett and Stardust!
[Cole] And "The Prince of Dark Matter,"
who claims tonight they will rid the world of putrid pigments,
where red and green becomes black and blue.
[Lawler] Right out of the pages of a comic book.
These two guys could make The Joker stop laughing.
[Cole] This guy Stardust, uh, a brick shy of a load,
no doubt about that.
[Layfield] Stardust is also a two-time Intercontinental Champion
and six-time Tag Team Champion,
and King Barrett's a five-time Intercontinental Champion.
[Cole] That's actually Cody Rhodes who held those titles.
Remember, Stardust is not Cody Rhodes.
Don't forget that. That's where this is all--
[Layfield] Still the same ability. It's still the same person, I guess.
[Cole] Not in Stardust's mind.
[Neville's theme music playing]
♪ One, two ♪
♪ One, two, three, go… ♪
[Garcia] Their opponents,
first, "The Man That Gravity Forgot" Neville!
[Cole] One of the most exciting young Superstars in WWE today.
[music fades]
[dramatic music playing]
[Lawler] Neville famous for the Red Arrow. Let's see The Green Arrow.
[Stiles] And his tag team partner,
from Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
Stephen Amell!
[Lawler] All right!
[Cole] Guys, this is gonna be interesting.
Stephen Amell stepping foot into a WWE in a match in a…
very… for the very first time, King.
And Stardust and King Barrett,
they're not taking, uh, too kindly to Amell coming aboard here.
[music drowns out speech]
[Layfield] They could be right, but Amell's got a good athletic past.
Former rugby player, former American football player.
[Lawler] Not only that, he's a superhero!
[music fades]
[Cole] King, you were part of one of the all-time-great rivalries
when a Hollywood star tried to step in the ring with you,
uh, many, many years ago.
[Lawler] If you're talking about Andy Kaufman, let me tell you.
Andy Kaufman didn't have the physique or the physical prowess
that, uh, Stephen Amell possesses, I can assure you.
[Cole] Let's see what happens.
Neville will start things off against King Barrett.
We invite you to use #battleinbrooklyn to talk about this matchup.
[Layfield] Stephen didn't get slapped on a late night show like you did Kaufman.
[Lawler] You're right. Who knows? This could lead to that though.
[Layfield] Oh, look at Neville go!
[Cole] A high-flyer with a crossbody.
King Barrett won the King of the Ring this year
by beating Neville in the finals.
These two have developed quite the rivalry,
as "The Cosmic King" wants a little break.
[Layfield] An incredible sold-out NXT event here last night.
Neville a former NXT Champion,
also a two-time NXT Tag Team Champion.
Only person to have held titles in both.
[Cole] NXT Takeover here at the Barclays Center,
over 15,500 on hand last night.
-Live on the WWE Network. -I don't want you. I want him.
[Lawler] uh-oh.
I want The Emerald Archer!
Out of here!
[Layfield] Here we go! He wants Hollywood.
[Stardust] Let's make the tag.
Let's go!
-[Cole] And Amell wants in. -[Layfield] The Green Arrow's ready!
[Cole] Stardust says, "Destiny becomes reality."
[Cole] And here's Amell.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Cole] And that surprised Stardust a bit.
Stardust told Amell at one point, "I need you to be my hero,"
and when Amell didn't embrace that, it's led to this.
[Stardust] Hey, hero!
What'd I tell you…
[Layfield] That worked. It has Arrow a little bit nervous.
[Cole] Ooh! Maybe not.
Back him up!
[Lawler] Just got a text message
a little while ago. Stuart Schreck and a bunch of the DC Comics bigwigs
are sitting here watching, pulling for The Green Arrow in this one.
[whooshing]
Look at this.
[Cole] Yeah, nip-up by Amell and a boot right to the chest.
[Layfield] Yeah, but Princess Kate and the Queen of England
are all pulling for King Barrett.
Biggest thing to happen to England since The Beatles.
[Lawler] You can't take a superhero for granted.
I remember Batman would hit people so hard,
words would appear out of thin air to describe how it felt.
-[Cole] Boom! -[Lawler] Remember that?
[Cole] Wham!
[Layfield] You're just saying that 'cause you got a Batmobile.
Come on, Oliver!
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
-[Stardust] Come on! -[Neville] Come this way.
[Cole] And now Stardust has Amell where he wants him, toying with him.
[Lawler] Ooh!
[Cole] And that was wild, but landed on his feet.
-[Lawler] Look at this! -[Cole] Great athletic ability.
-And a nice hip toss. -[Lawler] Oh-ho-ho, yes!
-[Cole] Surprising. -What?
[Cole] And Stardust can't believe it.
[Layfield] Shoot an arrow at him.
Stardust, you have failed your city.
At least so far.
[Cole] King, I do not think Stardust expected this out of Amell.
[Layfield] Nobody'd expect this out of Stephen Amell.
-Get out. -"Cosmic King"!
[Cole] And now it'll be "The Cosmic King, Barrett, to try his fare
against Mr. Amell.
[Lawler] He said he's at home in this match.
He said his Bull Hammer is more powerful than Thor's hammer.
Do you believe that?
I'd believe it.
It's a royal Bull Hammer.
[Cole] Barrett said, "I don't need stars to see the future."
"There is no room for heroes in my universe."
[Layfield] Barrett's like a modern-day King Arthur.
[Cole] Leapfrog by Amell.
Uh-oh, and he paid for it.
That one stung.
And now mocking Amell.
[Stardust] Here. Bring him here.
[Cole] And if you're Neville, this is what you had to be afraid of.
Stardust in. Take it out. Bring it out.
[Cole] Barrett and Stardust weathering the early, uh…
[Layfield] I admire Amell for getting in there,
but you're in there with two professionals,
and this is what you'd expect.
[Cole] Yeah, they weathered that early emotional storm from Amell,
and watch this.
[Layfield] That's great athleticism.
[Cole] So is that. Oh!
[Layfield] Well, there's a bare-knuckle fighter
putting a boot in the midsection.
[Cole] Let's not forget, Stephen Amell asked for this.
A couple of weeks ago on Raw when Stardust smacked him
when Amell was a guest.
Amell entered the ring.
Triple H rightfully so upset that Amell got involved,
and Amell said, "I'll sign any paperwork you want."
"I want these guys in a match," and that's what we have tonight.
[Layfield] Amell is a great star. He's got a great future ahead of him.
Just not in this match.
Four! Come on, you gotta listen to me.
-[Layfield] I admire his courage. -I said off the ropes!
-[Cole] Ooh! -One! Two!
[Cole] Might be thinking a little differently tomorrow.
Come on, get him off the ropes. Hearing me? Get him all the way out.
-[Cole] Oh no! -[Layfield] Maybe right now.
[Lawler comments indistinctly]
[Layfield] Time to tag in the stunt double.
Unfortunately, Amell doesn't have one here.
[Cole] Amell's body all welted up as…
[Layfield] Neville's wanting to get in there,
but Neville may not see any more action tonight.
Get out now.
[Cole] This is just a cosmic destruction now of Mr. Amell.
You want a hero? You want a hero?
[Layfield] Amell walked into a world that wasn't his.
[Lawler] Look at Stardust.
[Layfield] It's admirable, but this is the expected outcome.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] And Stardust now looking to put Amell away.
Amell still fighting, staying in it.
[Layfield] I'm impressed by Stephen Amell.
I… I admire his guts.
[Cole] Impressed by anybody that steps in the ring with athletes of this caliber.
-Oh man! An enzuigiri by Amell. -[Layfield] On the button!
-[Lawler] Where'd that come from? -[Cole] Can he get to Neville?
If he gets to Neville, they got a chance, guys.
[Layfield] Neville thought he might not get back in.
Neville has a chance now of getting in there.
[Cole] Stardust has gotta get to Barrett.
[Layfield] "The Man That Gravity Forgot" is raring to…
[Lawler] There's the tag!
[Cole] Here comes Neville. Neville's in, so is Barrett.
And Neville looking to change the complexion of the match.
"The Red Arrow" Neville.
[Lawler, chuckling] Look at this guy go!
-[Layfield] Rematch from King of the Ring. -[Lawler] Man, oh man!
[cheering]
-Neville's quick as The Flash right here. -[Cole] Oh man.
[Layfield] Hey, ESPN SportCenter's already here!
Get ready, Coach! You're about to have a highlight.
[Cole] Oh man!
Incredible!
Cover…
Stardust breaks it up.
[Lawler] Whoa, there goes Stardust.
[Cole] There goes Barrett,
Neville! No!
[Lawler] Well, superheroes are supposed to be able to fly.
[Layfield] Neville… This guy has lost his mind!
-[Cole] Are you kidding me? -[commentators talk over each other]
-[Cole] Amell! -[Layfield, laughing] I love it!
[Cole] The Green Arrow takes out Barrett and Stardust.
[cheering]
[Lawler laughing]
[Layfield] I don't think… I don't think Amell--
-[Cole] Look at Neville! Top rope! -[Layfield] Here we go!
SportsCenter Top 10! Get ready!
-[Lawler] Is he gonna hit it? -[Cole] The Red Arrow!
-[Layfield] Bullseye! -[Cole] Cover.
[Cole] The Red Arrow and Green Arrow pick up the win!
[Layfield] I never thought we'd see that.
[Garcia] Here are your winners, Stephen Amell and Neville!
[Layfield] I give all the props in the world to Stephen Amell
for getting in there and fighting like he did.
[Lawler] Uh-oh, look… He looks more like Bizarro right now.
-[Cole] You have any more, King? -[Lawler] Yeah, I got a few.
[Cole] Amell and Neville victorious,
and how impressive was Stephen Amell?
[Layfield] Huge props to Stephen Amell
for even getting in there at SummerSlam.
[Lawler] What about that enzuigiri by Stephen Amell?
[Cole] What about him coming off the top rope?
Well, this was earlier on. Watch Neville. Just a thing of beauty.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] But, guys, it wasn't only "The Red Arrow" that proved he can fly.
[Lawler] Look at this.
Woohoo!
-Man! -[Layfield] Maybe he is a superhero.
Then the last one. This would have knocked Nick Fury's other eye out.
[Layfield] Take a break, gravity.
[Cole] The Red Arrow by Neville
lighting up Barclays Center.
[Lawler] That was fun.
[Cole] How embarrassing for Stardust and "The Cosmic King."
[music drowns out speech]
[Lawler] Good job. Congratulations, Stephen Amell.
[Layfield] Well done, Stephen.
[music fades]
[tense music playing]
[man] They are global entertainers,
professionally trained athletes,
WWE Superstars.
But they are not invincible.
They take real risks
and endure unimaginable pain.
Broken bones,
torn muscles,
dislocations,
separations.
Be smart.
Be safe.
Don't try this at home.
You had mentioned Coach and SportsCenter being here.
It has been quite the week in New York City surrounding SummerSlam.
In fact, this past Monday on Raw,
Triple H kicked things off, saying, "SummerSlam week is underway."
-[man 1] SummerSlam. -[man 2] SummerSlam.
[man 3] SummerSlam.
-[woman 1] SummerSlam. -[woman 2] SummerSlam, baby!
WWE is taking over Brooklyn.
We are taking over New York. We are taking over the world.
I'm standing by with "The Viper" Randy Orton.
-[man 4] Seth Rollins joining us. -[man 5] The champ is here.
[man 6] Brock Lesnar's here with us.
This is WWE Superstar Daniel Bryan.
[man 7] John Cena, everybody!
We're going all over New York, having a blast.
If you're looking for pitching, I mean, I'm your guy.
In the heart of New York City, this is where it's at.
It's crazy and wild.
We are going out into the community, inspiring, motivating,
and encouraging.
I proclaim WWE SummerSlam week in Brooklyn, USA.
Coming out here today for Answer the Call,
we just wanna make sure that everybody knows
how much we appreciate the policemen, the firemen,
the families who have sacrificed so that we can be safe.
The WWE raising money for the children's and widows' fund
for the fire department and police department, it's a great cause.
The Yankees and WWE have joined forces for Hope Week.
[The Miz] Watching the beautiful Hope Cheerleaders, cheering the Yankees.
♪ Bring the G, bring the O ♪
♪ Go, Yankees, go! ♪
[The Miz] It's so cool that a big organization like the Yankees,
like WWE,
does these things to give back
and to really give people hope.
[upbeat music playing]
To have the WWE Superstars here is just awesome for our kids.
It just brings smiles to their faces.
[both chuckling]
We're here to celebrate John's 500th wish.
John has granted more wishes than any other celebrity
in our 35-year history.
As long as Make A Wish'll have me and as long as WWE'll let me,
I'mma keep doing what I do.
[bell ringing]
[music fades]
It feels like WrestleMania.
With it being SummerSlam, it's like a melting pot of all walks of life.
I came all the way from Brisbane, Australia.
-Glasgow, Scotland. -Quebec, Canada.
-Dubai. -France.
-London. -I was coming all the way from Germany
to see SummerSlam.
WWE is everywhere.
SummerSlam has taken over Brooklyn.
[crowd chanting] SummerSlam! SummerSlam!
[whooshing]
♪ Well, it's The Big Show… ♪
[Lawler] Whoa-ho-ho-ho!
♪ It's a big bad show… ♪
Wow!
[bell rings]
[Garcia] The following is a triple threat match,
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
first, standing at seven feet tall,
weighing in at 450 lbs,
he is "The World's Largest Athlete,"
The Big Show!
♪ You won't see it coming ♪
♪ But I promise you'll know ♪
♪ It's The Big Show ♪
♪ Come to set things right ♪
♪ Oh… ♪
[music fades]
[woman] Quiet on the set. Can we please have quiet on the set?
-[reel whirring] -[camera flashing]
[Lawler] John, here comes your favorite movie star.
[Layfield] He's an "A-Lister"!
[The Miz] Awesome!
♪ I came to play… ♪
[Layfield] Bigger at Christmas than Jimmy Stewart.
[Garcia] And residing in Hollywood, California,
weighing in at 221 lbs,
The Miz!
[Cole] And he's a judge on Tough Enough.
Well, you know, Miz had been crowing for weeks
that Ryback should relinquish the Intercontinental title
due to a serious staph infection in his knee.
In fact, two weeks ago on Raw,
The Miz continued when he hosted Miz TV.
His guest was Daniel Bryan
when Ryback returned.
[Ryback's theme music playing]
And "The Big Guy" was all business,
confronting The Big Show,
and Daniel Bryan made sure The Miz could not run away,
and you gotta wonder if this will be the fate of The Miz tonight
in this triple threat match.
[Lawler] Between a rock and a hard place. Ah!
Oh my goodness!
[Layfield] Wouldn't do that to George Clooney.
[Cole] Oh, and Ryback can do…
[Lawler] George Clooney?
[Cole] Ryback actually manhandling here "The World's Largest Athlete."
[crowd chanting] Feed me more! Feed me more!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Layfield] There goes Gregory Peck.
[Lawler] Gregory Peck?!
[Cole] Jeez.
[Lawler] Will somebody tell The Miz that the five-second rule
also applies to wearing sunglasses indoors?
[Layfield] It's what movie stars do.
[Lawler] Punch me in the face so I can see some real stars.
-[Ryback's theme music playing] -[yells angrily]
[Ryback] Feed me more!
Feed me more!
Wake up. It's feeding time!
[Garcia] From Las Vegas,
weighing in at 291 lbs,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
Ryback!
[Cole] #ictitle to talk about this triple threat match on social media.
Here's the man who won his first title here in WWE
with a victory inside Elimination Chamber.
[Layfield] Ryback says it's feeding time,
and The Big Show is quite the meal.
[Lawler] You're not kidding. That's gotta…
You got a lot on your plate when you're taking on The Big Show.
[Cole] But, King, you gotta wonder, that staph infection
that blew Ryback's right knee up to the size of a volleyball.
You gotta wonder how that may affect him here tonight.
[Lawler] Well, hopefully once you got that infection cleared up
and out of your system, everything's back to normal. Hopefully.
[Cole] Triple threat rules. First man to gain a pinfall or submission…
[Lawler] Watch out.
…becomes the Intercontinental Champion.
Miz ducks out of harm's way and leaves it to Big Show and Ryback.
[Lawler] Do you blame Miz?
[Cole] We talked for weeks that Miz lets these two cancel each other out
and sneaks away with the championship.
King, you were there Thursday night on SmackDown
when Ryback and Big Show met in a match,
drove each other through the barricade at ringside,
and ended up in a double count-out. No count-outs tonight.
-But you get the point. -[Lawler] You're right.
[Layfield] Look at this.
[Lawler] These two guys can do a lot of damage. Oh, little sneak attack.
[Cole] Cheap shot by Miz.
-And Ryback, uh… -[Lawler] Oh, oh.
-[Cole] Miz really has nowhere to run. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh!
[Cole] Neither does Ryback, for that matter.
Look at Ryback and Miz working together.
[Lawler] You're kidding me.
Even together, I don't think they're gonna be able to do this. No!
-[Cole] Wow! -[Layfield] That is a giant.
I'm a giant!
-[Lawler] We know. -[Cole] He heard you.
-[Layfield] Yes, you are. -[Lawler] You just said that.
[Layfield] A real giant.
[Cole] Here's one statistic that doesn't bode well for Ryback.
The Intercontinental Championship's changed hands more than any other title
in SummerSlam history.
Fourteen times over the 28-year history of SummerSlam.
[Lawler] You're too big to do this. Don't…
I don't know if the ropes are gonna hold you.
[Cole] Big Show, the 400-plus pounder.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] He's not too agile on the ropes.
But will be effective if he hits this.
-[Layfield] Don't need to be agile-- -[Cole] Oh man!
Are you kidding me? Look at Miz!
Miz, just like we said,
looking to take advantage of Ryback, and two and a half.
[Layfield] Looked like Big Show hurt his back.
[Lawler] Not as much as he hurt Ryback's back.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Lawler] Ow.
[Cole] Big Show didn't quite look like Neville coming off the ropes.
Oh man!
[Layfield] Gravity didn't forget Big Show.
[Cole] And look at Big Show.
The size of a space shuttle.
And… Oh! Ryback taking out Big Show.
-[Layfield] Space shuttle decommissioned. -[Cole] And now Miz got caught by Ryback.
And planted by "The Big Guy."
Here's the hook of the leg,
and a kick-out.
Know the last time the Intercontinental Championship
changed hands in New York City?
-[Layfield] Tell us it. -[Cole] 2001, when Albert won the title.
-[Lawler] No kidding. -[Layfield] Albert won a title?
No wonder his head's so big.
And Ryback off the top rope with a big splash!
And these big guys are pulling out all the stops.
-[Layfield] Look at this. -[Cole] Chokeslam, Big Show.
[Lawler] Right on top of poor Miz.
[Cole] Cover by Big Show
for the championship,
and a kick-out by Ryback.
[Layfield] Probably the greatest Intercontinental Championship of all time,
one of them, 1992, Bret Hart and Davey Boy at Wembley.
[Lawler] This had to hurt right here.
-[Layfield] Look at this. -[Lawler] Oh, Miz.
[Layfield] What if you're Miz?
It may be the last we see of Miz.
[Cole] Well, Big Show did say he was gonna turn Miz's money-maker
into a Halloween mask tonight.
[Lawler] The size of this guy. I said on SmackDown,
his Levis aren't 501s. They're 747s.
-But have you seen-- -[Layfield] Uh-oh.
-Here comes a KO Punch. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Lawler] Ever seen his polo shirt? It's got a real horse on it.
[Cole] And Big Show went with the big right.
-Ryback, though, spinebuster! -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] Now Ryback with a splash again.
[crowd chanting] Feed me more! Feed me more!
[Lawler] You gotta know that Ryback would love to win this thing
by pinning The Big Show.
[Cole] It'd mean so much to Ryback if he could do that,
but he runs right into the big paw.
Oh, he's got Big Show up!
Look at this. Shellshock!
Shellshock to The Big Show!
And Miz from behind going for the Skull-Crushing Finale.
Miz looking to steal the championship.
Hooks both legs. Shoulders down,
and Ryback at two.
Miz can't believe it.
And now Miz gonna try to take out Big Show.
Hooks the leg of Big Show,
who powers out at two.
[Layfield] Miz a four-time Intercontinental Champion,
trying to become a five-time.
[Cole] Cover again, and a kick-out.
[Lawler] Miz is being smart in this match. He's taking every advantage.
[Cole] King, he's following the script.
It's just not quite working out the right way.
[Layfield] They're kicking out quicker and quicker.
[Cole] That time at one!
And Miz frustrated, wasn't able to win the title.
[Layfield] May have been Miz's only shot.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Layfield] Oh Lord.
[Cole] I think he upset "The Big Guy."
[Lawler] You think?
-[Ryback] Stupid. -[Lawler] "Stupid"!
[Cole laughing]
[Cole] Uh-oh. Look out, from behind…
Oh no! Knockout Punch to the champion!
Big Show, to win the title.
[Layfield] We got a giant about to become--
[Cole] Oh, and Miz…
Cover this time,
and again…
Big Show with one hand, just pawed him away.
[Lawler] Swatted him off there like a fly.
[Cole] Big ol' bear.
[Layfield] Giant ol' bear.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
Hey, look at the Miz go here now.
[Cole] Oh, and a knockout to Miz!
[Layfield] Cover him, Big Show, you win!
Cover him, Big Show. Big Show wants to knock out everybody.
[Cole] Big Show knocked over the top rope. Ryback looking to take advantage.
He's gonna take advantage of Big Show's Knockout Punch,
and Ryback retains the title!
[Ryback's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Here is your winner, and still the Intercontinental Champion,
Ryback!
[Cole] How smart was Ryback?
Big Show knocked out Miz.
Ryback took the victory.
[Layfield] Just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.
[Cole] Classic triple threat match.
[Lawler] Yes, it was. A great one.
Let's go back.
This punch right here kinda set up, uh,
the downfall… Oh!
[Cole] And Miz is out.
[Layfield] Big Show tries to knock out…
Big Show tries to knock out Ryback, rather.
[Cole] And Ryback took advantage of the Knockout Punch to Miz,
retaining his Intercontinental Championship.
Feed me more!
[Layfield] Ryback has held that Intercontinental Championship
since the Elimination Chamber.
[Cole] Well, guys, you know we kicked off SummerSlam tonight
with our guest host, Jon Stewart, saying he was upset
Brock Lesnar broke The Undertaker's WrestleMania winning streak.
He said he was gonna confront Lesnar.
We're getting word now that Jon Stewart is about to do just that.
-[Lawler] Is he crazy? -[Layfield] Why would he do that?
[music fades]
[sniffs]
[exhales sharply]
Hey. Oh, hey, Paul. Paul Heyman.
-The advocate. How are you? Big fan. -Thank you.
-I consider that a compliment. -It is, my friend.
May I have a word with, uh, Mr. Lesnar?
Now's not really a good time.
'Cause I'm an Undertaker guy. Is that what this is?
Well, that's not the only reason, but if I may…
Nuh-uh.
What happened when "your guy" fought my "Beast"?
What you gotta say about that?
You were pretty happy about that, right? The victory.
You know who wasn't happy about that?
Wrestling fans.
See, that's what I am. I'm a wrestling fan.
The Undertaker had perfection.
He had a streak that hadn't been seen of 21-0.
Know who people remember? Joe DiMaggio.
He had a streak. You know who they don't remember?
The guy who ended that streak.
So let me ask you something. When you watched WrestleMania,
were you happy to see the fans' faces,
the sadness and disappointment of those people who paid good money
to come out and see perfection?
But there you are every week as the advocate, rubbing salt,
salt in the wound of every wrestling fan everywhere.
They came out to WrestleMania that day hoping to see magic, perfection.
It was Christmas morning. They had their present.
They opened it, and they didn't get a puppy.
Know what they got? You know what you gave them,
you and your… the guy with the head and the shoulders
and the dagger on the chest? You know what you gave them?
Coal.
Are you happy about that?
What do you have to say about that?
♪ Glory, glory ♪
♪ Brock Lesnar ♪
♪ Glory, glory ♪
♪ Brock Lesnar ♪
I guess we couldn't get David Letterman to host the show tonight, huh?
[crowd] Ohhh!
[Heyman] You won't believe this, Brock. Jon Stewart from The Daily Show.
He's an Undertaker guy, and there he is outside.
Yak-yak-yak-yak-yak-yak about The Undertaker and the streak.
-♪ We want it all… ♪ -[Lawler] Yikes.
[Cole] We are at the Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Sold out, 15,702 on hand
for the 28th annual SummerSlam.
-[crowd cheering] -[The Wyatt Family's theme music playing]
♪ Catching flies ♪
♪ In his mouth ♪
♪ Tasting freedom ♪
♪ While he dares ♪
♪ Then crawling back ♪
♪ Back to the top ♪
♪ Top of the stairs ♪
♪ Of the stairs ♪
♪ He'll not see the sun again For years to come ♪
♪ He's broken out in love ♪
♪ Like a cat ♪
♪ Without a care ♪
♪ Roaming freely ♪
♪ Through the-- ♪
-[music ends abruptly] -[cheering]
[Cole] Bray Wyatt and Luke Harper set for tag team action.
This, uh, situation between Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt began two months ago,
Money in the Bank contract ladder match.
King, Roman Reigns was all alone,
all set to grab the briefcase and grab the contract
before Bray Wyatt, who was not in this match,
appeared from out of nowhere.
[Lawler] Yeah, right at the base of that ladder
to thwart the win from Roman Reigns,
and then the Sister Abigail to cap the thing off.
[Cole] Sheamus would go on to win,
as Bray Wyatt would tell Roman Reigns, "Anyone but you, Roman."
"Anyone but you."
[whooshing]
[Dean Ambrose's theme music playing]
[bell rings]
[Stiles] This tag team match is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Cincinnati, Ohio,
weighing in at 225 lbs,
Dean Ambrose!
[Cole] The Barclays Center has become the Ambrose Asylum.
[Lawler] Perfect place for it.
[music fades]
[Roman Reigns's theme music playing]
[Stiles] And his tag team partner, from Pensacola, Florida,
weighing in at 265 lbs,
Roman Reigns!
[Cole] It's been called "Family versus Family,"
The Wyatt Family versus the good friends Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.
We showed you what happened a bit ago back at Money in the Bank,
when Bray Wyatt cost Roman Reigns his opportunity at winning
that very coveted Money in the Bank contract.
Last month, at WWE Battleground,
Roman Reigns had his opportunity at revenge,
and Roman Reigns was rolling.
He was closing in, perhaps, on a victory.
And I want you to watch the lower right-hand corner of your screen here.
A man, uh, in a hoodie attacking Roman Reigns.
[Lawler] Yeah.
Of course, who do you think was wearing that hoodie?
[Cole] Bray Wyatt would take advantage of that attack.
Wyatt delivering Sister Abigail
to pick up the win over Roman Reigns.
And then it was revealed that the mysterious man in that hoodie,
none other…
than Luke Harper
the prodigal son returned,
pledging his allegiance to The Wyatt Family.
-Guys, this is gonna be a war. -[Lawler] You're not kidding.
[music fades]
[Layfield] These families just don't like each other.
[Cole] And Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose have admitted
on a couple of occasions that they're under no false pretense
this is gonna end tonight.
They understand that this rivalry's gonna continue
and gonna continue as this turf war for superiority continues in WWE.
And this is Ambrose and Harper starting things off.
"The Lunatic Fringe" Dean Ambrose,
the unhinged Ambrose and the, well, out-there Luke Harper.
Running bulldog by Ambrose, and Harper in trouble early.
Bray Wyatt in there as well,
and right into a right hand by Roman Reigns.
And Roman and Ambrose standing tall early.
Here comes Dean!
-[Layfield] Flying lunatic! -[Cole] Down goes Harper!
Meanwhile, on the other side, Bray Wyatt and Roman Reigns going after one another.
And Bray Wyatt now. Dean Ambrose, look out.
Bray Wyatt bounced right off the French announce table here.
And now Harper with a kick to the midsection.
[referee] Two!
[Cole] And Harper setting up Dean Ambrose.
Roman Reigns! Down goes Harper.
And now Reigns and Bray Wyatt.
[Lawler] Guys, this action's a little too close for comfort over here.
-[Layfield] Better believe it is. -[Cole] Guys, look out.
-[Layfield] Watch out. -[Cole] Dean Ambrose…
-Ambrose going for… -[Layfield] What in the world?
-[Cole] Ambrose going borough to borough. -[Lawler shrieks]
[Cole] From the Spanish announce table
to the French to the US and then…
Ambrose still standing.
[Lawler] He's going from country to country.
[Layfield] Glad we only had three announce tables.
[Lawler] No kidding!
Is Ambrose gonna…
Oh! Nice dropkick, and watch this.
[Cole] Man!
Roman Reigns makes the tag, and here comes Ambrose.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Cole] From the top, delivers the elbow.
Down goes Luke Harper.
Here's the cover.
-And a kick-out, as we take another look. -[Lawler] Let's take a look one more time.
Dean Ambrose flying across these tables
and into the timekeeper's area.
[Cole] And here's the distraction by Bray Wyatt
that allows Luke Harper to take over.
[Wyatt] Look how smart I am!
[Cole] And Bray Wyatt saying, "Look how mad I am,"
and Roman Reigns and…
Guys, this thing has been out of control since it started.
-[Lawler] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh no, right onto the apron.
[Layfield] Watch out!
[Cole] Luke Harper!
There are bodies flying everywhere.
-[Lawler] Good gosh! -[Cole] Big kick!
Reigns over the table.
[referee] Two!
-[Cole] And it's not gonna end there. -[Lawler] Oh!
Ooh!
[Cole] Ambrose explodes off the ropes and runs into a boot by Harper.
And now Bray Wyatt, and The Wyatt Family dissecting Reigns and Ambrose.
[Lawler] Good grief, things have turned around fast here.
[Layfield] There is no controlling this match.
Get to your side of the ring right now!
[Cole] We did not expect you were gonna be able to control these guys.
And Luke Harper tags in Bray.
[Lawler] Please get this action back in the ring.
[Cole] Luke Harper, who said at one point, "I would die for Bray Wyatt."
That's how much he believes in this man and in Bray Wyatt's message.
[Layfield] Knee straight in the face of Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] Guys, Roman Reigns is out down here at the French announce table,
so Dean Ambrose is gonna… to go this alone at this juncture.
[Lawler] He may not last long alone.
Not with these two. Oh!
[referee] Three! You gotta go away.
[Cole] Look at this. Just…
[Lawler] He started out almost like it was gonna be some sort of suplex.
He wound up just throwing Dean Ambrose halfway across the ring.
[Cole] The unorthodox yet effective style of The Wyatt Family.
-[Lawler] Whipping the shirt off his back. -[Layfield] Listen to those chops.
Tag, Bray.
[Cole] And again, tag made, and here comes Bray,
and now The Wyatt Family just picking Ambrose apart.
[Lawler] No, no, no, no!
-[Cole] Oh! -[Lawler] Oh man!
One!
[Cole] Sick, sick man.
[Layfield] Leaves Ambrose…
[Lawler] Drove Dean head-first.
[Layfield] Bray is the legal man, and Dean Ambrose is being decimated.
Four!
[Layfield] Roman Reigns is still not moving hardly much at all here.
[Lawler] Drove Dean Ambrose… Watch this, guys.
Just planting Dean…
head and neck-first.
-Oh! -[Layfield] That could be it.
[Cole] Luke Harper for the win over Ambrose,
who stays in it.
[Lawler] These guys together,
with no help, they could destroy Dean Ambrose here.
[Cole] Watch this. Luke Harper… Boom!
-[Layfield] It's the perfect… -[Cole] Look at this crossface.
[Layfield] Perfect matchup. Dean Ambrose can take a lot of punishment,
and these guys love to give out punishment.
-[Cole] But is Ambrose gonna tap? -[Lawler] You're right.
[Cole] With Roman Reigns down and out, it'd behoove them to do that.
[Layfield] They're having too much fun with Dean Ambrose right now.
[Lawler] And every time these two make a tag,
it goes from bad to worse for Dean.
[Cole] Cover again by Bray on Dean,
and a kick-out.
Bray Wyatt said, "Hey, I tried to warn you."
"Be careful when you invite the devil in."
[Layfield] There is Dean Ambrose realizing there's nobody there to tag.
You are all alone, Gilligan.
[Cole] Runaway train, Bray Wyatt.
We've seen Wyatt and Ambrose go through hell together
in different matches last year, including an ambulance match.
Cover. Hook of the leg on Ambrose, who…
-That was not a strong kick-out by Dean. -[Lawler] No.
[Cole] Barely staying in this.
[Layfield] I'm not sure Bray even cares. I think they're just enjoying decimating…
-[Lawler] Look at that. -[Layfield] …Dean Ambrose here.
[Cole] The man who Bray Wyatt claims used to be blind.
[Lawler] He's almost just taunting Dean Ambrose with those kicks there.
[Cole] "Until I gave him sight."
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. Guys, this… -[Cole] Luke Harper.
[Lawler] This is gonna be bad.
[Cole] Oh no, no.
Get off the rope, all right?
[Cole] And for the win,
Luke Harper…
And Ambrose again kicks out, but he is in a world of trouble.
[Lawler] No kidding. How's he able to breathe when…
This is… Oh! Devastating.
[referee] Tag, Bray.
[Lawler] Right into that rope.
Two! Three!
-Out the ring. -[Lawler] Ooh!
-[Cole] And Dean, he's punch-drunk here. -[Lawler] Yeah.
[crowd chanting] Roman's sleeping! Roman's sleeping!
-[Lawler] Look out. -[Cole] Oh man!
[crowd chanting] Roman's sleeping!
[Cole] And a big right again by Bray.
And a clothesline by Ambrose. And Ambrose showing signs of life.
[Layfield] The problem here is Dean Ambrose has nobody to tag.
-[Cole] Well, maybe not. -[Layfield] Wait a minute. Wait a minute!
-[Lawler] Still got some fight left. -[Cole] Exactly.
Roman Reigns has fought his way back up the steps,
up to the apron, and a tag made.
Here comes Reigns.
-Roman Reigns has had a hell of a 2015. -[Layfield] He certainly has.
[Cole] Until he ran into a roadblock named Bray Wyatt.
[Layfield] A couple of different times, he was a beat away
from the World Championship.
[Cole] Until Bray Wyatt got in his head, John.
And Roman Reigns trying to exorcise those demons tonight.
[Layfield] Reigns won the Royal Rumble.
Roman Reigns a beat away
from winning the championship at WrestleMania.
[Lawler] These guys are giving it to each other, aren't they?
They're trading huge licks here.
[Cole] Roman Reigns…
There goes Harper.
[Lawler] It barely slows Harper down.1 He's…
-[Layfield] Harper keeps getting up. -[Lawler] No kidding.
-Give him another . -[Layfield] That's all right.
[Lawler] There you go.
Harper a little… a little slower to get up this time,
and that Superman Punch cocked and loaded.
[Cole] Oh!
Oh, what a kick!
Stunning Reigns.
Harper.
Oh, that sit-out powerbomb. For the win!
Oh, and a kick-out.
[Lawler] Guys, this Harper is like… a machine here tonight.
[Cole] How did Roman Reigns kick out of that?
I know what to do, brother!
Let's put him away.
Tag!
[Cole] And here comes Wyatt.
-Get out, Harper. One! -[Wyatt yells indistinctly]
[Cole] Calling his followers.
-[Layfield] What in the world… -[Lawler] This is not gonna be good.
Hey, wait, wait!
-[Cole] Roman Reigns thwarting disaster. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] And down goes Wyatt.
Another Superman Punch!
Two in a row!
Tag!
And now it's Ambrose and Reigns looking for the double-team.
[Lawler] Oh boy!
[Cole] Down goes Bray.
[Lawler] Cover him.
[Layfield] Little tribute to The Road Warriors.
-[Lawler] Cover him! -[Cole] Doomsday Device. Cover.
Hook of the leg. Is it enough?
And Luke Harper…
[referee] Harper, get out of here.
[Layfield] Harper going for that sit-out powerbomb.
[Cole] And there's Roman again!
[Reigns] Ooh-ah!
[Layfield] What you gotta do to keep Harper down?
[Lawler] That Superman Punch, so nice he did it to him twice.
This could finish him. Yes!
-[Cole] Is that gonna be it? -[Reigns yells]
[Lawler] Somebody cover him!
He's somehow crawled his way out the ring.
-[Cole] Oh no, Bray Wyatt. Sister Abigail. -[Lawler] Look out!
[Cole] Ambrose trying to fight out of it. Does.
Dirty Deeds!
-Ambrose! -[Layfield] Cover him.
[Cole] Tag!
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Ambrose] You end it right now.
[Cole] Reigns measuring Wyatt. Slow to his feet off Dirty Deeds.
Ooh-ah!
[Lawler] Spear!
[bell rings]
[Roman Reigns's theme music playing]
[Stiles] Here are your winners,
Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns!
[Cole] What a victory for Reigns and Ambrose.
Some payback tonight for Roman Reigns.
[Layfield] What a family feud.
The Wyatts came out on the losing end.
[whooshing]
[Cole] What an incredible performance by both of these men,
including Dean Ambrose, King.
-Dirty Deeds here. -[Lawler] Bang!
And that set up
this huge Spear by Roman Reigns.
Wow!
[referee] One, two, three!
[whooshing]
[Lawler] What a match.
These guys fought all over the place.
[Cole] I tell you, that had to be sweet
for Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose.
Reign and Ambrose with the win here tonight
at SummerSlam.
What a night it's been. Four-hour spectacular,
sold out at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
But coming up next, John Cena looks to make history, King.
He looks to become a 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Lawler] Can he do it? That is the question.
He's gotta beat that man, the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] It is title versus title.
Winner take all. Which one of these two men will become
the first-ever United States and WWE World Heavyweight Champion?
[whooshing]
[stirring music playing]
[Cena] New Yorkers are as tough as they come.
A city of champions.
True champions.
You can call it home field advantage.
[Cole] Packed to the rafters…
…from Barclays Center… …Madison Square Garden…
…Nassau Coliseum…
…MetLife Stadium…
[Cena] Legends are born
and where they never die.
It's true what Frank said.
If you can make it here,
you can make it anywhere.
[Monsoon] Welcome, everyone. Gorilla Monsoon…
[Cole] The greatest live event in all of entertainment.
[McMahon] Live from New York City…
[Monsoon] …right here in the Big Apple.
[Cena] Around these parts, actions speak louder than words,
and it is about time you made that mean something.
You are Seth Rollins.
Your actions make people lose faith in that
and gain respect for this.
[brooding music playing]
[Rollins] And with one knee,
I shattered his face
into a million pieces.
For the past decade,
John Cena has sat atop the mountain of WWE.
He calls my title reign a joke?
So I've got a proposition.
John Cena versus Seth Rollins,
title for title.
Winner take all at SummerSlam.
[dramatic music playing]
I will have the last laugh
when I take your US title… …dethrone John Cena…
and I crush your legacy…
The future…
…like I crush your stupid face.
…is now.
John Cena is a disease,
and Seth Rollins is the cure!
[music fades]
[stirring music playing]
[Cena] How do I pay back Seth Rollins and his knee?
What I'm going to do to you Sunday is gonna haunt you for the rest of your life.
And it's gonna haunt you for yours.
I am a 15-time World Heavyweight Champion.
The all-time championship record is held by your mentor,
a man who passed his legacy to you,
Ric Flair.
Payback for me is the easiest thing ever.
I show up Sunday, and I win.
And I become the World Heavyweight Champion
for the 16th time!
Sunday's not just a match.
You fight to protect everything.
The past, the present, and the future
of this man's legacy.
One problem,
and that problem, it's not going anywhere soon.
Because the real champ is…
[Rollins] Seth Rollins, the end-all, be-all of champions.
[Cena] You want some…
[Rollins] …come get some.
[Cena and Rollins] The champ is here!
[music fades]
[whooshing]
-[John Cena's theme music playing] -[booing]
♪ Krrrr, Amadou! ♪
[crowd singing along to music] John Cena sucks! John Cena sucks!
John Cena sucks!
♪ Your time up My time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shining now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ In case you forget or fell off I'm still hot, knock your shell off… ♪
I don't know what's going on here.
But if I focus on this, we're gonna do good.
♪ The franchise doing big business I live this ♪
♪ It's automatic I win this So you hear those horns who finish ♪
♪ A soldier And I stay under you fighting ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm storming on you chumps Like thunder and lightning ♪
♪ Ain't no way you breaking me, kid I'm harder than nails ♪
♪ Plus I keep it on lock Like I'm part of the jail ♪
♪ I'm slaughtering stale competition ♪
♪ I got the whole block wishing They could run with my division ♪
♪ But they gone fishing ♪
♪ With no bait Can't your boy hold weight? ♪
♪ I got my soul straight I brush your mouth like Colgate… ♪
[Cole] John Cena, the United States Champion,
tonight could make history.
He could tie Ric Flair
as a 16-time WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shining now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's gonna be what it's gonna be ♪
♪ Five pounds of courage, buddy Base tan pants with a gold tee ♪
♪ Uh, it's a war dance and victory step ♪
♪ Of all stances, a gift And you insist it's my rep ♪
♪ John Cena, Trademac Y'all are so-so ♪
♪ We talked about the bread you make ♪
♪ But don't know The recipe for dough though… ♪
[music fades]
[Lawler] John Cena, he's ready.
[booing]
-[Layfield] We could see history made. -[Lawler] Absolutely.
So glad you're here. I didn't know if you were gonna make it.
[mix of cheering and booing]
[Layfield] Love him or hate him, everybody in this arena,
this capacity-filled arena, have got an opinion of John Cena.
[Seth Rollins's theme music playing]
[cheering]
Wow.
-[Cole] Check out the new gear. -[Lawler] No kidding.
[Layfield] If you're the future of the WWE,
you tend to dress nice.
[Cole] John Cena and Seth Rollins won their respective championships
on the same night,
that at WrestleMania.
Cena winning the US title,
and Seth Rollins cashing in his Money in the Bank contract
to win the WWE World title.
Tonight, one of these men will become the only man in history
to walk out as both United States and WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Lawler] That would be amazing.
[Layfield] It's champion versus champion, title versus title.
[Lawler] We're gonna see it tonight.
[Cole] A lot of people talk about Seth Rollins,
the night he broke John Cena's nose.
Let's not forget, on that same night,
John Cena made the champion tap out.
[music fades]
[bell rings]
The following is a title for title match
for the United States Championship
and the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
where winner takes all.
Introducing first,
from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 251 lbs,
he is the United States Champion,
John Cena!
[mix of booing and cheering]
And his opponent,
from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 217 pounds,
he is the WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth Rollins!
[mix of booing and cheering]
-[Lawler] Doesn't get bigger than this. -[Layfield] It certainly doesn't.
[Lawler] This is gonna be awesome. Look at the gold.
[Layfield] History in the making. I talked to Seth Rollins earlier.
He said it's all about passing the torch.
There was once a great Pele, and along comes Messi.
There was once Muhammad Ali, along came Larry Holmes.
Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, the torch always get passed,
but can Cena? Is he still the man?
Seth Rollins says tonight the torch gets passed.
[Lawler] And sometimes it gets passed
even when the man who has the torch doesn't want it to get passed.
[bell rings]
[Cole] But Seth Rollins is in there with the biggest pressure player
in the history of WWE,
John Cena, who always rises to the occasion
and looks to do so again tonight.
[Layfield] John Cena protecting his nose. Look at this.
[alternating chants of "Let's go, Cena!" and "Cena sucks!"]
[Layfield] This capacity crowd knows how big this match is.
[Cole] You mentioned the nose.
Cena needed surgery to repair a nose that was fractured in a number of places.
Will Rollins target the nose tonight?
Side headlock takedown by John Cena.
[Lawler] Did you really just ask that question, Michael?
-[Cole] Yeah. -[Lawler] Of course he will.
Seth Rollins is gonna go after anything he thinks is a weakness on Cena.
[Layfield] Seth Rollins, when he broke that nose,
he kept targeting it, and Cena found a way then,
as you said earlier, Michael, to make Seth Rollins tap out.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Rollins!
[Lawler] Seth Rollins himself said,
"That's not gonna be the last time I break somebody's nose."
-Whoa! -[Cole] Nice hip toss by Seth.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] He follows it up with a dropkick.
And now mocking Cena.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] And Cena with a right.
And that will stop Seth in his tracks.
And again Cena in control.
[Layfield] Those big ham hocks of John Cena hit you, you go down.
I… I know that personally.
[Cole] You're not gonna intimidate Cena, as you well know.
[Layfield] Certainly not, and there's been nobody
who's had bigger matches over the last decade
and won more of them than John Cena.
[Lawler] Absolutely nobody.
[Cole] But, King, at this point, this is a huge match for Cena
because who know when or if he ever gets another opportunity
to make history, another WWE World title opportunity?
[Lawler] You're right about that. This is a big match in John--
Hey, this could be the biggest match in both of these guys' careers.
[Cole] Belly-to-belly by Cena. Hooks the leg, and a kick-out.
-[Lawler] Somebody'll make history. -[Cole] Think about it.
Ric Flair, 16 times World Champion.
John Cena can match the record
of the legendary two-time Hall of Famer tonight.
Nobody else in… Only one person, guys,
in the history of sports entertainment has held more world titles than John Cena,
and that's Ric Flair.
[Layfield] I didn't think anybody would ever come close to the "Nature Boy"
of holding 16 times the World Championship.
John Cena can do that tonight.
[Cole] You can name all the greats,
and none of them have held more than Cena except for Flair.
[Lawler] Yeah. John Cena's ground and pound,
just grinding in there day after day, year after year.
He's been incredible.
You gotta respect that.
[Cole] Seth says that time is in the past, that it's my time.
-[Layfield] Cena protecting his nose. -[Lawler] Yeah, got to.
[fans chanting rhythmically] Cena sucks! Cena sucks! Cena sucks!
[Cole] Rollins sidestepping Cena.
And now Cena's in trouble.
[Lawler] Oh man.
[Cole] Rollins, knee to the spine. Drives Cena out of the ring.
Now Seth Rollins looking to fly, and he does
and takes Cena out.
-[Layfield] Seth looking to fly again. -[Cole] And again.
[cheering]
[Lawler] One more time? Are you kidding me?
-[Cole] And Rollins, a third time! -[crowd roars]
Rollins a highlight reel.
[Lawler] That's why he's the World Champion.
[Layfield] Seth Rollins knows this match will go down in history.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] Watch this.
Oh man!
That is total disregard for your own safety,
as well as your opponent's.
[Cole] And Seth Rollins believes he's got a lot to prove tonight too.
Seth Rollins hears the whispers.
Many WWE fans believe that Rollins hasn't been a great champion,
that he's escaped with the title on every opportunity he's had.
[booing]
-[Layfield] Some of that's true. -[Cole] Great counter.
Rollins.
Looking to put Cena away and win the United States title,
and a kick-out.
[Lawler] So far, like you said, Michael,
Seth Rollins had an answer for everything John Cena's tried tonight.
[Cole] And remember, in ever fall here tonight,
a championship could change hands, US title or the WWE World title.
[alternating chants of "Let's go, Cena!" and "Cena sucks!"]
[Layfield] There comes a time in every champion's career
where they pass the torch.
Seth Rollins says it is tonight.
[Cole] Cena's not ready to relinquish it yet.
-Rollins. Cena caught him! -[Lawler] "Caught him" is right.
[Cole] And Rollins making it to the ropes.
Cena gonna bring him up the hard way.
[Lawler] Oh! And down the hard way.
[booing]
[Cole] And this will draw the ire of many of these WWE fans in Brooklyn.
[crowd] You can't see me!
[Cole] Uh-oh.
Rollins.
-Going for the Pedigree! -[Lawler] No, no, no.
[Cole] Cena going for the springboard stunner,
and he just barely caught him. Didn't get all of it.
-[Lawler] May have gotten enough of it. -[Layfield] Cena got enough.
You can't see me.
Oh! There's that Five-Knuckle Shuffle John didn't get to a few seconds ago.
-He got it now. -[Layfield] Cena going for the AA.
[Lawler] Watch your nose.
[Layfield] Every time that elbow's coming, he's protecting that nose.
[Lawler] Yeah, you better believe it.
-[Cole] Rollins. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] That was a Thesz press from the top rope.
[Lawler] Good move by Rollins. Look at this.
[Cole] Oh my Lord, Rollins pulling out all the stops.
Hooking the leg on Cena,
who kicks out.
[Lawler] These guys are throwing caution to the wind tonight at SummerSlam.
[Cole] Rollins with a… It's like he's got a chip on his shoulder
with something to prove,
pulling out moves like these.
[Layfield] You gotta try new stuff.
Seth Rollins knows this match will live forever.
And he wants to walk out of here in the greatest fashion he can,
as the WWE Champion.
Not sure the last time I ever seen anyone do that running.
[Lawler] Ooh.
[Cole] Cena hasn't been able to get in any kind of groove at all, King.
[Lawler] Not at all. As I said,
Seth has had an answer for everything John has tried.
[Layfield] One thing about John Cena is the toughness of John Cena, as we know.
He's a little worried about getting hit in the face because of that nose.
[Lawler] He's just a few weeks away from surgery.
Of course he's still worried.
[Cole] Look at Rollins. Been relentless.
-[Layfield] Cena trying to get back up. -[Cole] Oh no!
-Oh my God! -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] For the win, for the United States Championship
and history, and a kick-out by Cena.
[Layfield] Seth Rollins almost walked out of here with both titles.
[Lawler] That was vicious.
[Cole] Cena was just hanging up there, and he knew what was coming.
Watch this, King. Cena was just… He knows it's coming,
and he could do nothing about it.
[Lawler] Watch… Oh my God! Oh!
Wow.
[Layfield] I can't imagine how that felt.
I don't know how John Cena kicked out.
But that's who John Cena is.
[Lawler] That's what John Cena is thinking from that look on his face.
"Am I still in this?"
[Layfield] Cena's not only chasing Ric Flair for the WWE Championship,
but also for that US title.
Ric Flair has held it six times. John has held it four,
the most in the WWE era of the US title.
[Lawler] John, yes, the match is still going. You're still in it.
You
think you're better than me, John?
[Cole] John Cena. Seth Rollins trash talking.
AA, cover,
for the championship!
Oh, no! Two and a half.
[Lawler] Man, that was close.
[Cole] And, guys, remember what Seth Rollins said he wants
if he wins tonight, if he beats John Cena.
He wants a statue at WWE world headquarters
in Stamford, Connecticut,
right there along with Andre the Giant, the great Bruno Sammartino.
Seth wants to be immortalized in a statue, and he told The Authority that.
[Layfield] Seth wants a statue next to Ultimate Warrior.
If he walks out of here with the US Championship
and WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Triple H said they will think about it.
They will give him one.
[booing]
[cheering]
[booing]
[cheering]
[Cole] Look at Rollins. Again going for the Pedigree.
Cena able to counter.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Launches Rollins, who, uh, avoids disaster,
at least for the moment.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] But not there.
Cena, to win the WWE World title,
near-fall.
[Lawler] These guys are spent.
Can you blame them? They have thrown everything they have at each other.
[Lawler] What are you thinking, John, if you're John Cena?
What are you thinking?
[Cole] Anything. Anything to put Rollins away.
[Layfield] Thinking all these years, all these world titles.
He's about to tie the greatest of all time.
Gonna take a risk.
[Cole] There's that leg drop.
-Caught Rollins. -[Lawler] He got it.
[Cole] For the win, for a 16-time title…
And a kick-out.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] John Cena hits this move.
[Cole] Watch the impact. Watch Seth's head just snap.
[Lawler] How does Seth Rollins stay alive in this match after that?
[Cole] It's about proving you're a great champion.
I mentioned it earlier.
[Lawler] Does John Cena have to wonder after that move and it not working?
Does he have what it takes to put Seth Rollins away in this match?
[booing]
[Layfield] Cena's been in enough big matches.
He knows he just has to keep doing what is keeping him successful.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Layfield] Cena's going for that AA.
He's going for that AA off the second rope.
-[Lawler] That's not gonna work. -[Cole] Rollins…
[Layfield] Look at Cena holding on.
[Cole] Yeah, look at the core strength of Cena.
But now Seth Rollins,
Rollins able to counter. Rollins counters.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Cena in deep, deep trouble.
Seth Rollins could be closing in on a win.
Now it's Rollins that's gonna go up top.
[Lawler] Throwing caution to the wind, both these guys.
[Layfield] Anytime you get up there, anything can happen.
Does Seth Rollins hit it?
Yes, he does! Frog Splash!
-[Cole] For the win. -[Layfield] Shades of Eddie Guerrero.
Viva la raza!
[Cole] Cena able to counter. Powers up Rollins.
-[Layfield] My God, Cena! -[Lawler] Are you kidding me?
[Cole] Into the Attitude Adjustment position.
[Layfield] Unbelievable power.
[Cole] Rollins landed on his feet.
Kick.
[Layfield] Cena got his head turned, protecting that nose.
[Cole] Cena again, crossbody. Now it's Rollins who rolls through!
-Look at Rollins! -[Layfield] Look at his power.
[Cole] Look at Seth Rollins!
[Lawler] He's gonna show off. "I'm just as good as John Cena."
-[Cole] And now with Cena up top. -[Layfield] Wow!
-[Cole] And this time he hits the AA. -[Layfield] Beat him with his own move!
[Cole] For the United States title,
and Cena kicks out.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh, how ironic would that have been?
[Cole] Shades of… John Cena and Eddie Guerrero tonight.
[Layfield] Viva la raza!
[Cole] First, the former WWE World Champion Eddie Guerrero
with a Frog Splash.
-Seth Rollins paid homage. -[Layfield] Look at this.
[Lawler] Look at the height on that Frog Splash.
[Layfield] Unbelievable athleticism by Seth Rollins.
[Lawler] Then watch the unbelievable strength of John Cena.
[Layfield] This isn't unbelievable. This is superhuman.
[Lawler] But then this is absolutely shocking.
Seth Rollins on his feet,
kicks John Cena in the back of the head,
and what he did from there was deliver John Cena's own AA.
Amazing.
[Cole] But both men are still very much alive.
[Lawler] You gotta think that was a huge confidence builder
for this man, for the World Champion, Seth Rollins,
to hit John Cena's own finishing move on him.
[Cole] Seth going up top. Top rope now.
Seth Rollins. Cena's in trouble.
-Rollins positioning himself. -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Lands on his feet. Rolled through.
Cena back on his feet.
Drop toehold.
Positions him for the STF.
[Layfield] Cena has it.
[Cole] And he got Seth to tap already to this.
Will he get him to tap again for the championship?
[Layfield] "Big Match John" may have a way to win another one!
[Lawler] Pulling him back.
[Cole] Yeah, but Rollins able to use that break to his advantage,
momentarily.
Cena went for the AA again. Countered by Rollins.
-For the Pedigree… -[Lawler] No. No.
[Layfield] Look at this. Figure-4!
He's gonna win a 16th championship with a figure-4!
[Cole] He's gonna use Ric Flair's move to win the title!
Cena's gonna use Flair's move to set the record!
[Layfield] How audacious is this?
[Cole] Cena's gonna use the figure-4 to tie the record.
[Lawler] He's gonna have to tap.
[Layfield] What an incredible statement by John Cena!
[Cole] Rollins has nowhere to go. He's in the middle of the ring.
The figure-4's locked in by Cena.
[Layfield] "Nature Boy" gonna be tied with his own move!
[Cole] Is Rollins gonna tap?
-Rollins somehow… -[Lawler] It's the only thing he could do.
-[Cole] He's gotta roll on his belly. -[Lawler] Gotta turn this…
[Cole] The only chance Rollins has, and now the pressure's on Cena.
Now the pressure goes to John. Now Cena's in trouble.
-Now Cena may tap. -[Rollins] Tap! Tap!
-Come on! -[Cole] Advantage Rollins.
[Rollins] Come on!
[Cole] And Cena can't quite get to the bottom rope.
Is Cena gonna tap out? Is Rollins gonna win the US title?
[Lawler] With the figure-4! Cena made it.
[Cole] And now a break. What an incredible sequence that was.
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
[Layfield] Seth Rollins is spent.
[Cole] So is Cena.
[Cole] Winner take all. Title for title.
One man is gonna walk out of here
with the US title and the WWE World title.
[Layfield] That man is gonna deserve it.
We are gonna see history, one way or another.
[Lawler] Look at him trying to get some strength back into those legs.
All my years in the ring, that was, to me…
[Layfield] What a straight right hand.
[Lawler] …the most painful hold ever applied, that figure-4.
These guys both suffered the effects of it.
[Layfield] That counter on him still bothering that right leg.
[Cole] Cena gingerly trying to make it to the top rope here.
Seth Rollins. Seth Rollins. Seth Rollins with Cena up top.
What's Rollins gonna do here?
Superplex!
Cena
planted!
For the victory and the United States title…
Cena kicked out!
-Rollins can't believe it. -[Lawler] No, he can't.
He's gotta be thinking, "What more do I have to do?"
"What more can I do?"
[Cole] Seth Rollins, meet John Cena.
-[Layfield] Yes. What more can he do? -[Lawler] This is it.
[Layfield] When the stakes are high, roll the freaking dice.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Tried again. This time he missed.
-[Lawler] Landed hard on those bad legs. -[Cole] John Cena. Rollins hanging on.
Referee inadvertently knocked down.
An AA by Cena.
-Cover on Rollins. -[Lawler] He's got him! He's got him!
[Cole] John Cena should win the championship.
He's got Rollins beat, but the referee's down.
[Layfield] Seth Rollins knows the referee's not there.
[Cole] The referee was knocked out of the equation here.
John Cena had the WWE World title won.
[Lawler] I think you're right. I think Rollins realized there's no ref.
And now John Cena's realizing it.
He's out. Get another ref.
[Cole] Cena calling for the doctor at ringside to check on…
[Lawler] I think he's trying to get another ref.
Or get this one up.
[Cole] Cena's just gotta try to somehow stay in control.
-Oh no, no, no, no! -[Layfield] Knee to the nose!
[Cole] Just the way Rollins broke Cena's nose,
he went back to the same move.
[Layfield] Did he get it? Out of desperation.
[Cole] Oh my God. Cena had that nose repaired surgically just a few weeks ago.
Had it fractured in a number of places.
[Layfield] Wait a min-- What--
-[Cole] Jon Stewart? -[Layfield] The hell is Jon Stewart doing?
[Lawler] Jon Stewart?
[Layfield] He told Cena, "If you need any help, I'm there."
[Cole] And remember, Stewart's had major issues with Rollins
on his old Daily Show.
[Lawler] Jon, don't do this. You cannot do this.
[Layfield] Jon Stewart has no business being in there. None.
It's a World Championship match. Get him out of there!
[Lawler] I can't believe this!
-[Cole] John Cena has no idea what's… -[Layfield] Stewart's not supposed to…
-[Cole] No! Come on! -[crowd roars]
What the hell did he do that for?
No, you--
No, no…
-[Lawler] Jon Stewart, what have you done? -[Cole] And now a Pedigree on the chair!
A Pedigree on the chair!
Rollins is gonna win the US title. You gotta be kidding me!
[Layfield] What the hell did Jon Stewart do that for?
-[Cole] Not like this! -[Layfield] Why would he do that?
[Cole] Rollins has made history,
thanks to Jon Stewart!
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, your United States
and WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth Rollins!
[Layfield] The hell did we just see?
[Lawler] The host of SummerSlam just… helped Seth Rollins win!
[Cole] Seth Rollins the first man to hold the United States title
and the WWE World title,
but… what did we just see?
[Layfield] I get that. Why?
[Lawler] "Why" is…
Why would Jon Stewart do something like that?
-[Seth Rollins's theme music playing] -Yeah!
[Layfield] Stewart's the host. He's not the participant.
Seth Rollins tortured Jon Stewart the last several months.
[Lawler] I don't get it.
[Cole] This was an incredible match,
and right here, John Cena went for the AA,
and this is where the official was knocked out inadvertently.
Cena had the championship won right there.
And then Seth Rollins would hit Cena in the nose,
temporarily blinding Cena,
and then Jon Stewart with a chair attacking John Cena,
and then putting the chair there for Rollins to use
and deliver a Pedigree to win the United States title.
[Lawler] But "Why?" is the question. Why?
[Cole] It doesn't matter why.
We have one man who just made history.
Both the United States and WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth Rollins.
Jon Stewart has gone from Daily Show host
to SummerSlam criminal here tonight.
[Layfield] Maybe SummerSlam hero. Depends on your perspective, Michael.
[Lawler] Oh, come on.
That wasn't right, and you know it, John.
[Layfield] I just don't know why he did it, King.
I know this. Seth Rollins said the torch was gonna be passed.
I don't know if it has been, but Seth…
[Lawler] How can you be proud of that?
[Layfield] Seth Rollins…
Nobody, and I mean nobody…
can hang with me!
[Layfield] Seth Rollins is leaving with both titles.
The future of the WWE is now.
[Cole] They're not gonna give him a statue for that, are they?
[music fades]
[man 1] This fall on WWE Network,
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[man 1] If you like HBO's Hard Knocks,
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This is the story of what it takes.
[whistle blows]
[Triple H] The hard work, the heartbreak,
the successes,
and the failures.
[man 3] If it was easy, anyone could do it.
[Triple H] The unparalleled drive needed
for the opportunity to be called
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[man 1] Two men that reek of awesomeness.
The sometimes controversial
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The all-new and final episodes
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[yells in discomfort]
…gut-busting…
Son of a…
[man 1] …side-splitting,
"they did not just do that" series.
From the producers of Jackass,
Swerved.
And go behind the scenes,
in depth and into the lives
of the NXT generation of Superstars,
as we follow them for WWE 24: NXT.
[Heyman] For the first time in over a decade,
the world's most famous arena will feel the wrath
in a special broadcast of "The Beast Incarnate,"
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[man 1] Live WWE action from Madison Square Garden,
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All this, plus every WWE pay-per-view,
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only on WWE Network.
Wow. At the hands of Jon Stewart,
Seth Rollins just made WWE history.
Please welcome the SummerSlam Kickoff panel.
We have Corey Graves, Byron Saxton, and Booker T.
Gentlemen, what are your thoughts so far on SummerSlam?
Why aren't you guys smiling? We just witnessed history.
You take a match with the prestige of the US Championship on the line,
the WWE World Championship on the line.
If Seth Rollins or John Cena had won on their own accord,
it would have been acceptable,
but you're gonna sit here and tell me that the deciding factor was Jon Stewart?
That's screwed up, man.
There again, guys, I was this close, this close right here,
to signing off on Seth Rollins
as being truly one of the greatest Superstars
we've ever seen in this business.
But I take all that back now. I take it all back.
While we're talking about stars, guest stars making an impact tonight,
what about Stephen Amell?
How can you not be impressed with the star of Arrow
picking up the victory with Neville?
-Awesome. We're just getting started. -Book, what's been your highlight so far?
You know, this, as well as I gotta give it up for The New Day.
New Day came out…
-[Young] Gotta give it up. -Gotta give it up for The New Day.
Smile, Byron!
I… I'm just in shock. I'm disgusted, and I'm shocked.
Well, tonight, gentlemen, it is not all just about the boys,
because the WWE's…
the WWE Divas have been so dominant.
They have taken over. They have created an uprising,
and they've given us a Revolution.
[whooshing]
[McMahon] There is a revolution with women in sports happening.
It is time for us to make a change
in the Divas division right now.
♪ We're cool for the summer… ♪
Becky Lynch.
[Lynch] I came here to be the best.
[McMahon] Charlotte.
[Charlotte] The sky's the limit for me.
[McMahon] Sasha Banks.
[Banks] I'm "The Boss" of the WWE.
[Cole] Man, things have changed in the Divas division.
[Layfield] Things will never be the same.
[McMahon] I have set the table of opportunity.
Now I wanna see who's gonna take it.
[Cole] Team Bella.
[Layfield] Bellas still on top of the mountain.
With my lovely sister, Brie, and Foxy by my side,
Team Bella has become unstoppable.
[Cole] Oh!
[Nikki] We are dominant.
[Layfield] Divas division is wrapped around the Bellas.
Us three have all the power because I own this.
[Cole] Team Bella still on top.
[Layfield] And they will be until you knock them off.
This is my house!
♪ I just wanna have some fun… ♪
[Cole] Team PCB, as they're known.
Paige, Charlotte, and Becky.
I aligned myself with Paige because we're bringing a Revolution.
[Charlotte] The NXT Divas have come up. They're saying, "This is a revolution."
"We're changing the game."
Let's tear it down and rebuild the whole division.
♪ We're cool for the summer… ♪
And we're gonna do it… with Flair.
[Cole] They are known as Beautiful and Dangerous.
Team BAD.
[Banks] You think I'm gonna align myself with the Bellas?
Do you think I really fit in with Paige and Becky and Charlotte?
I only put myself with the best.
Naomi. Tamina. We are Beautiful and Dangerous.
We're taking over.
-That's how I do it. -[Saxton] Battle lines have been drawn.
♪ We're cool for the sumer… ♪
[Cole] The Revolution has begun.
♪ We're cool for the summer ♪
[whooshing]
[bell rings]
[Stiles] This is a Divas three-team elimination match.
Once a team member is eliminated
via pinfall, submission, count-out, or disqualification,
the entire team is eliminated from the match.
♪ You can look, but you can't touch ♪
♪ You keep dreaming on the stars above… ♪
Introducing first, Brie,
the Divas Champion, Nikki,
and Alicia Fox,
Team Bella!
[Cole] Guys, today marks day number 273
that Nikki Bella has held the Divas Championship
she won at Survivor Series last year.
She's now 22 days away from tying AJ Lee's record
for longest reign as Divas Champion.
♪ Take your best shot, baby ♪
♪ You can bet I've heard 'em all before ♪
♪ Don't take it hard when… ♪
[Layfield] These are the Divas that are running the place.
Team Bella.
[music fades]
Stars of Total Divas.
♪ I'm amazing ♪
♪ I'm a, I'm a, I'm amazing… ♪
[Stiles] Their opponents,
first, Naomi, Tamina, and Sasha Banks,
Team BAD!
[Cole] And Sasha Banks on the left-hand side of your screen
trying to put on a good face tonight,
but she's gotta be disappointed after last night.
NXT Takeover right here at the sold-out Barclays Center.
She lost her NXT Women's Championship to Bayley
in a match, though, guys, that was absolutely incredible.
[Lawler] Absolutely right on that. I mean, she's gotta be disappointed personally,
but nothing to be ashamed about, because that match was sensational.
[Layfield] You're right about that. Absolutely amazing.
[Cole] Indeed, Sasha is "The Boss."
[music fades]
[Paige's theme music playing]
[Stiles] Paige, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch,
Team PCB!
[Cole] The hashtag we're gonna ask you to use tonight for this matchup,
well, it's what this is all about, #divarevolution.
And there's the woman who spearheaded the Diva Revolution,
Paige.
And for many months, King, she went it alone
battling The Bella Twins for superiority
before Stephanie McMahon really turned the tables.
[Lawler] You're right about that. That's when the Revolution started,
and now this, well, Paige, Charlotte, and Becky, Team PCB,
they are looking to kinda move, uh, Team Bella out of the way
and get to the forefront.
[Layfield] I think that could be a little revisionist history.
Team Bella claims they're the ones that started this entire Divas Revolution,
and they welcome the competition,
because it makes everybody, including them, better.
[Cole] PCB. Paige, Charlotte, Becky.
Team BAD. Beautiful and Dangerous.
And, of course, Team Bella.
Divas three-team elimination matchup
to try to gain a… a foothold
in the race to become the superior group in the Divas division here in WWE.
[Layfield] We start with one individual from each team.
[Lawler] Man.
[Cole] And it's going to be Brie,
and the woman who calls herself "The Lass Kicker,"
Becky Lynch.
It's a good thing SummerSlam is in New Jersey or New York
rather… instead of California,
because this match is gonna be so hot it could start a wildfire.
[Cole] Well, uh… King, uh…
SummerSlam has been in New Jersey in the past,
eight times in the New York City metro area over the years,
four in New York City.
First time here tonight, though, in Brooklyn.
And Becky Lynch, very accomplished young lady
before she came here.
From Dublin, Ireland, but she's wrestled all over the world, John.
[Layfield] Brooklyn is in New York City. What's the matter with you?
[Cole] I know. It's been in New York City four times,
including for the first time in Brooklyn.
[Layfield] Thought I'd correct you, Amerigo Vespucci.
[Cole] You should listen to me, and then you wouldn't have to.
-And there's Tamina-- -[Layfield] No one listens to you.
-[Cole] Oh, Tamina with a big super kick. -[Lawler] You should watch this match.
Listen to Tamina's foot. It's in your mouth.
[Cole] Oh, and Sasha…
[Divas squabbling]
And now Naomi, and Team BAD standing tall,
and Becky Lynch is in trouble.
Tamina, the powerhouse of Beautiful and Dangerous.
[Lawler] Ooh, yes, she is. Wow!
[Layfield] Everybody fighting for supremacy in the Divas division.
[Cole] Tag. Here comes Sasha.
[cheering]
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] And Naomi.
Indeed, this team is beautiful and dangerous,
as Naomi proves there.
[Layfield] Becky Lynch is finding that out as well.
[Cole] Tag again to Tamina.
Naomi's had a chip on her shoulder, too, King,
because for a long time, she was called
the most athletically gifted Diva in the WWE,
until Charlotte came around the corner.
Now a lot of people are calling Charlotte just that.
[referee] Tag!
[Cole] And here's Sasha. Tag to Naomi.
[Lawler] Tamina's on the right team,
because she is the baddest of the bad, if you ask me.
[Cole] Wow!
They are just punishing Becky Lynch.
[Layfield] Great strategy by Team BAD.
[Cole] And again, leg drop by Naomi.
Cover to put Becky away.
And remember, if Becky was pinned there,
she'd be eliminated and so would her entire team.
[cheering]
[referee] One!
Two!
-[Lawler] Wait a minute. -[Cole] And Becky rolling up Sasha.
-[Paige] Come on! Tag! Tag! -[Charlotte] Becky, come on!
[referee] Let go of the hair. One!
Two!
[Lawler] Becky reaching out, but the corner still too far away.
[Cole] And again Tamina. Frequent tags by Team BAD.
[Layfield] Team BAD came out with a great game plan.
-[Cole] Wow! -[Lawler] Tamina will wear you down.
[Cole] What a clothesline by Tamina. To try to eliminate Becky,
and a kick-out.
-[referee] Get outside. -[Tamina] Come on!
[Charlotte] Becky, come on!
[Cole] All three of these teams believe they have something to prove.
[Charlotte] Come on, Becky!
[Layfield] Wow.
[Lawler] Very athletic and very talented Divas, all of them,
but do you think any of them are as powerful as Tamina?
-[Cole] From a strength standpoint? -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] Because Nikki…
[Lawler] They're all talented, all athletic.
[Cole] From a strength standpoint, but Nikki has said
she believes she's the most powerful woman in sports entertainment around the globe
since she's the Divas champ. Ooh!
[Layfield] You'd have to agree with that.
Star of Total Divas.
[Cole] ONe of the stars.
Oh, look at this. Charlotte taking out Tamina
with a Spear.
[crowd] Woo!
[Cole] The daughter of the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
And here's Naomi and Sasha launching themselves over the top rope!
[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] Naomi got hit so hard her shoes started lighting up.
What are Nikki and Brie thinking?
[Lawler] I think they're thinking, "We're not gonna be outdone. Watch us."
[Cole] This is a new version of Twin Magic.
[Lawler] The shoes light up again. Look at this.
[Cole] And let's not forget Foxy.
[Lawler] That may have set off some car alarms.
[Cole] And Alicia and Page going at it.
[Layfield] No sure what's gonna happen, but this does not end well.
[Lawler] Ooh! You're right.
[Paige] Come on!
[cheering]
[Cole] Uh-oh.
-[Lawler] Wait a minute, Paige. -This is my house!
[Cole] She's about to prove it from the top rope.
Paige taking out everybody!
Apropos there, King, that the woman who started the Divas Revolution
just took them all out.
-[Lawler] No kidding. -[referee] Two!
[whooshing]
[Lawler] These, uh, these Divas started flying all over the place.
First with Team BAD.
Then Team Bella.
And then Paige coming off the top.
[Layfield] Playing the part of Earl Anthony.
Nine!
She's in. Let's go.
-[Lawler] Tamina back on her feet. -This is our place!
[Cole] Oh! And Tamina.
[referee] Tag! Brie in.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[referee] Let's go. Corner.
[Lawler] Tamina finding herself in the wrong corner right now.
-[Cole] Brie Mode! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Brie, cover on Tamina.
And Tamina's pinned, which means Team BAD's eliminated.
-[booing] -Yes!
[Stiles] Team BAD has been eliminated.
[Lawler] Well, John, that may have proved
your point on what you said earlier.
[Layfield] Team Bella's at the top of the mountain.
[Cole] We're down to two teams now. Team Bella and Team PCB.
[Layfield] This could be over real quick. They bided their time.
[Cole] And Nikki.
-Divas Champion with Sasha up top. -[Layfield] Here we go!
-[Lawler] Oh man! -[Layfield] Should be over.
[Cole] The Rack Attack from Nikki Bella. Cover on Becky,
and Paige and Charlotte saving the matchup.
[Brie] Come on, ref!
[Lawler] Paige and Charlotte came flying in there.
[Cole] Next elimination ends this.
-[referee] Tag. -[Layfield] Here comes Paige.
[referee] Come on, Charlotte. Get to the side.
[Lawler] Whoa, look at Paige go.
[Fox] Nikki!
-[Lawler] Ooh! -[Cole] Man, running knee.
-Come on, Paige, let her go. -[Lawler] Man!
Stop! One! Two! Three!
Four!
[Lawler] Paige showing no mercy at all there with that knee.
[Cole] Fall-away slam by Paige.
[Layfield] I saw Scott Hall in the back. He'll be smiling with that,
the fall-away slam.
[Cole] Yeah, Nikki rolled out of the ring, and wise move at that point.
[referee] Let's go.
[Fox] Come on, Nikki!
[referee] One!
Two!
[Cole] Paige went for the baseball slide, and Nikki…
-[Layfield] Uh-oh! Uh-oh! -[Lawler] Oh no!
[Layfield] That is an Alabama Slammer!
[Lawler] On the floor!
Yes!
[Layfield] Nikki can go back in and just let Paige be counted out.
-[referee] One! -[Charlotte] Come on, Paige!
[Cole] Nothing Charlotte and Becky can do about it.
Four!
Five!
[Cole] Official now at a count of six as you watch the Alabama Slammer again.
[Layfield] Wow.
-[Cole] Paige about to be counted out. -Nine!
[Cole] And Paige just beat the count.
[Layfield] That might be a mistake.
[Charlotte] Paige, Paige! Come on!
[whooshing]
-[Lawler] Watch this, uh… -[Cole] Cover, and a kick-out by Paige.
[Lawler] Watch this impact on the floor here.
[Cole] Man, how did Paige make the count back in the ring after that?
[referee] Tag.
Come on, Nikki, other side. Let's go.
-One! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Layfield] Double flapjack. Maybe just a matter of time…
[Cole] Cover by Brie for the win,
and a kick-out.
[Layfield] …before Team Bella proves to the world
they are still on top of the mountain.
[Cole] Talk about quelling a Revolution if you're the Bellas.
[Lawler] These Divas are showing us what today's female athlete is all about,
their athleticism here tonight.
[Layfield] The Bellas welcomed this so-called Revolution.
They wanted all this to happen. They're the ones who started it.
[Charlotte] Come on, Paige!
[Cole] They relish the challenge, Nikki says.
They realized they had to step up their game,
and they've done just that.
Cover.
And a kick-out by Paige, who stays in it.
[Becky] Come on, Paige!
This is for you guys.
[Lawler] Ooh!
[Cole] That's what Brie's husband, Daniel Bryan, became famous with.
Paige trying to steal one for the win here!
Hey, come on! Watch the hair.
-[Cole] And here comes Alicia. -[referee] Tag!
Outside. To your corner. One!
[Cole] Double-team by the Bellas.
[Lawler] Paige has taken a lot of abuse, punishment in this match.
[Layfield] Paige has not recovered since that Alabama Slammer
outside on the floor.
[Cole] And here's one young lady that… who made a great career choice, guys,
Alicia Fox, joining Team Bella.
-[Cole] Wow. -[Lawler] That may be it.
[Cole] Northern lights, and Paige at two.
[Lawler] Let's look at what you're talking about, John.
Alabama slam right on the floor.
[Layfield] Paige has not recovered.
[Lawler] She needs to get to her corner and tag out in the worst way.
I don't know if Team Bella's gonna let her.
[Charlotte] Come on, Paige! Come on!
[Lynch] Come on!
-[Cole] Alicia punishing Paige. -[referee] What do you say, uh?
[Cole] Knee right up there in the upper part of the back.
Took the brunt of the blow from the Alabama slam.
[Lawler] Mm-hmm.
[Layfield] This Revolution could be ending right here at SummerSlam.
[Cole] And again, dropkick by Alicia.
-Paige just cannot get back in it. -[Lawler] No.
[Layfield] Kudos to Team Bella.
[Lawler] At this point, Team Bella just, uh,
almost like rubbing it in. I think they can almost
end this thing anytime they wanted to.
[Layfield] I think you're right, KIng. They're enjoying showing they are
the cream of the crop.
[Lawler] They have a point to prove.
[Cole] There's the Divas Champion off that snap suplex.
Nikki Bella, cover on Paige, who again…
[Layfield] And Nikki suplexed her back to her own corner.
Oh…
[Charlotte] Come on!
[Layfield] They keep mocking Paige.
Bellas are having fun right now.
[Cole] Well, they're proving why, in their mind, they're the superior group.
[referee] Let's go. Nikki outside. One!
[Cole] With double-team moves like that.
Alicia, cover again on Paige,
who continues to fight in it.
You gotta give Paige credit.
[Layfield] She's just a rag doll right now.
She's doing everything she can just to stay in this match.
[Lawler] She's got enough fight in her to be able to not be pinned.
[Layfield] I think that's about it though, King.
[Cole] Gives her a bit of hope.
But she's gotta try to get to Charlotte and Becky.
[Lawler] Got to. Got to get to her corner.
[Cole] Bellas doing a great job isolating her,
cutting the ring off, keeping Paige in their half.
[Lawler] Charlotte and Becky totally fresh
if she could just get to them somehow.
[Brie] Here we go, Fox.
-[Lynch] Come on, Paige. -[Brie] Come on, Fox.
[Cole] Look of concern in the face of Becky.
[Nikki] Come on, Foxy.
[Lawler] That's because they know that the experience--
[Cole] Paige still fighting. Paige still fighting!
[Lawler] Wait a minute. No.
Oh…
[Cole] Rolls through Alicia.
Paige caught her with the knee.
[Lawler] You gotta tag…
Oh, Alicia has her by the foot.
[Cole] Not quite there.
Maybe this'll do it.
-Tag, Charlotte! -[cheering]
[Lawler] Oh boy!
-[Cole] Here comes Charlotte. -[crowd] Woo!
Woo!
-Woo! -[Lawler] Man, those chops are landing.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Neckbreaker.
Spear!
And Charlotte dragging Alicia toward the center of the ring,
and she's gonna go for it.
First, the figure-4.
When she bridges, she turns it into the Figure-8.
-[Lawler] No! -[Cole] And breaking it up, Nikki Bella.
-That's right. -[Lawler] Whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Cole] And Paige drives Nikki out of the ring.
[Lawler] And the Bella… Team Bella showing the experience--
-[Cole] Oh, both women down! -[Layfield] Double boot.
[Cole] Both women down.
[Layfield] Both thinking the exact same thing.
[Lawler] You're right, and they both landed it.
[referee] One!
[whooshing]
[Lawler] Watch this. Oh man!
[Cole] Wow.
Four!
Five!
Six!
[Cole] Brie begging for Alicia to make a tag.
Becky trying to get Charlotte to her corner.
Eight!
[Cole] Tag. Here comes Brie.
And here comes Becky Lynch.
Calls herself "The Lass Kicker,"
and let's see what she can do against Brie.
[Lawler] Oh. Not much.
Whoa. Wait a minute. Spoke too soon.
Look at these Divas go here.
[Cole chuckles] Some snapmare, huh?
[Lawler] Yeah.
-Uh-oh. -[Cole] Oh!
[Layfield] The athleticism of Brie.
-[Lawler] What's she thinking? -Brie Mode!
[Cole] Brie Mode!
-[Lawler] Missed it. Missed her. -[Layfield] Becky saw it coming.
-[Cole] What's Becky gonna look for here? -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Pump handle, John.
Cover. Hooks the leg.
Becky got her!
Becky Lynch, Team PCB have knocked off the Bellas!
[Stiles] Here are your winners, Paige, Charlotte, and Becky Lynch,
Team PCB!
-[Lawler] Wow. -[Layfield] The Revolution continues.
[Becky Lynch's theme music playing]
Becky got her Irish up
and just won a huge match at SummerSlam over the Bellas.
[Lawler] That was big.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] This is what started the beginning of the end,
that missed missile dropkick.
And watch Becky Lynch capitalize.
[Layfield] Version of that pump-handle slam.
[Cole] So, John, let me ask you.
What does this right here do in the grand scheme of things
in this Divas Revolution?
[Layfield] If the Bellas win, it kills the Revolution.
Right now, the Revolution is going strong. It has been kicked into high gear.
And for the first time, if I'm the Bellas, I'm a little bit worried.
[Lawler] Yeah, look at the look on the face of Team Bella.
They are worried indeed,
and they've got a good reason to be.
[Cole] Team PCB with a major win in the Divas Revolution.
[Layfield] A lot of people are gonna be coming after Nikki Bella's championship.
-[Lawler] And she knows it. -[music fades]
[country music playing]
-[whirring, bleeping] -[gasps]
[whirring, bleeping]
[Paige] Mm.
[brooding music playing]
I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle.
[men laughing]
You forgot to say please.
-[sizzling] -[man 1] Ooh!
[menacing music playing]
[bones crunching]
[drums pounding]
[man 2] Product not yet rated.
I guarantee you WWE Hall of Famer Arnold Schwarzenegger
is loving SummerSlam tonight.
You're right. He's thinking, "I'll be back for more of this."
It has been an incredible event. Again, we're sold out at Barclays Center.
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[Layfield] That looked like fun.
[whooshing]
[Cesaro's theme music playing]
[Cole] I go for those things they brew.
[Lawler] A lot of people are worried about how much Mountain Dew I'm drinking.
I'm drinking it right now.
[Cole] I've been sipping it because, well, it's a four-hour show.
[Layfield, Lawler laughing]
[Layfield] And we don't have a bathroom break.
[Stiles] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Lucerne, Switzerland,
weighing in at 232 lbs,
Cesaro!
[Cole] Unless you're Booker T, then you just go in the middle of the show.
-[Layfield] It doesn't matter. -[Cole] There's the Cesaro Section.
As Cesaro with his supporters here at SummerSlam
set to go one-on-one in what's gonna be a physical battle
against Kevin Owens.
[cheering]
[music fades]
-[Kevin Owens's theme music playing] -[cheering]
[Stiles] His opponent,
from Marieville, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 266 lbs,
Kevin Owens!
[Cole] We know Kevin Owens is still running his mouth.
He crashed the SummerSlam Kickoff show earlier tonight
and really got on Booker T and company.
However, you gotta wonder where Kevin Owens is physically
after the battle he went through last night at NXT Takeover
right here in Brooklyn for the NXT Championship
against Finn Bálor in an incredible ladder match.
[Layfield] Yeah, "incredible" I'm not sure even covers it.
[Lawler] Guys, this match had to take a tremendous toll on both athletes.
[Cole] And Finn Bálor with the Coup de Grace
from the top of the ladder.
That was the move that won Bálor the NXT Championship back in Japan,
July 4 on the WWE Network,
and it allowed Bálor to retain his title at NXT Takeover
in front of 15,589 rabid NXT fans last night.
[Layfield] That ladder match was so good
Shawn and Razor'll be smiling about that one.
Speaking of Razor, Scott Hall was at Takeover last night,
along with Kevin Nash and X-Pac,
sitting right in the front row watching that incredible match.
[Lawler] Well, Kevin Owens is not smiling about it.
[Cole] So here we go, Kevin Owens and Cesaro,
a match many people say is based on the jealousy of Kevin Owens.
He feels like Cesaro's been trying to steal his spotlight as of late.
[Layfield] A lot of this started over them both wanting to take on John Cena
for that US Open Championship.
[Cole] Kevin Owens told Cesaro, "I have accomplished more in the three months
that I've been here than you accomplished in three years here."
Talking about the night that Owens beat Cena.
[Lawler] Kevin Owens did come into the WWE
making a huge splash going against John Cena.
[Cole] Oh, look out. Kevin Owens very agile for a big man.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[cheering]
[Cole] Cesaro said it's not "fight, Owens, fight" tonight.
-It's gonna be "lose, Owens, lose." -Who's got something to say now?
[Cole] And Owens very vocal.
It's been a rough few weeks for Kevin Owens.
Owens losing the NXT title--
You watching this, Cole? Pay attention.
[Cole] Yeah, you might wanna pay attention, Kevin,
'cause that's what it gets you.
-[cheering] -"The Swiss Superman."
Hey!
[Lawler, chuckling] This is great!
Didn't even spill my Mountain Dew.
[Cole] He's got some obsession with me.
He does this every week, and this week it cost him.
[Layfield] I think I'd quit talking to you!
Especially when you've got "The Swiss Superman" flying at you.
-[Lawler] Whoa, again he flies at him. -[Cole] Crossbody.
Lateral press.
Owens kicks out.
Kevin Owens came into WWE
and knocked off Cena in his first match here.
[Layfield] Pound for pound, the strongest man in WWE
is right there. That's Cesaro.
[Cole] Cesaro, cover. Hook of the leg on Kevin Owens,
and a kick-out.
[Layfield] Cesaro is not just a throwback. He is a human freak.
[Cole] Did you see him training in that exclusive on WWE.com
at the world-famous Gleason's Gym here in Brooklyn?
Incredible training this week for Cesaro.
[Lawler] Oh!
-[Cole] Oh no! -[Layfield] Good grief.
[Cole] Owens sends Cesaro into the barricade.
[Lawler] Man, Cesaro had really built up a head of steam,
and Owens just sidestepped him.
[Cole] And now Kevin Owens with a cannonball outside the ring!
[Layfield] Bowling ball!
[Lawler] Cesaro not able to move out of the way of that.
[cheering]
[Cole] Owens is especially fired up tonight.
In many ways, after the loss to Bálor last night,
the loss to Cena back at Battleground,
the loss to Bálor in Japan, it's really a must-win tonight for Owens.
Cover. Hook of the leg on Cesaro,
and a kick-out.
[Layfield] I think if there ever is a must-win, it is for Kevin Owens tonight.
He was close to the NXT Championship last night.
[Cole] Close to the United States title last month.
[Layfield] Another great opportunity if he can find a way to beat Cesaro.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Oh man.
With moves like that, he just might.
[Layfield] I don't care how strong you are.
That big of a man landing on you, it wears you out.
[Cole] Cover again. Hook of the leg. Cesaro…
And that's why I'm the man!
[cheering]
[Cole] Thinks he's the man.
[Lawler] Better keep his attention on that man. You better stay focused.
You never know when Cesaro will come right back at you.
[crowd chanting] Fight, Owens, fight! Fight, Owens, fight!
[Layfield] Owens is doing a great job of keeping Cesaro down here,
leaning all over him, wearing him down.
[Lawler] That's true.
-[Owens] No, no, no, no. -[Cole] "Fight, Owens" fight chants.
[Layfield] It could be a great strategy for Owens.
Owens might be looking a little worse for wear
that he's not letting us in on from last night with Finn Bálor.
-[Cole] Keep the adrenaline going. -[Layfield] Keep it going.
Keep it happening. Make it… make this match end quickly.
[Cole] To your point, how can Kevin Owens not be physically beat-up?
You watched the match. You were there.
[Layfield] It was unbelievable,
the amount of punishment that those two gentlemen took
fighting for the NXT Championship.
[Lawler] Kevin Owens taking a little more punishment tonight as well.
[Cole] I think it's fair to say the longer this match goes,
the worse-off it could be for Owens.
Although Kevin looks good right now. Owens with Cesaro up on his shoulders.
And Kevin Owens… Oh man!
That spinning neckbreaker.
Cover on Cesaro. Hook of the leg.
-Is it enough? Almost had him. -[Lawler] Man, that was close.
[Cole] And Owens again.
-Oh my Lord! -[Lawler] Got the back of Cesaro's head.
-Ooh! -[Cole] Rolling that deadweight over.
Hooking the leg.
And another near-fall.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] Watch this spinning neckbreaker.
And then…
all his body weight here right on the back of Cesaro's head.
Oh!
[Layfield] The force that's generated from that.
Looks like that Hangover that Booker T used to hit people with.
[Lawler] Look at Cesaro, guys. He's… He looks like he's out.
"Swiss Superman."
Kevin Owens from Canada. They're watching SummerSlam all over the world tonight.
[Cole] They're watching in, uh…
206 countries airing SummerSlam live.
We mentioned Canada, Switzerland.
As well, all over Europe, the Middle East, South America, Central America.
[Lawler] I just got a tweet from somebody named Jude.
Said he's watching in Manila.
Hey, Jude. Love your envelopes.
[crowd] ♪ Olé, olé… ♪
You hear that?
[Layfield] Don't forget Bermuda.
[Lawler] Don't forget Bermuda.
-[Cole] I love your shorts. -[Lawler] Yeah!
Stay down!
[Lawler] Kevin Owens now just…
You don't wanna stay down? Good.
-[Cole] Oh man! -[Lawler] Don't understand that strategy.
-[Layfield] Don't make him mad. -[Lawler] Right!
[Cole] And Cesaro ticked off now. Uppercut.
And here he comes!
[Lawler] Kevin Owens may live to regret trying to taunt Cesaro.
[Cole] He took advantage as the referee backed Cesaro out.
Oh, Cesaro, there's the power.
-The power of Cesaro. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Owens is listed at 266.
Cesaro, cover on Owens,
and a kick-out at two.
Both these men giving it their all.
Pivotal match as Cesaro and Owens jockey for position here in WWE…
if they want to get to the next level, getting World title opportunities.
[crowd chanting] He's on fire! He's on fire!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] And Owens caught Cesaro.
Come on! Get back in the ring.
I am on fire!
-[Cole] Uh-oh, and again… -[Layfield] Wow.
[Cole] That little distraction allowed Cesaro to capitalize.
[Layfield] Look at this. Cesaro going for this…
[Lawler] Oh, look at the strength!
-[Layfield] Gut-wrench suplex. -[Cole] From up top!
Cesaro. Is it enough?
Near-fall.
Both these men leaving it all out there.
[Lawler] No kidding.
That had to take a lot out of Cesaro just to be able to hit a move like that
on a guy the size of Kevin Owens.
[Layfield] Not only the effort. Cesaro's fallen from a long way himself.
[Cole] Uh-oh, perhaps looking for the Gotsch Neutralizer here, John.
[Layfield] Cesaro hits this, it's over.
[Cole] Yeah, he's gotta… just pretty much deadlift Owens.
Gonna try it again.
Oh no, and Owens countered
with a big back drop.
[Lawler] That was…
-Oh! -[Cole] We heard that.
[Lawler] I was starting to say Kevin Owens…
[Cole] Owens got… Oh man, what a tornado DDT.
Planted.
Incredible tornado DDT,
and Cesaro hung in it.
[Lawler] Man, when Kevin Owens was hanging on that turnbuckle,
I started to say he's on his last legs,
but this proved me wrong. Look at this. Whoa!
Kevin Owens with a lot of fight left in him.
Let's go back and take a look at earlier on.
This is what I took… what I thought took most of the fight out of Kevin Owens.
Kevin Owens still going up top here.
-[Cole] Look at Owens! -[Lawler] Oh, he missed him.
[Cole] Went for the moonsault.
A springboard moonsault.
[Lawler] And that was… that was an impressive move there by Kevin Owens.
-[Layfield] This is Cesaro's fight. -[Cole] Cesaro's moment to capitalize.
-[Lawler] Ooh! -[Cole] Big uppercut.
[Layfield] That running uppercut of Cesaro.
[Cole] Oh, what a super kick!
-[Layfield] On the button! -[Cole] Cover.
And again Cesaro stays in it.
[Owens] Come on!
[Cole] And now the Owens frustration begins to build.
[Lawler] You're not gonna hit a super kick better than that.
-[Layfield] No, you're not. -[Lawler] And it didn't get the job done.
Watch this. Watch again. Watch this.
-[Lawler] Ooh! -[Layfield] Square on the jaw.
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Layfield] And Cesaro never saw it coming.
-[Lawler] Thought he'd win on the replay. -Cole!
[Lawler] That was close.
This is for you.
That's it.
[Lawler] For you, Cole?
-[Layfield] Cesaro's… -[Cole] Oh, and Cesaro!
-Oh, and he got that… -[Layfield]… Pop-Up Powerbomb.
[Cole] With the uppercut. Cover, to put Owens away.
Got him! No, two and a half.
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
How much more can these guys take, John?
Listen to this uppercut.
[Layfield] I'm not sure how either one is standing in this match right now.
[Lawler] I think Kevin Owens may be having second thoughts about it,
like you say.
Maybe thinking about taking a walk.
-[Layfield] Here it comes. -[Cole] This is not gonna be good!
[Layfield] Cesaro is in some kind of shape.
[Lawler] Yeah!
[Layfield] Take all this beating, fight this long,
and be able to run around the ring like that?
He hit that running uppercut.
[cheering]
-[Cole] Uh-oh. -[Layfield] Here we go a-swinging!
[Lawler] Are you kidding me?
[Cole] Cesaro Swing.
[crowd] Five, six…
[Layfield] The King of Swing. That's half a dozen.
There's eight. There's nine.
There's ten.
[Lawler] All the blood gotta be rushed to Kevin Owens's head right now.
It's over.
[Cole] Cesaro going for the Sharpshooter,
paying homage to his injured friend, his former tag team partner Tyson Kidd.
Sharpshooter, center of the ring here.
-What's Kevin Owens gonna do? -[Lawler] He's gotta tap.
He's got no choice.
[Cole] Kevin Owens trying to drag his body and Cesaro
toward the bottom rope. Is Owens gonna--
[Lawler] Oh man! Kevin Owens fought the pain.
[Cole] The "tap, Owens, tap" chants would have been out after that.
[Lawler] Showed strength of his own there, pulling
Cesaro all the way across that ring to get to the ropes.
Let's go back and watch that big uppercut.
Oh man!
-[Layfield] Like a train wreck. -[Lawler] That'll jack your jaw.
[Cole] This whole match has been a train wreck.
[Layfield] I like watching train wrecks.
Kevin Owens is starting to feel the wear and tear from last night's match
and from Cesaro tonight.
[Cole] Starting to catch up to him, perhaps.
[Lawler] What next?
[Layfield] Last time Cesaro was up there, he hit him with that gut-wrench suplex.
[Lawler] Cesaro has got a big bag of tricks he can reach down into.
[Cole] Yeah, like an uppercut.
[Layfield] Every time Owens fights back, Cesaro overpowers him.
[Cole] Oh no. Oh no!
Oh.
-Oh! -[Layfield] Look at that!
[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] Owens may be out. Look at him.
[Lawler] That dropkick would have hit Andre the Giant in the face.
Good grief!
[Cole] The hell is Cesaro-- What is he--
Oh no.
[Lawler] Whatever he was trying, I'm sure that was not it.
[Layfield] I'm not sure what Cesaro was trying for,
but it took him too long.
[Cole] Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[Lawler] Oh!
I think you're right, Kevin Owens. That is it.
-[Cole] Pop Up Powerbomb! -[Layfield] Ballgame!
[Cole] Cover.
Tonight, it's "win, Owens, win."
[Kevin Owens's theme music playing]
[Stiles] Here is your winner, Kevin Owens!
[Cole] Guys, we talked about it. That was a must-win for Kevin Owens.
But that was a character win for Kevin Owens tonight, too,
especially after what he went through last night versus Finn Bálor.
[Layfield] We found out how deep Kevin Owens can dig,
and I tell you what, it is very impressive.
Cesaro took it to him. Kevin Owens withstood it.
After that incredible title match last night against Finn Bálor,
well done, Kevin Owens.
[Lawler] Man.
[Cole] What a physical matchup, incredible matchup.
You can't take anything away from Cesaro. Turning point of the match was right here.
Watch Kevin Owens, and watch the impact.
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] Now a Pop-Up Powerbomb.
Kevin Owens
impressive.
[Lawler] And he knows it.
[Layfield] Fight, Owens, fight.
And did he ever.
Well done. They both did.
Fight!
[music fades]
One of my favorite events of the year,
the day that every championship in WWE is up for grabs
and we honor some of the great champions of all time,
Night of Champions, four weeks from tonight,
only on the WWE Network.
Only on the WWE Network.
Well, it has been quite a SummerSlam,
but coming up next, it is a rematch
that was considered too big for WrestleMania.
"The Beast" Brock Lesnar.
"The Phenom" The Undertaker.
A match 16 months in the making,
and it all began back at WrestleMania 30.
[whooshing]
[woman vocalizing somberly]
[Cole] 21-0 at WrestleMania.
[tense music playing]
It is streak time.
The greatest streak in the history of entertainment.
[Rollins] It was hard to watch, the whole thing, from beginning to end.
I've never even gone back and watched it a second time.
[The Big Show] To see what these two guys put each other through at WrestleMania,
that is one thing I'll never forget.
[Cole] A third F5 to The Undertaker!
The streak
is over.
[bell ringing echoing]
[Orton] If you had a camera backstage, same thing.
Everybody was just kinda in awe. They couldn't believe it.
[Heyman] Eat, sleep…
That was probably the most shocking moment.
[Heyman] …break the streak.
I didn't think it'd ever happen. It was so special,
and to me, I couldn't believe it.
[Heyman] The Undertaker was a loser!
We told you so!
Lesnar is the one of the streak.
The one… And one…
[music fades]
[Cole] And "The Beast" is licking his chops.
[Layfield] Stalking his prey.
[menacing music playing]
It's a rough ride to Suplex City.
I think we're about to see a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] F5.
Lesnar, to win the championship…
[funeral bell tolls]
[somber choral singing]
[Ambrose] The second Undertaker appeared at Battleground,
it became very clear, very quickly he was going to get even.
As far as the low blow, I think that's the level The Undertaker is gonna take it.
[dramatic music playing]
I don't know if The Undertaker's coming from the Dark Side,
if there's an attitude change.
[Triple H] Same Undertaker he's always been.
It's just, "What do you have to do?"
[Heyman] The 11th commandment.
"Thou shalt not intentionally provoke 'The Beast.'"
[Triple H] If Taker had an 11th commandment,
it would be that you can never outrun the Reaper.
I think the brawl was proof that this is not the same Undertaker
that went into the WrestleMania match.
[Austin] Brock Lesnar right now is highly motivated.
Undertaker cost him a shot at the championship.
[Reigns] I think anybody that says Undertaker doesn't stand a chance,
they're confused. The question is, what's he gonna do?
[music fades]
[Heyman] ♪ Mine eyes have seen The glory of "The Conqueror," my Lord ♪
Have you ever asked yourself why he went for the low blow?
[funeral bell tolls]
[Cole] There's The Undertaker!
This is a desperate, vindictive, vengeful Undertaker.
[Cole] And he went low again!
[The Undertaker] Brock Lesnar.
Your name has been called.
[Triple H] At SummerSlam,
all hell's gonna break loose.
[dramatic music playing]
I'm afraid "The Beast" is gonna destroy The Undertaker.
I believe The Undertaker's gonna walk out of this thing victorious.
I don't think The Undertaker can match Lesnar. I don't think he can.
This is simply a must-win situation for The Undertaker.
[Ambrose] They're not in this for anything other
than personal domination over the other one.
I will kill you!
You're gonna have to!
-[music fades] -[rumbling]
[whooshing]
[cheering]
[Brock Lesnar's theme music playing]
[cheering]
[bell rings]
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, being accompanied by his advocate, Paul Heyman,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing in at 286 lbs,
Brock Lesnar!
[Cole] Here is one statistic that you need to know about Brock Lesnar.
The man has not been submitted or pinned in WWE
since WrestleMania 29.
That is a two and half year run for Lesnar.
[Layfield] The most decorated combat athlete of all time.
The only man to hold the NCAA Heavyweight Championship,
the UFC Heavyweight Championship,
and the WWE Heavyweight Championship.
That is a pure fighting machine.
[Cole] Paul Heyman says he's a prizefighter.
[music fades]
-[funeral bell tolls] -[cheering]
[funeral bell tolls]
[The Undertaker's theme music playing]
[crowd roars]
[Garcia] And his opponent,
from Death Valley,
weighing in at 299 lbs,
The Undertaker!
[Cole] JBL, I don't believe there's been anyone in the history of WWE
that's had more matches against The Undertaker than you.
Tell us what Brock Lesnar is feel right now
as he watches The Undertaker make this legendary entrance to the ring.
[Layfield] Nothing. Brock Lesnar's like a lion.
He's not like a human being like I was
11 years ago at SummerSlam for the WWE title I held.
That man right there, The Undertaker,
put me through the roof of my own limousine.
He's destroyed them all.
Giants, Yokozuna, Bundy,
Diesel, Vader.
[Cole] But there's one man he hasn't destroyed.
That is the man in the ring,
the man Undertaker has never beaten,
Brock Lesnar.
[Layfield] But what Brock Lesnar has done,
Taker went from coming out here hellbent on destroying everybody
to defending the streak.
That streak is no longer there.
What you're watching is the gunslinger back in action.
That is "The Deadman,"
and he doesn't have a damn thing to lose.
So Brock Lesnar better be ready.
This is gonna be one hell of a fight.
[thunder rumbling]
[Cole] That man, The Undertaker, considered the best pure striker
in the history of WWE.
That man, Brock Lesnar, could be considered
the best pure athlete in the history of WWE.
Something has to give tonight.
And here's Lesnar wasting little time, going after The Undertaker.
[Lawler] This match hasn't even started!
[Cole] Well, Brock Lesnar,
who was left laying after a low blow by The Undertaker Monday night on Raw.
And Brock Lesnar going after the man
who cost him the WWE World title at Battleground.
And the fight's underway.
[Layfield] Do you think Brock doesn't know this is a different Undertaker?
That this is The Undertaker who ruled his yard?
[Cole] And "The Phenom"!
[Layfield] Why do you think Brock goes after him like this?
[Cole] And there goes Lesnar. And Undertaker has Lesnar reeling.
[Layfield] Brock knows this is a fight for the ages.
[Lawler] I think you'e exactly right, JBL.
-Uncharacteristic of Brock Lesnar. -[Cole] Undertaker…
[Lawler] I think it's desperate times calling for desperate measures.
[Cole] Undertaker weathered the storm.
[Layfield] No one has jumped on Undertaker like that. No one.
[Lawler] And survived.
[Layfield] This is The Undertaker, I'm telling you, that we were fearful of.
]Cole] They're talking about it all over the world using #brockvstaker.
Lesnar pacing. Heyman barking instructions.
Undertaker lying in wait.
[Lawler] Oh boy, look at the look on Brock Lesnar's face.
I got a funny feeling that The Undertaker's about to take a trip
to Suplex City.
[Cole] New York City's seen their share of big fights.
[Layfield] It's Suplex City and Tombstone City.
-[Cole] And Lesnar… Oh man! -[Layfield] Straight double-leg takedown.
[Cole] Did you see the contact? Lesnar went right to the ribs of Taker.
[Layfield] By the former UFC champion Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] And… shoulders down by Undertaker.
Oh, here he comes! Undertaker with the right hands.
Big right to Brock. Brock might be stunned.
Brock may be stunned.
[Layfield] Straight right to the jaw.
[Cole] Undertaker connected on the second and third
right to the nose and the jaw, and Lesnar may be stunned.
[alternating chants of "Undertaker!" and "Suplex City!"]
[Lawler] Listen to these chants. "Undertaker" and "Suplex City."
[Cole] John, did you see The Undertaker fighting out from the mat?
The big rights to Lesnar. Back in control.
[Layfield] Brock's throwing those elbows straight down,
and Taker caught him with a right hand flush on the chin.
[Lawler] Undertaker going after that big arm of Lesnar,
trying to take some of the power out of it.
[Layfield] You know where he's headed. We're about to go a little bit Old School.
[Lawler chuckling]
[Cole] A move this man made famous.
The legendary "Phenom" walking the ropes again,
but Brock Lesnar, oh my Lord,
F5 time!
-[Lawler] Wait. -[Cole] That would have been the move.
That was the move that stopped the streak.
Undertaker, and Lesnar with a knee right to the midsection.
I believe Undertaker was hurt initially out of the box
when Lesnar caught him in the ribs early.
-[Layfield] He was hurt. -[Coe] And there's a boot.
[Lawler] That had to hurt Lesnar.
-[Cole] Uh-oh. Suplex City. -[Layfield] Wow.
[Heyman] Now we go.
Now we go.
-[Layfield] Brock senses he has him now. -[Lawler] Heyman screaming, "Now we go."
[Layfield] Belly-to-belly suplex.
As tall as Taker is, landed right on the back of his head.
[Cole] Well, Lesnar now has Undertaker in position
for a German suplex.
[booing]
Lesnar so dangerous.
Suplex City, bitch!
-[cheering] -[Cole] Nice.
-Does not bode well for "The Phenom." -[Lawler] You kidding me?
-I don't know. -[Cole] I don't care who you are.
[Layfield] If you can take the striking power away
from The Undertaker…
Brock Lesnar understands that better than anybody.
You take the most potent force…
[Cole] Oh, Undertaker driving Lesnar skull-first into the turnbuckle.
[Lawler] Not many people have any power at all in Suplex City,
but watch. This is a… this is a way you take a detour.
-[Layfield] That is ring awareness. -[Cole] Guys, this is--
[Layfield] That is 25 years of battle from The Undertaker.
[Cole] This is desperation time. Fight for survival.
-Snake Eyes! -[Layfield] Get ready!
Big boot!
[Lawler] That's vintage Undertaker right there.
Kicked Brock Lesnar right out of the ring.
[Cole] Just when you thought Brock was building up momentum with the suplexes,
"The Deadman"'s turned it around,
and now the fight spills outside.
And you gotta wonder who it favors now outside the ring.
[Layfield] That boot caught Brock right above the left eye.
-By the right eye, it looks like. -[Cole] Yeah, Lesnar…
[Lawler] Brock is busted open.
[Cole] And The Undertaker driving Lesnar spine-first into the barricade.
Right in front of us is Paul Heyman, with a look of concern on his face.
The man who predicted
we'd never see Undertaker again on television after tonight.
[Layfield] This is 25 years of battles and wars by The Undertaker
against the young lion, Brock Lesnar.
[Lawler] Paul Heyman cannot be feeling good about this.
[Layfield] Concerned look on Paul Heyman's face.
[Cole] Yeah, this is not the same Undertaker
from 16 months ago at WrestleMania.
[Layfield] Undertaker became an Undertaker that was defending the streak.
This is the Undertaker that we knew in the late '90s
that people were afraid of.
[Cole] And you hit the nail on the head, John. Nothing to lose.
[Lawler] Let me tell you, you know this when you're in a fight
and suddenly you see your own blood. It can do one of two things.
It can take the fight out of you…
[Cole] Here we go. Undertaker with another classic move!
The leg drop on the apron.
Undertaker pulling out all the stops.
The moves that made him a legend.
[Layfield] It's Undertaker's first SummerSlam since 2008,
his first pay-per-view outside of WrestleMania since 2010.
-[Cole] Watch The Undertaker here. -[Layfield] look at this impact.
That's a 300-lb man.
[Cole] John, this is the 16th SummerSlam appearance
for The Undertaker,
and he's got more wins than anybody in SummerSlam history.
And now look at Undertaker, jabbing Brock Lesnar.
[Layfield] Undertaker wants to show he can stand up with anybody.
[Cole] Lesnar with the rights and lefts.
[Layfield] This is a matter of pride by The Undertaker.
[Cole] Standing toe to toe with "The Beast" tonight.
-[Lawler] Wait! -[Layfield] Got him!
[Cole] Went for the chokeslam. Lesnar turns it into a German.
[Layfield] Brought back to Suplex City.
[Cole] And this is an incredible atmosphere
in our main event tonight.
[Lawler] Look at Brock Lesnar. That's a scary sight right now, guys.
[Cole] And again another suplex.
-[Layfield] That's four. -Suplex City, bitch!
[Layfield] That's as close as you can get to an animal that there is.
-[Lawler] Right. -[Cole] Wow.
[Lawler] An uncaged animal.
[Cole] "The Beast."
[Layfield] Undertaker has defeated them all.
He's defeated all the members of Evolution at WrestleMania.
The one person that he hasn't is that young lion there, Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] John, you've had the experience of being in the ring with both these men.
-Uh-oh, look out. -[Lawler groans]
[Cole] And Lesnar again going for another German suplex.
[Layfield] Wow!
[Cole] And he continues to wear down "The Phenom."
[Lawler] Did you see the force of the back of The Undertaker's head
when it hits that mat?
[Layfield] F5 can't be far behind.
[Heyman] Right there!
[Layfield] Undertaker's been out there with all the giants in the past 30 years.
No one has manhandled him like Brock Lesnar's doing right now.
[Cole] Undertaker just rolled out of the ring,
trying to regroup.
[alternating chants of "Undertaker!" and "Suplex City!"]
[Lawler] Watch out.
[Cole] Lesnar, I think, really wants to end the legend of The Undertaker tonight.
[Layfield] The German announcers better realize
that's a dangerous place to be.
[Cole] Anywhere here right now is dangerous.
-Undertaker caught him. -[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] Undertaker caught Lesnar.
[Lawler] Hard elbow right between Lesnar's eyes.
[Layfield] Taker was playing possum, again.
[Lawler] He's not finished.
[Layfield] This is 25 years of battles and wars.
[Cole] Oh no, no, no, no, no, no!
-Lesnar gonna go for a Ride, perhaps. -[Lawler] Oh no.
[Cole] But Lesnar, with Taker on his shoulders…
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] F5!
F5! F5 through the announce table!
[Lawler] That's it.
-[Cole] A thunderous F5! -[Lawler] He's done.
[Cole] Undertaker went right through the side of the announce table.
[whooshing]
A crushing blow!
[Layfield] But watch Undertaker's ribs land right on the edge of that.
Right there.
[Cole] And we mentioned it earlier, the first blows out of the box
were to the midsection of The Undertaker by Lesnar.
Then the countless suplexes by "The Beast."
And now the ribs through the announce table.
Undertaker struggling to breathe out here.
[Layfield] Brock Lesnar has been cut, looked like with that big boot,
and Undertaker could have a broken rib right now.
This is a war of attrition.
[Lawler] I don't think Taker can get up from this.
[Cole] You should see the…
John and I just a few feet away from The Undertaker.
The welts and bruises that are building up
all over the back of Undertaker here at ringside.
[whooshing]
Now watch this again.
[Layfield] He hit those ribs right there on the edge of that table.
-The count. -[Lawler] Referee's up to a count of six.
[Layfield] I think Brock will actually take a count-out gladly.
[Cole] Undertaker can't make it back to his feet.
-The official at a count of eight. -[Layfield] Get in there!
[Cole] Undertaker trying to climb up the apron to the ring.
Undertaker beats the count. Just beat the count.
[Lawler] He's in! Look at Brock Lesnar. He's a mess too, guys.
[Layfield] He may beat the count,
but I don't think he can beat the man, or "The Beast," Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] John, did you see the look on Lesnar's face
when Undertaker beat the count? A look of disbelief.
[Layfield] That's not disbelief. I think that's hunger.
I'll kill you, you son of a bitch!
[Layfield] That is Brock Lesnar realizing this is the fight of his life,
and he loves it.
And he is winning.
[Cole] And he realizes he's closing in on the end of the hunt.
I'll kill you.
[Layfield] If Brock Lesnar defeats The Undertaker tonight,
he is alone on top of the mountain.
[Lesnar] I will kill you.
[Heyman laughing]
[booing]
[Layfield] Is Brock enjoying this or what? Brock Lesnar is savoring this moment.
-You're gonna have to. -[Lesnar laughs]
[Cole] The defiant Undertaker.
A defiant Undertaker, but a wicked chokeslam!
-[Layfield] He sucked him in. -[Cole] What a chokeslam!
[Lawler] Man, oh man! Look at that.
[Layfield] Did you see the height?
[Lawler] That almost blasted Lesnar out of his boots.
And now Taker's back to his feet.
[Cole] Lesnar's in trouble.
[Layfield] Undertaker is pulling out every trick in the book.
[Cole] Lesnar stunned.
-[Cole] Undertaker! -[Layfield] Tombstone City!
[Cole] Looking for a Tombstone piledriver on Brock Lesnar!
Undertaker, for the win! Tombstone piledriver!
Undertaker looking to bury the legend of Lesnar at SummerSlam.
And Lesnar got the shoulder up!
Can you believe that?
[Lawler] No, I cannot.
I thought it was over.
[whooshing]
-Watch this. Oh man! -[Cole] Look at the height.
[Layfield] Undertaker has won seven World Championships,
21 WrestleMania matches with this right there.
Twenty-two now.
Lesnar doesn't get beat by it.
[whooshing]
[Cole] Both men physically spent.
You gotta imagine mentally spent as well after what they've put themselves through,
especially The Undertaker.
And look at Lesnar. Lesnar is laughing.
[Layfield] Look at this.
[cheering]
[Cole] And "The Deadman"'s risen.
-[Layfield] What? -[Cole] Oh my God.
Incredible moment. Incredible moment here.
Undertaker and Lesnar exchanging rights.
[Lawler] Man!
[Layfield] The old gunfighter, if he's going down,
he's going down swinging.
[Cole] And Undertaker backing Lesnar up.
[Layfield] Get on him, Undertaker.
[Cole] Oh, Lesnar. How quick's Lesnar?
How quick is Lesnar?
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Cole] Indeed it is. I got goosebumps, guys.
-[Lawler] Watch his arm. -[Cole] Lesnar looking for the kimura.
The kimura lock!
Lesnar's broken numerous arms with this move.
He's got Undertaker wrapped up in the ropes though.
[Layfield] Break the hold, referee!
[Cole] He's gotta break the hold.
-[Layfield] Get him out of there, ref! -No!
-[Lawler] He'll break his arm. -[Layfield] Count him, you idiot!
[Cole] Our referee being extremely lenient in our main event here tonight.
And Undertaker gonna take Brock for a Last Ride!
Cover.
Lesnar again!
Undertaker's eyes rolled back in his head.
[Lawler] This is unbelievable!
[Cole] What has he gotta do?
"The Phenom" with a chokeslam and a Tombstone piledriver
and a Last Ride.
Man, this is an incredible, incredible moment.
[Layfield] The Undertaker's also taken his F5 through the announce table here.
He could have a broken rib.
[Cole] I hope everybody watching at home realizes what this is.
Two absolute legends in the history of WWE
giving it everything they've got on the grand stage of SummerSlam.
[Layfield] The two most dominant forces in the last 30 years here in the WWE.
[Cole] Lesnar, with Undertaker up top. He's got Undertaker up top.
And a second F5.
This is what did in The Undertaker at WrestleMania.
Cover.
Undertaker kicked out!
[inaudible]
[Lawler] I heard him say, "You gotta be kidding me."
-[Lawler chuckles] -[Layfield] Brock is getting angry.
-And that is not a good thing. -[Cole] That was a look of disbelief.
Heyman uncharacteristically quiet at ringside.
[Layfield] Well, he is watching his meal ticket, Brock Lesnar,
in the fight of his life.
[Cole] Lesnar trying to figure out, "What do I do now?"
"I F5'd him through an announce table and in the ring."
"I had a kimura locked on him. Still can't put away "The Deadman.'"
[Layfield] And he's… not yet, but I think he may be about to…
[Lawler] He's thinking of something.
[Layfield] These two are the most storied careers
in the history of WWE,
and they are both in the fight of their life tonight.
[Cole] And again Lesnar looking for a third F5 to The Undertaker
right there in the middle of the ring.
-[Layfield] That's gotta be it. -[Cole] Cover again on "The Phenom."
And again The Undertaker kicked out!
This match continues.
Lesnar saying, "What the hell do I do now?"
[Lawler] Lesnar's looking to the heavens, thinking, "My God!"
[Layfield] That is a look of disbelief.
[Cole] You said it, John. This is a different Undertaker.
[Layfield] This is 25 years of wars and battles,
slaying giants and the biggest big men in this company's history.
The Undertaker is pulling out everything tonight.
[Lawler] This is amazing.
[Cole] A lot of questions about what Undertaker we'd get here tonight.
[Layfield] We got the best one.
[Lawler] And Undertaker's…
-[Layfield] He's hurt. -[Lawler] He's hurting bad.
[Cole] Oh, look at this! Undertaker, he suckered Brock in!
Looking for Hell's Gate, submission maneuver.
-Is Lesnar gonna tap? -[Lawler] He's got him!
[Cole] Is Lesnar gonna tap out?
Can you imagine if "The Phenom" taps out Brock Lesnar?
[Layfield] As you like to say, Undertaker just old manned him.
He just suckered him in.
[Lawler] The Undertaker has Brock Lesnar!
[Cole] And Lesnar's got nowhere to go. Lesnar may need to tap.
Brock Lesnar's in trouble.
Can you imagine "The Beast" tapping at SummerSlam?
And Lesnar, though…
And Lesnar… Lesnar, kimura.
Going for the kimura. He's got it locked in.
And now Lesnar's turned the tables.
Kimura lock, trying to break the arm of The Undertaker.
Trying to get The Undertaker to tap out.
[Layfield] Lesnar's got his legs wrapped around The Undertaker as well.
He is in perfect position.
[Cole] The Undertaker has nowhere to go. Lesnar's got him right where he wants him.
How much pain can The Undertaker endure?
[Lawler] He can only go until that arm snaps.
[Layfield] Brock's shoulders are down.
Brock's shoulders are down. That's…
That's the counter The Undertaker needs.
[Cole] No, it's not. Left shoulder's not now.
Left shoulder is not now. Now it may be.
[Layfield] They're down.
[Cole] Referee's… Look at Lesnar.
-[bell rings] -What the hell?
-He tapped! He tapped! -[Cole] What was that?
Oh my God! You tapped him out!
What the hell are you doing? I didn't call for the bell.
It was a count of one.
There was no three. What are you talking about?
You don't ring the bell.
I call for the bell. What are you doing?
[booing]
'Cause that's your job. I tell you when to ring the bell.
It's not your job.
[Cole] Low blow from The Undertaker!
The official didn't see it.
Undertaker, Hell's Gate.
Hell's Gate
locked in again on Lesnar.
I think the controversy was was whether Undertaker tapped or not,
but that's a moot point now.
[Layfield] Thought the match was over.
[Cole] No. The referee, I think, waved it off.
-There was confusion there. -Tap out!
[Cole] And now will Lesnar tap?
-[Heyman] He tapped already! -[Cole] Is Lesnar gonna tap?
[Lawler] Undertaker applying the pressure. What can Lesnar do here?
-[Cole] Where does Brock go from here? -[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] What can Brock do? Obviously, the match continued.
[Lawler] He can tap--
[Cole] Oh, look at Lesnar, a defiant Lesnar.
A defiant Lesnar.
But a Lesnar who's fading away.
-Brock Lesnar is fading away. -[bell rings]
Undertaker has beaten Lesnar.
[funeral bell tolls]
-[cheering] -[The Undertaker's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Ladies and gentlemen, your winner by submission,
The Undertaker!
[Lawler] Unbelievable!
[Cole] Obviously, controversy reigning supreme here at SummerSlam,
but the official decision is Undertaker with the win.
[Layfield] Yeah, but Brock had Undertaker in that kimura,
there was a count of one, and the bell rings.
And Brock lets the kimura go.
[Cole] John, I think the controversy was I think the timekeeper was saying
that he saw Undertaker tap out to the kimura, which he rang the bell on.
The official, however, was checking the shoulders.
[Layfield] The timekeeper can't ring the bell.
[Lawler] Well, he did, and that was his--
[Layfield] The referee has to call for it.
[Lawler] That's what the timekeeper next to me was saying.
"I saw The Undertaker tap out, and I rang the bell."
[Layfield] But he stepped out of his job responsibility.
That's the referee's job, to call for the bell.
Not the timekeeper going into business for himself.
[Lawler] That's why the referee continued the match.
[Cole] Undertaker with a victory at SummerSlam.
[Layfield] Everything that "The Deadman" has learned
in 25 years of battles and wars
came out tonight.
[Cole] Sweet redemption for "The Phenom."
[Layfield] The Undertaker did what he had to do
to walk out of here a victor over "The Beast."
[Lawler] Man.
[Cole] What a battle.
What a main event.
[music drowns out speech]
He tapped out!
[Layfield] Whatever happened there, Brock Lesnar went down a warrior.
[Lawler] You saw that defiant gesture right at the end,
right to the face of The Undertaker. "In your face!"
[Layfield] Brock knew he was going out.
-He wanted that one last act of defiance. -He tapped out!
[Layfield] That right there's a grown man.
[Lawler] Let's see what we can see here, guys.
-Let's see if we can… -[Cole] There's the kimura lock.
-[Cole] Look. Look. -[Layfield] He's tapping!
The Undertaker tapped!
[Cole] And Undertaker was tapping out.
That's where the confusion lied.
That's why the timekeeper called for the bell.
[Lawler] Then a low blow.
[Cole] But the official, guys, was counting the shoulders down.
It allowed The Undertaker to hit the low blow,
the Hell's Gate, the defiant gesture,
and then Brock Lesnar faded away.
Passed out to The Undertaker.
-[Lawler] Man, oh man! -[bell rings]
Can we go back and see if… Watch Undertaker's right arm here.
Watch his right hand.
-[Layfield] The ref's… -[Lawler] Watch, watch, watch. Look.
Right there. The Undertaker is tapping out.
[Layfield] The unthinkable, it happened. The Undertaker tapped!
And the referee's on the other side, out of position.
[Cole] He better get the hell out of the ring.
[Layfield] Better get the hell out of Brooklyn.
[music fades]
[ringing timekeeper's bell]
[Heyman] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
I saw it. The timekeeper saw it.
And all of you saw it.
Ladies and gentlemen,
your winner by tap-out submission,
"The Beast,"
"The Conqueror" Brock Lesnar!
[booing]
[Lawler] Well, we did see it.
-[Cole] Heyman's got a point. -[Layfield] But the referee didn't.
[Brock Lesnar's theme music playing]
That's just a case of bad luck as far as Brock Lesnar's concerned.
[Lawler] One more time we're gonna show it to you.
[Layfield] Referee's on the other side, looking for the pin.
Undertaker's tapping away from the referee.
[Lawler] But it was right in the vision of the timekeeper.
That's why he rung the bell when he saw Undertaker tap out.
[Cole] But John's point is a valid one.
It's the official who has to make that call.
[Lawler] I agree 100%, but let's watch it one more time.
That kimura is locked in.
Undertaker right here is gonna tap.
There it is.
[Layfield] And Undertaker, realizing the match continues,
didn't lose his composure.
Brock lifted his shoulder…
and that's when the timekeeper rings the bell,
inappropriately.
[Cole] In the record books, it shows Undertaker as the victor…
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
[Cole] …in the main event of what is an incredible SummerSlam.
I know damn well I won that match.
[Cole] Good night from New York City.
Good night from SummerSlam.
[music fades] m SummerSlam.