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00:00:02Barry!
00:00:41NXT on The CW. Ground Zero for greatness. The future walks through that curtain. No fear, no shortcuts, nothing but
00:00:52hunger.
00:00:53It's a new era. It's a new time. Who's gonna step up?
00:01:00Oh, here we go!
00:01:03The grind is real. The spotlight is earned. Art, hustle, history in the making.
00:01:10To make history, you got to do what you got to do.
00:01:15Oh my word!
00:01:17NXT doesn't crown champions. It creates them.
00:01:22The next generation starts here.
00:01:25This is just the beginning.
00:01:26Live. Live. On the rise.
00:01:33NXT.
00:01:45I want to break some big news. NXT will be bringing one of its biggest PLEs to one of the
00:01:51greatest wrestling cities in all the world.
00:01:53On Saturday, April 4th.
00:01:55Get ready for a fight!
00:01:57NXT stands up in St. Louis.
00:02:00The stakes are high.
00:02:02The world is watching.
00:02:04And only the best.
00:02:06Stand and deliver.
00:02:08NXT stand and deliver.
00:02:10Saturday, April 4th.
00:02:20NXT stand and deliver.
00:03:55Then.
00:04:02Now.
00:04:11Forever.
00:04:19Together.
00:04:54I've always been proud to be your boy.
00:04:59I don't think you understand.
00:05:01I need that.
00:05:03This wasn't supposed to be hard.
00:05:05This was supposed to be easy.
00:05:07Let me take this weight off your shoulders
00:05:10Because I'm sure you're hearing the voices in your head
00:05:13And when the bell rings, that's what I expect
00:05:16That's what they expect
00:05:18And after the main event of Wrestlemania
00:05:21I want you to know
00:05:24I will always love you
00:06:06I want you to know
00:06:16I want you to know
00:06:37I will always love you
00:06:51Just to see those images again
00:06:53It was sheer shock a week ago
00:06:55The unforeseen ripping apart of the deep-rooted relationship
00:06:58Joe Tessitore and Wade Barrett with you
00:07:00Four weeks away from Wrestlemania
00:07:01But those images of Cody Rhodes beaten down
00:07:04They won't be erased from anybody's memory
00:07:06No, the entirety of WWE is united in their belief
00:07:09That Randy's actions last week were absolutely appalling
00:07:13This is the top level, but there is a line
00:07:16And Randy went so far over that line to an absolutely horrific degree
00:07:21It was disgusting
00:07:22Here's what we can tell you
00:07:23Randy Orton is going to be here later tonight
00:07:26We will hear from him
00:07:27Get his explanation as to everything you just saw
00:07:31Now, as for the matches set to come your way tonight
00:07:34We have championships on the line
00:07:37And there are the champs
00:07:38Getting set for a title defense
00:07:40The irresistible forces
00:07:41Nia Jax
00:07:42Flash legend
00:07:44They will be in action
00:07:46Against the Bella Twins
00:07:48Are reunited
00:07:49Nikki and Brie are going for gold
00:07:51The WWE Women's Tag Team Championship
00:07:54Will be decided
00:07:55And, speaking of tag team champions
00:07:58Ready to roar
00:07:59The MFTs
00:08:00Led, of course, by Solo Sokoa
00:08:02It is their time to put their titles on the line
00:08:04Against the popular best-turned ready-made tag team
00:08:08Damian Priest and
00:08:10Well, where's the hair, R-Truth?
00:08:12But they have found something together
00:08:14The number one contenders get their shot at the champ
00:08:17The WWE Tag Team Championship match
00:08:19That's tonight
00:08:22Kit Wilson is here
00:08:24The tour of Toxic or Buke
00:08:27Has made its way to Raleigh, North Carolina
00:08:29And it comes with a very specific target
00:08:33As Kit calls out Jelly Roll tonight
00:08:36Look at that big truck going up here
00:08:40The Grammy winner is back with us
00:08:44Jelly Roll is here
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00:09:38okay so smackdown is uh nothing like we could have imagined right from the start with
00:09:44the situation out in the parking lot with mcintyre beating down fatu well absolute mayhem look we
00:09:49know the story between those two has been boiling and simmering for months now i mean including
00:09:55costing each other matches championships but what the hell security get a grip on things things are
00:10:01at a boiling point right now in many areas of wwe and that is what wrestlemania season really can do
00:10:07to anyone joe yeah the vitriol the hatred the venom the obsession with drew mcintyre and jacob fatu
00:10:14it continues and happened here again at the beginning of smackdown and what the hell did
00:10:19you think was gonna happen
00:10:25oh you want me just to shut up and wrestle the only place i should be wrestling
00:10:30is the main event of wrestlemania and you took that from me
00:10:43i came here to fight and if anybody wrong drew mcintyre your ass belongs to me
00:10:57what the hell is wrong with you what is your issue drew mcintyre i swear to god
00:11:05you're the most self-sabotaging person i've ever known in this business every opportunity handed
00:11:10to you and you still act like a maniac you wanted to be champion you didn't want to defend the
00:11:16championship now you want jacob and by the way he wants you to be very sure of that and now
00:11:21i put
00:11:22you in a match and now you can't keep your hands off each other you talk about being on the
00:11:27way to
00:11:27wrestlemania the only place you're on your way to is unemployment
00:11:34i dare you i dare you i tried to quit i tried to quit but you'd love that everybody would
00:11:41love
00:11:41that wouldn't they no no jacob would love that you would love it i got a better idea you think
00:11:49i'm acting like a child by the way yeah i know you've got a child donovan should be ashamed to
00:11:55of such a corporate stooge for a father and i am going to cause chaos all night you gotta be
00:12:01kidding me
00:12:04oh this is not smart fatu
00:12:10patu and mcintyre
00:12:12fatu looked absolutely right down moments ago and he might be going straight back there clearly
00:12:19nowhere near 100 percent and mcintyre all over fatu like a rash
00:12:25oh right
00:12:26well this one right off the bat we're completely off schedule
00:12:31and i don't think we're getting back anytime soon
00:12:39patu with a completely crazed rock in his eye
00:12:45watch out joe this is no longer safe it's not it's not with these two at all
00:12:58but we got security out here they are giving fatu a very wide berth and i don't blame them
00:13:05me too for that matter
00:13:07big headbutt is just laid him out beating him down with headbutt after headbutt red on our announce desk
00:13:13they're counting on fatu right now get fatu the hell out of here and get mcintyre some medical help
00:13:24and i think they've been able to contain fatu oh god for how long bro out to the edge of
00:13:31the outer ball
00:13:32take what you can get with these combustible forces
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00:14:28the announce desk and that is the wild beginning to this night of smackdown
00:14:37we're in raleigh north carolina for an absolutely wild smackdown we want to show you what happened
00:14:44moments ago because upon the arrivals of our superstar all of a sudden there was major
00:14:49commotion and there was clearly a massive car accident out in the parking lot this was the
00:14:55scene two cars crash and all of a sudden drew mcintyre ripping jacob fatu through the windshield
00:15:00and beating him down wade well there was an attack predetermined by mcintyre to cause maximum
00:15:06damage to jacob fatu and maximum damage it did indeed cause and at this point the assumption
00:15:13was jacob fatu was heading straight to hospital while drew mcintyre headed out to ring however
00:15:21back from the dead apparently joe in comes the samoan werewolf and the brawl ensued at ringside
00:15:30which quickly became a human demolition derby with the body of mcintyre crashing into the
00:15:37steps and then much worse than that they thought they had him contained but no the samoan werewolf
00:15:47flying through timekeeper up onto the barrier and smashing through mcintyre and destroying
00:15:56the reinforced announced desk
00:16:03so
00:16:10so
00:16:11so
00:16:15Let's go.
00:16:41Let's go.
00:17:12Priest reaction would have been just a few weeks ago if you told him he'd be tagging with R-Truth,
00:17:15let alone fighting for the Tag Team Championships.
00:17:18Yeah, that's right. We're gonna catch our breath here with a nice easy one, aren't we?
00:17:22No, we're not. It's a Tag Championship match with the unlikely tag duo of Damian Priest and R-Truth, who
00:17:29have simply caught fire here on SmackDown over the past three weeks.
00:17:34It's the other third match in three weeks, having earned the status as number one contenders.
00:17:40What a reaction they have gotten each and every week.
00:17:43It's been a hastily thrown together tag team, but they won Tag Team Turmoil two weeks ago.
00:17:48And they doubled down last week with victory over lost cars.
00:17:53And these two hitting a rare vein of form as we hurtle towards WrestleMania.
00:17:57We're taking it all.
00:18:10We're taking it all.
00:18:31And their opponent, accompanied by Tawa Tonga, Tonga Loa, and Zolo Sokoa.
00:18:37They are the WWE Tag Team Champions, Tama Tonga and J.C. Mattel, M.F.T.
00:18:49Well, you see Solo Sokoa leading the way with the Wyatt Six Lantern.
00:18:54Of course, the champs have been entangled with the Wyatt Six since they took the goal in late January.
00:18:58Now, a much different focus shift with this title defense wave.
00:19:03They're stepping away from their major rivals in the Wyatt Six and now focusing on championship business.
00:19:11Interestingly, it was actually Solo and Tama Tonga who won those tag titles a couple of months back.
00:19:17However, it's going to be J.C. Matteo and Tama Tonga defending them tonight.
00:19:22Almost an element of Freebird rule going on there with the M.F.T.
00:19:26But nevertheless, dressed up in the war paint and ready for war are the M.F.T.
00:19:31And what a tall task this is for the relatively new tag team.
00:19:36Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:19:39That's what's on the line.
00:19:40It's a tag team championships up for grabs.
00:19:43We've got the M.F.T. standing over our destroyed and announced saying,
00:19:47What happened over here, guys?
00:19:48Suddenly a giant shadow cast over us.
00:19:50And you look up and it's the massive Tala Tonga.
00:19:54But right now it is Damian Priest straight in there with a heavy artillery.
00:19:59Trying to get right to it right away against J.C. Matteo and taking advantage as Priest has found his
00:20:05gear early on.
00:20:06I mean, if ever there was a time of year to suddenly hit a hot streak and win some gold,
00:20:13it's right about now.
00:20:15And that was some old school R-Truth right now.
00:20:17You know, you mentioned that they were thrown together quickly.
00:20:20But yet we're seeing a little bit of early chemistry now all of a sudden between R-Truth and Priest
00:20:25Wade.
00:20:26Yeah, some things just work and I hearken back to their time together in the judgment day.
00:20:31If Truth was, in fact, in the judgment day and they had a little chemistry back then too.
00:20:35But right now taking R-Truth out of the equation is Tala Tonga and immediately pouncing is J.C. Matteo.
00:20:43And now technically looks like a two-on-one matchup and things going very well indeed for the M.F
00:20:49.T.
00:20:49Stolders on the line.
00:21:09J.C. Matteo taking advantage of things out on the floor against Damian Priest.
00:21:13WWE Tag Team Championship match here in Raleigh, North Carolina.
00:21:18It's been a blitzkrieg approach here from the M.F.T.s from the off really wiping out R-Truth
00:21:23momentarily
00:21:24and that was all they needed to open a major window to knock down Damian Priest and hopefully for their
00:21:30sake keep him down.
00:21:32Tama Tonga beating down with a series of right hands.
00:21:37Let's talk about Tama Tonga because what a 20-26 that has been thus far for the Untamed Tonga.
00:21:44Won the tag titles from the Wyatt Six at the beginning of the year.
00:21:47He's beaten Nakamura in singles action, beating Ilya Dragunov in singles action, albeit with some major help from the M
00:21:55.F.T.s.
00:21:55But it has been a sterling three months so far for Tama Tonga.
00:22:00And I think we've seen the best of him offensively, especially with the cutthroat back into the arsenal.
00:22:05Yeah, no doubt about that.
00:22:07And of course, he has.
00:22:08How they said, Shinsuke Nakamura whispering things in his ear, trying to sow a little discord within the M.F
00:22:14.T.s.
00:22:14Fight your own battle, stop relying on backup being the message.
00:22:18That is rather upset Solo Sakawa at times and does not appear to have got through to Tama Tonga at
00:22:24all.
00:22:25North Carolina history goes very far back.
00:22:27North Carolina history goes very far back.
00:22:34Race is in a tough spot.
00:22:36And with the referee distracted, Tonga Loa comes in with a right hand.
00:22:40Yeah, it's just a smart move from J.C. Mateo.
00:22:43Clearly pre-planned, that's the strategy.
00:22:45Turn the referees back and take a cheap shot when you can.
00:22:49He's essentially two against five here tonight.
00:22:53Well, it's part of the reason why it is difficult to perceive anyone taking down these M.F.T.s.
00:23:05Teaming up to take down Priest again.
00:23:08Well, Priest has been completely neutered so far in this one after that early flourish right off the bat.
00:23:13Taken down and kept down by these M.F.T.s who have been absolutely merciless once they got the
00:23:19upper hand.
00:23:24Tama Tonga, he's explosive, shows that speed, that violence.
00:23:33Yeah, this is just a feral side to Tama Tonga that when it's unleashed, gives opponents very little breathing room.
00:23:40Well, it's not to mention this guy is a highly skilled, technically astute superstar.
00:23:47Talking about technically astute, the 2004 Olympian, Mateo.
00:23:52It's a lateral press on the count of one, now looking for the better cover.
00:23:56Priest still has a lot left in the tank, although he has taken some punishment.
00:24:09Great scene here, sold out in Raleigh, North Carolina's Friday Night Smackdown on this road to WrestleMania.
00:24:15A couple weeks ago, Damian Priest and R-Truth were quickly assembled to take part in a number one contenders
00:24:20match.
00:24:21They won it.
00:24:22They won tag team turmoil.
00:24:24Thus, this championship opportunity against the M.F.T.s.
00:24:28Well, it's an opportunity right now that is slipping away, because Damian Priest, the punisher of Smackdown,
00:24:34has been relentlessly punished by J.C. Mateo and Tama Tonga.
00:24:39This to retain for the M.F.T.s, but the shoulder gets up from Priest.
00:24:43And this has just been a masterclass from the M.F.T.s, cheating behind the referee's back,
00:24:48cheap shots, whatever it takes to retain the goal.
00:24:53Mateo splashing into that corner against Priest, who's taken sustained damage,
00:24:58and then he rids the apron of R-Truth.
00:25:01Well, R-Truth has taken some sustained damage, too, despite not having been tagged into this one.
00:25:07Oh!
00:25:08The big spinning kick from Priest, as both men are down.
00:25:13Well, finally, some breathing room, but is there anyone to tag?
00:25:16Yes, there is.
00:25:18R-Truth rejuvenated.
00:25:19It might be now or never for Truth and Priest.
00:25:23Here comes R-Truth.
00:25:30The running shoulder tackles.
00:25:34And you know what's coming next.
00:25:37Oh, no.
00:25:38It's Ron Cena.
00:25:46Five-knuckle shuffle and looking for gold.
00:25:50They close this out imminently.
00:25:52Could be here with the attitude adjustment.
00:25:54But Tamatanga able to escape into the corner.
00:25:58And now really on the ropes here are the MFTs.
00:26:01There was a tag referee saw at R-Truth did not.
00:26:04Look at the teamwork from the MFTs.
00:26:07This to hold on to their gold.
00:26:11And the save from Priest.
00:26:13This one breaking down in a major way.
00:26:17Trying to rip back momentum here are the MFTs.
00:26:21The MFTs who won the gold in late January north of the border
00:26:26against the ready-made instant tag team of R-Truth and Damian Priest.
00:26:32Stone Cold stutter in there for good measure.
00:26:34We're seeing all the legends come out with Truth here.
00:26:37Oh, Priest off the steps.
00:26:45Truth.
00:26:49STF locked in.
00:26:50And J.C. Mateo a long way from the ropes.
00:26:54But that is a big, powerful frame.
00:26:57Dragging both him and R-Truth all the way there.
00:27:00But no denying.
00:27:01As he drags the former Olympic wrestler back to the center of the ring.
00:27:05And so on, Sakowin with a major distraction.
00:27:09And now on the outside.
00:27:11A chilt slam on the edge of the apron by Tala Tonga.
00:27:15Who just serves him up to J.C. Mateo.
00:27:19Truth's advantage.
00:27:20Well, that was one millionth of a second away from a 3k.
00:27:33The Wyatt Six have come out with their chief rivals in the ring.
00:27:39And the MMTs, it is on.
00:27:42Well, they want their lantern back in the worst way.
00:27:45But apparently running interference.
00:27:48Tala Tonga, Tonga Loa.
00:27:51And Solo.
00:27:51Oh, howdy.
00:27:54And the mandible claw locked in.
00:27:57Mandible claw on the outside.
00:27:59And Mateo with the super kick of Uncle Howdy.
00:28:03Well, Mateo had to save the boss there.
00:28:06Solo Sokoa.
00:28:07And he does just that.
00:28:09The lantern still in the possession of Solo Sokoa.
00:28:12But there's business to take care of in rape.
00:28:15Yeah.
00:28:15Like defending the tag team championships.
00:28:20Priest just levels Tama Tonga.
00:28:25Oh, what?
00:28:34Here are your winners and new WWE Tag Team Champions.
00:29:03What an unexpected career twist for these two.
00:29:09This is right, Uncle Howdy here ringside.
00:29:12The mandible claw on Solo Sokoa.
00:29:14An attempt to take back their precious lantern.
00:29:17Denied by JC Mateo.
00:29:20And one super kick.
00:29:21Solo Sokoa can thank his lovely stars for JC Mateo's intervention there.
00:29:27However, sliding back in the ring.
00:29:32Damian Priest cleaning house.
00:29:34And then unthinkably the massive frame of JC Mateo.
00:29:38A.A. by Ron Cena, a.k.a. R-Truth.
00:29:43And we have new tag champs.
00:29:45The most unlikely tag champs you perhaps could ever imagine.
00:29:49They do it.
00:29:56And only their third match as a pairing.
00:30:03Damian Priest and R-Truth are the WWE Tag Team Champions.
00:30:14What a moment for Damian Priest and R-Truth, the new WWE Tag Team Champions.
00:30:19And I am standing by you with a team who's looking to take home some gold of their own.
00:30:23The Bella Twins.
00:30:24Now, Brie and Nikki, it's been a moment since we've seen you two team together.
00:30:28So, do you think we'll see enough twin magic tonight to defeat the irresistible forces?
00:30:32I think so, Kathy.
00:30:33And anyone who underestimates us is making a big mistake, which will make it that much more sweeter when Nikki
00:30:39and I beat Nyan Lash for the titles.
00:30:41That is right.
00:30:42You know, we helped pave the way for the women's tag team titles to exist.
00:30:45And we have made history throughout our own careers.
00:30:48So, tonight, no one is...
00:30:55Of course you two skipped the line to get a title opportunity after interrupting our title match.
00:31:01Do you know what that's called?
00:31:04Selfish.
00:31:05What Charlotte's trying to say is that you two...
00:31:08Lexi, eat your ice cream.
00:31:11Everything's fine.
00:31:12You know, we won't...
00:31:13You know what I was saying?
00:31:14We won't interrupt your title match tonight because we don't want to be center of attention.
00:31:18Whatever wins or loses, we want next.
00:31:22I mean, no, no, no, Charlotte.
00:31:24Please come out and watch to see how real legends get it done.
00:31:30She did not just take my...
00:31:32Everything's fine.
00:31:33Literally, I've tried everything.
00:31:35I don't know what else to do.
00:31:37This is...
00:31:37Oh, my gosh.
00:31:39Hey, what's wrong with this guy?
00:31:40You mind with something?
00:31:41Oh, actually, you might be cursed.
00:31:43Oh.
00:31:43Can you fix this?
00:31:44Ah, you have 20 human dollars?
00:31:48Oh.
00:31:49Oh.
00:31:49Yes, yes, yes.
00:31:51Perfect.
00:31:53Okay.
00:31:53I know, I know this.
00:31:54I'm really embarrassed that I even just asked.
00:31:57What?
00:31:58What?
00:31:59No, this is not a good time.
00:32:00Somebody just took 20 bucks from me.
00:32:03Come on.
00:32:03Okay, we got a match.
00:32:05Okay, I know.
00:32:05I'm forgetting about it.
00:32:06Okay, I'm forgetting about it.
00:32:08Wade, you need to be a better fan, Housen.
00:32:10Go in.
00:32:10For Axiom Motor City Machine Guns, this match is presented by Panda Express.
00:32:14Have you eaten?
00:32:19Walk in like you own the air.
00:32:22Because confidence, that's your superpower.
00:32:26Acknowledge me.
00:32:27You don't dodge the noise.
00:32:30You flip it.
00:32:31Own it.
00:32:33Make it yours.
00:32:34Walk in loud.
00:32:37Walk out legendary.
00:32:48We are four weeks to Mania in Vegas, and WWE is offering fans an opportunity to put
00:32:53their name on a piece of history with name on the canvas for WrestleMania.
00:32:57It's now live on WWE Shop.
00:32:59You can have your name printed on the same canvas where the WWE titles will be put on
00:33:03the line both nights in April.
00:33:04So don't miss your chance to guard the Showcase of the Immortals and cement your name in history.
00:33:23Welcome back, Mr. Randy Orton.
00:33:27Cody is getting packed up and blending up for WrestleMania.
00:33:32Randy Orton is going to unhinge it.
00:33:35Them voices are talking to Randy right now.
00:33:38He showed up in O-9 fashion, bros.
00:33:44If they're not the penis way.
00:33:51He beat him out of his damn shoes.
00:33:59I feel like WrestleMania is tomorrow when it comes to this.
00:34:03Randy, I wanted to go for you.
00:34:05Why are you doing it this way?
00:34:08The only thing we listen to now is a true explanation.
00:34:21Excuse me, Sammy.
00:34:22Last week, SmackDown ended with bloodied Cody Rhodes after a savage attack by Randy Orton.
00:34:28You've been at the center of all of this.
00:34:30So I would love to get your perspective.
00:34:32Well, look, I mean, I have a match with Aleister Black, and I really should be giving that 100%
00:34:36of my focus because, you know, he's dangerous.
00:34:39But, yeah, I can't stop thinking about Cody and everything that's gone on with him and
00:34:44me the last couple of weeks.
00:34:46And, you know, look, you could say a lot about Cody, and I have said a lot to Cody, to
00:34:53his
00:34:53face.
00:34:54But the one thing you have to give him is he tries.
00:34:58He tries to be good.
00:34:59He really, really does.
00:35:00He goes the extra mile in a way that most people don't even know.
00:35:03So I see how far he goes to try to be good and to try to do everything he can
00:35:06for these
00:35:07fans, okay?
00:35:08And how did the last week end for him?
00:35:09He ended in a pool of his own blood, getting carried out in a stretcher.
00:35:14Meanwhile, Randy, you know, who I look up to, he does what he does.
00:35:20And how does the night end for him?
00:35:23With the WWE Championship in his hand.
00:35:27So I don't really know what to make of it anymore, you know?
00:35:29It's starting to feel like the more I try to do things the right way, the more things
00:35:34just go wrong.
00:35:35And the more I feel people pulling away, and the more I'm starting to feel like the world
00:35:42that I believe in just doesn't exist anymore.
00:35:45What's that what you said last week, Sammy?
00:35:49Good luck against Jacob Batu.
00:35:52What, you mean the monster out here?
00:35:54The one who was just in the car wreck and got back up?
00:35:56The one that nobody out here can beat, except for Trick Williams.
00:36:02Let's talk about it.
00:36:04You see that look right there on your face, Sammy?
00:36:05It hurts.
00:36:06I know it hurts.
00:36:08But you know what they always say?
00:36:10When life gives you lemons, you put on your lemon pepper steppers and mind your business
00:36:15while grown folk talking.
00:36:19Trick, we've been doing a lot of talking.
00:36:21Maybe we don't need to talk anymore.
00:36:23Maybe we do something right now.
00:36:25You know you got a match coming up, but listen, I'm going to check my schedule.
00:36:29I'm going to look at my palm powder.
00:36:31And if I got some time, maybe I'll check out your little match.
00:36:35And I'll tell you what, maybe I'll give you a few pointers if I like what I see.
00:36:39Here you're talking about.
00:36:41Pointers?
00:36:41Pointers.
00:36:42Pointers?
00:36:42Pointers.
00:36:43Pointers.
00:36:47That's good.
00:36:47Hey, get a real good look.
00:37:17The following tag team contest is scheduled for one call.
00:37:21Introducing first, Axiom and Nathan Frazer for Axiom!
00:37:28And they are ready for a rematch.
00:37:30Frazer and Axiom, they were in that competitive tag team for a long couple weeks ago as Motor City Machine
00:37:35Guns.
00:37:36That's Friday Night Smackdown.
00:37:38It's presented by Panda Express.
00:37:41Have you eaten yet?
00:37:43Say it out loud, we press y'all on.
00:37:57Break your fist.
00:37:59Break your fist.
00:38:02Break your fist.
00:38:19And their opponent, with a combined weight of 412 pounds, Chris David, Alex Shelley, Motor City Machine Guns!
00:38:32You know, Wade, it's really tough to remember a time when the Motor City Machine Guns weren't in complete sync.
00:38:38But the loss that we saw with the number one contenders turned in a couple weeks ago, there's just a
00:38:44touch of a little more testy feeling in recent weeks.
00:38:47Yeah, I agree with you, there's been some tension, there's been some bickering with the Motor City Machine Guns, and
00:38:52I get it, it wouldn't have helped that they lost to a couple of guys in Fraxium over here, who
00:38:58are technically the mentees of the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:39:01Because these are guys you're supposed to be beating, wait, did we teach them too much?
00:39:06But, 20 plus years together as the Motor City Machine Guns, occasionally they're gonna bicker a little like for others.
00:39:13But, when the bell rings, they get back to action, and they need to get back to winning ways, that's
00:39:18the key.
00:39:19This match presented by Panda Express, have you eaten yet?
00:39:22Very fast start for Fraxion.
00:39:24And look, Joe, just moments ago we saw new tag champs crowned here on SmackDown, R-Truth and Damian Priest.
00:39:30I promise you, every tag team in the SmackDown locker room instantly thinks, we need to be the number one
00:39:35contenders!
00:39:37And this is obviously not a number one contenders match, however, if you're gonna make the case to GM Nick
00:39:42Aldis that you should get the first shot of the new champs,
00:39:45a victory here would not hurt that case at all, would it?
00:39:48Saban and Shelly, as Axiom delivers the elbow, trying to battle his way to that corner.
00:39:55Oh!
00:39:57A neat way to do it there.
00:39:58One of the most exhilarating tag teams we have ever seen here on SmackDown, so fast moving, and they don't
00:40:05get any faster than Nathan Fraser, who just got tagged in.
00:40:09Oh, unbelievable pace being set early here between the Motor City Machine Guns and Fraxion.
00:40:15Of course, we saw a sensational finish last time in that tournament with the Missile Dropkick-Leg Sweep combination.
00:40:25Now they're running it back from what we saw a couple weeks ago, out onto the floor!
00:40:30Stereo kicks from Shelly and Saban.
00:40:33And that was a little veteran move right there from the Motor City Machine Guns, there's a couple of fast
00:40:38-paced tag competitors as we're about to see here.
00:40:41They know they can't match Fraxion when it comes to pure speed, but they certainly have a little savvy Naus
00:40:48and veteran wiles to step away at just the right time and watch Fraxion crash and burn.
00:40:59And now when you get the upper hand against these two, you better make it count.
00:41:03And going for it right away is Alex Shelly.
00:41:14And this is nice from Alex Shelly.
00:41:17You slow this match right down, you double down on punishment, you keep one of them isolated in your corner,
00:41:23and get back to doing what the Motor City Machine Guns do best, which is win tag team matches.
00:41:31And suddenly all that bickering we saw from the Motor City Machine Guns over the past couple of weeks feels
00:41:38like it was a very long time ago.
00:41:41Absolutely in sync and firing on all cylinders.
00:41:44Are they ever?
00:41:45Of course, that is what brought them great success upon their arrival in WWE.
00:41:50Came to WWE in 2024 and held the titles up until December of 2024.
00:41:56Won the championships within a month of getting to this roster.
00:42:01They're going to put it away right here.
00:42:03Axiom able to kick out.
00:42:05Yeah, and it's part of the problem with coming into WWE and instantly having a massive amount of success.
00:42:10Every tag team in that locker room suddenly puts the bullseye on you.
00:42:14And everyone knows that's the team we're going to take down.
00:42:17And they start changing the questions they throw at you.
00:42:21And it took a little while for Motor City Machine Guns to get up to speed with the tag division
00:42:25here.
00:42:26How frenetic it is on SmackDown.
00:42:28Of course, this division now has new champs.
00:42:30Damian Priest and R-Truth just moments ago toppling the MFTs and becoming the WWE tag team champs.
00:42:37Just take yourself back four weeks ago.
00:42:39Can you imagine if I'd have told you, hey, Joe Test, in four weeks' time, the tag team champs here
00:42:44on SmackDown are going to be Damian Priest and R-Truth.
00:42:47You would have laughed me out of that.
00:42:49I mean, Damian Priest was stunned to find out that they were going to be in the number one contenders
00:42:54tournament.
00:42:55He was asking questions, saying, what are you talking about?
00:42:57Hastily thrown together.
00:42:58But when opportunity knocks, you have to answer.
00:43:02Especially WrestleMania season.
00:43:03Four weeks to go to WrestleMania.
00:43:05WrestleMania are now heading in for the road to WrestleMania as tag champs R-Truth and Damian Priest and two
00:43:11tag teams in the ring right now certainly wouldn't mind chancing their arm with an opportunity against the new tag
00:43:17champs.
00:43:30Great tag team action that we have seen here in Raleigh, North Carolina on Friday night's SmackDown.
00:43:35And out on the floor right now, this is Axiom and the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:43:40Oh, it's smashing down Saban to the apron is Axiom.
00:43:43Well, the Machine Guns have been in complete control for the past several minutes, but things just change in a
00:43:49big way.
00:43:50The human blow!
00:43:52Nathan Fraser taken out both men.
00:43:55All that speed, that dynamic ability he has and look at him quickly getting to the top rope.
00:44:04Fraser with the splash.
00:44:07And Shelly had to be there right in the nick of time.
00:44:10That was pinpoint timing from the veteran, Alex Shelly.
00:44:14Of course, it was a couple weeks ago when Saban was being pinned and Shelly moved his foot onto the
00:44:18rope, but the ref didn't see it.
00:44:19We got a three count instead.
00:44:21That was in the midst of that tag team turmoil number one contenders match.
00:44:25Absolutely wild ride and things breaking down here.
00:44:27I think Axiom is the legal man here.
00:44:30It was a quick tag.
00:44:32Look at this!
00:44:35Just supreme teamwork by Fraxion.
00:44:39And somehow able to get that shoulder up.
00:44:43And the Motor City Machine Guns are still alive.
00:44:46Incredulous is Nathan Fraser.
00:44:48That should have got the job done, but with a competitor the caliber of Chris Saban, you never quite know.
00:44:54And what else can you cook up here for Axiom?
00:44:59Saban, who was very pointed in recent week, turning to Shelly, saying,
00:45:02How committed are you to MCMG?
00:45:06He said, Go out there and prove it.
00:45:08This was the rematch he wanted to see them prove it.
00:45:11Well, a victory tonight would certainly go a long way to prove it.
00:45:15But that is looking unlikely.
00:45:17Oh, throwing him off just at the right time with Saban.
00:45:19Beautiful from Chris Saban and a quick tag two to Alex Shelly.
00:45:24I'm not sure if Fraxion saw that.
00:45:29And this is just the Motor City Machine Guns coming into their own just at a critical time.
00:45:37A late kick out there from Nathan Fraser.
00:45:39Was it ever?
00:45:40Oh, hold on.
00:45:41Candice LeRae coming out to the entry ramp.
00:45:45Well, Alex Shelly has had a mental relationship with LeRae's husband, Johnny Gargano,
00:45:52who's in a deep funk at the moment.
00:45:53And I'm not quite sure what Candice LeRae is doing out here,
00:45:57perhaps just being a passive observer to this high-octane matchup.
00:46:02But we still need a victor here.
00:46:04Oh, wow, what a kick from Axiom.
00:46:08Things going south now for the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:46:13And they are revving up the dive train.
00:46:16Fraxion has found the rhythm.
00:46:19Would you look at this?
00:46:21And the Motor City Machine Guns were in complete control a couple of minutes ago.
00:46:26Now at sixes and sevens all over the place.
00:46:29And it could be Fraxion going in for the kill here.
00:46:34Oh, but instead, Shelly ripping down Axiom.
00:46:37Yeah, these loads.
00:46:39Critical moments.
00:46:40Oh, wait a lot.
00:46:42They shot.
00:46:43Wait.
00:46:43Oh, looking for a quick one.
00:46:45And they get it.
00:46:46Hold on.
00:46:49Here are your winners.
00:46:51Motor City Machine Guns.
00:46:54Well, there was a punch in the middle of that that came from Candice LeRae to the face of Nathan
00:47:02Fraser.
00:47:03A quick pin-up.
00:47:04I don't think Chris Saban knew anything about that.
00:47:07Alex Shelly may have seen something.
00:47:09But I'll tell you what, Joe.
00:47:10When things aren't going your way, you take a win any way you can get it.
00:47:16And that is a massive victory tonight for the Motor City Machine Guns.
00:47:20So, let's get you up to speed as to what happened when we opened up the show here in Raleigh,
00:47:24North Carolina.
00:47:25We came on the air and nothing went according to plan because of Drew McIntyre and Jacob Batu.
00:47:35So, we came up on air, clearly a T-Bone crash, two cars, one apparently driven by McIntyre into the
00:47:42car of Batu.
00:47:43And then a relentless assault rained down on the face of the Samoan Werewolf.
00:47:50Security personnel out there trying to get control.
00:47:53Good luck with that, lads.
00:47:55And it really did look at this point like Jacob Batu's night was going to be over.
00:47:59And he was going to be heading off to a medical facility.
00:48:03But this is the Samoan Werewolf.
00:48:05He's built a little bit differently to everyone else.
00:48:08Heading out immediately to get even with McIntyre, which appeared to be a bad move, Joe.
00:48:14There was a level of intensity with Batu.
00:48:17They tried to contain him.
00:48:18He broke loose, went through Timekeeper and crashed through McIntyre and the entire reinforced announced desk.
00:48:28He simply cannot contain the Samoan Werewolf.
00:48:33Trashing the ringside area.
00:48:35And this is the aftermath, Joe.
00:48:37This was the car crash when we came on the air.
00:48:41And there's Randy Orton.
00:48:43Randy Orton, the soon-to-be title challenger at WrestleMania, a week removed from that beatdown of Cody Rhodes.
00:48:49Randy Orton is next.
00:48:59Welcome to my show.
00:49:07This way.
00:49:09Let's really get the show started.
00:49:14Rematch?
00:49:28There's a magic to this world, where the lights shine bright and the crowd thunders.
00:49:35And the action takes us all on an unforgettable ride.
00:49:39But that magic, that magic, it doesn't exist without them.
00:49:46Generations of guardians who represent an institution older than a nation they have sworn to defend.
00:49:53Individuals who exemplify courage, commitment, and sacrifice.
00:49:57For the men and women of the United States military, it's an unwavering allegiance to protect these ultimate ideals.
00:50:04Duty, honor, and country.
00:50:13In this magical world of larger-than-life heroes, we stand with the real American heroes.
00:50:20On the front lines.
00:50:22Overseas.
00:50:23And at home.
00:50:25To every branch and base.
00:50:27To every veteran.
00:50:28Active duty service member.
00:50:30And the military families who share in the selfless sacrifice of patriotism.
00:50:35On behalf of the entire WWE universe.
00:50:39In the name of liberty.
00:50:40Equality.
00:50:41Freedom for all.
00:50:42We say, thank you.
00:50:50Then.
00:50:51Now.
00:50:52Forever.
00:51:01Ladies and gentlemen, please join the USO in honoring the WWE hometown hero, Staff Sergeant Matthew Ennis.
00:51:11The greatest impact on his life, joining the United States Army 16 years ago.
00:51:17He now serves in the North Carolina National Guard right here in Raleigh, focusing on intelligence operations.
00:51:24His highly decorated career includes delivering meals to families and children during the pandemic.
00:51:30His goal?
00:51:31To become an intelligence technician warrant officer or a WWE superstar.
00:51:38Congratulations, Staff Sergeant Matthew Ennis.
00:51:42And thank you for your service.
00:52:01What an intense night here in Raleigh, North Carolina.
00:52:05WWE 2K26 cover star CM Punk takes over WWE Supercard.
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00:52:24San Antonio!
00:52:28Acknowledge me.
00:52:33Pardon me for a second.
00:52:35I'll show you whose show it is.
00:52:36Is it great to be alive on a Monday night or what?
00:52:42I'm a little surprised you haven't taken a swing at me yet.
00:52:46Now I'm going to bury you next to your father.
00:52:49I will say and I will do what I please to get the advantage, man.
00:52:55That's why these people love me.
00:52:57I didn't want Jimmy and Jay to get caught in the crosshairs, but they came out and they handled their
00:53:03family business.
00:53:04And you know what?
00:53:05I deserved what I got last week.
00:53:08Right message.
00:53:10Wrong messenger.
00:53:12Who's the real tribal chief?
00:53:15I've heard this garbage for five years straight.
00:53:19I've done everything under the sun in this business.
00:53:22And when the talking is done, we all know that you can't do the walking.
00:53:26So, until you come up with something that can actually phase me, don't waste my time, Phil.
00:53:39My ring, my belt, my show.
00:53:42I tell you when you can go.
00:53:45And young boy, now's not the time.
00:53:49I can see it.
00:53:51I'm in your head and I'm under your skin.
00:53:53And go ahead, take a look at that sign.
00:53:56It's the last time you're going to main event.
00:53:58I'm going to pin you and beat you.
00:54:00I'm the grandest stage of them all.
00:54:05That title on your waist, it's an embarrassment.
00:54:09You're a try-hard that's making us all look terrible because at the end of the day,
00:54:16you're old.
00:54:35That Monday exchange between Punk and Roman, the best in the world against the OTC.
00:54:42WrestleMania 42 in Vegas, Wade.
00:54:46Yeah, two individuals who have hated one another for over 10 years.
00:54:50Well, dream a match incoming for the World Heavyweight Championship.
00:54:54That is your WrestleMania main event.
00:54:57And it's coming down in a little over four weeks' time in Las Vegas.
00:55:13It's coming down in a little over four weeks' time in Las Vegas.
00:55:32It's getting broken.
00:55:33You stop questioning your fate.
00:55:36I have a voice that is the savior.
00:55:39Hates to love and loves to hate.
00:55:42I have a voice that has the knowledge and the power to lead away.
00:55:48I hear voices crying.
00:55:52I see heroes dying.
00:55:55I taste blood that's drying.
00:55:58I feel tension rising.
00:56:00I have lost hands in my head
00:56:03They care to me, they are lost in everything
00:56:06They talk to me
00:56:08They talk to me
00:56:10They tell me things that I'm going to do
00:56:14They show me things I see
00:56:17They talk to me
00:56:19They talk to me
00:56:20They talk to me
00:56:25They talk to me
00:56:25They talk to me
00:56:30Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome
00:56:32The Viper
00:56:34Randy Orton
00:56:36Well, think what we all witnessed
00:56:42Just seven days ago
00:56:45Now Randy Orton comes here
00:56:47Stares up at that Wrestlemania sign
00:56:49In Raleigh, North Carolina
00:56:51And is set to explain his actions
00:56:56Well, it was cold
00:56:58It was calculated
00:56:59And it was one of the most subhuman efforts
00:57:02I think we've ever witnessed here on Smackdown
00:57:07Sickening
00:57:08Despicable
00:57:10Disgraceful
00:57:12And Randy Orton needs to give the world some answers now
00:57:15Just four weeks ahead of his showdown
00:57:18With his oldest friend in this industry
00:57:21Cody Rhodes
00:57:22For the WWE Championship
00:57:25At Wrestlemania
00:57:44I know the damage that that steel shared here
00:57:46Your voices crying
00:57:48I see heroes dying
00:57:51I take the blood that's trying
00:57:53I feel tension rising
00:57:56I have voices in my head
00:57:59Of course, he said I'm wrong
00:58:00I'm a killer
00:58:01Even more so
00:58:03When swinging that steel chair around
00:58:05And there's a calm hush
00:58:07At ringside
00:58:08Because nobody wants to draw the attention
00:58:10Of the Viper right now
00:58:12Just like he did a week ago
00:58:14When he placed it there
00:58:15And held that undisputed WWE Championship
00:58:18And that playful
00:58:20Blue RKO merch shirt
00:58:23Is gone
00:58:23That's noticeable
00:58:24Here's the Viper
00:58:27We're out To keep you
00:58:28Lucky
00:58:29Good
00:58:30Good
00:58:48Good
00:58:48Good
00:59:09For years, when my entrance music hits,
00:59:17for years now, all you guys sing along.
00:59:28What a feeling that is, the love that you show me.
00:59:33So I try to return it.
00:59:35I give the fans high fives.
00:59:38I sign the action figures.
00:59:40I sign the replica titles.
00:59:42I'll see a little kid.
00:59:45With a poster that says, Randy, it's my birthday.
00:59:48And I'll go up to that kid.
00:59:50I'll wish that kid happy birthday.
00:59:52And I know that that kid's going to remember that moment for the rest of their lives.
00:59:56That's a power that I have that comes with doing this for as long as I've been doing it.
01:00:03The love you show me, the love that I give back,
01:00:07And that puts a smile on my face.
01:00:20And that smile, that smile is the emptiest feeling that I have felt in my entire life.
01:00:34I've been doing this a long time, longer than most, but the reality is nothing lasts forever.
01:00:40So when the time comes that I've got to hang up the boots,
01:00:43I don't want my legacy to be the moments that I gave the young fans,
01:00:47the high fives, the autographs, the smiles that I put on your face.
01:00:51I want my legacy to be how much world championship gold I have put around my waist.
01:01:12Not too long ago, I won the Elimination Chamber,
01:01:15and I was going to go and fight Drew McIntyre for the title.
01:01:20And I knew that I could be exactly who I needed to be to face Drew.
01:01:25But then Cody came into the picture, and Cody beat Drew, took the title,
01:01:30and I didn't know if I could be who I needed to be to beat Cody.
01:01:35I love Cody, like a brother, and I still do.
01:01:43But last week,
01:01:47last week,
01:01:48Cody took that burden off my chest.
01:01:53Cody took all that weight off my shoulders when he said,
01:01:58Randy, I need you to be the best version of Randy Orton that you can be,
01:02:02not just for me,
01:02:04not just for them,
01:02:05but for you.
01:02:07I need you to be the Viper.
01:02:10I need you to listen to the voices.
01:02:17The problem with listening to the voices is that I'm not always in control.
01:02:23Sometimes things can happen.
01:02:26There's no plan.
01:02:27There's chaos.
01:02:28Hell, sometimes I get hurt just as bad as everybody else,
01:02:33but I know that I need that killer instinct.
01:02:36I know that I need that killer instinct
01:02:39to add number 15
01:02:41to my legacy.
01:02:53And I'm going to do it
01:02:54with the three most dangerous letters
01:02:56in all of sports entertainment,
01:02:58RKO.
01:03:11I hear voices in my head.
01:03:20They counsel me.
01:03:27They understand.
01:03:31They talk to me.
01:03:36They talk to me and they tell me
01:03:39that I am going to beat Cody Rhodes.
01:03:43The voices in my head talk to me
01:03:45and they tell me
01:03:46that I am going to beat Cody Rhodes
01:03:49for the WWE Championship.
01:03:52The voices in my head,
01:03:54they talk to me and they tell me
01:03:55I am going to beat Cody Rhodes
01:03:57for the WWE Championship
01:03:59and I am going to do it.
01:04:13At the main event of WrestleMania,
01:04:23simply stated,
01:04:25I want my legacy to be
01:04:27World Championship gold.
01:04:31And that is the destination,
01:04:34WrestleMania Vegas.
01:04:38they will battle for the undisputed WWE Championship.
01:04:42Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton
01:04:45and wait for those who watched
01:04:47what happened last week.
01:04:49And we're asking,
01:04:50why, Randy?
01:04:52Well, you just got his answer.
01:04:56I have a full circle.
01:04:56Viva Las Vegas.
01:04:58Viva hate.
01:04:59The absolute worst side of a psychotic.
01:05:03Randy Orton is back
01:05:05ahead of his WrestleMania showdown
01:05:08with WWE Champion
01:05:09Cody Rhodes.
01:05:11And Randy clearly believes
01:05:12that is the edge he needs
01:05:14to become a 15-time champion
01:05:17of the world.
01:05:17Four weeks away
01:05:18from that championship match.
01:05:19Of course,
01:05:20we have championship action
01:05:21straight ahead here
01:05:22on SmackDown,
01:05:23including
01:05:23the Bella Twins.
01:05:26WWE Superstars
01:05:28with Original Flavor
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01:07:023Xケsche
01:07:021X
01:07:06Alistair Black
01:07:08with Selena
01:07:13after a fierce exchange that got into the mind
01:07:16of Sami Zayn. It's Zayn
01:07:18against Black here on SmackDown
01:07:20from Raleigh.
01:07:22Coming your way next.
01:09:07Are you kidding me?
01:09:08Are you freaking kidding me?
01:09:10You got the nerve to talk to me?
01:09:13Of all people like that, don't you got some action figures
01:09:15to go play with?
01:09:17Mark ass dudes?
01:09:18An indie nerd?
01:09:20God, you're wasting my time.
01:09:22As a matter of fact, I'm done.
01:09:24I'm done.
01:09:25I'm done.
01:09:29Stay
01:09:30out of my business.
01:09:33You wouldn't understand.
01:09:34I'm done.
01:09:34I'm done.
01:09:36I'm done.
01:09:42Randy.
01:09:43Randy is just beyond the point of reasoning.
01:09:46Let that be a warning to anybody else.
01:09:48Alistair Black and Zelina ready for action against Sami Zayn.
01:10:10The following contest is scheduled for one fall.
01:10:13Making his way to the ring from Montreal, Quebec, Canada,
01:10:16winning at 212 pounds, Sami Zayn.
01:10:22And listen, we've seen the emotions getting the best of Sami Zayn recently.
01:10:28I mean, you're backstage some of these moments,
01:10:30hardly any more water bottles to smash your production,
01:10:32breaks the punch and the frustrations, the interactions with his peers
01:10:37that have been painful for him.
01:10:38And now he can get his hands on one of the men who was poking at him recently.
01:10:43Yeah, and it's almost been a labored entrance for Sami Zayn,
01:10:48who is not quite the same character he has been of late.
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01:11:15So, this audience doing their best to fire up Sami Zayn,
01:11:19who, to be honest, has been a mental wreck ever since losing his...
01:11:23Hold on.
01:11:27Oh, yes!
01:11:30He said he was gonna come down, Joe!
01:11:32No!
01:11:34Woofak tree!
01:11:36Woofak tree!
01:11:40Woofak tree!
01:11:42Woofak tree!
01:11:42Woofak tree!
01:11:43Hello, were mentioning some of the exchanges with his peers backstage.
01:11:47This is a guy that's been right in his face.
01:11:49Woofak tree!
01:11:50Mr. Woofak.
01:11:56Woof.
01:11:59Woof!
01:12:01Woof!
01:12:03well that reaction by sammy zane says it all doesn't it well i love it clearly sammy zane doesn't
01:12:09and sammy zane knows full well
01:12:18the energy in here is just unreal yeah he died 1-800-1-back didn't he
01:12:23but the point of trick coming down was because he wants a ringside seat to stay sammy zane
01:12:30and give sammy some oh oh we got lemon pepper steppers incoming right those lemon pepper
01:12:35steppers could go wherever they want
01:12:39the trick trick williams down here overtly at least to give
01:12:43sammy zane some notes on his performance that is the 20 plus year veteran sammy zane getting
01:12:49notes from the three or so year not so veteran trick williams
01:12:55and meanwhile wasting no time with the striking combinations alistair black
01:13:02jake williams is a passive observer got those lemon pepper steppers up on the desk looking
01:13:07real relaxed looking like a major a-list star but in ring
01:13:11there is a battle and sammy zane did not get out the blocks and he hasn't got out the blocks
01:13:16since the royal rumble and that loss to the then wwe champ drew mcintyne
01:13:23sammy trying to turn things around against black
01:13:26and an explosive night a friday night smackdown sold out here at the lenovo center
01:13:33in rally north carolina those lemon pepper steppers up on the desk take it in sammy zane
01:13:40and alistair black
01:13:45sammy zane and alistair black brought up earlier wade about some of the emotional reactions
01:13:50by sammy zane in recent races he hooks the leg goes for the cover just a count of one
01:13:55what have you made about his mental composure recently uh i've not been impressed with the
01:14:01mental composure of sammy zane he is historically because he's now staring a hole through trick
01:14:06williams who's been mouthing off to sammy zane here at ringside oh watch out watch out
01:14:12trick looks a bird's eye view apparently
01:14:20and sammy just keeps looking over saying i'm in the middle of a match and this guy
01:14:24is trying to take control of the entire arena i'll tell you right now there is a golden
01:14:29rule in this industry that you don't take the attention away from two guys putting their
01:14:34bodies on the line in the ring apparently that rule never made it to the household of trick williams
01:14:50sammy that might have been one step too far from trick williams and a clearly irate sammy zane
01:14:57trying to focus on a major battle here with alistair black and the focus is exactly what you need when
01:15:04you're in there with that muatai specialist like black and major distractions here for sammy zane
01:15:10on a loss here would just augment the mental issues and decline that sammy zane is currently going
01:15:16through
01:15:21black's trying to get him in position
01:15:24zane able to fight his way out of it with both the body punch and in the head butt
01:15:31it seems slowly but surely in this one sammy zane really is starting to step in to kill oh my
01:15:37god
01:15:37what a massive knee and sammy gets the left shoulder up just a tiger knee to the jaw of a
01:15:45flying
01:15:46sammy zane and that is part of why alistair black is just so dangerous nobody trains to protect
01:15:53themselves from shots like alistair black's quite simply because nobody in the history of this
01:15:58industry has thrown shots quite like alistair black
01:16:07and now those razor sharp elbow attacks raining down on the cranium of sammy zane and there will be no
01:16:14that's all from alistair black
01:16:19great pedigree of kickboxing mixed martial arts showed up moments ago
01:16:27black has verbally been kicking sammy zane while sammy zane has been down of late telling sammy zane
01:16:33you'll never be a world champion not quite what sammy zane has needed to hear physically doing a beat down
01:16:44one two two alistair black and sammy zane as sammy gets the right shoulder up let's go back to just
01:16:49moments ago huge moment for alistair black trying to take control of this match yeah flying sammy zane
01:16:56who momentarily grabbed control the warm razor pinpoint sharp knee to the jaw of a flying sammy zane
01:17:04knocked all the stuffing out of zane and zane hasn't looked the same since such an intense battle here
01:17:09between alistair black and sammy zane of course all the frustrations and emotions we've seen out of
01:17:13zane recently a week ago at the height of his emotional rage there was alistair there was zelena
01:17:18sammy told him stay far away from me zelena said all that anger's not good for you sammy well that
01:17:23anger's been colliding with her husband right in the center of the ring well alistair black is just the
01:17:27ultimate devil on your shoulder he holds a megaphone to your darkest most intrusive thoughts those are the
01:17:35thoughts that sammy zane needs to block right now just like he needed to block that spinning back elbow
01:17:41that caught him flush on the temple they're of course enjoying the action at ringside sipping a nice
01:17:47cold drink his trick willy when did he order a drink sitting ringside here as he showed up in trick
01:17:52willy you get custom service oh another massive knee massive knee by black
01:17:59and now zane really started to struggle at a unique oh what is this it's like a pretzel knee bar
01:18:05being
01:18:06applied to sammy zane and the agony clearly etched on the face of zane with that submission locked in
01:18:13zane is struggling you can see it across his face and he's in the center of the ring wave and
01:18:18it is the
01:18:19the textbook play of alistair black just the kind of one that you never see what was pulling out a
01:18:26crazy victory there was sammy zane and you just cannot take your eye off alistair black once he gets
01:18:33going well you can hear trick daddy yelling off to the side of our announce desk and sammy tried to
01:18:42follow him up with the halluva kick but black was smart to get out of the way oh god wow
01:18:47brian meteora taking down zane this could do it right here and sammy i'd say such heart just half
01:18:55a step off isn't he he's just not the same guy he was prior to that royal rumble championship match
01:19:01he
01:19:01lost and he really needs to snip snap out of this in a big way and trick williams who promised
01:19:07to be
01:19:08giving some notes to sammy zane after this match making a major list of misfires that sammy has
01:19:14made so far and trick williams again getting under his skin he was also salina and alistair who did
01:19:19that insinuating that world titles are not going to be in sammy's future and that he's obsessed with
01:19:24his career frustrations and sammy just sends him out over the top rope yeah and that is the sammy of
01:19:30all
01:19:31that is the sammy who doesn't die in that ring the sammy who doesn't know how to quit the sammy
01:19:36who just
01:19:37keeps getting up and keeps swinging perhaps now he's back oh look at that force into the barrier
01:19:45that entire barrier just shaking and sent back
01:19:51and again oh this is that gunsy and valiant sammy zane who has apparently been AWOL for the past couple
01:19:58of months that guy who's been spiraling that guy who's been in the depths of despair well he's been
01:20:05slapped out of that despair tonight by alistair black well he's been in a battle for survival it's a battle
01:20:11he's now winning sammy gathering himself as he brings black into the ring
01:20:21exploder into the corner
01:20:24and now sammy can sense it wave yeah the belief is back
01:20:31and this could be the kiss good night for alistair black here comes sammy and rolling out of the ring
01:20:39is alistair black just when the halluva was incoming but strolling to recover is black on the outside and
01:21:02he just threw the drink all over zane
01:21:21he's the focus on the match here the count is climbing you don't touch the lemon pepper
01:21:26step is apparent oh he's going right back to trick daddy and he blasts him he's in the middle of
01:21:32the
01:21:32match with alistair black and the emotions boil over again with sammy well exploding with rage there
01:21:40is sammy zayn perhaps on the star black mass
01:21:54here is your winner
01:22:00the emotions got the best of sammy zayn again well let's take a look at this
01:22:08look at it sammy zayn entering the ring after his set two with trick williams just caught flush
01:22:14on that jaw a sweeter kick you will never see black mass connecting to sammy zayn after that
01:22:22distraction from trick willie but you have to say it was almost like black had a sixth sense that
01:22:30that was coming you wonder where sammy's head is at now
01:22:39i'm begging please give me randy tonight look matt look he's already did to cody last week you know
01:22:44what he's capable of and you see what i'm dealing with tonight with drew and jacob i'm sorry but it's
01:22:47just not happening you saw it is cody the cheap shot to me give me look man i'm sorry okay
01:22:51it's not
01:22:52gonna happen hey slick look i know you got a lot going on tonight but why are people telling me
01:22:58that
01:22:58the open challenge is closed the open challenge is closed because somebody made a very compelling case
01:23:03to me about why they should be next in line not the maze you know i was thinking about what
01:23:18you said
01:23:19to me last week and you're right i will be always fighting myself but i can't be the man that
01:23:28i want
01:23:29to be if i don't take the shots right in front of me well it's about time so tonight for
01:23:39one of us
01:23:39it's gonna be champagne but for the other one it's gonna be just pain pain will entertain whether it's mine
01:23:53or yours
01:24:00hayes and dragonoff they only know one way jay cargill's on her way to the ring time to hear
01:24:06from the women's champ on this road to wrestlemania next
01:24:18flash let me ask you a question it's been years since the bella twins have tagged up right
01:24:24that's right and the bell twins have never won a tag team championship right right again
01:24:32so i don't understand why they think they have a snowball's chance in hell at beating us tonight
01:24:37so let's actually be for real right now we are the center of attention the irres
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