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00:00:00Then, now, forever, together,
00:00:30in the past,
00:00:33we're here in Sacramento,
00:00:35and for years,
00:00:35California's capital city has been home
00:00:38to WWE history-making moments,
00:00:41and tonight in SAC Town,
00:00:42you can sense it again,
00:00:44with three, yes, three championship matches
00:00:46as we make our way into this magnificent Golden One Center.
00:00:52Welcome to W.W.E. Raw live on Netflix,
00:00:56presented by DoorDash.
00:00:58Glad you're with us for what could be an altering evening in the ring
00:01:03as we're all still digesting the shocking events
00:01:06from last week's Raw on Netflix.
00:01:11In case you don't know,
00:01:19the official knockdown.
00:01:21Cody with an opportunity.
00:01:23Rollins used the watch to knock out Rose.
00:01:28I am the Crown Jewel Champion.
00:01:36And this is the vision.
00:01:43The greatness that I have assembled.
00:01:48By Oracle, with my vision,
00:01:52we have solidified you as the undisputed GOAT.
00:01:59Braun Breaker with my vision.
00:02:03You are without a doubt the undisputed future of this industry.
00:02:11Big Bronson Green with my vision.
00:02:18You are the new Tribal Chief.
00:02:22I don't need the men in this ring.
00:02:29I have chosen the men in this ring.
00:02:33And they have chosen me
00:02:36because I am Seth Rikin Rollins.
00:02:47Jey Uso, L.A. Night, CM Punk,
00:02:50for an opportunity to face Seth Rollins
00:02:53for the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:02:56CM Punk going to sleep.
00:02:58One step closer
00:03:01to recapturing the World Championship.
00:03:06Burn it down.
00:03:08And Braun Breaker now
00:03:10with a spear to Jey Uso.
00:03:13And the vision
00:03:14marching to the ring.
00:03:16And now CM Punk is cornered.
00:03:18A massacre by design.
00:03:25Punk plays weight
00:03:27by Rollins' vision.
00:03:29Jey Uso.
00:03:46Jey Uso.
00:03:48Jey Uso.
00:03:48Jey Uso.
00:03:49Jey Uso.
00:03:51Jey Uso.
00:03:52Jey Uso.
00:03:54T trim me up.
00:03:55Ladies and gentlemen,
00:04:22please welcome
00:04:24the general manager
00:04:26of Monday Night Raw,
00:04:29Adam Peer.
00:04:34Ladies and gentlemen,
00:04:36welcome to
00:04:38Monday Night Raw.
00:04:44We all just saw
00:04:46what happened last week
00:04:48and as promised,
00:04:49I am here to provide
00:04:50a physical update.
00:04:54Ladies and gentlemen,
00:04:56we want last week
00:05:16out at the board.
00:05:17braun breaker bronson reed and wade breaker still holding on to seth rollins world heavyweight
00:05:31championship yeah conspicuence by his absence already this evening has been set freaking
00:05:38rollins and these two insurgents who caused so much chaos last week while we've been asking the
00:05:47question all week why hopefully imminently we're about to get some answers
00:06:08ladies and gentlemen please welcome wwe hall of famer the oracle paul hayman along with
00:06:26braun breaker and bronxon reed's division
00:06:31that sign speaks volumes doesn't it braun breaker holding on to the prize goal that he smashed
00:06:44from the man he was supporting and aligned with as of seven days ago
00:06:49now holding that championship in abeyance apparently
00:07:01may have to be pried from braun breakers cold dead hands good luck with that adam pierce
00:07:19you know this is a good thing i'm glad you're all out here because i want you all to hear this
00:07:29directly from me
00:07:31i knew seth was banged up coming out of that match at crown jewel that classic against cody rhodes
00:07:40but none of us will ever know how badly he was injured because of what you two did
00:07:46let me give you some news because of what you two did seth rollins is at home just having had
00:07:58major surgery because of what you two did seth rollins is on the shelf for quite a while which
00:08:05means because of what you two did i'm out here with the unfortunate responsibility to announce to
00:08:12the world that as of right now because of you two i hereby strip seth rollins of the world
00:08:22heavyweight championship
00:08:25you look like you like that but don't get too caught up in it because we're not going to be
00:08:34without a champion for long we will crown a brand new world heavyweight champion in salt lake city
00:08:41at saturday night's main event
00:08:43oh cm punk cm punk earned the right to fight for that championship and his challenger will
00:08:54and we're doing it old school because there will be an over-the-top rope battle royal and the winner
00:09:00goes on to salt lake city goes down to saturday night's main event and will fight punk and the
00:09:05winner takes home the world heavyweight championship
00:09:09and when is this battle royal going to take place
00:09:14the battle royal takes place tonight in sacramento
00:09:26now gentlemen that no longer belongs to seth rollins and it sure as hell doesn't belong to you
00:09:51brawn i'm gonna need you to hand over that championship
00:09:59brawn i'm gonna need you to hand over that championship
00:10:20and what if i don't
00:10:22and what if i don't
00:10:27that's right hey show me
00:10:51some respect.
00:11:01Yeah, he's reasonable.
00:11:04He's not saying that.
00:11:04That's nicely.
00:11:11Braun, respectfully, I'm going to need you to hand over the championship.
00:11:21Respectfully.
00:11:51Say, please.
00:11:55Please.
00:12:11Braun, respectfully, I'm going to need you to hand over the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:12:20Now, please.
00:12:26That wasn't so hard, was it?
00:12:41That's so hard?
00:12:42No.
00:12:50That's so hard.
00:12:56That's so hard.
00:12:58That's so hard.
00:13:00That's so hard.
00:13:04The reason is fine.
00:13:19Before we move on with the show, somebody smarten me up to this.
00:13:28Why is everyone so mad at us?
00:13:34I get it.
00:13:40Hey, I also watch Unreal.
00:13:45I understand.
00:13:46We're the bad guys.
00:13:47We're the villains.
00:13:48We're the heels.
00:13:49It's easy to point at us and go, boo.
00:13:52But what did we do to deserve that?
00:14:02I failed to understand.
00:14:05The vision had nothing to do with Seth freaking Rollins.
00:14:14I didn't leave the tribal chief, Roman Reigns, and betray my best friend CM Punk for Seth freaking Rollins.
00:14:25I pulled that move at WrestleMania because Braun Breaker is the future of WrestleMania.
00:14:36I pulled those moves at WrestleMania because deep in my heart, I always knew that Bronson Reed was better than Roman Reigns.
00:14:50Bronson Reed proved that in Perth, Australia.
00:15:01It was tribal thief over tribal chief.
00:15:05It was vision over bloodline.
00:15:20And there's Seth Rollins pointing to the future with his one good arm.
00:15:28Seth Rollins couldn't shoulder the responsibility of leading the vision into the future.
00:15:38Not with that bum shoulder.
00:15:41He's not a visionary.
00:15:43He's not a revolutionary.
00:15:45He's not the workhorse of the shield.
00:15:48He's not the leader of the vision.
00:15:51He's a bum shoulder bitch.
00:16:02So let's set the record straight.
00:16:05Winners write history.
00:16:09And these are the winners right here.
00:16:12Seth Rollins was going to main event WrestleMania.
00:16:15No more.
00:16:15That spot was taken from him by Braun Breaker.
00:16:20I am an older, kinder, gentler, more compassionate, wise man, oracle advocate.
00:16:27But Braun Breaker and Bronson Reed conspired to take that away from Seth Rollins.
00:16:35They pulled the trigger.
00:16:37They had the ambition.
00:16:39They had the need.
00:16:40They had the intensity to become WrestleMania main eventers.
00:16:50That's not revisionist history.
00:16:54That's a revision of the future.
00:17:00I thank you for your indulgence.
00:17:07Thank you for affording me this time.
00:17:10And, oh, yeah, by the way, welcome to Monday Night Raw.
00:17:21That's some kind of welcome to Monday Night Raw.
00:17:26Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett with you.
00:17:28And I cannot believe some of the things that we just heard here.
00:17:31What did we do?
00:17:32He asks.
00:17:33Older, yes.
00:17:34Kindler, no.
00:17:35That is the way Monday Night Raw opens up.
00:17:37But let's get right to it.
00:17:38Because there was massive news in the midst of all that way.
00:17:42The surgery news, Seth Rollins, has to vacate the championship.
00:17:46Well, rumors have been circling for several days now.
00:17:49We were hoping they weren't true.
00:17:50But suddenly they are.
00:17:51Get well as soon as you possibly can.
00:17:54Seth freaking Rollins.
00:17:55But that just illustrates how dangerous a duo division really are.
00:18:00And then there's the other headline that you heard there.
00:18:02This show already incredibly stacked.
00:18:04But now a battle royal for number one contendership.
00:18:08And Sacramento's very own Maxine Dupree.
00:18:12One of the three championships we will see as Maxine Dupree going after Becky Lynch's
00:18:17Intercontinental Championship right here in the 9-1-6.
00:18:21And the Women's World Champ is here.
00:18:23Stephanie Bacare coming off her crown jewel conquering.
00:18:27La Primera out to shut up Roxanne Perez.
00:18:30That is ahead.
00:18:31And it is an irate and determined Rusev coming for Dirty Dom Mysterio.
00:18:37Dumps on whatever it takes to retain his IC.
00:18:40It may take even more now against this version of Rusev.
00:18:44Wait, speaking of Dirty Dom, take us back to last week.
00:18:47Yeah, this was last Monday on Raw.
00:18:49IC title on the line as Penta challenged Dirty Dom.
00:18:52Rusev tried to get involved.
00:18:54Thwarted by Penta.
00:18:55And then a bell hammer-assisted 6-1-9 connected with Penta's face giving Dirty Dom yet another successful defense.
00:19:08What's up with my match against Rusev next week?
00:19:11Seems like I'm the only working champion around here.
00:19:14You know what?
00:19:14I think JV, McDonough, Finn Balor should defend their tag team championships too.
00:19:21In fact, I think they should defend them against myself and Dragon Lee.
00:19:25I think that'd be a great idea.
00:19:26I'm going to let them know or should I?
00:19:28What was your idea?
00:19:28I know I'm the man, but I'll let them know.
00:19:32You ruined this.
00:19:33Of course you're going to let them know.
00:19:36Focus up, Chiquita.
00:19:37You beat Steph tonight, then you have a claim to the Women's World Championship and bringing it back to the Judgment Day Cuphouse where it belongs.
00:19:45Looks like we all have our work cut out for us tonight, huh?
00:19:47Hey, what's up, guys?
00:19:49Oh.
00:19:51What's up, Don?
00:19:52What's the problem? Sacramento or something?
00:19:54You just had to open your mouth, didn't you?
00:19:56You just have to go talk to Pierce.
00:19:57Yeah, what are we doing talking to Pierce anyway?
00:19:59Now we have to defend our titles against Dragon and AJ.
00:20:02I didn't even say anything.
00:20:05I just said it was unfair that I'm the one defending my titles every week, but yet here you guys are complaining about AJ and Dragon.
00:20:12I already beat AJ twice.
00:20:14What, you guys can't take care of them?
00:20:17Of course we can.
00:20:18We're the WWE Tag Team Champions.
00:20:21We'll take care of Dragon and AJ just like we take care of every other team around here, all right?
00:20:25Of course.
00:20:26You handle your business with Russo without us, all right?
00:20:28We've got our hands full cleaning up your mess.
00:20:30Let's go, Finn.
00:20:31Let's go.
00:20:33I don't want a mess.
00:20:35Tom, don't worry about that, okay?
00:20:37Don't get over it.
00:20:38You're good.
00:20:39You're killing it.
00:20:39You're double champ.
00:20:40You're keeping the gold on the Judgment Day exactly the way they want.
00:20:44So, don't let it get to you.
00:20:46Yeah, you're right.
00:20:47Thanks.
00:20:48All right.
00:20:49That's enough of that.
00:20:50Focus up.
00:20:51This is an important match, Tom.
00:20:53I know.
00:20:53Where's your head?
00:20:54Roxanne getting ready for Stephanie Placare.
00:21:00But we're getting ready right now for this championship match.
00:21:03Past few weeks with AJ Styles have been special, and tonight could add to it greatly.
00:21:22The following tag team content is scheduled for one fall, and it is for the World Tag Team Championship!
00:21:42Yeah!
00:21:43Introducing first, the challenger, at a combined weight of 385 pounds, the team of Dragon Lee and the phenomenal AJ Styles!
00:21:58Dragon Lee's first career tag team championship match.
00:22:04Trey J. Styles, his first in exactly four years, gold on the line as they take on the Judgment Day.
00:22:11And this match is presented by Battlefield 6.
00:22:24My name is John Cena.
00:22:26I'm a kid who grew up in a small town in West Newberry.
00:22:28I'm a kid who grew up in a small town in West Newberry.
00:22:29And I'm living the dream.
00:22:31The champ is...
00:22:33What time is that?
00:22:34Yeah!
00:22:38What time is that?
00:22:42You can't see me.
00:22:44What time is that?
00:22:54What a weekend coming your way in Salt Lake City, Utah.
00:22:58Friday night's SmackDown and Saturday night's main event are at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
00:23:04October 31st and Saturday, November 1st, individual event tickets are available right now via seat gear.
00:23:11SmackDown and Saturday night's main event.
00:23:14Well, that is what is on the line.
00:23:16And, Wade, I'm sure you'll make up some excuse for, better yet, celebrate inactivity and avoidance as good career strategy.
00:23:24But here are the facts, my friend.
00:23:25Tim Bauer and J.D. McDonough have had the Tag Team Championships for 111 days.
00:23:32And this is only their second defense.
00:23:34You know what you call that?
00:23:35That aversion to defending your title?
00:23:38That is called being highly intelligent and ensuring that you have a longer reign than these idiots who come out here being a fighting champion, wanting to defend every week.
00:23:48I don't get those people.
00:23:49And it's called fighting spirit and it's well respected and creates legacy is what it is.
00:23:53It's called idiocy where I come from in England.
00:23:56But this is far from idiocy.
00:23:59An immediate hot start from one half of the tag champs against AJ Styles who's been taking down a peg or two.
00:24:09Despite this audience's attempts to get him back on top.
00:24:12Now McDonough looks over at Finn Balor with a big grin after holding on to that top.
00:24:18But take that, says Styles.
00:24:20What an epic match AJ Styles had with John Cena at Crown Jewel last week.
00:24:25But it's now getting back to regular business and the acquisition of gold.
00:24:31You can talk about regular business, but that is already being talked about as an instant classic.
00:24:37The type of match that you will watch years from now and still enjoy.
00:24:41You will never see another match like that one at Crown Jewel between Cena and AJ Styles.
00:24:46Oh, good stomp by Dragon Lee.
00:24:48There's no time for a victory lap for AJ Styles or his tag partner, Dragon Lee, who of course has been his biggest supporter of late.
00:24:56They look to make some history here tonight.
00:24:59McDonough tripping him up and then a stomp of his own.
00:25:01And as much as the Judgment Day did not want to be defending their gold tonight,
00:25:09this has the potential to be a complete disaster night for the Judgment Day as a whole.
00:25:14Of course, Dirty Dom is defending his Intercontinental title later tonight against Rusev.
00:25:20So potentially, the Judgment Day could lose every piece of gold in the clubhouse apart from that AAA Mega Championship.
00:25:29Oh, and don't forget, Dragon Lee is next in line for an opportunity at Dom's AAA Gold 2.
00:25:36That's right.
00:25:37Level champion is Dom Mysterio.
00:25:40Dragon Lee has worked himself into that number one role in AAA.
00:25:44And now he's mounting a comeback here against Finn Balor.
00:25:50A complete start for the Judgment Day.
00:25:52And now Dragon Lee's fire is coming to the fore.
00:25:55This guy can move like no other.
00:25:58Look at how quickly he was able to connect with that knee.
00:26:01And then drives the shoulder right into Finn.
00:26:04Dragon Lee is just a step ahead.
00:26:07Speak too soon.
00:26:09Finn gets a fifth gear canning.
00:26:10Hey, just that freak athleticism of Finn Balor, who has been running things here in WWE for almost the past 10 years.
00:26:21There's no sign of wanting to give up his grasp of the tag team titles tonight.
00:26:28Dragon Lee in a really tough spot, just pinned in that corner of Judgment Day.
00:26:33The world tag team champions.
00:26:37First time that these tag titles have been defended since July 28th.
00:26:43Another thing I find fascinating, the biggest plus is we see a little underhanded tag.
00:26:48The referee's back, a little gouge of the eye perhaps there from Finn Balor.
00:26:52That was nice.
00:26:53But it's the fact that the Judgment Day, their superiority really came from using that numbers game.
00:26:58From having people on the outside to interfere in your matches.
00:27:01The tensions in the Judgment Day.
00:27:03Federal press.
00:27:04Of late have completely negated that numbers game.
00:27:08Both with Dirty Dom and his singles matches.
00:27:11And with the tag champs.
00:27:12Well, I think Dirty Dom is really the root of that.
00:27:15Don't you, Wayne?
00:27:17Arguably some of the matches we've seen recently.
00:27:19Other people are saying.
00:27:20Look at the leg off the snap suplex from Finn Balor.
00:27:24Other people are saying that the Judgment Day are jealous of Dirty Dom because he has two championships.
00:27:29I don't know who's to blame, but I do know they all need to get back on the same page sooner rather than later.
00:27:36I'll tell you right now.
00:27:38Dragon Lee is desperate to make that tag with AJ Styles.
00:27:42And that is why it was so smart of JD McDonough to pop AJ Styles off the apron and prevent that from happening.
00:27:48It's classic tag.
00:27:49Oh, look at this.
00:27:50Not a disqualification, ref.
00:27:52Styles comes right into the mix.
00:27:54There was no tag there whatsoever.
00:27:56Oh, there's going to be one right here.
00:27:57He throws him into his own corner.
00:27:59Makes the tag.
00:28:00And here comes AJ Styles.
00:28:04And look at the striking attack.
00:28:06A lot of leniency given there from the referee.
00:28:09Oh, yes.
00:28:10McDonough just pulled the ropes wide open.
00:28:13And he's acting as if he's the one hurt.
00:28:16Over here.
00:28:17Get back up to your corner.
00:28:18Get back up to your corner.
00:28:19We are here in Sacramento.
00:28:25A big house in Golden 1 Center.
00:28:27And they are seeing the World Tag Team Championship matches.
00:28:31The Judgment Day.
00:28:32Looking to defend against AJ Styles and Dragon Lee.
00:28:35As Styles trying to fight his way back in.
00:28:38But Finn Balor and JD have been getting the best of them.
00:28:40And now Styles looking to turn things around.
00:28:45Well, pulling that move out of nowhere.
00:28:48Just like it looked when all hope was lost for AJ Styles and Dragon Lee.
00:28:53Finally, finally, an opportunity to get back into this championship fight.
00:28:58Needs a tag here.
00:28:59And a big win.
00:29:00It looks like it's coming.
00:29:02Dragon Lee into the break.
00:29:04Oh, straight to Finn.
00:29:06And how about some for J.D.
00:29:10This transcendent, springy energy of Dragon Lee has fully taken control of this match.
00:29:17It's been amazing to see how they've worked their way into contention.
00:29:20The chemistry that's developed between Styles and Lee.
00:29:23High energy right now from Dragon Lee.
00:29:26Looking to claim gold here in Sacramento.
00:29:29Constantly thinking, is J.D. McDonough one of the most intelligent superstars in the locker room?
00:29:35But J.D. McDonough is perhaps running on fumes here.
00:29:38Oh, he's got him lined up.
00:29:40He's got him lined up.
00:29:42Double stop.
00:29:44You can feel the impact of that one.
00:29:47Right on the solar plexus of J.D. McDonough,
00:29:50who came crashing down hard in the corner of the ring.
00:29:55Dragon Lee.
00:29:56Oh, but instead of the potential for Operation Dragon,
00:30:00it's Finn saving the day.
00:30:01That's a good teamwork right there.
00:30:03Oh, no!
00:30:04High flying!
00:30:07My, oh, my!
00:30:08Dragon Lee just refuses to be denied here.
00:30:12Dropping the hammer.
00:30:14At the exact right time.
00:30:17And tag gold could be about to change.
00:30:20Could it be
00:30:21for Styles and Lee
00:30:24right here,
00:30:26right now,
00:30:27first time that Dragon Lee's ever competed
00:30:30for tag championships,
00:30:32but J.D. McDonough turns it around.
00:30:35That's such quick movement
00:30:37and the criminally undersold power game
00:30:39of J.D. McDonough
00:30:40after this epic die
00:30:42from Dragon Lee.
00:30:43And watch the movement
00:30:45and the power,
00:30:46the technique.
00:30:47J.D. McDonough
00:30:48has it all.
00:30:49That is proof positive
00:30:50of why he is one half
00:30:51of the tag team champs here on Raw.
00:30:54And it's that viper-like strike,
00:30:56the transition
00:30:57into the power game
00:30:59that's so impressive as well.
00:31:01Here comes Styles.
00:31:02Two veterans duking it out in there.
00:31:05AJ Styles,
00:31:05who is going to retire in 2026.
00:31:08This could be
00:31:09one of the last opportunities
00:31:11to win gold
00:31:12in his illustrious career.
00:31:14Oh, he had Finn in position.
00:31:16Finn breaks across the eyes
00:31:17to break free.
00:31:18McDonough now into the mix.
00:31:19Styles gets the best of him.
00:31:21Sure, Styles could even see.
00:31:23I think he
00:31:23thought he grabbed
00:31:24Finn Balor there,
00:31:25but no,
00:31:26it was J.D. McDonough
00:31:27who is not legal.
00:31:28Finn is still legal here.
00:31:30And a sling play connects
00:31:32on a completely unsighted
00:31:34AJ Styles.
00:31:37And then he sends
00:31:38Dragon Lee over the top.
00:31:42Balor looking to win this one
00:31:43on his own with...
00:31:44Oh!
00:31:45Could it be?
00:31:46Softened up with the first one.
00:31:48Could it be?
00:31:50Oh, he lands it!
00:31:51Phenomenal forearm
00:31:53to win gold right here!
00:31:55Oh!
00:31:56I mean a 2.999 save.
00:32:01Oh, absolute perfection here
00:32:03from AJ Styles.
00:32:05Welcome
00:32:06to your new tag champs.
00:32:08It's a 1,
00:32:10it's a 2,
00:32:11and it's a denial
00:32:12by the brilliance
00:32:13of J.D. McDonough.
00:32:15Pinpoint timing.
00:32:17That's how close
00:32:18we were
00:32:19to having
00:32:20new tag team champions.
00:32:23Oh, and the big head
00:32:24of McDonough does damage.
00:32:26Pele by Styles.
00:32:28Everyone in this match
00:32:30completely rocked,
00:32:31completely spent.
00:32:32Who can dig deeper?
00:32:34Oh!
00:32:34Would you look at this?
00:32:35Oh!
00:32:36Spanish fly middle of the ring,
00:32:38hooks the leg.
00:32:39Oh, and that left shoulder
00:32:40gets up.
00:32:41Oh, we got great stuff
00:32:42here in Sacramento.
00:32:43And it just shows you
00:32:44before our eyes
00:32:46the way superstars
00:32:47can raise
00:32:48their game
00:32:49when the stakes
00:32:50are at their highest.
00:32:52This one completely
00:32:52up for grabs now.
00:32:54And AJ Styles
00:32:55looks like toast.
00:32:57The moonsault lands!
00:32:59Ten's all around for that.
00:33:01This one's gonna sting!
00:33:02Coup de Grasse!
00:33:04And the cover
00:33:05to retain.
00:33:07No!
00:33:08Dragon Lee!
00:33:10Dragon Lee went flying
00:33:11over JD McDonough.
00:33:14McDonough thought
00:33:15he had blocked him
00:33:15and Lee went flying
00:33:17for the save.
00:33:18Great reflexes there
00:33:20from Dragon Lee.
00:33:21It should have been over
00:33:22once again.
00:33:23Judgment Day
00:33:24should have retained.
00:33:25Man, oh man!
00:33:27Absolute chaos
00:33:28on battling,
00:33:29but keep your eyes peeled,
00:33:30Finn!
00:33:31The pace we're dealing
00:33:33with here
00:33:33is incredible.
00:33:35And the...
00:33:36Yes!
00:33:38Trying to deliver
00:33:39his own medicine!
00:33:40Is he looking
00:33:41for a Styles clash?
00:33:42Denied.
00:33:43No one does it
00:33:44like AJ Styles.
00:33:46But instead,
00:33:46would you look
00:33:47at Styles?
00:33:49Look at Styles!
00:33:50The future
00:33:51Hall of Famer!
00:33:53How about
00:33:54some gold
00:33:54right here?
00:33:59Here!
00:34:00are your winners
00:34:02as the new
00:34:04World Tag Team
00:34:06Champion,
00:34:08Dragon Lee!
00:34:10And the phenomenal
00:34:11AJ Styles!
00:34:15What
00:34:16an absolute
00:34:18classic!
00:34:20And I want to see
00:34:21that one run back
00:34:22again and again,
00:34:24but this is how
00:34:24it all went down.
00:34:25This picture-perfect
00:34:27moonsault
00:34:27from JD McDonough
00:34:29stacked
00:34:30with this
00:34:31cuda grass
00:34:33right on the
00:34:34chest of AJ Styles.
00:34:36It's game over.
00:34:37JD McDonough
00:34:38playing Borka,
00:34:39but the reflexes
00:34:40of Dragon Lee
00:34:41managed to break
00:34:42it up in time.
00:34:43Crash landing
00:34:44on the outside.
00:34:45Then there were two.
00:34:46Finn Balor
00:34:47trying for the
00:34:48Styles clash.
00:34:49AJ said,
00:34:50no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, pal.
00:34:52Let me hug you.
00:34:53Styles clash
00:34:54of my own.
00:34:55So sweet
00:34:57for AJ
00:34:58and the
00:34:59three-count
00:35:00we have
00:35:01new
00:35:01World Tag Team
00:35:03Champions
00:35:03and this arena
00:35:05just exploded
00:35:06inkly.
00:35:19New Tag Team
00:35:20Champions
00:35:20and what a way
00:35:22they did it in.
00:35:23A spectacular finish
00:35:24and let me just say this,
00:35:26the last nine days
00:35:28of AJ Styles
00:35:29from what we saw
00:35:31in that all-time
00:35:32classic of Crown Jewel
00:35:33to what we just
00:35:34witnessed right here.
00:35:37That was awesome.
00:35:38As for the
00:35:39eight-time
00:35:40Tag Team champs
00:35:41who have been
00:35:41getting our attention
00:35:42lately,
00:35:43let's remind people
00:35:44what has gone down
00:35:45with Jimmy and Jay Buso.
00:35:46Take us back
00:35:47to last week, Wayne.
00:35:51Tonight what?
00:35:53Let me guess.
00:35:54I'm on my own tonight?
00:35:56Huh?
00:35:56What you think?
00:35:57Big Jim
00:35:57can't handle
00:35:58big head
00:35:59Bronson Reed, huh?
00:36:00No, man.
00:36:00That's what it sound like.
00:36:01That's not what I meant.
00:36:02Well, good, Oost.
00:36:04Check it.
00:36:05You handle your business?
00:36:07Man, I'm gonna handle mine.
00:36:11Well, unfortunately
00:36:12for Jimmy,
00:36:13he was the recipient
00:36:14of a Bronson Reed tsunami
00:36:17and things did not
00:36:19get any better
00:36:20most matches.
00:36:21The dogs
00:36:22were barking
00:36:23loud in Perth.
00:36:24A beatdown
00:36:25ensued
00:36:26until brother Jay
00:36:28despite his earlier
00:36:30vow
00:36:30could not hold
00:36:31himself back
00:36:32and he came down
00:36:33to protect
00:36:33Big Jim.
00:36:35It was all going
00:36:35so well
00:36:36until Jay
00:36:37got his ribs
00:36:37tagged by
00:36:38Bronson Reed.
00:36:39That would subsequently
00:36:41amperge
00:36:41in his number one
00:36:42contender
00:36:43matchup
00:36:43later
00:36:44that night.
00:36:53What?
00:36:54I'm supposed to acknowledge you now?
00:36:58I get it.
00:37:00What I said to you last week
00:37:01wasn't right.
00:37:03I wasn't mad at you
00:37:06I was mad at myself
00:37:09for making the same mistake
00:37:11I did in Paris.
00:37:13All I know is
00:37:14if Big Goose was here tonight
00:37:16Roman is not here tonight.
00:37:18Roman will not be
00:37:19in the Battle Royale tonight.
00:37:21Roman is not in line
00:37:22for the WWE
00:37:23World Heavyweight Championship.
00:37:25You know who is though?
00:37:26You.
00:37:27You know who else is?
00:37:28Me.
00:37:30Man, Roman got you thinking
00:37:31just cause you stick your neck out
00:37:33to help people
00:37:33that's why you lost
00:37:34your championship?
00:37:35Man, that's cap.
00:37:38Why you lost
00:37:39your championship
00:37:39is cause Jay
00:37:40stopped believing
00:37:41in Jay.
00:37:47You might be right, Oof.
00:37:53Roman might be right too.
00:37:58How about this then?
00:38:00You better figure this out
00:38:01before that Battle Royale comes
00:38:02because when we get in that ring tonight
00:38:04I'm going in on everybody
00:38:06including you.
00:38:08Go in there.
00:38:11Are we good though?
00:38:14Yeah.
00:38:17Look.
00:38:20The good news is Wade,
00:38:24everybody is going in on everybody
00:38:26because we have found out
00:38:29we have a World Heavyweight Championship
00:38:32number one contenders
00:38:33Battle Royale
00:38:34and it's going to include
00:38:35L.A. Knight.
00:38:38Look at this lineup
00:38:39that's coming your way
00:38:40to see who will take on
00:38:41C.M.
00:38:43Punk
00:38:43for the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:38:45A huge night we've got here
00:38:56on Raw
00:38:57and it is not slowing down
00:38:59anytime soon, Joe.
00:39:00We have an intercontinental championship match
00:39:04right now, right here.
00:39:10The following contest is
00:39:12sticking for one fall
00:39:13and it is for
00:39:15the Intercontinental Championship.
00:39:21Introducing first,
00:39:23representing the Judgment Day
00:39:25from San Diego, California
00:39:27weighing in at 200 pounds,
00:39:29he is the Mega Triple-A
00:39:32and the Intercontinental Champion,
00:39:37Dirty Dominic Mysterio!
00:39:41And with that statistical information,
00:39:44we can add he's the first
00:39:46WWE Superstar
00:39:47to hold a WWE and Triple-A title
00:39:51at the same time.
00:39:53Dom defends the IC
00:39:54against Rusev
00:39:56next, Raw on Netflix.
00:39:59Dirty Tom Mysterio
00:40:17going up against Rusev.
00:40:19Of course, we recently saw that
00:40:21back at the end of September.
00:40:24We also saw exactly how it ended
00:40:26with a little blow
00:40:27when the ref wasn't looking.
00:40:29This will be
00:40:29the 12th time
00:40:31that this championship,
00:40:32the Intercontinental Championship,
00:40:34has been on the line
00:40:36here in 2025.
00:40:39Look, whenever you,
00:40:40as a champion in WWE,
00:40:42have to defend your goal,
00:40:44there's always a level
00:40:45of apprehension.
00:40:47Boy, Dirty Domi
00:40:48seems utterly terrified
00:40:49of Rusev.
00:40:51in WWE,
00:41:00in WWE.
00:41:00In red,
00:41:02we now have to go to the
00:41:03WWE fight
00:41:03for their next
00:41:04time.
00:41:05Dirty dork,
00:41:05and they're in it.
00:41:07They're in it.
00:41:08They're in it.
00:41:09They're in it.
00:41:09They're in it.
00:41:10They're in it.
00:41:10They're in it.
00:41:11They're in it.
00:41:12They're in it.
00:41:13Come on, get him out of the party!
00:41:17Get him out of the party!
00:41:19Get him out, get him out!
00:41:23Get him out, get him out!
00:41:43My name is Dirty Dominic Mysterio, and I am your mega intercontinental champion.
00:42:13And this feels different, I'm not going to lie, but at the end of the day, Dirty Dom's got
00:42:34to do what he's got to do to stay your double champion.
00:42:43So the talking for what was the easy part for Dirty Dom, things get a lot more tough from
00:42:49here.
00:43:06Speaking of San Diego, Dirty Dom of course from there, and now looking to defend against this
00:43:12man, and I can't even imagine how badly Rusev wants to get his hands on Dirty Dom.
00:43:17Been six years since he's held a championship in WWE, and we know why he wants him so badly.
00:43:23Three weeks ago, defending the IC title against Rusev.
00:43:26Once again, major chicanery from the champ.
00:43:30But, Eddie Guerrero, you are not, Dom, caught red-handed by the referee, but then using the
00:43:37referee to his advantage, a low blow, and once again, Dirty Dom by the skin of his teeth escapes
00:43:45with the goal.
00:43:47Now, add that to last week's underhanded defeat of Penta using the ring bell hammer, and clearly
00:43:54Dom has the deepest bag of tricks in the game at his disposal.
00:43:59You know, the euphemisms that you keep on descriptive for Dirty Dom, bag of tricks, underhanded.
00:44:06How do you, oh man, we're not wasting any time here.
00:44:09Well, there's a bag of tricks is already opening.
00:44:12Oh, man.
00:44:12Jump start on Rusev before the bell even rings, and the referee desperately trying to get control.
00:44:19What a smart move once again by Dirty Dom.
00:44:21Wade, can you believe how much the steel steps move by the impact of the big man Rusev?
00:44:27I absolutely can.
00:44:29I used to tag team with Rusev back in my League of Nations days, and there's a good reason why
00:44:35I sit here and don't get in the ring with people like Rusev anymore.
00:44:39Rusev now, the intensity, it is boiled over as he delivers that uppercut to Dirty Dom Mysterio.
00:44:47He's had the title for 182 days.
00:44:49This is eighth defense.
00:44:51And this is where, if you're Dirty Dom Mysterio, you feel like you've already played the ace.
00:44:56You did the hot start, you threw the challenger into the steps before the bell rings.
00:45:01Should be easy from here.
00:45:03When that challenger immediately bounces back like the brute of a human being he is,
00:45:09suddenly you think, it ain't my night.
00:45:11Look at the way he stalks his prey at moments like this, too.
00:45:15And then driving that boot right across the neck.
00:45:19I mean, I think it was Confucius who said that, how do you improve perfection?
00:45:27You add a neck tattoo.
00:45:29And that is why the women of Planet Earth, especially the housewives, just cannot take their eyes off Dirty Dom Mysterio.
00:45:37You've pulled women out there who believe that Dom is better looking with the giant neck tattoo covering his Adam's apple.
00:45:44Yeah, I mean, I've always thought that the Mona Lisa had something missing, had a little neck tattoo.
00:45:49And I'm sure Dom knows an artist who can do that quite easily if the Louvre want to give us a little call.
00:45:54This is my title.
00:45:55Small fee involved, of course.
00:45:57Now they've got their own problems right now.
00:45:59Yep.
00:45:59Is it still even there?
00:46:00Balbo driving down from Rusev.
00:46:03He is in complete control early on here.
00:46:06Intercontinental Championship match.
00:46:08It's Sacramento on the big kick.
00:46:10Just driving Dom back as he reaches for his sternum and that neck again.
00:46:15We're talking about the tricks of Dirty Dom Mysterio.
00:46:18Rusev is just a guy who doesn't need tricks.
00:46:20He just goes straight line, smash mouth, shortest distance to your goals.
00:46:26And the shortest distance to the goal right now is caving in the face of Dirty Dom Mysterio.
00:46:32Now, Dom able to get that big boot up and now he climbs up top on his own.
00:46:38Now wobbling Rusev.
00:46:40Challenger suddenly looking rocked in.
00:46:42Yep, it's going to take a bit of an attack to wobble Rusev as he's trying to get the best of him right now against the big man.
00:46:48Oh, but the cross body is caught.
00:46:51Come get me up!
00:46:53Dom out the back door.
00:46:54The drop kick lines him up.
00:47:00But instead of the 619, it's Dom who collapses under the power of Rusev.
00:47:06Club to the top of the head.
00:47:07It wasn't even a clothesline.
00:47:08I don't know what Rusev was aiming at, but it was highly effective.
00:47:13But now a flurry of suplexes completely flattening the champ.
00:47:17And the ball away as well.
00:47:19It sends him all the way across the ring and out onto the floor.
00:47:24The power of Rusev looking for the IC title.
00:47:27Back on September 29th, Dirty Dom and Rusev met for the Intercontinental Championship.
00:47:43It was the world blow that decided things when the ref wasn't looking.
00:47:48And now Rusev is seeking revenge.
00:47:52And I'll tell you right now, I knew Rusev pretty well back in my former life,
00:47:57although I stay well clear of him these days.
00:47:59Rusev, as the actions get too close for comfort here, Jotess, keep your eyes open.
00:48:04Rusev's brain will simply not compute that he was beaten by Dirty Dom Mysterio.
00:48:12Regardless of how it went down, once Rusev got that opportunity three weeks ago,
00:48:17it was as good as guaranteed that he was going to be the new...
00:48:22Let me show you, Dom Dom.
00:48:24This is not Intercontinental Champion.
00:48:26I am.
00:48:27He is just rag-dolling Dirty Dom on the outside.
00:48:34There's never been anything other than a frown on the face of Rusev for the past six weeks or so,
00:48:40ever since he got Dom in his crosshairs.
00:48:43And it's not lifting whatsoever.
00:48:46Certainly won't unless Rusev grabs gold here.
00:48:50Now Rusev is just playing along as the crowd sings along,
00:48:57and he drives knee after knee into his back.
00:49:00It's been a surprisingly pro-Dirty Dom crowd at times.
00:49:04I think they can't decide if they love him or loathe him,
00:49:07but they are seemingly unified in that they loathe Rusev.
00:49:13Who do you hate more?
00:49:15I think that's the computations going through the mind of this audience currently.
00:49:21Dom trying to elbow his way out.
00:49:24And now all of a sudden looking to turn things against Rusev,
00:49:28but does he have enough strength?
00:49:30Just gets out of the way as Rusev was looking to play
00:49:33and all his body weight down onto Dom.
00:49:36And into the cover immediately, which didn't even barely get a one count.
00:49:41Yeah, and once again, the hopes inside Dirty Dom Mysterio of winning this match
00:49:47fade with every shot of offense that just bounces off Rusev.
00:49:54How quickly Rusev turns that around.
00:49:56Just as Dom gets a foothold in the match,
00:49:59immediately snatching it away is this big Bulgarian.
00:50:03He may have hurt his tailbone on that landing a little earlier.
00:50:09Doesn't seem to be slowing Rusev down,
00:50:11just has a little more power
00:50:13than each of those shots targeted at the body of Mysterio.
00:50:18He's enjoying it, isn't he?
00:50:20Come on!
00:50:20He'll be enjoying it even more if he grabs gold here, Joe.
00:50:23Come on, Dom, Dom!
00:50:26That is what is on the line, the Intercontinental Championship.
00:50:38Rusev hasn't held a title in WWE since 2019.
00:50:42A few weeks ago, he thought he had his golden opportunity,
00:50:46only to suffer a low blow from Dirty Dom,
00:50:49and Dom was able to defend.
00:50:51And now Dominic Mysterio is looking to rally back here against the big man.
00:50:55This is finally a flurry from Dirty Dom
00:50:59that has grounded the big challenger here.
00:51:02Can Dom sustain it?
00:51:04So far, things just haven't worked in favor of the champion.
00:51:09This might be a moment.
00:51:11Locked up as he was trying to get the suplex,
00:51:14but instead...
00:51:16Oh!
00:51:18Dom with a nice counter.
00:51:20That shot, Rusev, hook in the leg, looking for McCain.
00:51:23And the kickout at two.
00:51:24Just shows how creative and inventive Dirty Dom can be.
00:51:28Tucking in those legs and turning what looked to be a faceplant
00:51:33into a roll-through suplex of his own.
00:51:36Knocking the wind out of the challenger,
00:51:39and now Dirty Dom gets the chance to put this one to bed.
00:51:42Rusev is in the drop zone.
00:51:45Oh!
00:51:46Oh, able to get the D's up!
00:51:48But it may not be the Judgment Day's night here.
00:51:51Already dropped their tag goal.
00:51:54The IC title may be shortly to follow.
00:51:57And now the power of the big Bulgarian comes through.
00:52:01Could he be moments away from goals?
00:52:03Well, Dirty Dom just looks like a carcass right now.
00:52:10Game over!
00:52:12Game over, he says.
00:52:15And it usually is...
00:52:15The accolade is going in way...
00:52:17Oh, no, Dirty Dom is going to slither his way out.
00:52:19If that submission hold...
00:52:23And now he's grabbing both of his titles.
00:52:27The AAA make-
00:52:28Oh!
00:52:29What a second!
00:52:30There's Penta!
00:52:32Right in the midst of it!
00:52:33Last week's victim of that...
00:52:35Oh!
00:52:35Oh, Dirty Dom goes over the top there.
00:52:38Oh, geez, I was just about to have a sip.
00:52:41Well, Rusev is just refusing to be denied here.
00:52:44Crushing Dirty Dom into Penta,
00:52:47who prevented Dirty Dom escaping.
00:52:50You know, Penta is still rather angry
00:52:52that he did not win the game.
00:52:54Well, wait a minute.
00:52:55Penta is...
00:52:55Oh!
00:52:57Huge right hand just levels Penta.
00:53:00Meanwhile, back in the ring.
00:53:02Dirty Dom...
00:53:04Shoving...
00:53:06He's got that hammer in his boot again!
00:53:09A deception once again from Dirty Dom.
00:53:11He's going to do the same thing with the six...
00:53:13Oh!
00:53:14Denied!
00:53:15That's how he got rid of Penta.
00:53:17But Rusev stops him from doing it!
00:53:21Well, bell hammer in the boot!
00:53:23Rusev flies to it!
00:53:25The timekeeper's hammer, it didn't work!
00:53:28Rusev's going to get disqualified if he's not careful!
00:53:31Oh, the referee's going to clear the ring of the hammer.
00:53:34Oh!
00:53:35Man parts!
00:53:36Onions fried!
00:53:40Six-one-nine!
00:53:41And going up top!
00:53:47Frog splash!
00:53:48Dirty Dom does it again!
00:53:51Here is your winner, and still, the Intercontinental Champion, Dirty Dominic Mysterio!
00:54:05He went for the timekeeper's hammer again!
00:54:10It didn't work, and yet another low blow, this one from behind determines it!
00:54:17What absolute battle, and this was Dirty Dom deciding to call it a day, walk home with the gold!
00:54:22And Penta, who got screwed by Dom last week, had other ideas, unbeknownst to Penta, he subsequently got flattened by a flying Dirty Dom Mysterio!
00:54:34And this was the moment, Dirty Dom, carefully, discreetly, apparently, picked up that bell hammer once again!
00:54:42Caught by Rusev, and amidst this distraction, as the referee was on the ball, one low blow later!
00:54:49The six-one-nine, a frog splash!
00:54:53And once again, by the skin of his teeth, Dirty Dominic Mysterio escapes the victory, and is still the champ-champ!
00:55:03And Penta got laid out by Rusev, and Dirty Dom, just smiling smugly as he...
00:55:10Oh, there's Penta!
00:55:13Oh, springboard tornado DDT!
00:55:22A modicum of revenge for Penta, who just got dropped with a big right hand from Rusev!
00:55:28Apparently, Penta still has designs on Dirty Dom's Intercontinental Championship!
00:55:34As he points his way!
00:55:38But coming up next, all these hometown fans are gonna erupt!
00:55:42Big Dreamy, Maxine Dupree, her moment to shine!
00:55:46Women's Intercontinental Championship Maxine against Becky Lynch, here at home in Sacramento for Dupree!
00:55:53Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my guests, Grayson Waller, and the New Day's Kofi Kingston!
00:56:10Kofi, for months, yourself and Xavier Woods have talked about the fact that you feel Adam Pearce has killed the tag team division.
00:56:22However, we just witnessed an incredible matchup earlier on tonight between the Judgment Day and the new world tag team champions, AJ Styles and Dragon Lee.
00:56:32So, any chance of you recanting that position?
00:56:36Hey, we watched that match, and to be honest, we weren't impressed.
00:56:40You have the Judgment Day, who defended the title successfully once in 150 days.
00:56:44And then you have this new makeshift team, AJ Styles, who needs to be taken behind the shed like old Yeller and finished off.
00:56:50And you have Dragon Lee, who wears a mask.
00:56:54Because you know what happens when you wear a mask in WWE now?
00:56:57You get handed everything on a silver platter.
00:57:00Thank you, sir, thank you, senor, por favor.
00:57:02Even a tag team championship match, when you don't even belong in a tag team!
00:57:07And that's why we're still wearing black.
00:57:10Because this tag division is deader than the Sacramento Kings are as an NBA franchise.
00:57:15Dead.
00:57:16Yeah.
00:57:17Dead.
00:57:18Yeah.
00:57:19Watch that, baby!
00:57:20Saxton, you see, it's questions like that that have driven Xavier Woods to the point of insanity,
00:57:26to the point where he can't be here today because he's taking time off to protect his mental health.
00:57:31He did, however, have a message for the people of Sacramento.
00:57:35Two things.
00:57:36He said, number one, your children are ugly.
00:57:40Yeah.
00:57:41I'm not dead.
00:57:42Ugly.
00:57:43Yeah.
00:57:44Yeah.
00:57:45And number two, the tag team division is nothing without us as on top of the tag team division.
00:57:54You understand that, right?
00:57:55I understand that.
00:57:56So, B, here we have a chance to do what we said we were going to do.
00:58:00We said that we are going to resurrect the tag team division.
00:58:03We're going to do that.
00:58:05And we also have a chance right now, tonight, to resurrect.
00:58:10Tonight, we also have a chance to resurrect the entire industry.
00:58:19When Grayson Waller or myself wins the battle royal here tonight.
00:58:24And then later goes on to become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champions.
00:58:31And when we do, y'all will be thankful for that.
00:58:36Y'all will thank God for that.
00:58:41So, get down on your knees.
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00:58:47Thank.
00:58:48Thank.
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00:59:18Well, we just turned around and had a great visit.
00:59:21With two of the greats from MMA.
00:59:24California native and veteran UFC welterweight Max Griffin is here.
00:59:29And the master of the Stockton Slap is here.
00:59:33Fan favorite Nate Diaz.
00:59:35He did it all in his career.
00:59:372016, the win over Conor McGregor.
00:59:39Fought for the original BMF title.
00:59:42Good to have them ringside on a night of championship matches.
00:59:47We have new World Tag Team Champions in AJ Styles and Dragon Lee.
00:59:51And now it means so much for Maxine Dupree to be in this arena for this moment.
00:59:59Of course, weight is what happened two weeks ago that earned her this opportunity.
01:00:04Yeah, this was Raw a couple of weeks ago.
01:00:06Becky Lynch getting into a mid-match argument with referee Jessica Carr.
01:00:11During her own match with Maxine Dupree.
01:00:14Now, Lynch looked dominant.
01:00:16Started taunting the crowd and while this was going on, Maxine navigated her way back in the ring.
01:00:23Listen to Calvin.
01:00:25That is creative liberty with the count cadence.
01:00:29Fast counting Lynch out.
01:00:31Handing a hugely improbable win to the underdog Maxine.
01:00:35While Lynch was left in shock, seething in the ring.
01:00:39When you think about this moment in her career to have it right here in her hometown, Maxine Dupree back home in Sacramento.
01:00:51Earning herself a championship match in the process.
01:00:56Nobody saw this coming, especially not her victim two weeks ago, the champ, Becky Lynch.
01:01:04One of the greatest to ever do it.
01:01:19But recently, it's been Becky Lynch's dismissive and pulling attitude towards Maxine Dupree that has set the stage for what's in front of us now.
01:01:29Becky's been a very active IC champ, Wade.
01:01:34This the man's seventh defense of the title in 134 days.
01:01:38Well, Becky's been on a bit of a downward spiral of late.
01:01:41Lost to Punk at AJ Lee and mixed tag at Wrestle Palooza.
01:01:44Lost to Maxine Dupree in shocking fashion as we just saw a couple of weeks ago.
01:01:49And now she's got to be reeling from the fact that her husband, Seth Freakinwallins,
01:01:54has now had a major surgery and has had to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship.
01:02:00I would argue that Becky Lynch right now is a woman best avoided, even if you think you can get thrown her from that Intercontinental Champion.
01:02:10I want to get a little deeper into that conversation and analysis for this match in a moment.
01:02:15But first, we are ready to get going here between Becky Lynch and Maxine Dupree for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
01:02:27And with the championship on the line, here's Lillian Garcia.
01:02:34The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
01:02:37And it is for the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
01:02:47Introducing first, the challenger from Sacramento, California.
01:02:54Representing Alpha Academy, Maxine Dupree.
01:03:07And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland.
01:03:11She is the Women's Intercontinental Champion.
01:03:16The man, Becky Lynch!
01:03:22The body language, the look, and what lies behind those sunglasses of Becky Lynch will reveal a lot as the Women's Intercontinental Championship is on the line.
01:03:47But to get back to the conversation that we were just having as Becky Lynch just comes driving across the ring.
01:03:54She's the ultimate veteran.
01:03:55But Wade, of course, there has to be a part of her that could be dealing with what lies heavy on her mind.
01:04:02Considering the news, especially the news we received earlier tonight, surrounding her husband, Seth Rollins,
01:04:09who was forced to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship.
01:04:13And we heard the medical update as well with the surgery that'll have him out of action.
01:04:17Yeah, absolutely.
01:04:18You try to compartmentalize when you get in the ring and leave family business at the front door.
01:04:24It's impossible to do that when you are so close.
01:04:28Married to the World Heavyweight Champion who is now on the shelf.
01:04:32The former World Heavyweight Champion.
01:04:33It still doesn't seem real to a lot of us, but it sadly is.
01:04:36Oh!
01:04:37How about this for Maxine?
01:04:38The counter!
01:04:39As Becky looked like she was going early into the manhandle slam.
01:04:42And now the pinning combination from Dupree looking for a major upset here at home with the big boot from Becky Lynch.
01:04:48I'll tell you this right now.
01:04:49We had the shock a couple of weeks ago that we just saw Maxine pulling out the performance of a lifetime.
01:04:54If Maxine cannot follow that up tonight and gets absolutely smoked, which is how things are looking,
01:05:00that will forever be put down as a fluke result.
01:05:05A flash in the pan.
01:05:07Not looking good so far for Maxine.
01:05:09Huge start.
01:05:10I mean, huge start from the Intercontinental Champion.
01:05:17Maxine Dupree struggling to get back to her feet and get back to the ring here as that is what they are battling for,
01:05:23the Women's Intercontinental Championship.
01:05:25And Becky Lynch weight is being in complete control from the start.
01:05:29Here you can see the mood of Becky Lynch is not being lightened whatsoever by the fact that the referee,
01:05:36Jessica Carr, is the same one who counted her out two weeks ago.
01:05:40It's just added further fuel to the fire.
01:05:42What are you going to do another one?
01:05:44Kiss your girl!
01:05:46Kiss your girl!
01:05:48She had no business!
01:05:49Be in the ring with me!
01:05:50Highly partisan crowd here in Sacramento, the hometown of Maxine Dupree has not aided things whatsoever.
01:05:57Good to you now, huh?
01:06:01This is Becky Lynch hitting top gear from the off.
01:06:06I mean, she was humiliated a couple of weeks ago, Joe Test.
01:06:09There's no denying that, and Becky Lynch just isn't used to being humiliated like that
01:06:14by someone who was perceived to be on the bottom rung of the ladder here in the locker room on Raw.
01:06:22Well, how do you counter that?
01:06:24Here's how you do it.
01:06:25You make an example of someone in their hometown.
01:06:28And rather fortuitously for Becky Lynch, that's exactly the predicament and opportunity she gets here.
01:06:36Make a fool out of Dupree right here in Sacramento, in front of this baying audience.
01:06:43Who want another shocker, but Maxine is just not staying down.
01:06:47No, she's looking to rally here at home.
01:06:51Becky Lynch is not giving her an inch.
01:06:56One, two.
01:06:59You can see there was a lackadaisical approach from Lynch in that first match two weeks ago.
01:07:04This time, very different story.
01:07:06What?
01:07:07It's Becky Lynch in top gear from the moment the bell rang.
01:07:11Three.
01:07:16And you can see Lynch is almost trying to get Dupree counted out here.
01:07:21Give her a taste of her own medicine.
01:07:23Wouldn't that be fitting?
01:07:24Oh, and she comes sliding out onto the floor and then right back in.
01:07:29And now she's up on the apron lining her up and delivers a big strike as well.
01:07:34I'll be honest with you, to be fair to Becky Lynch,
01:07:36had this referee speeding up the count like you did two weeks ago,
01:07:39Dupree would have been counted out there.
01:07:42There was a lot of frustration from the referee
01:07:45with some of the stuff that Becky Lynch was putting forth as well.
01:07:48Dupree.
01:07:49Come on, Maxi.
01:07:50Come on, Maxi.
01:07:51Come on, Maxi.
01:07:52Come on, Maxi.
01:07:53Come on, Maxi.
01:07:54Come on, Maxi.
01:07:55Come on, Maxi.
01:07:56Let's go, Maxi.
01:07:57Hey.
01:07:58Come on.
01:07:59Let's go, Maxi.
01:08:00Let's go.
01:08:01Great crowd here at Golden One Center in Sacramento, California.
01:08:07The hometown of the challenger, Maxine Dupree has been in a tough spot throughout against Becky Lynch,
01:08:17who as you see her beating down on the outside against Maxine Dupree.
01:08:21Wait, I want to ask you this because you'll often hear in combat sports a title challenger say it's not always a home ring or home court advantage.
01:08:29And for Maxine Dupree being back in Sacramento, you see family.
01:08:32You see friends.
01:08:33Her parents are sitting in the front row.
01:08:35Mom threw her a beautiful bridal shower this weekend.
01:08:38There's this place, home of the Sacramento Kings.
01:08:40When she fought here in April, she discussed the emotion.
01:08:42She was last here at age 17 as a dancer during an NBA halftime.
01:08:46It comes with unique pressures, Wade.
01:08:48Yeah, I don't think I ever won a match in the UK when I was back there.
01:08:52I think the paying audience of Brits, I consistently disappointed.
01:08:56Oh, how about this? Could it be?
01:08:59But you're right, there are unique pressures to doing that even more so.
01:09:03From manhandle slam there, but denied once again by Dupree, even more so when you know the fact that you beat someone two weeks ago
01:09:10who really didn't get out of first gear, Becky Lynch, because she didn't think she had to.
01:09:15Now she knows she has to.
01:09:17Now she knows she has to put in a shift against Maxine Dupree, because if she doesn't, the same could be in store for Lynch.
01:09:25Dupree has given herself a moment of opportunity here.
01:09:29And now she's mounting a rally against Becky Lynch.
01:09:34Is this the best of Maxine Dupree we've seen?
01:09:38Well, it's that durability that's impressed me tonight.
01:09:41She has taken a pounding and keeps bouncing back.
01:09:45Step up leg drop into the cover.
01:09:47And the count of two with the kick out from Becky.
01:09:51Maxine Dupree just possesses a real fighting spirit.
01:09:55She has them for quite some time, but it's now matched by an expanding skill set.
01:10:00But even that might not be enough against someone like Becky Lynch.
01:10:04Or am I wrong?
01:10:05How about it, Maxine Dupree?
01:10:08And the kippa, two weeks ago, defeated Becky by count out to earn this opportunity.
01:10:14And she's feeling it.
01:10:16She is absolutely feeling it.
01:10:19The big knee.
01:10:21Lateral press.
01:10:23And Lynch survives it.
01:10:25Well, this is a woman who is locked in right now.
01:10:28Maxine feeding off the frenzy of this hometown crowd in Sacramento.
01:10:33And the roof is going to come off this place if Maxine pulls off another Mission Impossible.
01:10:44Showing the line.
01:10:45Center of the ring.
01:10:47Back and forth they go.
01:10:49Blow after blow.
01:10:50And the uppercut by Lynch.
01:10:52And then the kick.
01:10:53And this audience is feeling every single shot once again trying for that manhandled slam.
01:10:58And Maxine just had it too scary.
01:11:01That's a knockout.
01:11:02Missed the heel kick.
01:11:03Came back with the other foot.
01:11:04And then just missed out on grabbing the IC.
01:11:07What a transition.
01:11:08The ankle lock is in.
01:11:12She's a Chad Gable, her former mentor here from the Alpha Academy.
01:11:17Maxine Dupree with the ankle lock.
01:11:20But Becky Lynch able to get free.
01:11:22You saw her limping away on that left leg.
01:11:25But able to power through.
01:11:27And now she locks it in.
01:11:29Butterfly suplex.
01:11:30Maxine doing her best to prevent that arm extension.
01:11:33But it is extended.
01:11:35Center of the ring.
01:11:36Maxine.
01:11:37Bridging out.
01:11:38Oh, nice.
01:11:39How about the athleticism by Dupree.
01:11:41By Dupree.
01:11:42By Dupree.
01:11:43Right back into the ankle lock.
01:11:46Incredible by Dupree.
01:11:48A tap out here.
01:11:49And we have got a title change.
01:11:51We asked the question not long ago, is this the best we've seen of Maxine?
01:11:54I think it's a resounding yes.
01:11:56As Becky tries to limp back into an offensive posture.
01:11:59Well, the champ is looking like a complete mess right now.
01:12:02Forget unmatched finesse.
01:12:04But certainly unmatched grit and desire to cling onto that championship.
01:12:10We have got a dogfight now.
01:12:12It has been like this all night long on Raw on Netflix here in Sacramento.
01:12:17We have new tag team champions.
01:12:19We had Dirty Dom retain his IC.
01:12:22And now Becky Lynch.
01:12:24Face first.
01:12:25She's in a dogfight against an upstart crossbody for the Intercontinental Championship.
01:12:32Oh!
01:12:33Two and change.
01:12:35Oh, what a high stack pin.
01:12:37And Maxine Dupree is just refusing to be denied tonight.
01:12:41And maybe the will is leaving the body of the champ.
01:12:44Oh, no.
01:12:45Not, not.
01:12:46What is she doing?
01:12:48Well, sometimes, Joe, it's just not your night.
01:12:51And it's damage limitation, which for Becky Lynch right now, is clinging onto that championship
01:12:56by hook or by crook.
01:12:58But once again, Maxine is just wise to it.
01:13:02Good for Maxine to say, you're not walking away.
01:13:04We're competing for that.
01:13:06Oh, sunset.
01:13:07Oh, but Becky's holding onto everything she can, including Jessica Carr.
01:13:11Oh, no!
01:13:12We could have it here!
01:13:14It's so close for Dupree.
01:13:18Dupree thought she had it.
01:13:19No!
01:13:20Oh, she hits her!
01:13:21With the championship, the frustration of Becky Lynch boils over.
01:13:28And the bell rings.
01:13:32And a DQ losing her composure.
01:13:35Obviously, no title change with the DQ.
01:13:39Maxine's the winner, but Becky Lynch, again, now just beating down on Dupree.
01:13:46Well, Lynch had two goals.
01:13:50Two goals when she came out tonight.
01:13:51Number one, hold onto that championship by hook or by crook.
01:13:55Number two, punish and humiliate Maxine Dupree.
01:14:00Mission one is achieved.
01:14:01Now we're witnessing mission two.
01:14:03So there will be no title change, but there will be a beatdown.
01:14:13Becky Lynch reframed the story of the recent frustration, not just Maxine Dupree, but the circumstances surrounding the vision.
01:14:23Her husband, Seth Rollins, forced to vacate due to injury.
01:14:29And that is how the Women's Intercontinental Championship match will end.
01:14:37This past week, WWE was on an unforgettable international tour that started in Perth, Australia,
01:14:43for a total combined three-day attendance in Perth of 40,503 fans.
01:14:48Many WWE superstars also got to explore the beautiful waters off the coast of Western Australia.
01:14:57Our time in Australia, it did not stop there as Melbourne was the next stop on the tour.
01:15:04And finally, we visited Tokyo, Japan with WWE's first live event in the Land of the Rising Sun in over a year.
01:15:16The past week was utterly amazing.
01:15:26Great job by you, by the way, down in Australia with all your analysis.
01:15:30The way the pounds were reacting.
01:15:33Well, my body is here in the U.S.
01:15:34My brain is somewhere still in between Australia and the U.S.
01:15:38But man, what a time.
01:15:39I cannot wait to get back to Australia.
01:15:41Hey, let's show you one moment that did happen in Japan, though,
01:15:43that's getting a lot of talk online.
01:15:45And unfortunately, for Rhea Ripley, this is the result.
01:15:48Yeah, you know what?
01:15:49I broke my nose a lot of times in my career.
01:15:52I was always in tears.
01:15:53Somehow, Rhea Ripley is smiling, laughing, taking selfies.
01:15:57Clearly, she's a lot tougher than most.
01:15:59What a badass human being Rhea Ripley is.
01:16:02Speedy recovery, mommy.
01:16:04Rhea Ripley got exactly what she deserved the last week.
01:16:09Rhea Ripley got exactly what she deserved the last week.
01:16:14Rhea Ripley got exactly what she deserved the last week.
01:16:19Rhea Ripley got exactly what she deserved the last week.
01:16:28But how could you liar?
01:16:32I'm going to go to the end of the day.
01:16:37The Kabuki warriors, who took you out and broke your face.
01:16:45We are, you tore our family apart.
01:16:50That's why that's the big issue.
01:16:56Go back!
01:17:01You did it last week!
01:17:05I wanted to see it!
01:17:09How much is it so cold?
01:17:13It was too weak.
01:17:15It's not like the Kabuki warriors.
01:17:20We need a new challenge, right?
01:17:31We need gold around our waist.
01:17:37This is the warning of the tag team division.
01:17:43The Kabuki warriors are back.
01:17:49There we go!
01:17:59The Kabuki議onovs are back.
01:18:01We need gold.
01:18:03The Big League is the one that's been a brand new video.
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