WWE This Week 10/10/2024 10th October 2024
WWE This Week 10/10/2024 10th October 2024
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00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:27For the first time in 27 years to the day,
00:31the return of the Bad Blood Premium Live event.
00:37And Bauer enters the ring against Damian Priest.
00:46Oh, look who's here! It's the Judgment Day!
00:49And Bauer's gonna steal the damn badge!
00:52Driven by fury, Damian Priest will not relent.
00:57Damian Priest for the win!
00:59Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, and Dirty Thumb
01:02locked inside of a shark tank.
01:12Oh, no, no, no, no, no!
01:17And wait a minute, who the hell wrote this?
01:20And wait a minute, who the hell wrote Cal Rodriguez?
01:27Can Cody Rhodes trust Roman Reigns?
01:30He takes on Solo Sakoa and Jacob Fatu.
01:33Now you know you made a mistake.
01:35Cause we don't have to rock the place.
01:38Now you know you made a mistake.
01:40Cause we don't have to hear the case.
01:43Cause you don't want your ass to stay the same.
01:45Cause we don't have to rock the place.
01:48Damian's back!
01:50Spear by Reigns!
01:52And the win!
01:57You can't win, Rooster!
02:04If you smile!
02:12The final boss has returned.
02:18This will not be a five-star wrestling classic.
02:23It is going to be mutually assured destruction.
02:29Very few men are ever the same when they walk out of this structure.
02:34I'm gonna enter through here.
02:38It is hell on earth inside hell in itself.
02:46I don't have the words.
02:48I do.
02:49Somebody win this damn match and end this brutality.
02:59No!
03:05Oh my God!
03:06McIntyre there broke his back!
03:08Punk's got a chain!
03:10Punk paying back the favor!
03:14What a sleep!
03:16To the chain!
03:17CM Punk survives!
03:20Hell!
03:29Whether boiling or spilt, settled or only beginning,
03:33Bad Blood was anything but hospitable.
03:36Basically everything this week isn't.
03:39Speaking of, welcome on in to another spectacular edition.
03:42I'm Megan Morant.
03:43We're hospitable, aren't we?
03:45I'm Scott Stanford.
03:46Meg, while every match on the card was full of animosity,
03:49there were two superstars who took Bad Blood from the figurative to the literal.
03:55That Hell in a Cell match between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre
03:58was nothing short of its namesake.
04:00From toolboxes to the very cage itself,
04:03every weapon imaginable was used to its fullest potential.
04:07Driving both superstars to the brink of consciousness
04:10and leaving us questioning their sanity.
04:12Now in the end, Punk would prevail,
04:14leaving Drew to pick up the pieces and 16 stitches.
04:18But the cult of personality was far from unscathed,
04:21requiring the help of supplemental oxygen after the match.
04:26All of which leads us to Raw last Monday,
04:28where a bruised and battered Punk thanked all his fans and the haters
04:32before declaring his intention to just go home to his beloved wife
04:36and consider what's next and if he will return to fight in the ring.
04:40And I wasn't the only one hoping that Punk's answer would be,
04:44of course, just as you wave goodbye to the crowd,
04:47a hopeful future contender stepped into the arena
04:50and on to other business.
04:54After everything that he went through on Saturday night,
04:58CM Punk, from all of us here in this building tonight,
05:04get well soon.
05:11Let's get things back on track.
05:14I'm the man to do that because I am a visionary.
05:18I am a revolutionary.
05:20I am CM Freaking Punk!
05:26And I am back to destroy Bronson Reed.
05:35And I'll tell you what, Bronson Reed,
05:37Bronson's not here tonight.
05:44He's not here tonight, but Bronson,
05:46I know you are somewhere watching.
05:49I want you to listen to me real close.
05:53Matter of fact, come here.
05:55Come here. Bring this in.
05:56I want you to listen to me real close.
06:01Two months ago, you ambushed me.
06:04You tried to end my career.
06:08And for what?
06:09For what? You wanted to make a name for yourself?
06:13No.
06:18Well, congratulations.
06:20Six tsunamis later, and I know your damn name.
06:30You wanted to get famous, big boy?
06:33You wanted to get famous, big boy?
06:35That's what you wanted?
06:37I'll give you your 15 minutes.
06:40So I'll tell you what.
06:41Seth Freaking Rollins versus Bronson Reed.
06:46One-on-one.
06:47You name the time.
06:49You name the place.
06:55Except this time, I'll be expecting you.
07:10Get up! Get up!
07:12Zelina Vega's filled with emotion when it comes to going up against PFC
07:16after what happened to her this summer.
07:18The damaged arm.
07:21Moonsault in the cover.
07:24Oh!
07:25And coming in and attacking with that knee.
07:28And then a cover of her own, Sonya.
07:30It was a tag to Sonya Deville that Zelina Vega simply wasn't aware of
07:35on that cost her.
07:36And there was a knee to the nose again of Katana.
07:39Chances were breaking down.
07:42Absolute mess in ring.
07:44And now, Laira Valkyria cleaning house.
07:52Elbow fire.
07:55Vega gets back involved.
07:57Springboard.
07:58Missile dropkick from Zoey Stark.
08:01There's danger everywhere, y'all.
08:03That is pure Fusion Collective discus clothesline.
08:09A big kick.
08:11And then the knee.
08:12And Sonya getting the best of Natalya.
08:15It's almost impossible to keep track of who is legal at this point.
08:18Referee taking a close look.
08:20However, Deville might be fading.
08:23Laira just tagged in.
08:30There she goes with the leg drop from up high.
08:32Turns into the cover.
08:35That was the Peri Patea from Laira Valkyria.
08:40And that's got to feel great.
08:56As Laira picks up the victory, there is no denying her star.
08:59Valkyria is going places.
09:01None of which lead her out to the loading dock.
09:03Which is more than I can say for some people.
09:05People like Chelsea Green and Mee Chin.
09:07The rivalry between the two became trashy
09:10when Green and cohort Piper Niven used a garbage can
09:14to continuously and relentlessly assault Mee Chin.
09:17You see, two weeks ago, the taunting would backfire
09:20as Niven would be the one to take out the trash.
09:23Inevitably leading to a Mee Chin victory
09:26and the dumpster match on SmackDown last Friday.
09:29The goal?
09:30To deposit your opponent into the dumpster and close the lid.
09:33When Mee Chin headed to the arena with a trash can already in hand,
09:38it became clear that Chelsea was going to need
09:41more than just garbage couture to win this one.
10:00Mee Chin could be thinking about a cover,
10:02but she needs to chuck Miz Green into the dumpster.
10:05Little payback! Little payback!
10:07Remember what Nia Jax did to Mee Chin!
10:30Oh!
10:46Mee Chin, now with a table across the dumpster,
10:49not quite sure what she's thinking about here.
10:51Well, I guess I am now!
10:53Oh, no. Things are about to go from bad to worse for Chelsea Green.
10:58Mee Chin showing the WWE Universe just how-
11:01What the hell was that?
11:02Oh! Piper Niven!
11:04Piper Niven. We are in Nashville.
11:06I thought it was Walter White for a second.
11:08And Niven!
11:12With a senton to Mee Chin!
11:14And remember, no disqualifications!
11:16Ride them, cowgirl!
11:17I think she's been in tootsies most of the day.
11:20And Mee Chin!
11:21Into the dumpster goes Mee Chin!
11:24This is a dumpster fire tonight!
11:27Mee Chin and Chelsea Green both still technically alive in this matchup.
11:32It's anyone's match.
11:34Yeah, because you've got to put your opponent into the dumpster and close the lid.
11:37And Chelsea has barely moved an inch
11:40since being smashed inside of a trash can
11:43by the senton of Mee Chin.
11:46D-Von and Bubba would be happy to see that table.
11:48They were in a dumpster.
11:49Oh! Jodey!
11:50Mee Chin trying to hang on!
11:51Chelsea Green desperately trying to win this match.
11:55Uh-oh, uh-oh!
11:56This'll do it!
11:58And Mee Chin able to block.
12:00Mee Chin blocks again.
12:05Blocked!
12:07Oh, no! Chelsea's in trouble!
12:09Oh, no, no, no, no!
12:11Oh, my God!
12:12Chelsea Green!
12:15No!
12:17Through the table into the dumpster!
12:20Both women are in the dumpster!
12:24Who's gonna let Mee Chin crawl out of the wreckage?
12:28Mee Chin trying to...
12:30She's got to close the lid now to win this match.
12:33Oh, no, this has got to be humiliating.
12:37The lid is closed!
12:39Mee Chin wins!
12:43Here is your winner,
12:46Mee Chin!
12:49Chelsea got dumped.
12:52CHEERS AND APPLAUSE
13:23MUSIC
13:27Ladies and gentlemen, we may be past all the bad blood,
13:30but when it comes to PLEs,
13:32WWE is just getting started on this week's News of the World.
13:37And it all starts in Riyadh on November 2nd.
13:40The crown jewel is so much more than just our next visit to Saudi Arabia.
13:44It'll be the first place a new champion is crowned.
13:48Our reigning WWE champion
13:51will face our reigning world champion
13:57for both the men and the women.
14:03And that winner will be crowned
14:062024's crown jewel champion.
14:14Later that month, newly glittering gold
14:16will be traded for cold, hard steel
14:18when Survivor Series War Games gets underway.
14:21From Saudi Arabia to Indianapolis,
14:23Vancouver to New Jersey,
14:25the premium live event schedule has WWE all over the map.
14:29With tickets for most of these events on sale now,
14:32you're going to want to grab tickets to the event closest to you
14:35before they're sold out.
14:37With so much happening around WWE,
14:39it's nearly impossible for our cameras to catch it all,
14:43which could be why there were none on site
14:46for an altercation between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens.
14:49Rest assured, WWE management is aware
14:52and handling the situation.
14:54A situation Cody did not lend any clarification to last Monday.
15:00Saying that this weekend was chaotic
15:03would be a massive understatement.
15:05How are you feeling after everything that transpired at Bad Blood?
15:09Well, I can't speculate on everything that's happened at Bad Blood.
15:12I'm sure you'll hear more about it this Friday on SmackDown.
15:15I am here just simply to find out what it takes
15:18to be the very first ever Crown Jewel Champion.
15:22Thank you, Cathy.
15:23Thank you so much.
15:26So that is Cody Rhodes.
15:28And remember, he says he can't speculate,
15:30he can't discuss what many are discussing that happened at Bad Blood.
15:35McMahon, I just wanted to tell you face to face,
15:38I want you to know that I plan on being the one
15:42that you face at Crown Jewel.
15:45And look, I've known you a long time,
15:47so if you want to talk about what happened at Bad Blood...
15:50No, no, no, we don't have to do any of that here.
15:53Like I told Cathy, I'm here to see what it takes.
15:56And you yourself, can you do it again?
15:59You shocked the world once before with Gunther,
16:02and you want to be the one to face me at Crown Jewel?
16:05I'll be honest, I want that too.
16:08Good luck, my friend.
16:16Sami clearly planning on becoming the first Crown Jewel Champion,
16:20but he'll have to become World Heavyweight Champion first.
16:23Zayn's match against Gunther is coming up in just a little while.
16:26In the meantime, Cody wasn't the only one dodging reporters backstage.
16:30The Judgment Day couldn't even make their way out of the parking lot.
16:34As Raquel Rodriguez, Dirty Dumb, and Liv Morgan pulled up,
16:37Jackie Redman was on the scene hoping to get some answers
16:40as to what Raquel's motivations at Bad Blood were.
16:43A seemingly simple question with an unexpected answer.
16:53This is earlier in the parking lot area as the Judgment Day arrived.
17:05Excuse me, I was hoping to get a word with Judgment Day.
17:09Liv, I have to ask you about Bad Blood.
17:12I mean, Raquel Rodriguez's interference in your match with Rhea Ripley
17:15has quite frankly caused a ton of controversy.
17:18Do you care to comment at all?
17:20Oh, you want to comment, Jackie? Of course you want to comment.
17:22Okay, well, yeah, sure.
17:23Rhea technically beat me by disqualification, but you know what?
17:26I still have my Women's World Championship.
17:28I still have my title.
17:30I still have the Judgment Day, and now I have Raquel Rodriguez.
17:33Do you know what that means?
17:35That means I'm the only person in the WWE that still wins even when I lose.
17:40Do you have any more questions?
17:42Yeah, actually, Raquel, it's been a long time since we've seen you.
17:45Are you officially a member?
17:47I'm so sorry, but I think that's all the time we have today for interviews.
17:49But what I can tell you is that we are moving on from Rhea Ripley
17:52and focusing on Nia Jax and Crown Jewel.
17:54Let's get out of here.
17:56You want to come with me?
17:58Let's go.
17:59Let's get out of here.
18:00You want to go?
18:01Yeah, let's just leave.
18:02Wait, what? You're leaving?
18:03Let's just go.
18:04The show hasn't even started.
18:05I don't think you can...
18:07Raquel, are you officially a member of the Judgment Day now?
18:13Okay, they're actually leaving.
18:15So I guess we're going to have to wait for some clarity
18:18on the Judgment Day's new alliance with Raquel Rodriguez.
18:22They're leaving the building.
18:29Oh, and Sheamus picks up a shillelagh
18:32and is beating him down with it.
18:37And look at the height of these whiskey barrels.
18:40Oh, God, that is not where you want to be put
18:45in this kind of matchup.
18:47They're on top of the barrels.
18:49The shillelagh's locking him up.
18:53He's locked up for the ten beats with the shillelagh.
18:57On top of the whiskey barrels.
19:07No way to escape other than a ten-foot drop.
19:10Is this white noise from up top?
19:13Don't do it, Sheamus!
19:17Wow!
19:21Donnie Brooke destruction!
19:24White noise atop stacked whiskey barrels!
19:32And now the joint manipulation from Pete Dunne.
19:36Pete Dunne never on the defensive.
19:39Oh, no, the cricket bat!
19:41Turns it into the cover.
19:43Could Pete win it here?
19:46Did you hear the strike of that cricket bat?
19:49Pete Dunne looking like a prime Ian Botham.
19:53Hitting Sheamus for six, but it simply was not enough.
19:57The English cricket legend, did you just cite?
20:01That is a first for Monday Night Raw.
20:03Beefy Botham.
20:05But Sheamus still taking it in this one.
20:08Where's he going?
20:09What in the world?
20:10He goes into the bar.
20:11And Blane just takes out the drawer
20:14and starts smashing him with it.
20:16Look at the referee's wincing.
20:18He's taking zip ties out of the top drawer of the bar.
20:22Who the hell keeps zip ties in the bar?
20:25Well, listen, things get out of control.
20:27And now he has zip tied his hands,
20:30basically handcuffing Sheamus.
20:33What bars do you go to, Joe Tess?
20:35The Celtic warrior with his hands now zip tied behind his back.
20:41Anything goes.
20:42And Pete Dunne is taking advantage.
20:45How is Sheamus going to kick out of this?
20:49Well, Sheamus utterly defensive.
20:52Defense lost.
20:54Anything goes.
20:56No DQ.
20:57And he has zip tied him.
20:58And now he's got that cricket back.
21:00Look at the game Sheamus is heading.
21:02This is outrageous.
21:04Oh!
21:05Sheamus finds a way.
21:07The knee comes back.
21:08The prove.
21:09Are you kidding me?
21:11While he zip tied the cover.
21:14An outrageous, utterly outrageous win.
21:19Here is your winner, Sheamus!
21:27Holy hell, Joe Tess.
21:30No hands required for the Celtic warrior.
21:35What a legendary moment for Sheamus.
21:41You know, Meg, we knew there would be cricket bats and shalalas.
21:44What we didn't know was how determined Sheamus was to be victorious.
21:47Joe summed it up perfectly there.
21:49That truly was an utterly outrageous win.
21:52As much as Sheamus was on his game in that bout,
21:55Xavier Woods has been off his.
21:58The last several weeks have shown us a whole different side
22:01of the usually bubbly New Day member.
22:04Yeah, from arguing with his tag team partner
22:06to his questionably new tactics when it comes to a match strategy,
22:10Woods is operating on a whole other level.
22:12One that Kofi seems to be a bit weary of.
22:15Yeah, nonetheless, Xavier did enough to convince Jey Uso
22:18that he deserved an intercontinental championship match,
22:21especially after his win over Rey Mysterio two weeks ago.
22:25Regardless of how that victory came about,
22:27Jey was more than happy to put up his title for the first time
22:30against a longtime member of the roster who had never held a singles title,
22:35just like he was before he won the championship from Bron Breaker.
22:39It wasn't an opportunity Woods was going to squander,
22:42and when it comes to opportunity,
22:45Xavier wasn't the only one who was looking for one.
22:51This has been a hyper aggressive Xavier Woods.
22:55Jey Uso barely getting out of the blocks thus far,
22:58but it seems maybe the tide has finally turned.
23:01Right hand after right hand from Uso.
23:10And one final one for good measure.
23:13Xavier Woods came into this contest highly confident,
23:18knowing full well he can beat Jey Uso.
23:21He's done it before in singles competition,
23:23but that confidence perhaps now starting to slip away.
23:26Big forum.
23:27That confidence was bubbling up from the entire New Day team.
23:30Literally, if you were on X and following social media
23:34just before the ring walk,
23:35Kofi Kingston was saying, here we go.
23:38New IC champ incoming.
23:43Here's the cover, hook of the leg for the Intercontinental Championship
23:46and the kick out by Jey.
23:47There's been some real tensions between New Day over the past couple of months.
23:51It seems Kofi Kingston doing his best to smooth things over,
23:55support his man and just imagine what a boost it would be
23:59for both men in the New Day.
24:01If Xavier Woods can pull off a win here tonight.
24:04Saw that tension bubbling up in mid-September.
24:07Woods up top.
24:09And he eats the super kick.
24:11Just perfect timing from the champ, Jey Uso.
24:14And completely wobbled now is Xavier Woods.
24:18Uso splash.
24:22To defend and retain.
24:24Yes, Jey Uso.
24:28Here is your winner, and still
24:33the Intercontinental Champion,
24:37main event, Jey Uso!
24:52Whoa!
24:55A super spear from Broad Breaker.
24:58The man he defrauded.
25:00And Kofi's saying, we gotta help him.
25:03What the hell is this about?
25:05Where did that come from?
25:07And here comes Kofi to get on top of the former IC titleist.
25:12Missed the trouble in paradise.
25:14Oh, and he eats a super spear.
25:18Broad Breaker is just a wrecking machine.
25:20We saw the sporting version of Broad Breaker last week.
25:26Where the heck is Xavier Woods now?
25:31Oh, no.
25:32You know the speed he generates on this.
25:35Super spear to Woods, too.
25:40He just took all three out.
25:42Seems Xavier Woods wanted no part of Broad Breaker.
25:45He was just tending to his man, Kofi Kingston.
25:48Intercontinental champ is a sitting duck right now.
25:51From the man he took the belt from.
25:57He's gonna crank it up again.
25:59Oh, man! Oh, man, Wade!
26:04Broad Breaker, a destructive path following the Intercontinental defense.
26:10But why? Why, Broad?
26:19As he picks up the belt that was once his.
26:27Excuse me, Braun.
26:29We're all a little confused.
26:31I mean, last week you were showing Jey Uso respect.
26:34This week it's Spear City.
26:36Help me out here. What's going on?
26:43From Raquel Rodriguez to Broad Breaker.
26:46Poor Jackie just can't seem to catch a break.
26:49Regardless, Kofi looked to avenge the attack on his friend Jey Uso
26:53and beat the answers out of Breaker.
26:55Monday on RAW.
27:01Coming up, AJ Styles returns to the house that he built
27:05before running into the one who wants to tear it all down.
27:09AJ, I don't need your advice.
27:12Because I don't take advice from quitters.
27:16Why don't you and I fight right now in this very ring?
27:25You don't want none.
27:29We have not seen AJ Styles in the WWE since June.
27:35Clash at the castle.
27:38AJ Styles did need to step away, recalibrate, refocus his game plan
27:43and remind himself why SmackDown is in fact the house that AJ Styles built.
27:51The man is back and we could not be happier.
27:54I have missed you guys so much.
28:00So I know there's a lot of guys that don't like me
28:03and I don't blame them.
28:04Guys that need to be reminded that this is still
28:09the house that AJ Styles built.
28:20We've got some company in the house that AJ Styles built.
28:25AJ, after everything that you've done,
28:28I'm not surprised there's not a long line of guys there to welcome you back.
28:32You know, I don't need to reintroduce myself to you.
28:35You know who I am.
28:37The one that's been holding it down here on SmackDown while you've been gone.
28:42I'm actually a huge fan of you.
28:45I love old timers like you.
28:48But allow me to talk about myself for a minute.
28:51A guy like me who deserves to be the U.S. Champion, not L.A. Knight.
28:56If it's okay with you, I'd like to maybe give you a little friendly advice.
29:00I've been in the ring with L.A. Knight before and the guy is relentless.
29:08I don't need your advice.
29:10Because I don't take advice from quitters.
29:17You're in your wrestling gear, I'm in my wrestling gear.
29:19There's ropes, there's a ring.
29:21Why don't you and I fight right here, right now in this very ring?
29:29Nah, I'm good.
29:38The United States Champion is in the house in Nashville.
29:44Let me talk to him.
29:48My God, ain't this a familiar sight?
29:50Somebody wants to fight Carmelo.
29:52What's he do?
29:53Well, he's just gonna run away now, isn't he?
29:58AJ, it seems like you made a little challenge here to Carmelo.
30:02He wasn't quite ready to take it.
30:04So I'll tell you what, I'm gonna go ahead and make sure that you wanna take it, Melo.
30:08Here's what you got.
30:09If you can beat AJ Styles right now,
30:15I'll make a real convincing case to Nick Ortis that you can get the shot at the U.S. Championship.
30:23When it's all said and done, after AJ stops you,
30:26I'll tell you what, you're still gonna hear everybody saying...
30:31Yeah! Now get me a referee out of here, and let's get this done.
30:37The megastar with a mega challenge.
30:39All Hayes has to do is beat Styles, and he gets his United States Championship opportunity.
30:45Knight makes it sound easy, until you consider that it's the phenomenal one Carmelo's across the ring from.
30:51And taking out Styles in his returning match on SmackDown would be anything but easy.
31:01And we are back on Friday Night SmackDown from Nashville.
31:04AJ Styles in his return to a WWE ring for the first time since June against the upstart Carmelo Hayes.
31:11And Carmelo Hayes!
31:13My God, cover by Hayes!
31:16Styles kicks out, but what a move by the uber-athletic Carmelo Hayes.
31:20What I was in the process of saying is AJ realizes that the landscape has changed just in the short few months that AJ's been away.
31:27Carmelo Hayes wants to bear the flag. Cover here by Hayes.
31:30Floats into the cover, and Styles gets the shoulder up.
31:32Now, AJ Styles, he has had some in-ring action over the summer.
31:36The much ballyhooed and publicity-driven matchup, of course, in pro-wrestling NOAH.
31:43The big matchup there in Japan. Styles back in action here in WWE.
31:48We'll make no mistake about it, AJ Styles always keeps his skillset razor sharp.
31:54Now, you notice a half-crab in here for Carmelo Hayes and AJ Styles.
31:59There is a reason that Carmelo Hayes is now focused on the leg of AJ Styles.
32:04During the matchup, before the break, AJ got hurt.
32:08The doctor checked on him during the commercial break, checking his left leg and ankle.
32:12Now, as the doc went back to the ringside area, he told Corey and I that it's a possible sprained ankle for AJ Styles in his return tonight.
32:20So, Carmelo Hayes focused his offense now on the leg.
32:23And this is just terrible happenstance for AJ Styles.
32:26Just a few minutes before this matchup began, you could see how much offense AJ took to Carmelo calling him a quitter.
32:32Styles would rather drop dead in the ring than quit in the middle of a match ever again.
32:36And Styles now having trouble, of course, bouncing on that leg, but still able to deliver offense on Carmelo Hayes.
32:43AJ Styles, who looks to reforge his legacy on Friday night SmackDown,
32:48as Carmelo Hayes looks to create his own legacy.
32:51But AJ is in a bad, bad way on one good leg right now.
32:54Yeah, Styles, who once held the WWE Championship for 371 days.
32:59Oh, that made it worse.
33:01Back of the neck, and again, the bad.
33:04And that's the worst part.
33:05AJ, at this point, may be a danger to himself.
33:08AJ went for a maneuver.
33:09We have watched him perform hundreds, if not thousands of times.
33:12This backbreaker, the neckbreaker, whatever you want to call it.
33:15And instead of AJ's leg holding up, it buckled.
33:18This could be catastrophic for the Phenomenal One.
33:20And Charles Robinson now sending AJ to the corner.
33:23And Styles is calling for a bell, and it's unfortunate, but this is what you got to do.
33:29The winner of the match is Carmelo.
33:32But wait a minute, LA Knight with a BFT to Hayes.
33:35Drops him right on the top of his head.
33:37Carmelo Hayes went toe-to-toe with one of the all-time greats.
33:42A wild turn of events, but I mean, that's what this is all about.
33:45Anything can happen in WWE.
34:12Let us turn up the beat with our Slammin' 7.
34:17At 7, Bayley gives us all something to taco about.
34:21Oh, are you kidding me?
34:23But ends up with a pancake instead.
34:26Nia Jax falling on the official.
34:31Angelo Dawkins scores some brownie points as he hits two birds with one stone at number 6.
34:37Dawkins, you maniac!
34:38Dawkins is like a flying bus.
34:40Over the top rope, taken on a ladder, and the bloodline.
34:44There's a ladder more to witness coming up in minutes.
34:48For the WWE Tag Team title.
34:52Rhea Ripley couldn't resist the temptation of a Dominik Piñata at 5.
34:57Hold on, hold on, hold on.
34:58Happy birthday to me!
35:00Oh, here we go! Cover up, Dom!
35:04Sheamus gets himself and Pete Dawn a table for 2 at number 4.
35:09Make that two tables.
35:11Wow! Donnie Brooke destruction!
35:18At number 3, it was the worst of times for Chelsea Green as Mee Chin takes out the trash.
35:24Both women are in the dumpster!
35:26And while Mee Chin gets her cake and eats it too,
35:29Mee Chin gets her cake and eats it too,
35:31Chelsea ends up with a slice of humble pie.
35:35Drew McIntyre sets the table just to ruin the dinner at number 2.
35:41Oh my God! Through the table! Through the damn table!
35:45Puget getting up!
35:48Cody Rhodes does the impossible, giving one wave of pain to the bloodlines enforcers.
35:55Splash! Through Fatu! Through the damn table!
35:59There is carnage at ringside!
36:05My friends, it's not very often we see Jacob Fatu wiped out like he was at Bad Blood.
36:10In fact, it's not often we see the bloodline on the back foot,
36:14but on SmackDown, that's exactly where they were.
36:17Because the WWE Tag Team Titles were defended in a triple threat ladder match,
36:22featuring DIY and The Street Profits.
36:24Both not only formidable teams, but ones that have been in the same situation before.
36:28Whether defending or obtaining,
36:30neither of these teams are strangers to the tag team ladder match.
36:34Meg, it's a tough test for the bloodline,
36:36but they always seem to uphold that family lineage,
36:39whether you agree with their methods or not.
36:43It's a mugging!
36:45It's the numbers game now!
36:47Reversed on the bloodline!
36:49DIY! Dawkins!
36:56DIY and The Street Profits attempting to coordinate the chaos!
37:01Oh, this is apropos.
37:03The bloodline are down!
37:06The Profits and DIY with retribution tonight!
37:11Dawkins just let out a primal-
37:12Going down to DIY!
37:15Turning on Dawkins because it's about the Tag Titles!
37:18It's every team for the Tag Team Titles!
37:20It's every team for the Tag Team Titles!
37:25The bloodline are down!
37:26The Profits and DIY with retribution tonight!
37:29The bloodline are down!
37:30Because it's about the tag titles, it's every team for themselves.
37:33Triple Threat Match to win the Tag Team Championship.
37:37And Gargano and Ciampa with a ladder in the ring.
37:41DIY, unimpeded, with a trio of ladders in place.
37:46It's what their moniker means, Corey, do it yourself.
37:51That's what Ciampa and Gargano are gonna do.
37:53Climb the ladder, climb the ladder, win the tag titles.
37:59But now it's Montez Ford, top rope, leaps onto the ladder.
38:03Incredible feat of athleticism, both men top of the ladder.
38:08Angelo Dawkins in fray, he's climbing the ladder.
38:11We got a title fight on the top rope.
38:13Gargano's climbing the ladder, all four men on the ladder.
38:17Close in on the tag titles.
38:19This is not gonna end well.
38:22Who's gonna win the Tag Team Championship?
38:26Is anyone gonna win?
38:27This is about survival.
38:29No!
38:30Tunga Loa back in, Gargano attached to the ladder.
38:37Ladder's broken, crashes everywhere.
38:40Bloodline setting the ladder up.
38:41Loa climbing, Tama Tunga dragging himself back into the ring.
38:53Dragging themselves up the ladder.
38:55And arms right in the way.
38:59Tunga Loa up top, Tama Tunga balancing the ladder.
39:04Tunga Loa with his hands on the tag team titles.
39:09The damn bloodline.
39:11Rule again.
39:12Here are your winners,
39:19and still the WWE Tag Team Champions,
39:27The Bloodline.
39:34Coming up, persistence pays off as Sami Zayn finally gets his
39:39World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Guterr.
39:42It might be a fight he didn't want, but the ring general isn't about to make it
39:46an easy fight to win.
39:50Life as the World Heavyweight Champion has been fantastic.
39:55But there's one thing I really hate about my life right now,
39:58that I have to deal with Sami Zayn every single week.
40:03There's a very easy way to put an end to all of this once and for all.
40:08Put your Heavyweight Championship on the line, one on one.
40:13I tried to tell you, I'm not gonna let you do that.
40:15I tried to tell you, I tried to beat it into you.
40:21You are just not on my level.
40:24If I'm not on your level, then how come I'm the one who beat you at WrestleMania?
40:30You are scared that it will happen again.
40:34Losing to the better man would have been no problem.
40:37But losing to you has been the biggest embarrassment of my career.
40:42You want this so bad, Sami, huh?
40:47You got your match.
40:48Sami Zayn will not go away.
40:50He's got what he wanted.
40:52A yes from the World Heavyweight Champ.
40:54Took the World Lightning Strike twice.
41:00Back in April, Sami Zayn did the seemingly impossible,
41:04defeating Guterr to capture the Intercontinental Championship.
41:07It's a moment that the longest reigning Intercontinental Champ in history won't
41:11soon forget, though I'm sure he wishes he could.
41:14Make no mistake, Zayn is still the underdog,
41:17with many believing that Sami's win at WrestleMania was just a lucky night.
41:21But Meg, this time around,
41:22Sami's planning to prove that it was no fluke, that Zayn is Guterr's kryptonite.
41:27Meanwhile, the World Heavyweight Champion remains outwardly completely unfazed
41:33by the prospect of facing Sami again, regardless of the outcome at WrestleMania.
41:38And six months later, Guterr and Sami meet again.
41:40This time for the World Heavyweight Championship, and neither.
41:44Neither one had any intention of backing down.
41:46He was looking to do this outside on the floor.
41:54Sami able to counter rolls him up to become the World Heavyweight Champion.
41:58Oh, the kick out by Gunther.
41:59And all right, either man off at this point.
42:02Pinpoint drop kick.
42:03Go for that powerbomb.
42:05Here it comes.
42:06Powerbomb delivered.
42:08Stacks him up.
42:10And Sami finds a way again.
42:12Crown pin was as high and tight as possible after Sami Zayn's head and
42:18neck bounced off the mat.
42:21And now, Gunther, you can almost see him seemingly going
42:26through his offensive arsenal, saying, what more can I throw at him?
42:31This must feel like PTSD for Gunther.
42:34It's like WrestleMania all over again.
42:37You can't put Sami Zayn down.
42:42We asked the question earlier, is Sami his kryptonite?
42:46Another powerbomb and stack.
42:48And that time, Sami kicks out at one.
42:51And looks like a whole new man, pumping fresh breath through his lungs,
42:56growling with support from these fans.
42:59The soul of Gunther just left his body.
43:02The Sleeper's locked in.
43:06Gunther looking to win by submission and
43:09retain and defend this World Heavyweight Championship.
43:15It's the first time I've ever seen a look in Gunther's eye where he didn't know
43:19what to do next, but he might have stumbled into exactly the right answer.
43:24This might be checkmate.
43:26Sami has gotten free of everything, has kicked out of everything.
43:31But can he withstand this Sleeper by Gunther?
43:36Trying to reach for the rope.
43:37Gunther completely regaining his composure.
43:40He hasn't looked in deep, and Sami is fading.
43:44He is fading badly, Wade.
43:46Sami has to get free, find something.
43:52And Gunther is in despair.
43:57Can he get to that rope and force the break of the Sleeper?
44:02Inches away from doing it.
44:07No, Gunther in complete control.
44:11And that's it, that's it, that's it.
44:14Submission win.
44:17Gunther retains.
44:19Here is your winner, and
44:22still the World Heavyweight Champion,
44:28The Great General, Gunther.
44:34And that means,
44:36come November 2nd, less than four
44:41weeks away, Crown Jewel, it is best versus the best.
44:49The World Heavyweight Champion against the Undisputed WWE Champion.
44:56A valiant effort by Sami Zayn, but
45:01in the end, Gunther remains the World Heavyweight Champion.
45:08And he now goes on to face Cody for
45:10the 50-carat diamond title, known as the Crown Jewel Championship.
45:14But Scott, we don't have to wait until November 2nd for a title match,
45:18because on Monday, Bianca Belair and Jade Cargill run it back as they defend
45:21the Women's Tag Team Championships against Damage Control.
45:25And don't forget Kofi Kingston steps out of the ring to take on
45:28the spear-happy Ron Breaker.
45:30How wise of a decision this is will be determined on Raw.
45:34You know what's actually a wise decision?
45:36What? Getting out of here right on time.
45:39I like it, and when it comes to our producers, that's their opinion anyway.
45:43Until next time, I'm Scott Stanford.
45:45And I'm Megan Moran, and next time, we'll be right on time for this week in WWE.