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00:00Well, what a night we got here on SmackDown, Thursday night again.
00:05Look at this six-man tag team action.
00:07Seth Rollins, The Big Show, and Kane will take on Daniel Bryan,
00:12Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose.
00:15That's gonna be an explosion.
00:16Does not play well with others.
00:22It is a shame enough to be some Royal Rumble match.
00:26A week from Sunday live on the WWE Network.
00:29This is a six-man tag team match.
00:35Give him the one fall.
00:37Introducing first from Davenport, Iowa, weighing 217 pounds,
00:42Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins.
00:45It's gonna be a great six-man tag team match.
00:51I'm gonna get into the Rollins-Heyman situation in a moment, but
00:55A little programming note for those of you here on SyFy, play God, pay the price.
00:59The threat is growing in the second season of Helix.
01:02Tune in for the season premiere tomorrow at 10-9 Central, right here on SyFy.
01:07Kane, what did you make of that proposition from Paul Heyman?
01:10Well, I'm not sure if it's a proposition, more of a threat perhaps.
01:13Yeah, it doesn't matter what I make of it.
01:16It's what Seth Rollins appeared to make of it,
01:18just by the mere fact that he let Paul Heyman escape the ring.
01:23Showed me that Seth Rollins was thinking about it.
01:25And his partner, standing over seven feet tall,
01:30weighing in at 450 pounds, The Fisher.
01:35And Byron, here's the man who told us earlier tonight he's gonna be a part of
01:39the 28th annual Royal Rumble match, a week from Sunday.
01:42And that immediately means you are looking at one of the favorites to win
01:46the 30-man over the top rope Royal Rumble match.
01:50And weighing in at 320, three pounds, Kane.
01:57Well, that Kane has gotta be one of the heavy favorites to win the Royal Rumble
02:01match itself.
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02:18a WWE Championship title.
02:20Pretty formidable team.
02:27All part of the authority.
02:29Their opponent, first from Aberdeen, Washington,
02:34weighing 287 pounds, Daniel Bryan.
02:38How awesome is it to see Daniel Bryan back in action tonight,
02:43the first night of Thursday Night SmackDown.
02:49Yeah, we kicked off the night with Bryan versus Kane.
02:52Disqualification with the authority got involved.
02:55Let's look at this six-man main event.
02:57In front, from Cincinnati, Ohio, weighing 225 pounds, D-E-B-R-O.
03:05Right now would be a good time for you to call a friend that may not know
03:08that SmackDown is on Thursday night and tell them to tune in,
03:10because this is gonna be must-see TV.
03:13We got a big one here.
03:15Ambrose, Daniel Bryan, and
03:16their partner, all part of the Royal Rumble match this year.
03:19And their partner, from Pensacola, Florida,
03:24weighing 265 pounds, Roman Reigns.
03:28And guys, here's the man who broke Kane's record.
03:37He did it last year.
03:39Roman Reigns eliminating 12 men from the 2014 Royal Rumble match.
03:47Had his issues with that man, The Big Show.
03:49This is gonna be one heck of a main event.
03:53You know, like the authority or not, you have to give the authority credit for
03:56putting on this blockbuster six-man tag team match at our main event.
04:02Byron, I agree.
04:03The sides are set.
04:05Rollins, Big Show, and Kane against Reigns, Ambrose, and
04:09Bryan on Thursday night SmackDown.
04:12That is gonna be some night, Monday night from Dallas.
04:24Live with Raw, a Raw reunion.
04:28I can't wait.
04:28Here we go with our main event on Thursday night SmackDown.
04:31Ambrose and Seth Rollins starting things off, six-man tag team action.
04:35Guys, both of these men, once a member of the team known as The Shield.
04:39Right about that, Seth Rollins gotta be, without a doubt,
04:41the most talked about superstar in the last few months.
04:45Well, he opened it up fast, but look at Dean Ambrose bringing it right back to him.
04:49Yeah, and remember, Seth Rollins tried to end Dean Ambrose's career by
04:52curb stomping him through a cinder blocks at ringside last year.
04:57Seth Rollins has made it clear time and time again,
04:59he's not concerned about making friends.
05:02He's concerned about the future of Seth Rollins.
05:04And he sees himself as the future of WWE.
05:07Let me ask you this, Byron.
05:08Do you think that Dean Ambrose has gotten sick and
05:11tired of hearing Seth Rollins talk about how he created The Shield, and
05:15he was the architect of The Shield, and he destroyed The Shield?
05:18I mean, I started to think how Dean Ambrose thinks half the time.
05:21I'm not sure there's quite a connection between Ambrose's head and his body.
05:26He just kinda reacts.
05:28And here's Roman Reigns.
05:29He was the third member of The Shield.
05:31Ow, make a wish.
05:33Come on, come on, come on, come on.
05:36I would imagine this would have been the scene a year ago.
05:39All three of these men, Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, Dean Ambrose,
05:42were united as one, and now- Yeah,
05:46after Seth Rollins stabbed his two friends in the back, this is what we have.
05:49Rollins can blame himself.
05:50But it's paid dividends.
05:52Seth Rollins is Mr. Money in the Bank.
05:54Seth Rollins is about to compete for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble.
05:57Yeah, usually when you sell out, you get paid off.
06:01And you know, by being Mr. Money in the Bank, it actually can give Seth Rollins
06:05two opportunities, perhaps, at the WWE World Title at the Royal Rumble a week
06:10from Sunday, because if Rollins doesn't win the Triple Threat Match,
06:14he could still cash in his Money in the Bank contract that same night on either
06:19Cena or Lesnar for the championship.
06:21Yeah, the ball's in his court, all right.
06:23Plan A and Plan B have come to fruition at the Royal Rumble.
06:27Yeah, but he's got to get out of this predicament here.
06:30Saw him trying to reach for his buddies in the authority, Kane and Big Show.
06:34Big Show's had his issues with this man, Roman Reigns, that's passed Money on Raw.
06:41And Big Show said that he didn't consider Reigns' competition, and
06:44then Big Show knocked him out.
06:46Well, if anybody can say that, it is the Big Show.
06:50Yeah, well, that punch of his, after a match with the Big Show,
06:52you don't brush your teeth, you count them.
06:54Think about what Big Show did this past Monday night.
06:57He knocked out Roman Reigns, and he knocked out John Cena,
07:01part of that Lumberjack match.
07:03It's a statement from the Big Show, a statement of what he's capable of.
07:09Kane with a shoulder tackle on Reigns, cover, and a kick out.
07:13And think about the mindset of Kane, who's still got to be in the ring.
07:16Remember, he was in competition earlier on tonight against Daniel Bryan.
07:19Yeah, he had to be embarrassed.
07:21As a matter of fact, you guys give the accolades to the authority for
07:25putting this match together.
07:26I think that Triple H was embarrassed into putting this match together.
07:29Kane couldn't defeat Daniel Bryan, cover by Reigns, and a kick out.
07:32I think it's been made clear that Daniel Bryan's return to WWE is not gonna be
07:37enjoyable, it's gonna be a rough ride, and so, to that point,
07:41I think it's been made clear that Daniel Bryan's return to WWE is not gonna be
07:44enjoyable, it's gonna be a rough ride.
07:46And to that point, the authority has backed up what they said they're gonna do.
07:49Yeah, but Daniel Bryan's expecting that firing.
07:51He's not gonna make excuses.
07:52Whoa!
07:53Reigns!
07:54He may not make excuses, but his body may regret it.
08:00Ooh!
08:01Woo-hoo!
08:02Jeez.
08:03Man!
08:06These kids are gonna be going busy after that.
08:08And here comes Daniel Bryan, gonna get his hands on Kane once again.
08:12Kane!
08:13Kane!
08:14Kane!
08:15Kane!
08:16Kane!
08:17Kane!
08:18Kane!
08:19Forget about getting his hands on him, he's putting his feet all over him.
08:22You know, King, for a guy like Daniel Bryan, that entry number becomes so
08:26important in the Royal Rumble match, because obviously Bryan hasn't competed
08:30in nine months.
08:31It's gonna be, could be difficult for him to go, say, 60 minutes or so in that
08:35match if he draws one of the first two spots to open.
08:38Yeah, you're right about that.
08:39Well, that, that number, that all-important number that you get,
08:44the luck of the draw, is important for every superstar.
08:47I'll tell you, up until that point, I didn't see much ring rust from Daniel Bryan.
08:51Watch out.
08:52Now Bryan's dumped out right in front of us, and there's J&J Security,
08:56Big Show, the rest of the team lurking.
08:59And this is the harsh reality before Daniel Bryan.
09:02And now Ambrose and Reigns gonna...
09:04I don't like this, guys.
09:05...close ranks here.
09:06And now Daniel Bryan, and look at this!
09:08Right out in front of us, Bryan and Kane.
09:10I'll tell you that's taken.
09:11Big Show and Reigns.
09:12Ambrose and Rollins.
09:17They're all over the place.
09:22The authorities gotta fall back and regroup.
09:24Yes! Yes! Yes!
09:27Yes! Yes! Yes!
09:33We are back on Thursday Night SmackDown.
09:35This is our main event.
09:37This is our main event.
09:38Daniel Bryan, Roman Reigns, and Dean Ambrose
09:40against the authorities, Rollins, Kane, and Big Show.
09:43Michael Cole, I gotta tell you, I am loving the action here on SmackDown.
09:47This is hot and heavy.
09:49Dean Ambrose now, the lunatic fringe,
09:51against his former Shield brethren.
09:58Look at Ambrose go.
09:59He is incredible.
10:03Ambrose right to the gut!
10:05Cover!
10:06Is it enough to put him away?
10:08A man who brought even a psychologist to tears.
10:10You know, we talked a little bit about this during the commercial break.
10:12This is high-pressure time now
10:14for all the men in this match-up
10:15as we're only just a little more than a week away
10:18from the Royal Rumble event.
10:19Rollins has got a WWE World Title opportunity.
10:22The other five men are in the Royal Rumble match.
10:24Look at this! Ambrose do it!
10:26Oh!
10:27He don't know.
10:28Oh, look out, look out.
10:29It didn't work.
10:30Yeah, Ambrose.
10:31Ambrose is hung up again.
10:32Guys, remember the injured knee.
10:33Dean Ambrose had a knee injured a couple of weeks ago on Raw.
10:35The ambulance match.
10:36Rusev picked the knee apart this past Monday night on Raw
10:39and now Ambrose is hung up
10:40at Big Show beginning the assault.
10:43Absolute worst-case scenario for Dean Ambrose.
10:49And now the world's largest athlete.
10:52Many have called him the world's largest sellout.
10:56The world's largest traitor.
11:01Could be the world's largest winner at the Royal Rumble.
11:03And look at this.
11:05This is just tremendous power and strength.
11:11If you don't believe that Big Show is the world's largest,
11:13I heard his publicity picture had to be shut by Google Earth.
11:16Is that true, Byron?
11:18You had to believe it.
11:20Remember, the Big Show said earlier on tonight
11:23he will knock out every other superstar in that Royal Rumble match.
11:27Well, if he does so, he's gonna main event WrestleMania.
11:32And here's Rollins.
11:35Do you like him or not?
11:37You have to be impressed with the gusto
11:39that we've seen from Seth Rollins the last few weeks.
11:42Seth Rollins and I agree.
11:43Earlier tonight.
11:44Oh, man.
11:45Another cheap shot.
11:47Earlier tonight, Seth Rollins threatening Brock Lesnar's advocate, Paul Heyman.
11:50Cover on Ambrose.
11:52And a kick out.
11:53And then Paul Heyman really turned the tables on Rollins
11:56saying that, hey, listen, I gain power every day.
11:59Brock Lesnar has a death grip on the title
12:01and I can control the future of WWE.
12:10Here comes Ambrose.
12:13Watch out here.
12:15Gotta get out of that corner somehow, Dean Ambrose.
12:23And now Big Show.
12:25Like being run over by a truck.
12:26Yeah, 400 pounds.
12:27Just crushing Ambrose.
12:33Ambrose said earlier,
12:34being in the rumble
12:35takes someone who doesn't care about their own personal well-being.
12:39Cover.
12:41Oh, and Ambrose managing to kick out after the elbow right to the heart.
12:48Big Show made a good point earlier tonight, guys.
12:50How many men will it take to actually,
12:53if it happens,
12:54eliminate Big Show from the Rumble match?
13:02Ambrose ducks underneath.
13:03Top of his own.
13:04Ambrose fighting back with everything he's got.
13:11Huge headbutt.
13:12Again, bad knee.
13:13Buckling.
13:14And Big Show again targeting that knee.
13:17Yeah, it's like Ambrose is on autopilot sometimes.
13:19I mean, his whole body could be writhing in pain.
13:22All he knows is to keep fighting,
13:24keep punching,
13:25keep doing something.
13:26Well, that's what the WWE Universe loves about this nut job.
13:30And again, Big Show treating Dean Ambrose like a yo-yo.
13:32Look at this.
13:35Trying to snap the leg.
13:36Yeah, your knee is not supposed to bend that way.
13:42And now Kane, the sadistic one.
13:46Ambrose desperately has got to make a tag here.
13:48Yeah, but Kane and company doing a great job
13:50cutting off Ambrose from his partners.
13:52Imagine that,
13:53you're laying down,
13:54you're getting destroyed by the Big Show
13:55and you just like peek over your shoulder
13:57and here comes Kane
13:58to continue the punishment.
14:00Not the best of situations.
14:01Well, he better get used to it
14:03because he's going to be in a ring full of monsters
14:05at the Royal Rumble match.
14:07The only good thing is
14:08you can peek over your other shoulder
14:09and see Daniel Bryan
14:12and Big Roman Reigns
14:13and Big Roman Reigns
14:14and Big Roman Reigns
14:15and Big Roman Reigns
14:16and Big Roman Reigns
14:17and Big Roman Reigns
14:18waiting for a tag
14:19if you can just make it over there.
14:20Well, Roman and Daniel
14:21look a long ways away
14:22for Dean Ambrose.
14:24Suplex by Kane
14:25into the cover
14:26hooks the leg
14:27and Dean Ambrose
14:28manages to still fight out of it.
14:31Looks of concern
14:32on the faces of
14:33Reigns and Bryan.
14:34Yeah, they realize
14:35that Dean Ambrose
14:36needs to get out of that corner
14:37in the worst way.
14:38Oh, now
14:39going from the knee to the hand.
14:41A lot was made
14:42of Daniel Bryan
14:43returning here tonight to
14:45That's what you need to learn.
14:47You got a lot of guts
14:48You got a lot of guts
14:49and you got no brains.
14:52Yeah, okay.
14:53Here's your answer.
14:54You're gonna try to trash talk
14:55to lunatic friends, right?
14:57Well, where's it getting him?
14:58He's stuck in the corner
14:59with Roman and Kane
15:00and Big Show
15:01having their way.
15:03He slapped me right in the face.
15:06They get another cheap shot.
15:07Wow.
15:10Yeah, you gotta wonder now
15:11at this point
15:12after all of this abuse
15:13from the three members
15:14of the authority over there
15:15how much longer
15:17Dean Ambrose take this.
15:19Ambrose bounces off
15:20the ropes
15:21into a clothesline.
15:22This could be his moment.
15:23Could be the opportunity
15:24Ambrose needs
15:25in the opening.
15:26He's gonna sprint.
15:27Crawl.
15:28Claw your way
15:29to that corner, Dean.
15:30Ambrose trying to make
15:31it to Bryan or Reigns.
15:33Come on.
15:34Kane makes it
15:35to Seth Rollins
15:36who again
15:37will not allow
15:38Ambrose to make the tag.
15:42Ambrose hangs on
15:43and he launches
15:44Seth Rollins.
15:45Yeah, again
15:46Dean Ambrose
15:47has got an opening.
15:48Ambrose has got
15:49a slight opening.
15:50Come on, Dean.
15:51They gotta roll it.
15:52They have to.
15:56J&J Security
15:57Yeah, they're going nuts
15:58out here.
15:59Flying around out here.
16:00Watch it.
16:01Big show right back
16:02to the bad leg.
16:03Roman Reigns.
16:06Reigns is knocked down.
16:09This thing is
16:10breaking down here.
16:11And Rollins again
16:12trying to prevent
16:13Ambrose from making the tag.
16:14Ambrose makes the tag.
16:15Here comes Bryan.
16:16Yes.
16:17Here we go.
16:18Daniel Bryan.
16:22Yes.
16:23Yes.
16:26A little reversal
16:27by Rollins.
16:28Look out.
16:29Bryan up over the top.
16:30Daniel Bryan
16:31full head of steam.
16:32Down goes Kane.
16:33That's vintage Bryan.
16:35Daniel Bryan
16:36is flying around
16:37this ring.
16:39Lady Momentum's
16:40on the side of
16:41Daniel Bryan.
16:42Whoa.
16:45Daniel Bryan
16:46hasn't lost a beat.
16:50Well,
16:51this is a race
16:52any doubt
16:53in anyone's mind.
16:54Daniel Bryan
16:55is looking just as good
16:56as ever.
16:57For the win.
16:58For the win for Bryan.
16:59Rollins kicks out.
17:00Oh, man.
17:01Triple H can't be
17:02liking this.
17:03No.
17:04You gotta believe
17:05he is hating this.
17:09It is so refreshing
17:10to have Daniel Bryan
17:11back.
17:12Oh, no.
17:13That boot
17:14right to the back
17:15of Daniel Bryan's head.
17:16And here comes
17:17Kane.
17:18Daniel Bryan
17:19stunned
17:20and Kane
17:21looking to put
17:22Bryan away
17:23with a chokeslam.
17:24And this
17:25night of return
17:26for Bryan
17:27is going to be good.
17:28Oh, no.
17:29Roman Reigns
17:30surrenders.
17:31Roman Reigns
17:32ran into a
17:33superkick.
17:34And Reigns
17:35may have just
17:36prolonged the agony.
17:37Hey, whoa, whoa, whoa.
17:38Come on, Big Show.
17:39Look out.
17:40Oh, my God.
17:41Big Show
17:42and Reigns
17:45both driven
17:46over the announce table.
17:51Meanwhile,
17:52Daniel Bryan
17:53with the S-Lock.
17:54The S-Lock
17:55locked in.
17:56The S-Lock
17:57locked in.
17:58And Rollins
17:59breaks it up.
18:00And now Ambrose.
18:01Oh, man.
18:02Look out.
18:03There goes
18:04the security.
18:05Bodies everywhere.
18:06And there goes
18:07Rollins.
18:08Oh, this is
18:09awesome.
18:10Uh-oh.
18:11Bryan Ambrose
18:12the unhinged one.
18:13He's on one leg.
18:14The Lunatic Fringe.
18:15No.
18:16What's he doing?
18:17Outside the ring.
18:18Onto the floor.
18:19What is wrong with him?
18:20He's nuts.
18:21And now Kane
18:22turns his attention
18:23back to Daniel Bryan.
18:24Oh, boy.
18:25Kane
18:26still standing tall.
18:27Oh, no.
18:28Oh, this is
18:29going to be bad.
18:30Oh, no, no, no.
18:31Daniel Bryan
18:32lands on his feet.
18:33Bryan
18:34running knee.
18:35Running knee
18:36by Bryan.
18:37Bryan
18:38into the cover.
18:39The magic is back.
18:40The magic's back.
18:41Bryan with the win.
18:42Here are your winners
18:43Dean Ambrose,
18:44Roman Reigns,
18:45and Daniel Bryan.
18:46Yes.
18:47Yes.
18:48Triple H said
18:49he wanted to end
18:50the uprising,
18:51but it looks like
18:52Daniel Bryan
18:53at least tonight
18:54is getting
18:55the last laugh.
18:56What a return
18:57by Daniel Bryan.
18:58Uh-oh.
18:59Behold
19:00the King.
19:01And he's
19:02celebrating
19:03with his
19:04family.
19:05Oh, no.
19:06Uh-oh.
19:07Uh-oh.
19:08And the celebration
19:09of the King
19:10of King
19:11is cut short.
19:14You gotta know
19:15Triple H's gonna rain
19:16on the parade
19:17of Daniel Bryan.
19:18There's the boss.
19:21Congratulations,
19:22Daniel.
19:23You got
19:24lucky tonight.
19:26But I got a
19:27feeling
19:28your luck's
19:29gonna run out
19:30next Thursday
19:31right here
19:32on SmackDown.
19:33I think
19:34Kane deserves
19:35a rematch.
19:38And when
19:39you lose,
19:41you'll not only
19:42lose the match
19:43next Thursday,
19:46you're gonna lose
19:47your opportunity
19:48to compete
19:49in the Royal Rumble
19:50match.
19:53Good luck.
19:56Come on.
19:59The authority
20:00is up to their
20:01own tricks.
20:02Daniel Bryan
20:03wanted round two
20:04of the authority.
20:05Well, now
20:06he's gonna get it.
20:08Well,
20:09next week
20:10in Austin,
20:11Texas,
20:12Bryan's gotta
20:13beat Kane
20:14for a chance
20:15for a miracle
20:16in the Royal Rumble
20:17match and a return
20:18to the main event
20:19at WrestleMania
20:20won't happen.
20:22But what
20:23a victory
20:24tonight.