[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Hey, for the first time ever, a WWE premium live event
has come to this European jewel. Paris, France, located on the River Seine.
Paris has hosted three different Olympic Games, including last year,
and tonight will host WWE Clash in Paris.
Over 30,000 WWE fans are filing in to La Défense Arena
in the Nanterre neighborhood of Paris for Clash in Paris tonight.
[crowd cheering]
And tonight, main event Jey Uso hopes to win back
his world heavyweight championship in a Fatal 4-Way matchup.
But also in this match tonight, that man,
the man that Seth Rollins cashed in on at SummerSlam
to win the world heavyweight title,
CM Punk.
LA Knight is here and he's seeking his first world heavyweight championship.
LA Knight is the sentimental favorite heading into tonight.
And the champion Seth Rollins, flanked by The Vision, Bronson Reed
on the right, faces Roman Reigns in a matter of minutes
to kick off Clash in Paris.
She's the women's Intercontinental champion, The Man, Becky Lynch.
A woman who's been called "desperate" by her opponent tonight,
Hall of Famer Nikki Bella, hoping to add Intercontinental title
to her resume tonight.
Can Nikki Bella recapture the magic in Paris?
And social media megastar WWE superstar Logan Paul,
one of the biggest matches of his career against the greatest of all time,
John Cena, live at Clash in Paris.
[narrator] Under the lights.
On the biggest stages.
Around the world.
Every city…
has a story.
Every roar…
leaves a mark.
[Barrett] Here's your viral moment, everyone.
-[narrator] From the garden… -Haliburton and Brunson
-with a stare down. -…to the strip.
-Travis Scott is here! -From SummerSlam Stadiums.
[Cole] Jelly Roll with a Chokeslam!
…to WrestleMania nights.
[Cole] Thank you, everyone around the world.
All of you are being seen by the entire globe.
We're gonna light the world on fire.
[narrator] And now the energy's shifting.
It's all moving one way.
Paris, the city of lights.
[Barrett] The moment the world has been waiting for.
Please welcome John Cena.
[Cena] All the stuff I've ever done in my career: 17 championships,
been around the world 100 times,
I've never heard the greatest crowd in WWE history.
["The Time Is Now" playing]
["OMG" playing]
[Rollins] It's a Fatal 4-Way.
[Cole] Every man for himself.
[Rollins] And there is nobody who can stop me.
[Reed] The bigger the star I destroy, the more my stock rises.
[Cole] And the fight's on!
[Lynch] Nikki Bella thinks she can call me out to my ring.
[Bella] Hey, Becky. Has The Man lost her balls?
[Paul] I am the best this company has.
I am next up.
[Cena] You might have just made the biggest mistake of your life.
[Cole] Wisdom Drop! So it's Logan Paul!
[narrator] The stage is set.
This is Clash in Paris.
And now, WWE presents Clash in Paris.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] You are looking live at the largest indoor arena in all of Europe.
La Défense in Paris tonight.
Over 30,000 WWE fans are here
for the first WWE premium live event ever in Paris.
[crowd chanting]
-["Battle Tested (2024 Mix)" playing] -[crowd booing]
♪ This is the story of a fighter who has nothing to lose ♪
♪ Battle tested next opponent he choose Will be left broken and bruised ♪
♪ Just me and my crew We battle tested ♪
♪ Coming for everything and you know we'll wreck it ♪
♪ Let the first warrior stronger than me ♪
♪ Take a shot at standing here to try and brawl with me ♪
♪ I'm ready for war ♪
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by WWE Hall of Famer,
the Oracle Paul Heyman,
from Black Forest South Australia, weighing at 330 pounds,
Big Bronson Reed!
[Cole] He is wearing the Shoe-la Fala.
Paul Heyman has coined him the tribal thief.
I just call him Aus-Zilla.
330 pounds of Big Bronson Reed
weighed in the biggest match of his career.
[Barrett] A massive opportunity for Big Bronson Reed
to prove that he belongs with the very, very best.
Stepping out of the shadow of Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
and even Bron Breakker.
Tonight is a massive night for the massive man from Australia.
It is an absolutely electric atmosphere inside La Défense Arena.
Over 30,000 WWE fans here tonight.
Michael Co at ringside with Wade Barrett. Wade, are you ready?
I'm ready to embrace the spirit of the storming of the Bastille.
We are going to have a riot in Paris tonight. And with that,
let's hand over to our French announce team,
Philippe Chéreau and Christophe Agius.
Merci, Michael. Merci, Wade.
[speaks French]
[in English] …Clash in Paris, one last time.
[speaks French]
[Cole] I thought you only spoke French when you were drunk.
[Barrett] Perhaps I'm drunk right now, Michael Cole.
-What's the secret? [chuckles] -[Cole] I'm drunk on this atmosphere.
It has been a wild couple of hours leading up to this event,
of course, with our Countdown show.
We're now kicking things off with Bronson Reed and the OTC.
-[crowd booing] -[crowd chanting] OTC, OTC, OTC.
-["The Truth Reigns" playing] -[crowd cheers]
[crowd cheering]
[Taylor] And his opponent
from Pensacola, Florida.
Weighing in at 265 pounds.
The OTC,
Roman Reigns.
[Cole] Roman Reigns is wearing two Ula Falas tonight
as he makes his way to the ring.
They are to honor both his dad and his uncle,
the late great Sika and Afa,
the wild Samoans who bestowed the tribal chief moniker on Roman Reigns.
Made him the head of the family, the head of the clan, a number of years ago.
He said normally tribal chiefs don't wear two Ula Falas,
but he's doing it tonight
out of respect to his father and his uncle in complete honor to them.
[crowd chanting]
Roman Reigns had a fair warning to Bronson Reed.
He told Bronson, you come for the king, you best not miss.
[crowd chanting] OTC, OTC, OTC.
[cheering]
[chanting]
[Cole] Roman Reigns told Bronson Reed,
"I don't fight for shoes.
I fight for championships."
[Barrett] It's a great line, but the truth is Roman Reigns defeats
the vast majority of younger opponents before the bell has even rung.
That man walks on water in this industry.
But the master stroke has been Shoegate by Bronson Reed.
Pierce the veil of invincibility of Roman Reigns, humanize this man,
and take away that intimidating factor.
[crowd chanting] OTC, OTC, OTC!
[crowd chanting] Roman, Roman, Roman!
[crowd applauding]
-[bell dings] -[Cole] And the matchup is underway.
Biggest match in the career of Bronson Reed.
Wade, Roman Reigns has only competed in four matches so far in 2025.
Reed's been in the ring every week. Does it favor Bronson Reed?
[Barrett] I would never put any favorability on the side of an opponent
of Roman Reigns.
And judging by this 30,000 plus audience,
they would agree with me on that one.
Paul Heyman, of course, looking on, he now is part of The Vision.
Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker, and of course, the world champion Seth Rollins.
Let's not forget that Paul Heyman, over that 1,316 day reign
as champion for Roman Reigns,
Paul Heyman was there every step of the way.
[Barrett] Paul Heyman has been the anchor point
for Roman Reigns for years upon years.
A safe harbor for Roman Reigns,
you can always turn to in the hour of need.
Not anymore.
[crowd chanting] Roman, Roman.
[Cole] And of course then the Heyman betrayal,
of not only Roman Reigns but CM Punk back at WrestleMania
when Heyman aligned himself with Seth Rollins.
And I like what Bronson Reed is doing here.
He's not allowing the crowd to take him out of his game,
very patient, waiting to start this match.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Roman.
[Barrett] It's a great point you just brought up, Cole,
but the truth is this link up with Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman
has given Reed the mental expertise
that will match his brand of physical destruction
and take him to the top of this industry.
That is a game changer
-for the career of Bronson Reed. -Who's the man?
[Cole] And also the way that Reed has
almost bullied Roman Reigns over the past couple of months,
taking two pairs of Roman Reigns' sneakers.
In just a schoolyard bully move.
[Barrett] First he took the shoes, tonight he takes the pride
and potentially the career of Roman Reigns.
Roman Reigns who has the fourth longest championship reign in WWE history.
The man once went four and a half years
without being pinned in a one-on-one match.
[Barrett] And that's in the modern era, you call it the fourth longest.
In truth, it's worth way more than that.
It simply doesn't happen in this day and age.
[Cole] And Roman Reigns, uh,
beginning to understand what Bronson Reed is all about.
But now he just shakes off the attempted shoulder tackle.
And Reed says, bring another one.
And again, a stalemate, this one driving Reigns back a few steps.
[Barrett] Roman, welcome to the world of Meat Planets.
-This what you want? -Let's go.
What you want, huh? Let's do this.
[Cole] Now Reed… Oh!
Runs into a right hand! Veteran move by Roman Reigns.
Reed got a bit cocky and Reigns made him pay.
[Barrett] Well, Reigns completely baited in Bronson Reed there
and that is the experience factor we talked about earlier on.
And Paul Heyman, if he had any hair left, will be pulling it out
at that mistake from Bronson Reed.
[Cole] Roman Reigns having so much fun with this capacity crowd here tonight
in Paris.
[crowd, in French] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole, in English] Reign's now looking to build momentum--
Look at Bronson Reed just picking Reigns out of the air.
And Reigns slips behind.
And now going to try to lift the 330 pounder up and Reed says no way.
However, Roman Reigns gonna power Reed up on his shoulders.
Incredible, but not enough. Not enough.
And Bronson Reed literally collapsing on the back of Reigns's head.
[Barrett] We talked about mistakes from the less experienced man.
That was massive mistake from the veteran Roman Reigns.
Getting carried away by this audience,
this atmosphere, and overestimating his own abilities in the early goings.
And how crucial could that mistake be…
Who's The Man?
…for the chances of Roman Reigns tonight?
[Cole] Wade, we talk a lot about the bruiser attitude of Bronson Reed.
He's very athletic as well, very agile.
You saw him deliver that cannonball there moments ago.
And now Reed with the slam on the table of Roman Reigns.
[Barrett] There really is no one quite like Bronson Reed,
a super heavyweight who can move like a lightweight when he wants to.
[Cole] Now Paul Heyman and Seth Rollins knew what they were doing…
[Barrett] Oh, my…
…when they put Reed and Bron Breakker together as part of The Vision.
[Barrett] You put the two most badass young up-and-comers in this game
and you get them on your side, and you make them even more dangerous.
[Cole] But now a right hand by Reigns
and Bronson Reed on our announce table now.
And Roman gonna drive Bronson Reed face first into the ring post.
[Barrett] Here's part of the brilliance of Roman Reigns right here.
You take your eye off him for a beat too long and this is the result.
[Cole] Roman Reigns just
bouncing Reed's head off the ring post.
And again…
-Okay. This is gonna be a quick night. -Here we go.
I told you we should have brought the coal mine bag.
[Barrett] All yours, Roman.
[Cole] Roman Reigns now clearing off the announce table.
And Bronson Reed with a clothesline just ran through Reigns.
Roman took a little bit too much time and Reed made him pay.
[crowd booing]
[Barrett] Let's point that out maybe three or four times the cranium
of the massive Aussie was bounced against the steel ring post,
shook it off like it was nothing, and that has shocked even Roman Reigns.
And let's not forget why Reed's even in The Vision.
Wade, remember what he did to Seth Rollins last year? Six straight tsunamis
knocked Rollins out of action
for a long period of time.
And Rollins said if you can't beat them, join them, bring them aboard.
[Barrett] Most dangerous move in all of WWE
and that is something Roman needs to avoid at all costs.
[Cole] World's strongest slam. Cover now on Reigns and a kick at two.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Cole] And the WWE fans trying desperately to will Reigns back into this match,
but, Wade, Bronson Reed made a statement with that world's strongest slam.
[Barrett] These ludicrous levels of power are now merciless abuse being
thrown the way of Roman Reigns.
And now Reed's going to mount Reigns and pound away with the big right hands.
[crowd booing]
[Cole] Reigns trying somehow to rally.
[Barrett] Roman Reigns is just getting eaten alive at this point
by a hungry young superstar out here tonight to make a career statement.
[Cole] Wade, you hit the nail on the head.
Hungry is the perfect way to describe Bronson Reed
and what he's looking to try to do in his career tonight.
Can you imagine a win over the original tribal chief in this atmosphere
in front of 30,000 in Paris?
[Barrett] I'll tell you what it does.
It makes you a perennial main-eventer in one fell swoop.
And now crushing the sternum of the tribal chief.
Exacerbating the damage to the mid-section of the great Roman Reigns.
[Cole] And a big smile on his face, came in at ringside with a smirk as well,
as he watches Bronson Reed dismantle the man
who ruled WWE for five years.
[Barrett] And how awesome has Bronson Reed been thus far.
Everything Roman has thrown at him has just bounced off,
and this is Roman Reigns, the man who has beaten everyone over the past 10 years.
-[referee] Hey! -[crowd booing]
Come on, Roman.
[Cole] Reed just mocking Reigns now as he continues to try to twist the head off
the shoulders of the original tribal chief.
[Barrett] The mockery for weeks, the theft of the shoes.
[Cole] And Roman fighting back, back to a vertical base,
couple of body shots by Reigns.
Now a right to the face.
Oh, what an elbow.
What a collision, and Reigns just taken out.
[Barrett] And listen, you've sat ringside for literally every single important match
of Roman Reigns' career.
You know that moment we just saw, the momentum is building,
Roman Reigns is starting to catch fire.
There's usually no way back for opponents.
Aus-Zilla has a very different take on that.
[Cole] There's been very few instances where we've seen Reigns dominate
in this fashion over the past number of years,
probably just a handful of men who've been able to even attempt
to do this to Roman Reigns.
[Barrett] Number one, the physicality of Bronson Reed.
Number two, the smarts of the man who has been next to Roman Reigns
for years, who knows every weakness, who knows every move of Roman Reigns
before he makes it, the strategy of Paul Heyman.
[Cole] And look at this chin locker, the arm actually under the chin
into a throat area, almost looks like close to a choke here,
but our senior official Chad Patton is right there checking things out.
[Barrett] If anyone knows the difference, it's Chad Patton
and he's letting this one go. But fading doubtlessly is Roman Reigns.
[Cole] And Paul Heyman realizes…
No, I'm choking him out!
…as he looks on at his new meal ticket.
He believes that Reed and Breakker will be headlining WrestleManias one day.
[Barrett] It's very rare that Paul Heyman has got it wrong in his career,
and that's why he's been at the top for 30 plus years,
picking the winners before they become winners.
[Cole] But we said one day may headline WrestleMania.
Roman Reigns has main-evented more WrestleManias than anyone in history.
And he's fighting back now and showing you why.
Here comes the OTC.
Oh, and Reed with a Samoan Drop.
And just like that, the utter quickness of Reed.
Cover with a leg!
Now Roman's got to kick at two.
But did you see how effortless it was for Bronson Reed?
[Barrett] Take a look at that once again
snuffing out the momentum of the tribal chief
before he could get any kind of offense building.
That is key to keeping Roman Reigns down and on his back.
[Cole] Really gonna mock Reigns.
Those sets of sneakers were taken from Roman Reigns
by Bronson Reed over the past month.
Reed carries them around like a trophy.
-[Barrett] You've got to… -Like a scalp.
[Barrett] You've got two Ula Falas, I've got two Shoe-la Falas.
Winner takes all tonight perhaps.
[Cole] Yeah, but that cockiness may have cost Reed.
Reigns' back to his feet momentarily,
but a head butt drops Roman Reigns.
And now Bronson Reed delivering the forearms to the face of Roman.
[Barrett] Complete ground and pound smash Roman Reigns with whatever you can.
[Cole] You know what else impresses me about Reed?
The engine. He's a nonstop engine.
Reed goes from the bell to the end.
Great stamina, little slowing down.
[Barrett] I've been following the career of Bronson Reed
ever since his days in NXT five years ago.
He was a smash and grab kind of guy.
If he couldn't end it quick, he probably wasn't winning.
That's the biggest change in Bronson Reed's makeup since then.
The fact that his engine has grown and grown.
[Cole] And again you surround yourself with winners like Heyman and Rollins,
and it's going to be infectious, right?
[Barrett] Now Reed is trying to take the shoes off the tribal chief once again,
and Roman Reigns has clearly had enough.
[Cole] I was gonna question that strategy,
not sure if that was the right point of the match for Reed to do that, but…
[Barrett] Let's get the job finished first, Bronson,
-then you can do whatever you want. -Splash in the corner.
Roman Reigns rolls out of harm's way.
And now Reigns looking to try to rally here.
Well, Clothesline stuns Reed a bit.
Another one, but Reed still on his feet.
[Barrett] Well, it's barely shifting the big Aussie.
[Cole] Uppercut by Reigns.
Another right hand.
Now Bronson reach… Reigns' trying to get him over the top rope.
And now he will! Reed collapses to the floor.
[Barrett] Just goes to show against a powerhouse like Reed,
you have to dig deeper than normal.
Reigns did exactly that there at the second time of asking.
You have to turn the dial up to 11.
[Cole] And Reigns with his classic drive-by,
delivering the boots to the face of Reed.
And again into the post for Roman Reigns.
And now driving Reed shoulder first into the steps.
One match deep, the ringside area already beginning to look like a war zone.
And it's going to be one of those nights, I think.
As Reed is sent back into the ring.
[crowd chanting] Roman, Roman Reigns!
[Cole] Roman feeding off the capacity crowd here tonight.
Roman's locked and loaded.
[Barrett] We're gonna go for that kill shot and get this one over with.
-[Cole] Roman went for-- -[Barrett] Oh!
[Cole] Punch picked out of the air in a big slam by Reed,
followed by senton.
Cover for the win.
Oh, Roman kicks at two.
[Barrett] Take another look at this, the big kill shot coming in from Roman,
until it was not, in an effortless Uranage-senton combo
swinging the match back
in the favor of the colossal Bronson Reed.
[Cole] Is this the pace you expected this match to be at?
[Barrett] Well, normally Roman Reigns likes to control the pace.
He's not been able to do this. And really dropping the hammer
has been Bronson Reed, working way faster than Roman Reigns likes it.
[Cole] Yeah, Reed said, "It's over," but Roman Reigns had other ideas.
[Barrett] Got to take Roman out of his comfort zone any way you can,
and so far it's been a master class by Bronson Reed.
But getting over the hump, getting the victory.
That's the next step here.
[Cole] Oh! Roman Reigns! Nice takedown, cover here. Is it enough?
Almost had him. Kick at two and a half.
[Barrett] A flash pin out of nowhere is wild.
[Cole] Went for the Superman Punch again.
-Reed with a Death Valley Driver. -Jagged edge!
[Cole] For the win! Is it enough?
Kick out by Reigns, again at two in another near fall.
[Barrett] And right now Roman Reigns is just looking ragged.
He's not looking like the immortal guy we've known for years.
He has been humanized and dominated by this massive Aussie.
[Cole] But you saw the look on Reed's face.
He's beginning to understand what it means to be in the ring with Roman Reigns.
There's a reason this man was champion for over 1,300 days.
[Barrett] This is exactly what Bronson Reed has been asking for.
"Test me against the very best."
Well, they get no better than Roman Reigns, and right now,
living up to his billing is Bronson Reed.
Reed trying to lift Roman Reigns up
and get into a Pile Driver position, but Reigns able to duck underneath.
Big kick to the face. And Reigns' driven outside the ring.
[Barrett] Bronson Reed has had an answer to everything that Roman Reigns has tried.
[Cole] And here comes Reed.
Oh, God, full speed.
Reigns' caught him! He caught him with a Superman Punch.
Not sure if he got all of it.
But he got all of that one.
Reigns' cover for the win!
Kick out at two by Reed.
[Barrett] Well, that is a testament to the toughness of Bronson Reed.
We know the history of Roman Reigns, we know what he can pull off
when he's been crushed with move after move.
But Bronson Reed clean on the jaw.
Effectively two Superman Punches in a row there.
And Reed is still cooking.
[Cole] It is our first match of the night at Clash in Paris.
Over 30,000 strong firmly in the corner of Roman Reigns in this matchup.
[Barrett] Thus far, however, the 30,000 strong
have not been helping Roman Reigns.
It's been 85% Bronson Reed,
but awakening now seems to be the tribal chief.
[crowd chanting, applauding]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd roars]
[Cole] Reigns is ready to go.
Went for the Spear.
And Bronson Reed with a kick to the face of Reigns.
[Barrett] Perfect counter, and now cleaning out the garbage
to the outside and take two for Bronson Reed.
[Cole] Reed with a Suicide Dive wiping out Roman Reigns.
That's like a jumbo jet.
[Barrett] And I'll tell you right now, any training school on the planet
will tell you over 200 pounds, you don't do dives.
Leave that to the cruiserweight.
Forget 200, forget 300.
That is 330 pounds of menacing Aussie.
[Cole] Reigns in trouble.
Bronson Reed smarting as well.
Look at Heyman, constantly communicating with this guy.
This is your chance.
-This is your opportunity! -Oh, God. We're going there, Cole.
[Barrett] We're going there, Cole!
The most devastating… [shouts] No!
[Cole] Nobody home! Reigns averted disaster as he rolled out of harm's way,
and now Roman may have a chance.
[Barrett] Well, that landing on the outside for Bronson Reed
took a hell of a lot out of the big man too.
That's why he took so long getting to the top rope to hit that Tsunami.
Giving Reigns enough chance to get out of trouble.
[Cole] And now Roman, locked and loaded.
Looking for the Spear. And he was caught. Romes was caught.
Roman was caught! And a Sitout Powerbomb!
Cover on Reigns.
And Reigns kicks out at two.
[Barrett groans]
All of the power, athleticism and malice
combined with technique that any performer could ever want,
but still Reigns lives on.
But he's living dangerously, Cole.
[Cole] Well, Wade, I don't think I've ever seen anyone
neutralize Roman Reigns' Spear quite like that.
[Barrett] Every single top move of Roman Reigns so far,
Bronson Reed has had the answer for.
And it didn't work the first time, Cole, but now we are going for a take two.
[crowd chanting]
And this is where Reed needs to pick up the pace, scaling the heights once again.
[Cole] And Reigns back to his feet upper cut to Bronson Reed.
What does Roman do here?
[Barrett] Whatever he's cooking up,
there may be heinous consequences for the big Aussie.
One thing, being on the attack when you're on the top rope.
You do not want to be playing defense when you're 330 pounds that high in the air.
[grunting]
[Cole] Body shots by Reed as Roman climbed the ropes.
And now Bronson with a headbutt,
drops Roman at the center of the ring.
And Roman with a Superman Punch to Reed on the top rope.
[Barrett] Now jelly-legged is Bronson Reed
and what the hell are you trying here, Roman?
[Cole] Going for the knockout blow is Roman Reigns.
Oh! The Samoan Drop!
Reed coming down from the top rope
and both men suffering the consequences of that'.
But Reigns back to his feet.
[Barrett] I don't know how the ring didn't collapse on that one.
[crowd roars]
[Cole] Spear, by Roman!
This time he catches it.
-And Roman Reigns with the win. -[bell rings]
[Taylor] Here is your winner.
The O.T.C.
Roman Reigns!
[Cole] Roman Reigns,
I believe, earned a great deal of respect from Bronson Reed tonight.
[Barrett] Well, he certainly doesn't like him,
but what a career defining performance from Bronson Reed,
the fact that he lived as long as he did with the legendary Roman Reigns.
And somehow it required everything in the arsenal of the great Roman
to pull off a victory tonight.
[Cole] The O.T.C. Going to celebrate.
[crowd cheering]
Wands to the sky in Paris.
As Roman Reigns said earlier,
if you're gonna come after the king,
you best not miss.
How could this happen?
[Barrett] Reigns looks absolutely exhausted, understandably so.
What a relief it must be to get past this massive obstacle.
How could this happen?
[Barrett] After the symbolism of the shoe theft,
the insult, the misery this man has been put through.
Wait up, Cole.
[crowd chanting]
Now, wait a minute.
Just wait a minute.
I love you, my Tribal Chief.
I…
I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief.
I acknowledge you.
-[exclaims] You are the Tribal Chief. -[crowd booing]
And I love you.
And I acknowledge you, my Tribal Chief.
[mouthing] Give me my shoes.
[crowd chanting, applauding]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh no, finally, finally,
Reigns gets his hands on the man who stabbed him in the back at WrestleMania.
A Guillotine on Heyman.
[Barrett] And all the sniveling and tapping out in the world
ain't gonna save you now Heyman.
[Cole] How sweet this must be for Roman Reigns.
[crowd cheers]
[Cole] Choking out Heyman with a Guillotine tonight.
And the Shoe-la Fala
is back in the hands of its rightful owner.
[Barrett] Roman Reigns will be celebrating in style tonight in Paris,
couple of glasses of Baton Rouge, no doubt, and well earned.
With his adoring public looking on here at the La Défense Arena.
[Cole laughs]
-Do any of your pens work, Michael Cole? -I'll open them. I'll open them.
[Cole] Here. Here's one. There.
For a journalist, you're supposed to have pens that work, Michael Cole.
That's day one stuff.
[Cole] And he's signing the shoes and tossing into the crowd here in Paris.
[Barrett] Man, how much are those shoes gonna be worth?
Can you imagine that on eBay?
Although I imagine somebody's gonna get them for…
-Oh, God. -[Cole] Oh my God, oh my God. Oh my God!
Bron Breakker! Bron Breakker just speared Reigns through the announce table.
[Barrett] Completely defenseless, Roman Reigns,
focused on throwing the shoes to the audience,
just got split in half.
[Cole] Bron Breakker just came flying over the French announce table.
And speared Reigns through our table.
[Reigns groaning]
[Cole] And a prompt end to Reigns' victory celebration.
[Reigns coughing]
[Barrett] Paul Heyman completely unconscious in the ring.
Bronson Reed broken down by that Spear.
These are the consequences of messing with power
[Cole] And finally, officials making their way out here.
Let's get out of here.
[Cole] Check on Reigns and get Bron Breakker out of the building.
Out. You're out. Come on, take him out.
[crowd booing]
[official] Get out of here man.
[Cole] That was one of the damnedest things I've ever seen.
[Barrett] Just so much velocity centered on the midsection of Roman Reigns
and then crashing through that steel announce table.
[Cole] Come on, Jason. Get him out of here.
[crowd chanting] O.T.C, O.T.C, O.T.C…
[person] Get him up.
[Cole] Now Breakker into the ring to check on his partner, Bronson Reed,
and of course, The Oracle of The Vision.
Paul Heyman, who was choked out by Reigns moments ago, but…
Roman trying to make it back to his feet.
Roman, a very proud man.
[Barrett] Imagine he's got busted ribs after that impact.
It was absolutely hellacious.
And struggling to get vertical, despite all the help surrounding him now,
is tonight's victor, although at this point he looks anything but.
[official 2] Get out of here. Go.
Shut up.
[crowd booing]
[Barrett] You see Paul Heyman,
gingerly being dragged out of here by his two protégés,
presumably needing some treatment of his own,
[Cole] And Roman's gonna need some help as well.
He's struggling just to make it to his feet.
That spear was just…
[crowd cheering]
I mean, the impact that that must have…
[Barrett] Here's the thing, when you don't see it coming, you cannot ride the impact.
It hurts all the same.
But when you're blindsided like that and you go through a table,
you can times the impact by at least five.
[Cole] I guess we shouldn't be surprised
that Breakker finally made his way out here.
I'm surprised he didn't come out earlier actually.
[Barrett] He'd come out earlier
and he thought Bronson Reed had the job in hand
and didn't quite contend on the power of Roman Reigns.
[crowd chanting] Roman Reigns!
[crowd applauds]
[Cole] Roman with the victory tonight, but…
-not quite the way… -[Barrett] Oh, God. Cole!
-Breakker's loose again! -No! Stop!
[Cole] Breakker, Spear!
Breakker loose again, about cut Reigns in half!
[Barrett] With a 20-yard run up hitting top speed.
Come on!
23 miles an hour.
[Cole] Get security out here or something.
Bronson Reed trying to come to his senses and drag Breakker away as well.
[Barrett] You can ask for security all you want. There is no security guard
on the planet who could stop that man.
Get out of here.
-[Breakker] This one is different. -[Reed] We can do what we want now!
[Breakker] I'm willing to die for this one.
You understand? You're in my way!
-[officials] Hey, hey. -Back it off.
[groans]
[Cole] Breakker's got a screw loose. Forgot about that.
Bronson Reed not done yet. He sends Roman back into the ring.
[Barrett] Oh, God. We had a couple of attempts earlier.
I've got a bad feeling
about what this maniac from Australia is about to cook up.
[Barrett] I mean, Bronson is obviously upset
because he lost moments ago, but… Oh, no. My God. Oh, my God.
[Barrett] Here we go, Cole. From the top.
Tsunami!
[Cole] A Tsunami to Roman Reigns.
[crowd booing]
That's 330 pounds
flying through the air.
And now… Well, now the security heads out here.
Our General Manager from Monday Night Raw, Adam Pearce, out here as well.
[Barrett] An epic war of a match. Two spears from Bron Breakker.
And a Tsunami against a defenseless Roman Reigns.
-[crowd booing] -You too!
-I'm the man now! -[Cole] They gotta get these two guys…
O.T.C. is dead! He's dead!
[Cole] They gotta get these two out of here.
[Barrett] Yeah, give them a methodology please.
-They leave when they want to leave. -[Cole] How about stun guns and handcuffs?
[Cole] And, uh, I got a situation here um…
-The EMTs have been called… -[Reed] This is what happens…
-with a stretcher and a backboard. -[Reed] …when you mess with The Vision.
[Barrett] You break your ribs, you can't move at all. It's really that simple.
It's one of the most debilitating injuries you can get in this game.
And for all the toughness of Roman Reigns and his shoulders, all of that tonight,
when the body breaks
it simply does not cooperate anymore.
[Cole] And the medical personnel in the ring, obviously attending to Roman
and who knows, he could have internal injuries after that couple of Spears
and then the Tsunami.
[Barrett] Through the table too.
The steel table that is almost impervious to being broken.
-[Cole] Yeah, tell Breakker that. -[crowd applauds]
[Barrett] Took that as a challenge, it would appear
and used the body of Roman Reigns to destroy it.
[Cole] Now, Roman being strapped in, This is, uh…
Hopefully this is just precautionary, Wade. And…
[Barrett] Well, it's a side we've never seen before.
We know all about Roman Reigns, he leaves on his own power,
no matter how beaten up, no matter the war he's been through.
Well tonight, sadly, is a different… Oh, God.
[Cole] Oh, my God. Come on. Somebody stop these guys.
-Reed now, rushing into the ring again! -[Barrett] And security are clearing out
And strapped to a stretcher, is Roman Reigns.
-He's gonna do another one here! -[Cole] He's helpless! He's helpless.
-He can't move! -[Barrett] Tsunami!
[Cole] Oh, my God!
[screaming]
[crowd booing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Roman couldn't defend himself
and now his cousin, Main Event Jey Uso coming to Roman's aid.
Enough is enough!
[Barrett] Jey Uso has to compete in the heavyweight championship match later,
but coming out to protect flesh and blood.
Sadly the damage is already done.
[Cole] Family comes first.
Jey Uso out here to check on Roman. Roman hasn't moved.
Roman was helpless, strapped to that backboard.
Could not defend himself from the Tsunami.
And now Breakker, back into the ring.
Somebody's got to get the damn cops out here!
[Barrett] So basically… effectively 2 on 1 here.
-Jey Uso… Oh! -[Cole] Oh! And a Spear to Jey.
[Cole] Pearce, get them out of here.
[Barrett] Completely unchecked power here in our opening match at Clash in Paris,
that has now descended into a sheer riot.
Get him outta here!
[Cole] Well now, the ring being flooded with security, finally.
[Barrett] As merciless an attack as I have ever seen.
-[Cole] No, no, no, no, no. -And they're still not done!
[Pearce] You're done!
[Barrett] If the security guards aren't careful, they will be next.
There's no talking reason
to two ice cold killers like Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.
[Cole] Bronson Reed trying to make it into his tower.
-[Barrett] Here we go! Tsunami! -Not again! Not again!
[Cole] Damn it, you're gonna kill him!
[Barrett] I think, Cole, that is the intent.
[Cole] Get him out of there!
For the love of God, Pearce, get him out of the damn ring.
[Barrett] Saying it is easy, doing it is impossible.
They leave when they want to leave,
and perhaps now after the carnage we've amassed,
they are satiated.
This is where Breakker came out of nowhere to a celebrating Roman Reigns,
who was not looking in that direction,
took a Spear through our table, and when we thought it was done,
a 20-yard run up connected with a second Spear.
And then this, the Tsunami smashing the midsection.
And then, strapped to a gurney,
a second Tsunami,
undoubtedly giving internal injuries to Roman Reigns
And Jey Uso valiantly came down here to save the day.
He tried, he failed, crumbled like the rest.
And then the pièce de résistance, as if we needed it,
a third Tsunami to a broken, battered and bloody Roman Reigns.
[Cole] Wade, this is a serious situation.
Roman Reigns was just gasping for air, writhing in agony,
finally being stabilized to get on that backboard.
But Roman was defenseless. He was helpless.
He was blindsided by the Spear on the announce table.
And from then on Reed and Breakker did anything they wanted to Reigns.
[Barrett] Yeah, and that is bad enough,
but let's talk about Jey Uso for one second,
who is competing tonight in a Fatal 4-Way for the World Heavyweight Championship,
whose ribs have been battered.
He can barely breathe himself.
I don't know if he's going to be able to compete later on tonight.
Of course, that's one thing right now. The health of Roman Reigns is the major issue.
[Cole] Yeah, I don't know when we've ever seen someone in this state.
[Barrett] It almost feels like the show cannot go on
after something like this, but of course…
[Cole] Wow. Hopefully
we're gonna get some sort of medical update at some point on Reigns today.
But, I mean, they're gonna have to get him to the hospital, Wade. This is bad.
[Barrett] Yeah, and it makes you question just how good Jey Uso…
[Cole] You know what it does? It makes you sick.
Forget questioning anything. It makes you sick. None of this was necessary.
Bronson Reed had an incredible match against Reigns tonight.
He did well, right? Reigns beat him in the end.
But then Breakker, with the ambush and the Spear,
and if that wasn't enough, Tsunamis and everything else. Come on now.
[Barrett] When you stand up to absolute power, there are consequences.
And that's what we saw this evening.
[crowd chanting] Merci, Roman!
Come on.
-I hope you are proud. -I'm proud.
Now I don't know if I have Jey for my Main Event
and Roman's on his way to the hospital thanks to you.
Yeah, Roman? We don't…
-What about Paul? -What about Paul?
-What about the love for Paul? -You know what?
Maybe you should take a ride with Paul
because I want you out of this building right now. Go on!
No, Seth's got his match. We're gonna be here.
-You are not gonna be anywhere near that. -Yes.
-You're gonna bounce us? -Let me make myself clear.
-What are you gonna do, huh? -I am ejecting you both
from this arena tonight.
And if I so much as smell you near this building,
I will suspend you both indefinitely without pay.
-[crowd cheering] -Am I clear?
[no audible dialogue]
Just you wait. Vision do what we want.
Not tonight!
-Get out. -Get them out of here. Gone.
Get out the way. I'll take myself out of here.
Please, please, please.
Enjoy your evening in gay Paris.
[Reed] Shut up!
[Cole] A lot of Paris rightfully upset. You heard the news, Wade.
Roman Reigns is being taken to the hospital.
At least they got rid of that monstrous Breakker and Reed.
["We Want Smoke" playing]
Yeah!
[exclaims]
[bell rings]
[Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall
and it's for the WWE Tag Team Championship!
Introducing first, the challengers accompanied by B-Fab,
at a combined weight of 492 pounds,
Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford,
the Street Profits.
[Cole] The Street Profits with an opportunity to win back Tag Team gold.
[crowd chanting]
[music stops]
[crowd cheering]
[music resumes]
[Cole] And of course, the masks being worn by Montez Ford, Angelo Dawkins tonight,
you can see in the Borderlands video game.
[Barrett] And I like that from the Street Profits.
Their opponents tonight, of course, known for wearing some intimidating masks
and adopting intimidating personas.
Well, Borderlands is an incredibly violent game,
so maybe that is the side of the Street Profits
that will be coming out to play this evening.
[Cole] And again, remember Bo Dallas,
they were trying to get in their heads this past Friday night on SmackDown.
Talking about,
maybe Dawkins and Ford aren't quite as close as people make them out to be.
[Barrett] Yeah, so much of the game of the Wyatt Sicks has been the mind games
and clearly trying to drive a wedge between this brotherhood
of the Street Profits.
[Cole] And again, still trying to recuperate from what happened moments ago.
Roman Reigns has been taken to the hospital.
And we heard General Manager, Adam Pearce say
that Breakker and Reed have been kicked out of the building.
If they return, they'll be suspended without pay if they come back
in this arena.
[Barrett] That has massive consequences for Seth Rollins,
who's defending tonight in a Fatal 4-Way, his World Heavyweight Championship.
Apparently without backup.
[Cole] And I heard that Heyman may be going to the hospital too.
["Shatter" playing]
Believe in me!
[music stops]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Lumis and Gacy will defend the Tag Titles tonight
against the Street Profits.
Remember, Wade, it was back in July,
when the Profits lost the Tag Team titles to the Wyatt Sicks.
The Wyatts would retain them in that wild table, ladders and chairs match
back at SummerSlam.
[Barrett] Wild is the word for the SmackDown Tag Division.
Chaos every single night.
And the Profits have had to work damn hard just to get back to this opportunity.
Beating #DIY, the MFTs,
and this past Friday, Melo Don't Miz to secure this opportunity.
[Cole] Official, Daphanie LaShaunn calling for the bell
and now Ford and Dawkins in a discussion over who will start this match.
-Uh-oh. -[Barrett] Both apparently
wanting to start things off.
[LaShaunn] Hey, it's time to start. It's time to start. Come on.
This is the kind of thing you should have sorted out in the locker room.
It's rare you see that from the Street Profits, but it appears
Dawkins is the one who's gonna kick this off.
[Cole] Here we go, Tabloid Wade trying to magnify everything
as Bo Dallas, you remember, tried to get the Profit's head on Friday.
[Barrett] How many times have you seen that before from the Street Profits?
You've been watching them for 7 or 8 years.
They've been a tight brotherhood, a tight team.
[Cole] A lot of pressure on them, trying to win the Tag Titles back here tonight.
[Barrett] Yeah, and the pressure's only magnified
when you've had an arduous climb back to being number one contender.
You feel like you've really got something to lose tonight.
Unlike the champs who of course have the championships to lose,
you don't want to be back of the line on that SmackDown Tag Division.
[Cole] Oh, we didn't see it, folks,
but Montez Ford delivered a pretty stiff tag to Angelo Dawkins.
And that didn't sit too well with Dawkins.
So maybe you are onto something, Wade.
[Barrett] So from tabloid journalism from Wade Barrett
to Pulitzer Prize winning journalism from Wade Barrett.
Thank you very much, Michael Cole.
The Street Profits better get their act together pretty damn soon.
I can hear B-Fab on the outside trying to yell instructions
and get them on the same page.
[Cole] And Dexter Lumis, who fancies himself a tortured artist.
Oh, and a drop kick by Montez Ford. Showing off here tonight.
Talked to the Profits earlier today, Wade.
They talked a lot about the importance of winning the Tag Title back in Europe.
[Barrett] Well they've had a hell of a run in Europe this year alone,
winning several matches back on the tour in March,
including winning gold in Barcelona on SmackDown.
[Cole chuckles] Lumis will freeze Ford with that stare.
[Barrett] That's again, the mind games of the Wyat Sicks.
Creepy and unnerving and clearly Montez Ford did not want one piece of it.
[Cole] Oh, wow!
I mean when you're the Wyatts, I guess it's easy to play mind games.
I mean, they got split personalities.
-[Barrett] Warped, demented… -[Cole] Double-teamed by the Profits.
[Barrett] And finally perhaps the Street Profits back to their usual selves.
Gacy thinks he's a pig boy, Lumis thinks he's a buzzard.
Now B-Fab, trying to get the Profits on the same page.
And now Montez Ford with a kick to Lumis.
[Barrett] Now the Street Profits really cooking.
Looking like a well-oiled machine and taking it to the Wyatt Sicks,
who, to be fair, have been completely dominant since returning.
Haven't lost a single match.
Well that might change if the Profits keep going about business like this.
[Cole] Oh, and the distraction by Gacy, Ford hit the French announce table hard.
[Barrett] Oh, that was midsection and forehead against that table.
We saw the damage it did to Roman Reigns moments ago.
Let's see if Montez Ford fares any better.
[Cole] You see Uncle Howdy,
slash Bo Dallas looking on, surrounded, of course,
by Nikki Cross who fancies herself Abby the Witch.
And a big red Erick Rowan,
who at one point thought he was a rabbit.
And now Gacy, really punishing Montez Ford here.
The Wyatt Sicks are so dangerous, Wade.
[Barrett] Yeah, when they get the upper hand, a lot of people get
spooked by their kooky personas, but I'll tell you right now,
incredibly dangerous when the bell rings.
Dexter Lumis, the silent assassin of the group.
[Cole] Cover and a kick out. You call it kooky,
and that might be a good way to describe it.
But the actions of the Wyatt Sicks get into their opponent's heads.
It freaks their opponents out, gives them the upper hand.
[Barrett] Undoubtedly takes your eye off the game,
especially when three of them are loitering in the ringside area
in the form of Abby the Witch,
Uncle Howdy and, of course, the massive Erick Rowan.
Just a presence that's ominous that stays in your mind
and does not allow you to focus on your opponent.
Now throwing some real heavy leather the way of Joe Gacy.
But Joe Casey is a street fighter.
This guy's a brawler and can throw it back.
[Cole] Yeah, I think that's one of the things that… And look at Gacy.
[screaming]
[Cole] Really locking in the Chin Lock here.
That's the thing about Gacy, I think you sometimes get thrown by the persona,
but he can battle on the ground and with the best of them.
[Barrett] Yeah, just a hardcore brawler.
He's made an entire career of that until Uncle Howdy got his hands on him
and warped that personality even further.
[groans]
[Barrett] Just 48 hours ago of course
The Street Profits had an incredibly exhausting match up
in order to win this,
whereas The Wyatt Sicks have not competed in a couple of weeks
and are fresh as daisies.
And it's really showing in the early goings here.
[Cole] Oh! And Lumis again into the cover,
and another near fall for The Wyatt Sicks.
Lumis and Gacy just work so well together.
[Barrett] You know, they were a little frayed around the edges
when they first started tagging together as part of this Wyatt Sicks,
but they have clicked in a big way over the past couple of months
and now just a well-oiled machine, got those cobwebs out of the way
and are looking utterly devastating.
[Cole] Think about being the Profits-- Oh, and a great double team.
You look down and see Uncle Howdy and company staring on at ringside.
And now Gacy with the elbow, cover, hook of the leg,
looking to retain the tag titles, and a kick at it too.
[Barrett] Here's the thing about the Profits.
They returned to WWE after a layoff back in January,
and they have been by far
the most physically dominant team around ever since.
That has all changed since The Wyatt Sicks arrived
and they are getting completely battered from pillar to post now.
And that's the problem, The Wyatt Sicks know how to take away your best asset,
which is the power game of The Street Profits,
and now they're looking impotent.
[Cole] Lumis launched over the top rope. Montez Ford has an opportunity.
Gacy, though, intercepts Ford, sends him out to the apron.
[Barrett] It's great instincts there from Joe Gacy.
The second Montez Ford was looking like he had a sniff of attack,
Dawkins immediately shut down.
[Cole] Now Gacy with Ford on the apron.
I think he was perhaps looking for a suplex there,
blocked a couple of times now by Montez.
And Ford with one of his own.
And Gacy, you know, getting caught up in the rope
may have been the best thing for Gacy
because it wasn't full impact when he hit the apron.
[Barrett] It's two things. It does reduce the impact on the apron,
but you can easily tear a tendon
or a ligament in that knee or ankle on the way down.
That was ugly for Gacy and he's not moving well on the floor now,
but here is your chance for the big tag to Dawkins.
[Cole] Tag made. Here comes Dawk.
He was all worked up today after his Ohio State Buckeyes win yesterday.
And Dawkins with a big leap over the top rope,
taking out Gacy and Lumis.
[Barrett] A big lad who should not be able to move like that,
but he can slug like a heavyweight,
and doesn't Joe Gacy know that?
[audience exclaiming]
[Cole] Dawkins. Look at the quickness, the leapfrog.
Oh! And there's that corkscrew elbow by Dawkins.
[Barrett] How can a guy like Angelo Dawkins be so twinkle-toed?
-[crowd exclaims] -[Cole] A slam dunk to Lumis.
That's a unique way, and there's a corkscrew smash in the corner.
Follows it up with an enzuigiri.
[Barrett] He can move like a ballerina and knock people out like…
[Cole] Oh! Twisting neckbreaker.
[Barrett] …George Foreman.
What a devastating combination. This guy is power personified.
[Cole] And B-Fab telling Dawkins to go up top.
Angelo Dawkins, top rope now.
May have Gacy where he wants him.
Not used to seeing Dawkins fly.
This should be Montez Ford's territory, but he hit him with a Swanton.
Cover by Dawkins.
Is it enough? Oh, Gacy gets the shoulder up.
[Barrett] God, and I love that from Angelo Dawkins.
You're in a championship match. Keep your opponents guessing.
Pull out something new every time.
[audience applauding, chanting]
[Cole] And now Dawkins controlling Gacy, at least momentarily.
Gacy, though, with a head butt.
Tagged by Lumis, now the legal man.
Not sure if Dawkins realizes it, but he does now.
[Barrett] Now he's getting peppered left, right and center.
[Cole] Double-team!
That suplex into the neckbreaker.
Lumis quickly into the cover to retain, and kick at two by Dawkins.
[Barrett] Now frustration starting to show on the faces of The Wyatt Sicks,
and perhaps panic in the eyes of Uncle Howdy.
That chair rocking a little more than usual.
[Cole] I don't know how you can tell panic when the guy was wearing a mask, Wade.
[Barrett] Because it's in the eyes, like I said.
Come on, Michael Cole, wake up.
[Cole] Dawkins with a right to Gacy. Drops him off the apron.
Double team now. Oh, goodness!
And Dawkins with authority on that right, after that toss and a kick out at two.
[audience chanting]
[Barrett speaks French]
[in English] "Only two," Michael Cole. They love that chant out here.
[Cole] And now it's Montez Ford's turn to head up to the top rope,
[Barrett] Sluggish climb to the top for Montez Ford,
who's been beaten and broken down and weighed up.
[Cole] Gacy dropped Dawkins.
It allowed Lumis time to cause Montez Ford to lose his balance.
[Barrett] Ford is hurting in a big way.
That was not the usual Montez Ford sprint to the top rope that we're used to.
[Cole] Lumis sent to the center of the ring.
[Barrett] Got absolutely launched across the ring,
but Montez Ford did not see that tag.
[Cole] And Gacy now legal.
Great, frequent tags here by the tag champs The Sicks.
[Taylor] Come on! Come on, Dawks. You got it. Come on, baby.
[Cole] And now Dawkins makes the tag. He's legal.
[Barrett] Once again, Gacy this time being blindsided by the legal man,
the powerhouse Angelo Dawkins, with Gacy on his shoulders.
[audience cheering]
-[Cole] Montez Ford. -[Barrett] Get your camera's ready.
[Cole] Blockbuster!
Cover!
And breaking things up is Lumis.
[Barrett] Oh, pinpoint championship tied in for The Wyatt Sicks.
The Kiss of Death connects that electric chair blockbuster.
It's game over if Dexter Lumis wasn't on point.
[Cole] And Lumis with a kick to the face of Ford. Dawkins with the right hand.
And Gacy from behind.
Roll up on Angelo Dawkins who's got a kick out at two.
Gacy… Oh, with a big right.
[Barrett] Massive winding right hand to the jaw.
[Cole] Oh! And down off the spinebuster goes Gacy. Tag to Ford.
[Barrett] God, all of these men hurting so much,
but this is the moment, Michael Cole!
[Cole] Montez Ford from the heavens! Nobody home! Tag to Lumis.
[Barrett] All of that impact on the ribs of Montez Ford.
[Cole] Trying to use Lumis as a weapon and does.
[Barrett] You saw Montez Ford trying to duck out the way there.
[Cole] Almost had him! And breaking things up.
[Barrett] And this one has turned into an absolute mess of broken bodies.
[Cole] All for the WWE Tag Team titles.
The red hot Tag Team division on Friday night smackdown on display here tonight.
And Gacy with that unorthodox offensive style
delivers the clothesline.
Now a springboard. Went for the moonsault, nobody home.
[Barrett] And you just feel that both teams
have really lost the momentum at this point
and it's really up for grabs.
One big hit is gonna do this.
[Cole] Oh! Dawkins with that football shoulder tackle.
-That's what I do! -[Barrett] Uh-oh.
[sighs] That's all right.
-…half your size. -I'm going to do that to you.
-You're going to do that to me? -I'm going to do that to you.
[Cole] Oh! And taking advantage is Lumis of the distraction.
[Barrett] Lumis risking a disqualification.
That was Erick Rowan which would not have held the Profits.
-[Cole] And Ford! -[audience cheering]
[Cole] And now gets Lumis back into the ring.
[Barrett] And momentum reacquired.
Uncle Howdy, get some of this. Wait a second.
[Cole] Oh, look at this! Nikki Cross grabbing the leg of Ford.
She came out from under the ring. And now, Sister Abigail from Uncle Howdy.
[Barrett] All behind the referee's back.
He was completely distracted by Dexter Lumis in the ring.
[Cole] And now The Wyatt Sicks have an opportunity to put the Profits away.
[Barrett] I mean, Montez Ford is a beaten man already,
but why don't we put the Kiss of Death on it.
[Cole] And there's that suplex into the sitout powerbomb.
…two, three.
-[Cole] They told me earlier on… -[bell dings]
…that that's called "The Plague."
-[Taylor] Here are your winners! -Yeah, yeah!
And still the WWE Tag Team champions,
The Wyatt Sicks!
[Cole] Again, I didn't ask them about it,
they told me, "That is called The Plague, Cole!"
[Barrett] Well, the plague has run rampant through Europe in the past,
and once again it does tonight.
We see Angelo Dawkins doing his best to break the entire arena
with the body of Joe Gacy,
but Montez Ford taking out the massive Erick Rowan.
And Lumis in the present.
Though Nikki Cross was instrumental in allowing Uncle Howdy
to hit this Sister Abigail behind the referee's back.
And as you call it, Cole,
The Plague connecting right in the center of Paris.
[bell dings]
[Barrett] And a successful retention of the goal for The Wyatt Sicks.
[Cole] The Wyatt Sicks still the Tag Team champions.
[Cole] The Man has dominated
since winning the Intercontinental Championship,
but her post-match beatdowns and vicious verbal jabs
have pushed Hall of Famer Nikki Bella too far
in the shadow of the City of Lights.
Nikki didn't come to sightsee.
She came to prove her legacy shines brighter than Becky's arrogance.
Paris becomes the proving ground for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
Nikki Bella versus Becky Lynch live next.
One, two, three!
[bell dings]
[Taylor]And still…
[Cole] The Man retains the Intercontinental title.
Kingdom, Lyra is gone.
It is time to open the floor to new competitors.
Competitors who understand what it is to step in the ring with me.
To understand that they are stepping in the ring
with the greatest female wrestler of all time.
[Bella] Oh, hey, Becky.
I was just listening to you back there and I have to say,
Becky Lynch really is one of the greatest of all time.
And it was superstars like Becky Lynch
where I knew it was okay to take a step away
because the women's division was in such great hands.
You turned out to be such a disappointment.
[audience exclaiming]
Why don't you face me one on one, Nikki Bella versus Becky Lynch?
[audience cheering]
You know why we never went one on one?
[Cole] A cheap shot by Becky.
Fireworks here tonight between the intercontinental champion
and the Hall of Famer Nikki Bella.
Natalya versus Becky, Intercontinental championship.
-[audience cheering] -[bell dings]
[Cole] Becky, enough is enough. Match is over.
Here comes Nikki Bella,
the woman who was embarrassed by Becky Lynch
a couple of weeks ago.
Rack Attack 2.0.
That's how you make a statement.
[Bella] Becky Lynch wants to say she's holding everyone down.
Pretty soon, Becky will be holding nothing,
especially that Intercontinental Championship.
Until then, I'll be holding you down.
So Becky, I will see you in Birmingham next week.
Thank you.
Nikki Bella thinks she can call me out to my ring.
Hey, Becky, why are you acting like a little bitch?
If you're not one, Becky, then there should be no problem
facing me for that title.
You don't call the shots.
And I'm not going to just give away title opportunities,
especially not to broke neck Barbie over here.
Is this what The Man has become?
Has The Man lost her balls?
[audience cheering]
Okay, do you want your match? Fine.
Fine, you can have your match in Paris at Clash.
I never wanted to respect you.
I wanted to replace you,
and I've done a pretty good job.
[Bella] You know, Becky, I know why you're so mad.
No matter how hard you try, your name will never be as big as Bella.
At Clash in Paris, you will hear, "Bella, the new Intercontinental Champion."
[audience cheering]
[Cole] Becky went for a cheap shot. Nikki Bella was ready.
Nikki Bella hopes to add the Intercontinental Championship
to her Hall of Fame resume.
[bell dings]
[Taylor] The following contest is scheduled for one fall and is for
the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
Introducing first the challenger from Scottsdale, Arizona,
WWE Hall of Famer, Nikki Bella!
[Cole] Nikki Bella, a two-time Divas champion--
once held that title over 300 days--
but we talked a lot about Nikki Bella since her return to WWE.
This is a different Nikki.
She's gone through a lot in her personal life.
She's had to persevere on a number of occasions,
and she said when she's come back to WWE this time around,
she said it's for "me."
"It's about time I did things for myself, not worry about my sister,
not worry about, you know, what people think about me in the locker room,
not worry about trying to be a leader.
Do something for myself for a change. Please myself and all the WWE fans."
[Barrett] I'm going to sing the praises of Nikki Bella.
I went through Florida championship wrestling many years ago with Nikki Bella.
She's a hell of a competitor and she really was one of the greatest of her era.
But now I've said those nice things about Nikki Bella,
I will say she dominated, as you mentioned, in the Divas era.
This is a very different era now.
The level of competition is miles above it was even 10 years ago,
and Nikki Bella has a lot to prove tonight in my estimation.
[rock music playing]
[audience cheering]
[Taylor] And her opponent from Dublin, Ireland.
She is
the Women's Intercontinental Champion,
The Man,
Becky Lynch!
[Cole] Wade, we discussed this during the countdown show earlier today,
but one of the things that Nikki Bella describes Becky Lynch as is,
"Desperate."
She believes that Becky Lynch is desperate to constantly stay in the spotlight,
desperate for the media to talk about her,
desperate for the fans to continually call her one of the all-time greats,
desperate to always be a champion,
and Nikki Bella said she's going to prey on that desperation tonight
and win her first intercontinental title.
[Barrett] Like, how do you use those as insults to The Man, Becky Lynch?
Those are all things that top stars should aspire to be.
Those are all things that if you are desperate
to be recognized as the greatest,
it means you are one hell of a competitor.
And Becky Lynch could have retired years ago with a Hall of Fame place intact,
but she's still out here putting it all on the map,
being a competitor, and yes,
desperate to continually prove she is the greatest female wrestler on the planet.
Those are not insults, Becky-- Bella. Those are compliments.
[Cole] One thing Becky cannot do, Wade, is take Nikki Bella lightly.
[Barrett] Nobody really knows what they're gonna get from Nikki Bella tonight.
That's the point I've been trying to make.
If anyone is desperate, in my view, it's Nikki Bella.
She is desperate to prove she can hang in this current era.
It's not something she's proven in the past.
She's dominated the Divas era. Can she dominate the now?
[Cole] Well, it's interesting.
First time ever that these two women have gone one on one here in WWE.
The last time they actually shared the same ring
was back in the Women's Rumble in 2018.
[Barrett] And I'll tell you what's really fascinating to me.
Both women traded a lot of verbal barbs in the build up to this one.
-Both got very personal… -[Cole] Here comes Nikki.
…very personal in their verbal attacks, bringing in personal life,
and that's something that's normally off limits.
It suggests to me there is a burning hatred between these two women
that has been unspoken for years.
[Cole] Becky Lynch did say, "I didn't want to look up to Nikki Bella.
I wanted to take Nikki Bella's spot," when she first arrived here in WWE,
and now Nikki has Becky a bit off her game and nearly going right to the knee.
[Barrett] That was a horrible kick right to the knee of Becky Lynch,
and that was full impact right on the knee joint.
[Cole] Becky, who's been so dominant as champion
since beating Lyra Valkyria back in June.
Nikki now made a mistake.
Becky gonna make her pay, driving Nikki Bella into the steel steps.
[Barrett] I hate use the word inexperienced,
but that was a moment of inexperience for Nikki Bella
who's not used to in-ring competition.
[Cole] Inexperienced, or perhaps just ring rust, Wade.
[Barrett] It's ring rust, that's my point.
She came out of the box way too hot, overcommitted.
Becky Lynch rode out that brief early storm and now has reverted to type
with The Man in control.
[Cole] And Becky bouncing Nikki's face off the apron.
[crowd cheering]
Becky Lynch. Had a very interesting conversation with her earlier today,
as Becky now heads up to the top rope, Nikki Bella in trouble.
And Becky from the second rope with the leg drop.
Is it enough to retain the championship? And a kick out at two.
Becky told us flat out, Wade-- we were talking to her--
that it's the fan's fault.
The fact that they did not accept her when she returned from injury,
the fact that they did not like the way she was carrying herself,
she blames the fans for everything and the reason she is the way she is today.
[Barrett] Well, I agree with her.
She is the greatest female wrestler on planet Earth today.
She's proven that time and time again.
Look at the kind of adulation someone like Rhea Ripley gets.
Why is Becky Lynch not getting the same kind of response?
That's the question.
You know what, screw the fans. Do it for yourself, Becky.
Do it for your family.
[Cole] You want respect, you got to give it back, right?
[Barrett] I mean, who didn't throw the respect one way first?
I would argue the fans turned on Becky before she said, "You know what?
Forget it. I don't need you guys anyway."
[crowd chanting] Becky, Becky Lynch!
[Cole] Becky now into the corner.
And just a vicious attack by Lynch. Very aggressive, Becky.
[Barrett] This is exactly what you have to do.
Becky views Bella as yesterday's news,
and she's making a statement tonight in the ring to prove
that Bella cannot hang at the level
that Becky Lynch has dragged women's wrestling to over the past few years.
[Cole] Exploder delivered to Nikki Bella
who is in deep trouble here
-as The Man is dominating. -[Barrett] Oh, oh, oh.
…you didn't come back now.
This is my break.
[Barrett] That slap was just so disrespectful to Nikki Bella
and may have awakened something inside Bella.
[Cole] I think it fired Nikki up because Nikki fighting back.
Forearms to the face of the champion.
And a big clothesline by Becky, quickly into the cover,
but for the leg and a kick out.
[Barrett] We talked about the ring rust a little earlier and I think it's showing
in the early goings here for Nikki Bella.
Came out of the blocks red hot.
30 to 40 seconds in though,
and it has been one-way traffic ever since.
[Lynch] Yeah, you should have stayed gone, Nilkki.
You should have stayed gone.
[Barrett] Just trash talking the whole time.
There's nothing worse than getting beaten up in the ring,
unable to throw anything back in the opposite direction,
and your opponent's having it so easy, they're talking trash in the process.
[Cole] And now backing Becky into the corner.
[Lynch grunting]
[Cole] Becky with a big boot, explodes out with a clothesline. Cover.
One, two…
[Cole] Kick out at two by Nikki.
[Barrett] Becky just looks that little bit sharper than Nikki Bella so far.
Every time Nikki Bella tries to muster up a little bit of offense,
just beaten to the punch by Becky Lynch.
[Cole] And Nikki able to work… step out of harm's way.
Becky this time… And Becky caught by Nikki. Great counter.
And Nikki with the forearm. Caught her on the nose.
[Barrett] That was clubbing right to the jaw on the second time,
and now Becky perhaps getting rocked.
And we're getting and a slugfest.
[crowd exclaiming]
And the uglier this turns, perhaps the more it advantages Nikki Bella.
[Cole] Maybe not as Becky buries the knee.
And now Becky went for the upper cut. Caught her with a kick to the midsection.
[Barrett] God, how smooth is Becky Lynch? Just unmatched finesse.
[Cole] And Nikki with a clothesline, dropped the champ.
And another one by Nikki Bella who's starting to build momentum.
Drop kick drops Becky.
[Barrett] Nikki Bella finally remembering exactly who she is,
finally finding that competitor that took her to the top in the past.
[Cole] And, oh! A baseball slide drives Becky to the floor.
[Barrett] These are stinging shots.
[Cole] In front of the announce table now. Bouncing Becky off our table.
And now off the French announce table.
[Barrett] About the most important thing you can do if you're Nikki Bella:
You've got the upper hand, make it count.
[Cole] Yeah, but keep in mind, Nikki's got a pin or submit the champ.
She's got to get back… Becky back in the ring.
[Barrett] That count's getting high.
Perhaps getting a little carried away here is Nikki Bella.
Focus on what is important.
That is winning the gold tonight, Nikki.
And Nikki Bella suddenly looks like a very different human being
than the one that started this match.
[Cole] Ah, a big clothesline in the corner to Becky.
[Barrett] Oh. Not even close from Nikki Bella.
[Cole] Cover!
And Nikki kicks at two as Becky looked to retain.
[Barrett] Oh, Nikki, let…
Well, a leap of faith really that did not come close whatsoever to Becky Lynch,
who was nimble enough to avoid that massive strike that was coming her way.
And wait up, Cole, look what we're going for here.
[Cole] Yeah, Becky Lynch trying to lock in the disarm-her on Nikki Bella,
who's able to counter.
And now Nikki looking maybe for the Rack Attack 2.0.
She's hit Becky with this before.
[Barrett] Bringing out the big guns at this point, the heavy artillery.
[Cole] And Becky runs into another right.
[Barrett] Bella just sensed that, sensed on her tail.
And here we go, Cole.
[Cole] Nikki with Becky up again.
Now Becky in the counter driving Nikki to the mat.
[Cole] Kick out by Bella at two.
[Barrett] And I'll give all the credit in the world
for the fact that Nikki Bella is still ticking in this one.
She's been put through hell by the Intercontinental champ.
And these are the moments that lack of ring sharpness really starts
to tell in a competitor.
Nikki Bella is in the deep water at this point.
It's something that Becky Lynch is used to.
She's had these reps of late.
[Cole] Yeah, one thing you can say about Becky,
she's been a fighting champion.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Becky!
She hasn't avoided putting the championship on the line.
[crowd chanting] Becky, Becky, Becky!
Remember Becky would beat Lyra back at Money in the Bank in June
and then knock off Lyra and Bayley at Evolution, beat Lyra at Summer Slam.
Now… Oh, went for the Rack Attack again.
Becky Lynch able to tuck underneath now with Nikki on her shoulder.
[Barrett] Lynch just has that Rack Attack so well scouted.
[Cole] Now Nikki took a little too much time.
Becky able to send her out to the apron.
Nikki with a shoulder now to the champion.
Nikki took a little too much time going up the ropes and Becky made her pay.
[Barrett] Both women have absorbed a ton of punishment
at this point in the matchup.
You feel like one big shot at any point could end this one.
It is hanging in the balance, and a brawl right up there on the turnbuckles.
[Cole] Becky now, Nikki top rope. And a superplex by Lynch. Cover!
One, two…
Another near fall for the champ, and now into an armbar.
Becky with an armbar locked in, and Nikki, great job blocking it.
[Barrett] Yeah, you have to block that immediately
or you are getting it snapped off.
But too late perhaps for Nikki Bella. Hyperextension of the elbow.
[Cole] You gotta wonder is Nikki gonna tap here.
[Barrett] So close, but turning it round. Wow!
[Cole] That was a great counter, forcing Becky to kick out.
[Barrett] Killed two birds with one stone.
[Cole] And now Nikki… Look at this! Nikki with a submission move of her own.
This is the fearless lock. If she can get it locked in…
Nikki's taken out a number of opponents in her career with that,
but Becky Lynch able to counter. Now looking for the disarm-her.
Great move by Becky.
[Barrett] Nice roll through transition there,
-but Bella too sharp for it. -[screaming]
[Cole] And now Becky up on Nikki's shoulders.
That electric chair sends Becky to the mat.
[Barrett] Both women are completely spent here,
but perhaps the advantage has swung away of Nikki Bella.
[Cole] Oh! Now Nikki with a nice takedown, cover the champion.
Near fall for Nikki Bella.
[Barrett] How frustrating must that be?
This deep into a matchup you start hitting the big moves
and still it's not enough.
But I'll say right now, Nikki Bella is looking the fresher of the two.
The champ is in trouble.
[Cole] Yeah, but Nikki's got to capitalize.
She's got the champ on the ropes here.
[Barrett] Yeah, this is where those instincts of having repetitious matchups,
being battle hardened.
Where are you gonna go to next? There's no time to think.
[Cole] Ah, nice move by the champ hanging Nikki up on the top rope.
Now a kick to Nikki Bella. Another one to the face.
[Barrett] Completely peppered with shots here,
and once again going up top is The Man.
[Cole] Becky has to roll through as Nikki rolls out of harm's way.
And now Nikki…
Bella face first.
Trying to drag Becky, and once again for the fearless lock,
and this time she's got it locked in.
Nikki's got the fearless lock locked in this time around.
Becky has to make it to the ropes to force some sort of break here.
[Barrett] A mad scramble for the champ to retain her championship.
And just about breaks the hold.
I don't know how much damage has been done to the body of the champ with that hold,
but maybe that was the moment that Nikki Bella needed to win this one.
[Cole] You saw a bit of frustration on Nikki's face.
She thought she had Becky there, and Becky with the wherewithal
to make it to the rope to force a break.
[Barrett] Since she's gone for the move on two separate occasions,
perhaps that was the game plan.
That's how you win the title, and things have suddenly turned
really ugly for Nikki Bella.
And Becky Lynch understanding now that she's in complete control
after sending Nikki into the steps.
And she breaks the count, wants to do more damage to the challenger.
Let's go. Come on.
[Barrett] I mean, I'm not so sure Becky Lynch will be upset
with a double count out at this point.
She would retain the gold in the process, but perhaps making a statement
against Bella is even more important.
[Cole] Looking for the manhandled slam on the steps, Nikki Bella.
[Barrett] Oh!
[Cole] Driving Becky head first into the post.
And now it's Nikki taking over. Oh!
Bella busted on the steps by Nikki.
[Barrett] Becky Lynch's brains are completely scrambled.
Won't be able to think, won't be able to defend herself.
Bella can attack at will here,
[Cole] And now Nikki, gonna lift Becky up into position,
looking for the Rack Attack 2.0.
Didn't have enough as Becky was able to duck underneath it.
Now, manhandle slam!
Becky's own move against her.
For the title! Kick out by Lynch.
[Barrett] Oh, what an insult it would have been
for Becky Lynch to lose to her own move.
[Cole] Nikki's got to keep her foot on the gas, Wade.
[Barrett] I got to be impressed with Nikki Bella at this point.
-The longer this match… -[Cole] Look at this!
…the better she's getting!
[Cole] And she's got Becky's own disarm-her locked in!
Or at least attempting to, and Becky looking to counter.
[Barrett] If it's your own move,
you know how to reverse it better than anyone too.
-Wait a second. -[Cole] Becky, roll through.
Shoulders down on Nikki.
-Becky wins! -[bell dings]
[Taylor] Here is your winner.
And still the Women's Intercontinental champion,
The Man, Becky Lynch!
[Barrett] Well, championships are won in a moment of brilliance.
We saw that exact move before at the Evolution PLE.
It's what won the match for Becky Lynch there and she's done it again tonight.
Sheer brilliance, sheer innovation,
and I'm gonna christen that the "Lynchpin".
Add this was where Nikki Bella thought she had the match won,
bouncing Becky Lynch around,
hitting that manhandle slam,
but at the last millisecond, a kick out from the jam.
[Barrett] And here we go, that moment of brilliance.
[Cole] What did you call this?
[Barrett] Oh, Becky Lynch. I'm gonna christen it the "Lynchpin."
-The one-two-three… -[bell dings]
…technical master class with unmatched finesse
and a retention for the intercontinental champ.
[Cole] Nikki Bella disappointed, but she gave it everything
she had tonight. A tremendous performance by Nicky Bella.
But Becky Lynch still the intercontinental champion.
[audience cheering, booing]
[announcers speaking in Spanish]
[announcers speaking in French]
[announcers speaking in Czech]
[announcers speaking in Hindi]
[announcers speaking in Italian]
[announcers speaking in German]
[announcers speaking in Tagalog]
[breathing heavily]
Thank you.
Hi, can I talk to him for a second? Thank you.
Level with me, Us. Are you good to go tonight?
Yeah. I can go, AP.
Look, I hear what you're saying to me, but I feel like Medical's
on the verge of saying something else,
so I need you to just hit me with the truth.
Man, I don't give a damn what Medical say, AP.
Last thing my cousin said to me,
"Go out there and win that world heavyweight championship, right?"
-And they just put them on a stretcher. -I was there.
AP, tonight…
I'm bringing home the world heavyweight championship.
Yeah.
-[Cole] Perhaps Jey is… -Be smart.
[Cole] …more dangerous than ever tonight.
Well, Rusev's return was supposed to be a comeback story,
but Sheamus turned it into a bar fight that wouldn't end.
The two have beaten each other
all over America in weeks of backstage brawls.
Left Adam Pierce no choice.
Break out the barrels and the shillelaghs because tonight it's all legal.
Sheamus and Rusev collide in a good old fashioned Donnybrook match
with no disqualifications. Live next.
This will be a brawl. Rusev and Sheamus.
This all began when, uh, Sheamus believed that Rusev was being a bully
to the Alpha Academy and stood up for Tozawa and company.
It's Fight Night!
-[heavy metal music playing] -[grunting, groaning]
[Cole] One of those blows would send me to the hospital for a month.
Are you not entertained?
Come on, hit me! Come on!
[Cole] Rusev went to the eye.
And now exposing the turnbuckle.
-[both announcers] Oh! -[Cole] Broke first into the steel.
-One, two, three. -[Cole] Kudos to Sheamus…
-[bell dings] -…for hanging in this war,
-but tonight belongs to Rusev. -[crowd booing]
[Rusev] When I came back, did my so-called friend Sheamus
come to congratulate me, or did you want to pick a fight?
I know what Sheamus already knew.
That I'm better than him, tougher than him, and superior to him.
So guess what? We're having a rematch.
You didn't think we were done after that, did you?
[Cole] Looking to end this one early with a Brogue Kick.
Here we go. Buckle up, grit your teeth.
Rusev has taken control.
Rusev exposes the turnbuckle once again,
looking to win in controversial manner for the second straight time.
Rusev bounced off the exposed turnbuckle.
The official doesn't see Rusev with a shillelagh.
Sheamus beats Rusev for the first time.
[Sheamus] Welcome back to the WWE.
[Cole] And now Rusev with Sheamus's shillelagh!
[Rusev] I will no longer listen to people who tell me who to hurt.
I will now hurt anyone that I want to.
[Cole] Rusev not about to accept defeat at the hands of the Celtic warrior.
[Rusev] I'm coming to break your mind, body, and spirit.
[Cole] The Celtic warrior's on a rampage!
Thanks to me, the world will remember who the real Rusev is.
[Rusev screaming]
-Yeah. You wanna face me? -[Rusev] Are you in?
[Cole] Something's got to be done about this.
Get it all out of your system in a good old fashioned Donnybrook!
I want to try and rip your bleedin' head off!
I want the old Rusev back!
Your lack of suffering ends now.
[Cole] Get in between these two at your own peril.
Don't forget, I made you relevant again.
[growling]
You've picked your own poison, my friend.
So my conscience is clear of what I'm about to do.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell dinging]
[Taylor] The following is a good old fashioned
Donnybrook match!
In this match, there are no countouts,
no disqualifications, no holds barred.
The only way to win is by pinfall or submission.
[ominous music playing]
[Taylor] Introducing first,
from Bulgaria,
weighing in at 270 pounds,
Rusev!
[Cole] Well, Rusev, uh, he's got his, uh, battle face on here tonight.
You know, Sheamus has a winning record in these Donnybrook matches.
I think Rusev may be at a disadvantage.
[Barrett] Well, Sheamus may have the experience in this kind of match,
but Rusev is a die-hard fan of his local footy team, Lokomotiv Plovdiv,
and he spent many nights brawling around the pubs of Europe against the best
hooligans this continent can offer, and we're getting that fight tonight.
It's all in a fight, however, look who's here,
it is Morgan "The Last Pirate" Charrière.
He's a featherweight UFC fighter out of Poissy, France.
Charrière coming off a technical KO victory over Nate Landwehr
just weeks ago on UFC Fight Night.
Great to have him here to watch this one that is gonna be a banger.
Rusev looking mean, focused and ready for war.
-[Celtic music playing] -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Guess what, Wade?
It's Fight Night,
-baby! -[explosion]
[Barrett] I think you just busted my ear drum.
[Cole] At least I didn't cough.
[Barrett laughs]
[Taylor] His opponent, from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 pounds,
Sheamus!
[Cole] This is gonna be a banger!
For the fifth time ever, a good old fashioned Donnybrook match,
and the first one in almost a year here at WWE.
And that shillelagh that Sheamus is carrying,
hey, that's legal under these rules.
[Barrett] Well, the referee's taken it off him.
It has to be away from Sheamus, at least for the bell to ring,
and we've got two men intensely staring each other down.
Former faction mates in the dreadful League of Nations.
[Cole] Yeah, two men that kicked you out of the League of Nations.
-[bell dings] -[Barrett] Best thing that ever
happened to me, trust me.
[crowd chanting]
[Barrett] Two alpha bulls who do not like the sight of each other.
We're throwing down in Paris!
[Cole] Yeah, Sheamus, the only superstar to have pinned Rusev
since Rusev returned to WWE.
Rusev holds the career lead in matches between these two,
but this really, uh, is the rubber match of the recent rivalry.
Look at Sheamus now pounding ground.
[Barrett] Oh God, the way we started off here, this may be one of
the shortest matches in history.
Immediately hitting tens against each other, potato after potato.
[Cole] Sheamus and Rusev battled each other
for the better part of a decade here in WWE.
[Barrett] I'll tell you right now, we teamed up at Wrestlemania
-in 2016 against The New Day. -[Cole] Bang!
[Barrett] I had to break up a fight in the Gorilla Position before we went out
between Sheamus and Rusev.
That was before the match even started.
There's a lot of bitterness between these two about the way Sheamus was
running the League of Nations, and that bitterness has never left Rusev.
[Cole] These men battled for the United States
championship at one point in their career, and now this is just about
beating the hell out of each other.
Who's the bigger man? This is personal.
[Barrett] I mean, you know, coming into this one,
you are getting the hell beaten out of you.
You're gonna beat the hell out of your opponent.
The question is who can take more abuse?
Both can dish it out, we know that, but somebody's crumbling tonight.
Yeah, two of the toughest men on the planet.
Kidney shot by Sheamus and now blows to the midsection, knee by Rusev.
Now Rusev looking to suplex Sheamus into the tables.
Sheamus able to counter and deliver a suplex of his own.
Sheamus's boots turn up to lead whenever he wants to.
Trust me, he's kicked me with them enough times,
but those heavy boots of Sheamus came in handy there.
Rusev just didn't have the power to lift the big Irishman.
[Cole] And now Rusev driven into the barricade
by Sheamus, the Celtic warrior, a four-time world champion.
Has a Hall of Fame resume
with the United States titles and tag team titles,
a rumble victory, money in the bank. Once King of the Ring.
[Barrett] It is astounding that Sheamus has had over 15 years
at the very top of this game,
and his fighting style has not changed with age.
Usually, you slow down a little,
you have to amend when you're fighting old Father Time.
-Oh, God. -[Cole] Oh!
Kendo stick by Rusev.
[Barrett] Oh, Rusev completely sucking in Sheamus there,
Sheamus with that shillelagh
thought he was getting a cheap shot in, but, no. Denied.
[Cole] Now Rusev swinging the kendo stick like a baseball bat.
-[Sheamus grunting] -[crowd groaning]
These are those game changing moments.
Who gets the big shots in first in a match like this?
And now Rusev, fresh as a daisy.
Sheamus looks like he's been hit by a Mack truck.
[Cole] And now, uh, Rusev with Sheamus in position
here on the apron. Usually Sheamus will use
this for the 10 Beats of the Bodhrán.
[Barrett] Rusev go for the eyeballs there, perfectly legal in this match.
[Cole] And Rusev delivering Sheamus's own move to him.
[crowd chanting in French]
[Barrett] Like the thud of a bass drum.
-How's your diaphragm now, Sheamus? -[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Sheamus has welts building all over his body.
How can a human being take as much punishment as Sheamus had
like this over 15, 20 years?
[Barrett] Yeah, the cumulative punishment.
Every match Sheamus has is a war. It doesn't matter who he's taking on.
You have to bring your heaviest artillery with this man.
There's no light days in there. No light work with Sheamus.
[Cole] Rusev exposing the turnbuckle.
Sheamus went for the Irish Curse backbreaker,
-and now, oh, he delivers one there. -[Barrett] Oh.
Rusev knew just how dangerous that was.
Scrambled out the first time.
Sheamus was not letting him get away that easy.
[Cole] These men know each other so well, know how to counter each other's offense.
They've been hit with everything their opponent can throw at them over the years.
Now it's Sheamus's turn to use the kendo stick as a weapon.
-[Rusev groaning] -[crowd chanting]
Oh, and Sheamus plowing through Rusev.
[Barrett] Just smashing in the Adam's apple of the Bulgarian.
And I'll tell you right now, all European wrestlers, when we come back
to this continent, no matter who you're fighting,
you raise your game. You want to put on a good showing,
you feel like this is our territory.
Both these European men do not want to give a quarter this evening.
[Cole] Sheamus has welts all over his body, and it hasn't slowed him down.
[Barrett] He spent an entire career with welts all over his body.
It just makes him even tougher. It makes him harder.
It fires him up. It wakes him up.
It's terrifying.
[Cole] Not quite sure how many chairs Sheamus needs, but that's a trio there.
[Barrett] Clocking up something menacing here.
[Cole] Swung with the chair and missed, and Rusev now
caught him with a heel kick, and the chair bouncing off the face of Sheamus,
covered by Rusev. Remember,
you can only win via pinfall or submission.
[Barrett] And that right there we just witnessed is a major edge
that Rusev has over almost every heavyweight out there.
The virtue of his sudden explosive movements that make all of
the heavyweights look slow in comparison.
Rusev has that.
[Cole] Yeah, sudden impact of Rusev, and then the impact of the steel chair
to the spine of Sheamus.
-And now to the midsection. -[Rusev, Sheamus grunt]
[Barrett] It's that explosive movement that opens up the doorway for this.
-Maximum brutality. -[crowd booing]
[Cole] Yeah, Rusev who thrives off chaos…
[Barrett] I'll tell you right now, you mentioned earlier
you felt like this started
because Sheamus was being-- excuse me,
Rusev being something of a bully to the Alpha Academy.
I'll argue that Sheamus, his style has to be a bully, his entire career,
and bullies don't like other bullies, that's the real hatred between these two.
[Cole] And Sheamus just-- he's begging for Rusev to assault him.
[Barrett] Told you the harder you hit him, the tougher he gets.
-This is night-- -Come on!
[Barrett] This is nightmare fuel for any opponent of Sheamus.
[Cole] And Sheamus intercepts the chair.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And Rusev with a kick to the midsection.
[Barrett] Tell you what, you don't dare lose.
[Cole] Oh! Running knee right off the jaw.
[Barrett] Knee to the dome.
[Cole] Is it enough-- Kick out.
[Barrett] And there's no one home for Rusev right now.
Glassy-eyed, and if Sheamus could drop the hammer here, he's got this won.
[Cole] Impact!
[Barrett] And how quickly Sheamus turns it around,
absorbs that punishment, shrugs it off.
Can Rusev do the same?
[Cole] Now Sheamus is gonna put Rusev in position…
-for the original 10 Beats of the Bodhrán. -[crowd, in French] One, two,
-three, four, five… -[Cole] Just listen.
…six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen.
[in English] And Rusev collapsing to the apron.
[Barrett] Now you say, "Listen." I can feel the vibrations buzzing
through the arena on that one.
[Cole] You've felt that before, haven't you?
[Barrett] I have indeed. Once too many times and now I'm sat by you.
[Cole] And now-- Oh, Sheamus up over the bar.
[Barrett] Getting crushed by the bar on the other side.
Come on, Sheamus.
[Barrett] I've seen Sheamus slumped over a few bars in my time,
I'm sure that one was a bit more painful than normal.
Leave him alone.
[Cole] And Rusev wanted to use the bar stool
and Sheamus able to thwart that.
-[crowd in French] One, two, three, four… -[Cole] Unique position for the Bodhrán.
…five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven,
twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen.
[Cole chuckling, in English] I just got chills.
[Barrett] I don't see any beers in this bar, that's my main issue.
Sheamus looks like he's built up a bit of a thirst.
Someone pour him a pint of the black stuff.
[Cole] And Rusev now-- Rusev trying to escape through the arena.
[Barrett] There's no count-outs in this match so technically it can go
wherever it wants.
-[Cole] And Sheamus with a shillelagh. -[Barrett] Oh, God.
-[crowd in French] One, two, three… -[Cole] Oh, no!
…four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten,
eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen,
fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen.
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] That has to be the most devastating Beats of the Bodhrán
we have ever seen.
[speaks French] …shillelagh.
[Cole, in English] Rusev just collapsing to the floor
and now Sheamus dragging him back
into the ringside area.
[Barrett] Well, Rusev is a beaten man at this point.
Of course, pinfalls, submissions have to take place in the ring,
which is why Sheamus didn't effectively win the match right there and then.
But it looks like victory is imminent.
[Cole] And Sheamus lifting Rusev up on his shoulders.
Looked like he was going for White Noise.
Rusev able to avoid that now-- Driven into the chair that Rusev set up.
[Barrett] Fallen on his own sword,
and Sheamus looking to put the finishing touches to this masterpiece.
[Cole] Sheamus with a Celtic Cross.
-Is it enough? -One, two--
[Cole] And the Donnybrook Match continues.
[Barrett] Oh, such a devastating landing.
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett speaks French]
Sheamus will not like the sound of that.
After that high cross landing on the neck of Rusev, but we know
what's coming next, Michael Cole.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Feeding off the 30,000 plus in Paris.
[crowd chanting rhythmically]
Went for the Brogue Kick and Rusev scooted out of harm's way.
[Barrett] Absolute brilliance from Rusev, just when you think his wits
have left him after that beating.
What the hell are you doing here, Sheamus? You're not a cruiserweight.
[Cole] Don't tell him that.
Sheamus top rope and Rusev--
Oh!
That was a critical mistake by Sheamus.
Rusev had the wherewithal to move out of the way, grab the kendo and deliver it
to the midsection of Sheamus.
[Barrett] Just got Babe Ruth'd right to the midsection.
Home run.
And it's getting even worse now for the Celtic warrior
who had victory within his clutches.
[Cole] Well, Wade, you called it out. Sheamus doesn't often go to the top rope.
[Barrett] Sometimes you get a little excited, you know.
You've got to do something drastic to put away an opponent like Rusev,
as tough as this big Bulgarian.
[Cole] And now this brute just slamming the steps off the face of Sheamus
who collapses to the-- to the floor.
[Barrett] Sheamus stepped out of his comfort zone and Rusev was ready there
to make him pay for the mistake.
Now the bar apparently is back in play.
[Cole] You know how much those things weigh?
[Barrett] I paid guys to move mine.
[Cole] Now Rusev separating the steps.
[Barrett] Separating Sheamus's head from his shoulders the way this is looking.
What the hell are you cooking up, Rusev?
[Cole] Anything he wants.
Rusev, nasty stuff in mind.
And Sheamus slammed through the bar.
And that could be last call for Sheamus.
[Barrett] Oh God, the back of Sheamus's head
catching the edge of that bar that simply did not break.
That could be a KO to Sheamus, effectively a rabbit punch from that bar.
[Cole] Yeah, but remember the pinfall or submission
must take place, Wade, inside the ring.
[Barrett] Which feels pretty much academic now.
Sling that big Irishman in the ring, cover him, it's game over.
[Cole] And Rusev now into the ring.
In control.
Kick to the back and you know what this means.
Rusev with The Accolade.
The submission move locked into Sheamus.
[Barrett] Sheamus a man I have felt is incapable of tapping out at times,
but the pain may be overwhelming the spirit at this point.
[Cole] And this is how Rusev beat Sheamus
for the United States Championship 11 years ago, with The Accolade.
Not going to give up yet, back to his feet.
Rusev in trouble, and now onto the steel chairs.
[Barrett] And you saw Sheamus, despite the obvious agony and exhaustion,
just with a glance from the corner of his eye,
spot that steel chair sitting there and thought, "Oh, yeah. Rusev, screw you."
[crowd chanting] This is awesome! This is awesome!
[Cole] The WWE fans here in Paris showing their appreciation
for what these two men are putting themselves through here tonight.
[Barrett] We knew what we were getting, didn't we, Cole,
when they put these two together in this kind of match up?
Maximum agony for our pleasure.
[Cole] We invited Sheamus out for a beer last night and he said he couldn't come
because he had to be 100% for this.
[Barrett] Yeah, that's the first time Sheamus has ever turned down a night out.
That shows you how much this means to Sheamus.
It shows you how seriously he takes the threat of Rusev,
as they clamber near those old-fashioned-- I don't know if they're beer barrels
or wine barrels or whiskey barrels, but who cares?
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, God.
Oh, Sheamus--
As he was trying to drag Rusev up on the top of those whiskey barrels…
And Rusev now…
Rusev is gonna…
[Barrett] Oh, what an iconic moment.
[Cole] He's gonna lock The Accolade in on top of the whiskey barrels, but…
remember, even if Sheamus taps out, it doesn't matter because the submission
has to take place inside the ring.
[Barrett] Cannot win a match there, but Sheamus may well have his back broken,
and then it really is game over.
Sheamus trying once again to find his way out of The Accolade.
[Barrett] Barrels wobbling all over the place.
A combined amount of probably 550-plus pounds between those two.
[Cole] Probably some good single malt in there.
[Barrett] Break 'em open after this one.
[Cole] And now Sheamus…
Rusev looking to do damage.
Sheamus fighting back here. Sheamus with the-- with the elbows.
-[Barrett] Somebody is about to have… -[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
-…a very, very bad night. -Oh, my God.
-[Cole] On top of the whiskey barrels. -[Barrett] No, no. Don't do this.
-What are you thinking about? -You'll kill a man.
[Cole] White Noise through the tables, off the whiskey barrels.
[crowd cheering]
It's the damnest bar fight I've ever witnessed.
[Barrett] Oh, my God.
From that height, the body of Rusev smashed through two tables
with a White Noise, and even Sheamus came a cropper in that one.
And the referee taking a very close look.
[Cole] Yeah, Jessika Carr just trying to see if both of these men can continue.
-[crowd chanting] This is awesome! -[Barrett] And you know…
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Barrett] This is awesome indeed,
providing you're not one of these two competitors,
and I promise you right now our doctor is in sprint position
ready to come down and check on these two.
[Cole] Yeah, it's awesome if you're a masochist.
[Barrett] How the hell is Rusev getting up after taking that?
How's he up first?
[Cole] I have no idea.
I mean, Rusev was driven through the tables off White Noise
from the top of those barrels, dragging himself back into the ring.
[Barrett] The absolute brute of a man, and close behind him is Sheamus.
Oh, I cannot imagine how these two are gonna feel tomorrow, rolling out of bed.
Might need a crane to get them out of there, but we still need a winner.
[Cole] Rusev, look at-- he's crawling toward the corner
and that's where that shillelagh is.
[Barrett] Sheamus is just crawling to a corner to try and pull himself upright.
The legs aren't working anymore.
[Cole] Rusev with a shillelagh in hand.
Look at what these two men have put themselves through.
They can barely stand.
[Barrett] The shoulder of Rusev is completely contorted.
I fear he may have separated that at some point in the matchup.
[Cole] And now Sheamus with a Brogue Kick!
-A Brogue from outta nowhere. -[crowd in French] One, two--
-And a kick-out by Rusev. -[crowd cheers]
[Barrett] How the hell do you kick out?
The brain of Rusev just rattled
from one of the hardest Brogue Kicks I have ever seen.
The lights are on, but no one's home.
Take another look at this impact from the Brogue Kick.
-[Cole] Bang! -[Barrett] I have never seen the heel
connect with the temple quite as powerfully as that.
How the hell Rusev kicked out is a question that will never be answered.
[Cole] Okay, explain to me this. How the hell did Rusev kick out of that?
[Barrett] It's the question that can't be answered, Cole.
It's not human. It's not mortal.
What the hell is driving this Bulgarian brute?
[Cole] Sheamus trying to drag himself back to his feet again,
perhaps to look for yet another broke kick.
Rusev.
Look at Rusev trying to pull himself up as well.
[Barrett] Rusev is completely defenseless. Here we go.
[Cole] And Rusev with a big Machka Kick.
And Sheamus with a knee.
[Barrett] Just embers burning in both men at this point here.
[Cole] And up over the top.
Rusev sends him flying with a half a back body drop.
And a Machka Kick to the face.
Sheamus in the corner. Looking to collapse, center of the ring.
[Barrett] Sheamus on complete jelly legs, kicked in the throat, can't breathe--
And wait up, shillelagh in hand…
[Cole] And the shillelagh broken across the back of Sheamus.
[both grunting]
-[Cole] And now the cover by Rusev. -One, two--
And Sheamus kicked out.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Rusev just shattered the shillelagh across the spine of Sheamus,
-and Sheamus somehow kicked out. -[screaming]
[Barrett] These two are simply not human. They're not from this planet.
-[Sheamus breathing heavily] -[fans chanting]
[Barrett] Driven by blind hatred to do superhuman things.
[Cole] And now gonna use the shillelagh. As he locks Sheamus in The Accolade.
And now the shillelagh placed into the mouth of Sheamus.
Sheamus trying to fight back somehow,
but Rusev coiling those legs like a constrictor around the waist of Sheamus.
-[Cole] And Sheamus has got to tap out. -[Barrett] Tap out!
[bell dinging]
[Rusev's theme music playing]
[Taylor] Here is your winner by submission,
Rusev!
[Cole] Wade, I believe that was…
That was just… I think just the second time…
in the career of Sheamus that he has tapped out.
-[Cole] Tapped out, not passed out. -[Barrett groans]
[Cole] Tapped out in a match.
And it took The Accolade with a shillelagh shoved in his mouth to do it.
[Barrett] And about 50 other massive impacts
to Sheamus's body in the process.
What a war between…
This is the White Noise of those wine, whiskey barrels through two tables.
Both men somehow got up.
The hardest Brogue Kick you'll ever see, but Rusev instinctively equal to it.
And that's how this one stayed alive. And this was the closing moment.
Shillelagh broken across the spine of Sheamus.
And then the most unique Accolade I've ever seen.
[bell dinging]
With a shillelagh across the jaw, does it for this brute.
And Rusev is a major, major player here in WWE.
[theme music continues]
Well, it's a matchup built for the marquee as The Never Seen 17 and The Maverick
battle it out in a fight of relevance versus respect.
Paragon versus parasite. Old guard versus algorithm.
Will Logan Paul save wrestling or will wrestling ruin him?
We find out tonight at Clash in Paris. Cena, Paul next.
[John Cena's theme music playing]
[Nash] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the greatest of all time.
He is The Never Seen 17!
John Cena!
[fans chanting, clapping] Thank you, Cena! Thank you, Cena!
I'm afraid after I'm gone. You guys are gonna forget about me.
But you and I, we've known each other for a long time.
-[fans cheering] -[Cena] I plan on going down guns blazing.
Every superstar just got themselves a big old John Cena problem.
If any of y'all saw SummerSlam you know that I am not going down without a fight.
And to anyone brave enough to walk the aisle and stand on this canvas
to face off with the last real champion…
-[Logan Paul's theme music playing] -[fans groaning]
[Paul] John, John, John.
Whatever version of you this is, John, it's making me sick.
You turned into a charity case. You're out here just giving out matches.
Oh, how about this?
I want one.
Right in the middle of France,
Logan Paul versus John Cena at Clash in Paris.
I mean, that's box office.
That's headline.
You might have just made the biggest mistake of your life.
Be careful what you wish for, man.
You want to match with me? You sure about that?
Logan Paul does WWE better than any professional wrestler,
and that includes you.
Wrestling is changing. And I am wrestling.
When are you idiots going to accept me?
'Cause newsflash, I am exactly who I say I am.
These people, they're gonna go online and call me an outsider.
How? Who's the impostor,
the guy who risks his life at every PLE for your viewing pleasure
or the guy who's been doing the same five moves for 23 years?
The term I keep hearing is Logan Paul is an outsider.
Logan Paul is not an outsider. Logan Paul is a parasite.
These people can see through BS, man, and they know you're here
for the wrong reasons.
I put us on Netflix. $5 billion. Boom!
I brought us to ESPN $1.6 billion. Boom!
The value that I bring to this company is incalculable.
[Cena] Every single time I step in this ring, all I do is ask,
"What can I give to this business?"
Every time you step in this ring, you got one question,
"What can you take from this business?"
Because if after Sunday they still don't think you're worthy,
you will not save wrestling,
hell, you won't even ruin wrestling, wrestling will ruin you.
-[Logan Paul's theme music playing] -[fans booing]
♪ 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 ♪
[bell dinging]
[Taylor] The following contest is 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. -[fans booing]
[Cole] So much has been made over what Logan Paul has accomplished
in the business world, the social media world.
23.6 million subscribers on his YouTube channel,
over 6 billion views.
And John Cena says that if Logan Paul would put that much effort
into the WWE ring on a consistent basis, he would be up there in the conversation
for one of the all-time greats someday.
[Barrett] I think Logan Paul has done what he's done in every single industry
because he's not listened to old men who did it in their generation.
This is a new era and stars are made a very different way.
Logan Paul has his methodology on lockdown and it works.
[theme music continues]
[Cole] One of the biggest matches in the career of this young man.
[music stops]
[fans chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[chanting continues]
[fans chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
-[John Cena's theme music playing] -[fans cheering]
Yo!
♪ Your time is up, my time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shinin' now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now… ♪
This is amazing!
Let's go to work.
[fans cheering]
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shinin' now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now… ♪
[music stops]
[fans chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[fans cheering]
[fans chanting, clapping] Thank you, Cena!
[fans chanting]
Ladies and gentlemen, his opponent from West Newbury,
Massachusetts,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
he is
-the greatest of all time! -[fans] The greatest of all time!
-[Taylor] The Never Seen 17! -[fans] The Never Seen 17!
[Taylor] Celebrating with each and every one of you tonight in Paris…
-[fans cheering] -[Taylor] …one final time!
The last real champion,
-[Taylor] John Cena! -[fans] John Cena!
[fans cheering]
-[Cole] And now it's time to go to work. -[fans cheering]
A big fight feel. A goosebump atmosphere…
at the La Défense Arena in Paris.
-30,000 plus backing John Cena. -[bell dings]
And we're underway.
Cena, Paul at Clash in Paris.
[fans chanting]
[Cole] Wade, it's going to be interesting to see how Logan Paul reacts
to this rabid crowd here tonight.
[Barrett] Yeah, they've thrown Paul off his game right from the offset
and you can see John Cena milking the noise for as long as possible,
knowing full well it was getting under the skin
of "The Maverick" Logan Paul.
[Cole] And you know what's interesting about this week? This really…
This rivalry dates back to January of this year
at the Royal Rumble.
Remember Logan Paul, John Cena, Jey Uso were the final three
in the Royal Rumble match before Cena would eliminate Logan Paul.
[Barrett] Been quite the torrid time ever since tagging together at one point
in an incredibly ill-fated tag team.
They were tagging against each other at times too.
These two really do not like one another.
[Cole] And for John Cena, he says this is going to be a lesson
in respect for Logan Paul tonight.
Teach Logan about respect in the WWE ring. Clean break by Cena, and we reset.
[Barrett] Yeah, and I question that from John Cena. Teach him about respect
when you've called him a parasite one week ago?
A grossly unfair insult leveled at a man who has dedicated himself
to this for the past four years.
[Cole] Well, here's a man who's disrespected everyone in WWE.
He's cheated to win most of his matches. He's used brass knuckles.
He's used his goofy entourage to get involved.
That's what Logan Paul's all about.
[Barrett] Well, Logan Paul is all about disrupting,
shortcutting his way to the top of every industry.
If you have the smarts and the skills, you can do that.
John Cena had to grow to the top, and John Cena is merely bitter…
[fans booing]
…that Logan Paul achieved in four years what John Cena took 20 to do.
[Cole] That was an interesting counter by Logan stomping on the
foot of Cena and then delivering the right hand.
-Now remember, Cena has to stay away… -[grunting]
…from that titanium loaded right hand of Logan Paul.
He felt it a couple of weeks ago on Friday Night SmackDown.
It's a knockout blow.
And now the body shots by Paul to Cena dropping John in the corner.
[Barrett] Yeah, it's been a lopsided build to this one if you ask me.
John Cena with the verbal bobs absolutely tearing
strips off Logan Paul, but Logan Paul showed the real danger.
Matches aren't won with words, they are one with shots.
One big shot to the jaw and Cena is down for the count.
[Cole] Cocky Logan Paul showing out here.
And remember this is John Cena's retirement tour.
The last time is now, it wraps in December.
[fans chanting]
[Cole] Tonight Cena would love to leave Paris, leave Europe
for the final time in his career in a WWE ring with a victory.
[Barrett] John Cena is the last bastion of the old school.
He's taken on the modern incarnation of what makes a top professional wrestler
in Logan Paul.
-[Cole] And now John Cena… -[fans chanting]
…delivering the rights to Logan Paul and Cena now… Oh, sends Paul
to the center of the ring, but he lands on his feet.
And now a boot to John Cena.
-[Barrett] Not quite anticipating the… -[fans booing]
…reflexes of Logan Paul. That was Cena's first mistake.
You've been studying this man for 23 matches
that Cena has been using as an insult.
He has shown that time and time again.
[Cole] Oh, and the thing is those 23 matches,
Logan Paul has never had a bad performance. I'm sorry, he hasn't.
He's-- The way that he's taken his role here in WWE,
he had one of the longest United States Championships reign in many, many years.
[Barrett] Yeah, how dare you claim that 23 matches…
-That sounds terrible, right? -[fans booing]
Twenty-three matches that included singles matches
against Cody Rhodes, against Roman Reigns, matches against Randy Orton.
Yeah, the crème de la crème of what we have here in WWE.
John Cena grossly underselling the career of Logan Paul.
[Cole] Big uppercut by Logan Paul, and again, these are the type of actions
here though, Wade, that tick off a lot of people.
Logan Paul is talented. He's got all the tools.
He's going to be a world champion someday. But then he has to do…
He hits an uppercut, now he's posing for the crowd.
[Barrett] Wait, you didn't have an issue
when John was doing it before the bell rang.
[Cole] Yeah, but the crowd was cheering "Cena."
They're not cheering "Logan Paul."
He's doing it to egg him on and tick them off.
[Barrett] Logan Paul is just sticking up backside--
-[Cole] Oh! -[Barrett] Oh, God!
[Barrett] You can yell all you want, but Logan Paul is impervious to noise.
[Cole] What a clothesline by Cena.
[Barrett] You're right, that was a classic example
of Logan Paul taking his eye off the ball there
and John Cena capitalizing.
[fans chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[Cole] Logan's trying to gather his wits here.
The senior official Chad Patton working this matchup tonight.
He's worked many of John Cena's matches in his career.
[Barrett] Cena using those big haymakers against his opponent.
Worked so effectively for Logan Paul in the early goings.
[Cole] Irish whip into the corner.
However, Logan catches John with a boot. And now Logan, blockbuster to Cena.
Great move by Paul. Cover!
Gonna hook the inside leg, and John kicks out.
Again, a bit of a nonchalant cover by Paul.
[fans chanting, clapping]
[Barrett] Yeah, and in the early goings you see immediately,
we talked ad nauseam about the experience advantage that John Cena has.
Unquestionably the athletic advantage is in the hands of the younger man,
Logan Paul here, who can do anything in that ring.
He can fly with the best of them, he can slug it out with the heavyweights,
and he's even turning into a technician in his latter years here in WWE.
[Cole] Now, Logan again, uh,
just insulting the sellout crowd here tonight, over 30,000.
And now, uh, Logan vertical suplex delayed now on Cena.
Paul's showing off a tremendous amount of strength here.
Delivering the vertical suplex to John,
and I don't think we've seen Logan do that before.
Hook to the leg now on Cena. And a kick out.
[Barrett] Yeah, of all the accolades I just sent the way of Logan Paul,
I did not mention the power game at all.
Another aspect… You can see he's put muscle on over the past couple of years.
Building out that frame to be a true prototypical superstar.
[Cole] I mentioned before, I'll never forget the night
that Logan Paul took Roman Reigns to the limit,
almost stopping Roman Reigns' record streak as champion.
[Barrett] And he was consistently ready to shock the world.
[fans chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Cole] I hope you watching at home…
[chanting continues]
…can soak all this in because I'm not sure
it does justice to what we're experiencing here tonight in Paris.
[Barrett] Just an on-max atmosphere.
And two of the biggest names in the game right here in the thick of it.
[Cole] And look at Logan with that gut-wrench bomb.
And here's the cover, and a kick out again.
Logan Paul doing some things, Wade, I've never seen him do before in the ring.
-He's obviously been preparing for this. -[fans chanting]
[Barrett] And the fans of Logan Paul, as few of us as they are,
ask for one thing, some damn respect being thrown in the way of The Maverick.
-[fans booing] -Please, I'm begging you.
[Cole] Listen, again, you have to be respectful in order to earn respect.
And Logan now into the corner and a big uppercut.
A running uppercut, Cesaro-like uppercut. From, uh, Logan Paul to Cena there.
Again, another wrinkle in this new strategy from Logan Paul.
[Barrett] Gonna keep people guessing. John Cena--
[Cole] And look at the… Again, a nonchalant cover.
And, Wade, I get what you're saying,
and I think Logan Paul is as talented as anyone in the ring today.
You're not going to beat John Cena that way.
[Barrett] He wasn't planning to beat John Cena.
He wanted a photo for social media that will go viral.
[Cole] Oh, but that's what Cena's talking about.
Forget about the viral moments.
You have an opportunity to beat the greatest of all time here.
Stop screwing around, go for the cover and try to get the win.
[Barrett] Why not do both?
The reason Logan Paul is here is 'cause he's the king of viral moments.
That's what got his foot in the door. He's not about to change his spots now.
Again, harks back to the old school.
John Cena embraced that. The grind. The respect.
[Cole] Oh! And again the collision. And Cena takes out Logan.
Both men now down.
This is a big turning point in this match maybe for John Cena
who's been dominated over the last few minutes.
[Barrett] John Cena looks like an average man tonight.
Completely depleting Logan Paul
and perhaps turning this match upon its head.
[Cole] Cena back to his feet. Paul back to his feet as well.
John Cena ducks underneath. Here comes Cena with a shoulder tackle.
And now John Cena starting to build some momentum.
[fans cheering]
[fans] You can't see me!
[Cole] And Cena with a five-knuckle shuffle.
Vintage Cena on display tonight.
And now he's got Logan Paul in position for an Attitude Adjustment,
which this kid does need.
[Barrett] Brilliant by Logan Paul, scrambling to the outside.
And a shot to the gut in the process, turning this one around,
stemming the tide.
[Cole] Now Paul… Bang! Clothesline to Cena.
[fans] One, two…
[Cole] Like it was shot out of a cannon. And a kick out by John at two.
[Barrett] Oh, God, such a difficult move to pull off,
and that was pulled off about as well as you will ever see on Planet Earth.
How damn good is Logan Paul?
[Cole] And Logan now back to his feet.
Logan in tremendous shape.
Climbing now, uh…
[fans chanting] Let's go, Cena!
…to the top rope as he continues to play with the crowd here in Paris.
And the Paul From Grace, but John Cena got his knees up.
And now Cena with Logan.
For the Attitude Adjustment. AA by John.
-[fans] One, two… -Cover!
-Paul kicked out. -[fans groaning]
[Barrett] Well this is the moment from the heavens.
Logan Paul came crashing down on those raised knees.
And Cena, who pounced immediately with the biggest hitter he has, the AA.
And Logan Paul, that internal toughness that this man has…
prevailed and keeps him alive, but for how much longer?
[Cole] Cena now, once again, gonna go for a second Attitude Adjustment on Paul.
John Cena's got him center of the ring, went for the AA.
Paul landed on his feet.
And now Paul gonna lock Cena into the submission that Lee's been using
known as The Octopus.
Made famous by the Hall of Famer Antonio Inoki.
And you see Logan Paul with it locked in on Cena here,
The Octopus, trying to get to tap out, but Cena able to reverse.
[Barrett] Now, the delts of Cena are too big.
Couldn't extend the arm, that's the issue. And Cena powering his way out.
[Cole] Paul with a roll through, shoulders down.
Cena's got a kick out. Now going to turn this into an STF.
[fans cheering]
[Cole] STFU is in!
Cena on Paul!
[Barrett] And Paul scrambling for those ropes
which must feel like a million miles away.
The eyeballs of Logan Paul bulging out of his head, sheer agony.
[Cole] Is Paul gonna tap out? There's no shame in it.
Many, many, many of men have tapped out to this move by Cena.
And makes it to the rope, but John Cena gonna drag him back
toward the center of the ring.
And Paul will send Cena to the corner.
-[fans cheering] -[Cole] John with the boots.
[Barrett] Logan Paul living dangerously now.
[Cole] And now John Cena with a tornado DDT.
-[Cole] Drops Paul on the top of his head. -[Barrett] It's KO.
-John into the cover. -[fans] One, two…
[Cole] And a kick out by Logan, perhaps on instinct alone.
It looked like Logan's eyes rolled in the back of his head when he was left
at the top of his head here off this DDT.
[Barrett] Well, this is John Cena changing up the moveset
to catch out the less experienced Logan Paul.
And you're right, eyes in the back of the head,
but somehow able to kick out.
That's all that boxing experience.
When you rock, you have to keep rolling and that's exactly what Paul did there.
-[fans chanting] John Cena! -[Cole] Great point, Wade.
[Barrett] It's like a damn carnival in this arena.
[Cole] Cena with Logan on his shoulders again, went for another AA.
Logan Paul able to counter.
Face first goes Cena. That overbomb by Paul.
-Cover! Hook of the leg! -One, two…
Is it enough? Kick out by John at two.
[Barrett] Saw the smirk on the face of Logan Paul.
Could have hugged that leg tight and rolled all the way onto the shoulders
of John Cena and guaranteed a victory there.
Major mistake with that pin from Logan Paul.
[Cole] Critical point in the match, both men physically spent.
Exhausted.
But John Cena has one thing, well, two things Logan Paul doesn't have.
A, experience, B, he's got 30,000 people behind him.
[Barrett] I'll tell you right now, you might not like the attitude of Logan Paul
but he is currently going toe-to-toe as you would call him,
with the greatest of all time, and he's taken zero shortcuts so far,
and this could be the killer blow.
[Cole] Miss with the right hand, went for the knockout.
Tackle by Cena.
Paul land-- Oh, what a move by Paul!
Logan Paul, tremendous athleticism, almost beat Cena there.
[Barrett] Connecting with that Zig Zag
rocking the skull of Cena against the mat, tried to land on his feet,
landed face first, but still got up.
Executed that to Cena and Cena now is the one living dangerously.
[Cole] Yeah, that Ziggler Zig Zag delivered to John Cena.
Logan Paul doing a lot of things
we've never seen him do before in the ring, Wade.
[Barrett] It's what you have to do. You have to keep evolving.
People don't respect Logan Paul, but if you watch the game,
you ignore the theatrics, you ignore the arrogance,
this man is sheer brilliance.
Well, maybe that's the kind of respect John Cena was talking about.
Change your game, evolve, put the work in.
[Cole] Oh, I'm gaining a lot of respect for Logan and what he's done in the ring
here tonight, changing up his game…
-And again, uh, got caught that time. -[Barrett] Oh.
Remember that lariat. Got caught by John.
-John planting Logan for the win. -[fans] One, two…
Paul kicks at two.
[Barrett] Modified flatliner there.
Now Cena reacting instinctively to what's thrown at him.
And that was a mistake by Logan Paul, going to that well once again.
It worked the first time. Cena has it figured out now.
[Cole] Yeah, rarely are you going to catch John Cena with the same move twice.
[Barrett] Cena is hurting in a big way.
This is when old Father Time starts catching up with you, John.
Rolled back the clock in the early goings of this one,
but you're in deep water now and that hurts you.
[Cole] Yeah, but John's also understanding the finish line's a few months away.
He wants to put on the greatest performances of his career.
He's got Logan up again.
Paul, though, lands on the apron, hangs John up top rope.
[Barrett] What a stain it would be on this retirement tour if Logan Paul can put away
John Cena right now.
[Cole] And now Cena.
[Barrett] Logan smells blood.
[Cole] Logan gonna go back up to the top rope again.
And this time… Oh, and a swanton connects.
And then a standing moonsault to Cena.
One, two…
And again moves that we have not seen Logan Paul use much in his repertoire.
[Barrett] Paris was the site of the Olympics not so long ago,
those kind of athletics
would have earned Logan Paul a medal in the gymnastics.
And John Cena is now in a really, really bad way.
Both men's eyes are telling the story, the minds are blank.
What can you cook up this deep? What is the body gonna allow you to do?
[Cole] Logan into the corner with that running uppercut.
[fans booing]
[Barrett] Now controlling the pace is Logan Paul.
Cena looks like a beaten man,
-He's in a heap. -[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Logan Paul looks fresh.
[Barrett] Laser focused on putting this one to bed.
But again distracted by this audience,
that's a mistake from Logan Paul.
[Cole] He's got Cena on the ropes here…
-[shouts] -…and John Cena took advantage again.
He went for that uppercut and John Cena moved out of harm's way.
And John…
Oh! Paul!
Center of the ring is enough for Cena to put him away.
[crowd] One, two!
[Cole] Logan kicks it to almost a three count.
[Barrett] Again, keeping the less-experienced star guessing.
That double underhook face plant there, shocking Logan Paul,
whose brain is… could've been completely wiped on that landing.
But I don't know if Cena has enough left in the tank to make anything of it.
[Cole] Well, Logan Paul's hit Cena with everything he can.
He's not been able to put John away.
[Barrett] But both men have thrown their best
and both men have taken their opponent's best
and they somehow still take it, just about.
[Cole] Headbutt by Cena.
John doing stuff he hasn't done before either.
[Barrett] When you're out of ideas,
you start throwing the heavy leather.
And who's got the heaviest leather out of these two?
I'm gonna say Logan Paul.
[crowd groans]
-[Cole] Just got to be careful. -[crowd] Hey!
Hey! Hey! Oh!
[Cole] Oh… Oh!
-The uppercut, that pop up uppercut… -[crowd] One, two…
…almost cost John the match.
[Barrett] Oh, God. John Cena is one heavy, heavy man.
The power required to explode in skyward.
He simply did not get enough.
Look at the connection of this uppercut. Look where it lands.
You're aiming for the jaw here and it ended up more chest than anything.
That is why Cena kicked out.
I'm taking nothing away from Logan Paul, the man's exhausted.
It's incredible to pull even that off,
but the connection wasn't in the right place.
-That is why Cena lives on. -[crowd chanting]
[Cole] And Logan Paul looking down at the wrapped right hand.
Titanium loaded for many years.
Cena back to his feet.
Logan Paul…
-[Barrett] Oh! -[Cole] Now he pulls a shoulder tackle.
And now digging into John Cena's repertoire…
[Barrett] Gotta study the greats, Michael Cole.
[Cole] …is Logan Paul.
-[Barrett] I love it. -[crowd booing]
[Barrett] What a way to proceed to victory this would be.
[crowd chanting, booing]
[fan whistles]
[Cole] Look at him peacocking around the ring.
[Barrett] Amidst a chorus of boos.
[fan whistles]
You can't see me!
[Cole] Cena though, back to his feet.
Paul took way too much time, way too much time.
-AA by Cena! -[crowd cheering]
Hook of the leg!
Almost had him!
And Logan's cockiness almost cost him there.
[Barrett] Well, peacocking around at the wrong time
is simply a major faux pas
against one of the best in history.
And right now, some trash talking coming across from John Cena,
perhaps trying to motivate himself in the process.
You're clutching at straws,
no matter where you're at at this point in the match,
just desperate to get anything going.
[Cole] Well, Wade, John's gotta be concerned as well.
I mean, Logan kicked out of another Attitude Adjustment.
[Barrett] You hit him with your best shot and you can't beat the man.
Are you really still the greatest of all time, or are those moments fading fast?
[crowd] Hey!
Ooh!
[Cole] Cena rocked Paul momentarily and now another headbutt from Cena.
And Cena using a headbutt as offense now.
[crowd] Hey!
Oh!
[Cole] And now, uh-oh, John got caught.
-Oh, no, he didn't. -[crowd cheers]
Hurricanrana sends Paul to the ropes.
[Barrett] Logan Paul certainly was not expect… Geez!
[Cole] Cena, you gotta be kidding me.
The cover! And a code red by Cena to kick out!
[Barrett] Shade to Roxanne Perez right there.
Kick out just in the nick of time.
-John Cena. -[Cole] Watch the code red here.
[crowd cheering]
Or the Pop Rox as Roxanne calls it.
And Cena's throwing everything he has at Logan Paul, who's surviving here.
[Barrett] Rolling back the clock to his US title Open Challenge reign.
Brought out a lot of these moves back then and he's having to dig deep.
That's how good Logan Paul is.
What normally works is not working tonight against Paul.
Paul's too good.
[Cole] Paul back to his feet. John Cena gonna go once again for an AA.
Logan Paul though too close to the ropes, long arms able to grab the top rope.
[grunts]
John sent back to the ropes.
Logan hits him with the right hand, the right hand!
-The right hand by Paul for the win! -[crowd] One, two…
Cena's still in it!
[Barrett] It's the right hand that flattened John Cena
with a cheap shot in Dublin,
and somehow Cena kicks out.
[Cole] And Logan Paul, you saw the look on his face.
That may have been his last chance.
He hit Siena with that titanium loaded right hand,
and John somehow was able to kick out.
[Barrett] AA versus the right hand.
Both men have taken them.
Both men have kicked out.
Both men look barely alive,
but we still need a winner and this place is rumbling.
[Cole] And a kip up by Logan.
-[Barrett] Oh, my God. -[Cole] This deep in the match.
[crowd booing]
[mouthing words] I'm gonna fly.
[Cole] And Logan now with Cena.
Could be dead to rights in the middle of the ring.
Paul now back to the top rope.
And the Paul From Grace!
This time connects.
[Paul grunts]
[Barrett] Double it up, you've got the man down,
you've got the man beaten.
Make sure, finish the job, Logan.
[Cole] And a second Paul From Grace
-to knock off… -One, two…
…the great John Cena who gets the shoulder up.
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] The blood draining from the face of Logan Paul.
The belief draining from the soul of Logan Paul.
This man really is Superman.
[Cole] Well, Logan Paul,
now he understands why John Bradshaw Layfield,
our commentating partner, said years ago about John Cena.
He dubbed him "Big Match John".
And there's a reason the never-say-die attitude of the 17-time world champion.
[crowd booing]
-[Cole] And once again… -You can't see me!
…Paul gonna mock John Cena.
And this time,
delivers a five-knuckle shuffle.
-[Barrett] Cena's just stumbling-- -[Cole] Look at this!
Logan Paul now looking for the AA, I think.
John Cena able to roll through.
And now…
[Barrett] Oh, God.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Oh, talking about one of his great rivals,
a Styles Clash to Logan Paul.
-Cena! -[crowd] One, two!
-[Cole] A kick out again! -[Paul groans]
[Barrett] I'll tell you what, Cole, if you're gonna steal in this industry,
steal from the best.
[Cole] Well, many people believe Cena's rivalry with AJ Styles
almost a decade ago
was one of the best of Cena's career.
[crowd chanting]
[Barrett] This place going absolutely bananas.
They are getting theirselves a match of the year contender.
[Cole] I can't tell you,
I don't think I've ever seen an atmosphere quite like this.
I've ever experienced anything like this.
[chanting continues]
[Cole] And Cena now lifting Logan Paul up on the top rope.
[Barrett] Both men ran out of moves many, many minutes ago.
Now we're going on the fly, just figure something out.
[Cole] Well, we're in overtime. This is sudden death for both of these men.
And now Cena, who's hit Paul with two AA's already,
said, "If that didn't do the trick,
maybe an avalanche AA will."
-but Paul again fighting out of it. -[Paul grunts]
[Barrett] Fighting to stay alive in the match
and may have turned this around in the process.
[Cole] And Paul off the top rope. Cross body.
Cena, though, rolls through and there's the power of the GOAT.
[crowd cheering]
Attitude Adjustment!
And he's not done yet.
[Barrett] One didn't finish it last time.
[Cole] John Cena… Oh! And Logan Paul, again with the right.
Went for another one!
Cena though!
Able to duck underneath, Attitude Adjustment!
-Collapses into the cover. -[crowd] One, two, three!
-[Cole] John Cena wins! -[bell rings]
-[crowd cheering] -["My Time Is Now" playing]
[Taylor] Here is your winner!
[Taylor, crowd] John Cena!
[Barrett] Wow.
Simply wow.
How do you put a button on what we just saw?
-[Cole] I'll tell you one thing, Wade. -[crowd chanting]
You get past the antics,
Logan Paul gained my respect tonight.
What a performance by Logan Paul against John Cena.
[Barrett] Hate the personality all you like,
but even in defeat,
if you think Logan Paul is not a top-five competitor in WWE,
you are simply blinded by hatred
and you are dead, dead wrong.
Hats off, Logan Paul, that was brilliant.
[Cole] Logan Paul went toe-to-toe with the greatest of all time tonight,
and now for one final time,
John Cena will take a bow in the WWE ring in Europe
for the final time ever in Paris.
Soak it in, folks.
Enjoy the time.
We've only got three months left.
[crowd cheering]
[cheering continues]
[speaking indistinctly]
We're back.
-We're back. -[fan] Yeah!
[Cole] And I'm sure you understand the story of that young man,
a man that John Cena insulted here in Europe, months and months ago.
Reconciling with the fans and, of course, John's lovely wife, Shay.
Just an absolute incredible performance.
As he celebrates with Jelly Roll,
a man who has gained John's respect.
Jelly Roll telling us on many occasions that John Cena was a hero of his.
And Post Malone as well, who has been out of his seat all night long.
[cheering continues]
Enjoying Clash in Paris.
[cheering continues]
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shinin' now ♪
I've been waiting outside of the locker room of Seth Rollins,
hoping to get a comment on everything that's happened here tonight
before he defends his World Heavyweight Championship
-in a Fatal 4-Way match here tonight. -[fans cheering]
Seth, Seth, listen.
I know, I know this is a terrible time,
but Paul Heyman is in the hospital.
You have no Bron Breakker.
You have no Bronson Reed.
I mean, for the first time since WrestleMania, you're completely--
[fans chanting]
Jackie…
I know where you're going with this.
And I am already two steps ahead.
I'm all alone out there tonight.
And you and the entire world thinks that that puts me at a disadvantage.
Do you remember Wrestlemania?
Do you remember who won the main event of WrestleMania?
It wasn't Roman Reigns, wasn't CM Punk.
Now, I have chosen The Vision.
But I don't need The Vision.
I have never needed anyone.
I am a multi-time world champion.
I have never needed anyone.
I am the greatest in-ring performer in the history of this industry.
I have never needed anyone, and tonight I am gonna go out there
and remind the world why I am a visionary.
I am a revolutionary.
-I am Seth "Freaking" Rollins! -[crowd] Seth "Freaking" Rollins!
[crowd cheering]
And, Jackie…
If I can't keep this here title by myself…
maybe I don't even deserve to be champion.
[Cole] Again, it's been quite the night.
Speaking of hospitals, Roman Reigns was sent to the hospital
earlier on tonight after the assaults by Bronson Reed and Bron Breakker.
Paul Heyman has gone to the hospital after being choked out by Roman Reigns.
And not only that, Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed
have been thrown out of the building
and told by Adam Pearce,
should they return, they will be suspended indefinitely without pay.
And ladies and gentlemen, Seth Rollins is truly alone tonight.
Well, at SummerSlam, Seth Rollins didn't just win the title,
he ripped it away from CM Punk in the ruse of the century.
For Punk, Jey Uso and LA Knight,
nothing fuels a fight like resentment.
Tonight, four bitter rivals step into a fight that could topple a king.
Seth Rollins defends the World Heavyweight Championship
in a Fatal 4-Way, live in our main event next.
[projector whirring]
CM Punk is a world champion!
["Laisse Moi Vivre" playing]
[no audible dialogue]
[Cole] The ruse of the century!
[Rollins] Shame on every single one of you.
I always have a plan B.
I've been a marked man for months.
[Punk] I have a Seth Rollins problem.
[Rollins] This is the way forward.
[Knight] Rewind our minds just a little bit.
You faked an injury, but I got the three count.
[Rollins] We have absolute power.
I'm tired of all of y'all because I ain't get my rematch.
Receipts are coming.
And there is nobody who can stop us.
[Pearce] Seth, you're a liar, you're a master manipulator.
It's a Fatal 4-Way at Clash in Paris.
[Uso] Now, at Paris, Seth Rollins, it's gonna get worse for you, uce.
[Punk] I'm obsessed with holding the World Heavyweight title
because it was ripped from me.
[Knight] You'll get your rematch after I get mine.
-[no audible dialogue] -["The Pace" playing]
We're not gonna get there unless we stick together.
You've got to be kidding me.
[Punk] Seth Rollins is the problem.
He has the numbers.
I'm just trying to get you to the match.
I just don't wanna owe nobody no favors.
Once we get to Paris, it's every man for themselves.
We don't have a problem.
I'd like to keep it that way.
I got a Seth Rollins problem.
You got a Seth Rollins problem.
You're welcome for saving your career.
[Rollins] You don't know what's good for you,
so you need visionaries like me
to tell you what is good for you.
[crowd cheering]
[Rollins] And there is nobody who can stop me.
Got LA Knight and CM Punk beefing over here.
I don't know who to trust.
[grunts]
[Cole] Man, have things broken down quickly.
[fans cheering]
[grunts]
[Graves] Every man for himself.
[Cole] A Fatal 4-Way for the world title.
[crowd cheering]
Hey, uce! Please, please, hit my music!
Oh, yeah! Uh-huh! Yeet!
-["Yeet!" playing] -♪ Uso! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Main Event Jey Uso.
He's taped up, wrapped up
after the spear earlier tonight at the hands of Bron Breakker.
Said he's ready to go.
He can't be 100%, Wade,
but hopefully adrenaline kicks in
because Uso wants his world title back.
[Barrett] Kind of buy in and fan support
that simply cannot be manufactured.
These people love themselves some Main Event Jey Uso.
And wincing as he makes his way through the masses,
all 30,000 plus of them,
Jey Uso hopes to give the people what they want tonight.
-[Cole] Get this right now. -[Barrett] I'll try.
-Boom! Got it. -You just don't have the rhythm like me.
You are rhythmically challenged, unlike, Jey Uso.
This place is bouncing tonight.
[shouts]
[crowd] Uso!
[crowd chanting]
[Barrett] And I hate to be Captain Buzzkill,
but the yeeting movement
is even causing Jey Uso to wince.
He's grabbing the ribs. That does not bode well at all.
[Cole] Yeah, but Jey Uso's been fighting rib injuries for months now,
so, at least, I think Jey understands how to deal with them
-when he's in the middle of a match. -[crowd] Uso!
[Barrett] When the gold is on the line and you have a pervading itch
to recapture the gold that you won at WrestleMania,
then you try and block it out as best you can, but I'll tell you,
as a competitor,
it will hamper Jey Uso tonight.
The question is how much?
["Yeet!" continues]
[Cole] Good thing about this, Wade,
is Jey's got three other entrances to catch his breath.
[crowd chanting]
[crowd cheering]
[Barrett] Catch his breath or think about the agony that his ribs are in.
-Oh! -[Cole] Touché.
Come on.
["Welcome To LA" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[no audible dialogue]
[Cole] You know, Wade, we've talked a lot about this this week,
the high pressure, the high stakes for LA Knight tonight.
The only person in this match
who has never won a World Heavyweight Championship.
He is the last person to have beaten Seth Rollins.
That was the night of Saturday Night's Main Event when Seth Rollins
began what would end up as the ruse of the century
when he feigned the leg injury,
allowing LA Knight to pick up the victory.
But the clock is ticking.
You don't have many opportunities at a world title.
Knight's got to capitalize.
[Barrett] Yeah, knowing what we now know that victory against Seth Rollins
at Saturday Night's Main Event is effectively null and void.
It was a freebie for LA Knight.
Really doesn't count.
But you're right, the only non-world champ in the match.
The question for LA Knight is that added fuel,
or is there gonna be an element of imposter syndrome?
All three of these opponents have been to the mountain top. I haven't.
-[Cole] Well, you know, Wade… -[crowd chanting] LA Knight! Yeah!
…you say that that victory over Rollins really didn't count.
Well, it doesn't matter what you think because that victory did earn Knight
a spot in this match tonight.
So look at it however you want.
Knight's got a chance.
[crowd chanting]
["Cult of Personality" playing]
♪ 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 wanna be Oh ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ Like Mussolini and Kennedy ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
[crowd cheering]
It's clobberin' time!
♪ Neon lights, a Nobel prize ♪
♪ When a mirror speaks The reflection lies ♪
Number one, straight edge, worldwide personified!
April, Larry, the gold's coming home!
♪ …can set me free ♪
[crowd chanting]
♪ I sell the things you need to be ♪
♪ I'm the smiling face on your TV ♪
♪ Whoa, I'm the cult of personality ♪
[fan 1] CM Punk!
[fan 2] Best in the world! Best in the world!
Best in the world!
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ Like Joseph Stalin and Gandhi ♪
♪ I'm the cult of personality ♪
♪ The cult of personality ♪
-♪ The cult of personality ♪ -[no audible dialogue]
-♪ Neon lights, a Nobel prize ♪ -[crowd singing along]
♪ When a mirror speaks The reflection lies ♪
♪ You won't have to follow me ♪
♪ Only you can set you free ♪
[crowd cheering]
-["The Vision" playing] -♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Cole] I do admit,
in the interview with Jackie Redmond a few moments ago,
it seemed like Seth Rollins was a bit shook up.
[crowd chanting]
[crowd continues chanting]
["Visionary" ends]
[Cole] Let's head up to the great Alicia Taylor.
[bell rings]
The following contest
is a Fatal 4-Way match,
and it is for
the World Heavyweight Championship.
Introducing the challengers.
First, from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 242 pounds,
"Main Event" Jey Uso!
[crowd chanting] Yeet.
[exclaims]
Next from Los Angeles, California,
weighing in at 240 pounds,
LA Knight!
[crowd] Yeah!
[Taylor] And from Chicago, Illinois,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
CM Punk!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
And their opponent,
from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 225 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin'" Rollins!
[crowd chanting] Oh, oh, oh.
[Cole] Well, Wade, as I mentioned earlier,
Seth Rollins has a reason to be shaken up here tonight.
He truly is alone.
Breakker, Reed, kicked out of the building. Heyman at the hospital.
There is no champion's advantage in a Fatal 4-Way match.
First man to gain pinfall or submission becomes the World Heavyweight Champion.
Bell rings, we're underway. Who will leave Paris with the gold?
[Barrett] Seth Rollins used to having the deck stacked in his favor,
the game has changed in the past few hours,
and Seth Rollins truly is a man standing alone now.
[Cole] Oh, you know, the, uh, the personal animosity
that is running through the veins of all four of these men.
They can't stand one another.
That was a little payback from Punk if you think back to
what happened this past Monday on Raw.
Dropping Uso of the ring.
[Barrett] Yeah, and I'm surprised by that. I half-anticipated it--
[Cole] Look at this, LA Knight looking for a quick win.
[Barrett] Half-anticipated everyone to gang up
on Seth "Freakin'" Rollins right off the bat.
He is public enemy number one, but truly every man for himself right off the bat.
[Cole] And Punk and LA Knight now exchanging blows.
Knight has never forgotten Punk for putting him through a table,
even though it's inadvertent a few weeks ago.
Big hip toss by Knight!
[Barrett] As the war is going on in-ring,
Seth Rollins quietly crouching in a corner,
letting the other competitors test tricks off one another
while he stays fresh as a daisy.
[Cole] A smart move by the Architect,
the World Heavyweight Champion Rollins looking on,
gonna pick his moment for when he strikes.
And right there.
[Barrett] Seth said, "I'm two steps ahead of everyone."
And now Rollins into the corner with the knee.
-[Rollins] Yeah! -[Cole] These two men hate each other,
Rollins and Punk.
-[Barrett] Let's look over-- -[Cole] Uso back in the fray,
top rope, cross body, cover on Rollins, and a kick out.
Now Rollins sent over the top rope.
[Barrett exclaims] Smashing his head on the barrier in the process too.
-[Cole] And Jey Uso runs into Punk! -[Barrett] Oh!
Test out those ribs early on, Jey Uso. Heavy landing from that clothesline.
[Cole] Well, Punk reminding the world that it's every man for himself,
no friends in this type of matchup.
[Barrett] CM Punk lost out in the main event of WrestleMania 41,
effectively lost everything at SummerSlam,
that has galvanized the resolve of CM Punk,
and he's now going for the weakest competitor in the match,
and I say that with no insult intended, he's simply damaged. Jey Uso.
[Cole] Yeah, rib first into the turnbuckle.
Jey suffered too.
A lot of rib injuries the past few months at the hands of Breakker
and Reed again tonight,
and now Seth Rollins dragging Punk out of the ring
and driving him into the barricade.
And Punk collapses into the sea of WWE fans.
[Barrett] Now, after the wounded duck Jey Uso, goes Seth "Freakin'" Rollins.
[Cole] Rollins with a running knee, shades of CM Punk.
And now mocking Punk, calling for a GTS.
[Barrett] CM Punk isn't catching any of this at all, but LA Knight certainly is!
The biggest danger in a match like this,
there's always somebody fresh lurking and waiting to light you up.
[Cole] And every once in a while you'll see a temporary alliance form
for just a short bit in a match like this, and that's what Uso and Knight are doing.
[Barrett] The best thing you could possibly do is turn this
into a one-on-one match
if you can, and it looks like Uso and LA Knight are doing exactly that.
[Cole] Rollins outside the ring, Punk's in the crowd somewhere,
and now we come to one on one.
Uso, scoop from behind, looking to put Knight away, and a kickout by LA.
There's the temporary part of the alliance you were talking about,
-and Jey Uso suddenly moving… -Samoan drop!
…a little better now than he was in the early going.
Talk about that, Wade. You've been injured in a match before.
Once the adrenaline gets pumping, you forget about it a little bit.
[Barrett] You get a little warmer and also once you start sensing victory,
you can block it out a little better, but
victory may be a long way off for any of these four.
Simply too talented to go down easily.
[Cole] Now Rollins backing it up in the corner.
That, of course, a move that Jey Uso normally uses,
and Rollins with a mocking "Yeet" chant to the former World Champion Jey Uso.
-It's… -[Barrett] You mentioned that Rollins
had been thrown for a loop during that interview a few moments ago,
I would disagree with that. This is Seth Rollins reminding the world,
"Yeah, I have backup. Yeah, I have friends. Yeah, I have people…"
I don't need nobody! I don't need nobody!
[Barrett] "People do my dirty work. I don't need nobody."
This is Seth "Freakin" Rollins who's climbed to the top of the mountains
many times on his own,
and he'll do it again tonight if he has to.
[Cole] And he understands the power of that World Title
and what it means for the Vision and the future of that group.
The title gives absolute power.
[Barrett] This is what I thought we'd see from the off,
-trapped in a pincer movement. -Paul!
[Rollins] Paul!
There's nobody. There's nobody.
[Cole] And now the attack on the Champion Rollins.
Punk pounding away again.
Just the disdain those two have for each other,
and LA Knight doesn't like Rollins either.
Seth has set his hounds on these three many times over,
and perhaps now it's time to turn the tables,
and the Visionary getting stomped.
[crowd chanting] Seth!
[Cole] Remember Punk had the World Title for just over five minutes at SummerSlam
when he beat Gunther before Rollins cashed in to win the Championship.
I'm going for it.
[LA Knight] How about you?
-[Jey] How about all three of us… -[Rollins] Yeah.
…beat his ass?
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Cole] Punk with that that running knee. "Let's take Rollins out of the equation."
That's what Knight and Punk and Uso are doing in this temporary alliance.
[Barrett] Well, extra stank on that hip attack from Jey Uso.
-[crowd chant] Yeet! -[LA Knight] Nah, nah, nah.
No, no, no, no, no, no.
-His ass… -[Jey] Yeah.
-…through a table. Table. -Table?
[Jey] You and me.
Jey!
Get the tables!
[Cole] Paying homage to the Dudley Boyz,
and they really want to take the World Champ out of the equation.
Completely legal in a Fatal 4-Way.
[Barrett] Devon, Bubba Ray, and Spike,
it's the three-piece version of the Dudleys.
[Cole] And now… Oh!
Jey Uso taking Roman Reign's advice.
"Don't work with anybody. It's all about yourself."
[Barrett] Gold is on the line.
Embrace the worst elements of your personality.
Because it is worth it.
The prize is worth breaking every friendship you may ever have had.
[Cole] And Rollins… And a super kick by Jey Uso to LA Knight.
[Barrett] A wounded animal is a dangerous animal,
and Jey Uso is fighting for the gold here.
[crowd chants] Yeet!
But now heading away from the ring there, and I question the smarts of this.
There's nobody in the ring, so…
You can't win the match over here, and in theory,
the other two competitors could slide in and get this one ended
while you're out there in the stands.
Rollins right to the injured ribs of Jey Uso. Smart move by the Champ.
You think you're on my level, son?
You think you're on--
[Barrett] Out of nowhere, LA Knight creeping around
the other side of the fans, blindsided Seth Rollins
who can't find any respite anywhere here.
[Cole] And LA Knight dragging Rollins back to the barricade.
And Punk's gonna take 'em both out!
But all four of these guys are battering each other,
but it seems to be Seth Rollins is absorbing
every single shot in the process.
[Cole] Punk now climbing up the steps. Rollins into the ring.
Punk gonna go to the top rope. CM Punk would love to pin Rollins tonight.
How that would feel for Punk. Cross body.
Rollins shoos him away. Clothesline by CM Punk.
Punk with a swinging neck breaker.
[Barrett] Picking up the pace now. CM Punk, he's got it down to one-on-one,
but one man he really would love to beat.
[Cole] Punk with a running knee.
[Barrett] Nobody does it better.
[Cole] And the Best in the World, showing you why.
It could be time for Rollins to go nighty night.
[Barrett] Night night on a starry night here in Paris.
[Cole] Up for the Go To Sleep.
Rake of the eyes by Rollins, kick by Jey Uso.
[Barrett] Momentum killed dead in its tracks.
[Cole] Step-up enzuigiri!
Drops Punk and backing it up in the corner.
[Jey grunts]
[crowd chants] Yeet!
[Cole stammers] Look at this now.
Uh-oh, up on his shoulders, face first!
[Barrett] Effectively the powe… Oh, God!
Shining Wizard right to the temple of the megastar
just when he had the momentum. Wait!
[Cole] Pedigree by Rollins!
-Shoots the half! Cover. -One. Two.
Oh, and a kickout by Punk at 2 and a half.
[Barrett] Oh, God. What an absolute scramble this has been
from the word "go" between four of the best we have on the roster.
Such incredible action. You see the pedigree connected.
That's a win right there.
One. Two.
[Barrett] But astoundingly a kickout from CM Punk,
one of the heaviest moves in the arsenal of Seth Rollins
simply did not get the job done here.
You have to think that's really softened up CM Punk now.
[Cole] Kick to the mid section by Rollins.
And Knight lifted up high,
Seth looking for the buckle bomb to Knight.
[Barrett] Such a devastating move.
[Cole] Cover. Hooks both legs.
Knight's got a kickout at two!
[Barrett] Man, that move has hospitalized numerous superstars.
It may have ended the chances of LA Knight here.
[Cole] And now Rollins up top.
Remember, the exposed injured ribs of Jey Uso. Frog splash to Jey.
-Rollins looking to take advantage. -Countdown!
And Jey somehow kicks out at two.
[Barrett] So much intestinal fortitude of Jey Uso kicking out there.
That move's devastating enough as it is.
With the pre-busted ribs, you can double that impact,
but Jey Uso still alive in this one.
And that's just frustrated Seth Rollins.
He saw a successful retention while he was in mid-air,
thought he had it in the bag.
[crowd chanting] Oh, oh, oh!
[Cole] Rollins dumps Jey Uso out of the ring to turn his attention to LA Knight.
[Barrett] Smartest thing you can do. Get this down to one-on-one,
you'll keep seeing these competitors try, it's the only way you can win.
[crowd chanting continues]
That's what it sounds like when you're a god, you understand me?
[LA Knight straining]
You're yesterday's news, pal.
-I'll show you. I'll show you. -[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
[groans]
[Barrett] Yesterday's news will become the headline act
if somehow LA Knight turns this one around and wins.
They don't give a damn about you.
They chant for somebody else.
[groaning]
[Cole] Rollins talking trash as he continues to punish Knight.
[Barrett] It's a dangerous thing to do. You're taking your eye off the ball,
you're allowing a competitor on the outside to potentially recover.
You have the momentum, now make it count, Seth.
Far be it from me to tell the great Seth Rollins how to do things,
but for me he's making a big mistake here.
Come on!
[crowd chanting] Oh, oh, oh!
[Cole] And LA Knight, to your point, intercepting Rollins.
Knight looking to build momentum,
dragging Rollins back to the middle of the ring.
Right hand, here comes LA Knight.
[crowd chanting] Yeah.
Reversal now. Knight sent across the ring. Knight ducks underneath the clothesline.
-Here's the danger. -And down goes Rollins.
[Barrett] LA Knight turning himself into that perpetual motion machine.
[Cole] That side Russian leg sweep by Knight. Jey Uso back into the fray.
[Barrett] Ribs first… Into the buckle. Wow.
Double whammy there with that neck breaker too.
[Cole] And now Knight with Punk up top, drops Punk.
[Barrett] Just flattening all three competitors.
Pick your victim.
Whose game is it?
[crowd] LA Knight! Yeah!
[Barrett] Breaking up that momentum. An attempt there from Seth Rollins.
Let's try that one again perhaps.
[Cole] LA Knight with all three men down has his point, has his opportunity.
A big elbow delivered to Rollins.
[crowd applauding]
Knight's problem right here is he's spoiled for choice as he's now going in…
Oh, attempt to that BFT broken up right in the nick of time by Jey Uso.
[Cole] Jey Uso again favoring the ribs.
Of course the attack by Breakker earlier on.
[Barrett] He's entering the match with a major, major handicap,
but somehow appearing to be the fresher man is Jey Uso.
He's gonna go for broke here.
[Cole] And now Jey Uso with the body shots to Rollins.
And a headbutt now.
Rollins teetering high above the ring and comes down, throat first on the ropes.
LA Knight, tremendous athleticism there.
[Barrett] What great sprint, but Punk here to play spoiler.
[Cole] Punk now for the win. And the World Championship and a kickout!
[Barrett] And there is a sense of desperation to see in Punk right now.
[Cole] Cover again and a kickout.
[Barrett] Coming so close to glory so many times this year.
Maybe it is not Punk's destiny
to win gold and hold on to it as you see that tower of doom moment.
Going for glory was Punk, but LA Knight with enough in the tank to kick out.
[Cole] And again over 30,000 here tonight, record crowd at La Defense Arena in Paris,
our main event for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Rollins, Punk, Uso, and Knight.
[Barrett] Just every chance he gets, you see CM Punk,
eyes locked on Seth "Freakin'" Rollins,
wanting to do major damage to the man who ruined his SummerSlam.
[Cole] And as the table waits ominously, perhaps for one or both of these men.
Punk trying to hang on. Rollins. Punk, kick to the ribs.
[Barrett] These are desperate times and someone's getting hurt here.
Don't get on the wrong side of that line.
[Cole] Rollins able to counter and deliver a chop to Punk.
Rollins looking for a pedigree.
[Punk screams]
[Cole] Rake of the eye, completely legal under these rules.
Now Knight with a clothesline.
[Barrett] A blinded CM Punk. Not where you want to be.
But the fight… Oh, wait. Oh!
[Cole] Oh! Punk driven through the table by LA Knight.
That's what Punk did to Knight a few weeks ago.
And now a roll-up by Rollins. Shoulders down.
[stammers] Thought he had him. Went for the stomp.
Knight! BFT!
-Blunt Force Trauma… -[Barrett] Oui!
…for his first World Title, and Jey Uso breaks it up.
[Barrett] Oh, I thought we had our moment.
The megastar's name was going to be up in lights.
This is Punk blasting with such force. It was a glancing blow on the table.
The stomp attempt missed. The BFT connected.
The world thought we had a new World Heavyweight champ,
but Jey Uso had other ideas.
[Cole] Yeah, Jey Uso trying to dig down deep.
You can see the pain he's in with the injured ribs.
[Barrett] It's a permanent grimace, isn't it, from Jey Uso.
Hats off to him for even being involved in the fight at this point,
but if you're LA Knight, you've got a weak competitor there, ready to be taken down.
Remember, Jey is injured because he came to the aid of his cousin Roman Reigns
earlier tonight and he paid for it.
Yeah, unwavering loyalty to family, but it may well cost him this evening
unless he can pull off an absolute miracle in Paris.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeah!
[Cole] And now Jey Uso getting the upper hand.
Right hands driving LA Knight back, and Jey with a little mustard on that one.
[Barrett] Tapping into the YeetMania of this crowd.
Oh, wait. Over committed, and the megastar was ready.
[Cole] Get out to the floor, LA Knight. Oh, my goodness.
Did you see the impact to the face?
[Barrett stutters] That was a work of art from LA Knight.
All of that momentum of a 250 pound athlete, bullseyed on the jaw of Jey Uso.
What is Knight cooking up here?
You watch at this point, Jey may be defenseless
and bounce face first now off the announce table by Knight.
Well, the ring is completely empty.
There's no one to break up a pin if you slide in now and get this finished.
[LA Knight] One big one.
Knight said, "One big one." Seth Rollins tried to sneak up
on LA Knight and he's going to pay.
[crowd chanting] Yeah!
[fan] Come on, get him! Get him!
[Barrett] We got carcasses everywhere you look.
[Cole] Rollins sent into the French announce table one final time,
and he collapses to the floor, and LA Knight now going to destroy their table.
Yeah, stay over there.
[Barrett] Punk down, Uso down, Seth "Freakin'" Rollins down.
And in full control is the megastar.
[Cole] It could be LA Knight's night.
It finally could be the night that LA Knight's been dreaming of.
[Barrett] Well, the world has had to wait for this.
Wanting to cover himself in glory here.
[Cole] LA Knight now. Look at Knight. Knight on the apron.
Seth Rollins is thrown on the announce table.
[Barrett] This will not be pretty at all, least of all…
[crowd] LA Knight!
-…for Seth Rollins. -[Cole] Uso up on the apron.
LA Knight stops him at least momentarily. Top rope for Knight.
Oh, no!
Crash and burn. Knight through the table.
That slight hesitation to combat Jey cost him.
It allowed Rollins time to roll off the table.
Knight went through the table and he could be down and out.
[Barrett] At the top level it is a game of milliseconds,
and the millisecond cost LA Knight here.
"Crash and burn" you said.
That's the body of LA Knight crashing and burning
and perhaps his hopes of glory, of winning gold, crashing and burning with it.
I mean, it's a wreck everywhere you look, bodies are broken,
desks are broken, tables are broken.
[Cole] And Jey Uso may break Rollins here.
[Barrett] Might break his dreams with it too.
Somehow Jey Uso, the man who I'd written off before this match started,
has the upper hand, has the momentum and has the chance to win this thing.
[Cole] Former World Champion. Top rope. Rollins ducks underneath.
Jey rolls through, big super kick by Seth stops Jey in his tracks.
Super kick by Uso though.
-Come on. -[yells]
[Cole] Spear! No, he got caught by Rollins!
Into a pedigree! Cover! Kickout by Jey.
[Barrett] Oh, wow.
Amazing reflexes from Seth "Freakin'" Rollins
going in for the kill and caught midair, converted into a pedigree.
[Cole] Our main event for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Knight hasn't moved after going through the French announce table.
Punk is still down and out after going through another table.
Rollins and Jey Uso in the ring as our match continues.
[crowd chanting] Oh, oh, oh!
[Barrett] Rollins has all the time in the world to concoct
whatever master plan he wants
against a downed Jay Uso. No one's here to save you.
[crowd chanting continues]
[Cole] And now Rollins going to climb to the top rope.
Jey Uso in trouble.
-Seth. He has to roll through. -[Barrett] Oh.
Goes for that Phoenix splash, but caught.
-[Rollins yells] -[Cole] And Jey caught him again.
And Jey Uso with an opportunity. This time he hits the spear.
Perhaps feeling it wasn't big enough
to put down a man the caliber of Seth "Freakin'" Rollins,
you've got to double-stack it. Going for broke.
Jey Uso with the Uso splash to win the World Heavyweight Championship,
but Punk with an elbow to Uso!
[Barrett] Saving his chances at the death with the Macho Man elbow drop.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk!
And now Punk's feeling it.
[Barrett] This entire arena is feeling it now.
[strains]
[Cole] And with Punk, Jey Uso up on his shoulders.
Go To Sleep.
Punk collapses into the cover.
[referee] Two…
[Cole] Rollins with a stomp.
Rollins into the cover to retain.
[referee] One. Two.
Punk kicked out. Punk kicked out.
[Barrett] This one has swung back, forth, back and forth again and again.
The GTS.
The moment the toil was gonna be all worthwhile for CM Punk
until stomped into the mat by Seth "Freakin'" Rollins.
A successful retention until the incredible kickout by CM Punk.
LA Knight is still out at ringside.
And that look in the eyes of Seth Rollins,
he's starting to believe, "This is not my night."
Everything's going wrong.
[Cole] Jey Uso has been taken out…
-I hate you so much. -…by Punk.
I don't want you to touch that title ever again.
I don't want you to have another match for this company ever again.
I hate you.
I hate your stupid family.
I want you to go away!
[Barrett] Seth Rollins wants to kill the career of CM Punk here.
Forget just retaining the title.
[Cole] He wants this to be his last match ever as Rollins now grabs a chair.
Remember, legal. Fatal 4-Way rules.
[Barrett] Referee powerless. Heavily discouraged, of course.
-He's not really-- -And now a stomp to Jey Uso
who was starting to stir.
And he's down and out,
and, LA Knight, thanks for coming.
A stomp to Knight.
And Rollins made this one-on-one with his bitter enemy,
CM Punk, and Rollins wants to end his career.
[Barrett] There's absolutely nothing this referee can do here.
He might get a broken neck in this way.
[Cole] Referee Shawn Bennett just looking on
as Seth Rollins looks to snap the neck of Punk.
Rollins went through the chair and Seth Rollins injured his knee
as he went through the steel chair.
And now Punk with an opportunity to put him away.
Go To Sleep to Rollins.
And Rollins just collapses on Punk's shoulder,
and Punk smells blood.
He knows it's coming. He knows it's his moment.
[Barrett] Seth's already out cold.
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
Go To Sleep!
[Cole] Who the… Oh, my goodness. Who the…
Somebody just low-blowed CM Punk!
Who the hell is this?
[Barrett] What the hell?
-Oh, my God. -[Cole] Becky Lynch!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Seth Rollins' wife.
Just low-blowed CM Punk.
[Barrett] Punk had the… had the match won!
[Cole] …save the Championship for Rollins off the stomp.
-One. Two. Three. Ring the bell. -[Cole] And the cover
-[bell rings] -["Visionary" starts playing]
[Taylor] Here is your winner,
and still, the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin'" Rollins!
[Cole] Seth said that he didn't need anyone tonight.
Well, he indeed needed someone.
-[Lynch cackles] -You know what they say, Wade.
Behind every good man is a great woman.
And Becky Lynch saved the Championship for her husband Seth Rollins tonight.
[Barrett] Oh, my God. Seth Rollins stacks the deck in his favor.
But the most dangerous card you can lay is the one nobody realized you were holding.
Wow.
-[Cole] Rollins… -[screams]
…got caught here, and we thought it was over.
[Barrett] It looked like he shredded his knee, and here we go with the GTS.
-A knockout GTS. Already hit one. -Go to sleep!
Here comes the second for good measure
until the low blow by an apparent ninja hiding under the ring.
That ninja though, turned out to be the Intercontinental Champion
and Seth "Freakin'" Rollins's wife, Becky Lynch.
And once again,
CM Punk having the championship ripped from his grasp
by major chicanery from Seth "Freakin'" Rollins.
[Cole] Yeah, let's just say it. Punk got screwed by Rollins again.
And you had to know, Wade,
that the Architect Seth Rollins was gonna have something up his sleeve.
But no one in a million years would have thought that it was his wife Becky Lynch.
This is the vision!
[Lynch] We run this business!
[Barrett] The game changed before our eyes.
And Seth Rollins apparently always has a master plan.
We run this business!
["Visionary" continues playing]
[Lynch] We run this business!
[Cole] The question now is,
can anyone conquer the grip the Vision has
on the World Heavyweight Championship?
…right there. Show it to him. Right there.
-Yeah. -What you gonna do about it?
Why don't you… Why don't you get out of here?
That's the queen, y'all. That's the queen. ere?