[epic music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Cole] And this is one of South Carolina's largest cities,
Greenville, long-time hotbed for WWE.
And tonight, we are in the Bon Secours Wellness Arena
for Friday Night SmackDown.
[cheering]
Jam-packed crowd here tonight.
And they are set for two championship matches.
The United States Championship is on the line.
LA Knight defends versus Carmelo Hayes.
Also, the WWE Women's Tag Team titles--
the champs Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill versus
NXT up-starts Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson tonight live.
But first, let's take you back to The Main Event
last Saturday night at WWE Bad Blood.
♪ I'm the big fish jumping out the sea ♪
[epic music playing]
[Cole] For the first time in 27 years to the day,
the return of a Bad Blood premium live event.
Can Cody Rhodes trust Roman Reigns?
He takes on Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu.
[oohing]
[cheering]
[dramatic music]
[cheering]
Splash through the damn table!
Superman Punch.
Tama Tonga.
Tanga Loa.
Spear by Solo.
[speaks indistinctly]
Let's go.
[ominous music playing]
[triumphant music playing]
[cheering]
[Cole] Jimmy's back!
-Spear by Reigns. -[crowd] 1!
2!
-3! -[Cole] And the win.
[ring bell dings]
[cheering]
[booing]
They're getting Uce.
[cheering]
[The Rock's entrance theme]
♪ If you smell-- ♪
[cheering]
[epic music playing]
[Cole] The Final Boss has returned.
[Jimmy Uso's entrance theme]
[cheering]
♪ Uso ♪
♪ I was born a King ♪
♪ Ran with the pack ♪
♪ I was born a King ♪
♪ They talkin' family-first ♪
♪ I put that in the past ♪
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen--
Oh, yeah!
[Alicia] --please welcome Jimmy Uso.
[Cole] Corey, the return to Friday nights for Jimmy Uso.
[Corey] You can see by the look in Jimmy Uso's eyes
it feels damn good to be back on Friday Night SmackDown.
[Cole] Jimmy, of course, made his return last Saturday night
at Bad Blood.
He hadn't been seen since the week
after WrestleMania, when The Bloodline took him out.
And tonight, he takes on the new Tribal Chief,
Solo Sikoa, one on one.
[Corey] And we learned last Saturday
that, when the chips were down,
Roman Reigns could count on family, on Jimmy Uso.
And tonight, Jimmy's got a tall task in the form of Solo ahead of him.
[cheering, applause]
[chanting "Uso"]
Hey, I missed y'all, too.
And for the past six months, I've been waiting to say this.
Welcome to Friday Night SmackDown!
[cheering]
Shee.
For six months, your boy been on the shelf,
out of action for six months.
And I was put on the damn shelf--
[chanting "welcome back"]
I was put on a shelf
by little brother Solo Sikoa.
[booing]
And when I'm sitting at home, I was thinking,
this fool didn't even have the balls to do it face-to-face.
This fool jumped me from behind.
[booing]
By your crew.
By your Bloodline.
By your brothers.
So tonight, here in Greenfield, South Cackalacky--
[cheering]
--this, ladies and gentlemen, is all about
big bro versus little bro.
And I plan on doing what I've been doing my whole life.
Hey, Solo, I plan on kicking your ass.
[Roman Reigns's entrance theme]
[cheering]
[vocalization]
[cheering]
[music continues]
[explosions]
[chanting "OTC"]
[Cole] Another man who was kicked out
by his old crew, the original Tribal Chief,
Roman Reigns.
[music continues]
[cheering]
[music continues]
[cheering]
[music continues]
[chanting "OTC"]
[cheering]
[chanting "OTC"]
Your OTC usually likes to run it systematically out here.
But tonight, we're going to change things up a little bit.
[cheering]
Greenville, South Carolina…
[cheering]
…join me…
…and acknowledge him.
[cheering]
Hey, Greenville.
Greenville, we-- we don't do this often, now.
I need y'all to turn it up.
Join me and acknowledge big Jim.
[cheering louder]
[chanting "Uso"]
All right. Moving on.
I get it.
I understand where you're coming from.
I'll tell you in a minute.
But you have to understand, I'm not an older brother.
So I don't understand this revenge.
And you have to understand that I'm not a wise man.
I'm not-- yet.
But I don't come up with the creative, manipulative plans.
That's not me.
No.
I'm a tribal chief.
[cheering]
And that means I take what's mine.
[cheering]
And for four years now--
four years now-- that's exactly what we've done.
We took what was ours.
[cheering]
I wasn't messing around.
I called my shots and I delivered.
We had it all.
We had the money, the power, and the respect.
We ran around here, and everybody feared us.
We had championships around our waist.
We had it all.
We had money-- man, money coming out of the pockets.
Jimmy, what, you was asking me about buying a new house.
This-- I said, buy them all, it don't matter.
I don't like where we're at right now.
I don't like my position.
I don't like being out of control.
It's very simple.
I told y'all I'm the greatest of all time.
And I meant it.
[cheering]
And when we step foot in these arenas,
I want you all to know the GOATs are here.
[cheering]
When we step foot in this ring, I
want you to know when we put these 1's up
that we are the ones.
[cheering]
Yeah, but we're not, though.
[chanting "yes, you are"]
How?
I stand here in the middle of this ring,
and I see a chief with no tribe right now.
I see you with no ula fala around your neck.
Listen, at Bad Blood, man, I came back
because you needed me.
You didn't ask.
You needed help.
Yo, we need help.
[chanting "yeet"]
I know one person,
one person that we can get some help from, Uce.
[chanting "yeet"]
No yeet.
[booing]
Uce, listen to me.
You'll forever be my Tribal Chief, man.
All right?
But I am the only one, the only one in the family
that still acknowledges you.
["born a king" playing]
♪ I was born a king ♪
♪ Ran with the pack ♪
♪ I was born a king ♪
♪ They talkin' family-first ♪
♪ I put that in the past ♪
♪ In the past ♪
♪ Put that in the past ♪
♪ Talk to 'em, Uce ♪
♪ They ain't ready ♪
♪ They ain't' listening, yeah ♪
[laughs]
♪ It's showtime now, baby ♪
♪ We ran with them ♪
♪ That's done, though ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
[Cole] Well, moving on here tonight
on Friday Night SmackDown, you'll see Jimmy Uso
and Solo Sikoa one-on-one in our main event.
But coming up next, that man, LA Knight,
defends the United States Championship
against Carmelo Hayes live.
[Cole] It was so great this past Saturday in Atlanta
at Bad Blood hanging out and enjoying
some time with WWE legends like DDP,
and Mickie James, and Big Poppa Pump.
Tully Blanchard and Arn Anderson were there as well.
Of course, X-Pac in the house, Lilian Garcia,
former all-time-great ring announcer.
Hall of Famer Jacqueline was there as well, Booker T,
and of course, Goldberg.
Glad everyone could make it.
Great seeing them and having the time
of their life in Atlanta.
["The greatest" playing]
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest Ain't no hating ♪
♪ I'm the best here I'm the best here ♪
♪ You want your shot? ♪
♪ Well, I guess you wait till next year ♪
♪ I'm at the top ♪
♪ Get respect while I get fit ♪
♪ Who got a problem, huh ♪
♪ Tell them to step here ♪
♪ Step here ♪
♪ What? Yeah ♪
♪ Come on ♪
♪ 'Cause I'm the greatest, no arguing or debating ♪
[ring bell dings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the United States Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger
from Boston, Massachusetts, weighing in at 210 pounds,
Carmelo Hayes.
[Cole] Corey, in just a couple of moments,
we're going to show you how Carmelo Hayes, quote,
"earned" this championship opportunity
against LA Knight tonight.
[Corey] Well, it may have been a controversial set of circumstances,
but that matters not to Carmelo Hayes.
Melo don't miss.
What he has in front of him tonight is a golden opportunity
to prove to the whole WWE Universe
that he is who he says he is, he is him.
[Cole] Remember, he got in Andrade's face
when he said Andrade blew a title opportunity
- a couple of weeks ago. - [La Knight's entrance theme]
♪ LA Knight ♪
[cheering]
[Alicia] And his opponent, from Los Angeles, California,
weighing in at 240 pounds--
he is the United States Champion,
LA Knight.
[crowd] Yeah!
[Cole] So last week on Friday Night SmackDown,
LA Knight told Carmelo Hayes, you want a championship opportunity?
OK.
Go out and earn it against the returning "Phenomenal One"
AJ Styles.
Let's take you to the match-up in Nashville.
[Corey] This is an unfortunate set of circumstances
for AJ Styles, where, on that very maneuver,
AJ suffered an injury to his foot.
Styles did his best to continue competing.
But here, again, AJ's foot simply giving out--
unable to finish the match-up.
The official would have to call for the belt.
Ring it. No.
[ring bell dings]
[Cole] And it would be called a mid-foot ligament sprain to AJ Styles.
As styles would hobble out of the arena,
LA Knight would send a message to Carmelo Hayes
with a massive BFT.
So tonight, Hayes-Knight for their prestigious
United States Championship.
[Corey] I had a chance to catch up with Carmelo Hayes
earlier this afternoon in the barber shop.
And Hayes said his first order of business
when he dethrones Knight tonight is to bring back…
[ring bell dings]
…the spinner title, the United States spinner title
made famous by John Cena.
[Cole] That would be unique, as LA Knight starts things
off now against Carmelo Hayes.
This is Hayes's first title opportunity
since being drafted to SmackDown
from NXT earlier this year.
Can Hayes capitalize?
[Corey] Wow.
Tremendous athleticism on display.
But Knight just took Hayes's head off.
[Cole] LA Knight, who won the championship at SummerSlam
in Cleveland and has successfully defended the title
on a handful of occasions.
[Corey] Hayes told me earlier that it was almost--
[Cole] Oh.
[Corey] Three years ago to the day that Carmelo
captured his first NXT North American Championship.
And in his opinion, that was the moment
that lit the fuse on his upward ascent in his career.
-[booing] -What?
[Cole] And look who is--
[Corey] What was it-- Don't argue with the crowd.
[Cole] And LA Knight now-- oh…
Oh.
…driving Carmelo Hayes.
And that's who Carmelo was arguing with, Andrade.
Well, Andrade obviously playing some semblance of mind games
with Carmelo Hayes here.
[Cole] The United States Championship match continues.
Come on. Hey. Come on now.
[rhythmic clapping]
[Cole] And we are back live on Friday Night SmackDown.
This is for the United States Championship,
LA Knight versus Carmelo Hayes.
And that man, who has a vested interest in both
of these superstars, Andrade, hanging out at ringside
and has already caused some issues.
[Corey] Yeah.
Carmelo Hayes made the mistake of taking his eye
off of the ball for a moment.
LA Knight made him pay.
But then Andrade would utilize the art of distraction
on the outside of the ring to allow Knight
to turn the tables yet again.
It's been a back-and-forth, seesaw battle between two
elite-level athletes.
[Cole] Again, we mention this before-- first time
since he's come to SmackDown out
of the Draft earlier this year a championship
opportunity for Carmelo Hayes.
Of course, you see Andrade at ringside.
He and Hayes are locked three wins
apiece in their great rivalry.
And Knight caught Hayes.
And the United States Champion--
oh-- with the inverted atomic drop,
following it up with a clothesline.
[cheering, applause]
Hayes sent across the ring, caught by Knight.
Oh, great move.
[Corey] Big pop-up powerslam.
[Cole] And then the big elbow by the champion.
Cover by Knight to retain on Hayes.
Kick out at 2 by Carmelo.
LA Knight rough and tough as they come.
[Corey] There's absolutely no quit in LA Knight whatsoever.
You can beat him down.
You can hit him with everything you've got.
And Knight will still scratch and claw his way forward.
[crowd] Yeah!
[Cole] Knight now stomping away on Carmelo Hayes.
Looking over the shoulder of Andrade
joining us here at ringside.
Yeah!
[crowd] Yeah!
[cheering]
[Cole] And Hayes caught him with a kick.
[Corey] Wow.
[Cole] Explosive move by Carmelo Hayes.
And he fights right back into this match.
[Corey] You can almost sense the urgency
being felt by Carmelo Hayes.
Perhaps I spoke too soon.
You don't want to lollygag when you've got a golden opportunity
in your fingertips.
[Cole] Trying to hang on now, LA Knight.
Shoulders down for Hayes.
Hayes able to reverse--
pinning combination.
Kick out by the champ.
Knight sidestepping Hayes.
Nice neckbreaker by the champion.
[Corey] The challenger in all types of trouble at the moment.
LA Knight perched on the middle rope.
[cheering, applause]
[crowd] L-A Knight!
Yeah!
[Cole] Now the top rope-- big elbow to Hayes.
Knight for the win to retain.
Hayes able to kick at 2.
[Corey] Wow.
[Cole] Carmelo Hayes hanging in this match.
Andrade knows what it's like being in the ring with Hayes,
how resilient he is--
former NXT Champion, as was Andrade.
[Corey] LA Knight lining it up, obviously looking for the BFT,
Blunt Force Trauma.
If Knight hits this, it will be all over.
[Cole] Kick right to the midsection.
-[Corey] There-- oh, wow. -[Cole] Oh, Hayes countered.
What a counter by Hayes.
And right to the back of the neck with a Scissor Kick.
And Hayes now looking to put Knight away.
[Corey] Cutter.
Cover.
[Cole] For the win--
kick out by the champion.
What a counter to the BFT by Carmelo Hayes.
[Corey] Absolutely breathtaking athleticism
from the challenger.
The axe kick across the back of the champion.
But what we've seen multiple times during this match-up
is Andrade's best tool, his confidence,
can also be a curse.
[Cole] And Hayes now out to the apron.
And once again, Andrade looking on at his arch rival,
as Hayes up to the top rope.
Went for his finishing move-- nothing but net.
LA Knight able to move out of harm's way and went
for the BFT again.
Backslide by Hayes.
Shoulders down-- kick out by the champ.
[Corey] Hayes looking for the cutter yet again.
Countered by Knight.
[Cole] Off the ropes, LA Knight now.
Hayes lands on his feet.
[Corey] Oh-ho-ho!
[Cole] BFT.
LA Knight with a great BFT.
-And Hayes… -[ring bell dings]
…is defeated.
[La Knight's entrance theme]
[Alicia] Here is your winner
and still the United States Champion,
LA Knight
[Cole] Well, you know, Corey…
[crowd] Yeah!
[Cole] …Andrade being out here at ringside
did not help matters for Carmelo Hayes.
[Corey] Oh, you're absolutely right about that.
Andrade never physically got involved,
but his presence felt heavy throughout the duration of this match-up.
An unbelievable BFT from Knight dropping
Hayes right on his forehead.
And still United States Champion, but perpetually
a marked man, LA Knight.
[Cole] It was Andrade with a--
Put the fries in the bag, amigo.
[Corey] Andrade giving Hayes a taste
of his own medicine, saying, Melo,
"put the fries in the bag."
[Cole] Congratulations to LA Knight,
the United States Champion.
[clicks teeth]
[cheering]
Big Jim.
C Dog.
Saturday-- thank you for that.
Eh, consider it a favor.
But don't expect no more of those.
[chuckles]
So you want to fight against Solo.
It's not the same guy since you left.
Mm.
Family business.
And from the looks of it, you handling business on your own.
Respect.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Corey] Well, three weeks from tomorrow,
WWE returns to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
to crown the first-ever WWE Crown Jewel Champion,
as the WWE Champion "The American Nightmare"
Cody Rhodes goes one-on-one
with the World Heavyweight Champion, "The Ring General" Gunther.
♪ She getting head shots ♪
♪ Demons on alert ♪
♪ Going to red hot ♪
♪ We don't do the shopping at the window ♪
♪ I just blew a check ♪
[music playing]
Skrrt.
If you didn't know, I'm Lash Legend, the Boujee Bully.
And I'm Jakara Jackson.
But you will address me as Miss Jackson.
Mm.
But what you might know is that we handle our business at NXT.
So now we've earned an opportunity to get
some gold around our waists.
So we've come to SmackDown to win
those Women's Tag Team titles.
[Lash] So if you want to underestimate us,
we're going to show you exactly what the Meta-Girls are about.
Exactly.
So Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill, listen closely.
Because, uh, we 'bout that action.
♪ I'mma get it ♪
[Cole] Coming up next, what an opportunity for Lash Legend
and Jakara Jackson.
They take on Bianca Belair, Jade Cargill
for the WWE Women's Tag Team titles live next on SmackDown.
[hip-hop music playing]
[Meta-Four entrance theme]
[ring bell dings]
[Alicia] The following contest scheduled for one fall
is for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
Introducing first, the--
[Kevin] Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Hold on. Hold on.
Hold on.
-[Corey] What the-- -[Cole] Kevin Owens?
Sorry, guys.
I'm very sorry to interrupt, but…
[booing]
I was specifically told not to come here tonight.
And that is crap.
I can't let that happen.
People are asking me why I turned on Cody Rhodes.
Cody Rhodes turned on--
[Cole] Well, he's not supposed to be here.
[booing]
Kevin Owens was fined and suspended
after the assault in the parking lot after Bad Blood.
This is unbelievable.
Cody Rhodes turned on me.
Are you kidding me?
People think I'm in the wrong for this?
Huh?
And they're tell-- oh, yeah?
[cheering]
[Cole] Well, wait a minute.
Speaking of Cody Rhodes, here comes
the Undisputed WWE Champion.
Again, the incident in the parking lot outside Cody's bus
Saturday night following Bad Blood
captured by cell phone cameras from fans
who were in the vicinity--
Kevin Owens assaulting and attacking Cody.
[shouting]
[cheering]
[Corey] Randy Orton here.
Going to be the voice of reason.
[Cole] Well, Randy friends with both Cody and Kevin.
- What are you-- - Calm down.
I'll talk to him.
[shouting]
Calm down!
[oohing]
[Cole] Oh, no.
[Corey] Oh, god.
[chanting "Randy"]
Get Randy out of here.
Let's go find Kevin, make sure he's--
[light chatter]
Here.
I'm good.
[Cole] So we're now going to get
the Women's Championship match that
was interrupted by Kevin Owens in that situation moments ago.
From NXT, Lash Legend, Jakara Jackson trying to take the tag
team gold.
And look who's here, Corey.
[Corey] The NXT Champion Trick Williams is in the house
front row, keeping an eye--
Oh!
[Corey] --on this tag team championship match.
Oh!
[Cole] And also here, Trashy McSassy--
I mean, Chelsea Green and Piper Niven.
What on earth is Piper wearing?
[Corey] It's very clearly giving spooked--
I'm sorry. I can't concentrate right now.
[Cole] I can't either.
The smell is so bad from getting dumped in the dumpster last week.
[Corey] Piper--
[Cole] Chelsea-- maybe she should have taken a shower.
-[cheering] -[Corey] Oh, OK.
Yeah, don't talk to-- she's getting close, Cole.
["A storm is coming" playing]
♪ A storm Is coming ♪
[music continues]
You hear these people?
They love me.
["watch me shine" playing]
♪ I'm on my own against the wall ♪
♪ The pressure's building ♪
♪ But know I will never fall ♪
♪ Instead of crying, they hear me roar ♪
♪ And now I see that I'm way better than before ♪
♪ I never needed you at all ♪
[Alicia] And their opponents,
they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair.
[Cole] They're on a roll.
Tuesday night on NXT on the CW,
they team with North American Champion Kelani Jordan
to take out Fatal Influence.
And tonight, they defend the tag team gold.
But why are Piper and, uh, Chelsea out here at ringside?
Let's show you what happened just a few moments ago.
[Chelsea] Ugh.
P, can someone please explain to me
why they keep throwing championship opportunities around
and it's not thrown our way?
Hmm.
It's simple, Chelsea.
-You stink. -[gasps]
You don't stink, babe.
But something is fishy, and it's that you keep ducking us.
Girl, uh-uh.
Listen, we got work to do.
So the closest you're going to get to these titles
is if you sit out there and watch us work.
Mm.
Humph.
Well, that's exactly what we'll do.
-Let's go, P. -Can't wait.
Ugh.
[sighs]
[Cole] Well, Chelsea Green called Bianca
and Jade the biggest bullies in the business
after they kicked them out of their party at Bad Blood
this past Saturday.
Chelsea said, the entire division is trying to shun me…
[ring bell dings]
…because I got dumped in a dumpster by that icky Michin
last week.
[Corey] I mean, what else does Chelsea have left?
[Cole] Oh, and look at this.
Legend and Jackson part of the Meta-Four…
[Corey] Oh.
[Cole] …from NXT with the injured Noam Dar
and, of course, Oro Mensah.
And Jakara Jackson starts things off.
[Corey] That's Miss Jackson to you, Michael Cole.
[Cole] And here's a tag to Lash Legend.
[Corey] Is there any way we can relocate them?
[Cole] It's disgusting.
[Corey] Look at the power of Lash Legend.
We talk frequently about how no one matches Belair's power.
[Cole] Here's the cover by Legend for the titles.
And a kick out.
[Corey] Lash Legend may be the lone exception
to that rule, one of the strongest women in all of WWE.
[Cole] And now the double team coming
from the Meta-Girls, as they call themselves.
Jackson now on the shoulders of Legend.
-Oh! -[Corey] Oh-ho-ho.
[Cole] Right to the back of Belair.
Cover now to win the gold.
And Bianca's got a kick out at 2.
[Corey] Listen, in the early moments of this match-up,
it almost looks as though the champs could have been looking
past these challengers.
Jackson-- oh-- as we take another look
at that tag team offense.
Jackson--
[Cole] And frequent tags, double team.
-[Corey] There's a-- -[Cole] Oh!
[Corey] --cutter.
That move's brought them a great deal of success in NXT.
[Cole] Will it bring them the tag gold tonight?
[Corey] Jade at the last possible second preserving
the championship reign.
But as I said, Jackson and Legend have been…
[Cole] Oh.
[Corey] …focused on this match-up
since it was made official.
This is a dream come true.
And they're looking to make the most of it
despite possibly being thrown off
their game by KO's interruption a few minutes ago.
[Cole] Tag made to Jackson now.
And Jackson with Bianca Belair.
Lash Legend outside the ring.
Chelsea--
[excited chatter]
- Oh, my god. - Oh, my god.
- Oh, oh. - Oh, my god.
[Corey] Oh.
[Cole] [coughing]
-[Corey] Boot by Belair. -[Cole] Get off me!
I might vomit! Get off me!
[coughing]
[Corey] Belair now beats the official's count.
Belair scrambling.
Here comes Jade Cargill.
[Cole] Oh, my god.
[Corey] Somebody get Cole a bucket.
[Cole] [coughing]
[Corey] Big boot by Jade.
Down goes Legend.
[Cole] Oh, god.
[Corey] Oh, my god.
DDT by Belair.
[Cole] Am I-- am I on still?
[Corey] Yes.
Cover.
[Cole] Here's the cover by Jade.
And they retain the titles.
[ring bell dings]
[Corey] Oh, my goodness. I'm going to get sick.
[Jade Cargill's entrance theme]
[Alicia] Here are your winners and still
the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill.
[Cole] Disgusting.
And our cameraman Grogan's turning green.
[Corey] Cole, let's pay a little respect
to the Tag Team Champions on their successful defense.
And this spectacular tandem offense by Cargill and Belair
would be enough to keep Miss Jackson down for 3.
[Cole] But Corey, what about the performance
by the Meta-Girls tonight?
[Corey] Absolutely no reason to hang your heads, ladies.
The future is bright.
I feel like Legend and Jackson might be on to big things
in the near future.
And can we bathe Chelsea in tomato juice or something?
-[Cole] I think that's a myth. -[music playing]
Nonetheless, there's Nia Jax on the right.
Tiffany Stratton, Miss Money in the Bank, on the left.
Nia Jax and-- wants to talk about what
happened this past Saturday.
Was Miss Tiff trying to cash in on her?
[Cole] So Kevin Owens was suspended and fined
after attacking Cody Rhodes following
Bad Blood outside his bus in the parking
lot in Atlanta Saturday night, still showed up today.
Rhodes came out to confront him.
And then all hell broke loose.
[shouting]
[Corey] And a site we never thought
we would see, Randy Orton attempted
to be the voice of reason, trying to calm
the rage of Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens, both men Orton
is very close friends with.
[Cole] And emotions just got the better of both men here.
And this was a shame.
I'm not sure if Kevin realized that was Randy.
And then Randy just exploded, lost his temper.
Kevin couldn't believe it.
-You need to calm down. -[groans]
You need to get on your bus and get the hell out of here.
I got this. I'll talk to Kev.
I've been in your position.
You need to calm down, man.
Cody, listen.
In three weeks, OK, it's you and Gunther, Crown Jewel.
I know.
Champion versus champion.
Yeah?
Listen, I need you focused because I need you to win that.
All right?
Let's go. Game face.
Business.
Cody, Cody, I'm going to go inside.
I'm going to pull Kevin aside.
Everybody, wait.
We all need to cool down right now, including you.
Take this piece of gold.
Get back on your bus. Get out of here.
I'll take care of things here. All right?
I got you.
I'll fix this.
I can fix this.
I promise.
Thank you, Cody.
Look at you.
Randy Orton, voice of reason.
-[laughs] -Who'd have thought?
[Cole] And you can understand Cody's position, Corey.
I mean, we still really have had no explanation
from Kevin Owens of why he attacked Cody in the parking lot
last Saturday night.
[Corey] Well, and unfortunately,
that seems to be what KO came here to do,
was explain his side of the story.
But you're right.
We're left with more questions than answers.
[Alicia] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
Miss Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton,
and the WWE Women's Champion,
Nia Jax.
[Cole] Well, moments ago, GM Aldis told us about Cody
Rhodes, the Undisputed WWE Champion,
taking on the World Champion, Gunther,
champion versus champion for the first-ever
Crown Jewel Championship three weeks from tomorrow--
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Same goes for the women.
That woman, Nia Jax, the WWE Women's Champion
takes on the world champ from Monday Night RAW Liv Morgan
to crown the first-ever Crown Jewel Women's Champion.
♪ Only one may ♪
[chanting "Tiffy"]
As your Women's World Champion,
I have a very busy agenda.
So let me knock this off one by one.
I am here first off to give credit to Bayley.
Bayley, you put up one hell of a fight last week.
I even broke a sweat.
You're a very worthy contender.
And just like every worthy contender that's faced me,
you ended up on your back…
[crowd] What?
…realizing that nobody on this planet can beat me.
[crowd] What?
Not you.
[crowd] What?
Not anyone in the locker room.
[crowd] What?
And especially not my counterpart at RAW, Liv Morgan.
[crowd] What?
That little girl wants to face your Women's Champion
at Crown Jewel.
Now, let me tell you what's going to happen at Crown Jewel.
I'm going to annihilate Liv Morgan,
just like I annihilated Bayley and everyone else.
And when I'm finished with that and I become the first-ever
WWE Crown Jewel Champion…
[oohing]
…it's Tiffy Time.
[Cole] What [laughs] is…
That's when you cash in on Liv Morgan.
["glow" playing] ♪ Let's go ♪
-♪ The Beast is out the cage ♪ -[Cole] Makes sense, I guess.
[Corey] A reasonable strategy from the Irresistible Force.
You all right?
[Cole] Well, Naomi's here.
She beat Tiffany Stratton last week.
♪ Glow Glow ♪
♪ Pump your fist Let's go ♪
♪ Glow Glow ♪
[Corey] Well, we know Naomi's had
designs on becoming WWE Women's Champion for some time now.
Nia, you and I both know that the only reason
that championship is still sitting on your shoulder is
because that little broke-down Barbie of yours helped you again.
[oohing]
[laughs]
You cannot win without your little sidekick.
And as a matter of fact, she's not even a good one
because I pinned her last week right there in that ring,
just like I pinned you.
[cheering]
Or do you not remember that, Nia?
Do you know what I do remember about that, Naomi?
Is that it didn't take one of you to pin me.
It took two of you to pin me.
Now, are you out here to challenge me one-on-one
so I can annihilate you?
Or are you going to go find a partner so I can take
my revenge out on both of you?
I'm going to say this to your face right here.
I don't need nobody to help me beat you.
[cheering, applause]
You know what?
I'm sick of your face.
As a matter of fact, I can beat you right here and right now.
[cheering]
Oh, really?
Mm-hmm.
OK.
Well, Nick Aldis, if you can hear me, send out a referee.
Because I'm sick of Naomi.
And I want to annihilate her right now
and make sure it's official.
[cheering]
[Corey] And here comes an official.
[Liv Morgan's entrance theme] [laughs]
[Cole] And speaking of champions.
[cheering]
♪ Watch me ♪
[Corey] Well, that's not… that's not the champion.
Ah, here she comes.
[Cole] Well, that's the heavy.
That's Raquel Rodriguez, who returned at Bad Blood
to save Liv Morgan's title.
Aw.
I'm actually a little bit upset right now.
We came all the way over here just
to make an example out of you, Nia.
But it actually seems like you have your hands
a little bit full right now.
So what I think we're going to do…
we're going to go down ringside.
And we're going to watch along with everyone else
as you lose your match tonight…
[laughs] …just like you're going
to lose to me at Crown Jewel.
[laughs]
[Cole] Oh!
Can she leave Dom up there?
It looks like we're going to have Nia and Naomi next.
I'm ready.
Let's go.
[Cole] So this match-up is underway.
It is not for the WWE Women's Championship.
GM Nick Aldis said Naomi has to earn a title opportunity.
And she could do that tonight against The Champ Nia Jax.
Meanwhile, Miss Money in the Bank Tiffany Stratton
ringside… so is the…
[Corey] Whoa.
[Cole] …Women's World Champion Liv Morgan,
and Raquel Rodriguez, and Dominik Mysterio
from Judgment Day are here tonight.
[Corey] Naomi trying to utilize her speed…
[Cole] Wow.
[Corey] …to gain the advantage over the champion.
[Cole] And has Nia Jax a bit out of sorts here.
Up over the top, looking for the sunset flip.
Nia went for the stomp.
Naomi rolls out of the way and catches Nia with a kick.
Nia into the corner with a splash to Naomi.
Ooh.
And a big knockdown.
Cover now on Naomi again, who manages to get the shoulder up.
[Corey] You ever wonder what it would feel like to have
a brick wall run at you?
[Cole] I cannot believe you were actually touching Dominik's hair
during the commercial break.
[Corey] Cole, it is wonderful hair.
It smells nice.
It's conditioned, some sort of menthol happening.
[Cole] Of course, Liv Morgan…
[Corey] And what a gentleman, might I add,
that Dominik voluntarily gave the only available chair
to his sweetheart Liv Morgan.
That is true love.
That is gentlemanly. That is chivalry.
[Cole] I didn't see you get up,
as Naomi is sent face-first into the turnbuckle.
And again, into the shoulder… into the post.
[Corey] She's not my girl.
[Cole] And now The Champ Nia Jax, who faces Liv Morgan
three weeks from tomorrow champion…
[Corey] Oh!
[Cole] Oh, my goodness.
[Corey] That's got to be it, maybe for good.
[Cole] Naomi… no clue where she's at.
-[Corey] Wow. -[Cole] Here's the cover.
Naomi gets the shoulder up at 2.
[Corey] That had to be instinct alone.
Listen to the impact on this.
[thud]
[Cole] Oh, goodness.
[Corey] Naomi's skull simply crushed between the ring post
and the hip of the champion.
And you can see Liv, and Dom, and
Raquel all keeping a very, very close eye
on what's unfolding before us.
[Cole] Well, Nia Jax is champion today
because of Tiffany Stratton.
Liv Morgan's champion today because of Raquel Rodriguez
and her return at Bad Blood last Saturday night.
Liv and Raquel former tag team champions.
Rhea Ripley responsible for taking Raquel out of action,
much like she did Liv Morgan.
And there's a headbutt from Nia Jax.
And Naomi stays on her feet… tremendous balance.
Kick right to the midsection.
Nia down to one knee.
Naomi looking for a submission.
Oh, face-first goes Nia.
Trying to pin the champion, and Nia wisely
rolls under the bottom rope.
[Corey] Smart move.
Great situational awareness by Nia Jax.
But Naomi with an opportunity to capitalize big time here.
[Cole] Oh!
And the leg drop on Nia.
And now The Champ rolls out of the ring to try to regroup.
[Corey] A smart decision by Jax, trying to throw
Naomi off of her rhythm.
But Naomi continuing to soldier forward.
[Cole] Drives Nia toward the barricade.
And now Nia Jax, who was not expecting this match tonight,
asking for a timeout…
not going to get one from Naomi.
Naomi, a dropkick driving Nia into the ring post.
[Corey] Naomi returning the favor
from a few moments earlier.
[Cole] And Naomi outside the ring.
Look at this.
Driven into the timekeeper's area.
Kick to the back of the head of Nia.
[Corey] The champion on spaghetti legs.
[Cole] Oh, no. [Corey] Uh-oh.
Uh-oh. No, no, no.
[Cole] Samoan Drop right in front of us on the floor.
[Corey] My god.
[Cole] Just like that.
And now face to face…
You greasy, and you nasty.
[Dom] Let's go.
[Cole] …with the Judgment Day.
Nia's in control.
That smell, it's you.
You wish you had hair like this.
[Dom] Nasty.
[clapping]
[Cole] Naomi is trying to rally
against the WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax,
but the powerful Jax taking control.
Nobody home.
Naomi rolls out of harm's way.
[Corey] That mistake could prove costly for Nia Jax.
[Cole] At ringside, Judgment day.
Liv Morgan, the world champion.
Tiffany Stratton, Miss Money in the bank,
on the other side of the ring, of course, in Nia's corner.
Liv and Nia meet in three weeks…
Saudi Arabia, Crown Jewel Championship.
Oh, and a kick by Naomi to the back of the neck.
Champ startled.
Naomi with another kick.
Nia's still on her feet.
[Corey] Naomi doing her best to chop
down the much larger champion.
[Cole] Into the second turnbuckle.
And now Naomi going up top.
Naomi going to fly.
Crossbody.
Lateral press.
Tries to pin the champ…
Nia gets the shoulder up.
[Corey] Right now, at this juncture of the match-up,
it is imperative that Naomi not allow
herself to get frustrated.
She needs to figure out a way to keep
her foot on the gas pedal.
She's got Jax reeling.
[Cole] Liv Morgan acted pretty cocky at ringside
all night.
And she's got to face Nia in three weeks.
Naomi now off the second rope.
Kick again.
Nia this time is down.
And Nia rolls out of the ring and to the floor.
And Naomi now going to launch herself up over the top rope.
Corkscrew plancha takes out Jax.
[Corey] And Naomi was ready for a fight.
She has certainly held up her end of the deal.
[Cole] Trying to drag Nia back into the ring.
Would love to pin the women's champ here tonight.
[Corey] And that would all but guarantee an opportunity
at Nia's championship.
[Cole] Meanwhile, look who's here, Miss Money in the Bank.
Raquel Rodriguez intercepts.
Hey!
Put that down!
Put that down right now!
Put that down. Ah!
Oh!
[Cole] Oh, and Naomi makes Tiffany pay.
And hanging Nia up on the top rope.
And Naomi now going up to the top.
Oh, and a big right hand by Nia.
[Corey] A headbutt.
Just ripping Naomi off of the top turnbuckle mercilessly.
[Cole] And this could be the end for Naomi.
Nia Jax up to the second rope.
Raquel Rodriguez now up on the apron.
[Corey] What's Liv doing?
[Cole] Tiffany Stratton… oh, it's Liv Morgan.
Liv with the Money in the Bank briefcase attacking Nia Jax.
[Corey] Oh, my god.
[Cole] Naomi stacks up Jax.
[cheering] [Corey] She did it!
[Cole] She pinned the champion.
Naomi pinned the champion.
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Naomi.
[Cole] Liv Morgan stole the Money in the Bank briefcase
and attacked Nia Jax with it while Raquel
had the official distracted.
Naomi has pinned the Women's Champion.
[Corey] First, Raquel saves Naomi from disaster…
Put that down right now!
[Corey] …which allowed Naomi to capitalize.
And, boom, right upside the head of Miss Stratton.
And then Raquel would let her presence be known, which opened
the door for Liv Morgan to utilize Stratton's Money
in the Bank briefcase.
Big-time powerbomb stacks up Jax.
And Naomi with one of the biggest wins in recent history.
[Cole] And Liv Morgan, who faces
Nia Jax three weeks from tomorrow in Saudi Arabia…
[cheering] [Corey] Cole, what?
[Cole] Wait a minute.
[Corey] No.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley's here.
The Eradicator is here.
And she's going after Raquel Rodriguez, who cost her
the Women's Championship at Bad Blood,
and now turns her attention to Dirty Dom and Liv.
Liv doesn't want to be there.
[Corey] Oh, no.
[Cole] Oh, no, is right.
Rhea just took out Nia, now going after Morgan.
[Corey] Mami's on a rampage.
[Cole] And Liv Morgan scooting out of harm's way
thanks to Dominik.
[Corey] What bravery from Dirty Dom.
[Cole] Rhea Ripley is not done.
Rhea Ripley is far from done.
There's going to be hell to pay for the Judgment Day.
♪ We kill all of the devils in me ♪
♪ I still feel the darkness…
[heavy breathing] Hey, you telling me that I beat AJ
Styles fair and square last week so that Andrade can be out
there making remarks and screwing
me out of my US title match?
Make that make sense.
You know what, Melo?
Last time I checked, my calculations are right…
and they are.
You and Andrade are tied at three wins apiece.
So it seems like there's only one solution.
What?
Game seven.
And the winner of that…
well, they may just find themselves
in line for a US title shot.
[sighs] Ah.
Oh, and Melo, don't miss.
Man.
Nicholas.
[chuckling]
Mr. Escobar.
Nick, I got to tell you, I see a pattern here.
Carmelo, Andrade… they seem to have
a permanent spot in your title opportunity lineup.
Porque?
Well, we're speaking of title opportunities.
I mean, I remember you having a US title shot.
And you came up short.
So I've just been waiting for you
to bounce back, Mr. Escobar.
Bounce back?
Nicholas, I'm not just talking about me.
-What about Elektra? -Yeah.
What about me?
What about Los Garza?
What about us?
Garza?
I'm glad you brought that up.
Because next week, Los Garza,
you have a match against a team, a very special team,
a team that I hand-selected just for you.
And take it from me, if you can get through them,
well, you have definitely proven yourselves
to be worthy of a title shot.
Nicholas, how hard was that, eh?
You won't regret this.
We're OK.
[laughs] Vamonos.
I won't regret it, but you might.
[grunts]
[booing]
My big brother Jimmy's looking for revenge tonight.
[scoffs] But he ain't going to get it.
You see, he may be "big brother."
But tonight, I'm his tribal chief.
And he will acknowledge me.
[booing]
[ambient music playing]
[beeping]
[engine revs]
[police siren]
[gunfire]
[rock music playing]
[hip-hop music playing]
♪ They be talkin' ♪
♪ I don't krr ♪
[Cole] This, of course, last Friday.
You wonder who's going to be the tag team champions at WrestleMania.
This is a Triple Threat ladder match.
[Corey] Absolutely mind-blowing risk
and athleticism displayed by everybody
involved in this match-up.
Both DIY and the Street Profits came
within an eyelash of victory on numerous occasions.
Take a look at this from Montez Ford, one of about 50
highlights from one particular match-up.
Absolute chaos would ensue, all in the name of being
the WWE Tag Team Champions.
But in the end, Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa
would leave the same way they arrived, as champions.
[Cole] The Bloodline rules again.
[excited chatter]
Gentlemen. Gentlemen.
You shouldn't have been involved in this.
Stupid…
Gentlemen and lady, listen, that ladder match…
unbelievable stuff.
But I hate to say this.
That was your shot. Yeah.
Oh, come… we never even had…
A lot going on in the tag team division.
I got a new team coming in next week.
-A new team? -[excited chatter]
Oh, I got to come with a different profile
now to get some shots?
OK.
[arguing]
[Tommaso] We want our rematch!
Security.
Security, let's go! Let's go right now!
[grunting]
What are you doing, Kevin?
What are you doing? Kevin.
[booing]
Stop.
Security, get him in here… get him out of here.
What are you doing, Kev?
You going to pick sides now?
Let's go.
Let's go. Kevin.
You picked the wrong side.
Kevin.
Stay on him.
Get him out of here.
Kevin, what are you doing?
Randy, are you OK?
We need help here right now. - Medic!
Medics, right now.
Let's go.
We need some help.
Stay with him.
Randy, are you OK?
Hey, take it easy.
Ay.
Medics, let's go right now!
[Cole] Well, another parking lot attack by Kevin Owens,
this time on Randy Orton, much like he did to Cody Rhodes
last Saturday night.
And it was interesting.
Did you hear the one thing Kevin Owens said?
"Are you going to pick sides now, Randy?"
[Corey] Well, it looks to me like the old familiar sight
of KO going off the deep end again.
♪ Droppin' you down to the floor ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
♪ Ready for war ♪
♪ Better than ever before ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
♪ Break the walls ♪
♪ I feel like exalted, appalled ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
[ring bell dings]
[Alicia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, accompanied by Jacob Fatu
and the WWE Tag Team Champions Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa,
representing The Bloodline,
Solo Sikoa.
[Cole] Strength in numbers…
the mantra for The Bloodline for many years now.
And it continues under this man, the new Tribal Chief,
Solo Sikoa…
which I can't believe Jimmy Uso challenged him to a match tonight
knowing the rest of The Bloodline was going to be in tow.
[Corey] Listen, I'm going to be perfectly honest with you, Cole.
After six months away from the ring,
Jimmy Uso might not stand a chance.
Solo Sikoa is still at the top of his game.
And the fact that Solo and Jacob came up short at Bad Blood
can be a great motivator.
They are feeling malicious.
They are feeling nasty.
And it does not bode well for a returning Big Jim.
[Cole] The Bloodline acknowledges Solo Sikoa.
He's the man who had his own brother attacked
and kicked out of The Bloodline.
Jimmy Uso seeks revenge live next.
♪ Better than ever before ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
♪ Breaking the walls ♪
♪ I feel like exalted, appalled ♪
♪ We takin' it ♪
[Cole] Well, this week, the NHL's Florida Panthers
received their 2024 Stanley Cup championship rings.
The interior of the ring is pretty cool.
I'm going to tell you about it in a moment.
It's beyond… it's so beautiful and so well done,
so elegant.
[Cole] It's the depiction of the official WWE NHL Stanley Cup
Championship title…
the ring custom-designed, handcrafted
in 14-karat yellow gold with genuine diamonds,
rubies, and sapphires.
Those championship titles are absolutely beautiful.
I already ordered a Penguins one.
-Let's go, Pens. -Well, whatever.
I'm not a hockey guy.
But nonetheless, what about last week?
Now, we saw moments ago Randy Orton
being attacked by Kevin Owens in the parking lot.
We'll get an update on him in just a bit.
But last week at Bad Blood, Kevin done…
Kevin did the same thing as well in Atlanta.
Now, what about how he kicked off the show?
Hell in a Cell…
Drew McIntyre, CM Punk.
Let's take you back.
[epic music playing]
[Corey] This will not be a five-star wrestling classic.
It is going to be mutually-assured destruction.
Very few men are ever the same
when they walk out of this structure.
I'm going to end your career.
[Corey] It is hell on earth inside Hell in a Cell.
I don't have the words.
[Cole] I do… somebody win this damn match
and end this brutality.
[oohing]
[cheering]
Oh, my god.
McIntyre may have broken his back.
[Corey] Punk's got a chain.
[Cole] Punk paying back the favor.
[cheering]
Go to Sleep to the chain.
-[crowd] 3! -[Cole] CM Punk…
[ring bell dings]
…survives hell.
[Solo Sikoa's entrance theme]
"The Tribal Chief" Solo Sikoa set to do battle.
I wonder if he is still in control
when we head to Columbia, South Carolina,
next week for Friday Night SmackDown.
♪ We not the same I am elite ♪
♪ Note the name ♪
♪ That legacy runs through my veins ♪
♪ I am the… ♪
[Def Rebel, "Born a King"]
[cheering]
♪ Uso ♪
♪ I was born a King ♪
♪ Ran with the pack ♪
♪ I was born a King ♪
♪ I was born a King
[Alicia] And his opponent, from San Francisco, California,
weighing in at 251 pounds,
Jimmy Uso.
[Cole] This is the first time that Jimmy Uso has been
in a match since WrestleMania six months ago
when he took on his brother, Jey Uso.
Tonight, he takes on his younger brother
Solo Sikoa, who had Jimmy attacked
and kicked out of The Bloodline the week after WrestleMania.
This should be an emotional battle.
We'll show you what happened.
This was last April.
You're my brother.
I love you.
[oohing]
[Corey] And the ultimate betrayal of Jimmy Uso
would be the arrival of Tama Tonga.
Ah!
[Corey] A Samoan Spike and a statement
made by the man who now proclaims
himself the new Tribal Chief.
Ah!
[Corey] Absolutely hard to watch.
Can't imagine what goes through a man's mind to do that
to your very own big brother.
But tonight, it's sanctioned.
Solo has the opportunity to finish what he started.
And it is of the utmost importance
if you're Jimmy Uso to keep your emotions in check.
Channel them at Solo, sure.
But you could see it in his eyes, Jimmy's excited.
Jimmy's already breathing heavy.
Jimmy doesn't want to blow himself
up and run out of gas early in this one because Solo can go.
[Cole] Solo has been battling…
-[ring bell dings] -…each and every week.
And of course, there is the problem
with the rest of The Bloodline being out here
at ringside for this match-up.
Jimmy Uso saying it earlier tonight to Roman Reigns…
I'm the only one in the family who still acknowledges you.
Everyone else seems to acknowledge Solo Sikoa…
most everyone else.
[Corey] What an unfamiliar situation it is for Jimmy Uso,
realizing he's outnumbered.
Look at it.
Look what I created.
I'm not "little brother" anymore.
I'm the Tribal Chief.
You understand me?
I'm your tribal chief.
And you will…
[booing]
You will acknowledge me, just like every other…
all these people here, everybody.
You will acknowledge me.
[Cole] And Jimmy goes right after Solo.
And now we're underway.
Solo Sikoa said that Jimmy will acknowledge him by the end
of the night tonight.
And Jimmy Uso looking to take out Solo Sikoa.
Big uppercut by Jimmy, who returned
this past Saturday to help Roman Reigns
and Cody Rhodes at Bad Blood.
[Corey] Certainly the last thing Solo
and the new Bloodline expected to see
was the face of Jimmy Uso.
[Cole] Oh!
What an elbow, dropping Jimmy right on the bridge of the nose.
[Corey] Solo has a chance to eradicate WWE of Jimmy Uso
once and for all right here in this match-up.
I got you.
What?
[Corey] And this has to be a surreal feeling,
like watching your own life on TV, if you're Jimmy Uso.
You lived The Bloodline life at the side of Roman Reigns
as the original Tribal Chief alongside your brother
as one half of the greatest tag team in WWE history.
[Cole] Jimmy, suicide dive.
Down goes Solo.
[Corey] But right now, Jimmy Uso is all on his own.
Forget the Island of Relevancy.
Jimmy's just on an island.
[chanting "Uso"]
[Cole] And look at Jimmy Uso as he takes out Solo Sikoa,
completely focused on this match at hand.
Of course, The Bloodline threat out here at ringside.
Jimmy top rope. [Corey] Oh.
[Cole] Oh!
And Solo caught him.
[Corey] That could have turned Jimmy's lights out right there.
[Cole] And just like that, Solo has taken over.
Who's the little brother now, Jimmy?
Huh?
I'm not little anymore.
You understand me?
[Corey] Solo berating his brother verbally.
I'm not little anymore.
Hey, off those ropes now. Watch it.
1.
2.
[chanting "let's go Jimmy"]
[Corey] And this is one of many reasons
why Solo is such a feared competitor.
Sikoa is absolutely…
[Cole] Oh, look at the cheap shot…
[Corey] …ruthless.
[Cole] …by Jacob Fatu, The Samoan Werewolf.
And again, the numbers game catching up to Jimmy Uso.
I'm not your little brother anymore.
[Corey] Personal enforcer.
I'm the Tribal Chief now.
[Corey] The new Tribal Chief Solo Sikoa.
Jacob Fatu stalking on the outside.
[booing]
You see Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa in the back of the ring.
And this is what Solo wanted, to slow the pace
of this match-up down.
Solo works best when he can be methodical.
Come on, Jimmy.
Huh?
[Corey] And Cole, I can't help but draw
a few parallels, as blasph…
as blasphemous as it may sound, between seeing how Solo is
operating and the Roman Reigns that we knew
as the most dominant tribal chief ever.
[Cole] I can see that.
And I agree with you on that point.
[Corey] The slowing the pace, talking to your opponent
while beating them down, it breaks them psychologically
as well as physically.
[Cole] Well, he sat and watched
and learned from Roman Reigns for a couple of years,
did Solo Sikoa.
And then, of course, that quest for power,
that thirst to be in control…
and, oh, Solo even took out his own brother, Jimmy Uso,
six months ago to cement himself as the Tribal Chief.
[booing]
[Corey] It seems right now like Jimmy Uso may very well
have volunteered himself to be slaughtered,
as we look again at the power of the new Tribal Chief.
[Cole] Jimmy with a big kick.
And now Jimmy Uso looking to rally.
Shoulder to the midsection of Solo Sikoa.
Jimmy now… oh, and he ran into a right hand.
And just like that, Solo stops him in his tracks.
[Corey] We talked about Solo studying Roman Reigns.
How about how well he knows his older brother?
Oh!
[Cole] Again.
Fatu just bulldozing through Jimmy Uso.
One of the most dangerous men we've ever seen here in WWE.
[booing]
[Corey] Solo demanding the WWE Universe acknowledge him.
Can Jimmy get back in this?
Ooh.
[crowd] Solo.
[Cole] And we are back on Friday Night SmackDown.
Solo Sikoa in complete control of Jimmy Uso.
[Corey] Oh!
[Cole] Get on up.
And Jimmy Uso in deep, deep trouble.
[Corey] Things are about to go from bad to worse for Jimmy Uso
because Solo is just becoming more and more confident
with each passing moment.
[Cole] And again, The Bloodline lurking…
Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa, the Tag Team Champions, and "The Samoan
Werewolf" Jacob Fatu.
You want to come back?
We'll put your ass out again.
You understand me?
Huh?
You should have stayed at home.
[oohing]
Hey.
Chief.
[Cole] The rebel in Jimmy Uso.
And Jimmy fighting back now.
A couple of right hands to Solo Sikoa,
trying to rally in this match.
Solo telegraphed that and paid for it.
[Corey] Or did he?
Turn around, Jimmy.
[Cole] Might have just fired him up.
-[Corey] Oh! -[Cole] Oh.
With a spinning heel kick, dropping Jimmy Uso.
[Corey] Solo Sikoa is cold-blooded tonight,
flexing his athleticism.
Mind-blowing athleticism for a man the size of Solo Sikoa.
[chanting "let's go Jimmy"]
[Cole] Solo taking his time.
This has been a methodical beatdown of Jimmy Uso,
punishing and torturing his younger brother.
I love you, Solo.
Watch it. Come on.
Hey, hey, hey.
[Cole] He claims Jimmy will acknowledge him tonight.
And again, another cheap shot from Jacob Fatu.
[booing]
[Corey] Just being around Fatu makes me nervous.
You better acknowledge me, Jimmy.
You understand me?
I'm your little brother?
You're the little brother.
Yah!
[Corey] And I don't know if you caught it, Cole.
Before Jacob fired off that right hand to Jimmy…
Come on, Jimmy.
Get your ass up.
[Corey] …Jacob Fatu acknowledged Solo Sikoa,
said, I love you, Solo.
You're my Tribal Chief.
[Cole] Yeah, he's the enforcer.
Huh?
This is all you got?
[chanting "let's go Jimmy"]
[Cole] We said it before.
It was a tall task for Jimmy Uso
to challenge Solo tonight six months out of the ring.
But looking to rally.
Down goes Sikoa.
And Jimmy trying to get back in this.
[Corey] Jimmy buying himself a few valuable moments
to try and gain his wits.
[clapping]
But Solo won't stay down for long.
[Cole] We're in Greenville, South Carolina, tonight.
This is our main event on Friday Night SmackDown,
"The Tribal Chief" Solo Sikoa and Jimmy Uso,
his older brother, who he kicked out of The Bloodline
six months ago.
Jimmy came back at Bad Blood to help
Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes and tonight
looking to take out Sikoa.
[Corey] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Solo Sikoa went for the Spinning Solo.
[Corey] That's it.
[Cole] For the win, cover now on Jimmy.
Hook of the leg.
And a kick out by Jimmy Uso.
[Corey] At this point, kicking out
might have done more harm than good for Jimmy Uso.
Because Solo is going to be more than happy to deliver
more punishment to his big brother.
Let's take another look at this.
Spinning Solo, a maneuver Solo has used many times
to great effect… and even picked up
quite a few victories, but not tonight.
Not against big bro.
[clapping]
[Cole] And Solo once again measuring Jimmy,
taking his time, punishing him.
[Corey] Cold-blooded stare in the eyes of Solo.
Here he comes again.
[Cole] Oh, and again.
[Corey] I mean, the longer this goes on,
Jimmy might be risking long-term damage.
[Cole] And Jimmy just collapsing in the corner again.
[booing]
[Corey] And Jimmy Uso has to know he is outgunned tonight, period.
There are no two ways about it.
[booing]
[Cole] Throwing the 1's up in the air.
Big smile on his face.
Sikoa looking to put Jimmy Uso away.
Jimmy, though, exploding out of the corner
and catching him with a kick.
[applause]
[Corey] Was that Jimmy's last gasp?
Does Uso have anything left in the tank
to get back into this fight?
[Cole] Tama Tonga, Tanga Loa looking on…
Jacob Fatu as well… as Jimmy looks to rally.
[Corey] Jimmy caught Solo flush with a superkick, but…
[Cole] Oh!
And a kick again by Jimmy.
Jimmy Uso firing back now, got Solo in trouble.
[Corey] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Jimmy now with Solo up top on his shoulders.
Solo, though, landing on his feet.
Got him right in the ear.
And Solo's stunned, down to a knee in the corner.
[Corey] I don't know where Jimmy Uso is getting it,
but it's going to drag Jimmy across the finish line.
[Cole] Into the corner, Jimmy launched out to the apron.
And again, a kick to Solo Sikoa.
Jimmy going up top.
Jimmy looking to fly, pick up the pace of the match-up.
Top rope, cross body.
Lateral press on Solo to put him away.
And a kick out at 2.
[Corey] Jimmy now growing…
oh, wait a minute.
Wait a minute.
[Cole] We have Fatu on the apron.
And now Jimmy Uso has The Bloodline
coming from all sides.
Solo now lining up from behind off the distraction.
Went for the Spike.
Jimmy blocked.
Samoan Drop by Jimmy.
Into the cover again, looking to knock off Solo Sikoa.
And a kick out by Sikoa at 2.
[Tonga] Come on, Solo.
Come on, Solo.
[Corey] Jimmy now realizing this may
be the only opportunity that he gets to dispose
of his little brother.
Oh, here comes Tama Tonga.
[Cole] And now on the other side Jacob Fatu.
[Corey] Oh.
[Cole] Referee Jessika Carr didn't see it,
distracted on the other side.
And a Samoan Spike by Solo for the win.
[ring bell dings]
[Solo Sikoa's entrance theme]
[Alicia] Here is your winner, Solo Sikoa.
[Cole] Solo Sikoa… and now The Bloodline
assaulting Jimmy Uso.
Jimmy took chances coming out here tonight by himself.
But he may have some backup.
Little payback for what happened Saturday.
Roman Reigns…
[cheering]
…on his way to the ring.
And he's going to be met by Jacob Fatu.
And a Superman Punch from Roman.
[Corey] Roman returning the favor from Bad Blood,
coming to the aid of Jimmy Uso.
Tama Tonga chucked out of the ring.
[Cole] And then a big right hand.
And another Superman Punch by Reigns.
And now turns his attention to the current Tribal Chief.
[cheering, applause]
[chanting "OTC"]
And now Solo and Roman going at it middle of the ring.
From behind, Jacob Fatu.
[booing]
[excited chatter]
[Corey] Solo once again calling the shots.
Oh, dear. oh, no.
[Cole] Jacob into the corner to Roman.
And again, The Blloodline… strength in numbers.
Jimmy Uso back into the ring, going after Jacob Fatu now.
And Jimmy runs into a big kick.
[Corey] An exercise in futility.
Look at this.
[Cole] Fatu.
[Corey] Terrifying athleticism from The Samoan Werewolf.
[Cole] And now the Tag Team Champions
punishing and brutally assaulting Roman Reigns.
Do your thing, Tribal Chief.
Ah!
[Cole] Samoan Spike to Reigns.
[excited chatter]
[Solo Sikoa's entrance theme]
[Cole] Jimmy said it earlier tonight, Corey.
Roman is now indeed a tribeless chief.
[Def Rebel, "Taking It All"]
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ I feel like exalted, appalled ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
[Corey] Take another look at this.
Yeah!
[Corey] And we will see this no doubt over and over again,
as the new Tribal Chief puts down the original Tribal Chief
with the Samoan Spike.
♪ Tell 'em my time is now ♪
♪ While packed up and ready to fight ♪
♪ Lived through the struggle, the hustle, pain ♪
♪ And I see the smiles from the fake on their face ♪
♪ This is my time… ♪
Dominant in the ring.
We own it!
Dominant in the ring.
Come on with it!
♪ The one who will not take a loss ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
♪ We kicking the door ♪
♪ Dropping you down to the floor ♪
♪ We takin' it all ♪
♪ Ready for war ♪
♪ Better than ever before ♪
We need help.
[groans]
We need help, bro.
[booing]
[Cole] The words from Jimmy Uso to Roman Reigns…
"We need help."
[Solo] Can't nobody touch us.
Can't nobody stop us.
You can't touch us.
And the Tribal Chief…
We need it…
[groans] t…