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00:00:00And tonight, live from Columbia, South Carolina, the new bloodline looks to continue right
00:00:10where they left off last week.
00:00:14Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Jacob Batu and the WWE Tag Team Champions, Tomokunga
00:00:25I am still Corey Graves, Michael Poles off on a special assignment tonight.
00:00:55So I'm afraid I've got a little bad news rejoining me in the booths the band is back together. Mr. Wade Barrett
00:01:01What a thrill it is to be back here on Smackdown
00:01:04Excited to see what the new version of the bloodline have in store for us.
00:01:08Wade, I'm gonna ask you a question that Roman Reigns is no doubt asking himself in your opinion
00:01:13Is there any conceivable way to stop this new outlaw rogue bloodline?
00:01:18Well last week told its own story. Roman Reigns and Jey Uso were certainly out of manpower and more scarily perhaps out of ideas to deal with Solo Sakoa and his troops.
00:01:33I can't imagine there are too many men walking God's green earth who want to stand eye to eye with a Samoan werewolf.
00:01:48Crowd chants Aussie! Aussie!
00:02:13Columbia, South Carolina
00:02:22Acknowledge me
00:02:25Crowd chants Solo Sakoa
00:02:49You all better get used to seeing this because you looking at the present and the future.
00:02:59You looking at the bloodline
00:03:05And you looking at the tribal chief
00:03:15You see I'm the man that created a bigger and stronger family
00:03:23I'm the man that created a bigger and stronger bloodline
00:03:31Yeah I did and Roman Reigns can't do nothing about it
00:03:43Jimmy can't do nothing about it neither
00:03:49Oh and then check this out and then Jimmy goes to Monday Night Raw and tries to get Jey's help but Jey don't want nothing to do with it either
00:04:08No ye
00:04:13These beatdowns will continue to happen to Roman Reigns unless he does one thing
00:04:25Unless he comes down to the ring by the end of the night and acknowledges me
00:04:40Aussie!
00:04:45Hang on a second Wade
00:04:50Crowd chants Jey Uso
00:05:00A colonial life arena just exploded into a sea of yeets
00:05:06The intercontinental champion made of Ben Jey Uso is on Smackdown tonight
00:05:15Well as this place explodes conspicuous by their lack of yeeting are the four men stunned in that ring
00:05:24Solo Sokoa and his band of men known as the Bloodline are the last celebratory for a minute
00:05:32I gotta ask you is this a smart decision for Jey Uso to come here by himself after refusing to give his own brother Jimmy audience a draw this Monday?
00:05:42I'll tell you the only way it is smart for Jey Uso to be stepping in a ring with Solo Sokoa et al is if
00:05:50He is prepared to acknowledge Solo Sokoa as his tribal king
00:05:56Outside of that I'd be staying wild clear if I were Jey Uso
00:06:02Well what's done last week on Smackdown is Solo Sokoa and his Bloodline dismantling Solo and Jey's brother Jimmy
00:06:13But the intercontinental champion is in the house to kick things off
00:06:44Did I just see that? Did Solo Sokoa just give Jey Uso the go-ahead to get up on those ropes and yeet?
00:06:58I'm gonna call that on all his friends
00:07:01Perhaps Solo is feeling a little oozy tonight
00:07:05Might as well go too far for him
00:07:13Yeah! Okay! Yeah!
00:07:15Get it on!
00:07:30What's up little brother?
00:07:35It's been a minute
00:07:38I promise I'm not out here to fight you
00:07:44Cause at the end of the day I still care about you
00:07:48You still my little brother
00:07:55Look, Jimmy and Roman not here yet
00:07:59So I came out here to talk to you one on one
00:08:04To talk to you one on one, ooze to ooze
00:08:12But think about what you're doing
00:08:18Think about what you're doing to the family
00:08:23Think about what you're doing to the Bloodline
00:08:26Don't nobody got bigger issues with Roman than I do
00:08:31But dividing a family like this, it ain't it
00:08:34I left, I left the family ooze
00:08:37I left to be my own man
00:08:40I left to Raw
00:08:42Man, I became the intercontinental champion little brother
00:08:46Man, I became the intercontinental champion little brother
00:08:59Look though
00:09:01Look though
00:09:10Yes I did
00:09:12Amen
00:09:14Amen
00:09:16Look ooze
00:09:18Fighting over the Ula Fala though is not it
00:09:23That right there is earned, not taken
00:09:27You know better
00:09:31But if you want to end Roman's power
00:09:34Then do it
00:09:36Just don't divide the family while you do it
00:09:42Are you done wasting my time?
00:09:47You come out here, you ye, ye, ye
00:09:50Who said anything about dividing the family?
00:09:53I'm not trying to divide the family
00:09:55I'm trying to unite the family
00:10:03And stop calling me your little brother
00:10:07I'm your tribal chief now
00:10:13And I'll always have a place for you and Roman in my bloodline
00:10:18But all you have to do is acknowledge me
00:10:26You see, I don't want you to follow Jimmy's footsteps
00:10:29Cause look where I got him
00:10:33So are you in?
00:10:38Or are you out?
00:10:42Or are you in?
00:11:00Man look
00:11:03If what you're saying is true
00:11:07And you're trying to unite our bloodline
00:11:12Then why did you have to go and get them?
00:11:16Why'd you have to go get them Uze?
00:11:18Tama? Tonga?
00:11:22Why'd you have to go get Jacob?
00:11:24There's a reason why we stayed away from him
00:11:27And if you keep staring at me like that
00:11:29I'm gonna knock your ass out
00:11:43I'm not here for that, alright?
00:11:45Forget all that
00:11:47Next time I see you Uze
00:11:50It's gonna be different
00:11:54Yeez
00:12:02Wait, what?
00:12:04Wait, what?
00:12:06Wait, what?
00:12:08Wait, what?
00:12:11Wade, what on earth do you think Jey Uso meant by that?
00:12:14Next time I see you
00:12:16It's gonna be different
00:12:18It's Top Dog
00:12:19Things are going very well for Jey Uso
00:12:21Ever since he blazed his own trail
00:12:25But man tread carefully around little bro
00:12:29Or should I say the tribal chief Solo Sokoa
00:12:33Especially when he's backed up by that trio
00:12:38Solo telling Jey
00:12:40He's looking to unite the family
00:12:42And there will always be a place in the bloodline for Jey
00:12:46And Roman Reigns
00:12:54We are just getting started tonight on SmackDown
00:12:58And coming up next is our first of two
00:13:00Triple Threat Tag Team Qualifying Matchup
00:13:03Who will earn the right to a championship match?
00:13:06We will have our answer beginning tonight
00:13:09As DIY battles The Street Prophet
00:13:12In Pretty Deadly in a Triple Threat
00:13:14Next
00:13:19Welcome back to SmackDown
00:13:21Get ready for Triple Threat Tag Team Action
00:13:34The following is a Triple Threat Tag Team Qualifying Match
00:13:43Introducing accompanied by B-Fab
00:13:46Angelo Dawkins
00:13:48And Montez Ford
00:13:50The Street Prophet
00:13:54We are preparing for the first of two
00:13:56Triple Threat Tag Team Qualifying Matches
00:13:59Tonight on SmackDown
00:14:01The second to come later in the evening
00:14:04The winners of each match will advance
00:14:06And battle one another next week on Friday Night SmackDown
00:14:10For the opportunity to challenge for the WWE Tag Team Titles
00:14:14Currently held by, you guessed it, The Bloodline
00:14:19Be careful what you wish for
00:14:21This feels like the first step in the journey of a thousand miles
00:14:24If you really are going to win gold here in the tag ranks on SmackDown
00:14:29Just entering now, of course, The Street Prophet
00:14:31Already in the ring, DIY
00:14:35Of all the things I've missed not being on SmackDown
00:14:39Yes, boys!
00:14:40Pretty deadly in there, and look at their outfits
00:14:43A couple of dedicated followers of fashion
00:14:46They've got poppies on their male bralettes, Corey
00:14:49Imagine wearing a pair of those in your favorite club in Pittsburgh
00:14:52High fashion, even higher impact
00:14:54Remember, ooh!
00:14:55Triple Threat Tag Team rules in effect
00:14:57Covered here by Montez Ford
00:14:59One member of each team will be legal at all times
00:15:02But you must tag your own teammate
00:15:05For them to make entry into this matchup
00:15:07Montez Ford sent to the apron, met by a knee from Ciampa
00:15:11Keep your eyes on Pretty Deadly, Wade
00:15:14I always do, mate
00:15:15I never take my eyes off
00:15:20I think that might have been a miscalculation
00:15:23By Elton Prince, who is now hightailing it out of the ring
00:15:27Being run down by the Sicilian Psycho
00:15:30Ken Wilson, expert level tag team trap
00:15:37That was far from expert level
00:15:40Just sheer brutality
00:15:42From Angelo Dawkins
00:15:44Keep your eyes peeled at all times, gentlemen
00:15:47This thing breaking down in a hurry to the surprise of absolutely no one
00:15:51Here comes Kez!
00:15:53My God, what athleticism!
00:15:55Stop the landing, Drew!
00:15:58Montez Ford setting his sights on Johnny Gargano
00:16:02Kick connects on the ear of Johnny Wrestling
00:16:04Here comes Kez!
00:16:05Big knee by Ciampa!
00:16:07Into the cover, hook of the leg to advance
00:16:10And Ford keeps the Street Profits' chances alive
00:16:13Oh man, that was a thousand miles per hour start from all three teams
00:16:18And Kit Wilson from behind
00:16:21Such is the nature of triple threat action
00:16:24Even in the tag division, you simply are not safe
00:16:27Tag made, Elton Prince now legal for Pretty Deadly
00:16:30No matter how much you feel like you're in control of this kind of matchup
00:16:34Three teams that are effectively two wins away
00:16:37For a shot at the gold in this division
00:16:39Cover!
00:16:40Tremendous tag team innovation by Pretty Deadly
00:16:45But Ciampa has enough left in the tank to keep this match alive
00:16:49Let's look at this again
00:16:50Off of the back of Prince
00:16:52Into a Codebreaker type maneuver
00:16:55Double knees to the face of Ciampa
00:16:57Straight out of the PD playbook
00:17:00Dazzling with their poppy clap outfits
00:17:03And now battering with their offense
00:17:06What is your obsession with poppies? That's a British thing, isn't it?
00:17:09Oh man, the poppy is the symbol of greatness in the UK
00:17:13Our greatest generations wore cladded poppies
00:17:16And I'm going to add these two to it
00:17:18And what a display, thus far
00:17:20Can Pretty Deadly advance in this tournament?
00:17:23Wait a minute, wait a minute!
00:17:25Shoulders down!
00:17:27Bacchusoto
00:17:29Oh my god, Tommaso Ciampa from the middle rope
00:17:32Air raid crash!
00:17:34Montez Thor with a 450
00:17:37To advance!
00:17:40And Johnny Gargano keeps it alive for DIY
00:17:43Ciampa going for broke and it almost backfired
00:17:47Such is the speed of Montez Thor
00:17:51Remember, triple threat tag team rules are in effect
00:17:54Despite the chaos at the moment
00:17:56Only one member of each respective team can be legal at any given time
00:18:01Good luck to this referee trying to figure out exactly who is legal at any one point
00:18:06Beautiful double team by The Prophets
00:18:08Down goes Ciampa, but Pretty Deadly making their presence felt
00:18:12Kit Wilson looking to steal it
00:18:16DIY will not be denied yet
00:18:19Just milliseconds away from victory
00:18:21And now Tommaso Ciampa isolated, completely alone in the ring
00:18:25This could be the moment Pretty Deadly have been waiting for
00:18:27But keep your eyes on Montez Thor
00:18:30Fast as lightning, Montez Thor back to save the day for the Street Prophets
00:18:36The adrenaline pumping through the veins of Montez Thor
00:18:42Making the long climb to the top
00:18:45And Prince takes out Tez's legs
00:18:48Desperation move there from Elton Prince
00:18:51But it may come good in the end
00:18:53PD after going for the kill and they have to do it now
00:18:57Here comes Angelo Dawkins to the aid of Montez
00:19:00Wilson spills to the floor
00:19:02This is not where Elton wants to be, Wade
00:19:08Some insane blockbuster by the Street Prophets
00:19:11But Ciampa and Gargano meet in the middle
00:19:14It's anyone's ballgame
00:19:18Who's legal?
00:19:23DIY!
00:19:27I need to see that
00:19:29Ciampa is the legal man, okay?
00:19:32Montez Thor did not
00:19:34And your winner, DIY!
00:19:38Ladies and gentlemen
00:19:40The winners of the match
00:19:42Are DIY!
00:19:46Well you heard exactly what Jessica Carr, the referee, just said there
00:19:51Let's try to break this down here
00:19:54A great job by Jessica Carr
00:19:56Keeping her eyes on the action during all of this
00:19:59The legal man there was Kit Wilson
00:20:01He actually got knocked out of the ring
00:20:03Now at this point, Elton Prince is not legal
00:20:06There has been a tag to Kit Wilson
00:20:08The Street Prophets clearly got confused at this point
00:20:11As were everybody else in the arena
00:20:13But Tommaso Ciampa got his eye on the ball
00:20:18Well here's that tag to Kit Wilson
00:20:21That took Elton Prince out of the equation
00:20:25Wow!
00:20:27Street Prophets thought they had this 1-1
00:20:30But it was DIY who kept their eye on the ball
00:20:33Kicked the legal man and they are knocked
00:20:35Certainly won't sit well with the Street Prophets
00:20:38No doubt about that
00:20:39But it is undeniable that DIY took that ever important next step
00:20:43Towards hopefully once again becoming tag team champions
00:20:46Another superstar, Wade
00:20:47Who took the important next step towards potentially earning gold
00:20:50Happened last week here on Smackdown in the women's division
00:20:53Yeah, this as we say on Smackdown
00:20:55Jax vs Naomi
00:20:57Tiffany Stratton was prevented from intervening
00:21:01By the massive Raquel
00:21:03And as Jax was looking to close herself in on victory
00:21:08Once again intervening was Raquel
00:21:12Allowing Liv Morgan to smash Nia Jax with the money in the bank
00:21:16Clean face
00:21:17And Naomi picked up a massive W
00:21:20Against the champ much to the degree of Nia Jax
00:21:26Well we were scheduled to have a tag team matchup tonight
00:21:29But we understand there is some news breaking backstage
00:21:32At this very moment regarding this Bayley, Naomi, Nia, Tiffany tag team matchup
00:21:37We promise we'll do our best to get you the information
00:21:39And get you up to date when we come back
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00:22:17Naomi did it one and done
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00:23:40You mean you have the flu, Tiffy?
00:23:42Now is not the time to abandon me
00:23:44Liv Morgan and her greasy boyfriend
00:23:46are trying to get in the way of me becoming
00:23:48the first ever crown jewel champion
00:23:50And then I have Naomi on my back
00:23:52and I thought tonight I could teach her a lesson
00:23:54but now that you have the sniffles
00:23:56Nick Aldis is going to have to cancel the match
00:23:58Oh, the match isn't cancelled
00:24:00Uh, excuse me?
00:24:02Yeah, the match, it's not cancelled
00:24:04Shut up, Tiffany!
00:24:06Um, but my partner's sick
00:24:08My partner's sick, so
00:24:10Naya, Smackdown has a deep talent roster
00:24:12so the simple solution here is
00:24:14find somebody else
00:24:16Who?
00:24:18Who else?
00:24:20Oh, would you look at that
00:24:22Oh, look at that
00:24:24Excuse you, sorry Naya, but we couldn't help but overhear
00:24:26that you're in need of a tag partner tonight
00:24:28and uh, I am the first ever
00:24:30women's speed champion
00:24:32so champion to champion
00:24:34I really wouldn't mind helping you out
00:24:36Wow, two champions, champion to champion
00:24:38Don't even
00:24:40Smells like money to me
00:24:42That's my perfume
00:24:44Look at that, it's booked
00:24:48You better hold up your end of the bargain
00:24:50or I will end you
00:24:52and it'll take me
00:24:54less than three minutes
00:25:02You're welcome
00:25:04There's your breaking news
00:25:06Tiffany Stratton out of tonight's tag team matchup
00:25:08Candice LeRae, the WWE
00:25:10women's speed champion
00:25:12is in
00:25:14That one's still to come tonight
00:25:16Both grossly unfair and disrespectful
00:25:18from Nick Olives
00:25:22The following contest is scheduled for one fall
00:25:24Introducing first
00:25:26accompanied by
00:25:28Chelsea Green
00:25:30Chelsea Green
00:25:32from Ayrshire, Scotland
00:25:34Piper
00:25:36Niven
00:25:40Piper Niven making her way
00:25:42to the ring accompanied by
00:25:44Chelsea Green who I understand
00:25:46has remedied the odor issue
00:25:48she is suffering from
00:25:50I was nervous, I thought it would smell terrible
00:25:52but it doesn't, but Piper Niven is looking
00:25:54mean, moody and magnificent
00:25:56and she is up against
00:25:58the bougie bully from NXT
00:26:00Lash Legend, these two
00:26:02go heads ahead here on SmackDown
00:26:04next
00:26:14Accompanied by
00:26:16Shakara Jackson
00:26:18representing
00:26:20Metaphor
00:26:22Lash
00:26:24Legend
00:26:26As we prepare for singles
00:26:28action in the women's division I would not
00:26:30be surprised for there to be some implications
00:26:32in the tag team division
00:26:34as Lash Legend
00:26:36prepares to go one on one with Piper Niven
00:26:38the WWE women's tag team
00:26:40champion, Jade Cargill
00:26:42and Bianca Belair with some
00:26:44of the best seats in the house
00:26:46Obviously it was last week here
00:26:48on SmackDown where Lash
00:26:50Legend and Shakara Jackson had the opportunity
00:26:52to challenge for those championships
00:26:54Piper Niven played a role
00:26:56Chelsea Green played a role
00:26:58that followed all the way to Monday Night Raw
00:27:00involving damage control in their championship opportunity
00:27:02Wade. Yeah, ultimately it was Niven
00:27:04and Chelsea Green on the outside who
00:27:06cost Lash Legend and Shakara Jackson
00:27:08their big opportunity and hence
00:27:10we have this fallout right now
00:27:12A little standoff, not too many women
00:27:14have the strength to stand up to
00:27:16Piper Niven, but I assure you
00:27:18Niven will not be bullied by
00:27:20the bougie bully Lash Legend
00:27:22Two of the biggest and baddest
00:27:24women we've ever had here
00:27:26in WWE, neither woman
00:27:28looking to take a step back
00:27:32Piper Niven just mowing through the competition
00:27:36Look out, Legend out of the way
00:27:38just in the nick of time
00:27:40That was smart from Lash, that basement kick
00:27:42Big butt kick to the jaw
00:27:44Chelsea Green knows exactly how that feels
00:27:46Big splash by Legend into the cover
00:27:48Last week it was
00:27:50Lash Legend delivering that exact
00:27:52same kick to Chelsea Green which
00:27:54sent Chelsea spilling over our announce desk
00:27:56which could be argued opened the door
00:27:58for the champions to retain
00:28:00The power of Niven on display
00:28:02These women just dropping
00:28:04bombs from the work
00:28:06Cover by Piper
00:28:08Lash Legend
00:28:10and Shakara Jackson of course members of
00:28:12Meta 4 have run roughshod
00:28:14over NXT for quite some time
00:28:16Keep a very close eye
00:28:18on Chelsea Green and Shakara Jackson
00:28:20on the outside
00:28:22desperately willing their
00:28:24partners to victory here
00:28:26I'm a happily married man Wade
00:28:28that's just getting me in trouble
00:28:30Nobody home
00:28:34Big overhand shot by Legend
00:28:36The technique went out of the window
00:28:38from the off when it came to these two
00:28:40No way
00:28:42Throwing everything they have at one another
00:28:44It looked to me like Lash Legend
00:28:46was going to attempt to choke slam Piper Niven
00:28:48We've seen in
00:28:50NXT the power possessed by
00:28:52Legend
00:28:54This woman is the real deal
00:28:56Bad just
00:28:58gave way
00:29:00She did a lot better than most when it came
00:29:02to lifting up Piper Niven
00:29:04who is now going in for the count
00:29:06Oh my god how's this for power
00:29:08Big body
00:29:10slam to Niven
00:29:12Chelsea Green obviously doesn't
00:29:14like what she's seeing
00:29:16Miss Green
00:29:18letting her presence be felt again
00:29:20to the surprise of no one
00:29:22That's the distraction of Lash Legend
00:29:24and Shakara Jackson
00:29:26Will they do the same here?
00:29:28Legend took her eyes off of her opponent
00:29:30and that could cost Lash
00:29:32in a big way
00:29:34Niven making the climb
00:29:36Bone crushing offense
00:29:38Legend out of the way
00:29:40Can Lash Legend
00:29:42topple Piper Niven?
00:29:44Look at this
00:29:46This is outrageous
00:29:48Unbelievable
00:29:50Into the cover
00:29:52Hooks the leg
00:29:54Lash Legend with the win
00:29:58Here is your winner
00:30:00Lash
00:30:02Legend
00:30:04Well that has to be the biggest win
00:30:06of Lash Legend's
00:30:08short career thus far
00:30:10and even the tag champs
00:30:12Belair and Cargill
00:30:14looked impressed
00:30:16and this is where it all went into meltdown
00:30:18on the outside of the ring
00:30:20allowing Piper Niven to capitalize
00:30:22but just when she thought
00:30:24she had this one in the bag
00:30:26the athleticism and power
00:30:28of Lash Legend came to the fore
00:30:30scoring the victory
00:30:32I've got to say Wade
00:30:34after the official three count
00:30:36Extremely impressed
00:30:38by what Lash Legend was able to do
00:30:40moments ago
00:30:42Is that impressed or is that terrified
00:30:44because Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
00:30:46are coming for those championships
00:30:48Well the good news is the winners
00:30:50here at the WWE Universe
00:30:52the women's tag division continues
00:30:54to heat up
00:30:56and if we are talking championships
00:30:58how about this
00:31:00over 150 carats in diamond weight
00:31:02in each championship
00:31:04the crown jewel title
00:31:06one of the combatants
00:31:08the WWE champion Cody Rhodes
00:31:10is here live
00:31:12next
00:31:16Smackdown comes to you tonight
00:31:18from Colonial Life Arena in Soda City
00:31:20Columbia, South Carolina
00:31:22home of the University of South Carolina
00:31:24where our own NXT champ
00:31:26Trick Williams shined on the gridiron
00:31:28and where our superstars
00:31:30return to American soil
00:31:32for a wildly successful tour
00:31:34this week in your neck of the woods
00:31:36Wade the UK
00:31:38yeah what a party it was over in the UK
00:31:40and what a party we're having here tonight
00:31:42on Smackdown in Columbia, South Carolina
00:31:44this audience
00:31:46really doing their part
00:31:48with their signs
00:31:50every city seemingly trying to outdo the last
00:31:52with their Episode sign
00:31:54my personal view is that Evansville, Indiana
00:31:56several weeks ago was the best with the signs
00:31:58they broke the world record for
00:32:00the best with the wall
00:32:30I think if the wise man was here
00:32:32this would be done by now
00:32:34I'm not talking to Jay
00:32:36we already saw Jay
00:32:38he made it clear
00:32:40it don't matter
00:32:42look
00:32:44I gave you a shot
00:32:46you tried
00:32:48it's time to do it my way
00:32:50I'm gonna fix this
00:32:52tonight
00:32:56how the hell
00:32:58how the hell
00:33:00are you gonna do that
00:33:06I'm gonna acknowledge
00:33:10Solo
00:33:22did we just hear that correctly
00:33:24Wade, Roman's gonna acknowledge Solo
00:33:26we'll find out as the night progresses
00:33:28but this is what it's all about
00:33:30two weeks from tomorrow
00:33:32Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:33:34the beautiful
00:33:36prestigious WWE
00:33:38Crown Jewel Championship
00:33:40over 150 carats
00:33:42in diamond weight on each championship
00:33:44absolutely beautiful
00:33:46here comes one of the combatants
00:33:56here we go
00:34:26ready for me to
00:34:28start the show
00:34:30I've become like the
00:34:32world before
00:34:42ladies and
00:34:44gentlemen
00:34:46please welcome
00:34:48the undisputed
00:34:50WWE
00:34:52Champion
00:34:54the American
00:34:56Nightmare
00:34:58Cody
00:35:00Rhodes
00:35:02Cody Rhodes a superstar
00:35:04no stranger to the
00:35:06goings on within the bloodline
00:35:08but now the American Nightmare
00:35:10must shift his focus
00:35:12to two weeks from tomorrow
00:35:14Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
00:35:16WWE on Peacock
00:35:18Cody Rhodes the undisputed WWE
00:35:20Champion versus Gunther
00:35:22World Heavyweight Champion
00:35:24the winner of that match will be crowned
00:35:26the first ever WWE
00:35:28Crown Jewel
00:35:30Champion
00:35:38and Crown Jewel we know it will be
00:35:40Champion versus Champion for the
00:35:42Crown Jewel Championship
00:35:44but this week during WWE's
00:35:46aforementioned tour of the United Kingdom
00:35:48both Cody Rhodes and Gunther
00:35:50shared the ring with another
00:35:52World Champion I am talking about
00:35:54the UFC Interim Heavyweight
00:35:56Champion Tom Aspinall
00:36:00one of the UK's favorite
00:36:02sons
00:36:06and I believe Aspinall
00:36:08made it known that potentially
00:36:10after his UFC career is finished
00:36:12he's very interested in crossing over here
00:36:14to the World WWE
00:36:16yes he is and I'm glad I'm retired
00:36:18but I want to lock horns with Tom Aspinall
00:36:38before my remarks
00:36:40we have an unbelievably
00:36:42sized crowd this evening
00:36:48I wanted to just
00:36:50make sure that our
00:36:52friends up there
00:36:54we all say hi to our friends up there
00:36:56our friends down here
00:36:58we say hi to all of them
00:37:06a very
00:37:08wise individual recently said
00:37:10to me when it comes to the pantheon
00:37:12of top men and
00:37:14top women in professional
00:37:16wrestling who would be
00:37:18the next leader he said that
00:37:20the next one doesn't always look like
00:37:22the last one
00:37:24it's been a quote I've been thinking about quite a bit
00:37:26lately
00:37:28but in regards
00:37:30to this
00:37:32crown jewel championship
00:37:34it's not about the next one
00:37:36it's not about the last one
00:37:38it's about who is going to
00:37:40be the first one
00:37:46so many
00:37:48what ifs in the history
00:37:50of our sport
00:37:52I'll take you down that road
00:37:54what if the NWA
00:37:56world's champion Harley Race
00:37:58fought against the
00:38:00WWWF's Bruno
00:38:02San Martino what if
00:38:04the AWA's Nick Bockwinkle
00:38:06went against the nature boy
00:38:08Ric Flair champion
00:38:10versus champion
00:38:12what if
00:38:14WCW's
00:38:16Bill Goldberg fought stone
00:38:18cold Steve Austin
00:38:24and often when these
00:38:26what ifs did come to fruition
00:38:28the outcome was not
00:38:30always satisfactory
00:38:32a clever out if you will
00:38:34when it comes to crown jewel
00:38:36at the end of that
00:38:38night there will be a
00:38:40definitive crown jewel
00:38:42champion
00:38:48again champion
00:38:50versus champion I am
00:38:52not going to stand here
00:38:54and disparage my opponent
00:38:56RAW's world heavyweight champion
00:38:58Gunther
00:39:06widely respected
00:39:08by his peers and legends
00:39:10alike brother could chop a
00:39:12tree down with his hand
00:39:14most men who walk those hallways
00:39:16are terrified of Gunther
00:39:22I'm not
00:39:24but even if
00:39:26I was
00:39:28I wouldn't
00:39:30bet against me
00:39:32why do I think that I am
00:39:34leaving crown jewel
00:39:36champion
00:39:38well for starters
00:39:40look at this thing
00:39:44Corey Gray's been talking about it
00:39:46all night on commentary
00:39:48one of the most beautifully designed
00:39:50title belts in the history
00:39:52of our sport but beauty
00:39:54beauty is only skin deep
00:39:56in the last
00:39:58two plus years you and I
00:40:00the WWE audience pro wrestling
00:40:02fans alike we have gotten to
00:40:04know each other have we not
00:40:08so you know
00:40:10when I came back to WWE
00:40:12I wanted to take
00:40:14the John Cena schedule
00:40:16I wanted to take that model
00:40:18and by god we did
00:40:20take that schedule hell we even
00:40:22added to that schedule I have
00:40:24bled I have sweat I have
00:40:26paid the price and I am not foolish
00:40:28enough to think that I am done
00:40:30paying the price but again
00:40:34applause
00:40:38it's almost skin deep
00:40:40the real reason
00:40:42that I think I am leaving crown
00:40:44jewel as champion
00:40:46she's
00:40:48sitting at home right now
00:40:50she's about
00:40:52three foot tall and
00:40:54I need her to know
00:40:56that when my bones turn to
00:40:58dust my name will be attached to
00:41:00this title as it's first champion
00:41:02I need her to know
00:41:04the name that was given to me
00:41:06is the same name that was given to her
00:41:08and it will matter and she will know
00:41:10you play the game not to lose
00:41:12but you play to win
00:41:20now
00:41:22I'd like to invite
00:41:24next Friday on Smackdown
00:41:26the world heavyweight champion
00:41:28Gunther to stand in this
00:41:30ring with me I'd like to
00:41:32ask him what his
00:41:34reasons for all of this are
00:41:36and I'd like to look him in the eyes
00:41:38and say
00:41:40hey champ
00:41:42what do you want to talk about
00:41:48well there you have
00:41:50it the American nightmare
00:41:52laying down the gauntlet and
00:41:54fighting the world heavyweight
00:41:56champion Gunther to Smackdown
00:41:58next week Wade do you think Gunther
00:42:00is going to answer the call
00:42:02Gunther backs down to nobody
00:42:04and let me tell you this Corey at Crown Jewel
00:42:06there are massive implications
00:42:08for the legacies of both Cody Rhodes
00:42:10and the ring general Gunther
00:42:12depending who wins that
00:42:14matchup and that new champion
00:42:16it certainly seems that Cody Rhodes has been able to
00:42:18shift his focus to Gunther and the Crown Jewel
00:42:20championship however I've got to believe
00:42:22that in the back of the American Nightmare's
00:42:24mind one man
00:42:26is haunting every
00:42:28thought of Cody's you know what I'm
00:42:30talking about I know exactly who you're talking
00:42:32about here is the couple of weeks ago
00:42:34KO inexplicably
00:42:36jumping Cody Rhodes in the
00:42:38aftermath of the bad blood
00:42:40PLA what's the reason KO
00:42:42people are asking me why I
00:42:44turned on Cody Rhodes, Cody Rhodes
00:42:46turned on
00:42:48Kevin was told not to show up last
00:42:50week on Smackdown and moments
00:42:52before a confrontation between Owens
00:42:54and Rhodes Randy Orton of all people
00:42:56would play peacekeeper between his two
00:42:58friends
00:43:00Randy Orton tried to calm down
00:43:02KO received an errant shot
00:43:04immediately gave one back
00:43:06to KO and then
00:43:08later on as these two
00:43:10were discussing the issue
00:43:12KO savagely attacked
00:43:14his now former friend Randy
00:43:16Orton it would appear that
00:43:18Kevin Owens is now back to his
00:43:20most unpredictable
00:43:22right now
00:43:24right now let's go
00:43:28I've been in
00:43:30WWE now for
00:43:32about 10 years
00:43:34actually it's been over 10 years just recently
00:43:36and I've
00:43:38had a lot of ups and downs
00:43:40over those 10 years but
00:43:42I don't think things I've ever felt
00:43:44as bad as they
00:43:46do right now
00:43:48because
00:43:50for WWE
00:43:52officials that tell me to stay home
00:43:54and not come to work not come
00:43:56to Smackdown where I belong
00:43:58because of what I did to Cody Rhodes
00:44:00after Bad Blood
00:44:02is just
00:44:04so unfair
00:44:06and ridiculous
00:44:08I mean look at what
00:44:10we've seen WWE superstars do
00:44:12to each other
00:44:14in and out of the ring in the locker
00:44:16rooms all the ambush attacks
00:44:18the beatdowns
00:44:20and I get told to stay
00:44:22away because
00:44:24I dropped their little golden boy
00:44:26outside of a stupid bus
00:44:30come on you know
00:44:32I really
00:44:36it really makes me ask myself just
00:44:38how appreciated
00:44:40and valued I am by this company
00:44:42but that
00:44:44you know that I can I can live with I can kind of get
00:44:46past that what I can't get over though
00:44:48is what Randy
00:44:50Orton did to me
00:44:52Randy
00:44:54I can't believe
00:44:56you betrayed me like that
00:44:58I
00:45:00you know
00:45:02you can let people say whatever they want about
00:45:04me Kevin Owens turns on all his friends
00:45:06blah blah blah it doesn't matter I would have
00:45:08never done that to you ever
00:45:10because
00:45:12I thought what we had was different
00:45:16dude I
00:45:20I just can't believe you picked
00:45:22Cody Rhodes over me
00:45:26and
00:45:28you know I got to be honest with everybody I
00:45:30with everything that's happening right now
00:45:32between the
00:45:34disrespect shown to me by WWE
00:45:36and Randy breaking
00:45:38my trust
00:45:40like that I
00:45:44I really don't know if or when
00:45:48I can come back
00:46:00for Kevin Owens
00:46:02I don't know what anyone else has planned
00:46:04for Kevin Owens
00:46:06but I need to get my hands on
00:46:08Kevin Owens and I'm going to do it at Crown Jewel
00:46:10I had a feeling this was coming
00:46:12Randy I'm sorry
00:46:16it's just not something I can do right now
00:46:18what do you mean
00:46:20it's not something that you can do it right now
00:46:22you don't understand
00:46:24it's not that I won't
00:46:26I can't
00:46:28you can't I don't think you understand
00:46:30what I'm saying I don't think you understand
00:46:32I don't think you understand what I'm saying I'm not
00:46:34asking permission
00:46:36what I'm saying is I want Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel
00:46:38with all due respect
00:46:40I'm saying I can't
00:46:42because it's coming
00:46:44from up above
00:46:50right
00:46:52well then I guess
00:46:54I know who I need to talk to
00:47:00Randy Orton
00:47:02let's go
00:47:04round two got another triple threat tag team that's coming your way and wait I
00:47:11still can't get over the fact that Roman Reigns a few minutes ago said he is
00:47:14going to acknowledge solo Shakoa tonight what's the old adage if you can't beat
00:47:19him join him is that where Roman Reigns his mind is out we're gonna find out
00:47:23later on tonight
00:47:34qualifying match
00:47:36introducing first
00:47:38the team of
00:47:40Grayson Waller
00:47:42and Austin Theory
00:47:44A-Town
00:47:46Down Under
00:47:48Theory and Waller certainly know what it takes to succeed at the highest level when the stakes are at their pinnacle
00:47:53another number one
00:47:55contender's triple threat qualifier
00:47:57A-Town Down Under
00:47:59versus Los Garza
00:48:01and the new tag team on SmackDown
00:48:03the Green Guns are here next
00:48:10it is time for the second triple threat tag team qualifying match of the evening
00:48:16there you see Ferto on your left
00:48:18Angel on your right
00:48:20and Electra Lopez in the middle
00:48:22all representing Legato Del Fantasma
00:48:25the winner of this triple threat
00:48:27will advance to next week and battle
00:48:29DIY with the winners
00:48:31receiving a tag team title shot
00:49:02A-Town Down Under
00:49:07and their opponents
00:49:09the team of
00:49:11Alex Shelley
00:49:13and Chris Saban
00:49:15Motor City
00:49:17Machine Gun
00:49:20this debut has been a long time coming
00:49:23the Motor City Machine Gun
00:49:25the newest addition to the tag team division
00:49:28Nick Ault is looking to his past
00:49:30to help shape the future
00:49:32here on SmackDown
00:49:34quite simply weighed
00:49:36Alex Shelley, Chris Saban
00:49:38have innovated and influenced the entire
00:49:40modern day tag team game
00:49:42they're quite simply
00:49:44your favorite tag team
00:49:46favorite tag team
00:49:48three time TNA Wrestling
00:49:50tag team champions
00:49:52looking to test their skills
00:49:54in WWE
00:49:56these guys and Cody Rhodes
00:49:58mentioned a few historical examples earlier
00:50:00but the Motor City Machine Guns
00:50:02are the ultimate
00:50:04what if
00:50:06these guys are great but what if
00:50:08they competed in WWE
00:50:10now we're going to find out
00:50:12and it has not started well at all
00:50:14Chris Saban receiving a very painful
00:50:16welcome to WWE again under triple threat tag
00:50:18team rules one member of each team
00:50:20remains legal at all times
00:50:22so the Motor City Machine Guns
00:50:24have been online all day
00:50:26after it was announced they're here
00:50:28the knives are out in the locker room
00:50:30for the Motor City Machine Guns
00:50:32you're not just going to waltz into
00:50:34SmackDown and take over
00:50:36well again when it comes to tag team
00:50:38chemistry Saban and Shelley
00:50:40second to none they have influenced
00:50:42and created a brand new style
00:50:44of tag team wrestling which has really
00:50:46become the norm over the last decade or so
00:50:48and it could be argued that Shelley and Saban
00:50:50were the innovators of it
00:50:52they have dominated around the world
00:50:54the question is can you do it
00:50:56under the biggest spotlight of all
00:50:58against the best teams here
00:51:00in WWE
00:51:02here we go
00:51:04a shot out of a cannon Chris Saban
00:51:06taking everybody down but Waller
00:51:08just dropped Shelley with a right hand
00:51:10remember Waller in theory
00:51:12back at Wrestlemania became tag
00:51:14team champions in a six pack challenge
00:51:16ladder match
00:51:18complaining about losing those championships
00:51:20ever since this is their ticket
00:51:22back to the big time
00:51:24well that ticket
00:51:26may have just been ripped off by the
00:51:28Motor City Machine Guns
00:51:30let me ask you this Wade
00:51:32with all of the accomplishments
00:51:34in the Machine Guns career is it an
00:51:36advantage having inspired
00:51:38so many wrestlers over the last generation
00:51:40just puts added pressure on the
00:51:42shoulders of the Motor City Machine Guns
00:51:44yeah you've dominated around the world
00:51:46you are expected to do the same
00:51:48here on Smackdown
00:51:50can you live up to the billing
00:51:52that you've created for yourselves over the past
00:51:5418 or so years
00:51:56Alex Shelley an absolute
00:51:58wizard when it comes to technical
00:52:00wrestling there was nothing fancy there
00:52:02Waller just knocked Shelley's teeth
00:52:04down his throat
00:52:06beautiful
00:52:08double team by
00:52:10Legado Del Fantasma Angel
00:52:12Inverno
00:52:14Alex Shelley spending a significant amount
00:52:16of time up in the air before being
00:52:18driven face first into the buckle
00:52:20high low that could do it
00:52:22Alex Shelley getting beaten
00:52:24from pillar to post
00:52:26on his debut here on Smackdown
00:52:28kick by
00:52:30Angel right between the eyes of Grayson
00:52:32Waller and again at stake here
00:52:34an opportunity beautiful
00:52:36dueling moonsault
00:52:38Santos Escobar has been demanding
00:52:40opportunities for his
00:52:42man here on Smackdown
00:52:44as well as Electro Lopez who
00:52:46stood at ringside they are
00:52:48proving their worth right now
00:52:50and again the winners of this triple
00:52:52threat will advance to battle DIY
00:52:54next week with the winners of that contest
00:52:56earning a tag team title
00:52:58opportunity Grayson Waller
00:53:00looking for a vintage
00:53:02Waller denied
00:53:04not out of midair by Alex Shelley
00:53:06who's firing off knees
00:53:08spectacular
00:53:10double team by the Motor City
00:53:12Machine Gun
00:53:14about time the Motor City Machine Gun
00:53:16started bouncing back but immediately
00:53:18on the offense once again
00:53:20is Angel
00:53:22this could be a bit of a learning curve we're seeing here Wade
00:53:24different level of competition
00:53:26up in a cynic from
00:53:28the word go you have to prove it
00:53:30once you get here to the very top level
00:53:32on Smackdown oh my goodness
00:53:34what power being shown by Angel
00:53:36Inverno now from the top
00:53:38third buckle
00:53:40oh my god
00:53:42what a devastation
00:53:44in ring can they get the three count
00:53:46covered by Inverno
00:53:48this fortuitous
00:53:50landing for A-Town down under
00:53:52spectacular
00:53:54effort there
00:53:56Austin Theory now legal
00:53:58for A-Town down under Angel hung across
00:54:00the top turnbuckle big drop
00:54:02kick by Austin Theory
00:54:04keep your eyes on Inverno
00:54:06caught Shelley
00:54:08and Enziguri in midair
00:54:10back elbow
00:54:12rocks Birdo
00:54:16and Theory driving Birdo
00:54:18down across his own
00:54:20knee A-Town down under
00:54:22wants the gold yet again
00:54:24no idea how Alex Shelley is still standing
00:54:26at this point given the volume of abuse
00:54:28he's received but he caught the tag
00:54:30and Saban's in there
00:54:32and this is why the Machine Guns are so
00:54:34special flawless
00:54:36teamwork
00:54:38one impression of the tag division
00:54:40and prove you are the best team
00:54:42in the industry
00:54:44great teams are always on the same page
00:54:46the Motor City Machine Guns practically in the same
00:54:48syllable now Alex Shelley
00:54:50first on the top
00:54:52Saban with Birdo in his clutches
00:54:54beautiful splash
00:54:56into the neck breaker
00:54:58the Motor City Machine Guns
00:55:00do it in their debut
00:55:02here are
00:55:04your winners
00:55:06Motor City
00:55:08Machine
00:55:10Guns
00:55:12it was not easy nor did
00:55:14Saban and Shelley expect it
00:55:16to be but the outcome
00:55:18was the desired one
00:55:20welcome to SmackDown
00:55:22Motor City Machine Guns
00:55:24they advance against DIY next week
00:55:28right now I'd like to welcome my guests both
00:55:30Michael Hayes and Andrade
00:55:32just one week before their scheduled
00:55:34proverbial Game 7
00:55:36match up here on SmackDown
00:55:38but tonight
00:55:40and there really ain't nothing to talk about
00:55:42you close your mouth bro
00:55:44don't have to tell him to close his mouth
00:55:46ain't nobody paying to hear you speak anyway
00:55:48how about you shut the hell up
00:56:00get out of here
00:56:10Game 7 coming
00:56:12your way it has gotten so
00:56:14personal between Carmelo and Andrade
00:56:16I think that was Game 6.5 but next
00:56:18week is the big one you're right Corey
00:56:20I don't know anything about
00:56:22snatching another man's chain as it never
00:56:24ends well for the person
00:56:26doing the stealing
00:56:30I'm in the game
00:56:32I'm making it a game
00:56:34I'm ready for the rebel
00:56:361-2-3
00:56:38Go! Go! Go!
00:56:40Go! Go!
00:56:42The following contest
00:56:44is a tag team
00:56:46match
00:56:48from Orlando, Florida
00:56:50Naomi Yumi
00:56:52Naomi no doubt
00:56:54riding high
00:56:56after pinning Nia Jax
00:56:58after pinning Nia Jax in the middle of the ring last week,
00:57:02but the work is just beginning.
00:57:05Naomi joins forces with Bayley to battle Nia Jax
00:57:09and Candice LeRae in tag team action,
00:57:12live next on SmackDown.
00:57:14♪♪
00:57:16One, two, three.
00:57:17Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go.
00:57:29The newly crowned first ever WWE Women's Speed Champion.
00:57:34There you've got Bayley,
00:57:35the Grand Slam champion here in WWE,
00:57:38standing beside Naomi,
00:57:39who somehow managed to defeat
00:57:42this irresistible force last week, Wade.
00:57:45I'm still shocked that Candice LeRae is out here,
00:57:49and she's partnering with Nia Jax.
00:57:55Making her way to the ring
00:57:56from San Diego, California,
00:58:00she is the WWE Women's Champion,
00:58:07Nia Jax!
00:58:09Nia Jax, no doubt, has a lot on her mind.
00:58:12Never mentioned the fact that Tiffany Stratton
00:58:14was her scheduled partner tonight,
00:58:16but how about what's going down at Crown Jewel?
00:58:18We heard Cody talk about it
00:58:19regarding his battle with Gunther.
00:58:21The same happens on the women's side of things.
00:58:25Women's World Champion Liv Morgan
00:58:27battles WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
00:58:30The winner becomes the first ever
00:58:32women's WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
00:58:36Again, two weeks from tomorrow,
00:58:37streaming live on Peacock,
00:58:39and Nia's face tells the entire story.
00:58:41We're used to seeing the million dollar smile
00:58:43on that wrecking ball,
00:58:45but Nia skeptical, to say the least,
00:58:47of Candice LeRae as her partner tonight, Wade.
00:58:49Nia Jax has a ton on her plate,
00:58:51not least the Crown Jewel Championship
00:58:53in just over two weeks time,
00:58:54and Nick Aldis, the GM of SmackDown,
00:58:57should have given Jax the night off once Tiffany Stratton
00:59:02was out with the flu.
00:59:03Cover by Jax, looking to end this one early.
00:59:06That is why Nia Jax is such a pro.
00:59:09She's been screwed over by Nick Aldis tonight,
00:59:12yet still straight out of the blocks,
00:59:14taking full control.
00:59:15Now, show us what you can do, Candice LeRae.
00:59:19First glimpse of the Poison Pixie
00:59:20in this tag team matchup.
00:59:22Bayley wasting no time,
00:59:24ripping advantage away from the opposing team.
00:59:26Tag made to Naomi.
00:59:28Candice LeRae has been very unhappy
00:59:30in the locker room in recent months,
00:59:32as has Indi Hartman.
00:59:34By Naomi.
00:59:34Both feel like they've been due some opportunities.
00:59:38Well, they've certainly made good on that
00:59:40in the case of LeRae in winning
00:59:42the WWE Women's Speed Championship,
00:59:45but imagine pulling out another victory here tonight.
00:59:48That would add some real momentum.
00:59:50Find WWE Speed streaming each and every Wednesday,
00:59:53exclusively on X.
00:59:56Right now, Naomi having a little fun
00:59:57at the champion's expense.
01:00:01Maybe a little too much fun.
01:00:02My goodness, Jax feeling the glow.
01:00:06Very careful how much fun you're having
01:00:09when you're at mid-match with Queen Nia.
01:00:13The irresistible force into the cover.
01:00:17One, two, three.
01:00:19Taking on Nia Jax is a number of experiences,
01:00:23none of which can ever be described as fun.
01:00:27Pain personified.
01:00:29You have to keep your focus nonstop.
01:00:32Naomi, this is what happens.
01:00:34Big spine buster by the WWE Women's Champion,
01:00:38and that's gonna do it.
01:00:39What a senton by Nia.
01:00:43Somehow, Naomi survives.
01:00:46This tag team match continues.
01:00:48Can Naomi and Bayley get back in it?
01:00:50Oh!
01:00:55Tag team action continues tonight on SmackDown.
01:00:58Naomi and Bayley battling Candice LeRae
01:01:01and WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:01:04Tags made on both sides.
01:01:06Here comes the role model.
01:01:07This is the crash at Bayley after Naomi
01:01:10has taken an utter beatdown over the past five minutes or so.
01:01:15Now, Candice LeRae has to start figuring out
01:01:17something very quick indeed.
01:01:19Bayley like a one-woman wrecking crew right now,
01:01:22flattening Jax and LeRae,
01:01:25looking for the belly-to-back suplex.
01:01:26Nice technique there from LeRae,
01:01:28stomping the role model in her tracks.
01:01:34And the Poison Pixie eats the top turnbuckle.
01:01:37She's been a huge prove-it opportunity for Candice LeRae.
01:01:42Sunset flip spine first into the turnbuckle.
01:01:44Bayley scrambling for a cover.
01:01:49And Nia Jax making her presence known.
01:01:53Big kick by Naomi.
01:01:55Naomi bouncing back and cleaning the cloth of the champ
01:01:58and queen of the ring, Nia Jax, in synchro.
01:02:05Bayley right now is feeling it, as is Naomi.
01:02:10Naomi takes down Jax on the outside.
01:02:13High risk, and it paid off,
01:02:14but it backfired now on Bayley.
01:02:17Indi Hartwell on the outside,
01:02:19geeing up her mentor, Candice LeRae.
01:02:23Can Candice LeRae score a shocking victory here?
01:02:27LeRae going for broke, and Bayley one step ahead.
01:02:33LeRae tossed unceremoniously back into the ring,
01:02:36but watch Indi Hartwell.
01:02:38Indi Hartwell just shoved Bayley into the ring post.
01:02:42Pays to have good friends at ringside
01:02:44when you're up against the best like Bayley.
01:02:47What a moonsault!
01:02:49Into the cover.
01:02:51What an upset!
01:02:55Here are your winners,
01:02:57the team of Candice LeRae
01:03:00and the WWE Women's Champion, Nia Jax!
01:03:06Wait, I don't know if there's anybody in this arena
01:03:09as shocked as Candice's own partner, Nia Jax.
01:03:13That was incredible.
01:03:14One of the most incongruous duos
01:03:17we have ever seen tagging together here on the SmackDown,
01:03:21and it seems Nia Jax is angry
01:03:24that she didn't get the victory herself,
01:03:26but still, it's a big dog.
01:03:28Congrats to Candice LeRae for stepping up
01:03:31when it really counts.
01:03:32What a win for Nia Jax and Candice LeRae.
01:03:35The time is almost upon us, Wade.
01:03:36We heard from Roman Reigns himself earlier tonight
01:03:40that Roman would acknowledge Solo in this very arena.
01:03:44I don't know how it's gonna go down,
01:03:45but it's coming our way.
01:03:47What do you think SmackDown will look like next week
01:03:49when we get to Brooklyn
01:03:50if Roman acknowledges Solo tonight?
01:03:52I'll believe it when I see it, but you're right.
01:03:54We are headed over to Brooklyn next Friday,
01:03:58and you heard from Tony Rhodes earlier tonight.
01:04:00He challenged Gunther to meet him in the ring
01:04:03at SmackDown.
01:04:03Well, it is happening.
01:04:05What will go down a little over a week
01:04:08before these two will clash at ground?
01:04:10You'll find out next week at SmackDown.
01:04:12Tonight, we have witnessed two incredible
01:04:14Triple Threat Tag Team Match qualifiers.
01:04:17The winners of both will meet next Friday in Brooklyn.
01:04:21The Motor City Machine Guns
01:04:22in their second ever match on SmackDown
01:04:24battle DIY for a shot at the championship.
01:04:28And they are tied at three-three.
01:04:32Of these two bitterest of enemies,
01:04:36they get a deciding game seven next week.
01:04:38Andrade, Mello, in a match neither man's ego
01:04:43will allow him to lose.
01:04:44That is next Friday here on SmackDown.
01:04:47♪ One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine ♪
01:04:52I am standing by with SmackDown general manager,
01:04:55Nick Aldis.
01:04:56Nick, we just saw what took place
01:04:57between Andrade and Carmelo Hayes.
01:04:59Andrade and Carmelo have been escorted from the building
01:05:01because this thing isn't gonna be settled backstage.
01:05:03It's gonna be settled in the squared circle,
01:05:05and that's next week on SmackDown from Brooklyn.
01:05:07But the thing is, because this is such a personal issue,
01:05:09and because this is game seven,
01:05:11I decided we needed a special referee
01:05:13who could handle business,
01:05:15a referee who, quite frankly,
01:05:16hates both of these men equally.
01:05:18You know, that's the funny thing about this,
01:05:20because I have no reason to even be involved in this,
01:05:21if you're quite honest.
01:05:22I've already beaten both of them twice.
01:05:24So here's the thing.
01:05:25If you want me to go ahead and go in there,
01:05:27I'll put on the zebra stripes.
01:05:28I'll be the best referee WWE has ever seen.
01:05:30As a matter of fact, in 20 years,
01:05:31you probably put me in as a wrestler,
01:05:32and as a referee, I accept.
01:05:34But here's the thing, gentlemen.
01:05:35If you come in there, I'm calling it down the middle,
01:05:37and here's how it goes.
01:05:38You think you're signing up for a little shot at this?
01:05:40No, no, all you're signing up for
01:05:42is to get smacked back to factory settings.
01:05:44And your aspirations for this championship?
01:05:47Up in smoke.
01:05:48So it goes.
01:05:49Yeah.
01:05:53LA Knight special guest referee next week.
01:05:57LA Knight special guest referee next week.
01:06:27Will Roman Reigns acknowledge the new Tribal Chief Solo
01:06:30Sokoa?
01:06:30We find out next.
01:06:57Vixez.
01:07:16RPC!
01:07:18RPC!
01:07:19RPC!
01:07:20RPC!
01:07:21RPC!
01:07:23RPC!
01:07:24RPC!
01:07:25RPC!
01:07:27ROTC! ROTC! ROTC!
01:07:31ROTC! ROTC!
01:07:43Columbia, South Carolina!
01:07:58Maybe for the last time...
01:08:12Acknowledge me!
01:08:28Maybe for the last time, Reigns.
01:08:32This is absolutely unfathomable.
01:08:36Roman Reigns admitted to Jimmy Uso earlier
01:08:39that Roman himself, the OTC, would acknowledge Solo Sakoa.
01:08:47Well, if Roman Reigns really is about to acknowledge the new Tribal Chief,
01:08:54my, how the mighty will have fallen.
01:08:59It's said that the greatest of leaders know when they're outrun.
01:09:04Could that be the case with Roman?
01:09:06Has Roman just resigned himself to the reality
01:09:09that Solo and the Tongans and Jacob Fatu are just too powerful?
01:09:17Solo Sakoa looks like he's out here, ready to fight.
01:09:20So whatever Roman Reigns has in store here, he needs to tread very carefully.
01:09:33Solo, as usual, adorned in the sacred hula hala.
01:09:50ROTC! ROTC!
01:10:11Earlier tonight,
01:10:16I heard that you told Jay
01:10:21that our family's stronger now.
01:10:28You told Jay
01:10:31that our bloodline
01:10:34was stronger now.
01:10:47I don't see it.
01:10:51I don't see anything
01:10:54that tells me we're better off now.
01:10:57If anything,
01:11:00we're divided and broken.
01:11:04After everything we've been through,
01:11:06everything we went through in the spring,
01:11:09everything that we lost through the summer,
01:11:15and we stand here divided like this?
01:11:21Solo,
01:11:25I told my father
01:11:30that I could fix this.
01:11:37All I want to do
01:11:42is put us back in the promised land.
01:11:46I want titles around our waist.
01:11:49I want paydays coming from the heavens.
01:11:52I want abundance.
01:11:54I want our family to be priority.
01:11:56Tell me what I have to do to fix this.
01:12:06What you have to do?
01:12:09That's an easy fix, Roman.
01:12:12What do you have to do to fix this?
01:12:14I'll tell you what.
01:12:15All you have to do
01:12:17is acknowledge me.
01:12:47I acknowledge you.
01:13:01I acknowledge you.
01:13:04There.
01:13:06I acknowledge you.
01:13:10Does that make you feel better?
01:13:12No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:13:15Roman,
01:13:18that's not good enough.
01:13:24I need you to acknowledge me
01:13:29as your tribal chief.
01:13:44No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:13:48No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:13:51No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:13:54No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:13:57I need you to acknowledge me
01:14:01as your tribal chief
01:14:04or else.
01:14:10Or else what?
01:14:15Ha, ha, ha.
01:14:17Look, look, look at you.
01:14:19There he is. I knew it.
01:14:21You never changed.
01:14:23You never changed.
01:14:24You've always wanted this, huh?
01:14:26Since you never changed,
01:14:29I'll never change either.
01:14:31I'll never change either.
01:14:55There he is.
01:14:57There he is.
01:14:59Look at his face.
01:15:01Look at his face.
01:15:30Devastating superstar in our industry
01:15:34holding his own against a bunch of savages.
01:15:37Whoa.
01:15:38The aura of power.
01:15:41The ultimate semblance of power in the bloodline.
01:16:00Oh.
01:16:03Solo from behind.
01:16:07The bloodline fight by their own set of rules.
01:16:12A low blow to Roman Reigns
01:16:14and now the bloodline hounds are attacking.
01:16:18Tonight the hyenas feast on Roman Reigns.
01:16:23And there is simply nobody
01:16:26to help the now former tribal chief.
01:16:47For the second week in a row,
01:16:50Roman Reigns has attempted to stand against his bloodline
01:16:54and as a result
01:16:57has been sacrificed
01:17:00at the altar of Solo.
01:17:03Whoa.
01:17:11O.G.C. Ward.
01:17:13This is our title.
01:17:14This is the beast.
01:17:17I'm your chief.
01:17:19Don't do it again.
01:17:21Don't do it again, Ward.
01:17:23Roman Reigns looks like a man out of the asses of a house.
01:17:28Another spike by Solo.
01:17:30Wow.
01:17:37Stand against the bloodline at your own peril
01:17:41even if you are the O.G.C.
01:17:55This is my ring now.
01:17:57This is my uber follow.
01:17:59I'm the tribal chief.
01:18:01This is my bloodline.
01:18:03These people acknowledge me.
01:18:29You