[Roberts] Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome WWE Hall of Famer
"The Immortal" Hulk Hogan!
-[Hulk Hogan's theme music playing] -[cheering]
♪ When it comes crashing down And it hurts inside ♪
♪ You gotta take a stand It don't help to hide ♪
♪ If you hurt my friends ♪
♪ Then you hurt my pride ♪
♪ I gotta be a man ♪
♪ I can't let it slide ♪
-♪ I am a real American… ♪ -[music fades]
Well, let me tell you something, Hulkamaniacs.
[cheering]
You know, brothers,
I can't think of a better way to kick off SummerSlam
right here in Tinseltown
than without "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, guys.
[cheering]
You know, tonight is a night of great proportions.
SummerSlam is a night where dreams are made.
Mortals can become immortal.
And Superstars can etch their names in the WWE history books.
And I know if you're not with me right here in Los Angeles, California…
[cheering]
…then I know you're watching the global broadcast of SummerSlam
right on the WWE Network.
[scattered cheering]
And I don't care where you live in the world,
what you're doing,
I know exactly what you paid for the WWE Network.
-You paid 9.99. -[crowd] 9.99!
Hey, I think it's a great deal.
Not only do you get to watch SummerSlam,
you also get to watch Night of Champions,
Hell in a Cell,
Survivor Series,
TLC,
and the Royal Rumble, brother.
That's six WWE pay-per-views for just 9.99.
So all I have to say
is what you gonna do, brother,
when the WWE Network, Hulk Hogan, and SummerSlam run wild on you?
-[Hulk Hogan's theme music playing] -[cheering]
[Lawler chuckling]
♪ When it comes crashing down And it hurts inside ♪
♪ You gotta take a stand It don't help to hide… ♪
-[reel whirring] -[dramatic music playing]
[man] In the heat of the summer,
the dog days of August,
everything comes to a boil
as the fate of our Universe
lies on the fault line of La La Land.
Heroes must rise
against the forces of evil.
A superman
and a serpent.
"The Ayatollah of Rock 'n Rolla"
and "The Eater of Worlds."
"The Lunatic Fringe"
and Mr. Money in the Bank.
"The Bella of the Ball"
and "The Billionaire Baroness."
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon slapping Brie Bella
would lead to her arrest.
[Brie Bella] Wrestle me at SummerSlam.
I will drop the charges.
[McMahon] I am a McMahon.
I am going to tear your heart out.
[man] And tonight,
in a climactic collision of chaos,
"The Beast" battles the champ.
[Cena] I am a marked man by The Authority.
[Triple H] Hard way it shall be.
[Cena] They hired a mercenary.
Brock Lesnar!
-[Cena] His destruction is seismic. -[yelling angrily]
And he destroys who he wants
when he wants.
[Heyman] Brock Lesnar is going to victimize John Cena.
[snarling]
Ruthlessly,
mercilessly
beaten,
conquered.
[Cena] Brock Lesnar,
I'm heading to SummerSlam champion,
and I'm walking out with the son of a bitch.
["GDFR" by Flo Rida playing]
[man] The stage is set.
The stars aligned.
♪ It's going down for real… ♪
[man] Buckle up.
Saddle up.
And knuckle up.
Because "The Biggest Event of the Summer"
is now.
♪ It's going down for real ♪
[rumbling]
["Sunshine" by Teddybears playing]
♪ Won't you be my sunshine? ♪
♪ Come on Wasting all my precious time ♪
♪ Your sweet smile is always on my mind… ♪
[Cole] Welcome to the 27th annual SummerSlam.
You are looking live at a sold-out Staples Center in Los Angeles.
17,357 WWE fans on hand
for "The Biggest Event of the Summer."
[music fades]
[woman] Quiet on the set. Can we please have quiet on the set?
[camera flashes, whirs]
[camera shutters clicking]
[The Miz] Awesome!
♪ I came to play ♪
♪ I came to play There's a price to pay ♪
♪ Time for you To get down on your knees and pray ♪
♪ Say goodbye to the good old days ♪
♪ They're never coming back Watch your future fade ♪
♪ I came to play To get my dues paid… ♪
[music fades]
In a summer dominated with talking robots,
talking monkeys, and talking ninja turtles,
tonight you are blessed to be in a presence
with a real-life, non-CGI movie star.
[booing]
A man who possesses something
that Draw the Destroyer to Hercules
to every single person in this town wishes they had.
This.
The money-maker.
[booing]
See, tonight,
I'm gonna make Dolph Ziggler go from a bright, shiny star
that everybody's been talking about
to an unrecognizable failure.
In other words, I'm gonna make WWE Dolph Ziggler Superstar
the WWE version of the Lakers.
[booing]
-Thank you. Thank you. -[The Miz's theme music playing]
-Thank you. -[bell rings]
The following contest, set for one fall, is for the Intercontinental Championship.
Currently in the ring, from Hollywood, California,
weighing 221 lbs,
he is the current Intercontinental Champion,
The Miz!
[Cole] I'm Michael Cole at ringside,
and my two A-listers, the legendary JBL
and the Hall of Famer Jerry "The King" Lawler.
Are you guys ready for SummerSlam?
Well, I thought I was ready, and then I've seen this so far.
Now I know I'm ready.
We're also joined at ringside, guys, by our Spanish announce team,
none other than Carlos Cabrera and Marcelo Rodriguez.
[speaking in Spanish]
♪ I'm here to show the world Come on ♪
♪ Bring it on… ♪
[Layfield] Those guys sound better than you, Michael.
[Roberts] And the challenger,
from Hollywood, Florida,
weighing 213 lbs,
Dolph Ziggler!
[Cole] In a WWE.com interview
that I sat down with Dolph a couple of weeks ago,
Ziggler said this is his moment.
It's his stage,
his opportunity to show off tonight.
Also joining us at ringside tonight, none other than our German announce team,
Carsten Schaefer, Bernhard Wulff,
Sebastian Hackl,
and Holger Böschen. Hello, guys.
[speaking in German]
[Layfield] We get it, we get it! You won the World Cup.
Congratulations, guys! You don't have to rub it in our face.
[Cole] They're excited.
[Lawler] This is gonna be an awesome night.
[Cole] Ziggler and The Miz for the Intercontinental Championship,
and, you know, we are in Los Angeles.
Miz isn't the only A-lister here tonight.
There are celebrities everywhere in the Staples Center.
[Lawler] Maria Menounos right here at ringside. Hi, Maria!
[Cole] Yeah, great WWE fan,
and also she's actually had some matches with us here over the years.
She once called me her favorite host of all time at WrestleMania.
[Layfield] She later admitted she was under the influence.
[Cole] You guys know the ice bucket challenge
that's been going around to raise money for ALS?
-[Lawler] Of course. -[Cole] Triple H…
Well, he challenged Mr. McMahon.
Mr. McMahon poured an ice bucket all over himself,
and then Mr. McMahon challenged Maria Menounos,
who poured ice water all over herself, all part of the ice bucket challenge.
[Lawler] When are you gonna pour ice water all over yourself, Michael?
[Layfield] And stay under the bucket.
[Cole] You can say I'm all washed up.
Here we go for the Intercontinental Championship.
Miz, the current three-time Intercontinental Champion…
[Layfield] I wanna see Donald Trump take that ALS challenge
that Mr. McMahon challenged him to.
-[Cole] Can you imagine his hair all wet? -[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Layfield] And Kermit the Frog. Mr. McMahon challenged Kermit too.
[Cole] Oh, and Ziggler missed wildly.
And here's a… Oh, shoulders down.
And Miz has to kick out at two.
Ziggler's held the Intercontinental Championship once,
trying for a second time tonight. Does he have him?
Kick-out again by The Miz.
-And, Miz, look out for the money-maker! -[Layfield] Whoa!
-[Lawler] Don't hit that face. -[booing]
[Cole] You guys remember back in SummerSlam 1992,
Shawn Michaels and Rick Martel actually had a match
where they agreed not to hit each other in the face.
That truce didn't last long, but I think Miz would like one of those stipulations.
[Lawler] I understand Miz actually asked for it,
and, of course, Dolph, well, he would not go for that.
[Cole] Of course not. And Ziggler, outside the ring.
Down goes the champ.
[Layfield] I don't know why Dolph wouldn't agree.
[referee] One!
[Layfield] Hollywood career at stake. It's like De Niro or Pacino in the ring.
You wouldn't hit them in the face.
[Cole] If they were Superstars in a WWE ring, of course you would.
-[Lawler] Watch out here. -[Cole] Champion's shoulders down.
-Ziggler trying to put Miz away. -[Layfield] Not if they ask you not to.
-[Lawler] Ow! -[Cole] Wow.
[Lawler] Imagine if that'd been The Miz's face.
[Layfield] It was in the chest. In the back.
[referee] Out of the corner, guys. Let's go.
[Layfield] Get your hands up, Miz!
-[Cole] Dolph into the corner! -[Layfield] Man, what a collision!
[Cole] Just like that, Miz creates separation
and buys himself some time to get back into this matchup.
[Layfield] Dolph calls himself "The Show Off."
There's no bigger stage right now than SummerSlam.
[Cole] SummerSlam on pay-per-view and live on the WWE Network,
as we take another look here.
[Lawler] Yeah, watch this, the impact.
[Cole] Also watching live tonight in the United Kingdom on Sky Box Office,
in the Middle East on a number of different outlets,
including OSN, and in France on AB channels.
[Layfield] They're all watching Miz take control,
"The A-Lister."
[Cole] Cover by Miz on Dolph Ziggler.
Hooks the leg, and a kick-out.
[Layfield] See, it doesn't matter, Dolph's face.
-[Cole] Why not? -[Layfield] Not very good-looking.
[crowd chanting] You can't wrestle! You can't wrestle!
[Layfield] If that happened to Miz, that would be a horrible thing.
That'd be a travesty. You'd have people at WWE Films
calling up SummerSlam, saying, "Cancel the match."
[Cole] Miz won the Intercontinental Championship
at the Battleground pay-per-view, winning a battle royal.
Ooh! Ziggler thought he had won.
Miz, though, was lying in wait outside the ring.
He had not been eliminated, and after Ziggler eliminated Sheamus,
we thought Ziggler won the Intercontinental title.
Miz, though, would eliminate Ziggler.
[Lawler] Watch this kick.
-[Cole] Boom! -[Lawler] Man!
[Layfield] Miz is just enthralled with the crowd.
He loves them as much as they love him.
[Cole] Not quite sure it's a love affair, but…
[Lawler] Look at that face. Thar's his fortune.
-[Layfield] I didn't say "love affair." -[Cole] And Miz off the top rope.
And Dolph Ziggler able to counter.
[Lawler] Miz said his face is his fortune.
In your case, Michael, if your face was your fortune,
you'll never have to pay income tax.
[Cole] Gonna be one of those nights, isn't it?
-[Lawler] You know we love you. -[Layfield] We don't.
-Miz's face is like his ATM. -[Lawler chuckling]
[Lawler] It just spits out money?
[Layfield] Just spits out money.
[Lawler] We saw Dolph Ziggler has absolutely, uh…
or Miz has no problem hitting Dolph in his face.
[Cole] And here's Dolph.
[Layfield] In all fairness, what has Dolph got to lose by getting hit in the face?
[Cole] Nice neckbreaker by Ziggler.
Cover by Ziggler for the Intercontinental Championship.
[Layfield] If Dolph walked backwards, you couldn't tell the difference.
-[Lawler] Come on! -[Layfield] Couldn't.
[Lawler] I'm sure there are a lot of young…
I'm sure there are a lot of young ladies who think Dolph is very handsome.
[Cole] Went for the Famouser.
Miz, though, able to intercept.
[Lawler] Whoa. Look at that!
Skinned the cat.
[Cole] Back into the ring. Miz doesn't realize it.
And Ziggler almost caught him in the money-maker.
[Layfield] Almost a disaster.
[Cole] That may cost Miz the title,
and a kick-out at two.
Going for the Skull-Crushing Finale, and Ziggler counters.
Uh-oh. Miz going for the figure-4 leglock.
-Ooh! -[Layfield] Oh man!
No, it's a disaster! No!
The humanity! No!
[Cole] Miz may be down and out,
and he kicks out at two.
[Layfield] The humanity!
Dolph should be disqualified. Look at this!
[Cole] Disqualified for what?
[Layfield] Hitting Miz in the face! What do you think?
[Lawler] It was right under his chin.
[Layfield] What if a guy goes under Tom Brady's right arm? That's fair? No!
-[Cole] It is fair. It's football. -[crowd chanting] Let's go, Ziggler!
[Layfield] There are rules.
[Cole] The "let's go, Ziggler" chants throughout the Staples Center
here in Los Angeles.
[Lawler] I think a lot of these fans would like to see…
-[Cole] Oh, wait a minute. -[booing]
[Lawler] Watch it!
[Cole] It looked like Miz wanted a break, and Dolph Ziggler said, "No way."
[Lawler] I think Miz was gonna take his title and go home.
-[Layfield] It is Hollywood. -[Cole] Oh man!
And now Miz again going for the figure-4 leglock on Ziggler.
Can he lock it in? And he does.
[Layfield] Hollywood always has a happy ending.
Here it is!
[Cole] Figure-4 leglock. Is Ziggler gonna tap out to The Miz?
[Layfield] Making Ziggler tap out!
[Cole] Miz learning this move from Hall of Famer "Nature Boy" Ric Flair,
who was here earlier tonight, part of the SummerSlam Kickoff panel.
[Lawler] Is Dolph gonna… He's gonna have to tap.
[Cole] What's Ziggler gonna do? Miz has got it locked in good.
If Ziggler taps out here, Miz retains the championship.
[Lawler] Yeah, but Dolph is eyeing that bottom rope.
No, look at The Miz pull Dolph further into the center of the ring.
[Cole] Shoulders are down, and Ziggler has to get the shoulders up at two.
And look at Miz. Miz begging Ziggler to tap out.
Ziggler has to somehow reverse the pressure.
Can he roll onto his belly here?
Miz still has got it locked in.
Dolph trying to…
[Lawler] Dolph may roll on his belly,
but unless he gets Miz on Miz's belly, he won't be able to reverse that pressure.
But he's trying to reach that rope…
-[Cole] And he does. -[cheering]
And that forces the break.
[referee] Two! Three!
[Cole] And Miz has got a five-count to break.
-[Lawler] Hanging on to the last second. -[Cole] But has the damage been done?
[Layfield] Very partisan crowd.
A lot of people jealous of movie stars like Miz.
[Lawler] I think they'd like to see Miz's face rearranged.
[Cole] Whoa! Famouser!
-[Lawler] That may do it. -[Cole] Oh, look at… Oh, The Miz!
Miz, Skull-Crushing Finale! Miz, Skull-Crushing Finale
to keep the championship,
and Ziggler at two.
[Lawler] What?
[Cole] What a sequence.
Miz can't believe it.
Ziggler kicked out of the Skull-Crushing Finale.
[Layfield] The big thing is, thank God Miz's face doesn't have a blemish on it.
[referee] Three!
-[Lawler] Not one blemish? -[Layfield] Not one blemish.
[referee] Four!
-[Layfield] He's like the Mona Lisa. -[Lawler] Oh, wait a minute.
[referee] Two. It was two.
No, it was two. Two-count.
[Cole] Miz can't believe that Ziggler kicked out
of the Skull-Crushing Finale, guys.
That is Miz's bread and butter.
[Lawler] I think Miz is asking the referee,
"Aren't I the winner?"
[Cole] Ziggler ducked underneath. From behind!
Zig Zag! Zig Zag!
Zig Zag, Ziggler! Hooks the leg.
Shoulders down. He did it!
Ziggler did it. Ziggler won the title.
♪ I'm here to show the world I'm here to show the world ♪
♪ Come on… ♪
[Roberts] The winner of this match, and new Intercontinental Champion,
Dolph Ziggler!
[Lawler] Oh my God.
[Cole] Dolph Ziggler is a two-time Intercontinental Champion.
♪ If you ever doubted me You don't have a clue ♪
♪ I'm here to show the world I'm here to show the world… ♪
What a victory for Ziggler tonight.
[Layfield] I don't wanna say Dolph deserved this,
but Dolph did deserve it.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] Let's go back and look. Miz ducked out of the way of that.
Slammed on the Skull-Crushing Finale.
I thought Miz had this won right here, but, no, watch Dolph.
Dolph kicked out at the last second.
And then Miz went for that big boot.
Oh! Zig Zag time,
and Miz was not able to kick out.
[Layfield] Dolph said he's a "Show Off."
He certainly was tonight.
[Cole] How humiliating must this be for The Miz
here in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
"The A-Lister" loses the gold.
[Lawler] He's gonna wanna make a sequel to this match, I can assure you.
[Layfield] They're canceling parties all over Hollywood tonight.
No!
[Cole] Miz is throwing a temper tantrum.
But there's your brand-new Intercontinental Champion.
Congratulations to Dolph Ziggler.
What a match. That was an awesome match.
Incredible match, and thank you for joining us on SummerSlam
on pay-per-view and live on the WWE Network.
The next time we come your way on pay-per-view, five weeks from tonight.
Nashville, Bridgestone Arena, Night of Champions.
Dolph may have to defend the title there.
Indeed he might, if he's still the Intercontinental Champion
at Night of Champions.
Ladies and gentlemen, still to come later on tonight,
for the first time in over a decade,
Stephanie McMahon, principal owner of WWE,
is gonna step into the ring with Brie Bella
in a match that has become so personal.
You're right about that. The world has really been talking,
been buzzing about this match. I can't wait to see it.
First, Stephanie was arrested a couple of weeks ago for slapping Brie,
who was here as a fan.
Then this past week on Monday Night Raw,
Stephanie McMahon brought a special guest to the ring.
The physical therapist for Brie Bella's husband, Daniel Bryan,
who admitted that she had an affair with Daniel Bryan.
[Layfield] Found out that Daniel Bryan
is the Bill Clinton of sports entertainment.
Tell Brie exactly what you said after every physical therapy session.
What was it?
"Yes! Yes!"
"Yes!"
[Cole] And Brie had heard enough.
[McMahon] "Yes!"
[Cole] First, she slaps the physical therapist.
Daniel Bryan's physical therapist, well, she's decided to press charges.
[man 1] You committed the crime of aggravated battery.
You are under arrest.
Now please follow us.
You will be processed
and transported to the Portland, Oregon police department.
-Do you understand? -Yes, I do.
-I didn't do anything wrong. -You have the right…
Brie, it's so humiliating.
You're going to jail.
And you're handcuffed. Are… are those handcuffs tight?
I mean, officers, please be gentle with her.
Please, because, you know, her husband's been cheating on her,
and now she's getting arrested.
Brie's incredibly fragile.
[whooshing]
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guest at this time,
Brie Bella.
-[crowd cheering] -Thank you, Tom.
Brie, last Monday, you had assault charges pressed against you,
and subsequently you went to jail,
just like Stephanie McMahon in a similar, prior altercation.
How have you been doing over what's probably been a harrowing week?
Huh. Well, unlike Stephanie McMahon,
who threw the world's largest pity party for herself,
during my incarceration, I did a lot of reflecting.
One thing my sister and I live by is no matter how hard you get taken down,
you always get back up.
And before I was released and all those bogus charges were dropped,
I just sat in my cell,
and I kept thinking about all those times Stephanie would smile
when she would call my husband, Daniel Bryan, a "B-plus player."
Or all those times that she would torture Nikki,
week after week, demanding all those beatings.
Or the time that she paid my husband's physical therapist
to stand up in front of the world and say lies about our marriage.
Now, I know Stephanie rarely puts herself in this position, if ever,
and I am not gonna let this chance slip through my fingers.
I have no choice.
She has put myself, my family, and everyone at WWE through hell.
I'm gonna take out that she-beast,
because that's best for business.
[crowd cheering]
[Paige's theme music playing]
[Cole] Skipping, just like the Divas Champion, AJ Lee,
her supposed friend.
[Lawler] Yeah, and she's just mocking AJ right now.
[Layfield] Maybe she likes to skip.
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is for the Divas Championship.
Introducing first, the challenger,
from Norwich, England,
Paige!
[Cole] Well, this is a story that really began back in April.
It was the night after WrestleMania
when Paige would surprise the world. She'd come down to the ring
and congratulate the longest-reigning Divas Champion of all time, AJ Lee.
Why don't I do to you what I did to ever single Diva last night?
Why don't I beat you?
I'm not… I'm not ready to… No, I'm not, no.
No, you're not? You're not? Okay, yeah.
I… I think you are.
And for a special post-WrestleMania treat,
I will put my title on the line.
[cheering]
[Cole] And, guys, it was Paige's first match here in WWE.
We thought she was gonna get…
AJ was gonna get Paige to tap out to the Black Widow,
but, King, watch Paige here.
This is a tremendous counter on the champion.
She calls this the Paige Turner,
and it was move that would shock the world.
[Lawler] Swept the legs out from under AJ.
AJ's back of her head bouncing off the mat.
She was out, and Paige was the new Divas Champion.
[Cole] Youngest Women's Champion in history.
[Roberts] …new Divas Champion,
Paige!
[Cole] Paige looks to regain her title here tonight.
[Lawler] She professes to really care, even love AJ,
but I got a… I got serious doubts about her feelings.
[Garcia] Her opponent, from Union City, New Jersey,
she is the Divas Champion,
AJ Lee!
[Cole] AJ Lee, the current Divas Champion,
and the longest-reigning Divas Champion of all time.
I wanna take you back now to the end of June on Monday Night Raw.
Paige held the championship for 48 days
until this happened.
Déjà vu.
[whooshing]
I am here to say--
[AJ Lee's theme music playing]
[Cole] And AJ would return after a lengthy absence.
Do you guys wanna see a championship rematch right now?
[cheering]
[Cole] It was AJ Lee's first night back.
Paige was not gonna let her enjoy herself.
[Paige] Come on!
[Cole] But as I mentioned, almost, uh,
a carbon copy of what happened the night after WrestleMania.
This time, it's AJ Lee
regaining her Divas Championship.
[Lawler] And all that has brought us to this tonight.
"Frenemies," as Paige calls them.
I don't know about the "friend" part,
but I think we're gonna see the "enemy" part of it.
[Cole] I don't believe AJ thinks that Paige in any way is her friend, and…
[Layfield] Sportsmanlike.
[Cole] What is AJ gonna do here?
Will she, uh, take the offer of…
Oh, and AJ! Look at AJ!
AJ Lee, I think she's biting the hand of Paige!
-[Lawler] Good grief! -[Layfield] Is she Luis Suárez?
[Cole] And AJ…
pulling the hair, and Paige now…
[Paige] Ow!
-[Cole] She needs to regroup. -[Lawler] She pulled Paige's hair out!
-[Cole] What's up with AJ and extensions? -Lawler!
[referee] One!
-[Lawler] What? -[Layfield] Happened to Eva Marie.
[Cole] AJ bouncing Paige right off the announce table here in front of us.
[Layfield] You got a whole German and Spanish table to choose.
[Cole] And there's a reason that a lot of people call AJ crazy.
[Lawler] Watch out for my Mountain Dew.
[Lawler] Paige recovering now, and she seems…
Paige is irate.
[referee] Listen to me, Paige. Get it out of there.
-[Cole] Ooh! -[Lawler] Well caught.
[Cole] And AJ as well.
[referee] Inside. Keep it inside.
[Cole] These issue have become so personal between these two.
[Layfield] Oh man!
[Cole] And now AJ up on the shoulders. What's Paige gonna do here?
Oh, and AJ bounced off the barricade.
-Face-first goes the champion. -[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] And now Paige again mocking AJ Lee.
At one point, Paige told AJ,
"I respect you, and I love you."
[Layfield] You can't win the title on a count-out. Better get out there.
There you go.
[Cole] Take another look.
The only way Paige can win the title tonight is via pinfall or submission.
[Lawler] I think she realizes that, getting AJ back into the ring.
[Cole] We've had one championship change.
Dolph Ziggler the brand-new Intercontinental Champion.
Paige is taking her time, and now…
[Layfield] That's not wise.
Cover her!
[Cole] It's a bit creepy.
[referee] One! Two!
[Cole] Look at her go!
Listen to me. Get off the hair.
Come on, Paige, get off there.
[Cole] That's a lot of hair that…
AJ yanked out earlier.
[Layfield] Is that AJ's hair?
[Cole] I think so.
[Layfield] Oh. Any idea what Paige is doing?
[Lawler] It's a hairy situation, I know that.
[Layfield] Both gonna be bald by the end of the match.
-What do you say? AJ, how about it? -[crowd chanting] AJ! AJ!
[Layfield] Paige knows better than that. Her first match was at age 13 in Norwich.
Her first tag team partner was with her mother, Saraya Knight.
[Lawler] More hair… more hair pulling.
Come on. Stop there.
[Cole] Paige just taking her time and dissecting the champion.
Hey, Paige, inside. Inside, Paige.
[Cole] Paige did-- Oh!
Two!
-[Lawler] Good grief! -[Layfield] What a vicious streak.
[Lawler] She has a meant streak.
[Layfield] The referee better think about stopping this.
Get down from there. Come on!
[Layfield] A little leeway here.
[Cole] AJ fighting back. Champion trying to get back into this.
Shots to the midsection.
Come on, get it down!
[Cole] Look at AJ.
[referee] Get down, AJ. Come on, get down!
[Lawler] Whoa!
Man.
-[Cole] Both these Divas are out there. -[Lawler] Yeah!
Get back inside. Let's go!
[Layfield] Is AJ crying or laughing?
[Cole] Who knows?
Uh-oh, AJ Lee, top rope. AJ on the top rope!
AJ taking out Paige!
AJ Lee from the top of the ring!
And both Divas are down as we take another look.
Watch AJ.
[Layfield] This is not the type of match I thought we'd see.
Hey, look, AJ can retain the title on a count-out.
I'd grab Paige and stay out there.
[Cole] The official at a count of five. AJ doesn't wanna win that way.
She wants to prove once and for all that she can beat her "frenemy" Paige.
[Layfield] Do you read minds?
You got a chance to retain your title, you do--
[Cole] AJ caught her! That should be it.
AJ Lee hooking both legs. Shoulders down for Paige here,
and a kick-out at two.
[Layfield] You got a chance to walk out of SummerSlam with a championship,
you do whatever you have to do to make sure that happens.
If that's being counted out or disqualified, you do it.
[Cole] Oh, and Paige right to the face.
AJ buckling.
[referee] AJ, you all right?
[Cole] AJ did… Paige did tell AJ,
"Listen, after I beat you at SummerSlam, I'm still gonna be your friend."
[Lawler] Yeah, right!
[Cole] AJ looking for the Black Widow. the submission maneuver.
Black Widow time now with Paige.
Is Paige gonna tap out to AJ?
Is Paige gonna tap out here? What's Paige gonna do?
[referee] How about it, Paige?
[Cole] Paige…
-Paige countered! -[Layfield] Great counter!
[Cole] Great counter by Paige!
-Paige… Oh! -[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] She calls that the Ram-Paige,
that DDT.
Here's the cover.
Folks, we got a new champion!
-[Paige's theme music playing] -[Lawler] Man!
[Garcia] Here is your winner
and the new Divas Champion,
Paige!
[Layfield] On Paige's 22nd birthday,
she becomes the two-time Divas Champion.
[Lawler] We've had two matches and two title changes here tonight.
[Cole] What an incredible performance by Paige, and what a counter, guys,
of AJ's Black Widow submission maneuver.
[Layfield] What an incredible SummerSlam so far. Happy birthday, Paige!
[Cole] Now look at… look at this.
[referee's instructions drowned out by music]
[Layfield] Paige does have affection. She does love AJ. See?
[Lawler] Come on, this is… As you said, Michael, that's creepy.
[Cole] Wackjob.
[Layfield] Champion!
[whooshing]
[Cole] This is just a great counter, King.
[Lawler] Look at her slide that arm up there, break the pressure,
break the hold, and then complete reversal,
and watch. Oh!
[Cole] The Ram-Paige. Face-first goes AJ.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] Paige is now a two-time champion.
[Lawler] There's, I guess, the definition of "frenemies."
-A victory kiss on the cheek for AJ. -[Layfield] That's nice.
She is still out.
What's nice about that, JBL?
[inaudible]
[Layfield] To kiss your fallen, vanquished foe?
It's a great gesture.
You guys always look at the bad. What a great match!
What a great new Divas Champion!
Happy birthday, Paige!
[music fades]
["Big Summer" by CFO$ playing]
♪ We want it all ♪
♪ This summer, the city's ours ♪
♪ We want it all ♪
♪ Get better when we bring it all ♪
♪ We want it all ♪
♪ We're fighting in the big bad city ♪
♪ We're not giving up ♪
♪ We want it all ♪
♪ This summer, the city's ours ♪
♪ We want it all ♪
[music fades]
-[Lawler] Wow. -[bell rings]
[Roberts] The following is a flag match
where the victorious Superstar will have his country's flag
hung over the ring
as a symbol of national pride and superiority.
Introducing first,
to be accompanied to the ring by "The Ravishing Russian" Lana,
now residing in Moscow,
weighing 138 kilos,
he is the recipient of the Gold Star Medal
and Hero of the Russian Federation,
Rusev!
[Rusev's theme music playing]
[Cole] Simply put, John, this match tonight,
a flag match between Rusev and Swagger,
is about national pride.
[Layfield] Yeah, this is so much bigger than the principals involved.
This is about countries.
This is about empires.
This is about Russia versus America.
[Cole] As John mentioned, this is about the USA versus Russia.
Incredible pressure on both of these gentlemen here tonight.
[Layfield] You better believe it.
[speech drowned out my music]
Think this man will be welcomed back in Russia
if he loses this match against Jack Swagger?
[Lawler] Not at all.
[speech drowned out by music]
Gorbachev leaked against Reagan. Khrushchev leaked against Kennedy.
[music fades]
They never were physical like this.
[booing]
[crowd chanting] USA! USA! USA!
[Layfield] Bunch of real Americans here, boys!
Shut "tup."
[Lawler] "Tup"?
Tonight, we dedicate this match
to the world's greatest reality star
and a true hero,
Vladimir Putin!
[booing]
Hollywood represents everything that is wrong with America.
[booing]
It is a golden fantasy land
where you get to play heroes
and there is always a happy ending.
Well, Rusev represents
the cold, hard fist of reality.
[booing]
In reality,
your heroes are failing cowards.
And there is no happy ending
for your USA.
[booing]
[man] Right wheel, march.
[cheering]
Right wheel, march.
Mark time, march.
Colors, halt.
Present arms.
[crowd chanting] USA! USA!
Order arms.
[chanting continues]
[Jack Swagger's theme music playing]
[cheering]
[Roberts] And his opponent, being accompanied by Zeb Colter,
from Perry, Oklahoma, weighing 275 lbs,
he is a "Real American,"
Jack Swagger!
[cheering]
We, the people!
[man] Forward march.
[Cole] And if you would like to discuss this matchup on social media
please use #flagmatch.
Proudly carrying the colors behind Swagger and Zeb Colter tonight,
the Color Guard, members of the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment,
stationed at the National Training Center right here in Fort Irwin, California.
And again, talk about pressure on the shoulders tonight, John,
of Jack Swagger.
[Layfield] You talk about a partisan crowd.
If this thing was held in Russia, it'd be the other way,
but we're not. We're in the Staples Center.
We're in the heart of America.
And believe me, I am pulling for that man right there, Jack Swagger.
[Lawler] And look at Lana and Rusev. They're really perturbed.
And now Lana, she's laughing at our flag? Are you kidding me?
[Cole] You do not wanna lose this match and watch the colors of…
the flag on the other side be raised above the ring tonight.
-[yelling aggressively] -[booing]
[Layfield] Jack Swagger standing by a certifiable war hero, Zeb Colter.
[Cole] Rusev doesn't care.
[Layfield] He will.
[cheering]
-[Cole] And Rusev… -[Layfield] Hey, get the damn flag off…
[Cole] And Colter picking up Old Glory,
but Rusev attacking Jack Swagger from behind,
an ambush, and the match hasn't even begun yet.
[Lawler] This Rusev is so disrespectful, as is Lana.
[Cole] Swagger going for the Patriot Lock. Swagger going for the Patriot Lock early.
-[Layfield] Start the match! Come on! -[Lawler] What is Lana doing?
[Cole] The match isn't even underway yet.
[all squabbling]
And finally the referee separating the two men.
Rusev started the thing, and look at Rusev.
He break rules!
You're okay. Stand up!
[Layfield] Swagger had him!
[Lawler] Rusev can barely stand, and Lana's screaming, "Stand up! Get up!"
Stupid American!
Come on! Come on!
[Lawler] Rusev's leg is hurt. His ankle's shot.
-[referee] I'm gonna start the match. -[Lana] No!
He cheat. We don't have no… no match.
No match. He cheat.
American cheat. You break rules.
-No. -[referee] We're gonna have a match.
[all squabbling]
[Layfield] She doesn't want Rusev to have a match.
I think Rusev's calling it off also.
[Lawler] I think Rusev's saying he can't go.
[referee] Ring the bell.
[Cole] The match is underway, and here comes Swagger.
And Jack Swagger, who did damage early,
Jack Swagger, to the ankle of Rusev,
and Swagger on the attack. The flag match is underway.
And look at Jack Swagger wasting little time,
going back to work on the already injured leg of Rusev.
[crowd chanting] We, the people!
[Cole] Rusev, he couldn't even…
[Lawler] No, he can't stand up.
[crowd chanting continues]
[Cole] It is thunderous here in Staples Center.
Jack Swagger again on the attack.
Rusev can't even make it back to his feet.
The damage done early by Swagger.
[Lawler] It was… it was, uh, ironic in the fact Lana showed no compassion
even for her own countryman.
She was telling Rusev, "Get up! Get up!"
[Layfield] Rusev can only blame himself.
[Lawler] You're right about that.
[Cole] Rusev in front of the announce table,
using it to try to stand up,
and Swagger right back, goes after Rusev.
Not gonna let Rusev take any time to take a break here.
[Layfield] Rusev is on the run.
[Lawler] Goes in one side and out the other.
[Cole] Rusev can't even stand up, and now Swagger blasting Rusev,
running him right over!
[Lawler] Rusev's not on the run. He's on the limp.
[Cole] How sweet is this for Jack Swagger?
[Layfield] How sweet is this for the USA, Michael?
What a great night this could be for Old Glory.
-[Lawler] Watch this. -[Cole] Watch this collision.
[Lawler] Almost took Rusev's head off.
[Cole] And now Jack Swagger gonna go for the Swagger Bomb
and look to take out Rusev early.
And Rusev countered, right to the midsection. Guys, remember,
Jack Swagger's had damaged ribs after an attack by Rusev
with the Russian flag a few weeks ago.
Zeb realizes it.
Look of concern on the face of Zeb Colter.
Rusev with knees to the midsection. Swagger trying to fight back,
and now you got two wounded warriors here in this matchup.
[Lawler] Look at Rusev.
[Cole] He can't even stand on that ankle, can't use it to kick.
[Lawler] Trying to kick Jack Swagger, and it hurt Rusev more than Swagger.
[Cole] Guys, that's so much of Rusev's arsenal.
[Layfield] Gotta wonder about Swagger.
I'm not sure I'd want the pressure of representing the United States.
If Swagger loses this match,
where in the world is he gonna go to hide in the United States,
having the Russian flag rule over him?
[Cole] What happens if Rusev loses this match?
He's not gonna be welcomed back in Russia.
[Layfield] He better move to Des Moines.
[Cole] Rusev dedicated this match to Vladimir Putin.
How do you think Putin's gonna take it if Rusev loses?
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Swagger!
[Layfield] Putin is used to getting his way.
I don't think he's gonna be very happy if Swagger finds a way to win.
[Cole] And now Rusev doing anything he can to create offense.
He used a headbutt there.
Still stumbling around on one leg.
And now a bear hug to the injured midsection of Swagger.
Great strategy by Rusev.
[Lawler] It is great strategy, because this does damage,
inflicts pain on Swagger,
but it also gives Rusev's leg a little chance to recuperate.
Rusev using all of that upper body strength with this hold.
[Cole] When you go back and see how Swagger locked in that Patriot Lock in,
that from the attack before the match even started,
Swagger realized, and I think he had this rib injury,
tried to end this match as early as he could.
[Layfield] I think he had it ended. The problem was the match hand't started.
-[Lawler] That was it. -[Layfield] Swagger had him!
[Cole] Jack Swagger tried a belly-to-belly,
but he couldn't pull it off with the injury.
[Layfield] Swagger's been suplexing people since he was five years old.
That's something he just does naturally.
But not so much with those hurt ribs.
[Lawler] Yeah, you can just see the pain…
you can see on his face the pain shooting through the chest
of Jack Swagger. That can't help any either.
[Cole] Yeah, but Rusev can't put any pressure on the injured ankle.
Rusev just stalking swagger.
[Layfield] Things are not looking too good for Jack Swagger.
[yelling in Bulgarian]
I'm gonna find it quite sick if that Russian flag is waved here tonight.
[Lawler] Swagger needs to somehow get ahold of that ankle again.
[Cole] Swagger needs a rally
and needs it fast.
[Layfield] I find it disgusting when Rusev attacked
and Old Glory fell on the mat.
[Cole] Swagger…
Belly-to-belly by Swagger!
[Layfield] Get him, Jack!
[Cole] Swagger doesn't have enough to go for the cover.
[Lawler] That hurt them both.
[Colter] Follow up, Jack.
[Cole] Swagger pulls himself back to his feet.
He's trying to build at least a little bit of momentum here,
trying to turn the tide on Rusev.
Right hand by Swagger, the former World champ.
Swagger again with a right.
[Layfield] You got 318 million people rooting for you, Jack.
[Cole] Clothesline to Rusev. Rusev stunned again.
Here comes Swagger.
Boot to the face!
-[Lawler] Ankle. Ankle! -[cheering]
[Layfield] Don't waste time, Jack. Don't waste time!
[Cole] They're talking about this match around the world.
Jack Swagger, Swagger Bomb time again.
First time, it was blocked. This time, it connects,
but again hurt his ribs.
Jack Swagger hurt his ribs again on the Swagger Bomb.
Can he capitalize? Inside leg hooked,
and Rusev powered out.
[Lawler] I don't think that's smart strategy by Swagger.
Go for that ankle. It's already damaged.
[Layfield] I think you're right, King.
[Lana yells in Russian]
[Lawler] That Swagger Bomb damages his own ribs.
[Cole] And Swagger…
Rusev caught him with an elbow.
[yelling furiously]
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] Rusev went for the kick.
Swagger picked the ankle.
-Swagger! -[Layfield] That is strength.
-[Lawler] Man! -[Cole] Is it enough?
Swagger in the flag match… Kick-out by Rusev.
[Layfield] Can you imagine the pressure these two guys are feeling in this ring?
[Cole] How about Zeb and Lana? They realize it.
Zeb biting his fingernails.
[Lawler] I saw Lana doing that as well.
Someone needs a manicure, she's biting so many nails.
-That look on the face… -[Cole] Yeah, of disdain and disgust.
[Layfield] Zeb's defended Old Glory his entire adult life.
Now he's gotta rely on Jack Swagger doing it.
-[Cole] Oh, Rusev, right to the ribs. -[Lawler] Oh no.
-You can hear that. -[Cole] Oh, now he caught him.
-Swagger may be out. -[Layfield] I'm afraid that's it.
[Lana] Rusev!
-[Cole] Jack Swagger… -Crush!
-[Layfield] No. -[Cole] Lana calling for Rusev to crush.
And Swagger hasn't moved after that kick to the face.
And now Rusev gonna go for the Accolade,
patented…
Oh, and… Man, I don't think he could…
Couldn't stand on that ankle. He needs that ankle.
He needs the support of that leg to be able to lock in the Accolade.
[Layfield] It's the reprieve that Jack Swagger needed!
[Lana shouting angrily]
[Lawler] Rusev trying to get circulation back into that leg.
[Cole] He could barely stand. Now he's gonna modify an Accolade here.
He's trying to modify the move here.
He's got Swagger in, and is Swagger gonna tap out?
The bad leg is… he can't use for leverage.
Is Swagger gonna tap here to this modified Accolade?
Rusev trying to get Swagger to tap out. Swagger trying to power out of this.
Jack Swagger trying to fight up.
-Jack Swagger picks the ankle. -[Layfield] He's got him!
[Cole] Patriot Lock. Patriot Lock!
Rusev's gonna tap. Rusev's gonna tap.
-Rusev's gonna tap. -[Layfield] Old Glory's gonna wave!
The 50 stars and 13 bars!
[Cole] Rusev's got nowhere to go. Swagger's got the Patriot Lock in.
Rusev couldn't stand on it before. What's he gonna do here?
[Layfield] Tap!
[Lawler] Look at Rusev. He's fighting, clawing.
[Cole] He's fingertips away from the bottom rope.
Swagger back to the middle.
Rusev, though, countered.
Rolled around on his back to relieve some of the pressure.
That was Swagger's moment there, and now kicks right back to the ribs.
[booing]
[Lawler] How much damage--
[Cole] Oh!
A glancing blow off the side of the head by Rusev.
But Swagger's been so… been through so much in this matchup.
[Layfield] I think the ribs cost Swagger a victory.
Glancing blow like…
]Cole] And again to the midsection.
[Layfield] Swagger's ribs cost him once.
[Lawler] Oh no, look at…
[Cole] And now the Accolade in full force this time.
Full-force Accolade.
Swagger center of the ring. What's he gonna do?
-Is Swagger gonna tap? -[Layfield] Come on, Jack. Dig deep!
Rusev trying to bear the pain of that ankle.
-Look at Rusev. -[Cole] Look at Swagger.
-[Lawler] He's fading. -[Cole] Swagger fading fast.
Jack Swagger fading fast to the Accolade.
[Layfield] Don't tap, Jack! Don't tap!
-[bell rings] -[Cole] Oh, wait a minute.
[Lawler] I think Swagger passed out.
[Cole] Yeah, Swagger didn't tap, but Swagger's out.
[Roberts] The winner of this match, Rusev!
[Cole] Jack Swagger passed out. The referee calls the match.
The winner is Rusev.
Swagger fought valiantly.
Swagger would not tap out.
Swagger had to pass out before he lost this match.
[Rusev's theme music drowns out speech]
[Layfield] This has gotta break Zeb Colter's heart.
It does mine.
[music drowns out speech]
[Lawler] Hey, wait a minute.
[Layfield] No! Come on!
-[music fades] -[booing]
Yeah, real tough, big guy. That's a grandfather you just kicked.
[yelling gleefully]
[yelling aggressively]
You better believe in Russia, Vladimir Putin's on his feet.
As is the whole country.
[Lawler] Let's go back to before this match even started.
Watch Rusev with this premature attack.
The bell had not even rung.
But Swagger would get even.
Still before the bell here, the opening bell,
that ankle lock, Patriot Lock, locked on.
Rusev screaming in pain,
and then got it again during the match.
[Cole] Yeah, we thought Rusev was gonna tap out to the Patriot Lock.
But Rusev was able to roll on his back and break the hold.
[Lawler] And then…
[Cole] Swagger would not tap out. He refused to tap out.
[referee] He's out!
-[Cole] Swagger finally passing out. -[bell rings]
And then just… this is absolutely despicable.
-Disgusting. -[Lawler] Oh!
[Layfield] I agree with you there.
[whooshing]
And now for the unthinkable.
[Roberts] In accordance with the rules of a flag match,
we will now play the Russian national anthem
and raise the Russian flag.
["State Anthem of the Russian Federation" playing]
[Layfield] The Russian flag is flying high tonight.
[Lawler] I don't know about you, but I'm not standing up.
[Layfield] Now, that is a disgusting sight.
And I can't believe it's happening right here.
[Cole] It's Los Angeles. It's Hollywood. It is "The Biggest Event of the Summer."
SummerSlam, for the sixth straight year, in the City of Angels.
Welcome back inside the sold-out Staples Center.
Over 17,000 fans are here tonight,
and, man, what a disgusting scene here.
Moments ago, Rusev winning the flag match.
Jack Swagger valiantly fighting before he passes out to the Accolade,
and then a cheap shot to Zeb Colter.
Yeah, it's just… I mean, it's sad in the sense
you gotta feel so bad for not only Zeb but especially Jack Swagger.
"Biggest Party of the Summer" and we got a Russian flag,
the Russian national anthem playing. Look, that was disgusting to me.
Well, switching gears now, because coming up next here,
it is a battle between two former Shield members.
They call him "The Lunatic Fringe,"
the unstable Dean Ambrose, of course,
against Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins.
And this match came about when Seth Rollins turned his back
on his Shield brethren a couple of months ago.
[whooshing]
[unsettling music playing]
[Rollins] It takes an architect, a mastermind,
to put together a faction like The Shield.
Do you think Dean Ambrose is in any way responsible for that?
[Cole] Are you kidding me? Rollins now, he's assaulting Ambrose!
[Lawler] What is going on here?
[Rollins] Dean Ambrose is a lunatic.
Given a week to his own devices,
he's face down in a ditch.
[crowd chanting] You sold out! You sold out! You sold out!
[Rollins] No, no, no, no.
I bought into the evolution of Seth Rollins.
I learned that to be a success, you have to evolve.
You have to adapt.
You think it's arrogance, right?
It ain't arrogance…
[Layfield] Seth deserved this.
…when you can back it up.
[uneasy music playing]
[Cole] Seth Rollins!
[Layfield] Cena's out.
[Rollins] This here is my golden ticket.
[Cole] Seth Rollins is gonna cash in on John Cena tonight.
[Layfield] We're about to have a new WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
-[Cole] Hey! Hey! Dean Ambrose! -[energetic rock music playing]
Ambrose getting to Rollins.
[Ambrose] Seth Rollins,
you don't really think this is over, do you?
[Cole] Dean Ambrose is all about revenge.
[Ambrose] I'm gonna haunt you.
♪ Wake me ♪
♪ From this crazy dream ♪
♪ Tossing and turning in my sleep… ♪
You can call this match at SummerSlam a human cage.
Call it a wall of flesh.
Call it the end of the line for Seth Rollins.
A lumberjack match.
-[rock music playing] -[cheering]
You can't plan for Dean Ambrose.
♪ Yeah, I'm coming for you ♪
♪ Yeah, I'm coming for you… ♪
[Ambrose] Run, Seth! Run while you still can!
There ain't no running, ain't no hiding in a lumberjack match.
[brooding music playing]
[crowd chanting] You sold out! You sold out! You sold out!
When are you gonna learn to stay down?
[chanting continues]
This Sunday, I will prove what I have known all along.
I am the future of this company,
and I am better than you.
[music fades]
[whooshing]
[Cole] It has come down to this.
Dean Ambrose's choice of a match, a lumberjack match,
and there are the lumberjacks surrounding the ring.
Almost every one of these men were at one point in time victims, John,
of the former Shield.
[Layfield] I'm not sure I'd wanna surround the ring with 20 people who don't like me.
[Seth Rollins's theme music playing]
[bell rings]
[Garcia] The following contest is scheduled for one fall,
and it is the lumberjack match.
Introducing first, from Davenport, Iowa,
weighing in at 217 lbs,
Mr. Money in the Bank,
Seth Rollins!
[Cole] As we get set for this lumberjack match tonight,
we're in Los Angeles. This is Hollywood.
There are celebrities all over the place…
-[Lawler] Everywhere. -[Cole] …watching SummerSlam.
And watching that man, Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins.
-And there's Michelle Beadle from ESPN. -[Layfield] She's awesome!
[Cole] She's helped us out with Tribute to the Troops.
[Layfield] She's been on The JBL & Cole Show.
[Cole] And there's Bill Simmons from ABC and ESPN.
[music drowns out speech]
[Lawler chuckles]
[Cole] Great friend of… great friend of WWE.
[music fades]
[Dean Ambrose's theme music playing]
[Garcia] And his opponent, from Cincinnati, Ohio,
weighing in at 225 lbs,
Dean Ambrose!
[Cole] Here we go, guys!
This has been building and building for months.
We were supposed to have this match back at Battleground. Didn't happen.
[Layfield] A standing ovation for this nutcase!
[Lawler] If you go into your dictionary, go to the U section,
look up the word "unstable," and there it is.
Dean Ambrose's picture.
[Cole] "The Lunatic Fringe" Ambrose and Rollins finally go one-on-one tonight.
No place to run. Lumberjacks surrounding the ring.
And Ambrose s licking his chops, and here we go.
These former best friends, buddies who grew up in this industry together,
are now going after each other, and it's gonna be a good one.
Ambrose misses wildly,
and… Oh! Catches him with an elbow.
Ahhhh!
[Lawler] This may turn out to be a slugfest
both inside the ring and outside.
[Cole] And we saw earlier, guys, Seth Rollins, once a member of The Shield,
turning his back on Ambrose and Reigns to join The Authority.
[Layfield] He had done everything he could for them, so he moved on.
[Cole] And as Dean Ambrose, uh…
[inaudible]
…says to Seth Rollins, "Triple H is not your sugar daddy."
-[Lawler] "Sugar daddy"? -[Layfield] He's your boss too, Michael.
[Cole] Now, there the lumberjacks going to work.
Rollins right back in the ring,
and Ambrose exploding with a clothesline.
[Layfield] Lumberjacks doing their job.
[Cole] Ambrose sent him over the top rope, and now it's Seth Rollins's turn.
Mr. Money in the Bank.
And so far, Ambrose gotta be liking the stipulation that he picked.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] Ambrose has gotta be loving this.
[Lawler] This is exactly what Dean Ambrose wanted.
Seth Rollins in the ring where he can get his hands on him,
and no place for Seth Rollins to run.
Oh, the nose!
[Cole] And Ambrose is gonna punish Rollins.
He's gonna torture Rollins.
[Layfield] Like Rollins has no say in this.
He's just gonna lay down and be tortured and punished.
He's "The Architect." You're the one that named him, Michael.
He built Dean Ambrose. Dean Ambrose should thank him.
He certainly can tear him down.
-[Cole] He "built" Dean Ambrose? -[Layfield] Yes.
[Cole] Now Ambrose tossed out into the lumberjacks,
and Ambrose is not gonna go in quietly.
That's one way to go about it.
Now Ambrose taking down Rollins.
[Lawler] Dean Ambrose not gonna wait around out there
for the lumberjacks to do a number on him.
[Cole] And Jerry said it earlier…
Oh, and now Seth Rollins, face-first Ambrose into the turnbuckle.
Rollins sends Ambrose out into the lumberjacks again.
Uh-oh, look out. And now the lumberjacks…
We said this would happen.
Ambrose and Rollins did not make many friends in the locker room
as members of The Shield.
[Layfield] Ambrose made even more enemies out there a minute ago.
[Cole] Rollins, who, uh, called Dean Ambrose
"a hellcat with rabies" and "a bipolar nutjob."
[Layfield] I don't know if he has rabies, but everything else is true.
[Lawler] If you're wondering exactly what these, uh…
the purpose of these lumberjacks around the ring are for…
[Cole] Cover by Rollins.
[Lawler] …we saw an example a moment ago.
If either of these participants try to get out of the ring,
try to escape their opponent,
they're thrown right back in by the lumberjacks.
[Cole] The problem with this situation is it's just as dangerous outside the ring
as it is inside the ring.
[Layfield] Because The Shield ran over all these guys
for over a year in the WWE,
there is no love lost between these guys and any of these lumberjacks.
[Cole] Ambrose, he realized it when he picked this lumberjack match.
That's one of the reasons he picked it. Dean Ambrose, top rope, and Seth Rollins…
And now Mr. Money in the Bank taking over.
Remember, guys, Seth Rollins still has the contract,
it's in the briefcase, for a WWE World Championship opportunity
whenever he wants it.
-[Layfield] He could cash in tonight. -[Cole] Yes.
[Layfield] We've already seen two new champions.
[crowd chanting] You sold out! You sold out!
[Lawler] Seth Rollins just grinding his… well, the point of his elbow
and his arm into the face of Dean Ambrose,
and now he's got that… that armbar locked.
[Layfield] The Million-Dollar Dream put on Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] We're looking over the shoulder of the Tag Team Champions, The Usos.
Stardust and Goldust on the other side,
along with Cesaro, Titus O'Neil, just a few of the lumberjacks here.
Rob Van Dam, you see him in the foreground.
He was part of our Kickoff show tonight.
Big matchup, beating Cesaro.
[Layfield] Incredible match on the pre-show.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Cole] Whoa! Ambrose.
Dean Ambrose, such an unorthodox style.
[Lawler] Oh man!
[Cole] And Ambrose out on the apron, and…
[Lawler] Kick there to Luke Harper, I think.
[Cole] Imagine looking him right in the eye.
[Lawler] That could be a mistake.
[Cole] Rollins and Ambrose!
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
[Cole] Wow!
Taking out the lumberjacks.
And this is a dangerous situation for both Rollin and Ambrose out here.
As you take another look… And now the fight,
the brawl started outside.
The lumberjacks trying to separate both men.
The referee calling for them to get in the ring,
and Ambrose starting to brawl out here with the lumberjacks,
trying to get to Rollins.
Rollins and Ambrose now in the thick of things.
They're in the middle of that pile.
-[Lawler] This is a melee. -[Cole] They're in that pile now.
Ambrose and Rollins…
Here's the problem. When you've got this incredible mass of men out here,
you got all these egos,
it's like a powder keg.
Finally, Rollins and Ambrose separated momentarily.
And Rollins sent out into the WWE fans.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh!
[booing]
[Cole] And now the lumberjacks gonna send Ambrose back into the ring.
[Layfield] Lumberjacks finally doing their job here.
Get these guys back in the ring.
[Cole] And Ambrose now taking out more lumberjacks!
-[Lawler] This is dangerous. -[Cole] Look at this!
Ambrose… Ambrose… Ambrose across the table
taking out Rollins!
Dean Ambrose…
running the tightrope of announce tables.
[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] Well, we know Ambrose will do anything in his power
to get his hands…
[Lawler] Ambrose is getting his hands on everybody!
All these lumberjacks.
[Cole] Rollins is trying to escape through the Staples Center,
and Ambrose is hunting him down.
[Layfield] It's the wildest lumberjack match I've ever seen!
[Cole] Lumberjacks are supposed to keep these guys in the ring.
They're now fighting out in the WWE Universe.
[Layfield] These lumberjacks are at ringside watching the fight!
[Cole] And now Ambrose and Rollins on the steps here
among this sold-out crowd at the Staples Center.
Rollins is still trying to retreat. There's our, uh…
[booing]
You can hear the reaction for Kane.
[Lawler] Well, this lumberjack match has pretty much lost its meaning.
He's berating the lumberjacks. "Get out there and do your job!
[Layfield] He should berate them. Worst lumberjacks I've ever seen!
Go get these guys and get them back in the ring!
[Cole] Kane, the Director of Operations for The Authority.
Meanwhile, high above Staples Center, up there in the mezzanine section,
Ambrose and Seth Rollins…
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] Ambrose, Rollins still fighting.
What the hell are they trying to do up there?
[Lawler] I don't know, but that's a dangerous situation.
-[Layfield] Oh no. -[Cole] Oh my God.
And now… and now some of the lumberjacks have made their way up there
to separate Dean Ambrose from Seth Rollins
and drag them back down here in the ring
where this match is supposed to be taking place.
[Layfield] Look out.
[Lawler] This is very…
very dangerous.
I don't know if we're… Even with Kane out here,
Corporate Kane, I don't know if we're gonna be able to restore order.
[Cole] Seth Rollins now with Sin Cara,
who went up there to try to get Rollins back to the ring.
Meanwhile, Dean Ambrose is being literally carried back into the arena.
[Layfield] Seth's leaving! Seth's leaving!
[Cole] Seth Rollins has had enough. I think Rollins is taking off, guys.
[Lawler] Wouldn't blame him.
[Layfield] The damn lumberjacks have another job. The hell are they doing?
[Cole] There's the frontline.
Rollins has nowhere to go, nowhere to escape now.
[Lawler] Now they're doing their job.
[Cole] Seth Rollins is gonna be dragged back down to the ring
by the lumberjacks.
[Lawler] And Dean Ambrose, in the meantime, I think is being--
[Layfield] There you go, guys. Get him back in the ring!
[Lawler] Dean Ambrose has been deposited back in the ring,
but now he's back outside the ring, climbing to the top.
-Guys, this is-- -[Cole] No, no, no, no!
-Ambrose! -[crowd roars]
Ambrose!
Down goes Rollins and all the lumberjacks.
Melee at SummerSlam!
Kane's gonna blow his stack!
[Lawler, laughing] Look at Dean Ambrose!
Did you see that?
[Cole] This is incredible.
"The Lunatic Fringe" Dean Ambrose living up to his name.
[Layfield] Bowling for lumberjacks!
[Cole] And now Ambrose turns his attention to Rollins.
[Layfield] Ambrose is gonna finish him off here.
He's been waiting on this.
[Cole] Ambrose going for Dirty Deeds.
Seth Rollins countered.
Rollins… Oh, and he caught Ambrose!
[Lawler] Did he ever!
[Cole] Ambrose had his bell rung. Explodes off the ropes!
Both men down.
Ambrose cover. Ambrose in the cover.
Here we go!
Kick-out by Rollins.
[Lawler] Man, he turned Seth Rollins inside out with that clothesline.
Watch this!
Whoa, man!
[Cole] Incredible match between these two.
-[Lawler] What a blast! -[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[Lawler, chuckling] This is awesome!
[chanting continues]
[Cole] Personal animosity
driving Ambrose.
The world talking about this match on Twitter.
Number one trend in the world.
I loved you.
[Layfield] Ambrose putting the bad-mouth on Seth.
-[Cole] Still talking trash. -[Lawler] Watch it
Dean Ambrose… Curb Stomp!
Curb Stomp! That's Rollins's move!
[Layfield] Beating him with his own finish!
[Cole] Dean Ambrose…
Here's the cover.
-Wait a minute! -[booing]
-Kane! -[Lawler] Corporate Kane?
[cheering]
[Cole] Now Goldust getting in his face.
Oh, a right hand to Goldust.
And Stardust… Here come all the lumberjacks!
-And chaos has ensued. -[cheering]
[Lawler] Wait a minute! Look out!
What in the world?
[Cole] The lumberjacks…
[Lawler] "Chaos" is putting it mildly. What is happening here?
[Cole] Kane was supposed to control things,
and he set this thing into this.
[Layfield] The lumberjacks are supposed to keep this match in the ring.
They didn't do anything right either.
[Lawler] The lumberjacks have become part of this match.
[Cole] Oh no, no, no, no.
There goes Harper.
And there goes Rowan.
Look at Rollins!
Rollins with the briefcase to the face!
Seth Rollins with the Money in the Bank briefcase
to the face of Ambrose,
and Rollins takes advantage of this disarray out here.
[Seth Rollins's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
Seth Rollins!
[Lawler] Guys, that was more action than my eyes could follow.
I don't know exactly what happened.
[Cole] Seth Rollins taking advantage.
[Layfield] I'll tell you what happened. "The Architect" of the Shield
just beat Dean Ambrose.
[Cole] King, this match was nothing short of chaotic.
[Lawler] "Chaotic" is putting it mildly. Look at this.
Dean Ambrose from the top,
right on top of Seth Rollins and all the lumberjacks.
And then after Kane got involved,
Goldust gets in Kane's face,
and Kane's fist gets in Goldust's face,
and then everybody, everybody got involved.
[Layfield] The wildest, most chaotic lumberjack match in history.
[Cole] And then as Ambrose was dealing with The Wyatt Family,
Seth Rollins again taking advantage of the situation.
Mr. Money in the Bank using his Money in the Bank briefcase
to knock off his former buddy Dean Ambrose.
[Layfield] That's what winners do.
[Cole] What a disappointing night for Dean Ambrose.
Ambrose had hit Rollins with Rollins's own move,
the Curb Stomp.
Ambrose had the match won before all hell broke loose.
[Lawler] And that's putting it mildly. All hell did break loose.
We don't know he had it won. It looked like he had it won.
The person that won that match was Seth Rollins.
Indeed, Seth Rollins goes down in history as winning this matchup.
Well, you saw Ambrose getting caught toward the end of the match
by, well, Rowan and Harper of The Wyatt Family.
And The Wyatt Family comes into play now as we move along at SummerSlam,
because of the situation between Chris Jericho
and the patriarch of The Wyatt Family, Bray Wyatt.
We wanna take you back to last month and the return of "Y2J."
[whooshing]
Welcome to
Raw
Is
Jer--
[crowd chanting] This is awesome!
[chanting continues]
[Cole] And now Bray Wyatt,
as Chris Jericho tried to fight his way out of this situation, King,
but it was all Wyatt Family.
[Lawler] Without a doubt. Oh!
A demolition of Chris Jericho.
And then…
Oh!
Sister Abigail.
[Cole] Chris Jericho would go on
to knock off Bray Wyatt at the Battleground pay-per-view last month,
but since then,
The Wyatt Family and Chris Jericho have been going back and forth,
including this past Monday night on Raw,
where Bray Wyatt and Chris Jericho would sit down
in a special interview face to face.
[whooshing]
The human race
is decimated
with its lack of fortitude.
You, Chris,
you exemplify that weakness.
There's a pale horse on the horizon, Chris.
And he's coming for you.
This smile
will be the last thing you ever see, "Savior."
I'm not a savior, Wyatt.
But after 15 years of being in the WWE and all the things I've done,
wins, losses, championships, everything in between,
I've become a survivor.
I'm gonna follow the buzzards.
I'm gonna grab 'em.
I'm gonna shove 'em right down your throat.
I'm gonna be the first man in WWE history
to leave you speechless
and shut you up.
for good.
[crowd cheering]
[discordant music playing]
[crowd cheering]
Los Angeles…
[crowd cheering]
…I'm here.
[The Wyatt Family's theme music playing]
[Cole] And, guys, you'll notice that…
[Lawler] Look at this. Look at this.
Look around this arena!
[Layfield] Bray Wyatt calls 'em his Fireflies,
those cell phones that are lit up in every arena Bray Wyatt goes into.
The movement is growing.
[Cole] And, guys, you'll notice Bray Wyatt is walking out to the ring by himself.
Luke Harper, Erick Rowan of The Wyatt Family
are banned from ringside tonight.
Chris Jericho defeating them in one-on-one matches over the past few weeks
to ensure tonight's match will be even.
[Lawler] And we've got over 17,000 fans inside the Staples Center.
I think every one of them has their cell phone lights on right now.
[Layfield] Chris Jericho thinks he's seen it all.
I'm not sure he has.
♪ Of the stairs ♪
♪ He won't see the sun again For years to come ♪
♪ He's broken out in love ♪
[music ends abruptly]
-[cheering] -[Lawler] Man!
[yells indistinctly]
[Chris Jericho's theme music playing]
[cheering]
♪ Break the walls down ♪
♪ Break down the walls ♪
♪ For those about to rock I'm what you want ♪
♪ Baby, you know you're Judas And I'm your priest ♪
♪ Baby, what I got is not from the least ♪
♪ Bring it from the stage In the rage of the beast ♪
♪ Step in the arena And break the walls down ♪
♪ Step in the arena And break the walls down… ♪
[Lawler] Awesome! [chuckling]
-♪ You know I got ya ♪ -♪ So now you know… ♪
[Lawler] Whoa!
-♪ Yeah ♪ -♪ Jericho ♪
♪ Yeah ♪
♪ I'm awakened for a deep sleep… ♪
[Lawler] We said the atmosphere is electric inside Staples Center.
So is Jericho's jacket.
[Roberts] This contest is set for one fall.
Approaching the ring, from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada,
weighing 227 lbs,
Chris Jericho!
[Cole] To use a Hollywood reference, he looks like the old Electric Horseman.
[Lawler chuckles]
[Cole] The six-time World Champion.
-♪ Jericho ♪ -♪ Jericho ♪
♪ Jericho ♪
-♪ Coming down ♪ -♪ Now you know ♪
♪ Uh, break the walls down ♪
♪ For those about to rock, set the clock ♪
♪ For those about to jump I'm all pumped ♪
♪ For those about to go Watch me slow ♪
♪ Break down the walls of Jericho ♪
♪ What you want? ♪
♪ I'll break you down ♪
♪ What you got? ♪
[Cole] Bray Wyatt does not seem affected at all by Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] If Dean Ambrose was unstable, how would you describe Bray Wyatt?
[Cole] Wacked out? Weird?
Eerie?
-[Layfield] That your professional term? -[Cole] Yes.
So Bray Wyatt and Jericho one-on-one here tonight.
As we mentioned, Harper and Rowan banned from ringside.
Bray Wyatt has been obsessed since Jericho's comeback
with the fact that Jericho once referred to himself as a "savior,"
and Wyatt could not stand that term.
And he's focused on Jericho since then, as Jericho fights out of the corner.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Jericho] Come on, baby!
[Cole] Jericho, who's…
[Lawler] Bray Wyatt is a big guy. When he goes down, he goes down hard.
[Cole] And Jericho… And Wyatt knocked off the apron to the floor.
And Jericho taking control early,
the veteran six-time World Champion,
nine-time, a record, Intercontinental Champion.
-[Lawler] JBL, do you think it, uh… -[Cole] Oof!
[Lawler] I don't know if you can affect the psyche of this guy right here,
but do you think not having the other members of the Wyatt Family out here
is on his mind at all?
[Layfield] I think it does have an effect.
Oh, look, Chris Jericho doing a little grandstanding out here.
Most people, I would say, shouldn't do it, but if you're Chris Jericho…
[Cole] Crossbody. Lateral press on Wyatt,
and a kick-out.
[Layfield] Dance with what brought you!
[Cole] They're still talking about the lumberjack match
moments ago between Rollins and Ambrose,
#thisisawesome trending worldwide.
-[Lawler chuckling] -[Layfield] Yes, it was awesome.
The craziest lumberjack match I've ever seen.
I just got a tweet from someone named Roland Nell.
It said, "We're watching SummerSlam live in South Africa,
and this is awesome."
[Cole] Watching all around the world tonight on pay-per-view
and on the WWE Network.
[Layfield] Know how much they paid for the WWE Network, King?
-[Lawler] Only 9.99. -[Layfield] 9.99!
[Cole] Watching in Germany tonight in Maxdome,
in Brunei on Astro Box Office Sport,
in Chile on DirecTV,
and we wanna say a very special thank you
to the armed forces watching in bases around the world
and all our ships at sea on the American Forces Network tonight.
[Lawler] Ow, man!
[Layfield] We have the entire Bayern München soccer team
here from Germany.
[Cole] And John referring to the four German announcers
who have joined us at ringside.
And Bray Wyatt now has turned the tables on Jericho,
driving his knee into the skull into the steps.
[Lawler] Good gosh!
Let's go, Wyatt. Get it back in.
[Lawler] Watch and listen.
Oh!
Man, oh man!
Get inside!
[Lawler] You can tell just looking. Look at Bray Wyatt.
He has no conscience.
He has no remorse for anything he does.
[Cole] He's the same guy, King, who a couple of weeks ago said simply,
"I am a monster."
He said, "I hate everything the world created, including me."
[Lawler] Got a lot of company there.
[Cole] Jericho shoulder-first now into the steel post,
and suddenly Bray Wyatt is taking over.
And this is the pace that Wyatt loves.
Bray, keep the match inside the ring!
[Cole] Just a slow dissection of his opponent.
[Lawler] Oh man!
-[referee] One! Two! Three! -[Cole] Just punishing Jericho.
[Lawler] You've heard of being caught between a rock and a hard place. Oh!
Jericho's head caught between the steel ring post and Wyatt's fist.
Get off him, Bray. Let's go.
Get off that rope.
[Lawler] Oh! Wow.
-[Cole] Bray likes this. -[Lawler] You think?
[Layfield] Who doesn't like beating up people?
[Cole] Bray Wyatt, guys, said that the key to the universe
is to help someone by hurting them.
-[Lawler] Watch this neck. -[Cole] Ugh!
So I guess Bray believes he's helping Jericho by doing this.
-[Layfield] Who knows what's in his head? -[Lawler] Yeah.
[Cole] A lot of people buy what he's selling though.
[alternating chants of "Let's go, Wyatt!" and "Y2J!"]
No!
[Cole] 17,357 tonight in Staples Center.
And Wyatt wrestling Jericho down.
Jericho in a world of trouble trying to fight his way out.
Bray Wyatt again continues the pressure.
[Lawler] Chris Jericho's gotta get out of this some kind of way.
Get that momentum that he started off this match with going again.
Bray Wyatt has it cinched in.
He's gonna have to get to his feet to break this hold.
[Layfield] Bray Wyatt'll use psychological tactics while doing this.
He'll talk to you. He gets in your head. He doesn't just beat you up.
Nothing worse than getting beat up and having a guy tell you
while beating you up that he's beating you up.
[Cole] He just stuck his tongue out at Jericho.
And Jericho caught him. Chris Jericho now, chop to the chest.
Jericho fighting back.
[Lawler] Oh, reversal.
-Man! -[Cole] Down goes Wyatt.
And Jericho, enzuigiri to the back of the neck.
Jericho crawling to the cover.
Wyatt on his back. Hooks the leg.
Oh, and he only had a one-count.
[Lawler] Watch again.
Jericho… Boom! Caught him with a kick in the head,
and down Bray Wyatt went.
[Cole] Now Jericho gonna climb to the top rope.
Jericho up over the top. Bray Wyatt…
-[Lawler] Oh man! -[Cole] And Wyatt with a big clothesline.
[Layfield] Now this thing is gonna--
[Cole] Oh, 300 lbs!
Wind knocked out of Jericho. Is it enough for Bray Wyatt?
Oh, I thought he had him.
[laughing]
[Lawler] Man, weird.
[Cole] Watch his landing to the ribs.
[Layfield] Chris Jericho, in all his years, all his championships,
in this incredible career he's had, has never faced anybody like Bray Wyatt.
[crowd chanting] "Y2J"! "Y2J"!
[Cole] And he admitted that.
[Lawler] Nor would you want to.
[Layfield] Nothing to admit. It's the truth.
[Cole] Oh, Jericho, for the win here.
Is it enough to knock off Bray Wyatt?
Near-fall.
[Lawler] Jericho… Oh!
-Come on, Wyatt! -[Lawler] Caught Wyatt unexpected there.
Bray Wyatt now starting to reel a little bit.
Jericho needs to keep this momentum going,
but that stopped it.
[Layfield] Oh man! Transplanted!
[Cole] Bray Wyatt thinks this is it.
No, it isn't. Jericho stayed in it.
Wyatt laughs.
[Layfield] Looks like he was eating his hair a second ago.
-[Cole] He's just beating Jericho up. -[Layfield] Yeah.
[mix of booing and cheering]
[Lawler] This guy is just…
[Lawler] Oh.
[Cole] There is no telling what possesses this man,
Bray Wyatt.
Like something you'd see in your nightmares.
[Lawler] No kidding.
[Cole] Going for Sister Abigail.
Jericho countered. Jericho countered off Sister Abigail.
For the win here… Oh, thought he had him.
[cheering]
Jericho going for the Walls.
Realized he didn't have him, then punched him in the face.
[Lawler] Trying again. Trying to get him turned.
[Cole] Trying to turn Wyatt on his back, and he does.
Walls of Jericho for Chris Jericho.
Is Bray Wyatt gonna tap out to the Walls?
Bray Wyatt trying to power out of this,
alleviate some of the pressure and drag himself to a bottom rope.
[Lawler] Guys, we've seen Bray Wyatt bend and contort his body in weird ways.
[Layfield] I don't think he likes this way though, King.
[Lawler] He didn't tap out.
[Layfield] Bray Wyatt's not laughing right now.
Bray Wyatt realized Chris Jericho almost got a victory over him.
[Cole] Jericho back to the apron. Oh, and Bray Wyatt…
Oh! And Jericho right off the apron.
[Lawler] Man!
[Cole] Jericho may be out, guys. Bray Wyatt closing in on a victory here.
Bouncing Jericho's head off the apron,
and Jericho, the veteran, kicks out.
[Layfield] The corner of the apron, that's where that frame is.
That's the hardest part of the ring.
-[Lawler] What'd you call him? A wackjob? -[Cole] Yeah.
[Lawler] This guy is not right.
Watch this DDT.
Like you said, right on that ring apron.
[alternating chants of "Let's go, Wyatt!" and "Y2J!"]
[Lawler] "Let's go, Wyatt," "Y2J"?
[chanting continues]
[Lawler] The Universe split on this match.
[Cole] Bray Wyatt on the second rope, and Chris Jericho…
-Oh, what's… -[Lawler] I don't know, Chris.
[Cole] Jericho realizes he's gotta pull out all the stops against this guy.
-[Lawler] Whoa! -[Layfield] Those "Lionheart" days!
[Lawler] It worked.
[Lawler, chuckling] Look at those eyes on Bray Wyatt.
[Cole] But can Jericho capitalize now?
Can Chris Jericho put Wyatt away?
Jericho crawls to the cover.
Hooks the leg of Wyatt,
and he powers out at two.
Jericho's gotta be wondering
what does he have to keep throwing at Bray here
to keep him down?
[Lawler] He's gotta be wondering how much more can…
what Bray Wyatt throws at him can he take.
[Layfield] Yeah, there's something special about this Bray Wyatt guy.
I don't wanna say he's possessed. I'm not sure I even believe in that.
But there's something demonic about this guy.
[Lawler] Yeah, I agree 100%.
[Layfield] Bray just seems to have powers that no one else has.
-[Cole] Jericho. -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Lawler] When Bray Wyatt turns himself upside down
and does that weird spider walk,
it's like something out of The Exorcist.
[Layfield] You expect his head just to turn around at any moment.
[Cole] And Chris Jericho maybe looking for the Lionsault here.
[Lawler] There it is! There it is!
-Oh my God! -[Layfield] Good God in heaven.
Can you imagine if you see that in the middle of a match?
The hell is that?
[Lawler] Run, Jericho!
[Cole] Jericho was going for the Lionsault,
and he was stopped right in his tracks.
I am invulnerable!
I cannot die!
'Cause I am already dead.
I am already dead.
[Wyatt roars]
-[Lawler] Jeez. -[Cole] Oh, Codebreaker!
Codebreaker by Jericho.
Is this enough for Jericho to knock off Bray Wyatt?
Inside leg hooked by Jericho on Wyatt here.
Wyatt may be down and out.
Wyatt just happens to kick out at two.
He also got his foot underneath the bottom rope.
And Jericho with a Codebreaker still couldn't put Bray Wyatt away.
[Lawler] Yeah, well, I'm telling you, just the sight that Jericho witnessed,
that weird Bray Wyatt and what he was doing,
that would be enough to take the wind out of your sails right there.
How can you concentrate after seeing that?
[Cole] And look at this. Oh man!
[Layfield] That's why they call it high-risk.
[Cole] That was the taped-up thumb. Bray Wyatt's got that thumb taped.
And now Sister Abigail to the barricade.
Wyatt with the thumb to the throat of Jericho
that turned things around into Sister Abigail on the barricade.
[Lawler] Here, as you said…
Oh!
Jericho's face planted right into that barricade.
Helpless.
Jericho just deposited back into the ring by Bray Wyatt.
[alternating chants of "Let's go, Wyatt!" and "Y2J!"]
[chanting continues]
I want you to know this is the end.
[Cole] A merciless Bray Wyatt with Sister Abigail.
[bell rings]
[The Wyatt Family's theme music playing]
[Roberts] The winner of this match,
Bray Wyatt!
[Layfield] Bray Wyatt just beat a six-time World Champion.
[Lawler] Yeah, with not one but two Sister Abigails,
one of them being delivered right into the barricade.
[Layfield] And that thumb, whatever it is, right to the throat of Chris Jericho.
[Lawler] Let's look back at this Codebreaker that Chris delivered,
and we all thought that Jericho may have had this match in hand,
but that didn't work.
He misses here, but that thumb
did not miss.
[Cole] And this right here is where the match turned around.
Off the thumb, the Sister Abigail outside the ring,
and then Bray Wyatt making Jericho wait.
Bray Wyatt, the eater of "Y2J"'s world.
[bell rings]
-Poor, poor, poor Chris Jericho. -[music fades]
I guess after all, he did find out
what it means to follow the buzzards.
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole wide world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his hands ♪
♪ He's got the whole world ♪
♪ In his ♪
♪ Hands ♪
[cheering]
Find me!
[Lawler] Scary.
["Sunshine" by Teddybears playing]
[Cole] And it's SummerSlam. We are in Hollywood.
This is Tinseltown, Los Angeles.
Sold out tonight at the Staples Center.
[Lawler] And we'd like to send out a special thank you to Teddybears
for the song "Sunshine."
It's one of the official SummerSlam theme songs,
and that single is available right now on iTunes.
[Cole] Moments ago, Bray Wyatt extremely, uh, well, impressive
in his victory over Chris Jericho here tonight.
Ladies and gentlemen, coming up next, King,
this is as personal as it gets.
For the first time in over ten years, Stephanie McMahon's in the ring.
[Lawler] The world is talking about this confrontation.
Stephanie McMahon, not your normal, everyday competitor here in the WWE,
but she is gonna be in the ring against Brie Bella.
[Cole] In a year-long issue that exploded at Payback in June.
[whooshing]
[dramatic music playing]
[Brie Bella] The last year, I've had to sit back
and watch my family get tortured.
I couldn't take it anymore.
You can't fire me.
I quit!
[cheering]
[music fades]
[Cole] Nikki Bella has been put through her own personal hell
all because of a confrontation last month at Payback pay-per-view
between Nikki's sister, Brie, and Stephanie McMahon.
Hey! It's Nikki's sister, Brie.
Oh… oh, look! It's the quitter,
Brie Bella.
Security, eject this woman.
You're so pathetic.
You're such a bitch.
Oh!
[cheering]
[ominous music playing]
Get her out of here! She's pathetic.
Quitter!
[man 1] There's an allegation that you struck Brie Bella.
Brie Bella struck me.
Under the state of Florida, I'm gonna have to arrest you for battery.
I'm going to prison?
[cheering]
How could she?!
[yells indistinctly]
You're gonna pay!
I'm not going to jail.
I'm scared to death. I don't wanna go to jail.
[music fades]
[Brie Bella] How can I be like Stephanie?
I asked you here because if I agree to give you your job back,
you'll agree to drop all charges against me?
How can I get in her mind?
I agree.
Awesome.
Done deal.
Oh, wait, there's, um, just one more thing I want.
How can I beat her at her game?
I want a match at SummerSlam
against you.
[cheering]
[Brie Bella] Stephanie McMahon will always look at SummerSlam
as a time that she was humiliated.
I can't wrestle. I can't compete against you.
This is absolutely ridiculous.
Embarrassed.
Then I will see you in court.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. Please.
Beaten.
[tearfully] Okay, yes, yes.
By Brie Bella.
You have to consider
that at SummerSlam…
I'm gonna make you my bitch!
[unsettling music playing]
Brie Bella is gonna be sorry she ever challenged me.
You are nothing more than a wannabe reality star
who abandoned her injured husband,
stole the spotlight from her sister
just to make a name off of me at SummerSlam.
Who's the piece of trash now, Brie?
[Cole] And Brie and Stephanie going at it here.
And Brie's heard enough.
Brie looking for the "Yes!" Lock on Stephanie.
[McMahon] Brie Bella got the "Yes!" Lock on me on Monday Night Raw.
Yes, she did. I was not expecting it.
It's not gonna happen again.
Not only am I going to beat you,
but I'm going to embarrass you.
Whether I've been out of the ring for ten years, 11 years, it doesn't matter.
You say you're gonna embarrass me at SummerSlam?
I'm embarrassed just to be in the same ring as you.
I'm at the top of my game no matter what I do.
I'm gonna put an end to your pathetic attempt
to make history.
Nikki!
Yes!
At SummerSlam,
I am going to tear your heart out.
[whooshing]
[Lawler] Oh man!
♪ I'm never gonna be done ♪
♪ Lean on in And welcome to the queendom ♪
♪ The queendom Where the kings bow down… ♪
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Layfield] Wow, doesn't Ms. McMahon look great?
[Lawler] Whoa!
[Cole] She looks confident.
[bell rings]
[Roberts] The following contest is set for one fall.
Approaching the ring,
one of the principal owners of WWE,
Stephanie McMahon!
[Lawler] Michael, wait a minute.
Look at… look at this… what we're seeing here,
and all you can say is, "Stephanie looks confident"?
Have you ever seen Stephanie McMahon look like that before in your life?
-Wow! -[Layfield] She's like a superhero.
[Cole] If you wanna discuss Stephanie in this matchup,
use #stephvsbrie.
[Layfield] Very smug grin on Stephanie's face as well.
[Lawler] Man!
[Layfield] I think Stephanie's ready!
[music fades]
[booing]
♪ You can look but you can't touch… ♪
[Layfield] Brie, I'm not sure I want any of that with Stephanie McMahon.
[Roberts] Her opponent, from Scottsdale, Arizona,
Brie Bella!
[Cole] Yeah, but for Brie Bella, she talked about it at length
in an interview I conducted with her a couple of weeks ago.
This has been building for a year.
The situation with her husband, Daniel Bryan, and The Authority.
Her sister, Nikki. Now herself.
This is revenge time for Brie Bella.
[Layfield] Unfortunately, people like Daniel Bryan
sometimes have massive character flaws.
[Lawler] Hey, talk about tough young ladies!
There's… Woohoo! …Ronda Rousey in the house.
[Layfield] Greatest lady MMA fighter of all time.
-[music fades] -[Lawler] Look at Stephanie.
She looks like she is ready to make Brie her--
[Cole] Hey, whoa, wait a minute.
We get the point. And here we go.
Stephanie and Brie starting things off here tonight.
Stephanie hasn't had a match in over a decade.
Is that gonna affect her tonight, John?
[Lawler] Doesn't look like it to me.
[Layfield] She looks fantastic.
[referee] One! Two! Three!
Four!
[Cole] Stephanie using the four out of the five-count there.
[Lawler] I gotta think that Brie has gotta be shocked
to see the way Stephanie came out here.
[Layfield] How egregious.
One! Two! Three!
[Cole] And again Stephanie taking full advantage of the rules.
[Layfield] Brie's shocked in general. Finds out her husband's a philanderer.
-Serial adulterer. -[Lawler] Look at that.
Wow.
What'd you call him? What'd you call Daniel Bryan?
[Layfield] A serial adulterer.
[Cole] Didn't you hear Brie--
[Layfield] Like the Tiger Woods of sports entertainment.
[Cole] Brie said the physical therapist was paid off by Stephanie.
[Layfield] Of course she would say that.
[Cole] Stephanie a bit surprised there.
Maybe it just angered Stephanie.
[Lawler] Another arm drag.
[Cole] And now Stephanie realizes she's in a match.
[Lawler chuckles]
[Layfield] She hadn't been in the ring in ten years. Let her get rust off first
before you start saying, "Oh, she's so surprised!"
[Lawler] Brie with the waistlock, going behind Stephanie.
Stephanie trying to get out of this.
-Oh, nice elbow. -[Cole] Driving Brie back to the corner.
[Layfield] How's that for a surprise?
[Lawler] Surprise is one of the ways you get yourself out of a waistlock.
[Layfield] I'm just surprised how brilliantly it was executed.
[Cole] Brie Bella's a former Divas Champion.
[Layfield] Stephanie the far more powerful of the two.
[Cole] Yeah, and she's displaying that here.
Come on, Brie.
[Lawler] Mm.
[Cole] Stephanie a former Women's Champion.
[Lawler] The weight of those kicks.
[Cole] Using her long legs
to both create separation and drive Brie to the mat.
[Lawler] Ooh! Brie Bella face-first.
[Layfield] This may not be as competitive as I thought it was gonna be.
[Cole] Well,
Stephanie is a McMahon.
[Layfield] What do you mean by that?
[Cole] They're extremely competitive, John.
And they don't take kindly to losing and do everything in their power to win.
[Layfield] I agree with you.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes!
[Cole] Now mocking Brie's husband, Daniel Bryan.
[chanting continues]
[chanting drowns out speech]
Uh-oh, went to slap Brie, and Brie
caught Stephanie.
[Lawler] Hey, hey!
[Cole] Brie going for the "Yes!" Lock here.
[Lawler] Stephanie scrambling out. She better!
[Cole] Stephanie knows about it. Brie had her in the "Yes!" Lock
this past Monday night on Raw.
That, of course, the submission maneuver used by her husband,
Daniel Bryan.
That's right.
[Lawler] I think Stephanie was ready for it.
She knew to get out of there--
[Cole] Oh, and Stephanie clobbered Brie!
[Lawler] Whoa!
Whoa!
[male fan] Come on, Brie!
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Lawler] We talk about turning points in matches.
[Layfield] WWE Universe getting behind Stephanie with the "Yes!" chant.
-[Cole] Watch this. -[Lawler Watch.
-[Cole] Ooh! -[Lawler] Ooh man!
JBL, you gotta admit, that took some ring savvy right there.
[Layfield] Absolutely.
Steph's gonna win via count-out.
Six!
[Layfield] Didn't take long.
[Cole] Must be humiliating for Brie. Count of seven by the official.
[Cole] Brie at a count of eight, trying to get back in.
Just barely gets into the ring to beat the count.
Stephanie thought the count should have been faster.
-[Layfield] It should've! -[Cole] Oh, and a DDT planting Brie down.
[Lawler] You've gotta be impressed with this ring prowess of Stephanie.
[Layfield] Why would it be embarrassing to lose to a McMahon, Michael?
[Cole] Well, everything Brie's been through, John.
[Layfield] Stephanie's a former champion.
[Cole] Brie Bella dropped the charges against Stephanie
in order to have this match, and then to go out and lose here tonight?
[Lawler] Yeah, that would be Brie eating some crow, all right.
Watch this… watch this DDT.
That is a picture-perfect move.
-Who's my bitch? -[Cole] Been training with "The Game."
[McMahon] Who's my bitch?
[Lawler] Stephanie talking a little smack to Brie Bella now.
-[Layfield] She's a great competitor. -[Cole] Oof!
[Layfield] You gotta learn. Don't cross the boss.
[Lawler] Guys, look at this!
[Cole] Stephanie for the victory, and Brie stays in it.
[Lawler] This arsenal of moves that Stephanie is displaying here tonight.
[crowd chanting] You've still got it!
[Lawler] The crowd's impressed as well.
[Cole] Stephanie just… She's having fun punishing Brie Bella.
[Lawler] Well, you can't say that Stephanie didn't warn Brie Bella.
She told Brie what she was gonna do to her,
what she was gonna make out of her.
Oof!
-[Cole] Ugh! -[Lawler] Ooh, foot in the face!
[Cole] Stephanie's just making a point now.
[Layfield] Stephanie's putting on a clinic!
[Cole] Indeed. She is.
[Lawler] This is a total domination here.
[Layfield] You gotta wonder what Brie's sister is thinking watching this.
[Lawler] What do you think Triple H is thinking
watching his wife dominate Brie Bella here tonight?
-[Layfield] He's beaming with pride. -[Lawler] Proud, yeah.
-[Cole] He's gotta be proud. -When you gonna learn, Brie?
[Cole] Oh, and Brie!
[Layfield] Brie should get college credit for this.
[Cole] Stephanie was trash talking Brie. A couple of boots to the face. Another.
Brie Bella fighting back into this.
[Lawler] Well, Brie Bella better fight back.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Brie has just angered Stephanie even more.
Oh my goodness.
Oh, and Brie! Thesz press on Stephanie!
And Brie unloading.
[Layfield] Cover up, Stephanie!
[Lawler] You said it earlier, JBL.
I think Stephanie is definitely the stronger of the two in this match--
Oh!
[Cole] Steph gets angry and angry,
and Brie Bella… Brie Bella now…
[Layfield] Brie is just like her husband. She just won't quit.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Cole] She's got moves like her husband in there too.
-[yelling aggressively] -[cheering]
[Lawler] Oh boy.
Looks like Brie's fired up now.
Whoa!
[Cole] Brie's gotta be loving this.
[Lawler] Brie with the… the upper hand suddenly.
Let's see how, uh, Stephanie can respond now
when things aren't going her way.
[Cole] Brie has waited a long time.
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes!
[Layfield] Enough with the "Yes!" Kicks!
Somewhere, Daniel Bryan is watching this,
if he has TV in that log cabin of his in the woods.
[Lawler] I know where he's watching it from.
He's watching it on the WWE Network,
where he paid 9.99 for it.
-Brie Mode! -[cheering]
[Lawler] Whoa, incoming!
[Cole] Missile dropkick to Stephanie. Is it enough to knock off the boss?
Brie Bella gonna beat the boss…
And a kick-out by Stephanie.
[Lawler] The expression on the face of Stephanie has certainly changed
from earlier in the match, hasn't it?
[Cole] Stephanie just trying to get away, stay away from Brie Bella.
[Layfield] Get out of the ring and collect herself.
[Lawler] I think she would like to completely get out of the ring!
[Cole] Man, you can't blame Brie.
All this emotion and…
[booing]
Hey!
Stephanie's husband, the COO of this company, Triple H.
[cheering]
And there's Nikki,
Brie's sister.
[Lawler] Triple H, I know he's concerned, but he shouldn't--
[Cole] Stephanie going for the Pedigree.
Brie Bella countered. Brie Bella countered.
"Yes!" Lock! "Yes!" Lock!
-"Yes!" Lock! -[Lawler] She's got it locked in.
[Cole] It's locked in. Stephanie's gonna tap out!
The "Yes!" Lock!
Oh, come on!
-[Lawler] Hey! -[Cole] You gotta be kidding me!
[Lawler] Hey!
[inaudible]
[Cole] Talk about abuse of power.
[Layfield] The referee had a slow count early.
[Cole] Oh, Triple H is down!
-[Lawler] What?! -[Cole] Triple H is down!
[Lawler] Brie Bella just kicked Triple H to the floor!
[crowd chanting] Yes! Yes! Yes!
[Lawler] I can't believe it!
-[chanting continues] -Now she's standing over "The Game"!
[Cole] How humiliating for the boss.
[Lawler] How defiant is this Brie Bella?
[Layfield] Well, she blindsided an officer of the company!
[Cole] And look at Nikki!
[cheering]
Stephanie's got nowhere to go!
I didn't… I didn't…
[Cole] Uh-oh.
Twin Magic!
[Layfield] This is two-on-one!
[Cole] Stephanie's had this coming, a long time coming from the Bellas.
-Oh! -[Layfield] What was that?
[Lawler] What?!
[booing]
-[Cole] Oh my God! -[Lawler] What?!
[Cole] What the hell just happened?
That's her own sister!
[Lawler] I don't believe what I'm seeing here.
[Cole] Nikki just knocked out her sister!
[Lawler] Triple H redepositing the referee in the ring, and…
-[Layfield] What does every dog need? -[Lawler] A Pedigree!
[Cole] This is sickening.
[crowd] One,
two,
three!
[bell rings]
♪ Style and grace I'm never gonna be done… ♪
[Roberts] The winner of this match, Stephanie McMahon!
[Cole] I thought The Authority could not sink any lower.
[Layfield] What?
This is something that happened in the Bella family.
Nothing to do with The Authority.
[Cole] Stephanie McMahon said last week
that she didn't wanna embarrass Brie Bella but she was going to tonight.
And what a way to embarrass that young lady
by having her own sister, her own sister,
turning her back on her, knocking her out in the ring.
What did The Authority have to do to pull this off?
What did they pay off Nikki Bella for this?
What did they give Nikki Bella for this?
This is absolutely in--
[Layfield] Oh, stop with your faux rage.
All the abuse that Nikki went through because of Brie,
she finally paid her back, and I don't blame her.
[Cole] Oh my Lord, everything Brie Bella did for that woman, John,
everything she's done for her sister!
[Layfield] She quit on her sister.
[Lawler] JBL, come on.
[Layfield] I'm sorry to say it, but Brie Bella deserves all of this.
I'd hate to be at the Bellas' at Thanksgiving dinner though.
[Lawler] What depths will The Authority sink to?
[Cole] And how can that woman, Nikki Bella, live with herself?
How does Nikki live with herself tonight?
[Layfield] You guys with your stupid conspiracy theories!
The Authority had nothing to do with this!
[Lawler] Come on, JBL, watch this.
Brie Bella has the "Yes!" Lock locked on.
Triple H is out here where he shouldn't be.
Just before the referee can ring the bell, he pulls the referee out of the ring.
Deny that, JBL.
And then watch this.
The Bellas have Stephanie sandwiched, cornered.
She has nowhere to go.
And then the unthinkable happens.
Watch Nikki.
What on earth? JBL, come on. Explain that.
[Layfield] All that pent-up rage by Nikki finally came out.
Brie quit on her sister.
Brie put her sister through hell, and Nikki had finally had enough.
And you wanna blame it on The Authority? Good God in heaven!
Man, stop!
[Cole] I can almost understand Seth Rollins.
-And this is sickening. -[Layfield] That is romance right there.
-[Cole] Guys, I can almost-- -[Layfield] That is a beautiful thing.
[Cole] I can almost understand Seth Rollins turning his back
on his Shield brethren,
but for Nikki Bella to turn her back on her blood,
her sister, for The Authority?
-Will you shut up? -[Layfield] How proud Mr. McMahon is.
Somewhere watching on the WWE Network for 9.99, watching Stephanie right now
leaving victorious at SummerSlam
where his son-in-law has won so many titles.
I don't blame you, Nikki.
I don't blame you at all.
The world doesn't blame you. You did the right thing, young lady.
[Lawler] Oh my gosh, please, turn it off.
[Cole] Why don't you go join the party? Leave your headset and join the party.
[Layfield] I'd love to join the party.
[Lawler] I still cannot believe what I see here.
[Layfield] She had enough.
I finally had to punch my brother one time.
I'd had enough. Every sibling goes through it.
-[Lawler] How much did you get paid? -[Cole] Exactly.
[Layfield] What a wonderful couple.
The greatest power couple in the world.
The point I was making before is I can almost understand
Seth Rollins turning his back on his figurative brothers in The Shield
to join The Authority,
but for Nikki Bella to turn her back on her flesh and blood, Brie Bella,
to join The Authority, to do this tonight?
Nikki had had enough.
She had taken enough abuse from Brie quitting on her
and getting her punished.
Seth Rollins sold out. Nikki Bella--
Not Nikki, but… Yeah, Nikki Bella has sold out.
It's as simple as that.
-Well, it's-- -Making stuff up as you go, guys.
Here at SummerSlam, we wanna try to lighten the mood a bit.
Well, you know, guys, recently WWE and Totino's Bold,
they gave one lucky fan the opportunity to spend a day down in Orlando
at the WWE Performance Center, and, well, have a chance
to become a Superstar with some of the all-time greats,
including The New Age Outlaws,
and a chance to make an epic debut in front of a live WWE audience.
Well, coming soon to a silver screen near you,
none other than Mama's Boy.
[man 1] The call has been made.
A challenge issued.
Think you have what it takes?
[man 1] The Universe has answered.
Let's do this.
[man 1] And a hero has emerged.
[man 2] My name is Jake Tucker.
[exhales sharply] I don't like his face.
Maybe we could put him in a mask?
You guys know I'm right here, right?
[man 1] WWE and Totino's Bold present
Show Us Your Superstar.
Under the guidance of three world-class trainers,
and… Michael Cole,
a man was trained,
and a Boy was born.
[Cole] So the journey for Mama's Boy begins.
Is he Bold enough?
Mama, we're going to the top of the WWE.
[man 1] At times, it was grueling.
Your outfit needs to scream Mama's Boy.
[man 1] Extreme intensity.
-[Gunn] Oh! -My God!
[man 1] Raw emotion.
[DeMott] Hit the ropes and knock Billy down!
[man 1] But would Mama's Boy be Bold enough?
[Dogg] Ooh!
That's what Mama's Boys do!
[both laughing]
That's a Mama's Boy!
[man 1] All in preparation for the Boldest entrance ever.
Mama's Boy, it's the moment of truth. Are you ready?
[Mama's Boy] Oh, I'm ready, Michael.
I love you, Mama!
[man 1] It was up to the WWE Universe to decide.
-[heroic music playing] -[microwave beeping]
-[Mama's Boy] Mama, I love you! -[cheering]
[man 1] With the pressure on, Mama's Boy took it to the next level…
[crowd chanting] Mama's Boy!
[man 1] …delivering the only way he knew how.
[chanting continues]
Bold, like Totino's Bold Rolls.
-[Mama's Boy] I love you! -[chanting continues]
[whooshing]
[Cole] What an amazing entrance,
and there's Mama's Boy live at SummerSlam, sitting ringside,
the culmination of his once-in-a-lifetime experience,
courtesy of WWE and Totino's Bold.
[Layfield] That was great when he knocked down Billy Gunn.
I'm glad Billy was knocked down.
[Lawler] Guy's got a great future ahead of him.
[Layfield] A lot of people knocked down Billy, to be fair.
♪ I hear voices in my head… ♪
[Lawler] Why didn't you wear that jacket you had on there tonight?
[Cole] I was paying homage to someone in the company.
[Layfield] Right.
[bell rings]
[Garcia] This next match is scheduled for one fall.
Introducing first, from St. Louis, Missouri,
weighing in at 245 lbs,
he is "The Apex Predator,"
Randy Orton!
[Cole] This match came about because that man, Randy Orton,
is upset because Roman Reigns cost him the opportunity
at a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.
And this is how Randy Orton reacted,
assaulting Roman Reigns as Reigns was on his way to the ring
for a match a couple of weeks ago.
♪ I feel tension rising ♪
-♪ I hear voices… ♪ -[whooshing]
[unsettling music playing]
[Orton] You wanna steal from me?
Do you wanna steal from me?
I'll show you what happens to people who steal from me.
That's what happens when people steal from me.
Never again. Never again.
[music fades]
[whooshing]
[Cole] Guys, Roman Reigns uses the Superman Punch.
Well, moments ago, Randy Orton tweeted out a picture of himself ready for the match,
and it said, "Superman, meet kryptonite."
How Randy Orton refers to himself here tonight.
♪ They talk to me ♪
♪ They tell me things… ♪
[Layfield] That is what a sports entertainer
is supposed to look like.
Twelve-time World Champion "The Viper."
[Roman Reigns's theme music playing]
[Garcia] And his opponent,
from Pensacola, Florida,
weighing in at 265 lbs,
Roman Reigns!
[Cole] Roman Reigns is set for action here tonight against Randy Orton.
He said that he's going to knock "The Viper"'s fangs down his throat
and turn him into a useless little worm here tonight.
As Roman Reigns makes his way to the ring for action,
we wanna remind everyone the next time we come your way
live on pay-per-view and on the WWE Network.
It's Night of Champions,
five weeks from tonight,
September 21st, Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee,
Music City, USA.
And if you wanna talk about this matchup on Twitter, folks,
use #romanvsorton.
Roman Reigns telling us on SmackDown this past Friday night
that, "Listen, I respect Randy Orton. I respect his attitude."
"I respect the fact he's been a dozen-time World Champion,
but after tonight, Randy Orton's gonna respect me."
[Lawler] The key word in this match. It's a great deal about respect.
[Cole] John, this may be the most important matchup
of Reigns's career up to this point as a singles competitor.
[Layfield] I do believe it's the biggest test Reigns has ever had
as a singles competitor/
[crowd noise drowns out speech]
[Cole] And Roman Reigns strikes first with the right hands
to "The Viper" Randy Orton.
[Layfield] I like that. Taking it right to him!
[Lawler] Oh!
Reigns is not gonna back down, and Orton's gonna regroup.
[Layfield] That's different.
[Lawler] Well, Reigns may not give Orton time to regroup.
Ooh! You hear that?
[Layfield] Roman is definitely the aggressor here so far.
[Cole] Roman standing toe-to-toe, and sometimes, John,
you need to be the aggressor against Randy Orton.
[Layfield] You better be.
The best defense is a good offense, especially against Randy Orton.
[Lawler] Sometimes being the aggressor can get you in trouble.
[Layfield] You don't wanna let "The Viper" get on a roll.
[Lawler] Sort of like counter punching, which is one thing Orton is very good at.
-Wow. -[Cole] Driving Orton right to his knees.
Let him out, Reigns. Let's go! Get down!
[Cole] Oh!
Down from the corner.
[Cole] John, you've pointed out as well
that it looked like Triple H was actually gonna name Randy Orton
the number one contender for the WWE World title
before Roman Reigns assaulted Randy.
[Layfield] Triple H was going to. And Roman Reigns came out here
and started this fight.
He came out here and interrupted Triple H putting Randy Orton
in the main event of SummerSlam.
He robbed Randy Orton of a WWE World Heavyweight Championship match.
[Cole] I beg to differ who actually started this fight.
It was Randy Orton. The night that Rollins turned on The Shield,
Randy Orton picked up a steel chair and beat the hell out of Roman Reigns,
upset over the fact that The Shield had knocked off Evolution the night before.
[Layfield] You steal a guy's championship because of that?
[Cole] And he hadn't had the championship won yet either, John.
-He still had to have the match. -[Layfield] He stole that match.
[Cole] Randy, reversal. Reigns into the steps.
[Lawler] Ooh, into the steps hard.
[Cole] And a smile crossing the face of Randy Orton.
[Layfield] There's that counter punching you're talking about, King.
[Lawler] Yep, Orton is very, very good at it.
[Layfield] Third-generation Superstar.
[Cole] Orton, who shows no absence of malice.
Cover now. Hooks that…
the leg of Roman Reigns, that outside leg,
and right back on the attack.
Randy Orton, John, so methodical in the ring.
-[Lawler] But no wasted motion. -[Cole] No, none at all.
Everything is done with a purpose.
You see a lot of guys out here, uh, waste a lot of energy,
flying around the ring when they don't need to.
Randy Orton, the complete opposite.
[Lawler] The same could be said for Roman Reigns.
[Cole] Yeah, I agree.
[Lawler] He goes one direction. That's straight at his opponent.
[Cole] Yeah, there's no "retreat" in Reigns's vocabulary.
And Orton… Oh man.
[Lawler] Telegraphed that move though.
[Cole] I don't think Orton's ever looked better.
[booing]
[Layfield] You build a sports entertainer from the ground up,
that's what it looks like.
[Cole] A little Garvin stomp by Orton.
[Lawler] Ouch!
[Cole] Become a trademark of Randy. Look at him stepping on the fingers.
[Lawler] Yeah, and staying on the ankle.
[Cole] This is as psychological as much as it is physical, right?
[Layfield] Absolutely.
[Lawler] It looks very painful, I assure you.
[Cole] Reigns rolling out of the way. Orton knees-first.
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Cole] Reigns into the corner. Orton runs into the boot.
Now Roman Reigns
looking to put together a little cluster of offense here
that Orton hasn't allowed.
[referee] Pull him down! One!
[Layfield] Straight right hand just like his daddy, "The Ace Cowboy."
[Cole] The Hall of Famer.
[Lawler] Fortunately, Randy never inherited
that bad right arm that wouldn't heal that his dad had.
[Layfield] The grandson of "Cowboy" Bob.
Third-generation.
His father just had a hard time healing.
He had that broken arm that just wouldn't heal.
[Layfield speaks indistinctly]
[Cole] And look at this. Randy Orton now, top rope.
-Superplex to Reigns! -[Lawler] Good grief!
[Cole] Randy Orton slowly works toward the cover.
Is it enough to put Reigns away? Forearm right in the jaw,
and Reigns powers out at two.
[Lawler] Man, look at this.
Whoa, that is…
the ultimate superplex.
[Layfield] That long way down.
[Lawler] Yeah, both men standing on that top rope,
going all the way down to the mat.
[Layfield] Roman Reigns right now wishes he hadn't stole so much from Randy.
[indistinct]
[Cole] And this is… Orton loves this type of pace, doesn't he?
[Layfield] This is the game plan executed perfectly by Randy Orton.
[Cole] You don't allow Reigns to get anything going.
[Layfield] Reigns came out here a ball of fire.
Randy Orton weathered the storm, and now it's completely at Orton's pace.
[Cole] Orton said his guarantee was to methodically decimate Reigns tonight.
-[Lawler] Uh-oh. -[Cole] Roman Reigns…
Orton's in trouble. Roman Reigns now.
Randy Orton may fade here.
Oh, and Randy Orton had to do that to create some separation.
[Lawler] That's the counter to that little hold.
Counter punching, counter hold.
-Whoa! -[Cole] And now Reigns again.
Roman Reigns trying to take out Orton here.
[referee] What do you say, Orton?
[Cole] Roman with those powerful arms. Randy Orton…
Back to a vertical base, trying to fight out of this.
"The Viper"'s in trouble.
Was in trouble. Orton again with the counter, side slam.
Orton looks to put away Reigns here.
Hooks the leg, and Roman Reigns…
[Layfield] Amazing how easy Randy Orton makes those counters look.
[Cole] This match…
[Layfield] Just glides like Barry Windham.
[Cole] …number one trend in the world on Twitter.
That was an extremely high compliment.
[Layfield] Well, it was meant to be.
[Cole] Windham one of the best ever in the ring.
[Layfield] Orton's just smooth. Everything he does has a purpose.
And he makes it look easy, like the great ones do.
[Cole] Roman Reigns getting an education here.
We're gonna see… We're gonna learn a lot about Reigns.
We're gonna see what Reigns is made of.
[Lawler] You're right about that.
[Layfield] I think we've already seen what he's made of already.
[Cole] Yeah, but just a new level here.
[Lawler] Shots to the rib cage of "The Viper."
Roman… Oh, great counter.
Reigns, Samoan drop! Great move by Reigns.
Tremendous move by Roman Reigns.
[Lawler] That'll slow "The Viper" down.
[referee] One!
[Cole] Physical toll taken
Two!
[Cole] …on both men here.
Three!
[Lawler] Both these guys have absorbed a lot of punishment.
Ooh!
[booing]
[cheering]
[booing]
[cheering]
[booing]
[cheering]
[Lawler chuckling]
[Lawler] Trading bombs.
[Cole] Uh-oh. Reigns now.
Reigns starting to build some momentum.
Reigns is starting to feel it. That cocky walk back.
[Lawler] Ooh!
[Cole] That right hand just dropped Orton to both knees.
[Layfield] Uh-oh!
[Cole] Uh-oh, Randy doesn't wanna be there.
[Layfield] In a spot you don't wanna be. You're right.
-[Lawler] Incoming! -[Cole] Reigns!
[Layfield] There's a reason Roman Reigns is the only one that does that.
He's the only one that can.
[referee] Let's go. Bring it in here.
[Lawler] Kicking the kryptonite out of Orton right now.
[Cole] Ooh! Spine-first into the barricade.
-Oh, now Roman Reigns driven in! -[Lawler] Whoa.
[Cole] And again, Orton just like that switched the momentum.
Just when it felt like Reigns was starting to build something,
Randy Orton stopped it in its tracks.
[Lawler] Ooh!
Six!
-[Layfield] Cover him, Randy. -[Cole] Cover.
Is it enough to put the Superman away? And Reigns kicks out.
-Wow! -[Layfield laughs]
[Lawler] And then the receipt. [chuckles]
[Cole] Now Randy Orton…
Roman Reigns now. Orton stalking Reigns.
Randy Orton, we saw a little bit ago
what type of damage Randy Orton can do out here at ringside
when the announce tables are in his way.
And now Randy Orton with Roman Reigns…
-Right off the announce table! -[Lawler] Man, oh man.
[Cole] Collapsing our announce table.
The force of Orton. And he's making that a habit with Reigns,
as Reigns goes shoulder-first into the post.
Five!
-[Cole] Randy Orton is taking over. -[booing]
That's why he's the WWE's "Apex Predator."
Seven!
Eight!
Nine!
Come on, let's go.
[Cole] Oh, and Roman Reigns trying to turn it around.
It's dangerous to be at the announce table when Randy Orton's in a match.
[Lawler] We have no monitors left.
-[Layfield] No? -[Lawler] But I saved my Mountain Dew.
[Cole] You need a new iPad, by the way. And, uh, Randy Orton, Roman Reigns…
Orton in trouble on the top rope.
What's Reigns gonna do here?
Let's go. Bring him in.
[Layfield] This didn't work out too well for Reigns last time.
[Lawler] Yeah, and maybe he wants to return the favor of that…
that superplex.
It looks like that's exactly what Reigns is thinking.
[Cole] But Randy Orton, though…
-[Lawler] He wants to have none of that. -[Cole] Yeah. Orton, headbutt.
Randy Orton struggling to…
trying to wisely get down.
[Layfield] The wily veteran Randy Orton.
[Lawler] Uh-oh.
[Cole] Oh no.
[Lawler] Reigns thinking Samoan drop from the top.
[Cole] From up there?! Wow!
[Lawler] It looks like that's what he's got on his mind.
[Cole] Roman Reigns to Randy Orton,
Samoan drop! Oh man!
[Lawler, chuckling] Cover him.
That could do it.
[Layfield] What a huge victory this could be.
[Cole] Cover on Orton. Can he win it here? And Orton powers out.
Watch this again.
From the top rope, Samoan drop.
[Lawler] Man, oh man.
[crowd chanting] We want tables!
We want tables!
[Cole] And now Roman Reigns.
Roman Reigns with Randy Orton down and out.
Roman Reigns is calling for it, John.
It could be Superman Punch time.
[Layfield] Randy better find some kryptonite really quick!
-Because here it comes. -[Cole] Superman Punch connecting!
Randy Orton is down and out.
[Layfield] Only one thing left.
[Cole] Roman stalking Orton.
Positioning Randy Orton.
Ooh-ah!
[Cole] Went for the Spear. What a counter! Powerslam counter!
Cover. Hooks the leg.
-Reigns powers out. -[Layfield] Incredible!
[Cole] What an awesome counter by Randy Orton.
He turned a Spear into a powerslam. But first…
[Lawler] The super punch that we thought took Randy Orton out.
But when Reigns set up to finish him off…
[Cole] How good is Randy Orton, seriously?
-[Lawler] Amazing. -[Layfield] One of the greatest.
That's what being a 12-time World Champion certifies.
[booing]
[booing drowns out speech]
[Cole] Now Orton's got him where he wants him.
Now look at this now. Oh, and a DDT!
Vintage Orton. Vintage Randy Orton.
[booing]
[Layfield] How quickly the tide's turned.
[Cole] Randy Orton feels the end is near.
[Layfield] We know where Orton's going, don't we?
[Lawler] Uh-oh!
That's an angry "Viper."
-[Layfield] Roman Empire's about to fall. -[Cole] Orton going for the RKO!
Reigns countered. Roman Reigns…
RKO by Orton!
RKO by Orton! Reigns is down and out.
And Reigns powers out!
-[Lawler] What?! -[Layfield] What?!
[Cole] A look of disbelief in the eyes of Randy Orton.
[Lawler] Orton is thinking, "What?!"
"What just happened?"
[Cole] Watch this RKO.
First, he went for it here.
[Lawler] Shoved off into the ropes. Duck.
But he caught him here.
[Cole] We have seen Randy Orton pull out two unbelievable moves.
The powerslam off the Spear.
The RKO.
But Roman Reigns is still in this thing, and Orton's throwing a fit.
[Layfield] Roman Reigns was going for the Superman Punch,
but Randy Orton said he had kryptonite. Apparently, he does!
What does Orton have to do? Seriously, what does Randy Orton have to do?
That's what's going through his mind right now.
Reigns has not moved.
Orton's beside himself.
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
[Layfield] I think I know what Randy's thinking.
[Lawler] Plan B? Or C?
[Layfield] Randy could go for a cover right now,
but I think he's got something in his mind.
-[Cole] Randy Orton-- -[Layfield] It's called Plan Punt.
[Cole] Yeah, I think he's gonna… wants to teach this young man a lesson.
[Layfield] This "Viper" is about to sink his fangs in one Roman Reigns.
[Lawler] You're right. Plan P.
-[Layfield] Here it comes. -[Cole] This is not gonna be good.
He can't do this. Not this to Roman Reigns.
Going for the punt. Roman Reigns…
Roman Reigns, a head of steam.
Spear!
Roman Reigns with the win!
[Roman Reigns's theme music playing]
[Garcia] Here is your winner,
Roman Reigns!
[Cole] Ladies and gentlemen, that was an absolute statement match
for Roman Reigns.
The biggest win of Roman Reigns's career thus far
on the stage of SummerSlam.
[Layfield] That could be a turning point or the launch of Roman Reigns's career.
The Roman Empire has begun.
[Cole] Nice powerslam counter by Randy Orton.
Here's the cover on Reigns,
And Reigns happened to power out.
I want you to watch what Randy Orton does here.
[Lawler] Went for the RKO.
[Layfield] The Superman Punch, and he countered with the RKO!
[Lawler] Oh, how in the world?
[Cole] Randy couldn't believe that Reigns was able to kick out.
Then he went for the punt. Reigns with a great counter.
And, folks, I want you to watch the impact of the Spear.
Boom!
[Lawler] Take a look one more time at this Spear. Oh!
[crowd] One, two, three!
[bell rings]
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
[Cole] What an incredible moment for Roman Reigns here tonight.
[Lawler] Superman has overcome kryptonite!
[Layfield] Yes, he has.
What a great win for Roman Reigns.
[Cole] Roman Reigns proved a lot here tonight
on the grand stage of SummerSlam.
And we are at Staples Center in Los Angeles.
17,357 WWE fans on hand
as we get set, King, for our main event.
♪ It's going down for real… ♪
[Lawler] John Cena, the champ is here.
But "The Beast" Brock Lesnar is looking to put an end
to that championship reign.
[Cole] Coming up next, it is "The Biggest Fight of the Summer,"
John Cena versus Brock Lesnar.
[whooshing]
[uneasy music playing]
[Lesnar] Everything that has been put in front of Brock Lesnar,
I conquer. I defeat. I win when I have to win.
[Heyman] Since the last time Brock Lesnar came face to face with John Cena,
Brock Lesnar has broken Triple H's arm,
broken Triple H's other arm,
broken Shawn Michaels's arm
and he's retired,
took on "The World's Strongest Man" and punked him out,
took on "The World's Largest Athlete" and cut him down to size,
and then went head-up against the greatest undefeated streak
in the history of this industry
and showed that they all fall down
at the feet of "The Conqueror" Brock Lesnar.
The thing is, I knew I was gonna beat The Undertaker.
Everybody knew I was gonna beat The Undertaker.
They just didn't wanna believe it.
For God's sake, why wouldn't Brock Lesnar be able to beat The Undertaker?
Because he's some mythical god?
[somber music playing]
It's not rocket science, people.
Why wouldn't Brock Lesnar be able to beat The Undertaker?
Why can't Brock Lesnar beat John Cena at SummerSlam?
[dramatic music playing]
[Cole] Cena's on the top of the ladder!
Cena for the championship!
John Cena is a 15-time
WWE World Heavyweight Champion!
You're gonna ask a lot of questions about a lot of accomplishments I've had.
I would much rather not talk about myself, my successes.
That's…
I'm very fortunate to be where I'm at.
But I think the reason why I am where I'm at
is because I don't do anything but look forward.
I see what's in front of me. That's it.
This Sunday,
there will be pain, punishment.
This Sunday, Brock Lesnar will give me the beating of a lifetime.
This Sunday, there is one thing that Brock Lesnar will not do.
Win.
Brock, I'm not gonna lay down for you. You know why?
Because you don't deserve this.
I'm gonna rip John Cena limb from limb,
and it's gonna be… it's gonna be ugly, people.
[Heyman] If you're a fan of John Cena,
don't miss SummerSlam.
Because when John Cena comes out here and says, "You can't see me,"
he ain't lying.
Because after this Sunday,
when Brock Lesnar is through with John Cena,
you ain't gonna see John Cena around here anymore.
[Cena] He is big. He is strong.
But what separates me from him, Jack, is heart.
He may beat the hell out of me,
but he's gonna have to beat every last breath out of this body.
At SummerSlam, I conquer "The Conqueror."
I am the one that beats "the one."
At SummerSlam,
the champ is here!
[music fades]
I'm gonna rip John Cena apart at SummerSlam.
I'm gonna leave him in a pile of blood
and urine and vomit.
[Brock Lesnar's theme music playing]
[Cole] He is indeed "The Beast Incarnate."
Perhaps the most dangerous Superstar in WWE history.
Brock Lesnar's a three-time WWE Champion,
Royal Rumble winner, King of the Ring winner,
one of the greatest amateur wrestlers of all time,
one of the great MMA fighters of all time.
John, you have actually been in the ring with Brock Lesnar.
[Layfield] I've never felt brute force like I felt when I faced Brock Lesnar.
It's unbelievable. It's something you can't describe.
It's something you have to be in there to feel.
You feel absolutely helpless in his grip.
[Cole] King, John Cena called Brock Lesnar a mercenary.
[Lawler] Well, I think John Cena's exactly right.
You know, not to go against anything you said, JBL,
but I've been in the ring with John Cena, as you have as well… as well,
and John Cena can rise to the occasion like no other Superstar I've ever seen.
[booing]
Man, look at that face.
[John Cena's theme music playing]
♪ Krrrr, Amadou! ♪
♪ Your time is up My time is now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ It's the franchise Boy, I'm shining now ♪
♪ You can't see me My time is now ♪
♪ In case you forget or fell off I'm still hot, knock your shell off ♪
♪ My money stack fat… ♪
[Lawler] Well, ladies and gentlemen,
the champ… is… here!
[Layfield] One thing you're right about, King,
I faced John Cena in I Quit matches, championship matches, cage matches.
I've never seen anybody who has the ability to dig deeper than John Cena.
But even with that, is that enough
for the 15-time World Champion to keep his championship
against "The Beast Incarnate" Brock Lesnar?
[Cole] They'll be talking about this match around the world
using #brockvscena.
The man on the left, one statistic says it all.
Fifteen-time World Champion.
Only one man in the history of sports entertainment
has held more World titles,
that being the Hall of Famer the "Nature Boy" Ric Flair.
[music fades]
[bell rings]
Ladies and gentlemen, this contest, set for one fall,
is for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship!
[cheering]
Introducing first,
the challenger,
accompanied by Paul Heyman,
from Minneapolis, Minnesota,
weighing 286 lbs,
Brock Lesnar!
[mix of crowd cheering and booing]
And his opponent,
from West Newbury, Massachusetts,
weighing 251 lbs,
he is the current WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
John Cena!
[Layfield] A little observation, guys.
John Cena normally comes out, he jokes with the cameraman,
he gives a salute.
Cena didn't do any of that. He knows how big this fight is.
[Cole] Settle in. It's for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
Cena. Lesnar.
"The Biggest Fight of the Summer."
[Lawler] You saw the look of intensity on the face of "The Beast" Brock Lesnar.
You gotta fight fire with fire, and John Cena knows that.
[Cole] This is what Cena's facing, guys, in the form of Lesnar.
He's broken Triple H's arm twice. He broke the neck of Hardcore Holly.
-He's only… -[bell rings]
He's the only man to beat Hulk Hogan by the match being stopped by the referee.
-[Lawler] And look at Cena! -[Cole] Cena going after Lesnar early.
Cena wrestling Lesnar to the ground. And this is gonna be a fight.
And Brock Lesnar quickly pounding away on Cena. Cena back to his feet.
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Cole] There will not be a dull moment in this match.
Cena realizes he's gotta be on the offensive.
Lesnar's got him up on his shoulders. Lesnar's got him up.
-F5! F5! -[Layfield] He got him!
[Cole] And now Lesnar, for the title, hooks the leg.
Cena powers out.
The F5, the move that slayed The Undertaker,
almost took the title from Cena.
[Layfield] Look at that look on Brock Lesnar's face.
He's smiling!
[Lawler] Guys, we're about 30 seconds into this match,
and it's almost over.
[crowd] One! Two!
[Cole] And now "The Beast" has Cena where he wants him.
That was your chance, John.
[crowd chanting] Let's go, Brock!
[Layfield] This is where it gets dangerous for John Cena.
-[Lawler] Well, how long-- -I'm gonna kill you!
[alternating chants of "Let's go, Cena!" and "Cena sucks!"
[Lawler] How long did we hear…
Paul Heyman say that
"The Beast" would conquer John Cena tonight?
[chanting continues]
[Cole] Cena's out of it already.
Brock Lesnar, German suplex, and drops Cena right on the back of his head.
Scary strong.
Guys, Cena is…
he's out of it already.
[Lawler] Man.
[Cole] What a turn of events. An F5 not even a minute into this match
has completely turned it around in Lesnar's favor.
[Layfield] Brock said it was gonna be this way.
Gonna learn the hard way, huh?
[Lawler] Guys, you gotta remember.
Lesnar said it wasn't gonna be pretty.
[Layfield] This is a guy who won a UFC Championship
in his third UFC fight.
[Cole] And another German suplex.
[Lawler] Whoa.
[Cole] The man Cena called "an arrogant bully."
[Cole] And watch the force here, King.
[Lawler] Oh!
[Cole] It's been almost, I dare say, easy
for Brock Lesnar thus far.
[Heyman laughing]
Paul Heyman has said that Brock Lesnar's in the best shape
of his entire career.
[Lawler] And Paul Heyman is reveling in this.
-[Cole] Oof! -[Lawler] Wow.
[Cole] Ordinary move. Complete force.
And Cena trying to fight back, but…
[whooshing]
-[Cole] Watch this knee. -[Lawler] Watch.
-[Cole] Oof! -[Lawler] Oh my God.
[Cole] Lesnar's been F5'd. He's been dropped on his neck and head.
He's been kneed in the ribs.
[Layfield] Lesnar's done that, you mean. He's done that to Cena.
[Heyman] Here comes the pain!
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] Suplex by Lesnar.
This has been a clinic.
[Cole] Cena hasn't been able to do anything
except for a bit of a flurry at the start of the match.
[Lawler] It was, like, like I said, about 30 seconds into the match,
Lesnar tried to end it with the F5,
and when Cena kicked out, it became…
I mean, just looking at Lesnar's face, it was like--
[Cole] Cena trying to take Lesnar down, back into the corner.
John Cena's got heart. We know that.
He's got the heart of a champion.
Cena now with the right hands, pummeling Brock Lesnar in the corner,
but Lesnar fights out.
[Cole] Again, right to the ribs.
[Lawler] As I was saying, it was almost as if Lesnar
gave the impression, "Hey, I tried to end this early
and make this easy on you. Now you're gonna be dominated,
be destroyed."
[Layfield] It's almost as if Lesnar was offended John Cena kicked out of that F5.
[Lawler] Watch Cena trying to get him some offense in.
Lesnar just stops him.
[Cole] Watch this knee right to the ribs again.
Now Brock is torturing Cena.
[Layfield] This is a guy, Brock Lesnar,
who called his shot against The Undertaker
and said he was gonna tear John Cena limb from limb.
[Cole] This is a guy in the ring with a 15-time World Champion
and he's manhandling the man.
Lesnar is manhandling Cena.
[Layfield] Remember, after a fight with diverticulitis.
[Lawler] Michael, hang on here.
I'm listening to you talk, and it's like you're completely writing off John.
What's wrong with you?
[Cole] I mean, Jerry, you and I have followed Cena's career here.
[Lawler] Yeah, and I've seen him rise to the occasion
every… every single match.
[Cole] Look what Lesnar's done to this man in the first five minutes of this match.
John Cena's mustered absolutely no offense.
[Lawler] I'm not writing off John Cena yet.
He is the champ.
[Layfield] I'm not either. I've seen him dig deeper than anybody I've ever seen,
that I've faced or witnessed,
but who can come back from this?
You've got a freaking monster standing over you.
[Lawler] These knees to John's ribs, it's having an effect.
[Cole] Yeah, Cena's gasping for air.
You screwed up big-time.
[Layfield] Cena could have broken ribs by now.
Could be why he can't breathe.
[Cole] Cena can't even make it back to his feet.
Lesnar enjoying this.
[Lawler] I heard Lesnar say--
[Cole] Cena with right hands, trying to fire back out of the corner,
trying to drive Lesnar back in.
Lesnar doubled over for a moment,
and another knee drives Cena back to the mat.
[Layfield] We know that. We know John Cena's not gonna quit.
I'm just not sure that's enough.
[Lawler] Look at him standing on John's hand.
You heard Lesnar say, "You screwed up big-time,"
and I think what he was referring to was John somehow kicking out of that F5.
[Cole] Oh man.
[Layfield] Never seen a more powerful person.
-[Lawler] Oh no! -[Cole] Another German suplex.
[Layfield] Or destructive than Brock Lesnar.
-[Heyman] Yes. Do it again! -[Layfield] Ever.
[Cole] He's a "Beast." And another one to Cena.
[Layfield] Oh my God. He's throwing him around like a rag doll.
Look at this. Brock Lesnar's throwing him around like a rag doll.
[Cole] Four German suplexes.
[Layfield] Referee may have to call this for the sake of Cena's health,
'cause John Cena's not gonna quit. You know he's not.
-[Layfield] Oh my God! -[Cole] Another German suplex.
[Layfield] Charles Robinson might… the referee might just stop this.
Brock Lesnar came here to destroy John Cena.
Brock Lesnar is hellbent on doing what he said.
The referee's talking to Cena.
You know Cena's gonna say no.
This is where the referee has to step in and take care of him.
[Cole] It's gotta be the official's discretion at some point.
Lesnar's beating the hell out of this man.
[Lawler] Don't count John Cena out yet.
This is a championship match.
John Cena is the champ.
[Cole] Nonchalant cover by Lesnar,
and Cena just able to just roll his shoulder off--
[Layfield] It's as if Brock Lesnar's giving him the chance
to stay down for a count of three.
[Lawler] I'm sure that's what Lesnar's thinking.
-[Cole] Oof! -[Layfield] Oh my God.
[Cole] Cena's having trouble breathing after the knees to the midsection.
Don't know if Cena knows where he is.
He's been dropped on his head a half dozen times.
[Layfield] Those suplexes just take it out of you.
Then every time you get up,
you get in the face of this monster, Brock Lesnar.
[Lawler] I don't think John knows where he's at.
[Cole] You're exactly right.
[Layfield] I don't think anybody expected this,
except for maybe Brock Lesnar and Paul Heyman.
[Lawler] Paul Heyman said John Cena would be conquered.
[Cole] This the man who stopped
the most incredible winning streak in history.
-[Lawler] Come on! -[Cole] Another German suplex, and…
It's very uncomfortable.
[Layfield] Brock said if he had stayed with WWE,
there would never have been a John Cena.
[Heyman] Wanna ring the bell?
[Lawler] Yeah, but John Cena said the same thing,
that if Brock had stayed, there would never have been a Brock Lesnar.
[Cole] The absolute force of those suplexes.
[Layfield] Those suplexes taking effect. Cena's just…
[Cole] You see Lesnar? Lesnar motioned to the referee.
Cena just… Lesnar just motioned to the referee
to get in there and check on John.
Are you okay to continue?
Come on, Cena, you gotta tell me. Do you wanna continue?
[Cole] I don't know if Cena understands what the referee's saying.
[Lawler] I don't think he does either.
[Cole] Cena back to his feet somehow.
Not again. Come on, Brock!
Enough already! Another German to Cena.
[Lawler] How many is that?
Eight?
Oof.
Is he telling the referee he's…
[Cole] I don't know. He's telling the ref something.
[Lawler] Ooh.
Probably saying he's had enough.
[Heyman] Ring the bell.
[Lawler] I don't… I… I don't think that'll come out of…
those words will come out of the mouth of John Cena.
[Layfield] I don't know. This may be the first time Cena has to give up.
[Cole] I don't think anybody would blame Cena if he did.
Cena with an elbow. Another elbow.
John Cena still got some fight in him. Cena with elbows.
Lesnar's reeling. Cena off the ropes.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] And a right hand. Lesnar's down!
And Cena again. Lesnar…
John Cena for a third time,
and Lesnar, though…
[cheering]
-[Cole] Cena. -[Lawler] Look at this!
[Cole] Lesnar's on top.
-AA! -[Layfield] He's done it again!
-Cena's done it again! -[Cole] Cover. He got him!
No, Lesnar kicked out.
[Lawler] Oh my God!
[Cole] What an incredible flurry by Cena,
but Lesnar kicked out.
[Lawler] I told you. Don't count out the champ.
[Layfield] I've seen a knack for winning big matches like Cena has.
[Cole] Look at Heyman.
[Layfield] But I think Cena just took his best shot,
and it didn't happen.
[Cole] But look at Lesnar.
Lesnar's out too.
[Lawler] Heyman may have just soiled his pants.
[Cole] Can Cena somehow get back to his feet
and try to capitalize? Lesnar's out.
[Lawler] Watch this.
Boom! That knocked Lesnar to his knees.
That one staggered Lesnar.
But Lesnar still was about to deliver the F5,
and somehow John Cena turned it around…
Oh! …with a huge AA, and I thought he had him.
[Cole] Lesnar's laughing at Cena.
[Layfield] That adrenaline rush of John Cena,
he just sat up like The Undertaker.
[crowd noise drowns out speech]
-[Layfield] This guy's not human. -[Cole] Not at all.
-[Layfield] This guy's not human. -[Cole] He's "The Beast Incarnate."
[Layfield] Brock Lesnar's got everything he ever wanted in life,
and right now, he wants a piece of John Cena,
the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.
[cheering]
[Lawler] Man, oh man!
What do you do, John?
[Layfield] It's like Brock Lesnar's calling for round two.
[Cole] Cena's going after him. Takedown by Lesnar.
Lesnar with the right hands.
Cena trying to cover up.
Lesnar just pounding the hell out of John Cena.
[Lawler] Cena can't block all those blows.
[Cole] Merciless beatdown by Brock Lesnar.
Cena trying to cover up with all he can,
and Lesnar just unloading.
[Layfield] At UFC 116 against Shane Carwin,
fighting with diverticulitis,
this is what Brock Lesnar did to unify the UFC Championship.
[Cole] Carwin was never the same again after that match.
Ask him!
[Lawler] "Ask him," he screamed.
[Layfield] Brock's yelling, "Ask him."
[Heyman] Ring the bell.
[Layfield] Brock wants Cena to give up.
[Lawler] Guys, are we witnessing…
are we witnessing John--
[Cole] Just mocking The Undertaker, Brock Lesnar sitting up.
He's the man who slayed The Undertaker's undefeated streak
at WrestleMania.
[Layfield] He not only stopped The Undertaker's streak,
he called it. He said it was gonna happen,
just like he said this was gonna happen, what we're seeing right now.
[Cole] He sent Undertaker to the hospital. We haven't seen "The Deadman" again.
[Lawler] Are we witnessing John Cena being conquered?
[Layfield] I don't see any other way to describe it.
[Cole] Went for another German suplex, and he connected again.
And now he's not letting go. There's no release here.
This is flat-out punishment of Cena.
He continues to wrap the arms around the waist.
Going for a third time on the German, and Lesnar's not letting go.
[Heyman] You should have stayed down.
[referee] You all right?
Ask him, buddy.
Come on, Cena, huh?
-Die! Die! -[referee] Do you wanna quit?
Tell me.
He says no.
He says he doesn't wanna quit.
[inaudible]
[Lawler] John Cena will not say he's had enough.
[Layfield] That's why the ref needs to step in. I know it's a main event.
But that's a 15-time World Champion.
You gotta take care of him. He is gonna get hurt against Brock Lesnar
if this referee doesn't call this match. He's already hurt.
[crowd noise drowns out referee's speech]
[Cole] And again… No, not another German suplex!
And Lesnar still with the arms wrapped.
-[Lawler] Come on! -[Cole] A second time.
-[Lawler] Oh! -[Cole] My God.
Ask him!
[Cole] This… I mean…
this is an awful dilemma for Charles Robinson to be in,
the official in this match.
[Heyman] Stop it now.
[Lawler] All he can do is ask John Cena,
and John…
-[Cole] He could stop this if he had to. -Call it!
[Layfield] I think the referee's gonna call it off. He should.
John, do you wanna continue?
[Layfield] All that John Cena has done,
you gotta protect him.
[referee] You wanna quit?
Come on, John. I'm gonna stop the match if you don't tell me something.
[Layfield] Cena's not gonna quit.
[Lawler] I don't think he will.
[Layfield] It's a waste of time to ask him.
[Cole] He may not have a choice though.
-Ask him! -[Heyman] Ref!
Brock!
[Cole] Cena! Cena!
Look at this. Going for the STF.
Desperation move by Cena.
Desperation move by John Cena.
Submission hold.
[Layfield] Has Cena found a way?
[Cole] Can John Cena somehow get Lesnar to tap out?
[Lawler] I told you. I told you don't give up on John Cena.
[Cole] Is Lesnar gonna tap to Cena?
John Cena, desperation.
He's got it locked in.
What's Lesnar gonna do?
Lesnar's got nowhere to go, guys. He's in the middle of the ring.
[Lawler] Paul Heyman screaming!
-[Cole] Lesnar got caught by Cena. -[Lawler] He's gonna tap!
-[Layfield] I think-- -[Cole] Oh man.
Brock Lesnar. Look at Lesnar!
[Lawler] Oh my God!
[Cole] Lesnar reversing, countering out, and now hammering away on Cena again.
What a specimen.
Oh my God, with Cena on top.
Brock Lesnar.
Brock Lesnar going for an F5 to Cena for the championship.
Lesnar with the cover.
Lesnar has won the WWE World title in convincing fashion.
[Brock Lesnar's theme music playing]
[Roberts] The winner of this match,
and new WWE World Heavyweight Champion,
Brock Lesnar!
[Layfield] That is the most dominating performance
I have ever seen in a championship match in my life.
[Cole] It wasn't even close.
[Layfield] My God.
[Cole] Lesnar has conquered John Cena.
[Layfield] Lesnar destroyed a 15-time World Champion.
He destroyed the streak.
This man, Brock Lesnar, is unstoppable.
[Cole] For the first time in over ten years,
Lesnar's a World Champion in the WWE.
[Lawler] And look at these punches by Brock Lesnar
into the face, into the head of John Cena.
This was the last gasp by John Cena.
There was no giving up.
John Cena still had a little bit of fight left.
[Cole] But watch what Brock does here.
[Lawler] That reversal,
and then back to hammering the head of John Cena.
[Cole] This was a merciless assault.
[Layfield] I think Brock could have ended it earlier.
He just didn't want to.
I never dreamed I would see this happen to John Cena.
[Cole] And what a 2014 for Brock Lesnar.
The most dominant year of any athlete here in WWE.
He stops the undefeated streak at WrestleMania of The Undertaker,
and he slays John Cena.
[music drowns out speech]
You're "The Conqueror,"
and you conquered the WWE Universe.
[Layfield] Just wow.
[Cole] John, you said it.
That may be the most dominant performance in a championship match in WWE history.
[Layfield] They're gonna be taking Cena to the hospital.
He's hurt, I guarantee you.
[Lawler] Let's take one more look at this final F5.
Watch this brutal landing.
Oh man!
[Layfield] Guys, in my wildest dreams,
I never thought I would see something like this happen at SummerSlam,
something this dominant, something this powerful
against a 15-time World Champion
and one of the greatest of all time, John Cena.
[Cole] And, ladies and gentlemen, we're being told
that Brock Lesnar delivered 16,
16 suplexes to John Cena.
[music drowns out speech]
-[Cole] WWE-- -[Layfield] Cena may never be the same.
[Cole] WWE now has to deal with Brock Lesnar.
[Layfield] WWE may never be the same.
[Lawler] Brock Lesnar truly is "The Conqueror."
[music fades] Lesnar truly is "The Conqueror."