[narrator] Then...
[Ric] Whoo!
[The Rock] If you smell...
[narrator] ...now...
[Roman] Acknowledge me.
-[Triple H] The King of Kings. -[Cena] You can't see me.
[narrator] ...forever...
together.
[Cena] To be the best, first you've got to believe.
[Cody] Believe in that undeniable ability.
[Logan] To defy gravity.
[Seth] To freakin' shine, baby.
[chuckles]
-[Cena] To never quit. -[Drew] To be a warrior.
-[Bianca] To shake off the hate. -[Rhea] To dominate.
-[Damian] To destroy. -[Cody] To be their worst nightmare.
[Roman] To remain...
champion.
["Believer" by Imagine Dragons playing]
[Cena] Now, with the whole world watching, it's time to believe...
[all] Believe.
[Cena] ...in the big time.
♪ First things first, I'ma say All the words inside my head ♪
♪ I'm fired up and tired of the way That things have been ♪
♪ Oh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ The way that things have been Oh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ Second things second, don't you Tell me what you think that I can be ♪
♪ I'm the one at the sail ♪
♪ I'm the master of my sea ♪
♪ Oh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ The master of my sea ♪
♪ Oh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ But they never did, ever lived Ebbin' and flowin' ♪
♪ Inhibited, limited till it broke open And it rained down ♪
[Knight] Tell him whose game this is.
♪ It rained down like ♪
[Roman] Acknowledge me.
It's the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
[CM Punk] It may be LA Knight's game, but it's Roman Reigns' world.
[Roman] Over 1,100 days as champ,
I've done things that you would never imagine in this business.
This is my WWE.
As far as where I'm looking, I'm the head of the table, so acknowledge me.
[crowd chanting] LA Knight!
♪ Pain! You made me a You made me a believer ♪
[Cena] Do we believe it? What do you think?
♪ Pain! You break me down, you build me up Believer, believer ♪
[Cena] This is Riyadh. This is big time.
This is WWE Crown Jewel.
♪ Pain! You made me a You made me a believer, believer ♪
[man] And now, live from Riyadh in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia,
WWE presents Crown Jewel.
["Shining Bright" by def rebel playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] It is a big fight night in the desert.
Five championships are on the line, as you are looking live
at the sold-out Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
host, tonight, of WWE Crown Jewel, the hottest ticket in the world.
This event sold out in less than two hours.
And it was here in Saudi Arabia, back in May,
where Seth Rollins won a tournament
and was crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Tonight, "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre stands in the champ's way.
Drew McIntyre threatens the dream of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Seth] Being your World Heavyweight Champion
has been one of the great honors of my career.
[Corey] Rollins has been very open and honest
about the condition of his back.
[Seth] The truth is, I don't really know how much longer
I'm gonna be able to do this.
But I want you to know...
I'm just getting started, baby.
[Cole] Putting his own body in harm's way, Rollins retains the title!
[Seth] Let me tell you that I am on top of the world!
-Because I am Seth... -[crowd] "Freakin" Rollins!
When all the dust settles, the entire world is gonna be singing my--
[Drew McIntyre's theme song playing]
[Corey] Drew McIntyre is here!
[Wade] The man who's wanted to punch just about everyone
he's crossed paths with in recent months.
You're not out here to party, are you?
I'm here to look you in the eye, man to man,
and say I want that world title match.
I was thinking Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins
for the world title at Crown Jewel.
So, you're not out here to jump me?
Nope.
And you actually want me at 100%?
Bingo.
You got yourself a match!
[Drew] For Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
this is another title defense in a Hall of Fame career.
But for me, this is everything.
One of the most memorable moments in my career
happened during a time in history that nobody wants to remember.
I won the Royal Rumble. I had the fans behind me.
Then...
everything changed overnight.
[reporter] The World Health Organization has just declared that this is a pandemic.
[Drew] The pandemic shut the world down.
Finally, I beat Brock Lesnar and became WWE Champion.
[Cole] A fourth Claymore!
[Drew] Biggest moment of my career with no one there to celebrate it.
When everybody finally returned, my moment passed.
For years, I fought and clawed my way to get it back.
When WWE returned to the UK once again, everything aligned.
I was gonna beat Roman Reigns for the WWE Universal Championship
with 60,000 people screaming me on.
Only for The Bloodline to cheat and take it all away from me.
I can't erase the past.
But at Crown Jewel, I can make it right.
[Seth] Drew, you've got to move on!
All of us were suffering in 2020.
So excuse me for not feeling sorry for you that you didn't get to win
the WWE Championship the way you dreamt it.
[Drew] The third time, lightning is in a bottle,
when I beat you and take that title from you at Crown Jewel.
[Seth] I am gonna beat you at Crown Jewel,
and you will have no one to blame but yourself.
May the best man win.
He will.
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Seth Rollins' theme song plays]
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Cole] For the eighth time in his career, the World Heavyweight Champion
Seth Rollins will be a part of this event in Saudi Arabia.
[crowd vocalizing]
♪ Burn it down! ♪
[Cole] He's been in a Ladder Match, an Elimination Chamber,
he retained the Universal Championship.
And last year, the last time we were here in May,
he won a tournament to become the World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd vocalizing]
[Drew McIntyre's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] But you are looking at the man who may be the toughest test yet
for the champion, Seth Rollins,
none other than "The Scottish Warrior" Drew McIntyre.
Welcome to ringside, everybody, I'm Michael Cole, he's Wade Barrett,
we are here for WWE Crown Jewel,
and we are joined by our Ara-- Arabic announce team,
I'll get it right, Jude Al-Dajani and Faisal Al-Mughaisib.
[speaking in Arabic]
[Wade] I understand, Cole, the excitement is getting to all of us.
This arena, sheer insanity.
We are being taken to an other-worldly place
by the good people of Riyadh.
[Cole] Go ahead, I'm waiting for it.
[Wade] Well, I know you weren't drinking at least once.
[Cole laughs] Not at all.
[crowd cheering]
[bell dings]
The following contest is set for one fall,
and it is for the World Heavyweight Championship!
[crowd cheering]
Introducing first, the challenger, from Ayr, Scotland,
weighing 275 pounds,
Drew McIntyre!
[crowd cheering]
His opponent, from Davenport, Iowa, weighing 225 pounds,
he is the World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[crowd vocalizing]
[Cole] So that's what it's all about, the World Heavyweight Championship.
Wade, for Seth Rollins, he has not been pinned in a singles matchup
since January second of this year, but he's been running at a breakneck pace.
So much has been made about whether or not Rollins can keep up this pace.
[Wade] Yeah, well, it's been an incredible 2023 for Seth Rollins,
especially the past six months as World Heavyweight Champion,
but those well-known back issues are seemingly getting worse by the week,
and opponents know exactly how to strategize for that.
McIntyre, perhaps more so than most.
[Cole] Raucous crowd here tonight.
Sold-out Mohammed Abdo Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The world is talking about WWE Crown Jewel.
[crowd chanting indistinctly]
[Cole] And a lock-up center of the ring for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Now, to talk about Drew McIntyre, it is put-up or shut-up time for Drew McIntyre.
He has made excuse after excuse, and a lot of those excuses hold water,
but now he has to get the job done and finally win the gold.
[Wade] Yeah, well, at times over the past few weeks,
we've seen Drew McIntyre in a battle, seemingly, with an angel on one shoulder
and a devil on the other, but Drew is now in control of his own destiny.
The excuses, the reasons why things haven't panned out
over the past few years, they're put to one side.
Drew has to get the job done now.
[Cole] The world was in the grip of the COVID pandemic.
Drew McIntyre was the WWE Champion.
He carried the company in many different ways.
In fact, his first title defense as the WWE Champion
was at Money in the Bank in 2020, when he successfully defended
the title against none other than Seth Rollins.
[Wade] At that point, McIntyre had all the momentum in the world, however.
Right now, the momentum has to be with World Heavyweight Champion Rollins.
[Cole] Yeah, but the momentum went away from Drew McIntyre...
September, a year ago.
[Drew mimicking Cristiano Ronaldo] Siu!
[Wade] Oh, you see that?
That was the Cristiano Ronaldo goal celebration from McIntyre,
maybe celebrating a little early.
[Cole] Ronaldo, of course, playing football now in Saudi Arabia.
[Wade] Right here in Riyadh for Al-Nassr F.C.
[Cole] And a couple of chops by McIntyre to drive Rollins back to the corner.
And again, things started to go off the rails for Rollins a year ago, August,
when he lost at Clash at the Castle in Cardiff, Wales, to Roman Reigns,
thanks to the influence of Solo Sikoa.
Cover now. And a kick-out by Rollins at one.
And ever since that day, it seems like Drew McIntyre
just could not get back to the top of the mountain.
[Wade] Yeah, well, even prior to that, it was essentially the culmination
of a life's work for McIntyre.
Becoming the world champion, and nobody was there to see it.
And the bitterness has just grown from there.
[grunts]
[Cole] Another interesting side note in this story,
the fact that Rhea Ripley of The Judgment Day
has made it pretty clear that she has been trying to recruit
either one of these men into her group.
[Wade] And I'll tell you right now, if I was either...
Nice one, Seth. If I was either one of these two men,
I'd have absolutely accepted that offer from Rhea Ripley and The Judgment Day
because if one of these two had accepted it,
it's guaranteed they would win this match and leave as World Heavyweight Champion.
[Cole] And Rollins, now, drives himself through the second rope,
McIntyre able to catch Seth in a belly-to-belly throw,
and there's the power of Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] Too big, too strong, even with this level of athleticism from Rollins.
And watch the lower back of Seth there, landing straight on the hard concrete.
[Cole] And speaking of Rhea Ripley,
moments ago, she sent out a tweet that said,
"Good luck, boys. McIntyre and Rollins."
That coming from Rhea Ripley of The Judgment Day.
[Wade] Well, on the face of it, neither man accepted any form of deal
with Rhea Ripley of The Judgment Day, but what goes on behind closed doors
may be a very different matter, Cole.
[Cole] And again, Rollins whipped into the corner.
Now, McIntyre realizing the back may have been injured off the belly-to-belly,
and Seth, of course, with a well-documented history of back injuries.
McIntyre, perhaps, will now target the back of Rollins.
[Wade] As well he should.
Seth Rollins is a difficult man to beat on any occasion.
If you find a weakness, you have to exploit it.
[Cole] And I'm not sure, Drew McIntyre smacks Seth Rollins around
is the right strategy here. Rollins into the corner.
McIntyre telegraphs that.
Seth, now, spinebuster by McIntyre!
Jackknife cover for the championship.
And a kick-out at two!
[Wade] Once again, McIntyre has got all his ducks in a row
coming into this one. Clearly targeting that spine of Seth Rollins.
[Cole] Incredible scene here at Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh
for WWE Crown Jewel.
This event sold out in under two hours.
And excitement all week long, everyone talking about this event.
And, of course, not a better way to kick things off
than for the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Wade] You know what? Hats off to Drew McIntyre.
He said all along he wanted to face Seth Rollins
at as close to 100% as possible.
McIntyre, at least on the face of it, not looking for a cheap path to victory.
[all exclaiming]
[grunts]
[Cole] These men have met a handful of times in their career
in one-on-one matchups, pretty even.
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Massive stakes, of course, in this one.
[Wade] Two guaranteed Hall of Famers one day.
[Cole] Rollins... Oh, what a kick by McIntyre!
An opportunity to win the gold, hook of the leg on the champion,
and forces Seth to kick-out at two. And again, some frustration,
perhaps, setting in now for McIntyre.
[Wade] I don't think McIntyre got full connection on that kick there.
It was close, may have just caught the groin of Seth Rollins,
but Seth clearly showing some ill-effects in the early goings of this one.
[crowd chanting] McIntyre!
[Cole] McIntyre, now, looking to punish Rollins.
You know Drew McIntyre so well, Wade, probably better than anyone in WWE.
What does Rollins need to do to knock off The Big Scottish Warrior?
[Wade] First of all, you have to avoid the power game of Drew McIntyre.
Seth Rollins' key to any victory has to be his athleticism.
How athletic he can be with that bad back, however, I do not know.
[Cole] And now Rollins, a couple of well-placed kicks
to the back of the neck of McIntyre.
It frees Rollins momentarily.
[grunts]
Seth lands on his feet. Step-up enzuigiri. McIntyre dropped to his knees,
and now Rollins looking to rally.
[Cole] The thing about Seth Rollins,
even with his apparent physical weakness-- Oh, nasty.
Rollins is one of the fastest thinkers in the game. A true genius in that ring.
And now, McIntyre went hard into the post.
Favoring his shoulder.
[Wade] One way to take the power game away from the big Scotsman.
[crowd vocalizing]
[grunts]
[Cole] Clothesline by Rollins, stuns McIntyre momentarily.
There's another, but McIntyre still on his feet.
Drew misses wildly. Rollins with a kick to the midsection.
Seth starting to tee off.
[Wade] Peppering shots all over the massive frame of McIntyre
and dropping the big man.
[Cole] A running knee. Down goes Drew.
[crowd applauding]
[Cole] Seth on the apron.
Gonna now launch himself off the top rope.
Moonsault from the other side.
Cover now, hook of the leg by Rollins to retain--
And a kick-out.
[Wade] Once he managed to soften up McIntyre and use some of this athleticism,
starting with this knee to the jaw.
Really is clear that Rollins is showing no true ill-effects
despite those back issues that have haunted him.
[Cole] I talked to Rollins about his back earlier today,
he says once it loosens up and the adrenaline gets to flow,
as long as he doesn't absorb a lot of punishment in the match,
he can usually make it through without an issue.
[Wade] Trying to make it through a match with McIntyre
without absorbing much pain is quite something else. And even there,
it seemed like Seth had an issue trying to suplex McIntyre.
[Cole] And that time-- Rollins with a Falcon Arrow!
Cover now! Is enough to put Drew away?
Kick-out by McIntyre at two.
[Wade] So much professional respect between these two individuals.
An initial cordial agreement for this matchup,
it did descend into some bitter, stinging words between the two
as we see Seth Rollins showing exactly the kind of resilience
that took him to the World Heavyweight Championship in the first place.
[Cole] This is the first of five championship matches tonight
at WWE Crown Jewel.
Rollins, McIntyre for the World Heavyweight Title.
Now, Rollins, perhaps, going for a Pedigree on McIntyre.
He was able to spin out of it.
And going for a Future Shock DDT. Rollins, though, with the right hand.
[groans]
And the physical McIntyre, agile as well for a big man.
[Wade] Trading blows with McIntyre is a bad move
for almost anybody on the roster.
Now, Drew going high, that's a rarity, and it's backfired.
[Cole] Rollins with a superplex.
And now, Drew McIntyre, with a suplex of his own!
-Is it enough to win the gold? -[crowd] One! Two!
Seth, did he get it?
-[Wade] Oh, referee. -[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
Oh, my goodness, how close was that?
Usually, Seth would go for the Falcon Arrow off that superplex,
but McIntyre was able to counter into a suplex of his own.
And watch this. There's two. And at just two and three quarters,
Rollins got his shoulder up.
[Wade] I'm glad we got a replay of that.
I had a feeling this referee had been paid off, but he got it exactly right.
[Cole] Referee Shawn Bennett in this World Heavyweight Championship Match
here tonight between Rollins and McIntyre.
[Wade] Both men showing the wounds of war.
Drew, perhaps, looking the stronger of the two at this point, however.
[Cole] McIntyre with Rollins' carcass on his shoulders,
trying to climb now to the second rope.
And McIntyre.
And Seth Rollins able to slip underneath, though.
McIntyre's in trouble trying to hang on.
[Wade] Lost his grip on the top rope.
[Cole] And again, the back gave out, was going for a Buckle Bomb.
Future Shock DDT! Future Shock DDT! To win the World Heavyweight Title!
And a kick again by Rollins!
[Wade] Yeah, those kick-outs are getting later and later for both men.
This one is hanging in the balance.
Rollins was going for the Buckle Bomb,
but his back gave out halfway across the ring,
and McIntyre turned it into a Future Shock DDT for another near-fall.
[Wade] McIntyre smelling victory.
[Cole] Begging Rollins to get to his feet so he can deliver the Claymore.
[Wade] I don't know if Rollins can get to his feet, that's the issue.
[Cole] The official was checking with Rollins to make sure
he could continue. And Rollins, now, was he playing possum?
Perhaps, as McIntyre kicked out.
[Wade] Bret "The Hitman" Hart for you.
[Cole] And now, McIntyre sent over the top rope to the floor.
[Wade] This is Seth Rollins just trying to buy himself some breathing room.
[Cole] McIntyre here right in front of us.
Here comes Rollins, suicide dive, drives McIntyre to the floor.
And again, Rollins grabbing the small of his back.
The intensity in the eyes of the world champion.
Pulling out all the stops.
[Wade] Putting his body on the line.
[Cole] Oh, no, back to the stairs. That is not good for the champion.
[Wade] The point of those steel steps,
right to the base of the spine of Seth Rollins,
just as he got the upper hand.
[Cole] And if Rollins' back wasn't bothering him before,
imagine what it feels like now.
And McIntyre, not done administering pressure.
And a side slam to the apron
by the number one contender, Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] Targeted offense from McIntyre, and it is just brilliant.
[Cole] The first belly-to-belly suplex early on in this match,
exposed the bad back, and now McIntyre has turned full focus on the injury.
[Wade] That is a man who's done his homework
and is prepared to go to any length to win the World Heavyweight Championship.
[crowd chanting] Claymore!
[Cole] McIntyre, trash-talking, jaw-jacking.
Almost begging Rollins to stay down.
And Seth said no way.
[Wade] This is not the time to start showing--
[Cole] Glasgow Kiss!
[Wade] ...showing sympathy for your opponent, Drew. Finish the job!
[Cole] And McIntyre-- Rollins, though, turns it around into a Pedigree.
Rollins with a chance, but can Rollins capitalize?
Into the cover, for the win.
McIntyre barely gets the shoulder up.
[Wade] Well, McIntyre, for my money, had this matchup won right there.
Took a beat too long.
[Cole] And watch Rollins, tremendous counter, into the Pedigree.
[Wade] You cannot allow Seth Rollins an opportunity back into the match.
Shut the door when you have that chance, or you will live to regret it.
[Cole] So, are you saying that Drew McIntyre, perhaps,
was showing maybe a bit of sympathy, may I dare say, for the champion?
[Wade] Sympathy, regret, empathy, he respects Seth Rollins.
Everyone in the locker room does.
But if you've got a chance to put him away and win gold, you take it.
You listen to the devil on your shoulder.
[Cole] And now the clubbing blows, the forearms by the champion Rollins,
starting to stun McIntyre.
-[Seth grunts] -Big right hand.
Blow to the back of the neck, and McIntyre's now down on the mat,
and perhaps in position for Rollins to put him away.
Seth Rollins, measuring his opponent.
McIntyre is in stomp position now for Seth Rollins,
but Drew McIntyre caught Rollins.
[Wade] Too much left in the tank. Too much power in The Scottish Warrior.
[Cole] Oh, my goodness, a belly-to-belly.
[Wade] Seth tried to block that.
[Cole] But able to power through with McIntyre,
and then one with much more force.
And now the neckbreaker by McIntyre.
[Wade] McIntyre finding that second wind, and this has to be the worst nightmare
of Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
[Cole] And the classic kip-up by The Scottish Warrior.
[Wade] Looking fresh as a daisy.
[Cole] And he's calling for it.
He's calling for the Claymore to put Seth Rollins away
and win the World Heavyweight Championship.
Rollins, though, able to intercept with a superkick.
And now, Seth with a stomp! A stomp. Cover on McIntyre.
[crowd counting]
[Cole] McIntyre, kicking out of the stomp at two.
[Wade] The whole world thought this one was over.
McIntyre had other ideas just when he had victory in sight.
A desperation superkick from Seth Rollins, followed by the stomp
that puts everyone away, and somehow, this Scottish behemoth kicks out.
[Cole] Very few people have kicked out of a stomp of Seth Rollins,
but McIntyre has, and the world title match continues.
And now, a look of disbelief on the face of Rollins.
[Wade] Yeah, where do you go from here, Seth?
McIntyre, understandably, has barely moved
since that weak, weak last-minute kick-out.
[Cole] And now, Rollins taking his time, heading up to the top rope.
McIntyre, halfway across the ring.
Rollins off the top rope, looking to corkscrew moonsault.
And a Claymore! Claymore!
-Claymore by McIntyre to win the title! -[crowd] One! Two!
Rollins kicked out! Rollins kicked out!
[Wade] Seth Rollins attempting that Phoenix Splash.
Drew McIntyre, nimble as you like, rolling out the way,
nailing a Claymore out of nowhere.
And once again, this match should have been over.
But Seth Rollins is just made of special stuff.
[Cole] Drew McIntyre can't believe it.
Drew McIntyre thought he had the world championship won
before Rollins kicked out of a Claymore.
[Wade] Both men thought they were home and dry already in this one,
but the championship, still up for grabs.
Drew needs to go in for the kill and make it fast.
[Cole] McIntyre understands that, he realizes it.
Now he's begging for Rollins to make it back to his feet yet again.
Again, in position, and a kick to the face by Rollins.
-[Wade] Caught twice. -[Cole] Miss with the Claymore!
Rollins counters with a Pedigree!
And a stomp!
A Pedigree and a stomp!
Rollins into the cover to try to retain the World Heavyweight Title!
-Got it! Seth Rollins retains! -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here is your winner, and still World Heavyweight Champion,
Seth "Freaking" Rollins!
[Cole] What a battle!
What a hell of a battle!
The fighting champion, the working man's champion,
Seth Rollins retains!
[Wade] Epic matchup. Just a pair of class acts.
But if you're Drew McIntyre,
you must be thinking to yourself right now,
"How the hell did I lose that one?
And why on earth did I not accept Judgment Day's offer
when it was there on a plate for me?"
[Cole] Well, a dejected McIntyre, almost wondering in disbelief
after Seth Rollins countered the attempted Claymore.
[Wade] Counter for counter, these two went back and forth,
but ultimately it was this second stomp to Drew McIntyre after a Pedigree,
after all the offense he'd already taken in this matchup that got the job done.
Seth Rollins with yet another epic retention
of the World Heavyweight Championship.
[Cole] Rollins retains the title for Drew McIntyre.
What does he do now?
[Wade] I dread to think where the mindset of McIntyre will go from here,
but Seth Rollins, somehow, someway--
[Damian Priest's theme music plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] And the look on Rollins' face tells the story.
Mr. Money in the Bank, Damian Priest,
with his contract in hand and a referee in tow.
Priest can cash in on a world championship opportunity
any place, any time, and it appears it will be tonight.
[indistinct conversation]
I'm gonna take his title, and I'm gonna beat his ass for the title.
You ready? You ready?
-[Cole] Wait a minute! -[Wade] Who the hell is that?
[Cole] From behind, Priest driven into the ring post.
And it's Sami Zayn!
Sami Zayn thwarting the opportunity by Damian Priest
to cash in Money in the Bank!
You're dead!
[Wade] You cannot cash that contract in if you're not in possession of it.
[Cole] Sami Zayn making good on his word that The Judgment Day
will not have all the power here at WWE.
Seth Rollins may have been ripe for the pickin' tonight,
but Sami Zayn saved the day.
Rollins is still the World Heavyweight Champion.
[Seth Rollins' theme music plays]
[Wade] How many times in one night can you come within millimeters
of losing your World Heavyweight Championship?
Rollins may have just broken the record.
[Cole] Congratulations to a fighting Seth "Freakin" Rollins!
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] Almost an "I told you so" for Rhea Ripley.
Ladies and gentlemen, Crown Jewel will be back
for the Women's Fatal 5-Way for the Women's World Championship
right after this break.
For our subscribers of Peacock Premium Plus,
let's get an inside look at these five Superstars.
[Rhea] I am the most dominant champion in the WWE.
[Corey] Rhea Ripley has provided unmatched dominance.
This is my division! You're lucky you're living in it!
♪ Hits you like a freight train runnin' ♪
[Cole] Who's gonna stop Rhea?
♪ Slash, slash, slash ♪
♪ Hits you like a freight train runnin' ♪
♪ Hits you like a Hits you like a ♪
[Corey] Rhea Ripley is a genuine badass!
[Cole] It's hard to see anyone knocking Rhea Ripley off the top of the perch.
Oh, my goodness! The Annihilator.
Nia Jax is here!
[Nia] Since my return to RAW,
I've done everything I said I was gonna do.
I've squashed everyone.
[screaming]
[Wade] Raquel Rodriguez now bent on revenge.
I'm going up against four of the most dominant women in this division.
Not one of them has the fight that I have.
The drive that I have.
[Wade] Shayna Baszler enters the fray.
None of them truly understand the pain that I am capable of inflicting.
[Cole] The Submission Magician.
[KP] Oh, it's Zoey Stark out of nowhere.
I'm going to prove I'm the hunter.
They're mine.
[KP] This is the ultimate flex
to see who really is the biggest badass on Monday Night RAW.
Either you get this women's division in order, or I will.
[Adam] We're gonna handle things a little bit differently from now on.
So if you want to make a statement, you're gonna do it my way, at Crown Jewel,
where you defend that Women's World Championship
against Nia, Shayna, Zoey, and Raquel
in a Fatal 5-Way Match.
[Wade] The fuse was lit, and now things are about ready to explode!
Rhea Ripley, her reign has never been under a greater threat.
[Cole] It is going to be nearly impossible
for Rhea Ripley to retain her championship.
She only has a 20% chance in this Fatal 5-Way match.
This is my chance to beat every single one
of the top females here in this division all at once.
Mami is always on top!
The only thing that's gonna actually happen,
is you're gonna have four less women in my division.
♪ Hits you like a freight train runnin' ♪
♪ ...train, train, train ♪
-At Crown Jewel... -At Crown Jewel...
[Cole] At Crown Jewel, the first woman
to gain pinfall or submission will be the world champion!
[all] And become the next new--
But I will stay your Women's World Champion.
-[Rhea laughs] -♪ Hits you like a freight train runnin' ♪
[Cole] WWE Crown Jewel is a highlight
of the ongoing fourth edition of Riyadh Season,
playing a vital role in achieving Saudi Vision 2030
to establish the Kingdom as a primary destination
for international entertainment events
and the hub for sports and culture globally.
Today marks the tenth Premium Live Event for WWE
in Saudi Arabia since our partnership in 2018.
And we look forward to many more competitive events in the future.
[bell dings]
The following is a Fatal 5-Way Match,
and it is for the Women's World Championship!
[Nia Jax's theme music plays]
[Saxton] Introducing first, from San Diego, California,
Nia Jax!
[Cole] The Irresistible Force, Nia Jax, who returned a couple of months ago
to really turn the women's division on Monday Night RAW around.
A former one-time World Champion, two-time Tag Team Champion.
[Wade] Noticeable as soon as she did return,
she went straight for the baddest women on the roster.
Nia Jax is not here for the chicken feed.
[Raquel Rodriguez's theme song plays]
[Saxton] Next, from Rio Grande Valley, Texas,
Raquel Rodriguez!
[Cole] In an interview with The Dallas Morning News recently,
Raquel Rodriguez talked about this being her first trip to Saudi Arabia,
how excited she was to come here.
And she called the competition in the women's division "lethal".
In the competition in this match, powerhouses who are ground-based,
who can become an alternative to the competition here at WWE.
[Shayna Baszler's theme music plays]
[Saxton] From Sioux Falls, South Dakota,
Shayna Baszler!
[Cole] Shayna Baszler believes she is the baddest woman on the planet
after she sent Ronda Rousey packing from WWE.
[Wade] Gi and the black belt et al, Shayna Baszler means business tonight,
and that does not bode well for the other four women in this match.
[Zoey Stark's theme song plays]
[Saxton] From Las Vegas, Nevada, Zoey Stark!
[Cole] The no-nonsense, intense powerhouse, Zoey Stark,
who, Wade, many consider the dark horse in this match tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, this is the woman that nobody in the match
is paying attention to or strategizing for.
For someone as dangerous as Zoey Stark,
there is a huge opportunity to sneak a victory here.
[Cole] Again, Fatal 5-Way matchup.
First woman to gain pinfall or submission will be the Women's World Champion.
[regional music plays]
[music continues]
[Rhea Ripley theme song plays]
[crowd cheering]
[Cole] She is "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley,
who has been the...
Women's World Champion since she defeated Charlotte Flair at WrestleMania.
[Saxton] Her opponent, representing The Judgment Day
from Adelaide, South Australia,
she is the Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley!
[Cole] Well, my question to you, Wade, is Rhea ripe for the picking tonight,
because she's been pulled in so many different directions as of late.
Really being the leader of Judgment Day.
You saw her moments ago in the interaction with Drew McIntyre.
[Wade] I don't think those issues at all come into play in this matchup.
I think Rhea Ripley can handle all of that.
What, perhaps, she can't handle is the nature of this matchup.
It's, at times, hard to fathom how anybody could ever take
that championship away from Rhea Ripley.
But a 5-Way matchup with no championship advantage,
that is a scenario where Rhea Ripley, from bell to bell,
is gonna be as weak as we have ever seen her.
[Cole] Twenty percent chance to keep the championship
in this Fatal 5-Way matchup,
where first woman to gain pinfall or submission
will become the World Champion.
This is just an example here tonight, Wade,
of the strength of the women's division, not only on Monday Night RAW,
but Friday Night SmackDown.
Later tonight, we see IYO SKY
and Bianca Belair battle for the WWE Championship.
NXT with their new Women's Champion, Lyra Valkyria, and of course,
Lola Vice, who won the NXT Women's Breakout Tournament this past Tuesday.
Women's wrestling has never been hotter in WWE.
[Wade] There's never been anything in the history of our entire industry
where we've seen this accumulation of alpha females in sports entertainment.
It truly is the halcyon days for the women's division,
which is going from strength to strength,
and we're about to find out who the baddest of them all is.
[Cole] And let's not forget the wild card in the lot of this,
the free agent Jade Cargill, who recently signed with WWE.
Where does she fit into this mix?
It's gonna be interesting to find out in the weeks to come.
So, this is for the Women's World Championship.
Ripley defending against Rodriguez, Baszler, Jackson, Stark.
Fatal 5-Way rules.
[Wade] Well, Riyadh saw one Battle of the Baddest
with Tyson Fury last week.
That was just the appetizer. This is the main course.
[Cole] That battle took place right down the street
from where we are here tonight as part of Riyadh Season.
And here we go. Matchup underway.
Ripley, again, has had the championship since WrestleMania.
And Nia Jax, realizing that she is probably gonna be the target
of all four women. Your hair looks great, Nia. It looks great, yeah.
You're gonna tell her whatever she wants to hear, right?
-[Cole] Of course I am. Meanwhile, -[Wade] I don't blame you.
[Cole] Zoey Stark going for the first pinfall on Rhea Ripley.
Now, Shayna Baszler trying her fair as well.
The champ does not have to be involved in the decision to lose the title,
but it would be a great feather in your cap
to pin the champion in this match.
[Wade] Well, we're about to find out who is the baddest.
[Cole] Nia continuing to--
[Wade] But I'll tell you point blank who's the smartest, and that is Nia Jax.
Let the other four women wear themselves out and then go in and pick the bones.
[Cole] Zoey Stark and Shayna Baszler who have developed a team as of late.
It doesn't matter 'cause it's every woman for herself in this matchup.
And now, Nia Jax...
just dragging Raquel Rodriguez out of the ring.
And remember, Wade,
Nia cost Raquel a couple of weeks of her career.
[Wade] Nia Jax has already squashed
all four women in this match at some point.
[Cole] And now, Rhea Ripley with a kick to Nia Jax.
And Nia! Ripley face-first on the apron.
[Wade] Nia looking as nimble as we've ever seen her.
[Cole] Yeah, now Nia Jax with a right-hand, flooring Baszler.
And now, the powerslam to Zoey Stark.
[Wade] You can have no answer to that level of power from Nia Jax.
[Cole] And a waist lock now by Shayna Baszler.
It looked like she might have been going for a German suplex.
Rhea, though, with a headbutt.
[grunting]
[Cole] And now, Raquel Rodriguez helps Baszler with said suplex.
[Wade] Sometimes in life, it does not pay
to be an unpopular personality like Nia Jax.
[Cole] Nia's been taken out of the equation at least momentarily.
And now Raquel and Baszler,
and Zoey Stark and Rhea Ripley go at one another.
[grunting]
[Cole] Is there any strategy in this type of match?
[Wade] Watch your back at all times and hope for the best.
[Cole] No disqualifications. No countouts. Big clothesline by Rodriguez.
[Wade] For my money, the biggest,
the strongest, for sure, in this matchup has to be Rodriguez.
[Cole] Raquel with a beautiful powerslam
and now, just taking out Shayna Baszler as well.
[Wade] A woman who has had a gold-laden career through NXT
and, indeed, here at RAW and SmackDown.
Still yet to win the big one. Gets her chance tonight.
[Cole] Raquel was going for the Tejana Bomb on Rhea Ripley
who was able to counter, and now, Zoey Stark.
Again, I mentioned earlier,
Zoey, no-nonsense, intense. Not here to mess around.
And now, Rhea Ripley with Baszler driven to the mat.
This is my championship!
[Wade] Mami looking pretty dominant in the early goings here,
but don't count your chickens too early.
[Cole] The Eradicator, face-to-face with The Irresistible Force.
[Nia] What?
[Wade] Two women with "queen of the jungle" mindsets.
[Cole] And you mentioned it earlier when Nia Jax arrived on the scene,
she went right after Rhea Ripley,
The Annihilator, from the second rope,
bruised Rhea's ribs, cost her a couple of weeks of action.
-Yeah, talking claims about-- -[Cole] Look at the power now of Ripley!
[Wade] Crazy Rhea, I don't think so, not tonight.
[Cole] That kick, though, drives Nia back toward the ropes.
And now, Nia with a Thesz Press. And now, pounding away on Ripley.
[Wade] Just no way out of that kind of offense.
No competitor is built for it.
[Cole] Nia Jax's leg drop to the champion.
Cover now, to try to win the world title.
And that's Zoey Stark breaking it up.
[Wade] The rank outsider looking to make her mark.
Looking to prove to the world
that she is the true huntress in this division.
[Cole] So many people you talked to, Wade,
said that Zoey Stark will be a champion one day.
Oh, goodness!
[Wade] Yeah, fierce levels of aggression and ludicrous athleticism.
Zoey Stark, I've been nothing but impressed,
but technique coming out of her ears,
that is the nature of Baszler's game plan.
[Cole] Shayna Baszler, The Submission Magician.
Will she get Raquel to tap out?
Able to now trap both Raquel and Rhea Ripley in submission holds.
Is Rhea gonna tap?
Nia Jax, now, wrestled down to the mat.
Kirifuda Clutch locked in on Jax.
Three submission holds applied at the same time by Shayna Baszler.
[Wade] Unfortunately, Baszler's running out of limbs,
otherwise Zoey Stark will be added to this pile.
[Cole] Who is gonna tap? If anybody taps, Baszler's the champion.
It doesn't matter who.
[Wade] Just an exhibition in atrocity
from Shayna Baszler who has to be getting close.
This referee needs to be checking on Nia Jax.
[Cole] Nia Jax may be out, but Zoey Stark will break things up.
Cover now by Stark for the win.
And a kick-out by Baszler.
[Wade] Oh, three of those women
were in those torturous holds for a long time.
How much has it taken out of them?
[Cole] Now Raquel Rodriguez sent down hard.
[roars]
Will this be Zoey Stark's moment?
[Wade] Claims to be the baddest just go out of the window.
The proof in the pudding is that Women's World Championship.
The holder supersedes all other claims
and right now, that holder is Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] Rhea up the second rope.
Exchanging blows with Stark.
[both grunting]
[Cole] Raquel Rodriguez up to the second rope as well,
looking in the eyes of the champion.
Now, perhaps, working together with Rhea Ripley.
Stark able to hang on.
[Wade] Wiggling her way out of that one in desperation.
-[Cole] Now Shayna Baszler into the mix. -[Wade] Well, added momentum.
[Cole] Tremendous superplex. Everybody's down.
[Wade] Just a car crash scene in the middle of that ring,
and who is here to capitalize?
[Cole] Nia Jax with the opportunity.
Baszler with a running knee.
Again, watch that.
Nia Jax, splash in the corner to Baszler.
[Wade] I have to think speed is of the essence in this kind of matchup.
You're only gonna get a very short window
with this caliber of woman.
[Cole] Nia, now, second rope, going for the Annihilator.
Rhea Ripley, though, with a kick to the hamstring of Jax.
[Wade] Could've tore her ACL on that landing.
[Cole] And now Raquel, there's that corkscrew elbow
off the second rope, cover. Rhea Ripley won't let it happen.
These two women who know each other so well.
Raquel knocked off Rhea Ripley
in the Last Woman Standing Match, 2021, NXT.
Ripley's last match at NXT.
[Wade] Former best friends and training partners.
Feels like a long time ago, though.
[Cole] And for the moment, it's come down to this.
Perhaps the two most powerful women
on Monday Night RAW.
Both women down off the collision.
[crowd cheering, applauding]
Watch this and the impact of Ripley and Rodriguez.
[Wade] Two formidable ladies refusing to take a step back.
And they've got eyes locked on one another.
These women so proud.
[Cole] Stark.
[Wade] Once again, the dark horse,
the one nobody's watching for. That's the issue.
Rhea and Raquel obsessed with one another
and took their eye off the prize.
[Cole] Stark, top rope, leap.
Taking out Rodriguez and Ripley.
[Wade] Took out our cameraman at the same time.
[Cole] Zoey, favoring the knee.
Where's that knee brace?
[Wade] As ambitious as they come. Make your dreams come true.
[Cole] Missile drop kick off the top rope. Rhea Ripley down.
Stark now.
Z-360 catches Rhea, for the win.
And the championship, Nia Jax breaks it up.
[Wade] A punt to the jaw of Zoey Stark was all it took.
A millisecond away from Stark winning gold.
[Cole] And now, the power of Jax. Headbutt to Stark, down goes Zoey.
[Wade] Stark getting effortlessly ragdolled around the ring...
by Nia Jax who now looks fresh as a daisy.
[Cole] Nia, second rope, was going for the Annihilator.
Raquel Rodriguez, though, with a blow to the spine.
And now Raquel, you gotta be kidding me.
No way, Raquel Rodriguez with Nia Jax up.
Went for a Tejana Bomb, planting Nia.
Cover, stacks her up.
And saving her championship was Rhea Ripley.
[Wade] Jax was clinging on for dear life.
But that raw power of Raquel Rodriguez is something else.
[Cole] And now, Rhea setting up Raquel for Riptide.
Shayna Baszler from behind.
Kirifuda locked in on the champion.
[Wade] Yeah, locked in deep too. No rope breaks in a matchup like this.
[Cole] Yeah, 'cause there's no disqualifications.
Rhea Ripley trying to fight out of the Kirifuda by Shayna Baszler.
[Wade] And the Champ was fading.
[Cole] Raquel Rodriguez, though, with a boot to Baszler.
Headbutt from Ripley.
And now Rhea setting up Shayna Baszler...
for Riptide.
[Wade] Deadlift Riptide, that has to be it.
[Cole] It's cover by Rhea. Zoey Stark breaks things up.
[Wade] Hats off to Zoey Stark, completely undaunted
by the bigger resumes of everyone else in this matchup.
She believes this is her time.
[Cole] Now, with Rhea perched on the top rope,
Zoey Stark up to meet her.
Headbutts from Rhea.
Rhea now...
feet on the second rope,
covered by Raquel,
and a Riptide on top of Raquel
by Rhea Ripley.
-Cover on Baszler. -[crowd] One, two, three.
-Ripley will retain. -[bell dings]
[Rome] The winner and still Women's World Champion,
Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] With just a 20% chance to retain,
Rhea Ripley bucks the odds and retains the World Championship.
The unstoppable Eradicator.
[Wade] Innate championship material right there from Rhea Ripley.
You spot your one opportunity
and you do whatever you can to take it by hook or by crook.
Taking out the entire pile with a Riptide
and pinning the woman who got the worst of it, Shayna Baszler.
Exemplifies what it means to be
the superlative baddest in this game.
Congratulations, Rhea Ripley.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley continues to defy all odds.
Rhea Ripley retains the Women's World Championship.
Who's dominant?
Mami's dominant! Ha-ha! Mami's always on top!
I told ya!
Yeah!
[Cole] The Crown Jewel action is not stopping
when we return with "The Greatest Of All Time,"
John Cena takes on The Bloodline Enforcer, Solo Sikoa.
Members of the WWE Universe subscribing to Peacock Premium Plus.
Let's take a look at where this story started.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
Ladies and gentlemen,
the Greatest of All Time,
John
Cena!
[Tom] What a reception for the 16-time World Champion.
[Cole] John Cena is back in action at Crown Jewel.
Can The Greatest of All Time topple one of the most dangerous men
in the game today, the Enforcer of The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa?
The reason that Crown Jewel is so serious to me
is because for the first time in 20 years,
I feel I'm in jeopardy of losing your support.
It's been 2,000 days
since I last won a televised singles match.
My last win was in 2018.
So, uh, I've been talking a whole lot about retirement.
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] We support you.
Yeah, but damn it, I believe in me.
I believe in you. I believe in us.
[cheers and applause]
So there is only one thing left to do at Crown Jewel...
Win.
Ladies and gentlemen...
[crowd booing]
...with all due respect,
you're not The Greatest of All Time in the ring anymore.
But that's not a bad thing. You have a bond with them.
For 21 years, you've been a real-life superhero,
and what a future you could have had just talking
until you pissed off The Bloodline.
Solo hits you with that Spike, and then you can't talk anymore, John.
Spike!
Solo takes that away from you,
and The Bloodline takes you away
from your WWE Universe.
And John Cena, that's not a prediction.
That's a spoiler.
-[Cole] Solo! -What?
[Cole] Heyman suckered him in, and Solo Sikoa struck.
Samoan Spike!
[Tom] A calculated trap set by Paul Heyman.
Oh, John!
We came here to talk to John Cena face-to-face.
I got orders from The Tribal Chief to give you this microphone
so you can say goodbye while you still can.
Do me a solid, Solo. Tape your thumb up extra tight,
'cause the only place that's getting stuck is straight up your ass.
[Cole] The Raspy Boys' John Cena is in a mood
as he heads to Crown Jewel.
[crowd chanting] Cena! Cena! Cena!
[cheers and applause]
["Taking It All" by def rebel playing]
[song continues]
[loud cheering]
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest is set for one-fall.
Introducing first, from Las Vegas, Nevada,
weighing 250 pounds,
Solo Sikoa!
[Cole] This is the biggest match in the WWE career
of the Enforcer of The Bloodline, Solo Sikoa.
He becomes the fifth man in WWE history
to have his singles match debut
at a premium live event against "The Greatest Of All Time" John Cena.
Another one of those men sits to my right, Wade Barrett, who in 2010
had his first premium live event match,
singles match, in Hell in a Cell against John Cena.
So, Wade, with that in mind, what is Solo Sikoa thinking
as he walks down to the ring now, getting prepared to take on Cena?
[Wade] Well, the problem is, I can't get inside the head of Solo Sikoa.
He doesn't think or act like a normal human being.
I'll tell you point blank.
Me, back then, I was terrified, wracked with nerves.
Somehow, I did end up winning that particular match.
Thanks to a little assistance from a good friend of mine,
Husky Harris, who we all miss very dearly.
[Cole] And there you see the wrapped thumb of Solo Sikoa,
the Samoan Spike, which could come into play tonight against Cena.
[Wade] That's the path to victory for Solo Sikoa.
Undoubtedly, the playbook is obvious.
[crowd chanting] Cena!
[John Cena's theme song playing]
[cheers and applause]
[crowd singing]
We got a good group out here tonight. We got a good group.
[crowd continues singing]
All right.
It's been a long road. Let's turn the map around.
Let's go to work.
[Rome] His opponent, from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing 251 pounds,
he is "The Greatest Of All Time"
John Cena!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, the last time that John Cena
won a singles match here in WWE was five years ago.
It was 2018.
[cheers and applause]
Right here in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia when he defeated "The Game" Triple H.
It has been 2,017 days
since John Cena has won a one-on-one matchup.
And Wade, John Cena, has put so much pressure
on himself in this match, calling it a must-win.
"I need to silence myself doubt."
[Wade] Yeah, and he's already told us he's contemplated retirement
but wants to prove he can still hold his own
with the current crop of Superstars.
[crowd chanting] Cena!
[Cole] John Cena on Corey Graves' After the Bell podcast,
very candid about his time here in WWE, about giving back,
about visiting NXT to work with the young Superstars of today.
When he was asked about being called the greatest of all time,
John said, "That's not my opinion."
However, I do believe that.
Cena, Sikoa, underway here tonight at Crown Jewel.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Cole] Cena, waist lock into a headlock takedown.
Now, let's make no mistake about it, Wade.
Solo Sikoa has his marching orders.
He's been told by "The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns,
to come out here tonight and take out John Cena
for Cena sticking his nose in the business of The Bloodline.
[Wade] We've got loyal soldier and loyal enforcer from day one,
and immediately, you see John Cena attacking that hand,
perhaps the thumb of Solo Sikoa.
He knows what the biggest threat in this matchup,
and he's trying to take it out early.
[Cole] Well, John Cena suffered the Samoan Spike
a couple of weeks ago, last night on Friday Night SmackDown,
you may have seen it.
John Cena, with a very raspy voice
because of what the Spike did. Cover, kick-out by Solo Sikoa.
And Paul Heyman has said it as well.
You take, you use the Spike,
you can take away the most valuable asset in John Cena's game,
and that is his voice.
[Wade] How can you be a movie star if you can't speak, Cole?
Are you gonna make a Charlie Chaplin movie?
I don't know if that's gonna work in this day and age,
as Cena, of course, strategically smart right out of the gates.
[Cole] Trying to break, perhaps, the thumb of Solo Sikoa.
Cena looking to wear down Solo.
20-year-plus veteran of the game, Cena knows...
every trick in the book.
[Wade] Cena is as mentally tough as he ever was.
[Cole] Oh!
And again, the heavily taped right wrist
and thumb of Solo Sikoa, the target by Cena.
And it's rare that you see this quickly in a matchup
someone like Solo Sikoa effectively neutered.
[Cole] Well, he's in the ring against a 16-time champion.
[Wade] Those 16-time World Championship reigns
were a long time ago, though, Michael Cole.
John Cena has to turn back the clock here.
[Cole] And again, continuing to make Sikoa suffer.
John Cena set the stage last night on SmackDown,
laying out Solo Sikoa and looking to continue here tonight.
Again, wrapping up the arm of Sikoa,
and Cena's been doing a great job, a relentless attack.
And now Sikoa with a headbutt drives Cena back to the middle of the ring.
[Wade] Look at the variety of opponents,
top-level opponents Cena has fought in his career.
He's had a strategy on how to defeat every single one,
but this is a very complex equation for him to solve
in the form of Solo Sikoa.
[Cole] You mentioned those opponents, a list of all-time greats,
the like of The Rock, Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns,
Kurt Angle, Triple H, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels,
Randy Orton, many, many more,
as you look out over this vast crowd tonight.
[Wade] But one of those people you just mentioned
got their marching orders from the current great
"The Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns.
[Cole] And now, Solo Sikoa has slowed things down
and gone on the offense of Cena
and now looks to punish the 16-time world champion.
Yeah, and I don't know if Solo Sikoa suffers
from human weaknesses like pride and ego,
but John Cena was incredibly dismissive and insulting on SmackDown last night,
so, if Solo Sikoa needed any additional motivation...
-[Cole] Oh! Spin kick by Solo. -...he will certainly have found it there.
[Cole] And you notice Sikoa not going for pinfalls here.
Again, torture punished Cena at the behest of Roman Reigns tonight.
[Wade] Solo Sikoa is no fool. He knows you have to soften up, Cena.
You're not gonna get a quick victory. That's literally never happened.
[Cole] Sold out tonight at the Mohammed Abdo Arena,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Solo Sikoa versus John Cena.
You have to wonder, too, Wade, is this the final time
we could see John Cena in a WWE ring?
[Wade] All good things must come to an end at some point.
-Father Time is undefeated. -[Cole] Sikoa from the second rope.
And again, John Cena saying things coming into this matchup like,
"I need to deliver. I can't lose.
I can't lose the WWE fans and the noise behind them.
That's what drives me."
[Wade] John Cena will always be the first to know when it's over.
He won't need anybody else to tell him that. I'll tell you this.
[Cole] Well, maybe Solo Sikoa may tell him that tonight, Wade,
as he looks for the Samoan Spike now on Cena.
Cena able to duck underneath and now lifts Sikoa up on his shoulders for an AA.
Sikoa, though, with a kick.
You were saying?
Cover now by Sikoa on Cena. Kick-out at two.
[Wade] John Cena, as much as we don't ever want to see
that big "R" word, the retirement,
facing guys like Solo Sikoa when you've been out of the spotlight,
when you're not battle-hardened like you used to be,
it's very difficult to see a path to victory at times for Cena.
He's spoken openly about his body
not allowing him to compete at the level he used to.
And I'll say it. If he doesn't win here tonight,
we may well be staring down the barrel of retirement.
[Cole] Solo Sikoa now backing it up.
Of course, paying homage to the late, great Umaga.
Solo Sikoa, Umaga, and John Cena.
Many battles over the years as Solo now is taking control.
Now, Cena, as we take another look, watch the collision here in the corner.
Cena tweeted out earlier today, "Every moment matters.
Every opportunity to prove yourself is worth giving your best.
Let's turn this math around, the math he's talking about,
the five years in between singles wins here in WWE.
[Wade] That's a deadline. And over that Samoan Spike, perhaps.
[Cole] Solo Sikoa again misses the Spike. Cena wrestles him down.
STF now by Cena.
The STF submission locked in by John Cena.
[Wade] One of the most torturous holds I have ever been in.
I understand the agony written all over the face of Solo Sikoa.
[Cole] And Sikoa able to reverse weight into a pinning combination
and forces Cena to break it out, follows it up with a clothesline.
And one of the things, Wade, and again, you've been in the ring
with John Cena on numerous occasions.
It's the resilience. It's the comeback attitude.
JBL used to call Cena "Big Match John," and there's a reason for that.
[Wade] Well, John Cena breaks your spirit before he breaks your body.
I don't know if Solo Sikoa actually has a spirit,
so it might be a moot point.
[Cole] And now, Sikoa planting John up on the second rope.
Talked about John Cena mentioning seizing opportunities.
This is an opportunity.
[Cole] John doesn't want to be there. Oh, no!
[Wade] This is an opportunity for Solo.
[Cole] Cover for the win! And a kick-out by Cena.
[Wade] Solo Sikoa to step out of the shadows of The Bloodline
and grab a piece of the pie for himself for once.
A loyal soldier.
But this is all about Solo Sikoa's moment,
and you feel that moment of victory is ebbing closer and closer.
[Cole] And you feel things starting to slip away from John Cena.
He's been in control of so many matches over the years,
16 times crowned World Champion, tied for the most ever.
And now, Solo Sikoa with that belly-to-belly to Cena.
Cover now, hook of the leg.
Didn't quite get the torque he wanted to deliver his patented Spinning Solo, Wade,
but just almost as effective.
[Wade] John Cena has spent his career out-enduring his opponent.
That has been his biggest asset, but it's true in every sport.
The first thing to go when you're an athlete
who's getting up there in years, no matter the sport,
the first thing that goes is that endurance.
[Cole] Yeah, the stamina, which Cena has been so proud of
through his two-decade career here in WWE.
And now, Cena almost looks exhausted in the corner
as again Solo Sikoa continues to punish John Cena.
[Wade] Can Cena get that second wind, that third wind,
that fourth wind that has put him above and beyond the competition
over the past 15-plus years?
[Cole] Well, Solo Sikoa has nowhere near the tread on the tires
that John Cena does in his career.
Fresh legs, fresh body.
Solo Sikoa looking for a Samoan Spike to finally put John Cena away.
And again, Cena avoids. There's the shoulder tackle.
Now Cena looks for a last-second rally.
[Wade] Spoke too soon. Here's that second wind.
[Cole] And Cena now, has Solo where he wants him.
Dig down deep one more time, perhaps,
with a Five-Knuckle Shuffle.
And now Cena, measuring Sikoa, has Solo up.
Went for the AA. Sikoa able to counter into a Samoan Drop.
It's Solo Sikoa now to put Cena away.
And again, the heart of Cena still beating here tonight.
[Wade] Just as Cena was looking re-energized,
just as he re-found that belief and was about to hit that AA,
immediately taken away by this monstrous Samoan.
[Cole] How impressed have you been with Solo Sikoa tonight
on this grand stage of WWE Crown Jewel?
[Wade] I've been as impressed as I've been since he debuted
with WWE back at Clash at the Castle last September.
This guy is an absolute freak, and he's continuing to grow by the week.
[Cole] And for a third time,
just bashing Cena's face and head against the turnbuckle.
The momentum, the whiplash created,
Solo Sikoa has left Cena a pile of mess in the corner.
[Wade] Take another look at the head of Cena,
snapping back against that middle turnbuckle.
And you have to think the comforts of Holly-- Whoa!
[Cole] Again, Cena back to the arm
he's been working on throughout the matchup.
The taped right hand of Solo Sikoa.
Cena again, trying to rally, dig down deep,
cross body, Cena pulling out all the stops, lateral press.
Oh, Sikoa kicks at two.
And if you're John Cena, the doubt must be greater than ever.
As you take another look at John Cena, who does not often fly,
but realizes he has to do everything he can
to take out Sikoa in this match.
[Wade] Well, this is where we're gonna learn a lot about John Cena,
where he's at in his career.
Can he dig deep enough to put this one to bed?
[Cole] Cena lifting Solo Sikoa up on his shoulders.
Big kick by Sikoa.
And now he has Cena-- Oh, and again, Cena blocks.
Cena-- Whoa! A chokeslam!
Cover by Cena! Hook of the leg!
Sikoa kicks out!
[Wade] Just an air of desperation of everything
that John Cena is throwing the way of Solo Sikoa.
You've softened him up,
but you have to be able to pounce and capitalize.
[Cole] Again, John Cena utilizing moves that aren't often in his repertoire,
doing whatever he can tonight to try to beat Sikoa
and end what is a five-year losing streak in singles matches in WWE.
[Wade] Spoke to "The Wiseman" Paul Heyman earlier today. He told me Cena has fought
with every member of The Bloodline over the years.
Well, it stops today with Solo Sikoa.
And "The Wiseman" Paul Heyman rarely gets it wrong.
[Cole] Cena now, with Solo Sikoa up on his shoulders.
Went for an AA again.
Sikoa, this time, hits a Spinning Solo.
Got all of it that time.
Cover now, on Cena. John still kicks out.
[Wade] John Cena's body bouncing around the ring like a shop mannequin.
And there is bloodlust in the eyes of Solo Sikoa.
[Cole] Full torque that time.
[Wade] But still, hats off to Cena. He endures.
[Cole] And again, enjoy this experience, folks.
We don't know how much longer Cena will last.
Solo Sikoa now has Cena where he wants him.
Went for the Spike, blocked again by John.
John Cena able to block the Samoan Spike again by Sikoa.
Takedown, trying to wrap him up in the STF.
Doesn't quite have it all. Now he does.
Solo Sikoa trying to drag himself to the bottom rope or tap out, perhaps.
[Wade] Almost saw a tap out
from Solo Sikoa, something I never thought we'd see,
but that desperation lunge just about reaching the bottom rope.
[Cole] Yeah, made it to the rope. John Cena kicked away by Sikoa.
Look at the powers of recovery.
[Cole] He got him! He got him with a spike!
Solo got Cena with a Spike from out of nowhere!
But again, the previous damage by Cena to the arm,
Solo Sikoa collapsed as well.
[Wade] Well, if Solo Sikoa could have made a pin there,
this one would've been over.
[cheers and applause]
Must have sent shockwaves down the arm of Solo Sikoa,
but such is the sacrifice he's willing to make
to put away The Greatest Of All Time.
[Cole] John Cena back to his feet,
suffering from the effects of-- Another Samoan Spike by Sikoa.
[Wade] Sikoa is like a man possessed.
[Cole] But yet Cena again trying to drag himself to his feet.
And this time, a third Samoan Spike!
[Wade] A defenseless John Cena is being annihilated.
And still no cover!
[Cole] Cena, I'm not even quite sure John knows where he's at.
Just crawling around the ring, gasping for air, choking for breath.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Cena!
[Cole] Does he have one rally left?
And again, another Samoan Spike!
[Wade] This is becoming grotesque.
Is Solo even trying to win at this point?
[Cole] He was assigned the task of taking out Cena.
And he's doing just that with a savage beatdown
of The Greatest Of All Time.
-[Wade] This referee needs to stop it. -[Cole] Just pin him already!
-One, two, three. -[bell dings]
["Taking It All" by def rebel playing]
[Rome] Here's your winner, Solo Sikoa!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, an emphatic win.
A massive statement.
From The Bloodline's Enforcer,
as Solo Sikoa steps out of that shadow.
Solo Sikoa has his own star now.
And it burns bright.
[Wade] Well, this is the first one.
Out of nowhere, John Cena caught cold just when he was close to victory.
And count them, here's number two.
Number three.
And there was no slowing Solo Sikoa down.
He was a man on a mission.
At this point, I just lost count and covered my eyes.
[Cole] It was one of the most hellacious beatdowns in the career
of the man I named The Greatest Of All Time.
And tonight, Solo Sikoa
has a star-making moment.
Thanks to the Samoan Spike.
[Wade] John Cena was the sun that the rest of us orbited around.
We may have just seen that sun burning out before our eyes.
[Cole] And will Solo Sikoa's resume now read,
"The Man Who Retired John Cena"?
[crowd chanting]
[speaking in Samoan]
-[crowd cheering] -[crowd booing]
["Taking It All" continues playing]
[loud cheering]
[loud cheering and applause]
[Cole] I'm not sure that the enormity of this moment can be overstated.
[crowd chanting] We love you, Cena!
[Cole] That man right there is a man who defines sports entertainment
for an entire generation.
A man who has selflessly given of himself to children in need worldwide.
A true leader.
And from a personal standpoint,
I can say the man who has meant more to me in my career
than anyone in this business.
Ladies and gentlemen, John Cena
is truly The Greatest Of All Time.
[Cole] So the national bird of Saudi Arabia, the falcon
swoops over the Boulevard in Riyadh
just a few hundred yards away from our arena here tonight.
The home of the WWE Experience, which will be fully open in January.
Wade and I had the opportunity to tour the facility last night.
It's gonna be awesome.
WWE shop, Superstar appearances, autographs,
a trip through WWE history, and so much more.
I can't wait for the WWE Experience.
[The Miz's theme song playing]
[Rome] At this time, please welcome the host of Miz TV,
The Miz!
[Cole] Well, a handful of appearances in Saudi Arabia for The Miz.
I spoke with him earlier today.
He was so excited, Wade, to have the opportunity
to host a Miz TV here tonight at Crown Jewel.
[Wade] How could you not be?
This arena, this audience, this location, this is a destination.
And as always, The Miz is appointment viewing.
[crowd cheering]
Welcome to the most must-see WWE talk show in history.
-Welcome to... -[crowd] Miz TV!
...Miz TV. Oh, you guys are ready?
So let's get this bad boy started.
My guest tonight is one of Saudi Arabia's own.
He is the star of the highest-grossing Saudi Arabian movie in history, Sattar.
Ladies and gentlemen, please get up out of your seats
for Ibrahim Al Hajjaj!
["I Got This" by Chuck D Beat Crew playing]
[song continues]
[Cole] You know, this dude here, he's incredible.
We met him last night. He's funny as hell, Wade.
He's the Joy Award winner as the best actor in the Middle East.
[Wade] Yeah, absolutely. Had me holding my sides yesterday
like I was watching a Dave Chappelle special.
This guy truly is box office here in Saudi Arabia,
and we're about to get a little taste of that right now on Miz TV!
[Cole] He's an entrepreneur as well. He owns Blacklight Films,
the House of Comedy.
He's a stand-up comedian. He's toured the United States.
And you can tell by the reaction, as Miz mentioned,
a massive star in Saudi Arabia.
[Wade] Big-time player, and this audience loves him.
[Cole] Told us last night that he was a big Michael Cole fan.
Didn't really like Bad News Barrett.
[Wade] He did not say that at all. Do not lie to the good people
of planet Earth with your nonsense.
You're like WWE's equivalent of the National Enquirer.
[loud cheering]
Ladies and gentlemen, Ibrahim Al Hajjaj!
[cheers and applause]
Ladies and gentlemen...
Habibi the Miz!
[cheers and applause]
No, no, no, no, no.
Habibi the Miz!
-[cheers and applause] -[Miz] Habibi.
Habibi.
Habibi Ibrahim!
-[cheers and applause] -Have a seat.
Welcome to the show.
Thank you so much. It's an honor to be here.
Crown Jewel here in Riyadh, baby!
[cheers and applause]
So, your character in the movie Sattar,
he, uh-- his dream is to be a WWE Superstar.
Do you ever have any aspirations, too?
[Cole] Oh, no.
["Eye On the Prize" by def rebel playing]
[Wade] Are you kidding me?
[Cole] No, I'm not. That's Grayson Waller.
[Miz] Who invited him?
Ibrahim, it's nice to finally have an actual movie star on Miz TV.
But you're a big star.
We need to treat you with some respect.
Let's get an actual talk show set in the ring right now.
Yalla, yalla, let's go, let's go. Let's get it in the ring.
Get rid of those cheap director chairs.
Let's get some plants.
This looks good.
[Miz] Is this for real right now?
You guys are actually going to listen to him.
To him?
I have been here for 20 years.
He's been here for 20 minutes.
Uh, I have been here for 20 minutes, Miz.
You're right, but it ain't 2005 no more, lad.
It's 2023.
And the hottest talk show in the WWE
is The Grayson Waller Effect.
Hottest show?
This looks like Australian public access.
Cheap shirt, cheap set.
It's like they're getting Cristiano Ronaldo
and you want them to settle for the ball boy.
Oh, you think I get soccer references, huh?
I think you're just jealous. You ain't got no plants on your show.
You are jealous.
Guys, guys, guys.
There's plenty of me. It's okay.
I can come do an interview with you later.
And I agreed to come to WWE to be at the hottest talk show.
The hottest talk show.
And the hottest talk show in WWE is...
Miz TV.
Ibrahim, I know you're new here.
Habibi.
Do you want to try that again? Because I think you got the wrong answer.
Try again.
Habibi.
Miz TV.
I don't know if you noticed right now, but if you look around this venue,
my name is all over this place, which means this is my show.
Which means this is my ring.
Which means you're disrespecting me right now in my ring.
And, lad, I don't like that.
So how about you
get out of my ring right now?
You're kidding yourself right now.
[loud cheering]
You want to do something?
-Come on! -Yep.
Oh!
[Cole] That was pathetic.
Oh, man, Miz
with a big boot to Waller.
Now he's going to cancel The Grayson Waller Effect.
[Wade] This one went off the rails in a hurry.
[Cole] What'd you expect?
[Wade] I wanted Miz TV.
[Cole] I think Waller's gonna get a Skull-Crushing Finale.
Oh!
Ibrahim with a big kick.
Miz with a Skull-Crushing Finale.
-[Wade] Wow. -[Cole] What a team.
[Wade] Ibrahim Al Hajjaj is already better in ring
than Michael Cole ever was.
[Cole] But is he undefeated at WrestleMania?
[crowd chanting] Miz TV!
[Cole] He's still going.
This is tremendous.
[Wade] He's got a better in ring-- Oh, no.
Better in ring outfit than your orange singlet. Here we go.
[Cole] He's going to steal the move of another great actor.
A People's Elbow.
[Wade] If it carries on like that, we may well see him in a match
at WrestleMania, Michael Cole.
Perhaps against you.
I'm so glad Miz TV finally canceled The Grayson Waller Effect.
But what about Ibrahim tonight?
[Wade] Yeah, he was something very special. Love that guy.
Well done, Ibrahim.
Much better than Michael Cole.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, don't go anywhere.
As Crown Jewel comes back
with a match for the United States Championship.
Right after this break, for our subscribers of Peacock Premium Plus,
let's take a look at social media megastar Logan Paul
setting his eyes on the United States Championship
against WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio.
Social media megastar, free agent, WWE Superstar.
Taken WWE by storm.
Logan Paul lives to prove the doubters wrong.
[Logan] I got my eye on something. I got my eye on someone.
Rey Mysterio, I already beat you once, brother.
And I'm coming for that US Championship.
Let's go!
I'm not hard to find. You can find me every Friday Night on SmackDown.
[man] That's right.
So I can't wait to see what he has to say.
I should've known that if I wanted a real competition,
I could've just had another WWE match.
But I'm not here for Rey Mysterio.
I already beat Rey Mysterio in my first-ever WWE wrestling match.
[Cole] An impressive performance by Logan Paul.
Been there, done that. A lot has changed since then, y'all.
I'm an engaged man now.
I got a boxing victory.
Hell, man, I got a multi-billion dollar hydration business.
Drink Prime.
I am no longer a little boy trying to navigate this industry.
I know who I am. I am a WWE Superstar, baby.
But...
Rey does have something I need.
You see, Rey has respect.
[Cole] The biggest little man in the history of WWE.
I need your respect. Rey has legacy.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio, the legendary Luchador.
[Corey] He's a warrior in the land of giants.
That's why the fans love him.
Twenty-year career here at WWE.
I got my own legacy.
Rey has the U.S. Championship.
[Cole] 619!
The Legendary Luchador wins the United States Championship.
Rey Mysterio, the Hall of Famer,
has stepped up for the entire Latino community.
And I do need that championship.
[Rey Mysterio's theme song playing]
[Mysterio] You know, Logan, I really think you need some humbling.
I'm not gonna hesitate to whoop your ass.
You say you need this.
You want this.
Si, so badly.
[Mysterio] Logan Paul versus Rey Mysterio
for the United States Championship
at Crown Jewel.
[conversing in Spanish]
You know what they say, never let them know your next move.
That's all it takes, my guy.
One punch, Rey.
My fist is as big as Rey's head.
The official weigh-in
for the WWE United States Championship match
at Crown Jewel.
Official weight, 213, Logan Paul.
Official weight 175 for the champion, Rey Mysterio.
Just got one thing to say to get this clear.
[overlapping shouting]
[Cole] The Saudi Arabian capital city of Riyadh
plays host to WWE Crown Jewel tonight.
A significant player in the ongoing Riyadh season.
It's a reflection of the Kingdom's goal
of making it a worldwide entertainment destination.
And the development of permanent entertainment areas
like Boulevard City and VIA Riyadh.
Of course, Boulevard City just across the street from the arena here tonight.
That is where the new WWE Experience will take place starting in January.
And speaking of experience,
what an experience it's been in Riyadh for both of us.
And the entire WWE team this week in Riyadh.
Including social media megastar Logan Paul.
This is what he was doing earlier today, out at the desert.
[wind howling]
[engine rumbling]
Whoo!
[Cole] We are awaiting the arrival of Logan Paul,
who seeks his first championship at WWE,
as he goes one-on-one with WWE Hall of Famer Rey Mysterio
for the prestigious United States Championship.
I'm in Saudi!
You know, I'm in Saudi to become US Champ.
I ain't taking this lightly. Rey Mysterio in trouble!
Let's go!
Now that's an entrance, driving right here into the building in Riyadh.
Are you telling me I had to sit in meetings with you all day,
when I could have been out in the dunes on that mean machine?
-You weren't invited, by the way. -Apparently not.
But I think Logan Paul is here!
["Take Flight" playing]
[Cole] What an arrival!
For The Maverick!
[bell dings]
[Rome] The following contest is set for one fall,
and it is for the United States Championship!
But I am the greatest of all time! Let's go!
The challenger from Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico,
by way of Cleveland, Ohio,
Logan Paul!
[Cole] Fresh off beating Dillon Danis in a boxing match
a couple of weeks ago, Logan Paul, who now boasts, Wade,
nearly 96 million social media followers!
[Wade] Well, love him or loathe him, Logan Paul is box office viewing!
Clear the diary, make sure you've got eyes on The Maverick,
because no matter what he's doing
everybody at work will be talking about this guy next week, guaranteed!
[Cole] What about what Logan Paul did last year,
at this time, here in Saudi Arabia?
Taking Roman Reigns to the limit for the Undisputed Championship!
[Wade] Ludicrous natural athlete,
and he's gonna have to be at his best tonight!
[Rey Mysterio's theme song playing]
[Rome] His opponent, representing the LWO
he is the United States Champion
WWE Hall of Famer
Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] When this rivalry started, and Logan Paul made it clear
he wanted a challenge for the United States Championship
he believed it was done out of respect, but there's nothing respectful
about the way Logan Paul has treated Rey Mysterio as of late.
A sucker punch a couple of weeks ago,
last night on Friday Night SmackDown, during the weigh-in
some trash talk by Logan Paul,
calling Rey Mysterio "small", before Rey slapped him in the face
and hit him in the head with a microphone!
[Wade] Yeah, Paul has said himself he's not here for respect
he's not here for legacy he has that already.
He's a mercenary, who has a taste for the gold
that is currently around the waist of the Legendary Luchador Rey Mysterio!
[Cole] And the weigh-in last night, Logan Paul was 213 pounds,
Rey Mysterio, the biggest underdog in WWE history,
weighed in at 175 pounds!
Very proud United States Champion, Mysterio in his career,
a three-time world champ,
he's held the Intercontinental title three times,
the United States Championship,
he's won a Royal Rumble, Tag Team title, he's a Hall of Famer,
and for Logan Paul, Wade, seeking his first championship here in WWE.
Well, how do you beat the second-greatest luchador of all time in Rey Mysterio?
You take advice from the greatest luchador of all time,
Dominik Mysterio, and that is exactly what Logan Paul did.
What an incredibly smart, successful, talented man,
and he's inching nearer and nearer to that United States Championship.
[Cole] I was wondering where you were going with that.
I'm surprised they even allow you to have a microphone
-when you make statements like that. -Come on, mate, we're just having a laugh.
[Cole] Rey Mysterio, in fact, the greatest luchador of all time
defending the United States Championship against Logan Paul in this match tonight.
If you're Logan Paul, what do you need to do to take the title from Mysterio?
[Wade] Well, you know what?
Rey Mysterio has made his name in the lucha game.
So, for my money, Logan Paul needs to rely on that big punch.
Logan is clearly one of the greatest punchers
we have ever seen in this industry.
We've seen the damage he can do with those fists.
Keep it grounded, and when you get your chance
at that one haymaker, you better take it.
[Cole] All right, elbow tie-up.
Logan Paul using his strength to push Mysterio to the corner.
Obviously, Mysterio, the favorite here tonight.
And that's not gonna sit well with Rey
if Logan keeps that up throughout this matchup.
Well, Rey has had enough mind games, enough abuse in his career,
enough mockery for the fact that he's perhaps vertically challenged
in terms of most competitors.
He's not gonna allow that to get to him.
[Cole] Rey was once a part of one of the great events here in Saudi Arabia.
The Greatest Royal Rumble.
Rey still talks about that experience
as Logan Paul
goes to work on the left arm of Rey Mysterio.
[Wade] Immediately going for that power game against Mysterio.
Keep a hold of him.
Mysterio cannot take flight and that's his best weapon removed.
[Cole] Logan Paul now with Mysterio.
Up high, Rey now.
-Grounded momentarily. -Tried an arm drag there,
but Logan Paul just too big and strong for it.
[Cole] Rey now with a couple of kicks to the midsection.
Well-placed knee by the challenger, Logan Paul.
Rey up over the top.
Paul, though, able to floor Rey momentarily.
And Mysterio!
Paul missed with a kick.
Rey rolls through.
Logan Paul now getting a taste of what he's in the ring against.
[Wade] Yeah, but he's also got that long-ranging physique
that's gonna help him out when it comes to strikes.
Like that kick we just saw to the midsection of Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] Elbow caught, Paul on the nose, and then a boot.
Now, the United States Champion from the second rope,
down goes Logan Paul, sent into the corner.
[Wade] It's again that Luchador style of Rey Mysterio,
giving him the upper hand in the early goings here.
[Cole] And it looked like Rey was going for some sort of submission move
before Logan Paul scooted out of harm's way.
One!
Two!
Three!
[Cole] Don't often see Rey use a submission.
So perhaps looking to take Logan off guard in this match.
[Wade] Logan Paul is an expert in the fight game.
He knows when to go on attack,
and he knows more importantly when to go on defense.
And that's exactly the strategy he had to take there.
Dipped down by Logan Paul into a waist lock on Mysterio.
Logan a student of the game, there's no doubt about that.
Works hard at his craft.
[Wade] He did a nice back elbow there to Rey Mysterio, rocking the Luchador.
[Cole] Leap frog. The athleticism of Logan.
Ducks underneath.
Mysterio able to hang on.
[cheers and applause]
[Cole] Rey Mysterio can play mind games with the best of them as well.
We've seen that over the years.
[Wade] We know Logan Paul can be a hot head too,
and that will force him to make some errors.
[Cole] And Mysterio sends Paul to the 619 position.
[Wade] Finish this one early. What a big statement that'll be.
[Cole] Logan Paul launching Rey out to the apron.
Again, the tremendous balance of Rey with a shot to the kidney.
And now a right hand. Logan Paul.
-[Wade] Shot to the kidney. -[Cole] Something started here.
[Wade] Shot to the kidney.
Highly illegal in boxing, but perfectly fine in our ring.
[Cole] Cross body. Paul grabs him though, and he's able to roll through.
Showing the power now.
Lifting Mysterio on his arms and dropping him into the corner.
Rolling through on Mysterio.
[Wade] He's a Fit Finlay. He has been studying.
[Cole] There's a nice springboard moonsault, hook to the leg.
Mysterio gets the shoulder up.
[Wade] We've all seen what Logan Paul has done against the likes of Ricochet.
And clearly, aside from being a big slugger,
he can go toe-to-toe with some of the best players in the world.
[Cole] He did say after tonight we'd be calling him Lucha Logan.
[Wade] If he wins the title against this great Luchador, we might have to do that.
Now going back. Reverting to type with those strikes.
[Cole] Yeah, the boxing skills of Logan Paul.
The body shots to Mysterio in the corner.
[Wade] Mysterio just didn't have a block for that.
He's not used to those kind of strikes in the corner.
[Cole] Again, Logan Paul now. The combination.
Direct to the ribs and midsection of Mysterio.
Sends Rey into the corner. Now, Rey just collapses.
[Wade] Yeah, and that was less about that buckle that Rey took.
I'm sure that was painful. But those body shots.
Those 10 or 12 of them peppering the midsection of Rey prior to that.
And that has just knocked the stuffing out of Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] You're a former Bare Knuckle Champion.
You know something about that.
[Wade] No, everyone used to punch me in the nose. That explains the shape of it.
[Cole] Paul dragging Rey back to his feet.
This pace right now definitely favors Logan Paul.
[Wade] He's done the exact right thing. He's knocking the stuffing of Rey early.
Slowing this one down.
[Cole] Waist lock takedown with authority.
And continues to control Rey. Don't allow Rey to pick up the pace.
Start flying around the ring. Paul knows that.
And he's grounded Mysterio.
[Wade] Rey's point coming into this match. He wanted to humble Logan Paul.
But that might be backfiring here.
[Cole] WWE fans looking to rally Mysterio.
That was smart. Rey just stomping on the toe of Logan Paul.
[Wade] Again, with a boxing background,
you don't have to worry about that kind of abuse.
[Cole] Ah, tilt-a-whirl backbreaker by Paul.
Cover to win the United States title. And Mysterio kicks at two.
[Wade] Yeah, and hats off to Logan Paul.
These are elements of his game that we didn't see
in his early efforts here in WWE. Shows he has been studying.
He's been working on his technique.
And pulling out moves like this tilt-a-whirl here.
That is really impressive from The Maverick.
Yeah, we talked about it earlier. Logan Paul, a student of the game.
He really dedicates himself to the craft.
He's learning each and every time. He's evolving every time he's in the ring.
You're seeing that tonight with Rey Mysterio.
And now Logan Paul, pressing Mysterio above his head.
[Wade] Nice in-ring workout there for Logan Paul.
Is he now The Ultimate Warrior.
[Cole] Again, student of the game and of history.
The Big Warrior Splash and Mysterio gets the shoulder up.
And we've seen Logan Paul do that in the past.
Dig down deep in some of the Hall of Famers.
[Wade] Yeah, well if you want to get to the top in this industry,
the fastest route you can take to get there,
is to emulate some of the greats.
Go through that playbook of some Hall of Famers, like The Ultimate Warrior.
[Cole] Study and film is what it's all about.
[Wade] You might not like him,
but you do have to respect the work he puts in.
[Cole] No doubt about it.
[Wade] It doesn't matter if it's boxing, social media,
the world of energy drinks, or indeed here in WWE.
This guy is out to out-work the best.
[Cole] And now a bear hug applied by Logan Paul.
And now slinging Mysterio around.
And wrestling him down to the mat.
[Wade] Yeah, Mysterio came in here
hoping to end this one early, but it's not happening.
It's getting worse as the minutes tick by for the Champ.
[Rey screams]
[Wade] May even be a look of panic in the eyes of Rey Mysterio at this point.
[Cole] And Mysterio trying to fight back.
And Logan Paul now burying a knee in the midsection of Mysterio.
And now, look at Logan Paul.
Logan Paul now, with that shoulder backbreaker.
We saw the bear hug earlier.
This is shades of the Hall of Famer Bruno Sammartino by Logan Paul.
-As he slings Logan Paul to the corner. -Rey just cannot back it up.
He's been so exploited in that midsection. So softened up.
[Cole] And now Rey driven into the corner by Logan.
And Logan Paul now burying the shoulder into the midsection of Mysterio.
[Wade] Well, Logan Paul goes from showman to vicious in the blink of an eye.
Get up!
[Wade] Can you imagine Logan Paul creating headlines around the world
with that glimmering United States Championship
around his waist?
[Cole] He'd be talking about it in his podcast, going everywhere with it.
Hammering away on the back of Rey Mysterio's neck.
Logan Paul has Mysterio in trouble in the corner.
[Wade] Press are like vultures around Logan Paul. Oh, no!
[Cole] Shoulder first to the post. And now Mysterio's got an opportunity.
[Wade] Well, you don't get abuse like that in a boxing ring.
And I don't know how you can throw that big haymaker
if you've just separated a shoulder.
And now, Mysterio gonna fly.
Suicide dive. Down goes Logan Paul.
And Paul's in trouble for the first time in this match.
Rey Mysterio building momentum now
with the United States Championship on the line.
[Wade] There's levels to this game.
And Rey Mysterio is about to dig deep into his 25 plus years at the top.
And those put him at a level unsurpassed by almost anybody.
[Cole] And now, Mysterio, heading up to the top rope.
Logan Paul back to his feet. Rey Mysterio now. Oh, down goes Paul.
Massive senton from the top rope. Springboard. Cross body.
Lateral press. To retain. And a kick-out by Paul.
[Wade] Lucha Logan is starting to struggle here.
[Cole] Roll up by Mysterio to retain. And Logan kicks at two.
And now, Mysterio.
Another two count.
[Wade] The acid dread pumping through the veins of Logan Paul.
[Cole] Shoulders down again. Can Rey retain? Logan kicks at two.
[Wade] Logan looked like he had this one in the bag.
But that show boating just allowed a window
for Rey Mysterio to turn the tide.
[Cole] This is what Rey Mysterio is looking for
to try to pick up the pace as we look on from the Mohammed Abdo Arena,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, sold out tonight. WWE Crown Jewel.
Mysterio's United States Championship is on the line against Logan Paul.
[Wade] This is the point in the match where perhaps--
Nice reversal there from Logan Paul.
As I was about to say, being the bigger man
this late in the matchup can sometimes be a big hindrance.
But that second wind.
[Cole] Logan Paul with the clothesline.
Hook of the leg on Mysterio. And a kick-out.
[Wade] Nice momentum move from Logan Paul.
[Cole] Watch this. Watch this.
But his knee buckles just a bit. And that may have cost him.
May not have got all of the clothesline, Wade.
And it allowed Rey to kick out.
[Wade] There was panic in the eyes of Logan Paul here.
If you remember 12 months ago at Crown Jewel,
he injured a knee in that matchup you mentioned earlier
with Roman Reigns. Has he tweaked it again?
Or is he gonna be able to shrug this off?
[Cole] And the slingshot clothesline
from Logan Paul. Almost put Mysterio away.
And now...
[Wade] Here we go, Cole. We talked about this. It's the haymaker.
[Cole] And the titanium loaded right hand of Logan Paul misses wildly.
And now, Rey Mysterio wrestles Logan to the center of the ring.
Looking for the crossface now, on Logan Paul. Rey's got him locked in.
[Wade] And it's attacking that shoulder that Logan Paul smashed
against the ring post a couple of minutes ago.
[Cole] And this is deep water for Logan Paul.
He's never been in a position before, I don't believe,
to have to try to submit or tap out. And Mysterio's got Logan Paul.
Trying to stretch and use his long body.
To make it to the bottom rope to force a break. Which he does.
[Wade] Yeah, but is the damage done? There's no training.
There's no background in the world that will prepare you
for the first time you're in a hold like that.
But make no mistake. Rey Mysterio has been under the cosh tonight.
His body is hurting in a way even he wasn't expecting.
[Cole] Yeah, the offense by Logan Paul. Oh, my goodness. Logan Paul.
Grabbing Mysterio out of mid-air. Delivering a power slam.
And a kick-out by Rey. That was almost a disaster.
[Wade] Mysterio almost got tombstone pile driven into the mat there.
Almost head first, spiked down.
[Cole] Logan Paul
grabbing Mysterio out of mid air and then, delivering the power slam.
[Wade] And Rey looks like he's been knocked silly.
Come on, Rey, get up.
We're going up.
[Cole] And now Logan Paul dragging Rey Mysterio toward the top rope.
Trash talking as always.
[Wade] Going high risk and that is the realm of Rey Mysterio.
It's a brave strategy and it doesn't look like it's gonna pay off.
[Cole] Logan Paul knocked down back into the ring. Now Rey Mysterio.
He's at home up there.
Logan Paul though gonna meet him there.
[Wade] Rey Mysterio signaling for those big moves.
He just doesn't have it in his body to pull him up.
[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
A fall away slam into a cover by Paul and Mysterio kicked out.
[Wade] A moonsault fall away slam. That is absolutely ridiculous.
The risk to pull a maneuver like that off this deep into a match up.
But Logan Paul tried it. It paid off. And it almost got the victory.
[Cole] Look at that. It was a fall away slam. But as Wade mentioned,
into a moonsault by Logan Paul.
Who went into a pinning combination on Mysterio.
-Who is still able to kick-out. -[Wade] And I'll tell you this.
I've been around the absolute best in this industry for many years.
I've maybe met three guys capable of pulling that move off. Now make it four.
[Cole] Logan Paul. He made no bones about it.
The importance of him to win the prestigious United States Championship.
Now mocking Eddie Guerrero. Rey Mysterio's longtime friend.
Had to roll through. Logan Paul now.
Mysterio sends Paul into the second rope.
[Wade] Exactly where you don't want to be.
[Cole] And Logan Paul blocked.
[Wade] Instinctive grab from Logan Paul.
[Cole] That was Mysterio's opportunity.
Logan Paul now. Mysterio ducked underneath.
Rey with a kick to the ear.
[Wade] Your reactions will never be faster than those of Rey Mysterio.
[Cole] Rey. Logan Paul, though.
Holding on as Mysterio's on the top rope.
Oh, no, this is not gonna be good.
[Wade] Electric chair perhaps being attempted here.
[Cole] This is not gonna be good.
From way up above the ring is Rey Mysterio. Turns him around.
Into a sunset bomb.
[Wade] Launching the carcass of Logan Paul across the ring.
[Cole] And now Mysterio.
-Oh, look at Mysterio. -[Wade] Code Red.
[Cole] Almost had him and a kick-out.
That Code Red powerbomb shows the ever evolving offense of Rey Mysterio.
[Wade] That's a move he's taken from his LWO running buddy Zelina Vega
-who has perfected that but again... -[Cole] Look at this.
That's one of those fools from Logan Paul's entourage.
And he just handed Logan Paul brass knuckles.
[Wade] Well, that's how he beat Ricochet at SummerSlam.
[Cole] And again, one of Logan Paul's cronies
walking out here to the ring and handed the brass knuckles to Logan Paul
and Mysterio has no idea.
[Wade] Will lightning struck twice?
[Cole] Well, there go the brass knuckles.
[Wade] And there go the hopes of Logan Paul's victory...
[Cole] Well, maybe not, because this goof is still roaming around at ringside.
Somebody get this guy out of here. Bring out security!
Not so fast! Santos Escobar of Mysterio's LWO!
[Wade] The Emperor of Lucha Libre saves the day.
[Cole] And I think Escobar may make this man pay.
[Wade] This guy better start running.
You do not want to fight with Santos Escobar.
[Cole] Escobar in pursuit.
Chasing that jerk out of the arena. And now Logan Paul!
Mysterio! Oh, wait a minute! Paul got the brass knuckles!
The brass knuckles are left on the apron!
Mysterio has no idea! 619 connecting though!
Mysterio with an opportunity to put-- Oh, my goodness!
Knockout punch with the brass knuckles!
Logan Paul is the United States Champion!
[Rome] Here's your winner
and new United States Champion...
Logan Paul!
[Cole] With one right hand full of brass knuckles!
"The Maverick" Logan Paul has radically changed the complexion of WWE!
This moment will shake WWE
and social media around the world to its core!
[Wade] As filthy a victory as you could ever imagine!
But by any means necessary!
[Cole] Logan Paul wins his first championship in WWE!
[Wade] The end justifies the means!
And the end is that United States Championship
on the shoulder of "The Maverick" Logan Paul!
[Cole] Well, look what Logan found right at the last minute!
-The brass knuckles! -As fortuitous as you would like!
And just when Rey Mysterio connected with the signature 619
that is where The Maverick pounds brass meets skull!
And we've got ourselves a new champion!
[bell dings]
[Cole] Logan Paul celebrating!
Holding the championship that has been held
by dozens of WWE Hall of Famers over the years!
[Wade] The tabloids are about to descend like vultures
over this image right here!
[Cole] Much to the chagrin of a very proud Rey Mysterio!
Logan Paul is the new--
You're a legend Rey! I just do what I had to do, my man!
-You know what you did. -I don't know--
What are you talking about? I was fair and square.
-You know what you did. -You're a legend, Rey, and I love you!
[Wade] Yeah, those words ring a little hollow for me!
"You are a legend. I love you."
You punched him in the face with brass knuckles, Logan Paul!
[Cole] Logan Paul celebrates
as the new United States Champion.
Well, you have to wonder if Logan Paul will still hold the United States Title
as the WWE heads down under for the first time in what will be six years.
The WWE is coming to Australia, this time Optus Stadium in Perth
will be home to the biggest WWE Elimination Chamber event ever.
The final premium live event before WrestleMania.
The stadium that has hosted the likes of Taylor Swift, Eminem, U2, and many more
now hosts one of the most important nights of the year.
Prepare to be wowed with a full week of WWE events
from the beautiful city of Perth
on the Western Australian coast with WWE Elimination Chamber.
It comes Saturday, February 24th at Optus Stadium.
However, tickets are on sale this Friday via Live Nation Australia.
Visit wwe.com/events to register
and be the first to receive resale information.
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome "The EST of WWE"
Bianca Belair.
[crowd cheering]
Bianca, in just moments, you'll step into the ring with IYO SKY for the first time
since she cashed in that Money in the Bank contract and defeated you at SummerSlam.
And I could not be more excited.
Look, IYO SKY and Damage CTRL,
they tried to do everything that they could to end my career.
They put me on the shelf for months.
And while they were kee-kee-keeing and gloating about it,
I was training and I was preparing for vengeance.
I mean, you saw what I did to Bayley last night, right?
-Yeah. -Uh-huh, uh-huh.
See, that was only phase one.
Now we're on to phase two, which is just me and IYO.
No surprises, no distractions, nobody to come out there and help her.
She gonna have to fight this one on her own.
So tonight, I'm gonna get my lick back.
I'm gonna get some payback.
And best of all, I'm gonna get my title back.
♪ I'm on my own against the world ♪
[Bianca's theme song playing]
[Cole] Well, make no bones about it,
Bianca Belair has revenge on her mind here tonight at Crown Jewel.
Consumed with a prospect of vengeance,
a score that will not be settled until she's got even with Damage CTRL
and when she's reclaimed what she sees as her championship.
[Cole] Well, there's no doubt it was back in SummerSlam, Bianca Belair won a--
Damage CTRL would injure her knee.
IYO SKY would cash in Money in the Bank to become the champion.
So what did Bianca do last night on Friday Night SmackDown?
She put Bayley through our announce table, Wade,
to make sure that Damage CTRL's taken out of the equation in this match.
Not even with one member of Damage CTRL,
perhaps member number two gets the same treatment tonight.
[Cole] Bianca and IYO, they had a classic match back at WWE Backlash
in San Juan, Puerto Rico earlier this year.
[IYO SKY's theme song playing]
[Cole] And the current WWE Women's Champion, IYO SKY,
who has fought off all challengers, Wade, over the past couple of months.
Yeah, it always amuses me when the peanut gallery
and the naysayers take little pot shots at people who win championships
via the Money in the Bank contract cash-in as if it's not a legitimate reign.
When you're someone like IYO SKY,
and you've beaten the likes of Charlotte Flair, Asuka, Zelina Vega,
and let's not forget, you've won championships all around the world,
including one of the greatest NXT Women's Championship reigns of all time.
You truly have the bona fides to back it up.
So if you're coming with an argument like that,
that is a bad faith argument from the word go.
This is the real deal.
Bianca Belair knows it as well as anyone.
[bell dings]
The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for
the WWE Women's Championship!
Introducing first, the challenger from Knoxville, Tennessee,
Bianca Belair!
[crowd cheering]
Her opponent, representing Damage CTRL from Tokyo, Japan,
she is the WWE Women's Champion,
IYO SKY!
[cheers and applause]
[Cole] So let's talk strategy, Wade.
First, for IYO SKY, she's going up against a very vengeful Bianca Belair.
How does she keep the title tonight?
[Wade] Well, she's the Genius of the Sky for a reason.
Never more at home than when taking flight,
and she needs to utilize that.
She simply cannot outpower someone like Bianca Belair,
especially a Bianca Belair with that chip on her shoulder.
Feeling she was hard done by with that Money in the Bank contract cash-in,
of course, the attacks afterwards.
[Cole] And here we go, Bianca Belair.
Waist lock take down of IYO SKY to start things off again.
Bianca, the more powerful of the two.
She will look to use that power to try to win back the championship here tonight.
[Wade] And there was always going to be an early storm here from Bianca Belair,
coming out of the gates hot.
Pent-up rage from about three months of sitting on the shelf,
thanks, in part, to IYO SKY.
[Cole] If you're IYO, you try to weather the early storm--
and kick to the midsection by the champion, IYO SKY.
Bianca Belair able to block and driving IYO into the apron.
[Wade] Here's what I like about IYO SKY. It's not just pretty moves.
She can get down and dirty with the best of them.
She is as gritty as they come,
and she's gonna need all of that grit tonight against Bianca Belair.
[Cole] Bianca Belair, a three-time world champion,
also a winner of the Royal Rumble Match.
-[screams] -We mentioned Bayley before,
as we take another look at the vertical suplex
and the power of Bianca Belair.
Down goes the champion.
And Bianca, standing moonsault for SKY,
cover to try to win the gold, and a kick-out by IYO.
[Wade] Bianca Belair's greatest hits in the early goings of this one,
but, somehow, IYO SKY maneuvering her way into safe harbor.
[Cole] Bianca Belair once met Bayley in this country
in an Elimination Chamber match where she beat Bayley of Damage CTRL.
Bianca's also had a Last Woman Standing Match,
among her other appearances here,
and now looking to win the WWE Women's Championship.
[grunts]
And IYO SKY, trying to take advantage of the ponytail of Bianca Belair.
[Wade] Bianca Belair experienced that more than once in her career.
[Cole] And knows how to combat it.
Now, IYO, driven into the corner,
hit the back of the neck on the top turnbuckle
and the kip-up now by Bianca.
Nobody home, and Bianca goes shoulder-first into the post,
and now IYO SKY looks to take advantage.
[Wade] Dragon screw to Bianca Belair, of course,
we know the damage that happened to that knee three months ago.
You never come back fully at 100%. Maybe at 85, 90%,
and that is, perhaps, a big opportunity now for IYO SKY.
[Cole] And Bianca Belair just returning a couple of weeks ago
as IYO continues to work on the knee.
Watch this, the dragon screw by IYO SKY,
and Bianca immediately went to the injured right knee.
[Wade] Well, Bianca's biggest asset is that free athleticism that she had.
Take that away, it just increases your chances of victory exponentially.
[Cole] You know, you mentioned earlier, Wade, and again,
as IYO continues to work on the legs of Bianca Belair.
You mentioned the long reign of IYO SKY as the NXT Champion.
Let's not forget, Bianca Belair at 400-- Here's the cover!
At 419 days,
the longest reign of the modern era in WWE
for a women's champion.
[Wade] She truly is the breeding ground of greatness.
[Cole] And now, IYO SKY continues to work on the damaged leg of Bianca Belair.
This is such sound strategy.
You take the leg away, you take the base away, you take away Bianca's power,
which gave her the edge, in my mind, in this match.
Roll-up by Bianca, looking to put the champ away, and a kick-out.
[Wade] You can take away Bianca's power,
you cannot take away her spirit, her competitive nature.
Oh, nice suplex by Bianca Belair, able to roll through, power through.
And again, the knee seemed to give out
as IYO SKY went to the back of the leg again.
Face-first goes Bianca.
[Wade] Targeted attacks, one after the other.
And IYO SKY, at this point, amazingly, is not even breathing heavily.
-[grunts] -[Cole] And you mentioned it earlier,
she's got a mean streak in her, does IYO, Wade.
[Wade] Yeah, no doubt about that.
She knows what it takes to get the job done around the world,
especially in these kind of matchups against very top caliber opponents.
And if you have to go low, if you have to go dirty, so be it.
The pursuit of victory trumps all.
[grunts]
-[yells] -[Cole] Uh-oh, IYO SKY rolling through.
-[grunts] -Stomp right to the midsection.
[Wade] And just when you see that power of Bianca Belair,
that incredible maneuverability of SKY.
[Cole] Cover to retain the title, kick at two.
[Wade] Manages to swing the pendulum back in her direction.
[Cole] I failed to ask you at the beginning of this match
what IYO needed to do to retain.
But, obviously, the strategy is, work on the injured leg.
[Wade] Well, that became apparent in the early goings.
The second we saw that dragon screw to the knee,
it was a complete game changer for IYO SKY.
And Belair just hasn't looked the same since.
[Cole] And you gotta wonder if Belair's gonna tap here.
IYO SKY's got her wrapped up pretty good.
Bianca Belair writhing in pain now, trying to fight out of this submission hold.
[Wade] Yeah, I don't know if I've ever witnessed Bianca Belair tapping out
in the entire history of her career.
But tonight might be a first.
[Cole] Bianca trying to fight out of this situation.
[Wade] Just swinging, cracking SKY in the face six or seven times
and finally breaking the hold.
[Cole] Yeah, but has the damage been done to Bianca Belair?
And IYO went right back on the attack, kicked away again by Bianca.
[Wade] Momentary reprieve, perhaps, for Belair.
[Cole] And IYO SKY using her quickness there.
And now the Genius of the Sky gonna head up to the top rope.
[Wade] A step ahead of Belair.
-[screams] -Ah, went for a missile dropkick
and Belair able to move out of harm's way.
And now, both women down.
[Wade] I don't know how much of that was Belair trying to get out of the way
and how much was her just collapsing into the corner.
Look at that, her knee gave way once again.
[Cole] And the impact to SKY.
This match is for the WWE Women's Championship.
IYO SKY, the current champion, taking on the woman she beat for the title
by cashing in the Money in the Bank contract at SummerSlam,
Bianca Belair.
[Wade] Bianca Belair lives in the gym and has those freak genetics.
She better hope those genetics are kicking in right now.
[screams]
[Cole] Oh, and look at this.
Bianca Belair trying to shake some movement back into the leg,
get some blood flowing again.
She bought herself some time.
Kip-up by Bianca.
I'm not sure how wise that was.
[Wade] Knee just stiffens up with the amount of abuse that's been taken.
[Cole] And now Bianca planting IYO SKY,
and adrenaline starting to fill here for Bianca Belair.
Another slam by Bianca.
And here comes the number one contender for the Women's Championship.
IYO SKY, though, able to step behind.
Oh!
Now bad knee, though, right to the gut.
Drags herself to the cover for the championship, and IYO kicks out.
[Wade] That's that momentary beat where Belair was in agony with that knee,
unable to make the cover, cost her there.
[Cole] Bianca again, struggling herself.
Struggling to get back to her feet.
We look on from high atop the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh.
Can Bianca win her fourth world title here tonight?
[Wade] Can she make her way through the gears after the beatdown she's taken
so far in this matchup?
Clearly less than 100% now.
Can she show up and show out like we're used to?
[Cole] Yeah, but how smart is it, Wade,
to climb to the second rope when you've got a bum knee?
[Wade] You've got to do something special if you want to beat the champion, SKY.
[Cole] Now to the top rope.
-IYO able to slip underneath. -[Wade] Oh, no.
[Cole] And Bianca Belair in trouble.
IYO SKY tying her up.
[Wade] Tree of Woe.
All of Bianca Belair's weight torqued on that knee.
[Cole] And Bianca, defenseless, as IYO SKY delivers the dropkick to the knee,
and Bianca Belair writhes around in agony.
Cover to retain the title and a kick-out.
[Wade] And the bull's-eye there,
and immediately into another torturous hold.
[Cole] Bianca Belair, will she tap out?
[Wade] Just shows you how deep the playbook
of the Genius of the Sky truly is,
shredding that knee in the process.
[Cole] Moving out of that stretch muffler submission,
Bianca Belair back to her feet.
IYO SKY now with a waist lock.
Standing switch for Belair.
Oh, goodness! Dropping IYO on her face.
[Wade] All of the power, all of the guts of Belair.
-One, two-- -[Cole] And now, IYO gets the shoulder up.
[Wade] Just knocking the stuffing out of the champ in one superhuman effort.
And now the cogs are whirring in the mind of Bianca Belair.
What do I have to do to beat IYO SKY? What is my body capable of at this point?
[Cole] Dig down deep. Give everything you got.
[grunts]
[Cole] And now, IYO and Bianca exchanging blows.
Both women back to their feet.
[crowd cheering]
-[grunts] -And again, to the bad knee.
[Wade] The Shotei uppercut, but caught in the process.
[Cole] IYO rolls through, went for the stomp again.
Bianca, pinning combination on the champion who kicks out.
[Wade] Belair tapping into some reserves right now.
SKY hasn't had an answer.
[Cole] Thought she did there, but Bianca able to block
and using her power yet again.
[Wade] And with that headscissors,
this power of Belair that you mentioned, something else.
[Cole] And a cover now for the championship,
and IYO gets her shoulder up.
Watch this.
[yells]
The impact, as IYO goes face-first.
But both women, physically beaten up in this match.
[Wade] Belair truly is an athletic phenom that very few women have the answer to.
[Cole] WWE Women's Championship up for grabs tonight.
IYO SKY, the champion, Bianca Belair, the challenger,
looking to win her fourth world championship,
sent out to the apron.
-[Wade] That would have been nasty. -[grunts]
Tug of war with the hair and, of course, the powerhouse Belair wins it.
[Cole] And now, Bianca Belair, heading up to the top rope. And look who's here.
Bayley, from Damage CTRL,
who was put through the announce table last night
by Bianca Belair has reappeared.
Bianca, off the distraction. IYO SKY looking for the win.
Referee Jessika Carr into position.
And Bianca Belair kicks at two.
[Wade] Well, this is why you get yourself in a group with Bayley.
I'm watching her. Trust me.
-[IYO mumbles] -I'm watching.
[Cole] Bayley telling IYO SKY to trust her.
IYO, a bit shocked that Bayley made her way out here tonight.
[Wade] She should be thanking her. IYO was about to lose the damn match.
[Cole] IYO SKY, double underhook, but Bianca, though, lands a--
And now, she has IYO SKY in the K.O.D. position.
IYO, hanging on to the ropes, though.
[Wade] A mad scramble that was for IYO SKY who, again, turns that tide.
And now, Belair sent out to the apron.
[Bayley speaks indistinctly]
[Cole] Knees to the midsection by IYO SKY.
Look at-- She's using Bianca's hair against her.
[Wade] Use whatever you've got to use when the championship is on the line.
[Cole] And IYO SKY saying it's time to fly.
[applause]
This is what Bianca Belair was trying to avoid for most of this matchup.
[Wade] Who can blame her?
[crowd chanting] IYO! IYO!
[Cole] IYO, top rope. Moonsault. Bianca taken out.
[Wade] Both women having a nasty landing.
Of course, Belair getting, by far, the worst of it.
But that took something out of IYO SKY, too.
[Cole] And again, big smile on Bayley's face
as IYO SKY delivers with a moonsault,
sends Bianca back into the ring.
Only way IYO, I should say Bianca can win is by pinning or submitting IYO SKY.
And IYO SKY now has taken over this matchup.
Off that dropkick. Cover now on the number one contender.
Belair kicks at two.
[Wade] Well, the player-coach of Damage CTRL,
Bayley, has been yelling strategy since she got out here.
And right now, it would appear IYO SKY needs all the help she can get.
Because everything she's tried thus far has simply not been enough.
[Cole] You cannot keep Bianca Belair down.
Bianca back to her feet.
The champion.
[Wade] Connecting with that Shotei uppercut on her second attempt.
[Cole] Yeah, but Bianca Belair with a spinebuster.
-Stacks up the champ to win the title. -One, two...
SKY at two.
[Wade] Bayley, on the outside, ready to jump in the ring
and break that pin up, if necessary.
Helped lead IYO SKY to the championship in the first place.
Intent on helping her retain tonight.
And now, Bianca-- IYO had it well scattered,
rolled out of harm's way.
Dips underneath into a waist lock. Standing switch now by Belair.
Oh! What a move by SKY.
[Wade] Catching the ribs of Bianca Belair on that second rope.
[Cole] What a great move by IYO SKY!
[Wade] Speed of thought. Ingenuity.
[Cole] Oh, Bianca Belair, though, able to catch IYO now.
Up goes SKY. Down goes the champion.
Cover by Bianca.
-Now Bayley's got the official distracted. -Pinning!
[Cole] Bianca Belair could have had the championship won here
if it wasn't for Bayley.
[Wade] Getting a Glam Slam... Shay to Beth Phoenix.
Bayley saving the day once again.
[Cole] Belair now sends the champion outside the ring.
Bianca launching herself off over the top rope to take out Bayley.
Great move by Belair.
[Wade] Essentially a two-on-one matchup at this point.
-Now IYO SKY... -[Wade] Sky clocked Bayley.
[Cole] Obviously an accident.
[Wade] It's all going wrong for Damage CTRL now.
[Cole] And Belair now stalking the champion.
[Wade] Belair looking to grab the spoils.
IYO, sending her into the barricade.
And now, Bianca Belair understanding
that she has to pin IYO or submit her.
And Bayley now trying to hold on to the champ.
And a right hand by Belair.
[Wade] Well, admire the selfless dedication of Bayley.
[Cole] And now, Belair with Bayley up on her shoulders.
Bianca Belair, right here at our announce table,
looking for the K.O.D, and then, now...
[Wade] What is this?
[Cole] Bianca Belair, staring at-- Is that?
That's Kairi Sane.
Kairi Sane is back!
And she took out Bianca Belair.
[Wade] The Pirate Princess.
[Cole] A former NXT champion, Kairi Sane with Belair in trouble.
A knee drives Belair to the post.
The official Jessika Carr was dealing with an injured IYO SKY,
had no idea what just happened.
[Jessika] Two!
[Wade] It's basically a three-on-one matchup at this point.
[Cole] Well, Kairi Sane and IYO SKY, longtime friends,
tag partners for both Japan and NXT.
Sane is back.
Count of seven now.
Bianca Belair is not gonna make the count back to the ring.
-But she does, just barely. -Don't speak too soon.
-[Cole] IYO SKY with a moonsault! -[crowd counting down]
Cover, hook of the leg. Retains the championship.
[IYO's theme song playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner and still WWE Women's Champion,
IYO SKY.
IYO SKY retains the WWE Women's Championship tonight,
with the return of that woman, Kairi Sane.
[Wade] Well, you've got to admire the durability
and effort of Bianca Belair.
But what chance did she possibly have? And now, the statement is being made.
[Cole] The beatdown by Sane and SKY of Bianca Belair.
Kairi Sane
has reappeared in WWE and is going to make her mark tonight.
Belair trying to fight back, but she's got no chance.
IYO SKY holding her down.
And now, "The Pirate Princess" Kairi Sane,
delivers the patented elbow
to Bianca Belair.
Bayley looks like she has no clue what just happened.
And what's interesting about this, Wade,
is the last time we saw Kairi Sane,
she was taken out, beaten up,
and kicked out of WWE by Bayley.
[Wade] Championship match that just descended into a mugging.
[music continues playing]
[Cole] WWE Universe, when we come back,
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes faces off against
"Señor Money in the Bank" Damian Priest, right after this break.
For our subscribers of Peacock Premium Plus,
get an inside look at what set off this rivalry.
[Damian] All rise for the crew that's dripping gold.
All rise for The Judgment Day.
[Cole] All is right in the world of The Judgment Day.
Finn and Damian, once again, the Undisputed Tag Team Champions.
[speaking indistinctly]
[Wade] Monday Night RAW is the realm of The Judgment Day.
And their stranglehold on this brand grew further
with their recapturing of WWE tag gold.
Cross Rhodes, and look who it is.
-[Cole] Oh! -[Wade] Low blow from Damian Priest.
Referee completely unsighted.
Oh, my God! Rhodes through the announce table.
That's Jimmy Uso.
Coup de Grâce.
And new...
[Wade] Talk about a concentration of power.
The Judgment Day wearing all the gold.
[Damian] We're back to dripping gold.
We're back to being on top.
And The Judgment Day is back to running all--
[Cody Rhodes' theme music playing]
If I may, I'd like to speak specifically to you, Damian Priest.
You were the one who went ahead and gave me a low blow.
If you thought that was the final shot in this fight,
you are wrong.
I'm glad you came out here and found me.
There's a lot of talk about the story of yours.
At this point, your story, it's gotta be that you failed.
We do have a big event coming up.
Maybe it's Cody Rhodes versus Damian Priest at Crown Jewel.
I accept.
Why don't we give everybody a preview of Crown Jewel right now?
[Cole] And now, Cody Rhodes, hammering away on Priest.
JD McDonagh from behind,
grabbing a steel chair around the left leg of Rhodes.
Oh, no.
[Wade] Absolutely sickening moment.
Damian Priest crushing the ankle of Cody Rhodes.
[Wade] After that attack on Cody Rhodes' ankle,
he must feel like he's already got his matchup at Crown Jewel won.
[Cole] The Judgment Day laying waste to Jey Uso.
Just like what they did to Rhodes earlier tonight.
Hey, Damian.
[Cody] When you think it's somebody else,
you need to know something, Damian Priest.
It's always me.
You took a steel chair, you wrapped it around my ankle
and you tried to take me out. You were unsuccessful.
[Cole] JD McDonagh saving Damian Priest.
[Cody] Because that's what my story is,
the guy who gets knocked down and gets back up.
I'm back on my path and at Crown Jewel,
my path goes straight through you.
[The Judgment Day theme music playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is set for one fall.
Introducing first, representing The Judgment Day
from New York City, weighing 249 pounds,
he is one half of the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Champions.
"Señor Money in the Bank" Damian Priest.
[Cole] Indeed, Mr. Money in the Bank.
Looked like he was going to attempt to cash in earlier tonight on Seth Rollins
before that was thwarted by Sami Zayn.
So, Wade, Damian Priest cannot be in a pleasant mood
heading into this match with Cody Rhodes tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, and that, when he's in a mood as bad as he is,
is pretty much gonna bring out the best,
or perhaps I should say the worst, of the rockstar of Judgment Day,
Damian Priest.
Oozing with confidence, dripping with gold,
and his eyes burning with malice.
[Cole] Again, earlier tonight, this is what I was talking about.
Seth Rollins had just defeated Drew McIntyre in a war.
Damian Priest about to pick his opportunity, about to cash in
before he was attacked by Sami Zayn,
who has made it a mission to take out Judgment Day
and make sure they do not control the power here in WWE.
And that's the reason Priest doesn't have the briefcase out here right now,
because Sami Zayn took off with it.
[Wade] Absconded, held in abeyance,
I have no idea where the Money in the Bank briefcase,
and more importantly, that contract is,
but you can't cash in without it.
[Cody Rhodes' theme song playing]
[crowd cheering]
♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪
♪ Every thought, out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ And my father said, when I was younger ♪
[announcer] His opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing 222 pounds,
"The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes!
[Cole] Cody Rhodes, and the intense look on his face.
He's been trash-talking with Damian Priest since he started to walk down the ramp.
A lot of bad blood between these two men.
The reason Cody Rhodes isn't the tag team champion today
is because Jimmy Uso cost him the title.
But let's not forget about the low blow
that was delivered by Damian Priest on that same night.
[Wade] Low blow, Razor's Edge through an announce table.
And a few nights afterwards, Cody Rhodes' ankle almost shattered
with that chair attack by The Judgment Day.
I spoke to Cody earlier today.
As sickening as that attack was two weeks ago...
[crowd singing]
-...he's claiming... -[fireworks]
How much pyro do you need, Cody?
He's claiming that his ankle is near enough, 100%.
But whoa, wait a second!
[Cole] And Damian Priest wasting little time going after Cody Rhodes.
And again, like we mentioned, these two men cannot stand each other.
And Damian Priest, before the match has even begun,
attacking Cody Rhodes.
[Wade] Yeah, who can blame him?
Cody Rhodes is a top-notch competitor.
If you can get the jump, you might as well take it.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes going after Priest as the bell rings, and we're underway.
We figured this was gonna be an all-out knock 'em down brawl
between Priest and Rhodes here tonight.
[Wade] Yeah, it will not be a technical affair.
Punch your opponent in the mouth as many times as you can,
knock his teeth out.
[Cole] Couple of drop-down right hands by Cody Rhodes to Damian Priest.
And now, Cody in the corner,
and Damian Priest not gonna allow that to happen
as he swings Rhodes away.
Cody Rhodes, though, takes down Priest!
[Wade] You almost sense the bile
pouring out of the souls of these two guys,
wanting to rip each other to shreds.
[Cole] Cody Rhodes now, looked like he was gonna deliver a suicide dive
before Damian Priest moved out of harm's way,
[Wade] Regroup, get to the outside.
Plan A didn't work. What else have you got, Priest?
[Cole] And Priest with a kick to the midsection.
The powerhouse, the enforcer of The Judgment Day,
Señor Money in the Bank went after the Undisputed Tag Champs with Finn Bálor.
Damian Priest.
[Wade] Damian Priest with that massive frame.
I have never seen any competitor utilize limb length
as well as Damian Priest.
He's like a WWE version of Stretch Armstrong.
[Cole] And now he's just mocking the WWE fans here tonight In Riyadh.
Priest is a two-time Tag Team Champion, won the North America Championship in NXT,
United States Champion at this level.
Cody Rhodes, sent into the corner.
Cody Rhodes, up over the top, and again, the knee.
You're talking about the-- I should say the ankle, and Priest capitalized.
That was the ankle that Priest wrapped the chair around.
Face-first, down goes off the flatliner. Cody Rhodes, cover now, and a kick-out!
That was the ankle, Wade, a couple of weeks ago on RAW,
they wrapped the steel chair around,
and then pounded it against the steel steps.
[Wade] I've gotta tell you, a big part of me did not believe Cody
when he told me he was near enough 100%.
That reaction on that ankle there tells me he's clearly not.
That's just fighting game talk from Cody Rhodes,
perhaps trying to convince himself that he's healthier than he really is.
[Cole] Damian Priest had a plan a couple of weeks ago
knowing he was going into this match against Rhodes.
Take out Cody.
Don't allow him to be 100%.
[Wade] Cody has been a persistent menace to The Judgment Day in recent months,
and clearly, Priest wants to end the Cody Rhodes story for good tonight.
[Cole] Last time in Saudi Arabia, back in May, remember,
Cody Rhodes is in that brawl with Brock Lesnar.
And Cody now, exploding out of the corner, and down goes Priest.
[Wade] You mentioned that Brock Lesnar affair,
perhaps the highlight of Cody's career thus far.
[Cole] Yeah, winning that best of three series with The Beast.
[Wade] Almost nobody does that.
That shows you the gears and the level that Cody Rhodes can reach
when he's on top form.
[Cole] And Damian Priest
stopping Cody Rhodes momentarily--
Cody, though, knocks down Priest.
[yells]
[Cole] And again, the injured ankle causing Cody, at least at this point,
minimal problems.
[Wade] Yeah, it's just these brief reactions does not seem to be
slowing Cody down too much, but--
-Look at the-- -Oh!
[Wade] You sense things could go awry for Cody.
[Cole] Covered by Cody now, off the Disaster Kick,
hook to the leg and a kick-out by Priest.
Again, Cody went to the leg one more time,
trying to shake out the pain,
slowly back to his feet.
Cody's one of those guys that's not gonna complain.
He's not gonna make excuses.
[Wade] Here's the issue, I've known Cody a long time.
This past Monday on RAW was as enraged as I have ever seen him.
Use that to your advantage, and it's a great thing,
but it can derail you when you come to strategizing and thinking clearly,
when that red mist descends.
But right now, things are all going in the favor of The American Nightmare.
[Cole] Yeah, the Arabic announce table getting cleared apart by Cody.
And Damian Priest with an absolutely wicked clothesline.
Just about drove Cody Rhodes out of his boots!
[Wade] Well, when Cody Rhodes was rearranging the furniture,
Damian Priest was recovering and plotting.
And now, maybe Priest
will use the table to damage Cody Rhodes.
And he's got Cody up, looking for a Razor's Edge.
And drives Priest face-first into the post.
[Wade] Well, Damian Priest coming at 100 miles an hour
towards Cody Rhodes there.
Thankfully, for Cody, using his momentum against him.
[Cole] And now, driving Priest up onto the announce table.
And now, Damian Priest, I don't think he wants to be there.
We saw what Cody Rhodes was able to do on the announce table.
Not once, but twice to JD McDonagh this past Monday night on RAW.
And could that be the fate of Damian Priest right now?
[Wade] JD McDonagh was the sacrificial lamb,
but it was really Priest he wanted.
[Cole] And there's the Reckoning. It was the Cross Rhodes Monday night.
Cody was looking for the Cross Rhodes there.
Damian used his own version,
which he calls the Reckoning, to take out Cody Rhodes.
[wade] The face of Cody Rhodes just bounced hard off that announce table.
And watch this, the Reckoning by Damian Priest!
[Wade] Cody has been blinking heavily ever since he's been rocked.
[crowd chanting] You suck!
[Cole] And Priest getting Cody back into the ring.
And the WWE fans all over
this Señor Money in the Bank.
[Wade] This ain't a popularity contest.
It's about winning gold.
And right now, there's only one man in this match who has any form of gold.
And there's a reason for it. He's bloody good.
[Cole] And now, Priest again, looking to put Cody Rhodes away.
Big smile on his face.
Cody, though, able to turn it around into a Cross Rhodes of his own.
[Wade] These two dropping the heavy artillery on one another,
and it is Cody who is stirring first.
[Cole] Again, the impact of the Cross Rhodes
by Cody Rhodes.
Both men down, critical part of this matchup.
[Wade] Cody's in agony.
Really negates the impact of that Cross Rhodes we just witnessed
when there's nothing you can do to make it count.
But, wait a second.
[Cole] Yeah, you were wondering when this was gonna happen.
Finn Bálor, one half of the tag champs, Damian Priest's partner
wandering down out to the apron.
[Wade] You never fight Judgment Day on their own.
[Cole] And now, JD McDonagh runs into a right by Cody,
[Wade] Cody had that sixth sense, felt that one coming.
But the distraction-- South of Heaven!
Chokeslam by Priest for the win on Rhodes!
-Hook of the leg! -[crowd chanting] One! Two!
And Cody able to kick out!
[Wade] Cody, refusing to be derailed
no matter the offense thrown in his direction.
Look at the height of that South of Heaven
as Cody's body, ricocheting off the mat.
A fast, tight cover, and surprisingly, it's not--
What on earth is Finn Bálor signaling for?
Come out! Hey! Let's go!
[Cole] Of course, it's the other guy of Judgment Day.
Dominik Mysterio. Dirty Dom with a steel chair in hand.
It's now a four-on-one situation.
[Wade] And a warm welcome from this Riyadh audience.
[Cole] We got Dominik, and Finn, and McDonagh.
And "Main Event" Jey Uso!
Down goes McDonagh!
[Wade] Cleaning the clocks of The Judgment Day until there's one.
Scurrying away like rats are the rest of Judgment Day,
-leaving Damian Priest at his-- -[Cole] Oh, roll up by Cody Rhodes!
Priest has gotta kick out! Damian Priest all alone now.
-Cody caught him! -[roars]
[grunting]
[Cole] And now, teeing up on Priest
who's got no buddies around.
Oh, Bionic Elbow! Cover by The Dream--
Ooh-hoo-hoo!
"The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes, paying homage to his dad,
the late, great American Dream, Dusty Rhodes!
[crowd chanting] Cody! Cody! Cody!
[Cole] And Cody, now, has Priest right where he wants him.
[roars]
[Cole] Hooks Priest up, went for the Cross Rhodes!
Priest with a snapmare, able to counter, caught him with a step-up enzuigiri
to the back of the neck.
[Wade] Superb strike once again from Damian Priest
at the temple of Rhodes. Rhodes bouncing back, though.
[Cole] Priest out on the apron, caught Cody with a big kick,
and now Cody's stunned.
-[Wade] His kicks are so-- -[Cole] Oh!
Off the top rope with a massive Cody Cutter!
From the top rope!
Cover for the win! Kick-out by Priest.
[Wade] Hats off to Damian Priest.
You don't have to like the guy, but he's got the wherewithal to kick out
after the volley of abuse. These are Cody Rhodes' greatest hits.
[crowd chanting] One! Two!
[Wade] It was a weak kick-out, but it was a kick-out all the same.
Something burning deep inside Damian Priest keeps him alive in this one.
[Cole] Indeed, the WWE fans have come out of their seats here tonight
at Crown Jewel for Cody Rhodes.
A master of the comeback.
Sold out tonight, the Mohammed Abdo Arena in Riyadh.
[Wade] Just feel energy levels spike the second Cody Rhodes enters the arena.
[Cole] Damian, slowly to his feet.
Uh-oh!
Cody, on his shoulder!
Cody, trying to fight out of it.
He does!
[Wade] That's a lot of body to pick up, but he managed it!
[Cole] Powers Priest up!
Priest now, behind.
Misses wildly! Cody hooks him!
Cross Rhodes!
Cross Rhodes number two.
And Cross Rhodes three!
-Cover! -[crowd chanting] One, two, three.
-Cody wins! -[bell dings]
Here is your winner
"The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes.
[Cole] What a victory for Cody Rhodes.
A decisive one here tonight over Damian Priest.
♪ Adrenaline, in my soul Every thought, out of control ♪
♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪
♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪
[Cole] And the celebration...
♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪
♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪
[crowd] ♪ Whoa! ♪
♪ And my father said... ♪
[Cole] Cody Rhodes is back on his path to finishing the story.
What's next?
Who's next?
What chapter are we in
in the story of The American Nightmare?
[crowd cheering]
The Falcon is long-renowned for its hunting prowess and loyalty.
In Saudi Arabia, falconry is a long, well-honored tradition.
And hence, the reason the falcon is the national bird.
The falcon clearly embodies the spirit of this majestic desert kingdom.
Well, WWE has been in Riyadh all week long,
and our Superstars have been active in many community events in Riyadh.
Hey, everyone. It is our first day in Riyadh.
We are ahead of Crown Jewel, and we are here today celebrating Special Olympics.
We're doing some unified gaming.
And we're having so much fun.
Go. Got it.
Here we go!
-Boom! -Yay!
We got to be a part of the community, meet the kids,
be here in Riyadh.
These kids are just amazing kids.
And they're just striving to be the absolute best version of themselves.
WWE is global,
and it's amazing how the message can just be relatable across the world.
[music playing]
[Cole] The rules have changed over the years.
The danger has remained the same.
[man] Ten competitors. Two rings. One cage. No Holds Barred.
[music playing]
Wade, can you believe it is three weeks from tonight,
the Thanksgiving weekend tradition, Survivor Series: War Games.
from the Allstate Arena in Chicago.
But we have a lot of real estate to cover before we get there,
including this coming Monday Night on RAW. Big time matchup.
Who will become the number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship
in the long reign of the champion Gunther?
Will it be Ricochet, Miz, "Big" Bronson Reed or Ivar?
Find out Monday night
[Wade] Not only that, star pupil of the Alpha Academy,
Akira Tozawa looks to put his studies to the test against an in-ring master
the sinister Shinsuke Nakamura this Monday on RAW.
[Cole] Coming up next here at Crown Jewel,
the mega star LA Knight looks to continue his meteoric rise
when he takes on "The Head of the Table" Roman Reigns
for the WWE Universal Championship.
Will L. A. cement his place among the stars,
or will Roman Reigns cause him to burn out
and continue his unprecedented reign as the Undisputed Champion?
[Roman] I'm gonna smash you.
I'm gonna stack you.
I'll beat them all.
♪ Life is what you make it Huh, that's false ♪
♪ Life is what you're made of ♪
♪ I'm made from a different force ♪
♪ Life is where you come from I'm cut from a different cloth ♪
♪ I'm tear proof and I'm fear proof I'm built like a boss ♪
♪ Reppin' like a rebel dog off a leash ♪
♪ This kinda separates Strong from the weak ♪
♪ I'm a beast, I'm a feast Every day of the week ♪
♪ And I do not know defeat, please I'm back in the game ♪
♪ I'ma finish what I start I'ma take on the reins ♪
♪ I'ma grip much harder No need to explain ♪
♪ I've been feelin' Into livin' this life larger ♪
[Roman] I'm the best of the best.
I'm The Head of the Table.
I'm your Tribal Chief.
So that means I can do whatever it is I want to do.
♪ Right now Let me talk to her ♪
♪ Right now, right now ♪
♪ Tone down as I was primed For takin' the spot ♪
♪ See me wave on the way to the top ♪
♪ Every push, every pull Simply raisin' the stock ♪
♪ Don't ask me when I'm plannin' to stop All I know is right now ♪
[song continues]
[Knight] All of a sudden, LA Knight's everywhere.
Let's call it what it is.
I'm the best decision this company ever made.
Nobody back there can touch me.
Sooner or later, one way or another, you will be callin' me champ.
-Yeah! -[crowd] Yeah!
[Knight] 'Cause whose game is it? Will everybody say it?
[crowd] LA Knight!
[Roman] Who the hell do you think you are, sittin' in my ring right now?
I'm the fastest rising star in SmackDown history.
You know, while you've been sittin' at home on the couch
for the last month and a half, that gold title around your waist.
Things have changed just a little bit.
Tell him whose game this is.
[crowd] LA Knight. Yeah!
At Crown Jewel, there can be only one WWE champion! Yeah!
They ain't ever gonna chant your name. They're not gonna know who you are.
You're gonna disappear. There can only be one me!
We're gonna end you.
♪ Never let 'em keep me down I'm risin' up... ♪
♪ So fly 'cause I'm so high ♪
♪ In the sky I will see the ground ♪
I'm comin' to take over everything that you stand for.
[Roman] When I'm done, we're gonna leave you in the desert.
There's nothin' you can do about it.
♪ This is my time Yeah, I'm gonna shine ♪
♪ This is my time ♪
[LA Knight's theme song playing]
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] LA Knight!
[speaks indistinctly]
[Cole] All the hype is over now.
This is real for LA Knight.
He's never been on this stage before.
This situation is a different world for this man.
His first championship match against one of the all-time greats.
But Wade, LA Knight is playing with house money.
He's not expected to be here.
[Wade] But this entire audience are certainly thrilled that he's made it
almost to the very top of this industry.
This is a renegade.
Careers are simply not supposed to play out the way LA Knight has,
and right now, he is on the precipice
of creating history before our eyes.
[Roman Reigns' theme music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[music continues]
[Cole] For 1,161 days,
Roman Reigns has been champion.
Three and a half years.
There are only two men in the history of WWE
that have held the championship longer.
Bruno Sammartino and Hulk Hogan.
Bruno's second reign of 1,237 days
and Hogan's reign of 1,474
are well within reach of this man, Roman Reigns.
But tonight, in his 29th title defense since becoming champion,
he has to take on one of the fastest rising stars ever
in LA Knight.
[Wade] Roman Reigns is not a man who's here for fan chants.
He's not a man who's here to have entire audiences
holding up placards with his name on there.
Roman Reigns is simply here to achieve immortality.
And day by day, he is doing exactly that.
Admire the celestial swagger of our Tribal Chief.
[Cole] LA Knight talked a lot this week about Roman Reigns
and his three and a half year reign.
Had a lot of negative things to say about this championship run.
But this is LA Knight's first championship opportunity.
This man in the ring, no matter what you think about him, what you think
about the championship run, has held that title for three and a half years.
In Saudi Arabia alone, he's retained the championship three times.
Against Brock Lesnar, against Goldberg,
against another man that was on a career rise
who won the United States championship earlier tonight, Logan Paul.
So LA Knight can talk all he wants, Wade.
-But now it is time to prove his worth. -[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is set for one fall,
and it is for the undisputed WWE
Universal Championship.
Introducing the challenger from Los Angeles, California,
weighing 240 pounds,
-LA Knight! -[crowd repeating]
[crowd shouting] Yeah!
How you gonna hold that after this?
[crowd chanting] LA Knight!
'Cause I'm gonna take that. There ain't a thing you can do about it.
[announcer] His opponent, accompanied to the ring,
by his special counsel, "The Wiseman" Paul Heyman
from Pensacola, Florida,
weighing 264 pounds.
He is the Undisputed WWE
Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns.
The trash talking continues.
[Wade] Popularity and fan support can take you a hell of a long way in this industry,
but when that bell rings, you are on your own.
And LA Knight, if this really is your game, now's the time to prove it,
or else the "Yeah!" revolution is gonna die in the desert.
[Cole] So, Wade, here's how I look at this for Roman Reigns.
If you're Roman, you need to weather the emotional storm.
You need to weather all of this momentum that LA Knight has built.
And more importantly, perhaps, than all of that,
you've gotta take this WWE Universe
-out of this match. -[bell dings]
And Roman Reigns went after LA Knight early.
LA Knight now with the right hands to the champion to start things off.
Knight with a swinging neckbreaker, and right out of the blocks,
LA Knight attacking Roman Reigns.
[Wade] Well, this is the exact burst of adrenaline
you would expect from a first-time challenger at this level.
You're absolutely right, the storm was always coming.
But this is a man, Roman Reigns,
who's weathered the storm time and time again.
[Cole] Now Roman, mocking LA Knight and his WWE fans here tonight.
Again, these are waters that LA Knight has never swum in. He's never done it.
He's never been in, especially with a shark against Roman Reigns.
He's never had a championship opportunity at this level.
This is a different world. This is a different ball game.
[Wade] It's completely new territory.
Nobody ever knows quite how they're gonna react
when that huge spotlight is on you,
when the pressure is on, and when you're in that ring
with the greatest of a generation.
[Cole] How did you react to your first championship opportunity?
[Wade] Badly, because it was the title quite clearly.
And I hope, for LA Knight's sake, it is a lot better than that.
But I was eaten up for weeks with nerves and pressure,
feeling like I wasn't really somebody who belonged in that spotlight
at that moment in my career.
I don't know if that's affecting LA Knight in the same way.
[Cole] One thing about LA Knight is, at least on the outside,
he doesn't show the nerves.
He's complete, full of confidence, very cocky,
believes he can win here tonight.
[crowd chanting]
[Wade] LA Knight has got ice flowing through his veins.
He's got a lot more experience in ring than I had when I got
to that stage in my career, and I hope that pays dividends for him here.
[Cole] LA Knight now, launching himself over the top rope,
cover the matchup for the title, and a kick at one.
What is the theme of tonight?
The theme is belief.
And LA Knight has believed in himself since the very beginning.
When he was down and out on his luck,
many people never thought he'd survive here in WWE.
When he was running a model agency-- Oh, down goes Reigns!
LA Knight, through all of that, believed in himself.
He took a bet on himself, and that's why he's here tonight.
And now Paul Heyman, fumbling around outside the ring,
allows Roman Reigns to slip out of harm's way.
[Wade] That's what The Wiseman does, just throws a little sand in the gears.
[speaking indistinctly]
You're The Tribal Chief! He can never do it that way.
[Cole] LA Knight now takes advantage.
[Wade] What a start this has been for the challenger.
[Cole] LA Knight has not backed out, he's taken the fight to Roman Reigns.
So many opponents over the years have been intimidated
just being in the ring with The Tribal Chief,
but LA Knight has not allowed that to happen yet.
And now with Roman Reigns in his sight,
LA Knight with a clothesline off the apron.
But again, Reigns has got the champ's advantage.
Knight cannot win via countout
or disqualification, he's got to pin or submit the champion.
And referee, Ryan Tran, letting a lot go in the early part of this matchup.
[Wade] That's the problem, LA Knight just got carried away with that early success,
and forgot he was in there with a modern day in-ring God in Roman Reigns.
[Cole] And now, Roman pounding LA Knight off the announce table.
LA Knight, smarting for the first time really in this matchup.
And now face first, into the corner of the steps goes LA Knight.
[Wade] That was about as bad a landing as possible
when it comes to those steel steps.
[Cole] Roman Reigns dragging himself on our Arabic announce table.
LA Knight is down, Roman Reigns able to regroup a bit.
Knight who came out of the blocks on fire, we figured that was gonna happen.
And now, Knight driven again into the steel steps by Reigns.
This is the problem with Roman, Wade,
when he weathers the early emotional storm,
and he takes control of the match like this,
it is very hard for his opponent to climb back into it.
[Wade] You hit him at 100 miles an hour, you hit him with a volley of abuse
for five straight minutes, and then he still ends up on top.
That is when you enter panic mode.
And if you're LA Knight, you realize you've never been
in a ring with a guy quite like this in your entire career.
This is the top level stuff.
This is the level you have to get to if you want the gold.
[Cole] Knight beat the count at seven, back into the ring.
And now, this is the pace, the methodical beat down,
the punishing pace of The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.
The confident smile stalking LA Knight.
[Wade] It's familiar territory for Roman Reigns.
[Cole] And again, for LA Knight, he has worked so hard throughout his career,
from the bottom of the barrel all the way to the top, to earn this opportunity.
And, Wade, you know better than anyone that a championship opportunity
of this magnitude may only come along one time in your career.
You have to try to capitalize on that moment if you can.
[Wade] Yeah, trust me, I thought my entire time in 2010
I'd get opportunity after opportunity.
I didn't make it count back then.
I've lived to regret it ever since.
You're right, this may be the only time in his career LA Knight
gets a chance for the big one, a chance to win the gold.
Unfortunately for him, he's against a man who may be unstoppable.
[Cole] And Roman Reigns now.
Suplex delivered, cover now on LA Knight, who kicks out.
[Wade] Just sense LA Knight is still desperately trying to get his bearings.
[Cole] Let's not forget this is Roman Reigns' first match,
Wade, since SummerSlam.
[Wade] Yeah, normally, that's a big problem, but Reigns has been
in that position before, and this is what he does best.
He slows down opponents, he makes sure the pace is his pace.
He controls the matchup, and that allows him to reach top gear when he wants to,
-not when his opponent wants to. -[speaking indistinctly]
I call the shots. I call the shots.
[speaking indistinctly]
-[Wade] Roman's enjoying this. -[Cole] Let's talk about Roman now.
You do understand, right, that it's been almost four years
since Roman Reigns was pinned in a singles match.
He was pinned one time in those four years.
That was in a Tag Team match by, Main Event, Jey Uso.
Almost four years since being pinned in a one-on-one match.
That is incredible.
[Wade] That's what we're talking about, the best of a generation.
[Cole] Oh, and Roman Reigns exploding, into the cover now on Knight
to retain, inside leg hooked, and Knight has to kick a two.
[Wade] As for the generation, he continues to grow and improve before our eyes.
Everybody in this game has a ceiling.
Roman Reigns' ceiling is higher than anyone else, and it keeps climbing.
[Cole] The impact brought down LA Knight, who now tries to fight back to his feet.
[crowd chanting]
WWE fans trying to will Knight back into this match.
[Wade] Provoke of LA Knight is starting to slip away.
[Cole] Capacity crowd looking on as Roman Reigns
delivers a clothesline to the corner, and again knocks Knight down.
Has Knight done all he can in this match?
Can he climb back in it against the veteran Roman Reigns?
[Wade] It's gonna be a struggle, because it seems right now
that the tidal wave of megastar mania is hitting that plateau.
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] And Reigns just continuing to be angered by the WWE fans.
[crowd booing]
Again, take it in.
You're witnessing one of the greatest champions.
Definitely the greatest of this generation,
a three-and-a-half-year title reign.
[Wade] Cole, you've had the best seat in the house for Reigns' entire career.
-[all exclaiming] -[Cole] Knight caught him with an elbow.
[Wade] About to say he does not have kryptonite,
but that elbow to the jaw certainly felt like it.
[Cole] And now a boot to the face of Roman Reigns.
And LA Knight now...
That DDT off the top rope planting Roman.
And now LA Knight has an opportunity.
Can he capitalize?
Can he dig down deep?
[Wade] Well, I've heard people for the past nine months
dismissing LA Knight as a flash in the pan.
It's a hell of a long flash.
In fact, it's turned into an inferno in that pan.
Roman Reigns perhaps has that extinguisher.
[Cole] Roman Reigns trying to pull himself back to his feet.
LA Knight down as well.
Deep parts of the matchup, late innings here.
[crowd chanting] LA Knight.
The LA Knight chants ringing through the arena.
LA Knight now starting to get the upper hand.
Here he comes with the rights and lefts.
The combination on the champion, Roman Reigns.
He's reeling.
LA Knight! Down goes the champ.
And Knight's fired up!
That side Russian leg sweep.
And now LA Knight measuring the champion Reigns. Kick to the midsection.
DDT.
Cover to try to win the title.
Reigns has got to kick at two and a near fall for LA Knight.
[Wade] LA Knight is tapping into something very special here.
We may be seeing history unfolding before our eyes.
[Cole] If you're LA Knight, you gotta keep up the offense.
You got to keep up the attack.
You cannot take a second to breathe against the champion, Roman Reigns.
[crowd chanting] Yeah!
Feeding off the WWE fans.
Knight now, to the corner.
Roman Reigns crumbles in a heap.
Now back to his feet.
LA Knight.
Roman Reigns able to duck underneath and plants LA Knight with a Rock Bottom.
Cover now. Hooking of the leg on Knight. A kick out at two.
[Wade] Just when you build up that momentum as the challenger,
just when you start punching this God of the ring in the face,
in a heartbeat, he turns it around like that.
[Cole] But LA Knight able to survive still in this match.
And maybe now convincing Roman Reigns that he does belong on this stage.
[Wade] Reigns has been dismissive, but right now, if you're a betting man,
you are only backing The Tribal Chief.
[Cole] Roman is locked and loaded.
LA Knight now.
Roman up on his shoulders.
And there's a neckbreaker.
Knight for the cover.
I thought he was going for the cover, but no,
he's gonna inflict more damage on Roman Reigns.
And Roman Reigns, though, with a Superman punch.
Cover on Knight.
Kick out at two.
[Wade] That elbow might work against every other person on the roster.
It just takes too long to execute against Roman Reigns.
[Cole] He should have went for the cover off the neckbreaker to Reigns.
[Wade] There's a time to showboat and there's a time to realize
you are in there with the greatest that we have in this present day.
[Cole] It is an incredible atmosphere at WWE Crown Jewel.
Our Main Event tonight, Roman Reigns in his record reign.
Delivering a Superman Punch to the challenger LA Knight
for the undisputed title, who managed to get the shoulder up.
[Wade] LA Knight is completely rocked and perhaps defenseless.
[Cole] Yet out of pure instinct,
Knight was able to kick out after the Superman Punch.
-Ooh Aah! -[crowd repeating] Ooh Aah!
[Cole] Now Roman Reigns with the spear.
LA Knight leapfrog.
Roman Reigns went face-first into the buckle.
[Wade] With all of that momentum, face first,
eating it, softening up the champ.
[Cole] And now, LA Knight has got a second wind.
LA gonna drag himself up the second rope.
Is he gonna look for a superplex here on Roman Reigns?
Champ up to the top rope, able to block momentarily.
Body shot by The Head of the Table, and another.
Headbutt by Roman.
Stuns LA Knight at least momentarily.
Roman struggling, LA Knight though leaps to the top rope.
[Wade] Ridiculous--
-[all exclaiming] -Superplex!
[Cole] And now, LA Knight is gonna look to deliver the elbow.
[Wade] Take two.
[Cole] This one connects.
Cover for the undisputed championship.
And Roman kicks out.
[Wade] The momentum is building for LA Knight,
but so is the frustration when you hit Roman Reigns
with the best that you've got and he's still kicking out.
You start to panic.
[Cole] Absolute...
Tremendous.
And wait a minute, Solo Sikoa now in the aisleway.
And Jimmy Uso is dragging the undisputed champion out of the ring.
LA Knight staring down the aisle away at Solo Sikoa.
Jimmy has saved his cousin.
[Wade] It helps when you've got family you can rely on, top level family.
-But Jimmy Uso-- -[Cole] And now, LA Knight--
Superman Punch by Roman Reigns off the distraction by Jimmy Uso.
-Ooh ahh! -[crowd repeating] Ooh ahh!
[Cole] Spear! Cover by Roman Reigns.
How did Knight kick-out of the spear?
You gotta be kidding me! How the hell did Knight kick out?
[Wade] 2.99 seconds, Cole.
Is the magic happening tonight?
[Cole] With everything against him.
Solo Sikoa, Jimmy Uso, Superman Punch, and a massive spear.
LA Knight dug down deep and stays alive in this match.
LA Knight surviving, at least for the moment.
[Wade] Roman Reigns, you don't sense frustration,
you sense anger at the disrespect of the challenger LA Knight
having the temerity to kick-out of that spear.
How dare you?
[Cole] Roman Reigns is irate as he punishes LA Knight.
[Wade] Despite the kick-out,
LA Knight might have nothing left in the tank now.
[Cole] But he's still in the match. He's still alive.
Despite the fact that Solo was out here, Jimmy was out here, Heyman was out here,
LA Knight still has a breath left in him.
-[speaking indistinctly] -[Wade] How much longer?
[Roman speaking indistinctly]
[crowd chanting]
[Cole] Roman Reigns is gonna choke out LA Knight.
Roman Reigns trying to get Knight to pass out or tap out,
so he can retain the undisputed championship.
[Wade] Roman applied deep onto the throat of LA Knight.
No doubt desperately sucking up oxygen and failing in that attempt.
[Cole] Roman Reigns has got it locked in good
with all his power, with all his might.
LA Knight is fading though.
[Wade] Just an image of sheer dominance from the champ.
[Cole] Knight is fading. Heyman looking on with all the intensity.
Roman Reigns though, LA Knight's still in it.
LA Knight letting everyone know he hasn't given up yet.
LA Knight trying to make it back to a vertical base.
Can Knight somehow do it? Can he dig down deep?
Could there be one last gasp for LA Knight?
Body shots, break the hold.
Roman Reigns again, trying to lock it in. Knight'll back him into the corner.
And for a third time.
Will this be it for LA Knight?
[Wade] I mean, he's fading fast.
You can tap into the reserves of energy--
[Cole] Maybe not.
Roman Reigns hung up the top rope.
-LA Knight-- Blunt Force Trauma! -[Wade] BFT!
[Cole] BFT, Blunt Force Trauma, to win the Undisputed Championship.
And Jimmy Uso saves the match, putting Roman Reigns leg on the bottom rope.
[Wade] To be clear, that was the only thing
that saved Roman Reigns in this match. We were about to have a new champ.
[Cole] LA Knight was gonna stump the record-setting reign
of Roman Reigns before Jimmy Uso saved his cousin.
Nah, I like you. I like you.
-Give me some. -Sure you do.
[Cole] Jimmy Uso and LA Knight going at it outside the ring.
LA Knight has had enough. Bouncin' Uso off the Arabic announce table.
[crowd shouting rhythmically]
Now Roman Reigns back into the fray, and he runs into a knee.
And now it's Roman Reigns bounced off the table by Knight.
Reigns sent into the post, face first, and into the barricade.
[Wade] It's been a long time since I've seen Roman Reigns
in this much trouble.
[Cole] Reigns is down.
Jimmy Uso went for the superkick.
LA Knight, though, busts Jimmy Uso through the table.
Uso's been taken out of the equation.
Spear through the barricade!
Reigns spears Knight through the barricade.
[Wade] There's the issue. It's simply not Jimmy Uso that you need
to worry about right now, it's the champ Roman Reigns.
[Cole] Roman Reigns sends Knight back into the ring.
LA Knight had the entire wind knocked out of him,
being driven through the barricade.
Roman Reigns wants to beat Knight, center of the ring.
-Spear! Roman Reigns retains. -[bell dings]
[Roman Reigns' theme music playing]
[announcer] Here's your winner and still undisputed
WWE Universal Champion,
Roman Reigns!
[Cole] It was a courageous effort by LA Knight,
who proved to the world tonight, he belonged on this stage.
He almost had Roman Reigns beat.
But it's the same old story as Roman Reigns survives again.
[Wade] This was where it really went wrong for LA Knight.
Getting the job done of an invading Jimmy Uso,
but leaving himself prone to that spear from Roman Reigns.
Softened up on the final kiss good night.
[Cole] I firmly believe that LA Knight had Roman Reigns beat off the BFT,
if it wasn't for the interference of Jimmy Uso.
[Wade] There can be no argument against it.
All the flash, all the bravado of Roman Reigns coming into this one.
He is the most fortunate man on planet Earth.
LA Knight just got screwed.
[Cole] And Roman Reigns, historic run.
As the undisputed champion will continue
well beyond 1,161 days.
As Roman Reigns continues to tear down the walls
and march even further through history.
Roman Reigns basks in the glory of victory.
LA Knight tonight suffers the agony of defeat.
But at the end of the day, LA Knight knows, Wade,
he stood toe-to-toe with one of the best.
Roman Reigns continues to dominate as the undisputed champion.
Thank you for a wonderful time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
And good night from WWE Crown Jewel.
[mumbles]
[Cole] It is a big fight night in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The hottest ticket in the world.
This is WWE, Crown Jewel.
[Wade] Seth Rollins puts his World Heavyweight Championship on the line
against the Scottish Warrior Drew McIntyre.
♪ Give up the fight, I'm gonna bite ♪
-♪ We're gonna take control ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪
♪ Out of the lights Sharp as a knife ♪
♪ We're gonna take it all ♪
♪ Whoa-oh, oh, oh Whoa-oh, oh, oh ♪
[Cole] And a stomp, Rollins retains Mr. Money in the Bank,
Damian Priest, wait a minute!
Sami Zayn, thwarting the opportunity.
Rhea Ripley defends her Women's World Championship
in a Fatal 5-Way Match.
♪ Give up the fight, I'm gonna bite ♪
-♪ We're gonna take control ♪ -♪ Hey! ♪
♪ Out of the lights Sharp as a knife ♪
♪ We're gonna take it all ♪
A Riptide on top of Raquel! Ripley will retain!
John Cena against Solo Sikoa.
♪ We are taking over ♪
♪ Me and all my soldiers ♪
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ Oh We're gonna take control ♪
♪ We about to explode ♪
[Wade] Logan Paul is up for US Championship gold.
He needs to go through the legendary Luchador, Rey Mysterio, to earn it.
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
[Cole] They just handed Logan Paul brass knuckles.
Logan Paul is the United States Champion.
WWE Women's Champion, IYO SKY, against The EST, Bianca Belair.
♪ We are taking over ♪
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
[Cole] That's Kairi Sane!
♪ We're gonna take control We about to explode ♪
[Wade] The American Nightmare seeks vengeance
when he goes one-on-one with Damian Priest.
♪ We're gonna take control We about to explode ♪
♪ We are taking over ♪
♪ Me and all my soldiers ♪
♪ Whoa, oh, oh, oh Whoa, oh, oh, oh ♪
♪ We're gonna take control We about to explode ♪
[Cole] Will Roman Reigns' three-and-a-half-year reign
as the Undisputed Champion continue?
Or is it the upstart LA Knight time to win the title?
♪ Whatever I want I can have it I'm exceptional, way above average ♪
♪ Obstacles don't stand a chance You against me better make up the plan ♪
-♪ We are not the same, I'm a wolverine ♪ -♪ Wolverine ♪
♪ You thought I was dead Just recovering ♪
♪ I'm just dealt a bad hand I just played my cards ♪
♪ But all I need is one shot Like a shooting star ♪
♪ It doesn't matter What nobody tells you ♪
♪ Believe in yourself Power comes from within ♪
♪ If they counted you out ♪
♪ It doesn't matter You're still gonna win ♪
♪ It doesn't matter What nobody tells you ♪
♪ Believe in yourself Power comes from within ♪
♪ I know they counted you out And they left you for dead ♪
♪ It doesn't matter You're still gonna win ♪
♪ It doesn't matter What nobody tells you... ♪ or dead ♪