WWE Smackdown July 12th 2024
WWE Smackdown July 12th 2024
Transcript
00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:30The following is a six-man tag team match.
00:00:34It's going to be a flat-out war.
00:00:37Canadian brawler Kevin Owens.
00:00:39The Viper Randy Orton.
00:00:41The undefeated WWE Champion of the Nightmare Cody Rhodes.
00:00:44Hang on the Vicious.
00:00:45Raining bloodline.
00:00:50This is a fight.
00:00:51This is a battle.
00:00:52This is going to be ugly and brutal and personal.
00:00:56This is my moment.
00:00:59Oh, my God.
00:01:00The official's dead.
00:01:02This is my moment.
00:01:04No, the damn hammer.
00:01:08Crossroads.
00:01:09Not once, but twice.
00:01:11What would be three crossroads?
00:01:16Jacob Barthel wipes out Cody.
00:01:21Shut up.
00:01:26I can't breathe.
00:01:28Acknowledge me.
00:01:30This is a moment.
00:01:31This is a fight.
00:01:37Solo Sotoa said, what's next is to bring the WWE Championship back home.
00:01:44And he's well on his way by pinning the champion, Cody Rhodes, here tonight.
00:01:56Welcome to the heart of the Commonwealth.
00:01:58Worcester, Massachusetts, and the DCU Center.
00:02:01The host for tonight's Friday Night Smackdown on Fox.
00:02:05Sponsored by Progressive.
00:02:07A triple threat of protection with home, auto, and more.
00:02:11And at Money in the Bank for the very first time since becoming undisputed WWE Champion,
00:02:16Cody Rhodes tasted defeat.
00:02:18Courtesy of the new tribal chief, Solo Sotoa, and the bloodline,
00:02:23the American Nightmare is in the house tonight.
00:02:26And conversely, in Toronto, Lady Luck smiled upon Tommaso Ciampa
00:02:31and Johnny Gargano as DIY captured the WWE Tag Team Champion.
00:02:37But the former champs have wasted no time exercising their rematch clause.
00:02:41The gold is on the line again as we run it back tonight.
00:02:47Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the winner of the 2024
00:02:54Women's Money in the Bank Contract.
00:02:59Tiffany Stratton.
00:03:07It's tippy time.
00:03:09It's tippy time.
00:03:26Wade, many consider Tiffany Stratton to be the odds-on favorite at Money in the Bank,
00:03:32but whether you were rooting for Stratton or against her, the fact remains the same.
00:03:37The center of the universe is Miss Money in the Bank.
00:03:41This woman has simply steamrolled everything in her path for the past two-plus years,
00:03:49including her time at NXT.
00:03:51There really are no limits to the heights that Tiffany Stratton can scale in this industry,
00:03:57and she's scaled perhaps the greatest height of all,
00:04:00climbing atop the ladder last Saturday at Money in the Bank
00:04:05and getting the golden ticket, the contract, within that briefcase.
00:04:10Arguably the most dangerous woman roaming the halls of WWE these days.
00:04:17But the climb to the top of the ladder for Miss Stratton was not easy.
00:04:21In fact, it was quite painful and downright arduous at times, Wade.
00:04:26Yeah, what a night it was in Toronto.
00:04:30Toronto, Tiffany Stratton utilizing all of her athletic gifts
00:04:35and ultimately delivering this hellacious fall to poor Chelsea Green
00:04:42before unhooking the briefcase and becoming Miss Money in the Bank.
00:04:48And now all of WWE is operating exclusively on tippy time.
00:04:54The holder of the coveted Money in the Bank contract
00:04:57entitled to a championship opportunity at the time and place of their choosing
00:05:02for up to one year.
00:05:03This Saturday, it officially became tippy time
00:05:07when I climbed up that ladder to the tippy top,
00:05:11grabbed that briefcase,
00:05:13and became the youngest Miss Money in the Bank in WWE history!
00:05:22And Trish Stratus may have been the hometown host,
00:05:26but I was the real star of the show.
00:05:30And she's not here tonight to ruin my moment
00:05:34because it is my time.
00:05:39Liv, Roxanne, Bayley,
00:05:44you better all keep your head on a swivel
00:05:48because your guys' title reigns are on tippy time.
00:05:56And very soon,
00:05:58we will be back on tippy time.
00:06:02And very soon,
00:06:04we will all be saying and new
00:06:08WWE Women's...
00:06:11Hold on just a second, Ms. Stratton,
00:06:15because the reigning WWE Women's Champion,
00:06:19Bayley, has hit the scene.
00:06:24Tiffy, Tiffy, Tiffy, Tiffany Stratton,
00:06:27let me be the first to congratulate you
00:06:31on such a huge victory.
00:06:33I really know, I know what it takes.
00:06:36And with someone who has such high praise about her lately,
00:06:40that must add a lot of added pressure.
00:06:42So I'm impressed that you're able to do that.
00:06:45And I'm so proud of you.
00:06:47I'm so proud of you.
00:06:49Bayley, that must add a lot of added pressure.
00:06:52So I'm impressed that you're able to prove everyone right.
00:06:55Bayley, why are you even here?
00:06:57What's your point?
00:06:58You, out of all people,
00:07:00shouldn't know that it is tiffy time.
00:07:08Tiffy time, I don't really care what time it is.
00:07:10I actually came in here to lend a hand of advice
00:07:12because, you know,
00:07:14I did win a Money in the Bank briefcase
00:07:16in the past, in 2019,
00:07:18but let me guess,
00:07:19you didn't even know what the WWE was in 2019, did you?
00:07:262019 wasn't like a million years ago.
00:07:30And it's 2024, and guess what?
00:07:32Three years into this business,
00:07:34and I'm the youngest Miss Money in the Bank in WWE history.
00:07:42While you were at home, watching from your couch,
00:07:45probably eating potato chips with no friends.
00:07:51You know what? I'll give you that.
00:07:53This is going to be the last piece of advice that I give you.
00:07:57If you even plan to use that on me,
00:08:01then you better plan on making history again
00:08:04as the first woman to ever fail a cash-in.
00:08:10Bayley speaks the truth to this very point.
00:08:13There is a 100% success rate
00:08:16for Miss Money in the Bank cash-in,
00:08:18but bad news, I think it's time to take a knee.
00:08:21The queen is in town.
00:08:23Her Majesty!
00:08:29Bayley, what are you doing out here
00:08:32making empty threats here?
00:08:35In case you forgot.
00:08:43That's a rude welcoming to your queen.
00:08:47But in case you forgot, Bayley,
00:08:49you have a match against me in three weeks at SummerSlam,
00:08:52where I will be taking that title off of you.
00:09:03Is that right? Is that right?
00:09:08Look, I don't know who you think you're talking to,
00:09:11but this isn't NXT hugger Bayley.
00:09:15This isn't 2017 Bayley
00:09:17who you single-handedly put on the shelf for three months.
00:09:20This...
00:09:22You're proud of that, huh, you idiot?
00:09:24This is the Grand Slam Women's Champion, Bayley.
00:09:27This is your Royal Rumble winner,
00:09:29and this is the WWE Women's Champion,
00:09:32the same Bayley...
00:09:34Ha!
00:09:37The same Bayley that's gonna embarrass you
00:09:41at SummerSlam.
00:09:44But you know what?
00:09:46You know what? Let's just play a game here, all right?
00:09:49Let me play devil's advocate.
00:09:51Let's say I slip on a banana peel at SummerSlam,
00:09:54and you do beat me.
00:09:59Tiffy, what's gonna happen then?
00:10:02You gonna cash in on all Nia Jax here?
00:10:05Because we all know she has a little PTSD
00:10:08from the last time you got...
00:10:15Bayley, I'm well aware
00:10:17you're no longer the hugger I injured
00:10:20before your SummerSlam match in 2017.
00:10:24What are you now, BBL Bayley?
00:10:33I don't know what you're trying to prove
00:10:35by playing divide and conquer with me and Tiffany.
00:10:38I have no problem with Tiffany.
00:10:40She's my personal little Barbie doll.
00:10:46But you, Bayley, you're not a toy.
00:10:49You're my victim.
00:10:54And at SummerSlam,
00:10:57I'm gonna victimize you.
00:11:03The champion heard enough.
00:11:05Bayley went to fire a right-handed Nia
00:11:08and got trapped by Stratton,
00:11:09and now the champion's outnumbered.
00:11:11Well, this is the worst place
00:11:13Bayley could ever find herself.
00:11:15Two-on-one.
00:11:16Wait a second.
00:11:17That's Mee Chin with a kendo stick.
00:11:20Mee Chin, who has made a target of Nia Jax,
00:11:23have played braver than most.
00:11:26Mee Chin standing by the side
00:11:29of the WWE Women's Champion.
00:11:32Tensions are high.
00:11:34We got action coming your way, Wade.
00:12:00And Damian Priest and Gunther stand face-to-face
00:12:04ahead of their World Heavyweight Championship match
00:12:06at SummerSlam.
00:12:13Sunday, the Summer of Stars
00:12:15caps off with two huge championship games.
00:12:18First, Spain takes on Jude Bellingham in England
00:12:22in the Euro final.
00:12:24Coverage begins at 1 p.m. Eastern.
00:12:26Then in primetime,
00:12:27Messi and Argentina
00:12:29defend their Copa America crown
00:12:31against Colombia,
00:12:32all on Fox and the Fox Sports app.
00:12:35But before we get there, Wade,
00:12:37if you'd indulge me,
00:12:38let's hop in our time machine
00:12:39and take it back to last Saturday in Toronto
00:12:42to look at some of the highlights
00:12:43of the Women's Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:12:46These six women left it all in the ring
00:12:49and then some, Wade.
00:12:50Oh, man, a whole new level of athleticism,
00:12:53carnage, daring, and yes,
00:12:55pain was reached.
00:12:57All six women risked career-altering injuries
00:13:01in pursuit of a career-altering prize.
00:13:04And poor Chelsea Green got scraped off the mat
00:13:07as Miss Money in the Bank, Tiffany,
00:13:09struck.
00:13:10Excuse you, Ryan.
00:13:12I don't have time for your stupid questions.
00:13:15Did you not see the brutal
00:13:17Money in the Bank ladder match
00:13:18that I went through?
00:13:19The whole world is calling me
00:13:22Mother of Mayhem.
00:13:25Princess of Pain.
00:13:27We'll workshop those.
00:13:28So I don't have time for you.
00:13:31I'm waiting for Sir Nicholas the Prickless
00:13:34to answer me.
00:13:35Go away.
00:13:38Well, Nick Aldis...
00:13:39Ryan!
00:13:40Did you not hear the women?
00:13:42Go on.
00:13:43Gee!
00:13:44Shoot!
00:13:49Sorry, sorry, sorry, sorry.
00:13:50You're okay, you're okay.
00:13:51Wade, I don't know who's more insufferable.
00:13:53Chelsea Green or Byron Saxton?
00:13:55It's Chelsea Green, for sure.
00:13:57I'll answer that question.
00:13:59Dead set on that answer.
00:14:00But right now,
00:14:01Mee Chin braver than
00:14:02pretty much anyone in the women's division
00:14:05trying to take it
00:14:06to Queen Nia Jax.
00:14:07There's a fine line between bravery and insanity.
00:14:09Mee Chin has been dancing on it recently.
00:14:11Incredibly impressive
00:14:12in her tenure in NXT recently.
00:14:14And Mee Chin obviously
00:14:16still has a score to settle
00:14:18with Queen Nia Jax.
00:14:20Mee Chin is hungry,
00:14:21ready for success.
00:14:22But it might behoove her
00:14:23to avoid Queen Nia Jax,
00:14:26the irresistible force
00:14:28who perhaps nobody
00:14:29in the women's division can stop.
00:14:31And I'll tell you what, Wade.
00:14:32If Nia makes the mistake
00:14:33of looking past Mee Chin
00:14:34because she's too focused on Bayley
00:14:36at SummerSlam,
00:14:37it could be a catastrophic error
00:14:38for the irresistible force.
00:14:41Absolutely.
00:14:42There is a lot of women
00:14:43trying to make their mark here
00:14:45on SmackDown right now.
00:14:48Soccer-style kick from Mee Chin.
00:14:50Rock Nia Jax.
00:14:51Mee Chin looking to run up the ropes.
00:14:52Tornado DDT,
00:14:53but Jax shrugged it right off.
00:14:55Well, it would be
00:14:56a complete game-changer
00:14:57for someone like Mee Chin.
00:14:58It's about to lay Queen Nia Jax.
00:15:01One way to get yourself right.
00:15:02Cover here by Jax.
00:15:05In the championship conversation,
00:15:07but that is looking
00:15:08increasingly less likely.
00:15:10Once Nia Jax takes control,
00:15:13as she's doing before our eyes
00:15:15with sheer power,
00:15:17it's very hard
00:15:18to turn this thing around.
00:15:20It's as though Nia gains confidence
00:15:22as the match progresses.
00:15:23The more punishment
00:15:24she inflicts on an opponent,
00:15:25the more Nia Jax enjoys herself, Wade.
00:15:28This does not bode well.
00:15:30How do you like Bayley's chances
00:15:31at this moment
00:15:32as we prepare for Cleveland
00:15:33at SummerSlam?
00:15:34I don't like them at all,
00:15:35and I'll tell you this,
00:15:36since Nia Jax returned to WWE
00:15:38in the past 12 months,
00:15:41it is a very different Nia Jax,
00:15:44and I don't think one single woman
00:15:47can stop Nia Jax.
00:15:49It needs to be a group of them together,
00:15:51and Bayley on her own,
00:15:52for me, it's Nia Jax.
00:15:53Injury and insult
00:15:55moments ago by Nia Jax.
00:15:57Knocked the eyelash
00:15:58clean off Mee Chin's face.
00:16:00It's a next-level physicality.
00:16:01You ever get eyelashes knocked off
00:16:03in your bare-knuckle days, Wade?
00:16:04Yeah, I did once or twice,
00:16:06and it really threw me for a loop.
00:16:11Jax now just showing
00:16:12blatant disregard
00:16:13for her opponent, Mee Chin,
00:16:15just disrespecting the opposition.
00:16:17Just toying with your food.
00:16:19This is a message
00:16:20to the champ, Bayley.
00:16:21Hey, look how easy
00:16:23I can dismantle
00:16:24somebody as accomplished,
00:16:26someone as tough as Mee Chin.
00:16:28I'm doing it with a smile on my face.
00:16:30What do you think of Bayley's strategy
00:16:31attempting to sow seeds of dissent
00:16:33between Nia and Miss Money in the Bank,
00:16:35Tiffany Stratton?
00:16:36It's the smartest thing you can do.
00:16:37Someone like Nia Jax,
00:16:38once she's teamed up
00:16:39with Miss Money in the Bank,
00:16:40such a threatening force together.
00:16:43Oh my God,
00:16:44what a vicious beal.
00:16:45You need all the help
00:16:46you can get
00:16:47against this woman.
00:16:50But I'll tell you this about Nia Jax,
00:16:51she's just,
00:16:52not just physically strong,
00:16:54as she talks a little smack
00:16:55to the champ,
00:16:56she is mentally strong too,
00:16:58knows how to dismantle opponents.
00:17:01A little Ace Ventura
00:17:02on Bayley there.
00:17:07That's it, you spent too much time
00:17:09gloating and fooling around
00:17:10against Mee Chin.
00:17:11Uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh.
00:17:12Regretting it.
00:17:14I think Mee Chin
00:17:15may be the one experiencing regret.
00:17:17Face first.
00:17:20And taken down again
00:17:22by the irresistible force.
00:17:24Queen Nia is in control.
00:17:31Mee Chin putting all of her body weight
00:17:33on Nia Jax
00:17:34with this guillotine submission
00:17:36trying to drain the life
00:17:37out of Queen Nia
00:17:39who just turned the tables
00:17:41with outrageous power.
00:17:43What can you possibly do
00:17:45when you hook in a move like that
00:17:47against a woman
00:17:48who is perhaps twice as strong
00:17:50as any other woman
00:17:52in the division?
00:17:54There's just no way
00:17:55of taking Jax down.
00:17:57Mee Chin found out the hard way
00:17:58and I think Bayley herself,
00:18:00the WWE Women's Champion
00:18:02was thrown for a loop
00:18:03witnessing firsthand
00:18:04the power of Queen Nia.
00:18:06But Mee Chin still in this fight,
00:18:08bad news,
00:18:09trying to make something happen here.
00:18:10Well, this has to be it
00:18:11for Mee Chin.
00:18:12She has been under the cuff
00:18:13for 90% of this match.
00:18:15It's impressive
00:18:16she's even still moving.
00:18:18Credit to Mee Chin
00:18:19for hanging in there
00:18:20with someone as powerful
00:18:21as Nia Jax.
00:18:22Mee Chin would love
00:18:23to continue to ascend the ladder
00:18:24here in the SmackDown
00:18:25Women's Division.
00:18:26This may do it.
00:18:27Down goes Jax.
00:18:28Nice use of momentum
00:18:30there by Mee Chin.
00:18:31That has to be the key to success.
00:18:34Shotgun dropkick by Mee Chin.
00:18:36She is starting to roll.
00:18:38Cannonball in the corner.
00:18:40Hit and move.
00:18:42Hook of the leg
00:18:43covers Jax.
00:18:44And Nia kicks out.
00:18:46You simply have to keep
00:18:48peppering the queen of the ring
00:18:50with shots.
00:18:51Do not give her any breathing room.
00:18:53And Bayley loving
00:18:55what she's seeing.
00:18:56Perhaps getting clues
00:18:57to how to defeat
00:18:58the mountainous Jax
00:19:00at SummerSlam.
00:19:01Mee Chin realizing
00:19:02she may have to take it
00:19:04high risk
00:19:05to topple Jax
00:19:06once and for all.
00:19:07Mee Chin's a little groggy though.
00:19:09Took too long
00:19:10and Jax is up.
00:19:11That's the issue.
00:19:12The amount of beating
00:19:13that Mee Chin has taken
00:19:15thus far in this match
00:19:16just cannot get to that top rope
00:19:19quick enough.
00:19:20Things just went from bad
00:19:21to worse for Mee Chin
00:19:23who got out of the way
00:19:24just in time.
00:19:25And I don't mean
00:19:26tippy time, Wade.
00:19:27But Ms. Money in the Bank
00:19:29just placed the kendo stick
00:19:31on the ring apron.
00:19:33Look, we know Angler
00:19:34has trouble paying attention
00:19:35when there's a pretty girl
00:19:36around but
00:19:37this is no excuse.
00:19:39He can attempt a diversion
00:19:41but Jax has the kendo stick
00:19:42beaten to the punch
00:19:44by Mee Chin.
00:19:45Bailey running interference
00:19:47on behalf of Mee Chin
00:19:48who finally
00:19:49takes down Nia.
00:19:50Tornado DDT
00:19:52cover by Mee Chin.
00:19:55And Queen Nia
00:19:57hangs in there.
00:19:58And that may well have been
00:20:00your best shot
00:20:01at victory, Mee Chin.
00:20:03Panic on the eyes of Mee Chin.
00:20:05Stress in the eyes
00:20:06of her friend Bailey
00:20:07on the outside.
00:20:09Where the hell do you go from here?
00:20:10Now is no time for panic
00:20:11if you're Mee Chin.
00:20:12You need to keep your foot
00:20:13on the gas pedal.
00:20:14Keep the pedal to the metal.
00:20:16Nia Jax
00:20:17Samoan drop.
00:20:19And you know what time it is now?
00:20:21It's squashing time, Corey.
00:20:23From the second turnbuckle.
00:20:27Annihilator.
00:20:29One.
00:20:30Two.
00:20:31Three.
00:20:34Here is your winner,
00:20:35the 2024
00:20:37Queen of the Ring
00:20:38Nia Jax.
00:20:40Wade, I've never been one
00:20:42for prognostications
00:20:43or predictions
00:20:44but I have a feeling
00:20:45the WWE Women's Champion
00:20:47is in big trouble
00:20:48come SummerSlam
00:20:49and here comes Bailey.
00:20:51Well, Bailey's trying to get
00:20:52her licks in early
00:20:53but Miss Money in the Bank
00:20:55with that briefcase.
00:20:56The ultimate equalizer.
00:21:00And this is not where
00:21:03Bailey wants to be.
00:21:06Thunderous headbutt
00:21:08from Bailey's
00:21:09SummerSlam challenger.
00:21:11The problem with being
00:21:13the champ in WWE.
00:21:16You're constantly
00:21:18a moving target
00:21:20for women like
00:21:21the Queen of the Ring
00:21:22and Miss Money in the Bank.
00:21:24Oh my goodness
00:21:25and here comes
00:21:26the wrecking ball.
00:21:30Bailey may be a moving target
00:21:32as WWE Women's Champion,
00:21:34Wade, but it looks like
00:21:35there are two superstars
00:21:36with incredibly heavy artillery
00:21:38who have Bailey locked
00:21:40directly in their sights.
00:21:42A little over three weeks
00:21:44at SummerSlam, Bailey.
00:21:46This is your future.
00:21:54Queen Nia Jax
00:21:56and Miss Money in the Bank
00:21:58operating on tiffy time
00:22:00tonight
00:22:01on Friday Night Smackdown.
00:22:04What a fearsome unit.
00:22:06Hold on.
00:22:11Wait, wait, wait.
00:22:12Wade, you don't,
00:22:13you don't think.
00:22:14I do.
00:22:15No, you.
00:22:16It's happening.
00:22:18Stratton's gonna,
00:22:19Stratton's gonna cash in.
00:22:21Wasting no time.
00:22:23What?
00:22:24Wasting no time.
00:22:25What?
00:22:39Look, I think Tiffany was
00:22:41maybe just trying to
00:22:42run through it once
00:22:43to experience what it's
00:22:44gonna feel like someday.
00:22:45They call that a dress rehearsal.
00:22:48Get a few reps in.
00:22:49Just a little practice go.
00:22:51Nia does not look happy.
00:22:55No!
00:23:00The Bloodline had all the titles.
00:23:03Both heavyweight
00:23:05and both tag team titles.
00:23:08It would all be the same
00:23:10if Roman Reigns
00:23:12never wins SOUL.
00:23:19It takes a real tribal chief
00:23:21to stay on top of this game.
00:23:25And that's why I'm here.
00:23:27To build a whole new family.
00:23:34A more powerful family.
00:23:37Right hand man,
00:23:38Toma Toma, step up.
00:23:40I acknowledge you.
00:23:42A hungrier family.
00:23:44Infamous Toma Lord, step up.
00:23:47I acknowledge you.
00:23:50A more aggressive family.
00:23:53My enforcer, Jacob Batu, step up.
00:23:57I acknowledge you.
00:24:02And this family
00:24:03will rule for decades
00:24:06as long as I'm the tribal chief.
00:24:11And by the end of tonight,
00:24:14everyone
00:24:16will acknowledge me.
00:24:18By the end of tonight, Wade,
00:24:20what could that ominous warning
00:24:22from Solo possibly be?
00:24:24I dread to think,
00:24:25but we should be ready
00:24:27to get the hell out of here
00:24:28at a moment's notice.
00:24:32The following contest is a tag team match.
00:24:35The winner of this match
00:24:36will be crowned
00:24:38by the winner of this match.
00:24:41The winner of this match
00:24:43will be crowned
00:24:45by the winner of this match.
00:24:47The winner of this match
00:24:48scheduled for one fall,
00:24:49introducing first,
00:24:50weighing in at 285 pounds,
00:24:54Baron Corbin!
00:24:58The time has arrived
00:25:00to burn the ship.
00:25:02Baron Corbin
00:25:03set for tag team action tonight
00:25:06on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:25:08A man rejuvenated,
00:25:09a man reinvigorated,
00:25:11and a man in action
00:25:13later on
00:25:15after this break.
00:25:16It's Corbin and Crews
00:25:17teaming up
00:25:18against Angel Alberto
00:25:20and Legado del Fantasma.
00:25:22They've been a nemesis of late.
00:25:24Try and fix it now.
00:25:25It's up next.
00:25:35Hated.
00:25:36Despised.
00:25:37I don't make
00:25:38a very good first impression.
00:25:42He was somebody
00:25:43you want to just
00:25:44smack the taste
00:25:45out of his mouth.
00:25:51Andrade, thank you
00:25:52for sitting down
00:25:53with me today.
00:25:54Last Saturday
00:25:55in Toronto,
00:25:56Money in the Bank,
00:25:57a lot of people said
00:25:58that you had a
00:25:59star-making performance.
00:26:02But here we are
00:26:03nearly a week later
00:26:05and those same people
00:26:06are asking
00:26:07what's next
00:26:09for Andrade?
00:26:11What is next?
00:26:13The vision is the same.
00:26:15WWE
00:26:16is my destiny.
00:26:18That's why Andrade
00:26:19is back.
00:26:20No, no, no.
00:26:21Barry,
00:26:22what are we doing
00:26:23talking to this guy for?
00:26:24You should be talking
00:26:25to the real MVP of the match.
00:26:26The guy that stole
00:26:27the show at Money in the Bank.
00:26:28The one that everybody's
00:26:29talking about.
00:26:30Hey, Melo.
00:26:31Calm down.
00:26:32I didn't say
00:26:33I was the MVP.
00:26:35The people say.
00:26:37The people said it.
00:26:39Well, the people are saying
00:26:40that you're the one
00:26:41that screwed me
00:26:42in the match.
00:26:43Man, I should be treated
00:26:44better around here.
00:26:45I don't know if people forgot.
00:26:46I'm a first-round draft pick.
00:26:47I need to start
00:26:48being treated like that.
00:26:49I'm the guy that
00:26:50pinned Randy Orton.
00:26:51I went against Cody
00:26:52on my very first night
00:26:53in this company.
00:26:54Let's talk about it.
00:26:55Melo.
00:26:56Elo.
00:26:57What is the question?
00:27:00What's next for Andrade?
00:27:03What is next?
00:27:07Him.
00:27:09You are next.
00:27:24Andrade versus Carmelo.
00:27:26Bad news.
00:27:27Sign me up.
00:27:28Hell, yeah.
00:27:29Give me a piece of that.
00:27:30The world wants to see that one.
00:27:33And his tag team partner
00:27:35weighing in at 240 pounds.
00:27:38Apollo Crews.
00:27:42Another look at Apollo Crews
00:27:44tonight here in Worcester.
00:27:46As he prepares to join forces
00:27:47with Baron Corbin
00:27:49in tag team action.
00:27:51Both men with a score to settle
00:27:53involving Legado del Fantasma.
00:27:56Legado have been thorns
00:27:57in the sides of both Crews
00:27:58and Corbin for weeks recently.
00:28:01Crews and Corbin,
00:28:02two guys are really trying
00:28:03to kickstart their careers
00:28:05after a couple of months
00:28:06really in the doldrums.
00:28:08And this is a good chance
00:28:09to get that restart tonight.
00:28:13Well, tonight, Friday Night Smackdown
00:28:15is sponsored by Progressive Insurance.
00:28:17Save when you bundle auto,
00:28:18home or motorcycle insurance.
00:28:21And wait, I wouldn't necessarily say
00:28:22Corbin and Crews have been in the doldrums.
00:28:24They've both gone back to NXT,
00:28:25look to recreate themselves.
00:28:27And Baron Corbin in particular
00:28:28has applied the burn the ships mentality.
00:28:31Meaning there's no turning back.
00:28:32It's essentially now or never.
00:28:34Yeah, it's a new
00:28:35and improved version of him.
00:28:36And really Corbin and Apollo,
00:28:38two guys have won championships
00:28:40here in the past.
00:28:41Need to get back to that kind of form.
00:28:45And their opponent,
00:28:46accompanied by Elektra Lopez
00:28:49and Santos Escobar
00:28:51representing Legado del Fantasma,
00:28:54Angel Enverto.
00:28:58Angel Enverto of Legado del Fantasma
00:29:02accompanied by Elektra Lopez
00:29:04and the sinister Santos Escobar.
00:29:09This group has provided
00:29:11more than enough trouble
00:29:12for Corbin and Apollo Crews recently,
00:29:15including last week
00:29:16right here on Friday Night Smackdown.
00:29:18How was your cash-in?
00:29:20You're right, unsuccessful.
00:29:23That cash-in was a big, big failure.
00:29:26Kind of like you.
00:29:28At least I got to the dance.
00:29:29You didn't even get in the door.
00:29:32They didn't come here to attack you.
00:29:34No.
00:29:35They did.
00:29:36As we know about Santos Escobar,
00:29:39he never walks alone.
00:29:40And as this man launched an attack,
00:29:42it was Apollo Crews
00:29:44who had his own issues with Legado,
00:29:46even the score,
00:29:47until officials thankfully restored order.
00:29:54You've had that Liverpool reference
00:29:55in your back pocket for a while, haven't you?
00:29:57It's been waiting there, mate.
00:29:58I can tell how naturally
00:29:59it just flowed out.
00:30:00We're going to have some
00:30:01high-level tag team competition.
00:30:04And there goes Crews
00:30:06with the assist from Corbin,
00:30:07taking out Angel and Berto.
00:30:10We haven't even received
00:30:11the opening bell yet.
00:30:12Our official Jessica Gard needs to
00:30:14restore some semblance of order.
00:30:16There it was, and here comes Corbin.
00:30:18What a disastrous start for Legado,
00:30:20but who can think of a 240-plus pound man
00:30:24like Apollo Crews being used like a missile?
00:30:29Cover here by Corbin.
00:30:32To that same point, bad news.
00:30:33Believe it or not, Baron Corbin
00:30:34actually competed on WWE Speed
00:30:37this past weekend.
00:30:38A 275-pound man in a match
00:30:40under a three-minute time limit.
00:30:42Absolutely incredible to witness.
00:30:44Love that show.
00:30:45We're still figuring out
00:30:46what is the perfect strategy
00:30:48on WWE Speed,
00:30:50but right now it's the strategy
00:30:52of Legado del Fantasma,
00:30:54commonly underhanded,
00:30:56led by that man, Santos Escobar,
00:30:58that seems to have control.
00:31:00Angel and Berto,
00:31:01an incredibly talented tag team,
00:31:03unmatched when it comes to chemistry.
00:31:05Oh, my goodness!
00:31:06Big elbow to the heart by Crews.
00:31:08They've practically been tagging together
00:31:10since they were kids.
00:31:12It's very difficult to outcompete
00:31:14a unit like that.
00:31:16But right now, Corbin and Crews
00:31:18firing on all cylinders.
00:31:20Corbin muscles up Berto
00:31:22into a cutter.
00:31:23Corbin scrambling for a cover.
00:31:24Here comes Angel,
00:31:25but Corbin sensed it coming.
00:31:28And now Crews has joined the fray.
00:31:30I'll tell you right now,
00:31:31if this just turns into a brawl,
00:31:33I'm backing Corbin and Crews every time.
00:31:36It's hard to disagree with that, Wade,
00:31:38as Berto sent to the outside.
00:31:40No.
00:31:41Corbin, no.
00:31:42No, no, no, no, no, no.
00:31:44Oh, my God!
00:31:46Corbin to the outside.
00:31:48How in the hell do you deal with that, Wade?
00:31:51I've no idea,
00:31:52but Legado has got to figure it out quick
00:31:54because Corbin and Crews are in control.
00:31:58This is nuts.
00:32:23Oh, this one would have been over.
00:32:25Let's take a look at what happened
00:32:26during the break.
00:32:27Corbin got a little overzealous.
00:32:28Berto out of the way.
00:32:30And the tides have turned
00:32:31in this tag team contest.
00:32:34Legado are just in perpetual pursuit
00:32:37of power here on SmackDown.
00:32:40Led, of course, by the devious mind
00:32:42of Santos Escobar,
00:32:43flanked by the stunning apparition
00:32:46that is Electro Lopez on the outside.
00:32:48But things are going swimmingly
00:32:50right now for Legado.
00:32:51And getting serious Poison Ivy vibes
00:32:53from Ms. Lopez this evening.
00:32:55I'm definitely getting vibes, too,
00:32:57but I don't know what I could call them.
00:32:59Well, look at the power of Corbin
00:33:00and Berto against.
00:33:01Escapes out the back door.
00:33:02Look at the athleticism.
00:33:04Kick on the temple.
00:33:06That could do it.
00:33:07Cover by Berto.
00:33:08Legado looking for the win.
00:33:09No.
00:33:10It was a split second to get that cover.
00:33:12Berto hesitated, admiring his handiwork,
00:33:15as were the rest of us,
00:33:17because that was beautiful.
00:33:19But did that moment of admiration
00:33:21cost Berto a win back?
00:33:23Let's take another look at this.
00:33:24Watch the athleticism.
00:33:26It's the kick right there.
00:33:27Just like Chicharito
00:33:29and the Mexican national team
00:33:32to the temple of Corbin.
00:33:33But Corbin is not told.
00:33:35And he's still ticking.
00:33:37Death Valley Driver by Baron Corbin.
00:33:40Corbin can do it all.
00:33:41Brawling, high flying Death Valley Drivers.
00:33:44What he really needs right now, though,
00:33:46is the tag to the fresh Apollo Crews.
00:33:48Same can be said for Berto.
00:33:49Here comes the tag to Angel Garza.
00:33:51Here comes Crews.
00:33:53Pressure competitor legal now for both sides.
00:33:56Pump kick by Crews.
00:34:01Tremendous athleticism on that jumping clothesline,
00:34:04and Apollo Crews is feeling it, Wade.
00:34:06Crews, a man who was born with springs for knees,
00:34:10and he's using them to full effect now.
00:34:14A series of German suplexes from Apollo Crews,
00:34:18refusing to relent, not breaking his grip.
00:34:21Will the third time be the charm?
00:34:27Just laying out Legado del Fantasma
00:34:30as Santos Escobar looks on from the outside, helpless.
00:34:35Splash in the corner.
00:34:38Angel looking worse for wear,
00:34:40and now the big powerhouse Crews goes up top.
00:34:44Crossbody, down goes Angel, into the cover,
00:34:47and Umberto preserves the opportunity for his team.
00:34:51Perfect timing, because that one was over.
00:34:54Crews, a man who can simply do it all.
00:34:57Corbin out of the way,
00:34:58and Berto just crashed and burned to the outside.
00:35:01Can Apollo Crews pull out victory here for his team
00:35:04as an enraged Corbin is now stumbling.
00:35:08I'm not even in the match.
00:35:09That's what I'm gonna do.
00:35:11Santos put himself in harm's way
00:35:15and got blasted by Corbin,
00:35:18who just took Berto out.
00:35:19Now Apollo Crews, one-on-one with Angel,
00:35:22heads of Geary.
00:35:25Look at this, Wade.
00:35:27Raw power, gorilla press,
00:35:29could have held him up there for five minutes.
00:35:32But Electro Lopez proving invaluable,
00:35:35Escobar with a knee.
00:35:36There's the deep bag of tricks of Legado del Fantasma.
00:35:41Wing clipper.
00:35:46And a big win for Legado.
00:35:49Here are your winners,
00:35:51Legado del Fantasma.
00:35:56As always, with Legado del Fantasma,
00:36:00it is rarely a fair fight,
00:36:03but the record books don't reflect that.
00:36:06Big W tonight for the men from Legado.
00:36:12Take a look back at the power of Apollo Crews,
00:36:15but Electro Lopez would play spoiler,
00:36:18drawing official Jessica Carr's attention,
00:36:20allowing Santos Escobar to deliver that epic knee
00:36:24right on the jaw.
00:36:25The wing clipper from Angel Garza.
00:36:28One, two, three for Legado del Fantasma.
00:36:31And Wade, you can understand
00:36:32Barry Morgan is pacing at ringside,
00:36:34understandably distraught
00:36:36with the result of tonight's matchup.
00:36:44Nick Aldis, Pretty Deadly.
00:36:48Look, excuse us, my ladies,
00:36:50but we really need to see Nick
00:36:51to get the budget approved for Pretty Deadly
00:36:54The Musical.
00:36:56What?
00:36:57Oh, wait.
00:36:58Yeah, that takes over.
00:36:59Oracle Sisters, there's a line.
00:37:01Get to the back of it.
00:37:03Get to the line.
00:37:05Nobody, I repeat, nobody is getting in before moi.
00:37:12Ah!
00:37:13Excuse me, excuse me, Mr. Knight.
00:37:16Um, is Nick busy?
00:37:20Uh, yeah, actually.
00:37:22He said he was gonna call you.
00:37:24I think he's got a couple more things to do.
00:37:27Just gonna be a little bit longer.
00:37:28I think it'd be good.
00:37:31Well, the megastar L.A. Knight is on his way.
00:37:50Check it out, Cody.
00:37:51I heard what Solo said.
00:37:54So I think there's a pretty good chance
00:37:56that you're gonna find yourself
00:37:57in the middle of that ring tonight
00:37:58with a bunch of Samoans.
00:38:02But I also know you well enough to know
00:38:04that you do not want me out there with you.
00:38:07But I need you to know, Cody,
00:38:09I need you to know whether you like it or not,
00:38:12if things go sideways, I'm coming
00:38:14because I got your back.
00:38:16I will always and forever have your back.
00:38:18You know this.
00:38:20Kevin Owens, he feels the same way,
00:38:22but he's not here tonight.
00:38:24And now that's on me.
00:38:26You know that man loves to fight.
00:38:28He fought me tooth and nail,
00:38:29but I insisted he stay home with his family.
00:38:31His family, I think you would agree,
00:38:34his family needs him more than we need him.
00:38:40If you find yourself in that ring tonight,
00:38:43you give that big, ugly Samoan
00:38:45a piece of your mind.
00:38:47All right?
00:38:48But everything comes to an end.
00:38:50Everything eventually comes to an end.
00:38:53So when this business with the Bloodline
00:38:55is finally over,
00:38:58you're gonna have a lot of men
00:39:00in this locker room
00:39:04coming after that championship.
00:39:11And I'm gonna have your back then, too.
00:39:16Thank you.
00:39:18Always.
00:39:26L.A. Nights.
00:39:33Are your loins tingling yet, Corey?
00:39:36Because I know mine are!
00:39:39I sense an overabundance of kaborka
00:39:42here in the D.C. Youth Center.
00:39:45Ladies and gentlemen,
00:39:47please welcome L.A. Nights!
00:39:53As we eagerly await to find out what is in the folder,
00:39:56L.A. Nights just slid into the ring.
00:39:58Unfortunately for the Megastar,
00:40:00we know it is not the coveted Money in the Bank contract.
00:40:04However, last Saturday night wasn't without plenty
00:40:08of L.A. Night highlights.
00:40:10Well, the Megastar was perhaps the fan favorite
00:40:13going into the match, along with Jey Uso.
00:40:15He tried everything.
00:40:17Highlight, real performance,
00:40:19and came so close to victory,
00:40:21only to fall agonizingly short in the end.
00:40:25And these wounds on the body of the Megastar
00:40:28are gonna be felt for a long time.
00:40:31Well, tonight's Friday Night SmackDown on Fox
00:40:34is sponsored by Progressive.
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00:41:06Let me talk to you!
00:41:12Money in the Bank came and went.
00:41:14Let's be honest, I ain't gonna stand out here and complain.
00:41:17I ain't gonna cry. I ain't gonna make excuses.
00:41:20It didn't go my way.
00:41:22I got dumped out on a ladder,
00:41:24and somebody else reached up
00:41:26and grabbed that Money in the Bank contract.
00:41:35So then I just start thinking to myself,
00:41:37I start thinking...
00:41:41Money in the Bank contract
00:41:43or no Money in the Bank contract.
00:41:45I told y'all it doesn't make a difference.
00:41:47I am the walking embodiment of Money in the Bank.
00:41:50Yeah!
00:41:54So what that's got me doing is
00:41:56let's rewind our mind just a touch
00:41:58because let's go ahead and look at
00:42:00the path to Money in the Bank.
00:42:02I got a little piece of footage
00:42:04I think we should take a look at.
00:42:10This is gonna be a Money in the Bank qualifying matchup
00:42:12two weeks ago.
00:42:13L.A. Knight delivering BFT to Santos Escobar
00:42:16and Logan Paul from behind
00:42:18rolling up the Megastar.
00:42:20But the Megastar L.A. Knight
00:42:22would have the last laugh
00:42:24pinning the United States champion
00:42:26and qualifying for the Men's Money in the Bank ladder match.
00:42:30Now you look at that.
00:42:31You look at what happened right there.
00:42:33Every single person in this building right now...
00:42:36Every single person at home
00:42:38what they saw was they saw this man
00:42:40move on to Money in the Bank, right?
00:42:43Yeah!
00:42:48But let's look a little deeper.
00:42:50Let's think about what we really saw there
00:42:52because yeah, I did move on to Money in the Bank.
00:42:55But there's something more important
00:42:57that happened right there.
00:42:59What happened right there is I pinned
00:43:01the United States champion
00:43:03What happened right there is I pinned
00:43:05the United States champion
00:43:11With that in mind...
00:43:23I got a little something delivered a little bit earlier
00:43:26hot and fresh
00:43:28in the Nick Curtis' office
00:43:30and uh...
00:43:33let's just say what this has inside here
00:43:35was just for me.
00:43:39What this had in here
00:43:41had Nick Curtis' signature already on it.
00:43:50And what this is
00:43:52is a contract for the United States championship
00:43:55at SummerSlam.
00:43:58Wow!
00:44:04Nick Curtis!
00:44:06Nick Curtis!
00:44:08Nick Curtis!
00:44:10Nick Curtis!
00:44:12Nick Curtis!
00:44:14Nick Curtis!
00:44:16Now the only thing missing
00:44:18I look through here
00:44:20I see a signature from Nick Curtis
00:44:22Yeah!
00:44:24I see a signature from L.A. Knight
00:44:26Yeah!
00:44:29The only thing missing
00:44:31I see a signature from that edgelord, Logan Paul
00:44:37So what I want to do
00:44:39I would love to have Logan Paul
00:44:41come right down here and sign this contract right now
00:44:48But don't get too excited
00:44:50That ain't gonna happen
00:44:52I can't do that. You know why?
00:44:54Surprise, surprise, all in your eyes
00:44:56Guess who ain't here? Logan Paul
00:45:02But Logan, you can rest assured
00:45:04one way or another
00:45:06I will get this contract signed
00:45:08It will be you, it will be me
00:45:10And guess what? At SummerSlam
00:45:12I'll own you, I'll own that belt
00:45:14And there's nothing you can do to stop it
00:45:16Not because you're not good enough
00:45:18But because I won't let ya
00:45:20And that's not an insult, that
00:45:22is just a fact of life
00:45:24With everybody saying
00:45:26L.A. Knight!
00:45:28Yeah!
00:45:32Calm down, Bad News
00:45:34Contain yourself
00:45:36Every moment
00:45:40Is just box office
00:45:42When it comes to the megastar
00:45:44This guy is unreal
00:45:46This place is losing their minds
00:45:48Well if somehow, someway
00:45:50L.A. Knight does manage to get
00:45:52Logan Paul's signature on the contract
00:45:54This could be massive
00:45:56In Cleveland at SummerSlam
00:45:58With a United States title
00:46:01On the line
00:46:03But tonight, SmackDown is sponsored in part
00:46:05By C4 Energy
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00:46:15Oh man, I'll tell you what Corey
00:46:17Feel the frenzy
00:46:19Consume the kvalka
00:46:21L.A. Knight
00:46:23Versus Logan Paul
00:46:25For the United States Championship
00:46:27At SummerSlam
00:46:30It may in fact be the best thing
00:46:32To happen to the city of Cleveland
00:46:34A big time opportunity for the megastar
00:46:36But L.A. Knight's not the only superstar
00:46:38On Friday Night SmackDown
00:46:40Looking to make the most of an opportunity
00:46:42There's another new face in the women's division
00:46:44Making serious noise
00:46:49Everybody wants to talk about
00:46:51Living your truth
00:46:53Truth is, you're weak
00:46:55And the reason bad things
00:46:57Keep happening to you
00:46:59Is because you allow it
00:47:01You're not successful
00:47:03Because you're not good enough
00:47:05So while you cry
00:47:07About being overlooked
00:47:09Blair Davenport has already taken
00:47:11Your spot
00:47:15Does that hurt your feelings?
00:47:17Well come and do something about it
00:47:19The following contest is scheduled for one fall
00:47:21Introducing first
00:47:23From Wellington, New Zealand
00:47:25Blair
00:47:27Davenport
00:47:31A woman who has conquered
00:47:33The European scenes
00:47:35The Japanese
00:47:37And the American
00:47:39And the American
00:47:41And the American
00:47:43And the American
00:47:45And the American
00:47:47The European scenes
00:47:49The Japanese scenes
00:47:51And up next
00:47:53The WWE women's scene
00:47:55This woman is savvy
00:47:57She's cunning
00:47:59She's mean
00:48:01And she's up next
00:48:03The world is about to feel the glow
00:48:05Naomi takes on Blair Davenport
00:48:07Right here live on SmackDown
00:48:09Next
00:48:11SmackDown
00:48:41What he delivered at Money in the Bank
00:48:43Has sent shockwaves throughout the entire
00:48:45WWE Universe
00:49:07Why am I here?
00:49:11Tonight I officially announce
00:49:13My retirement from the WWE
00:49:23You see I've been doing this a while
00:49:25I've been in WWE for over two decades
00:49:27And in that time
00:49:29I have seen incredible waves
00:49:31Of prosperity like we got right now
00:49:35WWE is the hottest ticket in town
00:49:37No doubt
00:49:39And this farewell
00:49:41This farewell does not end tonight
00:49:45We are planning something
00:49:47Unforgettable
00:49:492025 Royal Rumble
00:49:51Will be my last
00:49:55The 2025 Elimination Chamber
00:49:57Will be my last
00:49:59And I'm here tonight to announce
00:50:05WrestleMania 2025
00:50:07Will be
00:50:09The last
00:50:11WrestleMania I competed
00:50:17Thank you so much
00:50:19For letting me play
00:50:21In the house that you built
00:50:23For so many years
00:50:27So if you want some
00:50:29Hurry up and come get some
00:50:31Cause the last time
00:50:33Is now
00:50:38WrestleMania!
00:50:40WrestleMania!
00:50:42WrestleMania!
00:51:07How does Blair Davenport prepare to feel the glow?
00:51:10Blair Davenport needs to tap into that mean, nasty side that has taken her all the way
00:51:16to SmackDown in a long and storied career, execute all of that tonight against Naomi
00:51:22and shock the world.
00:51:25It is Turapuni from Orlando, Florida, Naomi!
00:51:33Well as Worcester feels the glow and Naomi makes her way to ringside, we'd be remiss
00:51:38not to mention the incredibly impressive performance Naomi put on this past Saturday in the Women's
00:51:44Money in the Bank Ladder Matchweight. Naomi may not have left Toronto with the contract
00:51:49but she certainly took the country's breath away.
00:51:52Toronto felt the glow, five women felt the pain because Naomi can do things in that ring
00:51:58that no one else can, this one made my eyes water, a split between two ladders by Naomi
00:52:05followed by a DDT, Naomi lighting the town off, ultimately falling short to Tiffany Stratton
00:52:12in that Money in the Bank matchup, but wow what an effort from Naomi.
00:52:16Let's see if Naomi can utilize some more innovation tonight as she battles Blair Davenport
00:52:23who as we've mentioned is hungry and eager to scratch and claw her way up the Women's
00:52:27Division ladder.
00:52:28Well let's be honest with you, I'm surprised Naomi's even competing after that hellacious
00:52:32matchup last Saturday, her body must be so banged up, I'm looking at the left shoulder
00:52:38of Naomi right now, I can see it's taped up but the fact that she's competing here
00:52:42tonight is quite surprising but...
00:52:45I think quite surprising is quite an understatement Wade, I'm surprised all 12 competitors in
00:52:49the ladder matches aren't held together with duct tape and superglue right now.
00:52:52Take a week off Naomi, she's such a competitor,
00:52:55weeks off do not come into the equation.
00:52:59Out of the way just in time, Naomi utilizing her educated feet to full effect big leg drop
00:53:07into the cover, Davenport escapes.
00:53:10And there's been some real issues between these two in the locker room of late, Blair
00:53:15Davenport showing no respect to the veteran that is Naomi, the woman who helped build
00:53:19this division into what it is today, constant chirping at one another including on social
00:53:24media.
00:53:26That's a relatively common occurrence these days in WWE Wade, on the men's side of things
00:53:30you talk about Carmelo Hayes who's had sort of the same mentality, disrespecting everybody
00:53:35because you realize the higher on the card your opponent is, the bigger your star can
00:53:39essentially be.
00:53:40It's a shortcut to the top but looking at Naomi there, little reference to that shoulder
00:53:46issue, she's clearly having post-up money in the bank matchup.
00:53:50Naomi looking to rally the WWE universe.
00:53:56Big split cover.
00:54:00Naomi right now just having her way with this newcomer, recently signed in the draft to
00:54:06SmackDown, take another look at Naomi lighting the town up, just a two count on this occasion
00:54:14but Blair Davenport's hurt.
00:54:17And Davenport kicking the arm of Naomi, smart decision by Davenport, desperate as it may
00:54:23have been and now Naomi starting to rock the newcomer with a series of forearms.
00:54:29We say newcomer Wade but Blair Davenport has quite literally traveled the globe and tasted
00:54:34great success on her way to WWE.
00:54:36Yeah absolutely, we're kind of the last to know here in the US and Blair Davenport at
00:54:41one point in their career.
00:54:42Wow!
00:54:42Oh nice, trained by Io Sky, so she's been trained by the best and right now that perhaps
00:54:49was the upper hand that Blair Davenport was waiting for.
00:54:52I think you might be right Wade, Naomi feeling the effects of the double stomp off the top
00:54:57rope from Davenport and Blair not looking to relent here, shoulder first into the post.
00:55:03Naomi is hurt badly.
00:55:06Tonight may belong to Davenport.
00:55:09Tonight's Smackdown as we are witnessing one-on-one action in the women's division as Naomi battles
00:55:14Blair Davenport and Wade shortly before the break Davenport was able to isolate, cover
00:55:19here, Naomi escapes, Davenport was able to isolate and attack the injured arm of Naomi.
00:55:26Yeah such a smart move by Davenport and it's pretty much been one-way traffic ever since
00:55:31with all the athletic gifts that Naomi has, they're kind of neutralized once that shoulder
00:55:36has been attacked and Naomi has not looked like herself ever since.
00:55:41Admirable effort from Naomi looking to compete tonight but there is no doubt about it, Naomi's
00:55:46body still banged up from the brutal, gruesome women's Money in the Bank ladder match this
00:55:51past Saturday night.
00:55:52This is where being a fearsome competitor can be your undoing as Naomi bravely battles
00:56:00on here and somehow looks to be regaining control of the matchup.
00:56:06Cover here by Naomi.
00:56:09Just when Blair Davenport thought she was gliding into winner's enclosure in this matchup
00:56:15things have turned around but there is certainly not a spring in the step of Naomi as usual,
00:56:21she slowed down.
00:56:22Naomi may be feeling the desperation looking for the split-legged moonsault, Davenport
00:56:26able to thwart that attempt and now Naomi finds herself trapped in a tree of, whoa,
00:56:31big stomp to the heart by Blair.
00:56:33Cover by Davenport, could this do it?
00:56:37Not just yet.
00:56:38I spoke to Blair Davenport a couple of weeks ago, she's had to toil around the world
00:56:42for years to get an opportunity here, she tells me she's not going to let it slip through
00:56:47her fingers with some bitterness and some anger in her soul and that is now about to
00:56:52be unleashed on Naomi.
00:56:53Inside cradle by Naomi.
00:56:58Davenport shoulders down.
00:57:02Both women looking for a quick ending to this matchup, one set flip, Davenport shifts
00:57:08the momentum.
00:57:11Now Blair Davenport realizing she does have to raise her game here on SmackDown.
00:57:16Connor Rowe shoulders down, Naomi counters.
00:57:22Seesaw battle to this point, Wade.
00:57:24Frustration building on Davenport and knee to the jaw.
00:57:27That'll jam your spine, rolls directly into the cover, shoulders down, Naomi picks up
00:57:35the W.
00:57:38Here is your winner, Naomi.
00:57:42It is a steep learning curve here on SmackDown, even for a veteran as accomplished as Blair
00:57:49Davenport.
00:57:50Take your eye off someone like Naomi, she's going to be on you in a flash.
00:57:55But hey Corey, what a gutsy and savvy performance there from the veteran Naomi, despite the
00:58:01physical limitations she had tonight pulling out the W.
00:58:05Respect that.
00:58:06Gutsy, very, very accurate description of what we saw last week right here on Friday
00:58:10night SmackDown in our main event as the WWE tag team titles were on the line with A-Town
00:58:16down under defending against a couple of underdogs.
00:58:20See what we mean in our progressive matchup.
00:58:22Match Flow is sponsored by Progressive, a triple threat of protection with home auto and more.
00:58:32Ciampa and Gargano looking for magic tonight in the Scotiabank Arena.
00:58:38No tag team has been able to unseat Theory and Waller.
00:58:42Tag team gold on the line, who's gonna take it?
00:58:46This one is swinging back and forth.
00:58:48All-star man leaving it out there tonight in pursuit of the gold.
00:58:54A-Town down under, looking to take a cheap shot, that backfired.
00:59:02Once again, Theory's taking the bullet for his man.
00:59:08He was about to tap!
00:59:10Austin Theory's prevented the tap!
00:59:14Deja Vu in Toronto!
00:59:17The jumps are going all the way to Ciampa!
00:59:19They did it!
00:59:20They did it!
00:59:21And the new WWE tag team champions, D-I-Y!
00:59:37If nobody shows you the path to the top of the mountain, you do it yourself.
00:59:46A-Town down.
00:59:54Well, the new champions, D-I-Y, have no doubt been riding high for the last week.
01:00:00Wade, that has not sit well with the now former champs.
01:00:04Well, the now former champs, A-Town Down, do not have the same pet in their stead.
01:00:09They don't have the same strut, the same swagger.
01:00:13They have nabbed them.
01:00:15They look to regain it tonight.
01:00:19The following contest scheduled for one fall is for the WWE Tag Team Championship.
01:00:27Introducing first, the challengers.
01:00:30The team of Austin Theory and Grayson Waller.
01:00:38Well, Wade, I think you would agree with me that both Theory and Waller
01:00:42need to be laser focused on the task at hand tonight
01:00:45to avoid a repeat of what they suffered seven nights ago.
01:00:48The loser now will be later to win.
01:00:51Sang Bob Dylan, once upon a time, will he prove prophetic tonight
01:00:57as the former champs look to regain their gold.
01:01:00They go head to head.
01:01:01WWE Tag Championships on the line in a rematch from last week
01:01:06as D-I-Y defend against A-Town Down under next.
01:01:12SummerSlam at Cleveland Brown Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, August 3rd
01:01:23are now on sale via Ticketmaster.
01:01:25Also on sale now, Friday night SmackDown Live at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse
01:01:30in Cleveland, Ohio on August 2nd, the night before SummerSlam.
01:01:34Tickets available via SeatGeek.
01:01:36You've heard me one too many times.
01:01:39Well, next week SmackDown is in Omaha, Nebraska.
01:01:42And breaking news, the United States champ Logan Paul is watching SmackDown Live
01:01:47and he'll be here next week to respond to LA Knight's SummerSlam challenge.
01:01:52And in addition, what's next for Andrade?
01:01:55It's him, Carmelo Hayes.
01:01:57They're going to go head to head on SmackDown right here live next week.
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01:03:04How are you?
01:03:10Naomi, I don't want any trouble here but
01:03:12I just really wanted to say that
01:03:16the best person won and
01:03:18maybe I'll have better luck next time against you.
01:03:32If you're looking for Nicholas, he's not here!
01:03:42Girl, don't jerk that neck too hard now.
01:03:56You are not safe anywhere
01:03:58when Blair Davenport is around, ladies.
01:04:00I can't wait!
01:04:02I can't wait!
01:04:04We are preparing for our tag team title match-up
01:04:06and the question remains
01:04:08who will hold the gold when we arrive in Omaha?
01:04:10Next Friday night tickets are available now via Ticketmaster.
01:04:14Will it be A-Town
01:04:16down under?
01:04:18Or will it be the New Champs?
01:04:20Well you could not have fit a piece of paper
01:04:22between these two teams last week.
01:04:24DIY ended up scoring the victory.
01:04:26What a bomb burner it was!
01:04:28It was more of the same tonight, please
01:04:33And their opponents they are the WWE Tag Team Champions
01:04:47As the tag team champions make their way to the ring
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01:05:17This has got to be the most amazing feeling in the world for Ciampa and Gargano to be announced as reigning
01:05:23WWE Tag Team Champions not far from where Ciampa himself grew up Everett, Massachusetts right down the road
01:05:30This has got to be cathartic. This has got to be validation
01:05:33These two champions are gonna have to fight like hell to keep what means the most to them
01:05:38Yeah, you and I have both won championships in this game Corey and we both well know the week that you win a championship
01:05:45Everyone wants a piece of you
01:05:48Jumper for example guest of honor at the Red Sox this past week. He's been a star
01:05:54Everybody wants to take pictures with the champs you ain't human if that doesn't soften you at least a little bit
01:06:01It can be a really dangerous period right after winning a title
01:06:04Grayson Waller looks for a quick start off in the opening bell Ciampa was one step ahead
01:06:10Now back inside the ring
01:06:12Got ourselves a standoff
01:06:16And the champions with a double dropkick
01:06:19Former champs are snarling and angry, but right out of the blocks it is going very
01:06:25for a town down under
01:06:27The champs were ready and lying in wait for us
01:06:33Very a plan tonight
01:06:36Pushed his own partner out the way almost took a bullet
01:06:39But no blasted Johnny Gargano without perfectly tight forearms on the jaw
01:06:46Barricade this is the aggression. It's going to take to become champions yet again. What the hell is waller trying to do I?
01:06:53Don't know if that was the intended result for Grayson Waller, but Ciampa is down the challengers are in control
01:07:01This is what it's all about the gold is up for grabs
01:07:10Championship is on the line as new champions DIY
01:07:14Defend against former champions a town down under and wade for the past several moments throughout the break it has been all theory
01:07:22long yeah, the now challenges a town down under look completely different to the
01:07:29Dissension we've seen between them in recent weeks whatever happened between them is in the past now
01:07:35About last last week seems to have galvanized this team. They are looking better than ever in pursuit of winning, but they go
01:07:43If you're wondering what happened to Gargano
01:07:46He was knocked off the apron all together during the break by Austin theory
01:07:50But Johnny wrestling is back up and Tommaso Ciampa needs to make a tag
01:07:56Battle there is my life and in comes the ultimate underdog
01:08:01Johnny Gargano Gargano a superstar who's been told his entire career. You're not big enough. You're not
01:08:08Marketable enough you're not what we need Johnny says yeah watch this
01:08:12Well, this dude has more heart than anybody I've ever met yeah
01:08:16Unrelenting passion is what beats all of those comments Cory a Johnny Gargano has that in spades?
01:08:23Gargano out of the way back kick rocks waller on the outside spirit of theory cover by Johnny
01:08:31And theory keeps this one alive, I'll tell you this about Johnny Gargano. I have seen the highs of his career
01:08:38I have seen the lows. I have never once seen this
01:08:43Perhaps the greatest engine in our industry the mechanical Marvel
01:08:50Veritable encyclopedia of this business weight countered by theory shoulders down
01:08:55That is the key to victory in this kind of matchup you have to divide and conquer
01:09:01Take one of your tag team opponents out
01:09:05focus on the other
01:09:08Right now it is Chapa who has taken absolute beating thus far in this match for the course
01:09:13He's still sick O'Connor roll shoulders down here comes
01:09:17I'm sorry Waller takes Tampa face first cover by theory
01:09:22Hooks both legs do champions know again
01:09:25I'm not sure that was exactly what Grayson Waller was trying, but he is so effective in the moment
01:09:32He's able to manipulate opponents and even if the moon goes slightly awry
01:09:36It is still devastating bag made Grayson Waller the Aussie icon now legal for his team
01:09:44Tommaso Champa, oh, this is an insult. This is gonna be meet me in the middle. Oh, no
01:09:51Champa out of the way of his own finishing maneuver shoulders down stack the pie. Oh
01:09:58Dear how many times have we seen that in recent weeks Grayson Waller?
01:10:06Machine
01:10:13Meet me in the middle cover by Johnny
01:10:20Oh
01:10:35The thing about DIY and the WWE Tag Team
01:10:39Championship both men have fought their hearts out scratched and clawed to get the titles
01:10:45I assure you they'll do the same and then some to keep
01:10:48Well, this is the key moment. This was Waller perhaps inadvertently catching his own
01:10:54Theory on the jaw with that knee something we've seen time and time again on this meeting in the middle
01:11:00You don't have to ask DIY twice when they see an opportunity
01:11:04They grab it and grab it they did tonight
01:11:08successful retention for the new champions DIY
01:11:18What the hell Oh God Oh God wait that's a Samoan werewolf Jacob
01:11:27God help us all
01:11:29Don't jump. Oh, you might need an army with you against this guy
01:11:34We found out last weekend
01:11:37This is so low to call us new enforcer
01:11:41Jacob fuck who's no enforcer. This is a damn walking warning shot
01:11:48Volatile
01:11:53Jacob fought who just took out the tag team champion single-handedly
01:12:12But who's not done but who is gonna stop this man
01:12:18What are you looking to achieve it?
01:12:21Good job
01:12:23How the hell did he do that?
01:12:25How the hell does a man that size move like that Wade?
01:12:29It's a scene of utter devastation and he still don't go
01:12:34like a damn horror movie
01:12:39Unbelievable this man has been blessed by the gods
01:12:43And not even they could save us
01:12:46Is this animal finally satiated
01:12:57Or was the Samoan werewolf doing the bidding of the new
01:13:02tribal chief the new
01:13:04shot-caller
01:13:06solo Sokoa
01:13:08Press off on parallel glory at money in the bank
01:13:13The bloodline are here
01:13:17Of this man Jacob Batu has to be the final piece in the puzzle
01:13:23Perhaps the greatest acquisition in history of WWE
01:13:29Solo is pleased with the Samoan werewolf. The bloodline is here
01:13:36But why
01:13:39Rhea
01:13:41Rhea Ripley is back
01:13:45Bound for revenge as she kicks off brah plus say a pop screw through McIntyre
01:13:53Drew McIntyre returns from suspension
01:13:57and
01:13:58Damien Priest and Gunther stand face to face ahead of their World Heavyweight Championship match at SummerSlam
01:14:05Raw Monday 8 7 central only on USA
01:14:13This is Friday night smackdown and the bloodline has arrived
01:14:29Worcester, Mass
01:14:35You
01:14:40Acknowledge me
01:14:54Need I remind you what happened to those that didn't acknowledge me
01:15:05Oh
01:15:15Jimmy you so
01:15:18My own brother my own flesh and blood didn't acknowledge me and you know what happened he's gone
01:15:30The wise man Paul
01:15:33Hey me
01:15:39He's gone too
01:15:44And
01:15:47Roman Reigns
01:16:02Oh
01:16:07Don't cheer for him now you people don't deserve Roman you got me now
01:16:17And if Roman Reigns decides to come back
01:16:22He will acknowledge me as his tribal chief
01:16:27But tonight tonight it's about Cody Rhodes
01:16:35It's Cody Rhodes turn to acknowledge me
01:16:42So Cody if you're back there
01:16:46So Cody if you're back there
01:16:55The undisputed WWE Champion is not a hard man to find
01:17:16Oh
01:17:40An absolutely
01:17:43Deafening welcome
01:17:45for the American nightmare
01:17:48And wait, you have to imagine Cody is in one hell of a mood tonight
01:17:53After tasting his first defeat since becoming champion that's money in the bag
01:17:58This is the biggest star in the game. And as you mentioned
01:18:03completely unaccustomed to
01:18:06Tasting defeat now being ordered to acknowledge the man who penned him last week
01:18:13money in the bank
01:18:15Namely the head of the table
01:18:17solo Shikoha
01:18:20Cody's got a no better way
01:18:22Rhodes can't get in the ring with all four members of the bloodline standing there that's jumping off a cliff to your own slaughter
01:18:29But better for worse
01:18:31Cody only has one gift
01:18:35Oh
01:18:43We know one man has promised to watch Cody's back but the big difference between theory and execution
01:19:05Oh
01:19:15I've heard everything that you're saying
01:19:23I'm sure you can figure this out. We want the same thing
01:19:36Now, of course
01:19:37Gotta speak to Nick Aldis, but you might as well
01:19:42Consider it official
01:19:44summer slam the undisputed
01:19:47WWE championship
01:19:58But
01:20:00If it was really up to me
01:20:03If I could make any decision I
01:20:08Wouldn't be waiting till summer slam
01:20:18I'd want to do it here and now
01:20:32Cody had to expect this Wade being circled by the bloodline
01:20:46Hyenas have circled but the nightmare not going down without a fight
01:20:55Super kicked by Jacob fuck who?
01:21:02Oh
01:21:06He's got back up
01:21:15Orton and Rhodes still outnumbered but the Viper standing tall
01:21:21But it's been at the top of the game for the last 20 years for good reason
01:21:29Vintage Orton to the new shot-caller
01:21:38And he look out
01:21:42But who again
01:21:45This walking warning shot just took out the Viper and now the communes have pounced
01:21:54That's a 14-time world heavyweight champion in Randy Orton, that's the reigning
01:22:00Undisputed WWE champion a Cody Lowe's neither man
01:22:05Proving to be much of a match for the bloodline and this freak of nature
01:22:11Jacob fought to the Samoan werewolf love line. We're just like a pack of rabid dogs waiting for the signal
01:22:26Like a solo and fatu
01:22:29Are tying up Cody Rhodes in the ring row and fought to still going to work. There's a plan
01:22:36There's a tactic
01:22:40Oh
01:22:49This has got to be given Randy Orton some severe flashbacks wait, this is eerily similar
01:22:54I
01:23:09Don't want to be anywhere near this crime scene
01:23:25I
01:23:32Don't get the hell away from these guys
01:23:41This is all your
01:23:45Control
01:23:54I
01:23:59Don't fight burn has been deep bang
01:24:03It's a message
01:24:07Stop always fight to the champion
01:24:11This is your God Cody
01:24:15That WWE championship must feel like a curse
01:24:19I
01:24:27Joining the net of solo Sephora. If you're smart, you will acknowledge these men
01:24:37If you're the American nightmare you better start praying
01:24:41I
01:24:48Absolutely, sadistic turn of events
01:24:54Cody Rhodes was forced to watch all the way until he too was taken out by that Samoan spike
01:25:11Oh
01:25:17Cody Rose from SummerSlam. You've got a big big problem on your hands