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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:30He is the number one contender for the WWE Championship.
00:00:34The Scottish warrior Drew McIntyre is here tonight.
00:00:39As is the undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes.
00:00:42Cody and Drew will sign the contract to make their match at Wrestle Palooza
00:00:47tomorrow night, official here live on SmackDown.
00:00:51Chelsea Green and her secret Herbis Albafire, the number one contenders for
00:00:55the women's tag team titles, are here tonight.
00:00:58But they've got their work cut out for them against the fighting women's
00:01:02tag team champions.
00:01:04Alexa Bliss, Charlotte Flair, look to retain the gold tonight.
00:01:09What an opportunity for Carmelo Hayes as he looks to win his first United
00:01:14States Championship.
00:01:16It is another United States Championship Open challenge from that man.
00:01:20The champion, Sami Zayn.
00:01:22Sami Carmelo for the United States title live tonight.
00:01:28And you are looking live at the Huntington Center in Toledo, Ohio.
00:01:3424 hours away from Wrestle Palooza.
00:01:37We are jam packed tonight for Friday night SmackDown.
00:01:41Hello again everybody at ringside tonight.
00:01:44Michael Cole and Corey Graves.
00:01:45Corey, 24 hours away from Wrestle Palooza.
00:01:49I cannot wait to begin the ESPN era here in WWE and what bigger way than to kick off Wrestle
00:01:55Palooza than with a match between the greatest of all time John Cena and the beast Brock Lesnar.
00:02:01Speaking of Brock Lesnar, I was supposed to do that sit down interview with Brock later on tonight.
00:02:05I'm being told that Brock wants to do the interview right now.
00:02:08So I've got to head back to the locker room.
00:02:11Well, yeah, far be it from us to keep Brock Lesnar waiting for much of anything.
00:02:15But I'll hold down the fort until you get finished with that.
00:02:18So much headed your way tonight on SmackDown.
00:02:21As Michael Cole said a few moments ago, we make it official.
00:02:24Cody Rhodes will defend the undisputed WWE Championship
00:02:28against Drew McIntyre.
00:02:35Tomorrow at Wrestle Palooza, it looks like Cole's not going to be able to make it backstage.
00:02:40Brock waits for no one.
00:02:58This is the man who will stand toe-to-toe tomorrow to kick off Wrestle Palooza with John Cena.
00:03:19Oh, no.
00:03:21Not again.
00:03:28Brock, what are you?
00:03:31What are you doing?
00:03:32What are you doing?
00:03:36What are you doing?
00:03:48Oh, no, no, no.
00:03:52Be careful.
00:03:56Do ...
00:04:01Try to help outpump.
00:04:03The杯 of hands.
00:04:09Dez!
00:04:11Pitya!
00:04:14Diyang!
00:04:19He got a gap!
00:04:20uliar!
00:04:21Diyang!
00:04:22Diyang!
00:04:23Diyang!
00:04:24Diyang!
00:04:25Diyang!
00:05:26It's D-Day tomorrow, John.
00:05:28I'm coming for blood.
00:05:29It's D-Day tomorrow, John.
00:05:59I'm coming for blood.
00:06:29It's D-Day tomorrow, John.
00:06:31Come on, Cedar.
00:06:33Come on, Cedar.
00:06:35Come on, Cedar.
00:06:37Come on, Cedar.
00:06:47Come on, Cedar.
00:06:49Come on, Cedar.
00:06:57Come on, Cedar.
00:06:59Come on, Cedar.
00:07:01Come on, Cedar.
00:07:03Come on, Cedar.
00:07:05Come on, Cedar.
00:07:07Come on, Cedar.
00:07:09Come on, Cedar.
00:07:11Come on, Cedar.
00:07:13Come on, Cedar.
00:07:15Come on, Cedar.
00:07:47Let me get a doctor.
00:07:50We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:07:51Let me get him out of here.
00:07:52His neck is getting sweaty.
00:07:53He's got to sweat him behind.
00:07:54He's gonna try to take care of him.
00:07:56Easy, guys, slow, slow.
00:07:58Daphne, you got him down there?
00:07:59We're gonna take him back.
00:08:00We're gonna take him back.
00:08:01You guys gotta take care of him.
00:08:05We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:08:26We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:08:39We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:08:44We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:09:06John!
00:09:07I'm coming for you!
00:09:09It's D-Day tomorrow, John!
00:09:11I'm coming for blood!
00:09:12We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:09:17We're gonna try to get him out of here.
00:09:23I'm coming for you.
00:09:29We should talk.
00:09:55All right, gentlemen, I'm just going to say it.
00:09:57Today, not the day.
00:10:00I have a contract signing tonight for the main event of Wrestle Palooza.
00:10:04And what I need are two signatures on that document.
00:10:08What I don't need are any more problems.
00:10:13Oh, Mr. Aldis, you misread our intentions entirely.
00:10:16I actually came here tonight to broker a peace between Mr. Breaker, Mr. Reed, and the Usos.
00:10:24Where would they be?
00:10:25The Usos are not here.
00:10:28The Usos are in Indianapolis.
00:10:30But something tells me you already know that.
00:10:33Me?
00:10:34How would I know such a thing?
00:10:36To be honest, I think you're the greatest general manager I've ever seen.
00:10:40I love the way you put SmackDown together.
00:10:42We are here now.
00:10:45We'll just enjoy the show.
00:10:47Nice suit.
00:10:49Very nice.
00:10:50Well, I mean, Corey's.
00:11:19Corey's back there getting medical attention
00:11:26because he came to help me.
00:11:28I mean, listen, I've been doing this a long time.
00:11:34I mean, I've been in the ring.
00:11:35I've been beaten up.
00:11:36I've been manhandled.
00:11:37I've been pushed around, but I've never, ever felt as helpless
00:11:46as I did out there tonight.
00:11:48And if that's what awaits John Cena tomorrow,
00:11:57I don't even know if my friend John has the answers.
00:12:18All hail the queen.
00:12:24All hail the queen.
00:12:24All hail the queen.
00:12:24Let's go.
00:12:25All hail the queen.
00:12:26Let's go.
00:12:56The following tag team contest is scheduled for one fall and is for the WWE Women's Tag Team Championship.
00:13:24And introducing first, they are the WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Charlotte Blair, Alexa Blair.
00:13:36Well, we're going to try to get an update at some point here on the condition of Corey Graves after the all-out assault by Brock Lesnar moments ago.
00:13:48But I'm going to try to regroup here, folks.
00:13:51Excuse me if it takes me a little bit of time.
00:13:54I understand that this is a very important matchup tonight.
00:13:57It's for the Women's Tag Team titles.
00:14:01Charlotte Blair and Alexa Bliss defending tonight in a match that was supposed to happen a number of weeks ago.
00:14:07Before an attack by Chelsea Green and Alba Fire on Charlotte Blair injured Charlotte's leg.
00:14:12She was out of action for a number of weeks.
00:14:14And we find ourselves here tonight.
00:14:19Pledge your allegiance to Chelsea Green.
00:14:26And there are the challengers, the team of Alba Fire and Chelsea Green!
00:14:51One other note on this Brock Lesnar situation.
00:14:56Of course, in 24 hours, he faces John Cena and WrestlePalooza.
00:15:02But I'm going to have the flashbacks to what happened in SummerSlam over a decade ago between Lesnar and John Cena.
00:15:13It was one of the most lopsided matches that I have ever called.
00:15:18It was very uncomfortable throughout the night.
00:15:21It was the night that John Cena was introduced to Suplex City when Brock Lesnar absolutely destroyed the GOAT in his prime.
00:15:32And I shudder to think what John Cena faces tomorrow night against that unhinged man.
00:15:44So, again, going to focus on what the task is at hand.
00:15:47This is for the Women's Tag Team Championship tonight.
00:15:50Of course, Alexa and Charlotte who won the titles back in August at SummerSlam by knocking off the Judgment Day.
00:15:56Looking to successfully retain tonight.
00:15:58Chelsea and Alba again mentioned they cost themselves a title opportunity a couple of weeks ago with that sneak attack on Charlotte.
00:16:04But they have a chance now to win the gold back tonight.
00:16:06We'll have to see if Charlotte is 100% as she is medically cleared to be in this match.
00:16:17And now Alexa legal in this matchup.
00:16:21Tag champs are trying to work together as a team.
00:16:38Fire now makes the tag.
00:16:41It is hard to concentrate out here, folks.
00:16:43I apologize as Chelsea delivers the dropkick.
00:16:48This is for the Women's Tag Team titles.
00:16:50Oh, goodness.
00:16:51And Alexa whipped face first into the ring post.
00:17:09Hey, get in the ring.
00:17:11I'm coming, I'm coming.
00:17:12Hey, get in the ring.
00:17:14Here, let's get it.
00:17:18Back her up, back her up!
00:17:22Check her out.
00:17:35Come on, come on.
00:17:38Come on.
00:17:41Right here, two, three, five,
00:17:46come on, go.
00:17:50Two, three.
00:17:56Now, here's the cover by Chelsea, and Bliss kicks out.
00:18:11Again, the women's tag titles are on the line here in this matchup,
00:18:15and still trying to get some information on the condition of my broadcast colleague,
00:18:20Corey Graves, who moments ago was hit with two F5s by just an out-of-control Brock Lesnar.
00:18:34He was foaming from the mouth at points.
00:18:50Well, it looks like we're gonna have some help for the rest of the show.
00:18:55Wait a minute, a cover and a kick out, welcome.
00:18:57Yes, you will have help.
00:18:59I was backstage, saw Corey Graves getting medical attention.
00:19:02Wish him a speedy recovery.
00:19:03How did he look?
00:19:04I mean, does he look okay?
00:19:06Honestly, no.
00:19:07No, he does not look okay.
00:19:09Miz, you've been in the ring with Brock.
00:19:12I mean, have you ever seen him in the mood that he was in tonight?
00:19:14No, and if he comes back out here, I'm not protecting you.
00:19:17I'm not protecting anyone.
00:19:18I think everyone would run, run, and if I'm John Cena, I would run.
00:19:22I don't know if that's what I want my farewell quote to be like,
00:19:25especially in Indianapolis and Russell Palooza.
00:19:27I agree, and this is a tag title match, and Alba Fire now with the kick out by Alexa Bliss.
00:19:32And I gotta tell you, Alba Fire is one of the most underrated superstars I have seen in all of WWE.
00:19:38I see what Chelsea Green sees in her.
00:19:40Could you imagine if Chelsea Green and Alba Fire win the tag team titles tonight?
00:19:44Oh, man.
00:19:45Well, you mentioned Alba Fire, she once held the NXT United Kingdom Championship 649 days.
00:19:54So that's just telling you what type of competitor she is.
00:19:57As a WWE superstar, I watch, I learn, I try to see what the abilities are of another superstar.
00:20:04And I gotta tell you, she's got everything.
00:20:06She has absolutely it.
00:20:08.
00:20:10.
00:20:12.
00:20:14.
00:20:18.
00:20:22.
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00:21:42. .
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00:21:46. . .
00:21:48. . . .
00:21:50And Charlotte Flair with the clothesline.
00:21:52I think you were going to say Alexa Bliss.
00:21:53Alexa Bliss is my daughter's favorite.
00:21:55She's got dolls.
00:21:56My daughter's got dolls.
00:21:57Hello, Monroe Madison.
00:21:58And now we got some chops by Charlotte Flair.
00:22:01Hey, miss, I'll tell you something.
00:22:02Charlotte Flair has become a new person after teaming with Alexa Bliss.
00:22:05Oh, she's so much more fun.
00:22:06Are you kidding me?
00:22:08And now Charlotte Flair.
00:22:09Oh, big clothesline to Alba Fire.
00:22:13And Charlotte's fired up here tonight.
00:22:15First time this year that the women's tag titles have been defended on Friday night's SmackDown.
00:22:22And Charlotte has put it on a clinic.
00:22:25What happens if Charlotte Flair and Alexa Bliss lose these tag titles?
00:22:29These tag titles that bind this tag team.
00:22:31You still think they're BFFs, Cole?
00:22:32Well, you mentioned before that Chelsea Green won't let us hear the end of it.
00:22:35But I don't know.
00:22:36I can't figure out this relationship between Charlotte and Alexa Bliss.
00:22:40Here we go.
00:22:40From behind.
00:22:41Rolling up Charlotte Flair.
00:22:42Shoulders down and a kick out by Flair.
00:22:44And Charlotte with a big kick.
00:22:50And Flair sends fire face first into the turnbuckle.
00:22:56And now Charlotte going to go up top.
00:23:00And Chelsea Green going to run interference.
00:23:07And Alba connects with a kick to the face.
00:23:10And now Chelsea Green, the former United States champion.
00:23:16Look at this chemistry between Chelsea Green and Alba Fire from the top rope.
00:23:20Swanton bump.
00:23:21Cover.
00:23:21Here we go.
00:23:22For the tag titles.
00:23:23Oh, nice save by Alexa Bliss.
00:23:26Saves things in this matchup.
00:23:28And now Alba Fire with a kick as well.
00:23:29And Fire and Green looking great together, Miz.
00:23:32Absolutely.
00:23:33I mean, you're looking at these two and you're thinking, man, this could be our tag team champions.
00:23:40I mean, they are going up against two icons in the division in Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.
00:23:45Oh, and look at that.
00:23:46The double lateral selection.
00:23:47Charlotte Flair to the cover.
00:23:48Hook to the leg.
00:23:49Is it enough for the win?
00:23:50And it is.
00:23:51Here are your winners and still WWE Women's Tag Team Champions, Alexa Bliss and Charlotte Flair.
00:24:10What a great performance by the champs.
00:24:12And let's just keep getting better and better each week.
00:24:14And you've got to wonder, they're tag team champions.
00:24:17They're winning right now.
00:24:18What happens if they start losing?
00:24:20Does Alexa Bliss go down a spiral and have the dark side come back?
00:24:24I don't know.
00:24:24We don't have to talk about it now.
00:24:26We don't.
00:24:26Because they retain the tag titles tonight.
00:24:33Look, y'all been together a long time.
00:24:36You're brothers.
00:24:38But just like brothers, it's going to be moments where y'all don't see eye to eye and that's normal.
00:24:42But if tag team gold is still what y'all want, y'all got to find a way to get past whatever this is
00:24:48and get back to what's best for the street profits.
00:24:52Because you know, it's only a matter of time before-
00:24:54I am so sorry to interrupt, but Brie, Nick is ready to talk to us about next week's tag match against Kiana and Julia.
00:25:01So we need to, we can't, we can't miss out on this opportunity.
00:25:03No, no, cool, cool.
00:25:04Sorry.
00:25:04Look, y'all talk this out, all right?
00:25:07Come on.
00:25:16Look, man.
00:25:16Yeah, look, bro.
00:25:17We always going to be good.
00:25:19I'm going to go talk to Nick on this right now so I can figure out how we get back our tag team championships.
00:25:26Yeah.
00:25:27Angelo, your brother doesn't want to hear what you have to say, but I will listen.
00:25:48Why do you keep rid of your mouth, man?
00:25:50Huh?
00:25:50What are you trying to prove between us?
00:25:52Huh?
00:25:52Stop.
00:25:52I'm here to guide lost souls.
00:25:57A quest to find the right path.
00:26:00Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:26:22AJ Lee is back and you can collect your new card and WWE Supercard today.
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00:26:39Everybody, I'm showing y'all how to watch Wrestle for Loser tomorrow night.
00:26:48Amigo, amigo, por favor, hablás.
00:26:56Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:26:58I'm asking you, what are you selling here?
00:26:59Like WWE Merch, Portis with Truth, or what?
00:27:02What are you doing?
00:27:03This is a genius bar, dawg.
00:27:04I'm a tech guy.
00:27:06Okay.
00:27:06I'm an appologist, and I'm showing gals and guys how to use the ESPN app so
00:27:12you can watch Wrestle for Loser tomorrow night.
00:27:16Muy bien, Truth.
00:27:17Where can I find this ESPN app?
00:27:20App Store, Google Play, Smart TV, type in ESPN and download it, dawg.
00:27:28Or scan this code right here, bam!
00:27:32And what if I already got ESPN with my cable?
00:27:40If you already got ESPN with your cable, go to your cable login, and you said dawg,
00:27:48it's right in the app.
00:27:49See, most big providers already got that taken care of.
00:27:52So you go in, and you watch him, and then you go scan it.
00:27:56Truth.
00:27:57Yeah.
00:27:57What if I don't have cable?
00:27:58He got you.
00:28:00He got you, right?
00:28:00Touche!
00:28:01You ain't got cable.
00:28:04For real?
00:28:06For real.
00:28:07If you ain't got cable, dawg, go to stream.espn.com.
00:28:15But you wanna sign up for the ESPN Unlimited.
00:28:18Sign in, and you can watch Russell Palooza tomorrow night.
00:28:22That is it.
00:28:25Okay.
00:28:25All right, amigos, you two, run along.
00:28:28I'll be teaching a Zoom class later on, how you can turn your microwave into a hot spot.
00:28:34See what I'm saying?
00:28:35Buena suerte.
00:28:36No, Nintendo.
00:28:37Habla Singlas, amigo.
00:28:40Did you get all that, Cole?
00:28:42Did you get all that?
00:28:43Yeah, I did.
00:28:44Because I'm gonna be watching Russell Palooza, just like R-Truth.
00:28:50The following tag team contest is scheduled for one call.
00:28:54Introducing Perks, with a combined weight of 365 pounds, Fraxium!
00:29:01R-Truth was wearing that.
00:29:02Oh, wait a second!
00:29:03Oh, look out, Braun Breaker!
00:29:04What is going on?
00:29:06Bronson Reed of the vision of attacking Fraxium.
00:29:12What a night this has been.
00:29:13Chaos all over the place, and now Heyman march into the ring.
00:29:16First Brock Lesnar, now this.
00:29:18Heyman is just causing havoc all over the place on SmackDown.
00:29:22I thought you were gonna calm things down when you came out here.
00:29:26Ladies and gentlemen.
00:29:27Ladies and gentlemen.
00:29:28Well, obviously his voice box is better.
00:29:32Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Paul Hayden.
00:29:38You know who they remind me of?
00:29:42The Usos.
00:29:44Down, out, victimized, and flat on their back.
00:29:53Hey, Jimmy and Jay, for those of you who don't know what that means, it's a spoiler for
00:30:09to wrestle Palooza.
00:30:11It means tomorrow night you're gonna hear, and you're a winner!
00:30:18Oh, look at Fraxium, off the top rope driving.
00:30:21Reed and Breaker out of the ring.
00:30:24And look at that!
00:30:25Oh my goodness!
00:30:26Oh my goodness!
00:30:27Oh my gosh!
00:30:28Do you see the speed?
00:30:29Suicide dies all over the place!
00:30:32They are all over the place!
00:30:34What is going on?
00:30:36Breaker and Reed have been taken out by Fraxium, not what Heyman expected tonight!
00:30:41Let's go, baby!
00:30:43Well, well, gentlemen, so much for just being here to enjoy the show.
00:30:48More of that trademark Paul Heyman honesty, I see.
00:30:51But it looks like you've got your hands full, and if you come to my show and start a fight,
00:30:56you finish it.
00:30:57So it's gonna be The Vision versus Fraxium, and it's gonna be right now.
00:31:03Great call by our general manager, Nick Aldis.
00:31:07Fraxium and The Vision.
00:31:26So Miz, we've got an impromptu tag team matchup tonight.
00:31:29Breaker and Reed, who tomorrow at Wrestle Palooza take on the reuniting Usos to take on Frazier
00:31:35and Axiom, the tag team of Fraxium.
00:31:37I love it.
00:31:38I mean, Fraxium has such speed.
00:31:41I mean, they are the fastest tag team I've ever been in the ring with.
00:31:44But man, when you talk about The Vision, when you talk about Bronson Reed and Braun Breaker,
00:31:51they are dominant.
00:31:52And they are going up against the Usos at Wrestle Palooza.
00:31:56The Usos being one of the greatest tag teams of our generation of all time, dare I say.
00:32:02You know, you've been spending a lot of time over here on SmackDown, but I'm sure you've
00:32:06seen the damage that those two men, Breaker and Reed, have been doing on Monday Night Raw
00:32:11as of late.
00:32:12I mean, some people do a five-star frog splash.
00:32:15When you hit that tsunami by Bronson Reed, I felt it.
00:32:20I still feel it.
00:32:21I had it hit on me like a year ago.
00:32:23Exactly.
00:32:24And then Bronson, I mean, Braun Breaker, my gosh, the spear, there's a spear.
00:32:28And then there's when Braun Breaker hits a spear.
00:32:32I can't imagine what that must feel like as Axiom.
00:32:35As speed.
00:32:36As I show speed.
00:32:37Starts things off against Braun Breaker here tonight.
00:32:39So Braun Breaker, former Intercontinental Champion, tell me about him.
00:32:42He has all the tools.
00:32:44All the tools.
00:32:45He has the it factor.
00:32:46And now he has Seth Rollins.
00:32:48He has Paul Heyman to literally just pick the brain.
00:32:52And that's what you want to do as an up and coming superstar.
00:32:55I mean, look at the look.
00:32:56He has the genetics.
00:32:57He's got everything it takes.
00:32:59He's got the speed, the agility, the strength, the dominance.
00:33:02He is it.
00:33:03Nathan Frazier.
00:33:05Now the legal man.
00:33:06Frazier and Axiom, they have some history against Braun Breaker.
00:33:10Battled them a number of times at NXT when Breaker was the tag team champion with Baron Corbin.
00:33:15As a tag is made now by Axiom, who's going to head up to the top rope.
00:33:19And now the cross body.
00:33:23Oh, and Breaker caught him into a slam.
00:33:28That was absolutely incredible.
00:33:31Paul Heyman with a big old grin on his face at ringside watching his charges from the vision.
00:33:37Just look at the attitude of these two.
00:33:42Paul, who are you talking to in the middle of the match?
00:33:46He is making a phone call.
00:33:47He is.
00:33:48Oh, and Reed.
00:33:49But the man is always busy.
00:33:51He's got people on speed dial left and right.
00:33:53He's talking to everyone he wants to talk about.
00:33:55Well, as I mentioned before.
00:33:56Maybe he's uploading the ESPN app.
00:33:58His vocal cords are better.
00:33:59Remember, he was choked out by Roman Reigns a number of weeks ago.
00:34:03He was sent to the hospital with a vocal cord issue.
00:34:06But apparently, he's a lot better.
00:34:09And speaking of Roman Reigns, what about what Bronson Reed and Braun Breaker did to Roman Reigns?
00:34:16The tsunamis.
00:34:17We haven't seen Reigns since he was taken to the hospital with injured ribs.
00:34:21You can hear this audience wanting, yearning for the OTC.
00:34:25I don't know when we're going to see Roman Reigns again, if ever.
00:34:28I don't know either.
00:34:29And Breaker now in control of Axiom.
00:34:33Think about what happens when the Vision takes on the Usos and if they beat the Usos.
00:34:40We're gonna find out tomorrow night.
00:34:49In prompt two matchup here on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:34:52Breaker Reed of the Vision with Paul Hamming hanging out at ringside.
00:34:55Taking on Fraxium, who have been very game so far in this matchup, Miz.
00:34:59Yeah, it's actually, it's not that it's shocking because Fraxium is a very good tag team.
00:35:04But man, I gotta tell ya.
00:35:06The Vision, under the vision of Seth Rollins and Paul Heyman.
00:35:10My gosh.
00:35:11The sky is the limit for these two.
00:35:13Yeah, tomorrow night at Wrestle Palooza.
00:35:16Streaming live on the brand new ESPN app.
00:35:19It'll be Breaker and Reed against the reuniting Usos, Jimmy and Jay.
00:35:23One of the greatest tag teams of all time.
00:35:25Eighth time tag team champions is Breaker.
00:35:28Jesus.
00:35:29Stay down.
00:35:30With a big backdrop.
00:35:31And look, in a singles match, you can beat Jay.
00:35:35You can beat Jimmy.
00:35:36But you put the Usos together.
00:35:38They're twins.
00:35:39They've been together since day one.
00:35:41There's an elite sense of chemistry as a tag.
00:35:44Oh my God.
00:35:45Oh, look at the speed of Breaker.
00:35:46You want speed?
00:35:47How do you like that speed?
00:35:49Now Miz, you make a great point about the Usos being together since day one.
00:35:52But they haven't teamed in a traditional tag team match in a couple of years.
00:35:55Breaker and Reed have been teaming together each and every week.
00:35:58So I give the advantage to the Vision.
00:36:00I disagree with you.
00:36:02I normally would go, yes, the Vision, absolutely.
00:36:05But when you talk about the Usos, when you talk about Jimmy and Jay, there's an uncanny chemistry.
00:36:11There is no rust.
00:36:12They can be away from each other.
00:36:14And as soon as they're in the ring with one another, it's like they've never left.
00:36:17Big Bronx and Reed.
00:36:18Oh my God.
00:36:19Anton, 330 pounds.
00:36:21I didn't wish that upon anyone, Cole.
00:36:23The Oscilla.
00:36:25And the tag made by the unpredictable badass, Braun Breaker.
00:36:31The man who Paul Heyman said one day will be main eventing WrestleMania.
00:36:35And I believe him as Heyman with that old grin on his face,
00:36:38looking on as the Vision is dismantling Fraxium.
00:36:41And Breaker with a great suplex.
00:36:44But is Heyman really trustworthy?
00:36:46No.
00:36:47He tells you that.
00:36:48By the way, Seth Rollins is the world champion.
00:36:50He's supposed to be in the main event of WrestleMania.
00:36:53Then you look at Roman Reigns.
00:36:55He's the main event of WrestleMania.
00:36:57Brock Lesnar.
00:36:58I mean, all of these superstars have attached themselves to Paul Heyman and
00:37:02have become main eventers.
00:37:04And Breaker was trying to build speed and he was stopped in his tracks.
00:37:07But at what cost, Cole?
00:37:09At what cost?
00:37:10Indeed.
00:37:11And Heyman now realizing that his team can ill afford a loss tonight.
00:37:16Heading into Wrestlepalooza.
00:37:18And what a night.
00:37:19It's gonna be an Indianapolis historic evening for WWE.
00:37:24Here we go.
00:37:25Here we go.
00:37:26Watch the speed.
00:37:27Watch the speed, Cole.
00:37:28Yeah, Nathan Frazier.
00:37:29Tremendous athlete.
00:37:31Using speed to his advantage.
00:37:33Trying to knock the big man off.
00:37:34He's gonna need all the speed he can get.
00:37:36Duck and weave.
00:37:38Duck and weave.
00:37:39Here we go.
00:37:40Hanging up Reed on the top rope.
00:37:42Frazier.
00:37:43There it is.
00:37:45Missile block kick.
00:37:46Reed down to a knee.
00:37:47On his knee.
00:37:48Let's go.
00:37:49Reed's down.
00:37:50Frazier quickly to the top rope.
00:37:52Wasting no time.
00:37:56Boom.
00:37:57What a frog splash.
00:37:58Cover now.
00:37:59On Reed and a kick out with authority.
00:38:01Boom.
00:38:02What did I say, Cole?
00:38:03Frog splash is no tsunami.
00:38:05You need a million frog splashes to just get one tsunami.
00:38:09And here we go.
00:38:10Frazier with that corkscrew moonsault.
00:38:12Landed on his feet.
00:38:13Reed.
00:38:14That's the jagged edge.
00:38:16The Death Valley driver.
00:38:18The jagged edge from Boston Reed.
00:38:20Oh, no.
00:38:21And do you wanna do the honors?
00:38:22Oh, no, I do not.
00:38:24Oh, here we go.
00:38:25Oh, and it looked like he was going for the tsunami before being intercepted by Axiom.
00:38:30Axiom.
00:38:33Oh, my God.
00:38:35Tossed into a spear by Breaker.
00:38:38Zunami.
00:38:41One, two, three.
00:38:45Here are your winners.
00:38:49Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:38:51Braun Breaker and Braun Senre.
00:38:55Hey.
00:38:58I don't need John Cena's bitch announcing them as a winner.
00:39:02That's my job.
00:39:04Like I was saying before, I was so rudely interrupted before.
00:39:08A spoiler for Wrestlepalooza.
00:39:11Ladies and gentlemen, your winners.
00:39:17Well, well, well.
00:39:19There they go right there looking dumb.
00:39:21I see you.
00:39:22The Usos are not a Toledo.
00:39:23Especially Braun.
00:39:24Because right now, the Usos are now in.
00:39:27End day.
00:39:28Man, that's right, Usos.
00:39:29We all over SportsCenter.
00:39:30All over ESPN trying to get it out the way.
00:39:31Because tomorrow night, it's Wrestlepalooza, Usos.
00:39:32Yeah.
00:39:33And it's the Bronies versus the Usos.
00:39:34The Bronies fourth quarter.
00:39:35Yeah.
00:39:36Y'all down by two.
00:39:37Yeah.
00:39:38Like my man Tyrese Halliburton saying.
00:39:39Don't choke.
00:39:40No, sir.
00:39:41Tomorrow night, you going against the day ones.
00:39:42Yeah.
00:39:43You going against the best damn tag team in the game.
00:39:44Yeah.
00:39:45Tomorrow night, we lock it down like 49er defense, Usos.
00:39:47Welcome to the Usos Penitentiary.
00:39:48Well, Jimmy and Jay already in Indianapolis getting set for Wrestlepalooza.
00:40:06I'm Sykes, baby.
00:40:07You kidding me?
00:40:08I wanna see this matchup.
00:40:09Vision versus one of the greatest tag teams of all time.
00:40:13Usos vision tomorrow at Wrestlepalooza.
00:40:20Well, after her brutal attack on the WWE Women's Champion Tiffany Stratton and Jade Cargill last week.
00:40:31Nia Jax is here live next.
00:40:34It's the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, the undisputed WWE Champion.
00:40:40And this Saturday, WWE Wrestlepalooza is coming for the very first time.
00:40:45A PLE coming to ESPN.
00:40:47Here's everything you need to know.
00:40:49Step one.
00:40:50Go to stream.espn.com.
00:40:53Step two.
00:40:54Sign up for the ESPN Unlimited Plan or if you're a subscriber to DirecTV, Fubo2D, Hulu Plus Live TV, Spectrum or Verizon Fios, you can authenticate your account.
00:41:05Step three.
00:41:06Download the ESPN app on your TV or your mobile device.
00:41:09Congrats.
00:41:10Now you have access to all of WWE's premium live events, all of ESPN and all in one place.
00:41:15And that brings us to step four.
00:41:17Tune in on Saturday to watch Wrestlepalooza.
00:41:20Orlando, Florida.
00:41:21And we just heard General Manager Nick Aldis tell us what one of the huge matchups is going to be in Orlando next week on SmackDown where Tiffany Stratt will defend the WWE Women's Championship in a triple threat match against both Nia Jax and Jade Cargill.
00:41:40Remember, the first woman to gain pinfall or submission will become the WWE Women's Champion.
00:41:48I'm not quite sure I want to revisit this the way that we kicked off Friday night SmackDown tonight.
00:41:54I was summoned to the back to interview Brock Lesnar, although Brock decided to meet me in the aisle way.
00:42:00I have never felt so helpless in my entire career.
00:42:16I have never felt so helpless in my life.
00:42:32I have never felt so helpless in my life.
00:42:41john i'm coming for you it's d-day tomorrow john i'm coming for blood
00:42:53man this is john cena's farewell tour the last time he will wrestle in indianapolis and after
00:43:02seeing the way brock is right now could be the last time we see john cena wrestle ever
00:43:07it's cena and lesnar it'll kick off wrestle palooza tomorrow night streaming live on the new
00:43:15espn app well okay come on you're the let's pick up the energy carmelo hayes there's your guy in the
00:43:22ring and he is going for the united states championship and ever since i first met
00:43:26he literally said i want to be united states champion and this is his opportunity
00:43:32and his opponent from montreal quebec canada playing in at 212 pounds he is the united
00:43:54states champion
00:43:56okay we know the story sammy zane a decade ago when he made his first appearance on monday
00:44:09night raw he accepted an open challenge for the united states championship from the then
00:44:14champion john cena so to pay homage to cena in his final year here in wwe miss sammy zane
00:44:20has started his own united states championship open challenge i hate open challenges you never
00:44:27you have to make a person earn the united states champion so you're saying carmelo didn't earn this
00:44:32hold on hold on but sammy opened the floodgate open the door to anyone last week we saw a barn
00:44:38burner a five-star match from ray phoenix and honestly put i mean that match ben he was already on the
00:44:46map but i'll tell you what a lot of people saw what ray phoenix can absolutely do and they're going
00:44:51to see what carmelo hayes can do and i'm i'm telling carmelo hayes when he wins the united states
00:44:57championship we will not allow anyone to do an open challenge you have to earn the right
00:45:03to face carmelo hayes interesting take on that as we get set for the united states championship match
00:45:11here on friday night smackdown and tonight's matchup is presented by jimmy johns order a
00:45:20toasted pizza sandwich at jimmyjohns.com carmelo i'm buying carmelo a turkey tom baby so let's talk
00:45:27we're gonna celebrate that jimmy johns tonight hey let's talk about the united states championship
00:45:31miz you're a former u.s champion how important and prestigious is this title this is what this is
00:45:37what carmelo's been telling me he's been dreamed of as a child if you look at the rich history you
00:45:42know you look at harley race dusty roads myself and now sammy zane everyone is trying to make sure
00:45:49that this title has the prestige and honor that it deserves now sammy zane of course has been a
00:45:54fighting champion and there's the athleticism of carmelo hayes so miz carmelo hayes is so confident
00:46:01in this match cole that he told me he didn't want me to get involved well you you did get involved
00:46:07tuesday at nxt homecoming because i thought he wanted me to do that he told me tonight do not get
00:46:13involved i can do this on my own he reminds me of a young miz a person that wants to have the wwe
00:46:19united states championship around his waist and i told him hey let me go to nick aldis i'll get us a
00:46:24number one contendership for the tag team titles you got that done and i got that done so imagine
00:46:30this carmelo hayes with the united states championship with the tag team championship
00:46:34will look like a 2010 mids with all that gold i want to boom oh i once liked a young miz as well
00:46:40as sammy zane delivers the right hand i got you to wrestlemania to carmelo hayes that you did
00:46:45and you want to know aren't you yeah a lot of people regret that nonetheless it was carmelo and
00:46:49williams at nxt homecoming that knocked off diy thanks to the miss and sammy zane dumped out to
00:46:56the apron what is it about carmelo hayes that attracted you to want a team with a miss has it
00:47:00all creativity unbelievable work ethic is one of the hardest work wow it's what i look at when i was
00:47:08coming up in wwe that i wish i had in wwe i wish i had a young miz basically telling me what to do
00:47:15you've never done that i haven't done that you're absolutely correct no one can
00:47:20and the uber athletic carmelo hayes in control of the united states champion sammy zane the
00:47:38miz with me at ringside because the situation with cory graves and brock lesnar earlier tonight but
00:47:43you get a front row seat to watch your buddy in action front row seat to him winning the united
00:47:48states championship would be an after honor i would jump out of my seat run over there put him in
00:47:53wait a minute you put that title around his waist you wouldn't be a little bit jealous if carmelo
00:47:58had gold and you didn't no i wouldn't be are you kidding me i want you that is so unlike you i want
00:48:04see you don't get me no one gets me i want to see success in people that i believe in i believe in
00:48:11carmelo hayes i believe in his ability this man has the it factor this audience should be wearing
00:48:17shirts that say him on it because supporting carmelo hayes cheering him him on but they're not
00:48:24why are they not they don't because they maybe because he teams with you i don't know people love
00:48:29me were you not in europe did you not hear them celebrating the people in europe the people in
00:48:33europe everyone toledo loves me i'm 30 minutes from cleveland my hometown great oh and there's sammy
00:48:40zane with a slam of hayes cover now by the united states champion and a kick out by carmelo hayes
00:48:44i warned carmelo i said look you're going up against sammy zane whenever i'm in the ring with
00:48:49sammy zane i know the heart i know the grit i know the fight that sammy zane he yearns for this
00:48:55he lives for this all he thinks about is being a wwe superstar and how he can be better so you need
00:49:02to be that much better than him so what is it do you think that carmelo hayes is missing to get
00:49:07up over the top to win that big title i wish he would listen to me more if i'm being completely
00:49:12honest with you and i probably shouldn't be saying this but i wish he would listen to me more i think
00:49:16sometimes he's got a lot of bravado some maybe even a little bit of ego but i mean i had a lot
00:49:21of ego i had a lot of bravado so that's what i see i see me in him yeah but sometimes there it is
00:49:27there it is you got this but again miss ego and bravado got you to the wwe championship exactly
00:49:32carmelo hayes hasn't reached that level yet and i am going to make sure that all his talents is
00:49:38shown here and showcased here hey he's cover can he win the title sammy's forced to kick out at two
00:49:44i want you to watch the moves that carmelo does the way he does them sometimes you don't watch the
00:49:50way a wrestler watches another wrestler like no i don't because i don't i don't wrestle and i see
00:49:54the intricacies i see the little things that that a superstar needs to be to make it to that next level
00:50:01and he has it going up against a sammy zane and beating a sammy zane will allow that see what
00:50:07i'm saying what a clothesline by hayes and he's in control the champ there it is turning another level
00:50:14big right hands by carmelo hayes to the united states champion
00:50:20and sammy fighting back now come on lay it in turn it into a brawl
00:50:30lay it in harder carmelo let's go carmelo hayes in control the united states champion
00:50:39sammy zane is i asked you this before i want to reiterate it though you won't be jealous if carmelo
00:50:44hayes wins some gold tonight and you don't have any why can't you understand that i want success for
00:50:49carmelo hayes why can anyone understand that big leg drop right across the throat of sammy cover
00:50:55now to win the united states championship and a kick out at two i gotta tell you the referee's kind
00:51:01of a slow counter and i don't like it the official in this matchup daphne focus keep locked in
00:51:08but what is it what does carmelo hayes need to do to make the next step in his career
00:51:13listen to me would be step number one step number two would be listen to me step number three listen
00:51:20well maybe he has been listening to you because he's dominating the champ right now ms of course a
00:51:27former wwe champion the united states champion intercontinental champion tag team champion
00:51:31plenty of the back winner it's got to watch sammy zane you gotta watch him sometimes you feel like
00:51:37you're dominating him in the ring and then all of a sudden something happens within sammy that allows
00:51:42i have this fight that i can't stand where does he get it from some people have that grit some people
00:51:49have that heart oh and now sammy zane with a big chop and much the delight of this jam-packed crowd
00:51:58tonight
00:51:59okay we get that you guys can count well sammy zane embarrassing carmelo right now
00:52:10again ms telling us earlier that carmelo hayes has to no no no no no this matchup tornado ddt
00:52:21kick kick cover by sammy oh hey he's got his shoulder up at two a near fall for the champion
00:52:29okay relax regroup carmelo still in this miss no kidding cole i know
00:52:38i know the heart that well you're hyperventilating over here of course i want my friend to win
00:52:43and you said you got yourself a number one here we go watch this
00:52:48for the tag title sammy zane rolls threw up over the top
00:52:52oh driving out kick carmelo hayes to the mat and a kick out there you go that's hard that's grit
00:52:59that's resilience right there
00:53:01and sammy zane learning a little bit of something about can we talk about carmelo hayes and what he
00:53:10is able to do in this wwe ring unlike any other superstar that the roster has we've never seen
00:53:17anyone like carmelo hayes carmelo standing switch now by sammy one by hayes as well and now sammy
00:53:24zane in control pushed off to the center of the ring oh big knee by hayes get nasty
00:53:29and carmelo with sammy hayes and sammy zane in trouble carmelo don't waste any time
00:53:40top right nice yes oh knees up
00:53:43carmelo went for the splash sammy zane got the knees up and now sammy zane has
00:53:51carmelo where he wants it get out of the corner
00:53:53yes oh wait for the lubick yes yes carmelo hayes caught him with a kick of his own
00:54:00united states championship on the line
00:54:13miss what an incredible matchup this has been between the champ sammy zane and the challenger
00:54:20carmelo hayes i knew it was gonna be and you know what the interesting part about an open
00:54:24challenge is usually you don't get time carmelo hayes allowed sammy zane to have time he gave
00:54:32him an entire week to prepare that's the thing about an open challenge you don't have any time
00:54:36you just a guy comes out you don't have any time to prepare last week against ray phoenix
00:54:40he didn't have time to prepare carmelo has said i'm so confident in winning this united states
00:54:44championship against sammy zane that i i am going to give you an entire week to prepare for me
00:54:50well he's under by the way and i told him not to do that i'm sure you did you always try to take
00:54:55the easy way i guess i didn't he's not trying to take the easy way it's trying to be smart in this
00:55:00business why do you think i've been here for 20 years why do you think i've carried every single
00:55:04title and made every title prestigious and relevant i'm not questioning your resume miss
00:55:09calm down obviously you are no i'm not i got you to a wrestlemania match and you
00:55:14wouldn't want to know you're welcome thank you here we go and sammy zane wildly misses again
00:55:20there's the quickness of carmelo hayes who can do that
00:55:25what a move for the championship come on ref
00:55:30carmelo questioning the count i'm questioning the count
00:55:41look nick aldish should get out here and be like look we might need a new ref
00:55:45count a little quicker i mean my gosh i think she's fine but
00:55:49i can't tell if this crowd is saying this is awesome or mrs awesome but either way it is
00:56:00it's this is awesome i don't know
00:56:03sammy delivering chop after chop
00:56:13uh-oh no no the power bomb kick he did yes yes you have no idea how much i want to get involved
00:56:27with this match do you have any idea how hard it is for me to sit here and watch my friend and
00:56:32know and know i can get him a victory right now i'm surprised that you haven't got involved yet
00:56:37i'm not going to get involved he asked me not to get involved
00:56:41nice guy cole you're maturing i get that
00:56:47i don't want to be mature to be honest with you i don't want to listen to him
00:56:51but i respect him that much i could have called you old
00:56:53oh what do you mean i'm in my prime baby
00:56:56i'm old sammy zane now with the
00:56:59the rights to carmelo and carmelo fighting back
00:57:02and this has been a great matchup united states championship open challenge
00:57:08sammy's been a fighting champ
00:57:11and now zayden hayes collision middle of the ring both men down
00:57:16all right
00:57:16critical point in this matchup
00:57:21this is a great time for carmelo hayes to regroup refocus and lock in this is the united states
00:57:45championship open challenge sammy zane defended against the challenger carmelo hayes
00:57:50and it has been a hell of a matchup here on smackdown miz with me at ringside because of the injury to
00:57:55corey grave oh and now sammy zane looking for the exploder
00:57:58hayes holding on it's almost like he had that scouted did you show him some tape
00:58:02you kidding me all we've been doing is watching tape on sammy zane
00:58:05i've had matches with sammy i know his resilience i know what he's like in this ring
00:58:10and oh i know the ability of carmelo hayes
00:58:14and wow did you see his arm get locked in there sammy zane
00:58:17that could be a big deal right there he could have broken his wrist as he got here we go
00:58:20here we go
00:58:22ahaha
00:58:30i don't think he could
00:58:31i think he injured himself in the frog splash and couldn't hook the leg
00:58:35uh...
00:58:36but again sammy zane really favoring his wrist watch this as
00:58:39he gets caught up in both the second and
00:58:41top rope and in the grog splash
00:58:44Now we see a weakness in Sami Zayn.
00:58:47Now we see the arm.
00:58:48What will Carmelo capitalize on?
00:58:50Focus on the arm.
00:58:51You capitalize on the arm.
00:58:53Yes.
00:58:56See Sami Zayn rope burns all over the forearm and wrist of Zayn.
00:59:02And now Hayes looking at the first 48.
00:59:05Intercepted now by Sami.
00:59:08And Sami going to turn this.
00:59:10Yes, turn it around.
00:59:11Right for the blue thunderbolt.
00:59:12And there it is.
00:59:13Yes, yes, yes.
00:59:14First 48.
00:59:15Go, go, yes, yes.
00:59:17Oh, and a kick out.
00:59:23Now what does Carmelo do here, Miz?
00:59:25To not get frustrated.
00:59:27He hits Sami Zayn with one of his big moves.
00:59:30The first 48, Sami kicked out.
00:59:33Focus.
00:59:34Rock in.
00:59:39Do what we discussed.
00:59:41Yes, yes, yes.
00:59:43He knew about this.
00:59:45He knows what Sami Zayn does.
00:59:49And now Sami Zayn trying to hook Carmelo Hayes up.
00:59:52And now Hayes springboard off the second rope.
01:00:04Takes out Sami.
01:00:04Takes out Sami.
01:00:05Good.
01:00:05Carmelo Hayes could be closing in on the United States Championship.
01:00:12I told him this is what Sami does.
01:00:14And you just need to finish him.
01:00:16And he was looking for nothing but net.
01:00:17But Sami Zayn with a boot to the face.
01:00:20Oh, no.
01:00:20And a blue thunderbomb.
01:00:22One, two, three.
01:00:24Got him.
01:00:27Here is your winner.
01:00:29And still United States Champion, Sami Zayn.
01:00:39Oh, Miz, listen.
01:00:41I know you're upset, but I mean, what a great match by Carmelo Hayes.
01:00:45He's throwing leaps and bounds.
01:00:47But he ran into a buzzsaw.
01:00:50A fighting champion.
01:00:51A very resilient Sami Zayn tonight.
01:00:55Do you think we want moral victories here, Cole?
01:00:59What, do you think we want moral victories here, Cole?
01:01:01We don't want moral victories.
01:01:03We want titles around our waist.
01:01:05Carmelo is so close to hitting nothing but net.
01:01:09But Sami turned it into the blue thunderbomb.
01:01:12Wins this United States Championship Open Challenge tonight.
01:01:17Another gutsy win for Sami Zayn.
01:01:29It's a disease.
01:01:30An epidemic of toxic masculinity around these locker rooms in the...
01:01:35Hey, whoa.
01:01:36Priest, calm down.
01:01:37Don't tell me to calm down.
01:01:38Where's Alistair?
01:01:39Look, I know you're upset because you lost last week.
01:01:41Because I lost?
01:01:42The hell we're losing?
01:01:43Everybody around here wins and loses.
01:01:45The problem is, he attacked me in my entrance.
01:01:49Then he took one of your referees and used him as a shield like a coward.
01:01:52He wanted the real me?
01:01:54Well, he's got him.
01:01:55No more good guy, no more bad guy.
01:01:58If you don't give me Alistair,
01:01:59you and everybody else around here is gonna deal with a Punisher.
01:02:05It's demanding and threatening like that that I'm talking about, Nick.
01:02:08Okay.
01:02:09A man with a fragile ego who can't handle the cards that he has been dealt.
01:02:14So what does he do?
01:02:15He acts out in hyper-masculine, overtly aggressive ways.
01:02:19Maybe it's time that Damien looks in the mirror, because Damien, you are toxic.
01:02:24And if you-
01:02:25Whoa, jeez, jeez.
01:02:28You heard what I said.
01:02:30Give me Alistair Black.
01:02:34What is wrong with you?
01:02:36He's toxic, obviously.
01:02:37Holy cow.
01:02:40Yeah, I'm gonna need medical in there.
01:02:44What a night for the general manager, Nick Aldis.
01:02:47And it's still to come, Cody Rhodes and Drew McIntyre will be in the same ring at the same time
01:02:56to sign the contract for their huge match at Wrestlepalooza tomorrow night.
01:03:00That's still to come live on SmackDown.
01:03:03And coming up next, we'll take a look at the next part in our series.
01:03:08The history.
01:03:09John Cena.
01:03:11Brock Lesnar.
01:03:12As Ernest Hemingway once said, courage is grace under pressure.
01:03:24No WWE superstar epitomizes that phrase more than John Cena.
01:03:37Oh, here he comes.
01:03:39Got him.
01:03:40John Cena is the champion.
01:03:45A powerhouse of spirit and skill.
01:03:50No, you gotta be kid-based.
01:03:53Just a natural-born entertainer.
01:03:56And that right there is the WWE champion, John Cena.
01:04:01Big match, John.
01:04:02You've done it again.
01:04:04A leader in both action and deed.
01:04:07Oh, here he comes.
01:04:10Breaking out of the ruthless aggression era, the WWE had become his stage.
01:04:19As John Cena transformed into one of the most recognizable personalities in the world.
01:04:24Please welcome John Cena.
01:04:29John Cena!
01:04:30You want some?
01:04:33Come!
01:04:35Get some!
01:04:38G-O!
01:04:38G-O!
01:04:39G-O!
01:04:40G-O!
01:04:41G-O!
01:04:42After abruptly leaving the WWE, Brock Lesnar embraced his true calling.
01:04:48That of a combat athlete.
01:04:49And it is all over!
01:04:53He's out!
01:04:54Trading the ring for the octagon.
01:04:57That's a big shot.
01:04:58He's got much back.
01:05:00Between his imposing stature, intense speed, and freak athleticism, Brock became one of UFC's biggest draws.
01:05:08And much like his meteoric rise in WWE, Lesnar would again shock the world, as he captured the UFC heavyweight championship in just his third bout.
01:05:21After dominating the world of MMA, Brock would become one of the most feared men on the planet, with unfinished business.
01:05:38Oh my! Brock Lesnar!
01:05:52The former WWE champion!
01:05:55Not what John Cena wanted, but it's what he's getting.
01:06:02The F5!
01:06:03After an eight-year hiatus, the prizefighter returned to the squared circle in 2012, immediately targeting the face of WWE.
01:06:14Why did I come back to the WWE?
01:06:17John Cena is not the real guy.
01:06:19And the only reason John is in the spot that he is in is because I left.
01:06:24If you're sick of me, that's one thing.
01:06:25But to say that this industry isn't filled with legitimate talent, that's just being ignorant.
01:06:32And in one of the most brutal matches in WWE history, the two men waged war at Extreme Rules.
01:06:40Never before in my career in WWE have I witnessed a matchup as punishing, as torturous, as vicious.
01:06:52But John Cena, against all odds, pulled it out.
01:07:00Overcoming unimaginable odds, John Cena would find a way to prevail, earning his first-ever victory over the Beast Incarnate.
01:07:08Over the next two years, Cena and Lesnar led the charge as the standard-bearers of WWE.
01:07:21John Cena is going to WrestleMania!
01:07:25John Cena is an 11-time WWE Champion!
01:07:32Conquering legends and adding to their Hall of Fame resumes.
01:07:35With both superstars in the prime of their careers, they were poised to clash yet again.
01:07:50This time at SummerSlam 2014, for the undisputed WWE Championship.
01:07:56And as the anticipation swelled in a sold-out arena in L.A., no one could possibly predict what would transpire that night.
01:08:11Guys, we're about 30 seconds into this match and it's almost over!
01:08:15It's a merciless assault!
01:08:17An absolutely dominating performance!
01:08:22It's the greatest thing that I've ever accomplished.
01:08:26In my mind, I came back to this company with one goal in mind.
01:08:31And that was to become the WWE Heavyweight Champion of the World.
01:08:36In the single most dominant championship bout in history, the man many believed to be invincible was, in fact, a mere mortal.
01:08:48Lesnar was not only champion, but the undisputed alpha of WWE.
01:08:54Tomorrow, hours before WrestlePalooza, we preview Lesnar and Cena's final battle.
01:09:07He's on some retirement escapade, this staged retirement party.
01:09:13And I'm about to f*** that up.
01:09:16I'll never forget SummerSlam 2014 and the dominant performance, one of the most uncomfortable matches that I've ever had to call in my career between Lesnar and Cena.
01:09:28And after what we saw Brock Lesnar do earlier tonight, I fear tomorrow could possibly be the same.
01:09:36It's Cena, Brock Lesnar, kicking off WrestlePalooza live on the ESPN app from Indianapolis.
01:09:44But a big card tomorrow, Miz.
01:09:47Very big card, and my wife and myself will be looking forward to this one.
01:09:50A mixed tag team match with CM Punk and a returning AJ Lee versus the World Heavyweight Champion, Seth frickin' Rollins.
01:10:00And your Intercontinental Champion, Becky Lynch.
01:10:04Couple versus couple, you gotta love it, baby.
01:10:06The eight-time tag team champions, the brothers, Uso, are together again.
01:10:12But they are running into two monsters.
01:10:16Braun Breaker, Bronson Reed, of the Vision.
01:10:19Big tag team matchup at WrestlePalooza.
01:10:22If that's not enough.
01:10:24Oh, baby.
01:10:26The Women's World Championship Match.
01:10:30Io Sky, the champion, versus Stephanie Valcure.
01:10:34They are going to put on an absolute display of athleticism and determination for the Women's World Championship.
01:10:44These two men are long-time friends, or were long-time friends.
01:10:48They're also former tag team champions together.
01:10:50But, man, things have changed.
01:10:52And coming up tomorrow night, Cody Rhodes, the undisputed WWE Champion,
01:10:58will put the gold on the line against a very angry and a very hungry Scottish warrior, Drew McIntyre.
01:11:06It happens at 7 Eastern, 4 Pacific, live from Indianapolis.
01:11:09It is WrestlePalooza, the first time a WWE Premium Live event will stream live on the ESPN app.
01:11:20Let's take it back to last week on Friday Night SmackDown.
01:11:23Great main event, Miz.
01:11:24This is Orton versus McIntyre.
01:11:26Randy Orton looks like he was going to go for the punt.
01:11:28And Drew McIntyre, well, he would take advantage.
01:11:32McIntyre with the Claymore, wiping out Randy Orton and picking up the win.
01:11:41And what did McIntyre want to do?
01:11:43Well, he wanted to injure Randy Orton and do much of the same to Orton that he did to Cody Rhodes
01:11:50a few weeks prior, before Cody returned.
01:11:56Drew McIntyre!
01:11:59I'll see you, my friend, at WrestlePalooza!
01:12:05Miz, this thing has become so personal between these two.
01:12:10When Drew McIntyre is determined, nothing, and I mean nothing, can stop him.
01:12:16And I gotta tell you, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, taking on Drew McIntyre,
01:12:22I cannot wait to see what's up next.
01:12:24They signed the contract on SmackDown.
01:12:29Now, ladies and gentlemen, WrestlePalooza, tomorrow night is presented by Xfinity,
01:12:36the smartest Wi-Fi made from streaming WWE.
01:12:40Xfinity, imagine that.
01:12:41You're the only loyal soldier that I have left.
01:13:01You've been with me from the start of the bloodline, and you've never betrayed me.
01:13:07Tell the Lord, you've shown me love, and you've sacrificed your body for God.
01:13:21You're the son of Hakuk, the most dangerous man on the planet.
01:13:30So that makes you dangerous.
01:13:33You brought gold to this family, and I love you for that.
01:13:38I owe it to you to make you a champion.
01:13:45I'll let you down.
01:13:48But if you trust me,
01:13:51then as long as you're a part of my family tree,
01:13:54your loyalty will be rewarded.
01:14:09I love you, Solo.
01:14:11Ladies and gentlemen, tomorrow night, we present WrestlePalooza,
01:14:26a landmark night in the history of this company and this industry.
01:14:31And the main event of WrestlePalooza will be the match for
01:14:36the undisputed WWE Championship.
01:14:41At this time, allow me to introduce to you the challenger, Drew McIntyre.
01:14:49We'll be right back now.
01:14:49We'll be right back now.
01:14:49We'll be right back now.
01:15:19You know, Mr. McIntyre has been called a hypocrite.
01:15:36He's been called delusional.
01:15:40But in 24 hours, he may be called WWE Champion.
01:15:44And no one more deserving.
01:15:49You look at a guy like Drew McIntyre.
01:15:52He looks, walks, talks, and acts like a champion.
01:15:57Someone that you can put everything behind.
01:16:01We're going on to ESPN.
01:16:03This is a guy.
01:16:04This is your face.
01:16:14What a night, tomorrow night, the main event of WrestlePalooza.
01:16:24The first ever premium live event, streaming live on the ESPN app.
01:16:32Drew McIntyre looks to take the undisputed WWE Championship
01:16:40from the American Nightmare.
01:16:42The American Nightmare.
01:17:10The American Nightmare.
01:17:37I'm here to my heart and see.
01:17:41Crown is here about the blows.
01:17:44Play it for me to start the show.
01:17:47Africa's life's a world for gold.
01:17:52Whoa!
01:17:56I'm here to tell you.
01:17:58When I'm younger,
01:18:01I'm talking to you.
01:18:03You took it all away.
01:18:08I give it all away.
01:18:10Can't touch my freedom.
01:18:12These days I get the better day.
01:18:16I've built my kingdom.
01:18:18Now you're bound to me.
01:18:21My dreams are done like that.
01:18:24You'll follow me until the end.
01:18:28I am my kingdom.
01:18:30I am my kingdom.
01:18:31Let's go down.
01:18:32I'm ready now.
01:18:33Stand in room for all the time.
01:18:36Gonna give them what they came to see.
01:18:43Hear the crowd.
01:18:44All it goes.
01:18:46Ready for me to start the show.
01:18:49Africa's life's a world for gold.
01:18:53Whoa!
01:18:55My mind feels the better possible.
01:18:56You took care of me to start the show.
01:18:58My heart is sad.
01:19:00When I was younger,
01:19:03I don't remember my τα.
01:19:06The hour's a world made.
01:19:08You took it all away.
01:19:10You took it all away.
01:19:12Get it all away.
01:19:14This is right.
01:19:15This is right.
01:19:17Going on.
01:19:18Before we sign that, question for you, Drew, do you know what happened on this very day
01:19:4415 years ago?
01:19:48You and I, we won the tag team championships, right?
01:19:57Do you know who was backstage talking about that?
01:20:01Nobody.
01:20:04And I think you know why.
01:20:07The world doesn't revolve around you.
01:20:09It doesn't revolve around me.
01:20:11Your story, my story, it's not.
01:20:14It's their story.
01:20:15No, it's simple.
01:20:19They don't need to know all the lore.
01:20:21Sometimes they pay their hard-earned money and they just want to watch two guys, two of the best, fight.
01:20:28I understand who you are.
01:20:34I get it.
01:20:35In the past, you've won a Royal Rumble.
01:20:38In the past, you've been WWE champion.
01:20:41In the past, you've slayed the beast.
01:20:43You're 6'5".
01:20:45You're 280 pounds.
01:20:47You're the Scottish Warrior.
01:20:49But lately, the Scottish Warrior has just been a keyboard warrior.
01:21:01And you know it.
01:21:06So go ahead.
01:21:07I know you have it on you.
01:21:09Pull your phone out.
01:21:11Skin that smoke wagon.
01:21:12Go ahead.
01:21:13Let's get viral.
01:21:15Make a post on social media.
01:21:17Get one over on me.
01:21:19Make sure that you, who's always bitching and moaning and whining,
01:21:24give it all to me right now because it's the last time you're going to get one over on me.
01:21:30Go ahead.
01:21:30Have at it, Drew.
01:21:40What's that supposed to mean?
01:21:45It means exactly what it says.
01:21:48Thank you, Cody.
01:21:49All I've wanted was a legitimate shot at the WWE Championship.
01:21:56No outside interference.
01:21:59Nobody's screwing me over.
01:22:00And you're not going to let that happen.
01:22:02Because you're the ultimate company guy.
01:22:04You're a fighting champion.
01:22:07And you honestly, you don't really think for yourself anymore, do you?
01:22:12You always think about the bigger picture, what's best for the company,
01:22:16the stock prices, the sponsors.
01:22:19You're naming the marquee.
01:22:22You're the corporate champion.
01:22:25That used to be a bad thing.
01:22:27I mean, I kicked your head through an announce table, Cody.
01:22:31You were out for five weeks.
01:22:32Instead of stomping my brains in like I would do to you,
01:22:36you're talking me to death.
01:22:38And I understand you could put personal issues aside.
01:22:46You're not willing to jeopardize the main event of Wrestlepalooza tomorrow.
01:22:50I was in your chair five years ago.
01:22:53I get it.
01:22:54But here's a reality check.
01:22:56They're going to turn on you.
01:22:58They're going to move on to the next flavor of the month.
01:23:01And you're going to be sitting in my chair telling yourself,
01:23:05my God, Drew was right.
01:23:16Okay, say you're right.
01:23:19Then tomorrow night Wrestlepalooza is a great night for you.
01:23:22And say you're wrong, then guess what happens?
01:23:26Your legacy isn't all those accomplishments.
01:23:29Your legacy isn't this content creator you've become.
01:23:32Your legacy becomes the man who lost to me at our debut ESPN PLE for the WWE Undisputed Championship.
01:23:45Well, it's official.
01:24:01And McIntyre with a cheap shot.
01:24:04The Glasgow Kiss headbutt to Cody Rhodes.
01:24:09Cody stumbling out of the ring.
01:24:11And McIntyre now.
01:24:12We're going to have the last lap, the last floor tonight, Miz.
01:24:18And the brawl's on the way.
01:24:20Oh, here we go, bro.
01:24:24Rhodes bounced off me now.
01:24:26Oh, here we go.
01:24:26McIntyre's going to do what he did to Rhodes five weeks ago.
01:24:37What's he waiting for?
01:24:42I'm not going to kick your head through the announce table again.
01:24:46This match is happening tomorrow.
01:24:48And I'm taking the one thing that means the most to you.
01:24:51That WWE Championship.
01:24:55The answer to your question, Miz.
01:24:57McIntyre wants to have Cody Rhodes ready to go so he can take the title.
01:25:04Tomorrow night at Wrestlepalooza.
01:25:06I ain't going to screw it up for myself.
01:25:14Here we go.
01:25:15Wait a minute, Cody Rhodes back into the ring.
01:25:17Cody Rhodes looks up on a McIntyre.
01:25:20And the fight continues.
01:25:25The general manager trying to summarize these two.
01:25:29Referees coming out.
01:25:31Here we go.
01:25:32Trying to preserve the main event for tomorrow night.
01:25:34Things have gone.
01:25:38And now Cody again.
01:25:41Cody and McIntyre.
01:25:42The brawls on.
01:25:46Now, can't let him fight.
01:25:48I say let him fight.
01:25:50Why wait for Wrestlepalooza?
01:25:55McIntyre with a boot to the face of the champion.
01:25:58Come on.
01:25:59Come on, Cody.
01:26:01Come on.
01:26:01Goodness.
01:26:05Come on.
01:26:06Come on.
01:26:09McIntyre and Rollins for the championship.
01:26:13Wrestlepalooza tomorrow night on the ESPN app.
01:26:16Sleep with a title.
01:26:18It's the last night you're gonna have it for a long time.
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