WWE Smackdown October 18th 2024
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00:00:00Then.
00:00:06Now.
00:00:12Forever.
00:00:21Together.
00:00:30Two weeks from tomorrow, four champions will converge and compete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:00:36Jax, Morgan, Rhodes, Gunther, at stake, global recognition as the best of the best
00:00:43and the prestige of becoming the first ever WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
00:00:49Meanwhile, tonight in Colombia, for former undisputed WWE Champion Roman Reigns,
00:00:54his quest back to the head of the table is looking less and less likely.
00:00:58As last week, Reigns once again found himself at the mercy of the new bloodline
00:01:04and still achieved without a try.
00:01:11Tonight we're going to change things up a little bit.
00:01:15Join me and acknowledge Big Jim!
00:01:24Oh my goodness!
00:01:26Jimmy's back!
00:01:30I'm the Tribal Chief and that means that tape was mine.
00:01:34That's exactly what we've done. We took what was ours.
00:01:38We had it all. We ran around here and everybody feared us.
00:01:43When we step foot in this ring, I want you to know that we are the ones.
00:01:51Yeah, but we're not though.
00:01:54I stand here in the middle of this ring and I see a chief with no tribe right here.
00:01:59I see you with no ulufala around your neck.
00:02:04Man, I came back because you needed me.
00:02:07You needed help.
00:02:09Yo, we need help.
00:02:18No you.
00:02:21You'll forever be my Tribal Chief, man.
00:02:24But I'm the only one in the family that still acknowledges you.
00:02:29The bloodline acknowledges Solo Sokoa.
00:02:33He's the man who had his own brother attacked and kicked out of the bloodline.
00:02:37Jimmy Uso seeks revenge.
00:02:40Solo Sokoa said that Jimmy will acknowledge him.
00:02:44Here comes Tabataga.
00:02:46And now on the other side, Jacob Batu!
00:02:50Samoan Spike by Solo!
00:02:55And now the bloodline assaulting Jimmy Uso.
00:03:01Roman Reigns on his way to the ring!
00:03:04Roman returning a favor from that blood coming to the aid.
00:03:11And now Solo and Roman going at it!
00:03:15And again, the bloodline's strength it numbers.
00:03:21Terrifying athleticism from the Samoan werewolf.
00:03:28Samoan Spike to Reigns!
00:03:46Got a second?
00:03:50Yeah.
00:03:59Please, just hear me out real quick.
00:04:01I said no!
00:04:04Get out my face, man.
00:04:21And tonight, live from Columbia, South Carolina,
00:04:24the new bloodline looks to continue right where they left off last week.
00:04:32Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:04:35Jacob Batu and the WWE Tag Team Champions
00:04:42Tabataga and Tunga Loa
00:04:44and Solo Sokoa!
00:04:49The bloodline!
00:05:07Welcome to ringside, everybody.
00:05:09I am still Corey Graves.
00:05:10Michael Cole's off on special assignment tonight,
00:05:12so I'm afraid I've got a little bad news rejoining me in the booth.
00:05:16The band is back together.
00:05:17Mr. Wade Barrett.
00:05:18What a thrill it is to be back here on SmackDown.
00:05:21Excited to see what the new version of the bloodline have in store for us.
00:05:25Wade, I'm going to ask you a question that Roman Reigns is no doubt asking himself.
00:05:29In your opinion, is there any conceivable way to stop this new outlaw rogue bloodline?
00:05:35Well, last week told its own story.
00:05:38Roman Reigns and Jey Uso were certainly out of manpower
00:05:43and more scarily perhaps out of ideas to deal with Solo Sokoa and his troops.
00:05:50I can't imagine there are too many men walking God's green earth
00:05:53who want to stand eye to eye with a Samoan werewolf.
00:06:08Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
00:06:30Columbia, South Carolina.
00:06:39Acknowledge me.
00:07:06You all better get used to seeing this because you're looking at the present and the future.
00:07:16You're looking at the bloodline.
00:07:23And you're looking at the tribal chief.
00:07:33You see, I'm the man that created a bigger and stronger family.
00:07:40I'm the man that created a bigger and stronger bloodline.
00:07:49Yeah, I did.
00:07:51And Roman Reigns can't do nothing about it.
00:08:00Jimmy can't do nothing about it either.
00:08:07Oh, and then check this out.
00:08:09And then Jimmy goes to Monday Night Raw and tries to get Jey's help.
00:08:13But Jey don't want nothing to do with it either.
00:08:26No ye.
00:08:31These beatdowns will continue to happen to Roman Reigns unless he does one thing.
00:08:43Unless he comes down to the ring by the end of the night and acknowledges me.
00:08:59Hold on a second, Wade.
00:09:17Colonial Life Arena just exploded into a sea of yeets.
00:09:23The Intercontinental Champion main event Jey Uso is on SmackDown tonight.
00:09:33Well, as this place explodes, conspicuous by their lack of yeeting,
00:09:38are the four men stunned in that ring, namely Solo Sokoa and his band of men,
00:09:45known as the Bloodline.
00:09:48I've got to ask you, is it a smart decision for Jey Uso to come here by himself
00:09:54after refusing to give his own brother Jimmy audience at Raw this Monday?
00:09:58I'll tell you the only way it is smart for Jey Uso to be stepping in a ring
00:10:04with Solo Sokoa at all is if he is prepared to acknowledge Solo Sokoa
00:10:11as his tribal chief.
00:10:13Outside or out, I'd be staying wild clear if I were Jey Uso.
00:10:20Well, what's done last week on SmackDown is Solo Sokoa and his Bloodline dismantled
00:10:26Solo and Jey's brother Jimmy.
00:10:31But the Intercontinental Champion is in the house to kick things off.
00:10:43Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:10:48Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:10:52Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:10:57Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:11:03Did I just see that? Did Solo Sokoa just give Jey Uso the go ahead
00:11:08to get up on those ropes and yeet?
00:11:10Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:11:15I'm going to call out on all the fronts.
00:11:19Perhaps Solo is feeling a little oosy tonight.
00:11:23Let's not go too far forward.
00:11:25Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:11:31Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:11:40Jey Uso! Jey Uso! Jey Uso!
00:11:47What's up, little brother?
00:11:53It's been a minute.
00:11:59I promise I'm not out here to fight you.
00:12:04Because at the end of the day, I still care about you.
00:12:08You're still my little brother.
00:12:15Look, Jimmy and Roman not here yet.
00:12:20So I came out here to talk to you one-on-one, oos to oos.
00:12:30But think about what you're doing.
00:12:32Think about what you're doing to the family.
00:12:37Think about what you're doing to the bloodline.
00:12:45Don't nobody got bigger issues with Roman than I do?
00:12:50But dividing a family like this, it ain't it.
00:12:53I left. I left the family, oos.
00:12:56I left to be my own man.
00:12:58I left the family, oos.
00:13:00I left to be my own man.
00:13:02I left to Raw.
00:13:04Man, I became the Intercontinental Champion, little brother.
00:13:17But look though.
00:13:19Look though.
00:13:28Yes, I did.
00:13:32Amen.
00:13:34Look, oos.
00:13:36Fighting over the Ula Fala, though, is not it.
00:13:41That right there is earned, not taken.
00:13:44You know better.
00:13:48But if you want to end Roman's power, then do it.
00:13:54Just don't divide the family while you do it.
00:13:59Are you done wasting my time?
00:14:04You come out here, you yeet, yeet, yeet.
00:14:07Who said anything about dividing the family?
00:14:10I'm not trying to divide the family.
00:14:12I'm trying to unite the family.
00:14:20And stop calling me your little brother.
00:14:24I'm your tribal chief now.
00:14:29And I'll always have a place for you and Roman in my bloodline.
00:14:34But all you have to do is acknowledge me.
00:14:43You see, I don't want you to follow Jimmy's footsteps, because look where I got him.
00:14:50So are you in?
00:14:55Or are you out?
00:14:58Are you out?
00:15:05R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C!
00:15:17Man, look.
00:15:20If what you're saying is true,
00:15:24and you're trying to unite our bloodline,
00:15:29then why did you have to go and get them?
00:15:34Why'd you have to go get them Us, Tama, Tonga?
00:15:40Why'd you have to go get Jacob?
00:15:42There's a reason why we stayed away from him.
00:15:44And if you keep staring at me like that, I'm gonna knock your ass out!
00:15:58R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C!
00:16:07Forget that. I'm not here for that, alright?
00:16:09Forget all that.
00:16:12Next time I see you Us,
00:16:15it's gonna be different.
00:16:19Yeets.
00:16:21Yeets.
00:16:52Yeets.
00:17:07R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C! R-O-U-C!
00:17:21Who will earn the right to a championship match?
00:17:24We will have our answer beginning tonight
00:17:27as DIY battles The Street Prophet
00:17:29in Pretty Deadly in a Triple Threat.
00:17:32Next.
00:17:37Welcome back to SmackDown.
00:17:39Get ready for Triple Threat Tag Team Action.
00:17:52The following is a Triple Threat Tag Team Qualifying Match.
00:18:00Introducing accompanied by B-Fab,
00:18:04Angelo Dawkins, and Montez Ford,
00:18:08The Street Prophet!
00:18:12We are preparing for the first of two
00:18:14Triple Threat Tag Team Qualifying Matches
00:18:17tonight on SmackDown.
00:18:19The second to come later in the evening.
00:18:21The winners of each match will advance
00:18:24and battle one another next week
00:18:26on Friday Night SmackDown
00:18:28for the opportunity to challenge
00:18:30for the WWE Tag Team Titles
00:18:32currently held by, you guessed it,
00:18:34The Bloodline.
00:18:36Yeah, be careful what you wish for.
00:18:38This feels like the first step
00:18:40in the journey of a thousand miles
00:18:42if you really are gonna win gold here
00:18:44in the tag ranks on SmackDown.
00:18:47Just entering now, of course, The Street Prophet
00:18:49already in the ring.
00:18:50D-I-Y-N.
00:18:53Of all the things I've missed not being on SmackDown.
00:18:57Yes, boy!
00:18:58Pretty Deadly are there.
00:18:59And look at their outfits.
00:19:01Couple of dedicated followers of fashion.
00:19:04They got poppies on their male bralettes, Corey.
00:19:07Imagine wearing a pair of those
00:19:08in your favorite club in Pittsburgh.
00:19:10High fashion, even higher impact.
00:19:12Remember, ooh!
00:19:13Triple Threat Tag Team rules in effect.
00:19:15Cover here by Montez Ford.
00:19:17One member of each team will be legal at all times.
00:19:21But you must tag your own teammate
00:19:23for them to make entry into this matchup.
00:19:25Montez Ford sent to the apron,
00:19:27met by a knee from Ciampa.
00:19:29Keep your eyes on Pretty Deadly, Wade.
00:19:32I always do, mate.
00:19:33I never take my eyes off.
00:19:38I think that might have been a miscalculation
00:19:41by Elton Prince,
00:19:43now hightailing it out of the ring.
00:19:45Being run down by the Sicilian Psycho,
00:19:48Tim Wilson!
00:19:50Genius!
00:19:51Expert level tag team trap.
00:19:55That was far from expert level,
00:19:57just sheer brutality from Angelo Dawkins.
00:20:01Keep your eyes peeled at all times, gentlemen.
00:20:04This thing breaking down in a hurry
00:20:06to the surprise of absolutely no one.
00:20:09Here comes Tag!
00:20:11My God, what athleticism!
00:20:13Stopped the landing too!
00:20:15Montez Ford
00:20:17setting his sights on Johnny Gargano.
00:20:19Kick connects on the ear of Johnny Wrestling.
00:20:21Here comes Tag!
00:20:22Big knee by Ciampa!
00:20:24Into the cover!
00:20:25Hook of the leg to advance!
00:20:27And Ford keeps the Street Profits' chances alive.
00:20:30Oh man, that was a thousand miles per hour start
00:20:33from all three teams.
00:20:35And Kit Wilson from behind.
00:20:38Such is the nature of triple threat action,
00:20:41even in the tag division,
00:20:42you simply are not safe.
00:20:44Tag made.
00:20:45Elton Prince now legal for Pretty Deadly.
00:20:47No matter how much you feel like you're in control
00:20:49of this kind of matchup.
00:20:51Three teams that are effectively two wins away
00:20:54for a shot at the Golden Distribute.
00:20:56Cover!
00:20:57Tremendous tag team innovation by Pretty Deadly.
00:21:02But Ciampa has enough left in the tank
00:21:04to keep this match alive.
00:21:06Let's look at this again.
00:21:07Off of the back of Prince,
00:21:09into a Codebreaker-type maneuver.
00:21:12Double knees to the face of Ciampa.
00:21:14Straight out of the PD playbook.
00:21:17Dazzling with their poppy-clad outfits
00:21:20and now battering with their offense.
00:21:23What is your obsession with poppies?
00:21:25That's a British thing, isn't it?
00:21:26Oh man, the poppy is the symbol of greatness in the UK.
00:21:30Our greatest generations wore cladded poppies.
00:21:34And I'm going to add these two to it.
00:21:35And what a display thus far.
00:21:37Can Pretty Deadly advance in this tournament?
00:21:40Wait a minute, wait a minute!
00:21:42Shoulder down!
00:21:44Bacchusoto.
00:21:46Oh my god, Tommaso Ciampa from the middle row!
00:21:49Air raid crash!
00:21:51Montez Moore with a 450!
00:21:54To advance!
00:21:57And Johnny Gargano keeps it alive for DIY.
00:22:01Ciampa going for broke and it almost backfired.
00:22:04Such is the speed of Montez Moore.
00:22:08Remember, triple threat tag team rules are in effect
00:22:11despite the chaos at the moment.
00:22:13Only one member of each respective team can be legal
00:22:17at any given time.
00:22:18Good luck to this referee trying to figure out
00:22:20exactly who is legal at any one point.
00:22:23Beautiful double team by The Prophets.
00:22:25Down goes Ciampa, but Pretty Deadly making their present spell.
00:22:29Kit Wilson looking to steal it.
00:22:33DIY will not be denied yet.
00:22:36Just milliseconds away from victory
00:22:38and now Tommaso Ciampa isolated, completely alone in the ring.
00:22:42This could be the moment Pretty Deadly have been waiting for
00:22:44but keep your eyes on Montez Ford.
00:22:47Fast as lightning, Montez Ford back to save the day
00:22:50for the Street Prophets.
00:22:53The adrenaline pumping through the veins of Montez Ford.
00:23:00Making the long climb to the top.
00:23:03And Prince takes out Tez's legs.
00:23:06Desperation move there from Elton Prince
00:23:09but it may come good in the end.
00:23:11PD after going for the kill and they have to do it now.
00:23:15Here comes Angelo Dawkins to the aid of Montez.
00:23:18Wilson spilled to the floor.
00:23:20This is not where Elton wants to be, Wade.
00:23:24Doomsday blockbuster by the Street Prophets.
00:23:28But Ciampa and Gargano meet in the middle.
00:23:31It's anyone's ballgame.
00:23:34Wait, who's legal?
00:23:40DIY!
00:23:44I need a seat outside.
00:23:45Both of Ciampa hit the legal man, okay?
00:23:48Here, Montez Ford denied.
00:23:50Montez Ford denied by the winners, DIY.
00:23:56Ladies and gentlemen, the winners of the match are DIY.
00:24:04Well, you heard exactly what Jessica Carr, the referee, just said there.
00:24:08Let's try to break this down here.
00:24:12A great job by Jessica Carr keeping her eyes on the action during all of this.
00:24:17The man there was Kit Wilson.
00:24:18He actually got knocked out of the ring.
00:24:20Now at this point, Elton Prince is not legal.
00:24:23There has been a tag to Kit Wilson.
00:24:25The Street Prophets clearly got confused at this point
00:24:28as were everybody else in the arena.
00:24:30But Tommaso Ciampa got his eye on the ball.
00:24:35Well, here's that tag to Kit Wilson that took Elton Prince out of the equation.
00:24:42Wow!
00:24:44Street Prophets thought they had this 1-1,
00:24:47but it was DIY who kept their eye on the ball,
00:24:50pinned the legal man, and they are knocked out.
00:24:52They certainly won't sit well with the Street Prophets, no doubt about that.
00:24:56But it is undeniable that DIY took that ever-important next step
00:25:00towards hopefully once again becoming tag team champions.
00:25:03Another superstar, Wade, who took the important next step
00:25:06towards potentially earning gold
00:25:08happened last week here on SmackDown in the women's division.
00:25:11Yeah, this, as you say, on SmackDown,
00:25:13Jax versus Naomi.
00:25:15Tiffany Stratton was prevented from intervening by the massive Raquel.
00:25:21And as Jax was looking to close herself in on victory,
00:25:26once again intervening was Raquel,
00:25:29allowing Liv Morgan to smash Nia Jax with the Money in the Bank briefcase.
00:25:34And Naomi picked up a massive W against the champ,
00:25:39much to the chagrin of Nia Jax.
00:25:43Well, we were scheduled to have a tag team matchup tonight,
00:25:46but we understand there is some news breaking backstage
00:25:49at this very moment regarding this Bayley-Naomi-Nia-Tiffany tag team matchup.
00:25:54We promise we'll do our best to get you the information
00:25:56and get you up to date when we come back.
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00:26:39Travis Scott is lit.
00:26:41I don't think I ever heard that one.
00:26:43That's because it ain't out yet.
00:26:45You know what I'm saying?
00:26:46I do. I do.
00:26:50What is happening?
00:27:09I'm proud of you.
00:27:12We all are.
00:27:21And no yeet.
00:27:39I told you.
00:27:43Come on.
00:27:51Speak up. I can't hear you.
00:27:53What do you mean you have the flu, Tiffy?
00:27:56Now is not the time to abandon me.
00:27:58Liv Morgan and her greasy boyfriend
00:28:00are trying to get in the way of me
00:28:01becoming the first ever crown jewel champion.
00:28:04And then I have Naomi on my back,
00:28:06and I thought tonight I could teach her a lesson,
00:28:08but now that you have the sniffles,
00:28:10Nick Aldis is going to have to cancel the match.
00:28:12The match isn't canceled.
00:28:15Excuse me?
00:28:17The match, it's not canceled.
00:28:19Shut up, Tiffany.
00:28:21But my partner's sick, so...
00:28:24Naya, SmackDown has a deep talent roster,
00:28:27so the simple solution here is find somebody else.
00:28:30Who?
00:28:32Find somebody else.
00:28:33Who?
00:28:34Who else?
00:28:36Oh, would you look at that.
00:28:39Oh, look at that.
00:28:40Excuse you.
00:28:41Sorry, Naya, but we couldn't help but overhear
00:28:43that you're in need of a tag partner tonight.
00:28:45And I am the first ever women's speed champion,
00:28:49so champion to champion,
00:28:51I really wouldn't mind helping you out.
00:28:53Wow, two champions, champion to champion.
00:28:55Don't even.
00:28:56I like this.
00:28:57Smells like money to me.
00:28:58That's my perfume.
00:28:59Book it.
00:29:00Look at that.
00:29:01You're...
00:29:02It's booked.
00:29:06You better hold up your end of the bargain,
00:29:08or I will end you,
00:29:10and it'll take me less than three minutes.
00:29:19You're welcome.
00:29:22There's your breaking news.
00:29:23Tiffany Stratton out of tonight's tag team matchup.
00:29:26Candice LeRae, the WWE women's speed champion,
00:29:29is in.
00:29:30That one's still to come tonight.
00:29:32Both grossly unfair and disrespectful from Nichols.
00:29:38The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:29:42Introducing first, accompanied by Chelsea Green.
00:29:48From Ayrshire, Scotland,
00:29:51Piper Niven.
00:29:56With Piper Niven making her way to the ring,
00:29:59accompanied by Chelsea Green,
00:30:02who I understand has remedied the odor issue
00:30:05she is suffering from.
00:30:06I was nervous.
00:30:07I thought it would smell terrible,
00:30:08but it doesn't.
00:30:09But Piper Niven is looking mean,
00:30:11moody, and magnificent,
00:30:13and she is up against the bougie boy from NXT,
00:30:17Lash Legend.
00:30:18These two go head to head here on SmackDown.
00:30:21Next.
00:30:26You shouldn't be scared of me now.
00:30:31Accompanied by Ja'Kara Jackson,
00:30:34woman Lana Torcha,
00:30:36representing Metaphor,
00:30:39Lash Legend.
00:30:43Well, as we prepare for singles action
00:30:45in the women's division,
00:30:46I would not be surprised for there to be some implications
00:30:49in the tag team division.
00:30:52As Lash Legend prepares to go one-on-one
00:30:54with Piper Niven,
00:30:55the WWE Women's Tag Team Champion,
00:30:58Jade Cargill and Bianca Belair
00:31:00with some of the best seats in the house.
00:31:03Obviously, it was last week here on SmackDown
00:31:06where Lash Legend and Ja'Kara Jackson
00:31:08had the opportunity to challenge for those championships.
00:31:11Piper Niven played a role.
00:31:13Chelsea Green played a role.
00:31:14It followed all the way to Monday Night Raw
00:31:16involving Damage Control
00:31:17in their championship opportunity, Wade.
00:31:19Yeah, ultimately it was Niven and Chelsea Green
00:31:22on the outside who cost Lash Legend
00:31:24and Ja'Kara Jackson their big opportunity
00:31:26and hence we have this fallout right now.
00:31:29A little standoff.
00:31:30Not too many women have the strength to stand up
00:31:32to Piper Niven.
00:31:34But I assure you,
00:31:35Niven will not be bullied by the bougie bully Lash Legend.
00:31:39Two of the biggest and baddest women
00:31:42we've ever had here in WWE.
00:31:44Neither woman looking to take a step back.
00:31:49Piper Niven just mowing through the competition.
00:31:53Look out.
00:31:54Legend out of the way just in the nick of time.
00:31:56That was smart from Lash.
00:31:57That basement just body.
00:31:59Oh, big butt kick to the jaw.
00:32:01Chelsea Green knows exactly how that feels.
00:32:03Big splash by Legend into the cover.
00:32:06Last week, it was Lash Legend
00:32:08delivering that exact same kick to Chelsea Green
00:32:11which sent Chelsea spilling over our announce desk
00:32:13which could be argued opened the door
00:32:15for the champions to retain.
00:32:17The power of Niven on display.
00:32:19These women just dropping bombs from the World Cup.
00:32:23Cover by Piper.
00:32:26Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson, of course,
00:32:28members of Meta 4,
00:32:30have run roughshod over NXT for quite some time.
00:32:33Keep a very close eye on Chelsea Green
00:32:36and Jakara Jackson on the outside
00:32:39desperately willing their partners to victory here.
00:32:43I'm a happily married man, Wade.
00:32:44That's just getting me in trouble.
00:32:46Nobody home.
00:32:50Big overhand shot by Legend.
00:32:53The technique went out of the window
00:32:55from the off when it came to these two.
00:32:57No way.
00:32:58Throwing everything they have at one another.
00:33:01It looked to me like Lash Legend
00:33:03was going to attempt to chokeslam Piper Niven.
00:33:06We've seen in NXT the power possessed by Legend.
00:33:10This woman is the real deal.
00:33:14That just gave way.
00:33:16She did a lot better than most
00:33:18when it came to lifting up Piper Niven
00:33:20who is now going in for the count.
00:33:22Oh my God.
00:33:23How's this for power?
00:33:25Wow.
00:33:26Big body slam to Niven.
00:33:29Chelsea Green obviously doesn't like what she's seeing.
00:33:34Ms. Green letting her presence be felt again
00:33:36to the surprise of no one.
00:33:38Well, that's a distraction.
00:33:40Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
00:33:42Lashley will it do the same here?
00:33:44Legend took her eyes off of her opponent.
00:33:47And that could cost Lash in a big way.
00:33:51Niven making the climb.
00:33:53Bone crushing offense.
00:33:55Legend out of the way.
00:33:59Can Lash Legend topple Piper Niven?
00:34:04Look at this.
00:34:05This is outrageous.
00:34:07Unbelievable.
00:34:09Into the cover.
00:34:10Hooks the leg.
00:34:12Lash Legend with the win.
00:34:16Here is your winner.
00:34:18Lash Legend.
00:34:22Well, that has to be the biggest win
00:34:24of Lash Legend's short career thus far.
00:34:29And even the tag chumps Bella and Cargill
00:34:31looked impressed.
00:34:32And this is where it all went into meltdown
00:34:34on the outside of the ring
00:34:36allowing Piper Niven to capitalize.
00:34:38But just when she thought she had this one in the bag
00:34:41the athleticism and power of Lash Legend
00:34:45came to the fore, scoring the victory.
00:34:47And I've got to say, Wade,
00:34:48after the official three count
00:34:50both Bella and Cargill
00:34:52looked extremely impressed
00:34:54by what Lash Legend was able to do moments ago.
00:34:58Is that impressed or is that terrified
00:35:00because Lash Legend and Jakara Jackson
00:35:03are coming for those championships?
00:35:05Well, the good news is
00:35:06the winners here are the WWE Universe.
00:35:08The women's tag division continues to heat up.
00:35:13And if we are talking championships
00:35:15how about this?
00:35:16Over 150 carats in diamond weight
00:35:19in each championship.
00:35:21The crown jewel title.
00:35:23One of the combatants.
00:35:24The WWE Champion Cody Rhodes
00:35:27is here live next.
00:35:33Smackdown comes to you tonight
00:35:34from Colonial Life Arena in Soda City
00:35:37Columbia, South Carolina.
00:35:39Home of the University of South Carolina
00:35:41where our own NXT champ
00:35:43Trick Williams shined on the gridiron
00:35:45and where our superstars return to American soil
00:35:48after a wildly successful tour this week
00:35:51in your neck of the woods, Wade, the UK.
00:35:53Yeah, what a party it was over in the UK
00:35:56and what a party we're having here tonight
00:35:58on Smackdown in Columbia, South Carolina.
00:36:02This audience really doing their part
00:36:04with their signs.
00:36:05Every city seemingly trying to outdo
00:36:07The Last with their Emerson sign.
00:36:09My personal view is that Evansville, Indiana
00:36:11several weeks ago was the best with the sign.
00:36:14They broke the world record for
00:36:16Wade Barrett signs with one.
00:36:18What?
00:36:30What are you doing?
00:36:31Sorry.
00:36:32I'm trying to relax you.
00:36:33Why are you right there?
00:36:34I'm trying to relax you.
00:36:35It's a wise man spot.
00:36:36I was just trying to relax you.
00:36:37Are you the...
00:36:38You're not the wise man.
00:36:39I'm not.
00:36:40But listen.
00:36:42I'm just trying to relax you.
00:36:43I still think you need to talk to Brother J.
00:36:49I think if the wise man was here
00:36:51this would be done by now.
00:36:52I'm not talking to J.
00:36:53We already saw J.
00:36:56He made it clear.
00:36:59It don't matter.
00:37:01Look.
00:37:03I gave you a shot.
00:37:05You tried.
00:37:07It's time to do it my way.
00:37:10I'm gonna fix this.
00:37:11Tonight.
00:37:15How the hell
00:37:17are you gonna do that?
00:37:24I'm gonna acknowledge
00:37:28Solo.
00:37:40Did we just hear that correctly, Wade?
00:37:42Roman's gonna acknowledge Solo.
00:37:44We'll find out as the night progresses.
00:37:45But this is what it's all about.
00:37:47Two weeks from tomorrow.
00:37:48Crown Jewel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
00:37:51The beautiful, prestigious
00:37:53WWE Crown Jewel Championship.
00:37:57Over 150 carats in diamond weight
00:38:00on each championship.
00:38:02Absolutely beautiful.
00:38:03Here comes one of the combatants.
00:38:15Roman Reigns!
00:38:17Roman Reigns!
00:38:18Roman Reigns!
00:38:19Roman Reigns!
00:38:20Roman Reigns!
00:38:21Roman Reigns!
00:38:22Roman Reigns!
00:38:23Roman Reigns!
00:38:24Roman Reigns!
00:38:25Roman Reigns!
00:38:26Roman Reigns!
00:38:27Roman Reigns!
00:38:28Roman Reigns!
00:38:29Roman Reigns!
00:38:30Roman Reigns!
00:38:31Roman Reigns!
00:38:32Roman Reigns!
00:38:33Roman Reigns!
00:38:34Roman Reigns!
00:38:35Roman Reigns!
00:38:36Roman Reigns!
00:38:37Roman Reigns!
00:38:38Roman Reigns!
00:38:39Roman Reigns!
00:38:40Roman Reigns!
00:38:41Roman Reigns!
00:38:42Roman Reigns!
00:38:43Roman Reigns!
00:38:47Roman Reigns!
00:38:48Roman Reigns!
00:38:49Roman Reigns!
00:38:50Roman Reigns!
00:38:51Roman Reigns!
00:38:59Ladies and gentlemen,
00:39:02please welcome
00:39:04the undisputed
00:39:07WWE champion
00:39:10champion, the American Nightmare, Cody Rhoads!
00:39:19Cody Rhoads, a superstar, no stranger
00:39:22to the goings-on within the bloodline.
00:39:24But now the American Nightmare must shift his focus
00:39:29to two weeks from tomorrow, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
00:39:32WWE on Peacock.
00:39:34Cody Rhoads, the undisputed WWE champion,
00:39:37versus Gunther, the world heavyweight champion.
00:39:40The winner of that match will be crowned the first ever
00:39:44WWE Crown Jewel champion.
00:39:54And Crown Jewel, we know it will be champion
00:39:57versus champion for the Crown Jewel championship.
00:40:00But this week, Wade, during WWE's aforementioned tour
00:40:03of the United Kingdom, both Cody Rhoads and Gunther
00:40:07shared the ring with another world champion.
00:40:09I am talking about the UFC interim heavyweight champion,
00:40:13Tom Aspinall.
00:40:16One of the UK's favorite sons.
00:40:23And I believe Aspinall made it known
00:40:25that potentially after his UFC career is finished,
00:40:28he's very interested in crossing over here to the world WWE.
00:40:32Yes, he is.
00:40:33And I'm glad I'm retired.
00:40:34Do not want to lock horns with Tom Aspinall.
00:40:55Before my remarks, we have an unbelievably sized crowd
00:41:00this evening.
00:41:05I wanted to just make sure that our friends up there,
00:41:10we all say hi to our friends up there.
00:41:13Our friends down here, we say hi to all of them.
00:41:23A very wise individual recently said to me,
00:41:26when it comes to the pantheon of top men and top women
00:41:32in professional wrestling, who would be the next leader?
00:41:36He said that the next one doesn't always
00:41:38look like the last one.
00:41:41It's been a quote I've been thinking about quite a bit
00:41:43lately.
00:41:45But in regards to this crown jewel championship,
00:41:52it's not about the next one.
00:41:53It's not about the last one.
00:41:55It's about who is going to be the first one.
00:42:02So many what ifs in the history of our sport.
00:42:09I'll take you down that road.
00:42:11What if the NWA world's champion Harley Race
00:42:15fought against the WWWF's Bruno Sammartino?
00:42:20What if the AWA's Nick Bockwinkle
00:42:23went against the Nature Boy, Ric Flair, champion
00:42:26versus champion?
00:42:27What if WCW's Bill Goldberg fought Stone Cold Steve Austin?
00:42:37And often when these what ifs did come to fruition,
00:42:42the outcome was not always satisfactory, a clever out,
00:42:47if you will.
00:42:47When it comes to crown jewel, at the end of that night,
00:42:52there will be a definitive winner.
00:42:56There will be a definitive crown jewel champion.
00:43:05Again, champion versus champion.
00:43:08I am not going to stand here and disparage my opponent,
00:43:13RAW's world heavyweight champion, Gunther.
00:43:15Gunther, widely respected by his peers and legends alike.
00:43:27Brother could chop a tree down with his hand.
00:43:30Most men who walk those hallways are terrified of Gunther.
00:43:35I'm not.
00:43:38But even if I was, I wouldn't bet against me.
00:43:45Why do I think that I am leaving crown jewel as champion?
00:43:51Well, for starters, look at this thing.
00:43:57Corey Gray's been talking about it all night on commentary.
00:44:01One of the most beautifully designed title belts
00:44:04in the history of our sport.
00:44:06But beauty, beauty is only skin deep.
00:44:11In the last two plus years, you and I, the WWE audience,
00:44:15pro wrestling fans alike, we have gotten to know each other.
00:44:18Have we not?
00:44:21So you know, when I came back to WWE,
00:44:26when I came back to WWE,
00:44:29I wanted to take the John Cena schedule.
00:44:32I wanted to take that model.
00:44:35And by God, we did take that schedule.
00:44:37Hell, we even added to that schedule.
00:44:39I have bled. I have sweat.
00:44:41I have paid the price.
00:44:43And I am not foolish enough to think that I am done paying the price.
00:44:47But again,
00:44:50it's almost skin deep.
00:44:56The real reason that I think I'm leaving crown jewel as champion,
00:45:03she's sitting at home right now.
00:45:07She's about three foot tall,
00:45:10and I need her to know that when my bones turn to dust,
00:45:15my name will be attached to this title as its first champion.
00:45:18I need her to know the name that was given to me
00:45:21is the same name that was given to her,
00:45:23and it will matter, and she will know.
00:45:25You play the game not to lose, but you play to win.
00:45:36Now, I'd like to invite,
00:45:40next Friday on SmackDown, the world heavyweight champion,
00:45:44Gunther, to stand in this ring with me.
00:45:47I'd like to ask him what his reasons for all of this are,
00:45:52and I'd like to look him in the eyes and say,
00:45:55hey champ, what do you want to talk about?
00:46:05Well, there you have it, the American nightmare
00:46:08laying down the gauntlet and fighting the world heavyweight champion,
00:46:12Gunther, to SmackDown next week, Wade.
00:46:15Do you think Gunther's going to answer the call?
00:46:17Gunther backs down to nobody,
00:46:20and let me tell you this, Corey, at Crown Jewel,
00:46:22there are massive implications for the legacies
00:46:25of both Cody Rhodes and the ring general, Gunther,
00:46:28depending who wins that matchup and that new championship.
00:46:32It certainly seems that Cody Rhodes has been able to shift his focus
00:46:35to Gunther and the Crown Jewel championship.
00:46:37However, I've got to believe that in the back of the American nightmare's mind,
00:46:41one man is haunting every thought of Cody's.
00:46:46You know who I'm talking about?
00:46:47I know exactly who you're talking about.
00:46:49Here is the couple of weeks ago, KO,
00:46:51inexplicably jumpy Cody Rhodes
00:46:54in the aftermath of the bad blood PLA.
00:46:57What's the reason, KO?
00:46:59People are asking me why I turned on Cody Rhodes.
00:47:01Cody Rhodes turned...
00:47:04Kevin was told not to show up last week on SmackDown,
00:47:07and moments before a confrontation between Owens and Rhodes,
00:47:10Randy Orton, of all people, would play peacekeeper
00:47:13between his two friends.
00:47:15Randy Orton tried to calm down KO,
00:47:18received an errant shot immediately,
00:47:21gave one back to KO,
00:47:23and then later on, as these two were discussing the issue,
00:47:27KO seemingly attacked his now former friend, Randy Orton,
00:47:32and it would appear that Kevin Owens is now back
00:47:35to his most unpredictable worst.
00:47:38We need help here right now!
00:47:40Medics, right now, let's go!
00:47:42We need some help!
00:47:46I've been in WWE now for about 10 years.
00:47:50Actually, it's been over 10 years, just recently.
00:47:54And I've had a lot of ups and downs over those 10 years,
00:47:57but I don't think things have ever felt
00:48:01as bad as they do right now.
00:48:05Because for WWE officials to tell me to stay home
00:48:10and not come to work, not come to SmackDown, where I belong,
00:48:14because of what I did to Cody Rhodes after Bad Blood,
00:48:18is just so unfair and ridiculous.
00:48:24I mean, look at what we've seen WWE superstars do to each other
00:48:29in and out of the ring, in the locker rooms,
00:48:32all the ambush attacks, the beatdowns.
00:48:35And I get told to stay away
00:48:38because I dropped their little golden boy
00:48:41outside of a stupid bus?
00:48:44Ah, come on.
00:48:47You know, that really makes me ask myself
00:48:53just how appreciated and valued I am by this company.
00:48:59But that, you know, that I can live with.
00:49:02I can kind of get past that.
00:49:04What I can't get over, though, is what Randy Orton did to me.
00:49:09Randy, I can't believe that you betrayed me like that.
00:49:17You know, you can let people say whatever they want about me.
00:49:21Kevin Owens turns on all his friends, blah, blah, blah.
00:49:23It doesn't matter.
00:49:24I would have never done that to you, ever.
00:49:28Because I thought what we had was different.
00:49:32Dude, I...
00:49:37I just can't believe you picked Cody Rhodes over me.
00:49:43And, you know, I've got to be honest with everybody.
00:49:46With everything that's happening right now,
00:49:49between the disrespect shown to me by WWE
00:49:53and Randy breaking my trust like that,
00:49:58I really don't know if or when I can come back.
00:50:16You know, you have time for Kevin Owens.
00:50:18I don't know what anyone else has planned for Kevin Owens,
00:50:22but I need to get my hands on Kevin Owens,
00:50:24and I'm going to do it at Crown Jewel.
00:50:26I had a feeling this was coming, Randy.
00:50:29I'm sorry.
00:50:31It's just not something I can do right now.
00:50:34What do you mean it's not something that you can do right now?
00:50:38You don't understand.
00:50:40It's not that I won't.
00:50:42I can't.
00:50:43You can't.
00:50:44I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
00:50:46I don't think you understand, Randy.
00:50:48I don't think you understand what I'm saying.
00:50:49I'm not asking permission.
00:50:51Randy, with all due respect.
00:50:52What I am saying is I want Kevin Owens at Crown Jewel.
00:50:55With all due respect.
00:50:57I'm saying I can't because it's coming from up above.
00:51:06Right.
00:51:08Well, then I guess I know who I need to talk to.
00:51:15A-Town.
00:51:17Randy Orton denied a request for a match at Crown Jewel.
00:51:23We've got another triple threat tag team match coming your way.
00:51:26And wait.
00:51:27I still can't get over the fact that Roman Reigns, a few minutes ago,
00:51:30said he is going to acknowledge Solo Sakoa tonight.
00:51:33It was the old adage.
00:51:34If you can't beat him, join him.
00:51:36Is that where Roman Reigns' mind is at?
00:51:38We're going to find out later on tonight.
00:51:43The following is a triple threat tag team qualifying match.
00:51:51Introducing first, the team of Grayson Waller and Austin Theory.
00:51:58A-Town, down under.
00:52:02Theory and Waller certainly know what it takes to succeed at the highest level
00:52:06when the stakes are at their pinnacle.
00:52:10Another number one contender's triple threat qualifier.
00:52:13A-Town, down under, versus Los Garza.
00:52:16And the new tag team on SmackDown, The Machine Guns, are here next.
00:52:26It is time for the second triple threat tag team qualifying match of the evening.
00:52:32There you see Ferto on your left, Angel on your right,
00:52:36and Electra Lopez in the middle.
00:52:38All representing Legado Del Fantasma.
00:52:41The winner of this triple threat will advance to next week and battle DIY
00:52:46with the winners receiving a tag team title shot.
00:53:08Let's go!
00:53:24And their opponent, the team of Alex Kelly and Chris Saban,
00:53:31Motor City Machine Guns!
00:53:37This debut has been a long time coming.
00:53:40The Motor City Machine Guns, the newest addition to the tag team division.
00:53:45Nick Aldis looking to his past to help shape the future here on SmackDown.
00:53:50Quite simply, Wade, Alex Kelly, Chris Saban have innovated and influenced
00:53:55the entire modern day tag team game.
00:54:00They're quite simply your favorite tag team's favorite tag team.
00:54:04Three time TNA wrestling tag team champions looking to test their skills in WWE.
00:54:11You might be right there, Corey.
00:54:12These guys, and Cody Rhodes mentioned a few historical examples earlier,
00:54:16but the Motor City Machine Guns are the ultimate.
00:54:20Welcome to SmackDown!
00:54:22These guys are great, but what if they competed in WWE?
00:54:26Now we're going to find out, and it has not started well at all.
00:54:30Chris Saban receiving a very painful welcome to WWE.
00:54:33Again, under triple threat tag team rules, one member of each team remains legal at all times.
00:54:37So the Motor City Machine Guns have been trending online all day.
00:54:42After it was announced they're here, the knives are out in the locker room
00:54:46for the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:54:49You're not just going to waltz into SmackDown and take over.
00:54:53Again, when it comes to tag team chemistry, Saban and Shelly second to none.
00:54:58They have influenced and created a brand new style of tag team wrestling,
00:55:02which has really become the norm over the last decade or so.
00:55:05It could be argued that Shelly and Saban were the innovators of it.
00:55:08Yeah, absolutely. They have dominated around the world.
00:55:11The question is, can you do it under the biggest spotlight of all
00:55:15against the best teams here in WWE?
00:55:19Here we go.
00:55:21A shot out of a cannon, Chris Saban taking everybody down,
00:55:24but Waller just dropped Shelly with a right hand.
00:55:27Remember, Waller in theory back at WrestleMania became tag team champions
00:55:31in a six-pack challenge ladder match.
00:55:34They've been complaining about losing those championships ever since this is their ticket.
00:55:39Back to the big time.
00:55:42Although that ticket may have just been ripped off by the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:55:47Let me ask you this, Wade.
00:55:49With all of the accomplishments in the Machine Guns' career,
00:55:52is it an advantage having inspired so many wrestlers over the last generation?
00:55:57Just puts added pressure on the shoulders of the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:56:01Yeah, you've dominated around the world.
00:56:03You are expected to do the same here on SmackDown.
00:56:07Can you live up to the billing that you've created for yourselves
00:56:10over the past 18 or so years?
00:56:13Alex Shelly, an absolute wizard when it comes to technical wrestling.
00:56:17There was nothing fancy there.
00:56:19Waller just knocked Shelly's teeth down his throat.
00:56:24Beautiful double team by Legado Del Fantasma, Angel Inverto.
00:56:30Alex Shelly spending a significant amount of time up in the air
00:56:34before being driven face first into the buckle.
00:56:37High, low, that could do it.
00:56:39Alex Shelly getting beaten from pillar to post on his debut here on SmackDown.
00:56:46Good kick by Angel right between the eyes of Grayson Waller.
00:56:49And again, at stake here, an opportunity.
00:56:51Beautiful dueling moonsault.
00:56:54Santos Escobar has been demanding opportunities for his men here on SmackDown.
00:57:00As well as Electro Lopez who's stood at ringside.
00:57:04They are proving their worth right now.
00:57:06And again, the winners of this triple threat will advance to battle DIY next week
00:57:11with the winners of that contest earning a tag team title opportunity.
00:57:15Grayson Waller looking for Vintage Waller.
00:57:19Denied.
00:57:20Caught out of midair by Alex Shelly who's firing off knees.
00:57:25Spectacular double team by the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:57:29It's about time the Motor City Machine Guns started bouncing back
00:57:34but immediately on the offense once again is Angel.
00:57:38This could be a bit of a learning curve we're seeing here, Wade.
00:57:41Different level of competition.
00:57:43I've been a cynic from the word go.
00:57:45You have to prove it once you get here to the very top level on SmackDown.
00:57:49Oh my goodness.
00:57:50What power being shown by Angel and Berto now from the top turnbuckle.
00:57:56My God!
00:57:59What a devastation in ring.
00:58:01Can they get the three count?
00:58:02Covered by Berto.
00:58:05This fortuitous landing for A-Town down under.
00:58:10Spectacular effort there.
00:58:12Tag made.
00:58:13Austin Theory now legal for A-Town down under.
00:58:16Angel hung across the top turnbuckle.
00:58:18Big dropkick by Austin Theory.
00:58:21Keep your eyes on Berto.
00:58:24Caught Shelly with an enziguri in midair.
00:58:28Back elbow rocks Berto.
00:58:33And Theory driving Berto down across his own knee.
00:58:37A-Town down under wants the gold yet again.
00:58:40No idea how Alex Shelly is still standing at this point.
00:58:43Given the volley of abuse he's received.
00:58:45But he caught the tag and Saban's in there.
00:58:48And this is why the Machine Guns are so special.
00:58:52Flawless teamwork.
00:58:54This is one oldest, one impression of the tag division.
00:58:57And prove you are the best team in the industry.
00:59:00Great teams are always on the same page.
00:59:02The Motor City Machine Guns practically in the same syllable.
00:59:05Now Alex Shelly, purse on the top.
00:59:08Saban with Berto in his clutches.
00:59:11Beautiful splash into the neckbreaker.
00:59:15The Motor City Machine Guns do it in their debut.
00:59:20Here are your winners.
00:59:22Motor City Machine Guns.
00:59:28It was not easy.
00:59:30Nor did Saban and Shelly expect it to be.
00:59:33But the outcome was the desired one.
00:59:36Welcome to SmackDown.
00:59:38Motor City Machine Guns.
00:59:40They advance against D.I.Y. next week.
00:59:44Right now I'd like to welcome my guests.
00:59:46Both Carmelo Hayes and Andrade.
00:59:49Just one week before their scheduled proverbial Game 7 matchup.
00:59:54Here on SmackDown.
00:59:55But tonight.
00:59:57And there really ain't nothing to talk about.
00:59:58You close your mouth bro.
01:00:02Don't have to tell him to close his mouth.
01:00:03Ain't nobody paying to hear you speak anyway.
01:00:05Shut the hell up.
01:00:27Game 7 coming your way.
01:00:29It has gotten so personal between Carmelo and Andrade.
01:00:32I think that was Game 6.5.
01:00:34But next week is the big one.
01:00:35You're right Corey.
01:00:37I don't know anything about snatching another man's chain.
01:00:40It never ends well for the person doing the stealing.
01:00:59The following contest is a tag team match.
01:01:03Check it for one call.
01:01:05Introducing first, from Orlando, Florida.
01:01:10Naomi!
01:01:13Naomi no doubt riding high after pinning Nia Jax in the middle of the ring last week.
01:01:19But the work is just beginning.
01:01:21Naomi joins forces with Bayley to battle Nia Jax and Candice LeRae in tag team action.
01:01:28Live next on SmackDown.
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01:02:02I'm still shocked that Candice LeRae is out here and she's partnering with Nia Jax.
01:02:11Making her way to the ring, from San Diego, California.
01:02:16She is the WWE Women's Champion, Nia Jax!
01:02:26Nia Jax no doubt has a lot on her mind.
01:02:28I never mentioned the fact that Tiffany Stratton was her scheduled partner tonight.
01:02:32But how about what's going down at Crown Jewel?
01:02:34We heard Cody talk about it regarding his battle with Gunther.
01:02:37The same happens on the women's side of things.
01:02:40Women's World Champion Liv Morgan battles WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:02:46The winner becomes the first ever women's WWE Crown Jewel Champion.
01:02:52Again, two weeks from tomorrow streaming live on Peacock.
01:02:55And Nia's face tells the entire story.
01:02:57We're used to seeing the million dollar smile on that wrecking ball.
01:03:00But Nia, skeptical to say the least, of Candice LeRae as her partner tonight.
01:03:04Nia Jax has a ton on her plate.
01:03:06Not least the Crown Jewel Championship in just over two weeks time.
01:03:10And Nick Aldis, the GM of SmackDown, should have given Jax the night off once Tiffany Stratton was out with the flu.
01:03:19Cover by Jax.
01:03:20Looking to end this one early.
01:03:22That is why Nia Jax is such a pro.
01:03:25She's been screwed over by Nick Aldis tonight.
01:03:28Yet still straight out of the blocks.
01:03:30Taking full control.
01:03:31Now show us what you can do, Candice LeRae.
01:03:34Our first glimpse of the Poison Pixie in this tag team matchup.
01:03:38Bayley wasting no time.
01:03:40Ripping advantage away from the opposing team.
01:03:42Tag made to Naomi.
01:03:44Candice LeRae has been very unhappy in the locker room in recent months.
01:03:48As has Indi Harper here.
01:03:50Both feel like they've been due some opportunities.
01:03:54Well, they've certainly made good on that in the case of LeRae in winning the WWE Women's Speed Championship.
01:04:01But imagine pulling out another victory here tonight.
01:04:04That would add some real momentum.
01:04:06Find WWE Speed streaming each and every Wednesday exclusively on X.
01:04:11And right now Naomi having a little fun at the champion's expense.
01:04:17Maybe a little too much fun.
01:04:18My goodness, Jax feeling the glow.
01:04:21Very careful how much fun you're having when you're at mid-match with Queen Nia.
01:04:28The irresistible force into the cover.
01:04:34Taking on Nia Jax is a number of experiences.
01:04:38None of which can ever be described as fun.
01:04:42Pain personified.
01:04:44You have to keep your focus non-stop.
01:04:48Naomi, this is what happens.
01:04:50Big spine buster by the WWE Women's Champion.
01:04:54And that's going to do it.
01:04:55What a senton by Nia.
01:04:59Somehow Naomi survives.
01:05:02This tag team match continues.
01:05:04Can Naomi and Bayley get back in it?
01:05:10Tag team action continues tonight on SmackDown.
01:05:13Naomi and Bayley battling Candice LeRae and WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:05:19Tags made on both sides.
01:05:21Here comes the role model.
01:05:23This is the crash at Bayley after Naomi has taken an utter beatdown over the past five minutes or so.
01:05:30And now Candice LeRae has to start figuring out something very quick indeed.
01:05:35Bayley like a one-woman wrecking crew right now.
01:05:38Flattening Jax and LeRae.
01:05:40Looking for the belly-to-back suplex.
01:05:42Nice technique there from LeRae.
01:05:44Stopping the role model in her tracks.
01:05:50And the Poison Pixie eats the top turnbuckle.
01:05:53This has been a huge prove-it opportunity for Candice LeRae.
01:05:57Sunset flip spine first into the turnbuckle.
01:06:00Bayley scrambling for a cover.
01:06:05And Nia Jax making her presence known.
01:06:08Big kick by Naomi.
01:06:10Naomi bouncing back and cleaning the cloth of the champ and queen of the ring Nia Jax.
01:06:16In synchro.
01:06:20Bayley right now is feeling it as is Naomi.
01:06:26Naomi takes down Jax on the outside.
01:06:28High risk and it paid off.
01:06:30But it backfired now on Bayley.
01:06:33Indi Hartwell on the outside.
01:06:35Ging up her mentor Candice LeRae.
01:06:39Can Candice LeRae score a shocking victory here?
01:06:43LeRae going for broke and Bayley one step ahead.
01:06:49LeRae tossed unceremoniously back into the ring.
01:06:52But watch Indi Hartwell.
01:06:54Indi Hartwell just shoved Bayley into the ring post.
01:06:58Pays to have good friends at ringside when you're up against the best like Bayley.
01:07:03What a moonsault!
01:07:05Into the cover.
01:07:07What an upset!
01:07:11Here are your winners.
01:07:13The team of Candice LeRae and the WWE Women's Champion Nia Jax.
01:07:22Wait, I don't know if there's anybody in this arena as shocked as Candice's own partner Nia Jax.
01:07:28That was incredible.
01:07:30One of the most incongruous duos we have ever seen tagging together here on SmackDown.
01:07:37And it seems Nia Jax is angry that she didn't get the victory herself.
01:07:41But still, it's a big dog.
01:07:43Congrats to Candice LeRae for stepping up when it really counts.
01:07:48What a win for Nia Jax and Candice LeRae.
01:07:50The time is almost upon us, Wade.
01:07:52We heard from Roman Reigns himself earlier tonight that Roman would acknowledge Solo in this very arena.
01:07:59I don't know how it's going to go down, but it's coming our way.
01:08:02What do you think SmackDown will look like next week when we get to Brooklyn if Roman acknowledges Solo tonight?
01:08:07I'll believe it when I see it, but you're right.
01:08:09We are heading over to Brooklyn next Friday.
01:08:13And you heard from Cody Rhodes earlier tonight.
01:08:16He challenged Gunther to meet him in the ring at SmackDown.
01:08:19Well, it is happening.
01:08:21What will go down a little over a week before these two will clash at Grounds?
01:08:26You'll find out next week at SmackDown.
01:08:28Tonight we have witnessed two incredible triple threat tag team match qualifiers.
01:08:33The winners of both will meet next Friday in Brooklyn.
01:08:36The Motor City Machine Guns in their second ever match on SmackDown.
01:08:40Battle DIY for a shot at the champions.
01:08:45They are tied at 3-3.
01:08:48Are these two bitterest of enemies?
01:08:51They get a deciding game 7 next week.
01:08:54Andrade mellowed in a match neither man's ego will allow him to lose.
01:09:00That is next Friday here on SmackDown.
01:09:08I am standing by with SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis.
01:09:12We just saw what took place between Andrade and Carmelo Hayes.
01:09:15Andrade and Carmelo have been escorted from the building.
01:09:17Because this thing isn't going to be settled backstage.
01:09:19It's going to be settled in the squared circle.
01:09:21And that's next week on SmackDown from Brooklyn.
01:09:23But the thing is because this is such a personal issue.
01:09:25And because this is game 7.
01:09:27I decided we needed a special referee who could handle business.
01:09:30A referee who quite frankly hates both of these men equally.
01:09:34You know that's the funny thing about this.
01:09:36Because I have no reason to be involved in this if you're quite honest.
01:09:38I've already beaten both of them twice.
01:09:40So here's the thing.
01:09:41If you want me to go ahead and go in there.
01:09:43I'll put on the zebra stripes.
01:09:44I'll be the best referee WWE has ever seen.
01:09:46As a matter of fact in 20 years you'll probably put me in as a wrestler.
01:09:48And as a referee I accept.
01:09:50But here's the thing gentlemen.
01:09:51If you come in there.
01:09:52I'm calling it down the middle.
01:09:53And here's how it goes.
01:09:54You think you're signing up for a little shot at this.
01:09:56No, no.
01:09:57All you're signing up for is to get smacked back to factory settings.
01:10:00And your aspirations for this championship up in smoke.
01:10:04So it goes.
01:10:05Yeah.
01:10:06LA Knight Special Guest Referee next week.
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01:12:48Ladies, for the last time Ray, this is absolutely unfathomable.
01:12:52Roman reigns admitted to Jimmy Uso earlier.
01:12:55that Roman himself, the OTC, would acknowledge Solo Sakoa.
01:13:03Well, if Roman Reigns really is about to acknowledge the new Tribal Chief, my, how the mighty will have fallen.
01:13:15It's said that the greatest of leaders know when they're outgunned. Could that be the case with Roman?
01:13:21Has Roman just resigned himself to the reality that Solo and the Tongans and Jacob Fatu are just too powerful?
01:13:32Solo Sakoa looks like he's out here ready to fight, so whatever Roman Reigns has in store here, he needs to tread very carefully.
01:13:44Solo as usual adorned in the sacred hula hala.
01:14:15OTC! OTC! OTC!
01:14:26Earlier tonight, I heard that you told Jay that our family's stronger now.
01:14:44You told Jay that our bloodline, we're stronger now.
01:15:03I don't see it. I don't see anything that tells me we're better off now.
01:15:13If anything, we're divided and broken after everything we've been through, everything we went through in the spring,
01:15:25everything that we lost through the summer, and we stand here divided like this?
01:15:33Solo, I told my father that I could fix this.
01:15:52All I want to do is put us back in the promised land.
01:16:01I want titles around our waists. I want paydays coming from the heavens.
01:16:08I want abundance. I want our family to be priority. Tell me what I have to do to fix this.
01:16:15What you have to do? That's an easy fix, Roman.
01:16:28What do you have to do to fix this? I'll tell you what. All you have to do is acknowledge me.
01:16:45OTC! OTC! OTC!
01:17:16I acknowledge you. There. I acknowledge you.
01:17:25Does that make you feel better? No, no, no, no, no, no, no.
01:17:31Roman, that's not good enough.
01:17:36I need you to acknowledge me as your tribal chief.
01:18:06I need you to acknowledge me as your tribal chief.
01:18:19Or else.
01:18:26Or else what?
01:18:33Look, look at you. There he is. I knew it. You never changed.
01:18:39You never changed. You've always wanted this, huh?
01:18:43Since you never changed, I'll never change either.
01:18:47What a snap of his fingers solo. Oh, my God. Oh, my God. That's Jimmy Uso.
01:19:10There he is! There he is!
01:19:14Look at his face. Huh? Look at his face.
01:19:19Solo trying to take out Roman, but here comes Reigns.
01:19:27Jimmy Uso looks like he's been thrown out of a moving vehicle. Roman Reigns now has to fight off this mob on his own.
01:19:34Here comes Jacob Batu. Big clothesline by the OTC.
01:19:39Superman Punch takes down Solo.
01:19:45Devastating superstar in our industry, holding his own against a bunch of savages.
01:19:53The Urufara.
01:19:56The ultimate symbol of power in the bloodline.
01:20:10Solo from behind.
01:20:15The bloodline fight by their own set of rules.
01:20:21A low blow to Roman Reigns, and now the bloodline hounds are attacking.
01:20:28Tonight, the hyenas feast on Roman Reigns.
01:20:32And there is simply nobody to help the now former tribal chief.
01:20:399-1-16. Do you hear me? 9-1-16. This is my bloodline. Oh, this is my bloodline, baby.
01:20:499-1-16. Do you hear me? 9-1-16. This is my bloodline. Oh, this is my bloodline, baby.
01:21:03For the second week in a row, Roman Reigns has attempted to stand against his bloodline.
01:21:10And as a result, has been sacrificed at the altar of Solo.
01:21:18What?
01:21:27O-V-C-4. This is our title. This is the beast.
01:21:32I'm the beast.
01:21:35Don't do it again. Don't do it again.
01:21:38Roman Reigns looks like a man out of ounces of a hat.
01:21:43Another spike by Solo.
01:21:45Solo out of O-V-C-4.
01:21:52Stand against the bloodline at your own peril, even if you are the O-T-C.
01:22:00Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out! Solo out!
01:22:11This is my ring now. This is my ulu falla. I'm the tribal chief. This is my bloodline. These people acknowledge me.
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