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00:00:00Then.
00:00:06Now.
00:00:12Forever.
00:00:21Together.
00:00:31Two weeks from tomorrow, four champions will converge and compete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:00:36Jax, Morgan, Rhodes, Gunther, at stake, global recognition as the best of the best
00:00:43and the prestige of becoming the first ever WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
00:00:49Meanwhile, tonight in Colombia, for former undisputed WWE Champion Roman Reigns,
00:00:54his quest back to the head of the table is looking less and less likely.
00:00:58As last week, Reigns once again found himself at the mercy of the new bloodline
00:01:04and still achieved without a try.
00:01:11Tonight we're going to change things up a little bit.
00:01:15Join me and acknowledge Big Jim!
00:01:24Oh my goodness!
00:01:26Jimmy's back!
00:01:30I'm the Tribal Chief and that means that tape was mine.
00:01:34That's exactly what we've done. We took what was ours.
00:01:38We had it all. We ran around here and everybody feared us.
00:01:43When we step foot in this ring, I want you to know that we are the ones.
00:01:51Yeah, but we're not though.
00:01:54I stand here in the middle of this ring and I see a chief with no tribe right now.
00:01:59I see you with no ulufala around your neck.
00:02:04Man, I came back because you needed me.
00:02:07You needed help.
00:02:09Yo, we need help.
00:02:18No, ye.
00:02:21You'll forever be my Tribal Chief, man.
00:02:24But I'm the only one in the family that still acknowledges you.
00:02:29The bloodline acknowledges Solo Sokoa.
00:02:33He's the man who had his own brother attacked and kicked out of the bloodline.
00:02:37Jimmy Uso seeks revenge.
00:02:40Solo Sokoa said that Jimmy will acknowledge him.
00:02:44Here comes Tama Tonga.
00:02:46And now on the other side, Jacob Batu.
00:02:50Samoan Spike by Solo.
00:02:55And now the bloodline assaulting Jimmy Uso.
00:03:01Roman Reigns on his way to the ring.
00:03:04Roman returning the favor from Bad Blood coming to the aid.
00:03:11And now Solo and Roman going at it.
00:03:15And again, the bloodline strength in numbers.
00:03:22Terrifying athleticism of the Samoan werewolf.
00:03:29Samoan Spike to Reigns.
00:03:45Got a second?
00:03:58Please, just hear me out real quick.
00:04:01I said no!
00:04:03Get out my face, man.
00:04:15And tonight, live from Columbia, South Carolina,
00:04:19the new bloodline looks to continue
00:04:22right where they left off last week.
00:04:27Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:04:31Jacob Batu and the WWE Tag Team Champions,
00:04:37Tama Tonga and Tonga Sokoa!
00:04:41And the new tag team champions,
00:04:44Tama Tonga and Tonga Loa,
00:04:47and Solo Sokoa!
00:04:52The bloodline!
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00:07:05you all better get used to seeing this because you looking at the present and
00:07:10the future
00:07:16You looking at the bloodline and you looking at the triumphal chief.
00:07:32You see I'm the man that created a bigger and stronger family. I'm the man
00:07:41that created a bigger and stronger bloodline.
00:07:49Yeah I did and Roman Reigns can't do nothing about it.
00:08:00Jimmy can't do nothing about it neither.
00:08:02Oh and then check this out and then Jimmy goes to Monday Night Raw
00:08:11and tries to get Jay's help but Jay don't want nothing to do with it either.
00:08:16No you.
00:08:31These beatdowns will continue to happen to Roman Reigns unless he does one thing.
00:08:42Unless he comes down to the ring
00:08:46by the end of the night
00:08:50and acknowledges me.
00:09:02Hang on a second, Wade.
00:09:17The Colonial Life Arena just exploded into a sea of yeet.
00:09:23The Intercontinental Champion main event Jey Uso is on Smackdown tonight.
00:09:32Well as this place explodes conspicuous by their lack of yeeting are the four men
00:09:39in that ring namely Solo Sakoa and his band of men known as the Bloodline.
00:09:49I've got to ask you is it the smart decision for Jey Uso to come here by himself after refusing
00:09:56to give his own brother Jimmy audience a call this Monday? I'll tell you the only way it is
00:10:01smart for Jey Uso to be stepping in a ring with Solo Sakoa et al is him. He is prepared
00:10:09to acknowledge Solo Sakoa as his tribal chief. Outside of that I'd be staying well cleared if I
00:10:16were Jey Uso. Well what's done last week on Smackdown as Solo Sakoa and his Bloodline dismantled
00:10:26Solo and Jey's brother Jimmy.
00:10:31But the Intercontinental Champion is in the house to kick things off.
00:10:56Did I just see that? Did Solo Sakoa just give Jey Uso the go-ahead to get up on those ropes and yeet?
00:11:15I'm gonna call that an olive branch. Perhaps Solo is feeling a little oozy tonight.
00:11:21Let's not go too far forward.
00:11:30What's up little brother?
00:11:53It's been a minute.
00:11:53I promise I'm not out here to fight you.
00:12:04Because at the end of the day I still care about you. You're still my little brother.
00:12:09Look, Jimmy and Roman not here yet. So I came out here to talk to you one-on-one, oos to oos.
00:12:29But think about what you're doing.
00:12:33Think about what you're doing to the family. Think about what you're doing to the Bloodline.
00:12:46Don't nobody got bigger issues with Roman than I do?
00:12:51But they're dividing the family like this and ain't it. I left. I left the family, oos. I left to be my own man.
00:13:00To be my own man. I left to Raw. Man, I became the Intercontinental Champion, little brother.
00:13:17Look though. Look though.
00:13:24Yes, I did.
00:13:32Amen. Look, oos. Fighting over the Ula Fala though is not it.
00:13:41That right there is earned, not taken. You know better.
00:13:45But if you want to end Roman's power, then do it. Just don't divide the family while you do it.
00:13:58Are you done wasting my time?
00:14:03You come out here, you yeet, yeet, yeet. Who said anything about dividing the family?
00:14:09I'm not trying to divide the family. I'm trying to unite the family.
00:14:15And stop calling me your little brother. I'm your tribal chief now.
00:14:29And I'll always have a place for you and Roman in my Bloodline. But all you have to do is acknowledge me.
00:14:38You see, I don't want you to follow Jimmy's footsteps, because look where I got him.
00:14:47So are you in?
00:14:52Or are you out?
00:15:09O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C. O-T-C.
00:15:17Yeah look, if what you're saying is true, and you trying to unite our Bloodline,
00:15:29then why did you have to go and get them?
00:15:31Why'd you have to go get them, Moose, Tama, Tonga, why'd you have to go get Jacob?
00:15:42There's a reason why we stayed away from him, and if you keep staring at me like that, I'm
00:15:45gonna knock your ass out!
00:15:46Forget that, I'm not here for that, all right?
00:16:09Forget all that.
00:16:11Next time I see you, Moose, it's gonna be different.
00:16:18Yeet.
00:16:40Solo telling Jay he's looking to unite the family, and there will always be a place in
00:17:01the bloodline for Jay and Roman Reigns.
00:17:06We are just getting started tonight on SmackDown, and coming up next is our-
00:17:18Welcome back to SmackDown, get ready for triple threat tag team action.
00:17:23The following is a triple threat tag team qualifying match.
00:17:41Introducing, accompanied by B-Fab, Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford, The Street Ruffin!
00:17:53We are preparing for the first of two triple threat tag team qualifying matches tonight
00:17:58on SmackDown, the second to come later in the evening.
00:18:02The winners of each match will advance and battle one another next week on Friday Night
00:18:08SmackDown for the opportunity to challenge for the WWE tag team titles currently held
00:18:14by, you guessed it, The Bloodline.
00:18:17Yeah, be careful what you wish for.
00:18:19This feels like the first step in the journey of a thousand miles if you really are gonna
00:18:24win gold here in the tag ranks on SmackDown.
00:18:28Just entering now, of course, The Street Ruffin's already in the ring, D-I-Y-N.
00:18:34Of all the things I've missed, not being on SmackDown.
00:18:38Yes, boys!
00:18:39Brittany and Ed Lee are there, and look at their outfits.
00:18:42Couple of dedicated followers of fashion.
00:18:45They got poppies on their male bralettes, Corey.
00:18:48Imagine wearing a pair of those in your favorite club in Pittsburgh.
00:18:51High fashion, even higher impact.
00:18:53Remember, ooh, triple threat tag team rules in effect.
00:18:56Cover here by Montez Ford.
00:18:58One member of each team will be legal at all times.
00:19:01But you must tag your own teammate for them to make entry into this matchup.
00:19:06Montez Ford sent to the apron, met by a knee from Ciampa.
00:19:10Keep your eyes on Pretty Deadly Wade.
00:19:13I always do, mate.
00:19:14I never take my eyes off.
00:19:19I think that might have been a miscalculation by Elton Prince, who is now hightailing it
00:19:25out of the ring, being run down by the Sicilian Psycho Power,
00:19:29Ken Wilson!
00:19:30Genius!
00:19:31Expert level tag team trap.
00:19:35That was far from expert level, just sheer brutality from Angelo Hawkins.
00:19:42Keep your eyes peeled at all times, gentlemen.
00:19:45This thing breaking down in a hurry to the surprise of absolutely no one.
00:19:49Here comes Tag!
00:19:51My God, what athleticism!
00:19:53Stopped the landing too!
00:19:56Montez Ford setting his sights on Johnny Gargano.
00:20:00Kick connects on the ear of Johnny Wrestling.
00:20:02Here comes Ken!
00:20:03Big knee by Ciampa!
00:20:05Into the cover!
00:20:06Hook of the leg to advance!
00:20:08And Ford keeps the Street Profits' chances alive.
00:20:11Oh man, that was a thousand miles per hour start from all three teams.
00:20:16And Kit Wilson from behind.
00:20:19Such is the nature of triple threat action.
00:20:22Even in the tag division, you simply are not safe.
00:20:25Tag made.
00:20:26Elton Prince now legal for Pretty Deadly.
00:20:28No matter how much you feel like you're in control of this kind of matchup.
00:20:32Three teams that are effectively two wins away for a shot at the gold in this division.
00:20:37Cover!
00:20:38Tremendous tag team innovation by Pretty Deadly.
00:20:43But Ciampa has enough left in the tank to keep this match alive.
00:20:47Let's look at this again.
00:20:48Off of the back of Prince into a Codebreaker type maneuver.
00:20:52Double knees to the face of Ciampa.
00:20:54Straight out of the PD playbook.
00:20:58Dazzling with their poppy-clad outfits.
00:21:01And now battering with their offense.
00:21:03What is your obsession with poppies?
00:21:05That's a British thing, isn't it?
00:21:06Oh man, the poppy is the symbol of greatness in the UK.
00:21:10Our greatest generations wore cladded poppies.
00:21:15I'm going to let these two do it.
00:21:16And what a display.
00:21:17Does more.
00:21:18Can Pretty Deadly advance in this quarter?
00:21:21Wait a minute.
00:21:22Wait a minute.
00:21:23Shoulder down.
00:21:25Bacchusoto.
00:21:27Oh my God.
00:21:28Tommaso Ciampa from the middle row.
00:21:30Air raid crash.
00:21:32Montez four with a 450.
00:21:35Two at bats.
00:21:38And Johnny Gargano keeps it alive for DIY.
00:21:42Ciampa going for broke.
00:21:43And it almost backfired.
00:21:45Such is the speed of Montez four.
00:21:49Remember, triple threat tag team rules are in effect despite the chaos at the moment.
00:21:54Only one member of each respective team can be legal at any given time.
00:21:59Good luck to this referee trying to figure out exactly who is legal at any one point.
00:22:04Beautiful double team by The Prophets.
00:22:06Down goes Ciampa.
00:22:07But Pretty Deadly making their presence felt.
00:22:10Kit Wilson looking to steal it.
00:22:14DIY will not be denied yet.
00:22:17Just milliseconds away from victory.
00:22:19And now Tommaso Ciampa isolated completely alone in the ring.
00:22:23This could be the moment Pretty Deadly have been waiting for.
00:22:25But keep your eyes on Montez four.
00:22:28Fast as lightning.
00:22:29Montez four back to save the day for the three prophets.
00:22:34The adrenaline pumping through the veins of Montez four.
00:22:41Making the long climb to the top.
00:22:44And Prince takes out Tez's legs.
00:22:47Desperation move there from Elton Prince.
00:22:50But it may come good in the end.
00:22:52PD after going for the kill.
00:22:54And they have to do it now.
00:22:56Here comes Angelo Dawkins to the aid of Montez.
00:22:59Wilson spills to the floor.
00:23:01This is not where Elton wants to be, Wade.
00:23:05Tuesday blockbuster by the three prophets.
00:23:09But Ciampa and Gargano meet in the middle.
00:23:12It's anyone's ballgame.
00:23:16Who's legal?
00:23:21DIY.
00:23:25I need to see that.
00:23:26Elton Ciampa is the legal man.
00:23:29Montez four did not.
00:23:32Are your winners?
00:23:33DIY.
00:23:36Ladies and gentlemen.
00:23:38The winners of the match are DIY.
00:23:44Well, you heard exactly what Jessica Carr, the referee, just said there.
00:23:49Let's try to break this down here.
00:23:52A great job by Jessica Carr keeping her eyes on the action during all of this.
00:23:57But the legal man there was Kit Wilson.
00:23:59He actually got knocked out of the ring.
00:24:01Now, at this point, Elton Prince is not legal.
00:24:04There had been a tag to Kit Wilson.
00:24:06The Street Profits clearly got confused at this point, as were everybody else in the arena.
00:24:11But Tommaso Ciampa got his eye on the ball.
00:24:16Well, here's that tag to Kit Wilson that took Elton Prince out of the equation.
00:24:23Wow.
00:24:25Street Profits thought they had this one won.
00:24:28But it was DIY who kept their eye on the ball,
00:24:31pinned the legal man, and they are knocked out.
00:24:33Certainly won't sit well with the Street Profits, no doubt about that.
00:24:37But it is undeniable that DIY took that ever-important next step
00:24:41towards hopefully once again becoming tag team champions.
00:24:44Another superstar, Wade, who took the important next step
00:24:47towards potentially earning gold,
00:24:49happened last week here on SmackDown in the women's division.
00:24:52Yeah, this, as you say, on SmackDown,
00:24:54Jax versus Naomi.
00:24:56Tiffany Stratton was prevented from intervening by the massive Raquel.
00:25:02And as Jax was looking to close herself in on victory,
00:25:07once again intervening was Raquel,
00:25:10allowing Liv Morgan to smash Nia Jax with the Money in the Bank briefcase.
00:25:15And Naomi picked up a massive W against the champ,
00:25:20much to the degree of Nia Jax.
00:25:24Well, we were scheduled to have a tag team matchup tonight,
00:25:27but we understand there is some news breaking backstage
00:25:30at this very moment regarding this Bayley-Naomi-Nia-Tiffany tag team matchup.
00:25:35We promise we'll do our best to get you the information
00:25:37and get you up to date when we come back.
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00:26:19Travis Scott is lit. I don't think I ever heard that one.
00:26:29That's because it ain't out yet.
00:26:32I do. I do.
00:26:36What is happening?
00:26:49I'm proud of you. We all are.
00:27:09And no yeet.
00:27:20I told you.
00:27:24Come on.
00:27:32Speak up. I can't hear you.
00:27:35What do you mean you have the flu, Tiffy?
00:27:37Now is not the time to abandon me.
00:27:40Liv Morgan and her greasy boyfriend are trying to get in the way of me
00:27:43becoming the first ever crown jewel champion.
00:27:46And then I have Naomi on my back.
00:27:48And I thought tonight I could teach her a lesson.
00:27:50But now that you have the sniffles,
00:27:52Nick Aldis is going to have to cancel the match.
00:27:54The match isn't canceled.
00:27:57Excuse me?
00:27:59Yeah, the match. It's not canceled.
00:28:01Shut up, Tiffany.
00:28:03But my partner's sick.
00:28:05So, Naya, SmackDown has a deep talent roster.
00:28:09So simple solution here is find somebody else.
00:28:12Who? Who else?
00:28:15Look at that.
00:28:17Excuse you.
00:28:19Sorry, Naya, but we couldn't help but overhear
00:28:21that you're in need of a tag partner tonight.
00:28:23And I am the first ever women's speed champion.
00:28:27So champion to champion.
00:28:29I really wouldn't mind helping you out.
00:28:31Wow, two champions. Champion to champion.
00:28:33Don't, man.
00:28:35Smells like money to me.
00:28:37That's my perfume.
00:28:38Book it.
00:28:39Look at that.
00:28:41It's booked.
00:28:43It's booked.
00:28:47You better hold up your end of the bargain.
00:28:49Or I will end you.
00:28:51And it'll take me less than three minutes.
00:29:00You're welcome.
00:29:02There's your breaking news.
00:29:04Tiffany Stratton out of tonight's tag team matchup.
00:29:07Candice LeRae, the WWE women's speed champion, is in.
00:29:11That one's still to come tonight.
00:29:13Both grossly unfair and disrespectful from Nick Olivers.
00:29:19The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:29:23Introducing first, accompanied by Chelsea Green.
00:29:29From Ayrshire, Scotland,
00:29:32Piper Niven.
00:29:37With Piper Niven making her way to the ring.
00:29:40Accompanied by Chelsea Green.
00:29:43Who I understand has remedied the odor issue she is suffering from.
00:29:47I was nervous. I thought it would smell terrible.
00:29:49But it doesn't.
00:29:50But Piper Niven is looking mean, moody and magnificent.
00:29:54And she is up against the bougie bully from NXT.
00:29:58Last legend.
00:29:59These two go head to head here on SmackDown.
00:30:02Next.
00:30:07You shouldn't be scared of me. I'm terrible.
00:30:12Accompanied by Ja'Kara Jackson.
00:30:15From Atlanta, Georgia.
00:30:17Representing Metaphor.
00:30:20Lash Legend.
00:30:24As we prepare for singles action in the women's division.
00:30:27I would not be surprised for there to be some implications in the tag team division.
00:30:33As Lash Legend prepares to go one on one with Piper Niven.
00:30:36The WWE women's tag team champion.
00:30:39Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.
00:30:41With some of the best seats in the house.
00:30:44Obviously it was last week here on SmackDown.
00:30:47Where Lash Legend and Ja'Kara Jackson had the opportunity to challenge for those championships.
00:30:52Piper Niven played a role.
00:30:54Chelsea Green played a role.
00:30:55That followed all the way to Monday Night Raw.
00:30:57Involving damage control in their championship opportunity, Wade.
00:31:00Ultimately it was Niven and Chelsea Green on the outside.
00:31:03Who cost Lash Legend and Ja'Kara Jackson their big opportunity.
00:31:07Hence we have this fallout right now.
00:31:09A little stand off.
00:31:10Not too many women have the strength to stand up to Piper Niven.
00:31:14But I assure you Niven will not be bullied by the bougie bully Lash Legend.
00:31:19Two of the biggest and baddest women we've ever had here in WWE.
00:31:24Neither one looking to take a step back.
00:31:28Piper Niven just mowing through the competition.
00:31:32Look out.
00:31:33Legend out of the way.
00:31:34Just in the nick of time.
00:31:35That was smart from Lash.
00:31:36That basement cross body.
00:31:38Big butt kick to the jaw.
00:31:40Chelsea Green knows exactly how that feels.
00:31:42Big splash by Legend into the cover.
00:31:45Last week it was Lash Legend delivering that exact same kick to Chelsea Green.
00:31:50Which sent Chelsea spilling over our announce desk.
00:31:52Which could be argued opened the door for the championship.
00:31:55The power of Niven on display.
00:31:57These women just dropping bombs from the world cup.
00:32:01Cover by Piper.
00:32:04Lash Legend and Ja'Kara Jackson of course members of Meta 4.
00:32:08One rough shot over NXT for quite some time.
00:32:11Keep a very close eye on Chelsea Green and Ja'Kara Jackson on the outside.
00:32:17Desperately willing their partners to victory here.
00:32:22I'm a happily married man Wade.
00:32:23That's just getting me in trouble.
00:32:25Nobody home.
00:32:29Big overhand shot by Legend.
00:32:32The technique went out of the window from the off when it came to these two.
00:32:36No way.
00:32:37Throwing everything they have at one another.
00:32:40It looked to me like Lash Legend was going to attempt to choke slam Piper Niven.
00:32:45We have seen in NXT the power possessed by Legend.
00:32:48This woman is the real deal.
00:32:52That just gave way.
00:32:55She did a lot better than most when it came to lifting up Piper Niven who is now going in for the count.
00:33:00Oh my god.
00:33:01How's this for power?
00:33:04Big body slam to Niven.
00:33:07Chelsea Green obviously doesn't like what she's seeing.
00:33:12Ms. Green letting her presence be felt again.
00:33:15Ms. Green letting her presence be felt again to the surprise of no one.
00:33:25Legend took her eyes off of her opponent.
00:33:28And that could cost Lash in a big way.
00:33:32Niven making the climb.
00:33:34Bone crushing offense.
00:33:36Legend out of the way.
00:33:40Can Lash Legend topple Piper Niven?
00:33:44Piper Niven.
00:33:45Look at this.
00:33:46This is outrageous.
00:33:48Unbelievable.
00:33:50Into the cover.
00:33:51Hooks the leg.
00:33:54Lash Legend with the win.
00:33:57Here is your winner, Lash Legend.
00:34:04That has to be the biggest win of Lash Legend's short career thus far.
00:34:10And even the tag champs Belair and Cargill looked impressed.
00:34:14And this is where it all went into meltdown on the outside of the ring.
00:34:17Allowing Piper Niven to capitalize.
00:34:19But just when she thought she had this one in the bag.
00:34:23The athleticism and power of Lash Legend came to the fore.
00:34:27Scoring the victory.
00:34:28And I gotta say, Wade.
00:34:29After the official three count.
00:34:31Both Belair and Cargill looked extremely impressed.
00:34:35By what Lash Legend was able to do moments ago.
00:34:39Is that impressed?
00:34:40Or is that terrified?
00:34:42Because Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson are coming for those championships.
00:34:46Well the good news is the winners here at the WWE Universe.
00:34:49The women's tag division continues to heat up.
00:34:54And if we are talking championships.
00:34:56How about this?
00:34:57Over 150 carats in diamond weight.
00:35:00In each championship.
00:35:02The crown jewel title.
00:35:04One of the combatants.
00:35:05The WWE champion.
00:35:07Cody Rhodes.
00:35:08Is here.
00:35:09Live.
00:35:10Next.
00:35:14Smackdown comes to you tonight from Colonial Life Arena.
00:35:17In Soda City.
00:35:19Columbia, South Carolina.
00:35:20Home of the University of South Carolina.
00:35:22Where our own NXT champ.
00:35:24Trick Williams shined on the gridiron.
00:35:26And where our superstars return to American soil.
00:35:29After a wildly successful tour this week.
00:35:32In your neck of the woods, Wade.
00:35:33The UK.
00:35:34Yeah, what a party it was over in the UK.
00:35:37And what a party we're having here tonight.
00:35:39On Smackdown in Columbia, South Carolina.
00:35:42This audience really doing their part with their signs.
00:35:46Every city seemingly trying to outdo The Last.
00:35:49With their episode sign.
00:35:50My personal view is that Evansville, Indiana.
00:35:52Several weeks ago was the best with the sign.
00:35:55They broke the world record for Wade Barrett signs with one.
00:36:04What are you doing?
00:36:12Sorry.
00:36:13I'm trying to relax.
00:36:14I'm trying to relax.
00:36:15It's the wise man spot.
00:36:16I was trying to relax.
00:36:17Are you?
00:36:18You're not the wise man.
00:36:20I'm not.
00:36:21But listen.
00:36:22I'm just trying to relax you.
00:36:24I still think you need to talk to brother Jay.
00:36:30I think if the wise man was here, this would be done by now.
00:36:33I'm not talking to Jay.
00:36:34We already saw Jay.
00:36:37He made it clear.
00:36:40It don't matter.
00:36:44I give you a shot.
00:36:46You try.
00:36:48I'm going to do it my way.
00:36:51I'm going to fix this.
00:36:52Tonight.
00:36:56How the hell are you going to do that?
00:37:04I'm going to acknowledge.
00:37:20Did we just hear that correctly?
00:37:21Wade Roman's going to acknowledge.
00:37:23So we'll find out as the night progresses, but this is what it's all about.
00:37:27Two weeks from tomorrow.
00:37:29Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:37:32The beautiful, prestigious WWE Crown Jewel Championship.
00:37:38Over 150 carats in diamond weight on each championship.
00:37:42Absolutely beautiful.
00:37:44Here comes one of the combatants.
00:38:01Roman Reigns.
00:38:32Wow.
00:38:40Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the undisputed WWE Champion.
00:38:52The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes.
00:39:01Cody Rhodes, the superstar.
00:39:02No stranger to the goings on within the bloodline.
00:39:06But now the American Nightmare must shift his focus to two weeks from tomorrow.
00:39:11Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:39:13WWE on peacock.
00:39:15Cody Rhodes, the undisputed WWE Champion versus Gunther, the World Heavyweight Champion.
00:39:21The winner of that match will be crowned the first ever WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
00:39:31And Crown Jewel, we know it will be champion versus champion for the Crown Jewel Championship.
00:39:41But this week, Wade, during WWE's aforementioned tour of the United Kingdom,
00:39:45both Cody Rhodes and Gunther shared the ring with another world champ.
00:39:50I am talking about the UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion, Tom Aspinall.
00:39:57One of the UK's favorite sons.
00:40:04And I believe Aspinall made it known that potentially after his UFC career is finished,
00:40:09he's very interested in crossing over here to the world of WWE.
00:40:13Yes, he is, and I'm glad I'm retired.
00:40:15Do not want to lock horns with Tom Aspinall.
00:40:26Cody! Cody! Cody!
00:40:36Before my remarks, we have an unbelievably sized crowd this evening.
00:40:47I wanted to just make sure that our friends up there, we all say hi to our friends up there.
00:40:54Our friends down here, we say hi to all of them.
00:41:04A very wise individual recently said to me,
00:41:08when it comes to the pantheon of top men and top women in professional wrestling,
00:41:15who would be the next leader?
00:41:17He said that the next one doesn't always look like the last one.
00:41:22It's been a quote I've been thinking about quite a bit lately.
00:41:25But in regards to this crown jewel championship,
00:41:32it's not about the next one, it's not about the last one,
00:41:36it's about who is going to be the first one.
00:41:44So many what-ifs in the history of our sport.
00:41:50I'll take you down that road.
00:41:52What if the NWA World's Champion Harley Race
00:41:56fought against the WWWF's Bruno San Martino?
00:42:01What if the AWA's Nick Bockwinkle
00:42:04went against the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, champion versus champion?
00:42:12What if WCW's Bill Goldberg fought Stone Cold Steve Austin?
00:42:21And often when these what-ifs did come to fruition,
00:42:26the outcome was not always satisfactory, a clever out if you will.
00:42:32When it comes to crown jewel, at the end of that night,
00:42:36there will be a definitive crown jewel champion.
00:42:43Again, champion versus champion.
00:42:47I am not going to stand here and disparage my opponent,
00:42:52RAW's World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther.
00:43:03Widely respected by his peers and legends alike,
00:43:07brother could chop a tree down with his hand,
00:43:10most men who walk those hallways are terrified of Gunther.
00:43:18I'm not.
00:43:22But even if I was, I wouldn't bet against me.
00:43:28Why do I think that I am leaving crown jewel as champion?
00:43:35Well, for starters, look at this thing.
00:43:41Corey Gray's been talking about it all night on commentary,
00:43:45one of the most beautifully designed title belts in the history of our sport.
00:43:50But beauty, beauty is only skin deep.
00:43:54In the last two plus years, you and I,
00:43:57the WWE audience, pro wrestling fans alike,
00:44:00we have gotten to know each other, have we not?
00:44:04So you know, when I came back to WWE,
00:44:09I wanted to take the John Cena schedule.
00:44:13I wanted to take that model.
00:44:16And by God, we did take that schedule.
00:44:18Hell, we even added to that schedule.
00:44:20I have bled, I have sweat, I have paid the price,
00:44:24and I am not foolish enough to think that I am done paying the price.
00:44:28But again...
00:44:30Again...
00:44:36It's almost skin deep.
00:44:39The real reason that I think I'm leaving crown jewel as champion,
00:44:46she's sitting at home right now.
00:44:50She's about three foot tall, and I need her to know
00:44:55that when my bones turn to dust,
00:44:57my name will be attached to this title as its first champion.
00:45:00I need her to know the name that was given to me
00:45:03is the same name that was given to her,
00:45:05and it will matter, and she will know.
00:45:07You play the game not to lose, but you play to win.
00:45:18Now, I'd like to invite next Friday on SmackDown,
00:45:24the world heavyweight champion, Gunther,
00:45:27to stand in this ring with me.
00:45:29I'd like to ask him what his reasons for all of this are,
00:45:34and I'd like to look him in the eyes and say,
00:45:38hey champ, what do you want to talk about?
00:45:47Well, there you have it, the American nightmare
00:45:50laying down the gauntlet and fighting
00:45:52the world heavyweight champion, Gunther,
00:45:55to SmackDown next week, Wade.
00:45:57Do you think Gunther's going to answer the call?
00:45:59Gunther backs down to nobody,
00:46:02and let me tell you this, Corey,
00:46:03at Crown Jewel, there are massive implications
00:46:06for the legacies of both Cody Rhodes
00:46:08and the ring general, Gunther,
00:46:10pending who wins that matchup and that new champion.
00:46:13It certainly seems that Cody Rhodes
00:46:15has been able to shift his focus to Gunther
00:46:17and the Crown Jewel Championship.
00:46:18However, I've got to believe that in the back
00:46:20of the American nightmare's mind,
00:46:22one man is haunting every thought of Cody.
00:46:27You know who I'm talking about?
00:46:28I know exactly who you're talking about.
00:46:30Here is the couple of weeks ago,
00:46:31KO, inexplicably jumping Cody Rhodes
00:46:35in the aftermath of the bad blood PLA.
00:46:38What's the reason, KO?
00:46:40People are asking me why I turned on Cody Rhodes.
00:46:43Cody Rhodes turned on...
00:46:46Kevin was told not to show up last week on SmackDown,
00:46:49and moments before a confrontation
00:46:51between Owens and Rhodes, Randy Orton, of all people,
00:46:54would play peacekeeper between his two friends.
00:46:57Randy Orton tried to calm down KO,
00:47:00received an errant shot immediately,
00:47:03gave one back to KO,
00:47:05and then later on, as these two were discussing the issue,
00:47:09KO seemingly attacked his now former friend,
00:47:13Randy Orton.
00:47:15It would appear that Kevin Owens is now back
00:47:17in his most unpredictable waters.
00:47:20Keep playing.
00:47:27I've been in WWE now for about 10 years.
00:47:31Actually, it's been over 10 years, just recently.
00:47:35And I've had a lot of ups and downs over those 10 years,
00:47:39but I don't think things have ever felt
00:47:42as bad as they do right now.
00:47:48Because for WWE officials to tell me to stay home
00:47:53and not come to work, not come to SmackDown,
00:47:55where I belong,
00:47:57because of what I did to Cody Rhodes,
00:47:59after bad blood,
00:48:02is just so unfair and ridiculous.
00:48:07I mean, look at what we've seen WWE superstars
00:48:10do to each other,
00:48:12in and out of the ring, in the locker rooms,
00:48:14all the ambush attacks, the beatdowns.
00:48:18And I get told to stay away
00:48:21because I dropped their little golden boy
00:48:24outside of a stupid bus?
00:48:27Ah, come on.
00:48:29You know, that really...
00:48:33That really makes me ask myself
00:48:36just how appreciated and valued I am by this company.
00:48:41But that, you know, that I can live with.
00:48:44I can kind of get past that.
00:48:46What I can't get over, though,
00:48:48is what Randy Orton did to me.
00:48:51Randy, I can't believe that you betrayed me like that.
00:48:58You know, you can let people say whatever they want about me.
00:49:02Kevin Owens turns on all his friends, blah, blah, blah.
00:49:04It doesn't matter.
00:49:05I would have never done that to you, ever.
00:49:09Because I thought what we had was different.
00:49:13Dude, I...
00:49:18I just can't believe you picked Cody Rhodes over me.
00:49:24And, you know, I got to be honest with everybody.
00:49:27With everything that's happening right now,
00:49:30between the disrespect shown to me by WWE
00:49:34and Randy breaking my trust like that,
00:49:39I really don't know if or when I can come back.
00:49:54I don't know what you have planned for Kevin Owens.
00:49:58I don't know what anyone else has planned for Kevin Owens.
00:50:02But I need to get my hands on Kevin Owens,
00:50:04and I'm going to do it at Crown Jewel.
00:50:06I had a feeling this was coming, Randy.
00:50:09I'm sorry.
00:50:11It's just not something I can do right now.
00:50:14Well, what do you mean it's not something
00:50:16that you can do it right now?
00:50:18You don't understand.
00:50:21You don't understand?
00:50:23It's not that I won't.
00:50:25I can't.
00:50:26You can't? I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
00:50:29I don't think you understand, Randy.
00:50:30I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
00:50:32I'm not asking permission.
00:50:33Randy, with all due respect...
00:50:34What I am saying is I want Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel.
00:50:37With all due respect,
00:50:39I'm saying I can't because it's coming from up above.
00:50:46Right.
00:50:49Well, then, I guess I know who I need to talk to.
00:50:57A-Town.
00:50:58Randy Orton denied a request for a match at Crown Jewel.
00:51:05We've got another triple threat tag team match coming your way.
00:51:08And wait, I still can't get over the fact that Roman Reigns,
00:51:11a few minutes ago, said he is going to acknowledge
00:51:13Solo Sakoa tonight.
00:51:15What's the old adage?
00:51:16If you can't beat him, join him?
00:51:18Is that where Roman Reigns' mind is at?
00:51:20We're going to find out later on tonight.
00:51:28The following is a triple threat tag team qualifying match.
00:51:35Introducing first, the team of Grayson Waller and Austin Theory.
00:51:42A-Town Down Under!
00:51:46Theory and Waller certainly know what it takes to succeed at the highest level
00:51:50when the stakes are at their pinnacle.
00:51:53Another number one contender's triple threat qualifier.
00:51:56A-Town Down Under versus Los Garzas.
00:51:59And the new tag team on SmackDown,
00:52:01The Machine Guns, are here next.
00:52:06It is time for the second triple threat tag team qualifying match of the evening.
00:52:13There you see Berto on your left, Angel on your right,
00:52:17and Electra Lopez in the middle,
00:52:19all representing Legado Del Fantasma.
00:52:22The winner of this triple threat will advance to next week
00:52:25and battle DIY with the winners receiving a tag team title shot.
00:52:35TRIPLE THREAT TAG TEAM QUALIFYING MATCH
00:53:06And their opponents, the team of Alex Shelley and Chris Saban.
00:53:13Motor City Machine Guns!
00:53:19This debut has been a long time coming.
00:53:22The Motor City Machine Guns, the newest addition to the tag team division.
00:53:27Nick Ault is looking to his past to help shape the future here on SmackDown.
00:53:32Quite simply, Wade, Alex Shelley, Chris Saban,
00:53:35have innovated and influenced the entire modern day tag team game.
00:53:41They're quite simply your favorite tag team's favorite tag team.
00:53:46Three time TNA Wrestling Tag Team Champions
00:53:50looking to test their skills in WWE.
00:53:53You might be right there, Corey.
00:53:54These guys, and Cody Rhodes mentioned a few historical examples earlier,
00:53:59but the Motor City Machine Guns are the ultimate.
00:54:04These guys are great, but what if they competed in WWE?
00:54:08Now we're going to find out, and it is not started well at all.
00:54:12Chris Saban receiving a very painful welcome to WWE again
00:54:15under triple threat tag team rules.
00:54:17One member of each team remains legal at all times.
00:54:19So the Motor City Machine Guns have been trending online all day.
00:54:24After it was announced they're here,
00:54:26the knives are out in the locker room for the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:54:31You're not just going to waltz into SmackDown and take over.
00:54:35Well, again, when it comes to tag team chemistry,
00:54:37Saban and Shelley, second to none,
00:54:40they have influenced and created a brand new style of tag team wrestling,
00:54:44which has really become the norm over the last decade or so.
00:54:47And it could be argued that Shelley and Saban were the innovators of it.
00:54:50Yeah, absolutely. They have dominated around the world.
00:54:53The question is, can you do it under the biggest spotlight of all
00:54:57against the best teams here in WWE?
00:55:01Here we go.
00:55:02He was shot out of a cannon.
00:55:04Chris Saban taking everybody down,
00:55:06but Waller just dropped Shelley with a right hand.
00:55:09Remember, Waller, in theory, back at WrestleMania,
00:55:12became tag team champions in a six-pack challenge ladder match.
00:55:16They've been complaining about losing those championships ever since.
00:55:20This is their ticket back to the big time.
00:55:24Well, that ticket may have just been ripped off by the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:55:29Let me ask you this, Wade.
00:55:31With all of the accomplishments in the Machine Guns career,
00:55:34is it an advantage having inspired so many wrestlers over the last generation?
00:55:39Just puts added pressure on the shoulders of the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:55:43Yeah, you've dominated around the world.
00:55:45You are expected to do the same here on SmackDown.
00:55:49Can you live up to the billing that you've created for yourselves
00:55:52over the past 18 or so years?
00:55:55Alex Shelley, an absolute wizard when it comes to technical wrestling.
00:55:59There was nothing fancy there.
00:56:01Waller just knocked Shelley's teeth down his throat.
00:56:06Beautiful double team by Legado Del Fantasma, Angel Inverto.
00:56:13Alex Shelley spending a significant amount of time up in the air
00:56:16before being driven face first into the buckle.
00:56:19High, low, that could do it.
00:56:21Alex Shelley getting beaten from pillar to post on his debut here on SmackDown.
00:56:28Good kick by Angel right between the eyes of Grayson Waller.
00:56:31And again, at stake here, an opportunity.
00:56:33Beautiful dueling moonsault.
00:56:36Santos Escobar has been demanding opportunities for his man here on SmackDown,
00:56:43as well as Electro Lopez who stood at ringside.
00:56:46They are proving their worth right now.
00:56:49And again, the winners of this triple threat will advance to battle DIY next week
00:56:53with the winners of that contest earning a tag team title opportunity.
00:56:58Grayson Waller looking for Vintage Waller.
00:57:01Denied.
00:57:03Not out of midair by Alex Shelley who's firing off knees.
00:57:08Spectacular double team by the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:57:12It's about time the Motor City Machine Guns started bouncing back,
00:57:16but immediately on the offense once again is Angel.
00:57:20This could be a bit of a learning curve we're seeing here, Wade.
00:57:23Different level of competition.
00:57:25I've been a cynic from the word go.
00:57:28You have to prove it once you get here to the very top level on SmackDown.
00:57:32Oh, my goodness.
00:57:33Power being shown by Angel and Berto now from the top turnbuckle.
00:57:38My God.
00:57:41What a devastation in ring.
00:57:43Can they get the three count?
00:57:44Covered by Berto.
00:57:47This fortuitous landing for A-Town down under.
00:57:52Spectacular effort there.
00:57:54Tag made off.
00:57:55Austin Theory now legal for A-Town down under.
00:57:58Angel hung across the top turnbuckle.
00:58:00Big drop kick by Austin Theory.
00:58:03Keep your eyes on Berto.
00:58:06Caught Shelley with an enziguri in midair.
00:58:10Back elbow rocks Berto.
00:58:15And Theory driving Berto down across his own knee.
00:58:19A-Town down under wants the gold yet again.
00:58:22No idea how Alex Shelley is still standing at this point.
00:58:25Giving the volley of abuse he's received.
00:58:27But he caught the tag and Saban's in that.
00:58:30And this is why the Machine Guns are so special.
00:58:33Flawless teamwork.
00:58:36This is what all this one impression of the tag division
00:58:39and prove you are the best team in the industry.
00:58:42Great teams are always on the same page.
00:58:44The Motor City Machine Guns practically in the same syllable.
00:58:47Now Alex Shelley, purse on the top.
00:58:50Saban with Berto in his clutches.
00:58:54Beautiful splash into the neckbreaker.
00:58:57The Motor City Machine Guns do it in their debut.
00:59:02Here are your winners,
00:59:05Motor City Machine Guns.
00:59:10It was not easy, nor did Saban and Shelley expect it to be.
00:59:15But the outcome was the desired one.
00:59:18Welcome to SmackDown, Motor City Machine Guns.
00:59:22They advance against D.I.Y. next week.
00:59:26Right now I'd like to welcome my guests, both Carmelo Hayes and Andrade.
00:59:31Just one week before their scheduled proverbial Game 7 matchup here on SmackDown.
00:59:37But tonight...
00:59:39And there really ain't nothing to talk about.
00:59:40You close your mouth, bro.
00:59:41Ain't nobody paying to hear you speak anyway.
00:59:46How about you shut the hell up?
00:59:53Back it up! Back it up!
00:59:59Get it out of here!
01:00:09Game 7 coming your way.
01:00:11It has gotten so personal between Carmelo and Andrade.
01:00:14I think that was Game 6.5.
01:00:16But next week is the big one. You're right, Corey.
01:00:20If I know anything about snatching another man's chain,
01:00:22it never ends well with the person doing the stealing.
01:00:42The following contest is a tag team match.
01:00:47Introducing first, from Orlando, Florida...
01:00:51Naomi!
01:00:55Naomi no doubt riding high after pinning Nia Jax in the middle of the ring last week.
01:01:01But the work is just beginning.
01:01:03Naomi joins forces with Bayley to battle Nia Jax and Candice LeRae in tag team action.
01:01:10Live next on SmackDown.
01:01:16SmackDown.com
01:01:46LeRae is out here and she's partnering with Nia Jax.
01:01:53Making her way to the ring, from San Diego, California...
01:01:58She is the WWE Women's Champion...
01:02:05Nia Jax!
01:02:08Nia Jax no doubt has a lot on her mind.
01:02:10Never mentioned the fact that Tiffany Stratton was her scheduled partner tonight.
01:02:14But how about what's going down at Crown Jewel?
01:02:16We heard Cody talk about it regarding his battle with Gunther.
01:02:19The same happens on the women's side of things.
01:02:22Women's World Champion Liv Morgan battles WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:02:28The winner becomes the first ever women's WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
01:02:34Again, two weeks from tomorrow, streaming live on Peacock.
01:02:37And Nia's face tells the entire story.
01:02:39We're used to seeing the million dollar smile on that wrecking ball.
01:02:42But Nia is skeptical, to say the least, of Candice LeRae as her partner tonight.
01:02:46Nia Jax has a ton on her plate.
01:02:48Not least the Crown Jewel Championship in just over two weeks time.
01:02:52And Nick Aldis, the GM of SmackDown, should have given Jax the night off.
01:02:57Tiffany Stratton was out with the flu.
01:03:01Cover by Jax, looking to end this one early.
01:03:04That is why Nia Jax is such a pro.
01:03:07She's been screwed over by Nick Aldis tonight.
01:03:09Yet still, straight out of the blocks, taking full control.
01:03:12Now, show us what you can do, Candice LeRae.
01:03:16Our first glimpse of the Poison Pixie in this tag team matchup.
01:03:19Bayley wasting no time, ripping advantage away from the opposing team.
01:03:23Tag made to Naomi.
01:03:25Candice LeRae has been very unhappy in the locker room in recent months.
01:03:29As has Indi Hartwell.
01:03:31Both feel like they've been due some opportunities.
01:03:36Well, they certainly made good on that in the case of LeRae
01:03:39in winning the WWE Women's Speed Championship.
01:03:43But imagine pulling out another victory here tonight.
01:03:46That would add some real momentum.
01:03:48You can find WWE Speed streaming each and every Wednesday exclusively on X.
01:03:53And right now, Naomi having a little fun at the champion's expense.
01:03:59Maybe a little too much fun.
01:04:00My goodness, Jax feeling the glow.
01:04:03Be very careful how much fun you're having when you're at mid-match with Queen Nia.
01:04:10The irresistible force into the cover.
01:04:16Taking on Nia Jax is a number of experiences, none of which can ever be described as fun.
01:04:24Pain personified.
01:04:26You have to keep your focus non-stop.
01:04:30Naomi, this is what happens.
01:04:32Big spine buster by the WWE Women's Champion.
01:04:36And that's going to do it.
01:04:37What a senton by Nia.
01:04:41Somehow, Naomi survives.
01:04:44This tag team match continues.
01:04:46Can Naomi and Bayley get back in it?
01:04:52Tag team action continues tonight on SmackDown.
01:04:55Naomi and Bayley battling Candice LeRae and WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:05:00Tags made on both sides.
01:05:02Here comes the role model.
01:05:04This is the fresh Bayley after Naomi has taken an utter beatdown over the past five minutes or so.
01:05:11And now Candice LeRae has to start figuring out something very quick indeed.
01:05:16Bayley like a one-woman wrecking crew right now.
01:05:19Flattening Jax and LeRae.
01:05:21Looking for the belly-to-back suplex.
01:05:23Nice technique there from LeRae.
01:05:25Stopping the role model in her tracks.
01:05:30And the Poison Pixie eats the top turnbuckle.
01:05:34This has been a huge prove-it opportunity for Candice LeRae.
01:05:38Sunset flip spine first into the turnbuckle.
01:05:41Bayley scrambling for a cover.
01:05:45And Nia Jax making her presence known.
01:05:49Big kick by Naomi.
01:05:51Naomi bouncing back and cleaning the cloth of the champ and queen of the ring Nia Jax.
01:05:57In synchro.
01:06:01Bayley right now is feeling it as is Naomi.
01:06:06Naomi takes down Jax on the outside.
01:06:09High risk and it paid off.
01:06:11But it backfired now on Bayley.
01:06:14Indi Hartwell on the outside.
01:06:16Ging up her mentor Candice LeRae.
01:06:19Candice LeRae.
01:06:21Can Candice LeRae score a shocking victory here?
01:06:25LeRae going for broke and Bayley one step ahead.
01:06:31LeRae tossed unceremoniously back into the ring but watch Indi Hartwell.
01:06:36Indi Hartwell just shoved Bayley into the ring post.
01:06:40Pays to have good friends at ringside when you're up against the best like Bayley.
01:06:45What a moonsault!
01:06:47Into the cover.
01:06:49What an upset!
01:06:53Here are your winners.
01:06:55The team of Candice LeRae and the WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:07:04Wait I don't know if there's anybody in this arena as shocked as Candice's own partner Nia Jax.
01:07:10That was incredible.
01:07:12One of the most incongruous duos we have ever seen tagging together here on the SmackDown.
01:07:19And it seems Nia Jax is angry that she didn't get the victory herself.
01:07:23But still it's a big dog.
01:07:25Congrats to Candice LeRae for stepping up when it really counts.
01:07:30What a win for Nia Jax and Candice LeRae.
01:07:32The time is almost upon us Wade.
01:07:34We heard from Roman Reigns himself earlier tonight that Roman would acknowledge Solo in this very arena.
01:07:41I don't know how it's going to go down but it's coming our way.
01:07:44What do you think SmackDown will look like next week when we get to Brooklyn if Roman acknowledges Solo tonight?
01:07:49I'll believe it when I see it but you're right we are heading over to Brooklyn next Friday.
01:07:55And you heard from Tony Rhodes earlier tonight he challenged Gunther to meet him in the ring at SmackDown.
01:08:01Well it is happening.
01:08:03What will go down a little over a week before these two will clash at Ground Jewel.
01:08:08Find out next week at SmackDown.
01:08:10Tonight we have witnessed two incredible triple threat tag team match qualifiers.
01:08:15The winners of both will meet next Friday in Brooklyn.
01:08:18The Motor City Machine Guns in their second ever match on SmackDown.
01:08:22Battle DIY for a shot at the champions.
01:08:26They are tied at 3-3.
01:08:29For these two bitterest of enemies they get a deciding game 7 next week.
01:08:36Andrade mellowed in a match neither man's ego will allow him to lose.
01:08:42That is next Friday here on SmackDown.
01:08:50I am standing by with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis.
01:08:54We just saw what took place between Andrade and Carmelo Hayes.
01:08:57Andrade and Carmelo have been escorted from the building because this thing isn't going to be settled backstage.
01:09:01It's going to be settled in the squared circle and that's next week on SmackDown from Brooklyn.
01:09:05But the thing is because this is such a personal issue and because this is game 7.
01:09:09I decided we needed a special referee who could handle business.
01:09:12A referee who quite frankly hates both of these men equally.
01:09:16You know that's the funny thing about this because I have no reason to be involved in this if you're quite honest.
01:09:20I've already beaten both of them twice.
01:09:22So here's the thing.
01:09:23If you want me to go ahead and go in there I'll put on the zebra stripes.
01:09:26I'll be the best referee WWE has ever seen.
01:09:28As a matter of fact in 20 years you'll probably put me in as a wrestler and as a referee I accept.
01:09:31But here's the thing gentlemen.
01:09:33If you come in there I'm calling it down the middle and here's how it goes.
01:09:36You think you're signing up for a little shot at this.
01:09:38No, no.
01:09:39All you're signing up for is to get smacked back to factory settings.
01:09:42And your aspirations for this championship up in smoke.
01:09:46So it goes.
01:09:47Yeah.
01:09:48LA Knight Special Guest Referee next week.
01:10:18Roman Reigns!
01:10:25Roman Reigns!
01:10:35Roman Reigns!
01:10:44Will Roman Reigns acknowledge the new Tribal Chief Solo Sokoa?
01:10:51We find out next.
01:11:05Roman Reigns!
01:11:11Roman Reigns!
01:11:17Roman Reigns!
01:11:23Roman Reigns!
01:11:30Roman Reigns!
01:11:40Columbia, South Carolina!
01:11:49Maybe for the last time.
01:12:09Acknowledge me!
01:12:19Roman Reigns!
01:12:27Maybe for the last time, Ray.
01:12:30This is absolutely unfathomable.
01:12:34Roman Reigns admitted to Jimmy Uso earlier that Roman himself, the OTC, would acknowledge Solo Sokoa.
01:12:45Well, if Roman Reigns really is about to acknowledge the new Tribal Chief, my, how the mighty will have fallen.
01:12:57It's said that the greatest of leaders know when they're outdone.
01:13:01Could that be the case with Roman?
01:13:04Has Roman just resigned himself to the reality that Solo and the Tongans and Jacob Fatu are just too powerful?
01:13:14Solo Sokoa looks like he's out here ready to fight.
01:13:18So whatever Roman Reigns has in store here, he needs to tread very carefully.
01:13:27Solo, as usual, adorned in the sacred hula hala.
01:13:33Adorned in the sacred hula hala.
01:13:35Adorned in the sacred hula hala.
01:14:06Earlier tonight, I heard that you told Jay that our family's stronger now.
01:14:26You told Jay that our bloodline was stronger now.
01:14:35I don't see it.
01:14:46I don't see anything that tells me we're better off now.
01:14:54If anything, we're divided and broken.
01:15:01After everything we've been through, everything we went through in the spring, everything that we lost through the summer, and we stand here divided like this?
01:15:15Solo, I told my father that I could fix this.
01:15:30All I want to do is put us back in the promised land.
01:15:43I want titles around our waists.
01:15:46I want paydays coming from the heavens.
01:15:49I want abundance.
01:15:51I want our family to be priority.
01:15:53Tell me what I have to do to fix this.
01:16:03What you have to do?
01:16:06That's an easy fix, Roman.
01:16:10What do you have to do to fix this?
01:16:12I'll tell you what.
01:16:13All you have to do is acknowledge me.
01:16:39I acknowledge you.
01:17:00There.
01:17:03I acknowledge you.
01:17:07Does that make you feel better?
01:17:09No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:17:12Roman, that's not good enough.
01:17:21I need you to acknowledge me as your tribal chief.
01:17:52I need you to acknowledge me as your tribal chief, or else.
01:18:07Or else what?
01:18:15Look, look at you.
01:18:17There he is.
01:18:18I knew it.
01:18:19You never changed.
01:18:21You never changed.
01:18:22You've always wanted this, huh?
01:18:24Since you never changed, I'll never change either.
01:18:41What a snap of his fingers, Solo.
01:18:44Oh, wait.
01:18:45Oh, my God.
01:18:46That's Jimmy Uso.
01:18:52There he is.
01:18:54There he is.
01:18:56Look at his face.
01:18:58Huh?
01:18:59Look at his face.
01:19:01Solo trying to take out Roman, but here comes Reigns.
01:19:09Jimmy Uso looks like he's been thrown out of a moving vehicle.
01:19:12Roman Reigns now has to fight off this mob on his own.
01:19:16Here comes Jacob Batu.
01:19:18Big clothesline by the OPC.
01:19:23Superman Punch takes down Solo.
01:19:27Devastating superstar in our industry.
01:19:31Holding his own against a bunch of savages.
01:19:34Savages.
01:19:35Whoa.
01:19:36Pure power.
01:19:39Words are not simple.
01:19:40The power of the bloodline.
01:20:01Solo from behind.
01:20:05The bloodline fight by their own set of rules.
01:20:10A low blow to Roman Reigns, and now the bloodline hounds are attacking.
01:20:16Tonight, the hyenas feast on Roman Reigns.
01:20:21And there is simply nobody to help the now former tribal chief.
01:20:45For the second week in a row,
01:20:48Roman Reigns has attempted to stand against his bloodline,
01:20:52and as a result, has been sacrificed at the altar of Solo.
01:21:19Roman Reigns looks like a man out of ounces of a house.
01:21:24Another spike by Solo.
01:21:27Stand against the bloodline at your own peril,
01:21:37even if you are the OTC.
01:21:41Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo! Solo
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