00:00With the Royal Rumble in the books from Rhea,
00:06we are now officially on the road to WrestleMania.
00:11Olé, olé.
00:13Football and Jack Team Contest is scheduled.
00:21Introducing Kurt with a combined weight of 300.
00:26300!
00:28El Bravo, El Arrayo, Los Americanos!
00:35Blake, I don't mean to ruin your introduction of welcoming us to the show,
00:39but I am angry.
00:40You talked about the Royal Rumble.
00:41Did you see that imposter arrive?
00:44Well, I wasn't exactly sure the temperature
00:46of how you'd pick up everything that we saw this past Saturday.
00:49But nonetheless, we officially welcome you in the main event,
00:52getting the action started here on YouTube.
00:54Blake Howard alongside the voice of NXT, Vic Joseph.
00:57And as I can already tell, you're a bit fired up.
00:59Well, I certainly am, but at least wherever you are watching around the world,
01:03we're starting our night with these two Lucha Legends in tag team competition.
01:09It's certainly been quite the week for the Americanos clan,
01:12dating back to, of course, the Royal Rumble this past Monday on Raw.
01:15I can only imagine these two, El Grande Americano, seeing that, as I said,
01:20imposter stealing their identity, showing up out of nowhere.
01:24I thought he was the original El Grande Americano.
01:26Well, that's what it said at least.
01:28How do you know?
01:29Well, we'll get into that throughout the match.
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02:17Now taking a look at the opposition right here,
02:22one of the top teams on Friday night's SmackDown,
02:24bona fide tag team legend, Alex Shelley Grissi.
02:28Yeah, we got four legendary competitors in this ring
02:30for this tag team matchup, and this is going to be high octane,
02:35it's going to be fast-paced, it's going to be non-stop,
02:38and these four are, I mean, what a way to kick off main event.
02:44I'm excited for what we're about to see.
02:46Picking off main event, our first stop here on the road to Wrestlemania.
02:51And taking a look at both sides, Monday Night Raw, Friday Night SmackDown,
02:54we know those tag team divisions really heating up.
02:57Top tag team contenders on Monday Night Raw,
02:59we're going to see them a little bit later on here on main event, Vic.
03:01Yeah, we talk about being on the road to Wrestlemania,
03:04let's not forget Stand and Deliver, Wrestlemania Saturday.
03:08We're also on the road to Stand and Deliver,
03:10which as we saw this past Tuesday on NXT, a new champion was crowned.
03:14Certainly shaking things up in NXT,
03:16as right now are looking to shake some things up here
03:18in the Raw and SmackDown tag team divisions,
03:21and we talk about Shelly and Saban being one of the best teams of this generation,
03:25but Vic, looking recently, looking to check off one of the boxes,
03:28going down to AAA, trying to win the world tag team titles.
03:30Yeah, I mean, they're internationally known, locally respected.
03:34They have influenced a generation of professional wrestlers,
03:40and I don't necessarily know if he's going to, I was going to say,
03:43I would expect Motor City Machine Guns not to fall for something like that.
03:46It's a veteran-like maneuver, if you will.
03:48I understand where you're coming from as this matchup continues,
03:51but when you start thinking about these two,
03:53I start thinking about a man that we saw this past Saturday for the final time,
03:56AJ Styles, and how much he's meant to this industry,
04:01how much he has meant to this locker room.
04:03The same can be said for the Motor City Machine Guns.
04:05And, of course, Shelly and Saban, a lot of history with the phenomenal one,
04:08AJ Styles, in this past Saturday at the Royal Rumble.
04:12Very tough ending there, seeing Gunther put AJ Styles essentially to bed in the WWE.
04:16Yeah, 100%, and, you know, you've got to wonder
04:18what everyone in the locker room has been feeling over these last few days.
04:22Obviously, Gunther taking it to another level this past Monday on Raw in Philadelphia.
04:26But, look, we've got a tag team match right now,
04:28and I want to point out Los Americanos very sneaky with that last tag,
04:32as we see a tag here by Motor City Machine Guns.
04:34Vintage double-teaming coming right here from Saban and Shelly,
04:37former three-time TNA World Tag Team Champions,
04:40and, of course, just a couple of weeks into the WWE,
04:42securing tag team gold on SmackDown.
04:44I mean, they have been a success wherever they have gone.
04:47Here's where it gets tricky, though, Blake.
04:49They're not just happy.
04:51They're not complacent.
04:52They want to find that success one more time.
04:55They want to be part of the grandest stage of them all.
04:58They want to make their way to Las Vegas.
05:00They want to be part of WrestleMania.
05:02Tag made to Chris Saban right here as he looks to take over.
05:04Lateral press doesn't hook the leg, only gets two right there.
05:07But talking about the tag team division,
05:10talking about looking to make a mark at WrestleMania,
05:12when did the Machine Guns turn their attention to Solo Sokoa and the MFTs?
05:15I think their attention is on all of them, to be fair.
05:19I think they are focused on the tag team titles,
05:22but I think they also are smart enough to realize
05:24they just can't walk in and start demanding opportunities.
05:27They've got to earn it.
05:28In unison, Shelly, the cover, hooks the outside leg.
05:31A referee was doing a nice job making sure Chris Saban made his way out of the ring.
05:35That obviously allowing Los Americanos to stay in this game.
05:39Of course, Machine Guns do have some history there with the MFTs,
05:41going back to that traditional Survivor Series matchup back at the end of 2025.
05:46And look at the elevation right to the outside.
05:48But Los Americanos.
05:49Oh, no, no, no, no.
05:50Oh, oh.
05:52And that numbers game playing a role right here.
05:55Bravo and Ryo working in unison.
05:58I don't know if the engine's going to work in the Motor City Machine Guns after that.
06:01As right now, you can hear the crowd in Riyadh raining down on Bravo and Ryo.
06:08And I will say one thing, that wasn't very Lucha-esque.
06:12No, it certainly was not.
06:13Tag made again here, Bravo to Ryo.
06:15And I think we're talking about this past Saturday at the Royal Rumble.
06:18I mean, ultimately, how do you explain two El Grande Americanos in the Royal Rumble?
06:21I don't know how to.
06:22That's why I'm saying there was an imposter.
06:25It's not right.
06:26It's wrong.
06:26It should be looked into by all the general managers across the WWE, everyone in the front office.
06:33Everyone needs to look at exactly what happened because I feel bad for Los Americanos.
06:38And if you go back to the Royal Rumble kickoff, I know you sat down with heartbreak kid Shawn Michaels.
06:43And, of course, if you take a look at that first Americano, he was pretty tall.
06:46I mean, Vic, I've connected some dots right here.
06:49I know you're a pretty big fan of the Los Americanos.
06:51I have a neck that looks like a stack of dimes.
06:52Do you think I'd be getting into that ring anytime soon?
06:55Listen, anything can happen in the WWE.
06:58Look, I appreciate the sentiment, but absolutely not.
07:02Of course, we're trying to figure out which one the true Americano is.
07:05And, of course, this past Monday went one-on-one with the young OG Javon Evans.
07:08He certainly did, but just getting tied up right now.
07:11Opportunity.
07:11In the trio.
07:12Whoa, here.
07:13Look at.
07:13Oh.
07:14As Saban looking to get back into this matchup.
07:17Shelly inching closer and closer.
07:20As Ryo.
07:21Ryo did a nice job of tag.
07:22Push right off, and there's the tag.
07:24Into the matchup.
07:25But that door has opened, and look at this.
07:27This is what makes Chris Saban so special.
07:32The cover.
07:32Here we go.
07:33World champion in TNA as well.
07:35He can get it done on so many levels, and look at this non-stop action.
07:39With a bit of an assist right there.
07:42Satellite DDT.
07:43Chris Saban starting to cook.
07:44We talk about their tag team prowess.
07:46Former 10-time TNA X Division champion.
07:48And it looked like Shelly.
07:50Uh-oh.
07:50Going to open the gate.
07:51Chris Saban going to fly through.
07:54And he stuck the landing as well.
07:58I mean, Vic, is there any tag team more cohesive than the Motor City Machine Guns?
08:02I think when you start looking around the field on SmackDown, maybe Fraxium.
08:07But that's why you said earlier the tag team division heating up on the blue brand.
08:12It certainly is.
08:12Oh, wait a minute.
08:13Looking for Skull and Bones.
08:15And Bravo and Ryo have another plan.
08:17Had it scouted.
08:18Oh, nice drop kick.
08:20As Los Americanos trying to turn the corner, of course, they failed to win that number one contendership last Monday on Raw on that Fatal 4-Way.
08:27Now looking to turn the corner right here.
08:29A lot of tag team opportunity on the road to WrestleMania.
08:33Hurricane Rana from the top.
08:34Look at this double team.
08:35No splash, though.
08:36No one home.
08:38And I don't necessarily know if the momentum was able to carry Saban or not, but a tag was made.
08:42Shelly's now legal.
08:44As Motor City Machine Guns trying to get back on track right here.
08:47Vintage Machine Guns on display.
08:49Bam!
08:51Told you it was going to be high octane.
08:53It was going to be fast paced.
08:54It was going to be nonstop.
08:55And it has been just that and a little more.
08:58And Alex Shelly, another former TNA World Champion, looking to set it up right here.
09:02The double team's on display.
09:03What is this?
09:04Oh!
09:04Oh, my.
09:06Innovation.
09:07And the big dump down.
09:08And Shelly and Saban get it done.
09:12Here are your winners.
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