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00:00:00Then.
00:00:07Now.
00:00:16Forever.
00:00:24Together.
00:00:26Together.
00:00:31Dallas is home to this week's Friday Night SmackDown.
00:00:34The bright lights of Big D.
00:00:35That sets the scene for the immense pressure this time of the year.
00:00:38The American Airlines Center, a big stop on the road to WrestleMania.
00:00:42A road with one last express lane to a world championship match.
00:00:46A certain superstar is desperate to get that.
00:00:50Cody Rhodes has been enraged.
00:00:52Drew McIntyre is the reason.
00:00:54Cody running out of WrestleMania pathways.
00:00:56Gets the elimination chamber qualifier.
00:00:58That chance tonight.
00:00:59It won't be easy.
00:01:00The triple threat includes Sami Zayn.
00:01:03Looking for championship redemption.
00:01:05And the last piece of the puzzle.
00:01:07The ultra dangerous Jacob Fautou.
00:01:10A spot in the chambers on the run.
00:01:12That's tonight.
00:01:15Also trying to earn a chamber spot.
00:01:17Three dynamic women including Alexa Bliss.
00:01:20Her Hall of Fame resume has an elimination chamber of pass glory.
00:01:24Now she wants back in.
00:01:26Her tree rivals.
00:01:27Julia.
00:01:28Planked by Kiana James.
00:01:30The U.S. champ wants to be a double champ and make history.
00:01:34And rounding it out, the triple threat includes Zelina.
00:01:37These three have charted their course.
00:01:39Now a big payoff could come.
00:01:41And we have a championship match here in Dallas.
00:01:46The storm has come to Texas.
00:01:48Jade Cargo has been dealing with the newest powerhouse on the roster.
00:01:51Jordan Grace gets her chance at the biggest prize.
00:01:54The WWE Women's Championship is on the line tonight.
00:01:57Right here.
00:01:58Right here.
00:01:59Glad you're with us on Syfy with the altered Olympic TV schedule.
00:02:03We'll be right here next week as well.
00:02:05Look at this great crowd here in Dallas.
00:02:08Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett with you on a power-packed SmackDown, Wade.
00:02:13Yeah, cannot wait for this.
00:02:14We're excited at the desk, right?
00:02:16All these people in attendance.
00:02:17They're buzzing with excitement for WrestleMania season.
00:02:20The locker room.
00:02:21They're starting to get nervy because there's no guarantee that any of them will make it to the big dance.
00:02:27Yeah, that's the big picture.
00:02:29Who will land a championship match at WrestleMania?
00:02:32We know one former champion who's now in position to possibly return to the top.
00:02:39It's tippy time.
00:02:57Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Tiffany Stratton.
00:03:02Of course, it was last year in Vegas when Tiffany had her Barbie-inspired entrance and successful title defense.
00:03:12Now doing everything to return.
00:03:15Last week, she took a major step forward, Wade.
00:03:18Yeah, this was one hell of a match.
00:03:20Tiffany Stratton, Lash Legend and Chelsea Green all competing for a spot in the Women's Elimination Chamber match.
00:03:27Now all three women did have chances to win.
00:03:30But it was the former women's WWE champ Tiffany Stratton reversing an unpretty hair and then drilling a prettiest moonsault ever to get the dub on the night and block her ticket to Chicago where she will take on five other women in the Elimination Chamber.
00:03:48Three months ago, I lost the WWE Women's Championship after having a rookie year most women would dream of having, which is why I decided to qualify for Elimination Chamber.
00:04:17Not because I asked, not because I got lucky, but because when I say I'm gonna do something, I do it.
00:04:24Five women are walking in a chamber hoping to get a match at WrestleMania.
00:04:31But I don't just walk in hoping.
00:04:33I walk in expecting to win.
00:04:36And based on what I've seen the past couple of months, I feel like the WWE Women's Championship misses me.
00:04:45Yeah.
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00:05:09tiffy i would love to say it's so good to see your face again
00:05:23but you know i'm not a liar no because we actually keep it real around here
00:05:30and uh the truth is tiffy you did get lucky last week
00:05:35okay lash naya why are you so obsessed with me i mean didn't you learn your lesson already
00:05:44and i see you've already got yourself a little replacement
00:05:46i'm gonna need you to calm all that down bitter betty okay before i have to lash out on you
00:05:55and the reality is i am the upgrade and now after tonight when we beat rio for those tag
00:06:05team titles yeah yeah for those tag team titles then my girl naya is gonna win her qualifying
00:06:15match next week and then y'all two will be locked up in a chamber and my girl is gonna pin you
00:06:22faster than you can say it's tiffy time
00:06:25honestly we should just save you the embarrassment and uh take care of this tonight i know that's right
00:06:48tiffy you remember what i'm capable of what lose another title match
00:06:56oh no
00:06:57this is what you do
00:07:04this is what you do
00:07:07this is what you do
00:07:18Don't get ahead of yourselves, ladies.
00:07:45Please, because neither of you are going to be walking out of the Elimination Chamber, let alone walking out with the golden opportunity to go to WrestleMania.
00:07:57You want to know why?
00:08:00Because I'm in there, and soon, Io's going to be in there, too.
00:08:07And we're going to do what we do best, and that's work together until we are the last two standing.
00:08:15But don't let me get ahead of myself, because first, we need to beat the living crap out of you two for thinking that you're going to be walking out of Dallas with our Women's Tag Team Championship.
00:08:34The Women's Tag Team Championship match to open up Friday Night SmackDown in front of this massive crowd here in Dallas.
00:08:47The hottest division in wrestling, and there's no slowing down for the tag champs.
00:08:54Constantly number one contenders lurking.
00:08:58This time, the powerhouse duo of the Irresistible Forces.
00:09:02What a major test this is for the champs.
00:09:05Nia and Lash have been very outspoken recently.
00:09:08That is on the line.
00:09:09The gold here in Dallas.
00:09:12The Women's Tag Team Championships.
00:09:15Last week, there was that backstage confrontation.
00:09:18And Nia and Lash legend, they said that Rhea and Io have been ducking them too long was the exact quote.
00:09:23As Io's going to try to get things started against Nia Jax.
00:09:27And Rhea fired back and said, you know, you make a lot of excuses like whiny little bees.
00:09:31Now it's time to stop the talking and just get after it.
00:09:34Oh, drops the elbow down immediately.
00:09:36Well, what a smart start that was from Io.
00:09:40Immediately rushing Nia Jax, knowing full well you've got to pull something special to defeat Nia Jax.
00:09:45However, the war power of Nia Jax immediately chopping the genius of the sky back down.
00:09:53Right idea.
00:09:54The execution just wasn't there.
00:09:56And how do you execute against someone like Nia Jax who possesses no physical weaknesses?
00:10:01Now just toying with Io in that corner.
00:10:06Yeah, that's the mental breakdown now of Io Sky.
00:10:10This is how easy it is for Nia Jax.
00:10:13Oh, big boot by Sky.
00:10:14And then gets out of the way.
00:10:16Father Bromwood being a little too cocky and confident against a multiple-time world champion like Io.
00:10:21And now showing the speed, the skill, and the dynamic strategy to chop down Nia Jax.
00:10:30And all that momentum and the shotgun dropkick from Io Sky.
00:10:36Nicely swinging back the upper hand in the favor of the tag champs here.
00:10:42But can they make it stick?
00:10:43A stomping down on Nia as Rhea Ripley has entered the fray.
00:10:51A big knee right into the cover.
00:10:54And that's part of the problem with being like Nia Jax.
00:10:57You have such a massive power advantage over everybody.
00:11:00You do come into every match being a little overconfident, a little cocky.
00:11:04And this has backfired badly now for Nia.
00:11:08And let's see what Lash can do.
00:11:09No, Lash Legend gets sent out as well.
00:11:13And just the speed of tags and the cohesion of Io and Rhea has been too much to stop this off.
00:11:20Genius of the sky with an early statement here.
00:11:26This crowd absolutely erupting.
00:11:29It is the champion's match to lose from this point.
00:11:34That is part of the issue with getting a powerhouse like Nia Jax outside of the ring.
00:11:42You've got to drag that carcass back in there to get the dub.
00:11:46Unless, of course, you go for a countout.
00:11:48That is not really in the wheelhouse of Rhea Ripley and Io Sky.
00:11:52They're like dominant victories, authoritative victories.
00:11:56You might not get one at all at this rate.
00:11:58A massive forearm by Nia Jax.
00:12:01Oh, the Samoan drop just turns things around, covering for the win.
00:12:06And able to beat the count.
00:12:08Back and forth they go for the Tag Team Championship.
00:12:11Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
00:12:22Ooh, cornering Io Sky.
00:12:24This gives you a little example of the kind of reckless nature of a competitor that Io Sky is.
00:12:33Throwing her own body on the line to get the upper hand.
00:12:36She could have really done with tagging Rhea Ripley in the aftermath of that dive.
00:12:40She went in for the kill.
00:12:42It is now backfired and Io is in a bad way on the wrong side of the tracks.
00:12:50I'm able to get that foot on the rope.
00:12:52But you could see how affected her back was there moments ago.
00:12:55Lash Legend who has burst on the scene.
00:13:06The former basketball star in the SEC at Texas A&M and Mississippi State before she went off to the WNBA.
00:13:13But she has found her home in WWE.
00:13:16Just 5 feet, 11 inches of overwhelming power in that frame of Lash Legend.
00:13:25Tremendous coordination.
00:13:28And what a link-up this has been with Nia Jax.
00:13:32Oh, man. Oh, man.
00:13:43Nia and Lash just having their way with Io Sky.
00:13:46This is smart by Nia getting the referee's back turn.
00:13:49So, cheap shot from Lash.
00:13:50So, we have new champs.
00:13:51Oh, able to get that shoulder up to kick out from Io Sky.
00:13:54And I'll tell you this right now.
00:13:56This duo of Nia Jax and Lash Legend, very new as a unit together.
00:14:00They have built chemistry incredibly quickly.
00:14:03Because Lash smartly realizes she is effectively the rookie in the duo.
00:14:08Nia Jax is the experienced veteran.
00:14:11And Lash is listening to the instructions and the game plan that Nia is putting together.
00:14:16There's no doubt about it, Wade.
00:14:17Two women working to their strengths.
00:14:20And Lash Legend understands her role well.
00:14:22So close to becoming champs right there again.
00:14:25As Io is desperate to make that tag on Rhea.
00:14:27Yeah, a lot of new up-and-coming stars coming out of NXT.
00:14:33They want to shoot to the top immediately.
00:14:35Lash has been smart to adhere herself to someone as experienced as Nia Jax.
00:14:41Just building the experience levels within Lash.
00:14:45And hopefully winning gold on the way.
00:14:47But look, what an incredible counter.
00:14:49Shoulders were down as Nia survived it.
00:14:51Oh, and Lash goes out to the floor.
00:14:57Now that desperate crawl trying to get over to Rhea Ripley.
00:15:01Pour herself some space.
00:15:03Is it enough?
00:15:04Inches away!
00:15:06And Lash Legend rips her down off the apron.
00:15:10Dastardly, but a that move right there from Lash Legend.
00:15:14You cannot fail to be impressed by this woman.
00:15:17Let the boos ring out.
00:15:18Who cares?
00:15:19We're here to win gold.
00:15:20The irresistible forces, also known as Nia Jax and Lash Legend.
00:15:34They have been in control.
00:15:36Gunning for the Women's Tag Team Championships.
00:15:39Rhea Ripley and Io Sky.
00:15:42Trying to defend here as Io off the back of Nia.
00:15:47Could this be the opening for Rhea Ripley?
00:15:50It has to be.
00:15:51Rhea Ripley has not been tagged in this entire match.
00:15:54Io has taken the brunt of all the offense.
00:15:57She needs this tag now in the worst way.
00:16:00And Nia Jax and Lash have to stop it happening too late.
00:16:03Mommy's here!
00:16:04Mommy's here!
00:16:07Sends back Nia.
00:16:09Now, right hand after right hand with Lash Legend.
00:16:15As Ripley able to escape it and deliver a big chop of her own.
00:16:21Well, for once, Rhea Ripley is physically outmatched.
00:16:25She's now going Lucha style against these powerhouses.
00:16:28But the power of Lash Legend able to control Ripley.
00:16:32This is completely outside of the wheelhouse of Rhea Ripley.
00:16:36Wow!
00:16:36But this woman just keeps on ticking.
00:16:39D-D-T on Nia Jax to retain.
00:16:48And the two count just goes to show you the depth of the offense of Rhea Ripley.
00:16:53When she has to change it up, she can.
00:16:56But now, amazingly, Io Sky back in the fight.
00:17:00Incredible powers of recovery from the genius of the sky.
00:17:04They were looking for their signature combination there.
00:17:07Just like they did last week against Julia and Kiana.
00:17:10The riptide and the over-the-moon salt.
00:17:13But it's interrupted by Nia Jax.
00:17:16And now, Rhea Ripley has not in position.
00:17:20Wow!
00:17:23And now she's in the drop zone.
00:17:29Bullseye right on target.
00:17:31Look out, Lash.
00:17:32Oh, Lash Legend just powers right through Rhea Ripley and sends her in to make the save.
00:17:39Well, game of human skittles right there.
00:17:41And Lash Legend has had enough to be clear at this point.
00:17:46It is Io, I believe, who is legal.
00:17:49And Nia Jax.
00:17:50But this will now break him down before our eyes are getting absolutely...
00:17:53Absolutely mugged on the outside is Io Sky.
00:17:57The way she sent her into that post.
00:18:00Lash has completely lost it.
00:18:01And look out.
00:18:01Comes our way and just slams Io's head into our announce desk.
00:18:05Lash is out of control there.
00:18:07She is.
00:18:08This is after they thought they had things all but done and retaining the championship gold before Lash came in.
00:18:15Oh!
00:18:16And Rhea takes care of her with a drop kick.
00:18:20Oh, here we go.
00:18:21Referee has had enough.
00:18:22Referee has completely had enough.
00:18:24We have lost control.
00:18:25We've got chaos.
00:18:26And we need to get some order restored here.
00:18:29And now it is Lash Legend's turn to take this abuse.
00:18:31Now Ryo on top.
00:18:37A pledge.
00:18:37Oh!
00:18:38And Nia Jax back on her feet.
00:18:41It is an all-out brawl out on the floor here.
00:18:45And it ain't slowing down, Joe.
00:18:48Referee has absolutely no chance.
00:18:50He's washed his hands on this one.
00:18:52Who can blame him?
00:18:55Oh!
00:18:55Pop kick just destroys Rhea Ripley.
00:18:59There's wreckage all around the ring in the form of broken human bodies belonging to our tag champs.
00:19:07True.
00:19:09Irresistible force assault.
00:19:12And now we're bringing out the tables.
00:19:16And this does not bode well for our current women's tag champs whatsoever.
00:19:20This thing went from a highly competitive fiery championship match
00:19:25to the bell ringing and now just all-out chaos and brawling down on the floor.
00:19:31Well, the irresistible forces came here tonight to win gold.
00:19:34They're not going to leave with the gold.
00:19:35However, here's your consolation prize.
00:19:38Oh, no.
00:19:40Oh, Nia's up on that apron, Wade.
00:19:42Oh, my God.
00:19:43Nia Jax
00:19:44is up on the apron.
00:19:48And now she's climbing up on the corner.
00:19:53There is no way.
00:19:54Rhea kicks her way to safety.
00:19:56Just in the nick of time, EO Skye's back up.
00:20:00Here comes EO.
00:20:01Oh!
00:20:02Oh!
00:20:07EO Skye
00:20:09flying.
00:20:10Oh!
00:20:10And it's a timekeeper on the other side.
00:20:14Everybody is laid out.
00:20:17EO sent Nia through the table.
00:20:20And then into timekeeper.
00:20:22Lash Legend.
00:20:23And Rhea Ripley.
00:20:25Oh!
00:20:25EO sent Nia!
00:20:26Oh!
00:20:27EO sent Nia!
00:20:27Oh!
00:20:28EO sent Nia!
00:20:29Oh!
00:20:29EO sent Nia!
00:20:30Well, they've broken our ringside area.
00:20:33And in the process, they've broken four bodies.
00:20:39That is not the way we saw this one ending.
00:20:42But man, what absolute pandemonium here in our opening match.
00:20:47All the vitriol.
00:20:48All the intensity.
00:20:50The lead up to this championship match.
00:20:52And it boils over and ends up like this.
00:20:56As referees and security down on the floor.
00:21:02Cody Rhodes, last week you spoke with a lot of conviction.
00:21:05Implying that undisputed WWE champion Drew McIntyre wouldn't even make it to WrestleMania.
00:21:10In order for you to make it to WrestleMania, you first have to go through tonight's qualifying match.
00:21:16And then, of course, make it through what is sure to be a stacked Elimination Chamber match.
00:21:20So how are you so sure and confident that you will make it to WrestleMania?
00:21:25I could do what I did last week and speak with much conviction.
00:21:28I could be angry.
00:21:29I could be fuming.
00:21:30I could be spitting.
00:21:31Or I could do the Golden Boy thing per our general manager, Nick Aldis.
00:21:35And I could control my emotions.
00:21:38Kathy, you're well aware of the pressures of this gig.
00:21:43Right now, as we're talking, there are people posting along live with the show.
00:21:47There are streamers broadcasting their reaction to every word that we say.
00:21:51There's 300-something-odd employees at WWHQ who are waiting and hoping that myself,
00:21:56Jacob Batu, the Samoan werewolf, and Sami Zayn, who has never been hungrier,
00:22:00rip each other apart and have an all-timer of a main event tonight.
00:22:04And when that noise starts to fill up the ears and when that pressure really adds up,
00:22:09I always ask myself one thing.
00:22:13Where am I?
00:22:14I am two matches away from the dream, from main eventing WrestleMania.
00:22:24And in addition to that, I'm down the road from Reunion Tower.
00:22:29I'm around the corner from the Cotton Bowl.
00:22:31I'm in the American Airlines Center.
00:22:33I'm in Von Erich country.
00:22:34I am in Texas.
00:22:39I'd say don't bet against me.
00:22:42Definitely don't bet against me here.
00:22:44Thank you, Kathy.
00:22:45Good luck tonight, Cody.
00:22:52Hello.
00:22:52What's up, bro?
00:22:53What's up, bro?
00:22:54Y'all good?
00:22:54Man, what's up, man?
00:22:55I see you, man.
00:22:56I've been watching you.
00:22:57I love what you're doing with this United States Championship and the whole Open Challenge thing.
00:23:01I'm a former champion myself.
00:23:02I'd love to be back in the title mix.
00:23:04It's the hottest ticket in town.
00:23:05I understand, bro.
00:23:06Hey, guys, let's not forget.
00:23:07I'm a former U.S. champ, too.
00:23:08And I keep saying I'm not just back to be back.
00:23:11I'm back for some gold.
00:23:13The Open Challenge is open every Friday, but tonight is closed.
00:23:17Hope you guys understand.
00:23:18Yeah, I get it.
00:23:22Look who it is.
00:23:25You're just handing title opportunities to anyone now.
00:23:30Anyone but you.
00:23:31I am the locker room leader.
00:23:35I'm filling the void that John Cena left, and you are testing my three core values.
00:23:40And what are your three core values, Mike?
00:23:42Three core values.
00:23:43Three words.
00:23:44Master.
00:23:45Inspire.
00:23:46Zone in.
00:23:47And right now, I'm zoning in on teaching you a lesson in respect.
00:23:52Yeah.
00:23:53Well, hopefully you teach better than you wrestle.
00:23:55Hey, Miz.
00:24:00I think zone in is actually two words.
00:24:04There's a hyphen.
00:24:05It doesn't work like that.
00:24:06It works like that.
00:24:06M-I-Z.
00:24:07Miz.
00:24:08Master Inspires.
00:24:09Who asked you two anyway?
00:24:10It's definitely two words.
00:24:12It is two words.
00:24:13By the way, I want that title.
00:24:14What will the U.S. champ, Carmelo Hayes, have to say?
00:24:17We hear from him next.
00:24:17In Vegas, everything's a game.
00:24:26Some nights, it's played without cards or dice.
00:24:30Just tension.
00:24:33Never knowing who might show up at the table.
00:24:36WrestleMania Vegas, it's anyone's game.
00:24:52Hey, congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl champions.
00:24:57And you know what was on display there, Barrett, for the parade.
00:25:00Oh, man.
00:25:01Can't wait to see a shot.
00:25:02Cargo Bears won next season, Joe.
00:25:04Good luck with that.
00:25:04You can celebrate your championship with your own custom,
00:25:07officially licensed, WWE NFL Legacy title belt.
00:25:11It's available now on WWE Shop.
00:25:19I'll give credit where creditors do, Randy.
00:25:22You are undoubtedly still one of the greats.
00:25:25That match shades of 2009 Randy Orton.
00:25:30But I can't help but wonder what's going to happen if Cody qualifies tonight.
00:25:39I wonder what road you'll take.
00:25:41Perhaps, Randy, perhaps he'll see you soon.
00:25:45Real soon.
00:25:47Alexa, Julia, one of you holds my title.
00:25:55And the other holds on to this fragile friendship.
00:26:01I can't help but to wonder how much I can poke and play until those porcelain egos finally break.
00:26:13It's Alexa Blitzkin on my head a long time ago.
00:26:16I know who she is.
00:26:18But that night will come.
00:26:19Tonight, I make sure that I go to the Elimination Chamber.
00:26:30Tonight, change will come.
00:26:33And Selena will be in the Women's Elimination Chamber qualifying match coming up.
00:26:47Right now, a chance to hear from the United States champion.
00:26:50Wait, I love the recent run by Carmelo Hayes.
00:27:18I think it's earned an incredible praise by everybody in the industry.
00:27:21And you can always sense how much he's appreciated by the fans for the way he's gone about things.
00:27:27Yeah, no doubt about it.
00:27:28It's been a fantastic run the last few weeks from Carmelo Hayes.
00:27:31Incredibly exciting.
00:27:32But we did hear from him a few minutes ago.
00:27:34And he said, for tonight, the U.S. title open challenge is closed.
00:27:40That's just for tonight.
00:27:41The question I have is, Melo actually taking a week off?
00:27:45And he would be well advised to do that, in my opinion.
00:27:48That body has been through a lot of abuse.
00:27:50Or does Melo have something else in mind this evening?
00:27:53We're about to find out.
00:28:01Let's go, Dallas.
00:28:02Come on.
00:28:06Hey, let me talk to y'all real quick.
00:28:07Hey, look.
00:28:14That's love.
00:28:15Yeah, that's love.
00:28:17That's love.
00:28:18Let me holler at y'all real quick, though.
00:28:20For the last 48 days that I've been the United States champion,
00:28:24I chose to bring prestige and honor to this championship the same way that the guys before me did.
00:28:31Listen, it's one of those things that they say, banger after banger, match of the night,
00:28:43the best title defenses in all of WWE, whether we're talking about SmackDown or whether we're talking about Raw.
00:28:50I said what I said.
00:28:51And now, let me tell you, as your USA champion, we're on the road to WrestleMania.
00:29:04And I've earned my opportunity at WrestleMania.
00:29:08And since I'm going to shoot my shot, might as well shoot for the main event.
00:29:13So next week, I will be qualifying for the Elimination Chamber.
00:29:23And I know everybody here in Dallas knows, when I shoot, Mellow, don't miss.
00:29:32All right, y'all got it.
00:29:33Y'all got it.
00:29:34All right, but look, we got business to handle tonight.
00:29:36I made a promise to somebody that I got to keep, man.
00:29:39When it comes to this title, there's a man that's been coming after me.
00:29:42There's a man that's been chasing me.
00:29:43I owe it to him.
00:29:44Ilya Dragunov, you up now.
00:29:49Oh, wow.
00:29:51All right, no open challenge whatsoever.
00:29:54This is a man who had a championship opportunity ruined several weeks ago by interference from The Miz.
00:30:02And we're going to put that right now.
00:30:04That was back on January 23rd, when they were in the midst of yet another great match.
00:30:09Of course, they had an all-timer back on December 26th, when Carmelo was able to defeat Ilya Dragunov to win this United States Championship.
00:30:19They have such great respect for each other, and they bring out the best in each other.
00:30:24I think there's something wrong with Carmelo Hayes demanding a match with Ilya Dragunov.
00:30:30In my worst nightmares, I never want to fight Dragunov.
00:30:33This guy has a few screws loose, and he's as intense as anyone I have ever seen in that ring.
00:30:41Yeah, he only knows one way.
00:30:43Hold on, hold on.
00:30:44Hold on.
00:30:45Watch.
00:30:57Carmelo, you talk about having a United States Championship match.
00:31:06Well, if a damn show doesn't start with Ilya, how many times did you lose, huh?
00:31:13Twice?
00:31:15Hey, you shot and you missed.
00:31:19So get your ass in the back of the line
00:31:21because the line starts with me.
00:31:25Solo, Solo, Solo.
00:31:26So you're saying that you are calling the shots of your family,
00:31:29but didn't your family abandon you last week
00:31:33during your qualifier match?
00:31:37What?
00:31:38Hey, shut the hell up.
00:31:39Don't you ever talk about my family like that again.
00:31:42You understand me?
00:31:43The same thing that happened to the Wyatt Six,
00:31:46it's the same thing that's going to happen to you two.
00:31:49Oh, well, it looks like someone is looking out for a fight.
00:31:55And that means Mel and I are ready for one.
00:32:01And Solo, I was planning on leaving here with one title,
00:32:05but might as well leave here with two.
00:32:08What do you think about it?
00:32:09I was planning on leaving with two.
00:32:13Had his answer, shut the hell up.
00:32:19You know what?
00:32:21You two keep running your mouth.
00:32:23Just remember, it did not have to be like this.
00:32:27Well, the way it's going to be, the MFTs are coming after them.
00:32:32It's five on two, and the referee cannot save you now.
00:32:35Melo and drag it off.
00:32:37This was not smart.
00:32:38The second Solo came out with his crew, you should have hit.
00:32:42Oh, this is incredible.
00:32:45The MFTs are doing it right now.
00:32:47And JC Mateo's got him pinned in the corner.
00:32:49Wow!
00:32:51Matt Cardona arrives, as does Apollo Crews.
00:32:57A big uppercut from Tom Otonga.
00:32:59The reinforcements came.
00:33:01The locker room fully understand you have to team up against this unit,
00:33:04the MFTs, or they will pick you off one by one.
00:33:08Well, the numbers game is being evened up by Shinsuke Nakamura.
00:33:16The King of Strong Style is here.
00:33:21Tangaloa over the barrier.
00:33:23Shin up on the apron.
00:33:26Shin got mugged by the MFTs last week in his match against Tama Tonga.
00:33:30Now it's time for a little payback, apparently.
00:33:33Clarence things out.
00:33:34Cardona, Apollo Crews, Shinsuke Nakamura.
00:33:39Melo and Ilya dragging off.
00:33:42Whoa, whoa, gentlemen.
00:33:43Hold on a minute here.
00:33:44Well, this night already started with chaos,
00:33:47and now you don't want to mix it up with the fisticuffs.
00:33:49I like that.
00:33:50I like this intensity.
00:33:51Good for business.
00:33:52So here's what we're going to do.
00:33:53Ilya, Carmelo, we're going to take a little rain check on that U.S. title match,
00:33:59and instead, we're going to give Dallas a big old Texas-sized 10-man tag team match.
00:34:05And you can ring that bell because it starts right now.
00:34:0810-man.
00:34:08Woo!
00:34:09Fisticuffs on a Friday night!
00:34:12MFTs versus all.
00:34:13Right now, Texas-sized!
00:34:26So what started off, Wade, with the best of intentions from Carmelo Hayes
00:34:30to bring out Ilya Dragunov and say,
00:34:32you know what?
00:34:33You deserve it.
00:34:34You deserve the rematch.
00:34:36Ends up looking like this.
00:34:39Solo Sokoa and the MFTs arrived.
00:34:42The reinforcements from the locker room showed up, including Shinsuke Nakamura,
00:34:49who's now face-to-face with his longtime chief rival, including a war in recent weeks,
00:34:55Tama Tonga.
00:34:56So we've had chaos from the word go tonight on SmackDown.
00:35:00Why?
00:35:00Simple answer.
00:35:01That big sign hanging a few feet above my head.
00:35:05WrestleMania season.
00:35:07Everybody needs to get noticed right now.
00:35:10It is just different this time of the year.
00:35:14Everything goes up a notch.
00:35:15We are nine weeks away from WrestleMania 42.
00:35:1964 days.
00:35:21Two weeks to Elimination Chamber.
00:35:23Everything is different.
00:35:24Oh, big kick from Shinsuke.
00:35:30Now, these two in the ring, of course, have quite the history from their time back in Japan,
00:35:33the 10-plus years ago.
00:35:36It was extended by last week's matchup, won by Tama Tonga,
00:35:40albeit with major interference from the outside,
00:35:43and Shinsuke did not forget.
00:35:44No, he didn't.
00:35:46But neither did the rest of the locker room, to be fair.
00:35:48What happened to Shinsuke last week at the hands of the MFTs
00:35:52will happen to every single one of those people on Shinsuke's hastily thrown-together team.
00:36:00Tama Tonga just did serious damage to Nakamura's left leg,
00:36:03every which way he could,
00:36:05and now he is in that corner with Tonga Loa lining him up for chops.
00:36:09This is the muscle of the bloodline.
00:36:11There's nothing nice and refined about the techniques of Tonga Loa.
00:36:15More likely to rip your eyeballs out than apply a technical hole,
00:36:18but, man, is he devastating.
00:36:24Now, J.C. Mateo,
00:36:26the compact powerhouse
00:36:27with a great Olympic pedigree.
00:36:33Handing out a clobbering to the back of Shinsuke Nakamura right there.
00:36:38Texas style.
00:36:39Oh, Shin able to get out of the way.
00:36:41He delivers the big boot to Mateo,
00:36:44and here comes Apollo Crews.
00:36:47Was dealing with that torn pet,
00:36:49was out for some time.
00:36:50We had a great visit with the former U.S. champ earlier today.
00:36:53He's very excited to be back to action.
00:36:55Yeah, he's been a long time out of action,
00:36:57and that can lead to a hell of a lot of ring rust.
00:36:59Not what you need against a man like J.C. Mateo
00:37:02with this wild power,
00:37:04but the movement of Apollo Crews coming to the fore.
00:37:08Some of the people cannot block 10 with.
00:37:10Nice, Apollo.
00:37:11Welcome back.
00:37:13Dynamic athleticism of Apollo Crews.
00:37:16So good to see him back healthy.
00:37:19The man who simply does not age
00:37:21still looks baby-faced as they come.
00:37:2410 years deep into his run here at the top.
00:37:2710-man tag...
00:37:2910-man tag-team match.
00:37:43He was out with a torn pec.
00:37:46Back to action now
00:37:47as Matt Cardona enters the fray.
00:37:50Cardona calls himself a kid in a man's world
00:37:53from his first run here in WWE.
00:37:55He says things are very different now.
00:37:57He's grown up.
00:37:58He's matured.
00:37:59And he better be matured
00:38:00and ready for these MFTs
00:38:02because they will rip you apart in a heartbeat
00:38:04if you give him a chance.
00:38:06Still shocking that we're in this position to have
00:38:08a 10-man tag-team match here in Dallas
00:38:11into the cover,
00:38:12hooking the weight,
00:38:13looking to put it away.
00:38:14Count of two.
00:38:15It was a smart move by GM Nick Aldis.
00:38:17You've got a group like the MFTs.
00:38:19You don't give them what they want.
00:38:20They will hijack your show.
00:38:22Right now trying to hijack the wardrobe
00:38:24of Matt Cardona is Tongaloa.
00:38:27He's got a little nudity.
00:38:28A little bonus nudity.
00:38:30Thankfully, averted,
00:38:31but a shot to the back of the head of Cardona.
00:38:33A big clothesline from Tongaloa.
00:38:35Well, decapitated.
00:38:36The MFTs,
00:38:41they interrupted the exchange that was taking place
00:38:45with Carmelo Hayes and Ilya Dragunov.
00:38:48Of course, this is a huge card here in Dallas.
00:38:51The main event is the Men's Elimination Chamber
00:38:53qualifying match with Jacob Fatu,
00:38:56Sami Zayn,
00:38:57and Cody Rhodes.
00:38:58Cody Rhodes so desperate to find a path
00:39:01to WrestleMania and a championship match.
00:39:05He's got to be impressed with Tama Tonga now
00:39:07showing how smooth he can be
00:39:08and immediately clicking back into savage mode
00:39:12in the blink of an eye.
00:39:14Tama Tonga incredibly impressive
00:39:16these past few weeks,
00:39:17not least with that victory
00:39:18over Shinsuke Nakamura in singles last week.
00:39:21He has been very impressive.
00:39:22Uh-oh.
00:39:23And now the nearly seven foot tall,
00:39:26Tala Tonga comes over the top rope
00:39:29and starts beating down Matt Cardona.
00:39:31Well, this really is the centerpiece
00:39:34to the rebuild of the MFTs
00:39:36put together by Solo Sokoa.
00:39:37You acquire somebody like the massive Tala Tonga,
00:39:41you almost can't fail.
00:39:44Comes charging into that corner
00:39:45with all that weight and leverage behind him.
00:39:50Oh, so intimidating too.
00:39:53Just following orders from Solo Sokoa to AT.
00:39:57The mind of Solo Sokoa,
00:39:59the body and power of Tala Tonga
00:40:02equals devastation.
00:40:05Yeah, his vision is this is my family
00:40:07that will collect everything that's owed to it.
00:40:09All the gold.
00:40:10And that is why he came out
00:40:12and immediately interrupted Ilya Dragunov
00:40:14as Carmelo Hayes was looking to give Dragunov
00:40:17a rematch for that U.S. championship.
00:40:20And now the tag is made.
00:40:22And here comes Dragunov.
00:40:25And as we were saying earlier,
00:40:27he only knows one way,
00:40:30and that is pain will entertain.
00:40:32Well, he's got to be livid right now.
00:40:34He was supposed to be at this point
00:40:35deep into a matchup with U.S. champ Carmelo Hayes.
00:40:39How quickly things turn around
00:40:41once the MFTs got involved.
00:40:43And now it's Tonga Lowa
00:40:44who is facing the punishment
00:40:46for that opportunity going,
00:40:48begging at least for this week
00:40:49for Ilya Dragunov.
00:40:51Just delivered that boot so flush.
00:40:53Now JC Mateo trying to interrupt things
00:40:55as Dragunov climbs to that top rope.
00:40:58Oh, did you see the way
00:40:59he hit the apron on the way down?
00:41:01You have spine first
00:41:02right on the corner of that apron.
00:41:05That's one way to follow it up.
00:41:07Dropped in a heap now.
00:41:09Ilya Dragunov, the MFTs,
00:41:11are running things tonight on SmackDown.
00:41:13It's exactly the way you expect things to go
00:41:19when the MFTs are involved.
00:41:22Ten-man tag team match.
00:41:24Carmelo Hayes, Ilya Dragunov,
00:41:25Shinsuke Nakamura,
00:41:26Matt Cardona, Apollo Crews
00:41:28against the MFTs.
00:41:30And herein lies the issue
00:41:32with the style of Ilya Dragunov.
00:41:34He is 100 miles an hour
00:41:36pedal to the metal,
00:41:37which is great when things go well.
00:41:40The second something goes slightly wrong,
00:41:42and it is Ilya Dragunov's spine
00:41:44crashing hard against the corner
00:41:45of that apron.
00:41:47And Ilya Dragunov has barely been able
00:41:49to get to his feet ever since.
00:41:50And now the target clearly
00:41:51that back of Dragunov.
00:41:56So what are we seeing here, Joe?
00:41:58We're seeing five former United States
00:42:01champions on one side of the ring.
00:42:03On paper, fantastic, right?
00:42:05Against a team of the MFTs.
00:42:07The problem is these five U.S. champs
00:42:10on the far side of the ring there
00:42:11it really is a group of randos
00:42:15who have no chemistry.
00:42:16They've never teamed together.
00:42:17These MFTs, this is a quintet
00:42:19that is well drilled.
00:42:21And clearly the evidence is showing now
00:42:23as once again,
00:42:25Ilya Dragunov getting pummeled
00:42:27and behind the referee's back
00:42:28getting attacked by Tonga Lowa.
00:42:30You just can't force chemistry.
00:42:35You cannot cheat it.
00:42:37And of course, with the MFTs,
00:42:39it's not just the chemistry in the ring.
00:42:40They are inseparable.
00:42:41This is their life.
00:42:42This is their purpose.
00:42:43And they have a defined leader
00:42:45in Solo Sokoa who calls the shots.
00:42:48Only Ilya Dragunov could possibly think about
00:42:52fighting his way out of the rival's corner
00:42:56one against five.
00:42:57Yeah, that is one of those situations
00:42:59where you just close your eyes
00:43:00and keep swinging,
00:43:01hoping that something connects.
00:43:03Thankfully for Dragunov, it was.
00:43:05But Solo, huge uppercut.
00:43:07Massive uppercut.
00:43:08You know, for a moment there,
00:43:09I don't know that Dragunov knew
00:43:11where he was in the ring.
00:43:12He was circling back towards
00:43:14the opposing corner for a moment.
00:43:15Yeah, he's been so beaten down.
00:43:16He's working on instinct at this point.
00:43:18And instincts are starting
00:43:19to let Dragunov down.
00:43:22As is inevitable, perhaps,
00:43:25when you've been beaten so badly
00:43:27by these five.
00:43:31Look, cranium crush going on right now.
00:43:35Shaka, brother.
00:43:40JC Mateo continuing his assault on Dragunov
00:43:43who looks to power out,
00:43:45deliver some joint manipulation
00:43:46and then a chop.
00:43:57Just pinpoint strikes there from Mateo.
00:44:00And how impressive is that?
00:44:01Standing moonsault.
00:44:04The brawl of muscle
00:44:05who can attack from every single angle.
00:44:08And that is a huge amount of weight
00:44:09getting dropped on the sternum of Dragunov.
00:44:12And Dragunov at this point
00:44:13looks like he can barely breathe.
00:44:25We're in Dallas, Texas,
00:44:26and we have a Texas-sized
00:44:2810-man tag team match
00:44:30as most of the locker room
00:44:32ran down to help out
00:44:34Carmelo Hayes and Ilya Dragunov.
00:44:36The end result was Nick Aldis says,
00:44:37let's do it.
00:44:38The MFTs were on the attack.
00:44:40Carmelo Hayes, Dragunov,
00:44:42Shinsuke Nakamura,
00:44:43Matt Cardona,
00:44:44a Pavel Cruz on one side
00:44:45against Solo and his gang.
00:44:48But Dragunov has just been battered
00:44:50from pillar to post
00:44:51for the past five minutes or so.
00:44:53And it appears there is no letter whatsoever.
00:44:56Solo, Sekoua dropping a couple more.
00:44:58Oh, no!
00:45:00Nelly, a Dragunov well-timed
00:45:02as Solo had turned around
00:45:03to deal with others.
00:45:05Yeah, I don't care how badly
00:45:06beating down Dragunov is,
00:45:08never take your eyes
00:45:09off the Mad Dragon.
00:45:11And now,
00:45:11pick your tag,
00:45:13E!
00:45:14It is the US champ, Carmelo!
00:45:16And here comes Melo,
00:45:18whose plans for the night
00:45:20were interrupted by Solo.
00:45:22Solo standing his ground.
00:45:30Melo giving him everything he's got.
00:45:32Huge power.
00:45:33Oh!
00:45:34Springboard clothesline!
00:45:35Melo with the superior movement
00:45:37like a cat bouncing around that ring.
00:45:40Stupid!
00:45:42We know full well
00:45:43Solo, Sekoua wants his MFTs
00:45:45in possession of every piece of gold!
00:45:47Oh, and the springboard leg drop
00:45:49on Tama Tonga.
00:45:51Oh!
00:45:51Oh, what an uppercut by Solo.
00:45:54La Mystica!
00:45:55He delivers
00:45:56for the win!
00:45:59Broken up.
00:46:00Perfect timing there
00:46:01from Tonga Lowa,
00:46:03who has been the MVP
00:46:04of this matchup
00:46:05for the MFTs thus far.
00:46:07But it's breaking down
00:46:08in the hole.
00:46:09Oh!
00:46:09And now Tama Tonga.
00:46:11He is so explosive.
00:46:13Apollo Crews enters the fray.
00:46:16JC Mateo
00:46:17wraps him up
00:46:18and delivers the German.
00:46:18Matt Cardona!
00:46:22Rough Rider
00:46:23connects!
00:46:27Cardona escapes
00:46:28the spike
00:46:29attempt
00:46:29and a Rough Rider
00:46:30delivered there!
00:46:33Oh!
00:46:34But the power,
00:46:35the size,
00:46:36and the presence
00:46:37of Tala Tonga.
00:46:39That's a long way
00:46:40to jump up
00:46:41for a Rough Rider
00:46:42on Tala Tonga.
00:46:44And this is
00:46:45two versus one
00:46:46and I'm still
00:46:47going to back
00:46:47Tala Tonga
00:46:48in this situation.
00:46:50So big,
00:46:50so powerful,
00:46:52so devastating
00:46:53with those strikes.
00:46:54Oh, no.
00:46:55Oh, no.
00:46:56Oh!
00:46:57This could be
00:46:57a two-for-one.
00:46:58The Mad Dragon
00:46:59and Melo.
00:47:00Wow!
00:47:01Don't slam!
00:47:02Just a picture
00:47:03of dominance
00:47:04and control.
00:47:05That is why
00:47:06Tala Tonga
00:47:06is an asset.
00:47:09But he can't
00:47:10fight them all
00:47:10on his own.
00:47:11And now Cardona
00:47:12and Crews
00:47:13teaming up.
00:47:14Big knee
00:47:15is delivered Wade.
00:47:17Just shrugging it up
00:47:18once again.
00:47:20The stop
00:47:21of nightmares.
00:47:22And Shin
00:47:24saves the day.
00:47:26Stunning knee
00:47:27to the jaw there
00:47:27and clearing
00:47:28out the big man.
00:47:30Still not down
00:47:31though.
00:47:33It's taking
00:47:34everything
00:47:35they have.
00:47:37A Paolo
00:47:38Crews
00:47:39high-flying.
00:47:40Finally
00:47:41gets the job
00:47:42done.
00:47:42It's taken out
00:47:43Crews and
00:47:43Cardona
00:47:45in the process.
00:47:46J.C. Mateo
00:47:52looking to
00:47:52deliver.
00:47:56And now
00:47:57Dragan off
00:47:57right where
00:47:59he wants him.
00:48:00Center
00:48:01of the ring
00:48:02with a
00:48:03Warriors
00:48:04mentality.
00:48:05The Mad Dragon
00:48:06didn't have the
00:48:07power this deep
00:48:08into the matchup
00:48:08against someone
00:48:09that's
00:48:09the size
00:48:09of J.C. Mateo.
00:48:12Watch that
00:48:12clothesline
00:48:13though.
00:48:13Oh!
00:48:14Nice head bump
00:48:15right to the jaw
00:48:15there.
00:48:18H-Bombs
00:48:19delivered!
00:48:22Solo
00:48:22clears the deck
00:48:24into the post.
00:48:25And as the
00:48:26referee
00:48:26giving up
00:48:26the match
00:48:27is still
00:48:27going but
00:48:28absolute
00:48:29Bedlam
00:48:30everywhere
00:48:30you love.
00:48:31Melo's
00:48:32back to
00:48:32business.
00:48:33Solo's
00:48:34got him up.
00:48:34He avoids
00:48:35the Samoan
00:48:35drop.
00:48:36Able to
00:48:37escape the
00:48:38corner as
00:48:38well.
00:48:40First
00:48:4048!
00:48:42Drops
00:48:43Solo
00:48:43and now
00:48:44to finish
00:48:45the job
00:48:45in style
00:48:46the U.S.
00:48:47champ
00:48:47going airborne.
00:48:49He's closing
00:48:49in on a
00:48:50nothing but
00:48:50net.
00:48:51Oh!
00:48:52But Tom
00:48:52Otaga
00:48:53sends him
00:48:53flying
00:48:54right into
00:48:55a spike.
00:48:57Torpedo
00:48:57delivered
00:48:58by Ilya.
00:49:01Oh!
00:49:02Tom Otaga
00:49:02he's calling
00:49:03for the cutthroat.
00:49:04He's called
00:49:04all that
00:49:05running
00:49:05cutthroat
00:49:06elbow.
00:49:07Devastating.
00:49:08here are
00:49:14your winners
00:49:14M.M.T.
00:49:19Melo
00:49:19hit the
00:49:20first
00:49:2048.
00:49:21Melo
00:49:22was in
00:49:22position
00:49:22for the
00:49:23nothing but
00:49:24net
00:49:24and quickly
00:49:25it turned.
00:49:25Yeah
00:49:26you had to
00:49:27have
00:49:27multiple
00:49:28sets of
00:49:29eyes
00:49:29on this
00:49:30one
00:49:30but it
00:49:30was that
00:49:30Samoan
00:49:31spike
00:49:31after the
00:49:32attack
00:49:32from
00:49:32behind
00:49:33dragging
00:49:34off
00:49:34clearing
00:49:34out
00:49:35Solo
00:49:35but
00:49:35Solo
00:49:35was
00:49:36illegal
00:49:36this
00:49:36man
00:49:37was
00:49:37a
00:49:37one
00:49:38cutthroat
00:49:38later
00:49:39the
00:49:40current
00:49:40tag
00:49:41champs
00:49:41the
00:49:41MFTs
00:49:42got
00:49:43another
00:49:44major
00:49:45victory
00:49:46and it's
00:49:46a possibility
00:49:47they might
00:49:47be coming
00:49:48for US
00:49:49title gold
00:49:49sooner
00:49:50rather than
00:49:51later.
00:49:52Tag team
00:49:52champions
00:49:53still holding
00:49:54on to
00:49:55that.
00:50:08Goliath
00:50:11Six
00:50:12letting
00:50:13them
00:50:13know
00:50:14they've
00:50:15gone
00:50:16nowhere
00:50:16hanging
00:50:18out
00:50:18with
00:50:18the
00:50:18fireflies
00:50:19they
00:50:20want
00:50:21their
00:50:21lantern
00:50:21back
00:50:22on
00:50:24this
00:50:25road
00:50:25to
00:50:25WrestleMania
00:50:25So
00:50:29this
00:50:29was
00:50:30two
00:50:30weeks
00:50:30ago
00:50:30at
00:50:31the
00:50:31Royal
00:50:31Rumble
00:50:32in
00:50:32Riyadh
00:50:32Saudi
00:50:33Arabia
00:50:33drawing
00:50:34one
00:50:34and
00:50:34two
00:50:34with
00:50:34the
00:50:34former
00:50:35tag
00:50:35champ
00:50:35Charlotte
00:50:36Flower
00:50:36and
00:50:36Bliss
00:50:36didn't
00:50:37throw
00:50:37hands
00:50:37they
00:50:38work
00:50:38together
00:50:39to
00:50:39take
00:50:39out
00:50:39multiple
00:50:40opponents
00:50:41including
00:50:41one
00:50:42of the
00:50:43favourites
00:50:43Naya
00:50:44Jax
00:50:45however
00:50:45in the
00:50:46process
00:50:47of
00:50:47taking
00:50:47out
00:50:47Jax
00:50:48Flair
00:50:49eliminated
00:50:49Bliss
00:50:50the
00:50:51assumption
00:50:51being
00:50:52it was
00:50:53completely
00:50:53accidental
00:50:54right
00:50:54hi
00:51:00hi
00:51:01hi
00:51:04I'm
00:51:06really
00:51:07sorry
00:51:07about
00:51:07the
00:51:07royal
00:51:07rumble
00:51:08you
00:51:09didn't
00:51:09eliminate
00:51:10me
00:51:10Naya
00:51:10did
00:51:11she
00:51:11ruins
00:51:12everything
00:51:12but you
00:51:12know
00:51:13what
00:51:13she's
00:51:13not
00:51:13going
00:51:14to
00:51:14ruin
00:51:14today
00:51:15because
00:51:16you
00:51:16know
00:51:16what
00:51:16today
00:51:16is
00:51:16Galentine's
00:51:18day
00:51:18will you
00:51:20be my
00:51:20Galentine
00:51:21your
00:51:23favorite
00:51:24flowers
00:51:24and
00:51:26a picture
00:51:27of
00:51:29you
00:51:29for
00:51:30you
00:51:31signed
00:51:32to
00:51:33you
00:51:34Charlotte
00:51:35you
00:51:35don't
00:51:36have
00:51:36to
00:51:36do
00:51:36all
00:51:36this
00:51:36look
00:51:36royal
00:51:37rumble
00:51:37has
00:51:37the
00:51:38rules
00:51:38every
00:51:38woman
00:51:38for
00:51:38themselves
00:51:39I
00:51:40get it
00:51:40elimination
00:51:41chamber
00:51:41is the
00:51:41exact
00:51:42same
00:51:42way
00:51:42I
00:51:42get it
00:51:43but can we
00:51:43get back to
00:51:44me and
00:51:44my
00:51:44presents
00:51:45do you
00:51:46know what
00:51:46the best
00:51:46present is
00:51:46though
00:51:47what
00:51:47I'm
00:51:48going to
00:51:48be
00:51:49ringside
00:51:49with
00:51:49you
00:51:49tonight
00:51:49sure
00:51:50am I
00:51:50Galentine
00:51:51no
00:51:52because
00:51:53I'm
00:51:53going to
00:51:53woo
00:51:53you
00:51:54get it
00:51:55woo
00:51:55fine
00:52:01but bring
00:52:02the picture
00:52:02I knew
00:52:04she'd
00:52:04love
00:52:04it
00:52:17hey great
00:52:40news for
00:52:40vegas
00:52:41wwe world
00:52:42is returning
00:52:43it'll be april
00:52:4416th through
00:52:45april 20th
00:52:46it's going to
00:52:46be legendary
00:52:47you're going to
00:52:47have all the
00:52:48famers there
00:52:49stone cold
00:52:49steve austin
00:52:50rob van dam
00:52:51kane
00:52:51road dog
00:52:52the gms are
00:52:53now signed up
00:52:54adam pierce
00:52:55and nick
00:52:55aldis will
00:52:56appear in the
00:52:57lineup and
00:52:58the return of
00:52:59all the fan
00:52:59favorite
00:53:00experiences plus
00:53:01the largest
00:53:02wwe superstar
00:53:04in wrestlemania
00:53:05history that
00:53:06superstore is
00:53:07amazing you can
00:53:08head to
00:53:08www.world.com
00:53:10for tickets
00:53:11absolutely
00:53:17speaking of
00:53:17matches
00:53:18you may have
00:53:18heard carmelo
00:53:19out there
00:53:19talking about
00:53:19the elimination
00:53:20chamber
00:53:20that's why
00:53:21i brought you
00:53:21in here
00:53:22to tell you
00:53:22that next week
00:53:23on smackdown
00:53:24you're in a
00:53:25triple threat
00:53:25match with
00:53:26carmelo hayes
00:53:26and trick
00:53:27williams
00:53:27and the winner
00:53:28gets a spot
00:53:29in the elimination
00:53:30chamber
00:53:30you're alright
00:53:31hey nick
00:53:33that's my
00:53:33thought
00:53:34kits
00:53:35what was that
00:53:36stunt you
00:53:36pulled last
00:53:37week with
00:53:37overfemi
00:53:38hey do you
00:53:39know what
00:53:39you're just
00:53:40lucky
00:53:40because today
00:53:41i choose to
00:53:41weaponize my
00:53:42words
00:53:42and not
00:53:43my fists
00:53:44and so
00:53:45he got a
00:53:47book
00:53:47a poem
00:53:48monday night
00:53:54roar is
00:53:54red
00:53:55smackdown
00:53:56is blue
00:53:56real men
00:53:57express
00:53:58feelings
00:53:58unlike
00:54:00you
00:54:00you reward
00:54:06meatheads
00:54:07your leadership
00:54:08obnoxious
00:54:09wake up
00:54:10nick
00:54:11you
00:54:11are
00:54:12toxic
00:54:13okay
00:54:14i know
00:54:15it don't
00:54:16but it still
00:54:16oh of course
00:54:17you would laugh
00:54:18because you lack
00:54:19emotional intelligence
00:54:20you can't enjoy
00:54:22a good poem
00:54:22from the only
00:54:23real man
00:54:24in this room
00:54:25okay
00:54:26i mean
00:54:28catch on
00:54:29with
00:54:29what about time
00:54:30what about
00:54:31yeah
00:54:32sure
00:54:33mmm
00:54:34bottles are blue
00:54:37and roses are red
00:54:39did y'all see
00:54:41last week
00:54:42when oba put kid
00:54:43on his head
00:54:44he said
00:54:47he's a real man
00:54:48dog
00:54:49you can't even go
00:54:50uh-oh
00:54:52i think you lost
00:54:54your manhood
00:54:55cause i see
00:54:56a camel toe
00:54:57you are violent
00:55:00the toxic
00:55:01you're a child
00:55:02you're a child
00:55:03for laughing
00:55:03do you know what
00:55:04i'm not finished
00:55:05you're all toxic
00:55:07you're so hostile
00:55:08toxic
00:55:08y'all like camels
00:55:11i'm crying
00:55:11true
00:55:12very immature
00:55:13joe
00:55:14do stop laughing
00:55:15right now
00:55:15please
00:55:16some respect
00:55:17the following contest
00:55:34is a women's
00:55:35elimination chamber
00:55:36qualifier
00:55:37triple threat match
00:55:39introducing first
00:55:41accompanied by
00:55:43charlotte blair
00:55:44from columbus
00:55:46ohio
00:55:47alexa
00:55:50blair
00:55:51nice the
00:55:53galentine day
00:55:54besties
00:55:55go on
00:55:55let the cat out
00:55:56the bag
00:55:56what did you get
00:55:57me for galentine's
00:55:58day
00:55:59stop it
00:55:59please
00:55:59nothing
00:56:00toxic
00:56:01toxic
00:56:02no recent poetry
00:56:03charlotte out there
00:56:06to support
00:56:07alexa
00:56:07she tries to make it
00:56:10to elimination chamber
00:56:11well she won the
00:56:12inaugural women's
00:56:13elimination chamber
00:56:14that was back in
00:56:142018
00:56:16massive opportunity
00:56:22after what happened
00:56:23in riyadh
00:56:25do you think that was
00:56:29an accident in riyadh
00:56:30i do
00:56:30yeah i do
00:56:31i think charlotte was just
00:56:33trying to
00:56:33i'm not quite there
00:56:34yeah
00:56:34make some eliminations
00:56:36and alexa got tangled up
00:56:37next thing you know
00:56:38she was out
00:56:39of royal rumble
00:56:40dirtiest player in the game
00:56:44but i'll let you have that
00:57:04ví paws
00:57:10do
00:57:13obligated
00:57:13this
00:57:14is
00:57:17alexa got
00:57:20till
00:57:22do
00:57:23i'm the
00:57:23и
00:57:24they more
00:57:24than
00:57:25can
00:57:26Tit
00:57:26out
00:57:26the
00:57:27in
00:57:27the
00:57:27men
00:57:27the
00:57:29sj
00:57:30С
00:57:30going
00:57:31to
00:57:31do
00:57:31to
00:57:32in
00:57:33the
00:57:34Alistair Black's style for Zelina.
00:57:52Of course, a week ago, Wade, she was by Alistair's side.
00:57:56She came up just short in a men's qualifying match.
00:57:59That was a thriller.
00:57:59Now, she gets this golden opportunity to make it to Chicago herself.
00:58:06Yeah, and it's this link-up with hubby Alistair Black
00:58:09that has brought out a far more nasty and sinister side of Zelina in recent weeks.
00:58:15And that can be incredibly useful, as cutthroat as you can be.
00:58:19It's WrestleMania season.
00:58:21Get yourself to Elimination Chamber and one step away from the big one.
00:58:29And I'm not calling you now.
00:58:36Do they need something to let you?
00:58:39Do they need something to let you?
00:58:41And their opponents, accompanied by Keanu Reeves,
00:59:08she is the United States Champion, Julia!
00:59:19Of course, Julia knows what it's like to be in there with Zelina,
00:59:22who just saw with a prize on the line.
00:59:24Came up with that big victory last June.
00:59:26The first run as the United States Champion.
00:59:29And now the two-time U.S. Champion.
00:59:3842 days she's been the women's United States Champion.
00:59:43And next to her, the woman who has guided her to so much of this success,
00:59:47Keanu James, the business advisor to the United States Champ.
00:59:52Lost out together in tag competition against the Champs last week.
00:59:56Now looking to get straight back in the hunt for gold via qualification for the Elimination Chamber.
01:00:02And then onwards to WrestleMania if successful.
01:00:06Okay, so here we go. Triple threat rules.
01:00:09First to score a pin four submission on any opponent wins.
01:00:12And with a win, an advancement to Chicago, to the women's Elimination Chamber.
01:00:19Tiffany Stratton, who we saw earlier tonight, is there.
01:00:23Rhea Ripley is there.
01:00:25And now it'll be Alexa, Julia, or Zelina.
01:00:28Get in there!
01:00:30Julia's gonna be careful then.
01:00:31Everybody's going for it quickly.
01:00:33You want a break of anyone else taking a pin.
01:00:36You want to jump on that immediately.
01:00:38One pin and your hopes are dashed, even if you are not the one getting pinned, of course.
01:00:43They all size each other up.
01:00:46Everybody trying if they could sneak a quick one early on here and advance to Chicago.
01:00:52As Alexa just throws Julia right into her.
01:00:54She wants Sister Abigail right away!
01:00:56You mentioned Alexa Bliss' career a little earlier, Joe.
01:00:59She has an all-timer resume, multiple time, I think five-time world champ.
01:01:04Hasn't held a world championship since 2018.
01:01:07You go a long way to fixing that with victory tonight and moving on to the Elimination Chamber.
01:01:14As Cody put it a little earlier, two victories away from the main event of WrestleMania.
01:01:19That is the perspective of these three competitors here.
01:01:22Of course, Cody himself will be in action in one of these qualifying matches.
01:01:26Later tonight in our main event against Jacob Batu and Sami Zayn.
01:01:31Big right hand from Julia.
01:01:33We saw some powerful women earlier in the match.
01:01:36This is not about powerhouses right now.
01:01:38This is about technique, speed, and the devastating strikes that namely belong to Julia.
01:01:44And you're seeing the skill of the beautiful Madness as well.
01:01:49Oh!
01:01:50Smashes Zelina down after stretching her out, looking to advance to Chicago.
01:01:54And you just see Julia getting sharper and sharper as the weeks go by.
01:01:59Getting up to speed with the style here on SmackDown.
01:02:02The kind of pace you can expect.
01:02:04Completely different to her native world back in Japan where she was so successful.
01:02:09Good counter by Zelina Vega moments ago to stop that Arribulurchi knee and then put forth her own offense.
01:02:17And now Alexa Bliss as everybody grabs a hold of the opposition.
01:02:23Slams Julia down hard.
01:02:25Bliss such a perplexing individual but so devastating when she gets on a roll like she is right now.
01:02:31Harried assault of offense from Alexa Bliss.
01:02:35Five time world champion.
01:02:38Cannonball's off the apron.
01:02:40And now Zelina has the target lined up as well.
01:02:44Nice Meteora connecting, dropping.
01:02:47Alexa Bliss and it's Zelina Vega in full control now.
01:02:51So Alexa came off the apron against Julia and then Zelina was there with the Meteora that landed flush on Alexa Bliss.
01:03:07And now sends Alexa right back into the ring.
01:03:10Lateral press gonna take more than that here in this qualifying match to get to Elimination Chamber.
01:03:14Yeah and the tactic in a match like this triple threat when one opponent is down and out of the ring which Julia is right now.
01:03:21You have to make the most of it.
01:03:22It's your time to get a submission or a pin and get yourself on to the Elimination Chamber.
01:03:28You have to work quick.
01:03:29That is Zelina's issue right now.
01:03:31Picking up the pace.
01:03:32Putting the wood to Alexa Bliss and get this thing one.
01:03:36Oh look at the way that Zelina is utilizing those ropes.
01:03:41With a twist on the 619 she was taught by Rey Mysterio during a time in the LWO.
01:03:47It's like a 619 but then stretching out utilizing the rope forcing back against the neck.
01:03:57Now squeezing for Dia live open to choke out Alexa Bliss.
01:04:02Well stirring on the outside you can see.
01:04:10Julia in a rally support here for Alexa Bliss.
01:04:13Julia chasing Zelina Vega right out of the ring and now she will take center stage against Bliss.
01:04:26Well here's the issue for Bliss.
01:04:27Bliss has just taken a heck of a beating from Zelina and now a relatively fresh Julia has hopped in the ring having all that time to recover.
01:04:35Just mocking Bliss and this crowd.
01:04:44Well Alexa's been in tough shape here during this stretch hasn't she?
01:04:47Yeah and clearly on the outside Charlotte can't do anything to help her tag partner.
01:04:52Although based on the incident at the Royal Rumble that might be a good thing for Alexa Bliss Joe.
01:04:57Oh I don't know listen.
01:04:58You have 30 contestants in there.
01:04:59Everybody's gunning for survival.
01:05:02Charlotte's trying to get rid of Nia Jax.
01:05:04The next thing you know there's collateral damage.
01:05:09Collateral damage that was rather convenient for Charlotte Flair.
01:05:13Who's chasing victory.
01:05:14But I'm just stirring the pot right now.
01:05:16You know me Joe.
01:05:17Alexa Bliss driving right hands into the midsection.
01:05:21Looking to rally back here.
01:05:22Instead it's Julia.
01:05:24Rolls through in the basement dropkick.
01:05:29Zelina back to her feet.
01:05:31Panic in the eyes of Kiana James on the outside.
01:05:34Who just saw her charge.
01:05:39Julia get dropped and might be out of this one.
01:05:41And Zelina once again looking to pick up the pace here.
01:05:44Perhaps turfing out.
01:05:45Let's do it again!
01:05:57Let's see!
01:05:58there is a sense of urgency here on friday night smackdown we are only two weeks away
01:06:17from elimination chamber that means a chance to get a world championship match
01:06:21at wrestlemania alexa bliss julia and zelena are in this triple threat to qualify to make
01:06:28it there to be one of the six superstars in elimination chamber yeah and you can sense all
01:06:34three of these women have frayed nerves at this point knowing how easy it is to be eliminated from
01:06:40contention for this elimination chamber spot and with it the opportunity to go on to wrestlemania
01:06:46julia united states champion trying to take control here but zelena delivers and now she's climbing up
01:06:54and kiana james is distracting her up on the apron and with that it gives a window of opportunity
01:06:59for julia well julia needed it because she was in the drop zone there and zelena was going to go in
01:07:04for the kill prevented and that is the benefit of a kiana james megamind on the outside under
01:07:10hooking potential superplex here wave julia's got her in position this could turn things around
01:07:16you see wrestlemania there in the background that's what she's trying to get to wow top row
01:07:22butterfly suplex the balance alone but don't celebrate too much not when alexa bliss is in that
01:07:30triple threat you've got to watch your back and alexa bliss is taking advantage and now driving
01:07:37forearms knees and a drop kick to zelena well this is the point in the match we're in that deep water
01:07:44the woman who has been there and done it before at the very top of that world championship level
01:07:49is alexa bliss she's the one with the momentum now the one with the belief doubles it up
01:07:56hooks the leg to advance
01:07:59every which way she's looking for an opportunity to get to chicago
01:08:06tiffany stratton is already there rhea ripley is already there who will be the third woman
01:08:13to make it to elimination chamber it's saturday february 28th
01:08:18and bliss sensing something here gonna go big
01:08:26and it has backfired up to her feet
01:08:30and now quick as could be just like she had zelena moments ago
01:08:35and now zelena is climbing up there as well and this could be ugly for all three women
01:08:41oh the impact zelena to qualify for the chamber
01:08:48the kick out by julia
01:08:50and that is the devastation of being so close to victory
01:08:54so close to getting into the elimination chamber
01:08:57frustration written all over zelena
01:09:00these women all fighting on fumes at this point
01:09:05strategy is out of the window
01:09:08it's how deep can you get
01:09:10it's alexa bliss is just crumbled in that corner
01:09:15and right now it's julia
01:09:16and zelena to decide it
01:09:18and julia with a series of headbutts
01:09:20and now
01:09:21alexa bliss is back to her feet
01:09:23and in a trading of strikes like this
01:09:26i generally would back julia
01:09:28but julia just blasted her knee
01:09:30against that turnbuckle
01:09:32may have done herself a major damage here
01:09:35and that has opened an opportunity now for alexa bliss
01:09:37as julia is in that drop zone
01:09:41and bliss is going up top
01:09:45twisted bliss but the knees got up
01:09:49julia got her knees up just in time
01:09:52you gotta sense julia is playing a little possum there
01:09:55but wow
01:09:55zelena
01:09:56looking for code red
01:09:58looking for the win
01:09:58looking to qualify
01:10:00and alexa saves it
01:10:03well zelena just struggled a little with that pin
01:10:06zelena so beat up this deep into the match
01:10:08nothing is as crisp
01:10:09as it usually is
01:10:11and it costs zelena
01:10:11so beat up this
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