[invigorating music playing]
[Ric Flair] Whoa!
[The Rock] If you smell…
♪ The king of kings ♪
♪ You can't see me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[music fades]
[thrilling music playing]
[man] When life-changing opportunity comes,
what are you willing to lose
to win it all?
[crowd cheering]
[suspenseful music playing]
[man] There's no bigger opportunity than here.
And nothing makes this place come to life more…
than the big fight.
Goliaths collide,
dominance will be proven,
intensity meets outrage,
and two of the greatest of their generation face off.
Here we go.
[thrilling music playing]
[Michael] These are two gladiators.
[Goldberg] Goldberg lives by the spear,
and you will die by the spear.
I'm next!
You're not next. You're done.
[Michael] Banks is back!
Wait a minute!
I came back to make Bianca pay.
[Bianca] Sasha, you may want this, but I have this.
-[Michael] The Bianca Belair era. -[Bianca] It's on.
[Seth Rollins] Seven years in the making.
When they talk about the Hall of Fame career of Edge,
they're gonna talk about the man who ended you, Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Edge] You have no inkling,
the Pandora's box of pain that you have opened.
[Michael] Cena's here!
[John Cena] I came back for the Universal Championship.
Roman Reigns needs to be knocked down a peg.
[Roman Reigns] This is my WWE.
You can acknowledge me.
I just need to pin you. One, two, three.
The champ is gone.
[Michael] Two icons in their prime.
[John Cena] John Cena, Roman Reigns.
The main event of SummerSlam.
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
-[man] Tonight… -[Pat] Lives are gonna be changed.
[man] The stage is set.
The universe will represent
and the odds of blowing the roof off of this place, 100 percent locked.
[cheering]
♪ I could make your body rock ♪
♪ Haters can't do nothin' with me Chances are… ♪
[man] The biggest event of the summer is here, and the fight is on.
Welcome to SummerSlam.
[Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me.
[narrator] And now, WWE 2K22
and the new WWE Credit One Visa present SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
[Jimmy] Welcome, WWE Universe,
to all of you joining us live on the WWE network on Peacock,
and to the 50,000-plus still filing into Allegiant Stadium here in Las Vegas.
Welcome to SummerSlam!
Seven titles on the line.
It is champions versus legends at the biggest party of the summer.
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
♪ Bro! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] I cannot think of a better way to kick off SummerSlam.
[Jimmy] It's starting off bro-rific!
[Byron laughs] Fantastic!
["Hey Bro" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Jimmy] What'd you say, Bro-sef, is that Riddle right there?
-[Byron] It is! -[Corey] Indeed!
[Byron] Riddle taking in the atmosphere.
All the energy here at SummerSlam.
And here comes the other half of RK-Bro.
[speaking indistinctly]
["Voices" by Rev Theory playing]
[Jimmy] The Apex Predator saying he could do it alone,
and then deciding, you know what?
Riddle has earned his respect. That's why they're together.
The oddest couple in the WWE, but they are dangerous.
♪ When rules start getting broken ♪
♪ You start questioning… ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the Raw Tag Team Championship!
Introducing first, the team of Riddle and The Apex Predator,
Randy Orton!
One of the biggest questions of 2021 is,
will the unlikely partnership of RK-Bro work?
Jimmy Smith, along with my unlikely partners here,
of course, Corey Graves, Byron Saxton.
Last week, we found out that someone would be bro-tastic.
-[Byron laughs] -[Jimmy] Bro-rific.
-[Corey] Bro-mazing. -[Jimmy] Come on. Bro-mazing.
Come on! Get in here.
-[Corey] Are we gonna do this all night? -[Jimmy] All night long!
[Corey] Yes! RK-Bro has the biggest opportunity
of their short tenure as a tag team.
They have the chance to become Raw Tag Team Champions
in a matter of moments.
However, it is a highly unlikely scenario that we even arrived at this point,
that we even got… Look out!
[Byron] Oh, the doves are flying, so are the flops.
[Corey] When's the last time you saw a green dove, Saxton?
[Byron] Just did.
[Jimmy] Come on, bro-tato chip. You are excited, are you not?
[Corey] I am excited, as is everybody here in Allegiant Stadium.
There's enough energy in this building to fuel the entire Vegas Strip.
[Byron] Doesn't this just feel right?
Doesn't it just feel good to see Riddle and Randy Orton alive?
RK-Bro in full effect here at SummerSlam, bro?
[Corey] RK-Bro is in full effect, but it took some time to get there.
This past Monday on Raw, it was Randy Orton one-on-one versus Omos.
After chaos would ensue,
Riddle would prove to be the unlikely savior,
coming to the aid of his former, at one time,
not at this time, partner, Randy Orton.
Riddle clearing the ring of the threat,
and in the process, earning the respect of The Viper.
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
Kid, you have earned my respect.
-[crowd cheering] -[speaking indistinctly]
RK-Bro… [sighs]
[Randy Orton chuckles]
…is back.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] And what we learned in this moment is that persistence matters,
conviction matters if you're Riddle.
Riddle stayed the course, believed in this team,
and RK-Bro is back together.
[Corey] Don't get ahead of yourself, Saxton.
This could be a one-time opportunity.
Riddle may have earned Randy Orton's respect this week,
but it only takes one loss to lose it.
[indistinct conversation]
["Phenomenal" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] Who would love to cause that loss more than AJ Styles
and his "Personal Colossus" Omos?
["Phenomenal" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, they are the Raw Tag Team Champions,
Omos and "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles!
[Corey] Have you ever heard nearly 50,000 people gasp simultaneously?
Because that's what the mere sight of Omos does.
-[Jimmy] Yup. -[Byron] Yep.
[Jimmy] To your point, Corey. You can talk about RG… about RK-Bro,
you can talk about their partnership, talk about their chemistry,
they must fight in the shade, in the shadow of the colossus, Omos,
who, let's face it, Byron, has looked unstoppable in the ring so far.
[Byron] You can take it back to Omos's in-ring debut at WrestleMania,
capturing the Raw Tag Team Titles.
What's been scary to your point, Jimmy, is the rapid improvement,
week after week, we've seen from Omos under the guidance of AJ Styles.
[Corey] Don't forget to give credit where it's due, to "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles,
a Grand Slam Champion in WWE and the other half of Omos's tag team duo,
the current reigning Raw Tag Team Champions.
[Jimmy] This match is all about chemistry on both sides.
We know the physicality of all four of these Superstars.
They are winners.
How well… How well do they gel together? That might be the question of this match.
[Corey] I completely agree with you. Omos and Styles have chemistry.
That is undeniable.
Riddle and Orton have shown glimpses of chemistry,
but it takes months, sometimes years,
to develop into a truly effective tag team.
[Byron] But let's not forget, Corey, what we saw in the past
when Randy Orton and Riddle were alive.
We saw that chemistry develop at a pretty quick pace.
And quite frankly, when you talk about titles at SummerSlam,
nobody probably knows that opportunity better than Randy Orton.
[Corey] But you can never forget the X-Factor that is Omos.
Even Randy Orton was unable to solve Omos less than a week ago on Raw.
[Jimmy] That's not really your nature, but you're being generous.
He got manhandled, tossed around.
He's like a rag doll in the hands of Omos.
-Ring the bell! -[bell rings]
[Corey] Here we go. Two of the best in-ring competitors of the generation
kicking things off at SummerSlam.
[Byron] Ultra amount of familiarity between Randy Orton and AJ Styles.
[AJ Styles groans]
[Jimmy] What did they say about familiarity breeding contempt?
-Beautiful suplex by Randy Orton. -[AJ Styles groans]
[Byron] Orton has plenty of contempt for a lot of people
as he stares down the Personal Colossus.
[Jimmy] Think about that beating last week.
[AJ Styles groans]
As Randy Orton is giving one out, Omos beat down Randy Orton.
Don't think that still doesn't sting, that he doesn't want payback.
He's got to control those emotions.
He has AJ Styles in front of him right now.
[Corey] Orton and Riddle need to do their best to keep Omos
out of the matchup altogether.
-[Byron] Oh, look at this. -[Jimmy] What? Oh!
-[Byron] Cover. -[Jimmy] Assist on the bro, on his back.
Not gonna catch him that early.
[Byron] That's a great sign for Riddle and Randy Orton, great.
-[Corey] Whoa! -[Byron] Whoa! Easy!
[crowd booing]
[Byron] Obviously causing significant frustration
in the early going for AJ Styles.
[Jimmy] Just crushed our table. My monitor is gone.
[Corey] AJ Styles is not used to being humiliated,
not used to being embarrassed,
particularly, in front of 50,000 members of the WWE Universe
at the biggest party of the summer.
-[Jimmy] And here we go! -[Byron] Uh-oh!
[Corey] We might as well just call this one now.
[crowd booing]
[Byron] This could very well be the game-changing moment of this match.
[Corey] This could very well be the game-ending moment of this match.
Look at the size of Omos.
[Jimmy] He's moving slowly 'cause he doesn't have to move fast for anybody.
[Omos grunts]
-Right to the center and right at Riddle! -[Riddle screams]
A couple of weeks ago, he battered Riddle,
spirited effort by Riddle, but no match for Omos.
[Corey] Right now, Riddle feeling like he was just struck
across the back with a telephone pole.
That's the size of the arms of Omos.
Look at this. Riddle's gotta feel like he's ten feet high in the air right now.
[Byron] Omos making it look easy.
[Jimmy] Oh, toying with the tag there.
-[Corey] Omos mocking Randy Orton. -[Jimmy] Oh!
You see every time they have success, Randy Orton and Omos.
Two predators just staring at one another.
-[Riddle groans] -[Omos growls]
[Byron] Very smart strategy by Omos.
Cutting the ring in half,
blocking the pathway of Riddle to even potentially make a tag to Randy Orton.
[Jimmy] We usually call this a test of strength.
-This is no test at all. -[Byron] Not at all.
[Corey] This is a test of Riddle's will.
This is an agonizing situation for the Original Bro.
[commentators] Oh! Whoa!
-[Jimmy] To his back! -[Corey] Looking for the sleeper!
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] Looking for the Bro-Mission. Both…
Oh, man, whipped him right off!
[Omos growling]
[Corey] Oh! [laughs]
And if the size didn't scare you, the speed surely will.
Tremendous acceleration by Omos, and here comes AJ.
[Jimmy] AJ Styles, the legal man now,
quick tag having Riddle in the corner.
-Good teamwork! -[Byron] Oh my!
-[Corey] Very unique. -[Jimmy] Tornado DDT to the cover.
No? There it is!
-One, two! -[Jimmy] Oh!
Not quite yet. Kick-out right before three.
[Byron] Great tag team continuity from Riddle and Orton a few moments ago,
the same can be said now for Styles and Omos.
[Jimmy] Got to start talking about these Superstars
as individuals that have come together.
They're looking like effective teams tonight, so far.
[grunts]
[commentators groan]
[Corey] Snap backbreaker takes down Riddle.
-[AJ Styles] You're next! -Oh, yeah.
-Stay back. -[Corey] AJ Styles warning Randy Orton,
"You're next."
Let's see!
[Jimmy] Look at this, caught him right off the ropes, Corey.
[Corey] The knee of AJ Styles driven right into the lower spine of Riddle.
This is exactly where AJ wants to be,
cruise control.
[Jimmy] When you talk about AJ Styles, you talk about experience,
talk about the ability to do the right thing at the right time.
-He's slowing Riddle down. -[crowd cheers]
[Jimmy] A great athlete.
Oh, listen to that crowd trying to rally Riddle.
He gets back to his feet.
But AJ Styles is so smart, he never gives his opponents
-a tactical advantage, Byron. -[Byron] But Riddle never stops fighting,
never stops striking, never stops trying to give himself just a chance.
-[Riddle grunts] -[Jimmy] Oh, right into Omos,
and Riddle taking advantage.
[Byron] Case in point, Omos rocked, here comes Styles.
[Corey] Styles up and over to the outside, all the way to the floor.
Riddle's got daylight. Can he make it to The Viper?
[Byron] Crawl, Riddle, crawl!
[cheering]
[Jimmy] Oh, man! Randy Orton stretches his fingers for everything he's got.
[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] At the last possible second,
Styles thwarts Riddle's attempt.
[Jimmy] Oh! That beautiful jump knee right on target.
And Randy Orton, The Viper, is the legal man.
[Byron] And Orton is unleashing on The Phenomenal One, on Omos too.
[Corey] Omos teetering precariously on the apron.
-[Randy Orton growls] -[commentators] Wow!
[Jimmy] Going after Omos again, keeping Omos off balance.
-Good strategy. -[Corey] And that's unfamiliar…
-[Jimmy] Oh! -…for Omos to deal with.
Omos not used to having the fight brought to him.
-[grunts] -[AJ Styles groans]
-[AJ Styles grunts] -[Jimmy] Oh! Beautiful body slam!
[Byron] Tremendous torque from Orton… Uh-oh.
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Byron] Orton getting the best of Omos again.
[Jimmy] Kicked him right in the kneecap right off the apron.
[Byron] At least temporarily, taking Omos off the apron.
Styles no option to tag, and it's just about to get worse.
[Jimmy] Could be looking for the finish right now, Omos not a factor.
AJ Styles all alone.
-Four! -[grunts]
[Jimmy] Boom! We might see a quick ending here.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] If things go as planned,
that's exactly what is on the verge of happening,
because Randy Orton is heading to that place.
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] The Viper is coiled and ready to strike.
[crowd booing]
[Jimmy] Oh! And there is Omos with a beautiful rescue of AJ Styles.
-Oh! -[Corey laughs]
[Corey] Picked out of midair.
-[Byron] My God! -[Jimmy] Are you kidding me?
AJ!
[Jimmy] Caught him in a chokeslam in midair.
[Byron] On the apron, joining the back of Riddle.
[Corey] Orton hung across the top rope.
All of the momentum that Orton and Riddle had begun to build
has vanished for the moment.
[Jimmy] It's more than vanished.
-[Omos growls] -[commentators] Oh! Whoa!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Omos crashing into the ring post,
but is still on his feet somehow.
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Oh my goodness!
-Riddle was planted. -[Byron] Riddle's out.
[Jimmy] Riddle takes out Omos, AJ Styles takes out Riddle,
but Randy Orton suffering in the middle ring.
Look at this move.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Such precision by "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles,
who is looking for the Phenomenal Forearm.
This will end it.
If Styles connects, it's over.
[Byron] Orton out of the way!
[grunts]
[Jimmy] Nobody home, now is… Oh!
-[Corey] Randy wanted the RKO. -[Jimmy] Roll-up!
Shoulders down, but out at two.
-[Byron] Pulling the trunks too. -[Jimmy] RKO!
-[Byron] Cover! -[crowd cheering]
[crowd chants] One, two, three!
-[Jimmy] And we have new champions. -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -["Voices" by Rev Theory playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, and the new Raw Tag Team Champions,
RK-Bro!
[cheering]
["Voices" by Rev Theory playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] You wanted a real team, you wanted chemistry.
[Corey] What an ovation, what a reaction here in Las Vegas.
Allegiant Stadium on their feet
for the brand-new Raw Tag Team Champions.
And we are just getting started, guys.
[Byron] What a moment.
What a moment for Riddle and Randy Orton.
Heck! What… what a match.
[Corey] It speaks volumes to the strategy of Riddle and Orton.
The pure will of Riddle able to withstand
the onslaught from the former champions, Styles and Omos,
but in the end, you've seen it once, you've seen it a million times,
old faithful from The Viper,
the three most devastating letters in sports entertainment,
RKO and New.
["Voices" by Rev Theory playing]
[Jimmy] We didn't know what would happen at all.
We didn't know if it would last.
But one thing we do know,
-it has led to championships… -[Byron laughs]
…for Riddle and Randy Orton.
[Corey] And I don't think a surgeon could remove the smile
from Riddle's face right now.
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] Who thought we'd ever see that?
[Byron] Riddle and Randy Orton now sit atop the tag team division
on Monday Night Raw.
["Voices" by Rev Theory playing]
♪ I see faith has fallen ♪
♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me ♪
[Jimmy] I didn't know a viper could smile, my friends.
-Thank you, thank you. -Thank you.
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They tell me things that I will do ♪
[man whistles]
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me! ♪
♪ Talk to, talk to, talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
[Jimmy] SummerSlam has been absolutely phenomenal so far,
in Las Vegas, Sin City.
We have all been enjoying it.
I know you have, Corey.
I know you've been at the tables just a little.
[Corey] As of right now, I'm up 700 bucks, Jimmy.
It's already a great weekend.
[Jimmy] Scared money doesn't win, but sometimes you got to know when
to lay them down, that's what Doudrop found out the hard way.
I wouldn't do that if I were you.
[enigmatic music playing]
Thank you.
[chuckles]
Honestly, Doudrop, this is like walking up to me
and just slapping me in the face.
Do you have any idea what that feels like?
[crowd booing]
[louder booing]
That's how.
[scoffs]
["Boss It" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Corey] Can you believe it, gentlemen?
Las Vegas, Nevada has never been hotter.
[Jimmy] All we have going on tonight, this is what you're most excited about?
Eva Marie?
-[Byron] Are you surprised, Jimmy? -[Jimmy] Not at all. Not even a bit.
["Boss It" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Corey] Are you not inspired?
If we've learned nothing,
you always, no matter what the circumstance,
always bet on pink.
[Jimmy] That's true. Well, Eva Marie has been confident,
she's been brass,
she's been boisterous, but--
Inspirational.
A thorn in her side has always been, not just Alexa Bliss,
but Lilly and everything around it.
I don't know even how to say it. It's been a thorn in her side.
She's gonna remove that, or try to remove it tonight.
[Byron] I just want to know if Eva Marie truly comprehends
what she is getting involved in here tonight.
[Corey] Why would you doubt Eva's ability to comprehend the situation, Saxton?
Eva Marie has inspired a generation of the WWE Universe.
[Byron] Who are these people? Who are these people
who have been so inspired by Eva Marie?
[Corey] You are surrounded by over 50,000 of them
at this particular moment.
[Jimmy] I'm reading a sign that says she's worse than airport tuna sandwich.
I just… That's what I'm seeing.
-[Byron] That's pretty bad. -[Corey] Yeah, pretty bad.
[crowd cheering]
["The Evil is Mine" by WWE, def rebel playing]
♪ Welcome to my playground ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making her way to the ring, Alexa Bliss.
[Jimmy] And with Lilly in tow, we see Alexa Bliss.
And when, uh… When Lilly is around,
bad things, strange things always seem to follow.
♪ Welcome to my playground ♪
Meet my new friend, Lilly. [chuckles]
[enigmatic music playing]
[ghostly whispers]
[snarls]
[ghostly whispers]
[eerie music playing]
[creepy laughter]
[twinkling music playing]
[enigmatic music playing]
[Corey] This is the difference of the situation.
Lilly winks, people become terrified.
Terrible things happen.
When Eva Marie winks, people become inspired.
Dreams come true.
It's borderline magical, let's be honest.
[Jimmy] It's two different kinds of magic, I'll definitely give you that, Corey.
[Corey] Uh, here's Eva Marie's chance to put her money where her mouth is.
She berated Doudrop,
she ran her down, she physically assaulted Doudrop
because she couldn't obtain control of Lilly.
So now, Eva Marie can prove herself.
She can prove that she can overcome this spooked threat of Alexa Bliss.
["The Evil is Mine" by WWE, def rebel plays]
[Byron] It is spooky. It is unsettling.
[Jimmy] So far, when it comes to in-ring activity,
it has been Doudrop who has done the literal
-and figurative heavy lifting… -[bell rings]
…for Eva Marie. Now she's on her own.
[Corey] Tonight, Eva leads by example.
[crowd chanting] Eva sucks! Eva sucks!
[Jimmy] Well, first move is not going great.
[Corey] She meant to do that.
-[Byron] A warm-up? -[Jimmy] Cat-like agility.
-[Byron] Yeah. Okay. -One!
Two!
[Byron] This time Eva Marie is gonna get it right.
She knows exactly what to do.
Go behind by Bliss.
[Jimmy] Nice switch, but…
-Eva Marie-- -Oh!
[Jimmy] Oh!
Was about to say we got to see what she can do.
-She gets an elbow to the face. -[Byron] Oh!
[Corey] And face-first goes Eva once again.
Guys, I don't like the looks of this.
[Jimmy] She's reacting like that's a new experience for her.
[Byron] I didn't like the looks of this the moment we found out
Eva Marie was gonna face Alexa Bliss.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Jimmy] Alexa Bliss so far drinking up every moment of this.
[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] Thunderous right hand and a knee to the mid-section by Eva Marie.
[Jimmy] First meaningful offense we've seen from her.
[Byron] Okay. I, uh… Eva, stay away.
Stay away, Eva.
[Corey] Uh-oh. Don't do… No. Oh, no.
-[Jimmy] Oh, no. -[crowd booing]
[Byron] What…
[commentators] Whoa!
-[Jimmy] The bravery! -[Byron] Oh my…
[crowd booing]
[Byron] I would not have done that.
[Jimmy] That hasn't worked out well for anyone else.
[Corey] Seems to be working just fine for Eva.
[Eva Marie laughs]
-[Corey] Oh. -[Jimmy] Oh!
[Byron] Oh, no, no, no.
[shrieking]
[Corey] And Alexa Bliss has… has snapped.
[Jimmy] A scream and an attack by Alexa Bliss.
And she is going off on Eva Marie.
[Corey] Bliss has come unglued.
[Eva Marie] Doudrop!
[Byron] Look at Eva Marie, looking for help from Doudrop.
Doudrop can't help you now.
She's mine!
[Corey] Of course Doudrop can help. Oh!
-[Jimmy] To the cover. Leg up! -One! Two!
[Jimmy] Oh! Not over yet.
One thing Eva Marie not doing yet is giving up and laying down.
Doudrop! Doudrop…
[Jimmy] Still looking for help, however.
One situation she has to get herself out of.
[Corey] Listen, Eva Marie has single-handedly
turned Doudrop's life around for the better.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] You see, this is almost… ungrateful behavior.
[Byron] Millions would disagree with that statement.
You can do this. I believe in you.
-Doudrop-- -You can do this.
[Jimmy] Much like my broadcast partner, Corey Graves,
Doudrop believes in Eva Marie.
-Oh! [laughs] -[Byron] Oh my goodness!
[Jimmy] I believe she just went face-first into the rope.
[Byron] Is Eva Marie believing in herself at this point?
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Alexa Bliss perched on the top rope.
[Jimmy] Above what looks like a helpless Eva Marie.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] Twisted Bliss, but nobody home.
[Jimmy] Clutching her knee to the cover.
-Eva Marie. -[Byron] Oh my goodness!
[commentators] Oh!
Close to a huge upset. Back to it!
[Byron] A couple of near falls. I'm shocked.
I thought Eva nearly had Bliss beat.
[Corey] That's what you get for discounting Eva Marie, Saxton.
[Byron] Now Eva just going to waste valuable time here
complaining to the official.
Pay attention!
[Jimmy] Alexa Bliss, the one time she's been hurt,
the one time she's been out of sorts, and Eva Marie did not take advantage.
To the cover. Leg up!
One! Two! Three!
-And that's it! -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Alexa Bliss!
[Byron] Well, Corey, so much for leading by example for Eva Marie.
[Jimmy] Took her eye off the ball momentarily,
and it was all over, Corey.
[Corey] Another massive victory for Alexa Bliss.
I just hope Eva's okay. I mean,
she's got photoshoots scheduled all week.
-And she's-- -[Byron] Why don't you go ask her?
Why don't you put your headset down and go ask Eva if she's okay?
[Jimmy] Upset not with Alexa Bliss but with Doudrop at the moment.
[Byron] You got to be kidding me.
Eva always plays the blame game. It's never Eva's fault.
There's always somebody else.
["The Evil is Mine" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Corey] Doudrop requesting a microphone.
And the loser of this match is…
Eva Marie!
[Jimmy laughs]
[Byron] Very well done, Doudrop. Very well done.
Doudrop!
[Jimmy] The crowd appreciating this turnaround.
-[Corey] How ungrateful can one person be? -[Byron laughs]
-What-- -[Corey] And now insult to injury?
-[Byron] All right! Go ahead. -[Eva Marie shouting]
[Jimmy laughs]
[Byron] We just needed confirmation that Eva lost the match, that's all.
You're ruining it! You…
[Jimmy] No problem with that. [cackles]
Doudrop soaking it in.
[Byron] Corey, you were right. Doudrop learned how to put it on herself,
much like Eva Marie.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Probably does it better than Eva.
[Corey] Shut up, Saxton.
[Jimmy] Not just pinned, not just losing,
-but watching her protégé… -Can you believe that?
…walk away with her robe on.
[Eva Marie] I made her! I made her!
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[narrator] Feeling good is easy at wweshop.com.
[crowd cheering]
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
[Corey] It is the biggest party of the summer here in Las Vegas.
And of course, all the stars are out,
including the host of Access Hollywood and Saved by the Bell on Peacock.
He's a long-time WWE fan.
Mario Lopez is in the house.
Yes, yes, long, long-time WWE fan.
all the way back to the WWE days
as you can tell by my Hart Foundation shirt right here.
I am so fired up to be at SummerSlam.
This is such an incredible event here at beautiful Allegiant Stadium.
And I am honored to introduce to you the new Raw Tag Team Champions, RK-Bro!
Get over here, Riddle, Randy Orton, man.
[crowd cheering]
Gentlemen, congratulations.
A lot of people never thought, uh, we'd see this again,
the return of RK-Bro.
How are you feeling right now?
Well, I'll tell you what, Mario,
I said RK-Bro was back last Monday night on Raw,
and I generally mean what I say…
-Of course. Of course. -Generally.
Basically, here it is, man. It's gonna be smooth sailin'
from here on out, for me and my partner
because we're going to use, each and every night,
the three most destructive letters in sports entertainment…
RK…
[crowd] Bro!
Bro? Bro?
-Yeah. -Bro.
[crowd cheering]
Uh…
Okay, Randy has spoken. Riddle?
Hey, that's just Viper code for "Riddle's my new best friend."
If you thought Randy was excited tonight,
wait till you see his face when he sees the surprise
I have in store for him at Monday Night Raw, bro.
-Oh. -Yeah.
You gonna give us a tease? What do you mean?
Come on, baby, you know I can't do that.
-But, hey, I'll catch you later, bro. -I'll catch you later, bro.
[chuckles]
Very nice.
[Byron] Something tells me Riddle would've spent a lot of time in Belding's office.
[Jimmy] I can't wait to find out what the surprise is tomorrow… Monday.
["Infamy" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Jimmy] A guy looking for a surprise tonight, Damian Priest.
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the United States Championship!
Introducing first, from New York City, weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Jimmy] This has been brewing for a long time.
He wants that United States Championship opportunity
at the expense of Sheamus.
But it's not the first time they've had to collide in the ring.
[Corey] Last Monday, Championship Contenders match on Monday Night Raw,
Sheamus would unfortunately lose his protective face mask mid-match.
Damian Priest would take advantage of the situation
and bring the fight to the United States Champion.
-Boom! The Reckoning. -[crowd cheering]
-[crowd] One, two, three! -Three seconds later, Damian Priest
would earn the biggest opportunity of his young WWE career,
which is about to go down in moments.
-Can-- -My nose!
He rebroke my nose!
I want a doctor!
[Corey] Can Priest maintain this momentum?
Because guys, he has been red-hot since prior to WrestleMania.
[Byron] Ever since Damian Priest showed up on Monday Night Raw,
he said, "I want my name to stand the test of time."
If Damian Priest can capture the United States Championship here tonight,
he is one step closer to that goal.
["Infamy" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] And I believe he will get it
if there was nothing standing in his way,
but he has done everything to antagonize
the physical presence, the champion that is Sheamus.
He's worked hard to get under his skin.
-Will it pay off? -[Byron] That's the question.
[Corey] If anybody's ready, it's Damian Priest.
Look at the… the ethos on the back of his jacket,
"Work hard, play harder, live forever."
["Hellfire" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Jimmy] He has to be prepared to work hard tonight to overcome this man,
our United States Champion.
[announcer] …from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds,
he is the United States Champion,
Sheamus!
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] I must admit, in my day, gentlemen,
I've seen a lot of broken noses in a lot of different matches.
I have rarely seen someone blow the blood out onto their chest
and keep going as if nothing happened.
That's what happened when Sheamus broke his nose mid-match.
This guy is all heart, all guts. He never quits.
[Corey] Sheamus, the very proud United States Champion,
quite honestly, lives to fight.
This is what Sheamus lives for,
a big stage, a big fight, high stakes in Las Vegas,
biggest party of the summer.
-It is about to go down. -[screams]
[Byron] My question in this match, my question is,
what is the temperament of Sheamus?
We saw it on Monday Night, you know, how Priest was able to cause Sheamus
to be a bit unrattled, unsettled,
getting into the head of the United States Champion.
[Corey] Sheamus was simply a little too eager this past Monday, Saxton.
Sheamus has been salivating
at the thought of being able to get his hands on Damian Priest
to right the wrongs of the past.
[Byron] And what has he told you about the rest of the roster, Corey,
those who want to take that title? They got no heart, right?
[Corey] No doubt about it.
Sheamus always looking for a fight,
happy to back up his own words.
And The Celtic Warrior with the opportunity to do just that
for the United States Championship.
-Let's go ring the bell! -[bell rings]
[Jimmy] The last time these two squared off, Sheamus reinjuring that nose.
But will that be a factor in the fight or will that motivate him?
'Cause, my God, he was upset.
[Corey] Listen, I think Damian Priest needs to hope he got deep enough
under the skin of the United States Champion.
-How about this past Monday on Raw… Oh! -[Jimmy] Oh!
…when Priest won his match, utilizing the Brogue Kick,
Sheamus's signature maneuver.
[Byron] It was a smart strategy to cause some mental turbulence for Sheamus.
That's why, again, question the temperament,
the mindset of Sheamus in this matchup.
[Jimmy] Sheamus getting on our table
and yelling and screaming at Damian Priest.
We've seen before, people want titles,
they make the champ a little too angry.
Will that be a factor?
-[Byron] At this point, Priest… -[Jimmy] Oh!
…not trying anything spectacular,
very simple mat-based activity at this point.
[Sheamus grunts]
Drop toehold takedown by The Celtic Warrior.
[Jimmy] And that shoulder lock's simple until you're in it, then it is terrible.
[Corey] Heading into this, Damian Priest was really passionate
about the reasons why he wanted to face Sheamus,
not only to become United States Champion,
but because of who Sheamus has been, a guy who's brutalized people from behind,
-taking shortcuts. That-- -[Jimmy] Oh!
…rubbed Priest the wrong way.
[Jimmy] He says, "I'm a bully. Call me a bully, it's fine."
-"That's what I do." -[Corey] How about looking at it this way?
Sheamus is one of the most decorated Superstars in WWE history.
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] If Damian Priest truly wants to live forever,
it's a good first step by knocking off someone the caliber of Sheamus.
[Byron] That's very true. Does he have the skills to do it?
-Sheamus… Oh! -[Jimmy] Oh!
Looks great in matches with Ricochet recently,
but in Damian Priest, he's fighting a different kind of animal.
[Corey] I think Sheamus got rocked by the right hand.
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] Priest got all of it, right on the jaw of the champion.
[grunts]
[Jimmy] Look at that suplex.
-For the cover! -[Byron] Priest, end it here!
[Jimmy] Not quite yet. You see the physicality,
the ability to go toe-to-toe with Sheamus.
I don't see anyone doing that since he faced Drew McIntyre, maybe.
That's the last time we saw someone
who could physically go toe-to-toe with Sheamus.
[Corey] Damian Priest has not had an easy life. The guy… Oh!
[Sheamus grunts]
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Sheamus now from the outside.
Priest has had… Oh! …an incredibly turbulent life.
I mean, his wheelhouse is the underground, and the night clubs,
and the, I don't want to say, the dregs of society,
-but he came up the hard way. -[Jimmy] Whoa!
-[Corey] God! -[crowd cheers]
Nasty landing for both men.
-One! -Priest took Sheamus out, but…
-His back is hurt. -I think the challenger bounced.
[Corey] Let's take a look at this.
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Priest is 6'5", 250.
[Byron] Yeah, but Priest landed nastily on his hip.
[Jimmy] He's hiding it, but he's hurt.
[Corey] Yeah. It could affect your sciatic nerve.
Priest certainly walking a little gingerly.
-[Jimmy] That could affect everything. -One!
[Jimmy] That may have been taking a bad risk
-at the wrong time for Damian Priest. -[grunts]
[Corey] That's why they call them high-risk maneuvers.
-Priest now has his legs back… -Oh!
…under him, and another right hand.
[Jimmy] Firing away.
-Don't expect him to quit. -Oh, no.
-[Corey] Oh, boy. -[Jimmy] Oh my God!
[groans]
[Byron] I think Damian Priest's United States Title dreams
-might have just been put on hold. -Are you not entertained?
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Watch this impact and listen.
-[loud clanking] -[crowd groans]
[Corey] The ring post connected right between the shoulder blades of Priest.
[Jimmy] Why is he champion?
His ability to take advantage of any weakness in an opponent.
Your back's hurt? I'll give you a little bit more of it.
[Corey] Yes, and the fact that Sheamus is one of the toughest men
to walk the planet Earth, okay? Let's be honest with ourselves.
[Byron] Sheamus is a bully, he's a straight-up bully,
and he would do anything and everything to get an advantage.
[Corey] Saxton, you sound like you spent a lot
-of your high school career in a locker. -Can't confirm that.
[Sheamus screams]
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Belly-to-back suplex,
Sheamus continuing to focus his attack on the back of his opponent.
[Jimmy] All the momentum with the champ on his back,
still in it, still fighting.
You still see that heart in Damian Priest, but look at this, Corey.
[Corey] Sheamus is a veteran. Sheamus sense the weakness,
sense that even for a moment, Priest was favoring his back.
So what does the champion do?
He attacks it. It's brilliant strategy by the United States Champion.
[Jimmy] Oh, this crowd at SummerSlam loving this match,
and Sheamus big smile on his face.
[Corey] And Sheamus has done a great job of somehow eliminating
the over 50,000 fans surrounding the ring from this matchup.
They've had virtually no effect on being able to get behind Priest.
-[Byron] Priest one step slow… -[Jimmy] Oh!
…because of all the damage that continues to be done to the lower back.
[crowd booing]
[Byron] The physique of the United States Champion.
[Jimmy] Look at that confidence, posing in the middle of a match.
[Byron] No question, Sheamus is always in immaculate shape.
[Jimmy] One way traffic so far.
Look what he's saying to Damian Priest,
"You thought you were a challenge to me?"
-"I don't think so." -[Byron] This could be a mistake,
valuable time right now being wasted by Sheamus.
[Corey] Sheamus isn't even saying that to Damian Priest, guys.
Sheamus is saying that to everybody that's watching what's happening right now.
The other guys in the locker room, people on SmackDown, all over the world,
Sheamus is letting everybody know
that the United States Championship is his for a reason.
Not in my league! Not in my league!
[Byron] This is Damian Priest's first championship opportunity
and Priest had to know this was going to be a physically brutalizing battle
to overcome Sheamus.
[Jimmy] That's what he wanted, that's what he expected,
and that's what he's in now.
[Corey] Look at the movement of Damian Priest,
even trying to get his legs underneath himself.
Just now, his legs are a little wobbly.
Priest might have a serious problem.
[Jimmy] Yeah, it's a serious problem. Not only his back, but a man named Sheamus
in the ring with him right now, not letting up at all.
-[grunts] -[Corey] All the way up.
-[Jimmy] Oh, this might be it. Whoa! What? -[Byron] Nice counter!
[Corey] Great counter by Priest.
Not often you see someone 6'5" execute a hurricanrana.
[Byron] It speaks to the versatility of Damian Priest.
[Jimmy] Off the powerbomb, a beautiful counter,
but Sheamus right back on the offensive, and this could be it.
One! Two!
[Jimmy groans]
[Byron] Not a whole lot at all behind that kick-out for Damian Priest.
[Jimmy] That was more of a shrug than a kick-out, Byron.
[Byron] Right now, Damian Priest is in survival mode.
[Jimmy] And Sheamus couldn't be loving it anymore.
[Corey] The Celtic Warrior savoring the moment,
the bright lights, the big stage.
[Jimmy] Taking his time and fixing his hair before the assault.
-[Sheamus growls] -[Jimmy groans]
-One, two, three… -Smile!
[Corey] A little Dublin smile for Mr. Priest.
[Byron] Adding insult to injury.
[Jimmy] All the fans, all the media in attendance,
all the cameras.
[Corey] And Priest desperately trying to fight his way out of the clutches
of the champion.
[Byron] That was having little effect on Sheamus.
[Jimmy] Let's face it, Sheamus is trying to make this
a humiliating experience for Damian Priest,
trying to tell everyone, to your point, Corey,
"Don't come in here and try to take this gold, it's not gonna work."
[crowd booing]
[Corey] The Celtic Warrior denying Allegiant Stadium of their sing-along.
[Byron] Remember, high-stakes opportunity for Damian Priest,
who, thus far, up to this point in his career has been undefeated
in singles action.
You see this?
He ain't worthy of the United States Champion.
You're not worthy of the United States Champion.
[Corey] And, Saxton, you don't think that Sheamus came into this matchup
realizing the opportunity, another notch in his own belt,
he could be the first one to knock off Priest
-in singles competition? -[Jimmy] Oh, whoa, whoa!
[commentators] Oh!
[Byron] Priest has other plans.
[Jimmy] Tornado DDT, but does he have the energy to follow up on it?
[Byron] That's the question right now.
Does Damian Priest have enough in the tank to capitalize?
[Corey] Take another look at this. Caught The Celtic Warrior off-guard.
Priest… Oh, into the tornado DDT,
planted the champion, and now Priest showing signs of life.
[Byron] With resolve on the face of the challenger,
trying to will himself back into this match.
[Jimmy] If Sheamus thought Damian Priest was gonna lay down, or give up,
he is very much mistaken, he knows it now.
[Corey] Big right hands right in the mush from the challenger,
and a clothesline rocked Sheamus.
Second one sends him down.
[Byron] And now you feel that shift of momentum in favor of Damian Priest.
[Jimmy] For the first time, Sheamus on his heels. Oh!
[Corey] Guys, I'm telling you, I could see it in the way Priest is moving,
he was a half a step slower than usual.
Priest's back is bothering him.
[Jimmy] Oh! I think "bothering him" is being generous.
I'm surprised he's still walking after the damage he's taken.
[Byron] I'm surprised Priest is on the top rope right now.
[Corey] Maybe not the wisest decision Damian Priest can make.
[Jimmy] Oh!
-The kick connects, the champion is down. -[Jimmy] To the cover!
One! Two!
-[Corey] Oh! -[Jimmy] Oh, I thought we would see
a title change right there. Sheamus knocked on yet.
[Byron] That was the best chance Priest had this entire match
to put Sheamus away.
[Corey] Unfortunately for Damian, it might've been his final chance,
that might've been the last gasp effort from the challenger.
[Jimmy] Thought he might give up on those high-risk moves. Nope!
He's still willing to do anything to win, that's why he's still in this match.
Gonna set up the Reckoning.
Nope.
[Byron] Sheamus has too much left in the tank.
The United States Champion just too powerful, too tough.
[Jimmy] It looks like he's trying to finish this one with an exclamation point.
He climbs the top rope.
[Byron] About to go airborne as well.
[Corey] Oh, Priest now up to his feet.
-[Corey] No. -[Byron] This is not gonna end well…
for Sheamus.
[Jimmy] Oh! Whoa!
-[Corey] Brilliant! -[Byron] I spoke too soon.
-[Corey] Brilliant. -[Jimmy] What a counter!
[Corey] And now the champion on the top.
[Jimmy] Oh!
Clothesline on Damian Priest who is on rubber legs right now.
[Corey] Alabama Slam!
-Cover by the champion. -[Jimmy] This got to be it.
-Two! -[Jimmy] This'll do it.
[commentators] Oh!
[Byron] Priest is still in it.
[Corey] This was moments ago,
Sheamus with the wherewithal on the top rope to reverse
and then this exclamation point,
-whipping Priest into the canvas… -One, two…
but the challenger survives.
[Jimmy] You can't believe it, I can't believe it.
[Byron] But the champion trying to figure out
what else has he got to do to put Priest away?
Who do you think you are? Huh?
Who do you think you are, fella?
-Huh? -[grunts]
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[grunts]
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Did you hear that headbutt?
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Are you kidding me?
[Jimmy] I felt that headbutt.
[Corey] What a sickening thud.
[Jimmy] We felt that mask, it is solid steel.
[Byron] Looks like Sheamus is about ready to end this,
about ready to end the championship hopes of Damian Priest.
[crowd booing]
Fella!
[Jimmy] Brogue Kick coming!
[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] Priest beats Sheamus to the kick.
-[Byron] All the way up! -[Corey] South of Heaven!
[Jimmy] What a turnaround this would be!
-One! Two! -[referee] Two!
-[commentators] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Wow, so close.
[Corey] Listen if you can, turn up the volume on your television.
Listen to the impact.
-[Jimmy] Boom! -[Corey] Oh! My goodness!
It was… It was even gnarlier in real time,
and then Priest literally beating the champion to the kick,
-thunderous sit-out chokeslam. -[crowd cheering]
But The Celtic Warrior fights on.
[Jimmy] Both of these Superstars have been battered, they've been hurt,
but they continue to slug away at one another.
[Byron] You feel a sense of urgency now from Damian Priest.
[Corey] But I don't know if Priest's back can handle the weight,
the full weight of Sheamus.
[Jimmy] Tried to lift him, couldn't get it.
[commentators] Oh!
-[Corey] Good night! -[Jimmy] It's got to be over now.
-One, two… -One, two!
-[commentators] Oh! -[crowd cheering]
-[Byron] My oh my! -What?
[Byron] Priest still has life.
[Jimmy] And Sheamus is furious!
That was a two-count.
[Jimmy] How was this not the end, Corey? Explain it to me.
[Corey] I don't have an answer. I witnessed it with my own eyes,
and I still can't believe it.
The knee connected flush on the jaw of Priest,
who somehow, someway kicked out.
[Jimmy] Setting up the cloverleaf.
If I can't pin him, maybe I can submit him.
[Corey] This could be catastrophic for the lower back of Damian Priest.
This is a great move by Sheamus, if he can finish it.
-[Jimmy] Oh, he's got him cradled. -One, two…
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Jimmy] Still dangerous is Damian Priest.
The roll-up to the leglock.
[both scream]
[Byron] Sheamus has, I believe, the heel hook. I…
-[Jimmy] Looks like a heel hook to me. -[sobs]
[Corey] Priest not able to reach the bottom rope.
-[screams] -[Byron] He's desperately reaching.
-[screams] -[Jimmy] The inverted heel hook
is the absolute worst.
He's got to get to the rope.
[Corey] This is shredding the challenger's knee, moment by moment.
[Byron] Oh, you just see the agony, you can feel it from Damian Priest.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Can Priest hang on?
[Jimmy] Not just hang on, can he get out?
[Byron] The defiant stare in the face
-of the United States Champion. -[Jimmy] Oh, no, no, no, no!
Oh, yes!
[Corey] A little déjà vu, gentlemen.
The mask has been removed.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Cover up, Sheamus.
[Jimmy] Trying to protect his battered nose.
[Sheamus screams]
[Jimmy] He's got to get back in this, 'cause right now, it's all Damian Priest.
[Byron] Face-first, go Sheamus.
[Jimmy] Oh!
-[Damian Priest screams] -[Corey] The champion is down.
Sheamus's mask… Sheamus's face could be shattered after that kick.
[Jimmy] Reckoning! Face-down he goes.
-[Byron] Priest, do it! -[crowd] One, two, three!
-We have a new United States Champion! -[bell rings]
["Infamy" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, and the new United States Champion,
Damian Priest!
[Byron] As bleak and as hopeless as it seemed during this match,
Damian Priest found a way to gut it out
and capture his first championship here in WWE.
[Corey] It was a hell of a fight from start to finish.
Both men are gonna be hurting for the next few days.
But right now, it is Damian Priest's moment,
and let's see how it all went down.
The closing moments.
Priest ripping the protective mask off the face of the champion, Sheamus.
Delivering a kick right between The Celtic Warrior's eyes,
and the Reckoning dragging Sheamus face-first in the center of the ring.
And Damien Priest wants to live forever.
Las Vegas, Nevada, Allegiant Stadium,
Priest just took a giant leap toward immortality.
[Jimmy] His greatest performance on his biggest stage,
and he is now our United States Champion.
An incredible performance.
Well-deserved victory for Damian Priest.
["Infamy" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[whistles]
[narrator] Product not yet rated.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Michael] It has been quite the SummerSlam weekend.
Last night's Friday Night SmackDown was in Phoenix.
Tonight, SummerSlam, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas,
over 50,000 WWE fans in attendance.
And tomorrow night in Orlando, it's NXT Takeover.
[Pat] Takeovers always deliver.
The party's gonna be stacked from top to bottom.
-I can't wait to watch Adam Cole lose. -At ringside,
Michael Cole and Pat McAfee from Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
Coming up next,
it's all about the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.
The Usos defending against Rey Mysterio and his son Dominik.
Now, Rey and Dominik were once the first-ever
father-son tag team champions in WWE history.
But over the past couple of weeks, Dominik's got a bit overzealous
as Rey Mysterio's try to deliver some tough love to his son
in order to get the tag titles back.
[Pat] There's still a learning curve happening for Dominik Mysterio.
He's had nothing but success.
Last night, tries to help his dad out.
OG Official Charles Robinson says,
"No, no, you can't do the same move you did a couple of weeks ago."
Following The Usos doing the same thing.
Rey gets distracted, ends up losing all momentum,
and the match went… Uso takes to the sky.
There's a lot in the line.
We hope the Mysterios are on the same page,
but the seven-time tag team champs are rolling into SummerSlam.
-[panting] -We're good?
I just wanted to say I'm sorry about last night.
-I was just pumped on the-- -Mijo, mijo, hey, stop.
What happened last night is in the past.
You can't get distracted, and I need you to focus right now.
Remember what I always tell you,
we fight the fight that's in front of us every day.
We never quit.
That's the Mysterio way.
Now, are you ready to bring back those tag titles to our familia?
I'm ready. Let's do it.
[speaking Spanish]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Rey and Dominik fired up.
They want the SmackDown Tag Team Titles back.
["Booyaka 619" by P.O.D. playing]
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka 619 ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka 619 ♪
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Introducing the challengers,
the team of Dominik and Rey Mysterio!
[Michael] Rey Mysterio getting a ride to the ring
on the back of his son, Dominik,
for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship Match here tonight.
And ladies and gentlemen, this match is brought to you by Cerveza Victoria,
a proudly Mexican beer since 1865 and proud partner, Rey Mysterio.
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka 619 ♪
♪ Booyaka, Booyaka, Rey Mysterio! Booyaka, Booyaka ♪
-[Pat] Popping cerveza to-- -[Michael] You should try that.
[Pat] I will. I will probably love it,
some cerveza at SummerSlam, the Mysterio family.
It's a beautiful night.
[Michael] I was actually talking about the augmented mask.
[Pat] Oh, yeah. Any mask to cover my face would be for the better.
I was talking about the beer. But Dominik and Rey had been very impressive,
been on different pages the last couple of weeks.
Massive stage here against a legendary tag team.
["Done With That" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[announcer] And their opponents, at a combined weight of 479 pounds,
they are the SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
[Michael] Hey, Pat, we talked to the tag team champions earlier today.
They explained they're wearing the lei around their necks
on the way to the ring.
It's because The Bloodline is complete.
The Usos are the tag champs, and of course, The Head of the Table,
the head of the family, Roman Reigns, is the Universal Champion
defending against John Cena later tonight.
[Pat] The Bloodline is fully draped in gold yet again.
It was Roman's plan all along.
Took a little bit for Jimmy after rehab to buy in.
And now, The Usos, seven-time champs,
Roman Reigns, Universal Champion, running the show.
[Michael] So, Pat, question, what does Rey and Dominik have to do to knock off
the seven-time tag champ tonight and win back the SmackDown gold?
[Pat] In the motivational speech that Rey gave to Dominik backstage there,
he said, "We will never quit."
"What happened in the past doesn't matter."
"We got to be in the moment right now."
I think they have to show incredible grit, toughness,
because the savage Usos are gonna be coming with pain.
[Michael] And the thing about Jimmy and Jey Uso,
this isn't the same Uso tag team a couple of years ago.
This is a completely revamped tag team,
new attitude, a lot of it coming down, of course, with cousin Roman Reigns,
but very aggressive and much different attitude from Jimmy and Jey.
[Pat] I think they finally realized what they are.
-Ring the bell! -[Pat] And that's The Bloodline in WWE.
[Michael] Jimmy Uso is starting things off against Rey Mysterio here tonight.
Rey looks to strike quick and put this one away.
And Mysterio now, sending Jimmy Uso into the second rope.
Could be 619 time.
And Jimmy Uso rolling out of harm's way.
[Pat] Rey Mysterio starting fast here.
[Michael] Oh, and a basement dropkick.
[referee] Hey, come on!
[Michael] And there's Jey Uso who runs into Dominik.
And Dominik now sends Jey outside,
who lands on his brother, and the Mysterios in control.
Dominik legal.
-And Rey, baseball slide! -[groans]
[Pat] Two Usos on the end of that slide.
[Michael] And now, Dominik Mysterio gonna fly in his own right,
taking out Jimmy and Jey, and the Mysterios on the same page
to kick off this match tonight.
[Pat] Baseball slide, springboard from Dominik.
[Michael] And Dominik now top rope, slipped a bit but didn't matter.
-Here's the cover now. -One, two…
Is it enough to put Jimmy away, and a kick-out at two.
[Pat] The Mysterios are fired up. They want to get their titles back.
[Michael] We talked a lot about Dominik the past couple of weeks.
Dominik, very, very confident.
Winning the tag titles the first time around,
really instilled a lot of confidence into Dominik Mysterio.
[Pat] There's no reason that Dominik
-shouldn't be confident. -[Michael] Look at this.
Dominik paying homage to the late great Eddie Guerrero,
who he considered as close as an uncle as Dominik was growing up.
Looking for the Three Amigos now. Tag was made.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Jey and Jimmy grew up watching the Three Amigos
just like everybody else.
"Viva la raza," says Dominik Mysterio.
[Michael] Pat, Jey Uso now… And there you see, Jey,
he is the legal man.
Dominik did not realize the tag was made,
and he slammed into the barricade.
[Pat] Shoulders shimmying, feeling himself a little bit, very confident.
And The Usos took advantage of Dominik, maybe a little bit distracted.
[Rey Mysterio] Gotta go, son!
-Three! -[Michael] Now, Jey Uso back in the ring.
As you take another look, Jey, again, the legal man,
driving Dominik face-first off the barricade.
[Pat] And his face awkwardly there.
[Michael] Oh, and now off the ring post!
-And Dominik hit hard. -No Eddie over here.
-Ain't no Eddie over here! -[referee] Four!
[Pat] Rest in peace, Eddie. He's not here, but…
[Michael] And again, bang! Right off the post for Dominik.
[Pat] Dominik's face has been a catcher's mitt of problems so far here.
This is for your dad!
[Pat] A barricade, a post.
That's your daddy!
-Huh? -Come on, Dom.
[Michael] Now, the trash talking and the psychological warfare…
[grunts]
…telling Dominik, "Reach for your daddy. Try to make a tag."
-Come on! -This!
[Pat] A lot of tag teams in WWE
saw Dominik show up and become the champion.
A lot of people want to knock him down a couple notches.
[Michael] It has been quite the weekend in Las Vegas.
We are over 50,000 WWE fans
in attendance tonight for SummerSlam, Allegiant Stadium, home of the Raiders.
Dom! Come on!
[Michael] And this is for the SmackDown Tag Team Titles.
The Usos defending against legendary Rey Mysterio
and his son, Dominik. Tag made. Here comes Jimmy.
And the brothers working like a well-oiled machine,
double team now.
-[Pat] Backbreaker. -[Michael] Oh!
And Dominik…
Is that gonna be enough?
[Pat] I don't think The Usos want it to be enough.
Number one trend in the United States,
obviously, the biggest party of the summer,
#SummerSlam.
You're watching The Usos go to work on Dominik right now.
-[Michael] And again… -Reach for him!
-Come on! -Reach for him!
[Michael] Jimmy Uso yelling at Dominik,
preventing him from making a tag to his father. There's a headbutt.
[Dominik groans]
[Michael] Cover to retain the SmackDown gold,
and a kick-out by Dominik at two.
[Pat] Dominik does have that Mysterio grit,
will kick out when it looks like he's just about lifeless.
[groans]
[indistinct conversation]
[Michael] The official sending Rey Mysterio, Jessika Carr,
sending Rey Mysterio back out to the apron.
Rey, of course, getting a bit antsy,
concerned about the health and well-being of his son, Dominik.
Rey has admitted, Pat,
it's a struggle to be in these matches with his son.
Of course, he wants to be competitive, wants Dominik be competitive,
but he's worried about Dominik's safety at times.
[Pat] Yeah, he said he's much more nervous now
than he has ever been in his entire career.
Worried about his son who just delivered a right and a left
-and a right to The Usos. -[Michael] And Dominik
fighting out of the corner!
Dominik… Oh my God, what an uppercut!
-[crowd cheering] -Huh!
[Pat] You could hear that in Reno!
You heard that, right?
[Pat] Everybody heard that!
[Michael] This is incredible.
Boom! What an uppercut.
Go on to your dad!
[Michael] Dominik may have a broken jaw after that.
[Pat] He started that thing in his shin.
The wind up was heavy, hadouken to Dominik's face!
[Michael] And now, Jey Uso in control,
suplex to Dominik and a release.
And The Usos realize, "Yeah, this is our match,
this is our night, these are our titles."
-[crowd booing] -[Jimmy Uso] Let's go, Uce!
[Pat] Holding up one finger to the sky.
-Huh? -Yo!
-He's not on our level! -No!
-He's not on our level. -[Jimmy Uso] No!
[Michael] If you're Dominik, what's going through your head?
You're getting screamed at, yelled at,
you're told you're not on their level, you're beaten up, you're getting punished.
-Oh, and another suplex. -[moaning]
-[Pat] I see what they're doing. That's… -[Jimmy Uso] Uso!
[crowd booing]
[Pat] That was two suplexes.
You see, I fear…
I fear that there's a little…
"what comes around goes around, viva la raza" moment happening here.
-What you gonna do? -[Rey Mysterio] Dom!
[Pat] These Usos do not care…
Tryin' to get to your daddy?
-…at all. -Huh?
[Rey Mysterio speaking Spanish]
-Vamonos! Vamonos! -[speaking Spanish]
-Tag! Tag! -[groans]
[Michael] And just as Dominik was an arm's length away,
yanked back to the middle of the ring by Jey.
[Pat] I do not speak Spanish, but, oh…
I mean, the disrespect, times…
-[grunts] -…three almost!
Dominik says, "No way!"
[Michael] Dominik, counter… Oh my goodness!
Nice neckbreaker counter by Dominik Mysterio,
the question is, can he get to his dad?
Can he make the tag to Rey Mysterio?
He is a long way away.
-[Pat] Rey Mysterio antsy to get in here. -This is it!
[Pat] Wants the titles back around the Mysterios' waists.
[Jimmy Uso] Come on! Come on!
[Pat] Long way to go for Dominik.
The crowd wants to see Rey.
[Michael] Tag! Tag!
And Jimmy and Rey are legal!
And here comes Rey Mysterio!
The biggest little man in the history of WWE,
former World Champion, Royal Rumble winner.
Mysterio, second rope, Springboard Moonsault,
caught by Jimmy.
Thought he was caught, but he planted him!
Cover by Rey to retain…
-to regain the titles! -Two!
[Michael] Kick-out at two!
What a counter by Mysterio.
[Pat] Rey Mysterio knows that he could potentially be caught at any time,
always has a move to even the odds.
[Michael] Rey, top rope. Rey Mysterio top rope.
Jimmy's in trouble. Jimmy back to his feet.
Mysterio with the Senton.
Jey blasted off the apron,
and Jimmy from behind, rolling up Rey, who rolls through,
and a kick right to the shoulder.
Oh, and a Superkick!
Cover!
-One, two! -[Michael] To retain!
Rey kicks out.
[Pat] I feared that was it for the luchador legend.
-Jimmy Uso, bare force, jaw. -[Michael] Bang!
[Pat] Geez!
-Tag! -[Pat] Clean and stiff.
Right on the button.
[Michael] The ruthless Usos…
stalking Mysterio.
And Rey though, oh, sending Jimmy outside the ring.
And now, Jey Uso…
kick down low to the midsection.
[Jey Uso groans]
Rey with a kick of his own, stunning Jey.
Mysterio, second rope and lands into a kick.
And now, Jey Uso realizing his opportunity,
top rope, Uso Splash!
-Cover, hook of the leg… -One, two!
…and Rey Mysterio kicks out at two.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Jey hit all of that.
-Two taps… -What you need?
[Pat] From the clouds in the desert,
Jey Uso.
One, two!
[Michael] And Rey at two and a half,
manages to stay in this match.
[Pat] The SmackDown Tag Team Titles…
are on the line.
-The Bloodline, Usos and the Mysterios. -Tag!
[Michael] Tag made, Jimmy's now legal.
[Pat] Sacrificing everything in the middle of Allegiant Stadium.
[Michael] And Dominik, Dominik into the ring,
looking to pick Jey off.
And now the two men fight on the apron.
Dominik, what's he planning to do here?
I thought he was gonna look for a suplex
and Dominik paid for it.
Meanwhile, Jimmy Uso, top rope,
went for the Uso Splash, nobody home,
Mysterio rolls out of harm's way, and Rey's got a chance.
[Pat] Even though Dominik ended up on the wrong end of it,
the distraction helped his dad.
[Michael] Jimmy in position.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] 619! -[Michael] Connecting!
[crowd cheering]
-[thwacks] -[Michael] And now a big kick.
And now, Rey Mysterio heading up top.
[Pat] Fifty thousand people on their feet.
[Michael] For Eddie! Splash!
Oh, got his knees up.
Jimmy countered with knees to the ribs, kick to the face.
Tag. Jey's legal.
Double team by The Usos,
double Superkick. Rey's out.
[Pat] Superkick sandwich on Rey Mysterio's face.
[Michael] Jey to the top rope.
Splash to the spine!
Cover!
-One, two! -[Michael] Hooks the leg!
-The Usos retain the titles. -[bell rings]
["Done With That" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, and still…
the SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos!
["Done With That" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Michael] Great performance by Jimmy and Jey Uso here tonight,
a dominant performance over the game Mysterios.
[Pat] The Mysterios have grit.
They have incredible talent.
But in this current moment,
on this SummerSlam night,
The Usos are at the top of their game,
and they're untouchable when they are acting as such.
[Michael] Rey and Dominik will have to wait another day
for another opportunity at the SmackDown gold.
But The Bloodline remains intact.
Jimmy and Jey Uso, still your SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
["Done With That" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[screams]
["Hot Summer" playing]
♪ Come on! Hot summer! That's right ♪
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♪ Not a pot is boiling, that's scorchin' ♪
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[narrator] Feeling good is easy at wweshop.com.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] We're at SummerSlam in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium,
and the stars are out, including the star of the movie The Card Counter,
and founder of the She Ready Foundation,
please welcome, Tiffany Haddish.
I'm having a blast here at the SummerSlam,
but I'm not the only one having a blast.
First-time national champion,
Damian Priest is here. Hey.
What's up? Congratulations on your first WWE Championship.
How do you feel? What's going on with you?
Tiffany, thank you for that. I feel amazing. SummerSlam.
You know I'm not a big fan of bullies, I think everybody knows that.
Sheamus is a bully, so it makes it sweeter to take this from him.
I know this is not like winning a gold medal.
But from the little boiler that I'm from,
-that little town in New York City… -Mm-hm.
[sighs] …this is just as good.
You know? And I know for all the haters out there,
that this is not the land of opportunity,
-this is proof that it is. -Mm-hm.
And I got my opportunity, and I didn't miss.
And I am now the new United States Champion.
-That's right! -[chuckles] It's good.
That's right, congratulations.
[electric guitar music plays]
[Pat gasps] From an incredible interview to this?
Let's go!
[electric guitar riff]
[Pat] Yeah.
[crowd cheers]
Hey, SummerSlam!
-[Pat] That's right, Boogs. -[crowd cheering]
My name's Rick…
Boogs!
And this little musical interlude is so we can all rock
with the one true king of WWE,
as well as the brand-new Intercontinental Champion.
King Nakamura!
[Pat] I don't think there's anybody else on Earth that can hit that note.
[electric guitar riff]
["The Rising Sun" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Pat] Whoo!
[Pat] This is amazing!
[Michael] What is he doing?
Not again.
[Pat] Have you ever felt lightning before, Michael Cole?
[Michael] I don't know what I'm feeling right now.
[Pat] Ooh!
[Michael] I knew I was in Vegas with that dance.
[Pat] Hey, you see them hips like Elvis, huh?
[screams]
["The Rising Sun" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Pat] They're celebrating the hell out of the king!
[Michael] Oh, no. Not--
We all wore white!
We did it on purpose!
Look how good we look!
-[Michael] Oh, not everybody. -[Pat laughs]
Whoo!
[Pat] Whoo!
Whoo!
I don't know if the table's strong enough.
[Michael] Well, uh, anyway, celebrating the Intercontinental Champion,
King Nakamura, well, coming up next,
it is all about the SmackDown Women's Championship,
"The EST" of WWE," Bianca Belair,
defending against "The Boss" Sasha Banks.
It is a rematch of their historic epic battle from WrestleMania.
[whooshing]
[fireworks exploding]
[Bianca] At WrestleMania, it was magic.
[light music playing]
[blasting]
[Michael] Banks versus Belair for the title.
-[Corey] Banks got all of it. -My God!
Belair rode through! Are you kidding me?
[Bianca] If you can dream it, you can do it.
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[bell rings]
[Bianca] I showed up, and I showed out.
But you know what? It's not just about me.
Sasha Banks. Thank you.
We both made history.
[Michael] Sasha and Bianca taking home the ESPY,
for best WWE moment.
[Bianca] I am just so grateful for every…
[Michael] Oh, from behind!
Carmella and Zelina Vega hammering away on the champion!
And the champion's in trouble.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Sasha Banks is back!
["Sky's The Limit" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Pat] "The Boss," first time since WrestleMania.
[triumphant music playing]
[cheering]
[Michael] Tremendous show of respect by Sasha here tonight,
coming to the aid of the SmackDown Women's Champion.
[Pat] The ESPY winners are together in the ring.
[triumphant music playing]
[crowd gasping]
[Michael] Wait a minute!
[in slow motion] No!
[Sasha] Bianca would be nothing without me.
[groaning]
-I never forget. -Sasha, stop!
I got you ESPY!
-[referee] Get off! -[groaning]
[referee] That's enough!
[Sasha] I came back here for one thing and one thing only.
I told you I'm The Boss.
[foreboding music playing]
[Bianca] If you want this…
it's on.
You think that I'm nothing without you?
Girl, uh-uh.
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
♪ I could make your body rock ♪
♪ Haters can't do nothin' with me Chances are they probably not ♪
[Bianca] You just don't want me to shine.
Girl, you not the boss of me.
♪ I know that's right! ♪
♪ My face bomb, ass tight ♪
♪ Racks stack up, Shaq height ♪
♪ Jewelry on me, flashlight I been lit since last night ♪
[Sasha] Before I sign this,
I'm gonna need some witnesses.
[Michael] Carmella and Zelina Vega.
[Pat] Sasha Banks stacked the deck in her favor.
[Michael] Bianca Belair realized that it was a trap,
and Bianca Belair striking first.
And now, Bianca Belair hammering away at Sasha Banks.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Michael] From behind, Sasha Banks takes advantage.
[Sasha] Didn't see that coming, did you, rookie?
I'm the next champion, Bianca!
-[Bianca groaning] -[laughing]
-[groans] -I'll see you at SummerSlam!
[suspenseful music fading]
-[crowd cheering] -[upbeat music playing]
[whooshes]
["Watch Me Shine" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Michael] There is a reason Bianca Belair is called "The EST of WWE."
Bianca Belair, the current SmackDown Women's Champion,
has dominated 2021 here on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Pat] The EST of the WWE,
the freshest, the quickest, the strongest, the best,
and last night, she said,
"I'm going to be the nastiest, the baddest."
She said, "I'm not playing any more games."
Took out two women just last night.
Now, we got a rematch that everybody on Earth…
-is gonna want to see. -[Michael] Yeah.
Bianca Belair took out Zelina Vega and Carmella last night,
teaching them a lesson after the assault from two weeks ago,
led by, of course, her opponent Sasha Banks
during the contract signing.
Bianca Belair called Sasha Banks petty, called her jealous,
and said she's gonna get hers here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Pat] Bianca Belair showed up…
and has won everything.
No moment has been too big.
And here, in front of 50,000, she's never looked more comfortable.
Our champ is an absolute baller.
And on the flip side of that, Sasha…
absolutely determined to get that title above her head.
Ladies and gentlemen…
Sasha Banks is unable to compete this evening.
[Pat] What?
[announcer] Therefore, Bianca Belair…
will defend her SmackDown Women's Championship against…
the most beautiful woman in all of WWE…
-Carmella! -[crowd booing]
[Michael] So… No Sasha Banks here at SummerSlam, but…
I mean, for Carmella, this is a golden opportunity, Pat.
I know this isn't what Bianca Belair wanted,
but for Bianca, Pat, she's gonna have to refocus
and get Sasha Banks out of her mind
because she's gonna have her hands full with the former Women's Champion.
[Pat] And Bianca just beat Carmella last night, but…
previous performance does not predict current outcomes.
This is SummerSlam.
Carmella has taken advantage
of every opportunity she has had in the WWE.
And now, she gets another shot at Bianca Belair.
I will say Las Vegas was not as thrilled
-as I could imagine. -[Michael] Nobody's thrilled.
We're supposed to have a rematch. Let's get that out of the way.
It's supposed to be Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks.
But at least, we're gonna see Belair in action
against Carmella defending the championship.
[Pat] Just real quick side note,
you knew this was happening because, literally, I said,
"Hey, Sasha Banks is eager and hungry,"
and then Greg Hamilton said, "Now, she's out."
-Are you hiding things from me? -[Michael] Me?
-Hi, Bianca! -[Pat] Anyways…
you made me look like a stooge in front of 50,000 people.
[Michael] I'm as dumbfounded as you are, Pat, honestly.
[Pat] Me… too.
[Michael] What a chance for Carmella tonight.
Listen, if you're Carmella, who cares what the WWE Universe thinks,
you've got a chance to win the gold
to make the money here tonight in Las Vegas.
["Tredici" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Pat] Carmella knows
that although Las Vegas is incredibly disappointed,
and everybody on earth probably thought…
that she did not deserve this opportunity,
if she gets to win, she's the champion.
[Michael] Of course. That's how it works, Pat.
And what a night it would be for Carmella.
[Pat] I'm speechless, and I'm a guy that's been talking since 1987.
[crowd booing]
-[Michael] That's when you were born. -[Pat] Bingo.
I came out saying, "Bianca Belair is The EST of the WWE."
Hi, Bianca!
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[man] You aren't Sasha!
[shouting indistinctly]
[Pat] Las Vegas is not happy.
Okay.
Okay, little miss so-and-so.
Sasha Banks, it may not be tonight…
but sooner or later, it's gonna be me and you in this ring.
Oh.
But until then…
I'm gonna just take my frustration out on you,
and beat your dusty little self…
right now.
[Michael] Well, Carmella better be careful because Bianca is in a mood for a fight
here tonight for the SmackDown Women's Championship at SummerSlam.
[Pat] I do love that Carmella has this confidence
that although she's been beaten numerous times by Bianca Belair,
she feels she's going to get to win right now.
["Celtic Invasion" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
-[Pat] What? -[Michael] Wait a minute!
-No, no, no. No, it can't be! -[Pat] It--
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Oh my God!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Yes! One of the biggest stars on the planet!
This is what… This is what Las Vegas wanted.
The Man is back!
Becky Lynch is here!
Allegiant Stadium just lost the roof!
Becky Lynch is back, and it's thunderous in here!
[crowd cheering]
I'm back!
[speaking indistinctly]
[Becky Lynch shouts]
[Pat] Goosebumps!
They haven't forgotten Becky.
-The Man… -Yeah!
-…is back! -[Michael] Well over a year!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] It is great to see you, Becky Lynch.
[Michael] And 50,000 voices, Pat, echo what you just said.
[Pat] "The Man's Back in Vegas" it says,
right across her chest.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It is rumbling in Allegiant Stadium.
[Pat] My ears are ringing right now.
["Celtic Invasion" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Michael] Becky Lynch has stolen the thunder
of this SmackDown Women's Championship Match.
[Pat] These 50,000 people just said, "Thank God."
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky!
Becky! Becky! Becky!
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
[Pat] Oh!
Throws Carmella out of the ring.
[muffled] I'll be back.
[Pat] "I'll be right back," says The Man.
[Michael] Becky's not done with Carmella yet, Pat.
-[thuds] -[crowd gasps]
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky!
[Pat] Becky came back not to talk…
but to throw people around.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] I don't believe these two have met before.
No better time than now.
[crowd chanting]
[Pat] This is gonna get interesting.
Here we go.
What do you say "The EST" and "The Man"
blow the roof off this joint…
[crowd cheering]
…for the SmackDown Women's Championship?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky!
[crowd cheering, whooping]
Let's go. All right, let's go.
[crowd cheering]
Let's go. Let's go!
Right! I'm ready!
-All right, let's go! -[Pat] Is that official?
[Michael] I believe Bianca has accepted the challenge.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] It's official, the bell rings.
And here we go! Belair, Lynch,
for the SmackDown Women's Title at SummerSlam!
[Pat] I thought we had too many dream matches tonight,
and we somehow add one more.
[Michael] Becky Lynch!
Becky Lynch is taking care of business with a Manhandle Slam!
-Cover on Belair! -One, two!
-[Michael] Lynch wins the title! -[bell rings]
[Michael] Lynch wins the title! Lynch wins the title!
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and the new SmackDown Women's Champion.
Becky Lynch!
[Michael] Bianca Belair staring back at Becky like,
"What the hell just happened?"
[Pat] Bianca Belair could have had no clue
-The Man was coming back! -You should be!
[Pat] But when you're the champ,
you got a target on your back at all times.
[Michael] Becky Lynch is now a five-time Women's Champion.
I'm back!
[Michael] She's back.
Bianca Belair is shocked.
Bianca Belair is stunned.
Bianca Belair's title reign that began at WrestleMania
is ended at SummerSlam.
["Celtic Invasion" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Michael] The Man is back on top.
She left 16 months ago as a champion,
she returns as a champion.
[Pat] Bianca Belair's reign as champ
ends sooner than we can say, "Becky Lynch is back."
[Michael] From a handshake to a punch.
And just like that with a Manhandle Slam,
Becky Lynch makes her statement,
a statement heard round the world.
-The Man is back on top. -[bell rings]
Hits the jackpot in Las Vegas.
[Pat] Absolute shock across Allegiant Stadium,
first that she's here, now that she's champ.
[Michael] Bianca Belair had no idea,
none, that Becky Lynch was here,
that Becky Lynch was going to battle for the title.
Bianca Belair almost cried when she lost the championship.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Pat] Bianca Belair has been an incredible champion.
But you have to think that Becky Lynch
calculated, scouted,
was ready for this opportunity immediately upon it arriving
and handles business to become a five-time champ.
Fifty-plus thousand people, jaws on the floor,
just got a chance to see championship change hands.
[Michael] It is the third championship change here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Pat] Wow.
[Michael] What a SummerSlam moment.
Absolutely incredible.
Think about the wave of emotions
that have happened over the past ten minutes, Pat.
The fact that Sasha Banks wasn't here tonight,
the fact that Carmela had a title opportunity,
the fact that Becky Lynch surprised the world after a year and a half
and showed up at SummerSlam to upset that woman,
to shock Bianca Belair, to knock Belair off the top of the pedestal,
to once again claim a championship.
[Pat] The EST of the WWE has been through the gamut of emotions
just in the most epic ten minutes I've seen in some time.
She's gonna have to dust herself off, get back in the hunt.
The Man's at the top of the championship.
["Celtic Invasion" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[narrator] This October,
we return to a place
that brings out the best
for all the world to see.
♪ This is now or never ♪
♪ Ain't no time forever ♪
♪ Revolutionary, we are legendary ♪
♪ Calling for the glory ♪
♪ Making our history ♪
♪ Revolutionary, we are legendary ♪
["Legendary" by Armann Lore playing]
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Olympic gold medalist in this year's women freestyle wrestling,
Tamyra Mensah-Stock!
[cheering]
[announcer ]And men gold title winner,
Gable Steveson.
[heroic music playing]
[Pat] Here we go.
-Hurray for our Olympic gold medalist. -Hi!
[cheering, whooping]
[Pat] Tamyra Mensah-Stock and Gable Dan Steveson.
Two Americans.
[Michael] Let's show you what happened in Tokyo for Tamyra.
It was back on August 3rd, a dominating performance,
the first Black woman to win a gold medal in wrestling at the Olympics.
And Pat, her lifelong dream is to one day become a WWE Superstar.
[Pat] And with what we watched her do in Tokyo,
I think she has a great chance
to become a WWE Superstar,
-was dominant… -Hi, Mom!
…throughout the entire tournament.
[Michael] And what about what Gable pulled off in the Olympics?
A miracle story, 21 years old,
a two-time All-American in Minnesota.
In Tokyo, with a half second remaining,
he scored a takedown on a three-time world champion
to win the Olympic gold medal.
[Pat] Gable Dan Steveson, one of the most explosive athletes
this Earth has ever seen.
Does a backflip after winning the Olympic gold medal.
Six and a half seconds left, does a snapdown go behind
to steal a gold medal and become a worldwide sensation.
Tamyra and Gable Dan Steveson,
thank you for representing the United States
and bringing back the gold medal.
[man] Tamyra!
[Michael] Two incredible dominating athletes.
[Pat] Gable Dan Steveson has heard from four different NFL teams.
Dana White has reached out.
The world is his oyster.
He looks comfortable in a WWE ring, as does Tamyra.
[Michael] Look at the smile and the elation.
Standing ovation.
[applause]
[Pat] Get your flowers.
You deserve them.
[heroic music playing]
[Pat] Six and a half seconds,
buzzer-beating takedown to win a gold medal.
Are you kidding me?
[Michael] Congratulations.
[Pat] Two people we're gonna see a lot more of, I hope.
-Congratulations. -Right here!
[Pat] Absolute Superstars.
[fanfare music playing]
[speaking indistinctly]
Come on!
[speaking indistinctly]
Backflip! Backflip! Backflip! Backflip!
-Backflip! Backflip! Backflip! -[Pat] That was awesome.
["Hot Summer" playing]
♪ Come on! Hot summer! That's right ♪
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♪ Back on top, we make it look easy ♪
♪ Not a pot is boiling, that's scorchin' ♪
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[narrator] Feeling good is easy at wweshop.com.
[crowd cheering]
["Sher (Lion)" by WWE, Jim Johnston playing]
♪ Yeah, uh, uh, yeah ♪
[Jimmy] Make way now for The Modern Day Maharaja.
This match has been a long time coming.
Veer and Shanky are always at his side but not ringside tonight.
[Byron] Very interesting decision by Jinder Mahal to say,
"Hey, Veer and Shanky, you stay behind. I can handle this on my own."
Drew McIntyre's picked up a win in a two-on-one handicap match
this past Monday on Raw, which is why Veer and Shanky
have been barred for ringside.
It is mano a mano Mahal versus McIntyre.
[growls]
[Jimmy] There are two rules.
Number one, no one takes the title opportunity away from me.
Number two is nothing's more vicious than a former friend.
[Corey] This is where it all went down.
Just as Drew McIntyre had the Money in the Bank contract in his fingertips,
Veer and Shanky would strike and inflict a beatdown on The Scottish Warrior
that was…
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Byron] Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky
decided to scar Drew McIntyre where it would hurt the most,
to completely eradicate McIntyre's opportunity
to become a world champion.
[Corey] The last time we would see Drew McIntyre at Money in the Bank
being dragged lifelessly to the back,
robbed of an opportunity to become Mr. Money in the Bank
by one of his longest tenured friends.
[Byron] How much do you think it's eating away Jinder Mahal right now
knowing that he will not have the presence of Veer or Shanky at ringside?
[Jimmy] But whose presence will be at ringside?
-Oh! You heard it right there. -[Byron chuckles]
[Jimmy] Her name is Angela,
["Gallantry" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
and she'll be in the hands of that man, The Scottish Warrior.
Big man with a big sword.
[Byron] With his entire focus on The Modern Day Maharaja.
["Gallantry" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way to the ring, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[Corey] Ser Jorah Mormont taught us,
"There's a beast in every man
and it stirs when you put a sword in his hand."
McIntyre, "The Scottish Warrior,"
brandishing Angela, is ready for battle.
[Byron] Jinder Mahal has attempted
to place every obstacle possible in the face of Drew McIntyre.
Whether it's been Veer, whether it's been Shanky,
whether it's been Baron Corbin
from Friday Night SmackDown, nothing has worked.
Nothing has prevented this from happening.
[Corey] Saxton, you have to forget, put some respect on Jinder Mahal's name.
The man is a freaking former WWE Champion,
yet for some reason, you and the WWE Universe
feel like he's an afterthought. This is The Modern Day Maharaja.
[Byron] Nobody said Jinder Mahal was an afterthought.
No one took away the credibility that Jinder has.
What I'm calling out right now
is how Jinder Mahal has tried at every angle to avoid confrontation.
[Corey] You are talking like this is a foregone conclusion
that because Veer and Shanky are barred from ringside,
Jinder doesn't stand a chance.
Jinder Mahal may know Drew McIntyre better than McIntyre knows himself.
Mahal has the ability to become as ruthless
in the middle of a match as any Superstar we have seen.
The same can be said for Drew McIntyre.
-Both of these men are looking for a big W -[bell rings]
-to propel them to the next level tonight. -[Byron] Oh, McIntyre wasting no time
to start this match off.
[Jimmy] And the pain of every one of those chair shots
he received at Money in the Bank
he's looking to give back to Jinder Mahal tonight.
[Byron] Listen, I think this really starts off
as just jealousy and envy for Jinder Mahal.
-[Corey] How so, Saxton? How is this-- -[Byron] Because Mahal came out and said,
"Oh, when I was WWE Champion, no one praised me, no one respected me,
but when Drew McIntyre became champion, "Oh, the entire WWE Universe loved him."
-Oh! -[groans]
[Byron] Great display of power by McIntyre.
[Corey] Uh-oh! The countdown could be coming early.
[Jimmy] Looking for a Claymore already.
[Corey] We all know one Claymore
and it is lights out no matter how big you are,
-no matter how bad you are. -[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] But if you're smart enough like Jinder Mahal,
you can avoid disaster.
[Byron] At least temporarily, Jinder Mahal saving himself from McIntyre.
[Jimmy] Well, you talked about Jinder Mahal
knowing Drew McIntyre better than himself.
He knows how to push his buttons,
he knows how to take advantage of maybe the mental lapses--
[commentators] Oh!
[Jimmy] …we've seen in the past from Drew McIntyre.
[Corey] Up to this point, we have seen nothing resembling a mental lapse.
This has been one-sided dominance by The Scottish Warrior.
[Drew McIntyre grunts]
[Jimmy] Sometimes upsetting your opponent works.
Sometimes you just have to be able to upset an opponent and that's it.
[Byron] Yeah, Drew McIntyre…
We used to be like brothers.
You don't have to do this.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
You don't have to do this.
[Corey] Whatever Jinder's trying to sell, McIntyre wasn't buying.
[Byron] Does that speak of someone who's--
-[commentators] Oh! -[Jimmy] That could do it.
Cover him, Jinder.
Back is flat.
-Oh! -[Corey] Oh my goodness!
That might have been the upset of the night.
Mahal has gotten McIntyre in trouble.
Watch this kick once more.
Oh! Right on the temple.
Down goes McIntyre, and Mahal in complete control.
[Jimmy] And if there's an advantage, Jinder Mahal has… Cover again!
It's his viciousness, it's his willingness to strike anywhere.
Drew McIntyre can't show any weakness in this match and he knows it.
-[referee] Two! -[grunts, groans]
[Byron] Jinder Mahal understands how important, how vital a victory for him
will be over Drew McIntyre
as it pertains to his career victory here in WWE.
[Corey] You're absolutely right, Saxton. It wasn't long ago,
Drew McIntyre, himself, was the WWE Champion.
A victory for Jinder tonight could certainly propel him to the stratosphere
of the WWE title again.
[Byron] Of course, Jinder being Jinder actually took credit
for Drew McIntyre's WWE Championship reign,
saying that he was the one who was in McIntyre's ear,
giving him advice last year at WrestleMania.
[Corey] In a way, Jinder Mahal did, sort of, lay the groundwork
for what McIntyre experienced.
Jinder left WWE for some time,
found himself, reinvented himself,
and came back to become WWE Champion.
The exact pattern that McIntyre employed.
[Jimmy] Right now, Jinder Mahal delivering a beating to Drew McIntyre.
[Corey] Just because you don't like the way the truth sounds
doesn't make it any less truthful.
[Drew McIntyre groans]
[referee talks indistinctly]
[Jinder Mahal growls]
[Byron] There we take a look at the over 50,000 members of the WWE Universe
that have packed Allegiant Stadium here in Las Vegas, Nevada,
all enjoying the biggest party of the summer,
except for maybe McIntyre.
[Jimmy] Right now Drew McIntyre getting his head twisted like a bottle cap.
[Byron] Drew trying to pry Jinder's hands apart.
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Oh, man!
[Byron] Jinder Mahal is rocked.
[Jimmy] With a Glasgow kiss and now beautiful throw.
The size of Jinder Mahal,
he launched him all the way across the ring twice.
[Byron] Now McIntyre releasing another level of rage here
against Jinder Mahal.
-[Jimmy] Talk about rage, where does that… -A third time.
[Jimmy] Oh! Where does that rage come from?
He had one chance. That was Money in the Bank.
Veer, Shanky, and Jinder cost him that opportunity.
[Corey] A fourth. Oh!
[Byron] Over and over and over again,
McIntyre just wearing out Mahal.
-[Corey] Talk to Drew McIntyre-- -[Byron] Uh-oh.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Jimmy] Future Shock DDT.
That might do it.
That was to finish this off!
[Byron] McIntyre, you heard him say it, he's ready to finish this thing.
[Jimmy] When you talk to Drew McIntyre, he talks about feeling disrespected.
-Every opportunity taken from him. -[crowd] Three!
-[Jimmy] He's here to get it back tonight! -Two! One!
-[Byron] Watch out! -[Jimmy] Oh!
Claymore right to the chin!
-Shoulders down! -One, two, three!
-[Jimmy] And that is it! -[bell rings]
["Gallantry" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Drew McIntyre!
[Byron] How good does it have to feel for The Scottish Warrior
to finally pin the shoulders of Jinder Mahal?
-[Corey] McIntyre certainly achieve… -Look who's back.
[Corey] …some level of vengeance tonight.
Veer and Shanky now coming to the aid of The Modern Day Maharaja.
[Jimmy] They were banned from ringside, but the match is over.
[Byron] Something tells me Veer and Shanky should probably exit quickly.
-Uh, yup, case in point. -[Jimmy] Uh-oh!
-Evening up the odds. -[Corey] Oh!
[Jimmy] Whoa!
Nothing's better at clearing the ring than Angela.
[Corey] I don't think Shanky realized how close he was to becoming five feet tall
-just a second ago, -You better run.
You don't wanna know how crazy I can get.
Remember those chair shots!
Remember those chair shots, Shanky!
[Corey] See the intensity in the eyes of The Scottish Warrior.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] You would think that perhaps, at this point,
Jinder Mahal, Veer, and Shanky have had enough of Drew McIntyre.
[Corey] It's McIntyre tonight with the last laugh.
The Claymore right on the jaw of Jinder Mahal.
Thanks for coming.
A big win for The Scottish Warrior.
[Jimmy] It's all about burying your rival.
Not just about winning.
Yes. A thorn in your side, you have someone who's been bothering you,
always antagonizing,
nothing feels better than overcoming that opponent.
Case in point, the historic run of Nikki A.S.H.
has made her a lot of enemies in the WWE.
The big question, Charlotte Flair, Rhea Ripley, triple threat match,
who can come out on top?
["Gallantry" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[thrilling music playing]
[Nikki A.S.H] Nikki A.S.H…
"Almost a Superhero."
Recently, I felt something spark inside of me.
[Michael] Nikki's got it! Nikki won! Nikki is Ms. Money in the Bank!
[Nikki A.S.H] I have the confidence.
[heroic music playing]
[Jimmy] Oh, wait a minute. Ripley--
[Corey] Rhea's had enough.
[Jimmy] The animosity boils over.
[Pat] Oh my God! It's happening!
[Nikki A.S.H] And I'm no longer afraid to fail.
[Jimmy] One, two, three! We have a new champion!
[Corey] Who said superheroes aren't real?
[Nikki A.S.H] Actually, I'm aspiring to be a hero.
If you believe in yourself, you can overcome all of the odds.
We can all almost be superheroes!
Oh, Nikki, that's a nice fairy tale you're telling.
Except your fairy tale doesn't have a happy ending.
You will never be in my league.
I am the most decorated woman in the history of WWE.
[Corey] The 11-time Women's Champion.
There are very few certainties in life,
death, taxes, and Charlotte Flair
at the top of the mountain.
[Charlotte Flair] I am The Opportunity
and all of you are jealous of me.
Yeah, Charlotte. We're all so jealous of you.
[Rhea Ripley] It's kind of funny watching someone so powerful…
crumble.
[Jimmy] This entire crowd is on its feet!
Look, you're an 11-time Women's Champion, however…
that title doesn't belong around your waist, it belongs around mine.
[Byron] Rhea Ripley came here day one,
said, "I'm going to take over this women's division."
[Corey] It just speaks to the undeterred, unyielding attitude
that Ripley has to keep moving forward.
[Rhea Ripley] At SummerSlam, I fully believe that I'm gonna be walking out
with the Raw Women's Championship.
This women's division is ready for a metamorphosis,
and I will leave SummerSlam as the Raw Women's Champion.
Nikki, I've had it up to here with your superhero crap.
At SummerSlam, you are going to bow down
to the real champion.
[suspenseful music playing]
["Spirit to Win" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Jimmy] When you talk about amazing years,
when you talk about amazing runs,
that's what I mean about her story.
She came from virtually nowhere in 2021 to become the Raw Women's Champion
after being Ms. Money in the Bank.
[Corey] Let's not get ahead of ourselves, Jimmy.
Nikki A.S.H. has had a hot couple of months
not by any means a great year.
Tonight could solidify Nikki's place
as a legitimate Raw Women's Champion,
but failure to do so is just gonna prove all of the doubters right.
[Byron] Earlier on today, Nikki A.S.H. stood here inside,
at the time, an empty Allegiant Stadium
and wanted to take in the atmosphere, was emotional,
was taken aback by what she was gonna have to deal with later on tonight.
Now the question is, can Nikki A.S.H.
transfer that emotion into competitive spirit
to overcome Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair?
[Corey] Nikki needs to somehow shutter that emotion.
Nikki needs to be cool as possible right now.
The stakes can't get any higher.
The atmosphere truly is electric.
Charlotte Flair is not a stranger to this stage,
Rhea Ripley is not a stranger to this stage, but the champ is.
That could make all the difference. Time will tell.
[Jimmy] That is the question tonight.
Taking on much more experienced opposition in the biggest stage of her career.
Will she rise to the moment or will she fold?
[Byron] It's about self-belief for Nikki A.S.H.
How much does Nikki A.S.H. believe that she can succeed
on the biggest stage of her career?
[Corey] Byron, Nikki's self-belief has led her to become Raw Women's Champion.
Now, tonight is about Nikki making the WWE Universe
and the rest of the roster believe that Nikki is who she says she is,
the Raw Women's Champion.
♪ This is my brutality! ♪
[crowd cheering]
["Brutality" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Jimmy] And a former champion with revenge on her mind.
♪ This is my, this is my… ♪
[Jimmy] Knows what it's like to wear gold.
That feeling never goes away.
You chase that the rest of your life.
[Byron] Think about what Rhea Ripley has experienced
since coming to Monday Night Raw, since her meteoric rise.
She goes on to WrestleMania, captured the Raw Women's Championship,
then hitting a bump in the road when she lost said championship
at Money in the Bank to Charlotte Flair.
[Corey] It is lonely at the top of the mountain.
All three of the competitors in this matchup know all too well.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Corey] Let's be honest, Rhea wouldn't look out of place
in the Raiders' Black Hole in the end zone, would she?
♪ This is my brutality! ♪
[Jimmy] And it's that physical instinct that she brings to every match.
[Byron] This is where you get out any last-minute nerves that you're feeling,
any last-minute trepidation when the battle is about to begin.
[Corey] I don't see anything resembling trepidation
on the face of Rhea Ripley, Saxton.
She's grinning like a Cheshire cat.
She's lovin' it.
Ripley's ready for a fight on a big stage with the world watching.
[Jimmy] Remember, she won the belt against Asuka at WrestleMania,
and knows what it's like to shine
under the bright lights, the big stage, the most fans,
that's why I'm at my best.
[Corey] There is no substitute for experience,
and most often, people can't just waltz into a high-pressure situation
such as this, such as SummerSlam,
50,000-plus in the stands,
billions around the globe watching.
We'll see who has the tools to get it done tonight.
[Jimmy] You know who has the confidence to get it done tonight?
You know who has the pedigree to get it done tonight?
I think the 11-time champion, Charlotte Flair,
I think she checks every box, Corey.
[Corey] I could not agree with you anymore, Jimmy.
["Recognition" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Corey] Something tells me, I can feel it in my bones,
with Charlotte Flair just being the Raw Women's Champion is inevitable.
[Byron] We know that SummerSlam has been favorable ground
for "The Queen" Charlotte Flair, undefeated at SummerSlam.
[Jimmy] When the stakes are highest, when everything is on the line,
that's when this woman, "The Queen" Charlotte Flair,
is at her best.
[Byron] The Queen has made it clear she does not believe
Rhea Ripley is on her level.
The Queen does not believe the Raw Women Champion, Nikki A.S.H.
is on her level.
[Corey] And Byron, Charlotte Flair is not out of place
for making those observations.
You can look at a piece of paper and statistics
and realize Rhea Ripley is not on Charlotte's level yet.
Nikki A.S.H. is not on Charlotte's level yet,
which is why this matchup is of so much importance.
[Jimmy] What this has brought out, in the last few months,
this rivalry, with both Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H.
is a vicious story.
She has been absolutely vicious in her pursuit of the Raw Women's Title.
Am I wrong in saying that?
[Corey] You are not. It's quite simple.
Charlotte Flair remembered who the hell she was.
Charlotte Flair made it to the top of the mountain
on multiple occasions, 11 to be exact,
because she has the ability to be a ruthless Queen.
Can her competitors stand up to that challenge?
I don't know yet.
[Byron] Well, the question is, and potentially a weak point,
if there is one for The Queen, is her overconfidence.
[Corey] I would agree with that, Saxton.
We've seen in the past that Charlotte tends to get overconfident
and her opponents can capitalize from time to time.
[Jimmy] And that strategy is so important tonight.
Explain it to us, Corey.
Triple threat, the champ doesn't have to get pinned.
[Corey] You're absolutely right.
It's the first woman to score a pinfall or a submission,
and that means that Nikki A.S.H. doesn't even have to be the one
to be pinned or submit,
to lose her coveted Raw Women's Championship.
[Jimmy] This is chess not checkers, folks.
You're looking at The Queen chess player right there.
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the Raw Women's Championship!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Introducing the challengers,
first, from Adelaide, South Australia,
Rhea Ripley!
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd cheering]
Next, from the Queen City,
Charlotte Flair!
[crowd booing]
And their opponent,
she is the Raw Women's Champion,
"Almost a Superhero" Nikki A.S.H.!
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] In a roundabout way,
being the underdog could be an advantageous situation
for the Raw Women's Champion.
[Corey] Said nobody ever.
[Byron] Listen, no, because in this case, it puts that extra pressure
on Nikki A.S.H.
And under pressure, sometimes the cream rises to the top.
[Corey] So when have you ever seen an opponent of Charlotte Flair
benefit from added pressure
as though the stakes aren't high enough?
As though you're not already in there with the most decorated--
[Byron] We saw it couple of weeks ago,
when Nikki A.S.H. defeated Charlotte Flair
in that No Holds Barred match in a high-pressure situation
-because she's done it before. -[Corey] Because Charlotte made a mistake.
You can't rely on your opponent making a mistake
as an offensive strategy.
-[Jimmy] The same-- -[Corey] Oh! Whoa!
That just goes to show you what The Queen thinks of the champion.
[Jimmy] Disdain.
[Byron] Disrespect.
[Corey] Sometimes it's better to be cruel than weak.
[Jimmy] There were maybe a dozen times to your point, Corey,
when Charlotte Flair could've pinned Nikki A.S.H.
in that No Holds Barred match and didn't do it.
[Byron] Nikki's got The Queen all to herself.
[Corey] Nikki in the corner,
-taking a lot of time here. -[Jimmy] She's ready to fly!
-Whoa! -[Corey] Monkey flip.
Here comes Ripley back into the fray. Nikki with the head of steam.
[both grunting]
-[Jimmy] Roll-up! -[Corey] Shoulders down.
[Jimmy] A match like this,
you'd better grow eyes in the back of your head.
[Byron] Absolutely. Always a fast and furious pace.
You got three competitors going at it.
In this case, now Charlotte Flair can focus on Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] Right now, Nikki has got to be on the outside
realizing the magnitude of the situation.
Nikki, at this particular moment,
is already in jeopardy of losing her Raw Women's Championship
because she's not involved in the ring right now.
[Jimmy] Yeah, but she's also maybe thinking,
"Hey! Let them beat up on each other just a little bit,
I'll jump back in."
The strategy becomes such a huge factor… Whoa! …in a match like this.
[Byron] The athleticism of Charlotte Flair.
Shoulder to the gut of Ripley.
Here comes Nikki.
[Jimmy] That's how she became champion… Whoa! …in the first place.
Cashing in her Money in the Bank during a match
between Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair.
[Corey] Tonight is a very different situation.
There is no element of surprise.
All three of these women know what they're doing.
[Jimmy] Shoulders down. Not quite done yet.
Come on!
[commentators] Oh!
[Byron] The Queen using Nikki A.S.H. as a battering ram
to take out Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] Innovative offense by any means necessary.
[Jimmy] Oh!
[groans]
[Jimmy] Doing a great job attacking everybody in the ring.
[Corey] Can you feel it, guys?
The tides are beginning to turn.
The Queen wants her throne back.
[Rhea Ripley groans]
[Jimmy] For weeks, she has talked about how no one else,
especially Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. are on her level.
They are in her way. That has been her attitude for the past few months.
[Byron] And that's a perfect recipe just to motivate your opponents if you ask me.
-[both grunting] -[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] Face-first goes Rhea.
[Jimmy] You see that chain offense, the way she links things together
so incredibly well.
-Uh-oh! -[Jimmy] She has the experience.
Crossbody and right to the ground and pound.
[Corey] Oh! Charlotte burying a knee to the midsection.
[Byron] Oh, scooping up the Raw Women's Champion
-and again using Nikki as a weapon. -[Corey] Oh!
[Jimmy] That ring IQ of Charlotte Flair,
and willingness to use her opponents against each other.
[Corey] Charlotte now making the climb to the high-rent district.
You don't think…
-[Byron] Oh, yeah. -[Jimmy] I do.
-Oh! -[Corey] Oh, no!
-Rhea got her foot up and-- -[Jimmy] Shoulders down!
Oh! [laughs]
Rhea Ripley now intervened at the right time, setting up the Riptide.
-No! -[Byron] Oh, counter!
[Corey] Great counter by Nikki, able to shift her weight
at the last possible moment.
[Jimmy] Every time you think Nikki A.S.H. is done,
she finds a way out. She wills her way back into matches.
[Byron] Oh, big kick right off the ear of the champion.
Charlotte wanted the elbow. Rhea able to evade.
[Corey] Oh, the boot found the mark, though. Cover here.
-[Jimmy] Shoulders down. -One, two!
[Byron] Such a limited window of opportunity
in a triple threat match to isolate one opponent.
[Jimmy] Charlotte Flair right now feels she's on top and this is why.
[Corey] Nothing fancy. Not gonna get any style points.
Just a well-placed big boot right to the chin of Rhea Ripley.
You think you can beat me? Come on, punk.
-[Corey] Ooh! -Come on. That's all you got?
Come on, Rhea.
[Charlotte Flair] Oh!
[Byron] Taking that moment to disrespect her opponent
is what has cost Charlotte Flair in the past.
[Jimmy] Charlotte Flair throwing slaps,
but it's Rhea Ripley throwing clotheslines and a headbutt.
[Corey] And The Queen is rocked badly.
-[grunts] -[Jimmy] Oh!
Beautiful shot, taking Nikki A.S.H. out of it.
-This could be Rhea Ripley's moment. -[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Rhea Ripley would love to regain her championship
from the woman who took it from her.
[Corey] Big kick.
-[Jimmy] Real… Oh, look at that bridge. -One, two!
[Byron] Very well-executed Northern Lights Suplex by Rhea Ripley,
but the The Queen still with too much left in her tank.
[Jimmy] But this is where Rhea Ripley is at her best.
You talk about the brutality that she is so proud of,
you talk about the intensity, the physicality,
when she's attacking, she's great.
Right now, on her heels.
-[grunts] -[Byron] Oh, Rhea whipped hard.
[Corey] Oh my goodness, all the way out to the floor.
-See the panic in the eyes of Rhea! -[Jimmy] Oh!
Right now a blank stare.
[crowd booing]
She was rocked before she hit the floor.
[Corey] Nikki! Looking for a Monkey Flip yet again, but…
Charlotte won't be caught twice.
[both grunting]
[Byron] Nikki now perched from the middle rope.
-Tornado DDT! -[Jimmy] Oh!
-[Corey] Charlotte's down. Nikki-- -[Jimmy] Cover!
One, two…
[Byron] Not quite enough to put The Queen away.
[Jimmy] Nikki A.S.H. has been opportunistic
throughout this match with moves just like that.
[Corey] Yeah. That one got Rhea right on the chin.
Ripley might have lost a tooth after that kick.
[Jimmy] She's recovering now on our commentary table.
Nikki A.S.H. and Charlotte Flair…
[Charlotte Flair grunts]
…going at it. And look at the power of Charlotte Flair.
[Byron] Scooping Nikki up.
-[Corey] Wait a second. Hang on. -[Byron] My God!
-[Jimmy] What? -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Triple-stacked impact.
That's the kind of game-changing power Rhea has.
[Jimmy] A German suplex on both of her opponents at the same time.
[Byron] You see it done on the face of Rhea Ripley, "I've to strike quick now
if I want to win this match."
[Corey] Rhea might be looking for the missile dropkick she employs so well.
-There it is. -[Jimmy] There it is!
-[Byron] On the mark. -[Jimmy] Can we see a new champion?
One, two…
[Jimmy] Oh, great kick-out by Charlotte Flair.
And Rhea Ripley cannot believe it.
[Corey] At this juncture, Rhea can't be surprised.
Ripley's competed against The Queen on numerous occasions.
This is just what Charlotte Flair does, and Rhea knows that.
-[Charlotte Flair screams] -[Byron] Oh!
[Jimmy] Another thing she does is come back at the right time.
[both grunting]
[Corey] It is getting ugly out here.
[Byron] Man! The shots are getting harder and harder.
Remember, no count-outs or disqualifications in a match
of this nature.
[Corey] Ripley just battering The Queen here at ringside.
-[Byron] Ripley and Flair… Nikki A.S.H.! -[Jimmy] What?
Oh, crossbody on Rhea Ripley and Charlotte Flair!
[Byron] A two-for-one special advantage goes to the Raw Women's Champion.
[Corey] Well, Nikki needs to not celebrate
and needs to capitalize on this high-risk maneuver
which paid off, taking out both opponents.
The champion now has Charlotte in the ring.
[Jimmy] Has her all by herself. This is exactly what she wanted.
All she needs is one more big move and this might be finished.
[Corey] You can see Rhea rising from the ashes on the outside of the ring.
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Byron] Tag team continuity here between Nikki A.S.H. and Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Teamwork makes the dream work, folks.
-Right there… Oh. What? -[Corey] Oh!
[Jimmy] Are you kidding me?
[Corey] I kid you not. What a counter by The Queen.
[Byron] That was incredible.
That was incredible.
-This is what it's all about. -[Jimmy] A double suplex.
[Corey] This is why Charlotte Flair is made for these moments.
[Jimmy] To a double DDT.
Oh, she has her gaze fixed right now on Rhea Ripley.
[Byron] Charlotte Flair right now looks like a lioness on the hunt.
Lighting up the chest of Ripley,
lighting up the chest of the Raw Women's Champion.
[crowd oohing]
[Jimmy] The crowd behind her as she chops down
both Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H.
[Byron] Now Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. gonna return the favor.
[Jimmy] They're tired of this. Like, "Let's do a little double team here
to see if we can get some get-back."
Oh!
[Corey] Charlotte Flair just continues to soldier on.
[Jimmy] Can you believe the tenacity, the intensity
-of Charlotte Flair in these moments? -[commentators] Oh!
[Jimmy] It's two on one.
[Corey] Listen, that's just a hallmark of being Charlotte Flair.
You shine the brightest under… on the big stage,
under the bright lights.
The Queen knows that. She's lived that.
[Byron] The wheels have got to be turning for The Queen right now
after she disposed a nasty fashion of Rhea Ripley.
[Corey] I think Ripley just narrowly avoided disaster.
Able to get her feet underneath her at the last possible second.
Uh-oh.
[Jimmy] Both her opponents outside of the ring.
This is a good 12-foot drop.
-[Jimmy] What? -[Corey] Oh my God!
Come on!
[Corey] Charlotte Flair just rocked both opponents.
[Jimmy] Leveled Nikki A.S.H. into the barricade.
Rhea Ripley is down.
[Corey] We have seen Charlotte employ this very maneuver a million times,
but I don't know if the impact
-has ever quite matched what we just saw. -[Jimmy] Wow.
[Corey] First, the athleticism, the agility,
which as you mentioned, Jimmy,
the champion's skull was trapped between Charlotte Flair
and our barricade outside.
[Byron] Nikki A.S.H. was hanging on for dear life to the ankle
which provided enough of an opening for Rhea Ripley.
[Jimmy] Rhea Ripley and Nikki A.S.H. looking to fight their way back into it.
-[Corey] Shoulders down! Oh. -[Jimmy] Oh!
And they both have to be thinking, "Look, it's safer to take on one another,
than deal with Charlotte Flair right now."
Look at the knee of Rhea Ripley. She's favoring it.
[Corey] Does Rhea have the power to finish this? The submission is in.
[Byron] Center of the ring, the champ in serious peril.
-Give up! -[Nikki A.S.H. screams]
Come on, Nikki!
[Corey] This is agonizing for the champion.
Oh!
[Jimmy] Oh! Able to counter the kick and deliver one of her own.
All the insults, all the talk, all the injuries.
No love lost here. Looking for a submission on The Queen now.
[Byron] Oh, can you imagine if Rhea Ripley were able to force The Queen
to tap out right here?
[Corey] It will solidify Rhea Ripley's standing in WWE, that's for sure.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh! Uh-oh!
-Looking for the figure four. -[crowd cheering]
-[Byron] Oh! -[Corey] Oh, she's got it.
[Jimmy] Figure-eight submission applied.
[Byron] How much can Ripley take now?
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] Will The Queen be champion again?
[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] Nikki breaks up the entire scenario.
[Jimmy] Gentlemen, this was over.
[Byron] Nikki might have tweaked her right knee in the process.
[Corey] You can hear Ripley screaming in agony.
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Down goes Flair.
-[Jimmy] Nikki to the cover! -One! Two!
[Jimmy] No!
You break up mine, I pay you back.
[Corey] It's not about payback, it's about preserving your own opportunity, Jimmy.
I mean, all these… These women all know what's at stake.
[Jimmy] Setting up the Riptide, can she get it?
Another beautiful counter to the DDT!
Every time one of these Superstars
gets an advantage, it is taken away in dramatic fashion.
[Corey] And in the blink of an eye,
all three of these women have done their homework.
They know each other so well.
They've got counters for counters.
[Byron] Right now, it's the Raw Women's Champion standing tall,
the Raw Women's Champion ascending all the way up to the top.
[Jimmy] Agony on her face, but she's ready to fly.
-[Byron] Eyes on The Queen! -[commentators] Oh!
[Jimmy] Nikki wanted the crossbody that she won the title with in the first place,
but instead finds figure four.
[crowd cheering]
-[Corey] It's in! -[Byron] Now it's gut-check time
-for Nikki A.S.H.! -[Jimmy] Center of the ring!
[Byron] Can Nikki hold on?
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] She's known for her will and her heart,
but that only lasts so long in a figure eight.
-[Byron] The test of a lifetime. -[Jimmy] That's it!
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering]
["Recognition" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and the new Raw Women's Champion,
Charlotte Flair!
[Jimmy] Almost, not quite good enough
for Nikki A.S.H. tonight.
["Recognition" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[Byron] Once again, The Queen succeeds on the platform
knows… known as SummerSlam
to once again become Raw Women's Champion.
[Jimmy] Not just 12 times a champion,
but overcoming her two most… her two strongest rivals
who have given her the toughest matches.
She overcame both of them tonight.
She earned this, no other way to say it.
[Corey] No doubt about it.
Charlotte Flair risked it all,
sacrificing her own safety
and her own body to dispose of both foes.
It was a car crash at times,
but when the chips are down,
you'll always bet on The Queen.
Nikki A.S.H. soaring through the sky, nobody home.
The Queen capitalizes on the slightest opportunity,
-the figure-eight submission locked in. -[bell rings]
Nikki A.S.H. left with no choice but to submit,
to bend the knee,
to bow her head and acknowledge the new queen
of Monday Night Raw.
["Recognition" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
Here we are, SummerSlam, the biggest party of the summer.
WWE is committed to leaving a lasting impression everywhere we go,
and Las Vegas was no different.
With a community caravan, we served five organizations,
celebrated those as community heroes.
We did several virtual meet and greets and events,
and we competed with our great friends at Special Olympics
in a bocce ball tournament.
This week was a great show of support to all these organizations
that do so much great work,
putting smiles on faces just like we do in WWE.
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
[Pat] We would love to give a massive shout-out to Cardi B for "Up,"
an official theme of SummerSlam and an absolute banger,
live now on Spotify and Apple Music.Okurrr!
[Michael] Back from Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, Michael Cole, Pat McAfee.
Already tonight, four championships have changed hands.
And still to come the WWE Championship and the Universal Championship.
Well, coming up next, this is very personal.
It is a match that is seven years in the making.
Edge versus Seth Rollins.
Fuel added to the fire last month
when Seth cost Edge the Universal Championship.
[Michael] This is Edge's opportunity,
it's his moment.
[Edge] I should be standing here as the Universal Champion.
[Pat] Edge has that thing all the way locked in.
[Edge] But I'm not and there's one reason why.
-Seth Rollins. -[Pat] Seth Rollins!
Where did he come from?
[Michael] Seth Rollins just cost Edge the damn title.
[bell rings]
[Seth Rollins] I am the rightful heir to the Universal Championship.
I'm next!
[Michael] Seth believe that Edge stole his opportunity.
[Seth Rollins] Nothing would make me happier than to crush your dreams.
[Edge] You're one selfish bastard.
[Seth Rollins cackles]
This does not end well for either one of us,
but it's got to end.
[somber music playing]
-[static] -I know what you're thinking.
Because I was already there.
[cackles]
[Pat] Edge making a statement to Seth Rollins.
[both] I continue to be one step ahead of you.
[Seth Rollins] I will finish what I started in 2014.
[Michael] Seth Rollins just can't let it go.
When I get that opportunity again,
and I've got my boot on the back of your surgically repaired neck…
I'm going to end your fairy tale comeback.
[Seth Rollins cackles]
[Edge] I know that if you hit that curb stomp
it probably ends my career.
[Seth Rollins cackles]
We both walk around with a chip on our shoulders.
It makes us who we are.
[Edge] I smashed through that glass ceiling
so someone like you could fly through.
You did it first…
[Michael] Rollins with the heist of the century.
But I did it better.
-[Edge] King of the Ring. -[Seth Rollins] Intercontinental Champion.
[Edge] World Champion.
[Seth Rollins] Universal Champion.
[Edge] Two-time Royal Rumble winner.
[Edge and Seth Rollins] Grand Slam Champion.
I won it all…
You are not on my level.
…and done it all.
You're trying to walk in my footsteps,
but you can't fill them.
I am better than in every single way.
At the end of the day, you're just "Edge-lite," kid.
Shut your mouth! That's it, I've had enough.
How about you and I, one-on-one, for the first-time ever at SummerSlam?
You want me one-on-one on SummerSlam…
You're on.
[both] One or both of us…
-walks out of this match differently… -…than they went in.
I'm willing to take that risk.
Are you?
[Seth Rollins] You know what it's like to have my boot on the back of your neck.
You didn't finish the job and now it's biting you in the ass.
[Seth Rollins] I will not hesitate.
You have no idea…
I will not hold back.
…the depths that I will sink to…
And if that puts you out for good…
…to get the job done,
-[Seth Rollins] …then so be it. -[Edge] But you're gonna find out.
Pandora's box of violence and mental pain.
The most evil mind. You have no idea,
but you're gonna find out.
Beware, take care,
because the freaks come out at night.
[crowd] Oh!
[Pat] What the hell just happened?
[guffaws]
[Pat] The Brood bath, Edge is back in that place.
-At SummerSlam… -At SummerSlam…
[Michael] This long-storied history.
-[Pat] Seven years in the making. -[Michael] Seth Rollins!
-I'll beat you. -[Michael] Edge.
I will beat you.
[Michael] For the first time ever.
[suspenseful music playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
["Visionary" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 217 pounds,
Seth Rollins!
[Michael] It's a good thing Seth Rollins wore black tonight.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Pat] Way to get that in before the "Burn it down."
Last night, he had an all-white, crispy clean suit
that got ruined with a Brood bath.
Tonight, "The Architect" Seth Rollins
has a legend on his hands.
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Seth Rollins looking like something out
of Sgt. Peppers and the Lonely Hearts Club Band,
but nonetheless, it is amazing to me, Pat, that…
how Seth Rollins and Edge's careers have paralleled,
that they've never met in one-on-one action.
First time ever here tonight.
[Pat] I have no idea who you just compared him to.
-[Michael laughs] -[Pat] This is a dream matchup,
and both Seth and Edge know that.
I think that's why it's gotten so personal at this point.
Seth Rollins said, "Congrats, Edge."
"You've gotten back to a dark place."
"I wake up on a Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday like that."
Seth is confident and ready to go against the Rated-R Superstar.
["Visionary" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Pat] Kind of sadistic from Seth, right,
how he could go from happy to sad, happy to sad.
This man has been…
set on ending Edge.
Tonight he gets a chance
dressed like Sgt. Poppers, or whoever the hell you said.
[Michael chuckles] Sgt. Peppers.
[Pat] Of course.
["Visionary" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Michael] Seth Rollins looking to Edge,
looking to end not only Edge's night but his career
here at SummerSlam.
[Pat] Seth said last week that Edge's kid should be pushing him in a wheelchair
because of what Seth decided not to do in 2014.
Seven years in the making,
Seth Rollins and Edge.
This is amazing.
[crowd cheering, whooping]
[crowd chanting] Edge! Edge! Edge! Edge!
["Blood" by WWE, Jim Johnston playing]
["Blood" by WWE, Jim Johnston continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Edge went back in time
to find out that place he needed to get to.
Brood…
Edge.
["Blood" fading out]
♪ You think you know me ♪
-Yeah! -[crowd cheering]
Come on! Come on!
[announcer] And his opponent,
WWE Hall of Famer,
the "Rated-R Superstar,"
Edge!
[Michael] Edge said he had to go to a dark place tonight.
He went to a Broody place, a historic place.
Over 20 years ago, Edge, part of the group known as The Brood,
which was capable of inflicting terrible pain
and psychological warfare on its opponents.
Throughout the years, Edge would become the "Ultimate Opportunist,"
the "Master Manipulator," the "Rated-R Superstar,"
and tonight, the Hall of Famer, the 11-time World Champion
has his sights set on Seth Rollins.
[Pat] Edge said he liked that Seth Rollins pushed him
to this place in his heart where he had black blood.
The Ultimate Opportunist,
the Mind Game Master.
[Michael] Pat, when you think of this match tonight between Rollins and Edge,
the strategy for the two men, first for Edge?
-[Pat] Don't get stomped. -[Michael] For Seth Rollins?
-[Pat] Figure out how to stomp Edge. -[bell rings]
[Michael] And that is what Edge has to avoid,
the stomp that could end his career.
Remember, Edge out of action for a decade because of a surgically repaired neck.
We never thought we'd ever have this moment,
let alone the fact that Edge would be in the middle of the ring
in front of over 50,000 people at SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd applauding and whistling]
[Pat] Praise being rained down on one Hall of Famer and one future one.
[Michael] Now the lockup, center of the ring.
Rollins went for the neck early
and Edge dropped him with a right hand.
You notice how Rollins targeted the back of Edge's neck,
with his first blow of the match.
[Pat] "The Architect" Seth Rollins knows
that that transfused neck
is where he needs to go.
[Michael] Seth Rollins is so confident, Pat,
but when Edge called him "Edge-lite" a couple of weeks ago,
Rollins couldn't shake that off. It got under his skin.
It really bothers Rollins.
[Pat] People in Tulsa were chanting "Edge-lite" at him.
Seth has accomplished everything here as has Edge.
[Michael] Side headlock applied by Edge.
[referee] Hair, come on!
[Michael] Rollins, a handful of hair, warned by the official.
Edge with the right hand.
And Edge now taking the fight to Rollins and sends Rollins over the top rope.
And Seth's going to have to try to regroup early.
[Pat] Edge has a ten-pack, currently.
-[referee] Two! -[Seth Rollins bangs table]
[Pat] Whoa, whoa. Whoa!
[referee] Three!
-[Michael] Frustrated already is Rollins. -Four!
-Five! -[Pat] I mean, he has…
-Has he already lost it, do you think? -Six!
-I mean, he's-- -We're at a count of six already, Pat.
-[Pat] You only got ten, pal. -Seven!
[Michael] Rollins at seven is gonna make his way back into the ring.
And Rollins again went for a right hand
and blocked by Edge, and Edge driving Rollins back toward the corner.
[Pat] These mind games, the frustration of Seth
is what Edge is feeding off.
-Two! -[Michael] And think about
what he went through 24 hours ago, Rollins.
He had that… that Brood bath.
That dark gooey substance dumped all over him,
the humiliation and embarrassment of that.
And look at Rollins attacking the back of the neck.
Seth Rollins launched over the top rope again.
Another counter by Edge.
[Pat] Edge knows exactly what Seth wants.
One!
[Pat] Just because Seth is upset
-doesn't mean Edge is not. -Two!
Hey, come on now, guys…
[Michael] This time, Edge is not gonna allow Rollins to regroup.
He's gonna take the fight to Seth here in front of us at the announce table,
and send Rollins into the apron kidney first.
And now Rollins into the barricade.
[Pat] Edge in that dark place,
punishing Seth Rollins outside the ring.
[Michael] Rollins talked a lot about Edge's family
and sending Edge home here in a wheelchair after tonight.
Edge into the ring. Rollins misses wildly.
Edge, knee right to the back, and again, Rollins driven out of the ring.
In the ring.
And Edge with the baseball slide, Rollins stepped out of harm's way,
and now drives Edge in the back of his head,
into the ring post.
-Two! -[Pat] Edge has been cleared.
He's come back and done amazing things since being cleared for action.
[Michael] Again, Edge neck first into the post.
[Pat] But Seth is gonna attack that every single opportunity he gets.
[Michael] And he told Edge that. He was pretty clear about his intentions
-in this match tonight. -[man] Come on, Edge!
[Michael] Stomp Edge so he could never come back.
Correct the mistake Rollins feels he made seven years ago.
[Pat] Remember this all happened because Edge, in Seth's eyes,
cut him in line for a Universal Championship opportunity.
-And now Seth is-- -[Michael] Oh my God!
And now, driving Edge in the back of his neck into the steel steps.
And this is what Edge had to avoid, and he hasn't been able to do it.
[Pat] Those steel steps did not budge
-as Edge's head bounced off them. -Five!
[Michael] And Rollins now sends Edge into the ring.
[Pat] Edge holding the back of his head,
Seth notices.
[Michael] Rollins looking for a neckbreaker and he delivers it.
Rollins into the cover to put Edge away,
and Edge has to kick out at two.
And you made the point, Pat, that…
Rollins, when Edge in Rollins' mind
cut the line, that the opportunity at the Universal Championship,
it did not sit well with Rollins.
And since that moment, Rollins has wanted to punish Edge.
Even cost Edge, perhaps, the Universal Championship
just last month.
[Pat] I mean, who knows if Roman would've been able to get a win
without him, but Seth definitely screwed over Edge last month.
He's been possessed. He's attacked him from behind.
-[Rollins growling] -[Michael] And again,
working on the neck of Edge, and you heard Edge,
the agony in his voice.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Seth said terrible things about Edge's family,
while also saying, "What about my family?"
Seth wants to get back to the top of the marquee.
-[man whooping] -He wants to eliminate anybody
that says anything disparaging about him
-and Brood Edge has done such a thing. -Seth, off of it. Let's go.
[Pat] Seth said Edge is a narcissist that needs to get punished.
[Michael] Edge trying to fight his way out of this predicament.
Three right hands down to the midsection.
And Rollins with a slingblade,
and again, the force of that to the back of the neck, and Edge hits hard.
And Rollins… Rollins is in position. Rollins is in position.
We take another look at the slingblade, but Rollins was setting up for the stomp,
and Edge wisely made it to the ropes.
[Pat] If that stomp hits right there,
we we might never see Edge in a ring again.
-Come on! -[grunts, groans]
[Michael] And Rollins is enjoying this.
Fifty thousand WWE fans
exploding when Edge walked into the arena,
and Rollins wants to… Oh! …silence this crowd and he's done just that.
-Cover! Hook to the leg on Edge… -One, two!
…who's got to power out at two.
[Pat] Two neckbreakers from Seth Rollins here early.
Almost a stomp.
Edge taking a beating from Seth Rollins here.
Seth's enjoying it. Every single second of it.
[cackles]
-[Michael] Yeah, look it. That's sick. -Come on, Edge.
Come on! How's that neck?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] WWE Universe trying to rally the Rated-R Superstar.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Edge had to fight years and years to come back
because of that neck injury.
[Michael] And now Edge blocking, and blocking again.
And, oh… And Rollins aiming right for the midsection.
Edge reversal, Rollins into the corner.
Boot.
Edge just can't get anything going.
[Pat] One step forward, two steps back. Seth Rollins.
[Michael] Oh, the knee, the glancing knee and I believe it caught Edge
on the side of the head. Hook of the leg now.
Is it enough to put him away? And a kick-out at two.
[Pat] Knee to the button I thought we saw.
Like an Antonio Brown left hand in training camp.
-Clean flush. -[Michael] And watch this.
And here's the knee by Rollins.
It appeared he may have been going for the back of the neck
and Edge turned right at the right moment and it caught Edge
in the side of the face.
[Pat] Edge doesn't want to get hit in the back of the neck,
but I don't think he wants to get hit in the temple either.
[Michael] And look at Rollins. Rollins enjoying this.
[Pat] Edge has no idea where he is.
[crowd booing]
You're in Seth's world now, pal.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Ohhe disrespect.
A kick to the mouth.
Seth Rollins toying with his food.
[Michael] Rollins, again, looking for a neckbreaker.
Edge into the block, look at this backslide.
Shoulders down! Did he get him? No, two.
And now Edge planting face-first goes Rollins.
And Edge creates a bit of an opening here.
-Can he capitalize? -[Rollins groans]
[Pat] It's moments like those that made Edge a Hall of Famer.
[Michael] Shoulder to the midsection.
Trying to weaken Rollins.
[Rollins groans]
-And now-- -[Pat] You can get a punch to the back.
Sorry, Cole.
[Michael] Rollins top rope, Edge going up after him.
[Pat] What are these two thinking about doing?
[Michael] Again, elbows to the back of the neck.
Very risky for Edge to go up top like this…
because of that.
[Pat] Anytime he has his head out there on a platter,
Seth's gonna take advantage.
[Michael] Now Rollins, top rope. Seth Rollins, top rope.
Edge is in trouble.
Rollins flying through the sky with a splash.
-For the cover, and the win! -One, two…
And Edge at two and a half.
[Pat] Picture-perfect, five-star
frog splash from Seth Rollins.
[Michael] Look at the height Rollins got on his splash and he connected to Edge,
but again, the veteran instinct of the 11-time World Champion.
[Pat] Here we go, Seth eyeing up Edge.
Smart.
[Michael] Yeah, again, Seth was in position to deliver the stomp,
Edge realized that, he rolled under the ropes to avoid it.
[Pat] Edge was also in the position to get stomped,
realized it, got the hell out of the way.
Finding his bearings here.
-[Michael] Edge just trying to somehow-- -You think you're cleverer than I am?
[Pat] You picked up a fruit there from me last night, Seth?
You think you can do anything?
[Michael] Rollins trying to drag Edge up to the top rope.
Edge trying to fight back.
Vicarious situation for both Superstars.
Edge up top.
[Pat] So is Seth.
Finding their balance.
Who's gonna outwit?
[Michael] Oh, that spinning neckbreaker off the top rope,
and now Edge has an opportunity, but Edge may have hurt himself as well.
[Pat] Had to have taken something out of Edge,
but what a move!
Neckbreaker from the top from Edge.
[Michael] Again, watch the impact off that spinning, turning neckbreaker.
Both men hitting hard.
Critical moment in this match.
Edge is down, Rollins is down.
Who can make it to their feet first?
[crowd applauding]
[Pat] Edge came out through fire,
realizing he's in the middle of hell right now with Seth.
[panting]
[Pat] Two legends.
[Michael] Edge dragging himself to his knees. Rollins up as well.
And Edge sends Rollins off the top rope again.
You feel maybe the momentum could be shifting a little bit,
off the clothesline by Edge.
A boot to the face.
[Pat] Edge is rolling, Seth is reeling.
[Michael] And Edge now… Oh! Connecting with the Edgecution.
-And a cover by Edge to put Rollins away. -One, two!
[Michael] Almost had him, two and a half.
[Pat] The Edgecution is back.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Pop-up DDT sets face to the mat.
What does Edge have to do?
Seth had this thing won just moments ago,
all changed so quickly.
The Rated-R Superstar feeding off Allegiant Stadium.
[Michael] Edge back to his feet now.
Seth Rollins face-first, Edge into the second turnbuckle,
and Rollins turns things around.
[Pat] Little bait and tackle, act like you're hurt,
set the person up, and bury their face…
[Michael] Went for the kick, Edge. Oh, and Edge… Here's the cover!
Is it enough to put him away? And a kick-out!
[crowd cheering, booing]
[Pat] That was close.
Seth had it all figured out,
and Edge almost gets the dub.
Edge making his way outside.
[Michael] And this is risky for Edge, Pat, trying to pull out all the stops.
Edge out on the apron, and now Edge is gonna try to climb to the top rope.
You see him favoring his neck, work on throughout the matchup by Seth.
-[Pat] Is Edge a high flyer? -[Michael] Not at all.
And the problem is here… for Edge is, again, the neck.
And Seth Rollins looks to meet him there.
Edge took way too much time, Rollins met him there,
and now Seth Rollins top rope, superplex!
Rollins turns it around into the Falcon Arrow.
-Cover by Rollins, hook to the leg! -[Seth Rollins screams]
-Edge able to kick out! -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Seth pushed Edge to a place he hadn't been to in a long time.
Edge thinking he has to do more than what he's ever done before,
goes to the top rope, right where Seth wanted him.
-Superplex! -[Michael] The impact to the neck.
[Pat] Roll through, Falcon Arrow.
[Michael] Again, impact to the back of the neck.
[Pat] Vintage Rollins.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Two and three quarter.
[Michael] And now Rollins is beginning to understand in his first matchup
against Edge what the Rated-R Superstar is all about,
but now Edge is… he's in trouble.
And Rollins is set.
Edge is in the middle of the ring, nowhere to go,
as Rollins could be setting up for the stomp
that could end Edge's career.
Rollins into the stomp. Edge moving out of harm's way,
Rollins, though, counters.
Rollins, and there's Edge.
-Look at this! Glam Slam by Edge. -One, two!
[Michael] Cover! Kick-out by Rollins.
-[Pat] Picture-perfect Glam Slam… -[breathes heavily]
…after almost getting his neck chopped in half from a stomp.
Wow!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] You talk about Edge's family.
[Michael] Paying homage to his Hall of Fame wife,
-Edge almost put Seth Rollins away. -One, two…
and Rollins at two and a half.
[Pat] That would've been incredible irony with Seth talking about wheelchairs
and careers being ended.
If Edge would've won that thing with a Glam.
What does Edge have to do to beat Seth Rollins?
[Michael] What does Rollins have to do to beat Edge?
[Pat] One stomp, he's been looking for it.
[Michael] Edge hang up on the top rope.
And now Rollins has Edge.
-[Pat] What? -[Michael] My good… Oh, God, the neck.
Did you see the way the neck snapped back?
[Pat] Nowhere for that thing to stomp.
He was like a Pez dispenser,
his head flipping over the ropes.
Seth is ruthless.
[Michael] Oh, went for the stomp, and Edge moved out of harm's way,
drives Rollins into the post.
That was so close.
[Pat] Neckbreaker through the ropes, almost to stomp Edge in desperation,
saves his career, potentially.
[Michael] Edge with a spear! Oh my goodness!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] That is how much winning this match means to Edge.
[Pat] Holy words I can't say on the cock, Peacock.
Edge spear through the ropes.
[crowd cheering]
That particular gentleman has--
[Michael] And now driving Rollins face-first.
[Pat] Look, it… Shutting the screen off!
Down goes the LED board.
[Michael] Yes, thanks to Rollins' impact.
[Pat] His face turned off the screen.
Edge trying to end this battle.
[Michael] Cover now by Edge to put Rollins away and win the matchup.
Two and a half, and again, a kick-out by Rollins.
Another near fall in this incredible match.
[Pat] Seth Rollins is a lot of things.
A lot of people say a lot of things about Seth Rollins.
None of them good, normally.
I have no idea how he is kicking out right now.
[Michael] A tremendous athlete, there's no doubt about that.
A four-time World Champion.
[Pat] Edge…
[crowd cheering]
…coming alive, eyes are wide.
[Michael] Yeah, look at Edge, he realizes this is his moment,
his opportunity.
He's got Seth in his sights.
[Pat] Clear eyes, full heart.
[Michael] Edge looking for a spear.
Oh, and he countered! Rollins countered!
Rollins countered!
-Cover for the win over Edge. -One!
Hooks the leg and Edge at two and a half. I can't survive this.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] I've never seen this counter.
[Michael] It was a pedigree.
Rollins countered a spear
-with a pedigree. -One, two!
[Pat] The authorities are gonna love that for sure.
What a moment, what a counter!
The Architect.
[breathes heavily]
[Michael] And now with Edge down, and notice,
Rollins, it's his turn to try to climb to the top rope.
Rollins having a hard time just dragging his body up there.
All the punishment that he's been put through in this match.
Rollins went for the corkscrew moonsault.
-Spear! -[crowd cheering]
Cover!
-for the win. -[crowd] One, two!
-Rollins kicks out! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Are you kidding me?
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Edge with the spear
to the surprise of everybody.
[Michael] And look at Edge's face.
Disbelief has come across the Rated-R Superstar.
[Pat] Seth Rollins going for a corkscrew moonsault.
Sees that Edge moves out of the way,
tries to catch himself. Boom!
Spear, from the Rated-R Superstar.
[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] And Rollins at almost three. He almost got caught.
And Edge can't believe it.
And if you're Edge, Pat, what's going through your head?
That may have been your last chance,
your best opportunity,
your biggest move to put Rollins away and you couldn't get it done.
[Pat] Fifty thousand people watching the Hall of Famer Edge
do everything he can do to put Seth Rollins away.
[Michael] Oh, Edge, and a blow right to the back of the neck.
[Pat] Tried this early, connected here late.
[Michael] And now Rollins looking to punish Edge.
Looked like Edge was going for the kill switch.
Oh, and a blow again to the back of the neck.
[Pat] Three transfusions on that neck for Edge.
Seth targeting it here late.
[Michael] And again, a kick, and Edge may be out.
[Pat] This has been the plan all along for Seth.
Now that we're in the deep end, they're both dog tired.
[Michael] Rollins has got him for the stomp.
Rollins looking for the stomp.
Edge's career could be ended right here by Seth Rollins, if he connects.
[Pat] 2014, he didn't pull the trigger.
[Michael] He's gonna try to pull the trigger tonight.
Edge caught him! Edge caught him!
[crowd cheering]
Edge turns him around.
And look at Edge stepping through.
Pat! Pat! This is the Edgecator!
Edge has brought the Edgecator back!
[Pat] The Edgecution, the Edgecator!
-[speaking indistinctly] -[panting]
Rollins trying to make it to the ropes.
Edge going real old school here tonight, trying to put Rollins away.
Rollins trying to make it to the bottom rope.
Can he get there? Can he force the break?
-[speaks indistinctly] -[panting]
[Michael] Edge drags him back to the center of the ring.
-Rollins though, roll-up, shoulders down. -One, two…
Kick-out at two.
And now Edge looking for the cross face.
The cross-face is in. The cross-face is in.
-[crowd cheering] -[Seth Rollins grunting]
[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Edge drags him back to the center of the ring.
Nowhere for Rollins to go.
Is Rollins gonna tap? He's gonna try to pry the hands apart.
[both grunting]
[Pat] Edge trying to put Seth out.
[grunting]
[Michael] Rollins does momentarily,
and now a vicious, vicious side of Edge.
The dark side cut it out.
[Pat] This is what Edge said
-when he said, "I went to a dark place." -[growls]
-[screams] -[Michael] And now, Edge locking in.
-The sleeper, the cross-face sleeper. -[bell rings]
Rollins taps, Edge wins!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here is your winner by submission,
the Rated-R Superstar…
Edge!
[Michael] How good it must feel.
[Pat] Seth said terrible things about Edge, his family.
Seth attacked Edge from behind,
disgraced and disrespected everything Edge was about in here.
In front of 50,000 people at Allegiant Stadium,
Edge made Seth tap out
in front of his family and the entire WWE Universe.
[Michael] For the first time ever, these two men meet in a matchup.
It happens here at SummerSlam.
And the Rated-R Superstar,
the 11-time World Champion is able to knock off The Architect.
["Metalingus" by Alter Bridge playing]
[Pat] Seth planned on breaking Edge's neck,
and instead…
[Michael] Pat, we talked about it at the top of the matchup,
Edge needed to avoid the stomp,
and Edge did just that.
Rollins went for the stomp a number of times in this matchup.
This was the final try, and Edge was able to block.
[Pat] Outpowered Seth, threw him to the ground,
then got him locked up, and after pin attempts by Seth,
Edge smashes Seth's skull
off the canvas in a ruthless fashion.
Puts in a sleeper and Seth taps out in front of 50,000.
-[bell rings] -[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Seth told everybody, he was gonna go for the stomp.
Edge heard it, planned for it,
and got away at SummerSlam.
[Michael] He can see clearly now,
Edge with a huge win at SummerSlam.
["Metalingus" by Alter Bridge playing]
[thrilling music playing]
[Michael] Climb the ladder,
grab the briefcase.
[Corey] The contract inside guarantees you a championship opportunity.
[Michael] This is a match that could cause a career breakthrough.
Oh my Lord!
Are you kidding me?
The opportunity of a lifetime.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Corey] What a massive announcement.
Money in the Bank right here in Las Vegas.
It is gonna be unbelievable.
[Jimmy] What do they say about Vegas?
It's been hot and not just in the ring, of course.
It's about the desert heat.
I want to say it's a dry heat.
If only we have someone to take care of that.
Ladies and gentlemen, we're proud to announce tonight's attendance
here at Allegiant Stadium for SummerSlam!
51,326!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Thank you to every member of the WWE Universe
who came out to party with us today.
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
-[Byron] WWE Universe here at SummerSlam. -[cheering]
They've been rocking all night long,
and we still have plenty more to come.
[Jimmy] That's right, they've been coming out,
they've been staying out, and they've been rocking this house.
So speaking of, like I said,
the heat here in Vegas, not just here in the stadium, but outside,
uh, there's always someone ready to take care of that.
You look a little parched.
Could be. Could be.
You know anyone that can take care of that?
'Cause I saw something that went down earlier today.
I know a couple, yeah.
["Up" by Cardi B playing]
[horn honking]
[crowd cheering]
-Oh, is it hot up in here? -Oh, yeah!
Oh.
Excuse me, gentlemen. I have to ask, what is that?
Oh. That? That just happens to be
a multimillion-dollar watertransportation device.
And inside that truck
is a surprise for the entire WWE Universe.
Because we are gonna soak in tonight's festivities
with the biggest and wettest celebration in history. Whoo!
It's gonna be…
-Awesome! -Awesome!
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome,
"America's Moist Wanted" John Morrison and The Miz!
Welcome to the biggest party of the summer!
[crowd cheering]
Unfortunately, it is also the driest.
Isn't that right, Johnny Drip Drip?
That's right, Miz. We are surrounded by over 50,000 dry bronies
who are all hurtin' for a squirtin',
and it's kind of bringing America's Moist Wanted down
if you know what I mean. But luckily…
I brought a special surprise to moisten up this party.
The greatest tag team of the 21st century
has been diligently working with the top engineers in the world
to create a one-of-a-kind revolutionary, patent-pending
water projectile apparatus.
Ladies and gentlemen, prepare to be soaked
by the Drip-Stick 2000!
Oh! Oh!
Johnny, if you will.
Will? Will what?
Take out the Drip-Stick 2000s.
Uh, I… I don't… I thought that you have the Drip-Stick 2000.
I don't have the Drip-Stick 2000.
If I don't have the Drip-Stick 2000, and you don't have them,
then who has them?
[man] Uh…
Did somebody say… whoo?
-Great, great. -[crowd whooping]
We leave it back there, now this happens.
Hey, where did you find that?
Oh, oh, oh.
-Yeah, what's up, guys? You all right? -[Jimmy] Oh, no.
So you two left your truck unattended for quite a while,
and I just happen to be walking by. In the front seat,
I saw this gorgeous, beautiful, amazing,
dare I say, awesome Drip-Stick 2000.
And I said, "Somebody's got to use this."
Look here…
truck thief,
people around here are shriveling up like raisins.
All these dry bronies needs to get moistened up by that Drip-Stick
so you better give that back right now.
Look, the only people that are dry in this building right now
are you two.
Let me explain something to you.
There are two of us and only one of you.
Simple splashmatics, stun cutter.
So I suggest you give that back.
Extremely logical answer, Miz, I get it,
but call me superstitious, I like to get a second opinion,
so one second.
Hey, yo.
[crowd cheering]
[man] Hey, yo.
Survey time.
Did you all come out here tonight
to see me hand over the Drip-Stick 2000 to Miz and Morrison?
-[crowd cheering] -[whooping]
Uh-uh, uh-uh.
-Uh-uh, uh-uh. -Or…
Or…
did you come out here to see me spray 'em down
with their own water gun?
-[crowd cheering] -[Byron] Yeah, do it.
When my hand goes up,
your mouth goes shut.
-[crowd booing] -No.
You messed up the line. You messed up the line.
It's "Survey says,
one more for the good guys."
Don't you dare.
Don't you dare. Don't you… Don't do it.
-Big mistake. -Please, don't do it.
-Aah! -[screams]
[screaming]
Ah!
Oh, this is rough, this is rough.
It's going on all over your hairs, all nice too.
Bye, Miz, that suit is… Yeah.
Yeah. Let's talk about your life, baby.
Bye. Bye. Get out of the ring. We got more matches. Let's go. Come on.
Bye. Let's go!
[Byron] Isn't it nice…
Isn't it nice to see The Miz and John Morrison
get a taste of their own medicine for once?
[Jimmy] A Drip-Stick not pointed at you, Byron.
-Must feel good. -[Byron] I love the Drip-Stick 2000.
SummerSlam!
[crowd cheering]
[Byron laughs] Let's replay. Look at Miz,
trying to protect himself to no avail.
Getting attacked by the Drip-Stick 2000, as is John Morrison.
How appropriate.
[Corey] What a beautiful moment.
You… You? Okay. Do 'em. I like it. Okay. All right, all right.
[indistinct conversation]
[Byron] Thank you, Xavier Woods.
[crowd cheering]
[Jimmy] I never thought I'd say this in my lifetime,
but Las Vegas, over the last few years, has become a sports mecca.
Successful teams, NFL, NHL, WNBA,
it's been a great sports town
that is definitely on display tonight at SummerSlam.
So, when you move forward in life,
you become a champion, one thing I always get asked
is what keeps a champion going?
It's about becoming a legend, but what keeps a legend going?
The chance to become champion one more time.
That's what we have tonight.
[crowd cheering]
[suspenseful music playing]
[MVP] A couple of weeks ago, Goldberg showed up uninvited
to challenge "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley
for his WWE Championship.
I'm next!
[MVP] The Almighty has not dignified that challenge with a response.
You see, Goldberg is a gladiator,
and he's used to stepping into this coliseum
and crushing any gladiator that stands before him,
but Bobby Lashley is not a gladiator.
Bobby Lashley is a kaiju,
a larger-than-life unstoppable monster,
so I'm out here to try to stop a tragedy.
Goldberg, do you want to be remembered as a champion
or as a casualty?
[Byron laughs] It appears Goldberg has heard enough.
Bobby Lashley, let's get something straight.
If anybody should be worrying about losing something,
it's you losing the WWE Championship.
Goldberg lives by the spear,
and you, champ, will die by the spear.
At SummerSlam, champ, you're next.
[Corey] Once again, Goldberg not mixing words.
[Jimmy] MVP looks like he's pointing out someone outside the ring.
[Corey] Goldberg's son, Gage.
That man is gonna end your father's career.
[Jimmy] Look out, spear!
[Corey] MVP, Lashley, made the mistake of targeting Goldberg's son, Gage.
[suspenseful music playing]
Bobby Lashley and MVP, they brought my son into this.
Now, son, you can go online
and watch videos and see who Goldberg was.
I need you here, front and center,
to experience who your father is.
[Bobby Lashley] Bill, do not let your son watch SummerSlam.
I know you want to have this proud SummerSlam moment,
and I'm gonna give you that moment.
We have the privilege of having your career finally ended
by The Almighty WWE Champion.
Lashley, that's… bullshit!
[crowd cheering]
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] Lashley!
[Byron] Oh, spear! Spear by Goldberg!
[Corey] Sin City, batten down the hatches.
Goldberg, Bobby Lashley for the WWE Title at SummerSlam.
[suspenseful music fading]
[drum roll]
[thrilling music playing]
[growl echoing]
[Jimmy] He's the scary man every time, anywhere.
I'm not saying he wasn't,
but since destroying Kofi Kingston at Money in the Bank,
Bobby Lashley has looked unstoppable, inhuman, indestructible.
Do those words apply?
[Corey] One hundred percent because Bobby Lashley is not human.
Bobby Lashley is unstoppable,
and Goldberg and the entire world
are likely to find out in a manner of minutes.
You can feel it in the air right now.
We are about to see an epic heavyweight showdown.
[Byron] We have seen a level of ruthlessness,
a level of savagery
that has allowed Bobby Lashley to have a stranglehold
on the WWE Championship for the last six months.
[Jimmy] Smashed Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin
in a handicap match.
Blew them both out of the water, then throttled Keith Lee.
Champion with a capital C, destructive with a capital D,
that is "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley.
["Titan" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Corey] The physique chiseled from Mount Olympus itself.
No one has come close to ripping the WWE title from Lashley's clutches.
Will Goldberg fare any better? We'll find out in moments.
[blasts]
[Jimmy] One thing missing from his resume, is an absolute legend.
That's what he faces tonight.
[Byron] We know that Bobby Lashley has been chomping out the bit
for the opportunity,
for the promise that he made to end the career of Goldberg tonight.
[Corey] Ferocity in the eyes of The Almighty WWE Champion.
["Titan" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Jimmy] I think he feels disrespected,
I think he feels insulted
that Goldberg has decided to come back and challenge him.
He doesn't just want to beat him, he wants to make him regret that decision.
[crowd cheering, booing]
[booing continues]
["Invasion" by Christian Poulet and Jean-Yves Rigo playing]
[crowd chanting] Goldberg! Goldberg!
[chanting continues]
Goldberg! Goldberg!
[crowd cheering]
["Invasion" by Christian Poulet and Jean-Yves Rigo playing]
[Byron] Without a doubt, one of the most intense individuals
to ever step foot inside of a squared circle.
A WWE Hall of Famer.
Quite frankly, what hasn't Goldberg done?
[Corey] And a tremendous condition, I might add.
[Byron] Remember the words of Goldberg that said,
"It doesn't matter how old I am,
I will always, always be Goldberg."
[intense music playing]
[Corey] Tonight Goldberg faces a herculean task
in The Almighty WWE Champion.
[Byron] The entire career of Goldberg has been predicated
on shocking moments of his days in WCW going 173 and all,
defeating Hulk Hogan for the WCW World Title.
Returning in WWE after a 12-year layoff
to capture the Universal Championship.
Are we on the verge of getting another shocking moment
in the career of the WWE Hall of Famer?
[Corey] I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Byron,
but it could very well be "The Almighty" Bobby Lashley,
who puts Goldberg out to pasture once and for all.
[Jimmy] How many have seen that presence, have seen that body,
have seen that physique coming at them and have just mentally folded.
That is not going to be Bobby Lashley.
If Goldberg is successful tonight, it's because he earned it in the ring.
[Corey] Countless competitors have seen Goldberg running toward them,
and the next thing they're staring at are the lights in the roof.
[Byron] Think about the motivation Goldberg is feeling right now.
Not only focused on capturing the WWE Championship,
Goldberg is motivated because Bobby Lashley made this personal
by targeting his 15-year-old son, Gage.
[Jimmy] But on the other side, he speared Bobby Lashley.
-The anger in his face. -[bell rings]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the WWE Championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challenger,
from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 285 pounds,
WWE Hall of Famer, Goldberg!
[crowd cheering, booing]
[announcer] And his opponent, accompanied to the ring by MVP,
"The Almighty,"
WWE Champion,
Bobby Lashley!
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Two gladiators who radiate all things intensity.
[Corey] The two bulls ready to be out of the cage and ready to tear each other…
apart.
[crowd chants] Bobby! Bobby!
[Jimmy] That's what they are fighting for,
the WWE Championship.
Everything on the line,
two giants, two gladiators.
[Corey] And don't expect a technical masterpiece.
These two are gonna throw hands and hit hard.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Corey] These men staring a hole through each other.
[Byron] Gentlemen, it is now time.
WWE Championship on the line.
[Jimmy] If you've never seen sharks circle, it's a bit like that.
[Byron] Indeed.
[Jimmy] Bobby Lashley versus "The Legend" Goldberg.
[Corey] Two powerhouses, neither man giving an inch.
[both grunt]
[Jimmy] Who's gonna take that first backward step?
It's not just about the physical power,
both of these guys are extremely strong.
It's about the psychological warfare.
They're also experienced, they're smart, they know how to win.
[Byron] And neither man knows the definition of the word "fear."
[speaking indistinctly]
[Jimmy] Oh!
[Corey] Lashley…
[commentators laugh] Oh!
-[Byron] How often does that happen? -[Jimmy] Never.
Yeah!
[Byron] Try again, Bobby Lashley.
[commentators] Whoa!
[Corey] The champion is down.
[Jimmy] Wait, Goldberg leaping off his feet for that shot.
Beautiful body slam!
[Byron] Goldberg, Goldberg is looking to end this quick.
[Jimmy] Both these guys feed off their emotions,
they feed off the intensity of a moment.
[Byron] Manhandling the WWE Champion is Goldberg.
[Corey] This is unfamiliar territory for Bobby Lashley.
[crowd cheering, booing]
[Jimmy] We have never seen this before.
Bobby Lashley, a very fast starter, usually the physical intimidator
early in matches,
he's being intimidated now.
-[Corey] He's being manhandled. -Oh!
[Corey] This isn't about intimidation.
This is Goldberg imposing his own whittle on the WWE Champion.
[Jimmy] It's about physical execution,
and right now that is Goldberg.
[Byron] You wondering the mind of Bobby Lashley,
maybe he's a little taken aback,
didn't expect this sort of early attack from the challenger.
[Jimmy] He's certainly good in it.
[grunts]
[Jimmy] Now trying to get back in it with some thunderous shots.
[Corey] And Lashley now just battering his opposition.
[MVP shouts indistinctly]
[Jimmy] As I was saying earlier, once he speared Bobby,
last week, did he anger him?
[Corey] Wait just a minute.
Could we…
-[Byron] You don't think, no. -[Jimmy] Yes, I do.
Oh, oh…
[Corey] Lashley was gonna try to jackhammer Goldberg.
[Byron] Goldberg might try to show Lashley how it's done!
[Jimmy] No, got him up, couldn't keep him there.
-Oh! Whoa! -[Corey] Down goes Goldberg.
[Jimmy] That spear last week awakened the rage in Bobby Lashley
that we saw unleashed on Kofi Kingston.
[Corey] Look at these strikes at the back of Goldberg's neck.
[Byron] A similar thing tonight.
[Jimmy] The all-time greats, the physical dominators decide to win
when they turn it on.
[Byron] Wait, Bobby Lashley, you don't see this very often at all.
-Lashley perched on the top rope. -Oh, no.
[Corey] No, no, no. Lashley flying!
-Oh my God! -[Byron] Oh!
[Corey] Lashley might have just dislocated his shoulder.
[Jimmy] Just launched him to the canvas.
[Corey] Goldberg standing over a fallen champion.
-[Byron] Goldberg in position. -[crowd booing]
[Byron] Eying down the WWE Champion!
[crowd booing]
-[Jimmy] Oh! -[Corey] MVP!
[Byron] Oh, come on.
[Corey] That is great wherewithal. That is invaluable
to have MVP in your corner.
-[Byron] Looks like the spear was coming. -[Corey] Oh, God!
-[Jimmy] Might still be coming. -[Corey] Oh!
[Jimmy] He hits it outside of the ring!
[Corey] An earth-shaking spear delivered by Goldberg,
but Goldberg has to get Lashley back in the ring to become champion.
[Byron] Goldberg would allow no reprieve for the WWE Champion.
[Corey] Goldberg now muscling Bobby Lashley back in the ring.
Goldberg looking to finish this one once and for all.
[Jimmy] MVP may have just delayed the inevitable,
getting him out of the way of that spear.
'Cause it looks like here comes another one.
-[Corey] And, oh, Bobby Lashley this time… -Oh!
-[crowd cheering] -[Jimmy] What the…
[Corey] MVP just clocked Goldberg in the back of the knee with his cane.
[Byron] Are you kidding me?
[Corey] Oh, chop block from the champion.
[Jimmy] Bobby Lashley taking full advantage
and Goldberg clutching that left knee.
[Byron] Look, what we just saw just speaks to how worried, apparently,
MVP was about falling.
[Corey] It just speaks to how valuable MVP is
to Bobby Lashley's career and reign as champion.
[Jimmy] Oh!
But now the offense on the side of The Almighty champion.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Now The Almighty ready to feast.
[Corey] Goldberg, this is where the dream ends.
[Jimmy] Looks ready to finish out The Legend's career
if he can just get his hands locked.
[Corey] Goldberg fighting with everything he has.
Lashley unable to lock his grip
-to finish the Hurt Lock submission. -[crowd booing]
[Jimmy] And that tenacity that he's known for.
[Corey] And again, Goldberg landed on top of his skull.
[Byron] A major uphill battle right now for Goldberg, bad knee and all.
[Jimmy] Able to stay in it, but not much more.
[Byron] Continuing to be stalked by the WWE Champion.
[Corey] In all my years, I don't know that I've ever seen Goldberg retreat
for any reason whatsoever.
-[Jimmy] Rolling out of the ring. -[Corey] Goldberg might be seriously hurt.
[Byron] Look, Goldberg has not only had to contend with Lashley, but MVP.
[Corey] Okay, let's… Look, look.
Goldberg's knees betrayed him.
-I mean… -[Jimmy] He can't even get to his feet.
His knee is absolutely done, there's no other way to say it.
[Corey] Look at Lashley, look at the power of The Almighty.
-[metal clanks] -[commentators] Oh!
[Byron] Sending him with a thud.
[Jimmy] Rams it into the ring post.
[yells, growls]
[Byron] Ten minutes left, they just got shredded, Corey.
[Corey] Goldberg…
Lashley focused his attack on Goldberg's knee.
The… the ring post… Goldberg's gonna be extremely lucky
if he doesn't have long-term damage.
[MVP] Bobby!
[Jimmy] He's got to worry about right now.
Forget about long-term damage, I'm looking at short-term damage
from the champion.
[Byron] Lashley is looking for it again. One more time!
[MVP] He asked for this.
-[thuds] -[commentators] Oh!
[Corey] And again.
That's what I'm talking about.
[MVP] You asked for this!
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Are the championship hopes of Goldberg beginning to fade?
[Corey] I think they've faded very, very far at this point, Saxton.
I think this is about survival.
[Jimmy] The hopes of him walking to the locker room, I think, have faded.
[Corey] Everyone likes to romanticize a comeback, but let's be honest,
Bobby Lashley's making every Legend reconsider in the future.
[Jimmy] There's message to the field--
[Byron] Oh. Goldberg can't even stand.
-[groans] -Come on.
Come on, Gold, what are you doing?
[Byron] The referee all over this.
I'm going to stop… Try to get up. Try to get up.
Get up!
[Byron] The official might wanna stop this.
Goldberg's not gonna quit. The official might wanna think
about stopping this match for Goldberg's own well-being.
-[Jimmy] Too tough for his own good. -[Byron] That's pride.
Goldberg's got too much pride right now.
Goldberg can't even put any weight on his leg.
-That's it. -[Jimmy] That's it.
-[bell rings] -[Jimmy] The referee has called it.
[crowd cheering]
An injury to Goldberg--
[announcer] Goldberg is unable to this match,
therefore, the winner of this match is The Almighty, WWE Champion,
Bobby Lashley!
[Byron] Oh, this is shame. It's a real shame
that Bobby Lashley had to win this match,
retain his WWE title under these circumstances.
And now Lashley's got a steel chair.
[Jimmy] Oh, no. This match is officially over but doesn't look over
-in the eyes of Bobby Lashley. Oh! -[Corey] No, no, no!
[Corey] And again to the already damaged leg.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Bobby Lashley trying to see through his promise
to end the career of Goldberg.
-[screams] -[metal thuds loudly]
[Goldberg] Ahh!
[Jimmy] He might end more than his career if he keeps going at him with this chair.
-[referee] Hey! -[Corey] Enough, come on!
-[groans] -[Jimmy] The referee's saying no,
but he can't stop him.
I don't think anyone can.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Jimmy] Goldberg's got to get out of here, this assault is gonna continue.
-Stay down! Stay down! -[Jimmy] Are you kidding me?
[Corey] Nothing is stopping Bobby Lashley at this point.
[screams in pain]
[Jimmy] Certainly not Goldberg, certainly not the referee.
They got to get some help in there to stop this.
[Corey] I agree with you. At this point, this is beyond competition.
We've… we've mentioned how personal this issue has been, but…
-[metal clanks] -[commentators] Oh!
[Jimmy] That sound I'm gonna remember for a long time.
[Byron] What does this prove? What does this prove for the WWE Champion?
[Corey] It proves… It proves dominance, Byron.
This is The Almighty WWE Champion who is physically dismantling
one of the most intimidating Superstars in history.
-In history. -[Byron] It's still not done.
-Look. -[Jimmy] What?
-That's Gage. -[Byron] Gage.
-No, no, no. -[Corey] In the Hurt Lock.
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] Oh, no.
-No, Bobby, it's a kid, man. -[Corey] Oh, Bobby, what have you done?
[crowd booing]
[Jimmy] He's out.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Jimmy] This is unbelievable.
Gage jumped in to try to help his father to stop this attack.
Give me this.
-[Corey] I… I-- -[MVP] All right, listen.
There's no way that Bobby could have known
that that was Goldberg's son.
That could have been anybody.
[crowd booing]
There was no way to know that.
That… that…
He didn't know who that was attacking him from behind.
And still your winner, The Almighty, WWE Champion,
Bobby Lashley!
[crowd cheering]
[Byron] I don't care what MVP says, but Bobby Lashley just didn't have to,
that's just horrible. Disgraceful in every way.
[Corey] Listen, it was brave what Gage Goldberg attempted to do
to stand up for his father, but…
wasn't necessarily a bright decision.
Emotions running extremely high tonight.
["Titan" by WWE, def rebel playing]
I'm going to kill you!
[shouting indistinctly]
[man] How'd that work out for you?
You all right?
[crowd cheering]
["Titan" by WWE, def rebel continues]
[suspenseful music playing]
[both] Good evening.
[giggling]
[man] September 26th is the one night a year…
[woman 1] …when the WWE Universe
-gets extreme. -[man] …extreme.
[woman 1] There's [indistinct] that extremist is coming.
[woman 2] Reports continue to pour in from all over the world…
[overlapping news reports]
[man 2] This will be the most extreme night.
[woman 3] We are advising all our viewers to watch.
[man 2] But don't say we didn't warn you.
And again, the one night a year the WWE goes extreme,
it takes place five weeks from tomorrow night, back on Sunday,
the next time we come to you on Pay-Per-View exclusively on Peacock
for WWE Extreme Rules.
I love Extreme Rules, and I think I just saw
Goldberg's sophomore and high school son
get ragdolled by the WWE Champion.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, it is the main event.
One of the greatest matches in the history of SummerSlam.
The greatest of all time John Cena
trying to win a record 17th World Championship
against the reigning Universal Champion, Roman Reigns.
Cena looking to end a nearly year-long reign by Roman.
[captivating music playing]
[man] On August 30th of last year,
the reign began.
[announcer] The new Universal Champion…
[Corey] You have to admit, it's a tangible feeling in the air.
It's a new era of WWE.
It's the Roman Reigns era. [echoing]
♪ Yeah, I'm always gonna win 'Cause I don't know how to lose ♪
[Pat] The most dominant Superstar in sports entertainment.
[Roman Reigns] Feed them in, and watch them all get slaughtered.
[Pat] Roman is on a different level.
♪ Eyes on me ♪
[Paul Heyman] Everything about this champion will be bigger, badder,
better than anybody else that's ever come before him.
♪ Gonna win 'cause I don't know how… ♪
[Michael] It has been a year of complete dominance.
[Pat] The face of sports entertainment.
There's no end in sight for the reign of Roman Reigns.
[Roman Reigns] Now the whole world…
…can acknowledge me.
["The Time is Now" playing]
-[Pat] What? No way! -[crowd cheering]
♪ The champ is back, the champ is back The champ is back ♪
[Michael] The 16-time World Champion,
the greatest of all time is here.
[John Cena] This pathetic Roman Reigns experience
has gone on long enough.
[crowd cheering]
At the SummerSlam, he's gonna realize
that the champ is here!
[crowd cheering]
[tense music playing]
Hollywood fooled me.
They put a whole new paint job on John.
I thought we're gonna get something new.
I thought we're gonna get something special.
It's the same thing.
The same entrance and the same outfit, the same insults.
It's like missionary position every single night.
[crowd cheering]
You see Roman Reigns expected me to change
because that's what Roman Reigns has to do.
Roman Reigns has to change every two years
because you people stop caring about him.
And you don't believe in him
because Roman Reigns doesn't believe in himself. Believe that.
You haven't been embarrassed.
You've been protected.
No one can protect you anymore.
I don't need to prove myself to you, Roman.
I just need to pin you.
[crowd cheering]
[John Cena] He knows how much punishment I can take.
And all I need to do is just hang in there,
-one, two, three. -[crowd] One, two, three!
[John Cena] And you're the answer to a trivia question…
Who did John Cena beat to become 17-time champion?
[thrilling music playing]
[Roman Reigns] You're John Cena, arguably the greatest of all time.
but you're not good enough to win the Universal Championship.
[John Cena] I see a guy who waltzes around here
thinking that this is your company.
[Paul Heyman] No one has ever beaten this Roman Reigns.
[John Cena] I'm the only one that can shut you up.
[Michael] The biggest main event in SummerSlam history.
Roman Reigns, the greatest of this time,
against John Cena, the greatest of all time.
Either I'm leaving that stadium as the Universal Champion
or I'm leaving WWE.
[thrilling music fading]
[crowd cheering]
["The Time is Now" by John Cena and Tha Trademarc playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Your time is 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 ♪
The world is about to be shook up!
I don't think anybody understands what's going on right now.
Let's go to work.
[crowd cheering]
[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Sixteen times in his illustrious career,
John Cena has won a World Championship.
Tonight, John Cena looks to make history,
to win a record 17th World Title,
eclipsing the record of "Nature Boy" Ric Flair,
and cementing himself as the greatest in the history of sports entertainment.
[Pat] The summer of Cena…
ends at SummerSlam
in the main event with Roman Reigns.
How is everybody doing?
[Pat] John Cena said, "I'm gonna win the Universal Championship,
become 17-time champ."
"I'm gonna say peace and I'm gonna dip."
Bring him out.
I'm ready. I'm ready.
I'm ready.
[Pat] Big Match John
right back at home.
Main event of SummerSlam.
Bring him out!
["Head of the Table" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
-Yeah! -[cheering]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] John Cena's longest reign as World Champion was 380 days.
Tonight marks day number 356
in the Universal Championship reign of The Head of the Table.
Roman Reigns, flanked by his "Special Counsel" Paul Heyman,
his cousins, The Usos, the Tag Team Champions.
The Bloodline is complete at SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Fifty thousand members of the WWE Universe
acknowledging The Head of the Table.
The man who's on a different level than everybody else on Earth right now.
"The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
[Michael] John Cena told me earlier today
that he has very little to lose in this match.
And all he has to do is pin Roman Reigns… one, two, three.
Cena believes all the pressure is on Reigns tonight.
He needs to be flawless to solidify his legacy.
John Cena says, "I just need to win."
[Pat] Roman just told his "Special Counsel" Paul Heyman,
to let the SmackDown Tag Team Champions know
we appreciate everything you're about,
but Roman is coming out here alone to handle family business.
[Michael] Two Superstars…
who have dominated WWE.
John Cena would make his first appearance at this event SummerSlam in 2004.
Ten years later, we would see the SummerSlam singles debut
of that man, Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Although John Cena was here before Roman,
the Roman backers say, "John, your time is up."
"My time is now."
"This is Roman Reigns's WWE."
[Michael] We talked about Cena being the greatest of all time,
but an argument can be made, Pat, that the past year
has been one of the most dominant years in history of WWE
when you talk about Roman Reigns
and the number of Superstars, the names that he has knocked off
in the last 356 days.
[Pat] He has sent Hall of Famers into retirement.
[Michael] Roman Reigns has beaten ten Hall of Famers in his career.
[Pat] Tonight could make 11.
[Michael] Yeah, because there's no doubt John Cena is headed down that path.
[Pat] Roman Reigns said if he doesn't walk out of this stadium
with the Universal Championship,
he will leave the WWE.
[Michael] That is how confident Reigns is in his ability
to knock off John Cena here tonight.
[crowd cheering]
-[Pat] An absolute stud. -[bell rings]
The following contest scheduled for one fall is for…
the Universal Championship!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Introducing the challenger,
from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
John Cena!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, accompanied by his "Special Counsel" Paul Heyman,
standing in at a weight of 265 pounds,
he is the Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[booing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Tonight, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada,
there are 51,326 WWE fans on hand
to witness one of the greatest main events in SummerSlam history.
Roman Reigns is the defending Universal Champion.
The challenger is the 16-time champ, John Cena.
There's been a lot of talk over the, uh, past number of weeks
about John Cena, and perhaps some ring rust, Pat McAfee.
-It's been over 500 days since John Cena… -[bell rings]
has been in a match in a Pay-Per-View event.
Is Cena ready?
When I asked John about that, he said, "You just got to believe."
[Pat] John Cena said, "He plans on getting his ass beat tonight."
That's his actual quote. He'll never give up
and all he needs is one, two, three to shock the world.
[Michael] Two of the most powerful men in WWE.
Reigns, 6'3", 265.
Cena, 6'1'', 251.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Documentaries will be made about this match tonight.
[Michael] The opportunity for Reigns to cement his legacy.
[crowd cheering]
Do you hear that?
[crowd cheering]
It's not about Roman. It's…
[crowd cheering]
[indistinct conversation]
[crowd whooping]
Come on! Let's dance!
[Pat] It is electric in here.
[Michael] A big fight feel in Las Vegas,
and John Cena will start things off with a side headlock
on the Universal Champion.
[Pat] John Cena wearing his patented jorts.
[John Cena grunts]
[Michael] Into the corner, shoulder tackle, Reigns,
as Cena makes it back to his feet.
That's all day.
[Pat] Cena hasn't had to take any shoulder tackles lately.
[Michael] He's taken nothing like this as of late, Pat.
[Pat] Of course, the peacemaker was obviously making magic in the movies,
but now he's staring down The Head of the Table
and he has to feel it.
[Michael] And he's… John Cena just bounced off Roman Reigns.
Now, Cena taking Reigns down. Shoulder! It's a two-count.
Remember, one, two, three is all Cena needs.
One.
[Pat] Roman can't rest on his yawnies.
[Paul Heyman] He's gonna lay you up.
[Paul Heyman shouts indistinctly]
[Pat] John Cena hasn't been in this moment,
this type of atmosphere in a long time.
Roman has lived here.
Maybe getting some jitters out here early. Feeling each other out a little bit.
[Michael] And Cena roll-up again. Shoulders down on the champion,
and a kick-out at two.
[Pat] That was a lot closer than I thought.
Woohoo! Whoo! We're getting close.
[John Cena] We're getting closer up here.
[Michael] Oh, Roman could be mocking Cena now but he almost got caught,
not once but twice.
[Pat] Hey, the number two does not matter in sports entertainment.
Three is the only thing that matters, Roman knows, obviously.
Kick to the gut for John Cena.
[Michael] Now Roman with the right hand, dropping John.
Now, Roman mocking the WWE Universe.
[crowd booing]
What?
[Pat] Remember, Cena said, "You're either on Team Cena
or Team Roman Reigns."
It feels like a lot of Allegiant Stadium is on Team Cena.
-[grunts] -[Michael] Again, a right drops John.
[Pat] And Roman doesn't give a damn.
Acknowledge me!
[Michael] Roman talked a lot about this for the past couple of weeks, Pat, that
at this stage in his career, Cena's all hype.
Those are the words of Reigns,
and it's a pipe dream that Cena can even stick with Reigns here tonight,
but again, a roll-up on the champion to try to steal one and a kick-out at two.
Oh! And runs right into a wicked clothesline by Reigns.
[Pat] Two hundred and sixty-five pounds,
chiseled Roman Reigns is gonna be tough
to hold down for three seconds in a quick roll-up.
[Michael] Again, I said it earlier, Pat, watch the impact. Almost had him here.
Cena stole one and a kick-out at two,
and then Roman follows it up with that.
When we talked about it earlier, Pat,
no one has been as dominant over a year-long period
like Roman Reigns has had, in my memory.
[Pat] Cena's spending a lot of time on the canvas here.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Pat] It's all fun and games on the number one movie in the world set.
Now you're in here with The Head of the Table.
[Roman Reigns yells]
-[Michael] John, whipped into the corner. -Sit your ass down, John.
Things are about to happen, bro.
Things are about to happen.
You may go to Hollywood,
-[speaking indistinctly] -[crowd booing]
[Pat] Let alone Hollywood, it's gonna be tough to take time off
and be able to reach Roman's level.
[Michael] Suplex by Reigns.
[Pat] In complete control.
-[Michael] Cover on Cena. -One! Two!
Nonchalant cover allows Cena to get his right shoulder up.
[Pat] We've seen this time and time again from our Universal Champion,
once he finds his groove and the rhythm
-and gets comfortable in there-- -Just beats the hell out of you, Pat.
[Pat] Beats the hell out of people.
Loves it too. Pays the bills with it.
[Michael] Chin-lock by Reigns applied. Roman trying to, uh…
[crowd cheering]
…keep Cena down, but Cena, back to his feet.
[Pat] Cena's still an incredibly powerful human.
[both grunt]
[Michael] Oh! And again, just dropped by Reigns.
[Pat] I think Roman just saw there Cena hasn't lost much strength.
Vegas is here for me.
[crowd booing]
This is what you wanted.
This is what happens.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Roman just told a guy in the crowd, "You can come get it too,
just like Big Match John is."
[Michael] A snap suplex by Roman Reigns.
-Into the cover again. -One, two!
Forcing Cena to get the shoulder up at two.
[Pat] I hate to break it to the 50,000 strong
that seem to not be on Roman Reigns's side,
he'd beat the crap out of all of you as well.
[Michael] Now, Cena's sent outside the ring.
[Pat] This is dominance personified.
The Head of the Table handling business.
[Michael] Very few people…
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
…have ever dominated John Cena this way. I can remember one.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Michael] And Roman Reigns is starting to make this very uncomfortable.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
-[Pat] This would be like-- -[referee] Come on!
[Michael] Oh! Cena blocks, and now Cena with the right hand,
and another one to Roman Reigns, driving Reigns back. John Cena now.
-Reigns reversal, Cena into the steps! -[thuds]
[metal clanks]
Every little rally snuffed out by the Champion Roman Reigns.
-[man] Let's go, Cena. -[crowd booing]
[Pat] Could you imagine going back into the NBA
when Michael Jordan is with the Bulls Team and expecting to get a win?
That's what John Cena's doing right now with Roman Reigns.
He's at the top of his game.
[man] Come on!
-Get back to the ring. -[Michael] Never been better.
-[Pat] Never. -I mean it. I… I will count you out.
"Hey. Hey, ref. You can catch one-two," says The Head of the Table.
[man] Come on!
[woman] Let's go, Cena!
[Michael] Now Cena bounced face-first
-off the steps. -Come on!
-[Pat] John Cena with a much better fate. -Where's my title at?
-Give me the title. -The title, my Tribal Chief.
[crowd chanting]
[Pat] This feels like a night-off for our champ almost. Look at him.
-Standing. -[Michael] Has he even broken a sweat?
-[Pat] I don't think so. -[crowd booing]
[Pat] Now he's posing, flexing.
You can't do nothing about it.
-You need me. You need me. -[crowd booing]
[Pat] He's right.
[Michael] Meanwhile, John Cena has rolled back into the ring.
That broke the count.
Remember, it's champion's advantage tonight for Reigns.
Cena's got to pin or submit the champion.
Count-out disqualifications don't work in his favor.
And now John Cena again rolling
the overconfident Reigns up and that was two and a half.
[Pat] Don't think he got the leg all the way in.
And Roman just flattening John again.
[Pat] Same outcome every single time for the quick roll-up.
[Michael] The thing is, that's the veteran in Cena.
You can't roll me up, bro.
You can't roll me up.
[Michael] He realizes when Reigns has a bit of lapse--
Hey, you ain't gonna win like this.
-[John Cena grunts] -[referee speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] John trying to drag himself back to his feet.
[Pat] Roman breaking some news to John Cena.
[Michael] And John Cena again now has Reigns up in the air for the AA!
Reigns able to counter into a DDT.
Quickly into the cover. Notice how fast Reigns was
into the cover of that DDT and Cena kicks out again.
It seemed as Reigns was surprised
that Cena got him up into position for the Attitude Adjustment,
and you notice off the DDT how quickly
he moved to the cover this time.
Watch this.
[Pat] In those moments of chaos and doubt, that's when the great shine.
Roman was almost got by Cena.
-Quickly flips it…. -[John Cena grunts]
Almost ends this thing.
Hey.
Baby, movie executives, Hollywood, I apologize,
but I'm gonna hurt this man.
I'm gonna hurt, I'm gonna whoop his ass,
and we're gonna send him to [indistinct], ain't gonna be able to work.
He ain't gonna be able to… Don't bring him back here.
I'm WWE.
You can have him but you can't.
[Pat] Very nice of The Head of the Table.
Sorry, Con.
I got to beat the ass of your star.
[Michael] Oh! Look at Cena now. Right hand delivered,
and another one delivered by Cena.
And now he's fighting back.
Shocked that Roman Reigns misses wildly.
Cena now off the ropes. Oh! What a right!
-Ooh, what's up? -[crowd cheering]
Only one time, man.
[Michael] Pat, John's just a step slower against Reigns here.
[Pat] Everybody's a step slow against Roman Reigns, pal.
A big right to the mouth.
John.
In five moves.
That's easy, man. That's light work.
I might as well be in Denver right now.
[Pat] This is very easy for Roman Reigns.
And I love John Cena,
but this seems like a night-off for our Tribal Chief.
[Michael] He mentioned Denver, where the WWE is tomorrow night.
and Roman Reigns plans to defend the title there.
Beg the Tribal Chief.
Get up.
[Michael] John Cena, again a roll-up, and again the shoulder's down.
This time at two, Roman's got a kick again.
Cena back to his feet. Oh, and Reigns caught him in a sleeper.
Reigns caught John in a sleeper in the middle of the ring,
and John Cena could be fading.
A couple of flurries by Cena,
but that's been it in this match.
And now John down to the mat, and it could just be a matter of moments
before Roman Reigns extends his title reign.
[Pat] John Cena going back to Hollywood,
Roman going to Denver as the champ.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Cena trying to make it back to a vertical base.
John Cena trying to power out of this sleeper hold,
but now Roman Reigns with his full body weight,
265 pounds, on the back of Cena.
[Pat] Latched around Cena's body like a boa constrictor!
[indistinct] Come on!
[Michael] And John again fading.
And Cena may be out.
[Pat] 265 pounds of muscle
trying to put John out.
[Michael] John trying to give some hope, some faith to the believers out there,
but again, Roman Reigns, full body weight on Cena.
And Cena now, able to back Reigns into the corner and break the sleeper.
[Pat] Cena with some fight left. "Never give up," he says.
Thought he was gonna have to.
[Michael] And now John Cena with the clothesline.
And Reigns is down, and Cena's down.
[Pat] John has made a career out of this.
A Hall of Fame career out of this.
Coming back against all odds.
[Michael] There is a reason that Hall of Famer JBL,
coined John Cena "Big Match John" many years ago,
and this is a big match.
The SummerSlam main event,
in front of 51,326 in Las Vegas
at Allegiant Stadium.
Reigns defends the Universal Championship against John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Roman misses wildly. Cena with a shoulder tackle.
And now John Cena's starting to feel it, and another shoulder tackle.
And now Roman Reigns taken down by Cena.
And we are at John's wheelhouse.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Cena's mantra, "Never give up."
-We've seen this a thousand times before. -[crowd] You can't see me!
[Michael] And Roman Reigns now
trying to get John in the guillotine.
The submission that's put away so many men over the past year.
John Cena, jackknife cover, shoulders down,
and it forces Roman to break the hold and kick out.
Superman Punch!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And just like that, the rally snuffed out again.
[Pat] Thought we were gonna see a Five Knuckle Shuffle.
[Michael] You did see a Five Knuckle, a Five Knuckle Superman Punch.
[Pat] John Cena's on a movie set.
[Michael] And Roman Reigns looking for the spear. He went into a kick by Cena.
John Cena's got a chance now.
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] We're back!
[crowd in unison] You can't see me!
[Pat] At a distance. Smart.
[Michael] And there it is, the Five Knuckle Shuffle!
Cena, setting up Reigns for an Attitude Adjustment.
Cena's got Roman up top on his shoulders,
looking to put the champ away.
John Cena with the AA! Cena's gonna do it!
-[crowd] One, two… -Cena's gonna do it! Cena with the cover.
Kick-out at two and a half!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] History was a heartbeat away.
[Michael] A half-second away from 17 World Titles.
[John Cena] That's on me.
[Pat] You can't see me.
Attitude Adjustment!
-That has put so many-- -[Michael] Cena with the STF.
The STF by John Cena.
The patented submission hold. Locked in the center of the ring.
Is Reigns gonna tap out?
-[groans, screams] -[referee tapping]
[Michael] Will it happen? Will Cena make history?
-[Pat] Will Roman have to leave the WWE? -[man] Roman, don't give up!
[Michael] Roman trying to drag himself to the rope force a break.
Fingertips away. Can he make it there?
He does, and John's got to have to break.
Come on! One!
-Two! -[Michael] He's got a five-count.
Rope break. Rope break.
[Pat] John Cena saw history.
[Michael] And now, Roman Reigns outside the ring,
limping around out here.
The champion suddenly appears vulnerable.
-[Pat] He's gonna have to get-- -[speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] And now, John… Oh! And a Drive-By by Reigns!
[Pat] Just as we thought John,
Big Match John was gonna take advantage,
Roman with a Drive-By.
[Michael] Roman looked for the opening and he saw it.
[Pat] For the last 356 days, Roman Reigns has taken everybody's best shot.
[crowd gasps]
[Pat] John Cena's nothing different.
Roman's been here before, so has Cena.
[Michael] Cena trying to rally,
trying to feed off the WWE fans.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena! Let's go, Cena! Let's go, Cena!
[Michael] How much does Cena have left?
Back to the ring, Roman!
[Pat] Roman Reigns eyeing John Cena.
Looking for more carnage.
[Michael] And now Roman Reigns… Cena caught Reigns!
-Cena's got Reigns. AA through the table! -[crowd cheering]
AA through the table! John's got a chance!
Come on, John! Cena's got a chance!
[Pat] Seventeen-time champion!
-John Cena! -[Michael] Cena's got a chance, Pat.
He just put Reigns through the table with an AA.
-Cover by Cena to win the championship. -One, two…
[Michael] Roman Reigns at two and a half!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Two AAs from John Cena to Roman Reigns.
The second of which… through the table!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Exploding out from underneath of us and Roman
the devastation Cena is delivering.
[Michael] And the story here, Pat, is the champion is in deep, deep trouble.
Roman Reigns still suffering the effects of the AA through the table.
John Cena realizes he may have Reigns where he wants him.
-Cena heading to the top rope. -[Pat] What the hell is Cena doing?
[Michael] Cena… Oh! Countered!
Cover by Reigns, enough to retain the title.
Cena did it!
[crowd cheering]
[Pat] Cena going high-risk, Roman countering.
Who's gonna walk out of here as Universal Champion?
[Michael] John Cena digging down deep one last time.
[Pat] A clash of eras.
Years and decades in the making.
[crowd cheering, booing]
[Michael] Roman Reigns talking to himself.
[Pat] A lot of the greats do that.
[mumbling]
[Michael] The confidence creeping back into the champion.
He's locked and loaded.
[crowd booing]
[Pat] Superman Punch on deck.
[Michael] Cena back to his feet, Reigns went for the punch.
John Cena, able to counter, rolling up Reigns again,
shoulders down, middle of the ring, Reigns has got a kick.
-[screams] -John Cena with Reigns up,
trying to power him up.
Reigns on his feet. Superman Punch!
[Pat] Not sure he got full extension but it was clean.
-One, two… -[Michael] Cover to retain
and a kick-out again by Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Look at the frustration now on Reigns.
[Pat] Both these men throwing everything they have at each other.
Two Mount Rushmore faces…
[referee speaks indistinctly]
…putting on an…
[indistinct] All right?
[Pat] …epic battle here.
[Michael] But, Pat, how much does Cena have left?
Cena is collapsed in the corner.
[mumbling]
[Pat] Romans reminding himself of who he is.
[mumbling]
[Pat] We would expect nothing less between these two men.
[Roman Reigns] It's over. It's over now.
It's done!
[crowd cheering]
[mumbling] It's done. It's done.
[Pat] Roman Reigns eyeing victory. Send him--
[Roman Reigns and crowd] Ooh! Aah!
[Pat] …back to Hollywood.
[Michael] Reigns with a spear. Cena sidestepped.
The champ went shoulder first to the post.
[Pat] John Cena has countered a couple moves here late of Roman.
[Michael] And John Cena realizing this is his chance,
and look at Cena now.
Out of the corner, guys, let's go! John, what are you doing?
[Michael] Cena dragging Reigns up to the top.
[Pat] Are you serious?
How does he have this much left in the tank?
From movie set to Allegiant Stadium.
Big Match John going high-risk.
[Michael] Cena with Reigns up on his shoulders.
John Cena from the second rope!
Reigns up high. Cena!
-AA! AA for the title! -[crowd cheering]
-For the 17th time in his career! -[crowd] One, two!
[Michael] And Roman Reigns kicks out again!
Are you kidding me?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] This entire stadium thought Cena was winning.
[Pat] Roman Reigns was out of the WWE.
John Cena was a 17-time champ,
an Attitude Adjustment from the second rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And again, the impact to Roman Reigns.
Cena almost won the Universal Title.
[Pat] The power of John Cena
throwing Roman Reigns across the room.
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, watch this,
cherish this, enjoy this,
because Cena and Reigns may never ever meet again.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Michael] 51,326 WWE fans
witnessing history here tonight.
[Pat] They're describing it perfectly.
This is awesome.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[Michael] The battle-hardened warrior.
John Cena.
-The dominant champion, Reigns. -I told you, you need to be embarrassed.
Your time is up.
My time is now.
-[John Cena and crowd] Ooh! -[Michael] Mocking Roman Reigns is Cena.
[Pat] Cena said you need to be embarrassed.
[Michael] It's Reigns beating Cena with a kick
and John Cena with a right, and Reigns battling back with a right of his own,
and now exchanging blows, center of the ring.
[crowd oohing]
-[crowd aahing] -[Pat] Old school.
-[Roman Reigns yells] -[crowd oohing]
[Pat] Throwing hands at each other.
-[crowd] Oh! -[Michael] John Cena with the upper hand,
momentarily.
-[Pat] Until the uppercut. -[Michael] Superman Punch again!
Cena is still on his feet.
Roman Reigns drops Cena this time right on the chin.
It's all on me!
I am WWE!
[Pat] "I am WWE!"
The Head of the Table, eyeing victory.
[crowd cheering]
[Roman Reigns and crowd] Ooh! Aah!
[Michael] Cena up to his feet. Roman Reigns with a spear
-and just like that Roman Reigns… -One, two…
-will retain the championship! -[bell rings]
["Head of the Table" by WWE, def rebel playing]
-[Pat] And stay. -[announcer] Here is your winner,
and still the Universal Champion…
Roman Reigns!
[Michael] Oh, ladies and gentlemen, say what you want about Roman Reigns,
but it is time to acknowledge The Head of the Table,
the Universal Champion.
Roman Reigns just systematically picked apart
the greatest of all time in John Cena.
It is indeed Roman Reigns's time.
[Pat] Roman Reigns took John Cena's best shot
just like--
-[crowd cheering] -[Pat] What?
["The Next Big Thing" by WWE, Jim Johnston playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Oh my God!
-[Pat] Lesnar! -[Michael] Oh my God! Are you kidding me?
Brock, Brock, Brock is here!
[Pat] Yes!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Holy…
[Pat] Say it! Say it!
Brock Lesnar is back in WWE!
[Michael] Here comes The Beast! Here comes The Beast!
Brock Lesnar marching to the ring!
This is insanity!
[Pat] John Cena, Roman Reigns.
[Michael] Paul Heyman has seen a ghost.
Paul Heyman is cowering in the corner.
Brock looks like he's here to kick some ass!
[Pat] The alpha male of our species
is back staring a hole through Roman Reigns.
[Michael] Look at the size of him, Pat!
[Pat] What is that?
["Next Big Thing" by WWE, Jim Johnston playing]
[Michael] The Beast Incarnate.
Reigns can't believe it.
[Pat] Neither can I!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd whooping]
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Paul Heyman] No! No! No!
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[indistinct conversation]
[indistinct conversation continues]
[Paul Heyman] No, no, no!
[crowd booing]
[speaking indistinctly]
[crowd jeering]
[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Roman Reigns says not tonight.
Oh my God.
Heyman's gonna have a heart attack.
Remember, Heyman used to be the advocate for Lesnar.
Now, he's the Special Counsel for Reigns.
[Pat] Paul Heyman squirming, about to puke.
Brock Lesnar…
[crowd cheering]
… is back.
Wow!
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, on a night of surprises,
the biggest one came at the end of the night.
Brock Lesnar is back!
[Pat] I am so thankful…
to be here.
What a moment…
What a SummerSlam.
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