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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:31This is Cleveland, Ohio, located on the banks of Lake Erie, the Great Lakes' most populous city.
00:00:37Cleveland is known for manufacturing, higher education, health care, and financial services.
00:00:42And for a second time in its rich history, we'll host WWE SummerSlam.
00:00:48Here at the beautiful Cleveland Browns Stadium, named after the NFL team,
00:00:53located downtown in the North Coast Harbor neighborhood,
00:00:57right down the street from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
00:01:00Also downtown, Progressive Field, where the Guardians play,
00:01:04and Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, home of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers.
00:01:08And later tonight, host WWE SmackDown.
00:01:12We are here, live, in downtown Cleveland, to kick off SummerSlam weekend!
00:01:19For the first time in more than a quarter century, SummerSlam makes a homecoming.
00:01:30As we return to Cleveland.
00:01:33I will be hosting SummerSlam in my house of Cleveland, Ohio.
00:01:37I saw my surgeon Saturday night. I'm cleared!
00:01:42Live!
00:01:44SummerSlam, I'm gonna end your career.
00:01:48I am back home in Cleveland!
00:01:53Cleveland rocks.
00:01:57But this weekend, Cleveland slams.
00:02:07And now, Wingstop presents SummerSlam Kickoff.
00:02:13You ain't nothing but a liar
00:02:18Yeah, I walk right out the fire
00:02:22Yeah, you try to keep me down, try to put me out
00:02:27Michael Cole!
00:02:40Hello, Cleveland!
00:02:47Michael Cole! Michael Cole! Michael Cole!
00:02:55Thank you guys so much for being out here tonight, braving the storms, the hot sun,
00:03:00all so we can kick off SummerSlam weekend.
00:03:08This is the second time your great city has hosted SummerSlam.
00:03:15This is the 37th annual event, the biggest party of the summer,
00:03:21and we're hoping you guys make it the loudest and greatest SummerSlam ever.
00:03:29Now, I can't host this by myself, especially in a great sports town like Cleveland.
00:03:37Please welcome a man who was an all-decade punter for the Indianapolis Colts,
00:03:46a man who hosts his own show on ESPN called the Pat McAfee Show,
00:03:53a man who, with an asterisk, is undefeated at WrestleMania,
00:03:59and my broadcast colleague from Monday Night Raw.
00:04:02Please welcome Pat McAfee!
00:04:07Hey, let's go!
00:04:15Michael Cole! Michael Cole!
00:04:27Thank you, thank you, thank you!
00:04:29What a beautiful city Cleveland, Ohio is!
00:04:37It's a thousand degrees, the humidity is through the roof,
00:04:40and we got thousands and thousands of people in a parking lot
00:04:45ready to celebrate the greatest SummerSlam of all time!
00:04:50Now, without further ado, Michael Cole is obviously over and super handsome,
00:04:58he's more fit than he's ever been, he's dressed in cooler than he's ever been,
00:05:02but he is not the man of the hour in this city, no, no!
00:05:08There's a man who's riding around this town in the Miz Express,
00:05:12which is a bus, that if you see it, his face will be broadcasted the entire side of it,
00:05:20run up to it, bang on it, he'll be inside of it, take pictures with him,
00:05:24make his life awesome, because that's exactly what he is.
00:05:281,335 losses in his WWE career,
00:05:35but because of every single one of them, he has won over all of our hearts,
00:05:41ladies and gentlemen, from Cleveland, Ohio, the host of SummerSlam, The Miz!
00:05:50Awesome!
00:06:05Awesome!
00:06:17Awesome!
00:06:34You are awesome, Miz! Miz! Miz! Miz!
00:06:48Yes, I am, but even more so, Cleveland is awesome!
00:06:54And Cleveland deserves SummerSlam!
00:06:59See, we're kicking this 2024 off with SummerSlam,
00:07:04then the Cleveland Browns are going all the way to the Super Bowl!
00:07:13The Guardians are winning the World Series!
00:07:20Spider got an extension, the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to the NBA!
00:07:26The Cleveland Cavaliers are going to the NBA Finals!
00:07:29This is the year of Cleveland!
00:07:35And I can honestly say I wouldn't be where I am today if I didn't grow up in the city of Cleveland.
00:07:43This place taught me my work ethic.
00:07:46This place taught me my dedication, my passion.
00:07:51It gave me everything.
00:07:54And I thank you because no matter how many losses Pat McAfee say I have,
00:07:59that's how many times I got someone over in this business.
00:08:20In Cleveland, I've been beat up.
00:08:22I've been thrown out of the building, I've been fired.
00:08:25I've been beaten up in front of my mother who was crying.
00:08:28My father has been beaten up in Cleveland.
00:08:33But this week, this week, if you see the Miz Express,
00:08:39you celebrate the Miz Express!
00:08:42You celebrate everything that Cleveland is!
00:08:46So now, without further ado, I want to introduce somebody.
00:08:51Ladies and gentlemen, I want you to get out of your seats.
00:09:00I want you to give him the biggest Cleveland welcome you've ever gotten.
00:09:05Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the CCO of WWE,
00:09:10the Cerebral Assassin, the King of Kings,
00:09:13it's time to play the game!
00:09:17Triple H!
00:09:22It's time to play the game!
00:09:27It's time to play the game!
00:09:43It's all about the game, and how you play it.
00:09:46It's all about control, and if you can take it.
00:09:49It's all about your stand, and if you can play it.
00:09:52It's all about pain, and who's gonna make it.
00:09:55I am the game, you know how to play me.
00:09:57I am the control, no way you can shake me.
00:10:00I am heavy death, no way you can play me.
00:10:03I am the pain, and I know you can't take me.
00:10:06I'm on your shoulder, I'm ready to run.
00:10:08I'm gonna get you, you'll think you're a son of a gun.
00:10:11I am the game, I make the rules.
00:10:14So move along, you can tell what you're doing.
00:10:17Don't try to figure out what I'm doing, you'll regret me.
00:10:20Come on over, son, or I'm gonna crash me.
00:10:23Don't you forget there's a price you have to pay.
00:10:26I am the game, and I want to play.
00:10:43It's time to play the game.
00:10:47It's time to play the game.
00:11:02Cleveland!
00:11:06Are you ready?
00:11:09We are here to kick off summer like never before.
00:11:13I don't have any water. I would spit the water. I don't have any one. I'm not using yours, dude. I
00:11:20Don't know where your mouth has been
00:11:43Oh
00:11:45Oh
00:12:11Pat McAfee ladies and gentlemen
00:12:15How
00:12:18Many here read the article on Michael Cole today
00:12:25The ringer if you haven't seen it it tells you and Michael Cole's own words how big of a legend he is
00:12:34And let me just say
00:12:45Oh
00:13:15Let me just say this if you haven't read the article
00:13:18Michael Cole is absolutely the best to have ever done this to do what he does. We can we hang out
00:13:24He is the soundtrack. He is the voice
00:13:29Here's the background of this new era of WWE we are lucky to have him Michael Cole
00:13:45He can't spit water at all he dumped half the bottle on me just now but he's a legend at what he does
00:13:53I'm gonna let this get to the big stars right now. Thank you all for being here. I can tell you this
00:14:01tomorrow
00:14:0360,000 strong we are gonna rock Cleveland
00:14:09So I just want to know one thing
00:14:15Are you ready? No, I said are you?
00:14:26Then let's do this
00:14:36Now really
00:14:39First off I apologize to you because I spit all over you but that wasn't that bad, right?
00:14:45No, not it. See it wasn't that bad at all. Was it? Yeah, I mean you just spit on it
00:14:49Yeah, great start to SummerSlam. Hell. Yeah. Hey, you know, have you guys have you guys had the opportunity to
00:14:56See the SummerSlam store over at the Tower City Center
00:15:01And it's pretty cool they're selling WWE t-shirts
00:15:06Funko pops and SummerSlam themed baseball and football gear
00:15:13Replica championship titles
00:15:15merchandise like t-shirts and hats of our biggest superstars and
00:15:20You all can participate in the SummerSlam photo experience at Tower City Center in Cleveland
00:15:27Get your tickets today for photo ops with your favorite talent
00:15:30Also in Tower City as we mentioned the SummerSlam store shop the largest selection of SummerSlam merchandise tonight and throughout the weekend
00:15:39Yeah, you need to stop by the store. It is
00:15:42Just like
00:16:13You
00:16:25Michael and Pat, I'm sorry. You guys don't mind if I interrupt for a minute. Do you know you're the champ your world your world?
00:16:42I
00:16:52Actually wanted to come out because I felt the need to clear a little bit of air I
00:16:58Feel like last week. I actually got a little bit embarrassed. I let my emotions get the best of me. So I wanted
00:17:05So I wanted to make sure that you all knew why tomorrow night that would not be the case
00:17:24One year ago, I sat in a hospital bed with my shoulder completely torn from my socket because of Rhea Ripley
00:17:36My tag-team partner was gone. My championship was gone and six months of my career were gone
00:17:45It wasn't until that very moment that I made a promise to myself
00:17:52That when I came back, I would take away everything that Rhea Ripley loved
00:17:59The Liv Morgan Revenge Tour
00:18:09Hey Liv
00:18:11You guys you came out a bit early. You're supposed to be out about 15 minutes later with Rhea when Rhea arrives. Oh
00:18:18Well, I actually didn't know that Michael, but I think that that is actually my cue. Thank you gentlemen
00:18:24Hey, I hope you guys have a great night. You're not gonna stay for Rhea
00:18:29Well, ladies and gentlemen the women's world champion
00:18:33Liv Morgan
00:18:35I'd run for mommy, too
00:18:38No more running tomorrow. No, no more running tomorrow SummerSlam again
00:18:42I want to remind everyone seven Eastern start time. The countdown show is three hours long. It starts at 4 Eastern
00:18:50One of the main events tomorrow night is for the World Heavyweight Championship
00:18:54Damian Priest will defend his title against the king of the ring
00:18:59Gunther
00:19:06About ten years ago, I was homeless. Nobody thought I would be on this stage
00:19:13You bust your ass I truly truly believe there's nothing you can't achieve
00:19:28Oh
00:19:43I've always wanted this everything that has to happen to get here
00:19:58Power
00:20:04Dominance
00:20:07Prestige
00:20:08the greatest
00:20:10intercontinental heavyweight champion of all time
00:20:12the king of the ring and
00:20:16soon to be
00:20:17the world heavyweight champion
00:20:23The general Gunther it was never my dream to be here
00:20:28dreams are a waste of time
00:20:32For two years
00:20:34The very best in WWE lined up and said they would beat me every single one of them fell at the hands of the king
00:20:42general
00:20:44And now as Damian Priest carries that weight on his shoulders
00:20:48who if not me takes on the responsibility to restore the honor and
00:20:55prestige of this great sport
00:20:58and the world
00:21:00heavyweight championship
00:21:03I've fought for 20 years in the street to get here. I
00:21:07earned this
00:21:09And you are the last person around here that's taking this title from me
00:21:16Let's be honest being on the streets is a choice whatever
00:21:22You're going to achieve in life
00:21:25You are and you always will be street trash
00:21:42At SummerSlam we find out if you're something more than just a privileged
00:21:49Scumbag
00:21:52We'll become the world heavyweight champion I
00:21:58Live to fight for everything. I got and now I'm willing to die for everything I have
00:22:08Are you my name my title ring the prestige of the world heavyweight championship
00:22:16Live forever will change forever
00:22:31So Pat give me a phrase to describe good
00:22:38Diabolical physical serious prestigious classy
00:22:44Asshole as well. Hey, you might want to watch your rhetoric
00:22:49Because without further ado
00:22:51ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:22:55The king of the ring and the number one contender for the world heavyweight championship got there
00:23:14Oh
00:23:33Great to see you good there
00:23:36Would you like to start the questioning or my good through what I just said there obviously isn't how I feel about you
00:23:43the professional wrestler and the career that you've had but as of late the things you've been saying to Damien have certainly crossed the
00:23:49Line a little bit. Don't you think that is true as well?
00:23:57This guy yeah, yeah
00:24:00Angry, I think come on. You all love the dramas are provided for you. What you're complaining about
00:24:09It just makes logical sense
00:24:12Whoever is my opponent. I'm gonna find out where it hurts and I'm gonna put my finger on it
00:24:21Gunther you have made this between you and Damien about class
00:24:26about prestige earlier today Damien Priest had the debut of his
00:24:31Documentary over at the Agora you interrupted that and once again rained on his parade
00:24:36You're not allowing in to enjoy this moment is the world heavyweight champion
00:24:40Why have you decided at this point in time to make this about class in your mind?
00:24:53We're all saying it
00:25:00Because I'm not afraid to speak the truth I'd point out what's there
00:25:11I
00:25:17Understand it if I look at you I get the same wife from looking at Damien Priest that vibe off. What is it?
00:25:27Street trash, that's what it is. I mean look at this place. I
00:25:34Rather be homeless than be forced living in Cleveland
00:25:41Oh, let's change let's change direction for a moment people
00:25:48It's a great city
00:25:52And you're a sell-out apparently come on kiss their ass a little bit more come on
00:25:57Let's get this back on track for a moment and talk about tomorrow because Gunther you're going
00:26:02After your first world heavyweight championship on the main roster
00:26:07Let's go back and talk about your intercontinental championship reign for
00:26:12666 days which is a record you ruled over the division is intercontinental champion
00:26:17What did you learn during that time and if you do win the championship tomorrow?
00:26:22How do you plan on becoming one of the great world champions of all time?
00:26:37Again
00:27:01How will you represent
00:27:03WWE as its world heavyweight champion, how will you represent the?
00:27:08WWE universe if you become our world champion Gunther
00:27:14All these people
00:27:19It's inevitable it's going to happen tomorrow
00:27:24Let's try it out
00:27:27Welcome your future world heavyweight champion
00:27:41Ladies and gentlemen the number one contender for the world heavyweight
00:27:45Championship who will face Damian Priest tomorrow night at SummerSlam the king of the ring
00:27:49Gunther
00:27:57Oh
00:28:00Why do you do that, I wouldn't seriously I would
00:28:03If I knew he was coming onto the stage
00:28:05But I do think my opinions of how he's been acting
00:28:09Are the exact same as these beautiful people standing in a parking lot at 145 degrees
00:28:14But why do you do this the gentleman didn't even want to answer our questions after you embarrassed him like that
00:28:20I don't care. They need to hear it these people wanted to tell them the same exact thing
00:28:24He thinks a lot of himself, and he's gonna run into our champion tomorrow night in Cleveland Brown Stadium
00:28:32Tomorrow night big night for Judgment Day
00:28:36Damian Priest of course defending the world heavyweight championship against Gunther
00:28:40Rhea Ripley defending the women's world title against Liv Morgan who you saw earlier
00:28:47Without further ado, please welcome the world heavyweight champion Damian Priest and the women's
00:28:54world champion
00:28:56Rhea Ripley
00:29:24I
00:29:26I
00:29:52Didn't want to bring one thing up before we started
00:29:56I don't want you to bring anything up because I felt the confidence coming from you cold, but thank you so much
00:30:10What I was going to say is thanks for the subway series sweep Mets over the Yankees this year
00:30:18Nobody cares. It's Cleveland. You're boasting. He's a Yankees fan. None of us what I do we need Cleveland or what Baltimore
00:30:27Let's
00:30:28Start with you Damian. Let's talk about
00:30:31tomorrow night SummerSlam
00:30:33Defending the championship against a man who has been nothing but disrespectful to you for months now in fact earlier today
00:30:40He interrupted the premiere of your documentary
00:30:43Let's talk about
00:30:46The premiere of your documentary and what that meant for you to have your family here to witness what has to be a crowning achievement
00:30:53well first
00:30:55To your point Gunther interrupted. He's saying a lot of things, but his bitch ass just ran out of here
00:31:02You know what's real funny Liv Morgan's bitch ass ran out of here too
00:31:10Now as far as the documentary goes
00:31:13I'll be honest. That's one of the most special things that I've seen
00:31:17Getting to showcase my personal life my rise my family
00:31:25I
00:31:29Can't tell you all how much that makes me feel how great that makes me feel. Thank you
00:31:35Yet this king of the ring walks out here not only today
00:31:38But as I mentioned for months now and completely disrespects you and all the people of Cleveland and call all of you street trash
00:31:56Gunther
00:31:58Gunther could walk around he could throw around the word street trash all he wants
00:32:04But to me and I said this earlier to him. He is the definition of human trash
00:32:12If we're street trash, I'm damn proud to be
00:32:18Hell yeah, and mommy it is great to see you back here for a
00:32:25Summer slam weekend in Cleveland. Where's the Dominic by the way?
00:32:30Where's Dominic I?
00:32:33Told him that he doesn't need to be here because I knew Liv was gonna be here. Well. I didn't expect was for her to run
00:32:40Once again and prove that she is a little wussy
00:32:44Yeah, she is a little wussy
00:32:47And I think that just like Michael Cole over here you all believe that mommy is going to be your new
00:32:54Women's World Champion I
00:32:59Don't know about you guys, but I'm ready for the terror twins to hold the world titles together again
00:33:08He mentioned Dominic and
00:33:10Obviously you're gonna get your hands on live for the first time tomorrow
00:33:13And we can't wait we can't wait to see how that unfolds already gave you my prediction when I introduced her
00:33:18Yeah, yeah, you did Cole the
00:33:21How much does the live trying to take your man thing way into the whole strategy for tomorrow
00:33:26And how much emotionally are you ready to expel tomorrow with live?
00:33:33Well let me put this plain and simple mommy is going to bring the brutality
00:33:41And Liv Morgan she's not ready the thing is she said she wants to take everything from me
00:33:47But she dug a little deeper, and she went the dirty route
00:33:50And she decided to try to manipulate my family my Latino heat my dirty Dom my Dominic misterio
00:33:59You guys can boom all you want, but the fact is I love my dirty Dom
00:34:05Respect
00:34:07I
00:34:20Guess he's alright, so you know but whatever
00:34:29Rhea weppa Rhea you never you never lost the championship no I never lost the championship. That's the fact
00:34:37That's the plain and simple fact right there. I never lost my women's world championship
00:34:42Liv she took me out. She wants to cry and moan about how I took her out for six months
00:34:48The thing is I warned her multiple times
00:34:51But Liv Morgan has this problem in her brain where she can't comprehend and she can't listen to people wanting her to back off
00:35:01I told her multiple times to get out of my business, so what do I have to do next, huh?
00:35:06I'm not gonna put it nicely am I would any of you guys put that nicely
00:35:11Exactly so what did I do? I took her out. I snapped her shoulder, so she was out of my damn business
00:35:19And now she gets to step into my ring with my championship and the fact is mommy's walking in
00:35:28Without a championship and unfortunately, that's the case, but I'm gonna be walking out
00:35:36Champion
00:35:40Good luck tomorrow night to the world heavyweight champion Damian priest and the number one contender for the women's world title Rhea Ripley
00:36:06Oh
00:36:13Ladies and gentlemen SummerSlam kickoff is presented by
00:36:16Wingstop the official wing of SummerSlam choose from 12 delicious flavors to get your favorite wings by ordering online at wingstop.com
00:36:24bring the flavor one of the most personal battles in WWE history takes place tomorrow night a
00:36:32Special guest referee and the former world champion Seth Rollins see a puck versus Drew McIntyre
00:36:40I
00:37:02Tore my right tricep my dream ever since I was a little kid was to main event WrestleMania
00:37:10I
00:37:16Want you to know this I prayed for this and it happens not rumble I targeted you
00:37:26It's never gonna be good enough
00:37:28Drew McIntyre is in the world title match. I want you to have a front-row seat at WrestleMania
00:37:41To watch me
00:37:48Losers pray for things to happen
00:37:52Winners make it happen. There are consequences to your actions and you are looking at that
00:37:59You will never be champions long as there is air in my lungs
00:38:11I
00:38:28Didn't just take your dignity that I
00:38:32The money in the bag I am going to win that contract I am going to cash it in that night
00:38:41You made a big promise you're gonna walk out world heavyweight champion you blew it again
00:38:53Did you stick your nose in my business I was handling my business
00:38:59There's a man running around with a bracelet with my wife's name on it. Oh
00:39:05the chaos that you've caused I
00:39:08Volunteered I am your special guest referee
00:39:18It's the climax
00:39:30There's nothing in the world is gonna stop me tearing you apart
00:39:33I'm not some little referee that you can just push around. I'm the boss. I'm the law
00:39:54Get out of line, I will put your head in the dirt
00:39:58I
00:40:02Won't stop until your heart does I'm gonna get my pound of flesh
00:40:12Hey Pat, I got a question for you
00:40:15Who was the idiot that ever nicknamed this city the mistake by the lake?
00:40:21Because Cleveland is absolutely incredible and I think I want to check out Flannery's pub over there
00:40:28In a little bit. I want to check out Harry Buffalo right there
00:40:32Jack's Casino right there
00:40:35rocket mortgage field house home by the future NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers
00:40:41And then Cleveland Brown Stadium tomorrow the home of the dog pound hosting SummerSlam
00:40:50One of the most personal issues we've ever seen at WWE will culminate tomorrow night
00:40:56First I would like to introduce to you the special guest referee
00:41:01He's a former multi-time world champion
00:41:06Seth
00:41:07freakin Rollins
00:41:25Oh
00:41:55Oh
00:42:21For the first time it's Seth Rollins illustrious career
00:42:25He will don the zebra stripes tomorrow night as a special guest referee
00:42:32In the history of SummerSlam, we've had some unbelievable
00:42:36special guest referees
00:42:38Jesse Ventura who we welcome back to Monday Night Raw this past week was special guest referee on two separate occasions
00:42:46How about Shawn Michaels was a special guest referee
00:42:51How about?
00:42:54Triple H as a special guest referee
00:42:59But no one may have been put into position like Seth Rollins is tomorrow night in this personal battle with McIntyre and punk
00:43:08Now Seth to me. I believe you're the most
00:43:12Unbiased person for this job because you hate both guys
00:43:17You are dead-on Michael I
00:43:20I hate Drew McIntyre. I
00:43:25Hate CM Punk and Cleveland. I'm with you guys. I can't wait to watch them tear each other apart tomorrow night
00:43:37Seth on Monday you laid out some rules of engagement and basically what you ended up saying was
00:43:43The rules for this particular match are Rollins rules
00:43:47What you say goes nobody needs to get sideways with the man wearing the stripes up and down
00:43:53What exactly does that mean? And what should we expect out of a match that you are officiating?
00:43:57I'll tell you what it means Pat. It means tomorrow night. We are going to have a winner
00:44:02We are going to find out who the better man is between Drew McIntyre and CM Punk
00:44:08And if either of them get in my face, I got a heel for the teeth, baby
00:44:14That's what I'm saying, that's what I'm talking about Drew McIntyre beat you for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania
00:44:20Whoa
00:44:24CM Punk has been a problem for you for many many years. You did not want him back in WWE. In fact
00:44:30You said and this was a quote when CM Punk is cleared for physicality. I am going to beat the hell out of him
00:44:40How can we be sure that that will not happen tomorrow night
00:44:44I
00:44:46Do have a vested interest in seeing CM Punk get his ass kicked
00:44:52And I'm sorry for all you punk fans out there, this is just what I feel it's what I believe I don't like the guy
00:44:58I'm never gonna like the guy
00:45:01But you know what's easier than kicking someone's ass is having somebody kick that person's ass for you
00:45:09And I get a front-row seat to watch drew do that I don't like drew either but he is one tough SOB
00:45:16No doubt about it
00:45:17We want to remind everyone
00:45:20Before we get into the meat of this now that
00:45:22General manager Adam Pierce has warned that McIntyre and Punk cannot touch before tomorrow night or the match is off. Oh
00:45:30Over no match. No, Seth freakin Rollins
00:45:34No, see a puncture McIntyre big bald stooge Adam Pierce, so we're not having it so with that being said
00:45:42Please welcome one of the most controversial men in the history of sports entertainment
00:45:47The second City Saint
00:45:50See em punk
00:46:03Oh
00:46:33Oh
00:47:03Is
00:47:10It great to be alive on a Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio
00:47:16Or what
00:47:31It's all downhill after the song brother so punk let me ask you will you in here
00:47:47Oh
00:47:49Fuck will you adhere to Rollins rules tomorrow night?
00:47:56When have I not listened to rules when have I not followed the whatever the authority listen this man can't possibly be
00:48:05Unbiased. All right, if he's gonna screw me, he's gonna screw me tomorrow and I'll deal with it
00:48:11Then what else can I possibly say?
00:48:14First time getting a chance to walk out in a stadium filled with the WWE universe
00:48:2260,000 strong Channing CM Punk CM Punk CM Punk
00:48:33In over a decade have you thought about it have you envisioned what it's going to feel like and how do you control kind of the
00:48:39Jitters that are potentially possible in a moment like that. Mr. Punk
00:48:44Fantastic question. Mr. McAfee. I appreciate your
00:48:48Your journalism. All right. I've thought about it. I've envisioned it
00:48:52Listen this whole rule about me not being able to touch Drew McIntyre's really made this weekend
00:48:59Laid back and easy for me. I don't got anything to worry about until that Bell rings and when that Bell rings
00:49:05I'm going to show the city of Cleveland and everybody watching on Peacock a level of violence that is going to make you very
00:49:12Very uncomfortable. That is what I've envisioned. That's what's in my mind's eye
00:49:17Tomorrow night the time for talking is over with
00:49:22It has been ten and a half years since CM Punk has been in a one-on-one match on television in WWE I
00:49:32Had the privilege of sitting down with this man last week for an extended interview
00:49:36Which will play on the countdown show before SummerSlam tomorrow night and I asked you
00:49:41Why are you doing what you've been doing to Drew McIntyre and
00:49:47You told me it became personal when Drew McIntyre told you that he prayed to God
00:49:54That you would get hurt
00:49:57Is that the impetus of all this?
00:50:01Drew McIntyre's dream is to be champion
00:50:05Currently my dream is to make sure Drew McIntyre is not champion. You see gold around his waist
00:50:10No, so who's the king?
00:50:13It's not Liberace over here
00:50:28I'll tell Larry that Cleveland sends his love much appreciated
00:50:33I've been dealing with people like Drew McIntyre my entire career, right?
00:50:40I
00:50:45Will also tell my wife that Cleveland says hello
00:50:49Been dealing with Drew McIntyre types my entire career, right?
00:50:54They want to get one up on me. So they go low and when I meet him on the low road
00:50:59They're shocked and then they play the victim like oh my gosh. I can't believe you're doing that to me
00:51:05Drew started it. I'm gonna finish it. He prayed
00:51:08I don't pray the only people who pray in front of me are the ones that are down on their knees
00:51:12That's gonna be drew tomorrow
00:51:15right
00:51:16He wants to play the victim tomorrow. He gets to be the victim
00:51:23Well, let's bring out the so-called victim the Scottish warrior drew
00:51:30McIntyre
00:51:38You
00:52:08You
00:52:10You
00:52:33Again just to remind everyone of the ground rules and our special guest referee is here. No physicality before tomorrow
00:52:40And that means against us to drew
00:52:43we're gonna have some hard-hitting questions here and I guess the first one for me would be
00:52:49Why the obsession with that man?
00:52:53And before you talk about the number of times he's cost you the championship this started way before that
00:53:01It started way before that why the obsession with CM Punk. He's a fan. He's such a fan. He's in the sweltering heat
00:53:07He's got an axe on a leather jacket
00:53:10It's 90 degrees outside. He's sporting an axe. Thank you. He's a fan
00:53:14I'm the only guy that can be so hot and so cool at the same time
00:53:20But I'm gonna say something positive before I get into it
00:53:24You know where the main event of this press conference and if you ask anybody that's in Cleveland right now
00:53:29They clearly this should be the main event as much as I can't stand you both
00:53:40Don't answer I
00:53:50Appreciate it, but I'm just stating the obvious I
00:53:55Can't stand this guy I
00:53:59Cannot stand the ground he walks on you've seen what he's done to me time and time again screwing me out the world title
00:54:05This goes way back and I don't need to go into the stories right now
00:54:09It's not what is me time for drew, but this man directly cost me opportunities during my first run in
00:54:16WWE and maybe I'll cover that I get by the past
00:54:19I'm trying to focus on the present and the present you've screwed me
00:54:22All I wanted was this match with you and I can wait until tomorrow because I am gonna kill you. I
00:54:30I
00:54:32Just want to know how you're feeling inside
00:54:36How does the M pump feel? It's been ten and a half years since you had a one-on-one match in WWE
00:54:42What have you done for the past ten years? I honestly can't tell your sociopath. I can't read your emotions whatsoever
00:54:47He's scared. But what have you done? You've sat in your arse for 75% of the time you've
00:54:53Wrestled 1% of the time you've been injured 24% of the time
00:54:58You know what I've done
00:55:01Work my arse off. I've been slaying beasts
00:55:04I've been being the who's who the Randy Orton's the Cody Rhodes the Seth Rollins. I've ran through them all
00:55:14And I didn't have half the issues with them I have with you I
00:55:20Can't wait to that Bell rings. That's the only thing saving you right now. Is that Bell?
00:55:25I know you got million questions for me Cole
00:55:27But I've got a million things to get off my chest because if his heart's not beating I'm not gonna be able to tell him
00:55:32this anymore I
00:55:35Know you don't like punk
00:55:38But it's not like the way I don't like punk. I know deep down you have a heart
00:55:43You're gonna stop this match tomorrow because the violence is gonna be so uncomfortable. You're gonna have to stop the match
00:55:56Question I have a question for you
00:55:58Mr. McIntyre
00:56:00Are you?
00:56:01Sure that you'll be able to remain focused long enough in this match to get the job done against CM Punk when there is
00:56:08Potential distractions literally everywhere including the ref who might get under your skin a little bit
00:56:15No, I've been dreaming about this. I've got a game plan in my head. First of all, the most talented thing about him says mouth
00:56:21I'm gonna break that stupid job
00:56:26And now I'm gonna work my way from head to toe there's no title on the line
00:56:30I don't need to get a quick three count. I'm gonna take my time and torture you and as for you
00:56:38I'll make this quick. It's not about you. You spotlight junkie
00:56:42I know you're gonna come out there and some ridiculous stripper outfit. Just do me a favor
00:56:48Don't wear heels don't wear a platform so you don't break your ankle you can eventually count the three count
00:56:56To expand on Pat's point for for just a moment drew
00:57:03The reason
00:57:04You're not World Heavyweight Champion today is not only because of that man
00:57:09But because you have allowed all of these outside distractions to get in your head
00:57:16Causing you to lose focus causing you to lose the opportunity on a number of different occasions
00:57:22So just to expand on Pat's point for a moment
00:57:24How are you not going to allow that to happen tomorrow night when you have two of the men that you hate more than anybody?
00:57:29In the world in the ring with you at the same time
00:57:35You know my story
00:57:36You know everything I've overcame and I feel like everyone's against me right now including you Michael Cole you piece of trash
00:57:43Unbiased official feeding everybody crap every week about me being a hypocrite me being a liar out here like a mark spitting water with triple-h
00:57:54As far as I'm concerned Pat is more of a legitimate broadcast journalist than you these days
00:58:03Even the fans that were apparently on my side all this time
00:58:07This guy I mentioned on Monday. I don't know what it is. It's called like a bill. I don't know what it is
00:58:12It's cult-like ability is Charles Manson like ability getting in people's head poisoning it or chanting CM Punk's name at me
00:58:19everywhere I go
00:58:28I'll throw you some fish necks like a bunch of trained seals. I
00:58:34Can block all that out I am so laser focused right now
00:58:38I don't think I've ever been more laser focused in my entire life
00:58:41there's a reason everyone's so excited about this match because they know it's going to be a bloody massacre and
00:58:47I will I will end the questioning there because I believe
00:58:52that that answer
00:58:54Made my point
00:58:57Ladies and gentlemen tomorrow night at SummerSlam. I got one more thing I guess before we finish up, you know
00:59:03Just
00:59:08One more come on it's all about you Seth relax. It's about these guys here. I appreciate all of the countless
00:59:16Little bands everyone's been giving me
00:59:20Over these past few days, you know, they
00:59:24They mean nothing to me
00:59:27The only thing that matters to me
00:59:33Are
00:59:40These two names right here
00:59:45Ladies and gentlemen tomorrow night it will happen at SummerSlam. The man in the middle is the special guest referee
00:59:52Seth Rollins
00:59:54It'll be Rollins rules as drew McIntyre
00:59:59Goes one-on-one with the man stepping into the ring and a one-on-one match for the first time in ten and a half years in
01:00:05WWE
01:00:07CM Punk
01:00:08Punk
01:00:10McIntyre
01:00:11Rollins live
01:00:13tomorrow night
01:00:15at SummerSlam
01:00:17Thank you very much, Cleveland. Don't forget smackdown tonight right behind us
01:00:23At Rocket Mortgage the countdown begins at 4 p.m. Eastern tomorrow
01:00:29SummerSlam's at 7 p.m. Corey Graves, Pat McAfee and I will be on the call
01:00:33And if I wrap this up, I get another paycheck as a broadcast journalist
01:00:38I'm wearing a suit because the SummerSlam isn't just the biggest summer party of the year
01:00:44It's the biggest funeral and the funerals for Drew McIntyre
01:00:47Oh, good night everybody. We will see you tomorrow night at SummerSlam