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00:00Well, alongside Hall of Famer Jim Ross,
00:02my name is Todd Grisham,
00:03and J.R., of all the types of matches in WWE history,
00:07none is more definitive, perhaps,
00:09than the one that Jeff will face Matt Hardy in this Sunday.
00:12And we're gonna see the Hardys
00:13on both sides of the ring tonight
00:15in a tag team matchup.
00:17But last week, it was Jeff Hardy one-on-one
00:20with the largest athlete in the world.
00:22And thanks to Matt Hardy's distraction,
00:24it led to this, the malignant right hand
00:28that knocked out Jeff Hardy,
00:30cost Jeff Hardy a victory.
00:32And then, and then the actions of Matt Hardy
00:36were absolutely heinous.
00:41Jeff Hardy was helpless.
00:43He was knocked unconscious.
00:46He was defenseless.
00:49And this is the treatment that his brother dished out.
00:55Repulsive.
00:56Well, tonight, Jeff Hardy won't be unconscious,
00:58won't be defenseless.
01:00He'll team up with Mr. Money in the Bank,
01:02CM Punk, as they face Matt Hardy
01:04and the sadistic, fit, red machine, Kane.
01:08That tag team match is next.
01:14Friday night SmackDown comes your way
01:16from the United Kingdom.
01:18You're looking at Buckingham Palace,
01:20which is the home of Queen Elizabeth.
01:22Buckingham is not a plate of J.R.'s barbecue
01:24with deer meat and ham, by the way, correct?
01:27Bingo.
01:28Oh yeah!
01:36This is the tag team bouts of the weekend.
01:39Introducing the participants,
01:40first from Cameron, North Carolina,
01:42weighing 236 pounds, Matt Hardy.
01:47And not a royal welcome for Matt Hardy tonight as well.
01:51And I think the same old can be said of this Sunday
01:54at Backlash, when it is brother versus brother,
01:58and the world will see and hear one man say, I quit.
02:05And by saying I quit is the only way this match can end.
02:11Matt Hardy has been calloused.
02:13He has been calculated.
02:15Whoa!
02:16He has been relentless.
02:17So too has this man.
02:19The tag team brother, weighing 323 pounds, Cain!
02:26Cain has had a very ambitious week,
02:28and the common denominator of his week
02:31has been Mr. Money in the Bank, CM Punk.
02:34And this Sunday, finally Cain and Punk
02:37will go one-on-one at Backlash.
02:39I think the big red machine has a huge score to settle
02:43with Mr. Money in the Bank.
02:46Cain and CM Punk were the final two competitors
02:49on that ladder in the Money in the Bank Ladder Match.
02:51Of course, CM Punk prevailed.
02:53Cain hasn't forgotten.
02:56Here is your winner, CM Punk!
03:02And the winner of this match, from Chicago,
03:05weighing 222 pounds, CM Punk!
03:11So here comes the first ever two-time,
03:13back-to-back Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner,
03:17and a new member to SmackDown, CM Punk.
03:21Well, as we should clarify the fact
03:23that the draft results are all going to affect
03:27this coming Monday on Monday Night Raw,
03:29the day after Backlash.
03:31That's why we see Matt Hardy
03:32from Monday Night Raw here tonight.
03:35And here is your winner,
03:37and the first ever two-time,
03:38back-to-back Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner,
03:42CM Punk!
03:47And here's your winner,
03:48and the first ever two-time,
03:50back-to-back Money in the Bank Ladder Match winner,
03:55CM Punk!
03:58Let's do it.
03:59You gotta do it.
04:00You gotta do it.
04:01You gotta do it.
04:02unique offensive style, and he's fearless.
04:07Oh, Jeff Hardy, right after his brother, Matt.
04:10And it's pretty obvious why,
04:11after what Matt did to his brother this past week.
04:15Well, Matt Hardy goes all the way back to WrestleMania.
04:17Well, frankly, Matt Hardy cost his brother
04:19the WWE title in January at the Royal Rumble.
04:22We fast forward to the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
04:26Matt Hardy wins an Extreme Rules match.
04:28We go two weeks ago, here on Friday Night SmackDown,
04:32Matt Hardy wins a Stretcher match,
04:34which leads us to this Sunday's I Quit confrontation.
04:39It's the ultimate act of concession.
04:42Rich Hardy will say the words, I quit, on Sunday.
04:45I find it ironic, Jeff Hardy starts the match,
04:48Matt Hardy wants nothing to do with his brother.
04:51In effect, Matt Hardy said,
04:52I quit right off the bat in this match,
04:54and now CM Punk, with the tag mate,
04:57showing some good chemistry.
05:00Again, we'll see CM Punk and Kane,
05:02this Sunday at Backlash.
05:03Certainly a contrast in styles.
05:06Kane, a near seven footer, 300 pounds, another exchange.
05:10And now Hardy, from the top rope,
05:12this is where Jeff is most comfortable, taking risks.
05:17Kane, pretty comfortable with that right hand.
05:19Big time uppercut, and again,
05:20Jeff Hardy's got to use
05:22his big and quickness to offset Kane's power.
05:24And now with the advantage
05:26in Jeff Hardy's opponent's corner,
05:28Matt gladly takes the tag.
05:30And look at Jeff Hardy.
05:33The spirit of Jeff Hardy, the free spirit.
05:38And JR, these two will collide on Sunday.
05:41What will it take, after all these two superstars
05:44have been through over the years, to say the words, I quit?
05:46I don't think I have the imagination.
05:48To describe, I can describe those feet,
05:51to describe what could happen this Sunday,
05:53between the brothers Hardy.
05:55Oh, over the top rope goes Jeff.
05:59Who will prevail in this tag team contest?
06:02Hey!
06:07Let's go, out of the ring, Jeff, come on!
06:09Welcome back to Friday Night SmackDown.
06:11You're watching four men that will all compete
06:13in Backlash this Sunday.
06:14And how about that, for Jeff Hardy
06:17using some unique offense.
06:18Jeff Hardy teaming up with CM Punk, a cover on Kane.
06:22And the Big Red Machine teaming up with Matt Hardy.
06:26CM Punk, very proficient, using the nine points of Muay Thai,
06:30which is the striking with the knees, the fists,
06:33the feet, and the head.
06:34And CM Punk, very proficient, utilizing his knee strikes.
06:38He'll need those against Kane,
06:39as we see some double teaming.
06:42Punk and Jeff Hardy, both former tag team champions.
06:47Nice going right to the kneecaps,
06:49the patella of Kane, double drop kick.
06:52Jeff Hardy has Kane's shoulders down,
06:53but barely a one count there.
06:56Jeff taking that opportunity to go after his brother.
07:00And oh, you can't turn your back on Kane for a second.
07:03That's what happens.
07:04But you can't blame Jeff Hardy
07:06for being emotionally invested
07:07in what he wants to do to his brother this Sunday.
07:11Under normal circumstances, Jeff Hardy
07:13would obviously not turn his back.
07:15Now look at the end, look at Matt Hardy.
07:17This is where Matt likes his brother best.
07:19He's turned his back, dazed and confused.
07:21That's when Matt strikes.
07:24It happened this past Friday after the big show,
07:27knocked Jeff unconscious with that right hand.
07:29With his power, Kane,
07:31ramming Jeff Hardy's lower back into the ring post.
07:35The ring post didn't move, but Hardy's body contorted.
07:39And now Kane, hooking the leg.
07:41Is this it?
07:43We've always admired the resilience of Jeff Hardy.
07:46In this issue that Matt Hardy tags his brother in,
07:50very timely, opportunistically,
07:52this whole Hardy situation,
07:54based in jealousy and resentment.
07:57Matt Hardy begrudges his brother's success.
08:01Matt Hardy has said he's the superior Hardy
08:04and that there can only be one Hardy in the WWE.
08:09This Sunday, Matt will attempt, in essence,
08:11to erase Jeff from the WWE.
08:14And look at this, the two brothers
08:18exchanging punches until Matt gets the upper hand.
08:21Yeah, but let's remember the fact that Kane rammed
08:23Matt Hardy's lower back into the ring post.
08:26Or Jeff Hardy's back.
08:27Jeff Hardy has yet to recover from that.
08:30Matt Hardy's fully aware of Jeff's predicament.
08:33And these leg drops eerily similar
08:35to the ones we saw this past Friday.
08:39And look at the confident,
08:41proud, cocky look on the face of Matt.
08:45Just landing blows on his helpless brother.
08:47And now going for the win.
08:49One, two, oh.
08:51Matt Hardy very confident
08:52when his brother is at a distinct disadvantage.
08:57The brotherly bond has been betrayed.
09:00Come on, Matt.
09:03Come on, Matt, huh?
09:06And right now, it seems that Matt
09:08sees Jeff not as his brother anymore,
09:11but as a cancer that has to be removed.
09:13Break it, Matt, come on.
09:14And man, that is a sad analogy.
09:16When he stopped breaking down,
09:18that's a really sad analogy.
09:19And can you imagine what the Hardy's family members,
09:23what do they think when they see these two
09:25doing the things they're doing to each other?
09:27That's gotta be heartbreaking.
09:30To see two young men that finally got the chance
09:32to live their dream in WWE, and it's come to this.
09:36They were so good when they were a tag team.
09:39Seven tag titles when Matt and Jeff were together.
09:42But now they are bitter enemies,
09:45and it comes to a head on Sunday.
09:48Ooh, ooh, ooh, get the upper hand here tonight.
09:52Jeff fighting back.
09:53Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
09:59Anybody's ballgame here.
10:00Both men are down.
10:02Both Hardy's could be well-served in their tags.
10:05Matt does with Kane.
10:07Not good news for Jeff Hardy.
10:09Not good news for any superstar
10:11that's on the receiving end.
10:13And Kane stomping down on Jeff.
10:15And this Sunday, Kane going one-on-one
10:18against CM Punk, a rematch from this past Monday night
10:21on Raw, where CM Punk pulled off the upset.
10:25Standing vertical suplex.
10:27Kane, go for the cover.
10:28One, two, ooh, I thought that was it.
10:30It's hard to articulate the strength it takes
10:33to execute a standing vertical suplex.
10:37Kane has so much power.
10:38He's a veteran with amazing techniques
10:42for a big red monster.
10:44Hang on there!
10:44One!
10:46And demonic Kane just stepping right
10:48into the throat of Jeff.
10:49And Matt picking up where Kane left off.
10:53Cheap shot by Kane on the Unique Enigma.
10:58And CM Punk not seeing any action in quite some time.
11:01And that does not behoove Jeff Hardy,
11:04who's in a world of hurt right now,
11:05as Matt again hooks the leg.
11:08What we're seeing is classic tag team strategy
11:11between the unlikely team of Matt Hardy and Kane.
11:14Isolate one of your opponents
11:15and wrestle in your half of the ring.
11:19Let us not forget Kane,
11:20very accomplished in the tag team division as well.
11:2310 time tag team champion.
11:27Kane's done it all in the WWE.
11:29Kane's done it all.
11:31He's done it all.
11:41Jeff now showing some fighting, how about that?
11:44A whisper in the wind out of nowhere.
11:46But Kane breaks it up.
11:49Oh, and CM Punk.
11:50The ultimate thrill seeker, Jeff Hardy,
11:53hit the big move that he needed.
11:55And now look at CM Punk.
11:57From the Kaji-like dive, through the ropes,
12:01Punk putting his own body at risk to take down Kane.
12:05And now it's Hardy versus Hardy,
12:07just like it was at the 25th anniversary of WrestleMania.
12:10And just like it will be at Backlash this Sunday.
12:15Jeff Hardy is a risk-taking junkie.
12:17And that's what he needs to do here.
12:19One big move can put Matt away.
12:23But the irony of this is that Matt Hardy
12:25knows Jeff Hardy's offense as well as Jeff does.
12:28And vice versa.
12:33Jeff setting up for the twist of fate.
12:36And look at this.
12:37Curtains with Kane.
12:38A roll up.
12:39Can you believe this?
12:40And Matt Hardy wins.
12:42And the winner for this match,
12:44the team of Kane and Matt Hardy.
12:48Three in a row for Matt Hardy.
12:51And as quick as Matt Hardy got the one, two, three,
12:54Kane got out of the ring as rapidly as possible.
12:59Well, this Sunday, pinfalls won't matter.
13:01Submissions won't matter.
13:03The only thing that does is someone will have to say
13:07the two words, I quit.
13:12The barely divided will come together.
13:14And one will say, I quit.
13:16For the world to hear, this Sunday at Backlash.