[intro music playing]
[Triple H] Then.
Now.
Forever.
Together.
[Joe] We are live in Portland, Oregon,
City of Roses, with a Monday Night Raw
that's more prickly thorns than it's perfume petals.
The Moda Center is packed.
And they're going to love who's back on his feet.
["Born To Be" playing]
-Damian Priest has arrived. -[crowd cheers]
Last we knew he was badly beaten at the hospital.
With Rhea Ripley, you see there.
Now The Terror Twins are digging deep.
Set to take it out on their tormentors,
Priest gets a match with despicable "Dirty" Dom tonight.
In fact, the entire Judgment Day is here.
-Look at that. -[crowd booing]
They have a heavy workload.
They have to prove they deserve to keep those tag titles.
JD and Finn put them on the line against The New Day.
World Tag Team Championship match is going to be coming your way.
Who knows what Liv and Dom are laughing about there?
And Damage CTRL is out for a singles win.
They recently had a number-one contender's match that went sideways.
Now, they're facing off Bianca Belair with Jade Cargill by her side.
The EST will face Kairi Sane tonight.
And folks, it's a colossal clash.
Braun Strowman.
One big SOB.
Been fighting through pain.
Will now face the man who did it to him.
"Big" Bronson Reed.
The globe-shaped intimidator meets up with his chief mountainous rival tonight.
Oh, and there's one more headliner who has made his way to Portland.
His mere presence brings about a chorus.
His name to be chanted over and over.
-Drew thought he was done. -[crowd cheering]
He's not.
Say it with me, Portland.
CM Punk!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[Joe] In less than three weeks,
that "Cult of Personality", it will be blasting throughout Atlanta.
And Punk will take on a legacy defining challenge.
-["Cult of Personality" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Look in my eyes ♪
♪ What do you see? ♪
♪ The cult of personality… ♪
[crowd cheering]
♪ I know your dreams ♪
♪ I've been everything you wanna be ♪
♪ Oh, I'm the cult of personality… ♪
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome CM Punk!
[Joe] It's going to be Hell in a Cell for Punk against Drew McIntyre.
Wade Barrett, that comes after he suffered deranged destruction
that you yourself tried to temper a couple of weeks ago.
[Wade] Yeah, tried and failed to temper.
And if you see that focused, almost somber look in the eyes of CM Punk,
there is a reason why.
And it's not just the specter of Hell in a Cell
that hangs over CM Punk.
It's what happened a couple of weeks ago
at the hands of none other than Drew McIntyre.
And we recall that Drew thought we would never see this right now.
Yeah, and it certainly wasn't supposed to happen.
Drew McIntyre essentially tried to end the career of CM Punk.
It appears he failed and CM Punk is now ready
to make Drew McIntyre face the consequences at Bad Blood.
[Joe] October 5th, it will be on.
Hell in a Cell.
Punk and McIntyre.
♪ I tell you one and one makes three… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
[crowd cheering]
I am at the point in my career
where sometimes people ask me how many matches…
do I have left in these old bones?
And depending on how you feel about me,
the answer is either wildly disappointing
or it makes you tremendously happy,
because the answer is way more than you think.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
When I came back to the WWE,
I said I did not come here to make friends,
and that didn't necessarily mean that I came here to make a mortal enemy.
But that's exactly what I have done.
So much so…
that the only way to end this
between Drew McIntyre and myself
is in Hell in a Cell.
[crowd cheers]
I feel a little bit naive to think that I thought this was over
because I touched four turnbuckles in Berlin.
Maybe Drew was a little bit naive to think
that this was all going to be over,
because he jumped me in Chicago months ago
and tried to drag my wife and my dog into this mess.
[crowd boos]
We probably all agree that it should have stopped
the second time Drew sent me to a hospital two weeks ago.
But I'm just too damn stubborn.
[crowd cheers]
Drew's fatal mistake in all this is not getting the job done.
But now things are drastically different.
People can ask me,
"How many Hell in the Cell matches do you have left in you?"
The honest answer… is zero.
[crowd booing]
My little sister's asked me not to do this.
My wife asked me not to do this.
[CM Punk sniffles]
Maybe the angel on my shoulder begged me not to do this.
[crowd boos]
So, armed with all of that information,
please allow me to tell you exactly why I am going to do this.
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] CM Punk! CM Punk!
The last time I was in Portland, I sat there and I told Drew,
"If you push me far enough, I can become the Devil himself."
[crowd cheers]
And now the Devil's here.
The Devil in my heart tells me
the only way this ends
is in Hell in the Cell.
The same heart Drew McIntyre promised
that he was going to get to stop beating.
And Drew McIntyre, I can't promise I'm going to kill you.
Because I won't make promises that I 100% cannot deliver on.
So here is my promise.
I'm going to make you bleed.
[crowd cheers]
And I promise that you are going to have to kill me.
Because I am prepared to die.
I am prepared for this heart to stop beating.
I am prepared for all of this to be over with.
I had a great career and if this is the end, so be it.
[crowd cheering]
I'm prepared for this to be the end of CM Punk,
and if you're prepared for this to be the end of Drew McIntyre…
then I'll see you in hell.
-[microphone thuds] -[crowd cheering]
["Cult of Personality" playing]
[Wade] The Devil is going down to Georgia and he's looking for a soul to steal.
CM Punk is going to hell,
and he's going to drag Drew McIntyre there with him
at Hell in a Cell at Bad Blood in less than three weeks' time, Joe.
To hear him say, Wade,
"My family asked me not to do this.
It was the devil inside of me who said, 'Do this.'"
"If this is the end, so be it?"
"I'm prepared to die?"
Folks, this is October 5th, Hell in a cell.
And the build up to this is going to be absolutely incredible.
Let's turn our attention to Sheamus for a moment.
And lately, his old mate Pete Dunne has absolutely snapped, Wade.
[Wade] This was a couple of weeks ago.
The Intercontinental Championship tournament.
Sheamus looking to advance.
Out of nowhere pops Pete Dunne,
smashing that shillelagh over the back of The Celtic Warrior,
-costing Sheamus the match-up. -[Sheamus screaming]
Now last week, Sheamus returned, struck back,
reacquired the shillelagh.
[Pete Dunne panting]
Now you're mine, Butch.
Let's bleedin' go.
[Wade] Taste of things to come from Sheamus.
Now let's head over to backstage correspondent Cathy Kelley.
Thanks so much, Wade, Joe.
I am here with Sheamus.
And Sheamus, we have seen escalating tension between yourself
and former comrade Pete Dunne over the past several weeks.
So take me through how you're feeling heading into this match tonight.
You know, Miss Kelley,
I taught this Pete Dunne fella too well.
[sighs]
He really hit me where it hurts, you know?
And no, I'm not talking about when he smashed my hand
or when he cracked the shillelagh across my back.
My shillelagh.
I'm talking about when he took my dream away from me.
The one mountain I have left to climb here in the WWE,
the Intercontinental Championship,
and becoming the first ever WWE Grand Slam Champion.
But now, Miss Kelley,
it's time to inflict pain to my protégé.
And to the arena out here, the proper fellas, I ask you,
please, whatever you do, don't call him Butch.
-[Joe] Ha! -[crowd laughs]
He hates that.
He actually despises being called Butch.
When you say Butch over and over again…
[crowd chanting] Butch! Butch!
Tonight, Pete Dunne,
you become my Butch.
So I've only got one question left.
Portland, are you ready for a banger?
[crowd cheering]
["10 Beats Of The Bodhrán" playing]
[Joe] Ah, Sheamus ready to serve up a banger
and executive producing the crowd quite well.
[Wade] Severe lack of sincerity with that advice from Sheamus there.
[explosion]
[crowd cheering]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Dublin, Ireland,
weighing in at 267 pounds,
Sheamus!
[Joe] For so long, "Fight Night" was the inspired battle cry
with the guy he called Butch by his side.
Now the annoyed Pete Dunne
will have to deal with his old Brawling Brutes big man
that is coming up next right here on Monday Night Raw.
[Sheamus yelling]
[Joe] Back here in Portland,
we remind you that in the new Peacock Original Fight Night,
schemers, dreamers, hustlers, high rollers,
they collide over $1 million heist
on the night of Muhammad Ali's historic 1970 comeback fight in Atlanta.
It stars Kevin Hart, Terrence Howard, Don Cheadle, Samuel L. Jackson.
Fight Night is streaming now only on Peacock.
Speaking of Fight Night,
Sheamus.
The last time The Celtic Warrior had a match here in Portland,
it was with Pete/Butch
in a six-man tag win downing Imperium then
["Stand Tall" playing]
[announcer] And his opponent from Birmingham, England,
weighing in at 205 pounds,
"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne!
[Joe] You know, Wade, every time Pete reflects on those
Brawling Brute days with Sheamus, you just get the sense
that he should be in therapy, not in the ring,
but he's been venting through random attacks.
[Wade] Yeah, and you know what,
I'd actually in part agree with Pete Dunne's perspective on this,
as the crowd here are asking, "Where is Butch?"
Well Butch is long gone and Pete Dunne is here to stay.
So here's the deal.
Pete Dunne's career throughout eternity on the independent scene in NXT,
this is a guy who won gold after gold after gold.
He arrives here on Raw and SmackDown,
links up with Sheamus,
not even a sniff of gold ever since.
He's putting that squarely at the feet of his onetime mentor, Sheamus.
He sees Sheamus as the man who derailed his career,
and I understand why.
Pete Dunne, I almost said the B word,
is so vengeful right now.
-[Joe] You almost said Butch. -[Wade] I did.
-[Joe] The way the crowd is. -[bell dings]
[Wade] It's in my head now.
[Joe] That moniker that he takes though to such an extreme, Wade,
it's like this torture tag rather than a name.
It just feels like it makes him a joke, according to him.
Sheamus is all over him right away.
[Wade] Here's what Dunne sees.
He sees-- Oh, nice shot there from Dunne.
He sees Sheamus' little-brothering him.
And I get it.
If you look at the resume of Sheamus,
Sheamus has won it all, almost,
apart from the Intercontinental Championship,
so he certainly has a bigger resume.
But Pete Dunne is no slouch.
This is a guy who has all the potential in the world
to get to the very top here in WWE.
I mean world championships.
He doesn't need to be little-brothered and talked down to by anyone,
least of all Sheamus.
[Joe] Sheamus is targeting that back early on.
They met back on August 19th and it was an interesting match.
Oh, he's lining him up early for the ten Beats.
The last time this happened,
Sheamus gave him the ten Beats
and then ten more while draped hanging along the top rope
in that match back in August.
[Wade] Pete Dunne clearly has learned from that,
and it might be--
-[Joe] Oh, wow. -[Wade] Lid snapper time.
[Joe] Hyperextending that right elbow back.
[Wade] Nobody does small joint damage better than Pete Dunne,
but Sheamus, what a brutalist.
Merciless fighter he is.
Immediately bouncing back.
[Joe] A master of joint manipulation.
And Sheamus with the kick on the level's midsection
and working down the leg…
[referee] Out of that corner. Come on!
[Joe] Before Pete Dunne turns things around
and steps up with the kick up high.
[Wade] I'm impressed by Pete Dunne after that volley of strikes from Sheamus.
There's a certain permanence to the shots that come from Sheamus
and Dunne just bounced back.
[crowd chanting] Butch! Butch!
[Sheamus screams]
[Joe] Right on the back of the elbow now as he works the other arm.
[Wade] This audience is clearly trying their best
to throw Pete Dunne off his game.
Simply needs to drown out the noise, refocus,
and capitalize on this great start he's made against Sheamus.
[Joe] Up and over goes Dunne.
Now on to the steps.
He's got that left hand in a compromised position again.
Grinding down on the fingers of Sheamus against the steel.
[Wade] Sheamus knew exactly what was coming,
and this is about to look
-[Joe] No! -[Wade] very ugly for Pete Dunne.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Right down on the announce table,
as Dunne is in pain and Sheamus is in control
here on Monday Night Raw.
[Joe] Sheamus and Pete Dunne going at it here.
Monday Night Raw from Portland.
Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett ringside here
for Monday Night Raw.
So much emotion between these two,
and simply controlling that can be a challenge,
as Sheamus looking to get him in position,
but Pete Dunne slides down.
Powerbomb opportunity for Dunne.
[Wade] Wow!
That is a massive frame of Sheamus that--
-[Joe] Hook of the leg. -[crowd counting]
And Sheamus kicks out.
[Wade] Well, Sheamus went for broke with a White Noise off the top rope,
but Pete Dunne simply wise to it with enough power
to carry the big Irishman across the center of the ring.
[crowd chanting] Butch! Butch!
And right now, Sheamus looks like a lame duck
and Pete Dunne needs to go in for the kill and ignore this audience.
[Joe] And there is nothing more than he would savor
than defeating Sheamus.
He has been at odds with him,
he has been tortured over the past.
And a big right hand comes in.
And now ground and pound,
and just letting that emotion out on his former mate.
[Wade] Every shot to the temple.
Referee taking a close look there,
almost called this one as a disqualification.
[Joe] There are times where I watch Pete against Sheamus
and I wonder how does he balance
controlling all of this rage and emotion with Sheamus
compared to the strategy and tactical way
of going about getting a win.
Look at this.
[Wade] Sometimes that rage and emotion can carry you to different places.
[Sheamus] You're a bitch!
[Joe] Did you hear that?
[Wade] He mispronounced Butch, I think.
Joe, but things are starting to look bleak for Pete Dunne.
Payback is a Butch.
[Joe] Nearly sent him over with that.
The powerslam as Sheamus "The Celtic Warrior" in control.
[Wade] Sheamus promised this audience a banger
and my word, is he delivering once again.
[Joe] He's bringing that knee down,
that kneepad down.
He wants to deliver it with force
against Dunne "The Bruiserweight."
Laying out and Sheamus brings it
with all 267 pounds.
-Hook of the leg. -[crowd counting]
[Joe] And Dunne survives for the moment.
[Wade] Talk about the durability of Pete Dunne.
265 pounds, of flying Irishman with pinpoint accuracy
on the jaw of the Englishman.
Somehow Pete Dunne lives on,
but he is wobbly kneed.
[Joe] In position.
-[Wade] Trying for that Celtic Cross. -[Joe] Dunne escapes it.
[Wade] Thankfully for Dunne, he's out of there and bouncing back.
[Joe] And a big kick.
[Wade] The bitter, resentful Pete Dunne
has bought himself another opportunity to conquer his former mentor,
who is glassy-eyed in the ring.
[Joe] Uppercut from Sheamus.
[Wade] Sheamus fighting on instinct here.
[Joe] From the second rope.
Drives him right down.
Slow to the cover.
[crowd] One, two, three!
And a kick-out by Dunne.
[Wade] Davey Boy Smith style.
Powerslam off the second rope from the big Irishman,
connecting perfectly on the spine of Dunne.
Dunne somehow still in this.
But in big, big trouble,
and not where you want to be in a match-up with Sheamus.
[Joe] He tried earlier to get Dunne in position.
Dunne working on those digits of Sheamus, sending him back,
as Sheamus escapes and brings him up.
Ten Beats of the Bodhrán ready to be applied.
[crowd] One, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight,
nine, ten, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18.
-[Joe] Bonus bruising for Dunne. -[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Little extra stank on those shots for the former Brawling Brutes.
[Joe] That's a shillelagh.
That's a shillelagh he just picked up.
[Wade] About to get disqualified here.
[Joe] The shillelagh is in his hand--
Oh, pump knee from Sheamus.
Well, that takes care of that.
And now it's in the hands of The Celtic Warrior.
[crowd cheering]
And you can see the referee saying, "Put it down."
Have no chance.
[Wade] Pete Dunne scrambled away in desperation.
-[Joe] Whoa! -[Wade] That's a cricket bat!
[Joe] A solid wood cricket bat.
[Wade] That thing is heavier than a baseball bat.
[Joe] Big boot.
Turns him into the cover.
Pete Dunne for the win.
[bell dings]
["Stand Tall" playing]
[Joe] He rocked him with a cricket bat.
[announcer] Here is your winner,
"The Bruiserweight" Pete Dunne!
[Wade] Well, talk about the smarts of Pete Dunne.
We talked about the emotion earlier.
That was a bait and switch.
Goaded Sheamus in with the shillelagh,
lying in wait was that cricket bat,
and Sheamus got hit for six.
That was like a boundary.
And that is a sport even you haven't yet--
[Joe] I'll turn to my Englishman partner here.
That cricket bat, that thing is brutal.
And Pete Dunne gets the best of Sheamus because of it.
Hey, the past few episodes of Monday Night Raw
have had a constant thread line.
Wade, that has been The Judgment Day with damage done.
Always establishing themselves as running this place.
And last week Damian Priest took it head on.
…because I want you one-on-one at Bad Blood.
Fine, I accept.
[Damian] Now it's time for me to do what I came out here to do.
No, no. You've forgotten about the old Judgment Day playbook?
[microphone thuds]
[Wade] That playbook is the numbers game which took Priest down…
["Demon In Your Dreams" playing]
[Wade] until a crutch-bearing Rhea Ripley arrived on the scene.
Was short-lived, though, as Liv Morgan turned up
attacking the injured knee of Rhea Ripley.
Then the beatdown commenced.
Judgment Day, like a pack of wolves, tearing The Terror Twins apart
until Jey Uso arrived, chasing them off.
Job done.
-[Damian] …themselves. -Exactly.
You know I got your back anyway.
[Jey Uso clapping] Hey, what's up, Priest?
-[crowd cheering] -[Jey Uso] Yeah.
I know you got a match with Dominik tonight, Uce,
and you're not going to ask for my help,
because I know how you get down, bro.
But I'm gonna have eyes on that match, bro.
-[Damian softly] Well… -Got you.
-All right, fair enough. -Sure.
-[Woods] Uce, what up, man? -What up, man?
[Jey] Yeet.
Priest, Rhea…
Now, look, I know that we haven't seen eye to eye in the past,
but I know all three of y'all got an issue with The Judgment Day.
But tonight, Kofi and I got a match for the Tag Team Titles.
We can become champs for the 13th time.
And like when you were fighting for the Heavyweight Championship,
you wanted to go it alone.
So you could prove to everybody that you deserve to be there.
We want to go it alone
to prove to everybody we still got what it takes.
So that's all I'm asking.
Stay back here and let us handle it.
I respect that.
Just do us all a favor, though.
Whoop their asses and take them titles.
[Woods] Hell, yeah.
-And also, I like him a lot more than Dom. -[Rhea] Yeah?
[Jey] Let's go, man. Yeet.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
[Rhea giggles]
[Rhea whispers] Yeet.
[Wade] Lot of action still to come here on Raw.
But this is back at SummerSlam,
where Rhea Ripley's then lover boy, Dom Mysterio,
assisted his now girlfriend, Liv Morgan,
in defending her Women's World Championship.
And how about this celebration, Joe?
X-rated smooch between the two lovebirds
that was seen around the world.
While tonight, Ripley's terror twin Damian Priest
looks for a little payback against "Dirty" Dom Mysterio.
They will be going head to head in tonight's main event
here on Monday Night Raw.
[crowd cheering]
[Miz] There he is.
[exhales] Miz.
How you feeling?
Big match with Bronson Reed tonight.
-I'm pretty banged up -Oh!
from what's been going on over the last couple of weeks,
but I'm not making excuses about it, you know?
Well, I just want to say good luck, man.
-Thank you, man. -You got it.
I also want to know, what did you mean last week
when you said I'm no match for Bronson Reed.
Oh, please don't take that in any kind of context.
I-- I didn't mean any disrespect by it at all.
-You're The Miz. -No, I get it, I get it.
I mean, I just won every title there is to win.
Beaten every superstar--
I know this. I've seen the career that you've had.
What I'm getting at is sometimes it takes a monster
-to beat a monster. -[Miz chuckles]
[hesitating] You get--
I'm no monster. Got it.
Hey, you got this.
-Thank you. -Get him.
Yes, sir. [groans]
[Joe] Strowman versus "Big" Bronson Reed still to come tonight.
Last week it wasn't just one of the feel good stories recently.
It was a feel great story for Natalya.
["New Foundation" playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Lyra Valkyria and Zelina Vega,
Natalya!
[Joe] Back home in Calgary a week ago,
celebrating with family, friends, fans,
what a thrill it was.
And her Instagram filled with the old Hart family photos,
and new memories made, Wade, with our trip to Calgary.
And now her first singles match since June 4th.
[Wade] Always a pleasure seeing Natalya back here on Raw.
And man, this place just exploded when her music hit.
[Joe] Survivor Series: WarGames coming to Rogers Arena in Vancouver,
Saturday, November 30th.
Tickets on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com.
Survivor Series: WarGames.
["Run For The Hills" playing]
[announcer] And her opponent,
accompanied by Shayna Baszler and Sonya Deville,
representing Pure Fusion Collective,
Zoey Stark!
[Joe] Zoey Stark and the menacing Pure Fusion Collective.
Do you want to step up?
Shoot your shot.
-[Sonya] That's what I thought-- -["New Foundation" playing]
[Joe] Boy, last week, this group found themselves
on the wrong side of things, didn't they?
[Wade] Yes, indeed.
Canada's favorite daughter, Natalya, arrived on the scene,
taking it to Pure Fusion Collective
and then scoring a massive win with the iconic,
right there in Canada, sharpshooter,
leaving the crowd in Calgary in raptures.
And Pure Fusion Collective having to lick their wounds
and try and reply this week in singles action.
[bell rings]
[Joe] That was with Lyra Valkyria and Zelina Vega.
And now here we are with Natalya looking to gather momentum
and get into that cover early on.
But Zoey wasting no time.
[Wade] Natalya sees herself as the mother hen of the locker room.
Wants to help look out for some of the younger superstars.
The newer women on the roster, such as Lyra Valkyria,
who find themselves in the crosshairs of these three bullies
from Pure Fusion Collective in recent weeks.
[Joe] It's been a while since singles action.
Meanwhile, Zoey Stark has been so competitive.
Her 30th televised match this year.
And a kick-out.
[Wade] Natalya is just one of those rare women
who are just evergreen,
yet a Hall of Fame worthy career ten years ago,
and she's still somehow getting better,
retaining that hunger.
[Joe] Most matches for a female competitor,
she has the record there.
Most wins in a career for a female competitor, the record there.
Record after record for Nattie.
Oh, springboard dropkick from Zoey Stark…
[Zoey] That's what I'm talking about!
[Joe] …as she is off to a great start against Natalya here in Portland.
[crowd booing]
[Joe] Natalya, the former SmackDown Women's Champion,
against Zoey Stark, who was an NXT Women's Tag Champion.
And a week ago you know what happened up in Calgary.
Natalya made her triumphant return in front of the home fans,
with Lyra and Zelina defeating Pure Fusion Collective.
[Wade] Well, there's been one way traffic for the past few minutes,
with Zoey Stark mercilessly battering Natalya,
but now Natalya finally finding something in the opposite direction
and Natalya is unleashed.
And Pure Fusion Collective do not like it
when you punch them in the mouth.
That's supposed to be their job.
Getting a taste of their own medicine now.
[Joe] Big boot up top by Natalya.
Hooks the leg into the cover
and Stark able to kick out.
[Wade] Natalya so bravely stepping up to help out
the likes of Lyra Valkyria and Zelina Vega.
When it comes to the numbers game with Pure Fusion Collective,
severe physical consequences on the line for mixing it up with these women.
But Natalya knows
if you don't step to them as a group, they will devour you.
[Joe] Oh, big kick!
And the cover.
[crowd] One, two--
[Zoey screams]
[Joe] Comes up short as Nattie is able to kick out.
Zoey does have a victory over Natalya.
That happened back in March on an edition of Main Event.
[Wade] There is an amazing athletic prowess
combined with unparalleled aggression
when it comes to Zoey Stark.
The Raw and SmackDown audiences
haven't yet seen everything that Stark is capable of.
Attempt at a Z360.
[Joe] Couldn't hit the Z360.
She's thinking sharpshooter.
It happened a week ago, but Zoey able to deny it.
Rolls it up, though.
And a reverse by Stark.
And right back.
Seesaw moment between these two.
[Wade] How many tricks have you got, ladies?
It's like a chess game out there.
Attempt at a sharpshooter now.
[Joe] The roll-up by Stark.
Kick out by Nattie-- And right back to her.
-School boy, and the win. -[bell dings]
How about the career momentum Natalya finds within these seven days?
[announcer] Here is your winner,
Natalya!
[Wade] I don't care how good you are in that ring
when you're in there with a veteran like Natalya,
she just has the deepest playbook of anybody.
And that came in crucial at the closing moments.
Simply outwitted and outmaneuvered Zoey Stark,
picking up another massive W.
[Joe] Let's go backstage at the Moda Center here in Portland
to our ace reporter, Cathy Kelley.
Well, Joe, it wouldn't be a Monday night without some Rhea Ripley.
And Rhea, at Bad Blood, you face Liv Morgan
for the WWE Women's World Championship.
Have to ask you going in, how does your knee feel?
[Finn Bálor clears throat] I can take this from here.
-Hey, Rhea. -[crowd booing]
I've, uh--
I've been meaning to catch up with you for a while now,
but with everything that's been going on with me and Damian,
I just haven't had a chance to speak--
Well, now you have the chance, Finn.
[Finn sighs]
Okay, well, here it goes then.
I really feel like you're…
just as bad as Damian Priest.
[crowd boos]
You said that we were a family.
You acted like you cared,
but in reality, the only thing you ever cared about was yourself.
And I'm sick and tired of you blaming me
for everything that's gone on with The Judgment Day.
You and Damian are the reason
why I wasn't world champion last year.
You and Damian are the reason
why neither of you are world champion now.
You and Damian are the reason for everything that's happened
in the last three months with The Judgment Day.
Okay, what we're not gonna do here
is lie blatantly to my face
and try to rewrite history to hide your little ego problems, okay?
Because we were a family.
All I ever did was try to make opportunities for all of us
and stop you boys from fighting every single bloody week.
Because I loved my family.
But if you want to make me and Damian the bad guys
in your fictional little story,
then so be it.
At Bad Blood,
you, Liv, Dom
and the other two bozos
will see how bad we can truly be.
Okay. [sniffs angrily]
There's one more thing I wanted to tell you,
and I wanted it to come from me.
You know, when Liv was putting the moves on Dom
and Dom was trying to resist,
I was the Devil on Dom's shoulder.
I told him to go at Liv.
I told him to forget about you.
It was me.
Do we have a problem here?
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
We got no problem here, mate.
Just two friends catching up.
But, uh, you might want to focus on the Intercontinental Championship
because I think you might be a little bit out of your league over here.
[Finn sniffs angrily]
-Thanks, Uce, I appreciate it. -[Jey] No problem.
But Finney's got a point.
What, that you out of my league?
[Rhea snickers] What?
-No. -I was about to say.
No.
That you got to focus on becoming Intercontinental Champion.
Don't even worry about it, Rhea.
I'm on the way to the ring right now.
-[Joe laughs] -[Jey] Mm.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Ah, the glasses are on.
Portland is ready for the number one contender
to the Intercontinental Championship.
[Jey exhales]
♪ Uso! ♪
-["Main Event Ish" playing] -[crowd cheering]
♪ Aye, aye, aye, aye ♪
♪ Main event Jey Uso Is now in your city! ♪
♪ Yah hoo! ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's just me, Uce… ♪
Watch me!
♪ It's just me, Uce ♪
♪ Day one ish ♪
♪ It's Jey, I line 'em all up ♪
♪ And knock 'em down like this… ♪
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
[Wade] What on earth are you doing?
Keep Portland yeet, Wade.
[Wade] Yeet?
[Joe] That's a good sign, my man.
[Wade] You're a classy man, Joe.
This is just so unseemly.
We're supposed to be gentleman at the desk.
You got your custom suit on.
You are a high-class man and you're yeeting?
[Joe softly] Custom suit that now you've just spit all over.
[Joe] Well, he survived the Gauntlet of Triple Threat Matches.
Number one contender for the Intercontinental Championship.
He got through every barrier to take it.
And now the hype begins
for what he hopes will be his first singles championship in the WWE.
Jey Uso is that close,
and it comes next week, Wade Barrett.
[Wade] Yes, indeed.
He won the Intercontinental Championship number one contender's tournament.
It was an arduous journey, but he got what he wanted.
Be careful what you wish for.
Next Monday, right here on Monday Night Raw,
Intercontinental Championship on the line.
Bron Breakker defends against this man.
"Main Event" Jey Uso.
["Main Event Ish" continues playing]
♪ Imma get 'em… ♪
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
I said…
"Main Event" Jey Uso is now in your city!
[crowd cheering]
Yeet.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
I got my match with Bron Breakker.
My first-- Sorry.
'Bout to be first championship,
Intercontinental Champion.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
I'm excited about it.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
I wanted it when I first came to Raw.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
I wanted it when I left The Bloodline.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
Now I don't need no help, Uce.
I can finally be on my own,
get my first singles championship
and finally be "Main Event" Jey U…
[crowd yells] So!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
So this opportunity ain't gonna pass me--
["Breakk And Destroy" playing]
[Joe] Oh, speaking of not gonna pass it by,
The Badass is not going to pass this by.
This moment.
Here is the Intercontinental Champion.
[Wade] The explosive Bron Breakker.
This guy is the future of this industry.
No, scratch that.
This guy is the "now" of this industry.
And it might be a cold day in hell
before someone prizes that championship from his shoulder.
250 pounds of nitroglycerin.
Jey Uso, you are in trouble next week.
[Joe] 250, and a human missile who runs 23mph.
[crowd barking]
We got any dogs barking in Portland?
[crowd barking]
I told you… to stay away.
And yet, here you are
with this relentless pursuit for my Intercontinental Championship.
So inspiring, what you're doing out here.
Trying to prove to everybody,
the world, your family,
that you can do this all by yourself,
that you don't need the help
of your family to succeed as a single star here.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
Did my homework a little bit since the last time you and I spoke.
14 years you've been here.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
Fourteen. It's a long time.
There's no doubt you're a star, Jey.
Big star.
One of the biggest stars in WWE.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
They love you. They love chanting "yeet."
They love "Main Event" Jey Uso.
[crowd yells] Yeet!
But the funny thing is,
I've managed to do more as a singles superstar in six months
than you've done in your whole career.
-[Joe] Oh. -[crowd booing]
Oh, here's the kicker.
I did it without my father.
I did it without my uncle.
I didn't need my family's help. I didn't need the name.
I did it all by myself.
You want to know why?
This is my family.
This is what I fight for.
I fight for this championship.
It fights for me.
I'm a dog.
That's what I do.
[crowd barking]
And next Monday,
when we fight for this Intercontinental championship,
I'm going to expose you, Jey.
Because you are nothing without your family.
[crowd clamoring]
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
[crowd cheers]
I see it.
I see it in you, Bron.
You got that dog in you, Uce.
[softly] Yeah.
I promise I'm not going to take you lightly.
But like you said, how long have you been here?
[Jey mumbles] What? Six months?
I have been on this roster for 14 years,
winning championships while you was in diapers, boy.
[crowd cheering]
[Jey yelling] Hey, hey…
Hey, next week we throw hands, huh?
Next week for the Intercontinental Championship.
I'mma dog walk your ass.
-[crowd cheering] -[Joe chuckles]
We gonna see what you about.
We gonna see what you made of.
And we gonna see how long this lasts.
Because it might end up short and sweet,
-just like your NFL career. -[microphone thuds]
-[Joe] Oh, jeez. -[crowd cheering]
-[Joe] Oh, come on. -[Wade] Wow.
[Jey speaking indistinctly]
[Joe] Look at what Jey brought out of him.
[crowd chanting] Yeet! Yeet!
[Joe] Bron was in camp with the Ravens. Didn't make the team.
He was a great football player.
[Joe] Oh, next week is right now!
[Wade] You don't get away with a cheap shot like that
when it comes to Bron Breakker.
This guy is a ticking time bomb.
[Joe] The Badass just showed it.
[Bron screaming indistinctly]
[Joe] Jey said I'm going to dog walk your ass,
took the shot about his NFL career
and now look at him run the ropes.
We have a Spear. Oh, no!
Instead, it's Jey who spears Bron.
A taste of his own medicine.
That is the first time The Badass has taken a spear.
['Main Event Ish" playing]
♪ Day one ish… ♪
[Wade] Bron Breakker building on the head of steam,
and to use a football reference,
simply outkicked his coverage against a veteran like Jey Uso,
who got the best of him here.
And I'll tell you right now, Joe,
if Jey Uso connects with that spear next week
with the Intercontinental Championship on the line,
we get a new champ.
[Joe] There has been an unbelievable intensity
when these guys have been face to face
in the course of the past few weeks,
and come next week,
they're going to be face to face with the Intercontinental Championship match
right here on Monday Night Raw.
Now, Wade, let's advance ourselves a little bit.
while Portland just continues to yeet deep into the night.
This place is on fire after what they just saw.
I was talking to Bron Breakker recently.
He said, "I've never taken a spear. I only give spears."
He just took one for the first time.
And he found out what happens
when Jey Uso moves from party mode to game mode like that.
It's that easy for Jey Uso.
They fight for the championship next week.
Let's advance to what happened recently with Damage CTRL
and take you back a couple of weeks ago.
[Wade] Yes that's right.
Belair and Cargill,
the champs at ringside watching the match
got caught in the crossfire
as Kairi Sane launched herself to the outside.
Unholy Union were competing in the ring.
They managed to capitalize with the disorder,
leading to a massive victory for themselves.
And in the aftermath of all this,
as Unholy Union became at the time number one contenders,
there were some heated conversations
between the champs and Damage CTRL post-match.
Show out like you do.
[IYO yelling in Japanese]
Bianca, how dare you challenge Kairi Sane tonight?
She has an injured eye.
You think that's a fair fight?
You coward!
Coward? Wait, wait, wait.
I know you aren't talking to her like this.
Okay, first of all, IYO,
I didn't challenge anybody tonight.
-I was booked to face Kairi. -[Jade] Facts.
And being that I'm The EST of WWE, I don't back down for a fight.
See, when my number is called, I step up.
But since you're standing here ten toes down for your girl,
if Kairi, if she's not 100%,
-maybe you should step up. -[Jade] Mmm.
How about me, you in the ring tonight?
I accept.
[crowd cheers]
[Joe exclaims]
-[Bianca inaudible] -[Jade] She needs to know respect.
[Joe] Bianca and IYO SKY, Wade?
[Wade] Highly agitated IYO SKY at that.
I guess Kairi Sane not cleared. She's out.
SKY's in and she takes on Bianca Belair later on tonight.
["New Day, New Way" playing]
[Joe] The ten year anniversary of The New Day is fast approaching,
and now perhaps the perfect way to honor that.
They could become World Tag Team Champions.
It has been too long.
Three plus years.
The New Day gets their shot.
It's coming up against The Judgment Day.
The World Tag Team Championship match
from Portland, Oregon,
right here next on Monday Night Raw.
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Back here in Portland, Joe and Wade with you ringside.
We are set for the World Tag Team Championship match.
There have been tremendous tag teams through the years.
A very short list of the greats.
In terms of among the most decorated,
well, The New Day is right there.
Yet they have not held the World
or the WWE Tag Team Titles in over three years.
[Wade] Perennial Tag Team Champs for about seven years
and then a metaphorical desert ever since for the past three.
Now is the time for New Day to fix that blot on their resumes.
["The Other Side" playing]
[Wade] Meanwhile, it's nice to see Judgment Day.
JD and Finn actually properly defending the championship
[explosion]
rather than just causing chaos.
They took the Tag Titles, Wade, back on June 24th,
and yet this is their first defense.
[Wade] Well, that is called a smart, savvy, veteran move.
Probably led by the vet himself,
Finn Bálor.
When you're a champ, the last thing you want to do
is put that championship on the line.
I've told Cody Rhodes so many times,
"Stop challenging everyone in your line of sight.
You don't have to.
Just maintain being the champ."
[Joe] How does that possibly serve the fans though?
It's incongruent to what it should be.
Fight. Stay active.
We've seen far more antics like this out of them.
[Wade] Yeah, this is last week.
Rey Mysterio, Finn Bálor went one-on-one here on Raw.
Rey got caught up after the 619 attempt.
Bálor applying a torturous hold in the ropes on that leg.
Referee having no chance to throw the match out.
Bálor refusing to release the hold,
seemingly reveling in the Hall of Famer's agony,
and then post-match, adding even more damage in the aftermath.
And we're still awaiting an update on the condition of Mysterio,
but it just goes to show how cutthroat Finn Bálor
and the rest of Judgment Day have been of late.
[Joe] World Tag Team Championship match.
The New Day challenging the champs, The Judgment Day.
For the official introductions,
here's the sensational Samantha Irvin.
[bell dings]
[Samantha] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the World Tag Team Championship!
[crowd cheers]
Introducing the challengers,
Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods.
The New Day!
[crowd cheering]
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Samantha] And their opponents,
representing The Judgment Day,
they are the World Tag Team Champions,
JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor!
[crowd booing]
[Wade] And it is Day versus Day here on Raw for tag gold.
But whose day is it going to be?
New or Judgment?
[crowd chanting] JD sucks! JD sucks!
[Joe] That is what's on the line.
The World Tag Team Championship.
Finn Bálor, JD McDonagh, the first ever Irish-born duo
to hold tag gold in WWE.
[bell dings]
[Joe] And their first defense.
Seventy-one days.
On social media platforms today,
Kofi Kingston reacted to The Judgment Day
going 71 days without a title defense.
He says, "Is this a real stat?
"Tonight, Woods and I are going to liberate the titles from these heathens."
They are out to do it and grab gold again,
as Kofi gets off to a good start with that flying forearm.
[Wade] Strong talk from The New Day,
but The Judgment Day,
aside from this beating that McDonagh is getting right now,
must be feeling pretty confident out here.
We heard earlier tonight,
New Day requested that The Terror Twins…
[Joe] Woods right into the cover.
[Wade] Do not get involved in this match-up.
New Day don't want anything messing up their first opportunity
to grab tag gold in over three years.
[Joe] No.
Xavier Woods was very specific in saying,
and here you see how cohesive of a unit they are
as Kofi comes flying down
and into the cover of JD McDonagh.
But the kick-out of JD, who has not gotten anything going.
[Wade] Well, New Day looking back to their old best,
the thing that took them to 11 Tag Championships in the past.
There have been some tensions between the duo in recent weeks
caused by Karrion Kross, but they're looking good now.
Can they recapture tag gold here on Raw?
[crowd chanting] New Day rocks! New Day rocks!
[Joe] Portland, Oregon, home to Monday Night Raw,
the World Tag Team Championship match.
And Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods,
they last held main roster gold in April of 2021.
It's a golden opportunity as Kofi Kingston is trying to rally here
in against Finn Bálor.
It would mean so much to Xavier Woods
as you see him searching for the tag, Wade,
to be able to grab these titles.
[Wade] Yeah, this has to be a must win match-up for The New Day.
Otherwise, they're going to look themselves in the mirror
and conclude that perhaps they are indeed yesterday's news.
But now the fresh Woods is in there.
[Joe] Here comes Woods.
Getting after both JD and Finn.
Nice comeback from Xavier Woods.
[Wade] The New Day have looked simply superb from the off in this one.
[Joe] Baseball slides, spins and delivers.
[Wade] Nobody more highly motivated than Xavier Woods
to recapture the gold.
[Joe] Flying in with that forearm.
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
[crowd cheers]
[Wade] This is a momentum game
and when you build up a head of steam you've got to make it count.
But you've got to admire the toughness of JD McDonagh at the same time.
[Joe] Woods delivers.
-[Woods screams] -[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Springboard.
Flying in is Kofi.
[Wade] The New Day of old are back.
Wind in their sails.
All the chemistry and momentum in the world.
Kingston putting his body on the line and it pays off.
[Joe] They could be closing in on something,
but all of a sudden here goes JD.
Woods looking to counter.
[crowd cheers]
[Joe] And the cover for the gold.
Kick-out at two.
[Wade] Late, late kick-out there from The Irish Ace.
Take another look at Kofi Kingston turning back the clock.
Followed by this from Xavier Woods.
Tight pin, but it wasn't quite enough.
-[crowd booing] -[Joe] And things-- Aw.
[Joe] As soon as they have momentum,
look who arrives with "Dirty" Dom and Carlito.
[Wade] Judgment Day knowing full well--
[Joe] Oh, help is on the way.
LWO.
[Wade] The Judgment Day have a lot of enemies in the locker room,
including after last week's beatdown--
[Joe] Roll-up.
[Wade] The LWO.
Chaos everywhere you look.
Who can be a cool head in a crisis and get this match won.
[Joe] Kofi looking to fly!
Takes them all out.
[Wade] But look at the ring.
Woods top rope
[Joe] Big elbow off the rope.
Hooks, but where is the ref?
He's dealing with the menacing forces outside on the floor.
-[Wade] Kingston's-- -[Joe] The belt should be theirs!
[Joe] Xavier Woods cannot believe it.
[Wade] Xavier Woods had the match won.
The referee was dealing with Kingston's brawl on the outside.
[Joe] Woods is incredulous to what is happening here.
He said he didn't want any help.
[crowd chanting] Ref you suck!
He said, "Make me the promise we go it alone."
He had this thing won.
Three and a half years without gold and it was theirs right there.
[Wade] There was a blind tag there.
I don't think Xavier Woods saw it, but the legal man…
-[Joe] He had the cover there as well. -[Wade] Oh, no.
[Joe] And a Coup de Grace when he was locked up.
And now the cover.
The hook of the leg.
-And the first title defense is secured. -[bell dings]
[announcer] Here are your winners,
and still the World Tag Team Champions,
JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor.
["The Other Side" playing]
[Wade] Well, that was an absolute case
of grabbing defeat from the jaws of victory
for The New Day.
They had this match-up won,
referee distracted in the chaos at ringside--
-[Joe] Oh, look at this. -[Wade] Hold up.
[inaudible conversation]
[Joe] You never see frustration like this between these two.
Every time!
-Why? -[Joe] Never.
[Joe] Woods is beside himself.
They are typically the pillars of positivity,
together, Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston.
But now you see a clear fracture of frustration.
And Xavier Woods, by the way, you can understand his frustration.
-[Joe] He said, "We want to go it alone." -[Woods yelling]
[Joe] That is shocking.
[Joe] You just don't see that.
Still to come,
The EST.
Bianca is primed.
A change up to the line-up tonight.
Now she gets a familiar foe.
IYO SKY, Bianca Belair,
that's next.
♪ Big dreams And we try'na live the life here… ♪
[static]
[ominous music playing]
[electronic whirring, beeping]
[heart beating]
[music fades]
[ominous electronic music playing]
[TV statics]
[Joe] Wade, you see this scene at UFC 306 at Sphere?
Rey and "Dirty" Dom both attended.
They had to be seated separately.
This is a great moment over on the left with Dana White, the UFC CEO,
where Rey Mysterio gifted him the custom Noche UFC mask.
What a special night with UFC at Sphere.
UFC 306 and Noche UFC,
and Rey and Dom both there seated separately.
They couldn't go near each other at Sphere.
[Wade] It was moments ago here on Raw.
Xavier Woods was rolling in the ring,
Judgment Day and the LWO started brawling at ringside.
Now Kofi Kingston took flight
and took out everybody in the process of that.
The referee got distracted while that was going on.
Xavier Woods had the match and the Tag Championships won,
but the referee wasn't there to count the pin.
Now, an understandably incensed Woods was ranting at the referee.
Got caught cold one Coup de Grace later,
and it was a successful Tag Championship defense
for Judgment Day.
Now here's the aftermath, though.
Ten years of harmony within The New Day,
those clear tensions in recent weeks
came to the fore between Woods and Kofi Kingston.
[Joe] Cathy Kelley trying to get a word backstage with New Day.
Yeah, Joe, I'm trying to get a word with Kofi Kingston
after what we just saw transpire between--
I'm so sorry, I can't.
I gotta find Woods right now.
[Woods yelling in distance]
[Kofi] Whoa, whoa…
[yelling indistinctly]
[Woods] You cost us the Title.
I was supposed to be Champion.
-I told them. -What?
-I told them. -Why?
-[Kofi] Gracias. -[Dragon Lee] Anytime.
-Thank you. -Anytime, brother.
-I got your back. -You're welcome.
[Cruz speaks in Spanish]
-You cost us the titles. -Bro.
What is going on?
You know that The Judgment Day beat Rey Mysterio up bad last week, man.
I asked the LWO to have our back
to the event that The Judgment Day played the numbers game,
which is exactly what they did.
What would have happened if they didn't show up?
So now we need help when we've never needed help before?
Why now?
We never needed help before because we had E.
Now it's just me and you.
There it is.
"Just."
It's just me and you.
Because we don't have E we're not good enough?
That's not what I said.
Because it's just us we're not good enough?
Are you trying to say that I am not good enough?
Tell me this, Kofi,
why does the LWO know the plan for our Tag Team Title match, huh?
And your tag team partner, I, know nothing.
You've been leaving me in the dark
and I have no clue what the hell is even going on anymore, man.
[Wade] I'll tell you right now, Joe,
anyone who's ever lost a championship match
knows that temperatures rise in the immediate aftermath.
All you've got to hope is that go home, get some sleep.
Cooler heads may prevail in the morning for New Day.
But, Wade, with The New Day,
we've had ten years of absolutely no tension.
We've never seen anything like this.
And now this level of fracture and disagreement.
It's unlike anything we've ever seen with The New Day.
Wade, this summer, "Big" Bronson Reed,
he decided enough was enough when it came to his career path, right?
He wanted to take control.
The problem is what that has meant for others here on Monday Night Raw,
because "Big" Bronson Reed has been leaving a wake of destruction.
[chuckling] Yes, he has.
[Bronson Reed] I'd like to tell you all a story.
A story about a monster.
You see, I've had opportunity here taken away from me time after time.
I was deemed too dangerous,
a hazard to the roster,
so I had enough.
I had to show them how dangerous I really am.
And I took out Seth "Freakin" Rollins.
I took out R-Truth.
I took out The Miz, and I took out Braun Strowman.
And then I got COVID,
and they give me my opportunity to Braun Strowman?
But I'm not going to cry about it.
Instead, I'm going to do something about it.
I'm going to finish the job with you, Braun.
And the story won't be about Braun Strowman "The Monster."
The story will be about Braun Strowman…
[whispers] The victim.
The victim to WWE's true monster…
Me.
"Big" Bronson Reed.
["Battle Tested" playing]
♪ I'm war ready… ♪
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first from Black Forest, South Australia.
weighing in at 330 pounds,
"Big" Bronson Reed!
[Joe] And since the beginning of August,
those 330 pounds of "Big" Bronson Reed
has come crashing down with 15 Tsunamis.
Six on Seth "Freakin" Rollins,
five on R-Truth,
two on The Miz,
and most notably,
the guy he will see in moments for this match.
Two out of the ring onto Braun Strowman
"The Monster of All Monsters."
Do we have more Tsunamis next?
["Battle Tested" playing]
♪ I'm ready for war… ♪
[Joe] Well, there he is, all 330 pounds
of the Tsunami-dealing "Big" Bronson Reed.
And we're going to have a clash of the colossals.
The big man ready to go at it.
Here comes Strowman.
["Monster Of All Monsters" playing]
[explosion]
[announcer] And his opponent,
weighing in at 385 pounds,
Braun Strowman!
[Joe] Wade, the last time we saw Strowman
was last week when Reed sent him crashing through our announced desk.
The next day, I get a message on Instagram from him saying,
"Hey, how about you give me a heads-up
when a 330-pounder is flying through the air at me?"
[Wade laughs]
[Joe] He can see what's coming now.
[Wade] So here's the problem with Bronson Reed.
First of all, he's 330 pounds.
That's obviously a massive problem.
The other part of the problem--
[Joe] Oh! Oh, no!
[Wade] Oh, my God!
[Joe] The 330 pounds just snapped the top rope.
We don't have a rope on top.
We're down to two ropes.
They cannot have a match right now.
[Wade] Oh, these two big boys don't care about ropes.
[Joe] Chokeslam.
The bell hasn't rung.
We don't have a top rope.
What in the world is going on here?
[Wade] Oh, my God.
The referee can't stop them.
The world doesn't want the referee to stop them.
[Joe] Unbelievable.
[Wade] Carnage ensues.
The big planets are colliding on Raw for our viewing pleasure.
[Joe] Bronson Reed snapped the top rope.
Braun Strowman's chokeslam--
Here comes the freight train.
He's going to freight train "Big" Bronson Reed.
Watch out.
Here he comes.
Oh, what in the world?
What in the world was that?
[Wade] Human missile thrown by the massive Bronson Reed.
[Joe] "Big" Bronson Reed just reached into the front row
and threw a fan at Braun Strowman.
[Wade] A former fan.
He's not coming back to one of our shows again.
[Joe] He just long-guarded a person.
Watch out. Oh, no!
This is absolutely out of control.
They just demolished every single barrier in the timekeeper area.
-[referee] Give me some help. -[Joe] This is over.
I mean, this is-- They're absolutely wrecked.
[Wade] Well, they're going to ban us from Portland.
[Joe] What in the world?
We have no match.
We have no top rope.
We have no barriers.
A fan has been thrown over the barrier.
[Wade] It was good while it lasted, Joe.
This is chaos.
The ring got trashed.
A giant chokeslam here from Braun Strowman.
And then at this point,
a fan getting thrown at a charging Braun Strowman.
That poor lad. I hope he's okay.
Probably not.
And then this, the end.
The pièce de résistance.
The arena trashed.
The bodies of the combatants trashed.
[Joe] We wish we had a match for you,
but instead we have officials and medical personnel.
And then Braun Strowman courageously gets himself back into
what was a functional ring.
[Wade] How is he standing?
That was the greatest 60 seconds
-in the history of our superb industry. -[Joe] I mean… it was amazing.
[Wade] Bronson Reed out of here.
And I don't blame him.
-[Joe] And that's it. -[crowd boos]
[Joe] Reed just walks out after he got smashed.
Now he's pointing back at Strowman.
We didn't have a match.
[Wade] Strowman's in the ring celebrating like he won.
He didn't win-- Oh, God.
[Joe] Wait a minute. Wait.
Strowman is marching to "Big" Bronson Reed.
[Wade] And no one can stop him, that's the problem
[Joe] He's going after him.
Oh, he just sends him through.
Right into the encasement and over.
They are not done yet.
They're going to keep going at it.
[Wade] Braun Strowman has been "the big guy" in WWE
for the past ten years.
He sent all the other wrestlers out to pasture,
but there's a new kid on the block
in this humongous Aussie, Bronson Reed,
who's back for more.
[Joe] Strowman sends him flying into the wall.
[security yelling]
[Braun] Get off me!
[Joe] And now security cannot contain him.
The Monster of All Monsters.
He throws him over a golf cart.
The E-Z-GO--
-[Joe] What in the world? -[objects clattering]
[Joe] He just tossed a 1,000 pounds E-Z-GO golf cart.
The Monster of All-- Oh!
Tsunami!
[Wade] It was…
[man] You alright?
[indistinct chatter]
[Braun groans]
[Joe] "Big" Bronson Reed came charging down the cases
and Tsunamied The Monster through the table.
-[Braun screaming] -[Joe] No way.
-[objects clattering] -[Joe] What?
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] The bill for damages is getting higher and higher.
There's no movement whatsoever.
[Joe] Over 700 combined pounds
is wrecking-balling the Moda Center here in Portland.
[Wade] We need ten ambulances immediately.
[men yelling]
[Joe] Absolutely out of control.
These human wrecking balls
are wrecking the Moda Center in Portland, and they are laid out.
[Joe] People here in Portland cannot believe
what they just witnessed, Wade.
[Wade] We got ourselves a spectacle.
Two big boys going out there to shatter each other
and anything in their surroundings.
The ring broke, first of all.
A fan broke
after Bronson Reed right hand threw him into his opponent.
Then, of course, a little comeback from Braun Strowman.
Our security barrier broke.
We thought it was all over.
Absolutely not.
These two big boys just carried on brawling
with anything in their way.
[Joe] But his anger,
the anger of The Monster of All Monsters.
He flips a golf cart
and he took out one of our cameras.
[Wade] There's a couple more things broken right there.
Braun Strowman lost it.
Flying Thesz Press through a table
from Bronson Reed.
And then at this point, all bets are off.
A wall smashed here.
And that's to say nothing about the bodies of those two monsters.
[clamoring]
[Joe] Just covered in sheetrock
as medical personnel tends to them.
Do me a favor and keep me posted on both of them, please.
Okay.
Yeah, both of them. Thank you.
That takes care of medical. Let's go look--
Adam Pearce.
-[Adam] Ludwig. -[chuckles]
You know, I'm just here to find out
if you found an adequate opponent for Gunther yet.
You seriously want to have that conversation again right now?
I'm in the middle of a Bronson Reed catastrophe, as you saw.
-Oh, are you? -Yeah.
What is more important than the World Heavyweight Championship?
And as I've told the Champion,
I'm working on his challenger since he doesn't wanna face Sami Zayn,
who, by the way, makes a compelling case for the match.
-Sami? -Yeah, Sami
-Sami Zayn? -Sami Zayn.
I asked you for an adequate opponent.
An adequate opponent, and you're throwing back Sami Zayn?
-Yes, I am. -What are we talking about?
I mean--
["This Is It" playing]
Ludwig, I've given Sami a little time to talk about it tonight,
and I think he probably feels differently than you do.
And if Gunther really has a problem with that,
maybe he should come and talk to me himself.
["This Is It" continues playing]
Can you believe this guy?
[Wade] Well, how rude.
Who interrupts Ludwig Kaiser with their entrance music?
[Joe] Well, this guy does.
Sami Zayn, a week removed from standing in support
side by side with Bret Hart in Calgary.
[announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,
please welcome Sami Zayn!
[Joe] And by the way, when he was with The Hitman in Calgary,
he called Gunther a coward for not giving Sami a title shot.
["This Is It" continues playing]
[crowd vocalizing]
[crowd continues vocalizing]
[crowd cheers]
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami!
Well…
I know I'm standing in the middle of the ring,
in the middle of a red hot crowd here in Portland, Oregon.
[crowd cheers]
But all week,
I've been locked in the memory of standing in this ring
last week in Calgary, Alberta, Canada,
with Bret "The Hitman" Hart.
[crowd cheers]
And look, everything I said last week I meant.
Bret Hart really was my hero growing up,
so it was obviously very emotional.
But more than anything,
last week was very motivational.
Because I listened.
I listened to Bret Hart talk about what it meant,
what it meant for him to be a champion.
To be a true Canadian champion.
What it meant to have that work ethic as champion.
And all I could keep thinking all week
is that I want that to be me.
[crowd cheers]
I need it to be me.
I need to become the World Heavyweight Champion.
[crowd cheers]
I need to be the guy that defends a title in this ring,
week in, week out,
against everyone who will come my way.
That is the type of champion that all of you deserve.
[crowd cheers]
But unfortunately…
[crowd chanting] Sami! Sami!
Unfortunately, our current World Heavyweight Champion, Gunther…
[crowd booing]
…has repeatedly declined
every single time I have challenged him
for a world championship opportunity.
[crowd boos]
And he says it's because
I am not on his level.
[crowd boos]
Here's the thing, though.
I don't believe that.
And I don't think he believes it either.
Here's what I think.
I think I'm in his head.
I think he remembers exactly what happened
at WrestleMania this year in Philadelphia.
And I think he knows that if we do Sami Zayn versus Gunther part two
for the World Heavyweight Championship,
he knows that I have beat him before
and I can beat him again.
[crowd cheering]
And more than anything,
I think he's scared.
["Sacred" playing]
[Joe] Here's a guy that may have something to say about that.
Gunther's right-hand man.
Sami.
Sami, what are you doing here?
[crowd boos]
Out of everybody here…
why you?
What are you doing in the middle of the ring
asking for a World Heavyweight Championship match against Gunther?
And, uh, what is that nonsense
about Gunther being scared of you?
Scared of you?
[Ludwig] Why would he?
I mean, you know,
Gunther is most definitely the most dominant force
in the WWE right now.
And if anything, he is trying to protect you, Sami.
He is trying to save you.
Save you from the worst embarrassment
of your entire life.
You want to talk about WrestleMania, huh?
Let's talk about WrestleMania, Sami.
WrestleMania, undoubtedly,
was the greatest night of your career.
I mean, for the first and only time
I saw your own family looking up to you
instead of looking down on you.
So let me give you some advice.
Miracles never happen twice.
So, Sami…
take it and run with it
and enjoy it.
Because this is never, ever going to happen again.
[Sami clears throat]
You know, Ludwig, I find it very, very strange
that you're out here talking for Gunther,
because I know Gunther doesn't need you to speak for him.
In fact,
Gunther doesn't need you for anything.
But you know what I think, Ludwig?
I don't think you need Gunther, either.
I mean, I'm out here talking about my desire to prove myself,
and I obviously see that you have that, too.
You're like any one of us.
That's why you turned on your partner, Vinci.
That's why you broke up your tag team with Imperium.
You're looking to stand on your own two feet
and show the world exactly what it is you're capable of.
You're just like any one of us, I get it.
But do you think you're going to win respect
coming out here as Gunther's mouthpiece?
[Joe] Hm.
Look, you want to come out here and talk to me,
say something to my face, that's fine.
No problem.
Say it.
You don't need to speak for Gunther.
If you're going to come out here,
at least have the balls to speak for yourself.
-[Joe] Oh. -[crowd cheers]
["Prepare To Fight" playing]
[Joe] Well, the champ is here.
[Wade] And this is what a champion should look like
while Sami Zayn is out here looking like Paul Bunyan.
Just admire the effortless euro sleek.
[Joe] Now, wait a second.
The champion who didn't accept Sami as a challenger a week ago?
The champion who had to hear pointed criticism from Bret Hart himself?
That champion?
[Wade] You don't hand out championship shots like it's candy.
You've got to earn them.
[Joe] He beat him at WrestleMania.
[crowd booing]
I'll answer your challenge in a little bit, but first…
Is there anything you need to tell me?
Because if yes, do it right now.
You know what?
There is something that I'm trying to get off my chest
for a very, very long time.
[crowd cheers]
-[microphone thuds] -[Joe] Oh!
[Joe] He levels Sami.
For a moment you thought the messaging from Sami
was resonating with Ludwig Kaiser, but no.
A vicious attack.
[Wade] You think Kaiser is stupid?
He's not gonna fall for that.
What on earth was Sami Zayn thinking?
[Joe] look at the smile on Gunther's face
as Sami takes this beatdown.
[Ludwig speaking in German]
[Joe] Now he's going to force him to look right in the champ's eyes.
[Gunther] Regarding your challenge for my World Heavyweight Championship,
the answer is and will remain no.
-[crowd boos] -[microphone thuds]
[Joe] He was a rag-dolling and tossed him down to the mat.
[Wade] That loyalty between Kaiser and Gunther
is something we should all admire.
Hat's off to those two Euro boys.
Class.
[Joe] That was class?
[Wade] All class.
[Joe] He has an opportunity
[Ludwig yelling]
[Joe] to discuss things honorably to his face.
Instead, he turns and levels Sami Zayn.
[sarcastically] That's class.
And now he's giving him more.
-[Joe] Sami! -[Wade] Oh!
[Joe] Turns the tables.
[Wade] Well, Gunther tried to wave Ludwig Kaiser off.
Kaiser didn't listen,
and he might regret that now.
[Joe] Helluva!
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Sami Zayn.
["This Is It" playing]
[Wade] Make no mistake, regardless of how he's dressed,
regardless of--
if he's just received a beatdown.
-Sami Zayn is one dangerous competitor. -[Sami] I'm coming for you!
-[Joe] Let me say this, Wade. -[indistinct yelling]
[Joe] He is defiant,
and he is not giving up his pursuit of Gunther
and that title shot that he demands,
no matter how many times the champ turns to him and says,
"The answer remains no."
That's a defiant Sami Zayn.
Good for you, Sami.
That's the crucial point.
The answer is no.
The Champ decides.
The Champ does not see championship material in Sami Zayn.
And for now, absolutely no.
[Joe] Meanwhile, we've got more to settle with Damian Priest
and his former Judgment Day brethren.
Here's Cathy.
["Born To Be" playing]
Yeah, thanks, Joe, Wade.
I'm here with Damian Priest, like you said.
And Damian, you've had a lot on your plate.
In two weeks' time, you will face Finn Bálor at Bad Blood.
And tonight, in the main event of Raw,
take on Dominik Mysterio.
Do you have any hesitation going into a match
against someone who you considered family?
-Hesitation? I don't-- -[Liv laughing]
[Damian] Oh.
Hi, Cathy Kelley.
Can you please do me a favor and get out of my face?
Thank you.
How sad.
A former champion that doesn't even realize
he's already a has been.
[chuckles]
You know, it wasn't hard for The Judgment Day
to choose between you and Rhea or me and "Dirty" Dom.
I actually wish you could hear what the boys say about you guys now.
Two lonely, pathetic, desperate losers
hanging on to the only time in your lives
where you were ever on top.
It's actually a little bit embarrassing, don't you think?
Aww.
-You know what I think? -What?
I can't believe that somebody in the Judgment Day
actually has a set.
You should protect that.
Because when Rhea gets her hands on you,
she's going to shove them down your throat.
And you know what?
I don't know why you're over here polluting the air around me.
Go find Dominik and give him a kiss goodbye.
Because when I get my hands on him,
I'm putting your scumbag boyfriend down.
-[Joe chuckles] -[crowd cheers]
And I'll just be getting started with those boys.
[Damian speaks in Spanish]
[Joe] We're going to have Priest and "Dirty" Dom coming up.
But right now, The EST.
Bianca Belair, with the support of Jade Cargill,
the Women's Tag Champs.
["Watch Me Shine" playing]
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied to the ring by Jade Cargill,
she is one half of the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions,
Bianca Belair!
[Joe] Unbreakable, unstoppable.
Jade Cargill makes her franchise debut with an 85 rating in WWE 2K.
The franchise is part of the Global Superstars Pack,
the biggest WWE 2K24 DLC of the year.
Unleash the storm this Wednesday,
September 18th.
Now, Bianca and Jade,
they recently appeared on The Masked Man Show,
and they discussed how elevating the belts to new heights is their focus.
But now Bianca has to be completely locked in
for a big singles challenge.
It is coming your way against IYO SKY.
The EST in action when we return on Monday Night Raw.
[Joe] Monday Night Raw here in Portland.
We're back in 2004.
It was Unforgiven 2004,
when Triple H defeated Randy Orton in their first singles match
for the World Heavyweight Championship.
And now tonight, we have had wild action.
[chuckling] Braun Strowman, "Big" Bronson Reed
nearly tearing the place down.
That is going to go viral on social media for the next week.
And right now, Bianca Belair.
["Watch Me Shine" playing]
She shares a complicated history with IYO SKY,
from championship cash ins to title defenses and beyond.
["Tokyo Shock" playing]
[Joe] And now this put together singles match
to clean up the actions from last week.
[announcer] And her opponent,
accompanied by Kairi Sane,
Representing Damage CTRL,
IYO SKY!
[Joe] IYO SKY, who cashed in her Money in the Bank contract
at SummerSlam '23 on Bianca Belair.
[IYO SKY screaming]
[IYO screaming in Japanese]
[Joe] You can play as Kairi Sane by buying the Global Superstars Pack.
She makes her return to the franchise
at a 78 rating as part of the biggest WWE 2K24 DLC to date.
It's available this Wednesday, September 18th.
[Wade] It wasn't supposed to be Kairi Sane competing tonight,
but you see that eye of Kairi Sane still showing some damage
from what happened a couple of weeks ago
when these two teams clashed outside of the ring.
You feel that, as inadvertent as that clash was,
probably could have been resolved with,
I don't know, a bunch of flowers, an apology,
but that's not really how we do things here on Raw.
[Joe laughingly] Not how it happens.
[Wade] Fight it out instead.
-[Wade] So IYO SKY replacing Kairi Sane, -[bell dings]
and now locking horns
with a fellow former World Champ in Bianca Belair.
And you're right, Joe, these two know each other incredibly well.
Healthy amount of respect for their fellow in-ring capabilities,
fully aware how dangerous the other is,
and certainly not about to take one another lightly.
[Joe] The Backlash that year that we referenced earlier,
when Belair would retain her championship on that night
Into the cover for SKY.
[Wade] That is an obvious competitive advantage in terms of strength
when it comes to Bianca Belair.
But if these two go aerial,
you have to back IYO SKY "The Genius of the Sky."
And right now, the early goings of this one.
Simply a chess game canceling one another out.
[Joe] The match-up here on Monday Night Raw.
Earlier tonight we saw Braun Strowman and "Big" Bronson Reed
crash through barriers.
Crash backstage.
Go through the back wall.
We want to give you an update that medical personnel are evaluating.
Both men currently right now backstage here at the Moda Center.
So the medical team is on top of things
and we'll give you updates as they come.
[Wade] Two massive dudes who suffered a lot of damage.
There is a hell of a lot of body mass to evaluate back there.
Might take a while.
[Joe] Oh, great reverse by IYO SKY
and the kick-out by Belair.
You saw that pure strength of Bianca Belair
and then the tactical advantages, the craftiness of the veteran IYO SKY.
[Wade] You're right, the tactics and the craftiness of SKY
have to come to the front here,
because Belair simply is a cheat code in that ring.
Has all the athletic advantages any woman could ever have.
But combine that with Belair's grit, Belair's drive,
and she's almost unbeatable.
[Joe] Vertical suplex.
Bianca Belair "EST."
[Wade] You're not supposed to have that much fun
when you're competing against someone as good as IYO SKY.
[Joe] Off the ropes
and SKY rolling out of the way.
[Wade] You're not supposed to do
what Bianca Belair has managed to do
over the past five plus years in WWE.
[Joe] Belair and SKY.
Toe-to-toe here in Portland.
[Joe] Two former singles champions
in a back and forth match here in Portland.
Joe Tessitore, Wade Barrett with you on Monday Night Raw.
Of course, Bianca Belair, one half of the Women's Tag Champions
as Jade Cargill looks on with her support ringside.
You see Jade right there off to the side.
IYO SKY locking up Bianca Belair,
who's trying to rally up.
With this kind of power, Wade…
[Wade] Well, these two have canceled each other out thus far.
As soon as SKY got the upper hand,
Belair valiantly fighting back.
[Joe] There's the cover.
You saw a brief moment of panic
in the eyes of Jade Cargill on the outside.
No need for panic when Bianca Belair is your girl.
There's always more in the tank.
[Joe] Dropkick from Bianca, and a kip up…
as Portland is loving what they are seeing with The EST.
Here she comes.
Just burying that shoulder right into the chest.
[Wade] You get a sense that Bianca Belair
has just found a new gear at the right time.
[crowd] One, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12--
[Joe] IYO SKY able to get out of that precarious position.
[Wade] Twelve punches to the head of IYO SKY.
Somehow still on her feet.
[IYO SKY screams] Shotei!
[Wade] Shotei uppercut.
Two for good measure.
[Joe] Dropkick from SKY.
She gathers momentum.
[crowd cheering]
[Wade] Two of the absolute best here on Raw going toe-to-toe
and they are giving us a treat.
[Joe] IYO SKY, the Meteora.
And now in position to deliver here against Belair.
[Wade] Belair too big, too strong.
-[Joe] Wow! -[Wade] Too much in the tank.
[Wade] But how nimble is IYO SKY.
[Joe] Lands on her feet.
A gut buster from Bianca Belair.
[Wade] Bianca is hurting, though.
Trying to get some feeling back in that knee now.
She's got an advantage here.
Can she make it count against The Genius of the Sky?
Just a beat too long.
[Joe] Missile dropkick from IYO SKY.
[Wade] And it hit the bullseye.
Bianca Belair laid out
[Joe] Lays on top for the cover.
For the win-- Oh.
Just getting that shoulder up in time.
[Wade] Both women hurting at this point.
Perhaps Kairi Sane and Jade Cargill,
at least mentally speaking,
hurting in support for their girls in the ring.
[Joe] Kairi Sane was supposed to be a go tonight against Bianca Belair.
[Kairi] IYO!
[Joe] But we ended up here.
Sane took that damage to her eye…
a couple of weeks ago.
The last time they encountered each other ringside.
Both of these women have given so much to this point, Wade.
[Wade] Bianca Belair the last woman in the locker room
who's ever going to turn down a fight.
"Hey, you want to switch out Kairi Sane for IYO SKY?"
"No problem.
See you in the ring.
You better bring your best."
[Joe] Trading right hands.
Back and forth they go.
Belair and SKY.
[crowd exclaiming]
[Wade] Just got to back the bigger, more powerful
Bianca Belair in that situation.
But IYO SKY as tough as--
[Joe] Rolls her up.
[Wade] Highly resourceful with it.
[IYO screams]
[Joe] Quick kick-out by Bianca Belair.
Oh! Up and over into that top turnbuckle.
And slams her down.
[Wade] Spinebuster there.
Working with whatever she can grab as Belair--
That's classic Belair.
[Joe] Moonsault.
Hook of the leg, for the win.
And IYO SKY survives for the moment.
[Wade] This is Bianca Belair starting to realize
exactly who she is in the ring with,
knowing full well that that match
against the majority of the roster
was over right there and then.
But we know Belair so well.
We know she has more in the tank.
[Joe] Her only loss this year came in Queen of the Ring against Nia Jax
in the semifinals.
[Wade] Belair losses are collector's items
and you might not be getting another one tonight.
-[crowd cheering] -[Joe] Amazing!
[Joe] Counters it.
-IYO SKY -[IYO screams]
-[Wade] Look at that-- -[Joe] Bridging pin.
And a kick-out by Belair.
[Wade] While Belair had her eyes on the referee's hands
the entire time she was hurting,
but she got the timing just right.
A kick-out in the nick of time.
Look at this bridge from IYO SKY
with all the weight of Bianca Belair
having to pivot like that.
It just wasn't quite enough.
[Joe] You cannot execute better than that
[crowd cheering]
with the bridging attempt by IYO SKY
as the crowd respecting what they are seeing here.
Belair trying for the vertical suplex while on the apron,
but instead she gets pulled down.
[IYO screams in Japanese]
[Wade] Driving that rope across the throat of Belair.
[Joe] Wow!
Flying right in front of our announce desk comes IYO SKY.
The Genius of the Sky takes control out on the floor.
[Wade] Complete disregard to her own health
and well-being from IYO SKY.
Who connected with a bull's eye to the chest of Belair
and Belair's in big trouble now.
[Joe] That suicide dive has IYO SKY--
Oh, my!
There is no way that level of strength
-to walk up the steel steps -[crowd cheering]
with a vertical suplex
and then dump her back in the ring.
You got to be kidding me with that level of raw power.
[Wade] Even more so at this point in a match-up.
Belair is about to put this one to bed.
[Joe] Up top.
EST.
[Wade] Belair went for that 450.
Did not get it at all.
IYO SKY getting the knee up just in the nick of time.
And this, this might be it, Joe.
[Joe] Over the moonsault, trying to be lined up,
but we got a K.O.D. opportunity.
K.O.D. opportunity.
SKY reverses.
Small package for the win.
-She grabs it. -[bell dings]
['Tokyo Shock" playing]
What a thriller!
[announcer] Here is your winner,
IYO SKY!
[Joe] Can you believe what we just saw unfold?
[Wade] Bianca Belair certainly can't.
That is a woman who almost never loses.
She thought she had victory in sight,
but that was after this.
This tope suicide dive from IYO SKY.
And this is where it went wrong for Bianca Belair.
Trying that 450,
got a knee to her face for good measure.
Here was the K.O.D.
Uh-uh. No, it wasn't.
Small package, tightly hooked,
expertly applied.
What a shocker.
Massive win for IYO SKY
over one half of the Women's Tag Team Champions.
Wow.
[Joe] That was incredible.
[Wade] Magic.
[Joe] Absolutely incredible display.
[Rhea chuckles]
Please tell me you're going to absolutely brutalize him.
I'm gonna rip that kid apart.
[Rhea giggles]
Tonight we continue tearing this lame ass Judgment Day apart.
Damn straight.
Get it.
[Damian groans]
Get it.
[dramatic music playing]
[Chad] Well, here we are.
After months of living in my own personal hell,
being stalked, mocked, abandoned, tortured.
And you all thought that'd be the end of Chad Gable.
But I'm still standing.
That's exactly why you little pencil neck geeks
will never be on the same level of greatness
that we're all on, baby.
[cackling]
[Julius Creed] No more loony bin inmates.
A bunch of weirdos that traded in their wrestling boots
for medical grip socks.
Do you hear me?
You can't kill Chad Gable.
You can't kill the American spirit.
And you can't kill American Made.
We're done with those 5150 freaks.
It's time to bring respect and honor back to the ring.
[Chad] We don't quit.
We don't surrender.
And we don't run from history.
[patriotic song playing]
We make history.
I'm here with Ludwig Kaiser.
And before contention escalated between yourself and Sami Zayn tonight,
it sounded like what he was saying was resonating with you.
It doesn't matter anymore.
The only thing that matters is I already talked to Adam Pearce.
Next week, I am going to expose Sami Zayn
in front of the entire world.
I mean, who does he think he is?
He's standing in that ring
questioning my loyalty to Gunther,
talking about my past.
You want to talk about past?
You want to talk about loyalty, Sami?
Let's talk about it.
Let's talk about your past.
And let's talk about your loyalty.
Matter of fact, let's talk about the man
that you called your very best friend,
Kevin Owens.
And let's also talk about how whenever either one of you
had more success than the other one,
you jumped on each other
and you turned on each other
because that is who you are, Sami.
And I'm going to show that to the entire world
that you are nothing but a sad, bitter man,
jealous of your best friend and of what he was.
Because that is exactly what you are.
Never going to be…
a world champion.
We're done here.
Harsh words from Ludwig.
And on that note, let's send it out to the arena.
[Joe] Thank you very much, Cathy Kelley.
Listen, Sami has been chasing Gunther.
He's gotten the no right back in his face.
But next week, Monday Night Raw,
things are set up for something big.
Yes, they are.
We've had the cross words.
We had some physicality too.
Zayn's made it clear, "I want Gunther,"
while he's not getting him.
Not yet at least.
But he is getting the right hand man,
the wing man of Imperium,
Ludwig Kaiser.
Those two go one-on-one right here next week on Raw.
[Joe] Now, we heard from CM Punk earlier tonight.
Drew McIntyre was watching it.
He tweeted out,
"I can tell you how many matches, CM Punk, you have left.
"One.
"And I can make you a promise too.
"One of us is not walking out of Hell in a Cell."
That was Drew McIntyre on X earlier.
We will hear from him live next week on Raw.
[Wade] And earlier tonight,
Jey Uso shocked the Intercontinental Champ Bron Breakker with a spear.
Question is, can he do it next week when it really counts?
The Intercontinental Championship is on the line
as "Main Event" Jey Uso will go one-on-one
with the explosive Bron Breakker next week on Raw.
["Born To Be" playing]
What's up, dog?
Listen.
Everything I want to say is
congratulations for the win in the Fatal Four-Way Match.
And the best of luck for a championship match next week
against Bron Breakker.
-[Jey exhales] -That's it.
So let's yeet.
Yeet to you too.
[Finn] Hello there, mate.
I see you've been getting friendly with Jey Uso, huh?
And you've been full of praise for Damian and Rhea.
[Ilja sighs]
You know, I know you're new around here,
so I'm going to give you a little advice.
You might want to think a little more
about who you choose as your friends.
[Ilja smacks lips]
Friends is such a strong word,
but, um, I do respect Rhea,
Damian
and Jey.
That's a lot more than I can say
for any of you.
-Now, Finn-- -Whoa… Not now.
Ilja.
This is just a friendly reminder.
But next time…
the message won't be delivered so nicely.
Now we got to go take care…
of one of your friends.
["It Is My Time" playing]
[Joe] Our main event is coming up.
Judgment Day is coming out,
and "Dirty" Dom is ready for action.
And just getting that little clip of him, I can't even imagine--
I mean, I don't know how the haircut gets worse,
[Wade] No, no…
[Joe] But your cringeworthy glazing of "Dirty" Dom is just…
[Wade] The lonely housewives of planet earth
are starting to feel a little hot under the collar right now, Joe.
And they all have--
[Joe] There is nobody…
There is nobody feeling hot under the collar seeing "Dirty" Dom
other than the woman holding his hand.
[bell dings]
[announcer] The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first,
accompanied by Carlito,
the World Tag Team Champions,
JD McDonagh and Finn Bálor
and the Women's World Champion,
Liv Morgan,
representing The Judgment Day,
"Dirty" Dominik Mysterio!
[Joe] Would you look at this, honestly?
[Wade] I went on some women's websites this week.
I did a little scouting,
if you wanna know what they're calling "Dirty" Dom.
[Joe] What?
[Wade] They're calling him "Ricky Dreamboat."
-[Joe mumbles] -They love this guy.
[Wade] So does Liv Morgan.
[Joe] What women's websites are you looking at
where they're tracing and following Dom Mysterio,
the mustachioed, morally malnourished "Dirty Dom?"
-[Wade] Malnourished? -Stop it.
[Wade] How dare you?
Well, more importantly, the lothario himself,
"Dirty" Dom is in action next.
And it's going to be brutality personified.
He's going head to head with none other than
former running mate in The Judgment Day.
[Joe] He's an absolute mess, Wade.
[Joe] 10,000 plus here at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon.
You know, Wade, they've got a great slogan here in Portland
that reflects their quirky community.
"Keep Portland Weird."
And we love when the crowd brings out the signs.
Yes, stay weird.
Look at them. They're sporting CM Punk,
who they saw earlier today.
The Terror Twins, of course.
[Wade] Yeah, you'd fit in real well here, Joe.
"I quit my job to be here."
-To see Samantha Irvin? -[Joe] All the best.
[Wade] She is pretty cool. Yeah, I get that.
[Joe] And they were dumping out buckets of yeet earlier.
Waffle house chic.
[Wade] He's a popular man, is Jey Uso, as is--
-[Joe] Oh, I like that. -[Wade muttering]
-[Wade] "Dom is dum?!" -[Joe] Yeah.
[Wade] If you're calling someone dumb, at least learn to spell correctly.
Guaranteed, that last guy, big Joe Tess fan.
No doubt about it.
[Joe] Well, October 5th, it is Bad Blood, Wade.
[Wade] Yes, indeed.
And the former love rivals Rhea Ripley
and Liv Morgan will collide once again.
Women's World Championship on the line.
That's October 5th at Bad Blood.
[Joe] And Finn Bálor and Damian Priest
officially in the ring opposite each other.
It's all streaming live on WWE on Peacock.
October 5th, Bad Blood from Atlanta.
Of course, Hell in a Cell with Punk and McIntyre as well.
["Rise For The Night" playing]
[Wade] Finn Bálor, the man who cost this man
the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.
Damian Priest making it his mission
to run through The Judgment Day one by one.
[crowd cheering]
-[Joe] With Rhea Ripley by his side. -[explosion]
[announcer] And his opponent,
accompanied to the ring by Rhea Ripley,
from New York City,
weighing in at 249 pounds,
Damian Priest!
[Joe] Nice to see Rhea without the crutches.
That's a good sign.
Of course, a week ago, Damian Priest was brutalized
and damaged by Judgment Day.
Now he can get his hands on "Dirty" Dom.
Gonna be interesting to see, though, how he acquits himself, Wade.
Is he really at 100% health and ability?
Based on the last time we saw him, he was off to a medical center in Calgary.
[Wade] Well, the entirety of the five-piece Judgment Day
just got the hell out of the way when Damian Priest got in the ring.
They certainly think he's fighting fit.
There is a visible limp still
to "The Eradicator" Rhea Ripley
who's toughing it out out here without that crutch.
Might not be smart to be in close proximity
to the rest of Judgment Day with that huge match
at Bad Blood hanging over her.
Damian Priest, like a man possessed,
he has been enraged over recent weeks and months.
An opportunity for some catharsis tonight
against "Dirty" Dom.
[Joe] Look at this reception for Priest here in Portland.
As Finn Bálor sneers at him.
They will be meeting up soon enough at Bad Blood.
[Joe] Stinkiest of eyes in the direction of Damian Priest,
but that has to wait for now.
-Priest has business to take care of. -[bell dings]
And he might take care of it in record time.
[Joe] He's wasting no time at all
just throwing Dominik Mysterio around the ring.
[Wade] He's one of the greatest strikers we have in WWE.
And that stare alone could drop a man.
[Joe] In total control early on
against the guy who he once recruited
-to be part of Judgment Day. -[Damian screams]
[Wade] Looking like an unfair fight at this point.
Clear size disparity.
And perhaps in this instance, an ability disparity,
thanks to that rage that's burning inside "The Punisher" Damian Priest.
[Joe] And anchored shoulder block as he pulls him forward
and bending back that wrist and twisting that arm
to think the evolution of these two.
And a big block from Priest.
It was a couple of years ago that he told him,
"Rise with Judgment Day,
"or continue to fall alongside your father."
[Wade] How smart is Damian Priest?
Even with that pin, keeping a very close eye
on the quartet of The Judgment Day hanging around outside of the ring.
You know they'll cheap shot him in a heartbeat
if they get a chance.
[Joe] Priest just looking at his former brothers-in-arms at Judgment Day.
Oh, and he goes down to that knee.
That is smart by Dom to actually
work the weak spot that was affected in recent weeks.
[Wade] I can't believe you were saying something nice about "Dirty" Dom,
but immediately back on the offense
with that flapjack
is the massive, imposing Damian Priest.
And Ripley, on the outside,
is loving every second of her former lover,
"Dirty" Dom,
getting stomped in the corner.
[Joe] Kick after kick.
All the emotion that we see time and again
when Damian Priest finds himself with Judgment Day.
[crowd chanting] Dom, you suck! Dom, you suck!
[Joe] And stringing him up there
and putting all that weight down across his neck.
[Wade] This audience clearly not loving Mr. Lover Man, "Dirty" Dom.
He may be close to needing the kiss of life from Liv Morgan.
[Joe] You can see the concern on the face
of the Women's Champion Liv Morgan looking on.
[Wade] There's nothing she can do right now.
Referee looking very closely at The Judgment Day on the outside.
-Chad Patton-- -[Joe] Oh!
[Wade laughing]
Dom tried to go to the body,
Damian Priest brought right hands
and Rhea Ripley says, "That'll put you to sleep."
He nearly knocked him out
[Wade] While attempting that Razor's Edge,
Finn Bálor, Priest's opponent
at Bad Blood in less than three weeks' time,
got involved on the outside with a distraction,
allowing "Dirty" Dom to scurry away for now
and get some much needed oxygen in those lungs.
[Joe] It was just enough
as he was going for that Razor's Edge setup.
It was just enough.
And now out on the apron
where the Judgment Day surrounds him.
[Wade] The look of menace with Damian Priest
wherever he goes at the moment.
[Joe] Right onto the apron.
[Wade] Just stalking the rest of…
Judgment Day.
-[Wade] Carlito backing off. -[Joe] Carlito backs up.
[Joe] Smart move as he turns his attention
back to "Dirty" Dom.
[Wade] Words of encouragement going to "Dirty" Dom--
[Joe] Oh! Slams him into our announce table.
[Wade] I mean, it's one way traffic.
Dom has not got a single shot in so far.
[Joe] This has been dominating form by Priest.
[Wade] It's Priest at a walking pace too.
[Joe] Another uppercut.
Look at Dom just draping down.
Sliding down.
-[Wade exclaims] -And he sends one to Carlito!
[Wade] A little too close for comfort was Carlito.
[Joe] "Keep your distance," he says.
[Wade] Big right hook to the jaw
and Carlito-- Oh, God.
[Joe] Oh!
Finn slams him into the post.
[Wade] The referee's back was turned.
[Joe] Oh, and Dom sends Damian flying over our announce table.
[Wade] There's your playbook.
"Dirty" Dom suddenly in control.
Can he maintain it when this one comes back?
[crowd booing]
[Joe] While you were away,
Dom Mysterio started to take control against Damian Priest,
who now reverses course
as Dom looks to counter that vertical suplex attempt.
Damian gives him the elbow.
Judgment day has been hovering around the ring
as they all got in their shots for a moment against Damian Priest.
[Wade] Oh, nice.
[Joe] Oh, DDT.
[Wade] Tornado DDT.
Going in for this pin.
-The big-- -[Joe] Turns him into the cover.
[Wade] It's been a little less Latino heat,
a little more Latino cheat,
thanks to the guys on the outside for Dom.
But he almost put this one away.
Right there, wasn't quite enough,
but the massive frame of Priest has been chopped down.
He's hurting and there's nothing
his Terror Twin Rhea Ripley can do now.
[crowd booing]
[Joe] A week ago you saw Finn Bálor
smash one of the tag belts.
Oh, look at Rhea.
Saying, "Hey, Dom, how you like that?"
[Wade] You're encouraging this, Joe?
[Joe] Meanwhile, his current girlfriend looks on
as he delivers a right hand to the head of Damian Priest.
A week ago, it was a championship belt,
one of the tag title belts being smashed
into the face of Damian Priest,
and then they all jumped on him.
Big slap to the chest.
Oh, no.
[Wade] That's woken something up inside of Priest.
[Joe] It doesn't take much with all the emotion
that's been boiling over between these two for months.
[Wade] The look of regret in the eyes of Dom Mysterio
tells its own story.
[Joe] Spinning right hand.
And a bigger one to boot.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] As he glares into the corner at JD, Liv and Finn.
[Wade] Now the volatile former World Heavyweight Champ, Priest,
has turned this one around.
[Joe] Here's the cover.
And Dom, just enough.
Two and change.
[Wade] And the great plans of Finn Bálor and The Judgment Day
are now in risk of coming apart at the seams.
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] He wants to put an end to it.
[Wade] As imposing as they come
-and now in complete control. -[crowd clapping]
[Joe] Oh, and Finn gets up on the apron.
And here's the roll up.
Dom…
-But a kick-out at two. -[Rhea] Get him…
And a big kick from Priest.
[Wade] Roundhouse kick to the temple.
Dom's out on his feet.
Broken Arrow, connecting.
[Joe] The release suplex slam.
Broken Arrow into the cover.
And look at Liv grabbing the leg
and putting it up on the rope or this thing would be over.
[Wade] What a superb girlfriend, Liv Morgan--
Oh, no.
[Joe] Oh!
[crowd cheering]
[Joe] Rhea Ripley just takes out Liv Morgan and Wade Barrett.
Oh, man, oh, man.
She came out of nowhere.
And Carlito goes down in front of us as well.
Suicide slam is countered
and he sends him flying.
And a superkick to Carlito.
He sent "Dirty" Dom into Finn Bálor
and he's the lone man standing.
[Wade] Man, I'm back.
[Joe] Rhea Ripley took out Liv Morgan
flying over our announce desk.
Wade Barrett is trying to get himself up.
[Wade] It was painful, but I loved every second of it.
-And now "Dirty" Dom-- -[Joe] 619!
[Joe] Is he going for the Frog Splash?
We could have a major upset brewing-- No.
Big clothesline.
[Wade] Clothesline out of his boots.
And now Damian Priest about to hit that high note
with the entirety of Judgment Day down and seemingly out
[Joe] South of Heaven.
Can he? Yes.
[crowd counting]
-[Joe] Take that "Dirty" Dom-- -[bell dings]
[Joe] Oh, they're right on top of him.
Typical Judgment Day.
[crowd booing]
Without even half a second of celebration.
They just jumped right on their former brother-in-arms
as Damian Priest gets the signature win
and yet is attacked.
[Wade] Victory, but at what cost?
[Joe] Rhea's back up.
-[crowd cheering] -[Joe] Rhea's back up.
And she's got Dom.
And Liv takes out her legs
and slams her into the steel steps.
Absolute brawl right now.
-And The Terror Twins… -["Main Event Ish" playing]
[Joe] are gonna get some help.
[Wade] While they've got a friend indeed when they need.
A friend right now.
Jey Uso.
[Joe] Jey Uso.
Who has come to their defense before.
He's a week away from fighting for the Intercontinental Championship.
But right-- No!
What in the world?
A spear from The Badass.
The Intercontinental Champion
just took out the number one contender
he will face next week.
[Wade] Well, Jey Uso got Bron Breakker with a spear earlier tonight.
Now they're even.
That will continue next week on Raw.
But this week on Raw,
the beatdown of The Terror Twins continues.
[Joe] Finn Bálor, who will meet up with Damian Priest at Bad Blood,
wants to show a preview to Portland.
They're holding down Priest in position.
[Wade] Cause as much damage as you can.
[Joe] Oblivion.
Liv Morgan just got the Oblivion,
and the Coup de Grace to boot.
[Wade] You might not like it,
it's the smartest thing Finn Bálor and Liv Morgan can do.
[Joe] Not again.
[Wade] Soften up your opponent.
[Joe] Oh, this is going too far, Wade.
[Wade] Break body parts.
Injure them permanently if you can.
[Joe] No way.
Not again.
[crowd booing]
[Joe] Jey Uso was trying to come to their defense,
but "The Badass" Bron Breakker got in the way with a spear
and now they're just teeing off.
This is disgusting.
[Wade] Bodies are broken.
It's the playbook Priest and Ripley perfected,
the numbers game, Joe.
[Joe] This playbook needs to be burned.
Judgment day ruining The Terror Twins yet again.
[crowd booing] ining The Terror Twins yet again.