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WWE SummerSlam _ Sunday Aug 03, 2025 - Dominik Mysterio Vs AJ Styles _ Intercontinental Championship Match
WWE SummerSlam _ Sunday Aug 03, 2025 - Dominik Mysterio Vs AJ Styles _ Intercontinental Championship Match
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00:00This is the time now, now we're coming for ya.
00:13That's why I'm coming for ya.
00:16I don't stop, I'm still.
00:17Now we're coming for ya.
00:19I'm feeling a danger.
00:20That's why I'm coming for ya.
00:23I'm the only one now.
00:26I'm the only one now.
00:29The following contest scheduled for one fall is for
00:33the Intercontinental Championship.
00:37Introducing first from San Diego, California,
00:42weighing in at 200 pounds, representing the Judgment Day.
00:48He is the Intercontinental Champion,
00:53the third, Dominik Mysterio.
00:58In the buildup to SummerSlam,
01:03Wingstop provided fans the opportunity to vote on what fest Dominik Mysterio wore
01:09during his entrance.
01:11The winner was option three, the Long Skeleton Fest.
01:15Huge thanks to all who voted.
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01:22Dominik Mysterio says he's celebrating his 20th anniversary of WWE this year,
01:2720 years ago at SummerSlam.
01:29Rey Mysterio battled Eddie Guerrero in a ladder match for
01:33custody of Dominik Mysterio.
01:38Dominik still rubbing salt in his dad's wounds,
01:41and I'm gonna defend the championship tonight wearing a prototype of the gear
01:47that my dad wore at SummerSlam in that ladder match for the custody of me.
01:52Forget about the deadbeat dad.
01:55This is the new and improved vision of what a Mysterio can be.
02:00Dirty Dom, AKA, The Mac.
02:19What the hell is this?
02:25No, hell won't none.
02:26Ain't looking scared, no, they don't bloody want none.
02:30We see southern boys with the father's strength.
02:33Ain't nobody man enough to feel the pain.
02:36And you compete next, you better give respect.
02:39Speaking of Eddie Guerrero,
02:42AJ Styles' son Avery arriving in a low rider tonight
02:47on the 20th anniversary of the Eddie Ray ladder match from SummerSlam.
02:52Viva La Raza!
02:55Introducing the challenger, from Gainesville, Georgia.
03:04Wade in for 220 pounds, the phenomenal AJ Styles.
03:14Wade, AJ Styles one-upping Dominik Mysterio in the mind games here tonight.
03:19I talked to AJ earlier today.
03:20He said, Cole, I gotta surprise you.
03:22Check out my tights when I come to the ring tonight.
03:25I didn't know what he was talking about.
03:26Now I'm putting two and two together.
03:28The low rider, the tights, that's Eddie Guerrero gear there for this matchup tonight.
03:34Yeah, that's the gear Eddie wore against Ray at SummerSlam 2005 in the match for
03:40custody of Dominik Mysterio.
03:43And the message is not very subtle, is it?
03:47Tonight, Dom, I'm your pappy.
03:50AJ Styles talked to me during the kickoff show on Friday in Newark and told me this could be it.
03:58This could be his last SummerSlam.
04:00So he's gonna come out here tonight and win his second Intercontinental Championship.
04:05Well, first of all, AJ Styles is not fevering anyone's raza tonight.
04:10He's not even Mexican.
04:13And secondly, playing off the most traumatic moment of Dominik Mysterio's childhood.
04:20And a childhood full of trauma is absolutely disgraceful from AJ Styles.
04:25Well, maybe you're not even English.
04:28The match tonight is brought to you by Wingstop.
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04:41Technically, I'm a dual citizen among English and American.
04:45Yeah, I know, I hear that every week.
04:46Nonetheless, SummerSlam and Intercontinental titles have been such a rich tradition.
04:52This is for the Intercontinental Championship 16 times at SummerSlam.
04:58The Intercontinental title has changed hands.
05:01Will that happen again tonight?
05:03Think about all the great battles for this title over the years.
05:06SummerSlam 88, Ultimate Warrior.
05:09Ending the long winning streak of the hockey top man.
05:151991, Bret Hart winning his first Intercontinental title.
05:1892 in what was voted the greatest SummerSlam match of all time.
05:22The British Bulldog, Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship.
05:2597, Stone Cold Steve Austin's first Intercontinental Championship win.
05:30And tonight, AJ Styles, Dominik Mysterio, do it again.
05:33The way this has started, it's not gonna be a classic.
05:37It's one way traffic so far.
05:40And again, we mentioned it earlier in the countdown show.
05:42Big match for Dominik Mysterio tonight.
05:44He wants to prove he belongs on the big stage.
05:47In these type of matches, he can do that by beating Styles.
05:50Yeah, take on a former world champion and beat him on your own
05:53without any help from anyone would be a massive feat.
05:56But it's certainly one Dom is capable of.
05:59But right now, Dom can't get out the blocks.
06:02His head is all over the place, next to the antics of AJ Styles.
06:05And that's a good point, Wade.
06:06He's got a lot on his mind.
06:08Of course, Liv Morgan, his girlfriend out with injury.
06:10Dominik's got a big match for the AAA mega title in two weeks of Triple Mania.
06:14Oh, that fatal four-way as now he takes control of AJ Styles.
06:19And right there was the brilliance of Dom Mysterio.
06:21That 619 taking down this Eddie Guerrero phony AJ Styles.
06:27I don't think he's being a phony.
06:28I just think he's paying homage to the man.
06:29But Dominik Mysterio now gonna climb the ropes up over the top and takes out Styles.
06:37And one of the things about AJ that I was a bit concerned about coming into this match tonight
06:43was the fact that perhaps AJ was overlooking Dominik Mysterio.
06:46Dominik's been playing this cat and mouse game with him for a number of weeks.
06:49AJ Styles perhaps overlooked the champ.
06:53Who hasn't overlooked Dom Mysterio over the past few years?
06:57Everyone, and guess what?
06:58They've all been proven wrong and will continue to be proven wrong.
07:02There's a little Eddie Guerrero for you, AJ, I don't feel.
07:05A kick out by Styles for the referee.
07:08Eddie Arengo could get in position.
07:11And Dominik Mysterio now looking to wear down AJ Styles.
07:16I mean, now this game plan of AJ Styles to where the Eddie gear has simply been a
07:21red rag to a Toro.
07:23That's a pull.
07:25Thanks, Wade.
07:26No problem.
07:26I know you need a little help every now and again.
07:28And it's all about Dirty Dom Mysterio now.
07:31Dominik Mysterio won the Intercontinental title back at WrestleMania in the Fatal
07:36Four-Way match when he actually pinned his Judgment Day teammate Finn Balor.
07:41Important to remember here, Dirty Dom hasn't actually competed since early June,
07:44thanks to a multitude of injuries keeping him out.
07:48He had one injury, he had a rib issue.
07:50A rib issue and obviously it sink into other body parts, he was-
07:54Uh-oh, went for Hurricane Rana, and AJ Styles has him in position perhaps for
07:59a Styles Clash here and Dominik fights out of it.
08:03Danger moment there for Dirty Dominik Mysterio, but he sensed it.
08:07And scarped out of there in a hurry.
08:08And AJ Styles with a tornado DDT launching himself off the ropes.
08:14And both men are down in a critical moment in this match.
08:17Yeah, you can tell AJ is hurting at this point.
08:20He's taking a lot of abuse in the early goings, but this was executed perfectly.
08:24Unfortunately for AJ hurting so badly, he wasn't able to leap up and capitalize on it.
08:31And a great night here, SummerSlam Sunday, 56,000 plus in attendance at MetLife Stadium.
08:37The lights are on, spotlights on the Intercontinental Championship.
08:41Dominik turned inside out.
08:43And Styles now with that running, sliding forearm and Dominik's on the ropes.
08:48And again, that second win now is AJ and looking incredibly rapid with it.
08:54SummerSlam has been pretty good to AJ Styles, beat John Cena here at one point in his career.
09:01Covered by Styles for the Intercontinental title, kick out by Mysterio.
09:05I think you could literally name any PLE of the year, and they've all been very good to AJ Styles,
09:10because that's how successful he has been since arriving back at the Royal Rumble in 2016 here.
09:17It's been a golden time for AJ, will it continue tonight?
09:20AJ Styles again, looking to put Mysterio away, and there's a PLE kick by AJ, and Dominik's down.
09:28This really is AJ Styles at his very best, and at the moment, Dominik does not have an answer.
09:35Styles launched out to the apron by the champ, forearm caught Dominik in the nose.
09:39How quick are those reflexes of AJ Styles still to this point, 26 years deep?
09:44Phenomenal forearm, Dominik ducks underneath, AJ rolls through, caught himself in the apron,
09:48and Dominik with a Michinoku driver.
09:51Here's the cover, is it enough to retain the title?
09:54Kick out by Styles.
09:55Both men with such brilliant reflexes there.
09:58First of all, AJ leaping with the attempt of the phenomenal forearm, but the slip that
10:04caught him up in the ropes, that's all that Dom needed to get up with that Michinoku driver.
10:10And Dom just continues to grow in this game.
10:13Well, there's no doubt about that, I agree with you, Ray.
10:15I mean, Dominik Mysterio has grown leaps and bounds over the past couple of years.
10:20And now Dominik, we've been talking a lot about Eddie Guerrero tonight.
10:25And these are the three amigos that Eddie made famous.
10:29This is the modern day Eddie Guerrero.
10:32Let's not go that far quite yet.
10:34I don't think we're going far enough.
10:37And AJ Styles drops Dominik on the back of his head, that brain buster by Styles.
10:44Oh man, that was vicious from AJ Styles, just like it was closing things out,
10:50straight down on the top of the neck and the shoulders.
10:55And Dom's barely moved ever since.
10:58AJ Styles trying to pull Dominik into position.
11:04AJ, a former Intercontinental Champion, former WWE Champ as well.
11:10Went for a frog splash, a la Eddie.
11:14And Dominik got the knees up, and now Dominik with an opportunity.
11:18Real toughness from Dominik Mysterio, ready to capitalize.
11:21And now AJ in position.
11:24Turning disaster into opportunity.
11:26The move that Dominik took from his dad, Rey Mysterio, the 619.
11:31And now Dominik going up top, looking to put AJ away.
11:37For his own frog splash, AJ Styles caught him.
11:40God.
11:40And looking for the calf crusher now.
11:42What a transition from AJ.
11:44Yeah, looking for a calf crusher on Dominik Mysterio here by AJ Styles.
11:49If Dominik taps out, we've got a new Intercontinental Champion.
11:52Turning this matchup on a dime.
11:54Was AJ Styles so inventive there?
11:58And desperately trying to grab the rope and makes it.
12:02Yeah, Dominik, he has champion's advantage.
12:05AJ's gotta pin or submit him.
12:06And Dominik making it in the ropes will force a break.
12:09Frustrating for AJ Styles, who must have smelt victory on that one.
12:15Thought he was adding to that trophy cabinet with Intercontinental Championship gold.
12:22And Dominik trying to fight out of the corner, and he does.
12:27Dirty Dom.
12:29Sends AJ face first into the turnbuckle.
12:32A millionth of a second away from Collider, but just at the right time,
12:36Dirty Dom, who is now- Well, the official,
12:41Eddie Arango, pretty much caught Dominik there, and what are you doing?
12:45And it's not illegal to take it off, to then drive an opponent-
12:49Exactly. Intentionally into the corner,
12:51would be a disqualification, but- And the official is trying to put the pad
12:55back on, as Dominik now has the steel chair in hand.
12:58And that was the trap, distract the referee with the turnbuckle, and then pounce with the steel.
13:03Oh, tossing it to AJ.
13:07Talk about some lying, cheating, and stealing, and AJ Styles turns it around.
13:12Stop it, that's not what happened, referee.
13:15Vintage Eddie Guerrero here.
13:17Well, the referee doesn't know what happened.
13:19Of all the dirty tricks AJ Styles, that's disgusting.
13:22Well, the issue is, the official had no idea what happened, so the matchup's gonna continue,
13:31and AJ Styles makes Dirty Dom pay.
13:34That was right out of Eddie's playbook, lying, cheating, and stealing.
13:38A wild couple of moments there, could have gone either way, but wow,
13:42great reactions once again from dirty Dominik Mysterio.
13:47And now Dom, with AJ Styles after getting hung up on the top rope.
13:55AJ Styles, look back to his feet, and a little payback there.
13:59Catching Dirty Dom in the nether regions.
14:03Right now Liv Morgan will be in a blind panic watching this one.
14:08Doesn't bode well for the next few weeks, does it?
14:10And it doesn't bode well for the next few minutes of this match for Dirty Dominik Mysterio.
14:15AJ Styles, look at AJ Styles, look at AJ Styles.
14:18Listen to this place, trying to will AJ Styles on.
14:21Shot to the throat there from Dirty Dom, it's getting desperate in that.
14:25This is what you gotta do if you wanna maintain- AJ roll through, roll through by AJ.
14:30AJ Styles wants to get in the cap crusher, and this way Dirty Dom has nowhere to go.
14:35Styles with the cap crusher in, Dominik Mysterio in trouble.
14:39Is he gonna tap out here?
14:40Dirty Dom a million miles away from the ropes here.
14:44I don't think he's getting there.
14:45We might gonna tap out imminently.
14:47Calf crusher in by Styles, AJ Styles is, the boot has come loose.
14:56Styles just pulled the boot loose, and Dominik's gonna, Dirty Dom is gonna survive
15:02because Styles just pulled the boot off.
15:04It's tough to compete with a busted calf and no shoe on however, but Dom's gonna try it.
15:10Wait a minute, Dom's got the boot in hand, the official, boot to the face of Styles.
15:15The referee missed the entire thing, covering up in the corner.
15:19I think AJ's out cold here.
15:21Dirty Dom now, up to the top rope, with a frog splash, Mysterio covers, wins.
15:33Here is your winner, and still, the Intercontinental Champion, Dirty Dominik Mysterio.
15:45Well, how unfortunate is AJ Styles when he had victory in his grasp?
15:51The boot of Dirty Dom Mysterio coming loose, and the Calf Crusher canceled.
16:01AJ Styles cannot believe he didn't win the Intercontinental Championship here tonight.
16:08Dirty Dominik Mysterio somehow surviving with the gold intact.
16:15Hey, this replay is brought to you by Wingstop.
16:17Wingstop is here.
16:19A lot of Eddie Guerrero references tonight, including, well, this move.
16:23Dirty Dom pulling one out of Eddie's playbook, but AJ Styles is ready.
16:27Lying, cheating, and still, well, two can play at that game.
16:32Referee, right, and we both thought there was gonna be the end one way or another,
16:36but the referee didn't fall for it.
16:38Hell no, let's fight on, but fascinating in the middle.
16:42So wait a minute, wait a minute, this is earlier.
16:43Look at, look at Dom, Dominik Mysterio actually unzipped his boot.
16:47It wasn't wrong.
16:49It was a game plan by the incredible Dirty Dom Mysterio loosened the boot,
16:54knowing full well he was gonna bait AJ Styles into attending the Calf Crusher.
16:59My.
17:01What a genius Dirty Dom is.
17:03It was strategic, and it paid off perfectly.
17:07This kid is so smart and so good, he may be unstoppable.
17:13Wait, two, two, three.
17:15Inventive, and escaping to victory.
17:17AJ Styles came out here tonight, channeling Eddie Guerrero.
17:23Dominik Mysterio used it, Eddie tricked the win.
17:26Eddie did that to meet Kurt Angle, two decades ago, used it as boots.
17:31And do strong, and do strong.
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