WWE RAW 7th October 2024
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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together.
00:00:31St. Louis is home to this week's Monday Night Raw.
00:00:35It comes fresh off a Saturday's bad luck.
00:00:38A night of the unexpected it was. It sparked intrigue.
00:00:41And now a big crowd comes to the Enterprise Center here in St. Louis
00:00:45feeling that there's much more to be revealed.
00:00:51Sami Zayn is done chasing. He's done asking.
00:00:54Now he's locked in on simply taking.
00:00:57He's dethroned Gunther once before with Gold on the line.
00:01:01But this will be a different cast.
00:01:04A couple days ago, Gunther, the World Heavyweight Champion, was riled up in Atlanta.
00:01:09He poked the bear in the form of a legend
00:01:11and then found out just how fiery and focused his new title questing challenger is.
00:01:16The championship match is ahead.
00:01:21There are few in the locker room more angered than Pete Dunne.
00:01:26His past brotherhood with Sheamus is forever broken.
00:01:28Viewed as a torturous tenure and with a gnawing nickname.
00:01:34The Celtic Warrior has seen the guy he calls Butch
00:01:38take out his frustrations in and out of the ring
00:01:40with much pain delivered and absorbed.
00:01:43Now it rises to a good old-fashioned Donnybrook match tonight.
00:01:50There's Xavier Woods. He's getting a big opportunity this evening.
00:01:54The New Day vet has seen some recent ups and downs.
00:01:57Is this the night he breaks through for singles glory?
00:02:04Oh yeah, you can yeet St. Louis.
00:02:06Jey Uso's wasting no time delivering on that promise to be an active fighting champ.
00:02:1114 days after a classic clash to grab the IC title,
00:02:15he's putting it back on the cliff's edge.
00:02:18Please welcome St. Louis' very own
00:02:22chart-topping, lip-gloss-popping, hood-hottest
00:02:28Northside Princess, Sexy Ray!
00:02:36Hey everybody! What's up?
00:02:40This is our vibrant, hood-hottest princess, Sexy Ray.
00:02:44And welcome to Monday Night Raw!
00:02:47Get it, Sexy! Yeah!
00:02:52Hey!
00:02:53Hey!
00:02:54Hey!
00:02:55Hey!
00:02:56Hey!
00:02:57Hey!
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00:02:59Hey!
00:03:00Hey!
00:03:01Hey!
00:03:02Hey!
00:03:03Hey!
00:03:04Hey!
00:03:05Hey, Sexy!
00:03:07For the first time in 27 years to the day,
00:03:11the return of the Bad Blood premium live event.
00:03:16And now, enters the ring against Damian Priest.
00:03:24Oh, look who's here! The Judgment Day!
00:03:27And Fowler's gonna steal the damn match!
00:03:29I'm in my fury! Damian Priest will not relent!
00:03:34Damian Priest for the win!
00:03:36Liv Morgan, Rhea Ripley, and Dirty Thumb locked inside of a shark tank!
00:03:47Providence got the door open!
00:03:50No, no, no, no, no!
00:03:54And wait a minute, who the hell brought Count Rodriguez?
00:03:58I ain't the one you mess with, nah, I ain't the one.
00:04:01Can Cody Rhodes trust Roman Reigns if he takes on Solo Sikoa and Jacob Fatu?
00:04:07Make a move, you made a mistake.
00:04:09Cause we don't have to hit the plate.
00:04:11Make a move, you made a mistake.
00:04:13Make a move, you made a mistake.
00:04:15Make a move, you made a mistake.
00:04:17Make a move, you made a mistake.
00:04:19Cause we don't have to hit the plate.
00:04:21Give me back!
00:04:23Spare my life!
00:04:25And the win!
00:04:29You gave me the world!
00:04:37Pimp your smile!
00:04:45The final boss has returned.
00:04:52This will not be a five-star wrestling classic.
00:04:57It is going to be mutually assured destruction.
00:05:03Very few men are ever the same when they walk out of this structure.
00:05:12It is hell on earth inside hell in itself.
00:05:20I don't have the words.
00:05:22I do.
00:05:23Somebody win this damn match and end this brutality.
00:05:39Oh my God!
00:05:40McIntyre there pulling him back!
00:05:42Punk's got a chain!
00:05:44Punk paying back the favor!
00:05:46Unasleep!
00:05:47To the chain!
00:05:49CM Punk survives hell!
00:06:17Look in my eyes.
00:06:21What do you see?
00:06:24The personality.
00:06:28I'm not afraid.
00:06:32CM Punk knew what was coming.
00:06:35And now as you can tell, he knows what it feels like.
00:06:38The idea that you're never the same.
00:06:41Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome CM Punk!
00:06:52He won hell in itself.
00:06:53He survived hell in itself.
00:06:56One of the most grisly, appalling match-ups in the history of this industry.
00:07:02Both men physically and mentally broken.
00:07:06One thing's clear, CM Punk, love him or hate him.
00:07:11He's back to his very best.
00:07:17CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk! CM Punk!
00:07:31Is it good to be not dead?
00:07:35in St. Louis, Missouri, on a Monday night or what?
00:07:55I've been through enough this weekend. I've been through hell. If we're gonna set me on fire, now's the time.
00:08:01I, uh, I'm in no condition to be here. I'm in no condition to even attempt to walk to that ring, so if you don't mind, I'll address you from here.
00:08:13It hurts to smile, but I had to come here and see you.
00:08:19I'm alive, but I don't feel like it. I'm a winner, but it doesn't feel like I won.
00:08:36I want to be able to come out here and say that it felt tremendous, stepping outside of hell and slamming the cage door behind me,
00:08:50but the way that match Saturday night made me feel just leaves me with a lot of questions.
00:08:58I don't know what the future holds for CM Punk. I told you all I had zero Hell in the Cell matches left in me, and I was right.
00:09:12I'm banged up worse than I've ever been banged up in my entire life, and as much as I do love you, too, I just don't know.
00:09:28I want to thank three groups of people. That's why I'm here.
00:09:40The three groups of people that have a lot more in common with each other than they care to admit. The first one is my fans.
00:09:48I'm talking the ride-or-die CM Punk fans, the ones that make the signs that show up.
00:09:56For seven years, before I came back to wrestling, you chanted my name, and then you waited another three for me to come home. Thank you.
00:10:04There was a minute Saturday night where I didn't think I could pull it off, even with you, but there has never been a second in my entire career that I thought I could do it without any of you.
00:10:23The second group of people I want to thank are my peers, behind and in front of the camera, the men and the women that I feel privileged to be able to walk the hallways with.
00:10:36The people I see on a weekly basis, at least most of them, it's been a joy and my life's pleasure to work alongside of you.
00:10:53The third group of people I want to thank are the people that don't like me at all, because there is a very thin line between love and hate, and I've turned your hate into cash, so I thank you.
00:11:12And for whatever reason you do dislike me, whether it's your jealousy, your hatred, I just want to say, I don't know why you keep doubting me, but keep doubting me.
00:11:30I'm going to go home. I haven't seen my wife in about five weeks. I've got a lot of flowers to buy. I appreciate you all. I'd like to say I'll see you soon, but I just don't know. Thank you.
00:12:00Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
00:12:30Before it losed form, it spun and spun and spun and spun and spun some more
00:12:36Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, it went and spun like a bat who spun and spun
00:12:50So perhaps than this man Seth freakin' Rollins.
00:13:10St. Louis!
00:13:18You know, I gotta do the right thing.
00:13:19Before we get things started out here tonight,
00:13:23I gotta do the right thing.
00:13:26After everything that he went through on Saturday night,
00:13:30CM Punk, from all of us here in this building tonight,
00:13:36get well soon.
00:13:43Because the sooner you get back,
00:13:45means the sooner I can kick your ass
00:13:47and retire you for good.
00:13:55Now, St. Louis, welcome to Monday Night Rhyme.
00:14:10I've been gone a couple months,
00:14:11things getting crazy around here.
00:14:15Oh yeah, sing it, sing it loud.
00:14:17You gotta hear it.
00:14:30Yeah, things been wild around here.
00:14:32I tune into Bad Blood this Saturday,
00:14:35things are crazy.
00:14:36I see Dominic Mysterio, he's hanging from a shark cage.
00:14:42Oof.
00:14:44The final boss, The Rock, is back.
00:14:47Yeah!
00:14:51Well, I was gone, hell must have frozen over,
00:14:54because if I'm not mistaken,
00:14:56Cody Rhodes is out here teaming with Roman Reigns.
00:15:04And getting punched in the mouth by Kevin Owens,
00:15:06but, but, but, since I'm not supposed to talk about that,
00:15:12let's get things back on track.
00:15:14I'm the man to do that, because I am a visionary.
00:15:18I am a revolutionary.
00:15:20I am Seth.
00:15:22Freaking awesome.
00:15:26And I am back to destroy Bronson Reed.
00:15:35And I'll tell you what, Bronson Reed,
00:15:38Bronson's not here tonight.
00:15:44He's not here tonight, but Bronson,
00:15:47I know you are somewhere watching.
00:15:50I want you to listen to me real close.
00:15:54Matter of fact, come here, come here, bring this in.
00:15:57I want you to listen to me real close.
00:16:02Two months ago, you ambushed me,
00:16:05you tried to end my career.
00:16:09And for what?
00:16:10For what, you wanted to make a name for yourself?
00:16:18Well, congratulations, six tsunamis later,
00:16:22and I know your damn name.
00:16:30You wanted to get famous, big boy?
00:16:33You wanted to get famous, big boy?
00:16:35That's what you wanted?
00:16:37I'll give you your 15 minutes.
00:16:40So I'll tell you what, Seth freaking Rollins
00:16:44versus Bronson Reed, one on one.
00:16:48You name the time, you name the place.
00:16:56Except this time, I'll be expecting you.
00:17:04βͺ Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
00:17:07It was a week ago that he stomped
00:17:09Big Bronson Reed's head onto the stair step.
00:17:17That freaking Rollins got a long list of targets.
00:17:20Target number one, Big Bronson Reed,
00:17:23but we got business to attend to now.
00:17:38βͺ Catch me, catch me, catch me, catch me, catch me, catch me
00:17:42βͺ Catch me, catch me, catch me, catch me, catch me
00:17:51βͺ Now, now, now, got it
00:17:53βͺ Let's go down, now, woo
00:17:54βͺ Okay, yeah, okay, yeah
00:17:58βͺ Let's get it on
00:17:59βͺ Hey, I'm about to get them on
00:18:01βͺ I'm about to get them all
00:18:03βͺ Let's go
00:18:04βͺ Oh, sorry
00:18:05Well, Seth is going to leave the ring to the IC champ, 14 years deep into his main roster
00:18:19run, now 14 days deep into his reign as Intercontinental champ.
00:18:23Jey Uso defends against Xavier Woods, the Intercontinental Championship match, next
00:18:29on Monday Night Pride, from St. Louis.
00:18:36Back here on Monday Night Raw, tilt, lean, ride to the ring with the WWE Ruta Lowrider.
00:18:42It is available in stores now.
00:18:44We are getting right to gold right away here on Monday Night Raw in St. Louis, as Jey Uso,
00:18:5114 days in, looking to defend here in St. Lou Yeet.
00:18:55This is one of the better signs we've got right here.
00:18:58St. Lou Yeet?
00:18:59St. Lou Yeet.
00:19:00You are like the conductor of the Yeet concerto run.
00:19:04I love the fact that he's doing exactly what he said, an active, defending champion.
00:19:10And the whole time that Jey Uso was working his way to the IC title, the theme was a chance
00:19:16at singles glory.
00:19:17And you can rinse and repeat and try that on this guy, Xavier Woods, who's been more
00:19:22and more expressive, Wade, with some of his career frustrations lately.
00:19:26Yes, he has.
00:19:27But man, what a turnaround last week, pulling out an epic victory against the Hall of Famer,
00:19:33Rey Mysterio, a confidence boost at the right time for Xavier Woods, who is looking to break
00:19:39a hoodoo of his own, just like Jey did a couple of weeks ago and win his first singles championship
00:19:45here on Raw.
00:19:49So with Kofi Kingston by his side, he gets this title opportunity.
00:19:54And for the official introduction, here's the sensational Samantha Ervin.
00:19:59The following contest is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the Intercontinental Championship.
00:20:12Introducing the challenger, accompanied to the ring by Kofi Kingston, representing the
00:20:19New Day, from Atlanta, Georgia, weighing in at 215 pounds, Xavier Woods!
00:20:38And his opponent, from San Francisco, California, weighing in at 242 pounds, he is the Intercontinental
00:20:49Champion, Maynard Jey Uso!
00:21:08You know, Joe, there is an old saying in the locker room that you are not a true champion
00:21:13until you have successfully defended the title you have won.
00:21:18Now is that moment for Jey Uso.
00:21:23It's also interesting when you think about the history of combat sports specifically,
00:21:28as you talk about what is said.
00:21:30There's an old axiom in the ring that a champion is instantly a better fighter the moment that
00:21:36the belt is around their waist, that you get that boost, that level of confidence that
00:21:40shows through.
00:21:41Do you sense that having been around Jey recently?
00:21:44I personally would not agree with that.
00:21:46Now Jey has something to lose.
00:21:48The pressure is really on.
00:21:51And imagine how bad it's going to feel after those 14 years of chasing a singles championship
00:21:57that you let it slip through your grasp immediately.
00:22:01On the other side, Xavier Woods has been talking about wanting the singles opportunity for
00:22:06the gold, yet it was Kofi who was approached by Jey.
00:22:09It was Kofi who said Xavier should have this title match.
00:22:12He said it should go to him because of the win that you referenced against Rey Mysterio
00:22:16last week.
00:22:17A win that many still view with a questionable look as to how it came to an end.
00:22:23Well, I would say that last week Xavier Woods did nothing wrong against Rey Mysterio.
00:22:28When Lady Luck blows you a kiss, you certainly don't turn her down.
00:22:32And that's all he did last week.
00:22:33And what a start here for Xavier Woods.
00:22:35He is in control against the champ.
00:22:37Can Xavier Woods win gold?
00:22:42Just before we went to commercial break, Xavier Woods was able to hit that Death Valley Driver
00:22:45on the floor against the intercontinental champion Jey Uso and Wade.
00:22:49He's been in complete control since.
00:22:51Yeah, this has been a hyper-aggressive Xavier Woods.
00:22:54Jey Uso barely getting out of the blocks thus far, but it seems maybe the tide has finally turned.
00:23:00Right hand after right hand from Uso.
00:23:08And one final one for good measure.
00:23:11Xavier Woods came into this contest highly confident, knowing full well he can beat Jey Uso.
00:23:19He's done before in singles competition, but that confidence perhaps now starting to slip away.
00:23:25Big forearm.
00:23:26That confidence was bubbling up from the entire New Day team.
00:23:29Literally, if you were on X and following social media just before the ring walk,
00:23:35Kofi Kingston was saying, here we go, new IC champ incoming.
00:23:43Here's the cover, hook of the leg for the Intercontinental Championship.
00:23:46And the kick out by Jey.
00:23:47There's been some real tensions between New Day over the past couple of months.
00:23:51It seems Kofi Kingston doing his best to smooth things over, support his man.
00:23:56And just imagine what a boost it would be for both men in the New Day
00:24:02if Xavier Woods can pull off a win here tonight.
00:24:05Saw that tension bubbling up in mid-September.
00:24:08Woods up top.
00:24:09Oh, and he hits the super kick.
00:24:11Just perfect timing from the champ, Jey Uso.
00:24:15And completely wobbled now is Xavier Woods.
00:24:19Uso splash!
00:24:22To defend and retain.
00:24:25Yes!
00:24:26Jey Uso.
00:24:28Here is your winner, and still the Intercontinental Champion,
00:24:37the amazing Jey Uso!
00:24:44Weighed in a match that Xavier Woods controlled for the most part
00:24:49up until Jey Uso hit the accelerator late.
00:24:53Well, it tells you all about the championship caliber of Jey Uso.
00:24:57Batted from pillar to post until this moment.
00:25:01Lying in wait.
00:25:02Pouncing at the right moment with that super kick.
00:25:05Splash!
00:25:06Combination.
00:25:08A successful forced defense for the relatively new Intercontinental Champion,
00:25:14Jey Uso.
00:25:16But what does that do to the mindset of Xavier Woods?
00:25:20That was great eye candy with Uso's splash, wasn't it?
00:25:23The tongue out.
00:25:25And now some respect from Kofi Kingston in offering it up to Xavier Woods as well.
00:25:35And Xavier a little hesitant to extend his hand.
00:25:44And he pulls shoulders in and walks away.
00:25:47The bitter moment, Joe, when you lose that opportunity you've worked so hard for.
00:25:56This is what we've been seeing with Woods lately.
00:25:59Uncharacteristic frustration.
00:26:08It is a bitter pill to swallow when you're in that position.
00:26:13You know you were within touching distance.
00:26:15And it's even more difficult to comprehend when Xavier Woods controlled 98% of that match.
00:26:22And let it slip through his fingers at the last possible moment.
00:26:26Whoa!
00:26:29A super spear from Frank Reker.
00:26:32The man he defrauded.
00:26:34And Kofi's saying, we gotta help him.
00:26:38What the hell is this about?
00:26:39Where did that come from?
00:26:41And here comes Kofi to get on top of the former IC titleist.
00:26:47Missed the trouble in paradise.
00:26:48Oh, and he eats a super spear.
00:26:52Brock Breaker is just a wrecking machine.
00:26:54We saw the sporting version of Brock Breaker last week.
00:27:00Where the heck is Xavier Woods now?
00:27:05Oh, no.
00:27:07You know the speed he generates on this.
00:27:10Super spear to Woods, too.
00:27:15He just took all three out.
00:27:17Xavier Woods wanted no part of Brock Breaker.
00:27:20He was just tamed into his man, Kofi Kingston.
00:27:23Intercontinental champ is sitting duck right now.
00:27:26From the man he took the belt from.
00:27:32He's gonna crank it up again.
00:27:34Oh, man. Oh, man, Wade.
00:27:37Brock Breaker, a destructive path following the Intercontinental defense.
00:27:43But why? Why, Braun?
00:27:52As he picks up the belt that was once his.
00:27:57If you thought he wasn't still a badass just because he congratulated Jey last week,
00:28:02think again.
00:28:03Why, Braun?
00:28:07I can't.
00:28:09Liv Morgan, I should have known that you would weasel your way out of bad blood with the title.
00:28:16Raquel Rodriguez assaulting Rhea Ripley.
00:28:20You just continue to prove that you cannot beat me all by yourself.
00:28:25Bringing Raquel Rodriguez into it, yeah, it was smart. I'll give you that.
00:28:30Liv Morgan had an ace up her sleeve.
00:28:33But you know what would have been smarter?
00:28:35If you didn't get caught.
00:28:38Now?
00:28:39Now all you've done is guarantee another beating and delay the inevitable.
00:28:48The thing is, Liv, you need Raquel.
00:28:53And I'm just gonna have to go through both of you.
00:28:55To be continued...
00:29:25He was incredibly sporting towards Jey Uso one week prior.
00:29:29However, this week he seems to have got a 1-8.
00:29:43Excuse me, Braun.
00:29:45We're all a little confused.
00:29:46I mean, last week you were showing Jey Uso respect.
00:29:49This week it's Spear City.
00:29:52Help me out here. What's going on?
00:29:56What's going on?
00:29:59Well, Tess, man, I'm trying.
00:30:01But it remains unclear as to why Braun Breaker has seemingly had a change of heart.
00:30:06Back to you.
00:30:07No doubt about it, Jackie.
00:30:09You can try to figure out Braun Breaker. It's hard to understand there.
00:30:12Hey, Wade, as you know, WWE's been reaching incredible heights lately.
00:30:16That was proven true when we saw Bad Blood this weekend.
00:30:19But our Chief Content Officer, Paul Triple H, was like, he never stops pushing forward.
00:30:23And he made this announcement concerning what's going to happen at Crown Jewel this year.
00:30:29Because in just four weeks, one of the biggest spectacle events, Crown Jewel.
00:30:35An annual event where our reigning WWE champion will face our reigning world champion.
00:30:46For both the men and the women.
00:30:51And that winner will be crowned 2024's Crown Jewel champion.
00:31:14And I've got to talk to you about this, Joe.
00:31:16At the end of Bad Blood, some of that went viral online.
00:31:20Cody Rhodes was attacked by-
00:31:22Just let me interrupt you there.
00:31:23The events of this weekend, and I understand what many are trying to discuss in videos that have been viewed from Atlanta this past weekend.
00:31:31But not to get into specifics like the road you were headed down to, Wade.
00:31:34I'm sorry to interject there.
00:31:35No.
00:31:36But we'll just simply do this.
00:31:38This was what our Chief Content Officer, Paul Triple H, put forth a statement with what I think you were alluding to.
00:31:44The events of this weekend.
00:31:45That they're aware of an incident outside the arena that happened between Cody Rhodes and Kevin Owens.
00:31:51And that's a matter that will be dealt with internally.
00:31:56Now.
00:32:00There is Cody Rhodes.
00:32:02Making his way in.
00:32:07Some technical issues of our own right here.
00:32:10But imminently, now we have issues of our own to take care of.
00:32:15Well.
00:32:18Back at WrestleMania.
00:32:20We had an interesting past partnership.
00:32:23We saw Seth Rollins earlier today.
00:32:26And he sacrificed his body to help put Cody in position against Roman.
00:32:30From one past partnership to now one that has completely dissolved.
00:32:39You know the only thing worse than getting cracked with a bat?
00:32:42Is getting cracked with a bat by a man you used to call a brother.
00:32:45A man you used to call a friend.
00:32:47And a man I still call Butch.
00:32:51You just don't know when to keep your mouth shut.
00:32:55Every time I hear that name, you're gonna get hurt.
00:32:57You understand?
00:32:59I thought I'd knock some sense into the loser, Wade.
00:33:01But it seems lost.
00:33:03He's gone too far and he's about to find himself on the wrong side of a fight night.
00:33:07A good old-fashioned Donnie Brock match.
00:33:10I'm gonna take you out.
00:33:12I'm gonna beat you so bad that you're gonna have no choice but to pass the torch.
00:33:18One final banger.
00:33:21So, what do you say?
00:33:23Butch.
00:33:30You ready for this?
00:33:31Hell yeah, I'm ready for this, Joe!
00:33:33We got a bar.
00:33:34We got barstools.
00:33:35We got shillelaghs.
00:33:36We have giant, thick, heavy whiskey barrels.
00:33:41You got a cricket bat over there.
00:33:45It's fight night!
00:33:50The following is a good old-fashioned Donnie Brock match!
00:33:56Introducing first, from Dublin, Ireland, weighing in at 267 pounds...
00:34:03Seamus!
00:34:08It takes a lot for Seamus to feel like someone has crossed the line.
00:34:11He says he loves a good banger, win or lose.
00:34:14But being smashed by a cricket bat recently, yeah, that pushes it a bit.
00:34:17We're getting after it!
00:34:18Good old-fashioned Donnie Brock.
00:34:20Pete Dunne and Seamus coming up next.
00:34:22This thing's gonna be wild.
00:34:28It's awesome to hear you win this thing, champion.
00:34:30You had no reason to lose.
00:34:31I found myself.
00:34:34You know that there is no Miz in Final Testament.
00:34:37I did that for me.
00:34:38I'm tired of putting random matches on a moment's notice.
00:34:41I'm tired of doing everything and getting nothing in return.
00:34:44The WWE Universe has seemed to have forgotten that I am the Miz and I am...
00:34:48Miz!
00:34:52I'm a Texan, you dog.
00:34:54Look, I know you kicked me in the head last week because you were confused.
00:34:58Bruh, I am not in the judgment day no more.
00:35:03Okay?
00:35:05So I forgive you.
00:35:06You forgive me?
00:35:07Yes.
00:35:08Truth, I wasn't confused.
00:35:10Awesome truth is done.
00:35:13So you did that on purpose?
00:35:15I want kids to play together.
00:35:17I thought we were brothers, man.
00:35:19Don't let the truth weigh you down.
00:35:21This is exactly why nobody's taking this seriously anymore.
00:35:23And if you don't do something about this right now,
00:35:25this is how you're going to be remembered for the rest of your career.
00:35:28Look, we can fix this.
00:35:30I'm going to talk to Pierce to get you a match.
00:35:32A match?
00:35:33Truth, that's the problem!
00:35:34That's the problem!
00:35:36You know what?
00:35:37You want a match?
00:35:38You versus me next week.
00:35:41Oh.
00:35:45Miz and R-Truth next week.
00:35:47Feels like we got a theme.
00:35:48Great friends turn foes.
00:35:51And now we got a Donnybrook.
00:35:55Sheamus is ready for it.
00:35:58I don't think the same Temple Bar in Dublin has ever seen anything like this.
00:36:02Donnybrook time.
00:36:03Sheamus and Pete Dugway.
00:36:05Sheamus already armed and ready in that ring with a shillelagh.
00:36:11And his opponent, from Birmingham, England,
00:36:15weighing in at 205 pounds,
00:36:18the Bruiserweight
00:36:21Pete Dunne!
00:36:24The man's walking out with that solid wood cricket bat
00:36:29while Sheamus waits with a shillelagh in the ring.
00:36:32Yeah, this is going to get ugly in a hurry.
00:36:35A Donnybrook match.
00:36:37Essentially a no disqualification match
00:36:40with an Anglo-Irish theme to it.
00:36:43Setting a pub or a bar.
00:36:45This is my kind of fight, Joe Tess.
00:36:48This went all the way back to August, right?
00:36:51From long-standing issues.
00:36:53Pete says he's got with Sheamus.
00:36:55That gnawing nickname, as we said.
00:36:57Butch.
00:36:58He originally attacked him backstage.
00:37:00Injured his hand.
00:37:01They've been going after it ever since.
00:37:04Well, they were tight as a unit.
00:37:05As the brawling bruised.
00:37:07The truth is,
00:37:08Pete Dunne is the man.
00:37:10He's the man.
00:37:11He's the man.
00:37:12He's the man.
00:37:13He's the man.
00:37:14He's the man.
00:37:15He's the man.
00:37:16He's the man.
00:37:17He's the man.
00:37:18He's the man.
00:37:19He's the man.
00:37:20He's the man.
00:37:21He's the man.
00:37:22He's the man.
00:37:23He's the man.
00:37:24He's the man.
00:37:25He's the man.
00:37:26He's the man.
00:37:27He's the man.
00:37:28He's the man.
00:37:29He's the man.
00:37:30He's the man.
00:37:31He's the man.
00:37:32He's the man.
00:37:33He's the man.
00:37:34He's the man.
00:37:35He's the man.
00:37:36He's the man.
00:37:37He's the man.
00:37:38He's the man.
00:37:39He's the man.
00:37:40He's the man.
00:37:41He's the man.
00:37:42He's the man.
00:37:43He's the man.
00:37:44He's the man.
00:37:45He's the man.
00:37:46He's the man.
00:37:47He's the man.
00:37:48He's the man.
00:37:49He's the man.
00:37:50He's the man.
00:37:52This has to be the kind of fight you would normally, if you would benefit
00:37:56the biggest, strongest, superstar in Sheamus.
00:38:00But Pete Dunne is tough and tenacious as they come.
00:38:05Immediately go for those small joints, and Sheamus.
00:38:12And pick out the chilele.
00:38:13Here he goes.
00:38:14Smartest thing you can do in a match like this.
00:38:17Nothing the referee can do about it.
00:38:20teeth as he's pulling with all his weight. Chelsea grin done wisely go for the eyeballs of Sheamus
00:38:28to get himself out of that all completely legal in a Donnybrook. Alabama slam from Sheamus
00:38:44and out to the floor right next to those big whiskey barrels
00:38:48anything goes is it whiskey is it beer is it wine who cares give me a glass
00:38:53listen to that thud big old barrels meet the big old boot as Sheamus is broke
00:39:01and now peak from the barrel
00:39:07Tornado DDT and the cranium of Sheamus just bouncing off those thin pads underneath those
00:39:14concrete they've built the skull of Sheamus thicker than most and double stomp as he's been
00:39:21down on the floor after a Tornado DDT while surprising this early on it seems like Pete
00:39:26Dunne in complete control not many people get to do that to Sheamus all that fury that's been
00:39:34raging inside of him over to the bar and it's Donnybrook the bar the barman has clearly vacated
00:39:43rather wisely up on top of the bar as Pete Dunne stomping on the hand of Sheamus
00:39:55Sheamus catches up
00:40:01power slams him onto our announce table crashing through the monitors as Pete Dunne
00:40:06good old-fashioned Donnybrook as advertised
00:40:09Joe tests toward Wade Barrett with you in just the fourth good old-fashioned Donnybrook match
00:40:14in WWE history Sheamus and Pete Dunne previous teammates in the brawling
00:40:20roots of all the bad blood lately between these two
00:40:24this one certainly lived up to the belly this arena already trashed as the fight goes on and
00:40:31Sheamus has got that look in his eye Joe big forearm from the big man the Celtic
00:40:37forearm from the big man the Celtic warrior now picks up that shillelagh
00:40:42oh he gets up right across the midsection with it smashing the shillelagh in home
00:40:47just think what it did to the ribs of Pete Dunne
00:40:54and here it comes the 10 beats of Audrey oh but Pete with an opportunity to counter and he does
00:41:03a desperation move from Don who knew what was coming and oh didn't see that one coming though
00:41:10big old iris cross backbreaker
00:41:16as the rallying support for Sheamus here in St. Louis lining it up
00:41:25and he gets out of the way of the bro kick but not that remember he put him through the table
00:41:31moments ago hooks the leg and smashed our monitors to bits twice once before the commercial break and
00:41:37once during it the standard brutalist affair from Sheamus the ultimate meat and potatoes fighter
00:41:47nothing flashy everything painful Pete clocks up with the shillelagh half a shillelagh at this
00:41:57point but it did just as much damage and the tables have turned once again
00:42:05superplex as Pete Dunne hooks the leg for the win and the Donnybrook for the kickout by Sheamus
00:42:12both men wincing in agony at this point from Pete Dunne who carries an aura of
00:42:19menace wherever he goes looking to put this one to bed as soon as possible
00:42:27so bitter so vengeful
00:42:33gonna take it out on Sheamus baseball slide kick as now they're back outside remember anything goes
00:42:42they have the whiskey barrels there's tables set up from moments ago he's going on top of these
00:42:48giant whiskey barrels that are stacked like a pyramid Pete Dunne's going all the way up top
00:42:54oh and Sheamus picks up a shillelagh and is beating him down with it
00:43:01and look at the height of these whiskey barrels oh god that is not where you want to be perched
00:43:10in this kind of matchup they're on top of the barrels the shillelagh's locking him up
00:43:17he's locked up for the 10 beats with the shillelagh
00:43:24yeah
00:43:31no way to escape other than a 10-foot is this white noise from up top don't do it Sheamus
00:43:46Donnybrook destruction
00:43:48oh
00:44:05with the ultimate high risk
00:44:08there's just no way to land it
00:44:10only safe for Sheamus but just think how bad it would have felt for Don
00:44:20and listen to these fans in St. Louis
00:44:25is it ever awesome it's awesome for everyone
00:44:29not called Sheamus or Pete Dunne but this one somehow still continues
00:44:35running knee that pumped him right into the jaw he capped to the dome
00:44:41and Sheamus perhaps looking for that high cross there it is set up for it
00:44:48and delivers with extra something on it Pete Dunne just looking like a mannequin
00:44:54crawling into position for the kickout at two with Sheamus and after that volley of abuse
00:45:01and after that volley of abuse absorbed by Pete Dunne
00:45:05there is the reason why that man from England is championship caliber
00:45:12should not have the ability to kick out at this point in a matchup
00:45:16that's insanity and Sheamus recognizes that
00:45:19so much has been taken out of Pete Dunne but also Sheamus taking damage just to deliver it
00:45:30I mean that white noise off of the stacked whiskey barrels and now the joint manipulation
00:45:37from Pete Dunne never on the defensive oh no the cricket bat turns it into the cover
00:45:45could Pete win in here did you hear the strike of that cricket bat Pete Dunne looking like a
00:45:53prime Ian Botham hitting Sheamus for six but it simply was not enough but the English cricket
00:46:01legend did you just cite yes that is a first for Monday Night Raw beefy Botham but Sheamus still
00:46:10where's he going look at the world he goes into the bar and Blake just takes out the drawer and
00:46:17starts smashing him with it look at the referees waiting he's taking zip ties out of the top drawer
00:46:23of the bar who the hell keeps zip ties in the bar listen well listen things get out of control
00:46:29and now he has zip tied his hands basically handcuffing Sheamus what a boss do you go to
00:46:37the Celtic warrior with his hands now zip tied behind his back anything goes
00:46:44and Pete Dunne is taking advantage how is Sheamus going to kick out of this
00:46:50well Sheamus utterly defensive
00:46:57anything goes no DQ and he has zip tied him and now he's got that cricket bat
00:47:02a great Sheamus is heading this is outrageous this is heading this is outrageous
00:47:10Sheamus finds a way the knee comes back the prove are you kidding me while he's zip-tied the cover
00:47:19an outrageous utterly outrageous win here is your winner
00:47:32holy hell Joe Tess no hands required for the Celtic warrior
00:47:40what a legendary moment for Sheamus zip-tied against his former brawling roots teammates
00:47:48and he still finds a way simply unbreakable we're gonna catch our breath like Kathy Kelly
00:47:56is with Cody Rose
00:48:01yeah Joe I'm here with undisputed WWE champion Cody Rose and Cody saying that this weekend was
00:48:08chaotic would be a massive understatement how are you feeling after everything that
00:48:13transpired at Bad Blood well I can't speculate on everything that's happened at Bad Blood I'm
00:48:18sure you'll hear more about it this Friday on SmackDown I am here just simply to find out what
00:48:23it takes to be the very first ever crown jewel champion thank you Kathy thank you so much
00:48:33so that is Cody Rose and remember he says he can't speculate can't discuss what many are
00:48:38discussing that happened at Bad Blood I just wanted to tell you face to face I want you to know
00:48:47that I plan being the one that you face at Crown Jewel
00:48:50and look I've known you a long time so if you want to talk about what happened
00:48:56up now we don't we don't have to do any of that here like I told Kathy I'm here to see what it
00:49:02takes and you yourself can you do it again you shocked the world once before with Gunther
00:49:09and you want to be the one to face me at Crown Jewel I'll be honest
00:49:12I want that too good luck my friend
00:49:20remember world heavyweight championship Sammy Zand will take it on Gunther the winner of that
00:49:24will be matched up there for the crown jewel championship as we're still picking up the pieces
00:49:35that was unbelievable to Donnie Brooks so they pick up the pieces after the Donnie
00:49:40Brooke and we take you back to another destructive moment we have here ringside the last monster
00:49:45standing with Braun Strowman and Big Bronson Reed in a match so violent that neither superstar
00:49:52is here tonight Big Bronson Reed Braun Strowman who will be the last monster standing
00:50:40the ring just collapsed
00:50:49that's a visionary Seth Rollins stopped and Strowman got up Braun Strowman's the last
00:51:01monster standing thanks to Seth freaking Rollins
00:51:10Seth freaking Rollins who we saw earlier tonight making a statement
00:51:15about Big Bronson Reed this is earlier in the parking lot area as the judgment day arrived
00:51:32excuse me I was hoping to get a word with the judgment day um Liv uh I have to ask you about
00:51:40bad blood I mean Raquel Rodriguez's interference in your match with Rhea Ripley has quite frankly
00:51:45caused a ton of controversy do you care to comment at all you want to comment Jackie of course you
00:51:50don't want to comment okay well yeah sure Rhea technically beat me by disqualification but you
00:51:54know what I still have my women's world championship I still have Denny Dom I still
00:51:59have the judgment day and now I have Raquel Rodriguez so you know what that means that
00:52:03means I'm the only person in the WWE that still wins even when I lose do you have any more questions
00:52:10uh yeah actually Raquel it's been a long time since we've seen you are you officially a member
00:52:14I'm so sorry but I think that's all the time we have today for interviews but what I can tell you
00:52:18is that we are moving on from Rhea Ripley and focusing on Nia Jax and Crenshaw let's get out of
00:52:23you want to go yeah let's just leave wait you're leaving the show hasn't even started
00:52:29I don't think you can uh Raquel are you officially a member of the judgment day now
00:52:36they're okay they're actually leaving so I guess we're gonna have to wait for some clarity on the
00:52:42judgment day's new alliance with Raquel Rodriguez they they're leaving the building all is good in
00:52:50the world of Liv Morgan power continuing to accumulate
00:53:00Monday Night Raw here in St. Louis home to the 630 foot gateway park home to Toasted Ravioli
00:53:07home to Gooey Buttercake Wade Barrett and tonight also home to Jey Uso defending his
00:53:13intercontinental championship and with that you're gonna see a lot of neat signs oh yeah I bet you're
00:53:18thrilled about this Joe Tess I know you made half of those heat signs drop them off in the
00:53:22audience beforehand great crowd here at the enterprise center including a couple that just
00:53:29got married and said you know what we changed our honeymoon plans just to see a Rhea Ripley
00:53:34I think I'll be more focused on the honeymoon brother you know I get it it's Rhea
00:53:39you know this is huge tomorrow yes they killed they're gonna kill tomorrow night here in St.
00:53:43Louis on the CW NXT it's perfect thank you oh there you go Ethan Page
00:53:53and of course nice to meet you fantastic to meet you I'm sure I wanted to chat some business with
00:53:57you one of your Monday Night Raw superstars CM Punk wanted to stick his nose in my business
00:54:02be a special guest referee he actually ended up costing me my championship so I would love it
00:54:09you and I could chat of course correct this whole thing and get me back on track of course
00:54:13correct he cost you your championship problem I didn't appoint him the referee okay Eva did
00:54:19hi it's me your boss listen I'm so flattered that you came all the way to St. Louis just
00:54:25to complain to me that's so sweet champ former champ listen as much as I would love to hear
00:54:31you yap like I do every single week I'm off the clock right now so sorry then what are you doing
00:54:37here
00:54:43how are you what's up nice to meet you
00:54:49you look hella for me yeah check what's going on oh hello how you doing I've done better
00:54:56you don't gotta get an attitude wow what about tomorrow yes huge
00:55:03in the same way yes I'll tell you what Joe Tess I cannot get me enough sexy red and we're getting
00:55:10more of it tomorrow night on NXT on the CW St. Louis's very own sexy red performing on NXT on
00:55:17the CW tomorrow night we got a whole lot coming your way right now with a 10 woman tag team match
00:55:25unholy union will be involved fire and dawn from recent champs to constant contenders
00:55:33coming the following is a 10 woman tag team match scheduled for one month introducing first
00:55:41Ira Dawn and Al Bafaya unholy union
00:55:51couple of mean girls from Scotland linking up with some locker room bullies tonight to form a
00:55:59five woman power group you mentioned bullies pfc the ultimate bullies pure fusion collective
00:56:12Sonia Shayna and Zoe they're a big reason why we're having this 10 woman tag team match
00:56:20everywhere they go
00:56:34this is just three women who are not solely satisfied by winning matches they have to take
00:56:41a chunk of opponents away with them and by that I mean injured opponents they've done it to several
00:56:48superstars in the past the likes of Dakota Kai and indeed two of the women they will be facing
00:56:55tonight in the form of Zelina Vega and Katana Jax how much chaos can be sown by these five
00:57:03women in the ring tonight and you'll see it with Katana as soon as she comes out
00:57:11let's be clear these five women in the ring right now
00:57:13unholy union and pure fusion collective don't particularly like one another but a chance to
00:57:20cause some damage together yeah they're totally down oh and Natty is leading the way with this
00:57:26group and their opponents the team of Myra Valkyria, Kayden Carter, Katana Chance, Zelina Vega and Natalia
00:57:41Natalia of course Natalia has been gathering serious momentum this fall that homecoming
00:57:46win in Calvary Spartan now towards forces with good friends though she has mentored and looked
00:57:52after as you see Kayden Carter and Katana Chance there is Zelina Vega who had to deal with
00:57:59pure fusion collective and one of the random attacks injured her arm this summer
00:58:05but what's most noticeable is the face mask on Katana Chance Wade covering up the fact that her
00:58:15nose was blasted across her face by that woman Zoe Stark a couple of months ago that's why we didn't
00:58:22see Chance and Carter for a little while Zoe Stark starting this one off with Kayden Carter
00:58:31Kayden Carter and Zoe Stark
00:58:35you mentioned it Carter and Chance so great to have them back
00:58:39Zoe Stark just mocking Katana Chance with her protective mask
00:58:45and they're just going to get after it 10 of them out there why not find a rival and just start
00:58:51throwing lost their minds early on the brim is on referee already losing control of the
00:58:57battle is only just wrong Lyra through the ropes with the big kick more but enough problems
00:59:05with pure fusion collective in recent weeks spinning over the top rope that time is Katana
00:59:11Chance a bunch of acrobats have escaped the circus Carter up to the top rope
00:59:19she goes flying unholy union is down on the floor after that absolute jaw-dropping offense
00:59:26and it's smart of these women to team up team up in a five son you simply need something to
00:59:32come up the numbers game of pure fusion collective an unholy union who may well
00:59:37have just taken control Natalia the vet is in trouble
00:59:4710 woman tag team match going Wade with your ringside you say how do you get to a match like
00:59:52this way well last week Kayden Katana came out to help Lyra when she was in the midst of her battle
00:59:58Natalia and Vega were not around in fact there was an instagram post that went out earlier today
01:00:03where they were apologizing to live with help here he's saying hey sorry about last week we
01:00:08got to cover that well finally Natalia got her way out there and that is tough to do against
01:00:13the pure fusion collective who simply love using that numbers game against you Joe
01:00:20and now it is Zelina Vega setting a heart ablaze against Zoe Stark
01:00:26so we start turning things around for a moment and Zelina Vega up top
01:00:33this is the kind of fire that took Zelina Vega to championship opportunities backlash
01:00:38in Puerto Rico we know how good she can be Zoe Stark as tough and as aggressive as they come
01:00:48Vega however resourceful way
01:00:52Zelina coming after the attack of Sonia Deville
01:00:57and Zelina Vega filled with emotion when it comes to going up against
01:01:00PFC after what happened to her this summer the damaged arm moonsault in the cover
01:01:08oh and coming in and attacking with that knee and then a cover of her own Sonia
01:01:15it was a tag to Sonia Deville that Zelina Vega simply wasn't aware of and that cost her and
01:01:20there was a knee to the nose again of Katana chances were breaking down absolute mess in ring
01:01:29and now why revolve carrier cleaning house
01:01:32oh
01:01:37all the fire
01:01:40Vega gets back involved springboard missile drop kick from Zoe Stark just danger everywhere
01:01:54a big kick and then the knee and Sonia getting the best of Natalia
01:01:59it's almost impossible to keep track of who is legal at this point referee taking a close look
01:02:05however Deville might be fading Lyra just tagged in
01:02:14there she goes with the leg drop from up high
01:02:17turns into the cover
01:02:25and that's got to feel great
01:02:39what a shocker from Lyra Valkyria digging deep into the playbook
01:02:43with that move to pay the time and being she made famous during a time in NXT UK
01:02:51and clearly Deville your fusion collective of the unholy union far from happy with that result
01:02:59hey we're less than four weeks away from an unprecedented event the new crown jewel
01:03:02championship title is going to be awarded the question before us tonight is who will be the
01:03:06man facing Cody Rhodes this is the promotional poster that was released to the world in the
01:03:10last 24 hours yes of course if things were to take place based on the current status
01:03:15Cody versus Gunther best versus best champ versus champ however the poster could change
01:03:22it could look like this tomorrow ways because Sammy Zane has a shot at the
01:03:27world heavyweight championship he finally gets it to challenge Gunther
01:03:32life as the world heavyweight champion has been fantastic but there's one thing I really hate
01:03:44about my life right now that I have to deal with Sammy Zane every single week there's a very easy
01:03:52way to put an end to all of this once and for all put your heavyweight championship on the line
01:03:59one on one I tried to tell you I tried to beat it into you you are just not on my level
01:04:07if I'm not on your level then how come I'm the one who beat you at Wrestlemania you are scared
01:04:13that it will happen again losing to the better man would have been no problem
01:04:19but losing to you has been the biggest embarrassment of my career
01:04:25you want this so bad Sammy huh you got your match Sammy Zane will not go away he's got what he
01:04:31wanted a yes from the world heavyweight champ Gunther will lightning strike twice
01:04:54so Sammy's been in this spot before a walk to the ring to try to take a title from Gunther
01:05:05of course the last time he did it was like a receiving line of support from his wife to his
01:05:10son KO slapping him in the chest before he went out there for that crescendo to deliver at
01:05:15Wrestlemania so when he knows what it takes to win but can he do it now two times within six months
01:05:23against Gunther the world heavyweight championship match Sammy gets what he wanted
01:05:33the ring general Gunther's in there next
01:05:39now that my girl B&R done hosting bad blood it's time to get back to business
01:05:45damage control we heard your challenge last week well let me say this on my chest we can't wait to
01:05:51face y'all for our tag team titles we see y'all let's keep it real we're not taking our titles
01:05:58for granted damn right but you know what i'll give credit where credit's due y'all been tearing
01:06:03up this women's tag team division and EO you caught me slipping a couple weeks ago
01:06:12but if y'all think for one second that damage control is about to take back over oh y'all got
01:06:17another thing coming see they must not know about us you and i we fought through the trenches to get
01:06:23our titles back we actually took these titles from damage control that's right right so you
01:06:29best believe me not about to let y'all return the favor but since you want to challenge us
01:06:34next week let's run it back let's run it back look forward to that hey wait you have to set
01:06:42your phone alarm for this wednesday one o'clock eastern wwe youtube family do an agent from
01:06:47batman really it's the world premiere of the exclusive hell in a cell music video
01:06:52house of protections it's supposed to hurt it's off their album galore they'll provide the sound
01:06:56for this look back at punk and mcintyre brutal hell in a cell match from bad blood that's going
01:07:01to be great wednesday at 1 p.m eastern the youtube channel for wwe i don't wait for that joe but let's
01:07:08talk about next monday because damage control they've been on a tear of light well they've got
01:07:14a reward next week on raw wwe women's tag titles on the line as eo sky and carrie say will challenge
01:07:23the superlative best bianca belair and jay connor and you saw the wreckage that rob raker did with
01:07:30the super spears after our intercontinental championship match earlier today well now
01:07:35kofi kingston will get in the ring with him kofi kingston against bron breaker next week
01:07:42on monday night raw the world heavyweight championship match is set sammy zane's ready
01:07:51of course 119 days he had the ic title that game after ending gunther's record-setting
01:07:57now he targets him again for even greater gold right now
01:08:20it's been the world heavyweight champion for 64 days
01:08:23you think about the first part of gunther's reign big part of it was focused on one of the big
01:08:29challenges in the industry randy orton he aced that tough test at the bash in berlin retained
01:08:34that gold but the next part of his reign it's really been him wanting to swat away what he
01:08:40feels is a pesky sammy zane and it took him reflecting on his father's disappointment at
01:08:45wrestlemania for gunther to arrive at this what bigger motivation do you need than your father's
01:08:54approval to wipe away the biggest embarrassment of gunther's career that loss to sammy zane
01:09:03don't think it's a chance to wipe that away now here's the sensational samantha earth
01:09:07the following contest is scheduled for one fall and it is for the world heavyweight championship
01:09:23introducing the challenger from montreal quebec canada weighing in at 212 pounds
01:09:38um
01:09:45and his opponent representing in pdm from vienna austria weighing in at 250 pounds
01:09:57he is the world's heavyweight champion
01:10:11gunther looking at his stoic resolute best and i'll tell you this joe test that victory
01:10:20beating gunther at wrestlemania that was a lightning in a bottle moment i don't think
01:10:25anyone saw it coming but here's the thing about lightning it does not tend to strike twice
01:10:33let me put this out there wade when it comes to what you reference
01:10:38there are folks out there that think perhaps sammy could be his kryptonite you consider gunther
01:10:44and what he's done since april of 2022 since debuting on smackdown he has only been pinned
01:10:51once sammy zane was the man who did that sammy zane is the man who conquered him but that gives
01:10:59an inverse relationship to logic here because gunther knows that sammy zane embarrassed him
01:11:06at wrestlemania gunther is a prep machine he leaves no stone unturned while 10x that because
01:11:13he now has the opportunity to remove that embarrassment sammy zane is facing probably
01:11:19the best version of gunther we have ever seen tonight and yes he's motivated and yet there are
01:11:25some who could doubt that saying the hesitation to even take this as sammy was smart to pull down
01:11:31that top rope as gunther got out of the way of the suicide time sammy
01:11:41seated springboard his way back into the ring we'll take a quick break be right back
01:11:45we'll be right back
01:11:49sammy zane challenging gunther for the world heavyweight championship and remember what's
01:11:54around the corner is we are less than four weeks away from crown jewel and the newly announced
01:12:00crown jewel championship where the men's and women's champions will collide so the winner
01:12:05here tonight of course the world heavyweight champion but also will go up against cody rose
01:12:10for that 50 carat diamond belt and look at the brutality from gunther just driving that
01:12:19big boot just saw in about 10 seconds there why gunther is so effective just raw power turned
01:12:26into technical creative skill in the blink of an eye that is why this guy is so strong so dominant
01:12:35and perhaps unbeatable second defense of his reign as world heavyweight champion of course
01:12:41passion berlin a masterpiece against randy orton and the early go into this particular match it
01:12:48was all sammy zane you've got a glimpse into the mindset of gunther just when it looked
01:12:53like the big austrian was starting to question himself he turned this match around and took
01:12:59full control sammy looking right but he eats a big nice edge chop as he came off that top rope
01:13:08sammy knew he'd softened up the champ there but the champ bounces back faster than most you take
01:13:15your eye off gunther for a split second he's already back on the attack a couple weeks ago
01:13:21with sammy zane coming up with the victory against gunther's right-hand man lucas kaiser
01:13:26big uppercut from gunther it's incredible how quickly don't let me control the matchup
01:13:35take away an opponent's game plan take away his best qualities
01:13:42and control the matchup at his own pace but it brings us back to that wrestlemania 40 match
01:13:48where he was in complete control so much to the point where he was actually taking his sweet
01:13:53to the point where he was actually taking his sweet time was talking to sammy's wife was almost
01:13:59mocking sammy and now a counter blocking that right hand and coming back with power punches
01:14:04of his own and sammy zane biggest mistake you can ever make with sammy zane is to write him
01:14:09off as an underdog this is a man who has been consistently winning for the past 20 years
01:14:16but hey he might not look the part as far as gunther is concerned but when that bell rings
01:14:21sammy zane truly is special amazing how sammy thought he was gathering momentum potentially
01:14:28to get a blue thunder bomb and the next thing you know it's gunther right back to business
01:14:32chop after chop that's what gunther does he takes the special and makes them look ordinary
01:14:39sammy zane has to get himself to new heights higher than he has ever climbed before in his
01:14:44career if he's going to beat this version of comfort he did it beautifully back in april
01:14:51in philly to win the intercontinental title when he ended the record-setting reign
01:14:57of gunther once again just couldn't get it up and going for the blue thunder bomb
01:15:01sammy zane must feel like he climbed mount everest at wrestlemania but this comfort
01:15:07even better has made oh slapping in that sleeper and sammy able to roll out of it and locks it in
01:15:14again so dangerous sammy this time able to deliver and a kick out by gunther
01:15:24from the sleeper to the blue thunder big moment for sammy
01:15:28next
01:15:32capacity crowd here at the enterprise center in st louis and they are watching gunther the
01:15:37world heavyweight champion in control against sam and zane what a path it has been for gunther
01:15:43this year winning king of the ring defeating damian priest at summerslam the world heavyweight
01:15:48champion and then the title defense against randy orton and now this moment tonight against sammy
01:15:55zane who wants to rally back well gunther is currently at his imposing uncompromising best
01:16:02zane is giving it everything he's got somehow there are still fires burning inside the challenger
01:16:10what we see time and again is just a pure fire in the heart of sammy zane even when he's seemingly
01:16:16down and out
01:16:20and if sammy zane is going to make something happen this has to be the time
01:16:25is sammy zane that kryptonite that you mentioned joe
01:16:34gunther was looking for the powerbomb instead sammy able to counter thunderbolt shooting up
01:16:41the spine of the champion landing hard on that thin mat right off to the side is that prize belt
01:16:51explore into the barrier big moment for sammy the tables maybe are turning the people in this
01:17:00arena are starting to believe
01:17:07connecting with that haluba kick a haluba with gunther up against the barrier
01:17:17it's got a massive amount of damage but sammy zane needs to get the jump in the ring yeah
01:17:22he's got to get him in there try to take this championship that is a huge frame of
01:17:28gunther as the count is getting higher and higher a count out does not serve sammy zane here
01:17:34sammy will reset that count he had to find with the championship on a count out
01:17:39sammy zane wisely breaking that account
01:17:47sammy outside on the floor and now he's just going to fireman carry the big champion back
01:17:55into the ring can he take advantage he toppled him once for the intercontinental title
01:18:04this a bigger test with this version of gunther with the world heavyweight championship
01:18:09wants to line it up again sammy zane could it be connection number two and it's not enough
01:18:19oh no clothesline larian as gunther meets him and lays him out just when it was looking like game over
01:18:33and a 2.9 kick out by zane who the hell bounces out of
01:18:40it connects with a clothesline like that if you want to be the world heavyweight champion here
01:18:46that is the level you somehow need to surpass look at this connection and look at sammy heels overhead
01:18:59he was looking to do this outside on the floor
01:19:02sammy able to counter rolls him up to become the world heavyweight champion
01:19:06on the kick out by gunther and all right i have a man up at this point pinpoint drop kick
01:19:11go for that powerbomb here it comes powerbomb delivered stacks him up and sammy finds a way again
01:19:20oh
01:19:37seemingly going through his offensive arsenal saying what more can i throw at him this must
01:19:43like ptsd but don't do it's not wrestlemania all over again you can't pump sammy zane down
01:19:50we asked the question earlier is sammy his kryptonite another powerbomb instead
01:19:56and that time sammy kicks out at one and looks like a whole new man pumping fresh breath through
01:20:04his lungs growling with support from these fans the soul of gunther just like his body
01:20:11the sleepers locked in
01:20:14gunther looking to win by submission and retain and defend this world heavyweight championship
01:20:23it's the first time i've ever seen a look at gunther's arm where he didn't know what to do
01:20:28next but he might have stumbled into exactly the right answer this might be checkmate
01:20:34sammy has gotten free of everything has kicked out of everything but can he withstand
01:20:42this sleeper by gunther trying to reach for the rope joseph completely retaining his composure
01:20:52he is fading badly way sammy has to get free
01:20:59find something
01:21:01a jumper is a despair can he get to that rope and force the break of the sleeper
01:21:12inches away from doing it oh no gunther in complete control
01:21:19and that's it that's it that's it submission win gunther retains here is your winner
01:21:32the world heavyweight champion
01:21:36during general
01:21:45while gunther just showed the world something different when his back against the wall
01:21:53just made his father incredibly proud but more importantly successfully holds on to the world
01:22:01heavyweight championship after sammy zane pushed him to the limit he somehow was able to kick out
01:22:10of that brutal powerbomb as well as this way and start it off high and this is the moment where
01:22:19gunther's soul left his body he began questioning himself can i actually beat this man the answer
01:22:27finally was yes but make no mistake it took everything and i mean everything in that man's
01:22:34arsenal to put sammy zane away successful second title defense for the world heavyweight champion
01:22:45and that means come november 2nd less than four weeks away crown jewel it is best versus the best
01:22:55the world heavyweight champion against the undisputed wwe champion cody rhodes
01:23:03riyadh season for the first annual crown jewel championship