1 00:00:01,234 --> 00:00:04,070 ["Then, Now, and Forever" playing] 2 00:00:22,689 --> 00:00:26,827 [mellow music playing] 3 00:00:34,201 --> 00:00:36,303 [foreboding music playing] 4 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:38,839 [Tom] Oh, holy hell! 5 00:00:40,474 --> 00:00:42,708 [Graves] This is brutal. 6 00:00:43,777 --> 00:00:45,879 -[Tom] The carnage outside. -[Graves] It is bedlam. 7 00:00:48,047 --> 00:00:50,150 It has devolved into chaos. 8 00:00:54,620 --> 00:00:56,556 -[dramatic music playing] -[Roman] I am a protector. 9 00:00:56,623 --> 00:00:58,358 I am a provider. 10 00:00:58,425 --> 00:01:02,461 Acknowledge me as your tribal chief. 11 00:01:03,129 --> 00:01:07,667 Acknowledge me as the head of your family table. 12 00:01:08,634 --> 00:01:09,735 If you don't, 13 00:01:10,237 --> 00:01:13,840 you and your family are gonna fear me. 14 00:01:14,107 --> 00:01:15,475 ["HWY 666" playing] 15 00:01:15,542 --> 00:01:17,678 [Kevin] You want people to fear you? 16 00:01:17,744 --> 00:01:19,112 I fear no one. 17 00:01:21,113 --> 00:01:22,883 Put that title on the line, 18 00:01:22,950 --> 00:01:26,286 and you and I settle this like men. 19 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:27,554 I'm gonna end you. 20 00:01:30,256 --> 00:01:32,960 [Drew] AJ, I don't make threats. 21 00:01:33,493 --> 00:01:34,360 I make promises. 22 00:01:34,428 --> 00:01:36,063 I'm gonna rip off your head. 23 00:01:37,030 --> 00:01:40,767 His size won't mean a thing when I knock him out. 24 00:01:40,833 --> 00:01:43,604 Climb up that ladder and I grab that title. 25 00:01:43,670 --> 00:01:45,872 ♪ I was heading For the middle of the end of the world ♪ 26 00:01:45,939 --> 00:01:47,473 ♪ When the demons came for me ♪ 27 00:01:47,541 --> 00:01:50,143 I am on top of this women's division. 28 00:01:50,243 --> 00:01:52,812 [Michael] Oh, my God. Carmella is back. 29 00:01:52,878 --> 00:01:56,449 The entire WWE Universe is gonna find out exactly 30 00:01:56,515 --> 00:01:59,186 who the most dominant woman of this division really is. 31 00:01:59,318 --> 00:02:02,155 I am out of your league and always will be. 32 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:05,258 ♪ All I know Is only death provides ♪ 33 00:02:05,324 --> 00:02:09,596 Lana, you're gonna contort her body in all different directions. 34 00:02:09,662 --> 00:02:10,964 [Tom] Oh, God. 35 00:02:11,498 --> 00:02:13,834 Asuka has to find a new partner 36 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:16,036 to challenge for the Women's Tag Team titles. 37 00:02:17,204 --> 00:02:18,572 [Bray] Let me in. 38 00:02:18,638 --> 00:02:19,840 [foreboding music playing] 39 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:23,176 I am no ordinary man. 40 00:02:25,311 --> 00:02:28,515 There is no boundary that I will not cross. 41 00:02:31,518 --> 00:02:35,989 The most evil son of a bitch on planet Earth has come home. 42 00:02:39,760 --> 00:02:41,227 [Tom] Oh my God! 43 00:02:47,501 --> 00:02:51,071 [Michael] Welcome to the final WWE pay-per-view of 2020. 44 00:02:51,138 --> 00:02:53,774 ♪ All I know Is only death provides ♪ 45 00:02:53,874 --> 00:02:57,878 -[Bray] Let me in. -[Michael] It's WWE TLC. 46 00:02:57,977 --> 00:03:01,581 ♪ All I know Is I can see the end ♪ 47 00:03:01,982 --> 00:03:05,251 ♪ This is where we part, my friend ♪ 48 00:03:05,317 --> 00:03:09,456 ♪ Yeah ♪ 49 00:03:15,696 --> 00:03:19,533 [Bray laughing] 50 00:03:23,670 --> 00:03:27,140 [narrator] And now, WWE SuperCard presents 51 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:31,644 WWE Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. 52 00:03:31,778 --> 00:03:34,780 [music concludes] 53 00:03:45,858 --> 00:03:47,393 ["HWY 666" playing] 54 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:49,196 ♪ I was heading For the middle of the end of the world ♪ 55 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:51,164 ♪ When the demons came for me ♪ 56 00:03:51,231 --> 00:03:54,567 ♪ Too much night to start the day Is the only way to be ♪ 57 00:03:55,535 --> 00:03:57,870 [Tom] Tonight we close out the year with the event 58 00:03:57,938 --> 00:04:01,241 built off intensity and carnage. 59 00:04:01,308 --> 00:04:04,111 We are live from the WWE ThunderDome 60 00:04:04,177 --> 00:04:07,547 at Tropicana Field as we welcome you 61 00:04:07,613 --> 00:04:13,887 to WWE TLC. Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. 62 00:04:16,690 --> 00:04:18,724 And you can see hanging high above the ring 63 00:04:18,791 --> 00:04:22,462 as of this past Monday night on Raw, The Ascension ceremony. 64 00:04:22,529 --> 00:04:26,733 We begin our night with the first of two TLC matches. 65 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,604 This one, for the WWE Championship. 66 00:04:31,204 --> 00:04:33,205 [crowd cheering] 67 00:04:33,272 --> 00:04:36,510 ["Phenomenal" playing] 68 00:04:36,575 --> 00:04:38,311 [Byron] Well, we know the theme of the evening 69 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:40,813 is all the chaos and carnage in the world. 70 00:04:40,881 --> 00:04:43,884 We are just moments away from seeing plenty of it. 71 00:04:43,950 --> 00:04:46,286 [Tom] And you see the enormous Omos, 72 00:04:46,353 --> 00:04:49,421 the associate of AJ Styles, accompanying him to the ring. 73 00:04:49,489 --> 00:04:52,491 Could this be a phenomenal night for AJ Styles? 74 00:04:52,558 --> 00:04:55,829 Is Omos the difference maker in a match where there's no count-outs, 75 00:04:55,896 --> 00:04:58,732 no disqualifications, tables, ladders, and chairs all evening? 76 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:00,599 I think it's hard to argue against that, Tom, 77 00:05:00,667 --> 00:05:03,503 because when you look at ringside, when you look at all the many toys 78 00:05:03,570 --> 00:05:06,506 and the many things that these gentlemen can use to hurt one another, 79 00:05:06,573 --> 00:05:09,042 the most menacing thing that stands at ringside 80 00:05:09,109 --> 00:05:11,010 is that giant man named Omos. 81 00:05:11,077 --> 00:05:13,479 [Tom] And, Byron, look how at home AJ Styles 82 00:05:13,546 --> 00:05:16,049 is as he peruses all the weapons at his disposal. 83 00:05:16,116 --> 00:05:18,151 [Samoa Joe] Well, this is a comfort zone for AJ Styles. 84 00:05:18,217 --> 00:05:19,619 He has been in this match before. 85 00:05:19,686 --> 00:05:23,757 He has been in a WWE Championship TLC match before. 86 00:05:23,824 --> 00:05:29,563 AJ Styles challenges Drew McIntyre for the WWE title in a TLC match. 87 00:05:29,628 --> 00:05:34,034 Can AJ Styles spoil the end of an outstanding 2020 88 00:05:34,099 --> 00:05:36,135 for the WWE Champion? 89 00:05:38,671 --> 00:05:41,074 [dramatic music playing] 90 00:05:41,140 --> 00:05:45,679 [Tom] It's been a magnificent year for the WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre. 91 00:05:46,179 --> 00:05:51,217 [Byron] You cannot say enough about what Drew McIntyre has accomplished. 92 00:05:52,885 --> 00:05:54,454 [crowd chanting] Three! 93 00:05:54,520 --> 00:05:56,890 [Michael] Drew McIntyre is going to WrestleMania. 94 00:05:57,157 --> 00:06:00,426 Drew McIntyre's time is now. 95 00:06:00,527 --> 00:06:01,661 [crowd chanting] Two! 96 00:06:01,794 --> 00:06:04,798 [Tom] Drew McIntyre fulfills his destiny. 97 00:06:04,865 --> 00:06:07,633 McIntyre is WWE Champion. 98 00:06:07,801 --> 00:06:08,935 [crowd chanting] One! 99 00:06:09,568 --> 00:06:14,774 [Tom] Drew McIntyre has taken back the WWE title. 100 00:06:14,841 --> 00:06:16,877 [Drew] I'm in a whole journey unlike anyone else. 101 00:06:16,943 --> 00:06:18,777 I am not just on top of the mountain. 102 00:06:18,844 --> 00:06:21,781 Drew McIntyre is the damn mountain. 103 00:06:24,183 --> 00:06:27,753 -[tense music playing] -[AJ] It took you 19 years 104 00:06:27,820 --> 00:06:30,623 to climb the WWE mountain. 105 00:06:30,690 --> 00:06:32,192 How is this possible? 106 00:06:34,394 --> 00:06:37,530 I just don't think you can handle the pressure, 107 00:06:37,597 --> 00:06:41,501 Tables, Ladders, and Chair match. 108 00:06:41,568 --> 00:06:43,703 I don't think you've ever been in one before. 109 00:06:44,436 --> 00:06:45,438 Me on the other hand, 110 00:06:46,106 --> 00:06:51,912 I defended that championship at a TLC match, and won. 111 00:06:53,246 --> 00:06:55,582 Every time I step foot in this ring, 112 00:06:55,649 --> 00:06:59,652 I am phenomenal, 113 00:07:00,419 --> 00:07:03,423 because I know what it takes to be a champion. 114 00:07:04,791 --> 00:07:06,393 We've never faced each other. 115 00:07:06,459 --> 00:07:09,996 Heart, strength, passion won't mean a thing 116 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:13,767 if I have to take every table, ladder, and chair 117 00:07:14,267 --> 00:07:17,604 and break and bend them across your back, 118 00:07:17,671 --> 00:07:22,775 and I get my spot as the new WWE Champion. 119 00:07:23,543 --> 00:07:26,079 [suspenseful music playing] 120 00:07:26,145 --> 00:07:27,614 [Drew] AJ… 121 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:29,683 read between the lines. 122 00:07:30,750 --> 00:07:33,419 I'm the champion that does not crack under pressure 123 00:07:33,486 --> 00:07:35,555 whether you're Brock Lesnar, Randy Orton, 124 00:07:35,621 --> 00:07:37,056 The Miz, and that briefcase, 125 00:07:37,123 --> 00:07:38,991 or Jackass and the Beanstalk. 126 00:07:39,058 --> 00:07:41,594 I'm willing to do whatever it takes for myself 127 00:07:41,661 --> 00:07:44,197 and I'm sure as hell willing to do 128 00:07:44,330 --> 00:07:48,801 whatever it takes to you to remain WWE Champion. 129 00:07:50,169 --> 00:07:52,339 Are you willing to do the same? 130 00:07:53,707 --> 00:07:57,010 [AJ] But, Drew, what if it's not just me 131 00:07:57,077 --> 00:08:00,313 you have to face in a TLC match? 132 00:08:01,847 --> 00:08:03,416 [Tom] Miz and Morrison. 133 00:08:03,515 --> 00:08:06,385 [Byron] This is all a well-played setup by AJ Styles. 134 00:08:11,056 --> 00:08:12,959 McIntyre trying to fight back. 135 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,729 [Samoa Joe] He claymored the ladder. 136 00:08:19,832 --> 00:08:21,234 He took his eyes off AJ Styles, 137 00:08:21,301 --> 00:08:22,969 and that's one of the biggest mistakes you can make. 138 00:08:23,036 --> 00:08:25,304 [Byron] Well, thanks to Omos at ringside, Joe. 139 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:29,575 [Samoa Joe] Well, the destruction is not done, not by a long shot. 140 00:08:29,642 --> 00:08:31,378 [Tom] Is the WWE Champion Drew McIntyre 141 00:08:31,443 --> 00:08:33,913 gonna be able to withstand this type of onslaught, Sunday? 142 00:08:34,079 --> 00:08:35,347 -Tables… -[AJ] His heart, 143 00:08:35,414 --> 00:08:36,915 -strength… -…ladders and chairs. 144 00:08:36,982 --> 00:08:39,519 passion won't mean a thing… 145 00:08:39,586 --> 00:08:42,355 [crowd exclaiming] 146 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:48,762 …when I climb up that ladder and I grab that title. 147 00:08:48,828 --> 00:08:51,698 [Tom] AJ Styles with a statement 148 00:08:51,765 --> 00:08:54,567 at the expense of Drew McIntyre. 149 00:08:54,634 --> 00:08:57,737 Will Styles climb to the top of the mountain? 150 00:09:02,475 --> 00:09:03,709 [Byron] Well, there's no question right now 151 00:09:03,776 --> 00:09:07,280 that the confidence of AJ Styles needs an overflow room. 152 00:09:07,347 --> 00:09:10,050 AJ Styles believes that it's a foregone conclusion 153 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:13,953 that he is going to once again become WWE Champion. 154 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:15,387 [Tom] Styles has done everything he can 155 00:09:15,454 --> 00:09:18,491 to throw obstacles in the path of The Scottish Warrior. 156 00:09:18,558 --> 00:09:20,093 [Samoa Joe] I wouldn't bet against AJ. 157 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:22,462 [crowd jeering] 158 00:09:22,529 --> 00:09:25,632 ["Gallantry" playing] 159 00:09:25,698 --> 00:09:28,701 [crowd cheering] 160 00:09:32,005 --> 00:09:35,909 [Byron] AJ Styles talked about the pressure that Drew McIntyre is under. 161 00:09:35,975 --> 00:09:37,744 Well, these are pressure moments 162 00:09:37,810 --> 00:09:41,113 that the WWE Champion thrives in. 163 00:09:48,521 --> 00:09:54,427 [Tom] The battle-tested champion ready to go to war at TLC. 164 00:09:57,564 --> 00:10:00,533 [Byron] The expression on the face of the WWE Champion… 165 00:10:02,035 --> 00:10:03,269 says it all. 166 00:10:05,972 --> 00:10:09,275 [Tom] Joe, as we saw moments ago, AJ Styles has done everything possible 167 00:10:09,342 --> 00:10:11,411 to put hurdles in front of Drew McIntyre 168 00:10:11,478 --> 00:10:13,613 whether it'd be Mr. Money in the Bank The Miz 169 00:10:13,680 --> 00:10:15,615 and John Morrison, whether it'd be Omos, 170 00:10:15,682 --> 00:10:20,386 or even the structures around McIntyre in this match. 171 00:10:20,453 --> 00:10:22,589 Can Drew McIntyre overcome those odds? 172 00:10:22,655 --> 00:10:24,156 [Samoa Joe] Well, Drew McIntyre's absolutely 173 00:10:24,223 --> 00:10:25,992 going to need to overcome those odds 174 00:10:26,059 --> 00:10:29,161 because he comes into this contest at a severe disadvantage, Tom, 175 00:10:29,228 --> 00:10:30,230 when you look around this ring, 176 00:10:30,295 --> 00:10:33,800 when you look at what AJ Styles has masterminded here. 177 00:10:33,867 --> 00:10:35,802 You have to wonder, is this the night? 178 00:10:35,868 --> 00:10:39,706 Is this the night where Drew McIntyre has bit off more than he could chew? 179 00:10:39,771 --> 00:10:43,742 [Byron] McIntyre taking a glance at his WWE Championship 180 00:10:44,243 --> 00:10:45,411 that hangs above the ring 181 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:49,314 as he enters the unknown of the TLC matchup. 182 00:10:55,454 --> 00:10:59,358 -[Tom] Drew McIntyre along with his… -[fireworks popping] 183 00:10:59,425 --> 00:11:02,495 …along with his WWE Championship. 184 00:11:02,562 --> 00:11:06,332 Did he let go of it for the last time this past Monday night on Raw 185 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:09,169 in The Ascension ceremony, as he looks across the ring, 186 00:11:09,235 --> 00:11:11,204 not only at Styles but especially Omos? 187 00:11:11,271 --> 00:11:12,738 [Byron] And Drew McIntyre is well aware. 188 00:11:12,805 --> 00:11:17,110 You got to worry about that over seven-foot-tall human skyscraper Omos 189 00:11:17,177 --> 00:11:20,113 and what possible involvement he could have in this match. 190 00:11:21,481 --> 00:11:22,649 [bell ringing] 191 00:11:22,714 --> 00:11:28,087 [Rome] The following is a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match 192 00:11:28,154 --> 00:11:31,958 for the WWE Championship. 193 00:11:32,725 --> 00:11:35,028 In this match, there are no pinfalls, no submissions, 194 00:11:35,093 --> 00:11:37,230 no count-outs, and no disqualifications. 195 00:11:37,296 --> 00:11:40,098 The only way to win is to climb the ladder 196 00:11:40,165 --> 00:11:42,834 and retrieve the championship hanging above the ring. 197 00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:46,105 Introducing the challenger, 198 00:11:46,171 --> 00:11:47,607 from Gainesville, Georgia, 199 00:11:47,674 --> 00:11:50,944 weighing in at 218 pounds, 200 00:11:51,010 --> 00:11:55,747 "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. 201 00:11:55,814 --> 00:11:58,284 [crowd booing] 202 00:12:03,488 --> 00:12:06,759 [Rome] And his opponent, from Ayr, Scotland, 203 00:12:06,826 --> 00:12:10,530 weighing in at 265 pounds, 204 00:12:10,597 --> 00:12:15,034 he is the WWE Champion, 205 00:12:15,101 --> 00:12:18,605 Drew McIntyre. 206 00:12:18,670 --> 00:12:21,674 [crowd cheering] 207 00:12:22,875 --> 00:12:25,678 [Byron] I'm not a mind reader, but just a moment ago, McIntyre… 208 00:12:25,745 --> 00:12:26,980 [laughs] 209 00:12:27,045 --> 00:12:28,314 [Byron] With a smirk on his face. 210 00:12:28,381 --> 00:12:30,049 I think McIntyre's surveying the area, 211 00:12:30,116 --> 00:12:32,285 seeing all the tables, ladders, and chairs, 212 00:12:32,352 --> 00:12:34,387 looking at AJ Styles and saying to himself, 213 00:12:34,454 --> 00:12:37,122 "All right, here we go. It's time for a battle." 214 00:12:37,189 --> 00:12:38,458 [Tom] For the first time ever, 215 00:12:38,524 --> 00:12:41,761 AJ Styles one-on-one with Drew McIntyre 216 00:12:41,828 --> 00:12:43,963 for the WWE title. 217 00:12:48,601 --> 00:12:51,103 [Samoa Joe] Drew McIntyre rightfully removing those gauntlets. 218 00:12:52,137 --> 00:12:53,406 [bell ringing] 219 00:12:53,506 --> 00:12:54,741 [Samoa Joe] Although I don't know if I would've, Tom. 220 00:12:54,807 --> 00:12:56,074 [Tom] Whoa! And right off the bat, 221 00:12:56,141 --> 00:12:59,846 it is Styles who goes after the knee of Drew McIntyre. 222 00:13:00,545 --> 00:13:04,317 [Byron] Wise strategy by the former WWE Champion, AJ Styles. 223 00:13:04,384 --> 00:13:07,954 [Tom] And two-time WWE Champion that is in AJ Styles. 224 00:13:08,021 --> 00:13:10,923 And now grabbing a hold of the leg here of Drew McIntyre, Joe, 225 00:13:10,990 --> 00:13:13,325 very smart strategy by Styles early. 226 00:13:13,392 --> 00:13:15,261 [Samoa Joe] Oh, you better believe AJ has a strategy, 227 00:13:15,328 --> 00:13:17,463 and he's going in like a rabid animal right now. 228 00:13:17,530 --> 00:13:20,500 [Byron] Well, there's a lot of respect that Drew McIntyre has for AJ Styles. 229 00:13:20,565 --> 00:13:24,469 This is a match that McIntyre's wanted since he was 16 years old, he said. 230 00:13:24,536 --> 00:13:26,238 -[Samoa Joe] Whoa, look at that. -[Tom] Wow. 231 00:13:26,305 --> 00:13:28,241 Styles turned inside out. 232 00:13:28,308 --> 00:13:30,776 McIntyre early on favoring the left leg. 233 00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:33,012 [Samoa Joe] And I believe the champion has had enough. 234 00:13:33,746 --> 00:13:37,250 [Byron] Look at the intensity on the face of the WWE Champion. 235 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,151 [Tom] Now lighting up the chest of Styles. 236 00:13:39,218 --> 00:13:42,121 [Samoa Joe] I believe the thunder's rolling in the highlands, Tom. 237 00:13:42,188 --> 00:13:44,357 [Tom] And there goes Styles for a ride. 238 00:13:46,125 --> 00:13:48,995 Look at the strength of McIntyre 239 00:13:49,062 --> 00:13:51,664 to turn Styles around there on that suplex. 240 00:13:51,731 --> 00:13:52,932 [Byron] Think of all the inflammatory words 241 00:13:52,998 --> 00:13:55,168 that AJ Styles has delivered to McIntyre. 242 00:13:55,233 --> 00:13:56,368 Talk to me! 243 00:13:57,069 --> 00:13:58,271 Let me hear you. 244 00:13:59,738 --> 00:14:02,641 [Byron] Styles mocking how long it took McIntyre to take 245 00:14:02,709 --> 00:14:04,276 to get to a championship level 246 00:14:04,343 --> 00:14:05,877 -here in WWE. -Get up. 247 00:14:08,247 --> 00:14:09,748 [Byron] Claiming that he couldn't handle the pressure. 248 00:14:09,815 --> 00:14:12,752 Drew McIntyre remembered each and every one of those words 249 00:14:12,819 --> 00:14:14,820 and he is taking it out on AJ Styles. 250 00:14:14,887 --> 00:14:18,391 [Tom] And we've seen the maturation of Drew McIntyre 251 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:20,793 throughout this spectacular year for him. 252 00:14:23,396 --> 00:14:26,498 Began at the Royal Rumble match eliminating Brock Lesnar, 253 00:14:26,565 --> 00:14:28,601 going on to win the Royal Rumble itself, 254 00:14:28,668 --> 00:14:31,437 and then defeating The Beast at WrestleMania 255 00:14:31,503 --> 00:14:33,939 for the WWE Championship in minutes. 256 00:14:34,040 --> 00:14:36,007 Wow! What a shot right to the face. 257 00:14:36,074 --> 00:14:38,444 [Samoa Joe] And no reprieve for AJ Styles. 258 00:14:38,511 --> 00:14:40,445 Drew McIntyre following in with some haymakers 259 00:14:40,512 --> 00:14:42,848 and a vicious stomp to the leg. 260 00:14:43,649 --> 00:14:45,218 [Byron] A little warning there delivered to Omos 261 00:14:45,284 --> 00:14:46,319 from Drew McIntyre. 262 00:14:47,453 --> 00:14:49,088 -Just stay where you're at. -[Tom] Watch this. 263 00:14:49,155 --> 00:14:51,357 Watch how McIntyre closes the space. 264 00:14:51,424 --> 00:14:54,127 Boom. Right into the mouth there with that punch. 265 00:14:54,660 --> 00:14:56,661 [Samoa Joe] Oh, he cut that clean, Tom. Oh! 266 00:14:57,329 --> 00:14:58,897 [Tom] Styles with an onslaught early on. 267 00:14:58,964 --> 00:15:02,034 Oh, and a shot to the throat. Again, no disqualifications in this match. 268 00:15:02,101 --> 00:15:03,536 It's entirely legal. 269 00:15:04,971 --> 00:15:08,507 -[Byron] Whoa! -[Tom] Oh, and a towering back body drop. 270 00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:11,176 [crowd cheering] 271 00:15:11,243 --> 00:15:14,847 [Byron] Drew McIntyre has controlled the pace of this match. 272 00:15:18,384 --> 00:15:21,154 [Tom] Oh, and McIntyre, Byron, we know that position from McIntyre. 273 00:15:21,219 --> 00:15:22,854 Could he be thinking of that one early on? 274 00:15:22,921 --> 00:15:24,589 [Byron] Oh, you better believe he is, Tom. 275 00:15:24,656 --> 00:15:25,690 [Samoa Joe] Oh, he's licking his chops, Tom. 276 00:15:25,757 --> 00:15:28,527 [Tom] Oh. Well, he was thinking about a Claymore for a moment, 277 00:15:28,593 --> 00:15:30,262 rushed in, Styles caught him. 278 00:15:31,396 --> 00:15:33,232 Oh my God! 279 00:15:33,299 --> 00:15:34,766 [Byron] Styles is the one who got caught. 280 00:15:34,834 --> 00:15:37,670 [Tom] You're right. Styles crashing down to the floor 281 00:15:37,737 --> 00:15:39,505 into the legs of a table. 282 00:15:41,674 --> 00:15:42,675 Listen to this. 283 00:15:43,376 --> 00:15:45,044 -[Byron] Oh! -[Tom] God! 284 00:15:45,711 --> 00:15:47,579 [Samoa Joe] It's like being hit with a side of beef. 285 00:15:47,646 --> 00:15:49,915 [Byron] And once again, as we've seen, Joe, throughout this match, 286 00:15:49,982 --> 00:15:51,918 McIntyre wasting no time, 287 00:15:51,983 --> 00:15:54,286 allowing no reprieve for AJ Styles. 288 00:15:55,054 --> 00:15:56,622 [Samoa Joe] Well, McIntyre has obviously taken umbrage to the way… 289 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:58,757 -[Tom] Oh, out of the way. -…AJ Styles has been commenting. 290 00:15:58,824 --> 00:16:00,392 [Byron] You're absolutely right. 291 00:16:02,361 --> 00:16:04,030 [Tom] Styles has taken every opportunity 292 00:16:04,096 --> 00:16:06,998 to make this personal with the WWE Champion 293 00:16:07,065 --> 00:16:09,234 as McIntyre rearranging things here inside the ThunderDome. 294 00:16:09,301 --> 00:16:10,803 [Samoa Joe] Uh-oh. Drew McIntyre out here redecorating. 295 00:16:10,870 --> 00:16:12,704 [Tom] You're right. Now he's got the table. 296 00:16:12,771 --> 00:16:15,741 [Byron] The first weapon of choice for Drew McIntyre. 297 00:16:16,709 --> 00:16:19,145 This is not gonna bode well for Styles. 298 00:16:21,981 --> 00:16:24,317 [Tom] Remember, no count-outs, no disqualifications. 299 00:16:24,382 --> 00:16:26,285 Tables, ladders, and chairs, all legal, 300 00:16:26,352 --> 00:16:28,920 you win by climbing a ladder and retrieving the title. 301 00:16:28,988 --> 00:16:31,723 -[Samoa Joe] Whoa. -[Tom] McIntyre's having fun, Joe. 302 00:16:32,358 --> 00:16:33,758 [Samoa Joe] That's one way to get around the table. 303 00:16:33,825 --> 00:16:36,695 [Byron] How many superstars here are having fun during a TLC match? 304 00:16:36,762 --> 00:16:39,732 [Tom] You're absolutely right. Oh, hold on a second. Oh. 305 00:16:39,799 --> 00:16:42,367 Went for the suplex, blocked in midair by Styles. 306 00:16:42,435 --> 00:16:44,136 [Byron] The resourcefulness of Styles. 307 00:16:44,203 --> 00:16:45,771 -[Samoa Joe] Oh. -[Tom] Oh, man. 308 00:16:46,639 --> 00:16:48,774 [Samoa Joe] Yo, there's a mean streak. 309 00:16:48,841 --> 00:16:52,044 [Tom] And a hazardous area here at ringside. 310 00:16:52,111 --> 00:16:55,247 And now it's McIntyre using the barricade. 311 00:16:55,314 --> 00:16:57,382 The point of the barricade into the ribs. 312 00:16:57,916 --> 00:17:00,819 [Byron] And, again, McIntyre keeping a close eye on Omos 313 00:17:00,887 --> 00:17:03,622 -every step of the way. -[Samoa Joe] Hey, as well he should, Tom. 314 00:17:04,991 --> 00:17:07,792 [Tom] Told Omos to move, Omos maybe took one step. 315 00:17:07,859 --> 00:17:10,396 He doesn't have to move. There's no disqualifications. 316 00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:12,098 Oh my gosh. 317 00:17:16,002 --> 00:17:17,770 [Samoa Joe] Look at that stare from Omos. 318 00:17:17,837 --> 00:17:18,905 [Tom] Watch this. 319 00:17:18,971 --> 00:17:22,774 Oh, ribs first into the edge of the barricade. 320 00:17:22,841 --> 00:17:25,544 [Byron] I mean, look, the WWE Champion, Drew McIntyre, 321 00:17:25,610 --> 00:17:28,781 is simply dominating AJ Styles right now. 322 00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:34,020 [Tom] And this is wise by McIntyre, 323 00:17:34,086 --> 00:17:36,989 using the ringside area to his advantage 324 00:17:37,056 --> 00:17:38,724 to inflict more punishment. 325 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:40,927 Face first into the barricade. 326 00:17:41,627 --> 00:17:42,762 [Byron] McIntyre might be thinking about it. 327 00:17:42,828 --> 00:17:44,563 He's looking up at his WWE Championship. 328 00:17:44,629 --> 00:17:46,299 [Samoa Joe] Yes, he is. Oh, it might-- It might be time. 329 00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:48,167 [Byron] McIntyre has got the ladder. 330 00:17:50,503 --> 00:17:53,773 [Tom] Now trying to get the ladder inside the ring with Styles down. 331 00:17:53,839 --> 00:17:56,075 Great opportunity for McIntyre. 332 00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,476 [Byron] McIntyre might end this quickly. 333 00:17:59,345 --> 00:18:03,883 All he's gotta do is climb that ladder and retrieve the WWE Championship. 334 00:18:04,450 --> 00:18:06,319 [Tom] And McIntyre setting up the ladder 335 00:18:06,385 --> 00:18:09,155 directly underneath the championship, guys. 336 00:18:09,789 --> 00:18:11,557 [Samoa Joe] And this is where things get dangerous. 337 00:18:11,624 --> 00:18:13,125 When you're closest to victory, 338 00:18:13,192 --> 00:18:15,194 -that is when you're most vulnerable. -[Tom] This could be over, Joe. 339 00:18:15,261 --> 00:18:16,995 McIntyre is halfway up the ladder. 340 00:18:17,062 --> 00:18:20,966 Oh, but a steel chair right to the back of the left leg. 341 00:18:22,902 --> 00:18:23,769 [Drew groans] 342 00:18:23,836 --> 00:18:26,072 [Byron] The same knee that McIntyre dinged up earlier 343 00:18:26,138 --> 00:18:30,408 and AJ Styles knew the target, identified it, and attacked. 344 00:18:30,476 --> 00:18:33,079 [Tom] And now AJ Styles pulling the ladder away 345 00:18:33,145 --> 00:18:36,215 from directly underneath the WWE Championship, 346 00:18:36,282 --> 00:18:38,317 trying to reposition it now. 347 00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:40,485 [Samoa Joe] Well, he's trying to block off McIntyre. 348 00:18:41,620 --> 00:18:44,223 [Tom] McIntyre now, we have to speculate on the damage done 349 00:18:44,290 --> 00:18:47,627 to the left knee of McIntyre at this juncture. 350 00:18:47,693 --> 00:18:49,762 And look how Styles is walking. 351 00:18:49,829 --> 00:18:51,397 [Byron] Yeah. Styles is walking gingerly as well, 352 00:18:51,464 --> 00:18:55,900 favoring his lower back, but now, oh, inflicting more damage 353 00:18:55,967 --> 00:18:58,004 on the WWE Champion. 354 00:18:59,572 --> 00:19:00,806 [crowd jeering] 355 00:19:02,441 --> 00:19:04,543 [Samoa Joe] And AJ needs to take advantage of this opportunity. 356 00:19:04,610 --> 00:19:06,312 I mean, he has the champ down. 357 00:19:07,312 --> 00:19:09,281 Oh, and looks like he's taking my advice. 358 00:19:09,348 --> 00:19:11,450 [Tom] And, Joe, you know AJ Styles better than anybody. 359 00:19:11,517 --> 00:19:14,153 His creativity comes into play here. Watch. 360 00:19:14,220 --> 00:19:17,456 Oh, and listen to the contact with the chair. 361 00:19:18,090 --> 00:19:20,226 But, Joe, this is what we knew would be an X factor, 362 00:19:20,726 --> 00:19:22,794 it's the creativity of Styles. 363 00:19:22,861 --> 00:19:24,996 [Samoa Joe] I mean, AJ Styles, he's been in these types of matches before. 364 00:19:25,063 --> 00:19:27,533 And any time it involves going above the top rope, 365 00:19:28,067 --> 00:19:30,036 well, it's very, very hard to beat-- to bet against AJ Styles. 366 00:19:30,101 --> 00:19:31,504 [Tom] And McIntyre's thinking about climbing 367 00:19:31,570 --> 00:19:33,572 while Styles was dealing with the chair. 368 00:19:33,639 --> 00:19:35,741 Instead, Styles drags him down. 369 00:19:35,808 --> 00:19:37,076 Oh! 370 00:19:37,143 --> 00:19:39,145 Trying to send McIntyre into the chair. 371 00:19:39,211 --> 00:19:40,279 [Samoa Joe] Not so fast. 372 00:19:40,346 --> 00:19:42,048 -[Byron] Uh-oh. -[Samoa Joe] Uh-oh. 373 00:19:43,014 --> 00:19:44,149 [Tom] Look out. 374 00:19:44,250 --> 00:19:46,385 And, oh, the challenger, the challenger-- 375 00:19:46,452 --> 00:19:47,720 [Samoa Joe] Beautiful counter by AJ. 376 00:19:47,787 --> 00:19:50,356 [Tom] Oh, and Styles was trying to climb the ladder. 377 00:19:50,923 --> 00:19:53,359 And now slowed up by Drew McIntyre. 378 00:19:53,926 --> 00:19:56,162 [Byron] Well, McIntyre with other plans. 379 00:19:56,227 --> 00:19:57,629 Styles trying to hang on. 380 00:19:57,697 --> 00:20:00,899 [Samoa Joe] He's doing his best, but McIntyre's got him in. 381 00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:03,034 -[Byron] Where's he gonna take him? -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no. 382 00:20:03,101 --> 00:20:04,803 [Tom] Was looking for the powerbomb. 383 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:07,106 Now Styles, able to create a little bit of space, 384 00:20:07,173 --> 00:20:08,774 McIntyre right on top of him. 385 00:20:08,841 --> 00:20:10,376 -Oh, no. -[Samoa Joe] Going back the other way. 386 00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:14,046 [Tom] Oh, God. Into the steel chair. 387 00:20:14,113 --> 00:20:17,383 [Byron] The steel chair that Styles just set up a few moments ago. 388 00:20:19,618 --> 00:20:21,754 AJ Styles's plan just backfired. 389 00:20:23,289 --> 00:20:25,124 [Tom] Now both men down in the ring. 390 00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:28,761 McIntyre gripping his left leg, now trying to climb. 391 00:20:28,828 --> 00:20:30,529 [Byron] Well, think about how difficult, now, it's gonna be 392 00:20:30,596 --> 00:20:32,831 for Drew McIntyre to ascend up that ladder. 393 00:20:32,898 --> 00:20:34,800 [Tom] Listen. Oh. 394 00:20:37,235 --> 00:20:39,672 Look at that… Boom! Look at the impact. 395 00:20:39,739 --> 00:20:42,274 And now it's McIntyre halfway up the ladder. 396 00:20:42,341 --> 00:20:45,010 [Byron] McIntyre's moving, McIntyre's getting closer. 397 00:20:45,077 --> 00:20:46,745 -[Tom] McIntyre-- -[Byron] Oh, whoa. 398 00:20:46,812 --> 00:20:50,316 [Tom] Styles launching a chair into the back of McIntyre. 399 00:20:50,950 --> 00:20:54,419 [Byron] That was a desperate yet effective attempt by the challenger. 400 00:20:55,221 --> 00:20:57,790 [Samoa Joe] Oh. And right back on that knee, Tom. 401 00:20:57,857 --> 00:20:59,992 [Tom] Another chop block by Styles. 402 00:21:00,059 --> 00:21:03,696 It has been methodical from AJ Styles since the bell. 403 00:21:06,532 --> 00:21:11,035 If you can't climb, how are you gonna win a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match? 404 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:14,273 [Byron] That's clearly what AJ Styles is banking on with this strategy, 405 00:21:14,340 --> 00:21:16,341 to target the knee of Drew McIntyre. 406 00:21:16,408 --> 00:21:19,110 But, right now, Styles does have a clear path 407 00:21:19,211 --> 00:21:21,147 if he chooses to ascend up the ladder. 408 00:21:22,715 --> 00:21:24,116 [Samoa Joe] Oh, no. Styles understands it's gonna take 409 00:21:24,216 --> 00:21:26,284 a lot more than that to take out Drew McIntyre. 410 00:21:26,351 --> 00:21:30,188 [Tom] Oh my God. Face-first into the rungs of the ladder. 411 00:21:31,690 --> 00:21:33,024 [Byron] McIntyre looks stunned. 412 00:21:37,329 --> 00:21:38,697 [Tom] What is Styles thinking about? 413 00:21:38,764 --> 00:21:40,466 [Samoa Joe] Oh, look at-- Look at this. 414 00:21:40,533 --> 00:21:42,668 -Oh. -[Tom] Oh my God. 415 00:21:44,303 --> 00:21:45,538 [Samoa Joe chuckles] Oh. 416 00:21:48,040 --> 00:21:50,609 [Byron] AJ Styles trying to put an exclamation point 417 00:21:51,110 --> 00:21:53,012 on the end of the WWE Champion. 418 00:21:55,648 --> 00:21:58,851 [Tom] And now AJ Styles with a golden moment here. 419 00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:01,453 He's got Drew McIntyre down on the canvas. 420 00:22:01,520 --> 00:22:05,691 Can he set up the ladder? Can he make the climb to the WWE title? 421 00:22:05,758 --> 00:22:08,127 [Byron] AJ Styles realizing it's not enough. 422 00:22:08,194 --> 00:22:11,496 I need to do more to punish Drew McIntyre 423 00:22:11,563 --> 00:22:13,899 before I feel comfortable climbing that ladder. 424 00:22:14,500 --> 00:22:15,868 [Tom] The enzuigiri there. 425 00:22:15,935 --> 00:22:18,937 And, Joe, AJ Styles taking his time at this point. 426 00:22:19,638 --> 00:22:21,072 [Samoa Joe] Yeah. I mean, I understand 427 00:22:21,139 --> 00:22:22,608 that, you know, you wanna be careful in your planning 428 00:22:22,675 --> 00:22:24,342 and you wanna execute flawlessly, 429 00:22:24,409 --> 00:22:26,245 but I mean, he needs to take it up a notch here. 430 00:22:26,312 --> 00:22:27,612 This is Drew McIntyre. 431 00:22:28,647 --> 00:22:30,983 [Tom] AJ Styles there, Joe, he looks like he's in command, 432 00:22:31,050 --> 00:22:33,085 looks like he feels comfortable with this situation. 433 00:22:33,152 --> 00:22:34,520 We know he's been in this before. 434 00:22:34,587 --> 00:22:36,222 -[Byron] Oh, wait a second. -[Tom] And now trying to set up 435 00:22:36,288 --> 00:22:38,189 for a Styles Clash. 436 00:22:38,256 --> 00:22:39,524 -A Style-- -[Samoa Joe] On the ladder. 437 00:22:39,591 --> 00:22:41,193 [Tom] A Styles Clash on the ladder? 438 00:22:41,260 --> 00:22:42,761 [Byron] Can Styles get him up? 439 00:22:43,462 --> 00:22:44,929 [Tom] Oh, McIntyre! 440 00:22:44,996 --> 00:22:48,000 -[Byron] Oh! -[Tom] Future Shock DDT! 441 00:22:49,134 --> 00:22:51,303 But the knee of McIntyre. 442 00:22:52,737 --> 00:22:55,506 [Byron] And that knee could be the deciding factor for Drew McIntyre, 443 00:22:55,573 --> 00:22:58,644 but McIntyre has bought himself some valuable time 444 00:22:58,711 --> 00:23:00,646 after delivering that Future Shock DDT. 445 00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:03,415 [Tom] What a way to begin the TLC pay-per-view event 446 00:23:03,482 --> 00:23:06,217 here inside the WWE ThunderDome. 447 00:23:06,284 --> 00:23:10,656 Our first of two Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches tonight. 448 00:23:11,756 --> 00:23:13,826 McIntyre now got a hold of the ladder, 449 00:23:13,893 --> 00:23:16,395 trying to retain his WWE Championship 450 00:23:16,462 --> 00:23:18,129 against AJ Styles. 451 00:23:18,864 --> 00:23:22,501 [Samoa Joe] It looks like the wheels are turning in McIntyre's mind. 452 00:23:22,568 --> 00:23:23,601 [Byron] McIntyre trying to hoist up 453 00:23:23,668 --> 00:23:26,105 -that ladder. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, he's got it up. 454 00:23:26,171 --> 00:23:28,206 -Oh my God. -[Tom] Oh my God. Oh my God! 455 00:23:28,274 --> 00:23:30,876 And Styles hit by the ladder. 456 00:23:31,577 --> 00:23:33,712 [Byron] Didn't get all of it but got enough. 457 00:23:34,312 --> 00:23:37,917 [Tom] And now McIntyre hit in the knee by Styles. 458 00:23:37,983 --> 00:23:39,885 Styles with a chop block. 459 00:23:41,253 --> 00:23:45,189 Joe, the power of McIntyre to lift the ladder like he did… 460 00:23:45,256 --> 00:23:46,358 Watch this one more time. 461 00:23:46,425 --> 00:23:48,928 [Byron] That's just incredible strength by McIntyre. 462 00:23:48,994 --> 00:23:51,096 -[Tom] Boom. -[Byron] But we're seeing right now 463 00:23:51,163 --> 00:23:53,197 just how bad… We're gonna find out how bad 464 00:23:53,264 --> 00:23:55,067 -McIntyre wants to be-- -[Samoa Joe] It was incredible power. 465 00:23:55,134 --> 00:23:56,335 That has to be said. 466 00:23:56,402 --> 00:23:59,538 But how much damage did that lifting do to that knee? 467 00:24:03,676 --> 00:24:05,343 [Tom] Oh, now look at Styles, 468 00:24:05,410 --> 00:24:08,781 using the ladder as a weapon here against the leg. Against-- 469 00:24:08,847 --> 00:24:10,149 [Samoa Joe] You knew-- you knew he would, Tom. 470 00:24:10,215 --> 00:24:11,716 -You knew he would. -[Tom] Against the knee. 471 00:24:11,783 --> 00:24:14,720 Oh, Joe, look. Is Styles going for what I think it is? 472 00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:16,822 -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no. Oh! -[Byron] Gosh. 473 00:24:17,423 --> 00:24:20,793 [Samoa Joe] That's a form of assisted Calf Crusher using the ladder. 474 00:24:21,327 --> 00:24:23,562 [Byron] McIntyre writhing in pain. 475 00:24:23,629 --> 00:24:25,764 [Samoa Joe] And that steel-- That's unforgiving steel, I mean-- 476 00:24:25,831 --> 00:24:27,499 [Byron] Oh jeez. 477 00:24:27,566 --> 00:24:30,903 [Tom] Excruciating pain for the WWE Champion. 478 00:24:32,870 --> 00:24:34,505 [Byron] Is that gonna be enough to do it? 479 00:24:34,572 --> 00:24:38,043 Is that gonna be enough to finish off Drew McIntyre? 480 00:24:38,110 --> 00:24:41,347 [Tom] To prevent McIntyre from climbing the ladder at all. 481 00:24:41,413 --> 00:24:43,182 [Samoa Joe] It's bad enough from the fulcrum of that move 482 00:24:43,247 --> 00:24:45,083 is made of flesh, let alone steel. 483 00:24:49,455 --> 00:24:51,357 [Tom] AJ Styles's imagination 484 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:54,293 has come into play so many times throughout this matchup. 485 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:57,329 It's helped him throughout the years in matchups of this ilk. 486 00:24:57,396 --> 00:24:59,365 And now looking up at the championship. 487 00:24:59,865 --> 00:25:00,866 [Byron] Looking up at the championship 488 00:25:00,933 --> 00:25:03,902 and looking down at a vulnerable Drew McIntyre. 489 00:25:06,371 --> 00:25:09,808 [Samoa Joe] And AJ understands that having Drew McIntyre on the mat is one thing, 490 00:25:09,875 --> 00:25:13,579 but salvation lies in the skyways in capturing that belt. 491 00:25:13,645 --> 00:25:16,181 [Tom] And, Byron, we know how many times throughout 2020… 492 00:25:16,247 --> 00:25:19,217 [crowd booing] 493 00:25:19,283 --> 00:25:20,485 You don't wanna stay down? 494 00:25:24,356 --> 00:25:25,691 [Samoa Joe] Oh, watch out. 495 00:25:25,758 --> 00:25:28,694 [Tom] Oh, steel chair to the spine. 496 00:25:31,697 --> 00:25:34,966 [Byron] We've seen the damage AJ Styles can inflict with a steel chair. 497 00:25:35,033 --> 00:25:36,668 -We saw that… -[Tom] Oh! 498 00:25:37,168 --> 00:25:40,272 …against McIntyre's best friend, Sheamus, last Monday night. 499 00:25:41,506 --> 00:25:42,875 -[Tom] Oh, and now-- -[Samoa Joe] Oh. And AJ Styles, 500 00:25:42,941 --> 00:25:45,511 -he's enjoying himself. -[Tom] Again to the left leg. 501 00:25:45,577 --> 00:25:48,580 [crowd booing] 502 00:25:50,314 --> 00:25:51,250 [Drew groans] 503 00:25:51,750 --> 00:25:54,453 [Byron] Drew McIntyre is in serious trouble, gentlemen. 504 00:25:55,387 --> 00:25:57,889 [Samoa Joe] And another assisted Calf Crusher. 505 00:25:57,956 --> 00:25:59,425 [Tom] Oh, oh. 506 00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:01,827 Pulling back on the leg, 507 00:26:02,794 --> 00:26:05,531 using the steel against McIntyre. 508 00:26:06,497 --> 00:26:10,601 [Byron] How much more can Drew McIntyre take? 509 00:26:10,668 --> 00:26:11,602 How much? 510 00:26:11,669 --> 00:26:13,138 [Samoa Joe] In a battle of flesh and steel, 511 00:26:13,205 --> 00:26:15,073 -flesh will not win. -[Tom] Oh. 512 00:26:15,139 --> 00:26:18,710 Continuing to pull back on the leg. 513 00:26:18,776 --> 00:26:20,412 How badly do you wanna give up? I've got you! 514 00:26:20,946 --> 00:26:24,082 [Byron] And Styles can apply this pressure as long as he wants. 515 00:26:24,149 --> 00:26:28,486 [Tom] But McIntyre's still moving, trying to break free. Oh! 516 00:26:28,553 --> 00:26:31,322 Styles… Styles sent into the ladder. 517 00:26:31,389 --> 00:26:35,427 [Byron] One last gasp for the WWE Champion to break free. 518 00:26:35,494 --> 00:26:37,596 [Samoa Joe] Incredible situational awareness. 519 00:26:38,163 --> 00:26:41,500 [Tom] And high above the ring hangs the WWE Championship. 520 00:26:41,567 --> 00:26:45,471 These two men laying into each other at this point in the match, 521 00:26:45,537 --> 00:26:48,206 but they still have to climb a ladder 522 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:49,875 and grab the championship. 523 00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:51,143 [Byron] And that's the big if. 524 00:26:51,210 --> 00:26:54,012 Look, I don't even know if Drew McIntyre can stand at this point, 525 00:26:54,079 --> 00:26:55,681 let alone climb a ladder. 526 00:26:59,885 --> 00:27:03,856 [Tom] McIntyre continues to fight, refuses to stay down. 527 00:27:04,456 --> 00:27:07,024 [Byron] That has been the story of who Drew McIntyre is. 528 00:27:07,091 --> 00:27:09,160 Every test that McIntyre has faced 529 00:27:09,695 --> 00:27:12,430 as WWE Champion, he has passed that test. 530 00:27:12,497 --> 00:27:13,831 [Samoa Joe] And Drew McIntyre should be writhing in pain. 531 00:27:13,899 --> 00:27:16,301 I mean, AJ Styles absolutely broke that chair over his back. 532 00:27:16,368 --> 00:27:19,037 [Tom] Oh, hold on a second. McIntyre preventing Styles. 533 00:27:19,737 --> 00:27:22,040 Styles was trying to set up something with the ladder 534 00:27:22,107 --> 00:27:23,274 -and now-- -[Samoa Joe] A battle of wills. 535 00:27:23,341 --> 00:27:24,342 [Tom] Oh, man. 536 00:27:25,610 --> 00:27:27,079 The ladder sent into the corner. 537 00:27:27,146 --> 00:27:29,548 And now look at how Styles is quick into action. 538 00:27:30,048 --> 00:27:32,150 Trying to pull McIntyre outside the ring. 539 00:27:32,216 --> 00:27:33,718 And a kick to the hamstring. 540 00:27:34,852 --> 00:27:38,524 -[Byron] Uh-oh. -[Tom] Oh. Wrapping the leg onto the post. 541 00:27:40,125 --> 00:27:43,662 [Samoa Joe] And AJ Styles giving no reprieve to the WWE Champion. 542 00:27:43,728 --> 00:27:46,631 [Byron] Well, Styles has got the WWE Champion right where he wants him. 543 00:27:48,266 --> 00:27:50,335 [Tom] And you can see McIntyre trying to put all his weight 544 00:27:50,401 --> 00:27:52,170 on his right leg as he landed. 545 00:27:54,973 --> 00:27:56,975 [Byron] Styles now with another ladder… 546 00:27:57,509 --> 00:27:58,976 another ladder in hand. 547 00:28:00,312 --> 00:28:02,648 -Oh! -[Tom] Oh my God! 548 00:28:05,583 --> 00:28:07,452 [Samoa Joe] And Drew McIntyre is out. 549 00:28:08,720 --> 00:28:10,322 [Byron] You might be right, Joe. 550 00:28:12,157 --> 00:28:15,961 A dazed look on the face of Drew McIntyre. 551 00:28:21,099 --> 00:28:22,234 Oh. 552 00:28:22,301 --> 00:28:24,002 [Tom] One more. Listen to this. 553 00:28:24,069 --> 00:28:25,670 -Boom! -[Byron] Jeez. 554 00:28:26,370 --> 00:28:27,606 [Tom] Right between the eyes. 555 00:28:27,673 --> 00:28:29,474 And now McIntyre starting to stir, 556 00:28:29,541 --> 00:28:32,578 but what is Styles thinking of here on the outside? 557 00:28:32,644 --> 00:28:33,779 [Samoa Joe] Oh. 558 00:28:35,914 --> 00:28:39,685 [Byron] Now shifting around the furniture. Steel chair in hand again. 559 00:28:39,751 --> 00:28:42,387 Your guess is as good as mine what Styles is planning to do. 560 00:28:45,524 --> 00:28:47,592 [Samoa Joe] Seems like a… Oh! 561 00:28:49,860 --> 00:28:51,763 [Tom] There's been no hesitation by Styles 562 00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:53,932 who has a-- has had a plan every step of the way 563 00:28:53,999 --> 00:28:55,833 and now has McIntyre on the table. 564 00:29:01,372 --> 00:29:03,875 [Byron] Styles has something in mind here. 565 00:29:05,811 --> 00:29:08,045 -Now he's back in the ring. I-- -[Samoa Joe] Oh. 566 00:29:08,679 --> 00:29:12,184 [Tom] Listen, AJ Styles, he knows how powerful the WWE Champion is. 567 00:29:12,251 --> 00:29:15,587 He knows what it will take to keep McIntyre down. 568 00:29:15,654 --> 00:29:17,889 But look at what Styles is planning. 569 00:29:18,991 --> 00:29:21,860 -Style-- Styles is going to the top. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, not so fast. 570 00:29:21,927 --> 00:29:25,030 [Tom] McIntyre stopped it dead in its tracks. 571 00:29:27,165 --> 00:29:30,002 [Byron] How McIntyre found the ability to do so, 572 00:29:30,569 --> 00:29:34,206 I don't know, but Drew McIntyre saved himself, at least temporarily. 573 00:29:34,872 --> 00:29:38,776 [Tom] Styles was trying to leave McIntyre in the rubble at ringside, 574 00:29:38,843 --> 00:29:40,044 but listen to this. 575 00:29:40,846 --> 00:29:45,082 -[Samoa Joe] Oh. -[Tom] Oh. Clanging off AJ Styles. 576 00:29:45,149 --> 00:29:48,053 [Byron] Perfect shot delivered by the WWE Champion. 577 00:29:48,120 --> 00:29:49,687 [Tom] And the champ's not done. 578 00:29:50,422 --> 00:29:53,091 Tossing a table inside the ring. 579 00:29:54,659 --> 00:29:56,360 And again, the left leg. 580 00:29:57,062 --> 00:29:59,731 [Samoa Joe] And Drew McIntyre's imploring that leg to work. 581 00:29:59,798 --> 00:30:01,766 [Byron] We're seeing how bad McIntyre wants it. 582 00:30:01,832 --> 00:30:06,204 We're seeing how bad Drew McIntyre wants to remain WWE Champion. 583 00:30:08,439 --> 00:30:11,043 [Tom] And McIntyre trying to put as little weight as possible 584 00:30:11,109 --> 00:30:12,910 on the left leg, now setting up the table. 585 00:30:12,977 --> 00:30:15,280 And here's Styles. Styles trying to slow down the champion. 586 00:30:15,347 --> 00:30:18,149 [crowd cheering] 587 00:30:20,217 --> 00:30:22,387 -[Samoa Joe] Oh, watch out. -[Tom] Oh, and a drop toehold, 588 00:30:22,521 --> 00:30:25,057 face-first into a rung of the ladder. 589 00:30:27,759 --> 00:30:29,593 [Byron] You can credit that to all the damage that's been done 590 00:30:29,660 --> 00:30:30,962 to the knee of Drew McIntyre. 591 00:30:31,029 --> 00:30:35,634 It slowed McIntyre's progression and allowed AJ Styles to counter. 592 00:30:37,569 --> 00:30:39,603 [Tom] McIntyre could be out cold, Joe. 593 00:30:39,670 --> 00:30:41,173 You can see the look in his eyes. 594 00:30:41,238 --> 00:30:42,808 [Samoa Joe] He very well could be out cold. 595 00:30:42,874 --> 00:30:46,244 And this is a much needed-- much needed reprieve for AJ Styles. 596 00:30:46,311 --> 00:30:49,915 I mean, finally-- finally, he can mount some offense and get back on track. 597 00:30:51,649 --> 00:30:53,251 -[Byron] That's what he's waiting-- -[Tom] Uh-oh. Oh. 598 00:30:53,318 --> 00:30:55,286 -[Samoa Joe] Wait, wait, not so fast. -[Tom] Well, Styles able to duck 599 00:30:55,353 --> 00:30:56,754 underneath the table. 600 00:30:56,822 --> 00:30:57,856 Oh. 601 00:30:57,923 --> 00:30:59,457 [Samoa Joe] Smartly gone right into the knee, Tom. 602 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,760 [Tom] Shoved the table into the knee. You're right, Joe. 603 00:31:01,827 --> 00:31:03,861 -Now off the table. Went for another-- -[Byron] Oh, no, no, no. 604 00:31:03,928 --> 00:31:05,764 [Samoa Joe] Oh, no. Oh. 605 00:31:05,831 --> 00:31:07,532 [Tom] Bouncing off the ladder. 606 00:31:08,100 --> 00:31:12,437 [Byron] That's how quickly Drew McIntyre can turn things around. 607 00:31:12,504 --> 00:31:15,173 [crowd cheering] 608 00:31:15,240 --> 00:31:18,176 [Tom] And based on what AJ Styles was trying to set up there, 609 00:31:18,243 --> 00:31:20,111 McIntyre had to act quickly, 610 00:31:20,178 --> 00:31:22,848 went for a Phenomenal Forearm from the table, 611 00:31:22,914 --> 00:31:26,283 and instead overhead belly-to-belly 612 00:31:26,351 --> 00:31:28,553 into the steel ladder. 613 00:31:28,620 --> 00:31:29,987 -[Samoa Joe] Oh. -[Tom] Oh. 614 00:31:32,256 --> 00:31:35,159 Joe, you know what that crushing pain feels like. 615 00:31:35,226 --> 00:31:37,661 [Samoa Joe] Well, it's one of the worst feelings in the world. 616 00:31:37,728 --> 00:31:40,932 But I know this. That impact will compare to nothing 617 00:31:40,999 --> 00:31:43,834 when you look at what Drew McIntyre is about to do to AJ Styles. 618 00:31:43,901 --> 00:31:46,571 [Tom] And McIntyre trying to carry on, trying to push through the pain 619 00:31:46,638 --> 00:31:48,907 he's feeling in his left leg and the left knee, 620 00:31:48,974 --> 00:31:51,275 but a shot right to the jaw by Styles. 621 00:31:51,342 --> 00:31:53,779 Oh, and a forearm shiver. 622 00:31:53,844 --> 00:31:55,847 -[Byron] Styles in position here. -[Samoa Joe] Watch out. 623 00:31:55,914 --> 00:31:59,283 [Tom] Styles going for a Phenomenal Forearm and hit it. 624 00:32:00,185 --> 00:32:04,222 A Phenomenal Forearm by Styles and this is critical. 625 00:32:04,289 --> 00:32:06,124 [Byron] How much did that Phenomenal Forearm 626 00:32:06,190 --> 00:32:07,892 take out of AJ Styles? 627 00:32:11,463 --> 00:32:12,464 [Tom] Watch this. 628 00:32:12,531 --> 00:32:16,601 AJ Styles got absolutely all this flushed 629 00:32:16,668 --> 00:32:18,469 to the WWE Champion. 630 00:32:18,536 --> 00:32:20,038 McIntyre is down. 631 00:32:20,105 --> 00:32:21,773 Can AJ Styles take advantage? 632 00:32:21,840 --> 00:32:24,109 And now Omos is tossing in a ladder. 633 00:32:24,176 --> 00:32:25,910 [Byron] Again, this is what we talked about. 634 00:32:25,976 --> 00:32:27,779 A possible interference… 635 00:32:28,312 --> 00:32:30,948 [Samoa Joe] Well, that's not interference. He's simply helping his man. 636 00:32:31,015 --> 00:32:31,949 It's perfectly legal, Byron. 637 00:32:32,016 --> 00:32:34,586 [Tom] There's no disqualifications, again, no count-outs, 638 00:32:34,653 --> 00:32:35,954 no pinfalls, or submissions. 639 00:32:36,021 --> 00:32:39,591 First man to climb the ladder and retrieve the WWE Championship 640 00:32:39,658 --> 00:32:40,958 is the champion. 641 00:32:41,827 --> 00:32:44,696 [Byron] AJ Styles could be moments away from doing such. 642 00:32:46,298 --> 00:32:48,265 [Tom] Styles has got McIntyre down. 643 00:32:48,332 --> 00:32:52,803 It could be a clear path to his third WWE title. 644 00:32:52,870 --> 00:32:54,406 [Samoa Joe] Here we go. 645 00:32:54,473 --> 00:32:56,608 [Byron] And Styles inching closer. 646 00:32:57,309 --> 00:32:59,177 [Tom] Styles climbing, trying to reach, 647 00:32:59,244 --> 00:33:00,745 -trying to reach for the championship. -[Byron] Uh-oh. 648 00:33:00,812 --> 00:33:02,647 [Tom] McIntyre is back up. 649 00:33:02,714 --> 00:33:03,747 McIntyre is back up. 650 00:33:03,814 --> 00:33:07,452 [Byron] McIntyre desperately trying to hold off AJ Styles. 651 00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:09,154 [Samoa Joe] Oh, and he's eating boots for his trouble, 652 00:33:09,221 --> 00:33:10,754 but wait, wait, wait! 653 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:12,957 -[Byron] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. -[Tom] Oh my God. 654 00:33:13,024 --> 00:33:14,292 -McIntyre-- -[Samoa Joe] No. 655 00:33:14,359 --> 00:33:15,427 Where is he going? 656 00:33:15,494 --> 00:33:20,064 [Tom] McIntyre sending Styles through a table at ringside. 657 00:33:20,130 --> 00:33:22,067 [Byron] My goodness. 658 00:33:22,132 --> 00:33:25,437 [crowd cheering] 659 00:33:28,072 --> 00:33:32,244 [Byron] Did Drew McIntyre just shatter AJ Styles's aspirations 660 00:33:32,310 --> 00:33:34,678 of regaining the WWE Championship? 661 00:33:35,246 --> 00:33:36,313 [Samoa Joe] I mean, this is unbelievable. 662 00:33:36,380 --> 00:33:37,649 I mean, look at this height. 663 00:33:37,716 --> 00:33:40,418 Over the top rope and down through a table. Oh! 664 00:33:41,418 --> 00:33:44,322 [Tom] And now it is a clear path for Drew McIntyre 665 00:33:44,389 --> 00:33:46,625 to get to the WWE Championship. 666 00:33:46,690 --> 00:33:48,526 [Byron] You got to believe McIntyre can feel it. 667 00:33:48,592 --> 00:33:50,061 McIntyre can taste it. 668 00:33:50,928 --> 00:33:53,831 -[Tom] McIntyre climbing. -[Samoa Joe] He inches away. 669 00:33:53,899 --> 00:33:55,766 [Tom] Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. 670 00:33:55,833 --> 00:33:58,270 -[Byron] The Miz? -[Tom] Oh, and The Miz. 671 00:33:58,336 --> 00:34:00,906 The Miz trying to slow down Drew McIntyre. 672 00:34:00,972 --> 00:34:02,741 [Byron] And look who's with him, John Morrison. 673 00:34:02,807 --> 00:34:05,110 -[Tom] John Morrison with the Money Bank. -[Byron] Oh. 674 00:34:05,176 --> 00:34:08,413 [Tom] Oh, and down goes McIntyre through a table. 675 00:34:08,480 --> 00:34:10,848 -[crowd chatter] -We're cashing in. 676 00:34:10,915 --> 00:34:12,884 We're cashing in. Tell them. 677 00:34:13,784 --> 00:34:15,520 -Hurry up. We're cashing in. -The Miz is cashing in 678 00:34:15,587 --> 00:34:17,121 his Money in the Bank contract. 679 00:34:17,188 --> 00:34:19,324 This is about to be a Triple Threat TLC match 680 00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:21,326 for the WWE Championship. Announce it. 681 00:34:21,393 --> 00:34:24,728 [Rome] The Miz is cashing in his Money in the Bank contract. 682 00:34:24,795 --> 00:34:26,665 Therefore, this match is now 683 00:34:26,730 --> 00:34:29,567 a Triple Threat Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match 684 00:34:29,634 --> 00:34:32,437 for the WWE Championship. 685 00:34:32,504 --> 00:34:34,105 [Tom] Morrison handing over the contract. 686 00:34:34,172 --> 00:34:36,775 And now The Miz in what is a Triple Threat match 687 00:34:36,841 --> 00:34:38,842 has a clear way to climb to the title. 688 00:34:38,909 --> 00:34:41,880 [Byron] The Miz is marching his way to the WWE Championship. 689 00:34:41,947 --> 00:34:44,616 [Samoa Joe] I mean, look at this ascension, I mean, I can't-- 690 00:34:44,683 --> 00:34:46,784 -Oh, no. -[Tom] Oh, and look at Omos. 691 00:34:46,851 --> 00:34:48,553 Omos has climbed into the ring. 692 00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:51,022 And now Miz grabbed by Omos, 693 00:34:51,089 --> 00:34:52,623 trying to grab the title. 694 00:34:54,125 --> 00:34:55,560 [Byron] Not so fast, Miz. 695 00:34:55,627 --> 00:34:58,395 [Samoa Joe] Oh, you forgot one important detail, Miz. 696 00:34:58,462 --> 00:35:00,632 [Tom] Omos backing up AJ Styles. 697 00:35:00,699 --> 00:35:02,567 [Samoa Joe] Carrying him like a child. 698 00:35:02,634 --> 00:35:05,904 [Tom] Oh! The Miz dumped through a table. 699 00:35:07,305 --> 00:35:08,873 [Byron] Omos effectively… 700 00:35:09,507 --> 00:35:11,076 Uh-oh, wait a minute. John-- What's Morrison-- 701 00:35:11,142 --> 00:35:12,810 [Tom] And John Morrison with a steel chair. 702 00:35:12,877 --> 00:35:14,846 -[Byron] Oh! -[Samoa Joe] Uh-oh. 703 00:35:16,181 --> 00:35:19,584 [Tom] The chair shattered to pieces off the back of Omos. 704 00:35:19,651 --> 00:35:21,185 [Byron] Omos didn't even move. 705 00:35:22,153 --> 00:35:24,288 [Samoa Joe] In fact, he just got angrier. 706 00:35:27,459 --> 00:35:29,894 [Byron] Morrison, now exit, like, immediately. 707 00:35:31,429 --> 00:35:32,497 [Tom] God. 708 00:35:33,964 --> 00:35:36,101 Omos staring down Morrison. 709 00:35:36,167 --> 00:35:39,104 Omos looks like he's gonna destroy Morrison. 710 00:35:39,170 --> 00:35:41,406 [Samoa Joe] And Morrison's got a chair, but Omos is still walking him down. 711 00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:43,708 [Byron] Well, he obviously found out a steel chair doesn't work against Omos. 712 00:35:43,775 --> 00:35:45,210 So, John, just get out of there. 713 00:35:45,276 --> 00:35:46,745 [Tom] And Morrison's got to get out of there. 714 00:35:46,810 --> 00:35:48,380 He's caught up amongst the ladders, 715 00:35:48,446 --> 00:35:50,582 and Omos is stalking him now. 716 00:35:50,649 --> 00:35:53,351 [Samoa Joe] It's time you do that parkour and get out of here, John. 717 00:35:56,453 --> 00:36:01,393 [Byron] Omos slowly, methodically stalking John Morrison. 718 00:36:02,727 --> 00:36:04,429 Morrison doesn't know where to go. 719 00:36:04,929 --> 00:36:07,665 [Tom] But all the while, guys, the WWE Championship 720 00:36:07,732 --> 00:36:08,866 still high above the ring 721 00:36:08,933 --> 00:36:12,671 of what has become a Triple Threat TLC match, 722 00:36:12,770 --> 00:36:14,906 thanks to the cash-in of the Money in the Bank contract. 723 00:36:14,973 --> 00:36:17,042 [Byron] Right now the only man in the ring right now 724 00:36:17,107 --> 00:36:20,779 is the current WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. 725 00:36:21,613 --> 00:36:23,615 But the question is, again, 726 00:36:23,682 --> 00:36:26,051 does McIntyre have the ability to stand up 727 00:36:26,584 --> 00:36:28,219 -and climb up that ladder? -[Samoa Joe] Oh, not so fast, 728 00:36:28,286 --> 00:36:29,554 AJ Styles is stirring at ringside. 729 00:36:29,621 --> 00:36:31,955 [Tom] All three men have been put through a table, 730 00:36:32,022 --> 00:36:34,225 and it's McIntyre inside the ring. 731 00:36:34,292 --> 00:36:37,796 The WWE title hangs in the balance tonight. 732 00:36:39,431 --> 00:36:41,132 [Byron] Drew McIntyre trying to will himself on. 733 00:36:41,199 --> 00:36:43,868 Now AJ Styles, we've got movement on the outside. 734 00:36:44,636 --> 00:36:47,906 [Tom] McIntyre trying to will himself on. 735 00:36:49,074 --> 00:36:51,342 [Samoa Joe] McIntyre, he is pleading with that knee to work. 736 00:36:51,409 --> 00:36:53,377 [Tom] Oh, so much damage has been done to the knee. 737 00:36:53,444 --> 00:36:56,346 And now it's AJ Styles trying to position the ladder. 738 00:36:58,482 --> 00:37:00,618 McIntyre, he can barely stand. 739 00:37:01,685 --> 00:37:05,824 [Byron] That knee is just not agreeing with the WWE Champion. 740 00:37:06,156 --> 00:37:07,892 [Tom] Oh, and McIntyre doesn't care. 741 00:37:07,959 --> 00:37:09,728 McIntyre is gonna push on. 742 00:37:10,528 --> 00:37:12,830 [Samoa Joe] Well, this might turn into a foot race. 743 00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:15,200 McIntyre trying to climb, so is Styles. 744 00:37:15,266 --> 00:37:18,069 [Byron] Who's gonna make it to the WWE Championship first? 745 00:37:18,136 --> 00:37:20,305 [Samoa Joe] Oh, it's a battle of wills. Who's gonna get to the top first? 746 00:37:20,371 --> 00:37:22,207 [Tom] McIntyre on the ascent, 747 00:37:22,272 --> 00:37:25,009 AJ Styles trying to meet him at the top of the ladder. 748 00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:27,746 [Byron] McIntyre trying to hop up with one foot. 749 00:37:27,812 --> 00:37:29,346 [Samoa Joe] Well, McIntyre's got the early lead. 750 00:37:29,413 --> 00:37:32,116 -[Byron] He's got a hold of it. -[Tom] Trying to retain his title 751 00:37:32,183 --> 00:37:34,786 and a shot to the knee by Styles on the way up. 752 00:37:34,853 --> 00:37:37,154 [Byron] McIntyre still has the edge on Styles. 753 00:37:37,221 --> 00:37:39,390 [Tom] Oh, McIntyre trying to prevent Styles. 754 00:37:40,391 --> 00:37:43,694 Styles trying to meet McIntyre at the top of the ladder. 755 00:37:44,662 --> 00:37:46,498 -[Samoa Joe] Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Byron] Uh-oh. Styles barely hanging on. 756 00:37:46,564 --> 00:37:47,565 Oh, reaching out, reaching out, 757 00:37:47,632 --> 00:37:49,167 -reaching out for the title. -[Samoa Joe] No. 758 00:37:49,234 --> 00:37:51,636 [Tom] McIntyre reaching out for his title. 759 00:37:51,703 --> 00:37:53,238 [Byron] McIntyre nearly had it. 760 00:37:53,304 --> 00:37:55,073 -Oh. -[Tom] But there's Miz. 761 00:37:55,140 --> 00:37:56,908 Miz is back into the ring. 762 00:37:57,976 --> 00:38:00,145 [Byron] The Miz-- The Miz is setting up a ladder. 763 00:38:00,211 --> 00:38:03,114 [Tom] His Money in the Bank contract has been cashed in 764 00:38:03,181 --> 00:38:05,616 as a part of this matchup and now two ladders. 765 00:38:05,683 --> 00:38:07,252 Another shot to the knee. 766 00:38:07,317 --> 00:38:08,453 [Samoa Joe] And it's about to get real crowded 767 00:38:08,520 --> 00:38:09,654 in these skies, gentlemen. 768 00:38:10,188 --> 00:38:12,824 [Tom] Styles trying to reach out for the championship and now Miz, 769 00:38:12,891 --> 00:38:15,192 Miz is trying to position his ladder. 770 00:38:16,261 --> 00:38:18,229 [Samoa Joe] And up comes The Miz and he's got a clear shot. 771 00:38:18,296 --> 00:38:20,464 [Tom] There goes Miz, hand on the championship. 772 00:38:20,531 --> 00:38:23,500 -Hand on the championship. -[Byron] The champion says no way. 773 00:38:23,567 --> 00:38:25,303 [Tom] Oh, and McIntyre sending Styles 774 00:38:25,370 --> 00:38:27,739 -crashing down. -[Samoa Joe] Give us some gas. 775 00:38:27,806 --> 00:38:29,140 [Tom] McIntyre and Miz. 776 00:38:30,107 --> 00:38:32,243 [Byron] Miz trying to fight off McIntyre. 777 00:38:32,310 --> 00:38:35,113 McIntyre doing whatever he can to get rid of The Miz. 778 00:38:35,180 --> 00:38:37,482 [Tom] Oh, off of the top of the ladder. 779 00:38:37,549 --> 00:38:38,783 Oh! 780 00:38:38,850 --> 00:38:42,120 Oh, now Miz trying to capture the title. 781 00:38:42,187 --> 00:38:43,453 Down goes Miz. 782 00:38:43,520 --> 00:38:44,823 Down goes Miz. 783 00:38:44,888 --> 00:38:46,191 [Byron] McIntyre is all alone. 784 00:38:46,257 --> 00:38:48,192 [Tom] Drew McIntyre-- Wait a minute. 785 00:38:48,259 --> 00:38:51,596 What the-- Styles is back into it. 786 00:38:51,763 --> 00:38:53,431 [Byron] From where did Styles pull that off? 787 00:38:53,498 --> 00:38:56,201 [Tom] And Styles met McIntyre at the top. 788 00:38:56,267 --> 00:38:58,069 Oh, and a big forearm shot. 789 00:38:58,136 --> 00:39:00,538 [Samoa Joe] And AJ Styles will not go quietly into this night. 790 00:39:00,605 --> 00:39:02,874 [Tom] Trying to send The Scottish Warrior down into the ropes. 791 00:39:02,941 --> 00:39:05,176 [Byron] Now that Styles is all alone, here comes The Miz. 792 00:39:05,243 --> 00:39:06,544 [Tom] Styles trying to reach out for the title. 793 00:39:06,611 --> 00:39:07,946 [Samoa Joe] Oh, Styles, he's all-- Oh. 794 00:39:08,011 --> 00:39:11,883 [Tom] And Miz-- Miz trying to make good on his Money in the Bank cash-in. 795 00:39:12,450 --> 00:39:13,952 [Byron] If Miz gets rid of AJ Styles-- 796 00:39:14,018 --> 00:39:16,087 [Tom] Oh, reach out for the title. 797 00:39:16,154 --> 00:39:18,489 Styles trying to block Miz. 798 00:39:18,556 --> 00:39:20,424 [Byron] McIntyre, McIntyre look. 799 00:39:20,491 --> 00:39:22,026 [Samoa Joe] Oh, he's pushing on the pile. 800 00:39:22,093 --> 00:39:25,730 -Avalanche. -[Tom] Oh, Styles and Miz down hard. 801 00:39:25,797 --> 00:39:27,298 [Byron] Good grief. 802 00:39:29,167 --> 00:39:32,270 -[Samoa Joe] Claymore! -[Tom] And a Claymore in the chaos. 803 00:39:32,337 --> 00:39:34,272 [Byron] This is the best opportunity 804 00:39:34,339 --> 00:39:36,908 Drew McIntyre has had this entire match. 805 00:39:37,508 --> 00:39:38,843 [Tom] McIntyre's got to go. 806 00:39:39,377 --> 00:39:41,112 McIntyre's got to get up the ladder. 807 00:39:41,179 --> 00:39:43,181 [Byron] Styles is out, Miz is out, 808 00:39:43,248 --> 00:39:44,848 McIntyre on the ladder. 809 00:39:44,915 --> 00:39:45,984 [Samoa Joe] And the champion makes his ascent. 810 00:39:46,049 --> 00:39:47,285 He's almost there. 811 00:39:47,352 --> 00:39:50,788 [Tom] Drew McIntyre climbing to the top of the ladder, 812 00:39:50,855 --> 00:39:51,923 reaching out. 813 00:39:51,990 --> 00:39:53,790 -[Samoa Joe] He got it! -[Tom] Drew McIntyre… 814 00:39:53,991 --> 00:39:56,694 -[bell ringing] -…withstands the odds in TLC. 815 00:39:56,761 --> 00:39:58,363 ["Gallantry" playing] 816 00:39:58,429 --> 00:39:59,430 [Rome] Here's your winner, 817 00:39:59,497 --> 00:40:02,767 and still the WWE Champion, 818 00:40:02,834 --> 00:40:07,071 Drew McIntyre. 819 00:40:07,138 --> 00:40:09,841 [Byron] This was a brutal match, 820 00:40:09,908 --> 00:40:12,911 but nonetheless, it is Drew McIntyre 821 00:40:12,977 --> 00:40:17,147 who is still WWE Champion. 822 00:40:20,585 --> 00:40:22,854 [Tom] Drew McIntyre survives 823 00:40:22,921 --> 00:40:26,824 thanks to heart, strength, and passion. 824 00:40:26,891 --> 00:40:29,493 [crowd cheering] 825 00:40:29,560 --> 00:40:31,296 [Byron] Not only got a bad knee, 826 00:40:31,362 --> 00:40:34,299 attempted Money in the Bank cash-in from The Miz, 827 00:40:34,365 --> 00:40:36,567 "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles, 828 00:40:36,634 --> 00:40:39,871 yet Drew McIntyre overcame it all. 829 00:40:40,772 --> 00:40:42,507 [Tom] We have gotta take a look back at this. 830 00:40:42,573 --> 00:40:46,009 What developed into a Triple Threat TLC match 831 00:40:46,077 --> 00:40:48,980 because of Miz's Money in the Bank contract cash-in. 832 00:40:49,047 --> 00:40:51,716 We're gonna take you back to the closing moments here. 833 00:40:54,886 --> 00:40:58,656 Watch this. AJ Styles, this was before Miz's cash-in, 834 00:40:58,723 --> 00:41:00,591 had been sent through a table at ringside. 835 00:41:00,658 --> 00:41:02,859 It looked like McIntyre was good to go. 836 00:41:02,926 --> 00:41:05,563 But then it was Miz who would get involved 837 00:41:05,630 --> 00:41:07,765 and send McIntyre through the table, 838 00:41:07,832 --> 00:41:09,801 cashing in, making it a Triple Threat. 839 00:41:09,866 --> 00:41:13,004 [Byron] Yeah, The Miz would pay for his interference in this matchup… 840 00:41:13,071 --> 00:41:14,672 -[Tom] Oh! -…thanks to Omos, 841 00:41:14,739 --> 00:41:16,741 the associate of AJ Styles. 842 00:41:17,308 --> 00:41:19,777 [Tom] And then it was AJ Styles and Miz 843 00:41:19,844 --> 00:41:21,712 who would try and prevent McIntyre 844 00:41:21,779 --> 00:41:23,281 from grabbing his championship. 845 00:41:23,348 --> 00:41:25,783 Styles with a tremendously athletic move 846 00:41:25,850 --> 00:41:27,551 meeting McIntyre at the top. 847 00:41:27,618 --> 00:41:29,554 [Byron] Yeah, but The Miz would get involved again. 848 00:41:29,620 --> 00:41:32,790 This time both Miz and Styles will pay the price 849 00:41:32,857 --> 00:41:34,692 courtesy of McIntyre. 850 00:41:34,759 --> 00:41:37,694 [Tom] And then this, down inside the ring. 851 00:41:37,761 --> 00:41:42,033 Boom! A Claymore would eliminate Miz from this equation 852 00:41:42,100 --> 00:41:45,002 and a clear path for Drew McIntyre. 853 00:41:45,069 --> 00:41:46,703 [Byron] On one leg, 854 00:41:46,770 --> 00:41:49,507 Drew McIntyre would seize the moment 855 00:41:49,574 --> 00:41:53,644 and seize his WWE Championship. 856 00:41:53,711 --> 00:41:56,913 ["Gallantry" playing] 857 00:41:56,981 --> 00:42:00,618 [Tom] Joe, what a year for Drew McIntyre. 858 00:42:00,685 --> 00:42:03,054 [Samoa Joe] He is battle-tested, he is war-weary, 859 00:42:03,121 --> 00:42:06,824 but he stands the WWE Champion tonight. 860 00:42:08,259 --> 00:42:10,161 [Tom] The final pay-per-view event 861 00:42:11,596 --> 00:42:15,098 of the biggest year of Drew McIntyre's career. 862 00:42:15,833 --> 00:42:18,803 He is still the WWE Champion. 863 00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:23,441 Drew McIntyre is still at the top of the mountain. 864 00:42:23,508 --> 00:42:28,645 -[crowd cheering] -[inaudible] 865 00:42:35,353 --> 00:42:36,654 Wow. 866 00:42:36,721 --> 00:42:41,592 Uh, TLC is already off to a very eventful start. 867 00:42:41,659 --> 00:42:43,594 Congratulations to Drew McIntyre 868 00:42:43,661 --> 00:42:46,330 for retaining the WWE Championship. 869 00:42:46,397 --> 00:42:49,467 And now here to discuss the Universal Championship 870 00:42:49,534 --> 00:42:53,337 is the man who serves as special counsel for the Universal Champion, 871 00:42:53,404 --> 00:42:55,540 Roman Reigns, Paul Heyman. 872 00:42:57,708 --> 00:43:01,112 Paul, this past Friday night on Talking Smack, 873 00:43:01,179 --> 00:43:03,647 Kevin Owens said that he would win 874 00:43:03,714 --> 00:43:05,650 the Universal Championship back 875 00:43:05,716 --> 00:43:07,317 or die trying. 876 00:43:07,384 --> 00:43:10,354 Considering that is Kevin's mindset heading into tonight's match, 877 00:43:10,421 --> 00:43:12,824 does that change Roman's preparation? 878 00:43:15,026 --> 00:43:18,296 [sighs] Aesthetics over competency, I see. 879 00:43:18,362 --> 00:43:21,332 Once again, why don't I just reveal our strategy 880 00:43:21,399 --> 00:43:25,803 to Kevin Owens who's obviously watching what I'm saying live right now? 881 00:43:25,870 --> 00:43:27,505 Here's the question you should be asking, 882 00:43:27,571 --> 00:43:29,507 "Mr. Heyman, are you a sports fan?" 883 00:43:29,574 --> 00:43:30,641 Yes, I am, Kayla. 884 00:43:30,708 --> 00:43:32,477 You know what my favorite sport is 885 00:43:33,411 --> 00:43:34,912 outside of WWE? 886 00:43:35,980 --> 00:43:38,415 NASCAR. You know why? 887 00:43:38,482 --> 00:43:40,551 Not because I care who wins. 888 00:43:40,618 --> 00:43:43,020 I like the car crashes. 889 00:43:43,688 --> 00:43:46,022 That's the type of sick individual that I am. 890 00:43:46,757 --> 00:43:48,459 It's what I like about myself. 891 00:43:49,127 --> 00:43:51,562 I don't need to watch NASCAR tonight. You know why? 892 00:43:52,330 --> 00:43:56,400 Because this is a dangerous enough profession as it is. 893 00:43:56,467 --> 00:43:58,236 People get hurt. 894 00:43:58,803 --> 00:44:02,807 Tonight, people thrown off of ladders 895 00:44:02,874 --> 00:44:05,910 through tables, propelled off of those ladders 896 00:44:05,977 --> 00:44:08,446 through the tables by chairs, 897 00:44:08,513 --> 00:44:12,150 which are not only encouraged but they're legal. 898 00:44:13,551 --> 00:44:16,921 Someone is going to get hurt 899 00:44:17,421 --> 00:44:18,955 bad tonight. 900 00:44:19,589 --> 00:44:21,424 And that someone's name… 901 00:44:23,161 --> 00:44:25,062 is Kevin Owens. 902 00:44:25,663 --> 00:44:27,798 And Kevin Owens is going to get hurt 903 00:44:28,866 --> 00:44:30,868 at the purposeful hands 904 00:44:32,069 --> 00:44:33,604 of your tribal chief… 905 00:44:35,138 --> 00:44:37,775 the undisputed Universal Heavyweight Champion… 906 00:44:39,109 --> 00:44:40,611 Roman Reigns. 907 00:44:41,578 --> 00:44:44,615 [quietly] And that's not just a prediction. 908 00:44:47,919 --> 00:44:49,287 That's a spoiler. 909 00:44:49,353 --> 00:44:51,288 ["HWY 666" playing] 910 00:44:51,355 --> 00:44:53,391 Well, ladies and gentlemen, coming up next 911 00:44:53,457 --> 00:44:57,161 it is about the SmackDown Women's Championship. 912 00:44:57,228 --> 00:45:01,432 Sasha Banks is the champion, the challenger is Carmella. 913 00:45:01,499 --> 00:45:03,701 Carmella may be untouchable, 914 00:45:03,768 --> 00:45:06,404 but you have to wonder if tonight is gonna be 915 00:45:06,470 --> 00:45:07,971 all about The Boss. 916 00:45:11,107 --> 00:45:12,676 ["Empire" playing] 917 00:45:12,743 --> 00:45:14,345 ♪ Look up at the stars ♪ 918 00:45:14,412 --> 00:45:16,981 ♪ You find me sitting pretty Came a long way from the dark ♪ 919 00:45:17,048 --> 00:45:19,482 ♪ I'm shining Looking lean, you ain't supreme ♪ 920 00:45:19,549 --> 00:45:21,919 ♪ I'm in charge Never low with the energy ♪ 921 00:45:21,986 --> 00:45:24,654 ♪ They're shooting at the stars 'Cause they wish they could be me ♪ 922 00:45:24,721 --> 00:45:28,392 The standard, the blueprint, The Boss, 923 00:45:28,459 --> 00:45:32,063 and your SmackDown Women's Champion. 924 00:45:32,230 --> 00:45:34,131 ♪ Heavy is the head With the crown ♪ 925 00:45:34,198 --> 00:45:36,667 ♪ When I bring it, yeah I'll make it to the top ♪ 926 00:45:43,207 --> 00:45:44,241 [Michael] Oh my God! 927 00:45:44,808 --> 00:45:46,676 Congratulations, champ. 928 00:45:46,743 --> 00:45:48,779 [Michael] Carmella. 929 00:45:49,747 --> 00:45:51,115 I'm back, baby. 930 00:45:52,950 --> 00:45:54,919 ["Danger Limit" playing] 931 00:45:54,986 --> 00:45:56,053 So who am I? 932 00:45:56,654 --> 00:45:59,156 I'm untouchable. 933 00:45:59,223 --> 00:46:04,127 I'm Carmella, the hot chick, eye candy, every man's desire. 934 00:46:04,194 --> 00:46:05,696 Now I call the shots. 935 00:46:06,196 --> 00:46:09,133 -[snaps] -[Michael] Carmella again from behind. 936 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:11,669 [Carmella] How embarrassing for a SmackDown women's champion 937 00:46:11,736 --> 00:46:13,069 to fall so easily. 938 00:46:13,136 --> 00:46:16,641 [Graves] And The Untouchable One putting a hurting on The Boss. 939 00:46:16,707 --> 00:46:18,942 [laughs] 940 00:46:19,009 --> 00:46:20,011 [snaps] 941 00:46:22,212 --> 00:46:23,214 [snaps] 942 00:46:29,120 --> 00:46:30,520 -[screams] -[dramatic music playing] 943 00:46:30,587 --> 00:46:33,190 [Sasha] Carmella, you got my attention. 944 00:46:33,257 --> 00:46:37,361 You ain't never been in the ring with a badder bitch than me. 945 00:46:38,029 --> 00:46:40,998 Please get my champagne ringside for me. 946 00:46:41,065 --> 00:46:42,600 I want to toast my victory in style. 947 00:46:43,167 --> 00:46:45,169 [Michael] Sasha versus Carmella 948 00:46:45,236 --> 00:46:47,138 for the SmackDown Women's Championship. 949 00:46:48,239 --> 00:46:49,573 Code of Silence. 950 00:46:49,640 --> 00:46:52,143 Uh-oh. Into the Bank Statement now. 951 00:46:52,209 --> 00:46:55,446 [Graves] And the sommelier just tossed the champagne bottle. 952 00:46:57,580 --> 00:46:58,716 Banks has lost it. 953 00:46:58,783 --> 00:47:00,850 -The champion got herself disqualified. -[bell ringing] 954 00:47:05,288 --> 00:47:08,426 -[Carmella] You lost, sucker. -[Graves] The hell is she doing? 955 00:47:18,868 --> 00:47:20,805 [laughs] 956 00:47:21,372 --> 00:47:23,406 -[suspenseful music playing] -[Carmella] Who is Sasha Banks 957 00:47:23,473 --> 00:47:25,609 if she's not The Boss, 958 00:47:25,676 --> 00:47:28,546 if she's not the best? 959 00:47:28,612 --> 00:47:30,647 She felt her precious title 960 00:47:30,714 --> 00:47:34,085 slipping from her fingers so she got herself disqualified. 961 00:47:34,585 --> 00:47:35,953 I already have her beat. 962 00:47:36,020 --> 00:47:37,087 [snaps] 963 00:47:38,356 --> 00:47:39,690 Ugh! 964 00:47:39,790 --> 00:47:43,661 That tastes cheap and frantic, 965 00:47:44,862 --> 00:47:47,832 kind of, like Sasha Banks. 966 00:47:47,897 --> 00:47:49,767 [laughs] 967 00:47:49,834 --> 00:47:51,035 ♪ Yes, yes, yo ♪ 968 00:47:51,167 --> 00:47:54,105 [music continues] 969 00:47:54,171 --> 00:47:57,208 [crowd cheering] 970 00:47:58,174 --> 00:47:59,810 What are you doing? 971 00:47:59,877 --> 00:48:00,911 [Sasha] You wanna mess with me? 972 00:48:00,978 --> 00:48:03,647 -I'm The Boss for a reason. -Get off me! 973 00:48:03,714 --> 00:48:05,549 [Michael] Oh my God! 974 00:48:07,785 --> 00:48:11,589 [glass shattering] 975 00:48:15,459 --> 00:48:18,395 [Carmella] This is what the SmackDown Women's Champion looks like 976 00:48:18,462 --> 00:48:20,998 at TLC. 977 00:48:26,237 --> 00:48:29,140 ["Tredici" playing] 978 00:48:54,198 --> 00:48:55,799 [Michael] You know, Carmella has won 979 00:48:55,866 --> 00:48:57,801 the SmackDown Women's Championship in the past. 980 00:48:57,868 --> 00:49:00,337 She won two different Money in the Bank ladder matches, 981 00:49:00,404 --> 00:49:03,741 she's defeated the likes of Asuka and Charlotte Flair in her career, Corey, 982 00:49:03,808 --> 00:49:06,810 but I don't think I have ever seen Carmella 983 00:49:06,877 --> 00:49:10,915 as confident as she is coming into this match tonight. 984 00:49:11,915 --> 00:49:14,685 [Graves] I have never seen her look more stunning, 985 00:49:14,752 --> 00:49:16,886 more beautiful, more radiant. 986 00:49:17,421 --> 00:49:18,955 Downright divine. 987 00:49:19,022 --> 00:49:20,658 If I am dreaming, Cole, 988 00:49:20,723 --> 00:49:22,493 don't you dare wake me up. 989 00:49:22,560 --> 00:49:25,495 [Michael] Carmella looking to win the SmackDown Women's Championship 990 00:49:25,562 --> 00:49:28,665 here tonight at TLC. 991 00:49:28,732 --> 00:49:31,734 ["Tredici" playing] 992 00:49:35,839 --> 00:49:39,276 [Michael] And WWE Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 993 00:49:39,343 --> 00:49:43,080 is presented by WWE SuperCard season 7. 994 00:49:43,147 --> 00:49:46,549 Scan the QR code to download WWE SuperCard. 995 00:49:46,616 --> 00:49:48,886 Collect dozens of exclusive holiday cards 996 00:49:48,953 --> 00:49:52,490 and spear your opponents with holiday cheer. 997 00:49:52,556 --> 00:49:54,792 [Graves] You wanna talk about how confident Carmella is? 998 00:49:54,859 --> 00:49:56,493 Right now, at this very moment, 999 00:49:56,560 --> 00:49:59,730 there is a yacht docked over by the Dalí Museum. 1000 00:49:59,797 --> 00:50:02,533 If we have a new champion tonight, there's gonna be a Mellabration, 1001 00:50:02,600 --> 00:50:05,435 the likes of which the Gulf of Mexico can't contain. 1002 00:50:06,036 --> 00:50:07,738 [Michael] Yeah, but this is what stands in her way. 1003 00:50:07,805 --> 00:50:11,040 Ladies and gentlemen, it's Boss time. 1004 00:50:11,107 --> 00:50:14,111 ["Sky's The Limit" playing] 1005 00:50:21,285 --> 00:50:24,488 ♪ 'Cause I gon' gon' Pushed it all out the way… ♪ 1006 00:50:24,555 --> 00:50:27,191 [Michael] Sasha Banks won the SmackDown Women's Championship 1007 00:50:27,258 --> 00:50:30,828 with a victory over her old rival and her friend, Bayley, 1008 00:50:30,895 --> 00:50:34,665 inside Hell in a Cell a couple of months ago. 1009 00:50:34,732 --> 00:50:36,466 [Graves] But in the months since, 1010 00:50:36,533 --> 00:50:40,870 Carmella has manipulated Sasha Banks expertly 1011 00:50:40,937 --> 00:50:42,906 every step of the way. 1012 00:50:42,973 --> 00:50:44,475 It is undeniable 1013 00:50:44,542 --> 00:50:47,645 that Carmella is in the head of the SmackDown Women's Champion. 1014 00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:50,381 [Michael] Carmella says it eats at Sasha Banks inside 1015 00:50:50,446 --> 00:50:53,350 that Carmella is at this spot in her career 1016 00:50:53,417 --> 00:50:55,051 where Sasha has to work hard, 1017 00:50:55,118 --> 00:50:57,922 has had to scratch and claw for everything she has, 1018 00:50:58,122 --> 00:51:01,859 and Carmella waltzes on the scene and gets an opportunity like this. 1019 00:51:01,926 --> 00:51:03,727 [Graves] It's two different theories on success. 1020 00:51:03,794 --> 00:51:06,062 Carmella, very opportunistic, 1021 00:51:06,730 --> 00:51:09,500 makes her moves when everything is in its right place. 1022 00:51:09,567 --> 00:51:12,002 Sasha Banks, victory is instinctive, 1023 00:51:12,069 --> 00:51:14,305 it is inherent, it is who she is. 1024 00:51:17,540 --> 00:51:18,942 [bell ringing] 1025 00:51:19,009 --> 00:51:21,412 The following contest scheduled for one fall 1026 00:51:21,612 --> 00:51:26,951 is for the SmackDown Women's Championship. 1027 00:51:27,017 --> 00:51:29,920 [crowd cheering] 1028 00:51:29,987 --> 00:51:31,855 Introducing the challenger 1029 00:51:32,823 --> 00:51:34,491 from Staten Island, 1030 00:51:35,292 --> 00:51:37,761 Carmella. 1031 00:51:37,828 --> 00:51:41,031 [crowd booing] 1032 00:51:43,299 --> 00:51:46,370 And her opponent from Boston, Massachusetts, 1033 00:51:46,937 --> 00:51:50,774 she is the SmackDown Women's Champion, 1034 00:51:51,375 --> 00:51:55,613 Sasha Banks. 1035 00:51:55,678 --> 00:51:58,281 [Michael] So another tough test for Sasha Banks tonight 1036 00:51:58,348 --> 00:52:01,185 versus Carmella for the SmackDown Women's title 1037 00:52:01,250 --> 00:52:03,319 inside WWE Thunderdome. 1038 00:52:03,386 --> 00:52:05,189 Corey, for the challenger, Carmella, 1039 00:52:05,254 --> 00:52:07,691 what does she need to do to knock off The Boss tonight? 1040 00:52:07,758 --> 00:52:10,227 [Graves] Carmella needs to hope that the bulk of her work 1041 00:52:10,294 --> 00:52:11,562 has already been done, 1042 00:52:11,629 --> 00:52:14,665 the mind games, the mental aspect of this matchup. 1043 00:52:14,732 --> 00:52:17,801 If Carmella has put in the work, it could pay off tonight. 1044 00:52:17,868 --> 00:52:20,170 -[Michael] What about-- -[Graves] However, if you're Sasha Banks, 1045 00:52:20,237 --> 00:52:21,372 this is… 1046 00:52:22,272 --> 00:52:24,642 [Michael] And Carmella quickly slides out of the ring 1047 00:52:24,708 --> 00:52:26,509 before this matchup can get underway. 1048 00:52:26,577 --> 00:52:29,413 [Graves] If you're Sasha Banks, this is familiar territory. 1049 00:52:29,480 --> 00:52:34,118 Sasha knows what it means to be in a high-pressure situation. 1050 00:52:34,183 --> 00:52:37,354 But Carmella, right here out of the gate, making the champion wait. 1051 00:52:37,421 --> 00:52:39,957 [Michael] And Corey, much like we saw on SmackDown a couple of weeks ago, 1052 00:52:40,024 --> 00:52:43,292 Carmella perhaps trying to play mind games with Sasha Banks, 1053 00:52:43,359 --> 00:52:45,863 get in her head, as Sasha Banks goes right after Carmella. 1054 00:52:45,928 --> 00:52:49,933 [Graves] And it's very obvious Sasha is bothered by Carmella. 1055 00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:51,801 -We saw Sasha… -Come on, Sasha. 1056 00:52:51,868 --> 00:52:54,738 …lose her cool several weeks back and get herself disqualified. 1057 00:52:54,805 --> 00:52:56,807 Looking bad, Sasha. 1058 00:52:57,808 --> 00:53:00,277 [Graves] Look, Carmella knows this is champion's advantage. 1059 00:53:00,344 --> 00:53:03,580 Carmella has to make Sasha pin or tap out 1060 00:53:03,647 --> 00:53:06,283 to leave here as the new SmackDown Women's Champion. 1061 00:53:06,417 --> 00:53:07,685 [Michael] And Banks now dragging Carmella out of the ring 1062 00:53:07,817 --> 00:53:10,187 and bouncing her face-first off the apron. 1063 00:53:10,254 --> 00:53:12,489 Of course, for Carmella… Oh, look at this now. 1064 00:53:12,556 --> 00:53:15,692 What a-- Nice arm drag by Sasha 1065 00:53:15,759 --> 00:53:17,694 -down to the floor. -[Graves] Champion. 1066 00:53:17,761 --> 00:53:21,632 [Michael] Oh, Carmella has to-- Look at Sasha go, screaming at Carmella. 1067 00:53:21,699 --> 00:53:23,901 [Graves] And the onus is on Carmella to get back in the ring. 1068 00:53:23,966 --> 00:53:26,737 If Sasha Banks wins by count-out, it's still-- she retains the title. 1069 00:53:26,803 --> 00:53:29,473 [Michael] Cover now by Sasha, hook of the leg, kickout by Carmella. 1070 00:53:29,540 --> 00:53:31,808 It's champion's advantage, Carmella has to pin 1071 00:53:31,875 --> 00:53:33,977 or submit the champion to win the title tonight. 1072 00:53:35,312 --> 00:53:36,680 Watch the hair. Hey. Stop. 1073 00:53:36,747 --> 00:53:39,183 -Sasha, hey, come on. Watch the hair. -[wrestlers speak indistinctly] 1074 00:53:39,249 --> 00:53:43,187 [Michael] And the trash talking continues, and a slap by Carmella. 1075 00:53:43,252 --> 00:53:45,055 [Graves] Five across the eyes of The Boss. 1076 00:53:45,122 --> 00:53:47,758 [Michael] Well, that raised the ire of Sasha Banks. 1077 00:53:48,392 --> 00:53:51,428 [Graves] Maybe once Sasha figures out where she's at again. 1078 00:53:51,495 --> 00:53:52,962 -And Carmella sent-- Oh! -[Michael] Oh, no. Oh, my God! 1079 00:53:53,029 --> 00:53:56,899 -Caught by her sommelier, Reginald Thomas. -[Graves] Great catch. 1080 00:53:56,966 --> 00:53:58,669 [Graves] Great catch, Reginald. 1081 00:53:58,736 --> 00:54:00,803 Put her down, Reggie, come on. 1082 00:54:00,870 --> 00:54:03,107 -[Michael] And now Sasha Banks. -[Graves] Whoa! 1083 00:54:04,040 --> 00:54:05,609 [Michael] Misses wildly and… 1084 00:54:06,542 --> 00:54:08,278 [laughs] Oh my God, the teamwork! 1085 00:54:08,345 --> 00:54:11,013 There's got to be something illegal about that, Corey. 1086 00:54:11,080 --> 00:54:14,685 And Carmella driving Banks spine-first into the steps. 1087 00:54:15,786 --> 00:54:17,154 [Graves] Carmella, with a sense of urgency, 1088 00:54:17,221 --> 00:54:19,288 -rolling The Boss in the ring. -[Michael] Carmella's opportunity 1089 00:54:19,356 --> 00:54:20,824 to win the women's championship, hook of the leg, 1090 00:54:20,891 --> 00:54:22,158 now wraps the other leg. 1091 00:54:22,225 --> 00:54:25,828 And Sasha at two, a near-fall by Carmella. 1092 00:54:27,330 --> 00:54:29,098 [Graves] Always the consummate pro, 1093 00:54:29,165 --> 00:54:31,602 always looking at the top of her game. 1094 00:54:31,667 --> 00:54:33,537 Mella taking a moment to adjust herself. 1095 00:54:33,604 --> 00:54:35,906 She's got to look great while she's making history. 1096 00:54:35,973 --> 00:54:38,008 [Michael] Yeah, and she's definitely in control of Sasha Banks. 1097 00:54:38,075 --> 00:54:40,743 You can give an assist to the sommelier outside the ring. 1098 00:54:40,810 --> 00:54:42,513 -[Graves] His name is Reginald, Cole. -[Michael] Reginald. 1099 00:54:42,578 --> 00:54:45,249 -[Graves] He is multitalented. -[Michael] And look at Carmella go, 1100 00:54:45,315 --> 00:54:47,618 stomping away at The Boss in the corner. 1101 00:54:47,683 --> 00:54:50,053 [crowd jeering] 1102 00:54:50,120 --> 00:54:52,288 [Michael] And Carmella has had her way here 1103 00:54:52,356 --> 00:54:54,758 with the SmackDown Women's Champion. 1104 00:54:54,825 --> 00:54:57,327 And look at this, taking Banks out again. 1105 00:54:57,394 --> 00:54:59,629 Carmella gonna drag her toward the center of the ring. 1106 00:54:59,696 --> 00:55:00,931 Cover now, shoulders down, 1107 00:55:00,998 --> 00:55:03,332 -a near-fall again for the challenger. -[Graves] There's no doubt it. 1108 00:55:03,399 --> 00:55:05,536 In the recent months, Carmella has reconnected 1109 00:55:05,602 --> 00:55:07,104 with her mean streak. 1110 00:55:07,171 --> 00:55:08,504 It seemed to fade for some time, 1111 00:55:08,571 --> 00:55:11,040 but Mella right back where she wants to be, 1112 00:55:11,107 --> 00:55:14,211 -in full control of the champion. -How do you like that, Sasha? 1113 00:55:16,046 --> 00:55:18,848 You're not on my level! You're not on my level! 1114 00:55:19,649 --> 00:55:21,518 [Michael] Carmella loves to talk. 1115 00:55:24,555 --> 00:55:25,756 [Graves] When you talk about mind games, Cole, 1116 00:55:25,823 --> 00:55:27,957 there is nothing worse than when you're in the heat of battle 1117 00:55:28,024 --> 00:55:30,227 being beaten by your opponent physically 1118 00:55:30,294 --> 00:55:32,196 and they're beating you up verbally at the same time. 1119 00:55:32,261 --> 00:55:35,132 [Michael] Yeah. But Sasha Banks can talk with the best of them, 1120 00:55:35,199 --> 00:55:36,600 as she drives Carmella into the corner 1121 00:55:36,667 --> 00:55:37,868 to force that break of the hold. 1122 00:55:37,935 --> 00:55:39,770 Nice snapmare takedown by The Boss. 1123 00:55:39,837 --> 00:55:42,138 And here comes Sasha Banks, now Meteora. 1124 00:55:42,205 --> 00:55:44,640 Meteora to Carmella, shoulders down, 1125 00:55:44,707 --> 00:55:46,577 and a kickout at two. 1126 00:55:47,911 --> 00:55:49,946 [Graves] Carmella caught off guard in that instance, 1127 00:55:50,013 --> 00:55:51,982 might have taken a knee right to the face. 1128 00:55:52,049 --> 00:55:54,283 -Banks not gonna relent. -[Michael] That might quiet her down. 1129 00:55:54,350 --> 00:55:56,620 And Banks now sent out to the apron. 1130 00:55:56,687 --> 00:55:58,754 Oh, and a kick caught Carmella again. 1131 00:55:59,356 --> 00:56:01,758 [Graves] Oh, and then Sasha's knee right on the temple of the challenger. 1132 00:56:01,825 --> 00:56:04,560 This does not bode well for The Untouchable One. 1133 00:56:05,395 --> 00:56:07,196 [Michael] On the apron. Looked like Banks may have been going 1134 00:56:07,263 --> 00:56:08,265 for the backstabber. 1135 00:56:08,332 --> 00:56:11,201 Carmella though. Neck first out of the apron. 1136 00:56:11,702 --> 00:56:14,437 And that could be the opening Carmella needs. 1137 00:56:14,504 --> 00:56:16,272 Great counter by Carmella. 1138 00:56:16,339 --> 00:56:18,107 [Graves] Could be an absolute game changer, 1139 00:56:18,174 --> 00:56:21,545 but Carmella needs to get Sasha back inside the ring, 1140 00:56:21,611 --> 00:56:22,980 as we look once more. 1141 00:56:23,046 --> 00:56:26,283 -Great wherewithal by the challenger. -[Michael] Oh, and again. 1142 00:56:26,350 --> 00:56:29,486 [Graves] Driving the back of the champion's neck into the apron. 1143 00:56:29,553 --> 00:56:30,854 [Michael] Wicked impact. 1144 00:56:30,921 --> 00:56:34,124 Whiplash for Banks, as she's driven back into the ring. 1145 00:56:34,191 --> 00:56:35,658 Carmella now trying to win the championship. 1146 00:56:35,725 --> 00:56:37,127 Hook to the leg once again, 1147 00:56:37,194 --> 00:56:39,596 and a near-fall for the challenger. 1148 00:56:39,663 --> 00:56:42,199 [Graves] Look, Carmella not wasting any motion, 1149 00:56:42,265 --> 00:56:43,600 right into a submission hold, 1150 00:56:43,667 --> 00:56:45,903 gonna continue to wear down the champion, 1151 00:56:45,969 --> 00:56:47,937 -and look fantastic doing it. -Who are you, Sasha, 1152 00:56:48,004 --> 00:56:49,906 when you lose your title tonight, huh? 1153 00:56:50,507 --> 00:56:52,042 How are you gonna feel? 1154 00:56:52,109 --> 00:56:53,343 Come on, just stop, stop. 1155 00:56:53,844 --> 00:56:54,711 No, no, no! 1156 00:56:54,778 --> 00:56:55,979 You're not The Boss. 1157 00:56:56,046 --> 00:56:57,881 [crowd clapping] 1158 00:56:57,948 --> 00:57:01,218 [Michael] Sasha being punished here. The champ's in trouble. 1159 00:57:01,785 --> 00:57:03,787 [Graves] Make no mistake about it, Carmella is well aware 1160 00:57:03,854 --> 00:57:06,790 of just how resilient, how tough Sasha Banks can be 1161 00:57:06,857 --> 00:57:07,857 inside the ring. 1162 00:57:07,924 --> 00:57:09,225 Despite her diminutive stature, 1163 00:57:09,292 --> 00:57:10,928 Sasha has the heart of a lion. 1164 00:57:10,993 --> 00:57:14,131 [Michael] Oh, and there's a backbreaker, driving the knee to the spine. 1165 00:57:14,196 --> 00:57:15,866 And that creates some space 1166 00:57:15,933 --> 00:57:18,301 to allow Sasha Banks to try to regroup here. 1167 00:57:19,502 --> 00:57:21,837 [Graves] The challenger continuing to move forward. 1168 00:57:21,904 --> 00:57:23,906 -[Michael] Oh, what a kick. -[Graves] Even at her own peril. 1169 00:57:23,973 --> 00:57:26,542 [Michael] Carmella is stunned, dropped to her knees. 1170 00:57:27,344 --> 00:57:29,913 [Graves] Mella needs to reconfigure her game plan. 1171 00:57:29,980 --> 00:57:32,649 [Michael] And Banks fighting back, the knees in the corner. 1172 00:57:32,716 --> 00:57:35,018 [crowd cheering] 1173 00:57:35,719 --> 00:57:38,689 -[Graves] Sasha now beginning to roll. -[Michael] Suplex. 1174 00:57:38,754 --> 00:57:43,327 And Sasha Banks looking to pay homage to her hero, 1175 00:57:43,393 --> 00:57:45,895 the late great Eddie Guerrero. 1176 00:57:45,962 --> 00:57:49,799 Sasha Banks delivering Three Amigos to Carmella. 1177 00:57:50,933 --> 00:57:53,502 [Graves] And Banks is beginning to roll. 1178 00:57:53,569 --> 00:57:57,307 Sasha's confidence growing with each and every offensive maneuver. 1179 00:57:57,374 --> 00:57:59,009 The challenger is in trouble. 1180 00:57:59,609 --> 00:58:02,279 [Michael] And Sasha now has Carmella positioned where she wants her. 1181 00:58:02,346 --> 00:58:04,647 And Banks gonna climb up to the top rope. 1182 00:58:04,714 --> 00:58:08,218 Sasha Banks looking to retain the SmackDown Women's Championship. 1183 00:58:08,952 --> 00:58:11,288 Banks from the top, Frog Splash. 1184 00:58:11,355 --> 00:58:14,591 Just like Eddie. Cover now by Sasha. 1185 00:58:14,658 --> 00:58:15,859 -[Graves] Oh! -[Michael] Almost had her. 1186 00:58:15,926 --> 00:58:18,462 Carmella kicked at two, Banks can't believe it. 1187 00:58:18,528 --> 00:58:21,431 [Graves] The look on Sasha's face tells the story. 1188 00:58:21,498 --> 00:58:24,468 I think you and I are wearing the same expression, shocking. 1189 00:58:25,002 --> 00:58:27,904 The Frog Splash, the exclamation point, 1190 00:58:27,971 --> 00:58:32,075 the homage to Latino Heat finds the mark. 1191 00:58:32,843 --> 00:58:35,011 But much to the dismay of the champion, 1192 00:58:35,078 --> 00:58:37,513 Carmella not done just yet. 1193 00:58:37,580 --> 00:58:40,017 [Michael] And if you're Sasha Banks, you-- 1194 00:58:40,082 --> 00:58:42,652 who appears to be getting frustrated, you've got to… 1195 00:58:42,719 --> 00:58:44,955 The best job. I'm The Boss. 1196 00:58:45,022 --> 00:58:46,957 [Michael] …retain your composure here. 1197 00:58:47,924 --> 00:58:48,924 [grunts] 1198 00:58:49,493 --> 00:58:51,694 [Graves] That's what Carmella's been able to do so masterfully, 1199 00:58:51,761 --> 00:58:54,131 is make The Boss lose her composure, 1200 00:58:54,196 --> 00:58:57,533 make Sasha lose her cool, make mistakes. 1201 00:58:57,634 --> 00:58:59,202 And look at these elbows. 1202 00:58:59,269 --> 00:59:02,839 [Michael] Yeah, a very aggressive and vicious Carmella here tonight. 1203 00:59:05,308 --> 00:59:06,743 Oh, and Banks. 1204 00:59:07,978 --> 00:59:09,678 [Graves] Ooh, right to the jaw of the challenger. 1205 00:59:09,745 --> 00:59:11,314 Sasha from the middle ropes. 1206 00:59:11,381 --> 00:59:13,750 [Michael] Has to roll through now. Carmella… 1207 00:59:15,018 --> 00:59:17,220 Sasha went for-- Oh my God! 1208 00:59:17,287 --> 00:59:18,622 -Carmella just spiked. -[Graves] She's out. 1209 00:59:18,687 --> 00:59:20,924 -She is out. -[Michael] Banks for the championship. 1210 00:59:20,991 --> 00:59:22,292 Sasha at two. 1211 00:59:22,359 --> 00:59:24,828 And again, another cover by Carmella 1212 00:59:24,895 --> 00:59:26,962 and another kick at two by the champion. 1213 00:59:27,029 --> 00:59:29,198 Carmella is gonna stack her up this time 1214 00:59:29,265 --> 00:59:31,567 to win the title and Banks stays in it. 1215 00:59:32,868 --> 00:59:35,305 [Graves] Sasha Banks kicking out on instinct 1216 00:59:35,372 --> 00:59:38,107 -and instinct alone, period. -[Michael] How? Carmella spiked Banks. 1217 00:59:38,174 --> 00:59:40,210 -[Graves] Watch. -[Michael] Watch this. 1218 00:59:40,277 --> 00:59:41,611 [Graves] Tilt-a-whirl. 1219 00:59:41,678 --> 00:59:44,413 -[Michael] Oh my goodness. -[Graves] Forehead first. 1220 00:59:44,481 --> 00:59:46,183 One, two! 1221 00:59:46,249 --> 00:59:49,852 [Graves] I cannot believe that Sasha survived. 1222 00:59:50,386 --> 00:59:54,156 [Michael] Sasha kicked out of three different pinning combinations. 1223 00:59:54,790 --> 00:59:58,861 [Graves] And now it looks like Carmella the one with the growing frustrations. 1224 00:59:58,928 --> 01:00:01,198 [Michael] Well, I mean, if she couldn't put Banks away after that move. 1225 01:00:01,263 --> 01:00:02,799 [Graves] Oh, look at this. This is huge. 1226 01:00:02,866 --> 01:00:05,035 [Michael] But she's only got five. Carmella's only got a five-count 1227 01:00:05,102 --> 01:00:09,940 or she'll be disqualified here and has to release right before five. 1228 01:00:11,241 --> 01:00:13,210 [Graves] Carmella knows the rulebook, 1229 01:00:13,276 --> 01:00:16,913 you can do a lot of damage to an opponent within the five seconds allowed. 1230 01:00:16,980 --> 01:00:18,415 [Michael] Yeah. But Sasha's in trouble, Corey, 1231 01:00:18,482 --> 01:00:20,884 she's not been right since she went face first 1232 01:00:20,951 --> 01:00:22,752 into the mat moments ago. 1233 01:00:22,819 --> 01:00:25,989 And a slap by Banks, a rebellious slap by the champion. 1234 01:00:26,056 --> 01:00:28,457 [Graves] And it might have just incensed The Untouchable One. 1235 01:00:28,524 --> 01:00:30,192 -[Carmella shouting indistinctly] -[Graves] Look at this. 1236 01:00:30,259 --> 01:00:32,995 [Michael] Carmella just unloading on the champion. 1237 01:00:34,498 --> 01:00:35,732 Come on, one. 1238 01:00:35,799 --> 01:00:36,933 [Michael] Sasha's out. 1239 01:00:38,634 --> 01:00:39,703 Two. 1240 01:00:41,138 --> 01:00:43,607 [Graves] Carmella needs to be cautious of the referee's count. 1241 01:00:44,174 --> 01:00:46,042 -[Michael] Oh my goodness. -[Graves] Right on the ears, 1242 01:00:46,109 --> 01:00:48,544 superkick connects, Carmella looking for the cover. 1243 01:00:48,611 --> 01:00:51,848 [Michael] And realizes this could be her opportunity to win the championship, 1244 01:00:51,915 --> 01:00:55,886 hooks both legs down, and it forces Banks to grab the bottom rope. 1245 01:00:55,952 --> 01:00:57,486 [crowd cheering] 1246 01:00:57,553 --> 01:00:59,522 [Graves] I don't know if you could chalk that up to anything 1247 01:00:59,589 --> 01:01:01,191 other than luck for Sasha Banks. 1248 01:01:01,258 --> 01:01:04,227 [Michael] Well, it's instinct, Corey, the heart of a champion, 1249 01:01:04,294 --> 01:01:07,430 Sasha Banks staying in this as we take another look 1250 01:01:07,497 --> 01:01:11,334 and watch this. Boom! Right on the ear by Carmella. 1251 01:01:11,401 --> 01:01:14,004 [Graves] Tremendous precision by the challenger, Carmella, 1252 01:01:14,069 --> 01:01:16,106 less than a half a second away from capturing 1253 01:01:16,640 --> 01:01:17,573 the SmackDown Women's Championship. 1254 01:01:17,640 --> 01:01:19,676 [Michael] Well, there's a reason Banks is a multi-time champion-- 1255 01:01:19,743 --> 01:01:21,912 Oh my God, Carmella, and look at Banks now… 1256 01:01:21,977 --> 01:01:23,312 -[Graves] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. -…shoulders down, 1257 01:01:23,379 --> 01:01:24,446 is it enough to retain? 1258 01:01:24,548 --> 01:01:26,850 Carmella, at two, kicks out. 1259 01:01:27,651 --> 01:01:31,520 Banks again driving Carmella face-first into the second turnbuckle. 1260 01:01:31,587 --> 01:01:34,658 [Graves] You can't not be impressed by the resilience 1261 01:01:34,723 --> 01:01:38,227 and the pure will of Sasha Banks to still be in this fight. 1262 01:01:40,397 --> 01:01:44,466 Sasha now is gonna take a high risk. Could be thinking about a Hail Mary here. 1263 01:01:44,533 --> 01:01:47,604 [Michael] And look at-- Now, Carmella, shots to the ribs of Sasha Banks. 1264 01:01:47,736 --> 01:01:49,239 How much does Sasha have left? 1265 01:01:49,306 --> 01:01:51,875 [crowd cheering] 1266 01:01:51,942 --> 01:01:55,212 [Michael] Carmella up to the top rope, dangerous space here. 1267 01:01:56,011 --> 01:01:58,080 -Sasha rolls through, and Carmella… -[Graves] Oh. Roll through. 1268 01:01:58,147 --> 01:02:00,317 …shoulders down. Great counter, kickout. 1269 01:02:00,383 --> 01:02:01,984 And Sasha still in this match. 1270 01:02:02,051 --> 01:02:04,020 -[Graves] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Roll-up again by Carmella, 1271 01:02:04,087 --> 01:02:06,656 shoulders down, again, and a kickout by Banks. 1272 01:02:08,225 --> 01:02:09,692 [Graves] Sasha looking for the backslide. 1273 01:02:09,759 --> 01:02:11,328 [Michael] Shoulders down, is it enough to win? 1274 01:02:11,394 --> 01:02:13,462 Uh-oh, roll through now. 1275 01:02:13,529 --> 01:02:16,332 -[crowd cheering] -[shouts indistinctly] 1276 01:02:16,399 --> 01:02:21,004 [Graves] This is a battle of pure will, both women with incredible core strength. 1277 01:02:21,104 --> 01:02:22,071 [Michael] Oh, Carmella. 1278 01:02:22,138 --> 01:02:25,642 And Sasha, Jackknife cover to retain the championship. 1279 01:02:25,709 --> 01:02:27,509 Carmella rolls through. Code of Silence. 1280 01:02:27,577 --> 01:02:28,912 [Graves] It's in, it's locked in. 1281 01:02:28,979 --> 01:02:30,647 [Michael] Trying to grab her foot, 1282 01:02:30,714 --> 01:02:34,317 and it is now. It's locked in. The Code Of Silence submission move. 1283 01:02:34,384 --> 01:02:37,620 [Graves] Carmella with her powerful legs wrapped around The Boss's neck, 1284 01:02:37,687 --> 01:02:39,422 we could have a new champion in moments, but wait. 1285 01:02:39,489 --> 01:02:40,690 [Michael] And Sasha able to counter, 1286 01:02:40,756 --> 01:02:43,393 looking for the Bank Statement, Carmella though. 1287 01:02:44,361 --> 01:02:46,229 [Graves] Double chicken wing applied. 1288 01:02:46,962 --> 01:02:50,267 [Michael] And Banks now in trouble and look at Carmella. 1289 01:02:51,801 --> 01:02:53,703 [Graves] Both of Sasha's arms are trapped, 1290 01:02:53,770 --> 01:02:56,138 Carmella putting an ungodly amount of pressure on. 1291 01:02:56,640 --> 01:02:58,441 [Michael] And Banks into the pinning, oh, combination 1292 01:02:58,508 --> 01:03:00,277 and it forces Carmella to break. 1293 01:03:00,343 --> 01:03:03,446 It was the only thing Sasha could do to stay alive. 1294 01:03:03,513 --> 01:03:05,381 [Graves] And I don't like the looks of this. 1295 01:03:05,448 --> 01:03:08,118 Carmella having to take a moment to compose herself, 1296 01:03:08,618 --> 01:03:09,819 asking, "What else do I have left?" 1297 01:03:09,886 --> 01:03:12,455 "What more can I do to dethrone The Boss?" 1298 01:03:13,123 --> 01:03:16,526 [Michael] And Carmella, nobody home, missed on the bottom turnbuckle, 1299 01:03:16,593 --> 01:03:17,794 and Banks now. 1300 01:03:18,294 --> 01:03:20,330 [Graves] Now, it's the challenger growing frustrated again. 1301 01:03:20,397 --> 01:03:22,631 [Michael] Sasha rolling through into the Bank Statement 1302 01:03:22,698 --> 01:03:23,832 center of the ring. 1303 01:03:23,899 --> 01:03:25,902 Banks has got Carmella locked in, 1304 01:03:25,969 --> 01:03:27,904 Carmella has nowhere to go. 1305 01:03:29,606 --> 01:03:31,774 [Graves] The challenger fighting desperately, 1306 01:03:31,841 --> 01:03:33,576 trying to escape The Boss, 1307 01:03:33,643 --> 01:03:37,080 cranking with everything she's got in her being, but Reginald. 1308 01:03:37,147 --> 01:03:38,580 [Michael] Oh, come on now. 1309 01:03:39,783 --> 01:03:42,886 What the hell? The official-- how is he gonna allow that to happen? 1310 01:03:42,952 --> 01:03:45,888 [crowd booing] 1311 01:03:45,955 --> 01:03:47,256 [Michael] Oh, no, no! 1312 01:03:47,323 --> 01:03:50,192 And now Banks off the apron with a Meteora. 1313 01:03:50,259 --> 01:03:51,761 [Graves] Someone check on Reggie. 1314 01:03:51,828 --> 01:03:54,397 [crowd cheering] 1315 01:03:54,464 --> 01:03:56,866 [Michael] And Carmella takes advantage. 1316 01:03:57,533 --> 01:03:59,602 -[Graves] And again. -[Michael] And another kick. 1317 01:04:00,537 --> 01:04:01,638 Two. 1318 01:04:02,504 --> 01:04:05,808 [Michael] And Carmella looking to steal the championship here. 1319 01:04:05,875 --> 01:04:08,243 Hook of the leg and Banks stays in it. 1320 01:04:08,944 --> 01:04:12,582 What grit and determination by Sasha Banks. 1321 01:04:12,649 --> 01:04:14,183 [crowd cheering] 1322 01:04:14,250 --> 01:04:16,051 [Graves] I'm not entirely sure but I think I heard 1323 01:04:16,118 --> 01:04:19,254 a couple bottles of Ace of Spades popping on that last count. 1324 01:04:20,089 --> 01:04:24,761 Carmella very nearly becoming the SmackDown Women's Champion 1325 01:04:24,828 --> 01:04:27,330 but The Boss just won't stay down. 1326 01:04:27,464 --> 01:04:28,798 [Michael] Yeah. But if you're Carmella you got to refocus, 1327 01:04:28,865 --> 01:04:29,999 you got to change your game plan. 1328 01:04:30,066 --> 01:04:32,469 -You're not better than me, Sasha. -[Anfibio] Watch the hair. 1329 01:04:32,535 --> 01:04:35,471 -I'm Carmella. -[Anfibio] Watch the hair. Come on. 1330 01:04:35,538 --> 01:04:37,540 [Michael] Figure something out, do what you got to do. 1331 01:04:39,776 --> 01:04:43,546 You can't get frustrated, Corey. Could be disqualified. 1332 01:04:43,613 --> 01:04:44,547 I'm Carmella. 1333 01:04:44,614 --> 01:04:46,049 [Anfibio] Come on, watch it. Move. 1334 01:04:46,116 --> 01:04:49,118 [crowd jeering] 1335 01:04:51,921 --> 01:04:53,556 [Michael] Now-- Oh, Banks able to counter. 1336 01:04:53,623 --> 01:04:55,091 -Now, to the center of the ring again -[Graves] Uh-oh. Uh-oh. 1337 01:04:55,158 --> 01:04:57,394 [Michael] Bank Statement. Bank Statement by Banks. 1338 01:04:57,460 --> 01:04:59,028 Carmella with nowhere to go. 1339 01:04:59,928 --> 01:05:01,263 -And a tap out. -[bell ringing] 1340 01:05:01,330 --> 01:05:02,899 -[Michael] Banks retains. -["Sky's The Limit" playing] 1341 01:05:02,966 --> 01:05:05,301 [crowd cheering] 1342 01:05:05,368 --> 01:05:07,270 [Hamilton] Here is your winner by submission 1343 01:05:07,803 --> 01:05:11,875 and still the SmackDown Women's Champion 1344 01:05:11,975 --> 01:05:14,144 Sasha Banks. 1345 01:05:14,210 --> 01:05:17,747 [Michael] Corey, what a gritty performance 1346 01:05:17,814 --> 01:05:19,816 by the resilient champion. 1347 01:05:19,883 --> 01:05:24,187 [Graves] That is a great way to describe what we just witnessed, Michael Cole. 1348 01:05:24,687 --> 01:05:27,723 Sasha Banks faced off with a very game, 1349 01:05:27,790 --> 01:05:30,993 very ready challenge in Carmella, 1350 01:05:31,060 --> 01:05:34,731 but The Boss just would not quit. 1351 01:05:36,265 --> 01:05:39,368 [Michael] Numerous times throughout this matchup 1352 01:05:39,435 --> 01:05:42,238 Carmella took Sasha Banks to the limit. 1353 01:05:43,540 --> 01:05:48,578 But Sasha Banks still retains the SmackDown Women's Championship. 1354 01:05:48,645 --> 01:05:50,446 Hey, can't take anything away from Carmella, 1355 01:05:50,513 --> 01:05:54,417 she was game here tonight but Banks just too much in the end. 1356 01:05:54,917 --> 01:05:58,354 [Graves] Even in defeat how good does Carmella look, Cole? 1357 01:05:58,421 --> 01:05:59,823 [Michael] And now, we're gonna see what happened. 1358 01:05:59,888 --> 01:06:04,727 Watch Sasha Banks with a Meteora to poor old Reginald Thomas. 1359 01:06:04,794 --> 01:06:07,096 [Graves] But then, Carmella would capitalize. 1360 01:06:07,163 --> 01:06:11,901 Boom! One superkick and one more for good measure. 1361 01:06:11,968 --> 01:06:17,240 And just as the title began to slip through the fingers of Sasha Banks, 1362 01:06:17,307 --> 01:06:20,609 she somehow summoned the will to keep fighting, 1363 01:06:20,676 --> 01:06:23,011 and this made all the difference. 1364 01:06:23,078 --> 01:06:25,048 Frustration was the factor. 1365 01:06:25,114 --> 01:06:28,151 The Boss able to lock in the Bank Statement. 1366 01:06:30,587 --> 01:06:32,522 And Carmella left with no choice 1367 01:06:32,589 --> 01:06:34,591 -but to tap out. -[bell ringing] 1368 01:06:34,656 --> 01:06:37,961 [Graves] Cole, I think The Jets should've taken some notes from Carmella tonight. 1369 01:06:39,828 --> 01:06:44,000 [Michael] A frustrated Carmella, a proud champion Sasha Banks 1370 01:06:44,067 --> 01:06:48,171 here tonight at TLC. It is indeed Boss time. 1371 01:06:48,238 --> 01:06:51,207 -[crowd cheering] -♪ Had a dream I had it made ♪ 1372 01:06:51,274 --> 01:06:54,243 ♪ And now there's nothing Dragging down me yeah ♪ 1373 01:06:54,310 --> 01:06:56,513 ♪ 'Cause I gon' gon' pushed it All out the way ♪ 1374 01:06:56,578 --> 01:06:57,913 Asuka. 1375 01:06:59,948 --> 01:07:01,518 Did you see that? 1376 01:07:01,584 --> 01:07:03,051 I really am clairvoyant 1377 01:07:03,118 --> 01:07:05,788 because I knew Sasha would retain her title. 1378 01:07:05,855 --> 01:07:10,326 Ooh, maybe I should add clairvoyant to the resume, that's a good idea. 1379 01:07:10,393 --> 01:07:11,593 Here we go. Okay. 1380 01:07:11,660 --> 01:07:14,763 Anyway, anyway, here is my headshot. 1381 01:07:14,830 --> 01:07:17,933 On the back, we have the resume. 1382 01:07:18,000 --> 01:07:22,504 And as you can see here, I do excel in high-stress situations 1383 01:07:22,571 --> 01:07:24,973 and I'm a former tag team champion. 1384 01:07:25,040 --> 01:07:29,479 So I would be a great partner for you tonight against Nia and Shayna. 1385 01:07:29,546 --> 01:07:34,250 And in the skills section, you can see I am proficient in Japanese. 1386 01:07:34,884 --> 01:07:36,218 -Really? -Yes. Yes, yes. 1387 01:07:36,285 --> 01:07:37,352 [laughter] 1388 01:07:37,419 --> 01:07:40,890 [speaking Japanese] 1389 01:07:40,957 --> 01:07:43,526 Ah, right you are, Asuka. 1390 01:07:43,593 --> 01:07:45,028 And so we can match, 1391 01:07:45,093 --> 01:07:48,298 I even made one of these, my very own mask. 1392 01:07:48,364 --> 01:07:52,035 -[vocalizing] -[crowd cheering] 1393 01:07:52,100 --> 01:07:54,636 [speaking Japanese] 1394 01:07:55,437 --> 01:08:00,310 You must not have understood, thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 1395 01:08:00,375 --> 01:08:03,212 But the position has been filled 1396 01:08:03,712 --> 01:08:05,814 and, uh… 1397 01:08:06,515 --> 01:08:09,752 you're not ready for Asuka. 1398 01:08:12,955 --> 01:08:14,756 -Ugh. -[crowd cheering] 1399 01:08:14,823 --> 01:08:17,827 ["It's Time" playing] 1400 01:08:18,928 --> 01:08:22,898 [Tom] TLC, Tables, Ladders, and Chairs from the WWE Thunderdome, 1401 01:08:22,965 --> 01:08:26,635 the Raw tag team titles set to be defended. 1402 01:08:26,702 --> 01:08:28,170 [crowd jeering] 1403 01:08:28,237 --> 01:08:29,339 [bell ringing] 1404 01:08:29,404 --> 01:08:31,707 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall 1405 01:08:31,773 --> 01:08:36,778 is for the Raw Tag Team Championship. 1406 01:08:37,447 --> 01:08:40,383 Introducing first, accompanied to the ring by MVP, 1407 01:08:40,450 --> 01:08:42,919 representing The Hurt Business, 1408 01:08:42,986 --> 01:08:47,523 Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin. 1409 01:08:47,590 --> 01:08:49,791 [Byron] Well, if you ask me I think there's major pressure 1410 01:08:49,858 --> 01:08:52,595 on the shoulders of The Hurt Business tonight. 1411 01:08:52,662 --> 01:08:56,064 [Tom] And tonight WWE Tables, Ladders, and Chairs 1412 01:08:56,131 --> 01:09:00,903 is brought to you in part by Tapout, available now at tapout.com. 1413 01:09:00,970 --> 01:09:03,106 [crowd cheering] 1414 01:09:03,171 --> 01:09:04,941 [Byron] But all the things The Hurt Business has said 1415 01:09:05,008 --> 01:09:07,175 about The New Day, saying they're past their time, 1416 01:09:07,242 --> 01:09:09,478 their day is over. 1417 01:09:09,545 --> 01:09:10,880 Now you got to back it up. 1418 01:09:10,947 --> 01:09:14,017 [Tom] Well, speaking of backing up some talk. This past week, 1419 01:09:14,082 --> 01:09:17,653 you know, Cedric Alexander, who took over WWE's Instagram, and at one point, 1420 01:09:18,153 --> 01:09:20,423 he explained why he joined The Hurt Business. 1421 01:09:21,991 --> 01:09:25,995 With nothing on my own, I was floundering. 1422 01:09:26,062 --> 01:09:30,966 I tried to make an entire career of being the smiling, 1423 01:09:31,033 --> 01:09:32,167 happy-go-lucky guy. 1424 01:09:32,702 --> 01:09:35,203 That's why I joined The Hurt Business. 1425 01:09:35,270 --> 01:09:36,339 I made the right decision. 1426 01:09:36,872 --> 01:09:39,876 And if you still don't believe me, just wait. 1427 01:09:41,044 --> 01:09:46,115 You're gonna see a little extra gold come to The Hurt Business. 1428 01:09:46,182 --> 01:09:48,917 [crowd jeering] 1429 01:09:49,419 --> 01:09:51,586 [Tom] That is certainly the intent of The Hurt Business tonight, 1430 01:09:51,653 --> 01:09:54,090 of course, Bobby Lashley as the United States Championship 1431 01:09:54,157 --> 01:09:56,159 with Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander 1432 01:09:56,224 --> 01:09:58,094 acquire the Raw tag team titles, 1433 01:09:58,161 --> 01:10:00,797 MVP was looming over us here, Joe, but what do you think? 1434 01:10:00,862 --> 01:10:02,831 Can The Hurt Business get the job done tonight? 1435 01:10:02,898 --> 01:10:06,202 You know, with the-- With the road that The Hurt Business has been on, 1436 01:10:06,269 --> 01:10:08,804 I think we're walking away with new champions tonight, gentlemen. 1437 01:10:08,871 --> 01:10:11,474 [Tom] In many ways, Benjamin and Alexander have got to feel 1438 01:10:11,541 --> 01:10:14,610 like this is their last chance to grab the titles. 1439 01:10:14,677 --> 01:10:17,679 ["It's Time" continues] 1440 01:10:18,748 --> 01:10:20,383 New Day, excuse me. 1441 01:10:20,883 --> 01:10:22,885 I hope you're ready because on the other side of that curtain, 1442 01:10:22,952 --> 01:10:25,188 Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin await. 1443 01:10:25,254 --> 01:10:27,557 So tell me, how is this match going to be different 1444 01:10:27,623 --> 01:10:30,358 from the last time you defended your titles against The Hurt Business? 1445 01:10:30,425 --> 01:10:33,096 Oh, okay, Charly, look, let me tell it to you like this, okay? 1446 01:10:33,162 --> 01:10:35,398 The short answer is it won't be, 1447 01:10:35,465 --> 01:10:37,266 but the long answer is 1448 01:10:37,333 --> 01:10:43,106 it definitely won't be. 1449 01:10:43,172 --> 01:10:48,111 And just like Lil Wayne's collection of mix tape The New Day has no ceilings. 1450 01:10:48,177 --> 01:10:50,580 Come on. So, Cedric, Shelton, 1451 01:10:50,646 --> 01:10:52,648 they're going up against New Day, yes, we understand, 1452 01:10:52,715 --> 01:10:56,419 but they're about to go up against big match New Day. 1453 01:10:56,486 --> 01:10:58,121 Big match New Day, that's right. 1454 01:10:58,187 --> 01:11:01,624 And look, the Butthurt Business is going to be extra butthurt tonight 1455 01:11:01,691 --> 01:11:04,626 because they know that 2020 is going to end 1456 01:11:04,693 --> 01:11:06,596 in the same way in which it began, 1457 01:11:06,661 --> 01:11:08,164 and that's what your boys… 1458 01:11:08,231 --> 01:11:09,565 -The New Day -New Day. 1459 01:11:09,632 --> 01:11:12,235 …as your-- You can do it with us, if you want to, here we go. 1460 01:11:12,300 --> 01:11:17,240 [in unison] WWE World Tag Team Champions. 1461 01:11:17,306 --> 01:11:18,808 And do you know why, Charly? 1462 01:11:18,875 --> 01:11:19,909 Tell me. 1463 01:11:19,976 --> 01:11:22,445 Because 1464 01:11:22,512 --> 01:11:25,014 It's still very weird without E, it's so-- 1465 01:11:25,081 --> 01:11:26,749 -Yeah, I was basing on his voice. -It's just-- It's not the lungs. 1466 01:11:26,816 --> 01:11:28,217 Okay. Okay. 1467 01:11:28,284 --> 01:11:33,322 ♪ New Day rocks New Day rocks New Day rocks ♪ 1468 01:11:33,389 --> 01:11:35,491 -["New Day, New Way" playing] -Good luck, guys. Good luck. 1469 01:11:35,558 --> 01:11:39,061 [Byron] Yeah. Now time for a reality check for The Hurt Business 1470 01:11:39,128 --> 01:11:42,098 because the power of positivity is upon us. 1471 01:11:42,932 --> 01:11:44,333 [Rome] And their opponents, 1472 01:11:44,400 --> 01:11:48,603 they are the Raw Tag Team Champions, 1473 01:11:48,670 --> 01:11:53,643 Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, The New Day. 1474 01:11:53,709 --> 01:11:57,413 [Tom] No, Xavier, you cannot use the chair on this match even though it is TLC. 1475 01:11:57,480 --> 01:11:59,916 Byron, this could be a clean sweep night for The New Day. 1476 01:11:59,982 --> 01:12:03,085 Big E won on the Kickoff show in an eight-man tag team match 1477 01:12:03,152 --> 01:12:06,222 pinning the Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn from SmackDown. 1478 01:12:06,289 --> 01:12:08,023 [Byron] Yeah. Listen, there's a lot of motivation 1479 01:12:08,090 --> 01:12:10,059 of course for Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston. 1480 01:12:10,126 --> 01:12:13,929 They have been called out week after week by The Hurt Business saying, 1481 01:12:13,996 --> 01:12:16,032 "You don't have it anymore, you've got the wraps, 1482 01:12:16,098 --> 01:12:17,300 you're going through the motions." 1483 01:12:17,366 --> 01:12:20,169 This is their chance to shut The Hurt Business up for good. 1484 01:12:20,236 --> 01:12:21,370 [Samoa Joe] Well, I don't know about that 1485 01:12:21,437 --> 01:12:23,206 because I know this about The Hurt Business. 1486 01:12:23,739 --> 01:12:25,907 They have had The New Day squarely in their sights 1487 01:12:25,974 --> 01:12:27,844 the very minute they stepped foot into Raw 1488 01:12:27,910 --> 01:12:30,513 because they understand that a victory over The New Day 1489 01:12:30,580 --> 01:12:33,182 can solidify them as the powerhouse tag team 1490 01:12:33,249 --> 01:12:34,517 on Monday Night Raw. 1491 01:12:34,584 --> 01:12:37,753 [Tom] And not only gaining the Raw Tag Team Championship for that, 1492 01:12:37,820 --> 01:12:40,156 as I mentioned, they would have the United States Championship 1493 01:12:40,223 --> 01:12:43,025 within their ranks on the shoulder of Bobby Lashley. 1494 01:12:43,092 --> 01:12:45,561 Byron, what could that mean for The Hurt Business on Monday Night Raw? 1495 01:12:45,628 --> 01:12:47,830 [Byron] Well, it would be huge. It would be huge for the image, 1496 01:12:47,897 --> 01:12:51,467 for the perception of what The Hurt Business does and who they are, 1497 01:12:51,534 --> 01:12:53,635 but again, to do that you've got to overcome 1498 01:12:53,736 --> 01:12:55,972 one of the greatest tag teams we've ever seen here in WWE. 1499 01:12:56,038 --> 01:12:57,373 -[Tom] And MVP… -[bell ringing] 1500 01:12:57,440 --> 01:12:58,907 [Tom] A little huddle here beforehand and its-- 1501 01:12:58,974 --> 01:13:00,776 -[Samoa Joe] Oh! -[Tom] Cedric Alexander! 1502 01:13:00,843 --> 01:13:04,413 -[Byron] What could be done? -[Tom] Kingston nearly took his head off. 1503 01:13:04,480 --> 01:13:06,749 [Samoa Joe] And that trademark Alexander aggression almost backfired on him. 1504 01:13:06,816 --> 01:13:08,351 [Tom] Yeah. That's the thing, Joe, oh, 1505 01:13:08,416 --> 01:13:10,653 and a side Russian leg sweep by Kofi Kingston 1506 01:13:10,720 --> 01:13:12,388 and now Xavier Woods is legal. 1507 01:13:12,455 --> 01:13:15,657 Is Alexander a little too headstrong coming into this? 1508 01:13:15,724 --> 01:13:17,293 -He's up top. -[Samoa Joe] Whoa. Oh. 1509 01:13:17,360 --> 01:13:19,829 [Tom] Oh, and a leg drop right across the chest. 1510 01:13:19,896 --> 01:13:21,797 -[Byron] That might be it. -[Tom] To retain the titles, 1511 01:13:21,864 --> 01:13:23,398 hook to the leg and a kickout. 1512 01:13:23,465 --> 01:13:25,735 [Samoa Joe] That might have been an early night for the champions, 1513 01:13:25,800 --> 01:13:27,737 but MVP is beside himself at ringside. 1514 01:13:27,803 --> 01:13:29,639 [Tom] MVP a little frustrated, Joe, what do you think? 1515 01:13:29,772 --> 01:13:31,374 Is Alexander too headstrong? 1516 01:13:31,440 --> 01:13:33,075 [Samoa Joe] Right. You know, Alexander may be too headstrong 1517 01:13:33,209 --> 01:13:35,111 but you have to admit his aggression 1518 01:13:35,177 --> 01:13:36,478 -has been provided results! -[Tom] Uh-oh. 1519 01:13:36,545 --> 01:13:37,980 Oh, Kofi's legal. 1520 01:13:38,047 --> 01:13:40,916 Cross body, here's the cover and a kickout. 1521 01:13:40,983 --> 01:13:42,018 [Byron] You wanna talk aggression? 1522 01:13:42,084 --> 01:13:44,153 How about the aggression we're seeing right now 1523 01:13:44,219 --> 01:13:45,420 for the Raw Tag Team Champions? 1524 01:13:45,487 --> 01:13:46,989 [Tom] You're absolutely right. 1525 01:13:47,056 --> 01:13:48,958 And, Byron, they're frustrated with dealing with The Hurt Business 1526 01:13:49,025 --> 01:13:51,961 because there had been how many matches between these two teams, 1527 01:13:52,028 --> 01:13:53,728 singles competition, tag matches as well? 1528 01:13:53,862 --> 01:13:55,764 Oh, Woods is legal now. 1529 01:13:56,264 --> 01:13:58,300 [Byron] Oh, Xavier Woods, and listen, you know, 1530 01:13:58,367 --> 01:14:01,469 we talked about the confidence of, oh, Alexander, 1531 01:14:02,204 --> 01:14:05,174 but you have to make it count, you have to deliver when the pressure's on 1532 01:14:05,241 --> 01:14:06,442 -and right now, the pressure is on. -[Tom] Oh. 1533 01:14:06,509 --> 01:14:09,478 Oh, and look at the power of Xavier Woods. 1534 01:14:09,545 --> 01:14:11,414 -Here's the cover to retain. -[Byron] Oh. 1535 01:14:11,480 --> 01:14:13,148 [Tom] Broken up by Benjamin. 1536 01:14:13,215 --> 01:14:15,952 [Samoa Joe] And a cavalcade of offense by The New Day. 1537 01:14:16,018 --> 01:14:17,887 [Tom] Hurt Business has been thrown off their game here in the early going. 1538 01:14:17,954 --> 01:14:23,159 The deceptive power of Xavier Woods and Alexander saved by Benjamin. 1539 01:14:23,259 --> 01:14:24,126 I need you to tag. 1540 01:14:24,794 --> 01:14:27,330 [Tom] Oh, and now Alexander trying to create a little bit of breathing room 1541 01:14:27,396 --> 01:14:31,834 and a tag made, in comes Shelton Benjamin, oh, and a big clothesline. 1542 01:14:32,434 --> 01:14:37,406 Shelton Benjamin, it'd been 17 years since he held tag team gold in WWE, 1543 01:14:37,473 --> 01:14:40,675 one of the great veterans in all of WWE right now. 1544 01:14:40,742 --> 01:14:44,580 Here's a cover to win the titles, oh, and a kickout by Woods. 1545 01:14:44,647 --> 01:14:46,581 -One of the hungriest as well-- What the? -What the? 1546 01:14:46,648 --> 01:14:48,050 You need some water. You need some water. 1547 01:14:48,117 --> 01:14:50,219 Ain't no-- Cut that out. 1548 01:14:50,286 --> 01:14:51,153 Drink some water. 1549 01:14:51,219 --> 01:14:53,022 [Samoa Joe] I like this. Got to keep your men hydrated. 1550 01:14:53,923 --> 01:14:57,093 [Tom] Uh-oh. Spinebuster by Benjamin. 1551 01:14:57,193 --> 01:15:00,496 Here's the cover to win the titles and a kickout by Woods. 1552 01:15:01,464 --> 01:15:04,666 [Byron] The one thing Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander have had in common 1553 01:15:05,166 --> 01:15:06,434 is their mutual frustration. 1554 01:15:06,501 --> 01:15:08,137 You mentioned, Tom, 17 years or something, 1555 01:15:08,204 --> 01:15:10,172 Benjamin has been a tag team champion. 1556 01:15:10,239 --> 01:15:12,842 Obviously, we heard a lot of the frustration that Cedric Alexander felt 1557 01:15:12,907 --> 01:15:14,577 before joining The Hurt Business. 1558 01:15:14,643 --> 01:15:16,712 -[Samoa Joe] Whoa. -[Tom] Now Benjamin, 1559 01:15:16,879 --> 01:15:19,849 oh, dealing with Woods and a big forearm. 1560 01:15:21,684 --> 01:15:24,452 Now Woods, oh, sending Benjamin into the ropes. 1561 01:15:25,087 --> 01:15:26,655 [Samoa Joe] And Benjamin's hung up. 1562 01:15:26,722 --> 01:15:28,491 [Tom] Tag made. Kofi's legal. 1563 01:15:28,557 --> 01:15:29,625 -[Byron] Oh! -[Tom] Oh, Woods, 1564 01:15:29,692 --> 01:15:31,093 two for one on the outside. 1565 01:15:31,160 --> 01:15:32,795 [Byron] Oh, look out. 1566 01:15:32,862 --> 01:15:36,232 [Tom] Kingston's legal and a stomp right to the chest. 1567 01:15:36,298 --> 01:15:39,934 Here's the cover to retain the titles tonight and a kickout. 1568 01:15:40,001 --> 01:15:42,138 [Byron] That's tandem offense at its finest, 1569 01:15:42,204 --> 01:15:44,540 -delivered by The New Day. -[Tom] And, Joe, how do you like this? 1570 01:15:44,607 --> 01:15:47,777 Woods and Alexander not legal but they're battling on the outside. 1571 01:15:47,843 --> 01:15:49,311 [Samoa Joe] Oh, this is a relentless battle. 1572 01:15:49,378 --> 01:15:51,813 I mean-- I mean, The New Day have really surprised me here tonight. 1573 01:15:51,880 --> 01:15:53,382 I mean, this big day New Day over here. 1574 01:15:53,449 --> 01:15:55,651 -[Byron] Are you really surprised, Joe? -[Tom] Big match New Day. 1575 01:15:55,718 --> 01:15:57,820 Oh, and Kofi wipes out Alexander. 1576 01:15:57,887 --> 01:16:00,556 -[Byron] Oh. -[Tom] Now Woods with a DDT. 1577 01:16:00,656 --> 01:16:02,724 Here's the cover, Woods is legal. 1578 01:16:02,791 --> 01:16:04,492 Benjamin able to kick out. 1579 01:16:04,559 --> 01:16:06,795 Guys, that sequence there was brilliant by Woods 1580 01:16:06,862 --> 01:16:09,999 because he took Alexander away from his corner, 1581 01:16:10,066 --> 01:16:12,101 wasn't even a tag option for Shelton Benjamin, 1582 01:16:12,168 --> 01:16:14,570 and then a two-on-one opportunity for New Day. 1583 01:16:14,637 --> 01:16:18,107 [Byron] There is a reason why The New Day are ten-time tag team champions. 1584 01:16:18,174 --> 01:16:22,844 [Tom] Oh. The standard bearers in the tag team ranks of all of WWE. 1585 01:16:26,415 --> 01:16:29,919 Longest single tag team championship reign in WWE history, 1586 01:16:29,985 --> 01:16:31,853 483 days, 1587 01:16:31,920 --> 01:16:35,758 ten-time champs-- Oh, and a big knee strike by Benjamin. 1588 01:16:37,259 --> 01:16:38,626 [Byron] Benjamin so quick. 1589 01:16:38,693 --> 01:16:40,862 [Tom] Oh. Into the bottom turnbuckle. 1590 01:16:40,929 --> 01:16:42,098 Tag him. Tag him. 1591 01:16:42,164 --> 01:16:45,968 [Samoa Joe] Oh, and very, very mean intentions behind that-- 1592 01:16:46,035 --> 01:16:47,303 [Tom] You better tag. 1593 01:16:48,003 --> 01:16:49,438 [Samoa Joe] That throwaway into the corner there. 1594 01:16:49,505 --> 01:16:50,639 [Tom] You're right. And now MVP-- 1595 01:16:50,706 --> 01:16:51,773 [Samoa Joe] Keeping our-- Keeping our bets-- Oh! 1596 01:16:51,840 --> 01:16:54,742 [Tom] Oh. Right between the shoulder blades. 1597 01:16:54,809 --> 01:16:57,813 -[crowd jeering] -[Byron] Look at MVP celebrating. 1598 01:16:59,348 --> 01:17:02,218 [Tom] And now sending Woods back inside the ring. 1599 01:17:02,284 --> 01:17:06,155 Here's a cover by Alexander to capture the championship and a kickout. 1600 01:17:06,222 --> 01:17:08,958 Remember, champion's advantage for The New Day. 1601 01:17:09,023 --> 01:17:11,327 Titles can only change hands via pinfall or submission, Byron. 1602 01:17:11,393 --> 01:17:14,797 That's a rule The Hurt Business, painfully, know too well. 1603 01:17:14,864 --> 01:17:16,965 [Byron] Absolutely. There was a time a couple weeks ago 1604 01:17:17,032 --> 01:17:19,535 that The Hurt Business actually thought they were gonna capture 1605 01:17:19,602 --> 01:17:21,036 the Raw tag team titles. 1606 01:17:21,103 --> 01:17:23,139 [Samoa Joe] Oh, and Cedric Alexander, knee on the back 1607 01:17:23,205 --> 01:17:24,639 and breaking on that chin. 1608 01:17:25,241 --> 01:17:28,410 [Tom] Now what a matchup this is for the Raw Tag Team Championship 1609 01:17:28,477 --> 01:17:31,847 here inside WWE Thunderdome at Tropicana Field. 1610 01:17:31,914 --> 01:17:34,884 And Cedric Alexander, he's been out to prove something 1611 01:17:34,950 --> 01:17:38,353 to the likes of, oh, tag made, Benjamin, MVP, and Bobby Lashley. 1612 01:17:38,420 --> 01:17:39,922 [Byron] Alexander has been proving himself. 1613 01:17:39,989 --> 01:17:42,825 And take nothing away from what Cedric Alexander has done. 1614 01:17:42,892 --> 01:17:45,861 But again, the question is, is Cedric, and Shelton by his side, 1615 01:17:46,061 --> 01:17:47,496 are they ready for this moment, 1616 01:17:47,563 --> 01:17:49,831 a moment to become Raw Tag Team Champions? 1617 01:17:49,965 --> 01:17:51,534 -[Tom] Oh. God! -[Samoa Joe] Oh. 1618 01:17:51,599 --> 01:17:53,936 [MVP] Don't you injure yourself. Benjamin! 1619 01:17:54,003 --> 01:17:55,804 [Samoa Joe] It seems MVP has settled the troops 1620 01:17:55,871 --> 01:17:58,407 and Shelton Benjamin is firmly in control. 1621 01:17:58,474 --> 01:17:59,541 No! 1622 01:17:59,642 --> 01:18:02,844 [Tom] Final pay-per-view event here of 2020, the TLC, 1623 01:18:02,911 --> 01:18:04,480 Tables, Ladders, and Chairs event. 1624 01:18:04,547 --> 01:18:06,982 And Joe, 2020 on Raw has largely been defined 1625 01:18:07,049 --> 01:18:09,552 by The Hurt Business and MVP. 1626 01:18:09,617 --> 01:18:11,187 This will be a hell of a way to end things. 1627 01:18:11,253 --> 01:18:13,923 [Samoa Joe] I mean, 2020 has been its own eventful year 1628 01:18:13,989 --> 01:18:15,925 but The Hurt Business has definitely made it theirs. 1629 01:18:15,991 --> 01:18:19,161 And tonight, they seek to cap off the year with championship gold. 1630 01:18:19,228 --> 01:18:22,831 [Byron] As MVP put it, he said The New Day's destiny is-- 1631 01:18:22,898 --> 01:18:24,633 belongs to The Hurt Business. 1632 01:18:24,700 --> 01:18:25,834 -[Tom] Oh. -[Byron] Oh. 1633 01:18:25,901 --> 01:18:27,902 [Tom] And Cedric Alexander, as we heard from him earlier, 1634 01:18:27,969 --> 01:18:30,406 he spouted off on Instagram this past week. 1635 01:18:30,472 --> 01:18:33,576 If Alexander could capture the Raw tag team titles here tonight, 1636 01:18:33,642 --> 01:18:36,712 it would've all been worth it, stand on the likes of Apollo Crews, 1637 01:18:36,779 --> 01:18:39,415 Ricochet, at one point, Mustafa Ali in the back. 1638 01:18:39,481 --> 01:18:41,282 [Byron] I don't like, obviously, the methods 1639 01:18:41,349 --> 01:18:44,286 that Cedric Alexander has chosen but it's paid off. 1640 01:18:44,353 --> 01:18:45,588 [Samoa Joe] Let me give you the simple answer. 1641 01:18:45,654 --> 01:18:47,089 It is absolutely worth it. 1642 01:18:47,156 --> 01:18:50,626 In the pursuit of championship gold, there are no rules. 1643 01:18:51,160 --> 01:18:52,161 -Boom! -[Tom] Oh, gosh. 1644 01:18:52,228 --> 01:18:54,196 [Samoa Joe] And a big forearm blast. 1645 01:18:55,397 --> 01:18:59,468 [Tom] And Xavier Woods has taken so much punishment. 1646 01:18:59,535 --> 01:19:03,105 Now setting up for a Neuralyzer and Woods, what a block. 1647 01:19:03,172 --> 01:19:04,673 [Samoa Joe] A beautiful counter enzuigiri. 1648 01:19:04,740 --> 01:19:06,175 I mean, he got him in midair. 1649 01:19:06,242 --> 01:19:07,843 -[Tom] An enzuigiri-- -[Byron] Quick thinking. 1650 01:19:07,910 --> 01:19:10,980 Quick thinking by Woods who now has got to make the tag, 1651 01:19:11,045 --> 01:19:13,048 has to tag in Kofi Kingston. 1652 01:19:13,115 --> 01:19:15,117 [Tom] Trying to roll to the corner and a tag made 1653 01:19:15,184 --> 01:19:19,154 to the former WWE Champion Kofi Kingston. 1654 01:19:20,022 --> 01:19:22,090 And now, Kofi starting to roll. 1655 01:19:23,025 --> 01:19:26,929 [Byron] The man who knows all too well in Shelton Benjamin does Kofi Kingston. 1656 01:19:27,663 --> 01:19:30,132 [Tom] Roots all the way back to ECW. 1657 01:19:30,965 --> 01:19:34,003 And now, it's Kingston dropping Benjamin to the canvas. 1658 01:19:34,837 --> 01:19:36,038 Get up and tag. 1659 01:19:37,172 --> 01:19:39,575 [Byron] Kofi, oh, keeping his eyes on Cedric Alexander, 1660 01:19:39,642 --> 01:19:41,376 making sure Alexander is not a threat. 1661 01:19:41,443 --> 01:19:43,279 [Tom] Alexander trying to run a little interference. 1662 01:19:43,344 --> 01:19:45,179 -Heads up. -Boom Drop. 1663 01:19:45,781 --> 01:19:46,982 -[Tom] Going for the-- No way. -[Samoa Joe] Oh. 1664 01:19:47,049 --> 01:19:48,117 But did you see that catch? 1665 01:19:48,183 --> 01:19:49,918 [Tom] Right at the Boom Drop. 1666 01:19:51,053 --> 01:19:53,222 And now Shelton Benjamin with the strength. 1667 01:19:53,289 --> 01:19:55,291 Tag made. Alexander is legal. 1668 01:19:55,357 --> 01:19:57,226 [Samoa Joe] And Alexander is going up. 1669 01:19:57,726 --> 01:20:00,029 -[Byron] Kofi's trying to maneuver off-- -[Samoa Joe] Kofi's making an adjustment. 1670 01:20:00,094 --> 01:20:02,531 [Byron] Trying to maneuver off the shoulders of-- Whoa! 1671 01:20:02,598 --> 01:20:03,699 [Tom] Whoa. And Alexander… 1672 01:20:03,766 --> 01:20:05,701 -[Byron] Wow. -…couldn't catch Kofi. 1673 01:20:05,768 --> 01:20:06,769 [Byron] Kofi got tricks. 1674 01:20:07,436 --> 01:20:09,237 [Tom] And now center of the ring. 1675 01:20:09,338 --> 01:20:11,072 -SOS. -[Byron] Cover. 1676 01:20:11,572 --> 01:20:13,175 [Tom] To hold onto the titles. 1677 01:20:13,242 --> 01:20:15,510 -[Byron] Oh. Oh, so close. -[Tom] And a kickout. 1678 01:20:15,577 --> 01:20:17,179 [Byron] MVP knows it too. 1679 01:20:18,514 --> 01:20:20,014 [Tom] What a sequence there 1680 01:20:20,081 --> 01:20:22,117 -for Kofi Kingston. -[Byron] My goodness. 1681 01:20:22,184 --> 01:20:23,786 [Samoa Joe] I thought that was gonna be disastrous for Kofi, 1682 01:20:23,852 --> 01:20:25,788 -but he turned it around. -[Tom] Kofi has gotten himself 1683 01:20:25,920 --> 01:20:29,458 out of some sticky situations throughout his entire WWE career. 1684 01:20:29,525 --> 01:20:31,160 I don't care what the match is. 1685 01:20:31,226 --> 01:20:32,527 That is how good Kingston is. 1686 01:20:32,594 --> 01:20:34,463 [crowd chanting] 1687 01:20:34,963 --> 01:20:36,764 [Tom] And now, thinking about Trouble in Paradise. 1688 01:20:36,831 --> 01:20:38,367 Trying to put away Cedric Alexander. 1689 01:20:38,434 --> 01:20:40,135 -[Samoa Joe] Up he goes. -[Tom] Went for the Lumbar Check. 1690 01:20:40,202 --> 01:20:41,070 Nobody home. 1691 01:20:42,071 --> 01:20:43,839 [Byron] Kofi now trying to counter. 1692 01:20:44,572 --> 01:20:46,541 Reversal after reversal. Watch Kofi. 1693 01:20:46,608 --> 01:20:48,577 [Tom] Oh, Kofi was trying to catch Alexander. 1694 01:20:48,644 --> 01:20:52,014 Oh, and I think a knee strike by Alexander did enough. 1695 01:20:52,581 --> 01:20:56,552 And the Brain Buster right into the cover to win the championship. 1696 01:20:56,617 --> 01:20:58,187 -[Byron] Oh. -[Tom] Woods all over it. 1697 01:20:58,253 --> 01:21:01,190 [Byron] Just in time to break up the pinfall. 1698 01:21:01,255 --> 01:21:04,460 [Tom] And now Benjamin and Woods exchanging blows. 1699 01:21:05,894 --> 01:21:07,161 [Byron] Ooh. 1700 01:21:07,228 --> 01:21:09,231 [Tom] Catches him with a boot and now a Neuralyzer. 1701 01:21:09,298 --> 01:21:11,200 This one good for Alexander. 1702 01:21:11,266 --> 01:21:13,469 And Benjamin finds Paydirt. 1703 01:21:13,535 --> 01:21:16,638 [Byron] Again, remember, the legal man is Kofi Kingston for New Day. 1704 01:21:16,705 --> 01:21:18,639 -[Samoa Joe] And he's isolated. -[Tom] And Cedric Alexander 1705 01:21:18,706 --> 01:21:19,808 for The Hurt Business. 1706 01:21:19,875 --> 01:21:21,510 Benjamin wants a tag. 1707 01:21:22,044 --> 01:21:23,178 Tag made. 1708 01:21:23,978 --> 01:21:26,048 MVP shouting out directions. 1709 01:21:26,115 --> 01:21:27,182 [Byron] Kofi is hurt. 1710 01:21:28,751 --> 01:21:31,120 [Tom] Great opportunity now for The Hurt Business. 1711 01:21:31,186 --> 01:21:33,389 Going for the Angle Slam, the Olympic Slam. 1712 01:21:33,455 --> 01:21:35,758 -[Byron] Whoa. -[Tom] And a kick to the face. 1713 01:21:35,824 --> 01:21:37,459 Kofi finds a way out. 1714 01:21:37,526 --> 01:21:38,927 [Byron] We continue to see 1715 01:21:38,994 --> 01:21:41,764 the incredible resilience of Kofi Kingston. 1716 01:21:41,830 --> 01:21:43,732 [Tom] Right to the back of the neck. 1717 01:21:44,233 --> 01:21:45,968 Oh, and now that one right between the eyes 1718 01:21:46,034 --> 01:21:48,469 and it's Kofi Kingston who's got Benjamin down. 1719 01:21:48,536 --> 01:21:51,407 [Byron] Kofi Kingston looking to take to the skies one more time. 1720 01:21:51,473 --> 01:21:53,142 [Samoa Joe] And Benjamin says no. 1721 01:21:54,309 --> 01:21:56,678 [Byron] And now Benjamin is gonna join Kingston. 1722 01:21:57,746 --> 01:22:00,115 -[Tom] MVP looking on. -[Byron] Oh, my. 1723 01:22:00,182 --> 01:22:02,518 [Tom] Shelton Benjamin up all on the top. 1724 01:22:02,584 --> 01:22:04,853 [Byron] Looking to attempt to ascend to that top rope. 1725 01:22:04,920 --> 01:22:07,322 -Kingston fighting Benjamin off. -[Tom] Oh. And a headbutt, 1726 01:22:07,389 --> 01:22:08,724 that rocked Benjamin enough. 1727 01:22:08,791 --> 01:22:10,992 [Samoa Joe] And Kofi throwing any way he can to get the advantage. 1728 01:22:11,059 --> 01:22:12,294 [Tom] Oh. 1729 01:22:13,262 --> 01:22:15,731 [Byron] This has been an ultra-competitive matchup. 1730 01:22:15,798 --> 01:22:16,865 -Oh my gosh. -[Tom] Hold on. 1731 01:22:16,932 --> 01:22:18,166 [Samoa Joe] Oh. Benjamin's got him. 1732 01:22:18,233 --> 01:22:22,004 [Tom] And Benjamin off the top with a superplex. 1733 01:22:22,070 --> 01:22:24,973 [Byron] Just ridiculous athleticism from Shelton Benjamin. 1734 01:22:25,040 --> 01:22:26,974 [Tom] MVP is shouting for a cover. 1735 01:22:28,844 --> 01:22:30,679 Benjamin thinks he can end it. 1736 01:22:30,746 --> 01:22:32,981 Benjamin thinks one more move and he can end it here. 1737 01:22:33,048 --> 01:22:34,215 [Samoa Joe] Now he's sizing up Kofi. 1738 01:22:34,282 --> 01:22:36,452 [Byron] Kofi may not know where he's at right now. 1739 01:22:37,052 --> 01:22:38,620 [Tom] Shelton Benjamin-- Oh. 1740 01:22:38,687 --> 01:22:40,188 Alexander tags himself in. 1741 01:22:41,156 --> 01:22:45,294 Alexander now legal against Kofi Kingston and a Lumbar Check. 1742 01:22:46,228 --> 01:22:49,063 -Cover by Alexander. -[crowd] One, two, three. 1743 01:22:49,565 --> 01:22:51,032 -[Samoa Joe] Yes. -[Tom] And The Hurt Business 1744 01:22:51,099 --> 01:22:53,168 -have toppled The New Day. -[bell ringing] 1745 01:22:53,235 --> 01:22:54,202 [Rome] Here are your winners 1746 01:22:54,335 --> 01:22:59,007 and the new Raw Tag Team Champions, 1747 01:22:59,074 --> 01:23:03,712 Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander. 1748 01:23:05,080 --> 01:23:06,915 [Byron] Obviously, guys, I can't believe it. 1749 01:23:06,982 --> 01:23:10,552 I can't believe Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin 1750 01:23:10,619 --> 01:23:12,353 have just captured the Raw Tag Team titles. 1751 01:23:12,420 --> 01:23:14,121 [Samoa Joe] I can believe it-- I can believe it, Byron, 1752 01:23:14,188 --> 01:23:17,059 because that man that stands in between the tag team champions, 1753 01:23:17,125 --> 01:23:18,660 that man is a prophet. 1754 01:23:18,727 --> 01:23:19,661 He said this would happen. 1755 01:23:19,728 --> 01:23:22,431 MVP said they would capture the championship tonight. 1756 01:23:24,032 --> 01:23:25,800 [Byron] The New Day was game without a doubt 1757 01:23:25,867 --> 01:23:26,869 but so was The Hurt Business. 1758 01:23:26,934 --> 01:23:28,804 It was an ultra-competitive matchup. 1759 01:23:29,705 --> 01:23:31,706 And The Hurt Business had the number of The New Day 1760 01:23:31,773 --> 01:23:33,375 and, well, look who's headed down to the ring. 1761 01:23:33,442 --> 01:23:35,744 [Tom] And there is the United States Champion, 1762 01:23:35,811 --> 01:23:37,813 Bobby Lashley, out to celebrate. 1763 01:23:37,880 --> 01:23:40,349 [Samoa Joe] That's right. It's a celebration, Tom. 1764 01:23:41,016 --> 01:23:43,184 [Byron] This has got to be a heartbreaking loss for The New Day. 1765 01:23:43,251 --> 01:23:46,121 [Samoa Joe] Oh, the company Christmas party is gonna be awesome this year. 1766 01:23:46,188 --> 01:23:47,222 [Tom] Take a look back. 1767 01:23:47,289 --> 01:23:48,523 They've got all the gold. 1768 01:23:48,590 --> 01:23:50,559 Take a look back here at this sequence here. 1769 01:23:50,626 --> 01:23:54,228 Shelton Benjamin setting up Cedric Alexander for the Neuralyzer, 1770 01:23:54,295 --> 01:23:56,999 then Paydirt on Xavier Woods. 1771 01:23:57,065 --> 01:23:59,001 And this was big for Benjamin. 1772 01:23:59,067 --> 01:24:01,670 [Byron] Yeah, this is the athleticism of Shelton Benjamin on display, 1773 01:24:01,737 --> 01:24:04,438 having Kofi Kingston isolated. 1774 01:24:04,505 --> 01:24:05,907 And that was the beginning of the end. 1775 01:24:05,974 --> 01:24:08,643 [Tom] And then this, the tag by Alexander, 1776 01:24:08,710 --> 01:24:10,112 getting himself into the matchup. 1777 01:24:10,178 --> 01:24:12,214 This has not worked in the past for The Hurt Business. 1778 01:24:12,281 --> 01:24:15,617 Well tonight, the Lumbar Check certainly worked, 1779 01:24:15,684 --> 01:24:17,686 paying dividends for The Hurt Business. 1780 01:24:17,753 --> 01:24:18,754 [Byron] Yeah, we talked for weeks 1781 01:24:18,820 --> 01:24:21,156 about the ramped-up aggression of Cedric Alexander. 1782 01:24:21,223 --> 01:24:23,090 Well, that aggression would pay dividends here 1783 01:24:23,224 --> 01:24:25,794 because Cedric Alexander and Shelton Benjamin 1784 01:24:25,861 --> 01:24:28,030 are your new Raw Tag Team Champions. 1785 01:24:28,096 --> 01:24:29,831 What did we say? 1786 01:24:30,331 --> 01:24:32,634 -What did I tell you? -[MVP] Told you so. 1787 01:24:32,701 --> 01:24:34,268 We only speak truth. 1788 01:24:35,404 --> 01:24:37,639 [Byron] The hostile takeover is on. 1789 01:24:37,706 --> 01:24:40,409 The Hurt Business have all the gold. 1790 01:24:40,474 --> 01:24:43,210 Look at this, this is greatness. 1791 01:24:43,712 --> 01:24:45,112 Prime Alexander. 1792 01:24:45,179 --> 01:24:47,382 ♪ Where my opponent at? ♪ 1793 01:24:47,449 --> 01:24:48,550 ♪ He about to get finished ♪ 1794 01:24:48,617 --> 01:24:50,818 ♪ I'm genuine, nobody can stop me… ♪ 1795 01:24:50,885 --> 01:24:53,322 [Tom] We invite you to celebrate the best of Raw and SmackDown 1796 01:24:53,388 --> 01:24:54,990 with our year-end awards, 1797 01:24:55,057 --> 01:24:57,358 the 2020 Slammy Awards, 1798 01:24:57,425 --> 01:24:59,962 hosted by 24/7 Champion R-Truth. 1799 01:25:00,027 --> 01:25:03,465 It takes place this Wednesday on the WWE network, 1800 01:25:03,532 --> 01:25:06,768 and across WWE's digital and social platforms. 1801 01:25:06,835 --> 01:25:08,503 [Byron] My favorite award show of the year, 1802 01:25:08,570 --> 01:25:10,672 and R-Truth as the host, are you kidding me? 1803 01:25:11,173 --> 01:25:12,340 Which reminds me, question, guys, 1804 01:25:12,407 --> 01:25:15,744 what do you think my chances are of becoming Commentator of the Year? 1805 01:25:15,811 --> 01:25:17,612 -Slim to none, Byron. -Yup. 1806 01:25:17,679 --> 01:25:19,947 Ever heard of the Sami awards? 1807 01:25:20,014 --> 01:25:21,016 -No? -No? 1808 01:25:21,083 --> 01:25:22,117 Yeah, actually, yeah. 1809 01:25:22,184 --> 01:25:23,518 You can definitely win one of those, Byron. 1810 01:25:23,585 --> 01:25:25,487 This past Friday night on SmackDown on Fox, 1811 01:25:25,554 --> 01:25:27,990 the Intercontinental Champion, Sami Zayn, 1812 01:25:28,056 --> 01:25:29,791 introduced the Sami Awards, 1813 01:25:29,858 --> 01:25:32,059 where he really showered himself with awards. 1814 01:25:33,894 --> 01:25:35,864 The Superstar of the Year 1815 01:25:35,931 --> 01:25:37,264 [drums rolling] 1816 01:25:37,799 --> 01:25:40,302 The Sami goes to 1817 01:25:41,536 --> 01:25:42,638 Big E? 1818 01:25:43,839 --> 01:25:44,840 [Tom] Yeah. 1819 01:25:44,906 --> 01:25:47,608 Sami was not expecting his own award show that he made up 1820 01:25:47,675 --> 01:25:51,013 to actually, well, the gradual winner would be Big E. 1821 01:25:51,079 --> 01:25:52,147 Mama, I made it. 1822 01:25:52,214 --> 01:25:54,116 [Byron] Big E had some fun at Sami's expense. 1823 01:25:54,683 --> 01:25:57,018 I also would be remiss if I-- 1824 01:25:57,085 --> 01:25:58,085 Ladies and gentlemen, 1825 01:25:58,152 --> 01:25:59,821 it seems there's been a bit of a mix-up here. 1826 01:25:59,888 --> 01:26:01,956 The Superstar of the Year is-- [groans] 1827 01:26:02,090 --> 01:26:03,825 [Byron] And look, Sami Zayn should've known, 1828 01:26:03,892 --> 01:26:06,695 you do not interrupt a man during his thank-you speech. 1829 01:26:06,762 --> 01:26:08,330 And obviously, Sami Zayn paid for it. 1830 01:26:08,397 --> 01:26:09,697 Thank you. 1831 01:26:09,764 --> 01:26:13,367 [Tom] However, I do wanna turn your attention to this leaked audio 1832 01:26:13,434 --> 01:26:16,772 recovered by our broadcast colleague, Kayla Braxton, of Sami Zayn. 1833 01:26:17,938 --> 01:26:19,608 [Sami] Don't just apologize to me. 1834 01:26:19,675 --> 01:26:21,610 Tell me what the hell happened out there. 1835 01:26:21,677 --> 01:26:23,411 Tell me how you allowed that to happen. 1836 01:26:23,478 --> 01:26:26,648 Do you know how hard it was to get the Sami Awards to happen? 1837 01:26:26,715 --> 01:26:28,750 You understand that people are depending on me? 1838 01:26:28,817 --> 01:26:32,154 I sleep with that responsibility every night. 1839 01:26:32,219 --> 01:26:34,456 You think the Sami Awards are about me? 1840 01:26:34,523 --> 01:26:37,092 I'm putting food on your table. 1841 01:26:37,159 --> 01:26:39,061 You're eating because of me. 1842 01:26:39,126 --> 01:26:42,397 If this happens again, no ifs, no ands, no buts, you're gone. 1843 01:26:42,464 --> 01:26:44,266 You're gone, and that's it, okay? 1844 01:26:46,034 --> 01:26:47,869 I'm just doing my job. 1845 01:26:47,936 --> 01:26:50,205 [Sami] Oh, there she is. 1846 01:26:50,272 --> 01:26:52,574 There she is, Little Miss Journalist. 1847 01:26:52,641 --> 01:26:55,343 I bet you're so proud of yourself and your big scoop. 1848 01:26:55,410 --> 01:26:57,646 I bet you're proud of leaking that audio of me, 1849 01:26:57,713 --> 01:26:59,147 of breaching my privacy, 1850 01:26:59,214 --> 01:27:01,183 and posting it all over your Instagram page, 1851 01:27:01,249 --> 01:27:04,085 next to all those photos of your-- of your derriere by the pool. 1852 01:27:04,152 --> 01:27:05,219 Have you no shame? 1853 01:27:05,286 --> 01:27:07,255 Have you no inte-- Hang on. 1854 01:27:08,090 --> 01:27:10,826 Oh, Kayla, I'm sorry. I am. I'm sorry. 1855 01:27:10,892 --> 01:27:13,195 I'm under a lot of pressure right now. Just… 1856 01:27:13,260 --> 01:27:15,597 [sighs] Just tell me who sent you the audio. 1857 01:27:16,130 --> 01:27:18,200 We go way back. Just tell me who sent you the audio. 1858 01:27:18,266 --> 01:27:19,601 I know it was Big E. It was Big E, right? 1859 01:27:19,668 --> 01:27:21,469 Just tell me who did it. I'll deal with it myself. 1860 01:27:21,536 --> 01:27:23,371 Just tell me who sent it to you. 1861 01:27:23,438 --> 01:27:24,505 Sorry, Sami. 1862 01:27:24,572 --> 01:27:26,808 But a journalist doesn't reveal her sources. 1863 01:27:26,875 --> 01:27:28,677 -Sorry. -Oh. 1864 01:27:28,744 --> 01:27:30,445 Oh, you're gonna lecture me on ethics? 1865 01:27:30,512 --> 01:27:33,215 You're gonna-- You're gonna lecture me on ethics? 1866 01:27:33,281 --> 01:27:36,384 I'm the only one with ethics around here. 1867 01:27:36,451 --> 01:27:38,652 I mean, I can understand Sami's frustration. 1868 01:27:38,719 --> 01:27:41,056 I mean, he's out there, trying to find some answers, 1869 01:27:41,123 --> 01:27:43,825 and people like Kayla are just you know, they're hindering that effort. 1870 01:27:43,892 --> 01:27:46,327 Yeah. Big E did pin the Intercontinental Champion Sami Zayn 1871 01:27:46,393 --> 01:27:47,829 on the TLC kickoff show, 1872 01:27:47,896 --> 01:27:49,831 so that's the big development here tonight. 1873 01:27:49,898 --> 01:27:52,067 But speaking of questions. That's exactly what we have 1874 01:27:52,134 --> 01:27:53,735 about this upcoming matchup. 1875 01:27:53,802 --> 01:27:56,670 The WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, 1876 01:27:56,737 --> 01:27:59,441 Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler, set to defend their titles, 1877 01:27:59,508 --> 01:28:04,012 but has the Raw women's champion Asuka found a tag team partner in time 1878 01:28:04,079 --> 01:28:06,915 after what happened to Lana this past week on Raw? 1879 01:28:10,050 --> 01:28:12,219 [Tom] The Irresistible Force, 1880 01:28:12,286 --> 01:28:15,956 she's got bad intentions in mind for Lana. 1881 01:28:16,023 --> 01:28:19,094 And now Lana's got to be brave going in against Nia Jax. 1882 01:28:19,661 --> 01:28:21,429 [Nia] Lana says she's a fighter. 1883 01:28:22,397 --> 01:28:24,633 [Samoa Joe] This is the price of bravery. 1884 01:28:24,833 --> 01:28:26,735 [Nia] She picks herself up again. 1885 01:28:27,001 --> 01:28:30,572 [Tom] Nia Jax, for months now, has tormented Lana. 1886 01:28:30,639 --> 01:28:33,041 [Nia] Let's see if she can pick herself up again. 1887 01:28:33,875 --> 01:28:35,242 [Samoa Joe] This is getting hard to watch. 1888 01:28:35,309 --> 01:28:37,913 [Byron] As Asuka is looking on at her tag team partner. 1889 01:28:40,415 --> 01:28:42,617 [Nia] This is what you want. Huh? 1890 01:28:44,352 --> 01:28:47,355 -[Tom] Effortless muscle here. -[Byron] Here we go. Oh. 1891 01:28:47,489 --> 01:28:49,391 -Whoa, whoa, whoa. -[Tom] Oh, my gosh. 1892 01:28:50,492 --> 01:28:51,927 [Samoa Joe] What a counter. 1893 01:28:52,027 --> 01:28:53,795 -[Tom] And Lana's got a chance. -[Byron] No way. No way. 1894 01:28:53,862 --> 01:28:57,065 [Tom] Very smart decision making by Lana. 1895 01:28:57,132 --> 01:28:58,233 [Byron] Look at Lana. 1896 01:28:58,300 --> 01:29:00,669 [Tom] Onto the cover, Lana could do it. 1897 01:29:01,068 --> 01:29:03,371 Lana has pinned Nia Jax. 1898 01:29:03,438 --> 01:29:04,539 Yes. 1899 01:29:04,606 --> 01:29:06,374 [Tom] The impossible has happened. 1900 01:29:10,745 --> 01:29:12,614 [speaks Japanese] 1901 01:29:18,652 --> 01:29:20,455 [Nia] When we're finished with Lana, 1902 01:29:21,656 --> 01:29:25,393 she's going to have an ugly, hideous face. 1903 01:29:27,462 --> 01:29:31,900 We're gonna twist and contort her body in all different directions. 1904 01:29:33,535 --> 01:29:35,536 This is what you wanted. 1905 01:29:36,036 --> 01:29:38,540 [Lana screams] 1906 01:29:40,141 --> 01:29:42,911 Please don't. Please don't. 1907 01:29:42,978 --> 01:29:44,478 Please don't. Please don't. 1908 01:29:44,545 --> 01:29:46,514 [Nia] I think I'm gonna end her career. 1909 01:29:48,617 --> 01:29:50,951 -[referee] Come on, ladies. -[Lana groaning] 1910 01:29:55,590 --> 01:29:56,992 [Tom] As a result of the attack, 1911 01:29:57,058 --> 01:29:59,693 Lana is now unable to compete 1912 01:29:59,760 --> 01:30:02,030 at the Tables, Ladders, and Chairs pay-per-view event. 1913 01:30:03,598 --> 01:30:05,901 Now, I guess, Asuka's gotta find a new partner. 1914 01:30:11,438 --> 01:30:14,541 ["Force of Greatness" playing] 1915 01:30:14,608 --> 01:30:19,080 [Tom] As the speculation continues to swirl here backstage at WWE TLC 1916 01:30:19,147 --> 01:30:21,049 as to Asuka's tag team partner, 1917 01:30:21,116 --> 01:30:24,018 here come the dominant champions. 1918 01:30:26,688 --> 01:30:29,291 [Byron] You say dominant, I say bullies. 1919 01:30:30,291 --> 01:30:33,295 ["Limb By Limb" playing] 1920 01:30:36,031 --> 01:30:37,732 [Samoa Joe] You may call them bullies. 1921 01:30:37,799 --> 01:30:40,235 That's usually what losers call champions, Byron. 1922 01:30:45,005 --> 01:30:46,241 [bell ringing] 1923 01:30:46,308 --> 01:30:48,410 [Rome] The following contest scheduled for one fall 1924 01:30:48,476 --> 01:30:54,482 is for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship. 1925 01:30:54,549 --> 01:30:55,951 Introducing first, 1926 01:30:56,017 --> 01:30:59,788 they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, 1927 01:30:59,853 --> 01:31:04,092 Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler. 1928 01:31:04,159 --> 01:31:06,962 [Byron] Okay. So, this is where I question the logic 1929 01:31:07,027 --> 01:31:08,663 of the Women's Tag Team Champions. 1930 01:31:08,730 --> 01:31:10,865 You knew you had a match against Lana and Asuka, 1931 01:31:10,932 --> 01:31:12,400 but you let your temper take control, 1932 01:31:12,467 --> 01:31:13,735 you took Lana out of the equation, 1933 01:31:14,268 --> 01:31:17,072 and now, you don't know who you're gonna face here tonight. 1934 01:31:17,138 --> 01:31:20,141 -[crowd booing] -["Limb by Limb" continues] 1935 01:31:33,888 --> 01:31:36,090 [Tom] We do have a medical update regarding Lana 1936 01:31:36,157 --> 01:31:38,460 after the attack from Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler 1937 01:31:38,526 --> 01:31:39,661 this past Monday night on Raw. 1938 01:31:39,728 --> 01:31:43,264 Lana suffered a non-displaced radial head fracture of her left elbow, 1939 01:31:43,331 --> 01:31:48,268 also the evaluation revealed an MCL injury in Lana's left knee. 1940 01:31:48,335 --> 01:31:50,705 [Byron] Yeah, you got to feel for Lana, who worked so hard 1941 01:31:50,772 --> 01:31:54,209 expecting to have this opportunity here tonight at TLC. 1942 01:31:54,275 --> 01:31:55,710 [Tom] Earned this opportunity. 1943 01:31:55,777 --> 01:31:57,379 ["You Can't Hide" playing] 1944 01:31:57,445 --> 01:32:00,615 [Rome] And their opponent, first from Osaka, Japan, 1945 01:32:00,682 --> 01:32:06,554 she is the Raw women's champion, Asuka. 1946 01:32:06,621 --> 01:32:08,590 [Byron] Joe, the one curious thing earlier on tonight, 1947 01:32:08,656 --> 01:32:12,259 Billie Kay was offering her services as a tag team partner for Asuka, 1948 01:32:12,326 --> 01:32:14,996 but Asuka has said, "Look. I've already filled the position." 1949 01:32:15,063 --> 01:32:16,431 [Samoa Joe] And that is very interesting. 1950 01:32:16,498 --> 01:32:18,566 Obviously, Asuka's been thinking about this matchup. 1951 01:32:19,067 --> 01:32:20,268 She has come here tonight prepared. 1952 01:32:20,335 --> 01:32:21,936 So the question remains, 1953 01:32:22,003 --> 01:32:25,306 who will be in Asuka's corner in this matchup tonight? 1954 01:32:25,373 --> 01:32:27,742 [Byron] Listen, I wondered if Asuka would choose to go at it alone, 1955 01:32:27,809 --> 01:32:29,344 but Asuka obviously has made a decision, 1956 01:32:29,411 --> 01:32:30,745 and I'll tell you, I don't think it was hard. 1957 01:32:30,812 --> 01:32:33,048 But I know there have been countless superstars 1958 01:32:33,114 --> 01:32:35,316 vying for the chance to tag up with Asuka, 1959 01:32:35,383 --> 01:32:37,352 and potentially capture the Women's Tag Team titles. 1960 01:32:37,419 --> 01:32:40,188 [Tom] And how many superstars have a proverbial axe to grind 1961 01:32:40,255 --> 01:32:43,625 with the likes of Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler? 1962 01:32:43,691 --> 01:32:44,858 Who wouldn't wanna step up 1963 01:32:44,925 --> 01:32:47,327 for a championship opportunity here at TLC? 1964 01:32:47,394 --> 01:32:49,063 [Byron] You are absolutely right, Tom. 1965 01:32:49,130 --> 01:32:52,367 There's a plethora of superstars who have grown tired of the antics 1966 01:32:52,434 --> 01:32:54,068 from the Women's Tag Team Champions. 1967 01:32:54,134 --> 01:32:55,503 ["All Hail The Queen" playing] 1968 01:32:55,570 --> 01:32:57,539 [Byron] Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. You're… No. 1969 01:32:57,605 --> 01:32:59,240 -No way. -[Samoa Joe] Well, we have our answer. 1970 01:32:59,307 --> 01:33:01,442 [Byron] No way. Is it? 1971 01:33:02,710 --> 01:33:03,812 Is it really? 1972 01:33:04,746 --> 01:33:05,947 The Queen. 1973 01:33:06,014 --> 01:33:07,581 [Tom] Yes, it is. 1974 01:33:07,648 --> 01:33:09,150 -[Byron laughs] -[Tom] Wow. 1975 01:33:10,285 --> 01:33:12,286 [Rome] And her tag team partner, 1976 01:33:12,353 --> 01:33:17,325 from The Queen City, Charlotte Flair. 1977 01:33:17,392 --> 01:33:19,626 [Tom] It is time to bow down. 1978 01:33:19,693 --> 01:33:22,397 The Queen is back. 1979 01:33:22,931 --> 01:33:25,867 [Byron] This is huge, and look at the face of Nia Jax. 1980 01:33:25,934 --> 01:33:28,135 She looks like she's seen a ghost. 1981 01:33:28,202 --> 01:33:30,004 [Tom] Look at the smile on the face 1982 01:33:30,071 --> 01:33:33,407 of the 12-time champion, Charlotte Flair. 1983 01:33:33,474 --> 01:33:36,277 [Samoa Joe] And smile she should, as it's definitely got majestic out here, 1984 01:33:36,344 --> 01:33:39,280 as The Empress is joined by The Queen. 1985 01:33:39,347 --> 01:33:41,483 [Byron] Well, we haven't seen Charlotte Flair, Tom, for months 1986 01:33:41,549 --> 01:33:43,684 -since this summer. -[Tom] You're absolutely right. 1987 01:33:43,750 --> 01:33:46,487 Such a spectacular 2020, first half of 2020 1988 01:33:46,554 --> 01:33:48,790 that Charlotte Flair has had, and, Byron, it appears, 1989 01:33:48,857 --> 01:33:51,392 The Queen has come back in magnificent shape. 1990 01:33:51,459 --> 01:33:52,559 [Byron] Absolutely. 1991 01:33:52,626 --> 01:33:54,996 The Queen is always ready, always prepared. 1992 01:33:55,063 --> 01:33:57,264 And if I'm Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax, 1993 01:33:57,331 --> 01:33:58,867 I'm slapping myself right now 1994 01:33:58,933 --> 01:34:00,567 because this could've been Lana. 1995 01:34:00,634 --> 01:34:02,937 This could've been a, quote, unquote, "easier option", 1996 01:34:03,004 --> 01:34:05,639 but instead now, you've got yourselves The Queen. 1997 01:34:05,706 --> 01:34:08,543 [Tom] Joe, it looks like Charlotte feels at home. 1998 01:34:08,610 --> 01:34:10,144 [Samoa Joe] Oh, yeah. Charlotte feels very at home, 1999 01:34:10,210 --> 01:34:12,947 and she should, right back in championship contention, 2000 01:34:13,014 --> 01:34:15,215 where she very well belongs. 2001 01:34:15,282 --> 01:34:18,085 [Tom] A wave to Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax. 2002 01:34:18,152 --> 01:34:19,888 Jax who especially knows Flair all too well. 2003 01:34:19,954 --> 01:34:22,891 [Byron] It was Nia Jax who put Charlotte Flair on the shelf 2004 01:34:22,956 --> 01:34:25,192 for quite some time, injuring Flair's arm, 2005 01:34:25,259 --> 01:34:27,094 and I guarantee you, The Queen has not forgotten. 2006 01:34:27,161 --> 01:34:29,297 [Samoa Joe] Unless we forgot the storied competitive history 2007 01:34:29,364 --> 01:34:31,232 between Asuka and Charlotte, 2008 01:34:31,299 --> 01:34:32,733 I mean this is refreshing to see. 2009 01:34:32,800 --> 01:34:34,035 [Tom] You're absolutely right, Joe. 2010 01:34:34,102 --> 01:34:38,606 And now, an opportunity for The Empress and The Queen to team up, 2011 01:34:38,673 --> 01:34:41,543 to maybe capture the women's tag team titles. 2012 01:34:41,608 --> 01:34:43,745 [Byron] Did you ever think in your wildest imagination 2013 01:34:43,811 --> 01:34:45,380 -we would say that here tonight… -[Tom] No. 2014 01:34:45,446 --> 01:34:49,250 …that The Empress and The Queen are tag team partners at TLC? 2015 01:34:49,317 --> 01:34:51,318 [Tom] I don't think Jax and Baszler ever expected that. 2016 01:34:51,385 --> 01:34:53,987 Asuka looks very confident in this situation. 2017 01:34:54,054 --> 01:34:56,157 [Byron] Of course. Wouldn't you be? 2018 01:34:56,224 --> 01:34:59,693 [Samoa Joe] This is such a fantastic choice by Asuka, 2019 01:34:59,760 --> 01:35:02,964 who starts things off against Shayna Baszler. 2020 01:35:03,031 --> 01:35:05,366 [Byron] This is a major curveball that's been thrown 2021 01:35:05,433 --> 01:35:06,668 at the Women's Tag Team Champions. 2022 01:35:06,733 --> 01:35:08,036 Now how do they respond? 2023 01:35:08,102 --> 01:35:10,271 [Tom] Yeah, Joe, you've been in situations like this, 2024 01:35:10,338 --> 01:35:12,340 inevitably, throughout your career. How do you adjust? 2025 01:35:12,407 --> 01:35:13,708 [Samoa Joe] Well, when you're adjusting 2026 01:35:13,775 --> 01:35:15,242 for somebody at the level of Charlotte Flair, 2027 01:35:15,309 --> 01:35:17,010 trust me, there are major adjustments to be made. 2028 01:35:17,077 --> 01:35:18,746 Shayna Baszler and Nia Jax, 2029 01:35:18,813 --> 01:35:20,915 they're definitely rethinking their entire game plan. 2030 01:35:21,816 --> 01:35:23,218 [Tom] And there's Shayna Baszler, 2031 01:35:23,284 --> 01:35:25,420 already talking trash at The Queen. 2032 01:35:25,486 --> 01:35:28,889 That might be an interesting choice as she tees off on Asuka. 2033 01:35:28,956 --> 01:35:30,157 -Oh, Asuka-- -[Samoa Joe] Oh, not so fast. 2034 01:35:30,224 --> 01:35:33,428 [Tom] Asuka picked the leg, oh, and responds with some kicks of her own. 2035 01:35:33,494 --> 01:35:36,464 [Byron] Little bit of a striking specialist in her own right. And Asuka… 2036 01:35:37,898 --> 01:35:40,235 [Tom] Yeah, Shayna Baszler-- Whoa, Shayna Baszler now taken down. 2037 01:35:40,300 --> 01:35:41,803 [Samoa Joe] Right to the straight armbar. 2038 01:35:41,869 --> 01:35:43,638 Oh, she's got it stretched out, and Baszler is struggling. 2039 01:35:43,705 --> 01:35:44,806 She needs to find ropes. 2040 01:35:44,871 --> 01:35:45,940 Beautiful escape though. 2041 01:35:46,007 --> 01:35:47,508 [Tom] Great job by Asuka. 2042 01:35:47,575 --> 01:35:50,445 Now Baszler turns it around, has isolated the arm. 2043 01:35:50,510 --> 01:35:51,913 -[Byron] We've seen this before. -[Samoa Joe] We've seen this. 2044 01:35:51,980 --> 01:35:54,648 [Tom] Oh, this is-- Oh, the fate Lana suffered, 2045 01:35:54,715 --> 01:35:56,017 unable to escape. 2046 01:35:57,818 --> 01:36:00,154 [Byron] Uh-oh, gentlemen, here we go. 2047 01:36:00,221 --> 01:36:01,688 The Queen wants in. 2048 01:36:01,755 --> 01:36:03,825 -[Samoa Joe] Guys, it's time. -[Tom] And a tag made. 2049 01:36:03,891 --> 01:36:05,692 In comes The Queen. 2050 01:36:06,227 --> 01:36:09,297 The dismay on the face of The Irresistible Force. 2051 01:36:10,999 --> 01:36:12,767 [Byron] Get ready, Shayna Baszler. 2052 01:36:12,834 --> 01:36:14,001 Get ready, Nia Jax. 2053 01:36:14,869 --> 01:36:16,904 The Queen wants your titles. 2054 01:36:16,971 --> 01:36:20,775 [Tom] Oh, and look at Charlotte Flair, shot out of a cannon. 2055 01:36:21,808 --> 01:36:23,644 Going for the figure-four early here, Joe. 2056 01:36:23,745 --> 01:36:25,980 [Samoa Joe] And Baszler fighting out smartly. 2057 01:36:26,947 --> 01:36:31,052 [Tom] Charlotte Flair looks to be in tiptop athletic form here, 2058 01:36:31,119 --> 01:36:32,587 ready for this matchup. 2059 01:36:32,654 --> 01:36:34,389 [Byron] To that point, Tom, you know Charlotte Flair… 2060 01:36:34,455 --> 01:36:36,657 Get out you. I want Nia. Get out. 2061 01:36:36,724 --> 01:36:38,593 …does not rest on her laurels. I guarantee you, she's been… 2062 01:36:38,660 --> 01:36:39,760 [Charlotte] Let's go, Nia. 2063 01:36:40,260 --> 01:36:44,465 …watching and studying, in particular, the actions of one Nia Jax. 2064 01:36:45,199 --> 01:36:47,335 [Samoa Joe] And Nia asking for the tag. 2065 01:36:47,934 --> 01:36:50,371 [Tom] Oh, and now Flair, she wanted Jax. 2066 01:36:50,438 --> 01:36:51,639 [Byron] Oh, oh. 2067 01:36:51,706 --> 01:36:52,740 [Samoa Joe] She's gonna get her. 2068 01:36:52,807 --> 01:36:55,143 [Tom] Tying up with The Irresistible Force. 2069 01:36:55,742 --> 01:36:58,212 [Byron] Obviously, the power advantage here would lie with Nia Jax. 2070 01:36:58,279 --> 01:36:59,547 That goes without saying. 2071 01:37:00,715 --> 01:37:01,715 [Tom] Into the corner. 2072 01:37:02,950 --> 01:37:04,018 Now look at Charlotte Flair. 2073 01:37:04,085 --> 01:37:06,321 Charlotte Flair teaming up tonight with Asuka, 2074 01:37:06,387 --> 01:37:08,822 the selection of The Empress. 2075 01:37:08,889 --> 01:37:10,825 Charlotte has said on multiple occasions, 2076 01:37:10,892 --> 01:37:14,462 Asuka's, oh, the greatest competitor she's ever stepped in the ring with, 2077 01:37:14,529 --> 01:37:16,764 happy to tag with her tonight. Oh. 2078 01:37:17,865 --> 01:37:19,800 [Byron] Again, it's one thing to prepare for The Queen… 2079 01:37:19,867 --> 01:37:20,934 -[Tom] Tag. -…but when you don't even know 2080 01:37:21,001 --> 01:37:23,471 you're gonna face The Queen, a whole another story. 2081 01:37:23,538 --> 01:37:25,773 [Tom] Great tag team competition here, Joe. 2082 01:37:25,840 --> 01:37:27,442 In comes Asuka. 2083 01:37:27,575 --> 01:37:29,977 [Samoa Joe] And Asuka coming in very, very aggressively, 2084 01:37:30,044 --> 01:37:31,079 a series of strikes. 2085 01:37:31,144 --> 01:37:32,447 [Tom] Well, Byron, let's not forget 2086 01:37:32,513 --> 01:37:34,648 how personally Asuka must be taking what happened to Lana. 2087 01:37:34,715 --> 01:37:36,584 There's a friendship that developed very quickly 2088 01:37:36,651 --> 01:37:37,652 between Asuka and Lana. 2089 01:37:37,719 --> 01:37:40,420 [Byron] Hey, Asuka had to quickly overcome the emotional pain… 2090 01:37:40,487 --> 01:37:42,456 [Tom] Oh, man, double knees. 2091 01:37:42,523 --> 01:37:43,825 …over seeing Lana go down. 2092 01:37:43,891 --> 01:37:45,692 Remember, Asuka had six nights, 2093 01:37:45,759 --> 01:37:47,661 six nights to find a new tag team partner, 2094 01:37:47,728 --> 01:37:51,032 to make that call apparently to "The Queen" Charlotte Flair. 2095 01:37:51,099 --> 01:37:53,367 [Samoa Joe] And Asuka has Nia Jax reeling right now. 2096 01:37:53,433 --> 01:37:56,137 Oh, and a straight right by Jax. 2097 01:37:56,204 --> 01:37:57,505 -[Tom] Nasty right. -[Samoa Joe] Not for long. 2098 01:37:57,572 --> 01:37:59,072 [Tom] Has got a hold of Asuka. 2099 01:37:59,139 --> 01:38:00,141 [Byron] Whoa, whoa, whoa. 2100 01:38:00,208 --> 01:38:02,076 [Tom] Asuka went for the sunset flip. 2101 01:38:03,177 --> 01:38:04,512 [Samoa Joe] Oh. 2102 01:38:06,246 --> 01:38:08,683 [Byron] That headbutt clearly rocked The Empress. 2103 01:38:09,983 --> 01:38:14,054 [Tom] Oh, shoulder-first into the post. In comes Baszler, legal. 2104 01:38:15,990 --> 01:38:18,058 [Byron] This is the situation you do not want if you're… 2105 01:38:18,125 --> 01:38:19,559 -[Samoa Joe] Oh, they got it. -…Asuka. 2106 01:38:19,626 --> 01:38:20,495 [Tom] Oh, God. 2107 01:38:21,496 --> 01:38:23,531 To the left arm of Asuka. 2108 01:38:24,999 --> 01:38:28,803 This is how nasty, how dominant Baszler and Jax have been 2109 01:38:28,870 --> 01:38:30,371 as tag team champions. 2110 01:38:30,972 --> 01:38:33,307 [Byron] Baszler and Jax have proved week after week-- 2111 01:38:33,374 --> 01:38:35,476 [Tom] Hold on, cover. Hook to the leg to hold on to the titles, 2112 01:38:35,543 --> 01:38:38,279 as Baszler stared down to Flair. 2113 01:38:38,346 --> 01:38:40,915 [Byron] These two have little regard for the health of their opponent, 2114 01:38:40,982 --> 01:38:42,282 whomever that opponent is. 2115 01:38:42,349 --> 01:38:44,818 [Samoa Joe] Oh, look at Baszler going to work on that joint. 2116 01:38:46,487 --> 01:38:50,425 [Tom] Baszler and Jax, the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, 2117 01:38:50,491 --> 01:38:52,259 which, of course, can be defended on any brand. 2118 01:38:52,326 --> 01:38:53,693 [Samoa Joe] Now the steady wrist manipulation, 2119 01:38:53,760 --> 01:38:55,862 just pulling on that elbow joint. 2120 01:38:56,364 --> 01:38:57,465 Oh. 2121 01:38:57,532 --> 01:38:59,933 [Byron] This is the wheelhouse of Shayna Baszler. 2122 01:39:00,867 --> 01:39:02,036 [Samoa Joe] The torque. 2123 01:39:04,138 --> 01:39:06,340 [Byron] Torture and punish at any cost. 2124 01:39:06,407 --> 01:39:07,775 That's what Shayna Baszler does. 2125 01:39:07,842 --> 01:39:11,478 [Tom] Shayna Baszler, she's gone after the likes of Lana and Mandy Rose. 2126 01:39:11,545 --> 01:39:13,880 Let's not forget about that leading up to Survivor Series, 2127 01:39:13,947 --> 01:39:15,450 -put her on the shelf. -[Samoa Joe] Nice counter by Asuka. 2128 01:39:15,516 --> 01:39:18,486 [Tom] Cover by Asuka. Kickout by Asuka. 2129 01:39:18,553 --> 01:39:19,620 [Samoa Joe] Oh. 2130 01:39:19,687 --> 01:39:23,023 [Tom] Now Baszler able to track down the Raw women's champion. 2131 01:39:23,090 --> 01:39:25,058 [Byron] And now, wisely, to the credit of Baszler and 2132 01:39:25,125 --> 01:39:26,794 Jax, continuing to cut that ring in half, 2133 01:39:26,861 --> 01:39:29,263 continuing to isolate Asuka in their corner. 2134 01:39:29,764 --> 01:39:32,233 [Tom] Tag. And Jax is now legal. 2135 01:39:32,300 --> 01:39:34,602 [Samoa Joe] Oh, I don't like where Nia Jax is taking this. 2136 01:39:34,669 --> 01:39:38,906 [Tom] Jax taking Asuka into the post, shoulder first. 2137 01:39:41,741 --> 01:39:43,076 Two… 2138 01:39:43,143 --> 01:39:44,144 [Tom] Asuka severely-- 2139 01:39:44,212 --> 01:39:46,880 [Samoa Joe] Now just tossed like a rag doll. 2140 01:39:46,947 --> 01:39:48,648 [Tom] Into the barricade. 2141 01:39:49,383 --> 01:39:52,018 Remember, champion's advantage of Jax and Baszler. 2142 01:39:52,085 --> 01:39:54,789 Title can only change hands via pinfall or submission. 2143 01:39:54,856 --> 01:39:57,558 Jax and Baszler are gonna choose to make a statement 2144 01:39:58,092 --> 01:39:59,893 at the expense of Asuka and Flair tonight. 2145 01:39:59,960 --> 01:40:01,027 Tag made. 2146 01:40:01,094 --> 01:40:03,097 [Samoa Joe] And do you find that to be any surprise, Tom? 2147 01:40:03,164 --> 01:40:04,098 -These women have made… -[Tom] No, sir. 2148 01:40:04,165 --> 01:40:05,633 [Samoa Joe] …have made statements out of everyone 2149 01:40:05,700 --> 01:40:07,101 that have stepped in the ring with them. 2150 01:40:07,168 --> 01:40:09,036 [Byron] Again, I'll compliment the Women's Tag Team Champions. 2151 01:40:09,103 --> 01:40:10,871 They've overcome the shock factor 2152 01:40:10,938 --> 01:40:14,474 that was presented by the return of Charlotte Flair. 2153 01:40:16,576 --> 01:40:19,580 [Tom] Oh, the left arm of Asuka in bad shape right now. 2154 01:40:19,647 --> 01:40:21,148 [Samoa Joe] That small joint manipulation continues. 2155 01:40:21,215 --> 01:40:22,782 Oh, double wrist lock. 2156 01:40:22,849 --> 01:40:25,253 Oh, just cranking, cranking on that elbow. Just-- 2157 01:40:27,621 --> 01:40:30,892 [Tom] Shayna Baszler complete command to the Raw women's champion 2158 01:40:30,958 --> 01:40:32,559 at this point in the match. 2159 01:40:33,059 --> 01:40:34,862 -[Byron] Oh, wait, Asuka, Asuka-- -[Tom] Oh, and now-- 2160 01:40:34,929 --> 01:40:36,563 [Samoa Joe] Oh, coming for the shoulder lock. 2161 01:40:36,630 --> 01:40:38,599 [Tom] Trying to turn it around on Baszler. 2162 01:40:39,799 --> 01:40:42,402 Two of the greatest NXT women's champions in history 2163 01:40:42,469 --> 01:40:44,237 locking up right now, 2164 01:40:44,304 --> 01:40:47,108 and now it's Baszler takes Asuka off her feet. 2165 01:40:47,174 --> 01:40:48,675 Now the cover, hook to the leg, 2166 01:40:48,742 --> 01:40:51,812 hold on to the titles, Asuka kicks out. 2167 01:40:51,879 --> 01:40:54,148 [Byron] A ginger kickout by Asuka. 2168 01:40:54,215 --> 01:40:57,684 [Tom] Oh, Asuka had to get the right shoulder off of the mat there, 2169 01:40:57,751 --> 01:40:59,920 after all the damage done to the left. 2170 01:40:59,987 --> 01:41:01,522 And now Asuka hard to the outside. 2171 01:41:01,589 --> 01:41:02,790 Jax is legal. 2172 01:41:03,590 --> 01:41:07,128 [Byron] Right now, Asuka is at the mercy of Nia Jax. 2173 01:41:07,795 --> 01:41:08,862 [referee] Two… 2174 01:41:08,929 --> 01:41:10,998 [Samoa Joe] And if I'm not mistaken, the normal durable Asuka, 2175 01:41:11,065 --> 01:41:12,465 she's beginning to wane here. 2176 01:41:13,334 --> 01:41:14,335 [Tom] Oh, maybe not. 2177 01:41:14,402 --> 01:41:16,103 [Samoa Joe] Oh, Jax nearly sent into the post. 2178 01:41:16,170 --> 01:41:19,173 Oh, spinning back fist by Asuka. 2179 01:41:19,240 --> 01:41:21,241 [Byron] Asuka's got to hurry. Asuka's got to make the tag. 2180 01:41:21,308 --> 01:41:22,610 [Tom] Jax back inside the ring. 2181 01:41:22,677 --> 01:41:24,277 Asuka trying to crawl to the corner. 2182 01:41:24,344 --> 01:41:27,348 [Byron] Nia Jax right there to stop the progression of Asuka. 2183 01:41:28,916 --> 01:41:31,117 [Tom] Oh, right to the face of Jax. 2184 01:41:31,184 --> 01:41:33,487 And now, Baszler takes Flair away. 2185 01:41:33,554 --> 01:41:34,956 Oh, what a right. 2186 01:41:35,022 --> 01:41:36,924 [Byron] Charlotte says, "Uh-uh, Shayna." 2187 01:41:36,991 --> 01:41:38,425 -[Samoa Joe] The Queen says not so fast. -[Tom] Tag made. 2188 01:41:38,491 --> 01:41:41,762 Here comes The Queen. Oh. 2189 01:41:41,829 --> 01:41:44,599 [Byron] The Queen is going to town on Nia Jax. 2190 01:41:45,967 --> 01:41:48,102 [Samoa Joe] And she brought some chops for the barbecue. 2191 01:41:48,169 --> 01:41:49,269 [Byron] Oh, look who's looking on? 2192 01:41:49,337 --> 01:41:51,871 [Tom] And looking on, the two-time Hall of Famer, 2193 01:41:51,938 --> 01:41:55,375 -Charlotte Flair's father, Ric Flair. -[Byron] Woo. 2194 01:41:55,910 --> 01:41:58,746 [Tom] What a moment for The Nature Boy to watch his daughter. 2195 01:41:58,813 --> 01:42:03,049 And now, Charlotte Flair on the move, and a boot to the side of the face. 2196 01:42:03,116 --> 01:42:05,620 -[Byron] Here comes Shayna. -[Samoa Joe] Watch out. 2197 01:42:06,286 --> 01:42:08,222 [Tom] Stopping Baszler right in her tracks. 2198 01:42:08,289 --> 01:42:10,424 Look at the power of Flair. 2199 01:42:10,491 --> 01:42:11,625 [Samoa Joe] And back up. 2200 01:42:11,692 --> 01:42:14,260 [Byron] The Queen is a one-woman wrecking crew. 2201 01:42:15,228 --> 01:42:17,632 [Tom] Has Charlotte ever looked better? 2202 01:42:18,132 --> 01:42:20,534 Oh. And a big forearm, 2203 01:42:20,601 --> 01:42:21,736 stopping Jax in the corner. 2204 01:42:21,802 --> 01:42:23,638 Uh-oh. Oh. 2205 01:42:23,704 --> 01:42:25,039 [Byron] There is the target area, 2206 01:42:25,106 --> 01:42:29,143 Charlotte Flair going right after the left knee of Nia Jax. 2207 01:42:29,210 --> 01:42:32,679 [Tom] And a big boot by The Queen, hook to the leg to win the titles, 2208 01:42:32,746 --> 01:42:33,848 and a kickout. 2209 01:42:33,914 --> 01:42:35,316 [Byron] How gratifying it would be 2210 01:42:35,383 --> 01:42:37,785 for Charlotte Flair to pin the shoulders of Nia Jax, 2211 01:42:37,852 --> 01:42:39,253 and win the tag team titles? 2212 01:42:39,320 --> 01:42:40,755 -[Samoa Joe] Oh, watch out, Asuka. -[Tom] Oh. 2213 01:42:40,821 --> 01:42:43,090 Baszler was trying to pull Jax to safety. 2214 01:42:43,157 --> 01:42:44,892 Asuka denied Baszler. 2215 01:42:44,959 --> 01:42:46,460 [Byron] Oh, now Charlotte, 2216 01:42:46,527 --> 01:42:49,295 Charlotte, ascending all the way up. 2217 01:42:49,362 --> 01:42:50,431 [Samoa Joe] Oh, look out below. 2218 01:42:50,498 --> 01:42:54,634 [Tom] Off the top with the signature Charlotte Flair Moonsault. 2219 01:42:55,236 --> 01:42:56,737 [Byron] The two for one special. 2220 01:42:56,804 --> 01:42:59,572 Jax down, Baszler down. 2221 01:42:59,639 --> 01:43:01,976 Charlotte Flair is in full control. 2222 01:43:02,710 --> 01:43:05,312 [Tom] Count of six. Has got to get Jax back inside the ring. 2223 01:43:05,379 --> 01:43:09,849 Only way to win the titles is via pinfall or submission inside the ring. 2224 01:43:11,184 --> 01:43:13,788 [Byron] Can Charlotte Flair put Jax away here? 2225 01:43:13,853 --> 01:43:15,022 -[Tom] Oh-- -[Samoa Joe] This might be it. 2226 01:43:15,089 --> 01:43:15,956 [Tom] Going for the figure-four. 2227 01:43:16,290 --> 01:43:18,425 Oh, to the top turnbuckle went Flair. 2228 01:43:20,827 --> 01:43:22,730 Jax buying herself an opportunity now. 2229 01:43:22,797 --> 01:43:23,831 [Samoa Joe] Oh. 2230 01:43:23,898 --> 01:43:26,733 [Byron] I think Nia Jax was looking for that Samoan Drop. 2231 01:43:26,800 --> 01:43:28,536 -[Tom] Flair able to block and-- -[Byron] Tag. 2232 01:43:28,602 --> 01:43:29,603 [Samoa Joe] There goes the tag. 2233 01:43:29,670 --> 01:43:31,304 [Tom] I don't know if Jax is aware of the tag. 2234 01:43:31,371 --> 01:43:32,572 Samoan Drop. 2235 01:43:32,639 --> 01:43:34,208 Asuka's legal. 2236 01:43:34,275 --> 01:43:35,809 [Byron] Asuka looking to strike. 2237 01:43:35,875 --> 01:43:38,179 [Tom] Oh, The Empress with a missile dropkick. 2238 01:43:38,245 --> 01:43:39,914 [Byron] Sent all the way to the other side of the ring, 2239 01:43:39,980 --> 01:43:41,315 and I think Jax, yeah, just made the tag to Baszler. 2240 01:43:41,382 --> 01:43:42,549 [Samoa Joe] And Baszler is legal. 2241 01:43:42,616 --> 01:43:44,250 [Tom] Baszler to meet Asuka. 2242 01:43:44,985 --> 01:43:46,420 Oh, back to the injured left arm. 2243 01:43:46,920 --> 01:43:47,855 Back to the injured left arm. 2244 01:43:47,922 --> 01:43:49,123 Going for the Kirifuda Clutch. 2245 01:43:49,190 --> 01:43:50,891 [Samoa Joe] Oh, reversed right into the-- 2246 01:43:51,491 --> 01:43:53,094 No, no, no. Not quite yet. Not quite yet. 2247 01:43:53,160 --> 01:43:54,195 [Tom] Wanted the Asuka Lock. 2248 01:43:54,260 --> 01:43:56,630 Now Kirifuda Clutch time. 2249 01:43:56,697 --> 01:43:58,866 And Baszler backed into the corner. 2250 01:43:58,933 --> 01:43:59,799 Flair made a tag. 2251 01:43:59,866 --> 01:44:01,602 [Byron] Very smart from Asuka. 2252 01:44:01,669 --> 01:44:04,004 [Tom] And Charlotte Flair is legal. 2253 01:44:04,071 --> 01:44:05,673 Oh. 2254 01:44:05,740 --> 01:44:06,907 Oh. 2255 01:44:06,974 --> 01:44:09,677 Backbreaker and a face first into the turnbuckle. 2256 01:44:09,744 --> 01:44:11,411 [Samoa Joe] And down goes Jax. 2257 01:44:11,478 --> 01:44:13,781 [Byron] Charlotte Flair is in a different mode. 2258 01:44:14,581 --> 01:44:16,483 [Tom] Oh, and again going for the Kirifuda Clutch. 2259 01:44:16,549 --> 01:44:18,251 Two legal competitors in this match. 2260 01:44:18,318 --> 01:44:20,187 Baszler trying to put it away. 2261 01:44:20,254 --> 01:44:22,757 Hook to the leg and a kickout by Flair. 2262 01:44:23,290 --> 01:44:25,058 [Byron] Whoo, man, what a match. 2263 01:44:25,125 --> 01:44:28,228 -[Samoa Joe] Well, Flair's got the leg. -[Tom] Oh, wants the figure-four. 2264 01:44:28,295 --> 01:44:29,764 [Byron] Center of the ring. 2265 01:44:29,830 --> 01:44:31,565 Can Charlotte bridge up? 2266 01:44:31,632 --> 01:44:32,732 [Samoa Joe] Yes, she can. 2267 01:44:32,799 --> 01:44:34,701 [Tom] Figure 8. Figure 8. 2268 01:44:34,768 --> 01:44:38,038 Oh, and Jax able to take away the support. 2269 01:44:38,105 --> 01:44:40,141 -Oh. -[Samoa Joe] Hip Attack. 2270 01:44:40,206 --> 01:44:42,643 [Byron] Asuka just took out Nia Jax. 2271 01:44:43,143 --> 01:44:46,380 [Tom] And Baszler's got new life, going for the Kirifuda Clutch once more. 2272 01:44:47,181 --> 01:44:49,282 -Down to the canvas. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, Charlotte rolled through. 2273 01:44:49,349 --> 01:44:53,219 [Tom] Looking for a pinning opportunity, and a kickout by Baszler. 2274 01:44:53,286 --> 01:44:55,489 Oh, Natural Selection. 2275 01:44:55,556 --> 01:44:57,057 Cover by The Queen. 2276 01:44:57,124 --> 01:44:58,424 [crowd] One, two, three. 2277 01:44:58,491 --> 01:45:02,029 [Tom] Charlotte Flair and Asuka have won it. 2278 01:45:02,096 --> 01:45:03,197 [Rome] Here are your winners, 2279 01:45:03,264 --> 01:45:08,469 and the new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, 2280 01:45:08,536 --> 01:45:13,674 the Raw women's champion Asuka and Charlotte Flair. 2281 01:45:13,741 --> 01:45:15,742 [Byron] Oh, The Nature Boy loves it. 2282 01:45:15,809 --> 01:45:17,244 This is an incredible moment. 2283 01:45:17,311 --> 01:45:22,349 I cannot believe we are looking at the new Women's Tag Team Champions, 2284 01:45:22,416 --> 01:45:25,451 Charlotte Flair and Asuka. 2285 01:45:25,518 --> 01:45:29,056 [Tom] Charlotte Flair, her first night back in action 2286 01:45:29,123 --> 01:45:31,558 in I believe about six months 2287 01:45:31,625 --> 01:45:34,527 and Charlotte Flair is a champion once again. 2288 01:45:34,594 --> 01:45:36,563 [Byron] The Queen-- we've been saying it all match long, 2289 01:45:36,630 --> 01:45:38,833 The Queen did not miss a step. 2290 01:45:38,898 --> 01:45:40,334 Asuka made the call 2291 01:45:40,401 --> 01:45:43,603 and she made the right call because we've got new champions. 2292 01:45:45,706 --> 01:45:50,411 [Tom] What an effort by Jax and Baszler here tonight as The Nature Boy looks on. 2293 01:45:50,477 --> 01:45:53,880 [Samoa Joe] Oh, he'll be stylin' and profilin' tonight, Tom. 2294 01:45:53,947 --> 01:45:57,183 [Tom] Beaming with pride as Charlotte Flair and Asuka 2295 01:45:57,250 --> 01:46:00,120 are your Women's Tag Team Champions. 2296 01:46:01,222 --> 01:46:04,258 Well, ladies and gentlemen, as the end of 2020 draws near, 2297 01:46:04,325 --> 01:46:07,561 everyone is looking forward to turning the calendar to 2021. 2298 01:46:07,628 --> 01:46:13,634 Well, here at WWE, that's no different, especially for all our WWE superstars. 2299 01:46:16,737 --> 01:46:19,740 [dramatic music playing] 2300 01:46:20,840 --> 01:46:24,111 I just wanna take a moment to thank everybody-- 2301 01:46:24,178 --> 01:46:25,846 [Tom] What? 2302 01:46:25,913 --> 01:46:27,615 Oh, no. 2303 01:46:27,681 --> 01:46:29,049 Haven't we been through enough? 2304 01:46:30,150 --> 01:46:32,518 I can't stand 2020. 2305 01:46:32,585 --> 01:46:35,589 How much more of this can we take? 2306 01:46:36,724 --> 01:46:39,893 I missed a zoom call for this? 2307 01:46:40,760 --> 01:46:42,329 Oh, what's wrong? 2308 01:46:42,396 --> 01:46:45,432 Was it supposed to be your year? 2309 01:46:45,499 --> 01:46:48,602 Like you were gonna go to the gym anyway. 2310 01:46:48,669 --> 01:46:54,474 I've been trending worldwide every day because this is my year. 2311 01:46:54,540 --> 01:46:55,608 All right, 2020. 2312 01:46:55,675 --> 01:46:57,544 Enough is enough. 2313 01:46:59,380 --> 01:47:01,048 [Michael] Oh, that had to hurt. 2314 01:47:01,115 --> 01:47:05,853 Drew McIntyre is bringing the fight to 2020, and he's not alone. 2315 01:47:05,920 --> 01:47:09,790 The WWE superstars taking it out on 2020. 2316 01:47:11,458 --> 01:47:13,027 Huh? No, no. 2317 01:47:13,093 --> 01:47:15,228 [Michael] 2020's taking a beating. 2318 01:47:15,295 --> 01:47:17,498 This one's about to be over. 2319 01:47:19,767 --> 01:47:22,870 2020 just won't stay down. 2320 01:47:22,937 --> 01:47:24,638 What's it gonna take? 2321 01:47:25,139 --> 01:47:27,607 Wait just a minute. Could it be? 2322 01:47:27,741 --> 01:47:30,110 It's 2021. 2323 01:47:30,177 --> 01:47:32,612 This will certainly put an end to 2020. 2324 01:47:32,679 --> 01:47:35,215 The new year is here. 2325 01:47:36,849 --> 01:47:40,387 2020 has finally met its match, and it's finished forever. 2326 01:47:40,454 --> 01:47:46,360 WWE wishes you a happy and healthy new year. 2327 01:47:47,594 --> 01:47:49,330 The kids. Look at them run away like little chubby-- 2328 01:47:49,396 --> 01:47:51,098 I knew it. I knew it. I knew it. 2329 01:47:51,165 --> 01:47:53,933 I knew it. So it was you who leaked that audio to Kayla Braxton. 2330 01:47:54,000 --> 01:47:56,103 And now you're going around showing it to everybody? 2331 01:47:56,170 --> 01:47:58,371 Hey, look, I had nothing to do with your little leak, 2332 01:47:58,438 --> 01:48:01,375 but just be glad it was that kind of leak and not the other 2333 01:48:01,442 --> 01:48:03,509 'cause ain't nobody trying to see that. 2334 01:48:03,576 --> 01:48:04,844 Not me. 2335 01:48:05,779 --> 01:48:08,382 So go somewhere with your little conspiracy theory, man. 2336 01:48:08,449 --> 01:48:12,553 -Go on. -Hey, I know a conspiracy thesis. 2337 01:48:14,054 --> 01:48:17,523 Your lips don't touch when you say the word "touch" 2338 01:48:17,590 --> 01:48:22,161 but they do when you say the word "separate." 2339 01:48:23,998 --> 01:48:25,499 You think you're pretty clever, huh? 2340 01:48:25,566 --> 01:48:27,433 You think you're pretty smart? I got news for you. 2341 01:48:27,500 --> 01:48:28,535 You are not that smart. 2342 01:48:28,602 --> 01:48:30,904 You are not as smart as me, because that is why I, 2343 01:48:30,971 --> 01:48:33,240 I am the Intercontinental Champion, 2344 01:48:33,307 --> 01:48:37,643 and you are a joke who's been treading water ever since he went solo. 2345 01:48:37,710 --> 01:48:38,946 Yeah. 2346 01:48:44,852 --> 01:48:46,320 Keep playing. 2347 01:48:46,387 --> 01:48:48,288 Come on, keep playing. 2348 01:48:48,355 --> 01:48:49,822 Keep playing. 2349 01:48:49,889 --> 01:48:51,357 I'm gonna see you soon. 2350 01:48:52,226 --> 01:48:54,628 I'm gonna see you real soon. 2351 01:48:54,695 --> 01:48:56,797 Keep playing. No, no, keep it up. 2352 01:48:59,465 --> 01:49:02,268 You know, when is Sami Zayn going to learn Big E already pinned him 2353 01:49:02,335 --> 01:49:05,438 in an Eight-Man Tag Team Match on the kickoff show earlier tonight? 2354 01:49:05,505 --> 01:49:07,674 Yeah, listen, Big E, when he's motivated 2355 01:49:07,741 --> 01:49:10,009 is one of the most dangerous superstars on the roster. 2356 01:49:10,076 --> 01:49:11,245 I think Sami better watch out. 2357 01:49:11,311 --> 01:49:13,112 Talk about danger, as coming up next, 2358 01:49:13,179 --> 01:49:18,919 one of the most dangerous matches in WWE, it is Tables, Ladders, and Chairs. 2359 01:49:18,986 --> 01:49:22,121 Roman Reigns defending the Universal Championship 2360 01:49:22,188 --> 01:49:25,092 against Kevin Owens, and the Universal Champion 2361 01:49:25,159 --> 01:49:28,695 wants us to remember that this is Roman's world. 2362 01:49:28,762 --> 01:49:30,230 We just live in it. 2363 01:49:32,499 --> 01:49:34,468 [dramatic music playing] 2364 01:49:34,535 --> 01:49:37,004 [Roman] You can call this place whatever you like, 2365 01:49:39,273 --> 01:49:40,907 but this is my yard. 2366 01:49:42,576 --> 01:49:45,112 I am a protector. I am a provider. 2367 01:49:45,179 --> 01:49:46,513 I want this. 2368 01:49:46,580 --> 01:49:47,848 This is my Island. 2369 01:49:47,915 --> 01:49:49,916 [Heyman] Roman Reigns is a motivator. 2370 01:49:49,982 --> 01:49:53,253 If you don't fall in line, your ass is out of the family. 2371 01:49:53,320 --> 01:49:54,588 Make him understand. 2372 01:49:55,089 --> 01:49:56,857 This is my ring. 2373 01:49:57,825 --> 01:50:01,195 If they don't respect us then who are we? 2374 01:50:01,260 --> 01:50:05,065 [Heyman] Roman Reigns has given his entire family something to aspire to. 2375 01:50:05,132 --> 01:50:06,834 I understand now. 2376 01:50:06,900 --> 01:50:08,735 I love you too. 2377 01:50:08,802 --> 01:50:12,606 [Roman] These are the things that you have to do to have this. 2378 01:50:13,240 --> 01:50:15,808 This is my WWE. 2379 01:50:18,344 --> 01:50:23,650 Roman, you are better than you have ever been. 2380 01:50:25,652 --> 01:50:27,754 But the problem is you say you fight for your family 2381 01:50:27,821 --> 01:50:31,592 and it seems to me like what's actually happening here, 2382 01:50:31,657 --> 01:50:35,094 you are using your family to fight your battles. 2383 01:50:36,597 --> 01:50:41,067 I do not fear you. 2384 01:50:43,070 --> 01:50:45,205 Is this your family? Where are you? 2385 01:50:45,272 --> 01:50:50,643 Once Roman Reigns stops having his cousin try to do his dirty work, I'll be there. 2386 01:50:51,445 --> 01:50:57,451 Put that title on the line and you and I settle this like men. 2387 01:51:02,856 --> 01:51:07,161 TLC is the most important match of my career. 2388 01:51:08,862 --> 01:51:11,831 And Roman, I fight for my family too, I do. 2389 01:51:13,901 --> 01:51:18,572 So while my family won't be able to physically help me beat you at TLC, 2390 01:51:18,639 --> 01:51:20,840 I have a few friends that will. 2391 01:51:22,675 --> 01:51:26,880 Roman, I will give everything I have to get back 2392 01:51:26,947 --> 01:51:28,715 to the top of the ladder 2393 01:51:28,781 --> 01:51:31,552 and become Universal Champion again. 2394 01:51:31,617 --> 01:51:34,621 [suspenseful music playing] 2395 01:51:37,624 --> 01:51:39,259 Come on, huh? 2396 01:51:39,326 --> 01:51:40,826 Where are you, tough guy? 2397 01:51:45,031 --> 01:51:47,300 [Roman] Who do you think supports your family? 2398 01:51:49,268 --> 01:51:54,775 Acknowledge me as the head of your family table. 2399 01:52:00,013 --> 01:52:04,384 You and your family are gonna fear me. 2400 01:52:04,451 --> 01:52:06,620 [Owens] You're not the head of the table. 2401 01:52:06,687 --> 01:52:07,888 You're a coward. 2402 01:52:07,955 --> 01:52:09,822 He's not gonna listen. He's not gonna stop. 2403 01:52:10,557 --> 01:52:11,558 End him. 2404 01:52:12,726 --> 01:52:16,330 Owens family, if you don't talk some sense into daddy… 2405 01:52:16,396 --> 01:52:17,598 [Jey] Stay down. 2406 01:52:17,664 --> 01:52:22,568 …I'm gonna be the guy that takes the food off the table. 2407 01:52:22,635 --> 01:52:24,036 Stay down. 2408 01:52:31,644 --> 01:52:33,714 [Michael] Kevin Owens is still on his feet. 2409 01:52:34,248 --> 01:52:35,415 [Graves] Stay down, Kevin. 2410 01:52:37,284 --> 01:52:41,922 [Owens] I will give everything to become champion. 2411 01:52:41,989 --> 01:52:45,125 [suspenseful music playing] 2412 01:52:50,264 --> 01:52:52,132 [Jey] I told your ass to stay down. 2413 01:52:55,768 --> 01:52:57,304 It's not worth it. 2414 01:53:01,040 --> 01:53:05,612 You had an opportunity of a lifetime but you chose to piss me off. 2415 01:53:20,927 --> 01:53:26,700 [Owens] Roman, nothing you or your family do to me 2416 01:53:27,534 --> 01:53:29,135 can keep me down. 2417 01:53:30,637 --> 01:53:33,440 I'm gonna take the Universal title 2418 01:53:34,641 --> 01:53:37,544 or I'm gonna die trying. 2419 01:53:43,083 --> 01:53:46,385 [Michael] And this is about tables, ladders, and chairs. 2420 01:53:46,452 --> 01:53:47,554 All are legal. 2421 01:53:47,621 --> 01:53:50,590 They can be used as weapons, but you must climb a ladder 2422 01:53:50,656 --> 01:53:53,660 to retrieve the Universal Championship, 2423 01:53:53,727 --> 01:53:57,697 which hangs high above the ring here tonight. 2424 01:53:57,764 --> 01:54:02,402 No count outs, no disqualifications, no pinfalls, no submissions. 2425 01:54:02,469 --> 01:54:06,339 Tables, ladders, and chairs for the Universal title. 2426 01:54:06,406 --> 01:54:09,276 ["The Truth Reigns" playing] 2427 01:54:09,343 --> 01:54:12,346 [crowd cheering] 2428 01:54:23,490 --> 01:54:26,093 [Michael] And there is the Universal Champion, Roman Reigns, 2429 01:54:26,159 --> 01:54:31,164 of course, flanked by his special counsel, Paul Heyman. 2430 01:54:31,231 --> 01:54:35,268 For Roman Reigns, Corey, tonight is about beating down 2431 01:54:35,335 --> 01:54:39,740 the defiance that lives inside Kevin Owens. 2432 01:54:39,806 --> 01:54:42,576 [Graves] This one will not be for the faint of heart. 2433 01:54:42,642 --> 01:54:44,710 Roman Reigns feels disrespected, 2434 01:54:44,777 --> 01:54:49,383 and Reigns has demanded that Kevin Owens learn to fear him. 2435 01:54:49,449 --> 01:54:52,318 [fireworks explosion] 2436 01:54:53,452 --> 01:54:56,289 [Michael] It has irked Roman Reigns 2437 01:54:56,356 --> 01:55:01,260 the words that Kevin Owens used to describe him, a hypocrite. 2438 01:55:01,327 --> 01:55:03,397 He called Reigns pathetic. 2439 01:55:03,463 --> 01:55:06,165 He called Roman Reigns a coward. 2440 01:55:06,232 --> 01:55:09,302 He said Reigns uses his family as pawns. 2441 01:55:09,369 --> 01:55:12,739 And Kevin Owens is going to do everything in his power tonight 2442 01:55:12,806 --> 01:55:17,477 to wrestle away the one thing that means more to Roman than anything in this world 2443 01:55:17,544 --> 01:55:19,980 and that's the Universal Championship. 2444 01:55:21,148 --> 01:55:24,617 [Graves] You can say whatever it is that you want as long as you back it up, 2445 01:55:24,683 --> 01:55:28,722 but tonight for Kevin Owens, that may be an impossible task. 2446 01:55:28,789 --> 01:55:31,791 ["The Truth Reigns" continues] 2447 01:55:47,339 --> 01:55:51,545 [Michael] Roman Reigns believes that he's giving KO an opportunity 2448 01:55:51,611 --> 01:55:57,049 to live in this Island of Relevancy that Roman Reigns says he rules. 2449 01:55:58,852 --> 01:56:02,489 [Graves] There's no reason to not believe the words that Roman Reigns has said. 2450 01:56:02,556 --> 01:56:06,960 Roman would have happily defended his championship in a match tonight at TLC 2451 01:56:07,027 --> 01:56:09,429 but Kevin Owens didn't know when enough was enough. 2452 01:56:09,496 --> 01:56:14,166 Kevin Owens insisted on poking the bear, provoking the Universal Champion, 2453 01:56:14,233 --> 01:56:19,473 and tonight, it's a very real possibility that Owens will pay with his own skin. 2454 01:56:22,275 --> 01:56:24,510 [Michael] There's also a possibility tonight, Corey, 2455 01:56:24,577 --> 01:56:28,648 that Owens could become the Universal Champion. 2456 01:56:28,714 --> 01:56:29,782 [Graves] You're absolutely right. 2457 01:56:29,849 --> 01:56:33,820 That is an accomplishment that Kevin Owens has tasted once before. 2458 01:56:33,887 --> 01:56:39,092 But it's different to hold a championship than it is to reign with a championship. 2459 01:56:39,159 --> 01:56:41,594 [Michael] But this is not a traditional match tonight, Corey. 2460 01:56:41,661 --> 01:56:45,197 There are no advantages for the champion. 2461 01:56:45,264 --> 01:56:50,202 Kevin Owens can use tables, ladders, and chairs at his disposal. 2462 01:56:50,269 --> 01:56:52,606 He can do whatever he wants to Roman Reigns 2463 01:56:52,672 --> 01:56:55,275 and then climb the ladder to grab the title. 2464 01:56:55,342 --> 01:56:58,911 [Graves] But you seem to be forgetting, Cole, on that same side of the coin, 2465 01:56:58,978 --> 01:57:01,414 Roman Reigns, the Universal Champion, 2466 01:57:01,481 --> 01:57:06,119 has the freedom to do anything he wants to his challenger tonight. 2467 01:57:06,186 --> 01:57:09,188 [fireworks explosion] 2468 01:57:18,764 --> 01:57:24,103 [Michael] A proud, a confident, some would say cocky, Universal Champion. 2469 01:57:25,138 --> 01:57:28,642 [Graves] You can be as cocky as you want as long as you walk the walk, 2470 01:57:28,708 --> 01:57:33,346 and that is exactly what The Head of the Table has done week after week. 2471 01:57:39,686 --> 01:57:42,322 Roman Reigns has earned the right to be cocky. 2472 01:57:42,656 --> 01:57:44,558 You're not cocky if you back it up. 2473 01:57:44,624 --> 01:57:47,693 Roman Reigns owns the Island of Relevancy. 2474 01:57:50,664 --> 01:57:53,532 [Michael] And now the official will clip the Universal Championship. 2475 01:57:53,599 --> 01:57:56,570 It will be brought to the-- 2476 01:57:56,635 --> 01:58:00,740 to the ceiling here in the Thunderdome hanging high above the ring. 2477 01:58:00,807 --> 01:58:02,409 Will this be the last time 2478 01:58:02,474 --> 01:58:08,048 that Roman Reigns calls himself Universal Champion? 2479 01:58:09,616 --> 01:58:10,849 [Graves] Roman watching the championship-- Oh. 2480 01:58:10,916 --> 01:58:14,454 [Michael] Oh, my God, Kevin Owens, where the hell did he come from? 2481 01:58:14,521 --> 01:58:16,356 Kevin Owens storming into the ring 2482 01:58:16,423 --> 01:58:19,159 -and going right after Roman Reigns. -[bell ringing] 2483 01:58:19,224 --> 01:58:21,027 [Michael] The bell is rung. The match is underway. 2484 01:58:21,094 --> 01:58:23,797 And Kevin Owens with the element of surprise, 2485 01:58:23,862 --> 01:58:24,731 looking to take out the champion. 2486 01:58:24,864 --> 01:58:28,300 [Graves] This is so smart, such a brilliant decision by Owens. 2487 01:58:28,367 --> 01:58:30,904 Realizing his back's against the wall, 2488 01:58:30,971 --> 01:58:32,839 Kevin Owens is desperate and dangerous tonight. 2489 01:58:32,906 --> 01:58:34,974 [Michael] Yeah. This is Kevin Owens at his best. 2490 01:58:35,040 --> 01:58:36,375 He's a street fighter. 2491 01:58:36,442 --> 01:58:38,712 Kevin Owens with a cannonball to Reigns. 2492 01:58:38,777 --> 01:58:40,313 The Champ's in trouble. 2493 01:58:40,380 --> 01:58:43,583 And Kevin Owens has caught the champion off guard. 2494 01:58:43,650 --> 01:58:45,951 [Graves] The Head of the Table caught by surprise. 2495 01:58:46,018 --> 01:58:47,519 Reigns doesn't know what hit him yet. 2496 01:58:47,587 --> 01:58:50,089 [Michael] Roman Reigns was not expecting this, 2497 01:58:50,156 --> 01:58:53,727 as he's driven into the barricade by an irate Kevin Owens 2498 01:58:53,793 --> 01:58:56,996 who said he'd sacrifice anything except his family 2499 01:58:57,063 --> 01:58:58,932 to win the championship tonight. 2500 01:58:58,999 --> 01:59:01,166 [Graves] Owens sacrificing his own safety, 2501 01:59:01,233 --> 01:59:04,103 his own body to take down The Head of the Table. 2502 01:59:04,170 --> 01:59:06,438 The Universal Champion is down. 2503 01:59:06,505 --> 01:59:09,142 [Michael] Corey, you and I have known Kevin Owens for years and years. 2504 01:59:09,209 --> 01:59:12,679 He's one of the toughest men in the WWE locker room. 2505 01:59:12,746 --> 01:59:15,915 That never say die attitude, there's no quit in Kevin Owens, 2506 01:59:15,982 --> 01:59:18,284 and he's gonna take it to Roman tonight. 2507 01:59:18,351 --> 01:59:20,754 Driven into the steps is the champion. 2508 01:59:20,820 --> 01:59:23,389 [Graves] That drive, that focus, that determination 2509 01:59:23,455 --> 01:59:26,759 on full display for the WWE Universe to see. 2510 01:59:26,826 --> 01:59:32,365 [Michael] And now Owens on the apron as he glances down, and a splash by Owens. 2511 01:59:33,165 --> 01:59:36,268 Roman Reigns gasping for air. 2512 01:59:40,874 --> 01:59:44,110 This was not what the champion was expecting. 2513 01:59:45,545 --> 01:59:49,449 [Graves] Let's look at this once again, a frog splash from the apron to the floor. 2514 01:59:49,516 --> 01:59:52,585 Two hundred and sixty plus pounds crashing down 2515 01:59:52,652 --> 01:59:54,554 across the heart of the Universal Champion. 2516 01:59:54,621 --> 01:59:56,455 [Michael] And as Kevin Owens came to retrieve the ladder 2517 01:59:56,522 --> 01:59:59,159 to put in the ring-- He's gonna need that ladder to grab the championship, 2518 01:59:59,224 --> 02:00:03,096 he just sent the special counsel Heyman scurrying away. 2519 02:00:03,163 --> 02:00:04,864 Heyman with a-- Oh, my God. 2520 02:00:04,931 --> 02:00:06,266 You knew this was gonna happen. 2521 02:00:06,331 --> 02:00:10,437 With no disqualifications, you knew that Jey Uso, Reigns's cousin, 2522 02:00:10,503 --> 02:00:12,906 was somehow gonna come into play here tonight. 2523 02:00:12,972 --> 02:00:17,009 [Graves] And amazingly, once again, Kevin Owens was prepared. 2524 02:00:18,678 --> 02:00:22,115 [Michael] Kevin Owens has been fighting a two-on-one uphill battle 2525 02:00:22,182 --> 02:00:24,349 for weeks against these two. 2526 02:00:24,416 --> 02:00:28,188 -[Graves] He's found an equalizer. -[Michael] Oh, right to the spine of Uso. 2527 02:00:29,589 --> 02:00:31,691 And now to Roman Reigns as well. 2528 02:00:31,758 --> 02:00:34,227 Kevin Owens is unhinged. 2529 02:00:34,294 --> 02:00:37,297 [crowd cheering] 2530 02:00:39,965 --> 02:00:42,201 [Graves] This is all perfectly within… 2531 02:00:42,268 --> 02:00:44,704 -[Michael] Oh, and Uso with a right hand. -[Graves] …the rules of TLC, 2532 02:00:44,771 --> 02:00:47,507 -as much destruction as you can bring. -[Michael] Oh, my God. 2533 02:00:47,574 --> 02:00:49,808 [Graves] That might've broken Jey Uso's foot. 2534 02:00:49,875 --> 02:00:53,313 [Michael] And Kevin Owens unloading on-- unloading on Uso, 2535 02:00:53,379 --> 02:00:55,380 trying to take Uso out of the equation. 2536 02:00:55,447 --> 02:00:59,052 [Graves] You need to neutralize the family somehow. 2537 02:00:59,786 --> 02:01:01,254 [Michael] And this sure as hell can do it. 2538 02:01:01,321 --> 02:01:03,522 Owens trying to break his ankle. 2539 02:01:09,094 --> 02:01:11,330 [Owens] You should have stayed in the back! 2540 02:01:15,367 --> 02:01:18,036 [Michael] KO screaming at Uso, "You should have stayed in the back." 2541 02:01:18,103 --> 02:01:21,141 [Graves] And you saw it, just look at the-- look in the eyes of Kevin Owens. 2542 02:01:21,206 --> 02:01:23,843 [Michael] Yeah, this is a look that I've never seen out of Kevin Owens, Corey. 2543 02:01:23,910 --> 02:01:25,745 [Graves] It is downright sanguineous. 2544 02:01:25,812 --> 02:01:28,147 Owens is out for malice tonight, 2545 02:01:29,982 --> 02:01:32,184 as we take another look at the destruction 2546 02:01:32,251 --> 02:01:37,624 caused by the challenger to a fallen, potentially injured Jey Uso. 2547 02:01:38,724 --> 02:01:41,861 [Michael] And Corey, remember what Paul Heyman called Kevin Owens. 2548 02:01:41,928 --> 02:01:44,464 He called him a martyr, and martyrs are dangerous. 2549 02:01:44,531 --> 02:01:46,833 He's focused on one thing tonight. 2550 02:01:46,900 --> 02:01:51,237 And now Roman Reigns-- Oh my God, Roman Reigns with a drive-by. 2551 02:01:51,304 --> 02:01:53,139 Kevin Owens climbing to the ring 2552 02:01:53,205 --> 02:01:57,777 and Roman Reigns was lying in wait and the Universal Champion snapped. 2553 02:01:57,844 --> 02:02:00,146 [Graves] That is exactly what the champion needed, 2554 02:02:00,213 --> 02:02:03,516 just a momentary opening on which to capitalize. 2555 02:02:03,583 --> 02:02:05,518 And we look at it once again, 2556 02:02:05,585 --> 02:02:09,289 Roman Reigns propelling himself, delivering a dropkick. 2557 02:02:09,355 --> 02:02:11,790 And the tides are beginning to turn. 2558 02:02:11,857 --> 02:02:14,360 [Michael] And Roman Reigns-- Did you see the look in Reigns's eyes, Corey? 2559 02:02:14,427 --> 02:02:17,263 Roman Reigns embarrassed at the way this match started, 2560 02:02:17,330 --> 02:02:19,232 as Uso is now carried out of the Thunderdome. 2561 02:02:19,299 --> 02:02:20,900 [Graves] I'll tell you what that look means, Cole. 2562 02:02:20,967 --> 02:02:22,501 Roman Reigns is pissed. 2563 02:02:22,568 --> 02:02:25,004 It is not gonna bode well for Kevin Owens. 2564 02:02:25,071 --> 02:02:27,173 [Michael] And Reigns now with steel steps in hands. 2565 02:02:27,240 --> 02:02:29,075 Owens trying to make it back to his feet. 2566 02:02:29,142 --> 02:02:32,579 And Roman Reigns now with the steps off the face of Owens, 2567 02:02:32,644 --> 02:02:36,182 collapsing Kevin Owens's face not once but twice. 2568 02:02:36,249 --> 02:02:38,116 [Graves] Going to the shoulder, attacking the-- 2569 02:02:38,183 --> 02:02:39,619 [Michael] And again, to the midsection. 2570 02:02:39,686 --> 02:02:44,389 [Graves] The full body of Owens just being mangled, mauled, and smashed. 2571 02:02:44,456 --> 02:02:45,825 -Geez. -[Michael] Oh, my God, 2572 02:02:45,892 --> 02:02:47,293 get the hell out of the way. 2573 02:02:47,360 --> 02:02:50,362 [crowd cheering] 2574 02:02:54,666 --> 02:02:56,436 [Michael] Roman Reigns-- 2575 02:02:57,202 --> 02:02:59,072 [Graves] And look-- 2576 02:02:59,138 --> 02:03:00,839 Cole, I don't know if you can see across the ring, 2577 02:03:00,906 --> 02:03:02,775 the look on Paul Heyman's face right now. 2578 02:03:02,842 --> 02:03:07,714 Even Heyman's aghast at the brutality being shown by the Universal Champion. 2579 02:03:07,780 --> 02:03:12,552 [Michael] Well, Kevin Owens started the matchup off the way that he wanted. 2580 02:03:12,619 --> 02:03:16,856 It was the ambush attack on the champion that put Kevin Owens in control. 2581 02:03:16,923 --> 02:03:20,994 But just like that, Roman Reigns, The Head of the Table, 2582 02:03:21,794 --> 02:03:24,530 is closing in on taking out KO. 2583 02:03:25,031 --> 02:03:27,467 Oh, and again to the shoulder of Owens. 2584 02:03:28,101 --> 02:03:30,603 [Graves] Roman Reigns knows no mercy. 2585 02:03:30,670 --> 02:03:33,373 [Michael] But look at Owens getting back to his feet again 2586 02:03:33,438 --> 02:03:35,607 as Roman Reigns uses the ladder. 2587 02:03:35,674 --> 02:03:38,577 Now the ladder to the back and Owens is taken down. 2588 02:03:38,644 --> 02:03:40,612 [Graves] At what point does it become fight or flight, 2589 02:03:40,679 --> 02:03:42,882 does it become self-preservation? 2590 02:03:42,949 --> 02:03:47,219 Kevin Owens is being destroyed before our very eyes right now. 2591 02:03:47,286 --> 02:03:49,789 [Michael] Look at Reigns, the full force on that ladder, 2592 02:03:49,856 --> 02:03:52,191 driving it into the chest of Owens. 2593 02:03:55,795 --> 02:03:59,898 And look at Kevin still kicking back at the champion, and he suffers a stomp. 2594 02:04:00,767 --> 02:04:02,768 [Graves] Just a defiant Kevin Owens. 2595 02:04:02,835 --> 02:04:07,507 Roman Reigns just wants to brutalize, wants to punish Kevin Owens 2596 02:04:07,572 --> 02:04:10,076 before picking up any sort of victory tonight. 2597 02:04:10,143 --> 02:04:11,143 It's become personal. 2598 02:04:11,210 --> 02:04:12,644 It's about respect. 2599 02:04:12,712 --> 02:04:15,114 And Reigns wants to teach Kevin Owens a lesson. 2600 02:04:15,181 --> 02:04:17,583 [Michael] Yeah, Reigns understands that-- 2601 02:04:17,650 --> 02:04:20,652 [crowd chatter] 2602 02:04:27,293 --> 02:04:29,696 [Michael] Roman Reigns taking a couple of chairs 2603 02:04:29,762 --> 02:04:31,230 and placing them back into the ring. 2604 02:04:31,297 --> 02:04:32,932 And Reigns now stomping, 2605 02:04:32,999 --> 02:04:35,034 and there's the chair to the spine of Owens. 2606 02:04:38,271 --> 02:04:41,840 [Graves] Owens desperately trying to stay in this fight somehow, someway. 2607 02:04:41,907 --> 02:04:44,076 -[Michael] And look at-- -[Graves] But-- 2608 02:04:44,143 --> 02:04:45,644 [Michael] Kevin Owens trying to survive, 2609 02:04:45,712 --> 02:04:47,746 using a chair for protection, but it doesn't matter. 2610 02:04:47,813 --> 02:04:50,849 Another brutal assault by Roman Reigns. 2611 02:04:50,916 --> 02:04:54,954 [Graves] Roman Reigns just caving in the sternum of his challenger. 2612 02:04:56,856 --> 02:04:59,325 [Michael] Owens gasping for air. 2613 02:05:00,994 --> 02:05:03,862 [Graves] And the look on the face of the champion just says that, 2614 02:05:03,929 --> 02:05:05,732 oh, Roman is offended. 2615 02:05:06,531 --> 02:05:10,370 The Head of the Table is offended by Kevin Owens's actions, 2616 02:05:11,404 --> 02:05:13,873 and Kevin is gonna pay the price. 2617 02:05:13,940 --> 02:05:14,941 [Michael] Hey, Roman Reigns said 2618 02:05:15,008 --> 02:05:18,745 that he gave Kevin Owens an opportunity on Friday to walk out to the ring 2619 02:05:18,811 --> 02:05:21,013 and acknowledge Reigns as The Head of the Table, 2620 02:05:21,080 --> 02:05:22,714 as the head of Friday Night SmackDown. 2621 02:05:22,781 --> 02:05:24,517 Owens refused to do that, 2622 02:05:24,584 --> 02:05:28,054 and Roman Reigns said he's gonna put Owens down and take him out. 2623 02:05:28,121 --> 02:05:30,822 And Kevin though still fighting back. 2624 02:05:31,557 --> 02:05:33,326 Kevin on his feet. 2625 02:05:33,393 --> 02:05:34,727 And a right by Roman. 2626 02:05:35,394 --> 02:05:37,630 -And KO-- -[Graves] Oh, no, no, no, no. 2627 02:05:37,696 --> 02:05:39,766 [Michael] Oh, look at this, up on the shoulders of Reigns. 2628 02:05:39,831 --> 02:05:41,267 Kevin Owens averting disaster. 2629 02:05:41,334 --> 02:05:42,835 Kick to the midsection. 2630 02:05:42,902 --> 02:05:45,338 Oh, my God. He's got Roman right there. Looking-- 2631 02:05:45,405 --> 02:05:47,440 [Graves] Reigns just too powerful. 2632 02:05:47,507 --> 02:05:51,210 [Michael] And now a back body drop, and Owens hits the chairs. 2633 02:05:51,277 --> 02:05:54,280 [crowd chatter] 2634 02:05:57,616 --> 02:05:59,518 I'm gonna torture this fool. 2635 02:05:59,585 --> 02:06:01,587 I'm gonna torture this fool. 2636 02:06:04,290 --> 02:06:07,026 I'm gonna win and then torture this fool. 2637 02:06:07,093 --> 02:06:10,329 [Graves] Roman Reigns declaring that he's gonna torture this fool. 2638 02:06:10,396 --> 02:06:15,367 That fool just had his spine mangled across two steel chairs, 2639 02:06:15,434 --> 02:06:17,303 and it's somehow gonna get worse. 2640 02:06:17,370 --> 02:06:22,275 [Michael] It's about teaching Kevin Owens a lesson for Roman Reigns. 2641 02:06:22,340 --> 02:06:24,043 [Graves] It's about more than that. 2642 02:06:24,110 --> 02:06:27,847 It is about Roman Reigns retaining his Universal Championship, 2643 02:06:27,914 --> 02:06:30,683 which is still hanging high above the ring. 2644 02:06:30,750 --> 02:06:35,388 This is a message not only to Kevin Owens but to all of Friday Night SmackDown, 2645 02:06:35,455 --> 02:06:39,826 all of the WWE, who truly sits at The Head of the Table. 2646 02:06:39,892 --> 02:06:41,727 Roman wants to remove all doubt. 2647 02:06:41,794 --> 02:06:43,795 [Michael] Reigns is got to climb the ladder now 2648 02:06:43,862 --> 02:06:46,331 and grab the championship to retain the title. 2649 02:06:47,165 --> 02:06:51,036 Roman Reigns-- And now Kevin Owens with a steel chair. 2650 02:06:52,905 --> 02:06:56,041 And again, to the back of Roman, buckling Reigns. 2651 02:06:56,108 --> 02:06:59,579 [Graves] Across the deltoid of the Universal Champion. 2652 02:06:59,644 --> 02:07:00,679 [Michael] Boom. Again. 2653 02:07:02,080 --> 02:07:04,016 How is Kevin Owens standing? 2654 02:07:04,083 --> 02:07:05,418 How is he still in this match? 2655 02:07:05,485 --> 02:07:08,987 [Graves] I'll tell you how, guts, will, his family. 2656 02:07:09,054 --> 02:07:11,624 Kevin Owens is fighting for what he believes. 2657 02:07:11,691 --> 02:07:14,626 It is Kevin Owens versus the world tonight. 2658 02:07:14,693 --> 02:07:16,862 [Michael] That chair already mangled by Kevin Owens. 2659 02:07:16,929 --> 02:07:19,531 And now KO gonna use it, fisherman suplex. 2660 02:07:19,598 --> 02:07:20,500 [Graves] Oh. 2661 02:07:20,566 --> 02:07:24,402 That chair just buckled under the weight of the Universal Champion. 2662 02:07:26,004 --> 02:07:29,275 [Michael] And now it's Roman Reigns writhing in pain. 2663 02:07:29,342 --> 02:07:33,079 And Owens looking straight into the eyes of Reigns. 2664 02:07:33,146 --> 02:07:34,813 [Owens] You're making me do this. 2665 02:07:39,684 --> 02:07:43,955 [Graves] KO just saying to Roman Reigns, "You're making me do this." 2666 02:07:45,324 --> 02:07:46,992 [Owens] You're making me-- 2667 02:07:49,262 --> 02:07:51,464 [Graves] This is a true battle of attrition. 2668 02:07:51,531 --> 02:07:53,799 [Michael] And now Kevin Owens positioning the ladder, 2669 02:07:53,866 --> 02:07:55,835 and Kevin Owens is gonna start the climb, 2670 02:07:55,902 --> 02:07:58,771 the climb to the top, to climb the championship. 2671 02:07:58,838 --> 02:08:01,139 Kevin Owens looking to grab the title. 2672 02:08:01,773 --> 02:08:03,942 Owens up near the top of the ladder. 2673 02:08:04,009 --> 02:08:05,478 He's got the title at hand. 2674 02:08:05,545 --> 02:08:07,480 And Jey Uso again. 2675 02:08:07,547 --> 02:08:09,549 [Graves] On one good leg. 2676 02:08:09,615 --> 02:08:12,985 [Michael] I mean, come on, this is a two-on-one fight for Owens. 2677 02:08:13,052 --> 02:08:15,721 Kevin Owens is a fingertip away from the championship. 2678 02:08:15,788 --> 02:08:18,824 [Graves] Jey Uso is beholden to his cousin, 2679 02:08:18,891 --> 02:08:20,393 the Universal Champion Roman Reigns. 2680 02:08:20,927 --> 02:08:22,894 Jey is out there to protect the Universal title, 2681 02:08:22,962 --> 02:08:24,297 -just as much as Roman is. -[Michael] Yeah. 2682 02:08:24,362 --> 02:08:25,431 What did KO say? 2683 02:08:25,498 --> 02:08:27,633 Roman Reigns says his family do his bidding, 2684 02:08:27,700 --> 02:08:29,869 has his family fight his battles for him. 2685 02:08:29,936 --> 02:08:33,272 -[Graves] Superman. -[Michael] And a Superman punch by Reigns. 2686 02:08:33,339 --> 02:08:35,641 Taking advantage of the Uso attack. 2687 02:08:35,708 --> 02:08:38,577 [Graves] And Owens may have just squandered his best opportunity 2688 02:08:38,643 --> 02:08:40,246 thanks to the assist from Jey Uso. 2689 02:08:40,313 --> 02:08:41,880 [Michael] Yeah, I was gonna say I don't know how you could say 2690 02:08:41,947 --> 02:08:43,749 Owens squandered it, Corey. 2691 02:08:43,816 --> 02:08:44,817 Owens had it. 2692 02:08:44,884 --> 02:08:46,619 Uso took it away from him. 2693 02:08:50,255 --> 02:08:52,424 And now Uso with a table. 2694 02:08:53,125 --> 02:08:55,795 Reigns is down. Owens is down. 2695 02:08:56,862 --> 02:08:59,632 [Graves] Jey Uso fighting through the pain 2696 02:08:59,699 --> 02:09:03,536 courtesy of the assault from Kevin Owens as we look once again. 2697 02:09:03,603 --> 02:09:06,806 Just in the Nick of time, Jey Uso arrives. 2698 02:09:07,540 --> 02:09:09,040 [Michael] And watch Roman Reigns 2699 02:09:09,107 --> 02:09:11,477 from out of nowhere delivering a Superman Punch. 2700 02:09:12,644 --> 02:09:14,146 Bang, right to Kevin Owens. 2701 02:09:14,213 --> 02:09:17,316 I like how you're saying that Uso's fighting through the pain 2702 02:09:17,383 --> 02:09:18,617 like he's a valiant warrior. 2703 02:09:18,683 --> 02:09:21,187 He's not even supposed to be involved in the damn match. 2704 02:09:21,254 --> 02:09:22,688 [Graves] It's perfectly legal. 2705 02:09:22,754 --> 02:09:26,959 Jey Uso is doing what he has to do, what he is forced to do. 2706 02:09:27,026 --> 02:09:28,893 [Michael] Yeah, forced, that's the better word. 2707 02:09:28,960 --> 02:09:30,295 Forced by his cousin. 2708 02:09:30,362 --> 02:09:33,732 He's in this predicament because of what Roman Reigns has done to him. 2709 02:09:34,232 --> 02:09:35,401 [Graves] You said earlier, Cole, 2710 02:09:35,468 --> 02:09:38,237 Roman Reigns needs to protect his title at all costs. 2711 02:09:38,304 --> 02:09:40,572 Jey Uso is his best soldier right now. 2712 02:09:41,374 --> 02:09:44,943 And in this match, it is all perfectly legal. 2713 02:09:45,478 --> 02:09:47,379 You yourself have reiterated it multiple times. 2714 02:09:50,616 --> 02:09:53,286 Maybe Kevin Owens should have looked for some backup. 2715 02:09:55,254 --> 02:09:56,422 [Michael] Roman Reigns 2716 02:09:57,923 --> 02:10:00,558 you can only wonder what he's got in his mind here. 2717 02:10:01,227 --> 02:10:02,695 [Graves] The brutality of this matchup, 2718 02:10:02,762 --> 02:10:05,665 truly limited only by the superstars' imaginations. 2719 02:10:07,266 --> 02:10:10,902 And Roman Reigns is willing to get sick and twisted. 2720 02:10:10,969 --> 02:10:12,271 [Michael] And Kevin Owens… 2721 02:10:15,508 --> 02:10:17,710 Look at this, just humiliating Owens. 2722 02:10:21,112 --> 02:10:22,514 You piss me off. 2723 02:10:24,116 --> 02:10:26,786 [Michael] I mean, Roman Reigns wants to win this match obviously, Corey, 2724 02:10:26,852 --> 02:10:28,120 but he wants to punish. 2725 02:10:28,187 --> 02:10:30,589 He wants to beat the hell out of KO. 2726 02:10:30,656 --> 02:10:33,326 [Graves] And Roman's doing a fantastic job. 2727 02:10:37,362 --> 02:10:38,496 [Roman] Right here. 2728 02:10:40,833 --> 02:10:42,468 [Michael] Kevin Owens fighting back though. 2729 02:10:42,535 --> 02:10:44,837 KO with a kick to Uso, and then a superkick. 2730 02:10:44,904 --> 02:10:46,438 And Kevin Owens still on his feet. 2731 02:10:46,504 --> 02:10:48,240 Stunner to the champion. 2732 02:10:48,307 --> 02:10:50,108 [crowd cheering] 2733 02:10:50,175 --> 02:10:52,577 [Michael] Kevin Owens showing signs of life. 2734 02:10:53,512 --> 02:10:56,115 [Graves] Or was it a last gasp from the challenger? 2735 02:10:56,182 --> 02:10:58,084 Does Owens have anything left? 2736 02:10:58,683 --> 02:11:01,019 There's no way Kevin has it in him to climb the ladder 2737 02:11:01,087 --> 02:11:02,987 and retrieve the title at this juncture. 2738 02:11:03,054 --> 02:11:05,424 [Michael] But at least for now, because of this flurry, 2739 02:11:05,491 --> 02:11:07,927 Kevin Owens has signs of life. 2740 02:11:07,992 --> 02:11:11,330 Kevin Owens off the stunner, has Reigns outside the ring. 2741 02:11:11,397 --> 02:11:15,334 And he's now dragging a ladder, a ladder towards the championship, 2742 02:11:15,401 --> 02:11:18,337 a ladder KO has to climb to win the title. 2743 02:11:20,239 --> 02:11:23,709 Can you imagine if Kevin Owens can pull this off tonight? 2744 02:11:26,379 --> 02:11:30,648 No one bet on Owens to win this match, especially with Uso around. 2745 02:11:30,715 --> 02:11:33,184 [Graves] No one but Kevin Owens himself, Cole. 2746 02:11:33,251 --> 02:11:35,054 And that could make the difference. 2747 02:11:35,121 --> 02:11:37,056 [Michael] And now Uso and Kevin Owens outside the ring. 2748 02:11:37,123 --> 02:11:39,357 Owens is fighting two competitors now, 2749 02:11:39,424 --> 02:11:40,692 Uso and Reigns. 2750 02:11:43,963 --> 02:11:45,964 And Kevin Owens now. 2751 02:11:46,031 --> 02:11:49,067 And Uso with a Pop-Up Powerbomb through the table. 2752 02:11:49,701 --> 02:11:51,469 [crowd cheering] 2753 02:11:51,536 --> 02:11:55,307 [Michael] A Pop-Up Powerbomb by Kevin Owens 2754 02:11:55,374 --> 02:11:57,876 to Jey Uso, imploding the table. 2755 02:11:57,942 --> 02:12:02,281 [Graves] And once again, Kevin Owens hopes to have neutralized Jey Uso 2756 02:12:02,348 --> 02:12:04,083 for the duration of this matchup. 2757 02:12:04,150 --> 02:12:05,518 [Michael] And, Corey, here's the deal. 2758 02:12:05,584 --> 02:12:08,019 Reigns is still down on the other side of the ring. 2759 02:12:08,087 --> 02:12:11,156 Uso's down here. Owens is in control right now. 2760 02:12:12,724 --> 02:12:14,192 [Graves] This is-- this is smart. 2761 02:12:14,259 --> 02:12:15,628 [Michael] And Kevin Owens bury-- 2762 02:12:15,693 --> 02:12:18,563 just burying Jey Uso under the announce table. 2763 02:12:19,298 --> 02:12:20,732 [Graves] Kevin Owens is desperate. 2764 02:12:20,799 --> 02:12:22,500 Desperate times, desperate measures. 2765 02:12:22,567 --> 02:12:24,103 This is a desperate man. 2766 02:12:26,438 --> 02:12:29,074 [Michael] By burying Uso, you take him out of the match. 2767 02:12:29,141 --> 02:12:30,543 You make it one-on-one. 2768 02:12:30,608 --> 02:12:33,679 Owens back in the ring. Owens with an opportunity. 2769 02:12:33,746 --> 02:12:35,313 Owens trying to climb. 2770 02:12:36,048 --> 02:12:38,349 Come on, KO. How much does he have left? 2771 02:12:38,416 --> 02:12:40,452 KO to the top of the ladder. 2772 02:12:40,518 --> 02:12:41,587 [Graves] He's gonna do it. 2773 02:12:41,654 --> 02:12:43,822 [Michael] KO-- And now Roman Reigns back in. 2774 02:12:43,888 --> 02:12:45,257 And Reigns scaling the other side. 2775 02:12:45,324 --> 02:12:48,893 [Graves] Yeah, but Owens had his fingertips on the championship. 2776 02:12:48,960 --> 02:12:50,329 [Michael] And Owens still fighting back. 2777 02:12:50,830 --> 02:12:52,130 Now the rights from Roman Reigns. 2778 02:12:52,197 --> 02:12:54,266 Rights being thrown by both men. 2779 02:12:54,333 --> 02:12:56,469 Owens near the top of the ladder. 2780 02:12:56,535 --> 02:12:58,304 Roman Reigns halfway up. 2781 02:13:02,273 --> 02:13:06,978 Oh, man. Owens was so close, so close to winning the championship. 2782 02:13:08,214 --> 02:13:11,049 And look at-- Doesn't quit, Corey. Owens does not quit. 2783 02:13:12,317 --> 02:13:16,088 [Graves] Owens's motor continuing to push him forward up the ladder, 2784 02:13:16,655 --> 02:13:19,157 but Roman Reigns will have none of it. 2785 02:13:19,224 --> 02:13:23,295 [Michael] When was the last time you saw Roman Reigns gasping for air like that? 2786 02:13:23,362 --> 02:13:24,362 Went for the superkick. 2787 02:13:24,429 --> 02:13:25,731 -Roman Reigns able to block. -[Graves] Oh, no. 2788 02:13:25,798 --> 02:13:28,334 -Oh, no. Oh, no. -[Michael] And now Kevin Owens up high. 2789 02:13:32,004 --> 02:13:35,107 [Graves] Did you see the way Kevin Owens's skull 2790 02:13:35,174 --> 02:13:36,674 ricocheted off of the ladder? 2791 02:13:40,713 --> 02:13:43,214 [Michael] And that may have been the final rally. 2792 02:13:43,281 --> 02:13:46,518 [Graves] At this point, you gotta implore Owens, 2793 02:13:46,585 --> 02:13:48,152 "Kevin, stay down." 2794 02:13:48,721 --> 02:13:50,289 "It's only gonna get worse." 2795 02:13:50,356 --> 02:13:53,224 [Michael] Roman Reigns may have just snuffed out the fire. 2796 02:13:53,858 --> 02:13:55,427 Watch the impact here. 2797 02:13:58,230 --> 02:13:59,831 -[Graves] Oh, my God. -[Michael] To the ladder. 2798 02:13:59,898 --> 02:14:01,599 Spine first, and then again. 2799 02:14:03,102 --> 02:14:05,638 [Graves] You have to take into consideration everything 2800 02:14:05,704 --> 02:14:08,473 that has been endured and suffered by Kevin Owens, 2801 02:14:08,540 --> 02:14:10,476 even in the days leading up to this matchup. 2802 02:14:10,543 --> 02:14:11,876 [Michael] And, Corey, this was moments ago here. 2803 02:14:11,943 --> 02:14:15,080 This was the second time that Kevin Owens was sent back-first 2804 02:14:15,147 --> 02:14:16,549 onto the ladder by Reigns. 2805 02:14:19,018 --> 02:14:20,085 Kevin Owens 2806 02:14:22,054 --> 02:14:23,522 at this point, is lifeless. 2807 02:14:23,589 --> 02:14:26,858 [crowd chatter] 2808 02:14:29,295 --> 02:14:30,995 [Michael] It was a hell of an effort by Owens, 2809 02:14:31,062 --> 02:14:33,398 but right now Owens is defenseless. 2810 02:14:34,366 --> 02:14:38,304 And Roman Reigns, The Head of the Table, puts Owens through a table. 2811 02:14:40,906 --> 02:14:43,576 [crowd jeering] 2812 02:14:56,821 --> 02:15:01,293 [Graves] The brutality continues from the Universal Champion. 2813 02:15:04,129 --> 02:15:05,431 [Michael] Oh, my goodness. 2814 02:15:05,496 --> 02:15:08,933 [Graves] I think the wheels of the chair just bounced off Kevin's face. 2815 02:15:11,103 --> 02:15:12,304 This is nasty. 2816 02:15:12,370 --> 02:15:15,007 [crowd chatter] 2817 02:15:15,974 --> 02:15:18,076 [Michael] And Kevin Owens can't even stand. 2818 02:15:19,678 --> 02:15:22,781 [Graves] Well, then Kevin should use his brain and stay down. 2819 02:15:24,349 --> 02:15:26,518 There's valiance in knowing when to walk away. 2820 02:15:26,585 --> 02:15:28,587 [Michael] Might not have a choice at this point, Corey. 2821 02:15:28,654 --> 02:15:31,089 Roman Reigns is having his way with Kevin Owens. 2822 02:15:31,824 --> 02:15:34,159 Reigns with a Samoan drop through the table. 2823 02:15:37,795 --> 02:15:38,964 This is ugly. 2824 02:15:44,068 --> 02:15:45,870 You just sent through a table, man. 2825 02:15:45,937 --> 02:15:48,840 [crowd booing] 2826 02:15:49,607 --> 02:15:51,210 You're supposed to fear me, huh? 2827 02:15:52,311 --> 02:15:53,445 [Michael] Just listen. 2828 02:15:59,018 --> 02:16:00,753 Corey, was that the death blow 2829 02:16:00,818 --> 02:16:04,522 to Kevin Owens's miracle chances here tonight? 2830 02:16:06,458 --> 02:16:08,727 [Graves] Kevin Owens was gonna need a miracle. 2831 02:16:09,495 --> 02:16:12,231 I think the challenger just got a reality check. 2832 02:16:17,169 --> 02:16:20,673 [Michael] And Roman Reigns just taking his time, 2833 02:16:21,607 --> 02:16:24,643 walking into the ring, looking up at the championship, 2834 02:16:25,411 --> 02:16:30,115 and in a matter of moments will retain the Universal title. 2835 02:16:30,182 --> 02:16:32,583 [Graves] You have to respect Kevin Owens. He did fight. 2836 02:16:32,651 --> 02:16:34,019 He fought for what he believed in 2837 02:16:34,085 --> 02:16:37,155 but Roman Reigns is just on another level right now. 2838 02:16:38,457 --> 02:16:39,858 [Michael] Roman Reigns nearing the top. 2839 02:16:39,924 --> 02:16:41,959 And, at this point, it's academic. 2840 02:16:45,630 --> 02:16:48,299 Oh, my God. Kevin Owens is back in the ring. 2841 02:16:48,800 --> 02:16:51,202 Kevin Owens is somehow hanging on to Reigns. 2842 02:16:51,270 --> 02:16:52,770 And Reigns with that look of disbelief, like, 2843 02:16:52,838 --> 02:16:55,607 "What the hell do I gotta do to take this guy out?" 2844 02:16:55,673 --> 02:16:57,208 [Graves] Roman is laughing. 2845 02:16:57,276 --> 02:17:00,244 Roman Reigns is laughing at Kevin Owens. 2846 02:17:00,312 --> 02:17:03,115 [crowd cheering] 2847 02:17:05,517 --> 02:17:07,752 [Michael] Kevin Owens will not die. 2848 02:17:15,527 --> 02:17:19,465 I'm owed this title for like three years, and then I'm gonna [speaks indistinctly] 2849 02:17:19,530 --> 02:17:20,431 That's what gonna happen. 2850 02:17:21,799 --> 02:17:23,701 You're embarrassing your family, man. 2851 02:17:24,202 --> 02:17:25,571 You're embarrassing your family now, huh? 2852 02:17:27,271 --> 02:17:29,074 You're embarrassing your family now. 2853 02:17:31,309 --> 02:17:32,811 We're embarrassed for you. 2854 02:17:39,217 --> 02:17:40,218 [Michael] Oh. 2855 02:17:41,986 --> 02:17:43,589 Spear through the table! 2856 02:17:43,654 --> 02:17:46,358 [crowd booing] 2857 02:17:50,228 --> 02:17:53,898 [Graves] That table just disintegrated 2858 02:17:54,298 --> 02:17:56,234 under the impact of Reigns 2859 02:17:56,300 --> 02:17:59,471 driving an already broken Kevin Owens through it. 2860 02:18:03,142 --> 02:18:06,344 [Michael] Owens falling to the floor in a heap. 2861 02:18:06,411 --> 02:18:08,847 The rebellious Owens with a right hand, 2862 02:18:08,913 --> 02:18:11,483 only to draw the ire of the champion. 2863 02:18:11,549 --> 02:18:14,052 [Graves] We've got a damn massacre on our hands. 2864 02:18:15,219 --> 02:18:17,021 [Graves] Bodies strewn everywhere. 2865 02:18:17,623 --> 02:18:19,023 Chaos, carnage. 2866 02:18:19,091 --> 02:18:21,894 [Michael] Yeah, but Kevin Owens is still crawling around out here, Corey. 2867 02:18:21,959 --> 02:18:23,695 Kevin Owens hasn't died yet. 2868 02:18:23,761 --> 02:18:25,029 He keeps coming back. 2869 02:18:32,003 --> 02:18:33,871 How is this man even functioning? 2870 02:18:33,939 --> 02:18:35,773 [Kevin] You're gonna have to kill me. 2871 02:18:37,509 --> 02:18:38,943 You're gonna have to do it. 2872 02:18:39,011 --> 02:18:41,245 [crowd cheering] 2873 02:18:47,052 --> 02:18:48,187 Come on, Roman. 2874 02:18:49,353 --> 02:18:50,489 Come on. 2875 02:18:53,992 --> 02:18:55,359 Come on. 2876 02:18:55,427 --> 02:18:57,429 [Michael] Oh, Reigns. Reigns. 2877 02:18:57,495 --> 02:18:58,496 Owens out of the way. 2878 02:18:58,564 --> 02:19:01,065 Reigns through the barricade. Reigns is down. 2879 02:19:01,133 --> 02:19:02,634 Does Owens have a chance? 2880 02:19:02,700 --> 02:19:04,770 [crowd cheering] 2881 02:19:04,837 --> 02:19:07,239 [Michael] Does KO have anything left? 2882 02:19:07,306 --> 02:19:09,674 [Graves] Roman Reigns might've dislocated his shoulder, 2883 02:19:09,741 --> 02:19:11,043 if not worse, right now. 2884 02:19:11,109 --> 02:19:14,046 [Michael] Kevin Owens dragging himself up to the apron as Roman Reigns now, 2885 02:19:14,111 --> 02:19:17,648 that's-- The sidestep by KO out of instinct alone. 2886 02:19:17,716 --> 02:19:19,518 And now Owens is back to the ring. 2887 02:19:19,584 --> 02:19:22,921 Roman Reigns is down in the rubble and Kevin Owens is back in the ring. 2888 02:19:22,987 --> 02:19:24,990 -[Graves] Roman's not moving. -[Michael] Oh, my goodness. 2889 02:19:25,056 --> 02:19:26,725 Can Owens actually do this? 2890 02:19:26,791 --> 02:19:29,227 Kevin-- Can Kevin Owens actually do this? 2891 02:19:30,494 --> 02:19:32,598 Dragging himself to the top of the ladder. 2892 02:19:34,466 --> 02:19:37,636 Heyman screaming. Owens near the top to win the title. 2893 02:19:37,702 --> 02:19:39,571 He's got his hands on the championship. 2894 02:19:39,637 --> 02:19:41,740 And now Reigns back to the ring. 2895 02:19:41,806 --> 02:19:44,809 [Graves] Right. But Kevin's got his fingertips on the title. 2896 02:19:45,943 --> 02:19:49,615 [Michael] Roman Reigns trying to drag Kevin Owens back down off the ladder. 2897 02:19:49,681 --> 02:19:52,451 Kevin Owens had a chance. Dammit, he had a chance. 2898 02:19:52,951 --> 02:19:55,621 [crowd chatter] 2899 02:20:00,058 --> 02:20:03,562 -[Michael] Oh, my goodness. -[Graves] Temple first goes Owens. 2900 02:20:06,163 --> 02:20:10,435 [Michael] And Roman Reigns with that look of disgust on his face 2901 02:20:10,502 --> 02:20:12,136 as he looked back at Owens, 2902 02:20:13,271 --> 02:20:17,708 not wanting to believe that Kevin Owens is still stirring. 2903 02:20:18,377 --> 02:20:20,878 [Graves] But Roman Reigns now staring at his challenger 2904 02:20:20,946 --> 02:20:24,315 like a cockroach that has infested the Island of Relevancy. 2905 02:20:25,050 --> 02:20:27,552 It's time to exterminate Kevin Owens. 2906 02:20:28,453 --> 02:20:31,490 [Michael] Roman just glanced back at his special counsel, Heyman. 2907 02:20:31,990 --> 02:20:34,359 Owens though with a superkick, stunning the champion. 2908 02:20:34,426 --> 02:20:35,726 [Graves] Where is Owens getting this? 2909 02:20:35,794 --> 02:20:38,597 [Michael] And another one, the champion's in trouble. 2910 02:20:38,663 --> 02:20:41,300 [crowd cheering] 2911 02:20:42,668 --> 02:20:45,671 [Michael] Kevin Owens looking for a Pop-up Powerbomb 2912 02:20:45,737 --> 02:20:48,039 and a Superman Punch by Reigns. 2913 02:20:52,844 --> 02:20:54,512 -[Graves] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Through the table! 2914 02:20:54,579 --> 02:20:56,715 Kevin Owens puts Reigns through the table! 2915 02:20:56,782 --> 02:20:58,250 KO's got a chance. 2916 02:20:58,317 --> 02:21:00,385 [crowd cheering] 2917 02:21:00,452 --> 02:21:02,220 [Graves] Can Kevin climb the ladder? 2918 02:21:02,287 --> 02:21:03,455 the champion is down. 2919 02:21:03,521 --> 02:21:05,223 [Michael] Owens has a chance. 2920 02:21:05,289 --> 02:21:07,826 Kevin Owens realizes the opportunity. 2921 02:21:08,560 --> 02:21:09,761 How much does he have left? 2922 02:21:09,828 --> 02:21:11,463 Can he dig down deep? 2923 02:21:11,529 --> 02:21:13,532 Extra innings for Kevin Owens. 2924 02:21:16,268 --> 02:21:18,136 Oh, my God. What a miracle this would be. 2925 02:21:18,203 --> 02:21:20,305 This would be one of the most monumental victories 2926 02:21:20,372 --> 02:21:25,377 in the history of WWE if Kevin Owens can somehow grab the championship. 2927 02:21:25,444 --> 02:21:27,679 [Graves] He's gonna do it. He's gonna do it. 2928 02:21:27,746 --> 02:21:30,615 Dammit, Kevin Owens is gonna win the Universal title. 2929 02:21:30,681 --> 02:21:32,918 [Michael] Kevin Owens has the title in hand. 2930 02:21:33,452 --> 02:21:35,921 Kevin Owens is gonna win the championship, but Jey Uso, 2931 02:21:35,988 --> 02:21:37,756 dammit, Uso is back to the ring. 2932 02:21:37,823 --> 02:21:39,358 Uso is back to the ring. 2933 02:21:39,424 --> 02:21:42,127 [crowd cheering] 2934 02:21:43,127 --> 02:21:46,297 [Michael] And KO with a headbutt and another one to Uso. 2935 02:21:48,533 --> 02:21:52,636 Every time Owens has an opportunity, there's something else in his path. 2936 02:21:52,704 --> 02:21:53,972 Stunner to Uso. 2937 02:21:55,306 --> 02:21:57,009 [Graves] Kevin Owens has daylight. 2938 02:21:57,074 --> 02:22:00,178 [Michael] Another damn obstacle Kevin Owens has overcome. 2939 02:22:00,912 --> 02:22:02,848 Is this Kevin Owens's chance here? 2940 02:22:03,782 --> 02:22:07,419 [Graves] Owens with a clear path to the Universal Championship, 2941 02:22:07,485 --> 02:22:08,653 to make history. 2942 02:22:08,720 --> 02:22:11,089 [Michael] Owens is there, Corey. Owens is there. 2943 02:22:11,789 --> 02:22:15,226 Kevin Owens has got the title in hand and there's Reigns now. 2944 02:22:15,761 --> 02:22:17,295 -[Graves] Oh. -[Michael] And Roman Reigns 2945 02:22:17,362 --> 02:22:19,231 with a low blow. 2946 02:22:19,297 --> 02:22:21,767 [crowd booing] 2947 02:22:23,335 --> 02:22:26,838 [Michael] A low blow by Reigns and now trying to lock in the guillotine. 2948 02:22:26,904 --> 02:22:28,373 [Graves] Atop the ladder. 2949 02:22:29,908 --> 02:22:33,645 Reigns squeezing the breath out of his challenger. 2950 02:22:33,712 --> 02:22:38,150 [Michael] And Kevin Owens's body has gone limp as he crashes to the mat, 2951 02:22:38,216 --> 02:22:43,355 leaving Roman Reigns a clear path to the Universal Championship. 2952 02:22:43,422 --> 02:22:46,158 [crowd booing] 2953 02:22:49,161 --> 02:22:52,464 [Michael] One more step for The Head of the Table. 2954 02:22:53,365 --> 02:22:55,934 [crowd booing] 2955 02:23:00,038 --> 02:23:04,543 [Michael] And slowly, the championship is Reigns's. 2956 02:23:04,609 --> 02:23:06,478 ["The Truth Reigns" playing] 2957 02:23:06,545 --> 02:23:08,246 [Rome] Here is your winner, 2958 02:23:08,313 --> 02:23:12,850 and still the Universal Champion, 2959 02:23:13,552 --> 02:23:17,956 Roman Reigns! 2960 02:23:19,056 --> 02:23:20,659 [Michael] I mean, I tell you, 2961 02:23:21,827 --> 02:23:25,230 you cannot take anything away from Kevin Owens. 2962 02:23:25,297 --> 02:23:29,100 That was one of the most valiant, one of the most courageous efforts 2963 02:23:29,167 --> 02:23:32,404 I have ever witnessed here in WWE. 2964 02:23:32,471 --> 02:23:34,840 [Graves] That was one of the most darndest fights 2965 02:23:34,905 --> 02:23:38,443 I have ever witnessed in WWE or beyond. 2966 02:23:39,044 --> 02:23:42,581 [Michael] Kevin Owens had two men against him. 2967 02:23:43,448 --> 02:23:46,785 Kevin Owens fought through every damn obstacle. 2968 02:23:47,285 --> 02:23:51,990 And in the end, it took a low blow from the champion 2969 02:23:52,056 --> 02:23:54,626 to secure his title retention. 2970 02:24:02,367 --> 02:24:06,972 Kevin Owens kept going for it, fingertips away time after time, 2971 02:24:07,038 --> 02:24:11,543 but Jey Uso, Reigns's cousin, would once again thwart the miracle. 2972 02:24:11,609 --> 02:24:14,512 [Graves] The Bloodline once again paying dividends 2973 02:24:14,579 --> 02:24:16,481 for The Head of the Table. 2974 02:24:16,547 --> 02:24:19,583 But Kevin Owens, desperate as a man can be, 2975 02:24:19,651 --> 02:24:21,920 continues to fight his heart out. 2976 02:24:23,588 --> 02:24:25,556 [Michael] And now watch Reigns, bang, a low blow. 2977 02:24:25,624 --> 02:24:28,960 A blatant low blow, perfectly legal under the rules of this matchup. 2978 02:24:29,027 --> 02:24:30,895 But again, a shortcut by the champion. 2979 02:24:30,962 --> 02:24:34,565 It's one thing he used Uso, it's another thing he used the low blow. 2980 02:24:34,633 --> 02:24:37,002 And then the guillotine to choke out Owens. 2981 02:24:37,068 --> 02:24:41,273 And as Kevin Owens's lifeless body would fall to the mat below, 2982 02:24:41,339 --> 02:24:44,376 it was Roman Reigns grabbing the championship 2983 02:24:44,442 --> 02:24:47,112 to remain The Head of the Table. 2984 02:24:47,779 --> 02:24:51,716 [Graves] And to your point, Cole, Kevin Owens has nothing to be ashamed of. 2985 02:24:51,783 --> 02:24:55,687 He can go home, kiss his wife, hug his family, 2986 02:24:56,354 --> 02:24:58,723 but Kevin Owens must come to the realization 2987 02:24:58,789 --> 02:25:01,091 and accept the fact there is only one 2988 02:25:01,159 --> 02:25:04,963 at The Head of the Table, one Universal Champion. 2989 02:25:05,564 --> 02:25:07,832 He is Roman Reigns. 2990 02:25:07,899 --> 02:25:11,002 ["The Truth Reigns" continues playing] 2991 02:25:14,606 --> 02:25:16,775 [Michael] Utter disappointment. 2992 02:25:17,475 --> 02:25:19,610 The agony of defeat. 2993 02:25:20,679 --> 02:25:24,649 But for Roman Reigns, he remains your Universal Champion. 2994 02:25:49,241 --> 02:25:52,010 [solemn music playing] 2995 02:26:20,939 --> 02:26:22,641 [Tom] As we welcome you back here to ringside, 2996 02:26:22,707 --> 02:26:26,144 we are standing in the wreckage of the TLC match 2997 02:26:26,211 --> 02:26:27,612 for the Universal Championship. 2998 02:26:27,679 --> 02:26:29,748 You talk about a physically-destructive match 2999 02:26:29,814 --> 02:26:31,349 of which we just saw Kevin Owens, 3000 02:26:31,416 --> 02:26:34,853 a valiant effort but obviously still seated at the head of the table, 3001 02:26:34,919 --> 02:26:37,422 the Universal Champion Roman Reigns. 3002 02:26:37,489 --> 02:26:38,990 As we just saw moments ago, 3003 02:26:39,056 --> 02:26:42,027 we cannot wait for the first pay-per-view event 3004 02:26:42,092 --> 02:26:45,297 of 2021 at the Royal Rumble event. 3005 02:26:45,363 --> 02:26:47,799 -Joe, you know it all too well. -Oh, I can't wait personally. 3006 02:26:47,866 --> 02:26:50,635 It's where one night one superstar can change your championship destiny 3007 02:26:50,702 --> 02:26:52,971 as we begin the Road to WrestleMania. 3008 02:26:53,038 --> 02:26:54,839 It happens six weeks from tonight. 3009 02:26:54,905 --> 02:26:58,576 Again, the first pay-per-view event of 2021 for us here at WWE, 3010 02:26:58,643 --> 02:27:02,080 the Royal Rumble event streaming live right here on the WWE Network. 3011 02:27:02,146 --> 02:27:06,451 Oh, but that's not all the news we have because by virtue of pinning Sami Zayn 3012 02:27:06,518 --> 02:27:09,688 during the Kickoff show in an Eight-Man Tag Team match, 3013 02:27:09,753 --> 02:27:14,159 this Friday night, Big E has got himself a huge opportunity. 3014 02:27:14,225 --> 02:27:19,864 Big E will challenge Sami Zayn for the Intercontinental Championship. 3015 02:27:19,931 --> 02:27:23,034 That is this Friday night on SmackDown on Fox. 3016 02:27:23,100 --> 02:27:28,106 [Tom] But coming up next, it is the first-ever Firefly Inferno Match. 3017 02:27:28,172 --> 02:27:30,642 The Fiend versus Randy Orton. 3018 02:27:30,708 --> 02:27:34,645 There is a haunting history here that has been forged by fire, 3019 02:27:34,713 --> 02:27:36,581 but in the spirit of the holidays, 3020 02:27:36,648 --> 02:27:40,018 Bray Wyatt has one last gift for Randy Orton. 3021 02:27:42,320 --> 02:27:45,323 [jolly music playing] 3022 02:27:47,926 --> 02:27:49,160 [children cheering] 3023 02:27:49,226 --> 02:27:50,662 Hi, boys and girls. 3024 02:27:51,296 --> 02:27:53,365 Here comes the Firefly Carol. 3025 02:27:53,431 --> 02:27:57,601 We'll head to the past, full of pals, plague, and peril. 3026 02:27:58,369 --> 02:27:59,838 [Randy] I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee-- 3027 02:27:59,904 --> 02:28:02,474 -[video stops] -[Bray] Whoa, whoa, whoa, too far back. 3028 02:28:02,539 --> 02:28:05,009 Let's fast forward. Sorry to sidetrack. 3029 02:28:07,112 --> 02:28:10,081 'Twas the holiday month and nothing was amiss. 3030 02:28:10,148 --> 02:28:13,318 Yowie-wowie, we had found true bliss. 3031 02:28:14,185 --> 02:28:17,222 But nothing so super could ever last. 3032 02:28:18,556 --> 02:28:21,393 A nasty Viper emerged from the past. 3033 02:28:21,993 --> 02:28:25,363 [Randy] You are the master and I am the servant. 3034 02:28:25,430 --> 02:28:26,765 [Bray] Oh, dear, a disaster. 3035 02:28:26,831 --> 02:28:28,900 We trusted this serpent. 3036 02:28:28,966 --> 02:28:32,704 A partner, amigo, a truly true friend. 3037 02:28:33,304 --> 02:28:36,841 But like anything, it had come to an end. 3038 02:28:36,975 --> 02:28:40,311 [ominous music playing] 3039 02:28:42,514 --> 02:28:45,817 Beneath my feet lies Sister Abigail. 3040 02:28:47,618 --> 02:28:48,752 [Bray] See how he bellowed. 3041 02:28:48,820 --> 02:28:50,154 No! 3042 02:28:50,221 --> 02:28:51,623 Our face ghostly pale. 3043 02:28:51,689 --> 02:28:53,291 [Randy] Sister Abigail. 3044 02:29:01,064 --> 02:29:03,067 Oh, venom. Oh, liar. 3045 02:29:03,134 --> 02:29:04,903 Oh, crucifix, oh, fire! 3046 02:29:04,969 --> 02:29:08,339 'Twas he who built Abigail's funeral pyre. 3047 02:29:11,309 --> 02:29:12,777 [woman screams] 3048 02:29:15,279 --> 02:29:18,283 [eerie music playing] 3049 02:29:20,083 --> 02:29:21,286 [Bray laughs maniacally] 3050 02:29:22,487 --> 02:29:25,590 [dramatic music playing] 3051 02:29:25,657 --> 02:29:28,159 [Bray] And now this young boy is but a snake. 3052 02:29:28,660 --> 02:29:30,295 With our minds, he does toy. 3053 02:29:30,360 --> 02:29:32,297 And our love, he does take. 3054 02:29:32,363 --> 02:29:34,198 [Randy] When the time comes, 3055 02:29:35,199 --> 02:29:37,068 I am going to let him know 3056 02:29:37,135 --> 02:29:39,537 there is no boundary I will not cross 3057 02:29:40,839 --> 02:29:42,841 to let the darkness show. 3058 02:29:44,108 --> 02:29:47,779 [singer] ♪ Silent night ♪ 3059 02:29:49,814 --> 02:29:53,751 ♪ Holy night ♪ 3060 02:29:55,353 --> 02:29:59,357 ♪ All is calm ♪ 3061 02:30:00,892 --> 02:30:04,996 ♪ All is bright ♪ 3062 02:30:05,529 --> 02:30:07,365 [Bray] If he wants darkness, 3063 02:30:07,431 --> 02:30:08,966 we're afraid it could mean war. 3064 02:30:09,600 --> 02:30:13,705 [Randy] In the meantime, I'll be knocking on that funhouse door. 3065 02:30:15,240 --> 02:30:16,774 [Bray] He'll seek and he'll strike. 3066 02:30:16,841 --> 02:30:20,345 But worry not, soon in our web, 3067 02:30:20,411 --> 02:30:21,779 this foe will be caught. 3068 02:30:23,381 --> 02:30:26,684 [singer] ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ 3069 02:30:26,751 --> 02:30:30,488 [Randy grunting] 3070 02:30:32,155 --> 02:30:35,260 At TLC, Randy will be filled with regret. 3071 02:30:36,561 --> 02:30:39,898 A night this predator will never forget. 3072 02:30:42,901 --> 02:30:44,101 For those three words 3073 02:30:44,168 --> 02:30:45,502 "Let me in." 3074 02:30:45,570 --> 02:30:46,871 are bound to be spoken, 3075 02:30:48,006 --> 02:30:49,240 and Orton will know 3076 02:30:51,009 --> 02:30:53,311 that he has awoken. 3077 02:30:55,613 --> 02:30:57,649 That he has awoken. 3078 02:31:07,158 --> 02:31:08,259 Let me in. 3079 02:31:08,326 --> 02:31:11,829 [laughing maniacally] 3080 02:31:14,966 --> 02:31:16,134 [bell rings] 3081 02:31:16,199 --> 02:31:21,205 The following is the Firefly Inferno match. 3082 02:31:21,939 --> 02:31:24,207 In this match, there are no pinfalls, no submissions, 3083 02:31:24,275 --> 02:31:26,678 no count outs, and no disqualifications. 3084 02:31:26,743 --> 02:31:32,082 The only way to win is to light any part of your opponent on fire. 3085 02:31:33,918 --> 02:31:38,021 [singer] ♪ I hear voices in my head They counsel me ♪ 3086 02:31:38,089 --> 02:31:41,025 ♪ They understand, they talk to me ♪ 3087 02:31:41,091 --> 02:31:43,795 ["Voices" playing] 3088 02:31:50,535 --> 02:31:52,904 [singer] ♪ You've got your rules and religion ♪ 3089 02:31:52,971 --> 02:31:55,573 [Rome] Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri 3090 02:31:55,640 --> 02:31:58,443 weighing in at 250 pounds, 3091 02:31:58,509 --> 02:32:04,082 "The Apex Predator" Randy Orton. 3092 02:32:04,849 --> 02:32:07,552 [Tom] "There is no boundary I will not cross." 3093 02:32:07,618 --> 02:32:09,320 The words of Randy Orton. 3094 02:32:09,487 --> 02:32:11,723 That statement about to be tested, Joe, 3095 02:32:11,788 --> 02:32:16,360 and dare I say, this looks like a tentative Randy Orton. 3096 02:32:16,427 --> 02:32:17,761 [Samoa Joe] As well it should be. 3097 02:32:17,829 --> 02:32:20,865 You know, tonight what scares me the most is not the stipulation, Tom. 3098 02:32:20,931 --> 02:32:24,936 It's the willingness of both these competitors to go through with it. 3099 02:32:25,002 --> 02:32:27,038 [Byron] You see Orton there trying to get his mind right, 3100 02:32:27,105 --> 02:32:30,341 essentially, guys, walking into the unknown. 3101 02:32:31,943 --> 02:32:33,744 A Firefly Inferno match. 3102 02:32:33,811 --> 02:32:37,181 Think about in the 20 years of Randy Orton's career, 3103 02:32:37,248 --> 02:32:40,184 never has he entered an environment like this. 3104 02:32:41,919 --> 02:32:44,021 [Tom] This is a man in Randy Orton this past week on Raw 3105 02:32:44,088 --> 02:32:49,694 was willing to light a box holding Bray Wyatt in it on fire. 3106 02:32:49,927 --> 02:32:53,530 What means is he willing to go here tonight against The Fiend? 3107 02:32:53,598 --> 02:32:55,966 [Byron] Well, I ask this in response, 3108 02:32:56,034 --> 02:33:00,404 I mean, is there a slight regret by Randy Orton for what he chose to do? 3109 02:33:00,471 --> 02:33:02,907 The attempt to set Bray Wyatt on fire? 3110 02:33:02,974 --> 02:33:04,676 [Samoa Joe] I think that look on Randy Orton's face right now 3111 02:33:04,742 --> 02:33:06,476 says all you need to know. 3112 02:33:06,544 --> 02:33:07,845 Look at that apprehension. 3113 02:33:09,714 --> 02:33:12,850 This is a Viper that understands the danger he is in right now. 3114 02:33:13,918 --> 02:33:17,355 [Tom] Oh, to your point, Joe, hence Randy Orton not wearing 3115 02:33:17,422 --> 02:33:21,759 his normal in-ring gear because of the hazardous situation 3116 02:33:21,826 --> 02:33:24,494 that he's in here in this Firefly Inferno match. 3117 02:33:24,996 --> 02:33:27,632 [singer] ♪ I feel justice cryin' ♪ 3118 02:33:27,698 --> 02:33:30,401 ♪ I see faith has fallen ♪ 3119 02:33:30,467 --> 02:33:32,036 ♪ I hear voices in my head ♪ 3120 02:33:32,103 --> 02:33:34,271 [Byron] But you can hardly blame Randy Orton 3121 02:33:34,771 --> 02:33:36,174 for maybe walking into the unknown. 3122 02:33:36,240 --> 02:33:39,277 He understands that Randy Orton is going to be in a physical 3123 02:33:39,342 --> 02:33:41,244 and psychological battle. 3124 02:33:42,779 --> 02:33:46,184 [Tom] Remember, The Fiend was born from the ashes 3125 02:33:46,250 --> 02:33:50,822 of the Wyatt family compound, a creation from Bray Wyatt's mind 3126 02:33:50,887 --> 02:33:55,460 because of the trauma caused by this man, Randy Orton. 3127 02:34:00,931 --> 02:34:03,333 [Byron] I would love to be a fly on the wall 3128 02:34:03,401 --> 02:34:06,136 in the mind of Randy Orton right now. 3129 02:34:10,841 --> 02:34:14,045 [Tom] Joe, if you were Orton, how would you handle this situation? 3130 02:34:14,645 --> 02:34:16,547 [Samoa Joe] I couldn't even begin to tell you, Tom. 3131 02:34:16,614 --> 02:34:19,951 I mean, the stipulation alone in this match, I mean, they're terrifying. 3132 02:34:20,017 --> 02:34:21,485 I mean, we're not talking about burning somebody. 3133 02:34:21,552 --> 02:34:23,321 You must light them ablaze, Tom. 3134 02:34:23,386 --> 02:34:26,556 And the sheer audacity to do that to somebody else, 3135 02:34:26,624 --> 02:34:29,927 I mean, I can't even begin to fathom what the strategy is going into this. 3136 02:34:29,993 --> 02:34:32,262 [Tom] And that is settling into the mind of Randy Orton. 3137 02:34:32,330 --> 02:34:36,100 You can see the apprehension written all over his face. 3138 02:34:38,336 --> 02:34:40,538 [Byron] I thought a few weeks ago that somehow Randy Orton 3139 02:34:40,605 --> 02:34:45,176 might've breached The Fiend's seemingly impenetrable wall of horror 3140 02:34:45,710 --> 02:34:47,377 but after what we witnessed last Monday night, 3141 02:34:47,445 --> 02:34:49,012 uh, I'm not so sure. 3142 02:34:49,080 --> 02:34:51,948 [singer] ♪ You got your rules and your religion ♪ 3143 02:34:52,016 --> 02:34:53,984 ♪ All designed to keep ♪ 3144 02:34:54,051 --> 02:34:57,088 [crowd chatter] 3145 02:35:05,596 --> 02:35:07,231 ["Good Friendship Song" playing] 3146 02:35:07,297 --> 02:35:10,535 [singer] ♪ We're really glad That you're our friend ♪ 3147 02:35:10,600 --> 02:35:14,005 ♪ And this is a friendship That will never ever end ♪ 3148 02:35:18,142 --> 02:35:21,579 [power shutting down] 3149 02:35:32,055 --> 02:35:35,426 ["Let Me In" playing] 3150 02:35:37,261 --> 02:35:39,262 [singer] ♪ Yowie Wowie ♪ 3151 02:35:42,466 --> 02:35:43,868 ♪ Let me in ♪ 3152 02:35:44,368 --> 02:35:46,270 [crowd cheering] 3153 02:36:07,058 --> 02:36:10,928 [singer] ♪ Catching flies ♪ 3154 02:36:10,994 --> 02:36:14,064 ♪ In his mouth ♪ 3155 02:36:14,698 --> 02:36:16,300 ♪ Tasting freedom ♪ 3156 02:36:16,367 --> 02:36:20,471 [Rome] And his opponent, The Fiend. 3157 02:36:21,439 --> 02:36:24,275 [Samoa Joe] And to quote a scholar greater than myself, 3158 02:36:24,809 --> 02:36:26,510 something wicked this way comes. 3159 02:36:28,779 --> 02:36:31,815 [Tom] As if the setting here inside WWE ThunderDome 3160 02:36:31,883 --> 02:36:36,887 wasn't unnerving enough amongst the tables, ladders, and chairs, 3161 02:36:36,954 --> 02:36:41,292 you can only imagine what the sadistic and warped mind 3162 02:36:41,359 --> 02:36:46,029 of The Fiend and Bray Wyatt have cooked up in this Firefly Inferno match. 3163 02:36:48,332 --> 02:36:52,837 [Byron] And just the mere presence of this entity known as The Fiend 3164 02:36:52,904 --> 02:36:55,606 is as spine-chilling and as eerie 3165 02:36:55,672 --> 02:36:57,275 as spine-chilling and eerie could be. 3166 02:36:57,341 --> 02:37:01,645 [Tom] And Joe, it looked like Orton salivating at the opportunity 3167 02:37:01,712 --> 02:37:03,247 to get to face The Fiend. 3168 02:37:03,314 --> 02:37:07,251 He's encountered The Fiend from surprise altercations before, 3169 02:37:07,318 --> 02:37:09,487 but this, he gets to look The Fiend in the eye. 3170 02:37:09,553 --> 02:37:11,288 [Samoa Joe] And I think that is the biggest difference here, Tom. 3171 02:37:11,355 --> 02:37:12,657 He is looking The Fiend in the eye. 3172 02:37:12,723 --> 02:37:14,225 His target has been identified. 3173 02:37:14,292 --> 02:37:17,194 The prey is locked in and Randy Orton is ready to strike. 3174 02:37:17,261 --> 02:37:19,096 [Byron] We've heard Randy Orton say for weeks 3175 02:37:19,163 --> 02:37:22,332 that he sees multiple similarities between himself and The Fiend. 3176 02:37:22,400 --> 02:37:26,971 He sees the evil, the deranged mindset that they both share. 3177 02:37:27,838 --> 02:37:31,375 But is Orton truly prepared for what's about to happen? 3178 02:37:34,511 --> 02:37:39,817 [singer] ♪ He won't see the sun again For years to come ♪ 3179 02:37:39,884 --> 02:37:43,287 ♪ He's broken out of love ♪ 3180 02:37:44,722 --> 02:37:46,757 [Tom] The Fiend is dancing in the Devil's Playground 3181 02:37:46,823 --> 02:37:50,761 because he has the advantage, the Firefly Inferno match, 3182 02:37:50,828 --> 02:37:53,130 a concoction of The Fiend's mind as Randy Orton, 3183 02:37:53,197 --> 02:37:57,100 you can see his caution as he steps outside of the ropes. 3184 02:38:02,239 --> 02:38:06,444 [singer] ♪ Catching flies ♪ 3185 02:38:06,510 --> 02:38:09,213 ♪ In his mouth ♪ 3186 02:38:10,014 --> 02:38:14,285 ♪ Tasting freedom while he ♪ 3187 02:38:14,351 --> 02:38:17,455 [Byron] What is going through the mind of Randy Orton 3188 02:38:18,622 --> 02:38:23,461 in these final moments before this Firefly Inferno Match begins? 3189 02:38:24,895 --> 02:38:27,965 [singer] ♪ Top of the stairs ♪ 3190 02:38:29,533 --> 02:38:31,035 ♪ Of the stairs ♪ 3191 02:38:33,904 --> 02:38:39,844 ♪ He won't see the sun again For years to come ♪ 3192 02:38:39,910 --> 02:38:42,645 ♪ He's broken out of love ♪ 3193 02:38:43,146 --> 02:38:46,216 [Samoa Joe] He's described his darkness made flesh, malice tangible. 3194 02:38:47,083 --> 02:38:48,285 The Fiend is in the building. 3195 02:38:49,453 --> 02:38:52,356 [singer] ♪ Hurt! Heal! ♪ 3196 02:38:53,124 --> 02:38:55,326 ♪ Hurt! Heal! ♪ 3197 02:38:55,393 --> 02:38:57,294 [Byron] Randy Orton just taking a moment 3198 02:38:57,360 --> 02:39:00,731 to take it all in, to take in the presence of The Fiend. 3199 02:39:04,802 --> 02:39:07,538 [crowd chatter] 3200 02:39:23,454 --> 02:39:25,389 [Samoa Joe] The Fiend leering at Orton. 3201 02:39:32,830 --> 02:39:35,565 [Byron] Randy Orton has not taken his eyes off The Fiend. 3202 02:39:36,699 --> 02:39:38,069 [bell rings] 3203 02:39:38,135 --> 02:39:40,270 [crowd chatter] 3204 02:39:50,948 --> 02:39:53,951 [crowd cheering] 3205 02:40:15,973 --> 02:40:16,974 -[Byron] Oh. -[Samoa Joe] And we're on. 3206 02:40:17,041 --> 02:40:18,208 [Tom] Randy rushes in with a… 3207 02:40:18,275 --> 02:40:21,011 [laughing] 3208 02:40:21,078 --> 02:40:22,246 [Byron] The Fiend is laughing. 3209 02:40:22,313 --> 02:40:24,314 [laughing] 3210 02:40:34,091 --> 02:40:35,526 [Byron] This is what Orton has got to be concerned with, 3211 02:40:35,592 --> 02:40:37,294 the psychological games. 3212 02:40:39,529 --> 02:40:41,698 [laughing] 3213 02:40:41,765 --> 02:40:42,867 [Samoa Joe] Giggling. 3214 02:40:42,933 --> 02:40:44,969 [crowd chatter] 3215 02:40:50,341 --> 02:40:51,341 [Tom] Oh. 3216 02:40:51,408 --> 02:40:53,277 [growls] 3217 02:40:53,911 --> 02:40:56,247 -[Byron] Oh, no, no, no. -[Tom] Orton went for an RKO early 3218 02:40:56,313 --> 02:40:59,183 and there is The Fiend to meet Orton in the corner. 3219 02:41:00,518 --> 02:41:03,787 [Byron] Now The Fiend is unleashing all over Randy Orton. 3220 02:41:03,887 --> 02:41:05,589 [Samoa Joe] Oh, multiple headbutts and The Fiend 3221 02:41:05,655 --> 02:41:08,725 is stomping a hole in Randy Orton. 3222 02:41:08,792 --> 02:41:10,394 [crowd cheering] 3223 02:41:10,461 --> 02:41:13,197 [Byron] Again, I ask the question, how much real estate 3224 02:41:13,264 --> 02:41:16,600 has The Fiend purchased in the head of Randy Orton? 3225 02:41:17,501 --> 02:41:19,570 [Tom] Oh, and a big right. Down goes Orton. 3226 02:41:21,137 --> 02:41:22,172 [Samoa Joe] Whatever real estate he owns, 3227 02:41:22,239 --> 02:41:24,408 he's living rent free in his head right now. 3228 02:41:29,880 --> 02:41:32,116 [Tom] Oh, and The Fiend with a headbutt, 3229 02:41:32,183 --> 02:41:33,517 drives Orton down. 3230 02:41:35,186 --> 02:41:38,088 [Byron] The Fiend is just simply stalking Randy Orton. 3231 02:41:48,232 --> 02:41:50,034 -[Tom] Oh, hold on. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no quarter will be given. 3232 02:41:50,100 --> 02:41:51,402 [Tom] Setting up for Sister Abigail. 3233 02:41:51,467 --> 02:41:53,270 -Orton able to get out of it. -[Samoa Joe] Oh. 3234 02:41:53,804 --> 02:41:57,174 [Tom] And a dropkick but so far, The Fiend has been impregnable 3235 02:41:57,241 --> 02:41:59,210 against The Apex Predator. 3236 02:41:59,276 --> 02:42:00,243 [Samoa Joe] Oh. 3237 02:42:01,312 --> 02:42:04,114 [Byron] Well, think about how frustrating that's got to be for Randy Orton. 3238 02:42:04,180 --> 02:42:06,216 Every offensive attempt you've tried has failed. 3239 02:42:06,283 --> 02:42:08,552 -[Samoa Joe] He's laughed off. -[Byron] You're right, Joe. 3240 02:42:09,619 --> 02:42:11,589 -[Tom] And using the top rope. -[Byron] Oh. 3241 02:42:12,856 --> 02:42:15,059 [Tom] Remember, no pinfalls, no submissions, 3242 02:42:15,125 --> 02:42:16,594 no count outs, and no disqualifications. 3243 02:42:16,660 --> 02:42:20,797 The only way to win is to light any part of your opponent on fire. 3244 02:42:23,267 --> 02:42:24,301 -And now… -[Byron] Oh. 3245 02:42:24,368 --> 02:42:26,502 [Tom] …Orton cut down by The Fiend. 3246 02:42:32,142 --> 02:42:33,644 The predator has become prey. 3247 02:42:33,711 --> 02:42:34,877 -[Samoa Joe] Here we go. -[Tom] Is it time? 3248 02:42:34,945 --> 02:42:37,514 Is it time for Sister Abigail? And Orton fighting back. 3249 02:42:37,581 --> 02:42:39,550 [Samoa Joe] And Orton fighting back, and oh, watch out. 3250 02:42:39,617 --> 02:42:42,820 [Tom] Oh. And a back breaker by Orton, buys him some time. 3251 02:42:42,886 --> 02:42:44,654 [Byron] That was the first significant amount of offense 3252 02:42:44,722 --> 02:42:47,258 that Randy Orton has had from the moment this match began. 3253 02:42:47,323 --> 02:42:48,492 -[Tom] Orton-- -[Samoa Joe] Or is it? 3254 02:42:48,559 --> 02:42:49,927 [Tom] Oh, back up to his feet. 3255 02:42:49,993 --> 02:42:52,997 The Fiend back up to his feet, went for an RKO. 3256 02:42:53,663 --> 02:42:57,534 Hold on. Sister Abigail to Randy Orton. 3257 02:42:57,600 --> 02:43:00,270 [Byron] The third time was the charm for The Fiend. 3258 02:43:01,605 --> 02:43:03,407 -[Samoa Joe] Whoa. -[Byron] God. 3259 02:43:06,143 --> 02:43:07,778 The size of those flames. 3260 02:43:08,412 --> 02:43:11,047 [crowd cheering] 3261 02:43:11,115 --> 02:43:13,517 [Samoa Joe] And I believe the funhouse is ablaze. 3262 02:43:14,418 --> 02:43:16,886 [Tom] The Firefly Inferno match. 3263 02:43:17,654 --> 02:43:21,591 We have added another circle of hell as Orton has been tossed outside the ring. 3264 02:43:21,659 --> 02:43:23,560 [Byron] Uh, you know, we know the rules, guys. 3265 02:43:23,627 --> 02:43:24,795 We know the rules of this matchup. 3266 02:43:24,862 --> 02:43:27,564 Light any part of your opponent on fire to win. 3267 02:43:28,832 --> 02:43:31,335 [Samoa Joe] Well, the likelihood of that has definitely gotten much, much better. 3268 02:43:31,402 --> 02:43:34,872 [Tom] Oh, and Orton scrambling, doing anything he can to put distance 3269 02:43:34,938 --> 02:43:36,306 between himself and The Fiend. 3270 02:43:36,373 --> 02:43:38,207 [Samoa Joe] The ThunderDome is on fire. 3271 02:43:39,910 --> 02:43:41,511 -Oh. -[Tom] To the eyes. 3272 02:43:42,279 --> 02:43:43,881 [laughing] 3273 02:43:44,547 --> 02:43:46,183 -[Byron] The Fiend… -[Samoa Joe] He's laughing more. 3274 02:43:46,250 --> 02:43:50,054 [Byron] …continuing to laugh as The Fiend punishes and tortures Randy Orton. 3275 02:43:53,223 --> 02:43:55,192 -You got to wonder if-- -[Samoa Joe] Be careful, be careful, no. 3276 02:43:55,259 --> 02:43:58,362 [Tom] Near the flames. Is he gonna light Randy Orton on fire? 3277 02:43:58,429 --> 02:43:59,662 Orton trying to resist. 3278 02:43:59,730 --> 02:44:02,366 [Samoa Joe] He's doing everything he can to resist, but oh, he's real close. 3279 02:44:02,433 --> 02:44:04,068 [Tom] Uh, The Fiend-- The Fiend trying to push Orton-- 3280 02:44:04,134 --> 02:44:05,202 [Samoa Joe] Orton better watch that hood. 3281 02:44:05,269 --> 02:44:06,837 [Tom] Oh, trying to push Orton into the flames. 3282 02:44:06,904 --> 02:44:08,505 [Byron] Orton fighting for his life here. 3283 02:44:08,572 --> 02:44:10,541 [Tom] Orton able to back off The Fiend. 3284 02:44:12,176 --> 02:44:14,178 -[Byron] How psychologically… -[Tom] Oh! 3285 02:44:14,243 --> 02:44:15,645 -[Byron] …unraveled… -[Tom] God. 3286 02:44:15,713 --> 02:44:17,413 [Byron] …could Orton be right now? 3287 02:44:19,082 --> 02:44:23,087 [Tom] It is an absolute hell storm here inside WWE ThunderDome. 3288 02:44:23,153 --> 02:44:25,622 -[Samoa Joe] Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait. -[Tom] You can feel the flames. 3289 02:44:25,689 --> 02:44:26,890 [Byron] Is that a strap? 3290 02:44:26,957 --> 02:44:27,957 Oh. 3291 02:44:31,428 --> 02:44:34,163 [Samoa Joe] Dante's inferno, eat your heart out. 3292 02:44:34,231 --> 02:44:35,232 Oh. 3293 02:44:38,601 --> 02:44:40,537 [Byron] The Fiend is simply striking… 3294 02:44:40,604 --> 02:44:43,940 -[Samoa Joe] Oh. -[Byron] …at will onto Randy Orton. 3295 02:44:44,007 --> 02:44:46,510 [Samoa Joe] He's lashing Randy Orton over and over again. 3296 02:44:47,077 --> 02:44:48,645 [Byron] He's getting out of it. 3297 02:44:49,580 --> 02:44:51,582 -The Fiend is digging for something else. -[Samoa Joe] He's changing lashes. 3298 02:44:51,648 --> 02:44:52,949 He must've wore out that leather. 3299 02:44:53,016 --> 02:44:55,519 [crowd chatter] 3300 02:45:00,391 --> 02:45:02,393 -[Samoa Joe] What? -[Byron] Oh, my gosh. 3301 02:45:02,458 --> 02:45:04,395 -Oh, my gosh. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no. 3302 02:45:04,461 --> 02:45:06,162 [crowd cheering] 3303 02:45:06,230 --> 02:45:07,797 [Byron] The Fiend-- The Fiend is looking to end this right now. 3304 02:45:07,865 --> 02:45:10,033 -[Samoa Joe] It's about to get crispy. -[Tom] Trying to light Orton on fire. 3305 02:45:10,100 --> 02:45:11,502 Oh, my God. 3306 02:45:13,270 --> 02:45:16,273 [Byron] Just think about how unnerving that had to be for Randy Orton. 3307 02:45:16,340 --> 02:45:17,573 -[Tom] And The Fiend-- -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no, no, no. 3308 02:45:17,641 --> 02:45:19,176 [Tom] The Fiend close to the flames. 3309 02:45:23,213 --> 02:45:25,649 And now Orton sent into the post. 3310 02:45:29,485 --> 02:45:32,155 [Byron] Physical punishment, the heat from these flames. 3311 02:45:32,222 --> 02:45:34,158 -[Samoa Joe] What? -[Tom] What the hell is that? 3312 02:45:34,224 --> 02:45:36,427 [Samoa Joe] Oh, no. That's a pickaxe. 3313 02:45:36,493 --> 02:45:38,061 [Tom] Oh, my God. 3314 02:45:41,431 --> 02:45:43,567 [crowd chatter] 3315 02:45:47,070 --> 02:45:48,305 [Samoa Joe] The Fiend is struggling there. 3316 02:45:48,372 --> 02:45:49,606 -[Tom] The Fiend is trying… -[Byron] Pull that axe free. 3317 02:45:49,672 --> 02:45:51,475 [Tom] …to attack Randy Orton with a damn pickaxe. 3318 02:45:51,542 --> 02:45:52,910 -[Samoa Joe] Oh. -[Byron] I'm in disbelief. 3319 02:45:52,975 --> 02:45:55,045 [Tom] And now, Orton, Orton doing anything he can 3320 02:45:55,112 --> 02:45:56,814 but again, sent into the post. 3321 02:46:00,884 --> 02:46:03,287 -[Byron] Merciless fiend. -[Samoa Joe] He… 3322 02:46:03,353 --> 02:46:04,988 -[Byron] Oh. -[Samoa Joe] …The Fiend pretty impervious 3323 02:46:05,055 --> 02:46:07,157 to anything that Randy Orton throws at him. 3324 02:46:08,292 --> 02:46:10,394 And they're edging closer to those flames. 3325 02:46:10,894 --> 02:46:11,962 [Byron] Orton, favoring that shoulder. 3326 02:46:12,029 --> 02:46:15,599 We know Orton has a history of shoulder problems here in WWE. 3327 02:46:17,501 --> 02:46:18,868 [Samoa Joe] He's gonna have a lack of hair problem 3328 02:46:18,936 --> 02:46:20,337 if he gets any closer to that fire, Byron. 3329 02:46:20,404 --> 02:46:25,142 [Tom] The Fiend not only has a gas can but the rocking chair of Bray Wyatt. 3330 02:46:27,578 --> 02:46:28,846 [Byron] Oh, God. 3331 02:46:32,549 --> 02:46:34,618 [Samoa Joe] Is he dousing it in gasoline? 3332 02:46:36,487 --> 02:46:39,689 [Byron] I can only imagine what The Fiend is planning to do here. 3333 02:46:45,963 --> 02:46:48,632 [Samoa Joe] I can guarantee you, he's not setting forth the primrose path. 3334 02:46:49,132 --> 02:46:52,769 [Tom] Oh, no, no. Trying to get Orton-- trying to push Orton into the flames. 3335 02:46:56,206 --> 02:46:57,241 [Byron] Oh. 3336 02:46:57,306 --> 02:47:01,110 [Tom] Instead, shoulder-first, God, into the steel steps. 3337 02:47:03,947 --> 02:47:07,451 [Byron] This is enjoyment, sick enjoyment for The Fiend. 3338 02:47:07,518 --> 02:47:10,587 This was his "gift" to Randy Orton. 3339 02:47:10,654 --> 02:47:11,654 [Tom] Oh. 3340 02:47:13,657 --> 02:47:15,591 [Samoa Joe] Oh, oh, no, no, no, no, no. 3341 02:47:15,659 --> 02:47:17,794 [Byron] Orton seated in that rocking chair. 3342 02:47:17,860 --> 02:47:20,296 I don't like the looks of this or that. 3343 02:47:22,064 --> 02:47:24,368 [Samoa Joe] Orton needs to wake up. 3344 02:47:25,135 --> 02:47:26,136 [Tom] Guys… 3345 02:47:26,904 --> 02:47:28,839 [crowd cheering] 3346 02:47:30,908 --> 02:47:32,341 -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no. -[Byron] Orton's out. 3347 02:47:32,409 --> 02:47:35,112 [Tom] No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. No, no, no, no. 3348 02:47:35,178 --> 02:47:36,947 Randy Orton bails out of the chair. 3349 02:47:37,014 --> 02:47:38,649 [laughing] 3350 02:47:41,851 --> 02:47:44,454 [Tom] The rocking chair engulfed in flame. 3351 02:47:46,289 --> 02:47:48,625 [laughing maniacally] 3352 02:47:49,126 --> 02:47:52,895 [Samoa Joe] Guys, you hear that sick maniacal laugh from The Fiend? 3353 02:47:52,963 --> 02:47:56,667 [Byron] This is-- this is disturbing. This is disturbing on so many levels. 3354 02:48:01,771 --> 02:48:04,207 The Fiend with those steel steps. 3355 02:48:04,707 --> 02:48:06,310 -Oh, my God. -[Samoa Joe] Oh. 3356 02:48:07,511 --> 02:48:10,146 [Tom] I believe-- I believe Orton with an axe handle. 3357 02:48:10,213 --> 02:48:11,248 [Samoa Joe] Yes, it is. Oh. 3358 02:48:11,314 --> 02:48:13,951 [Tom] Oh. To the back of The Fiend. 3359 02:48:14,017 --> 02:48:15,419 Tosses away the handle. 3360 02:48:16,086 --> 02:48:17,220 Going for something sturdier. 3361 02:48:17,287 --> 02:48:19,389 [Samoa Joe] Oh, he's found bigger equipment. 3362 02:48:19,922 --> 02:48:21,457 -Oh. -[Tom] Oh, my God. 3363 02:48:21,525 --> 02:48:24,595 And Randy Orton finding a way in the chaos, 3364 02:48:24,661 --> 02:48:26,930 steel stair to the face of The Fiend. 3365 02:48:27,497 --> 02:48:29,900 [Byron] I mean, you can feel it. It's like Orton snapped. 3366 02:48:29,966 --> 02:48:33,403 Orton came so close to being set on fire that he just lost it. 3367 02:48:36,073 --> 02:48:37,975 [Samoa Joe] These are the survival instincts of desperate men 3368 02:48:38,041 --> 02:48:39,276 and Orton has a chain. 3369 02:48:40,577 --> 02:48:42,946 [Tom] Wrapping a chain around the hand. 3370 02:48:43,012 --> 02:48:44,014 Orton. 3371 02:48:44,514 --> 02:48:46,016 [Byron] Now, it's The Fiend who is finding out… 3372 02:48:46,082 --> 02:48:48,618 -[Tom] Oh. -[Byron] …how sadistic and barbaric 3373 02:48:48,685 --> 02:48:49,953 Randy Orton can be. 3374 02:48:50,020 --> 02:48:53,023 [Samoa Joe] He's driving that chain over and over to The Fiend's face. 3375 02:48:53,090 --> 02:48:56,793 [Tom] Oh, and a chain-wrapped fist but The Fiend is still on his feet. 3376 02:48:57,994 --> 02:48:59,528 [Byron] Randy Orton will not let up. 3377 02:48:59,596 --> 02:49:00,731 -Uh-oh. Wait, wait, wait. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no! 3378 02:49:00,796 --> 02:49:02,933 [Tom] Trying to push The Fiend into the inferno, 3379 02:49:03,000 --> 02:49:05,601 trying to push The Fiend into the fires. 3380 02:49:06,136 --> 02:49:07,604 [Samoa Joe] Oh, he's close. 3381 02:49:08,537 --> 02:49:12,909 [Byron] Just inches away from those flames that could scorch the face of The Fiend. 3382 02:49:17,680 --> 02:49:20,684 [Tom] The Fiend found a way out. Orton's got the chain. 3383 02:49:22,351 --> 02:49:25,989 [Byron] Now it's Orton, Randy Orton who is stalking The Fiend. 3384 02:49:29,359 --> 02:49:30,359 Oh. 3385 02:49:30,427 --> 02:49:33,796 [Tom] Oh, and caught center of the ring by The Fiend. 3386 02:49:33,864 --> 02:49:35,064 [Byron] Goodness. 3387 02:49:35,132 --> 02:49:37,333 [crowd cheering] 3388 02:49:39,502 --> 02:49:42,239 -[Byron] Oh. -[Tom] Oh, snap to the neck. 3389 02:49:42,905 --> 02:49:45,175 [crowd cheering] 3390 02:49:52,549 --> 02:49:54,350 [Byron] This is what it's come to, 3391 02:49:54,418 --> 02:49:57,354 Randy Orton and The Fiend surrounded by flames. 3392 02:49:59,222 --> 02:50:00,289 [Samoa Joe] The heat. 3393 02:50:04,928 --> 02:50:08,899 [Byron] These men trying-- If we can even refer to The Fiend as a man, 3394 02:50:08,965 --> 02:50:10,801 trying to set the other on fire. 3395 02:50:10,867 --> 02:50:11,868 [Tom] He is not. 3396 02:50:12,402 --> 02:50:13,403 Oh. 3397 02:50:14,438 --> 02:50:16,873 [Samoa Joe] Orton was reaching for that axe handle, but… 3398 02:50:19,109 --> 02:50:20,109 Oh. 3399 02:50:26,249 --> 02:50:28,251 -[Byron] The Fiend again. -[Samoa Joe] Oh, no. 3400 02:50:28,318 --> 02:50:32,055 Axes were built to cleave but it looks like this one's built to cauterize. 3401 02:50:32,122 --> 02:50:34,925 [Tom] Oh, and Orton able to stop The Fiend. 3402 02:50:37,561 --> 02:50:40,330 [Byron] And yet another close call that Orton's been able to avoid 3403 02:50:40,396 --> 02:50:42,099 -of being set on fire and now Randy. -[Samoa Joe] Orton dragging him out, 3404 02:50:42,164 --> 02:50:44,467 -dragging him out. -[Tom] Has got a hold of The Fiend 3405 02:50:44,534 --> 02:50:46,036 -along the apron. -[Samoa Joe] Oh. 3406 02:50:46,103 --> 02:50:47,104 [Tom] Oh. 3407 02:50:50,741 --> 02:50:53,710 [Byron] The resounding counter by The Viper. 3408 02:50:53,777 --> 02:50:54,978 [Tom] And an opportunity, Joe, 3409 02:50:55,045 --> 02:50:59,116 for The Viper to take in this nightmare surrounding. 3410 02:50:59,683 --> 02:51:01,118 [Samoa Joe] Oh, trust me, Orton knows it. 3411 02:51:01,184 --> 02:51:02,185 [Byron] Oh. 3412 02:51:02,786 --> 02:51:04,755 [Tom] And now Randy Orton wants the RKO, 3413 02:51:04,821 --> 02:51:06,590 believes he's got The Fiend where he wants him. 3414 02:51:06,655 --> 02:51:08,591 [Samoa Joe] Oh, The Fiend is firmly in his sights. 3415 02:51:08,658 --> 02:51:12,628 [Byron] Orton going to that place, Orton wanting to end this nightmare. 3416 02:51:16,233 --> 02:51:18,100 [Tom] Now, Randy Orton measuring-- Oh, going for the… 3417 02:51:18,168 --> 02:51:19,469 -[overlapping chatter] -[Tom] Oh, no, Mandible-- 3418 02:51:19,536 --> 02:51:21,938 -[Byron] Mandible Claw. -[Tom] Mandible Claw by The Fiend. 3419 02:51:22,005 --> 02:51:24,073 [Byron] That paralyzing Mandible Claw 3420 02:51:24,141 --> 02:51:25,942 that Randy Orton felt this past Monday night. 3421 02:51:26,009 --> 02:51:27,444 [Samoa Joe] Oh, The Fiend's walking him back. 3422 02:51:27,511 --> 02:51:28,678 [Tom] Trying to guide Orton… 3423 02:51:28,744 --> 02:51:30,012 [Samoa Joe] He's walking him back towards the flames. 3424 02:51:30,080 --> 02:51:31,214 [Tom] …into the fires. 3425 02:51:32,047 --> 02:51:34,050 No. Oh, Orton's turned it around. 3426 02:51:34,583 --> 02:51:36,553 -Orton's turned it around. -[Byron] Orton's scorched him. 3427 02:51:36,619 --> 02:51:38,154 -[Samoa Joe] He's on fire. -[Tom] Oh, my God. 3428 02:51:38,221 --> 02:51:40,657 Orton's lit The Fiend on fire. 3429 02:51:40,724 --> 02:51:42,526 [Byron] My God. The flames-- 3430 02:51:42,591 --> 02:51:43,993 [Samoa Joe] He's engulfed. 3431 02:51:44,060 --> 02:51:45,761 [Tom] The Fiend is still standing. 3432 02:51:47,430 --> 02:51:49,266 [Byron] He's going after Orton. 3433 02:51:49,332 --> 02:51:51,100 [Tom] Oh, and the RKO. 3434 02:51:51,168 --> 02:51:54,237 [crowd cheering] 3435 02:52:00,109 --> 02:52:02,445 [Tom] What has Randy Orton done? 3436 02:52:06,783 --> 02:52:09,686 [Byron] I think it's just dawning on Randy Orton. 3437 02:52:09,752 --> 02:52:12,322 [crowd chatter] 3438 02:52:25,100 --> 02:52:27,170 [Samoa Joe] Orton checking on The Fiend. 3439 02:52:27,871 --> 02:52:30,774 [crowd chatter] 3440 02:52:49,826 --> 02:52:52,963 [Byron] Disturbing reality setting in for Randy Orton. 3441 02:52:53,730 --> 02:52:56,065 [Samoa Joe] He must know this was not right. 3442 02:52:56,132 --> 02:52:58,734 [crowd cheering] 3443 02:53:15,552 --> 02:53:17,653 [Samoa Joe] Orton smugly leaving the ring, 3444 02:53:18,654 --> 02:53:19,856 thankfully leaving the ring. 3445 02:53:19,922 --> 02:53:21,925 [Byron] I don't think he's leaving, Joe. 3446 02:53:24,360 --> 02:53:27,130 [Tom] Randy Orton has already won this match. 3447 02:53:28,098 --> 02:53:30,833 By-- He lit The Fiend on fire. 3448 02:53:30,901 --> 02:53:33,036 This is something different. 3449 02:53:35,005 --> 02:53:38,707 [Byron] I guess Randy Orton not content with the outcome of this match. 3450 02:53:38,775 --> 02:53:41,578 [Samoa Joe] Come on, Randy. You got-- you got-- That's gasoline. 3451 02:53:41,645 --> 02:53:44,314 -Come on, Randy. -[Tom] What's Randy gonna do? 3452 02:53:48,885 --> 02:53:50,386 -[Byron] Randy, no. -[Tom] What's Randy-- Oh, no. 3453 02:53:50,453 --> 02:53:51,520 [Samoa Joe] Randy. 3454 02:53:55,591 --> 02:53:57,761 [crowd booing] 3455 02:53:57,827 --> 02:53:59,028 [Samoa Joe] Oh, Randy. 3456 02:54:09,372 --> 02:54:10,974 -[Byron] Randy won the match. -[Samoa Joe] The point's been made. 3457 02:54:11,041 --> 02:54:13,043 [Byron] Randy won the match. The Fiend was set on fire. 3458 02:54:13,109 --> 02:54:14,109 I don't… 3459 02:54:14,811 --> 02:54:17,213 [Samoa Joe] Oh, no, no, no, no, the point's been made, Randy. 3460 02:54:23,586 --> 02:54:25,455 [Byron] I really hope that's it. I… 3461 02:54:26,489 --> 02:54:27,490 [Samoa Joe] Oh, no. 3462 02:54:31,728 --> 02:54:34,364 Don't do it, Randy. Look, somebody get those matches off him. 3463 02:54:36,132 --> 02:54:39,436 [Byron speaking softly] Jesus. Randy Orton has a match in his hand. 3464 02:54:40,670 --> 02:54:42,872 [crowd chatter] 3465 02:54:45,775 --> 02:54:47,844 [Tom] Orton is standing over The Fiend… 3466 02:54:47,911 --> 02:54:49,378 -[Samoa Joe] Orton, Orton, Orton. -…with a box of matches. 3467 02:54:49,446 --> 02:54:51,014 [Samoa Joe] Orton, don't do this. 3468 02:54:51,081 --> 02:54:52,382 [Byron] I mean, come on, Randy. Don't do this. 3469 02:54:52,448 --> 02:54:53,582 -[Samoa Joe] Orton, no. -[Byron] Oh, my God. 3470 02:54:53,650 --> 02:54:55,151 -[Tom] Don't do this, Randy. -[Samoa Joe] This is an atrocity. 3471 02:54:55,217 --> 02:54:57,019 Orton, do not do this. 3472 02:54:57,087 --> 02:54:58,020 -[Byron] Randy, no. -[Samoa Joe] Randy. 3473 02:54:58,088 --> 02:54:59,288 [Byron] No. 3474 02:54:59,356 --> 02:55:00,724 -[Samoa Joe] Somebody-- -[Byron] No. 3475 02:55:00,789 --> 02:55:02,324 [Samoa Joe] Somebody get up there and stop him. 3476 02:55:03,193 --> 02:55:06,196 [Byron] Randy-- Change your mind, Randy. Do something else. 3477 02:55:06,261 --> 02:55:08,365 [Samoa Joe] Blow it out, Orton, no. 3478 02:55:08,430 --> 02:55:10,033 -[Byron] Don't do it. -[Samoa Joe] You cannot do this. 3479 02:55:10,100 --> 02:55:12,902 -[Byron] Don't do this, Randy. -[Samoa Joe] No, Orton. 3480 02:55:12,969 --> 02:55:14,636 -Randy, no. -[Byron] Oh, no. 3481 02:55:17,841 --> 02:55:18,975 [Samoa Joe] No! 3482 02:55:19,809 --> 02:55:22,878 -[crowd chatter] -[fire sputtering] 3483 02:55:31,955 --> 02:55:33,023 [Tom] Oh, my God. 3484 02:55:33,089 --> 02:55:34,724 [crowd booing, cheering] puttering]