[invigorating music playing]
[John Cena] Then.
-[Ric Flair] Woo! -[The Rock] If you smell…
[bell tolls]
[John Cena] Now.
[Roman Reigns] Acknowledge me!
-♪ The king of kings ♪ -♪ You can't see me ♪
[John Cena] Forever.
Together.
[music fades]
[car engine revving]
["Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock playing]
If you wanna know where you're going…
♪ My name is Kid ♪
♪ Kid ♪
[song ends]
…first you need to know where you've been.
[intriguing music playing]
[Kid] '88, the Garden.
[car horn blaring]
Had the Big Apple bumpin'.
[crowd cheering]
These old school legends, man,
they kicked SummerSlam into high gear.
You talking gritty,
let's talk '95 and Steel City.
Temperatures accelerated to all new heights.
[man yelling]
2013 had Superstars tearing through Tinseltown.
Did you see 'em?
[muffled cheering]
Tonight…
we make history…
in our city
the Motor City.
[engine revving]
[crowd cheering]
At SummerSlam,
I end this.
[Ricochet] This guy wants a match with me so he can go viral.
[Michael Cole] The family civil war,
has just been taken up a notch!
This is Tribal Combat now, that means anything goes.
It ain't all Pistons and parties.
In the 313, nothing comes free.
["Never Quit" by Kid Rock playing]
About time to top off.
-And crank that horsepower. -[car revving]
♪ I'ma gonna fight like a jeep ♪
♪ They all gon' see ♪
♪ And if I die, I'm gonna die free ♪
[woman] It's going to be for the WWE
Women's Championship.
♪ I'm gonna die free ♪
[man] I am Seth…
[crowd yells] "Freakin" Rollins!
♪ Tell everyone ♪
[Michael] Fasten your seatbelt.
♪ I am king ♪
[Corey] It is about to go down.
♪ Tell everyone ♪
♪ I never quit ♪
-[crowd cheering] -[violin playing]
[Kid] Detroit…
Let's rock!
[hard rock music playing]
[inaudible yelling]
[indistinct breathing]
[music fades]
["Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf]
[announcer] And now, Rocket Mortgage
and C4 present
WWE SummerSlam.
-[crowd cheering] -♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
♪ Head out on the highway ♪
♪ We're looking for adventure ♪
[Michael] For the 36th consecutive year,
we welcome you to the biggest party of the summer.
You are looking live at the home of the Detroit Lions, Ford Field,
where over 50,000 WWE fans are expected
on a night featuring four Main Events.
This is
SummerSlam!
[song fades]
[cheering fades]
["Take Flight" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd resumes cheering]
[crowd starts booing]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico,
by way of Cleveland, Ohio,
Logan Paul!
[Michael] He is the arrogant social media megastar…
I can't hear you.
…who has taken WWE by storm over the past couple of years.
None other than Logan Paul.
Hello again, everybody, and welcome to the biggest party of the summer.
This is SummerSlam live from Ford Field in Detroit.
And at ringside, I'm Michael Cole, he's Corey Graves.
Welcome again.
-Corey, what a night it's gonna be. -It is red hot outside.
It's even hotter here inside Ford Field,
the biggest party of the summer.
It is time to set it off.
[inaudible]
The man with 23 million YouTube subscribers
5.8 billion YouTube views on his channel
and tonight looks to once again wow the WWE Universe.
["One and Only" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Michael] It is time for the highlight of the night!
[crowd cheering]
[Samantha] And his opponent,
from Las Vegas, Nevada, weighing at 207 pounds,
Ricochet!
[Michael] Ricochet and Logan Paul got real personal this past Monday night on Raw.
Ricochet's fiancée is our ring announcer, Samantha Irvin.
Logan Paul said Samantha is going to be announcing him
as the winner here tonight.
[Corey] Far be it from me to sow any seeds of dissension, Cole,
but I happen to notice that Ms. Samantha
is wearing the same colors as Logan Paul tonight.
Not her man, Ricochet.
[Michael] Of course, you would go there.
Well, as a presenting partner of SummerSlam,
Rocket Mortgage will donate $5,000
to Connect 313 fund every time a Superstar goes of the top rope tonight.
Connect 313 funds support digital inclusion efforts
within SummerSlam's host city of Detroit.
So, Corey, what do you expect out of this match tonight?
Ricochet has been begging for this opportunity
to kick off a major Premium Live Event
against the man, well, who has really taken this company by storm in Logan Paul.
[Corey] No doubt about it.
Ricochet has got to feel the weight of the world on his shoulders.
Ricochet feels that this is his house.
This is WWE.
-Ricochet believes… -[bell rings]
…the onus is on Logan Paul to prove him wrong.
[Michael] Ricochet claims that I am in your head.
That you can fool people online, but you can't fool the WWE Universe.
Now Logan Paul having some fun at Ricochet's expense.
[Corey] Disrespect out of the gate. Ricochet answers.
I caught up with Logan Paul earlier today.
He promised us an athletic spectacle
that this city hasn't seen since the days of Barry Sanders.
[Michael] Nice takedown by Ricochet. Followed up with a dropkick to Logan Paul.
[Corey] Ricochet looking to push the pace.
[Michael] Logan Paul covers up and Ricochet said "uh-uh".
-What? What's good, bro? -[Michael] Ricochet a former…
-Where you at, bro? -[official] Two!
…Intercontinental and a United States Champion.
Their first real interaction came back from Royal Rumble match, Corey,
a midair collision that garnered nearly two million views, socially.
[Corey] A truly viral moment in every sense of the word.
Ricochet and Logan Paul
have both promised much more of that tonight.
[Michael] Ricochet in his second career match at SummerSlam,
same for Logan Paul.
-[crowd chanting] Logun sucks! -[Michael] Nice leapfrog.
The WWE fans all over Logan Paul in the early going of this matchup.
Ricochet wisely putting on the brakes.
Roll through by Ricochet.
Went for the kick, Logan Paul.
Oh, and an elbow by Paul catches Ricochet.
[Corey] Nothing fancy there from Logan Paul,
just a straight-up elbow to the chin.
Take another look at the impact.
Pow!
Right under the chin of Ricochet.
[Michael] Nothing but an impressive start to his career here in WWE for Logan Paul.
[Corey] That's one of the many reasons
why Logan Paul is such a polarizing figure to the WWE Universe.
They may not like Logan's personality,
but you cannot deny the in-ring abilities of the social media megastar.
[Michael] He was in this year's money in the bank ladder match.
He's faced Seth Rollins at WrestleMania, Roman Reigns in a championship match.
[laughs]
[Corey] I appreciate this strategy by Logan Paul out of the gate.
Rear chin-lock applied,
not allowing Ricochet to generate any momentum.
[crowd booing]
Electric crowd here tonight for SummerSlam, Ford Field in Detroit.
Our opening matchup, Logan Paul and Ricochet.
The feeling-out process between the two here to start.
Things got extremely personal over the past couple of weeks.
Ricochet sent out to the apron and he catches Paul with a forearm.
Logan Paul clearly did his homework on Ricochet prior to this match,
bending the rules to his own advantage.
Smart strategy by Paul.
[Michael] Corey, you and I have had the opportunity
to call a number of Paul's matches, and one of the things
we've learned about the man is, he is a student of the game.
[Corey] No doubt about it. Logan Paul does his homework
before each and every contest.
Listen, Logan's got an ego as big as the day is long.
Logan does not want to humiliate himself
or let himself be humiliated by someone else like Ricochet.
Now on the apron!
A rude awakening neck breaker.
To get back to your point.
[Michael] There's his fans sitting in the front row.
[Corey] Logan Paul could leave here with two fiancées tonight.
-Indeed. -His own and Ricochet's.
[Michael] Of course, you had to say that.
[official] Two.
This is your boy, right?
Hey, I'm going to hurt him real bad.
-[official] Three! -You might not wanna watch.
[Michael] Again, turning his attention
to our ring announcer, Samantha Irvin, the fiancée of Ricochet.
[Corey] I don't know about all that
but I think I saw a cool twinkle in the eyes of Samantha.
[Ricochet groaning]
[Michael] Do you… Do you… [hesitates]
…just make stuff up, don't you?
[Corey] Sometimes.
Paul now teeing off in the corner, heavy body shots to Ricochet.
[Michael] Driving Ricochet back, and this is what Logan Paul wants to do.
Keep Ricochet down,
not allow the high flyer to get going in this matchup.
Look at the body shots, and again, that's the boxing ability,
the boxing background of Logan Paul,
and not to mention the titanium
that is in the right hand of Mr. Paul as well.
[Corey] This is a smart strategy by Logan Paul attacking Ricochet's core,
because if you attack and soften up Ricochet's core,
it's gonna limit a great deal of Ricochet's offense.
-[crowd] Uh! -[Michael] It makes it harder to breathe.
[crowd chants] You suck!
[Corey] Logan Paul "The Maverick" just relentless right now.
[crowd continues chanting] You suck!
[Michael] Logan eating this up.
Nah.
[Michael] Ricochet perched on the top rope.
-And now look at Logan Paul. -[Logan yells]
-Logan Paul now with a running powerslam. -[Corey] Ha-ha.
[Michael] Here's the cover on Ricochet,
and that was a direct point at Braun Strowman,
the injured monster among monsters,
who was Ricochet's Tag Team partner before he got hurt.
That was a Strowman running powerslam.
[Corey] That was simultaneous insult and injury,
making a mockery of Braun Strowman while inflicting punishment on Ricochet.
Logan Paul's a savage man.
[crowd booing]
Well, we mentioned that Logan Paul follows sports entertainment history,
that he has studied film of the greats.
[mocking]
Right now Logan Paul is thriving off of the disdain from the WWE Universe.
[Michael] There is a big boot by Logan Paul.
He's gonna follow this up with a leg drop.
[Corey] Oh-ho.
[Michael] The cover on Ricochet,
and he calls that the Hogan Paul.
Paying tribute to Hulk Hogan.
[Corey] He's a marketing wizard, he's a sports entertainer.
What can't Logan Paul do well?
[speaking unintelligible]
Logan still looking fresh as a daisy.
[Michael] Ricochet just has not been able to get out of the blocks in this matchup.
Now…
Ricochet planting off the spinebuster, and now Logan Paul looking to rally.
I should say ricochet looking to rally.
[Corey] Ricochet clearly feeling the effects of the onslaught from Paul.
Could this be?
[Michael] Oh, into the standing moonsault!
Cover now by Ricochet and a kick out.
[Corey] That wasn't just a standing moonsault, Cole,
that was the people's moonsault.
[Ricochet grunts]
[Michael] Ricochet showing Logan Paul's not the only one
that understands sports entertainment history.
Ricochet… Oh my goodness!
-What a back body drop! -[Corey] Incredible!
Take a look at this nasty landing for Ricochet,
soaring through the skies of Detroit
and crashing down on his hip.
That can actually be worse than your back.
[Ricochet groans]
[Michael] And Logan Paul continues to punish Ricochet.
Oh, and a clothesline.
[crowd exclaiming]
A springboard clothesline by Logan Paul.
[Corey] The more offense Logan Paul generates,
the higher his confidence grows.
Thus making Logan Paul more dangerous each and every passing moment.
[Michael] Have you ever seen anybody that's taken to this business
like Logan Paul has?
[Corey] Honestly, no.
The aptitude Paul has shown has been second to none,
and this is going to end it for Ricochet, no doubt about it.
-[crowd exclaiming] -[Michael] Holy!
The Spanish fly off the apron.
Both men though popped back to their feet, and now the fight is on.
-[Corey] Didn't expect that. -[Michael] Oh goodness!
I don't know who got the worst of that exchange,
from both men sticking a double stack Spanish fly.
Uh… Bob Probert flashbacks.
And Ricochet, the first one back in the ring.
[Michael] Now it's Ricochet back to his feet,
and Logan Paul trying to prevent Ricochet from flying, dragging him again,
and he lands hard.
[Corey] It seems that to this point that's been Logan Paul's strategy,
not allow Ricochet to get out of the gates.
To thwart Ricochet's attempts before… they even become reality.
-Oh wow! -[Michael] Ricochet!
[crowd cheering]
Yeah!
[Michael] Logan Paul taking out the highlight of the night.
[crowd cheering and booing]
[Corey] Look at this,
all the way to the outside, driving Ricochet down,
almost an STO-like maneuver.
Now… Paul now eyeing up a fallen Ricochet.
[Michael] From the top rope, Logan Paul
with a high crossbody.
Gonna turn it into a standing moonsault!
Cover now for the win on Ricochet and a kick out at two.
[Corey] Ricochet able to survive,
but Logan Paul has been on point since the opening bell.
Look at this spectacular flying crossbody.
Directly into the standing moonsault.
Logan calls that the cross moon combo,
and it nearly ended Ricochet.
[Michael] Ricochet surviving as Logan Paul
tries to determine what he needs to put Ricochet away.
Our opening match here tonight of SummerSlam.
[Corey] You see moments ago,
a mouse beginning to form under the left eye of Logan Paul.
If that begins to factor into his vision.
[Michael] Oh, went for the right hand, block by Ricochet,
now Ricochet trying to fight back.
[Corey] Ricochet with several heavy rights.
[Michael] Oh, shoulder first goes Paul.
[Corey] Ricochet now with a small window to recover,
surveying the situation, and Ricochet going to make the climb
to the high rent district once again.
[Michael] Listen to the impact to the shoulder to the ring post.
And now Ricochet climbing up to the top rope,
trying to drag Logan Paul with him.
High-risk situation here for both of these Superstars.
From the top rope,
-Ricochet with the hurricane neck breaker. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Unbelievable.
[Michael] Both men hurt as they come down hard.
[Corey] Take a look at the athleticism,
the high-risk maneuver delivered by Ricochet.
Can you imagine how humiliating it would be for Logan Paul
to go viral being victimized by Ricochet?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] The official, Eddie Orengo, checking on both of these men,
Logan Paul and Ricochet, in what has been a high-flying
physical battle to kick off SummerSlam tonight.
[Logan groans in pain]
[grunting]
[Michael] Ricochet with a couple of kicks and then a knife-edge chop.
Reversal. Ricochet into the corner, catches him with a…
[inaudible yelling]
…back elbow.
[crowd cheering]
[Ricochet grunts]
Down goes Logan Paul.
[Ricochet] You going, baby.
[Logan groans]
-Ricochet out to the apron, fired up. -[yells]
Springboard!
[Corey] Clothesline takes down Logan Paul.
The maverick now in jeopardy. Ricochet beginning to roll.
[Michael] Ricochet with a 450.
Here's the cover now, which is a shooting star.
A kick out by Paul at two.
Watch this again, the athleticism of Ricochet.
Springboard off the top rope with a wicked clothesline.
[Corey] More than halfway across the ring.
Unparalleled athleticism from Ricochet with that maneuver.
I wanted you to go.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] Both these men spent, exhausted.
[Corey] I'm pretty sure Ricochet just told Logan Paul,
I wanted you to kick out.
-[Logan groans in pain] -It hurts, huh?
-Why would he want that? -[Corey] I have no idea.
[Michael] I guess to inflict more punishment, more pain?
Show Logan Paul that he's in Ricochet's house here tonight?
[Corey] Ricochet delivering these kicks to the arms and shoulders of Logan Paul.
That's going to neutralize
a lot of Paul's striking ability, his lethal hands.
[Michael] Logan Paul, though.
Ricochet lands on his feet. Paul missed wildly.
Caught him that time with the elbow.
-Logan second rope caught by Ricochet! -[crowd cheering]
Oh my goodness!
What a counter by Paul off the DDT!
Cover, hook of the leg, and a kick out by Ricochet.
What a counter by Paul.
[Corey] Mind-blowing athleticism from both Superstars.
Paul is beside himself. Let's take another look.
The moonsault,
and what a great display of power by Ricochet,
then countered into a tornado DDT by Logan Paul
that nearly ended this contest,
but Ricochet had second thoughts.
[crowd yelling]
[Michael] What does Paul have in mind now, as he looks to put Ricochet away?
Lights out.
Ricochet, though, able to land on his feet.
That kick caught Paul in the jaw.
Oh, knees to the face!
[Corey] Recoil by Ricochet.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Ricochet positioning Logan Paul.
This is in Ricochet's wheelhouse here.
-Going to go up top! -[crowd cheering excitedly]
Again, the injured ribs perhaps
costing Ricochet some valuable time.
But again, from the top rope.
Oh, knees up! Knees up to the bad ribs!
Logan Paul rolls him over, two count, kick out by Ricochet.
Off the shooting star,
Paul got the knees up into the bad ribs of Ricochet.
[Corey] The momentary hesitation from Ricochet
may be what allowed this to happen.
Logan had the wherewithal to get both knees up,
roll seamlessly into an inside cradle,
and we're going to take a look back at the step-up knee by Ricochet.
This match has been physical as advertised.
[Michael] The recoil almost allowed Ricochet to position himself for the win
off the shooting star, but again, the injured ribs,
it cost Ricochet too much time on the top rope, Corey,
allowed Logan Paul to counter.
[Corey] Again, Ricochet back to his feet. Logan muscling up.
Face-first goes Ricochet.
[Michael] Paul with an opportunity and a kip up by Logan Paul.
[crowd cheering and booing]
C'mon.
[official speaks indistinctly]
[Corey] Logan Paul grinning from ear to ear,
knowing we could be seconds away from a viral moment!
[Michael] Springboard frog splash!
-[official] One, two… -[Michael] Cover for the win.
Kick out by Ricochet at two.
[Corey] You have to wonder at what point frustration will set in for Logan Paul.
He has targeted the core,
the midsection of Ricochet since the opening bell.
Expertly executed frog splash,
halfway across the ring,
all of Logan's body weight crashing down,
but still not enough to topple Ricochet for three.
[Michael] Corey, the issue is this,
Logan Paul has thrown everything in his arsenal at Ricochet,
and has not been able to put him away.
[Corey] This is where we find out what Superstars are made of.
Here comes the right hand!
[Michael] Oh, and he got caught by a kick to the face by Ricochet!
Now Ricochet with Logan Paul up on his shoulders.
Can he put Paul away?
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Detonation kick by Ricochet.
Rolls through.
[Michael] Incredible athleticism off the top rope!
Cover, for the win.
For Ricochet. Kick out by Paul.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] I don't believe it.
[inaudible]
I saw it with my own two eyes, but I still do not believe it.
[inaudible]
[Michael] Now Ricochet saying it's over.
[Corey] Ricochet trying to fight through the pain,
feeling the adrenaline flow through his body.
[Michael] It looked like he may be calling for the 450, Corey…
[Ricochet groaning]
…as he drags Paul toward the corner to put him in position.
[Corey] Ricochet's going to need to punch it up to the 630.
That's Ricochet's specialty, and it has brought him so much success,
but Logan desperately clutching at the ankle.
[Michael] Trying to hang on to prevent Ricochet
-from climbing up to the top rope. -[official] One, two…
[Paul groans]
[crowd clapping, cheering]
[Corey] Again, Ricochet fighting through the pain,
driven by the WWE Universe!
[Michael] Ricochet up top.
Will it be time for the highlight of the night?
[crowd cheering]
[loud thud]
Logan Paul moves out of harm's way
off Ricochet's attempt at the 630!
[Corey] Fresh!
-[Michael] Who the hell is this? -[Corey] Where's security?
[Michael] Hey, that dude's one… He's one of Logan Paul's… guys.
I saw them hanging out today. He just gave him brass knuckles!
-[Corey] Turn around, ref! -[crowd yelling and booing]
That goof with the baseball cap just gave Logan Paul some brass knuckles.
Ricochet has no idea.
The right hand with the knuckles by Paul.
Here's the cover.
-And Logan Paul steals one. -[bell rings]
["Take Flight" playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner!
Logan Paul!
[Michael] Well, that was a great matchup, but the ending sucked.
[Corey] That had to feel good for Logan Paul,
hearing Samantha Irvin say his name.
Say it one more time! "And the winner is"…
Ah, forget it.
[Corey laughs] What a way to kick off the biggest party of the summer.
[Michael] You condone that?
It's one thing the guy already has titanium in his fist,
and now he's got to use brass knuckles?
[Corey] Listen, I'm not necessarily condoning the tactics,
but at the end of the day,
it's about who gets to pull up to the pay window.
And tonight that man, yet again, is Logan Paul.
[Michael] Look…
Well, this was the beginning of the end for Ricochet.
[Corey] Ricochet went for broke, the 630 splash.
Crash and burn, nobody home.
Logan Paul's buddy,
delivering the brass knuckles
unbeknownst to our official, Eddie Orengo.
Logan with five upside the skull of Ricochet.
[Samantha] Here's your…
[Corey] And yet another in a series of viral moments,
for the Maverick.
[inaudible]
I think Samantha just realized she picked the wrong guy.
Superstar!
[Michael] I don't think that's what she's thinking right now,
but nonetheless, Logan Paul with the win to kick off SummerSlam.
[Logan's theme music continues]
[Corey] I've seen that look on plenty of women's faces. Disappointment.
I know it well.
[fans cheering]
[screams]
[music ends]
-["Get it, Get it" by Adela playing] -♪ Get it ♪
♪ Get it, get it I got the bag I'm running wit it ♪
♪ Swervin 'n whipping It hit the curb like its rented ♪
♪ Rhyme spitter, she a trend setter Wit a vendetta ♪
♪ Got the spirit of a '80s dope dealer ♪
♪ One thing on her mind she a killa ♪
♪ Red leather on the trilla ♪
♪ Don't end up in a chilla ♪
♪ Get it, get it I got the bag I'm running wit it ♪
♪ In demand now, going up by the minute ♪
[song ends]
[Michael] This was moments ago outside Ford Field here in Detroit.
-Look who arrives via monster truck. -[men cheering with excitement]
None other than "The Celtic Warrior" Sheamus,
greeted by his brawling brutes, buddies Ridge Holland and Butch,
as these guys get ready for the SummerSlam Battle Royal.
You need one of those rides.
[Corey] Absolutely. I probably couldn't afford the insurance, though.
You came in an Uber.
[all chanting]
[engine revving]
["Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf playing]
[Corey] We want to send a very special thank you to the legendary Steppenwolf,
for "Born To Be Wild," the official theme song of WWE SummerSlam,
from the album Steppenwolf, available now on Apple Music and Spotify.
[Michael] Well, coming up next, the first four Main Events.
Considering the time,
the story,
the place,
this could be the make or break match of Cody Rhode's WWE career.
Is it heading up, or is it heading down?
We'll find out.
It's Cody versus Brock III.
-["Born To Be Wild" fades] -[engine revving]
["Daylight" by David Kushner playing]
[review inaudible]
[Cody] I'd be crazy not to be scared of Brock Lesnar.
But I still want to fight Brock Lesnar.
♪ Telling myself I won't go there ♪
♪ Oh, but I know that I won't care ♪
♪ Tryna wash away All the blood I've spilled ♪
♪ This lust is a burden That we both share ♪
♪ Two sinners can't atone From a lone prayer ♪
♪ Souls tied Intertwined by our pride and guilt ♪
[inaudible]
♪ There's darkness in the distance ♪
♪ From the way that I've been livin' ♪
♪ But I know I can't resist it ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ You and I drink the poison From the same vine ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ Hidin' all of our sins From the daylight ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
Brock Lesnar is The Beast.
Beast enough to break my arm,
but not man enough to make me tap out.
♪ Tellin' myself it's the last time ♪
♪ Can you spare any mercy That you might find ♪
♪ If I'm down on my knees again? ♪
♪ Deep down, way down, Lord, I try ♪
♪ Try to follow your light But it's nighttime ♪
♪ Please, don't leave me in the end ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ There's darkness in the distance ♪
♪ I'm beggin' for forgiveness ♪
♪ But I know I might resist it, oh ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ You and I drink the poison From the same vine ♪
[Cody] The game is 1-1. Are you satisfied?
I hope you're not.
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
[Cody] Brock, you made a mistake.
You left me breathing.
I want to go to SummerSlam to embarrass you.
Because it's what you deserve.
♪ Ah-ah-ah ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
♪ You and I drink the poison From the same vine ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
At SummerSlam, Brock,
I end this.
♪ From the daylight Runnin' from the daylight ♪
♪ Oh, I love it and I hate it At the same time ♪
[inaudible]
[song fades]
[crowd cheering]
[car engine revving]
["Next Big Thing" by WWE, Jim Johnston playing]
[cheering intensifies]
[fireworks exploding]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota, weighing in at 286 pounds,
Brock Lesnar!
[Michael] The most decorated combat sports… sports athlete ever,
has been in the most SummerSlam Main Events ever.
This is number ten here tonight.
Corey, it was back in 2002 at SummerSlam,
where Brock Lesnar won his first World Championship,
a victory over The Rock.
Here we are, 21 years later, as he goes head-to-head with Cody Rhodes.
[Corey] Let's not forget
what the beast incarnate did last year at SummerSlam,
utilizing a bulldozer to flip the entire ring on its side.
I shudder to think what Lesnar intends to do tonight,
to The American nightmare.
[Michael] He gave us a little preview on Raw Monday when he says,
I quote, "I get paid to fight and kick ass."
"Cody Rhodes gets paid to get his ass kicked by me."
Those the quotes of Brock Lesnar from Raw Monday night.
He means business.
[Corey] Lesnar in phenomenal physical form tonight.
Lesnar's been training as if this truly is fight week,
and that, above all else, should scare Cody Rhodes.
[crowd continues cheering]
[song fades]
[crowd cheering and booing]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
-[drumbeat] -[crowd cheering]
[man] Wrestling has more than one Royal family.
["Kingdom" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering excitedly]
-[fireworks exploding] -♪ Adrenaline, in my soul ♪
♪ Every thought out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
-[crowd sings along] -♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up ♪
♪ I'm home ♪
[all] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[fireworks exploding]
[Samantha] His opponent,
from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 242 pounds,
"The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams, but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
[Michael] Cody Rhodes may be all smiles now,
but in a matter of moments, he is going to be in a fight for his life
with "The Beast" Brock Lesnar.
♪ Hear the crowd on their toes ♪
It is his first appearance at SummerSlam in eight years…
[all] ♪ Whoa! ♪
…and probably the most important of his career.
[Corey] This rivalry with Lesnar has become so deeply personal
for The American Nightmare.
Rhodes looks as Lesnar… Looks at Lesnar like an albatross,
that Cody must get through
for Cody to continue his story, to continue his career,
and to continue to chase goals.
Lesnar wants to snuff it all out tonight in Detroit.
♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪
[Michael] In match one, Cody Rhodes shocked Lesnar, picking up the victory.
Brock would go on
to break Cody Rhode's arm on the way to match number two.
A match which was stopped by the official because of the damage that was done.
Tonight's the rubber match.
And in many ways,
one of Cody Rhode's most important matches…
[fireworks exploding]
…on his current journey.
[Corey] I'll do you one better, Cole. I'll say of Cody Rhodes' entire career.
[Michael] Cody's mother is here tonight looking on.
We've seen the damage that Brock Lesnar has done in front of her and Cody's family
over the past number of weeks,
ruining a homecoming by Cody Rhodes on Raw
in Atlanta, Georgia, a number of weeks ago.
It was an embarrassing,
a humiliating moment for Cody.
He has not forgotten and would like to pay Brock back tonight.
-Look at this. Do not turn your back! -[bell rings]
Cody Rhodes goes right after Brock Lesnar,
but Brock Lesnar says not so fast.
Welcome to Suplex City, kid.
[Corey] Just a quick reminder, Cody, you are not dealing with a human being.
[Michael] Cody, though, hanging Brock Lesnar up on the top rope.
Cody Rhodes, Pitbull-like mentality, the drop down right hand.
Rhodes off the second rope.
[both] Disaster kick!
-[Corey] Lesnar staggered. -[Michael] Cody again.
Brock still on his feet after a second disaster kick.
Now, a third one as Cody is picked out of the air
by The Beast.
Now, Brock Lesnar
driving Rhodes into the corner.
[groans]
Now shoulders to the midsection,
looking to wear down The American nightmare.
[yells]
[Corey] We know Cody's game plan for tonight
was to attempt to stick and move,
stay out of the clutches of the beast incarnate.
Oh, and just like he sidestepped there.
[Michael] Lesnar goes shoulder-first to the post.
And now, Lesnar hurting outside the ring.
Cody Rhodes is gonna fly.
Suicide dive!
Brock dropped in front of the announce table.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] You can see the fire, the passion in the eyes of The American Nightmare,
who has The Beast staggered.
[crowd chants] Cody!
[Michael] Brock Lesnar trying to get away as Cody Rhodes continues the attack.
Now the power of Lesnar driving Cody spine-first into the ring post.
[Corey] That just took all the wind out of Cody's sails.
[Michael] It's just, Brock's such a monster, Corey.
It takes so much out of you
just to punish the man enough to keep him down.
You think you got him on the ropes,
then all of a sudden, Brock is back on top again.
[Corey] Brock possesses the power to truly change
the complexion of any matchup with one maneuver, one strike, one suplex.
That quick, Brock can change it all.
[Michael] That's why he's a ten-time World Champion,
a former King of the ring, Money in the Bank winner,
two-time Royal Rumble winner.
This may be the most impressive stack--
-[Corey] Oh my god. -Look at the power of Lesnar.
[Corey] Total disregard for Cody's well-being.
[Michael] One of the most impressive stats, Corey,
in his career, Brock Lesnar has defeated 16 Hall of Famers.
With maneuvers like that.
Think about it. 16 WWE Hall of Famers, Brock Lesnar has dismantled in his career.
[Corey] It's almost hard to believe, hard to fathom.
-Lesnar-- -[Michael] Now a belly-to-belly.
[Corey] Reign of destruction continuing before our very eyes.
[Michael] German gut wrench, belly-to-belly.
The three suplexes flung so far by Brock.
[Cody groaning]
Brock, just so confident.
Takes his time, little wasted movement.
[Cody groans]
Cody, though, will not go down.
Trying to stay in the fight.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Michael] Oh. God you could hear that.
[Corey] I felt that. Might have cracked Cody's ribs with the kick.
[grunting]
Lesnar driving all the wind out of Cody's body
with a punt kick right to the ribs.
[Michael] Just a couple of months ago where Lesnar snapped the arm
of Cody Rhodes in the Kimura Lock.
And another suplex
by Lesnar.
[Corey] And having gone through what Cody has gone through at the hands of Lesnar,
would give most normal men pause.
[Michael] Cover by Brock. Hook of the leg and a kick out.
It links me to my question to you. if you're Corey why do, uh…
If you're Cody why do this?
Why poke Lesnar? Why drag him into this fight?
[Corey] At the end of the day, this is almost Cody versus himself.
This is an obstacle that Cody needs to conquer
so that Cody believes in himself.
The WWE Universe believes in Cody,
but Cody needs to know he is better than the absolute best.
But right now, the best is stuffing Cody's attempts in a takedown.
[Michael] Another German suplex released.
A moment ago, you just saw an example of the quickness of Brock Lesnar.
How he picked the ankle of Cody to take control of the match.
And again, the power of Brock, the release German suplex.
[Corey] NCAA Champion showing,
and poor Michelle hardly able to watch her son being dismantled
by the beast incarnate.
[Michael] Cody's documentary, of course, on Peacock, "The American Nightmare,
becoming Cody Rhodes."
You might be able to retitle that tonight.
"The American Nightmare, the dismantling of Cody Rhodes,
at the hands of Brock Lesnar."
[Corey] And Lesnar now, grinning from ear to ear,
enjoying himself.
Three…
[Michael] We have Cody trying to drag himself
back up to the announce table right here in front.
-You looked in his eyes… -Five!
[Michael] What did you see in Cody's eyes
when he dragged himself in front of us moments ago?
[Corey] It's passion. It's fire.
Unfortunately, having been in a scenario like this,
it's the look of a fighter who wants to continue fighting,
but his body is betraying him.
-Second by second Cody knows-- -[Michael] Again!
[Corey] He is a bit closer to the end.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Michael] Brock Lesnar putting on a power display.
Look at this, as Rhodes is launched again
by the beast incarnate.
Now sending Cody outside the ring.
[crowd booing]
The official, Chad Patton, once again, beginning the count.
Two!
-Brock will take a count-out victory. -Three!
-That'll be just as embarrassing to Cody… -Four!
…as anything else.
[Patton] Five!
At the count of five, Cody dragging himself back to his feet…
-[crowd] Six. -…to make it to the apron.
At a count of six makes it back into the ring.
Brock Lesnar shakes his head and says,
"You might wanna think twice about that, kid."
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
-Oh my god. -Oh, and Cody driven off the apron again.
[yells] Stay out!
Save yourself!
I'm counting now.
-Save yourself! -One!
-No need to repeat what he just said. -Two!
[Patton and crowd] Three!
[crowd shouting] Four!
-Save yourself, Cody. -[crowd] Five!
[Michael] A count of five.
Taking Cody a little longer to drag himself back to his feet this time.
-Seven! -A count of seven now.
Cody favoring his ribs and rolls back into the ring.
[Cody groans faintly]
Cody.
This is only gonna get worse.
[Cody grunting]
[Michael] It almost feels like the air has been let out of the balloon,
here in Ford Field tonight.
-[Corey] We've got over 50,000 members… -[Brock] You're not very smart, are you?
[Corey] Watching their favorite in… In The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes,
be physically punished and dismantled by Brock Lesnar.
This is not a comfortable sight. I don't care who you are.
-[Michael] Cody just dragging-- -Save yourself.
[Corey] Brock imploring Cody to save himself.
Two!
[Michael] Probably good advice for Cody to follow.
[Patton] Three!
[Michael] Count of three. Cody drags himself up again and now--
-[Corey] That's a different look. -[Michael] Yes, a much different look.
A glassy look. A look of almost not sure where he's at.
And back into the ring again.
The wherewithal to pull himself back in and stay in this match.
Cody just will not stay down.
[Cody groans]
And again Cody's sent outside the ring right in front of us.
And at some point, the official's gonna have to come out here
and check on Cody because this is getting nasty.
-[Corey] The thud… -[Patton] Two!
…from the impact of the clothesline
echoed all the way across the border into Windsor.
[Michael] And in some…
You know, at some point, Cody's gonna have to stay down.
Somebody's going to have to make a decision for Cody to stay down out here.
Cody trying to drag himself back to his feet.
-Seven! -The official's at a count of seven.
The best thing for Rhodes to do would be for Chad Patton to make it to ten.
And Cody breaks the count again at eight.
Now, Brock Lesnar, I think he's done toying him around.
I think he's done playing games.
He drags Cody outside the ring!
-[Corey] Oh no. -Now Lesnar!
-[Corey] Oh my god! -[Michael] With an F5 on the floor!
Tell him.
[Michael] Brock screaming at me to tell Cody to stay down.
[crowd yelling]
[Michael] Cody if you know what's good for you,
stay down, take the count-out.
[Corey] A look again at the thunderous F5 delivered by Lesnar.
One!
[Corey] Outside of the ring.
The official has yet again begun his count.
[Michael] There have been many men…
-[Patton] Three! -…over the course of two decades
that have suffered a fate worse than this,
and there's no shame for Cody Rhodes to stay on the floor here.
-And not drag himself back into the ring. -Six!
We're at a count of six, and Cody's stirring.
I'm not sure what's going through Corey's damn pig headed mind,
but he's back to his feet at the count of eight.
Now at nine, he beats the count back to the ring!
Brock Lesnar's pissed off about it.
[Corey] Cody Rhodes is not thinking rationally.
Cody Rhodes isn't thinking.
Cody is running on heart and instinct alone.
[Michael] Cody trying to drag himself to his feet.
The WWE fans beginning to stir.
Cody is back to his feet.
Lesnar's got blood in his eyes.
Cody's screaming at Brock, "Come on!"
Rhodes is taking the fight to Lesnar.
Here comes Cody!
-Just like that… -[Corey] Oh god.
[Michael] Brock Lesnar fails another rally,
and now Brock Lesnar is angry.
Brock Lesnar is steaming mad.
[Corey] Oh no, no, no. Oh god. Oh god!
-[crowd exclaiming, yelling] -[Michael] F5 right through the table.
Damn it, Cody, just stay down!
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[man] Stay down!
[crowd chanting] Holy Shit.
[Michael] Listen to this.
Now, just a complete lack of respect from Lesnar to Cody there.
Cody Rhodes favoring his ribs. Cody's got no clue where he is.
Cody, you just gotta stay down,
get some medical attention out here.
Stay down.
There's no reason for you to get back into this match, Cody.
The guy's going to destroy you.
He's gonna end everything you wanted and everything you hoped for,
he's gonna destroy for you right here tonight.
[Patton] Seven!
Eight!
Nine!
[Michael] He can't even get to his feet. He just beats the count.
[Corey] Why? Cody, why are you doing this?
[crowd exclaiming]
Lesnar with the look of disbelief in his eyes.
Cody Rhodes continues to be tortured.
He continues to be punished.
[Cody panting]
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[Cody and Brock speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] One can only imagine,
what type of savagery Brock Lesnar has left.
[Cody groans]
Cody's still fighting back.
Cody's still trying to fight back.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Cody's body at this point, almost lifeless.
It's like Lesnar's suplexing dead weight.
[panting]
Cody might be out on his feet.
[Michael] It's time to worry now.
[Cody groaning]
Cody just somehow trying to survive, trying to hang on.
Cody rips off the protective padding of the turnbuckle,
as he suffers another suplex at the hands of Lesnar.
[Patton speaks indistinctly]
[Corey] Do you see… Look, we've gotta try to get a close-up of the chest if we can,
to the rib area of Cody Rhodes.
It has been shredded.
It has been shredded by Brock Lesnar.
[Michael] Cody, though, with steel steps in his hands.
Oh goodness!
Lesnar just kicked the steps right out of the hands of Rhodes.
[Corey] Typical.
Hoisting up Rhodes yet again.
[Michael] Oh!
Lesnar driven shoulder-first into the post.
Cody trying to rally a little bit and buy himself a little bit of time here.
Now the steps connect.
[crowd cheering excitedly]
[Corey] Lesnar retreating for perhaps the first time in this matchup.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes showing a little bit of a momentum here.
-Off the second rope, disaster kick. -[cheering]
Brock Lesnar still on his feet.
Cody Rhodes going for a second--
-Oh a Cody Cutter! -[crowd cheering]
Desperation Cody Cutter.
[Brock yelps]
[Corey] Lesnar immediately up to a knee almost instinctively.
From the top!
[Michael] Cody from the top with a Cody Cutter!
-Cover for the win. -[crowd] One, two…
Lesnar at two.
[Corey] You have to imagine, did not do well for Cody's psyche,
as we look again at the top rope Cody Cutter,
a deep hook of Lesnar's leg,
but still not enough to keep The Beast down.
When does doubt begin to creep into the mind,
into the heart, into the soul, of The American Nightmare?
[Michael] I still can't believe Cody Rhodes is back on his feet,
but Cody Rhodes is back in this match, somehow surviving.
May have Brock Lesnar on the ropes, went for cross Rhodes.
-Brock went for the Kimura. The Kimura! -[Corey] That's it. It's over.
[Michael] The Kimura Lock that broke the arm of Cody Rhodes.
Lesnar with the Kimura in.
Cody trying to survive, trying to hang on.
Will he tap out?
[Cody moaning]
[Corey] I think we know the answer. Cody Rhodes will not tap out,
but the official may want to think about getting in there and stopping this.
Save Cody Rhodes from himself.
[Michael] Cody trying to drag himself
to the bottom rope and force some sort of break here.
Brock's got the Kimura locked in good.
Cody Rhodes, he's a fingertip away
from the bottom rope and forcing a break here!
[Corey] Look at the disgusting position of Cody's left arm.
Lesnar's gonna snap it again.
[Michael] Cody screaming in agony.
Lesnar wraps the…
the legs like a boa constrictor around the waist of Rhodes.
Cody trying to make it to the bottom rope,
desperation and he barely-- Oh, he gets there.
[crowd cheering frantically]
[Corey] But the damage has been done.
[Patton speaking indistinctly]
The damage is done.
A hush has fallen over the WWE Universe here at Ford Field.
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody!
[Michael] Cody Rhodes is somehow still in this match.
But how much does he have left?
Brock Lesnar,
showing the effects of the Cody Cutters from moments ago.
[Brock panting]
Both men, back to their feet.
Brock Lesnar hoisting Cody Rhodes up.
Cody goes into the slip.
-[Corey] Oh no! -[Michael] Into the exposed turnbuckle.
The exposed steel of the turnbuckle.
And now Cody going for the Kimura!
Cody going for Brock's own submission move.
The Kimura Lock, locked in on Lesnar!
[Cody yelling]
[Corey] Rhodes has it cinched in deep, cranking with everything in his being.
[Michael] Will Brock tap to his own Kimura Lock?
Brock trying to somehow counter and power out.
Cody's got him locked in good.
[Cody exclaiming]
Brock screaming in agony.
-Brock may tap. -[screams]
-Brock may tap out! -[crowd cheering]
[Brock yelping]
[Corey] Lesnar yelping like a wounded animal.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes with everything he has,
but Lesnar, though,
drilling Rhodes into the mat to force the Kimura break.
[grunts]
[Corey] Cody, even with a bad arm of his own,
was able to inflict substantial punishment
on Brock Lesnar's arm.
Significant time spent in a Kimura Lock.
[panting]
[Michael] What a match.
A battle of guts between Rhodes and Brock Lesnar.
Cody, now back to his feet, center of the ring.
Lesnar picks him out of the air, looking for the F5!
Cody Rhodes able to counter into a cross Rhodes.
[crowd cheering]
Cody still has him hooked.
Number two!
[crowd cheering]
Cody still has him hooked.
A third cross Rhodes.
Cover.
[crowd counting] One, two, three.
-Cody Rhodes does it. -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -["Kingdom" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner.
The American Nightmare,
Cody
Rhodes!
[Michael] Corey graves here tonight at SummerSlam in front of his mother,
and 50,000-strong.
Cody Rhodes has done something very few have done.
He's beat Brock Lesnar not just once,
but now twice in a matter of months.
[Corey] The American Nightmare on this night achieved
-what many deemed impossible. -[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[Corey] Cody Rhodes conquered the Conqueror.
And Cody Rhodes,
took one massive step,
toward the top of the proverbial mountain.
[Michael] Cody Rhodes,
to use the old cliché,
would never say,
"die."
Cody Rhodes would not stay down.
Cody Rhodes continued to get up for the fight,
with The Beast Brock Lesnar.
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ Lights go out, I'm ready now ♪
♪ Tear this roof off for the town ♪
♪ Gonna give' em what they came to see ♪
♪ Hear the crowd, on their toes ♪
♪ Ready for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ And my father said ♪
♪ When I was younger ♪
♪ Hard times breed better men ♪
♪ Yeah! Yeah! ♪
♪ You took it all away I give it all away ♪
♪ Can't take my freedom ♪
♪ Here to change the game A banner made of pain ♪
♪ I built my kingdom ♪
[song fades]
[crowd cheering excitedly]
[Michael] And with this victory tonight, Cody Rhodes…
[cheering continues]
…earned a measure of respect…
from the greatest combat sports athlete
on the planet.
[Corey's theme music continues]
And with that nod,
and with that handshake,
Cody Rhodes, The American Nightmare has arrived.
♪ And rule my kingdom ♪
♪ I took it all away, I give it all away ♪
[shouts] Corey! Let's go!
-Yeah! -♪ I built my kingdom ♪
♪ Now you bow to me ♪
♪ You took my dreams, but not my name ♪
♪ You'll follow me until the end ♪
♪ I am my kingdom ♪
♪ You took it all away… ♪
[Michael] Tonight at SummerSlam
was just another step
in "The American Nightmare
becoming Cody Rhodes."
[crowd applauding, cheering]
♪ Adrenaline, in my brain ♪
We're on our way.
[Cody Rhodes' music continues playing]
-[man 1] Go, go. -[man 2] Yeah! Cody!
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
[song fades]
-["Get it, Get it" by Adela playing] -♪ Get it ♪
♪ Get it, get it I got the bag I'm running wit it ♪
♪ Swervin 'n whipping It hit the curb like its rented ♪
♪ Rhyme spitter, she a trend setter Wit a vendetta ♪
♪ Got the spirit of a '80s dope dealer ♪
♪ One thing on her mind she a killa ♪
♪ Red leather on the trilla ♪
♪ Don't end up in a chilla ♪
♪ Get it, get it I got the bag I'm running wit it ♪
♪ In demand now, going up by the minute ♪
[song ends]
[Michael] And it is time for the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal.
["I Came To Play" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[announcer] Making his way to the ring, residing in Hollywood, California,
weighing in at 221 pounds,
The Miz!
[Michael] The ring is full of
WWE Superstars from both Raw and SmackDown,
ready for this Battle Royal tonight.
[Corey] A star-studded affair on the line, all of the bragging rights.
That you'd have to imagine
a good standing as far as title contention goes.
["Welcome To LA" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Next, from Los Angeles, California,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
LA Knight!
[Corey] Hey, Cole, remember when Ford Field used to have a roof on it?
It's gone.
[Michael] LA Knight, the prohibitive fan favorite
in this Battle Royal here tonight.
-[LA Knight] It's all good! -[man yelling]
I want everybody out here looking this way! This…
[Michael] And the SummerSlam Battle Royal is presented by
Slim Jim.
America's favorite bold and spicy meat snack.
There's a little savage in everyone.
Need a little excitement? Snap in to a Slim Jim.
[Corey] LA Knight is a guest
on our podcast after the bell this weekend.
I promise you this: LA Knight realizes
the phenomenal fan reaction is only the beginning.
LA knows that all of the hard work is just beginning.
["Phenomenal" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Speaking of phenomenal…
[music pauses]
[fireworks exploding]
["Phenomenal" continues]
[announcer] From Gainesville, Georgia,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
the phenomenal AJ Styles!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] AJ Styles could be considered a favorite as well here tonight,
in the SummerSlam Battle Royal.
Here's a look back at the legacy of Battle Royals throughout WWE history.
[music ends]
[epic music playing]
[announcer] It is now time for the over-the-top-rope Battle Royal!
Can't wait for the Battle royal.
[Michael] You're eliminated
when you go over the top rope and both feet hit the floor.
[man 1] Bear in mind, it is a free for all.
One, by one, by damn one.
[man 2] The Rock is gonna throw all that candy acid out of the ring.
It's a Battle Royal. Every man for himself.
The Slim Jim Battle Royal. You want to make that mean something?
[Michael] This will be a career-defining moment for one of these Superstars.
You're going to fight like your bleeding life depends on it, yeah?
-[man 1] Bodies flying everywhere. -[man 3] An explosion of humanity.
Battle Royal, dig it.
[epic music ends]
[cool hip-hop-music playing]
[Corey] Not much real estate to work with inside the ring.
-It is chock full of heavy hitters. -[bell rings]
[ring announcer] Whoa, whoa, hold on just a second!
This match cannot begin until the man who's gonna win it,
is actually in it.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give to you
the 7'3", 410 pound,
Nigerian giant, Omos!
[Michael] Good luck to everybody else in the ring trying to get Omos out.
["The Giant" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[roars]
Now you could possibly be looking at the favorite.
[Corey] Historically speaking, the larger the competitor,
the bigger the target on their back.
But as we've learned over the past year plus,
Omos is not your typical giant of yesteryear.
[Michael] Here we go. Battle Royal is underway.
Again, rules: over the top rope, both feet hit the floor,
you are eliminated.
Last man standing wins this SummerSlam Battle Royal.
Omos just, uh, well,
makes his way down to the ring.
[Corey] It's a smart idea for Omos to take your time.
Allow the field to thin itself before you enter.
Everybody looking for a quick elimination off of the opening bell.
Omos just biding his time.
[Michael] Talk about the importance of this Battle Royal here tonight.
[Corey] Again, as I alluded to earlier, beyond the bragging rights,
when you are in the ring with this many top-tier Superstars at the same time,
WWE officials are looking on…
-[Michael] Oh goodness! -[Corey] There goes Apollo Crews.
WWE officials are watching this very carefully,
very closely, to look at maybe who deserves a future title--
[Michael] Look at Omos.
-[Corey] Oh my god! -[Michael] The power of Omos.
[Corey] Oh my god!
JD McDonagh,
chucked on the outside onto Apollo Crews.
[Michael] And again, how can you hope to eliminate
7'3", 400 pounds, of Omos?
[Corey] Talking raw power, Rick Boogs has the tools.
-He's got deltoids like cannonballs. -[Michael] No, he's not anymore.
Unfortunately, he's only sharp as a marble.
And now, uh, it's Butch
and, uh, brawling brute partner Ridge Holland.
And now Sheamus and a number of other Superstars
are trying to gang up on Omos.
Smart strategy here.
[Corey] All three members of the brawling brutes…
[crowd cheering]
…teeing off.
[Michael] That's like gonna end up being 30 Beats of the Bodhrán,
when you figure in all three members of the Brawling Brutes.
[Corey] Did I hear you on SmackDown call Butch a mangy mutt, Cole?
-I said, some people call him that. -Okay, as long as it didn't come from you.
-[Michael] Oh what a clothesline by Omos! -[both laugh]
[Corey] I think Sheamus just got hit so hard,
he forgot his own name.
My god!
You see Ivar, the Viking Raiders in there, bringing the fight to Cameron Grimes.
The Megastar, LA Knight. Yeah.
I think I'm legally obligated to say "yeah" at the end, I'm sorry.
[Michael] Interesting interview that you had with you and Kevin Patrick
on After the Bell this week.
[Corey] LA Knight believes in himself, and from the sounds of it--
[Michael] Oh, and there's Otis eliminated.
[Corey] Notice the WWE Universe.
[Michael] By Imperium.
Chad Gable upset that his alpha academy partner…
[Corey] Oh!
[Michael] …was taken out.
[Corey] Risky proposition, T-bone suplex in a Battle Royal.
[Michael] Chad Gable in trouble, as Giovanni Vinci looks to eliminate him
on the other side of the ring.
[Corey] Vinci hasn't forgotten about Chad Gable taking Gunther head--
[Michael] Vinci eliminated off the suplex by Gable.
[Corey] Took Gunther to the limit this past Monday on Raw.
[Michael] Erik of the Viking Raiders runs into a Gable suplex.
[Corey] Oh wow.
[Michael] That was Ludwig Kaiser of Imperium.
Austin Theory is in there, the United States Champion.
He defends against Santos Escobar, this coming Friday night
on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox.
[Corey] For a moment Shinsuke Nakamura and AJ Styles doing battle yet again.
The two have competed on the grandest of stages
and all around the world.
[Michael] Riddle taking the fight to Miz.
-There's Ivar, the Viking Raiders'-- -[Corey] Oh-oh, oh-oh.
[Michael] Dumped over the top rope by Tommaso Ciampa,
as Erik of the Viking Raiders out to the apron.
And Ciampa will eliminate him as well.
[Corey] That is tremendous awareness by Ciampa.
Here's a rivalry that's been brewing between Nakamura and Ciampa
on Monday Night Raw.
And Shinsuke…
[Corey] Nakamura able to catch himself on the apron.
[Michael] Fighting back.
Ciampa though planting Nakamura!
[Corey] Willow's bell and Shinsuke's gone.
[Michael] Big Bronson Reed
and Ciampa had an issue as well.
Oh man.
Ciampa dumped over the top rope by the big Aussie.
[Corey] Bronson Reed continues to make Ciampa's life miserable.
[Michael] He's a future champion, no doubt.
[Corey] Heavy artillery for hire.
Big Bronson Reed.
[Michael] Now, Bronson Reed, uh, he's had quite the relationship with Miz.
Sort of a hired gun, right?
[Corey] In the past, the Miz has maybe suffered a few financial difficulties.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Corey laughs]
Theory just dropped Ridge Holland like a bad habit.
[Michael] He's had an issue with the brawling brutes as well.
Now, Cameron Grimes,
who took Theory to the limit just last night on Friday Night SmackDown.
And Theory dumping Grimes out to the apron.
[Corey] Unique offense from the United States Champion.
[Michael] Austin Theory loving his handiwork.
Now face to face with a man he faces Friday.
-[Corey] Escobar just dumped Theory! -[crowd cheering]
[yells indistinctly]
[Michael] Eliminating Theory tonight.
Will he win the United States Championship on SmackDown?
And now, from behind, Karrion Kross.
[Corey] Friday Night SmackDown's harbinger of doom, Karrion Kross.
[Michael] And Escobar eliminated.
[Corey] Spoiling Escobar's momentum.
[all grunting]
[Michael] Now Ludwig Kaiser and Chad Gable.
Remember, Gable eliminated
Imperium member Vinci earlier on in this Battle Royal.
Gable… Remember what he did to the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther,
this past Monday night, right?
Corey, it lasted five minutes.
[Corey] And it humiliated Gunther.
-Oh! No! -[Michael] Oh! Kaiser eliminated by Gable.
[crowd booing]
[Corey] Quite the week so far for Chad Gable.
[Michael] Now Riddle and Butch turn their attention to Omos,
who's still in this matchup.
[Corey] Moving in like a 7'3'' heavy bag.
[Michael] It's gonna take more than those two to eliminate the big man.
-[Corey] Dueling Kamuras? -[Michael] Perhaps.
And Omos though…
Look at the power of Omos.
And he eliminates Riddle and butch at the same time.
What a dominating performance
by Omos.
[Corey] Omos and AJ Styles.
[Michael] Yeah. Remember how Omos burst on the scene here in WWE.
[Corey] Former Tag Team Champions together.
And Styles just victimized like the rest
by the Nigerian giant.
[Michael] Omos just caved in Karrion Kross's face with a back elbow.
And now a Grayson Waller…
-Just tossed aside. -[screaming in pain]
Huh!
[Corey] We need to be honest,
Omos just became a slightly bigger star being in the ring with Grayson Waller.
That's how that works.
[Michael] That's what Waller would tell you.
-And now LA Knight. -[crowd cheering]
Can you imagine if he eliminated Omos?
[LA Knight yells]
Oh, maybe not.
[Corey] All we're going to do tonight, is imagine.
-[crowd booing] -Oh-oh.
[Michael] Waller with a kick. Miz with a kick as well.
Gable gets involved, and now Omos is stunned.
Bronson Reed, Karrion Kross.
Everybody turning their attention to Omos, including Seamus with a brogue.
-[Corey] Omos still on his feet. -[Michael] Phenomenal forearm.
[crowd cheering]
Seamus, Gable, Kross.
Everyone in the ring!
[crowd cheering frantically]
Eliminated Omos!
[Corey] And the Nigerian giant is furious.
[Michael] And it allows the rest of the field to reset
as Omos, the biggest threat was eliminated.
Ankle lock now apply to Grayson Waller.
Waller went through the bottom rope, not over the top, so he's not eliminated.
He's still in this thing.
Waller, rolling. Stunner into this gold-crushing finale.
What a move, huh?
[Corey] I feel like that spider-man meme right now.
-[Michael] Right. -[Corey] Pointed.
[Michael] And now, how Miz and Waller said,
-"It worked once. Let's try it again." -[Corey laughs]
[Corey] This could be the most amazing thing
we've seen in a long time.
[Michael] There's no way these two egos can coexist.
[Corey] Are you talking about LA Knight and Grayson Waller?
[Michael] No, Miz and Waller.
LA Knight now sent over the top rope, hangs on.
-[crowd cheering] -Feet still did not hit the floor.
Miz thought he eliminated Knight.
-But Miz is eliminated. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Miz is beside himself.
-[fighters arguing] -[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] Waller back into the ring. Runs into a knee by Seamus.
Grayson Waller eliminated
by the Celtic Warrior.
And these two men who had a battle last night on SmackDown,
in which LA Knight won with a blunt… blunt force trauma.
[Corey] Keep your eyes on big Bronson Reed.
[Michael] And now Kross over the top rope.
He and AJ and… broiled in quite the controversial rivalry.
-[Corey] Pele kick! -[Michael] And down goes Kross.
LA Knight hanging on.
[Corey] Oh wow. Wow, wow, wow!
[Michael] Gable tried a German suplex to Reed. It didn't work out.
[crowd cheering]
And Chad Gable, sent over the top rope and out to the floor.
LA Knight now.
Trying to eliminate Bronson Reed.
We're down to four men.
Seamus, AJ, LA Knight, and Reed.
[Corey] Forcing Bronson Reed over the top rope
is like trying to pull the stump off a redwood by hand.
[Michael] LA Knight trying to drag Bronson Reed up over the top
with all his might, with everything he can.
-Reed is eliminated by Knight. -[crowd cheering]
We're down to three.
[Corey] Call LA Knight a lumberjack tonight.
Big Bronson is gone.
Yeah!
[crowd cheering and yelling]
[Michael] Now, Seamus with the Irish curse backbreaker to Styles.
We're down to three. LA Knight planted by Seamus as well.
Seamus went for the brogue. AJ sidestepped.
[Corey] Big clothesline dropped the Celtic Warrior.
[yelps]
[Michael] Launched out to the apron goes AJ.
AJ catches Knight with a forearm,
loading up now for the phenomenal forearm, perhaps.
And now Karrion Kross, returning to the ring.
Seamus with a brogue. AJ eliminated.
We're down to Knight and Seamus.
This isn't over until I say it's over, AJ!
This isn't over!
[Corey] Kross reminding Styles, "This ain't over until I say it's over."
[crowd cheering frantically]
The yeah movement is taking over Detroit.
[crowd chanting] LA Knight, yeah!
[LA Knight groans]
[Michael] LA Knight delivers the elbow.
[Corey] LA Knight just gave Detroit Rock City a whole new meaning.
[crowd chanting] LA! LA! LA!
LA measuring his man.
Kick.
Went for the blunt force trauma.
Big knee on the jaw by Seamus.
LA may be eating his next few meals through a straw after that.
[Michael] Now Seamus looking to eliminate LA Knight.
Put him over the top rope with a Celtic Cross.
Knight able to slip underneath.
LA Knight.
Seamus on the apron.
[Corey] Knight celebrated a bit too prematurely.
[Michael] Knight hung up on the top rope. Seamus now going to go high risk.
Going to go up top.
LA Knight
worked out tonight.
[Corey] Oh no.
[Michael] Seamus into the middle of the ring.
[Corey] Belly-to-belly from the very top rope.
[crowd cheering and chanting] LA! LA! LA!
[Michael] And now Seamus eliminated.
-[bell rings] -LA Knight has arrived!
[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here is your winner.
LA Knight!
[Michael] Well, we are in Detroit,
so I have to do it.
You know this is the home of Bob Seger.
LA's "Knight moves" help him win
the Battle Royal at SummerSlam.
["Welcome To LA" continues playing]
[crowd chanting] Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Yeah!
[Michael] Omos dominated much of this Battle Royal tonight.
[Corey] At 7'3", 400-plus pounds,
you assume that Omos would have a target on his back,
but rather Omos
did most of the heavy lifting and damage
until quite literally the rest of the field
joined forces like Voltron
to eliminate the Nigerian giant.
Karrion Kross would come back to haunt AJ Styles,
which would allow Seamus to kick the features off of AJ's face.
This isn't over, until I say it's over, AJ!
[Corey] Then there were two.
[Michael] Yes, Seamus and LA Knight.
This didn't work last night, but it worked tonight at SummerSlam,
and it would lead to LA Knight picking up a massive win…
-[bell rings] -…at SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
Yeah! It's my time!
We made it!
[Michael] The ground swell continues.
The "Yeah" movement is here.
LA Knight
wins the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal.
[invigorating music playing]
[shouting indistinctly]
[music ends]
[playing out of tune]
Again!
With feeling.
Oh yeah!
[gasps]
Need a new tune?
[LA Knight] Let me talk to you.
Snap into a Slim Jim.
Get savage.
Tear it to the space.
[explosions]
Unacceptable!
Yeah!
New excitement, Snap into a Slim Jim.
Oh yeah!
["Born To Be Wild" playing]
[Michael] Shifting gears here in the Motor City,
as we delve into the deeply personal rivalry between
Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey, right after this break.
For our subscribers of Peacock Premium Plus,
let's take a look
at how this one-time friendship turned into despair.
[song fades]
[announcer] The Baddest Woman on the Planet,
Ronda Rousey!
[bell rings]
The dangerous Shayna Baszler.
[Shayna] This is destiny.
We manifested this a decade ago.
[commentator] All of the gold
and all of the power now goes to Baszler and Rousey.
[Michael] Shayna, what the hell?
Shayna Baszler has assaulted her best friend!
But why?
[unsettling music]
There's this image that Ronda Rousey has
for the public as it pertains to us, her friends, me.
She lets us live for free at her house,
but it's so that she could have people to beat up for free.
It's not because it's out of the goodwill of her heart. [chuckles]
Being best friends with Ronda Rousey
is accepting being in a toxic relationship.
[unsettling music continues]
Something I was reading, they were talking about,
some king or emperor
that was saved by like a stable boy when he was younger.
And
in his gratitude, he gave him everything,
'cause he had someone that was completely loyal to him.
Eventually,
the stable boy started feeling entitled to all of those gifts.
He turned on him and killed the king and took everything.
The thing is, I've given Ronda everything a friend should give.
And she's never given it back.
And I'm… I'm… I'm done riding in the backseat.
I am going to take the thing that means the most to Ronda Rousey.
I am going to take her reputation.
She has never been the Baddest.
[music swells]
[with anger] It has always been me.
[music ends]
Just like MMA, it took me a fraction of the time
you invested before I eclipsed you yet again.
I am the greatest combat sport athlete of all time, and you
are just a knockoff version of me.
[Sheina] Outside of her husband and her mother,
I was the first one to hold her baby.
I love that kid.
It's my goddaughter.
She's gonna grow up, and she's going to never
forgive me for what I'm going to do
to her mother, Ronda Rousey.
[chair rattles]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen,
we had breaking news earlier today by Variety.
And, Corey, it involved us.
Starting Monday on Raw,
Wade Barrett and I will move to the announce booth.
Then on Friday Night SmackDown on Fox,
you and Kevin Patrick take over, and I'll be here along for the ride.
[Corey] The best of luck to you and Wade.
Three hours is a long time on Monday Night Raw,
but personally it is an honor to get back in the booth
with the greatest of all time.
I mean that from the bottom of my soul.
-I cannot wait for SmackDown. -["Bad Reputation" by Joan Jett]
[Michael] Let's get underway here in SummerSlam
with this battle between two once very close friends.
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following is a MMA rules match!
Introducing first,
the Baddest Woman on the Planet,
"Rowdy" Ronda Rousey!
[Michael] You know, Corey, it was at SummerSlam back in 2018
where Ronda Rousey won her first championship.
Here in WWE over the past couple of weeks however,
Ronda's been dealing with some elbow issues,
and you have to wonder if that's gonna come into play here tonight
against Shayna Baszler.
[Corey] I think the issues plaguing Ronda are deeper than physical.
They're emotional. I'll get into that in a second.
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[Corey] Ronda Rousey, physically as tough as they come, mentally extremely tough,
but Rousey's emotions have been all over the place since Money in the Bank
because of this one.
[Shayna Baszler "Limb by Limb" playing]
[Samantha] And her opponent
from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
Shayna Baszler!
[Michael] Ronda Rousey's never been submitted in WWE.
Shayna Baszler hopes to do that here tonight.
[scattered shouting]
["Limb by Limb" continues]
[scattered shouting]
[Corey] It was back at the Money in the Bank Premium Live Event
that we witnessed the unthinkable.
Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey,
who at the time were reigning WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
and Shayna Baszler stuck a knife right in Rousey's back.
-[inaudible] -[song ends]
Hold on, alright? Hold on.
I want to bring it in. Shayna, bring it in.
-Bring it in. Let's go. Bring it in. -[crowd cheering]
Listen to me.
This fight is being contested under MMA rules, alright?
It's not a WWE sanctioned match.
There's no pinfalls,
no rope breaks and no count-outs.
The only way to win is by knockout or submission.
Do you understand?
Listen to my commands. Protect yourselves at all times,
and have a clean fight, all right?
Touch gloves if you choose, and then go to your corners.
All right?
Come on.
[Michael] Interesting offer there.
Ronda Rousey has never offered to touch gloves before.
-In her entire MMA career. -[bell rings]
She does so tonight, but her former friend, Shayna Baszler,
decides not to, and we're underway.
[Corey] That is what worries me about Ronda's chances tonight.
Ronda, extremely emotional, off of her game.
Usually, Ronda is a cyborg. She is a machine in combat.
Shayna has maintained that persona tonight.
Rousey might be off her game a bit.
[Michael] MMA rules, "pass out, tap out, knock out."
That's how you win.
And Baszler said she would love to do that to Ronda Rousey here at SummerSlam.
-For the first time… -[Corey] Oh!
[Michael] …these two go one-on-one.
And Ronda Rousey pounding away at Shayna Baszler,
looking to control the early goings.
-Nice takedown by Rousey. -[Rousey groans]
Now look at the shots to the kidney by Ronda Rousey.
[Corey] Ronda left her arm exposed, Baszler looked to make her pay.
Again, Shayna a step ahead.
[Michael] Shayna understands the importance of this night.
She said that she's always been in the shadow of Ronda Rousey.
It's always been a spotlight for Ronda.
Shayna has been always having Ronda's back.
[Corey] Stepping out of someone else's shadow
can be a great motivator in sports.
[Michael] Ronda and Shayna know each other so well.
Sparring partner for Ronda Rousey was Baszler for many years.
Look at Baszler, able to block, not allowing Ronda Rousey
to apply the armbar,
which of course is her submission.
[Corey] You mentioned Shayna Baszler being Ronda's sparring partner
for so many years.
Shayna Baszler arguably knows
Ronda's offense and defense as well as Ronda does herself.
[Michael] One thing to point out is, they were near the ropes at that point.
There are no rope breaks in this match.
Remember: pass out, tap out, knock out.
The only rules.
[Corey] Leg kick to Ronda Rousey.
-[indistinct] -[Ronda groans]
[Michael] And again,
the stinging shots by Baszler.
Who has more to gain in this match tonight?
[Corey] In my opinion, Shayna Baszler.
Shayna is the one who stabbed Ronda in the back.
Shayna is why we are here.
-Oh my god! That may have done it! -[Michael] Ronda may be down!
Ronda driven out of the ring by a wicked kick by Baszler.
-Come on. -I need you back inside.
[Corey] Baszler went with the high kick. And Rousey… still on spaghetti legs.
[Michael] Ronda Rousey dragging herself into the ring,
not quite sure she knows where she is after that kick by Baszler.
[Ronda groans]
[Corey] Right on the side of Ronda's skull.
-[Ronda yelps] -Now, Baszler looking for a submission.
[Michael] She weakened the legs earlier. Now goes right to Ronda's leg yet again.
[indistinct]
-Baszler tells a different story of… -[yells]
[Michael] Ronda Rousey forgetting about her
as she moved on in her career
and became the hottest thing in combat sports.
[Corey] That's the motivation that is driving Shayna Baszler forward.
Ronda Rousey's a household name beyond the halls of WWE.
Rights and lefts by Baszler.
Shayna wants a bank account that looks like Ronda.
Shayna wants all the accolades…
The… Compared to Ronda Rousey
[Michael] Oh! A Running knee and Baszler down.
Caught that right on the… Is that her ear?
[Corey] I think, on the bridge of Shayna's nose.
[Michael] And now the official…
-[Corey] Look at this jumping knee-- -[Michael] Bang!
[Corey] That's right in the grill of Shayna Baszler.
[Michael] Shawn Bennett is checking on Shayna Baszler now after…
Wait.
[Michael] …the knee by Ronda.
Fight!
[Bennett] Fight.
[Michael] Shayna may have had her bell rang there as Ronda Rousey…
-[yells] -…starts the attack.
-Yes or no? You're okay? Continue? -You see it!
[crowd booing]
[Michael] The official asking Baszler if she will continue.
Go. Fight.
[Michael] Baszler can quit, of course.
[Corey] I find that highly unlikely for either competitor here.
Head triangle applied by Rousey,
who's teeing off on the kidneys of a down Shayna Baszler.
Baszler, as, uh, as you see the official checking the arm of Baszler.
And now, Ronda…
[yells]
…trying to break Baszler's arm.
Is Shayna fading? No. Shayna's making it back to her feet.
Greatest display of power by the Queen of Spades.
[Michael] Again, no breaks in the ropes, as both women spill over to the floor.
Baszler! Great move by Baszler.
Realizing perhaps that was the only way to break the hold by Ronda.
Spills over the top rope, but hits the floor hard.
[Corey] Shayna immediately clutching at her left arm.
[Bennett] Come on. I need you inside, Shayna. Inside. Go.
[Corey] …could affect Shayna as this match progresses.
[Michael] You don't want an arm injury when you're in the ring with Ronda Rousey.
Ronda, of course, with her patented submission, the armbar.
Listen to me. I want you to stay here. Stay here.
[Corey] Shawn Bennett forcing separation between the competitors.
-[Ronda] Get her up! -Hey, hold on.
-Hey. -[Ronda] Get her up!
What?
[arguing indistinctly]
[Corey] Shayna and the official.
-Stay in the corner. Stay in the corner. -[Corey] This is a medical issue.
Shawn Bennett ordering Rousey back.
-Hey, are you okay? -[Michael] Shayna clutching her arm.
-Are you sure? Are you hurt? -We want to look at it for you.
Come on now. Are you okay?
Let me see you move it.
[crowd booing]
[man] You need help?
-Is it broken? -Can we help you?
[Michael] Ronda Rousey said not this way. This is MMA rules.
[Corey] That's gonna cost Rousey a few bucks.
[shouting indistinctly]
[Bennett] Come on. Hold on.
[continues shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Baszler drags herself back to her feet.
The expression on Shayna's face changed.
Ronda Rousey wants to end this fight the right way.
-[Shayna screams] -Now Shayna said, bring it.
Baszler and Rousey now with the right and left hands
in the middle of the ring
Here we go with the fight.
Shayna Baszler trying to pick the leg. Nice Suplex delivered to Rousey.
Shayna Baszler now quickly on top of Ronda.
Looking for a Kirifuda Clutch.
[Corey] Once it's cinched in, Rousey doing her best to fight Shayna off.
[Michael] Trying to make it to the rope, but, of course, that won't force a break.
Baszler wrestling Ronda back to the center of the ring.
Kirifuda Clutch. Now Ronda Rousey rolls through looking for the armbar.
Baszler though, keeping her hands clasped together,
not allowing Ronda to extend the arm.
[screaming in pain]
[Corey] Shayna knows that if the armbar is applied, it's over.
Baszler in trouble!
[Michael] Baszler, remembers so many years of sparring with Rousey,
knows the counter to the armbar.
Turns it into an ankle lock on Ronda.
[man shouting indistinctly]
Again, Ronda knows the ropes won't force a break,
but can use it for leverage.
Dragged back center of the ring. Ronda, now going for a…
[Bennett, indistinct]
-[Michael] …Sleeper applied. -[Ronda] Give up. Tap!
[Ronda] Tap, Shayna.
[Bennett] Shayna?
[Michael] And Ronda…
Will she get Shayna to tap or pass out here?
[crowd cheering]
Shayna now takes Ronda Rousey down.
Ronda.
Shayna from behind caught Ronda again with the Kirifuda.
[Corey] Shayna was forced to switch arms as she applied the Kirifuda Clutch,
presumably because of the damage done to her left arm by Rousey.
[Michael] Ronda, again, trying to do everything she can
to break the Kirifuda Clutch.
Shayna trying to hang on.
Now, notice how Shayna's biting her glove there.
Not allowing Ronda to break the hold.
-To keep the Kirifuda locked in. -[bell rings]
Ronda Rousey's out! This is a technical submission.
Shayna Baszler with the win.
[Samantha] Here's your winner:
Shayna Baszler!
[Michael] Shayna Baszler got her wish.
She said earlier this week that she wanted to beat Ronda Rousey
definitively here tonight, and she did that.
[Corey] The end justifies the means.
First, the knife in the back at Money in the Bank,
and tonight, a definitive victory
over the Baddest Woman on the Planet.
[Shayna Baszler's "Limb by Limb" playing]
[Corey] The action was hard-hitting from the outset.
First, Shayna Baszler rocking Rousey's world with this head kick.
We thought it could have been over there in the opening moments,
but Rousey had other plans.
[Michael] Yes, Shayna Baszler would suffer
a knee to the face of her own.
We thought Shayna Baszler was out cold there and then.
Shayna Baszler doing a great job,
not allowing Ronda Rousey to break the Kirifuda.
And finally, Ronda Rousey would pass out.
-A technical submission. -[bell rings]
And a victory by Shayna Baszler here tonight.
And Cologne, Germany, enjoyed the matchup,
the official SummerSlam watch party powered by ProSieben Maxx
at TakeTV studios in Germany here tonight.
[Corey] Shayna Baszler with a massive victory over Ronda Rousey at SummerSlam.
[exclaiming]
["Limb by Limb" continues playing]
[song fades]
[invigorating music playing]
[man] Trying to live up to the expectations
people put on you just because of your last name.
You're already behind the eight-ball.
No matter how good you are,
you're just Dusty's kid.
[Cody] When your dad is
on the sports entertainment Mount Rushmore,
you have to get everything centered on you.
Madden, I had to get out.
This business is about
betting on yourself, and he made some really good choices.
Vince McMahon flew to his house to get him back.
Don't know how many can say they did that.
He had a lot to prove.
[Corey] The prodigal son has returned!
But this one answer,
I don't want edited in any capacity. Don't even edit this part.
[announcer] We are proud to announce tonight's attendance
here at Ford Field for SummerSlam!
[crowd cheering]
-59,194! -[crowd cheering]
["Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf playing]
[Corey] Thank you, Motor City.
♪ Born To Be Wild ♪
[Michael] Over 59,000 in Detroit tonight at Ford Field
celebrating SummerSlam.
Don't go anywhere as the biggest party of the summer rolls on
with the Intercontinental Championship right after this break.
For our subscribers of Peacock Premium Plus,
let's take a look at Gunther's chase
for Intercontinental Championship immortality
and the Scottish Warrior looking to dethrone The Ring General.
[song fades]
[sinister music playing]
[announcer] The leader of imperium!
Your Intercontinental Champion,
Gunther!
[indistinct yelling]
[Michael] There's been no Superstar in the 21st century
that has held the Intercontinental title longer than Gunther.
[Corey] This is a dangerous human being.
[hard rock music playing]
[man] This is what a champion looks like!
-[Gunter] It's about passion. -[inaudible]
[Michael] Buckle up and grit your teeth.
It's about respect.
It's about physicality.
I am the Intercontinental Champion.
The Ring General will break you!
-["Gallantry" by WWE, CFO$ playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Drew McIntyre is back!
[announcer] We haven't seen Drew since WrestleMania.
[inaudible conversation]
[crowd cheering and chanting]
[commentator] Glasgow kiss.
[Michael] Claymore!
McIntyre has his sights set on the Intercontinental Championship.
Drew McIntyre,
if you wanna ride on my coattail, be my guest.
But just like everybody else,
you will fall victim to The Ring General.
[Drew] Step up to Drew McIntyre and I'm gonna make you a promise.
Three, two, one.
Lights out.
[inaudible victory cry]
All right, Gunther. I'm here.
I'm dressed.
I see the Intercontinental Championship.
Why don't we do this right now?
It's unacceptable.
I humiliated you at WrestleMania.
-[Corey] Gunther retains! -[bell rings]
And I'm going to humiliate you again at SummerSlam.
[Drew] Gunther, I'm calling you out.
[Gunther] And you're going to find out why they've called me the Chosen One.
[Drew] The Scottish Warrior, once I beat your arse,
new Intercontinental Champion.
[song fades]
-[swords clanging] -[crowd cheering]
["Gallantry" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[crowd cheering]
-[fireworks exploding] -[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the Intercontinental Championship!
Introducing first, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[crowd cheering]
[both] Uh, yeah!
[Michael] This match tonight is presented by Rocket Mortgage,
solutions to buy, sell, finance, and save.
Learn more only with Rocket.com.
Corey, can you believe that it has been 13 years,
since Drew McIntyre has held the Intercontinental Championship?
[Corey] That is truly hard to believe, but McIntyre in the 13 years since
has only gotten bigger,
only gotten badder,
only gotten better.
[Michael] The Intercontinental Championship,
a long history at SummerSlam.
The Ultimate Warrior
ending The Honky Tonk Man's record streak back in 1988.
[explosions]
[Michael] Bulldog beating Bret Hart in '92.
Stone Cold, with his first Intercontinental Championship win in '97.
And here tonight, McIntyre looks to win the title,
and end the near-record reign of Gunther in 2023.
[Corey] Can you feel it, Cole?
You can just feel the atmosphere here at Ford Field.
We are about to witness two heavy hitters,
tearing things down in Motown.
[song fades]
Ladies and gentlemen,
I demand
all your gratitude
for your
Intercontinental Heavyweight Champion.
"The Ring General"
Gunther!
["Symphony No. 9 in E minor (Imperium)" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd chanting] Gunter!
[inaudible]
[Michael] He is the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion
in the 21st century.
And, Corey, he's just 32 days away
from overtaking the Honky Tonk Man
as the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time.
[Corey] They say records are made to be broken,
and trust me, Gunther is truly a special athlete.
But Drew McIntyre would love nothing more
than to play spoiler for Gunther's championship reign
tonight in Detroit.
["Imperium" continues playing]
[scattered shouting]
[shouts]
[Corey] I have a feeling this is gonna be heavy hitting. This is gonna be ugly.
[crowd booing]
It's gonna look more like RoboCop versus ED-209
here in Detroit than a WWE match.
[Michael] Both of these Superstars have made their names
battling throughout the entire planet.
But for the first time ever in any promotion, Corey,
Gunther and Drew McIntyre will meet one-on-one here tonight.
[Corey] It's almost hard to believe
with all that both of these men have accomplished
that this is the first time ever one-on-one matchup.
The Intercontinental Championship at stake.
Get ready for greatness.
[Michael] These two men battled along with Sheamus
at WrestleMania, in a triple-threat match in which Gunther survived.
Gunther has been just unbelievable since bursting on the scene
here in the main roster.
He has not been pinned.
He's been undefeated in singles matches,
since making his main roster debut in the spring of last year.
-Will McIntyre end that tonight? -[bell rings]
[Corey] I'm curious to see if McIntyre will be able to learn from past mistakes.
From his lone experience at WrestleMania with Gunther in a different environment.
Or if Gunther can thwart yet another challenge
to his coveted International Championship.
[Michael] This will not be for the weak of heart,
to say the least.
A physical battle expected between Gunther and McIntyre here tonight.
[Corey] These two gargantuan sizing one another up
before making any sudden movements.
[Michael] Why's Gunther been so successful?
[Corey] Because Gunther practices what he preaches.
When Imperium talk about the mat being viewed as sacred,
that is how they live their lives.
Gunther exists on this planet earth
to prove that he is the greatest sports entertainer to ever grace a ring.
And McIntyre has a healthy respect
for what Gunther is capable of and what Gunther's accomplished.
But Drew is not finished making history in his own right yet.
[Michael] A traditional collar-and-elbow-tie-up start this match,
followed by a headlock and a shoulder tackle.
-McIntyre drops the champion. -[Corey] Oh-ho!
We've seen over the past several weeks on Monday Night Raw
a few more emotions out of The Ring General
that we don't ordinarily see
sort of drawn out by the Scottish Warrior.
McIntyre has brought something out of Gunther.
Gunther has yet to show the world.
Curious to see if we'll see more of that tonight in this one.
[Michael] McIntyre, a two-time World Champion.
[Drew] Oh.
[Michael] Former Intercontinental Champion as well. Won the Royal Rumble.
Gunther with one of the most amazing performances of all time
in this past year's Royal Rumble
where he lasted an hour, 11 minutes, 40 seconds.
A record in a traditional Royal Rumble match,
only to lose to Cody Rhodes.
He started number one that night.
[Corey] An incredible feat in its own right.
Kevin and Patrick, and I discussed on After the Bell, our podcast this week,
that in my opinion the only slight edge that Gunther may have,
physically speaking, is that Gunther has been competing regularly
since WrestleMania.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Corey] McIntyre took a bit of a hiatus.
I'm curious to see if McIntyre is as sharp
as The Ring General is tonight.
[Michael] The back suplex drops Gunther,
and now McIntyre takes the fight outside the ring,
drills Gunther off the barricade.
But again, McIntyre has to get Gunther in the ring.
It's champion's advantage tonight.
McIntyre's got to pin or submit the champion to win the gold.
[Corey] At this point, McIntyre truly is a pro's pro.
Drew knows the rules, how to bend them.
-How not to get caught and… -[Michael] Well, Gunther does as well.
-[Corey] Absolutely. -[Michael] Oh! Glasgow kiss by McIntyre.
[Corey] If that wasn't a warning shot
for the Intercontinental Champion, I don't know what will be.
[Michael] Gunther trying to catch a breather in McIntyre
as we take another look. Bang!
A wicked headbutt by Drew.
[Corey] Right on the jaw of Gunther.
-[Drew yells, groans] -[Michael] McIntyre driven into the post.
What do you think the formula is to beat Gunther?
Nobody's been able to find one.
-[Corey] I don't know. -[screaming in pain]
If there is a formula to defeat Gunther.
At this point in his career, The Ring General just keeps improving,
growing more and more dominant.
[Michael] McIntyre dropped on his spine.
[screaming in pain]
[Corey] That's what makes Gunther so special.
There are no holes in his game, at least not at surface level.
I know McIntyre has done his research.
I know McIntyre has a strategy for tonight.
But Gunther is going to come at you full force all the time.
And Gunther doesn't make mistakes.
[Michael] Back issues, uh, obviously,
do not bode well for you if you're in a match with Gunther.
What is Gunther's finishing maneuver most of the time?
-The powerbomb. -[Gunther yells indistinctly]
[Corey] Gunther is such a versatile competitor
with so many tools at his disposal.
We've seen him utilize the last symphony.
We've seen Gunther force submissions with Boston Crabs.
Top rope splashes.
Gunther is arguably one of,
if not the most complete Superstars in the game today.
[Michael] To your point earlier, he lives and breathes the business.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Michael] A chop just drops McIntyre.
When was the last time you saw a chop drop Drew McIntyre.
[Corey] I don't know that I've ever seen anyone in this business throw…
-Oh. -…a chop quite like Gunther
Gunther doesn't throw chops. Gunther swings battle axes.
Just ask McIntyre.
[Michael] Now Gunther continues to punish McIntyre.
59,194 WWE fans
jam-packed into Ford Field tonight for SummerSlam.
A double under hook suplex by Gunther. Cover now, and a kick by McIntyre.
[Corey] Pay attention to how deliberate Gunther is in each one of his movements.
There's no wasted movement, no wasted motion,
and above all no wasted time.
Gunther is perpetually strategizing,
thinking about his next move.
[Michael] There's a reason that many have compared Gunther
and the way he operates in the ring to Brock Lesnar,
who we saw earlier tonight.
[Corey] Not an unfair comparison,
but definitely a different style competitor.
Where Brock is purely smash mouth.
Nothing pretty. You're not going to get any finesse
out of a Brock Lesnar.
Gunther doesn't care much for finesse,
but man, Gunther has so…
-[Michael] Oh. -[Corey] …many layers to his game.
[Michael] McIntyre,
angered by those last couple of clotheslines.
[Corey] McIntyre himself
has had quite a few encounters with "The Beast" Brock Lesnar.
Maybe Drew can draw on that past experience.
[Michael] Now the big blows by both these Superstars.
[Corey] These two Goliaths trading clotheslines mid-ring.
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey laughs] Oh!
-That sounded like a Gunther chop. -[Michael] Oh!
You can hear and feel every chop here at ring side.
And the release German by Gunther.
McIntyre with a clothesline of his own.
[Corey] The adrenaline flowing through the body of the Scottish Warrior.
Look at the intensity etched on the face of McIntyre.
As we look back.
The German suplex seems to just incite
the fire-breathing Dragon that is Drew McIntyre.
[Michael] Corey, we're just feet away from these men and you can feel
every single impact.
[Corey] I'm not sure
that wasn't some of Gunther's sweat that just landed on our table.
[Michael laughs] It very well could be. Capacity crowd here tonight in Detroit.
In what's been an unbelievable SummerSlam so far.
Intercontinental Championship now between Gunther and McIntyre.
And Drew delivering chops backing the champion up to the corner.
And for the first… I was gonna say
for the first time in the matchup McIntyre has the upper hand
but just like that Gunther turned things around, at least momentarily.
And now McIntyre
with a belly-to-belly throw. Gunther back to his feet quickly.
McIntyre will drive him back into the corner.
And another throw by McIntyre. And suddenly Drew is picking up the pace.
[Corey] This is unfamiliar territory for Gunther,
not used to being manhandled by anybody.
[Michael] It looked like Drew was going for the Future Shock there.
Gunther able to slip out of it. Now, a neck breaker by McIntyre.
[Corey] Drew ripping down the Intercontinental Champion.
Both men are down.
[crowd cheering and applauding]
-And a vintage kip-up by McIntyre. -[crowd cheering]
And Drew measuring the champion.
This could be his moment.
[Corey] It only takes one.
[Michael] McIntyre went for the claymore.
Gunther ducked out of harm's way.
Now, Gunther with a Dropkick driving McIntyre into the corner.
[Corey] Tyrannosaurus dropkick by The Ring General.
Here comes the powerbomb!
[Michael] McIntyre hooks Gunther.
-[Corey] Oh no! -[Michael] Down goes Gunther.
Now, the Future Shock DDT.
McIntyre for the win, for the Intercontinental title,
and a kick out at two!
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] What an exchange of offense from both competitors.
Think of the humiliation Gunther would feel had he been defeated,
utilizing first his own powerbomb, and then boom, the Future Shock DDT.
[crowd] One, two…
But the Champion is saying, not yet.
[Michael] Drew McIntyre with the look of disbelief in his eyes
that Gunther was able to kick out.
[woman screams]
[Corey] Gunther now
in all types of danger.
[Michael] McIntyre now setting up for the Claymore.
Gunther wisely rolls out of the ring.
[Corey] Here's where champion's advantage come into play.
Gunther is perfectly-- Oh no, wait a second!
-[Michael] McIntyre flies. -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Drew landed on his feet!
-At 6'5", I don't think that's legal. -[man] Drew!
[Corey] Ridiculous athleticism from the Scottish Warrior.
[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] And now McIntyre feels like it may be his moment.
[crowd shouting] Three, two, one!
-[crowd exclaiming] -Oh!
The claymore intercepted again by Gunther in the Drop kick.
And now, Gunther with McIntyre up into the powerbomb.
Gonna stack him up, hook the leg…
McIntyre kicks.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] That has to be disheartening for the Intercontinental Champion.
[Gunther panting]
[groaning and panting]
[grunting]
Again, remember what I said about no wasted movement or motion
from the champion.
Gunther making the climb to the very top rope!
[Michael] Gunther who comes off the rope with a Splash connecting!
Win time for Gunther. McIntyre survives again.
[grunts and spits]
[Corey] Take a look at this.
Gunther launching himself form the top,
connecting flush with the Body press.
[Michael] Earlier you called him a Tyrannosaurus rex.
That was a Pterodactyl.
[Corey laughs] I didn't call Gunther a Tyrannosaurus, but I imagine
that's what being dropped kicked by a Tyrannosaurus would feel like.
[Michael laughs] Oh, I got it.
[Corey] I'll be honest with you, Cole, I'm excited to move to SmackDown,
but I will miss every second of these two competitors.
in ring on Monday Night Raw.
You are about to be blessed with greatness.
[Michael] Gunther trying to figure out
what he needs to do now to put McIntyre away.
As physical a match as you'll ever see.
-Gunther and McIntyre… -[Gunther] Come on, Drew!
[Michael] …for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Gunther] Come on, Drew.
-[yelling] -[Corey] Gunther now mocking McIntyre.
Trying to slap a little respect into the Scottish Warrior.
[labored breathing]
[Michael] That chop this time intersected by Drew.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Michael] Gunther trying to beg off.
-McIntyre with a chop of his own. -[crowd clamoring]
-[crowd] Whoa! -[Drew groaning]
[Michael] Heart stopping chops.
[crowd] Whoa!
[Michael] The welts rising up on the chests of both men.
[Corey] A war of attrition.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Michael] One of those chops would knock me into the front row.
[Corey] You and me both. And McIntyre gaining the upper hand!
[Michael] Maybe not. Gunther fighting back now.
[Gunther groans]
McIntyre…
-Claymore! -[Corey] Oh no!
[Michael] McIntyre to win the Intercontinental Championship.
-Gunther kicks out. -[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Gunther's reign continues for the moment.
A look of disbelief in the eyes of McIntyre, who--
Boom, claymore, right on the money.
Drew was ready to celebrate,
but The Ring General not ready to relinquish his gold yet.
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Michael] I echo the feelings of the WWE Universe.
This is indeed awesome.
McIntyre and Gunther,
for the Intercontinental Championship at SummerSlam.
[Drew groaning]
[Corey] 59,000-plus, packed into here in Ford Field,
and everyone's eyes locked on the center of the ring
watching this masterpiece unfold.
[groaning faintly]
[Michael] Can McIntyre end the near-record setting reign
of the Intercontinental Champion, Gunther, here tonight?
[crowd chanting]
[Corey] Oh!
[Michael] Another chop by McIntyre.
[Gunther groaning]
[Corey] Oh no.
[groaning]
McIntyre must be feeling desperate.
Desperate times call for desperate measures,
but this could put an end to both Superstars.
What the heck is Drew thinking?
[Michael] Gunther trying to stay alive as well with a chop of his own.
Both men perched up high above the ring.
[crowd exclaiming]
-[crowd cheering] -[Corey laughing] Oh man!
[scattered shouting]
[Michael] Now, McIntyre is gonna go up top.
-Oh no! -[crowd exclaiming]
Critical move by Gunther. Splash!
Gunther realizing the splash didn't put McIntyre away the first time.
Wants to deliver more punishment.
Powerbomb.
-Stacks up McIntyre. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-Gunther survives. -[bell rings]
["Symphony No. 9 in E minor (Imperium)" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Samantha] Here is your winner
and still the Intercontinental Champion,
"The Ring General"
Gunther!
[Michael] Corey, it's just this innate ability
of Gunther to be able to adjust in the ring.
He realized the first time he delivered the splash, it didn't work.
He does it a second time, then what does he do?
He does a powerbomb to put him away.
[Corey] Gunther showing in an odd way
respect for his opponent tonight.
Drew McIntyre, realizing
that he needed to dig down deep to topple the challenger,
and this is what started it all.
A momentary lapse by Drew opened the door for Gunther.
First the splash, then a lariat,
and the exclamation point,
a second epic powerbomb.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] And still!
Gunther's record reign continues.
Can he catch Honky Tonk Man in a month
as the longest-reigning Intercontinental Champion of all time?
["Imperium" continues playing]
[crowd cheering and chanting]
[music fades]
[suspenseful music playing]
[woman] This isn't about something you can see.
It's something you can sense.
Like dread.
Like danger.
It's waiting.
Building.
Do you feel that?
Payback is coming.
[suspenseful music continues]
[music fades]
The next time we're on Peacock for a Premium Live Event
is four weeks from tonight.
It is WWE payback, and I know where I'm going after the show.
Oh yes. We won't reveal that to the general public.
It's gonna be a time for the ages.
Steel city, we're coming home!
I expect you to bring it, be at the top of your game.
Show us what you're capable of.
[Michael] Coming up next from Monday Night Raw,
the World Heavyweight Championship,
Finn Bálor's seven-year obsession continues
with champion Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
Seth, however, thought this was over last month in London.
[hard rock music playing]
[Seth] How sweet was Money in the Bank, baby.
[crowd cheering]
I beat Finn Bálor. I'm still standing here,
World Heavyweight Champion.
SummerSlam.
-[fireworks exploding] -Biggest party in the summer.
And the World Heavyweight Championship
deserves a marquee matchup.
[music fades]
[chair clangs]
[sniffles]
You know why I'm here.
[suspenseful music playing]
[Finn] The way things went down at Money in the Bank just…
still just doesn't sit right with me.
[crowd gasps]
[Michael] Oh man! Damian Priest.
[groans]
That slight distraction may have cost his Judgment Day buddy!
[crowd] Three!
[bell rings]
[Finn] You know…
And I know
that the issues between us,
are far from over.
Let's go back in time. SummerSlam, 2016.
Forced to relinquish the championship.
At my lowest point,
you laughed in my face.
[laughing maniacally, echoing]
I understand, but you gotta stop living in the past.
No, no, no. I'm not living in the past.
I'm living in chaos.
[Finn screams]
For seven years I've been waiting for revenge.
Either way…
it's covered.
And that chaos is where I'm gonna take the title.
[music fades]
[Seth] The World Heavyweight Championship,
it's about more than your personal vendetta.
I'm gonna say this once.
You have absolutely zero chance
of walking out of SummerSlam as the World Heavyweight Champion.
If some way, somehow you are the better man,
well, your world title reign…
It's gonna be even shorter than your universal title reign was,
because your boy Damian Priest
is gonna cash his Money in the Bank contract
right then, right there.
[Finn] You think you got it all figured out, don't you, Seth?
[hard rock music playing]
And it's slowly been driving me insane.
[chair bangs]
[Seth groans]
[music fades]
Do you know what that insanity feels like?
[ominous music playing]
It feels like an itch that you just can't scratch.
You think you run this place,
but you don't.
The Judgment Day run Monday Night Raw now.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Rollins will never back down!
[Finn] SummerSlam is going to be the end of the Judgment Day.
[man] Oh God!
[music fades]
By the way,
it's covered.
[Finn] SummerSlam.
I'm gonna hurt you,
I'm gonna laugh at your face.
[Corey] Does that clarify all the rumors, all the speculation?
The Judgment Day, a cohesive unit.
[Finn] I'm gonna take your career, I'm gonna alter it.
Forever.
[crowd booing]
["I AM DANGER" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
Seven years Seth.
Seven
years.
[women screeching]
[Michael] That tattoo represents the seven-year obsession
that Finn Bálor has had with Seth Rollins,
because seven years ago at SummerSlam
Finn Bálor defeated Seth Rollins to win
the first ever Universal Championship,
but Rollins injured Bálor in that match,
forcing Bálor to relinquish the championship the next night.
Finn Bálor has never
ever
forgotten.
[Corey] That's what's likely to make Finn Bálor the single greatest threat
to Seth "Freakin" Rollins' reign as World Heavyweight Champion.
Because for those seven years,
Finn Bálor has been seething,
Finn Bálor has been plotting and planning,
waiting for the moment to strike,
and that moment could be tonight in Detroit.
Notice Finn Bálor making his entrance all on his own,
sans the Judgment Day.
No Damian Priest, no Rhea Ripley,
no "Dirty" Dominik Mysterio.
Finn Bálor walking alone.
[music fades]
♪ Burn it down ♪
["The Second Coming" by CFO$ and WWE playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Burn it down ♪
[crowd cheering and screaming]
[crowd] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
[Corey chuckles]
♪ Burn it down ♪
[Corey] Cole, do you see what Seth Rollins is wearing,
and I'm not talking about the beautiful World Heavyweight Championship.
[Michael] He buzzed us earlier today that this may happen.
[Corey] Seth Rollins is wearing the exact ring vest
that he wore at SummerSlam that fateful night seven years ago.
[crowd singing]
Mind games from the champion before the opening bell.
[Michael] It has now dawned on Bálor what Rollins is wearing.
[Seth] Remember? Do you remember? I never forgot either, son.
[Corey] Rollins trying to get into the head of the challenger
before the bell,
a brilliant strategy from the mastermind,
from the visionary,
from the architect.
[crowd] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
[crowd continues singing]
-[crowd applauding] -[bell rings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for
the World Heavyweight Championship!
Introducing the challenger,
representing the Judgment Day,
from Bray County, Wicklow, Ireland,
Finn Bálor!
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds.
He is the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[crowd cheering]
[booing and whistling]
[Michael] And Bálor from behind, ticked off,
upset over the Rollins' mind games.
[Corey] Before the opening bell,
our official Rod Zapata trying to restore some semblance of order.
And here comes Rollins!
[Michael] Rollins goes right back driving Bálor into the corner and…
-[Corey] The match is not official yet. -[Michael] Not yet.
Official trying to keep them separated.
-[bell rings] -Finally rings the bell.
Now we're underway.
For the World Heavyweight Championship.
Rollins and Bálor, brawling away to start things off at SummerSlam.
[Corey] For se… For seven years, Finn Bálor has waited for this moment.
The question remains, can Bálor compartmentalize his anger?
Can he take the WWE Universe out of the equation
and focus only on the task at hand, that being Rollins?
[Michael] Let's not forget either. Seth Rollins is angry as well, Corey.
Seth Rollins has, uh, been abused,
taken out by Bálor over the past number of weeks,
forced into this moment tonight.
He thought he was done at Money in the Bank.
[Corey] That is why I shuddered to worry,
at why I worry that Rollins may be at a disadvantage here.
Rollins is trying to wear multiple hats at once.
He's trying to raise the profile of the new World Heavyweight Championship.
He's trying to be a locker room leader.
Rollins is trying to do a lot of different things,
whereas Finn Bálor has one focus, taking out Seth Rollins.
[Michael] Yes, but Finn Bálor has a lot on his shoulders tonight too, Corey.
He's got to win tonight. This is a must win for Bálor.
How many more opportunities is he gonna get
to scratch that seven-year itch?
[Corey] I think you raise a very valid point.
[Michael] Bálor boots to the face of Rollins,
and now right to work on the left arm of Seth Rollins.
Nice takedown by Bálor, stomp right to the chest.
[groans in pain]
Rollins chasing history in his own right tonight.
Thirty six years of SummerSlam…
As you take another look at the kick to the arm.
In 36 years of SummerSlam, Rollins wins tonight,
he'll be tied with the fifth most wins in the history of this great event,
joining Hall of Famer Bret Hart.
[Corey] That would be great company to find your name in.
If you notice, Bálor looked down at the seven
painted across his surgically repaired shoulder
that he suffered at SummerSlam
as a reminder, as fuel.
And now, Bálor attacking the arm of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Michael] I was gonna ask you. Do you think this is done by design?
Attack the arm, the shoulder of Rollins, put Rollins through the pain
that he went through seven years ago at SummerSlam.
[Corey] Not an eye for an eye. It's a shoulder for a shoulder.
Bálor has the technical and grappling skills
to dislocate Rollins' shoulder.
-[groans] -Rel… re… relatively easily.
[Michael] Again, remember, Bálor just doesn't have to pin Rollins,
he can tap him out as well
in order to win the World Heavyweight Championship
here tonight.
[yelling]
[Corey] Bálor utilizing that hammer lock extremely effectively.
It's a very simple maneuver.
It is agonizing.
[Michael] Again, continues to focus on the left arm and shoulder of Rollins.
Bálor plays mi-- his own mind games as well.
As Rollins now looks to power out of this,
then Bálor though wrestles him back down to the mat again
and controls the arm.
-[grunting] -[official] Quit.
-[Seth] No. -Nice.
[Michael] Seems like a pretty deliberate attack.
Like Bálor had an idea and a plan coming into this.
[Corey] Again, much like we talked about in Gunther's match moments ago.
-Bálor is maintaining that singular focus. -[Bálor yelling]
He's not wasting any… Oh!
…any motion, he is very deliberate in all of his movements
[groaning]
Bálor yet again back in the hammer lock!
[Michael] Oh, driving Rollins into the turnbuckle.
Bálor again right back to the arm.
[Corey] And notice how at this juncture
Bálor has essentially taken the WWE Universe out of the equation.
As Rollins made his entrance it was Seth Rollins,
plus a chorus of over 59,000.
The World Heavyweight Championship on the line.
Who will be the face of Monday Night Raw when this matchup ends?
[Michael] Seth, such a proud champion.
Finn Bálor wants the gold back.
[yelling and groaning]
[Corey] Rollins has been honest that he wants to put Finn
in the rearview mirror.
Rollins wants to continue to raise the profile
of the World Heavyweight Championship via fighting champion, a workhorse.
-Oh! -[Michael] Again, to the point earlier.
Rollins thought he had done that in London at Money in the Bank,
but Finn Bálor continued to press the issue
and finally forced Seth Rollins to take the challenge.
[Seth] Oi, oi, oi.
Now it's Rollins fighting back. Chops to Bálor.
[Finn groaning]
Bálor looking to take him out with the side Russian leg sweep,
continues to control the arm, and now Rollins screaming in pain.
[Corey] Fujiwara armbar applied by Finn Bálor.
[Michael] Submission move. If Rollins taps, Bálor's the champion.
[Corey] This is an agonizing submission hold
that puts an incredible amount of pressure on your shoulder, on your elbow,
even your wrist.
Bálor's hips are off of the mat,
momentarily,
allowing him to add additional pressure.
[Rollins grunting]
Rollins makes it to the ropes which will force a break.
[official] …three! Break. It's five, you're ready. You got me?
[official speaks unintelligible]
[Michael] Bálor having words with official Rod Zapata,
has to be careful.
[Corey] Finn knows how valuable this opportunity is.
You'd hate to see any Superstar
squander something this big by arguing with the official.
[Michael] Point of the elbow to the top of the skull of Rollins.
Seth has not been able to really get any offense in yet.
[Corey] I'm a little surprised
as how ineffective the champ's offensive attempts
have been to this point.
[Michael] This is a Finn Bálor
just beating the hell out of his opponent, a very aggressive Bálor tonight.
Rollins across the ring as he explodes out with a clothesline.
Seth tries to build a little momentum, kick right to the midsection.
[Finn gasping]
[groaning]
[Corey] Rollins has Bálor by the beard.
[Michael] Headbutts by Rollins.
Trying to drive Finn Bálor down. Kicks now by the champ.
[Corey] Off these Kawada-style kicks right across the bridge of Finn 's nose,
and one under the chin.
[Michael] Rollins into the cover off the clothesline to retain.
Bálor gets the shoulder up at two.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Finn. Let's go, Rollins, let's go, Finn.
[Michael] This is important for Seth, though.
It allows him some valuable time
to regroup after the early onslaught by Bálor.
[Corey] That flurry of offense the Champion just delivered
with the utmost importance, because now Rollins has several moments
to compose himself, to gather his thoughts,
to re-plan his game.
Rollins does second to none.
Looking potentially for the Pedigree!
[Michael] Bálor, though,
countered momentarily.
Rollins creates spate, went for the sling blade.
Seth Rollins turns it into a Falcon Arrow.
Cover now for the win, kick out by Bálor at two.
[panting]
These two know each other so well, Corey.
-[Seth groans] -[Corey] Absolutely.
Take a look at the Falcon Arrow delivered by Rollins yet again.
We know how much pride Rollins takes in being a visionary,
in being the architect.
-In having a plan B, a plan C. -Two.
-Rollins knows that Finn Bálor is… -Three.
…a very similar competitor.
Finn definitely came into this one with a plan.
[Michael] Rollins with a suicide dive!
Drives Bálor into the announce table.
I don't think Rollins is done yet.
Seth Rollins gonna go for it one more time.
This time Bálor knocked down at the table again.
Will Rollins go for the Hat Trick here?
[Corey] Seth continuing…
to deliver offense, third time.
[Michael] And he does!
Bálor wiped out.
[Corey] Rollins now finally able to generate the momentum he sought,
to wake up the WWE Universe,
to rally them behind the champion.
[Michael] You noticed it, Corey, but Bálor's mouth was busted open.
We could see it here as he lay across our announce table.
[Corey] Color crimson staining the face of the challenger.
[Michael] Now Bálor, though, meets Rollins as he goes up to the rope.
-[Seth yelps] -Oh, and then Rollins hung up.
[Corey] The resourceful Finn Bálor used Seth's own arm.
-The left arm… -[Michael] Oh, again!
[Corey] …to pull Seth from the top
and then drove the same shoulder into the ring post yet again.
[Michael] That has been the game plan, the strategy
since the beginning of this matchup for Finn Bálor
to continue to attack the arm of Seth Rollins.
To put him through the pain that he…
Ro… Rollins put Bálor through seven years ago at SummerSlam.
[Corey] We keep mentioning seven years.
In those seven years, Finn Bálor wasn't just plotting,
wasn't just planning, it was an obsession.
Finn Bálor has been obsessed with ruining Seth "Freakin" Rollins
and his Championship reign.
[Michael] Rollins with Finn up on his shoulders,
dumps him on the apron.
[official] Four!
The official at a count of four.
Bálor sent back in by the champ.
-[Finn grunts] -Back to the injured arm.
[official speaking indistinctly]
-Finn with Rollins up top! -[Corey] Oh no.
[Michael] Seth Rollins in trouble.
-Finn Bálor. -[Corey] Oh no.
[Michael] Shades of SummerSlam seven years ago!
It was that very maneuver that Rollins delivered to Bálor
that caused Finn's injury.
That forced him to relinquish the Universal Championship.
Bálor bringing the pain to Seth Rollins
off the sling blade,
and here comes Bálor.
[Corey] Poetic justice.
[Michael] Oh, and Seth caught him with a kick to the face.
[Corey] Finn stopped dead in his tracks.
[Michael] Down goes Rollins for the win!
To win the championship. Is it enough?
And Rollins kicks out.
[Finn yelling]
[Corey] Into the armbar, Rollins' arm fully extended.
[Michael] Again, on the bad arm of Rollins that Finn Bálor has worked on all night.
Will Rollins tap out?
Will Bálor win the World Heavyweight Title right here?
Come on!
-[Seth grunts] -Ask him.
[official tapping]
[Michael] Seth Rollins trying to hang on.
[Corey] Rollins doesn't know the meaning of the word quit, but…
Finn Bálor trying to force it from the Champion.
Rollins is spending an exorbitant amount of time in this armbar.
[Michael] Bálor has it fully applied.
Rollins trying to somehow power out.
Turns Bálor over, shoulders are down.
Rollins trying to power the challenger up.
Somehow he does! Bálor up high. Buckle bomb!
[Finn panting]
And another!
Seth going to the top.
-[crowd exclaiming] -Splash!
-Cover. -[Corey] That's gotta do it.
[Michael] To retain, Bálor kicks out.
[crowd clamoring]
[Corey] This was moments ago as Finn Bálor turned the tables.
A throwback to SummerSlam seven years ago.
The same move that Rollins injured Bálor with,
but Rollins able to find his way back into this fight
with a frog splash that still wasn't enough.
[Michael] Critical moment in this match now,
both the champion and the challenger had been beaten.
They've been battered.
Rollins with a bad arm.
Finn Bálor's been busted open.
As physical match as you'll ever see
for the World Heavyweight Championship here tonight at SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering and chanting]
Intense
disdain for one another.
Rollins with a blow to Bálor.
Sets him up perhaps for a Stomp to put this one away.
Bálor able to meet him there.
Roll through, stomp to the chest.
[yells]
The kick drives Rollins into the corner.
And now Rollins is in the drop zone.
[groaning]
Finn Bálor looking to deliver the final dagger.
Looking for the coup de grâce.
Seth Rollins meets him there with a Superplex, pop the hips.
Bálor, though, counters the Falcon Arrow
into a cover of his own, and a kick out.
Step-up enzuigiri by Rollins.
Kick by Finn Bálor,
that Overhead kick caught Seth.
Both, champ and challenger are down.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Corey] Both Superstars now find themselves
in the proverbial deep waters on this matchup.
[Michael] Boom.
[Corey] The overhead kick by Bálor
stopped Seth from advancing any further,
and it is truly either man's game.
[Michael] This is for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Seth Rollins who won a tournament a few months ago
to win the championship. The challenger is Finn Bálor.
Seven years of disdain,
mistrust…
oozing out of Bálor's pores tonight
as he tries to wrestle the gold away from Rollins.
[both grunting]
[Corey] Both men are running on pure adrenaline at this point,
trading heavy hands.
[crowd cheering and exclaiming]
[Michael] Rollins with a right, Bálor is still on his feet.
Finn with all the momentum driving Seth into the corner again.
[Corey] And Rollins landed directly on his shoulder.
[Michael] And now this time, do you think that Bálor
will be able to hit the coup de grâce?
[Seth panting]
[Corey] If Finn lands this,
we are going to have a new World Heavyweight Champion.
[Michael] Rollins rolls out of harm's way.
[crowd clamoring]
-Pedigree to Bálor! -[crowd exclaiming]
Cover.
-An exhausted Rollins… -[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] …couldn't put him away.
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Both men feeling the effects of this grueling championship bout.
[Michael] Wait a minute.
Wait just a minute.
[crowd exclaiming]
-We have company. -[Corey] Oh no.
[Michael] Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest.
-Heading his… his way to the ring. -[crowd booing]
In the briefcase a contract,
Priest can cash in at any time
for a Championship opportunity.
-One, two. -[Corey] Bálor from behind shoulders down.
[Michael] Rollins kicks out. Went for the stomp.
Now with Bálor up on his shoulders, Finn able to slip underneath.
Rollins, though, stacks him up,
hooks the legs, two count, kick out.
-And a right hand! -[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Oh no.
-[Michael] Oh no. -[crowd cheering]
Pedigree by Bálor.
Bálor is gonna win the championship.
Hook of the leg, Rollins stays alive.
[crowd cheering]
Are you kidding me?
[Corey] A look of disbelief on the face of Señor Money in the bank,
who unleashed a right hand and tattooed Rollins,
allowing Bálor to deliver the Pedigree.
-At two and nine-tenths. -[Michael] What the hell is Priest doing?
[crowd exclaiming]
Damian Priest is up on the steps and now he's waving for something.
-He's still holding the contract. -[Corey] Who-- What…
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Oh, there we go.
-[Corey] Oh, Mami! -The Women's Champion, Rhea Ripley.
And the North American Champion, "Dirty" Dom Mysterio.
[Corey] The Judgment Day in full effect.
-Just do it. You can win. -What about plan A?
No. [indistinct]
What are you doing with this?
No. There's a plan A. We're not changing to plan B.
We're not changing to plan A.
[Michael] What is going on?
[Corey] I think Priest just offered the briefcase to Bálor.
-[Michael] Rollins rolls through, stomp. -[crowd cheering]
Stomp, cover!
-[crowd yells] One, two, three! -Rollins, and a kick out.
A kick out, a kick out!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] I'm not 100% certain,
but it seemed to me like Damian Priest was offering the briefcase itself
to Finn Bálor because the official was tied up with Dom and Rhea.
[Michael] Or was he talking about perhaps a cash-in?
[Corey] I-- I don't…
[Michael] There was some sort of miscommunication.
Rollins tried to take advantage with the stomp.
Meanwhile, Seth going up to the top rope
as Judgment Day looks on, Damian Priest taken out.
[Corey] Rollins takes out Priest and a kick for Dom.
[Michael] Yeah, that idiot "Dirty" Dom just suffered a stomp by Rollins.
-Sling blade. -[crowd cheering]
Bálor!
[Corey] Seth took his eyes off the ball and Finn is gonna make him pay.
[Michael] Finn going up to the top rope, Finn looking for the win.
-Coup de grâce! -[crowd cheering]
Bálor for the World Heavyweight Championship.
-Kick out by Rollins. -[crowd cheering]
Count to two.
[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] What does Finn Bálor have to do?
[Corey] Finn's asking himself the same question,
and if Rollins isn't the luckiest man walking the earth right now,
I don't know who is.
Seth turned his attention to Priest and Dom,
suffered the coup de grâce
but was able to beat the officials count of three.
[crowd singing] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
[Michael] Bálor trying to figure out what the hell is going on.
He's ticked off at Priest.
[crowd continues chanting]
[Corey] This isn't on Damian Priest, Cole.
[Michael] Well, Bálor thinks it is, I guess.
And now what's Priest gonna do?
[official speaking indistinctly]
[official arguing indistinctly]
Now Priest distracting the official.
-[Corey] Oh no! -[Michael] A stomp onto the briefcase!
-Cover by Rollins. Rollins retains. -[crowd] One, two, three.
[bell rings]
["The Second Coming" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
-[Corey] Oh boy! -[Samantha] Here is your winner.
And still the world Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Michael] I think Damian Priest may have some explaining to do.
[Corey] I don't think I agree with you, not even a little bit, Michael Cole.
♪ Burn it down ♪
Priest as Mr. Money in the Bank possesses the contract.
Damian Priest on multiple occasions
attempted to assist Finn Bálor
with Finn's quest.
[crowd singing] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
W-- Was he-- Was he doing it to set himself up…
-[Corey] No! -[Michael] …for a cash-in?
[Corey] Damian dropped the briefcase
that drew the official's attention by himself,
hoping that Finn would capitalize.
Finn was in such a state that he couldn't.
-And got his skull stomped in. -[bell rings]
Finn can be disappointed all he wants,
but this is not on Damian Priest.
Not tonight.
[scattered shouting]
[Michael] Seth Rollins retains the World Heavyweight Championship,
bucking all the odds tonight
at SummerSlam.
[hard rock music plays]
[crowd singing] ♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Whoa-oh-oh ♪
SummerSlam weekend, baby.
Nothing I'd rather be doing than playing WWE 2K23 with my best friends.
Celebrating, of course, with the Alpha academy's favorite drink,
Mike's HARDER Lemonade.
-[man] Delish. -Speaking of Mike's.
You guys know what a Mike is, right?
A Mike is someone who embodies the, uh, work-hard, play-hard spirit,
and a Mike always watches out for his own squad.
Like Cody Rhodes.
Well yeah, of course.
The son of the original Mike, Dusty Rhodes.
-Oh yeah. -What about Bianca Belair?
Well, Bianca always goes the extra mile, so she's a mike.
Don't forget about Seth Rollins, our most consistent performer,
clutch all the time, he's a Mike.
So, am I a Mike?
[Mike] No.
No. You are not a Mike.
You are not a Mike, and you are not.
As a matter of fact, I am the only Mike in WWE.
My name is Mike.
My name is Mike "The Miz" Mizanin.
Your name is Chad.
Shoosh.
I'm a Mike,
and I'm a HARDER Mike than you'll ever be.
I'm way harder than you.
Excuse me, Mark…
My name is Mike.
Mike. I'm the only Mike in this room.
Shoosh.
-Don't you shoosh me. -Shoosh.
-Do you know what this means? -Shoosh.
-Do you know what? -Shoosh.
When my hand goes up, your mouth--
Bye, Mark.
Mike.
[chest bangs]
So, am I a Mike now?
Oh yeah!
["Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf playing]
[Michael] When SummerSlam returns,
it's triple threat action for the WWE Women's Championship.
Asuka defending against Bianca Belair and Charlotte Flair.
Members of the WWE Universe subscribing to Peacock Premium Plus.
Let's take a look at the path of all three women,
who want nothing more than to leave Ford Field the WWE Women's Champion.
[song fades]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Bianca Belair with an opportunity to win
the WWE Women's Championship.
Wait a minute, Bayley, Iyo Sky.
Charlotte flair now in the mix!
[tense music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[man] Belair is just a woman possessed
trying to recapture the gold she once owned.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Michael] With the sliding knee, Bianca Belair able to counter.
KOD on the table!
Miss Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky, and Bayley have hopped the barricade,
as has Charlotte Flair.
Big boot by Charlotte takes out Bayley. Iyo Sky drives Charlotte into a ring post.
Spear!
-[bell rings] -That's gonna force a disqualification.
At SummerSlam,
triple threat match for the Women's Championship
No champions advantage for Asuka.
[Asuka speaking in Japanese]
You want me to face Asuka and Charlotte at the same time?
Let's do it.
The biggest women's match in SummerSlam history.
[crowd cheering]
A triple threat, no disqualifications,
no count-outs, no excuses.
["Contender" by Sebastian Jakoby & Norman Wille playing]
[Michael] The longest reigning Women's Champion of the modern era.
I knocked down every obstacle placed in front of me.
[Asuka speaking in Japanese]
[screaming]
[Corey] Asuka may be the single most lethal woman in WWE.
[woman whooping]
[Michael] The greatest Women's Champion of all time.
["Contender" continues]
The 14-time champion!
There is a reason why I have a 5 and 0 record at SummerSlam.
Because I'm reliable,
dependable, and the iron woman of this division.
[man] One of the most physically gifted athletes
the women's division has ever seen.
[Bianca] I'm coming for what's rightfully mine.
[Charlotte] I am that mountain you have to climb.
[Asuka speaking in Japanese]
To become the new WWE Women's Champion.
[speaking in Japanese]
To the new 15-time champion.
[song fades]
[Michael] Now it's time for the triple threat match
for the WWE Women's Championship.
["All Hail The Queen" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ All down ♪
♪ All hail the Queen ♪
["All Hail The Queen" continues]
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks exploding]
[Michael] She is a 14-time champion.
Charlotte Flair personifies Superstar.
[Corey] She was born and bred for this.
The moment, the opportunity,
the standard.
[Michael] And tonight, Charlotte flair with a chance
to win the WWE Women's Championship
in a triple threat match against Bianca Belair
and the ch… the champion, Asuka.
Now listen, this is not unfamiliar for Charlotte Flair.
Remember, the first ever Women's Main Event in WrestleMania history
was a triple threat, and of these three women,
only Charlotte Flair has that experience.
-That could be the game changer. -[Michael] Listen to this as well, Corey.
Charlotte Flair has more wins than any woman in the history of SummerSlam.
She is 5 and 0 coming into this event tonight.
Obviously Charlotte with massive momentum to win the Championship.
[Corey] Don't let the appearances fool you,
she may look like little red riding hood,
but when the bell rings she is the big bad wolf.
The Queen wants to regain the throne at SummerSlam.
[inaudible]
-[music fades] -[crowd cheering and whistling]
["You can't hide" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Your destiny's written All over the sky ♪
♪ You can not hide ♪
♪ I'm readin' the thoughts That take over your mind ♪
♪ Oh-oh, I'm not gonna hide ♪
[Michael] She's the current WWE Women's Champion.
Asuka winning the title back at Night of Champions a few months ago
in controversial fashion over Bianca Belair.
And tonight, no champion's advantage under triple threat rules.
This match powered by C4 Energy,
the official energy drink of SummerSlam.
WWE and C4 teamed up to create an all-new C4 ultimate energy drink
and C4 ultimate pre-workout powders,
available now exclusively at GNC and C4Energy.com.
[Corey] As lethal as she is hypnotic.
No one is ready for Asuka.
♪ You can't hide ♪
[music fades]
["Watch me Shine" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ The pressure's building But, no, I will never fall ♪
♪ Instead of crying, they hear me roar ♪
♪ And now I see that I'm way better than before ♪
♪ I never needed you at all Think I'd fall down ♪
♪ I'ma watch you fall down ♪
♪ I'm living large now I never needed you at all ♪
[Michael] The EST of WWE,
Bianca Belair was the longest reigning Champion of the modern era,
before losing to Asuka in the aforementioned
controversial manner back at Night of Champions.
Tonight, an opportunity to regain the title.
Now, under triple threat rules, Corey, Asuka has no advantage
because it's the first woman to gain pitfall or submission
becomes the champion tonight.
[Corey] Right, if Asuka lands one of her devastating kicks
and pins Charlotte Flair,
Asuka is your Champion.
If somehow Charlotte Flair cinches in the figure-8 submission on Bianca Belair,
Asuka can lose her title without her being involved in the decision.
All three competitors
must remain on high alert through the duration of this matchup.
And in my opinion,
why Bianca Belair is at a disadvantage of the three women,
she's the one who's shown the most hesitancy to bend or break the rules.
We know Asuka will do it. We know Charlotte Flair thrives in it.
Tonight is going to be a test.
Will Bianca Belair…
-[bell rings] -…go where she needs to go to win?
[announcer] The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
it's for the WWE
Women's Championship!
-[crowd cheering] -[speaking inaudible]
Introducing the challengers.
First, from the Queens City,
Charlotte Flair!
[crowd cheering and booing]
Next, from Knoxville, Tennessee,
Bianca Belair!
[crowd cheering]
And their opponent,
from Osaka, Japan,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
Asuka!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] So, Corey, let's talk about strategy in this match tonight.
If you're Asuka, how do you hang onto the title?
[Corey] I think Asuka needs to stick with her bread and butter,
stick with what brought her to the dance, the lethal striking ability.
Asuka of these three competitors is arguably the best striker
and has knockout power in her hands and her feet.
-Stick with that. -[bell rings]
[Michael] What about Charlotte Flair, the 14-time champion?
[Corey] The Queen just needs to do what the Queen does.
Charlotte Flair is allergic to losing, particularly on a big stage
like SummerSlam.
Charlotte Flair knows how to succeed when it counts the most.
[Michael] And for Bianca Belair?
[Corey] I would say almost the same thing.
We've seen glimpses of greatness this early in Bianca's career.
-Shoulders down. -[Michael] Charlotte Flair breaks it up.
[Corey] Bianca has the transcendent power, the game-changing power,
of the three women
to look for Bianca to rely on the strength game.
[Michael] Bianca's gotta keep her emotions in check as well.
Very emotional over the past couple of months after losing the championship.
It feels like she's had to jump
through hoops to get to this point tonight.
-[Asuka yells] -Be careful not to make an early mistake.
Now Charlotte back suplex to Asuka.
[Corey] Just raw power from the Queen.
[crowd cheering]
Keep your eyes on the EST in the back corner.
[Michael] Three of the biggest stars in the women's division here in WWE,
Belair, Charlotte, and Asuka.
Charlotte now rolled up on Belair and a kick out.
If Charlotte had pinned Belair, she would've won the title.
Asuka again does not have to be involved in the decision.
[Corey] It's why it's of the utmost importance
to keep yourself involved in the action as much as possible!
[Michael] Oh! Yikes.
Wicked knee by Charlotte.
[Corey] When it comes to motivation,
you may want to give a slight edge to Bianca Belair.
Now remember, it was Asuka who defeated Belair
for the WWE Women's Championship.
And then Charlotte Flair returned.
In Bianca's opinion, Charlotte skipped the line.
Charlotte doesn't necessarily deserve-- Oh!
[Michael] Oh, and there's the champ Asuka who was just laying in wait.
[Corey] An opportunity but here comes Bianca.
[Michael] Belair launching herself to take out both Charlotte…
Yeah!
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] …and Asuka.
[Corey] You can see the intensity in the eyes of the EST
as she flattens both competitors.
But again, just a slight hesitation
just to celebrate or just to interact with the WWE Universe
can be very costly in a triple threat scenario.
-Kick by Asuka. -[Michael] We got a running kick now.
Cover to retain her championship on Belair.
And Belair kicks out.
[inaudible]
Asuka, just uber aggressive as of late.
Someone calls her strange in her current appearance.
[Belair groans]
With her bringing back some memories of her dark days.
[Corey] People fear what they don't understand.
[crowd exclaiming]
Asuka is certainly unique.
-And undeniably dangerous. -[Belair yelping]
-[official speaking indistinctly] -[Michael] And now punishing Belair.
[Corey] A few more seconds of Bianca's hair would have been flat-est.
-[Michael] Oh! -[Corey] Big right hand from Asuka.
[Asuka yelps]
[Corey] Belair sent across the ring.
Oh, elbow catches Asuka.
-[Michael] Oh, a knee. -[Corey] Oh, ho-ho, that may do it.
[Michael] Asuka into the cover.
Charlotte Flair back into the fray to break things up.
And a kick of her own.
[Corey] Charlotte, even on the outside, was watching the action closely.
Realized that the knee that Asuka delivered
could have ended this matchup.
[Michael] Nice German suplex by the champ.
[Corey] Asuka is grinning.
She is smiling.
The empress of tomorrow is enjoying herself.
Because she's got two opponents to hurt.
[Michael] Yes, she's out there.
-No doubt about that. -[yells]
Kick by Asuka, now turns her attention to Charlotte.
[Bianca yelling]
[Charlotte groaning]
The devastating kicks of the women's Champion.
Charlotte though, rolling her up, shoulders are down, and a kick out.
And Charlotte…
[Corey] Asuka slides out the back door
and a German suplex on her own to the Queen.
[Michael] Asuka is putting on a clinic here.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Bianca groaning]
Waist lock applied, and Bianca creates space.
And now, Belair looking for the vertical suplex.
Asuka though turns the tables and almost puts Belair away.
[Asuka groaning]
[Corey] Belair with the double chicken wing applied,
bet you looking for a glam slam. Asuka trying to find her way out.
Keep your eyes on the Queen.
[Michael] Charlotte, wicked crossbody takes out both Superstars.
-[crowd cheering] -Come on!
[inaudible]
[Michael] Now Charlotte's fired up.
[Charlotte exclaims]
[crowd chanting] Whoa! Whoa! Whoa!
[Michael] And it's Charlotte's turn.
Chop after chop.
[Charlotte groans]
What a great throw by Charlotte to the champ Asuka.
And Belair suffers the same fate.
[Corey] Belair and Asuka double stacked in the corner.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now, Charlotte with a golden opportunity.
[Corey] Asuka and Belair all out of sorts in the corner.
Asuka looking for the Asuka Lock!
[Michael] Meanwhile, Charlotte into the corner.
The athleticism from the Queen, I don't know how much of the strike--
-[Michael] Big boot. -[Corey] Got all the boot.
[Michael] As did Asuka, and another one delivered to the champ.
And now, Charlotte, double natural selection.
-She is gonna cover both women. -[official] One, two…
[Michael] And a two-count.
[Corey] Very smart strategy employed there,
covering both competitors at the same time.
Unfortunately for the Queen,
both Asuka and Belair have a little too much left in the tank.
Ok. [speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship
here tonight at SummerSlam.
There are 59,194 WWE fans in attendance…
-[Corey] Oh! -[Michael] …at Ford Field in Detroit.
[Charlotte yells]
[Corey] A big exchange of strikes and again the Queen the last to land but--
Double knees!
-[official] One, two… -[Michael] Cover by Asuka to retain!
Kick out by Charlotte.
[Corey] At this point in the matchup exhaustion is beginning to play a factor
for all three women.
[Michael] A critical moment.
Who will be able to get back to their feet…
and take control
of this triple threat match for the WWE women's title?
[Corey] Big boot by Charlotte Flair
and as Charlotte looked for the figure-4 submission,
-Asuka would strike… -[official] One, two…
[Corey] …and nearly steal the victory.
[Charlotte groaning]
[Michael] Now everyone exchanging blows looking for the upper hand in this match.
[grunting]
Come on!
[Michael] Belair down one knee, suffers a chop by Charlotte.
This is wildly on Asuka, Asuka connects.
Oh, what a collision.
[Bianca yells]
Now Asuka,
grabbing that ponytail of Belair.
[Corey] That's illegal in a triple threat matchup.
-[Michael] Belair dumped outside the ring. -[Charlotte yelling]
[Corey] Charlotte just uncorked the right, and another…
[groans in pain]
Snap kick to the outside of Charlotte's knee
from the empress of tomorrow.
[Michael] Belair, over the top rope.
Kick to the body.
Bianca went for a neck breaker on Charlotte
and now has Asuka hooked as well.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Michael] Oh! Down go both women.
[Corey] Two for one. Belair, this is your moment. Make a cover.
[Michael] Bianca Belair's been waiting for this opportunity
to win back the championship.
[crowd cheering]
Bianca's got a chance!
[Corey] Asuka's down. Charlotte flair is hurt.
-Bianca beginning to roll. -[Charlotte groans]
[Michael] Plants a shoulder in the midsection of… of Charlotte.
[crowd shouting] One, two, three, four, five, six…
[Corey] Big, heavy-handed fists,
reigning down on flair.
[crowd exclaiming]
-Spectacular athleticism. -[Michael] Oh!
[Corey] And the power of the EST.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Belair…
[Bianca yells]
Knees up by both, Asuka and Charlotte.
[Corey] Catastrophe.
[Michael] Spear!
[Bianca yells in pain]
Asuka giving it all with that kick
but looking for the Asuka Lock on Charlotte!
[Corey] Middle of the ring, Belair is not a factor right now.
[Michael] Is Charlotte gonna tap so Asuka retains?
[official] What's it going to be now?
[both groaning]
[Michael] Charlotte's got nowhere to go, trying to block Asuka.
[Corey] An almost helpless Charlotte.
Looking to see where Bianca is, maybe praying that this would happen.
[Michael] And now, Belair able to break things up.
[Corey] This is a matter of preserving your own opportunity
if you're Bianca Belair.
[Michael] Bianca has been grasping at her knee.
I'm wondering when she spilled out of the ring if she hurt the knee.
[Corey] This is such a physical contest. It's difficult to say exactly.
It would have been delivering the moonsault across four knees.
[Michael] That could be as well as…
She sets Charlotte up.
Bianca Belair slowly, gingerly even, making her way out to the apron.
Bianca, gonna go up top.
Asuka meets her there.
-Oh, Bianca hit the apron hard. -[Bianca screams]
[Corey] Rough landing.
The empress now, seated on the top rope
just got punched into oblivion. God.
[Michael] Charlotte drives Asuka down to the floor as well.
[Corey] I think Flair realizes,
you have to get a competitor in the ring to become Champion.
[shattered shouting]
What does the Queen have in mind?
[Michael] Oh, she's gonna go up to the top rope.
Patented Charlotte Flair here.
Moonsault!
-[Asuka screams] -[Charlotte groans]
[Corey] Lights out. What a kick by Asuka.
[Michael] And Asuka looking to retain the championship.
-[Asuka screaming] -Charlotte back to the ring.
Asuka going up to the top rope.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Michael] Down goes Charlotte.
-Cover. -[official] One, two…
[Michael] And Bianca Belair breaking up the three-count.
[Corey] Asuka taking a high risk, adding a new wrinkle to her repertoire.
A breathtaking DDT executed from the very top rope.
The heavily painted empress of tomorrow,
revealing a different kind of dark carnival here in Detroit City.
Again, Bianca Belair playing spoiler.
[Michael] Asuka missed with the kick, Bianca Belair now
with Asuka up on her shoulders!
Is she going to hit the KOD to Asuka?
The Champion, trying to fight out of it.
[Corey] Asuka flailing wildly, able to hook her toes under the top rope.
[Michael] That could have been a disaster for Asuka.
[Corey] The Asuka Lock around the ropes.
This is not gonna end well!
[Michael] Charlotte with a kick, driving the champ off the apron.
Now, Bianca Belair with Charlotte Flair up high.
Belair with an opportunity!
Charlotte lands on her feet. Belair with the KOD,
missed with the boot, did Charlotte.
-Face-first goes Charlotte. -[groans in pain]
Down and out.
Asuka, into the ring now.
[Corey] Asuka's gonna steal it.
[Michael] Cover. Is it enough? And a kick out.
-[Corey] Asuka with the arm bar. -[Asuka yelling]
[Michael] Now, Charlotte trying to fight her way out of it.
[Corey] Smart move by the Queen to shift the weight in her hips,
now trying to stack Asuka.
[Asuka] Charlotte!
Shoulders are down!
[Michael] Our official, Jessica Carr, is right there.
Asuka's shoulder not quite down yet as Charlotte now looks to power Asuka up.
[crowd cheering]
And down goes Asuka.
[Corey] It looks like Charlotte Flair is beginning to fade.
[Michael] Bianca Belair now from behind.
[Corey] Gut wrench.
[Michael] Oh! Into a sit-down power bomb.
-[Corey] Asuka Lock. -[Michael] Asuka Lock on Belair.
Belair flailing.
Is Belair gonna tap out?
-Charlotte now, going to stack Asuka. -One, two…
-[Michael] And a kick out at two. -[Charlotte yells]
The frustration showing in the face of Charlotte.
[Bianca moaning]
[Corey] This has been jam-packed action since the opening bell.
[official speaking indistinctly]
Three women who know what it means
to be Women's Champion.
Asuka, cinching in the Asuka Lock momentarily.
Flair had the wherewithal to stack both competitors,
trying to escape with a pinfall victory.
But even that didn't pan out for the Queen.
[Michael] This is the triple threat match for the WWE Women's Championship.
Asuka defending against Charlotte Flair and Bianca Belair.
First woman to gain pinfall or submission will win.
Big boot to Asuka.
[Corey] Asuka ate all of that.
[groaning]
-Wild swing by Belair. -[Michael] Oh, face-first goes Bianca.
Now with both women down,
Charlotte Flair looking to head up to the top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] If the Queen lands this it could be over.
-[Michael] Moonsault for the championship. -One, two…
-And another near fall. -[Charlotte yells]
[Charlotte] Come on!
[yelling and groaning]
Now Charlotte--
[Corey] I don't know if the human anatomy would allow that.
[Michael] She was going for a double figure-8 there, I think.
[Corey] Charlotte caught up in the heat of the moment.
[metallic bang]
-[Michael] Oh gosh. -[screaming in pain]
Belair's knee. She's been favoring it throughout the matchup,
and she came down hard at the steel steps.
-[Bianca crying] -[official speaking indistinctly]
[Corey] Guys, Belair's hurt.
Let's focus on the competitors in the ring…
Uh, no disrespect, but… It's--
[metallic bang]
[Michael] Belair hitting the steps hard.
Official, Jessica Carr, out there checking on Bianca.
[Corey] What I think is scary is, it looked almost as though Belair--
Oh, shoulders are down. Shoulders are down!
[Michael] Off the backslide to retain, and a kick out.
You see the emergency personnel in the back.
The medical personnel going to attend to Bianca Belair,
as the matchup continues.
[groans]
[Corey] Terribly unfortunate circumstances for Bianca Belair.
You hate to see anyone suffer any kind of injury
on a stage like SummerSlam.
[both shouting indistinctly]
If you're Asuka, if you're Charlotte Flair,
in a way this is a blessing in disguise.
They only have to worry about one another at the moment.
[Michael] Charlotte up on the top rope. The Champion Asuka gonna meet her there.
[Corey] Perched on the very top.
Dangerous predicament for both women.
-Superplex. -[Michael] Superplex.
Both women down.
Something has to give.
You see, uh, Bianca Belair being helped away from the ringside area
after injuring her knee in this match.
[Corey] Well, it's got to be heartbreaking for Bianca Belair, knowing that…
[crowd applauding]
…her opportunity appears to be over for the night.
[Michael] Watch what happened to Bianca Belair.
She'd been favoring her knee throughout the matchup, but this right there.
[Corey] What threw me off, is that I think Bianca,
maybe her face, or maybe she guarded herself with her hands,
made contact with the stairs,
but that actually makes it more likely
that something terrible happened to her knee upon landing.
It could be an ACL, an MCL.
[Michael] As Bianca's being helped out of the arena,
we're now down to a one-on-one match between Asuka and Charlotte.
They exchange blows in the middle of the ring.
This is for the WWE Women's Championship.
[Corey] Here comes Asuka. Spinning backfist!
[Charlotte groaning]
[Michael] Asuka doing everything she can to try to retain the title.
Spear by Charlotte!
Cover.
-One, two… -For a 15-time… No.
[Corey] Another look at the spear from the Queen, Charlotte Flair,
that has brought her such a great deal of success through her career,
but not tonight, not just yet.
I understand that Belair has been removed from the equation,
but that doesn't mean the urgency shouldn't still be a factor
for both of these competitors.
[Michael] Now Charlotte, try to bridge into a figure-8 here.
Bianca Belair though, trying to drag herself back into the ring.
[Corey] Bianca, don't.
[Michael] Drag herself back into this matchup.
[Corey] This is not worth risking your career.
[Michael] Now the figure-8 locked in,
Bianca Belair trying to climb to the top rope.
What the hell is she doing?
[Corey] Is Asuka gonna tap?
Asuka trying to hang on.
[Michael] Bianca from the top rope, bad leg and all.
-450! -[Corey] Oh!
-[Michael] 450 for the championship. -One, two…
-Oh my goodness! -[crowd cheering]
[Bianca groaning in pain]
[Corey] How on earth did the Queen survive?
How on earth did Bianca Belair
fight through the pain to deliver a damn 450
on one good leg?
[Michael] And it broke up the figure-8.
[Corey] Tonight in Detroit, I'll give you another EST.
Bianca Belair might be the toughest woman walking the earth.
[Michael] Critical moment in this match now.
Everybody down for the WWE Women's Championship.
[crowd cheering and applauding]
[Charlotte speaking inaudibly]
[Michael] The match continues
in front of over 59,000 at Ford Field in Detroit.
Bianca can't even make it back to her feet.
[speaks indistinctly]
What a gutsy performance however, by Belair.
-You are a bitch! -[Corey] Oh!
[Michael] And Belair with a right hand.
That's right. Show me what you got. Come on, Bianca!
[Michael] Nasty exchanges between the two.
[both yelling and groaning]
[Charlotte groaning]
How is Belair even in this fight?
[yells]
[Corey] Adrenaline's an amazing thing.
I guarantee Belair won't feel too great about this tomorrow morning…
[Michael] Bianca got Charlotte up on shoulders,
looking for the kiss of death, the KOD.
Charlotte though, into a deep arm drag.
[Asuka] What?
[Michael] Asuka driven off the apron.
And Charlotte rolls through.
Now Charlotte gonna pick the bad leg.
-[Corey] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Smart move by Charlotte.
[Corey] This is gonna do it. Bianca's not gonna hang on.
[Michael] Looking to the bridge into a figure-8…
[Corey] This is gonna be agonizing.
[Michael] …and put Bianca away.
Bianca already with a bad leg.
We don't know the damage that's been done to the knee.
Charlotte bridging.
Asuka back.
Oh, she blows the mist at Charlotte.
[screaming]
Mist to Charlotte.
Asuka misses with a kick.
-Belair rolls her up. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-Belair wins the title! -[bell rings]
-["Watch Me Shine" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[announcer] Here's your winner, and the new
WWE Women's Champion,
Bianca Belair!
[Michael] With a bad knee in a figure-4,
Bianca Belair,
the wear withal the roll up Asuka
to win the Women's Championship.
[crowd clamoring]
[Corey] What a display of toughness from Belair.
I hope for her sake this isn't a Finn Bálor situation
where her knee suffered so much damage--
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
-[Michael] Oh no. -[crowd cheering]
Not now, no.
[Michael] Bianca Belair has got something serious to worry about.
Ms. Money in the Bank, Iyo Sky,
is rushing down to the ring with Bayley from damage control.
[Corey] Bayley's taking everybody out with the briefcase!
[Michael] Taking out Charlotte. Taking out Asuka.
[Corey] Get out of here, Bianca.
[Michael] Briefcase to Belair.
Iyo Sky to the bad knee with the briefcase,
and now on to the face of Belair.
Cash in. Cash in!
-[crowd clamoring] -[Michael] She's cashing in.
[Iyo yelling indistinctly]
[announcer] Iyo sky is cashing in her Money in the Bank contract.
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Iyo Sky, the bell rings.
Belair in trouble.
Genius of the sky.
Moonsault. Cover!
[crowd yelling] One, two, three.
-[Michael] Iyo Sky wins the championship. -[bell rings]
-["Tokyo Shock" playing] -[announcer] Here is your winner
and the new
WWE Women's Champion,
Iyo Sky!
[Michael] From a world of stardom
to the top of the world,
the WWE Women's Champion
is Iyo Sky of Damage Control.
[crowd cheering and chanting]
[Corey] The success rate
of the Women's Money in the Bank cash-ins remains 100%.
[Michael] And look who's here.
[Corey] Dakota Kai of Damage Control.
[Michael] Dakota has been out with an injury for a number of months,
but she's here tonight to celebrate with Iyo Sky and Bayley.
[Corey] Last year at SummerSlam, Damage Control emerged on the scene.
One year later, and new--
[Michael] The mist by Asuka
broke up the figure-8.
Asuka missed with a kick.
Still in the figure-4,
Belair rolled up Asuka to win the championship.
[bell rings]
[Corey] At that point, we had a brand new Champion in Bianca Belair.
[Michael] But Iyo Sky with Bayley in tow,
Bayley would use the briefcase to take out Asuka and Charlotte.
And then they would turn their attack and their attention on Bianca Belair.
Iyo Sky would wipe out the EST on her bad knee
and then would cash in the contract.
Cash in. Cash in!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And the genius of the sky would fly.
[announcer] Iyo Sky is cashing in her money in the bank contract!
[bell rings]
[Corey] The over the moonsault.
-No one does it better. -[crowd shouting] One, two, three.
And new…
[announcer] Here is your winner
and the new WWE…
[Michael] Well, Iyo Sky actually won the contract in London, England.
And that's where they're watching live tonight on TNT Sports, UK.
The celebration of Iyo Sky cashing in
to become your new WWE Women's Champion.
["Tokyo Shock" continues playing]
[speaking inaudibly]
[Michael] What a moment.
You know, for Bayley,
who's had so many, uh, great matchups over the years with Bianca Belair,
it had to be an amazing for Iyo Sky
to beat Belair for the championship
here tonight at SummerSlam.
["Tokyo Shock" continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
[all cheering]
[music fades]
-["Get it, Get it" by Adela playing] -♪ Get it ♪
♪ Get it, get it I got the bag I'm running wit it ♪
♪ Swervin 'n whipping It hit the curb like its rented ♪
♪ Rhyme spitter, she a trend setter Wit a vendetta ♪
♪ Got the spirit of a '80s dope dealer ♪
♪ One thing on her mind she a killa ♪
♪ Red leather on the trilla ♪
♪ Don't end up in a chilla ♪
♪ Get it, get it I got the bag I'm running wit it ♪
♪ In demand now, going up by the minute ♪
[song ends]
-[engine roaring] -["Born To Be Wild" playing]
[Michael] Coming up following SummerSlam right here on Peacock
and all of WWE social media channels,
it is the SummerSlam press conference live from Detroit
tonight, immediately following SummerSlam.
Well, one of the most anticipated matches in recent history,
the unwavering Jey Uso
attempted to dethrone the seemingly unstoppable Roman Reigns.
For Roman, it's about being Champion and remaining the Tribal Chief.
["Born To Be Wild" fades]
[tense music playing]
[Roman] From the day that I was born, this has been my birthright.
[Corey] Blessed by the elders of his family,
adorned with the chief's beads.
[Jimmy] He is the head of the table.
He is the Tribal Chief.
Our cousin…
[both] Roman Reigns!
[man] Jimmy and Jey Uso, a valuable part of this reign.
[Jey] He is my blood. He is my family.
I do anything you tell me to do, Uce.
[yelling indistinctly]
[Michael] And the Usos again, doing the dirty work for the champion.
[epic music playing]
[Jey] A family is supposed to lift each other up.
[Roman] I'm the Tribal Chief. I'm the head of your table.
So that means I can do whatever it is I wanna do.
[crowd exclaiming]
You were out there saying, "we." "Us."
I want this. This is all mine!
I didn't tell you to come out here.
You're going to obey me.
Once you started to show my brother he ain't worth nothing.
[inaudible]
You are nothing without me!
[Jey] All that stops right here.
[music ends]
You out!
[crowd exclaiming]
And I'm out too.
-[Michael] Oh my god! -[crowd cheering]
[Jey] 'cause you're looking at the real head of the table,
the real chief,
and his name is the "Main Event" Jey Uso now.
[inaudible]
[intriguing music playing]
[Jey] What you think, you're the Tribal Chief now, huh?
All I did for you, Uce, was watch your back.
Do what family do.
I've been your right-hand man for three years, Uce.
Through the mud, through the trenches,
no questions asked because you're my Tribal Chief.
Because I believed in you, man.
I believed you could lead this company,
and most importantly, Uce,
I really believe you could lead this family.
I love you, man.
[sinister music playing]
But you broke this family.
And now, I got to do what I have to do, Uce.
This is what this is all about.
I don't want it.
I don't need it.
I'm done.
I'm done with all of it.
[crowd exclaiming]
I don't want it anymore. If you want it, it's yours.
[dramatic sting]
[crowd booing]
[sinister music continues]
[crowd exclaiming]
You thought you was going to be the Tribal Chief?
-It will never happen while I'm alive. -[groaning]
[groaning]
[crowd exclaiming]
[epic music playing]
[Jey] You called the shot.
Jimmy is in the hospital.
So now, Roman, I got to get you.
We don't need no contract.
The contract is in the blood.
This is Tribal Combat now.
That means anything goes.
-[sinister music playing] -Do the elders know about this?
It was their idea, Uce.
[crowd cheering]
When you lose,
you ain't gonna be Tribal Chief no more.
[Roman] Little Jey. [laughing]
Little Jey, you must've forgot.
You think I ain't run this business for almost a decade now?
You can't beat me, Jey.
Little Jey, you can't beat me.
I want to know what's going through your mind right now
that you actually think that you can beat me.
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] Do you believe in miracles?
Jey did it. Jey has pinned Roman Reigns!
-[bell rings] -[Jey] It's because I already beat you.
And at SummerSlam, the culture, my family,
the spirit of our ancestors,
Tribal Combat is happening.
So I will whoop your ass one more time!
[Michael] Roman Reigns puts the Championship,
he puts his Tribal Chief status,
on the line
against Jey Uso in this Tribal Combat.
[music fades]
[Michael] As we approach our final match of SummerSlam,
a reminder that Rocket Mortgage committed to donating $5,000
to connect 313 funds supporting digital inclusion efforts in Detroit
every time a Superstar goes off the top rope tonight.
Check WWE on social
for the final donation tally following SummerSlam.
["Done With That" by WWE, CFO$ playing]
♪ Down since ♪
♪ Day one ish, yeah, down since ♪
♪ Day one ish, we 'been down since ♪
♪ Day one ish, yeah ♪
♪ Line 'em all up Knock 'em down like this ♪
[Jimmy] Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. Hey, Uce!
Let's welcome these fools to the Uso penitentiary.
[crowd exclaiming]
Hey, let's get it, Uce.
It's not paranoia.
It's the Usos!
[scattered shouting]
[Michael] You know, Jey Uso has held eight Tag Team Championships,
including one reign that lasted 622 days,
which is a WWE record.
However, he has never held a singles title in WWE.
And that is the daunting task that faces Jey tonight,
to not only win the WWE's undisputed Universal Championship,
but end one of the longest reigns of all time,
and also become the Tribal Chief.
[Corey] This is a matchup with ramifications beyond WWE.
Jey Uso would love to earn the right to call himself the Tribal Chief.
Jey is about to learn a great deal about himself.
We, as the WWE Universe, are about to learn a great deal
about who Jey Uso truly is, what he is made of.
And does Jey have what it takes to sit at the head of the table?
[Michael] We do know this,
that at Money in the Bank, last month, in London,
Jey Uso actually pinned Roman Reigns
in a Tag Team Championship match.
It was the first time since December of 2019
that Roman Reigns had actually been pinned.
So does that give Jey some confidence coming into tonight?
[Corey] It gives Jey confidence, but Jey knows better than anybody,
it was a completely different scenario.
Jey doesn't have his twin brother tonight.
Jey doesn't have anyone by his side tonight.
Jey is on an island unto himself.
He finds himself on the island of relevancy,
one-on-one with the Tribal Chief.
[crowd] ♪ Line 'em all up Knock 'em down like this ♪
[Corey] Judging by the atmosphere,
Detroit believes,
Ford Field believes.
[Michael] But, does Jey Uso believe?
♪ Y'already know as soon as you feel… ♪
[song fades]
-[scattered applause] -[crowd booing]
["Head Of The Table" by WWE, def rebel playing]
[Michael] For nearly three years,
1,070 days,
Roman Reigns has been a champion.
He's flanked by Paul Heyman tonight,
the enforcer Solo Sikoa,
who was taken out by Jey Uso last night on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Corey] Think about what you just said, Michael Cole,
Jey Uso had to put down his own brother
to make it to this point.
[fireworks exploding]
[Michael] The lei around the neck of Roman Reigns is called the Ula Fala.
It is the symbolization of the Tribal Chief
that you earn through respect and Tribal Combat.
That is what this is about tonight.
Is it about winning the Championship, and it is also about taking the reigns
and the lead of the legendary Anoa'i family.
To become the Tribal Chief,
to have the entire fate of the family rest on your shoulders.
Will it be Jey or will it be Roman Reigns?
["Head Of The Table" continues playing]
[scattered shouting]
And remember, this match is trial by combat,
which would mean there are no rules, but there must be a definitive winner.
So, a couple of questions for you, Corey.
The first would be this.
This is Roman Reigns' first singles match
since he beat Cody Rhodes all the way back in WrestleMania.
Jey Uso has been wrestling every single week.
Is that a concern for Reigns tonight?
[Corey] You can look at this two different ways.
You can either look at Roman as having a significant time away from the ring,
not being used to competing in one-on-one action,
or you could look at the Tribal Chief as the fresher of the two competitors.
Roman takes amazing
physical care of himself when he's not competing in the ring.
On the other side of the coin, Jey Uso is razor-sharp right now.
Jey is the man who pinned Roman at Money in the Bank.
Jey Uso is red-hot.
Jey has been waiting for this moment quite possibly his entire life.
[Michael] At SummerSlam 2018,
Roman Reigns won his first Universal Championship.
He's 5 and 1 in this show,
and he doesn't expect to lose here tonight to Mr. Uso, who has other plans.
Roman has been gaslighting his cousin for months now.
Could the hubris of Roman Reigns cost him here in this match?
["Head Of The Table" continues playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Head Of The Table" continues playing]
[fireworks exploding]
-[music fades] -[bell rings]
[crowd cheering, applauding]
SummerSlam.
[crowd cheering]
Acknowledge me.
[crowd cheering]
[scattered booing and whistling]
The following,
it's Tribal Combat!
And it is for
the undisputed
WWE Universal
Championship!
Introducing the challenger from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
"Main Event"
Jey Uso!
[crowd clamoring]
And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by special counsel,
the wise man, Paul Heyman,
from Pensacola, Florida,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
he is the undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[official speaking inaudibly]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] The last time Roman Reigns and Jey Uso went one-on-one
was really at the beginning of all this…
Ok.
…three years ago, Hell in a Cell 2020.
Tonight it comes full circle
for the undisputed WWE Universal Championship.
[Corey] The alpha and the omega
would be upon us.
[crowd chanting] Uso! Uso! Uso!
[inaudible conversation]
[crowd quieting]
[scattered shouting]
If you beat me…
I give these to you.
Not him, not him.
[inaudible]
[Michael] Roman will hand over the Ula Fala,
the symbol of leadership and Tribal Chiefdom in the bloodline.
If he loses this match, he will give them to Jey Uso.
[Corey] Roman said he would put them on Jey himself.
[official] Go!
-[bell rings] -[Michael] Bell rings. We are underway.
Corey, what does Jey Uso need to do to pull off a miracle tonight?
[Corey] Jey Uso needs to take all of the internal turmoil,
all of the rage, all of the frustration he has felt for the past three years
as a member of the bloodline,
being subservient to Roman Reigns
and channel all of that directly at "the head of the table."
[Michael] Roman Reigns needs to weather what should be an early emotional storm
from Jey Uso.
[Corey] Unfortunately for Jey Uso, that's where Roman exists.
Roman is no stranger to dealing with highly emotional competition.
[Michael] It's gonna be very important for Roman to take the WWE fans
out of the equation as well.
They will be firmly behind Jey Uso,
especially if Jey comes out of the blocks hot in this match.
[Jey groaning]
[Michael] Not sure if anyone ever saw it coming to this…
[Roman speaking indistinctly]
…after the bloodline finally formed
and Roman Reigns established his dominance,
and Jimmy, and Jey, and Solo all fell into line.
[Corey] You could see even in a tiny exchange,
Roman Reigns still trying to remind Jey Uso to fall in line.
Here we are in the middle of a championship match,
and Roman still playing the power card against his cousin.
[Michael] Well, it's worked for so long, and he believes it'll continue to work.
[Corey] It very well may.
Jey Uso is an extremely emotive Superstar.
It's not hard to know how Jey is feeling at any given moment.
He wears his emotions on his face, all over his sleeves.
In direct contrast, Roman Reigns incredibly stoic.
-At almost all times. -[Michael] Exactly.
Always seemingly in control.
[crowd booing]
I mean, you can argue with the way that Roman Reigns
has kept the Championship for… three years now,
but at the end of the day, he's done just that.
He's been champion for 1,070 days.
[laughs] Only three other men in history have accomplished
holding a title longer than that.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Roman. Roman sucks!
[chanting continues]
[Corey] My question to you is this, Cole.
At any point during this matchup,
do you expect we will see anything resembling mercy
from Roman Reigns for the man who did his bidding for so very long?
[Michael] Very doubtful. Roman Reigns has showed no one mercy
for the past number of years.
I think the one thing we've learned about Roman Reigns, Corey,
is he cares about no one but himself.
All he cares about is running the family, being Champion.
-[Corey] Oh! -[grunts]
[Michael] If we saw any emotion…
Who sucks now? What?
[crowd booing]
[Michael] …could it perhaps come from Jey Uso toward Roman Reigns.
[Corey] Remains to be seen. I could see it both ways.
I don't know until the bell just rang
if Jey Uso has truly felt the magnitude of his decision…
[Jey groaning]
…to implode the bloodline,
to do what he did and superkick the Tribal Chief,
for he and his brother to turn their backs on the head of the table.
It's great in theory, but here we are in execution.
[Michael] Here's the thing too, Corey, if you're Jey Uso,
this is the exact opposite of the way you wanted this match to start.
[Corey] Right.
[Michael] He needed to come out of the box hot,
he needed to go right after Roman, he needed to take the fight to him.
Perhaps there's some of that hesitation you were talking about,
and it has allowed Roman to completely take control of this match.
Jey Uso has not been in it since the beginning.
[Corey] Take a look at this. Bang!
Brutal knee to the jaw of Jey Uso
from the undisputed WWE Universal Champion.
[Jey speaking indistinctly]
[groaning in pain]
[Michael] And again, continuing to punish Jey Uso is Roman.
[Roman groans]
Jey lands on his feet. Now Jey with a right hand.
And Jey starting to show a little bit of spark.
This is what Jey needed, get the WWE fans back into the match,
build some momentum, start thinking highly of yourself,
and make yourself believe again.
[Corey] Jey reaching deep into the family tree with that right hand.
-Oh-ho. -[Michael] Great kick. Caught Reigns.
[yelps]
-[Jey yells] -Now Jey Uso sends Roman up over the top.
-Jey Uso going to fly. -[Corey] Wow!
[Michael] Right to the spine of the champion Reigns.
[Corey] Jey throwing caution to the wind,
stepping on the pedal,
and taking flight to the outside.
[Michael] Look at this, the impact, right to the back of Roman Reigns.
[Corey] And maybe this is what Jey needed,
a few minutes to get rid of the Main Event jitters.
Right? Jey is certainly no stranger…
[Michael] Oh!
[Corey] …to Main Event competition but not against his own flesh and blood.
[Michael] Again, remember, there's no count-outs.
There's no disqualifications. This is Tribal Combat.
All this is legal, as Roman is driven into the steel steps.
[Corey] You have to wonder if you're Jey Uso,
you're thinking about your family,
you're thinking about the entire bloodline, the Anoa'i clan,
if there's a part of Jey Uso
who wants to win this Tribal Combat contest
with some semblance of honor,
knowing that he would be the new Tribal Chief.
[Michael] Perhaps.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Corey] Trying to be a Tribal Chief that treats the rest of the family well
rather than being a tyrant like what Roman Reigns has been.
[crowd chanting] Give him a table!
[Corey] How does the rest of the family feel
watching this go down?
So many questions.
[crowd cheering frantically]
[Michael] Jey Uso, I believe, gonna give the WWE fans what they want.
And that's a table!
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] All that stuff I said about honor, Cole…
-[Michael] Yeah. -[Corey] Forget it.
I'm not a fool.
Come on. He's your cousin. He's your blood.
He's your Tribal Chief. He loves you!
It's between you. Look what he's done for you.
-[Jey speaks indistinctly] -[Corey] What a farce.
[Paul] What the hell? I didn't say that one.
Uh-uh, uh-uh, uh-uh.
That ain't happening.
-[man 1] Go, Jey, go! -[man 2] Set it up.
[encouraging shouting continues]
[Michael] And Roman Reigns though, able to get back to his feet,
as Jey was jaw-jacking with Heyman.
And now Roman Reigns again, takes the fight to Jey Uso.
[Corey] I got another question for you, Cole.
What happens to Paul Heyman if his meal ticket goes up in smoke
tonight at SummerSlam?
[Michael laughs] Begging on a street corner, I guess.
[scattered shouting]
Roman with Jey back in the ring, back in control of this match.
Tribal Combat rules shouldn't faze Roman Reigns at all.
Over his Championship reign in the last three years,
he's defended an "I quit" match,
TLC, a Steel Cage, Last Man Standing,
Extreme Rules, Hell in a Cell, just about everything imaginable.
Jey into the corner!
The Irish whip by Roman Reigns. Jey catches him with a kick.
[Corey] Reigns is rocked.
[Michael] Jey up over the top… Oh! …whipped into the turnbuckle
hard by the champ.
[Corey] Up and over Roman, and just raw power from the champion.
Muscling Jey spine-first into the turnbuckle.
[moaning]
[Jey moaning and grunting]
[crowd chanting faintly] Uso! Uso!
[chanting swelling] Uso! Uso!
[Michael] The Uso chants
again begin to fill the…
[crowd] Uso! Uso!
…stadium here in Detroit.
Tonight Ford Field nearly 60,000 in attendance.
[crowd booing and whistling]
[Corey] The WWE Universe had better tread lightly,
lest they incite more brutality from the Tribal Chief.
I know they're trying to get under Roman's skin,
but Roman's going to channel all that anger on Jey Uso. Oh!
[Michael] And a drive-by by Roman Reigns.
And again, Jey has some--
showed some flurry in this matchup, but Roman Reigns has dominated.
-One, two… -Here's the cover to put his cousin away.
And a kick out at two.
[Corey] What you just saw from Roman Reigns, as we take another look
at the incredible drive-by dropkick right on the money,
with Roman burying his forearm,
driving his forearm into the face of his fallen cousin
when he executed the pinfall.
That is insulting,
that is extra pain on top of the humiliation of losing a matchup.
[Michael] It is malice,
it is trying to put Jey back into his place…
[crowd booing]
…know his role within the bloodline.
[crowd exclaiming, shouting indistinctly]
[Corey] Again, it's almost amazing how cool, calm, and collected
Roman has remained in this environment to this point.
Roman taking time to address the WWE Universe.
[Michael] Again, he hasn't had much to be concerned about, Corey.
He's dominated this match really since the beginning.
[Corey] And that's what worries me.
All of the jeers from the fans just make Roman angry,
keep driving "The Tribal Chief" forward.
[Michael] Jey blocks the right, delivers a couple of rights of his own
as Jey tries to fight back into this match.
Ah! Step-up enzuigiri caught Roman on the ear.
[Corey] Reigns spilling to the outside, just narrowly avoiding contact
with the table that Jey had set up moments ago.
Reigns is down.
[Michael] Roman was stunned by that kick by Jey Uso.
[scattered shouting]
And now, Jey measuring Roman.
Oh, and Roman with a Kendo stick!
[Corey] Roman must've had this Kendo stick stashed away under the ring,
and thank goodness for him.
-[Jey yells in pain] -[Michael] Again, perfectly legal.
-Tribal Combat. -[yelling in pain]
Does this answer your question about whether or not
Roman was showing him remorse?
[Corey] Who knows?
-[Jey grunts] -[Paul shouts indistinctly]
-[crowd clamoring, booing] -[Michael] That's a great question.
What now?
[crowd continues booing]
[Michael] I mean, Jey Uso's been overmatched since this match began.
[Jey moaning]
And Roman Reigns showing the world right now
why indeed he's not only the undisputed Champion
but he's the Tribal Chief.
Jey needs to find something
to be able to rally.
[Roman] Our whole lives I've been doing this to you.
You understand me?
Our whole lives I've been doing this to you.
[Jey groans]
[crowd exclaiming]
[crowd chanting] Uso! Uso! Uso! Uso! Uso!
-[crowd continues chanting] -[scattered booing]
[Corey] Roman Reigns manipulating the WWE Universe.
[Michael] What he does best.
[Jey grunts]
[Roman] You see what is happening here, boy?
Do you understand what's going on here? You don't stand a chance.
Get up, little bro. Get up, Jey.
[loud] Get up, little Jey! Get up. Come on.
This way less… This way easier than last time.
[Jey grunts]
[yells in pain]
[Michael] Corey, when you step to the king,
you better be able to put him down.
-[Corey] You're absolutely right. -[Michael] Oh!
[Corey] Jey just beat Roman to the punch.
[Michael] And now Jey looking for a rally.
[Corey] Certainly going to take a lot, but Jey continuing to soldier forward
with a series of right hands to the jaw of the Tribal Chief.
[Michael] But just like that, Roman Reigns turns it around,
pins Jey in the corner, delivers a number of clotheslines,
and continues to put… punish his cousin.
[Roman grunting with every beat]
[Corey] It's almost as if Roman is reminding Jey,
"Your arms aren't long enough to box with god."
[crowd exclaiming]
[speaking inaudibly]
[Corey] This is the exact pace Reigns wanted.
[crowd cheering]
As it allows the Tribal Chief to savor the suffering of his opponent.
[Michael] And now Roman is locked and loaded.
[panting heavily]
[Paul] You want the title now? Come on! It's Tribal Combat. Bring it!
[Michael] But a kendo stick by Jey Uso to the midsection of Roman Reigns!
And now Jey Uso with a weapon in hand,
unloading on the champion, unloading on the Tribal Chief,
his own cousin, Roman Reigns.
-[crowd clamoring] -[cracking]
The kendo stick splintering.
[Roman moaning and aching]
And Roman sent up over the top.
[Corey] Here comes "Main Event" Jey!
[Michael] Up, and down goes Roman!
-[scattered shouting] -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] What a much-needed rally for Jey Uso
who is dangerously close to realizing
his rebellion toward Roman Reigns
was all in vain.
[Michael] Can he now capitalize?
-[Corey] Jey found that next gear. -[man yells indistinctly]
[Michael] Can he keep up the attack?
-[man 1] Let's get him! -[man 2] Let's go get him.
[continued shouting]
[crowd chanting] Uso! Uso! Uso!
-[man 3] Uso! -[crowd continues chanting]
[Corey] Jey now taking a moment to recover
before sending Roman Reigns
back inside the ring.
[Michael] Now Jey Uso up to the apron, gonna climb up to the top rope now.
Jey Uso going to do what he does best, and that's fly, and a Superman Punch.
[Corey] That is it, the dream is over!
-[crowd] One, two… -[Michael] Picks Uso out of the air!
And a kick out by Jey who stays in it.
[man] Jey.
[Corey] Look at this.
Just when you think Jey is in control,
the dreaded Superman Punch.
-Right on the money. -One, two…
[Jey yelling in pain]
[Michael] SummerSlam here tonight in Detroit,
59,194 WWE fans on hand
to watch Tribal Combat
between the Tribal Chief and the undisputed Champion Roman Reigns,
and his very own cousin, Jey Uso.
[crowd cheering and chanting] Roman! Roman!
[crowd continues clamoring]
[man] Let's go! Let's go!
[Michael] Roman repositioned himself again in the corner,
looking to put Jey Uso away.
It has been a dominant performance by the champion thus far,
but Uso is still in this match.
-[panting] -[man] Hey!
[crowd] Uh-ah!
[Michael] Went for the spear.
Jey Uso rolls him up, shoulders down, looking to steal one, and a kick out.
Superkick!
[Corey] Reigns is down. Is Reigns out?
[Michael] Jey Uso up to the top rope.
-[crowd cheering] -Uso splash, cover.
-One, two… -Can he do it? Kick out by Reigns.
[official shouting indistinctly]
[Corey] We were but a fraction of a second away
from not only a new Universal Champion, a new Tribal Chief.
That superkick set up Jey Uso to deliver the Uso splash,
but somehow Roman Reigns survived.
[crowd cheering]
-[official] One, two… -[groaning]
[official shouting indistinctly]
[coughing]
[coughing continues]
[scattered shouting]
[Michael] Both these men punished,
gasping for air.
Steel chair now in hand,
Tribal Combat rules.
[Corey] It is only going to get worse.
And this is what Jey Uso needs to do.
Do not hesitate.
Now is the time to escalate.
[Paul speaking indistinctly]
Glances back at Paul Heyman who is pleading with Jey Uso
not to deliver the blow…
[Paul] He won't do!
…but Jey to the spine of Reigns.
Go!
[Paul pleading] No more. Don't.
-Please, Jey, stop! -[Roman moaning]
[scattered shouting]
[Michael] Every blow by Jey brings him a step closer.
[Paul] Jey! Come on. Please!
[crowd chanting] One more time! One more time! One more time!
[Michael] And now, with Roman Reigns in trouble,
Jey Uso outside the ring again.
Jey Uso with a number of chairs now tossed into the ring.
[crowd cheering]
[Jey groans]
[Michael] The ring littered with steel chairs.
[crowd shouting indistinctly]
[Michael] Paul Heyman begging, pleading.
[Paul] Have mercy.
Look.
-[Paul] He loves you. -Look now.
[Paul] You grew up together.
He's your family.
[Corey] Paul Heyman is in tears.
-[Paul] Oh my goodness. -[Jey] Look!
[Corey] Pleading with Jey Uso.
[Michael] His livelihood's about to get beat.
He's another one, only cares about himself.
Now Jey Uso going up to the top rope.
He's got the champ hooked.
What's Jey going to do here?
[Corey] This may end the Tribal Chief's reign.
[Michael] Because there are a number of steel chairs
in the middle of the ring in the drop zone.
[Roman groaning]
Roman trying to fight out of it…
[both groaning]
…and a headbutt drops Jey.
[Corey] Jey just narrowly avoided disaster,
able to stop himself.
[Michael] Step-up Enzuigiri catches Roman.
[Corey] Try this again, Jey Uso now at the very top rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Trying to drag Roman Reigns up.
Roman Reigns though slips underneath Jey Uso.
-[crowd clamoring] -[Jey shouting indistinctly]
[indistinct shouting]
Right onto the steel chairs.
Cover for the win!
Jey somehow stays in it.
[Paul shouting indistinctly]
[Roman groaning]
[Michael] Roman exhausted,
Jey Uso physically wiped out, especially after that.
[Jey yelling in pain]
[official] One, two…
-Two. -[crowd cheering]
[crowd applauding]
[crowd booing]
[cheering dies down]
[Michael] And now Roman Reigns…
dragging another table out.
All this perfectly legal under Tribal Combat rules.
[Corey] Reigns introducing a table inside of the ring
for the first time thus far.
I can only imagine Reigns has the most nefarious of intentions.
[official speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Roman setting the table up, meanwhile, Jey Uso perched and ready.
[Jey groaning]
Roman intercepted him, however.
[Corey] It was almost like Roman lured Jey in.
But Jey now hanging on for dear life to the top rope.
[Michael] Hanging Roman up.
[scattered shouting]
[yelling]
Jey teetering now on the apron, just barely hanging on.
[grunting]
-[grunting] -[crowd] Uh!
Jey in trouble.
Right hand, Jey, close to going through that table.
-[both grunting] -[Michael] Smart move by Uso.
[Corey] Going low.
-[Michael] Oh, right hand. -[Corey] Oh!
[official] Jey, Jey?
[Corey] After that right hand from Reigns, Jey Uso better be thanking gravity itself.
Otherwise, he would've gone through the table.
[crowd booing]
Jey almost luckily, if you can say that, landed on the inside of the ring. But…
[Michael] Jey Uso caught Roman Reigns with a kick to the face.
[Jey groaning]
Now Jey…
Trying to hoist Roman up on his shoulders.
-[Corey] Oh no! -[Michael] What the hell is he thinking?
[Corey] This is an ill-advised attempt perhaps at a Samoan drop from Jey Uso,
but several heavy elbows from Reigns
ends that rally.
[both groaning]
-[Michael] Oh, oh. -[Corey] Maybe not!
[Michael] Roman and Jey through the table!
Jey with a Samoan drop through the table from the apron.
[crowd chanting] Roman Reigns! Roman Reigns!
[official shouting indistinctly]
-[both groaning] -[Corey] Jey Uso refused to relent and…
Just using his iron will and
muscular ability to hoist the much larger Reigns over the top…
-[pants] -[Roman coughs]
…before both men crashed through the table.
And I-- Cole, I can't honestly say that move benefited Jey Uso.
[Michael] A desperation, perhaps, from… from Jey Uso,
as Roman was driven through the table.
[scattered shouting]
Roman trying to crawl away.
[Corey] Jey… Is that a…
A leather strap?
[crowd clamoring]
-Indeed it is! -[Michael] Oh!
-[crowd exclaiming] -[Roman yelping]
[Roman groaning]
[Roman] Oh no!
Oh no!
What?
Huh?
-[Jey yelling] -[groaning]
[Michael] And punishing his own cousin, the champion.
[man] No, sir…
[Roman] Oh no.
[woman] Roman!
[agitated chatter]
[Corey] It is a different kind of pain altogether,
being hit with a leather strap. It sears your flesh.
[Michael] And Roman just trying to… trying to retreat through the WWE fans.
The problem is there's no escape for Roman because he can't be disqualified.
-He can't be counted out. -[crowd exclaiming]
There has to be a definitive winner.
[agitated chatter]
[Corey] There can only be one Tribal Chief,
it doesn't matter where the score is settled,
just that it's settled.
Now this thing could end up down on eight mile.
[crowd] Oh!
[groaning]
[Michael] The fight being brought out into the WWE Universe.
Jey Uso suddenly in control.
[man 1] Do it for Jimmy, Jey!
[man 2] You're the true Tribal Chief, Jey!
He's the right Tribal Chief!
[crowd gasping]
-[Corey] Solo! -[Michael] Oh my goodness!
-Solo Sikoa. -[crowd booing]
The enforcer of the bloodline.
[Corey] The man Jey Uso had to defeat last night on SmackDown.
[Michael] Yeah, but he didn't do enough of a job,
because Solo's back in the equation.
And Solo Sikoa
may be saving things here for the Tribal Chief.
[indistinct shouting]
[Corey] Can you imagine how that knife in Jey's back must feel,
thinking you're about to be the new Tribal Chief,
and to be stopped… Oh! …by your own younger brother?
[Michael] Spinning Solo through the table.
[agitated shouting]
[man] How dare you?
[woman screaming]
[man] Jey, you got to get up, Jey.
Jey, you got to get up. They're trying to drag…
[Michael] Roman Reigns trying to recuperate
as Solo Sikoa lays waste to his older brother Jey Uso.
[man shouting indistinctly]
Dragging Jey's carcass back toward the ring.
-[agitated shouting continues] -[crowd booing]
[Roman speaking indistinctly]
[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] You somehow knew that it was gonna to come down to this.
You could feel it.
[crowd shouting]
It's how Roman Reigns has survived so many championship matches
over the years.
[mouthing]
[man] Let's do it.
[Corey] Solo delivering Jey Uso
personally to ringside for the Tribal Chief.
Get him in, get him in!
[man] Let's go, Roman!
[Michael] Solo, who in so many ways has become the new right hand man
for Roman Reigns,
proving his worth once again tonight.
-Jey Uso… -[Roman speaking indistinctly]
Let's go!
…wiped out, taken out.
This is all legal,
Tribal Combat rules.
Come on! [indistinct]
Solo! Solo!
[Michael] And a spinning Solo in the middle of the ring.
[official shouting indistinctly]
-[crowd booing] -[official speaking indistinctly]
[Roman speaking indistinctly]
Jey!
[Michael] This is a beat down.
[Corey] And as you mentioned, Cole, if you haven't…
If you didn't see this coming, you haven't been paying attention.
[Michael] This is just… This is punishment…
to send a message, to teach a lesson…
to never ever question or challenge the Tribal Chief.
[crowd booing]
We saw this a couple of weeks ago,
[victory cry]
Roman and Solo working in tandem…
-For a Samoan spike and spear. -[Corey] Oh-ho-ho!
[Michael] But a spear to Solo, as Jey Uso moved out of harm's way!
[crowd clamoring]
And suddenly, Jey with an opportunity.
-A spear to Roman. Cover! -[crowd cheering]
[crowd] One, two…
[Michael] Roman kicked out.
-[Corey] Wow. -[official speaking indistinctly]
[groaning]
[Michael] A move that almost certainly would've put Jey down for good,
instead winds up with Solo and Roman, both victimized by spears.
[Michael] But Jey Uso is back on his feet.
Solo's down, Roman's down.
Jey's got a steel chair, and he's got some life.
He's got a breath left in him.
Damn!
Take…
[Michael] And he's gonna make sure that Solo stays down,
that Solo doesn't figure into the equation
as he goes back to attack the Tribal Chief.
[Solo yelling in pain]
[shouts indistinctly]
[Michael] Jey Uso has lost it.
That steel chair is bent, broken.
[crowd clamoring]
[yells indistinctly]
[crowd cheering]
[panting]
[inaudible]
[cheering dies down]
[Michael] Roman is down outside the ring.
Jey Uso now stalking the undisputed Champion.
[Jey] I'm done. I'm done.
All right? [unintelligible]
[groans]
[Michael] And Solo caught him with a kick right into the face.
[yells]
[Michael] Every time Jey gains a little momentum,
climbs back into this match,
Solo Sikoa figures in again.
[Corey] The Tribal Chief is well protected,
dare I say, even insulated.
[crowd exclaiming]
[man 1 shouting indistinctly]
You are turning on me?
[crowd clamoring]
[man 2] Get him!
Get him!
[man 3] Go, hit him!
-You turning on me? -What? You want more?
-You turning on me? -[indistinct]
[Jey yelling]
[Michael] Oh. Spear through the barricade.
Roman in a discussion with Solo.
And Jey Uso took advantage and speared Reigns through the barricade.
[scattered shouting]
[Corey] I got a feeling what Solo is trying to intimate to the Tribal Chief
is that, "without respect I don't follow you."
Solo feels disrespected after being speared by the Tribal Chief and…
[Michael] Roman's like, "let's figure that out later."
[Solo yelling indistinctly]
Now Solo Sikoa is gonna wipe out our announce table.
-[Corey] I'm telling you-- -[yelling] Fuck! Get up!
Get the hell up, Jey!
[scattered shouting]
[Michael] Solo looking for the spinning solo.
Jey Uso, however, with a kick to the face of Solo Sikoa.
And now, Solo on the announce table.
And remember this.
Remember what Solo did to Jimmy, Jey's brother!
[crowd exclaiming]
[Corey] Solo through the table!
[groaning in pain]
[Michael] Jey Uso with some payback tonight.
Now he can turn his attention to the champion.
Solo is out of the picture.
Jey Uso back in the ring…
with a Spear to Roman!
He's going to do it!
Jey with a massive opportunity.
[crowd clamoring]
Jey going up to the top rope!
Uso splash.
-The reign is over. -[crowd] One, two…
Who the hell?
What the hell?
[crowd yelling, cheering]
[crowd clamoring]
Are you freakin' kidding me?
Jimmy, what the hell did you do?
[crowd booing]
[inaudible]
Why?
[crowd exclaiming]
[crowd chanting] Fuck you, Jimmy! Fuck you, Jimmy!
[official shouting indistinctly]
[crowd continues chanting] Fuck you, Jimmy!
[Michael] No!
Jimmy, damn it. From day one!
From day one, you and your brother, and you do him like this?
[crowd booing]
After everything.
After everything you've gone through.
And a spear through the table.
This is disgusting.
[official] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
["Head Of The Table" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner.
And still
the undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[Michael] Jimmy Uso just pulled a Cain and Abel tonight.
The ultimate betrayal.
[official] One, two…
[Corey] Jimmy Uso is a piece of human garbage.
How in the hell could anyone do that to their own twin brother?
[Michael] After everything these twins have been through.
[Jey yelling in pain]
Because of this, Roman Reigns continues to rule.
The Tribal Chief continues to carry the Ula Fala for the Anoa'i family.
Roman Reigns is still in charge.
[Corey] I'm sick to my stomach.
[official] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Michael] That is one of the most pathetic things I have ever witnessed.
["Head Of The Table" continues playing]
And moments before that,
Jey Uso delivering a splash to Solo through the table,
which was payback for what they did to Jimmy Uso a number of weeks ago.
[grunting]
[moaning]
[Michael] I've applauded Roman Reigns in a number of occasions
of doing everything he can to continue to reign in his historic run as champion.
But tonight, I have nothing but disgust…
for Roman Reigns,
for Paul Heyman,
for Solo Sikoa,
and more importantly,
for damn Jimmy Uso.
There can be no explanation.
[scattered shouting]
The disappointment of Jey Uso,
the betrayal of his brother, Jimmy,
and the continuing record-setting reign
of the Tribal Chief Roman Reigns.
Roman Reigns' view of the bloodline remains intact.
[crowd exclaiming]
Thank you for spending your Saturday night with us.
Good night from Detroit.
-And good night from SummerSlam. -I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief.
There are no other Tribal Chiefs but you.
You are the only Tribal Chief.
[inaudible]
I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief.
I acknowledge you, my Tribal--
-["Born To Be Wild" by Steppenwolf] -[Michael] For the 36th consecutive year,
we welcome you to the biggest party of the summer.
You are looking live at the home of the Detroit Lions, Ford Field.
This is SummerSlam!
-♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪ -[engine revving]
-♪ Head out on the Highway ♪ -[announcer] Tonight's attendance.
59,194!
[Michael] It is time for the Slim Jim SummerSlam Battle Royal.
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
Sheamus eliminated! LA Knight has arrived.
[crowd cheering]
♪ I like smoke and lightnin' ♪
♪ Heavy metal thunder ♪
♪ Racin' with the wind ♪
♪ And the feelin' that I'm under ♪
♪ Yeah, darlin', go make it happen ♪
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
[Michael] I think one of Logan's guys gave him brass knuckles!
♪ And explode into space ♪
♪ Like a true nature's child ♪
[crowd exclaiming]
♪ We can climb so high ♪
♪ I never wanna die ♪
♪ Born to be wild ♪
[inaudible]
[yells]
[bell rings]
[inaudible]
[announcer] The following contest is for
the WWE Women's Championship!
[Michael] Belair wins the title.
[siren wailing]
Ms. Money in the Bank.
She's cashed it in.
Iyo Sky wins the championship.
♪ Get your motor runnin' ♪
♪ Head out on the highway ♪
♪ We're lookin' for adventure ♪
♪ And whatever comes our way ♪
♪ Yeah, darlin' go make it happen ♪
♪ Take the world in a love embrace ♪
♪ Fire all of your guns at once and ♪
♪ Explode into space ♪
♪ Like a true nature's child ♪
♪ We were born, born to be wild ♪
♪ We can climb so high ♪
♪ I never wanna die ♪
This is only gonna get worse!
♪ Born to be wild ♪
[song ends]
[Michael] Roman Reigns versus "Main Event" Jey Uso,
under Tribal Combat rules where anything goes.
["We Got It" by Alibi Music] ♪ Back against the wall ♪
♪ I am the last to fall ♪
♪ Even by myself I'm gonna handle it all ♪
♪ I'm doing this for my people Ain't no turning back ♪
♪ Tell 'em we got it, Tell 'em we far from done ♪
♪ Tell 'em we got it I'mma take everyone ♪
[yelling, grunting]
♪ Tell 'em we got it I'll take 'em one by one ♪
[crowd clamoring]
♪ Tell 'em we got it Tell 'em we far from done ♪
♪ Tell 'em we got it I'mma take everyone ♪
♪ Tell 'em we got it Tell 'em we far from done ♪
♪ Tell 'em we got it I'mma take 'em one by one ♪
[song fades] we got it I'mma take 'em one by one ♪