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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.
00:10:53Triple A! Triple A! Triple A!
00:10:57Triple A! Triple A! Triple A!
00:11:00Triple A! Triple A! Triple A!
00:11:03Cleveland!
00:11:05Are you ready?
00:11:08We are here to kick off summer like never before.
00:11:14I don't have any water. I would spit the water.
00:11:17I don't have any water. I'm not using yours, dude.
00:11:20I don't know where your mouth has been.
00:11:23Water! Water! Water!
00:11:29Hold on, dude.
00:11:35If I can do it!
00:11:43Put that shit away.
00:12:01Holy shit! Holy shit! Holy shit!
00:12:12Pat McAfee ladies and gentlemen how many here read the article on Michael Cole today
00:12:25the ringer if you haven't seen it it tells you in Michael Cole's
00:12:30own words how big of a legend he is
00:12:32and let me just say
00:13:02let me just say this if you haven't read the article Michael Cole is absolutely the best to
00:13:20have ever done this to do what he does week in week out he is the soundtrack he is the voice
00:13:27he is 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
00:13:50but he's a legend at what he does
00:13:52I'm going to let this get to the big stars right now thank you all for being here
00:13:59I can tell you this tomorrow 60,000 strong we are going to rock Cleveland
00:14:10so I just want to know one thing
00:14:11are you ready no I said are you ready
00:14:27then let's do this
00:14:29oh
00:14:36now really I mean that first off I apologize to you because I spit all over you but that wasn't
00:14:43that bad right no not see it wasn't that bad at all was it yeah I mean you just spit on it kid
00:14:50great start to SummerSlam hell yeah hey uh you know have you guys have you guys had the
00:14:54opportunity to see the SummerSlam store over at the Tower City Center
00:15:01Pat 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 merchandise like t-shirts and hats of our biggest superstars
00:15:20and you 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 also in Tower City as we mentioned
00:15:32the SummerSlam store shop the largest selection of SummerSlam merchandise tonight and throughout
00:15:38the weekend yeah you need to stop by the store it is majestic just like
00:15:42me
00:15:47watch me
00:16:13so
00:16:25Michael and Pat I'm sorry you guys don't mind if I interrupt for a minute do you
00:16:30no you're the champ your world your world
00:16:42hey
00:16:52I actually wanted to come out because I felt the need to clear a little bit of air um
00:16:58I feel like last week I actually got a little bit embarrassed I let my emotions get the best
00:17:04of me so I wanted so I wanted to make sure that you all knew why tomorrow night that would not be
00:17:12the case
00:17:24one year ago I sat in a hospital bed with my shoulder completely torn from my socket because
00:17:31of Rhea Ripley my tag team partner was gone my championship was gone and six months of my career
00:17:42were gone it wasn't until that very moment that I made a promise to myself
00:17:53that when I came back I would take away everything that Rhea Ripley loved
00:18:02thus the Liv Morgan revenge tour
00:18:10hey uh Liv you came out a bit early you're supposed to be out about 15 minutes later
00:18:15with Rhea when Rhea arrives oh oh um well I actually didn't know that Michael but I think
00:18:21that that is actually my cue thank you gentlemen I hope you guys have a great night you're not
00:18:26going to stay for Rhea well ladies and gentlemen the women's world champion Liv Morgan
00:18:35I'd run for mommy too I'd run for mommy too no more running tomorrow no no more running tomorrow
00:18:41summer slam again want to remind everyone seven eastern start time the countdown show is three
00:18:47hours long it starts at four eastern one of the main events tomorrow night is for the world heavyweight
00:18:52championship Damian Priest will defend his title against the king of the ring Gunther
00:19:06about 10 years ago I was homeless nobody thought I would be on this stage
00:19:13but you bust your ass I truly truly believe there's nothing you can't achieve
00:19:23right now
00:19:43I've always wanted this everything that had to happen to get here wouldn't change anything
00:19:53power
00:20:04dominance
00:20:07prestige the greatest intercontinental heavyweight champion of all time the king
00:20:14of the ring and soon to be the world heavyweight champion
00:20:23the ring general Gunther it was never my dream to be here dreams are a waste of time
00:20:33for two years the very best in WWE lined up and said they would beat me every single one of them
00:20:40fell at the hands of the ring general and 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 prestige
00:20:56of this great sport and the world heavyweight championship I fought for 20 years in the
00:21:05street to get here I earned this and you are the last person around here that's taking this title
00:21:14from me let's be honest being on the street is a choice whatever you're going to achieve in life
00:21:25you are and you always will be street trash Priest going right after Gunther with the right hand
00:21:34and the fight is on it has gotten very personal very quick
00:21:43at SummerSlam we find out if you're something more than just a privileged scumbag
00:21:52will become the world heavyweight champion I lived to fight for everything I got and now
00:22:02I'm willing to die for everything I have
00:22:09are you my name my title ring the prestige of the world heavyweight championship
00:22:16will live forever will change forever
00:22:20so Pat give me a phrase to describe Gunther uh diabolical physical serious prestigious classy
00:22:44asshole as well hey you might want to watch your rhetoric because without further ado
00:22:52ladies and gentlemen please welcome the king of the ring and the number one
00:22:57contender for the world heavyweight championship Gunther
00:23:14oh
00:23:33great to see you Gunther
00:23:37would you like to start the questioning or me Gunther what I just said there
00:23:40obviously isn't how I feel about you the professional wrestler and the career that
00:23:45you've had but as of late the things you've been saying to Damien have certainly crossed
00:23:49the line a little bit don't you think that is true as well this guy yeah yeah angry I think
00:24:01come on you all love the dramas who are provided for you what you're complaining about
00:24:06oh it just makes logical sense whoever is my opponent I'm gonna find out where it hurts
00:24:16and I'm gonna put my finger on it
00:24:21Gunther you have made this between you and Damien about class about prestige earlier today Damien
00:24:29Priest had the debut of his documentary over at the Agora you interrupted that and once again
00:24:35rained on his parade you're not allowing him to enjoy this moment as the world heavyweight
00:24:39champion why 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
00:25:05I'd point out what's there
00:25:17I understand it if I look at you I get the same vibe from looking at Damien Priest
00:25:23that vibe of what is it
00:25:27street trash that's what it is I mean look at this place
00:25:32I'd rather be homeless than be forced living in Cleveland
00:25:42so let let let let let's change let's change direction for a moment good people
00:25:48it's a great city
00:25:52and you're a sellout 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
00:26:00Gunther you're going after your first world heavyweight championship on the main roster
00:26:07let's go back and talk about your intercontinental championship reign for 666 days which is a record
00:26:14you ruled over the division as intercontinental champion what did you learn during that time and
00:26:20if you do win the championship tomorrow how do you plan on becoming one of the great world
00:26:25champions of all time
00:26:55let's go again how will you represent wwe as its world heavyweight champion
00:27:06how will you represent the wwe universe if you become our world champion Gunther
00:27:15all these people
00:27:19it's inevitable it's going to happen tomorrow
00:27:22so let's try it out
00:27:28welcome your future world heavyweight champion
00:27:41ladies and gentlemen the number one contender for the world heavyweight championship who
00:27:46will face Damian Priest tomorrow night at SummerSlam the king of the ring Gunther
00:28:00why do you do that i wouldn't seriously i wouldn't if i knew he was coming onto the stage but
00:28:06i do think my opinions of how he's been acting are the exact same as these beautiful people
00:28:12standing in a parking lot at 145 degrees but why do you do this the gentleman didn't even want to
00:28:18answer our questions after you embarrassed him like that i don't care they need to hear it
00:28:22these people wanted to tell him the same exact thing he thinks a lot of himself and he's going
00:28:27to run into our champion tomorrow night in Cleveland Brown Stadium tomorrow night big night
00:28:33for judgment day Damian 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 without
00:28:47further ado please welcome the world heavyweight champion Damian Priest and the women's world
00:28:54champion Rhea Ripley
00:29:55i don't want you to bring anything up because i felt the confidence coming
00:29:59from you Cole so thank you so much for having confidence in your mommy
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 both stink he's a Yankees fan
00:30:22nonetheless what do we need Cleveland or Baltimore
00:30:28let's start with you Damian let's talk about tomorrow night summer slam defending the
00:30:34championship against a man who has been nothing but disrespectful to you for months now in fact
00:30:40earlier today he interrupted the premiere of your documentary let's talk about the premiere of your
00:30:47documentary and what that meant for you to have your family here to witness what has to be a
00:30:52crowning achievement well first to your point Gunther interrupted he's saying a lot of things
00:30:57but his bitch ass just ran out of here you know what's real funny Liv Morgan's bitch ass ran out
00:31:05of here too now as far as the the documentary goes uh i'll be honest that's one of the most
00:31:15special things that i've seen i'm getting to showcase my personal life my rise my family
00:31:29i can't tell you all how much that makes me feel how great that makes me feel thank you yet this
00:31:36king of the ring walks out here not only today but as i mentioned for months now and
00:31:40completely disrespects you and all the people of Cleveland and call all of you street trash
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
00:32:11if 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 summer slam weekend in Cleveland
00:32:28where's the Dominic by the way where's Dominic i told him that he doesn't need to be here because
00:32:36i knew Liv was going to be here what i didn't expect was for her to run
00:32:41once again and prove that she is a little wussy yeah she is a little wussy and i think that
00:32:49just like Michael Cole over here you all believe that mommy is going to be your new
00:32:54women's world champion
00:33:00i don't know about you guys but i'm ready for the terror twins to hold the world titles together
00:33:03again oh yeah he mentioned Dominic and obviously you're going to get your hands on Liv for the
00:33:12first time tomorrow and we can't wait we can't wait to see how that unfolds i already gave you
00:33:17my prediction when i introduced her yeah yeah you did Cole the um how much does the Liv trying to
00:33:23take your man thing weigh into the whole strategy for tomorrow and how much emotionally are you
00:33:29ready to expel tomorrow with Liv well let me put this plain and simple mommy is going to bring
00:33:38the brutality and Liv Morgan she's not ready the thing is she said she wants to take everything
00:33:46from me but she dug a little deeper and she went the dirty route and she decided to try to
00:33:51manipulate my family my Latino heat my dirty Dom my Dominic Mysterio
00:34:00you guys can boo him all you want but the fact is i love my dirty Dom
00:34:05respect
00:34:06me
00:34:20i guess he's all right too you know but whatever
00:34:29Rhea Rhea you never you never lost the championship
00:34:34no i never lost the championship that's the fact that's the plain and simple fact right there i
00:34:39never lost my women's world championship Liv she took me out she wants to cry and moan about how i
00:34:46took her out for six months the thing is i warned her multiple times but Liv Morgan has this problem
00:34:53in her brain where she can't comprehend she can't listen to people warning her to back off
00:34:59i told her multiple times to get out of my business so what do i have to do next huh
00:35:03i'm not going to put it nicely am i would any of you guys put that nicely
00:35:08exactly so what did i do i took her out i snapped her shoulder so she was out of my damn business
00:35:16and now she gets to step into my ring with my championship and the fact is mommy's walking in
00:35:23without a championship and unfortunately that's the case but i'm going to be walking out
00:35:28the new women's world champion
00:35:35good luck tomorrow night to the world heavyweight champion Damian Priest and
00:35:39the number one contender for the women's world title Rhea Ripley
00:35:53so
00:36:13well ladies and gentlemen summerslam kickoff is presented by wingstop the official wing
00:36:18of summerslam choose from 12 delicious flavors and get your favorite wings by ordering online
00:36:23at wingstop.com bring the flavor one of the most personal battles in wwe history takes place
00:36:31tomorrow night a special guest referee and the former world champion Seth Rollins cf punk versus
00:36:39McIntyre
00:36:50over 10 years you people never forgot me and that's why i'm back i'm here to win the royal
00:36:56rumble and main event wrestlemania in the course of the rumble i tore my right tricep
00:37:05my dream ever since i was a little kid was to main event wrestlemania
00:37:16want you to know this i prayed for this and it happens in that 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
00:37:48losers 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 as long as there is air in my lungs
00:38:12screw me over
00:38:16in front of my family
00:38:17i didn't just take your dignity that i
00:38:32the money in the bank i am going to win that contract i am going to cash it in that night
00:38:38oh
00:38:53did you stick your nose in my business i was handling my business there's a man
00:39:00running around with a bracelet with my wife's name on it
00:39:04all the chaos that you've caused i volunteered i am your special guest referee
00:39:18it's the climax to it all i'm cleared come get this beating that you deserve
00:39:28how long i've waited for this there's nothing in the world that's gonna stop me
00:39:32tearing you apart i'm not some little referee that you can just push around i'm the boss i'm the law
00:39:39oh
00:39:54get out of line i will put your head in the dirt
00:40:02i won't stop until your heart does something to get my pound of flesh
00:40:10hey pat i got a question for you who was the idiot that ever nicknamed this city the mistake
00:40:19by the lake because cleveland is absolutely incredible and i think i want to check out
00:40:25flannery's pub over there in a little bit i want to check out harry buffalo right there
00:40:32jack's casino right there rocket mortgage fieldhouse home by the future nba champion
00:40:39cleveland cavaliers and then cleveland brown stadium tomorrow the home of the dope pound
00:40:46hosting somerset one of the most personal issues we've ever seen at wwe will culminate
00:40:54tomorrow night first i would like to introduce to you the special
00:40:58guest referee he's a former multi-time world champion seth freaking rollins
00:41:28oh
00:41:39burn it down
00:41:59oh
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 i make them look good too
00:42:30michael i make them look real good in the history of summerslam we've had some unbelievable special
00:42:36guest referees jesse ventura who we welcome back to monday night raw this past week was special
00:42:42guest referee on two separate occasions how about sean michaels was a special guest referee
00:42:51how about triple h as a special guest referee
00:42:59but no one may have been put in a position like seth rollins is tomorrow night in this personal
00:43:05battle with mcintyre and punk now seth to me i believe you're the most unbiased person for this
00:43:14job because you hate both guys you are dead on michael i hate drew mcintyre
00:43:25i hate cm punk and cleveland i'm with you guys i can't wait to watch them
00:43:32tear each other apart tomorrow night
00:43:37seth on monday you laid out some rules of engagement and basically what you ended up
00:43:42saying was the rules for this particular match are rollins rules what you say goes nobody needs
00:43:50to get sideways with the man wearing the stripes up and down what exactly does that mean and what
00:43:55should we expect out of a match that you are officiating i'll tell you what it means pad it
00:43:59means tomorrow night we are going to have a winner we are going to find out who the better man is
00:44:05between drew mcintyre and cm punk and if either of them get in my face i gotta heal for the teeth
00:44:14baby that's what i'm saying that's what i'm talking about drew mcintyre beat you for the
00:44:18world heavyweight championship at wrestlemania whoa colton
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
00:44:37hell out of him how can we be sure that that will not happen tomorrow night
00:44:46i do 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
00:44:56like the guy i'm never gonna like the guy but you know what's easier than kicking someone's ass
00:45:05is having somebody kick that person's ass for you and i get a front row seat to watch drew
00:45:12do that i don't like drew either but he is one tough sob no doubt about it we want to remind
00:45:19everyone before we get into the meat of this now that general manager adam pierce has warned that
00:45:25mcintyre and punk cannot touch before tomorrow night or the match is off off over no match no
00:45:32seth freaking rollins no cm punk drew mcintyre big bald stooge adam pierce said we're not having it
00:45:39so with that being said please welcome one of the most controversial men in the history of
00:45:44sports entertainment the second city saint c m punk
00:46:15so
00:46:21i know your anger i know your dreams
00:46:45i
00:46:46personality
00:46:58is it great to be alive on a friday night in cleveland ohio or what
00:47:29oh it's all downhill after the song brother so punk let me ask you will you adhere
00:47:39fuck will you adhere to rollins rules tomorrow night
00:47:57when have i not listened to rules when have i not followed the whatever the authority listen
00:48:02this man can't possibly be unbiased all right if he's going to screw me he's going to screw
00:48:09me tomorrow and i'll deal with it then what else can i possibly say
00:48:15first 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
00:48:38how do you control kind of the jitters that are potentially possible in a moment like that mr punk
00:48:44fantastic question mr mcafee i appreciate your your journalism i i've thought about it i've
00:48:51envisioned it listen this whole rule about me not being able to touch drew mcintyre has really
00:48:58made this weekend laid back and easy for me i don't got anything to worry about until that bell
00:49:03rings and when that bell rings i'm going to show the city of cleveland and everybody watching on
00:49:09peacock a level of violence that is going to make you very very uncomfortable that is what i've
00:49:14envisioned that's what's in my mind's eye tomorrow night the time for talking is over with
00:49:23it has been 10 and a half years since cm punk has been in a one-on-one match on television in wwe
00:49:32i had the privilege of sitting down with this man last week for an extended interview which
00:49:36will play on the countdown show before summer slam tomorrow night and i asked you
00:49:41why are you doing what you've been doing to drew mcintyre and you told me it became personal
00:49:49when drew mcintyre told you that he prayed to god that you would get hurt
00:49:57is that the impetus of all this
00:50:01drew mcintyre's dream is to be champion currently my dream is to make sure drew mcintyre is not
00:50:08champion you see gold around his waist no so who's the king it'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
00:50:44i will also tell my wife that cleveland says hello
00:50:49been dealing with drew mcintyre types my entire career right they want to get one up on me so
00:50:55they go low and when i meet him on the low road they're shocked and then they play the victim
00:51:02like oh my gosh i can't believe you're doing that to me drew started it i'm gonna finish it he
00:51:07prayed i don't pray the only people who pray in front of me are the ones that are down on their
00:51:12knees that's gonna be drew tomorrow right he wants to play the victim tomorrow he gets to be the
00:51:20victim well let's bring out the so-called victim the scottish warrior drew mcintyre
00:51:51so
00:52:05so
00:52:20so
00:52:33again just to remind everyone of the ground rules and our special guest referee is here no
00:52:38physicality before tomorrow and that means against us too drew we're gonna have some hard-hitting
00:52:44questions here and i guess the first one for me would be why the obsession with that man
00:52:53and before you talk about the number of times he's cost you the championship
00:52:59this started way before that he started way before that why the obsession with cmp he's a fan he's
00:53:05such a fan he's in the sweltering heat he's got an axe on a leather jacket it's 90 degrees outside
00:53:12he's sporting an axe thank you he's a fan i'm the only guy that can be so hot and so cool at the
00:53:17same time but i'm going to say something positive before i get into it you know we're the main event
00:53:26of this press conference and if you ask anybody that's in cleveland right now they clearly
00:53:31this should be the main event as much as i can't stand you both
00:53:34do an answer
00:53:49i appreciate it but i'm just stating the obvious
00:53:55i can't stand this guy
00:53:59i cannot stand the ground he walks on you've seen what he's done to me time and time again
00:54:03screwing me out the world title this goes way back and i don't need to go into the stories
00:54:08right now it's not what is me time for drew but this man directly cost me opportunities during my
00:54:14first run in wwe and maybe i'll cover that i get by the past i'm trying to focus on the present
00:54:20and the present you've screwed me all i wanted was this match with you
00:54:25and i can wait until tomorrow because i am going to kill you
00:54:29i just want to know how you're feeling inside how does cm pump feel it's been 10 and a half
00:54:38years since you had a one-on-one match in wwe what have you done for the past 10 years i honestly
00:54:44can't tell you're a sociopath i can't read your emotions whatsoever are you scared but what have
00:54:49you done you've sat in your arse for 75 percent of the time you've wrestled one percent of the
00:54:54time you've been injured 24 percent of the time you know what i've done worked my arse off i've
00:55:02been slaying beasts i've been beating the who's who the randy orton's the cody rhodes the seth
00:55:08rollins i've ran through them all and i didn't have half the issues with them i have with you
00:55:18i can't wait till that bell rings that's the only thing saving you right now is that bell
00:55:25i know you got a million questions for me cole but i've got a million things to get off my chest
00:55:29because if his heart's not beating i'm not going to be able to tell him this anymore
00:55:35i know you don't like punk but it's not like the way i don't like punk i know deep down you have a
00:55:43heart you're going to stop this match tomorrow because the violence is going to be so uncomfortable
00:55:47you're going to have to stop the match
00:55:56i have a question for you uh mr mcintyre are you sure that you'll be able to remain focused
00:56:04long enough in this match to get the job done against cm punk when there is potential distractions
00:56:10literally everywhere including the ref who might get under your skin a little bit no i've been
00:56:17dreaming about this i've got a game plan in my head first of all the most talented
00:56:20thing about him is his mouth i'm going to break that stupid job
00:56:27and now i'm going to work my way from head to toe there's no title on the line i don't
00:56:30need to get a quick three count i'm going to take my time and torture you and as for you
00:56:39i'll make this quick it's not about you you spotlight junkie i know you're going to come
00:56:43out there in some ridiculous stripper outfit just do me a favor don't wear heels don't
00:56:49wear platforms so you don't break your ankle you can eventually count the three count
00:56:57to expand on pat's point for for just a moment drew
00:57:03the reason you're not world heavyweight champion today is not only because of that man but because
00:57:10you have allowed all of these outside distractions to get in your head causing you to lose focus
00:57:18causing you to lose the opportunity on a number of different occasions so just to expand on pat's
00:57:24point for a moment how are you not going to allow that to happen tomorrow night when you have two
00:57:27of the men that you hate more than anybody in the world in the ring with you at the same time
00:57:35you know my story you know everything i've overcame and i feel like everyone's against
00:57:40me right now including you michael cole you piece of trash unbiased official feeding everybody crap
00:57:48every week about me being a hypocrite me being a liar out here like a mark spitting water with triple h
00:57:57as far as i'm concerned pat is more of a legitimate broadcast journalist than you these days
00:58:05even the fans that were apparently on my side all this time
00:58:09this guy i mentioned on monday i don't know what it is it's cult like ability is charles
00:58:13manson like ability getting in people's head poisoning it or chanting cm punk's name at me
00:58:19everywhere i go
00:58:26don't worry i'll throw you some fish next like a bunch of trained seals
00:58:31seals i can block all that out i am so laser focused right now i don't think i've ever been
00:58:38more laser focused in my entire life there's a reason everyone's so excited about this match
00:58:44because they know it's going to be a bloody massacre and i will i will end the questioning
00:58:50there because i believe that that answer made my point jeez ladies and gentlemen tomorrow night
00:58:59at summer slam i got one more thing i guess before we finish up you know
00:59:08just one more come on it's all about you seth relax it's about these guys here i appreciate
00:59:14all of the countless little bands everyone's been giving me
00:59:20over these past few days you know they they mean nothing to me the only thing that matters to me
00:59:29is
00:59:41are these two names right here
00:59:46ladies and gentlemen tomorrow night it will happen at summer slam the man in the middle
00:59:50is the special guest referee seth rollins it'll be rollins rules as drew mcintyre
00:59:59goes one-on-one with the man stepping into the ring in a one-on-one match for the first time
01:00:03in 10 and a half years in wwe cm punk punk mcintyre rollins live tomorrow night at summer slam
01:00:17thank you very much cleveland don't forget smackdown tonight right behind us
01:00:23at rocket mortgage the countdown begins at four eastern tomorrow summer slams at seven
01:00:31cory graves pat mcafee and i'll be on the call hey if i wrap this up i get another paycheck as
01:00:36a broadcast journalist i'm wearing a suit because the summer slam isn't just the biggest
01:00:42summer party of the year it's the biggest funeral in the funerals for drew mcintyre
01:00:48oh good night everybody we will see you tomorrow night at summer slam
01:00:58cheers