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00:00:00Then
00:00:05Now
00:00:11Forever
00:00:18Together
00:00:30Let's go!
00:00:42Who's better than me?
00:00:43I don't see nobody
00:00:46Who's better than me?
00:00:47I don't see nobody
00:00:50Just with the beast
00:00:51I don't see nobody
00:00:53Cause they ain't nobody
00:00:54I say I'm the best
00:00:55Cause ain't nobody got me
00:00:56Running through the ground
00:00:57Like they ain't nobody
00:00:58Who's better than me?
00:01:18When the Royal Rumble looming in two weeks
00:01:21We welcome you to Titletown
00:01:22Green Bay, Wisconsin
00:01:24And the rest center
00:01:26Friday night's Smackdown on Fox is sponsored tonight by
00:01:29Pergaresif, a triple threat of protection
00:01:32with home, auto and more
00:01:34and tonight the most important match of Sami Zayn's career
00:01:38Sami Zayn found himself in the bloodline doghouse last week
00:01:42his pathway out, beat Roman Reigns' biggest problem
00:01:45Kevin Owens tonight in his win at all costs
00:01:49for the honorary youth or else his future in the bloodline may be at stake
00:01:56and we kick off Friday night's Smackdown tonight
00:02:01with a match for the Intercontinental Championship
00:02:06Braun Strowman with a big opportunity tonight
00:02:19to knock off Gunnar and win his second Intercontinental Championship wave
00:02:25Braun is as focused as I've ever seen him
00:02:28yeah absolutely and this particular matchup goes back a couple of months
00:02:33it goes all the way back to the Smackdown World Cup
00:02:35where Imperium calls Strowman's elimination to the eventual winner ricochet
00:02:41Imperium clearly wanted Braun out of the way
00:02:44because the winner got an opportunity at Gunnar's Championship
00:02:48well now Braun himself catch that on with Judas
00:02:51Braun Strowman home field advantage here tonight
00:02:55lives about an hour and a half from Green Bay, Wisconsin
00:02:58so excited to have this match on his home turf
00:03:01and he is flanked by his Imperium stablemates
00:03:19on Gunnar's right, Giamatti Vinci
00:03:22on his left, Ludwig Kaiser
00:03:24Gunnar, Gunnar, who has held the Intercontinental Championship
00:03:29since June 10th
00:03:31for 217 days
00:03:34and the question tonight going into this matchup
00:03:39is will Braun Strowman's right shoulder
00:03:42be a factor
00:03:44I want to take you back to two weeks ago
00:03:47here on Friday Night Smackdown
00:03:48Braun Strowman
00:03:50sitting in the barricade by Gunnar
00:03:52and that is where the Intercontinental Champion Wade
00:03:55would focus the attack
00:03:56on the shoulder of the Monster of All Monsters
00:03:58and this to me was so smart of Gunnar and Imperium
00:04:02this collision between these two monsters
00:04:04was inevitable for a long time
00:04:07why not stack the deck in your favor
00:04:10Braun Strowman this past week on media duties
00:04:12stating that during that incident
00:04:14his shoulder was damn near dislocated
00:04:18he's clear for competition however
00:04:19the following contest scheduled for one fall
00:04:25is for the Intercontinental Championship
00:04:30introducing the challenger
00:04:36weighing in at 335 pounds
00:04:40Braun Strowman
00:04:43and his opponent
00:04:51representing Imperium
00:04:54from Vienna Austria
00:04:56weighing in at 250 pounds
00:04:59he is the Intercontinental Champion
00:05:03GONTA
00:05:05and as Gunnar prepares for his title defense
00:05:09I would like to take a moment to talk about
00:05:11the wrestling boots that Braun Strowman is wearing tonight
00:05:14created with the Green Bay Packers
00:05:17in honor of 8-year-old Jackson Sparks
00:05:20Jackson died in the Waukesha Wisconsin Christmas Parade attack
00:05:25back in 2021
00:05:27there are a look at the boots
00:05:29Jordan was a huge Braun Strowman fan
00:05:32those boots will be optioned off to
00:05:34to help raise money for the victims
00:05:36of that tragedy
00:05:38so here we go Wade
00:05:42Strowman, Guther for the Intercontinental Championship
00:05:45let's point out that Gunnar St. Kaiser
00:05:47and Vinci to the back moments ago
00:05:50apparently he wants to prove a point
00:05:51that he needs no help
00:05:53in defeating the monster
00:05:54Guther has had a very uh
00:05:56solid Intercontinental Championship reign
00:05:59to say the least
00:05:59come on it has been spectacular
00:06:01he's mown down everybody in his path
00:06:04with the one exception
00:06:05being the monster of all monsters
00:06:08Braun Strowman
00:06:09and a very cautious start here tonight
00:06:11for the champion
00:06:11is Guther concerned
00:06:14about Braun Strowman
00:06:15we've seen him uh
00:06:16try to stay away from the monster among
00:06:18monsters the last few weeks
00:06:20well Gunther's style has always been to physically
00:06:22dominate all opponents
00:06:24overpower them
00:06:25bully smaller superstars
00:06:27tonight though
00:06:28Gunther is completely out of his depth
00:06:31competing against the biggest and strongest
00:06:33in WWE
00:06:35but fear?
00:06:36absolutely not
00:06:36and fear whatsoever
00:06:37Guther goes right for the injured
00:06:39right arm and shoulder
00:06:41of Braun Strowman
00:06:42that will be the strategy
00:06:43for the champion tonight
00:06:44Strowman going oh my goodness
00:06:46and Strowman taking the fight
00:06:48right outside the reign
00:06:49to the Intercontinental Champion
00:06:50however
00:06:51remember Guther has the champion's advantage
00:06:53you will only lose the title
00:06:55as Strowman pins or submits him
00:06:57count outs disqualifications
00:06:58go the champion's way
00:07:00Braun has come out of the blocks
00:07:02hot in this one
00:07:03perhaps aware that chances like this
00:07:05do not come around often
00:07:07and Strowman understanding
00:07:10and now Braun Strowman
00:07:13going to put the pressure on early
00:07:15the monster of all monsters
00:07:17uh oh
00:07:18there's a beat
00:07:19Strowman expressed on the tracks
00:07:21and Guther set over the side of the announce table
00:07:23Strowman in control
00:07:25with the Intercontinental title on the line
00:07:27and this matchup for the Intercontinental Championship
00:07:35between the champion Guther and the challenger Braun Strowman
00:07:38has been fought both outside the ring
00:07:41and inside the ring
00:07:42during the commercial break
00:07:43Guther doing a good job
00:07:46breaking the count from official Jessica Carr
00:07:49because Strowman understands
00:07:50he has to pinter submit the champ wave
00:07:52in order to win the title
00:07:53well this ring ain't big enough
00:07:55to hold these two beasts in there
00:07:56but right now
00:07:57Guther going straight back
00:07:59for that previously injured shoulder
00:08:01of Braun Strowman
00:08:03we mentioned it earlier
00:08:04this was the target two weeks ago
00:08:05and Wade you gotta give Guther credit
00:08:07he realized that somewhere
00:08:09he was going to have to face
00:08:11Strowman for the championship
00:08:12so he struck first
00:08:14taking out the shoulder
00:08:15a couple of weeks ago
00:08:16and now tonight
00:08:17Strowman with a target on the arm
00:08:20well Gunther hasn't wanted to engage Braun
00:08:22at all until recently
00:08:24because he's smart enough to realize
00:08:26that his own skill set
00:08:27doesn't mesh well with that of Braun
00:08:29Styles make fights
00:08:31why not avoid
00:08:32bad matchup if you can
00:08:35and Braun's a bad matchup for anyone
00:08:37shot by the champion
00:08:38and that'll bring Strowman to his knees
00:08:40in the favor of the champion Guther
00:08:43because Braun goes 6'8
00:08:45335
00:08:46Guther's a huge man as well
00:08:496'4, 250
00:08:50talking about all the plaudits of Gunther
00:08:53none is greater than his high in-ring IQ
00:08:56and he's displaying that for us all right now
00:08:58chopping down that monster
00:09:00and targeting the one weakness
00:09:02on that body
00:09:03and you take the arm out Wade
00:09:04you really take a lot of the power game
00:09:06away from Strowman
00:09:07well this is really the strength of Strowman
00:09:09versus the skills of Gunther
00:09:12Gunther said it himself recently
00:09:14Braun is the strongest man in WWE
00:09:17but I am going to expose him
00:09:19as an overgrown meathead
00:09:21with no skills whatsoever
00:09:23but how good is the ring general Guther
00:09:25well back in 2020
00:09:27CBS
00:09:27said he had the match of the year
00:09:30ESPN said he had the match of 2022
00:09:33the clash of the castle
00:09:35against Sheamus
00:09:36for the intercontinental championship
00:09:37that's how good Guther is inside the ring
00:09:40if you've never seen Gunther before
00:09:42it takes you one match to understand
00:09:43that this guy is generationally good
00:09:46proves it week in week out
00:09:49and when is the last time you've seen
00:09:50the monster among monsters in this type of predicament
00:09:53and again to the injured arm
00:09:56cover now by the champion
00:10:00hook of the leg
00:10:00and Strowman still able to kick it one
00:10:02how much has this matchup swung
00:10:05since the beginning
00:10:07where Gunther looked hesitant
00:10:08he was backing away
00:10:10he was getting outmaneuvered by Braun
00:10:12it's done a complete 180
00:10:14and now we're back to normal service
00:10:16with Gunther in complete control
00:10:18and Wade you know
00:10:19the shoulder had to be bothering Braun
00:10:21coming into this matchup
00:10:22you made mention that
00:10:23during a lot of media appearances
00:10:25over the past week
00:10:26talking about this matchup
00:10:27Strowman did say
00:10:29that the injured shoulder
00:10:30was not at 100%
00:10:32and trying again
00:10:32the power trying to power Guther on
00:10:34and the shoulder gave out
00:10:36Strowman not able to do it
00:10:37and that's going to be a problem now
00:10:38for the challenger
00:10:39Strowman's biggest strength
00:10:41is his literal strength
00:10:43and it's disappearing before our eyes
00:10:45such is the job that Gunther has done
00:10:48great technical prowess
00:10:53for the Intercontinental Champion
00:10:55however as we've learned
00:10:56he can brawl with the best of them as well
00:10:59there's nothing that Gunther can't do
00:11:01the man is just a no-frills Dark Destroyer
00:11:05oh yeah what a chop
00:11:08and right back to the shoulder again
00:11:12I mean you're talking about a man
00:11:14in Strowman who's been a Universal Champion
00:11:16way an Intercontinental Champion
00:11:18he won the greatest Royal Rumble
00:11:20back in 2018
00:11:21in fact we're in Royal Rumble season
00:11:23Braun Strowman
00:11:25was tied with Brock Lesnar
00:11:27for the most eliminations
00:11:28ever in one match of the Rumble
00:11:30that 13
00:11:31that is the man
00:11:33that Guttner is defending
00:11:34his Intercontinental Championship
00:11:35again here tonight
00:11:36and Strowman trying to fight back
00:11:39and another chop by the champion
00:11:41big clothesline will take the champ down
00:11:51and looking to rally now is Strowman
00:11:53a Louisville slugger to the jaw
00:11:55did Gunther
00:11:57now that big meat tank of a man
00:11:59is taking control
00:12:00into the corner hard
00:12:02back body drop
00:12:04landed on his knee
00:12:06meanwhile look at this
00:12:10Imperium
00:12:11who was stuck to the back earlier on
00:12:13by Guttner
00:12:14Finchie
00:12:15and Kaiser
00:12:15attacking Strowman
00:12:17getting wiped out in the process
00:12:19but you have to imagine
00:12:21that Guttner picked the spot
00:12:23fading an injury
00:12:24drawing the official
00:12:25and allowing Imperium to attack
00:12:27but Strowman with a
00:12:29mark to a slam
00:12:31opportunity now for the challenger
00:12:33into the cover
00:12:35is it enough
00:12:37Guttner
00:12:37two kicks out
00:12:39Intercontinental Championship
00:12:40match continues
00:12:41the Intercontinental Champion
00:12:49Guttner has been putting on
00:12:50a master class tonight
00:12:52as he defends the championship
00:12:53against the monster of all monsters
00:12:55Braun Strowman
00:12:56Wade continuing
00:12:57to work on the previously injured
00:13:00shoulder and arm
00:13:01of Braun Strowman
00:13:02Braun Strowman trying his best
00:13:04to power out of there
00:13:05but that's a 250 pound Austrian
00:13:08attached to a severely weakened arm
00:13:11of Braun Strowman
00:13:11and look at the power now
00:13:12of Strowman
00:13:13he's got the champion up
00:13:15and down goes Guttner
00:13:16lightweight baby
00:13:18how does he continue
00:13:20to pull this off
00:13:22with that damaged shoulder
00:13:23and Strowman now
00:13:25buys himself some time
00:13:27to try to regroup
00:13:28as you look at the incredible
00:13:31strength of a monster
00:13:32absolutely wild to do that
00:13:34in the best of times
00:13:35with the amount of damage
00:13:37sustained by that left shoulder
00:13:39already
00:13:39as you see Strowman
00:13:41desperately
00:13:41trying to shake some feeling
00:13:43back into that leg
00:13:44let's go Strowman
00:13:48champs here tonight
00:13:49in Green Bay
00:13:49mentioned earlier
00:13:50Strowman makes his home
00:13:52about 90 minutes from here
00:13:53shots from Guttner
00:13:57big chop from Strowman
00:14:00Guttner waist lock on Strowman
00:14:08he delivers an elbow to the face
00:14:09oh big boot from the champion
00:14:11and into a complete slugfest
00:14:13at this point
00:14:14got it with a spinebuster
00:14:16into the cover
00:14:17isn't it up to win the title
00:14:18Guttner's got to take a two and a half
00:14:21what a matchup
00:14:25we are getting here
00:14:26Cole the deeper this one goes
00:14:28though
00:14:28for me
00:14:29the more it favors
00:14:31Gunther
00:14:31completely unsurpassed
00:14:33conditioning
00:14:34but with blows like this
00:14:36Raymond down on him
00:14:37from the monster
00:14:38how much has he got left
00:14:40in the title
00:14:40Strowman back to his feet
00:14:46realizes this could be
00:14:47his opportunity
00:14:48Guttner was stunned
00:14:50by the spinebuster
00:14:51the challenger was looking
00:14:56for the monster bomb
00:14:57and Guttner went right back
00:14:58to work on the injured shoulder
00:14:59oh
00:15:03Strowman still on his feet
00:15:06puts into a clothesline
00:15:09goes to champion
00:15:10Gron can barely stand up
00:15:12at this point though
00:15:13on jelly legs
00:15:15and Gunther
00:15:15if you get a string of offense
00:15:17here
00:15:18it could be over
00:15:19shoulder first
00:15:20to the turnbuckle
00:15:21oh there's the dropkick
00:15:23driving Strowman
00:15:24into the corner
00:15:25a wicked clothesline
00:15:29cover by the champion
00:15:30to retain
00:15:31hook to the leg
00:15:32on Braun
00:15:33who kicks it to
00:15:34such a powerful
00:15:37whack of that clothesline
00:15:38that could have split
00:15:39the diaphragm
00:15:40of Braun Strowman
00:15:42but now we're going up top
00:15:43with a splash
00:15:44by Guttner
00:15:45cover
00:15:46on the challenger
00:15:47for the win
00:15:48for the win
00:15:48Strowman kicks out again
00:15:49what an effort by
00:15:51Braun Strowman
00:15:52frustration
00:15:55etched all over the face
00:15:57of Gunther
00:15:57he knows he could have
00:15:58beaten any other member
00:15:59of the roster
00:16:00five times
00:16:01at this point
00:16:02the champion again
00:16:06headed up to the top
00:16:07I hope Braun Strowman
00:16:08is going to meet him there
00:16:09and again
00:16:13big right hand
00:16:14by the challenger
00:16:15that is a lot of humanity
00:16:22balanced on those ropes
00:16:24yeah but look at Guttner
00:16:25back to the bad arm
00:16:26working on the bad arm
00:16:27again at Strowman
00:16:28always thinking
00:16:31always with a trick
00:16:32up his sleeve
00:16:33look
00:16:35oh
00:16:36now Guttner
00:16:42with a 6'8
00:16:44Strowman up high
00:16:45cover
00:16:47for the win
00:16:48stacking up Strowman
00:16:49Guttner with the victory
00:16:50here is your winner
00:16:56and steal
00:16:58the intercontinental champion
00:17:01Gunther
00:17:03spectacular effort
00:17:06by both of these superstars
00:17:08here tonight
00:17:09but in the end
00:17:10the intercontinental champion
00:17:11retains the title
00:17:12unbelievable performance
00:17:15from both men
00:17:16you have to question
00:17:17what on earth
00:17:19is it going to take
00:17:20to eventually
00:17:21win that championship
00:17:22from the hands of Gunther
00:17:24wait how physical
00:17:25was this match
00:17:27between Guttner and Strowman
00:17:28I feel like
00:17:29sitting this close
00:17:30to the action
00:17:31I've got a few bruises
00:17:33the meat train
00:17:34of Braun Strowman
00:17:36knocking
00:17:36the monstrous
00:17:37Gunther
00:17:39all over the place
00:17:40almost decapitating
00:17:43the big Austria
00:17:44but in the end
00:17:46Guttner would put
00:17:48Strowman away
00:17:49taking advantage
00:17:50of the bad arm
00:17:50delivering the power bomb
00:17:52and Guttner
00:17:53still
00:17:54your intercontinental champion
00:17:56it's a question
00:17:59who on earth
00:17:59would ever want to
00:18:00step in the ring
00:18:01with Gunther
00:18:02as his reputation
00:18:03and resume
00:18:05continues to grow
00:18:07week by week
00:18:08here in WWE
00:18:09as high a ceiling
00:18:10as anybody
00:18:11on the roster
00:18:12well you know
00:18:13it's been an incredible
00:18:147 months
00:18:15as champion for Guttner
00:18:16meanwhile
00:18:17during that time
00:18:19Sami Zayn
00:18:20has slowly
00:18:21endeared himself
00:18:22to Roman Reigns
00:18:23and the bloodline
00:18:24or has he
00:18:26here's a progressive
00:18:27match flow
00:18:28match flow
00:18:31is sponsored by
00:18:32progressive
00:18:32a triple threat
00:18:34of protection
00:18:34with home
00:18:35auto and more
00:18:36the bloodline
00:18:38has been pissed off
00:18:39since Roman
00:18:40and Sami
00:18:40lost to Cena
00:18:41and Kevin Owens
00:18:42some say we lost
00:18:44I didn't lose
00:18:48he lost
00:18:49why'd you guarantee
00:18:55a win
00:18:55you want to be
00:18:57the tribal chief
00:18:58do you think
00:18:59you can do things
00:19:00better than me
00:19:00do you think
00:19:02you're me
00:19:02do you think
00:19:03you're me
00:19:03do you think
00:19:04you're me
00:19:04do you want
00:19:06to be me
00:19:07do you want
00:19:07to be the tribal
00:19:08chief
00:19:08do you want
00:19:09to run
00:19:10from bloodline
00:19:11do you think
00:19:12you're fit
00:19:13to take on
00:19:13the burden
00:19:14you've got some
00:19:17misdirected anger
00:19:18going on
00:19:18your problem
00:19:20is not with
00:19:21Sami
00:19:21your problem
00:19:23is with me
00:19:25a good way
00:19:28to take care
00:19:28of that KO
00:19:29problem
00:19:29is to do it
00:19:30at the Royal Rumble
00:19:31in a match
00:19:32for the undisputed
00:19:33WWE Universal Championship
00:19:36yeah
00:19:38sure
00:19:38whatever
00:19:39I don't care
00:19:40about you
00:19:40the only thing
00:19:41I want is for you
00:19:42to disappear
00:19:43leave
00:19:44forever
00:19:45I'll see you
00:19:47at the Royal Rumble
00:19:48look I have to
00:19:51just say this
00:19:52okay
00:19:52I'm not trying
00:19:54to be the tribal chief
00:19:55if there's anything
00:19:56that I did
00:19:56then I am sorry
00:19:59I don't accept
00:20:05your apology
00:20:05as your tribal chief
00:20:08I've got to
00:20:10control my anger
00:20:11nobody deserves
00:20:15to be spoken to
00:20:16like that
00:20:16I should be
00:20:17the one apologizing
00:20:18I'm sorry
00:20:21it's fine
00:20:24you know
00:20:25you're under
00:20:25a lot of pressure
00:20:26KO was right
00:20:28I'm not mad
00:20:29at you
00:20:30but we're gonna
00:20:30fix it
00:20:31isn't that right
00:20:32wise man
00:20:33he's giving you
00:20:34the opportunity
00:20:35to redeem yourself
00:20:36Sammy
00:20:38same
00:20:39honorary
00:20:40oof
00:20:41versus Kevin
00:20:43Owen
00:20:44I will take care
00:20:47of them
00:20:47for you
00:20:48tribal chief
00:20:50wise man
00:21:08hello
00:21:09how are you
00:21:09how are you
00:21:10how are you
00:21:10good
00:21:11I just want to
00:21:11get in there
00:21:11and talk
00:21:12strategy
00:21:12with the guys
00:21:13the guys
00:21:14I'm the only
00:21:16one here
00:21:17what are you
00:21:19talking about
00:21:19that's it
00:21:20there's no
00:21:21usos
00:21:21there's no
00:21:21solo
00:21:22just me
00:21:22I don't
00:21:24understand
00:21:25I talked
00:21:26to them
00:21:26earlier
00:21:26my sentiments
00:21:28exactly
00:21:28last week
00:21:29I said
00:21:30to our
00:21:30tribal chief
00:21:31oh my god
00:21:32what a perfect
00:21:33setup
00:21:33get Sammy
00:21:33out in the ring
00:21:34get Kevin
00:21:35Owens
00:21:35out in the ring
00:21:36boom
00:21:36there's the
00:21:37usos
00:21:37boom
00:21:38there's solo
00:21:39what the
00:21:39tribal chief
00:21:40said to me
00:21:40he said
00:21:40wise man
00:21:41you're wrong
00:21:41what kind
00:21:43of love
00:21:43would I be
00:21:44showing
00:21:44for Sammy
00:21:45if I doubted
00:21:46him
00:21:46what kind
00:21:47of love
00:21:47would I be
00:21:48showing
00:21:48for not an
00:21:50honorary oof
00:21:50but a full
00:21:51fledged member
00:21:52of the island
00:21:52of relevancy
00:21:53if I didn't
00:21:54let him
00:21:55do this
00:21:56for us
00:21:57on his
00:21:58own
00:21:58so tonight
00:21:59out of
00:22:00love
00:22:01the tribal
00:22:02chief
00:22:02wants you
00:22:03to do
00:22:03this
00:22:04all
00:22:05by
00:22:06yourself
00:22:08can you do
00:22:12me a favor
00:22:12call
00:22:12name it
00:22:13you call
00:22:15Roman
00:22:16text him
00:22:17whatever it
00:22:18is
00:22:19you let him
00:22:19know
00:22:19he made
00:22:22the right
00:22:22call
00:22:22I will
00:22:24handle this
00:22:25I will
00:22:25solve this
00:22:26problem
00:22:26tonight
00:22:27that's why
00:22:28he's in all
00:22:28of you
00:22:28it's not a
00:22:33prediction
00:22:33it's a
00:22:36spoiler
00:22:36huh
00:22:38big time
00:22:42pressure on
00:22:43Sammy Zane
00:22:44can he solve
00:22:45the KO
00:22:45problem
00:22:46tonight
00:22:46super wild
00:22:51wild card
00:22:51weekend on
00:22:52Fox
00:22:52starts
00:22:53tomorrow
00:22:53with the
00:22:54Seahawks
00:22:54taking on
00:22:54the 49ers
00:22:55pregame coverage
00:22:56starts at
00:22:572.30
00:22:57with kickoff
00:22:58at 4.30
00:22:58then on
00:22:59Sunday
00:23:00Taquan Barkley
00:23:01and the Giants
00:23:01take on
00:23:02Kirk Cousins
00:23:03and the Vikings
00:23:04at 4 Eastern
00:23:04all on Fox
00:23:06and the Fox
00:23:07Sports app
00:23:08we're really
00:23:13in playoff
00:23:14season here
00:23:14at WWE
00:23:15because the
00:23:17Royal Rumble
00:23:18is two weeks
00:23:18away
00:23:19you know
00:23:19what that
00:23:20means
00:23:20the start
00:23:21of the road
00:23:22to Wrestlemania
00:23:24the legendary
00:23:33luchador
00:23:34one of the
00:23:36most accomplished
00:23:37performers
00:23:37in the history
00:23:39of the Royal
00:23:40Rumble
00:23:40match
00:23:41he won
00:23:42back in
00:23:422006
00:23:44and tonight
00:23:47Friday night
00:23:48Smackdown on
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00:23:55and we are
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00:23:58from tomorrow
00:23:59the Alamodone
00:24:00San Antonio
00:24:01Texas
00:24:02the Royal
00:24:03Rumble
00:24:04match
00:24:05at the start
00:24:05on the road
00:24:06to Wrestlemania
00:24:07everyone's wondering
00:24:09if Rey Mysterio
00:24:10will be a part
00:24:11of the Royal
00:24:11Rumble match
00:24:12he's been a part
00:24:12of over a dozen
00:24:13his entire career
00:24:15we can show you
00:24:16this way
00:24:16look at some
00:24:17of the superstars
00:24:18who have already
00:24:19declared
00:24:20for the Royal
00:24:21Rumble
00:24:21match
00:24:22I already
00:24:23can't pick a winner
00:24:24but whoever the winner
00:24:25is
00:24:26will go on to
00:24:27main event
00:24:28Wrestlemania
00:24:28and challenge
00:24:29for the undisputed
00:24:31WWE Championship
00:24:33whoever may be
00:24:35holding that title
00:24:36at the time
00:24:36WWE fans
00:24:48showing their
00:24:48respect for Mysterio
00:24:50here in Green Bay
00:24:51Wisconsin
00:24:52as SmackDown
00:24:53Prince number one
00:24:54in the United States
00:24:55tonight
00:24:55buoyed by that
00:24:56great intercontinental
00:24:57championship
00:24:58moments ago
00:24:59with Guter
00:25:00and Braun Strowman
00:25:01you know
00:25:05I've always said
00:25:06that the holidays
00:25:07are very exciting
00:25:09and special to me
00:25:11especially
00:25:13when you've been
00:25:15on the road
00:25:16for so many years
00:25:17you cherish
00:25:19the time you spend
00:25:20with your family
00:25:21especially
00:25:23at Christmas
00:25:24but as you all know
00:25:28I didn't have
00:25:31a very
00:25:32Merry Christmas
00:25:34yep
00:25:39my son Dominic
00:25:41tried to ruin things
00:25:42once again
00:25:42and now he's
00:25:45walking around
00:25:46like
00:25:47like he's a thug
00:25:48like he's
00:25:49some hardened
00:25:50criminal
00:25:51as a father
00:25:57that breaks
00:25:58my heart
00:25:59as a man
00:26:03well
00:26:04I'm pretty fed up
00:26:07I came to SmackDown
00:26:17for a fresh start
00:26:18and I'm not gonna let
00:26:20Dominic provoke me
00:26:21and to prove my point
00:26:23I know exactly
00:26:24what I need to do
00:26:25to get right back
00:26:27on track
00:26:27and that is
00:26:31by entering
00:26:33and winning
00:26:34the Royal Rumble
00:26:36match
00:26:37a fired up
00:26:48Mysterio
00:26:48tonight
00:26:49making that
00:26:50making that
00:26:50major announcement
00:26:51only to be
00:26:52interrupted
00:26:53Wade
00:26:53by a man
00:26:54who has been
00:26:55stalking him
00:26:55for weeks
00:26:56now
00:26:57this is the
00:26:58lingering
00:26:59darkness
00:27:00in Rey Mysterio's
00:27:02professional world
00:27:04put the personal stuff
00:27:05to one side
00:27:06for a second
00:27:06because this right here
00:27:08before your eyes
00:27:09is just as bad
00:27:10Karrion Kross
00:27:12accompanied by
00:27:14Scarlet
00:27:15the harbinger of doom
00:27:19many have called him
00:27:23a calculated
00:27:24lunatic
00:27:25accompanied
00:27:26by his siren of sin
00:27:30Scarlet
00:27:31Bradley
00:27:44Emmanuel
00:27:44Myers
00:27:45كون
00:27:54sei
00:27:54anywhere
00:27:54you're not gone
00:27:55you're not gone
00:27:55into your
00:27:56know
00:27:57you're not face
00:27:58Well, well, well, in the flesh, Mr. Ray Mysterio.
00:28:15El Ray, you know, I was in the back listening to you talking about goals.
00:28:20And somebody like you, Ray, you need goals. Otherwise, I don't know how you managed to peel your old broken ass out of bed every single day.
00:28:34Let's be honest, the years haven't been kind to you, but I digress.
00:28:39As you said, the Royal Rumble's coming up, and we all remember that one time, 17 years ago, when Ray Mysterio won the Royal Rumble.
00:28:50I said 17 years ago, so relax.
00:29:01Now, I'm sure that was a special moment for you, Ray.
00:29:06But even more so, I'm sure it was a special moment for your son, Dominic.
00:29:11Now, wasn't it?
00:29:12I mean, think about it. His father's a real-life superhero. He goes out there and wins the big one.
00:29:22Why are you looking at me like that?
00:29:24Oh, I understand. You don't know if it was a special moment for Dominic, because you were never really around for Dominic when he was a kid, right?
00:29:31You know what? Scarlett and I were talking, and now that we're here face-to-face, I have to ask.
00:29:41We need to know.
00:29:42At the end of the day, who do you hate more?
00:29:47Your son, Dominic, for not growing up to be just like you?
00:29:51Or yourself, Ray, for failing to raise your son to be just like you?
00:30:01I'm good for Mysterio. Mysterio had heard enough being insulted out here by Cross.
00:30:06One cheap shot, too many.
00:30:08But overpowering Karrion Kross is something else.
00:30:12Mysterio fighting through this.
00:30:17Cross sending it to the ropes.
00:30:18Welcome to Mysterio's World.
00:30:22Scarlett getting involved.
00:30:26And Kross able to lock in the Cross jacket on Mysterio, off the distraction by Scarlett.
00:30:35And wait for this for over 10 years to get you.
00:30:48It certainly is Friday the 13th for Rey Mysterio.
00:30:59Welcome to your personal hell.
00:31:04Mysterio came out here tonight to declare for the Royal Rumble match in two weeks.
00:31:09And now, he has to deal with Karrion Kross.
00:31:18Tick-tock.
00:31:20Could time be up for that man, Rey Mysterio?
00:31:25There you go.
00:31:32What are you thinking?
00:31:33I mean, I respect fearlessness, but wanting to enter the Royal Rumble number one may be not the best way to get to WrestleMania.
00:31:41It's actually the worst idea I've ever heard in my life.
00:31:45And it really doesn't matter when you come out for the Rumble.
00:31:47You don't have a chance.
00:31:48I wouldn't go that far.
00:31:54But they do make a good point, Liv.
00:31:57I mean, don't get me wrong.
00:31:58You definitely have a fighting spirit to take on 29 other women.
00:32:01But wouldn't the best strategy be to enter the match last?
00:32:05For what it's worth, I just think someone of your size would have a better chance to succeed.
00:32:13I'm excited for the Rumble.
00:32:14Well, this is my first ever Royal Rumble, and I feel like I was built to win this.
00:32:19Well, for what it's worth, I got my pom-ride today.
00:32:21And do you see this line right over here?
00:32:26Let's have a match.
00:32:27Tonight.
00:32:32I am sick and tired of everyone forgetting that I am the biggest and the strongest around.
00:32:41Liv, you're on.
00:32:43Whatever it is.
00:32:49Let's see if we can make that match official, but I'm not quite sure what's got in the lift.
00:32:54You hear that slap?
00:32:59The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
00:33:02Introducing first, from Chongqing, China,
00:33:06Xia Li!
00:33:07Well, this woman, Xia Li, has a huge chip on her shoulder.
00:33:15She said she's sick and tired of superstars showing up here on Friday Night SmackDown and trying to move ahead of her in line.
00:33:23One of those, Tegan Nox.
00:33:26Xia Li tries to take care of Tegan.
00:33:28It's live next on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:33:31Every superstar...
00:33:36...30 men...
00:33:38...30 women...
00:33:39...has an origin.
00:33:42Two epic matches.
00:33:44Every journey...
00:33:45...the ultimate prize at stake...
00:33:47...has a destination.
00:33:48The last man in woman's standing win a championship opportunity at WrestleMania.
00:33:55The road to glory.
00:33:57The Royal Rumble match.
00:33:59It's yours.
00:33:59Royal Rumble is sponsored by Cricket with fast and powerful nationwide 5G coverage.
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00:34:25Terms apply.
00:34:26And her opponent from the Welsh Valley, Tegan Nox!
00:34:33So, Wade, does Xia Li have an argument saying that a lot of women have come to SmackDown and passed her by?
00:34:38Well, you know what?
00:34:39Xia Li was kind of walking on eggshells in her first 12 months here on SmackDown,
00:34:45trying to please everybody, trying to smile, trying to shake some hands.
00:34:50It gets to a point where you realize that gets you nowhere in this industry.
00:34:54And she has been bypassed by some of the newer females on the roster, such as Tegan Nox.
00:34:59This change of attitude, though, I think bodes well for the future of Xia Li.
00:35:04Is that how Wade Barrett, I mean, I should say Bad News Barrett was born?
00:35:07You know me, I make friends left, right, and center, Mike.
00:35:10Oh, and Tegan with a right hand!
00:35:12Tegan Nox!
00:35:12And Xia Li here on Friday Night's SmackDown.
00:35:16Tegan, of course, from Wales, just north of Cardiff.
00:35:19Big uppercut.
00:35:21Dropping Xia Li.
00:35:23Kind of brawling you learn on Caroline Street in Cardiff on a Friday night.
00:35:27Been there before, Cole.
00:35:28Tegan said her late grandfather encouraged her to be a superstar.
00:35:35Rise the ranks here in WWE as Tegan now goes to climb to the top rope.
00:35:40The Welsh firecracker in Tegan Nox fights every match like it's her last.
00:35:45We've spoken before about the knee issues she's suffered in the career.
00:35:49But wow, Xia Li don't care about any of that.
00:35:52She don't care about any fairy tale.
00:35:54Cover by Xia on Nox.
00:35:56Hook of the leg and a kick out.
00:35:57Xia Li, however, Wade has all the tools.
00:35:59Absolutely.
00:36:00One of the best strikers we've seen in the women's division
00:36:03has been involved in combat sports pretty much since she was born back in China.
00:36:08And now she's starting to show some of that aggression here on SmackDown.
00:36:12Trying to climb that ladder.
00:36:13You have to wonder if both of these superstars would be part of the 30 women Royal Rumble match.
00:36:20When I was a new superstar, I could not wait to gain entry into that Royal Rumble.
00:36:26I'm sure these two are absolutely the same.
00:36:28Two weeks from tomorrow, the road to WrestleMania begins.
00:36:32And think about it, Wade.
00:36:33You win the Royal Rumble.
00:36:35You main event WrestleMania battling for a championship.
00:36:38Make your career in that night.
00:36:39Legends born at the Royal Rumble.
00:36:41All the complaints that Xia Li has completely evaporate
00:36:46if she does indeed enter and win the Women's Royal Rumble.
00:36:49Straight in with the biggest opportunity you could imagine.
00:36:55Xia Li taking out her frustration now on Tegan Nox.
00:37:00Tegan Nox really struggling since that throw from the top rope
00:37:05finally showing a bit of response to this offense from Xia Li.
00:37:09Xia Li and Tegan changing blows here.
00:37:14Important matchup to move up in the SmackDown Women's Division.
00:37:17Of course, the current, the new champion, Charlotte Flair.
00:37:2014-time champ.
00:37:21Oh, we'll have a target on her back now.
00:37:23Nice throw by Xia Li.
00:37:24Absolutely.
00:37:25A lot of women in the locker room licking their chops
00:37:28at getting their opportunity at Charlotte Flair.
00:37:31We can tell you that Raquel Rodriguez-Lib Morgan match
00:37:33will be official later on tonight.
00:37:36Oh!
00:37:36With making the challenge to Raquel after slapping her across the face
00:37:40a few moments ago.
00:37:41There it is!
00:37:42The Shining Wizard from Tegan Nox for the win!
00:37:48Here is your winner, Tegan Nox!
00:37:53Mad Hulk win there for Tegan Nox.
00:37:56Shaking off whatever ring rush he may have had in the past,
00:37:59climbing the ladder here in the Women's Division.
00:38:01He calls it the World's Shiniest Wizard, and it is effective.
00:38:05Absolutely.
00:38:06Apparently blinded Xia Li with its masterclass right there, Cole.
00:38:10Well, switching gears to talk now about the SmackDown Tag Team Division
00:38:12and how it is heating up here in recent weeks.
00:38:15I want to take you back to last week
00:38:17in our main event here on Friday Night SmackDown.
00:38:19The Usos against Drew McIntyre and Sheamus for the Tag Team titles.
00:38:23Solo Sokoa would get involved, effectively taking Drew out of the matchup.
00:38:27And then Jimmy and Jay with a little double-tame action.
00:38:30The official never saw the assist.
00:38:32The Usos would retain.
00:38:34But what happened after we went off the airway
00:38:37when McIntyre and Sheamus were still in the ring?
00:38:40McIntyre and Sheamus despondent after the match,
00:38:42but this just shocked the world.
00:38:44The Viking Raiders, apparently on a mission from the gods,
00:38:48came in and brought hell to Sheamus and McIntyre.
00:38:53Couple of Ragnaroks for good measure.
00:38:56Statement made.
00:38:57The gods speak.
00:39:16I listen.
00:39:19We obey.
00:39:23I have seen true fallen warriors.
00:39:27Written in the runes.
00:39:31Sentenced to battle.
00:39:36Drew McIntyre.
00:39:40Sheamus.
00:39:44Suffering awaits.
00:39:52Pierce, Pierce, Pierce.
00:39:54We're going to make your job real easy.
00:39:57We want the Viking Raiders, and we want them tonight.
00:40:01Right?
00:40:04I hear you, big fella.
00:40:06But those lunatics can wait.
00:40:08I want the Usos now.
00:40:10My blood is up and ready, yeah?
00:40:12Your time is going to come, but the Vikings are not fussed.
00:40:17Yeah?
00:40:18I understand where you're coming from.
00:40:19You're frustrated.
00:40:20But gods will understand.
00:40:21You're going to listen to your elders and betters.
00:40:24You see, there was an old bull and a young bull at the top of the hill, yeah?
00:40:28All right, Yoda, now's not the time for stories.
00:40:30Now's the time for fame.
00:40:32I'm trying to talk thick against you.
00:40:33Guys, guys, guys, guys, look.
00:40:34I think I have a solution that'll make both of you happy.
00:40:37Next week, I'm starting a tag team tournament where the winners will face the Usos for the
00:40:41SmackDown Tag Team Championship.
00:40:43There you go.
00:40:43Championship?
00:40:44That's great.
00:40:46Now you're speaking a language, do you know what I mean?
00:40:48All right, all right.
00:40:49We've got ourselves half a solution.
00:40:52What about the Viking Raiders?
00:40:54All right, calm down.
00:40:55If you let me finish, you guys are in the tournament.
00:40:58And your first round match next week, you have the Viking Raiders.
00:41:04Perfect.
00:41:07And with this tag team tournament, why do you foresee?
00:41:13Banger.
00:41:14Bray Wyatt is live next.
00:41:31Bray Wyatt is live next.
00:42:01Bray Wyatt is live next.
00:42:03And we'd like to extend a special thank you to Hardy for Sold Out, an official theme song
00:42:11of the WWE Royal Rumble.
00:42:13It's from the album The Mockingbird and the Crow, available January 20th on Apple Music
00:42:17and Spotify.
00:42:17And Spotify, the Red Hot Party will perform live two weeks from tomorrow at the Royal Rumble.
00:42:24Bray Wyatt's
00:42:52I don't know.
00:43:22I don't know.
00:43:52I don't know.
00:44:22I don't know.
00:44:52I love you, I love you, I love you.
00:45:22I love you, I love you.
00:45:52You know, two weeks ago on Friday Night Smackdown, LA Knight had just challenged Bray Wyatt
00:45:59to a match at the Royal Rumble event, where the mysterious Uncle Howdy would make his
00:46:05way to the ring.
00:46:06And while that menacing apparition of Uncle Howdy was before us, the question was, what
00:46:14exactly is his intent?
00:46:18Well, his intent was to deliver his sister Abigail to Bray Wyatt!
00:46:23Chilling statement in the physical form sent to Bray Wyatt, but perhaps also in mental
00:46:30form delivered to a petrified LA Knight.
00:46:33Strange times indeed, but coming up two weeks from tomorrow, for the first time ever, the
00:46:39Mountain Dew pitch black match.
00:46:42It's unique.
00:46:43We've never seen it before.
00:46:44We don't know what to expect.
00:46:45All we've been told are, there are no rules.
00:46:47As anything goes, you only win via pinfall or submission.
00:46:51Green Bay.
00:47:19Green Bay.
00:47:21Green Bay.
00:47:22Green Bay.
00:47:23Green Bay.
00:47:24Green Bay.
00:47:25We're here.
00:47:26Green Bay.
00:47:27Green Bay.
00:47:28Green Bay.
00:47:29Green Bay.
00:47:30And ain't it wild, man?
00:47:32Ain't it wild how sometimes we forget who we are?
00:47:36We forget what it is that made us in the first place?
00:47:41yeah but all it takes all it takes is a little push to come along send you in the right direction
00:47:50and all of a sudden you understand all you had to do all along is revel in what you are
00:47:58and just like that all of a sudden it comes back to me I remember all the things that I've lost I
00:48:07remember that I am the color red in a world full of black and white that I am the eater of worlds
00:48:20that I am uncle howdy I am him I am the nagging conscience of a world that has thrown itself
00:48:30away tomorrow monsters I am everything I am Bray Wyatt
00:48:41and I know I know who I am man but who who are you at the royal rumble it will be my true rebirth
00:48:51a baptism in the dark and as for you LA Knight know this son when the lights go out you should run
00:49:11strong statement made by Bray Wyatt but someone else is going to make a strong statement of their
00:49:23own as they prepare to take on their former best friend tonight Sami Zayn Kevin Owens
00:49:28Kevin in a couple weeks at the royal rumble you'll have the opportunity
00:49:34are you happy are you happy about all of this you happy about what you're making me do tonight
00:49:45you know you you couldn't just leave it alone you couldn't just leave me on smackdown to do my thing
00:49:50with the bloodline you couldn't just stay on raw and I was on raw what I'm making you do I was on raw
00:49:55the bloodline came to raw every week running their mouth and then I decided I was going to take the
00:50:01bloodline out piece by piece if you happen to be one of those pieces that's your decision
00:50:05okay that's it I did I ask for this match tonight no did I ask for the tag match with Sina
00:50:12no you know who did Roman Reigns he's the one putting you in these situations because he's using
00:50:18you so he doesn't have to come to work this song and dance again when are you going to get it through
00:50:22your head I'm not being used Kevin all right how many times you got to see Roman hug me in the
00:50:29middle of the ring how many times you got to see me in the bloodline getting along for months
00:50:33and months you just don't understand this is family and it doesn't even matter because now
00:50:39I have to take care of business and I am proud to handle that business tonight
00:50:46good for you yeah good for me I'll see you out there
00:50:49I mentioned earlier a ton of pressure on Sami Zayn doing Roman Reigns bidding in our main event
00:50:59later on tonight
00:51:06the following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first from Elmwood Park New Jersey
00:51:13Liv Morgan is in action here tonight on Friday night Smackdown on Fox sponsored by
00:51:23Progressive you got to give Liv credit she wants to enter the Royal Rumble match
00:51:28at number one and then she stepped up and slapped Raquel Rodriguez
00:51:36Liv and Raquel go one-on-one live next on Friday night Smackdown
00:51:52next on Friday night Smackdown on Fox is in Titletown Green Bay we're right across the
00:52:11This is my ring.
00:52:41Hello, everyone. Welcome back to Friday Night Smackdown.
00:52:44I'm standing by with Intercontinental Champion Gunter.
00:52:48And Gunter, you were successful earlier tonight in retaining your title against Braun Strowman.
00:52:52Did that victory give you the momentum needed?
00:52:55Momentum is essential to success in our great sport.
00:53:01And Gunter, he set an example of what it means to be a true champion.
00:53:06Today is a glorious day because I've overcome my biggest challenge so far.
00:53:15For the love of our great sport and the honor of this great title, I've beaten Braun Strowman.
00:53:25But now it's time to capitalize on that and go on to the Royal Rumble.
00:53:29And from body after body of our sacred match and go on right by the ringer that I belongs to the main event of Wrestlemania.
00:53:45So Gunter joins a star-studded field of the men's Royal Rumble match.
00:53:49We also know this woman, Liv Morgan, the former SmackDown Women's Champion,
00:53:53and is also part of a women's Royal Rumble match two weeks from tomorrow.
00:54:04And her opponent from Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Raquel Rodriguez!
00:54:12Raquel Rodriguez will be entering her first ever Royal Rumble match in two weeks in her home state of Texas.
00:54:19Of course, the Alamo Dome in San Antonio.
00:54:22Raquel said earlier tonight, Wade, that she is built to win this.
00:54:26A star-studded field developing for the women's Royal Rumble and a start on the road for Wrestlemania.
00:54:32I think my pick is already in for the women's Royal Rumble match.
00:54:37It is that lady right there, Raquel, the biggest, strongest, most dominating force in the women's division.
00:54:46She's coming from the big one in two weeks from tomorrow.
00:54:49Remember, in the Royal Rumble match, it's every woman for themselves.
00:54:5230 women will enter.
00:54:54Over the top rope, both feet hitting the floor.
00:54:57You are eliminated.
00:54:59The last woman standing, main events Wrestlemania for the championship of her choosing.
00:55:05Raquel showing off her power and strength here.
00:55:07Oh, what a boot.
00:55:08You know, for Liv Morgan over the years, Wade, she'll be entering her sixth Royal Rumble match.
00:55:13It has been really feast or famine.
00:55:15Liv's going over the top rope.
00:55:16She'd be eliminated if that was the Royal Rumble.
00:55:18That would be out right there.
00:55:20You're absolutely right, Cole.
00:55:21In 2019, Liv Morgan set a record.
00:55:25She was eliminated in eight seconds.
00:55:27That's the fastest elimination in Royal Rumble history.
00:55:30However, last year, Liv Morgan lasted nearly 40 minutes in the Royal Rumble match, proving that she can win this thing.
00:55:38And Morgan sending Raquel into the corner.
00:55:40Well, listen, Cole, there was a leopard on the loose in Dallas Zoo today, but we have an absolute nutcase on the loose here in Green Bay.
00:55:49Oh, not only did Liv Morgan...
00:55:51Cover by Raquel, and a kick out at two and a half.
00:55:55Not only did Liv Morgan slap the biggest, strongest woman in the locker room in Raquel,
00:56:01she also said she wanted to enter at number one in the Royal Rumble match.
00:56:07You've got to be out of your damn mind, Michael Cole.
00:56:09What was it, a leopard?
00:56:10It was a little leopard, yeah.
00:56:11I think they caught it.
00:56:12Awesome.
00:56:13And now Morgan trying to fight out of this.
00:56:15Raquel gets hung up at the top rope, and now Morgan with an opportunity to do what she may be able to do at the Rumble in two weeks,
00:56:20and that is try to eliminate Raquel over the top rope.
00:56:23Not a day, Liv.
00:56:25Look, size is a massive advantage in the Royal Rumble match.
00:56:28The bigger they are, the harder it is to throw them over the top rope, as Liv Morgan just demonstrated.
00:56:33Well, and that's the reason that Braun Strowman, Brock Lesnar hold the record for most eliminations in one single Rumble match.
00:56:39It's 13 each.
00:56:41Again, power, Braun, strength come into play in your favor in the Royal Rumble.
00:56:47That'd be almighty Bobby Lassie.
00:56:48He might be my pick to win the men's run.
00:56:50Look at Morgan, though.
00:56:51Morgan's snapping.
00:56:52Raquel can't even figure out what the hell Liv's doing.
00:56:55Liv Morgan is a sadist and a masochist.
00:56:57But again, Wade, it's not unprecedented, you know, that smaller, oh, individuals can win the Rumble match.
00:57:04Rey Mysterio's done it.
00:57:05Shawn Michaels has done it.
00:57:07Shawn Michaels won't appreciate you calling him a smaller individual, I'll tell you that.
00:57:11Oh, look at Raquel!
00:57:12She would have been eliminated if this was the Rumble match.
00:57:15And Liv Morgan proving that, indeed, Raquel may be the biggest and the strongest, but she is not immune to elimination of the Rumble.
00:57:23Back it up, Liv.
00:57:24Back it up, let's go.
00:57:26And now Liv Morgan out to the floor.
00:57:31Again, the power of Raquel.
00:57:33Gonna drive Liv.
00:57:34No, Raquel's driven into the post.
00:57:35Liv Morgan now doing a nice job of utilizing Raquel's momentum against her once.
00:57:41Getting her over the top rope.
00:57:43Now into the steps and this new attitude paying dividends for Morgan, Wade.
00:57:48I'm not quite sure how we'd describe it, but she's different.
00:57:54Demented grin on her face when delivering and receiving pain, it would seem.
00:57:59Not many people who would ever want to enter the Royal Rumble number one.
00:58:03As you take a look at Raquel being sent into the steel steps.
00:58:07What Lesnar did a couple of years ago, he wanted to enter number one, but you in far between.
00:58:12Yeah, you mean an absolute miracle.
00:58:14Your best bet getting entered at number 30 or thereabouts.
00:58:18Seems like Liv Morgan is now taking this one to the extreme.
00:58:23Morgan pouring out a table.
00:58:25Liv Morgan ever since losing the SmackDown Women's Championship has been in a much different state of mind, to say the least.
00:58:38I've loved Liv Morgan's turn to the extreme of light.
00:58:41It's given her a new edge.
00:58:43This is a completely different Liv Morgan to the one that we've seen in previous Royal Rumble matches.
00:58:48Liv back into the ring so she could break the count.
00:58:50Now setting up the table once again.
00:58:52Again, this is not an anything-goes match, so not quite sure what Liv is trying to accomplish here.
00:58:58Except to continue to cause damage to Raquel Rodriguez and show the locker room that she is indeed not quite stable.
00:59:08And Liv now headed up to the top rope.
00:59:12And Rodriguez rolling out of harm's way.
00:59:15Back into the ring.
00:59:20Took way too long to get that set up.
00:59:23High risk and Raquel swatted Morgan away.
00:59:26Just too much time for Raquel to recover from the beating that she had received.
00:59:31And now Raquel powering Liv up for the Tejana bomb.
00:59:36Cover by Rodriguez.
00:59:37Stacking up Morgan.
00:59:38Raquel with the win.
00:59:39Here is your winner, Raquel Rodriguez.
00:59:49Raquel showing she's the biggest and the strongest as she swats Morgan away.
00:59:54Liv Morgan needs to understand that everybody has their limitations.
00:59:59And she found hers today in the form of Raquel Rodriguez.
01:00:05Raquel hitting top four just at the right time ahead of the Women's Royal Rumble matchup.
01:00:11But Liv Morgan did show us in that matchup that you can eliminate anyone at any time.
01:00:15And remember, the winner of the Royal Rumble matches go on to Main Event Wrestlemania.
01:00:20The winner of the Women's match could either pick the Raw Women's Champion or perhaps the SmackDown Women's Champion to Main Event Wrestlemania with.
01:00:28In the case of SmackDown, it could be Charlotte Flair.
01:00:31The 14-time champion last week found herself in an impromptu match against Sonya Deville.
01:00:36And this was a competitive battle wave.
01:00:38Yeah, a real shock matchup.
01:00:41Didn't see it coming.
01:00:42Could have caught Charlotte Flair cold.
01:00:45However, no.
01:00:46As we said, class is permanent.
01:00:48And once you're in the center of that ring in the figure-eight leg lock, it is good night no matter who you are.
01:00:55Successful first offense for Charlotte Flair.
01:01:02I don't even know why I tried with you.
01:01:04I don't even know why I came in here.
01:01:06Because you're unreasonable.
01:01:07I can't even speak to you.
01:01:09What I am saying for the fifth time is I want a rematch against Charlotte Flair.
01:01:15I understand.
01:01:16I understand what you're saying.
01:01:17I just can't give you a rematch.
01:01:19You lost.
01:01:19It's not how it works, Sonya.
01:01:21Oh, really?
01:01:22You're going to tell me how it works around here?
01:01:24That's interesting.
01:01:25Or are you telling me how it works around here for Charlotte Flair?
01:01:28Think about this just for a second.
01:01:30Yeah.
01:01:30All Charlotte did was exactly what you did.
01:01:32She walked down to the ring.
01:01:33She called her shot against Ronda Rousey.
01:01:35You walked down to the ring.
01:01:36You called her shot against Charlotte Flair.
01:01:37The only difference is Charlotte won.
01:01:41And you lost.
01:01:42You know what's so interesting to me?
01:01:44How unreasonable you're being with me.
01:01:47Let me guess.
01:01:48You probably want me to go enter the Royal Rumble and earn another opportunity by, what,
01:01:53mulling through 29 other women to get back to Charlotte where I already am?
01:01:56I am going to find a way to make that rematch official.
01:02:08Well, as Sonya contemplates how to do that, we can tell you in two weeks, Kevin Owens get
01:02:16Roman Reigns for the indisputed title at the Royal Rumble event.
01:02:19But tonight he faces Sami Zayn.
01:02:21As Sami continues his quest to curry favor and perhaps become an official part of the bloodline.
01:02:27They meet in our main event live next.
01:02:30Rick Flair was never a character.
01:02:37It's been my life.
01:02:40The good and the bad.
01:02:44Fair to say, I'm a complicated man.
01:02:49He was ahead of his time.
01:02:50He was very colorful.
01:02:52Just unbelievably captivated.
01:02:54The most prolific talker.
01:02:57The greatest world champion of all time.
01:02:58Willing to do it his way, no matter the consequences.
01:03:03People are starting to worry about him.
01:03:05Rick Flair, are you kidding me?
01:03:06My dad has to slow down.
01:03:08How the hell is he doing this?
01:03:09It was almost like he wanted to die.
01:03:11I don't know how he survived.
01:03:13People keep reminding me that I should be dead.
01:03:18Woo!
01:03:24Super Wild Card Weekend on Fox starts tomorrow with the Seahawks taking on the 49ers.
01:03:28Pre-game coverage starts at 2.30 with kickoff at 4.30.
01:03:32Then on Sunday, Saquon Barkley and the Giants take on Kirk Cousins and the Vikings at 4 Eastern.
01:03:37All on Fox and the Fox Sports app.
01:03:43Wait, look!
01:03:44It's back in the line for Mary.
01:03:46That's Sonya Deville and the SmackDown Women's Champion, Charlotte Flair.
01:03:49Get off me!
01:03:51Get off me!
01:03:52Get off me!
01:03:53Oh, hey!
01:03:54You gotta listen up!
01:03:55You gotta listen up!
01:03:56Come on, hey!
01:03:57Oh, hey!
01:03:58Come on!
01:03:59You can't fly back here!
01:04:00Leave it!
01:04:01I didn't start it!
01:04:02Relax!
01:04:03Oh!
01:04:04Come on!
01:04:05Come on, Charlotte!
01:04:06Come on!
01:04:08Break it up!
01:04:11Hey!
01:04:12Come on!
01:04:13I'm sorry!
01:04:14Hands up!
01:04:15Hands up!
01:04:16Whoa, whoa, whoa!
01:04:17Whoa!
01:04:18That's enough!
01:04:19That's enough!
01:04:20That's enough!
01:04:21That's enough!
01:04:22Get it back.
01:04:23Get it back.
01:04:24That's enough.
01:04:25I stopped.
01:04:26It's over.
01:04:26Okay.
01:04:28It's over.
01:04:29It's over.
01:04:30No!
01:04:32Come on!
01:04:33finally some separation between charlotte and deville well i'll give sonja deville some credit
01:04:58she said she was going to get herself a rematch and that might well be enough to convince charlotte
01:05:03flair to step back in the ring well obviously sonja deville will not take no for an answer
01:05:08neither apparently will cody rhodes who last year made the unlikeliest return in wwe history
01:05:19six full years i didn't think i was coming back i'm going to do it for you i'm going to do it
01:05:28for me and i am going to do it for the american dream dusty roads
01:05:33it is a perfect alignment of all the stars
01:05:40hody rhodes suffered a partial pectoral tear then working out he tore the pectoral muscle
01:05:47right off the bone having gone this long i almost felt bulletproof
01:05:52i had been doing this since i was 20 years old no major injuries i was adamant that i could perform
01:05:59that i compete these people pay their money you know and i get the chance to do that so i can't
01:06:05complain no human being could have kept me from getting in the ring
01:06:08it's like oxygen i needed to be in the ring that night
01:06:24oh my gosh
01:06:29i can't even fathom
01:06:38oh my chest was heavily damaged i had a full tear it wasn't a matter of sympathy it was more of a
01:06:47matter of this is safe is this this is cool the only thing i really vividly remember from the match was
01:06:58i hit a springboard cutter
01:07:00and i thought i was about to vomit because i had cramped up the attachment that's on my collarbone
01:07:10and my peck was still attached to you
01:07:14you don't want to see it but you can't look away i was the car wreck
01:07:26i have not watched that match back
01:07:40it resonates with people and man i'm very proud of that but i don't think i can ever watch it back
01:07:45because it's a little scary i clearly am willing to sacrifice a lot
01:07:52the reception was really somber because you knew i needed to go get surgery
01:08:07cody sustained a complete rupture of his pectoralis major on the right side
01:08:20i think that there's some nerves on his end he's never had a major surgery before
01:08:24i hope that this is the worst of it things went better than planned in that we thought it was a
01:08:32muscular injury not a tendon injury and that's uh better the real meat of this is it has to heal
01:08:46so i'm lying in a hospital bed and the questions start creeping in was the surgery a success
01:08:55how long until i'm back will i be as good as i was
01:09:02i'm almost ashamed to admit it but am i willing to go down the road that's in front of me
01:09:08to get back to the level that i was at
01:09:13i know the work begins now
01:09:25it is time now for our main event
01:09:32the following contest is scheduled for one fall introducing first from montreal quevette canada
01:09:44weighing in at 212 pounds sammy zayn
01:09:50paul hayman told sammy zayn earlier tonight that roman reigns said that sammy zayn must do this on his own
01:09:57for us out of love hayman said roman reigns is in all of you sammy zayn sammy said the tribal chief
01:10:05made the right call that is not a prediction it's a spoiler
01:10:12and tonight friday night smackdown on fox in green bay is sponsored by progressive insurance say when you
01:10:19bundle auto home or motorcycle insurance sammy zayn has called this the most important match of his
01:10:27career can sammy zayn solve the kevin owens problem for roman reigns will sammy zayn finally be able to
01:10:37drop the honorary and honorary use we'll find out it's live it's next on smackdown
01:10:48time is running out for ray mysterio he will clash with kerry and cross two weeks from tonight
01:10:54the night before the royal rumble here on smackdown
01:10:57because there ain't nobody ko and roman reigns go one-on-one for the undisputed wwe title at the
01:11:06royal rumble but next week on smackdown live from detroit we'll make it official with a face-to-face
01:11:13contract signing expect fireworks i'm sure nothing will happen there and also we know the usos will face
01:11:19the judgment day at some point for the raw tag team titles but who will challenge the usos for the
01:11:24smackdown tag team titles the tournament starts next week mcintyre and sheamus look for payback
01:11:29against the viking raiders in detroit on smackdown meanwhile most important match of his career
01:11:36that's what sammy zayn has told us he takes on his former best friend kevin owens looks to once
01:11:42again and dear himself to roman reigns of the bloodline tonight
01:11:56kevin owens what a coup he pulled off last week he picked his spot
01:12:12he preyed on the emotions of roman reigns who was in the ring losing his temperament berating sammy zayn
01:12:19kevin owens got roman reigns to agree in the heat of the moment to defend the undisputed championship
01:12:27against him two weeks from tomorrow at the royal rumble event owens with an opportunity to finally
01:12:34win the gold kind of got to get to the royal rumble first though hasn't he kevin owens burning the candle
01:12:42at both ends lately took on the new wrestling god corbin on raw beating him and then now he's got his
01:12:51hands full with the honorary ooze sammy zayn owens has been a universal champion before he had a great rivalry
01:12:57with roman reigns a couple of years ago controversial endings to the matchups looks to write the wrongs in
01:13:04his word at the rumble in two weeks
01:13:14two plus decades of friendship sammy zayn will throw that away as he tries to again endear himself
01:13:19to the bloodline tonight how about roman reigns last week lashing out at sammy zayn blaming him for the
01:13:25loss against kevin owens and john cena and boy did roman reigns tone change when he found out that he
01:13:32had to face kevin owens and he agreed to that match up at the royal rumble all of a sudden roman's in
01:13:36the back of the locker room and what's he doing he's apologizing to sammy because he needs sammy to
01:13:41do his dirty work here tonight against owens man you're drinking the kevin owens kool-aid aren't you
01:13:46all right kevin owens has had issues with sammy zayn in the bloodline from day one and he would
01:13:52love to be the reason that it all blows up in sammy zayn's face
01:13:56kevin owens kevin owens very good bluntly told zayn earlier tonight the bloodline is using you
01:14:12sammy zayn said i'm not being used this is family something you wouldn't understand kevin 20 years of
01:14:19friendship blah blah blah wrestling in bingo halls that nobody cares about anyway sammy zayn has
01:14:27sammy zayn has grown up and moved on ko needs to as well
01:14:33take another look at sammy zayn putting it all on the line here tonight again months and months of this
01:14:40sammy zayn kissing up to roman reigns begging for roman reigns appreciation for roman reigns to accept him
01:14:47for roman reigns to bring him into the bloodline and yet after all of that honorary is still in
01:14:52front of sammy zayn's name because good people take time michael cole
01:14:59kevin owens unloading on sammy you know it's gonna kill ko to have to do this after everything
01:15:04he and sammy have been through it kills me having to listen to you because sammy zayn's career has
01:15:09never been hotter than it is right here right now why is that it's thanks to the bloodline and it's
01:15:14thanks thanks to roman reigns to start showing just a smidge out of appreciation i guess that's
01:15:19a way to look at sammy zayn with a shot to the face of kevin owens and sammy zayn with owens on the
01:15:26apron oh my goodness dropping on to the back of his neck zayn in control on smackdown
01:15:37we are jam-packed to the rafters here tonight in green bay wisconsin for friday night smackdown on fox
01:15:43sammy zayn has called it the most important match of his career take out kevin owens solve
01:15:47the kevin owens problem before roman reigns defends the championship against ko two weeks from tomorrow
01:15:52at the rumble bloodline simply do not lose roman x number 100 days as the wwe universal champion
01:16:02usos record-breaking tag range solo sokoa undefeated since arriving at smackdown and you
01:16:08notice none of them are here tonight cover by sammy zayn hook of the leg that is because paul
01:16:12heyman told roman reigns another cover by sammy zayn because sammy zayn has to prove he can do it on
01:16:17his own that's what heyman told sammy zayn is kevin owens now that's great leadership roman isn't
01:16:23asking anything from sammy zayn that he can't do himself well perhaps he can't do it himself that's why
01:16:29he has sammy zayn doing his dirty work you ever think of that nonsense you know to prove yourself as a
01:16:34gold star in the bloodline and you don't have to make the grain and it's sad to see sammy zayn very
01:16:39proud of what he's accomplished in his career have to get to this point where he's been groveling for
01:16:44months for the acceptance of roman reigns and the bloodline you want to know the dirty truth every
01:16:50single superstar in the locker room would love to switch places with sammy zayn and be able to
01:16:56grovel at the feet of the tribal chief if they even got a hint of a chance of being able to join the
01:17:01plug you're on because kevin owens would never do that okay one extra hang on a second maybe he
01:17:08says that but if he ever got the opportunity he might change his tune kevin owens sammy zayn battling
01:17:14it out sammy zayn has been dominating much of this matchup especially after dropping kevin owens in the
01:17:19back of his neck on the apron before the commercial break ko though the prize fighter trying to fight back
01:17:25he understands what's at stake in two weeks at the rumble you win that match you stop the record-setting
01:17:31rate of roman reigns main event wrestlemania as the champion perhaps sammy zayn has to have the
01:17:37match of his life tonight against his all-time number one opponent he knows the stakes he knows
01:17:43that he is staring down the barrel of oblivion if he does not pull off victory tonight sammy zayn
01:17:49looked like he was going to go for a superplex kevin able to block now off the headbutt kevin owens going
01:17:54up to the top rope kevin owens gonna fly with a splash to zayn can owens capitalize cover on sammy
01:18:01hook of the leg kick out at two and your sammy zayn what's going through your mind there realizing oh
01:18:07my and i almost lost what's roman reigns thinking as owens delivers the splash potentially it was your
01:18:12intestines going through your mind at that point as the full way of kevin owens hanging in the air before
01:18:18coming crashing down on the sternum of sammy zayn so let me ask you point blank zayn wins tonight is he in the
01:18:24the bloodline look far be it from me to second guess the movements of the tribal chief but i'll
01:18:30say he would be at least one step closer to being an official bloodline member should he pull off
01:18:36victory and pop a powerbomb sammy zayn able to avoid and now sammy turns it into a little thunderbomb
01:18:41cover on owens for the win kick out by ko what if zayn loses tonight it doesn't bear thinking about and i'll
01:18:49go as far as this if ko wants to insist that he is a friend of sammy zayn he needs to lie there and lose
01:18:58this match for his apparent friend of 20 years can you listen to yourself like seriously i'm a great
01:19:03commentator cole you should start listening to it teach you a triple two the intensity the anger
01:19:11boiling over now between kevin owens and sammy zayn so much at stake here tonight ko loves nothing more
01:19:17than april no hope oh and it's better dropping kevin owens on his face who pops into a clothesline
01:19:23but better down high stakes high pressure here on smackdown
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01:20:15eight seven central only on usa what a match this has been here on friday night smackdown on fox
01:20:23kevin owens sammy zayn zayn trying to once again prove himself to roman reigns in the bloodline
01:20:28kevin owens looking to quell that momentum and prepare himself for reigns at the rumble
01:20:33owens top rope small time knees up by sammy cover for the win to prove to the bloodline he can do it
01:20:40what a kick at it too oh man these two blowing the roof off this building in green bay i mean
01:20:47be no solace to sammy zayn if he doesn't pull off the victory this was during the commercial break
01:20:52sammy zayn with a tornado ddt almost had kevin owens sammy could not believe that ko kicked out and the
01:20:59match continues zayn and owens back and forth here on smackdown both men have been battered from pillar to
01:21:05post out this much the question is who wants it more at this stage for me that has to be sammy zayn
01:21:12it is win or out
01:21:17now this is awesome chant here in green bay which is jam-packed tonight for friday night smackdown
01:21:24kevin owens has so much at stake too to continue to build momentum to try to divide the bloodline as
01:21:31he heads into the undisputed championship match with roman in two weeks kevin owens hooks the leg oh my
01:21:38goodness
01:21:42brain buster by owens off the ropes sammy zayn's entire frame contorted at a horrible angle on that landing
01:21:52too much taken out of ko to pull out a quick bin though critical cover now cover two count kick out
01:22:00at the last minute for sammy zayn and there was barely anything in that kick out at all a split
01:22:07second earlier for ko and this one was over cold sammy zayn think about it he's putting it all on the
01:22:13line he's leaving it out out there for the bloodline and roman reigns who in this uh in my estimation
01:22:21this is my opinion only a bloodline that has been using sammy zayn for months and months now
01:22:28kevin owens hammering away on zay both men back to their feet
01:22:32former best friends now bitter rivals again exploded by sammy went for the clothesline another one to
01:22:38owens how much does kevin have left two horrible high landings on the back of the neck of kevin owens
01:22:45trying to get himself out of dodge apparently has no idea where he's at but here's the deal
01:22:53here's the deal zayn is set up in the corner kevin owens doesn't know where he is sammy zayn
01:22:58as kevin owens get to rights sammy zayn could go for the haruba kick hair meanwhile what the hell are they
01:23:06doing here
01:23:08hey except the usos solo the bloodline weren't here it's gonna be part of roland's master plan to take
01:23:16out kevin owens
01:23:20look at zayn zayn can't believe it sammy zayn can't believe that the bloodline attacked kevin owens
01:23:31sammy was out here trying to prove himself to roman and i think it's sammy's mind wave
01:23:36not about winning a match cole it's about the greater good of the bloodline and roman reigns
01:23:54sammy zayn still questioning what has happened here and now the usos pan out our announce table
01:24:00kevin owens at this rate isn't going to make it to the rumble
01:24:09kevin owens trying to fight back though
01:24:13solo sokoa now with a spike and on the kick
01:24:21and now the usos and solo sokoa again there's some owens fight by solo sokoa to kevin owens
01:24:30a pack of wild dogs let's not forget what ko did for the bloodline with a steel chair this past
01:24:36mother kevin owens gasping for you man i'm doing my job hey for the bloodline
01:24:43tribal chief sent me to take care of business give me some dog give me some you did good
01:24:49kevin owens you did good
01:24:53you did it sammy zayn was a good soldier tonight
01:24:59i guess sammy zayn is buying into this once again
01:25:07it's easy oh damn
01:25:11i guess if you think garbage enough you're finally gonna eat it right
01:25:13i don't forget saying that one
01:25:18solo sokoa sokoa meanwhile on the barricade what the hell
01:25:23solo sokoa
01:25:32somewhere the undisputed champion roman waynes has got a massive smile on his face
01:25:39the bloodline reigns supreme standing over a fallen kevin owens always is supposed to show up in
01:26:00detroit next week and sign a contract with roman reigns with their match at the rumble i'm not
01:26:07sure what stadium be in after this attack by the bloodline who we were led to believe weren't even
01:26:14here wade there's always a plan when it comes to roman reigns and the bloodline oh and that involved a nasty samolan spike
01:26:25followed by this for solo sokoa
01:26:31what an asset he is for the bloodline the bloodline did what they're supposed to do
01:26:38they backed up the tribal chief they laid out kevin owens here tonight on friday night smackdown
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