[dramatic music playing]
[music fades out]
[woman] Forgive us, Father, for we are about to sin.
-Bestow upon us your grace… -[dramatic music playing]
…and absolve our wrath.
[Bray] You wanna hurt me, Randy?
Come on.
But I am a god, Randy,
and a god can never die.
[woman] Remit our greed.
[Miz] You know, in the record books,
it's gonna say, "Miz Intercontinental Champion,
"WWE Champion, tag team champion,
movie star, hot wife", but what's it gonna say about you?
You put that title up one more time,
and I'll put up my entire career.
[woman] Dismiss our envy.
[Alexa] You weren't born to be a champion, Becky,
you were born to be a loser.
[Becky] You're right, I was not born to be a champion,
I fought to be a champion,
and if you think that you are going to take this from me,
I will rip your head off.
[woman] Exonerate our pride.
[Styles] I'm superior in every way.
I beat John Cena,
I beat Dean Ambrose,
I'm the WWE World Champion.
[Dean] AJ stole my title by kicking me low
so tonight, I'm gonna break his face,
I'm gonna smash his ego,
and I'm gonna take back my WWE World Championship.
And I got one goal left,
and that is proudly to announce
the 16-time champ…
is here.
[woman] Tonight…
[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
[woman] …vindicate us of our sin.
I'm not done yet.
Come capture your prey.
You don't deserve this, Becky, I do.
It's gonna be a long road because you chase history,
I make history.
[singer] ♪ I am the one Who's taking joy in your pain ♪
♪ No mercy ♪
[music fades out]
[narrator] And now, WWE presents No Mercy.
-[rock music playing] -[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
[explosions]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] We're in a sold-out brand new Golden 1 Center
in the California state capital of Sacramento,
14,324 members of the WWE Universe are on hand
for the SmackDown Live exclusive pay-per-view,
No Mercy.
[crowd cheering]
["The Time Is Now" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[man] Krrr, Amadou!
I'll make sure it's mine.
[singer] ♪ Your time is up, My time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ Its the franchise, boy, I'm shining now ♪
♪ You can't see me, my time is now ♪
♪ In case you forgot, or fell off, I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
♪ My money stack fat Plus I can't turn the swell off… ♪
It's got me through 15.
Let's get one more, Stu. Let's get one more.
[Mauro] And in the words of Bruno Mars, latest jam, "24k Magic",
"Pop, pop it's show time," and, John, what a way to kick off the show.
[JBL] What a way to kick off the show for the first time ever
on WWE pay-per-view.
We are kicking it off with the main event.
And what this is all about, the legendary, the two-time Hall of Famer, Ric Flair,
put out this tweet earlier that, "John Cena, it won't be easy,
but like I always say, to be the man, you know the finish."
Tonight, John Cena can be the man.
[Mauro] By the way, the "Bruno" in Bruno Mars,
a tribute to WWE Hall of Famer, Bruno Sammartino,
whom Mars resembled when he was a child,
happy belated birthday to another WWE legend.
[rock music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Here comes the man with the key to the streets.
"The Lunatic Fringe" Dean Ambrose,
he has revenge on his mind and, well, David Otunga, no love lost
between Dean Ambrose and John Cena, or AJ Styles?
[David] No, certainly not. I mean, these guys have had a war of words.
Ambrose said Cena was a lazy part-timer,
Cena said Ambrose needs to step up.
Seems like things got really personal.
And once we got it all this is AJ Styles has won titles all over the world
and he has defeated both of the two men that he is gonna compete against tonight.
[Mauro] And he told John Cena, "You're chasing history, I make history."
And history being made tonight at No Mercy
with this Triple Threat WWE World Championship Match
kicking things off.
[explosions]
["Phenomenal" playing]
[singer] ♪ No, they don't want none No, they don't want none ♪
♪ They looking scared No they don't really want none ♪
♪ We some southern boys With the farmer strength ♪
♪ Ain't nobody man enough To feel the pain… ♪
[Mauro] Well, here's a guy who's having a better year than anyone
not named Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles
walking into No Mercy WWE World Champion,
what a phenomenal start. Pun, of course,
as always, what a phenomenal start to his tenure in WWE, David.
[David] And a phenomenal start to tonight.
I mean, normally we have to wait till the end of the night
for the main event, but we get it first.
[Mauro] Well, Cena's chasing history, Ambrose chasing revenge,
and AJ Styles looking to solidify his standing
as the new face that runs the place.
[upbeat music playing]
[Mauro] By hook or by crook,
it's the first SmackDown Live of the Styles era.
I hate to tell you, I told you so, told, told, told you so,
I told you I was gonna beat John Cena.
[Mauro] Phenomenal Forearm.
He just beat John Cena at SummerSlam.
[Styles] And now I am the face that runs the place.
I told you I was gonna beat Dean Ambrose.
[commentator] The referee missed the low blow.
AJ Styles has done it.
I am the champ that runs the camp.
[singer] ♪ Here comes the money, Money, money, money, money ♪
[Shane] AJ, you took the easy way out,
but nonetheless, you are the WWE Champion.
And since you're the champ that runs the camp,
at No Mercy, you're gonna be defending the WWE World Championship
against John Cena and Dean Ambrose
in a Triple Threat Match.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] We thought that Ric Flair's record of 16 championships would never be tied.
John Cena can do the unthinkable at No Mercy.
[John] I come to the land of opportunity.
If I'm good enough,
I can get a chance to make history.
John, you're a lazy part-timer.
They know and you know and I know you can't get it done in the ring anymore.
Talk is cheap.
[dramatic music playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Styles] I wouldn't be worried about Ric Flair's legacy if I were you.
[singer] ♪ I'm a liar at night… ♪
[Styles] I would be worried about AJ Styles.
[singer] ♪ I am the one Who's taking joy in your pain ♪
[Styles] I'm superior in every way.
[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
[Mauro] The WWE World Championship is on the line.
AJ Styles defending the title in a rematch against Dean Ambrose.
[Dean] You stole from me, you made me your enemy.
[singer] ♪ See, I mean To set you right here, son ♪
♪ I set you back on track ♪
♪ I ain't afraid To paint a number on your back ♪
[commentator] He just attacked John Cena.
[singer] ♪ I'm a liar at night ♪
[commentator] Cena is not gonna let that stand.
[singer] ♪ I'm a fighter by day ♪
[crowd cheering]
[commentator 1] Cena just cost Ambrose the championship.
[commentator 2] Chaos here in Cleveland.
[commentator 1] AJ Styles and a handful of Dean Ambrose's pants.
[singer] ♪ I am the one Who's taking joy in your pain ♪
[commentator] Going for the Dirty Deeds.
[John] I got one goal left
and that is to announce the 16-time champ is here!
[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
[Styles] You chase history, I make history.
[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
[Dean] I'm not just gonna take back my title,
I'm gonna take it with interest.
[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
[commentator] No count-outs, no disqualification,
who will walk out WWE World Champion?
[singer] ♪ No mercy ♪
-[upbeat music playing] -[crowd cheering]
-[bell ringing] -[music concludes]
The following contest, scheduled for one fall,
is a Triple Threat Match
for the WWE World Championship.
[crowd cheering]
Introducing the challengers, first from Cincinnati, Ohio
weighing in at 225 pounds,
Dean Ambrose.
[crowd cheering]
And from West Newbury, Massachusetts
weighing in at 251 pounds,
John Cena.
[crowd cheering]
And from Gainesville, Georgia
weighing in at 218 pounds
who would like to be announced as the face that runs the place,
he is the WWE World Champion,
"The Phenomenal" AJ Styles.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] WWE World Championship contested under Triple Threat rules.
No count-out, no disqualifications.
The superstar who scores the first pinfall or submission will walk out
of the Golden 1 Center the golden boy of SmackDown Live
the WWE World Champion.
Remember, AJ Styles does not have to be pinned or submitted.
[David] Yeah, but remember this, 11 years ago just over John Cena won
his first WWE Championship from me.
I held it longer than anybody in the history of SmackDown television.
I knew that night he was great,
I knew that night he was on a different level,
I had no idea, this many years later he would have that title 15 times
-and trying to do tonight… -[bell ringing]
[David] …what we thought was unthinkable
and that is tie the incomparable Ric Flair.
[Mauro] What do you look for early, David?
Under triple threat rules, you have to have your head on a swivel.
[David] Oh, absolutely, because like you said, especially for AJ,
the pin could go down, he doesn't even have to be a part of it.
Let's see what you got, let's see what you got.
Yeah, yeah. Huh, huh.
I'm the champion right here.
[Mauro] And Ambrose firing off the first salvos,
looking for the Dirty Deeds quick while Cena wants the AA,
and it's Styles looking for the Styles clash,
so all three of them looking for the quick win.
-[crowd cheering] -[JBL] All three down,
all three thinking something offensive right of the bat, it's what you got to do.
The key in a Triple Threat Match, and I've been in a bunch of them,
this has all--three of these competitors had been in a bunch of them,
you got to be there to win.
It sounds over simple but you can't be away from the other two
at any time that they're the only two in the ring.
[Mauro] There have been lots of verbal jousting
but it's getting physical here to kick off No Mercy
with the most prestigious price in sports entertainment up for grabs,
the WWE World Championship.
[Mauro] And the only place you can see it is on SmackDown Live.
[David] Yes, it is.
[Mauro] Ambrose firing on all cylinders.
[David] The other thing you got to be careful of is all these
have to know were both men are at the same time
because once you get rolling, the other one can come up behind you.
[Mauro] Ambrose very comfortable as a brawler,
looking to utilize his environment, that barricade.
-[JBL] Ooh, Russian leg sweep to Cena. -[David] You're right.
That's when Ambrose is best though is when he brawls.
-And right now… [groans] -[Mauro groans]
Ambrose driving Styles head into the announcer's table.
[JBL] No disqualification, triple threat rules.
[Mauro] No count-outs.
Oh! Mule kick by Ambrose on Cena.
And look at the strength of John Cena catching Ambrose in midair.
[crowd cheering]
[David] Ooh, that's one of those things you got to see to believe
is just how powerful John Cena actually is.
Back first into the post, John.
[JBL] This is what I was talking about earlier.
Ambrose solved the equation.
Now, you got just AJ and John Cena competing.
-[David] Styles-- -[JBL] This is what you want
of your competitor, you want an isolation, you want a one-on-one in there.
[Mauro] Look at Styles with the pescado into the forearm
right across the jaw of John Cena.
Remember, Styles is 2-0 over John Cena
including an instant classic at SummerSlam.
[JBL] Remember also, AJ Styles has done everything he said he was gonna do.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] He said he was gonna come to the WWE and he was gonna beat John Cena.
He did. He said he was gonna beat Dean Ambrose
for that WWE World Championship and he did.
[Mauro] It took him 18 years.
[David] He also said he could beat them both at the same time,
-so I guess we're gonna find out tonight. -[JBL] Yes, we are.
[Mauro] Eighteen-year journey and now he stands atop the summit
of SmackDown Live.
Look at Ambrose, trying to suplex him to the-- to the outside.
Well, good counter by Styles to the knee.
Standing switch there by AJ Styles into the waistlock.
Whoa, John Cena-- double German suplex. Mamma mia.
-What a move by Cena. -[David] This is gonna--
this is gonna be the difference maker in this match.
Mark my work, it's John Cena's power.
[Mauro] Well, it's the strength of John Cena
and, of course, the technical prowess of AJ Styles,
but the wildcard is Dean Ambrose.
-Look at this [indistinct] -[JBL] You don't have to worry about this
except for a few people in the world because few people in the world
have the strength like John Cena does to pull off that move.
[Mauro] Styles with a forearm that sends Ambrose crashing to the outside.
Triple Threat Match for the WWE World Championship
kicking off No Mercy,
following in the footsteps of Paul McCartney
here at the brand new state of the art Golden 1 Center.
It's gonna be a hard day's night for our three competitors.
And Cena catapults Styles into the corner.
Over the shoulder, a cover by Cena, back pressing.
One count away from equaling the Nature Boy's hallowed record.
[David] And, you know, you got to wonder, just how much pressure
is the Nature Boy's record putting on John, too.
I mean, at one point, does it become a distraction to him?
[JBL] And he was nicknamed big match John by me
because, believe me, I understand how good John Cena is at big matches.
If there's anybody who can respond to pressure in a positive way,
it's John Cena.
[Mauro] Looking for the Attitude adjustment.
Pele kick counter by AJ Styles.
These two know each other so well.
And Styles proving to be one step ahead of Cena there.
[JBL] He's been one step ahead of everybody
this entire year as AJ Styles.
What a phenomenal year, and John Cena
is Slammy Award winner performer of the year three times.
AJ Styles right now, if you have the voting
here in the WWE has to be the frontrunner.
[Mauro] In comes Ambrose's sunset flip from the outside,
rolls up Styles for a two-count.
Oh [indistinct] lands on his feet. Styles…
Ooh.
[JBL] He's saying it could be both at the same time.
[Mauro] Back pressing Styles within one-count of retaining the title,
goes for the cover on Cena.
Wow. A combination, neckbreaker, DDT, Styles pulling out all the stops.
[JBL] Pulling out all the stops and he almost got John Cena sleeping there.
I mean, he-- he's gonna kick out that right shoulder.
At the last minute, AJ Styles held that shoulder down.
A pure veteran move.
[David] Now AJ Styles is definitely is the good--
I mean, even Cena said
AJ is one of the best he's ever been in the ring with.
That means a lot coming from John Cena.
[Mauro] And Ambrose picking up ahead of steam and he--oh.
Hit the steel ring steps on the way down.
[JBL] That could be disastrous for Dean Ambrose.
[Mauro] Ambrose may have been taken out of the equation
as Styles now sets his sights on John Cena.
Roundhouse kick to the ribcage.
The power of John Cena.
[JBL] That was just pure power. That's all it was. You're right, Mauro.
That's not a counter. That's just strength.
[Mauro] Caught right by Cena.
[JBL] That was close.
[David] And that's a testament to John Cena.
He's one of the guys who's been able to add to his arsenal year after year.
That's why he stays on top.
[JBL] Why are you such a John Cena fan?
[David] I'm not, I'm just being honest.
I mean, the guy keeps evolving. He really does.
-You got to give him credit. -[JBL] What about AJ Styles?
All over the world winning titles, come to WWE his first year, right now…
-[David] AJ Styles-- -[JBL] …he's up for performer of the year.
[David] Yeah. He's had a great year. John Cena had a great decade.
[Mauro] John Cena looking to make life miserable for AJ Styles
scaling the turnbuckle.
[JBL] This could it end right here.
[Mauro] Styles looking to counter however.
Has him in that Argentine backbreaker rack.
Oh, throws him into a powerbomb.
Jackknife cover.
Wow. Cena escapes.
[JBL] That was close.
[Mauro] Dean Ambrose right in front of us cleaning out,
the cobwebs beginning to stir, meanwhile John Cena, AJ Styles--
look at these guys.
[JBL] Look at this great move by AJ Styles.
Quick cover, not able to get good pressure on the shoulders
and Cena able to kick out.
[Mauro] Good block there by Cena, of course, the right hand of his own.
Reversal on the Irish whip
and AJ Styles has John Cena, the sleeper.
It's a big counter, smart in AJ's part too to try to wear him down.
[Mauro] And an ignominious way to retain the title
but Cena fighting it off.
-[David] Cena giving it right back. -[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Those huge arms of John Cena wrap around AJ's head,
trying to wear him out.
[Mauro] Oh, and-- now, it's Dean Ambrose's turn.
And he jumps on the back of John Cena.
Oh.
[JBL] Remember, the ropes will not break this.
[Mauro] Meanwhile, AJ Styles on the receiving end
of John Cena's attempts and an escape,
and finally able to break the grip of Dean Ambrose,
ducks under the clothesline.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Flying shoulder tackles by Cena.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, German suplex by Styles.
-[JBL] Wow. -[Mauro] Toed on.
Flattened.
Oh, and Cena just kicks out.
AJ Styles coming so close to retaining the WWE World Championship.
[David] This is Ambrose's spot.
[Mauro] Yeah. Toed on by Dean Ambrose.
Hmp, and he gets a two-count.
Again, Dean Ambrose, well-schooled in brawling tactics
but he can also be technical when necessary.
John, that what's make him the wildcard.
[JBL] Look, he was part of the-- one of the greatest factions
in the history of this business in the Shield, yeah.
You compare those guys to the NWO, to DX, to the Freebirds,
there's a reason for that.
The reason he was one of the longest United States Champions of all time,
why he was as former WWE Champion.
-[Mauro] Cena now running over AJ Styles. -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Back first goes Styles.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, Ambrose levels Cena with the cover.
[David] That's the thing, these matches are chaotic,
just when you get rolling you got to be--
pay attention where the other guy is.
[Mauro] Ambrose hopes things come up deuces wild
and he hopes to begin his second reign as WWE World Champion.
And Styles wiped out Cena.
[JBL] And Cena is all the way out of the ring.
-[Mauro] Oh, and here's-- -[JBL] Had a chance here.
[Mauro] Ambrose looking for dirty deeds.
[JBL] I would think this is what Ambrose and AJ Styles have been waiting for.
You get John Cena out of the way, you defeat your one-on-one opponent now,
you walk out here WWE Champion.
[Mauro] Styles ended Ambrose reign at Backlash,
thanks to a low blow, and now has--
oh, looking for the Frankensteiner but a roll up by Ambrose and a two-count.
Roll up by Styles.
Shoulders down and Styles gets a two.
The action fast and furious as you would expect
with three alpha males.
Styles, shoulder was down for a two-count.
[David] Ambrose was covering him with his head.
Use any body part you can.
[JBL] Because Styles wasn't even kicking out.
-He's rolling actually. -[Mauro] And speaking of--
[JBL] I'm sure he knows where he's at.
[Mauro] Speaking of rolling, Cena rolls back into the ring gingerly.
[David] This could be Cena's opportunity here.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] A 15-time WWE World champion
has not held the gold since losing to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam in 2014.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] It's a Ten Knuckle Shuffle.
-[crowd cheering] -[JBL laughs]
-[Mauro] And that's what Cena delivers… -[JBL] One for each.
[Mauro] …to both Styles and Ambrose.
And now looking to deliver the Attitude Adjustment.
He does it on Styles but Styles quickly rolls out.
-[David] Brilliant. -[JBL] Hard move.
[crowd cheering]
-[Mauro] Oh, and an AA for Dean Ambrose. -[JBL] Here it is.
-[Mauro] Here's a cover. -[JBL] Sixteen-time--oh.
Almost.
[Mauro] We almost witness history here in Sacramento.
Cena looking to equal "Nature Boy" Ric Flair's hallowed mark
of 16 World Championships.
[JBL] And this is how close John Cena was right here to getting that hallowed mark.
[David] Wow. Does it get any closer than that right there?
[JBL] Main event should always remember where you are,
those old enough to remember, Aaron breaking Babe Ruth's record.
-Remember exactly where they were. -[Mauro] Oh, STF.
[JBL] Everybody, remember this right now because this could be record-breaking.
The fact that John Cena can tie Ric Flair, that 16 World Championship.
[David] And remember there's no rope break here either.
-[Mauro] Ambrose digging down deep. -[JBL] You're right.
-[Mauro] Known for his resilience. -[JBL] Yup. You're right.
[Mauro] Oh, but it's fading but in comes AJ Styles.
[JBL] And you are right, David. There's no disqualification.
John can slip that arm underneath the chin whatever it takes.
[Mauro] Yeah. Again, no count-outs, no disqualification.
The first superstar to gain a pinfall or submission
walks out WWE World Champion.
No champion advantage for AJ Styles
although he's looking for the advantage on Cena.
-[JBL] Oh, wow. -[Mauro] A suplex on the apron.
[JBL] He landed on that shoulder right on the corner of the ring.
I've said many times, the hardest part of the ring
and Cena landed on that shoulder.
-[Mauro] Definitely, it keeps repeating. -[David] He better should be out of it.
-Look at this. Look at this. -[Mauro] Springboard 450
connects on Ambrose.
[JBL] He said he'd beat both of them.
[Mauro] And Ambrose kicks off. Wow.
You talk about the heart of Dean Ambrose.
[David] But before that 450, look at this.
Suplex right on the ring apron.
And look how beautiful this is.
Wow. The height, the rotation.
[Mauro] Yup. Yeah. 2 Cold Scorpio would be proud of that 450.
-And Styles came within a one-count. -[JBL] He did. And--
[David] Okay. AJ Styles, he's got some skills.
I'm getting that, he's got some skills.
-Man. -[JBL] Not skill.
WWE World Champion.
[Mauro] Two-time IWGP Heavyweight champion,
decorated champion wherever he's competed
and now stands atop the sports entertainment summit.
[JBL] And he won the IWA Championship in his first stay there.
Other person to do that? Brock Lesnar.
[Mauro] OH. Ambrose with a kick to the midsection countering--
Styles raking the eyes of Dean Ambrose.
[JBL] It's all legal.
-Every bit of it is legal. -[Mauro] Looking for the Styles clash.
He delivers it.
But Cena's in to breaking up and immediately puts the STF on AJ Styles.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Dean Ambrose is too out of it, you can't do anything but watch.
[crowd cheering]
-[JBL] Dean won't let him tap. -[Mauro] Ambrose preventing Styles--
[JBL] Dean won't let him tap. Cena just realizes what Dean has done.
[David] Smart move by Dean Ambrose.
[Mauro] And Ambrose raining down punches and knees to John Cena
whatever it takes.
An incredible start to No Mercy in this Triple Threat Match.
[JBL] Ambrose, it looked like he thought that AJ Styles was gonna tap
and he stopped him from doing it.
[David] In this kind of match, you don't wanna take any chances.
You never know.
[Mauro] WWE World Championship hanging in the balance.
Ambrose proud beating Cena.
Paint brushing him.
Ooh, and Cena follows up with a shot to the back of Ambrose.
-Oh, no. -[JBL] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] That super strength of John Cena.
[JBL] You got to be kidding me.
You got to be kidding me.
[Mauro] Lunatic lariat by Dean Ambrose.
[JBL] He just turned AJ Styles inside out.
[Mauro] But what about the strength of John Cena?
-And I'm not just talking with the power… -[David] I've said it before.
[Mauro] …but the strength of his fighting spirit.
[David] John Cena is one of the strongest guys
I've ever been in the ring with.
[Mauro] Both mentally and physically.
-[David] Look at this. -[JBL] AJ is rapid.
AJ with a kick.
[Mauro] Oh. There is your clothesline Stan Hansen is gonna be proud of.
[Mauro] And a certain guy by the name of JBL as well.
[JBL] You better believe it.
WWE Championship, I've seen a few clotheslines like that.
Dean Ambrose going for the home run.
I think these guys are--
they all know they're one big move away from walking out.
Here we go.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Powerbomb by Cena on Ambrose. Jackknife cover.
Ambrose escapes.
Flying crossbody by Styles but Cena--
well, turns it over and again deadlifts AJ Styles.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Wrestles him up.
Look at the counter by Styles into that Calf Crusher,
beautifully done by the WWE World Champion.
[JBL] He not only has John Cena in the middle of the ring.
If John Cena gets to the ropes-- remember, triple threat rules,
you cannot break on the ropes.
No disqualification.
The tap outs certainly count.
[Mauro] Ooh, Ambrose dropping the elbow on AJ Styles.
[David] And wisely breaking that up.
[Mauro] A terrific Triple Threat Match for the WWE World Championship.
No Mercy has seen some memorable championship bouts
over the years including Eddie Guerrero's final pay-per-view match.
He would have been 49 today if-- look at Ambrose now.
Reversing it on Styles.
And Styles may be forced to tap.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, wow.
[JBL] But what if he taps?
Who wins?
[indistinct]
-[Mauro] And AJ Styles has tapped out. -[bell ringing]
[JBL] Who won?
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Both Ambrose and Cena had a submission hold on Styles.
No. Two counts on one hold.
[Mauro] Oh, wait.
[JBL] Mike Chioda, senior official, wise move, he's waving it off.
That's the correct decision.
Ambrose and Cena both won't like him, that is the correct decision.
-[Mauro] Both guys… -[JBL] Both guys think they won
but Mike Chioda has made the right decision.
[Mauro] Look at that, a two-count and the--and the match continues.
And Dean Ambrose unloading on Cena, comes back with a vicious right hand.
-Oh. -[JBL] Wow.
[Mauro] And counters Ambrose with a clothesline from--
if you will beg my pardon, from hell.
[JBL] That's a clothesline from hell.
Let's go back and see what happened here.
Both guys have AJ in submission,
he's tapping but both guys had him hooked up, so who wins?
It's a right call by the official.
[Mauro] And dirty deeds delivered by Dean Ambrose on John Cena.
Oh, and Styles pulls off the referee to save his title reign.
-[JBL] No disqualification. -I'm telling you, now back it off.
-No way. -Back it off.
-No way. -Let's get it back.
Come on, let's go.
[Mauro] Tope suicida by Dean Ambrose.
Oh, and he just throws AJ Styles over the German broadcasters' table.
Again, no count-outs, no disqualification.
The WWE World Championship remains at stake.
[JBL] And the craziness of Dean Ambrose sometimes you see brilliance.
You get rid of AJ Styles.
Now--and suddenly it's just down to you and John Cena.
-[Mauro] And Cena with the corner mount. -[JBL] Cena…
[Mauro] Looking for the avalanche AA.
-[JBL] He hit it. -[Mauro] He delivers it.
[JBL] He hit it.
[Mauro] Oh, but Styles introducing the chair.
[crowd cheering]
[David] No DQ.
[Mauro] Styles pinning John Cena.
-[bell ringing] -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] AJ Styles retains the WWE World Championship.
[announcer] Here is your winner
and still the WWE world champion,
AJ Styles.
["Phenomenal" playing]
[Mauro] He remains the face that runs the place
in a thrilling Triple Threat Match to kick off No Mercy.
The chase for history continues.
[JBL] AJ Styles said that when he came to WWE
he was gonna beat John Cena.
He said he'd take the WWE Championship from Dean Ambrose
and he said tonight he would beat both Dean Ambrose and John Cena
to retain the WWE Championship.
AJ Styles did exactly what he said.
[Mauro] And let's go back to where we thought the match actually ended
with Styles tapping out.
[JBL] Referee made the right decision.
[David] The avalanche AA. John Cena has it.
[Mauro] He had it, you're right.
The 16th championship at his grasp except for AJ Styles.
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] And AJ Styles has now pinned John Cena three times this year
and remains the WWE World Champion.
[JBL] AJ Styles did what he needed to do to retain the most prestigious title
of all in sports entertainment.
The only place you could see it here is on SmackDown Live.
[Mauro] A phenomenal start to No Mercy.
A disconsolate John Cena and Dean Ambrose
but this night belongs to AJ Styles,
the WWE World Champion.
Congratulations to "The Face That Runs The Place" AJ Styles.
["Phenomenal" playing]
[JBL] Phenomenal.
[singer] ♪ We some country boys Working overtime for it ♪
♪ Kings of the south ♪
[man] Help.
[suspenseful music playing]
What an incredible way to start a pay-per-view.
Congratulations to "The Face That Runs The Place" AJ Styles.
AJ Styles retains the WWE World Championship
in a thrilling victory over John Cena and Dean Ambrose.
But what about Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton?
[JBL] The mind game stomping.
[Mauro] And Bray Wyatt the new "Eater of Worlds"
and "The Apex Predator" Randy Orton
will do battle coming up later tonight
here on No Mercy,
and it's been all about mind games.
[laughter]
[Bray] Randy Orton, ladies and gentlemen.
When I gave you a gift.
No.
All you had to do was stay down,
but you didn't.
They love you.
Yeah.
But you and I, Randy,
we are bonded by the most unholy matrimony.
Till death do us part, Randy.
I am a god.
And a god can never die.
You are a great man but still just a man that was damaged.
I have a story for you, Randy.
You ever heard of Hansel and Gretel?
Of course, you have.
And I've heard you tell it to your kids.
[laughter]
[Bray] Two children who were lost in the deep dark woods.
I leave a trail of breadcrumbs by.
I have left my very own trail of breadcrumbs but my trail
will not lead you home,
they will lead you straight within the confines of the prison
that is your own mind.
Where you at, Randy?
[Randy] Hello, Bray.
I'm just looking at the world the way you see it, upside down.
At No Mercy, I'm gonna turn your world
right-side up like this.
[chuckles]
[groans]
[Bray] You're taking all the fun out of my little game.
I just want you to know that I can play your game better than you.
[Bray] Is this all you got, Randy?
If you think you're the predator?
Come capture your prey.
Your time is coming, Randy.
[Randy] How does it feel that the hunter is now the hunted?
Take me home.
I'm ready to go home.
[Randy] You are no longer the predator.
I am the predator now.
["You Can Look But You Can't Touch" playing]
[JBL] Randy Orton thought he could play mind games with Bray Wyatt.
I thought he couldn't.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is a women's division match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Scottsdale, Arizona, Nikki Bella.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And the "Fearless" Nikki Bella back after a career-threatening injury
has her sights set on finally getting Carmella one-on-one
inside the squared circle.
[JBL] Yeah. Carmella has been upset about the fact that he-- she thought
that Nikki Bella in her hometown came out and upstaged her,
and that is what has led to this entire match
which is something I'm looking forward to.
I'm looking forward to it, too.
Nikki Bella was all about making her return.
With all due respect, I'm not sure if she knew
who Carmella was even at the time.
And don't forget, before every pay-per-view,
it's a kickoff show on the WWE network and earlier tonight
SmackDown Live commissioner Shane McMahon announced that due to a medical condition
unrelated to any in-ring activity, Becky Lynch will not be able
to defend the SmackDown Women's Championship tonight
but Alexa Bliss will still be in action.
But right now we're set for Nikki Bella and Carmella,
one-on-one competition in the SmackDown women's division.
[announcer] And her opponent from Staten Island, Carmella.
["Fabulous" playing]
[singer] ♪ F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S, yes ♪
♪ Diamonds on my neck… ♪
[Mauro] Well, Carmella has done her best
to remain a thorn in the side of Nikki Bella
and it all started when Nikki Bella made her return to SmackDown Live.
And now you've joined us here on SmackDown Live.
Yeah, you know, it actually means a lot to me, Renee.
It means everything.
When I was told that my injury…
[crowd cheering]
No. Hey.
That's enough. That's enough.
[commentator] And…
[crowd cheering]
The longest reigning diva's champion in WWE history is back
and, of course, tonight we all saw it.
-Whoa. -[man] Oh.
Oh.
[David] Carmella takes every opportunity to jump Nikki Bella.
This is a thing she wants to make her name…
[Renee] Can we get somebody?
[David] …off the line as reigning divas champion in history.
Come on. Guys, guys. Hey…
[JBL] Carmella feels that her-- feels that her hometown,
Nikki Bella took advantage of her.
She came out just because she's a star,
because she has this incredible show at Total Bellas
because she's been the divas' champion for so long.
[David] But like I said before, Nikki wasn't even concerned with Carmella.
Carmella was a rookie. Nikki didn't even know who she was.
[Mauro] And no surprise that Nikki Bella immediately goes after Carmella.
She's got--oh, and Carmella counters with a slap right across the face.
[JBL] Look, if you were a rookie and some superstar
didn't know who you were, would that upset you?
-No, it would be. -[David] I would make them know who I am.
[Mauro] No love lost between these two
members of the SmackDown [indistinct] division
and Nikki Bella aggressively going after the princess of Staten Island.
Hey, come on, you guys. Get it out of there now.
[JBL] It's a unique way to get a person back in the ring.
Huh? Trying to mess with me, huh?
[Mauro] Well, Carmella has had Nikki Bella's number
since Nikki Bella came back from that career-threatening neck surgery
and there's a basement slide dropkick to Carmella by Nikki Bella
-proving to be fearless. Oh. -[David] But Carmella always jumps Nikki.
She never fights her straight up.
[JBL] Well, she's fighting her straight up right now
and she's doing quite well.
Ooh, wow.
[referee] Bring it inside. What are you doing?
Get back in here.
Nikki Bella holding that neck, that's not a good sign.
-[Carmella] Who's fearless now? -[JBL] Oh, yeah.
…four…
[Mauro] Referee administering the ten-count.
…five.
-[David] Look at this. -[JBL] Oh.
[David] Right off the led where Nikki immediately grabbing the neck.
…seven…
[JBL] Well, Carmella came to SmackDown with a bit of an edge.
She was a low draft pick and she felt like that was unwarranted.
She wanted to make a name for herself so was Dak Prescott.
Look at what happens when he got a chance?
Same with Carmella.
[Mauro] Final draft pick for SmackDown Live
but really wanting to use Nikki Bella to leap frog the competition.
And look at this. Using that post.
[referee] …three, four, get it off.
-[Mauro] Modified… -[referee] Come on now.
-You bring it back inside. -[Mauro] …bow and arrow.
[David] But there's a way to make a name for yourself
in hard work and winning, not jumping girls.
[JBL] I'll tell you how I wanna make a name for myself.
[Mauro] Oh, there's a cover by Carmella.
[JBL] By destroying the longest reigning divas champion, women's champion now
divas champion then in WWE history.
[Mauro] Ooh, and she drops an elbow and another elbow
and working on that surgically-repaired neck of Nikki Bella
is the aggressive Carmella, a second generation sports entertainer.
Her dad appeared in WWE in the late '80s into the '90s,
so she knows about this life and she knows what it takes to be successful.
[JBL] And she's smart.
She's going right after what she perceives
to be the weakness on Nikki Bell and that is that neck.
-[David] Right, unfortunately-- -[Mauro] Aggressively taking down
the longest reigning divas champion.
[David] Unfortunately for Nikki,
everybody knows about that neck and it's a huge target.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] There's that moonwalk.
Oh, and the bronco buster in the corner by Carmella.
Goes for the cover, shoulders are down, but Nikki Bella able to kick-out.
-[JBL] We're talking about a huge-- -Come on, Nikki, give up.
[JBL] We're talking about a huge win for Carmella,
if she's able to get a win tonight on WWE pay-per-view
-against Nikki Bella. -Give up, Nikki.
[Mauro] Something tells me Carmella was a member of the mean girls in school.
In fact she did earn a degree in marketing
from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.
Nobody cares about you, Nikki.
[David] And I agree with you though, John.
If Carmella is able to beat Nikki tonight,
she'll definitely prove that she's a force here.
No, nobody cares.
[Mauro] And really putting a grip on the neck of Nikki Bella.
And you have to wonder,
as incredible as this comeback has been for Nikki Bella,
how much can she sustain here?
[JBL] But look at this. Nikki Bella's in trouble.
[David] And she can't afford to have her neck injured again.
-A severely [indistinct] neck. [-Mauro] Look at the power of Nikki Bella.
Counter knee by Carmella and then driving Nikki Bella
into the top turnbuckle and her right boot.
Come on now. Get out of there. Let's go. Get back inside here, one two…
[Mauro] Now, just using the hair and breaking the rules.
Get off the hair, huh? You bring it back inside.
[JBL] We got a four count, Mauro.
[Mauro] And she's definitely working that count
as she works the WWE Universe now.
That's right [indistinct]
-[Mauro] It's sold out here at the Golden… -[JBL] Whoa.
[Mauro] …center and Nikki Bella with that explosive tackle out of the corner.
And how much damage has already been done to Nikki's neck?
Two. Three.
[JBL] You know what, sometimes you have an injury that has--
you're worried about it more than it's actually something
that physically bothers you.
[Mauro] Dropkick by Nikki Bella.
[JBL] And because of that, it opens up offensive opportunities for your opponent.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Nikki Bella trying to build momentum
in this grudge match against Carmella.
Corner clothesline.
-[JBL] Oh, wow. -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Springboard roundhouse kick out of the corner, side press,
and Carmella escapes.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, Carmella holding on dearly to the top rope
knowing that Nikki Bella trying to set her up.
Oh, Bella Buster. Could this be it?
One, two, no.
[JBL] Wow, man.
Kicks out again.
[David] Nikki Bella's giving her the best.
[JBL] Carmella understands this is her opportunity.
[David] And she just yanks her up, too.
[Mauro] Oh, back first.
Nikki Bella looking to vanquish Carmella,
exorcise one of her demons since she returned,
but Carmella turning the tables again.
Headscissors takeover, super kick, cover by Carmella, only a two count.
A hard-hitting affair as you would expect between these two members
of the SmackDown Women's Division.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Carmella trying to build her reputation,
make a name for herself at the expense of Nikki Bella.
[JBL] And, you know, Mauro, you and I talked to Carmella
before the show tonight, and she told us she wants to make a name for herself,
win, lose, or draw against Nikki Bella,
whatever that has to take, she said she's willing to do it.
[Mauro] Small package here by Nikki Bella, rolling up Carmella for a two count.
Oh [indistinct] there by Carmella.
And look at the Code of Silence.
-Oh, and that neck… -[David] Back on the neck.
-[Mauro] …that surgically-repaired neck. -[crowd cheering]
-[David] Nikki Bella… -[JBL] Look at this.
[David] …knows she's in trouble.
-[Mauro] The strength of Nikki Bella. -[David] Here it comes.
A roll-up though by Carmella, roll-through by Nikki Bella.
Wow. [Mauro] Nikki [indistinct] forearm.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, counter again by Carmella, rolls over into--again locks in…
-[David] Got it back. -[Mauro] …the code of silence.
Nikki Bella trying to reach that bottom rope.
Oh, the pressure.
Carmella putting the squeeze on that neck.
Oh, but Nikki Bella reaches the promise land,
that bottom rope which will break the hold.
[David] It broke the hold but the damage
may have already been done to Nikki's neck.
-Are you kidding me? -[referee] It's a clean break.
[Mauro] Again there was a lot of consternation and trepidation.
I know that a lot of soul-searching went into Nikki Bella's comeback
but she proved to be indomitable, and she's back here on SmackDown Live.
But Carmella wants to end her career here tonight at No Mercy.
And who knows if Nikki's neck was even at a hundred percent when she came back.
You know, it might have been good, it might have been 80,
but that's not 100.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Fireman's carry--oh.
-She calls it the Rack Attack 2.0. -[crowd] One, two, three.
[Mauro] And Nikki Bella picks up the much needed win against Carmella.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Nikki Bella.
["You Can Look But You Can't Touch" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Yeah, what a terrific effort by Carmella.
-[David] Look at this forearm by Nikki. -[JBL] Yeah, yeah.
It is unbelievable.
[David] She just put everything behind it.
But then here, Nikki was in bad shape.
Carmella had that Code of Silence locked in.
Nikki barely able to reach the rope.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Carmella took a little too much time and that's what happens when--
and you find out why Nikki Bella has been on top of the divas division
-for so long… -[bell ringing]
-[crowd cheering] -[JBL] …now the women's division.
[Mauro] The Rack Attack 2.0 garners Nikki Bella
an ultra-satisfying victory over Carmella here at No Mercy.
-[JBL] And a terrific effort by Carmella. -[crowd cheering]
-[JBL] And applaud… -[Mauro] What a comeback by Nikki Bella.
[indistinct] No Mercy pretty well.
Look at this, it has been awesome.
The championship match was off the chain. That was great.
[crowd cheering]
[knocks on door]
Come in.
-Hey… -Gentleman.
-It was great. -It was great.
No, this show is going great.
This show is awesome but you know what's gonna really stand it out?
When your Intercontinental Champion
retires the perennial loser, Dolph Ziggler.
But you know, I can't take all of the credit, can I,
for what's gonna happened to Dolph tonight?
Because you Daniel are as responsible as I am.
See, no matter how many times you rewind Rocky IV
and you hope for a change,
Apollo Creed always gets destroyed by Ivan Drago.
But you can't help it, you had to give Dolph opportunity,
after opportunity to watch him fail each and every time,
much like your in-ring career.
[indistinct]
But you know what,
you two are going to have a lot in common after tonight.
Because after tonight both of you will be--will be retired.
-Now, if you'll… -You're finished?
…no, oh, actually--no, no, after I retain on day 188
of The Miz's never ending Intercontinental Championship World Tour…
[crowd cheering]
…I wanna renegotiate my contract.
See, I know for a fact you have some freed up funds
once Dolph Ziggler is no longer on the payroll,
so say adieu, Maryse.
Adieu.
But, I can guess, so you're maybe rooting for him.
[Titus] As a lifelong WWE fan, in 2012 Kelly Sherman purchased
a rise above cancer t-shirt to support Susan G. Komen
in her fight against breast cancer.
She never imagined that just a few months later,
that shirt would help her and her husband explain to their two young boys
that their mom had been diagnosed with breast cancer.
My diagnoses devastated me, but the words "Never Give Up,"
had more meaning than ever before.
[Titus] Through her experience, Kelly learned the meaning of community.
[Kelly] I was so surprised by the outpouring of support
and encouragement I received from my community,
and knew, I had to give back.
[Titus] And now, she stands alongside those who supported her.
Today, she volunteers at a local chemotherapy clinic,
participates in the race for the cure,
talks to people about her journey,
and cheers them on through theirs.
Kelly's actions made her more than pink and you can be too.
Act, donate, get involved. Go to komen.org/MoreThanPink.
["Done With That" playing]
[crowd chatter]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
It's for the SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, at a combined weight of 479 pounds,
Jimmy and Jey, The Usos.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] The new look by The Usos
vying for the SmackDown Tag Team Championships.
Tonight, looking to become three-time tag team champions of the WWE.
Before that we saw an emotional feature
involving WWE superstar, Titus O'Neil, and Kelly Sherman.
WWE is so proud to once again partner with the Susan G. Komen foundation
for the fifth consecutive year to raise awareness for breast cancer.
You can join the fight by going to komen.org/wwe,
it's more than pink.
["More Than One Man" playing]
[singer] ♪ I'm just one man ♪
♪ But I'm a one man band ♪
[announcer] And their opponents, they are the SmackDown Tag Team Champions,
Heath Slater and Rhyno.
[Mauro] Well, the most unlikely champions on the SmackDown roster
prove to be the feel-good story of the summer,
Beauty and the Manbeast the inaugural SmackDown Tag Team Champions.
And tonight, of course, No Mercy could be seen around the world
on the WWE network.
We bring in on our Spanish broadcast team,
Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodriguez.
[speaking Spanish]
[Mauro] And the German broadcasters are Carsten Schaefer and Sebastian Hackl.
[speaking German]
[speaking German] Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California.
[JBL] One of the most unlikely stories of the year,
Heath Slater, hell, teaming up with Rhyno, Tag Team Champion.
[Mauro] Don't forget you can watch your favorite TV shows and movies online
with Hulu and get next day unlimited instant streaming access to all of WWEs
weekly programs including Raw, SmackDown, Main Event, NXT, and Superstar.
Visit hulu.com for a free trial
and start watching your favorite WWE shows today.
SmackDown Tag Team Championships at stake.
[singer] ♪ Just where we stand ♪
♪ We're feeling just [indistinct] ♪
[bell ringing]
[Mauro] But will the fairytale title reign of Beauty and the Manbeast
will last about as long as most Tinseltown relationships?
The Usos who grew up in the nearby 415, hope so.
And judging by their recent shift in attitude,
they are not above doing whatever is necessary
in order to become tag team champions.
[David] That's exactly right. They told Michael Cole,
"It's a doggy dog world".
Now, finally they're seeing clear and know what they go to do.
[JBL] But, they're in there with a rhino not a dog.
[David] What you said is true.
[Mauro] [indistinct] Rhyno who…
-Who's the man? -[Mauro] …a crafty veteran,
ECW original now SmackDown Tag Team Champion against Jimmy Uso.
[JBL] Running for office off in Michigan, way too honest to be a politician.
Let's go.
[Mauro] There's that brute strength of Rhyno on display.
[JBL] Oh-ho, man.
[Mauro] Man, they light him up like a Draconid meteor shower
from Friday, Rhyno has Jimmy Uso
in the tag team's champion's corner.
[JBL] I thought just lit up like me and Ron in happy hour.
-Whoo. -[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And Heath Slater, earning the contract--
earning the championships and giving his family
the double wide and above ground pool, but they're in tough against The Usos…
-[JBL] Oh, man. -[Mauro] …as he just found out.
Oh, ho.
A little chant here in Sacramento, "He's got kids".
He's got a whole baseball team of them.
I got kids too. I got kids too.
[David] You know, Heath's family is always in his mind,
that's definitely his motivation.
He doesn't wanna have to give up that trailer.
[Mauro] Well, The Usos, a member of one of the most successful
families in sports entertainment, the Samoan sports entertainment dynasty,
as Jey Uso with the scoop and a slam on Slater.
[JBL] You know, The Usos have been a tough tag team in WWE
in the last several years.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And the sons of WWE hall of famer, Rikishi, their great uncles,
also a brother tandem, the Wild Samoans, WWE hall of famers.
Belly to back suplex by Jey Uso, lateral press, crossface,
and Slater gets a two.
[David] And look at The Usos game plan here,
keep Heath Slater in and keep Rhyno out.
[JBL] An interview--a recent interview with WWE, Rikishi had said that--
there's a [indistinct] that Rikishi have said
that he understands why they're doing what they had to do
to survive here in WWE.
[Mauro] Cover. And Jimmy Uso garners a two count.
What impresses you most about their new attitude, John?
[JBL] The fact that they will do anything.
I think before, they come out here with that Siva Tau,
like pacific island tradition, but they had abandoned all that.
All they care about right now is winning and that's all you should care about.
This is a Machiavellian world.
[David] Wait a minute, John, you're impressed by the fact
that they've ignored their culture now?
[JBL] Absolutely, because all they're just trying to do is win.
[Mauro] Here comes Rhyno.
[David] No, and they're not just trying to win,
they're trying to hurt Heath and take him out.
[Mauro] Well, they've done their best in trying to eliminate American Alpha
who picked up a big win on kick-off with the Hype Bros
in the eight-man tag team action earlier tonight.
Running clothesline by Rhyno.
[JBL] I can tell you being loved by anybody in the world,
they don't pay your rent.
They don't buy a car for you.
They don't take care of you.
It doesn't matter.
You win matches, that pays your rent, that buys you real fancy cars.
[Mauro] Belly-to-belly suplex by Rhyno and he's now setting up Jimmy Uso.
[David] Jimmy's in a bad spot.
[Mauro] And Jey Uso up on the apron, however, he gets clocked by Rhyno.
Rhyno gets a dropkick from Jimmy as The Usos looking to curry favor here
in this tag team title match.
Ow. And there's an ode to their uncle, Umaga.
As Jey Uso goes for the side press, hooks a leg, and gets a two count.
[JBL] Those tree trunk type legs for Rhyno,
that--it takes a lot to keep that Man Beast down for a three count.
[David] You're right about that. They're gonna have to just stay on him.
I don't know how you gonna keep him down.
Rhyno, get up!
[JBL] ECW legend and he is for a very good reason.
[Mauro] Lateral press, hooks the outside leg,
and Jey Uso again with the two count though,
trying to put away Rhyno as he makes the tag now
to his fraternal twin brother, Jimmy.
[crowd chanting]
[Mauro] And the Usos truly believe that nothing can stop them,
and that they will soon be all the way up
and reigning as SmackDown Tag Team champions,
and a good start in this match, David.
[David] Yeah, absolutely.
And then Usos, what they do so effectively is they tag in and out frequently,
and use the numbers both of them just to break down one of their opponents.
[JBL] You know, they're a great tag team.
You know, they're twins, they know each other extremely well,
you would think.
And because of that they came in here,
they said, they didn't want to have singles match.
They didn't wanna have singles championships.
They wanna be the greatest tag team of all time.
And that is exactly the path that the Usos are on.
[Mauro] They have a huge edge in tag team experience.
[David] No, they were the greatest tag team for the past two years
but now, things are starting to change.
And that's where their attitude comes from.
[JBL] On the other side, you got the odd couple.
[Mauro] Basement dropkick to back of Rhyno's head,
and the odd couple are the reigning SmackDown Tag Team champions,
and for how much longer.
[David] And don't forget the odd couple did beat the Usos,
so they clearly have a game plan that they know can work.
[Mauro] Rhyno trying to power his way back to his feet
but just ate that vicious right hand and another right from Jey Uso.
-ECW. ECW. -[David] Rhyno calling for more.
[JBL] Uso don't mind hitting him some more.
It worked out well Rhyno.
[Mauro] Rhyno collapses, again,
it's Jey Uso going for the victory
and Heath Slater chomping at the bit, wanting to get into this match.
Come on [indistinct]
[JBL] Heath Slater, he sees the championship
slipping away from him in that double wide.
[Mauro] In comes Jimmy Uso, they have until a count of five
to get the legal man in there
and it's all Usos here at No Mercy
as they are showing Rhyno no mercy in this matchup.
And, again, Rhyno has been through myriad wars in the ring.
And yet just met Jimmy Uso with that back elbow,
will that give him the opportunity to make the tag?
[Jimmy] Let's go buddy.
-[Mauro] Spinebuster by Rhyno. -[David] Oh, what a spinebuster.
[crowd chanting] Slater, Slater, Slater!
-[JBL] Heath Slater… -[David] There he is.
[JBL] …jumping at that bed.
[Mauro] And the tag has made and in comes the one man brand,
and, yes, that's with an R as Heath Slater, living the highlights
since becoming SmackDown Tag Team champion, all over the Usos.
[JBL] Former West Virginia Golden Gloves champion.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] The man can throw fists.
-[Mauro] Leg lariat on Jey Uso. -[David] And the legs…
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Hangman's Neckbreaker by Slater.
Rolling over Jey Uso. Cover.
-Two? Three? -Just two.
[Mauro] What do you attribute Heath Slater's summer of success?
Because this was a guy without a-- without a home.
He had to fight for his contract.
[David] It was desperation.
You know, desperate men can do amazing things
and Heath is a perfect example of that.
[Mauro] Roll up by Slater on Jey Uso for a two-count.
[JBL] The summer of Slater.
The results will say that.
But I'm glad I did.
-But it could be over. -[Mauro] Jey Uso with the counter
and he gets a two-count.
Hey, hey, don't touch. Don't touch, that's two. That's two.
[Mauro] Only a two-count.
The kings of the double-teams, the Usos, two-time tag team champions,
looking to add a third title reign here tonight in No Mercy,
in their neck of the woods, Northern California.
Rhyno takes out Jey Uso.
[groans]
Dropkick through the ropes by Jimmy…
-[David] Oh, wow. -…and hit Slater with a right hand.
One, come on! Two!
[JBL] We're about to see a little air Uso.
I'd hate to be beaten by a guy in yellow shoes like that, but…
[Mauro] Looking for the smokes, but--oh.
-[JBL] Wow. -[Mauro] Powerslam
from the turnbuckle by Slater.
That'll drive the wind…
-[David] And Heath cover him. -[Mauro] …out of Uso's sails.
[all] One, two…
[Mauro] Oh, Jimmy Uso powers out of last possible second.
Hard-hitting affair from the SmackDown tag team champions.
[David] Look at this. Heath going up with the Powerslam.
[crowd cheering]
-[JBL] Wow. -[Mauro] Oh, Superkick. Jimmy Uso.
Talk about a denture-denting move. Tag is made.
Oh, the attack.
The left leg of Heath Slater has become their modus operandi.
[David] Just like they did with the American Alphas.
[JBL] There's a Gore.
[Mauro] A gore on the outside to Jimmy Uso, Tequila Sunrise by Jey Uso.
Hey, you tap? You tap? Hey!
[Mauro] Half-crab armlock, here comes Rhyno.
[JBL] He just ran over Uso.
[Mauro] Rhyno's riled up.
Trying to rally the WWE Universe, trying to get his partner Heath Slater.
[David] I don't think Jey Uso even know where his--knows where he is.
[JBL] Uncage Rhyno.
[Mauro] Here comes Rhyno, tag made.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] You know what's coming. Gore!
[Mauro] G-O-R-E spells a victory for the SmackDown Tag Team champions.
-for the SmackDown Tag Team champions. -[bell ringing]
-[JBL] That Rhyno's not endangered. -[announcer] Here are your winners
and still the SmackDown Tag Team champions,
Heath Slater and Rhyno.
[Mauro] A huge title defense as they stave off
the incredibly tough challenge of the Usos.
[David] This was all Rhyno at the end.
Running through Jimmy Uso.
Then coming in, saving Heath,
giving one back to Jey Uso. Wow.
[JBL] And look at this. Gore.
You got to believe in these guys, they just keep winning.
[bell ringing]
[JBL] They're an odd couple, but they are a great tag team.
[David] They get to keep the trailer and the pool.
[Mauro] Beauty and The Man Beast remain the SmackDown Tag Team champions.
The Usos have to go back to the proverbial drawing board
here at No Mercy.
[singer] ♪ We're a three man band ♪
[speaking foreign language]
[laughs]
[speaking foreign language]
[laughs]
[humming "The Whole World In His Hands"]
♪ He's got the whole world in his hand ♪
[laughs]
Look, I've known Randy Orton in a long time.
He's one of the greatest champions of all time.
He's not afraid. He might should be.
Yeah, maybe.
I mean, but one thing's for certain, Bray Wyatt is an absolute madman.
Stranger things, indeed.
Still to come tonight, Bray Wyatt battling Randy Orton.
We wanna take you back to SmackDown Live last Tuesday.
Two gentlemen who would like to work their way into title contention,
"The Lone Wolf," Baron Corbin,
against the latest SmackDown Live roster signees, Jack Swagger.
[David] Swagger had this ankle lock locked in.
Had it in tight, Corbin was in a bad spot,
trying to reach for the rope.
Swagger dragging him back and then ultimately.
[bell ringing]
[David] You see right there, Corbin taps.
[JBL] Well, I see-- I saw it completely different.
I think it's a terrible call by the official.
[announcer] …Jack Swagger.
[JBL] Well, the official's human, I think he missed that.
I don't think Baron Corbin ever tapped.
[Mauro] And the official's decision stands.
As Baron Corbin turns into Odell Beckham Jr. there for a moment,
to losing his composure,
but he'll have to keep his emotions in check tonight for the rematch,
as here comes "The All-American American,"
Jack Swagger.
[upbeat music playing]
[all] We the People!
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Perry, Oklahoma,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
he is a real American,
Jack Swagger.
[patriotic music playing]
[all] We the People!
[engine revving]
[crowd cheering]
["Superhuman" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent, from Kansas City,
weighing in at 275 pounds,
he is the winner of the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal,
Baron Corbin.
[Mauro] "Lone Wolf" Baron Corbin, getting set to try to avenge
the controversial loss to Jack Swagger in SmackDown Live as we welcome in more
of our international broadcast teams from Brazil.
We welcome Marco Alfaro and Roberto Figueroa.
[speaking Portuguese]
[Mauro] Our Russian team is Moti Margolin and Zhan Pomerantsev.
[speaking Russian]
[Mauro] And our Japanese team, Shun Yamaguchi and Funaki-san.
[speaking Japanese]
Come on!
[referee] Hey… [speaks indistinctly]
-Let's go, ring the bell. -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Well, a battle of big boys and Baron Corbin wasting little time
in going on the attack.
Still very upset at what transpired on SmackDown Live last Tuesday.
[David] I got to wonder how Corbin's ankle is, too.
You--whether or not you think that he tapped,
he was in a bad spot, and he never did reach that rope.
[JBL] He was in a bad spot, I certainly agree with you on that, David.
We just disagree on what we saw.
We saw the same thing, we just saw it from a different perspective.
I don't think he tapped. I think the referee made a bad call.
Nothing else for reason that Baron Corbin,
he certainly believes that.
He's upset right now.
[Mauro] Oh, and Swagger,
driving Baron Corbin back-first into the barricade.
[JBL] Swagger said he came to SmackDown,
that he's beat up tough guys his whole life
and that's why he's going after Baron Corbin.
Well, he's not gonna find much in any one tougher than Baron Corbin.
[Mauro] Oh, and he's just bouncing Baron Corbin's head off
the broadcaster's table here, and Jack Swagger--
-both of these decorated athletes--oh. -[JBL] Wow.
[Mauro] Corbin taking out the left knee of Jack Swagger.
Oh, and just kicked the stairs.
[David] Did he get his hand?
[Mauro] Yeah, it appeared that Swagger's right hand
-was stuck between the behind the pole. -[JBL] Wow.
[Mauro] Running clothesline by Corbin.
[referee] One.
[JBL] Yeah, Jack--if he could've-- he broke that hand.
-[Mauro] Wow, a brutal assault. -[JBL] He's gonna have a tough time--
[David] Yeah, he'll have a tough time doing that ankle lock.
[referee] …Four!
Five.
[Mauro] Let's take a closer look here.
And the way that Swagger reacts, he got--oh.
He injured that right hand.
[David] Yeah, it looks like his hand got caught in the steps there.
Between the steps and the post.
[Mauro] And Baron Corbin with a brutal assault now.
Working on the arm of Jack Swagger, and of course…
[JBL] Well, Jack's hurt.
And make no mistake, David, you're right, his hand was caught,
but it was intentionally caught by Baron Corbin.
Corbin didn't want to be in that ankle lock again.
He's pretty much making sure of that.
Come on, Swagger. What do you got?
[Mauro] Baron Corbin, telling me before the match
that he wanted everyone to know
that he is the agent who decides your fate.
He's capable of making you disappear.
And right now, he is just wanting to make life extremely miserable
-for Jack Swagger. -[David] And don't forget,
Swagger's strength is his tactical wrestling ability,
so this effectively neutralizes his entire offense.
[Mauro] Oh, back elbow by Swagger,
who was a two-sport university star wrestling and football.
Corbin played some pro-football of his own.
[JBL] Wow.
[Mauro] Both are decorated athletes, but this isn't about athleticism.
-[David] No. -[Mauro] This is about who's
going to be able to beat the other up, David.
And this when Corbin is at his best,
when he slows things down and he's just methodical and vicious.
[Mauro] Corbin with the cover.
Hooks the leg, and cradles Swagger for a two-count.
-Count faster. -That's how I count. That's two.
[Mauro] But you have to wonder how-- how his comportment,
Corbin's very emotional here, John.
[JBL] Yeah, but it's effective.
Look, he also hooked that bad hand when he got that cover,
so he's not too emotional that he's irrational.
He's using that emotion in a very positive way.
Look at this. He's dismantling Jack Swagger.
[Mauro] He wants to break Swagger's fingers,
adding insult to injury.
[JBL] This is an old-fashioned fight.
[Mauro] And the pace definitely favors Baron Corbin.
He slams in that forearm into the jaw of Jack Swagger.
The Lone Wolf.
[grunts]
[Mauro] Corbin, face-first on the top turnbuckle
as Swagger, avoiding the onslaught.
[David] Swagger's got to do whatever he can to counter Corbin
with one arm, that is.
[JBL] Swagger's a double tough guy.
He's been--he's been in a ton of fights, a former World Champion.
Still in the prime of his life.
He came here looking for a fight, he certainly found one with Baron Corbin.
[Mauro] Reversal on the Irish whip
and back-first goes Swagger into the corner.
Corbin missing, though, and--oh, and a corner clothesline by Jack Swagger
and another one.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And the Oklahoma sooner alum fired up here in at No Mercy
saying he wants to go back to his amateur wrestling roots,
-signed with WWE at 24. -[all] We the People.
[Mauro] Swagger Bomb.
[David] He hit it.
[Mauro] Corbin in trouble, back press by Swagger,
Corbin kicks out.
What adjustments does Corbin have to make to get back into the match.
[JBL] He simply got to get-- he's got to kick him in the hand.
-Oh, see? -[David] Couldn't lock it in.
[Mauro] Swagger was looking for the Patriot Lock
but that injured left hand, and Corbin's smart to go after it again.
[JBL] He's got a bull's eye. There's no reason…
-[Mauro] Oh, deep six by Corbin. -[JBL] …to abandon what's working.
One, two…
[Mauro] And Corbin almost puts away Jack Swagger courtesy to Deep Six.
[JBL] And it's simple, you kick him in the hand and let him grab his hand,
and then you kick him in the head, or you punch him in the head.
-It's a very simple strategy. -[Mauro] Man…
[JBL] You hit the other person very hard until they can't get up again.
[Mauro] Instead of jaw jacking with the ref though,
wouldn't it serve Baron Corbin--
wouldn't it behoove him to go after Swagger?
-Shut up. -[JBL] Sure it would.
[David] But the thing-- but this is what Corbin does.
[JBL] Boohoo, Michael Jordan did not talk so much trash
during the basketball game,
it certainly didn't affect his scoring average,
some guys have that ability,
and some guys thrive on it.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Right now, Baron Corbin is relishing at the fact
that he is taking a double tough guy in Jack Swagger and dismantling him.
Get up.
[JBL] There are very few opportunities like this in life.
I say enjoy it.
[Mauro] Full head of steam, Swagger avoids it.
-[JBL] Oh, man. -[Mauro] Oh, he almost cut
Corbin's head off with that clothesline.
The tomahawk gets him at two.
[David] Look at this.
-Whoa. -[JBL] That had malice behind it.
Everything these guys are hitting with each other hurts.
Baron Corbin, in what look like a straight thrust to the neck.
[David] He's going for the ankle again.
[Mauro] Jack looking for the Patriot Lock.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Has him locked in. But how compromised is his hand?
Corbin again reaching out for the rope.
[JBL] And this is where Corbin was when we have a disagreement, David,
on whether he tapped or whether he's reaching for the bottom rope.
[David] He's far from the rope now.
[JBL] He certainly is.
[Mauro] But you wonder how effective is the ankle lock
with that damaged left hand.
Corbin appears to be in pain but he's making it to the apron.
Hey, hey, come on, get off him. Hey, let's go.
[Mauro] And the referee calls for the break.
-Oh, and a poke to the eye. -[JBL] Hitting him in the eye.
-Oh, wow. -[Mauro] End of Days by Baron Corbin
-following up the poke to the eye. -[JBL] And that is impressive.
-Wow. -[bell ringing]
[crowd cheering]
[rock music playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Baron Corbin.
[Mauro] Baron Corbin evens the score against Jack Swagger,
but in an equally controversial fashion.
[David] Yeah. Once again, Corbin gets ahead by using the shortcut.
[JBL] What, the controversial that he poked him in the eye then he beat him.
He kicked him in the hand when he needed to,
he jumped on the throat when he needed to…
[David] None of those-- well, look at this here.
[JBL] …and when he needed it the most…
[David] Referee's trying to get the apron out
and Corbin pops him in the eye.
[Mauro] As the great philosopher, Bobby Heenan, always said,
"It's only illegal if you get caught."
-[crowd] One, two, three. -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] So "The Lone Wolf," Baron Corbin avenges the defeat on SmackDown Live
and pins Jack Swagger here at No Mercy.
[JBL] That was a fight.
Congrats to Baron Corbin.
[rock music playing]
[Mauro] It is overtime in game seven
of Dolph Ziggler's WWE career
and the stakes could not be higher.
[David] It could not be higher.
If he does not win the Intercontinental Championship tonight,
Dolph Ziggler has to retire.
He's had a great career here in WWE.
[Mauro] A special thanks to Kit for "No Mercy,"
the official theme of WWE No Mercy
available now on iTunes and Spotify.
And John, you've been in high-stakes matches,
but Dolph Ziggler putting his career on the line tonight against The Miz
for the Intercontinental Championship.
Yeah. Being a part of the WWE Universe,
you should get--wherever you record this, recorded it,
take a picture whenever you can, because this maybe the last time
you'll ever see Dolph Ziggler in the WWE ring.
[Mauro] The Miz, 188 day reign
in his fifth reign as Intercontinental Champion,
putting the Intercontinental title on the line
against Dolph Ziggler's WWE career,
and that is coming up tonight.
It's all about career versus title.
[woman] Dolph, in a few moments, you have one more opportunity
at the Intercontinental Championship.
[Mauro] Oh, what the-- she sprayed him with something.
[woman] How's tonight gonna be any different?
Desperate to prove to myself that I still belong here.
[Miz] The guy hasn't won a match in a little while.
[Dolph] The only way to prove to myself how good I am
is to shut Miz up once and for all.
[Mauro] Oh, what the…
And The Miz continues to outsmart Dolph Ziggler.
Dolph Ziggler once again, oh, so close.
Now, do I have your attention?
I am happy to celebrate day 141--162--
day 176 of The Miz's never ending
Intercontinental Championship World Tour.
The most important title on SmackDown Live.
It will rise to the relevance once again because of me.
There's a reason all of these people will never get behind you.
They see through everything that you do.
You cheated over and over and over.
Congrats, champ, on your tainted title.
Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, cheated?
Do you think in the record books, it's gonna say Miz cheated? No.
It's gonna say Miz, Intercontinental Champion, WWE Champion,
Tag Team Champion, movie star,
but what's it gonna say about your career?
Many words have been used to describe you. Talented…
You have nothing that matters.
All the potential in the world.
You know what? You were good, maybe even great.
Heart, guts, desire.
But now, you just lose, and you lose, and you lose.
The WWE Universe, they loved you.
Key word you just said was loved.
[JBL] I think he started to doubt himself.
They've sort of lost their confidence in you.
Win or you just gonna stop.
Your career makes me absolutely sick.
[singer] ♪ Get right to the plot ♪
You're right, man. But you know what?
[singer] ♪ I wanna take control ♪
This is all I have.
I live for this. This is what I love.
And maybe my career didn't always turnout the way I thought it would.
Disrespected, undervalued, overlooked.
It's a sickness I can't stop.
I just can't stop myself but you,
you put that title up one more time
and I'll put up my entire career.
[crowd cheering]
[woman] Quite on the set.
Can we please have quite on the set?
[camera shutter clicking]
[Miz] Awesome!
[singer] ♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I came to play, there's a price to pay ♪
♪ Time for you to get down On your knees and pray ♪
♪ Say goodbye to the good old days ♪
♪ They're never coming back Watch your future fade ♪
♪ I came to play to get my dues paid ♪
[Mauro] WWE's "it" couple,
the Intercontinental Champion,
The Miz in his fifth reign that's reached 188 days,
and his good luck charm, his wife, Maryse.
[David] She's a little more than a good luck charm, Mauro.
He uses her every chance he gets to get ahead.
[JBL] Of course, he does. It's what a power couple does.
[David] No, it's not. He's just gonna try to make it on his own.
[JBL] The beautiful talented Maryse.
He should be allowed to have her accompany him to ringside as a coach…
-[David] Accompany him is one thing… -[JBL] …as a wife.
[David] …but getting involved in something else.
[JBL] The main thing is there is our Intercontinental Champion,
"The A-lister," The Miz.
[singer] ♪ Don't try and play that game ♪
♪ Every day that I get better ♪
♪ I watch as you get worse ♪
♪ My script is to the letter ♪
♪ And I'll write your final verse ♪
♪ I am here to stay ♪
♪ And I have come to play ♪
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I came to play, there's a price to pay ♪
♪ Time for you to get down On your knees and pray ♪
♪ Say goodbye to the good old days ♪
♪ They're never coming back… ♪
[Mauro] The Miz has been talking a lot of smack with the expense
of "The Showoff," Dolph Ziggler.
["Here to Show the World" playing]
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] So the question must be asked,
is this the last time
Dolph Ziggler walks to a WWE ring?
[David] I certainly hope not but even if it is,
if Dolph's career would end right now,
he's definitely made an impact here in the WWE.
Two-time World Champion, four-time Intercontinental Champion,
one-time United States Champion,
Money in the Bank winner, sole survivor, on and on.
[JBL] And a former tag team champion as well,
but tonight, it's all about becoming the Intercontinental Champion
for a fifth time.
[singer] ♪ I will define the things you dream ♪
♪ Go check the scores again… ♪
[Mauro] What is going through the mind of Dolph Ziggler?
[JBL] I think it said, "Man," that this could be the last time
that Dolph Ziggler ever enters the WWE ring.
He has to be doubting himself.
He hasn't even bothered to negotiate his contract,
which is coming up soon.
And look at this, the Hall of Famer, our pal, Booker T, weighing in as well,
"Being away from the ring full-time is not easy. A major change."
Booker says he knows, "Get ready, Dolph."
And you're right, David, Dolph has been great.
Will he be great tonight?
Because if he's not, career over.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is a career versus title
Intercontinental Championship match.
-[crowd cheering] -Introducing the challenger,
residing in Hollywood, Florida,
weighing in at 218 pounds,
Dolph Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
And his opponent, being accompanied by Maryse,
residing in Hollywood, California,
weighing in at 221 pounds,
he is the Intercontinental Champion,
The Miz.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Well, the WWE Universe here at the sold out
Golden 1 Center in Sacramento,
firmly behind the Dolph Ziggler,
who is putting his WWE career on the line, as he challenges The Miz
for the Intercontinental Championship.
[David] And the fact that Ziggler's putting his career on the line,
I mean, it makes me wonder 'cause deep down,
does Dolph actually wanna be set free?
[Mauro] And only Dolph Ziggler knows the answer to that.
[JBL] He's desperate. That's what it is.
He knows, there's no other way to get a shot at that championship.
[Mauro] Now, David, JBL, both of you were forced
to step away from your in-ring careers, how tough an adjustment was it?
[David] Oh, it's a major adjustment.
Especially when it's something you love and you're used to doing every day.
[JBL] And I ended up out here with you, Mauro.
-It's tough every single week. -[Mauro laughs]
Low hanging fruit.
The Miz misses with the clothesline and Ziggler misses with the superkick,
but rolls him up quickly for a two count and a leaping lariat by Ziggler,
wanting to make quick work to The Miz.
[JBL] And how much satisfaction would it be for The Miz?
He grew up in Cleveland, around Dolph Ziggler,
to be the one that ends his career?
[Mauro] Both of them from Cleveland, as Ziggler just connected
-with that devastating dropkick. -[JBL] Oh, whoa.
[Mauro] And Ziggler, pulling out all the stops, certainly here,
knowing what is at stake.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And these two have battled for the Intercontinental Championship.
The Miz has successfully retained the title over Dolph Ziggler,
but the stakes have never been this high.
[JBL] Look, sometimes, this guy just has your number.
A team has another team's number, they match up well.
Maybe Miz just has Dolph's number.
[Mauro] Oh, what a dropkick by Ziggler.
[JBL] And Dolph had Miz's number right there.
Have you seen the desperation on Dolph?
Going for every [indistinct] recovery can understand it's a championship match,
but it's much more that. It's his career is at stake.
-[Mauro] Sternum first into the corner. -[David] Well, this is--
this is personal too. Let's not forget.
The Miz disrespected Ziggler in front of his parents.
[Mauro] Miz goes for the back press, hooks the--inside leg, gets a two count.
[Mauro] Disrespected Ziggler in front of his parents in Cleveland.
[JBL] Let's not be real personal,
if Dolph wakes up tomorrow in Cleveland without a job.
[Mauro] You could see The Miz, who's had his teeth
knocked out earlier this year,
making sure all of his chiclets are there,
after those devastating dropkicks
and now with some ground and pound of his own.
Not the hair now-- hey, break that--one, two, three!
[crowd cheering, chanting] Let's go Ziggler!
-Let's go Ziggler! -Shut up!
[crowd chanting] Let's go Ziggler! Let's go Miz!
Let's go Ziggler! Let's go Miz!
[Mauro] Chants for both the Intercontinental Champion, The Miz
and "The Showoff" Dolph Ziggler.
Miz grounding Ziggler.
[JBL] I think the longer this goes, that more it favors The Miz.
I think Dolph is starting to doubt himself.
That's a problem with Dolph, there's nothing different from this Dolph
that won the championship just a few years ago,
to a Dolph that's in here right now.
He accept the fact he is doubting himself.
The longer this match goes, the more that doubt is gonna creep in.
[Mauro] Reversal by Ziggler, but he eats that clothesline
from the aggressive Intercontinental Champion, The Miz.
[David] And these two know each other very well.
But The Miz always seems to be one step ahead of Ziggler.
[Mauro] And of course, that good luck charm, Maryse at ringside
and she's been instrumental in The Miz's success recently.
[David] The question is, is Ziggler gonna be able to anticipate this?
[Mauro] Miz taking umbrage with the referee's cadence of the count.
[man] Come on, Ziggler.
Get him off the rope.
[Mauro] A southpaw.
[referee] Come on, break that. Get away.
[Mauro] The Miz now just trying to stomping mud hole in Dolph Ziggler.
Fourteen thousand, three hundred and twenty four selling out
the brand new Golden 1 Center here in Sacramento.
Drove first across the bottom rope goes Dolph Ziggler.
[JBL] Look, I heard Dolph Ziggler's standup comedian routine,
it's not very good.
He better find something else he can do starting tomorrow.
[David] Ziggler says this is his-- this is his passion.
This is his love.
So right now, he's gotta do what he has to,
to make sure that he stays here and is able to beat this one.
[JBL] Over a decade.
[Mauro] Well, I… Oh, The Miz now mocking SmackDown Live GM Daniel Bryan,
driving the knees of Ziggler into that unforgiving canvas.
[JBL] And I love running a hundred meters,
I'll never beat Usain Bolt because of my passion.
You better figure out a way to stop Miz, which Dolph has not been able to do
and if he can't do it tonight, Dolph is unemployed after this match.
[Mauro] Miz fish-hooking the nostrils of Dolph Ziggler.
[David] Ziggler's gotta ask himself, how bad does he really want it?
That's what it comes down to. It's in his own head.
Ziggler, trying to power backup to a vertical base.
[JBL] I've said all along, Dolph Ziggler was doubting himself.
Like I said earlier, he didn't even renegotiate his contract.
He figures he's out the door.
[Mauro] Can beat no doubt tonight.
Ziggler going for that superkick, blocked by The Miz.
Culminates with a Hangman's Neckbreaker,
The Miz looking to put away Dolph Ziggler for good.
-Two. That was two. -Come on now.
-That's gotta get there. -That was two.
-You gotta get there. -Two.
[JBL] Dolph is one second away here
from career being over.
-Two. That was two. -Come on now.
[Mauro] You know, JBL, you've been in many rivalries, including with the--
the late great Eddie Guerrero would've been 49 today.
When you know your opponent so well,
what do you look to give you the upper hand?
What are you trying to accomplish when it comes to being so close?
[JBL] I always went into that ring
against someone like Eddie Guerrero or The Undertaker,
who I fought so many times with something different.
You gotta do something different that they don't expect.
[Mauro] The Miz is doing something we've seen before out of Daniel Bryan.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Yeah, but not out of Miz.
This is Miz simply taunting Daniel Bryan.
Doing something different, like I just said,
you got to be something that is gonna surprise--
if you have something that works, keep doing it.
But you gotta have something in your bag of tricks.
[Mauro] But, David, the focus should be on Dolph Ziggler,
otherwise you'll meet a dropkick like that.
[David] Absolutely. I mean, The Miz clearly has a game plan that's worked.
He's beaten Ziggler,
but Ziggler's the one who needs to change his game plan tonight.
He has to, otherwise, you're right. His career's done.
[Mauro] The Intercontinental Champion, The Miz and Dolph Ziggler
in the highest stakes possible here at No Mercy.
Dolph Ziggler can't ill afford to make any mistakes
or his career in WWE is caput.
[JBL] We're talking about a career match when somebody lose
and you're used to great camera shots and young people crying
because they've lost their little favorite Dolph Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ziggler running over The Miz with those clotheslines,
Stinger splash,
swinging neckbreaker
and a big elbow drop. Cover.
No.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] You know, there've been many times in the illustrious history of WWE,
where careers have been on the line.
Who can forget Ric Flair and Shawn Michaels,
Shawn Michaels and The Undertaker,
both on the grandest stage of them all at WrestleMania.
But tonight, it's Dolph Ziggler,
who needs to find a way to vanquish The Miz.
[crowd cheering]
Oh, and a roll up here by Ziggler, shoulders down--oh.
[David] Oh, that was close.
-[Mauro] Oh! -[JBL] Wow.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Miz levels him with that kick
and now The Miz looking to use the rope for leverage.
The referee sees it in time.
[David] He might've had him if he didn't put his feet up there.
[arguing indistinctly]
You can't do that. That was two count. You can't do that.
[Mauro] Meanwhile, Ziggler's been given an opportunity to recover.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Miz, shoulder first…
-One, two… -[Mauro] …roll up by Ziggler,
-countered by The Miz. -[David] Miz--uh-oh.
[referee] No.
[JBL] Almost had it.
[Mauro] Oh, looking for the Satellite DDT, countered--oh,
and The Miz takes out Ziggler's knee and spikes him with a DDT.
One, two…
-No. -[Mauro] Oh!
-Incredible intensity. -[David] Ziggler's got--
Ziggler's gotta change something up quick.
If he keeps going at this rate, this is gonna be his last night.
[Mauro] Attention palpable here at the Golden 1 Center.
[JBL] Well, I think Miz is actually getting a bit frustrated here with Dolph.
One of the things that made Dolph such a popular WWE superstar
all these years is that he never quit.
He didn't know when to.
Miz is finding that out right now, because…
-[Mauro] And Miz gonna be. -[JBL] …if Dolph quits now,
his career is over.
[Mauro] He's trying to soften him up for perhaps a--
an attempt at the figure-four leglock.
Oh, well-scouted by Dolph Ziggler.
-And again The Miz thinks one step ahead. -[JBL] Wow.
You did it all. Come on.
[Mauro] Oh, and The Miz dropkicking the left leg of Dolph Ziggler,
trying to tear apart his patella tendon.
Not only he wants to end his career, he wants to put him in a hospital.
Now small package here by Ziggler.
-[crowd cheering] -No.
[JBL] That's one of the things we said, they know each other so well.
Dolph knew what was coming.
That figure-four and made a terrific counter.
[Mauro] Awesome clothesline by The Miz.
[JBL] And what was important about that counter was,
not necessarily getting just a two-count.
I'm not sure he thought he's gonna beat him,
but he got out of that figure-four.
[Mauro] Miz taking away Ziggler's foundation--
oh, Ziggler lunges at the top rope.
And that clutches The Miz on the top turnbuckle.
[David] This could be Dolph's opening right here.
[JBL] Dolph needs something to go his way.
[David] Dolph taking advantage of this.
[Mauro] Miz doing a good job of defending Ziggler's attack now.
Some clubbing forearms to the back of Dolph Ziggler
and The Miz now in control.
Oh, sunset flip blocked by Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Miz looking for that slingshot powerbomb,
but again reversal by Dolph Ziggler.
[David] Back for the figure-four and he got it.
[Mauro] Oh, The Miz has the figure-four locked in.
[JBL] This is bequeathed to Miz by the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] And Dolph may be joining Ric Flair in retirement.
[Mauro] And the seconds ticking away in Dolph Ziggler's career,
pain etched all over his face.
[David] What's going through his mind right now?
Does he tap, if he taps, his career is over.
[Mauro] It will be the tap heard around the world
that Dolph Ziggler is forced to submit, scratching,
clawing his way to the bottom rope.
[JBL] Boy, that is an inglorious way to end your career by tapping out.
-Can you imagine? -One, two…
[Mauro] Well, the shoulders are down.
[JBL] You--oh, you give up to end your career.
Come on now. Talk to me, huh?
[Mauro] I know. Terrific move by The Miz to back himself
into the center of the ring and further away from the bottom rope.
[JBL] Looks like Miz has that toe puts a bit more pressure on the--
[David] Oh, he got it. He got the rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ziggler reached the bottom rope.
His career remains alive.
[JBL] Damage has been done.
You break the hold when he's on the rope.
You know better than that.
He's on the rope, you break the hold.
[Mauro] But how much damage has been done?
Oh, wait Maryse now on the…
[arguing indistinctly]
[crowd booing]
[Mauro] And Miz, tearing apart the top turnbuckle, exposing it.
[David] That's what I mean, you know. He's trying to take shortcuts.
[Mauro] Oh! Shades of desperation move, a Rough Ryder,
taking out of his good friend, Zack Ryder's playbook,
and it almost get some of the Intercontinental Championship
for the fifth time.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] It is becoming a war of attrition for the Intercontinental Championship
-here at No Mercy. -[crowd chanting] Let's go Ziggler.
[Mauro] Dolph Ziggler nursing a right leg injury.
[crowd chanting] Let's go Ziggler.
Let's go Ziggler. Let's go Ziggler.
[JBL] WWE Universe suddenly behind Dolph Ziggler.
The problem is the biggest shrink Dolph has,
his quickness, is taken away from him because of that leg.
[Mauro] Oh, and into the exposed turnbuckle.
Dolph Ziggler in trouble.
The Miz again, looking for that Slingshot Powerbomb,
and he lands at the Sitout Powerbomb.
-[crowd cheering] -No.
-[David] Oh! -[Mauro] Dolph Ziggler's career
was almost over right there.
[David] Miz can't believe it.
[Mauro] I don't know if anyone could believe it.
[David] Miz has given him everything.
Exposed turnbuckle, Sitout Powerbomb, and still Ziggler kicked out.
[Mauro] John, you came in both positions.
[JBL] Look at this.
[Mauro] Right into that exposed turnbuckle.
[JBL] Indeed. Everything he wanted to do,
he hit it perfectly, he covered him perfectly,
and Dolph found a way to keep this match and his career alive.
[Mauro] So how does The Miz close the show now?
How does he end Dolph Ziggler's career?
[JBL] He is winning. Keep doing what you're doing.
When you're winning, you just keep going to the well.
You keep doing whatever it is that is working,
and right now, almost everything is working for The Miz.
-[Mauro] Buzzsaw roundhouse kicks. -[JBL] He just hasn't a found away
to put away Dolph Ziggler,
but that's been Dolph's strength his entire career, is his tenacity.
[Mauro] And of course, those Yes kicks again
taken out of Daniel Bryan's playbook.
[crowd cheering]
You want it?
[Mauro] Zig Zag. Zig Zag.
-Zig Zag by Ziggler. -[crowd] One, two…
[crowd cheering]
[David] Whoa.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, so close.
[JBL] That was Dolph's last chance.
-If you're Dolph Ziggler… -[Mauro] Wow.
[Mauro] …that light you see at the end of the tunnel is a train.
[Mauro] Maryse's heart's skipping a beat at ringside.
[crowd cheering]
[David] Ziggler with the Zig Zag out of nowhere.
[crowd] One, two…
[David] Miz was able to kick out.
[JBL] And when you're Dolph, and you've taken your best shot,
you could barely walk…
[David] And Dolph just gave his best shot too.
-[JBL] We pretty much know… -[Mauro] Oh, look at the…
[JBL] …the game could be over.
[Mauro] Listen to the WWE Universe rallying behind The Showoff.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Willing him to his feet.
Miz blocks the superkick, looking for the skull-crushing finale.
Roll up by Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Ziggler going for the sleeper.
[JBL] He's got it locked in.
The legs wrapped around. Miz has nowhere to go.
[Mauro] But Miz is close to the bottom rope.
Does he have the ring presence to know where he is?
[David] Ziggler's got that cinched in, though.
[Mauro] The crowd chanting to Miz, "Tap."
[David] Look, Miz is fading. He's fading.
[Mauro] Oh, The Miz able to reach out to the bottom rope with both hands
and save his Intercontinental title reign for the time being.
Incredible drama, high drama here in the state capitol of California.
Maryse again, spraying Dolph Ziggler in the face.
You gotta be kidding me. Skull-crushing finale.
Is this the finale of Ziggler's career?
-[crowd] One, two… -No.
[David] Oh, what a [indistinct] to the rope.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] More of luck than any rabbit's foot,
the foot on the bottom rope giving Dolph Ziggler life.
[David] He's still in this.
[JBL] Call it good fortune, call it luck, call it a ring presence.
Dolph Ziggler's position in the ring just saved his career.
[Mauro] Electric atmosphere at the Golden 1 Center,
but The Miz attacking Dolph Ziggler's leg.
[David] Just stay and focus on that leg,
looking to set up for the figure-four again.
[Mauro] And that showcasing his high ring IQ.
You don't become a five-time Intercontinental Champion
without doing your homework and The Miz, aggressively after--
-[David] He took off his boot off. -[Mauro] He took off his boot.
Superkick by Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
[David] Oh, Ziggler's gotta get over to cover him, though.
[Mauro] A scintillating superkick,
Ziggler crawling over to The Miz, lying in a supine position--
what's Maryse doing?
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, no.
[David] Spirit Squad?
[Mauro] What are those two doing here?
Kenny and Mikey from the Spirit Squad.
[arguing indistinctly]
[Mauro] Oh, a superkick to Mikey.
[crowd cheering]
-[David] No, no. -[Mauro] Oh, Skull-Crushing Finale.
No, no.
[David] Oh.
[Mauro] Incredible resilience, incredible heart
-on the part of The Miz and Ziggler. -[David] Ziggler is operating
off of straight adrenaline right now.
[JBL] The tenacity of Dolph went to showcase his entire career.
This is what has made Dolph such a fan favorite
among the WWE Universe.
[David] This guy has got one boot on.
He can't even stand up on his left leg, and he's still in this,
taking everything The Miz throws at him.
The Miz, the Spirit Squad, Maryse, you name it.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Yes, it is.
[JBL] For the first time, I think Miz is the one starting to doubt.
[Mauro] But the numbers against Dolph Ziggler,
he has faced the odds throughout his career.
The Miz thinks he can't win the big one.
-And now the Spirit Squad… -And you, and you…
[Mauro] Oh, the referee doing the right thing.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] He is trying to send the Spirit Squad,
and is Maryse going with them?
Oh, superkick, Dolph Ziggler.
-[crowd cheering] -[bell ringing]
[announcer] Here is your winner,
and the new Intercontinental Champion,
Dolph Ziggler.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Dolph Ziggler has become a five-time Intercontinental Champion.
Dolph Ziggler remains on SmackDown Live.
[JBL] More importantly, Dolph is still employed.
I have seen Dolph do great things in the past.
This was his greatest night.
[David] We've got--and he's just--
[JBL] He's gonna be renegotiating that contract now.
[David] And renegotiating as the Intercontinental Champion.
[Mauro] An incredible feat by Dolph Ziggler,
as he ends The Miz's fifth Intercontinental title reign
at 188 days,
but what a day it is for Dolph Ziggler as he remains gainfully employed.
[JBL] And like Dolph always does, he says he's a show stealer,
he certainly was tonight.
That is the match of the night.
That is the Dolph that this WWE Universe has come to know and love.
He may have doubted some at one point, I think he did.
But tonight, remove any doubt,
because that was greatest performance in Dolph Ziggler's career,
and a night that he had to have it.
[Mauro] Overcoming what many pundit spot were insurmountable stakes,
Dolph Ziggler proves that he can win the big one.
He will leap out of the Golden 1 Center as Intercontinental Champion.
[JBL] You're defined sometimes in your life a one singular event.
And Dolph Ziggler is defined by this one,
I think he'll look back years from now and be very happy
because that was one hell of a performance.
[David] If Dolph had any questions about whether he still has it,
the answer to those, he definitely still has it.
[Mauro] Here at No Mercy,
Dolph Ziggler performs the most important win
of his WWE career.
And The Miz is now a former five-time Intercontinental Champion.
Party at Napoli's in Cleveland.
[JBL] Miz is heartbroken.
[singer] ♪ Things just come easier to me ♪
[JBL] Boys, we just witnessed the greatest performance
of a man's career tonight by Dolph Ziggler.
That was awesome.
-[Mauro] The WWE Universe… -[JBL] Congratulations, Dolph.
[Mauro] …saluting the new Intercontinental Champion, Dolph Ziggler.
And meanwhile, The Miz wonders what happened.
[crowd cheering]
[man] It will be a night forever etched in history.
Welcome to WrestleMania.
[upbeat music playing]
[singer] ♪ Oh… ♪
♪ Oh… ♪
♪ Say, we go like this ♪
♪ Tiring old siff 'Cause the music is ♪
♪ And the punks can't play ♪
♪ I'mma tell the crowd, just do what I say ♪
♪ Whoever pass the mic to the right ♪
♪ I'mma get a crowd what they pay for the night ♪
♪ Hey, be out on play ♪
♪ told you all the loud spunk Be out all day ♪
♪ So hot, but the bar's so cold ♪
♪ Excuse me, baby, it's time for the show ♪
♪ When I tell you to jump, you say, "How high?" ♪
♪ When I tell you to move, you say "Which side?" ♪
♪ I'm just telling the truth, you say, "No lie" ♪
♪ Cannot give it to you, so what you like? ♪
♪ When I tell you to jump, you say, "How high?" ♪
♪ Now I need you to jump ♪
♪ Put 'em up, put 'em up ♪
[man] This is the greatest night in live entertainment, WrestleMania.
[singer] ♪ So what? I'm about to go nuts ♪
♪ Hitting those button and dine on my dust ♪
♪ Just keep your hands up ♪
♪ Put 'em up ♪
♪ Oh… ♪
♪ Aah… ♪
♪ Now I need you to jump ♪
♪ Put 'em up, put 'em up ♪
♪ When I tell you to jump, you say, "How high?" ♪
[Mauro] As if all of this hasn't been enough,
the mind games come to a conclusion.
Randy Orton will finally step in the WWE ring with Bray Wyatt.
All of that still to come.
[crowd cheering]
[ominous music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Well, that mega matchup between Bray Wyatt and Randy Orton
is still to come here tonight at No Mercy.
But right now, please welcome the No Mercy kickoff panel,
WWE Hall of Famer, Lita,
WWE Hall of Famer, Booker T,
and WWE Hall of Famer, Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Guys, and still…
-[Booker T] Yeah. Yeah. You don't-- -…AJ Styles, WWE world champ.
-You don't know how to pick them. -You picked it.
You don't know how to pick them. I said, "AJ Styles,
he's a guy that's gonna come over here.
He's gonna make history, he's gonna leave his legacy here.
As well as tonight and still the champ."
You're right Booker, you did call that one.
-[Booker T] Yeah, I did. -And the record books aren't gonna show
-how he got it done… -[Booker T] Doesn't matter.
…they're just gonna show he's the champion.
I did get one prediction right, though, come on.
-[Booker T] What's that? What that? -Come on.
-Dolph Ziggler. -Boom.
-[Renee] Still employed. -Employed.
Yeah, it's a sad day in Cleveland, actually.
Because Cleveland's favorite son, The Miz,
his never ending Intercontinental title run has come to an end.
And Mauro Ranallo, you're a moron.
Mike Napoli is a Miz fan.
What a match that was.
But you know, it's actually earlier tonight on the kickoff show
that a certain superstar set foot into a WWE ring as promised.
[Curt] He is here and he's near the ring, so I'll stop talking,
and let the master do his thing.
Curt Hawkins.
[crowd cheering]
[siren wailing]
This Tuesday night on SmackDown Live.
[crowd cheering]
I'll be having my very first…
match.
[crowd cheering]
How do you guys feeling about this?
-Curt Hawkins. -That's a historic announcement.
In-ring match this SmackDown, Tuesday night SmackDown Live,
it's all gonna happen.
Now our first bit of action that we did get to see here tonight
for No Mercy, it went down in the form of an eight-man tag team match.
It was huge, let's take a look.
[Mauro] And guys this took place on kickoff,
-the Hype Bros and American Alpha… -[David] Wow.
[Mauro] …against the Vaudevillains and the Ascension.
It was hard hitting stuff.
[crowd cheering]
[David] And Ryder came through with the Rough Ryder, but then, Gable--
and here comes--
and Jason Jordan setting him up, Grand Amplitude.
Wow. This thing is beautiful.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] What a team to watch we have with American Alpha.
[bell ringing]
[announcer] Here are your winners, the…
["The Fury" playing]
[JBL] And I agree with King, Mauro.
[music continues]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is a women's division match
scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Columbus, Ohio,
Alexa Bliss.
[Mauro] And more on than a--
a few people will ever be as the number one contender, Alexa Bliss.
She will be on the talking smack, immediately following No Mercy
only on the WWE network.
Along with Shane McMahon.
So, General Manager Daniel Bryan and Commissioner Shane McMahon
are protecting their pathetic Becky Lynch's champion.
[crowd booing]
They told me that she had a medical condition
unrelated to in-ring competition.
Hmm.
So, translation, she had a hang nail,
or did her ridiculous orange hair fall out of her head?
Whatever.
The real reason is because of me.
Plain and simple.
Becky was afraid to lose her SmackDown Women's Championship to me.
[crowd cheering]
And as far as any other competition is concerned,
there is not a single woman in this entire arena
that's even on the same level as--
[singer] ♪ …and no competition ♪
♪ I'm on fire, boy ♪
♪ And I'm out on a mission ♪
♪ I'm ama-ama-amazing ♪
♪ I'm a--I'm a--I'm ama-a-yay-zing ♪
[Mauro] Maybe there is.
[singer] ♪ Bring it to the floor! ♪
[Mauro] Daniel Bryan said Alexa will compete.
[upbeat music playing]
[Mauro] And the WWE Universe feeling the glow of Naomi.
[JBL] You hear it Mauro is where you put in your silly rap records.
[announcer] And her opponent, from Orlando, Florida,
Naomi.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] She does love her Nicki Minaj.
[David] Now you got [indistinct]
[Mauro] Are you impressed?
[David laughs]
[JBL] Mauro, don't listen to anybody, David, he just talks.
Right now you just gotta watch because it's the glow.
[music continues]
[singer] ♪ Bring it to the floor! ♪
[upbeat music playing]
You wanna piece of me?
[Mauro] Who does Alexa Bliss look like to you, John?
[JBL] She looks like the number one contender for women's championship
and she looks like somebody who out here right now, is facing Naomi.
That's who she looks like.
-[Mauro] You don't see her in comparison… -[JBL] What do you want?
[Mauro] …to Harley Quinn of Suicide Squad.
[JBL] A cute little obscure esoteric reference
that nobody gets.
She looks like Alexa Bliss, who is a fantastic world class athlete.
[David] Besides from your comic book references,
you gotta wonder, how does this affect Alexa Bliss?
She was preparing for the biggest match of her life.
And now, she's facing Naomi.
[Mauro] And Naomi, feeling the glow
and wanting to definitely steal the show, as well at Alexa Bliss's expense
because Bliss is the number one contender.
She will be challenging Becky Lynch in November on SmackDown Live
for the women's championship.
But right now, in action against Naomi,
who would love to put herself in the conversation.
[David] And if Naomi wins tonight,
I think she would definitely be in that conversation,
she'd have to be.
[JBL] I think you're right, David.
This is a huge match for Naomi and a lot to lose for Alexa.
You wanna play? Huh?
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Oh, lighting quick kicks from Naomi,
whose new look inspired by The Last Dragon,
an 80s martial arts film.
There's another reference for you, John.
But this one's true, she told me.
Look at the athleticism of Naomi, split-legged moonsault,
goes for the cover on Bliss, gets a two.
[JBL] Which would mean the others are not true.
We know you don't laugh, Mauro.
[Mauro] Never.
-[David] Oh. -[Mauro] Oh, wow.
[David] Did you hear that?
[Mauro] Wow, what a snap to that forearm for the five feet of fury
known as Alexa Bliss.
[David] That's Alexa's opening right there.
[Mauro] You don't wanna get her blessed off, that's for sure,
as she looks to--oh, the look and the counter by Naomi.
And the SmackDown women's division…
[David] Oh, with a kip-up.
[Mauro] …really wanting to put itself on the map and Naomi here,
looking to take advantage of this opportunity at No Mercy.
[JBL] And we've said all along that Naomi was the best athlete
in the women's division.
And I believe she is.
She just--she's never found a way to get into that championship picture,
where she able to win the championship.
But a pinfall here against Alexa,
I think puts her right in the position that she wants to be.
[David] And I talked to Naomi,
and she said, one of the things that have been holding her back
was she was always a part of a group in her time in WWE.
And now she's ready to step out on her own.
[Mauro] When we asked Naomi about what "The Glow" is,
she said, "It's about believing in yourself,
being confident, no matter what you go through or experience,
the good times and the bad,"
and she's been through trials and tribulations,
but right now, looking to make a mark here at No Mercy against Alexa Bliss.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And Bliss with the side press, hooks a leg and gets a two count.
[David] Alexa just sticking to Naomi's arm.
[Mauro] We do wanna wish SmackDown women's champion, Becky Lynch
a speedy recovery as the number one contender, Alexa Bliss,
in action against Naomi, who would love to rock the applecart
of the top of the SmackDown women's division.
Earlier tonight, Nikki Bella, defeating her archenemies, Carmella.
And Bliss doing a great job of focusing the attack on the left arm of Naomi.
What do you say, huh? You wanna give it up?
[David] Well, Alexa came in with a game plan or else--
she found out that she had a weakness that spotted
and she certainly is taking advantage of it.
You're not on my level, Naomi.
They don't even like you.
[David] The game plan is so important because if you fail the plan,
you plan to fail.
This is a perfect example.
[Mauro] Naomi back on her feet, has the height advantage on Alexa Bliss,
trying to make use of that, but reversals here.
-And Alexa Bliss… -[David] Wow.
[Mauro] …driving Naomi into the middle turnbuckle.
Bliss, a former competitive bodybuilder,
cheerleader, athletic her entire life,
-was on the cover of… -I heard you.
-I can hear. -[Mauro] …Muscle & Fitness hers,
celebrated her 25th birthday with a successful debut on SmackDown Live.
[JBL] Yeah, and had herself in the title picture.
Unfortunately, it didn't work out for Alexa here.
She ends up in a match with Naomi,
and in a fight that she didn't quite expect that she was gonna be in.
[Mauro] Facebuster by Naomi.
[David] That's why you always have to be ready for anything here in WWE.
[Mauro] Dropkick there by Naomi,
sends Alexa Bliss for the ride-- rear view by Naomi.
-Dropping Bliss, covers. -[David] Did she get all of it?
[Mauro] And Bliss kicks out.
[David] That's the thing. I don't think Naomi got all of that.
Alexa's lucky.
[Mauro] And David, these two are treating each other like Tyra Banks
treated Drake in that child's play video, but this isn't child's play.
This is the SmackDown women's division.
And Alexa Bliss, looking to put away Naomi with a Cross Armbreaker.
Good reversal. And the shoulders are down.
-[David] Got her. -[bell ringing]
[Mauro] Naomi defeats Alexa Bliss.
[announcer] Here is your winner, Naomi.
[Mauro] Naomi just shocked the number one contender, Alexa Bliss.
[JBL] And congrats to Naomi, a terrific win.
But for Alexa Bliss, she come to this debut
today at No Mercy,
thinking that you might walk out as the WWE SmackDown women's champion
and you get beat by Naomi.
-And Naomi now has a right… -You're a nobody.
[JBL] …to be in that title picture as well.
[Mauro] She is most definitely put herself in the conversation.
-Naomi. -You're nobody.
[Mauro] Shocks the number one contender, Alexa Bliss, who is apoplectic
here at No Mercy.
Feel the glow.
[upbeat music playing]
[Mauro] Well the next time WWE is on pay-per-view
is at the end of the month.
-Hell in a Cell only on the WWE network. -She cheated!
She cheated.
[man] The devil's playground.
The cell is carnal, wicked, and uncivilized.
The most barbaric structure in the history of WWE.
[dramatic music playing]
[man] That door slams behind you and I don't give a damn who you are,
you shudder inside.
[dramatic music playing]
[man] Once that bell rings,
that demonic cell can be your best friend or your worst enemy.
[commentator] Good God. Good God.
[music continues]
[commentator 1] This is truly Hell in a Cell.
-[commentator 2] Hell… -[announcer] Hell in a Cell.
It's the Raw exclusive pay-per-view with that Hell in a Cell,
three weeks from tonight in Boston at the WWE network.
The new United States Champion, Roman Reigns
gives the ex-champ his mandatory rematch.
It's Reigns versus Rusev.
Plus the new women's champion, the boss, Sasha Banks is coming home to Boston.
Banks defends the title against the woman she took it from,
Charlotte.
And Seth Rollins will get another opportunity
at the WWE Universal title,
the architect looks to cancel the Kevin Owens show.
It all takes place three weeks from tonight in Boston,
Hell in a Cell pay-per-view only on the WWE network.
Well, the fueling Hell is coming to the Golden 1 Center
here in Sacramento, California, as well the main event just moments away,
Bray Wyatt battling Randy Orton.
Yeah, I've never seen anything creepier than Bray Wyatt
and Randy Orton better get ready.
He's seen a lot, but I don't think he's seen anything like this.
No, absolutely not.
And it looks like Bray is starting to get into Randy's head, as we saw it.
[Mauro] Two devious minds.
The new face of fear, Bray Wyatt.
The Apex Predator, Randy Orton.
It's all about two words, "Mind games."
[creepy music playing]
[creepy laughter]
[Bray] Randy Orton, ladies and gentlemen.
And I gave you a gift.
All you had to do was stay down,
but you didn't.
They love you.
Yeah.
But you and I, I mean,
we are bonded by the most unholy in matrimony.
Till death do us part, Randy.
I am a god.
And a god can never die.
You are a great man, but still, just a man that was damaged.
I have a story for you, Randy.
You ever heard of Hansel and Gretel?
Of course you have.
And I've heard you tell it to your kids.
Two children, get lost in the deep dark woods.
I leave a trail of breadcrumbs behind.
I have left my very own trail of breadcrumbs,
but my trail will not lead you home.
It will lead you straight within the confines,
the prison that is your own mind.
Where you at, Randy?
[Randy] Hello, Bray.
I'm just looking at the world the way you used to be.
Upside down.
At No Mercy, I'm gonna turn your world
right side up, like this.
[laughs]
[grunting]
[Bray] You've taken all the fun out of my little game.
Listen, I want you to know that I can play your game better than you.
[Bray] Is this all you got, Randy?
If you think you're the predator.
Come catch your prey.
Your time is coming, Randy.
[Randy] How does it feel that the hunter's now the hunted?
Take me home.
I'm ready to go home.
You are no longer the predator.
I am the predator now.
[crowd cheering]
["Live in Fear" playing]
[singer] ♪ Catching flies ♪
♪ In his mouth ♪
♪ Tasting freedom ♪
♪ While he dares ♪
♪ Then crawling back ♪
♪ Back to the top ♪
♪ Top of the stairs ♪
[Mauro] Thirteen thousand three hundred and twenty four people inside this arena.
They're all with the fireflies on.
You've got to see this in person
to realize what an eerie feeling this is.
To watch Bray Wyatt entering the arena.
[music continues]
[crowd cheering]
[singer] ♪ Like a cat ♪
♪ Without a care ♪
♪ Roaming freely ♪
♪ Through the streets ♪
♪ You can find him ♪
♪ In amongst the pigeons ♪
♪ In the square ♪
[music concludes]
[crowd cheering]
Dead or alive!
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] The Eater of Worlds, Bray Wyatt.
Who's been doing his best
to try to outsmart
and get into the head of Randy Orton, "The Apex Predator."
The mind games, well, they come to an end tonight
inside the squared circle in the No Mercy main event.
Come on, Randy.
[crowd cheering]
-[mouths] Come on, come on. -[crowd chanting] RKO! RKO! RKO!
RKO! RKO! RKO!
[singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪
♪ They counsel me, they understand ♪
♪ They talk to me ♪
[crowd cheering]
[bell ringing]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Making his way into the ring, from Saint Louis, Missouri.
Weighing in at 250 pounds,
"The Apex Predator" Randy Orton.
[JBL] I can tell you one thing,
Bray Wyatt is in Randy Orton's head.
He's a 12-time World Champion, former Royal Rumble winner.
Somebody who witnessed all the hype and all the potential there,
and we looked at on him when he was introduced,
but he's never faced anything like Bray Wyatt.
[Mauro] Maybe can the same be said
about Randy Orton being in Bray Wyatt's head
after what happened on SmackDown Live this past week.
[David] Absolutely, I mean, these guys engage in mental warfare
for the past couple of weeks.
And now, we're gonna find out which one of them is stronger, mentally.
-[JBL] And physically. -[David] And physically,
I mean, we know both of these guys can bang.
That's a given.
But we wanna see who's the master of the mind games.
[JBL] Yeah.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] The last couple of weeks, the mind games been going on all night.
Tonight, you see Randy Orton look in the mirror
and that distortion that looked back at him.
You see Bray Wyatt speaking in some type of tongue,
singing in his rocking chair.
[David] I mean, I don't have to consult the DSM for it
to know Bray Wyatt has some kind of psychosis.
But then again, Randy Orton tells us that he hears voices,
they tell him to strike.
Neither one of these guys is perfectly balanced.
[Mauro] The simulation of prophets, it's Randy Orton, Bray Wyatt
meeting in a major singles bout for the first time
in their respective careers.
And it goes down here at No Mercy.
Remember, they were supposed to meet at Backlash,
but Bray Wyatt attacked Randy Orton before the match.
It was then Bray Wyatt and Kane in a no holds barred match
when Randy Orton made his presence.
But tonight, you'll get it, one-on-one, Bray Wyatt, and Randy Orton,
main event of No Mercy.
[David] And, you know, Randy said that Bray's afraid of him.
I think there's something to that, because, clearly,
that's why Bray jumped him.
[crowd chatter]
[Mauro] Collar-and-elbow tie up here,
which is a little surprising, John, when you know what-- Oh.
[JBL] That's not surprising is it?
[Mauro] No.
The upside down.
Oh, and Orton already looking for the RKO.
-[laughs] -[JBL] It only takes one.
We know that.
That's what makes Randy Orton so dangerous.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] One RKO can change anything.
[crowd cheering]
I like that. I like that.
[laughs]
[crowd chatter]
Shut up.
[crowd chatter]
[Mauro] Victory tonight by each of these superstars
would have to move them one step closer into contention
for the WWE World Championship,
retained in that historic main event that kicked off the show
by AJ Styles under Triple Threat rules,
and Bray Wyatt bringing the fight to Randy Orton.
[crowd cheering]
See what a god looks like.
[grunts]
[David] Bray Wyatt said he doesn't wanna just win,
he wants to consume Randy's soul.
Whatever he means by that is anybody's guess.
[Mauro] Oh. Double chop to the throat of Randy Orton by Bray Wyatt.
Orton slams him down and…
-[JBL] Ronnie Garvin stomps. -[Mauro] Yes.
Shades of "Hands of Stone," Ronnie Garvin, as the knee dropped
to the side of the face by Randy Orton.
[JBL] That was in Japan, tag teaming when Bob Orton, Randy's dad,
went talking about this phenomenal athlete, he had a son--
for a son in middle school, this Randy Orton,
Randy has lived up to every bit of the potential that he's had,
he's, I've seen him develop into one of the greatest champions of all time.
And the for the first time, I believe,
somebody has gotten in Randy's head and that is Bray Wyatt.
[Mauro] The 24 Orton became the youngest person ever
to hold the WWE World Championship,
and Bray Wyatt has done his best to play mind games,
but Orton now has him in his sights here in-- Oh, Wyatt.
[JBL] His Sister Abigail.
[crowd chatter]
[JBL] Well, this is where Bray Wyatt does not wanna be.
[Mauro] Oh, and he just snaps Orton's neck from the top rope.
We know how diabolical Bray Wyatt can be,
but what makes him dangerous in the ring, John?
[JBL] He's so unpredictable.
And you talk about a capricious personality in Bray Wyatt,
that's exactly the way he fights much like Randy Orton.
[David] Yeah, don't forget, Randy Orton has been known
to go to a dark place.
[crowd chatter]
[Mauro] Oh, and Randy Orton trying to RKO
but he gets thrown in the announcer's table here.
Things breaking down in a hurry in Sacramento.
[referee] Come on, you got to come back in the ring.
Come on.
[man] You got it, Bray, kick his ass.
[Mauro] Bray Wyatt surveilling the damage.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Bray Wyatt getting creative.
[man] Two.
[Mauro] Oh, Orton's starting-- he attacks Bray Wyatt
with a right hand.
-[David] Wow. -[Mauro] And a clothesline on Bray Wyatt.
[JBL] Clothesline just wraps around the side of the head of Bray.
And again.
Five.
Six.
[JBL] Randy Orton surveilling those stairs,
trying to figure out, I think, what Bray Wyatt had in mind.
[Mauro] Wyatt sends Orton crashing into the barricade.
[crowd cheering]
[David] Wyatt, mocking Randy Orton.
[JBL] Both of these competitors, through their mind games,
are fighting for dominance.
[Mauro] Bray Wyatt has defeated the likes of John Cena,
Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns on pay-per-view,
would love to add Randy Orton to that illustrious list.
[man] Come on, Randy.
[JBL] Randy's in trouble.
[Mauro] Bray Wyatt just stomping Randy Orton.
Oh, short arm clothesline.
Now, running senton.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Would that be enough to put away the Viper?
One, two…
[JBL] Boy, it was a lackadaisical cover,
I don't think Bray cared if you want to, right there or not.
[David] No, Bray wants to punish him. You're exactly right, John.
[Mauro] Randy Orton retreating to the corner.
On the corner of the cobwebs, blocks that shot,
comes back with a right hand of his own and corks another
and make it a series of right hands before Bray Wyatt stops him
with a knee to the mid-section.
Ooh.
[Mauro] All of that weight
into that splash in the corner by Bray Wyatt.
[JBL] I watched Randy his entire career, I haven't…
-One, two… -[JBL] Side press.
I've watched Randy his entire career, it seems like he's a little off tonight.
I think Bray Wyatt may have gotten in his head.
[Mauro] Randy Orton receiving 10 staples
after losing to Brock Lesnar at SummerSlam
but returning and, you're right, he and, uh,
Bray Wyatt have definitely engaged in mind games,
mental warfare,
but Bray Wyatt seems to have Randy Orton's number right now.
[David] Yeah, he does. But don't forget, even if Bray has Randy
off of his game a little bit, all he needs is one RKO.
He's got the one equalizer, the home run hit.
[Mauro] A one hitter quitter,
and now, he's delivering a series of right hands,
but again, Bray Wyatt going downstairs.
Nice right uppercut by Wyatt.
[JBL] Randy was shaken last week when he looked in that storage bin
or whatever it was that he had Bray Wyatt in and Bray Wyatt was gone.
[Mauro] Yeah, Bray Wyatt is off his rocker in more ways than one,
and now, seemingly in control around the apron
but Orton again blocking that right hand.
But again, Wyatt-- oh, DDT on the apron by Bray Wyatt.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] He's just toying with Randy Orton.
[JBL] Unfortunately for Randy, I think, Bray slipped out of it
a little bit, didn't get all of it.
[Mauro] And Orton able to kick out at two.
Another quick cover by Bray Wyatt.
Rushing clothesline by Wyatt.
Side press and Orton kicks out.
Wyatt remains in control.
[David] He just continues to wear Randy down
and slow him down, too.
[JBL] You're right, David, just smothering Randy Orton right now.
Putting all of his weight on the Viper.
[Mauro] WWE Universe
trying to will Randy Orton back to his feet.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Randy!
[Mauro] But again, Wyatt attacking the leg of Orton,
picking him up, full scoop and a slam by Bray Wyatt.
Showcasing some of his strength.
Very methodical in his attack,
but very effective, is Bray Wyatt.
[David] Bray Wyatt, for the last few minutes,
has been in total control of Randy Orton.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Enjoying himself, surveying the landscape.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] The new face of fear, Bray Wyatt.
Oh, but wasted too much time
and there was no way on the pole for that senton
as Randy Orton rolled out of the way.
And will this be the opportunity Randy Orton needs
to get back into this fight, David?
[David] This could be his opening right here.
He needs to take advantage of this.
Bray's in a bad spot.
[JBL] Randy Orton has been enough big fights in championship matches
and he understands, this is his opportunity.
Bray answering punch for punch.
[Mauro] Yeah, they exchange strikes
and Bray Wyatt seems to have the advantage,
the double thrust to the throat.
Orton trying to sustain his offense now.
[David] Oh.
[Mauro] And Orton explodes with that lariat and another one,
a hooking lariat on Bray Wyatt.
-Oh, that was well… -[David] Bray was ready.
[Mauro] scouted by Bray Wyatt, looking for Sister Abigail.
Reversal by Orton, powerslam.
Tables have been turned, Orton goes for the cover.
[JBL] That's the Randy Orton we've come more to know.
[David] All right, Randy, you got to stay on him.
Time to turn it up.
[JBL] Physically, grueling game of human chess
between Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt.
Orton looking for that driving DDT
but Bray Wyatt comes back into the ring.
[Mauro] And they collide in the center of the ring,
Wyatt looking for the opportunity to pin Orton.
[crowd chatter]
[Mauro] Man, I hate to even think of what's going through the mind
of Bray Wyatt.
[JBL] If you can figure that out now, you could write a book.
[Mauro] He is the predator tonight, the apex predator, the prey,
but Randy Orton desperately trying to get back into the match
but Bray Wyatt now has him.
Looking for that Ura-nage,
blocked with a back elbow from Orton.
Orton, looking for that RKO, and then…
Quick counters, a jackknife cover by Orton.
-Ura-nage by Bray Wyatt. -[David] Oh, wow.
[Mauro] Back press.
Is Orton gone? No.
After weeks and weeks of mind games,
rivalry coming to a head tonight at No Mercy.
Randy Orton and Bray Wyatt, who will emerge victorious?
[JBL] Bray Wyatt realizing, you know,
he's winning the mind games battle.
-[David] Look at this. -[JBL] Just planted Randy Orton.
-[David] He just stacked him. -[JBL] How much is it gonna take
to beat a 12-time World Champion?
-[David] Look at this. Randy Orton… -[Mauro] Are you surprised at all?
[David] …is picking him up by his jaw.
[Mauro] Are you surprised at all, David,
by Bray Wyatt's assault on Randy Orton
and how he's been able to sustain it?
[David] No, absolutely, not.
This is classic Bray Wyatt. This is what he does.
He gets in your head, he gets up, and then he doesn't let up.
He just stays on you.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] Bray with some obvious evil intentions.
Orton in a supine position on those steel ring steps.
What does Bray Wyatt have in his devious mind?
Oh, the running senton.
Back first on the stairs.
That will realign the spine and jack the back of Bray Wyatt.
[Mauro] Randy Orton able to escape but can he--
can he exploit the situation now, John?
[JBL] Randy better exploit the situation.
[Mauro] Breaks the count, rolls back in, and oh, gets back out.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] And Orton slamming Bray Wyatt's head.
-[man] Get him Randy, get him. -[crowd cheering]
[David] Randy's going to that place.
[Mauro] Yeah, the voices in his head
telling him to mercilessly attack Bray Wyatt,
back first on the barricade.
If the senton on the ring steps wasn't enough,
Randy Orton continues to incur his wrath on Bray Wyatt's back.
[David] And you wondered if Randy could exploit the situation,
-there's your answer. -[Mauro] Yes.
And it's all apex predator now on Bray Wyatt.
Setting him up for his trademark driving DDT.
[David] He got it right where he wants him.
[Mauro] He got him.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] Get ready, get ready.
-[crowd cheering] -[David] Yup, this the one…
[Mauro] Randy is about to go to that place.
[David] This is the Randy Orton I was talking about.
[Mauro] Here he goes.
[crowd cheering]
[Mauro] This is a place Bray Wyatt does not wanna be.
[ominous music playing]
[Mauro] Uh-oh.
[crowd cheering]
-[Mauro] It's Luke Harper. -[JBL] What the hell?
[Mauro] What the hell is he doing in No Mercy?
Sister Abigail by Bray Wyatt on Randy Orton.
One, two, three.
[Mauro] Bray Wyatt beats Randy Orton at No Mercy.
["Live in Fear" playing]
[announcer] Here is your winner, Bray Wyatt.
[JBL] What the hell is Luke Harper doing here?
[Mauro] Luke Harper appearing at No Mercy,
but Bray Wyatt has just defeated Randy Orton,
one, two, three.
[singer] ♪ Catching flies ♪
♪ In his mouth ♪
[Mauro] Luke Harper, a member of the Wyatt family.
Appearing out of nowhere.
[singer] ♪ Then crawling back ♪
♪ Back to the top ♪
♪ Top of the stairs ♪
[crowd cheering]
-[JBL] That's a reunion… -[Mauro] Yes.
[JBL] …you don't wanna see.
[Mauro] A Wyatt family reunion.
[crowd cheering]
[JBL] This is where Randy Orton realized he's in a lot of trouble.
[Mauro] A momentary distraction cost him a Sister Abigail,
sends Bray Wyatt to victory at No Mercy.
[JBL] Oh, Luke Harper never touched Randy Orton.
-He disappeared. -[Mauro] Right.
[JBL] There's no disqualification.
-[Mauro] A huge win there… -[David] He still wasn't--
-[Mauro] …on Bray Wyatt. -[David] He still wasn't part
of the match.
You can't just show up and crash a match.
[JBL] Luke Harper just did.
[Mauro] Oh, what a night here at No Mercy.
Follow…
the Buzzards! at a night here at No Mercy.