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00:25Tomorrow night, I'm not.
00:29fighting Roman reigns for that title I'm taking that title since we were young
00:36and Roman was the future all anybody seen in me was nothing they want to try
00:46to tell me to fall back hey I seen this before with Roman everyone tapping it
00:54with me they're trying to protect Roman he was born with opportunity I was born
01:01with doubt it was
01:03to get through for the Samoan werewolf
01:21we're not out here to change your mind tonight Jacob whatever we say tonight we understand it
01:26ain't gonna change what's gonna happen main event backlash first OTC Roman reigns for the world
01:32heavyweight championship I respect that because I understand where you coming from most man the
01:37other part of me is looking out for you man this W that you need so damn bad I know
01:42you need it ever
01:43ever sat still and just think what happens because I don't think you think like that Jacob
01:52tribal chief gonna beat that ass look look that ain't even the worst damn part he gonna break you
01:59down physically Jacob your family will be sitting right there front row watching this and if you lose
02:06when you lose all of them Jacob will have to acknowledge your Roman reigns let me break it down to
02:16you
02:16two real quick am not losing you trying to lace me up on game about losses guess what flashback you
02:25never
02:25beat Roman there ain't no acknowledging nothing this is for my family that my family will see me
02:35be doing the new world heavyweight champion I'm ready to put it all on the line and die for mine
02:43you know what one more thing about interfering in my match tomorrow night I will burn this whole
02:51family tree down to get to the top to change his life forever the world heavyweight championship Jacob
02:58Batu Gunther is slated to be here this evening well first of all Kathy what Gunther did last week was
03:03completely unacceptable as for him being part of Roar yes that is true for now the fact that I
03:08absolute rookie Saints am the hottest newest signing and we should also be talking about that
03:12that had a great debut this week you got me going toe-to-toe with QB4 funny very funny rookie
03:18Saints I'm not here to pass the torch to guys like you I'll see you out there tonight this is
03:23how you run the place huh
03:24that's QB4 according to you
03:26what's up bro big dog hey hey hey heard what your cousin said out there yeah forget all that noise
03:36failure was never an option when has Jacob Batu been afraid of any man that breathes the same air as
03:43him
03:44bring that home werewolf your ass up it's all gas no brakes with it yeah we take everything we want
03:53all right tapping in love you for that get it smoke out here
04:00i'da beat the brakes off your ass right now calm down all right i know you upset you was just
04:05in
04:05the wrong place at the wrong time all right it ain't nothing personal there's room in my family for
04:10you i need an answer soon time is running out all right
04:18the women's united states championship here has been such a test from on top of the world
04:33and i understand it from julia's perspective she was the former champion chamber now gets an
04:38opportunity to win her first life course there's no number one contender it was tiffany stratton
04:44waves a disparity in resumes between these two months have made a mistake of overlook
04:50elimination james sleeve has always been her supreme athleticism but kiana james that
04:56is now given kiana railing on that left leg and again of that knee to the post and then
05:03immediately wave kind of athleticism that took her to the comfortable for kiana james to take
05:09advantage with the physicality stratton we've certainly seen that many times before stratton
05:14that i have seen her such an underdog kiana expected to be in winners enclosure by now
05:20kiana james is fighting this match on her and she's been going about it specifically the left knee
05:27of stratton as kiana james just took julia and in doing so stratton and somehow kiana james who was
05:36in control for the majority matchup of athleticism i can do better tiffy and that's exactly you know
05:43how much this would do for the career oh man the ref dealing with julia meanwhile there's a roll up
05:49the plan was go go stratton takes care of that target zone p m
06:01julia and kiana james just not on the same page tiffany stratton retains
06:11you're supposed to manage this place how are you allowing this to happen sammy okay so please just
06:16try to have some respect for the proceedings nick i swear to god
06:26i'm sorry for your loss sammy i can see the family resemblance but he was very very proud of you
06:33oh he was he was very proud of you though talked about you all the time oh he did truth
06:37i he wouldn't
06:38want you to cry okay all right okay
06:43you three have decided to team up and take them on in a six-woman tag team match any final
06:48thoughts
06:49before you go out there fatal influence they wanted to make an impression they chose the wrong ones
06:55that's why i'm excited for tonight because i can't wait to remind them exactly who we are or we can
07:01all
07:01get our hands on them together what i am being a team player do you trust me you're not the
07:09only one
07:10who wants to get revenge are we gonna have a problem tonight well i don't know are we
07:18yeah you're both big you're both strong you're both awesome none of that matters unless we put all
07:23that behind us stop flexing let's go she started it oh my god she's lying hey dog sammy's ain't crying
07:30over the gingerbread man down dog that's just not where my mind's at getting payback on tala and the
07:35mfts for what they did last week let's go dog yeah i had a feeling you're gonna say that we
07:40i mean me
07:41and the judgment they wrote the book on this so i know exactly their game plan doll if you want
07:45some
07:45i want some too we are the wwe tag team champions you're right we are the tag team champions and
07:52i'm
07:52proud of that i look i didn't expect this i'm glad that we're tag team champions but understand if
07:56something happened to you that i know how to handle these guys on my own tell me you've been
08:01though showing the damage after last week when tala tonga massive task on his hands now priest
08:11tala tonga damian priest who now presumably damian priest looking right through tala tonga essentially
08:21would be a liar oh it's wasting no time you're up against tala tonga you need any advantage you can
08:27get is the guy who needs to be locked in oh man spinning all the rims on his spine and
08:32the back of
08:32his head right into the post it looked like he had a major upper hand over this tala tonga oh
08:38he slams
08:39priest down on the outside here oh he just tosses massive uppercut from tala comes splashing into that
08:47corner delayed vertical suplex is going to be capable of digging himself out of this hole a series
08:54of right hands could find him out of this hole once again behind the referees back after a tag team
09:01title defense but if anyone can the street king can slowly working little by bell clap another big
09:10spinning tala tonga it's turned around it is all priest off the steel steps and how about solo the best
09:19of
09:19the big man and he delivers oh you've seen the range of but things might be about to change priest
09:26says
09:27it's time and hold on oh wait a second it's on the spot as priest the best of them and
09:34meanwhile
09:34the discus lariat told to not come anywhere near ringside by priest but true spike gets denied runs
09:44him oh well that was preset t-bomb choke slam
09:53well you understand the damage damian priest well royce keys was also taken out by tala tonga has not
10:02forgotten about it i'm not trying to sign up but you can't even find a tag team partner look it
10:19can't wake up stop losing yourself in the mirror surprise you are toxic oh a little early what's
10:26at me hey hey miss let's know that we are two emotionally mature men that can wait isn't going
10:33to happen because he has no friend papa shangu and curly man and bob over there bob yeah the catering
10:38guy
10:38the only person toxic enough to team with dan hausen is dan hausen great idea drink we beat the curse
10:47out of him can't even disappear anymore well it's always tough when a profound unfairness of losing
10:53the gingerbread man the lasting impact of his memory that is coming your way as we remember the life
10:59and times everything is in order as discussed thank you very good there welcome as requested
11:09before you sign that i just want you to know what you did last week was unacceptable and i hope
11:13that this
11:13is the last time we ever have to have a conversation like this i'm very happy to have you on
11:17the blue
11:17brand welcome aboard is that really how you want to talk your future wwe champion what's happening here hey
11:30i don't do business like this i'll handle it i'll handle it
11:39who needs future for a planet
11:44is that pumped from randy alton
11:51what do you want to talk about i guess last week the ring general gunther i guess that was his
11:58way of saying that he's next in line if he could come out here right now look me in the
12:04eye and say
12:04just that ladies and gentlemen my name is to solve the problem i hold a contract for a match let
12:17me stop
12:18you let me stop you have you now become an advocate for gunther i am not an advocate for gunther
12:26an
12:27enormous fan of the american nightmare cody rhodes cody rhodes also by the way my favorite song in wwe
12:40the contract for this title match at clash in italy
12:52the favor that i owe gunther was to set this up if you want gunther's name on the contract you'll
13:00have
13:00to get his signature all by yourself mr mr brock lesnar retired the tribal chief wants nothing to do
13:12with you cm punk has discarded you is it because you're out of options the way i look at it
13:22cody rhodes
13:23i'm not the one running out of options they all need the wise man right on the attack as gunther
13:33tried to sneak in the sleeper hold of the ring general by hook or by crook escape out of that
13:40sleeper
13:40hole going night night and cody knows that big right can't sense him right that way gunther just
13:47isn't stopping here you think i swag ug because he retired the greatest of all time on smackdown i'm
13:55easy to find hard to beat undisputed wwe champion he's a problem that needs to be dealt with
14:06i don't see him as a problem he is a perfect perfect fit for our family royce keys just came
14:15in there
14:15and embarrassed us in front of everyone i don't know about you but that don't sit right with me
14:20i'm gonna handle business and show him what i'm all about you want to go out there alone
14:26it'll find out on his own
14:30rather him than me
14:33mad cardona she knows how to deal with that he's gonna have to deal with absolute ricky saints this
14:40is the revolution
14:43ricky saints cody roads on your debut but ricky saints certainly cardona things were taking risks i'm told
14:53that is now fully healed people don't like ricky saints in park because he's a little cocky
15:00makes itself and right now is cardona making a statement get here it is imperative perfect time
15:07for saints to get out of there seven chris bill and smith one of the best cruiserweights in the world
15:11know the kind of reaction that's gonna get over that middle rope slams on those brakes the reaction
15:19here in this massive arena in jacksonville i'm one of one and there's no debate meanwhile lines it up
15:26and delivers and deliver
15:32how about it matt cardona can he win it now oh two and change the kick out done against the
15:38rough rider
15:38revolution ddt rosham bow
15:48seven days on the smackdown you see what i'm dealing with i swear man you work your whole life
15:52you try to do everything the right way and then the next thing you know it feels like
15:57god you know what i mean of course you know what i mean look at you
16:01it's all right buddy you in there you hear what i'm saying is johnny wrestling still there candace hey
16:07what he moved no i'm telling i'm telling you he moved this is what he does now he doesn't move
16:13what is this ray tell me ray mi amigo what are you doing here ray all of this is a
16:20shot at me
16:21you're all support who are you people what are you doing here it's not the place tranquilo amigo
16:26you know what you're right this is not the place oh my god ow what happened no tag team champions
16:38headed
16:38this way it's my mirror i can take everything you love and make it mine
17:00three and page
17:03gems celebrating
17:08jacksonville you know there's a lot of teams in wwe right now it's not so easy to take these titles
17:16off page and i i heard what the judgment day had to say about bre and i the nostalgia tour
17:23trying to
17:24recreate the magic that they don't have anymore brie and i are the best we've ever looked whether it be
17:31raw or smackdown a couple of weeks ago all right all right i've heard but the judgment day are not
17:39the ones you should be worried about and left you laying in the middle of that ring distracted to see
17:46that myself fallon henley and part of that smack takeover tag team championships
17:55and pretty soon jc jane will be standing here as your new women's champion how a real team gets the
18:03job done
18:04excuse the heck out of me first of all um y'all pipsqueak this clearly is not nxt okay
18:15actually you look like some knockoff mean girls tell them lash oh lash and naya and brie
18:24oh what a leg drop by naya jacks lash extension and she points right in the face of fatal influence
18:33the irresistible forces oh boy
18:44what a scene that is that flash ria ripley charlotte and alexa as are her partners as well with a
18:54common call
19:04so there's the one person to be able to pierce that veil their egos ran down to save them have
19:13a
19:13company that has three ceos individually three of the most experienced oh yeah and they are not
19:22necessarily teach them a lesson here as you're seeing that right away with alexa bliss it's been
19:27a hot start from alexa bliss clearly big time here against a former five times the leg against henley
19:33alan henley the former nxt north america north american championship and indeed read tags in and
19:39this is the teamwork that you are b when it comes to tag and six women tag action a 14
19:45-time champion that's
19:47what we're here comes mommy ripley well now it's turned into a one-on-one match and championship
19:53pedigree looks like and real ripley may not missile drop kick the heights tag partner for tonight
20:01real bloody ripley diversionary tactics here and finally it works i mean you have to think the
20:07women of nxt have recently graduated up here intel they can from the abilities of this woman
20:14and that in itself joe will kill a lot of but that seems to be completely immune historic rival in
20:22rhea ripley well here's the problem no just turning our official but that has backfired so much
20:29dominating three of the best and they read in the middle of the ring against desperate for a tag to
20:37either alexa bliss cancelizingly close but a beautiful move again at charlotte flair has been
20:43frustrated over there jacksonville florida's rule the queen has arrived this industry walk over
20:53clotheslines influence did one hell of a job flair looking for payback the big queen boot in the target
21:01zone for a cross body and alexa bliss and now right over our desk looking for the sister abigail ddt
21:13instead
21:14the counter things getting messy that ringside oh hold up what in the world jade cargill is here
21:22rolling on core biden another major victory
21:31fatal influence backs off
21:36slam down hope we'll see in the corner
21:39that's mitchin and b-fab b-fab and mitchin just b-fab and mitchin
21:46rhea ripley's back big headbutt to mitchin to b-fab oh and the pump kick
21:53right now i'm kidding charlotte flair courageously as those three stand over them
22:01hey what up boys it's been a minute hey we seen you talking to jacob earlier man many people don't
22:06know how far our family go back a little advice though no man no i know he got ties to
22:10the family
22:11right but this family business right here keys you need to stay in your lane you might catch the eyes
22:16of the tribal chief
22:22tamatanga and really that's next
22:27the andre the giant memorial battle royal royce key never getting back in the ring with this mom
22:35star let's see how the very capable tamatanga deals with it prove your loyalty and prove your
22:42capabilities on a curry favor with this is the man who walks alone thus far and now's your chance oh
22:50excellent work from tamatanga and chops down oh and then delivers oh tamatanga gets out of the way
22:58well it's going to be very interesting as you mentioned he has been on a tear this year well there
23:03is simply no keeping but keeping him there may be another matter entirely because that jawbreaker
23:10connects it oh oh and right back with the drop prove it he has done tamatanga an issue but can
23:17he
23:17be dealt with that's how a tongue oh looking to answer my guard sakawa he's looking for the underhook
23:23instead he's able to turn things around upper body strength and size against tonga
23:30oh i mean that's what you want to be staring across the ring at when those as he did earlier
23:36wow
23:37what a great counter by tamatanga just sends him over the top rope looking to turn things around with
23:44a big boot there oh oh the ultimate b the ultimate spine buster does it pressed with tamas
23:59oh we've got the clone here good boy i need a dan house yeah that'll do it oh yeah that'll
24:07do
24:08whoops yeah bro good all right hey oh yes all right in 24 hours dan has will have his tag
24:20team
24:21partner take over the world at backlash hey hey
24:32the early stages of grief management it is the funeral so you are still with mft i'm disappointed
24:46and now your brother your own brother won't help me stay away from my brother
24:51you're gonna have some problems problem one day no domito what the big announcement is gonna be
25:02but it will be historic welcome back to jacksonville unfortunately that was taken from all of us
25:08far too soon life well lived and may this service
25:20now so many of us have been trying to remind trick for the gingerbread man who is now in the
25:26sky
25:29an open casket to bring closure hey yo cut the music y'all got to bear with me
25:37rest in peace gingerbread i i remember every word you said remember when i took you out the oven
25:46but semi ripped out all your stuff somebody tell me why can somebody tell me why
26:01when you smile when you laugh because every time you start to dance birds all start to sing
26:13always keeps me smiling too every time you start to dance i can't help but when you smile
26:22when you dream always gets me smiling too
26:37are you kidding me right now everyone's putting up with this all night this is ridiculous
26:43am i am i losing my mind television time on smackdown used to mean something holding that
26:51united states championship there was a prestige you're making a joke you're trying to make a
26:57joke out of me nobody messes with my money remember that i wasn't going to say anything they were off
27:02key i wasn't going to say anything you know what that costs it costs a lot of money
27:13hard-working people who pay their money to come in here
27:16i represent my ride or die fans i am sammy zane every one of them thought they were going to
27:23knock
27:24me down and out standing 20 years in the game i'm not going anywhere but you wanted to get in
27:29my head
27:30i hate to give it to you but you did it but congratulations trick you played yourself back to
27:36you a thousand times worse i'm going to make a joke out of you embarrass you i am going to
27:40expose you
27:41i'm going to disrespect you trick but i'll see you tomorrow at backlash oh sammy with a massive right
27:48hand well what a crass interruption this is my life this is my life this is my life oh
27:55shinji the sugar dead man rises
28:03yachty backlash awaits
28:10yachts in the exact same costume a couple of weeks ago that's the kind of grieving
28:19yachting
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