[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, here to perform "God Bless America,"
please welcome multi-platinum recording artist
and New Jersey's own, Breland.
♪ God bless America ♪
♪ Land that I love ♪
♪ Stand beside her and guide her ♪
♪ Through the night With a light from above ♪
♪ From the mountains to the prairies ♪
♪ To the oceans white with foam ♪
♪ God bless America ♪
♪ My home sweet home ♪
♪ God bless America ♪
♪ My home sweet home ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "USA"]
["Outside" playing]
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah Outside ****** love a outside ***** ♪
♪ But be mad when they, get some outside Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-huh ♪
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, we have a meeting across the river tonight
from Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
We're in East Rutherford, New Jersey,
a neighborhood which has hosted a number of SummerSlams,
but tonight makes history with the first-ever epic two-night event.
[crowd cheering]
"The Scottish Warrior," Drew McIntyre, per normal on social media,
probably reading all the nice things… [chuckles]
…that have been written about him in the past few weeks.
Drew McIntyre in a massive tag team matchup here tonight.
He will team with that man,
the WWE superstar and the social media megastar,
Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre,
team together in a very personal tag team matchup tonight.
On the other side of things, the 14-time World Champion.
"The Viper" Randy Orton has arrived in New Jersey for SummerSlam.
As the massive star of the rap world, Jelly Roll,
will make his in-ring debut tonight at SummerSlam.
And the World Champion is here, Gunther, ready for our main event.
Gunther defends the title at SummerSlam
against a man who hasn't held a title at WWE in 12 years.
That man, CM Punk. Says he doesn't want the title,
says he needs the title tonight.
And we are live at the home of the NFL's Giants and Jets,
the finals of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
And tonight, MetLife Stadium hosts SummerSlam Saturday.
[song concludes]
[epic music playing]
WWE hit me up like, "Druski, we need you."
I said, "Say less."
Because this is not just another weekend.
This is the first two-night SummerSlam at MetLife Stadium, baby.
You can feel it in the air. Something's going down.
[Druski] And you know what that means.
This right here, this is where the magic happens.
Where bodies fly, belts get raised, and memes get made.
I'm talking "clips that hijack your feed" type moment.
[Druski] That "group chat rewind the clip 20 times" type moment.
Every SummerSlam, somebody does something so wild…
so unexpected…
so legendary…
[commentator] Bye-bye, Biscuit!
…the world gotta stop and say, "Yup, he's him."
So, who's it gonna be tonight? Cody, Roman, Rhea, Logan.
Could be me, I stay around the action. [laughs]
Hell, you know what time it is?
[Druski] Because this ain't just about titles and trash talk.
What did you say? Talking about my championship?
Yeah, I'm talking about you.
It's about moments.
[Roman] The only way to really become the future,
become who you think you are, is by capturing the moment.
-[crowd] Yeet! -[Druski] Moments that give you chills.
[crowd cheering]
Moments that break the internet.
-[gasps] Oh, my… -[Michael] No!
-Moments that make you say… -[Michael] Oh, my God.
So, wherever you're watching from…
-Oh, my God, what a promo. -["Outside" playing]
[Druski] …get up. Lock in.
'Cause SummerSlam…
-Oh, what a beautiful day it is. -[Druski] …is about to go crazy.
-[crowd cheering] -♪ On the pop-out ♪
-♪ Side ♪ -♪ 'Cause it's hot out ♪
♪ You was playin' games Now you on timeout… ♪
And of course, we know what time it is.
[crowd] Tiffy time!
[Michael] World title is on the line. Everybody bringing their best stuff.
We're gonna turn up!
[Wade] They're all taking their career to new heights imminently.
♪ Royal rumble, this a jungle Lion and some cheetahs ♪
♪ 'Cause clearly you don't give a **** So I don't give one either ♪
♪ When I tell you these ain't **** Please believe me ♪
♪ They gon' **** on anything These ******* way too easy ♪
[Naomi] I'm feeling the glow, but you feeling me now, ain't you?
At SummerSlam, I get the ball back.
-You want a moment? -[cheers]
Let's go!
Make one.
-[laughs] -[song concludes]
[narrator] And now, WWE presents SummerSlam.
["Outside" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And you are looking live at MetLife Stadium
in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Over 50,000 WWE fans are expected tonight
for the 38th annual SummerSlam.
And what a beautiful night for SummerSlam Saturday.
Can't expect any better weather in August in New York City's metro area.
It's sunny, breezy, and 77 degrees.
♪ If I can handle that Let me see you handle this ♪
[song concludes]
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome your host for SummerSlam,
one of the greatest female rappers of all time,
Grammy Award-winning, diamond-certified rapper
from New York City, Cardi B!
[crowd cheering]
["Hello It's Me" playing]
♪ I’m turnt up at the party I'm geeking out my body ♪
♪ She twerk it, clap it for me Like, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hello, it's me, hello, it's me ♪
♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me ♪
-♪ I'm back ♪ -♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me ♪
-♪ It's me, it's me ♪ -♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me, hello ♪
♪ I’m turnt up at the party I'm geeking out my body ♪
♪ Shе shake and clap it for me Thеse bitches love some Cardi ♪
♪ I’m turnt up at the party I'm geeking out my body ♪
♪ Shе twerk it, clap it for me Like yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me Hello, it’s me ♪
-♪ I'm back ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me Hello, it’s me ♪
♪ It's that, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ I’m turnt up at the party I'm geeking out my body ♪
♪ Shе shake and clap it for me Thеse bitches love some Cardi ♪
♪ I’m turnt up at the party I'm geeking out my body ♪
♪ She twerk it, clap it for me Like yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me Hello, it’s me ♪
-♪ I'm back ♪ -♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Hello, it’s me, hello, it’s me Hello, it’s me ♪
♪ It's that, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ I’m turnt up at the party I'm geeking out my body… ♪
Whoo! What's good, WWE Universe?
[crowd cheering]
We are coming to you live from the Tri-State.
Whoo! I gotta be real with y'all.
I'm excited. Who's ready to whip summer?
[crowd cheering]
We are making history tonight
because tonight is the first-time two-day SummerSlam.
-[yells] Yeah! -[crowd cheering]
Do we have any Logan Paul fans?
-[crowd jeering] -Oh, snap. Paul too, huh?
-What about Randy Orton? -[crowd cheering]
I love me some Randy Orton.
Hey! People are gonna be talking about this forever!
-Welcome to SummerSlam. Whoo! -[crowd cheering]
[fireworks popping]
["Outside" playing]
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah Outside ****** love a outside ***** ♪
♪ But be mad when they get some outside Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, uh-huh… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[shouting indistinctly]
[crowd chanting "Yeet"]
[shouting indistinctly]
Oh, yeah! [cheers]
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -♪ Uso! ♪
[Michael] Welcome to Yeet Jersey!
♪ It's just me, Uce, day one ish It's just me, Uce ♪
[Michael] Come on, Wade, if you're not gonna get yeetin' out here tonight,
I'm gonna get Cardi B to join me on commentary.
[Wade] And you've got all of Cardi B's cassettes at home,
haven't you, Michael Cole?
[Michael] I've actually upgraded to CDs.
[Wade] I'll tell you what, hats off to our cameraman,
because I'm trying to spot Jey Uso amidst this mass of humanity,
and it's like playing Where's Waldo? And I still can't see him.
[Michael] Well, there's over 50,000 here tonight,
and we're kicking things off with "Main Event" Jey Uso,
who's had an incredible 2025.
Winner of the Royal Rumble,
won the World Championship at WrestleMania,
and tonight reunites with his cousin, Roman Reigns.
[crowd] ♪ I line 'em all up And knock 'em down like this ♪
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is a tag team match,
scheduled for one fall!
Introducing first, from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
"Main Event" Jey Uso!
[Michael] It's a long way to the field from where Jey Uso started.
Making his way through the sea of WWE fans here tonight.
[Wade] The man who is a proven commodity under the brightest
of spotlights at WrestleMania 41, earlier this year.
Well, this is a similar pressure situation right here
to kick off SummerSlam.
[Michael] Come on, Wade, he's getting closer.
You gotta get in the rhythm.
Let's do a little bit of yeeting here at ringside to kick things off.
[Wade] God, you're really warmed up. Were you tailgating outside earlier?
-[Michael] I was, I loved it. -[Wade] Is that the issue? All right.
[Michael] Nothing like a New York City pretzel and a beer.
-We're on time. -[Michael] And look at who's here.
Oh, yeah, I'm ready, I'm ready, I'm ready.
That was lame. Let's show him how to do it, brother.
There we go, see?
Yeah, "Main Event" Jey Uso.
You know what that gives us by osmosis?
We've got 24 hours worth of cool points now from Jey Uso,
we cannot mess things up.
I'm Michael Cole, he's Wade Barrett.
We're joined by our Spanish announce team as well.
Marcelo Rodriguez, Jerry Soto, trying to yeet.
-Good job. -[Wade] Better than us.
[speaking Spanish]
-[Michael] Dos yeeters. -[Wade] Dos?
-Oh, you've been practicing, huh? -[Michael] Yep.
[Wade] Let me hear some of your Cardi B rapping,
that's what I really wanna hear.
[Michael] No, that'll be later on tonight in the bar.
[Wade] Oh, good plan, good plan.
They gotta pay extra for that, I like that idea.
♪ Ay, it's on me now, Uce ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Interesting night for Jey Uso tonight.
You heard Paul Heyman gaslighting Jey Uso on Raw this Monday,
questioning why he would ever go back to teaming
with his cousin Roman Reigns after that abusive relationship
between Reigns and Uso for so many years within the Bloodline.
Jey Uso said, "Hey, I went out, made it on my own, became a world champ."
"I'm comfortable in my own skin."
"I'm ready to go and team with Roman tonight."
[Wade] Yeah, and I gotta agree with Jey Uso on that.
For years and years, he was in the shadow of his cousin,
Roman Reigns, who would not be?
But now, with Jey Uso, albeit former World Heavyweight Champion,
this man has proven that he can stand shoulder to shoulder with his cousin.
♪ Yeah, yeah, it's on me now, Uce ♪
[song concludes]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
["I Am Greatness" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[fireworks popping]
[Alicia] His tag team partner from Pensacola, Florida,
weighing in at 265 pounds,
"The OTC,"
Roman Reigns!
[Michael] Roman Reigns looks in absolutely incredible shape,
phenomenal shape as he heads to the ring for the first time
since WrestleMania, the night that he was screwed over
by his longtime advocate, "The Wiseman," Paul Heyman.
And tonight, Roman looks for a semblance of revenge.
At SummerSlam, it really has been the Roman Reigns show.
He has six wins against one loss. Over the years,
he won his first Universal Championship here back in 2018.
He won the first-ever Last Man Standing match
versus Brock Lesnar in 2022.
And he won the first-ever Tribal Combat match at SummerSlam
the next year versus Jey Uso, who he teams with tonight.
[fireworks popping]
[Wade] Roman Reigns looking like
a real life CGI character.
It's hard to believe that that is actually a human being,
but that is the epitome of effortless ice-cold confidence
and boy, oh, boy has Roman Reigns earned that
over the past decade here in WWE.
[Michael] Jey Uso very successful with SummerSlam as well.
Only one loss in his career, a number of tag team victories over the years
for the former World Champion, the former Intercontinental Champion,
and the former nine-time Tag Team Champion.
[crowd singing]
-[song concludes] -[crowd cheering]
[foreboding music playing]
[crowd cheering]
This is all ours now!
Each and every one of you gonna witness us destroy…
[Alicia] And their opponents, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer,
"The Oracle," Paul Heyman.
At a combined weight of 580 pounds,
the team of "Big" Bronson Reed
and Bron Breakker!
[Michael] Well, you may have noticed that Roman Reigns is sporting
some new kicks in the ring tonight.
That is because the sneakers around the neck
of Big Bronson Reed belong to Roman Reigns.
This past Monday night on Raw,
Bron Breakker would spear Reigns and Uso through the barricade.
And then like a high school bully, Bronson Reed ripped the sneakers
off of Reigns and walked out of the arena with them.
He now calls himself "The Tribal Thief."
He calls the sneakers around the neck the "Shoe-la Fala,"
obviously poking fun at Reigns and Reigns' tradition.
[Wade] What's the whole Cinderella thing?
If the shoe fits, you can go to the ball, right, Michael Cole?
Well, if Roman Reigns' shoes fit you, then you can run this entire industry.
And clearly, that is the game plan of Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed.
[Michael] This is a critical matchup for Breakker and Reed here tonight,
proving to "The Oracle" Paul Heyman and the rest of the WWE Universe
that they belong in this spot.
That they belong in this moment on the grand stage
against Jey Uso and of course one of the all-time greats, Roman Reigns.
[Wade] Two young, hungry, and most importantly of all,
dangerous up-and-comers launching a hostile takeover of this place.
You want to run this place, take down Jey Uso,
take down Roman Reigns. Then the kingdom is yours.
[Michael] Bron Breakker is 1 and 0 at SummerSlam.
He beat Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship here last year.
Bronson Reed is yet to win at this event.
-An opportunity tonight. -[bell ringing]
[Michael] Bell rings from our senior official, Chad Patton,
and we are underway.
And Reed and Breakker exchanging blows. And I told you what,
I didn't think it'd take that long to get here.
Reigns and Reed, Breakker and Uso.
[Wade] After what we saw on Raw this past week with Roman Reigns
and Jey Uso getting completely laid out by this duo,
obviously there was gonna be some punishment, some consequences
right off the bat. And here we are.
[Michael] I think we were all shocked over the damage
that Reed and Breakker did to these two on Monday.
The tsunamis from Reed, of course, the spear we mentioned from Bron Breakker.
And Roman Reigns and Jey Uso hold the ring early on in this matchup.
[Wade] And we know how devastating Breakker and Reed are.
However, to do it against opponents the caliber
of Roman Reigns and Jey Uso was simply startling.
The bar has been raised.
[Michael] Well, I think it's startling the fact that these two are actually
in the ring together as a team
after everything they've went through in their career
-over the past number of years. -["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Michael] And Jey Uso wants an encore, he wants to run it back.
[Wade] Get up, Cole! Why am I yelling at you?
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And all Roman Reigns is doing
-is barking at Heyman out here. -[Wade] Uh-oh. Hold on.
[Michael] Meanwhile, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed spoil the party.
[Wade] Well, who had the rookie error here?
-It was the vets. Wait up! -[Michael] And Jey Uso
launching himself off the top rope, and everybody wiped out.
[Wade] Oh, my God, a sickening landing for all four men on that one.
[Michael] And again, Jey Uso
with a big dive from the top rope, taking out everyone, and…
physical matchup already here to kick off SummerSlam.
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
[Wade] The only way it was ever going to be with these four superstars in there
and Reigns laid out in the early goings here.
What a smart move by Bronson Reed.
[Michael] Yeah, the 330-pound "Auszilla" drives Roman Reigns into the steps
as Jey Uso now squares off with Bron Breakker.
-[crowd cheering] -[Michael] Jay with a big right hand.
[Wade] Well, Jay's having to take a leadership role in the old guard.
[Michael] And Breakker, so fast.
[Wade] Big speed check right there, 23 miles an hour plus.
This guy has legit been clocked by NFL teams at that pace.
[Michael] Yeah, he'd fit in…
in the backfield here with the Jets or Giants at MetLife Stadium.
And Bron Breakker is now taking control of the matchup.
[grunts]
[Michael] Breakker, a former two-time NXT champion.
Won the tag title there a couple of times as well,
-Intercontinental Champion. -[Bronson grunts loudly]
-[Michael] And now Bronson Reed. -[Wade] How smart was it of these two,
Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker, to link up this early
in their career with the smarts of Paul Heyman? God-- Oh, God.
[Michael] Oh! Look at this, Bron Breakker from out of nowhere,
bowling through Roman Reigns.
Roman was just making it back to his feet,
and Bron Breakker wiped out Roman Reigns right in front of our announce table.
[Wade] With such explosive force, momentum, accuracy,
a cataclysmic reaction, all absorbed
-by Roman Reigns. -[Michael] Oh! Now the senton
from the 330-pounder, and the early flurry
from Reigns and Uso has been met by Breakker and Bronson Reed.
You mentioned earlier how smart it was for Reed and Breakker to team up together.
How smart is it for "The Oracle" Paul Heyman
to have brought them together?
He realized the power, he realized the potential in these two men,
and he's now put them together.
And everything Paul Heyman touches, Wade, you know as well as I do,
-usually turns to gold. -[Wade] It is the ultimate in symbiosis.
Paul Heyman has consistently linked himself for 40-plus years
to winners in this game.
[Michael] And now caught, the strength of Breakker, slams Uso to the mat.
Here's the count, the shoulders are down.
And now Bron Breakker into the push-up, a bit of cockiness here.
[Wade] Well, it was cockiness, but I'll tell you right now,
Bron Breakker is smart enough to know he simply wasn't going
to beat Jey Uso with that move. A kick-out was inevitable.
So why not play a little mind game in the process?
[Michael] But wait, I like the strategy early on.
We know it's well-documented that Jey Uso has issues with his ribs,
his midsection, suffered a number of tsunamis and spears
over the past number of weeks.
Probably isn't 100 percent coming into this,
and Breakker and Reed knowing that have focused on the midsection.
[Wade] Well, Jey Uso has about had the heaviest schedule of anyone
since winning the Royal Rumble earlier this year.
It has been war after war after war with the likes of Gunther et al,
his body is racked with damage.
And there's simply no time to take off and recover.
And of course, two young hungry athletes like Reed
-and Breakker are gonna exploit that. -[Michael] And Wade, what do--
And what do you make of Breakker stepping up to Roman Reigns,
getting in his face, saying, "I belong here."
[Wade] I absolutely love it.
It is a rising star facing off against an established legend.
It is a hostile takeover.
Somebody who wants to run the industry and is putting no cap
on where his career can go.
And why should he with the likes of "The Oracle,"
Paul Heyman, guiding him now?
[Michael] Heyman looking on, had a big smile on his face moments ago.
You know he would love to watch his two upstarts knock off Roman Reigns
in his return to the ring tonight.
After what happened to Roman Reigns at the hands of Heyman at WrestleMania.
[Wade] Look how aggravated the face of Roman Reigns is.
He's been mugged off in the early goings of this one.
He was stabbed in the back by his former "Wiseman,"
Paul Heyman, at WrestleMania.
And things are going south in a hurry to kick off SummerSlam Saturday.
[Michael] Tag to Breakker, and again,
look at "The Oracle" Heyman and the look of joy on his face.
[Wade] And there is still a big question mark hanging over Roman Reigns
as he struggles to even get into this match.
Because Paul Heyman has been Reigns' anchor point for years.
The safe harbor Roman can always turn to in his hour of need.
That doesn't exist anymore, and the way this is going,
Jey Uso may not exist for much longer.
[Michael] Heyman laughing hysterically at the punishment
that Breakker and Reed are doing to Jey Uso here.
[Wade] You gotta enjoy the good moments in this industry.
-We're gonna sing a song. -[Wade] Its highs and low,
and right now we're getting higher and higher in the world of Paul Heyman,
-thanks to the exploits of these two. -♪ Roman! Roman Reigns! ♪
♪ Roman, Roman Reigns! Roman, you suck! ♪
-♪ You should have stayed away! ♪ -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Breakker does believe in himself, doesn't he? Very cocky.
[Wade chuckles]
How do you sing to Roman Reigns in the middle of a tag match like that?
[Michael] Just like Breakker did.
I think that's the first time I've ever seen anyone do that to Roman.
[crowd] Yeet!
[Michael] Jey Uso trying to fight back.
[Wade] It's the first time anyone's been in such a dominant position
to be able to do that to Roman.
[Michael] And look at how Breakker was able to shift the power,
the balance, the weight, to deliver the knees
to the midsection, and forcing Jey to kick out at two.
[Wade] I can't even stress to you how difficult that particular move
that Bron Breakker just pulled off,
this gorilla press into the knees combination.
Timing, power, and everything else involved and he did it effortlessly
as a transition with a wriggling around Jey Uso.
-This guy is an absolute freak. -[crowd applauding]
[Michael] Roman Reigns realizes his cousin's in trouble,
trying to feed off the WWE fans.
The OTC would love to get into this matchup.
Jey Uso now right in front of the Spanish announce table
and Bron Breakker on the apron.
Jey Uso does not wanna help himself up on the table.
We've seen Breakker do this before.
Bron Breakker.
Oh! Nobody home, Jey Uso had Breakker scouted,
and moved out of harm's way. Breakker went knee first into the table.
[Wade] Yeah, that's how you tear your patellar tendon right there,
Bron Breakker. Incredibly dangerous landing right on that steel table.
We talked about how reinforced they are.
That is not a joke.
And Bron Breakker may have overextended himself there.
[Michael] And Jey Uso trying to drag himself in the ring
as Paul Heyman checks on Bron Breakker.
[Wade] Now scrambling for the tag is Jey.
[Michael] And Bronson Reed sent outside the ring and Jey's got an opportunity.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Wade] It's now or never for Jey Uso, both opponents down.
[Michael] But Bron Breakker is so fast, working in tandem,
re-dragging Reigns off the end and into the barricade.
And the quickness of Bron Breakker, bad knee and all, intercepting Uso.
[Wade] Yeah, well, prior to three months ago,
prior to linking up with "The Oracle" Paul Heyman,
tactics like that were beyond somebody like Bronson Reed,
as we take another look at Bron Breakker going down.
He's gingerly recovering, and this was the tag attempt
as Bronson Reed on the outside helped prevent it.
[Michael] Yeah, Breakker with a football tackle,
intercepting Jey Uso as he went for the tag.
And now the "Auszilla," Big Bronson Reed, the 330-pounder.
-[crowd chanting "Uso"] -This guy right here?
[Michael] Just when Jey was starting to build a little momentum…
Bronson's won this now.
[Michael] …Breakker and Bronson Reed prevent the tag from happening.
-[crowd booing] -[Wade] Look at the confidence
of Bronson Reed, at this point not even got the match put away,
but it's starting to look like a foregone conclusion.
Jey Uso barely thrown a shot in the last five minutes.
[Bronson speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Now Reed hoisting Uso up on his shoulders,
Jey trying to fight back.
You gotta love the heart of Jey Uso, the former World Champion.
[Wade] Well, this has been a 15-plus-year story for Jey Uso.
The durability, the "never say die" attitude,
but without a Roman Reigns in the corner to tag,
-what's the value of fighting back? -[Michael] Roman's back to his feet.
-Jey Uso off the DDT… -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] …creates a little bit of space, but can he capitalize?
Come on. Come on.
[Michael] Jey starting to come to, Roman's ready.
Bron Breakker realizes it's desperate time for his team now.
-[Wade] That's about the biggest look… -[Michael] Tag!
[Wade] …of terror in the eyes of Bron Breakker, and that is why.
[Michael] And now Roman Reigns, the legal man, taking it to Bron Breakker.
Reigns with a clothesline.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Now, to the corner. Roman has Breakker pinned.
[crowd counting]
[Wade] And Paul Heyman knows, as well as anyone,
how disastrous this could be for his man.
[Michael] And Reigns runs into, I believe, a back elbow by Breakker.
But Reigns caught him though, and Breakker able to counter momentarily.
-Roman sends Breakker over the top rope. -[crowd applauding]
[crowd chanting "OTC"]
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Uh-oh, Roman Reigns gonna go, oh, over the top!
-Oh, my goodness! -[Wade] Oh, my God!
-[Michael] Taking out Breakker and Reed. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] While selflessly throwing caution to the wind
and what a landing it was for Roman Reigns.
[Michael] The OTC takes to the air.
[Wade] Completely clearing the top rope and almost clearing his opponent.
That's one way to knock yourself out cold,
cause yourself a major injury, but it appears that Roman Reigns lives on.
[Michael] Yeah, Roman with the Uranage now and with Bron Breakker in trouble,
Roman Reigns is starting to feel it.
Locked and loaded.
Breakker in his sights and Superman Punch to Reed.
Breakker rolls him up, shoulders down for the win,
kick-out at two by Reigns.
And Breakker, with that big knee, drops Roman to his knees.
[Wade] Roman having to fight two fires at once
and it was simply too much even for him.
[crowd imitates barking]
[Michael] Calls himself the new Big Dog. Tag made by Reed.
Bron Breakker now, runs into a Superman Punch,
but I'm not sure Roman realizes that Bronson Reed is legal.
Now Reed, like a bowling ball, bowling his way through Reigns.
[Wade] Completely wiping out the Tribal Chief,
and now this spells something incredibly sinister.
[crowd jeering]
[Wade] Bronson Reed looking to drop the hammer.
With an avalanche of humanity.
[Michael] And in the corner, the big splash by Bronson Reed.
Tag made, Jey Uso's legal, Reed doesn't realize it.
Jey, the legal man, kick right to the midsection of Bronson Reed.
And now Jey Uso looks to pick up the pace.
[Wade] This is that durability of Jey Uso.
You write him off, he takes a hell of a beating
for ten straight minutes, but bounces back like this.
[Michael] And-- Oh, Bronson Reed, what a collision.
[Wade] Simply too much left in the tank of this humongous Aussie,
-with a mean streak a mile wide. -[Bronson yells]
[Michael] And the Death Valley Driver by Reed.
-Is it enough to put Jey Uso away? -One, two--
-[Michael] Near fall for Reed. -Two!
[Wade] Now, frustration starting to set in for this young Aussie.
[Michael] Well, Bronson and Breakker know Jey Uso very well.
They know not to underestimate the resilience and heart of this man.
[Wade] Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker have absolutely whooped ass
-for the past 90 percent of this match… -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Uso"]
[Wade] …but still not been able to get the dub thus far.
And that, as a young competitor, can be highly agitating.
-What the hell are you thinking here? -[Michael] Oh, my God.
-[Wade] Oh, no. Don't! -[Michael] Reed with a Suicide Dive!
Wiping out Reigns and Uso.
Bronson Reed with a 330-pound Suicide Dive.
[Wade] What a heavy landing too for Bronson Reed.
And keep your eye on Bron Breakker here.
-[Michael] Look out, look out. -[Wade] What the hell is he cooking up?
[Michael] Look out.
-Bron Breakker… -[crowd cheering]
…drives Roman Reigns onto and over the Spanish announce table.
[Wade] The attempt he tried on Jey Uso earlier, Jey got away.
Roman Reigns not so lucky, Roman may be down and out here.
Oh, my God.
Yeah, this could say it all, the Unpredictable Badass, Bron Breakker,
"The Auszilla," Bronson Reed,
dominating here at SummerSlam.
[speaking indistinctly]
I have an idea.
-[Bron] I'm going up. Tag me. -[Michael] Roman completely wiped out,
buried under all the equipment on the Spanish announce table.
-Jey Uso now a sitting duck. -[Bron] Pick him up.
[Wade] Bronson Reed taking flight, unbelievable stuff. Okay.
[Michael] Had the chair position, with Bron Breakker now on the top rope.
And Breakker, oh, goodness!
[Wade] Shades of the Dog-Faced Gremlin, Rick Steiner,
-that's Bron's father, Hall of Famer. -One! Two!
[Michael] Hook to the leg, kick-out by Uso.
[Wade] And that kick-out could not have been any later there, Cole.
Bron cannot believe it.
[Michael] Bronson Reed again, what a Suicide Dive by Reed.
[Wade] Oh, God. 330 pounds almost landing head first,
but wiping out the opponents and then followed up
by Bron Breakker's freak athleticism.
[Michael] And then Bron Breakker
pulling one right out of the Steiner's playbook,
but then not quite able to put Jey Uso away.
-One! Two! -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] It was an astounding kick-out there from Jey Uso,
and where do these two powerhouses go from here?
[indistinct chatter]
[Michael] Wade, what's concerning right now, look at Bron Breakker.
Bron now, you know the damage he can do when he's outside the ring like this.
[Wade] Bron Breakker's not even breathing, that's scary.
[Michael] And again, he's staring across the ring.
Is Bron Breakker-- And Bron Breakker now full head of steam.
-And Roman Reigns… -[Wade] Right on the jaw!
[Michael] …with a Superman Punch.
I think Breakker was gonna try to spear both of them through the barricade again.
[Michael] And now Roman Reigns. Spear! Breakker through the barricade!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] You saw Roman Reigns shove his cousin out of the way,
deliver the Superman Punch, and then sacrificing himself,
driving Breakker through the barricade with a spear.
[Wade] A little payback from what happened on Raw this past week.
[Michael] And now Reed…
has sent Jey Uso back into the ring.
[Wade] For all intents and purposes right now,
-this is into a one-on-one matchup. -[crowd chanting "This is awesome"]
[Wade] Roman and Bron Breakker have not moved a muscle.
-Finish him off. -It's time.
-Finish him off! -Tsunami!
-[Michael] And here we go, Wade. -[Wade] Oh, yes!
[Michael] You're gonna have your opportunity.
[Wade] You kind of did it for me, but I'll follow up.
From the top rope, the meeting of beauty-- And oh, God!
-[Michael] Superman Punch! -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Roman helping his cousin to his feet.
Points to the sky.
1D! One and done!
Reigns and Jey Uso using the move that the Usos
and before them the Dudley Boyz made famous.
-Cover now… -[crowd counting]
[Michael] …and Breakker breaking things up.
[Wade] Such timing, such instincts there.
From Bron Breakker, who looked written off for good.
After this, from Roman Reigns, sending Bron Breakker
crashing through our security barrier.
And just when it was disaster time for Jey Uso,
Tsunami incoming, but denied by that Superman Punch.
[Michael] All four men are down, critical moment in this tag team match.
[crowd chanting "Roman, Roman Reigns" ]
[Wade] Once again, the first up is Bron Breakker.
Two hundred and 50 pounds, and you simply cannot keep him down.
-[crowd jeering] -Screw all of you! I'm the leader now!
-[Michael] Nonstop booing. -It's me!
[Wade] There's no fuse with this guy, it is flame direct to detonator.
[Michael] And Breakker now turns his attention to Jey.
[Wade] Breakker doesn't even look hurt, he doesn't look exhausted,
he just looks angry.
[Michael] He was speared through a barricade just a few moments ago.
-[crowd cheering] -[yells]
[Wade] Guy has lost the damn plot.
[Michael] He's a fry short of a Happy Meal,
there's no doubt about that.
[Wade] Yeah, but that makes him highly effective
at punishing human beings.
[Michael] And Breakker…
targeting "Main Event" Jey Uso. He's got him in his sights.
-[yells] -[Michael] And look-- Roman Reigns!
Roman Reigns shoving Jey out of the way!
Roman taking a bullet, the spear from Breakker.
And a spear by Jey Uso
brings down…
[Wade] And all the momentum now with "Main Event" Jey Uso!
-[Michael] An Uso Splash! -[crowd cheering]
One, two, three!
-[Michael] Jey and Roman win! -[bell ringing]
["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of "The OTC,"
Roman Reigns,
and "Main Event" Jey Uso!
[Michael] I'll tell you right now,
the overzealousness of wanting to grab the spotlight,
of wanting to take down the original Bloodline,
cost Reed and Breakker tonight as the veterans made them pay.
But Wade, to me, there's a massive story that has developed tonight
on a couple of different occasions. Even toward the end of the match,
Roman Reigns put himself in harm's way, sacrificed himself…
for his cousin, Jey Uso.
[Wade] We've seen the entire career of Roman Reigns,
and not once has he put his body on the line for family,
faction mates, anyone in fact.
And I would argue that is the reason Roman Reigns has been so successful.
He's ruthless, he's got a singular focus on his own success.
-Is he getting soft, Michael Cole? -[Michael] Well, right here,
Roman Reigns taking the bullet for Jey Uso.
Sending Jey out of harm's way, knowing Jey was the legal man.
And Jey would counter with a spear of his own.
And then the Uso Splash would put Reed away
in what was a hell of a tag team match…
to start off SummerSlam.
[Wade] Four super athletes laying it on the line.
And much to the dismay of "The Oracle," Paul Heyman,
his men took the L tonight.
I'll tell you, Cole, speaking of Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker,
the path to the top is never straight, but it will be relentless for those two.
An L tonight, but that is a learning experience.
[Michael] Yeah, L tonight, but what does it do for the future?
It sends these guys over the edge, perhaps.
-Who knows what Breakker-- -[Bron speaks indistinctly]
[Wade] Bron Breakker telling Michael Cole to shut up
and you'd be well advised to heed that advice.
Bron Breakker in no mood to break this one down at this moment in time.
[Michael] That had to feel great for Roman Reigns
sticking it to Paul Heyman here tonight.
♪ Aye, aye Main Event Jey Uso is now in your city! ♪
[dramatic music playing]
[Michael] All is wonderful in Judgment Day.
Liv Morgan, of course, out for a number of months
with a shoulder injury, so Roxanne Perez has replaced her.
You better hold up your end of the deal, chiquita.
♪ I ain't scared of nobody ♪
♪ When I'm saying nobody I am calling your body… ♪
-I got you, partner. -Too soon.
[Wade] Roxanne Perez getting used to tagging alongside Raquel Rodriguez.
Still trying to really earn her stripes as part of The Judgment Day.
[Perez] At only 23 years old,
I'm already one of the most dangerous competitors on this roster.
[crowd cheering]
♪ Better run, better run Better get up out our way ♪
♪ When we come, you better run ♪
♪ You know we just begun I ain't saying this for fun ♪
♪ Not the damage that we come for ♪
[Corey] Gotta be impressed with how quickly Roxanne and Raquel
have gelled as a team.
Everything within The Judgment Day right now is coming up gold.
[intense music playing]
-Hi, Charlotte. Let's chat. -What are we doing here?
[Wade] Alexa Bliss out here to attack The Secret Hervice.
What has this got to do with you, Bliss?
I don't need friends.
We should be tag partners.
I'm not trying to be your friend. Think of it as allies of convenience.
There is only room for one queen in this division.
[Bliss] Just don't get in my way.
-How many times do I have to-- -My God, Charlotte.
I know. We're not friends.
[Wade] Yeah, Charlotte loves anything that glitters,
and clearly, Alexa spoke to Charlotte in a language of championships.
[Joe] Twisted Bliss! The pat on the head made her legal!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It almost seems like they're starting to get along.
Just because I'm in a team doesn't mean I'm not Charlotte Flair anymore.
[Wade] Charlotte Flair pulled Alexa Bliss out of the way at a critical moment.
That's why I went to Adam Pearce and I got us a tag team title match
at SummerSlam.
[Michael] Raquel and Roxanne will defend their Women's Tag Team titles
against SmackDown's Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss at SummerSlam.
[Perez] Charlotte, Alexa, I hope you're comfy
because that is what's gonna happen to you at SummerSlam.
♪ We came for blood When it's time for war ♪
♪ We ain't no survivors Ain't nobody else that come before us ♪
♪ Give us your trust There's nobody higher ♪
-♪ So bow down ♪ -♪ Bow down ♪
[Charlotte] I didn't have Lexi and I tagging on my 2025 bingo card.
I have to say I respect her, even if she's super annoying.
I will give it to her.
Charlotte hasn't been half bad and she's had my back when I've needed it.
That certainly feels like friendship to me.
Maybe after we become champions at SummerSlam,
I'll think about it.
[music concludes]
-["All Hail The Queen" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Bow down ♪
♪ All hail the queen ♪
["The Fury" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[bell rings]
[Alicia] The following content scheduled for one fall is for
the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, the challengers.
The team of Charlotte Flair
and Alexa Bliss.
[Michael] So, Wade, you've been following the story
on Friday Night SmackDown,
have Charlotte and Alexa actually become friends?
[Wade] Well, they will never admit it, but the fact that they're walking out here
at SummerSlam, side by side,
after tagging together on a couple of occasions previously,
tells me that they might not wanna admit it,
but they certainly see something special in one another,
and they've started to enjoy each other's company.
[Michael] No woman in history has won more matches at SummerSlam
than Charlotte Flair.
She has won five times at this event.
It's her first SummerSlam in two years.
Alexa Bliss is second on the all-time win list at SummerSlam.
It's the first time she's been part of this event in four years.
An opportunity for these two tonight to win tag team gold.
[Wade] And it is unheard of that somebody can win the Royal Rumble
as Charlotte Flair did this year,
yet you can still say she has had a horrible 2025.
She lost to Tiffany Stratton at WrestleMania.
She failed to qualify for Money in the Bank.
She lost out in the Queen of the Ring tournament.
It's been a disaster.
And the one thing capable of turning that around
has been her lapsed friendship with Alexa Bliss.
-["Rulers Of The World" playing] -♪ Judgement, judgement ♪
♪ We about to put the pain on 'em What they think they guarding? ♪
♪ We break it apart, and we startin' ♪
♪ Better than all 'em Comin' back to put the pain on 'em ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ It don't matter who's against us Put 'em in, we strike them out… ♪
[Alicia] And their opponents, representing The Judgment Day.
They are the Women's Tag Team Champions,
Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez!
[Michael] No woman in history has held more tag team titles
than Raquel Rodriguez.
She won the latest version of the title with Liv Morgan.
Liv, however, is out with a shoulder injury.
Roxanne Perez, the newest member of Judgment Day,
would fill that slot, and they're 4 and 0 since teaming together.
This being their third title defense as a team.
[Wade] It's another unlikely tandem, and "Big Mami Cool" Raquel Rodriguez
was not keen on Roxanne Perez
slipping into Liv Morgan's shoes, initially.
However, these two hit a rich vein of form
when things really counted at the recent Evolution PLE,
taking out three top tag teams from all the brands in WWE,
and stamping their authority on those championships.
[Michael] Also had another victory over the multi-time tag champ,
The Kabuki Warriors, hoping to retain tonight
in what is the first SummerSlam appearance
for both Raquel Rodriguez and Roxanne Perez, here tonight.
So, if you're the champs, Raquel and Roxanne,
-how do you combat the experience… -[bell ringing]
…of Charlotte and Alexa?
[Wade] Yeah, that was the question of all time, because on paper,
clearly as singles competitors,
Alexa and Charlotte have the massive upper hand.
However, who's the proven commodity in the tag ranks?
You have to say with all the lack of experience together they have,
-still it's Roxanne and Raquel. -[Michael] A little misc…
A little miscommunication there, Wade,
between who was gonna start this match, Alexa or Charlotte,
and Roxanne and Raquel, ever the wiser, would take advantage.
[Wade] That's it, with limited reps together,
both teams have to figure out who has the most chemistry together right now,
and it appears to be the champs.
[Michael] And The Judgment Day, full of gold, of course,
the women's tag titles,
the men's tag titles, Dominik Mysterio, the Intercontinental Champion,
defends tomorrow night against AJ here on SummerSlam Sunday.
Alexa Bliss sends Roxanne across the ring. Tag made, here comes "The Queen,"
the 14-time World Champion Charlotte Flair,
who admitted that teaming with Alexa has really changed her outlook on life
and business here in WWE.
She said really the first time in her career she's having fun.
[Wade] Well, Charlotte's had to eat some humble pie so far in 2025.
And the person who pulled her out of the funk really is Alexa Bliss.
And Charlotte Flair back--
-[Michael exclaims] -[Wade] God! Back to having fun,
that is the most dangerous kind of Charlotte Flair there is.
But what a clubbing clothesline there from "Big Mami Cool."
[Michael] Yeah, and Roxanne Perez, so wise beyond her years,
had the official Jessika Carr distracted
while Raquel would deliver the clothesline. And now, Rodriguez.
-She's really come into her own in 2025. -[Wade] Yes, she has.
And I will say Raquel Rodriguez completely lost her confidence
when she transitioned from NXT to the main roster.
-So dominant in… -[Michael exclaims]
…winning the Women's Championship there
and it's taken a long time to find her footing,
but finding it in a big way over the past couple of months.
[Michael] Not many people can go toe to toe with Charlotte
like Raquel did there.
-[Jessika] Come on, now. -[exclaims]
[Michael] Oh, and a big kick by Charlotte.
[Wade] Raquel sees herself as the alpha female of WWE.
[Michael] Well, Flair trying to launch herself over the top rope.
Raquel caught her and delivered Samoan Drop.
And here's the cover-- the tag, I should say, to Roxanne Perez.
Roxanne, "The Prodigy," an incredible 2025.
Here's the hook of the leg to retain--
-And a kick-out by Charlotte. -Count faster!
[Michael] Her year started setting a record,
lasting longer in a Royal Rumble match than any woman in history.
[screams loudly]
[Wade] And after that, incredible performances
in the Elimination Chamber and Money in the Bank as well.
Capped off, of course, by slipping into the void
left by Liv Morgan, seamlessly, and grabbing gold.
[Michael] Oh! And a cheap shot by Raquel and I agree,
she slipped into it,
but Roxanne has proven she belongs as a tag champ.
[Wade] No doubt about it,
she wouldn't be wearing the gold right now if she hadn't.
We saw the performance of this tag team at Evolution.
They had to be the best of the best. It was no easy task.
The gauntlet was laid down by GM Nick Aldis,
and these two were ready to seize the moment.
[Michael] Yeah, it was a Fatal 4-Way match, so these two could prove
that they could handle being Tag Team Champions.
-[speak indistinctly] -[grunts]
[Michael] Now, Raquel controlling Charlotte Flair.
-Come on. -[Michael] Again, no woman in history
has held more tag titles than Raquel Rodriguez,
five times at this level, two times down at NXT.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Raquel having to step up to that leadership role
in this tag team after the injury
to Liv Morgan has really been the making of Raquel.
It's now or never, it's do or die, step up or get stepped on.
Raquel Rodriguez has risen to every challenge thus far,
-but tonight is a big one. -[Michael] And Charlotte now.
Classic Charlotte as she sends Raquel into the top turnbuckle.
And now Flair, former Tag Champion in her own right,
sends Raquel across the ring.
And now trying to make a tag to her partner Alexa Bliss.
Roxanne Perez is legal,
and she just prevents Charlotte fingertips away from a tag.
[Wade] Yeah, what a scramble that was by Roxanne Perez.
So smart, so crafty, right on the money there,
-but it wasn't enough. -[Michael] And here's the tag to Bliss,
and Alexa Bliss, the former five-time World Champion,
is now into the ring.
She's won a Money in the Bank, an Elimination Chamber.
She's a three-time tag champ and now unloading on Perez.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Alexa Bliss in a really entertaining interview
with Fox News earlier this week
talked about how excited she is to be here tonight.
It's been a long time since she was at SummerSlam.
She said she loves being with Charlotte because she's so passionate
-and loves what she does. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now Bliss has the WWE fans on their feet.
-Cover by Bliss. -[Jessika] One, two--
[Michael] And Raquel Rodriguez breaks things up.
[Wade] Well, the numerous double team efforts by Raquel and Roxanne,
most of them behind the referee's back thus far.
And it's changed the game each time,
-but it seems Alexa Bliss has had enough. -[Michael] Uh-oh.
And now Roxanne from behind, roll up, shoulders down, almost had her.
-[crowd cheering] -[Wade] Oh!
[Michael] Looking for Sister Abigail, and Perez rakes the eyes of Bliss.
[Wade] Yeah, referee completely unsighted on that eye rake.
[Michael] Now that running…
forearm by Roxanne to the back of the neck of Perez, and now the-- Uh-oh.
Moonsault misses, Raquel makes the tag.
[Wade] Perez is so devious, what a nice effort against Alexa Bliss,
and now the powerhouse, Raquel back in there. Oh!
[Michael] Well-placed foot right to the ear.
Now Bliss drops Perez.
-Come on! -[Wade] Now Big Mami Cool is all wobbling.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Brains are scrambled, and Alexa Bliss going skyward.
[Michael] Alexa top rope, looking for Twisted Bliss,
but Roxanne, wise, got the knees up to the midsection.
And now a clothesline by Raquel Rodriguez will quell any momentum that Bliss had.
-Stack up for the win, kick at two. -One, two--
[Wade] Yeah, this one's turned so chaotic temporarily,
it would appear Alexa Bliss lost track of who the legal competitor was,
went for Roxanne
when it was in fact Raquel who was legal and managed to capitalize.
[crowd applauding]
[Michael] And now Raquel looking to out-power the much smaller Bliss.
Alexa though with a ton of fight in her. Now dredge back to the corner.
[Wade] So hard to stay focused in the fog of war and that really cost Bliss here
and it may be downward from here on.
[Michael] Yeah, Perez catapulted into the corner as is Raquel Rodriguez.
-Tag team champs working so well together. -[Wade] Yeah, this is seamless right now.
[Michael] Side Russian Leg Sweep
and a big boot to match that cover, kick at two.
-[Roxanne] Get her out! -Hey, hey! You get down there. Come on.
[Michael] And the official Jessika Carr sending Charlotte out of the ring,
obviously concerned for the damage that Bliss has been going through.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[speaking indistinctly]
[Wade] Flurry of offense being thrown the way of Alexa Bliss here,
and there's very little coming back in the opposite direction.
That has to be frustrating to Charlotte Flair,
who sees her opportunity for gold slipping away as the seconds tick by.
[Michael] And I am just continuing
to be impressed with "The Prodigy," Roxanne Perez.
[Wade] Yeah, it's one thing having that much athleticism,
you expect that from someone so youthful.
But it's the tactical nous that goes with it, the vindictiveness,
the knowing when to strike.
Roxanne Perez really has it all at such a young age.
[Michael] It's something you can't teach, right? I mean,
you just have that instinct, that killer instinct that Roxanne has.
[Wade] The best coaches can bring that out of you.
Roxanne Perez has it in abundance.
[Michael] Talks a lot about the fact
that she wouldn't be here without the Hall of Famer Booker T
and everything he did for her early on in her career.
[Wade] What's crazy about Perez,
she is one of the smaller athletes we have here,
yet she never looks like an underdog.
That is so rare, and that shows how good she is.
[Michael] Much like the woman in the ring now, Alexa Bliss.
[Wade] Well, Alexa Bliss, one of the greatest résumés of them all.
But it might not be added to tonight the way this is looking.
[Michael] And Raquel trying to torture Bliss here.
Alexa trying to fight out of this situation.
[Wade] Going for a Gory Special perhaps here, Cole.
[Michael] Uh-oh, trying for a Sunset Flip, Raquel misses with the elbow,
and now an opportunity for Bliss to make a tag.
[Wade] Yeah, that's part of the problem
with being such a bigger powerhouse athlete.
Sometimes your move can be telegraphed, and Bliss managed to do that,
but not on the second attempt.
[Michael] Yeah, and a shoulder tackle will bring in Perez.
Now, Roxanne with a cover…
-One, two-- -…and a kick-out at two.
Charlotte understanding that this is a critical point
in this match for her team.
[Wade] Raquel really needs to be the leader here,
'cause Roxanne is starting to show that frustration,
-the frustration of youth. -[crowd applauding]
[Wade] And you can come unglued very easily
unless you maintain focus here, and Raquel needs to be a leader.
[Michael] Roxanne trying to prevent Bliss from making it to the corner.
Again, fingertips away from Charlotte Flair.
-Come on, reach. Come on, Lexi. -[Raquel] Don't let go, don't let go!
-Don't let go, don't let go! -Lexi, come on!
[Michael] Oh! Wow, well-placed kick by Perez.
Bliss sent across the ring, able to duck underneath that time,
and now Bliss takes out Perez,
and an opportunity now to get to The Queen.
[Wade] Well, both women seemed to have the right idea there,
but taking the worst of it was definitely Perez,
-and there you go. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Charlotte's legal, so's Raquel.
Charlotte Flair, top rope, cross body to both Raquel and Roxanne.
-And Charlotte's fired up. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[crowd chanting "Oh"]
[Michael] Oh, and a clothesline for good measure.
[Wade] Booed out of every building we went to up until about four weeks ago.
And now this place going bananas once again for Charlotte Flair.
[Michael] Fall away slam into the kip up by Charlotte.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] The weight of the world has left the shoulders of Charlotte Flair.
And can she make good on all her abilities by grabbing gold here?
[Michael] Well, she's got both Raquel and Roxanne down,
center of the ring and…
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Charlotte gonna go up top.
[Wade] High risk, but the highest reward of them all awaiting.
[Michael] A Moonsault to both members of The Judgment Day.
Cover on Raquel to win the titles and a kick-out at two by Rodriguez.
[Wade] And there was not much in that kick-out whatsoever.
It was late and it was weak. Take another look at this,
at the effortless athleticism of this woman,
born with the kind of gifts that simply cannot be manufactured.
Surely closing in on something special here, Cole.
[Michael] And trying to first hook in the figure four,
and then if she can bridge, Charlotte will hit the figure eight,
but Roxanne Perez with that Springboard Moonsault breaks things up.
And again, I just can't get over
the experience that Roxanne Perez has gained here
since coming to Monday Night Raw.
[Wade] It's just instinctive for Perez at this point
to be the woman saving the moment for your team
right as Raquel was in her moment of peril.
And clearly damage has been done to the leg of Raquel.
This is breaking down, referee losing control.
[Michael] Oh, and Roxanne just saved Raquel,
Bliss was trying to blast Raquel in the back of the head.
And she inadvertently took out her partner.
I mean, that was clearly an accident, Wade,
and Roxanne Perez gonna try to take advantage of the situation.
[Wade] They've been called "Allies of Convenience,"
but the allies may be done after that friendly fire incident.
Here we go.
[Michael] Looking for the Tejana Bomb, tag.
Tag, Roxanne's legal.
[Michael] Delivered by Raquel, Roxanne's legal.
-Up over the top, looking for Pop Rocks. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] To retain the titles, and Alexa Bliss
saving the matchup for her team.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] What a moment for Bliss.
[Wade] Oh, my God, that timing from Bliss, absolute perfection
after the miscue moments earlier that flattened her tag partner.
[Michael] And now shoulder first to the post goes Raquel.
[Wade] And the pendulum swinging in a major way,
and Bliss might have to win this one on her own from here.
[Michael] Dragging Charlotte, who's clearly shaken up,
toward the corner, trying to make a tag, can she?
And she does, Bliss is legal.
[Wade] Flair has no clue where she's at right now.
[Michael] And now roll up by Roxanne, and a kick-out by Bliss at two,
near fall for the champ.
You are done.
[Michael] Roxanne runs into a right hand.
[Wade] Rubbing blow to the jaw with all the momentum
after hitting the ropes.
-You are done. -[Roxanne screams]
[Michael] And now looking for Sister Abigail.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Charlotte with a boot to Raquel, and a Sister Abigail.
-One, two, three! -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Charlotte and Bliss… -[bell ringing]
-…are the Tag Team Champions! -[crowd cheering]
-[upbeat music playing] -[Alicia] Here are your winners and new
Women's Tag Team Champions,
-Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair. -[crowd cheering]
-[Michael] An odd sequence-- -[Wade] Oh, God.
[Michael] An odd sequence at the end of that match, Wade, but in the end,
Charlotte takes out Raquel, Bliss hit Sister Abigail,
we got new tag champs.
[Wade] Oh, God. This was the friendly fire moment.
This is when Bliss inadvertently dropped her tag partner,
Charlotte Flair, after that loosest of friendships of late.
Here was Pop Rocks, game over, surely.
One, two, enter Alexa Bliss, saving the moment for her team.
And this was where we thought Charlotte
was coming for a pound of flesh from Alexa Bliss.
We all got that one wrong. One Sister Abigail DDT later,
-and we've got new women's tag champs. -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners,
and new Women's Tag…
-[Michael] And Raquel and Roxanne… -[fireworks bursting]
…can hold their heads high, Wade.
They were great Tag Team Champions,
but here tonight, it's all about Charlotte and Alexa.
So are they officially friends now?
[Wade] Well, if your tag partner punches you in the mouth,
at least you can soothe it with some champagne afterwards
because you grabbed gold.
So, yeah, let's let bygones be bygones. We're celebrating tonight.
[Michael] For the first time in a couple of years,
Charlotte and Alexa are champions.
Whose chute's gonna prevail, Wade?
For months, Karrion Kross has been the devil on Sami Zayn's shoulder.
Will Sami continue to not give in to temptation,
or will Kross be successful in his mission to corrupt Sami Zayn?
It's the deciding match between these two. Sami, Karrion, right now.
♪ You don't give a **** So I don't give one either… ♪
[song concludes]
-["Dead Silent" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[inaudible dialogue]
♪ He is time ♪
♪ Famine, war, pestilence ♪
♪ You cannot endure ♪
♪ The end is here ♪
♪ Fall and pray ♪
[grunts loudly]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Fall and pray, fall and pray ♪
-[song concludes] -[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Scarlett,
from Sin City, weighing in at 265 pounds,
Karrion Kross.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] For Karrion Kross tonight it's about stopping this man.
-["Worlds Apart" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh, let's go ♪
[Alicia] And his opponent, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
weighing in at 212 pounds,
Sami Zayn!
[Michael] For how long is Karrion Kross going to carry out this vendetta
against Sami Zayn?
He promised Sami Zayn this past Monday night on Raw
that tonight you are, quote,
going to say the words, "Kross told the truth."
And in Kross's warped mind, Wade, what is that truth?
[Wade] Well, Kross targets liars, at least those he perceives to be liars.
And in the case of Sami Zayn, he is convinced
that Sami Zayn is not the model of moral purity that he portrays,
that really, scratch beneath the surface of Sami Zayn,
he is just like the rest of us.
Wickedness resides within the soul of Sami Zayn,
and that, in the eyes of Karrion Kross, is gonna get exposed
here tonight at SummerSlam.
[Michael] And Wade, there's another layer to that as well, because we all know
that Sami Zayn, he has one goal left in WWE,
and that is to finally win the World Championship.
Many people, Kross included,
believe that Sami Zayn must develop a mean streak,
a darker side, in order to finally climb the mountain and win the title.
Sami has been very against that for most of his career.
[Wade] Well, he's also never won the World Championship
in his entire career.
-So, guess what? This is the fight game. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] You wanna get to the very top, you need a little hatred in your heart.
And if Sami Zayn can't embrace that hatred that does exist in his heart,
he will never be the champion of the world.
Kross is trying to do him a favor in a very warped way.
[Michael] Well, listen, you hated a lot of people and you never won a world title.
But nonetheless, Sami Zayn whipped into the corner.
[Wade] That was a skill issue, not an attitude issue.
-[Michael] And Kross now, unloading. -[Wade] Man, what a cheap shot.
This is about Sami Zayn and Karrion Kross.
[Michael] And now Sami, the big right hands to Kross.
And Sami starts out a bit aggressive here tonight against Karrion Kross.
And Sami wants to shut up Karrion once and for all.
He's had enough. He's had enough of getting attacked
with steel pipes each and every week.
Karrion Kross spewing his propaganda all over the place.
Sami wants to end that tonight.
[Wade] Well, Sami's been haunted for really months now.
Initially, it was verbal. Whispering negativity into the ear of Sami Zayn.
That didn't work. It didn't break the spirit of Zayn,
who's been assaulted ever since with lead pipes.
Can't break the spirit, you can break the body.
-And it's a hot start here for Sami Zayn. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Yeah, Sami with a Moonsault off the barricade.
Come on, Karrion!
[Michael] And again, Sami Zayn with that one goal in mind.
Really the last thing he says he has left to accomplish in our business
and that's win the World Championship.
[Wade] It's hard to do that when someone like Karrion Kross
is making you his victim week after week.
One way or another, Sami Zayn needs to expunge the specter
of Karrion Kross for good.
[Michael] And Kross now with Sami up on his shoulders,
driving Sami into the mat.
Cover now, is it enough to put him away? And a kick-out by Zayn.
[Wade] A massive power differential between these two.
Sami Zayn is one hell of a mover, one hell of a technician.
But he simply cannot get
in a power-based slugfest with Karrion Kross.
-[Kross] Say it! Say it! -Hey! Get off his hand. Get off his hand.
[Michael] Now, Kross is saying, "Say it. Say it."
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] What he wants him to say is, "Kross told the truth,"
that Sami does have a dark side.
Got a deep, dark secret according to Karrion Kross
that Sami's kept suppressed for many, many years.
[Wade] There's not a human being on planet Earth
who does not have a deep, dark secret. Deep down, we are all savages.
The thin veneer of civility is one that's easy to scratch off.
[Michael] And again, cover by Karrion Kross,
hook of the leg and a kick-out. So what you're pretty much saying
-is that… -Come on! One, two, three!
…in order to get to the top of the game here,
you can't be Mr. Nice Guy all the time.
[Wade] Boxing, UFC, kickboxing, sumo, and yes, WWE,
you wanna get to the very top, this is the fight game.
You have to show that, you have to have that hatred,
you have to have that killer instinct.
And Sami Zayn is good, he's really good. He's not been good enough
to win the World Championship for that one reason.
[Michael] And Sami now with an axe handle off the ropes.
Kross, a former two-time NXT champion.
Sami's won the Intercontinental title four times in his career,
NXT championship as well.
One and one at SummerSlam in his career.
[Wade] You know, the stakes get higher and higher
the closer you get to those World Championships.
And that is a battle a lot of us were not capable of breaking through.
[Michael] Off the suplex, hook of the leg, and Sami kicks at two.
Again, Sami also trying to wash the bad taste out of his mouth
from SummerSlam last year,
which he lost the Intercontinental Championship to Bron Breakker.
-Just say it, you stupid bastard. -Hey, come on.
What's the matter with you?
[Michael] Yep, Karrion Kross giving him a boot.
-Just say it. -Hey, back off, Kross.
-Just say it. Piece of trash! -Listen to me. Get off of him. One!
-Just say it. Just say it. -Two!
Listen to me man. Come on. One, two, three.
Hey! Pay attention, let's go.
[Michael] And then you got that witch Scarlett yelling at him as well.
[Wade] No, no, no, not a witch, "The Sinister Siren."
Call her a witch, Cole, that's another cheap shot,
you've taken one at me and taking one at Scarlett.
Now be very, very careful.
[Michael] There's a lot of people that have called her that, Wade.
I'm just using my journalistic instincts to bring sources forward.
And Sami Zayn now, with the right hands, pounding away on Kross.
-Look at Sami go. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Karrion Kross smartly covering up there,
blocking a lot of those shots, Sami expending a lot of energy,
but he has rocked Karrion Kross now.
[Michael] Reversal, Sami up over the top for the leapfrog.
[Wade] And this is much better from Sami Zayn,
who simply got dragged into a turf war earlier on,
and is now playing to his own strengths.
Sometimes you need to be slapped around a little in that ring to really wake up.
[Michael] Sami went for the Blue Thunder Bomb,
-and Kross able to counter. -[Wade] Oh!
[Michael] Doomsday Saito by Karrion Kross.
[Wade] What an ugly landing for Sami Zayn that was.
[Michael] Cover now on Zayn, and Sami somehow gets the shoulder up.
[Wade] You sense if Kross could have hooked a leg there,
it might have been over, but this simply isn't only about victory.
This is about punishing Sami Zayn until the man cracks.
[Michael] Karrion Kross reaching out to Scarlett.
And there's the steel pipe coming into play again tonight,
the pipe that has assaulted Sami Zayn on a number of occasions here.
[Wade] The referee is currently unsighted, checking on Sami Zayn,
and now there's a distract from Scarlett.
[Michael] Yeah, Shawn Bennett does not see Kross with a steel pipe in his hand.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Sami Zayn though… Blue Thunder Bomb off the counter.
-One, two-- Two! -[Michael] Near fall for Sami.
Now the pipe backfired.
[Wade] Take another look at this,
with the referee distracted by Scarlett on the apron.
The swing, the miss, and the Blue Thunder Bomb
that almost got the three count there.
It was a delayed count from a distracted referee,
and that's possibly the only reason Kross is still in the fight.
-[indistinct chatter] -[Wade] This is Zayn cracking now.
This is the facade beginning to break, Michael Cole.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Michael] Perhaps you're right, very aggressive Zayn
assaulting Kross in the ropes.
[Wade] Clearly lost it after that attempt by Kross with the lead pipe once again.
[Michael] Well, you can't quite blame Sami
with everything he's been put through by Kross in the past few weeks.
[Wade] But is this Kross being proved right?
Is the evil starting to seep through of Sami Zayn's soul?
The referee struggling to even hold back Sami Zayn at this point.
Sami's lost it.
[Michael] The official Shawn Bennett trying to talk some sense into Sami.
[Wade] Sami needs to regain his composure here.
[Michael] Yeah, reminding him that you-- Uh-oh.
And now, Scarlett offering the weapon to Sami.
Now the moment of truth for Zayn.
-[Wade] The moral dilemma. -I know you!
Everything you've always wanted…
[Wade] The devil inside is coming out to play tonight.
[Michael] Will Sami Zayn cross over to the dark side
at the behest of Scarlett?
[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] He says no.
-An emphatic no from Sami Zayn. -No!
[crowd booing]
[Michael] And a toss from behind.
-One, two-- -[Michael] Trying to take advantage.
Sami kicks.
And now Zayn hooks him, exploder.
Dropped him on the back of his head.
[Wade] It's a heavy landing for Karrion Kross
who is completely rocked.
Eyes just rolled in the back of his head.
[Michael] Helluva Kick.
Cover.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Sami Zayn.
[Michael] Sami Zayn proves that sometimes, Wade,
good guys can finish first.
[Wade] Well, we all have an angel on one shoulder,
and a devil on the other.
But for Sami Zayn, the voice of that angel is simply too loud,
and blocks out that little devil, or at least it did tonight.
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[Michael] Sami Zayn picks up the win tonight,
and a moral victory for Sami Zayn.
Would Sami Zayn use the pipe? An emphatic no.
[Wade] Every opportunity in the world to crack,
and show the wickedness that lurks within.
But Sami Zayn just had the moral fortitude to deny it tonight,
and one Helluva Kick later, it was game over…
-for Karrion Kross. -One, two, three.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering, applauding]
["Worlds Apart" playing]
[Michael] Sami Zayn…
with a smile on his face, will leave tonight,
will leave SummerSlam victorious.
And maybe perhaps can finally put Karrion Kross
in his rear view mirror.
[crowd clamoring]
-["Worlds Apart" continues] -[crowd cheering]
Well, ladies and gentlemen, we pause tonight
to remember that last week the world lost an icon
in sports entertainment.
If not for this man, I guarantee you
there wouldn't be 53,161
WWE fans in MetLife Stadium tonight.
I guarantee that I would not be sitting at this desk
for the past 28 years if it wasn't for Terry Bollea,
the immortal Hulk Hogan.
You know, Hulk Hogan was larger than life. Sports entertainment personified.
The greatest performer in our history.
So much has been said about Hulk's accomplishments
the past nine days, but tonight,
I would like to remind everyone of what he accomplished
at this event, SummerSlam.
He was undefeated at the biggest party of the summer.
He teamed with the Macho Man as the Mega Powers
battled the Mega Bucks.
He shared the ring with the likes of the Ultimate Warrior,
the Heartbreak Kid, and Randy Orton.
Just so many great moments, too many to talk about really,
in the career of a man
who carried professional wrestling on his back for three decades.
Rest in peace, brother.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] And joining us tonight,
the son of Terry Bollea,
Nick Hogan is here celebrating the life
and the legacy of his father.
A man who dominated this event, SummerSlam.
["Real American" playing]
♪ If you hurt my friends Then you hurt my pride ♪
♪ I gotta be a man, I can't let it slide ♪
[song concludes]
-["A Storm Is Coming" playing] -[Jade] A storm is coming.
Let's make things clear.
[Wade] Look at this power!
[Jade] Jade Cargill is a once in a lifetime generational talent.
I fought through betrayal, injury.
I let Naomi distract me.
[Wade] No holds barred.
[Pat] Say hello to some comeuppance!
But I'm done with that.
[Michael] Jade Cargill has never competed for a singles championship in WWE.
Here's an opportunity to change that.
[Jade] Now I'm going for what's mine.
[crowd cheering]
[Jade] The WWE Women's Championship.
-One, two… -[crowd] One, two…
-[bell ringing] -[Wade] Jade Cargill
is your Queen of the Ring.
[Michael] Biggest win of Jade Cargill's singles career.
Not only is she Queen of the Ring, she's going to SummerSlam.
[Tiffany] At SummerSlam, I will defend my title
against "The Queen of the Ring," Jade Cargill.
Time after time, I've been underestimated.
-[Michael] It is Tiffy Time. -[upbeat music playing]
[Tiffany] I'm just another dumb blonde. I'm naive. I'm too confident.
-[Michael] Tiffany's gonna cash in. -[Tiffany] I've heard it all.
[Michael] Tiffy Time is now.
But guess who's standing here as the WWE Women's Champion?
[Michael] Tiffany Stratton has vaulted herself
to the top of the women's division.
[Wade] Nobody does it better.
[Tiffany] Not Trish Stratus.
[Wade] That is the prettiest moonsault you'll ever see.
[Tiffany] Not Nia Jax.
[Michael] Tiffany Stratton is the last woman standing.
[Tiffany] Not Charlotte Flair.
[Michael] It is still Tiffy Time. What a WrestleMania performance!
[Tiffany] Tiffany Stratton is.
["Heavy Hitter" playing]
After SummerSlam, Jade Cargill is just gonna be another name
on the long list that Tiffany Stratton has beat.
♪ When I step inside the ring I give everything ♪
♪ Up for any challenge I accomplish anything ♪
♪ Right hook, yeah I'm just throwing punches ♪
♪ Standing tall, never ducking I'ma always fight for something ♪
[song continues]
Tiffany thinks I'm just another name.
Baby girl, I don't just get added to the list.
I end them.
♪ Never scared, I'ma always rise above it ♪
♪ So do what you want They gon' hate it or they love it, no ♪
♪ No other cost I can never take a loss ♪
♪ What it takes to be boss No feelings involved ♪
♪ I go to war, call me a conqueror I break down every door ♪
♪ You're gonna hear me roar ♪
-[bell ringing] -[Corey] Alba Fyre, and Piper Niven
on the attack.
[Wade] Tiffany Stratton apparently here to save the day.
[Jade] I don't need your help, I can hold my own.
[Tiffany] When I beat you,
-I don't want there to be any excuses. -[scoffs]
♪ Never quit, never back down ♪
Trust, there won't be. I'm gonna finish what I started.
♪ I'm a heavy hitter ♪
[song concludes]
-["A Storm Is Coming" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Jade] A storm… [laughs] …is coming.
[crowd cheering]
This is my time, you already know! This is my time!
[speaks indistinctly]
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, the 2025 Queen of the Ring, Jade Cargill.
Her color scheme for her gear tonight
made up of the flag colors of the Jamaican flag,
honoring her history, her heritage,
as she looks to win her first singles championship
in her first match for a singles title since arriving in WWE.
[Wade] Yeah, that looks absolutely incredible.
Reggae girls, we are partying tonight. There's magic in Kingston Town.
Is there gonna be magic for The Storm? Jade Cargill here at SummerSlam.
[Michael] She won the Queen of the Ring to earn this opportunity tonight
at the WWE Women's Championship.
[speaks indistinctly]
[song fades]
[Tiffany] It's Tiffy Time!
-["Tiffy Time" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Drop, I'm going in Bass so loud, it's in my skin ♪
[Michael] It is her first SummerSlam.
And, Wade, we talked about this during the Countdown show earlier today.
It is hard to believe that this young woman, Tiffany Stratton,
only started to train to be a professional wrestler four years ago.
And now, she's been on top of the mountain as the Women's Champion
-since January. -[Wade] Yeah, and you know what?
Sometimes when a first-time World Champion holds the gold,
they just feel a little out of place.
It's a sense of inevitable that they're gonna be losing that title soon.
They don't really seem to have the full credentials.
Times that by ten when that individual only has four years of experience.
But then you look at the year Tiffany Stratton has had
from cashing in in January to defeating Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania
in a slugfest, to defeating Nia Jax multiple times, wow!
[Michael] And let's not forget the names, Bayley,
the Hall of Famer, Trish Stratus, Roxanne Perez,
who we saw earlier tonight,
Asuka in the finals of the Queen of the Ring.
I mean, it has been an unreal year for Tiffany Stratton,
and Jade Cargill as well.
Jade Cargill, of course, knocking off Asuka,
knocking off Roxanne.
So, these two women have big-time victories in 2025.
Someone's gonna earn the title tonight.
Let's go up to the great Alicia Taylor.
[bell ringing]
The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the WWE
Women's Championship.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alicia] Introducing first, the challenger…
from Vero Beach, Florida,
-Jade Cargill! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Alicia] And her opponent…
from Briar Lake, Minnesota,
she is the WWE
Women's Champion,
-Tiffany Stratton! -[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] Wade, let's talk strategy. If you're the champion, Tiffany Stratton,
what do you do to make sure you keep the title tonight?
[Wade] You do exactly what you've done all year.
You realize that your athletic skillset gives you the capacity
to take down all comers,
no matter how big, small, or skilled they may be.
But it is quite the conundrum when you're up there against a powerhouse,
-perhaps the greatest physical specimen… -[bell ringing]
…this industry has ever seen in the form of Jade Cargill.
[Michael] Jade Cargill now the challenger,
she's never won, or never even had an opportunity.
Tiffany now looking for a quick win to win a singles title here in WWE.
What time is it?
[Michael] So, if you're Jade Cargill, what do you do to knock off the champ?
[Wade] You lean on the confidence that winning an arduous tournament
like Queen of the Ring has given you.
I would personally argue, oh, that winning-- Wait up.
[Michael] Cover by Jade, quickly hooks both legs, and a kick-out.
[Wade] Winning a tournament like the Queen of the Ring this year
with the caliber of competitors, including Asuka in the final,
is arguably more difficult than a one-on-one single matchup
-against Tiffany Stratton here. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] That's a great point, as Jade now goes outside the ring.
Remember, champion's advantage in this matchup,
so Jade has to pin or submit Tiffany to win the title.
Drives her into the barricade.
[Wade] And immediately from the early goings,
we have seen what this match is all about.
-It's two uber athletes. -[Michael] Oh!
[Wade] It's the technical finesse of the champ, Tiffany Stratton,
-versus the raw power of the challenger. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And there is one name that we did not mention
that Jade Cargill has knocked off
in what has been a great number of months here in…
That is the current Women's World Champion, Naomi.
Remember the No Holds Barred match back at Evolution.
[Wade] Yeah, I saw Cardi B losing her mind at the prospect of Jade Cargill
-winning this one a few moments ago. -[crowd chanting "Tiffy Time"]
[Wade] Cardi B really does not like Naomi, at least according to their social medias.
I think Cardi B will be very, very happy,
-oh, if the storm prevails here. -[Michael] Oh!
Naomi, of course, will defend the world title tomorrow night,
SummerSlam Sunday.
And here now, Tiffany Stratton with a suicide dive,
taking out Jade Cargill.
And you're talking about two tremendous athletes here, Wade.
You got Jade Cargill, played hoops in college,
obviously a tremendous in-ring performer.
Tiffany Stratton, once a member of Team USA in gymnastics.
You've got two hot athletes here going for the Women's Championship.
[Wade] Yeah, the standard in WWE keeps getting better and better,
in part due to the NIL program, and it's gonna keep going that way.
You wanna win gold in WWE?
-[Michael] Whoa! Swanton! -[Wade] Oh, my God. Tens all around.
[Michael] Cover by Stratton and a kick-out.
[Wade] Wow, not even a two count.
That shows you how double tough Jade Cargill is.
[Michael] And we saw on the Countdown show,
they had some tryouts in New Jersey for potential superstars.
Among those athletes, we saw gymnasts,
-we saw basketball and football players… -[Wade] Oh!
-[Michael] Knee delivered to the spine. -[crowd cheering, applauding]
…that could be future superstars here in WWE,
as Jade Cargill now has taken control of the champ.
[Wade] And make no mistake,
Tiffany Stratton is no lightweight in there.
She is a powerful woman,
but plucked out of the sky effortlessly by Jade Cargill.
That's what the champ is up against tonight.
[Michael] Big kick by Jade. And now, Jade looking to use her power.
Lifting Tiffany Stratton up on her shoulders.
-And Jade… -[Wade] Oh!
…she calls that the Eye of the Storm,
-that sit-out powerbomb… -[crowd counting]
…that Tiffany Stratton has to kick out of it too.
[Wade] When all hell's breaking loose, you'll be right in the Eye of the Storm.
And what a beauty it was from Jade Cargill.
But such is the resilience of the champ, Tiffany Stratton.
Not quite enough, but what a heavy hitter.
And that's a game changing moment right there in this match.
[Michael] You know, I spoke to Jade earlier today,
she said she was gonna change things up,
bring some new offense into her repertoire.
And that was just an example of what we saw moments ago.
[Wade] That's what you have to do against someone as smart as Tiffany Stratton,
who's studied her opponent
and was ready for everything, perhaps not ready for that.
-[crowd chanting "Let's go, Tiffany"] -[crowd chanting "Let's go, Jade"]
[Michael] And now, Stratton showing off some power of her own,
a rolling senton delivered. And now, Tiffany went for the--
Looked like she was gonna go for the moonsault, Wade,
and Jade Cargill met her there.
[Wade] That durability of Cargill is so impressive,
just hopped straight up, and dropped the champ once again.
It appears Jade Cargill has been a step ahead so far.
[Michael] Nice duplex by Jade Cargill, showing off her power,
and floats over, and now, looking to powerslam--
Oh, Tiffany Stratton with a driver. What a counter by the champ!
[Wade] Yeah, a lot of times in a match like this,
you come into it knowing
that certain moves are gonna keep opponents down.
However, this is the very, very top level.
It's a World Championship Clash at SummerSlam.
Your opponent is generally gonna be capable of a little more
than everyone else you've been up against.
[Michael] Fifty-three thousand one hundred and sixty-one here tonight
at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey,
home of the NFL's Jets and Giants, the final of the FIFA World Cup next year.
And tonight, the first night of an epic two-night SummerSlam.
[Wade] So, England are gonna win the World Cup right here next year
is what you're saying.
But the question is, who's gonna win the Women's WWE Championship right now?
[Michael] Well, Jade Cargill looking great so far.
-And now, Tiffany Stratton though… -[Wade] Oh!
…great counter sent Jade across the ring.
Tiffany's had an answer for almost everything from Jade tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, so much finesse so far
-from Tiffany Stratton. -[Michael] Oh!
[Wade] And it's starting to wear down the challenger.
[Michael] And now, Stratton, uh-oh, caught by Cargill momentarily.
Tiffany Stratton though, has Jade where she wants her.
And for the Alabama Slam, didn't quite get all of it,
-but has Cargill in position now. -[Wade] Cargill's got such a long frame,
it's hard to pull it off, but it did enough.
[Michael] Oh! And boots up, great counter by Jade.
[Wade] Such long limbs there, Cargill, right to the jaw of the champ,
but the champ's rocked.
-[Michael] Yeah, Stratton is locked. -[Wade] Here we go.
[Michael] Cargill has the champ where she wants her.
-Jade has delivered for the championship. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] But Tiffany Stratton rolls for the ropes.
Gets the foot on the bottom rope, and the official, Daphanie LaShaunn…
-has to call off the cover. -[Wade] That, again, is a tiny window
into minor experience problems there for Jade Cargill.
Feet up here, beautifully executed, immediately pounced with it.
Rolled the other way for the pin, Jade, but no, over-rotated it.
I don't even think Tiffany Stratton knew anything
about that foot on the ropes.
It was accidental by Cargill, and that cost her.
[Michael] Now, Tiffany Stratton rolls through, shoulders down.
Great pinning combination by Cargill. Tiffany's got a kick at two.
Tiffany looks out of sorts here, Wade. Cargill now with a choke slam.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Well, Tiffany got out of that first, Jade,
and there's still gonna be a second, and Tiffany can't even stand up here.
[Michael] Yeah, I'm not quite sure where she's at, I believe,
as Jade Cargill could be closing in
on her first Women's Championship here in WWE.
[Wade] Well, you need to make it count while you can,
and we might be getting something deadly here, Cole.
What is Cargill cooking up?
[Michael] From the second rope, Jade Cargill setting up Tiffany Stratton.
For Jade, it is Tiffany now, fights her way up to the top rope.
She doesn't wanna be up there.
Jade Cargill now-- Tiffany Stratton with a great counter.
[Wade] Just took too long for Cargill to get set there.
-[Michael] Prettiest Moonsault Ever! -[crowd cheering, counting]
[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Tiffany Stratton retains. -[bell ringing]
-["Tiffy Time" playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] Here is your winner,
and still the WWE Women's Champion,
Tiffany Stratton.
[Michael] Man, what a great match. Jade looked great, but Tiffany survived.
[Wade] Yeah, well, Jade Cargill had the match won
but made a critical error there. Make no mistake,
the trajectory of Jade Cargill will not be slowing down here.
But how smart, how clever is Tiffany Stratton
making the right decisions at the right moment,
and that was the biggest of them all.
Felling the challenger, and then the prettiest moonsault ever.
Nailed to perfection despite the volley of abuse sent her way
during the match.
Tiffany gets the win, Tiffany retains, but Jade Cargill will fight on.
It ain't game over.
[Michael] Tiffany Stratton has been champion for nearly 200 days.
And in 2025, Wade, this young woman, the WWE Women's Champion, is undefeated.
Fourteen and O. Tiffany Stratton on a massive roll at WWE.
[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Four-time Grammy-nominated, Nashville's very own mega music star,
-Jelly Roll is our special guest. -["Liar" playing]
♪ You ain't nothin' but a liar I hear you in my head ♪
-Ayo! Ayo! No, no, no. Cut that out. -[crowd jeering]
Listen, Jelly, you belong on a stage, not in the WWE ring.
The WWE doesn't need a Jelly Roll.
The WWE needs a Logan Paul.
-[crowd cheering] -Are you freaking kidding me?
I need you to listen up real good, you entitled, whiny little bitch.
Everybody back there does everything that they can do
to make sure that Logan Paul looks as good as he can.
[Wade] Oh!
[Joe] Drew McIntyre!
[Wade] Randy RKO'd Drew last week. Drew got his payback tonight.
The opportunist picking the bones.
Come on, Randy!
[Wade] What… What the hell are you doing, Jelly Roll?
[Joe] Jelly Roll comes to the aid of the all-time living legend.
[epic music playing]
-[tense music playing] -I don't trust Logan tomorrow.
I was thinking, if you're all right with it,
I think I'm gonna come down to the main event and watch you.
I'd be honored if you'd come down and just be in my corner.
That's what I thought. Nothing!
-[Michael] And Randy Orton hit RKO! -[crowd counting]
-[Michael] Orton with a win! -[bell ringing]
-[Michael] Logan Paul. -[Wade] That one lucky punch.
[Michael] Jelly Roll has seen enough.
[Wade] Oh!
[Michael] And Jelly with the right hand, Paul is down.
-[Michael] No. -[crowd jeering]
[Michael] A Claymore by McIntyre.
You're gonna remember this night, you screaming for McIntyre.
-What are you doing? -What the hell are you thinking?
[Randy] Damn it, man, I'm sorry, I should have never had you out there.
-[brooding music playing] -They have gravely underestimated me.
I want them both. Anywhere, anytime.
You know what? SummerSlam, you and me.
-The revenge I want. -That's what I'm talking about.
[crowd cheering]
[Logan] The human donut hole who made a mockery of our business
on Jimmy Kimmel Live.
Wow!
The hell are you doing in a wrestling ring, Jelly Roll?
I'm done talking with you, podcaster. Let's go.
[indistinct chatter]
[Logan] You learn today, you will never ever belong here.
-You are not a wrestler. -[grunts]
-You're welcome. -Get out, now.
-[pants] -[brooding music playing]
-[epic music playing] -[Logan] Oh, come on!
[Corey] Oh, he's got backup this time.
[Wade] No stopping Randy Orton when he's got that look in his eye.
[Corey] Here we go!
They're fighting right through the security.
Oh! The Viper has snapped!
-Can you believe the venom in these two? -[crowd cheering]
[Corey] Jelly Roll, Randy Orton, Logan Paul, Drew McIntyre.
[music concludes]
♪ Ayo ♪
-["Still Humble" playing] -[crowd jeering]
♪ Humble ♪
♪ How can I be so good lookin' And still humble? ♪
♪ How can I be so damn rich And still humble? ♪
♪ How can I do all this… And I'm still humble? ♪
I'm still humble.
♪ My bloodline blessed, my family crest ♪
♪ Is a couple hundred million And some jewels on my neck ♪
[bell ringing]
[Alicia] The following is a tag team match scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico,
by way of Cleveland, Ohio,
weighing in at 220 pounds,
The Maverick, Logan Paul.
[Michael] You know, Wade, it's hard to believe
that it was three years ago at this event, SummerSlam,
where Logan Paul had his first singles match ever in WWE.
[Wade] Yeah, this deep into a WWE career, a former United States Champ,
multiple WrestleMania appearances.
The people of planet Earth do not want to accept it,
but Logan Paul is starting to approach veteran territory in this game.
Give him some respect.
[Michael] I give him respect every time he's in the ring.
I don't think there's been anybody in history
that's taken to this game as quickly as Logan Paul has.
[Wade] Well, let me ask you this,
how many celebrities have dipped into our world?
[Michael] And it's interesting to see our whole front row
here on the opposite side of the ring,
holding up those signs that say "Logan Paul is an outsider,"
'cause remember, Logan Paul is the one who called Jelly Roll an outsider
when he came to WWE just a few weeks back.
[Wade] As far as I'm concerned, Logan Paul has earned his stripes.
If anyone is an outsider in this tag match, it is Jelly Roll.
These guys have got their signs completely wrong.
[Michael] And setting Logan Paul off a bit,
doesn't let a lot get under his skin.
[Wade] Don't allow your disdain for a personality to get in the way
-of the truth and the facts here. -["Gallantry" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Alicia] And his tag team partner from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
Drew McIntyre.
[Michael] I'm not quite shocked that Logan Paul and Drew are buddies
because Drew spends a lot of time on social media, much like Logan Paul.
[Wade] Well, they-- Drew sees a lot of himself in Logan Paul.
They're both smart enough to realize
that this industry is gonna give you absolutely nothing.
You have to take at every opportunity.
McIntyre and Logan Paul are just two dudes real enough to recognize and admit that.
[Michael] Well, they want to embarrass Jelly Roll tonight
-in his in-ring debut in WWE. -[Wade] Well, here's my concern.
McIntyre, if you've been following his social media,
got stuck at Heathrow Airport earlier this week.
And I can tell you from personal experience,
if a Brit gets stuck in the U.K.,
they do one thing, they go straight to the pub.
-And I'm concerned at the amount of beer… -[Michael laughs]
…McIntyre may have consumed in the lead up to this match.
It's gonna tell quite quickly if he can't hit his stride.
But taking a look at that physique, there is not an ounce of fat on McIntyre.
Two hundred and eighty pounds of prime Scottish beef,
tagging up with the maggo-- Maverick Logan Paul.
[Michael] You were gonna call him "the maggot," weren't you?
[Wade laughs]
[Michael] You were gonna call him the maggot.
-That's how you truly feel. -[Wade] Slip of the tongue.
[Michael laughs]
[Wade] One of my absolute favorites is Drew McIntyre,
whooping people in that ring.
-It got very quiet. -["Who's Your Daddy?" playing]
♪ You know I got it, come and get it Who's your daddy? ♪
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Rapper, singer, songwriter, CMT Music Award winner.
CMA's New Artist of the Year in 2023
and tonight making his in-ring debut in WWE.
New York City, New Jersey, what's up?
[crowd cheering]
I would like to take a moment to pledge allegiance
to the Apex Predator tonight.
[crowd cheering]
♪ I hear voices in my head They council me, they understand ♪
[crowd singing] ♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
-["Voices" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ They council me, they understand They talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ You got your rules… ♪
[Alicia] And their opponents, first, he's the son of a sinner,
hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Grammy-nominated,
multi-platinum recording artist, Jelly Roll!
And his tag team partner, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 290 pounds,
the Viper, Randy Orton!
[Michael] Randy Orton, Jelly Roll set for tag team action tonight.
Jelly Roll's wife is in the house here at MetLife Stadium as well
to cheer her husband Jelly Roll on in his in-ring debut,
YouTuber Bunnie XO is a podcast host, model, and Jelly Roll's wife
and her podcast, the Dumb Blonde podcast,
has 44.3 million total downloads
and is the number one on Apple and number two on Spotify comedy charts.
[crowd singing] ♪ They talk to me ♪
[Michael] Let's talk about Jelly Roll a little bit here, Wade,
because the man has been training. He's been getting in shape.
He's lost 230 pounds to get ready for this matchup tonight.
And I want to thank Logan Paul. He's adorned me with his headband.
-Do I look pretty good in this? -[Wade] You look a complete dweeb in that.
And I think that was the plan of Logan Paul.
But I will agree.
Jelly Roll has been doing all the right things.
He's been training with some of the absolute best
at the Performance Center, the likes of Johnny Moss,
Robbie Brookside, a couple of British legends.
-[Michael] Matt Bloom. -[Wade] And of course, Matt Bloom as well.
That's doing all the right things.
What he hasn't done is actually have a match before coming to SummerSlam.
So you can train all you want.
Very different scenario now against McIntyre and the Maverick.
Are you gonna wear that thing for the whole match?
[Michael] I am.
[Wade] You're too scared to take it off, right?
[Michael] Logan had me on his podcast, so I sorta owe him.
Nonetheless, Jelly Roll weighs in at 299 pounds,
the lightest in many, many years, he told me earlier today.
He said it's been tough training
in the Performance Center getting ready for this matchup.
In fact, he broke his pinky while training.
-And… -[Wade laughing]
-What are you laughing at? -[Wade] Everyone on planet Earth,
please screencap that and make it go viral.
[Michael] I actually look decent in it.
[Wade] You look absolutely ridiculous, which is pretty much standard for you,
but perhaps more ridiculous than ever.
[crowd singing] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
[Wade] A maverick, you are not, Michael Cole.
[Michael] Not a maggot either.
[crowd singing] ♪ They talk to me ♪
[Wade] Right now Drew McIntyre is just prowling the ringside area.
And I gotta tell you right now,
if I could pick any tag team partner in the whole of WWE,
I would personally pick "The Viper" Randy Orton,
especially when he's at his unrepentant best.
I don't think he'd wanna tag with me, but that would have been my choice.
-[music concludes] -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] It's gonna be interesting to see how this plays out.
Is Jelly Roll ready for not only the match,
-and then Logan Paul with a cheap shot. -[Wade] There you go, there you go.
[Michael] With a right hand, Randy Orton is ticked off,
and the match hasn't even started yet.
[Wade] Welcome to the business, kid.
[Michael] Our referee, Ryan Tran, holding Orton back, and again,
you made a great point, Wade.
Jelly Roll got caught up in it all, and Logan Paul made him pay.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Right now the fact of the team by virtue of the fact
that he's had one plus matches,
Randy Orton trying to coax the up and comer Jelly Roll.
-Step out of the ring, kid. -[bell ringing]
[Wade] Get your senses together. No, no, no, no, no, no.
[Michael] As the bell rings, Jelly Roll tags himself in.
He wants Logan Paul out for the cheap shot.
[Wade] And I'm laughing at Randy Orton being the voice of reason.
[crowd chanting] Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll! Jelly Roll…
[Wade] I mean, this is effectively a handicap match.
It's Randy Orton versus the Maverick and McIntyre,
and Jelly Roll is here too.
[Michael] I tend to agree with you on that point,
but we're gonna have to see what Jelly Roll has learned
over the past number of weeks as he starts things off.
Logan Paul with a kick right to the midsection,
and Paul hammering away on Jelly Roll.
And I'm afraid this could be a short night.
[Wade] A massacre, call it what it's gonna be.
Jelly Roll doesn't know which body parts to defend first.
[Michael] Randy Orton saying, listen, I should have started this match.
[Wade] Right to start this match.
Logan Paul, trash talk to Jelly Roll, trying to whip him across the ring.
Jelly Roll not allowing it to happen. And a big elbow by Jelly drops Paul.
And Jelly Roll now with another one and a shoulder tackle.
Paul, once again, kick to the midsection.
Logan Paul trying to power Jelly Roll up.
[Wade] Jelly's lost a lot of weight,
not quite enough to throw that T-bone suplex or whatever.
-[Michael] Yeah, but-- -[Wade] Logan was trying, no!
-[Michael] Jelly with a slam in the zone. -[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now, paying some homage to the H,
with an elbow delivered and a kick-out by Paul.
Logan Paul a bit surprised and shocked at the arsenal
of Jelly Roll early on.
[Wade] Yeah, perhaps underestimating this rookie country star.
But now the game changes.
[Michael] Yeah, and Jelly, you might wanna make a tag now to Mr. Orton
while you have the opportunity, because here comes McIntyre.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] McIntyre is an absolute terminator.
[Wade] Well, make the right choice here, Jelly Roll, 'cause if you don't,
there will be consequences
for the rest of your time on this mortal coil.
[Michael] Jelly Roll gonna take his chances.
Randy Orton said, let's change up the strategy a little bit here.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] That's 101, you don't turn your back on McIntyre.
Don't let your ego get the best of you here, kid.
Show him what you're about. Show him what you're about.
[Michael] Randy trying to psych up Jelly Roll,
now goes face to chest to Drew McIntyre. Now they realize he made a mistake.
[Wade] Yeah, the fun and games are over now.
-God, Jelly Roll. -This is the day the music dies.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] McIntyre, Jelly Roll though.
Nice jab, head, went for the headbutt, another jab by Jelly.
And a third one, and the Glasgow Kiss will drop Jelly Roll.
And now Randy Orton obviously panicked on the outside of the apron,
realizes he's gotta get in here or this is gonna be a disaster.
[Wade] It is every celebrity's dream to get in this ring at SummerSlam
in front of a packed stadium and do your thing
with the WWE Superstars until you face reality.
[Michael] Yeah, not every celebrity can come in and have
the success of Logan Paul.
[Wade] Yeah, how many have dipped in and immediately dipped back out
once they know what this is really about?
It might be one and done for Jelly Roll at this rate.
[Michael] Yeah, for a couple of those chops,
Jelly Roll may wanna head back to the locker room.
The right hand by McIntyre, just taking his time,
staring back at Randy.
Reach, I hear voices, and they say you're screwed.
[Michael] McIntyre got off the deep end last year or two.
[Wade] Well, he always did have a hair-trigger temper.
And that perhaps is what makes McIntyre
at this point in his career so damn dangerous.
[Michael] Now Logan Paul will make the tag and have his way.
A double team coming on Jelly Roll,
the man who Logan Paul says has no business being in a WWE ring.
The audacity to call Jelly the outsider, and that's how Logan started his career.
[Wade] Logan earned his stripes, and right now,
the claim that Jelly Roll has no place in a WWE ring
based on the evidence before our eyes is factually correct.
[crowd chanting]
[Michael] Choice chance for Logan Paul.
Randy Orton a lot riding in the line in this match.
If he wins, Wade,
becomes number two on the all time list for wins at SummerSlam.
Off a leg drop, Jelly Roll kicks at two, nonchalant cover by Logan Paul.
[Wade] Well, the only chance Randy Orton has of winning this match
is if he gets tagged in
and the likelihood of that is looking pretty damn slim.
[Michael] Yeah, for Randy Orton, it's a treat seeing him at SummerSlam.
It's been four years since Randy's been fighting at this event.
McIntyre, made it one SummerSlam. Remember he knocked off CM Punk last year.
And look at Logan Paul now with the body shots to Jelly Roll
and making Jelly pay. Jelly's gotta make a tag here, Wade.
[Wade] And look, we've seen some flash stuff from Jelly Roll
over the past few weeks. These flurries of attacks he's launched.
[Michael] Yeah, but it's different when you're in a match, right?
[Wade] It's even more different because there is the factor of endurance
which at this point,
Jelly's been beaten up for the past five minutes.
He's exhausted clearly, sucking on oxygen.
I don't know what kind of offense you can expect
of the guy when he's now softened up by these two.
[Michael] And you can lose all the weight you want,
but it doesn't mean you're gonna have the cardio that you're gonna need
in the ring in a wrestling match.
[Wade] The only way you get that is in matches.
Iron sharpens iron, I'll tell you that from coming back from a couple
of injuries in my own career.
It used to take me two or three months of competing regularly
to get back to the place where I felt I could compete
-against someone as good as McIntyre. -[Michael] Cheap shot.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And now mocking Randy Orton, and things are just going.
Jelly Roll sends McIntyre over the top rope,
and Jelly collapses in the ring. Problem is, there's no one for him to tag.
As Randy Orton makes it back to his feet,
now realizes there's an opportunity to get in this match.
Jelly Roll trying to crawl, trying to drag himself to the corner,
and make a tag for the 14-time world champion.
[Wade] Do or die, you've gotta make this tag, Jelly, there it is.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] And Orton and McIntyre, who spent the most of the most of 2020
battling in the WWE championship, at it again here tonight.
Powerslam by Randy.
[Wade] Brawling on the Jimmy Kimmel show a few weeks ago,
now Randy gets to do whatever the hell he wants
to the Scottish terminator.
[Michael] And these guys have been everywhere,
Kimmel, ESPN, now Randy Orton makes his way…
A draping DDT delivered.
And Randy Orton is going to that place.
[Wade] Logan Paul and McIntyre effectively had this match won,
but having too much fun at the expense of Jelly Roll is gonna cost them.
[Michael] Now McIntyre and Logan Paul outside the ring.
[Wade] Talk about the smarts of Logan Paul dragging McIntyre out of danger
and putting himself in the line of fire in the process.
[Michael] Randy Orton drives Logan Paul into the barricade.
And now Drew McIntyre trying to bounce Orton
off the Spanish announce table.
Randy Orton able to counter right here, bent into Orton again.
And now Logan Paul gonna suffer the same fate.
-[Wade] Oh! -[Michael] Drew with a Claymore,
a Claymore from out of nowhere by McIntyre.
[Wade] Well, Randy Orton simply didn't have enough eyes
in his head to keep his wits about him while attacking Logan Paul
and McIntyre simultaneously.
And Jelly Roll smells the danger here.
[Michael] And Jelly Roll checking on his partner, Randy Orton,
who was floored by a Claymore. And now Logan Paul from behind.
[Wade] By the nature of the game here, you have to have your wits about you.
Keep your eyes at all angles.
-Never drop your guard. -[Michael] Uh-oh, uh-oh.
-Titanium-loaded right hand. -Get up, come on!
[Michael] The knockout punch coming from Logan Paul, to Jelly Roll.
[Wade] Jelly tried his best to duck out of that,
but it caught him flush on the chin.
[Michael] Jelly Roll's brain was just trying
to "jelly" with that right hand.
And now Logan Paul clearing off our announce table, and…
Oh, man, this is-- Things are getting out of control here.
[Wade] No luck pointing at all. There's few places to hide, you know
Highly concerned about what's coming next.
Shades are on. The future is bright for Logan Paul,
and again, even brighter with victory tonight.
-[crowd chanting "Let's go, Randy"] -[Logan] Oh, that's good. That's good.
[Michael] McIntyre. McIntyre now,
putting Jelly Roll, who's just knocked out cold…
-Wait, he's out cold. -[Wade] Oh, my God.
[Michael] Logan Paul climbing to the top of the ring post,
toasting some Prime.
[crowd chanting "We can't see"]
[Wade] Here's your viral moment, everyone.
[cheers]
[Michael] And a splash through Jelly Roll, through the announce table!
[crowd clamoring]
[Michael] Jelly Roll is gonna rue the day
that he wanted to become a WWE superstar.
[Wade] Oh, my God, absolute carnage here at ringside.
I'm concerned, of course, for Jelly Roll.
I'm also concerned for Logan Paul, whose eyes have glazed over.
[cheers]
[Michael] Logan Paul with that splash from the top of the ring post,
medical personnel, other officials are coming out here.
Logan Paul making his… trying to crawl his way out of the rubble,
but Jelly Roll is in deep, deep trouble. This is a serious situation, Wade.
Jelly Roll hit the ground hard as he went through the table,
and now we've got emergency personnel out here.
[Wade] This is a serious business, Michael Cole,
it ain't for the light-hearted, and it ain't for the foolhardy,
and the honky-tonks of Nashville must feel pretty damn appealing
if you're Jelly Roll right now, but it's too late for that.
[Michael] Well, here's the deal, Wade,
Jelly Roll, he had to know what he was getting into,
people warned him.
Meanwhile, back to the action, as McIntyre sends Orton
back into the ring.
We got a disaster area here at ringside as McIntyre and Orton now
go at it inside the ring.
I'm looking at Jelly Roll, he's in deep-- He's really hurt, Wade.
[Wade] Yeah, the medics are out here, they're keeping a close eye on it.
And this is mission accomplished for McIntyre and The Maverick, Logan Paul,
who came here tonight to cause carnage and punish what they see
as an imposter in Jelly Roll.
[Michael] And Drew McIntyre just playing it up
to this over 50,000 crowd here tonight at MetLife Stadium.
And now Randy Orton-- And you mentioned this earlier, Wade,
it was going to turn into this, a two-on-one situation.
A handicap situation for Randy Orton,
and that's what's happened as the officials now,
and the medical personnel at ringside, have got Jelly Roll to his feet.
They're going to have to try to get him out of this arena
as Logan Paul and Randy Orton--
I mean, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre continue to pummel away on Orton.
[Wade] I'm looking at Jelly Roll's wife in the front row
who looks absolutely terrified, thinking,
"What the hell was my husband thinking getting involved in this world?"
[Michael] Well, maybe she should have talked him out of it.
Maybe we all should have talked him out of it.
I mean, we've been celebrating Jelly Roll here
for a number of weeks now, high fives, hugs at ringside, but maybe…
[Wade] Do you know two people who did try and talk him out of it?
Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre. Next time, celebrities, start listening.
And now they're gonna haul Jelly Roll out of the ringside area here.
[Wade] And I promise you, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre
have no intention of ending this one quickly.
No intention of putting Randy Orton out of his misery.
And why should they?
[Michael] Well, what they're doing here is sending a message, Wade.
They're basically telling Randy Orton,
"You were an idiot to tag with Jelly Roll in the first place,
and now we're gonna make you pay." The Blockbuster by Paul.
[Wade] Just 'cause you're a big fan of a musician, Randy…
-[crowd counting] -[Michael] And a kick-out.
…does not mean that musician is gonna be any good to you
in a tag match against two uber athletes like these.
[Michael] And Logan Paul laughing and mocking Jelly Roll
as they drag him out of the MetLife Stadium here.
[Wade] Because Logan Paul has been proved right.
Logan Paul was aghast at the kind of response
and adulation that Jelly Roll was receiving
from the WWE Universe,
whereas Logan Paul gets nothing but vitriol
after Logan Paul has laid it all on that mat
time and time again for these people.
-Show some bloody respect. -[Michael] And Drew McIntyre again just…
just mocking the WWE fans, and Randy Orton makes him pay.
And The Viper, the apex predator, trying to somehow fight back by himself,
alone, against the dangerous Paul and the dangerous McIntyre.
Swimming against the tide is Randy Orton tonight,
but if anyone can do it, it is Randy.
[Michael] Randy Orton now, with McIntyre up top. Superplex.
So, this is important for Randy,
'cause it buys himself a little bit of time
to try to regroup somehow, Wade.
[Wade] Try to regroup and figure out a game plan from here.
And of course, we know about the back issues of Randy Orton
that have plagued the last few years of his career.
That superplex right there may have tweaked it once again.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
[Michael] I don't know what Jelly's thinking, but…
[Wade] Oh, God.
…he's trying to drag himself back in there!
He can't even stand!
[Wade] He's a glutton for punishment,
and he's moving like the walking dead right now!
But this guy is showing some real guts tonight.
[Michael] Listen, at the end of the day, you gotta applaud Jelly Roll
to not leave his partner high and dry here in this match.
-Randy Orton is gonna tag in Jelly Roll. -[Wade] Oh, my God!
[Michael] And here he comes. And Jelly Roll with a clothesline.
And another one to Logan Paul.
[Wade] Just fighting on pure adrenaline here.
-Logan Paul looks like he's seen a ghost. -You're not The Maverick, Logan!
You're not The Maverick!
[Wade] He may well have, back from the dead.
-[Michael] Jelly Roll with a chokeslam! -[crowd cheering]
And there he goes, the Black Roll Slam…
-to Logan Paul! -[Wade] With puns and everything.
[Michael] Jelly's fired up!
[Wade] Well, this stadium is now losing their minds.
[Michael] The Son of a Sinner is gonna make Logan Paul pay for his sins.
[crowd chanting "Jelly Roll"]
[Michael] Listen to this place!
[Wade] Is Jelly going to pull off the unthinkable here?
Back from the break, it ain't that easy though.
-[Michael] Logan Paul-- Oh, my goodness! -[Wade] Oh, my God!
-[Michael] A cover by Jelly Roll! -[crowd counting]
[Michael] And Drew McIntyre breaks things up.
-That was like a Jelly to Belly. -[Wade] Watch out, watch out.
[Michael] Powerslam Claymore from McIntyre.
RKO!
Paul sends Orton into the post.
Jelly Roll out with the Claymore.
Logan Paul up top, the Paul from Grace.
-Frog splash for the win. -[crowd counting]
-[bell ringing] -["Still Humble" playing]
[Alicia] Here are your winners, the team of Drew McIntyre
and Logan Paul!
[Michael] Well, there's no fairy-tale ending
for our celebrity here tonight.
Jelly Roll and Randy Orton
lose to McIntyre and Paul here at SummerSlam.
But what a performance by Jelly Roll in his in-ring debut.
[Wade] Well, I took a lot of potshots at Jelly Roll tonight.
I didn't think he was due a match at SummerSlam
based on his lack of experience, but he showed us all something here.
Jelly Roll went out on his shield tonight.
[Wade] This is the moment Logan Paul went for broke
and thought he'd broken the body of Jelly Roll for good.
And I'm still astounded that it didn't.
He was getting carried out of here, but something awoke inside Jelly Roll.
"Hell no, I ain't going out like that, I'm back in the fight."
"I'm not letting Randy Orton down tonight."
This was Jelly Roll hitting this Black Roll slam,
as "pun-tastic" Michael Cole…
-[Michael laughs] -…decided to call it.
[Michael] And don't forget this, the Jelly to Belly?
[Wade chuckles]
Well, this was the moment it all started going wrong
once again for Jelly Roll.
The Claymore, McIntyre wiped out with an RKO,
but ever the parasite waiting to prey, Logan Paul.
-["Still Humble" playing] -[Michael] The Paul from Grace,
the frog splash that ends…
-[crowd counting] -…the in-ring debut of Jelly Roll.
[bell ringing]
[Michael] Listen, Jelly's got nothing to be ashamed of tonight.
He stood up and he took 'em to the limit.
But in the end, Logan Paul and Drew McIntyre,
victorious at SummerSlam.
[music concludes]
[dramatic music playing]
[Punk] I am CM Punk, and I am straight edge!
I'm the best on this microphone, in that ring, nobody can touch me!
I'm coming for all of y'all in '25.
I am the best in the world!
It's the Summer of Punk time.
And it is time that CM Punk got some gold around his waist.
[Corey] CM Punk came to fight and punch his ticket to SummerSlam.
[Michael] Go To Sleep!
Punk's going to SummerSlam!
…against that man, Gunther, for the World Championship.
[Punk] It is time CM Punk became Champion one more time.
The best in the world!
[Gunther] Is the man that holds the World Heavyweight Championship.
Well, let's cut to the chase then, Punk, huh?
You consider yourself the best in the world,
I consider myself the best in the world.
You got a massive ego. I got a massive ego.
It's not based on what they think. That's worthless.
My ego is justified.
Ever since I stepped foot in this company,
I'm the greatest gift this company has ever received!
For 80% of my time in this company,
I have been a champion!
And right now,
I am the greatest World Heavyweight Champion
of all time.
There's levels to this, kid.
And you're gonna find out a hard lesson at the SummerSlam.
It dawned on me that I don't want to be World Heavyweight Champion.
I need to be World Heavyweight Champion.
I need to be World Heavyweight Champion
as a thank you to the millions of people who have chanted my name.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Gunther] At the end of the day, the bell has to ring.
-And when that happens… -[Punk] I can promise you…
-…I'm gonna mold you. -…that I will leave it all in the ring.
-[Gunther] I'm gonna push you around. -[Punk] I will not quit.
[Gunther] I'm gonna choke you out. I'm gonna drop you like a wet towel.
[Punk] I will give you everything I have!
And one man will get his hand raised.
-Still the World… -…Heavyweight Champion.
The one, the only…
[Gunther] You will never be
-the best in the world. -…best in the world.
[music concludes]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheers]
♪ Look in my eyes, what do you see? ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
♪ I know your anger, I know your dreams ♪
♪ I've been everything you want to be ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality The cult of personality… ♪
It's clobberin' time!
♪ …Neon lights, a Nobel prize ♪
♪ When a mirror speaks The reflection lies ♪
♪ You won't have to follow me ♪
♪ Only you can set me free… ♪
[Michael] CM Punk has not won a championship match in WWE since 2013,
more than 12 years ago.
It has been nearly 14 years
since he captured a WWE championship.
♪ I told you, one and one makes three… ♪
[Michael] CM Punk made it clear when he returned a couple of years ago
to WWE that he came here to make money, that he came here to win championships.
He's had a number of opportunities but has not been able
for one reason or another to get the job done.
And, Wade, Punk was pretty honest with us earlier today when he said
he felt like his championship window is closing around here.
This is a must-win for Punk tonight.
[Wade] You can have all the cockiness and arrogance in the world
when you're in your twenties,
and even your early thirties in this game,
and CM Punk certainly had that and more, but right now,
Old Father Time is catching up with CM Punk
and he is grappling with career mortality.
It's a win-now situation for CM Punk.
[crowd cheers]
-[crowd chanting "CM Punk"] -[song concludes]
["Prepare to Fight" playing]
♪ Gunther! ♪
[song continues]
[Michael] 80% of the time that this man has been in WWE,
he has been a champion.
The current World Champion, Gunther,
who won his first World title at SummerSlam last year
with a victory over Damian Priest, has been begging for these opportunities.
An opportunity at the upper echelon of professional wrestling,
at the top stars on the planet.
It was one thing back at Saturday Night's Main Event
to knock off a Hall of Famer,
an icon like Goldberg in the twilight of his career.
It's quite another to go face to face with one of the all-time greats,
perhaps the best in the world today, in his prime, CM Punk.
Gunther clamoring for this opportunity tonight.
[Wade] Gunther is all about proving he is the greatest on the planet.
And I assure you,
Gunther hearing the moniker "Best in the World" used by anyone else
irritates the champ to no end.
Tonight is about setting the record straight for the big Austrian.
[Michael] Let's head up to the great Alicia Taylor.
[song ends]
[bell rings]
The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
the World Heavyweight
Championship!
[crowd cheers]
Introducing first, the challenger.
From Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
CM Punk!
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
And his opponent.
From Vienna, Austria,
weighing in at 250 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
"The Ring General" Gunther.
[Michael] In the 38 years at this event, SummerSlam,
there have been 17 World Championship changes.
For the first time tonight, Gunther and Punk go one-on-one
for the richest prize on Monday Night Raw.
Punk has been very clear, he came back to win titles and money.
An opportunity to win the title tonight
against one of the most formidable opponents
that he's ever faced.
A man that CM Punk said you could drop into any era,
into the '70s with Sammartino,
into the '80s with Hogan, into the '90s with Hart,
into the 2000s with John Cena.
Gunther would face each of them and go toe to toe.
And that's what CM Punk faces tonight
with the World Heavyweight Championship on the line!
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Wade] The sun's gone to hell, the moon's riding high,
and we are ready for a main event for the ages here.
[Michael] What does Punk need to do to wrestle the title away
from this machine named Gunther?
[Wade] He's gotta be ice cold and clinical.
There's no room for romanticism at this level.
I think Punk in his main event loss at WrestleMania 41
will have learned a lot about that.
The bitter disappointment he tasted, you need to block it all out.
-Focus on wrestling a match. -[Michael] And if you're Gunther,
you just do what brought you to the dance, right?
Methodical offense, beat your opponent down,
get in their head, play the mind games. That's what the champ likes to do.
[Wade] Well, Gunther is simply matchup proof.
Brawlers, technicians, high flyers, veterans,
Hall of Famers, NFL punters.
He'll face them all head on and ultimately do what he does,
which is destroy them.
[Michael] You know, in the last five years,
Gunther has, like, four losses, and that's absolutely insane.
[Wade] Even more crazy at this level
where there is so much tape on Gunther that you could study.
But the brilliance of Gunther, he never stops evolving.
Expect a couple of more wrinkles you've never seen before from The General.
And we talked to Punk earlier, and we talked about strategy, Wade,
and he said he's gotta do a couple of things tonight.
He's gotta stay away from the chops, he understands how dangerous it is.
And he's gotta stay away from Gunther's sleeper.
He said, "If I can do those two things, I can win the World title."
[Wade] Well, I'll add to that a powerbomb, a lariat, a big boot, a splash.
Gunther has so many ways he can not only hurt you, but beat you.
He's won with all of those that I just listed.
There's a hell of a lot you've gotta duck when you're in there with Gunther.
[Michael] And CM Punk looking to throw Gunther off his game early.
Nice counter by Punk that time,
now goes to work on the left arm of Gunther.
Snapmare takedown with authority by Gunther.
Looked like he was gonna go for a chinlock there
and Punk turned it around into that arm hold.
[Wade] I'd argue the catch-as-catch-can skills of CM Punk
are as sharp as ever.
One of the greatest exponents of that in WWE.
And Gunther's finding that out pretty quick here.
[Michael] And there's a nice shot to the arm.
And again, Punk looking to wear down Gunther,
take the arm out of the way, take away the submission,
take away the power. Great strategy early on for Punk.
-[referee] One, two! -Break! Break.
[Michael] Oh! And Punk blocked the possible chop,
'cause he got both hands up.
[Wade] And you can break a hand very easily,
a metacarpal is a very fine bone in the hand,
boxers break them all the time, and a shot like that can really resonate
if caught the wrong way.
[Michael] Some feeling out process in the early going of this match.
First time these two have ever been in the ring one-on-one.
[Wade] And it's really a respect level,
both competitors fully aware of how dangerous their opponent is,
how quickly they can potentially get the upper hand and end this match.
The last thing you want in a major main event
for the big prize like this is to go down early.
[Michael] The last thing you wanna do if you're CM Punk
is get into a test of strength with Gunther.
-[Wade] Yeah, Gunther is a powerhouse. -[Michael] Oh! Goodness.
[Wade] Even more so against someone like CM Punk.
-What a nice bridge there from… Oh! -[Michael] Great core strength by Punk.
Gunther didn't get all that, but he did get the one at the back of the neck.
[Wade] Gunther temporarily lost his balance slightly
when going for that first stomp, but made up for it on the second bite.
[Michael] And it's interesting, 'cause it looks like Punk's got Gunther
a bit out of sorts here in the early going.
[Wade] Well, the best thing you can do against someone at this very, very
top level of the industry is to make them question.
"I wasn't quite expecting that from my opponent,"
"He did something that wasn't on the tape that I've studied."
"Now I'm not sure what he's gonna throw at me."
[Michael] Now, you interested in the way that Punk's attacking the arm here?
[Wade] I mean, attack whatever you can on Gunther.
He does seem to have made a beeline for that arm.
That seems to be the game plan, the shoulder perhaps.
[Michael] Again, you take the arm out, mentioned it before,
you take out so much of the offensive arsenal of Gunther.
Oh, and there's the chop!
Punk tried to avoid it for the beginning part of this matchup.
And Gunther finally connected,
and there's a reason that Punk tried to avoid it.
That chop dropping Punk, just listen to this.
[Wade] And I'll tell you right now, you mentioned it,
Punk was having a good effort on the arm of Gunther.
He really had the upper hand there for two or three minutes,
and Gunther was questioning himself. I think Punk got a little ahead of himself
and started to think he'd softened Gunther up a little too much,
dropped his guard, and boom, there it was.
[Michael] Yeah, Punk now again goes back to work
on the left arm using his feet as well.
The MMA, the Muay Thai background of CM Punk
on display here against the world champion.
[Wade] Controlling Gunther as much as he can.
Drag the arm one way, the body is shortly gonna follow.
And neutralizing in the process the power game of Gunther.
[Michael] Yeah, a snapmare and now physical and mental abuse here
from Punk to the champion.
Gunther trying to-- Ooh! Fight his way out of it, double knees.
[Wade] This has already been a completely different battle
to the one Gunther faced several weeks ago
at Saturday Night's Main Event against the powerhouse Hall of Famer Goldberg.
Gunther ultimately dominated that match.
[Michael] And that's the sleeper Gunther was going for
that has taken out a number of men here in WWE.
Punk made it to the ropes to force a break.
[Wade] It was a great block from CM Punk.
Now, CM Punk knows a thing or two about jujitsu.
Well, once again, the block of the chop.
[Michael] And Punk now firing back with chops of his own.
[crowd chanting "Whoo"]
[Wade] Gunther talking a little smack in the process.
"You ain't hurting me, Punk." But that was a lie.
Gunther was rattled there.
[Michael] Yeah, Punk rattled him again with a kick to the face.
Punk now top rope and right to the hamstring.
[Wade] Chop to the hamstring, who does that?
[Michael] And now a chop to the back, and Punk's in trouble now.
[Wade] Yeah, you can block your chest all you want.
You can't block the back, you can't block the hamstring.
Oh my God, it's a full body chop.
[Michael] And again, CM Punk being punished and tortured here.
-This physical assault by Gunther. -[Wade] Chopped meat now is CM Punk.
[Michael] Punk tried to avoid that throughout the match,
and now he's hung up, he's in trouble. He's a sitting duck for Gunther.
[Wade] How good is Gunther at that?
He came in here with a game plan tonight, and CM Punk neutralized it from the off.
But Gunther has multitudes of game plans,
and when the first one doesn't work, you know what?
I'll go to the second, the third, and you know what?
I'll go to the eighth gameplan.
They're all there, I've just gotta find my spot.
[Michael] Wade, it's that straight ahead offense.
I mean, there's little wasted motion at all for Gunther.
It's methodical, it's a beatdown. He knows eventually he's gonna get
-his opponent close enough… -[crowd booing]
…to be able to punish him.
[Wade] All Gunther ever needs is a crack. And when he finds that crack,
he keeps attacking it until it is a gaping chasm.
[Michael] Yeah, CM Punk though.
The experience-- Oh my goodness!
Again, a shotgun-like blast.
The chop from Gunther to the chest of Punk.
[Wade] Now, Gunther is looking to dissect Punk piece by piece,
making a statement.
-Legends fall too. -[Michael] Watch the chest.
Oh my goodness! The sweat flying everywhere.
Off the chop by Gunther, who now is wearing Punk down.
And now you get into the mental aspect of this game.
I mean, obviously physically with the attack here,
but the mental aspect of wearing your opponent down,
-Punk knows the champ's in control. -[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Wade] Full control, and the body of CM Punk
is being broken down before our eyes
by one of the most dominant forces the industry has ever seen.
[Michael] You know, we talked earlier today about
what appeared to have been some vulnerability from CM Punk
over the last number of weeks. Perhaps he knew what he was getting into
and what was coming his way as this machine, the world champion,
was going to beat him mercilessly in the middle of the ring.
[Wade] Yeah, and I've been watching WWE: Unreal on Netflix,
and if you see the behind-the-scenes moment
before that main event at WrestleMania 41.
Punk for the first time I think in his career was showing
some nerves before he went out.
Nerves in this game could be an absolute killer.
I promise you he had nerves coming into this tonight.
[Michael] And, Wade, we mentioned it earlier,
the window closing and opportunities to win world championships.
As your career marches on,
of course, you can't beat Father Time, he's undefeated.
[Wade] When you're a young man, you think the opportunities will never stop.
"I'll keep winning. You know what? I lost this one."
"I'll get it back next year, the year after that."
-And now, it's torture time. -[Michael] Yeah.
Gunther knows so many holds, so many submissions.
[Wade] And he knows exactly how to twist
and torque the body
to maximize the damage.
[Michael] Yeah, torquing the neck, also a type of abdominal stretch in here.
CM Punk with a switch now into an abdominal stretch of his own.
Gunther trying to fight out of it.
[Wade] Lot of sweat on those bodies, it's difficult to get a grip.
[Michael] Punk's got him in position! And now into the sleeper.
-[Wade] Oh! -[Michael] Went for the GTS. Punk now.
-One, two-- -[Michael] Winning combination.
Kickout by Gunther.
-[Wade] Both men struggling to-- Oh! -[Michael] And Gunther just like that,
again, no wasted motion.
Didn't take his time, got right back to his feet,
delivered the kick to the face.
[Wade] "I'm attacking your ribs, I'm attacking your ribs,
I'm attacking your ribs."
"Oh, your hands are down? I'm gonna attack your jaw now."
"Whatever you give me, I am taking."
That is the philosophy of Gunther. That is why he's so effective.
-[Michael] Precision offense from Gunther. -[Wade] It's reflexive too for him.
It's in a minute, in a moment, it's there.
The window's there, I'm taking it every single time.
Rapier-like speed.
[Michael] And you feel suddenly like the air has come out of this building
because Gunther realizes he is in control now.
And I think the 53,000-plus here tonight understand the same thing.
[Wade] And the air has also come out of CM Punk and perhaps the belief too,
but wait a second.
[Michael] Punk trying to fire back into this, another chop,
Punk back to his feet. How much more of these can he absorb?
[Wade] Now, perhaps getting that second wind is Punk. Here we go.
[Michael] And now, both men exchanging blows,
center of the ring. Punk trying to get the upper hand.
Couple of forearms now from the number one contender.
[Wade] And Gunther has never liked it thrown back at him.
-[Michael] Leapfrog by Gunther. Big boot! -[Wade] Oh!
[Michael] And Punk's driven into the ropes, that rang his bell.
[Wade] With all the momentum bouncing off the ropes for CM Punk…
-[Michael] Oh my goodness. -…just adding to that level of impact.
[Michael] And look at this, look at this, amazing, amazing by Gunther.
That first chop almost dropped Punk out of the ring.
Gunther pulled him back in so he could give him more punishment
and not allow Punk to go to the outside to regroup at all.
-What a move by Gunther. -[crowd jeering]
[Wade] I don't think CM Punk was trying to get out the ring,
-his momentum was carrying him out. -[Michael] But Gunther kept him in.
[Wade] "Hell no! There's more punishment coming your way."
-No respite whatsoever. -[Michael] And again, watch this.
This chop almost drives Punk out of the ring.
Gunther had the wherewithal to not allow Punk to fall to the floor
so he could continue to deliver more punishment.
Gunther is just so far ahead of the game
when it comes to the cerebral part of what's going on in the match.
[Wade] And that is the difference between the kind of main event matches
CM Punk was winning in 2011
when he was at his career zenith versus now.
The game has moved on,
competitors have got better and Gunther leads the pack.
[Gunther] Come on, Punk. Get up!
Come on, Punk. Come on, Punk.
[Michael] I was wondering when this was gonna come.
The classic trash talking from the ring general.
Again, just continue to rub salt into the wounds.
I beat you down physically,
now I'm gonna talk trash to you and beat you down mentally.
[Wade] Gunther has taken it as a major insult,
that his dominance in this game is now up for debate
because of the re-emergence of CM Punk as a major player.
[Michael] Now Punk trying to deliver. Oh, and Gunther just wants more.
And now Punk says, "Okay, I'll go to the legs,
I'll go to the body, I'll bring the kicks into play."
[Wade] And there's the weakness of Gunther, it's the arrogance.
Oh, God, that was a chop to the throat.
Oh my God.
[Michael] That'll destroy the trachea. Obviously make it hard to believe…
And we're being told it was actually his chest,
and that's good news for Punk.
[Wade] Certainly looked like the throat from behind,
but perhaps you're right.
Either way, incredibly effective, knocking the stuffing out of Punk.
[referee] Get off the hair.
I'll recall it back to you. Who's the kid?
-Huh? You call me a kid, huh? -[referee] Come on, Punk.
[inaudible]
Who's the kid now?
-[Michael] A very defiant Punk. -Call me a kid again. Come on.
Call me a kid again. Hey!
You're never gonna be the best in the world.
You're never gonna be a world champion.
-Let them chant. -[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Michael] Punk trying to fight back to his feet.
Gunther with that chinlock.
And Punk now back to a vertical base, at least momentarily.
And Punk now trying to lift Gunther up, put him in position
for perhaps a desperation GTS, but not enough left.
-[Wade] Oh! -[Michael] Goodness! Wow!
What a counter by Punk. And now Punk looking to step through.
And Gunther fights him off.
[Wade] Punk perhaps trying for a sharpshooter there, denied.
[Michael] Oh! And a chop now drives Punk back to the corner.
[Wade] But the lesson is there is fight still left in CM Punk.
[Michael] Yeah, but how much? I mean, was that the last gasp?
Was that the final rally?
[Wade] The dying embers, perhaps. Punk running on fumes now.
It's all about to be extinguished, and what a slap in the face it would be.
[Michael] Yeah, Gunther now into a sharpshooter.
Of course, made famous by the Hall of Famer,
the former world champion, Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
Gunther with it locked in, and CM Punk, the last thing he wants to do
at the grand stage of SummerSlam is tap out, but he may have no choice.
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Punk trying to drag himself to a rope to force a break here.
Wade, can he do it?
[Wade] Oh, so much pain on the lower back, but wriggling his way out is Punk.
I don't know how much damage has been done.
[Michael] Shoulders are down, gotta be careful.
[Wade] Reverse this.
[Michael] And now, Punk…
[Wade] Powerful legs of Gunther, Gunther trying his best to fight this.
[Michael] Punk with a submission of his own.
[Wade] Punk has found a reversal here.
[Michael] And Punk knows that Gunther's tapped out before.
He tapped at WrestleMania to Uso, will he tap again tonight?
This is brilliant strategy from Punk.
Gunther makes it to the rope to save his championship.
[Wade] Well, that has shocked Gunther, and you're right.
Gunther's granite mindset has to be rocked somewhat
by the fact that Jey Uso did tap him out at WrestleMania.
And the chant that has been ringing in the ears of the champ ever since
has been, "You tapped out."
There are ghosts in the mind of The Ring General.
[Michael] This is SummerSlam Saturday.
You see the steel cage above the ring. That'll be SummerSlam Sunday.
Sikoa and Fatu for the United States Championship.
But meanwhile, it is our main event here tonight for the world title.
It's Gunther and Punk, and the champion's regained control.
[Wade] Gunther has to be uncompromising here.
You've seen flurry after flurry from CM Punk
and Gunther just keeps shutting it down, but the danger remains.
There's the Best in the World, everybody!
[Michael] Is this the way you expected this match to play out?
[Wade] It's two of the absolute best on the planet.
It's been a chess game, but Gunther has found the upper hand.
And Punk has no quit in him.
[Michael] And now he's just begging the WWE fans to cheer for their hero,
CM Punk, as Gunther continues to beat him down.
[Wade] Gunther appears to wanna make an example of CM Punk here,
just stalking him.
[Michael] Well, we mentioned it earlier, Gunther called it an obsession,
a need to face the upper echelon of the sport.
Prove to the world that he can beat the best in the world,
the so-called best in the world, CM Punk.
Oh, goodness, another chop, and you gotta wonder how much Punk has left.
I mean, he just… chest…
head falls into the chest of Gunther, another chop delivered.
And Punk trying to fight back, not much in that right hand.
[Wade] That was a weak shot from Punk,
but perhaps something is starting to wake up in Punk here.
[Michael] Punk realizing this could be his last chance,
looking to rally here.
And Punk now with a clothesline, Gunther still on his feet,
but the champ's wobbly.
[Wade] CM Punk is the picture of agony, the picture of exhaustion,
but the picture of perseverance.
[Michael] Another attempted clothesline by Punk.
Gunther now may be struggling.
Ah, and Punk runs into Gunther again.
Punk caught him.
And heel kick to the jaw.
And now CM Punk looking to rally.
Ducks down and there's that swinging neckbreaker by Punk.
And Punk starting to feel it a little bit.
[Wade] Just too much gloating, too much arrogance from Gunther.
And Punk's back in this.
[Michael] And now the five-time World Champion went for the knee
but he got caught.
Gunther dropping Punk, stacks him up into the cover.
Punk kicks at two.
[Wade] Every time Gunther does that, opponent after opponent,
they build momentum,
you start to believe, and he shuts them down.
[Michael] Is Gunther starting to question himself a bit?
[Wade] I think he was, but then he caught CM Punk in a signature
and turned it into one of his own signatures, the powerbomb.
Once again, knocking the wind out of CM Punk,
and where do you go from here, Gunther?
[Michael] CM Punk, uh, is trying, somehow just to desperately hang on here.
Punk now trying to drag Gunther down now.
Punk trying to, another submission perhaps.
Gunther could be in trouble.
Center of the ring, trying to grab the arm here.
[Wade] Trying to triangle choke maybe,
but I think Gunther-- Oh! Looks like he's got him locked in now.
[Michael] Yeah, Punk's got that triangle in.
Gunther's in trouble. Official Rod Zapata's right there.
Will Gunther tap?
[Wade] Once again, going for that jujitsu game.
Yeah, but Gunther able to slip out of it, now trying to--
trying to turn Punk over into the Boston crab perhaps.
[Wade] Punk had it blocked momentarily,
still got a grip on that leg of Gunther, kicks his way out of that.
[Michael] And Punk now struggling just to make it back to his feet,
another chop by Gunther.
One to the back of the neck, Punk feeling that.
And now Gunther from behind, looking for the sleeper,
Punk was ready, side Russian leg sweep by Punk.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Michael] The exhaustion is beginning to set in for both of these men.
The great World Champion, Gunther.
The five-time World Champion, CM Punk.
And there's the running knee, Punk caught him that time.
[Wade] Second attempt is a good one for CM Punk.
[Michael] Running bulldog by Punk, Punk into the cover.
Looking for the World Heavyweight Championship,
and a kick-out at two.
[Wade] And you're right, I felt CM Punk has looked exhausted.
He's taken so much abuse over the past ten minutes.
Slowly but surely, CM Punk has managed to drag Gunther
into a similar level of exhaustion.
[Michael] Yeah, Punk digging down deep,
showing a tremendous amount of guts and heart here tonight.
[Wade] It's almost been a level of rope-a-dope.
Gunther has thrown so much offense the way of CM Punk.
CM Punk has eaten all of it.
And now it's Gunther who has blown himself out
-and is down in the middle of the ring. -[Michael] And that's a great analogy.
CM Punk just surviving as Gunther makes it
back to his feet and chop.
I think Punk was gonna go for the patented elbow
from the top rope, but Gunther met him there.
[Wade] Well, both men moving so sluggishly at this point.
You can't fault CM Punk for taking his time gingerly.
[Michael] Oh, look at this. Oh my goodness.
Gunther slamming Punk halfway across the ring.
[Wade] Huge bail off the top and once again CM Punk is down
and this could be the kiss of death.
[Michael] And Gunther with a frog splash to Punk, to retain the title.
Punk just manages to get the shoulder up.
[Wade] Well, I gave you Gunther's greatest hits a little earlier,
all the things that Punk needed to avoid.
This was one of them.
I think Gunther's pretty much hit all of them at this point,
and still CM Punk is ticking.
[Michael] That was like a flying pterodactyl from the top rope
here at MetLife Stadium.
Over 53,000 in attendance tonight
for SummerSlam Saturday in our main event.
[Gunther] It's what you here for. Huh, kid? Come on.
Come on.
[Michael] Gunther still talking trash.
[referee] Get off the hair. One, two…
[Michael] I'm flabbergasted with the fact that Gunther-- that Punk is still in this.
[Wade] Yeah, it's astounding, I'll say this.
The one thing that management in WWE always hated
about CM Punk was his stubbornness.
But that stubbornness right now is keeping CM Punk alive in this match.
And it's a stubbornness that could potentially see him through
to that long-stated goal of winning the World Title.
[Michael] Yeah, but not if Gunther has anything to do with it.
A smile crossed his face as he realizes he's got Punk in his target.
[Gunther grunts]
[Michael] And a clothesline drops Punk again.
And do you think that reality is starting to set in
for the challenger Punk?
[Wade] Well, right now it appears after lariat and lariat,
Gunther is simply geeing himself up more.
Slowly but surely moving in for the kill, wait out.
[Michael] Oh, no, Punk now-- Punk with Gunther up on his shoulders,
Punk went for the GTS, blocked by Gunther.
Gunther now with Punk, powerbomb.
[Wade] The second one of the match. Add it to a volley of offense
that has headed the Second City Saint's way.
-[Gunther] Come on. -[Michael] Wade, that may have been
Punk's last opportunity to hit that Go To Sleep.
[Gunther] Come on.
[Wade] You got one against Gunther, you're pretty damn lucky.
If you can't pull the trigger, you may be doomed to fail.
[crowd chanting "CM Punk"]
[Michael] There's that dinosaur dropkick.
Sending Punk to the corner. And it's the beginning of the end, folks.
Gunther now, with Punk up top, another powerslam,
stacks him up to retain, and Punk kicks at two.
Not quite sure how Punk still has anything left in him,
and Gunther now, perhaps the seeds of doubt starting to be planted.
[Wade] Well, it has been shot after shot after shot,
and they have all connected flush against a CM Punk who's unable
to protect himself, but he is able to kick out.
[Michael] And again, starting to plant that seed,
Gunther maybe questioning himself now.
"What do I need to do to put away the veteran?"
"Can I win this match? Can I retain my championship?"
[Wade] "I knew CM Punk was good."
"I did not know he was unbreakable."
That is what's hanging in the mind of Gunther right now.
Come on, Punk. I'm right here.
I'm right here.
[Michael] The defiant Punk will not die.
And a chop by Gunther again.
And another one as Punk is just, uh…
Wade, I don't even know if he knows where he is.
I mean, this is the point where…
[Wade] I mean, if you see a shot coming your way,
even if you can't get your hand up to block it,
you can kind of ride the shot to take some of the sting out of it.
Punk is not even capable of doing that at this point.
He's a ragdoll, he's a carcass.
[Michael] He's got a five countdown as Gunther--
And this is turning into an unmitigated disaster for Punk.
Literally collapsing to the apron.
And Gunther just knocks him out of the ring.
And now, Gunther looking to do damage outside the ring.
[Wade] This is the merciless side of the Ring General.
[Michael] Yeah, he… is remorseless as they come.
[Wade] Barbarism begins here for Gunther.
Savagery.
-Heinous and appalling-- -[Michael] Oh my goodness!
[Wade] Punk's neck snapping across that middle rope.
Whiplash-like maneuver.
[Michael] I used to use this term to describe Randy Orton,
but I'm gonna use it for Gunther tonight.
[referee] Get it back inside the ring.
[Michael] No absence of malice for this man.
[referee] One…
See this? It belongs to the best in the world.
-[referee] Two… -The Ring General, Gunther.
[Michael] He may be right, I mean, who's gonna argue with him?
[Wade] Certainly not me, and at this point certainly not CM Punk.
Who has no clue where he's at.
[Michael] It's almost like Gunther's taking a victory lap already.
[crowd jeering]
[Wade] And it is turning into a procession.
[Michael] Wait a minute, CM Punk back on his feet,
and Gunther may have made a critical error there!
The premature celebration, Gunther bounced face first,
head first, off the monitors, off the announce table,
collapsed to the floor, and Punk has himself an opportunity here.
[Wade] Well, was this one final shot of disdain from CM Punk?
Or is it the window getting kicked over?
Because whatever's happened, Gunther is down.
CM Punk has some significant time to get his wits about him,
regather his bearings, get some oxygen in those veins,
and figure out how the hell you're gonna try and win this match.
[Michael] And he's utilizing all of this time to try to get back in it,
to try to regain his stamina, to try to fight back,
to see if there's what would be an umpteenth wind here tonight
for the Second City-- Oh my goodness.
-Oh my goodness. -[Wade] Oh, wow.
[Michael] The World Champion has been busted open.
-Gunther is busted open! -[Wade] Oh my God!
I don't know if I've ever seen Gunther covered in his own blood like that.
[Michael] Well, you're seeing it tonight!
Gunther has been busted open, face first off the announce table.
The world champ back in the ring trying to regroup.
And we're gonna learn a lot about Gunther here tonight.
We're gonna learn a lot, Wade!
[Wade] Is that the nose of Gunther that got broke?
[Michael] He could have a broken nose. He hit the announce table hard.
[Wade] Well, he's blinded by his own blood too!
[Michael] And CM Punk, excuse the pun, smells blood!
Punk now has the champ on the ropes.
Gunther trying to beg off. I don't remember, to your point,
the last time Gunther's tasted his own blood in a match, Wade!
[Wade] Well, I'll tell you right now, you get covered in blood in a match,
you start feeling like you are losing this fight in a big way.
Forget everything that's happened previously,
the game has changed!
[Michael] Punk is teeing up on Gunther. Here's the running knee.
Punk now with a clothesline!
And suddenly that veil of invincibility may be fading away
from the world champion.
[Wade] A shot in the arm for CM Punk is all he needed.
[Michael] Elbow! Oh, yeah! Punk delivers it to Gunther!
And Punk could be closing in on his championship.
[Wade] Gunther realizing he is mortal, and CM Punk knows it too.
[Michael] Punk with Gunther blinded, no,
Gunther though turns him around into a sleeper, turns it into a sleeper.
Gunther with a sleeper, Punk could be fading!
[Wade] Don't overcommit even when Gunther is covered in blood!
[Michael] Gunther now with a sleeper in, Punk trying to fight out of this!
[Wade] Gunther cannot see a thing right now, he has to end this here!
But Punk is fighting out!
[Michael] Punk trying to make it back to his feet, and he does.
CM Punk still with some life left!
Punk now has Gunther up on his shoulders!
-Punk with a GTS! -[Wade] Bullseye!
[Michael] A Go to Sleep to the champion!
[Wade] The champ is staggered, but he's still on his feet!
[crowd cheering]
[Michael] Punk's gonna go for it again!
Punk with a second GTS!
-Punk into the cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Michael] Punk is the World Champion! -[bell ringing]
-[Michael] CM Punk is a world champion! -["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner and new
World Heavyweight Champion,
CM Punk!
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, look up the word "guts."
Look up the word "fortitude."
Look up the word "survivor" in your dictionary right now.
And I guarantee you,
you see the name CM Punk next to those words.
[Wade] Oh my God! Gunther taking his eye off the ball completely.
And that was the moment where Gunther grabbed defeat
from the jaws of victory!
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] One GTS…
two GTS…
and a count of three!
We have a new World Heavyweight champ!
[Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, after a decade of bitterness
to finally returning home
following disappointment after disappointment.
An emotional CM Punk filled with tears
has finally silenced his critics!
♪ I'm the smiling face on your TV ♪
[crowd cheers]
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ I exploit you, still you love me… ♪
[crowd chanting "CM Punk']
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality The cult of personality… ♪
[Michael] CM Punk has finally proven beyond a shadow of a doubt
that he is the best in the world!
♪ Neon lights, Nobel Prize ♪
♪ When a leader speaks, that leader dies ♪
♪ You won't have to follow me ♪
♪ Only you can set you free ♪
-♪ Burn it down! ♪ -["The Vision" playing]
[crowd yelling]
[Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
let's not forget that Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.
A little reminder, Wade,
Seth has until next June to cash in the contract.
[Wade] "Enjoy your reign, CM Punk, because eventually,
when the healing is over, I will be haunting you."
[Rollins] Hold onto it while you can!
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Michael] Still playing mind games.
The Architect.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[Michael] Oh my God.
[Wade] Oh, no.
-Oh, no! -[Michael] Not tonight!
Not tonight of all nights.
[Wade] I'd call it a miracle, but I don't think it's that.
[Michael] And CM Punk and Seth Rollins now going after one another.
Punk looking for a GTS, Rollins beating him down!
Apparently nothing wrong with the knee, at least it doesn't appear that way.
And now Punk, with a briefcase to the face!
And another one! And another one!
Punk getting the hell beat of out him by Seth Rollins.
-[Wade] Seth Rollins looks as good as new! -[Michael] Oh my God.
Seth Rollins is cashing in the Money in the Bank briefcase!
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, Seth Rollins is cashing in
his Money in the Bank briefcase.
-[Michael] You gotta be kidding me! -[bell ringing]
Punk is defenseless, Punk is helpless!
A stomp to Punk, a cover by Rollins!
-[crowd] One, two, three! -[Michael] Oh my God!
Rollins is the World Heavyweight Champion!
["The Vision" playing]
[Alicia] Here is your winner
and new World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[Michael] Seth Rollins outmaneuvered CM Punk again.
[Wade] Why do you pay The Oracle, Paul Heyman?
It's because that man is a wizard
at the machinations of this game, and he's pulled it off again.
[Michael] Punk's kryptonite.
Seth Rollins promised Punk would never be on top as long as Seth Rollins is here.
And he again made good on that promise.
Seth Rollins!
Yes, Seth Rollins
is the World Heavyweight Champion
and absolute power has come to Rollins and company.
[Wade] This game changes in the blink of an eye.
After an epic performance from CM Punk
12 years in the making, he got to the top of Mount Everest
and didn't even have enough time to snap a selfie.
[crowd chanting "Oh whoa oh"]
[fireworks exploding]
[Michael] CM Punk was World Champion for just over five minutes
until that man, Seth Rollins, pulled off
the ruse of the century!
Winning the World Heavyweight Championship in dramatic fashion,
once again ruining CM Punk's moment.
For Rollins and Heyman and Breakker and Reed,
it's about power, absolute power.
Bron, tell him. Tell him, Bron.
Look what we did! Look what we did! and Reed,